Sunday, June 24, 2018
Sigh...
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It might be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
Closed...
French President Macron announced a proposal that would create closed migrant centers on European soil so authorities can quickly decide whether arriving migrants are eligible to apply for asylum and send back those who don't qualify.
European countries would take in migrants who qualify to apply in a shared plan that lifts the burden of carrying for them from the Mediterranean nations on the front line such as Italy, Spain and Greece, Macron said.
Spain's decision last week to take in a rescue ship with 630 migrants, and France's offer to accept some of those eligible to apply for asylum, exemplifies the need to share the burden, they both said.
Germany...
The German shots came from the left and the right. They slammed into Swedish legs, backs and, at least once, right off the goal post.
But the go-ahead goal didn’t seem it would ever come. And then, in the blink of an eye, at the last possible moment, it did. Germany found a way to survive, with Kroos’s goal, on a finely orchestrated free-kick play.
The German defense is slow. Boating would have caused the defeat of Germany earlier enough as he pushed the Sweden player down in the penalty area. On the rebound, Sweden scored easily. Germany may not go far in this tournament.
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Picture...
The father of the young girl from Honduras whose picture has become an iconic image of the immigration battle now says that his daughter and wife were never separated by U.S. authorities.
A picture of the little girl crying for her mother was widely circulated and while the photographer made it clear he didn't know the fate of the pair, but it was used otherwise.
The girl and her mother were photographed after crossing the border in the Rio Grande Valley by Customs and Border Protection last week.
Your Trusted Media is at work? The photographer, John Moore, said that he saw the pair were together when they were taken from the scene, but some groups started using the photo in relation to the policy that resulted in families being separated at the border.
Frugal...
About 53 percent of respondents are hesitant to get into a relationship with someone who is debt-burdened. And 60 percent have had a previous partner who was reckless with money, which made them seek out a more financially responsible partner.
For many Americans, frugality is a necessity.
Credit card debt has topped $1 trillion and student loan debt now stands at $1.5 trillion, both record levels. On top of that, inflation has generally outpaced wage growth. These dynamics make finding ways to minimize spending and reduce expenses the key to financial health for many households.
Nevertheless, it might be possible to take frugality too far and instead be viewed as cheap, based on the survey. Here's how respondents weighed in on various habits by people who aim to save money.
Habit
|
% who say it's frugal
|
---|---|
Seeking out deals or coupons for all purchases | 72% |
Regularly tracking electricity use | 70% |
Buy clothes at department stores like Kmart, Walmart etc | 67% |
Buying off-brand food products | 65% |
Shopping at second-hand clothing stores | 63% |
Regularly tracking the home thermostat | 62% |
Watching movies at home instead of in the theatre | 61% |
Only having alcohol at home | 51% |
Buying no-name electronics | 51% |
Doctrine...
The Supreme Court ruled that police generally need a search warrant to review cell phone records.
The plaintiff in the case, Timothy Carpenter, was convicted of multiple robbery and gun offenses in 2010 but challenged the conviction saying that officers investigating the case didn't get a warrant for his cell phone records. The government argued that law enforcement doesn't need a warrant to get cell phone records from the service provider since it's a third party.
The Court ruled that the government's search did not meet the bar for probable cause for a warrant because investigators only had to show that argue the cell phone data might be related to an ongoing investigation in order to get access to it from the cell phone provider.
Law professor Kate Shaw said that the ruling is in line with some of the Court's other efforts to update the Fourth Amendment protection from unreasonable search and seizure to keep up with new technology.
Multi-Issues...
The U.S. Navy is preparing to house as many as 25,000 migrants at remote Navy facilities in California, Arizona, and Alabama, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of an internal Navy document.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requested that Pentagon be prepared to house up to 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children at U.S. military bases, but it is unclear if the facilities identified by the Navy in the internal memo would meet HHS needs.
The Navy could spend $233 million to construct and operate a facility that could house 25,000 migrants for up to six months.
Kids will be sent to the boarder if USA will grant them status. So expect millions.
Friday, June 22, 2018
Crying...
The picture of a Honduran girl crying as she and her mother are detained in Texas has grabbed worldwide attention and come to symbolize the intense debate about separating children from their parents. Time magazine put the young girl on this week's cover, but the Border Patrol agent involved in the dramatic scene says the photo might be a little misleading.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed to CBS News the mother and daughter are being housed together at a facility in Texas and her immigration proceedings are ongoing.
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