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The federal government of the United States of America should be abolished.
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Hello and thank you for this debate. I will be arguing the position that the Federal Government of the United States should not be abolished. We can begin our actual arguments in Round 2.
Federal Government of the United States: "the three branches of U.S. government—legislative, judicial, and executive"[1]
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Firstly, the federal government is grossly oversized. The unchecked powers of D.C have been growing ever since the War for Southern Independence (1861-1865), probably even beforehand, but as of 2001 its unconstitutional powers have expanded at an unreasonable rate and to an unreasonable degree, mostly in the name of fighting "global terrorism". Here is but a small list of some executive orders that have been authorised as of late:
E.O 10990- Allows the government to take over ALL modes of transportation and control of highways and seaports.
E.O 10995- Allows the government to seize and control the communication media.
E.O 10997- Allows the government to take over ALL electrical power, gas, petroleum, fuels and minerals.
E.O 10998- Allows the government to seize all means of transportation, including PERSONAL cars, trucks or vehicles of ANY kind and total control over all highways, seaports, and waterways.
E.O 10999- Allows the government to take over ALL food resources and FARMS.
E.O 11000- Allows the government to mobilise civilians into work brigades under government supervision.
E.O 11001- Allows the government to take over all health, education, and welfare functions.
E.O 11002- Designates the Postmaster General to operate a national registration of all persons.
E.O 11003- Allows the government to take over all airports and aircraft, including commercial aircraft.
E.O 11004- Allows the Housing and Finance Authority to relocate communities, building new housing with public funds, designate areas to be abandoned, and establish new locations for populations.
E.O 11005- Allows the government to take over railroads, inland waterways, and public storage facilities.
E.O 11051- Specifies the responsibility of the office of Emergency Planning and gives authorisation to put ALL EXECUTIVE ORDERS INTO EFFECT in times of increased international tensions and economic or financial crisis.
E.O 11310- Grants Authority to the Department of Justice to ENFORCE THE PLANS SET OUT IN EXECUTIVE ORDERS…
E.O 11921- Allows the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency to develop plans to establish control over the mechanisms of production and distribution, of energy resources, wages, salaries, credit, and the flow of money in the U.S financial institution in ANY UNDEFINED NATIONAL EMERGENCY. It also provides that when a state of emergency is declared by the President, Congress cannot review the action for SIX MONTHS. Please note that E.O 11051 states that all these executive orders may be put into effect, not in times of war or crisis, but simply in times of "increased international tensions and economic or financial crisis". This means that if the nation hits depression status, which it very likely soon will, these orders may be enacted. There is no vote, and not even Congress has a say in it for half a year. Now to me, this sounds like unchecked power. Let us not forget that the feds are also responsible for every war since and including the War for Southern Independence, and in EVERY WAR, the people were not given a voice, a vote on the matter. If D.C decides to do something, it will do it, regardless of the desires of the citizens. I also ask that all those interested look into P.D.D51.
Second, the federal government is no longer capable of addressing the needs and desires of the various states. Either that, or it simply doesn't care to do so. But lets assume the first scenario. Now does the fed take an objective stance regarding states like New York, that are quite liberal, and Alabama, that are quite conservative? No, for the fed itself is a liberal institution. Both democrats and republicans are liberal in the same key points, such as race relations, religion, and especially with regards to the state known as "Israel". Is there ANY representation for racially aware people in the Congress or in the House? Is there ANY representation for people opposed to the fed's support for "Israel"? Is there any representation for those opposed to warmongering? I do not say that the fed should become conservative ( I say it should be abolished), but it would do MUCH better if it was a truly non-biased institution that only wanted to fairly represent the various states and uphold the principles upon which it was founded, namely the right to life, liberty, and property. Each state has different attributes and different needs. Each state also has different people with different desires. Should not each state be treated as a sovereign nation in that aspect, with only minimal ties to the new central government? But if we dissolve the federal government, would that not result in anarchy? No, it would result in the true restoration of state's rights, with each state practically becoming a sovereign nation, however, each state would continue to recognise that as a whole, we are still the United States of America, though without that massive, tyrannical, and hypocritical federal empire to control and decide things for us.
What has been the fed's main concern since 2001, but the war effort? When was the last time the fed did anything of benefit to the people? Do we the people elect the president, or does the Electoral College? Is this "president" even a legal citizen? And what does the phrase "for ourselves and our posterity" mean but the citizens of the nation at present and their direct descendants? Given that, how can the nation be legally run by a Kenyan? I know, I digress, and for that I apologise, but I believe this all goes to show that the federal government has become something the founders never intended it to be. It was the fed that took us off the gold standard and gave the economy to be run by the "Federal Reserve", which is in reality a private bank, no individual state decided these things. It was the fed that got us involved in the World War 1, and in World War 2, not any single state, and not by the vote of the people. It was the fed that has sacrificed so many citizens in its imperialistic goals. This "thing" does not care anymore about the needs or desires of the people or the states they live in.
Thirdly, I will simply sum up my main ideas. We the people decide almost nothing in this nation and have not truly done so since the mid 1850's. Sure, we had some good times with a few presidents, such as John F. Kennedy, but overall it has not been WE who ran the country, but it has been THEY of the federal government. I would like to put a special spotlight on the "Supreme Court", and unelected court that has no term limits, its so democratic! The fed put us into debt, started every majour war this country has fought, along with some other nefarious entities and admittedly at the behest of some particularly unscrupulous and tribalistic people, and is responsible for every majour change in laws regarding morality in the past hundred years. They have become a new royalty, a pompous upper-class of corporatist and quasi-Marxist fiends who leech off the resources and industry of the states to perpetuate their poisonous influence in the world. Let us end this beast before it devours us all! (apologies for the pre-Webster grammar)
I would also like to thank my opponent for this debate, and I would also like to take a moment to clarify my stance. I am not arguing that our current Government is efficient or undersized, I am simply arguing that our current Government should not be abolished and refuting claims that our Government should be abolished. In fact, I believe the Constitution allows for a balanced Government, and it is the politicians who have expanded beyond this document that are the real evil.
First, the Government IS the problem, but it is not the structure of the Government that is the problem. It is the politicians. Executive Orders can, and have been, overturned by the Supreme Court. This can all be undone by a respectable elected President. In fact, the entire mess we have gotten ourselves into can quite possibly be overturned if we elect the right people into Office. The best solution is not to completely start over; in fact, that is the worst solution. The best solution is to fix what is broken, to limit Government size, and to begin abiding by the laws of the Constitution. Our Constitution is the oldest one of its kind still in use; it is the work of a group of political geniuses. Every Executive Order you listed that reaches outside the boundaries of the Constitution may have been issued by a President, but that does not mean that the Constitution allows them to. It is not the structure of the Government, as a three-branched constitutional republic obviously works, it is the people in the Government, the politicians who have screwed us over by expanding their power.
The federal Government's purpose is not to provide for the states. The purpose of the Government is to "establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity." In fact, in your first argument, you state that the federal Government is "grossly oversized" but then you go on to claim that one of the Government's purposes is "addressing the needs and desires of the various states"? If you do not want your Government to be oversized, then do not let it attempt to provide for the states' needs and desires. The Government's prupose is not to provide for every little want and need of the states, the Government's purposes are SPECIFICALLY outlined in the Preamble of the Constitution.
Again, the politicians may be greedy and powerhungry -- in fact, they are -- but it is they who have ruined our Government. The outline of the Branches' powers, the structure of the Government, is not what is at fault, and it should not be abolished. What should be abolished, however, are the politicians -- the ones actually to blame for the mess you summed up in most of your argument.
But how should we change? I am arguing that the 'system' we want to change is too far gone to restore what can be, and to change what realistically cannot be, and so it would be better for us to finally put to rest this system altogether and begin anew. Let us start a new chapter in the history of America, with new goals, a new structure, and new ideals. We cannot keep clinging on to the diseased body or else it will infect us, as it already is. Now I know there are many patriots out there who are so loyal to their country that the idea of ending it seems evil, and I admire that level of patriotism, but I stress that they must see first with the eye of reason, then second with the eye of progress and opportunity, and lastly with the eye of faith/patriotism. Imagine, if you will, the freedom we may enjoy when that beastly entity is dead, the federal government. Nation after nation will pop up across the land, each with different plans, goals, structures, and philosophies. I say that we deserve the freedom to start again this great American experiment. Let this land be home to a hundred countries, and let each of those countries try a different way of life and government, and then let the most successful democratically seize power, if that is what the people desire.
But we are fooling ourselves with the fantasy that the structure of the olde U.S fed is sufficient, or the best. My opponent outlined the goals of the government, to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. I ask this, have any of those goals been accomplished? Indeed they have, but under the olde system, when it was dealing with the olde ways of an olde generation. This is a new time and a different realm, and the olde system can no longer cope with the changes that have taken place. I want the end of the olde system and the foundation of a new one. I want there to be NO District of Colombia, NO single Congress building, NO president of the entire nation, NO central bank, NO central government of any kind that would rule the entire nation. Instead, I want a new system, one that holds congressional meetings in different halls across the nation, cycling through each state/nation so that all may be heard. I want there to be NO supreme court, but instead only the state and local courts, with TERM LIMITS.
I want my state to have the freedom to totally manage and rule itself without ANY other influence, but I can rant about possible new systems at another time, here I only need to justify the need to dissolve that system which exercises such control over us. I am an anti-federalist, and as such, I do not hold that the Constitution of 1787 is infallible or some God-given document. I believe that the creation of the federal government by the constitution was possibly our first mistake. I believe that the founders made many fundamental mistakes in their time, such as deciding NOT to make German the official language and promoting too much the idea of the separation of Church and state, which has resulted in so many people believing that such words are anywhere in the Constitution or Declaration. They should have specifically said that it was the corrupt Anglican Church they wanted separation from...
Right, so, in my opinion we ought to take action much like founders did, of course I would prefer the peaceful dissolution of the fed by democratic means, not by bloodshed or coup, as it was with France. But I am convinced that it is not possible to recover power within the fed by election, because they control even the elections now. I say this, if the candidate is a democrat or a republican, he is already bought out, controlled opposition. And seeing how unlikely it is that anyone free of those parties will be elected, we are left with only one option, do away with the fed, and do away with the democratic and republican parties, so that they may not pester the free states with their corruption.
To sum it up again, I believe that the system has become too corrupt to recover, and that even if we could do this, it would still be the same system, the same structure, and is simply not capable of handling what needs to be handled, so I am at present convinced that the only workable alternative is to do away with the fed altogether and let the states, and the citizens in them, be free, free to choose who their masters are, or free to choose to have no masters at all but themselves. I want the freedom for the Mormons to have a Mormon country, the Catholics to have a Catholic country, the National Socialists to have a National Socialist country, the monarchists to have their monarchy, and even the atheists and anarchist to have their, uh, lack of a country, but all these states and nations would still be bound under Anglo-Saxon common law, would recognise themselves as part of America, and would participate in the new national government, which would be roughly modeled after the United Nations and the Olympics (in that congress would convene in different states)
I also thank my opponent for a quick response.
The structure that the Founders created was built with the very recent memory of the American War for Independence. They wrote the Constitution just a few years after a war against an exploitative monarchy (of course also after the failed Articles of Confederation, factoring in solutions to problems that not only existed in European monarchies but also this first Government), so they created a Government around the knowledge that politicians or other people in power will try to expand that power. The fact that they factored in political greed into the federal Government explains why our Government is a very well-designed attempt at the balance of power. Of course the Government now is not the same as the one they created -- and they actually knew that it would need to change, so they created a process for amending it: "The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution," of course, with the necessary balance of power in place to amend it. Simply because the society was different -- different in what it accepted, different in how it acted -- does not mean they were parochial in their ideals; in fact, New England was already moving towards abolition around this time.
To argue that a three-branched structure does not work simply because the changing of an era is what is truly ludicrous. Human greed will continue until the end of time; the Founders knew this and solved this, arguably through political ingenuity, through the three-branched balance of power. This is why the Constitution, or the ideas of our Constitution, has been so influencial in global politics. My opponent argues that our system is "too far gone to restore what can be, and to change what realistically cannot be, and so it would be better for us to finally put to rest this system altogether and begin anew." This is false. Anything that has been expanded outside the Constitution can be shrunk in the same way if we elect the correct people.
The Confederacy my opponent is advocating has already been tried in the Articles of Confederation, and it worked horribly. Although I too agree that the federal Government has expanded outside Constitutional boundaries, there is a need for a central, federal Government to exercise some power, though obviously most would rest in the states. As has been shown by two to three hundred years of history, the states do not agree on everything, and will not continue to do so. We would effectively lose our title of "United" without a body to unite us under.
I also do not hold that the Constitution is infallible or divine. I do, however, see its advantages as well as its disadvantages, and the advantages heavily outweigh the disadvantages (which can be seen in our relatively prosperous history), partly because the Founders knew that politicians are inherently greedy and power hungry. As a side note, the legend that German nearly became the official language of America is false, as there was no such bill. The 'separation between church and state' was effectively followed in the First Amendment which states that Congress shall not establish an official religion or prohibit its exercise.
Your view of the world, my friend, is quite easy to imagine. Having several states composed under the unision of religion or politics or whatever is almost set up for failure. While a diverse nation nearly forces people to accept each other, having separate Jewish and Muslim nations attempt to cooperate under a 'United Nations'-type body is apt for immediate collapse. What happens to 'National Socialists' who are also 'Catholics', or 'anarchists' who are also 'pagans'? This categorization without consistency simply will not work, and it doesn't take much to see why.
I await your response, and good luck!
The only viable solution to me is to destroy it and start again with a new government. I am not advocating here that we ought to found this or that new system, only that we ought to dissolve the olde one. Elections no longer work and cannot and WILL NOT save us. I will admit something here that I tell few people, I hate 'democracy', since the fall of the last European stronghold I hate it, because it lets people vote who have no right to, and who only use their vote for evil or stupid purposes, or more disgracefully, neglect to even participate when they have been given the generous freedom to do so. Let me be clear, as a traditional Catholic, I am bound to follow my Church above all other things, and my Church has declared that the separation of Church and State is a great and terrible evil, because by that separation the government becomes, out of necessity, atheistic, taking a direct stance against the Church's mission, but alas, Ive managed to digress into my religious opinions once more.
Democracy should now be called demoncrazy, because a lot of crazed demons make up the bloc. I tell you and everyone else that reads this, I, we must dissolve this government before it devours us. It was flawed from the start, and with each year its flaws magnify. My opponent admits that the system I argue against FORCES diverse people to ACCEPT one another. This is another great and terrible evil. I WILL NOT ASSIMILATE into this pseudo-liberal Marxistic utopia of lies, and neither should anyone else have to! To inter-breed, to mix cultures, to assimilate, is to commit genocide and suicide. America is not made strong by its 'diversity', no, it is made weak by its rampant miscegenation! Diversity is destroyed by lack of purity, for when two ingredients are combined, only one product is produced, that, scientifically, is less ordered than it was previously. The federal government must be ended because it is the beast that is promoting this totalitarian democracy on us all.
And what of these Catholic National Socialists, and anarchist pagans? I didnt say that the states of the future must be only one thing, but that is irrelevant from my point. I am not yet ready to propose my final solution to the federal question (fun with wordplay!) anyway. We must face the facts here, most people hate the federal government already and see it as just as hypocritical and dictatorial as I do, and they are becoming desperate for a change, and what bigger change is there than to kill the serpent at its head?
They have no right, I say, no right to impose their foolish world-views upon us! And we cannot, I say, cannot keep fooling ourselves into thinking we can restore the system without some blood spilt in revolution! And since I do not want another bloody revolution of separation, I choose the bloodless counter-revolution of dissolution. I am not so much in favour of secession, because the feds made it very clear to us in 1865 that they will not tolerate legal separation, so, In my opinion, they give us no choice but to take them out of the equation completely. I am not here to argue that it can be done, or what to do afterwards, but simply to state that it SHOULD be done. And since we are Americans after all, we have the 'right' to govern ourselves in any way we see fit, that was the idea behind this whole thing to begin with, right? My opponent says we must have at least a reasonably strong federal government in this nation; okay, but must it be the same structure or system? Can we not dissolve the olde one and create a new one? Why cannot America have a Parliament and a Prime Minister, for instance? Why cannot we have royalty, if we want it? Why cannot we have a chancellor or a series of lords and lady's, if that is what we as a people desire? We cannot have these things because that beast in D.C wont allow it! It would take too long for us to even try to restore the rightful order through voting, and all the while millions more illegals will make their way in and somehow obtain voting status, and they will be bought out by the sleeziest politician to swing the vote every time! Dont you see, NO minority party can take back all of it, or even get a president elected!
The vices that plague mankind will indeed continue until kingdom come, but that does not mean that we must settle for what we have. We can do better than the legislative, executive, and judicial, MUCH better, but we need that opportunity first. Its proven by now I think that the separation of powers isnt working, meaning to me at least that the problem lies within the structure itself. I wonder just how many restrictions we will have to place in order to keep corruption out? Perhaps we should have citizens' espionage on all politicians? And no matter how many amendments we come up with, so long as we follow that same constitution and the humanistic ideals of so many of the founders, we will not be able to get exactly what it is we want. (At this point I am speaking more about what I want, but I recognise that others have the right, to a certain degree, to pursue what they want as well.) On a side note, one thing I like about the Koran is that it states Allah made the peoples of the world to be separate from one another, and I think this is why the powers that be hate them so furiously, because they, like I, refuse to assimilate, and are actually doing a pretty good job of taking 'us' over instead. Note that one of the world's most thriving people/cultures is made up of zealots, fundamentalists, traditionalists, and people who frankly dont give a crap about your 'rights to this and that'. I think that shows which alignment is better at 'Winning!' to quote Charlie Sheen ( i.e liberal/conservative, or modernism/traditionalism) Now please forgive me if my argument here is scattered and possibly unintelligible, I started writing it at 3am and finished at 5am. I am an incurable procrastinator and sometimes a lunatic, but thats what makes me unique... apologies for the Muslim rant, dont know how I got into that.
And now the problem is democracy? You mentioned the word 'democracy' three times in your last argument but in no argument before then. I must ask you, my opponent, to please stick with a solid argument. I am now completely thrown off by your argument, because all this time I thought you were advocating an abolishment of the federal Government due to the principles of popular sovereignty, but now you say that democracy is wrong 'because it lets people vote who have no right to'; equal voting is a core principle in an egalitarian democracy. None of this even supports your argument for the abolition of the federal Government, at this point you are just simply ranting about democracy.
However, in reading that rant I did pick up a "rebuttal" to my claim earlier about how we can fix the federal Government's extreme expansion. We can repair the Government BECAUSE of democracy, because we have the ability to elect who we feel will do the best job in office; this power, along with the balance of Government laid out in our Constitution, can fix the Government. Instead of electing greedy politicians who just want to expand power, elect someone (in the following scenario, a President) who will abide by the Constitution and veto any laws which do not follow the document.
As a Catholic, I too am bound to God above state. But you must remember that the Catholic Church does not condemn separation of church and state anymore. In fact, in Dignitatis Humanae, the Second Vatican Council writes: "the right of the human person to religious freedom is to be recognized in the constitutional law whereby society
is governed and thus is to become a civil right." The Catholic Church promotes the state's responsibility to protect religious freedom and to not condemn any religion. This is completely irrelevant to the argument, I just wanted to correct you on your stance here.
You misunderstand what I mean by diversity. I do not mean to insult you but your rants are very heard to read because of its error. I do not believe in a 'pseudo-liberal Marxist utopia of lies', either, because I am against federal expansion. But you obviously do not understand -- after all you say "it was flawed from the start," which I now see ties into your disliking of democracy ('demoncrazy'). There is no question that of course democracy is flawed; in fact, it is extremely flawed, but social contract theory is a theory that took thouands of years since the birth of civilization to emerge, and its creation is probably one of the greatest advances in political thinking since the Magna Carta. Since I barely understand your problem with diversity -- as you call it both 'genocide' and 'suicide' -- I will not attempt to rebut any of this. This is not a concession, just an ignoring of your argument due to lack of understanding.
As for "I didnt say that the states of the future must be only one thing," which of course these 'states of the future' are only your vision, you pretty much did say there were to be one thing, because you "want the freedom for the Mormons to have a Mormon country, the Catholics to have a Catholic country, the National Socialists to have a National Socialist country, the monarchists to have their monarchy." That, along with your rant of diversity, pretty much sums up your argument that a state should be composed of one group only.
Your analogy of killing the serpent (the federal Government) at its head is the false analogy fallacy -- the serpent is the politicians who are in power, the serpent is the greedy and power-hungry leaders that wish to expand the Government's reach. The Constitution, in this scenario, is a well-structured cage that the serpent has broken out of. Yes, we must not only kill the serpent, but in the rebuilt cage not only a beast that understands its place within the cage but also a beast that does not attempt to break out -- electing the correct politicians.
I was about to begin another rebuttal on your next paragraph but then I noticed something peculiar. You say, "why cannot America have a Parliament and a Prime Minister, for instance? Why cannot we have royalty, if we want it? Why cannot we have a chancellor or a series of lords and lady's, if that is what we as a people desire?" I am now in complete and total incomprehension of your stance. You now are FOR democracy. First, I can nearly guarantee you that most Americans see democracy as the best form of Government (anyone that reads this and is against democracy, please note that I am not saying everyone is for democracy, but that most Americans enjoy the rights they have to control the Government through elections), so the creation of a monarchy or anything is improbable. Second, this argument stems from the principle of 'popular sovereignty' (which I mentioned earlier) which was developed by the same people who developed social contract theory and thus democracy.
You are all over the place in your beliefs, I suggest you find an actual solid argument instead of ranting about everything you don't like about the federal Government.
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Posted by Nur-Ab-Sal 6 years ago
What is the cold war?
Looks like a debate with either a troll or a new-age confederate, (Though a fascist? strange), complete with 'racial-awareness'.
Am now jealous of sal.
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Attorney Dan Nevins secured a dismissal of a PFA (Protection From Abuse) for a client last week in the Berks County Court of Common Pleas. The client's daughter brought allegations of abuse that she said occurred on a certain date and time earlier this month. Attorney Nevins worked with the client to interview several witnesses who were with the client at the time of the alleged abuse. Two of the witnesses testified at the time of the hearing that they were present at client's home helping his perform repairs to a water line. The young lady making the allegations was not even present when she said the abuse occurred, the witnesses said. The Judge immediately dismissed the PFA.
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The Protection from Abuse Act is designed to offer victims protection from a domestic abuser. The Act gives judges a wide variety of remedies to choose from in order to ensure that protection. A PFA case begins with the filing of a Petition. The Petition will include details of the abuse that allegedly occurred. Abuse for the purposes of a PFA is defined as the following acts:
- Attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causing bodily injury, serious bodily injury, rape, etc.
- Placing another in reasonable fear of imminent serious bodily injury
- The infliction of false imprisonment
- Physically or sexually abusing minor children
- Knowingly engaging in a course of conduct or repeatedly committing acts towards another person, including following that person, under circumstances which place the person in reasonable fear of bodily injury.
**Note that actual injury is not required in order for a PFA to be granted.
The petitioner (person filing the PFA petition), or the protected party (if the PFA is filed on behalf of a minor) must have a one of the following types of relationships with the defendant:
- spouse or former spouse
- sibling
- parent or child
- other family member related by blood or marriage
- current or former sexual or intimate partner
A petitioner can ask that the defendant be prohibited from having any contact with the protected party and can request that the defendant be evicted and excluded from a residence and place of employment. A petitioner can also request that custody be granted in the PFA. Any custody terms in a PFA are temporary and can be superseded by an Order from a custody court. There are a variety of other requests that can be made in order to offer relief to the petitioner including the payment of child support and the return of personal property.
Once the Petition has been completed, it is presented to a Berks County Court of Common Pleas judge at a petition hearing. This is typically done without the involvement of attorneys and is done ex parte meaning that the defendant is not present for the hearing. The petition judge will grant a Temporary PFA if the petitioner shows an immediate and present danger of abuse.
If a Temporary PFA is granted, a hearing on the Final PFA will be scheduled within 10 business days. At this hearing, the petitioner must prove that abuse occurred by a preponderance of the evidence. The court will hear testimony from both the plaintiff and defendant and will make a determination. Both parties are entitled to be represented by counsel of their own choosing at the Final PFA hearing.
A Final PFA can be in place for up to 3 years and can include all of the forms of relief that are available under a Temporary PFA. While a PFA is a civil order, a violation of the PFA will lead to criminal Indirect Criminal Contempt (ICC) charges.
There is a lot at stake at PFA hearings including property and custody rights so it is in your best interest to be represented by a knowledgeable Berks County PFA attorney. Whether you have had a PFA filed against you or have filed a PFA in Berks County, contact our experienced PFA attorneys today at 610-372-5128 or email us at email@example.com.
Berks County PFA (Protection From Abuse) Case Filed Against Our Client Dismissed After Hearing
Wednesday, December 4th, 2013
Attorney Ryan W. McAllister recently represented a client in the Berks County Court of Common Pleas who was the defendant in a Protection From Abuse (PFA) case that was filed against him. A PFA is a civil court order, but violation of the civil court order can lead to criminal charges and jail time. In this case, our client's ex-girlfriend filed the PFA case against him seeking to prevent him from having any contact with her. Although this wasn't a big deal to our client since had had begun dating someone else, the major concern, from a legal standpoint, is that an active PFA opens our client up to the possibility of false accusations and arrests.
In other words, once a PFA is filed against our client, all it takes is one (1) phone call to the police from the PFA Plaintiff, also known as the "protected party", accusing our client of simply making a phone call or sending a text message in violation of the court order. With that one (1) phone call, our client can be arrested and locked up in jail pending a court hearing.
In this case, our client did not trust the PFA Plaintiff, and he was legitimately afraid of the possibility of false accusations. On top of that, our client 100% denied the accusations contained in the PFA, and he rightfully felt that he shouldn't have to suffer any consequences by "agreeing" to the entry of a PFA order against him. Therefore, Attorney McAllister and our client made the informed decision to "fight" the PFA case. There was a court hearing before a Berks County Judge, and numerous witnesses testified in the case. At the end of testimony, Attorney McAllister made a compelling argument to the Judge to have the case dismissed.
Ultimately, the Judge did issue and order dismissing the PFA case. Our client was able to go on with his life without the burden of an active PFA hanging over his head. Needless to say, our client was very happy with the outcome of his case. If you or someone you know is dealing with a protection from abuse (PFA) case in Reading, PA, or Berks County, Pennsylvania, please contact us right away at 610-372-5128. One of our experienced and dedicated attorneys will be happy to meet with you to discuss your case in more detail. Additionally, we offer free consultations in PFA matters.
PFA Dismissed in Berks County
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
Attorney Ryan W. McAllister recently represented a client who was a defendant in a Protection from Abuse (PFA) case in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Our client originally appeared in court without an attorney. At that time, our client was requested to voluntarily enter into an agreement whereby the PFA would be in effect against him for a period of several years. After consulting with Attorney McAllister, however, it became apparent that our client had a potential defense to the PFA case against him.
Therefore, Attorney McAllister requested a formal PFA hearing before the Judge in the case. Additionally, Attorney McAllister had his client secure pictures of his injuries sustained during the altercation between the parties. On the date and time set for the formal hearing, the plaintiff in the PFA case, the one who initially filed the case, didn't show up for court, despite being a previous court hearings. As a result, Attorney McAllister made a motion to dismiss the PFA case, which was granted by the Judge.
Many times, when faced with having to testify, along with evidence favorable to a defendant, a plaintiff in a PFA case will elect not to proceed or simply fail to show up for court. That is why it is always important to have an experienced attorney assisting you in PFA / protection from abuse matters. Without an attorney, many times defendants simply "agree" to the PFA, which is usually not in their best interest.
If you or someone you know is involved in a protection from abuse / PFA case in Berks County, Pennsylvania, or Reading, PA, please contact us right away at 610-372-5128. One of our dedicated attorneys will be willing to discuss your case in more detail and offer their valuable insight and advice.

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A former Livingston Parish contractor facing charges of theft and falsifying public records claims prosecutors are going after him but are overlooking potential fraud by others because he stood up to "the good ol' boy network" in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav.
Corey delaHoussaye said he can think of no other reason why the 21st Judicial District Attorney's Office would prosecute him for allegedly overbilling the parish for wetlands mitigation work after the 2008 storm. The prosecutor has charged delaHoussaye with overbilling the parish about $25,000. The contractor billed the parish about $1.9 million for his work, the prosecutor has said.
Three years after the parish fired delaHoussaye's firm and a year after he was arrested, delaHoussaye is fighting back with social media posts about his status as an FBI informant, his role in helping the Federal Emergency Management Agency defeat the parish's claims for $59 million in Gustav cleanup costs and instances of potential fraud by others involved in the debris removal.
"They're coming after me, plain and simple, because I broke the good ol' boy network," delaHoussaye told The Advocate recently. "When I started exposing the fraud, I was told to pick a side, and I chose the side of the people."
DelaHoussaye has been accused of playing golf, working out at a health club and taking his children to swim meets during times he claimed he was working for the parish — allegations he denied. He said the parish terminated his contract in retaliation for his reporting alleged improper and illegal cleanup work by the parish's debris removal and monitoring contractors.
DelaHoussaye has said he "block-billed," in which he claimed in invoices that he worked roughly the same hours each day, because his schedule varied widely. He also said he worked more hours than he recorded and he sometimes needed to disguise the hours he worked because he was working as an FBI informant at the time.
"My billing shows me working 8 to 5, a 9-hour day, and yet I only charged 8 hours," delaHoussaye said. "It's my business what I do with that hour. I don't need to justify it. It's not part of my contract."
The District Attorney's Office filed an 81-count bill of information against delaHoussaye in December 2013, two weeks after a parish grand jury, in an 8-2 vote, declined to indict him. One more vote would have led to an indictment.
DelaHoussaye has questioned why District Attorney Scott Perrilloux pursued charges against him but has not prosecuted others who may have overbilled or broken the law during the cleanup.
DelaHoussaye points specifically to a 2010 legislative auditor's report that said a parish subcontractor, James Ray Clark, had billed overlapping hours as a parish sewer district manager and as foreman of his private company's debris removal crew during the immediate aftermath of the storm.
Clark's time sheets reflect 58 hours of work as foreman for CC&C Contractors during the same week he logged 63 hours operating a truck for the sewer district. The audit report states that Clark told auditors he was never actually present for the private crew's work but still deserved to be paid as owner of the company.
Clark said Saturday his name was on CC&C's time sheets because he was owner of the foreman's truck the crew used. However, on the billing sheet, it has Clark listed as the "operator." The billing was for hours of equipment use, not his work on-site, he said. Clark reiterated that he was never at the job site where the CC&C crew worked but that he was in contact with the crew. Clark also said his wife is primary owner of the company.
Clark said he has "no reason to dodge bullets or hide from anyone. The bottom line is, he (delaHoussaye) is shooting because he's being shot at."
Asked about delaHoussaye's allegations of selective or malicious prosecution, Perrilloux said the biggest distinction between the two cases was that "the matter on Mr. Clark was a legislative auditor's report and file, not a criminal investigation," as was conducted with delaHoussaye.
DelaHoussaye said he believes it was Perrilloux who caused him to be investigated by the state Inspector General's Office in the first place. As evidence, delaHoussaye points to the bills of Livingston Parish legal adviser Christopher Moody, whom Perrilloux appointed.
Moody's bills to the parish for May 2013 indicate numerous meetings and phone calls with Perrilloux, the Inspector General's Office, the FBI and U.S. attorneys regarding an investigation into delaHoussaye's billing.
Two months later, the Inspector General's Office obtained a search warrant and seized from delaHoussaye's Baton Rouge home 42 electronic devices believed to contain billing records and other pertinent documents.
The day of the raid — July 25, 2013 — the Parish Council was slated to hold a "discussion and remedy to pay" delaHoussaye on the $379,000 check Parish President Layton Ricks had stopped payment on after taking office in January 2012. The check, written by former Parish President Mike Grimmer before he left office, represented final payment for delaHoussaye's Gustav work.
On Dec. 5, 2013, five months after the raid, the Parish Council was scheduled to discuss delaHoussaye's federal whistleblower lawsuit in executive session. DelaHoussaye was arrested the same day.
"The two times I was to be paid, they raided my house and arrested me," delaHoussaye said. "There's no way on God's green Earth that's coincidental."
The Parish Council has voted to pay delaHoussaye and to settle his lawsuit, but Ricks has refused to sign the check, citing the criminal investigation and prosecution. Councilman Ricky Goff recently suggested rescinding the resolution to pay delaHoussaye after reviewing the contractor's bills with Moody, the parish legal adviser.
DelaHoussaye said if the council does rescind its decision to pay him, he would consider that to be "another act of retaliation, under the advice of the DA," who appointed Moody.
Moody said the council's evidence of discrepancies in delaHoussaye's billing overlaps some of the district attorney's case but is also much broader in scope.
"It's our understanding that the criminal case is cherry-picked, meaning they went with only the most convincing portions to present to a jury," Moody said.
DelaHoussaye has sought to recuse the District Attorney's Office from his criminal case because he said he received legal advice from the previous parish legal adviser, Blayne Honeycutt, on various Gustav-related issues, including his contract and billing. A 21st Judicial District judge, Brenda Ricks, no relation to the parish president, denied delaHoussaye's motion. The 1st Circuit declined to take the case on appeal.
DelaHoussaye's next court date is Feb. 23. A trial date has not yet been set.
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Stinky Cheese & Fig BitesStinky Cheese & Fig Bites
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Figs paired with your favorite stinky cheese are the perfect sweet and savory combination.
8 figs
1/4 pound Shropshire cheese, or other stinky cheese of your choice (such as Stilton or Danish blue)
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Pinch kosher salt
Pinch white pepper
Microgreens, for garnish
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
To open figs, make two cuts perpendicular to each other through the stem, going into the base of the fig without cutting all the way through. Push base together gently to open.
Brush figs with olive oil and season lightly with salt and pepper. Place on baking sheet, evenly spaced.
Crumble cheese and stuff figs. Each fig should hold about a teaspoon of cheese.
Place in oven and bake until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.
Remove from oven, and drizzle with balsamic glaze. Serve warm. Garnish with microgreens.
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- These fig and stinky cheese bites are the perfect bite-size addition to your next party. Let's get started. So we're gonna start by cutting our figs very carefully. We're also gonna remove the little stem if they've got one. You're just gonna cut a little crosshatch through the center, not all the way through, but just a little perpendicular cut. We'll do that with all these real quick. And then we're gonna season 'em and stuff 'em with some stanky cheese. My favorite thing about these is that they are fruity while still being a little bit meaty from the balsamic and the cheese. And I'd open them up. We're just gonna give 'em a little push at the bottom. Just a little bit of a push and place it on your baking sheet with some parchment paper, and that's gonna be your little cup for the cheese, and you can use any sort of stinky cheese you like. We're using Stilton. I really like Shropshire, which is a really nice English cheese. Anything stinky. You could also do goat cheese. Alright, our figs are open, so let's give 'em a little bit of a season. First we're gonna brush 'em with olive oil. A little pastry brush. And you can add any other flavor to this you like. You can add some fresh herbs. You can add some spices, anything. Alright, we've got our figs brushed. We'll give 'em a season with some salt and white pepper. Alright, we've got our salt, our white pepper. Let's get these guys out of the way. And let's do some cheese stuffin'. Alright, so we're gonna just crumble it with our fingers. And just enough cheese to stuff your fig. Got a little bit there and we'll just throw it inside, nice and tight. And get these guys all stuffed. And then we're just gonna throw 'em in the oven, bake 'em till the cheese is nice and melty, and that's it. It's super simple. Our figs are stuffed and we are gonna take these to the oven. Okay, our cheese is melty. Our figs are golden, and we are ready to eat them. So we'll carefully put them on a plate with a spatula. Just transfer them gently. And then we're just gonna finish them with some peppery microgreens and balsamic glaze. You can even turn these into a little salad, add some arugula. So we'll just give it bit of a drizzle with the glaze. The balsamic is really the key. Finish it with our greens. Alright, and that is it, our stanky cheese and fig bites. They are delicious. You are definitely gonna want to try to make these.
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I spoke with my guidance counselor and we decided to show this to our middle- and high-school girls. It's an incredible prevalent, important, and necessary topic to discuss. This gave them an outlet to share their views, reflect on their experiences with bullying, and find support and healing.
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WHY WE LOVE IT: A member of the prestigious The Royal Portfolio group, La Residence epitomises true luxury. Surrounded by mountains and vineyards, this sprawling property combines suites and villas – the latter for parties of up to six – in the scenic Franschhoek valley. Cross the threshold of the glorious hall that houses the dining and lounge areas, and you enter an opulent world dominated throughout (including the bedrooms and bathrooms) by bold colour, luscious fabrics, massive chandeliers, prize antiques, collectable artworks and carefully curated knick-knacks that speak of travel to exotic lands – all the handiwork of owner Liz Biden who practically invented grandeur.
X-FACTOR: Chef Lennard Marais' cuisine focuses on allowing fresh ingredients – many from the hotel's beautiful gardens – to speak for themselves, resulting in meals you'll be loath to miss.
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Argentine Government Appoints Sylvester Researcher 12.02.2009
Enrique A. Mesri, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the Miller School and a member of the Viral Oncology Research Program at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been appointed to Argentina's Committee of Advisors for Scientific and Technological Cooperation in Foreign Countries.
UM Professor Wins Micah Batchelor Award 12.02.2009
Gary I. Kleiner, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of clinical pediatrics and the director of the Jeffrey Model Center for Primary Immune Deficiencies, is the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Micah Batchelor Award for Excellence in Children's Health Research. His winning research proposal is designed to make stem cell transplants an option for more children afflicted with hematologic disorders, primary immune deficiencies...
Miller School Researchers Design a New Model for Global Vascular Risk and Prevention 11.30.2009
Cardiovascular diseases and stroke remain the number one and three killers in the United States, and finding ways to reduce risk and prevent disease onset is essential. Few risk models are currently available that predict heart attack, stroke, or vascular death in an ethnically diverse population, and most models do not fully include behavioral risk factors.
Read more about the research being done at the Miller School »
For First Time, Study Proves Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Patients Is Safe 11.30.2009
An FDA-approved clinical trial is the first to show that treating patients with adult stem cells after a heart attack is safe and that it appears to repair damaged heart tissue. Results of the study are published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Department of Pediatrics 'Families First' Program Wins Excellence Award 11.24.2009
The 'Families First Network,' a Department of Pediatrics program that's funded by The Children's Trust and uses extensive community-based partnerships to serve families with young children, was awarded the 2009 Excellence Award for Early Childhood Programming "for providing exemplary culturally competent, interactive and strength-based curriculum and services to a broad and diverse population of children...
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HIV-Infected Children on Multiple Antiretroviral Drugs Could Suffer Heart Damage 11.24.2009
One of the big questions surrounding the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for patients, especially children, with HIV has been the risk of long-term complications. New findings from research headed by Steven E. Lipshultz, M.D., professor and chairman of pediatrics and associate executive dean for child health at the Miller School, show the hearts of HIV-positive children treated with this multi-drug...
Technology showcase wows investors with breadth of UM discoveries 11.20.2009
Standing by the poster that represented research from their team at the Diabetes Research Institute, Miller School researchers Margarita Nieto, M.D., and Samuel Rosero, M.D., proudly repeated the same information to potential investors and visitors at the UM Innovation Technology Showcase.
Cancer Survivor Meets Researcher Who Helped Save His Life 11.18.2009
The thank you meeting between 21-year-old cancer survivor Steven Guarin and veteran Miller School cancer researcher Eckhard Podack, M.D., Ph.D., lasted only 30 minutes, but was nearly two decades in the making. In the early '90s, Podack, Sylvester distinguished professor and chairman of microbiology and immunology, created the antibody that is a key component of SGN-35, a potential new drug that vanquished Steven's...
UM Miller School of Medicine Names New Chair of Psychiatry 11.05.2009
One of the world's leading experts in the field of psychiatry, Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D., is joining the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and UHealth – University of Miami Health System, as professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Nemeroff spent the past 18 years building the psychiatry department at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta into one of...
Miller School, UHealth Partner with Charities to Launch Clinics 10.29.2009
For many years, the Miller School of Medicine has provided compassionate health care that has made a difference in the lives of thousands of people in Overtown. That longstanding relationship, built on the Miller School's commitment to the community, took another leap forward today with the announcement of a new clinic at the Overtown Youth Center (OYC), born through a partnership among the OYC, Alonzo Mourning Charities...


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In 2018, can you imagine how much the vaping world is likely to change?
People don't always think about the year to year changes as much, but that is how rapidly the market fluctuates and innovation hits the market these days. Think back to a few years ago, or even before then. Would you have guessed that the vaping devices would have transformed that much? You might think that they won't change much by 2018, but think mods, batteries, new brands, new flavours and well possibly even some type of new devices. What is to come in 2018?
What I would expect first is the list of top mods to change completely. Isn't that what you would think, too? It will be fun to see, and while there are currently more flavours than you can count, you can bet there will be more. You should try this out, it would be fun. Go to a site that sells thousands of eliquid brands, and search for one that you think isn't there. See if you don't at least find something similar.
Have you spent time searching for different flavours before? Maybe you are about to get into vaping, and you are looking at what might come out in 2018 to see if you want to hop on the train. There doesn't need to be any new products for you to give it a shot because there is already so much out there. Or, maybe you have even been vaping for years, and you want to know what mod in 2018 is going to help you blow out an even bigger vape cloud.
There will be some new and exciting products for sure, as we have awhile before we hit 2018. Is there going to be some kind of move towards hybrid devices of some kind? Are batteries going to last longer? They would have done something already to make them last longer without blowing up if they could, so maybe that will be something that happens in 2018.
Or are we going to see more powerful mods and devices, and in turn more reports of devices catching fire? That is something we certainly don't want to hear about or see happen in 2018. If you think that these devices could use some improvement before you try them out, that is certainly something you think about for sure. Is it the devices that have an extra mod attached to them that are causing this to happen so far, or is it just faulty batteries by chance?
Whatever they can do to fix the batteries in 2018 will be good for sure. Who knows if they will have the issues sorted out by then, but we will see. For now, let's anticipate what is to hit the market by the end of next year and this year as well. It should be something, and it will be interesting to see if more and more people try out these vaping devices to try and quit smoking.


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President Obama appeared on NPR's Morning Edition with host Steve Inskeep and took a jab at potential GOP presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's statements on the Iran deal, according to the Daily Mail.
Obama called Walker's position on Iran a "foolish approach" and stated that Walker should "bone up on foreign policy."
Republican Gov. Scott Walker previously said that if elected president, he would rescind any nuclear agreement Obama makes with Iran.
"I will pull back on that on Jan. 20, 2017," Walker said in a previous interview, "because the last thing — not just for the region but for this world — we need is a nuclear-armed Iran."
"It would be a foolish approach to take," said Obama in his NPR interview, "and perhaps Mr. Walker — after he's taken some time to bone up on foreign policy — will feel the same way."
Obama used his NPR interview to address Walker's criticism:
I am confident that any president who gets elected will be knowledgeable enough about foreign policy and knowledgeable enough about the traditions and precedents of presidential power that they won't start calling [into] question the capacity of the executive branch of the United States to enter into agreements with other countries. If that starts being questioned, that's going to be a problem for our friends and that's going to embolden our enemies.


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CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced 23 young activists to three years in jail on Sunday for violating a law that forbids protesting without a permit, judicial sources said.
The activists, among them a 28-year-old lawyer with a prominent local rights organization, were arrested in June after protesting against a law passed last year that bans demonstrations held without the approval of the police.
They were also found guilty of blocking off a road during the protest, among other charges. The court fined those sentenced 10,000 Egyptian pounds($1,400).
(Reporting By Maggie Fick; Editing by Rosalind Russell)


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The current location and building of The National Gallery is the third to house the National Gallery and was designed in 1832 to 1838. Only the façade onto Trafalgar Square remains essentially unchanged from this time, as the building has been expanded piecemeal throughout its history.
The building of The National Gallery was often criticised for the perceived weaknesses of its design and for its lack of space. The lack of space led to the establishment of the Tate Gallery for British art in 1897. The Sainsbury Wing extension is a notable example of Postmodernist architecture in Britain.
Below are some details that may help you in planning your visit to the The National Gallery.
The National Gallery
- Museum: The National Gallery
- City: London
- Location: Trafalgar Square, London
- Public transit access:
- Underground Station: Charing Cross
- Website: www.nationalgallery.org.uk
"Where there's smoke, there's fire." English Proverb
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Process Information
Oregon's siting process was initiated by the submittal of Idaho Power's Notice of Intent to submit an Application for Site Certificate (NOI) in summer 2010.
In December 2014, ODOE issued the Amended Project Order informing Idaho Power of the issues identified through public comments, the applicable regulations, and the impact analysis areas it must address in its Application for Site Certificate.
In early 2013, Idaho Power submitted a Preliminary Application for Site Certificate to EFSC through ODOE. Because there have been numerous changes to the project design, including route refinements, Idaho Power submitted the Amended Preliminary Application for Site Certificate in July 2017.
Idaho Power may request EFSC approval of any combination of route segments for the proposed B2H facility. All route segments must meet all applicable EFSC standards and other applicable rules. These route segments may or may not align with the route segments selected for analysis by the BLM during its NEPA review. Off of federal land in Oregon, EFSC has responsibility for conducting the permitting review of the facility. On federal land, the proposed B2H facility needs approval of both the responsible federal agency and EFSC.
ODOE is not expected to make a determination on the completeness of the application until the end of 2017 or early 2018. ODOE will provide public notice and host information meetings along the route after deeming the application complete.
ODOE expects to issue the Draft Proposed Order (DPO) for public review and comment in 2018. The DPO will include ODOE's recommendation to EFSC on whether to grant Idaho Power a site certificate for the proposed project, and ODOE's recommended site certificate conditions. When the DPO is issued EFSC will hold a series of formal public hearings to allow public comments on the DPO.
After consideration of the written and oral comments on the DPO, ODOE may revise the DPO and then issue a Proposed Order, with an automatic Notice of Contested Case. Parties to the contested case must comment either in writing or verbally during the on-the-record hearings of the DPO. EFSC will not make its final decision on the site certificate until after the contested case proceeding has concluded.
ODOE and EFSC will review Idaho Power's application documents using the siting standards. Public comments will be submitted to ODOE and should be as specific as possible to EFSC's siting standards.
The next official public comment period will be when ODOE releases the DPO. ODOE will notify the public about this and other opportunities to participate in the state siting process. Public comments will be submitted to ODOE and should be as specific as possible to EFSC's siting standards.
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Mathemateg ac Addysg
BSc Mathemateg ac Addysg Cod GX13 Cofrestrwch am Ddiwrnod Agored Cofrestrwch am Ddiwrnod AgoredYmgeisio Nawr
Prif FfeithiauCod GX13
Cynnig lefel-A nodweddiadol
ABC with A in Mathematics or BBB with B in Mathematics
Hyd y Cwrs
3 blwyddyn
Cyfrwng Cymraeg
Manylion pellach ynglŷn â'r gofynion mynediadYmgeisio Nawr
In choosing to study this Mathematics and Education degree you'll cover a broad spectrum of childhood development activities that include the sociological, psychological and educational facets that influence the development of children. Additionally you'll cover the fundamental syllabus of a broad-ranging degree in Mathematics. You'll be taught by enthusiastic staff and cover a range of practical, theoretical, and professional disciplines that employers in these disciplines demand. Your time will be divided equally in the School of Education and the department of Mathematics. Your skills and abilities will be enhanced with regular exposure to team-work, communications, interpersonal, and time and work management opportunities. As this is a joint honours degree, you will be able to apply for PGCE teacher training courses at either Primary or Secondary level. Also, as long as you meet the entry requirements, you will be guaranteed an interview for PGCE at Aberystwyth.
[NSS/DLHE Awards]
Ar y brig ym Mhrydain am ansawdd y dysgu ym maes Mathemateg. (The Good University Guide 2018, The Times & Sunday Times).
100% boddhad myfyrwyr am yr adran Mathemateg. (ACF 2018).
96% o'n graddedigion mewn gwaith a/neu astudiaethau pellach o fewn chwe mis ar ôl graddio, 4% yn uwch na graddedigion y Gwyddorau Mathemategol yn genedlaethol. (HESA 2018*)
Yn y 5 uchaf ym Mhrydain am ansawdd y dysgu ym maes Addysg. (The Good University Guide 2018, The Times & Sunday Times).
93% o'n myfyrwyr wedi cadarnhau bod ein staff yn dda am egluro pethau ym maes pwnc Addysg (ACF 2018)
97.5% o'n graddedigion mewn gwaith a/neu astudiaethau pellach o fewn chwe mis ar ôl graddio. (HESA 2018*)
Why study Mathematics / Education at Aberystwyth University?
- Mathematics / Education will help you engage with the latest theories surrounding the modern classroom, with the added specialism of mathematics
- You will be pushed to improve your legislative knowledge
- Discover more about a discipline that combines identification and analysis of shapes and patterns with data collection and calculation
- A gateway to careers in a variety of sectors from finance to administration as well as in education
Ein Staff
Mae'r holl ddarlithwyr yn yr Adran Mathemateg wedi'u cymhwyso i lefel PhD ac yn weithgar ym myd ymchwil. Mae gan y rhan fwyaf gymhwyster addysgu uwchraddedig ac mae'n rhaid i staff newydd gwblhau'r TUAAU. Mae'r adran hefyd yn cyflogi nifer o diwtoriaid rhan-amser, sydd â phrofiad dysgu eang, a rhai arddangoswyr sy'n cael eu dewis o blith ein myfyrwyr israddedig ac uwchraddedig.
Mae gan ddarlithwyr cyrsiau israddedig yr Ysgol Addysg naill ai gymwysterau hyd at safon PhD neu maent yn ymarferwyr profiadol yn eu maes. Mae gan bob un o'r staff dysgu gymhwyster dysgu cydnabyddedig, neu maent yn gweithio tuag at gymhwyster o'r fath.
Noder: Y modiwlau a restrir isod yw'r modiwlau y bwriedir eu cyflwyno ar hyn o bryd yn ystod y flwyddyn academaidd nesaf ac mae'n bosibl y gallant newid. Maent wedi'u cynnwys yma i roi syniad o strwythur y cwrs.
Fe'i cyflwynir yn rhannol neu'n gyflawn drwy gyfrwng yn Saesneg
- Algebra
- Calculus
- Child Development
- Further Algebra And Calculus
- Mathematical Analysis
- Policies And Issues In Education
- Young Children Learning
Fe'i cyflwynir yn rhannol neu'n gyflawn drwy gyfrwng yn Saesneg
- Advanced Dynamics
- Applied Statistics
- Bilingual Education
- Discourses Language And Education
- Distributions And Estimation
- Education, Diversity And Equality
- Hydrodynamics 1
- Introduction To Abstract Algebra
- Introduction To Numerical Analysis And Its Applications
- Literacy In Young Children
- Making Sense Of The Curriculum
- Real Analysis
- Research Methods
- Working With Children
Fe'i cyflwynir yn rhannol neu'n gyflawn drwy gyfrwng yn Saesneg
Employability is embedded across our teaching.
Our graduates have been successful in the fields of;
- Humanitarian Organisations
- Teaching and Education (including SEN)
- Social Care
- Nursing
- Speech therapy
- Social work
- Community Education Officer
- Banking
- Insurance
- Investment analysis
- Information Technology
On completion of this degree you will have gained skills in the following;
• research and data analysis skills
• enhanced mathematical and computational skills
• effective problem-solving and creative thinking skills
• a thorough grounding in information technology skills
• the ability to work independently
• time-management and organisational skills, including the ability to meet deadlines
• the ability to express ideas and communicate information in a clear and structured manner, in both written and oral form
• self-motivation and self-reliance
• team-working, with the ability to discuss concepts in groups, accommodating different ideas and reaching agreement
What work experience opportunities exist whilst studying?
Click here to find out about the various opportunities that our Aberystwyth University Careers team offer.
Enhance your employability prospects with GO Wales and YES (Year in Employment Scheme) managed by our Careers department.
Academic Employability Coordinator
From Year One developing your employability is our priority and to ensure we offer the right services we have a dedicated academic employability coordinator who liaises with our link careers adviser to tailor a package of careers education, employer exposure and individual departmental based support. This person liaises with the careers service and external organisations to make links and connections, which are fed through to students on a regular basis. These include opportunities for voluntary work and paid employment both during and after your studies. Departmentally you will have the opportunity to get involved in our annual student employability conference alongside opportunities in being a part of our International conference that is an acclaimed innovation within the School of Education here at AU. Involvement offers worldwide insight in to new approaches in education and development and a chance to professionally network in your sector. Our student mentoring scheme provides opportunities to both receive peer support but to also develop mentoring and coaching skills while supporting fellow students. This scheme is recognised by the University for its high skills value, and those who engage as mentors receive recognition on their graduate transcript.
Addysg a Dysgu
This course will be delivered through a programme of lectures, seminars, individual and group-based project work designed to stimulate your academic interest in mathematics and inspire you about theories of teaching and learning. By joining these two disciplines, this course will help you deepen your mathematical competence and equip you with skills vital for work in the field of education.
What will I learn?
- In the first year, you will follow a clearly defined pathway through the study of core disciplines, including algebra, calculus, geometry, probability, mathematical analysis, differential equations and statistics. You will be introduced to issues concerning children's learning and the education system generally.
- In the second year you will study real analysis, complex analysis, and linear algebra. You will explore the psychology of learning and thinking and may choose areas such as cultural diversity in education or the curriculum.
- In the third year you will be able to direct your own study and specialise further.
How will I be taught?
- As you study, you will be both challenged and inspired by our staff members, who have created a vibrant culture of creativity and intellectual curiosity perfect for the study of both Education and Mathematics.
- You will be allocated a personal tutor while you are at Aberystwyth. Personal tutors are there to help with all aspects of your progress through University. They can also provide you with information about the University's central services should you need further support.
- Assessment methods include essays, exams, reports, practical exercises and oral presentations, as well as games and posters. You will also be required to complete additional assignments and work with others on particular tasks.
- While at Aberystwyth you will learn to: develop a reflective learning style to promote self-improvement; employ multiple critical techniques when approaching complex data sets; develop a rigorous approach to vital areas such as child protection; and articulate a detailed critical analysis of your subjects.
Gofynion Mynediad Nodweddiadol
Lefel A ABC with A in Mathematics or BBB with B in Mathematics
Gofynion TGAU (grade C min):
English or Welsh, Mathematics
Diploma Cenedlaethol BTEC:
DMM-DDM with A/B in A level Mathematics
Bagloriaeth Ryngwladol:
28-30 points with 4-5 points in Mathematics at Higher Level
Bagloriaeth Ewropeaidd:
70% overall with 75% in Mathematics
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CORONA, Calif., March 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acology Inc. (OTCMARKETS:ACOL) revealed today that Canadian licensed producers Aurora Cannabis Inc., OrganiGram and Tilray have posted March orders for more than 30,000 MedTainers, a sharp increase from initial orders made earlier this year. Further, Acology's wholly-owned subsidiary, D&C Printing LLC, will imprint each MedTainer with a customized LP logo and pre-packaged with a MedX 2-way humidity pack. These orders come on the heels of the revelation made a few weeks ago that the MedTainer was recognized by the Canadian government as certified complaint packaging for cannabis and cannabis products. Aurora has finalized a deal with Shoppers Drug Mart, the largest Canadian pharmaceutical chain, to provide cannabis and cannabis products to consumers. SDM has petitioned the Canadian government and healthcare service to retail cannabis once the country's referendum for legalization is passed this summer. Acology sees this ordering trend continuing and increasing throughout the year and into the foreseeable future.
California orders have also steadily increased as more legally licensed consumer outlets come online in a trend that Acology sees as continuing, especially as the CDFA and CalCannabis continue to approve new licenses and make temporary licenses permanent. Acology continues to push the industry envelope by promoting and making safe, effective multi-functional packaging the cornerstone of compliant retail and wholesale cannabis businesses.
For investor or sales information please visit Acology Inc. and D&C Distributors online or by phone. The company is located in their production and distribution facility at 1620 Commerce St., Corona, California, 92880.
Acology trades on the OTC under the call letters ACOL. The company's websites are www.Acologyinc.com for the hospice and palliative care industry and www.themedtainer.com for the recreational and medical marijuana industry. Orders for Acology products can be taken online and by phone. Custom orders are especially welcome. Please send all inquiries to email@example.com or call (844) ACOLOGY (844-226-5649). Ask for Jack Rein, National Services Director. Acology can also be accessed through Twitter and Instagram at @Acologyinc
This press release includes statements that are covered by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements deal with future events they are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results for fiscal year 2016 and beyond could differ materially from the company's current expectations. Forward-looking statements are identified by such words as "anticipates", "projects", "expects", "planned", "intends" and "believes" "estimate" "targets" and other similar expressions that indicate trends and future events. It is understood that investment entails risk on the part of the investor and could result in the loss of some or all of his or her investment.
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There were three reasons why I bought an iPad.
- For work, so I can view the app I was building with an iPad device.
- For reading, because e-book can make life less cluttered.
- For blogging, because it's super lighter version to a laptop to carry around.
Here are the apps that are currently installed in the iPad.
I can't do away with the standard ones.
Preview App, Scannable and Penultimate are precious for Work & Productivity.
Editing apps are also installed here. I do manage multiple Instagram accounts. So....
My book apps are quite handy! I love them!
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After roasting:
Mmmmmm... crispy, curried goodness!
Roasted Curry Cauliflower
~Courtesy of Epicurious
Preheat oven to 450°F. Place cauliflower florets in large bowl.
Whisk oil, vinegar, and all spices. Pour dressing over vegetables; toss to coat. Spread vegetables in single layer on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with pepper.
Roast vegetables until tender, stirring occasionally, about 35 minutes. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm in 450°F oven 10 minutes, if desired.)
Mound vegetables in large bowl. Sprinkle with fresh cilantro. Serve warm or at room temperature.
I burned a lot of calories before I ate this! The proof is in the pictures... even though they're blurry iphone photos!
Me having fun with friends:
Me burning calories! I'm really efficient at it, as you can see!:
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November 24, 2009 --A traffic accident near Naperville has led to the death of a Nicor worker at a job site.It happened along Leverenz Road near Book Road. Police say the driver of a box truck side-swiped a backhoe that was working along the shoulder. That caused the backhoe to topple over with the Nicor worker inside it.
Firefighters had to free the man, who was trapped under the backhoe. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The victim was identified as 52-year-old Gary Cichy of Hinckley.
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Photography is one of my greatest passions. I love the art of photography and its ability to capture a raw feeling, freeze a fleeting moment in time, and forever remind us of the beauty of life. I love that while some consider photographs to be simply "snapshots", I consider a photograph to be "an instant heirloom, an everlasting beauty" (my business motto). In an essence, a photograph captures a story without words - a story of love, hope, excitement, curiosity, tears - and with a click of a button, memories can be shared for generations. I am honored that I have had an outpouring of clients and friends who have believed that I can provide them with photographs to cherish! As an on - location lifestyle photographer, I look forward to chatting with you on what kind of personalized photographs you are looking for!
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matsutake mushroom
Pronunciation: [maht-soo-TAH-kay; maht-soo-TAH-kee]
This dark brown Japanese wild mushroom has a dense, meaty texture and nutty, fragrant flavor. It's available fresh from late fall to midwinter, usually only in Japanese markets or specialty produce stores. Canned matsutake are also marketed. These mushrooms can be cooked by a variety of methods including braising, grilling, steaming and frying. See also mushroom.
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On May 15, I attended SAP's Call to Lead Summit, where the discussion focused on leadership and diversity in the age of innovation and disruption. From the fireside chat with Ted Colbert, CIO of Boeing, and Jamie Miller, SVP, GE and President & CEO, GE Transportation, as well as the… read more →
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Neil Martin writes:
As of the 4th October 2016, the Australian Digital Futures Institute no longer exists as a research institute at USQ. It has been replaced by the USQ Digital Life Lab, a new entity that will examine how people experience the digital world in many life domains. You can follow the Digital Life Lab on Twitter at @USQDigitalLife and it will begin engagement activity in early 2017.
The ADFI blog remains an archive of some of the communication around projects and research interests of ADFI staff over the past five years. In total 170 posts were made on many aspects of the digital future.
Thank you to all our contributors and readers.
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Berkshire County sports notes, April 16
Pittsfield's Ahna Balcom is a state champion. Balcom won the 12-year-old division of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition at the state championships at Ana Maria College in Paxton over the weekend.
Balcom had to compete in multiple tournaments to get to the state competition. First, she won the Pittsfield competition, then won the Berkshire County competition, and finally she won the Western Mass. title before advancing to the state championships.
Lee CTA announced spring programs
The Lee Community Tennis Association is hosting registration for spring youth programs at both Lee High School and the Lenox Community Center courts. Programs at both sites are open to all area children.
The programs offered are: Munchkin, 10-and-under, Middle and High School and USTA Junior Team Tennis U10 & U14.
All programs run on five Saturdays from this coming Saturday through May 19.
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Youth Tennis Tournament
The Lee Community Tennis Association will host a youth tennis tournament on Thursday and Friday at the Lee Middle and High School courts.
Play is open to all players ages 10-18. The tournament will be team tennis format, which has co-ed teams compete in singles and doubles games.
Players can form their own teams of at least two boys and two girls, or join individually and be placed on a team.
Register at www.leecta.com. The cost is $20 for both days.
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The LEP's ambition is to base future success on improving the business environment for our area to enable ambitious private sector growth and being identified globally as a place to be successful.
Evidence shows us that Cambridge represents a genuinely global brand, not least through the University of Cambridge one of the world's leading research universities, and the multiple knowledge-based and internationally competitive clusters that this brand helps to support.
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On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 11:51:10AM +0200, Markus Trenkwalder wrote: > I'm using apr-0.9.6 on a gentoo box. When I try to compile > apr-util-0.9.6 the build process hangs due to problems in > /usr/share/apr-0/build/libtool. I found out that the source of this > problem is, that libtool tries to make a hard link into the current > directory (line 1172 in /usr/share/apr-0/build/libtool). But on my linux > box /usr and /var ar on different filesystems, so ln fails to create the > hard link By changing "ln" to "${LN_S}" everthing works perfect. What version of libtool was this APR installed with? The libtool used in the 0.9.6 tarball, should, as far as I can tell, only require use of "ln" for locking on systems with compilers which don't support use of both -c and -o flags. Which should not include any version of gcc, so I don't understand why you'd be seeing this issue. I suggest you report this problem to Gentoo, it may be a problem in the way APR is packaged. joe
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