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A minority of the Democratic Party (PD) have split from the centre-left group in a move former prime minister Romano Prodi has already termed "suicide".
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President Mattarella has asked Paolo Gentiloni to form a new government after three days f consultations.
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12 Christians are drowned by other migrants. But the real scandal is the thousands, Christians and Muslims alike, who die each year because of a lack of EU policy and resources.

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Congratulations on committing to success at Aims! Now that you have connected with your academic advisor, you are aware of the many services at Aims designed to help you navigate a successful journey through college. In addition, we are giving you this "First-Year Student Resource Guide" that shares contact information and suggestions on how to make the most of your college experience by tapping into your strengths and developing a plan to address areas for improvement.
If you find that you are struggling as a student, be sure to schedule an appointment with your advisor. At Aims, we are dedicated to helping you succeed and move toward the next phase in your academic and professional life.


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The Huron-Perth Centre for Children and Youth is an accredited community-based children's mental health centre. We provide assessment and treatment services for a wide range of mental health concerns for children and youth up to their 18th birthday. We have been in operation since 1977 and have developed strong, positive working relationships with our valued community partners. In August 2014 we were selected to be the Lead Agency for Child and Youth Mental Health for Huron and Perth. This new role is intended to help develop our local service system to better meet the mental health needs of our children and youth. To read more about the changes occurring across Ontario visit: http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/specialneeds/mentalhealth/moving-on-mental-health.aspx
In addition to our child and youth mental health services we have a number of other youth related services and two services for adults specific to violence in intimate relationships. Click "ALL SERVICES" to read more about our range of services available in Huron and Perth County.
Our services are funded by a range of Ministries including: Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Ministry of Children & Youth Services – Youth Justice Branch, Ministry of Community & Social Services and the Ministry of Attorney General. We have developed several services that are purchased from community partners to meet a specific need. From time to time we receive grants for special projects and donations to the Centre used to support client travel, special initiatives and program costs not fully covered by other sources. Services are provided at no cost with the exception of Group Delta, for which there is a client fee on a sliding scale.
We believe that positive relationships are the foundation for healing and for realizing the potential in all persons.
Our work is guided by these values:
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RECIPE: Serious Eats' Foolproof Pan Pizza
It was love at first sight ... the second I saw J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's Foolproof Pan Pizza recipe,I was twitterpated. I was definitely going to try to make this and see if it was really proof against this fool. Overall, I think I'm a pretty good cook, but when it comes to trying out new recipes, usually if there's a way I can totally mess it up, I will. Even if I get the actual process right, chances are I'll do something like try to check if the bottom's cooked while the pie is still in the pan and dump the pie all over the kitchen. :( (True story).
Well, happy to say Mr. L-A has done it again. You could do worse than compile all his recipes and just use them as your cookbook. He takes a thorough and scientific approach to cooking but also has a way of translating it all for the casual home cook. The recipe was seriously easy - there is a lot of waiting time but very little active effort to expend. It's pretty much just mix the dough, let it rise, make it into a ball, let it rise more, spread it out and put on toppings, cook. Voila!
I got my toppings from Whole Foods. It's just regular shredded mozzarella, pepperoni and basil, but you could use anything. I couldn't help but do pepperoni, since it's a classic but I would love to try other toppings like chili peppers, goat cheese, red onions, mushrooms ... I could go on. I noticed someone warned in the comments to stay away from too many "wet" ingredients like bell peppers and other vegetables, because it can make the pizza soggy, so keep that in mind.
My pizza came out just like it was supposed to, with a crispy, chewy crust, tasting like the platonic ideal of the Pizza Hut pies of my childhood. The great thing about getting recipes from a foodie website like Serious Eats as opposed to a cookbook is that people leave their comments and feedback about the recipe, so before you even start you can read through and if you have any situation that varies from the recipe - like a particular climate or different pans or wanting to adjust the amount, then someone has already either asked the questions, provided the answer or maybe even made a detailed chart with measurements for every size of pan you might own (See the comments to this post for said chart). And there are tons of suggestions for topping combos if you can't settle on something on your own or want to try something new.


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Paul Fredrick Fall 2014
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Paul Fredrick is launching their fall collection today, and I couldn't be more excited about that! Having to men in my life (the second one is my son, not a secret lover), I definitely have to keep up with men's fashion. What makes me really happy about the new season's trends is that light colors are still in. We all know that when fall comes we tend to wear earthy colors, but this year is all about deep reds, rich blues, paisley prints, and stripes.
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About NERU
Purpose - Our purpose is to promote, foster and conduct educational research, in particular, nursing education research in order to enhance the teaching and learning process. Since problem-based, self-directed and small group learning are the educational approaches implemented within the School of Nursing, research into these teaching and learning processes and their subsequent impact on practice is a particular focus of NERU. The research findings have been used to inform the BScN curriculum, and they have been shared locally, nationally and internationally through the publication of peer-reviewed papers and numerous presentations.
History - The Nursing Education Research Unit (NERU) began in January 1995. NERU is part of the McMaster University School of Nursing, is funded through the School of Nursing and functions in collaboration with the Programme for Educational Research & Development (PERD).
NERU comprises a Director, Charlotte Noesgaard a half-time support staff, Betty McCarthy, and approximately 70 affiliated researchers.
Values - The Nursing Education Research Unit (NERU) fosters and promotes the following values:
- Excellence
- Innovation
- Collaboration
- Scholarship
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Critical Inquiry
Vision - Our vision, for the Nursing Education Research Unit (NERU), is to be recognized locally, nationally, and internationally for excellence in educational research, which focuses on teaching-learning methods within a student-centered problem based curriculum.
Goal - Our goal is to be leaders in educational research, in particular, nursing education research.
Our Partners - NERU is fortunate to have as its' membership an assortment of talented educators and researchers from the institutions listed below. Members from our partner sites work together collaboratively on research projects, drawing on their strengths and diversity to enhance the teaching and learning process.


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When ancestors call someone in Christian home
The longstanding clash between cultural traditions, ancestral veneration and religion were vividly depicted through the University of Fort Hare theatre play Isandi Segubu (The Sound of the Drum).
The hour-long isiXhosa play followed Nondumiso, a young girl who discovers that she had the calling to be a traditional healer. This gives her many unbearable nights as the sound of the drum rings constantly in her ears, waking her up in wild jolts.
But she was born into a Christian family, and the calling goes against the religious beliefs of her father. During a conversation with her uncle, Nondumiso says: "This calling goes against all our beliefs at home. We're saved. We don't believe in ancestral callings."
Her uncle then assures her that ancestral callings are not demonic evil spirits but an integral part of the isiXhosa history and heritage.
The play is a jab at how religious influences have infiltrated African traditions and turned black people against their roots.
Nondumiso's parents eventually give in to her calling, which brings healing and restores peace to her life.
Director Yanga Mabetshe, a social sciences honours student at UFH, told the Daily Dispatch that the play was inspired by psychological clashes between tradition and religion.
"We wanted to explore the complexity of beliefs and the way Christianity has colonised and influenced the African traditions used by our forefathers."
He said none of the cast members were drama students at the university.
"We all just came together for this play. It's the first time in the history of UFH that we have a drama play at the Arts Festival."
Many audience members were moved on a personal level. Asisipho Ginya said: "This was so deep. Even if you go to church to try run away from a calling, it'll follow you until you heed. When it calls, it calls."
Ziyanda Mooi said: "I'm raised in a Christian home but I have a family member who is a traditional healer. This play gave me a different perspective.
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Read this for a 3 minute overview on how to enhance your teaching practice to engage your students and help them connect the knowledge: https://www.teachthought.com/learning/6-targets-teach-way-brain-learns/
Calming spaces in the classroom
Ideally, classrooms are busy, active, and stimulating places. There might be out loud reading, collaboration and brainstorming, a teacher guiding conversation and dialogue, and a number of other activities that keep the volume level high.
And on any given day, there might be a student who needs to take a moment to disconnect and regroup. The student who needs a moment is usually easy to spot - sometimes disruptive to their group or completely disengaged from the surrounding activity; body language is also a good indicator.
We've all had those moments and we've all had those students in our classrooms.
Consider having a space, in class, for students, (or teachers) to take a moment.
And no, this isn't a new take on standing in the corner; it's a space where a student can step back, by choice, without fear of judgement or punishment, and freely observe/acknowledge how they are feeling, use a calming down tool from the "I need a moment space" and decide after two minutes, if they need further discussion with a teacher or they can handle it on their own.
You can ask for students' input on what they would like to have in the space or you can start it on your own.
Here are some suggestions for your "I need a moment" space:
- Make the space inviting and warm, a little piece of "home" in class. A small rug, pillows, maybe a meditation or a bean bag chair.
- Provide a journal for students to share how they are feeling or use this feeling chart (or something similar). Consider modifying to add a column where the student can check off if they'd like to talk with their teacher or another professional.
- Colouring books (and pencils) are a great, physical way to help a child temporarily disconnect and take control of their emotions.
- Stock your space with healthy snacks. Consider nut-free energy bars, trail mix, crackers, bottles of water. Jeremy Mettler, one of the teachers featured in the film, always has snacks on hand because, "If a kid is hungry, they're not paying attention to my class."
- Remind your students most emotions pass in 90 seconds.
- Most of all, model the behavior so students know that it's really ok to utilize the space when needed.
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Setting the emotional tone of your classroom is the most important thing a teacher does." (Dr.Mariale Hardiman, founder of the Brain Targeted Teaching Model)
Grey Matters was recently included in a teacher training on social emotional learning, in particular, how to work with stressed children.
Stress is a funny beast. It's kind of like chocolate - small amounts are fine, but it's the larger quantities that can do you in. Here's what we know about stress - large and consistent exposure to stress shrinks the hippocampus, the region of your brain involved in memory, and neurons in the pre-frontal cortex, the area of your brain responsible for problem-solving. Read the research here.
So what does this mean for your classroom?
It's simple - stressed brains aren't learning.
If a kid shows up to your classroom, having started their day with stress or encountered stress along the way, they are going to be sitting in that stress. A simple "shake it off" or "slip into a learning mindset" or "let's leave our baggage at the door" isn't going to shift their brain from the "protective fight or flight mode" into the "thinking thoughtful mode".
Social-Emotional Learning offers teachers a basic understanding of emotions and the brain and equips teachers with tools and strategies to help students move out of the stress and their emotions, and into the learning day.
In the film Grey Matters, we see the Peace Path used by Justin Holbrook in his Grade 4 classroom, offers students and teachers, a way acknowledge their emotions, communicate calmly and make a resolution for future behaviours. Holbrook designated a space in the rear of his classroom for his Peace Path which offered students a way to vocalize what was troubling them. Maybe someone had called them a mean name, or grabbed something from them. "My kids know that they can go to the Peace Path at anytime, even if I'm teaching. I've had kids ask me to go the Peace Path and I've asked kids to go to the Peace Path," Holbrook explains.
One of the biggest things teachers talk about is how to handle external situations that result in stressed students. From home life to peer relationships - there are a lot of things that teachers can't control. Yet, those outside the classroom situations, often spill over to the classroom.
Do you deal with it? Or ignore it, in hopes it'll sort it self out?
Turns out neither of those.
A 2007 research study suggests acknowledging the emotion and redirecting the student (barring a life-threatening issue) may be the most effective approach. In action, that could look like, "Did you want to chat after class or do you want to have lunch with me?", effectively creating some distance between the student and the emotion.
But what if you can't tell when a student is upset?
Here's what one teacher did and this piece is excerpted from "The Brain Targeted Teaching Model for the 21st Century School" by Dr. Hardiman, "She designed a simple emotional temperature form with a row of emotions and corresponding adjectives (e.g. good, bad). Students circled how they felt that day and wrote a word or sentence or drew a picture to express his or her emotion. They would take the form, complete it, and return it to a basket, before beginning their work Two things came out of this approach - kids had the opportunity to acknowledge the emotion which helped them to detach. And the teacher was able to quickly spot where further follow-up or intervention might be needed.
Yours in learning and filmmaking.
The power of connection and caring
I recently read J.D.Vance's Hillbilly Elegy (fascinating read and I highly recommend) where he credits his academic turnaround in high school to the stability he gained after he moves in with his grandmother. Throughout the latter part of the book Vance talks about the importance of role models and expectations - thinking that you can do something - and most of all, how a support network can help, even in the most challenging of family situations.
One of the things touched on in Grey Matters is the impact of stress on learning. Keep in mind, all stress is not equal. The stress of a kid not having their favorite cereal versus hoping there's something to have for breakfast this morning. Or the stress of not finding their new jeans versus hoping there are clean clothes. It's an omnipresent stress. If a student is stressed, they're not focused on learning. Research has found stress physically changes the brain, shrinking the hippocampus, which plays a key role in memory.
Dr.Mariale Hardiman, author of the book, "The Brain Targeted Teaching Model for the 21st Century School," the basis of Grey Matters, discusses stress and learning in Brain Target 1 - establishing the emotional component for learning. When a teacher prioritizes establishing a positive emotional classroom climate and striving to connect with their students, it "broadens cognitive associations and results in better performance on creative thinking measures" (Fredrickson B.L.)
So what does this look like in a classroom, when a teacher understands how severely stress impacts on learning? Jeremy Mettler, a high school teacher at Batavia High School, a rustbelt city in upstate New York, aims to eliminate the barriers to learning in his classroom. "I keep pens, pencils, snacks, and water in his classroom. It's there. They know where it is. If they need something printed, I can do that. I want them to know that I care. Because when they know I care about them, I can get them to go so much further in my classroom.
For Vicky Krug, a developmental education professor at Westmoreland County Community College, it's a tougher crowd. Students in her classes arrive angry, because they've tested, and unfairly they feel, into her class. For Krug, when she was a student, the most important thing to her was knowing that she mattered and she wants her students to know they matter. Despite feeling like they're starting their college career off at a disadvantage.
Hardiman's book quotes research studies that show "students who report having personal connections with adults in school have stronger academic performance (WIlson, 2004), attendance (Croninger and Lee, 2001), and school completion rates (Connell, Halpern-Felsher, Clifford, Crichlow, & Usinger, 1995; Finn & Rock, 1997). They are also less likely to engage in disruptive behavior and violence in school (Goodenow, 1993; Lonczak, Abbott, Hawkins, Kosterman, & Catalano, 2002).
If you want your students to care about learning, let them know they matter.
Show your students, you care about them.
Yours in learning and filmmaking.
Ramona Persaud
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Legal Aid Offices in Midwest Helping Clients Displaced by Flooding
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Swamped Office in Iowa Quickly Reopens to Offer Assistance
Washington, DC--Legal aid offices across the Midwest are gearing up for a surge in their workload caused by the recent flooding. In Iowa, one legal aid office was swamped by floodwaters but quickly relocated to continue providing services to clients.
Iowa Legal Aid expects to see an increase in requests for help in coming weeks as many Iowans begin to file insurance claims and request assistance with paperwork required by federal and state agencies, Dennis Groenenboom, executive director of Iowa Legal Aid, said.
The first wave of requests for help, though, has involved landlord-tenant issues. A common question, Groenenboom said, is, "If your apartment has flooded and you can't get in, do you still owe rent?"
Iowa Legal Aid and Indiana Legal Services are receiving calls about landlord-tenant issues, and both offices are expediting work on the cases because of the disruption caused to their communities by the recent floods.
"We have been trying to stay on top of it. It has been overwhelming," Erica Burns, executive assistant to the Indiana Legal Services executive director, said.
Five Midwestern states--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin--are cleaning up after some of the worst flooding in at least a century. River levees were breached, thousands evacuated and property damaged in the billions of dollars.
In Iowa, the governor has declared 83 of 99 counties to be state disaster areas. Sixty-two of the counties have been declared presidential disaster areas eligible for individual assistance and 77 for public assistance. In Indiana, 29 counties were designated as disaster areas, with 18 counties in the central part of the state heavily damaged by flooding.
Legal aid offices in the Midwest are providing attorneys to give advice to eligible residents on how to apply for federal assistance, help them appeal denials of federal aid and assist with the filing of insurance claims. Legal aid offices also provide representation in any civil legal matter related to the disaster.
The Midwest offices are grantees of the Legal Services Corporation, which provides the single largest source of funding for civil legal aid to low-income individuals and families. LSC has 137 grantees, with more than 900 offices and 8,500 staff, who work across the nation.
"Every time disaster strikes, people teetering on the edge of poverty are pushed over it, and people who were already poor are bombarded with a new set of legal problems-all of which leads to increased caseloads for our already underfunded and overburdened legal aid programs," Helaine M. Barnett, the president of LSC, said.
"Increased funding is crucial to ensure our grantees can provide emergency services to those affected, and to meet their increased needs," she said.
LSC convenes biweekly telephone calls with state programs across the nation, the American Bar Association and other partners to monitor ongoing issues concerning natural disasters throughout the country, including the Midwest flooding.
The flooding has been particularly tough on Iowa Legal Aid. Cedar Rapids, the second largest city in Iowa, was hit hard by the flooding. Orders to evacuate were posted on June 11, and severe flooding plagued the city for the next four days.
The floodwaters in Cedar Rapids rose to the top of the ceiling on the first floor office space of the legal aid office. Files in the basement were destroyed, and files kept on the first floor were damaged but are being cleaned and restored, Groenenboom said.
Fortunately, the office's computers and most of its records were on the third floor and escaped damage, he said.
Iowa Legal Aid staff scrambled to find new office space, settling on a location near the city's airport. It turned out to be a good choice, because the courthouse also relocated near the airport.
Current projections indicate that the courthouse will be in temporary quarters for at least six months as crews clean up the city and restore electrical power. Groenenboom hopes that Legal Aid will be able to move back to its downtown office sooner but said that "projections are all over the map now."
Although in temporary quarters, "we are able to respond to and address legal problems confronting the community," he said, noting that "this community won't be stabilized for months or years."
Staff from other Iowa Legal Aid Offices around the state also are assisting clients in the Cedar Rapids area, he said.
Legal Aid attorneys are staffing emergency shelters set up in Cedar Rapids by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, helping Iowans eligible for free legal assistance sort out their options for housing and relief services.
In addition, Iowa Legal Aid staff members are taking calls routed through a hot line set up by the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association. The hotline transfers calls from low-income individuals and from persons who are age 60 and older to Iowa Legal Aid, Groenenboom said.
The Cedar Rapids staff began working out of the temporary office near the airport on June 23. New computer laptops with broadband service were purchased and telephone lines were installed, allowing the temporary office to basically provide full service to clients.
Other Iowa Legal Aid offices also were disrupted by the flooding. The Waterloo office, for example, closed for a few days because access to the downtown was blocked. Mason City lost its water supply, prompting authorities to close buildings.
Some Iowa Legal Aid employees also are victims of the flooding. Flooding wrecked one staff member's home and significantly damaged the homes of two other staff members, Groenenboom said.
Despite the hardship and confusion caused by the flooding, Groenenboom said staff members have worked hard to continue to provide services to the eligible clients. "The staff resources put into this, necessarily, have been phenomenal," he said.
In Indiana, the Bloomington office of Indiana Legal Services has handed out legal brochures at FEMA recovery centers. The state bar association and judges have been consulted "to see what else we can do," Burns said.
Indiana Legal Services has consulted with the American Red Cross and handed out legal aid information at an emergency center in Indianapolis. In Washington, the Legal Services Corporation has worked with the Red Cross to establish a nationwide collaborative partnership.
Outreach efforts also are underway in Missouri. The Legal Services of Eastern Missouri is working with the Red Cross to assess legal aid needs in Lincoln County, where floodwaters breached Mississippi River levees, Daniel K. Glazier, executive director for LSEM, said.
"Until we get things sorted out, we have set up a preferential process, to expedite intake of people affected by the floods, to help get them in their homes or out of their homes, whatever the case," Burns said.
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support for civil legal aid to low-income Americans. The Corporation currently provides funding to 132 independent nonprofit legal aid programs in every state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.


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Leon began his piano studies at the age of six with a local teacher he knew as "Mr. Ben." His grandmother, Mrs. Mary Bookman, became a religious mentor in the musical growth of her grandson. Being from a family of devout Baptists, Methodists and Pentecostals, he gained an integrated understanding of faith. The defining event of Leon's career and life came in April 1977 when he was invited to direct the struggling Gospel choir of Saints Paul and Augustine Catholic Church in Washington, DC. Embraced and mentored by the church community, he converted to Catholicism and made his life's work the integration of the energy and emotion of African-American Gospel music with the traditions and rituals of the Catholic liturgy. From 1977 until 1994, he was the Director of Liturgical Music at the Saint Augustine Catholic Church and an instructor of choir and music appreciation at the Saint Augustine Elementary School, and in 1982, he founded and directed the Archdiocesan Mass Choir for the Archdiocese of Washington, DC.
He was an internationally recognized African-American composer, arranger, liturgist and recording artist. The following are among his works: "Mass of Saint Augustine," published by GIA, as well as "He Has the Power" (GIA) and "Deliver the Word" (OCP), recorded by the Saint Augustine Gospel Choir; "God Has Done Marvelous Things," an artistic collaboration with David Haas and Roberts' Revival (GIA); "The Coming," recorded by Roberts' Revival and published by OCP; and his most recent recording, "Come Bless the Lord," a live concert recording (OCP). He was a major contributor to the first African-American Catholic hymnal, "Lead Me, Guide Me" (GIA) which included twenty liturgical settings and was distributed nationally in 1987. In 1993, his psalm settings were published in the African-American hymnal of the Episcopal Church entitled "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and he also worked with the late Sister Thea Bowman to produce her "Songs of My People" and "Round the Glory Manger."
Leon was a clinician and lecturer for many organizations including the National Office of Black Catholics, the National Pastoral Musicians Conventions, the East Coast Conference for Religious Education, Notre Dame University, the Catholic University of America's Liturgical Studies program and many dioceses and archdioceses. In 1994, he moved to Brooklyn, New York, to become the Florence Van Keuren Artist-in-Residence at the Concord Baptist Church of Christ. He served as the director for Concord's Gospel Chorus and the Male Chorus. He also was music director of the Union Theological Seminary Gospel Choir in Manhattan. In 1998, he was honored by the Office of Black Ministry of the Archdiocese of New York. During that ceremony at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, New York's Archbishop John Cardinal O'Connor presented him with the "Special Achievement Award" for his many contributions to Black Catholic worship and the development of liturgical music. His music was and is nothing less than filled with power – filled with the Spirit, and filled with God's signature.
On Friday evening, January 22, 1999, at Providence Hospital, Leon left his earthly home to be with his God, after being diagnosed with stomach cancer just two weeks earlier. I remember a mutual friend going to visit him in the hospital in those final days, and Leon told him, "well, I have bad news and I have good news. The bad news is that I am not going be able to beat this cancer. The good news? Christ reigns!"
Thank the good Lord that his music is still with us (see the listings below). My being blest and able to work, collaborate, pray and share faith with Leon – and the fabulous people of Robert's Revival – was a tremendous blessing in my life. My song, "Take Me Home" was composed for his funeral. I miss his talent, I miss his music, and most of all – I miss my friend. (DH: 3.13.18)
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Individual Choral Editions/Octavos:
Many of the pieces listed here have ancillary editions for obligatto instruments.
Alleluia (from the Mass of St. Augustine / GIA: G-2471)
Come, Bless the Lord (OCP: 11505)
Cry Out with Joy and Gladness (GIA: G-4602)
Eucharistic Acclamations (from the Mass of St. Augustine / GIA: G-2472)
Give Us Peace (OCP: 10397)
Glory to God (from the Mass of St. Augustine / (GIA: G-2469)
He Has the Power (GIA: G-2476)
He Shall Be Called Wonderful (OCP: 10591)
His Eyes is on the Sparrow (OCP: 10449)
I Call Upon You, God! (GIA: G-4327)
I Surrender All (OCP: 10398)
I Will Follow You (GIA: G-4605)
Jesus Is Here Right Now (OCP: 10399)
Lamb of God (from the Mass of St. Augustine / GIA: G-2474)
Let Us Go Rejoicing (GIA: G-4606)
Lord, Have Mercy (from the Mass of St. Augustine / GIA: G-2507)
Lord, Make Us Turn to You (OCP: 10783)
Mary's Canticle (GIA: G-3826)
Mass of St. Augustine (GIA: G-2448)
Mass of St. Martin de Porres (GIA: G-4463)
Thank You Lord (from the Mass of St. Augustine / GIA: G-2468)
The Light of the World (OCP: 11359)
This is the Day (GIA: G-4600)
To You, O Lord, I Lift My Soul (GIA: G-4601)
Just a Closer Walk with Thee (GIA: G-4604)
Walk with Me (GIA: G-4603)
We Remember You (OCP: 11045)
Leon's recordings & collections:
When you click on each title, an audio clip is available


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On our way to Seattle for Thanksgiving, we stopped at Folk Art Gatherings Too in Centralia, WA. The reason it's got the "too" at the end is because they also have a shop in Sumner, WA and that one is Folk Art Gatherings. I love this little shop right off of I-5. Mr CnW usually drops me off, goes to fill the car with gas and picks up a newspaper to read while I shop.
This year the weather was really stormy so I didn't spend as much time as I would have liked. We just wanted to get to Seattle and out of the mess. This picture was taken during the middle part of the day. It was nasty, to say the least.
But, we made it there safe and sound, unlike last Thanksgiving. You can read about that trip here.
The shop was all decked out for Christmas and just warmed my heart.
I sure could have added to my snowman collection here, ya think?


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Whimsy & Spice mixes chocolate shavings with a proprietary blend of cardamom, star anise and cayenne pepper to spice up an already decadent chocolate drink.
Just 5 ingredients: Valrhona chocolate, sugar, cardamom, star anise and cayenne pepper. Contains no dairy. Just whisk 3 tablespoons into one cup of hot milk on the stove top and enjoy!
12 oz. of Hot Chocolate Mix makes approximately 9-10 cups.


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Something more, I don't know what it is but I know I need it. Lately, I just feel so hollow, anxious, empty. I hate it, I hate how life feels in the moments when it is not insane with busyness. I miss peace, rest, being able to breathe in deeply and finding a sliver of solace. Something more, but what? It seems like the only thing I have more of these days is exhaustion, stress, worries… No wonder my heart feels like it's being suffocated daily; I think it actually is. Can a heart stop from lack of purpose, passion, hope. If so I might need a paramedic at my ready because this heart barely has the gumption to keep on beating if this is all life is meant to be. I want more, I need more, I crave more.
Month: June 2015
Recent Revelation
I used to look at people and think "why on earth would you do that." Now, however, I look at people and see different levels of pain. That ostentatious outfit is clearly a cry for help in a way much deeper than the superficial. It is the cry of "see me." See me for what I am and what I'm not. See me for the human being I can't help but be. See me as a person before you judge me as a lost cause. The person "whoring" around is more than an easy lay, within every intimate moment given away is a whisper of the heart "love me." Love me, make me feel important here now so I can vanquish that voice that says I'm nothing. Prove to me right now that I am, that I am something, someone who has some type of worth. I want to feel this forever, but I will take what I can get in this rapid half an hour. The wallflower shrinking away inwardly after every harsh word, every bullied moment, every taunt reverberates with the echo… "Feel my pain." Feel my pain, I've been ridiculed and made the butt of every joke my whole life. Can't you see that you are slowly killing me. That my whole world is simply composed of all the ways in which I fail to be as superior as those around me. I hate who I am but I also can't help my basic composition. I am not you, please stop persecuting me for it. I used to look at people and see their immediate exterior. Now I look at them and see the cracks they try to hide, so desperately. All I want to say is that it is okay, I am human too. Some fissures run deeper than others, but none of them invalidate me, nor you.


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IRB Process
Students conducting research that involves human subjects must obtain IRB approval prior to beginning their research. This applies to experiment-based research as well as survey, interview, or observation-based research.
What is IRB?
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is charged with reviewing all proposed research projects that involve human subjects to ensure the research is conducted ethically and that appropriate measures are built in for obtaining consent and informing subjects of potential risks.
Who needs to apply?
ALL projects involving human subjects must file for approval through the IRB office. This includes experiment-based research (for example, biomedical, exercise physiology, experimental psychology, etc.) as well as interview, survey, or observation-based research (for example, education, sociology, community-based participatory, etc.).
How do I apply for Approval?
Students should visit the IRB website (http://www2.montana.edu/irb/) to obtain the appropriate documents, and submit them by fax, mail, or in person to the campus IRB office (please note, an electronic submission system is currently being developed – watch for updates on the IRB website). There are 3 levels of approval:
- Exempt: This level of approval requires review by the IRB chair. This level is appropriate for projects that involve essentially no risk to adult subjects capable of giving informed consent.
- Expedited: This level of approval involves the IRB chair and two committee members. This level is appropriate for projects that involve minimal risk to adult subjects. This may also be appropriate for minimal risk projects involving subjects from vulnerable populations (for example, minors, or instances where there may be a language barrier).
- Full: This level requires review and approval by the entire IRB committee. This level is appropriate for projects that involve potentially significant risks to subjects (health risks, employment risks, etc.), work with vulnerable populations (minors, instances where there may be a language barrier, etc.), and/or investigate sensitive topics (collecting identifiable health information, criminal records, inquiring about illegal activities, etc.).
If you have any questions about which level of approval is most appropriate for your project, please contact the IRB Office at 994-6783. Be sure to review applicable IRB documents with your faculty mentor prior to submitting them to the IRB office.
What is the timeline for review?
Exempt reviews are typically turned around within a few days, as they only require review by the chair. Expedited reviews may require 1-2 weeks from the time the IRB office receives your documentation. Full committee reviews are scheduled once a month (typically the third Thursday of each month – application materials are due to the IRB office one week in advance), with notifications going out within a week after the review. Keep in mind, you may be asked to submit revisions, clarifications, or additional documentation prior to final approval, which may require additional time for the overall review. Applicants must also complete CITI training prior to approval, so please factor training time into the overall review schedule. Since USP also requires CITI training for funded projects, we advise students to review theRCR page or contact the USP office in advance to determine which CITI training module would be most appropriate for their project.
We recommend that you begin the IRB process at the same time you apply for funding to ensure timely review of your materials. You DO NOT have to wait for USP approval in order to begin the IRB process. While IRB approval will not guarantee USP funding, starting the IRB process early can facilitate a more timely start for projects approved for funding.


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Karl Lagerfeld is now synonymous with the house of Chanel. His last Haute Couture collection for Chanel shown yesterday was another success. But before bringing Chanel back to life, Lagerfeld left a mark at Chloe making beautiful creations that marked the most exhilarating period of Chloe. This dress is one of those creations. With silk chiffon skirt and sheer bell sleeves, a bow pinned at the hip and fully beaded paysage theme top, this dress is as close to couture as it can be. A shape defining silhouette at the time inspired by both the 20's and 30's, this dress is perfect for all the chic hippie girls who might have (or still could) date Mick Jagger.
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This week is focused on a simple resource you probably have in your community, but may not be utilizing. Your public library.
My DD and I then went to our county library yesterday. We used to go the library once or twice a week before she started school, but we've not been going as much in the past year and a half or so. I've missed it. I love the library. I have talked about it in a previous Sunday post (over a year and a half ago) and nothing has really changed. I realize that some people have not been library goers for their entire lives (my mom started me quite young), so I thought I would share my top five reasons (there are so many) to visit your local library and check it out:
First, it is FREE! No strings attached (other than meeting return deadlines). No free today, but your credit card will be charged in four weeks and for the remainder of your natural life. Every library offers slightly different services, but our library has movies, audio CDs, ebooks, book clubs, activities for kids, etc. It is worth checking out what your library has to offer.
Second, it is quiet. Well, relatively. If you need a place to escape to where you don't have to purchase a $5 coffee and listen to the person at the next table talk about their upcoming visit from in-laws on their cell phone, this is a good spot. You can't eat and drink in the library at ours, but they have a great grassy area just to the side of the library that makes for good picnicking and some libraries have rooms where you can eat and drink.
Third, it is constantly changing. Much like the local bookstore, but without the price tags, our library is constantly changing up the books on it's front tables. It has art work that changes every few months. It offers new selections constantly and often has new activities to try out (we have a knitting group, a book club, a chess club for teens, family movies on Sunday afternoons – with popcorn). I am always curious to see what they have and what they have going on.
Fourth, and this is parent-specific, your kids can look at books, play with toys and use a computer without you having to worry about buying it later! BONUS: Other adults are there too! I have tried to teach my daughter that we don't need to buy something every time we go to a store. And we often don't. But, it is always a battle. At the library, when she finds a book she really likes, I can feel good about saying, "let's get it". I can also feel good about bringing it back when she has read it and will never look at it again! Our library has blocks, felt boards, puppet theater with puppets, etc. It is air conditioned, so in the hot months, it is a great alternative to the park. They have coloring sheets and crayons and pencils. And usually, you can find a friendly adult to chat with while your kids play. It feels safe. It feels comfortable (I'm not constantly fretting about what she can and can touch). It is enjoyable without costing a penny. I can sit and read a book myself, or look at magazines, or even work on something and she is in a safe, cool space.
Fifth and most important, it helps to keep much-needed public spaces available in our communities. When the big bookstores came to town, a lot of libraries struggled to prove their need in the communities. Funding was cut. Hours were cut. And if people don't use these services, demonstrating that the community supports and NEEDS these services, the cuts will continue. We are lucky to have a supportive community, so our library is actually expanding hours back in the Fall (they had made significant cuts a while back). Public spaces that offer resources for everyone are important to me. Although I can afford to go to Barnes and Noble or shop online at Amazon to buy my daughter books (we actually buy quite a few at thrift stores, because reuse, recycle, etc.), I want every child, no matter what their financial circumstances to be able to access books and literacy programs and a space that is inviting and encouraging of reading. I also want adults who do not have computers in their homes to have access to those resources. My parents used the public library computers for a dozen years, never choosing to have a computer in their home. Many seniors and homeless individuals use the computers at the library to get access to needed resources.
Public spaces can be scary. After all, they are so, well, public. Homeless people do use the library much more often than Barnes and Noble (although, sometimes they are in the cafe there). And to some people, that is a bad thing. But, to me, this is reality. And facing the individuals in our communities who are not thriving hopefully will help us remain a community rather than being divided by social class. We have prided ourselves on NOT being a society based on class division, but we have created these consumerist walls of division between those of us who can participate in that consumerist lifestyle and those who can't/don't. I think that doing more to create community through our public spaces is important. And if homeless people abuse the public space, they should be removed (and hopefully provided with the help they need, although that is another area of funding that has gone to the wayside in recent decades – our mental health services have collapsed, but I will leave that for another post), but just because they may not be dressed as nice as we are or smell as good as we do or have their hair styled does not mean they don't deserve to be recognized and served as the humans they are. I like that the public library provides a space for all of use to coexist.


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Bob Brown, Spectrum Industries explains how creating collaborative spaces helps develop student success.
According to The Center for Teaching and Learning at the University
of North Carolina-Charlotte, the "classroom of the future" will
emphasize group learning through student collaboration. And a key to
fostering such learning, The Center says, is a classroom filled with
"lightweight, moveable and reconfigurable furniture."
From day to day – and even hour to hour throughout the day – the
collaborative classroom may adopt a unique look and feel. The active,
group-based, student-focused style of learning that is at the heart of
the collaborative classroom involves learning activities that place
students in groups of varying size and configuration...
Small groups can do big things when given the ideal gathering space.
Spectrum lets you optimize success with innovative, ergonomic
technology-ready collaborative tables. Many of them also come with a dry
erase writable worksurface, bringing collaboration and brainstorming to
the next level.
Available models include the lightweight Flex Flip table, allows you to
configure the classroom in many different ways, whichever way works best
for the students and the project they might be working on. These tables
are easy to move and set up, and come with the height-adjustable "sit
to stand" feature...
Sometimes the smallest design aspect can have outsized impact on the
collaborative learning environment. So don't overlook Spectrum's
four-wheel chair design, a departure from the five-wheel design found on
most mobile chairs. This features allows the chairs to fit more easily
under tables without banging into table legs.
And in the collaborative classroom, chairs must be on casters so that
students easily can face one another. The sturdy casters on Spectrum
chairs are long-lasting and allow the chairs to move easily.
Read more...
Source: EDUCAUSE Review


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There's nothing more epic'ly' American than a burger! And, I'll confess I am a burger lover! And, now I'm talking' aussie lamb burger night! When I lived in Boston for about three years, I even created a 'Burger Tribe'. We roamed the streets and neighborhoods for THE best burgers, and, boy, did we find some great ones! And, you bet we got great service when we announced we were the 'Burger Tribe' and crawling streets for the best burgers!!
No one celebrates burgers better than Girl Carnivore, AND May is 'burger month'! You definitely want to swing by this website because there are lots of great burger recipes, AND there is a giveaway if it's the month of May, Burger Month! Lots of creative foodies join in creating their most decadent burgers. And, I'm telling you some of them are outrageously amazing! This burger month doesn't happen unless there are great brands who support this adventure, so check them out when you visit the Girl Carnivore site to enter this year's giveaway!
Now, I'm one of those 'burger purists'. I like mine simple with just a few splashes. Nothing fancy because I want to taste that great char grilled burger and not be distracted by other textures and flavors that might over shadow my juicy burger! Plus, I want to be able to give that burger a littl' smoosh, open my mouth wide and take that first bite.
While I love beef, I'm telling you, you gotta try lamb. Pure lamb. Ground lamb. And, for these burgers, I decided to throw a party! You bet, a party of burgers and even on a week night, or when my kids were younger, a 'school night'. That's one of the great things about being an empty nester, you can have parties any night of the week. And, no one throws a party better than having one studded with Aussie Beef & Lamb! Why did I choose lamb, and, in particular, Aussie lamb. Well, first of all, this is a sponsored post. That means I'm being paid for this post. But, I don't partner with any brand unless I believe in and trust their product. I mean how else could I write something about it unless I was convinced it's good stuff. This lamb from down under is, as their website explains, "free-range and naturally fed on our abundant pasturelands, so it's mild tasting and naturally lean and tender. Plus, Aussie Lamb is free of artificial additives and hormone growth promotants — a pure product of its pure environment."
It didn't take much at all to season this delicious meat. In fact, like my burgers, I didn't want to load up with spices and more ingredients that would eventually morph the ground lamb into something else. So, when you look at the ingredient list for the burgers, you'll see simple. That's it, plain and simple. I like my burgers nice and thick, too, and depending upon your desired finish, you need to factor in that grass fed meats as a 'general rule take about 30% less cooking time. And, like steaks, chops and other cuts of meat, I like to let my cooked burgers 'rest' a couple of minutes, covered with foil, before putting on the buns. Just seems to add more juiciness and taste. Besides, what's that napkin for? Wiping all the wonderful juices that will be on your face!
This 'lamb burger night' was so so so much fun. Just a small group of us eating outdoors laughing, sipping wine, telling big tale stories, listening to oldies but goodies music and knowing that life really is dang good! Yes, you want to #OwnYourParty and #BeAussome as much as you can. So make it happen. Deck out that table. Call some friends. Get ready to make meals turn into memorable experiences!
PS~I've added a couple of extra pictures to this post. Check out the wine 'bucket'…so, I asked my hubby to put the wine on ice, and, as you can see, he chose a big skillet and filled it with ice. Hey, it's old school. Then the last picture…well, you can see we went well into the night, and it was a school night!
- 2 lbs. lamb, ground
- 2 tsp. sea salt
- 1 tsp. coarse ground pepper
- ¼ cup worchestire sauce
- ¼ cup spicy BBQ sauce, your favorite
- 6 buns (I used brioche.)
- 1 ½ cup jalapeno pimento cheese, divided, one-fourth cup per burger
- Red Onions, sliced in thin rounds
- Tomato slices
- Dill pickles
- Fresh greens, arugula, European blend, your favorite
- Mustard
- Ketchup
- Mayonnaise
- Put the lamb in a large mixing bowl. Add the salt, pepper, worchestire sauce and BBQ sauce.
- Blend and mix well with your clean hands. Divide into six equal parts and pat out the burgers.
- Place on a hot grill (charcoal or gas). Cook to your desired finish.
- https://www.charbroil.com/community/how-long-to-grill-hamburgers/
- Place the buns on the grill for about 20-30 seconds or until just warm and crisp.
- Build your burger adding the pimento cheese as the next to the last topping finishing off with the fresh greens that you can slightly smoosh into the pimento cheese!


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Case study of subsurface drainage (2)
Note Number: AG0953
Published: February 2002
Updated: March 2009
Murray and Cathy Joiner have installed sub surface drainage to reduce pugging damage during winter.
They have found that by using a range of strategies such as on off grazing and sacrifice paddocks that they have been able to save paddocks and not lose as much pasture production in the following spring.
They have found that with sub surface drainage the plant roots are deeper in the soil profile as they are not waterlogged for 3 months of the year and are therefore stronger, harder plants that persist longer during the summer.
Property background
Murray and Cathy have been farming at Scotts Creek for the past 20 years. They share-farmed on the property for the first few years after they were married, and then bought the property from Murrays parents in 1987. The annual rainfall is 975 mm with a winter dominance, resulting in some waterlogging in most years.
The property is 82 hectares of a heavy clay loam soil. They also have 9 hectares of creek frontage lease. It is commonly referred to as a disgusting soil but brilliant for mole draining.
They milk 180 friesian cows, at a current stocking rate of 2.1 cows per hectare. They start calving in mid July but are moving to late May to capitalise on the incentives for winter milk. The cows are milked in a 15-unit swing over herringbone dairy
The farm has a good base of perennial ryegrass and white clover dominant pastures. They have been on a 10-year renovation plan and work around the farm renovating 2 paddocks a year.
Murray and Cathy have been using a 28-day rotation through out the year. The paddocks range in sizes of 1.9 hectares to 3 hectares. To try and minimise damage to their pastures they use on / off grazing. When using this strategy they usually leave the cows on the laneway and in the yard. Over the past few years they have used this strategy probably three or four times when it has got too wet to put cattle on paddocks.
To ensure that they have enough pasture in front of the cows during winter, they have invested in a small super spreader and as the cows come out of a paddock they apply 60 kilograms of urea per hectare. They used to put urea out on the paddocks every six weeks but felt they were getting a better pasture response when applying after each grazing.
Supplementary feeding
Murray and Cathy cut silage on the home place each year and by having sub surface drainage they have been able to get onto paddocks earlier and cut much higher quality silage than before the drains went in. They feed 2.2 tonne of grain per cow per year and that is usually whole triticale and 20% lupins after joining. They will also add mineral pellets when required.
Why sub surface drainage?
In 1987 Murray and Cathy were milking 110 cows and wished to increase size of the herd, but were unable to on their own property. They tried to buy extra land but were unable to find any suitable. They then began to investigate other alternatives available to them. They found that the only real drainage option available on their soil type was mole drains.
Construction method
The mole drains were installed first to save time and the best time to do this is in September to October on Murray and Cathys property. The collectors were to be put in during January, however the contractor was unable to get there until late March. That required all hands on deck to get it finished in time for the winter. It takes one hour to pull one acre of drains.
The mole drains are 200 meters long and as the property is slightly undulating they usually follow the fall of the hill. The mole drains are 760 millimetres deep and spaced one and a half meters apart. The water drains down the moles to a collector drain. The collectors drain the water to cherry barrels (cheap junction boxes and silt traps) that are sunk into the ground. The cherry barrels are concreted around the top to allow for a grate to be placed over the top.
From these cherry barrels the water is then drained into dams on the property to ensure that the water is used later on in the season.
After the drains had been in for one year, Murray and Cathy then reassessed the effectiveness of the drains. In areas that were still getting too wet, they either re-mole drained, or put more collectors and mole drains in.
Management of drains
Murray and Cathy have found that the mole drains should be reinstalled every 5 years. In a few places the drains have lasted as long as 7 years before they have needed re-doing. As a result of the continuing maintenance required on the drains and the fact that they have continued to put in more drains, Murray and Cathy have invested in a mole plough. This enables them to get moles into the ground when the timing is right and not having to wait on contractors.
It is important to remember that drains will not save a paddock from getting badly pugged if there is an intense rainfall event. Murray and Cathy believe that it is important to keep an eye on the weather at all times during the winter. If a cold front is on its way it is important to ensure that the cows are in a paddock that is well sheltered and that you are able to change, by not being stuck in a fixed rotation.
Keeping this in mind, Murray and Cathy have used sacrifice paddocks during the winter and found this to be very successful. They choose paddocks that are to be renovated in the following spring. They also use on/off grazing strategies and have found this to also be very useful. The cows are allowed onto the pasture after the morning milking for approximately four hours and then taken off and kept either on the laneway or the dairy yard. It is important however to make sure that the yard is kept free of stones as cows can become
lame if they bruise their hooves. However over the last 3 years, Murray and Cathy estimate they have only had to use such strategies 4 or 5 times.
Murray and Cathy believe that there investment in sub surface drainage was well worth while as it has lead to better pasture management, better quality fodder reserves and has allowed them to increase cow numbers and farm production.
The Water Act
The Water Act (1989) provides guidance for the management of waterways and swamps. Before considering draining a wet area you should contact your local Catchment Management Authority for advice, as a permit may be required.
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Darryl Worley has recorded "Bring It On," the new theme song for the Titans Radio Network. The song was co-written by Worley, Jim "Moose" Brown and the Titans' own starting quarterback, Kerry Collins. Prior to the Titans game this Sunday, October 11 against the Indianapolis Colts, Worley and Collins will be featured guests on Titans Radio.
Lifenotes: Ruth McGinnis, a classically trained violinist and frequent collaborator of Amy Grant, died Tuesday at age 52. She had suffered with ovarian cancer in recent years. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today (10/9) at the Marshall Donnelly Combs Funeral Home, and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Christ Church Cathedral.
Barbara Bates, mother of Black River recording artist Jeff Bates, also passed away on Sunday, October 4.
George Jones will appear on CBS Sunday Morning this Sunday, October 11. Host and interviewer Bob Schieffer visited Jones's Nashville home and also stopped by the Ryman Auditorium late this summer to talk musical history, and much more with the legend.
Ralph Stanley II, Randy Kohrs, and Ken Mellons are among the artists playing the Keith Whitley Memorial Tribute Concert at the Nashville Palace tomorrow (10/10) starting at 8:30 PM. Proceeds will go to help Bonnie Cherrie Hill (co-founder of The Keith Whitley Association) with costs incurred during her cancer treatment. Admission will be $20 at the door. www.lyricfrizzell.com.
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A Guide To Declaring Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Individuals may seek debt relief by filing a petition for chapter 11 bankruptcy. People in business may also file for chapter 11 bankruptcy. In addition, corporations and partnerships may also file for chapter 11. Typically, chapter 11 bankruptcy is used by businesses to reorganize their debt, so that they may repay their creditors with a court-ordered plan that has more favorable repayment terms. Most people refer to a chapter 11 bankruptcy as a reorganization bankruptcy.
A business, partnership, corporation or individual has to file a petition with his/her/their local bankruptcy court. Once the petition is filed, be it per se or via an attorney, then the chapter 11 bankruptcy process begins. Your creditors may play an active role in your chapter 11 bankruptcy, especially if you drag your feet when making a reorganization plan. Creditors may have the power to force you into chapter 11 bankruptcy, or you may file a petition for chapter 11 bankruptcy voluntarily.
Automatic Denial Of Your Chapter 11 Petition
If you have filed for bankruptcy up to 180 days before you filed your chapter 11 petition, and your previous bankruptcy petition was denied because you couldn't follow the court-ordered rules, then your chapter 11 petition will be automatically denied.
If your previous bankruptcy was voluntarily dismissed because your creditors ordered relief to recover property on which they have liens, then your chapter 11 petition will be automatically denied.
Your petition will be automatically denied if you are an individual and have not received credit counseling within the last 180 days from a bankruptcy court-approved credit counselor.
What You Need For Your Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition
The correct forms must be filled out, which most people do via electronic filing. The reason I have not linked directly to the page where you may download the forms is because the page will initiate a certificate warning if your web browser has high security settings. It is better if you sign in to the government website and download the e-paperwork from there.
As part of the many forms you must fill out, the debtor must also file:
[+] A list and a schedule showing all liabilities and assets
[+] A schedule showing all current expenditures and income
[+] A schedule showing executory contracts and any unexpired leases
[+] A statement of your financial affairs
If you are married, then you may both file separately, or you may file individually. If you are filing as an individual and/or a married couple, then you will also need to file, create or show:
[+] A certificate proving you have taken credit counseling
[+] A copy of any plans for debt repayment plan that you developed while taking credit counseling
[+] Evidence of any payment you received from your employer during the 60 days before you filed your petition
[+] A statement that shows your net monthly income
[+] Anticipated increases in expenses after you file
[+] Anticipated increases in income after you file
[+] A record showing the interest the debtor has paid in state qualified or federal tuition or education accounts
How Much Will It All Cost?
Costs will vary depending on your circumstances. Below is a quick rundown of how much you should expect to pay. Currently, in 2017, if you file jointly, then you only have to pay the court fees and miscellaneous fees once.
$1000 – $1500 – Attorney if required [$1000+ / 2017]
$1100 – $1300 – Case filing fee [$1167 / 2017]
$500 – $800 – Miscellaneous administrative fee [$550 / 2017]
$30 – $250 – Credit Counseling [$30 in District of Columbia / 2017]
Your filing and miscellaneous fees should be paid to the clerk of the court's office, and it may be paid in installments if required. You may only make four installments and the last installment is required within 120 days from when you first file your petition for chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Other Information That All Petitioner Need To Give
You will have to give your name and tax identification number, which is usually your social security number. As a bankruptcy petitioner, you will have to give the location of your principal assets if you are a business, and you have to give your current address. You have to include your intention to file a repayment plan, or give your payment plan, plus you have to indicate which chapter of bankruptcy you are filing, which in this case is chapter 11.
You Now Become The Debtor In Possession
If you file voluntarily, then you are the, "Debtor in possession." If you do not have a trustee, then you remain the debtor in possession until your reorganization is complete and confirmed by the bankruptcy court and judge. You stop being the debtor in possession if:
[+] Your reorganization plan is confirmed
[+] A trustee is appointed
[+] Your bankruptcy case is dismissed
[+] Your case is converted to a chapter 7 bankruptcy
A Disclosure Statement For Your Creditors
Filing a chapter 11 bankruptcy will mean your creditors need to be notified via a disclosure statement. If you run a small business, and your plan contains adequate information, then you may not need a separate disclosure statement.
Your disclosure statement is often filed at the same time as your reorganization plan, and your disclosure must show all your business affairs, liabilities and assets. It has to give your creditors enough information to make an informed decision about your plan and what they should do next.
A Classification Of Claims, Impaired Claims And A Creditor Ballot
Your plan must have a classification of claims (aka listing your debts), and your plan must show how those claims will be treated (how you will pay them off).
Your plan may include paying less to creditors than they are contractually entitled to. If this is the case, then the creditor is said to have his/her claim impaired. For example, if you signed up BillyBob Autos and you now owe them $90, but your plan states you will only repay $60, then BillyBob Autos is a creditor with an impaired claim.
Creditors with an impaired claim are allowed to vote on your repayment plan via a ballot. The judge then looks at your plan, your disclosure statement, and the impaired-creditor ballots and makes a decision about your bankruptcy petition (approval or dismissal). A confirmation hearing is where the decision is made.
Filing As An Individual Is Similar To Filing A Chapter 13
If you file as an individual for chapter 11 bankruptcy (aka a reorganization of your debts), then your case will have similarities to filing a chapter 13 bankruptcy petition. These similarities include things such as:
[+] Debtor's earnings after filing until the bankruptcy case is dismissed, converted or closed
[+] Debtors property acquired after filing until the bankruptcy case is dismissed, converted or closed
[+] Funding the plan may come from the debtors current assets
[+] Funding the plan may come from the debtors future earnings
[+] All the debtors' disposable income over the next five years will fund the plan
[+] A plan cannot be confirmed if a creditor objects unless all of the debtor's disposable income over the five years is worked into the plan
Your U.S. Trustee
If one is appointed, then your U.S. Trustee will conduct the section 341 meeting where you meet your creditors. Your trustee is your overseer, a sort of half-guardian and half-parole officer. In Alabama and North Carolina, you will have bankruptcy administrators instead of trustees, but they do the same thing with regards to what is described below. Your trustee is also responsible for:
[+] Monitoring the debtor in possession's operation of his/her/the business
[+] Submission of operating fees and reports
[+] Monitoring applications for reimbursement and compensation by professionals
[+] Overseeing and monitoring reorganization plans
[+] Monitoring disclosure statements filed with the creditors' committees
[+] Monitoring disclosure statements filed with the court
The U.S. trustee will also oversee plan requirements. For example, the trustee may report your monthly income or your monthly operating expenses. Your trustee may oversee the establishment of new financial and money accounts. The trustee may also oversee paying taxes and paying current employee withholdings.
The trustee must be paid four times per year until the bankruptcy case is completed, converted or dismissed. The cost of a trustee may range from between $325 every quarter to $30,000 every quarter.
You are expected to report to your trustee and take all the required steps to bring your chapter 11 bankruptcy case to confirmation. If you do not do as the plan/court/trustee requires, then your case may be dismissed or you may be forced to convert your chapter 11 bankruptcy to another chapter.
Creditors Can Play A Big Role In Your Chapter 11 Case
The creditor committee will be appointed by your US trustee. In most cases, it is filled with unsecured creditors because your secured creditors have already had their slice of the pie through whatever they have liens on.
The creditor committee is usually filled the people you see during your section 341 meeting. They are the creditors who have the seven largest unsecured claims against you as the debtor. The creditors are allowed to examine your conduct, your plan, your operations and so forth, and are even allowed to add things or amend things in your reorganization plan. They may even hire professionals and attorneys to help them undertake their duties.
Creditors And Small Businesses
Smaller businesses may not have to see or interact with a creditor committee because many times the trustee is unable to find anybody willing to sit on the committee. A two-part test is administered to the small business, which includes verifying liquid assets and so forth. After plenty of administration (not going into detail because you don't need it right now), the creditor requirement is altered/overlooked. However, the small business has to endure extra trustee involvement, which means more-than-average overseeing by the trustee.
Who Can File A Reorganization Plan?
The debtor is allowed 120 days to file an organizational plan, unless it is a small business debtor. It can be extended for up to a maximum of 18 months. Creditors may file plans that compete with the debtors plans. This potential conflict encourages debtors to complete and submit their plan quickly while the exclusivity period is still active. Wait too long to submit your plan, and before you know it, your creditors start calling the shots.
Remember that confirmation does not discharge the debtor if a chapter 11 reorganization plan is actually a liquidation plan–that is unless the debtor is a single person/individual.
With chapter 11 bankruptcy, your debt discharges (if any), should take place at the end of the five-year period because that is how long your plan lasts. However, if you are doing really well and you make your payments earlier than expected, then in most cases your debts will be discharged early. In other words, if you make your payments early, then your plan is considered to have come to fruition early and ergo any debts that were due to be discharged (wiped/erased) will be.
What Is An Automatic Stay?
When referring to chapter 11 bankruptcy, what it means is that your creditors cannot come after you if you have your bankruptcy case underway. There are times where creditors with secured debts are able to come after you in order to grab whatever it is you have secured your debt with.
Conclusion – Does It All End With A Discharge?
If you follow your plan all the way through, then whatever debts are left over may be discharged, but you have to remember that this is not the same as filing a chapter 13 petition. If you file a chapter 13 petition, then after five years your remaining debt is discharged (wiped), but that is not the case with a chapter 11. There is a chance that some of your debt will be discharged, but the main reason you have filed a chapter 11 is so you may reorganize your debt. If your chapter 11 bankruptcy case is successful, then by the end of the five-year period, you should be in significantly better financial shape.
You have essentially restructured the way your finances work, and you should have been able to remove some of your most burdensome debt, and you should have created a situation where you are now able to afford to keep living and maybe start thriving. The end goal is not to remove your debt, your goal is to change the way you pay and manage your debt so that you are no longer overwhelmed by it.
If you would like to know more about how bankruptcy works, then we have a broad-but-concise article on how to file for bankruptcy right here.


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Ahead of this year's Financial Analyst Seminar (FAS), the CFA Institute sent attendees reading material for a case study on bitcoin. The case study centered around a hedge fund manager who was asked by a large client why he wasn't allocating to bitcoin.
Keep in mind, this assignment was given to a group of investment professionals from across the globe. (I personally spoke with attendees from Canada, Slovenia and South Africa.) Out of approximately 70 attendees, only about five said they currently are or would hold bitcoin in their portfolios. I was not among those five.
Still, some interesting points came out of the discussions held in small breakout groups and later in a main session moderated by University of Virginia professor George (Yiorgos) Allayannis. First, bitcoin is hard to use as a currency because of its volatility and slow transaction speeds. Visa does offer a bitcoin debit card, but questions were raised about how easy it is to use the card. Second, like real estate, location matters greatly. The cost of electricity where bitcoin is mined and the exchange the cryptocurrency is sold on significantly impact your profits. Plus, because of both geographical (being in a place with cheap electricity) and liquidity hurdles (it's often not easy to quickly move money from one exchange to another), taking advantage of the arbitrage opportunities that do exist is very difficult. Third, a few attendees pointed out that while bitcoin prices are being driven by supply and demand, the supply can change. A simple majority vote among bitcoin owners can either alter or remove the current limit on the number of coins than can be mined. Finally, bitcoin's role in a portfolio is still unknown. Although it has been uncorrelated to all other asset classes so far, we don't have enough history to know whether this will continue to be the case.
More on AAII.com
- Bitcoin, Blockchain and Initial Coin Offerings – Earlier this year, we published a primer on all three explaining what they are and how they differ.
- "What Works": Key New Findings on Stock Selection – James O'Shaughnessy shared his then latest research on stock selection in this 2013 AAII Journal article.
Highlights from this month's AAII Journal
- Diversifying Through Reinsurance and Marketplace Lending Interval Funds – Larry Swedroe discussed how these alternative investments, offered by some financial advisers, can play a role in further diversifying a portfolio.
- For Bucket Portfolios, the Devil Is in the Details – Morningstar's Christine Benz gave practical guidance on using the bucket approach to allocation.
AAII Sentiment Survey
Neutral sentiment stayed above 40% for a second consecutive week. Plus, this week's special question asked AAII members what factors are most influencing their outlook for stocks. More about this week's results.
- Bullish: 31.5%, down 3.1 points
- Neutral: 41.6%, up 1.2 points
- Bearish: 26.9%, up 2.0 points
- Bullish: 38.5%
- Neutral: 31.0%
- Bearish: 30.5%
Take the Sentiment Survey.
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The Week Ahead
It's going to be a busy week.
Earnings season will remain in full swing with 142 S&P 500 companies reporting. Included in this group are five Dow Jones industrial average components: Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) on Monday; Apple Inc. (AAPL), Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) on Tuesday; and DowDuPont Inc. (DWDP) on Thursday.
The Federal Open Market Committee will hold a two-day meeting starting on Tuesday. The meeting statement will be released on Wednesday, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. No rate hike is expected to be announced at this meeting. The CME's FedWatch Tool currently calculates the futures market as assigning a 91% probability to a rate hike being announced at the September meeting and a 65% chance of a fourth hike being announced in December.
The week's first economic report will be June pending home sales, released on Monday. Tuesday will feature June personal income and spending, the second-quarter employment cost index, the May Case-Shiller home price index, the July Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) and the Conference Board's July Consumer Confidence survey. July motor vehicle sales, the July ADP employment report, the July PMI manufacturing index, the July Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index and June construction spending will be released on Wednesday. Thursday will feature June factory orders. July jobs data—including the change in nonfarm payrolls and the unemployment rate—as well as June international trade numbers and the July ISM non-manufacturing index will be released on Friday.
Local Chapter Meetings
AAII Local Chapter Meetings offer you a variety of presentations from expert speakers who will give you their view on the world of investing. A bonus of attending a Chapter Meeting near you is the opportunity to meet other AAII members who share your interest and enthusiasm for investing. You can even share the Chapter experience with your family and friends by inviting them to attend Chapter Meetings with you!


text: Meaning "Thunder" is the imagery set in every pair of Ikazuchi jeans. Touted as creating Kyoto's first men's tapered jeans, Ikazuzhi's denim is created with a samurai warrior's need for lightning quick movements in mind. With a gritty and tough brand approach to creation, an Ikazuchi is made with well-honed manufacturing and strength.


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Revere Hotel Boston Common
Head Count Up to 250 seated
Price Starting at $10,000 (food and beverage minimum)
Renovated in 2017, the Revere Hotel Boston Common makes easy work of planning a luxurious wedding weekend for family and friends. Start on the hotel's 7,000-square-foot rooftop—the largest in Boston—where you can say "I do" with skyline views. The roof's built-in cabanas, new lounge furniture, and inviting fire pit come in handy during cocktail hour, which you can also arrange inside the Grand Master Ballroom, outfitted with colorful contemporary artwork. For your reception, go traditional with dinner and dancing inside the brand-new Silver Ballroom or try something more modern in Liberty Hall, a pared-down space with 21-foot ceilings and cement flooring. Afterward, loved ones can retire to the hotel's posh guest rooms—revamped with metallic and leather finishes—before rallying for a goodbye brunch inside the private room at Rebel's Guild, the Revere's sleek new restaurant.
City Winery
Head Count Up to 200 seated
Price Starting at $150 per person
Throwing a killer party boils down to three things: good music, tasty food, and drinks that flow the whole night long. Check all three boxes at the recently opened City Winery, a concert venue/restaurant/vino maker in the West End. Decked out with hardwood floors, exposed-brick columns, and wood-topped bars made from wine-barrel staves, the jack-of-all-trades hot spot blends the industrial feel of a working winery with the cool of a nightclub that's hosted the likes of soul singer Bettye Lavette, comedian Kevin Nealon, and Boston crooner Myles Kennedy. Host guests in the expansive concert space, complete with an elevated stage for your band or DJ, or congregate in the restaurant's main dining area, where large glass windows reveal the wine production room. Need another spot to mingle? City Winery also includes a white-walled art gallery—an ideal place to sample the venue's on-tap vintages while admiring paintings by renowned local artist Henry Schwartz.
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Head Count Upon request
Price Upon request
It's all about transformation at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, slated to reopen in June 2018 after an extensive—and decidedly breathtaking—renovation by Boston-based Elkus Manfredi Architects. From the ornate mahogany woodwork of the box office to the handpainted murals on the promenade lobby's vaulted ceilings, the beloved theater has been painstakingly restored, setting the stage for wedding celebrations as elaborate and beautiful as the Broadway-caliber productions the Colonial has hosted since its debut in 1900. Commandeer a dressing room or two for your bridal party, then make your grand entrance in the theater: Already stunning with crystal chandeliers and glittery gold-leaf embellishments, the space—which regularly morphs to accommodate the needs of performers—can be customized to your wildest fancy.
Prewedding Adventure
Spend time with your squad—and learn a thing or two in the process—with a cooking class at Action Kitchen, tucked inside the Seaport Hotel. Chef Richard Rayment will walk you through the prep work for a luncheon, a smattering of appetizers, or even a three-course meal, helping you whip up savory entrées such as coffee-rubbed sirloin with maple-glazed baby carrots.
Rehearsal Dinner
Assemble your nearest and dearest in the private dining room at the recently opened Citrus & Salt, where dark lighting and bold murals form a quirky backdrop for imbibing tequila cocktails and Mexican-inspired dishes, including Jonah-crab tostadas and grilled street corn coated in Flamin' Hot Cheetos crumbs.
Guest Digs
Set on the edges of the Financial District, Beacon Hill, and the Back Bay, the newly renovated Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel welcomes guests with classic Eames chairs, leather-tufted headboards, Frette linens, and in-room spa services. Need we say more?
Unique Vendor
With innovative flavors such as strawberry rose, coconut pandan, and bagel and cream cheese (yes, really), a frosty treat from Boston-based Parlor Ice Cream Co. is a surefire way to cool down guests after a marathon sesh on the dance floor.
Getting married? Start and end your wedding planning journey with Boston Weddings' guide to the best wedding vendors in the city.
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