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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - An Osceola County deputy was struck by a car on Monday afternoon during a traffic stop.
Deputy Paul Spears, 47, was conducting traffic enforcement on foot on West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway just after 1 p.m. when he flagged down a vehicle.
As the vehicle stopped for Spears, the car behind it, driven by 36-year-old Natalie Romaniello, didn't stop and hit the back of the vehicle before driving over the curb and then hitting Spears.
Spears was taken to Celebration Hospital with minor injuries.
Romaniello was ticketed for careless driving.
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Three-Month Average Volume: 1.03 million
Volume % Change: 230% Shares of VIP ripped higher on Wednesday after Deutsche Bank upgrade the stock to buy from hold citing valuation following the company's second-quarter results. >>3 Tech Stocks Under $10 to Watch From a technical perspective, VIP ripped higher here back above its 50-day moving average of $10.09 with strong upside volume. This stock recently formed a double bottom chart pattern at $9.75 to $9.78. Following that bottom, shares of VIP have started to spike higher and quickly move within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade. That trade will hit if VIP manages to take out some near-term overhead resistance levels at $10.64 to $11 with high volume. Traders should now look for long-biased trades in VIP as long as it's trending above its 50-day at $10.09 or above more support at $9.78 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that this near or above 1.03 million shares. If that breakout triggers soon, then VIP will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $11.38 to $11.82.


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A BOROUGH teenager has spoken of the "amazing experience" of performing live in the finals of a top TV dance competition.
Joe Priest took to the London Olympia stage last night, as part of Antics Dance Crew for Sky 1's Got To Dance and made show history of being the only entry to reach the finals for the second time running.
The five-piece group, which also includes 19 year-old Oscar McDevitt from Tividale, 22 year-old Matthew Grieh, Nathan Marsh aged 22 and 21 year-old Jordan Breakspear, from Birmingham, were one of 10 dancing finalists vying for the winning title after also competing in the show last year.
And although the self-taught comic street act failed to make the top three, 19 year-old Joe said none of them regretted taking part again.
He said: "We were obviously disappointed to not win, but the judges praised our individuality.
"The final performance was our sixth dance on the show over the last two years, so we needed to show we were able to be different. We were really proud of what we achieved and thank everyone for their support and votes."
Following the show, Joe, from Rangeways Road, Kingswinford, returned straight back to student life at the University of East London, where he is currently studying urban dance, but revealed there will be plenty more antics from the group to come.
Joe added: "We are going on tour as a support act from June and we will continue to perform and post Antics videos online. We won't stop dancing."
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Just Business: A Thousand Words on Bray Wyatt vs. The Undertaker
One name seems to be getting lost in the shuffle of the increasingly excitable discussions of what shape Wrestlemania 31 looks set to start taking at Royal Rumble: Bray Wyatt.
Rumour is rife Bray Wyatt is slated to wrestle The Undertaker one year on from the Streak-ending conquest of the Beast Incarnate. There may be some consternation among a number of fans regarding the idea; some of this may stem from wondering how Undertaker functions at Wrestlemania in a post-Streak world, given how predominant a factor of his career and the show in question said Streak had grown to become before its demise. Well despite the more cynical element of the fan base, I have to say I think a Wyatt feud is the key. For as perfect a next step as the Undertaker is for Wyatt a year removed from his sparking conflict with John Cena, so too is Wyatt the perfect next step for an Undertaker mentally reeling from his humbling at the hands of Lesnar.
Rollins is my guy; the fan in me is most excited to watch his very first solo Wrestlemania season play out, regardless of the involvement or absence of gold. That being said, I am also (though by no means equally) a big fan of Wyatt because of his characters disposition being so perfectly suited to my interpretative brand of receiving professional wrestling as performance art. The nature of his character that has been implied by his feuds throughout 2014 has made that abundantly clear to me. Wyatts is a character as equally fantastical as that of The Undertaker, if in a less literal sense. The Eater of Worlds is best viewed as the physical manifestation of a given characters fear and insecurities. The stronger those fears and insecurities become - often because of Wyatts presence and actions - the stronger Wyatts character becomes in turn, with the only means by which he can be defeated being ones ability to overcome those fears and learn from those insecurities.
In the case of Daniel Bryan, Wyatt manifested when Bryan proved incapable of overcoming the odds The Authority stacked against him, prompting fears of the inadequacy that was the predominant theme of his unending conflict with his corporate aggressors. As the manifestation of that demon, Wyatt showed Bryan what trying to blindly fight on with endlessly escalating physicality would lead him to; Bryan lost at Royal Rumble, and would eventually go on to lose the war against The Authority because of his refusal to learn.
In the case of John Cena, Wyatt manifested when fans outright rejected Cenas position as challenging for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Royal Rumble, prompting fears he no longer belonged despite his good intentions. It was when, in response, Cena then proclaimed insecurely that the future had to go through him that Wyatts relentless crusade would begin in earnest. As the manifestation of Cenas demons, Wyatt used Cenas heroism and inspirational mantra as lies that would isolate him completely from the world already rejecting him in spite of his best qualities; eventually Cena came to learn willing selflessness was the weapon that would win him the war with his unveiled God Complex.
In the case of Dean Ambrose, Wyatt manifested when the Lunatic Fringe was about to deal a killing blow to the man that robbed him of The Shield the only stability and family he had ever come to know - prompting fears that he would never know any relative normality. What Wyatt could not expect was Ambroses openly embracing that insecurity with violent glee where Cena had valiantly fought to instead overcome it. As the manifestation of Ambroses demons, Wyatt tried to tempt Ambrose into becoming the animal the instability of his life threatened to make him and, in a moment marking the Lunatic Fringe as one of WWEs most tragic characters, Ambrose embraced that temptation outright and came to be dominated by it.
These wars of self need only one moment of weakness to erupt. For Bryan, defeat at the hands of his enemies; for Cena, a world rejecting him in spite of his good intentions; for Ambrose, the pending destruction of the only nice thing hes ever known; for The Undertaker, an attempted return to Wrestlemania.
By its break, the Streak had come to define The Undertaker. So too, some might say, Wrestlemania. It stands to reason a character as vengeful as the Dead Man might seek out revenge against the Beast he now owes a favour. Regardless of whether that Beast is champion or not by Sundays end, regardless of any Rumble possibilities or otherwise, one would think The Undertaker will return to find the closure demanded by the advent of 21-1, because it is ultimately the characters greatest ever defeat; the darkest moment of The Undertakers career. It shattered the redemption he claimed with his defeat of Punk the year before, and returned him to the torturous days of the Tetralogys emotional tumult that had left him at first hubristic and, latterly, broken and humbled. Thus, even in a rage fuelled pursuit of vengeance, The Undertaker would still be haunted by what happened in 2014.
Enter Bray Wyatt: the tapeworm that feeds off fear and grows stronger for it; the stronger he becomes, the more fearful his victim. As the physical manifestation of insecurity, never is the time more ripe for The Undertaker to be confronted by his own souls distress. A Bray Wyatt fuelled by The Undertakers emotional agitation is a frightening thought, and perfectly suited for a match of the morose tone a post-Streak Undertaker seems to scream out for.
In the end, whether a spine-chillingly epic confrontation in the Rumble is the one of many ways they choose to set such a war in motion, the important thing is to remember that there are still many pieces left to enter play for Wrestlemania and, for me, Taker vs. Wyatt remains one of the most exciting, if far from certain, possibilities.


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HTC DROID DNA for Verizon lands on November 13, stay tuned for our coverage
0. phoneArena posted on 12 Nov 2012, 08:26
November 13 is shaping up like a huge day for both Verizon and HTC. On that day, the two will be jointly hosting a media event in New York City, and frequent readers are probably well familiar with the smartphone that is expected to be officially announced. But in case you need a refresher, the rumored HTC DROID DNA will most likely be present on stage, judging by all recent leaks. It goes without saying that we are pretty hyped about this new mighty Android, which is why we will be covering the Verizon HTC event live as it unfolds...
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1. Kronic (banned) (Posts: 321; Member since: 11 Sep 2012)
Let the fireworks begin. My next phone!!!
2. jumbolump (Posts: 7; Member since: 26 Aug 2009)
External storage not an option, correct?
3. amats69 (Posts: 1523; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
after HTC one x this will be my next phone! cmon HTC release it!take my money!!!!!!
4. amats69 (Posts: 1523; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
i mean the international version of this phone :) my bad
5. MalakiMills (Posts: 257; Member since: 15 Jun 2010)
This is my next phone if it has an sd slot (usually not a problem for me with my galaxy nexus, but I just bought a 64 gig class 10 off amazon during the deal thing in anticipation of getting the note II. but I like this phone more at this point)
6. Roomaku (Posts: 278; Member since: 06 Feb 2012)
I love HTC design. It has this minimalism....it's hard to describe...
7. mobilesec (Posts: 2; Member since: 06 Nov 2012)
Good job HTC. I like HTC designs.
8. kpfirefighter (Posts: 160; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
People keep complaining about the removable battery issue. I have never owned an HTC phone but I want this one. I know I've had to remove my battery a few times when my s3 frooze up. Does HTC have problems with freezing? And how do you correct it. Any input would be nice. Thanks
11. Owlet (Posts: 450; Member since: 21 Feb 2011)
There's usually a way to "soft reset" your device with non-removable battery. For example, on my Galaxy Tab I push and hold the the power button for 10 sec. I believe every device has some kind of button combination to reset it, if you can't pull the battery.
9. Jaysonurmind (Posts: 1; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
Thats a great question does it have as many small issues as the s3. I had an s3 with tmobile and now i have a new one with verizon and both see a lil off... Meaning they keep freezing!
10. idoggs7 (Posts: 1; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
Have been waiting a while for this phone. It's time that i finally retire my trusted Samsung Fascinate.
12. Owlet (Posts: 450; Member since: 21 Feb 2011)
Definitely my next phone - Droid DNA! HTC FTW!!! :r I hope I can get one soon, so I can go on with my life and stop checking news every hour...
13. JuanitaAlfonzo (Posts: 7; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
Visibility... THAT's critical. I'm so tired of putting on and pulling off my glasses to see my phone. I run a hair salon in Austin; know what it's like when you have hair dye on your hands to try to see your phone? If this "phablet" works on AT&T's 4GLTE network i'm all over it. i wish more companies would up the resolution/visibility. The LG Intuition is great, too (and I kinda like the funky size of it).
15. androiddownsouth (Posts: 598; Member since: 02 May 2012)
Verizon exclusive, so it won't work on AT&T's network.
14. Owlet (Posts: 450; Member since: 21 Feb 2011)
Are any of you guys going to Google Hangout on the 19th to watch the unboxing?
16. ChafedBanana (Posts: 394; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
1080P. Must have.


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One run is not going to hurt you or your ultimate progress. You can always experiiment with any idea. I felt the same way on Sunday, but reigned myself in and did aerobic intervals, which felt pretty fast with some intervals at 9:30 pace (if you look at my MAF log, you can see why that would feel like flying). It's a worthy experiment to keep aprox 90% of miles at or under MAF during the anaerobic and/or racing season. That once a week LT or intervals or race are pretty much all you need to stay sharp. Again, you can always play around with that number. If you continue with MAF tests every now and then, or keep track of certain aerobic runs that are the same every week, monitor how your aerobic system is doing. I know for me that just 3-4 months of racing, little MAF work, and doing most workouts over MAF, my MAF tests go in the toilet. That's what happened early this year to me. I had just made a 5k PR, and the week after the race, I just decided to give a full commitment to do the aerobic phase of MAF training until February. It's beginning to pay off, as i am dropping weight, my paces are getting faster, and I'm feeling pretty good. I have been chomping at the bit to do a race, but have held off, except for one occasion, but I kept that way under LT, and ran socially. It can be tough though, as racing is what I love and training all the time doesn't fulfill that. But I guess that is how you get to your potential and healthy. Once in awhile one has to rebuild, go through the dog days and reemerge a much better runner.
It's time to do anaerobic running when the time you've committed to aerobic base is over. That could be any where from 8 weeks to a year. It's up to you. Maffetone talks about 2 base periods a year. One of at least 12-16 weeks, and another shorter one after spring race season and before fall (that would be a summer
base period, Jimbo). So, do your thing. Always maintain an honest self-assessment, and do what you need when you need it. If you like racing, remember that is why you are doing this training. You aren't Maffing to just Maff. So get a few goals going!
Mine is Vermont City Marathon! I just signed up. I'm so psyched!
"I've been following Eddy's improvement over the last two years on this site, and it's been pretty dang solid. Sure the weekly mileage has been up and down, but over the long haul he's getting out the door and has turned himself into quite a runner. He's only now just figuring out his potential. Consistency in running is measured in years, not weeks. And over the last couple of years, Eddy's made great strides" Jeff 14 Jan 2009
keep it up until it levels out and you are not getting any faster. I am in my 4th week, and I have gone from 9:30 pace to just over 8m/mile pace. I will keep it going until i stop seeing improvements.
Jimmy, thanks for the reply. Honestly, I'm not sure that I'll continue to do any more anaerobic training, but wanted to understand my "options." I'm planning to resume my MAF training tomorrow morning. Honestly, the slow, monotonous pace just gets to me after a while. And I'm sure it gets to everyone when starting out with MAF.
I can't say that I love to race, because I don't run too many of them. But, I can say that I enjoyed not worrying about the alert sounding this morning. My MAF pace is around a 12:00 minute mile, down from over 13:00 two months ago. Although I feel comfortable at my MAF pace, my body wants to go just a bit faster for a normal pace. So, holding myself back takes energy and feels weird. Don't get me wrong, I'm doing it and will continue. I have seen improvement in the 8 weeks. For example the run I did today would usually average around 168 BPM, today was 161. Again, note this is a course with some long medium grade hills.
As for a goal, yes I have one. My first marathon is May 4th, 2008 - The Flying Pig. I'm really ready to begin training with my team again, and tackling the marathon. I just hope I can get down to an 11:30 or so soon so that someone on my team will stay with me. But, I'm sure they will.
Thanks for the info!
Mark, I think you need to have a good whine (you get 3). Go ahead, let it out. It's okay.
You are on a team?
Definitely a good recommendation. Mark Allen and Maffetone both mention this.
This may not work for everyone, but it's clearly working for me right now. Could it be that the formula doesn't work out exactly right for everyone? Maybe I just needed some faster stuff?
I think I've "heard" Jesse say in the past that sometimes you do need a few faster runs to kick start the process after a basebuilding period.
No, I don't need (or mean to) whine. I love running with my teammates, but if I'm too slow for them and they leave me, it's not going to be too much fun.
Yes, I run with a fund raising team for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Very important to me since I have CF. We have a lot of fun and have a great coach. He's 68 and never run over a 4 hour marathon. Amazing. I'm really doing all of this to make it through my first full marathon in a decent time, at least for a first marathon.
Thanks for the info. And, feel free to call me out if I'm whining. (I HATE it when my kids to it!)
That's amazing you are running with CF. This training will not only help you finish your first one, but it will increase the probability that you'll stay healthy until you get there. I remember watching that PBS special where they took epeople and trained them for the marathon. Half of them were injured, and all were running way too hard, you could hear it in their breathing. So, keep going!
Warm-up for 15 minutes getting to MAF-10 by the end. Then increase speed until your HR maxes out at MAF, hold for .25 miles. Then slow down for .25 miles letting HR go down to MAF-10 again. Do 4-8 reps of this. (These can be found in Training For Endurance).


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The federal government shutdown means delaying a meeting between the Senate's Health, Education, Labor & Pensions committee and FDA healthcare regulators.
Medical device makers will have to wait a little longer for progress on implementation of the FDA's Safety & Innovation Act, now that a meeting with a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions committee has been canceled amid the federal government shutdown.
The hearing, originally scheduled for mid-morning Wednesday, was a chance for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to check in on the FDA's progress toward launching programs that include the re-authorization of the Medical Device User Fee Act, among other initiatives.


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Video Bankruptcy FAQ
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What is bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy refers to federal laws and rules which are designed to help a debtor, whether an individual or a business, who is facing more debt than he, she or it can afford to pay, and to achieve a fresh start. Bankruptcy permits the debtor to work out a plan to repay some or all of the debt, or to have some of the debt forgiven. Bankruptcy may provide for some debt forgiveness and typically requires that creditors stop all collection efforts against the debtor while the debtor is working out a plan and/or awaiting a discharge of debts.
Bankruptcy laws require that a debtor make a full disclosure of all assets, liabilities and other financial information, and that the debtor either: (1) surrender non-exempt assets for liquidation and distribution to creditors, or (2) formulate and follow through on a plan of reorganization and debt repayment that provides creditors with at least as much as they would receive if the debtor's assets were liquidated and distributed to creditors.
Do I need an attorney in filing bankruptcy?
What is Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
Chapter 7 is the liquidation chapter of the Bankruptcy Code. Chapter 7 may be filed by individuals, a corporation, or a partnership. Under Chapter 7, a trustee is appointed to collect and sell all property that is not fully encumbered by a lien or is not exempt, and to use any sale proceeds to pay creditors. An individual debtor may claim certain property as exempt from sale such as a specific amount of equity in a home or car, household goods and retirement accounts. The individual debtor usually receives a discharge, which means that he or she is relieved of the obligation to pay certain types of debts.
What is Chapter 11 Bankruptcy?
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy is primarily designed to facilitate corporate financial reorganization, to allow businesses to continue to operate while they restructure their debt under a repayment plan. The purpose of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy is to promote otherwise viable businesses to continue to operate in order to generate revenue, protect jobs, and to allow the payment of creditors over time, as opposed to stopping operations and liquidating assets.
What is Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?
Chapter 13 is the debt repayment chapter for individuals who have regular income, whose secured debts do not exceed $1,081,400.00 and whose unsecured debts do not exceed $360,475.00. Chapter 13 generally permits individuals to keep their property by repaying creditors out of their future disposable income. The Chapter 13 debtor proposes a repayment plan which must be approved by the bankruptcy court. The debtor pays the amounts set forth in the plan to the Chapter 13 trustee, who distributes the funds to creditors, in return for a small fee. The Chapter 13 debtor receives a discharge of most debts after the debtor completes the payments required under the plan.
What is the automatic stay?
Filing a bankruptcy petition automatically stays (stops) most collection actions against the debtor or the debtor's property. As long as the automatic stay is in effect, creditors generally may not initiate or continue lawsuits, wage garnishments, or even telephone calls demanding payments without the prior approval of the bankruptcy court. There are, however, several exceptions to the automatic stay, the most common being criminal proceedings, collection of certain alimony and child support obligations, and governmental actions to protect the public. The automatic stay is temporary and will end when a discharge is granted or denied, when the case is dismissed or closed, or if the bankruptcy court grants a creditor relief from the automatic stay.
What is a discharge?
A bankruptcy discharge is a court order that relieves a debtor from personal liability for specific types of debt. A discharge permanently prohibits creditors from taking any action to collect upon a discharged debt. When a debt has been discharged, the creditor can no longer seek repayment. Discharge is the primary benefit most debtors seek to obtain from bankruptcy.
Are all debts discharged in bankruptcy?
No. The discharge does not affect a creditor's lien against collateral (e.g., a home mortgage or automobile loan), so it does not prevent a creditor who holds a lien from enforcing that lien. Unless the debtor reaffirms or redeems the debt, the secured creditor can seize the collateral. The discharge, however, prohibits the secured creditor from collecting a balance from a debtor if the collateral is worth less than the claim.
A discharge order does not apply to certain kinds of debts. Most of these debts are automatically immune from discharge, without a creditor having to take any action. The most common non-dischargeable debts are:
- Most tax debts
- Alimony and child support obligations, as well as debts to a spouse or former spouse that arose from a divorce or separation agreement
- Student loans
Finally, some debts are immune from discharge only if the creditor timely files a complaint objecting to the discharge of the debt, and the bankruptcy court issues an order to that effect. These include:
- Debts arising from fraud or false representations
- Debts for embezzlement, larceny, or the mishandling of funds that the debtor held as a trustee or fiduciary
- Debts for willful and malicious injury
How will filing for bankruptcy affect my credit?
Filing for bankruptcy can remain on a debtor's credit report for ten (10) years under provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and will likely make obtaining credit more difficult or expensive, but not impossible. The decision to grant or deny credit in the future is strictly up to each creditor and will vary, depending on the type of credit requested. There is no law to prevent anyone from extending credit to a debtor immediately after the filing of a bankruptcy; nor is there any law that requires a creditor or potential lender to extend credit to a debtor.
Who is a bankruptcy trustee?
A bankruptcy trustee is appointed in all Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases, and in some Chapter 11 cases. The trustee administers the bankruptcy estate and ensures that creditors get as much money as possible. The trustee also presides at the first meeting of creditors to examine the debtor under oath.
In a Chapter 7 case, the trustee can liquidate the debtor's assets by collecting and selling non-exempt,unencumbered, estate property. In a Chapter 13 case, the trustee collects money from the debtor and distributes it to creditors according to the debtor's repayment plan.
The trustee can require the debtor to provide information and documents either before, after, or at the Section 341 meeting. Debtors must cooperate with the trustee; failure to cooperate with the trustee is grounds for a denial of the debtor's discharge.
Do I have to go to Court?
Section 341 of the Bankruptcy Code requires that a trustee convene and preside over a meeting of a debtor's creditors. This meeting of creditors is held in every bankruptcy case. The debtor must attend the meeting; in many cases it is the only meeting that the debtor must attend.
The meeting of creditors permits the trustee to review the debtor's bankruptcy schedules with the debtor face-to-face. The debtor is required to answer questions under penalty of perjury concerning the debtor's conduct, assets, liabilities, financial condition, and any matter that may affect administration of the bankruptcy estate. It is imperative that the debtor attends the meeting of creditors or the trustee may request that the bankruptcy court dismiss the bankruptcy case.
Can I keep my property after bankruptcy?
The Bankruptcy Code allows an individual debtor to exempt real, personal, or intangible property from the property of a bankruptcy estate. Typically, exempt assets include (among other things) the value of a vehicle up to a certain dollar amount, the equity in a home up to a certain amount, money in a bank account up to a certain amount, and funds held in a retirement account. If no one objects to the exemptions claimed by the debtor, those assets will not be a part of the bankruptcy estate and will not be liquidated and used to pay unsecured creditors.
If, however, the value of that property is greater than the allowed exemption and/or the balance of a claim secured to that property, then a Chapter 7 trustee may liquidate that property to pay creditors. In that circumstance, an individual must decide whether they are willing to surrender that property or file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy by which they could pay an amount equal to the unprotected value of the property through plan payments. By doing this, the property would be protected from liquidation.
What are the bankruptcy counseling requirements?
In order to be eligible to file for bankruptcy, individual debtors must have received credit counseling within 180 days prior to filing a bankruptcy petition. Specifically, the law requires a debtor to receive, from an approved agency, a briefing to outline the opportunities available for credit counseling and creation of a financial management plan. This may be done in an individual or group session, and may be completed in person, on the phone, or even via the internet.
Furthermore, individual Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 debtors are required to complete a financial management course in order to receive a bankruptcy discharge. The financial management course will be conducted by an approved, non-profit company and will provide the debtor with instructions on how to manage his or her finances going forward. This requirement is separate from, and in addition to, the pre-bankruptcy credit counseling requirement.
A list of court approved credit counselors and financial management course providers is available from the attorneys at Tully Rinckey PLLC.
What does it mean if a case is dismissed?
A dismissal order ends the bankruptcy case before a discharge order enters. When the court dismisses the case, the automatic stay ends and creditors may start to collect debts again. An order of dismissal does not free the debtor from any debt. The most common reason for dismissing a case is because the debtor has failed to do something that he or she is required to do (such as appear for the meeting of creditors or timely file all required documents). Unless the debtor appeals the order or seeks reconsideration of the order of dismissal within ten (10) days, the clerk will automatically close the case.
Who can file a bankruptcy petition?
A bankruptcy case is commenced by the filing of a bankruptcy petition. An individual, a partnership or a corporation (including a qualifying business trust) may file a petition.
A joint petition is the filing of a single bankruptcy petition by an individual and the individual's spouse. Only people who are married on the date they file the bankruptcy case may file a joint petition. Although married debtors may file a joint petition, they are not required to do so.
Do I have to include all of my creditors and how do I find their information?
The Bankruptcy Rules require a debtor to file with the bankruptcy petition schedules containing the information of each claimant that holds a liability against the debtor. A claim means any party who has a right to payment from you. You must include anyone to who you owe money, even relatives, family and friends. The intentional failure to include all of your creditors can result in the dismissal of your bankruptcy case for filing a fraudulent bankruptcy petition.
In order to ensure that you properly include all of your creditors, you should first thoroughly search all of your financial records. You may also want to consider contacting one of the three national credit reporting agencies to obtain a copy of your credit report.
The agencies and their contact information are: Equifax (877) 322-8228 or www.equifax.com; Experian (888) 397-3742 or www.experian.com; or, Trans Union (800) 888-4213 or www.transunion.com. It is important that you obtain a credit report that includes your creditors' addresses, so that you can give them proper notice of your bankruptcy filing.
What happens if a creditor continues to try and collect after I filed for bankruptcy?
If the automatic stay applies to a debtor's case and a creditor continues collection actions against the debtor (which includes collection calls), that creditor is violating the automatic stay. A debtor may request from the court an injunction or monetary sanctions against the creditor.
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The Fair Districts citizen amendments added restrictions on the Legislature as lawmakers draw new boundaries for legislative and congressional seats -- with the hope of creating more competitive districts. Haridopolos argues that the standards are unworkable. "To their credit, they had a great bumper sticker, and they put $10 million into it," he said.
"But my first responsibility is to the United States Constitution," he said, in a reference to a supremacy clause claim in a lawsuit against the amendment concerning seats in Congress. "That's where this will be challenged in the courts by a variety of groups who have said pretty consistently that there's inherent contradictions."
He added: "We don't want this to be a rigged game when we start to actually draw the lines and just know they're going to challenge it and win in the courts, then we get our second run at it. We're going to draw it and they're going to win in the courts. We've seen already a very activist court. We'll see how that plays out."


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MORNING LIVESTOCK REPORT Monday June 10, 2013
Lean hog futures finished last week on fire and settled near their session highs which also represents recent highs. June has made it all the way to 9800 which has been a target for some of the bullish traders. I find
it interesting that July and Aug hogs are discount to the soon to expire June. I don't trust the hog market up here, not with exports continuing to decline. April pork exports, released Friday, were down 11.9% from last year. This represents 20.4% of production. It's my opinion the hog market will not be able to sustain these gains without more help from the export arena. At the moment, I have no spec position with the exception of still holding the June 90 puts which will expire worthless. If/when I see concrete signs of a top we will pile into new short positions. My hedgers are working sell orders in the fall/winter hogs and we're preparing to purchase some Aug puts.
Sideways to lower remains the theme of live cattle futures trading as we begin a new week of trading action. The cash steer market traded late Friday at $1.22 in the S. Plains, down 2 cents from $1.24 the previous week. NE cattle on the hot beef traded in light volume late Friday at $197-198, down $2 to $3 from the previous week. I'd expect a sluggish cash market again this week. Beef packer processing margins have narrowed substantially. April beef exports were down 13% compared to last year while beef imports were up 8.5%. There's not much constructive in the beef export/import data. This market is searching for a summer low but it's not clearly established yet. Some believe the cash steer market will trade below $1.20, in the weeks ahead, before the summer low is established. I'm still waiting and watching before making any trading decisions. I'm hoping for a bounce in feeders, given the weakness in corn prices, to provide an opportunity to secure some Sep puts.
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Roast Turkey with Herb Butter
Getting a great-tasting Thanksgiving bird on the table is easier than you might think.
- Prep:
- Total Time:
- Servings: 10
Photography: David Loftus
Source: Everyday Food, November 2005
- 5 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon each chopped fresh rosemary, sage, and thyme
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1 whole turkey (about 12 pounds), thawed if frozen, rinsed and patted dry, neck reserved (set aside giblets for stuffing, if desired)
- Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing
- 4 to 6 large carrots, halved crosswise
- 2 large onions, cut into 8 wedges
- 2 stalks celery, halved crosswise
Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in the lowest position. Make herb butter: In a small bowl, mix together 4 tablespoons butter with chopped herbs; season generously with salt and pepper.
Prepare and stuff the turkey. Loosen skin: Working from the neck end, slide fingers under skin until you reach the end of the breast, being careful not to tear the skin; rub herb butter under the skin. Fill neck cavity: Place turkey breast side down. Fill neck cavity with stuffing; avoid packing. Close up by folding skin over and fastening with skewers or trussing needles. Tuck wings: Turn turkey over; bend wing tips underneath bird so they stay in place (you may have to break the bones). Loosely fill large cavity with stuffing. Tie legs: Using cotton kitchen twine, tie legs together securely (they will overlap) so bird retains its shape and moisture during cooking.
Cut neck into pieces; mix with carrots, onions, celery, and 2 cups water in a large roasting pan. Set roasting rack over vegetables in pan.
Lift turkey onto rack; rub with remaining tablespoon butter. Season generously with salt and pepper. Tent turkey loosely with foil. Roast 1 hour, then baste every 30 minutes with pan liquids, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of thigh (avoiding bone) registers 125 degrees, about 3 hours.
Remove foil; raise oven heat to 400 degrees. Continue roasting, basting occasionally, until thigh reaches 180 degrees, 45 to 60 minutes more. Tent with foil if bird browns too quickly; add more water if pan becomes dry. Transfer turkey to a serving platter; cover loosely with foil, and let it rest at least 30 minutes before carving.
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scrapbookingmom21 DEC, 2013The turkey was good but with all the butter, I felt like it was sitting in grease. Next time I will not use all of the butter that it called for. As for the stuffing, it was Fabulous!! My husband thought it was a little too sweet though. So, next time, instead of buying the prepared cornbread in the bakery, which tends to be sweeter, I will make my own. That being said, the stuffing was my favorite part of the meal!Reply
Maria Q28 NOV, 2013Great stuffing its not dry is just perfect and very quick to do. Thanks.Reply
Tdm2224 NOV, 2013Hi, has anyone tried this recipe with a different stuffing? Thoughts on switching to an apple herb stuffing?Reply
Canbisister27 NOV, 2009this receipe totally saved my thanksgiving! Thank you sooo much :)Reply
nyrja9 JAN, 2009This was my first attempt to cook Thanksgiving Turkey ever! It came out really tasty and moist. Nevertheless, I must confess I went a bit overboard with the herbs and I think the rosemary was a bit overpowering. I will adjust for the next time.Reply
GailAnn20 NOV, 2008I am looking for the dry brine salt rub recipe Martha did on her show this past Wednesday. My frig is not big enough for a 5 gallon bucket for the traditional brine, and this was a fantastic alternative. Thanks.Reply
sgarcia119 NOV, 2008elzpine type PERFECT ROAST TURKEY in the search. I believe the recipe you are looking for is the fourth one down the list. Its from the issue Martha Stewart Living | November 1995. I have used this recipe for years and its the best.Reply
elzpine18 NOV, 2008I am looking for the turkey recipe where Martha covered the turkey in cheesecloth Thanks firstname.lastname@example.com
mmsrjs24 NOV, 2007hi foxfire: go to the top of page to Martha's Search engine and type in "Rich Gravy" hit enter and sit back and wait. the recipe you are looking for should be the first one at the top of the list. It looks good.Reply
BoogieLove15 NOV, 2007I saw Martha make this turkey years ago. I made it for my first Thanksgiving and have made it every year since. It's great. The turkey is so moist!Reply


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Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter (Amsterdam 1995)
Fantastic performance of this apocalyptic gem. One of the most influential bands that ever existed. (I do not, in any way, claim to own or hold rights to thi…
The Rolling Stones — Gimme Shelter in Tokyo
Haircuts date less well than songs, and this song doesn't date at all. RS in Tokyo, 1990.
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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. ~Albert Einstein
In that case I am barking mad. I had attempted to knit the Tomten 3 years ago and I had to give up with just one sleeve still to finish. So much yarn, so many rows of purl… I must have forgotten because I attempted yet another one for miss L. I am almost done with one sleeve and please pray that I stick with the second one. 😉
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Alyssa Milano to create a line of ladies' baseball gear designed for juniors.
Acting is not the one and only thing Alyssa Milano can do. More than that, the beauty also is good at fashion.
Alyssa announced Friday June 30th that she'll be partnering with G-III Apparel Group and Major League Baseball to create a line of ladies' baseball gear designed for juniors (aka WB fans).
The line, consists of denim and dresses among others, are said "utilizing high quality fabrics and body-contouring silhouettes" and will be distributed under the label TOUCH--by Alyssa Milano.
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Wilson's lecture is part of a Bozeman visit to accept the 2006 George R. Stibitz Computer and Communications Award for his proposal to create an electronic encyclopedia of all life - from bacteria to whales -- that would contain everything known about a species in a searchable and expandable format.
Despite the power of Web search engines and current databases, no collection of biological information exists anywhere near the scale Wilson proposes.
Wilson, the Pellegrino University Research Professor Emeritus, at Harvard University, is one of the most highly respected scientists in the world today. Hailed as "the new Darwin" by Thomas Wolfe, and one of "America's 25 Most Influential People" by TIME Magazine, he has twice received the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction.
Wilson, 77, has recently published "The Creation: A Meeting of Science and Religion." Publishers Weekly said: "With his usual eloquence, patience and humor, Wilson, our modern-day Thoreau, adds his thoughts to the ongoing conversation between science and religion. Couched in the form of letters to a Southern Baptist pastor, the Pulitzer Prize-winning entomologist pleads for the salvation of biodiversity, arguing that both secular humanists like himself and believers in God acknowledge the glory of nature and can work together to save it."
Wilson will sign copies of his books from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m on Oct. 4 at the Country Bookshelf,
28 W. Main Street.
This year's Stibitz award is co-hosted by the American Computer Museum, MSU's Computer Science Department, the College of Engineering, the College of Letters and Science and the Humanities Institute.
In 1997, the American Computer Museum in Bozeman launched an award ceremony to honor the living pioneers of the computer, communications and the information age in general. The award is named in honor of Dr. George R. Stibitz who pioneered the use of relays for digital computation at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey in 1937. Past awardees have included Steve Wozniak, inventor of the Apple I & Apple II Computers and co-founder of Apple Computer Inc.; and Ross Perot, former presidential candidate and pioneer in the data processing industry and founder of Electronic Data Systems (EDS).
E.O. Wilson's Bozeman agenda:
Public Forum
A public forum featuring Wilson will be held at MSU's Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on Oct. 4 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Book Signing
Country Bookshelf, 28 W. Main Street in downtown Bozeman, (phone: 406-587-0166) will host a book signing with Wilson on Oct. 4 from 3 to 4 p.m.
Formal Dinner
The formal awards dinner will be held at the Gran Tree Inn on Oct. 4 in Bozeman. Tickets are $75 per person. Seating is limited.
For details about corporate sponsorship or to purchase an individual ticket for the awards dinner, contact Jeannette Radcliffe in MSU's Computer Science Department at (406) 994-4780 or visit the American Computer Museum's website at www.compustory.com.
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Christopher Kane's spring 2014 ready-to-wear collection took spring florals to an entirely new level. This collection is exquisitely innovative in terms of fashion. However, it also provides an incredibly detailed commentary on society's perception as well as the individualized experience in female sexuality. His relation of a woman's sexual identification to a flower is not a new concept. However, his aesthetic and approach to the designs was an honest work of art. He combines the cold darkness of grunge with the whimsical beauty of floral prints. His techniques vary from silver-lined cut outs to flowing layers that resemble the petals from a flower. The designs from Christopher Kane are a beautiful and stylish representation of the female in bloom.
Kane's collection set out to inspire female empowerment, and I definitely felt empowered wearing my outfit inspired by his designs. The runway utilizes flowing silks and soft billowing layers in the majority of the looks and this creates a look so one of a kind it was difficult to capture perfectly! I translated Kane's starkly pleated, digital floral patterned skirts to a high-waisted daisy printed maxi. The double slit style in the skirt allows for the material to flow easily like blossoming petals. Now, I was tempted to incorporate some of the graphic-styled tops that Kane featured in a number of his looks. Instead, I chose a silk corset that provided a slim fit to contrast my loose-fitting skirt. This ensemble gave me the overwhelming feeling of liberation and confidence in my being a woman.
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Monday 14 December 2009
Board update for shareholders at the Annual General Meeting - 14
December 2009
Investment performance
Since the publication of the 2009 annual report, markets have moved
'sideways' so that:
� the portfolio valuation at the close of business on Friday
11 December 2009 was £4.38m showing little change since 30 September
2009 when adjusted for investment sales;
� the Company value net of debt shows little change from
that at 30 September 2009.
Other matters worthy of note since 30 September 2009 are:
* The closing share price at 7.25 pence, indicates a discount to
net asset value of 34%.
* Investment sales have realised £361,000 with a gross profit of
* Bank overdraft has been reduced below £400,000.
* Had the portfolio been valued at mid rather than bid prices, the
valuation would have been £6.1m equal to 15.46 pence per share
fully diluted, resulting in a 53% share price discount to net
asset value.
* The valuation difference between bid and mid prices of £1.7m
reflects the wide spread of market quotes and points to the
relatively low market activity in many of the Company's
* It remains the Board's intention to reduce and ultimately
eliminate the bank overdraft.
Company statistics
11 December 30 September 30 June 9 December
2009 2009 2009 2008
At BID At BID At BID
values values, At BID values
adjusted values
Trading portfolio value £4.38m £4.72m £4.3m £4.04m
Company asset value net £4.00m £4.02m £3.62m £3.53m
of debt
Net asset value - fully 11.04 pence 11.08 pence 10.01 9.3 pence
diluted per share pence
Share price - mid 7.25 pence 11.75 pence 9.5 pence 6.5 pence
Share price discount 34% 6% 5% 30%
(premium) to fully discount (premium) discount discount
diluted net asset value
Market capitalisation £2.53m £4.1m £3.31m £2.7m
All net asset values are based on bid prices or the Directors'
valuation, if lower.
The Board continues to believe that it has within its portfolio
investments with considerable potential and is hoping for an upturn
during 2010.
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14 December 2009
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I was watching college football over the weekend, and there are some unique names out there - there is a RB for Georgia Tech named Robert Godhigh. I'm sure you're all aware of Cincy's QB Munchie Legaux. Then there's a LB for Northwestern named Chi Chi Ariguzo, and a LB for Texas Tech named Terrance Bullitt. Also, LSU has a DT named Barkevious Mingo. But maybe the craziest name out there is a Buffalo LB named Wonderful Terrific Monds II. You can't make this stuff up.
This got me to thinking of some of the catchy names who've suited up for the Buckeyes over the years, even the guys who've transferred. I went through a bunch of old OSU gameday programs I've been saving.
Who is your favorite? Personally, I think Ken-Yon Rambo is a pretty sweet name. My top 3 would be: Key-Yon Rambo, LeCharles Bentley, and Richard McNutt, (all 3 of which, by the way, were on the roster at the same time - in 1999). Most of these guys with unique names happened to be great players, too. Here is a list I put together, I'm sure there's some I missed...feel free to add any good names:
Andre Amos (DB - mid/late 00s)
Brent Bartholomew (P - mid/late 90s)
Brian Baschnagel (WR - early/mid 70s)
LeCharles Bentley (C - late 90s/early 00s)
Gary Berry (DB - late 90s)
Alex Boone (OL - mid/late 00s)
David Boston (WR - mid/late 90s)
John Brockington (RB/FB - late 60s)
Bob Brudzinski (DE - early/mid 70s)
Joe Burger (LB - current)
Butler By'not'e (RB - early 90s)
Howard "Hopalong" Cassidy (RB - early/mid 50s)
Tim Cheatwood (TE/DE - late 90s/early 00s)
Chimdi Chekwa (DB - late 00s)
George "Chief" Cheroke (OL - early 40s)
Brandon "Bam" Childress (WR - early 00s)
Galen Cisco (FB/LB - mid 50s)
Maurice Clarett (RB - early 00s)
Kurt Coleman (DB - late 00s)
Tom Cousineau (LB - mid/late 70s)
Curtis Crosby (DB - early 00s)
Mike D'Andrea (LB - early/mid 00s)
Doug Datish (OL - early/mid 00s)
Van DeCree (DE - early/mid 70s)
Na'il Diggs (LB - late 90s)
Doug Donley (WR - late 70s/early 80s)
Mike Doss (DB - early 00s)
Albert Dukes (WR - mid 00s)
Bri'onte Dunn (RB - current)
Frank Epitropoulos (WR - current)
Juggy Franklin (DB - mid 90s)
Joey Galloway (WR - early 90s)
Chris Gamble (WR/DB/PR - early 00s)
Eddie George (RB - mid 90s)
Reggie Germany (WR - late 90s)
Vernon Gholston (LB/DE - mid/late 00s)
Thaddeus Gibson (LB - mid/late 00s)
Teddy Ginn, Jr. (WR/PR/KR - mid 00s)
Nick Goings (RB - mid/late 90s)
Cie Grant (LB - early 00s)
Lou Groza (K/OT - early 40s)
Charles William "Chic" Harley (RB/QB/K/P/DB - late 10s)
Rob Harley (DB - early/mid 00s)
Raymont Harris (RB - early 90s)
Brian Hartline (WR - mid 00s)
Ben Hartsock (TE - early 00s)
AJ Hawk (LB - early/mid 00s)
Champ Henson (FB - early 70s)
Antonio Henton (QB - mid/late 00s)
Kirk Herbstreit (QB - early 90s)
Santonio Holmes (WR - early/mid 00s)
Ty Howard (DB - mid/late 90s)
Derek Isaman (LB - mid/late 80s)
Vlade Janakievski (K - late 70s)
Vic Janowicz (RB - late 40s/early 50s)
Malcolm Jenkins (DB - mid/late 00s)
Brandon Joe (FB - early 00s)
Pepper Johnson (LB - mid 80s)
Andy Katzenmoyer (LB - late 90s)
Rex Kern (QB - late 60s)
Marlon Kerner (DB - early 90s)
Percy King (DB - mid/late 90s)
Strom Klein (LB - current)
Garcia Lane (DB/PR - early 80s)
James Laurinaitis (LB - mid 00s)
Kirk Lowdermilk (C - early/mid 80s)
Jamal Luke (WR - early 00s)
Sammy Maldonado (RB - early 00s)
Nick Mangold (C - early 00s)
Marcus Marek (LB - late 70s/early 80s)
Claudius Mbemba (DE - current)
Central McClellion (DB - mid/late 90s)
Richard McNutt (DB - early 00s)
Jake McQuaide (LS - late 00s)
Mark Minnix (WR - early 00s)
Bobby Olive (WR - late 80s)
Shane Olivea (OL - early 00s)
Patrick O'Morrow (K - mid/late 80s)
Jamario O'Neal (DB - mid/late 00s)
Jim Otis (FB - late 60s)
Orlando Pace (OL - mid 90s)
Tito Paul (DB - early 90s)
Pepe Pearson (RB - mid 90s)
Bo Pelini (DB - late 80s)
Quinn Pitcock (DL - mid 00s)
Antonio Pittman (RB - mid 00s)
Ahmed Plummer (DB - mid/late 90s)
DeVier Posey (WR - late 00s)
Vanness Provitt (WR - late 90s)
Ken-Yon Rambo (WR - late 90s)
Armani Reeves (DB - current)
JaJa Riley (RB - early 00s)
Robert Rose (DL - mid/late 00s)
Everett Ross (DB - mid/late 80s)
Etienne Sabino (LB - current)
Dane Sanzenbacher (WR - late 00s)
Alonzo Shavers (WR - mid 90s)
Vince Skillings (DB - late 70s)
Tom Skladany (P - early/mid 70s)
Ray Small (WR/PR - mid/late 00s)
Carlos Snow (RB - late 80s)
Alonzo Spellman (DE - late 80s/early 90s)
Shawn Springs (DB - mid 90s)
Dimitrious Stanley (WR - early/mid 90s)
Jim Stillwagon (DT - late 60s)
Obie Stillwell (DB - mid 90s)
Jake Stoneburner (WR/TE - current)
Roland Steele (DB - late 90s)
Obie Stillwell (LB - mid 90s)
Korey Stringer (OL - early 90s)
Lorenzo Styles (LB - early 90s)
Nicky Sualua (FB - mid 90s)
Buster Tillman (WR - early/mid 90s)
Jack Tatum (DB - late 60s)
Steve Tovar (LB - early 90s)
A.J. Trapasso (P - mid/late 00s)
Tom Tupa (QB/P - mid 80s)
E.J. Underwood (DB - early 00s)
Lawrence Vickerstaff (RB - mid 90s)
Paul Warfield (WR - early 60s)
Jerry Westbrooks (RB - late 90s)
William White (DB - mid 80s)
Donte Whitner (DB - early/mid 00s)
Michael Wiley (RB - mid/late 90s)
Dan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson (DT - early/mid 90s)
Antoine Winfield (DB - mid/late 90s)
Jason Winrow (OT - early 90s)
Vince Workman (RB - mid 80s)
Doug Worthington (DT - mid/late 00s)
Ashton Youboty (DB - early/mid 00s)
Srecko Zizakovic (DE - late 80s)
Justin Zwick (QB - early/mid 00s)
Favorite Buckeye Names Of All-Time?
I was watching college football over the weekend, and there are some unique names out there - there is a RB for Georgia Tech named Robert Godhigh. I'm sure you're all aware of Cincy's QB Munchie Legaux. Then there's a LB for Northwestern named Chi Chi Ariguzo, and a LB for Texas Tech named Terrance Bullitt. Also, LSU has a DT named Barkevious Mingo. But maybe the craziest name out there is a Buffalo LB named Wonderful Terrific Monds II. You can't make this stuff up.


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Joane Schepis '07
Andrea Desilets '07
Bonnie Collier '07
In this podcast, we spotlight Saint Anselm's Undergraduate Research Scholar Program (URSP) and feature interviews with the program's director, Prof. Lori LaPlante, and three students that are participating in this year's program.
Joane Schepis '07 is studying children and how they adjust physiologically to certain family situations. Andrea Desilets '07 is examining the effects of the U.S. and European cotton subsidies in Mali, Africa. And Bonnie Collier '07 is exploring gender stratification and citizenship.
The URSP seeks to promote scholarly undergraduate research, support interinstitutional mentoring, and increase the number of successful admissions to graduate school for Saint Anselm students. The URSP supports three teams (junior undergraduate, Saint Anselm faculty mentor, and external graduate-level mentor).
Each URSP student is paid as a research assistant for the work they complete with their graduate-level faculty mentor during the summer before their senior year. In the spring of their senior year, each student coordinates and speaks at their own research symposium about their project.
- Bridget Luddy '07


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I was taking our trash down to the curb last evening when our neighbor, Butch, drove by. He stopped, rolled down the window and said, "Hey, little girl!" like he always does when he sees me. "Hi Butch! How are you?" I replied. He paused. "Ok, all things considered......"
In asking for clarification of this odd statement from a usually very upbeat man, I learned that his wife, Mary, had died unexpectedly a few days earlier. What?!?! I'm not particularly close to them, but Mary walks our neighborhood, Butch bikes or runs, so I'm friendly with them and used to seeing them on a regular basis. I had just seen Mary a few weeks ago, driving with her grandbaby. Mary had pulled up next to me as I was running, rolled down her window, and proudly asked, "Do you want to meet my precious granddaughter?" She appeared quite healthy, bubbly as always. Although I don't typically like it when people stop me to chat while I'm running, her beaming face disarmed me. I'm glad now that I took the time to stop and talk with her.
As I see the procession of cars leaving our neighborhood for her funeral this morning, I am deeply saddened for their loss. Life is so short, so fragile, so unpredictable, imperfect. Live every moment. Love every moment. Remember what is truly important and precious and don't waste time being sad, mad or frustrated over the things that don't matter in the grand scheme of it all.
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RAY Cameron is a warm grizzly bear of a Canadian, a veteran ''bush pilot'' with thousands of hours of flying time under his belt, much of it in the most extreme of conditions. And while his jovial character has been known to turn cranky when he finds himself grounded by poor weather for too long, experience has taught him to pay due respect to the infinitely more cantankerous moods of the polar airstream.
The Antarctic likes to sneak up and surprise even the most experienced expeditioners. Flying a World War II vintage DC-3 up the Antarctic coast west of Australia's Casey base just a week or so back, Cameron struck turbulence like he'd never known in 50 years in the cockpit. It came courtesy of a phenomenon known as a hydraulic jump, an idiosyncrasy of Antarctic flying created when katabatic winds streaming off the plateau collide with stationary air, inducing a stomach-churning roller-coaster effect.
The wild ride made for some good yarns in the Casey bar that night. But a day or two later, the Canadian was back in the air with a pay load of scientists from around the world and their sophisticated gadgetry, continuing the formidable task of charting some of East Antarctica's most remote territory. Even in this cushy era of Antarctic adventuring, mere humans learn to live with the odd jolting reminder of their fragility in such an environment.
Cameron's mission is to pilot a flying squad of scientific specialists engaged in solving one of the most perplexing and important riddles of the rapidly evolving climate mystery story: what is happening to the vast East Antarctic ice sheet, the greatest body of fresh water on the planet?
This is their second summer in the air gathering data, flying transects 1000 kilometres at a time into the Antarctic interior, mining the surface with ice penetrating radar, laser sounder, magnetometer, and gravity meter. Their three-year effort - a collaboration of Australian, US, British and French glaciologists - flies under the banner of Operation ICECAP, or to use the longhand, ''Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate''.
The story of the East Antarctic ice has long been the focus of a riveting dialogue within the climate change debate, with subscribers, sceptics and denialists cherry-picking their way through a confounding array of scientific observations to find morsels to support their various views.
But undermining all their readings and soothsaying were gaping holes in the critical data. Very little was known about what lies beneath the ice - the geography and geology of a landscape hidden by thousands of metres of ancient ice. So many unknowns meant efforts to model the future have raised as many questions as they have answered.
Scientists were acutely aware that deciphering the truths of the Antarctic ice mass would be critical to understanding global climate and sea level rise. They needed to penetrate the glaring white. This is ICECAP's core mission.
The last report by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognised that the cryosphere - the frozen parts of the planet - and the dynamics of the big ice sheets represented ''the least understood part of the climate picture overall'', says Dr Duncan Young, one of the ICECAP collaborators flying great sweeps of the Antarctic interior.
The 2007 report cited conservative sea level rises of up to 59 centimetres by 2100 - with the caveat that there were just too many variables to include the accelerated flow effects of melt water seeping under the glaciers of Greenland and Antarctica, hastening their journey to the sea.
But as more data comes in, many scientists are now talking about a one metre rise by the end of the century. Recent satellite data published in the journal Science shows the Greenland melt accelerating, the ice sheet losing about 1500 gigatons (a gigaton is 1000 million tons) from 2000 to 2008. At that rate, Greenland's ice alone would rise seas by 40 centimetres by the end of the century.
Antarctica is even more difficult to read. ''You can have strange feedbacks like when the temperature goes up, it actually increases the amount of snowfall because you have more water, more precipitation. And the ozone hole makes it cooler - but at the same time, it moves the winds in such a way that they effect ocean circulation, bringing more warm water up the Antarctic coast, which is thought to be the situation in West Antarctica. Deep, warm water is being sucked in by the winds, melting the glaciers from underneath.''
Previous data, using satellite remote sensing, had indicated that the more vulnerable West Antarctic - where the peninsula stretches up in a tail towards South America, was experiencing significant ice loss, losing 59 per cent more ice in 2006 than it did in 1996. But the continent's main body, the behemoth of East Antarctica, seemed to be in balance, or even gaining slightly in mass, showing negligible impact from warming.
But a new analysis using different technology (NASA's gravity recovery and climate experiment, which compares satellite data to weigh the ice) suggests the East Antarctic sheet has lost billions of tons of ice along the coast since 2006, and ''that as a whole, Antarctica may soon be contributing significantly more to global sea-level rise''. The findings, by ICECAP leader Don Blankenship and colleagues at the University of Texas, were published last month in the journal Nature Geoscience.
ICECAPs surveys are bringing critical new insights into the dynamics of the southern ice, says Dr Tas van Ommen, leader of the Australian Antarctic Division's ice core group and ICECAP collaborator.
''Early data shows large areas of ice are resting on bedrock below sea-level,'' he says - likening it to a huge basin dipping deep into the earth. It had previously been thought that East Antarctica was mostly grounded on rock above sea-level. So what might happen if warm ocean water gets under the ice? ''Depending on the detail of bedrock where the ice meets the ocean, this 'marine' base can make the ice more vulnerable to rapid loss as the ice melts back, but also to accelerating ice flow.
''This all connects with a fairly big issue - the lowering of the Totten Glacier, one of the largest glaciers on earth, on the east side of Law Dome, which is quite rapid and stands out as an area of change in East Antarctica.''
Even a slight change in East Antarctic conditions, given its massive size, has significant implications, says Young - a New Zealander now working with the University of Texas. He was speaking to The Age at Casey as the DC-3 prepared to move on to the French base of Dumont d'Urville to continue a busy summer of surveys.
The big question, he says, is whether the geometry of the bedrock is configured in a way that would make the East Antarctic ice unstable. ''We now know there is a huge hole - the Aurora Subglacial Trench - back behind Law Dome,'' he says. If the flow of glaciers around it - huge rivers of ice - speeds up, it might have a real impact on sea levels.
''Then you've got another huge hole, the Vanderford Trench - there's nothing quite like it elsewhere in Antarctica … with earthquakes every few months. You've got the Vanderford Glacier going out one side of the trench, and the Totten out the other. The problem with ice, of course, is that it wants to flow.
''Part of what we're trying to do this season is to get enough sampling around the Totten to figure out how sensitive it might be to feedbacks,'' says Young - whether the front of the glacier is thinning, and hurrying its flow from inland.
It's too early to say how vulnerable the Totten might be, says Young. The material will have to be crunched into laboratories' models around the world. But this year's surveys have raised some new concerns.
ONE of them emerged on the wild-ride flight the ICECAP DC-3 rode through out of Casey. The hydraulic jump wasn't the only surprise to emerge that day. ''We went there to look at another glacier down near Bunger Hills (about 400 kilometres west of Casey) called the Denman Glacier, which hasn't ever been properly surveyed.
''Though the flight was really rough, we managed to get up to it, and it looks like there is ice three kilometres thick pretty close to where the glacier feeds into the ocean. So that's kind of the ideal situation for this marine ice sheet instability, where the bottom of the ice is below sea level.
''It looks like it connects all the way through to the main Aurora Subglacial Trench. So potentially the Denman is also lowering. If it was too thin … it would potentially collapse back into this huge hole and undermine this whole sector of the ice sheet.''
It's a cataclysmic-sounding scenario - but is it likely? It's still too early to know, says Young. The observations brought back on the plane to Casey by the rattled-and-rolled ICECAP team now have to be run through the ice sheet models. ''The Denman is also a fairly narrow glacier,'' says Young. ''So the effects might not be that dramatic.''
The enduring, frustrating uncertainties are plainly illustrated in the landmark Nature Geoscience paper exposing the loss of billions of tons of East Antarctic ice. It calculated ice was being lost at a rate of 57 gigatons a year - but with an error margin of 52 gigatons. Which means numbers as small as five, or as huge as 109.
The number itself is not that critical in the scheme of things, according to the report's authors - a 57-gigaton ice loss might only translate to a 0.1-millimetre sea level rise. What matters is the trend - once it starts, where will it end?
Antarctica continues to hold her secrets close.
Jo Chandler is an Age senior writer. She is visiting Antarctica on a media fellowship with the Australian Antarctic Division.


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Wolf Hall finale TV review: Claire Foy gives a fine turn as scheming Anne Boleyn
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It's a dirty business being the king's right-hand man.
For the Wolf Hall finale viewers witness Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) at his most vindictive as he ousts Anne Boleyn so that Henry (Damien Lewis) can pursue Jane Seymour (Kate Phillips).
Throughout we've sympathised with Cromwell. He has lost two daughters and his wife before his master Cardinal Wolsey (Jonathan Pryce) was toppled from power and kicked the bucket. But viewer empathy wears thin as he elicits false confessions for the sake of Henry's 'cause'. It's an important and necessary shift and shows Cromwell as a multi-dimensional character – ultimately, we still like him.
Rylance has been consistently brilliant throughout this series and keeps the audience hooked – even when he says nothing at all. Lewis' fickle monarch is marvellous too and is the real villain of Wolf Hall; his impulsive behaviour costs lives not to mention the entire excommunication of Rome. The closing shot of Cromwell and Henry's hug neatly sums up their relationship.
However, Claire Foy steals the limelight in this episode with a fine performance as scheming queen Anne Boleyn.
In the closing scenes we experience something verging on sympathy for the wretch she is reduced to. All the arrogance and pride gives way to humility but of course it's too late.
Wolf Hall has held us captive for six weeks. This is a rich and well-drawn presentation of Cromwell, whose Machiavellian character has been the focus of so many history books.
If the show gets a second series (which it most probably will) it will be delightful to see Rylance return. Plus, who wouldn't want to see Damien Lewis in a fat suit?
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Reddit users' PAC starts exacting revenge on SOPA creator Lamar Smith
Resistance movements and internet phenomena have a way of fizzling out: Kony 2012, Occupy… It doesn't take long for dominant memes to vanish into thin air. The actions of Wikileaks and Anonymous would likely have found the same fate were the people behind those groups not relentlessly pursuing their causes over the long haul, making it impossible for us to forget about them.
The protests surrounding SOPA easily could have followed this path, too: After a day of massive coordinated protests across the internet that included blackouts from Google, Wikileaks, and especially Reddit, SOPA and its sister bill PIPA were promptly dropped—and with it the urgent need to keep the protests going.
But Reddit users are a tenacious bunch. Being that it's an election year, they decided to organize a PAC dedicated to unseating SOPA creator Lamar Smith this November. The resulting group, TestPAC, has been raising funds and is now running ads and billboards in Smith's district. The group's site, UnseatLamar.com, says it has raised about $6,000 with a goal of raising $25,000.
As Mashable notes, the PAC's 300 members make every decision, from how to spend their money to who will art-direct their ads. However, the FEC did dump a little rain on their parade:
"Elections law prohibited TestPAC from running a negative ad against Smith without being in favor of some other candidate," writes Mashable. Apparently our election rules actually stipulate that PACs are allowed to run negative ads against someone only if they're also dedicated to running positive ones about another candidate. Faced with this conundrum, the group came up with the billboard art above, and the ad below.
Stay tuned for more creative anti-SOPA ads from TestPAC this year—one of the group's organizers tells BoingBoing that they currently have 300 members but "300 members is not enough," and they'll be looking to expand their cause as we get closer to November.


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My first time having standing sex with my wife was this position. It was so freaking hot, I'll never forget that weekend. We have since got older and now have transferred to the standing doggie version of this. It is much easier on the legs and back. This position is hot to men because of the visual of seeing your back, hips, and ass. Women love it because of how deep we get. Sometimes I have to hold back a little because I can make her hurt...something to think of if you are a little bigger down there. Guys need to remember to grab her hips to hold on to keep her balanced so she doesnt fall forward.
The Ben Dover position is essentially Standing Doggy-Style but with the receiver bending over at the waist. In a venue where lying down is undesirable, this is a great position to practice. It is advised that the receiver place their hands on the floor, or grabs their ankles, to balance themselves; this will allow for a more enjoyable experience, faster thrusting, and less likely-hood of falling over. Bending over pushes the pelvis back against the giver allowing easier and deeper penetration, but is otherwise less intimate than the regular Standing version.
For variation the receiver should try spreading their legs apart or bringing them together. However, the farther you spread your legs the deeper the giver is going to have to squat to gain access; say hello to burning quads. To overcome height differences, the giver should try squatting, or the receiver should be given something to stand on.
Its always fun for me its usually rite before I finish but I Ben em over and pound that pussy till she fall over on the bed or couch shaking then I bliw,all over her awesome
my fwb n i did this the other day. he got really into n started pounding me so hard that i almost lost my balance. fun though cuz i was cumming like mad.
I use to love this position...until I queefed really loudly. Not so much a turn-on anymore so my bf and I stick to doggy-style positions...much less chance of it happening again. Sooooooo embarrassing!!
i have one guy that i fuck and he loves fucking in the shower so we use this position and i love it. he cums like crazy when we do it. and its great for me too cause i love it deep
My ex-g/f and I were fucking like this on a dirty weekend at a spa in Slovenija, on the hotel balcony during an enormous Summer thunderstorm. Just as we were both cumming she stood up suddenly...and bashed the back of her head on the balcony railing. She almost knocked herself out cold. I was wondering how I was going to explain to the hotel doc. (in Slovenian) why I had a naked, semi-conscious woman covered in blood, spunk and pussy-juice in my room and moaning in pain... Fortunately there was enough ice in the mini-bar to control bleeding and swelling, though hair-combing was tricky for a while. No permanent harm though and she was able to get back to the "Usual" (http://www.sexinfo101.com/usualfellatio.shtml) gently the next day!
PS: Ex-g/f is now wife so she forgave me though we check carefully for hazards before al fresco sex...
My husband wants to try anal but I can not relax long enough to try it. When he put the head of his penis in I tense up.We have tried num lub,toys,just his fingers but nothing works. Can i get some advice.
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Have you tried using an anal masturbator? I can take him, but I don't care how much reassurance he gives me... I just cannot get over the messiness of anal. So, we compromised and now I get in positions to take him anally, but use a well-lubed masturbator that feels JUST LIKE my tight ass. When one cannot or will not, this is a good alternative. Warmed lube makes it really good. Then, we can switch back and forth between that and my pussy and we don't have to worry about being -ahem- unhygenic, it hurting me, and we both can relax and enjoy everything.
Anal sex isn't so bad you know once you've tried it, I was scared at first to do anal with my husband at first, but once I tried it, I couldn't get enough of it, just use some oil around your anal sopt & rub some on his penis & it wouldn't be that hard to go in, trust me, try it, you'll want it again. Let me know how it turns out ok.
fffaaarrrkkk i loved this! its so tight! had a little accident one time we did it....when i was done and pulled out i had a choctop!
We are an older married couple. I am lucky in that my wife has always been plenty flexible enough for this position (even at almost age 60). It is our default position to use in the shower. I get lathered up and all slippery and enter her. The best is when she reaches up between her legs and massages my anus with a soapy finger. Of course, I return the favor.
My husband absolute loves this one, and he makes me feel so good! He his my spot all the time!! And he goes in so deep!!! I was moaning and screaming his name the whole time!! It felt good to have him grab my his and pull me closer as he thrust himself in harder and harder every time!
me and my boyfriend did this but i was lay on the bed,
im 15 and hes 16, he started going faster on me and i kept screaming, his older brother came in and i gave him a blow job, my legs went weak in the end then my boyfriend and his brother swapped over and his brother kept spanked me and me and his brother carried on for two hours and my boyfriend dumped me buu im with his brother now (:
Im doing this again tonight!
thats nasty if my brother got head from my gf id beat the shit out of both of them u deserve to be single skank
that sounds like a really good time! ive never been with brothers before.
Let me get this str8? You had sex with your bf AND his brother? What kind of sick foolish nonsense is that? UNBELIEVABLE.
Did this position for an hour with my bf. He put himself up my ass and start to go to work on me. He fucked me harder and harder with every thrust. When I thought he couldn't go any harder he did. My ass turned bright red. He also spanked me repeatedly like the whore I am. I couldn't stop moaning and eventually it turned to uncontrollable screaming. This felt so incredible.
reminds me of my first anal experience
choc top?..... so great
This would be perfect if my guy wasn't shorter than me...
I'm 5'2" and my BF is 6' and we have no problem with this position at all. I think it also just depends on how long your legs are. Get your BF to spread his feet apart to lower himself down and it works great. This feels awesome as vaginal sex, which is the only way I've ever done this position.


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Cape town - Cape Town football fans are in for a real treat. City of Cape Town bosses have revealed that they are in negotiations with a number of "top European teams" to come and play at Cape Town Stadium.
Manchester United are set to return in 2014. But Liverpool, who have an equally massive support base here in the city, could be making their way here soon too.
In recent years, United and Tottenham Hotspur have played in the Cape, the Red Devils in fact drew 1-1 with Ajax Cape Town at Cape Town Stadium on July 21.
And late this month, City bosses led by Anton Groenewald and Grant Pascoe are headed on a trip overseas to secure the English giants, as well as hold discussions with Italian and Spanish teams who have shown interest in travelling here.
Groenewald - the Executive Director for Tourism, Events and Marketing - reveals: "Based on the 2012 performance, we are in discussions with both the marketing and commercial managers of Manchester United.
"I think the deal clincher for them was the fact that 12 000 people came to watch them train for 45 minutes.
"Based on that, myself and Pascoe will be going over to finalise the 2014 deal.
"We are in discussions around 2013/14/15 with a whole host of top clubs and we are pushing for two teams to visit for the seasonal break.
"But we are also in discussions with some of the European-based clubs.
"I think the United example has certainly drawn quite a lot of interest."
Pascoe adds: "We have to keep the stadium pumping, we have to keep it busy, we have to ensure there's activity.
"There's a concert here [Linkin Park] but this stadium was built for football, we must to ensure we provide enough games here."
The duo were speaking at a briefing to announce Bafana Bafana's return to Cape Town for a friendly against Norway on January 8 next year.
It will be only the third time the national team plays in the city since 2007.
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Nissan has announced that it will add three new functions to its parking assistance system, "Around View Monitor," and employ it for a new model of the "Skyline Crossover" due out July 13, 2009, in Japan.
The new functions are (1) the "parking guide function," which advises the driver of parking procedures with visual images and voices, (2) the "front/rear wide view function," which provides a 180° view from both the front and rear ends of the vehicle, and (3) the "navigation-linked front wide view function," which automatically shows a 180° view from the front end of the vehicle at locations registered on the navigation map, such as blind intersections.
The parking guide function provides the driver with such information as the locations to start to back up and to turn a handle backward with visual images and voices in addition to bird's-eye views of the vehicle.
The front/rear wide view function displays a 180° view from both the front and rear ends of the vehicle on a monitor. According to Nissan, it is the world's first function to provide a 180° view from the rear end of a vehicle.
The navigation-linked front wide view function automatically shows a 180° view from the front end of the vehicle when it approaches a location registered on the navigation map and pulls in. This function automatically displays images at, for example, blind intersections and eliminates the need to manually switch images. So, it enhances safety not only at the time of parking but also driving.
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