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What Should I Ask of a Criminal Defense Attorney?
Posted by Admin in Legal & financial on January 12, 2015
The following is a guest post post and may not reflect the opinions of legal4financial.com
When a person is accused of a crime, it is important to get the best legal representation possible. However, many people do not know what makes a certain criminal defense attorney a good choice. Here are four simple questions to ask your potential attorneys to find out if they are the right choice for you.
1. Who will be handling my case?
Often, the largest and best-known firms have many attorneys on their payroll, as well as interns, paralegals, and other staff. It is important to know who will handle your case. You need an experienced criminal defense attorney, not a rookie or an interning student. It's important to know exactly who will be acting on your behalf.
2. How often do your cases go to trial?
Some attorneys that specialize in criminal defense rarely see the inside of a courtroom. This is because they prefer to pursue plea bargains rather than fighting for their client's innocence. While there are times when a plea bargain is the best choice for a client, you need to know that your attorney will pursue the avenues that are best for you and not merely what they are most comfortable with.
3. How often or how long have you handled cases like mine?
Not all criminal defense attorneys have lengthy experience in this specialty. Some came from other specialties of law, while others are relatively inexperienced in law itself due to graduating in the past few years. Or it may be possible that a lawyer only handles DUI cases and not drug possession cases, it is always good to find out their experience with a specific area of criminal defense.
Even an experienced criminal lawyer may not have a lot of experience in cases similar to yours. The best lawyer for your case is one who has handled cases like yours, knows the pitfalls, and knows what will help you to prove your innocence. Experience and results matter in criminal defense.
4. How much will this cost?
Many clients do not ask about fees until they sign a fee agreement. This is a mistake. While the cheapest lawyer is not always the best choice, you are a consumer and deserve to know what you can expect to pay. What are the costs for a jury trial? In addition to asking about fees, ask what is covered by the fees. Does the fee cover time spent filing briefs, motions, and other legal paperwork? Can the criminal lawyer give an estimate of how much your case should ultimately cost?
A lot is at stake: your reputation, your ability to keep your job or find work, even your freedom. You can only fight these charges with an experienced and skilled attorney on your side.
This article was written by David Michael Cantor. David is a Lifetime Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and a very highly respected DUI Defense Lawyer in Scottsdale, AZ. His criminal defense law firm has over 1,600 documented DUI case victories. For more information about DUI in Arizona see his website: http://cantorduilawyers.com
Do I Have a Case If I Was Injured at the Gym?
Posted by Admin in Legal & financial on April 11, 2014
Research is consistently showing that Americans are living increasingly sedentary lifestyles, and this can lead to a variety of serious diseases as a person grows older. Fortunately, this is now common knowledge, so people are progressively choosing to become more active. This sometimes results in gym memberships, but few people realize that this can lead to injury.
The equipment at gyms is meant to keep people healthy and help them build muscle mass. Unfortunately, this often means that heavy weights or other dangers are inherently present. If not properly used, these machines can lead to very serious injuries, but in many instances, it's actually the fault of the gym if one of their patrons is injured.
Anyone who has paid for a gym membership is likely very aware that they signed a liability waiver when they joined. This leaves many people believing that they're simply out of luck if they're ever injured while working out. Fortunately, this is nowhere close to being the truth.
While it's accurate that an injury caused by the negligence of the injured individual will not likely result in gym liability, the liability waiver also isn't a one-size-fits-all piece of protection for the gym. In fact, due to the likelihood that some form of negligence occurred on the part of the gym, it's imperative to at least consider getting legal help after an injury.
A release of liability isn't a permission slip for a gym to act negligently. If a personal trainer overworks a person and causes an injury, for instance, the gym could be held liable. Additionally, failing to provide training on properly using certain exercise equipment can also result in liability on the part of the gym. Even failing to maintain their equipment properly can result in huge compensation being paid out on the part of the gym.
It should also be noted, though, that there are instances when neither the injured person nor the gym is at fault. If an exercise equipment manufacturer was negligent in creating a piece of equipment, for instance, the injured party may be able to file a product liability claim against that manufacturer.
The most important thing to remember is that signing a liability waiver doesn't mean that a person has signed away all of their rights at a gym. Even with this waiver in place, a gym is still responsible for providing a safe environment for their patrons to work out. When they fail in doing this, they can face serious financial repercussions.
Protecting Yourself: Limits on Self Defense
When heated moments turn to self-defense, there are a myriad of factors that can change self-defense into a criminal activity. Fights at home are just one example of how two parties can claim self-defense while still intentionally inflicting harm upon the other person. There are legal restrictions to what can be claimed as self-defense. Each state defines self-defense in a different light, but it should be noted that reasonable force is typically allowed to protect from certain danger or physical injury. However, the amount of force is what comes under question in a court of law.
When Physical Force is Acceptable
Arguments tend to get heated. Road rage, fights with family or loved ones or other types of altercations never mean to get out of hand, and yet that is where the problems arise. In general, self-defense can be used in these situations:
- If a person tries to harm another or moves forcibly against someone, that person can fight back.
- When fighting back, if the other person surrenders or can't defend himself, then fighting back with more force is considered unreasonable. This is when the person originally being attacked must stop and walk away from the fight.
- If the person attacking someone doesn't go within arm's length and doesn't have a weapon or starts to walk away, the person being attacked or threatened can't chase and assault the original attacker.
While these are relatively simple ways of looking at self-defense cases, these are the most common themes of self-defense cases. The factors in each case are different and will be determined by the state in which the incident occurred. The point to really remember is that the amount of force has to be negotiated with the attack. If someone punches a person, that person has the right to fight back and defend himself, but not so much as to exert more physical force or fatally injure someone else. This is also the point at which an experienced attorney can help determine those factors in a court of law. The prosecution may tear apart a self-defense case when it actually was self-defense.
What Constitutes Deadly Force
There are other rules on how deadly force can be used or not be used. States vary on how to handle deadly force. In general, it's not wise to use deadly force or inflict a serious physical injury on another person unless the attacker is also threatening with deadly force or serious physical injury.
In cases of road rage, a death threat like, "I'm going to run you over!" may be shouted at a person, but actually following that car and proceeding to run that person down is not a proper interpretation of deadly force. However, if that person gets out of the car with a gun, then deadly force may be used.
However, most states also want those attacked to show they will retreat or back down before using deadly words. That basically means that deadly words should only be used in extreme cases when there are no other options. If escape is a viable option, then that is better than using deadly force.
Castle Laws
Before explaining Castle laws, it's important to note that some states don't have these laws. Castle laws don't require a person to flee if he or she is at home, and the attacker threatens bodily injury. In these cases, it's legal to use deadly force.
With self-defense cases, lawyers can present all of the evidence and show the mitigating factors that called for certain actions with self-defense. If being prosecuted for a self-defense crime, lawyers understand the law as well as prosecution and can find extra evidence or witness testimony to determine why deadly force was necessary in those difficult cases. If you are facing legal difficulties, then give Justin Surginer a call today at 713-589-8855.
Surviving Your First DUI Charge
A lot of people don't think it will happen to them. You have a few drinks, you get pulled over, before you know it you are blowing .09 into the breath instrument, and you're cited for DUI. Here is a little bit on what to expect.
If you are barely over the legal limit, and you have no prior offenses, it is easier for your lawyer to get the charge reduced to a lesser offense such as Reckless Driving. Having a DUI conviction on your record carries a certain stigma. It is best to try to have the offense amended to a different charge if possible.
It is hard for a lawyer to predict if the charge will be in the newspaper. Many jurisdictions have multiple newspapers, and each newspaper has its own policy. Under law, a newspaper has a first amendment right to print anything that is public record, and that includes arrests and charges (even if there is no conviction). If someone is a public official or a public figure, it is more likely that the press will find the arrest noteworthy.
If you are convicted of DUI or a lesser charge you will likely face increased insurance rates. The amount of the increase can be hard to predict. The increase will be greater if you have prior speeding tickets and traffic accidents on your record. If you are convicted, it is possible that your state DMV or DOL will require you to show proof that you have prepaid for the insurance for a certain number of months.
Irrespective of whether or not you are convicted of a criminal charge, it is likely that the licensing department will attempt to suspend your driver's license. In some jurisdictions DMV or DOL will give you a special permit to drive if you agree to have an ignition interlock device installed on your vehicle. Occasionally, a special permit will allow you to drive just for work purposes or to get to and from medical appointments.
If you are convicted of DUI or a lesser charge, it is customary for the court to direct you to obtain an evaluation to see if you are chemically dependent. Typically, the evaluator must be state certified, and he or she will ask you a series of questions and have you take a written test. It may be that you are sent to a single class, or it could be that they recommend a full 12-step program. Either way, the court will require you to attend such class or classes as a condition of probation.
Although the law varies between different jurisdictions, hopefully your case is in a jurisdiction where you are able to get a conviction vacated or expunged after a certain period of time. That way, you are able to have a fresh start and have the offense removed from your record.
The author is a DUI attorney in Washington State.
Immigration Facts: Deportation Process
Posted by Admin in Legal & financial on August 23, 2013
In some instances and for a variety of possible reasons, a person's immigration rights may be denied or their current immigration status may be revoked. Although this is a complex and detailed process, it generally has several predictable results. Foremost among these results is deportation. Deportation is almost always applied when other options for resolution have been exhausted.
What Is Deportation?
When a person knowingly or intentionally violates a statute, law or regulation of the immigration process of the United States, that person instantly and, for all intents and purposes, becomes an illegal alien. As an illegal alien, that person becomes subject to criminal prosecution, arrest and all the fines, fees and other penalties associated with any criminal act. The primary means of punishment that is pursued in this situation is deportation.
Deportation is the forcible removal of an illegal alien from the confines and boundaries of the United States immediately and formally to their country of origin, according to U.S. immigration law.
What Happens In Deportation?
After a suspected illegal alien has been apprehended by law enforcement, they will be issued a document called a "Notice to Appear" by the Department of Homeland Security. Essentially, this document requires the suspected illegal alien to appear before an immigration review board to assess the situation that led to the issuance of illegal alien status. This review will include the charges against the illegal immigrant, any crimes they may have committed, their ability to afford an attorney and information regarding upcoming court dates, fines, fees, times and deadlines.
Other Types of Deportation Hearings
A few other types of hearings are available for suspected illegal aliens.
Bond Redetermination Hearings
These hearings are conducted to see if the suspected illegal alien will be allowed to post a monetary bond to allow them to be freed from custody until further court hearings can proceed.
Withholding-Only Hearings
This is a very rare type of hearing that is conducted to determine if a suspected illegal alien will be removed from custody for reasons of cruel or unusual punishment or unlawful search, seizure or obtainment of evidence.
Rescission Hearings
This type of hearing is designed to determine if an immigrant should have their legal immigration status revoked because they were not officially allowed to obtain legal immigration status in the first place.
Legal Representation
In the event that someone receives an order of deportation, they should consult with an experienced immigration attorney as soon as possible. Click here for more information.
Advantages of Steel over Wood Construction
Posted by Admin in Environment & Green, Home Improvement on December 30, 2012
Wood has been a popular construction material since ancient times. However, in the last hundred years, more and more buildings are being constructed of steel. Why choose steel? Check out these benefits of steel over wood construction.
When compared to wood construction, the overall cost of steel makes it an economical choice. Wood is expensive and labor-intensive. Construction time for wood buildings is much longer than steel. Wood must be cut down, processed and then assembled on-site. Steel construction takes about half the time. Furthermore, steel walls can be preassembled off-site, reducing overall construction costs.
Strength and Durability
The longevity of steel makes it more economical than wood. Steel is by far stronger and more durable than wood. The durability of steel cuts down on maintenance and repairs. What's more, steel is also more resistant to the elements, protecting your assets through all kinds of weather.
Wood is vulnerable to the elements and is affected by wind, rain and fire. Although a wood building may appear to survive a large storm, the water that seeps in through the cracks will eventually produce mold and rot. Wood beams will also warp and split over time, while steel remains strong and flexible throughout the years.
Wood is also highly combustible. A lightning storm or accidental fire can set your wood building blazing in a matter of minutes. Steel, on the other hand, is fire-resistant. Many insurance companies offer discounts on steel buildings because of this.
Going Green
Steel is 100 percent recyclable. A steel building can be constructed entirely of recycled steel from discarded cars, trucks and other items from our landfills. In addition, when the building has outlived its purpose, it can be torn down and the steel can be recycled again.
While wood is also recyclable, there are other environmental concerns. Wood production is quickly depleting natural resources in our national forests. And by using wood for construction, we are not finding new uses for consumer products from our landfills.
Another green benefit of steel is less energy consumption. Steel reflects heat in the warmer months, keeping the inside cool. During cooler seasons, steel has the ability to retain heat, reducing the need for heating. Steel buildings are also air tight, reducing drafting air that you would find in a wood building.
Choose Steel
While steel is a relatively new construction material, it is quickly becoming the favorite of many builders, contractors and construction companies. There are many benefits of using steel over wood in your next construction project. Steel requires less construction time, costs less and is stronger and more durable than wood. In addition, steel offers a variety of environmental benefits over wood.
Jim makes his living working at a steel manufacturing plant. He will often write articles on why steel is a better building material than wood. If you have any questions on what the cost of a steel building is, contact his company Whirlwind Steel today.
The Life of a Criminal Lawyer
America is a nation of laws. It was born with the idea that the law of the Constitution stood above any king or political leader the world could provide. Criminal justice is the largest-reaching body of American law. In modern life there are few parts of society that criminal justice does not touch upon and in some way regulate.
A comprehensive understanding of criminal law is essential for all Americans, not just for those who wish to prosecute or defend. Knowledge of criminal justice opens doors all across society. Our laws are complex and changing every day. They require experts or guides who can comprehend and explain all of the legal jargon they contain. If you can provide that guide, you are of tremendous use to a lot of your fellow citizens.
If you wish to make a difference to the world around you, there are few ways more direct than taking a place in the American Justice System. It is one of the strange quirks of American life that you can work as a prosecutor or for the defense and find worthy causes on either side. Our justice system requires that all work together for justice to truly be served.
Remuneration and prestige can accompany a career in law. You will have the opportunity to practice anywhere you want, not just in America, but in the world. People everywhere need advice on American law. Not only will you be able to travel but your intellectual capabilities will be tested every day. There are few professions that require as much from the mind as a criminal lawyer.
Whether you want to see the world, earn your fortune or follow a calling for justice, criminal law can be the path for you. You will have the flexibility to choose among all those options and your only limitation will be the number of hours in the day. Life can be difficult for those who feel the extraordinary calling to the law. It is not a life for people who like to sleep all day but for those who can follow the path of the law, the rewards are plenty.
Houston criminal lawyer Brett Podolsky is well versed in all aspects of criminal law. If you are in need of legal representation in the Houston area, attorney Podolsky can provide a free case evaluation.
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Getting a Loan for Legal Fees
Depending on the type of legal fees that one has to pay, finding adequate funds to cover these expenses can become burdensome. There are various types of fees when facing legal charges. Normally, the more serious the
charge will result in a higher fee. Also, the amount of experience and reputation a lawyer has usually increases the overall cost for legal representation. The reason why high paid lawyers charge a large fee is because their track record proves successful results.
Some lawyers will require a flat fee before a case is taken to court. Others will work ad hoc or on an hourly basis. What is one to do if the funds for your legal representation are not readily available? It is important to find immediate access to adequate funds so you can have the best legal representation you can afford. You future depends on hiring the best legal representation money can buy. If you are in need of money, personal loans can be the answer to your problems.
Consumer Lenders
Most lenders have successful approval ratings in less than 24 hours. These types of consumer lenders are called emergency lenders. They are known to have high interest rates but successfully get you the money you need in the shortest amount of time. In most cases, evidence of personal property or collateral is not required, however, good credit is usually recommended.
Pawnbrokers have existed for centuries. There are thousands of pawn dealerships nationwide as a source of capital for consumers in short notice. Pawnbrokers will lend money based upon a valuable item that they will hold and resell if the loan is not repaid within the time frame allotted. The interest rate of the loan in most cases reflects a percentage from which the pawnbroker can resell the property that has been exchanged.
Car Brokers
A motor vehicle can be used as property to trade in for cash. The value of the car determines the amount of money that can exchanged. Usually, car brokers will pay you much less than the retail of the vehicle or what one can usually expect to get if the car was privately sold. However, if you are willing to accept a loss for immediate cash, this is a good resourceful.
Looking for a personal loan can be difficult but following steps and making clear decisions can significantly help you from taking a wrong turn. There are money lenders available in most cities but finding the right one for you requires time and money.
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Exploring Law: Different Types of Lawyers
The legal field is an every-changing and ever-expanding one. That makes choosing an area of practice very daunting. With so many different types of lawyers, it is sometimes difficult to choose one that is right for you. It all depends on what exactly you're looking to get out of your legal practices.
Criminal Lawyers
Criminal lawyers are the most commonly known type. They are the ones in court defending someone accused of a crime. Public defenders work on behalf of those accused who cannot afford a private criminal attorney. Private attorneys are hired by anyone headed to court that needs legal representation with their case.
Family Lawyers
Family lawyers are best suited for those who wish to help others in family settings. Often these types of lawyers are used when there is a domestic disagreement. Family lawyers can involve assistance in finalizing adoptions, facilitating divorce proceedings or handling child abuse and custody cases.
Real Estate Lawyers
Real estate lawyers deal with every aspect involved in the transaction of a home or piece of property. It can be as simple as helping someone buy or sell a home or as complex as guiding the development and construction of a piece of business property. A real estate lawyer must be versed not only in property law but also some financial concepts such as mortgages, tax liens and so forth.
Wills, Trusts & Estate Lawyers
Wills, estates, trusts and probate lawyers handle the situations where someone dies and leaves an estate behind. This is usually done in a will and testaments which the lawyer helps examine and administer out according to the wishes of the deceased. They make sure the will is followed, any grievances are cleared up and any taxes associated are handled properly.
Employment Lawyers
Employment lawyers handle disputes in the workplace on behalf of either the company or a specific employee. When someone signs a contract to work somewhere, they are usually agreeing to terms that guide things like workers compensation during injury, wages, overtime and more. Should a problem arise with one side or the other on how these things are handled during employment, it falls on an employment lawyer to sort it out.
Corporate Counsel
Corporate counsel is a lawyer who provides in-house legal help to a corporation. Large businesses employ dozens of corporate lawyers to handle everything from customer lawsuits to employee contracts. It is a wide field that within it features several more specific areas of practice.
The above are the main categories that lawyers and legal counsel fall under. To find which practice you wish to make a career out of it is important to talk to professionals and research each area extensively.
If you are looking for information on a criminal defense attorney then visit the website Miller Law Group, PLLC. If you have been falsely accused of a violent crime, click here to see how an attorney can help you.
Getting Out of a Speeding Ticket
Speeding tickets can be very costly these days. There is no harm in trying to get out of a speeding ticket; the worse that can happen is you still get one. Below are a few strategies you can use to try to get out of a speeding ticket.
The White Lie
Fibbing, white lies or stretching the truth can be a useful tactic as long as your story is non-verifiable. For example, if the police officer asks you why you were speeding you could make up a story about how you were just in an emotional fight with your boyfriend or girlfriend. The officer may take pity on your situation and let you off with a warning. Does this work all the time? Of course not, but sympathy can be rewarded with just a warning.
Almost the Truth
If you are doing 70 in a 55 mph zone you know you are speeding. Admitting the truth but not the whole truth can save you some money. If you are stopped, tell the officer that you knew you were speeding. This may disarm them and have them pay more attention to what you are about to say. Then you apologize for driving 62 in a 55 mph zone. The officer will mostly reply that you were going faster than that. You would then reply to him that your speedometer has been acting up lately. This may not get you out of a speeding ticket but you may not get a ticket for the full amount.
The Positive Approach
It's hard to be mad at a person who has a sense of humor and a positive attitude. If you are stopped for speeding, be cordial to the officer and greet them with a smile. They key to this approach is not to argue, admit your fault then ask if it would be possible to get just a warning this time. Tell them you haven't had a speeding ticket in years and you will be very careful in the future. Using this tactic on the right officer can be very effective in dodging a speeding ticket.
There is no guarantee that any tactic will get you out of a speeding ticket. In situations like these you have to use your instincts and size up the officer quickly. Unless you are recklessly speeding the officer has the discretion to give or not to give a speeding ticket. As mentioned, you really have nothing to lose in trying to get out of the ticket.
Tips on Evaluating a Start-Up Franchise
There are a plethora of well-established franchises to look into but what about start-up franchises. Hundreds of new franchises are created each year that don't have a history to look into. However, there are several ways to evaluate a start-up franchise if that is the route you want to take.
1. Because new franchises are often modeled after older ones, it is important to look into the aspects of the company serving as the model. This is where it is important to look into franchise development services and hire a franchise attorney and an accountant (Click here for more info). You'll want to look deeply into all financial records of the modeled business. Follow your instincts; if something seems amiss then it probably is.
2. You want to know how much money you're going to make after you pay royalty fees and any other fees associated with a franchise. Have an accountant take a look and don't be too committed to walk away if it doesn't add up.
3. The franchisor should have a detailed write-up showing you that there is an actual market for the business. Also, they should present information on competition, if there is any, and why your franchise has an advantage over them.
4. Your accountant needs to obtain a required Franchise Disclosure Document. This is to ensure there is enough capital for the franchisor to help you grow and work your business the way they have stated they will. It is not uncommon for states to require an agreement from the franchisor to keep them honest.
5. Quality is more important than quantity in the franchisor's staff. Since the staff will be smaller in a start-up franchise, it is imperative that they have highly qualified, experienced people who are capable of running the type of business.
6. Finally, if you are not the first franchisee, talk to others who have opened a franchise with the franchisor. Have they had problems? Are the finances on target? Are they satisfied? You can learn from any of their mistakes.
Keith has over a decade of experience in franchise consulting services. He is the president of a company that provides advice and legal work for entrepreneurs looking to start a career as a franchisee.
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Relieve Stress: Simple Legal Advice
Everyone has enough stress in their daily lives. Small legal issues do not have to add to that stress. In fact, the following five legal matters can be taken care of very easily and will reduce the stress level in your life.
1. Make A Will.
No one likes to think about creating a will because it makes us face our own mortality. However, having a will ensures that your loved ones are properly cared for in the event of your death. A simple will determines how your belongings and assets are distributed. If you have a large estate or several children to provide care for, you may need to create a more complex will. Handwritten wills that are notarized are valid in court, although it is advisable to have a will created by an attorney to ensure that all legal requirements are met.
2. Establish Your Health Care Wishes.
You need to appoint someone to make medical decisions on your behalf. This is a very important document to have in the event of an accident or emergency. Having a health care advocate ensures that your wishes about your life are upheld.
3. Beneficiaries.
You should take the time to review any life insurance plans and retirement plans in your name and make sure a beneficiary is designated. It is very important that beneficiary information is kept updated and reflects your desires.
4. Insurance.
It is always important to be properly insured. This includes people who not only own a home but also those who rent their home. Having the proper property insurance will protect you in the event that someone is injured on your property or while visiting your apartment. You can be sued and lose everything without the right insurance policy.
5. Do Not Mix Business and Personal Accounts.
If you own a small business or a home based business you should never mix the bank accounts. If you or the business is sued, the other "entity" can be liable. By keeping business and personal accounts separate you have a protection if one is held liable in a law suit.
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Tips on How to Choose a Criminal Lawyer
Choosing a good criminal lawyer could be one of the most important decisions you ever make. A good
lawyer vs. a bad lawyer can change the results of a case and your life dramatically. Here are a few tips when it comes to finding a Houston criminal defense lawyer that suits your situation and needs.
Check with your associates, relatives and co-workers. A recommendation from your network is the best starting point. A lot of people have been in contact with a lawyer at some point in their lives. Even if they haven't, they're likely to know somebody who has. Look for a lawyer that specializes on your specific subject of concern by checking with the state bar in your area. This will give you a good idea if they have a solid reputation with the local bar. Additionally, there are several online resources to discover attorneys close to you.
Once you have a couple of prospects, set up a short meeting with them. This will provide you with a good idea of just how readily available a specific lawyer is going to be in the future. The majority of lawyers will give a free first visit consultation. This is an excellent opportunity to ask them a list of questions you have prepared beforehand. Ask for a listing of their past clients and have the lawyer cite a few cases that he or she has done that are similar to your case.
Consider several crucial questions: is their place of work well put together and organized? Does the lawyer present himself effectively? Is he or she open to inquiries and respond with clear understandable answers? Does he or she reply to email messages and phone calls in a timely manner? Does he or she cancel and reschedule engagements often or seem unreliable in other aspects?
By asking around to different lawyers, you can determine the common attorney's hourly rate near you. Your friends or acquaintances may be able to help you answer this question if they have recently seen a lawyer. Then evaluate qualifications, availability, versatility and personality of each lawyer to determine the best fit for your case.
Rand often writes articles about general law issues. You may visit his website for information on finding a Houston drug lawyer to represent you in court.
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Financial Advice: Young Adults
As a young adult just starting out in the real world you will find that your finances are going to be the most
important part of your daily living. If your finances are in order, all other aspect of your life will be in order. Whether you want to pursue a career, or if you already have a career; the importance of managing your money for security, and self-worth cannot be stressed enough.
The real world has set standards and rules for us to follow for everyone who wants to live a good life. If you have a career with a good income, or even a moderate income, the way you handle your finances will either help you progress successfully with your life, or cause failure.
There are many things, as we grow, that pop into our lives for which we may have a desire. Possibly married life, a new car, a home, or even enjoyment in life such as a cruise, or a trip to some place we always wanted to see. All of these things require a good financial stability. On top of the desire for these things, we still have our living expenses; bills have to be paid first which includes electric, rent or mortgage payment, car insurance, gas for your car and food.
Whether you get paid weekly, bi-weekly or monthly, a good budget plan should be in order. Figure out your total income per month and deduct your living expenses as mentioned. What is left over can be put into a savings account, entertainment, or buying that pair of jeans you've been wanting. Most importantly, managing what you have financially and using it to your best advantage, saving some for that rainy day, and having a sense of security will make for a happy life.
By working hard and growing in your field of work you will find your income will increase. This will enable you to go one to bigger and better things in life. Finances and how you deal with your income and expenses will surely make you successful in whatever life style you choose.
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Financing Medical Equipment Costs
In the medical world, it is very difficult to efficiently function in the absence of medical equipment necessary to make proper diagnoses. Proper technology is needed to carry out medical interventions to address the different signs and symptoms related to the diseases that are in existence today. Thus, adequate and proper medical equipment financing must be done to suitably allocate funds for health institutions. Below are a few examples of expensive medical equipment that are needed to accurately diagnoses treatments.
CT scans, for example, have the ability of producing numerous images of certain human organs to appropriately disclose which specific parts are involved or affected by a disease. Because of its vital function, it is expected that such equipment costs a lot of money. It is in this light that medical equipment financing is needed.
Besides CT scans, there are still other radiology equipment such as x-ray machines, DICOM software, endoscope devices, ultrasounds and sonograms, which have been proven to aid in providing adequate medical and health care to the general public (Click here for more info). X-rays are capable of producing images that may aid in detecting growth tumors as well as fractures of the bone and other internal structural abnormalities. In order to obtain such image, an x-ray film processor device is needed to print such images. The same is true for the other radiology equipment that are being put into vital use these days.
As vital as this medical equipment can be, they can end up being quite expensive. Thus, medical equipment financing companies are necessary for health institutions and make it easier for such items to be leased or purchased.
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Who Should Be The Next Star Of The Bachelor?
July 30, 2012 12:00 PM by Lisa Princ
There they are again, those pesky rumors of who should be the next star of The Bachelor. First it was Roberto Martinez, followed by Sean Lowe and Arie Luyendyk. Now, Ryan's name has been thrown in the mix as well, so we have to ask: who do you want to see as the next star of The Bachelor? More after the jump!
Rumor has it that Roberto Martinez is no longer interested in a gig on The Bachelor, as he has found love on his own, but the show's producer revealed that he is still in the running. According to Mike Fleiss (via Twitter): "Finalists: Sean, Arie, Roberto, Ryan, Tebow and the singer from Free Credit Report band." Okay, so half of those guys are serious contenders, as we already know that Tim Tebow has no interest in doing the show, nor does he have the time. As for Ryan, we can only assume that Fleiss is joking (or is he?), since Ryan Bowers claimed on The Bachelorette that he was looking forward to being the next Bachelor.
Meanwhile, both Arie Luyendyk and Sean Lowe have hinted that they may be interested in the gig, and the ladies seem to be split on which one should be the next Bachelor. According to Mike Fleiss, the show is listening to the fans, and he claims that the fans are split on who should be the next star. He also said that it will be determined soon, but no further details have been given. So, we have to ask you, RTVM fans – who should be the next Bachelor star? Vote in our poll and sound off!
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Instant repair glitching is a trick used by Battle Pirates players to repair their fleets and bases without waiting and without spending resources or facebook credits. They all work on the way the game registers the damage, and tricks in how these changes can be overwritten. There are many different ways to trick the system into instantly repairing your ships, known as glitch repairing, cloning, ghosting, many consider players who use these methods are labelled cheats and many frown upon it so be warned. Most of the techniques work best when high lag and slow game connection speed is experienced, many players accidently glitch, clone, ghost fleets due to game problems beyond their control.
Glitching to get instant fleet repairs in Battle Pirates has been present since the games early stages. These methods and game programming exploits get fixed and patched over with time as the game developers discover them, often through players reporting others to Kixeye. It is worth noting that Kixeye takes a very negative stance against players who exploit game glitches and routinely ban players for this reason, swinging the ban hammer with the almighty words "cheating will not be tolerated". It is recommended that players do not use glitchs to escape waiting for fleets to repair, as being banned by Kixeye will mean lose of all game progress. After players have been banned it is upto Kixeyes discretion whether banned players be given a second chance, although this second chance will include a reset of your account back to level 1 and will also lose all acquired game draconian blueprints.
Here is a list of known glitches, through the history of Battle Pirates:
*We strongly advise you do not use game glitches and play straight, be a legitimate player and either coin repairs or wait on the repair timers to run down. If you do choose to use game glitches this is totally your decision, and remember the penalties of losing your account reset back to level 1 start and losing all the blueprints you have gained over time should be a big enough deterrent.
One of the first glitches was the countdown till fleet docks glitch. Another way of instantly repairing your fleets later emerged by using the friends bar along the bottom of the game screen, to view their bases and this also worked to overwrite any damage to your fleet and also worked on damage to your base. Another method later found was by having a friend attack your base and do some damage. The newest most recent way of glitch repairing is Battle Pirates ghosting, also known as Battle Pirates cloning fleets, is a method of creating duplicates of your ships out on the map screen
Overtime Kixeye fixes these glitches, however players have always discovered new ways of glitch repairing there fleets to avoid spending coins or waiting for repair timers to run down.


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In the early season Spring sun Bute Park was teaming. The Cardiff RHS flower show (heavy on plants, light on tractors) had attracted our liberal population in droves.
Cardiff, land of safety: zebras and pelicans, protected road crossings, traffic light sets, street speed calmers, sleeping policemen, directional signs, chicaned junctions, and other ways to give the pedestrian priority. A Liberal victory. Better record than their predecessors, by a few miles. Although Bute Park, like the pavements that lead to it, mixes cyclist with buggy pushing family and seems to allow lycra-clad racers to occupy the same lanes as wheelchair users. But we'll skip that concern.
The West Lodge, the ever-locked 1860 gate house to the park, west of the Castle, was open. This was a condition I'd never before witnessed in decades of living in the Capital. Inside was a Bute Park Restoration Project exhibition. Well ordered, well detailed. News of tree works, the proposed opening of the north gate to the Castle, the plan to repair the Animal Wall, the idea that the mill leat should again be filled with water, a detail about the new William Burges Summerhouse replacement (the repaired original is now in St Fagans). Plans, photos, descriptions, leaflets plus staff on hand to answer any question. No mention anywhere about the essential new North Road highway being carved into the park to allow access by show facilitating juggernaut. No, I'm wrong. It's there in small print on one of the maps. Could someone be trying to minimise reference to this unnecessary, unpopular and unwelcome intervention? Heaven forbid.
The new Summerhouse, when I reach it, has a vague family resemblance to the Burges original. Same slope to the roof, same open sides. But from then on history gets ignored. This indispensable new outlet for hot beverages and crisps is at least four times bigger than the hut it replaces. How many billiard tables could you get inside? Quite a few.
On the other side of the new Millennium Bridge lies Sophia Gardens, a tract of land named in honour of his wife by the second Marquis and given to Cardiff's citizens in 1857. When it opened it had flower beds, a drinking fountain, and great expanses of green. Not a building anywhere. Today it's a sports centre and stadium housing car park. Essential provision for visitors. Sophia Rawdon-Hastings. Daughter of the 1st Marquess of Hastings and wife to the 2nd Marquess of Bute would have been appalled.
Cardiff's green lung is flaking away. By attrition patches go. New path, new hut, new essential enterprise, new bridge, new hard standing, new gate, new wall, new access, new control centre, new garden workshed, new training facility, new café, new changing rooms, new administration offices, new courtyard, new car park. This salami slicing has been going on for one hundred years and now it's accelerating.
The Tories recently have been pushing the idea of a return to local democracy, of putting power back into the hands of people, of involving communities in the making of the decisions that affect them. The establishing of local councils. Brilliant idea. Councils of locals. Why has no one ever thought of this before?
But then again as I watched the anti-Bute Park access road protestors (no2lorriesinbutepark) recently engaging with Cardiff Council I began to have my doubts. Professor Kevin Morgan was accurate, erudite, persuasive and glum. Good TV, but hasn't yet made a blind bit of difference. The Liberals make for far better local authority managers than their overtly socialist predecessors. But they still have blind spots. Hands up those of you out there who think the Bute Park access road is a good idea? Thought as much. Roll on local democracy. Let's vote for it now.
Peter Finch's recently published Real Cardiff Three has a section on Sophia Gardens here
Tags: Bute Park, no2lorriesinbutepark, Sophia Gardens, William Burges Summerhouse
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Nicholas Whitehead says:
"… seems to allow lycra-clad racers to occupy the same lanes as wheelchair users. But we'll skip that concern."
You might skip it, Peter, but I couldn't possibly do so. Cycling on a public footpath is anti-social and a thousand times worse than dropping litter on the street.
I agree with you about the erosion of Bute Park though. What about an organised poetry protest at City Hall?
Geraint Talfan Davies says:
Amen, Peter. It is a sad day when we almost need a legal charter to safeguard the capital's prime asset from its own elected council. But that is what it has come to.
Anne Greagsby says:
Bute Park is not safe in the hands of Cardiff Council who refuse to listen to the people of Cardiff protests against building bridges for articulated lorries and roads and concreting over the park with the support of the heritage lottery fund and CADW! The fight goes on!
Peter D Cox says:
It's great to see such an erudite condemnation of the Council's actions, more eloquently perhaps putting what many of us have been shouting about for six or more years.
The are too many issues here for a simple comment: so I commend to you the Bute Parks Alliance website (www.buteparksalliance.org); the extracts from "Starbucks to Stadiums" that deals with the issues http://ow.ly/1usWe; and follow the story of the unauthorised portacabins outside Bute's Grade 1 Listed castle on the Cardiff Civic Society website (www.cardiffcivicsocietysociety.org) and other desecrations such as the new lift. Note also the 5,000 signature petition that was presented opposing the building of the "North Road highway " and the appalling behaviour, disingenuity and intellectual vacuity of the arguments at the notorious Council meeting on June 25th last year (http://tiny.cc/96t91).
And, if nothing else, see this one page http://www.buteparksalliance.org/70_years_on.html which shows the tangible proof of the arguments made in this article.


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GE A Proper Fit For RasGas
RasGas Co. Limited (RasGas), a producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is using GE's Dry Low NOx (DLN) combustion technology to reduce gas turbine emissions at its LNG complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar.
The retrofits for the company's first six GE gas turbines have reduced its emissions by more than 50%, according to RasGas. The retrofitting is part of a long-term maintenance agreement between RasGas and GE. A GE team dedicated to the RasGas site is responsible for performing all maintenance of GE units.
GE's DLN combustion technology is designed to help gas turbine operators meet lower emissions requirements without the injection of diluents, GE said.
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Lionel dealer display No. 6-3007 made in Hillside, New Jersey with original Lionel advertising sheet. The platform measures 4 x 8 and is finished with a simulated grass material and has foliage. Included with the layout are the following accessories; 2154 automatic highway flasher, 2163 automatic block target signal, 2140 automatic banjo signal, 2152 automatic crossing gate, 2214 girder bridge, 2145 automatic gateman, 2156 illuminated freight station platform, 2710 set of five billboards, six lamp posts and 4090 transformer. All accessories have OBs except for the transformer and lamp posts. The accessories are C8. Also included is a 5122 right hand remote control switch and a 5121 left hand control switch and an extra 5122 right hand and 5121 left hand remote control switches in OBs. The switches in OBs were never used, C9. Most of the grass on the layout board is intact and most of the foliage is damaged. Buyer must arrange for pickup or delivery on this lot.
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Microsoft is releasing another "out of band" update tomorrow. This update is to fix a recently discovered zero day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 that is actively being exploited.
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Damn you region locking!
At least we get a sweet themed 3DS XL rather than a regular one out of it.
I kept telling myself I wouldn't buy a 3DS for one game, but this has pushed me into BUY IT NOW territory. Has this convinced anyone else to pick one up finally?
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The revenue numbers for Ohio's four casinos are in. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler has the rundown, and talks to some experts about their bets for the future.
All four casinos posted big revenue jumps for March from January and February. And there were some good reasons for that, according to Tama Davis at the Ohio Casino Control Commission.
"There were five weekends in the month of March where we know more people visit casinos on the weekend than during the week," Davis said. "Additionally, March came after two months of extreme winter weather, so I think we saw traffic picking up a little bit more."
Horseshoe Cincinnati was celebrating its one year anniversary last month, and it had its best month since last March. So did the casinos in Cleveland and Toledo. And last month was the second best month ever for Hollywood Columbus. By the way, the 2013 March revenue numbers were the best of all of last year for all four casinos.
In the first full year of casino gambling in Ohio, the four casinos have brought in more than $834 million. But the casino industry's opponents point to a 2009 study from the Ohio Department of Taxation, which estimated casino revenue of $1.9 billion a year. That numbers was widely referenced in the 2009 campaign to legalize casino gambling. And they note a study commissioned by Gov. Kasich's office in 2011 estimated the 2013 revenue – when all four casinos would be open – would be $1.1 billion.
Ameet Patel is the general manager of the Hollywood Columbus casino. He says there's no way to compare those estimates with real-life numbers, since Ohio now allows electronic slot machines at horseracing tracks, which weren't allowed when those studies were done. Four of those so-called racinos are open now, and three more will open by the end of the year.
Patel says those racinos have affected casino revneues numbers And Patel says by 2015, the casino business in Ohio will start to grow.
"It will. You can't, you can't say that about the first year or two," Patel said. "There's always a shake-up here. There's always a part where everybody fine-tunes their operation. But I'm very optimistic from the 20-year trends that we've seen throughout the country this industry is going to continue to grow."
But Rob Walgate with Ohio Roundtable, a conservative group that campaigned against all the casino ballot issues, says he doesn't see how it's possible that the casino business will get better with more opportunities for Ohioans to gamble at racinos. And he's also worried about the deal that brought those electronic slot machines to the racetracks without going before voters.
"What happens when the next administration or the next governor says, 'How is it fair to allow Gov. Kasich and his administration to pick the winners and the losers and say, hey, we're only going to allow slot machines at racetracks,'" Walgate said. "What happens when the next governor says, 'Let's allow slot machines at all lottery retailers. Let's put them everywhere.' What's that going to do for the four casinos?"
Walgate, along with the liberal group Progress Ohio, is suing the state over those racinos, saying the racinos are illegal under the Ohio Constitution because voters never got a say on them. Their suit is before the Ohio Supreme Court now, after being rejected by a lower court judge who said the groups didn't have the legal standing to sue.


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I just finished reinstalling windows on my desktop
I have the zimbra outlook connector installed and setup for my schools email account. Outlook just spend a good 20 minutes processing everything from my zimbra account however when I go to any of my folders (inbox, sent, etc) nothing shows up everything is blank.
I also have a gmail imap account which works fine
and my laptop which is about to also be reformatted is running outlook with zimbra and connects fine to my schools email. I have checked all settings between the 2 computers and they are identical.
Same operating system as well (vista) my desktop however is running vista x64


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SKILL LEVEL: Easy (Level 2)
SIZE: One Size About 30 x 30 in. (76 x 76 cm)
CORRECTIONS: None
13 sts + 18 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in pattern. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size
specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be
sufficient. The needle or hook size called for in the pattern is based on what
the designer used, but it is not unusual for gauge to vary from person to person.
If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make your swatch, try using a smaller
size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
Making a Gauge Swatch
Yo (yarn over) An increase that also creates a small eyelet. In this pattern, the yo is worked as follows:
1. Bring yarn to front, between the needles.
2. Take yarn to back, over the right needle. The loop you have created is an increased st and you are now ready to proceed with the next st as instructed.
1. Throw is worked in one piece, in Garter st (k every row) beginning at one corner and working diagonally across to opposite corner.
2. In the first half of the Throw, 1 st is increased on every row; in the second half of the Throw, 1 st is decreased on every row.
3. Yarn overs (yo) create decorative eyelets along the edges of the Throw.
Learn to Knit instructions: http://www.lionbrand.com/learnToKnit.html


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Does anyone else get the feeling that we kind of give up on defensive possessions? I was at the game today, and we do phenominal for the first 30 seconds, then we seem to think they'll throw up a bad shot because of our good defense, and then end up draining a long two or three every time....also, we get these stupid ticky-tack fouls and let them score...its like we're afraid to foul, so we'll play timid and hope they'll miss...I would just like to see us play hard nose'd defense like we did against KU!
McD coaches them not to jump when the shooter goes to jump as he does not want to foul. In many cases, they then have clear vision at the basket.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
i agree, stay on your feet.....but arms in the face, turning around to block them out right after they release....you know...things we learned in 3rd GRADE!
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Eat Out or Eat In: Six Unexpected Super Bowl Feasts
By Carolyn Alburger on January 30, 2012 4:15 PM
It's Super Bowl time. A time for discount beers, Super long advertisements, and a stomach-testing quantity of buffalo wings, potato skins, and homemade mystery dips. It's also a time when you'll find food deals in unexpected restaurants where business owners are hoping to tap into some of the day's money making potential. (Super Bowl sushi at Chaya, anyone?) Take a look at our rundown, including places to order take-out if you're watching the big game at home.


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Butler at
Saturday, Nov. 12, Noon (ET)
D.B. Milne Field, Jacksonville, Fla.
ROAD CHALLENGE: The Bulldogs will try to
do something no other Butler team has ever accomplished when they
visit Jacksonville for a Pioneer Football League game on Saturday,
Nov. 12. The game at Jacksonville's D. B. Milne Field
is scheduled for a noon (ET) kickoff. Butler is looking for
its first victory over Jacksonville. The two PFL foes have
met just six times, and the Dolphins have captured all six
meetings. Butler is 0-3 at Milne Field, including a 36-7
setback two years ago - the Bulldogs' only loss in a
school-record 11-1 campaign. Jacksonville (6-3, 5-1 PFL)
shared the PFL title a year ago, and the Dolphins enter this
weekend's action one-half game behind league-leading Drake in
the PFL standings. Drake defeated Jacksonville, 31-24, a week
ago, snapping the Dolphins' 16-game PFL winning streak.
Butler (5-4, 3-3 PFL) is coming off a 17-7 victory over
Davidson. That game closed out the home portion of the
Bulldogs' 2011 schedule. Butler will wrap-up the season
with back-to-back road contests at Jacksonville and Morehead
Butler is 2-2 on the road this season.
BIG PLAYS: Visiting Davidson won the offensive statistics battle, but the Bulldogs captured the victory, 17-7, behind several key defensive plays in last weekend's game. Butler's defense came up with three pass interceptions, one fumble recovery and five quarterback sacks to hold the visiting Wildcats in check. All three interceptions came within 10 yards of the Butler goal-line, while the fumble recovery came at the Butler 13-yard line. Butler had a 17-0 lead, before Davidson scored with 1:51 left in the third quarter. The Wildcats out-gained Butler, 379-271, in total offense and had a 26-12 advantage in first downs.
AIR CHECK: Redshirt-freshman Wade Markley, getting his first collegiate start at quarterback, passed for 168 yards and two touchdowns to help spark the Bulldogs past Davidson. Markley tossed a six-yard touchdown pass to senior Stuart Harvey in the second quarter to give Butler the lead, and then he closed the Bulldogs' scoring with a 24-yard scoring aerial to tight end Matt Jenson. Markely completed 15 of 22 passes with no interceptions in the win.
LEG WORK: Senior David Lang moved into a tie for second place on the PFL's all-time list for field goals with a successful 23-yard kick against Davidson. It was his 12th field goal this season and the 33rd of his Butler career. He tied San Diego's Hutch Parker (2004-07) for the No. 2 spot on the league's all-time list. The PFL's all-time record is 49 field goals by Drake's Billy Cundiff (1998-2001). Lang currently leads the PFL in field goals (12), and he's tied for third in the league in field goal percentage (.857). He's two field goals shy of his own Butler season record.
David Lang needs one field goal to tie the Butler all-time record (34), set by John Jenkins (1985-88).
BUSY AFTERNOON: Linebacker Jordan Ridley became quite familiar with a number of Davidson ball-carriers in the Bulldogs' PFL win. The Butler junior led all players in the game with 16 tackles, including five solo stops. He also had a forced fumble and one pass break-up in the contest. It was the seventh time in nine games that Ridley has recorded a double-digit tackles' performance, and the third time this year that he's had as many as 16 tackles in a game. The hard-working defender, who had a career-high 20 tackles in a Butler victory over Valparaiso earlier this season, owns the PFL's top two single game totals for tackles this year.
Jordan Ridley leads the PFL in tackles per game (13.3).
TOP CATCHER: Butler's all-time leading pass receiver, Zach Watkins, led the Bulldogs with five catches for 90 yards against Davidson. That effort boosted his career totals to 236 pass receptions for 2,740 yards. His career catches and career yards both are school records, while his 20 career touchdown catches are just two shy of the all-time school mark (22), set by former teammate Dan Bohrer (2006-09). Watkins currently holds three of Butler's top six single season totals for receptions - No. 1 (78 in 2009), No. 4 (68 in 2010) and No. 6 (62 in 2011).
Zach Watkins ranks second in the PFL in receptions/game (6.9) and receiving yards/game (87.8).
SIGNAL CHANGE: Butler will start its third different quarterback in as many games, when it takes the field at Jacksonville. Senior Andrew Huck, who stands second on Butler's all-time passing list, suffered a shoulder injury in Butler's game against Marist, and No. 2 quarterback Tom Judge sustained an injury prior to the Davidson contest. Redshirt-freshman Wade Markley, who started Butler's game against Davidson, will sit out a one-game, team-imposed suspension this week, but Judge has returned to the lineup. Judge, who's played in three games this season, will be making his first collegiate start.
•Linebacker Jordan Ridley currently ranks third in the NCAA
Division I FCS in tackles (13.3). He's one of just five
players in the FCS with at least 120 tackles this season.
•Wide receiver Zach Watkins is ranked 10th in the NCAA Division I FCS in pass receptions per game (6.89), and he stands 16th in the nation in receiving yards per game (87.78).
•Zach Watkins had a season-high nine receptions for 92 yards in Butler's home game against Jacksonville last year.
•Senior Jordan Koopman, who caught one pass against Davidson, has moved into fifth place on Butler's all-time list for pass receptions with 125.
•David Lang leads the PFL and is tied for 19th in the NCAA FCS in field goals per game (1.33). He stands second in the league in kick scoring (6.8) and fourth in the circuit in overall scoring.
•David Lang kicked three field goals against Jacksonville last year. He hit from 26 yards, 32 yards and 33 yards in the game at the Butler Bowl.
•Sophomore linebacker Phillip Powell came up with his first career pass interception in Butler's game against Davidson. His theft at the Butler 10-yard line was one of three interceptions on the afternoon by the Bulldogs. Senior Andy Dauch intercepted a Davidson pass at the Butler six-yard line and sophomore Jayme Szafranski picked off a pass at the Butler one-yard line.
•Defensive end Grant Hunter, who had one of Butler's five quarterback sacks against Davidson, boosted his career total for quarterback sacks to 32.5.
•Senior offensive lineman Pete Mattingly has started 37 consecutive games for the Bulldogs.
•Running back Trae Heeter, who ranks third in the PFL in rushing (77.0), returned to action in Butler's game against Davidson. He led the Bulldogs in rushing with 43 yards on 12 carries in the win.
•Trae Heeter is ranked second in the PFL in all-purpose yards (151.6).
•Senior linebacker Nick Caldicott, who suffered a season-ending knee injury against Marist, finished his career with 171 tackles.


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(a 92/8 blend of cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot): Medium ruby. Cassis, blueberry, sassafras, tobacco and smoked meat on the nose. Supple, spicy and sweet, with good balancing acidity to frame the blackberry, cassis and licorice flavors. This energetic wine possesses a firm spine of dusty, chocolatey tannins for mid-term aging.


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At the first ever American Anime Awards, Debi Derryberry won Best Actress in a Comedy for her work in Zatch Bell. These awards were hosted in New York, Feb 24 2007.
Debi did the voice of Coco Bandicoot in all 3 Crash Bandicoot video games: Crash Twinsanity, Crash Nitro Cart, and Crash Tag Team Racing.
On her website, Debi Derryberry, gave advice on getting into voice overs. She said "The first thing that I always recommend is to start by taking a class in voiceover. If you live in a media city like New York, Los Angeles or Chicago where a lot of commercials & animation is recorded, you should take a class taught by someone in the business, someone who can hire you. THEN, put together a great DEMO tape and get an agent. Good luck!"
Debi Derryberry was the voice of "Jake", Taz's little brother, from Tazmania.
Debi Derryberry was the voice of "Jeannie" from Emmy Award Winning Life with Louie with Louie Anderson.
Debi Derryberry was the voice of "Whispers" from Whispers: An Elephant's Tale.
Debi Derryberry is the voice of "Nergal Jr." from The Adventures of Billy and Mandy originally called Grim and Evil.
Debi Derryberry was the voice of "Fern" from the movie Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure.
Debi Derryberry provides the voice for the character Gnocchi from Curious George the series.
Debi Derryberry is 4' 11" (1.50 m).
Debi Derryberry is the founder member and songwriter for the Country band Honey Pig, founded c. 1998.
Provides the voice for Jimmy Neutron on his hit Nickelodeon show.
She also plays the voice Zatch, the powerful Mamodo doll star of the anime series, Zatch Bell.
Debi provides the voice of Clay, who is the host of the Playhouse Disney segments found each morning on Disney Channel.
Debi was a featured guest at the Anime Overdose 2005 convention, held in San Francisco. She and the other guests, Rob Paulsen and Tara Strong, were better known for their voice acting in American cartoons rather than their anime. Debi's only noteable anime voicework was Ryo-Ohki in the Tenchi series, where she meowed most of the time.
Debi Derryberry: I'm thrilled with my life so far. I love my house, I love my husband, I love my work, I love my dogs, I love my family. And I am grateful for everything.
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A new Chinese culture and arts festival featuring giant, colorful lanterns, acrobatic arts, cuisine and souvenirs will take place from Friday, Jan. 31, through Thursday, Feb. 9, at Fountain Park in Fountain Hills.
The town is undertaking the inaugural Chinese Lantern & Folk Festival with the Universal Cultural Organization, a group that promotes friendship and an exchange of cultures between China and the United States.
Festival times will be 3-10 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets will be $12 for adults and $8 for children ages 5-12. All those attending will receive a gift. Children under 5 are free.
The park is at 12925 N. Saguaro Blvd.
Coinciding with the official start of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Horse, the festival will feature dozens of large, richly-colored lit displays made from special silk material depicting animals, characters, gods, angels, flora and structures.
The displays, which will be created by Chinese artisans, become a "stunning kaleidoscope of colorful lights and visuals." A number of displays measure up to 60 feet long and 40 feet wide.
The festival also will feature cultural dancing, puppets, food, tai chi and kung fu demonstrations, crafts and music.
"The town of Fountain Hills is honored and excited to host for the first time the Chinese Lantern & Folk Festival," said Mayor Linda Kavanagh. "We are anticipating a great response from across the Valley to this unique festival, which will become a yearly event in Fountain Hills. Volunteers will be on hand to explain the meaning of the lanterns, and there will be entertainment and crafts. "
For more information on the event, visit chineselanternfestivalaz.com.


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Since I can use any type, I was thinking of using the cheapest one, in terms of memory footprint and initialization time. It may not affect performance too much in this case, but the question is interesting: Which one is Scala's cheapest type?
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java.lang.Object. But Scala has a few "interesting" types:
AnyVal types, and bottom types with possible optimizations around them. The
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Welcome to the Guild Dudenaut. That's a nice board-game mat you've got there. I hope it helps you guys learn your verbs.
Hi to everyone!
Well, it's my the very first message on this site
A week ago i have decided to make a game for me and my friends. This game should help us to learn German irregular verbs and some other verbs
And, of course, for this game i had to draw some map... Well, never before i have done something like this, and i have faced with many difficulties. But some tutorials on this site helped me, and... you can view the result here.
Actions in the game take place in the country "Verbland". Actually we need kill the Dragon with our verb knowledge On the way to this goal we will face other challenges too
And, once more. This game is designed for me and my friends. Just for fun. This means during map's creation i didn't think about copyrights or similar stuff.
I have used a lot of images from other authors, clipart and so on. Well, please, please, please, comment I need criticism and hints. May be i need change something or...
Welcome to the Guild Dudenaut. That's a nice board-game mat you've got there. I hope it helps you guys learn your verbs.
Servus und Gruß Gott aus dem Steigerwald!
Nice work. What software do you use?
Mark Oliva
The Vintyri (TM) Project
Welcome to the Guild Dudenaut! Very interesting idea I must say. An educative boardgame to learn german verbs... The realisation looks good too. Info seems clear. Nice work!
Thank you It was nice to get positive feedback. Your opinion is important to me. I'm always doubt the things that i develop.
Thanks! Sometimes, in addition to our language school we are making "Grammar Parties" with my friends. On this parties we are just practicing the language, solving some crosswords or playing very primitive language games. So, i just thought, that it would be nice develop some more interesting action for us.
Freundlicher Gruß aus Berlin Mark Oliva!
Well.. At the beginning i had just a game idea, but no idea how to implement it. I tried to draw the map just with pencil on a sheet of paper. After several attempts, I realized that my drawing skills is not enough and decided to find some software or just make a collage in Photoshop. I tried a little bit Campaign Cartographer 3, but once again i wasn't fully satisfied. So, i have created all just in Photoshop.
Well, yes... i have still used some item-images from Campaign Cartographer 3, but most of them i have just found in internet. For mountains and trees i have used Photoshop brushes "I need more mountains" (http://calthyechild.deviantart.com/a...shes-138817735) and "Fantasy map Brushes" (http://calthyechild.deviantart.com/a...shes-138796530)
Hello Dudenaut!
I like the overall map with your choice of colors for your background and bodies of water. The mountains are pretty bold and stand with the thick outlines. Suggest a hatch pattern for the shadows and a thinner outline for the mountains. That would be it, good job!
Rodan, thanks for your comment. In the next few days i'll try your idea with mountains. Earlier i had also thought that the mountains are a little bit bolder, than should be. However, instead to make them thinner, i planted more forests to align the composition. But... May be you are right and it wasn't enough.
Looking foward to seeing the changes!


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Top 5 Canadian Celebrities
| The Top 5 Canadian Celebrities
The world of showbusiness pumps out great stars from all over the world. However, Canadians have set a mark for themselves by taking over the airwaves and the big screen. From actors to musicians, our fellow neighbors from the north have produced many famous celebrities.
William Shatner
He is the essence of the original Star Trek cast. Captain Kirk and his crew have taken us on many not-so-believable, but entertaining, adventures through the Alpha Quadrant. He always has a trick up his sleeve to take on mutants, or figure out a plan to defeat the infamous Klingons. Beam me up Scotty!
Shania Twain
This diva of country music has redefined the industry with her catchy tunes and crop top style. Her novel fashion sense has created gotten her a loyal following from all walks of life. We just hope she is not just another short-lived Billy Ray Cyrus of the cowboy lifestyle.
Peter Jennings
This ABC News host has got to be one of the most respected men in the business. He has proved his staying-power by covering important events all over the world. He was there when the Berlin wall went up in the 60's and he was also present when it came down in the 90's. Pretty impressive Pete!
Alanis Morissette
This young Canadian has surely proved her talent by selling more than 15 million copies of her album Jagged Little Pill in the US alone. Isn't it funny how this Toronto native girl went from recording dance albums during her teenage years, to a more rock and roll, in-your-face style? Isn't it ironic? Don't you think?
Jim Carrey
Renowned for being the actor with the most facial elasticity, his roles in the Ace Ventura movies and The Mask have made him a favorite of ours. His physical comedy popularity has earned him a $20 million asking price per movie. He is the kind of guy you'd like to have around at family reunions. He'd probably hop on a table and start dancing to the Macarena chorus.
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Galleries to observe holidays with First Friday Art Walk
Eleven galleries will be celebrating the holidays on Friday, Dec. 6, as part of First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg.
On Friday, Art Walk hours will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to allow everyone time to enjoy the Christmas parade with their families.
Several galleries will be offering special events throughout the day.
For more information, visit www.FFAWF.com.
This month's schedule of events is as follows:
Agave Gallery, 208 East San Antonio, will be presenting Fredericksburg artist Dalton Fromme from 4-8 p.m. on Friday.
Fromme creates paintings of Texas and the Hill Country, including historical sites in the Fredericksburg area.
Also on Friday and in time for Christmas, a trunk show of hand-crafted jewelry by Fredericksburg artist Connie Stephens will be offered on from 2-5 p.m.
Patrons are urged to visit throughout the day to see new original art, meet nationally acclaimed artists and enjoy wine and refreshments.
For more on this story, read this week's print and online editions of the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post. If you are a print subscriber, your full online subscription is free. All you need to do is call 830-997-2155 to get a password. If you are not a subscriber, call 997-2155 or click on the 'Subscribe' button on the left side of the home page and sign up today!


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This is a book of poetry inspired by dreams, and love. And of photographs of wonderful places in Norfolk that have inspired me.
It is aimed at my wonderful friends, who have encouraged and supported me through many tough times.
All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to:
a wonderful not for profit group who are opening childrens libraries in Nepal.
Just your average guy who has discovered that writing poetry is a wonderful way to express his dreams, hopes and fears. Its therapy, and also an amazing way to share with others.
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Mr. Hensman's writings touch me deeply. He writes from the heart without being mushy, just straight forward. His words reverberate in my own heart and soul, bringing me to a higher understanding of myself. What a gift!
Knowing that there is a 2nd book in the works, I eagerly await it.
The photographs are brilliant and bringing forth a sense of calmness and beauty.
Thank you for sharing your writing with the world.
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An absolute delight of a book. Each time I turn the pages I am moved as if I am reading the words for the first time. Each poem touches the soul.
Thank you so very much for sharing your words, your wisdom, your hopes and your dreams with us. I dearly look forward to having a second book sitting on my shelf.
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Twenty years have passed since Robert Rodriguez blew Sundance audiences away with "El Mariachi," his breakout action movie that paved the way for the Antonio Banderas-starring "Desperado" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" — and in 2013, Rodriguez returned to Park City to celebrate the anniversary of his cult classic.
But the story of "El Mariachi" winning a coveted Audience Award at Sundance in 1993 doesn't actually begin in Sundance. "Probably a year before that is when Columbia Pictures found it, bought it and signed me to a two-year directing deal," Rodriguez told MTV News about the film's origin. "We were going to remake it outright into 'Desperado,' but they decided to test out the original film. I had no intention of anyone seeing it; I had made it in Spanish for the home video market. But they said, 'Let's test this one to see if they like the ending, because if they don't like the ending — if it's a bummer with the girl dying — we wouldn't want to do it that way when we remake it.'"
When test screenings went over extremely well with audiences, it was decided that "El Mariachi" would hit the festival circuit, despite Rodriguez's desire to remake the film first. ("I wanted more money," he explained, "but it would've ruined the film.") The first step was the Toronto International Film Festival, where Rodriguez met friend and frequent collaborator Quentin Tarantino, who was at the festival championing his breakout hit, "Reservoir Dogs."
"Geoff Gilmore from Sundance saw ['El Mariachi'] and said, 'Don't show it anywhere else. If you wait until Sundance, you'll win something with this,'" Rodriguez remembered. "We waited, and we won the Audience Award [at Sundance]. It was fantastic."
Twenty years later, Rodriguez has directed countless hits, including the Banderas-led follow-ups to "El Mariachi." But some time has passed since Rodriguez and Banderas joined forces together. The director explained that they've "been on different tracks" over the past few years, but they were finally able to align their schedules for a brief collaboration on "Machete Kills."
"We forgot about how much fun we've had together," Rodriguez said about working with Banderas again. "We decided we have to do something. We want to do another 'El Mariachi' movie at some point. We always said we would, but [we'd shoot it] much later when he's older and rounder."
The only problem with Rodriguez's plan: while Banderas has gotten older, he has not gotten rounder. "We have to figure something else out, because he's in better shape now than he ever was," the filmmaker laughed.
The 2013 Sundance Film Festival is officially under way, and the MTV Movies team is on the ground reporting on the hottest stars and the movies everyone will be talking about in the year to come. Keep it locked with MTV Movies for everything there is to know about Sundance.


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Developers seek tax break on Techneglas property
YATESVILLE - Before developers renovate a 1.5 million square foot space in Jenkins Township, they hope to get a break on taxes from the Pittston Area School Board.
Representatives from Endurance Real Estate and I.D.C. Property LP presented the board with plans to renovate the former Techneglas facility at 140 Industrial Drive in Jenkins Township into a modern warehouse and distribution facility.
Attorney Frank Hoegen asked the school board for permission to advertise for a public hearing on the project before applying for Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance, which would allow the property owners to pay a reduced real estate tax rate to the school district for 10 years.
Hoegen said the assistance would help secure tenants for the development.
"Every major tenant is going to look for the lowest cost," he said.
Members of the school board did not grant Hoegen permission to set a date for a public hearing, raising concerns about the developer's intentions to pay the district a full tax burden after 10 year's time.
Instead, members of the school board agreed to meet with Hoegen and other representatives of the project before next month's school board meeting to better understand the project.
The board will vote on whether to allow Hoegen to publish and advertisement at next month's meeting.
Business consultant Al Melone said the district has been burned in the past by businesses who earned tax assistance from the district, then left before they were required to pay full taxes.
"We get rolled," Melone said. "It's an exit plan. These gray hairs know it's an exit plan."
School Board President Anthony Guariglia shared Melone's concerns.
"If we get something in black and white, then I don't think we're going to have a problem," he said. "I'd love to see something on that property, but I'm going to watch out for the taxpayers."
In other business, the board appointed Adam Burdett as jazz band director at a stipend of $3,251 and James Gilhooley to a regular part-time cleaning position.
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Does Pay-to-Publish Threaten Health Science Integrity?
A couple of recent postings, about Tracking Disease with Twitter and a review showing that there's no evidence that electronic medical records improve health quality or value have quietly raised an under-discussed part of health care, wellness and the research base that (a least in theory) underpins our knowledge of those domains.
This is the world of professional health publication, aka academic publishing, peer reviewed publications, the health literature. Basically it's the jargon rich, hardly intelligible home to such hallowed names as The New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association (sometimes referred to as JAMA), the British Medical Journal, and about 100,000 other titles (I'm making that number up, not sure how many health journals are out there, since it matters little to this story).
In most cases, journals get a sweet deal. Researchers, often at some of the world's most prominent institutions, get funded by a third party to produce research, then submit the findings to be published, generally because their career and reputation depend on it. Journals review the submissions, send them out to volunteer peer reviewers (if it's a peer reviewed publication), then publish the resulting studies if they meet appropriate criteria.
The findings are now part of a larger body of knowledge, accessible to all, right? Well not exactly. Most journals are profit centers. This may not be a bad thing, but it could have unintended consequences. Material that is published is free to the journal, but the journal is not free to its readers. In some cases there are open access provisions, but in most cases a subscription is necessary to access the full text of a study (or they become free, but only after a certain time period). So you either pay anywhere from $25 to $50 to purchase a single study, or you trudge on down to your local library to see if they are subscribers. But there's a catch here too: Libraries are no longer able to subscribe to individual journals, as massive publishers such as Blackwell Synergy, and Elsevier bundle subscriptions together (similar to cable TV). This drives up the costs to libraries considerably. Remember, these are publications that may cost $300 to $2000 per year to subscribe to. Imagine what a subscription to a bundle of 100 titles must cost.
Some journals won't even send a published author a free copy of his/her own study.
There are exceptions:
Some federally funded research is published with the understanding that it be freely available to the public. In some cases authors can pay a fee to have their publication freely available. Many journals have at least a few teasers accessible to the non-paying. And there are an increasing number of "open access" publications. These are collections such as PLoS (Public Library of Science) and BMC (Bio Med Central) that publish a host of titles that are freely available to anyone with an internet connection. In addition to being convenient for health writers and other researchers, it nestles nicely with the social media values of transparency and open access to information, especially to a public increasingly empowered by Google to become their own health information resource.
The catch?
Authors submitting manuscripts have to pay a publication fee, something that folks such as Justmeans reader Ron Wolf calls "pay-to-publish." These are significant fees, in the $2000-$3000 range, even if you want to publish a lowly letter to the editor that points out a potential flaw in a previous publication. This could be viewed as a conflict of interest masquerading as a business plan, or possibly worse a means for utilizing the good name of "open access" to turn a profit. If I'm paying you publish my material, will you be motivated to publish based on fees earned rather than the objective merits of my submission? But PLoS would counter that they are dedicated to publishing methodologically sound research that may not be considered interesting or relevant by other journals. This is especially important in an error when "publication bias" leads to many more positive studies being published showing when a drug works, for example, than negative studies showing when a drug doesn't work. This also frees them from many of the business decisions that no doubt shape what types of research are published by more traditional publications.
This raises several questions, including:
--Does the "publication fee" or "pay-to-publish" model reduce the validity of the research it publishes?
--Is it truly "open access" since unfunded researchers, myself included, cannot afford the cost of submitting to these publications?
--Are they any better or any worse, in terms of access and smacking somewhat of profiteering, than the publishing giants such as Elsevier?
--Is this new model a net-gain or net-loss for information quality and access?
Incidentally, if you are a patient, consumer or writer and need access to a publication, try emailing the author and asking if he/she can send you a PDF of their study. Many are perfectly willing to do so. To find their email, try search for the article either in Google Scholar, or www.pubmed.gov
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Evaluation of Grant Supported PCA Services in Alaska (1996)
Brian Saylor, PhD, MPH
Stacy L. Smith, MFA
Home and community based long term care services are a fast growing component of Alaska's health care delivery system. They provide a cost efficient and clinically appropriate alternative to costly facility based long term care services that are considered far more acceptable by long term care clients. The Institute for Health Studies evaluated grant sponsored personal care attendant services in Alaska. Personal care attendants provide a wide array of health, social, homemaker, personal and chore services to Alaska's elderly and disabled adults. By receiving these services, clients with needs and long term health care and social support are better able to remain in their homes and communities.
The evaluation used a variety of techniques including, the development of personal care attendant service principle's and guidelines, flow charts, and evaluation of clinical assessment tools, management audits of participating grantees, an analysis grantee costs and revenues, an assessment of client satisfaction with services and case controlled review of clinical files of challenging patients.
The final PCA report is available for viewing in pdf format: Staying at Home: An Evaluation of Grant Supported PCA Services in Alaska and the Appendices ( KB, pdf).


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I want to learn more about the Material Science and Engineering program in Idaho Falls
Phone: 208-282-7900
Fax: 208-282-7929
1776 Science Center Drive, Suite 306
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Center for Advanced Energy Studies
995 University Boulevard
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
CAES Center for Advanced Energy Studies
Prepare to make discoveries that improve lives with a graduate degree in materials science and engineering. The program equips you with the high-level technical knowledge and quality research experiences you need to address today's most complicated industry problems. You'll graduate prepared to make scientific contributions in the fields of electronic and magnetic materials, ceramics, aerospace materials and the newly emerging nanomaterials and biomaterials.
The University of Idaho is the only school in the state of Idaho that offers a full gamut of degrees in materials science and engineering.
Available graduate degrees include master of science (M.S.) in materials science and engineering and doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in materials science and engineering.
The program includes a carefully crafted mix of theoretical and practical study, with flexibility to tailor the program to your interests.
Here, you work alongside internationally recognized faculty members who are engaged in leading research in such areas as biotechnology, nanotechnology, semiconductor processing, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), alternative and renewable energy resources, and more. You have access to modern laboratory facilities, including our small-scale clean room for semiconductor processing. We also have a full selection of state-of-the-art equipment, such as atomic-force scanning, tunneling microscopes and an X-ray diffractometer.