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AUDIO: Castro ruled competent to stand trial
(Cleveland) — The man charged with holding three women captive in his home for about a decade was back in court Wednesday morning for a competency hearing.
Judge Michael Russo has ruled that Ariel Castro is competent to stand trial.
Castro has pleaded not guilty to a 329 count indictment that includes multiple kidnapping and rape charges.
Authorities accuse the 52-year-old Castro of kidnapping the women between 2002 and 2004 when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old.
Last week, Cuyahoga County Judge Michael Russo ordered Castro evaluated to determine if he is mentally competent to stand trial.
The judge said he wanted to make sure Castro was able to understand the charges and help attorneys in his defense.
Judge Russo began by asking Castro if her understood what was happening and Castro said that he did.
Toward the end of the hearing, Castro asked if he could visit with the young daughter he had with captive Amanda Berry. Judge Russo said that would not happen, calling it inappropriate. DNA testing confirmed the six-year-old girl is Castro's biological daughter
Lawyers for Castro, being held on $8 million bond, have raised the possibility of a plea deal if the death penalty is taken off the table.
The next pre-trial is scheduled for July 24.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press and Clear Channel. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Photo by Getty Images.)


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Arm lifts are also known as brachioplasties. Brachioplasty is a cosmetic procedure that performs the following:
Growing older, heredity and extreme fluctuations in weight can leave the upper arms heavy with excessive amounts of sagging and drooping skin. Exercise and massage can not help eliminate this type of tissue..
If you have excessive amounts of skin that hang or sag when you lift your arm, a brachioplasty procedure may be a good choice for you.
Women who have issues with breast asymmetry can be helped with breast enhancement procedures. Minor problems with size difference, major asymmetry issues or Poland syndrome where one breast is deformed and one of the important chest muscles is missing can be corrected using breast enhancement techniques.
There are several procedures that can be performed to correct these issues.
They include:
A breast lift, or mastopexy, lifts the breasts and tightens the surrounding tissues. By removing excess skin and reshaping the breast, contour is restored giving them a more youthful appearance.
Breast lifts can also reduce the size of areolas that have become enlarged or irregular over time.
Breasts lifts can restore youthful appearance and provide a noticeable change in the profile or side view of your breasts.
Over time, several things can change the way breasts look as well as the elasticity of the skin and tissue that supports of them. They include:
Buccal fat pad extraction is used to remove fatty pads that cause the cheeks to look out of proportion.
To remove fatty pads from the buccal or cheek area, two incisions are made within the mouth, one near the back and the other closer to the first two molars. Manual pressure is applied to the outside of the cheek to force the fatty pads through the openings. The surgeon then sculpts the pad, removing excess tissue. Once it is appropriately reshaped, it is returned to its original position and the incisions are closed.
Chin implants -Specially designed, biocompatible implants are used to alter the planes of the face during a chin implant procedure.During chin implant surgery (also known as mentoplasty), a small silicon implant is used to add definition to the area.
In about 30 percent of all rhinoplasty surgeries, it is recommended that a chin augmentation procedure is also performed. The incision is small and heal very quickly. Combining both procedures ensures the results are as symmetrical as possible.
Ear surgery is also known as otoplasty. It can reshape, improve proportion and reposition the ear for better hearing and enhanced appearance.
The surgery can be used to correct a birth defect in the structure of the ear. The defect may only present itself after the child begins to grow and develop. The procedure is also used to correct ears that have been damaged in an accident or are the result of an injury.
The procedure produces a more natural, uniform shape that provides both proportion and balance. Correcting even the smallest of deformities can offer benefits in regards to a person's self-esteem and how they feel about their appearance. Children who have ears that protrude or are disfigured in some way, are excellent candidates for ear surgery.
Ear surgery can be used to correct:
(Facelift also known as a Rhytidectomy) is a cosmetic procedure that reduces visible signs associated with aging that occur in the face and neck areas. These signs include:
Environmental conditions, gravity, heredity and stress can have a dramatic impact on the skin. They can cause skin to lose its youthful appearance.
Cosmetic, surgical procedures that are used to rejuvenate and enhance the look of the face are often used in conjunction with other procedures to correct other possible issues. Eye lifts, chin implants and cheek augmentation are easily performed in the same procedure.
Facial rejuvenation treatments are cosmetic procedures that will enhance the face, restoring a more youthful appearance.
These procedures can be performed both surgically and through non-invasive forms of treatments. They involve targeted procedures that improve facial symmetry through restructuring and the use of implants or simple skin alterations. There are also non-surgical techniques that can treat specific concerns such as skin elasticity, wrinkles, scarring and hyperpigmentation.
Gynecomastia occurs in males and is caused by an endocrine disorder that causes enlargement of benign breast tissue. Approximately 70 percent of adolescent males have some amount of breast development when they begin to enter puberty. Both newborns and adolescent boys experience an increase in female hormones at these times and can experience temporary breast enlargement. This only lasts for a short period of time, however.
Laser skin resurfacing reduces the appearance of blemishes, facial wrinkles and scars. Also known as lasabrasion, laser peel or vaporization, it is one of the new laser technologies being used to provide surgeons with better control during skin resurfacing procedures. It allows for accurate, precise incisions for even the most delicate areas of the face.
Laser skin resurfacing can be used to correct various facial flaws, including:
Liposuction is used to remove excess fat deposits from various areas of the body. It allows the surgeon to reshape and slim certain areas where fat is known to accumulate and improves the body's appearance. It enhances body proportion and adds contour and curve.
Liposuction can be used to remove localized fat deposits in the following areas:
Liposuction can be used in conjunction with other procedures to provide a more symmetrical, well-balanced look. Breast reduction, tummy tuck, face lift and chin augmentation are just a few of the procedures where liposuction can offer added benefit.
Lipstick lines, parentheses lines and marionette lines are the most common forms of wrinkles found around the mouth. These lines can etch into the lips and extend vertically outward. Lipstick lines can cause lipstick to bleed away from the lips causing small lines of color to appear. The corners of the mouth are the most common place for wrinkles, folds and lines to appear. The lines can extend downward toward the chin giving the person the look of a marionette or puppet. Lines that form from the nose downward along the sides of the mouth can look like a set of parentheses. These lines can all be corrected using simple cosmetic procedures.
Rhinoplasty is a cosmetic procedure that restructures the nose to correct defects that can impair breathing. It can also define the proportions of the nose and make the face look more balanced and refined. Rhinoplasty is useful for:
No one's face is perfectly balanced. It is important to remember that, even if you try for a more symmetrical, evenly proportioned nose, your face as a whole may still be somewhat asymmetrical.
Abdominoplasty or Tummy tuck procedures remove excess skinand fat in the abdominal region. It helps to rejuvenate muscles that have been weakened or separated from weight fluctuations and previous surgeries. It helps to create an abdominal profile that is firmer, smoother and more toned.
Many people try to achieve a flat, toned stomach but have difficulty using common methods such as weight control and exercise. When these methods fail, cosmetic procedures can help.
No one is immune from a sagging stomach. Individuals who maintain a normal body weight can experience protrusion of the abdomen over time. Common causes for this include:
Body lifts improve the both the tone and shape of the tissue that lies under and supports skin and fat.
During a body lift procedure, extra skin and fat are removed. Once the skin and excess fat are gone, the skin surface may appear dimpled and irregular. This is commonly referred to as cellulite.
Body lifts can be used in the following areas:
Pregnancy, aging, genetic factors, sun damage and extreme weight loss and gain can increase skin and tissue elasticity causing them to droop, hang or sag. In most cases, the buttocks, thighs and abdomen are the most commonly affected.
Breast augmentation procedures use either fat or breast implants to increase the size of the breasts. It is also used to restore volume that may have been lost after pregnancy or weight reduction. When fat is used, the procedure is referred to as fat transfer breast augmentation.
In clinical terms, breast augmentation is known as augmentation mammaplasty.
Breast augmentation is able to:
If a person needs breast reconstruction after an injury or mastectomy, breast implants are also available for those purposes as well.
Reduction mammaplasty, or breast reduction surgery, removes excess breast tissue, fat and loose skin. The goal is to produce a breast that is well proportioned to the body it is attached to. Breast reductions are also used to relieve discomfort associated with larger breasts, such as back and neck pain..
Cheek augmentation is used to enhance a person's cheeks and bring their facial features into proportion.
To accomplish this, the surgeon may use the patient's own soft tissue or fat to create a filler which is injected into the desired area. In some cases, Restylane, a synthetic material that acts like soft tissue may be used. He can also augment the cheeks by placing a solid implant directly over the cheekbone. If extensive change is required, small cuts may be made to the zygomatic bone. This is rare, however. This procedure is commonly used in conjunction with other cosmetic procedures, such as chin augmentation, face lifts or rhinoplasty.
Two of the most commonly reported birth defects in North American children are cleft palate (palatoschisis) and cleft lip (cheiloschisis). These defects occur when the palate or the lip are not fully formed before birth. The defects can appear singly or together and range in severity. They may involve one side of the face or both depending on the exact position.
During the earliest stages of fetal development, certain aspects of the upper lip and palate fail to form as they should. Basically, the palate and lip fail to grow and seal together. The surgery used to correct this structural defect is able to offer the child as normal an appearance as possible, based on the severity of the cleft. It allows the mouth and lip to function much like any other person.
These specialized procedures help to rebuild the structure of the palate and soft tissue so the child is able to breathe, eat, hear and speak normally.
Lepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, is a procedure used to enhance the look of the eyelids. The procedure can be used on both upper and lower eyelids, or just one, if that is what is suggested. The procedure can be used to enhance a person's appearance or to correct a problem with how the eyelid functions. The procedure can improve the look of the area surrounding the eye as well.
Eyelid surgery is capable of helping:
Facial fat grafting is a rejuvenation procedure that helps to restore lost volume in the face and can reverse visible signs of aging. This procedure can take years off of your appearance and restore a more youthful look to the skin.
For individuals who prefer less invasive treatments, Dr. Richard Ellenbogen is able to perform the procedure on its own. He encourages his patients, however, to use fat grafting in conjunction with other procedures to ensure optimal, more enhanced results.
Brow lifts are also known as forehead lifts. They can be used to correct the following:
In addition to a forehead or brow lift, these cosmetic surgeries may also be performed:
Injectables or dermal fillers are used to fill in facial line and add volume to the face.
As a person ages, they begin to lose subcutaneous fat in the facial area. The muscles of the face are closer to the surface. This allows lines to form around the eyes, mouth and nose
The skin of the face also becomes more elastic causing it to lose volume and sag in certain areas. This can be affected by lifestyle, smoking, heredity and overexposure to the sun.
Dermal fillers:
Dermal fillers are beneficial when included in facial rejuvenation procedures and for individuals who are experiencing early signs of aging.
Many people consider full lips to be sexy and a sign of youthfulness. This can be true for both men and women. A full upper lip that allows for partial visibility of the upper teeth when the mouth is opened slightly is considered to be the "in" look. As a person ages, the lips become thinner and longer. This can obstruct the view of the teeth. Permanent lip augmentation is available to help achieve this look for individuals who do not want to use temporary fillers.
Although pregnancy and childbirth are wonderful experiences, they can wreak havoc on the body. Sleepless nights, breastfeeding, the return to work and endless chores can add to poor body image and post partum depression. They can also leave you feeling less than beautiful. Mommy Makeovers are available to help you restore the positive self image you deserve as a new mother. Several cosmetic procedures are included to help restore your body to its pre-pregnancy shape and tone.
Candidates for a Mommy Makeover include:
Neck lifts, also known as rhytidectomies, are cosmetic procedures that remove signs of aging from the neck and jawline. Some of the benefits include:
Stress, gravity, heredity and environmental factors have an impact on our skin and bodies. They can dramatically speed up the aging process making a person look older than they actually are.
Even if a person's face is not showing excessive signs of aging, the neck can begin to show wrinkles and the effects of sagging skin much earlier. Turkey neck, jowl lines and double chins are often more noticeable prior to signs of aging that appear on the face.
When the face and neck no longer look as if they go together, a neck lift is cosmetic procedure that can be considered for positive results.
Scar revision surgeries minimize scar tissues and helps to make more closely resemble the surrounding skin texture and color.
Scars often remain long after a wound as healed. They are visible reminders of the event and they can develop in extremely unpredictable ways. They are often the result of poor healing and can be extremely unsightly. Even wounds that heal nicely can scar. Scars can be dark, raised, recessed and vary in size from the original wound.
Treatment options vary from case to case. Depending on the degree of scarring, your options include:
Even with these options, some scars cannot be completely erased.
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SAN FRANCISCO—Statewide court filings in the California superior courts decreased in fiscal year 2011–2012 but remain unchanged over a 10-year period, according to the Judicial Council's 2013 Court Statistics Report (CSR). The 8.5 million case filings represent a 9.8 percent decrease from the previous year. Most of the decline occurred in limited jurisdiction cases—misdemeanors and infractions in the criminal case category and small claims and limited civil (less than $25,000) in the civil case category. At the same time, felony filings have increased slightly, and filings in mental health cases increased by 11 percent, which represents a growing caseload for those case types over the last 10 years.
"The Court Statistics Report is a useful reference document that provides an annual snapshot of statewide filings data and indicates multi-year trends. The raw data raises questions that require more in-depth analysis before drawing any conclusions," said Justice Doug Miller, Chair of the Judicial Council's Executive and Planning Committee. "Although we're uncertain about the conclusions, council members and our justice system partners are certain about how budget cuts have affected the public and have impacted access to justice—including reduced hours and closed courtrooms, fewer law enforcement officers on the street, and the reallocation of resources to focus on certain case types or services."
The CSR provides detailed statewide caseload data for fiscal year 2011–2012 and 10-year trend data on a wide range of court business in the Supreme Court of California, the Courts of Appeal, and the superior courts in the state's 58 counties. Comprehensive county-level data for the most recent fiscal year are published in the online version of the report, along with a summary of the major filings trends, on the California Courts website.
Article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution requires the Judicial Council to survey the condition of business in the state courts and to report and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature.
A snapshot of the court caseload data in the CSR for fiscal year 2011–2012 follows.
Supreme Court*
Courts of Appeal
Superior Courts
Superior court case filings across all case categories totaled 8,498,331. A total of 10,006 jury trials and 467,649 court trials were recorded across all case types. The following filings totals were recorded by case type:
* Since 1996, the California Supreme Court has issued additional workload statistics using a reporting period of September 1 through August 31 of the following year. This time frame best corresponds to the filing of the Supreme Court's opinions. View the court's September 1, 2011–August 31, 2012 annual statistics.


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I don't understand why people love Macs so much. I've used them before and they're the same as a pc but just cost more and have more thought put into aesthetics of the OS etc. Both types do exactly the same things.
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I don't understand why people love Macs so much. I've used them before and they're the same as a pc but just cost more and have more thought put into aesthetics of the OS etc. Both types do exactly the same things.
PC based laptops are horrible in general for overheating.
Disable the fans and you will most likely melt the CPU and motherboard in no time.
That would completely destroy you laptop!
Bluescreen is 90% of the time due to RAM error, then CPU/MB
Then again, most errors on a pc can also be caused by Windows!
This is like comparing Lesnar to GSP!
Lesnar has all the muscle and power, but is inefficient at using it and will therefore gas quickly.
Couple of testing moments and everything goes to pot!
I used to do high end video editing on a pc setup which included dedicated hardware just for rendering which would take all the load for effects off my CPU.
I then bought a Mac which was half the spec of the pc without dedicated rendering.
The Mac would still render video file conversions 3 times faster than the PC and would never crash.
The PC would crash often like Brock does.
PCs are made from components that are thrown together, most often pc manufacturers will get the cheapest parts they can, in order to keep the price down to compete with market. This means every part has not been sourced to work specifically with the spec of the other parts. Add to this a crap OS like windows which itself is chaotic in design and completely inefficient at using hardware resources, and you have a recipe for disaster.
May look good on paper, but will not do the job its supposed to do for long.
Macs are only built by Apple. All the parts are sourced, tested extensively to work together. the build quality of the structure is not just designed to 'look good' but also has practical purpose. for example, the Ali case on my MacbookPro keeps the whole system running really low temp as the whole mac is a heatsink! (draws heat off the cpu/ram chips). Therefore my Mac runs silent.
As the temp is down, it also processes as fast as it should. It doesnt slow down as Windows will...
Trust me, there's a reason that 99% of people who go to Mac, never go back to Windows. I dont care for designer 'chic' but I do want a laptop that does what a laptop should do!
Mac all the way anyday.
I bet my 2.4ghz dual core, 4gb ram will outperform and outlast your quad-core pc hands down, you could double - treble your ram and the result would still be the same.
ipad is very nice.
Depends on what you want it for though for pro's con's.
Over every other tablet currently on market in the UK, ipad is much nicer to use.
touchpad is way better than any of the others still.
the OS is very good, itunes is great for apps. You ipad will do pretty much whatever you want to set it up to do.
Con's is no flash.
This is seen as a con if you want to run flash based games, or flash based videos and sites.
Having said that, flash sites are outdated and slow, very heavy on bandwidth.
Flash video sites, at least all the big ones have dual conversion so are now i-friendly mostly anyway.
flash games, well, you can get most of them for free on itunes anyway.
Or pay 69p for a game that is excellent quality mostly.
The other real con for me is the price. ipad is pricey.
Apple are releasing a smaller one later this year which will prob have a cut price also.
the one to wait for though before buying at the mo is the Kindle Fire.
This is like a small ipad and the US version is getting excellent reviews...
Also comes with Amazon market which will be offering millions of apps, songs, vids, books etc...
And being Android based, you can also still use itunes for other stuff.
Price wise, early estimates are that it will only cost £100-£150 sold as a loss leader just to get the market and then make profit on Amazon purchases... Out later this year.
Thanks for the info Daihlo. Very informative. I was thinking about getting rid of my PC and breaking my mac virginity...


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Although it isn't often considered from this perspective, I think of the modern family as a microcosm of diversity more or less inclined to include, validate and provide emotional safety for each one of its members. Consequently, the work I do often focuses on what diversity means and how it is experienced within specific family systems. Simple questions such as "Do you feel safe?", "Do you feel accepted as who you are?", "What are the similarities and what are the differences you experience?", "How does this family communicate?" often generate a lot of information on how families function as a source of individual wellbeing and/or dysfunction and thus create opportunities for change.


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I'm changing all the time.. Since the group, I don't know.I don't like talking, I don't like laughing.I feel like crying.. [a little laugh]
Whatsoever happens, accept and enjoy, and don't force anything. If you feel like talking, talk. If you feel like being silent, be silent - just move with the feeling. Don't force in any way, not even for a single moment, because once you force anything you are divided in two - and that creates the problem, then your whole life becomes split.
The whole of humanity has become almost schizophrenic, because we have been taught to force things. The part that wants to laugh and the part that doesn't allow you to laugh become separate, and then you are divided in two. You create a topdog and an underdog, and so there is conflict. The rift that the conflict creates can go on becoming bigger and bigger and bigger. So the problem is how to bridge that rift, and how not to create it anymore.
In Zen they have a very beautiful saying. They say,
just sit,
just walk.
above all,
don't wobble.
Whatsoever you do, just do it as totally as possible. Everything should be done in such a relaxed way that there is no effort in it. If you enjoy walking, good! If suddenly you realize that you no longer have the urge or desire to move, then sit down immediately; not even a single step should be taken against your will. One should not drag oneself. That dragging is the whole mechanism of the ego, the manipulator.
Just the other day I was reading about a certain Christian ministry, who when they pray, have to put on a belt - a prayer-belt they call it. The explanation given is that it divides the lower part of the body from the higher; the genitals from the heart. And they call it a prayer-belt!
This is what the religious mind has been doing to humanity - dividing the mind and the soul into lower and higher. But the body is one, there is no lower or higher. The blood that has been circulating in the feet, within a few seconds has moved into the head. There is no higher or lower, because the body is one organic unity. But all the religions divide it, and because of their division, humanity has become a madhouse.


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The New School is an urban university founded in New York City nearly a century ago by a small group of prominent American intellectuals and educators, among them Charles Beard, John Dewey, James Harvey Robinson, and Thorstein Veblen. Frustrated by the intellectual timidity of traditional colleges, they envisioned a new kind of academic institution, an innovative college where faculty and students would be free to honestly and directly address the problems facing societies in the 20th century. In 1919, they created a school of advanced adult education to bring creative scholars together with citizens interested in improving their understanding of the key issues of the day through active questioning, debate, and discussion. The founders named their new school the New School for Social Research.
Over the years, the New School for Social Research, now formally named The New School, grew into an urban university with seven colleges. The university is enriched by the diversity of its students, who represent a wide range of ages, social backgrounds, aspirations, perspectives, interests, and talents.
The courses offered by The New School at first reflected the founders' interest in the emerging social sciences, international affairs, history, and philosophy. Faculty members and visiting scholars included Harold Lasky, Franz Boas, and John Maynard Keynes. Soon the school added courses in drama and literature, followed by classes in writing, performing arts, fine arts, foreign languages, media studies, and information processing.
Some of the finest minds of the 20th century developed pioneering courses at The New School. In 1948, W.E.B. DuBois taught the first course in African-American history and culture ever taught at a university. Around the same time, Margaret Mead taught courses in anthropology and Karen Horney and Erich Fromm introduced their new approaches to psychoanalysis. The New School's groundbreaking courses attracted students from around the world, including the young Shimon Peres. In 1962, Gerda Lerner offered the first university-level course in women's history.
The New School also became known internationally for courses in the creative arts taught by some of the 20th century's most innovative artists. Among them were Martha Graham, Frank Lloyd Wright, Aaron Copland, and W.H. Auden. The New School was the first American university to teach the history of film and one of the first to offer college-level courses in photography and jazz.
As the timeline above reveals, The New School has evolved continuously through the years in response to changes in the marketplace of ideas, career opportunities, and human curiosity. Formed in 1919 to challenge the intellectual and artistic status quo, this institution continues to redefine higher education almost a century later.
Each of The New School's innovative colleges occupies a special place in the history of higher education. Visit the college home pages for information about areas of study and degrees offered.
Parsons is one of the preeminent colleges of art and design in the world. Founded as the Chase School of Art in 1896 by artist William Merritt Chase and his circle, Parsons was renamed in 1941 for its longtime president, Frank Alvah Parsons, who dedicated
his career to integrating visual art and industrial design. Parsons became part of The New School in 1970. The first institution in the United States to award university degrees in fashion design, interior design, and lighting design, Parsons has earned an international reputation as
a school at the vanguard of design education. Students in Parsons' undergraduate and graduate degree programs hold themselves to exceptional standards of creativity and scholarship, developing their skills and building knowledge in laboratories, workshops, and seminars.
Non-matriculated students of all ages can participate in certificate and general art and design education programs for design professionals and anyone with an interest in art and design.
Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts is The New School's four-year liberal arts college for traditional-age undergraduates. What began as the experimental Freshman Year Program in 1972 transitioned into the Seminar College in 1975 and became a college of the university in 1985. This bold experiment in undergraduate education is named in honor of educational philanthropist and New School trustee Eugene M. Lang. Students at Lang enjoy small seminar-style classes taught by a faculty of prominent scholars, many of them also affiliated with The New School for Social Research. Lang offers the kind of intimate education characteristic of a small college in the country, but as part of a progressive urban university in the center of a major metropolitan area, it offers students unsurpassed opportunities for civic engagement, internships, cultural enrichment, and exposure to new ideas.
The College of Performing Arts was formed in 2015 to bring our renowned schools of drama, jazz, and classical music together. The college provides opportunities for performing arts undergraduate and graduate students to work across disciplines, test the outermost limits of their artistry, and collaborate with students throughout the university. Our brand-new world-class Performing Arts building offers state-of-the-art practice rooms, sound booths, ensemble classrooms, adjustable performance spaces, and percussion classrooms.
Founded in 1916 by David Mannes and Clara Damrosch, Mannes became part of The New School in 1989. The college provides professional training for some of the most talented student musicians in the world. It is among the most prestigious schools of classical music in the United States. A comprehensive curriculum, a faculty of world-class artists, and
the resources of a progressive university support students in the quest for virtuosity in vocal and instrumental music, conducting, composition, and theory. Like the students they teach, Mannes faculty members come from every corner of the world. They include performers and
conductors from prominent orchestras, ensembles, and opera companies and renowned solo performers, composers, and scholars from every field of classical music. Mannes offers undergraduate and graduate music degrees, professional diplomas, and community continuing and pre-college education.
The New School has been a center of innovation in theater since Erwin Piscator founded the Dramatic Workshop here in the 1940s. His students included Marlon Brando, Walter Matthau, Harry Belafonte, Elaine Stritch, and Tennessee Williams, to name a few. That tradition of excellence in theater education continues at The New School today. The graduate program in dramatic arts
was introduced in 1994 to prepare talented individuals for careers as actors, playwrights, or directors. An undergraduate program in dramatic arts welcomed its first class in fall 2013. The New York City setting offers abundant opportunities for students to learn through observation and make professional connections through a career network broader than that of any other drama school in
the country.
Established in 1986, the School of Jazz at The New School offers talented undergraduates an opportunity to train with professional artists from New York's peerless jazz community. The New School employs a teaching model based on the tradition of the artist as mentor. Students study and perform with some of the world's most accomplished musicians and are immersed in the history, milieu, and latest developments of jazz, blues, pop, and all the evolving genres of contemporary music. Learning takes place in the classroom and studio and also in ensemble playing, tutorials, public performances, and master classes with legendary performers. Students develop their musical talents to meet the high standards of professionalism exemplified by the faculty.
In 1933, The New School gave a home to the University in Exile, a refuge for German scholars fleeing persecution by the Nazis. In 1934, The New School incorporated this community as a graduate school of political and social science. In recognition of this graduate faculty's unparalleled contribution to
social scientific discourse, the college retains the name of The New School for Social Research. Its faculty and students address many of the most important political, cultural, and economic concerns of the day, upholding the highest standards of scholarly inquiry and the college's international reputation. Its students find many opportunities to cross disciplinary boundaries and collaborate with other social scientists,
humanists, designers, and policy analysts among their peers and in other colleges of the university.
The Schools of Public Engagement embody the values that motivated the university's founders in 1919. The college was formed in 2011 through the integration of The New School for General Studies, home of the founders' adult and continuing education programs, and Milano The New School for Management and Urban
Policy (now the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy), which was established in 1975 as a graduate school of public administration and nonprofit management. The Schools of Public Engagement are a unique academic enterprise and fit in seamlessly with our other innovative colleges. Their degree and certificate programs and continuing
education courses connect theory to practice, support innovation in culture and communication, and encourage democratic citizenship through lifelong education. The Schools of Public Engagement offer undergraduate and graduate degrees and professional certificates as well
as hundreds of open-enrollment continuing education courses for adults in Greenwich Village and online.
Parsons School of Design
The New School for Social Research
Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts
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Where to begin? Guess we'll start where the Jazz stopped: The fourth quarter.
Jeremy Evans and Alec Burks gave the Jazz good minutes in the first half, but Jamal Crawford also wasn't so aggressively looking for his shot in the first half. LA's leading scorer (somehow) flourished while being checked by Burks in the quarter, scoring 11 of his 17 points in the fourth.
• Many, many plays (and calls) went the Clippers' way in the fourth quarter, but few were more critical than with 3:36 left and the Jazz up 94-91. Chauncey Billups missed a 3-pointer and the rebound went long. DeMarre Carroll, Paul Millsap and Blake Griffin got tangled up while giving chase and Carroll was called for the foul. Crawford subsequently hit a baseline jumper at the shot clock buzzer to keep the Clippers in the game.
When asked what happened on the play, Carroll became visibly distraught and said, "I really don't know.
"I know me, Paul and Blake were just scrumming for the ball and he [Griffin] just happened to fall and they called a foul on me. You got to respect the call, you got to respect the game. But it was just three competitiors going for the ball."
• The Jazz were models of restraint when it came to talking about the referees. No fewer than three players either said they would not go there, for fear of earning fines, or made it abundantly apparent by aggressively staying quiet (it's a thing; you believe it when you see Mo Williams do it). "One day," Al Jefferson said, "the referee gods will look down on us."
• Read Steve Luhm's story on the Billups/Williams play. Really good stuff.
• Foye downplayed the matchup with his former team Monday morning and again after the game. "If we would have won tonight it wouldn't have been Randy Foye or Mo Williams that beat the Clippers," he said, "it would have been Utah Jazz."
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Meek Mill is mourning the loss of his protégé Lil Snupe. The 18-year old up-and-comer was shot and killed in Winnfield, Louisiana Thursday morning.
According to Louisiana's KNOE TV, Lil Snupe - born Addarren Ross - was shot twice in an apartment his was visiting. Police have reportedly identified a suspect. Lil Snupe was signed to Meek Mill's Dream Chasers Records.
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#dc3 #riplilsnupe http://t.co/72GAh1nweE— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) June 21, 2013
Earlier this year, Meek Mill explained to MTV News that Lil Snupe's raw talent initially attracted him to Snupe's music. He says Snupe was "spitting so much pain," adding that while Snupe was from the South, he was able to rap "like an East Coast guy."
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Lady Cove Women's Choir has won third place at the Wolrd Choir Games in Latvia for the Female Choirs category.
On the group's Facebook page there is a picture of their medal along with a note of pride and appreciation.
"Taking this moment to acknowledge the Lady Covers who couldn't be with us on this trip to Latvia," the message reads. "Your hearts have been ever present with us on this musical journey and this success belongs to each and every member of our choir family! Check out our medal! Xoxo."
This is the 8th World Choir Games which is considered the world's largest choir competition. It's taking place in Riga, Latvia.
Lady Cove Choir was founded in 2003 and is named after the community Lady Cove on the east coast of the island near Clarenville.


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have you not thought about hxxp://offensive-security.com/training.php
Worth a look to see if its what your after,the pricing is also very good.
And no better people to learn from
I've got another 6 months of being a bum until I start college in September, I can either get a job or find a short-ish course to go on until then, Ive always thought about a career In IT, I have an excellent background of experience with PC's from general construction to networking and modding so I'm confident that I'll be able to handle a course even if it is at a professional level.
Ive been looking over courses but most are provided by private companies that do not provide free training for young adults. Does anyone know of somewhere in London that does a comprehensive range of courses associated with linux/networking/pentesting. Ive been messing about with cracking my own WPA network and I enjoy using Linux , I would like to take this further and get myself some kind of certification, even if it doesn't lead to a career in IT I think its time I got myself some kind of acknowledgment for my years and years of gathering IT knowledge
I read about a course named "Security+" in another thread, if someone could maybe give me information on other common entry level courses associated with Linux network/security that would be great
thanks in advance and I'm really not sure how many UK members there are in this community but any advice international or not is welcome
have you not thought about hxxp://offensive-security.com/training.php
Worth a look to see if its what your after,the pricing is also very good.
And no better people to learn from
I was thinking of courses based in the UK seeing as thats where I live, Im still under 18 so I get free education till I'm 19 hence why I'm looking for course providers that aren't private businesses looking to rip as much cash as possible from you before sending you on your way with a shiny certificate . But thanks for the info anyway
anyone know names of reputable courses in the UK to do with network/security?
You might wanna check out OPST and OPSA certifications through ISECOM or one of their training partners.
I'm a compulsive post editor, you might wanna wait until my post has been online for 5-10 mins before quoting it as it will likely change.
I know I seem harsh in some of my replies. SORRY! But if you're doing something illegal or posting something that seems to be obvious BS I'm going to call you on it.
The Offensive-Security courses are designed and run by Muts (and off-sec team) He is one of the principal developers of BackTrack.
I think anyone would be hard pushed to say that the courses don't represent good value for money, in comparison with the rest of the industry's offerings.
They have certainly been received very positively within the industry, imho.
Location isn't an issue for most, as they are based online.
The Security+ (as with all of the "+" courses, i.e. A+, Network+, etc) are run by CompTIA and they have training and examination centres all over the place.
They are quite expensive, as are all offerings in this area.
Ask at your local employment centre or business enterprise agency for any available free placement offerings.
Other than that, I expect you'll be restricted to offerings from local colleges, which I don't expect would be offering specific industry recognised courses, such as the ones you've been looking at.
Anyway, good luck with your search for "free" courses
Well I've been searching colleges in London and I'm quite suprised to find a lot of them offering CompTIA Courses, I've enquired about a few of them and they seem promising.
I Just meant I was looking for a completley free course, which is exactly what many of the colleges offering the CompTIA certificate have.I'm looking for course providers that aren't private businesses looking to rip as much cash as possible from you before sending you on your way with a shiny certificate . But thanks for the info anyway
Concessionary course fees for those still eligible for free education (under 19) or those in receipt of state benefits. I was told I may need to take a lower level course before being allowed on to the Security+ course, which if I remember correctly is Level 3 Course.
Im trying to decide between A+/Network+/Security+ Im sure they differ greatly in exactly what you learn but im not to concerned as long as I'm sitting at a pc .
thanks and I'll keep you posted
I am currently completing the Offsec 101 course. Hands down it is the best security training I have recieved so far. Save your pennies, its worth it
I feel sorry for them - those who take authority as the truth and not truth as the authority -- Zeitgeist
OP, I'm located in Ireland and planning on doing the the following training if I can get the time off work.
Black Hat Europe 2009 Briefings and Training
April 14-17
Pentesting with BackTrack4
Offensive Security
This is an intensive, hardcore, hands on Security class by the creators of Backtrack, especially designed for delivery in BlackHat Trainings. The course is an interesting amalgamation of our entry level course ("Offensive Security 101") with several updated modules.
Can anybody from the BT team or Offensive Security comment on if doing this course or your online course is a better option?


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UK's Metrodome goes on 13-film buying spree
EXCLUSIVE: Buys include Gerard Johnson's Hyena from Number 9 and Film4, latest film from Lukas Moodyson, and FrightFest closer.
Metrodome has announced UK and Irish acquisition deals for a slew of hot new titles, including Wish You Were Here [pictured] starring Joel Edgerton.
Kieran Darcy-Smith's film is about a vacation that goes wrong when a traveller goes missing in Cambodia.
The other titles acquired are:
The Last Days, a Spanish sci-fi horror project about a mysterious epidemic. (Sold by Wild Bunch.)
Hyena, Gerard Johnson's thriller for Number 9 and Film 4. The cast includes Peter Ferdinando, Neil Maskell and Arta Dobroshi, in the story of a corrupt London police officer who collides with Albanian gangsters.
We Are The Best, written and directed by Lukas Moodysson, about three outsiders in 1980s Stockholm. Metrodome has frequently released Moodysson's work in the past.
A Prize Idiot, Hans Petter Moland's action-comedy set against a drug war between Norwegian mafia and Serbian gangsters. Stellan Skarsgård and Bruno Ganz lead the cast.
Big Bad Wolves, a revenge thriller directed by Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado, the duo behind the acclaimed Rabies. The film will close Film4 FrightFest.
The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears, directed by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani and starring Klaus Tange, Jean-Michel Vovk, Sylvia Camarda, Sam Louwyck. A husband searches for his missing wife and finds himself in a violent world.
Siberian Education, by Gabriele Salvatores and starring John Malkovich, Peter Stormare and Eleanor Tomlinson. Salvatore's English-language debut has grossed more than €6m in Italy.
In addition to those eight, Metrodome picked up a number of horror films for home entertainment releases: Sin starring Ron Jeremy, Wax starring Geraldine Chaplin, Patrica Rea's Nailbiter, Jason Richard Miller's The Unidentified, and Hatchet 3 starring Danielle Harris and Zach Calligan.
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Kim Cattrall talks about her new show.
Kristin Cavallari makes her first post-pregnancy appearance while hopefully keeping her non-vaccinated kids away from anyone who can get sick.
Kate Hudson has some monogrammed luggage. I was kind of hoping for a Black Crowes sticker festooned guitar case to go with it.
Katie Holmes is back in NYC.
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman star in a video for Reba McEntire.
Lindsay Lohan on her way out to a club in London after making some money in Italy and France.
Maggie Gyllenhaal is trailed by her husband at a showing of her mom's new movie.
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Wednesday, September 29 2010 - First Responders/Health Effects
9/11 Health & Compensation Bill Passes House
9/11 Health and Compensation Bill Passes House
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September 29, 2010 -- Legislation to establish health treatment and monitoring programs for World Trade Center responders was overwhelmingly approved by a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives.
H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, was approved by a vote of 268-160. The vote to pass the bill followed an attempt by Representative Christopher Lee (R-NY) and House Republican Leadership to amend H.R. 847 by adding unrelated legislation to repeal a portion of the health care reform law and reform the medical malpractice system. The motion failed by a vote of 185-244. Had the motion succeeded, it would have effectively killed the bill.
"I am pleased that the 9/11 Act passed the House by an overwhelming and bipartisan majority," says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. "World Trade Center responders know they are finally one step closer to receiving the care and benefits they need and deserve."
The September 29 vote follows a previous attempt to pass H.R. 847 in the House earlier this year under rules requiring a two-thirds majority for passage. That attempt fell 21 votes short of a two-thirds majority.
Following that setback, the IAFF lobbied extensively to bring the bill back up under regular order, supplementing the efforts of New York Local 94 and Local 854.
"Our two New York City affiliates, their leadership and their members lobbied tirelessly to move the 9/11 Act forward," says Schaitberger. "Today's vote is proof that effective and targeted lobbying works."
Schaitberger thanked the bill's sponsors and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her leadership and efforts to get the bill to the House floor. The bill now proceeds to the Senate.
"Speaker Pelosi made a promise to us to get this done because it had been too long and this bill needed to go to the House floor. Today she fulfilled her promise," Schaitberger says.
Congress first established screening, treatment and compensation programs for 9/11 responders shortly after the terrorist attacks, and has continued to provide funding for the programs each year since. H.R. 847, sponsored by Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Peter King (R-NY), would strengthen the existing programs in three important ways -- expand coverage to include those who lived near Ground Zero, create a funding mechanism so the program is not subject to annual appropriations and reopen the Victims Compensation Fund so people who became ill after the Fund was closed in 2003 can receive compensation.
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The House on Wednesday approved legislation to provide billions of dollars for medical treatment to rescue workers and residents of New York City who suffered illnesses from breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke at ground zero.
The vote was 268 to 160, with 17 Republicans joining Democrats in support of the bill. Opposing the measure were 157 Republicans and three Democrats. Republicans raised concerns about the $7.4 billion cost of the program.
The bill's fate is unclear in the Senate. Republicans have enough votes to filibuster the measure, and Senate Democrats have not shown great interest in bringing the measure to the floor.
The bill aroused impassioned debate, as 9/11 responders and their relatives watched from the House gallery.
The vote occurred as Congress moved to finish its legislative business quickly and adjourn this week to allow lawmakers to head back home to campaign before the Nov. 2 elections.
The bill calls for providing $3.2 billion over the next eight years to monitor and treat injuries stemming from exposure to toxic dust and debris at ground zero. New York City would pay 10 percent of those health costs. The bill seeks to set aside $4.2 billion to reopen the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund to provide compensation for any job and economic losses.
In addition, the bill includes a provision that would have allowed money from the Victim Compensation Fund to be paid out to anyone who receives payment under the pending settlement stemming from lawsuits that 10,000 rescue and cleanup workers filed against the city. At the moment, anyone who receives a settlement from the city is limited in how much compensation they can receive from the fund, according to the bill's sponsors.
Until now, Congress has appropriated money on an annual basis to monitor the health of people injured at ground zero and to provide them with medical treatment.
There are nearly 60,000 people enrolled in a variety of health monitoring and treatment programs related to the 9/11 attacks, according to the sponsors of the bill. The federal government provides the bulk of the money for those health programs.
The bill's supporters have been demanding that the government institute a more permanent health program for 9/11 responders, fearful that annual appropriations are subject to the political whims of Congress and the White House.
But such a program has been opposed by many Republicans, who raised concerns about creating a new federal entitlement to provide health benefits at a time when the federal government is running a huge budget deficit
On the floor, Representative Joe L. Barton, a Republican from Texas, who opposed the bill, argued that it was unnecessary given the fact that Congress had created programs like the Victim Compensation Fund.
After noting that the compensation fund had made billions of dollars in payouts, Mr. Barton said the bill would add the burden of a new entitlement program on taxpayers. "We want to help the victims," he said.
But the bill's supporters argued that the nation had a moral obligation to help workers who risked their lives to respond to the crisis at ground zero.
"The 9/11 responders have received a lot of awards and praise, but they tell me that what they really need is health care," said Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, a Democrat from New York who was one of the bill's chief sponsors.
Known as the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, the bill bears the name of a New York City detective who participated in the rescue and recovery efforts at ground zero for about three weeks after the Sept. 11 attack.
He in died in January 2006 after he developed symptoms common to first responders, including difficulty breathing and flulike symptoms. But the cause of his death became the source of debate after the city's medical examiner concluded that his death was not directly related to the 9/11 attacks.
Representative Lamar Smith, a Republican from Texas, who described the bill as an "irresponsible overreach," seized on the controversy surrounding Mr. Zadroga's death, saying: "This bill is deceptive, starting with its title."
The vote on Wednesday was the second time this year that the House took up the 9/11 health bill.
In July, Democratic leaders brought the bill to the floor under special rules requiring a two-thirds majority to pass it. A majority of the lawmakers in the chamber supported the bill, but the vote in July fell short of the two-thirds margin needed.
At the time, Democrats were concerned that a vote under normal rules requiring a simple majority would have allowed Republicans to propose a controversial amendment that sought to deny 9/11 health benefits to illegal immigrants.
The amendment would probably have divided Democratic support for the original
health bill into two camps: moderates who might feel political pressure to deprive
illegal immigrants of such benefits and liberals who flatly oppose the Republican
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AGTS welcomed over 70 alumni at a special reception held during the AG Chaplaincy Conference, August 10, 2012. Administrators, faculty and staff enjoyed connecting with alums who are serving as military, prison and hospital chaplains. Over 200 AGTS alumni currently serve as chaplains with over 170 endorsed by the Assemblies of God.
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- Cartoon Characters: Kissyfur, Gus, Jolene, Floyd, Stuckey, Duane, Beehonie, Bessie, Cackle Sister, Miss Emmy Lou, Toot, Charles, Lenny, Claudette, Uncle Shelby.
- Vocal Talent: R.J. Williams (Kissyfur), Ed Gilbert (Gus), Terence McGovern (Jolene), Doug Parker (Jolene), Stu Rosen (Floyd, Stuckey), Neil Ross (Duane), Russi Taylor (Beehonie, Bessie, Cackle Sister, Miss Emmy Lou, Toot), Lennie Weinrib (Charles, Lenny), Frank Welker (Claudette, Uncle Shelby).
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Don and Marie Armstrong call Trail of the Lonesome Pine. Recorded live at the Downeast Western Square Dance Club in Kittery, Maine.A clip of Don's commercial recording of this dance can be found here, and a search on this website will reveal additional examples:* Video, called by Bill Litchman at Dare To Be Square, Brasstown, NC* Video, called by…
Les Gotcher - caller talk, 1962
Talk given by Les Gotcher to Tri-State Callers Association (New England) in March of 1962. Les emphasizes the importance of callers understanding the action of each call and describes early forms of diagramming. He also talks about tempo, timing and ends (beginning at about 14:22, three quarters of the way through) with a discussion of the call…
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Author and comedian Darryl Littleton, also known as "D'Militant" for his slicing and insightful social and political commentary, is coming to the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center for a presentation on the history of black comedians and to bring a few laughs.
Littleton, the author of "Black Comedians on Black Comedy" and executive producer of Robert Townsend's groundbreaking documentary "Why We Laugh", Littleton will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7.
He offers a comedy experience you don't want to miss. Littleton brings a bold, dynamic and motivational presentation, "A Black Comedian On Black Comedy", celebrating African American humor and how its contribution helped shape the country's culture. Throughout the nation's history comedians and the laughter they've provided have offered a spirit of survival. This speaker reinvigorates and shows how that same spirit is also the way past these current trying times. During this incredible hour, expect:
Tickets for the show begin at $18 and may be purchased at www.fmupac.org, via telephone at (843) 661-4444, and at the FMU Performing Arts Center Box Office. Telephone and personal ticket sales are available Monday through Friday between 12-5 p.m. Subject to availability, tickets may be available for purchase at the door.
The PAC is located in downtown Florence at the intersection of Dargan and Evans Streets.


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Bankruptcy is a legal process to help debtors (people who owe money) get relief from the debts they cannot pay and, at the same time, help creditors (people who are owed money) get paid from whatever property or assets the debtor has that he or she does not need to live. Deciding to file for bankruptcy is a very tough decision. You may be feeling overwhelmed and bankruptcy seems like the only option. But think about the decision carefully because it can really affect you for a long time. Also, bankruptcy does not remove all debt, and there are certain types of debt that cannot be discharged (eliminated) in bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy may not always work to save your home or property, so you need to get advice from a bankruptcy lawyer about whether or not bankruptcy is a good option for you. Since there are different types of bankruptcy, one may be better for you than another, or bankruptcy may not be a good solution for your type of problems at all.
To decide if you should file for bankruptcy, you need to know:
Bankruptcy is governed by federal law, so it is the same from state to state. But each state may have different exemptions (assets you can keep even when you file for bankruptcy).
There are four common kinds of bankruptcy cases, named by the chapter of the federal Bankruptcy Code that describes them.
A bankruptcy discharge releases a debtor from being personally responsible for certain types of debts. So, after a bankruptcy discharge, the debtor is no longer legally required to pay any debts that are discharged.
The discharge prohibits the creditors of the debtor from collecting on the debts that have been discharged. This means that creditors have to stop all legal action, telephone calls, letters, and other type of contact with the debtor. This prohibition is permanent for the debts that have been discharged by the bankruptcy court.
You cannot discharge all debts in bankruptcy. Some of the most common debts that you cannot get rid of in bankruptcy are debts from child or spousal support, most student loans, most tax debts, wages you owe people who worked for you, damages for personal injury you caused when driving while intoxicated, debts to government agencies for fines or penalties, and more.
For more information, read the Bankruptcy Code section 523(a)
The Bankruptcy Code allows each individual who files for bankruptcy to keep basic assets that are necessary for the debtor's "fresh start" after bankruptcy. That property is the debtor's "exempt property."
Each state has its own list of property that can be exempt. California gives debtors a choice between the state law exemptions found in Code of Civil Procedure section 704 and a set of bankruptcy-only exemptions in Code of Civil Procedure section 703.140 that mirror the Bankruptcy Code exemptions that were in the federal law when the California law was adopted.
The length of the bankruptcy case depends on the type of bankruptcy you file. If you file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, your debts can be discharged in as soon as 4 to 6 months. With a Chapter 11 or 13 bankruptcy, it can take as long as 5 years because you may still be making payments for some of the debts.
Automatic stay
When you file for bankruptcy protection, the federal court issues a notice of automatic stay that stops creditors listed in the bankruptcy petition from pursuing you for any debts until the bankruptcy court lifts the stay. Although this may stop an eviction or foreclosure sale for a short time, it will not provide any long-term protection if you do not have any equity in the property. If, for example, you are a tenant with a month-to-month tenancy, you do not have any property interest to protect for the benefit of creditors, so your landlord can get a stay lifted very quickly. The same is true for a lender who is foreclosing on property where the debtor has no equity.
Bankruptcy is a specialized area of law that is very complex. And the issues are not always apparent or simple. The bankruptcy laws changed in October 2005 to discourage many people from filing for bankruptcy. So the law became more complicated. And there are more situations where a mistake can result in your case getting dismissed. If your case is dismissed, the bankruptcy court often imposes a penalty of 180 days before you can refile, and in this time period a lot can happen. This is why it is so important to have a lawyer advise you and help you with your bankruptcy.
Find a lawyer who can help you work through the issues, alternatives you may have, and consequences of your choices.
If you decide to represent yourself in bankruptcy court, read a guide for Filing for Bankruptcy Without an Attorney.
To find a good bankruptcy lawyer:
Bankruptcy Basics
This pamphlet was created by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. You can download it in PDF format. You can also watch a series of videos about bankruptcy.
LawHelpCalifornia Bankruptcy
Links to information on what to do if you can't pay your debts, rebuilding good credit and more. (Select your county or enter your zip code for information specific to the area that you live in.)
LawHelpCalifornia Debt Collection, Garnishment, Repossession
Links to information on collecting your judgment, what to do if you can't pay your debts, rebuilding good credit and more. (Select your county or enter your zip code for information specific to the area that you live in.)
Official Bankruptcy Forms
These bankruptcy court forms are posted by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
San Francisco Law Library's Student Loans and Bankruptcy Issues
This guide can help you find books about student loans and bankruptcy options.
What Can I Do If I Can't Pay My Debts?
A State Bar of California pamphlet. Also available in Spanish and Chinese.
Facts for Consumers
Consumer Protection Information posted by the Federal Trade Commission.
Bankruptcy FAQs
Find answers to frequently asked questions about bankruptcy.


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LeBron James enlists Drake, Jay Z for 'NBA 2K14' soundtrack
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LeBron James is enlisting Jay Z, Drake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for the soundtrack to the upcoming video game "NBA 2K14."
The Miami Heat star was recently chosen to curate the tunes for the basketball video game. Among the songs confirmed so far are Drake's "Started From the Bottom," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Can't Hold Us" and Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" featuring Pharrell Williams. James also selected tracks by Kanye West, Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, Nas and Eminem. He also included his friend Jay Z, who served as executive producer on soundtrack to last year's installment of the game.
Meantime, in a statement on NBA.com, LeBron says he loves that he's "the first NBA 2K cover athlete to choose the soundtrack." The game is expected to go on sale October 1st.
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Are Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles an item?
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(Yahoo!) - While they continue to play coy regarding the status of their relationship, things certainly seem to be heating up between Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles. After weeks of rumors (and denials), the young stars stepped out together yet again - this time in New York City.
On Sunday, Dec. 8, the alleged couple was snapped leaving the Gansevoort Hotel. Security reportedly ushered them through the hotel's restaurant The Chester, and though they tried to keep a low profile, that effort quickly failed when The One Direction singer was bombarded by a crowd of (mostly female) fans.
As Harry happily posed for snapshots with his admirers, Kendall hung back (maybe hoping no one would notice her there?).
Both Harry and Kendall were dressed casually, but, let's be honest, there's nothing casual about leaving a hotel side by side.
This most recent sighting comes after the pair was spotted enjoying dinner at Craig's Restaurant in West Hollywood On Nov. 20. Though Styles's rep tried (unsuccessfully) to shut it down stating, "There is no comment on this," they looked pretty cozy in Harry's Range Rover as they left the restaurant in the wee hours of the morning.
A few days later, however, when asked what the story was between her and Styles, the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" beauty claimed, "No story, we're friends. He's cool."
For his part, the singing heartthrob also denied any romance, telling a prying Piers Morgan, "I mean, we went out for dinner, but no, I guess." Naturally, Piers pressed on, asking Styles again if there was anything to report and, naturally, Harry remained vague. "Dunno," he mumbled before adding, "Let's move on, shall we?!"
But something tells us that their denials aren't going to get them much farther. After all, even though Kendall kept her head down as Harry smiled for the cameras, she was with him… at his hotel. While the official word is that Kendall has her own room (at a different location), she and Harry are obviously spending a lot of time together — and we're pretty sure that qualifies as dating, regardless of what they want to call it ... or not.
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Canale takes fifth in SAC Championship raceNovember 6, 2010
Wingate, N.C. - Angela Canale became the second BC women's cross country runner in Brevard's recent history in the NCAA Division II to place in the top seven at the 2010 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Cross Country Championships, finishing fifth overall, in receiving First Team All-SAC and All-SAC Freshman team honors this morning in Wingate, N.C.
Both the BC men's and the women's cross country teams took the field at the meet, competing against runners from all participating SAC institutions.
The women finished eighth overall as a team, led by Canale as the freshman finished fifth place overall out of the 77-woman field, crossing the finish line in 19:31 in the 5,000-meter race. Olivia Fawcett was the next quickest to cross the finish line for Brevard. Fawcett crossed in a time of 22:23 which was good for 38th place. Danielle Messer finished with a time of 23:27, while Ariel Muiselaar crossed two seconds later at 23:29. Melissa Schmidt finished with a time of 23:56 and Grace Skiles covered the course in 24:16. Liza Fortenberry was able to complete the race in 28:37. Anderson University's Whitney Bishoff took the women's race with a time of 18:10, while the Trojans took the event as a team as well.
For the men, Jonathon Lavelle was able to lead them to a seventh place finish. Lavelle finished in 31st place with a time of 27:46 in the 8,000-meter run. Jordan Tager and Michael Allsopp were the next two to cross the finish line for the Brevard men as they each crossed at 28:08. Erik Gibbs covered all 8,000 meters in 28:52, while Josh Mower finished at 29:23. Tiffen Tapia crossed the finish line 10 seconds after Mower at 29:33. Chris Shore was able to finish in 30 minutes even and Christopher Shelton covered the course in 30:51. Tusculum's Simon Holzapfel took the race with a time of 25:04 while Mars Hill was able to take the team title finishing three of the top four racers.


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haha you liked the skecth i didn then dank
Physh im so sorry i forgot the battle its gonna be for tomorrow sorry again !
well it's tomorrow and here's my entry..... show me watcha got for me....
Here's mine ! i always fuck my piece up when coloringgg !!!!
any crits ?
physh gmv
Ive never had such a hard time with a word...i already lost.
and im lightheaded as hell from trying to add the pizzazz hahaha
So I uh, kinda snuck into this one.
Its all good prea, my entry
Dank- I liked it before you colored it, should have revised your O but good structure.
Crook for the Risk.
Prea for the Jaro.
prea gmv
Whoever's trying to battle get at me. Trying to do pieces and handies.
Oh and Dank gmv. Went the most out of the box with letters and his cleanliness can't be touched.
dank i know, it was a marker freeestyle i had to end up going over in like 4 different colors, turned out retarded. mues ill battle if ya want
How did Prea win this one...dont get me wrong his was decent but for a battle i dont see how his inconsitant bars and lack of style took this one? I went pretty simple on this as well but dank at least had solid structure with some style...These battles are wack!
Lol redeyes... Danks was nice, but prea's bars aren't inconsistant? The weird square things didn't help but prea had a nice simple, no offense to dank but it just looks a little off. And these battles aren't wack, what's wack is you thinking your better than everyone else and calling everyone toys.
How can you call the battles wack when your entry was nothing better. At all. You somehow fucked up a simple. Let alone your handstyle gargles nuts.
Someone battle me


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That's what education is.
It's also an example of a horrible beginning to an obituary, an example first told to us at Long Beach City College back in 1973 by the college's journalism instructor and Viking newspaper adviser Don Roberge: "Dead. That's what So and So is after a life of ..."
But it's dead now, education is. Or, if it isn't, there was something experiencing a great deal of terror in its casket as students, faculty members and support staff staged a funeral for education in and around the school's Liberal Arts Campus on Tuesday morning.
Attendees were dressed in funereal dark hues, a piper and drummer played mournfully as 90 or so people marched behind the pallbearers who wheeled the silver casket around the campus.
A curious student approached us. "Who died?" he asked while eating M&Ms. "Education," we replied. "Hmmm. Well, rest in peace," he said and walked off.
The cause of death, according to the funeral program, is still being studied, "but the chopping, cutting, gouging, eliminating and purging of classes and staff were the likely causes."
LBCC education, noted the obituary, was 85 years old.
We spent two and a half years at the Viking from 1973 to 1975. We also worked at a steakhouse at the time, and we remember throwing an entire week's paycheck into a semester at LBCC. The tuition was free. Like a razor blade handle.
Where they got you was with parking, which we think was maybe about $15. Plus an Associated Student Body fee of maybe $10. There was a $2 health fee (totally worth it; we were never sick the whole time). And there were books, which probably cost us $100.
Now, it's $36 a unit - going up to $46. For that money, you get less quality. The chief impetus for the funeral (well, besides death) is the fact that a week ago the LBCC Board of Trustees eliminated a staggering 55 management and support staff positions at the Liberal Arts Campus, and cut back hours and pay for 96 more.
It wasn't easy getting a full load of classes each semester in the 1970s, but it was definitely doable, as opposed to virtually impossible as it is now. It takes an average of five years now to earn an associate's degree at LBCC.
With universities and state colleges becoming exorbitantly expensive and increasingly difficult to get into, more people than ever are requiring community colleges for their education, and Long Beach City College has always been one of the best, but it's suffering now, along with seemingly every other service in the city, state and country.
"UC schools take 10 percent of its applicants, Cal State schools take 25 percent and community colleges take 100 percent," said Patrick McKean, LBCC's Viking adviser and journalism instructor told us.
He's telling us because we're back at school right now, typing our column in our beloved Viking office, which is right where we left it at the southwest corner of the campus on Carson.
You can't smoke in here anymore, and there are no typewriters, but otherwise it's pretty much the same.
Education doesn't seem dead, at least on the day of the funeral. Students still strolled from class to class or ate lunch on the grass and benches. And even in her high-energy eulogy, co-master of ceremonies student Rita Wright roared from the auditorium steps: "It just looks like we're dead, but we ain't dead yet!"
Good Lord! You don't put something in a casket and nail the lid shut when it's still alive! No wonder people go to Cypress College for mortuary sciences rather than LBCC.
OK, seriously, it's too quiet here in the Viking office. We used to play football in the office, albeit with matchbooks, on the long conference table, which is gone to make room for a bank of iMacs. We used to swear at each other and throw Underwood typewriters made of pig iron.
It probably still goes on.
The students and advisers here are probably behaving themselves in the presence of an old man who is trying his best not to talk about the good old days.
Those old days included palling around with the people who fall under the dreadful-sounding umbrella term "support staff" and whose livelihood is now taking a big, maybe fatal, hit.
We knew cafeteria workers. We'd skip out for a couple of races at Los Alamitos with counselors at Veterans Affairs. We sat on the edges of secretaries' desks, griped loudly at Beverly O'Neill when she was dean of students. We haggled with bookstore workers. Just after midnight, the moment we turned 21, a custodial supervisor gave us the keys to his Cutlass and told us there was a bottle of Crown Royal in the glovebox.
Just as much as instructors, they were all part of the college experience. Just doing their jobs they make everything run better and smoother and friendlier.
We learned they were just as great as real people, too, and that's what made the school's "funeral" so sad. Like a real funeral, there's a particular sadness in the realization that you will never know the friendship and helpfulness of the deceased again. It's just as final, probably, in the case of the 55 whose cardboard headstones were scattered around the grassy quad as education was laid to rest on Tuesday.
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The Osprey Brand Team, a group of 10 Osprey ambassadors reporting from the field at consumer outdoor events across the country over 2009, lands in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the Red Rocks Rendezvous. Here is brand team'er Theresa Blake's red rock review.
Thanks to Osprey Packs, I was among 1000+ other lucky climbers who got to enjoy the 6th annual Red Rock Rendezvous this weekend in Las Vegas at the Red Rock National Conservation Area. I have never attended the Rendezvous before and had only ever seen pictures of the area, so naturally I was stoked to be going. I signed up for a clinic and hit the road to Las Vegas with my tent and trusty Osprey pack.
I was pleased to find a nationally protected conservation area in the midst of the Mojave Desert rife with unique geological features and ancient desert culture (quite the contrary to what most people envision when you think of Las Vegas). The Strip is just 13 miles to the east but is definitely small and pale in comparison to this place. Views abound for miles along the Keystone Thrust Fault with dramatic red and tan sandstone mixed up with rocks from ancient oceans.
The festival itself, which benefits the Access Fund, was held at Spring Mountain Ranch with camping offsite at Bonnie Springs, and was nicely put together by a hard working crew who were super friendly and helpful to boot. A funky-looking solar powered generator that reminded you of the sun and its vast capabilities accompanied the stage.
Climbing, food and libation vendors were poised offering something for everyone to buy or enjoy for free, thanks to generous sponsors. The beer provided by New Belgium Brewing Co was delicious and was served in cups made out of corn instead of plastic.
The Rendezvous was highly organized and brought together an amazing roster of professional climbers like Joe Kinder, Sonnie Trotter, Katie Brown, Micah Dash and a whole bunch of other superbly talented athletes to teach clinics and offer resources to fellow aspiring climbers. I found most everyone I met to be down to earth, fun and really, really excited about climbing.
With over 1,000 routes available in Red Rocks, there was definitely something for climbers of all ability levels. Add good beer, friends and music to this and you really can't go wrong.
SIDEBAR: I learned about a mishap that occurred last year that reminded me how personally responsible we are when we recreate not only in the mountains, but everywhere we go. Apparently an event attendee vandalized a historic building at Spring Mountain Ranch during the festival. As a result, area officials mandated camping for the event be moved from the green-ish field directly next to the event pavilion out to the dustier Bonnie Springs lot several miles away. This made for "special" camping quarters when 40+ MPH gusts kicked up.
I was surprised to hear that someone attending an event like this would do such a thing given the event is a benefit for the Access Fund, but bad things sometimes happen when you get a whole bunch of people around with alcohol being served. This gives the climbing community a bad name and as we learned firsthand this weekend, cuts off our access and takes away our privileges.


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Just a couple of more weeks for your Reader Photos to be included in the Random Photos leading up to Reveal Day when you can see it again. If you would like your photo included, e-mail it to [email protected]
Five parts today.
Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce did a little Sydney Opera House photo op yesterday.
Sarah Silverman is all smiles but Michael Sheen did not enjoy their night out in London.
Vanessa Hudgens gets her hike on.
A WKRP reunion. 35th anniversary of the show.
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Hi all,
First of all let me say that I am not a developer, I am an amateur python hacker at best. I have written a couple of python modules and published them to pypi, but only recently have I got into proper test-driven development and unittesting my code rather than just adding print statements etc.
For my latest module surrealism (https://github.com/Morrolan/surrealism/tree/develop), I have written a suite of tests which I believed to be fairly comprehensive.
Over the past day or so I have discovered Travis-CI and coveralls.io. Travis is working correctly, it is building and testing my code and my code is passing, but once I configured coveralls (in both the .travis.yml and .coveragerc files), my code coverage result is showing as 100% and I don't know whether I've just lucked out with my relatively small amount of code and have genuinely hit 100% coverage, or whether I'm simply misconfigure something!
I was wondering if someone with coveralls experience could please take a look at my config and check to see if it is OK?
Note only the develop branch has the config at this moment in time.
Many thanks in advance,


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At one point on his journey, Jesus comments on the static state of the homeless population. He says to his listeners that the homeless will always be here with us. In another place he equates a compassionate act to those in need, as the same as if we had enacted compassion directly on to Him. Essentially, the homeless population are Jesus in the flesh. They are messengers of the Rabbi from Nazareth. [Read more…]
The Homeless: Violent Liberators
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