“Unfortunately, throughout the housing crisis we've seen innocent homeowners who have been victims of shady mortgage lenders and unscrupulous individuals who have used a down market to line their own pockets at the expense of others. This bill is designed to send a message by revising our laws to ensure criminals are brought to justice and that law enforcement has the tools to uncover these fraudulent schemes and go after the bad actors. Criminals should be put on notice that ripping off homeowners and taxpayers won't be tolerated.” ShouldHas BeensLawUsedActorsIndividualLinesJusticeMessagesToolsCrisisVictimBillsCriminalsInnocentPocketsExpensesSchemesLaw EnforcementEnforcementHousingTaxpayersMortgageShadyRevisingLendersHomeownersHousing Crisis Author:Chuck Grassley
“If millions of Americans choose to weigh in on the outcome of "American Idol" through text messages and the Web, then why not harness similar technological tools to encourage discourse on the political landscape?” IfsPoliticalMillionsMessagesToolsLandscapeOutcomesWhy NotIdolsTechnologicalDiscourseHarnessAmerican IdolText Message Author:Ruzwana Bashir
“Hands are our earliest tools. Cooking starts with the hands which are so sensitive that when they touch something they transmit messages to your brain about texture and temperature.” HandsBrainMessagesToolsCookingSensitiveTemperatureTextureTransmit Author:James Beard
“...insight, vision, moments of revelation. During those rare moments something overtakes the man and he becomes the tool of a greater Force; the servant of, willing or unwilling depending on his degree of awakeness. The photograph, then, is a message more than a mirror, and the mans a messenger who happens to be a photographer.” MenMomentsHappensForceVisionGreaterWillingHe ManDegreesMessagesToolsMirrorsPhotographerPhotographInsightServantRevelationsUnwillingMessengersRare Moments Author:Minor White
“I try to photograph things that are near to me because I work best among things I know. I'm not concerned with startling anyone or discovering new forms; formal qualities are only tools to help state my message.” KnowsTryingStatesHelpingFormQualityMessagesConcernedToolsPhotographDiscoveringFormal Book:Roy DeCarava, a retrospective Source: Roy DeCarava, a retrospective
“Music is so strong, so powerful, and such an amazing tool and bands that don't take that into account and feel that they are not responsible for their message is a bunch of baloney.” FeelsStrongPowerfulBandMessagesMusic IsToolsAccountsResponsibleBunchBaloney Author:Michael Sweet
“Now on to reparative therapy, I think counseling is a wonderful tool for anybody regardless of what struggle they bring to the table. I think we can all use a little bit of counseling on planet earth today. But when it comes to reparative therapy, the reason we have distanced ourselves from it is because some of the things that they employ and some of the messages that I've heard from reparative therapists with regards to what someone can expect once they get through that type of therapy.” ThinkingLittlesReasonUseTodayEarthBitsStruggleWonderfulHeardPlanetsTypeLittle BitMessagesToolsRegardTablesTherapyTherapistsPlanet EarthCounseling Author:Alan Chambers
“I would rather enlighten the electorate so that when it's time for them to put somebody in Congress, it will be self-evident that they will embrace the message and tools and discovery of science in a way that can transform our culture and even our civilization.” WaySelfCultureCivilizationMessagesDiscoveryToolsEmbraceCongressEvidentEnlighteningElectorate Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“CP is a struggle, but it's also been quite the tool for me to find success and deliver a message. It's something about me that's unique, so it'll open a few doors as well as keep a few closed. If you have the other tools that you develop as an individual, talents, things like that, you can harness this to do positive things in the world.” IfsWorldWellsIndividualStruggleDoorsTalentMessagesUniqueToolsHarnessPositive ThingsIndividual Talent Author:Zach Anner