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Daniel Odescalchi is president of Strategic Advantage International, a political consulting firm based in New York state. He is presently working to assist Iraqi political parties which support free-market economic policies. He has created the Iraqi Prosperity Project with the Center for International Private Enterprise to teach party platform development and campaigning. Odescalchi is also working with the Robert Schuman Institute to train and advise political operatives from Ukraine, Serbia, Belarus, Romania, and Croatia.
Odescalchi began consulting for the new democratic parties in Eastern Europe in 1992. He consulted for the Prime Minister of Hungary, the Hungarian Democratic Forum, the Democratic Convention in Romania, the Party of Co-existence in Slovakia, and the Alternative Council of Ministers in Bosnia Herzegovina. He founded the Survival in a Democracy Project that assisted new democratic parties in Eastern Europe in learning the skills necessary to build and maintain political support. Odescalchi raised the funds for the project by working with 13 international organizations, including the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Westminster Foundation.
An expert on voter trends in emerging democracies, he has spoken extensively on the topic at the Atlantic Council Meetings in Budapest, the European Democrat Union Conference in Berlin, and others. While residing in Eastern Europe, Odescalchi was a frequent columnist for English-language newspapers. In late 1995 he returned to the United States to become deputy national political director for the presidential bid of Republican Steve Forbes. During the last two Republican presidential primaries, Odescalchi traveled the United States assisting local state party organizations.
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Ask you mom/dad to attend counseling with all the proofs(take a print out of your datesheet) and documents.
They will allow your parents to attend counseling without any issue. But all the task has to be done your parents on your behalf, i.e, signing the attendence, then sorting the documents in the order mentioned on the file (they will provide you with a file during counseling where you will put all your document). and get them verified from the officials over there on your behalf.
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I think NO, He/She wont be allowed to sit during seat allotment.
They seemed really strict this year and also, those candidates who had an exam on the counseling day and were not able to attend the 1st phase counseling were not even spared.Their parents had to attend counseling.
IP university issued a notice that if any candidate has an exam on the counseling date, then his/her parents/guardian should attend the verification phase(with datesheet of exam as proof).
aar1 Saysso wen will seat allotments start?? and if a person doesn`t attend verification phase of counselling wud he be permitted to sit for d allotment phase??
aar1 Saysso wen will seat allotments start?? and if a person doesn`t attend verification phase of counselling wud he be permitted to sit for d allotment phase??
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It was but only for verification phase only.(from Rank 1 to 300)
This year, they splitted the counseling in 2 phase, 1st phase is verification only(no admission in this phase).
Admission will only take place in 2nd phase.
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CO2 – Is This Where We're Headed?
Cap-and-trade is only the beginning. France is mulling a CO2 tax on its citizens:
The French government plans next year to begin making heavy users of household and transport fuels bear more of the tax burden. President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to say in coming weeks that such a shift is necessary to nudge French citizens toward cleaner alternatives.
The tax would reportedly start at about 14 euros (or $20) for each ton of CO2 emitted, and could rise to levels of around 100 euros ($143) for each ton by 2030. That could mean substantial increases in the price of gasoline and diesel, as well as a sizable jump in the cost of keeping homes warm.
Nudge French citizens? What is government doing nudging its citizens toward anything to do with their energy usage? Quite simply government, at least in France, has decided that citizens must conform to its priorities (proven or unproven) and thus uses its power to tax to "nudge" people into the behavior it prefers?
Is that a proper function of government? Only if you believe government is infallible and should be the arbiter of what constitutes the "proper" way of living. Trust me, such a belief has absolutely nothing to do with freedom, choice or liberty.
But skeptics say the idea may have less to do with clean energy, and more to do with a desire on the part of Mr. Sarkozy's government to find new ways to keep the national debt in check.
Heh … the skeptics may be on to something. We have the same sort of problem in this country which is why I imply that cap-and-trade is only the beginning. Once implemented government will use the precedent ("we're controlling industrial CO2 emission, now we need to control "private" CO2 emissions") to tax citizens on their use. It's all about revenue and this source is perfect – created, literally, out of thin air.
As usual, the socialists in France (and elsewhere) are without a clue:
In addition, members of the opposition Socialist party have slammed the plan, suggesting it would unfairly burden lower income citizens — particularly those who are obliged to use their cars.
Segolene Royal, a former presidential candidate, has instead called for direct taxes on gasoline and other energy companies.
Because everyone knows that a direct tax on "gasoline and other energy companies" would never be passed on to "lower income citizens" who are "obliged to use their cars" and "unfairly burden" them, would they?
The Baucus Plan For Expanded Health Insurance Coverage
This is the culmination of a "year of work" by Sen. Max Baucus. And the cost? Well much less than the House version if you're to believe the Senators who put it together. Instead of 1.5 trillion, this one will only cost us 850 to 900 billion over 10 years – another sum we cannot afford.
Why is this version less costly than the House version? Well they're going to tax insurance companies.
Yes, I hear you. I know you know what it really means. But for the benefit of those on the left who stop by here to troll instead of taking the time to learn basic economics, we'll again restate what should be obvious.
Corporations don't pay taxes. Their customers do. The buck doesn't start or stop with them – they just pass them along.
A recent report by Oppenheimer & Company, the investment bank, said, "It will be very difficult for the Senate Finance Committee to structure the fees in a way that they won't be immediately passed on to customers in the form of higher premiums."
Of course it will be difficult for that committee to structure them that way since it has no desire to do so:
Mr. Baucus's plan, expected to cost $850 billion to $900 billion over 10 years, would tax insurance companies on their most expensive health care policies. The hope is that employers would buy cheaper, less generous coverage for employees, thereby reducing the overuse of medical services.
The separate new fee on insurance companies would help raise money to pay for the plan. The fee would raise $6 billion a year starting in 2010, and it would be allocated among insurance companies according to their market shares.
So it is a redistribution of your money (once the insurance company raises its fee to offset the "tax") back to the very same insurance companies to subsidize the effort to insure everyone.
If this doesn't catch the eye of union employees and pensioners and turn them completely against this version, then they're totally impervious to reason. They are prime candidates for newer, cheaper and less generous coverage if this were to be passed into law.
To make the misery equal for all, Baucus and crew hope your employer, union, pension fund will drop the health care you're now satisfied with for a cheaper, less generous policy and thereby reduce "the overuse of medical services". And the money taken from you will be given back to the very insurance companies which it previously "taxed" to subsidize the uninsured.
But mind you, it's all for your own good. And no, this isn't at all government intrusion in a market to a level sufficient to change behavior – quit saying that. Because we all know that Jay Rockefeller is right, don't we?
Mr. Rockefeller said the fees were justified because insurance companies were "rapaciously, greedily and unstoppably making money by underpaying the patient, by underpaying the provider and by overpaying themselves."
Who again sets the standard for medical reimbursement in the US? It darn sure isn't private insurance companies, is it? To bad that White House email address for fishy health care info isn't still functioning.
And of course, when Chuck Schumer says something like, "The health insurance industry should pay its fair share of the cost because it stands to gain over 40 million new consumers under health care reform legislation," you know its a bad idea. Schumer has never once demonstrated he has a grasp on the economics of anything. And this is no exception. But he does understand the political ramifications of such a bill.
In fact, the devil is found in what Schumer doesn't say – "40 million new customers, no pre-existing conditions, no option to deny coverage, no lifetime cap on payouts". Yeah, sounds like a heck of a bargain, doesn't it? 40 million new consumers and guaranteed bankruptcy leaving what?
Well good old Chuck Schumer and the government to fall back on, huh? And, after neatly rigging the game in such a way as to effectively eliminate private coverage, they'll also offer up a hearty "we told you so" and blame it on a "market failure".
Who needs a public option or a trigger when you can set things up this way? Yup, as is apparent, there are all sorts of ways to skin that single-payer cat, aren't there?
Is The Race Card Becoming Less Effective?
There's a good bit of wailing and gnashing of teeth going on with the left since Van Jones resigned under pressure. They're turning to some very interesting introspective analysis which isn't at all complementary to the Obama administration.
But there's one absolutely expected line of counter-attack that you could literally bet your house on emerging as expected. I give you the tried but not so true anymore "race card":
"It struck me, why go after this guy? He is a minor player, he has no power, no budget, why take him? It's because he looks like Obama and he has all those same attributes of being well-educated and he's an electrifying speaker with an elite education," said John Anner, a good friend of Jones and former chair of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, an organization Jones founded in Oakland. "It seems to me that he is symbolic of what the Obama administration is and could be and that's inspiring for me, but for some people on the right, it's terrifying and threatening."
It couldn't be because he's unaccountable and, to many, unacceptable based on his prior words and deeds, could it? Must it be because he "looks like Obama?" The fact he is "well educated and an electrifying speaker with an elite education" doesn't mean he isn't a radical who people don't want associated with their government.
In fact he's a self-described communist. Few Americans are going to be comfortable with a communist sympathizer having access to the White House policy making apparatus that may one day have a direct effect on their country. Especially one unaccountable to the people. Is that discrimination – you bet. But not because he "looks like Obama". Because his ideas and ideology are diametrically opposed to those America was founded upon.
My guess is, if anymore are found with similar backgrounds in the Obama administration, the same sort of pressure will be brought to bear to dump them as well – and race won't at all be a factor.
Of course Anner isn't the only one pursuing that ridiculous argument. Carl Pope, the Executive Director of the Sierra Club, also tossed it out:
So was the decision by the White House to treat the initial attacks not as part of an assault on the president but, instead, to allow them to be viewed as being about Van Jones. What we underestimated was the power of the fact that both Jones and the Barack Obama are black. Yes, the hysteria was about politics — I don't think Fox News really cares about Jones's ethnicity — but it was enabled by race. Calling Bush a "crack-head" is seen by a large part of America as worse than calling him "addict-in-chief" because crack is not just a drug — it is a drug used largely by black people. It reminds those Americans who are still uncomfortable with Barack Obama that we have a black president.
Don't you just love it when those who claim not to know what makes the right tick, then zero in on precisely what they're sure made the right react is it did in this particular case?
In fact, this is simply an attempt at rationalization. Apparently, in Pope's world, using derogatory descriptions of a president he disagrees with is fine. But when there are consequences for doing so, it's obviously because those objecting are racist. The remarks are ignored for the race of the speaker. In fact, the side he seems so determined to make racist is objecting because the term used was derogatory regardless of the race of the speaker or the race of the target.
Pope needs to learn the meaning of the term "racialist" and how making everything about race causes it to lose the power it once had. When every set back and failing is because of race, soon the accusation looses all meaning. As each group accused of racism does a self-assessment and finds the accusation to be frivolous, the power the accusation might have the next time it is used is forever diminished.
Reasonable people understand it is entirely possible to disagree completely with a president and his agenda without once caring what race the president might be. But you have to be a grownup to admit that. Screaming racism is so much easier. And you don't have to examine your own failings when you play the race card.
Ironically, the opposition should welcome its use, because each and every time the race card is played in situations in which it is obviously not a factor, it loses more and more of its effectiveness and what little power it has left.
Reading The Lefties So You Don't Have Too
A chore I don't particularly enjoy but which does reward me with a few laughs.
Fairly typical of what I've been reading would be a fellow named Jack Turner blogging at Jack & Jill Politics, a blog which claims to be "A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics". Turner apparently took a bit of a blogging hiatus after the inauguration to take care of some personal commitments. He's now shocked, shocked I tell you to return to the political arena and find everything has gone to Hades.
When I returned in mid August, it was to a country that had clearly lost its damn mind. I turned on one cable station to hear people demanding President Obama prove he's an American citizen, an insane movement led by an Israeli citizen. I switched channels to see another group screeching in fear that Obama's health care proposal would institute death panels to kill grandma. On yet another station, Glenn Beck accuses this president of having a deep-seated hatred for half of himself. Flip again to find parents removing their children from school because they don't want their kids exposed to Obama's socialist indoctrination. And yesterday, Green Jobs Czar Van Jones resigned after extreme pressure from right wing groups and extreme tepidness from the White House that hired him to do his very important work.
Great. After a brief respite, the most accessible American political discourse has returned to fearful, hate-filled, ignorant rants of a high-volume, low-intellect minority.
Now where's the laugh in that? Well I've put it in bold for you. Mr. Turner unknowingly admits that the brief "quiet" was a respite. A respite from what?
How about 8 years of "fearful, hate-filled, ignorant rants of high-volume, low-intellect minority" on the left? It seems, as usual, that for the left, history began on January 20th of this year. However, occasionally you see the truth reflected in their words even when they perhaps didn't mean to reveal it.
Black Star News, which touts itself as "New York's Leading Investigative Newspaper", decided to weigh in on the Van Jones resignation with an unsurprising slant on the whole thing:
So we see the Witch hunt escalating. This is just the beginning.
Van Jones, the White House environmental adviser resigned last night following a smear campaign launched by Glenn Beck and other Republicans.
Jones, who is Black, was criticized as a "radical" whose views are out of the mainstream.
The Republicans dug up various incidents from Jones' background; that he once headed an organization that fought police brutality; that he was one of the demonstrators who protested the police brutalization of Rodney King; that he once described himself as a socialist; that he criticized white owned companies for dumping toxic waste in African American neighborhoods; and that he signed a petition which questioned whether the government's laxity allowed the 9/11 tragedy to occur.
Of course, Jones didn't describe himself as a "socialist", after 6 months in jail he called himself a "communist". He didn't just criticize "white owned companies" for dumping toxic waste in minority communities, he accused "white environmentalists" as well. And last, the truther petition wasn't about "government laxity", but the claim that the government knew and actually planned the 9/11 event. Communisim, racism and radicalism all rolled up into one big green ball, totally ignored or minimized by his defenders in order to call those who went after him "verbal terrorists".
Of course I'm sure BSN wasn't included in Jack Turner's "fearful, hate-filled, ignorant rants of a high-volume, low-intellect minority." Note too that while BSN doesn't overtly introduce the subject of racism into the rant, it does make sure you know that Jones is black very early in the editorial. You're then left to draw your own conclusions.
Back to Turner, who apparently learns much about American policy from movies:
If there's one thing we've learned from the movies, it's that "The United States of America does not negotiate with terrorists." Yet this White House is willing to let these psychological terrorists set the terms of the debate and negotiate from their insane positions.
Remember now, Turner has returned from his hiatus expecting reasoned dialogue to be the rule. Yet it only takes a few paragraphs for him to get into the ad hominem swing. "Psychological terrorists?"
To again make the point that selective memory seems to have infected the left, take a gander at Turner's rationalization for engaging in demonization and marginalization:
I realize I'm lumping a variety of "opposition" camps together: birthers, deathers, those who accuse the president of racism and those who accuse him of socialism. I'm grouping them because to me they all come from the same place. They're engaging in a form of terrorism. They are using psychological violence (and occasionally the threat of real violence) to pursue a political objective, and in so doing, inflicting harm upon non-combatants.
Yeah, see the "opposition" couldn't just be ideologically opposed to the sweeping takeover of America by the radical left and speaking out about it – you know, speaking "truth to power"? Nope, they have to be "terrorists" who are engaged in "psychological violence". Dissent, you see, is no longer the "highest form of patriotism". It's now political terrorism.
You can't help but chuckle when you think about how quickly that bit of rhetorical defense disappeared from the lefty vocabulary as soon as they took power.
The answer? Stomp 'em flat. Act like they don't exist. Steam roll 'em:
This White House, this administration and this president failed Van, failed its supporters and failed to honor the efforts of millions that got them into office in the first place. What's the point of having power if you don't use it? When will this White House realize that nothing it does will ever be acceptable to the loud-mouthed, ignorant minority? When will it learn that you cannot negotiate with terrorists??
Indeed, what is the point of having power if you don't use it? The radical left wants it used and used brutally. Ram the agenda through. Marginalize and demonize the opposition. Stuff it down their throats while the power is in hand and the opportunity exists. And claim to be upset and scandalized by how the "opposition" has eroded the level of debate, all the while acting like the past 8 years and the tone you set never occurred.
Selective history, selective memory and selective facts all combine to empower clueless rants like that of Turner and BSN. After vastly outdoing today's "psychological terrorists" the past 8 years in the level, depth and vileness of the attacks on the "opposition" and its ideas, it is amusing to watch them suddenly take umbrage when their sacred cows are effectively attacked.
But then, as I've often said, the left is chronically irony impaired.
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UPDATE: Technical difficulties prevent this week. We'll be back next week.
UPDATE [Dale]: Actually, we won't be back next week. Or the week after that. I'll be in Alaska. Podcast will resume after get back, in three weeks.
Keith Olberman: "V" Is For Vendetta
In the wake of the Van Jones resignation, Keith Olberman – MSNBC's laughable miniature pit bull (he thinks he's a big dog) – has apparently declared war on Glenn Beck. He does so, appropriately, on the Daily Kos:
I don't know why I've got this phrasing in my head, but: Find everything you can about Glenn Beck, Stu Burguiere, and Roger Ailes.
No, even now, I refuse to go all caps.
No, sending me links to the last two Countdowns with my own de-constructions of his biblical vision quality Communist/Fascist/Socialist/Zimbalist art at Rockefeller Center (where, curiously, he works, Comrade) doesn't count. Nor does sending me links to specious inappropriate point-underscoring prove-you're-innocent made-up rumors.
No, rocket boy wants new stuff – probably like the fake police report that was circulated earlier last week alleging Beck was a rapist and a murderer.
And, in case you're wondering, carpet bomber Olberman isn't satisfied with just Beck, he wants Beck's producer and Roger Ailes as well.
Now really – is Keith Olberman clean enough that he wants to put himself in the position that the other side might decide to do the same with him? And to what end is such a campaign aimed?
Frankly, I've seen enough of Olberman that I don't want to know any more about him – but there are those who will differ, and dig. Does he really want to reduce his already miniscule TV presence to this? Trying to dig up dirt on another personality who apparently buries him in the ratings. How'd that work out with Bill O'Reilly?
Tuesday we will expand this to the television audience and have a dedicated email address to accept leads, tips, contacts, on Beck, his radio producer Burguiere, and the chief of his tv enablers, Ailes (even though Ailes' power was desperately undercut when he failed to pull off his phony "truce" push).
This becomes necessary after this in order to prove various cliches about goose and gander, and to remind everybody to walk softly and carry a big popsicle, and most particularly to save this nation from the Oligarhy of The Stupid.
I keep wondering if somewhere somebody named Ollie Garhey thinks he's in charge now. Or, even more entertainingly and societally satisfying, if somebody named Ali Garhi does.
Despite the worn-out snark above, I am in earnest here.
Worn out snark and such clever word play – you just have to wonder how anyone resists this guy. Why aren't his ratings through the roof? Why isn't he blowing away those Fox freaks at whom he takes such frequent and obviously jealous aim?
Ah, yeah, perhaps it's the sheer spectacle of someone who seemed to have talent – or at least seemed to have it until he went political – reducing himself to this chosen role?
And make no mistake about it – our favorite "earnest" muckraker is the one who has made himself exactly what he is recognized as being today – a left-wing toady who plays fast and loose with the facts, thinks he's far more clever than he is and doesn't yet realize that the few who watch him aren't laughing with him, but instead at him – when they bother to watch at all. No serious person would ever turn to Keith Olberman for anything but his entertainment value – a living parody of the ego-in-overdrive "journalist" without a clue.
[And no, this isn't a defense of Glenn Beck – I don't watch or listen to Beck either]
A tale of two smears
As many predicted, Van Jones has resigned. Naturally, he picked the middle of Labor Day weekend to do it. That means minimal coverage, which is somehow fitting, seeing how little the mainstream media covered the whole thing. This has been the deftest handling of an Obama appointment miscue ever; by the time Labor Day cookouts end, this will be over and the average voter will have never heard of Jones.
Of course, Jones' take on the whole thing is drearily predictable:
"On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me," Jones said in his resignation statement. "They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide." [Emphasis mine]
He somehow doesn't manage to pinpoint any specific lies or distortions. I suppose you could maintain that the whole thing about him signing a Truther petition was a distortion since he maintains that it doesn't represent his views, but you would then need the underlying assumption that he's a lazy radical who doesn't bother to read what his fellow radicals write, and then fails to take responsibility for the resulting mistakes. I don't see how that helps much.
The New York Times has yet to weigh in as best as I can tell. But they did find time late last week for this article, which contains the following:
Mark Steyn, a Canadian author and political commentator, speaking on the Rush Limbaugh show on Wednesday, accused Mr. Obama of trying to create a cult of personality, comparing him to Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader.
This was picked up and repeated by newspapers from Ireland to Las Vegas, with the usual "he's loony" side comments. Problem is, here's the actual quote from Mark's guest host appearance on Rush Limbaugh that the NYT is using as a source:
Obviously we're not talking about the cult of personality on the kind of Saddam Hussein/Kim Jong-Il scale. [Emphasis mine]
Now I suppose you could be pedantic and say, "Well, he is comparing the two, in a sense." No, actually he's contrasting the two, and one would hope the august journalists at the Times would know the difference, after all those "compare and contrast" essays in English class.
In my mind, this qualifies as a true smear. Instead of quoting someone, a misquoting is used that modifies the meaning of the original to make someone look bad.
As far as I can tell, this never happened with Jones. People just put up his own words and videos.
But it doesn't matter. The word "smear" has been debased by the left, just as "fascist", "rationing", and plenty of others. Their post-modernist, Red Queen, multiple truths, "I knew what I meant when I said it" worldview makes that a perfectly legitimate tactic as far as they are concerned. The word "smear" now means "saying something that makes a leftist look bad" regardless of whether that something is true.
(From links originally seen at Instapundit and The Corner.)
*** Update 12:38 PM CST ***
Commenter Ernest Brown notes that the NYT finally says something about Van Jones. They delicately manage to avoid Jones' "smear" allegations, but they do include this:
Mr. Jones apologized on Wednesday for derogatory words he directed at Republican opponents of Mr. Obama's Congressional agenda during a lecture in February, calling his remarks "inappropriate" and noting that they were made before he joined the administration.
If all you read is the NYT, then you'll have no clue what the heck they are talking about here. You won't hear about the extent of Jones' vulgarity or the cheering he got from the crowd for calling Republicans a$$holes. This is some beautifully done obfuscation for the benefit of the Obama administration.
But note that his vulgar depiction of Republicans was done before he was tapped by Obama. Well, I guess that makes it all right then!
The Importance Of Wednesday's Speech
Charlie Cook, one of the more respected political analysts, has a piece in the National Journal that patiently explains what the left and Democrats still don't seem to understand – they won, but they didn't win what they think they won.
In fact, they won much less than that. "Change", as defined by many independents who put Barack Obama and the Democrats in office, had little to do with expanding government. And within a span of a few months, the entire political dynamic changed, but apparently the left missed it:
Independent voters — fired up by the war in Iraq and Republican scandals — gave Democrats control of both chambers of Congress in 2006. Two years later, independents upset with President Bush and eager to give his party another kick expanded the Democratic majorities on the Hill. Late in the campaign, the economic downturn, together with an influx of young people and minorities enthusiastic about Obama, created a wave that left the GOP in ruins.
That was then; this is now. For the seven weeks from mid-April through the first week of June, Obama's weekly Gallup Poll approval rating among independents ran in the 60-to-70 percent range. But in four of the past five weeks, it has been only in the mid-to-high 40s. Meanwhile, Democrats and liberals seem lethargic even though Republicans and conservatives are spitting nails and can't wait to vote.
Why? Cook explains the basics of what has happened:
While political analysts were fixated on last fall's campaign and on Obama's victory, inauguration, and first 100 days in office, two other dynamics were developing. First, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression scared many voters, making them worry about their future and that of their children and grandchildren. And the federal government's failure to prevent that calamity fundamentally undermined the public's already low confidence in government's ability to solve problems. Washington's unprecedented levels of intervention — at the end of Bush's presidency and the start of Obama's — into the private sector further unnerved the skittish public. People didn't mind that the head of General Motors got fired. What frightened folks was that it was the federal government doing the firing.
Many conservatives predictably fear — and some downright oppose — any expansion of government. But late last year many moderates and independents who were already frightened about the economy began to fret that Washington was taking irreversible actions that would drive mountainous deficits higher. They worried that government was taking on far more than it could competently handle and far more than the country could afford. Against this backdrop, Obama's agenda fanned fears that government was expanding too far, too fast. Before long, his strategy of letting Congress take the lead in formulating legislative proposals and thus prodding lawmakers to take ownership in their outcome caused his poll numbers on "strength" and "leadership" to plummet.
These fears haven't been allayed one bit. In fact, they've been ignored completely as Democrats continue their approach to the issue of health care. Americans are telling them, in every poll and every townhall meeting, to back off the direction they seem to be insisting on taking. One of the implications in Cook's assessment of why Republicans were kicked out in 2006 and again in 2008 was a growing frustration with the deafness of the Repubicans. They weren't listening. They moved ahead with their agenda and never seemed to consider what their constituents were saying.
The Democrats are in exactly the same sort of loop. They've finally got the power, they've either misinterpreted their mandate or are simply ignoring the people for the chance to pass what they've long wanted to pass and are very close to paying a huge political price for doing so. Cook addresses that point:
With 14 months to go before the 2010 midterm election, something could happen to improve the outlook for Democrats. However, wave elections, more often than not, start just like this: The president's ratings plummet; his party loses its advantage on the generic congressional ballot test; the intensity of opposition-party voters skyrockets; his own party's voters become complacent or even depressed; and independent voters move lopsidedly away. These were the early-warning signs of past wave elections. Seeing them now should terrify Democrats.
If you take an objective look at the situation under which the Republicans lost their power, Cook's formula was precisely how it played out. If you take an equally objective look at how this situation is forming up, you can indeed see what Cook is talking about repeating itself for Democrats.
And that brings us to the Obama health care speech on Wednesday – many are calling it a "make or break" speech. I'm of the opinion that it is more likely to be too little too late. Popular support for any bill is trending down. Popular support for the Democrat's version(s) has been trending down. Obama's approval ratings concerning health care have been falling.
Unless Obama has some startling new ideas, never before discussed which will be introduced and promise to be pleasing to both sides, he's stuck with attempting to repackage and spin the same old tired arguments which have, to this point, been pretty well rejected.
Wednesday's speech could indeed still be a "make or break" speech, but not for health care. Instead it may make or break Democratic support (depending on the President's stance on the public option) and sound the death knell for Democratic Congressional control and, possibly, the presidency. It is indeed an important speech – but not for the reasons Democrats think.
Ezra Klein Awaits Obama's "Forceful Entry" Into Health Care Debate
As Mickey Kaus points out, Ezra Klein is into some heavy self-delusion if he really believes this to be true:
Since he didn't forcefully enter the debate, the media reported on his news conferences and town hall meetings as if they were the White House's failed attempts to set the agenda. Obama's popularity has fallen and support for "his" bill — a bill that doesn't exist — has plummeted.
Objectively, the fact that he hasn't given a speech on health-care reform or defined his own bill or begun to really pressure the Congress means, in practice, that he has a lot left of tools left in his toolbox.
If Obama hasn't "forcefully entered the [health care] debate" what was that ABC infomercial? What was the purpose of the series of town halls – if he wasn't "forcefully entering" the debate.
In fact, Obama has been trying to push his health care agenda since he's been in office.
Kaus reminds us of how involved to this point Obama has been in the topic of health care:
"Our CBS News tally shows that Mr. Obama has given 27 speeches specifically on his health care objectives. Add in other remarks, events and statements in which he mentioned health care and the number soars to 119."
Those numbers flatly contradict Klein's conclusion:
What's not clear is whether he has the political capital left to use them effectively, or whether the last few months saw him robbed of something he hadn't even had a chance to use.
Never had a chance to use? Hardly. Misspent, misapplied, squandered? More likely – it isn't that he hasn't taken the opportunities to "forcefully enter" the health care debate, it's that he's been completely ineffective when he has.
That's why many don't buy the David Axelrod spin which says, in effect, that has all proceeded as planned and now they're merely going to "synthesize and harmonize these strands and get this done" with Obama's upcoming speech.
Klein may believe that Obama is finally "forcefully entering" the debate with the upcoming speech, but I'd bet most Americans will see it as simply more of the same old ineffective nonsense wrapped in a new rhetorically glittering package that they've been hearing for months.
House Progressive Caucus to Obama: No Public-Option, No Support
The battle lines are being drawn prior to the speech President Obama will deliver to a joint session of Congress next Wednesday. One group which has now put itself on record with an either/or demand is the House Progressive Caucus. In a letter delivered last night to Obama, the Caucus said:
Any bill that does not provide, at a minimum, a public option built on the Medicare provider system and with reimbursement based on Medicare rates-not negotiated rates-is unacceptable. A plan with negotiated rates would ensure higher costs for the public plan, and would do nothing to achieve the goal of providing choice and competition to keep rates down. The public plan with set rates saves $75 billion, which could be lost if rates are negotiated with providers. Further, this public option must be available immediately and must not be contingent upon any trigger.
The Progressive (they don't like the word "liberal" anymore) Caucus, as I recall, has about 77 members. The lack of a public option, however, could cost Democrats upward of 100 votes and coupled with Republican votes against – not to mention Blue Dogs – would doom the bill in the House.
So what the Progressive Caucus is doing is drawing a line in the sand over which they claim they will not budge. In actuality they've put President Obama in what most would consider a no-win situation.
Of course word has it that a pubic option is very unlikely in the Senate version of a bill and if it is forced into a bill it will cost all Republican Senate support (even the usual 3 that go along with the Dems) and most likely a few Democratic Senators (Landreau, for instance, who has stated publicly that she won't vote for a bill with a public option) . That would put them well below the 60 needed to end debate. It would also leave them with only the reconciliation process which needs a simple majority to pass a bill, with which to turn. And that is fraught with all sorts of dangers for the Democrats as the process allows parliamentary objections at almost every step and allows non-budgetary items (reconciliation is a budgetary process) to be stripped from the bill.
This has left the White House with few options. But one is an appeal to party loyalty and loyalty to President Obama as well as a smidgen of "post-racial" politics:
White House advisers will likely insist that liberals mustn't deny the president a historic victory and enable a defeat that could cripple the first African-American presidency.
And cripple it we must – bad ideas are bad ideas, regardless of the race or party of those pushing them. This health
care insurance reform scheme is the penultimate bad idea – along with cap-and-trade, TARP, the unstimulative "stimulus" bill, the omnipork spending bill, the take over of GM and Chrysler, the bailout of the (selected) financial institutions and the projected 9 trillion in deficits. I wouldn't care if the the president were purple, I'd want anyone pushing those sorts of ideas politically "crippled". I'd figure that since the president and Congress had already managed to hobble the nation, hobbling their ability to do more damage is the only good idea to come along is quite some time.
Of course I'd also most likely be labeled a racist and obstructionist by them if I actually said such a thing, wouldn't I?


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I don't typically celebrate Passover but I have done so a few times with Jewish friends. It was a good experience.
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Hosting or attending a "Seder" type dinner among Christians can be intended as neither mockery nor mimicry but might be a sincere form of intellectual exercise to align one's belief in both Jehovah of the Old Testament with the Risen Jesus of the new. Neither Jew nor Gentile should proclaim exclusivity to worship and learn whom, where, what or how they may. Mutual respect and tolerance would do nice things for everyone -- and our skin can be thick enough to let everyone more or less have their own approach to spirituality.
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Does it matter that there is no evidence that the Exodus ever happened? That it is now the historical and archeological consensus that the story is a fiction developed in an attempt to unite Israelites as a people?
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We get it. You're an atheist.
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You seem to have taken my comment as a gratuitous poke of a stick. Maybe I should have waited until I was less annoyed before writing, but my question was a sincere one: Does it matter if something is true?
According to a DN editorial today, truth is a social principle to be encouraged. "[It affects] personal morality, and [it affects] our political morality." I couldn't agree more.
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Karen R.,
"....my question was a sincere one. Does it matter if something is true?"
Not for the purpose of honoring and celebrating tradition. The Exodus and the resurrection of Jesus, both celebrated just this last week by respective believers, endure from generation to generation despite scientific skepticism that either event actually happened exactly as popular belief tells it.
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I am gay. I grew up Mormon and I am grateful for all the moments when I shared
spiritual moments with others. After I was out it was all gone! I am not
blaming, it just happens that way. I may be gay, but it hasn't taken away
how much I love sharing a belief in God with others. I was really frustrated
because people just don't open up and I found myself backing a co worker
into a corner so I could tell her how I felt about God.She is Mormon. I
don't tell them what to believe! I just want to hear their sincere beliefs.
It builds anyone up!
I had a wonderful experience among some catholic. they shared!
Believe me! There are some true spiritual experiences waiting for you if you allow others to share their faith. It doesn't mean that you believe the same things. There is power that comes from peoples deep belief in God!
I have to believe different. I know God is fine with who I am! People back away. Most people don't know how much I believe in God
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When Kelli Prange made up her mind to play college basketball at George Washington earlier this month, the Damascus rising senior forward did so independently. And she planned to deliver the news with stealth to her mother and new head coach, Jonathan Tsipis, two figures who will undoubtedly be pillars in the next step of her playing career.
She first told her mother through a waitress at an area restaurant, having the server bring out a birthday cake and congratulate her on being a Colonial. A few days later, at a lunch with Tsipis on June 5, she handed him a picture of her with lettering that read: "If the offer still stands, I would love to be a part of the Colonial family."
"It was awesome," Prange said.
Of course the offer still stood. Prange is headed to George Washington, and not because of fun and games she has played during the process, but because she is a 6-foot-4 post with guard skills who is trying to show a business-like manner in the weight room to get stronger this summer.
Prange, who averaged a team-high 15.8 points per game and led Damascus to a 23-3 finish and the Maryland 3A state semifinals last March as a junior, was pursued by a number of schools, including George Mason, Rhode Island, U-Mass. and Indiana. She seriously considered the Hoosiers, and visited Bloomington earlier this spring. And that was what cemented her allegiance to George Mason, she said.
"I kind of got the feeling going into Indiana, that GW was it, but I didn't want to make that decision right there and then. But after visiting Indiana, I kind of got that feel that GW is it," Prange said. "I fell in love with what Coach Tsipis has planned for GW, I think that he's going to turn the program around big time and I just I want to be a part of it. I just think that would be an awesome experience."
In his first-year last winter, Tsipis led George Washington to a 14-16 record. It is unclear if Prange will redshirt in 2014, but what is clear is that the Colonials have acquired a player that is comfortable playing on both the block and on the perimeter. She cited Elena Delle Donne, the 6-foot-5 forward who starred at Delaware before becoming a first-round pick in the WNBA draft this spring, as a player she wants to pattern her game after in college.
The more immediate influence on Prange is her sister, Kristina Prange, a former star at Damascus who signed with Shepard College (W.V.) before her senior season in 2011-2012.
"You could tell a difference, how she was playing with the recruiting and everything…you could tell she was nervous, anxious," Kelli Prange said. "Her senior year, she didn't have to worry about that, and focus more on her skill set and getting better. And that's something that I really wanted to do. Because it is your senior year, and you want to make the most of it."
After losing in the state tournament in March, Prange declared that she had big plans for her senior year, namely getting her team back in position to win a state title. This summer's time in the weight room should help, said Prange, who has been lifting "every chance I get." And so should getting the recruiting process out of the way. She certainly committed on her own terms.
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Atheist Group Attacks Schools in Tennessee, Mississippi Over Prayer at Athletic EventsWritten by Dave Bohon
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), which has gained its reputation (and a tidy living for its employees) by suing school districts and municipalities over public prayer, has chosen schools in Mississippi and Tennessee as its latest targets. According to the Mississippi Press website, the Wisconsin-based atheist group has threatened all 151 Mississippi school superintendents with lawsuits if they allow prayer over public address systems during school football games. Last September the FFRF targeted Mississippi's Jackson County school district over its inclusion of prayer at athletic and other school events, prompting the district to redouble its efforts to protect the free-speech guarantees of its students.
A Ten Commandments monument on display at the courthouse in Dixie County, Florida, may stay in place for now, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled August 15 as it sent an ACLU lawsuit against the display back to a lower court for reconsideration.
Pro-life leaders are paying tribute to Nellie Gray, the federal government attorney turned pro-life activist who founded and led the annual "March for Life," which has grown over the past nearly 40 years into the nation's largest one-day pro-life event.
With homosexuals now free to serve openly in the U.S. military it didn't take long for a gay officer to climb to the top of the commissioned ranks. Star and Stripes, the Defense Department's semi-official newspaper, proudly reported that the Army has promoted its first homosexual officer to general status. "Army reserve officer Tammy Smith calls her recent promotion to brigadier general exciting and humbling, saying it gives her a chance to be a leader in advancing Army values and excellence," reported the military newspaper.
A campaign assistant for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney confirmed that the former Massachusetts governor's opposition to the Boy Scouts' ban on homosexual leaders, which he publicly expressed in 1994, still stands. According to the Deseret News, Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul told the Associated Press that Romney is still holding to the political stand he adopted nearly 20 years ago when he said during an unsuccessful run for Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate that while he supported "the right of the Boy Scouts of America to decide what it wants to do on that issue," he also felt that "all people should be able to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation."


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Shortened BRIC Summit Pledges to Boost Trade in Local Currency
Brazil, Russia, India and China pledged to study ways to use their currencies, instead of the U.S. dollar, in local trade at a heads-of-state summit of the four biggest emerging economies.
The so-called BRIC summit taking place in Brasilia ended a day earlier than scheduled after Chinese President Hu Jintao decided to return home early because of an earthquake in the western province of Qinghai that killed at least 760 people and displaced another 100,000.
The leaders, who oversee economies estimated to fuel 60 percent of worldwide growth through 2014, said in a statement yesterday they would make efforts to sustain their domestic expansion to aid a global recovery that's "not yet solid."
Even while vowing to promote cross-border trade and investment, the leaders made no mention of China's controlled exchange rate, which economists say is a barrier to closer commercial ties. The yuan was not discussed during the meetings, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu told reporters.
"It doesn't surprise me they didn't touch the yuan, and it's disappointing," John Williamson, senior fellow at the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics, said in a phone interview. "Part of the problem is that this is regarded as a bilateral affair between China and the U.S., and it really isn't."
International pressure has been building on China to scrap the currency peg that has valued the yuan at about 6.83 to the dollar since July 2008. Last month 130 U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner demanding the administration take actions including higher tariffs on Chinese-made imports.
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Yuan forwards, after rising two straight days on speculation Chinese policy makers will allow appreciation to resume soon, declined in trading today.
Twelve-month non-deliverable forwards fell 0.1 percent to 6.6225 per dollar as of 11:16 a.m. in Hong Kong, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The rate reflected bets the currency will strengthen 3 percent from the spot rate of 6.8263.
A government report yesterday showed China's economy expanded 11.9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, the fastest pace in almost three years.
Instead of confrontation, China and Brazil agreed to cooperate in oil exploration and to build infrastructure needed to ship Brazilian iron, coal and other minerals to China, Hu and host President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in a statement.
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Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, controlling shareholder of EBX Investimento Ltda., reaffirmed a $5 billion steel project between EBX and Wuhan Iron & Steel Group Co. in Rio de Janeiro state will go forward.
As during their first summit almost a year ago in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, Russia, the four leaders called for a bigger voice for emerging economies in management of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. They also pledged to "resist all forms of protectionism" and help conclude the Doha round of global trade talks.
"The world needs today a reformed and more stable financial architecture that will make the global economy less prone and more resilient to future crises," the statement said. "There is a greater need for a more stable, predictable and diversified international monetary system."
The leaders of the economies, who Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says will collectively match the size of the U.S. by 2020, will meet again next year in China.
Jim O'Neill, the Goldman Sachs chief global economist who coined the BRIC term in 2001, said April 14 that until China abandons its controlled exchange rate commercial integration among the countries "won't work."
Brazil's real has gained 34 percent against the dollar since China last revalued its currency by 2.1 percent in July 2005, more than any major currency tracked by Bloomberg.


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So, how am I misunderstanding this, and would be the right way to get a set of blocks to "slide-in" to place? (I'd ideally like them to slide in one at a time in rapid succession.)
Here's a link to the page I'm working on in case you need to see it. This is with the JS turned off so you see where the blocks should appear to be after animating.


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I work at a national games federation with next to no money (since the new Government took our grant away). Our current membership is in the region of 3600 people and the database is an Access db. In the meantime our lovely website (hem-hem, even if I say so myself) sits atop PHP, MySQL and the ever-beautiful WordPress. So (quit yer babbling) -
it would make sense to move the Access membership database into SQL and in the process make it possible for people to join up and pay subs online. However - I haven't done ANYTHING like this before and could really use some pointers from someone(s) who have attempted (and hopefully succeeded) in similar endeavours. Hands up, then, if you have and form an orderly queue - all help will be gratefully accepted


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I have watermarks ticked in the admin panel under "other options" and it shows on the little preview image, but it does not display on images already in the gallery. How can I fix this?
I have watermarks ticked in the admin panel under "other options" and it shows on the little preview image, but it does not display on images already in the gallery. How can I fix this?
I forgot to check "set watermark" for all images....
Where did you find that setting?
Select the gallery under "manage gallery", then in the drop down menu called "bulk actions" one is "set watermark". tick the box under that to select all thumbnails or select individual ones, then choose "set watermark" under bulk actions and hit apply.
One annoying thing I found however....when you configure the watermark in the "other options" section, the thumbnail preview image isn't exactly what it looks like (but its close) and after setting the watermark I wanted to tweak the position and font size but everything you do that, it puts a new watermark on top of the old one so your picture can look like it has multiple watermarks....ugly. Best way around that (but its more work) is to set the watermark to just one image in the gallery and preview that...in order to tweak it I had to use the bulk action called "restore from backup" to give me a clean image, then apply the new watermark to it. Once you're happy with it, then select all the other images but NOT the one you just did, and apply the watermark to those.
Okay found it... Is restoring from backup the only option if you want to deselect these watermarks?
Well, I don't know. You could always re-upload the picture. But the point is you'd need somehow a new version of the image because putting a watermark on an image is apparently a permanent choice and cannot be changed.
If you use the the default option under Gallery > Other Options to "Backup the original images?" then you can "reset" the Watermarks by applying the Bulk Action: Recover from backup
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I can't find any options to backup the images. Maybe that's in the Pro version?
No, its not Pro. On your dashboard, click the category called "other options". The 1st section under that is called "image options". Click the arrow to expand that, and the 5th setting down says "Backup the original images?" with a tick button for yes or no. Then hit save at the bottom.
Allright! It's allready set to Yes there. Does this mean that the original files allways will be restorable or is there a risk that the backups may be overwritten by edited images?
@lensv - The backup created of the original image is made when you upload it. That back up is preserved as it is and solely used for recovery purposes. NextGEN Gallery does not overwrite it although I cannot guarantee something else won't.
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Why You Need a Criminal Defense Attorney
Having a criminal defense attorney can go a long way in helping you in your case. By going with the criminal defense attorney, you will get a fair judgment and you will also know your full legal rights. Every case is different and an attorney will easily determine the arguments and factors to help with the case. You will also get legal advice on how you behave during the case.
Getting a criminal defense attorney can be the deciding factor between being free and going to prison. There are a number of reasons why you need a good criminal defense attorney to help you. Some of the benefits of getting a good criminal defense attorney.
A Criminal defense attorney can reduce sentence
A criminal defense attorney can help reduce the sentence you get through "plea bargains" or "deals". Your attorney will bargain for a plea bargain with the prosecutor handling your case. With a plea bargain, you will be able to get reduced time or some of the charges dropped. There are a number of people who have had all their charges dropped by the prosecution. If you are found guilty by the court, your criminal defense attorney can negotiate less time served or a rehabilitation program that can help you avoid winding up on the wrong side of the law again. During the discussion of your case, your attorney will advise you on the best way to go in order to reduce your sentence. There are a number of times pleading guilty results in a shorter sentence.
While your defense attorney is not a therapist, they may help you deal with emotions that come with the criminal trial. They will also be able to explain to you the legal system and what you are up against during the trial. Since attorneys are well versed with the legal system, your attorney will help you go over the court rules and regulations. You will also be able to know what you can do to have a reduced sentence. Prosecutors usually cut a deal with the defense because they want to end the case without having to spend more time on the case.
Your Criminal defense attorney and accessibility
When it comes to the issues of witness statements and evidence, an attorney knows the necessary procedures to be followed when collecting them in order to help you with the case. Witnesses sometimes fear to speak openly, but it will be easier for them to speak with an attorney. The criminal defense attorney will also review the evidence by the prosecution to be able to counter.
There is a lot that goes in after conviction and a criminal defense attorney will explain to you what to do after you are found guilty. With a criminal defense attorney Swango Law P.C., Virginia Beach, VA, you will be able to prove your innocence or get the minimum sentence if you are found guilty.
What Does A Criminal Defense Attorney Actually Do? Here's Your Ultimate Guide
If you're wondering what a criminal defense attorney does - then this guide has written for you. Specifically, we're going to explain what this job involves, and what you can expect to see if you're working with one. By the time you've finished reading, you'll have a far better understanding of what a criminal defense attorney does - so let's begin.
To start with, a criminal defense attorney's primary role is to construct a solid defense for someone who have been accused of engaging in any illegal or criminal activity. The law states that everyone is entitled to a defense - so regardless of whether a person is guilty or not-guilty, it is the criminal defense attorney's job to put together a case that ultimately shows there's 'reasonable doubt' over whether the person they are defending actually committed the crime they've been accused of.
If you've been accused of any crime, then one of the first things you would need to do is make contact with a skilled criminal defense attorney, who would then get to work with constructing your defense case. Interestingly, regardless of your legal know-how, you'll always be better off hiring a criminal defense attorney rather than serving as your defense - primarily due to the way the legal system is designed.
Additionally, the job of being a defense attorney requires a great deal of skill - because no two cases are identical. It means the attorney needs the crucial ability to build a defense that's believable, by highlighting the specific aspects of the crime that the accused can't beheld liable. This helps to cast 'reasonable doubt' over the accusation, and should ultimately mean that the accused should not be found guilty.
However, in many cases, if the prosecutor has a stronger case, and it's likely that the accused isn't going to fare well in a trial, then the defense attorney will seek to make a deal with the prosecution, which is often referred to as a plea bargain. This will usually involve a reduction of penalty - whether that's a financial fine, community service, or prison time - rather than serving the full weight of the penalty that's assigned to the crime.
What's more, a criminal defense attorney is often the person who is best positioned to give the accused legal advice, based on how the case is unfolding in court, as well as how the evidence stacks up against the accused. A good criminal defense attorney will be able to guide the accused towards the best decision - and even if the case doesn't unfold in the way that the accused had hoped, their advice will be tailored to make the best of a bad situation, always keeping the priorities of the accused in mind.
Criminal Defense Lawyers For Your Case
Criminal Defense Lawyers
If you need to get representation for any case you are trying, it is vitally important that you do all that you can to hire and find the right attorney who can assist you. With this in mind, you will need to know and understand some points that will give you all that you need. By understanding some key components, you will be in a great position to make sure that you are finding the assistance of the best criminal lawyers. That is what you need when it comes down to seeking the representation that will help you receive your freedom. With this in mind, read on and consider this information.
When it comes down to finding a criminal lawyer, you should first look at your local Bar Association to see what kinds of recommendations they offer. Getting the right recommendations will make it easy for you to do all that you need to get the help of only the best attorneys around. These lawyers need to be licensed and certified, so checking with their official accreditation by one of the first places that anyone should look. Doing this will help you out exponentially.
From there, you need to be sure that your criminal lawyer specializes in the type of case that you have. If you have a finance related case, make sure that they specialize in those. Conversely, if it was a DUI or other related offense, make sure that they specialize in drug cases or DUIs. Doing this will put you well ahead of the game when it comes to understanding your legal needs and will give you the best chance possible of success with your case.
After finding some attorneys that seem like they are quality, make sure that you get consultations that will help you out. Your lawyer should offer you a free consultation to break down the nuts and bolts of your case so that you know how they will defend you. From there, you should also get a copy of all of their fees so that you know how much they will cost and what kind of service you can expect. By following matters in this way, you will give yourself the opportunity to find the absolute best criminal lawyer who can assist you. Take advantage of this information so that your case is a success.
Learning How To Hire An Attorney
When you need to make sure that you can get legal help and work whenever you need it, you will need to be sure that you take advantage of some steps that will be helpful and fruitful for you. A lawyer will give you the utmost in care so that you can give yourself the best help possible when it comes to making the absolute most out of your particular case. So whether you are fighting a DUI, getting a divorce or otherwise taking advantage of real estate attorney, make sure that you get the assistance needed by following these steps.
First and foremost, you need to isolate exactly what type of attorney need. There is a big difference between a criminal law attorney and an attorney that handles civil cases. Further, you should always hire someone with specific areas of practice whenever possible. For instance, if you are fighting a DUI case, don't just hiring criminal law attorneys, hire somebody who specializes in DUI situations. They will have a more nuanced understanding of these laws and will be able to help you out accordingly, to make sure that you do not get the worst-case scenario.
From there, reach out to the attorney for a consultation. The consultation lets you know what the attorney can offer and how they see your case. Most law firms will offer you a free consultation, so if you are being charged for one, decline it and head to a law firm that will assist you free of charge. From the consultation, you should also get a breakdown of their fees and services, so you know exactly how much it will cost you.
Next, make sure that you understand how they plan to operate from a customer service perspective. What this means is find out who will be trying your case and who will be the main point of contact within the law firm. It is very important and will give you peace of mind as you proceed with your situation. Not knowing this ahead of time will leave you in for a world of hurt and will make it difficult to understand what you are truly facing when it comes time to either go to court or seek negotiations outside of court. Follow this information and use it to your advantage as you look to hire an attorney today.
Getting Legal Help for Free Can Save Big Money
Typically when a person requires legal help, he or she will hire an attorney. However, hiring an attorney, and, therefore, spending money, is not the only way to get legal information. It is possible to education yourself with free legal help. So how do you get legal help for free?
First, it's important to understand the nature of the information that you'll be receiving. Legal help for free is not intended to prepare you for a case or for a particular legal situation that you have that requires the help of a licensed attorney.
What it intended for is to educate on the legal rights of individuals, on the laws currently present and on what you need to do if a particular legal situation faces you. For this type of information, an attorney is typically not needed to counsel you.
Where do you find legal information for free? There are many different resources:
1. Classes
A great thing about the 21st century is that there is a wide variety of free classes you can take on legal matters both in brick and mortar community colleges as well as online. Some classes can completed in a day, some may take a week, others may take longer.
2. Law Libraries
Law libraries are another great source of free legal information. These can be found both at colleges and universities as well as online. If you are accessing a brick and mortar college or university, typically you'll need to get a pass or some other sort of permission.
3. Attorneys
Yes, when you hire an attorney, you pay the attorney. However, there may be cases where an attorney gives you counsel for free. For example, some attorneys work on pro bono cases. "Pro bono" means free for the public good. If you are unable to afford legal counsel, a pro bono attorney may be able to help you.
Some attorneys don't work pro bono, but they do visit job fairs, health fairs and other community programs to offer their services. Getting your questions answered in this setting, typically within a group of people, is a good way to get legal counsel.
Legal help for free assists thousands of people to understand the law. However remember that if you have an injustice or a case on your hands, you'll need to hire an attorney to protect your rights.
A New York Family Law Attorney Can Help With Abuse And Neglect
Sometimes when a family breaks up matters can be kept civil. Countless New York couples are able to part ways amicably and ensure that their children get the best possible relationship with both parents. This is not always the case, though. Your divorce may be headed into very turbulent waters if your spouse is unwilling to to let you go. In the most extreme cases, your split may become a criminal matter as well as a civil one. A good family law attorney should be able to help you through everything that's coming.
The Ugly Face Of Abuse
You're no doubt aware that abuse is one of the most shameful of crimes. When it comes to divorcing families, abuse can take many forms. Spousal abuse, child abuse, and child neglect are all serious matters that dramatically alter the family dynamic and completely change the tone of the conversation leading towards divorce.
In the ugliest of break-ups, these potential criminal offences may even show up falsely. If your spouse accuses you of abuse or neglect when you did nothing wrong, simply defending yourself from the accusations can tangle you in legal proceedings for years and do irreparable damage to your relationship with your children.
The Right Time To Engage A Family Lawyer
Whether you are facing real abuse that puts you in fear for your safety and that of your children or false accusations that threaten your appearance as a fit parent, the time to talk to an attorney is sooner rather than later. Start looking for a good lawyer immediately when you feel threatened with real or imagined abuse.
A good family law firm will be familiar with multiple aspects of family law as practiced in New York state. You may need all sorts of legal assistance with a divorce that includes abuse issues, from an emergency Order of Protection to end an abusive situation to an advocate to help you deal with the Administration for Children's Services in the case of false accusations. Look for a law firm that has the breadth of experience to help you weather a wide range of storms.
Supporting You Inside And Outside The Courtroom
You are going to want a legal team that's capable of defending you and your children in open court if that's what it takes to settle matters fairly. Hard as it is to believe, you may still require the kind of lawyer who can help you with a negotiated settlement as well -- even if the specter of abuse has raised its ugly head.
Divorces are often passionate affairs, and emotions run very high, especially when the negative feelings have gone so far as to bring up abuse. With a good law firm helping you defuse the situation and ensuring your safety (in both a real and legal sense) you may find matters less catastrophic than they were at first. Not every family that suffers from abuse ends up with divorced parents; good lawyers who specialize in family law will guide you towards the best outcome for your family as a whole, even if it's not in the courtroom.
When your family situation starts to include real abuse or feigned accusations of abuse, you need to protect yourself under the shield of a good family attorney as quickly as possible. What will happen to your family in the future may not be certain, but your need for expert legal assistance definitely.
Military Fathers In Virginia Beach Need Good Child Custody Lawyers Too!
Not every marriage lasts forever, and not every divorce is the same. Depending on the way a relationship ends, a father may find himself facing huge legal obstacles between his current position and the place where he wants to be regarding his children. A good child custody lawyer can do wonders for your case when you want to make sure your divorce treats your children right.
Keeping The Pendulum Of Equality Centered
Relations between the sexes are at a particularly complex point in the modern world. Women have been freed from many forms of historical discrimination, yet full equality is still often impossible. What's more, in many cases the drive to grant women fair treatment has led to overcompensation to the detriment of men.
This is particularly true when it comes to the aspects of legal practice that delve into male and female relationships. In divorces, child custody hearings, and domestic violence cases there is a consistent bias in favor of women. As a man, you deserve a child custody lawyer who will go the extra mile to ensure that your rights as a father are upheld.
Special Issues For Military Personnel
In Virginia Beach, many family law cases working their way through the civil courts involve military families. Thanks to the region's heavy military presence (primarily Navy, but representing all branches), large numbers of servicemen and women need help ending their marriages equitably and ensuring that parental rights are respected.
Child custody lawyers in the Virginia Beach area are familiar with the specialized concerns military families bring to the table. Military benefits can be difficult to untangle in a divorce, and both parents have a responsibility to advocate for both themselves and their children. Finally, the special scheduling needs of active-duty personnel (both in terms of legal proceedings and in terms of determining custody) should be respected.
Enlisting A Strong Advocate
Fortunately, some of the attorneys working in Virginia Beach have elected to concentrate primarily or even exclusively on the needs of military personnel and military fathers. (The Firm For Men is just one example.) Thanks to focusing on a limited area of practice, these firms and their lawyers develop great expertise in handling matters of child custody, military benefits, and visitation rights for military clients.
If you're going through a divorce yourself, you want to make sure you're properly protected by a skilled legal team. You have rights as a father that you can (and should!) fight for. Choosing the right child custody lawyers makes this much easier to do and it can dramatically improve the outcome of your divorce.
Whether your divorce is going to be bitterly contested or resolve itself peacefully at the settlement table, you're going to need legal guidance in order to ensure the outcome is favorable to you. When your most important concern is seeing that you and your children continue to enjoy a healthy relationship, why not get the guidance you need from a firm with plenty of child custody experience? Specialists will make the best allies in your fight to see justice done.


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Collard Greens
Total Time
Prep 20 mins
Cook 1 hr
You can also use this recipe with turnip greens or mustard greens. For something different use all three greens. Serve with corn bread and sliced tomatoes.
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- 2 lbs collard greens
- 1 ham hocks, smoked turkey wing or 6 slices of cooked bacon with pan drippings
- 1 (32 ounce) box chicken stock
- 2 -3 teaspoons salt
- 1 -2 teaspoon sugar
- Clean and wash greens well; remove tough stems and ribs.
- Cut them up and place in a deep pot; add ham hock, turkey wing or bacon to the pot.
- Add salt, sugar, chicken stock and enough water to cover greens bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Cook until tender, about 1 hour. Taste and adjust seasonings.
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This is how I make my collard greens except that I usually put my smoked meat on to simmer for about an hour before I add the collards. Sometimes I'll throw in a garlic clove. The posted picture looks a lot like my cooked collard greens. Simple goodness.
The ingredients sound just about right, but there is NO WAY a ham hock will be done in an hour. Cook the ham hock before until it's tender, but not done and then add the rest of the ingredients. I just had to comment.


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Virtually Visit a Yarn Factory! (Or Plan an Actual Visit!)
If you ever have the opportunity to visit a yarn factory, it would be a great, inspiring experience. But if you don't, you can take a virtual visit thanks to the terrific crafters online who have shared their experiences of what it is like to see in person how yarn is made, packaged and shipped out.


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18th & Vine: Front and back views.
Kansas City bills itself as the "City of Fountains," and indeed there are fountains spouting everywhere, appropriately useless and wasteful. It also boasts "more boulevards than any city than Paris" (Paris, known mostly for its roads!) due to the aforementioned Pendergast concrete monopoly, and those streets are constantly clogged with traffic, because Kansas City lacks modern public transportation. Light rail might have succeeded at the polls were not its primary champion the somewhat deranged Clay Chastain, who tried to package it with urban gondolas. Chastain did "succeed" at getting Union Station renovated, as documented in his book Tilting at Windmills: How one man battled political power to save America's grandest train station. However, Union Station just sits there, looking pretty and hemorrhaging money without any visitors, mostly because it's a fucking train station.
If one were to leave Kansas City, the train station might be the best option, because the airport is like six hours away, in a desolate area populated entirely by people who just decided to settle at the end of their epic drives instead of enduring further travel. This charmless structure greets incoming travelers with the message "enjoy your stay in our soul-deadening prison!" Outgoing passengers get the feeling they've just escaped their sentence.
But I'm not going anywhere. Those wonderful dining establishments enable me to eat away my loneliness with regularity. Also, the city's minuscule price of living has allowed me to rent gorgeous, spacious apartments for a monthly fee that wouldn't pay for a hamburger in a real city. Besides, this weekend offers Kansas Citians an opportunity to welcome a group of people even more marginalized than ourselves, a gathering whose ostracization stems more from its preferences, appearance and hygiene than its geographical destiny. See you at Naka-Kon!
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BHL Cryotank for Long Term Use
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AbstractGTL has already made substantial progress in developing and validating the BHLTM technology for application to cryotanks. Earlier coupon testing of the temperature-dependent material properties confirmed the potential of the BHL technology to eliminate the microcracking issue. This was followed by the fabrication and cryo-pressure cycle testing of small BHL cylinders. No laminate leaks or degradation were detected in a test with more than 40 cryo-pressure cycles.While other efforts are exploring the reliability aspects of the BHL technology at larger scales, the proposed effort will focus on evaluating the long-term cryogenic propellant storage capabilities of the BHL technology. Specifically, this effort will include initial tests to examine the implications of long-term oxygen exposure on the BHL laminate as the first step towards validating the technology for long-term NASA exploration and other missions.The effort will also refine the BHL laminate design to optimize it for long-term cryogenic propellant storage. This will include an effort to increase the insulating capability of the structural laminate to minimize the need for secondary insulation. A small BHL cylinder shall be fabricated using these refinements as a proof-of-concept.
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