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***A Beautiful Struggle***
-I will be updating my portfolio soon, sorry I have been gone so long but I am back now. Just bare with me!-
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"never give up. there is no such thing as an ending. just a beginning."
*"Be Your Own Kind Of Beautiful"*
*"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."*
*It's in the eye of the beholder*
"When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, I'm already better than them. -Marilyn Monroe-"
*Perfect Imperfection, its okay with me*
*Perception is within.*
*"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."*
*Test your own limits and keep going.*
*i am me.*
**Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
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*"Find something you'd die for, then live for it."
*Words are strong, but actions are stronger*
"Wanting to be someone else, is a waste of the person you are..."-Marilyn Monroe
*I'm just a girl, in this world.*
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On the Road to Sakenan
I was at the Turtle Island (Sakenan) turn-off last month, waiting for a band of village gods to arrive down the bypass. To kill the time I chatted to a pair of singing traffic policemen who were waiting to help the 'processioners' and their gods to cross the busy road. I asked them their opinion of the "Bali Police Corruption" video on Youtube (2,000,000 hits). They were embarrassed about the bust and their colleagues' subsequent fall from grace but were outraged, at the same time, about the "sting operation" style of the videonistas.
When I got home I posted this on Facebook:
"Spare a thought for Bali's traffic cops scooting around the island in Soviet Era uniforms trying to make do with 100 cc bikes as they police the unpolice-able. Roads are poorly designed, traffic lights are often broken, drivers are badly disciplined and gods and demon processions come from every direction all day long. This they do on a paltry salary of $150/month.
The culture of extortionist road-blocks is deplorable but it's not as if anyone's getting rich, and it does help a clogged court system and a thread- bare pension plan.
The very busted cop has now been relieved of his duties despite having a family to support and wallows in Discovery Mall, I believe, outside RIPCURL, where he is an undercover store detective and used surfboard salesman. I mean anyone who watches that vile KOMPENI (colonial era attitude) video cannot help but be impressed by the charm of the policemen, the interiors of his sentry box/salon and the infectiousness of his smile. "100,000 for beers, 100,000 for government" should be the new motto of the constabulary I reckon."
The posting generated well over 60 'Likes'. (See my You Tube video "Diskusi Polisi Korupsi" http://youtu.be/YVWlZ7CM1uA)
5 April 2013: Kuningan Eve
Back on the road to Sakenan I spy Mark Keating, Sanur-based philanthropist and builder. He is struggling over a planter box from hell on the median strip (you'd think one of the engineers at the department of ugly planters boxes would remember that 5,000 villagers bearing gods and gamelans need to turn south and get across the road). Mark reminds me that it has been 40 years since we first sailed to Bali and I first saw the processions to Turtle Island-in those days the gods moved through the mangroves and then took boats to the island.
These days one runs a gauntlet of coloured chicklet vendors, real estate developers handing out pamphlets, sultry surfy pecalang (Hindu vigilantes) and Spongebob balloon vendors before reaching the giant white gates (new) and, shortly after, the ancient 15th century coral temple complex.
This year the temple complex looks more beautiful than ever with gold and silver lamé decorations in the Imee Marcos wedding style so popular in Bali this season.
For a more detailed coverage watch my video: On the Road to Turtle Island "NGIRING BATHARA": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0xHabA-o8g
'Liberace-esque' is the new 'natural' in Balinese temple decorations it seems.
I suspect it comes from too much posing like Paris Hilton at malls but I am not sure. For the moment the celebrity wedding décor is only skin deep: 'underneath' the ceremonies are still authentic and the devotees' attitudes restrained and respectful.
Inside the temple there is talk of rebuilding the pondok (huts) in the fields adjacent so that the royal families who accompany the South Bali gods (for the great part affiliated with a royal palace or two) have somewhere to sleep.
Grand old Mangku Sakenan died last year and has this year been replaced in the Pura Dalem Sakenan by his son-in law.
I sit next to a family form Amed in East Bali who have never been to Sakenan before (Home-based spiritual tourism has surged since the movie "Eat pay Leave"). They leave the temple carrying two giant Spongebob balloons and talking about the big pink poo-bah who was chatting with the priests.
6 April 2013, Kuningan Holiday: To Pura Penembahan Badung Temple, Denpasar, with some friends
We arrive late and miss the teenagers "battle of the woven bits" but do get an audience with his grace the Raja. One of my guests, French writer Elizabeth Inandiak is in Bali to do a story for French Geo magazine on Balinese legends and is intrigued by the good Pemecutan Raja's assertion that Queen Victoria was once carried up the Himalayas by Gurkhas.
Legend has it that this temple was founded in the 15th century by a family of Javanese–Hindu nobles who grew into the mighty Pemecutan clan (the whip tattoo on this article's lead photo is their symbol).
8 April 2013: PEMAPAGAN Holiday in Deep South Bali
My legend-chaser house guest is now hot on the heels of legends about 'divine unions', particularly those between the deified ancestors of Bali royals and some of the island's important gods.
We know that the 19th Century Cokorda Sakti Kesiman was great mates with the god of Pura Luhur Uluwatu and Dewi Danu that the goddess of Lake Batur, had relations with a 10th century Balinese Raja (as popularized in the "Bali Agung" theatrical production at the Safari Park which Elizabeth found fascinating) but tonight we see extraordinary evidence of the still strong spiritual 'pull' of the Pemecutan clan.
The Pura Dalem Kepala, temple in Kepaon village, which hosts the climax of the gods processional return form Turtle Island is 'run' by the adjacent palace Jero Lanang Kepaon, a Pemecutan vassal.
Images from PEMAPAGAN at Pura Dalem Kepala
Tonight the legendary Barong of Medui, patron saint of West Coast Surf shops and patisserie, is here to greet the return of Ratu Agung, son of the god of Sakenan, whose statue is tied to the yoke of a water buffalo drawn chariot, called a pedati.
As the atmosphere is whipped up by clanging gamelan cymbals the Barong's patih (defenders) fly into spooky trance and all perform an act of allegiance in front of the palace head who stands, stoic in front of the flashing daggers. The kris-dancer perceives that the spirit of Ratu Dalem Kepala, son of Dalem Sakenan, has come into the palace head; A.A. Ketut Suwirya was also in mild trance with eyes occasionally bulging. This fascinating 'side ritual' only started three years ago, after Agung Suwirya was elected family head.
(see photos above).
It's the stuff of legends.
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Some analysts have low expectations about how the iPhone 6 (or whatever it ends up being called) will sell following its anticipated announcement later this year. However, there is another metric we should consider, the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.
When people think of Apple, they think of the iPhone, plain and simple. Analysts at Morgan Stanley made a chart compiling the ownership of iPhone users by device generation. We will first note that the survey and research shows some errors. The iPhone 3GS or older is not compatible with the incumbent networks of Verizon or Sprint, so we will chalk that up to common margins of error when it comes to surveying.
What is most interesting is that the bulk of iPhone owners are still using the iPhone 4 or 4S. They were either locked into contracts or were simply not endeared to upgrade to the iPhone 5 generation of devices. The thinking of some of these folks on Wall Street is that Apple is going to have a bumper harvest when the iPhone 6 drops and those folks on what will be three-generation-old equipment will finally upgrade.
Given the percentages with the United States' two largest carriers, that accounts for many tens-of-millions of units that may be upgraded. Apple has been playing the iPhone evolution conservatively. If this data user data is accurate, then these are potential sales that are arguably Apple's to lose.
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Watkins Glen is one of fifteen finalists for the magazine's 2013 list.
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(Population: 1,859)Perhaps the most noteworthy thing about New York's Finger Lakes region isn't that it's home to stunningly beautiful and, yes, finger-shaped, bodies of water, but that there is so much else to see and do here. Award-winning wineries, awe-inspiring gorges and waterfalls, and a racetrack that draws visitors to auto-racing events are also front-and-center. If you want to spend a day (or two, or a week) in nature, Watkins Glen State Park offers a series of jaw-dropping waterfalls, and the Finger Lakes National Forest (the only national forest in New York State) is heaven for the trail-happy hiker. Watkins Glen International Racetrack draws crowds to NASCAR races and other auto events. To get a taste of the vineyards of Watkins Glen and its neighboring communities, set out on the Seneca Lake Wine Trail, which includes 50 local wineries, many renowned for their light, crisp Rieslings.


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The District Judicial Nominating Commission met at 9 a.m., Thursday, at the Chaves County Courthouse to select among four applicants to fill the vacancy for the 5th Judicial District Court Judge created by the death of Judge Ralph Shamas. The applicants under consideration were James L. Hudson, of Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, LLP; Michael Murphy, chief deputy district attorney 5th Judicial District; John A. Phinizy II, assistant district attorney, 5th Judicial District; and Judy A. Pittman, Pittman Law Firm. After discussion in closed session, the committee recommended Hudson and Pittman as the names to put forward to the governor.
Barbara Bergman, dean of law from the University of New Mexico, officiated. She outlined the process for the committee and the members of the public. Each candidate was allotted 30 minutes for the interviews. The applicant was also given five minutes to address the committee. Meanwhile, each member of the committee was allowed a single question.
Controversy surrounded the eligibility of Phinizy who recently returned to his hometown of Roswell after practicing as an attorney for [auth] 35 years in state and federal courts in Texas. Phinizy is scheduled to take the state bar in less than two weeks. He told the committee that the statutes indicate that the applicant must be acting as an attorney and a resident of the district. They did not specify that the candidate must have taken the New Mexico state bar. Bergman agreed that the rules were vague.
Before the interviews, the floor was opened to the public to express their views. Three endorsed James L. Hudson, noting his service to the community. Five spoke for Pittman and one for Murphy and Phinizy. Tim Amos discussed his experiences working with Pittman as the father of a murder victim. After the death of his daughter, Susan Amos-Bravo, his family struggled to retain custody of her children. He spoke of Pittman's bravery when she stared into the face of a killer (Raymon Bravo) and defended the Amos' rights to keep their grandchildren.
The first to be interviewed was Phinizy. Tim Jennings asked, since Phinizy had spend most of his time as a prosecutor, whether he had experience in oil, gas and water rights. Others questioned his experience in family law and how he would deal with defendants.
Phinizy noted that as "a neophyte lawyer [he] worked with child protective services." In regards to defendant rights, Phinizy said: "Each case is individual, which must be understood from the presumption of innocence."
Hudson told the committee that Shamas would be a hard man to follow.
He credited his parents with providing him with a strong sense of family values. "I won't tell you I'm perfect. … I've always endeavored to be the best attorney I can be."
Roderick Kennedy inquired about how Hudson felt about dealing with people who reached the bottom of life and came from the bottom of society. He responded that it was important to allow them to have their day in court. Hudson was also asked about gaps in his knowledge in criminal and family law. "It's going to take work on my part. I will be a work in progress.
Pittman spoke of her sympathy for those who faced court and the expense a lawsuit entailed for the litigants. "I believe that time is money."
Luke Ragsdale questioned her lack of jury experience. Pittman stated that the rules of evidence and the rules of criminal procedure remained the same. Pauline Ponce asked what Pittman would do to prepare for a case. Pittman replied that in the past she had read some cases from beginning to end four or five times and she would continue to do the same.
Murphy referred to his experience both in civil law and in criminal law as a prosecutor. When questionned about his lack of defense work, he said: "The prosecutor is charged with doing justice. … Often I find that today's defendant is tomorrow's victim."
In regards to juveniles and sentencing, Murphy acknowledged: "It is important to protect juvenile rights, but one must also look at personal history. … Children can get caught up in a particular lifestyle … very few cases are black and white."
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I'm thinking of sorting out the amp first and then seeing if the speaker needs replacing or it was just BMW trying to squeeze more £££'s out of me.
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Also, I replaced my center speaker with a better speaker. So I have an OEM center speaker that I can send to you for cheap.
Either way, send me your email and I will help. If you want the speaker we can work that out privately.
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Does your wife have to pay this money back? If not, it is a gift. It's not taxable but you still need to report the gift on form 3520
no, she doesn't have to pay back
If she has to pay the money back, it's a loan. There is no paperwork to fill out
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Looking for the name of an old gentleman that used to host his own cooking show. He used to wear bibb over-alls….he drank a glass of wine with all of his meals….he was heavy-set…he was based in Louisiana ( I think ) and cooked mainly cajun/creole dishes……He had a wonderful sense of humor and never failed to insert it into his cooking "lesson". My new boyfriend had one of his cookbooks but lost it. I'd like to suprise him with a replacement. Any help would be appreciated.
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One common complaint about baking is that you have to do a lot of measuring to ensure that your recipes turn out perfectly. I have never personally found this to be a problem, but then again I was a bit of a math geek back in school. The fact that I always had a soft spot for math class is probably why I also have ... Read More »
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I've celebrated Pi Day for almost as long as I can remember. I think it started back in junior high school, and while I may have skipped the occasional celebration, it has pretty much always been an event I like to take note of. It's a bit nerdy, but Pi Day is about celebrating the number pi (3.14) on the date that approximates it (March ... Read More »


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Unfortunately, there isn't a cookie cutter answer that can be applied to all of our screening locations and airports. It's important to note that we know there's a difference between someone taking a casual photo and someone doing surveillance, but if you are taking pictures at or near the checkpoint, don't be surprised if someone (TSA, airport police, or a curious passenger) asks you what you're up to.
We don't prohibit public, passengers or press from photographing, videotaping, or filming at screening locations. You can take pictures at our checkpoints as long as you're not interfering with the screening process or slowing things down. We also ask that you do not film or take pictures of our monitors.
However… while the TSA does not prohibit photographs at screening locations, local laws, state statutes, or local ordinances might. Your best bet is to call ahead and see what that specific airport's policy is.
I suggest you contact the TSA Contact Center. They will have an answer for you and if they don't, they can connect you with somebody who does. Of course, if you're a member of the press, you should contact the TSA Office of Public Affairs.\
I've taken photographs in checkpoints, terminals, and on planes and I have never had an issue. I know some of you have and hopefully this information helps you a little.
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I made it in and out alive tonight from one of Stockholm's most notorious suburbs, Rinkeby. You might want to characterize it as Stockholm version of "the projects" since the reputation it carries is of high crime, high unemployment, low income and a heck of a lot of dark-haired people.
I'm not sure if any of those characterizations are entirely untrue. However, if I wanted to get contentious, and what the heck, why not, I would speculate that the crime rate isn't really significantly higher than any other district of Stockholm and potentially lower for some types of crime than a number of Stockholm districts (car burglaries is pretty high in central Stockholm for instance.) And yet, even if they are all smack dab on the money, it's not the combat zone Stockholmers of gentler 'hoods would imagine it to be.
But different it certainly is. But I'd say it's different in a wonderfully dynamic way. The place teams with life from its inhabitants. There are culturally-related events and activities, initiated by and serving the people who make up its colorful tapestry going on 7 days a week at all hours and spilling out of every conceivable public space that the people can occupy.
In fact, occasionally the do indeed occupy space. Just last November members of the Rinkeby community occupied an abandoned building which the city deemed too expensive to renovate and have slated for demolition (related article -sorry in Swedish only.) They were eventually were physically removed by the police. According to a friend of mine who lives in Rinkeby, the building was used not only for squatters and protesters, but for smaller cultural groups who can't afford to rent community space to meet.
That's what an immigrant-rich suburb community like Rinkeby seems to differ most from its sleepy native Swedish variety where activities are often organized on weekends or around sporting halls or in quiet basements that people drive to. People in Rinkeby are out later, their kids are up later and they're more intent on interacting with their neighbors to play connect-four at 7.30pm at Folkets Hus (The people's house) on a weekday.
It wasn't the Milton Bradley games which brought me to Rinkeby after dinner on a Thursday (though I literally did pass a group of people playing it) but the samba group, Yakumbé, who practice Thursdays 7-9pm in the basement of the People's House. They call it a workshop and invite anyone to stop in an pick up an instrument, menacingly toddling children included. So we went; menacing children and all.
And not only did we return with our lives, but much enriched by the lively samba percussion. I was once again warmed to be in Rinkeby seeing all the people out and about even though it was cold, dark and late (well, by the clock of the average Swede.) The place gets a bad rap for all the wrong reasons and so little credit for all the real realities.
If you haven't ventured around Rinkeby you really ought to give it a try one time. Go ahead. Live life a bit on the wild side.
Bring earplugs if you try out the samba workshop…was loud.


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2010-11: Earned six more All-America certificates, four of which were first team accolades, to bring her overall total up to 16...Individually, grabbed fifth in the 100y fly and sixth in the 100y back at the NCAA Championships...Also swam the lead legs on the fourth-place 400y medley relay squad, the seventh-place 400y free relay team and the 200y free relay quartet that notched 14th at the national meet...Had a historic day three of the SEC Championships, winning gold medals in the 100y fly, 100y back and the UT and SEC record setting 400y MR...Grabbed third in the 200y MR and 400y FR along with placing fourth in the 200y FR and sixth in the 50y free at the conference meet...Named First Team All-SEC...Opened the season by winning six straight events against Arkansas, Louisville and the Cumberlands...Was a perfect 5-5 in the 100y back during the course of the regular season...Had four top-three finishes at Kentucky...Accounted for two wins, three second-place finishes and a third-place finish at the Tennessee Invitational...Notched three wins and a runner-up finish against ninth-ranked Virginia...Won two events at Florida and placed in the top three in three events against Georgia...Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2009-10:Picked up right where she left off from her freshman campaign by adding five more All-America honors to her resume...Finished seventh in the 100y back and swam a leg of the runner-up 200y medley relay, the 10th-place 400y medley relay, the 14th-place 400y free relay squad and the 15th-place 200y free relay at the NCAA Championships, which were held in her hometown of West Lafayette, Ind....Was a part of six first-place 200y medley relay squads, including at the SEC Championships, where the quartet touched in at 1:37.32...Finished second in the 100y back and swam a personal-best 100y fly time of 52.76 at the SEC meet...Won 10 of the first 12 events she competed in to open the season at Louisville, LSU and against Kentucky...Finished third or better in the 100y back at eight events...Swept four events at LSU...Won the 100y back and finished second in the 200y medley and free relays at the Tennessee invitational...Captured three victories against Florida and one against Georgia...Earned First Team All-SEC honors...Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2008-09: Rewrote the UT record books in the backstroke events during her rookie season, while also earning All-America honors in five events...Swam a leg on the third-place 200y medley relay (1:36.82) at the NCAA Championships and was also a member of the All-American 400y medley (8th), 400y free relay (12th), and 200y free relay (13th)...200y medley relay set the Lady Vol record and was the highest-placing relay at NCAAs in UT history...400y medley relay (3:32.61) also set the school record in the prelims...Won the `B' final of the 100y back at NCAAs, placing ninth overall to earn her first individual All-America award...Also competed in the 200y back at the national championships...Finished runner-up in the 100y back (51.34) and was 10th in the 200y back (1:54.51) at the SEC Championships, shattering the UT record in both events...Finished sixth in the 100y fly at SECs with a time of 52.83 that made her the second fastest Lady Vol ever in the event...Earned All-SEC Second Team accolades and was named to the conference's All-Freshman Team...Captured the Lady Vol Athlete of the Week award on Feb. 23 after her phenomenal SEC Meet...Tallied a team-best 19 NCAA-cut individual performances...Snagged first in the 100y back, 100y fly and on the 200y medley relay in the near upset of No. 1 Georgia...Took first in four events (200y FR, 200y MR, 400y MR and 100y fly) at the Indiana quad meet...Won the 100y back and 400y medley relay at the Tennessee Swimming Invitational...Owned first-place in both backstrokes against Louisville and Kentucky...Won the 200y back and the 100y fly at Arkansas/Vanderbilt tri-meet...Was named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Was victorious in the 100m back B final (1:01.11) for the second straight year and claimed ninth overall at the 2010 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships...Also finished 38th overall in the 100m fly and 101st in the 50m free...Placed first in the `B' final heat of the 100m back at the 2009 ConocoPhillips USA National Championships in July to place ninth overall with a career-best time of 1:00.69...Her performance tied for the third fastest at the championships and landed her a spot on the USA Swimming National Team...Made it to the semifinals in the 100m back, placing 11th, at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials...Competed at Japan International Grand Prix in Aug. 2007.
HIGH SCHOOL: Won Indiana state championships in the 100y backstroke for the last three years and in the 100y fly the past two years...Is a 10-time All-American... Placed fourth in the 100m backstroke at Junior Nationals and 13th at the U.S. Open in 2005...Was the 2006 Junior National champion in the 100y back and took 21st in the event at 2006 Senior Nationals...Brought home the bronze medal in the 100m back at the ConocoPhillips National Championship meet in 2007.
PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in recreation and leisure studies with a concentration in therapeutic recreation...Highest ambitions in swimming are to be a member of the U.S. Olympic Team and win an NCAA Championship...Biggest thrill was competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials...Hopes to coach collegiate level swimming and help troubled and injured children...Cousin, Alyssa Schultz, plays volleyball at the University of Idaho...Former teammates Jenna Willis and Ben Russell compete for Kentucky...Mother was an All-America volleyball player at BYU...Has a brother, Chris, 28, and two sisters, Becky, 26, and Sarah, 24...Daughter of Pat and Lisa Connolly...Jennifer Marie Connolly was born Jan. 12, 1990, in Cincinnati, Ohio.


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March 3-5
Friday- 7:00 pm
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Apartmaji Kravanja is a detached house with two separate apartments. 1 may reside in an apartment four people in two bedrooms (1 double and 1 room with bunk beds) and 2 in the apartment of two people can stay in a double room. Fully equipped three-star standard, but with a complete inventory of four stars, these apartments have had no expense spared to ensure your comfort. There is more than enough space for clothing and luggage, and to further enhance your experience, there is a beautiful garden compound with outdoor table and chairs to enjoy the beautiful mountain environment. Parking for several cars is on a dedicated ground in front of the property.
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We are similar to the couple featured in the Daily Mail whom Kate Hilpern mentions (Too posh to adopt, G2, June 17) in that we are white, middle class and, 18 months after having been approved to adopt, we have not been matched. Unlike them, however, having spent £8,000 on IVF, we cannot afford the average £35,000 cost to adopt from abroad, despite the comment "let's face it, they usually can" (afford it).
We have been told that with our university qualifications we would be incapable of understanding a child who was not a high-flier academically. Were we disabled we would certainly not be able to adopt, as a social worker commented to me that a disabled prospective adopter she knew "couldn't look after a child". This adopter had been approved by the adoption panel and must have assumed that social workers considered that she could look after a child.
When we questioned the wisdom of leaving a child in care, rather than allowing him to be adopted by a loving family that was not of the same religion as his birth family, we were told: "Why would you want to take a child from its culture?" Does a baby whose parents are Jewish really know that it is a Jew? Does a baby whose parents are Protestant know it is a Protestant? We do not consider ourselves to be "hard-done by" but think that children certainly are if left in care when couples who are willing to love and care for them are rejected because they are too educated or the wrong colour.
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In the British Association of Social Workers we have a phrase: "It's more complicated than that!" Kate Hilpern illustrated this brilliantly. She dispelled myths and explained the background to some would-be adopters' disappointment. She showed the real difficulties of working in this field and conveyed the simple message that adoption is primarily about the child, not the adopters.
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The alleged discrimination experienced by middle-class adoption applicants might be seen as reversed in the case of fostering. The levels of fee paid to foster carers in many local authorities is not one on which low-income families could afford to undertake the demanding nature of the foster care role and hence their only option is via independent sector fostering agencies, who offer fee levels commensurate with a working wage.
During our approval by a local authority we were told that we were "lucky" that my income was such that we could "afford" to foster for the local authority. The question might be asked why local authorities place such emphasis on cultural closeness between child and potential carer(s) in adoptive situations while many of them promote fostering services that deny equality of opportunity to carers from similar socio-economic backgrounds to those of the majority of foster children.
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The interactive toy photosynthesizes during the day and glows at night, aiming to present biology in a fun way and teach kids about nature.
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ok soo ive never shot a shotgun before but i know its very powerful.....and some people go rabbit hunting with them....soo my question does using a shot gun limit the amount of food u can get from your game...especially rabbits or squirrels?
depends on how close you are, you mainly have to just get all the bbs out when you clean it or eat it. as long as you dont use a slug or anything obviously and arent at point blank range it doesnt usualy mess too much up.
just pic the BB's out if you have too
I would agree with King and Gitter. I also think that it all depends on the gauge shotgun, size of shot (shell) and choke patterning. If you want to know how badly damaged your kill would be you'll probably have more "damage" from a 12 gauge, 3.5" shell. That's what I use for Turkey but the choke pattern is pretty tight. That setup is more for better range.
Use a .410. You'll miss more than you kill.....but the kill isn't what it's all about.
yea but you might injure them with a .410 if the shot is too far. its your call, if you arent at point blank the damage will be minimal.
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Rene Redzepi, Nordic food's champion
By Emma Graham-Harrison
COPENHAGEN (Reuters Life!) - Chef Rene Redzepi, whose Danish restaurant Noma has just won one of the industry's highest accolades, launched his culinary career with a plate of chicken and cashews but has gone on to persuade the world to take Nordic cuisine seriously.
He cooks with only Scandinavian ingredients -- no foie gras, olive oil or mangoes -- and only those he considers sustainable, so traditional staples like cod and eel are also off the menu.
But the tight frame Noma set for itself pushed Redzepi and his team toward the creativity that has made them famous and on Monday won them the top spot on the S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants list, pushing Spain's elBulli off its perch.
"We were patient and kept working, and didn't just fall in the easy traps, and said this is our range, this is how we work, we can't step out of it, because we need to develop a new type of flavor for our region," Redzepi told Reuters in an interview in Copenhagen late last year.
Summers spent in his father's native Macedonia, eating with friends and relatives, gave him a taste for local, seasonal food. It also, he said, helped him see more in traditional Scandinavian cuisine than many of his countrymen.
"Danish people for the most part thought it was a joke," he said of the decision to open a restaurant dedicated to Nordic food, housed in a converted waterfront warehouse.
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Silver-haired bat
|Silver-haired bat
|Male silver-haired bat captured in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in 2010.
|Scientific classification
Peters, 1866
|L. noctivagans
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|Lasionycteris noctivagans
(Le Conte, 1831)
|Distribution of the silver-haired bat (2009)
The silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) is a solitary migratory species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae and the only member of the genus Lasionycteris.[2]
The species name translates as night-wandering, referring to the nocturnal behavior of bats.
This medium-sized bat is predominately black (including the wings, ears, interfemoral membrane, and fur) with white-tipped hairs. The basal upper half of its tail membrane is densely furred. This gives the bat a frosted appearance and its common name's sake. This species has a flattened skull with a broad rostrum.[3] This species weighs around 8–12 g, has a total length of ~100 mm, a tail length of 40 mm, and a forearm length of 37–44 mm.[4]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Lasionycteris noctivagans is found in Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This forest inhabitant is known to occur from southeastern Alaska in summer to northeastern Mexico in winter [5] and is found in xeric habitats at low elevations during seasonal migrations. In Missouri, reproduction occurs in the northern dissected plains region, but reproductive females are believed to be absent from the southern Ozark highlands in the summer.
They often roost in tree cavities or in bark crevices on tree trunks, especially during migration. Their unique coloration makes them blend in with their roosting environment.[6]
Life history[edit]
Copulation of tree bats is likely initiated during flight. After mating, tree bats hibernate alone in tree cavities, bark crevices, beneath leaf litter, or in the twilight zone of caves. Gestation typically takes 50–60 days, so that parturition of pups occurs in early summer when insect availability is high.[7] Pups are born breech by presentation, and the mother consumes the placenta [8] Females typically give birth to two offspring, with an even sex ratio.
Diet and foraging behavior[edit]
Silver-haired bats consume primarily soft-bodies insects, such as moths, but will also take spiders and harvestmen. This species will forage low, over both still and running water, and also in forest openings. Silver-haired bats are slow but maneuverable flyers that typically detect prey a short distance away.[9]
Conservation threats[edit]
In addition to the hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) and eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis), the silver-haired bat is one of the three tree bat species most commonly killed at wind energy facilities (over 75% of the mortalities).[10]
The causative agent of white-nose syndrome, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has been detected on a silver-haired bat in Delaware, although this species does not suffer the same mass mortalities observed in smaller-bodied hibernating North American cave bats.[11]
Like all bats, silver-haired bats are vulnerable to population threats because of their inherently low reproductive rate.[12]
Most bats do not have rabies; however, most recent human rabies deaths have been due to a strain of rabies associated with this species.[6]
See also[edit]
- ^ Arroyo-Cabrales, J.; Miller, B.; Reid, F.; Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C. (2008). "Lasionycteris noctivagans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 499. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Kunz, T. 1982. Lasionycteris noctivagans. American Society of Mammalogists. No 172 pp. 1-5. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3504029
- ^ "Silver-haired Bat". The Mammals of Texas – Online Edition.
- ^ Cryan, P.M. 2003. Seasonal distribution of migratory tree bats (Lasiurus and Lasionycteris) in North America. Journal of Mammalogy 84(2): 579-593.
- ^ a b Coming in Contact with Bats. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP).
- ^ Hayssen, V., A. van Tienhoven, and A. van Tienhoven. 1993. Asdell's patterns of mammalian reproduction. Comstock Publ. Assoc., Ithaca, NY.
- ^ Kurta, A.D, and T.H. Kunz. 1987. Size of bats at birth and maternal investment during pregnancy. Symp. Zool. Soc. Lond. 57:79–106.
- ^ Barclay, R.M.R. 1985. Long-versus short-range foraging strategies of hoary (Lasiurus cinereus) and silver-haired (Lasionycteris noctivagans) bats and the consequences for prey selection. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 63(11):2507–2515.
- ^ Arnett, E. B. 2008. Patterns of fatality of bats at wind energy facilities in North America. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72:61–78.
- ^ http://batcon.org/index.php/what-we-do/white-nose-syndrome/subcategory/466.html
- ^ Barclay, R.M.R., J. Ulmer, C.J.A. MacKenzee, M.S. Thompson, L. Olson, J. McCool, E.E. Cropey, and G. Poll. 2004. Variation in the reproductive rate of bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 82, 688–693.


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Jennifer Lopez Heats Up 'American Idol' With The Wanted, Heats Up New Video With Casper Smart [VIDEO]
Jennifer Lopez. You are just all sorts of on the man train. England's newest import, The Wanted, took the stage last night on American Idol to give American audiences a taste of their musical styling. Best part? When lead singer, Max George, made his way to judge J Lo, danced with her, hugged her and got a kiss. As he posted later on Twitter, "One of the best days of my life…thanks america!!"Hot damn,
No word on how Jen's boyfriend, Casper Smart, felt about the whole thing. Though, if we're judging their relationship based on Jennifer's latest video for "Dance Again," I'd say the two of them are fine. The whole video is the two of them dancing all up on each other and really bringing the PDA. Now we know why he needed that blindfold.
Well, that Jennifer Lopez sures knows how to get the men folk. Make sure to check out both The Wanted's performance on American Idol and J Lo's new video after the jump. Let us know which one you like more in the comments!
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Madonne Miner, associate dean of the
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Tech U., to dean of the College of Arts
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TaMra Minor, associate vice chancellor
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at Albany.
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Brenda Mi Tchell, interim provost/vice
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Pa Mela Monaco, assistant dean of communications, arts, and humanities at U.
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anne Morey, associate professor of English at Texas A&M U. at College Station,
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Frederick Morin, chairman of the department of pediatrics at State U. of New
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Michael MorriSon, president of North
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California State U. at San Bernardino,
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yaSMin nielSen, director of alumni relations at Rutgers U. at Newark, to director
of alumni relations at Ross U.
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SaBine u. o'hara, president of Roanoke
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Council for International Exchange of
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Ann Arbor, to director of the Graduate
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JoSe Ph P. oPa Tz, vice president for
academic and student affairs at Central
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Ja Me S o T Te Son, chairman of the department of philosophy at U. of Alabama at
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Jeanie Schottenstein honors program at
Yeshiva U.
Paul ParkS, enrollment management at
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roBer T Pa T Ter Son, principal at Accelerated Growth Partners (Atlanta, Ga.), to
director of corporate and foundation relations at Randolph-Macon College.
cyn Thia Pax Ton, professor of health
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roBer T Peck, professor of mechanical
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lee Peddicord, vice chancellor for research and federal relations for the Texas
A&M U. system, to director of the Texas
Engineering Experiment Station at Texas
A&M U. at College Station.
JiM Perez, chief executive officer for
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Community Colleges of Spokane, has
roy a. Periana, professor of chemistry at
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provost at Point Park U.
John v. Pe TerSon, president of South U.
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(West Palm Beach, Fla.).
anGela Pe Trucco, director of parent
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Su San h. Pe T TiJohn, associate vice
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Appalachian State U.
don PoPe-daviS, dean of the Graduate
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Jerry W. PoundS, president of Truett
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hilary ra Tner, associate provost, dean
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ca Therine renner, director of institutional research at State U. of New York
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Mansfield U. of Pennsylvania.
alvin richard, dean of the graduate
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enrollment at Xavier U. (Ohio).
donna ri Tch, chair in human biology
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richard ro Wland, professor of geography at California State U. at San Bernardino, has retired.
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finance and administration at Westminster College (Utah), to vice president for
finance and administration.
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president of Bergen Community College.
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andrea Sardone, professor of business at
College of William and Mary, to assistant dean for executive and professional
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New York Institute of Technology at Old
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hea Ther n. Schroeder, residence director of McCormick Hall at Marquette
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david Searle, chief conductor of the
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student/alumni programs at Randolph-Macon College.
olive SePhuMa, program officer at Central New York Community Foundation
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Deck Ledger Fasteners
I am putting in my first deck myself. On a lower level I am attaching a 2x10 ledger to 2x6 studs. There is no house band at that location, just blocking for the seam in the siding. The standard fastener seems to be a 1/2 inch lag bolt. Holding the bolt in my hand, its hard to imagine it shearing even with an elephant standing on it. Would it weaken the stud drilling out that much wood to accommodate the lag bolt? I might be more comfortable using 3/8 lags but using more of them. What are your thoughts.
See slide 11 within: http://www.awc.org/Publications/DCA/DCA6/DCA6.pdf
As per its details, 1/2" thick lag bolts are used. One could possibly use 3/8 thick lag bolts (and double their amount) but do keep in mind, more "little lag bolts" into a vertical 2xN stud weakens it as much as less "larger lag bolts" in the same stud. Besides that, minimim code is probably 1/2" thick in your region. And like all minimum code, there's many proven reasons behind it. With this in mind, using 1/2" thick lag bolts is probably best.... Do call your local inspector to confirm if more "smaller thickness" lag bolts can be used for your Deck. After all, he/she will be doing its final inspection (hopefully).
Also... If you don't like using lag bolts, one might be able to use 1/2" thick galvanized threaded bolts and use large washers on each side. Both inner and outer sides. This is an alternative "Ledger board" attaching method on slide 11 as well.
Hope this helps...
There is a product made just for this application called Ledgerlocks. Long skinny lags with a built in washer head. Check em out!
Thanks for the info. The area I am placing the ledger is part of a tall under story on the down side of a slope, not originally developed for flooring. There is no rim joist. I have no problem sinking a 1/2 bolt into a rim joist, but placing one into a 1 1/2' wide piece of wood (2x6 stud) makes me a little nervous. From what I gather on the internet, 1/2 bolts don't fail. Its the lumber around it that cracks and crushes during testing. Those LedgerLoks might be what I'm looking for but I guess the building inspector has the last word.
Ledgerloks are one of the best things since the cordless drill.
If you've got a good healthy impact driver or even a hammer drill they go in like butta... Very nice product
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I've watched on Facebook as my friends have done 30 Days of Thankfulness and while I haven't participated I have definitely been thinking about what I'm thankful for. Here's my top ten list of things I'm thankful for this holiday season:
1. I no longer spend all my time and money in the baby aisle at Target.
2. I can't remember the last time we took a family road trip where I actually contemplated walking the last 100 miles home because it would have been more pleasant than being in the car.
3. Everyone in my house is potty trained.
4. I won a bet with my husband about football and I plan on holding it over his head as long as we both shall live. (It's the little things.)
5. I really truly like all of my family members, not just the ones that live in my house but the ones I grew up with and the ones Zeb grew up with as well. As I get older, I've realized that not everyone has this experience.
6. My church family is the real deal. They continually show up and love people like Jesus would. They laugh with me, cry with me, pray for me, and when the occasion arises— drink with me just a little.
7. Everything I have. I don't mean to sound trite but I remember living in a one bedroom apartment, hauling laundry to the laundrymat every Saturday & wondering if I was going to have enough quarters to wash all of our clothes, like it was yesterday. Sometimes when I walk through my house I cry, because I can't believe how far we've come.
8. That my in-laws (The Farm People) added on to their house and there is now so much room for my kids to run and play with their cousins that they don't climb all over me and I almost don't even need to pack my anxiety pills. (Almost.)
9. That my husband is a morning person. I love so much about Zebulicious but this is one of my favorites, he lets me sleep late all the time and I almost love sleep as much as I love my family members.
10. You. Yep, that's right. I am so thankful for you. Thank you for reading and laughing with me. Thanks for emailing me and stopping me in the grocery store to tell me that you enjoy what I do. I hope all of your food dreams come true this week.


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Shooting Winchestester rifled slugs (1700 fps)
This was my first time shooting a long gun, let alone a shotgun. at 50 yards I scored 3 bulls-eyes and everything else was withing the target ring and pretty close.
at 100 yards I was not so lucky. I hit the paper target but nothing close to center :(...after retrieving my target board I realized I was shooting a bit right on pretty much all my shots. I fired a couple more with that correction and got all 3 to land relatively where I wanted them.
I think I did well for a first time, my shoulder will forgive me eventually.


text: Students pick vocational school for career head start By Jessica Johnston, Valley High School November 2, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A vocational school teaches students the skills needed to perform a particular job. These schools are devoted to training for a specific occupation instead of a general liberal arts education.The Fayette Institute of Technology in Oak Hill offers classes in automotive work, child development, culinary arts, forestry, nursing and more. Interested juniors and seniors from Valley, Fayetteville, Meadow Bridge, Midland Trail and Oak Hill high schools take classes there."I took vocational schooling because it was a free college class that I could use to better myself and my future," said Valley senior Deianeira Parker, who is enrolled in the child development program. "At FIT, they treat us like adults and actually send us out in the field to do hands-on work. It gives us a better idea of what to expect when we get out of high school."I am very proud that I picked vocational," she added. "It has been an experience that nothing else could have given me. I've met new people and learned many things!"Valley senior Christian Lavender, who is in the automotive program, said, "I felt that going to vo-tech would better prepare me for the workforce by letting me concentrate on the field I would like to be a part of instead of every subject under the sun that I don't need for my future job choice."I felt that I would be helped more to better my education, and I felt that I would be treated more fairly in opportunities to get me where I want to be later in life," he continued. "Not to mention that they treat me with more respect as a human being and not just as another student." Valley junior Kayla Snyder is also in the child development program. She chose to go to vocational school because she loves working with children."I want to become a nurse, and it helps me for when I go off to college and graduate," she said. "I can learn more about kids to know them and for when I work with them."To be honest, I absolutely love it and would stay up there all day if I could," she added. "It's interesting, and I love it. I wouldn't trade going up there for regular school."Snyder also addressed the fact that some people consider vocational school as something students do because they're not smart."It's not for 'dumb' people," she said. "I may not be the brightest crayon in the box of 100, but I do know that one day I will achieve my goal and be a nurse with the help of the class I'm taking and by having faith and believing I can do it!"Like Parker, Lavender and Snyder, Valley junior Chris Queen believes that choosing vocational school is one of the best decisions he's made in his school career."I chose vocational school to actually get an education that would further my work as a chef," he said. "Valley doesn't offer anything that would have helped me. "I'm very glad I made the decision to go to vocational school instead of regular." Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deputies arrest owner of Kanawha-based New Beginnings rehab 2 What can Mingo Central's Jeremy Dillon do for an encore? 3 Clay County veteran eases effects of PTSD through beekeeping, farming 4 Protesters: 'The female body is not a spectacle' 5 Philanthropist, former Charleston Daily Mail publisher McGee dies Tragedy on the Hill Previous Story Raising awareness about epilepsy Next Story


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WATCH: Why June 8 is so important
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June 8 is one of the most important dates in this year's calendar – but why? Watch our short animation to get the facts on global hunger, and why your support is needed at the G8 Rally in London.
This June the world's most powerful leaders – the G8 – arrive in the UK. Having them here on our doorstep provides a unique opportunity to send a powerful message about hunger.
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What to do if my ex-employer refuses to give information to the government which is costing me needed benefits?
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I was receiving food stamps from the state. I was employed when I applied. About 5 months ago I lost my job. I got a letter saying that I had to renew my case. I did the phone interview and sent all the papers needed. My previous employer had to fill out a form of my employment there. I faxed the form numerous times. They will not fax the form back to my local office. Now my case is being terminated due to "failure to cooperate in verification" of my previous employment. Do I have a case against my former employer? It is stressing me out mentally.
No, unfortunately, your employer is not under an obligation to fill out any forms or provide any assistance or help if it does not want to. However, you should be able to provide evidence and documentation in other ways; e.g. pay stubs, copies of pay checks, statements from a payroll processor, a W-2 from last year, etc. You should consult with an attorney who specializes in benefits cases--there should be some other way you can provide the required information. If you can't afford an attorney, try contacting legal aid or legal services, who provide legal help to those who can't pay for it and who typically have lawyers experienced in cases such as this. Also try contacting your local elected official(s) (state assemblymen, etc.); it may possible that their office(s) can help.