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I was recently quoted in a Deseret News article, and I would like to provide some context to the article.
You can find the Deseret News article HERE.
I was approached by an independent writer that quoted the statistics about the Utah Marriage rate and life insurance statistics, and then he posed two questions. His questions and my responses are below, in their entirety;
1) Do you think there are any reservations about buying life insurance that might be unique to or more prominent in Utah?
My best rational as to the disparity between the marriage rate and life insurance is that it is probably a function of Utah culture in combination with the beliefs and teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), as well as other traditional Christian religions in Utah. The teachings and doctrine emphasize the importance and sanctity of traditional marriage and that a man and a woman absolutely must be married prior to engaging in sexual relationships. Consequently, I suppose this is the reason that Utah has such a relatively high marriage rate, and I am also going to suppose that Utah has a relatively young average marriage age as well.
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It should also be pointed out that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has long emphasized the importance of life insurance in their teachings and encouragement of provident living and self reliance. (www.providentliving.org ) Having life insurance is a key element of a money management guide authored by the late Apostle Marvin J. Ashton in 2007 called One for the Money. https://www.lds.org/ensign/2007/09/one-for-the-money?lang=eng
2) What would you tell a young married couple who thinks they are too young for life insurance?
At whatever age, it has been my experience that the reason people ever buy life insurance can be condensed down to a single reason. Love.
If you want more reasons to buy life insurance at a young age. Here is a short list of the reasons that come to mind.
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2. It's the responsible and intelligent thing to do.
3. You are not immortal. People do die at all ages from accidents and illness.
4. Lock in insurability. You should lock in a low rate while you are young and likely to be at your most healthy stage of life. Lock in a policy that will last many years before you become sick or ill or experience adverse underwriting conditions such as depression and other mental health issues, weight gain, organ malfunction, cancer, back injury, disability, illegal drug use, substance rehab, prescription drug abuse, and even changes in avocations such as airplane pilot or parachuting, hang-gliding or scuba diving.
5. Life insurance can be the foundation for more complex investment strategies in the future, and can be used for financial planning purposes as a households financial situations change.
6. May be needed in the future to secure a business loan.
7. Has a long list of potential living benefits as well, depending on the type of life insurance that an individual or business chooses to purchase.
8. The insurance you receive from your employer may or may not be continued in the event you change employment. In my opinion, I would recommend having a life insurance policy that is not at the mercy of an employer and your employment with their organization.
I hope this gives you a slightly better understanding of my communications that this article was derived from.
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On the night before his 19th birthday, Rushel Shell stood inside Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, trying to make sense of recent events and prepare himself for his first collegiate game.
"In my head, I really couldn't think," he said, "because it was so loud."
Truth be told, the past month has been a bit muddled for the celebrated freshman from Hopewell.
During Pitt's training camp, he struggled to keep up with the size and speed of the other athletes, the likes of which he never had met on a football field. Then he hurt his back and missed important practice time.
He wasn't gone long, returning to open eyes on the Pitt coaching staff with his willingness to run hard, break tackles and, finally, use his speed to elude defenders. But it was only practice.
Soon thereafter, another hurdle — this one self-imposed — blocked his path when he was suspended for the Sept. 1 opener after breaking a team rule.
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Shell carried four times for 25 yards in that series, but quarterback Tino Sunseri was sacked twice and Pitt was forced to punt. In the final 51 minutes of the game, Shell had only four more carries, finishing with eight for 31 yards.
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Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pumpkin Cheesecake has a unique combination of flavors, a heavenly smooth texture and an irresistible graham cracker crust. This will definitely become a holiday favorite.
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 can (15 oz.) LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
- 2/3 cup (5 fl.-oz can) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 container (16 oz.) sour cream, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions, Reviews, Nutrition
COMBINE graham cracker crumbs, butter and granulated sugar in medium bowl. Press onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes (do not allow to brown). Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
BEAT cream cheese, granulated sugar and brown sugar in large mixer bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs, pumpkin and evaporated milk. Add cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg; beat well. Pour into crust.
BAKE for 55 to 60 minutes or until edge is set but center still moves slightly.
COMBINE sour cream, granulated sugar and vanilla extract in small bowl; mix well. Spread over surface of warm cheesecake. Bake for 5 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Remove side of springform pan.
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Awesome, awesome recipe! Everything about this cheesecake is perfect in taste and texture!
This cheesecake is soooooo very good! It's so creamy and has the perfect flavor. It's a fall favorite in my house and it;s super easy to make!
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I made this last year and it was devoured! Not a crumb was left. I am the one in the group who always gets to bring the desserts!
I love to make!!! I have been making the pumpkin cheesecake for 3-4 years now,. MY father and Husband both FIGHT OVER THE LAST PIECE! lol...I make it every year for Thanksgiving and sometimes Christmas treat. It's a MUST TRY! Yummmy to my tummy!
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By far, the best pumpkin cheesecake recipe I've found. I've tweaked it a bit by adding 1 tsp cinnamon to the crust & 2 tbsp pure maple syrup to the filling. My family demands it every Thanksgiving.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/16 of Recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 16
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 403
- Calories from Fat: 241
- Total Fat: 26.7g (41% of DV)
- Saturated Fat: 16.2g (81% of DV)
- Cholesterol: 99mg (33% of DV)
- Sodium: 248mg (10% of DV)
- Carbohydrates: 35.8g (12% of DV)
- Dietary Fiber: 1.4g (6% of DV)
- Sugars: 25.5g
- Protein: 6.6g
- Vitamin A: 21% of DV
- Vitamin C: 3% of DV
- Calcium: 14% of DV
- Iron: 12% of DV
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5.7" or 6" rod
I finally got the "o.k" a min. ago from cnc motorsports I want to excange my pistons and rod's for a 6" instead of the stock 5.7
do you guy's think i'd be better off to exchange 'em for the 6" rods and pistons instead of keeping the 5.7" ones i have now
I don't like the fact that the 6" rods make it so the oil rings are up into the piston pins. I'd rather have the reliability of the 5.7".
From a power standpoint there is no difference.
Pardon me??? No difference. Why would they change something like 5.7" stock rods to 6", 6.150" etc.
What would be the point?? I know theres a difference, I would just like to here why you think there is "no difference" power wise.
We have had many discussions on here about the 6" vs 5.7". MOst people on here will agree on one part of the battle and that is the 6" rod is better for endurance but not power. I believe the 6" rod is better for both power and endurance.
anybody ever heard of smokey yunick?smokey says use the longest rod possible.
I figured that would rouse the crowd. Here is my basis for saying that.
Invest $40,000+ in a dyno, build motors with every combination of bore, stroke, rod ratio you can think of to come up with 350 CI, using 305, 307, 350 and 400 blocks and you'll see, it's not going to make a difference.
Another option, which I found very well written, is to go pick up the latest Hot Rod. In that issue is an EXCELLENT article on bore/stroke relationships that also discusses the rod length issue. Although you may raise the issue that the motors tested were big blocks the theory and relationships remain very valid. The article does go into some depth relating directly to the small block at the NASCAR level as well. Very much worth the read. One of the few articles I have ever read in a magazine I could directly relate to in the real world.
Many of the testing theories they conducted in that article we have run time and time again searching for that "wonder combination". So far rod length is not where the money is going. The measurable power is with the flow bench, we have 2 now, porting, lots of time with Dema Elgin at Elgin Cams, intake work, carburetors and fuel. We are also investing time on the dyno with vac pumps. Want to gain about 20 lb/ft of torque through the mid and top RPM range on a 380 HP motor. Run a Moroso vac pump at 15" of depression. Make sure your oil pressure is good though as that will fall 14 lbs with the pump hooked up. That's a mod that appears to be worth power.
At the level almost ALL folks are at with street motors it's just no worth worrying about. There are WAY more important areas to worry about. The cylinder head, camshaft, and intake to name three biggies. Correct tuning of the carburetor and ignition advance curve is more important that rod length. When you read the article in Hot Rod they mention the amount of time they spent tuning these motors for best power. On the dyno it's not unusual to spend days on the tuneup to get it optimized.
Oil control is another area worth spending time on to retain HP.
Yes, I have heard of Smokey. I used to see him every year at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show until his death. A very nice guy with a pleasant wife. He gave great presentations. He was very deaf the last year or two of his life by the way. Why he pushed Prolong products at the end I'll never know. Must have been good money.
As for endurance, really can't say. All I know is you see lots of short rod motors with lots of miles on them that still run strong.
Pin height is a valid concern, although on a 6" small block not a show stopper. I have never seen a ring problem with this combination. Getting the pin height up too high though with too long of a rod can cause issues though with the pin itself, seizing in the bore. Heat into the pin has been an issue with a lot of very long rod combinations. Special pin coating have been developed as well as lube tube feeds drilled into the rods for pin oiling to combat this problem. Many builders have quite the long rod bandwagon simply due to this reliability issue. This is not street related but race related.
i agree with rick. THe VERY minute horsepower difference you're going to make (coupled with a smaller low end torque number that a long rod produces, something most people are unaware of...) its not worth it to play the long rod game unless you're really in the game for every last bit you can get, like in a high dollar motor. Using really long rods on a street motor is like putting titanium valves in a street 350. Sure, its nice, and yeah, it might help a little, but there are better ways to spend that big money. Get the picture?
This has been discussed in depth many times before on this as well as other forums and i always ask from the person that tells me how good the longer rod engine is to "show me your proof" and up to and including today no one has ever shown proof of there theroy........ Most of the people that i have discussed this with before have plagiarized there ideas from some other write up about long connecting rods, usually if you trace it far enough it comes back to a magazine deal that was sponsered by someone that sells connecting rods!!!!!!!!
If you go to reher and morrisons and isky web sites they have some good explinations about all the theorys surrounding the longer connecting rod.....Oh yea they sell engine with longer rod beacuse that is what the customer demands, plus it really does not hurt anything... it just does not help either....
Think about this..... the location of the piston in relation ship to tdc or bdc between a 5.7" rod and a 6.0" rod in a 3.75 stroke engine is never more then .017" difference........ How much additional HP can .017" make??? 1 percent,,,1/2 percent????? None?????
As for smokey.... that statement in the book is taken out of context.... He just touts using the longest rod you can,,, but does not say anything about the benifits of using a longer rod.... Plus it's just his opinion...
I built 2 406 sbc about the same time.. They were almost twins. same pistons in both. One was a 5.7 rod and one was 6.0 rod. The guy with the 5.7 rod engine ran the crap out of it, just beat it like a 3 year old in wal-mart.... The 6.0 rod engine was taken much better care of.. Both were with-in 25 hp of each outer.... When i got them back to freshin the pistons in the 5.7 engine looked like new... In the 6.0 engine they were all but trashed...
The shorter skirt reduces the load carrying abilities of the piston and that is why the 6.0 rod pistons looked so bad IMO
I do agree that this is "all out stuff". Not worth the worry on the street.
On the many side by side comparisons, I do not agree and dont believe I've seen a valid side by side made yet.
Now this is only my opinion and I am only throwing it out for you guys to ponder for a moment.
For a valid side by side to take place, you couldn't simply pull the 5.7 rods out and install 6.0s and complete the test with the expectation that anything will change. The reason for my theory is this.
1). Your all out cam is set up to make a particular valve event happen with a particular piston event. Thus, having changed piston event without regard for the rest of the combination (valve event among others) will never increase hp or torque.
2) As miniscule as .017 is, if a guy were able to blow down a cylinder sooner based on more work performed earlier in the stroke, that would be a measurable benefit to exhaust flow and the possible result/benefit would be a less diluted intake charge.
3) Ditto on the intake side. Any change in piston speed or event will dictate a change to lobe profile to attain maximum hp & torque.
Now whenever I talk with the cam grinder about a maximum effort combination, one of the many questions regarding the combination is always rod length. I dont believe this particular question is based on small talk and believe there is a reason for him asking everytime.
I do agree with the longer skirt yeilding less rock and would recommend it for a motor that was intended for fun on the street for a long time. However, for racing I believe the increased weight of the piston would hinder performance.
I believe anything you change on an all out combination without regard to the rest of the combination will result in less performance not more.
Some good stuff in there.... I can understand the need for a cam change in reguards to the rod length to gain the most advantage or for a fair test. I got to this point before with a very knowledgeable builder and when i asked for a actual amount in the two comparisons. He was like....well..... uh..... maybe 1 percent??? But never really sounded sure if it was that much... I just don't think the data is out there for hard numbers. I would guess the people that spent the time on the R&d for this issue just never found anything???? Or else decided to keep it to there self.....
The thing i don't understand totally yet is... If you talk to the cam grinder and he asked you about rod length, Then he sends you a cam based on that. The cam is still installed at the same location in reguards to the valve events. ( there is not one installed location for a 5.7" rod engine and another for a 6.0" rod engine) Or another way of saying it a cam for a 5.7 rod engine and a 6.0 rod engine will still have the intake closing at say for example 42 deg abdc. So your only changing the other 3 events for this cam example. So if you used the same cam in both engines and made the intake closing event correct for each engine would it really make a measurable difference with the other 3 events?????? Not a statement because i really do not know it's a question....
I was told, but i am not sure if it's true that GM spent countless $$$$$$ on the nascar engine program. Starting with a rod that was like 5.2" long and went up to 6.2" long. Changing cams along the way to get the most benifit from the rods they ran. They came to the conclusion that it' a none issue??? Again not sure if it's true..
I love talking about the techincal side of engine building like this.... All bouncing ideas off of each other. I would guess the typ of person to ask this question would never be to the point where he is at the all out end in his engine program....
I do agree with you on the skirt and weight deal on the piston for a street / race engine. I think many people with the street engine think this typ of thing will gain them some big increase in HP because they saw in on the net some place..... But your right it all has to do with intended usage of the engine...
Maynard, In the Hot Rod article they did tune for the rods with the camshaft, there is a lengthy discussion about it along with the lash specs they settled on.
They also had a discussion with DEI on the long rod issue and they claim significant increases with the long rod. Significant is a maximum of 3 HP.
Here's my humble, most un-scientific opinion.
A connecting rods job is exactly what it's name implies. If it does that job reliably then yes, it makes more horsepower than one that doesn't. I could care less how long or short it is as long as it stays put.
I've never used a dyno, I occasionally use a flow bench to quantify porting results. I build engines and run the snot out of them until they break. I've built and rebuilt engines with long and short rods and I have NEVER seen a difference in E.T. or MPH as a direct result of the use of a longer or shorter rod in any engine.
You want a side by side comparison? Call Bill at Hendrens Racing Engines
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I would love to collaborate with you on any of your projects! I think Dark Star would be the best fit aesthetically, but feel free to have a look at my portfolio and see if anything else interests you. Thanks for reaching out!
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After an amazing year for Apple in 2004 many of us imagined big things for the firm for 2005 as the New Year approached. Even PSFK. Then, as the bells...
After an amazing year for Apple in 2004 many of us imagined big things for the firm for 2005 as the New Year approached. Even PSFK. Then, as the bells rung midnight on New Year's Eve, something seemed to happen: Apple started to look a little grumpy, look a little bit greedy and look a little bit like its old nemesis Microsoft.
Yes, we know we heard the 'good news' last week about some new Apple products and, yes, the reaction was 'warm' but something started us wondering: PSFK can't tell for sure but… we think we've noticed a critical shift in opinion against Apple. Yeah. Sorry.
One of the biggest signs, of course, was the reaction by the blog community to Apple's attempt to sue the 19 year old blogger, Nicholas Ciarelli, who runs 'ThinkSecret'. Apple claims that the site was giving away Trade Secrets when it released news about forthcoming product launches at the end of last year. All the commentators reacted including Godin, Ochman, Gillmor – and the press even noticed. Anastasia Goodstein at youth monitor Ypulse suggested that if Apple wants to keep its elite status among youth they should consider backing off from legal challenges to blogs like ThinkSecret.
But it's not just the reaction to the law suit that sends signals about the precarious state of Apple's image. Here and there, we spot negative comments about the mass market fascination of the little white box(es) – check out this cheeky manifesto. And this parody of the Apple store suggests just how absurdly the brand could stretch itself (and there would still be buyers!).
And then there's the whispers about Apple's less than fair behaviour. One blogger discovered a hidden feature in the Ipod: the ability to record high quality audio. After creating a hack he says:
"I suspect the next version of the iPod won't allow booting in to Linux and/or this type of recording. Enjoy it while you can. With all the podcasting people out there Apple should consider not crippling our iPods so we can all use iPods to record, Apple could do this now with a simple software update…or I guess I can keep booting in to Linux and never update this iPod or just buy a cheap recorder."
Hang on a second: doesn't that all sound like an opinion that most folk, we've been told, hold about the behavior of Bill Gates and gang?
(And just look at the 100 or so further comments around the hack).
Of course there will always be some grey hairs who 'believe' but one can't help but think that two white 'phones jammed in the ears is getting to look a little bit 'chav'.
Still not convinced? OK, let's do some numbers. Technorati is a frequently updated mega-directory of blog posts. If we compare the number of posts that mention 'I Love Apple' versus 'I Hate Apple' we find that a 4:1 Love/Hate Ratio. Pretty good, yeah? But that means nearly 20% of those blog posts mention hatred towards Apple. That's a pretty big proportion, no?
'I Love Apple' Count : 237 less 14 for Apple Cider less 17 for Apple Pie
'I Hate Apple' Count : 49 less 1 for Apple Pie
Ok, ok. So it's not the 1:3 Love/Hate ration that Microsoft has on Technorati:
'I Love Microsoft' Count : 62
'I Hate Microsoft' Count : 156
…but does this ratio and Apple's 4/1 ratio reflect what we've all been told all along: that everyone loves Apple and everyone hates Microsoft?
We're not too sure anymore. Times are a-changing and maybe the worm is a-turning too.
All you iPod and iMac fans – we're sorry: it's just something PSFK feels is going on. Anyway, maybe it's time for a change. Apple has been so 'early 00s' anyway. Shouldn't we have a new iMedia champion for the next half of the decade?
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We love to eat chili, whether it's vegetarian or with some kind of meat. This recipe was created because I a friend of mine gave me some chorizo to try and I decided to try it in my chili recipe. Most supermarkets carry chorizo, but if it's not available, I found that kielbasa is is a good substitution. —Debbie Limas, North Andover, Massachusetts
- 1/2 pound uncooked chorizo
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- 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
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- 2 garlic cloves, minced
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- Crumble chorizo into a large saucepan; add the peppers, onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until sausage is fully cooked; drain.
- Stir in the beans, tomato sauce, wine, chili powder, coriander, cumin, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until heated through. Serve over rice and garnish with cilantro if desired. Yield: 4 servings.
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Bethenny Frankel just revealed that she had a miscarriage!
The reality show star revealed that she suffered a miscarriage after attempting to have a second child. She explained, "we were pregnant with a second baby and at eight weeks I miscarried. That was a very emotional experience. I'm not thinking about it. I have an incredible daughter. I have truthfully thought about other women, more than myself. Oh my God, I can't believe what people go through who can't have the one.
Check out the clip below of Bethenny explaining her miscarriage.


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text: LONGMONT, Colo., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: HILL), a leading provider of SAN storage solutions, today announced that the most recent version of its firmware for AssuredSAN™ 3000 storage systems will include VMware™ vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) support and Site Recovery Manager (SRM) support, to ensure improved performance and data security within VMware virtual server environments. VAAI includes three separate capabilities: block zeroing, full copy, and hardware assisted locking. The AssuredSAN 3000 fully supports these functions with the new firmware and can now speed provisioning of new virtual machines, accelerate cloning and reduce the use of the CPU for storage vMotion functions. SRM is VMware's flagship product for data protection and disaster recovery across geographic sites. SRM is integrated with array-based replication to provide an efficient mechanism for maintaining replicas of virtual machines on multiple sites. The Dot Hill AssuredSAN 3000 Series, with built-in AssuredRemote™ technology, provides the critical replication element of the overall SRM solution, enabling customers to implement a comprehensive disaster recovery plan for their mission-critical virtual machines. The VAAI support on the Dot Hill AssuredSAN 3000 Series is certified by VMware on vSphere 4.1 and 5. The SRM support on the Dot Hill AssuredSAN 3000 Series is certified by VMware on vSphere 5. These new features are available through a free software upgrade to the AssuredSAN array and are enabled by a free software plug-in to the VMware ESX servers. "Customers using VMware virtualization require high performance and high availability network storage solutions. Dot Hill's AssuredSAN 3000 series provides a unique combination of high speed and five 9's of availability," said Jim Jonez, senior director of marketing, Dot Hill. 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"While users appreciate that they can free up server and IO resources to support virtualized production workloads by moving IO-intensive processes from their ESX hosts to their storage arrays, the actual level of benefit they'll realize from VAAI will to a large degree depend on the underlying storage. Flexible, scalable, high performance storage systems with VAAI integration will logically allow customers to gain more efficiencies, increase consolidation, and therefore reap greater returns on their VMware investments," states Mark Peters, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. Dot Hill's new firmware release featuring VAAI and SRM support will be available within 30 days. The firmware upgrade is free to existing Dot Hill AssuredSAN 3000 customers and can be accessed through Dot Hill support. Dot Hill will be exhibiting the VMware Ready storage arrays at the VMware Partner Exchange in Las Vegas, from February 13th through February 15th. 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Can I press charges against someone for writing me 2 bad personal checks?
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I loaned a friend $960. I had her sign a paper saying she owed it to me by last month. She has written me 2 checks which the first 1 bounced for $450. The second is post dated for next week and I expect it will bounce also. Is there anything I can do? She will not answer my calls or the door for me.
1) If you believe she is knowingly or intentionally writing you bad checks, you can contract the police and look to press charges. The key thing is her intention or state of mind: it's not a crime to run out of money, to get your own paychecks late, or to be bad at balancing a checkbook, but it is a crime to write a check knowing that you cannot honor it.
2) You can sue her in small claims court, where you can represent yourself (no lawyer fees). You'll need to prove the fact of the loan (that you gave her the money) and the terms of the loan (when it was due); you can use your own testimony, if you don't have anything in writing, though documentation makes for stronger evidence. If/when you win, if she still doesn't pay, there are ways to get payment, such as garnishing her wages.


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From an OIG mailing-list email I received a few minutes ago.
As usual, please forward to anyone who may be able to pursue or make use of this information.
"Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Oversight of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Funds for Fiscal Years 2007 Through 2009 (A-04-10-04006)"
http://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41004006.pdf (1.6 MB)
Some other information I came across through subscriptions to HHS and Office of Inspector General (OIG) mailing-lists that may not have been released elsewhere. It would appear that whether in their accounting standards or health statistics, a lax culture with regard to numbers and record-keeping is beginning to encroach on NIAID, and they are seeking to make this laxity the new standard. Please forward to anyone who may be interested in further pursuing or making use of this information.
"Appropriations Funding for National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Contract N01-AI-15416 With the University of California at San Francisco Audit (A-03-10-03120)". Link to OIG report:
http://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31003120.pdf (PDF file, 4.9M)
NIAID announce dangerous changes to clinical trial protocols in search for HIV vaccine (and will continue advocating for more circumcision regardless):
To speed the pace at which promising HIV vaccine candidates become viable for evaluation in large clinical trials, NIAID is exploring the use of innovative or adaptive clinical trial designs that let scientists quickly modify ongoing trials in response to data acquired during the study. Such flexibility in trial design will allow the research community to maximize efficiencies in studying vaccine candidates.
public health workers will continue to advocate and implement scientifically proven HIV prevention strategies such as condom use, medically supervised adult male circumcision, harm-reduction strategies for injection drug users and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
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|Declared: Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum.
|Mitt Romney was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 12, 1947. He is the son of George W. Romney (the former Governor of Michigan) and Lenore Romney. He was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and served as a Mormon missionary in France. He received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University, then earned a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School.After 10 years at Bain & Company Romney co-founded Bain Capital, which quickly became a highly successful private equity investment firm. Romney returned to Bain & Company as CEO in 1990, which was facing financial collapse. In one year, he had led Bain & Company through a highly successful turnaround.In 1999 Romney was hired as the new president and CEO of the troubled Salt Lake City Games and brought the games to a successful conclusion.After losing in a senate race to Ted Kennedy in 1994 he ran for governor in the highly democratic Massachusetts in 2002. As governor Romney proposed and signed into law a private, market-based reform that ensures every Massachusetts citizen will have health insurance, without a government takeover and without raising taxes.In 2008 Romney ran for the Republican nomination for the presidency. He won 11 primaries and caucuses, received about 4.7 million total votes, and garnered about 280 delegates. Romney spent $110 million during the campaign, including $45 million of his own money.
|Ron Paul was born August 20, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received a B.S. degree in biology at Gettysburg College in 1957. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. After earning an M.D. degree from the Duke University School of Medicine, he was a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon during the 1960s.In 1974, Paul ran for 22nd district seat and lost to incumbent Robert R. Casey. President Gerald Ford appointed Casey to head the Federal Maritime Commission, and Paul won a 1976 special election to fill the seat. Months later in the general election, Paul lost to Democrat Robert Gammage, by fewer than 300 votes. He then defeated Robert Gammage in a 1978 rematch, and was reelected in 1980 and 1982.In 1996, Paul was re-elected to Congress in Texas's 22nd District. Paul entered the race hopeful that his Constitutionalist policies of tax cuts, closing federal agencies, and curbing the U.N. would have broader support than in the past. The Republican National Committee focused instead on encouraging Democrats to switch parties, as Paul's primary opponent, incumbent Greg Laughlin, had done in 1995. The party threw its full weight behind Laughlin, including support from House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Governor George W. Bush, and the National Rifle Association. Paul responded by running newspaper ads quoting Gingrich's harsh criticisms of Laughlin's Democratic voting record 14 months earlier. Paul won the primary and the seat in the general election.Ron Paul has authored many bills than such as term limits, abolishing the income tax and abolishing the Federal Reserve that have died in committee, but he has also written successful legislation to prevent eminent domain seizures. By amending other legislation, he has barred funding for national identification numbers, funding for federal teacher certification, International Criminal Court jurisdiction over the U.S. military, American participation in any U.N. global tax, and surveillance on peaceful First Amendment activities by citizens.
In the 1988 presidential election, Paul defeated American Indian activist Russell Means to win the Libertarian Party nomination for president. On the ballot in 46 states and the District of Columbia, Paul placed third in the popular vote with 432,179 votes behind Republican winner George H. W. Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis.
In 2008 Ron Paul ran for president for the Republican nomination and received a very respectable 10% of the vote. Nationally he became somewhat of an internet phenomenon raising millions of dollars form individual contributors and effectively started the "Ron Paul Revolution".
Though his race for the presidency failed in 2008 in failed to win the nomination, it didn't fail to build a strong grassroots following and it opened the door for the creation of the Tea Party.
|Newt Gingrich was born June 17, 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He grew up in a military family, moving a number of times and attended school at various military installations. He graduated from Baker High School in Columbus, Georgia, in 1961. After becoming interested in history he received his Bachelor's degree from Emory University and Master's and Doctorate in Modern European History from Tulane University.Before his election to Congress in 1978, Newt taught History and Environmental Studies at West Georgia College for eight years. Gingrich was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th district and served from 1979 to 1999. He was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. During his reign he co-authored the "Contract with America" and lead the Republican Revolution in the House, ending 40 years of the Democratic Party being in the majority.Under his leadership in Congress and with President Bill Clinton, the budget was balanced for the first time in a generation. In addition they reformed welfare, leading to over sixty percent of welfare recipients either getting a job or going to school.The House voted 395 to 28 to reprimand Gingrich in 1997, including a $300,000 "cost assessment" to recoup money spent on the investigation. This was the first time in the House's history that the Speaker had been disciplined for ethics violations Republicans lost five seats in the House in the 1998 midterm elections—the worst performance in 64 years for a party that didn't hold the residency. Polls showed that Gingrich and the Republican Party's attempt to remove President Clinton from office was widely unpopular among Americans. As the House leader, Gingrich suffered much of the blame for the loss. He announced on November 6, 1998 thathe would not only stand down as Speaker, but would leave the House completely.Newt Gingrich is an accomplished author of several fiction and non fiction books including:The Government's Role in Solving Societal Problems Windowof Opportunity Contract with America (co-editor) Restoring the Dream Quotationsfrom Speaker Newt. To Renew America Lessons Learned The Hard Way Presidential Determination Regarding Certification of the Thirty-Two Major Illicit
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|Rick Santorum In 1990, at age 32, Santorum was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. He scored a significant upset in the heavily Democratic district, defeating seven-term Democratic incumbent Doug Walgren by a 51%-49% margin. During his campaign Santorum repeatedly criticized Walgren for living outside the district for most of the year. Although the 18th District was redrawn for the 1992 elections, and the new district had a 3:1 ratio of registered Democrats to Republicans, Santorum still won re-election with 61% of the vote.
In 1993, Santorum was one of 17 House Republicans who sided with most Democrats to support legislation that prohibited employers from permanently replacing striking employees. As a member of the Gang of Seven, Santorum was involved in the exposing the members of Congress involved in the House banking scandal.
Santorum served in the U.S. Congress as a Senator from Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2006. From 2001 until 2007, he was the Senate's third-ranking Republican. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate during the 1994 Republican takeover, narrowly defeating the incumbent Democrat, Harris Wofford, 49% to 47%. The theme of Santorum's 1994 campaign signs was "Join the Fight!" During the race, he was considered an underdog, as his opponent was 32 years his senior. He was re-elected in 2000, defeating U.S. Congressman Ron Klink by a 52%-46% margin.
In 1996, Santorum served as Chairman of the Republican Party Task Force on Welfare Reform, and contributed to legislation that became the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act. Santorum was an author and the floor manager of the bill. In 1996, Santorum endorsed moderate Republican Arlen Specter in his short-lived campaign for president. Reporters have observed that though Santorum and Specter differed on social policy, Specter provided him with key political staff for his successful run in 1994.


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Mary Susan Sprunger has taught at EMU since 1992. She earned a B.A. in history and German at Bethel College (Kansas) and an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Her teaching interests include European history, world history, women's history, Mennonite history and historical movies. She is writinig a book on the economic and cultural dimensions of a wealthy, urban Mennonite church during the Dutch Golden Age (the seventeenth-century). She is married and is the mother of two children.
DeAnne Chenoweth has been teaching in higher education for over 10 years, including the last two at EMU. DeAnne grew up in the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating from Bethany College (Bethany, WV) with a degree in political science, she then pursued Master's Degrees on both coasts. She earned an M.A. in International Studies at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California, and an M.A. in Government & Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park.
DeAnne's academic focus is on issues related to the international political economy of development and development assistance. She has done graduate field research in Japan along with undergraduate internships in both Paris and Washington, D.C. Her teaching interests center in political studies including human rights, comparative politics, international relations and constitutional law.
DeAnne is married to Joe Hinshaw, a professor in the School of Media Arts & Design at James Madison University. She is an active member at Trinity Presbyterian Church and the busy mom of two children.
Mark Metzler Sawin grew up in Hesston, a small, Mennonite town in rural Kansas. He attended Goshen College (Indiana) and then the University of Texas at Austin where he earned his MA and PhD in American Studies. Before coming to Eastern Mennonite University in 2001, Mark apprenticed as a chef, wrote for a culinary magazine, and managed a coffee shop, experiences that continue to color his teaching which is marked by an interdisciplinary hodgepodge of cultural studies, popular culture, literature and history. At EMU he currently serves as professor of U.S. History and as the director of the Honors program. In the larger academic world, Mark serves as a member of the Regional Chapters Committee of the American Studies Association which he chaired from 2011-13, and as a board member for the Eastern American Studies Association. He has also served as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Zagreb, Croatia (2008-09) and as the President of the Mid-Atlantic American Studies Association (2006-08). His scholarship focuses largely on the religious, literary, and popular culture of antebellum America (1850s); his book Raising Kane addresses Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane who authored two "best-selling" books about his travels while masterfully manipulating the popular media to enhance his celebrity status. Mark is currently launching a new project, editing a collection of stories by the notorious antebellum pop-fiction author and political rabble-rouser, Ned Buntline.
Mark is married to Erika Metzler Sawin, a nursing professor at James Madison University, and has two children, Cora and Isaac.
Holly Scott holds a PhD in history from American University and an MA in American Studies from Penn State Harrisburg. She earned a B.A. from Eastern Mennonite University in English and Justice, Peace & Conflict studies. Her research focuses on the social change movements of the 1960s; she is the author of Younger Than That Now: the Politics of Age in the 1960s (University of Massachusetts Press, 2016). She teaches courses in the History Department and tutors graduate and adult degree completion students at the Graduate & Professional Studies Writing Center.
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Sheri Smucker is the office coordinator for the Bible & Religion, History and Psychology Departments on the 3rd floor of Roselawn. Previously, she worked as an office assistant in the Undergraduate Education Department for 3 years. Sheri earned her BA in Elementary Education from Eastern University and her MLS from Kutztown University, both of which are in Pennsylvania. Sheri taught Elementary school for 12 years and was an Elementary Librarian for 16 years. She also was a Middle and High school Librarian for 2 years. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 children, reading of all kinds, music of all kinds, nature and anything that is creative.


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Ashwaubenon Public Safety is in the process of implementing a K-9 program in the community. Over the past three decades the Public Safety Department has experienced tremendous change in population numbers, increased personnel, changes in department structure and increased criminal activity within the community.
The Village of Ashwaubenon has seen increases in transient population along with government subsidized housing. Along with these increases so goes with it the increase in illicit drug trafficking and other criminal activities. A K-9 unit not only can be used to find illicit drugs, it can track criminals and aid in finding missing persons.
In 2008 Brown County was added to the Federally Designated High Density Drug Trafficking Area along with Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock and Waukesha Counties. With that Ashwaubenon Public Safety has taken initiatives to curb trafficking in the Village. A full time Drug Task Force Agent was added and a study for the K-9 program was implemented. The study shows a real need to keep up with and try and stay ahead of these issues. It also shows a true need and desire by the officers of Ashwaubenon Public Safety to have this extra layer of enforcement and security readily available.
With having the region's largest retail hub and numerous high volume entertainment venues along with a large Public School system; a K-9 unit can be beneficial in many aspects of Officer and Citizen Protection.
Ashwaubenon Public Safety's goal is to have this K-9 Program fully funded by private and business donations and to be in operation in the fall of 2014.
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The Fellowship activities and weekly seminars were also incredibly valuable components of my summer as a Rappaport Fellow. From meetings with small businessmen to an up-close-and-personal tour of MCI-Concord, the seminars were consistently thought-provoking and illuminating. I looked forward to them every week, and I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to learn so much about my community and the Greater Boston area through them.