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		<title>Chinese New Year Catering: Celebrating at Ease</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The year is about to end, and the Year of the Rabbit now beckons to us. With a few days left for planning dinners and reunions, getting Chinese New Year Catering services is thus a major concern these days. For sure, hiring a catering service is a bit more costly than doing it your own. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The year is about to end, and the Year of the Rabbit now beckons to us. With a few days left for planning dinners and reunions, getting <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">Chinese New Year Catering</a> services is thus a major concern these days. For sure, hiring a catering service is a bit more costly than doing it your own. But the advantages far outweigh the additional expenses &#8211; in availing <a href="http://www.gustos.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">CNY catering, caterer</a> companies take the heavy tasks out of your hands, and you can devote more time to polishing more pressing aspects of the occasion. The host is thus more free to entertain and celebrate with the guests.</p>
<p>In choosing catering services, people can also opt for <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering ">Chinese New Year food delivery catering </a>. The venue of the party doesn&#8217;t have to be a restaurant &#8211; nice and cozy though it is, it may be a bit cold for a family gathering. There is no need to celebrate the CNY in an unfriendly and unfamiliar atmosphere. Set the dinner instead at your home, or at your family&#8217;s favorite place that&#8217;s full of all the memories of love. This is indeed a great way to have your <a href="http://www.gustos.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">CNY food catering buffet</a> for the festivities.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fourseasons.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">Chinese New Year Caterer 2011</a></p>
<p>If you plan to serve around 20-40 guests, perhaps it is best to engage the services of <a href="http://www.fourseasons.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">Chinese New Year catering. Singapore</a> reunion dinners will be a distinguished event if if this job is taken care of by food service professionals. This way, you and your family can concentrate on the essential meaning of the celebrations &#8211; to welcome a fresh year of happiness, wealth, and longevity.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.citygourmet.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">Lunar New Year Catering, Caterer 2011</a></p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t have to be a problem to get on with your reunion plans for 2011.All your worries mus leave with the closing year; welcome this new year with fresh hope instead. You don&#8217;t need to get too hung up about all the meticulous details of planning and decorating. A catering service can now do this for you.</p>
<p>The CNY is a major event; caterers may therefore be fully booked this time of year. Avoid this rush by thinking ahead. Book your event early in the year. Aside from making sure that you got to have your catering on your preferred date and venue, booking early is also a great way to get discounts and promos. Special giveaways may also available to go with the special pricing, so it is best to get your booking done long before the New Year rush.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no need to worry now in hosting a CNY celebration. Congratulations and may you be prosperous!</p>
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		<title>Chinese New Year Catering: Celebrating Abundance without the Woes of Planning</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese New Year (CNY) is almost upon us. Planning dinners and reunions are preoccupying many, getting Chinese New Year Catering services is thus a major concern these days. For sure, hiring a catering service is a bit more costly than doing it your own. The benefits though largely offset this additional costs &#8211; in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Chinese New Year (CNY) is almost upon us. Planning dinners and reunions are preoccupying many, getting <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering" mce_href="http://www.fourseasons.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">Chinese New Year Catering</a> services is thus a major concern these days. For sure, hiring a catering service is a bit more costly than doing it your own. The benefits though largely offset this additional costs &#8211; in availing <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering" mce_href="http://www.fourseasons.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">CNY catering, caterer</a> companies take the heavy tasks out of your hands, and you can devote more energy to more pressing matters. The host is thus more free to entertain and celebrate with the guests.</p>
<p>In choosing catering services, people may also want to have <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering" mce_href="http://www.gustos.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">Chinese New Year food delivery catering </a>. The venue doesn&#8217;t have to be the traditional restaurant everyone is going to &#8211; stylish and elegant though it may be, it may be a bit cold for a special meeting of family and friends. There is no need to celebrate the CNY in an unfriendly and unfamiliar atmosphere. Set the dinner instead at your home, or at your family&#8217;s favorite place that&#8217;s full of all the memories of love. There you can have your <a href="http://www.gustos.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering" mce_href="http://www.gustos.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">CNY food catering buffet</a> for the festivities.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gustos.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering" mce_href=" http://www.gustos.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">Chinese New Year Caterer 2011</a><br mce_bogus="1"></p>
<p>If you are entertaining a sizable group, it would be better to look for the services of <a href="http://www.gustos.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering" mce_href="http://www.gustos.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">Chinese New Year catering. Singapore</a> reunion dinners will be a memorable event if the nitty-gritty work is handled by food professionals. You can therefore concentrate on the essential meaning of the event &#8211; to welcome a fresh year of happiness, wealth, and longevity.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.citygourmet.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering" mce_href="http://www.citygourmet.com.sg/chinese-new-year-catering">Lunar New Year Catering, Caterer 2011</a><br mce_bogus="1"></p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t have to be a problem to get on with your reunion plans for 2011.All your worries mus leave with the closing year; focus instead on welcoming the new one with ease. You don&#8217;t need to get too hung up about all the meticulous details of planning and decorating. Let the professionals do what they do best &#8211; catering.</p>
<p>Remember that the CNY is the biggest event of the year catering companies may be fully booked. Avoid this rush by thinking ahead. Book your event early in the year. Booking early is also a good chance to get special pricing from caterers. Special giveaways may also available to go with the special pricing, it is always advisable to check in with your favorite caterer weeks before the rush.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no need to worry now in hosting a CNY celebration. Congratulations and may you and your loved ones be prosperous!</p>
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		<title>Introduction to Web Design</title>
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<p>As you can probably observe from the websites you  have visited before, the site contents are structured and organized  according to its importance and function. This is made possible thanks  to <a href="http://www.wesimplifymarketing.com/web-design/website-design">website design</a>.  An effective web design can reinforce the importance of the site’s  contents and purpose. The web design includes the layout of the website  but may also differ from the main page to a more specific page. <a href="http://www.fourseasons.sg">chinese new year cny catering</a></p>
<p>The  ones who create the site’s layout, appearance and overall design are  called, obviously, web designers. Except otherwise required by a client,  they decide on the size of the design, the color scheme, images and  other components of the website. Some hosting companies offer pre-made  web designs to their clients for free or for a fee. Many individuals and  companies opt to pay for the services of a <a href="http://www.wesimplifymarketing.com/web-design-company">web design company</a> possibly due to more credibility and more flexible designing skills.<a href="http://www.fourseasons.com.sg/">chinese new year cny catering</a></p>
<p><strong>History of Web Design</strong></p>
<p>Websites  look a lot different today than when the first web pages were  published. The first web pages ever created consisted only of texts and  links. The first HTML tags used were very basic ones to display text  contents and make anchor links. As updates to HTML were made, the  ability to embed images became possible. With the addition of more tags  and as more scripting languages were integrated to be used with  websites, web designs became more visually pleasing and their  functionalities became more flexible.</p>
<p>If you look at a modern <a href="http://www.wsm.com.sg/web-design/website-design">website design</a>,  it contains elements such as animations and dynamic content that were  only achieved before by installing plugins and embedding files with  large sizes. Due to the advancement of scripting and styling  technologies, websites can look physically attractive using only codes  and simple images. Today’s website designs are also made to be able to  work with related technologies to be user-friendly.</p>
<p>Web designs  that are optimized for search engines are preferred and even required as  an unpronounced standard. This helps a customer’s website become more  visible on the web through a higher ranking of the website and its  contents on search engine page results. Web designs are also optimized  for users, particularly the ones who are not very knowledgeable about  the technicalities of the World Wide Web. Many of the people who access  the Internet depend on the accessibility and user-friendliness of the  site’s design to get to the information they seek. Additionally, modern  web designs are also optimized to be compatible with most, if not all,  browsers. Different web browsers have different ways of interpreting  some of the styling options of a website. A web designer must be  knowledgeable enough to make the website look perfectly fine in  different browsers or resolutions or else it could ruin a possibly great  website.</p>
<p><strong>Factors That Influence Web Design</strong></p>
<p>How a web design turns out is affected by the creativity and skills of the individual or the <a href="http://www.wsm.com.sg/web-design-company">web design company</a>.  With the vast support of many technologies including designing software  and scripting languages, designers are only limited by what they know  and what they can think of. Aside from that, they should also consider  the following factors when planning and creating the web design.</p>
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<li>Purpose</li>
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<p>The  purpose of the site and how it will be used should be considered before  creating the design. For example, blog sites are normally designed to  display the latest posts on the front page. Commerce sites with an  online store have to be simple and user-friendly to enable ordinary  users to purchase products with ease. Informative sites such as online  encyclopedia normally have lighter background and dark text while a  photo portfolio page can be visually rich and stunning to add more  credibility to the owner. It is important for the designer to know the  purpose of the site so that it can be designed exactly as how it will be  used. Templates that are made before a client’s specifications are  designed to fit a particular purpose and may not fit with specific types  of websites.</p>
<ul>
<li>Content</li>
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<p>The website’s contents  should also be taken into account during design planning. When a client  specifies what the site is all about and what it will contain, a  designer considers it and bases the design on the client’s preferences.  For example, a website that is going to showcase bands and artists may  have a front page that displays the most recent artists, the popular  ones, the latest songs and perhaps an audio or video player embedded  within the page. Each individual can be designed with a section for a  picture, biography, music and other related contents. Varying designs  for personal blogs such as neat, grungy and sleek are very popular.</p>
<ul>
<li>Audience</li>
</ul>
<p>The  site’s target audience is something to note when creating the design.  Again, an ecommerce website should be very simple and easy to navigate  that someone with limited knowledge on websites can still buy whatever  is for sale on the site. A website that wants to attract fans of horror  stories and other related content can add to the eerie experience by  having a darker background and contrasting heading colors. Regardless,  it should be in conformity with what the possible visitors are  expecting.</p>
<ul>
<li>Technology</li>
</ul>
<p>As stated previously, a  template’s design should work when viewed from different browsers. It is  the designer’s job to make sure that the design can be viewed equally  well in different browsers. Some designers do this by adding hacks to  their codes or simply by loading a different style sheet depending on  what browser is used by the viewer. Whatever trick they apply to achieve  this, it will be an assurance that a possibly great website will not be  ruined by an incompatible design.</p>
<p>Web designing can be difficult  and technical but is also very rewarding. However, it can also be a wise  decision to let experts handle the visual and functional side of a  website. Many web design companies are very affordable but with services  that can equal or even surpass those that ask for more. Make sure to  scout first before letting a company do the job to make sure that you  are hiring the most competent one that fits right in your budget and is  available to extend help with the design whenever you need.</p>
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		<title>The Basics of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)</title>
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<p>Whenever you want certain information from the  Internet, you use search engines to look for it. You probably go as far  as the third or fifth page of the search engine result page (SERP) and  if you think none of the results are relevant, you search using a new  keyword. The top 10 search results, which are usually on the first page,  link to websites or web pages that are optimized for that particular  keyword. They are the ones that get most of the traffic from users that  depend on search engines like Google or Yahoo to find information on the  Internet.</p>
<p>Search engine optimization (SEO) refers to the process  implemented on websites and web pages to make them rank higher on search  results. The higher the website is on the rank, the higher the traffic  is more likely to go. This does not only include the text content but  also the images and videos. An <a href="http://www.wesimplifymarketing.com/seo-company">SEO company</a> can optimize websites by making some changes to the content and the  HTML code. Relevant keywords are used in the article content,  descriptive text for images and videos, and meta tags are added to the  HTML code. Search engines use spiders to crawl the site, index pages and  rank them using a unique algorithm.</p>
<p><strong><em>Background of SEO</em></strong></p>
<p>During  the mid to late 1990s, web owners had to manually submit the link or  URL of their site to search engines for crawling and indexing. The  algorithm of the first search engines considered the meta tags, keyword  density and popularity of the site in terms of how many other sites link  to it. However, this was not very helpful because of some inaccuracies  and inadequacies of the meta tags which affected the page ranking. Some  webmasters went as far as to abuse the algorithm by stuffing the page  with keywords and placing text that is invisible to common users but is  indexed by search engine crawlers.</p>
<p>Over time, search engines have  adapted to the techniques used by the webmasters and to improve the user  experience. The algorithms kept changing, making it stricter against  the unfriendly techniques and ranking manipulations. Nowadays, the  relevance and natural build up of popularity is implemented when  indexing websites. Google now holds the most control over the search  engine market with 60% while Yahoo holds 20% and Microsoft 10%.  Companies now start to offer <a href="http://www.wesimplifymarketing.com/seo/seo-services">SEO services</a> to websites.</p>
<p><strong>Black hat and White hat Techniques</strong></p>
<p>Even  with the stricter rules by search engines, many webmasters still use  illegal SEO techniques called black hat techniques, also called  spamdexing. These may in fact increase the page ranking of a certain  site but its owners can expect it to be penalized by decreasing the page  ranking or eventually banning the site from the search database. Some  of these techniques include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Keyword Stuffing</li>
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<p>This  technique refers to stuffing the web page with keywords that are often  unrelated to the actual contents of the site. The site may not even have  any useful information but because of the high density of certain  keywords, some search engines initially interpret it as relevant and the  page may even rank high on the search result but modern algorithms can  also detect if the web page is using this illegal technique.</p>
<ul>
<li>Invisible Text</li>
</ul>
<p>With  this technique, the webmaster places a usually unrelated text within  the webpage and makes it the same color as the background to make it  invisible, place it off the screen or hide it within HTML tags. Although  unseen by the common user, search engines can still read these texts.</p>
<ul>
<li>Scraper sites</li>
</ul>
<p>Using  different programs, these sites “steal” content from search engine  results and post it as their own. The sites are usually filled with  pay-per-click ads or may forcedly redirect the user to other sites. Some  scraper sites may even rank higher than the original author sites of  their content.</p>
<ul>
<li>Link Spam</li>
</ul>
<p>This refers to several  techniques some of which include link farming, where community websites  link to each other through automated means; comment spamming, where  anchor texts that redirect to other sites are placed within blogs as  comments, usually unrelated to the post; and Wiki spam, where Wiki pages  are edited and some words added or replaced and linked to other  websites.</p>
<p>While black hat techniques of SEO assure penalties,  there are effective, acceptable and long-lasting techniques, called  white hat techniques that an <a href="http://www.wsm.com.sg/seo-company">SEO company</a> can use to optimize websites. These techniques include the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Relevant content</li>
</ul>
<p>White hat SEO takes into consideration not just the search engine spiders but the common users as well. Effective <a href="http://www.wsm.com.sg/seo/seo-services">SEO services</a> can make high quality site content for users pass the guidelines of  search engines. Through relevant articles, descriptive titles and  properly named images, a website’s page rank can increase.</p>
<ul>
<li>Link building</li>
</ul>
<p>One  of the considerations for a higher place in SERP is based on how many  sites or pages link back to the website being optimized. If the content  is informative, many bloggers or other web owners refer to a website as a  reference. Article directories can also be used to increase the back  link to a website. The anchor text through which the website is linked  from is also important. If your content is about computer monitors and  another article from another site has an anchor text of computer  monitors linking to your site, it helps increase your site popularity.</p>
<ul>
<li>Meta tags</li>
</ul>
<p>Meta  tags are included in the HTML code of a website that is only visible to  search robots. Although not as necessary as they used to be, meta tags  still contribute to the overall ranking of a website. Robots that crawl  the site may or may not read the meta tags but it is important to keep  them relevant to the main contents of the site. Some meta tags include  site description, keywords and search robot actions.</p>
<p>Implementing  SEO on your own site may have its advantages such as reducing your  expenses but hiring an affordable SEO company also has its plus. Search  engine algorithms are dynamic and constantly changing to adapt to  current search and optimization trends. Experts can worry about keeping  your website up to date while you focus on the more important aspects of  your site or your business.</p>
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		<title>Kagan Is A Lesbian – What?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://gawker.com/5535425/is-supreme-court-nominee-elena-kagan-really-a-lesbian (source) I wonder if I should find this offensive or insulting, hmm wait maybe these two are the same. The article above gives a good detailed explanation but  I will summarize for you here. She is a lesbian because: She’s got a boy’s haircut Never been married Was opposed to “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” [...]]]></description>
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<p>I wonder if I should find this offensive or insulting, hmm wait maybe these two are the same.</p>
<p>The article above gives a good detailed explanation but  I will summarize for you here. She is a lesbian because:</p>
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<li>She’s got a boy’s haircut</li>
<li>Never been married</li>
<li>Was opposed to “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”</li>
<li>Played college Softball</li>
<li>Dresses in plaid clothing</li>
<li>Was endorsed by the mayor of Gaytown (Ok lol I admit      this is really funny but it doesn’t make her a lesbo!)</li>
<li>Obama loves lesbian judges – you’re kidding me right?</li>
<li>Never denied lesbian allegations/rumors</li>
<li>Reputable news sites like CBS first broke this “story”.</li>
</ol>
<p>Honestly I can’t believe her sexual orientation is coming into play here. She is here to judge laws, not be harassed for whether she digs women or not. It just goes to show the kind of stuff people put out there to discredit someone. Truly is sad.</p>
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		<title>Kagan Gets Grilled But Survives</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Constitution to her own will, mostly to interpret the Constitution as loosely as possible. They warn that Kagan, if appointed to the Supreme Court, would unfairly tip the Court too far to the left. What they and many others do not understand is that the current Supreme Court, led by John G. Roberts Jr., is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Constitution to her own will, mostly to interpret the Constitution as loosely as possible. They warn that Kagan, if appointed to the Supreme Court, would unfairly tip the Court too far to the left. What they and many others do not understand is that the current Supreme Court, led by John G. Roberts Jr., is a far right wing conservative, and is a mostly 5-4 right leaning court. This is why in recent weeks we have seen looser gun control laws and greater power granted to the the Corporations to finance campaigns (a big, undemocratic mistake to say the least) of which 80% of all Americans were angrily opposed to according to <a href="http://www.gallup.com/">Gallup</a>.</p>
<p>At any rate, since we have a Democratic majority in both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, alongside with a far left leaning president, Kagan is sure to be appointed to the supreme bench of this nation and maintain the 5-4 ideological ratio we currently have (Kagan will be replacing a liberal).</p>
<p>The full story and nitty details can be <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/06/28/ST2010062802981.html">found here</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Owner, New Look</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took us a lot of money but we were able to buy this domain back from the godaddy marketplace. This site will be adding new content and restoring old content as we work to fix this site. We are NOT AFFILIATED with Dr. Forrest Hill but we believe in the ideals he fought for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It took us a lot of money but we were able to buy this domain back from the <a href="http://www.godaddy.com/">godaddy</a> marketplace.</p>
<p>This site will be adding new content and restoring old content as we work to fix this site. We are NOT AFFILIATED with Dr. Forrest Hill but we believe in the ideals he fought for and we hope that by restoring this site the entire world, and America, can shift their beliefs in a practical, logical way. Unfortunately due to the amount of time that has passed and the decay of records online, the dates for the content may be a little off. Please email me if you happen to find a more up to date or accurate version of the specific post and I will try to correct it in time (email is below).</p>
<p>If you find bugs or issues with our site as we restore it, please contact us at admin (@] voteforrest.org thank you.</p>
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		<title>Increasing Voter Turnout</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voter turnout is at an all time low and here is how to fix it: 1. We must allow election day voter registration. [Deprecated?] Only 6 states in the U.S. allow this New Hampshire, Maine, Minnesota, Idaho, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Since most people are busy with their own lives, taking the time out to register [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Voter turnout is at an all time low and here is how to fix it:</p>
<p>1. We must allow election day voter registration. [Deprecated?] Only 6 states in the U.S. allow this New Hampshire, Maine, Minnesota, Idaho, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Since most people are busy with their own lives, taking the time out to register and then wait on documents and information to vote is a huge hassle to the average American and a significant time waster. People are just simply too tired or too busy to vote for someone who “won’t even listen” to them. People need to feel empowered and encouraged, not powerless and discouraged from showing up at the booth.</p>
<p>2. Bring voter education and registration to high school students, especially before they turn 18. Schools, both private and public, are perfect times to teach our young children the merits of our Democracy and voting system. Since children also tend to scientifically be more “idealistic” than their older counterparts, they will gladly go through the hassle of registering to vote instead of playing say baseball. The younger people learn of our democratic voting system, the sooner they will use and participate in it, just as the founding fathers had wanted for all of us.</p>
<p>3. Repeal or reform abusive and restrictive voting laws in states. Here in California, we have by far the highest signature requirement for independent candidates of any state in the US. That is why you never see independents running for Governor or even Assembly. This seems almost criminal given that almost 20 percent of the voters are not registered with any political party – what a travesty! A democracy doesn’t function if such a large minority or majority of people are not given a vote or voice in the government. It’s tyrannical to say the least.</p>
<p>4. Remove forever the “Winner take all” system because candidates can win with less than 50 percent of the of vote, winner-take-all elections often discourage citizens from voting for the candidate of their choice for fear that they will split the vote, and feel compelled to vote for the “lesser of two evils”. A famous south park episode explored this notion when the school children had to choose between a <a href="http://www.southparkstudios.com/guide/808">“Giant Douche” and a “Turd Sandwich”</a>. Funny but so true.</p>
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		<title>Thank You All My Supporters</title>
		<link>http://voteforrest.org/2008/12/thank-you-all-my-supporters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: this took place earlier than the date I posted but the logs say it happened around this time. Since I’m not sure where this goes in terms of time I will just leave it marked as this. If you have information please email me at admin (@] voteforrest.org. Thank you. This was a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Editor’s note: this took place earlier than the date I posted but the logs say it happened around this time. Since I’m not sure where this goes in terms of time I will just leave it marked as this. If you have information please email me at admin (@] voteforrest.org. Thank you. This was a little known farewell rally somewhere in California and was thrown by Dr. Forrest Hill’s staunchest fans. End editor’s note.</p>
<p><img src="http://voteforrest.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Thank-you-all-my-supporters.jpg" mce_src="http://voteforrest.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Thank-you-all-my-supporters.jpg" alt="" title="Thank you all my supporters" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-30" height="199" width="300">I would like to thank all my supporters for all their support these past few years. Even though I didn’t take the easy way out and picked the standard Democratic party, I still hold firm my belief in a more proportional representation system, which is why I joined the Green Party to begin with. I would like to thank Mary, Sue, <a href="http://stevenwscott.com/" mce_href="http://stevenwscott.com/">Steven</a>, Al, and John especially for holding this party. Remember everyone, I may be bowing out (for now) keep fighting and keep working to restore our once great nation to its original democratic values. Always keep your citizens, no matter their beliefs or religions, firmly in your heart and ensure that you and your children and our children’s children grow in a more open, free, and fair society than we live in today. Thank you.</p>
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		<title>Democratize The Nation – Proportional Representation For All</title>
		<link>http://voteforrest.org/2008/03/democratize-the-nation-proportional-representation-for-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A democracy is suppose to represent the people, all of them. The “winner takes all” system we have ensures that this ideal is a lie, to put it cynically. This always ensures conflicts between people as the reward for “winning” leaves nothing else for everyone who is a “loser.” This leads up to the creation [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A democracy is suppose to represent the people, all of them. The “winner takes all” system we have ensures that this ideal is a lie, to put it cynically. This always ensures conflicts between people as the reward for “winning” leaves nothing else for everyone who is a “loser.” This leads up to the creation and sustaining of the 2 party system in America (today it’s Democrats versus Republicans) which always ensures enmity and lack of compromises. This fractures everyone involves and leads to serious quarrels over allocations of resources and services. This also encourages gaming the political system, where gerrymandering occurs and deceptive and borderline fraudulent campaigns are run all the time.</p>
<p>Not all is lost however, as we can change the system for the better.</p>
<p>If we reform to a more proportional democratic system, we can create more diverse groups of people that each have their own ideas and meld and compromise them all into a common set of policies or goals. This will ensure that nobody feels like the “loser” in politics and that everyone walks away with something rather than most people getting nothing and a few getting everything.</p>
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