Author Jeff Selingo appeared on Friday’s edition of Breitbart News Daily to talk about his new book, There Is Life After College: What Parents and Students Should Know About Navigating School to Prepare for the Jobs of Tomorrow.
Host Stephen K. Bannon said today’s young people are looking at “a pretty bleak future,” in which the “participation-trophy generation” learns that made-to-order careers are notwaiting for them after the graduate college, as they were told to expect all their lives.
“Kids hate capitalism, because capitalism ain’t working for them,” as Bannon put it, capturing the sense of disillusionment that prompted so many young people to strike up a romance with socialism.
“No doubt about it,” Selingo agreed. “The basic problem now is that almost 50 percent of recent college graduates are under-employed. They’re in jobs that don’t even require a bachelor’s degree.”
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3 Ways To Learn More About Your Muslim Neighbors
Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world, but in the United States Islam is often viewed negatively because of constant news about terrorism.
For the average Muslim who seeks peace and security as much as anyone else, that can be both sad and frustrating.
“I don’t think we always do a good job of telling our story,” says Fadel Al Mheiri, an Emirati filmmaker (www.tentpic.com) and author of the historical novel “Kingdom of Peacocks – Mists of Time.”
“We are just people and we have the same struggles as anyone else. But the extremists have been able to drive the narrative and that gives non-Muslims the wrong impression about the religion and the people who follow it.”
Through his storytelling – both in film and in print – Al Mheiri wants to change the perception.
“I think it’s our responsibility – my responsibility – to give a voice to the other side and let people know that what they see in the news isn’t representative of Muslims,” Al Mheiri says. “But I also encourage non-Muslims to take the initiative and learn all they can about the religion, because knowledge paves the way to understanding.”
To begin exploring Islam, he suggests that non-Muslims:
• Start with online research. This is the digital era, so information that can help educate people is just two or three clicks away. Personal research is always a good first step to learning. Just make sure the internet sources are legitimate, because the web has plenty of misinformation as well.
• Just ask. The best way to eliminate any mystery is to have a conversation, and most Muslims welcome sincere interest in and questions about their beliefs. Al Mheiri says not long ago in Washington, D.C., he met with a group from Indiana. “I got these great questions about ISIL and about why things are happening the way they are,” he says. “We talked about why the media focuses so much on negative things about Islam and why average Muslims are being silent.”
• Visit a mosque. Check with a nearby mosque about the possibility of paying a visit to learn more. Sometimes mosques hold events, such as open houses, where non-Muslim community members are invited with the express purpose of getting to know their Muslim neighbors and learning more about the religion.
“Each of us needs to do all we can to understand the lives and beliefs of others,” Al Mheiri says. “It’s important that we see each other as real people and not as the stereotypes that can drive us apart rather than bring us together.”
For the average Muslim who seeks peace and security as much as anyone else, that can be both sad and frustrating.
“I don’t think we always do a good job of telling our story,” says Fadel Al Mheiri, an Emirati filmmaker (www.tentpic.com) and author of the historical novel “Kingdom of Peacocks – Mists of Time.”
“We are just people and we have the same struggles as anyone else. But the extremists have been able to drive the narrative and that gives non-Muslims the wrong impression about the religion and the people who follow it.”
Through his storytelling – both in film and in print – Al Mheiri wants to change the perception.
“I think it’s our responsibility – my responsibility – to give a voice to the other side and let people know that what they see in the news isn’t representative of Muslims,” Al Mheiri says. “But I also encourage non-Muslims to take the initiative and learn all they can about the religion, because knowledge paves the way to understanding.”
To begin exploring Islam, he suggests that non-Muslims:
• Start with online research. This is the digital era, so information that can help educate people is just two or three clicks away. Personal research is always a good first step to learning. Just make sure the internet sources are legitimate, because the web has plenty of misinformation as well.
• Just ask. The best way to eliminate any mystery is to have a conversation, and most Muslims welcome sincere interest in and questions about their beliefs. Al Mheiri says not long ago in Washington, D.C., he met with a group from Indiana. “I got these great questions about ISIL and about why things are happening the way they are,” he says. “We talked about why the media focuses so much on negative things about Islam and why average Muslims are being silent.”
• Visit a mosque. Check with a nearby mosque about the possibility of paying a visit to learn more. Sometimes mosques hold events, such as open houses, where non-Muslim community members are invited with the express purpose of getting to know their Muslim neighbors and learning more about the religion.
“Each of us needs to do all we can to understand the lives and beliefs of others,” Al Mheiri says. “It’s important that we see each other as real people and not as the stereotypes that can drive us apart rather than bring us together.”
State Dept. Releases Phone Transcript of Hillary Admitting She Knew Benghazi Was Planned Attack
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blamed an “awful” internet video for the deaths of four Americans in the terror attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi.
Hillary made the comments just three days after the assault on the compound that killed Ambassador Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.
Hillary lied—
The State Department released a phone transcipt this week that proves Hillary Clinton knew the Benghazi massacre was a planned attack and not a protest.
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Hillary made the comments just three days after the assault on the compound that killed Ambassador Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.
Hillary lied—
The State Department released a phone transcipt this week that proves Hillary Clinton knew the Benghazi massacre was a planned attack and not a protest.
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BREAKING: Megyn Kelly's Secret Meeting With Trump
This is interesting. According to several sources, Megyn Kelly arrived at Trump Tower for a secret meeting with Donald Trump. As Mediaite reports:
According to reporting from MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin and CNN, Fox News host Megyn Kelly went to Trump Tower Wednesday morning and met withDonald Trump.
Two separate MSNBC employees tweeted out the report, which Mohyeldin himself is yet to weigh in on publicly.
Later, CNN’s Brian Stelter confirmed the report. “Donald Trump and the Fox News host Megyn Kelly met at Trump Tower on Wednesday morning, a person with knowledge of the matter told CNNMoney,” he reported Wednesday. “The meeting was brokered by Fox News chairman Roger Ailes.”
Source: AAN
According to reporting from MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin and CNN, Fox News host Megyn Kelly went to Trump Tower Wednesday morning and met withDonald Trump.
Two separate MSNBC employees tweeted out the report, which Mohyeldin himself is yet to weigh in on publicly.
Later, CNN’s Brian Stelter confirmed the report. “Donald Trump and the Fox News host Megyn Kelly met at Trump Tower on Wednesday morning, a person with knowledge of the matter told CNNMoney,” he reported Wednesday. “The meeting was brokered by Fox News chairman Roger Ailes.”
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State Department Belatedly Releases New Clinton Benghazi Documents
Document Release Raises New Questions about State’s FOIA Responses, Court Statements
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it has obtained new documents from the Department of State containing the telephone transcripts from the evening of September 11, 2012, in which then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informs then-Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil that the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi “had nothing to do with the film.” The documents include previously unreleased telephone transcripts with world leaders about the Benghazi attack.
Clinton’s admission to Kandil was first produced to the Select Committee on Benghazi on October 13, 2015 and publicized on the day of Mrs. Clinton’s testimony, October 22, but court filings in Judicial Watch litigation show that the record was only produced after two federal court judges ordered the State Department to produce more Benghazi-related records to Judicial Watch. Similarly, Judicial Watch litigation also forced the release of the September 11, 2012 email in which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informed her daughter by email that the attack had been staged by an “Al Qaeda-like group,” rather than as the result of “inflammatory material posted on the Internet,” as Mrs. Clinton had claimed in her official public statement one hour earlier.
The State Department previously told a federal court that the Kandil document wasn’t responsive to Judicial Watch’s request and resulting lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:14-cv-01511)) seeking:
Any and all records concerning, regarding, or related to notes, updates, or reports created in response to the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. This request includes, but is not limited to, notes taken by then Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton or employees of the Office of the Secretary of State during the attack and its immediate aftermath.
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(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it has obtained new documents from the Department of State containing the telephone transcripts from the evening of September 11, 2012, in which then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informs then-Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil that the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi “had nothing to do with the film.” The documents include previously unreleased telephone transcripts with world leaders about the Benghazi attack.
Clinton’s admission to Kandil was first produced to the Select Committee on Benghazi on October 13, 2015 and publicized on the day of Mrs. Clinton’s testimony, October 22, but court filings in Judicial Watch litigation show that the record was only produced after two federal court judges ordered the State Department to produce more Benghazi-related records to Judicial Watch. Similarly, Judicial Watch litigation also forced the release of the September 11, 2012 email in which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informed her daughter by email that the attack had been staged by an “Al Qaeda-like group,” rather than as the result of “inflammatory material posted on the Internet,” as Mrs. Clinton had claimed in her official public statement one hour earlier.
The State Department previously told a federal court that the Kandil document wasn’t responsive to Judicial Watch’s request and resulting lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:14-cv-01511)) seeking:
Any and all records concerning, regarding, or related to notes, updates, or reports created in response to the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. This request includes, but is not limited to, notes taken by then Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton or employees of the Office of the Secretary of State during the attack and its immediate aftermath.
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Wicomico County Sheriff's Deputy In Accident
‘Terminator Genisys 2’ Pulled from 2017 Release Schedule, Trilogy Unlikely
Back in September 2014, Paramount Pictures made a bold move by announcing two sequels for Terminator Genisys, several months before the original movie even hit theaters. The studio set a May 19 2017 release date for Terminator Genisys 2, with a June 29, 2018 release set for Terminator Genisys 3, but given the disappointing box office take of Terminator Genisys, many wondered whether these sequels would even see the light of day. Variety is reporting that Terminator Genisys 2 has lost its release date, with the studio handing the May 19, 2017 release date to their upcoming Baywatch remake.
Variety also mentions that the trilogy as a whole may not happen, but ERC Box Office claims that the movie is now simply listed as "To Be Announced (TBA)." The site's Twitter feed says that, if the studio was truly pulling the plug on the entire trilogy, they would have said the sequel was completely pulled from the release calendar, so there may still be hope for the sequels yet. The studio didn't move the June 29, 2018 date for Terminator Genisys 3 either, so it's possible these sequels may still happen.
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School Choice is Turning Urban Schools Around
Expansion of school choice in Denver has led to dramatic improvements in student learning, according to an article in Education Next by David Osborne, a senior fellow at the liberal Progressive Policy Institute. School choice has grown in Denver to the point that today about two in five of the city's students are in public charter schools or fairly similar innovation schools.
The results speak for themselves. The dropout rate was cut by more than half in the last decade. In the 2006 to 2007 school year, less than 40 percent of Denver students graduated on time. Today, about 65 percent do. The portion of students who scored at grade level or better in reading, writing and math also increased by 15 percentage points.
In Denver, 14 percent of students from low-income families enrolled in college. That's disappointingly low, but it's much preferable to the five percent number for the rest of the state.
What separates Denver from other cities that have expanded school choice is how the local district worked for school choice instead of trying to shut it down. "With an elected board, Denver Public Schools (DPS) has embraced charter schools and created innovation schools, which it treats somewhat like charters. Since 2005 it has closed or replaced 48 schools and opened more than 70, the majority of them charters," Osborne writes.
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The results speak for themselves. The dropout rate was cut by more than half in the last decade. In the 2006 to 2007 school year, less than 40 percent of Denver students graduated on time. Today, about 65 percent do. The portion of students who scored at grade level or better in reading, writing and math also increased by 15 percentage points.
In Denver, 14 percent of students from low-income families enrolled in college. That's disappointingly low, but it's much preferable to the five percent number for the rest of the state.
What separates Denver from other cities that have expanded school choice is how the local district worked for school choice instead of trying to shut it down. "With an elected board, Denver Public Schools (DPS) has embraced charter schools and created innovation schools, which it treats somewhat like charters. Since 2005 it has closed or replaced 48 schools and opened more than 70, the majority of them charters," Osborne writes.
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High School Wants to Shut Down Off-campus 'Jesus Lunch'
There’s a religious liberty standoff underway in Middleton, Wisconsin.
On one side is a group of Christian moms armed with Chick-fil-A sandwiches and 400 homemade brownies. On the other side are public school administrators who believe that Jesus and plump juicy chicken breasts are “divisive.”
The controversy surrounds an off-campus lunch event involving students at Middleton High School known as “Jesus Lunch.”
The high school allows students to eat lunch off-campus. In 2014 a small group of parents began meeting with their children in a nearby park — providing home cooked meals along with a Christian-themed, inspirational message.
The small weekly gatherings in the fall and spring eventually morphed into a popular gathering spot for hungry kids — with nearly 500 turning out for all sorts of goodies — ranging from Chick-fil-A sandwiches and fresh fruit to hundreds of homemade brownies.
“We show up every week just to show the love of Jesus,” parent Beth Williams told me. “Our mission statement for Jesus Lunch is ‘food for the body, nutrition for the soul.’”
Superintendent Donald Johnson and Principal Stephen Plank called the off-campus religious gatherings “divisive” and they want the weekly non-denominational meetings shut down.
“We believe that religious or political events do not have a place in our school or on our campus, except when sponsored by a student group in accordance with our rules, which require prior approval,” the pair wrote in an email sent to parents on April 12.
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On one side is a group of Christian moms armed with Chick-fil-A sandwiches and 400 homemade brownies. On the other side are public school administrators who believe that Jesus and plump juicy chicken breasts are “divisive.”
The controversy surrounds an off-campus lunch event involving students at Middleton High School known as “Jesus Lunch.”
The high school allows students to eat lunch off-campus. In 2014 a small group of parents began meeting with their children in a nearby park — providing home cooked meals along with a Christian-themed, inspirational message.
The small weekly gatherings in the fall and spring eventually morphed into a popular gathering spot for hungry kids — with nearly 500 turning out for all sorts of goodies — ranging from Chick-fil-A sandwiches and fresh fruit to hundreds of homemade brownies.
“We show up every week just to show the love of Jesus,” parent Beth Williams told me. “Our mission statement for Jesus Lunch is ‘food for the body, nutrition for the soul.’”
Superintendent Donald Johnson and Principal Stephen Plank called the off-campus religious gatherings “divisive” and they want the weekly non-denominational meetings shut down.
“We believe that religious or political events do not have a place in our school or on our campus, except when sponsored by a student group in accordance with our rules, which require prior approval,” the pair wrote in an email sent to parents on April 12.
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N.J. Rules Cruz is a ‘Natural Born’ Citizen
New Jersey’s secretary of state rejected a challenge to Sen. Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run for president, issuing a brief ruling Wednesday that said she accepted the reasoning of one of her judges that because of his birth to an American mother, he meets the criterion.
Kimberly M. Guadagno’s decision is the latest to back Mr. Cruz, who has yet to lose at any level.
His critics say that since he was born in Canada to an American mother and Cuban father, he does not meet the requirement that all presidential candidates be “natural born” citizens.
“The place of the senator’s birth is undisputed, as is the fact that Senator Cruz’s mother was a United States citizen at the time she gave birth to the senator,” Ms. Guadagno said in her ruling.
She based her ruling on the findings of state Administrative Law Judge Jeff Masin, who earlier this week issued an in-depth opinion finding that Victor K. Williams, a lawyer who’s filed to run as a write-in candidate in New Jersey’s GOP primary, did have standing to challenge Mr. Cruz’s eligibility.
But Judge Masin went on to review the history of the Constitution and concluded that its authors had intended that someone born to American parents, no matter where the location, was a “natural born” citizen.
“As such I conclude that Senator Cruz meets the Article II, Section I qualifications and is eligible to be nominated for president."
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Kimberly M. Guadagno’s decision is the latest to back Mr. Cruz, who has yet to lose at any level.
His critics say that since he was born in Canada to an American mother and Cuban father, he does not meet the requirement that all presidential candidates be “natural born” citizens.
“The place of the senator’s birth is undisputed, as is the fact that Senator Cruz’s mother was a United States citizen at the time she gave birth to the senator,” Ms. Guadagno said in her ruling.
She based her ruling on the findings of state Administrative Law Judge Jeff Masin, who earlier this week issued an in-depth opinion finding that Victor K. Williams, a lawyer who’s filed to run as a write-in candidate in New Jersey’s GOP primary, did have standing to challenge Mr. Cruz’s eligibility.
But Judge Masin went on to review the history of the Constitution and concluded that its authors had intended that someone born to American parents, no matter where the location, was a “natural born” citizen.
“As such I conclude that Senator Cruz meets the Article II, Section I qualifications and is eligible to be nominated for president."
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Where Does Ted Cruz Want to Send Hillary?
One way or another, Hillary Clinton will be living in government housing according to Ted Cruz.
Not only does Cruz want to beat her at the ballot box, he wants to defeat her in a criminal court.
The Washington Examiner reports:
Ted Cruz on Monday implied that if given the opportunity, he will take Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton out of the public eye once and for all.
"I've got slightly different government housing in mind for her," Cruz told a rally for his presidential campaign in Irvine, Calif., in reference to the prospect of Clinton entering the White House. He did not elaborate on what he had in mind, though past comments make it clear. He said in March that he would "absolutely" seek to prosecute Clinton if the current Justice Department refuses to do so.
Source: AAN
Not only does Cruz want to beat her at the ballot box, he wants to defeat her in a criminal court.
The Washington Examiner reports:
Ted Cruz on Monday implied that if given the opportunity, he will take Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton out of the public eye once and for all.
"I've got slightly different government housing in mind for her," Cruz told a rally for his presidential campaign in Irvine, Calif., in reference to the prospect of Clinton entering the White House. He did not elaborate on what he had in mind, though past comments make it clear. He said in March that he would "absolutely" seek to prosecute Clinton if the current Justice Department refuses to do so.
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1 firefighter dead, another injured in Prince George's County shooting
Suspected shooter in police custody
TEMPLE HILLS, Md. —A firefighter is dead and another is wounded after a triple shooting Friday night in Prince George's County.
Police said a firefighter and a firefighter-paramedic with the Morningside Fire Company were called around 7:30 p.m. to check on a man at a house in the 5000 block of Sharon Road in Temple Hills.
Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said a relative of the man believed he was experiencing a medical emergency.
According to police, the man did not respond when the firefighters arrived.
"They tried to get his attention, knock on the door, the door was not answered. At that point, they decided the best course of action was to try to enter the home, check on the individual," Stawinski said. "Shortly after beginning that process, a series of shots were fired at the firefighters."
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TEMPLE HILLS, Md. —A firefighter is dead and another is wounded after a triple shooting Friday night in Prince George's County.
Police said a firefighter and a firefighter-paramedic with the Morningside Fire Company were called around 7:30 p.m. to check on a man at a house in the 5000 block of Sharon Road in Temple Hills.
Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said a relative of the man believed he was experiencing a medical emergency.
According to police, the man did not respond when the firefighters arrived.
"They tried to get his attention, knock on the door, the door was not answered. At that point, they decided the best course of action was to try to enter the home, check on the individual," Stawinski said. "Shortly after beginning that process, a series of shots were fired at the firefighters."
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SEE IF I GOT THIS RIGHT
IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY
YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.
IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.
IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.
IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.
IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY
YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.
IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET !!!
A JOB, A DRIVERS LICENSE,
SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, WELFARE,
FOOD STAMPS, CREDIT CARDS,
SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,
FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH CARE,
A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU
PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT
AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE SITUATION !!!
Uh Oh... Here Are The 14 Drunkest Counties In Maryland
Hey, Marylanders! According to statistics at County Health Rankings, the following list ranks Maryland counties by the percentage of adults who participate in binge drinking on a regular basis. Wondering how your county ranks? Check out this list of the 14 drunkest counties in Maryland.
NOTE: Several counties listed share the same percentage, so don’t rely too heavily on the numbered order.
NOTE: Several counties listed share the same percentage, so don’t rely too heavily on the numbered order.
1. Anne Arundel County
Could Trump University Help Highlight The Importance of Asset Protection?
Years ago, Donald Trump endorsed a series of books for his university written by experts in the financial sector, including one titled, “Trump University Asset Protection 101.”
With his meteoric rise in politics as a truly one-of-a-kind candidate, controversy is bubbling around the former reality-TV star’s past business dealings, including his university, with thousands of former students claiming the courses they took had no value.
“The world has had its fill of Trump, yet it seems to want more,” says attorney Hillel Presser of the Presser Law Firm, P.A., which specializes in comprehensive domestic and international Asset Protection.
“Love him or hate him, there could be at least one great takeaway from Trump’s media storm: maybe it’ll encourage some to look more closely at their financial vulnerabilities.”
Helping educate the average person on asset protection is why Presser wrote “Financial Self-Defense” (www.assetprotectionattorneys.com). He says there are several reasons people should take steps to safeguard whatever wealth they have.
• The world is a minefield of threats to your hard-earned money. Lawsuits, which can be unpredictable, often drive people to asset protection – and for good reason. The tort system in the United States is the most expensive in the industrial world, accounting for 2.2 percent of the gross domestic product. The annual cost of litigation in the U.S. is $867.4 billion. And don’t assume your good behavior will always protect you. Consider the school teacher defending a $5 million lawsuit because she dismissed a student caught cheating on an exam.
• You don’t have to be wealthy to benefit from financial self-defense. Wealth is relative. If an old car and a small bank account are all you have financially, it still makes sense to protect them. Hard-working folks across the country are worried about creditor problems or lawsuits, and what little they have is precious to them. There are cost-effective ways for them protect their money.
• Liability insurance doesn’t always protect you. Liability insurance is important, but it’s just a starting point. Most lawsuits and other financial claims aren’t insured, or your insurance company may deny you coverage on your claim because of an exclusion. You need more than insurance, which covers few financial catastrophes. You need a full, robust self-defense plan.
“I wouldn’t have thought that a presidential election could possibly highlight the importance of asset protection, but here we are,” Presser says. “These are interesting times.”
With his meteoric rise in politics as a truly one-of-a-kind candidate, controversy is bubbling around the former reality-TV star’s past business dealings, including his university, with thousands of former students claiming the courses they took had no value.
“The world has had its fill of Trump, yet it seems to want more,” says attorney Hillel Presser of the Presser Law Firm, P.A., which specializes in comprehensive domestic and international Asset Protection.
“Love him or hate him, there could be at least one great takeaway from Trump’s media storm: maybe it’ll encourage some to look more closely at their financial vulnerabilities.”
Helping educate the average person on asset protection is why Presser wrote “Financial Self-Defense” (www.assetprotectionattorneys.com). He says there are several reasons people should take steps to safeguard whatever wealth they have.
• The world is a minefield of threats to your hard-earned money. Lawsuits, which can be unpredictable, often drive people to asset protection – and for good reason. The tort system in the United States is the most expensive in the industrial world, accounting for 2.2 percent of the gross domestic product. The annual cost of litigation in the U.S. is $867.4 billion. And don’t assume your good behavior will always protect you. Consider the school teacher defending a $5 million lawsuit because she dismissed a student caught cheating on an exam.
• You don’t have to be wealthy to benefit from financial self-defense. Wealth is relative. If an old car and a small bank account are all you have financially, it still makes sense to protect them. Hard-working folks across the country are worried about creditor problems or lawsuits, and what little they have is precious to them. There are cost-effective ways for them protect their money.
• Liability insurance doesn’t always protect you. Liability insurance is important, but it’s just a starting point. Most lawsuits and other financial claims aren’t insured, or your insurance company may deny you coverage on your claim because of an exclusion. You need more than insurance, which covers few financial catastrophes. You need a full, robust self-defense plan.
“I wouldn’t have thought that a presidential election could possibly highlight the importance of asset protection, but here we are,” Presser says. “These are interesting times.”
Video of kindergartener threatened with wooden paddle spotlights corporal punishment in school
A Georgia mom said she regrets giving school administrators permission to physically punish her five-year-old son.
She secretly recorded as the boy was held down and threatened with a wooden paddle at his school, southeast of Atlanta. The video - which shows him apparently trying to escape the paddling -- has more than a million views on Facebook, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann.
"What happened at that school Wednesday was not a paddling, it was not a spanking. It was abuse," said his mother, Shana Parez.
The principal and assistant principal said they were punishing her son, Thomas, with a paddle because he got into a fight and spit on another student.
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She secretly recorded as the boy was held down and threatened with a wooden paddle at his school, southeast of Atlanta. The video - which shows him apparently trying to escape the paddling -- has more than a million views on Facebook, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann.
"What happened at that school Wednesday was not a paddling, it was not a spanking. It was abuse," said his mother, Shana Parez.
The principal and assistant principal said they were punishing her son, Thomas, with a paddle because he got into a fight and spit on another student.
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LEGENDARY COMMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER 4-16-16
Amusing Memories
In the early days of the 20th Century, courting was done on a very different level than it is today. I won’t even try to go to the present methods and I wasn’t around 100 years ago. I did hear from my grandparents that they courted in her mother’s parlor. My grandfather would walk the two miles in from where he lived out on Anderson Rd. (now Pemberton Drive) and sit with my grandmother until her mother would turn on a certain light. That was his signal to leave. It was usually early by present day standards.
That leaves us with the mid-20th Century. The end of WWII brought about economic changes from which America has yet to recover. The women had gotten used to bringing home a paycheck and when the men returned from the war, the two incomes allowed them to purchase their first home. As economic situations increased, maybe a second car was in the budget. This car was usually the vehicle in which the children learned to drive and used for the “parlor”. Houses built in the 1950’s were usually constructed with a living room, dining room, kitchen, bath and three bedrooms. They didn’t have “family rooms” or “parlors”.
The only place that a young couple could expect any privacy was in the family car. In those days, there were many out of the way places for just such a quiet moment. These were affectionately known as “parking places”. Anyone that grew up in the 1950’s has many memories of their favorite spot. This was in the age of innocence when you didn’t have to worry about being mugged or worse. Leaning on the horn ring was about as bad as it got. What a mood breaker! There was also a thing called “grasshopping”. This was when somebody found your favorite spot and a group of boys would sneak up on the car and pound on the trunk and scare the bejeebers out of you. It was all done in fun and usually never led to anyone seeking physical retribution. There are stories about a road near Hebron that was known as Ghost Light Road. I have heard stories about strange thumping noises underneath the car from some people who blamed it on the “ghosts” and I have heard the same thing from some former “grasshoppers” who did the thumping.
I have recently heard a story that a young married couple had determined that the spark had gone out of their marriage. Even though they had a house, they decided that the spark could possibly be fanned by returning to the origin of their courtship. They went “parking” and found the old spark again. True story.
The drive-in theater was another destination for a young couple seeking some measure of solitude with the family car. Drive-in theaters were great in the summer and you didn’t even have to turn the sound on that metal speaker that used to hang on your window. All the cars were parked so that they tilted slightly up in the front for better viewing. Some kids even had their own jalopy. They were revered by their peers. Visiting other cars was common if you knew the occupants and they were otherwise “unoccupied”. Also, the car’s trunk provided entrance for a couple more guys on “dollar night”. As the song goes: “Those were the days, my friend. We thought they’d never end.”
Obama's Hometown is Burning
Chicago is burning:
In the first 100 days of 2016, 857 people were victims of shootings in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune. There were 15 shootings on April 7 alone. The shootings are primarily just west and south of the city center.
The city is on pace to exceed the 2,988 shooting victims in 2015 as each month this year has exceeded the total number of shootings per month from the previous year. Every 2 hours and 48 minutes someone in the Windy City is shot.
Chicago has some of the nation's worst gun laws, erecting high barriers so ordinary citizens can't protect themselves from rampant gang violence. The Obama Administration's answer for this? Blame it on a neighboring state.
On Feb. 15, Valerie Jarrett, Chicago resident and senior adviser to President Obama, appeared on the “Steve Harvey Show” to discuss President Obama’s executive orders regarding personally owned firearms. Jarrett pushed Chicago’s gun violence on Indiana, stating “right next door you have Indiana” with its loose gun laws. People are buying guns in Indiana and selling them in the “streets of Chicago out of the back of a truck.”
Jarrett's explanation is an attempt to pass the buck to states that have more reasonable gun laws. Hillary Clinton is trying to use a similar tactic to smear Bernie Sanders, alleging that illegal guns from Vermont are being funneled into New York. But here's the thing. It is absolutely illegal ANYWHERE to buy guns out of the back of a truck. If that's what's happening, then what we have here is a total failure to enforce the law, in a state that has a whole lot of them. That begs the question: if this is true, what practical effect will more laws do to stem the violence when we can't even enforce the ones on the books.
The answer is none. What they will do is take guns out of the hands of citizens who have a constitutional right to defend themselves, while drug traffickers and other lowlives use illegal firearms to carry out their black market turf wars. As we're seeing here, when guns are against the law, only outlaws have guns.
Source: AAN
In the first 100 days of 2016, 857 people were victims of shootings in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune. There were 15 shootings on April 7 alone. The shootings are primarily just west and south of the city center.
The city is on pace to exceed the 2,988 shooting victims in 2015 as each month this year has exceeded the total number of shootings per month from the previous year. Every 2 hours and 48 minutes someone in the Windy City is shot.
Chicago has some of the nation's worst gun laws, erecting high barriers so ordinary citizens can't protect themselves from rampant gang violence. The Obama Administration's answer for this? Blame it on a neighboring state.
On Feb. 15, Valerie Jarrett, Chicago resident and senior adviser to President Obama, appeared on the “Steve Harvey Show” to discuss President Obama’s executive orders regarding personally owned firearms. Jarrett pushed Chicago’s gun violence on Indiana, stating “right next door you have Indiana” with its loose gun laws. People are buying guns in Indiana and selling them in the “streets of Chicago out of the back of a truck.”
Jarrett's explanation is an attempt to pass the buck to states that have more reasonable gun laws. Hillary Clinton is trying to use a similar tactic to smear Bernie Sanders, alleging that illegal guns from Vermont are being funneled into New York. But here's the thing. It is absolutely illegal ANYWHERE to buy guns out of the back of a truck. If that's what's happening, then what we have here is a total failure to enforce the law, in a state that has a whole lot of them. That begs the question: if this is true, what practical effect will more laws do to stem the violence when we can't even enforce the ones on the books.
The answer is none. What they will do is take guns out of the hands of citizens who have a constitutional right to defend themselves, while drug traffickers and other lowlives use illegal firearms to carry out their black market turf wars. As we're seeing here, when guns are against the law, only outlaws have guns.
Source: AAN
This Organization Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is
The NRA is hosting its annual meetings in Louisville, Kentucky on May 20-22. There was some doubt about whether not those who concealed carry would be welcome at the event.
The event is supposed to feature presidential candidates such as Donald Trump. The event also will serve alcohol at some venues. The Secret Service, along with Kentucky state laws, threatened to bar concealed carry holders and their firearms from the event.
But the NRA was able to craft a concealed carry policy that put it in compliance with both the Secret Service and Kentucky state law. Here’s the NRA’s official announcement:
During the 2016 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, lawfully carried firearms will be permitted in the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC), in accordance with Kentucky law. Firearms and knives will be prohibited in any areas temporarily under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Secret Service. When carrying your firearm, remember to follow all federal, state and local laws.
Please note that under Kentucky law, concealed firearms are prohibited in areas primarily devoted to dispensing alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, and loaded firearms are prohibited in any room where alcoholic beverages are being sold by the drink. Alcoholic beverages will be served at some events at the Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC), in certain areas of the KFC Yum! Center, and in some smaller venues.
The event will feature over 750 exhibitors from all over the firearms industry and shooting sports. There will be everything from ATVs to priceless guns being exhibited.
Gabriella Hoffman of Wide Open Spaces also points out that there will be lots of country music there, if you’re a fan of that sort of thing. Since it’s Kentucky, there will be plenty of Bourbon flowing as well.
The cost is free for NRA members, but some events require tickets which cost extra. There will also be an auction of custom rifles and ATVs to benefit the NRA’s lobbying arm, the Institute for Legislative Action, at the event.
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The event is supposed to feature presidential candidates such as Donald Trump. The event also will serve alcohol at some venues. The Secret Service, along with Kentucky state laws, threatened to bar concealed carry holders and their firearms from the event.
But the NRA was able to craft a concealed carry policy that put it in compliance with both the Secret Service and Kentucky state law. Here’s the NRA’s official announcement:
During the 2016 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, lawfully carried firearms will be permitted in the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC), in accordance with Kentucky law. Firearms and knives will be prohibited in any areas temporarily under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Secret Service. When carrying your firearm, remember to follow all federal, state and local laws.
Please note that under Kentucky law, concealed firearms are prohibited in areas primarily devoted to dispensing alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, and loaded firearms are prohibited in any room where alcoholic beverages are being sold by the drink. Alcoholic beverages will be served at some events at the Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC), in certain areas of the KFC Yum! Center, and in some smaller venues.
The event will feature over 750 exhibitors from all over the firearms industry and shooting sports. There will be everything from ATVs to priceless guns being exhibited.
Gabriella Hoffman of Wide Open Spaces also points out that there will be lots of country music there, if you’re a fan of that sort of thing. Since it’s Kentucky, there will be plenty of Bourbon flowing as well.
The cost is free for NRA members, but some events require tickets which cost extra. There will also be an auction of custom rifles and ATVs to benefit the NRA’s lobbying arm, the Institute for Legislative Action, at the event.
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