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- No. 8
Never Give Up
Family and Friends Won't Let These Missing Persons Disappear Without a Fight
MISSING July 1980
Colorado Springs
In the 26½ years since her son vanished, Ella Cobos has kept her double front doors bright pink. "Those can't be changed," says Cobos, 71, of Colorado Springs. "If he would ever come home and wasn't sure of where he was at, the pink doors would give him the answer."
Her son Amadeo Vigil, then 24, went missing in July 1980 while hitchhiking to meet a friend in Fort Garland, Colo., 136 miles away. "It's difficult not knowing," Cobos admits. "But when you don't know, you always have that little hope." Cobos and her younger son Vincent, then 22, looked everywhere they could think of for Amadeo, a kindhearted 5'6", 130-lb. Spanish major, and 40 volunteers scoured La Vita Pass. They hired a private aircraft to fly over the area. "We looked under bridges, in open fields," says Cobos. "I went to all the hospitals." When a man said that he'd picked up Amadeo in Colorado Springs and dropped him off at the intersection of I-25 and Highway 50, Cobos sat for days at the interchange, copying the license plates of every car that exited and contacting the drivers to determine if they'd seen her son. They hadn't. Since then Vincent has searched for his brother on the Internet. In 2006 he met with Hugh Velez, a Colorado Springs detective who had handled Amadeo's disappearance, to review his brother's files one more time. His mother is still hunting as well: "Everywhere I go, every hitchhiker I see, I think, 'Could that be him?'"
Danielle Imbo, Richard Petrone Jr.
MISSING Feb. 19, 2005
Danielle Imbo missed a pedicure appointment. That was so unlike her. The concern deepened when Danielle's estranged husband, Joseph, later phoned her mom, saying Danielle was not home when he wanted to drop off their 1-year-old son Joe. "When she wasn't at that house for Little Joe, everyone knew there was absolutely something not right," says Imbo's mother, Felice Ottobre, 59. "Her life was her son."
The night before, Danielle had gone on a date in Philadelphia with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Richard Petrone Jr., then 35, who worked in his family's bakery. He too was missing the following morning. "There is no way my son went someplace and didn't tell me," says his mother, Marge, 59. The two families joined forces to scour the area, enlisting friends to check with local police departments, hospitals and towing companies. They traced the routes between Philadelphia and Danielle's apartment—across the Delaware River in Mt. Laurel, N.J.–looking for Rich's black Dodge pickup. Hours later the families were baffled. After launching their own aggressive search, the police were too. Eventually the FBI joined the investigation, with no positive results. "There's not a lipstick, a drop of blood, a hair," says Ottobre. "She vanished without a trace."
Two years later the families have not abandoned hope. They pass out leaflets, hold vigils and fax fliers to "every hospital in the country," says Danielle's brother John, the manager of a car dealership. Along with local anticrime organizations, they raised $100,000 in reward money for information about the couple's disappearance. They also printed U.S. postage stamps with Danielle's photo and erected two billboards on I-95 appealing for information. Says John: "We're going to continue to get her face out there."
The FBI continues to follow leads. "We're encouraged by some of the things we're finding out," says agent Vito Roselli, who declined to elaborate. Any word of both missing persons can't come soon enough for their mothers. "I need an answer," says Marge Petrone. Adds Felice Ottobre: "We're all just in wait mode."
Tiffany Sessions
MISSING Feb. 9, 1989
Gainesville, Fla.
Tiffany Sessions, then 20 and a junior at the University of Florida, stepped outside for a run 18 years ago and never returned. Since then her mother, Hilary, doing whatever she can to find her daughter, has looked at 175 unidentified bodies across the country. She has visited more than 100 psychics. And she has left her daughter's room untouched, complete with an ALF doll on her bed and high school sports trophies on the dresser. "I was not about to let Tiffy go," says Sessions.
She will never forget her first morgue visit. It was April 1989, two months after Tiffany disappeared after leaving her Gainesville apartment in the early evening (she had left her purse with her ID behind). Hilary was informed that an unidentified girl about Tiffany's age had been found buried in Massachusetts. Shaken, she hopped a plane to Boston. "I was absolutely terrified," says Sessions, now 61. "I remember thinking, 'This can't be real. I can't be walking down this hallway to look at a dead body that may be Tiffy.'"
She remembers the overwhelming smell of formaldehyde and alcohol: "I'm sure I was shivering." But it took her only a few seconds to realize the body before her was not her daughter's: "She had a lot of the same physical features as Tiffy, but it just wasn't her." She felt relieved. But as Sessions got on the plane to return home to Tampa, the relief faded. "Of course I was happy that it wasn't my child at that morgue," she says. "But I also started wondering if I'd ever get any answers."
In 2004, Sessions became executive director of the Tampa-based Child Protection Education of America, a nonprofit group that uses high-tech fingerprint scanners set up in malls, stores and daycare centers to create IDs for children. They also raise money to buy trained bloodhounds to help police search for missing persons. "Hilary has become a real advocate for this cause," says Larry Ruby, a special agent at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the lead investigator on Tiffany's case. Says Sessions: "Everything I do is intended to bring her back home."
Jerry Tang
MISSING Nov. 29, 2005
San Francisco
Steve Ginsberg is on the hunt. Checking out darkened alleyways, under bushes and behind Dumpsters, he's responding to another "Jerry sighting"–a police tip or an Internet clue–in hopes of locating his lifelong friend Jerry Tang, who disappeared Nov. 29, 2005. Ginsberg has spent endless hours searching homeless shelters, parking lots and under bridges for any trace of Tang, 41, a father of two and a brainy, popular partner in a high-tech start-up firm. Following a stroke three years ago, Tang had been battling seizures, as well as balance and vision problems. "We have no reason to believe Jerry is not alive," says Ginsberg, 40. "Let's say I'm skeptically optimistic."
So are local authorities, despite the failure so far of one of the most extensive searches for a missing adult in San Francisco history, an effort involving hundreds of family members, friends, police officers, mounted and bike patrols, canine units, psychics and other volunteers. The family is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to Tang's safe return. They also have posted his missing persons flyer all over central San Francisco, on Craigslist and www.findjerry.org. "His disappearance is still a mystery," says Inspector Angela Martin, the veteran SFPD missing persons officer who heads the Tang investigation. "His case is officially still open because there were multiple credible reports of seeing someone in the city who looked like a homeless, distressed version of Jerry Tang."
After the stroke, things often overwhelmed Tang, says his wife, Joyce, 40, a nurse. "Sometimes just to cross the street was stressful. But he never wanted to complain." Tang believed that his antiseizure medication, which was due to be refilled the day he vanished, was making him foggy-headed and drowsy. But without medication "his memory could be further impaired," says his neurologist Dr. Wade Smith. "It's possible he's in a state of amnesia and doesn't know how to find his way back." His brother Austin, 43, a Berkeley architectural designer, says that Tang "had too much to live up to" and wishes that if he voluntarily "checked out" because of high-stress work and financial burdens, he comes home soon. "We keep our hope up."
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UN Secretary-General Stresses Linkages Between Climate Change, Development and the Global Economy
24 November 2008: In an editorial published in the Japan Times, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underscores that the financial crisis is unique and potentially overwhelming, and warns against the risk of it evolving into "tomorrow's human crisis."
Recognizing the need for long-term measures, he calls for immediate
responses to poverty and hunger, the food crisis and climate change. He
outlines the main messages he delivered at the Group of 20 financial
summit in Washington DC, US, on 15 November, and urges all States to
send "their highest-level representatives to Doha with full
determination to do what must be done" on the review of progress on
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No NFL team is without a glaring flaw. Each has a problem area that must be addressed in order to improve over the course of the 2013 season.
Obviously, some teams have fewer issues than others. It is hard to find much fault with the elite teams in the league, but while the Denver Broncos, Houston Texans and New England Patriots all won at least 12 games last season, they also have problems.
The Broncos need a presence at defensive tackle, the Patriots lack depth in the secondary and the Texans have holes at linebacker.
Bottom feeders like the Browns and Jaguars have many flaws, but even they have one issue that stands above the rest.
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California recently became the 9th state to pass legislation that will benefit thousands of newborn babies starting July 1, 2013. AB 1731 ensures that every California newborn delivered in a birthing facility will be given the pulse oximetry test to identify critical congenital heart defects (CCHD). Assemblyman Marty Block sponsored AB 1731, with the support of the American Heart Association and the March of Dimes
California You're the Cure advocates voiced support for this life-saving bill every step of the way. From over 80 meetings with legislators at California Lobby Day and 12,000 emails to committee members to daily delivery of personal stories before a key committee vote and phone calls to the Governor to push for his signature, it was the grassroots who made this happen. Special thanks to the following survivors and moms for sharing their personal stories with lawmakers: Rayme Elliott, Hilary Gushwa, Kristen and Tyler Mateson, Melissa Murphy, Gigi Olivo, and Nicole Wells.
As the nation's leading birth defect, congenital heart defects take a significant toll on families across the country. Catching a CCHD condition before the baby is discharged from the hospital increases his/her chances of a longer, fuller and higher quality of life. New research suggests wider use of pulse ox screening would help identify more than 90 percent of heart defects.
Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive test that checks blood oxygen levels and low levels indicate a potential life-threatening heart defect that might otherwise go undetected. AB 1731 adds pulse oximetry to the newborn screening panel.
Congratulations to our California You're the Cure team on this important, life-saving policy win!
Thanks to everyone who stepped up to share their story about critical congenital heart defects. It made a world of difference in California! So thrilled for all of you. Looking forward to ensuring that all babies in WI are screened, too!
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(EDITOR'S NOTE: Today the Sun-Gazette starts a five-day series marking the one-year anniversary of Lee's devastation.)
It began with a single raindrop.
And it caught many people off guard.
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This photo illustrates the extent of flooding of the Loyalsock Creek as it enters the Susquehanna River at Montoursville. Note the runways under water at the Williamsport Regional Airport.
By the end of a three-day event that began one year ago today, massive amounts of water had forced people from their homes, carved up paved highways and ripped away bridges.
It also brought together a caring and compassionate community who would not stand by idly while their neighbors' lives were dismantled and washed away by Mother Nature.
As the first drops began to fall, it signaled the end of a drought watch that had been developing. But it also was cause for concern, with John Yingling, director of the county Department of Public Safety, cautioning that the rain could result in some of the worst flooding the area had seen in an already wet 2011. Yingling predicted a "significant" river event. While the city was spared, the river downstream crested higher than flood stage at Muncy and Montgomery.
8.58 inches total
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service predicted the Loyalsock Creek at Loyalsockville would rise to slightly more than 10 feet, or 2 feet below flood level.
But then fell an unprecedented 8.58 inches of rain, including 7.55 inches during a 24-hour period between Sept. 7 and 8, according to the weather service. Single-day records of 6.76 and 1.03 inches were set for Sept. 7 and 8, respectively.
Within a few days, the Route 87 corridor along the Loyalsock Creek was devastated to the point that many said it resembled a war zone. So, too, went the Slabtown Bridge near Loyalsockville when raging waters washed it out.
It wasn't just the Loyalsock that caused troubles. So did rising waters along Muncy and Lycoming creeks, as well as other small streams in the area.
During the period of flooding, the 911 call center dispatched crews to 134 water rescues, 22 motor vehicle crashes, 21 fires and 185 other alarms such as downed trees, traffic control and odor investigations.
At the flooding's height, 250 roads were closed throughout six of the state Department of Transportation local office's nine counties. When the waters receded, $54 million in damages remained.
Yingling later characterized the flooding as being "worse than Agnes," a reference to the historical 1972 flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes.
Emergency shelters opened and went into full swing, providing a place to escape, meals and cleaning supplies. Countless people offered not only contributions to help those in need but their time and efforts as people still reeling from the shock of what had just happened began to cope with the thick mud left behind after the waters receded.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency helped Lycoming County with $4.7 million in housing assistance and $4.2 million in public assistance, according to Peter J. Herrick Jr., external affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in FEMA Region III in Philadelphia.
The recovery would not be easy, and the story of last year's flooding sparked by Tropical Storm Lee is not over.
The public infrastructure is coming back, slowly but steadily, and that rebuilding is expected to continue into next year. And the story continues for those who still are not resettled after losing their homes to the destructive forces of raging waters.


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text: Jaipur: Ajinkya Rahane, who has been in prolific form for Rajasthan Royals so far in the IPL season five, says the entire experience has been like a dream coming true. And although he hasnât done that well in the last three games, his 480 runs scored at an average of 43.63 still remains second only to Chris Gayle so far in the league. Nobody has scored more fours (63) than him and only two others, besides him, have hit centuries in this edition. Rahane says he is extremely happy with how things have gone for him so far in the tournament, but it would be better if his team too was doing equally good. "Well, it has come as a surprise. I have only done my part and the rest has been destiny. To top the charts in a competition like IPL is really a proud achievement. But I would have really loved to see my team to be in a better position than where it is [now]," he said.Rahane played for Mumbai Indians before moving to Rajasthan, and the youngster says the decision has really paid well for him. "I was learning a lot with Mumbai Indians with my idol Sachin Paaji [Tendulkar] around, but then I wasn't getting many chances. Here in RR, things were different; I had a role to play. There were expectations from me. And I was also happy to be around my other idol, Rahul Dravid. It's a pleasure talking cricket to him," he said.When asked how it felt making his Twenty20 debut against England in the same game as Dravid? "It is funny I once saw Tendulkar and Dravid playing for India in the same match in Mumbai, but I was too shy to speak to them. And then I got a chance to make my T20 debut with Dravid. I remember MS Dhoni, Sachin paaji and Rahul bhai talking to me before the game and telling me that I am playing for India because I deserve." Rahane said.When asked how his life changed since then, Rahane said he remained the same person who valued the money he earned. "Well, my approach to life hasn't changed at all. I am the same Ajinkya for everyone around me. But coming from a lower-middle class family, I did understand the value of money. I remember my parents had sacrificed a lot so that I could continue my cricket. I remember I used to travel four to five hours every day to train at an academy. So we [My family and I] all have worked hard for my career and I am glad that it worked," he said.


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Somewhere in the ground overlooking the Delaware River, amid the trees and brush at a Paulsboro oil-storage terminal, is a long-forgotten piece of American history.
Identified on a British map 230 years ago as a "rebel fort," the site was the nation's first federal land purchase, made the day after the Declaration of Independence.
It's the "birthplace of homeland security," says a group of local historians, preservationists and municipal officials who hope to restore the fort as a national historic site.


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REEDSVILLE - One area boys program with a ton of tradition nearly added an impressive notch in its belt while another area individual won with the hopes of building a program at the District 6 Cross Country Championships Saturday.
Altoona, which finished behind Mifflin County and State College most of the year with a young team, came within three points (36-39) of upsetting Mifflin County for its sixth straight District 6 Class AAA title.
"We knew it was going to be very, very close," Altoona coach Lee Baranik said. "Our dual meets were close, but we were very proud of them. We're only losing two seniors off the team and have a great crew of young guys coming up.
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Williamsburg's Bryce England wins the Class A title by three seconds.
"This is the first time we've lost in five years, but no one gave us a prayer this year until October came around when people started to see we were a little bit better than they thought we were."
Three Altoona boys, Dominic Stroh, Terry Futrell and Brad Foust, advanced to the PIAA state championships next Saturday in Hershey.
The trio finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.
"They have been our leaders," Baranik said. "They have been our leading racers all year, and those three, we knew, had very good chances of moving on."
In Class A, a new classification this year, Williamsburg student Bryce England captured the title in 16:51 over Richland's Nick Marx (16:54).
England is the only boy on the three-person squad at Williamsburg, which does not have an official team and runs with Central during the regular season.
"I think that my winning might help future people that want to run at Williamsburg," England said. "It might help the school build a team and a future."
England also qualified for state competition a year ago at the Class AA level.
"I did a lot of sprints and a lot of hills this past year to get ready," England said. "My coach pushed me a lot harder this year, and I am so happy."
Justin Jeffers, a junior at Central Cambria, was the only other area runner to advance in Class A, finishing 10th with a time of 17:35.
Westmont Hilltop edged Richland, 79-98, for the team title and both squads will compete in Hershey.
Somerset topped Bedford, 56-64, in Class AA but only the Eagles advance under the new configuration.
The Bisons usually compete in District 5, but because there were no other Class AA teams in that district, Bedford made the trip to Reedsville.
Two Bedford freshmen will be making a longer trip next week. William Kachman finished second overall behind Bellefonte's Mitchell Smith (16:19) in 16:32. Zane Baker, who took fourth, will also be competing at states.
"This course had longer hills than the District 5 course," Kachman said. "I'm not really happy with my finish. I had the lead through a mile."
Notes: Altoona won the junior varsity race, 24-43, over State College. Joe Uliano (17:42) and Jerrod Sunderland (17:45) finished first and second for the Mountain Lions.
TEAM RESULTS (TOP TWO ADVANCE): 1, Westmont Hilltop (WH), 79; 2, Richland (R), 98; 3, Bishop McCort (BM), 114; 4, Penns Valley (PV), 120; 5, Central Cambria (CC), 135; 6, Blairsville (B), 166; 7, Purchase Line (PL), 186; 8, West Branch (WB), 193; 9, United (U), 199; 10, Penns Manor (PM), 200; 11, Marion Center (MC), 218; 12, Bellwood-Antis (BA), 265.
INDIVIDUALS (TOP 10 MINUS ADVANCING TEAM MEMBERS ADVANCE): 1, England, Williamsburg, 16:51; 2, Marx, R, 16:54; 3, Dailey, WH, 17:01; 4, Eckroth, WH, 17:16; 5, Lichvar, United, 17:19; 6, Decker, PV, 17:25; 7, Horchar, B, 17:27; 8, Albright, WB, 17:31; 9, Anderson, MC, 17:32; 10, Jeffers, CC, 17:35; 11, Horwat, PM, 17:42; 12, Gagnon, WH, 17:48; 13, Tate, PM, 17:49; 14, Eckenrod, BM, 17:54.
OTHER AREA FINISHERS IN TOP 25: 20, Descavich, CC, 18:19; 21, Woodley, Northern Cambria, 18:20; 25, Brumbaugh, Central, 18:34.
TEAM RESULTS (TOP TEAM ADVANCES): 1, Somerset (S), 56; 2, Bedford (B), 64; 3, Bellefonte (BF), 80; 4, Ligonier Valley (LV), 139; 5, Forest Hills (FH), 144; 6, St. Joe's Catholic (SJ), 147; 7, Penn Cambria (PC), 168; 8, Tyrone (T), 214; 9, Cambria Heights (CH), 221; 10, Philipsburg-Osceola (PO), 288; 11, Bald Eagle Area (BEA), 289.
INDIVIDUALS (TOP FIVE MINUS ADVANCING TEAM MEMBERS ADVANCE): 1, Smith, BF, 16:19; 2, Kachman, B, 16:32; 3, Hopple, SJ, 16:41; 4, Baker, B, 16:56; 5, Bastian, S, 17:01; 6, Josh Patrick, LV, 17:08.
OTHER AREA FINISHERS IN TOP 25: 8, Williams, B, 17:20; 9, Sutton, PC, 17:24; 10, Dautlick, CH, 17:25; 19, Karns, B, 18:02; 21, Slatko, PC, 18:09; 23, Everhart, T, 18:15; 24, Boothman, CH, 18:19.
TEAM RESULTS (TOP TEAM ADVANCES): 1, Mifflin County (MC), 36; 2, Altoona (A), 39; 3, State College (SC), 45; 4, Hollidaysburg (H), 120; 5, Central Mountain (CM), 143.
INDIVIDUALS (TOP FIVE MINUS ADVANCING TEAM ADVANCE): 1, Colwell, MC, 16:17; 2, Cather, SC, 16:29; 3, Monroe, MC, 16:39; 4, Stroh, A, 16:48; 5, Futrell, A, 16:54; 6, Foust, A, 17:01; 7, Adams, SC, 17:02; 8, Golembeski, SC, 17:02; 9, Parker, MC, 17:06.
OTHER AREA FINISHERS IN TOP 25: 10, Heasley, A, 17:13; 14, Delozier, A, 17:27; 16, Endress, A, 17:31; 19, Nail, A, 17:51; 20, Snyder, H, 17:54; 23, Jennings, H, 18:06; 24, Pierce, H, 18:19


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Platinum Luxury Auctions will auction off a luxury penthouse condominium in Boca Raton, Florida for an estimated $4.2 million. The penthouse is fully furnished and has recently undergone a $4 million renovation. The estate is located directly on the beach in Palm Beach County. It is a 5,100 square foot area with three bedrooms and [...]1954 Motorcycle To Be Auctioned For An Expected $750,000»
The world's most expensive motorcycle is now on the market. On August 18, the 1954 AJS E95 "Porcupine" is going to be sold at Bonham's automotive auction for an expected $750,000. Only four models of the 1954 AJS E95 were ever created. The motorcycle is known as much for it's speed as its visual appeal. [...]Jean-Léon Gérôme Antique Sculpture To Sell For $198,000»
In 1897, a sculpture of General Napoleon Bonaparte created by Jean-Léon Gérôme was displayed in the Salon de Paris and later purchased by the French government. Today, a replica of this sculpture can be acquired for $198,000 at Rau Antiques. The bronze, ivory and wood sculpture evokes the feeling of Egypt's defeat at the hands [...]Francis Bacon Painting Will Auction For Estimated $15 Million»
For the first time in history, the revered 'Crouching Nude' painting created by renowned artist Francis Bacon will be auctioned off for an estimated $15 million. Sotheby's will host the sale of the 1961 art piece on June 29. The oil painting was first viewed by the world in a 1962 traveling exhibit. At the [...]Lamborghini Will Release €1.9 million Sesto Elemento»
Lamborghini will produce their €1.9 million Sesto Elemento model starting in October. While dealerships will receive these models in the third quarter of 2011, a limited edition of only 10 or 20 cars will be released. The 2,202 lb V10 engine automobile will be ready to go 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds. Potential [...]Levi Family Estate On Market For $59.5 million»
The family of Levi Strauss, inventor of blue jeans in the United States, is now putting their $59.5 million Silicon Valley estate on the market. For the past 70 years, the 12-acre estate known as Pine Brooks was used as a summer retreat. Pine Brooks is located in Atherton, a desired community in San Francisco. [...]Tesla Electric Car Packs Power With Zero Emissions»
From afar, this two-seater looks like any other supercar. The glossy red paint catches your attention and speeds from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds keeps your attention. When you take a closer glimpse of the Tesla Roadster Sport, you will find that it is unlike other sports cars, mainly because it doesn't have [...]Perrier-Jouet Offers Bespoke Service»
We here at the Affluent Page wanted to wish everyone a happy and even more successful New Year! What better way to celebrate than to hop on your jet and fly to France to create your own champagne. This bespoke champagne service, offered by Perrier-Jouet, allows you to fashion the Belle Époque Blanc de Blancs [...]


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Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Henderson observed their 65th wedding anniversary June 11, 2012.
They were married by the Rev. Noah Fehl at Memorial Baptist Church. They are members of Messiah Lutheran Church, South Williamsport.
Mrs. Henderson, a native of Williamsport, is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Reigle Sr. She attended South Williamsport High School and is retired and a homemaker.
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Mr. Henderson, a native of Hughesville, is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henderson. He graduated from Hughesville High School in 1943. He served in the Navy during World War II and is a Coast Guard veteran. He retired from the former Carey-McFall Corp., now Springs Window Fashions, after 27 years of employment.
They are the parents of a daughter, Mary Ann, Warrenton, Va., and two sons, the Rev. Thomas, Williamsport, and Dr. Robert, Sioux City, Iowa.
There are nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
In honor of their anniversary, there will be a small celebration.


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AS A student of human nature, I often wonder why anyone goes on family holidays. I pondered the matter again recently, when we took the kids to southern Italy. Naturally, it rained almost every day. There were moments familiar to any parent, such as the deflating sound of an exhausted child waking up at 6.20am; the attempt to explain Pompeii to a three-year-old; or the evening we walked forever to the restaurant we'd read about, ordered food, then watched the children fall asleep before the meal arrived. Yet by the time easyJet landed us home, I think I'd figured out why people take family holidays - and, by extension, why they have families.
The "challenges" of family holidays are well known. It's hard enough getting on with your spouse and kids at home, let alone when cooped up with them for days. Susan Shaw, an expert on leisure at the University of Waterloo in Canada, thinks the term "family leisure" is problematic.
"Research suggests that such activities do not always live up to the leisure ideal," she writes, darkly. Brian Viner, in his Cream Teas, Traffic Jams and Sunburn: The Great British Holiday, describes one seaside holiday during which he shared a bedroom with his parents, it rained all week, he cut off clumps of his hair from boredom, his mother smacked him and then, as a finale, they heard on the car radio on the drive home that Robert Kennedy had been shot dead.
Family holidays probably don't add much to the sum of human happiness. However, as an economist friend likes to argue, people don't have children for happiness. It's a cliche of happiness research that parents are less happy than childless people. Rather, my friend says, having children is best understood as a biological urge. You have them not for the present, but for the future: to perpetuate your genes when you are gone. And likewise, you go on family holidays not for the present but for the future.
Families try to live up to the ideal of family life while struggling with an often disappointing reality. The aim, much of the time, is to stock up good memories: to leave all family members with snapshots of happiness they can look back on after the family ceases to exist. When the kids leave home, the family effectively dissolves, even in cases where the parents are still alive and together. That means parents have only just more than a decade to create happy memories: from the time the kids are about five, and have any memories at all, until they are in their late teens and heading for the exit. Family holidays are the parents' best shot at creating those memories.
Much of what we remember of our families comes from holidays. On holiday, the family exists more clearly than at any other time: all together for once, without work, school or friends. Because holidays distil the essence of family, they would be unbearable if they lasted more than a week or two. Indeed, even less can still be fatal - witness the number of Britons who check into mental hospitals after Christmas.
On holiday, you imbibe your family. The exotic setting imprints itself on the child's mind. All those holiday snaps reinforce the effect. In fact, the photos themselves are perhaps the main aim of the holiday: that's where the memories get laid down, and then rubbed in over the decades.
Louis Begley recently recalled his pre war childhood in the New York Review of Books. "At the core of my first memories of Poland," he wrote, "is a summer in the remote countryside where my grandparents had a small property." And he proceeded to describe that Polish summer in minute detail. Above the article is a photo of the child Begley beaming into the lens with behind him the adults over whom the wartime catastrophe was about to unfold.
A few decades from now, perhaps the main thing anyone will remember about me is my son's memory of my pushing him on the swings during a long-lost holiday in Sorrento. That's what you're doing it for: not for the children's happiness in Sorrento last week, but for their memories. Your children's memories give meaning to the otherwise day-to-day of your own life. If nobody remembered us, a philosopher friend once explained, much of the point would be gone.
A family holiday is for memories. Once you've grasped that, it's just a matter of enduring it. I vividly remember, about 30 years ago, returning from an Italian vacation to our handsome house with the fir tree in front. As we opened the gate, my mother said: "That's the best part of a holiday: coming home." At the time I didn't know what she meant.
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Germany?! Never ... I mean, Steinbrück is quite okay but Steinmeier and Gabriel are complete jokes. Helmut Schmidt for Bundeskanzler!(Original post by alex5455)
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Serves Sarkozy right for trying to suck up to the far right and garner their votes, all a bit desperate of him really.
This certainly makes the picture in Europe interesting with Hollande getting elected and a left wing/centrist coalition elected in Greece with both eing anti austerity could all get very interesting
I wonder how long it would be before sarkozy's supermodel wife leaves him.
lmao. Welcome to a socialist hell France.
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Pandering to the extreme far-right and heightening ethnic and religious tensions doesn't get you anywhere and shows what a narcissistic opportunists Sarkozy was. We haven't seen the last of him, I'm sure we'll hear more about his corrupt tenure in the months to come.
One really interesting this is Hollande has proposed to have a 75% tax on the top earners. That seems like an obscene level. Realise that might bring in money quick to the state which they can use, but dunno if it has good long term effect. It will discourage and slow down business.
Sarkosy may not have been great but dunno if France can afford to swing even further to the left.
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Construction of 500,000 homes per year, including 150,000 social, funded by a doubling of the ceiling of the A passbook, the State making available its local government land within five years.
You want ketchup with that?
Social democracy is surely a legitimate strand of socialism. Just because he's more progressive that revolutionary it doesn't detract from his socialism. Though admittedly I imagine he'll end up much the same way with many of the same policies as everyone else in Europe. Nevertheless I find this extremely satisfactory.
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The turkeys haven't just voted for Christmas, they've thrown in 5 years of battery farm hell followed by halal slaughter.
Hollande basically promised all the things that have given Greece ruination and Spain 25% unemployment, and then on top of that said "By the way, it's socialism, too!". A system which has never, ever, ever, anywhere, ever, brought anything except financial disaster and misery for the people suffering under it.
They say "The trouble with Socialism is that, at some point, you run out of other people's money".
If I could happily sit back and watch France implode in an isolated bubble of it's own stupidity, that'd be fine. Everyone enjoys a bit of Schadenfreude, right? But they're propped up by the equally corrupt and stupid EU who will just keep on and on handing over other people's money.
France is certainly going to get what it voted for, and it fully deserves it, too.
The implications for France are terrible, but their own doing.
The implications for the rest of Europe and its neighbours like the UK are pretty gloomy. Watch those markets crash...
someone said something silly without thinking
Should he win, which is more than likely, I'd like to see him keep his promise and seek to impose that 90% tax rate he's advocated before.
congrats France
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Name one "socialist" position of the party and I will eat my webcam.
And I'm glad you've recognised they aren't socially liberal. Hollande really did pander to the anti-Sarkozy crowd in the Front Party.
I can guarantee that when/if Hollande's socialist spending policies fail, here in the UK Labour and their supporters will invent an excuse about how it will be different for us.
Milliband: But...but... We'll do it differently to them. We have different economies... It - it isn't the same!
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it was very close though, much closer than i expected i expected him to get at least 57%
Didn't care who won both were terrible.
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I can guarantee that when/if Hollande's socialist spending policies fail, here in the UK Labour and their supporters will invent an excuse about how it will be different for us.
Milliband: But...but... We'll do it differently to them. We have different economies... It - it isn't the same!
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Should he win, which is more than likely, I'd like to see him keep his promise and seek to impose that 90% tax rate he's advocated before.
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Mobil pays $56.5 million to settle royalty disputes
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WASHINGTON - Taking steps to end protracted legal disputes with the federal government and the state of Texas, Mobil Corp. will pay $56.5 million to settle claims it undervalued the oil pumped from public and Indian lands.
The Justice Department had alleged that Mobil, based in Fairfax, Va., underreported the value of oil it took from federal and Indian lands in California, the Rocky Mountains and the Gulf of Mexico between 1980 and last year. Oil companies pay royalties based upon the value of the oil they have extracted.
The state of Texas, in lawsuits filed in 1995, claimed that Mobil and eight other oil companies underpaid royalties for oil production on state lands.
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Texas officials on Friday praised the twin settlements.
"This is money that state governments, Native American tribes and all Americans are rightfully due for their mineral resources," Babbitt said of the $45 million settlement Mobil reached with the federal government and the Navajo and Jicarilla Apache tribes.
Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro welcomed Mobil's decision to settle the Texas lawsuit for $11.5 million. "This makes three major oil companies that have settled with the state relative to this dispute, and I'm looking forward to others doing the same," he said.
The state settled earlier with Chevron USA Inc. for $18 million and Atlantic Richfield Co. for $584,721.
Royalties collected by the Texas General Land Office for drilling on 20.4 million acres in state lands and the Gulf of Mexico benefit public education, with the money flowing to the Permanent School Fund and the Permanent University Fund.
In a statement, Mobil welcomed resolution of "this extremely complex and protracted dispute."
The head of a government watchdog group that contends the oil industry has underpaid royalties by more than $2 billion in the last two decades described the settlement as "fabulous."
"It's very exciting that we're finally seeing that the Department of Justice has really taken a lead on this and is getting money back for the taxpayer," said Danielle Brian of the Project on Government Oversight.
Earlier this year, the Justice Department intervened in a lawsuit filed in Lufkin by private parties against 16 oil companies. As part of the Mobil settlement, the complaint against Mobil was unsealed Friday in Lufkin and dismissed.
Under the terms of the settlement, the private parties will receive $8.1 million, while the federal government, the Indian tribes and 10 states will split the remaining $36.9 million. Federal officials couldn't immediately provide a specific breakdown of the funds' allocation. The 10 states - California, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming - are where Mobil has leases with the federal government.
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Keep saving or pay something off?
So long story short, I recently got divorced and moved myself and my three kids back home with my parents. I am currently working and trying to get out of debt. I have about $600-ish in savings and am debating whether to keep saving it for future deposit/1st months rent so we can move out or put it towards one of my debts.
What would you do? I can't move out anytime soon but it would be nice to have that money there and ready when we can move out.
Pay off small debts first. After that, you'll have plenty of money left over to put in savings once things are paid off.
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Despite What You May Have Heard, E3 Featured More Than Just Shooters
We highlight five games for those seeking something that doesn't involve shooting.
This year's E3 has come and gone, and in its wake it has left many gamers feeling negative over the number of games which revolve around shooting. Particularly when you look at the big press briefings, shooting was all over the place -- without naming them all, Microsoft had Halo 4, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2; Sony had The Last of Us and Far Cry 3; Electronic Arts had Crysis 3 and Medal of Honor: Warfighter; Ubisoft had ShootMania Storm; and even Nintendo had some shooters with brief appearances by Mass Effect 3, Aliens: Colonial Marines, and ZombiU.
That is inarguably a lot of shooters, and they ended up coming across as the show's main attractions due to their positioning in the briefings. The response to this from many gamers and a number members of the press has been to bemoan the lack of originality on display. However, before succumbing to this pessimistic point of view, it's worth noting that this was really only true of the press briefings themselves. And there's a reason for that -- these showcases are not geared toward fans of Lumines, nor is the intended audience the type looking for platform holders to convince them with graphs, charts, and sales numbers that they are doing great, thank you very much.
The games shown at the briefings, and the way they were demoed -- Tomb Raider's showing at Microsoft's briefing portrayed the game in a different light than it had been previously -- revealed it was a very mainstream audience being catered to. This has rubbed many people the wrong way, leading to proclamations of what a poor show E3 was this year. But, again, what's important to remember is these briefings are not a portrayal of everything the industry has to offer. The big publishers may be competing to have the next Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty-sized success -- something they feel is most likely to be achieved through the release of games which mimic aspects of those franchises -- but there is still a lot of creativity to be seen on the E3 show floor. Just look at how Nintendo's briefing disappointed many (albeit for reasons other than it being shooter-heavy), and then we promptly found out about Platinum Games' Project P-100.
So rather than dwell on the number of shooters in the spotlight, we thought we would highlight five of the other games being shown at E3 which are worthy of your attention -- even if they were not as heavily featured as some of the show's more violent games.
Project P-100: Our own Marty Sliva has already made the argument for why Nintendo needs to get behind Platinum Games' new game for Wii U. Okami director Hideki Kamiya is at the helm of this Pikmin-like project, and while it may not be the game that convinces you the Wii U GamePad is the amazing concept Nintendo would have us all believe it is, it is looking like a solid game. Its colorful, The Incredibles-like visual style make it stand out from the sea of browns and grays featured in many of the shooters at the show. The idea of aliens attacking earth doesn't ring of originality, but the blend of humor, action, and strategy do make P-100 a game worth keeping in mind as you debate a Wii U purchase later this year.
Rayman Legends: That Rayman Origins was ever made seemed miraculous; a gorgeous 2D platformer in high definition? It did not turn out to be a major success from a sales standpoint, although it had already become profitable by February and Ubisoft felt confident enough in the brand early on to commission a follow-up. Unlike Origins, however, which has ended up coming to a wide variety of platforms, the beautiful Rayman Legends is a Wii U exclusive -- one that actually makes some interesting use of the system's GamePad tablet controller. The asymmetrical play Nintendo is touting for Wii U is realized here by having up to four players playing with Wii Remotes/Pro Controllers while a GamePad user lends support by cutting ropes (thereby dropping logs to create bridges), lifting items or enemies out of the ground, slingshotting other players to other sections of the map, and so on. Even if we ignore these Wii U-specific features, it's the sequel to an excellent 2D platformer. What more do you need to know?
Quantum Conundrum: Once you've had your hand in the development of a game like Portal, whatever you then go on to make is going to attract some attention regardless of what it is. Such is the case with Portal lead Kim Swift and Airtight Games' Quantum Conundrum, although the game appears to be plenty deserving of the attention it has received. As we learned this week, it was a conscious decision to create a game that could be played by adults and children alike. Just as Portal was, it's a first-person game -- without any shooting! -- where you solve puzzles as you move from room to room. Players shift between four different dimensions, each of which will have some impact on objects in the room (such as making them lighter or move slower). What's most interesting about the game is the potential for puzzles to be solved in more than one way, something that should help to make each room worth a second playthrough even after you've already discovered one possible solution.
The Unfinished Swan: This, too, is a sort of first-person puzzler, but it has an entirely different take than Quantum Conundrum's -- one which is more difficult to describe. Unlike the other four games in this list, this one starts out devoid of color; everything in the world, save for footsteps of the titular swan, is an identical white color, and only by launching blobs of black paint are you able to see your surroundings and forge your way ahead. Both visually and from a gameplay standpoint it looks distinct from most everything at E3, and that is most assuredly a good thing in this case.
South Park: The Stick of Truth: There have been South Park games before, and they have almost all been terrible. Things are shaping up differently this time around, both because The Stick of Truth has a quality developer (Obsidian) behind it and because series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are penning the script and voicing their respective characters. The game looks a great deal like the show it is based on; there wasn't any attempt to make this a stellar-looking game, nor should there have been. If we accept that the look and story have been nailed -- and after 16 seasons and a movie, I have faith in the duo to come up one at least one more adventure for the boys to go on -- it will all come down to how well Obsidian can execute. Whether turn-based combat being combined with the show's sense of humor will be enough to lure in even non-fans is unclear; for those who are already devoted fans, they'll be excited to hear Parker and Stone have finally mapped out where everything in the town of South Park is located and that Crab People appear to be making a return. 'Nuff said.
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unfinished swanPosted: Jun 09, 2012 12:00AM PST by chinpokoman
that looks like a very interesting concept. whatever the point of the game is, color me intrigued.
I really really want to like Rayman...Posted: Jun 08, 2012 12:00AM PST by Jiggles
I even bought Origins. Very pretty game...except for the fact that I just can't stand its style and "humor". I find Rayman an extremely uninteresting character, and most of the supporting cast is just ugly (being hi-res actually makes them more repulsive).
Which is too bad, because I generally like the gameplay.
It all comes down to South ParkPosted: Jun 08, 2012 12:00AM PST by Masta_C
May I be the first to say that due solely to the presence of this game, that this was the best E3 ever? I'm kidding but I thought the games displayed were all pretty good. Sure there weren't any kingpins, but almost all the games listed in this article are ones I will watch eagerly. Medal of Honor, Far Cry 3, The last of us. Yes they are shooters but if they can do something truly new like they are claiming they will do in EGM, GameInformer etc, then I will happily oblige a small glut of shooters in the next year.
On that note I have to admit, of all the games listed, SOuth Park is the only one I have preordered so far.
Unfinished Swan isn't actually devoid of colorPosted: Jun 08, 2012 12:00AM PST by IwataBanana
I just thought that I would point out that in Unfinished Swan just the first area has the black and white aesthetic. In the Gamespot interview with the developer they showed off another area that is in color but you chuck around water balloons.
That being said, I am really excited for all of the games on this list. Even if the press conferences may have been a little dissapointing E3 really did have a lot of gems. I am looking forward to gaming this year!


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Baked Eggs in Little Bread BowlsBrooke McLay
This morning I had exactly twenty minutes to put a warm, hearty breakfast on the table. I also had forty-eight other things to do. So, not a lot of time to sit over the stove and fuss over a hot pan of eggs. No time to flip. Pour. Stir. Or slice. So, I didn't. I invited my 2nd grader to make these easy little Baked Eggs in Bread Bowls, which are so simple he could pop them together in no time at all, leaving me with the easy task of popping them into the oven and letting them bake while we finished up the rest of the hectic morning duties. By the time the eggs were pulled from the oven, we were ready to sit down to a warm, scrumptious breakfast and dig into a peaceful conversation. Now, if that isn't the way to start the day, I don't know what is.
Baked Eggs in Bread Bowls
- 4 Kaiser Rolls
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons bacon bits
- salt and pepper to taste
- finely chopped parsley
Cut the top 1/3 part of the bun off. Hollow out the center of the bread. Transfer the bowl and cut off portion on the bun to a cookie sheet.
Crack an egg in the center of each bun. Salt and pepper to taste. Bake in an oven preheated to 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes (depending on the how firm you like your yolks).
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Tree Planting: 1st, Christen Elchert, New Riegel Rawhides and Woolies.
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Ohio Birds: 1st, Stephanie Wilfong, Seneca Pens and Friends; 2nd, Dante Burrier, Seneca Survivors; 3rd, Jarett Woodall, Sew Sharp.
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On the Cutting Edge: 1st, Molly Cleveland; 2nd, David Sours, Seneca County Jr. Beef; 3rd, Jena Huffman.
Arcs and Sparks: 1st, Kaylyn Goshe, No Limits; 2nd, Luke Bowerman, Republic Rowdy Rednecks; 3rd, Chad Bowerman, Republic Rowdy Rednecks; Honorable Mention: Jasmine Hossler, Spirit of '76.
Measuring Up: 1st, Nicholas Zoeller, New Riegel Rawhides and Woolies; 2nd, Denver Staib; 3rd, Jocelyn Levengood, Hopewell Hog and Dairy; Honorable Mention: Nathan Boes.
Making the Cut: 1st, Hannah Weasner, Spirit of '76; 2nd, Tyler Andrews, Republic Country Kids; 3rd, Jasmin Levengood, Hopewell Hog and Dairy
Nailing It Together: 1st, Brad Zoeller, New Riegel Rawhides and Woolies.
Finishing Up: 1st, Brad Rine, Spirit of '76; 2nd, Paul Griffin, Spirit of '76.


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Jim Caldwell was not my favorite NFL coach.
That's putting it mildly.
Let's just say I pretty much despised the way he coached on the sidelines each week.
Nevertheless, Jim Caldwell's teams had one thing that Chuck Pagano could take a page from: penalties.
The Colts have already had issues this season with penalties, and this week's loss to Jacksonville was directly affected by several of them.
To put this in perspective, let's compare this team to last year's (bad, but coached by Caldwell) team.
The 2011 Colts had the fewest penalties in the league with 76 penalties for 549 yards. Through three games they had earned just 11 penalties for 71 yards.
Through three games, the 2012 Colts have earned 21 penalties for 176 yards.
Now, the replacement official effect should be taken into account here, but looking at the numbers, there isn't a very significant difference in the number of penalties the officials are calling than the regular officials (their calling less than 2% more right now than last year's pace)
If you take a look at the Colts' loss against the Jaguars, you can see several calls in the second half alone that clearly affected the game's outcome.
- In the first drive of the third quarter, Donald Brown took a draw play 10 yards behind the right tackle, but the play was called back on a holding penalty on Seth Olsen. Olsen had blocked a guy to the ground, and then held his arm back with one hand as he tried to get up. At that point, Brown was through the hole, and it was unlikely that a defensive lineman was going to catch him from behind. It was a silly penalty that did not in any way need to be committed. The penalty put the Colts in 2nd and 20, which the offense couldn't overcome, and had to punt.
- On the Jaguars final drive of the third quarter, there were several Colt penalties that allowed the Jaguars to keep moving, and finally score a touchdown. The first was an offsides call on Mathis, negating a good stop on a Jones-Drew run, and giving the Jaguars a free down. Later in the drive, Vontae Davis was called TWICE for pass interference, contributing 30 yards to the Jaguars' drive, including the final one that set the Glitter Kitties up with a first and goal.
- After the touchdown, the Colts committed a holding penalty (Mario Harvey) on the ensuing kickoff, pushing them back 13 yards from where the return ended. The drive stalled on the Jaguars 13.
- After that drive stalled, the Colts were called for a delay of game penalty on the field goal attempt, pushing them back five yards. The 36-yard kick was literally inches away from being above the upright, and therefore good. With the extra five yards, or the 12 from the beginning of the drive, the kick (as was) would have been good.
- After the defense forced a three-and-out, Dwayne Allen and Mewelde Moore both committed holding penalties, taking 20 yards away from the Colts. The Colts were faced with a third-and-20 after the Moore penalty, failed to convert, and were forced to punt.
Now, obviously it's easy to play the "What if?" game after the fact, but it's plain to see that the Colts received penalties at crucial points in the game, which affected not only the Jaguars comeback, but obstructed the Colts from coming back themselves. No matter what may have happened, it would have been a different scenario.
I like Chuck Pagano. I think he's a good motivator, and players like him and buy into what he's saying. It leads for a more unified and driven team.
But, so far this season, the Colts' in-game evidence of good coaching (adjustments, playcalling, and on-field discipline) has been lacking. The coaches HAVE to focus on this throughout the bye week. The Colts had 11 penalties in the Minnesota game alone, and when it's so closely affecting the game in one as close as this week's contest was, it's concerning.
The Colts will be pressed to win games this season anyway, and having issues like that is severely hampering that ability.


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How to Research Debt Collectors & Understand the Law
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This is the first guest post in a special How to Fight Debt Collectors series on Bargaineering.com.
So you've received a debt collection call or letter…
In this day and age where you have rampant foreclosures, layoffs and job losses, it is simply inevitable that an individual may come across a debt collector, and frankly even without these external factors, it may just happen by a chance wrong number or even being related to someone going through a hard time financially. Many people have questions and are unprepared to deal with this, but after reading this series of articles, you will be. I will detail the key steps you should take to secure your rights, aggressively defend yourself, and ultimately make the debt collectors pay YOU to go away. This is not your typical "just pay your bills and get a second job" column, so please read on.
The War for Your Money
There is a battle out there folks, and like it or not, you have been drafted. This is the war for your money. Banks, credit card companies, credit bureaus, and debt collectors are all in it together on one side, and on the other is you and me, the American consumer on the other. I wish I could describe it as a fair and free negotiation for goods or services, but it simply is not. Consumers need to understand that there are smart, well heeled interests seeking to exploit them and take advantage of them every chance they get.
Don't believe me; just look at what these parties have done over the years: Two cycle billing, mandatory binding arbitration, the latest bankruptcy reform, below market mortgage deals for legislators, and the list goes on and on. These are all coordinated efforts to take away your rights and to turn you into a financial slave.
Consumers need to adopt an aggressive, litigious mindset and understand that Angelo Mozillo (former CEO of Countrywide) is not your friend. In fact, if you are trying to do a loan modification, he thinks you are disgusting. When these morons have a problem and make a bad decision, it is a national emergency requiring lots of our money, but woe to thee if one of us mere mortals has a financial problem or makes a mistake. They'll have no mercy on us and respond with bad credit reporting, inflated demands for money, baseless lawsuits, etc… Well, I say enough is enough.
More to the point, debt collectors routinely violate the law in various ways, at which point the collectors most likely owe the consumers money. Consumer up to now have not made at the collectors pay. This is how the primary law, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was designed to work by congress: private attorney generals (that's' you) suing debt collectors into compliance. The basic strategy is to document violations of the law, file suit, and usually the smart collectors will hand you some money and beg you to leave them alone. Once a collector violates the law that is your opportunity to make them pay, literally.
The terminal purpose should be you facing your creditors in a court of law with their name under the Defendant column. Notice, I didn't say draft Intent to sue letter, threaten to file suit, get an attorney to write a letter, or any of that crap. File a lawsuit. It isn't hard, it isn't scary, and it isn't prohibitively expensive. I will show you the way, lock and load and follow me!
Know Your Enemy & The Battlefield
The very first thing I would do is punch their name into Google and check out www.budhibbs.com. Google will give you some idea of the agency's tactics and reputation, and Bud Hibbs will give you more detailed information from a consumer viewpoint. Budd has a good database of the major players in the debt collection industry and their tendencies, so you can know what to expect going forward.
- Does the collection agency have a tendency to violate the law?
- Are they complete fraudsters?
- Are they operating under a consent agreement from the FTC?
These are key questions you can get an early indication of by doing some basic research. Additionally, check some of the consumer message boards: creditnet.com, creditboards.com, and debtorboards.com are all good places to start. It's not uncommon to find someone currently dealing with or someone that has dealt with that company in the past. Start a thread and enlist your fellow consumers for help, they are more than likely willing because we're all in this war together.
Second, find out the company to see if they are bonded or licensed as required by state law. You need to understand the requirements your state imposes on debt collectors. I have found that this LawDog center resource page is one of the best places out there to learn the requirements debt collectors have to satisfy. Some states require only a license, some require only bonding, and others require both. I list the requirements for each and every state in this article, but do yourself a favor and at least become familiar with what your state requires. This is important because if they aren't compliant, each of their collection attempts is illegal and you can drag their butts into court.
Finally, and this should go without saying, but you need to be very familiar with the debt collection laws in your state and the Federal laws that cover this. Do you know what the maximum penalty for debt collector violations under state law is in North Carolina? (It's $2,500 per violation) Can a debt collector call your relatives (yes if they do not have your location information, otherwise no) Is that a violation for a debt collector to call at 7:30 AM? (yes) Say you received an initial call from a collector, is there anything else they have to do? (yes, send you a summary of your rights under the FDCPA within 5 days). I wouldn't expect everyone to be able to spout off the laws on command, but certainly know what laws apply and where to find them.
Next, we'll take a look at your first line of defense – the debt collection dispute letter.
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Carolina Tiger Rescue, formerly the Carnivore Preservation Trust, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit wildlife sanctuary whose mission is saving and protecting wild cats in captivity and in the wild.
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Did you know your Membership to Carolina Tiger Rescue is your ticket to more than a visit with the cats? We make you a partner in our efforts to save and protect wildcats in captivity and in the wild. Your membership strengthens your connection to Carolina Tiger by providing access to Carolina Tiger Rescue "family" emails, member only emails, member only events. Best of all, when you join Carolina Tiger Rescue, your membership dues provide valuable financial support to the magnificent tigers, lions, cougars, ocelots, servals and kinkajous in the sanctuary.
All Members receive
- FREE unlimited daytime public tours* for a full year
- 50% off Twilight Tour tickets (ages 13 and up)
- 10% off Specialty Tours like Feeding with a Keeper
- 10% off merchandise in the Savanna Station Gift Shop on-line and at the sanctuary
- Exclusive Carolina Tiger Rescue Member decal
- Members only emails and Invitations to members-only opportunities and events
- Members become part of the Carolina Tiger Rescue family. As such, receive family-only emails about rescues, animal updates, job openings, upcoming events and more. Some of the information is never released to the general public!
- Invitations to members only opportunities and events
Student Membership- $25
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Individual Membership- $50
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Dual Membership - $75
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Family Membership- $100
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Grandparent Membership - $100
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Family PLUS- $130
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Have questions? Visit our detailed FAQ section.
Purchase your membership the day of your visit or online at:
* Applies to public tours only, reservations must be made in advance, subject to availability
For more information contact us or call (919) 542-4684