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Scholarships Women Returning To School are available for qualifying students.  Here are some Scholarships Women Returning To School you may want to check out.  Remember to do your own research online for even more scholarship opportunities.

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There’s a $10,000 scholarship drawing held at freecollegescholarships.net available to students who sign up.  To be eligible to apply, you simply need to be at least 18 years of age and live in the United States.  You get a ticket into the scholarship giveaway by registering at their site.  The drawing will occur every month so don’t forget to register on the site early.

The Sam Walton Community Scholarship is also another scholarship program that you may be interested in pursuing.  The award value of this scholarship program is $3000.  In your application, you need to be able to demonstrate financial need to the scholarship committee and you also have to maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average.

The Alliance for Young Writers and Artists also provides another scholarship opportunity.  $3,000 are provided for associates or dependents of associates.  To apply, you can send a dramatic piece of writing, a short story, or a poem.

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Apply for as many scholarships as you think you need to, and maybe then even more because the more you apply for the more you can win.  Dont’ waste any more time and apply for scholarships you may qualify for.

When applying for scholarships, remember to send in your applications well before the deadline.  Also, another good idea when applying for scholarships is to start doing it early on during the semester so as to have more time to complete more applications.

In Charleston Township, Michigan, not far from Kalamazoo, Sam and Connor Field and their business partner, Richard Schmitt, formed a company, Kalamazoo Solar, to install a ground-mounted solar array comprised of 756 solar panels delivering 150 kilowatts of electricity that are expected to become the largest solar farm in the state.

The size is notable, but not spectacular, in national terms. In purely local terms, it will be a giant. The University of Michigan has 30 kilowatts; Oakland University has 10; Aquinas College has 10; the City of Ann Arbor has a solar fountain; the Urban Options demo house has 2; Cityside Middle School in Zeeland has 1; Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park has 11; Pictured Rocks Lakeshore has 2. A number of installations are residential. The state has a total of 734 kilowatts installed.

But perhaps the most remarkable thing about Kalamazoo’s solar field array is the fact that the partners cut, drilled and welded 38,000 pounds of steel and 12,000 pounds of rerod themselves to build the 126 racks needed in order to save money.

Completion is scheduled for December 1, and for the Fields it is the culmination of a dream, and a belief that the most important issue facing America is energy independence combined with reducing the greenhouse gases emitted by conventional energy generation.

Connor, the younger Field, is an economics major at the University of Michigan. Sam is a lawyer. Schmitt owns the land on which the solar array is being assembled, and if it were not for the feed-in tariff (FiT) offered by regional utility Consumers Energy, the concept might not have gotten off the ground, figuratively speaking.

The Michigan FiT, modeled on German legislation, is still in the experimental phase, with Consumers and DTE, another Michigan utility, largely hopeful the initiative will, if passed, provide more renewable energy to meet the state’s 10-percent by 2015 renewable portfolio standard, or RPS. The initiative is being pushed by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, a number of state legislators, and ReEnergize Michigan, a new coalition of citizen groups, unions, churches, and environmental organizations. Opposition for FiTs is coming from the Michigan Electric Cooperative Association, a trade association representing Michigan electric co-ops that wants to build a 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Rogers.

The Kalamazoo solar field received approval in August from the Charleston Township board of trustees, and will, when completed, be connected to Consumer’s Energy grid. Then, the company officers plan to invite Granholm to the commissioning ceremony.

Three guys and a bunch of tools to create the largest solar energy installation in Michigan seems like a modern Cinderella story, but one likely to be repeated across the nation as more and more people realize the benefits of clean, renewable solar energy.

Domestic Battery Fact Sheet

Important Information about the Charge of Domestic Battery

 

            Domestic Battery: A case of battery involving family members.  Family members include people related by blood or marriage, share a home, that have or had a dating relationship or that have a child in common.

            Domestic Battery is a Class A misdemeanor.  The possible penalties are up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.  Other possible penalties include “conditional discharge” or “probation”.  Either of these will last for a specific time and include certain court orders.  These orders may include community service, domestic violence counseling, alcohol and/or drug counseling.  Court Supervision is not an available option, unless there is an agreement to reduce the charge to simple battery.

            Aggravated Domestic Battery is a Class 4 Felony.  The possible penalties are up to three years in prison and a fine of up to $25, 000.00.  There is a possibility of probation with court orders as outlined above.

            Supervision: There is no possibility of Court Supervision for Domestic Battery.  Unless the case is dismissed, the charge amended or the person accused is found not guilty at a trial, a charge of Domestic Battery will result in a criminal conviction.  A conviction means a criminal record with the arresting police, the Illinois State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  It means fingerprints and mug shots.

            State’s Right to Proceed All documents in the case refer to “The People of the State of Illinois v. The Defendant”.  The person who is the victim in the case does not have the power to decide whether the case should be prosecuted. That is the sole decision of the State’s Attorney. 

            Bonding Information   After being arrested for Domestic Battery release requires a bond be posted in either the form of a deposit for the entire amount of the bond (C bond), a deposit for 10% of the bond required (D bond) or a promise to pay a certain amount of money for failing to appear in court, sometimes known as personal or individual recognizance bond (I bond).   A judge determines the conditions of release.

            Conditions of Bond.  In a case of Domestic Battery, there are typically two special conditions of bond.  The first is that the defendant have no contact with the alleged victim for 72 hours following release from custody.  The second is that the defendant turn all firearms over to the police.  Failure to comply with either of these conditions can result in separate charges and cause the defendant to be arrested again.

            Order of Protection.  Often the alleged victim will request an Order of Protection related to the criminal charges.  These orders are usually granted on an emergency basis, which are good for 21 days.  After that there needs to be a hearing on whether the order will be extended and under what conditions.  The defendant can be ordered to stay away from certain people and places, to turn over certain property and to engage in specific conduct such as psychological or drug evaluations.  It is important to have a lawyer to either contest an Order of Protection or to limit its effect.

            Discovery: This is the process by which the state must provide to the accused the evidence that it has against him.  Gathering this evidence is extremely important to the defense.

           Motions: A Motion is a request by an attorney asking the judge to order that something be done. Some motions, if successful, such as Motion to Quash Arrest, Motion to Suppress Evidence, Motion to Suppress Statement, can result in the case being dismissed. Experienced lawyers keep an eye on the case and the evidence to determine if there are important motions to be made that affect their client’s freedom.

           Plea Agreement: This is when the State’s Attorney, defense attorney and defendant agree what penalty will be imposed if the defendant pleads guilty to the crime. Often the trial judge also participates in the agreement. Many cases are finished in this fashion, and an experienced lawyer knows what the usual penalties are for specific situations. In that way he can arrange for the best possible outcome for his client.

           Trial: In the event that there is no agreement in return for a plea, (or the case is not dismissed by way of a motion) then a trial is held, and the defendant maintains his plea of not guilty. At trial the state presents evidence to either a judge (bench trial) or a jury. The state must prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. If this does not happen, the defendant is found not guilty and the case is over. If it does happen, then the defendant will have a penalty imposed by the judge who presided at the trial.

 For additional information please visit:  The Crime of Domestic Battery & Domestic Battery Fact Sheet.

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