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http://www.ca.org/conv.html
about halfway down that page

Seems to be the last resort for many Democrats when faced with losing. Recount. So do you think a recount will be in the works should Hillary lose at the convention?

YES – she will NEVER stop. I wouldn’t be surprised if she wanted to give a speech at Obama’s inauguration ceremony! I believe she is just that bitter and pathetic!!

Doing a Trade show at Las Vegas Convention Center and was curious if you can get a cell phone reception inside the center. I have AT&T and Verizon. Or should I pay to have a hard line in?

I have verizon and my phone had no problem

HELP! PLEASE!! I need to know who the Democratic National Convention Speaker for TODAY! AS IN
AUGUST 28, 2008.

Bill Clinton spoke tonight.
Barack Obama will speak tomorrow (8/28) and accept the party’s nomination.

VOTE OBAMA/ BIDEN ‘08!!

I’m a politically active high school senior who will be able to vote for the first time in 2008, and I would love to follow that up by attending the convention afterwards. I tried to look up the rules for getting nominated/elected as a delegate, but they seem fairly byzantine. I live in California – whom should I contact, and when should I begin that process? Any details or advice you might have would be extremely appreciated. Failing that, any other ways you can think that I could get to the convention would also be helpful (I plan to be on my college’s paper – maybe I can cover it?)

Thanks in advance. I’ll be sure to pick a best answer.

P.S: I hate to have to say this, but it seems to be de rigeur on here to attack the questioner, so…any answers talking about how corrupt and horrible politics in general or Democrats in particular are will be laughed at and then roundly ignored. Your cynicism is touching, but not particularly relevant.

Your county board of elections will have the exact procedure. However I know from experience you could also contact the office of the Democratic party as well.

While there is nothing to prevent you being a candidate , & I applaud your intentions & enthusiasm you will have an uphill challenge. Although your youth serves you too in that the party is always seeking potential leaders among young folks.

The folks on the ballot are predominantly local "party faithful" seeking a trip to the national convention as a sort of perk for years of party dedication & work. Still this only means you would be up against folks who are relatively well known. They still have to poll the most votes jusy like you will.

The other alternative is also very viable, but get to work now on receiving press credentials. I was editor of my college paper in 84 when the Republicans held their convention in Dallas, so it was very convenient to be there for various events. You are unlikely to get unlimited access, as there is limited space for some functions, but GO FOR IT !! You’ll learn a lot . Drop me an email if I can help w any questions.

Actual Question:

How can an author manipulate narrative techniques and conventions to position the reader to accept the cultural assumptions embedded in a text, and therefore to the readers’ overall understanding of the text?

*Mainly in short stories..*
*edit*: No, authors manipulate particular narrative conventions & techniques. Its a school essay, and we need to explore & explain how the author can manipulate the conventions & techniques, to position the reader. We also need to refer to the short stories "The Last Spin" and "On the Sidewalk Bleeding", both by Evan Hunter.

There is no step-by-step way to answer a question like this. Every writer has his/her own writing style, and so how they express their ideas or describe their action or, in this case, convince the reader into believing certain things that may or may not be actually true is all up to their own individual voice. Being able to manipulate a reader is the essence of good writing, but it can’t be taught. It can only be learned through reading others’ work, analyzing it, and using it as inspiration for your own methods.

Would they bombard the board with complaints about political correctness and multiculturalism? Would they cry and moan that terrorists are taking over?

Why are they ok with Scalia speaking at a conference on Talmudic Law, then?
http://jta.org/news/article/2009/01/29/1002631/scalia-addresses-talmudic-law-group

Why wouldn’t you go crazy? Moron. Support the Constitution or leave.

what are the obligations/requirements that a country most follow to be a member of the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna. i would really like all the obligations in terms of meeting the convention requirements.

CITES works by subjecting international trade in specimens of selected species to certain controls. These require that all import, export, re-export and introduction of species covered by the Convention has to be authorized through a permitting system.

Species protected and limitations on the above is included in the 3 Appendicies of the convention.

Is this modeled after Bush’s preemptive war against Iraq?
From the LA Times:

“….local police raiding protester homes days earlier, in an effort to make a preemptive strike on potential violence; activists, claiming their rights were violated, circulated videos online of terrified young people being handcuffed, and ordered to lie flat on the floor by police in SWAT-like uniforms.”

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/09/rnc-protests.html

A widely disseminated news story:

“Since Friday, local police and sheriffs, working with the FBI, conducted preemptive searches, seizures and arrests. Glenn Greenwald described the targeting of protestors by "teams of 25-30 officers in riot gear, with semi-automatic weapons drawn, entering homes of those suspected of planning protests, handcuffing and forcing them to lay on the floor, while law enforcement officers searched the homes, seizing computers, journals, and political pamphlets." Journalists were detained at gunpoint and lawyers representing detainees were handcuffed at the scene.”

I have not heard that on the news -but would not doubt it.
Republican motto = Attack first then ask questions later . Sometimes after it is much too late.

grand old party