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Just a heads up to anyone who uses the netspend card. When our taxes were being processed we were asked how we wanted our money back and the strawberry blonde went through the options. When she got to the netspend card she showed us one and said "This is what most people do and you can use it anywhere". So we decided to go ahead with that. We were not told about any of the "Fee's" and total confusion that went along with it!
Now today our money is on our card and my husband (I did not go) went to the bank to withdraw the entire amount off (Under $700.00) and was told that he needed a pin. This already had a pin set to it so he calls the netspend customer service and was told that he is not authorized on the card and they can only talk to me. He explained that we are married, filled jointly and are even both on the bank account where he was trying to withdraw. Nope! So he drives home, I wait on hold & am told to try to reset my pin. I then add his info giving netspend his name, date of birth and Social Security number so he can call if needed. Ok, done.
His second trip into town and tries to withdraw, Will not work. He calls and is once again told that he can not talk because he is not authorized after i set him up on the account. So he comes back home again. I sit on hold again with netspend & immediately ask to speak with a manager. It took over 10 minutes before she agreed to call one up for us. Then i am told that my husband was not added because there is only one person allowed unless we upgraded our card to be permanent, ugh...I don't think so. After a lot of talking and looking the problem was finally found to be that netspend charges $19.95 to take it all out if you do not use it for daily use buying things. WHAT! You basically have to pay for a "Cash advance" on your own money.
When we called Liberty to ask why none of this was explained to us the manager said that she try's to tell people about the netspend card and all the fee's. IF only we had the manager doing our taxes, we would have known this. Basically once Liberty gets their "HIGH" amount for running a computer program, they really have nothing else to do with you and if you have problems, they just tell you to call netspend. Well, if we were informed about all the issues with this card by Liberty, we would have never even used this card!
Please ask, ask and then ask some more about what fee's are associated with your tax refund options. Once you pay to have a service done you think you are in the clear and just waiting on your money.... Then you have to pay more to get it. I would think that Liberty would train their staff a little better. Friends of ours have had problems with them as well and i atleast know that none of us will be using them again. Thank You.
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You may find it interesting to know that besides the kickbacks Liberty Corporate would get from selling this product, the now own the MetaBank which this product is associated with. Liberty purchased it last year. So perhaps the kickbacks are much larger but the service is the same.
Liberty Tax should focus on service of tax preparation to the client IMHO. They have many lawsuits about hidden fees, racketeering, and an IRS and DOJ investigation regarding their sleazy sales tactics pending at this time. Check unhappyfranchisee as well as the head Investigator at the Raleigh NC IRS center named Jerry Arrington. This company has many problems and with reports like this they will not be growing. Thanks for letting the public know what franchisees are not allowed to say when they are under contract with what we describe as a cult-atmosphere rip off of an investment. Most owners pray for a way out of their franchise agreement. They recently has a product similar to the now dead Rapid Refunds. Now that he owns his own bank, he decided to have a product called ICA (Instant Cash Loans), however, it got shut down a few weeks ago for not disclosing hidden fees as well. The CEO is no longer showing he cares about tax preparation. He cares about every penny he can make over the top of the HIGH fees to charge to the poor in Jan and Feb for those who are emotional and need their money fast. One client paid $410 for a simple w2 and a form 8863 for school credit with one dependent. This was a Corporate owned store! Many more similar stories out there and their retention is down this year. All preparers know that lady required very few forms and a 10 minute job even with printing. The argument stands that Liberty does not charge by the form, they charge by how much the refund is and what they can get from you and will overide if you attempt to walk out or pull out a coupon to keep you in the door. The $50 cash they give you is added right on your invoice and it was suppose to be an even $50 but the Area Developers were instructed by John Hewitt to charge an extra $10 on top of it which is interest and acting as a bank. Their excuse was to make up for all the "non-pays" that get the free $50 and then Liberty does not get paid from the IRS if the client has back debt, school loans or child support that eats their entire refund. So basically everyone else pays a little extra to make up for other losses. That was not how the program was originally designed, they got greedy by each year. It has been a ridiculous growing problem with this Company and the CEO, John Hewitt as the "godfather of tax industry". He was fired from Block and from his own company Jackson Hewitt many years ago.
The correct way to get the status of your refund is to use irs.gov and click "where's my refund". Check it daily for updates by entering ssn, filing status and refund amount.
Do check all Liberty tax Complaints. They are also being looked at for possible leaking people's ssn to fraudsters in several states, yet they try to combat that with telling media they are the ones who turn people in with a tip off. How do people in Miami get hundreds of people's ssn from Liberty's previous client base in past years and suddenly their identity theft appears that someone has filed under their name, ssn and had their childrens name dob and ssn? Why does it always turn out that most are Liberty Tax clients? Not hard to see why the DOJ is involved with the investigation on several levels but that is not made public. They have a RICO case in South Carolina. They have just lost a California case for not disclosing fees with their bank products and the list goes on. This company is a scam and the franchisees are in the middle of devastation handed down by the franchisor, John Hewitt which makes the owners very broke and powerless. Franchisees do not profit. They are promised to get to sell their stores for the equity they build but that is false dreams after they get about 5-7 years of free labor from owners.
-Just saying...Thanks for bringing awareness to the fact that they sell horrible products with no concern for anyone. A walmart money card has a routing and account number and why not endorse them since they now have kiosk offices in many Walmarts? Just greed, pure greed.
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ROGUE landlords who rent out overcrowded and potentially dangerous homes in East Lancashire are set to be targeted as part of a £109,000 initiative.
Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has confirmed that a Pennine Lancashire consortium has secured £109,000 from the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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Mr Hopkins said: "While the majority of tenants are happy with their homes, there are a small number of rogue landlords who rent out dangerous and overcrowded properties, with little regard to the misery caused to their tenants. This has consequences which can affect communities through noise problems, sanitation issues, benefit fraud and anti-social behaviour.
"I am determined to see an improvement in standards across the private rented sector. These funds will enable (councils) to identify and take decisive action to drive these rogue landlords out of the market."
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The landlords are only guilty of one thing - lack of enforcement.
If people choose to live like slobs, claim beneifits, be generally anti-social etc. (as the article states), then thats the choice they make.
The council needs to do more to help landlords enforce how people live in the properties that they rent out. Insted they pander to the masses (again) who cant be bothered to aspire for the better things in life and instead blame society for their failings.
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July 23, 2002
I begin by thanking Senator Feinstein for chairing today's hearing and all Senators who have agreed to chair nominations hearings since the change in majority last summer. Today we hold a hearing to consider the 79th, 80th and 81st judicial nominees for whom this Committee has held hearings since last July 11. Judge Owen is the 17th Court of Appeals nominee for whom we have held hearings in less than 13 months. The fact is that we have held more hearings for more circuit court nominees than in any of the six and one-half years in which Republicans controlled the Committee before the change in majority last summer.
During our first year in the majority, we held twice as many hearings for President Bush's Courts of Appeals nominees as were held in the first year of the Reagan Administration, when the Senate was controlled by Republicans, and five times as many as in the first year of the Clinton Administration, when the Senate was controlled by Democrats. Those are the facts.
Under Democratic leadership, this Committee has also voted on more judicial nominees, 75, than in any of the six and one-half years of Republican control that preceded the change in majority. We voted on twice as many circuit court nominees, 15, as the Republican majority averaged in the years they were in control. In fact, this last year we voted on more nominees than were voted on in 1999 and 2000 combined and on more circuit court nominees than Republicans voted on in 1996 and 1997 combined.
We have achieved what we said we would by treating President Bush's nominees more fairly and more expeditiously than President Clinton's nominees were treated. By many measures the Committee has achieved almost twice as much this last year as Republicans averaged during their years in control.
In the six and one-half year period of Republican control before the change in majority last summer, vacancies on the Courts of Appeals more than doubled from 16 to 33 and overall vacancies rose from 63 to 110. We have reversed those trends.
Today, the Committee proceeds with a hearing on the nomination of Priscilla Owen to the United Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Timothy Corrigan for the District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and Jose Martinez for the District Court for the Southern District of Florida. I welcome the nominees, their families and their friends, and all those interested in these important matters.
Judge Owen has been nominated to fill a seat vacated by William Garwood, a Reagan appointee who served until taking senior status in January, 1997. Not long afterwards, on July 24, 1997, President Clinton nominated Jorge Rangel, a distinguished Hispanic attorney from Corpus Christi, to fill that vacancy. Despite his qualifications, and his unanimous rating of Well Qualified by the ABA, Mr. Rangel never received a hearing from the Committee, and his nomination was returned to the President without Senate action at the end of 1998, after a fruitless wait of 15 months. Frustrated with the lack of action on his nomination, Mr. Rangel asked that his name be withdrawn from consideration, and on September 16, 1999, President Clinton nominated Enrique Moreno, another outstanding Hispanic attorney, to fill that same vacancy. Mr. Moreno did not receive a hearing on his nomination either during its pendency of more than 17 months. President Bush withdrew the nomination of Enrique Moreno to the Fifth Circuit and later sent Judge Owen's name in its place. It was not until May of this year, at a hearing before Senator Schumer, that this Committee heard from any of President Clinton's three nominees to the 5th Circuit, when Mr. Moreno and Mr. Rangel testified along with a number of other Clinton nominees about their treatment by the Republican majority. Thus, Judge Owen's is the third nomination to this vacancy and the first to be accorded a hearing before this Committee.
In fact, when this Committee held its hearing on the nomination of Judge Edith Clement to the Fifth Circuit last fall, it was the first hearing on a Fifth Circuit nominee in seven years. By contrast, Judge Owen is the third nomination to the Fifth Circuit on which this Committee has held a hearing in less than one year.
When Judge Owen was initially nominated, the President changed the confirmation process from that used by Republican and Democratic Presidents for more than 50 years. That resulted in her ABA peer review not being received until later in the summer. As a result of a Republican objection to the Democratic leadership's request to retain all judicial nominations pending before the Senate through the August recess, the initial nomination of Justice Owen was required by Senate rules to be returned to the President without action. The Committee nonetheless took the unprecedented action of proceeding during the August recess to hold two hearings involving judicial nominations, including a nominee to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
In my efforts to accommodate a number of Republican Senators, including the Republican Leader, this Committee's ranking member, and at least four other Republican members of this Committee, I have scheduled hearings for nominees out of the order in which they were received. This has been a longstanding practice of the Committee. I have also indicated that those nominations that are less controversial are easier to consider and would, by and large, be scheduled earlier. Controversial nominations, such as Judge Owen's, can sometimes take longer. In spite of the treatment by the former Republican majority of so many moderate judicial nominees of the previous President, we proceed today, as I said that we would, with a hearing on Judge Owen.
Despite a history of filling vacancies in Florida through a nonpartisan, merit-based process, going back at least a decade under two presidents of different political parties, this White House decided it knew better. Despite a process that filled 29 vacancies on Florida's federal district courts and despite a consensus within the Florida legal community that the process of working with that State's Senators and a judicial nomination commission process had produced distinguished, qualified nominees, this Administration decided to go in a different direction. I commend Senators Graham and Nelson for being able to come to some agreement so that we can move these nominations forward at this time.
The question each Senator on this Committee will be asking himself or herself as we proceed is whether these judicial nominees meet the standards we require for any lifetime appointments to the federal courts. The President has often spoken of judicial activism without acknowledging that ends-oriented decisionmaking can come easily to ideological conservative nominees. Through the course of these hearings we will have an opportunity to seek to determine how nominees are likely to act as federal judges.
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The kings of classic style are back and Timberland's footwear collection for the new season features these beautifully crafted hand sewn boat shoes.
The boat shoes come in a conventional design and feature the traditional boat shoe detail to the sides. Made using rugged leathers for comfort and durability, the hand sewn boat shoes include branding with a logo to the outer leather and a label to the inside. The tab to the back offers further detail whilst cushioned footbed provides essential moisture management. The boat shoes also have 360 degree lacing system that allows for a custom fit.
Boat shoes are designed to be a component of your smart wardrobe and cater to the needs of the stylish. Pair them with chinos and a long sleeve shirt for a great look that'll keep you comfortable.
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Clarks Derby Desert Mens Brogue Shoes
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0 reviewClarks Darby Desert Brogue Mens Shoes
Blending contemporary design with classic styling, the Darby Desert Brogues deliver all the hallmarks of another Clarks classic.
Brimming with character, these shoes boast a high level of detail. The elegant brogue patterning to the side is a sophisticated touch, whilst the removable fringe panel to the front showcases an eccentric sense of humour.
The contrast rubber outsole is a striking touch that gives these shoes a wilful idiosyncrasy. A shiny leather upper is offset with a textured side and back panel in a darker shade, whilst the contrast stitching and top eyelet provide eccentric finishing touches.
Available in two smart but distinctive colourways, these stylish shoes exquisitely represent what Clarks does best – functional footwear in elegant styles. Wear them with rolled up shorts and a shirt to achieve a smart, preppy look this season.
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- Decorative detailing to front and side
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- Embossed branding to back
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Dr Martens 1461 3 Eyelet Mens Shoes – Oxblood/Navy
Dr Martens offers the 1461, a classic that not only looks great but also provides stability and comfort whilst remaining hardwearing and durable.
A rework of the original 1960s classic, they feature a tough leather upper, three eyelet fastening, and contrast panelling. The Air Wair sole is sewn to the upper, providing underfoot comfort and maximum grip, whilst the raised heel confidently elevates your silhouette.
Dr Martens will never go out of style, so pair them with skinny jeans and a printed tee to capture a classically cultured vibe.
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Beck & Hersey Zebra Stealth Mens Plimsolls
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5 reviewsBeck & Hersey Zebra Stealth Mens Trainers
Gathering inspiration from streetwear of the past, urban menswear brand Beck & Hersey utilise contemporary graphic design ideas to bring us their essentials collection ahead of the new season.
Sitting on a chunky vulcanised midsole, these plimsolls feature a zebra print to the sides to give your footwear a fun and funky feel. With a woven tab to the tongue and branding to both the side and to the heel, they'll ensure you're looking stylish from all angles.
Wear these plimsolls with rolled-up chinos, a tee and a hoodie for an outfit that makes a statement.
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- Mens plimsolls by Beck & Hersey
- Zebra Stealth
- Canvas upper
- Lace up fastening
- Woven tab to the tongue
- Branding to side and heel
- Wildlife print to side
- Leather tab to back of ankle
- Chunky vulcanised midsole
- Available in black or brown
H By Hudson Pierre Mens Tassle Loafers
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0 reviewH By Hudson Pierre Tassle Mens Loafers
Pioneers of elegant formalwear, Hudson deliver yet another sophisticated classic from their H collection. The Pierre loafers prove that this classic style shows no sign of abating.
Available in deep navy or brown, these loafers are a quirky addition to your formal wardrobe. The premium suede upper and leather lining deliver the quality that's expected from this brand, whilst the manmade outsole and raised heel demonstrate a high level of craftsmanship.
The piece de resistance is provided with a contrast tassle to the front and boat detailing to the side. Contrast stitching to the toe and heel provides an exquisite finishing touch.
Wear them with chinos and a crisp shirt to capture a delightfully eccentric formal appearance this season.
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- Mens loafers by H By Hudson
- Pierre
- Tassle to front
- Suede upper
- Contrast stitching
- Raised heel
- Manmade contrast outsole
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TO TRAILHEAD: US 101 N to CA 1 N for 23 mi.; L onto Bear Valley Rd. In .5 mi., turn L (look for "seashore information" sign) and drive to Bear Valley Visitor Center. Trailhead @ S end of lot.
This old mining trail offers a 6-mile out-and-back on the shaggy, rugged Kenai Peninsula.
Climb a rugged mountain spineâand cruise wide-open bison territoryâon this 5.6-mile section of the Trans Catalina Trail that joins two of the islandâs best beaches.
A stiff 2,300-foot climb rewards you with monster views and a waterfall swim on this 8.8-mile out-and-back in the Santa Monica Mountains.
This easy 4.7-mile route loops past Sycamore Canyon Falls and the shady bottom of Big Sycamore Canyon.
Go deep into a rugged creek basin teeming with towering trees and a charming waterfall on this 4.2-mile hike in Portola Redwoods State Park.
Before Napa Valley got its grapevine rep, the landscape likely resembled 2,000-acre Bothe-Napa Valley State Park, where redwoods shade this mellow 4.6-mile trail.
This 9.6-mile hike offers a tour of the Marin Headlands, then loops to include fine bluff views of San Francisco Bay and the Pacific. Bring extra clothes; the weather changes quickly.
This 5-mile loop wanders through huge redwood stands along the western slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Extend the trip with an overnight at a Sierra Club hut.
The 4-mile climb to Mt. Livermore is the most ambitious hike on Angel Island, the historic immigration station in the center of San Francisco Bay.
Solitude rules on this 9.4-mile out-and-back hike along Little Kachess Lake to rock gardens ablaze with wildflowers,giant green forests, and a quiet lakeside hideout.
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11:13 AM ET 03.03 | The writing was on the wall. Now, Randy Moss has placed it on social media. The 49ers' wide receiver and pending free agent made it clear he won't be back for a second season in San Francisco, via his Twitter account Saturday evening: "Wished we could've finished the job!!thanks for the opportunity an good luck in the future 9ers." Moss' tweet came on the heels of a report from ProFootballTalk earlier in the day that quoted a source as saying the 49ers didn't have interest in re-signing the future Hall of Famer. The feelings may have been mutual. Before the Super Bowl, Moss, 36, expressed dissatisfaction with his role as a "decoy" in the 49ers' offense. He had 28 catches for 434 yards and posted fewer than three catches in 12 of 16 regular-season games.
O Dang where will the "Best receiver that ever played" go now? Maybe a new reality show with T.O.
It's too bad, really. Physically, he was more gifted than Jerry Rice, but RM didn't have a decent work ethic or more than 20 brain cells to help him think things through. He was a nonfactor and really won't be missed.
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It's too bad, really. Physically, he was more gifted than Jerry Rice, but RM didn't have a decent work ethic or more than 20 brain cells to help him think things through. He was a nonfactor and really won't be missed.
exactly. I'm kind of glad he didn't get a ring (tho I suppose it's still remotely possible). Supremely gifted athlete, no brains, minimal dedication, huge ego, no class.
Nice jesture on your part Randy saying goodbye to the Niners before they said goodbye to you. You are 36 know no more a deep threat or can get separation from defenders, and still don't like going over the middle for the ball. So maybe it is time you send your papers into the league and retire.
I thought he said goodbye when he watched that pick in the Super Bowl,
Thank you for doing your best to behave as a Forty Niner. Your career in the NFL is not over, and I'm sure teams like Dallas, Washington, and the Patriots will show interest in you in the coming months...
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The way to avoid being a decoy as a WR is to go all out on every play like Jerry Rice did. CBs never knew if it was a running play or passing play the way he took off. Rice - pure class.
Moss - not so much. And I'm a Cowboys fan, but let's be honest, Rice set the standard for WRs. The best WR I have ever seen. Moss - wasted talent and little effort.
just as Joshua answered I didnt know that some people can earn 6738 in 1 month on the internet. did you read this website fly38.com
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Brady to Moss was a touchdown connection approved by the Football Gods. Randy seemed to outstay his welcome in New England a year after that. Doubt very much BB would take him back now when he had the chance before Moss went to SF.
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Parting is such sweet sorrow Randy.
Here's your hat and coat, come back when you can't stay so long....
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The physiological, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental changes experienced by older individuals and their families are examined. Healthy aging, restorative care, and supportive interventions to promote a dignified death are explored. The special advocacy issues of older clients and their families are addressed. Concurrent clinical experiences incorporate opportunities to integrate theory, research, and critical thinking skills in a variety of settings.


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Last fall, my husband and I spent two marvelous weeks in Zimbabwe. We came away filled with the wish to find a way to be helpful in cancer care for people who are accustomed to very minimal medicine. We were told that cancer surgery is theoretically available in the country, but that most people have no way to pay. There is a single radiation machine which is often broken. And there are no chemotherapy drugs unless a patient somehow procures them in South Africa and brings them in. Not so easy.
We have been in conversation with St Albert's Mission Hospital there, trying to identify common needs and beginning to think about ways to help. I have discussed this dream with a number of women in the Boston area, and everyone is excited by the idea. Exactly what the idea might be is not too clear, but we know that our community of women with breast cancer would immediately expand its heart and hands to hold our sisters in Africa.
Here is something that I just wrote that has been posted on the blog, Better Healthcare for Africa, that relates to the larger issues. Please think about this possibility, share your ideas, and let me know if you want to help.
For more than thirty years I have been an oncology social worker, and, since 1993, I have also been a woman living with breast cancer. I am the Chief of Oncology Social Work here at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. In addition to my clinical responsibilities, I am on the faculty of the Simmons College School of Social Work, give many lectures and talks, and have written a number of professional articles and two books about coping with breast cancer. For a year, ending in November 2008, I wrote a blog for RevolutionHealth.com and loved the experience of connecting with women all over the world. When that opportunity ended, I was delighted that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center decided to support a similar program. I now write a daily blog about various medical and psychosocial concerns, Living with Breast Cancer.
I had been working with women with breast cancer for 14 years at the time of my first diagnosis. I thought that I knew a lot about what it was like to live with breast cancer, but, in the first minute after hearing the words from my doctor, I realized that I knew nothing. Spending my days with women coping with cancer should have prepared me for my own diagnosis. But like almost everyone else, I was stunned by the news and most helped by other women who had walked this path. Their experiences informed and guided me, and I could not have managed as well without the breast cancer community that surrounds me.
In 1993, I was treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and ongoing endocrine/hormonal treatment. As the years passed, I became more confident about the future, although the concern never completely disappeared. What had not occurred to me was that I might be diagnosed with a second primary breast cancer—totally unrelated to the first. Yet that is what happened in 2005. I was treated again with surgery, chemotherapy and ongoing endocrine/hormonal treatment. I am now feeling fine, strong and, as far as I know, am completely healthy.
In many ways, I live a double life as cancer professional and cancer patient. The irony has been the positive influence of my bad luck on my career.
During the fall of 2010, my husband and I were fortunate to spend two weeks in Zimbabwe. He is a medical oncologist, so we talked with a number of people about cancer care in Africa. We fell in love with the country and returned home wishing that we could find ways to share our skills and our communities. I have spoken since then with many breast cancer patients and survivors about our dream. To a woman, each one has said: "I'm in."
The question now is what can we do? Understanding that lives in Boston and lives in Zimbabwe are very different, I am also sure that all women with cancer share common bonds. We worry about our children, our husbands, our families, our work—and, of course, our own health. How can we best help each other get the best possible treatment and care for those whom we love? Are there ways that individual women can connect with one another? Can we share what we have learned and can we support each other?
Is financial assistance the primary need or are there others? Do women in Africa need breast prostheses or head coverings? What do their families need?
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West Virginia high school students who take more than the required amount of arts classes scored better on math and reading portions of the Westest than students who did not, according to a study scheduled for release today.
"Students who earn 2 or more arts credits during high school were about 1.3 to 1.6 times more likely to score at proficient levels for mathematics and reading/language arts," the study states.
Conducted by the Office of Research within the state Department of Education, the study includes information from 14,653 public high school students between 2007 and 2010. Researchers considered any music, visual or performance arts courses for the study.
The study also found students with more arts credits performed better on the ACT PLAN exam, a preparatory test before students take the actual ACT.
Researchers couldn't say why the correlation exists. State education officials, however, are confident the arts are linked with better academic performance.
"The WVDE believes that a broad curriculum that is arts-rich (as well as having foreign language, movement, etc.), does lead directly to higher student achievement, as indicated by measures such as the Westest2," Superintendent Jorea Marple said in an emailed statement.
The department is releasing the study as Marple visits several arts programs across the state. She is scheduled to be at an art class at Magnolia High School in New Martinsville today. More stops in Wetzel, Marshall and Ohio counties are scheduled for the week.
The study focuses on high school students, but officials believe the same results would be found at any age.