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When it comes to evaluating players from smaller schools, Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone asks himself one question first.
Is the NFL going to be too big for them?
"I think the key to those players is to come in here and not have big eyes," Marrone said. "Not come in and go 'Wow, look at this.' We all put our pads on the same way. I think if they don't get awestruck or caught up … they have a good chance. If they get caught up, then I think it's very difficult."
When that same question is asked of linebacker Keith Pough – a Howard University product who's hoping to beat the odds to make the Bills as an undrafted free agent – it's hard not to like the answer.
"I perform the best on the biggest stages," Pough responded without missing a beat. "I believe competition breeds excellence. It's not a matter of the big lights – I'm going to perform, regardless, because I belong here.
"I should have been drafted, but I wasn't. I'm fighting for a roster spot, and that's the chip on my shoulder."
If attitude is any part of the equation for an undrafted player, Pough should like his chances. But he's more than just a scrappy David going up against big-school Goliaths.
Pough set a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) record for tackles for loss, amassing 71 in four years with the Bison.
"It was 15 percent me and 85 percent of the scheme," he said of his production. "The scheme taught me my alignment, my assignment and technique and how I play. The 15 percent was just me making the tackle.
"That's not really a difficult job. That's what you do every day. It's definitely a great accolade, but I couldn't have done it without my teammates. The secondary staying in coverage, the D-line creating gaps for me and freeing me up."
Pough, who was the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2012, is relentless in his film study.
"I pride myself in the preparation of the game, because that's where it starts," he said. "Knowing tendencies, knowing offensive schemes and being able to dictate what the offense can or can't do because you watch so much film."
Pough was the first Howard player ever to receive an invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl, which has been played since 1925. He also attended the NFL Scouting Combine in February, but his measurables there were not on par with his on-field production. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.90 seconds and did 17 repetitions on the 225-pound bench press. At 6-foot-2 and 239 pounds, he's got a lean build.
The Bills, though, feel Pough plays faster than his timed speed because of his anticipation. He's also got long arms (33½ inches) and strong hands that helped him rack up 349 tackles in college.
Not bad for a player who started high school as a 5-foot-8 wide receiver. A growth spurt in the summer before his junior season shot Pough up to 6-feet, and he made the switch to linebacker, not by choice, but out of necessity.
"I didn't really want any part of defense. I always was an offensive guy," he said. "One of our linebackers got into a scuffle during a scrimmage, so my father, who's been my coach my whole life, moved me to 'backer."
In his first game, Pough laid out a player who had about six inches and 100 pounds on him, and the decision to put him on defense permanently was made.
Pough had chances to walk on at FBS schools, but decided on a scholarship offer from Howard in part to help ease the financial burden on his family. It was also important for the native of Orangeburg, S.C., to attend a historically black college.
Several of Pough's family members attended South Carolina State, and he "always wanted that camaraderie, that rivalry, that tradition that the" historically black college offers, he said.
Pough has one class remaining to earn his degree from Howard in physical education. For now, though, he's focused on his opportunity in Buffalo.
It was at the combine that Pough bonded with his position coach with the Bills, Jim O'Neill.
"A five-minute conversation turned into an hour conversation just talking about football and different schemes," Pough said. "The scheme we ran in college and how we defended certain plays. We just had that natural bond.
"You know when you meet somebody for the first time and you know this is a good person. He genuinely loves what he's talking about, he's passionate about it. It was a very intellectual conversation about football and then in regards to life."
Pough remembered the conversation when the draft concluded, and it factored into his decision to join the Bills.
"A number of teams called me, but just talking with my agent, he felt that it was in my best interest to come to Buffalo and I felt the same because it's similar to the same position I played in college," he said.
The Bills see him playing on the strong side in coordinator Mike Pettine's scheme.
Marrone's message to Pough and the other 33 players who took part in the rookie minicamp over the weekend was the same.
"You're coming here with the opportunity to compete for a position," the coach said. "Fifty-three guys are going to make the team. A lot of people don't talk that way to players. No one wants to bring that stuff up. That's just the reality of it and that's the way it is.
"If you're not going to have persistent thoughts about making this team and your thoughts are going to go to other places, you're going to have a tough time making it."
Pough and the other rookies will be joined today by the team's veterans for the start of organized team activities. It's a setting much different from Howard University, but one Pough feels he's ready for.
"This is a different world from college. You're not on scholarship. You have money; you get paid more than the coaches. It's pretty much all about the character of that individual," he said.
"I feel like I will succeed and I will thrive after I make the 53-man roster. I'm very confident in that."
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The firms' agreement gave Life Tech rights to sell STR kits for paternity testing and forensics, but a judge ruled that the firm sold some of the kits for other purposes. [© zimmytws - Fotolia.com]
Lawyers for both sides in the Promega et. al. v. Life Technologies et. al. have agreed to postpone post-trial filings from today to next month. The companies are trying to settle their patent infringement case before filings are made, with discussions beginning today. A jury last month awarded $52 million in damages to Promega three months after the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin issued a summary judgment upholding Promega's patents for short tandem repeat (STR) technology. The court found that Life Technologies infringed on those patents through the sale of its own STR kits.The jury also ruled that Life Tech's infringement was willful. That decision allows U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to triple the size of the already sizeable damages. Life Tech responded publicly February 29 by recording a $56 million charge against fourth-quarter 2011 earnings and lowering its Q4 and full-year 2011 results. For all of last year, on a GAAP basis, net income was lowered 8.5% to $377.834 million. The firm recorded $377.858 million in 2010. "The company does not expect this verdict to have a material impact on its business going forward," Life Tech said in a March 1 statement.More quietly since the jury verdict, Life Tech has moved to settle with Promega, according to the latest court filing. "The parties have diligently sought to reach a stipulation and agreement concerning an appropriate injunction related to sales of certain products. To that end, and in an effort to address resolution of all matters, senior officers of the parties are meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, beginning Thursday, March 15," attorneys for Promega and co-plaintiffs as well as Life Tech and co-defendants wrote to Judge Crabb on March 12."The parties have met at length and have begun the process of conversion of STR purchasers consistent with the jury verdict and the Court's holdings," said Promega lawyer James R. Troupis of Troupis Law Office and Kristine Edde Johnson of the law firm Parsons Behle & Latimer.
Life Technologies now has a little over two weeks, until April 2, to file post-trial arguments. Promega's date for filing a response is April 19, and Life Tech's reply deadline is April 30.
Life Tech's defense thus far has stated that:
"Life devoted resources in efforts that have now been determined by the Court to be outside the scope of the license and hence might incur damages, when Life could instead have devoted those resources to its core STR business of forensics and paternity," Life Tech argued. "Once Promega initiated this suit, Life chose not to execute on marketing plans in the nonforensics and nonpaternity fields, despite investments in terms of market research and of resources in terms of employee time spent developing this plan." Life Tech will still be able to sell STR kits for the forensics and paternity fields covered by the 2006 license.
Life Tech argued that Promega's actions met the definition of "equitable estoppel," the legal doctrine under which Promega would be barred from arguing infringement based on its own behavior. The firm also said that Promega acted unreasonably and inexcusably by delaying its lawsuit against Life Tech—"the defense of laches," in legal terminology.
Promega sued Life Tech in May 2010, alleging that it infringed on five patents. Promega said it made the discovery while investigating claims that it owed more than $50 million in unpaid royalties, more than 20 times what it previously paid, under a 1996 license agreement with Research Genetics over one of the patents. Research Genetics later became Invitrogen, which merged with Applied Biosystems and changed its name to Life Tech. Promega also accused Life Tech of breaching its rights under the 1996 agreement, of engaging in "economic duress" against it, of breaching the 2006 agreement, and of unjust enrichment.
The patents protect technologies used in Life Tech's AmpFISTR® COfiler®, AmpFISTR Profiler®, AmpFISTR Identifiler®, and AmpFISTR Green™ PCR amplification kits, according to Promega.
Promega's STR technology is used in forensics and paternity testing as well as genetic research, cell line authentication, bone marrow transplantation monitoring, forensic training, and various types of cancer analysis. The 2006 license agreement gave Life Tech the right to make, use, sell, offer to sell, or import the STR kits in two fields: paternity determinations as well as to identify individuals; and use in or preparation for legal proceedings, including ongoing training of forensic laboratory employees and population studies undertaken to increase the accuracy of DNA matches.
"I have determined that some of the uses of the kits sold by defendants are not permitted under that license agreement because those uses are outside the particular fields," Judge Crabb said. She noted uses including chimerism, classifying molar specimens, cell line authentication, determination of fetal sex, cancer analysis, genetic research, maternal cell contamination, sample tracking, and noncasework related forensic applications such as general research or teaching/training of people not employed in a forensics lab.
A jury ruled that Life Tech and co-defendants Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems generated more than $707.618 million in total sales between Aug 2006 and January 31 of this year. All those sales were made in the U.S. After calculating that the licensing agreement permitted $636.856 million in STR kit sales, the jury subtracted that number from the total sales to conclude that about $70.762 million in sales were impermissible. Of that figure, the jury concluded, $52.010 million constituted profit lost by Promega as a result of Life Tech's sales.
"They've done a pretty good job, as near as I can figure, of tying up this fairly narrow area, but one that is clearly valuable," Thomas Moga, a partner in the Intellectual Property section of Shook Hardy & Bacon, told GEN.
How valuable? "It's absolutely one of our most important technologies. It makes up a significant minority of our sales and profits," Promega general counsel Craig Christianson told the Wisconsin State Journal.
All the more reason why Promega went to the length it did to fight Life Tech in court. The $52 million judgment represents as much as 17% of the company's 2011 annual revenue of over $300 million. It is also why Promega is in an enviable enough position that Life Tech, facing the possibility of more than $150 million in damages, opted wisely to settle the case.
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Dear friends, close family and a flower-embroidered Chanel gown designed by Karl Lagerfeld himself – no wonder Drew Barrymore is a beaming bride.
"The day was perfect," Barrymore, 37, told PEOPLE the day after tying the knot with art consultant Will Kopelman. "Everyone we love and care about was there. It was as fun and meaningful as we ever could have hoped."
For the June 2 ceremony at her $5.7 million Montecito, Calif., home, the expectant actress and Kopelman "just wanted a backyard wedding," says event planner Yifat Oren.
Oren and co-event planner Stefanie Cove delivered a "vintage romantic"-themed fete, creating what Oren called an "ethereal" feel for the wedding party and guests Reese Witherspoon, Cameron Diaz, Jimmy Fallon and Busy Philipps.
The decorations for the traditional Jewish ceremony included vintage lace, pink flowers and green garlands.
For much more about the wedding, including the A-list guests, the emotional ceremony and the reception catered by famous chefs – plus photos! – pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday
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I just listened to Krazy. one of pac's most underated songs.
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A person who is overly obsessed with a guy. Usually, this so called "Krazy" adapts the name because of their abstract mannerisms ; such as constant resending of texts when unanswered, never-ending questions and comments about how much they love this so-called guy, and emotional mood swings. Krazy is usually in desperate need of medication and needs therapy to learn how to relax themselves and butt out of other peoples lives ; because meddling causes them to push away any potential boyfriends/fuck buddies.
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A research note this morning written by Carter Braxton Worth, chief market technician at Oppenheimer Asset Management, regarding his market outlook was short, sweet and to the point.
"We have no new thoughts," he said. "Sell."
His call proved to be a good one. The Dow dropped as many as 248 points and finished the day down 139 points.
The 24-page research note included a slew of charts and trend lines with key technical levels to watch. In an age where analysts spill pages and pages worth of digital ink on commentary backing up their research, Worth's succinct point was certainly well taken.
"The charts on the pages that follow speak for themselves," he said on the first page of the note. "Of course, we believe the charts have been speaking for themselves for quite some time — as all will know. Our position is clear.
"At some point there is no point…in saying anything more," he added. "To that end, last week, we wrote nothing. Literally…Today's piece, again by saying nothing, speaks for itself, speaks for its author."
The eagle-eyed blogger Josh Brown also spotted this one earlier this afternoon and had a similar reaction that we had.
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SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — Shooting for the second season of the MTV reality show "BUCKWILD" has been suspended after a popular cast member was found dead along with two others inside a sport utility vehicle in West Virginia.
Shain Gandee was found dead Monday in the vehicle, which was found partially submerged in a deep mud pit about a mile from his home near Sissonville, authorities said. Also inside were the bodies of his uncle and another man.
Kanawha County Sheriff's Cpl. B.D. Humphreys said the SUV's muffler was below the surface and that mud covered the passenger side. The sheriff's department said Tuesday that autopsies found that all three men died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
If the muffler was submerged and the engine kept running, it's possible that the cabin of the vehicle could have filled with the fatal gas from the exhaust.
Gandee, 21, nicknamed "Gandee Candy" by fans, was a breakout star of the show that followed the antics of a group of young friends enjoying their wild country lifestyle.
It was filmed last year, mostly around Sissonville and Charleston, W.Va. Many of its rowdy exploits were his idea. In one episode, he turned a dump truck into a swimming pool.
"We are waiting for more information but at this time, our main concern is for the Gandee family and their friends," an MTV statement said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Shain had a magnetic personality, with a passion for life that touched everyone he met and we will miss him dearly."
Shooting for the second season of "BUCKWILD" had begun, but MTV spokesman Jake Urbanski said Monday that it has been suspended.
Gandee was a true outdoorsman, shedding modern conveniences such as cellphones and computers for his proud redneck ways. He loved to hunt, ride all-terrain vehicles and go "mudding," or off-road driving. He went mudding in the show's first episode and ruined his pickup truck's motor.
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Riding the bull is when you're having sex with a really hot chick, tell her that you have AIDS. then see how long you can stay on untill she kicks you off.
i was riding the bull last night, i stayed on 8 seconds
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I rode the bull for 6 seconds before I got thrown off.
от Hiz-ouse 12 декември 2003
verb – the act of vomiting in the toilet whilst grabbing the toilet seat as if the seat were a pair of horns on a bull. This act usually takes place in a public restroom where the seats are best suited for the act (closed ringed seats to not work for Riding the Bull).
"OMG, that girl is SO Riding the Bull in the bathroom – I can hear her three stalls over."
от knot chris 26 ноември 2011
Whenever your saying goodnight or goodbye to your girlfriend and while kissing her you finger her for a couple seconds. Pressed for time you the go imeidetly to your vehicle and have to drive and hold on to everything with only one hand, like when you ride a bull.
Man I didnt want to get anything on my steering wheel tonight so I was riding the bull.
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fucking a chick, preferably fat, in the ass after she gave you head. you than tell her she gave the worse head ever and she'll try to get up and stop you from buttfucking her. if you can stay in her ass for 8 seconds your a cowboy.
i made oprah suck my dick before i fucked her in the ass so i decided to ride the bull.
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While in the midst of engaging in some sweet sex doggy style, the man whispers in the womans ear "damn, baby your shit stinks" and then procedes to see how long he can keep having sex with her before she kicks his ass.
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The FBI's investigation into public corruption in Niagara Falls is about to snare a former top city official accused of accepting gifts in return for political favors.
Guy A. Bax, a former Niagara Falls building commissioner, is expected to plead guilty today in federal court in Buffalo to criminal charges related to his friendship with contractor and convicted felon John J. Gross Jr.
Bax's lawyer confirmed the plea deal and said his client will admit to accepting an "improper gratuity" from Gross while working at City Hall.
"He immediately cooperated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has accepted full responsibility for his misconduct," said defense lawyer Terrence M. Connors of Buffalo.
Bax, 66, retired from his post as building commissioner in early 2011 after it was revealed that FBI agents were looking into his relationship with Gross.
The two men were so close, according to court records, that Bax often referred to Gross as his "godfather."
Gross, a well-known Falls contractor and political insider, is currently serving 33 months in federal prison because of convictions on mail fraud and tax evasion 18 months ago.
The plumbing and heating contractor admitted rigging construction bids and making payoffs to purchasing agents at local businesses. He also admitted cheating the government out of $161,000 in tax revenue.
Mayor Paul A. Dyster, who put Bax on administrative leave in 2009, said he was not surprised to hear of the plea deal.
"Our action to swiftly straighten out the situation took us part of the way to recovery," Dyster said Monday. "Hopefully, Mr. Bax's plea takes us another step to recovery, both in a practical sense and the city's image."
The FBI has been investigating Bax for more than three years and, as recently as last October, interviewed city employees about his relationship with Gross.
Bax's name first surfaced in 2009 when he was named in a search warrant application by the FBI.
"There is probable cause to believe that the Gross organization has corrupt relationships with members of the Niagara Falls Department of Building Inspections," FBI Special Agent Robert J. Gross, no relation, said in the application. "The investigation indicates these individuals receive benefits in exchange for supporting the Gross organization."
The search warrant request also included emails that Bax allegedly sent to Gross, including one in which he is quoted as calling the contractor his "godfather" and thanking him for taking him on a recent fishing trip.
"Dear John," he allegedly said in the email, "Thank you for the best weekend and holiday and extended weekend I have had in a number of years."
A few weeks later, Bax's name popped up again when a Falls hotel owner went public with complaints about Bax's alleged efforts to lobby him on behalf of a project involving Gross.
The hotel owner, who had expressed concerns about the project, said he felt intimidated by Bax. He also said the city official made it clear that his opposition to the project might hurt projects the hotel owner had pending before the city.
Shortly after the FBI search of City Hall, Dyster stripped Bax of his title of building commissioner and placed him on administrative leave.
Dyster, who was elected in 2007 on a pledge to clean up City Hall, said he welcomed the investigation and would do everything possible to cooperate with federal agents.
Three years later, he's hoping Bax's plea deal will mark an end to it all.
"I hope it brings some closure for the city," he said Monday. "It's been a long, drawn-out investigation, and I hope Mr. Bax taking a plea is going to be the beginning of putting this saga to an end."
If Bax's plea deal goes forward as expected today, he will be the first public official convicted in connection with Gross' latest run-in with law enforcement. He will appear before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
Gross also went to jail in 1997 after admitting that he paid monthly bribes to a county legislator for nearly a decade, stole scrap metal valued at nearly a half-million dollars from the Bethlehem Steel demolition site, paid off guards to look the other way and kept a double set of books.
He was later sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison. Gross also served time behind bars after a 1974 conviction for grand larceny and conspiracy.
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Recently, I was going through some old family items that should be passed on to a younger generation or given to a historical society. One of the things I found was a three-volume set of the history of the Western Reserve, written and published in 1910 by Harriet Taylor Upton.
On the inside page was written, "purchased in 1910 by John P. Parker," my father. He would have been 13 or 14 at the time. I'm not sure where he got the money to buy these books, because they were no doubt expensive.
As I flipped through the many pages, I was interested in the experiences of the hardy pioneers who settled our area from about 1800 until the early 1900s. Trumbull County in particular got me engrossed in reading the stories, which were written in an easy-to-read style. Somehow, I didn't get very far in going over the other things in my collection.
Both people and communities and their history were included in these three volumes. The first one, where I spent most of the time I had, told a lot about many of the communities in several counties in the Western Reserve area.
An interesting one was about the oil "boom" in Mecca, or what was commonly known years ago as "Meccy." Maybe some of the old timers in Mecca can even remember the days of "Meccy."
Early settlers in that township soon recognized that there was oil in the ground around them. It would show up in wells and springs. They considered it a disadvantage because of the bad taste. Some collected enough oil to burn and others to sell.
The first drilled well was in West Mecca on land owned by a William F. Jeffries. As soon as word got out about the well, an oil boom developed. A community sprung up that became known as "Dixie." Many small homes were built, and people came from all over the country to get in on the boom. Gambling and drinking were common because there wasn't any form of entertainment in the area.
When the oil boom fizzled out, the community of Dixie soon disappeared. Many of the homes were torn down or moved to Warren. It would be interesting to know where the community was - probably around West Mecca somewhere.
My grandparents used to keep a supply of "Meccy" oil on hand to put on cuts and bruises. It was considered to have medicinal qualities, and they declared it helped. They also used it on cuts and sprains on their horses.
Then there was the story about a rattlesnake hunt in Braceville. A group found out that there was an area that had a lot of these snakes. So they armed themselves with pointed and forked sticks and went on a hunt. They found them in large numbers, and the story says they were surrounded by the snakes. But they got busy and soon chased the snakes up a ledge. Some were as large as a man's ankle and more than 5 feet long, as the story goes. Apparently there were also a large number of black snakes in the bunch, and they get big and long but are one of our beneficial snakes.
The men collected all the dead snakes and counted 486. They considered their day a success. Other groups went on hunts later, and the population was soon practically eliminated. I' m going to check with my Braceville friends to see if they have been on any snake hunts lately.
Nothing was said in the history about the large number of snakes in the swamp area of North Bloomfield of along the Grand River.
I have only started to explore these histories. Maybe someday I will get back to going over the other things to see what should be done with them - after I explore more of the history of the Western Reserve. I will also have to decide what to do with these books that are in excellent shape if no one in the family wants them. Perhaps a library could use them.
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The Cyclone Golf Performance Center includes the following:
Iowa State University has access to one of the nation's truly outstanding on-campus collegiate golf courses and practice facilities. Conveniently located two blocks from the ISU campus, George Veenker Memorial Golf Course is a par-72 championship course which plays host to the Iowa Masters tournament annually.
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Health & Fitness
Start ups:
Achiva Energy
Majority Owners and Westminster Alumni:
Eric Bergstrom
Tim Lawlor
John Maw
Launched in 2011
Approximate Yearly Revenue: 0 - $25,000
Number of Employees other than Owners: 1
Industry: Health & Fitness
Company Overview: Our mission is provide community, inspiration, and innovation to help our tribe achieve their goals. We provide community though various free events held throughout the year. We provide inspiration by publishing stories of others that have achieved their goals, and we provide innovation through the products we sell. All of our products are made from ten or fewer healthy ingredients and are designed to help make a healthy lifestyle easy.
Future Growth Plans: Focus on sales so that we can grow and leverage our infrastructure.
Major Accomplishments: We have the infrastructure in place to develop, manufacture, and package all of our own products at a local facility. In addition, we have systems in place that will allow us to scale in a controlled way.
Unite Fitness Retreat
Majority Owner and Westminster Alumni:
Drew Paulos ('12)
Launched in 2012
Number of Employees other than Owner: 5
Approximate Yearly Revenue: $500,001-$1,000,000
Industry: Health & Fitness
Company Overview: Unite Fitness Retreat is a modern live-in weight loss retreat located right here in Salt Lake City, Utah. We provide a uniquely modern and personal approach. You will experience intense exercise, nutritional education, deep relaxation, and life-changing experiences. From the rugged, solitude-seeking explorer, to the spa rejuvenation escapee, we have it! With a team of experienced industry professionals, personal trainers, nutritionists, doctors, chefs, life coaches, health and wellness staff, massage therapists, and more, we have designed a program for effective weight loss and wellness. We have a wonderful partnership with the Salt Lake City Sheraton, The GYM at City Creek, and the Sanctuary day spa, providing, comfortable, high-end amenities to our participating clients. Life can get busy, stressful, and overwhelming, we invite our customers to come to Unite Retreat to get a "New" outlook on themselves, and achieve the results they deserve.
Future Growth Plans: We see a lot of opportunity for growth and expansion. Our business model was designed to incorporate many avenues for additional products, services, and partnerships.
Early Stage:
Cow Harbor CrossFit
Majority Owners:
Thomas Paresi
Chad Dunsmore
Robert Meuser
Michael Paresi
Westminster Alumni:
Thomas Paresi ('11)
Chad Dunsmore ('09)
Launched in 2012
Number of Employees other than Owners: 1
Approximate Yearly Revenue: $100,001-$500,000
Industry: Health & Fitness
Company Overview: Cow Harbor CrossFit offers the community of East Northport, NY just that, a sense of community. All of us here, both coaches and members, come together to support and encourage people to change their lives for the better, each and every day. We offer strength and conditioning classes, along with nutritional consultation, with the goal of forging a community of elite fitness.
Future Growth Plans: As we are halfway through our first year, we are looking to outgrow our current space (2000 square feet) and move into a larger facility (5000+ square feet).We are also growing our business to specialize in certain areas, such as kid's classes and sport specific training.
Major Accomplishments: Only 6 months in and we have a strong community of over 70 members!
Majority Owner and Westminster Alumni:
David Jed Squires
Launched in 2012
Approximate Yearly Revenue: 0- $25,000
Industry: Health & Fitness
Company Overview: RECORD BREAKING FITNESS is a company dedicated to helping people achieve their personal best. Here is our mission statement: Record Breaking Fitness is dedicated to helping others discover and achieve their personal best. We believe this is a life-long pursuit and that the process of striving toward the goal, not the goal itself, is the true reward.
Future Growth Plans: Further develop programming for other fitness professionals to utilize.
Resilient Body Nutrition
Majority Owner and Westminster Alumni:
Kate Dowden, RN BSN '08
Instagram: @resilientbodynutrition
Launched in 2014
Approximate Yearly Revenue: $25,001-$50,000
Industry: Health & Fitness
Overview: Resilient Body Nutrition incorporates over 50 years of research regarding the benefits of whole plant based food into a fun, hands-on skill oriented educational experience. Focused on simple skills and plant based nutrition education Resilient Body Nutrition's services include private consulting, corporate lunch and learn, 6 week immersion course and private parties. Eating healthfully is the best medicine, Nurse Kate makes it easy to digest.
Future Growth Plans: Resilient Body Nutrition would like to first establish a presence of integrity, trust and respect in the Salt Lake area. Multiple other services and local collaborations to increase the reach of the whole plant based food message are in the works with the goal of an eventual franchise operation to further increase and widen the platform.
Four Pillar Fitness
Majority Owners:
Matt Carlson
Reed Carlson
Ryan Larsen
Westminster Alumni:
Matt Carlson ('11)
Launched in 2005
Number of Employees other than Owner: 6
Approximate Yearly Revenue: $500,001-$1,000,000
Industry: Health & Fitness
Company Overviw: Coach individuals on all aspects of fitness to help them make lifestyle changes of healthy living. We focus on taking people from where they are to where they want to be.
Future Growth Plans: Opening 2nd facility 2013.
Major Accomplishment: Top 10 in Utah Student 25 two years in a row. Was featured on The Biggest Loser for helping Deni Hill win.


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SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Because one of her employees kept getting parking tickets on 12th Street even though she was feeding the meter as usual, Rosie McGowan said she �stopped the meter maid and asked �What�s going on here?��
McGowan then learned the city had doubled the parking rate on 12th Street to make it uniform with the rest of the city.
The parking meter rate went from 15 cents to 30 cents an hour within the last three weeks, but the new price increase was never publicized, which one city official acknowledged was an embarrassing mistake.
In an expensive city where many people live on a tight budget, people should have been informed, said McGowan and others interviewed Friday on 12th Street.
�The pay scale most people are making in this town is not commensurate with the cost of living,� said McGowan, a manager for AREM Property Management. �We have to pay $65 a month to park. For my employees, that�s hard.�
Because Max Scholfield owns a cash key, which can be bought in increments of $10 to $50, Scholfield is used to turning the key in a parking meter without looking to see how much time he was buying.
When told of the price increase on Friday, Scholfield said, �That is a lot. Give them hell.�
A financial adviser, Scholfield arrives early to find a spot.
�I�m the first one here every morning. I�m here nine to 10 hours a day. You can�t park anywhere else,� he said.
Because the street has 19 10-hour meters, meaning drivers can park there for up to 10 hours without refeeding the meter or moving their vehicles, many commuters are used to parking there all day.
At 15 cents an hour, 12th Street had the cheapest rate in town � for a few years at least. The 10-hour meters on Narrow Gauge Avenue have been 30 cents an hour for years, said Amber Blake, the city�s multimodal administrator who recently was put in charge of parking.
The error was discovered during an audit this spring, she said.
It was not immediately known how much revenue the city lost over the years because the meters were undercharging motorists, Blake said.
Because the city was correcting an error, an internal decision was made to update the meters on 12th Street to the current rate, Blake said.
�There really was not a rate increase,� said Blake, explaining that a rate increase would have been subject to public hearings and public notice.
Blake apologized for not publicizing the price increase.
�The intent was not to pull one over on the public,� Blake said. �It was an administrative oversight. We�re embarrassed we did not communicate to the public.�


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In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Stetson University volleyball team has teamed with the Susan G. Komen Foundation to support its Passionately Pink For the Cure initiative throughout the month of October, culminating with the Hatters' Oct. 30 match against North Florida.
Fans can make donations in any of the following ways:
- visit www.GoHatters.com and click the "Passionately Pink 2012" link on the volleyball home page
- by mailing your donation to:
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
PO Box 5027
Hagerstown, MD 21741
- in person at the Oct. 30 match vs. UNF.
Please be sure to include the Stetson team ID 13664710 on all donations.
Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure supports life-saving research, education, screenings and treatment programs in the fight to end breast cancer forever.


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Source: NPR
quote: Just saying.. who's keeping Google in check?
quote: About eight quadrillion state, local, and federal laws and regulations? Ten thousand oversight and regulatory Government agencies, consumer watchdog groups, and whistle-blower organizations. And about a billion lawyers waiting to jump on you if you so much as breath wrong.


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the days . . . the hours . . . the minutes . . . the seconds . . . for Sunday night.
And Sunday night, Ellie and Katie are going to sleep over at their dearest Auntie and Uncles house (praise the Lord!)
I mean . . . it's what is keeping me going this crazy busy week.
I mean, look at it again . . . doesn't it look like the perfect way to spend an evening alone?
Is it wrong that I am looking forward to the kids going for a sleep over?
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Local canines head to Westminster
February 10, 2013
At least two local dog owners are excited and nervous as they prepare to have their animals judged at the 137th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, one of America's most prestigious canine......
"God put dogs on this earth if only so He could observe how we treat them."
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The kennel clubs promote excessive breeding, backyard breeders and puppy mills, that are not needed in this age. There are millions of animals killed in shelters across this country alone because there aren't enough homes for them all. I will not support any organization that condones breeding more! Shame on you, Sungazette for also promoting this!!
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I think I'll enter my Jack Daniels, I mean my Jack Russel!
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Debra and Judy - best of luck! Enjoy your experience!!!
Lisae - dogs of this quality are hardly coming out of "puppy mills" so calm down. They are often bred by private breeders in homes and backyards.
There are thousands of kids that need to be adopted, so do you look down on couples that have their own kids?
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Lisae SHAME on you for speaking without having your facts straight! These dogs come from loving homes not puppy mills, trust me I know people who show dogs and they would never associate puppy mills, their dogs are treated like royalty and they should be very proud of themselves and their dogs to be able to complete in such an honorable event.stop by a dog show sometime and take a look at these dogs, these dogs are happy, healthy, and loved. Puppy mill and backhand bred dogs will not display these characteristics. Please research before you go off.
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The 99th Percentile Bowl: 2009's Harvard-Yale Game, A Compiled Air-to-Ground Report
The Harvard-Yale game's a storied tradition for Ivy League grads who enjoy comparing degree sizes/names. For everyone else, it's an opportunity to watch America's Prestigious Ivy Grads try to act like normal football fans, which they can't. So: what happened?!
First of all, the only people besides Harvard-Yale grads who have anything invested in this ritual are their hangers-on, asshole bloggers (me), or sports writers, who think they have a really great narrative on their hands by writing the same narrative they do every year. Watch. This year's filing by ESPN, penned by one Mr. Tom Lakin:
It is, after all, the 126th installment of a tradition that began back in 1875 with a 4-0 Harvard win. In the years since that first meeting, the legend of The Game has grown. Perhaps best known is the 1968 contest in which Harvard scored 16 points in the final 42 seconds to tie an undefeated and heavily favored Yale squad — a result immortalized in The Harvard Crimson student newspaper by the famous headline "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29."
Before two of the nation's oldest universities had a field to play on, they were eager to prove which school was superior in the rough-and-tumble new sport of football. Since 1875, the Harvard-Yale rivalry has emerged simply as "The Game."...And with Satuday's tilt at the Yale Bowl the first time since 1968 both Yale and Harvard come into The Game unbeaten in league play, the rivalry game will determine the Ivy title.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The current Yale and Harvard players have heard all about the tradition of the venerable rivalry and are preparing to make some history of their own. Meeting No. 124 is Saturday and the stakes are as high as they get with the Ivy League title up for grabs. Both teams enter with 6-0 conference records. The last time that happened was 1968 and Harvard famously rallied from 16 points down in the final 42 seconds to tie Yale, spoiling Yale's perfect season.
So, yeah: basically, the same shit every year. Big old tradition for people who don't normally care about football to care about football. These people don't have time for football! Between all the awesome regattas and going to one of a handful of schools getting a degree from now maybe matters, football's mostly bullshit to them until they own a stake in whatever team is smashing the Bears this week. To the rest of us, it's interesting only if you've really seen Big or The Dark Knight that many times, and there's nothing else to watch on TV. Because the Harvard-Yale game, as far as football goes, sucks. This is not an opinion so much as it is a general consensus.
This young gentlemen seems to think this year's hyperbolic announcing of the Yale-Harvard game might be a bit much.
As in, straight-up stupid. Because, yes, going to a game in New Haven is just like seeing a game anywhere south of the Mason-Dixon line. You don't need to watch football or sports or even have been to the south to understand this. One palpable difference is: at the Harvard-Yale game, this guy has a better chance at scoring than either of the teams.
Needless to say, the situation in the SEC is slightly different. Like security! At Old Miss, they have issues with people wearing costumes. I mean, sure, Yale has people in "costumes."
But real football games don't mess with things like facepaint, or the asstacular body suit pictured above. Oh no, these guys go all out:
Woah, there, buddy! Went a little over the edge with your sporty spirit, no? Just slightly. KKK guys, showin' up to Old Miss games. At least the Ivy crowd would pick up on this kind of irony, and dress as Marxists, or something. What'd security at the Yale-Harvard game look like today?
Yeah, but Ivy Peeps can get hard, too, motherfuckers.
When they're not busy farting out the inevitable air of disappointment over the uninitiated. Observe the sad and sober:
A first-time drinker's disappointment, maybe? Next time we suggest an ether-soaked cloth. Because this isn't exactly the riotous assembly the rest of College Football gets to see every Saturday. Oh no. This is something else. The easily intimidated should gird their loins:
Who's skiing, today, right? The most accurate assessment might come via comparative basis. Granted, your high school football team may not be running world economies, but at least they can run an audible.
There is, however, culture to be had! And Yale-Harvard has a competitive spirit, to be sure. While inflatable bulldogs loom over alumni old and young, the youngest are trying to get drunk enough to black out—but inevitably puking—while rumblings and remembrances of competition not yet had or had too often result in the vicious pejorative shouting of whose school is better. It results in things like this. NSFW, especially if your work has a thing against assholes being incredible assholes and bad apings of The Departed:
And astute observations!
In SECspeak, this translates to EAT SHIT AND DIE YANKEE even though a rival school might only be thirty minutes north of another. Lost in translation, again and again. Other dispatches emerge:
I'm not sure what that means, but then again, I didn't go to Yale. Or Harvard. But I bet it has something to do with the enormous networking opportunities that present themselves at these things. Next year, I'm dressing as this guy and not leaving until I've closed a lower rate on my Visa. Or at least my dry cleaning bill.
But in the end, a winner must emerge. And today's winner was a come-from-behind defeat by Harvard. Let the celebrating begin. With Batman fans:
The Dark Knight would like you to get home safely, you second-rate sissies! A 14-10 victory IN YO FACE. More! The Harvard Law Dean of Students' Twitter Feed would like to feed into your insecurities over and over and over Yalies. Even they gotta get in on the action:
And Yale fans, like any good sports fans, prepare to riot at the failure of their warriors. Cop cars, turned over! Terrible taunting! Emotionally scarring and physically dangerous situations, yes? Yes!
We all have our own private consolations. Because, really, though, all college football ends in the same result, no matter who it is winning, no matter your school, your degree, your color, age, race, sexual orientation, tax bracket, building clearence, byline or birthright, we really truly are all the same when it comes to the endgame of a football victory: some straight-up homoerotic manlove, as fans rush the field.
Granted, these fans won't be getting arrested today, like everyone else's, but then again, they're not tearing down goalposts, either. Hell, they might get to play on "special teams" for an hour or two. A higher, deeper education, indeed. Note the young man in the left-hand corner of the picture, though: he knows, oh yes, he knows the truth of the situation. Yale-Harvard games, like their students, are just different. In the best ways possible.


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text: Thanks to his roles in long-running series like 'Falcon Crest,' 'Renegade' and 'The Bold and the Beautiful,' heartthrob Lorenzo Lamas is a familiar face to many. So familiar, in fact, customers often recognize him at his new job as a helicopter pilot for Elite Helicopter Tours, in Van Nuys, California. Watch as Lorenzo explains why he traded working on film sets for flying choppers. (Photo Credit: Getty)


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Hyatt testing utility program
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa is working with Maui Electric Co. to test a semiautomated "Fast DR," or demand response, pilot program that is designed to control the cost of the hotel's electric bills while helping the utility maintain reliability and add more renewable energy to the grid, a release said last week.
The Fast DR program rewards commercial and industrial customers for designating parts of their electricity use that can be turned off during critical energy situations with 10 minutes' notice or less.
Using a state-of-the-art energy management system, the hotel will allow part of its power consumption to be temporarily reduced following an Internet notification from MECO's operations system. The Hyatt is the first commercial business partner in Hawaii to begin testing for MECO's pilot program, a release said.
High surf for Maui, Molokai
A high-surf advisory is in effect for some shores of Maui and Molokai, the National Weather Service said Saturday.
The advisory affects the east shores of Molokai and Maui until 6 p.m. Wednesday. There is also an ongoing advisory for the north and west shores of Molokai and the north shores of Maui in effect until 6 p.m. Monday.
Strong trade winds will bring rough and choppy surf to east-facing shores of the islands through the upcoming week, the service said. A new long-period northwest swell will peak today and diminish Monday.
Surf of 16 to 22 feet is expected along the north- and west-facing shores of Molokai and along north-facing shores of Maui, peaking today and diminishing Monday. Surf will be in the 8- to 10-foot range along east-facing shores, remaining elevated for several days.
Community plan meeting topic
A public meeting on the community plan process with a panel of members from county government and the private sector will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Kihei Charter School. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for pupu and conversation.
The current Kihei Makena Community Plan has been in effect since 1998, so it's time to update it, a news release about the event said.
The charter school is located at 41 E. Lipoa St. Nonperishable food donations for the Maui Food Bank are encouraged.
For more information, call (508) 499-9996 or go to www.gokihei.org.
Offices set to close for holiday
Federal, state and county offices will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day.
County residential refuse collection will not be affected, but the Hana, Lanai and Molokai landfills will be closed.
The Central Maui Landfill and EKO Compost will be open from 6 a.m. to noon. The Olowalu landfill will be open from 8 a.m. to noon. County pools will be closed.
All public libraries will be closed. The Maui News business offices will also be closed.


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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
There comes a time in every man's life when personal appearance no longer matters.
It's not that we stop caring about hygiene, though if we no longer had to bathe we wouldn't mind. We just don't care how we look. Take the whole silk purse/sow's ear analogy. It's kind of like that.
We're older. Too old to be considered attractive to attractive women no matter what we do.
Look at Arnold.
I'm not sure what color his hair is. He's had so many facelifts he has to scratch under his chin to remove belly button lint. And, I'm sorry, but the muscles are gone.
My hair bled white when I turned 40 and no longer was confined to growing on top of my head. I don't know if I am an Ewok or Chewbacca. As for muscles, I never had any muscles.
We get to this age we stop caring how we look. It doesn't matter. I could get dressed up in a tuxedo and they'd say, "Hey look at the old guy in the tux. Nice."
Nobody takes me seriously anymore so why should I?
We stopped caring if something matches. If it fits, doesn't dig and offers a modicum of comfort, I'm wearing it. I don't care what the T-shirt says. Also, I happen to like wearing white socks with sandals – it's comfortable – which is why I'm forbidden from ever wearing sandals again.
I don't care for wearing a belt all the time because it digs and I'm ambivalent about the whole fly engagement option anyway.
I'm going to the Pig for some creamer and Little Debbie cakes so it doesn't much matter how I look just as long as everything is covered up.
I used to be a stickler about the proper wearing of a baseball cap; cap bill bent slightly, logo or letter centered directly above the nose, and the hat pulled no lower than the eyebrows. Now, just as long as it lands somewhere in the vicinity of my bald spot so it doesn't burn I'm good.
Men, at some point in our lives, give up on our hair. Those of us who still have it start to look upon those that don't with a bit of envy. Shower time must be a snap for those who don't have to wash their hair.
It happens sometimes in a man's late fifties. I'm 55 and I can feel the urge coming. It's stronger this summer than it was last year. I want to cut off all my hair. Now, I don't want to go total Kojak on you. I'm just tired of messing with it.
I want the burr haircut I used to have as a kid.
With my chances at getting the girl being slim and none, and Slim just left town, why do I need hair?
It's too much trouble. I just scruff it out after a shower and I'm on my way to enjoy my day.
So if you see me walking down the street, plaid Bermuda shorts, un-tucked striped golf shirt that looks like I found it under the bed, black socks and sandals, you know I snapped.
Just smile and wave, or cross to the other side of the street.
I'm harmless, anyway. I probably won't even know you're there.
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However, I just did a search for the surname Pogorilaya on both Google (an advanced search for results without the word "Anna" in them), and on vKontakte. And most of the results coming up are of people from the Ukraine, or at least living in Russia, but near the Ukrainian border.
But, of the options available to him, I think Misha has definitely gone down the right route with skating for Uzbekistan!
I have to say, I loved the way Olympia described Misha as " a walking, talking United Nations"!
When I read the phrase, I instantly thought of Nicole Scherzinger. Imagine if she was a figure skater rather than a singer. Who would she represent?
- the USA (via her Mum being half-Hawaiian);
- Russia (via her Mum being half-Russian);
- the Philippines (via her Dad being of Filipino descent);
- Germany (via her step-Dad being of German descent)
Now, I admit that I know nothing about this sort of thing, but I have a feeling that US military bases are classed as American territory, and as such are run under American law rather than local law. Therefore, any babies born on the base are still classed as being American.
On the other hand, with a surname like Wagner, she is bound to have German blood in her anyway! But, I am not sure if it is recent enough in itself to entitle her to German nationality.
But, as Carolina was my first skating crush, I don't want to see her retire any time soon!!!


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(BALTIMORE, 8/20/10) -- Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), a unit of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR), has cited the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) in connection with the death of a teacher at the Cheltenham Youth Facility in Cheltenham, Md., in February 2010. Concurrently, DJS released a copy of its Office of Inspector General (OIG) review of the incident (PDF document, 4MB, download Adobe Acrobat for free.
MOSH's recommendations to further enhance the safety and security of DJS staff and youth are consistent with those made by the OIG in a report resulting from an inquiry completed in March 2010.
"MOSH takes very seriously its duty under the law to investigate and enforce workplace safety standards in the State of Maryland, in both the private and public sectors," DLLR Secretary Alexander M. Sanchez said. "We believe that DJS is committed to a fostering a safe workplace and that Secretary DeVore will continue to take the necessary steps to improve its procedures."
Although public agencies such as DJS are not issued financial penalties, they are required to communicate and train employees on hazards and expected behavior, as well as have management enforce prescribed safety rules.
"I would like to thank DLLR for its thorough and professional review. Hannah Wheeling's death was a tragedy and we all share the goal of making sure such a tragedy does not happen again," said DJS Secretary Donald W. DeVore. "As part of DJS's commitment to an open and transparent review of this terrible incident, we are also making publicly available a copy of the internal review of Ms. Wheeling's death conducted by the DJS Office of Inspector General."
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I just got done taking my 3rd final. One to go on Friday.
That one's gonna be hard.
looks like I'm getting little sleep tonight
welp, I skipped the gym tonight so I can finish my paper. it's all good though, I'll for sure get a good lift in tomorrow because I work, and because my paper's due at noon tomorrow. i got an ok lift in last night, even though I probably shouldn't have.
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Get behind the wheel of the worlds biggest and baddest monster trucks in Monster Jam: Path of Destruction for the Sony PSP system. Monster Jam is all about authenticity, personality, and fun, with 28 officially licensed Monster Jam trucks, including fan-favorites Grave Digger, Maximum Destruction, and Grinder. Players can also create and customize their own trucks with thousands of options, unlocking new parts and upgrades as they progress through the game. Experience what driving a monster truck is all about as you catch massive air, perform crazy stunts and destroy everything in your path in 32 stadium racing and 24 stadium freestyle events. You can even receive tips and tricks from the top Monster Jam drivers including Dennis Anderson and Tom Meents.
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On Friday, the 2013 Phillies season opens, so head down to the Citizen's Bank Park, grab a soft pretzel, order a cold beer and enjoy another awesome season with the die hard Phillies fans. To get you psyched for Opening Day and make the week pass a little faster, the PFS Staff has compiled a list of our favorite baseball movies. These films are about the teams, players, and innings that have inspired us, humored us, and united us, combining America's Favorite Pastime with ours.


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A book launch party will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5 to celebrate the publication of "Christmas in the Imperfect Tense," a collection of true stories of "holidays gone wrong" by local author Joyce Putnam Eblen. Eblen, an Isle of Palms resident for more than 30 years, shares stories spanning from her childhood in the 1950s through 1989, the first Christmas after Hurricane Hugo.
Although the stories are actual events in the author's life, they represent how the holiday season really plays out in the lives of many people. Unlike the idyllic scenes depicted in TV commercials and on Christmas cards, the holidays in real life often include relatives who don't get along with each other, lights that burn out as soon as they are hung and meals in which some crucial item is either forgotten or burned to a crisp. The author hopes that her readers will see themselves and the people they know in these humorous stories.
The book launch party is free and open to the public, although participants are asked to bring a lawn chair for seating. It will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Jazzercise studio at 493 La Mesa Road. (The Jazzercise studio is located in the Riverside Center off Long Point Road across from Oak Park and Hobcaw Creek. Jazzercise is at the very far end of the complex across from the Charleston Nut Company. Free parking is available.)
Eblen will be giving a reading from the book at the event and signed copies will be available for purchase. "Christmas in the Imperfect Tense" by Joyce Putnam Eblen also can be purchased online at www.buybooksontheweb.com or by calling toll-free at 1-877-BUYBOOK. It is available online through both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. One dollar from the sale of each book will be donated to Operation Christmas Child to send shoebox gifts to children in desperate circumstances throughout the world.
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We hope it's something you never have to go through, but statistics show that at least half of married mothers will face divorce. The ending of a marriage, like the beginning, is life-changing on many levels — even more so when children are involved.
As if the emotional turmoil weren't enough to deal with, legal and financial matters make divorce even harder to navigate. For this second article in our four-part "Family Matters" series, we've gathered some basic information to give you the lay of the land. Whether you've ever considered divorce, there's no harm in knowing the facts and the law. If the day does come when the D-word enters the conversation — or you're going through it now — here are a few of the many things you'll need to know:
1. You need a plan.
In general, women are planners — and that's a good thing! But throw in the heated emotions of marital conflict and sometimes our feelings can get the best of us. Before you blurt out, "I want a divorce!" in the heat of the moment, take time to educate yourself and have a plan.
Family Law Attorney Lynn Murphy, owner and principal of Murphy Law Firm LLC in West Ashley, said having a plan should include researching the law, as well as your own household.
"In more traditional households in which the mom is primarily responsible for raising the children, often the husband will be responsible for the financial end of the situation," she said. "If there is to be a separation or divorce, you'll be handling your own finances and the finances for your children. So become educated, gather the documents and prepare early rather than late."
If you don't already have a good understanding of your family's income and expenses, now is the time to figure it out. Look at what your family spends annually, how much money is in all the accounts and all debts, said Diane Blackwelder, certified divorce financial analyst with Charleston Financial Advisors LLC.
Start saving cash, too, Murphy suggests. Ideally, at least a month's worth of family expenses.
"If it's a contested case and the husband isn't being cooperative or forthcoming with the finances, or he's moved the money somewhere else and you can't access it, have some resources ready or have your own credit card," Murphy said. "Have a plan on how you're going to service the bills, how you're going to care for the children, where additional childcare is going to come from if necessary."
Finding an attorney early is also key, she said. Ask for recommendations from family or friends and look for someone who has extensive experience in family court specifically.
"You can consult with numerous people before you decide on one attorney," Murphy said. "You want to feel that the fit is right because it can be a long process, so who you select may be in your life for a period of time. You want to feel comfortable with that person, you want to feel as if they're hearing you. Do that early on so that person can give you specific guidance for your needs."
2. Your lifestyle will change.
Not only will you be going from a two-parent household to two separate one-parent households, divorce also means losing income from your spouse, which inevitably means changes.
"Most of us aren't fortunate enough that if we were to divide our household we could live at the same standard of living that we lived at before," Blackwelder said. "So the first step is to really understand what the lifestyle is going to look like after the divorce and what can we afford to do. Recognize that it costs more to run two houses than to run one. So unless there is a lot of extra income in the family, both parties are going to have to change their lifestyle."
Consulting a financial advisor (together or separately) can help a divorcing couple come up with a budget for their two new households, she said. You'll look at things such as: Can we afford to keep the house or do we need to sell it? Does one need spousal support (alimony) or money to go back to school? All that can be worked out in the divorce settlement, Blackwelder said. But the key is knowing how much you'll need and coming up with a plan for how you're going to make ends meet separated from your spouse.
"A lot of women don't divorce because they can't figure out how they'd do it financially without their spouse," Blackwelder said. "You can do it, you just need a plan. Make a budget and start figuring out how to live through that new revenue source. If it's not enough, go out and get new training. Don't be afraid to put in the negotiation that you want to be able to go back to school and how can we fund that?"
Don't forget you'll have to pay for the divorce itself, too, Blackwelder said, which can run anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 or more, depending on attorney and court fees.
3. You'll probably need to separate first.
To obtain a no-fault divorce under South Carolina law, usually a couple is required to be separated for at least one year first, Murphy said. And separated means actually living under different roofs — different bedrooms doesn't count.
"A common misconception is that you have to wait a year before doing anything, though," Murphy said. "People hear about the year and they equate that to mean taking any action toward the divorce. You can begin getting prepared and start working out a settlement while you and your husband are still in the same house. There's nothing that precludes that. However, you can't file anything with the court, except in certain circumstances, until you and your husband are living under different roofs."
For families with children, you'll need certain parameters and guidelines in place during the separation — who's going to live in the house, who will have custody of the children, and how are the finances going to be handled? Often this is taken care of before the divorce during a separation case, which is called a Separate Support and Maintenance case, Murphy said.
"The separation case occurs first and will occur shortly after someone moves out of the house," she said.
You may not need to be separated a full year if you're filing for a fault-based divorce, Murphy said. The three primary grounds for fault-based divorce in South Carolina are adultery, physical cruelty and habitual drunkenness (drug use also falls under the later category,) Murphy said. You'll need proof to file for these reasons, but if you have it, it'll let the court know there are issues going on other than, "We just can't get along."
Proving fault can affect custody decisions, visitation rights and even alimony. In South Carolina, adultery can be a complete bar to alimony, Murphy said. Your dating life after separation can have a similar affect, she said.
"One of my biggest tips is: Do not date," Murphy said. "It can affect custody, it can affect spousal support. And do not have anyone you might be romantically involved with around the children. Even if you're not romantically involved with them, if it could appear to an outsider that there's something going on, then you absolutely want to stay away from it. That's very different from other states. But the letter of the law here is until you are legally divorced, you're not supposed to be involved with anyone else."
4. You'll have to compromise.
Communication is usually not the best between divorcing spouses, but a good amount of it is required to complete the process. To make the ordeal as smooth and non-confrontation as possible, Murphy suggests staying cool, calm and collected during discussions with your spouse and trying to mediate as soon as possible.
"In general, mediation is a process by which either individuals on their own or individuals that are represented can sit down with a third-party, certified family court mediator and have that third party help them overcome their differences," Murphy said. "They'll help them resolve the issues of custody, visitation or custodial periods, child support, spousal support, as well as address the often immediate issue of who's going to move out of the house and how are we going to deal with two sets of bills."
You can do voluntary mediation before anyone files a case, Murphy said. But it is now mandatory in the state that in cases involving custody, that you do mediation before you get a trial date, she said.
"Mediation is a great way for people to come together and bridge their differences," Murphy said. "Everyone has to give a little bit, generally, to get a case resolved, but the vast majority of mediations are successful. And it causes less conflict in the family when Mom and Dad can sit down and work our their own parenting plan to figure out what's best for the children."
To avoid the court system all together, a level-headed couple might choose to divorce through collaborative law, an option that is becoming more and more popular.
"Under collaborative law, the parties are required to enter into an agreement wherein they will warrant they won't file anything in the family court until they've agreed on the contested issues," Murphy said. "Collaborative law also involves — this is optional but recommended — a joint financial planner and for each party to see a therapist or counselor at least once to address the inherent issues of living separate and apart."
Blackwelder, who often works with the South Carolina Collaborative Law Institute as a joint financial advisor, said she thinks collaborative divorce is a great option for couples who want to save money (from excessive court and attorney fees) and want to work together to avoid the messiness of the court system.
"My role is to be a neutral with all the parties to help come up with creative financial solutions that help the family," she said. "When everyone's working together, we can get very creative with how we do things."
Dividing assets is a large part of divorce mediation and collaborative law, she said.
Anything that was acquired during the marriage is marital property — whether it's in her name or his, she said. Though assets are usually split 50-50, not all assets are created equal, she said.
"Most people think that you just take each account and divide it in half and that's just how you do it," Blackwelder said. "It's just the overall total of net worth. The wife, if she gets the house, may get very little of retirement and other things. So it's important to weigh what kind of assets you're getting based on how that may support you going forward."
Custody is another issue that is often complicated, Murphy said. Fortunately, most cases are resolved by agreement as to custody, and joint custody is becoming much more common, she said.
"The trend is evolving away from sole custody to one parent," she said. "And the court encourages both parents to be very active in the children's lives. The days of the every-other-weekend father, we're starting to go away from that. Fathers are being awarded much more time with the children, or mothers are agreeing for the father to have much more time."
If custody can be resolved by agreement, the couple can customize visitation how they'd like. It's important to remember there's a difference between joint legal custody and joint physical custody, too, she said.
"Joint legal custody refers to who makes the important decisions in a child's life," Murphy said, "which would be education, extra curricular activities, medical care and religion. Physical custody is where they lay their heads at night."
5. You need to grieve — and let your children do the same.
Although divorce can sometimes seem like a very business-like matter of separating assets and conducting negotiations, the proceedings generate a whirlwind of emotions throughout the family.
Judy Heath, psychotherapist and counselor at the Life Guidance Center in West Ashley, said going through divorce is a loss similar to bereavement. Emotions will vary, often conflicting with one another, and it's important to let yourself go through the grieving process.
"Even people who didn't want to be married anymore go through grief, because they wake up one morning and their whole lifestyle, their whole world, is different," Heath said. "They also go through a lot of secondary loss, of financial (security) and of status — they're no longer a spouse or a wife. Their role changes."
Seeing a therapist or a counselor can help women through the emotional ups and down of divorce, she said. It provides a safe environment for talking about the emotional side of the relationship without weighing down friends and family. In an ideal case, the wife, husband and children would seek family counseling together.
One of the things we work on is the relationship between the separating parties, because it's the animosity between them that creates the biggest problem for children," Heath said. "It's not so much the fact that they're going to be living in two separate houses, but also how the parents deal with one another.
"I'm an advocate of people going through some kind of counseling with their spouse to work on how to do this as amicably as possible for the children."
Children also will grieve in their own ways, Heath said. Securing a counselor or therapist for the kids will allow them to talk about their feelings without worrying about choosing sides between their Mom and Dad.
"Somehow or another it is a rip in the universe for the children, and the mother and father, as well," Heath said. "So for them to be able to put these pieces back together and start a whole new path, it's a lot. It takes time and it takes healing."
Local Divorce Resources
• Learn more about the divorce laws in South Carolina by picking up "Straight Talk about South Carolina Divorce Law" by local attorney Robert N. Rosen. It's available at the county library.
• Figure out the amount of child support with the state Child Support Calculator at www.state.sc.us/dss/csed/
• Find a local attorney, financial advisor or counselor specializing in collaborative law through the South Carolina Collaborative Law Institute. www.sccli.org
• See if you qualify for free or reduced-rate mediation services through the Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston. www.mediationcentercharleston.org
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