Activities are gatherings that occur on a regular schedule, usually weekly, to enjoy a specific pastime.
The next DMA golf outing is at the Woodway Country Club, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 19.
The fee of $135 includes golf cart plus tax, payable by credit card.
We would like to get an indication of those DMA golfers who wish to participate.
To sign up, email Denny Devere, dgdevere@optonline.net with the following information:
The first outing this year is at Sterling Farms Golf Course in Stamford, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 10 a.m.
To sign up, email Peter Carnes at picarnes@gmail.com.
Provide your handicap to facilitate pairings.
Fee is $46. Includes cart.
Confirmation and coordination will be via email during the week prior to play.
Link to Sterling Farms: http://www.sterlingfarmsgc.com/
$46, See Peter Carnes.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: challenges and problems in accomplishing it.
Discussion leader: Charlie Goodyear
Discussion Outline: https://dariendma.org//wp-content/uploads/Immigration-2.pdf
Background information: https://dariendma.org//wp-content/uploads/Immigration-I-.pdf
A general history immigration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States
On the 1986 Immigration Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Reform_and_Control_Act_of_1986
Immigration Reform Act of 2007
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Immigration_Reform_Act_of_2007\
On illegal immigration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_States
E-Verify is a government system to verify a workers legal right to work in the US. It seem logical that if illegal immigrants cannot work “above the table” it would discourage immigration. But it is not mandatory: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/make-e-verify-mandatory-when-hiring-and-that-will-help-stop-illegal-immigration-2016-11-02
Also (may want to read the comments following the article): http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/5-things-you-should-know-about-e-verify/
An article from the Economist on the education levels of new immigrants. Also the +/- of a point system. http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21723108-far-being-low-skilled-half-all-legal-migrants-have-college-degrees-immigration?frsc=dg%7Cc
An article in the current issue of Weekly Standard hits the spot on immigration enforcement.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/2008732
Without Visas, Carnival Workers Are Trapped at Home in Mexico https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/world/americas/mexico-h2b-visas-tlapacoyan-carnivals.html
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We will be walking the Hudson River Greenway from 181st Street to 165th Street and lunch at Coogan’s Restaurant on Broadway and 164th Street. After lunch is the option to return to Grand Central via the west side subway or walk over the Highbridge to the IRT subway in the Bronx. The trip up and down for the Greenway has some steep inclines so some my be too tired after lunch.
Leader: Taylor Strubinger
HIKING BABCOCK PRESERVE in GREENWICH, CT
Reschedule from FRIDAY MAY 26, 2017 due to weather.
Our last hike of the season will be on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. We will be hiking the Babcock Preserve which is a 300 acre tract of forested land in Greenwich, north of the Merritt. It is the largest park in Greenwich and consists of several hiking trails over a relatively easy terrain. It was acquired by the Town of Greenwich in 1972, partially by gift and partially by purchase from the Babcock Family.
At this time of the year the park is a particularly pretty lush green with its tranquillity interrupted only by the chirping of birds. We plan to hike about 3.5 miles and be done by 12.30pm. Half this trail is relatively flat with the balance consisting of a not too strenuous gentle slope.
As usual wives and significant others are welcome.
After the hike we will have lunch (optional) at the Asiana Bistro, a fusion Asian restaurant located at 844 High Ridge Road in Stamford.
DIRECTIONS
From the south-bound Merritt Parkway take Exit 31 (North St). At the top of the exit ramp make a left turn on to North St-north. About half a mile down the road on the left will be the clearly marked entrance to Babcock Preserve. There is ample parking. Meet there at 10.00am on 5/26/17.
Contact: Sunil Saksena. ssaksena44@gmail.com, 203-561-8601
Award-winning screenwriter Malla Nunn delivers a stunning and darkly romantic crime novel set in 1950s apartheid South Africa, featuring Detective Emmanuel Cooper — a man caught up in a time and place where racial tensions and the raw hunger for power make life very dangerous indeed.
In a morally complex tale rich with authenticity, Nunn takes readers to Jacob’s Rest, a tiny town on the border between South Africa and Mozambique. It is 1952, and new apartheid laws have recently gone into effect, dividing a nation into black and white while supposedly healing the political rifts between the Afrikaners and the English. Tensions simmer as the fault line between the oppressed and the oppressors cuts deeper, but it’s not until an Afrikaner police officer is found dead that emotions more dangerous than anyone thought possible boil to the surface.
When Detective Emmanuel Cooper, an Englishman, begins investigating the murder, his mission is preempted by the powerful police Security Branch, who are dedicated to their campaign to flush out black communist radicals. But Detective Cooper isn’t interested in political expediency and has never been one for making friends. He may be modest, but he radiates intelligence and certainly won’t be getting on his knees before those in power. Instead, he strikes out on his own, following a trail of clues that lead him to uncover a shocking forbidden love and the imperfect life of Captain Pretorius, a man whose relationships with the black and coloured residents of the town he ruled were more complicated and more human than anyone could have imagined.
The first in her Detective Emmanuel Cooper series, A Beautiful Place to Die marks the debut of a talented writer who reads like a brilliant combination of Raymond Chandler and Graham Greene. It is a tale of murder, passion, corruption, and the corrosive double standard that defined an apartheid nation.
Recommended by Jan Selkowitz
Side read: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
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Looking for a challenging game of chess?
The DMA Chess Club welcomes players of all levels.
We meet Mondays, 12:30-3:00 at the Mather Center.
For more information contact Tony Kwedar
Mianus River Park Hike
scheduled for Friday April 28, 2017 at 10am
Merriebrook Lane, Stamford
The 400 acre Mianus River Park straddles the towns of Stamford and Greenwich and is owned jointly by them. Its dramatic landscape includes the Mianus River and its tributary streams, a hilly terrain, hiking trails, rock formations and plentiful widflowers. We have hiked here before but this time we will be trying a new, more interesting trail.This trail starts with climbing a hill followed by the slope easing off into a comfortable hike.
More about the park can be found at:
Mianus River Park
We will hike approximately 3.5 miles and, starting at 10am, be done by about 12.30 pm.
As usual, participation from spouses, significant others and friends is welcome.
The hike will be followed by lunch(optional) at the Mackenzie Bar and Grill located at 970 High Ridge Road, Stamford.
Date & Time : Friday, April 28, 2017 at 10 am
Meeting Point: Parking lot at the Stamford entrance of the Mianus River Park on Merriebrook Lane, off Westover Road
Parking. : lower level, just below the large red cabin on the right side of Merriebrook
Directions: . Search for Merriebrook Lane in Stamford on google maps or follow these
directions:
Heading south towards NYC on the Merritt take exit 33 on to Den Road . Then take the first left on to Bangall Road and a left again on to Riverbank Rd. This turns slightly right and becomes Westover Road. After 1.2 miles, make a right on to Merriebrook Lane( careful, it’s easy to miss this turn). The park entrance and parking lot is ¼ mile down the hill on Merriebrook.
Contact. : Sunil Saksena.
ssaksena44@gmail.com
203-561-8601 cell
Join us for a gourmet Sunset Picnic at Weed Beach on Thursday, June 15, 2017,5:00-8:30.
No food to bring just come and enjoy. Family and friends are welcome.
Just $35 per person – A great value which includes Wine, Beer, Soft Drinks, Scrumptious Appetizers, Chicken, Salmon, Beef and many sides plus great desserts.
Our picnic last year was a huge success and we expect this year to be even better!
Catering provided by Valvala’s Deli & Catering
Appetizers : Sliders, Chips with Salsa and Guacamole, Shrimp, Salad, Cheese & Crackers
Dinner: Salmon, Chicken, Beef
Dessert: Sheet cake, Cookies. Fruit
PLUS! Wine, Beer, Soft Drinks and Water
Socialize with your friends and make some new ones while eating gourmet food and enjoying music by a talented one-man band, Rob Smith.
Any questions contact Alex Garnett
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