In the two years since the Connecticut Department of Transportation released guidance for cities and towns interested in installing speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10% of the state's municipalities have submitted and won approval of their plans.
The Justice Department (DOJ) is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, both Democrats, impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they made, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press.
Private jet sales are hitting record highs, and new U.S. tax breaks could be helping fuel the surge, reported Luxury Launches.
There's at least one Jan. 6 participant currently working in the Trump administration, and the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee wants to know how many more may have been hired. read more
As public opinion in the country increasingly turns against the U.S. president over his threats to seize Greenland, the AfD is seeing the downside of its strong alignment with him.
@#5
Another curious airline slang phrase is a flight attendant doing a "crotch watch."
What It Means When Your Flight Attendants Are On 'Crotch Watch'
www.yahoo.com
... Just as different professionals have their own languages when they communicate with one another, there are also code words that flight attendants use while on duty. Among such terms, the one that often surprises passengers if they hear it is "crotch watch."
This indelicate term is the informal name flight attendants use when they want to check whether passengers have their seatbelts correctly fastened.
Before any takeoff, landing, or when turbulence is expected, flight attendants walk through the cabin and briefly scan each row. When they do this, they're checking whether your seatbelt is buckled, visible, and worn properly.
The crew call this quick scan "crotch watch" because, as flight attendants often tell you, a seatbelt worn correctly sits low and tight across the hips (not the belly).
This task is also sometimes called a "groin scan," and usually happens right after the fasten-seatbelt sign turns on. While the sign is the official instruction to passengers, airlines still prefer that flight attendants visually check for compliance.
This is because they believe the ultimate safety of their passengers solely rests on their shoulders, so they won't want to take any risk.
Besides that flight attendants observe so many things about you the moment you board a plane, this "groin scan" routine is one of the most basic and important safety checks they perform in the cabin.
Why flight attendants take crotch watch seriously ...
@#36 ... ICE is an equal opportunity deporter. ...
I remain to be convinced of that.
Racial profiling by ICE agents mirrors the targeting of Japanese Americans during World War II
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... And the Supreme Court in September, in its Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo decision, lifted a federal court order that barred agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement from racially profiling suspected undocumented immigrants.
For now, ICE agents can use race, ethnicity, language and occupation as grounds for stopping and questioning people....
So, Pres Trump's SCOTUS says that racial profiling by ICE is OK.
Dietary fat: Know which to choose
www.mayoclinic.org
... Fat is an important part of your diet, but some kinds are healthier than others. Find out which to choose and which to avoid.
Dietary fat is the fat that comes from food. The body breaks down dietary fats into parts called fatty acids that can enter the bloodstream. The body also can make fatty acids from the carbohydrates in food.
The body uses fatty acids to make the fats that it needs. Fats are important for how your body uses many vitamins. And fats play a role in how all cells in the body are made and work.
But all dietary fats are not the same. They have different effects on the body. Some dietary fats are essential. Some increase the risk for disease, and some help prevent disease.
Find out how different dietary fats affect your body and how to choose foods with healthier fats.
Types of fat
There are two main kinds of dietary fats: saturated fat and unsaturated fat. These terms describe the chemical makeup of the fatty acids.
Most foods have a mix of different kinds of fat. But some have higher levels of saturated fats, and others have higher levels of unsaturated fats. Key differences in fats include the following:
Saturated fats. Saturated fats are usually solid at room temperature. The most common sources of saturated fats are meats and dairy products.
Unsaturated fats. Unsaturated fats are usually liquid at room temperature. Vegetable oils, nuts and fish have mostly unsaturated fats. There are two types of unsaturated fats: monounsaturated and polyunsaturated.
Saturated fats in food
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggest that less than 10% of calories a day should be from saturated fats. The American Heart Association suggests a goal of 5% to 6% of daily calories from saturated fats.
Foods high in saturated fats include:
- - - Foods baked or fried using saturated fats.
- - - Meats, including beef, lamb, pork as well as poultry, especially with skin.
- - - Lard.
- - - Dairy products like butter and cream.
- - - Whole or 2% milk.
- - - Whole-milk cheese or yogurt.
- - - Oils from coconuts, palm fruits, or palm kernels.
Saturated fats can add up quickly in foods that combine ingredients. In U.S. diets, the most common sources of saturated fats are sandwiches, burgers, tacos and burritos " foods that usually combine meat and dairy products. Baked goods with butter, full-fat ice cream and other desserts are also common sources of saturated fats. ...
@#38 ... Americans make up the overwhelming majority of illegal immigrants. ...
Depending upon the definition used for Americans.
> anyone in North or South America
or
> White, Christian US citizens
imo, the latter seems to be the definition used more frequently here in the US of late.
While I do not disagree with the former definition, my concern here is the apparent usage of the latter definition by ICE.
... the number of illegal immigrants coming from the middle east or Africa is negligible. ...
So far. imo.