text: BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. - When Kathy Plummer saw the grainy surveillance footage, the life she knew suddenly collapsed.The bank robber on the local news was Roy Plummer, the ex-husband she was still living with in Bridgeport.She recognized him by the jacket he was wearing. It was a Christmas present - from her.Now Roy's many disappearances made sense. He wasn't cheating on her. He was robbing banks.Later that day - Jan. 21 - she confronted him with the video of the robbery in South Strabane, Pa. After that, she called police.They tracked Roy down at Prickett's Fort in Marion County. It was a deadly endgame to an incredible string of bank robberies reaching from coast to coast. Along with his crimes, the 49-year-old Plummer left behind the remnants of a marriage and a life full of lies.In the coming months, Kathy learned that her ex-husband robbed at least three banks while with her. FBI agents are still going over old case files, looking for other robberies he might have committed.She also learned she wasn't the first person to be oblivious to his compulsion for robbery.When he admitted to robbing 14 banks in the 1980s, his first wife, Karen Emery, and his friend John Kruk - a Major League Baseball player from West Virginia - were among those caught in the deception.Kathy and Roy had severe marital problems, but Kathy didn't understand how the man who sang her Irving Berlin songs could be the same man who robbed banks with a gun in his hand and a car idling outside.And where was the money? The Plummers didn't live extravagantly. The more she learned, the more Kathy believed her husband buried it in parks and wilderness areas all over West Virginia.Those left behind may never know. Roy shot himself in the head on an abandoned train trestle over the Monongahela River and died later that day.To understand how Roy Plummer's life came to an end Jan. 21, you first have to understand how he came to marry Kathy Plummer and the lies he brought into that marriage.'A crime I didn't commit'The first time Kathy saw her future husband, she was at a craft fair in Clarksburg. It was October 1999, and the recent divorcee was raising her 8- and 5-year-old sons by herself.Roy "Brud" Plummer was selling his homemade furniture at the craft fair.The two talked for a while and Kathy asked him out. They met at her house a few days later."I opened the door and there stood the most beautiful man I'd ever seen," she recalled.Roy was tall and muscular, with a shaved head and black goatee.They opened a bottle of wine and talked for hours in Kathy's living room. Roy said he had a storefront in Weston, but lived in Glenville on his sister's farm. He charmed Kathy with his singing, crooning Irving Berlin's "Cheek to Cheek" like Fred Astaire.After the wine, Roy said he needed to tell Kathy something."I want to be real upfront and honest with you. I was just recently released from a halfway house in St. Albans," Roy said.Kathy was very scared. There was a convicted felon in her house, and he was sitting between her and the door."The bad-boy image was real cute to begin with, but I'm not in a place where I need any trouble," Kathy said. "So, please go. I had a wonderful time. You're gorgeous, a great singer, but you've got to go."Roy implored her to "sit back down and let me explain. You owe me that. This is funny. You'll get a good laugh out of it. I spent eight years, 11 months in federal prison for a crime I didn't commit."Roy said he took the rap for a string of bank robberies for a friend.Kathy was skeptical of the story, but let Roy sleep on the couch since he had been drinking. In the morning, he made breakfast before she woke up.He won her over that morning, and she found she believed he really was wrongfully imprisoned.They married in October 2000 at a small church in Preston County - on Friday the 13th.A 9 mm and a maskRoy Plummer entered into his marriage to Kathy predicated on a lie.In 1988, he told the FBI he robbed 14 banks in California, Texas, Maryland and Pennsylvania.For some of the robberies Plummer had an accomplice, Jay Hafer, who drove the getaway car. Plummer gave him a cut of the money, though nowhere close to half, according to a federal affidavit.Ten days before his 1988 arrest, Plummer robbed a bank in Moon Township, Pa., with a 9 mm handgun and a Ronald Reagan mask.Plummer told FBI agents he was just looking for something to cover his face, according to FBI agent Patrick McGlennon, who worked on the most recent Plummer robberies.Just when Plummer began robbing banks isn't clear.The FBI believes he robbed a supermarket in his hometown of Keyser in 1986, McGlennon said.At the time, Plummer was married to Karen Emery. According to an affidavit, Emery said the two separated in March 1986 because he was using cocaine and wasn't working, but still had plenty of money.In November 1985, Emery found a large amount of cash hidden in bank wrappers in Plummer's desk. At first he said it was from a racetrack, but later told her he robbed a bank, according to the affidavit.Squeaky cleanEmery and Plummer first met as children at church. Plummer was a fun guy and well liked in Keyser, Emery said recently.Plummer came from a close-knit family, Emery said. His mom, Marylou, who still lives in Keyser, raised all four of her children by herself after their father died. Roy was the youngest. All four of the children graduated from college.The couple married in 1980.Plummer taught Sunday school to teenagers at their church, Emery said."He gave them things to think about. He related the Bible to you," she said.Plummer was a bodybuilder and got some of the Sunday school kids into lifting weights. When he found out one of the boys in the group was using drugs, he kicked him out."He said, 'Not in my group.' He was squeaky clean; do it right," Emery said.Plummer sold insurance while married to Emery. He eventually started his own company and got an office in Keyser.Emery said they never had an argument. But during the last three or four months of the marriage, Emery said she began to notice a change in Plummer.Emery said she found out he was cheating on her when she found a note from a woman on his car."It was one of the girls he was seeing. I only ever found one. Others told me more," Emery said. "When I confronted him, he dropped his head."Throughout the marriage and during the last year in particular, Plummer had bouts of depression."It was like he was a different person," Emery said. "He would be laughing, sitting on the couch and then slip into it quickly."The divorce was final by the end of 1986.In September 1988, FBI agents showed her a photograph of Plummer robbing a bank."They laid the picture in front of me and I got very upset. I didn't believe it," she said. "But I knew who it was when I saw the picture."Kruk: 'I was scared'After Plummer and Emery split, he moved to California and met up with an old friend: three-time Major League Baseball All-Star and Keyser native John Kruk.Plummer committed the first of four San Diego-area robberies just before moving into Kruk's home, according to a Sporting News story on their association dated Feb. 6, 1989.Plummer robbed the Home Federal Savings and Loan Association in San Diego on Oct. 6, 1987. A few days later, Kruk left to play winter ball in Mexico after finishing the season with the San Diego Padres and Plummer moved into his house, according to the Sporting News article.Plummer moved out about the time Kruk returned from the off-season, according to the article.During baseball spring training in 1988, Kruk began to get phone calls from friends and family in Keyser about Plummer."They all said the FBI was rooting around, asking questions about this guy," Kruk told The Sporting News. "They told me I'd better be careful, that something was happening."In May 1988, two FBI agents questioned Kruk while he took batting practice. Agents said at the time that Kruk was never suspected of being involved in the robberies.Still, Kruk told The Sporting News the circumstances shook him up and affected his play, contributing to his batting average plummeting 72 points that year."I was scared. This guy was my friend, but if he did some of the things they said he did, you never knew what he might do to me," Kruk told The Sporting News.'He was president of the Jaycees'On May 2, 1988, Plummer committed at least his 11th bank robbery. He approached tellers at another Home Federal Savings and Loan Association location in San Diego with a Smith & Wesson .38 Special in his hand.With a bag full of money, Plummer ran through the parking lot to a getaway car where Hafer sat waiting. A dye pack, used by banks to make stolen money easily detectable, exploded in the bag and Plummer dropped his gun. Rather than risk capture, he left it behind.Police recovered the gun and traced it to Greyson's Sporting Goods store in Keyser, McGlennon said."It goes to the original buyer, a secondary, a third buyer," McGlennon said. "It goes to a fourth buyer who commits suicide. The daughter of the suicide victim comes into possession of the gun. She trades it to a guy who installs carpeting in her home. That guy sells the gun to Bruckey."John Bruckey and Roy Plummer were old camping buddies and had known each other for years."We played ball together. He was a senior and I was a sophomore," said Bruckey, who still lives in Keyser. "I managed a sporting goods store and he would come in ... He was a very private person. He never opened up to anyone about anything."In an affidavit, Bruckey told investigators Plummer specifically requested that he be sold any unregistered or untraceable guns Bruckey came across. Bruckey thought the Smith & Wesson was untraceable, according to the affidavit."I told them they had the wrong guy. When I knew Roy, he was president of the Jaycees. He was even a Sunday school teacher," Bruckey said recently. "In my mind, there [was] no way that man would rob a bank."Although Plummer had moved to California, he still made regular trips back to Keyser.The two went camping in December 1987, Bruckey told the FBI. He watched Plummer purchase camping equipment worth hundreds of dollars and then burn it at the end of a camping trip.Bruckey said he never sold another gun after finding out what Plummer did with his."My dad wanted to sell a gun one time and I wouldn't let him," Bruckey said. "I told him, 'look at all the pain the one I sold caused.' My dad said he wasn't going to sell it to a bank robber and I said, 'Hey, would you have thought Roy Plummer was a bank robber.'"'OK, OK, you've got me'As the FBI closed in, Plummer continued to rob banks, two in southern California and then the Moon Township, Pa., robbery in the Ronald Reagan mask.Exactly how many banks the two men robbed will probably never be known.Hafer told Kathy Plummer he lost track of the robberies after 50. Hafer, now a supervisor for Nielsen Media Research, declined to be interviewed for this story.The FBI's McGlennon admits it's possible there are many more robberies Plummer committed that haven't been identified. The statute of limitations to prosecute bank robberies is 10 years.By September 1988, Plummer knew the FBI was on his trail. He called Bruckey on Sept. 3, 1988, according to the affidavit, and asked if he had talked to anyone about some bank robbery photos or the Smith & Wesson. Plummer also asked Bruckey not to tell anyone about the gun. Plummer said he was staying away from Keyser and that, "The gears inside of me are going crazy."On Sept. 19, 1988, FBI agents tracked Plummer to the Hotel 7/11 in San Diego."They had a description of his vehicle and his license plate number, and they were canvassing local hotels," McGlennon said.FBI agents arrested him in the parking lot in a red Isuzu pickup truck owned by his girlfriend, Regina Patch."OK, OK, you've got me," Plummer said, according to an FBI communication now part of the South Strabane, Pa., robbery police report. "She doesn't know anything about the robberies."He consented to a hotel room search."Since you're going to find out anyway, some of the bank money is in the black bag in the room, and my bike - you know, that I used to escape on - is in the truck," Plummer told FBI agents.In the 14 robberies from the 1980s, Plummer probably stole about $100,000, McGlennon said.In February 1989, Plummer pleaded guilty to seven counts of armed robbery in a plea deal in San Diego. All of the cases from different judicial districts were rolled to southern California, McGlennon said.Plummer was ordered to pay restitution while in jail."I found a recent statement from 2007 from the Clerk of Courts in San Diego. That current statement has a balance of $94,000 to be paid," McGlennon said.He was sentenced to 25 years in prison and five years probation on July 31, 1989, McGlennon said.Hafer, too, was arrested. He pleaded to two counts of bank robbery on June 15, 1989, and was sentenced to 10 years in jail, McGlennon said.Plummer admitted to the FBI that he used cocaine frequently. When they searched his truck, they found four guns, including an Uzi, McGlennon said."If I had had a gun when you all came up to arrest me, I would have shot myself," Plummer told the FBI."Although, I might have taken a shot at some of you."Reach Gary Harki at email@example.com or 348-5163.


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|A Cry in the Dark
|Tuesday, 21 December 1999
In 1980, Michael (Neill) and Lindy (Streep) Chamberlain left their home in Mt. Isa, Queensland, and took their two sons and their infant daughter Azaria on a vacation trip to Ayers Rock, one of the principal holiday vacation spots in Australia. The huge red rock on the wide flat plains of the Outback has been featured so often in other movies that it's familiar to audiences the world over; it's almost familiar, a tame, inviting oddity.
Director Fred Schepisi, an Australian himself, quickly establishes the camaraderie of the vacationers at the Rock, as they chat among themselves and have group barbecues. A few dingos -- big yellow wild dogs -- hang around the camp begging for scraps, which delights the kids. But when another woman and Michael hear a baby's cry cut off in the middle (despite the title, it's almost inaudible), Lindy goes back to their tent -- to see a dingo carrying off Azaria's bleeding body.
She and Michael try to keep their wits about them as the other vacationers and park rangers scour the night desert for the child -- even though everyone, including Lindy, acknowledges the baby has to be dead. No body is found, just her slightly torn and bloody jumpsuit; the little "matinee" jacket she was wearing cannot be located.
After the usual nine-days-wonder, things seem to quiet down. But in the excellent, astute script by Robert Caswell and director Schepisi, working from John Bryson's book Evil Angels (the film's Australian title), we see how suspicion grows the country over. Australians had a somewhat sentimental, romanticized view of dingos -- as if the animals, Australia's only land predators of any size, were lovable dogs who just happened to live in the wild. Few wanted to believe that a dingo would do something as awful as kill, much less eat, a human baby; throughout the film, the phrase "The dingo is innocent!" recurs, in speeches, on T-shirts, on banners.
The Chamberlains grant many television and print interviews, hoping that others might learn from their mistrust of the (usually pretty tame) Australian wild. But they were (and still are) Seventh-Day Adventists; Michael was a lay minister in his church, and throughout the movie struggles desperately with the question of why God would allow such a horrendous thing to happen. Lindy is made of sterner stuff; she grieves, mostly privately, but tries to go on with her life; she even insists on getting pregnant again.
But their religion set them apart from the rest of Australia; an absurd, but widely-believed, rumor swept the country: "Azaria," the rumor claimed, meant "sacrifice in the desert." And more and more people came to believe that Lindy had murdered her own child as part of a macabre Seventh-Day Adventist ritual.
The police for the region were embarrassed by being unable to locate the baby, and internal politics created further strife. Even though a coroner's jury found that, just as the Chamberlains and witnesses claimed, a dingo had carried Azaria away, a year after the baby's death, Lindy was arrested for her murder, and Michael as her accomplice.
The trial was the sensation of Australia; Schepisi depicts this nation-wide furor with economy and precision, cutting again and again to brief scenes in bars, on golf courses, in offices, in homes, as people discuss the case, bringing up wilder and wilder speculation. He also returns frequently to low helicopter shots approaching Ayers Rock; whatever else is happening, the Rock -- and its dingoes -- is still there.
Just before the trial, Lindy describes what, if she were guilty, must have happened, and it's utterly absurd. But that is what the Crown contends, and they have experts in forensic evidence to back them up. But little by little, Schepisi shows that this "evidence" is really nothing of the sort, that the prosecution overlooked obvious, exculpatory details in the interests of advancing their case. But he also shows that the defense relies too heavily on hard-to-understand scientific evidence, and that Lindy's rather cold demeanor on the stand does her case no good at all. The verdict shook Australia -- but there was an aftermath.
Schepisi never sentimentalizes anything; the movie is cool, dispassionate and objective. But since he has the perspective of knowing what the truth really was, he doesn't have to beg the Chamberlains' case. He does show us how badly shaken Michael becomes; he scratches his head until he bleeds, and he is so rattled, so fearful, that his testimony harms his case.
Streep dominates the film because Lindy is a stronger, more forceful -- if more aloof -- character than Michael, but Neill's performance is quietly brilliant. Hesitant, honest to a fault, fond of his fame, Michael is a shy man who's suddenly found an audience bigger than he expected. He's pleased by this, but devastated by the child's death, and his inability to fit this into his view of God. Again, Schepisi understates this; all of Neill's collapses are realistic and ring completely true.
The movie is brisk and fast-paced, taking us quickly through a story that turns out, when you glance back, to have been packed densely with a great deal of information. It's a model of this kind of movie, and deserves to be better known than it currently is.
Perhaps this tidy little DVD from Warners will do that. There's nothing exceptional about the packaging -- the movie practically cries out for commentary track it doesn't have -- but at least this sturdy, intelligent movie now has a home on video collection shelves.


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By ASHLEY ANDERSON
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It's been said the more you give, the more you receive. Sue Mortenson is living proof of the adage.
The wife of Dr. Wayne Mortenson, founder of Mortenson Family Dental, has emphasized the importance of giving throughout her lifetime and incorporated her charitable values into her husband's booming practice. In particular, Mortenson Family Dental is committed to raising money for Smiles for Life, an international 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to support children's charities around the world. Each year since 1998, Mortenson has hosted a campaign for the non-profit by donating all proceeds from dental whitening from March through June, raising more than
$1,000,000 to date.
"We've been the top producing Smiles for Life (participant) for the last eight years or so,†Sue beamed with pride. "We can do it because we've got volume.†The scope of Mortenson's reach is wide, with 76 offices in the U.S., including 40 in Kentucky. As part of the Smiles for Life campaign, all Mortenson locations, along with its Braces Braces Braces and Kid's Dentistree branches, are engaged in the effort, offering any individual, whether a patient or not, the choice of Zoom! in-office whitening for $199 (regularly $450) and BriteSmile take-home whitening trays for $99 (regularly $249). Each whitening purchase will be made in the form a tax free donation, and all proceeds go directly to Smiles for Life, benefiting children's charities locally and around the world.
"The product is totally donated by the dental companies that produce it. We do the work for free,†Sue explained. "The nicest thing you can do for yourself is whiten your teeth. It makes you look younger and healthier, and so it's well worth doing.â€
Locally, the Smiles for Life program will support Kosair Children's Hospital, School Choice Scholarships and WaterStep. Inspired by a recent trip to Africa with nine of her 15 grandchildren, Sue felt drawn toward WaterStep after witnessing an impoverished African school lacking resources needed to access drinkable water. Following the trip, in July of last year, Sue and Wayne ran into WaterStep's founder Mark Hogg on an elevator ride and decided to dedicate their time to assisting his organization that provides clean drinking water to third world countries through the collection of new and used shoes, which help fund safe drinking water projects and foster micro-business opportunities in poor countries to keep waste out of landfills. Beginning in August, shoe collection boxes were placed in every office of Mortenson Family Dental. "We have now collected, since August, 5,000 pounds of shoes,†Sue said. "It takes 2,000 to 3,000 pounds of shoes to (fund) the water equipment.â€
Aside from Smiles for Life and Sue's present initiative with WaterStep, she's organizing Eagle "U,†a four-day, action-packed, educational seminar held at the University of Louisville June 24 through 28 to help young people achieve success and realize their greatest potential. "We've got mentors coming and fabulous speakers to teach children that if it's meant to be, it's up to me, that you can be successful and there are ways to do it,†Sue said.
It's not just children whom Sue hopes to support and empower. Quarterly, Mortenson Family Dental provides free dentistry at various offices for those unable to afford a visit. For staff, Mortenson offers an employee stock ownership plan, and each year, the company holds a corporate summit for Mortenson employees and regional partners located in Georgia, Iowa, Texas and Idaho. "It's just for improving how you feel about yourself basically,†Sue said of the summit. "It's not really about dentistry, because I feel like if I can make you feel better, then you'll be kinder and more
in-tune to our patients.â€
It's this philosophy that's led Mortenson Family Dental to grow from one location in 1979 to the 76, and counting, in existence. Considering where Sue and Wayne began, working on a ranch in Arizona, to their current success, it's at times hard to believe even for Sue. "The lord sent us here,†she stated, recalling the decision to move to Kentucky, where Wayne attended dental school at the University of Louisville. Their children followed suit, with all three sons graduating from the same school. Today, Brent Mortenson, Jeff Mortenson and Todd Mortenson work for Mortenson Family Dental, along with Dr. William Engilman, an orthodontist and husband of Wayne and Sue's daughter, Dena.
Sue said Wayne's dream goal is to reach 200 Mortenson practices by 2018. Based on their enthusiasm and past rate of success, it's an accomplishment likely to be fulfilled. "We were 32 when we went back to school. We were in our 50s before we were starting to really grow,†Sue said. "We just kept going forward. When we first started, for the first five years, we didn't get paid three times out of the year. We just had to suck it up.â€
Through their commitment to each other, the practice and their employees, the initial sacrifice has paid off nicely. But, Sue is humble about her role in Mortenson's expansion and philanthropic outreach. "It isn't me, it's the people out there. … I just really think that we've got a caring group of people that want to help,†said Sue, recipient of the 2013 Crown Council Humanitarian of the Year Award. "The more that you give, it just comes back to you. And the more that people give, the better their hearts are, the kinder they are, the more in-tune they are. When you walk into (a Mortenson) office, I hope my people really take care of you and make you feel important.â€
For more on Mortenson Family Dental and their Smiles for Life campaign, visit www.mortensondental.com.
Contact writer Ashley Anderson at email@example.com, 502.498.2051.
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Jennifer Anne Affleck (born Jennifer Anne Garner; April 17, 1972) better known as Jennifer Garner, is an American actress. Garner gained recognition on television for her performance as CIA agent Sydney Bristow in the thriller drama series Alias, which aired on ABC for five seasons from 2001 to 2006. While working on Alias, she gained minor roles in hit movies such as Pearl Harbor (2001) and Catch Me if You Can (2002). Since then, Garner has appeared in supporting as well as lead roles on the big screen in projects including Daredevil (2003), 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Juno (2007). She is married to actor and director Ben Affleck, with whom she has two daughters.
Garner is the second of three daughters born into a middle class family in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Patricia Ann (née English), was an English teacher from Oklahoma, and her father, Bill John Garner, worked as a chemical engineer at Union Carbide. When she was four years old, her father's job with Union Carbide relocated her family to Princeton, West Virginia, and then later to Charleston, West Virginia, where Garner resided until her college years. She has credited her older sister, Melissa Lynn Garner Wylie, who resides in Boston, Massachusetts, as a source of inspiration to her. Her younger sister is Susannah Kay Garner Carpenter.
Garner's conservative upbringing included going to church every Sunday, not wearing make-up or a bikini, and waiting at least until the age of 16 to be allowed to get her ears pierced, which, she later joked, made her family "just a step away from being Amish." She began taking ballet lessons at the age of three and continued to dance throughout her youth, but she did not envision herself becoming a classical ballerina. Garner attended George Washington High School in Charleston. In 1990, she enrolled at Ohio's Denison University, where she majored in drama and worked in numerous theatrical productions. She graduated from Denison, where she was initiated into the sorority Pi Beta Phi, in 1994.


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Empty out the barn and put on a show! The Beginning of FIRST TIME FEST/
by Mandy Ward
I've had my fair share of ups and downs. Looking for fresh content after producing in NYC for nearly 10 years and working for a production company in Tribeca was not as easy as it seemed. There was a gaping hole that I discovered in my search: a reluctance to finance, produce, and distribute anything by first time directors. I would read dozens of scripts a week and see nothing but old stories reworked and retold (or genre-based just for genre's sake). But occasionally, I would stumble onto an amazing, ORIGINAL, imaginative and well written story by a first time writer or director and pitch it around. And this would be the response: "This is amazing. Great writing, seems like a big talent… BUT NO THANKS." This would happen not once – but literally hundreds of times! It was not only frustrating, but it left me thinking: "What is to become of the film industry if we do not support new thinkers and artists?" And the answer: We are left with the same people, the same styles and the same stories. And they will attract ever-diminishing audiences.
Johanna Bennett – an actor and friend for many years – was noticing the same thing at the same time. She observed that "Industry" elites seemed to only want to work with buddies from prior shoots and companies they'd been involved with. The system, by its very nature, was closed to newcomers, to new ideas, to fresh ways of seeing our art form and the world. There was little chance to discover the unrecognized gem.
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And so, Johanna and I started chatting one Sunday night while escaping our reality by watching the first season of TRUE BLOOD. I had just gotten back from the crazy film festival circuit. Johanna asked, "What would make a festival stand out and be different from all the others that you have seen?" I said, "Ummmm, I don't know – maybe if they offered theatrical distribution to a first-time filmmaker?"
And the idea of First Time Fest was born! I reached out to my friends at Cinema Libre Studios. Over the years, not only had they done a great job releasing a documentary I produced, but had an amazing passion for the independent film world. Their mission states:
Our message to filmmakers with views – and to those who seek to nurture the art of independent filmmaking – is to join our community and help us achieve greater freedom in the process of filmmaking and to gain increased exposure to larger audiences worldwide.
We knew it was a perfect fit.
Over the years, Johanna had been involved in many events at The Players Club – the oldest arts organization of its kind in the country (it was co-founded by Edwin Booth, Mark Twain and John Singer Sargent). The Players Club had been exploring ways to attract new members and revive its place in the New York cultural scene. Johanna had an interesting suggestion: "Why don't you start a film festival? And why not make it a celebration of first time filmmakers?" And with that, First Time Fest found its home.
First Time Fest hopes to support, mentor, and truly create careers for these first time filmmakers. Each of the FTF's twelve finalists will be offered a full-year mentorship with some of the most respected cinema artists in our community. Who knows – my dream for the future of First Time Fest is to develop a fund that not only supports the winner through the festival and the release of their film – but also to assist in the development of their next film. First Time Fest is about one thing: to turn what are normally obstacles in our industry into opportunities. And to promote the creation of new art, new artists, and a new way of thinking about our world.
The first First Time Fest is coming soon: March 1-4, 2012 in New York City. We encourage all first time filmmakers: producers, directors, writers, cinematographers, editors and composers to apply with their documentary or fiction feature film. And the Grand Prize winner will receive THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION in the United States and sales representation throughout the world. The finalists will be judged by a distinguished jury and a voting public. It's going to be an amazing event for filmmakers, for audiences and for New York. We invite you to join us: www.FirstTimeFest.com.


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In Reply to: Historic Log Cabin/Property For Sale posted by The Johnsons on December 04, 19102 at 07:07:58:
: Due to illness, we are looking for a special buyer who will appreciate our historic home in the Ozark hills of Arkansas.
: It is one of the two original log cabins built in an area that later became a limestone mining town that no longer exists (gone the way of other "ghost towns").
: The cabin was built over 100 years ago and still has the original hand-hewn logs well in place. The towering rock fireplace is built from rocks quarried from the property--but it does need some repair to make it usable.
: Situated on 10 acres which are heavily treed including lots of cedar. Timber can be farmed/sold once property has been paid for. Year-round creek is approx 50' from front of cabin with over 200' of embankment. Wildlife galore!
: Artifacts found all over the property (for instance, someone along the way used newspaper for wallpaper and we found a piece of an article describing rescue boats searching for Titanic survivors -- cool!).
: Located two miles in on county road from a major highway, close to the White River and all sorts of recreational opportunities. Historic cemeteries closeby and there is a very active historical society/museum in a nearby town.
: The cabin does need some TLC but is quite liveable -- in fact we were living in it as we worked to restore it to its original glory. Electric and phone are installed -- but you will eventual want to intall a septic system and a well. There is a public spring in the area and we were told by a "old timer" that there are springs on our property, but we did not have time/money to locate. There are NO code restrictions!
: Asking only $20,000 -- terms available. Refrigerator, rain barrel, some furniture included.
: If you are interested (or you have any questions), please email us.
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We already wrote about the warranty issue back when the HD 6990 was launched and we told you that it is simply a matter of time before some partner steps out and says that the cards are oficially covered by a proper warranty despite AMD's dodgy warranty statement. The wait is finally over as XFX has boldly stepped out saying that the warranty stands under usual RMA terms even under 880MHz OC.
The XFX didn't really surprise us as some partners that we talked to have already said that, unoficially, the card is still covered under warranty and regular RMA terms. The reviewers that have pushed the HD 6990 to work on 2nd BIOS have already tested the card and it works pretty good, although some do suggest that the fan should be pushed to a bit higher RPM just to keep the temperatures a bit down.
It is nice to know that at least XFX had enough questions about it which made them put its foot down and say officially that the card is still under full warranty. Let's see which partners are joining in on the fun.
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When it comes to construction tricks, one of the best things you can learn is how to minimize flaws and accentuate the positives on your verandah. As applied to your verandah, this means taking a long hard look at some of the damages that has accumulated on your verandah over the years. As long as there is nothing structurally unsafe about your verandah, you can get away with simply hiding the problems. As a kid, you pushed your toys under the bed when you wanted to make quick work of a room cleaning. As an adult, you can use little tricks like turning boards upside down to hide their imperfections. You can even arrange your furniture in a way to hide flaws. with your Pooraka verandah however, you can't risk those.
Traditionally, the verandah was designed to protect the home from the detrimental effects of weathering, especially that of the hot sun in the throes of summer. These days, the humble verandah is also used as an extension of the home itself; a place where we can sit outside in Pooraka and entertain guests without exposing ourselves to the elements. To ensure that your space is effectively protected, however, it is important that you have the best roof possible above your verandah. But what are your options in verandah roofing?
There are actually a number of different materials that can be used as verandah roofing. The one that you ultimately choose will depend on the size, shape and style of your verandah structure.
As you can see from the above list, you have a number of options when it comes to custom verandahs roofing in Pooraka. Whilst some options tend to be better than others, it is important to remember that each has its advantages and disadvantages, so you should be making your final decision based upon your needs.
Rite Price Roofing is a leading roofing company with tremendous success in the industry and experience in Pooraka. We are family owned with great reputation that spans decades. Our policy is very simple: provide the best quality work with an impeccable customer service that can never be matched. for the best custom verandahs with benefits that will make your extended outdoor living a heaven on earth, Rite price roofing is your ideal option in Pooraka. Our roofing experts boast of decades of working experience with available referencing to their previous jobs. Give Rite Price Roofing a call today for inspection on your Pooraka roof, or fill out our free quote online and one of our highly trained customer service will get back to you as soon as possible.
One of the quickest ways to improve the look of your Pooraka verandah is to simply clean it. You let one or two leaves stay and before you know it, the entire platform is covered in leaves. It seems like a paradox, however, it is difficult to care about custom verandahs in Pooraka that you haven't cared for in a while. Get the broom out and take the first steps towards resurfacing the verandah. Once you've got it clean, you may want to go a step further and get rid of any rust and rot and use sandpaper to remove any flaws that have developed in the wood. Staining and sealing the surface with a protectant will make it look like you had thousands of dollars worth of restoration done on your verandah in Pooraka.
Your custom verandah in Pooraka will always be a wise investment when it comes to building equity in your own home. But they should be more than that. Chances are you didn't choose to build your verandah solely in Pooraka to make your house worth more money. No, you wanted to spend time out there in your verandah> with your family and friends. To get some of that enticement back in your verandah, you might consider installing a built-in grill. If you're anything like most people, you love the taste of freshly grilled hamburgers and steaks. Putting a grill in is tasteful, practical, and will make your verandah the prime destination for outdoor entertaining.
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(July 13, 2012) On June 25, 2012, the Organization of American States (OAS) announced that it will donate equipment to mark firearms to the Argentinean government. The equipment is to be utilized by Argentina's Ministry of Security in combating illicit trafficking in firearms. (Press Release, OAS, OEA donará máquina de marcaje de armas de fuego a Argentina (Jun. 25, 2012).)
The donation will be made within the framework of a project called "Promoting the Marking of Firearms in Latin America and the Caribbean," which is based on the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms and aimed at strengthening the region's capabilities in marking and controlling firearms. (Id.)
The Convention provides that in order to identify and track firearms, the signatory parties must require that these weapons be marked with certain data, including the name of the manufacturer, place of manufacture, serial number, and the name and address of the importer. (Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Traffickingin Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (Nov. 13, 1997), art. VI, OAS website.)


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Panera Bread has a fantastic Mediterranean Veggie sandwich on their menu. I like this sandwich so much that I tried recreating it at home recently. I purchased most of the ingredients required for the sandwich at an adjacent Trader Joe's, but decided to make the cilantro-jalapeno hummus, an important component of the sandwich, myself. I tweaked my roasted red pepper hummus recipe from a few years back to come up with this one. While this did not taste like the original Panera spread, it was really good and came pretty close to the real thing.
- 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas/garbanzo beans, drained
- 2-4 Tbsp lime juice or lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 jalapeño
- 1 small bunch cilantro (I used the stalks as well)
- 1/4 cup kefir (optional- I only used it because I had difficulty bringing the hummus together in my food processor, but in the end, it did result in a smooth and creamy spread)
- 3-4 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp roasted cumin powder
- Salt to taste
- Pepper
Place all the ingredients (except the oil) in a food processor and blend well. Add the olive oil in a thin stream, with the processor still running, till the hummus comes together. Season with salt and pepper.


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Erik Bedard has been a big part of the Pirates' pitching renaissance this season. Tonight, he starts for against the Orioles, the team that drafted and developed him.
Bedard broke out in 2007 as an ace pitcher for the 4th place O's. Instead of building around him, Baltimore decided to trade in in what turned out to be a franchise changing deal.
Bedard (and David Hernandez) became seven players, five of whom are still are still with the organization. The key to this being a good trade for Baltimore is Adam Jones – a good player the last four seasons who is putting up MVP caliber numbers this year.
So what did Seattle get on their end? Bedard has always been an effective pitcher when healthy, he just has trouble staying healthy. In his first three seasons in Seattle Erik made only 30 total starts. 2011 was his first injury-free season in Seattle, but it was also the last year of his contract. The Mariners decided to trade him to a contender at the deadline before another malady could put him on the shelf.
The M's are left with two toolsy outfield prospects and the visions of what Bedard might have been. It's going to take one of Chih-Hsien Chiang or Trayvon Robinson turning into a major league regular for Seattle to recoup the value they sent away.
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EA Animated Video: A 4-Point Guide to Obama's Not-Quite-War-On-Terror
On 23 May, President Obama set out what he claimed what was a new US approach to threats abroad: "We must define our effort not as a boundless 'global war on terror' – but rather as a series of persistent, targeted efforts to dismantle specific networks of violent extremists that threaten America."
So what is this not-quite-War-on-Terror? Your 4-point animated guide....
1. A War By Any Other Name is Just as Deadly
2. We Are Killing Them To Bring Your Boys Home and To Prevent Attacks on You
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4. Where Did Our Values Go?


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Matters of Scale - Into the Toilet
|Estimated sales of toilet paper in the United States (2005)
|US$5.7 billion
|In Canada
|US$643 million
|In India
|US$7.7 million
|Population of the United States
|300 million
|Of Canada
|33 million
|Of India
|1.13 billion
|Per capita annual consumption of toilet tissue in North America
|23.0 kg
|In Western Europe
|13.8 kg
|In Latin America
|4.2 kg
|In Asia
|1.8 kg
|In Africa
|0.4 kg
|Number of people globally without access to adequate sanitary toilets
|2.6 billion
|Number of countries where more than two-thirds of people are without adequate sanitary access to toilets
|Number of these that are in Africa
|Percentage of people with access to adequate sanitary toilets in United States
|In Canada
|In India
|In Ethiopia
|In Eritrea and Chad
SOURCES: Toilet paper sales: Euromonitor International. Populations: CIA World Fact Book. Annual consumption: European Tissue Symposium. Toilet access: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation.
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Since a year I am a graduated Computer Engineer, and am now working in named field since 2 years. However, I'd like to get a Masters in a "softer" field and was thinking over the following choices:
- MBA: Master of Business Administration, to bridge the business world with the world of computer science. Would give me an interesting job, travel potential, high salary etc.
- Techno-MBA: Sort of an MBA, but aimed at people who already have a degree in Computer Science.
- HCI: Human Computer Interaction degree, something I have been very interested in, but feel like it doesn't have the growth potential of MBA/Techno-MBA
- Marketing: My most recent brainchild is a degree in Marketing, is this at all a good idea given my background? Growth potential?
Main priority: Gaining a skill, and gaining a job allowing me to use my social skills. Which path has the best "career potential"? (Controversial I know)
Any thoughts? Any feedback welcome.
Edit: DOH. Realized that the first sentence makes no sense. Was running my own semi-successful business during last year of school.


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LOS ANGELES - The taller a postmenopausal woman is, the greater risk she faces of developing cancer, according to a new study.
In a paper published last week in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers andamp; Prevention, researchers concluded a woman's cancer risk increased 13 percent with every 4 inches of height.
The study is the latest of several to report an association between women's height and cancer, according to lead study author Geoffrey Kabat, a cancer epidemiologist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
While it is unlikely height in and of itself promotes cancer, the multitude of factors influencing growth - such as nutrition, genetics and environment - are likely responsible.
"Height was significantly positively associated with risk of all cancers, (including) cancers of the thyroid, rectum, kidney, endometrium, colorectum, colon, ovary and breast, and with multiple myeloma and melanoma," the authors concluded.
The study was based on data from 144,701 women, aged 50 to 79, who participated in the Women's Health Initiative study in the 1990s. Researchers adjusted for other potential cancer risks, such as weight, smoking, alcohol consumption and hormone therapy, as well as for frequency of cancer screening.
When researchers examined the study cohort, they found the women's average age and body mass index decreased as their height increased, whereas their average weight, rate of smoking and alcohol intake increased with height.
"As anticipated, younger women and women with higher income had greater mean height compared to older women and women with lower income, respectively," authors wrote.
Researchers offered a number of possible explanations for the connection between height and cancer risk.
Height is associated with increased milk intake in childhood, and higher levels of insulin-like growth factor, which promotes cell growth and inhibits programmed cell death, the authors noted.
Increased height also might be the result of exposure to steroid hormones. Authors noted too that taller women might have larger organs and skin surface area, which may put more cells at risk of malignant growth.
"Height should thus be thought of as a marker for one or more exposures that influence cancer risk rather than a risk factor itself," the authors wrote.


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We are currently working on 3 budget bills with more than a half dozen to go. By the time we get through these bills plus a few policy bills and the conference committee on the differences between the House and Senate it will probably go until the end of the week of April 20th.
We are currently working on SF2349. The legislation is called RIIF, Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund. The money allocated in this budget is used for a host of infrastructure updates. Some of those infrastructure updates are; Iowa great places, nursing home facility improvements, lake restoration and water quality, tuition replacement, Iowa State University Biosciences Building, railroad revolving loans and grants, and county fair infrastructure improvements.
The Iowa Great Places budget will approve grants that include infrastructure projects such as park creation and development, acquisition and renovation of historical buildings, renovation and expansion of museums, and recreational trails design and construction.
The Nursing Home Financial Assistance Program in Iowa Code chapter 249K was established in the 2008 Infrastructure Appropriations Act to support the appropriate number of nursing facility beds for the State's citizens and to financially assist nursing facilities in remaining compliant with applicable health and safety regulations.
Funds for the Lake Restoration and Water Quality budget are used for projects identified in the Lake Restoration Annual Report and Plan focusing on the first 35 projects that make up the priority of the list of lake candidates.
Tuition Replacement appropriation replaces the student tuition and fees that would be required to pay the debt service on academic revenue bonds authorized in prior fiscal years. The first academic revenue bonds were issued in 1970 and provided the primary sources of funds for construction of academic facilities at the universities for several decades. The appropriation is not mandatory by statute, the Board or Regents has previously indicated that without a tuition replacement appropriation, an aggregate increase of 5 percent in tuition across the universities would be required to pay the debt service. The General Assembly provides the appropriation to keep tuition costs lower for students.
Iowa State University Biosciences Building budget is for the construction of the new biosciences building at Iowa State University of Science and Technology. A new biosciences building is part of Iowa State University's comprehensive plan to address space needs for the biosciences programs. Faculty from disciplines such as biology, agriculture, engineering, computer sciences, chemistry, and social sciences have collaborated in the area of biosciences.
Railroad revolving loans and grants funds are used to provide grants and loans for construction and improvements to railroad facilities, such as railroad main lines, branch lines, switching yards, siding, rail connections, intermodal yards, and highway grade separations.
Finally, county fair infrastructure improvement funds are used for vertical infrastructure improvements at the 105 county fairs in the Association. County fairs will receive $10,095 each. Examples of recent projects with the funding include renovations to sheep barns, grandstand roofs, offices, adding ADA compliant restrooms and showers, new hoop buildings, new cattle barns, repairs due to storm damages, new community centers and exhibit buildings, renovations to main auditoriums and remodeling of horse barns.
Once we get through this appropriations bill we can work on the education budget. This year the education budget will include; funds for community colleges, regent's universities, for-profit colleges, and the Iowa tuition grant. Also included in this bill are funds for the department of the blind, Iowa brail and sight saving school, and a host of other functions.
The other budget bill on my desk is the administration and regulation budget. I am the vice-chair of that committee. This budget applies to 13 different agencies that administer state departments and agencies. You have probably heard and read a lot about DAS. This is one of the agencies under fire right now by the senate oversight committee.
I once again want to thank each and every constituent from district 7 for allowing me the honor of representing you in this legislature. Even though, every vote may not meet with the wishes of all, I do hope that you feel I have represented you to the very best of my ability. Most of what we have left to do is budget bills. Please feel free to email at email@example.com or call me 515-538-0117.


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Responding to an outbreak of swine flu in Indiana, local health officials are asking Ohio State Fair patrons to protect themselves from the disease.
Responding to an outbreak of swine flu in Indiana, local health officials are asking Ohio State Fair patrons to protect themselves from the disease.
Those who visit animal barns are being advised to take a number of precautions, such as washing hands with soap and water before and after touching an animal, and avoiding face-to-face contact with livestock.
Some illnesses, including H3N2v -- or swine flu -- are commonly carried by livestock and can be directly transmitted between animals and humans, officials said.
The state fair will welcome 20,000 animals and up to 850,000 visitors from July 24 through Aug. 4 at the Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave.
That poses a real danger for those who attend, said Jose Rodriguez, spokesman for Columbus Public Health.
Plus, at least a dozen people have been sickened at local fairs in Indiana, making the situation that much more urgent, Rodriguez said.
"This a novel virus, a kind of a new virus, so we really don't know how this season is going to progress," he said.
"That's why we watch them so closely, because there are things we can learn."
Health officials recommend parents of small children leave sippy cups, pacifiers and strollers outside animal barns and that they carry their young ones in the barns.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, H3N2v has infected 325 people in 13 states since 2011.
Almost one-third of those known U.S. cases occurred in Ohio. There were four cases of swine flu in Franklin County last year.
State fair officials are doing their part as well, by encouraging exhibitors to follow a number of recommendations from the Ohio Department of Agriculture, including removing sick pigs from the exhibition area and asking exhibitors not to show a pig or herd mates for at least seven days after returning from an exhibition, said Alicia Shoults, spokeswoman for the state fair.
"We do sanitize all of our barns entirely prior to the shows," Shoults said.
"And between the swine breeding show and the market show, all of the animals leave and the facility is sanitized again," she said.
"In addition, we have numerous hand-sanitization and hand-washing stations and post signs encouraging fairgoers to wash hands."


text: The Boston State Men's Lacrosse team's defense was one of the nation's best in the early 1970s and Frank Kelly was a big reason for it. He is the only defender in school history to be named All-New England twice to go along with a pair of Colonial League All-Star selections. The greatest defensemen to ever play for the Warriors helped them to a 28-9 (.757) record in his three-year career, including a 23-3 mark over his final two campaigns. He was named the team's Most Valuable Player during the 1971 season when it was 12-1 and routinely was assigned to opponent's top scorers throughout his career. He was so adept at maneuvering through the defensive zone, that Hall of Fame coach Gordie Webb dubbed the transitional move the "Kelly Clear". The shutdown defender started all 37 games of his career and helped the Warriors to the Colonial League crown as a senior and their first appearance in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association National Championship Tournament. The 1972 graduate led the defense that established a school-record for fewest goals allowed per game in 1972 at four. His legend includes such milestones as the first defenseman in school history to net a goal and the first to record an assist.


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The Schumacher era continues
Season's results | Drivers' Championship | Constructors' Championship
For the fourth successive year Michael Schumacher and Ferrari dominated the season, winning both constructors' and drivers' championships, although not by the massive margins seen the previous year.
Schumacher, who had secured the 2002 title by July and was never out of the top two all year, was made to work harder for his crown as eight different drivers won races. While he led the drivers' standings from early on, thanks to four wins in five races, there were three drivers separated by two points with three races remaining. Schumacher then saw off his rivals with back-to-back wins in Italy and the USA. Kimi Räikkönen, in a McLaren Mercedes, lost the championship to Schumacher by two points, although he won only one race to Schumacher's six.
Ferrari's defence of the constructors' title was equally tough as Williams and McLaren consistently snapped at its heels. Whereas in 2002 it scored more points than all the other teams combined, this time it edged home by 14.
For the marketing men and fans in general, the genuine competition on show after a few years of processional racing was welcomed and buoyant crowd numbers indicated the product remained popular.
The Brazilian Grand Prix was memorable for appalling conditions, endless tyre changes and an eventual win for Jordan's Giancarlo Fisichella. Schumacher recorded an emotional triumph at San Marino hours after his mother's death, while Fernando Alonso became the youngest F1 winner with his victory in Hungary.
The FIA had already made changes to try to increase the appeal of the sport, allowing one-lap qualifying to allow smaller teams more exposure and also introducing optional Friday testing to help reduce costs. The choice of wet-weather tyres was reduced to one and the scoring system was also tweaked to try to make the championships closer. In that regard, it was a success.
One team did go under. Arrows, who failed to finish 2002 after being dogged by financial problems, was refused admission in 2003 and subsequently folded after a quarter of a century in F1.


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Whether you're shopping for a high school grad or a couple of newlyweds, finding great gift ideas have never been easier. Kmart has a large selection of gifts for men, women, boys and girls for any occasion. Brighten someone's day with a birthday bouquet or a virtual gift card. You can even treat your special someone to a breathtaking jewelry set or a brand new gadget for an anniversary.
Any occasion is more festive with a fun gift. Little ones will adore a new toy to celebrate milestones. Bring a fluffy stuffed animal a birthday party to make the day even more exciting. Cool tech toys and elegant jewelry make great graduation gifts for students. A digital camera will delight a teenager, while your college grad will cherish a gorgeous ring that shows off her birthstone.
Choose from a wide variety of gift ideas for couples. Small kitchen appliances are thoughtful choices for wedding or housewarming gifts. The happy couple can start their days energized with a coffee maker or tea kettle. When a new bundle of joy is on the way, baby gift sets help new parents prepare for a new journey. A set of cotton bibs or onesies makes a cute present for an expecting family member or coworker. No matter the occasion, show your appreciation for friends, family and acquaintances with a lovely gift from Kmart.


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When it comes to insurance types that are usually very much ignored, disability insurance tops the list. This is due to the fact that you hardly see people paying for disability insurance as they are more concerned about auto insurance and the more popular type of insurances. Generally, you might not know about habits you indulge in or the fact that your health is deteriorating regularly until you are suddenly down. Furthermore, there are also a number of sudden disasters that could suddenly make an individual disable in an instant, especially accidents. This is apart from the unpredictable nature of the body as illness or disease that could lead to disability can attack an individual in an instant.
Md own specialty disability insurance is a type of insurance policy that covers a good percentage of your monthly income from your job in the instant that you are suddenly unable to do any time of work. Overall, you will be protected in terms of your finances, should you become unable to work. Most people find it difficult thinking about disability as nobody wishes to be disable. This notwithstanding, there are several people who due to one disability or the other cannot work. With a disability insurance, you will be protected from having to face serious financial hardships if you suddenly become disable. Here are some reasons why you should have a Md own specialty disability insurance.
Income Loss
A major reason why you will need Md own specialty disability insurance is as a result of income loss. If you are losing your source of income due to disability, you will be getting some paid sick leave. However, the expenses on diagnosing what is wrong with you, treating it and recovering from the disability could be huge. Furthermore, your monthly expenses such as feeding and toiletries amongst others will continue. Even though your medical bills are to be covered by a medical insurance, you can still become stranded due to the other expenses. Furthermore, when your source of income is completely cut off due to disability and you have bills to continue to run, own specialty disability insurance can go a long way to help you cater for your bills.
Medical expenses
Even with your medical insurance, the increasingly expensive cost of healthcare can be a major challenge. You will need to continuously pay bills and buy drugs all through the period you need treatment and recovering. There are cases where a therapists or other specialist might be required to speed up your recovery. All of these require a lot of money. The transportation to and fro the hospital for check-ups will also require spending more money.
Other expenses
Miscellaneous expenses will also come up while you are suffering from your disability and unable to do any paid job. Having enough money to still sometimes make yourself happy such as going for dinner and even attending birthdays and other celebrations with friends, will go a long way to save you from a stressful and boring life, during your period of disability.


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