#immigration lawyer ireland

[hudsonmckenzie]

Something You Must Know Before Hiring An Ireland Immigration Lawyer in London

The United States is initially called as a country of immigrants. The English-speaking Protestant Christians who found the region, however, have not always welcomed other societies. The hated have changed over a period of time.

Northern Europeans who did not speak English were despised in ancient times. Following that came French Canadians, the insufficient Irish, Catholic Italians, Revolutionary Germans, eluding Jews, Asian workers dared by other immigrants and Spanish-speaking Latin Americans.

In general, the United States is in its nextbig trend of immigration with the start of 19th century. The first shift wasdriven by primarily Europeans. It activatedlimits on immigration in the 1920s. Tranquil rules in the 1960s allowed the current wave, made up originally of Latin Americans and Asians.

According to Census Bureau data, there are more than 43 million immigrants in the United States out of a total population of about 323 million people. This represents close to 14 percent of the country's population. About 27% of Americans are immigrants or children of immigrants who were born in the United States.The figure reveals a steadyincrease from 1970 when there were fewer than ten million immigrants in the United States. But there are respectively fewer immigrants now than in 1890 when foreign-born residents comprise15 percent of the population.

Illegal immigration - The unclaimed population is almost eleven million and has flattened off since the 2008 economic adversity, which cause many to get back to their home nations and discouraged others from projecting toward the United States. In 2017, Customs and Border Protection showed a 26 percent decrease in the number of people imprisoned or stopped at the southern border from the year before, which is some traitof the Trump administration’s policies. At the same time, custodies of suspected undocumented immigrants surged by 40 percent.

More than half of the undocumented have resided in the country for nearlya decade; almostone-thirdis the parentage of U.S.-born children. Central American asylum seekers, many of whom are minors who have run awayfrom violence in their home countries, make up a swellingpart of those who snap the U.S.-Mexico border. These immigrants have a number of legal rights to Mexican nationals in the United States: under a 2008 anti-human trafficking law, minors from noncontiguous countries carrytheauthority to a deportation hearing before being turned back to their home countries.

The United States allowednearly 1.2 million individuals [PDF] legal permanent residency in 2016, more than two-thirds of whom were established based on family reunions.

Keeping in mind the difficulty of U.S immigration law and related sections, a big chunk of people wanting to migrate to the US rely on the expertise and skills of an Ireland immigration lawyer in London. These lawyers have particular knowledgein regard to U.S immigration law and deliver all-inclusive help to their clients from making the application to getting approvals at various intervals. In order to increase your likelihood of getting visa approval, it is necessary to rely on the expertise of reputed and experienced Ireland immigration lawyer in London who can understand your case prudently and suggest the next promising step further.

[uglyandtraveling]

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[happytoon3]

come get yalls dt17/tt ocs.

spoilies below folks. don’t read if you haven’t seen the dt17 series finale.

mr man here is douglas “doug” mcdrallam, who is 28 years old and a lawyer. he’s originally from scotland and has ties to ireland on his mother’s side as well, but immigrated to duckburg by himself after turning 17. he finished all his law school studies and exams but never got the chance to practice until four years after the fact due to being kidnapped by cogs and turned into a living legal eagle suit until being rescued some weird hairstylist turned toon resistance ranger or something.

and the lovely lady is 26 year old maxie, only daisy and doug is allowed to call her by her full name, maxine. she’s referred to as “big sis” by may and june and webby by proxy due to donald and daisy’s involvement in the toon vs cog war silly fight and becoming each others found family. she’s a hairstylist by day, and asleep by night…not actually, but i don’t get paid enough to info dump in once session. i don’t get paid at all.

it’s like a whole thing, while they were out sailing, mickey called up donald and was like “bro pls help my town/city is being attacked. :’(“ and donald being the absolute chad he is was like “aight bet.” and promptly took his girls into an active war zone…bc nothing says family vacation like being kidnapped by cogs and watching in real-time as their ai grew more and more intelligent and cruel and realizing the cogs were kidnapping other people/toons to put in vacant suits and stripping their memories and basically their humanity to be mindless living drones. y’know, the usual.

i don’t have a set timeline yet?? i know for sure it all happens after the series finale tho, when donald and daisy get ready to leave duckburg with the girls.

[alicentlander]

mia info dump

just a little post with stuff about my the boys oc that i’ll add to/change randomly ✨

Full name: Mia Riley Cormac

Gender: Cis woman

Age: 19-26

Physical appearance: A woman of average height with red hair, brown eyes, and fair skin.

Species: Human

Face claim: Olivia Cooke

Born: February 1st, 1998

Occupation: Homelander’s personal assistant

Current residence: Vought Tower in New York City

Education level: Finished her sophomore year of college, then dropped out at Homelander’s insistence despite her desire to go to law school.

Religion: Grew up Catholic, became an atheist around 14

Personality: Mia is a typically kind and sweet woman with a high intelligence. She had high ambitions set for her life and career before Homelander hired her she had wanted to go to law school and be a lawyer. The longer she was in a relationship with Homelander, the more passive and depressed she became. While Homelander is by far the more possessive and jealous lover, Mia had jealousy and resentment issues due to Stormfront attempting to seduce Homelander. Due to Homelander isolating her from everyone but him, she is also extremely insecure and anxious about the prospect of him leaving or replacing her as the biggest priority in his life, even becoming jealous if he spends too much time with Ryan, though she tries to reign it in. Homelander finds it cute.

Pre canon:

Mia was born on February 1st in 1998 in a rural town in Virginia after her parents immigrated there from Ireland. When she was a baby her parents and her immigrated to the United States and moved to a rural town in Virginia. She was the oldest of three children and the only daughter. Her family was Catholic and very religious, but she stopped believing when she was around 14. She was closest to her mom, not having a very good relationship with her father or brothers.

Like the rest of America, she was a huge fan of The Seven (especially Homelander).

She was a straight A student, managing to get a full ride at NYU. She moved to New York in 2016. In the summer of 2017 between her freshman and sophomore year, she landed an internship with Vought and caught Homelander’s attention. By the end of the summer, she was hired as his personal assistant. By the end of the year, they had begun a relationship. Due to the time consuming nature of her job and Homelander’s insistence, she dropped out of college despite wanting to go to law school.

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[nolanfitz]

Is that NOLAN FITZPATRICK? I heard the THIRTY-EIGHT year old works as a LAWYER. Which makes sense, seeing how they are CHARISTMATIC but can also be ANTAGONISTIC. Do they know what’s going on in the city? I heard they are a DIRTY CIVILIAN with ties to NO ONE.

tl;dr biography key points.

tw: religion, mentions of illness & death, mentions of mental health crisis

Nolan Fitzpatrick grew up in a devout Irish Catholic family consisting of two parents and younger brother. The family moved from Ireland to the U.S. when Nolan was 13 after his grandfather passed, and his father, Jack, took over the family deli. He struggled heavily to keep the business afloat.

Nolan resorted to hustles, scams, and shady dealings to help keep the deli afloat, often without his father’s full awareness.

After Jack’s sudden death, Nolan and his little brother took over the family business. His mother passing soon after. Struggling financially, Nolan pursued law, borrowing heavily to attend law school and eventually passing the bar.

He became a criminal defense attorney, initially working out of the deli before opening his own practice. Now his brother runs the deli with him offering monetary support regularly. Nolan gained a reputation as a smarmy, morally flexible lawyer, willing to do whatever it takes to win cases.

headcanons.

very devoutly catholic but also a big fuckin piece of shit. think if matt murdock and saul goodman shat out a baby.

big time poker player. catch him at the casinos making poor financial decisions.

he considers himself a free agent, willing to work with whatever organization has the money to hire him. he gets results, even if he gets them in a way that could easily make him lose his license to practice law.

a big whore with commitment issues. he thinks he wants a relationship, will be a fabulous boyfriend for a time, but then he'll inevitably drop the ball and put everything before his relationships.

boxes for fun, helps him out when he inevitably gets in a scrap or too. please don't piss this man off when he's drunk.

speaking of which, he's more or less a functioning alcoholic.

biography.

Church, school, and family — that had been his father’s mantra for as long as Nolan Fitzpatrick could remember. It bellowed throughout the halls of the household as him and his younger brother woke up in the morning all the way up until they were tucked into bed at night. Honor thy father and thy mother. Even despite Nolan's behavioral issues, the love and respect he had for his parents was paramount, only superseded by his love and respect for God.

Born in Limerick, Ireland, the young family immigrated to the states when Nolan was thirteen years old after the death of his grandfather. His father, Jack, hailed from Los Angeles, only moving overseas after meeting and falling in love with his mother, Colleen. With the family business -- a small Irish deli -- now in freefall with the patriarch's death, Jack felt it was his duty to move back home and take over the business. And thus started their new life.

But things weren't as easy as picking up where his grandfather left off -- times were tough, money was tight and Jack was not nearly as business savvy as he'd have his family believe. Time after time, Nolan would watch his father make poor decision after poor decision, constantly bringing the deli on the brink of closing before, somehow, pulling off some miracle to keep the doors open -- usually in the form of refinancing, more loans. Frustrated with the man's inaction, Nolan found himself engaging in certain extra curricular activities to help keep things moving. Pulling scams, swindling unsuspecting suckers with fake back-alley drug deals, get-rich-quick schemes and hustling. Jack merely raised an eyebrow when the tip would start evening out at the end of the month, thinking that, perhaps, they were just doing better than he remembered.

Of course, there was nothing sinful about this -- there couldn't be, not truly, when he was simply honoring his father, his mother, keeping his family afloat. Right? At least that's what he told himself each Sunday after confession, when he became absolved of any wrongdoings.

Things completely shifted, however, after Jack suddenly passed away from a short illness, leaving the deli to he and his little brother. Nolan had been studying at community college during that time, and soon found himself taking on the role as family patriarch, only compounded by Colleen's mental break due to her husband's death. She passed shortly after, and from then on it was just the two of them and a failing business.

But Nolan couldn't accept that -- life didn't have to be this hard, did it? With his younger brother now eighteen and able to take care of things at home, Nolan decided to pursue a career path that would eventually garner them the money they needed, the money they deserved to survive: law. Now, the young man's penchant for justice was surely lacking, but he had a smart mouth and was resourceful enough to make the system work for him. Surely a courtroom would be no different.

And so, the eldest Fitzpatrick took out an insurmountable debt to attend law school -- and truly, those few years were some of the most difficult. His wheeling and dealing antics could only get him so far on a day to day basis, but they came in handy when needed, and after a few years Nolan had passed the bar and become a full fledged lawyer, even opening his own practice as a criminal defense attorney.

For a while he was operating out of the back room of Fitzpatrick's Deli, but after a few years of taking on literally any case for anyone --regardless of how reprehensible, how obviously guilty, how devoid of morals or character -- he was able to pay off his debts and open up his own office.

Nolan Fitzpatrick has now become one of the cities most sought after criminal lawyers, not above getting down and dirty where it counts or doing whatever it takes to win a case. Overall, people either love Nolan or hate his fucking guts -- which is really no surprise considering his short temper and holier-than-thou attitude. Still, though, no matter what the lawyer does to hurt someone, no matter the lengths he goes to get a win (personal or otherwise) he can still cleanse himself by going to confession -- but what happens when that doesn’t become enough anymore?

wanted connections.

i'll flesh this out more later, but some quick ideas:

friends (nolan moved to the area at 13 and has been around ever since)

drinking buddies

poker buddies

exes (probably on bad terms but open to everything! can be as far back as high school even)

on again, off again toxic relationship

they go to the same church

former or current clients involved in criminal cases

someone he owes money tooenemies

[darkimpala1897]

Part two to this post

https://www.tumblr.com/darkimpala1897/745967518818123776/so-i-posted-this-fic

The man Rosie is inhabiting.

1. Full name Nathan Thad Brook, Rosie doesn't even know what Thad means and he's the smart one of the group.

2. He was born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma.

3. He's a lawyer, which makes a lot of sense to Rosie.

4. He's dating the man Ken is now inhabiting.

5. He still dresses like someones grandfather even in this century.

The man Bubbles is now inhabiting.

1. Full name Orion Louis Weaver, which Bubbles doesn't like but he doesn't hate it.

2. He was born in San Francisco California.

3. He's a real estate agent, which Bubbles finds hilarious cause he's gone from navigator to real estate agent.

4. He's dating the man Crosby is currently inhabiting for like seven years, which Bubbles and Crosby find adorable.

5. He has a three legged Chihuahua named taco, it chase meatball around.

6. For some reason Bubbles would love to know this man loved turtlenecks, like that's all that was in this mans closet.

The man Curt is inhabiting.

1. Barry Louis Turner, Curt hates the first name Barry.

2. Born in Galway Ireland, immigrated when he was five.

3. He's a Veterinarian, which is what Curt wanted to do after the war.

4. He's so Irish nobody understands him well at least everyone who followed Curt to the future.

5. Married to the man Dickie is inhabiting, Curt found wedding pictures from five years ago.

The man Dickie is inhabiting.

1. Full name Dean Edward Mason, which Dickie can get use to.

2. Now he's an actual cop unlike Douglass.

3. He's married to the man Curt is inhabiting, actually a few hours after they got to their new time and bodies. Dickie was flipping through the wedding album.

That is it! For this interesting AU I've made. I'm planning on doing more parts on A03, but it might take me sometime my grandmother just passed. But working on this is helping with everything.

Love you guys thanks for reading!

If you guys want to add anything to this post or the one before this have at it or send it to my inbox!

[voidsentprinces]

My Roommate: I blame the British for my glamour addiction. Me: ...Elaborate. My Roommate: Be Kepple Disney, be in Ireland circa 1800s. Immigrate with parents as a kid to Canada presumably cause those fucking British aren't doing a fucking thing to solve the potato famine. Meet Mary Richardson, get married, get busy, have Elias Disney, go about your life and go to Florida one day, meet Flora Call, get married, have five kids, including Walt, Walt starts doing animation skits, Walt gets swindled out of his work, Walt makes Mickey Mouse, Walt gets sort of famous, Walt gets too big for his shoes, Walt becomes a Union Buster, Walt Buffalo Bills enough Grimm Fairytales that media just forgets he's an anti-communist bigot, Walt dies, see entire back log of "Defuctland" to see its up and downs, eventually Disney spits out Zootopia, I watch it, I get that FUCKING Shakira "Try Everything" song got stuck in my head and then you walked in and did the meme. And now we're here. WITH TOO LITTLE GLAMOUR SLOTS DESPITE THE INCREASE! Me: ...I think the British is like...most of reason the world is fucked up. My Roommate: British got too big for their shoes, British became colony busters, British tried to Buffalo Bill a lot of cultures in hopes people will forget everything else... Me: And then they do Brexit. My Roommate: Is King Arthur's corpse also being kept under the Mattahorn in Anaheim? Me: No its being kept under the literal Sword in the Stone plot. My Roommate: That is literally the first place I would look for King Arthur's Corpse. Me: Is THAT why you're banned from Disneyland? My Roommate: My lawyer says not to bring it up.

[newstfionline]

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship (NYT) A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end automatic citizenship for babies born on American soil, dealing the president his first setback as he attempts to upend the nation’s immigration laws and reverse decades of precedent. In a hearing held three days after Mr. Trump issued his executive order, a Federal District Court judge, John C. Coughenour, sided with Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon, the four states that sued, signing a restraining order that blocks Mr. Trump’s executive order for 14 days, renewable upon expiration. “This is a blatantly unconstitutional order,” he said. “Frankly,” he continued, challenging Trump administration lawyers, “I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar would state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order. It just boggles my mind.” Mr. Trump responded hours later, telling reporters at the White House, “Obviously we’ll appeal it.”

Inside the Plan to Receive Thousands of Mexicans Deported From the U.S. (NYT) Mexico’s plan to receive thousands of its deported citizens from the United States is nothing short of ambitious. Plans are underway to build nine reception centers along the border—massive tents set up in parking lots, stadiums and warehouses—with mobile kitchens operated by the armed forces. Details of the initiative—called “Mexico Embraces You”—were revealed only this week, although Mexican officials said they had been devising it for the past few months, ever since Donald J. Trump pledged to conduct the largest expulsion of undocumented immigrants in U.S. history. Nearly every branch of government—34 federal agencies and 16 state governments—is expected to participate in one way or another: busing people to their hometowns, organizing logistics, providing medical attention, enrolling the recently returned in social welfare programs like pensions and paid apprenticeships, along with handing out cash cards worth about $100 each. Officials say they are also negotiating agreements with Mexican companies to link people to jobs. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has called the expected large-scale deportations a “unilateral move” and has said she does not agree with them. But as the country with the single largest number of unauthorized citizens living in the United States—an estimated four million people as of 2022—Mexico has found itself obligated to prepare.

Vacation visitors (Foreign Policy) Not for the first time, Argentines’ changing spending habits point to the country’s economic troubles. In 2023, sky-high year-over-year inflation of more than 100 percent produced a restaurant boom as Argentines tried to spend money before it lost value. Now, President Javier Milei’s economic reforms have reduced inflation but increased the value of the Argentine peso relative to other currencies, such as Brazil’s real. That has produced a reversal in the two countries’ holiday vacation flows. Usually, well-off Brazilian vacationers flock to Argentina for more affordable rental homes during the South American summer months. But this year, it is Argentines who are crowding southern Brazilian beach towns.

A fierce storm is lashing Ireland and Scotland with record winds, downing power lines (AP) Ireland was hit with wind gusts of 114 miles (183 kilometers) an hour, the strongest on record, as a winter storm battered the country and northern parts of the U.K. on Friday, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. Schools were closed, trains halted and hundreds of flights canceled in the Republic of Ireland, neighboring Northern Ireland and Scotland as the system, named Storn Éowyn by weather authorities, roared in. Forecasters issued a rare “red” weather warning, meaning danger to life, for Friday across the whole island of Ireland and central and southwest Scotland.

Ukraine Is Losing Fewer Soldiers Than Russia—but It’s Still Losing the War (NYT) The war of attrition between Russia and Ukraine is killing soldiers at a pace unseen in Europe since World War II. Ukrainian artillery fire, explosive drones and mines are killing Russian troops, as they repeatedly charge across the no-man’s land. As Ukrainian positions are exposed, they are suffering heavy casualties inflicted from afar by Russian drones, shells and glide bombs. Calculating the scale of the casualties, and therefore the war’s trajectory, is difficult. Working with incomplete information, experts estimate that Ukraine has suffered about half of Russia’s irreplaceable losses—deaths and injuries that take soldiers out of battle indefinitely—in the nearly three-year-old war. Russia is still winning. Its much larger population and more effective recruitment have allowed it to replace losses more effectively, and to gradually push forward, said Franz-Stefan Gady, a Vienna-based military analyst. “The fat man grows thinner. But the thin man dies,” Mr. Gady said.

China Pushes Neighboring Countries to Rein In Scams After Rare Public Outcry (WSJ) Authorities in Beijing are ramping up pressure on neighbors to rein in cyberscams after the high-profile kidnapping of a young Chinese actor who says he was trafficked into a criminal enclave in Myanmar. Parts of war-torn Myanmar and other countries in Southeast Asia have become havens for sprawling scam compounds, where hundreds of thousands of people are forced to swindle billions of dollars out of victims in the U.S., China and elsewhere. The scammers, many of whom have themselves been duped and effectively enslaved by criminal gangs, often ensnare victims in fake relationships and persuade them to pour money into bogus investments. This week, the Chinese government called an unusual crisis meeting in the southern city of Kunming with officials from other countries in the region. The officials from Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China pledged to arrest ringleaders, shut down so-called scam dens and free victims of human trafficking, according to a report on Chinese state television. China has in recent years arrested tens of thousands of people suspected of involvement in the scams, including in raids of scam compounds led by Chinese law enforcement abroad. But Beijing has been criticized for not doing enough to stop the practice, as many of the alleged crimelords behind the scams are Chinese.

IDF said bombed apartments were Hezbollah base, but most killed were civilians (BBC) Julia Ramadan was terrified—the war between Israel and Hezbollah was escalating and she’d had a nightmare that her family home was being bombed. When she sent her brother a panicked voice note from her apartment in Beirut, he encouraged her to join him in Ain El Delb, a sleepy village in southern Lebanon. “It’s safe here,” he reassured her. “Come stay with us until things calm down.” Ashraf was confident their family’s apartment block would be a haven, so Julia joined him. But the next day, on 29 September, it was subject to this conflict’s deadliest single Israeli attack. Struck by Israeli missiles, the entire six-storey building collapsed, killing 73 people. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says the building was targeted because it was a Hezbollah “terrorist command centre” and it “eliminated” a Hezbollah commander. It added that “the overwhelming majority” of those killed in the strike were “confirmed to be terror operatives”. But a BBC Eye investigation verified the identity of 68 of the 73 people killed in the attack and uncovered evidence suggesting just six were linked to Hezbollah’s military wing. None of those we identified appeared to hold a senior rank. The BBC’s World Service also found that the other 62 were civilians—23 of them children.

Israel to remain in Lebanon another 30 days (Foreign Policy) The Israeli security cabinet authorized the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) late Thursday to remain in some areas of southern Lebanon past the 60-day withdrawal deadline set to expire on Sunday. Under the terms of the Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire agreement approved last November, both sides must fully remove all of their troops from the region by Jan. 26 to reinstate the borders laid out in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. Israel says that it must remain in the occupied territory because the Lebanese military has failed to prevent Hezbollah from operating there. Israel still occupies around 70 percent of the territory that it captured after its Oct. 1, 2024, incursion into the country, and wants its forces to remain in Lebanon for at least another 30 days.

Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails (AP) When Dania Hanatsheh was released from an Israeli jail this week and dropped off by bus into a sea of jubilant Palestinians in Ramallah, it was an uncomfortable déjà vu. After nearly five months of detention, it was the second time the 22-year-old woman had been freed as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in Gaza. Hanatsheh’s elation at being free again is tinged with sadness about the devastation in Gaza, she said, as well as uncertainty about whether she could be detained in the future—a common feeling in her community. “Palestinian families are prepared to be arrested at any moment,” said Hanatsheh, one of 90 women and teenagers released by Israel during the first phase of the ceasefire deal. “You feel helpless like you can’t do anything to protect yourself.” On neither occasion was she told why she’d been arrested, she said. A list maintained by Israel’s justice ministry says Hanatsheh was detained for “supporting terror,” although she was never charged or given a trial and doesn’t belong to any militant group.

When Can We Return? The Eternal Palestinian Question (Daraj/Lebanon) In 1948, Israel and its gangs occupied Barbara village, following the fall of the city and the expulsion of its residents. One day in November of that year, a six-year-old girl fled the village on her father’s shoulders. They sheltered in one of the city’s refugee camps. Twenty years later, the father died. The girl was my grandmother. She waited to return one day also on her father’s shoulders. “Tomorrow, when we return,” was the sentence she repeated over and over when she was telling the story. “I went out on my father’s shoulder, I don’t remember what the weather was like, whether it was summer or winter,” she used to say. All she was remembering was that her father’s shoulder was her only source of security. But she grew, and became a grandmother without returning to her home village. She died in February 2023 at her home in Gaza City. My nephew, displaced a year ago in Gaza, recently told me, “Tomorrow, we want to go back to Gaza.” That is the question since 1948. Generation after generation, we have inherited that question: When will we return? The Israel-Hamas war displaced—often multiple times—more than 90% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people. About 1 million people were forced to flee Gaza City and northern Gaza, to southern Wadi Gaza. Israel’s occupation practices in Gaza are the same acts and policies, starvation, displacement, eviction and prevention: practices four generations of Palestinians in Gaza have experienced.

Screen breaks offer relief from work-related eye strain (AP) The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent five or six hours staring at an array of computer screens at her desk. Her university job overseeing research projects involved peering closely at numbers and details on contracts, applications and budgets. “My vision was so blurry, I couldn’t even see what was on the screen, and I was squinting so much that I could not function,” Higgins said. Digital screens are pervasive, not only at work but in our homes, schools and shops. An estimated 104 million Americans of working age spend more than seven hours a day in front of screens, according to the American Optometric Association. All that screen time can take a toll. Too much exposure to screens can lead to dry or watery eyes, fuzzy vision and headaches. It can also lead to myopia, or nearsightedness, in some people, especially children. Take a break every 20 minutes from sitting at a computer. During the break, focus your eyes on something that’s about 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Pausing close-up work and looking at something in the distance gives tired, tight muscles time to relax. It’s good to move around and go outside, but when you don’t have time for an outdoor walk, frequent 20-second breaks can help.

[warningsine]

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-starmer-hold-emergency-meeting-riots-intensify-2024-08-05/

LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said violent protesters who had targeted Muslim communities would swiftly face the "full force of the law" as he sought to quell days of anti-immigration rioting.

The fatal stabbing of three young girls in the northwest English town of Southport last week has been seized on by anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim groups, with disinformation spread online and amplified by high-profile far-right figures to spark disorder in towns and cities.

"Whatever the apparent motivation, this is not protest, it is pure violence and we will not tolerate attacks on mosques or our Muslim communities," Starmer said on Monday after an emergency meeting with police and prison chiefs.

"The full force of law will be visited on all those who are identified as having taken part."

Police chiefs said they had arrested 378 people since the start of the unrest and warned of "lengthy prison terms" for those found guilty of violent disorder.

The violence erupted last Tuesday after social media posts said the suspected attacker in Southport was a radical Islamist who had just arrived in Britain and was known to intelligence services.

Police say the 17-year-old suspect was born in Britain and they are not treating it as a terrorist incident. The suspect's parents had moved to Britain from Rwanda.

Interior minister Yvette Cooper said rioters had felt "emboldened ... to stir up racial hatred" and that the protests were not a proportionate response to concerns about near-record levels of immigration.

"Reasonable people ... do not pick up bricks and throw them at the police," she said.

Protests, mostly involving a few hundred people, have continued across the country, with shops looted and mosques and Asian-owned businesses attacked. Cars have been set on fire and some unverified videos on social media have shown ethnic minorities being beaten up.

Australia and Nigeria were among countries to issue warnings on Monday to citizens resident in or travelling to Britain.

On Monday evening, protests spread to Plymouth in southwest England. Several hundred anti-immigration protesters wearing English and British flags faced off against a greater number of counter-protesters, kept apart by police in riot gear.

Protesters threw bricks and fireworks and scuffled with police. Sky News said three police officers were injured.

In Rotherham, northern England, protesters on Sunday tried to break into a hotel that housed asylum seekers in what Starmer called an act of "far-right thuggery", following protests on Saturday in other English cities and in Belfast.

Starmer said a "standing army" of specialist police officers would tackle outbreaks of violence where needed.

Northern Ireland's assembly will end its summer break a day early to discuss the violence.

POLICE BLAME ONLINE DISINFORMATION

Police have blamed online disinformation, amplified by high-profile figures for driving the violence.

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known by the pseudonym Tommy Robinson and previously the leader of the defunct anti-Islam English Defence League, has been blamed by media for spreading misinformation to his 875,000 followers on X.

"They are lying to you all," Yaxley-Lennon said. "Attempting to turn the nation against me. I need you, you are my voice."

Elon Musk, the owner of X, also weighed in. Responding to a post on X that blamed mass migration and open borders for the disorder in Britain, he wrote: "Civil war is inevitable."

Starmer's spokesperson said there was "no justification" for Musk's comment. Musk later criticised Starmer for a post on X which identified mosques as needing particular protection.

In Whitechapel in London, lawyer M. A. Gani, 33, said the British Bangladeshi community was "living in fear".

"We've never seen this kind of far-right groups (being so) active and anti-immigrant," he said.

"I hope that the UK (government) will take initiative to calm down the situation."

Britain's technology minister, Peter Kyle, met representatives of social media platforms including X to remind them of their responsibility to stop the spread of racial hate and incitement to violence.

"There is a significant amount of content circulating that platforms need to be dealing with at pace," he said.

[irelandimmigration]

Top Tips for a Smooth Experience with the Ireland Immigration Service

Ireland is known for its rich culture, stunning landscapes, and vibrant cities. Whether you're moving for work, study, or family reasons, navigating the immigration process can be challenging. Here are some top tips to help ensure a smooth experience with the Ireland Immigration Service.

1. Understand the Visa Types

Before starting your application, it's crucial to understand the various visa types available. Ireland offers several visa categories including:

Tourist Visa: For short stays, usually up to 90 days.

Student Visa: For those pursuing academic studies.

Work Visa: For individuals who have secured employment in Ireland.

Family Reunification Visa: For family members of residents or citizens.

Each visa type has specific requirements and documentation. Thoroughly researching the visa that matches your purpose of stay will save time and reduce potential application errors.

2. Gather Required Documentation

One of the most common reasons for visa application delays is incomplete documentation. Make a checklist of the required documents for your visa type. Common documents include:

Passport: Must be valid for at least six months beyond your intended stay.

Visa Application Form: Completed and signed.

Photographs: Passport-sized and meeting specific guidelines.

Proof of Accommodation: Hotel bookings or rental agreements.

Financial Statements: Proof of sufficient funds to cover your stay.

Health Insurance: Valid for the duration of your stay.

For work or study visas, additional documents such as employment contracts or university acceptance letters are required. Double-checking your documents before submission can prevent unnecessary delays.

3. Apply Early

Immigration processes can be lengthy. To avoid last-minute stress, apply for your visa well in advance of your planned travel date. Processing times can vary, and unexpected delays can occur. Starting early gives you ample time to address any issues that may arise during the application process.

4. Use the Online System

Ireland's Immigration Service offers an online application system for most visa types. Using the online portal can streamline the process, allowing you to:

Submit Applications: Complete and submit your application from the comfort of your home.

Track Progress: Monitor the status of your application in real-time.

Schedule Appointments: Book necessary appointments for biometric data submission or interviews.

Ensure you have a reliable internet connection and a scanner for uploading required documents.

5. Pay Attention to Detail

Small mistakes can lead to significant delays or even rejection of your visa application. Pay close attention to the details:

Spelling and Accuracy: Ensure all names, addresses, and other information are spelled correctly.

Consistency: Make sure information is consistent across all documents.

Format: Follow the specified format for dates, addresses, and other details.

Taking the time to double-check your application can prevent avoidable errors.

6. Seek Professional Advice

If you find the immigration process overwhelming, consider seeking professional advice. Immigration consultants and lawyers specialize in navigating visa applications and can provide invaluable assistance. They can help with:

Application Preparation: Ensuring all documents are correctly prepared and submitted.

Legal Advice: Offering guidance on complex immigration laws and policies.

Problem Resolution: Addressing any issues that arise during the application process.

While hiring a professional incurs additional costs, it can save time and reduce stress in the long run.

7. Stay Informed About Policy Changes

Immigration policies can change frequently. Staying informed about the latest updates can prevent unexpected issues. Regularly check the official website of the Ireland Immigration Service for news and updates. Additionally, subscribing to newsletters or joining online forums for expats can keep you in the loop.

8. Prepare for the Interview

Some visa applications require an interview. Preparing for the interview is crucial:

Review Your Application: Be familiar with all the information you submitted.

Practice Common Questions: Prepare answers for common interview questions related to your purpose of stay, background, and plans in Ireland.

Dress Appropriately: Dress in business attire to make a positive impression.

Be Punctual: Arrive on time for your interview to demonstrate your seriousness and respect for the process.

Confidence and preparation can make a significant difference in the outcome of your interview.

9. Maintain a Positive Attitude

The immigration process can be stressful, but maintaining a positive attitude is important. Patience and perseverance are key. Remember that many people have successfully navigated the process before you, and with careful preparation, you can too.

10. Join Support Networks

Connecting with others who have gone through or are going through the immigration process can provide valuable support. Online forums, social media groups, and local expat communities can offer advice, share experiences, and provide moral support. Engaging with these networks can make the process feel less isolating and more manageable.

Conclusion

Navigating the Ireland Immigration Service can be complex, but with the right preparation and mindset, you can ensure a smooth experience. Understanding visa types, gathering complete documentation, applying early, using the online system, paying attention to detail, seeking professional advice, staying informed, preparing for interviews, maintaining a positive attitude, and joining support networks are key steps to success. With these tips, you'll be well on your way to starting your new chapter in Ireland.

[hudsonmckenzie]

A few tips for hiring an US immigration lawyer in Ireland

What qualities should you consider when selecting an immigration lawyer to represent you in your immigration law case?

It seems like a lot of people draft immigration visas, work sanctions, and visa applications. However, how can you be sure they're capable? This is a very personal affair, so you should hire the best immigration lawyer you can find. For a process that is so complex and confidential for you, your family, or your workplace, how can you be sure that you are working with the best immigration attorney or attorneys?

A lot of people do their immigration work online. Some provide extremely low prices. Is it appropriate to compare costs for such a procedure? When you have a certain illness, do you choose the least expensive doctor you can find, or do you look for the most sought-after physician who can give you (and your family) the finest information, the best care, and the most capacity to handle your medical issues? The choice to work with a US immigration lawyer in Ireland ought to be no different.

People from all over the world attempt to get legal status in the United States for a number of personal and professional reasons; nevertheless, the first step in accomplishing this aim is to hire the best immigration lawyer available. With so many immigration lawyers and relocation specialists in the world today, where do you start?

What factors should you consider while choosing the best immigration lawyer that will best defend you and your loved ones?

The first and most important thing to think about is if the US immigration lawyer in Ireland or the law company you are considering specializes in immigration and nationality law. Under U.S. immigration and nationality law, you (or your family member or employer) can select a lawyer from any U.S. state, regardless of where you were born. This is known as a "federal practice" or federal law. This implies that there are a lot more possibilities available to you.

Returning to the issue of specialization in the realm of immigration law, you should research the many areas of expertise that a particular US immigration attorney in Ireland or law firm specializes in. Instead of choosing the biggest law office that takes on a lot of cases, you could be better off finding an immigration and nationality law firm that specializes in a particular area of immigration law.

Because immigration is a "political football" that is influenced by a number of factors, such as the economy, Wall Street perceptions, the need for STEM workers in the United States, the need for the United States to welcome foreign nationals and alien entrepreneurs, and the need or desire for temporary skilled or unskilled foreign labor, immigration law is extremely complex and appears to change frequently. Due to the ever-evolving nature of immigration and nationality law, law firms have been more focused on the types of immigration law practice they pursue.

[dertaglichedan]

7 of 12 Trump Jurors Have Been Picked. Here’s What We Know About Them…

Seven jurors have been selected to serve on Donald Trump’s election interference trial in New York so far, amid a grueling jury selection process. Here’s what we know about them.

The first juror, who will act as foreman, is an immigrant from Ireland. He is a married, childless salesman described as having “some” college education. He said he receives his news from the New York Times, Daily Mail, far-left MSNBC, and centrist Fox News;

The second juror is a native New Yorker. She is an unmarried, childless oncology nurse who lives with a fiancé. She said she receives her news from the New York Times and CNN;

The third juror is originally from Oregon. He is an unmarried, childless corporate lawyer. He receives his news from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Google;

The fourth juror is from Puerto Rico. He is married, has adult children and two grandchildren, and runs an IT business. He describes Trump as someone who “makes things interesting”;

The fifth juror is an unmarried, childless black woman who teaches English in a public charter school, with a master’s degree. She has said that as a person “of color” she has friends with strong views on Trump. She is the only juror selected so far who claims to be unaware of the other criminal cases against him;

The sixth juror is unmarried and childless and lives with a trio of roommates. She is described as a recent college graduate who works as a software engineer at a large broadcaster. She receives her news from the New York Times, Google, Facebook, and TikTok;

The seventh juror is originally from North Carolina and lives in Upper East Side Manhattan. A lawyer, she is married with two children. She receives her news from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and Washington Post and claims she doesn’t “have opinions about [Trump] personally.

[brookston]

Holidays 3.21

Holidays

AfghanistanDay (US)

Agony of Defeat Anniversary Day

Aizu Higan Shishi (a.k.a. Sanbiki Shishimai; End of Winter Lion Dance; Japan)

American Immigration Lawyers Association Day of Action

Anal Cancer Awareness Day

Ancient Babylonian New Year

Arbor Day (Belgium, Lesotho, Portugal)

Back Badge Day (Gloucestershire, UK)

Bampflugnax Day (Guyana)

Big Bang Day

Bird Day (Iowa)

Birkebeinerrennet (Norway)

Border Guard Day (Georgia)

Children's Poetry Day

Cluster Headache Awareness Day

Common Courtesy Day

Credit Card Reduction Day

Day of Marine Reconnaissance

Discovery Day (Guam)

Early Music Day

Education Freedom Day

Egyptian Harvest Festival

End of the World Day [Predicted by Leonardo Da Vinci for 4006]

Global Surveyors’ Day

Global Understanding Day

Harmony Day (Australia)

Hogithum (Elder Scrolls)

Human Rights Day (South Africa)

International Colour Day

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN)

International Day of Forests (UN)

Memory Day

Mother's Day (Arab nations)

Music Day

National Agriculture Day

National Beverly Day

National Countdown Day

National Day of Action on Syringe Exchange

National Flower Day

National Fragrance Day

National Indigenous Water Operator Day (Canada)

National Memory Day

National Peter Day

National Propane Day (Canada)

National Renewable Energy Day

National Rosie the Riveter Day

National Single Parent Day

National Spring Festival (Turkmenistan)

National Teenager Day

National Tree Planting Day (Lesotho)

No Strings Attached Day

Nyepi Day (Day of Silence; Bali, Indonesia)

Oltenia Day (Romania)

Ougadi (Mauritius)

Panic! At The Disco Day

Paper Dress Day

Primrose Day (French Republic)

The Purge Day (in “The Purge”)

Race Relations Day (New Zealand)

Save Soil Day

Sharpeville Massacre Anniversary Day (South Africa)

Single Parents’ Day

Slytherin Pride Day

Spring Fairy Fun Day

Tea and Telphi Day (Ireland)

Telugu New Year (India)

Truant's Day (Faroe Islands, Poland)

Twitter Day

We Day

World Day of Casi Angeles (Argentina)

World Down Syndrome Day

World Forestry Day

World Freedom of Thought Day

World Home Economics Day

World Office Storage Day

World Planting Day

World Poetry Day

World Puppetry Day

World Sustainable Procurement Day

World Tattoo Day

World Wood Day

Yngismannadagur (Young Men’s Day; Iceland)

Youth Day (Tunisia)

Food & Drink Celebrations

California Strawberry Day

French Bread Day

Gallo Wine Day

International Tiramisu Day

National Crunchy Taco Day

National Healthy Fats Day

World Vermouth Day

3rd Thursday in March

Absolutely Incredible Kid Day [3rd Thursday]

Companies That Care Day [3rd Thursday]

MASD Awareness Day [3rd Thursday]

National Close the Gap Day (Australia) [3rd Thursday]

National Farm Rescuer Day [3rd Thursday]

National Spray Tanning Day [3rd Thursday]

Oranges and Lemons Day [3rd Thursday; also 3.31]

Weekly Holidays beginning March 21 (3rd Week)

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination [begins 3.21; thru 3.27]

Independence & Related Days

Namibia (from South Africa, 1990)

Pacific States of America (Declared; 2023) [unrecognized]

New Year’s Days

Nowruz (New Year) [Day 2, Around Spring Equinox] (a.k.a. ... 

International Day of Nowruz (UN)

Narooz (Persian New Year; Iran, Kyrgyzstan)

Nauroz (India)

Nauruz (Afghan New Year; Afghanistan)

Nauryz Meyramy (Kazakhstan)

Navro’z Bayrami (Uzbekistan)

Navruz (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)

Naw-Rúz (Baha’i)

Nevruz (Albania)

Newroz (Iran, Kurdistan, Mesopotamia)

Norooz (Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Zoroastrian)

Novruz (Azerbaijan, Tajikistan)

Nowruz (Spring Day; Iraq)

Festivals Beginning March 21, 2024

Big Ears Festival (Knoxville, Tennessee) [thru 3.24]

Collier Fair (Naples, Florida) [thru 3.31]

Future Food-Tech (San Francisco, California) [thru 3.22]

Hawaii Hotel & Restaurant Show (Honolulu, Hawaii) [thru 3.22]

Leipzig Book Fair (Leipzig, Germany) [thru 3.24]

Louisiana Crawfish Festival (Chalmette, Louisiana) [thru 3.24]

Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival (Palm Desert, California) [thru 3.24]

PAX East (Boston, Massachusetts) [thru 3.24]

South Carolina BBQ & Shag Festival (Hemingway, South Carolina) [thru 3.23]

Warsaw Beer Festival (Warsaw, Poland) [thru 3.23]

The WhiskyX (Chicago, Illinois)

Feast Days

Akitu (Mesopotamian spring festival, "cutting of the barley," celebrating Marduk's victory over Tiamat)

Alban Eilir (a.k.a. The Light of the Earth; Celtic Book of Days)

Aries zodiac sign begins (Astrology)

Bartolomaus Spranger (Artology)

Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello (Christian; Saint)

Benedict, Passing of (Order of Saint Benedict, pre-1970 Calendar; Christian)

Birillus (Christian; Saint)

Dionysia (Ancient Greek Festival to Dionysus, God of Intoxication)

Enda of Aran (a.k.a. Enna of Ireland; Christian; Saint)

Fanchea (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Festival of Salii (Jumping Priests; Ancient Rome)

French Bread Day (Pastafarian)

Hans Hofmann (Artology)

Jack Slade Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

John the Evangelist (Positivist; Saint)

Music Day (Pagan)

Nicholas of Flüe (Christian; Saint)

Philosophical Day (Pastafarian)

Purification of the Trumpets (Ancient Rome)

Quinquatria, Day 3: Music Day (Pagan)

Raya & Ala (Muppetism)

Seraphim of Vyritsa (Orthodox)

Serapion of Thmuis (a.k.a. The Sindonite; Christian; Saint))

Shunki-Korei-Sai (Ancestral Spirits Rite; Shinto)

Tea and Tephi Day (Holy Day; Ireland)

Thomas Cranmer (Anglicanism)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Ta’anit Esther (The Fast of Esther; Judaism) [11 Adar]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 14 of 60)

Premieres

The African Queen (Film; 1952)

Alice in the Alps (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

All of Me, recorded by Billie Holiday (Song; 1941)

Beyond Beyond (Animated Film; 2014)

Day, by Elie Wiesel (Novel; 1961)

Deadwood (TV Series; 2004)

Divergent (Film; 2014)

Escape to Witch Mountain (Film; 1975)

The Final Cut, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1983)

First Step, by Faces (Album; 1970)

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (Hanna-Barbera Animated Film; 1986)

God Bless America, recorded by Kate Smith (Song; 1939)

A High Wind in Jamaica, by Richard Hughes (Novel; 1929)

Jodorowsky’s Dune (Documentary Film; 2014)

Johann Mouse (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1953)

L’enfant et les Sortilèges, by Maurice Ravel (Opera; 1925)

Les Miserobots (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)

Liar Liar (Film; 1997)

Like a Prayer, by Madonna (Album; 1989)

Little Darlings (Film; 1980)

Living After Midnight, by Judas Priest (Song; 1980)

Mad Max (Film; 1980)

Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age, by Peter Paret (History Essays; 1943)

Mission to Mars (Disneyland Ride; 1975)

Muppets Most Wanted (Film; 2014)

No Strings Attached, by ’N Sync (Album; 2000)

Old Dog Tray, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (Film; 1968)

The Origins of Totalitarianism, by Hannah Arendt (Political Theory; 1951)

Party Central (Pixar Cartoon; 2014)

Piglet’s Big Movie (Animated Film; 2003)

Rebecca (Film; 1940)

Rescue Dog (Disney Cartoon; 1947)

Rock Around the Clock (Film; 1956)

Selena (Film; 1997)

Sloop John B, by The Beach Boys (Song; 1966)

The Spectator Bird, by Wallace Stegner (Novel; 1976)

Stuck On You, by Elvis Presley (Song; 1960)

Sweet Bird of Youth (Film; 1962)

Sydney (TV Series; 1990)

Symphonia Domestic, by Richard Strauss (Tone Poem for Orchestra; 1904)

Symphony No. 9, The Great Symphony in C Major, by Franz Schubert (Symphony; 1839)

Topper Returns (Film; 1941)

Trick or Tweet (WB MM Cartoon; 1959)

Two Chips and a Miss (Disney Cartoon; 1952)

View from the Top (Film; 2003)

When Knights Were Bold (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1941)

Today’s Name Days

Alexandra, Axel, Christian, Emilia (Austria)

Kristijan, Serapion, Vesna, Vlasta (Croatia)

Radek (Czech Republic)

Benedictus (Denmark)

Küllo, Külvo, Pendo, Pent (Estonia)

Pentti (Finland)

Axelle, Clémence (France)

Axel, Christian, Emilia (Germany)

Iakovos (Greece)

Benedek (Hungary)

Benedetto, Filemone (Italy)

Benedikts, Boleslavs, Dzelme, Glezna, Una (Latvia)

Benas, Benediktas, Lingailė, Nortautas, Reda, Saulius (Lithuania)

Bendik, Bengt, Bent (Norway)

Benedykt, Filemon, Lubomira, Mikołaj (Poland)

Iacob (Romania

Blahoslav (Slovakia)

Nicolás (Spain)

Bengt (Sweden)

Arvin, Arwin, Bendix, Benedict, Benedicta, Bennett (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 81 of 2024; 285 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 12 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 5 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Ding-Mao), Day 12 (Jia-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 11 Adair II 5784

Islamic: 11 Ramadan 1445

J Cal: 21 Green; Sevenday [21 of 30]

Julian: 8 March 2024

Moon: 89%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 25 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Justin]

Runic Half Month: Beore (Birch Tree) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 3 of 92)

Week: 3rd Week of March

Zodiac: Aries (Day 1 of 31)

Calendar Changes

Aries (The Ram) begins [Zodiac Sign 1 of 12; thru 4.19]

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 3.21

Holidays

AfghanistanDay (US)

Agony of Defeat Anniversary Day

Aizu Higan Shishi (a.k.a. Sanbiki Shishimai; End of Winter Lion Dance; Japan)

American Immigration Lawyers Association Day of Action

Anal Cancer Awareness Day

Ancient Babylonian New Year

Arbor Day (Belgium, Lesotho, Portugal)

Back Badge Day (Gloucestershire, UK)

Bampflugnax Day (Guyana)

Big Bang Day

Bird Day (Iowa)

Birkebeinerrennet (Norway)

Border Guard Day (Georgia)

Children's Poetry Day

Cluster Headache Awareness Day

Common Courtesy Day

Credit Card Reduction Day

Day of Marine Reconnaissance

Discovery Day (Guam)

Early Music Day

Education Freedom Day

Egyptian Harvest Festival

End of the World Day [Predicted by Leonardo Da Vinci for 4006]

Global Surveyors’ Day

Global Understanding Day

Harmony Day (Australia)

Hogithum (Elder Scrolls)

Human Rights Day (South Africa)

International Colour Day

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN)

International Day of Forests (UN)

Memory Day

Mother's Day (Arab nations)

Music Day

National Agriculture Day

National Beverly Day

National Countdown Day

National Day of Action on Syringe Exchange

National Flower Day

National Fragrance Day

National Indigenous Water Operator Day (Canada)

National Memory Day

National Peter Day

National Propane Day (Canada)

National Renewable Energy Day

National Rosie the Riveter Day

National Single Parent Day

National Spring Festival (Turkmenistan)

National Teenager Day

National Tree Planting Day (Lesotho)

No Strings Attached Day

Nyepi Day (Day of Silence; Bali, Indonesia)

Oltenia Day (Romania)

Ougadi (Mauritius)

Panic! At The Disco Day

Paper Dress Day

Primrose Day (French Republic)

The Purge Day (in “The Purge”)

Race Relations Day (New Zealand)

Save Soil Day

Sharpeville Massacre Anniversary Day (South Africa)

Single Parents’ Day

Slytherin Pride Day

Spring Fairy Fun Day

Tea and Telphi Day (Ireland)

Telugu New Year (India)

Truant's Day (Faroe Islands, Poland)

Twitter Day

We Day

World Day of Casi Angeles (Argentina)

World Down Syndrome Day

World Forestry Day

World Freedom of Thought Day

World Home Economics Day

World Office Storage Day

World Planting Day

World Poetry Day

World Puppetry Day

World Sustainable Procurement Day

World Tattoo Day

World Wood Day

Yngismannadagur (Young Men’s Day; Iceland)

Youth Day (Tunisia)

Food & Drink Celebrations

California Strawberry Day

French Bread Day

Gallo Wine Day

International Tiramisu Day

National Crunchy Taco Day

National Healthy Fats Day

World Vermouth Day

3rd Thursday in March

Absolutely Incredible Kid Day [3rd Thursday]

Companies That Care Day [3rd Thursday]

MASD Awareness Day [3rd Thursday]

National Close the Gap Day (Australia) [3rd Thursday]

National Farm Rescuer Day [3rd Thursday]

National Spray Tanning Day [3rd Thursday]

Oranges and Lemons Day [3rd Thursday; also 3.31]

Weekly Holidays beginning March 21 (3rd Week)

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination [begins 3.21; thru 3.27]

Independence & Related Days

Namibia (from South Africa, 1990)

Pacific States of America (Declared; 2023) [unrecognized]

New Year’s Days

Nowruz (New Year) [Day 2, Around Spring Equinox] (a.k.a. ... 

International Day of Nowruz (UN)

Narooz (Persian New Year; Iran, Kyrgyzstan)

Nauroz (India)

Nauruz (Afghan New Year; Afghanistan)

Nauryz Meyramy (Kazakhstan)

Navro’z Bayrami (Uzbekistan)

Navruz (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)

Naw-Rúz (Baha’i)

Nevruz (Albania)

Newroz (Iran, Kurdistan, Mesopotamia)

Norooz (Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Zoroastrian)

Novruz (Azerbaijan, Tajikistan)

Nowruz (Spring Day; Iraq)

Festivals Beginning March 21, 2024

Big Ears Festival (Knoxville, Tennessee) [thru 3.24]

Collier Fair (Naples, Florida) [thru 3.31]

Future Food-Tech (San Francisco, California) [thru 3.22]

Hawaii Hotel & Restaurant Show (Honolulu, Hawaii) [thru 3.22]

Leipzig Book Fair (Leipzig, Germany) [thru 3.24]

Louisiana Crawfish Festival (Chalmette, Louisiana) [thru 3.24]

Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival (Palm Desert, California) [thru 3.24]

PAX East (Boston, Massachusetts) [thru 3.24]

South Carolina BBQ & Shag Festival (Hemingway, South Carolina) [thru 3.23]

Warsaw Beer Festival (Warsaw, Poland) [thru 3.23]

The WhiskyX (Chicago, Illinois)

Feast Days

Akitu (Mesopotamian spring festival, "cutting of the barley," celebrating Marduk's victory over Tiamat)

Alban Eilir (a.k.a. The Light of the Earth; Celtic Book of Days)

Aries zodiac sign begins (Astrology)

Bartolomaus Spranger (Artology)

Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello (Christian; Saint)

Benedict, Passing of (Order of Saint Benedict, pre-1970 Calendar; Christian)

Birillus (Christian; Saint)

Dionysia (Ancient Greek Festival to Dionysus, God of Intoxication)

Enda of Aran (a.k.a. Enna of Ireland; Christian; Saint)

Fanchea (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Festival of Salii (Jumping Priests; Ancient Rome)

French Bread Day (Pastafarian)

Hans Hofmann (Artology)

Jack Slade Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

John the Evangelist (Positivist; Saint)

Music Day (Pagan)

Nicholas of Flüe (Christian; Saint)

Philosophical Day (Pastafarian)

Purification of the Trumpets (Ancient Rome)

Quinquatria, Day 3: Music Day (Pagan)

Raya & Ala (Muppetism)

Seraphim of Vyritsa (Orthodox)

Serapion of Thmuis (a.k.a. The Sindonite; Christian; Saint))

Shunki-Korei-Sai (Ancestral Spirits Rite; Shinto)

Tea and Tephi Day (Holy Day; Ireland)

Thomas Cranmer (Anglicanism)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Ta’anit Esther (The Fast of Esther; Judaism) [11 Adar]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 14 of 60)

Premieres

The African Queen (Film; 1952)

Alice in the Alps (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

All of Me, recorded by Billie Holiday (Song; 1941)

Beyond Beyond (Animated Film; 2014)

Day, by Elie Wiesel (Novel; 1961)

Deadwood (TV Series; 2004)

Divergent (Film; 2014)

Escape to Witch Mountain (Film; 1975)

The Final Cut, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1983)

First Step, by Faces (Album; 1970)

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (Hanna-Barbera Animated Film; 1986)

God Bless America, recorded by Kate Smith (Song; 1939)

A High Wind in Jamaica, by Richard Hughes (Novel; 1929)

Jodorowsky’s Dune (Documentary Film; 2014)

Johann Mouse (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1953)

L’enfant et les Sortilèges, by Maurice Ravel (Opera; 1925)

Les Miserobots (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)

Liar Liar (Film; 1997)

Like a Prayer, by Madonna (Album; 1989)

Little Darlings (Film; 1980)

Living After Midnight, by Judas Priest (Song; 1980)

Mad Max (Film; 1980)

Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age, by Peter Paret (History Essays; 1943)

Mission to Mars (Disneyland Ride; 1975)

Muppets Most Wanted (Film; 2014)

No Strings Attached, by ’N Sync (Album; 2000)

Old Dog Tray, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (Film; 1968)

The Origins of Totalitarianism, by Hannah Arendt (Political Theory; 1951)

Party Central (Pixar Cartoon; 2014)

Piglet’s Big Movie (Animated Film; 2003)

Rebecca (Film; 1940)

Rescue Dog (Disney Cartoon; 1947)

Rock Around the Clock (Film; 1956)

Selena (Film; 1997)

Sloop John B, by The Beach Boys (Song; 1966)

The Spectator Bird, by Wallace Stegner (Novel; 1976)

Stuck On You, by Elvis Presley (Song; 1960)

Sweet Bird of Youth (Film; 1962)

Sydney (TV Series; 1990)

Symphonia Domestic, by Richard Strauss (Tone Poem for Orchestra; 1904)

Symphony No. 9, The Great Symphony in C Major, by Franz Schubert (Symphony; 1839)

Topper Returns (Film; 1941)

Trick or Tweet (WB MM Cartoon; 1959)

Two Chips and a Miss (Disney Cartoon; 1952)

View from the Top (Film; 2003)

When Knights Were Bold (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1941)

Today’s Name Days

Alexandra, Axel, Christian, Emilia (Austria)

Kristijan, Serapion, Vesna, Vlasta (Croatia)

Radek (Czech Republic)

Benedictus (Denmark)

Küllo, Külvo, Pendo, Pent (Estonia)

Pentti (Finland)

Axelle, Clémence (France)

Axel, Christian, Emilia (Germany)

Iakovos (Greece)

Benedek (Hungary)

Benedetto, Filemone (Italy)

Benedikts, Boleslavs, Dzelme, Glezna, Una (Latvia)

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Top 4 Immigration Consultants that provide Canada Tourist Visa from India

Due to the strict and ever-changing visa regulations, it has become a difficult proposition for all candidates who wish to travel, study, or require the assistance of immigration consultants. Some of these international consultants can provide answers to all of your questions. There are plenty of them in town, and selecting the trustworthy ones can be a difficult task. One must ensure that the chosen consultant is knowledgeable about current regulations, the application process, the time it takes for each step, and the documentation involved, among other things. A reliable Visa consultant will get you a Canada tourist visa from India and also assist you with post-visa needs such as travel and lodging.

Finding immigration consultants who can guarantee you the desired results would have been much easier if there was a reference list where you could find them along with contact information, reviews, and ratings. We researched hundreds of immigration consultants and selected the best and on top is Nestabroad. You may have other consultants on your list, but we recommend that you start with these. Best wishes!

Top 4 Immigration Consultants

Nestabroad

They are the most knowledgeable and the best immigration consultants that can provide you with a Canada tourist visa from India along with information on Canada Immigration Lawyer. To begin, contact a Nestabroad immigration consultant in Punjab. They have worked tirelessly to increase opportunities for Canada express entry in Chandigarh because the future is global. They will help you start your dream life in Canada and will be there for you throughout the entire Canadian immigration process.

Understanding how other people learn can help you expand your learning opportunities. They offer comprehensive and well-planned help to students who want to study in Canada and work anywhere in the world. Increase the company's global presence. Investors, businesspeople, and entrepreneurs can all invest and gain experience in Canada. Getting in touch with them can help to make the entire immigration process more efficient, less stressful, and less stressful. It can also help you achieve your goal of living, working, or studying in a different country.

WWICS

WWICS Group of Companies ranked as one of the best immigration consultants and was founded in 1993 by Lt. Col. B. S. Sandhu (Retd.).The company offers Canada tourist visa from India as well as consulting services in the areas of relocation, education, real estate, hospitality, sports, and healthcare. The company's global headquarters are in Dubai, with affiliate offices in Canada (Toronto), Australia (Sydney), the Middle East (Sharjah), Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, Qatar, Nairobi, Al Karama, Morocco, and Abu Dhabi. The company's Asian headquarters are in Mohali, Punjab, India.

WWICS has emerged as one of the country's fastest-growing immigration consultancies over the years. Consultants are qualified and among the most experienced in the industry. It was ranked as one of the best immigration consultancies in Chandigarh because it believed in providing an honest and sincere assessment of your case.

Canam Immigration Consultants

Canam is the go-to place for students looking for work abroad because it allows them to tailor their options to their specific interests and personalities. Representatives from leading universities from the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Singapore, Ireland, France, Malaysia, and Dubai attend Canam. Students will not only have the opportunity to meet them but they will also be scheduled for an interview.

It provides customised assistance to students in their application and visa process, as well as preparation for overseas exams such as GRE/GMAT/SAT/ TOEFL/ IELTS/ PTE taught by certified knowledgeable faculty, in addition to guidelines regarding the choice of institutes based on their interests and budget.

IDP Education Consultant

IDP is regarded as one of the best study visa consultants. Any serious student looking to study outside of their home country should seek their advice for a fair and unbiased assessment. They not only help students choose the very best educational institute in the location of their choice. Consultants thoroughly examine each case and devise the best course of action. Consultancy is a well-known name that provides a structured approach to everything from counselling and shortlisting institutes to necessary paperwork (including documentation and fee payment). An aspirant is also advised on how to respond to questions from the visa officer granting you a student visa.

The quality of consultation services provided to students is what distinguishes IDP as the best study visa consultant. They offer students a variety of options based on their preferred country and a list of leading universities based on their location. They also made certain that application deadlines as well as course requirements were met, saving the candidate from the stress of paperwork.

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Four Fun Facts About Irish Music

Are you a music lover looking to deepen your knowledge of traditional Irish music? Irish music is a vibrant tradition that has captured the hearts of people around the world. Irish music is a unique and enjoyable genre, from traditional ballads to toe-tapping jigs. But did you know that Irish music has also influenced many other genres of music, from country to rock? Or that one of the most beloved Irish songs, "Danny Boy," was written by an Englishman? Whether you're a seasoned fan of Irish traditional music or just starting to explore this fascinating genre, there's always something new to discover. In this post, we'll dive into the history and background of Irish music and share some fascinating facts you may not know. So, let's get started! Keep reading for four fun facts about Irish music that will pique your interest and deepen your appreciation for this timeless genre.

1. There Are Many Different Styles of Irish Music

Irish music has a rich history and diverse styles, offering something for everyone. The traditional sounds of Irish music are steeped in history and reflect the culture and influences of other countries. From the frenetic energy of jigs and reels to the haunting beauty of slow airs, here are some of the different styles of Irish music that you might encounter. Jigs and Reels Jigs and reels are some of the most popular styles of Irish music. These fast-paced dance tunes are often played on the fiddle, tin whistle, and other traditional instruments. Jigs are in 6/8 time and often played in sets of three, while reels are in 4/4 time and played in two sets. Many jigs and reels are centuries old and remain popular today. Slow Airs Slow airs are a contrasting style to jigs and reels, with haunting and melancholy melodies. These tunes are often played on the uilleann pipes, harp, and other wind instruments. Slow airs are usually played as instrumentals but can also be sung. Hornpipes Hornpipes are another style of Irish music that is often played for dancing. They have a distinctive rhythm and are played in 4/4 time. Many hornpipes like "The Harvest Home" and "The Rights of Man" are named after people. Sean-nós Singing Sean-nós singing is a unique style of unaccompanied solo singing still practiced in some parts of rural Ireland. Ornamentation, improvisation, and the use of English and Gaelic languages characterize this singing style. The songs are often passed down through generations and reflect Ireland's rich history and culture.

2. An Englishman Wrote "Danny Boy"

"Danny Boy" is one of the Irish music canon's most famous and beloved songs. It is often played at funerals, weddings, and other solemn occasions. An English Melody The tune, known as "Londonderry Air," was an old Irish melody collected by Irish musician George Petrie in the early 1800s. Although the melody was popular in Ireland and used in traditional Irish songs, it was only widely known in the country. Irish Lyrics The lyrics to "Danny Boy" were written by an English lawyer named Frederic Weatherly in 1910. Weatherly had written several popular songs but struggled to create new material until he heard "Londonderry Air" from his Irish immigrant sister-in-law. Enchanted by the tune's beauty, Weatherly wrote new lyrics to match the melody. Today, "Danny Boy" remains an important and iconic Irish song, a testament to the enduring power of Irish music to touch hearts worldwide.

3. It Has a Lot of Traditional Instruments

Traditional Irish music is rich with traditional instruments, each with its unique sound and place in the genre. While the fiddle is undoubtedly the most well-known instrument in Irish folk music, other instruments contribute to the distinctive sound that makes Irish music so beloved. One of Irish music's most significant traditional instruments is the uilleann pipe. This instrument is known for its mellow and haunting sound and is often considered the national instrument of Ireland. The uilleann pipes have been used for centuries to play traditional Irish music. They are a staple in many Irish musical performances. Their unique sound is an authentic representation of Irish music, and many people seek out performances solely to experience the beauty of the uilleann pipes. In addition to the uilleann pipes, other traditional instruments are commonly used in Irish folk music. These include the flute, tin whistle, button accordion, bodhrán, and guitar.

4. It Influenced Other Musical Genres

Irish music has significantly impacted various other music genres, including country, bluegrass, rock, punk, and more. The unique sound of Irish music combines traditional instruments, haunting melodies, and lively rhythms. It has captured the hearts of musicians worldwide, inspiring them to create new and innovative sounds. Traditional Instruments Incorporating traditional Irish instruments into other music genres is one of the primary ways that Irish music has influenced other styles. The fiddle and the tin whistle, both popular in Irish music, have found a place in country and bluegrass music, adding a touch of Celtic flair to these genres. The button accordion, which Irish musicians have used for centuries, has also found its way into various musical genres. So has the Irish bouzouki, a mandolin that has become a mainstay of Irish music and now features in folk and acoustic rock music. Distinctive Rhythms Moreover, Irish rhythms have also inspired many punk and alternative rock bands. The fast tempos and pounding drums create a high-energy sound that draws on the energy of Celtic punk bands like The Pogues. New Musical Directions Finally, the fusion of Irish music with other genres, such as jazz and classical, has created a new and exciting sound that challenges traditional Irish music boundaries. For instance, The Chieftains, a well-known Irish band, have collaborated with musicians worldwide, blending Irish music with sounds from China, Africa, and the Americas to create a unique and timeless global sound.

Irish Music: A Timeless Tradition

Irish music has been captivating people worldwide, whether you are an old fan or a newcomer. You can always discover something new in the diverse facets of this music genre. As a social tradition passed down through generations, it has become an integral part of Irish identity, bringing people together. Irish music's influence on other music genres is a testament to its enduring power. Why not explore the world of Irish music and experience its magic? From the mournful beauty of "Danny Boy" to the lively rhythm of a ceilidh dance tune, there's something in Irish music for everyone to enjoy.  To read more about music and its history, check out some related articles. Your journey of music discovery starts here! Read the full article