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May 3, 2016
Roasted Country Vegetables
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 30 min
What You'll Need:
1/3 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 onion, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
3 carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
What To Do:
1.Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
2.In a large bowl, combine oil, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; mix well. Add vegetables to mixture, tossing until evenly coated. Place on prepared baking sheet.
3.Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until tender.
We served these veggies with our mouth-watering Beer-Basted Rib Eye Roast and was that meal ever a hit!
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So, You Want to be an "Education" Candidate
The Resignation of a Schoolteacher
Beverly Eakman
With the deadliest school shooting spree in U.S. history at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg has come predictable calls for mental health screening and mandatory interventiona debate that has actually been going on for some 20 years.
As early as 1985, well before the current level of school violence, some educators were piloting psychological assessments, interspersing personal, opinion-oriented questions among legitimate academic fare. Pennsylvanias Educational Quality Assessment, for example, asked children as young as eight to answer a large number of what-would-you-do-if questions and to complete word-association-type exercises that smacked of sophisticated, clinical personality inventories. The Interpretive Literature explaining the tests (when one could get hold of it) detailed what was being assessed: the childs locus of control, whether a child was externally or internally motivated, a students amenability to change, plus a willingness to conform to group goals and receive stimuli. Another quasi-academic test, the Testing Essential Learning and Literary Skills exam, indicated in the Foreword to fellow professionals that the purpose was to sniff out indicators of gullibility, with a caveat further on that the test also appears to measure knowledge to some extent.
States like Nebraska and Michigan were not far behind, and by the 1990s, nearly all schools were incorporating psychological surveys, especially into their health programs.
Eventually, the term loner became synonymous with quirky, then linked to sociopathy. The person who thought for him (or her) self instead of basing actions on the peer group was considered out-of-step. This represented a 180-degree turnabout from the World War I and II generation, an era when nearly every family owned a gun and youngsters were taught to stand up to bullies on the playground instead of negotiating a peace.
Today, everyone from talk show hosts to President George W. Bush and the National Education Association is banking on psychiatric diagnoses to identify, label and treat eccentric behavior before it turns deadlywhich is kind of strange in light of sadistic video games, pornographic magazines and how-to bomb-making literature, all easily available to any pedophile, terrorist or nut-case. And then theres the self-esteem issue, which, if too low, supposedly turns kids into criminals, while other authorities insist it is high self-esteem that results in children becoming delinquents. Mental health gurus cant seem to agree whether most psychopaths and sociopaths have low, or high, opinions of themselves, in any case.
And therein lies the problem with mental health screening, psychotropic drugging, counseling and therapy, involuntary commitmentand behavioral science in general. Put 100 psychiatrists in a room and 50 will say screening instruments and mandatory psychotropic drugging are the answer to public safety and the other 50 will claim that the potential for harm outweighs any benefit (think Columbine killers on Luvox, and Andrea Yates drowning her five children after imbibing a prescribed cocktail of antipsychotics and antidepressants). Most psychologists already agree that young Americans are excessively self-focusednot a particularly encouraging side-effect of todays non-stop emotional temperature-taking.
Much as wed like a magic bulletbetter make that magic diagnosis or magic pillthe behavioral sciences simply dont have the track record to support prediction or prevention strategies. Were not there yet. We know only enough to get into trouble. Psychological profiling has a way of coming back to bite us (think airport security). Psychological screening: We wind up tracking and monitoring innocents. Involuntary commitment schemes turn nations into political gulags.
Given our computerized, high-tech society, should we expect better today? Dont we have quite enough political correctness already, no matter which side tries to use it? Do we really want to homogenize thoughtbecause thats really what it comes down to once experts start deciding which thoughts are acceptable and which ones are not.
Americans need to stop fixating on so-far unproven theories about chemical imbalances in the brain and trendy mental health labels (attention-deficit disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, hyperactivity, oppositional-defiant disorder, etc.) and decide instead just how much it is willing to put up with in the way of out-of-control behavior. The bottom line is that too many kids are running amokat ever younger agesand too many violent offenders, who have already demonstrated their intentions, are being returned to the streets.
It is average Americans, not experts, who must draw a line as to what they will tolerate. Until that happens, all the psychologists, medications, counseling services, and screening instruments in the world will not be enough to prevent the mad rampages that increasingly define our era.
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It is average Americans, not experts, who must draw a line as to what they will tolerate. Until that happens, all the psychologists, medications, counseling services, and screening instruments in the world will not be enough to prevent the mad rampages that increasingly define our era.


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Birthdays, anniversaries, and spontaneous celebrations among friends rarely abide by the restaurant calendar, sometimes falling on that dreaded dead day of dining, a Monday. Certainly promotions, new jobs, and any other spontaneously inspired celebrations will happen when they happen, and they deserve the same amazing long bone rib-eyes, ham cracklin's, and superb service as Friday night revels.
See also:
Seattle's 5 Best Places to Take a Date on Monday Night
5 Best Places to Find Cheap Eats on a Monday Night
Yet chefs and managers deserve a day off too, and many of them take the ever-so-slow Monday night. Sundays are bad, too (don't plan to celebrate on the Lord's day at either of two of Seattle's best new restaurants, Altura or Lloyd Martin). There is always someone willing to serve you, and this list has sieved out the best spots in the city to toast to a Monday night, or to whatever your occasion.
1) Best place to celebrate with a big group: Celebrating with a group at a restaurant can be very difficult. Aside from just coordinating the simultaneous location of more than a dozen individuals, there are a million things to think about when choosing a venue: Is the vibe right? Will it be willing to split checks? Is there something on the menu to please all levels of pickiness among eaters? Will other patrons be okay if we're too loud? At Cuoco, the answers are all yes. So sit back, relax, and enjoy oversized shot glasses of limoncello. The set up and skills for catering to a big group are over-the-top impeccable at Tom Douglas's South Lake Union Italian eatery.
2) Best place to celebrate an intimate occasion: Unlike Cuoco, Walrus and Carpenter is a place terrible for groups. They don't even seat more than 6 together, and you'll be squished in if you're more than four. But the pay off comes on the palate, with flavors as simple and clean as the color of the walls. Oysters are perfectly shucked embodiments of the briney qualities they should have. Dishes are truly as simple as the three ingredients listed on the menu, and as good as the long wait to get them. You'll be squished, and you will wait, but for foodies with something to toast to, the cool, crisp oysters and the wines that match are the way to go.
3) Best place to celebrate like you're somewhere else: It's a confusing title, but the celebrations that occur on Mondays at Madison Park Conservatory are a little beyond definition. Sometimes you'll find a Greek feast (staring the chef's dad), other times the weekly festivities that started out celebrating local producers show themselves as a celebration of whatever strikes the chef's fancy that particular Monday: a collaboration with food truck Where Ya at Matt, an ode to the truffle, or a Christmas party. Look to Madison Park Conservatory for a Monday night filled with intriguing ingredients, references to the late Tako Truk, and one-of-a-kind events.
4) Best place to splurge for your someone: Nothing says I love you like a giant steak. Nothing says 'I make the big bucks now' like meat bigger than your torso. And nobody does it better than the Metropolitan Grill. What makes a steak house great is, of course, the steak, but it's also so much of what steak stands for and what steakhouses represent: formality in a traditional, masculine, powerful way. There's something inherently sexy about the decor of a steakhouse, and the Met creates it with the thick wood trim on every surface and the high, dark-green booths that keep your conversation to yourself. It is a place to celebrate your own accomplishments, or better yet, those of the person sitting across from you--because then they're paying.
5) Best place to forget you're getting another year older: The Coterie Room solves the conundrum of finding a setting that is worthy of your celebration and serves a meal worth celebrating, even on Monday nights. The airy ham cracklin's are high-class chicharrones that shatter like a crystal wine glass on a tile floor. They're a worthy contender for the role of pre-party snack: a crunchy, salty jumping-off point for a special occasion. The foie gras torchon, with its artfully arrayed snippets of chives and perfectionist-styled circles of meat, brings elegance to the table, while the sweet onion mac n' cheese arrives bearing its brute force of unabashed cream and fattiness. By picking carefully through the selection of small plates, you can create a celebratory meal--that's where all the dishes described above can be found. The skills that chefs Dana Tough and Brian McCracken have honed on their gastropub menus at Spur and Tavern Law shine in tiny portions sparked with supercharged flavors.
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Instant Replay: Eagles 36, Giants 21
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The Eagles held the Giants scoreless in the fourth quarter and forced four total turnovers in a 36-21 win on Sunday. (USA Today Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Eagles on Sunday collided with a team that actually shoots itself in the foot more than they do.
Good thing for them, it's also a division opponent.
The Eagles rallied back from a third-quarter deficit to knock out the woozy Giants, 36-21, on Sunday at MetLife Stadium thanks to five field goals from Alex Henery and two fourth-quarter touchdown passes from Nick Foles, as injured starting quarterback Michael Vick watched from the sideline (see story).
Henery, who had missed in three straight games going into the showdown, made a 41-yarder in the third that put the Eagles up, 22-21. In the fourth, interceptions by Mychal Kendricks, Brandon Boykin and Cary Williams made sure the Eagles wouldn't be snakebitten by a Manning for the second straight week.
Kendricks picked off a floating pass from Eli Manning and returned it to the Giants' 25-yard line, setting up a next-play touchdown from Foles to Brent Celek. Boykin then picked off Manning to give the ball back to the Eagles, leading to a five-yard touchdown connection from Foles to DeSean Jackson.
Williams added to the Giants' downward spiral with the Eagles' third interception and fourth takeaway overall.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Eagles and positioned them to be tied in first place if Dallas loses at home to unbeaten Denver in the late afternoon game. The Eagles (2-3) and Cowboys would each have two wins, followed by the idle Redskins (1-3) and winless Giants (0-5).
Foles led the Eagles to 17 second-half points, but the team will wait to see what happens with Vick, who left late in the first half with an apparent hamstring injury and never returned despite being listed as questionable.
The schedule seemingly lightens, with another road matchup next Sunday against another winless team, Tampa Bay (0-4), followed by home division games against the Cowboys and Giants.
Close the book on the Giants' 2013 season. Along with their many injuries, they continued their seasonal habit of one meltdown after another. They also lost starting running back David Wilson early in the game to a neck injury.
The Giants took a brief lead in the third quarter when they scored touchdowns on consecutive drives, both connections from Manning to Reuben Randle, to go up 21-19. But the Eagles answered with a drive that ended with Henery's fifth field goal, a 41-yarder with 1:01 left in the third for a 22-21 lead.
Henery's five field goals were the second-most by an Eagles kicker in a game.
QB report
Vick led the Eagles in both passing (105) and rushing (79 yards) before leaving just prior halftime with an apparent hamstring injury. Vick had moved the chains for most of the first half but struggled in the red zone, where he was 0 for 4. He's now 3 for 19 this season in the red zone.
Foles completed 16 of 25 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns. He showed very good timing anticipation with his receivers against the Giants' man coverage and has now thrown three touchdowns in his past two appearances.
Offensive hero
DeSean Jackson snapped his two-game streak of sub 100-yard games to catch seven passes for 132 yards and a touchdown. He and Foles were in rhythm right away as Jackson averaged 18.9 yards per catch.
Offensive zero
Manning passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns, but his three interceptions down the stretch crushed any chance of the Giants' winning their first game. His first pick came when his pass bounced off his center's helmet and popped straight into the air.
Defensive hero
Second-year linebacker Mychal Kendricks snapped back after some tough games, coming up with two big turnovers. He recovered a Brandon Jacobs fumble in the first half and was responsible for Manning's first interception, which set up game-clinching touchdown. Also, no major coverage breakdowns.
Defensive zero
Giants corner Prince Amukamara committed one of the team's most egregious penalties, a senseless pass interference on Jackson on the first play of the Eagles' go-ahead field goal drive in the third that staked the Eagles deep in Giants terrain. Jackson also beat him in the fourth quarter for a five-yard TD.
Michael Vick pulled up slightly lame on a late second-quarter run and finished the drive but came out after the first play of the next possession, after being hit by Jason Pierre Paul. Outside linebacker Connor Barwin left late in the first half for X-rays on his leg but returned to action. Right tackle Lane Johnson left very briefly in the third quarter and was replaced by Allen Barbre but came back.
The Giants lost Wilson in the first quarter on a play that probably should have been ruled a safety for the Eagles. He was examined for a neck injury and never returned.
Did you know?
The Eagles' 15-point margin of victory was their most since a 26-point win against the Jets on Dec. 18, 2011, a span of 23 games.
QB Matt Barkley, S Patrick Chung, DL Damion Square, CB Shaun Prater, OT Matt Tobin, OT Dennis Kelly, TE Emil Igwenagu.
Looking ahead
The Eagles (2-3) play the third of three consecutive road games Sunday against Tampa Bay (0-4) at Raymond James Stadium, the site of their 23-21 comeback win Dec. 9 at the buzzer against the Bucs, authored by Foles and Jeremy Maclin. The Eagles didn't win another game.


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Does anyone know if Gary Payton is still involved with the Seastar Restaurant and Raw Bar? Let's discuss.
In the meantime, here's some Gary Payton info I found on the always trustworthy world wide web:
favorite food: soul food
favorite restaurant: PF Chang's (not Seastar?)
things he cooks: breakfast and pasta
self proclaimed "Grill King"
Seastar Restaurant and Raw Bar
205 108th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA
p.s. I can't not mention Shaq. I just read something the other day that said finances are the biggest killer of relationships. duh. the 'news' is that people who have more supposedly argue more than those who have less. interesting, and topical. while Shaunie's 17-carat diamond ring is no secret, apparently (says Shaq) other assets are, which had made him file for divorce. is she spending his $20-million salary and not telling? I don't get it. how could you possibly hide that kind of spending? she bought Turks and Caicos from Gene Simmons? okay totally off track here. stopping myself now.


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Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, Members of the Committee, I am glad for this opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the deteriorating human rights situation in Venezuela. I join my friend Roberta Jacobson in welcoming your strong support for human rights, democracy, and rule of law in Venezuela.
In the last several decades, democracy and respect for human rights have spread dramatically in Latin America. Dictatorships have fallen, and civil society has risen. As a result, a number of armed conflicts have been resolved. Prosperity has grown and is benefiting more people. There are more opportunities for countries in the Americas to cooperate to grow our economies and increase the security of our people than ever before.
The United States has worked hard to support this extraordinary democratic progress, and push back when it is challenged. We've done so with friends such as Colombia and Mexico as well as with countries where our diplomatic relationships have been more strained. We have done so by providing direct support to people and non-governmental organizations working across the hemisphere, from the bottom up, to empower local communities and give citizens a voice in government. Under Roberta's leadership, we have done so by championing the Inter-American institutions, including the OAS and its Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Inter-American Court, which protect this progress and hold every country in the region to the same set of standards.
But democracy is still under threat in Latin America, and what is happening in Venezuela illustrates the threat perfectly. Venezuela reminds us that democracy is nothing without checks on government power; it requires a strong, independent judiciary, a free press, separation of powers, and respect for individual rights. The idea that winning an election gives the winner the power to impose his will on society without institutional limits is as dangerous to democracy as a military coup. This idea is at war with the basic principles that champions of human rights in Latin America have fought to enshrine in their national Constitutions, and in Inter-American institutions. We have a stake in standing up for the principle, as President Obama put it speaking in Santiago, Chile, "that simply holding power does not give a leader the right to suppress the rights of others, and that leaders must maintain power through consent, and not coercion." If that principle is undermined, the region could go back to a time when states and societies were in conflict, as we are seeing in Venezuela today.
The Department has for the last several years consistently highlighted the steady erosion of democracy and human rights in Venezuela, first under the Chavez and now Maduro administrations. The annual Country Reports on Human Rights submitted to Congress each year documents this trajectory publicly.
In the current crisis, the government has intensified its assault on the rights of citizens to organize and express themselves freely. This time around President Maduro has made the media a particular focus of suppression, recognizing that an informed Venezuelan populace would present a threat to the government's power and control.
Though protests in February were launched primarily as a reaction to increased crime, they have since spurred a full-fledged movement aiming for the restoration of democratic institutions, and for some, the resignation of President Maduro.
The government has in turn responded with tear gas and plastic bullets, leaving more than 40 people dead and hundreds injured. The government has harassed and intimidated television and radio stations, newspaper staff, and independent journalists, along with political activists and opposition leaders.
While dismantling the independent media and jailing local officials who dare to dissent, the Maduro government is simultaneously empowering armed civilian thugs, or 'colectivos' to intimidate and kill those Venezuelans who continue to march.
In turning to what we can do in response to the worsening situation in Venezuela, I remind this committee of Secretary Kerry's speech before the OAS in November of 2013, where he stated that "Successful democracies depend on all citizens having a voice and on respecting those voices, and all governments having the courage and the capacity to listen to those voices." The United States as Assistant Secretary Jacobson has described in detail continues to call for a dialogue with all Venezuelans in a climate of mutual respect. In that vein, we are encouraged by the mediated talks led by UNASUR, with Vatican engagement.
Constructive involvement by Venezuela's neighbors will be essential to helping this highly polarized society reconcile. Regional civil society and media can also play a valuable role in supporting Venezuelan efforts for democracy and reporting on government abuses. One encouraging example was when several news outlets in Colombia shipped newsprint to Venezuela, after local newspapers were unable to restock their supplies due to government currency controls. We encourage Latin American civil society to continue supporting the Venezuelan people and to advocate their own governments to speak out as the situation deteriorates. To that end, Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you for your help in raising the situation in Venezuela with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto during your visit in February.
We also press Venezuela diplomatically in the multi-national arena. During the March session of the UN Human Rights Council, we raised Venezuela several times. We are hopeful that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights can bring regional pressure to bear. Last month, the Commission released its 2013 report, which included special reports on the situations of some Member States, including Venezuela. The Commission declared that the Venezuelan government is in serious breach of the core requirements and institutions of representative democracy outlined in the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and detailed the abuses and deterioration of democracy I have mentioned already. In March, the Commission held hearings on the situation in Venezuela, at which human rights defenders and other members of civil society were able to formally report the violations they have witnessed.
In close coordination with our other State Department colleagues, my bureau, DRL, focuses on generating and providing support for human rights and democratic governance in Venezuela. We continue to run targeted programs that promote public participation in democratic processes and highlights restrictions on the freedom of expression. Our programs are available to all individuals regardless of political affiliation, and their fundamental purpose has been and will continue to be to promote the universal freedoms and rights Venezuelans have been denied for almost a generation.
Mr. Chairman, let me close by thanking you and others on this committee for raising awareness of the crisis in Venezuela, which is often overshadowed by other world crises.
We are grateful for your longstanding commitment to advancing human rights and democracy in this hemisphere. I am happy to answer any questions you may have.


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it. That wastes water! In this experiment, you will try to find a leak
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The New Zealand dollar dropped to a three-week low against its trans-Tasman counterpart after Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens delivered an upbeat speech about prospects for the Australian economy and didn't try to "jawbone" the nation's currency lower.
The kiwi touched a low of 93.07 Australian cents this morning, and was trading at 93.10 cents at 8am in Wellington from 93.59 cents at 5pm yesterday. Australia's currency rose to a four-month high of 92.44 US cents overnight and the New Zealand dollar was pulled along with it, touching a week-high of 86.20 US cents overnight to trade at 85.95 cents at 8am, from 85.87 cents at 5pm yesterday.
The Australian dollar was the best performing major currency tracked by Reuters overnight after governor Stevens, speaking at an investor conference in Hong Kong last night, pointed to early signs the nation is in a transition from mining-led growth to domestic consumption. Stevens didn't repeat previous comments that the Aussie was overvalued.
"AUD continues to strengthen with optimism over rebalancing growth and a lack of 'jawboning' by RBA governor Stevens driving strength," ANZ Bank New Zealand strategist Carrick Lucas and senior FX strategist Sam Tuck said in a note. "Markets took the lack of 'jawboning' on the AUD as a green light to continue AUD appreciation. Also taken as a positive were the 'promising signs' on growth rebalancing away from mining investment."
The kiwi dollar will probably trade between 93 Australian cents and 93.70 cents today, ANZ said.
New Zealand Reserve Bank deputy governor Grant Spencer will speak to the investment conference on macro-prudential policy at 5:30pm New Zealand time tonight.
The release of New Zealand's trade balance for February, due at 10:45am, is unlikely to change the theme of New Zealand dollar strength today, ANZ said.
The kiwi reached a new four-month high of 62.49 euro cents overnight and was at 62.34 cents at 8am from 62.16 cents yesterday after European Central Bank officials signalled a softening of monetary policy earlier this week.
The local currency slipped to 51.85 British pence from 51.94 pence yesterday and weakened to 87.72 yen from 87.83 yen. The trade-weighted index was little changed at 80.18 from 80.16 yesterday.
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The Political Philosophy of Dante Alighieri
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Six hundred years have passed since the death of Dante Alighieri, yet today all the literary world is paying homage to his memory. Dante will ever be remembered as the autholr of the Divina Commedia, one of the masterpieces of world literature. I regard the present day as singularly opportune for the consideration of Dantes political doctrines. In perusing his works one is struck by the fact that he ardently desired peace, he longed for universal peace and advocated the establishment of a universal empire, which would prevent wars and assure mankind the blessings of continued peace. Dante taught that all men had one nature, that they had one end, and that this end is happiness. Dante was, so to speak, a prophet gazing into the nebulous future, and with hope in the mysterious ways of the Divine Providence, fortelling an institution which would so regulate the affairs of mankind that the universal brotherhood of men might become an accomplished fact. The greatest war of all history has but recently been terminated and after this lamentable experience mankind has decided to enter on some course which would prevent the recurrence of such a catastrophe. The League of Nations is now a historical fact, and irrespective of whether it shall live or not, we cannot but observe that humanity has never more seriously approached the realization of the ideals of the great Florentine than in the present time. And for this reason, I believe that one can pay no greater tribute nor render greater homage to the memory of Dante than by drawing attention to his efforts in behalf of universal peace and the universal brotherhood of mankind. Animated and inspired by this purpose I offer this study of Dantes political philosophy with the hope that it will in a modest measure contribute to the better understanding and a fuller appreciation of the genius of one of the greatest men and one of the most sincere friends of the human race.
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APA: Rolbiecki, John Joseph. (2013). Philosophical Studies the Political Philosophy of Philosophy I Dante. London: Forgotten Books. (Original work published 1921)
MLA: Rolbiecki, John Joseph. Philosophical Studies the Political Philosophy of Philosophy I Dante. 1921. Reprint. London: Forgotten Books, 2013. Print.


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Almost everything I do in my role as a Michigan driver's license restoration attorney and a Detroit-area (meaning Metropolitan Detroit, Tri-County) DUI and suspended license lawyer has something to do with automobiles and traffic stops. Everyday, I represent either someone trying to win back a Michigan driver's license (or at least obtain a clearance of the Michigan hold on their driving record), someone facing a DUI, someone charged with driving on a suspended license in the Detroit area, or even a person charged with possession of marijuana (or other drugs or weapons) found as a result of a traffic stop. In short, virtually everything I do involves motor vehicles. Many of my clients are trying to get back on the road, some face being taken of the road, and others just got in trouble while on the road. Still, there's a theme here...
When a person has had his or her Michigan driver's license suspended or revoked, and then gets caught driving, they are often unaware the potential long-term dangers that lie ahead. This has nothing to do with going to jail; I keep my clients out of jail as a matter of my day-to-day work. Instead, the real danger of a suspended or revoked license charge involves additional suspensions and added costs and financial penalties that can go on forever, and continue to multiply. There's an old saying to the effect that once a person gets caught in the system, they seem to be stuck in it forever, and while I don't completely agree with that, the cold truth is that once a person gets caught driving with a suspended or revoked license, unless things are made better and fixed right away, he or she can get become ensnared in a tangle that never seems to let go. As some people put it, once you're on the roller coaster, you can't get off.
If there's a brutal lesson to be learned here, it's that the best time to hire a suspended license lawyer like me is the first time you face such a charge. Too many people, acting on the mistaken belief that a first offense for driving on a suspended license isn't that big a deal, will just go with a public defender, or, worse yet, will handle things on their own. Meanwhile, while their first concern is staying out of jail, they'll lose sight of the long range consequences that the wrong kind of plea deal can bring, and will accept a plea bargain that simply avoids jail, and/or even avoids points on their driving record, not realizing that such a disposition will, in many cases, cause their license to be suspended or revoked further.
At the time, this often doesn't seem so serious, and the person thinks he or she can either get rides of the next year or years, or will be careful (and lucky) enough to not get caught driving, if they must. But this doesn't usually work out. As far as luck goes, anyone having to think about these things in the first place will require a drastic change in luck right out of the gate. To put it another way, if luck had anything to do with it, you wouldn't be in this boat to begin with.
The reality of life is that you need to drive. With only the rarest of exceptions, not being able to drive limits everything you can and/or will do. The longer you're without a valid license, the more you won't be able to do, like look for or accept a better job, or the more chance you'll have to take to get and hold on to those things. While there are lots of exceptions, it does seem that once a person gets caught driving without a license, things begin to pile up, and those things almost always involve more suspended and revoked license charges. Everyone to whom this happens was rather sure that it wouldn't, but then it did. It's just better to do things right the first time so that you can keep your license, or, if you don't have one, get it back sooner, rather than later.
In those cases where a person has handled his or her own suspended or revoked license case the first time, or has used a public defender, or some lawyer for whom the nuances of Michigan's driving laws (know as the motor vehicle code) aren't an everyday thing, the deal that seemed good enough back then turns out to have set up a real problem if the person ever faces another driving charge down the road. Part of this problem is that most people feel confident that they'll never have another similar situation again, but that's not how real life works.
When I handle a suspended license charge, or a revoked license charge, I have to think long range, even if the client doesn't. There are many situations where even if a person comes to court for a suspended license charge having already reinstated his or her license, any kind of moving violation will trigger another suspension, meaning that the license he or she just paid to reinstate will be taken away all over again. Sometimes, a moving violation in such a situation can trigger what's called a "mandatory additional" revocation, meaning that the person will lose his or her license for another year, or even five years, before he or she becomes eligible to file a license appeal to get it back, and, on top of everything else, will have to explain to the I cost money and the court costs money. Given that a suspended or revoked license charge will cost a minimum of $1000 in driver responsibility fees paid to the state of Michigan, and that, in almost all cases where that's any kind of concern, I can avoid them, those savings go a long way to paying my fee. In other cases, where a person has a really bad record with lots of prior suspended and/or revoked license convictions, then staying out of jail become more important than Secretary of State fees. All the same, not going to jail is really a bargain at any price, and my fee ($1400 in suspended and revoked license cases) will certainly feel that way.
The upshot to all of this is that if you're facing a suspend or revoked license charge in Macomb, Oakland or Wayne County, you should really do your homework, learn the implications of what you're facing, and find a lawyer, like me, who likewise understands the short and long-range consequences of your situation. In my case, I know the Judges of all the courts in which I practice very well, and can usually provide a very good idea of how you're case will work out.
In the final analysis, few, if any people that hire a first rate Detroit area suspended license lawyer for a first (or subsequent) suspended or revoked license charge regret their decision, but loads who didn't will later. Beyond just managing and minimizing consequences, when I'm hired, I take into account what it will take to get my client back on the road again, legally, and as soon as possible. If you already have a license, then I need to make sure you can keep it. These considerations need to be placed at the very top of the heap as you deal with a suspended or revoked license charge, because as long as you don't have a valid license, your future prospects will be limited.


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Governor Christie projected widespread revenue growth in the $31.7 billion budget he signed back in late June, but so far during the current fiscal year New Jersey tax collections have held basically flat.
The governor's missed revenue projection has opened up a $451 million gap between what Christie thought the state would take in when he set spending for the new budget year and what has actually been collected by the Department of Treasury, at least as of the end of November.
In response, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, chaired by Sen. Paul Sarlo, D-Wood-Ridge, has scheduled a hearing on state revenues for Jan. 3.
Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff was invited to appear before Sarlo's committee, but he will not attend the meeting due to a scheduling conflict, said William Quinn, a Treasury spokesman.
The timing of the Senate hearing is important because it comes as New Jersey enters a key stretch of months that includes the holiday shopping season and culminates with the collection of April income tax returns.
Former Corzine administration Treasurer David Rousseau, now the budget expert at left-leaning New Jersey Policy Perspective, said in a recent blog post that December and January are two of the most important months in the fiscal year, along with April.
There are also potentially serious political implications to the ongoing budget/revenue story.
If New Jersey doesn't see a major revenue rebound during the remainder of the fiscal year, which runs through June 30, 2013, spending cuts or other mid-year budget adjustments would be necessary just as Christie faces re-election in a year that will also see all 120 legislative seats up-for-grabs as well. Politicians typically like to give out tax breaks or other vote sweeteners in a an election year, but since the state constitution doesn't allow deficit spending, that will be hard to do in 2013.
The latest budget news has not been good. Last week, Treasury announced the state budget was running 5.6 percent behind original revenue targets, with superstorm Sandy playing a role in November tax collections missing original revenue targets by nearly 11 percent.
And a new revenue report prepared by the Office of Legislative Services, the Legislature's non-partisan research arm, predicts the state now needs an unprecedented nearly 12 percent revenue growth to meet Christie's lofty budget projections.
Sarlo could not be reached for comment this afternoon. But he already told The Record earlier this month that lawmakers would have to confront the reality that spending cuts may be necessary in 2013 if tax collections continued to trail Christie's budget projections.


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In the Five Element system of Chinese Medicine, each Element is associated with a season. The Wood Element is associated with spring. Many different medical or spiritual systems have used elements symbolically to represent the human experience. For example, in the Western European system, the elements of Fire, Earth, Air and Water are used. In the Chinese Five Element, the elements are Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. The Five Element system of acupuncture is based on these elements found in nature and their associations.
Each Element also has an emotion associated with it, and Wood is associated with anger. Anger includes frustration, and emotional depression of the hopeless, unmotivated sort. These emotional states are considered to be the emotions not flowing smoothly in Chinese medicine. It is easy to understand this in terms of blocked growth creating frustration and anger.
Each element is also associated with an internal organ, whose functions extend beyond our Western medical view to emotional functions as well.
The liver is associated with the Wood Element, and is in charge of the smooth flow of emotions. Problems in the liver can lead to anger, frustration and depression.
The acupuncturist's job is to transform the pathology — anger, frustration — into the virtue, or good side, of the Element.
The virtue of wood is benevolence, which does not mean stuffing anger and being nice. It means being able to come up with creative solutions that work for everyone. Anger is thought to be a good thing, a motivating force and the ability to see the problem and know that something needs to be done to make a change. Anger is the signal that growth is needed.
The wood element is also associated with hope and vision, which together remind us that growth is always an option, and sometimes all that is required for healing is a shift in perspective.
Some common health issues that arise from an imbalanced Wood Element are PMS and other female health issues, anger issues, emotional depression, hopelessness, low self-esteem, timidity, eye problems, problems involving the tendons and ligaments, shingles/herpes, difficulty transitioning into spring, insomnia (especially from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m ), not coping well with stress and high blood pressure.
What can you do to encourage a healthy Wood Element in yourself?
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The color associated with the Wood Element is green, and having the color green or live plants in your home increases the potential for growth and hope, and nourishes the Wood Element, as does spending time in nature. Living in harmony with the Elements requires honoring them for what they are, and spring is a time for growth and activity, for starting projects and planning for the future.
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can help a great deal. Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture treats the whole person, bringing the body, mind and spirit into balance, increasing health and vitality.
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i just refreshed my game page, and yea your right, im getting 43….daaaaaam
its just a bug, i wouldn't worry about it too much.
try buying somthing for your house..if not, you might want to contact the maker of the game.
ive been playing pingy for a day or so now, almost lvl 60 and i think ive got some good advice and tips on earning big combos for some things.
1. House – Every thing in the house gives you +1 xp per fast bar, and also increases how much money you get on level up. Get as much of this as soon as you can get it. it will really help you level and get money early on.
2.Hat Shop – Always buy hats as soon as you can. The first six you get will each reduce the fastbar time. Once you get the first six hats, your fastbar will fill up every 3.11 seconds. After the first six, each hat will only give you +1 money per fastbar.
3. Movies – Don't bother buying this until your level 25, unless you wanna watch utube videos of pingys. Plus its kinda glitchy from what I can tell. Once at level 25 and you buy the mouse ear's hat THEN buy this and you can get a key, which is used in the skool.
4. Bank – Buy this either first or after the fishing area+market. The trick is to deposit all of your money right after you click the collect interest. I have about 600,000 in there and making about 11,000 every 3-5 min. Now that's some good money.
5. Fishing – There's really not much to say about fishing, except that once your farming whales, buy goldfish bait. But be careful, if you log out or quit all the bait you bought will be gone, just like fish and burgers. Also do not sell your goldfish or snails unless you have to quit the game. You can save these and use them later to make more money.
6. Market – This one is a bit tricky. The higher level you are, the more your fish can sell for. You can find a complete list, based on what level you are here http://www.monsieur-t.fr/pingy/ this is a really good tool and i use it all the time. Just imput your level and how many hats, and go over to the fishing tab and you can see how much each fish can sell up too, along with a median price.
7. Casino – Personally I wouldn't bother with this one until you have allot of money. There's no skill here everything just takes a ridiculous amount of time and of course money. However the easiest one to win money on is the "21" game. you can cash out on hands of 17-21 i believe and make a profit.
8. Whale Farm – Best thing to do here is buy all the pools, get the goldfish bait, fish out alot of goldfish, put them in the pools and wait till there done. Later in the game when you dont care about money so much you can use burgers to speed up the process, but only do that once you get the quest "Farmville 4" where you have to farm 1,000 whales.
9. Whack-A-Seal – This game can get really annoying really quickly. The best trick here is to constantly click your mouse (hope you can click fast) Then all you have to do is roll your mouse over the seal. The fist seal will give you 2xp, the second 4, 6,8 ect. If you can get good combos here you can get some good xp. also after you get 5 seals, you start getting 2$ for every seal. from what I've seen, that number doesn't go up no matter how high your combo.
10. Catch a Snail – This is the best place to get massive amounts of snails to make lots and lots of burgers. However to complete the last snail combo quest, you need to get 50 in a row. Now this can be very hard, however there are a few tricks, and remember if at fist you don't succeed, try try try try try again. The bucket has a weird "hit box" you can still catch a snail even if its JUST outside the brim of the bucket. Try it out for your self so you get a feel of where that box is. also the snail can be just under the bottom lip of the bucket and still get in. Use those tips to your advantage and practice with it. It might take you 500 tries to get a 50 combo, but at least you'll be a winner!
11. Skool – For you to get good combo's at skool you kinda need to be smart. However there's two ways of being smart. One you can be a math genius like me, and do all these problems in your head in about 4 seconds. Or you can be smart like ANYONE can by getting a piece of paper, and making a table for your multiplications. Also take advantage of a few math short-cuts I've learned. You have a math problem of 14×9. Sounds hard, but its really not. take away the 4 in 14 for a moment and look at it now...10×9, well that's easy! 90, ok now bring JUST that 4 back..4×9..so you might need to look over at your times table you made earlier for this, but you'll find is 36…now add them together 90+36 = 126…you just solved that problem easy. May take some practice to get it.
12. Burger Ping – Really not much to say except that it makes burgers at the cost of 5 snails. Sell the burgers for more then 30/35 if your trying to make money.
13. Target Range – Use the same tactic from the whack a seal here.
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the only thing i can think of is to add more really expensive things for high lvl's. mabie a pingy arena where you can fight it out with other pingys. also an equipment shop you have to buy a map for to get better equipment or attacks in said arena. mabie with a pokemon red/blue style interface or somthing would be cool. i know that i would be shouting out the commands, "pingy, i choose you! pingy use bubble beam!" lol.
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I'm a stay-at-home mom and I spend all my time with my 16-month-old. I've always been very affectionate with her, but she doesn't return my hugs and kisses. When other people try to show their love, she pushes them away. It's really hard to watch this with her grandparents -- they love her to death, and she won't let them get close to her. My husband and I don't know why she's like this. Are we doing something wrong?
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Our daughter didn't want to be cuddled or hugged or kissed at all until she was about sixteen months, and then only ocassionally. We felt terrible and wondered what we were going to do, and was she always going to be this way. We still continued to kiss and hug her, and tell her we loved her, and now at 20 months, she is very affectionate and will tell us "kiss me again" or run to us for a hug. I guess she wanted to decide when she was ready. It's difficult I know, but when things change, it's really wonderful. hang in there.posted 12/15/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
It was reassuring to read that others have babies with dispositions like my dear Olivia. She is 10 months old and not only does she not show affection she will not allow me to hug or snuggle her or to shower affection on her. I work part time and she is so ecstatic when I walk in the door and she is quite needy in terms of wanting to be played with rather than entertaining herself for more than 30 seconds. She is always crawing over and wanting me to pick her up and overall demanding a great deal of 1:1 attention but when I try to hug her, even when she has fallen and bumped her head or is upset over something, she puts her little hands in my throat and pushes me away. Developmentally she is on track in every other way and she laughs and interacts appropriately but is this unaffectionate demeanor normal?? I try to cuddle her during her 2 bottle feedings/day and otherwise give her (attempt to give her) lots of hugs and kisses throughout the day but it is never, ever returned. She is very strong willed but does that account for this behavior? Any thoughts?posted 02/17/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
My 20 month old daughter is not affectionate to people (except for a little bit with me and her dad especially around bedtime) but very affectionate to all her stuffed animals and dolls. Anyone experience that? What does it mean?posted 07/20/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
My 18-month-old is stubborn and typically doesn't return--sometimes resists--affection. I notice that the more assertive I am the more he resists. He DOES notice when I give him space, though, and sometimes he gives in and comes close, sqeezes me, or sits on my lap. It's partly a power struggle, though he's never been affectionate since he was very young. I truly think it's his personality. It hurts at times but I try to remember that those feelings are about myself, not about him and his apparent needs at the time.posted 01/08/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
I have a 22-month old son, and at times, he rejects my kisses by turning away or pushing my face away. It does hurt me at times, but I must remind myself that he is still emotionally developing. I must be careful to not place my emotional needs (although very valid needs – what mom doesn't want a kiss from her todd?) on my todd who's still emotionally developing and has not emotionally matured. I try to remind myself that at this stage in his life, his job is to receive the affection, and not necessarily give it. I believe if you hang in there and shower your daughter with the affection you have been giving her, it will come back to you 10-fold in the years to come, not only in terms of hugs and kisses but also in the bond that you are cultivating by the affection you show her today. Remember, people (and kids) may not remember what you say and do, but they do remember how you made them feel.posted 02/05/2009 by clarkch5
Well...I guess these answers I see here are encouraging. I came looking or reasons my 9 mo. old refuses to show affection. My first born was super cuddly & as soon as she could sit up would grab our faces and pull us in for great big gerbers! (super sloppy kisses) We lived for it because it was so cute. Now with this baby girl, she's VERY needy. Has rarely slept thru the nite AND when it comes to comforting her, there's no such thing unless it involves a bottle - and even then, she won't snuggle down into anyone. ALL the grandbabies on her dad's side are non-affectionate. There are a bunch! And the ones on my side are VERY affectionate. I REALLY hope she leans more "my way" eventually, you know? REWARD ME FOR MY EFFORTS at 3am!!!!! :'-(posted 12/06/2007 by MYTMOM1
My 17 month old daughter is exactly the same way! She is very smart, and acts too busy to show affection. She also doesn't like her diaper or clothes changed, or her face washed. I am very affectionate with her, so I am hoping that this will eventually change. My sitter has even noticed, but I really do think that it is just part of her personality (which is really cute otherwise!)posted 09/14/2005 by cgdenney
this is totally normal! Children go through periods when they have to break away from their parents. this does not mean they do not love you. it is a game for them and also an important part of becoming an individual. the good thing is this is a phase. It shall pass in time. however if your child is more than playful with it to the point of desrespect it should be corrected. also, the more you show that it hurt your feelings the more power the child will see they have and will inevitably use for their own good.posted 08/26/2007 by sagemama2004
My 13 month old daughter does not like (and has never liked) to be held or cuddled. She has never fallen asleep on us. She's never tried to hug us or kiss us, and squirms out of our arms. I would describe her as busy, somewhat unpredictable, quick to get frustrated. I think it's all just personality. I wish she was an affectionate cuddler :-( But, she's healthy and happy, and maybe she'll grow more affecionate as she gets older.posted 05/05/2008 by fishfry7
my daughter just turned 18 months and i hug and kiss on her all day and she just pushes me away she dose this with everyone not just me i'm also hopeing that one day soon i'll get my first hug or kiss (i'm not picky at this point) if anyone has any sugestions please e-mail me at email@example.com 05/04/2005 by michellej812
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