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Middle-class Canadians who turn to the justice system risk being wiped out financially by a "loser-pay" costs system that urgently needs reform, a growing number of judges and lawyers say.
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Middle-class Canadians who turn to the justice system risk being wiped out financially by a "loser-pay" costs system that urgently needs reform, a growing number of judges and lawyers say.
The system, which began in England more than 700 years ago, has long been seen as a way of improving access to justice because the winner in a courtroom showdown can recoup some or all of their legal expenses from their opponent.
But with cost awards tied to lawyers' hefty fees and the number of hours spent on cases, these awards frequently stretch into tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Britain's highest-ranking judge has described cost awards as the "Achilles heel" of justice.
Justice Dennis Lane of Ontario's Superior Court of Justice says the system, partly aimed at deterring people from bringing baseless lawsuits, is "ruinous."
"I have difficulty with the proposition that in order to deter some frivolous lawsuits, we saddle people who have the misfortune to lose an arguable case with sums of money that can be two or three times the average income of an employed person," Lane said in an interview.
"I don't know that we ought to be in the business of discouraging people from turning to the courts because they fear the financial consequences of losing. That's why we exist. We exist so they can pursue their legal rights."
In Canada, costs are awarded to the winner in most civil cases, although usually not the full amount requested. Courts are guided by case law in awarding costs, but they have complete discretion in determining the final amount. In rare cases that raise important public issues, judges sometimes choose not to award any costs.
Courts have lately fixed principles aimed at ensuring cost awards are "fair" and "reasonable" and in keeping with what the loser could expect to pay. Even so, the awards still soar.
On March 5, the Ontario Divisional Court upheld an award ordering Jazz Air Inc. to pay $160,000 in costs to Porter Airlines for a hearing that lasted just a single day, even though Justice Gladys Pardu noted the amount was "enormous."
And last year, Divisional Court upheld a $610,700 award to lawyers representing plaintiffs in a proposed class-action lawsuit brought against a heart valve manufacturer. The award was a record for a class-action case – and, remarkably, only covered legal costs associated with early, albeit complicated stages of the case, which still has yet to settle or go to trial.
In certain jurisdictions, the usual costs rule has been modified. In British Columbia, for example, costs typically aren't awarded in class-action lawsuits.
The issue of costs has been so troubling that judges across Canada routinely slash bills presented by the winning parties.
"The losing party is not to be treated as a money tree, to be plucked willy-nilly by the winner of the contest," Justice Gordon Killeen of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice said in 2002 after a lawyer presented the court with a $101,766 bill for an eight-day jury trial.
The jury had only awarded his client $155,000 in damages. Killeen decided the lawyer was entitled to $39,673.
Tom Heintzman, a Toronto lawyer and bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, said when he discusses the "loser-pay" costs rule with lawyers from countries that don't have legal systems grounded in common law, the response is "amazement."
"People in those countries say to me: `That's a huge barrier to justice. It would never be permitted in our country,'" Heintzman recalled in a paper presented at a recent legal conference.
"The real impediment is the uncertainty of the total costs of the action."
People who want to challenge the government or other institutions with deep pockets incur the greatest risk, Lane said. Three years ago, he raised concerns about the loser-pay system in a case that pitted a Toronto investment company against the Bank of Nova Scotia.
Lane ruled for the banks, but would not award the full amount it sought in costs, including $64,200 for an expert witness. If costs were set in the normal manner, the bank would have been entitled to about $240,110 as partial repayment. Lane allowed $100,000, including $34,200 for the expert.
"What middle-class person would dream of financing an action, however meritorious, against an opponent capable of spending the sums illustrated by the bill of costs of the bank, when the penalty for losing is financial disaster?" Lane asked in his judgment.
But while cost awards can be ruinous and "frightening," litigation could be even more financially disastrous if there was no chance of the winner being able to offset expenses through an award, said Toronto lawyer Mark Orkin, author of a leading textbook on the subject.
Lane said moving to a more predictable "fixed"-costs system might be an option. At present, costs are generally tied to how much the winner has spent on lawyers, he said.
A fixed-costs system was introduced in England and Wales three years ago for personal injury cases involving damage claims of less than $30,000 Canadian.
For example, if a person sues for injuries from a traffic accident and wins, they would get a base fee of $1,600 for legal expenses. In out-of-court agreements, legal costs end up as a percentage of the settlement.
Plans are to expand the system to other kinds of cases, including defamation, and to set fixed fees for expert witnesses, said Robert Musgrave, chief executive of the Civil Justice Council of England and Wales.
Heintzman has suggested limiting costs to no more than 30 per cent of the total recovered by the winning party in a case.
He says another option is to allow litigants to serve opponents with a "no-costs notice" at the outset, offering to have claims tried without any costs being awarded against the losing party.
Perhaps even more radically, Heintzman suggests lawyers outline a budget for clients, spelling out estimated costs of the proceeding, to "bring home" the economic consequences. At the end of the case, the losing party could ask a court to award costs based on the lawyer's initial estimate.
"The justice system is losing customers because the costs are too unpredictable and are potentially out of proportion to the amount in issue," he said.
"Other businesses and institutions tell their customers the cost of using them, so why shouldn't the justice system?"
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David Higgins monitors his diet and exercises for two main reasons. The first is that "he doesn't feel he looks fit," according to his wife, Kara Higgins.
"I've always struggled with my weight, since I was 12 or 13," David Higgins commented. "When I saw my picture on the podium at Tall Pines Rally, I said, 'I've gotten too big.' It was one of those moments."
The second reason is that weight control and being fit help the team win rallies. "The [Rally America National] championship has gotten more and more competitive," explained David. "The car has a minimum weight, but the crew doesn't. Antoine [L'Estage] and Nathalie [Richard], between them, are a very small crew.
"So Craig [Drew – David's co-driver for SRT USA] and I decided to have a bit of a challenge to try to lose weight. I wanted to do it for me, but also for the performance of the car. We went on a program to try to lose weight equal to that of a spare wheel and a jack, so we could take an extra wheel."
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"I was cutting out so many food groups that I probably should have been having, but it was a great way of getting small and losing weight. I think I lost 22 kilos [49 pounds] in the first six months, and I kept that stable throughout 2012.
"For the end of last year and this year, I've started to get more of a compromise, where I don't completely starve myself of every food group."

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COLUMBIA — Lines are powerful. Faint lines, drawn by artist Amy Stephenson, bring a small ballerina to life with minimalist delicacy. Bolder lines shape people's faces in Facebook-style profile portraits.
Lines jump out of Stephenson's work in a familiar, accessible way.
What: Perlow-Stevens Gallery Spring Exhibit, featuring Amy Stephenson, Cathy Broski, J.D. King, Lynne Loshbaugh, Mary Miller, Joel Sager and Mitch Yung
When: Through June 27
Where: Perlow-Stevens Gallery, 812 E. Broadway
More information: perlow-stevensgallery.com or 442-4831
"Her linear quality in her drawings is just amazing," said Lisa Bartlett, who, like Stephenson, is an artist at Orr Street Studios. "Her draftsmanship is really good — she's able to capture the form with one single line."
Stephenson's two-part series is included in a spring exhibit showing through late June at the Perlow-Stevens Gallery in downtown Columbia. One part is several pen-and-ink drawings about motherhood and childhood. The second part, collectively called "Facebook," is made up of coaster-size portraits representing profiles of Stephenson's friends on the social networking site.
Both parts are different conceptually, yet both show Stephenson's stylistic attempts to make sense of what she calls her unreliable perception. "I am attracted to distortion and incorrectness," she said. "I think that I'm more interested in that than trying to perfect things and make them just right."
Stephenson draws in semi-blind contour; that is, while she works, she looks almost entirely at her subject rather than at the drawing. On one wall of the gallery are a trio of semi-blind contours from the motherhood-childhood series. On a recent visit, Stephenson looked at one that captures her 3-year-old daughter, Jane, dressed in a tutu for Halloween. In "Ballerina," thin lines contrast with the pink watercolor splash of the girl's skirt.
"These are about the power that we have over our kids and how huge that is," Stephenson said of the paintings. "It's such a terrific responsibility, and I think that power that we have that shapes their lives can sometimes be beautiful and can sometimes be monstrous."
"I think that our perceptions are a little off, especially about childhood," she said. "Once we leave childhood, we can never go back to it. We can never really understand it. We can never inhabit it again. I tried to communicate that."
Stephenson, who grew up in an artistic household, still maintains that lifestyle in her own home with her husband, Steve Woods, and daughter. But to her surprise, motherhood isn't what she thought it would be.
"Somehow I thought that we would be magically transported to this acreage with a stream and her playing outdoors all the time," Stephenson said. "I really had high expectations for myself, and I think that sort of goes out the window once the child is introduced."
This message of uncertainty threading throughout her drawings speaks to other mothers.
"For me, it resonates remnants of time I've probably also had with my children at some point," Bartlett said. "It's going back to that very simple part of life that happens all the time. But there's this quality of the moment that's captured."
This recognition and the gap between expectation and reality isn't restricted to mothers. Joel Sager, an Orr Street artist and an associate curator at Perlow-Stevens, reacted immediately to Stephenson's drawings: He found uncertainty and compassion.
"I think that there's something really beautifully done that she's expressed in the relationship between mother and child," Sager said. "Even in the 'Ballerina' between the child and the viewer (is) this really weird relationship that happens, which is love and frustration. She's wrapped all these emotions into drawings."
Such emotions drew Bartlett to the pieces as well. In their community at Orr Street Studios, they enjoy bouncing off one another's thoughts and explorations, giving critiques and inspiration. Bartlett was one of the first people in Columbia to see the Facebook portraits in her studio, Stephenson said.
"The fact that she can carry it through on hundreds of small pieces is amazing," Bartlett said. "Each piece is such a great little piece of artwork. You put it all together and there's a wow-factor."
Stephenson, 37, didn't experience the insight for the Facebook portraits until several months before the show when her daughter presented her with a floppy disc. "How do you open this?" the girl had asked. On it were several photographs of Stephenson's older work, and she drew from them a new vision.
"I had not looked at photographs of my work from that time period in a really long time," Stephenson recalled. "I was having a lot of trouble deciding what I wanted to do with the show. When I saw those pictures, it took me back to what I really wanted to be doing."
Set among the many large paintings and sculptures at Perlow-Stephens, Stephenson's 105 mini portraits carry their weight. A black shadow box to the right of them invites viewers to place different portraits in the box for display. Orr Street artist and sculptor Wayne Leal finds the concept new and fun.
"It's a sort of 21st century cathode method of communication of bringing some humanity and life into it through fine art," Leal said. "There's a neat twist in there. I really like that."
Leal, like Bartlett, often drops by Stephenson's studio to see what she's working on. When he first saw the Facebook portraits, he was drawn to their unique quality. Because of their appeal, Leal said, he imagines Stephenson having to replace the many portraits that he predicts will be purchased in the coming weeks.
"My first reaction was that it was really, really cool conceptually," he said. "She hasn't just done little representations. She's done impressions of the people and their backgrounds and so forth."
Similarly, Kelsey Wiskirchen was caught by the variation of Stephenson's Facebook portraits. As a fourth-year art student working with fibers at Truman State University, Wiskirchen found the abundance of stylistic experimentation enjoyable.
"I think that the variety is really important to this group of work," said Wiskirchen, who was visiting the gallery with friends. "It makes it really cohesive. The ones I like the best are the more expressive ones (where) you can see the artist's brush strokes. I'm drawn to that texture."
Wiskirchen, who has a Facebook account, finds the work familiar. "Scanning across all of it, it's like when you log on and you click on your friends' list and scroll and scroll and scroll and see what photographs people choose to represent themselves," she said.
Some, like Wiskirchen, found appeal in the portraits' representative qualities, but Stephenson aimed to be more expressive and loose. She's still figuring out her viewpoint on social networking.
"It's a strange time to be around," Stephenson said. "Painting portraits is a very traditional thing to do, and yet we have something that's so new that couldn't have been conceived by people a few decades ago. I think that's sort of an interesting contrast."
While seeking friends' photographs, Stephenson noted the ways in which they represented themselves through their profiles. She hasn't decided whether she likes the networking site or not, but continues to use her account.
"It's a very strange way to connect with other people," she said. "I think it's both distancing and connecting. It's not face-to-face with humans, and that's very different."
While Stephenson continues to make small Facebook portraits to replace those purchased at the gallery, she brainstorms for future projects. Painting is her creative outlet, and she doesn't see that changing any time soon. If she couldn't paint, she said she'd seek the creative outlet of writing, which is her husband's profession.
At the moment, she admires New York painter Alice Neel, who was "very brave about putting down the line that she wants," Stephenson said. These lines inspire her when she constructs her semi-blind contours.
"I try to look more at the subject matter than what I'm doing," she said. "That enables me to get to a meditative place when I'm drawing that facilitates expressing what I want to express."


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Gladstone Scientists Reveal That Fat Synthesizing Enzyme is Also Key to Healthy Skin and Hair
DGAT1 Regulates Retinoic Acid
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—February 5, 2009—Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) have found that an enzyme associated with the synthesis of fat in the body is also an element in healthy skin and hair.
The enzyme is acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 or DGAT1. Mice that lack DGAT1 have many interesting characteristics. For example, they are lean, resistant to diet-induced obesity, are more sensitive to insulin and leptin, and have abnormalities in mammary gland development and skin.
When Gladstone researchers in the laboratory of Robert V. Farese, Jr. used genetic engineering to delete the enzyme in mice, they found that lack of DGAT1 caused levels of retinoic acid (RA) to be greatly increased in skin and resulted in the loss of hair. Their findings were reported in The Journal of Biological Chemistry.
"For some time, we have been studying the enzymes that make triglycerides," said Robert V. Farese, Jr., senior investigator and senior author on the study. "We found that one of these enzymes is a major regulator of retinoic acid actions in the skin."
RA, which comes from vitamin A (retinol) has been used to treat skin disorders, such as acne and psoriasis, and certain cancers, but it is fairly toxic and must be carefully controlled.
In mice without DGAT1, the skin was very sensitive to retinol. The loss of DGAT1 also caused alopecia, or hair loss. Both of these effects could be prevented by depriving the mice of a source of retinol in their diet. It turns out that DGAT1 can convert retinol to a relatively inert storage form. Without DGAT1, this ability is lost, and any excess retinol in the skin can be converted to RA.
"Our results show that DGAT1 is an important component for controlling retinoic acid levels in the skin of mice," said Michelle Shih, the lead author on the study. "These findings may have implications for the treatment of human skin or hair disorders."
Maureen A. Kane, Ping Zhou, C.L. Eric Yen, Ryan S. Streeper, Joseph L. Napoli, & Robert V. Farese Jr. also contributed to the research. Funding was provided by NIH grants DK-056084 to R.F. and DK36870 to JLN, and by an extramural research facilities grant from the National Center for Research Resources (C06 RR018928), and by the J. David Gladstone Institutes.
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The J. David Gladstone Institutes, an independent, non-profit biomedical research organization affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is dedicated to the health and welfare of humankind through research into the causes and prevention of some of the world's most devastating diseases. Gladstone is comprised of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology and the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease. More information can be found at www.gladstone.ucsf.edu.
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what for dinner tonight
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OK, so a dramatic title gets some clicks, but the point I wanted to make is that I do not find any of the new WP8 devices especially appealing. They are for the most part nicely designed, and it's a good line up, but none of them offer much more than they have to. "Features" seem to be things like a better camera, more storage, or dedicated internal chips. How exciting.
If one of the manufacturer's wants my money then they're going to have to address the problems with my current phone (Omnia 7) and give me a reason to upgrade.
For starters, I'd like an LED that blinks when I have a message. Better yet, since WP8 is suddenly all about colour, give me an RGB LED like on the Xperia X1.
Give me USB host. My old phone had USB host which let me plug my old phone into the car to diagnose engine problems. That was useful. It would also be useful to copy things from flash drives.
I do not like capacitive buttons, and I'm not alone. Will someone put regular buttons on a phone again?
How about a second camera button that just takes a photo? No loading of camera app, or other UI. Take a photo, now, quick! Just use infinity focus, I need this picture.
Put a switch on the side for Wi-Fi. Are switches so unfashionable that we really need to pin a tile or go through a menu just to flick Wi-Fi on and off? I'm nearly always in the middle of something when I want to turn Wi-Fi on, so a quick way to do this would be welcome.
Do not integrate the battery. What if my phone crashes? How am I going to get it back on quickly if I can't cut the power? And what if I want a spare battery or a larger battery? I really couldn't care less if there's a line on the back where the battery cover comes off. And if that makes the phone £50 cheaper, so much the better.
And on a slightly less conventional note, if someone made a WP8 phone with a 12 key T9 keypad, they'd have my attention. There was a time when I could text without looking and with just one hand, but now I have to push these tiny on screen keys and the predictive algorithms are actually worse.
Finally if Microsoft can't get over their hang-up about call recording, and refuse to integrate call blocking, then I'd be interested in phone that implemented its own solution. Whatever happened to Samsung's call blocking app?
Oh and Miracast please.
What I don't need is NFC. I'm not really interested in LTE either. I'd rather have better coverage at OK speeds - and a WiFi switch.
Am I on my own here? Does anyone else want some features that just aren't available? Smartphones are going the way of fridges - no innovation at all. -
RIM will be giving you a lot of what you want with BB 10...
Good luck in your search for another platform.
...When you judge someone you tell more about yourself than the person you are judging. - 09-20-2012, 11:20 AM #4
You're pretty much asking for OS features, that could even be already added in WP8 for all we know.
The actual hardware features you mention are very nice and I'd like them too, but that in no way makes the other improvements they've added useless.
+1 to miracast, hardware buttons and wifi on-off switch. - 09-20-2012, 11:27 AM #5
I am happy with the new offerings. They are a substantial step up from our current devices. The only way that you will see more devices with more variety such as physical keyboards is if people support wp8! Until the platform can support more devices choices will be limited.
Sent from my mwp6985 using Board Express - 09-20-2012, 11:34 AM #7
ListenUpGuys... sorry, would rather not.
Adios.Google - "Don't be evil. . . much!" - 09-20-2012, 11:42 AM #8
I see hardware buttons as a weak point seeing as how they are extra mechanical parts that can/will fail at some point. As for a wi-fi switch, I just leave it on all the time as it hasn't had any effect on my battery that I've been able to notice. As for the second camera button, if they were to implement that feature, the camera would have to be running in the background at all times which may or may not affect performance for those that run a lot of apps at a time.
I agree on the LED part and I will admit that I can type extremely fast on a physical T9 keypad. I think one of my coworkers had a T9 keyboard on his EVO 3D and he seems to like it. As to the other complaints, I don't really care either way. In the end, I hope you find a device that suits your needs. -
What i don't get, is why everyone thinks someone should be building the exact phone they want.
There isn't a perfect phone. Everyone has different requirements. Nokia, samsung, HTC,etc have to make a phone for a target audience. Hit as many checks on the average users list as possible.
I look down your list, and see nice features, i don't see a killer feature there, or anything innovative. - 09-20-2012, 02:31 PM #11
Any chance you posted that in the android and iphone forums as well? Just in case your magical device already exists there....
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Xbox Live GamerTag - Bear lx - 09-21-2012, 03:35 PM #13
Well I've no doubt that if a phone with all these features existed it'd be an Android device, relatively heavy, and very expensive. The point isn't that a phone should have all this stuff, but that it'd be nice to see a handset with something extra such as one of the above.
It would hardly be a magical phone though. Many of these features were in the Xperia X1 and/or HD2. The X1 was way ahead of its time, flaunting a Retina-equivalent screen at a time when the iPhone was just getting 3G. It had RGB LEDs, buttons to dedicate to any function you wanted (I had one for Wi-Fi toggle), a keyboard - albeit not T9, SDIO (which includes USB host)... it had all sorts. But it's terribly slow and isn't a nice product to use owing to it's age and Windows Mobile. It also had proper internet sharing as opposed to tethering.
As a side note, I don't think I've seen such a thoughtless group of teenagers in one thread in a very long time. Some of it doesn't even make sense, but it's good to see some people supporting some of the things which can set a phone apart from the plain slabs that have become the norm.
And a camera app wouldn't necessarily have to be running all the time; that's like asking for faster horses because you can't envisage cars - it's closed-minded. Things change and it's bound to happen. - 09-21-2012, 05:32 PM #14
You'd be more likely to find all these features in an Android phone. However, with that being said, many of the hardware features will be difficult to find on any phone. The trend is to move toward thinner phones. Physical switches and removable batteries take up more room than removing the physical buttons and making the battery fixed.
I think asking what if is important for innovation. People should be willing to think about how to improve things. A WiFi switch wouldn't be a bad idea for me. I do like easily replaceable batteries too. The hardware buttons do not interest me at all...especially T9. I think real keypads are best left dead.
I think NFC and LTE are important next steps in mobile devices...better connectivity is a goal of lte. I think a platform like winphone or android will be increasingly valuable for different chassis to dot different types of people, compare to iPhones one size must fit all.
Sent from my SGH-i917 using Board Express - 09-23-2012, 08:04 AM #18
ListenUpGuys ... You know, as I read your rather lengthy opinion, I found myself rejecting about half the ideas you mention and refuting the other half on one simple premise:
OEMs market to the majority, not the individual. Even though the devices may have features that make it more personal (color choices, case styles, etc), the fact remains that to be successful you have to target the features first that the majority want. It's a compromise of sorts.
As an example ... frankly, I've always hated LEDs flashing notifications. They're distracting to me. I understand why people like them, but they're personally irritating to me. Likewise for physical buttons. That's why I don't like phones with a physical Windows button... if they all did that, I'd probably be cussing about it.
The point is, these phones exist based on research on style preferences and trends for a majority.
What do any of your requests have to do whether or not the platform is "Clever" or "Original"? Nothing. They're just feature requests, so go to the WP suggestion site and submit them. If people agree, they'll vote them up. - 09-23-2012, 08:36 AM #19
It sounds to me like you either need to go design your own phone or find a genie to grant you this magical device you seek. I won't speak to your whole laundry list but let's look at one for example like keyboards. Many manufactures like HTC have called keyboards dead oh phones recently and said they plan to offer little to none when it comes to devices with physical keyboards. Its all touchscreen from here. As for camera modes and buttons how do you expect someone to frame/line up the photo they are capturing if the phone does not launch its camera mode? These aren't traditional cameras where we can just look into a viewfinder unless you want them to add that too.
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We have transitioned Ask Trevor into a broader, more effective resource for LGBTQ young people and their allies.
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Coming Out To My Family.
I'm a young 17-year-old woman. I came out to my family (brother, sister, mom, dad, one cousin) and some very close friends when I was around 12. I've always identified as bisexual, as I was always interested in both sexes and wasn't judgmental of others. Coming out to my mom was probably the hardest, but she's not very religious, and is very supportive of the LGBT community. I guess when it comes to her own kids it's a different story.
She's said she is supportive, but I get curious as to how supportive she really is. I've asked her on numerous occasions, if I ever married a woman, if she would come to the wedding. She's never answered. She always says, "You'll marry a man and give me grandchildren!" Which hits me hard because my own mother is ignoring the questions and feelings of her youngest. My father has no problem, neither does my brother or my sister. They always make gay jokes such as "Lezbehonest Kate, you're gay!" And things along those lines but I'm perfectly fine with it. I don't get offended and have a great sense of humor.
At night, I have a habit of thinking things over. My life, sexuality, etc. I'm interested in men, yet I can't see myself having sex with them. Kissing and cuddling is fine, but anything that involves us going all the way, no. For women, I have absolutely no problem. Same goes for Transgenders or "Lady Boys".
Yet, sometimes I CAN'T see myself making love to a woman. I don't understand why, even though I'm attracted to them. I realized that I'm more interested in a relationship, and not sex.
I'm having trouble figuring out what I am. Bisexual just doesn't seem to fit anymore. Neither does lesbian. Pansexual? Please help. Knowing what I am would really relieve some stress. I apologize ahead of time if this is confusing in anyway!! I'm a bit frazzled at the moment and am a little shaken up in my current situation.
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Regardless of whether you're still feeling frazzled or not, thank you for putting your thoughts to "paper" and allowing yourself to explore things such as your sexual identity further. Chances are you'll inspire others to do the same, to seek to better understand themselves, which is a daily and continuous process that we all face.
And I'm so glad to hear that your family has been supportive of you, but the first thing I would like to respond to is your current relationship with your mom. Considering how she sometimes approaches the topic of your sexuality and specifically your question or whether or not she will come to your wedding if you marry a woman, I'd suggest remembering a few things when such topics are discussed. The first is that even though it's been five years since you came out as bisexual, that still doesn't mean that your mom has completely come to understand or process what this means. It could be that it will take her many years to truly see that you can be happy and in love with either a man or a woman. You can also easily "give her grandchildren!" even if you marry a woman, so remember that and perhaps remind her of that fact, if the time and mood is right. But that's neither here or there at this moment. From what little I know from your environment, it does sound as if your mother is supportive, but keep in mind that it may take her more time to be a vocal proponent of your sexuality. And to get her there, she will need encouragement and to be challenge by you.
Now to the point of really settling on a definition or label for your sexuality, I want to caution you here from being too definitive or too insistent on adopting a label. After all, sexuality is often a very fluid identify with no black and white areas. It's also important to remember that you are not and you can never be defined by a label. You are so much more than your sexuality. You are Kate, and whether bisexual, lesbian or pansexual, you are uniquely you. But at the same time, I do understand your desire to put parameters around your attraction, which is perfectly normal and healthy. But in this process of further discovery, I'd suggest holding tight on adopting any one label for now – there's no rush, so don't less let this cause you any stress or worry. And back to the point of fluidity and your point regarding sex, it could very well be that at times you find yourself feeling more asexual, if no sexual attraction is involved or necessary, and that's perfectly common as well. Again, no two people are the same, and only you can know yourself as well as you do. With that, and considering that you have previously identified as bisexual, I do want to offer up a resource to you on that subject matter, http://bisexual.org/ which offers a wide range of materials and resources.
Additionally, I do want to remind you that we are here for you at any time – 24/7/365 on Trevor Chat at 1-866-488-7386 – and we're also here for your friends or anyone else you may know. And our lifeline isn't the only way we're available. We also have some other great programs where you can talk with a trained volunteer or speak to other teenagers who are in similar situations. The first is Trevor Chat, http://www.thetrevorproject.org/chat, where you select a time that works best for you and then are able to chat in real-time with a volunteer. The second is our very own social networking site, http://www.trevorspace.org/, which is available to LGBT youth and allies ages 13-24. It's a safe, monitored (yet confidential) community where you will be able to chat with girls (and guys) who are in similar situations. So take advantage of these resources and don't forget that we're here. We're here, we support you, and we're so excited to see you live and love with the totality of your genuine and unique self.


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With all of the advances in health care during the past decade, it's no wonder that studies estimate the number of Americans older than 60 will increase by nearly 50 percent in the next decade, forcing many seniors and their caregivers to redefine they way they look at "the golden years." California State University, Sacramento's 2nd annual Longevity Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 14 in the University Union Ballroom will offer the latest information on community services for the aging and their caregivers. The Longevity Fair will feature keynote speaker Helen Klein, a dynamic, 80-year-old ultra-marathon runner who hails from the Sacramento area. Klein holds U.S. and world records in a variety of long distance running categories for her age group. Her inspirational talk, scheduled for 10 a.m., is entitled, "Just Do It: From Nursing Shoes to Running Shoes." Concurrent program sessions will be held throughout the day featuring information on healthy living, legal issues facing the elderly and lifelong learning for seniors. The Longevity Fair will also include exhibits offering information on services provided by community organizations, as well as residential complexes and other segments of the private sector serving the aging population. "We are very excited to provide this opportunity for a multi-generational community event, and we hope everyone will find it informative and fun," says Cheryl Osborne, director of the CSUS gerontology department. The Longevity Fair is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is preferred. Lunch will be available for $6 for pre-registered attendees, or $12 at the door. Parking is available by obtaining a parking permit at the information booths located at each end of the campus. Passenger drop-off and pick-up is available in the loading zones in front of the University Union building. For more information about the Longevity Faire, please call the gerontology department at (916) 278-7163. Media assistance is available by contacting the CSUS public affairs office at (916) 278-6156.
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Oooh I adore all those wonderful birds. I really like the simplicity of this image, - great uncomplicated flowing lines. Thanks for sharing
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife presented a $150,671 check to Ducks Unlimited (DU) in support of Ontario waterfowl production habitat development during the Ducks Unlimited Annual Convention in Eastlake on Feb. 24. The amount reflects 40 percent of the revenue from Ohio wetland habitat stamps purchased by hunters and other conservationists in 2006, and supports the conservation of waterfowl production habitat in southwest Ontario every year.
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How I wish I didn't have feelings. How I wish... I am always fooled by my own emotions. I fall in love too easily, or what I think is, what i need to be, love. And, knowing, inside, without doubt, without hope...I'm forever alone. I'm drawn in like a fool, by any little hope...and always let down. I think sometimes, I am the only woman who's never had anyone "fall in love" with her. I can't tell the story of my life here...but this is what it boils down to... I am alone. I will always be alone. I gave years and years to false love...gone, nothing. I found myself alone, always, alone. Except for this: for two years out of my long life, I did have a love that I cherished...someone who needed me maybe as much as I needed him. I won't say he was "in love" with me, but we were happy to be together every moment, even when we argued, even when i drove him to pure agony because i am a crazy bitch. Well, he died on me...after two short years. he was all I had...all I had to keep me from nothingness. Gone. I swear, i still don't understand it. I lost all the meaning, all the hope, life ever held for me. i'm pretty old now..I'm 55 yrs old. I go out, but i always go alone. When I go out, men look at me. They tell me i am beautiful, gorgeous. But I go home alone. And I am alone. And I will be alone. And I will die alone. well, I just figure this...I am a ghost..I don't think I am even real, even alive. Anyhow, about a year and a half ago, I met someone much younger than myself. And I told myself the truth about it. he was married. I didn't want to see him again, but he, I suppose, fed my ego...and I don't know what his motivation was...maybe he wanted his mommy... I have no idea. But I knew, and I was blind and I was stupid... And I fell into this trap, set up by loneliness, set up by ego, set up by lust, set up by flattery, and all things false. And it led on and on, and I couldn't tear myself away from this craziness. Well, anyhow, today, his wife had their first baby. And I am very happy for this. i did not want to interfere in this man's life. And i don't.... but it just hurts because... because I am alone. Everyone else i know has love, or has family, or some connection to humanity. But me, Ihave nothing...I am trulyan island. And this island should just be washed away in the waves aroundit.... I don't want to exist anymore. You see, there is nothing left for me, except me...and I am just hanging on to nothing, nothing at all.... Icount down the days.. but I don't know how many are left. I'm not afraid of death, but I am afraid of dying. Iwish that I woulddie like my loved one...he died in a moment, suddenly. that was his blessing, I tell you, because Iknew his fears. i don't know what's beyond thislife. to tell the truth, I'm not so sure I care much. I don't tell my doctor this stuff...and I keep on living most of the time like everything is ok. But people get weird when they are alone, alone, alone... there are things you learn to hide, and it becomes a habit to hide the strangeness inside you. I try to findsomething to believe in, but it is getting very difficult. people Ithink just sense something wrong about me. I'm not sure what to do about anything...I just try to get through tomorrow,and then the next day, but every day brings some new obstacle...and I don'tknow how long I can go on, and I don't know how to get out of here. That's all. I just had to unload that. I will go on tomorrow, and the next day, and etc....
I also want to thank you for being so candid. You see very clearly and write with great power.
Like Love_Shines, I get what you're saying. There are people in my life--people I love who love me. I still feel terribly lonely, however. The product of self-alienation, no doubt. When you cannot drop down deep into yourself and just be there, you are never properly grounded, never get a chance to send out roots to other people, other hearts. Even "love" feels lonely.
I wish you peace, Cynthia.
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Daisy Brand was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia in 1929; Brand survived the Holocaust in several the camps including Auschwitz. She iimmigrated to the United States in 1966 and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and Boston University School for the Arts. Her porcelain sculptures have also appeared in the After Auschwitzexhibit, which toured Europe in 1995.
Brand is an artist who challenges Theodor Adorno's notion that to write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric. Her ceramic art expresses images of isolation and destruction. On first appearance, most of her works appear to be made of paper, images of chimneys, smoke, the Ten Commandments, lonely corridors, and the pinkness of human flesh, are all used to reflect her wartime experiences.
My father was a banker in Bratislava. He was given a posting to the eastern part of Czechoslovakia, near the border with Rumania and Ukraine. While we were there, we were rounded up and transported to a Jewish ghetto. We were then transported to concentration camps. I myself spent time in seven different camps, including Auschwitz. I was only fourteen years old when I was incarcerated and I subsequently saw my entire family murdered.
One of the principles underlying my work is the wish to give testimony to an era and communicate an experience that is totally unique in history and which I was a part of. I was interested in drawing since early childhood. After the Second World War as a teenage survivor of the Holocaust, I had no opportunity to pursue art, while trying to grow on my own, and survive in postwar Czechoslovakia.
Much later, when life became more stable, at the age of thirty-two I enrolled in art school, majoring in ceramics. For years I worked in various techniques in clay, making functional pottery, teaching and turning to sculptural forms eventually in order to better express personal concerns. Gradually expressions of my Holocaust experience started to penetrate this work in the early 1980s.
My references are suggestive and deliberately ambiguous. I try to keep the exact meaning of some of the symbolism in my work private, and I hope to evoke an emotional response in the viewer to the power and meaning of that symbolism, which I believe is universal as well as personal.
The material I work with, namely porcelain as well as other clays, undergoes a dramatic metamorphosis from soft, smooth, almost sensual, to hard and resilient. To bring about this metamorphosis, the clay has to go through intense heat, radiating an orange glow from the cracks of the kiln, not unlike the crematoria in the night sky of Auschwitz. In my use of colours I allude to this analogy. The process in clay work is as old as civilization itself. Somehow the fascination for me is that fire in this case creates, rather than destroys, which I hope to apply to my life as well.
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Pat Sajak Admits He Was Drunk on Early Wheel of Fortune Episodes
If you refuse to believe things were better back in the day, behold:
Pat Sajak says that in his early years hosting the TV game show Wheel of Fortune he would straight-up get drunk during breaks. And he said "hostess" Vanna White joined him.
That would be in the 1980s, friends, time of the Jordache jean. Here's how Sajak explained it on ESPN2:
The show would have a two-and-a-half-hour break between taping, so he and Vanna would hit a Mexican restaurant in Burbank called Los Arcos and have margaritas.
Vanna and I would ... have two or three or six and then come and do the last shows and have trouble recognizing the alphabet. I had a great time. I have no idea if the shows were any good, but no one said anything, so I guess I did okay.... When I first started and was much younger and could tolerate those things. We had a different show then.
"The final spin" must have been the feeling he got the next morning. We're surprised no one was doing coke.
Still, you have to admire the brass of a bygone era. Nobody drinks at lunch anymore.
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I have very fine, waist-length blonde hair that is naturally straight, but also oily. I blow dry daily and fine that using a product designed to minimize oil dries my ends terribly. So far DermOrganic has reduced oil, while leaving my ends looking far from frazzled. My hair is left shiny and never weighed down. A lot of shampoos leave my blonde color looking dull and darkened, but DermOrganic has yet to have my hair look anything but it's best. I would certainly purchase again. For $15 for a liter at TJ Maxx, this was a steal.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Olive, Neutral
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I have tried many "sulfate free" shampoos over the past several months ranging from expensive to cheap and I can count on one hand the ones I truly like. With that said, this is one of them. The first thing that appealed to me are the ingredients that are NOT in the bottle: NO sulfates, silicones, parabens, gluten, dyes and salts. In fact when I picked up a bottle and read the ingredients on the back, I was surprised how short the list was and that the "certified argan oil" ingredient was near the top of the list instead of near the bottom.
This shampoo comes in a pump bottle, has a very thick consistency and because it doesn't contain artificial thickeners, I shake the bottle before use to get an even distribution. For my long, thick and medium textured hair, I use 3 pumps. It doesn't lather as well as other sulfate free shampoos. It lathers much less than the Pureology and L'oreal EverPure shampoos I had been using. Still, I find it cleans my scalp very well. It cleans it so well, in fact, it feels like using a clarifying shampoo but without the drying aspect. It also has a very "light" feel on the hair, if that makes any sense. When my hair dries, it is airy, feels very soft, shiny, bouncy and not weighed down in the least. It rinses easily and cleanly and leaves behind a fresh feeling as opposed to a greasy, waxy or heavy feel on the roots which some sulfate free shampoos tend to do. I can go 3 days in between without having to wash my hair again when I use this and even by the 3rd day, my roots are still non greasy nor flat.
I know some people said the scent is like that of a generic restroom hand soap and I agree. That was my first impression too but while using it in the shower, it also smells like toasted coconut oil (in my opinion). Nevertheless the scent isn't offensive and doesn't last long at all. I can barely detect it when my hair dries. The price isn't too cheap but not ridiculously expensive either. I got mine for $15 for 12oz. I didn't get the conditioner that pairs with it since the ones I have already work well with it. Overall I'm very happy with this product.
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Eyes: Brown
I don't pay much attention to celebrities advertising this or that, but when the stylists/MUAs of celebs in my age range post what works on their client, I pay attention. My fav celebs are a bit older than I am, and I know they're dealing with some of the same issues that come with older hair and skin.
I saw the stylist for a 61 year old actress tweet about products her client used, and one thing she noted was that her hair was always in good shape--she uses DermOrganic shampoo and masque before coming to the set. That was enough to make me curious to look up the line here.
Based on reviews and the tweets, I gave the line a try. I bought the huge bottles at Marshall's, then bought the travel sizes at Ulta. I keep the big bottles under the sink and fill up the little bottles for convenience in the shower.
Neither smells that great, but they work so well...my 50-something color-treated hair is growing, feels strong and healthy, and I can go 2 days between shampoos--unthinkable in days past. The texture of the products are...what they are. This isn't a sensually pleasant line of products at all. And yes, the rest stop hand soap smell comparison is accurate, and it can get clumpy. Still, it makes my hair look great and hold up wonderfully to blowouts, flat irons, etc.
The same source turned me on to "BlowOut" line products, and they smell great, so I can deal with the "meh" scents of this for the results I get.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I wanted this product to work so bad. I have fickle hair. I have a lot of fine hair color treated that is wavy. My scalp is sensitive and dry while my roots tend to get oily. I have to be very careful what I use. I had been using Kirklands Shampoo and that was waaaaay better than Dermorganic. Dermorganic was ok for the first week then it started to leave my hair oily and greasy looking. I only used one pump,sometimes half a pump on my long hair. My hair just lies limp and looks greasy. My scalp even started getting flaky. This product just didn't work for my hair. I really had high hopes for this because of all the positive reviews. Luckily I was able to return it.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Tan, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
This is my HG shampoo. It works wonders for my hair (which is fine, straight, thick, and just past my shoulders). It manages to thoroughly clean my hair without stripping it. It also does not create build up on my scalp like most other shampoos. The product is thick but does lather for me. I use a full pump, which is probably more than I need to.
However, I must agree with previous reviewers that the scent is off-putting. It does smell like gas station hand soap. But the scent does not linger at all, so it's something I can easily get past, especially since the product performs so well for me.
I emailed the company to let them know how much I love the shampoo. They replied that if I supplied my address, they would send me samples of their other products. So, of course I did and a few days later received the Hair Care Try Me Sampler, the Skin Care Try Me Sampler, and a 20% off coupon. With customer service like that, I love them even more.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Perfect shampoo. Easy on the environment. Smells so fresh and leaves hair feeling soft, clean, but not that rough squeaky clean. Only problem is the pump is a bit inadequate and it can't lock off for travel. Picked up for $20 at winners (1 litre) after regularly paying more online. Highly recommend.
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Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool
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Eyes: Blue
First of all- I love this shampoo! I've tried other sulfate free shampoos in the past and was not impressed. I realize now that this is because I was still using products chock full of silicones, and the shampoo couldn't penetrate fully so I was left with flat hair full of buildup after awhile. The CO method didn't work for me, so I'm onto the CWC method with much success. Now, I use this shampoo 4-5 times a week, with my ends coated in Tresemme Naturals moisture conditioner, followed by either Suave Coconut/Waterfall Mist conditioner from scalp to ends. I then use a dab of diluted Coconut conditioner with L'oreal ever sleek cream serum and finishing cream. Everything silicone and sulfate free. This combo has made a total difference in my hair- it's smooth, shiny, bouncy, and my waves are enhanced. I'm loving this shampoo as part of my current routine! It lathers well, doesn't strip my hair, is color safe and available at a discount (got my 1L bottle at TJMaxx for $20; it's $30 at Ulta). No complaints here! :)
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Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
I have been test-driving this product for nearly a year now, through all the various seasons and hair trials and tribulations. I must say, this is really an exceptional product. At first I was wary--the scent of the product was not really for me, in that I really like "clean" smelling hair products, but after several months of prolific hair shedding, scalp irritation and bumps, and a thinning hair line, those "clean" smelling products weren't doing me any favors. So I committed to switching to a sulfate free, good-for-you product, and this one fit the bill. Fast forward a year later, and I feel like I have a different head of hair. Pre-baby-in-my-20s hair. It is thicker, doesn't shed nearly as much, and it is elastic and full of volume. I can't say enough good things about this shampoo. I use it in conjunction with the DermOrganic hair masque (as my daily conditioner) and they are magical together. My only wee gripe is that it is so thick that once you reach the bottom of the bottle, its thickness goes crazy, rendering it kind of clumpy, making it difficult to get out. I have to invert the bottles, and unscrew the pump, and squeeze it out until it is gone. Annoying, but by no means a deal breaker. I used to buy the big liters at TJ Maxx, but they sell them now at Ulta, which is great (points!). Highly recommend if you have a super sensitive scalp and aging hair.
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I just don't get the appeal with this at all. I'm not a fan of the smell (like a generic soap or something), and it actually makes my hair sort of flat. My hair rarely ever goes flat. I use conditioning shampoos all of the time, and usually do not have an issue with this. I just don't like this!
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You have a dependent visa which is not tied to an employer like your husband's. Therefore, as long has he has valid E-3 status, your status continues. You do not have to extend your status or apply for a new E3D until your visa is close to its expiration date. So if your visa is valid until December 2013, you can use it to travel until the expiration date. Your EAD is also valid until it expires. I would suggest applying for a new EAD four months before the expiration date.
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Yes, you do need to go through the H-1B process all over again. However, you have already been counted against the annual cap, so you can change status without waiting until April 1. You can start your new job as soon as you receive the approval notice. You cannot "port" and work based on the receipt alone because you are seeking a change of status. Please contact me if you would like me to handle the case for you. Thanks!
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You are reading this guide because this is the first time you've played a shooter, or because you've heard about the popularity of Modern Warfare 2, or maybe you just suck. So now that I got that out of the way, I want to tell you this:
It's OK!
Everyone needs to start somewhere, and It's OK if you need to start with a guide. Here I'll explain to you were to start, and what weapons you should use (according to you, i'm not gonna go "ACR PWNS, DONT NEWB TEWB!!!!!").
In order to find what you are good at, you need to experiment. Use each of the starting classes, for they are real balanced, and have good weapons.I divided up each main section into what your primary is, because your primary basically decides what type of game you need to play on the battlefield.
The Assault Rifle is going to be your best friend, and is made for all-purpose warfare. AR's (Assault Rifles) are best at medium range, but can sometimes be used as suppressing fire at long range. Some AR's are good at close range, but it's often better to switch to your machine pistol, pistol, or shotgun if you have one on you. Assault Rifles are very accurate, so try and minimize spraying (shooting from the hip)
The Sub Machine Gun (SMG) class is specialized for close range, and often have really fast fire rates (I could, no should just say always). These are extremely light guns, and are great for running around corners, and spraying (shooting from the hip) at enemies.
The light machine gun is great for beginners, it's powerful, inaccurate, and has huge clips. Light machine guns in Modern Warfare 2 is the best way to get better at first person shooters in general. The LMG (light machine gun) takes forever to reload, so make sure you do so every time you have a moment to breathe.
Okay, don't get all excited. just because I said sniper rifle, doesn't mean I'm about to make you all PWNzer. The sniper rifles in Modern Warfare 2 can range from user friendly, to Major League Gaming level. The best way to start on sniper rifles is learning the two types of snipers. There are bolt action (high power, long reload times), and there are cartridge fed (medium power, shorter reload times). Most likely you should start with sniper rifles that are cartridge fed (EBR, Barrett)
This is the newest weapon to FPS, and it's pretty different. It has it's own class, but there's only one of them. Bullets stop on it, or ricochet somewhere else. It slows you down, and about nothing stops it. When you're holding it, your back is open and you can't fire a gun. But when it is unequipped, you are able to wield your secondary (or any primary gun you pick up off the floor), and bullets ricochet off your back.
Now try all of this, and whatever works, stick with it. try different attachment combination's and perk setups. Your secondary (if you're not using one-man army) can be a life saver. uses could range from a fail safe when your primary is out, or something to use for close range, and some others you could use to take out enemy kill streaks that are keeping you from spawning. Unlike most shooters, MW2 made shotguns a secondary weapon, and this opens up the possibility for sniper/shotties combination's.


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The men's and women's basketball teams were in action on Tuesday night in Duluth to take on NSIC opponent the UMD Bulldogs.
The men's team defeated the Bulldogs 81-66 for the third strait win in just five days. Shaun Jensen lead all players in the game with 19 points. Theo Rothstein and Demarius Cruz also scored in the double digits for the Huskies. It was the 14th game in a row that Rothstein has notched double digit totals. The team is now 12-2 on the season and 9-2 in conference play.
The ladies were unable to take down the Bulldogs falling by a final score of 50-57. SCSU had the lead by one at the half but was unable to stop UMD in the second half. Nicole Anderson led the Huskies with 11 points in the contest. The women's team is now 11-3 overall and 7-3 in the NSIC.
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