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Expectations were that Mike Carp would get another chance soon, but it won’t come at Jack Cust‘s expense. The Mariners demoted Carlos Peguero to Triple-A to make room for Carp after Sunday’s loss to the Rangers.
The struggling Seattle offense totaled just two runs while the team was swept by the Rangers in a four-game series.
Cust played only once in the series, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Friday’s loss. He’s 1-for-16 with nine strikeouts and three walks during July. For the season as a whole, his OBP stands at .348, easily the high mark of anyone who has spent the whole season with Seattle. However, he’s hitting just .207 with three homers and 23 RBI in 208 at-bats. Even with the solid OBP, he’s scored a total of 17 runs.
Peguero was way overmatched at the major league level, even if he did manage to hit six homers in 143 at-bats. He had a .196 average and a 54/8 K/BB ratio in 143 at-bats.
Carp, a natural first baseman, has seen most of his playing time in left field this year, but the Mariners chose Peguero over him last month because of his issues defensively. He’d seem to be the natural replacement in the DH slot for Cust. However, since the Mariners aren’t giving up on Cust yet, he’ll instead battle Greg Halman for playing time in left field.
Carp was hitting .341/.410/.651 with 21 homers and 64 RBI in 65 games for Triple-A Tacoma. He went 7-for-35 with no RBI in his time with the Mariners last month.
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- Jury finds the Dodgers partially negligent, awards $18 million to Bryan Stow 45
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- David Ortiz is not pleased that his name got pulled into the John Lackey-Nelson Cruz thing 99
- And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights 64
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May 25, 2017
Michael Tucker on Steering Avis Budget’s Legal Department Toward Value Prominence
Michael Tucker has served since 2010 as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Avis Budget Group (ABG), which owns the Avis, Budget, Zipcar, Payless, Maggiore, France Cars and Apex brands, and has just been named a 2017 ACC Value Champion. As the company, which did approximately $8.7 billion in revenue last year and employs over 30,000 people worldwide, has successfully worked to transform itself from a vehicle rental company to a global mobility business, the legal department has worked equally hard to transform itself into a true business partner of its internal clients, one that measures its true impact on the company's successes.
Tucker heads up a legal department of 52 globally, including four compliance professionals and 16 paralegals. The department is organized by regions and subject matter expertise, inclusive of three regional leads based in the United States and England, and other country leads in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Brazil. In 2014, ABG adopted a zero-budget policy going into 2015, in which every department's budget was reduced to zero. In order to build the legal budget back up, Tucker had to justify everything in it, including salaries, professional services expenses, T&E, and every other budgeted line item. That exercise accelerated the change Tucker had been trying to bring to the department since he arrived. The way he did it, and works with his colleagues on the business side of the company, is illustrative of the way the role of general counsel has changed over the course of Tucker's 34-year career, 22 years spent in-house.
"In my early days, legal departments were viewed by the business as lower-cost (compared to outside counsel) legal advisors for non-complicated legal matters. Today, in-house lawyers are expected to take the lead on most matters, whether complex or routine; must be prepared to talk strategically about legal risks and the business of the company-client; and must justify their costs in terms of return on investment in the legal function. The question comes down to how the legal department drives revenue, EBITDA and margin growth; launches new products and services; develops better business practices; protects against cyberattacks; ensures legal compliance with laws; and defends the company in lawsuits," he explains.
Starting with a clean slate, Tucker began to build a budget that would support the in-house legal department he envisioned: for example, one that included a global compliance function that hadn't existed before. The company had just been lucky, Tucker says, but he realized ABG needed to lower its risk profile and be better prepared. But he had to convince the business to invest money and personnel. Rather than just talking about prevention, he needed to talk about how the function could help to make the company more profitable. He got the green light, and as a result was able to obtain a decrease in ABG's general liability insurance premium by almost $200,000.
Although it sounds draconian, the zero-based budgeting process is something every company should do once in a while, says Tucker, who notes that it also helped him get his arms around his company's global in-house and outside counsel spend. Whereas there had been "little appetite" within the business to invest the time and money to do the analysis necessary to get things under control before, the zero-based budgeting process revealed many unrecognized factors about the company's legal spend, including, most significantly, that 71 percent of the outside counsel time ABG was billed for work done on its largest and most significant litigation and transaction matters was partner time. It also revealed "that a large percentage of the work was being sent outside because of a lack of bandwidth in the legal function, not for the expertise of the outside counsel," Tucker said.
Tucker hired six new attorneys and began insourcing more work, which helped to reduce outside counsel spend by 33 percent (inclusive of the costs also of the legal ops manager and switching to a new e-billing and matter tracking system). He also hired a legal operations executive. The multifaceted transformation is described in detail in the ABG Value Champion profile.
Tucker believes that outside counsel should also deliver value above and beyond resolving legal matters. "Obviously bringing value means getting the best results on a matter-by-matter basis," he said. "However, in our case, it also means being able to articulate an expected ROI on the investment in outside legal services at the commencement of a matter and being able to compare it to the end results; enhancing the legal and/or business acumen of the in-house legal team (providing CLE, mentoring, and providing legal/business trend analysis); and, of special importance to the ABG legal department, contributing to the advancement of our use of technology and actionable metrics to deliver better service quality matter-over-matter."
The most challenging issues facing ABG today are increasing its operating margins and compliance with ever changing global data privacy laws. This last concern is particularly pressing, says Tucker, who notes that ABG converted one of his legal generalists into a certified data privacy officer three years ago and is "spending millions" to meet the new requirements.
Looking forward, Tucker plans to continue refining ABG's engagement model with panel firms, which have been reduced from 672 firms to just seven. He wants even more metrics and reports to change how the businesses view the legal department. "The legal function is no more a cost center than business development or sales and marketing. Legal simply has not had the metrics to discuss its contributions in terms that tell and highlight its true role and business impact. We are attempting to create and develop the metrics, algorithms and management procedures to prove out and articulate the value we add to business success," Tucker says.
Early results indicate that he is succeeding on much more than just reducing outside legal spend. An innovative new matter intake and assessment process allows the ABG legal department to better identify and communicate to clients the key legal and business considerations anticipated, reducing surprises and helping clients and outside counsel better plan the strategic legal approach and business investments in a matter.
Tucker and his team are also working on developing additional metrics that are customized methodologies for certain key client service areas, valuing legal spend to the business in such specific areas as licensing and franchising, fleet optimization, business risk profile reduction, intellectual property, employment law, data privacy and insurance.
Besides his seven years in the role of EVP, GC & CCO at Avis Budget Group, Tucker has 12 years of private practice, and 15 years in various legal leadership roles at GE and Tyco in his professional history. Tucker said he overwhelmingly prefers being in-house counsel, stating that "the need to be conversant in multiple areas of law, to work closely with business colleagues, and the opportunity to work with people to develop and mentor legal and business careers are without equal in the private practice of law."
"Being a strategic partner is almost a cliché today," Tucker says. "I want the business to see legal department spend as investment spend."


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The eponymous protagonist of this homespun debut is a 38-year-old North Carolina housewife who has resigned herself to her boring, small-town existence until she suddenly realizes that she has been "sleepwalking," waiting for her husband (or someone else) to give her permission to make a "real life" on her own terms. Maggie has felt off-kilter since she broke up with her high school sweetheart, Jerry Roberts, and on the rebound married stiff, authoritarian Steven Presson, who had been her 10th grade biology teacher. Now the parent of bickering twin teenage daughters, Maggie feels she is little more than "homeroom mother and queen of the kitchen sink." The catalyst for change is Maggie's discovery that Steven has used their vacation money to buy side-by-side cemetery plots. Then she hears that Jerry will be in town for their upcoming 20th high school reunion. After a lifetime of obedience to family and society, Maggie suddenly realizes that she will never realize her dream of becoming a cosmetician, or of experiencing real love, unless she allows herself to step outside the boundaries and follow her heart. When Maggie reencounters Jerry, he is older, wiser and divorced, and the attraction between them is still potent. Maggie's transformations lead her to discover, and pursue, what she really wants: a career as a hairstylist, a new place to live and true love. By the novel's end, several characters have dramatically changed the course of their lives. Stacy has a light touch with her material, capturing the provincial ambiance of Poplar Grove, N.C., and populating Maggie's world with simple, chatty friends and quirky family members--who, however, sometimes veer toward caricature. While the theme of a woman rediscovering herself in midlife is familiar, this sweet-spirited book (winner of the publisher's 1999 Carolina Novel Award) offers a folksy, humorous depiction of growth and awakening in a Southern setting. (Sept.) FYI: Banks Channel's first Carolina Novel Award winner, How Close by Susan Kelly, was bought by Warner Books for $100,000 and reissued in 1998. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Non-smoking rooms feature Wi-Fi, climate control and a work desk.
The property is set in Yanta district, within about 10 minutes' walk of Hunan Water Dishes (Literary Road) and WangZi FanDian Fen Xiang Dian that serve delectable meals.
The hotel provides easy access to Xiangzi Temple, Hua Pagoda of Baoqing Temple and Xi'an Museum & Small Goose Pagoda, lying within just 350 meters of Yongningmen subway station. Xian Fanke Family Hotel is 30 km away from Xianyang airport.
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Vision Becomes Reality
Whew! February is almost done, and we will soon be moving into Spring!
As the seasons change, we foster hope and encouragement that our emotional, social and economic fortunes will change for the better. It is important to understand that all three are wrapped up in each other — you feel better if your economic situation is improved.
To that end, I want to emphasize the reason Tabor 100 was created, but also, why it is especially important now to improve the economic conditions of the minority community, especially the African American community. Both the creation of the Economic Empowerment Center and the passage in the Legislature of I-1000 are critical to improving our economic situation.
A recent Seattle Times article laid out our economic condition in very stark terms. What we are paid means less than our long-term net worth. The same is true about what we spend – we can spend whatever, but the real key to our future and that of our kids and others in our community is what we have in the bank or the brokerage, the real estate we own, the appreciable assets that make up our overall worth. Bolstering this net worth is really what we, as an minority economic engine, are about. Overall, one of the best ways to improve net worth is through successful business ownership, the basics of both the EEC and passage of I-1000.
The Seattle Times article states that in King and Snohomish counties the average net worth of an individual is $399,000. In fact, it goes on to say that we are living in one of the “richest places in the nation.” The median net worth among more than 100 metro areas that make up the U.S., is $110,000, so we almost quadruple that number, ranking us tenth in net worth nationwide. Unfortunately, the wealth that is touted in the first part of the article only does not extend equally by race.
For Latinos living in our region, their net worth is around $90,000. For African Americans, their net worth is about $23,000. It seems that the economic “good times” as I have stated in previous articles, are not apparent for either Latino or African American households. It seems that the one differentiator is home ownership, a product of income generation. Those who are making money, through business and otherwise, can afford a home and that factor alone allows them and their family to prosper economically. Interestingly, among African Americans nationwide, this region has a lower homeownership rate.
The Seattle Times article is interesting and another reminder of why we at Tabor 100 are doing the work we are doing. I again implore you to join us and want to assure you that we will keep it up with the goal of changing these numbers for the better.
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WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla County Department of Community Health is expecting to receive an additional 1,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the Washington Department of Health today (Monday). In addition the Walla Walla County Office of Emergency Management reported that Providence St. Mary Medical Center will receive 1,000 doses for the unvaccinated and another 1,000 doses for those requiring a second dose.
Walla Walla County Public Health Officer Dr. Daniel Kaminsky said the shipments are a sign that officials at the state level are taking note of the county’s efforts at vaccinating its citizens. People can register for appointments beginning today (Monday) for vaccine clinics set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
To register, people must show they are among those currently eligible in either Phase 1A or Phase 1B1. That can be accomplished on the DOH website at https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/COVID19/VaccineInformation/PhaseFinderTool Once that is accomplished, those registering should select an appointment for Providence – Walla Walla.


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Stock Markets Wrap Up Volatile Week on a Soft Note; Cryptocurrencies Turn Green
U.S. stocks drifted between gains and losses on Friday, as traders closed the book on one of the most volatile weeks in recent memory. Cryptocurrencies regained their footing following a series of sharp declines with Ethereum, bitcoin cash and EOS posting double-digit gains.
The S&P 500 Index traded climbed by as much as 1.3% on Friday before reversing gains in afternoon trading. The large-cap average closed down 0.1% at 2,485.74, with losses mostly concentrated in energy and materials stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 76.42 points, or 0.3%, to finish at 23,062.40. The blue-chip index gained nearly 1,400 points on Wednesday and Thursday combined.
Meanwhile, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 0.1% to 6,584.52.
Trading volumes were well below the norm, which is highly characteristic of holiday trading. As Bloomberg reports, volumes drifted 13% below the 30-day average.
Stocks are capping off one of the most volatile weeks in recent memory and certainly one of the most tumultuous during the holidays. Markets sold off at the beginning of the week, pushing the major indexes further into bear-market territory. On Boxing Day, stocks rose at least 5%, with the Dow posting its biggest single-day point gain on record.
Of course, the extreme selling on Monday was merely an extension of a selloff that originated at the start of the fourth quarter. After a record-breaking Q3, the S&P 500 is down nearly 15%.
Extreme moves have been reflected in the CBOE Volatility Index, which tracks the market’s expected volatility over the next 30 days. VIX peaked at 36.07 on Monday, the highest since February. It has since fallen back below 30 but remains well above the historic mean.
Crypto Rally Gathers Pace
Cryptocurrency prices rallied sharply on Friday, as capital flooded the market after multiple sessions in the red.
Bitcoin jumped 7.4% to $3,943, as trade volumes surged past $5.6 billion. XRP, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, also rose 7.4% to $0.3756.
Ethereum surged 15.1% to $135.88, bringing its total market cap to $14.1 billion. That’s roughly $1.2 billion shy of XRP. Read more: Ethereum (ETH) Closes Distance on XRP with 18.5% Growth Spurt.
Litecoin rose 14.5% to $32.55. Bitcoin cash and EOS each rose more than 13%.
Dollar-backed USDT held steady at $1.03 but saw its market ranking fall all the way back down to eighth based on total market cap.
At the time of writing, the combined crypto market cap was worth $132.4 billion, having gained $11 billion compared with Thursday. Trade volumes picked up to $18.5 billion from $15.8 billion during the previous session.
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A draft law that will regulate the taxation of transactions with cryptocurrency assets on territory of Ukraine, submitted to the Verkhovna Rada. This was reported by one of the co-authors of the document, the head of the Blockchain4Ukraine inter-factional association, Alexey Zhmerenetsky.
The document enshrines in the legislative fieldthe terms “virtual asset”, “cryptoactive”, “operation with crypto assets”, “distributed registry”, “token” and “token-asset”. In particular, a virtual asset is defined as property and is divided into crypto assets (without the right to demand) and token assets (with the right to demand).
“The object of taxation is profit fromoperations with crypto assets, which is defined as the positive difference between the income received from the sale of crypto assets and the costs associated with their acquisition and / or mining ”, - the text of the bill says.
The financial result for operations with crypto assets is determined separately from the financial result for other activities of the taxpayer.
For individuals, income from operations with crypto assets is taxed at a rate of 5%. So far, the personal income tax rate for individuals in Ukraine is 18%.
In this case, the sale of crypto assets will not be subject to value added tax.
The rate on cryptocurrency transactions for legal entities remains at the level of 18%.
Recall that in early November, deputies of the Verkhovna Radaadopted in the first reading a draft law on the implementation of FATF standards to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, which will be further applied, including in the regulation of the cryptocurrency market.


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AUG 31, 2004: ROONEY SIGNS FOR UNITED FOR £27 MILLION.
13 years ago, Manchester United signed an 18-year-old that would re-write the clubs history.
Wayne Rooney had been linked with a move to Manchester all summer, and after handing in a transfer request was granted his move on deadline day.
The youngster had been touted as the best teenager in the game at the time and with that handle came a big price tag.
Rooney’s new club was forced to pay out £20 million with a potential for that to rise to £27 million.
The £27million price tag became the highest price ever paid for a teenager.
Despite dreams coming true for the teenage star, things had turned quite sour in United’s pursuit of the forward.
The agent of Wayne Rooney, Paul Stretford, had received death threats for the part he was rumoured to have played in the transfer.
The company that Stretford worked for, Proactive Sports Management, released this after the deal had been completed,
“Paul Stretford and his family have received a number of threats from misguided individuals purporting to be football fans, details of which have been passed on to the police.”
Everton fans were unlikely to be pacified by the news that Proactive received £1.5 million from the deal.
Paul Stretford was later given a £300,000 fine and an 18-month ban as a football agent, for signing Rooney to a deal with Proactive, 2 years longer than was legal.
Rooney wasn’t fazed by the surrounding negativity and was enthusiastic to start life in Manchester.
“I'm excited to be joining a club as big as Manchester United,” said Rooney.
“I feel this can only improve my career, playing with top players in top competitions like the Champions League and I can't wait to meet up with the team."
Alex Ferguson was just as thrilled to have the player signed on and waxed lyrical about the teenager.
"I'm very excited, I think we've got the best young player this country has seen in the past 30 years. Everyone is delighted by this signing."
Rooney scored 17 goals in 77 games for Everton and had become England’s youngest ever player at 17 years old.
Rooney had made a big name for himself in an England shirt, becoming the youngest England scorer ever as well as becoming the youngest ever scorer in a European Championship in 2004.
Rooney scored 4 goals in the 2004 European Championships, prior to joining United, he was also named in the Team of the Tournament, however, his tournament ended in pain as he broke his Metatarsal in a quarter-final loss to Portugal.
13 years on from the 31st of August 2004, Rooney has recently signed on a free for Everton and retired from International football.
He left United as the highest scorer in the clubs history and retires from International football as England’s all-time top scorer.


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Situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Field is a multi-use stadium that is also the home field of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles as well as the football team from Temple University. The venue is in the South Philadelphia section of town on Pattison Avenue, between South Darien and 11th streets. I-95 runs alongside the stadium area, which is a component of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. Lincoln Financial Field seats 69,176 people. The stadium is commonly referred to by Philadelphia as "The Linc."
Construction of Lincoln Financial Field commenced in May of 2001 and the venue opened to the public on August 3 of 2003. Lincoln Financial Field was designed to be the replacement for Veterans Stadium. Though visitor capacity is roughly the same, the new venue offers twice as many handicap-accessible seating options, double the amount of luxury suites and an array of modernized services. Inside the stadium are numerous LED displays and an impressive amount of ribbon boards.
Lincoln Financial Group purchased the naming rights to the field in June of 2002, for a price of $139.6 million to be paid over the course of 21 years. State and local subsidies for the stadium's construction came to nearly $188 million. Another source of funding was the sale to season ticket holders of "Stadium Builder's Licenses."
It is common for the annual Army-Navy game to be played at the venue, given Philadelphia's location that falls approximately halfway between the academies. The stadium is also chosen for this event due to its ability to hold sizeable crowds as well as its historic significance. Home games of Division 1 football's Temple Owls team are also played at the stadium, with the University paying $1 million to the Eagles annually for the privilege. Exhibition matches between Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union team and a number of well-known international teams routinely take place at Lincon Financial Field, particularly when Talen Energy Stadium's seating capacity is anticipated to be insufficient for a given event. In three different years, NCAA lacrosse championships have also been held at the impressive venue.
It was announced in spring of 2013 that substantial upgrade work would be undertaken at Lincoln Financial Field. With the improvements expected to take roughly two year, the cost was projected to top $125 million. Changes were to include the addition of expanded seating, a pair of modernized HD video displays, upgrades to existing amenities, improved WiFi and pedestrian bridges in the upper level areas. Priorities for these improvements were reached after consultation with fan groups, season ticket purchasers and advisory teams. Most of the planned upgrades, WiFi included, were in place by the date of the 2013 home opening game. The improved video displays and audio systems were in place by the 2014 opener.


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Presents more than one hundred recipes for pizza and flatbread, discussing ingredients, equipment, and the techniques that can be used to create dishes in five minutes. Publishers Weekly,The tips and techniques section alone makes this book invaluable to anyone attempting to make pizza at home. Every problem you might encounter is discussed in a friendly, you're-not-stupid-for-asking-this-question! manner. Hertzberg and Francois start with the basics: "How brown should pizza cheese get?" or "How do you prevent a soggy pizza crust?" and move to the more scientific: "Why do you cut medium-soft cheese into chunks rather than grating or slicing it?" The recipe section is similarly orchestrated. The first recipe, for a classic Margherita pie, is painstakingly broken down into finely detailed directions, with pictures in case you get lost. You'll actually enjoy reading the directions, as the authors provide reasons for every move: "Do not punch down the dough! With our method, you're trying to retain as much gas in the dough as possible, and punching it down knocks out gas and will make your pizza and flatbreads dense." It feels encouraging, not coddling, and soon you'll be making the delicious recipes, like Turkish spiced lamb flatbread or goat cheese and onion pizzette. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Today, the average U.S. household has a $15,000 revolving credit card balance. With credit card interest currently at a median rate of 18%, these families are spending almost 9% of their annual income on interest payments. When they are eventually unable to keep up, collection agencies will soon start calling, and not all of them are civil or respectful in their approach.
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The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was passed in 1977 to protect consumers from third-party debt collectors who were harassing people to the point of bankruptcy. The FDCPA regulates what collection agencies can do to collect a debt and prohibits actions like the following:
- Swearing, yelling, and calling you names
- Telling your friends, neighbors, and co-workers that you owe money
- Leaving voice messages that do not identify the collector and the purpose of their call
- Harassing you by telephone (e.g. calling and hanging up)
- Calling before 8:00 a.m. and after 9:00 p.m. in your time zone
- Calling you at work if they know what such calls are not allowed
Company Profile: Tucker, Albin & Associates, Inc.
If you are being called by Tucker, Albin & Associates, Inc., information about the company is below.
Tucker, Albin & Associates, Inc. is a debt collection office located in Richardson, Texas with an office in Denver, Colorado. It was established in 2008, has approximately 50 to 99 employees, and is managed by Blake Cummings. In July 2016, the Minnesota Department of Commerce fined the agency $500,000 for harassing over 100 small businesses around the state. Legal records retained by the PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) website indicate that consumers who believed they were being harassed by Tucker, Albin & Associates, Inc. sued the company to seek compensation.
Alleged Violations against Tucker, Albin & Associates, Inc.
Christopher Bowen vs. Tucker, Albin & Associates, Inc. et al*
According to PACER,on March 7, 2014, North Carolina resident Christopher Bowen received a debt collection email from a “Bea Wright” on behalf of Tucker, Albin & Associates, Inc.. When he called the company to investigate, the unnamed person who answered the phone was allegedly rude and refused to provide any information. Mr. Bowen then replied to Ms. Wright’s email, disputing the debt and stating that he had previously paid the debt to a prior collection agency. After failing to provide the requested validation, Ms. Wright finally emailed him stating that “we’ve moved on.”
Feeling harassed by Tucker, Albin & Associates, Inc., Mr. Bowen hired a consumer attorney and sued the firm for allegedly violating the FDCPA in the following ways:
The matter was later dismissed.
Hire an Attorney
The phone numbers for this debt collection company are:
If any of these numbers appear on your caller ID in response to an incoming call, it means that you are being called by Tucker, Albin & Associates, Inc.. If they harass you over a debt that has already been paid, hire a consumer attorney. If you file a claim against Tucker, Albin & Associates, Inc. with your attorney’s help, you could potentially receive $1,000 per FDCPA violation plus court costs and attorney fees. Don’t let yourself be intimidated into inaction: securing an attorney’s help to fight back can pay off.
*Case taken from PACER (www.pacer.gov). File number is Case 5:14-cv-00488-F from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Western Division.
Disclaimer: The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be constructed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Tucker, Albin & Associates, Inc., or any other third-party collection agency, you may not be entitled to any compensation.

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Ever felt like you’re unhappy or unfunny, undecided or unconfident? Perhaps you need a visit from the UnStealer, the titular character of our app choice for today.
An Unlikely Hero
Created by husband-wife team Joshua and Donna Wilson, The UnStealer is an interactive story about an unlikely figure with good intentions. Known only as the UnStealer, the mysterious man steals and collects all kinds of ‘uns’: big or small, black and white or in color, bold or italicized, uppercase or lowercase.
Whenever there’s a negative word around, the UnStealer is sure to swing by. First, he crashes Melody Singsong’s birthday party, and turns the unhappy and unfunny clown’s performance into a big success. Next, he helps the undecided and unconfident Miss Garmentina pick a cute outfit for her date. Finally, he steals Chomper the unfriendly dog’s urge to be rude to everyone and transforms him into a loyal companion!
Quirky and humorous, The UnStealer features fun rhymes and word play suitable for kids ages 4–12. The 18-page book comes with bright, colorful illustrations that reveal silly animations at the touch of a finger. Narration is also available, although it is turned off by default and only played when you tap on the first word of each paragraph.
Parents Need to Know
The UnStealer is easy to navigate: simply tap anywhere on the left or right side of the screen to move between pages. Once you’re in the story, you can go back to the main screen anytime by tapping on the bottom part of the screen and then on the home icon.
If you want to jump to a specific page in the book, there is a special section accessible from the main screen which lets you tap on the page’s thumbnail to go there. There is also a straightforward help section which explains how to navigate the app should you need it.
The app is safe for children, and doesn’t contain any ads or in-app purchases.
Things I Like
The UnStealer is an unconventional story filled with positive messages, despite containing so many negative adjectives. It teaches kids that while bad feelings are inevitable, they can turn these feelings into positive thoughts.
Kids and adults alike will appreciate the author’s wonderful sense of humor and clever use of word play. On the credits page the authors even humorously describe themselves as “untalented” and “unlucky in love” until the UnStealer comes to give them a happy ending.
Another thing to like about the app is its colorful, collage-style graphics and story-driven animations that add to the overall reading experience. I would say that the audio quality of the narration could be better, but it’s not exactly a deal breaker.
The UnStealer is unquestionably one of the more interesting stories I’ve come across this year. It’s unceasingly amusing, and filled with fun rhymes and word plays as well as positive messages that resonate among kids and adults alike. Undoubtedly a winner in my book.
The UnStealer is available for iPad
Get it on the App Store: iPad
App was provided for our honest review.
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12 ounces Contessa medium Cooked Shrimp
2 cups mango salsa
1/3 cup lime juice
1 bag corn chips
Combine shrimp, mango salsa and lime juice in a large bowl and mix well.
Allow mixture to chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Serve with corn chips.
Yield: 26 ounces
3 large mangos, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch squares
1 red onion, chopped
5 limes, juiced
1 1/2 tablespoons Asian hot sauce
1 1/2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons cilantro
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
Salt to taste
In a large mixing bowl combine the mangos, red onions, jalapenos, cilantro and ginger.
Next add the Asian hot sauce, lime juice, sugar and salt to the mixture.
Mix together well.
Let the mixture set in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.
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Premier League: Harvey Barnes is handled through clinical body of workers throughout Leicester Town’s defeat vs Arsenal.© AFP
Leicester’s problem to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League suffered any other main harm blow with information Harvey Barnes is ready to omit six weeks because of knee surgical operation. The 23-year-old winger were tipped for a call-up to the England squad for 3 Global Cup qualifiers subsequent month after scoring 13 targets this season to lend a hand the Foxes into 3rd within the Premier League. On the other hand, Barnes’s harm compounded a nasty day for Brendan Rodgers’s males as they misplaced Three-1 at house to Arsenal on Sunday.
“It looks as if Harvey Barnes goes to want an operation on his knee. I simply spoke to the physician; he may well be out for 6 weeks,” stated Rodgers.
“That’ll be an enormous blow for us.”
Leicester let an enormous lead over Manchester United and Chelsea slip away in the second one part of final season to fail to notice the highest 4 at the ultimate day of the marketing campaign.
A mounting harm listing manner they’re liable to the similar factor taking place once more with the influential James Maddison additionally nursing a hip harm, whilst Dennis Praet, Ayoze Perez, Wesley Fofana, Wes Morgan and James Justin are all these days dominated out.
5th-placed Chelsea can just about inside of 3 issues of Leicester with victory over Manchester United in a while Sunday, whilst Liverpool too can make up flooring after they commute to bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United.
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The 5 Best Things About Sri Lanka
Hello from Kandy, in the central hills of Sri Lanka. We’ve been on the island for 8 weeks, mainly exploring the coast before we headed inland for some mountain adventures, climbing Little Adam’s Peak with our kids!
Sri Lanka has been a lot more of a challenge for our full time travelling family than Bali or Thailand, where we visited before. We’ve found the frequent power cuts, dangerous driving and lack of Internet access a challenge, sometimes frustratingly so.
There are some things, though, that Sri Lanka simply tops the charts for. Between our family of 6 we have travelled to over 30 countries and there are a few things on this island that blow us away. Here they are:
Oh, my life. We all thought we’d hit the jackpot in Bali, and Thailand knows how to do mangos, but the ones in Sri Lanka blow the others out of the water. Forget carefully cutting around a large stone; these ones are as big as your head and packed with juicy flesh. They are so sweet they’ll make your eyes water- 10/10, Sri Lanka.
We’ve seen some gorgeous sunsets, but the huge scarlet pendant that hangs in the sky here is just breathtaking. In Mirissa we watched the sun set from the same place each night for 3 weeks and every night it was different and glorious. Burnt amber, glowing golden hues and cotton-candy pink streak the sky as the sun disappears behind the ocean.
If you love turtles, Sri Lanka is the place to see them in the wild. We swam with turtles, we spotted two mating in the middle of the ocean on our blue whale watching trip, the kids were lucky enough to stumble on a baby flapping its way to the sea and we had the once in a lifetime experience of seeing a colossal Green Turtle laying her eggs in the dark of night. If seeing a wild turtle is on your bucket list, Sri Lanka will have that checked off in no time.
Elephants, crocodiles, monkeys, monitor lizards, rainbow-dipped kingfisher, jewelled peacocks, turtles, dolphins, blue whales, humpback whales, leopards… I could go on. African safaris can be super pricey- Sri Lanka offers affordable (often free!) ways to see your favourite animals in the wild (check out our Sri Lanka safari review and here for our experience of the most dangerous animals in Bali when we visited!).
5. Tea plantations
We’ve seen beautiful tea plantations in India and Bali, but Sri Lanka takes the biscuit (actually their biscuits are pretty good too, thanks to all the tea drinking). These fields are vivid green and dotted with the vibrant saris of the tea pickers. The Ella to Kandy train offers endless views of these tea hills, and while we were in Ella (we have the complete guide here) we visited a tea factory to find out how the good stuff is made.


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‘Untimely’ will compete with films from the US, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Mexico, and Argentina for the award, ifilmtv.com reported.
The film narrates the story of a soldier who has done something forbidden while on duty, so he has lost his chance to go to his sister’s wedding ceremony.
His obligation to stay at the military base makes him remember his life story from childhood to the present.
Iman Afshar, Shayan Afshar, Ayoub Afshar, Mahsa Narouei, Ava Azarpira, and Mousa Afshar appeared in the film along with a number of artists from the Iranian city of Chabahar in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
‘Untimely’ has been screened at some global events, namely, One Country One Film Apchat-Issoire International Film Festival in France and received a number of awards, including the best feature film and best editing at the Asian Cinematography Awards, the best film, best director and best cinematography awards at the Tokyo independent films celebration in Japan, as well as the Best World Cinema Feature award at the Kansas City International Film Fest in the US.
Labeled ‘the European Sundance’ by Hollywood Reporter, the Oldenburg gala is one of the most influential film festivals in the world.
The festival aims to promote innovative and independent filmmaking. The event supports independent filmmakers with diverse voices.
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MINERVA UROLOGICA E NEFROLOGICA
A Journal on Nephrology and Urology
Indexed/Abstracted in: EMBASE, PubMed/MEDLINE, Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch), Scopus
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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2016 Nov 03
The role of detrusor overactivity in urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: a systematic review
Antonio L. PASTORE 1, 3, Giovanni PALLESCHI 1, 3, Ester ILLIANO 2, Alessandro ZUCCHI 2, Antonio CARBONE 1, 3, Elisabetta COSTANTINI 2 ✉
1 Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Urology Unit, ICOT, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 2 Urology and Andrology Department, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy; 3 Uroresearch Association, Non-Profit Research, Latina, Italy
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this review was to assess the evidence provided by Literature regarding the role of detrusor overactivity (DO) in determining urinary incontinence in patients submitted to radical prostatectomy.
EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: The research was based on the online PubMed database spanning the period from November 1997 to May 2016.The review was conducted in accordance with the systematic review guidelines provided by the Cochrane Collaboration and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).
EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: A total of twenty-three articles met the eligibility criteria for this systematic review. The eligible studies included a total of 812 patients with a mean number of 36 patients per study (range 29–264). The rate of patients with urodynamic DO after radical prostatectomy and reporting urge urinary incontinence ranged from 3 to 63%. The post-radical prostatectomy DO was more likely to occur in patients who already had it preoperatively [OR =2.30, 95 % CI 1.39– 3.82; studies 9; participants 419]. However, most representative studies accordingly indicate that intrinsic sphincter deficiency is the most common cause of post prostatectomy incontinence (PPI), considered as the sole responsible factor for such patients’ incontinence (88-100% of patients evaluated); the same studies report that isolated bladder dysfunction is uncommon and that it occurs in only 3% of patients.
CONCLUSIONS: The review results suggest that DO could be considered as another possible underlying mechanism for PPI. Although sphincter incompetence and weakness are the most common mechanisms related to incontinence after prostatectomy, DO may coexist or be an isolated cause of PPI. Therefore, urodynamic studies are essential to show which is and/or are the exact cause(s) of incontinence in each individual patient after RP.


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[imText1]On the 11th, robbers raided the Haeju Historical Museum in Haejoo, North Hwanghae, stealing golden statues of Buddha and ancient Korean pottery worth a large amount, an inside source disclosed.
The source said, “On the night of 11th, golden statues of Buddha and ancient Korean pottery were stolen from Haeju Museum. The exact identity of which Buddha statues and rare artifacts were stolen has not been revealed, however, it appears the goods were rather important considering a special order was given to the border guards and the National Safety Agency has become involved.”
Haeju Historical Museum opened in 1949 and has maintained its heritage for 60 years. The museum displays a collection of ancient Korean pottery from the area and a variety of golden Buddha statues. This museum falls under the same category as the top 5 museums located in North Korea including the Central Historical Museum in Pyongyang and Kaesong Museum, Sariwon Museum and Chongjin Museum.
“If the thief escaped Hwanghae on the day of the raid, then he will be difficult to catch. However, if that is not the case, there is a high chance that the thief will be caught within the next couple of days,” said the source.
He said, “An order has already been made to strictly control the smuggling routes around the border of Shinuiju.” He added, “Stealing historical artifacts and exporting them out of the country is a crime punished with death.”
Following the food crisis in the 90s and early 2000, there were many cases where military officials, security agents and the elite frequently stole historical artifacts. The whole city was affected especially if there were many people living in the area who had inherited historical artifacts from ancestors.
However, for the past 3~4 years, there was a decrease in stolen articles as the number of ancient artifacts had been depleted and furthermore because authorities immediately punished those who stole and sold the goods overseas with capital punishment.
However, as this case shows, stealing a number of articles from museums has continued. In particular, imitations of artifacts have been sold outside the country, and North Korean authorities are facing complaints from foreign buyers. Consequently, there have been cases where affiliated persons have also been executed.
A defector who has experience in selling antiques said, “In 1993, a picture of a Great Monk Seosan was sold in Hong Kong but then returned to North Korea after it was discovered to be a fake. Parties concerned were punished.”
He said, “Precious artifacts are either sent to Pyongyang to be exhibited at the Central Historical Museum or stored separately. A curator affiliated to Mansudae Art Institution then makes a copy and sends it to either the country or, in most cases, puts it on display in Pyongyang.”
He said, “Even if the Japanese buy $10,000 worth of Nihontou (Japanese swords) with the carved seal of a Japanese Emperor, there are still many people who want to possess artifacts from the Chosun Revolutionary Museum. Even I went around until my feet were worn out carrying antiques to make money. However, most of these goods were imitations copied by Mansudae Art Institution.”
Last year, there was one case where a group of 22 people were caught stealing tombstones off royal tombs. Though it is difficult to transport these tombstones, since they weigh a minimum of 500kg and as much as 2-3tons, once they are secretly transported to China, the tombstones sell at a very high price.
The moment North Korean authorities discovered the case, Chinese authorities were contacted and a cooperative investigation begun. The tombstones were redeemed from a storage area in Dandung. At the time, the Chinese dealers were given a heavy fine and the organizer of the North Korean exports, a national security agent, was known to have committed suicide.


Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
República Democrática de Timor-Leste
Political Status: Independent republic established May 20, 2002; constitution approved by Constituent Assembly on March 22, 2002.
Area: 5,641 sq. mi. (14,609 sq. km.).
Population: 924,642 (2004C); 967,000 (2007E).
Major Urban Center (2005E): DILI (49,000).
Official Languages: Portuguese, Tetum. A majority of Timorese are fluent in Bahasa Indonesia (a form of Malay); both it and English are “working languages.”
Monetary Unit: U.S. Dollar (see U.S. article for principal exchange rates).
President: José RAMOS-HORTA (nonparty); elected by popular vote on May 9, 2007; sworn in for a five-year term on May 20, succeeding Kay Rala Xanana (José Alexandre) GUSMÃO (National Congress of East Timorese Reconstruction).
Prime Minister: Kay Rala Xanana (José Alexandre) GUSMÃO (National Congress of East Timorese Reconstruction); appointed by the president on August 6, 2007, ...


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JERICHO ROAD – BEAUTIFUL IF THE SUNLIGHT HITS THE TREES FAVORABLY, A MURAL OF PATTERNS ON THE GROUND, SPIRALING AND SWIRLING; GLOOM ON THE RAINY DAYS WHEN, UNDER THE WEIGHT OF WATER, THE CANOPY OF TREES FROWN. The two-lane highway runs through a forest of Douglas firs but also many maples and a few inauspicious alders. Ferns and ivy fill the undergrowth. Like a loop, a crescent moon, Jericho Road cuts from the west side of town to swoop into the forest, emerging nine miles later on the east side of town. There is a direct route from west to east, a mere mile by comparison but through the mobile home parks, industrial warehouses, by a homeless shelter, and the indoor soccer stadium.
Later, Mary will consider the consequences of her decision for days, then weeks. But that afternoon, Mary turned onto Jericho Road instinctually. While sons, Colin and Liam, slept in the backseat, this drive was her solace. From kids, calls, errands, decisions. Turning up the car’s radio, she searched for the national news, listened to a segment on the increase of unemployment, and dreamed this last day of summer away. Upon her fell a muted calm, a mellow sensation, what stoned must feel like if she’d ever gotten high. Used as an old logging road, most people in town didn’t even know of the road’s existence. Most days Mary drives the road, she’s alone on the pavement, perhaps never seeing another soul.
So the broken down car on the right side of the road caused Mary’s foot to ease off the gas, eyes look intently ahead. It was a man. A woman. He held her tight. An embrace not like that of lovers or friends. When Mary drove past them closer, she saw the woman was crying. The woman shouted when she saw Mary’s car. An arm may have waved up.
Mozart now played on the public radio station, a calm droning symphony for the children’s sleep. Colin’s stuffed dragon sat next to his car seat, the boy’s constant protector. His younger brother, Liam, sucked his pacifier with fever. Mozart ended. The commentator spoke softly to Mary about a humanitarian effort to restore clean water in southern Africa, then moved onto a segment about local gardeners donating their produce to food banks. Mary didn’t have a garden, never volunteered for anything but her son’s preschool annual auction. She went through motions dictated by her social class, wrote her checks to charities but never saw the charity, never touched it.
Mary hadn’t pressed on the gas since passing the car, so the side view mirrors still held the distinct outline of the couple. The man pushed the woman, dragged her to the other side of the clearing. Grabbing her purse, the one her husband bought her in Paris, Mary’s hands shuffling inside past her wallet, a tin of mints, a make-up compact, to her phone. Mary opened the cell phone. The screen blinked rapidly then went black. No power. Throwing it down on the passenger seat, Mary looked up the road and back. Empty. Liam’s snore created a white noise for Colin’s sleep, a small quiver of his lip with his exhales.
If Mary drove a bit further, perhaps a mile, another car might pass. She could honk to them and make them stop, explain the situation and, then, they could all rescue the woman together. She could drive into town quickly, call from a pay phone, request help. Mary drove on. A mile later, still not another car in sight. Mary cursed herself for not fully charging her cell phone that morning.
It wasn’t Mary’s place to stop. She had obligations, two of them who came from her womb in the backseat. Her moral compass, her forever right and do no wrong. But the further she drove down the road, the more something stung inside her. Something bigger, not bigger than the love for her children but more commanding, more demanding - call it a universal altruism - pricked and prodded Mary.
Now, her car’s rear view mirrors showed only the empty road behind her and bordering trees. The man and the woman existed a mile away, now more, behind her. What was he doing to the woman? Mary shuddered. Her mind exploded like a mirror, shards of glass everywhere reflecting the what-ifs and possible futures.
Her two children snoozed with chins pressed to chests in their car seats. After time at her gym’s daycare, a trip to the department store, and cookies at the coffee shop, their sleep was guaranteed. Their mother’s worries did not float into their dreams. Nothing could harm them in their sleep. Mary wanted to depend on this.
The sun struck through the trees, hitting Mary’s car and blinding her. Her mind paused and she felt herself sink into another self, a self who could act on both sets of morals without contradicting the other. Yanking the steering wheel to the left, Mary sped back to the car.
Stopping in front of the angled white car, a small two-seater without license plates, full of boxes and clothes in the back, Mary waited. For her children to wake or for the woman to smile and wave her on. Staring at the empty car, she saw it was not really white, more a grimy tan from the excessive dirt, the dings and scratches patched over with a cream colored paint. A wind blew and the woman’s red hair flapped like a flag. The man grabbed it, tore some out with his fingers. A maple leaf, speckled orange and brown, floated down and landed on Mary’s windshield. Her right hand flipped the ignition off, slid the keys out, and shoved them into her cashmere coat pocket.
Mary had hoped her mere presence would cause him to abandon his target and flee. Mary imagined herself nodding to this strange woman, in her ragged clothes with her beat-up car, then returning to her children and driving home to make Coq-Au-Vin. Her children would sleep the entire time; it would all take three minutes, maybe five there in the clearing.
But he watched her, held the woman hostage in front of him, knife at her throat. He seemed to relish seeing his reflection with his captive in the side of Mary’s black station wagon. Opening her glove box, she grabbed the pepper spray inside and clicked the miniature tray door shut. A child moved in the back seat. Mary froze. Liam’s blue blanket had fallen to the car’s floor. Her right hand reached back for it. Delicately, she placed in on her youngest child. Then, everything was still. Mary slipped out of the car and locked her children inside.
He took a few seconds to look her up and down. Outside the car, in the clear light of the forest, Mary saw he didn’t hold a woman at all but a girl that couldn’t have been more than seventeen. A teenager. Her body so thin, her hair so messed up it all invoked pity in Mary. He walked a few steps away with the teen, as if not only did Mary’s presence not cause him to flee but would not cause him to stop whatever was his plan. His arm wrapped around the teen tighter, his arm held her throat, fingers gripping a knife.
For being average height and build, perhaps even leaning on the petite side, Mary walked big and resolute with steps unknown to her. Her nose breathed in the forest, the dampness of dirt and leaves, lingering pollen and animal dung. The readiness of the trees to begin shedding their leaves created a sense of anticipation in the air. Her two feet, with pink toenails inside her new boots, covered the ten feet to him. Then stopped dead in a thin layer of mud. She lacked a strategy.
The teen’s eyes, dripping with blue mascara, implored Mary. The teen opened her mouth and Mary was so sure it would be a prayer that she almost fell to her knees. The first word may have been “Run” or “Come.” Mary was unsure because the moment the utterance came out, the knife drove against the teen’s skin, the edge opening a shallow slice on her peachy skin.
“Let her go,” Mary yelled.
Twirling the knife around, like a windsock in a storm, he laughed. A spot of saliva exploded out with the snicker, driving past his black beard and into the dirt. His captive squirmed, whined like a small child, wiggling her scrawny legs, bony arms falling out of the T-shirt that read: Pabst Blue Ribbon. Mary expected the blade to be a shiny stainless steel, the kind a face would shine in. This weapon was tarnished and dull, more gray than silver.
“I’ve called the police,” she lied.
He sneered and shook his oily hair off his face, out of his eyes.
“They are on their way,” Mary said.
He flinched, as if a bug had bitten him. Looking up the road for a sort of confirmation, he snorted.
“Drop the knife and move away from her. You can still escape.”
The man stepped back from Mary, hands clutching the teen. One hand on the knife at her throat, the other hand exploring. First the teen’s baggy, thin shirt. Then, her thighs inside cut-off jean shorts. Finishing with the teen’s bottom where he found a tiny hole in the jeans near the pocket. The teen flipped her head away from him. A few strands from her frizzy perm tangled in his bristly black beard.
“You didn’t call no one,” he rasped out.
The teen’s eyes manically switched from his hand with the knife to Mary’s hand with the spray. Each playing with their weapon, turning it over, caressing it.
“What’s your name?” Mary asked.
“That’s clever,” he said. “Think I’ll tell you.”
“Does she know you’re name?” Mary asked, pointing the four-inch, siren red bottle of spray in the teen’s direction. The teen shook her head, started a low whimper. When the teen’s mouth opened, a cut on her lip became visible and a string of blood dripped out.
“Don’t you be shaking your head, girl!” he said.
The teen’s eyes, the type that may have been hazel but looked like the dark inside of a mossy cave, exploded as if ink dropped inside each pupil. Mary hesitated. Looking to her children, she saw that Liam’s hat had slid off his head as he slept. The soft knit hat her mother bought at a pricey boutique on their last vacation. He would need a bigger hat, a warmer hat, for the impending fall and winter.
Mary could slink backward, slip into the warmth of the wood paneled interior of her car. Drive away. Mary picked up her right foot and placed it a few inches behind her. The teen blubbered, her entire face melting with the force of tears.
“What’s your name?” Mary asked the teen this time.
“Don’t say a word,” the man said, pressing the knife into her neck, a small trickle coming out.
The whimper climbed up the tree’s limbs, hung there, and returned into its victim’s throat as a low suppressed cry. Mary avoided looking at the line the ashy knife created. Instead, she glared into his onyx eyes. She searched and couldn’t find the outline of pupil against the iris.
“I don’t need to know no cunt’s name. Think I want to know anyone’s name?” he said.
“If I did, I’d ask. I don’t.”
“My name’s Mary. Let the knife go.”
“Shut up,” he said.
When she did, he smiled. Stroked his chin. Took his finger and scooped up some blood from the teen’s neck. Stroked the teen’s arm up and down, creating snake lines of blood on the freckled arm. A small group of crows gathered for the show, perched on the branch around them, squawking in participation. The man raised his left hand to them, yelled something in an awkward mumble. Excited, the birds thrust their heads toward him and bellowed louder.
“I was just driving by and noticed this girl looked in trouble,” Mary said. “I only want to make sure no one gets hurt today.”
“You should have kept driving, Mary,” he said. “No use wasting your life on trash like her.”
The teenager’s tears changed, a different cry than before. Notes of shame and sadness struck Mary, held her.
He nodded to her car. “You wouldn’t want them in there to get hurt would you?”
Mary shivered. Her fingers fondled with the spray at her side, shuffled through the filings of her brain for how to operate the release. He let her stare at her children for a moment, a long moment. Both so pale despite recent summer days by their pool, both so fragile in their mid-day nap.
“I can break a window,” he said, stepping toward the car. “I can get to them so quick.”
“Don’t,” Mary said.
“Just keep driving, Mary,” he said, stopping. His bloodied fingertips making circles and crosses on the teen’s neck. “Now it is your chance to escape.”
Mary glanced toward her children. The windows reflected the forest. Through the forest, she deciphered the heads of her still sleeping children. Liam would need his first haircut soon, Colin would be the big brother and hold his hand while they went. Afterward, she would take them to ice cream. Tomorrow that would be their plan. Now, they slept. Safe in sleep, in the cocoon of the car.
Inch by inch, Mary turned her head back to where she could watch the man. He leered at her. He was cocky, smirking. If there was going to be an opening, it was now. Mary rushed at him. Kicked him in the knees and kicked him in the crotch. He treated the teen as a crutch, clasped her hard. Falling down, he brought the teen with him. On the ground, the teen spooned in front of him, slithering against his arms. Fumbling with the release on the pepper spray, Mary aimed for his face. The trigger wouldn’t release.
The teen wriggled out of his grasp, only to stumble. Leaves and dirt stuck to the blood on her neck. The man grabbed her leg. The knife stabbed into the teen’s flesh below her tight shorts. The teen’s mouth exploded in a scream. Mary’s youngest child woke in the car, bolting in his seat, body struggling against the child constraints. Her son’s eyes, bewildered, found Mary gazing at him outside his safety shell. His baby mouth spit out the pacifier and howled in a perfect oval shaped zero.
The pepper spray lay unused on damp brown leaves. Mary reached for it, jerked at the release valve, aimed. But he was faster. He threw it out of her hand, punched her in the face, clawed up his knife, and pointed it at her. The forest pounded into her cheek, her mind fuzzy with the spirals of green above her. Inside the heaviness of her head, she heard yells from the car. Hopefully just Liam’s voice, hopefully Colin still slept. Her eyes blinked, readjusting to the light, the throb. Tried to get back to normal, what normal is, what normal would be now.
“I’ll kill you both,” he grunted.
Mary put her hand up. The one without the pepper spray, with her palm flat toward him. Stop, the hand said. He did. For a moment, the hand cast the magical spell of motherhood obedience and he stopped.
Birds were now in attendance. Crows yelped, starlings sang, jays hawked and hawked, a few robins watched, and perhaps even an owl witnessed the scene from a high. Mary thought she heard a fox or raccoon in the nearby underbrush. The sound of it all was enormous within a moment.
Mary stepped back toward her car, her children. She spit out saliva and blood causing him to grin. By the weight of the right side of her coat, she knew her keys waited in the folds of the fabric. Her youngest child tapped on the window. Over and over, a simple beat falling frantically into banging. Mary should get them home, fix dinner, her husband would be returning home from work. She would forget about her urge to stop for this stranger. Never repeat any of this. Never drive Jericho Road again. Colin, although her heaviest sleeper, was surely starting to stir in his car seat next to his crying brother.
“You lost your chance, Mary,” he said. He lunged forward, steps disheveled.
Mary huffed backward, saw the teen lying still on the mat of leaves, blood pooling under her neck and leg. Enough blood for Mary to be worried. The sun’s rays spiked down in bars scattering the clearing. A cage around them all.
“Are you going to kill me?” Mary asked.
“I should,” he said.
“Then at least tell me your name,” Mary said. She shook her head, pushing the pain further away. “What satisfaction will there be in it if you can’t tell me your name?”
Perplexity blanketed his face. “What would you care?”
“I’d care a great deal,” she said, studying his face and body, memorizing his colorings and clothes. Black hair with the black beard, skin a mysterious shade due to dirt, oil, grim piled on top. A red flannel shirt. Jeans with stains, black and brown and red, another blood stain perhaps. “You owe me that.”
“Maybe I don’t owe you nothing,” he said, nearing her. He was close enough to grab her now. Mary smelled his rancid breath - cigarettes, alcohol, unbrushed teeth.
“Maybe you don’t,” she said.
He stroked her face with his knife. Not as sharp as she imagined but covered in tacky blood, her mind whirled with this information. The man took her hair in his other hand and yanked her head back.
“Never guess a pretty pretty lady like you had two kids,” he said.
“Never ever,” he said, tugging the hair back, inspecting her neck.
“Think about what you’d be doing,” she said, her voice strained by the backward pull of her neck. “I have two children who depend on me.”
He held her head back, took her pearl necklace up with the knife, dropped it down again into the small of her neck. Her eyes couldn’t see him, or her children, or the teen. Her eyes only had the opportunity to focus on the branch above. A crow landed on the branch, already full of several blue jays. The jays lept on the intruding crow with piercing shrieks. The crow fought back, made two of the jays leave, then left himself for another tree.
“My name is Earl Trenton,” he said. “And I try not to think. I’ve been told I shouldn’t think about pretty ladies.”
A moan came from the teen on the ground. The man turned toward his first victim. When he did, Mary took her knee to him. He staggered back. She reached down for her pepper spray, pulled the trigger. This time it worked. She misted his face until it glistened wet. Shrieking, he jerked her to the ground with him. As if splashed by paint, his eyes closed and face turned a fiery red. His body wild with pain, he heaved frantically on top of her and pressed her face into the dirt. Mary winced. Closed her eyes. Said a prayer.
Snot running from his nose, a rough cough exploding from his face, he grasped for his breaths. He found Mary’s body with his knife. Steered the blade into her torso. Seeing the knife enter her side hurt the most, made her silently scream. But she didn’t feel it. He pulled it out to try to stab again. But when the knife came out, Mary bucked him off her. He tripped and lay on his side, hands at his eyes scratching them. She kicked him in the stomach. Kicked repeatedly. She kicked until he groaned and turned away, unable to respond or move. Then cold came into her body, a numbing cold. The muscles in her stomach and legs failing.
The warbling of two sets of sirens raced toward them. Mary shut her eyes, tears falling. Mary wondered if the image of their crumpled mother, bloody and beaten, outweighed the end for her sons. Risking one life, three really, for a stranger. A strange girl who may have been doomed from the start. Mary shook, bigger and bigger until it felt as if the energy fell away into that clearing. Her head was the last to stop its quaking and, when it did, Mary was able to sit perfectly still and look out into the forest.
A wind blew and the trees shook left to right, their branches waving, leaves dropping. Leaves swirled around the bodies in the clearing, the breeze causing a slight raise in each of the bodies. A few of these fallen leaves landed on Mary’s legs, outstretched and useless from her body, limp and numb now. Mary could not even move her hand to remove them. Feeling so foolish now, she lifted her right leg an inch, stomping the heel into the ground, causing more pain. Her mouth wailed out.
One breath, Mary saw him lying in agony, squirming in the leaves. Two breaths, the birds took his strength generating shooting squeals. Third breath, she looked over to the teen, wounded and alone at the far side of the clearing. Another breath, her eyes gazed up into the locked car to her two children, both awake and sobbing. New air now entered her lungs and Mary heaved in the next breaths as the blood from that singular central wound flooded faster than one hand or two could stop. Her flimsy blouse and designer jeans were a filthy, wet brown red mess.
Mary lay against her car, unable to reach into her pocket for her keys to unlock the door. She listened to her children behind her, knew which cries were Liam’s and which shouts were Colin’s, and watched the man’s every movement. She would have liked to have had the strength to go to the teen, make sure she was alive, bandage her wounds, but couldn’t. She wanted to move, get her keys, open the car door, comfort her sons. She might have gone to the man, taken his knife and stabbed him, once or twice or multiple times. But couldn’t. Everything in the forest seemed unimportant to Mary now, yet everything Mary did mattered and, of that, she was proud.
The sirens were now behind her. The light from above almost unbearable, Mary squinted and tried to raise a hand up to shield the sun’s rays. And with the opening and closing of the police car doors, Mary wondered how help knew to come. She hadn’t called. Her head turned, almost fell to the side. Then she saw, next to the white car’s front right tire, a cell phone set to 9-1-1 with the screen blinking. Mary gulped her tears down and smiled, tapping her car to the beat of a song she knew her sons would recognize.
Anna Steen grew up in the Pacific Northwest and never plans to leave. She studied Creative Writing and English Literature at the University of Washington where she met her husband and best friend. Anna now resides in the rural town of Snoqualmie outside Seattle, WA where she focuses her time on her family and her writing. The result is “Jericho Road” which is part of a larger collection as well as a newly completed novel. Her writing focuses on family struggles, the role of mothers in their children’s lives, and the moral dilemmas people face when pushed against a wall. When Anna isn’t writing or playing on the floor with her two young children, she owns and operates a home coffee roasting business.
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Wendy is wearing a purple banded sheath dress with illusion by Adrianna Papell.
Her caramel fishnet tights are by Nude Barre.
Wendy’s amythest “Corum” earrings are by Double Happiness.
Her gold “azzurra” cuff is by Amrita Singh.
Wendy is wearing her own watch by Cartier and her own diamond bracelets.
Her reading glasses crystallized with Swarovski elements are by Jimmy Crystal.
Wendy’s camel patent “BB” pumps are by Manolo Blahnik.
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Presented 6 & 8 January, 2013 at Kauffman Labs, Kansas City, Missouri
Many big, successful companies hire User Experience experts to help analyze and design the system from the user's point of view, and assure their users can use their digital products. But assuming you can't hire one of those yet, Steven Hoober will teach you a little about how to embed the principles of UX into everything you do, every day, and how to improve tasks you are already doing to better guarantee the right outcomes.
There will be a focus on mobile and multi-channel experiences, but the principles willapply to any digital platform. Whether you are trying to just improve the website for your product, or create an all-new, all-digital experience, come — and bring your whole team — to put these principles into practice.
Jan 6th, 6pm-8pm
What is UX, why it's not just colors and fonts, and why designing for experience matters.
Understanding your audience, their goals, and yours.
Ecosystem design. A website is not a digital strategy: finding what your experience strategy is.
Jan 8th, 6pm-8pm
Formalizing baseline analysis with heuristic evaluations.
Tactics for discount usability testing in a multi-device world.
What you should bring:
Paper Ticket for the class
Something to work on. I will provide you with a fake project for the exercises, but if you are willing to let others see your idea, or some subset or faked version of it, then go ahead.
Your whole team. We will mix and match and you can meet new people, but bring everyone in your company or department if they have the time. If you want, your actual team can be a workshop team so you get used to the tactics being taught.

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Should I Contact a Car Accident Attorney at Elk & Elk? If the insurance company refuses to pay what you deserve, your attorney can file a personal injury lawsuit in Colorado civil court. Not only that, she’s wrong about everything: 1) the probability of a successful completion of an over-reaching IT project, 2) the wisdom of over-reaching Federal government programs and 3) her understanding of the insurance market, insurance reform and what people want to buy. Obama know nothing about health insurance or insurance reform. A fair number of applicants are always weeded out in the first round of any evaluation (whether for job or fellowship) as uncompetitive for a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with the letters of recommendation. Etc., In the event that you don’t have medical insurance, who’s going to buy your evaluation that ought to contain xrays. There are many different types of injuries that can arise in a car accident, and this is what your car accident lawyer is going to be focusing on. We know that the time after an accident can be overwhelming. Everything is placed into logical, discrete blocks of time and quantified as a “settlement demand” abstraction to favorably reveal your remembered history and expenses.
Po st h as been generat ed with t he help of GSA Co ntent Gene rator DEMO !
14) “It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to induce or cause any public official to commit any of the offenses defined in Section 3 hereof.” (Id.). Section 26. Repealing Clause. Once the person usually in charge of the Crimean reading room had other business to attend to, and so someone from the administration replaced her for a day. Crash victims don’t have to face insurers, their attorneys, or the person who caused the injuries alone after a car crash. The shutdown caused Nov 09, 2021 · CST. GLENWOOD, MN, (September 28, 2021) – Glenwood police are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident Tuesday that claimed the life of 68-year-old resident Barbara Major. If you suffer an accident in our downtown area or on one of our main roads such as I-85, report the accident to the local authorities and seek medical care immediately. Obama shows me that he is one of them. It shows. He has been overmatched by events right from the start.
That’s exactly what killed the Soviet Union, it’s killing Greece right now and sadly, the United States and most of Western Europe is on exactly the same path. I’ll stop right there because Obama is wrong about most everything. Obama has been WRONG on Iran, wrong about Islam, wrong on Putin (Romney was correct), wrong about the missiles in Poland, wrong to bring a war against coal (and coal miners), wrong about the supposed demise of Al Qaeda, wrong about Solyndra, wrong about Keystone, wrong about climate change, wrong about gun crimes (the majority are committed by young black men), wrong about the oil/gas industry, wrong to denigrate businessmen, wrong on minimum wage, wrong about ObamaCare, wrong about Syria, wrong about Libya, wrong about Egypt, and wrong about Israel and Palestinians. I’ve seen it many times before in both black men and women over the decades. By now, nearly five and a half years into the Obama presidency, objective people can draw reasonable conclusions, among which are these: Barack Obama was among the least prepared men to ever serve as presidency. How can a “pivot to Asia” be trusted when his administration announces plans to diminish our naval.
The trip was originally planned in order to sign a Trans-Pacific trade deal with Japan that would have marked his (nonexistent) “pivot” to Asia. Oh, for good measure, Obama also drew more red lines in Japan and Korea in his trip. Acts of negligence may include breaking a red light, speeding, or changing lanes erratically. Red lines in Syria. Transparency. No lobbyists working in his administration. Depolarizing our politics. Putting an end to the type of politics that “breeds division and conflict and cynicism.” Working with the other party. They know the courts, the judges, and the other lawyers – they understand what it takes to win with car accident cases. A law broken by a Democrat and a Republican may be treated very differently by the papers, the courts, and even the Department of Justice under Eric Holder. We recognize that hiring a lawyer may not be the first thing that leaps to your mind after a severe collision. Fidel Castro may have been the leader of a Communist revolution against the evil “rich people” in Cuba, but he was worth 900 million dollars when he died. So, establishing fault is essential after an auto accident in Fort Worth.


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Over a third of Money's print magazine subscribers will now get Kiplinger’s Personal Finance every month, beginning with the August issue.
Kiplinger has acquired the direct-to-publisher (DTP) subscription file from Money magazine (about 400,000 subscribers), the publication that Meredith Corp. recently decided would no longer have a print publication after its current June/July issue.
However, some of those DTP subscribers are already subscribed to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, so the net new subscribers for Kiplinger will be roughly 320,000, according to Denise Elliott, CEO of Kiplinger.
The deal brings Kiplinger’s subscription base to 920,000. Meredith will continue to own and operate the digital Money brand.
Elliott said this deal brings "new advertising opportunities” for the Kiplinger’sbrand, which claims is now the only personal finance magazine in the U.S.
“We look forward to serving these high-quality and actively engaged, former Money readers,” stated Elliott.
Meredith acquired the Money brand in 2018, when it bought Time Inc. and most of its titles. Meredith will focus on the redesign of Money.com, which will soon go live.
Kiplinger also publishes the weekly Kiplinger Letter, the biweekly Kiplinger Tax Letter, the monthly Kiplinger’s Retirement Report and the monthly Kiplinger’s Investing for Income.
Kiplinger.com reaches four million unique visitors and more than 30 million page views monthly, according to the company.
Kiplinger is owned by parent Dennis Publishing Group.


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Sixteen fairy tale pairs are ready to print out, cut apart and put in a hat to use for pantomime activities, team-building, or as inspiration for skits or short plays!
Are you teaching a fairy tale unit? Use this printout as a character warm-up, a team-building game, or as inspiration for short plays. There are 16 fairy tale pairs listed on a page, ready to print out, cut apart and put in a hat. Also included are four ways to use the fairy tale pairs!
Inside Drama Notebook, you will find a huge collection of well-organized lesson plans, scripts for kids, drama activities, 50 drama games on video and more! Join today and dramatically reduce your planning time while delivering fresh, innovative drama lessons to your students!
If you are new to teaching drama, this site will be a Godsend!
You will immediately feel confident about teaching drama like an expert. The site guides you step-by-step and provides you with materials that you can use right away with your students.
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Another technique that could be stuffed with endless fillings
Sladkie, crispy on the outside and melt in your mouth inside, with the incredible smell of cinnamon.
Interesting design Very large collection of baking.
dough styling (in Russian)
A Beautiful and Sunny Spinach Pie - Joybx. - The link took me to a different recipe, but you could do this with any savory pie filling that is thick enough!
Cinnamon rolls - Prepare yourself
Desserts, Jam Cookies, Sweet Cookies, Bakery Menu, Tea Time Snacks, Turkish Delight, Turkish Recipes, Delicious Meals, Biscotti
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"My good friend Roosevelt," the handwritten letter begins. "I don't know very English, but I know as much as to write to you. I like to hear radio and I am very happy because I heard in it that you will be president for a new period."
The author of the letter then makes a somewhat forward appeal. "If you like," the 12-year-old wrote, "give me a ten dollars bill green american, in the letter, because never, I have not seen a ten dollars bill green american and I would like to have one of them."
The 1940 letter from a youngster who went on to lead the Cuban revolution in 1959 that led to less cordial relations with America is one of the oddities on show from a forthcoming exhibition in Washington, compiled by the US National Archives and Records Administration.
The exhibition features letters of children written to American presidents, including a girl who wanted to keep her father at home during the second world war.
Mr Castro's early bent toward capitalism was apparently not met with cash. Years later he said he had been proud to receive an acknowledgement letter that was posted on his school bulletin board.
Mr Castro toppled the military rule of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista 19 years later. He has now ruled Cuba for 45 years as a Communist state.
Another letter from three schoolgirls to Dwight Eisenhower expressed concern for the welfare of Elvis Presley's hair.
"We think it's bad enough to send Elvis Presley in the Army," they complained, "but if you cut his sideburns off we will just die."

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The Blockchain (Contest & art process)
"If you could illustrate the "blockchain" if you had only 1 sketch or drawing to explain it? " sndbox said in a post typing his way from his keyboard to plan out the contest
"I KNOW WHAT ABOUT BLOCK AND A CHAIN??!?!?" Maya 525 stood up and yelled at them. Sndbox only shakes their head because Maya is writing fanfiction about this stupid thing it's not even funny-
Hewwo everyone, welcome to my lair of
peeparooni I mean- uh ART AND BEAUTY YAY!.
So today I try to illustrate the blockchain or atleast trying to make it pretty.. I'm not a coder or anything so I don't really understand what it does or how ya'll devs make it, but this is how I imagine the blockchain. Which has a block.. And a chain.
And ofcourse there is some sea creatures because those hierarchy ranking stuff to be honest, y'know.. Whales.. Well I don't know if there is an Octopus ranking haha-
And finally just symbols and just having a dreamy outlook on it. Maybe because the blockchain is a dream?!?!?! HMMMMM-
Also I was doing an another experimental art and kind of lineless and the cubes are experimental trying to make it some kind of modern like egypt stuff? Like an ancient artifact but trying to make it modernized, I guess that's what I was going for, heh.
I also was trying to practice on coloring backgrounds and stuff and I think I manage to do it nicely? I don't know XD it's not really good as my expectations but it's better than nothing, I guess hmmm..
- Firstly we start the most predictable thing about drawing..
SKEEEETCHHHHHHHHH AAAAAAAAA yeah it is the sketch, where I planned most of these things and just brain dump every single thing I know and love in this universe.
- Then I began to draw the cubes, I kinda based it off of some thumbnails of @sndbox because the colors are so beautiful and I wanted to try it out and try to know on how ya'll pick such calming and pretty colors ;-;
I tried my best not to color pick it LEL.
- Then more details put into the box as I try to make it.. AESTHETIC as possible. (While also planning out the chains)
- I added more aesthetic boxes by duplicating the current ones. Ah.. The power of digital art, (wish I could duplicate my money though.)
Adding in more details like the bubbles and also.. An easter egg from a previous comic I did ;) my octoboy from tangled up comic
And now.. Onto the main attraction!!!
THANOS FISH THANOS FISH THANOS FISH-
nah just kidding it's a whale.
Though everyone thinks it is a thanos fish.
Finally with all my strength and might the prophecy is done! MHMP!!
I enjoyed drawing this, I feel like I'm drawing some kind of dream land, something trippy that I could not even dream about it.. Well I just did though so..
Btw this is an another version but I didn't lile it because it's not too.. Calming? I dunno maybe I'm just making bad decissions LEL.
Anyways that's all for todays episode of Maya drawing and typing to people on steemit and keep forgetting to actually add my goddamn signature and links at the end XD
By the way thanks to @trincowski
I didn't know about this rule on steemit wtf XD
Heeeere is my instagwam pwease follow for more detonated wam
If ya wanna heres my discord because I'm bored lol https://discord.gg/2ZyK7M


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This is another Raw Food inspired post. During the summer, I worked with a couple people who were interested in the Raw Food Diet, which, naturally, rubbed off on me. While I spent hours Googling information, I stumbled upon some interesting information concerning brown skinned nuts (almond, pecans, walnuts, etc..). The articles/websites I read claimed that, to get the full, enzyme rich benefits of these nuts, you need to soak them for hours before consumption (and the same goes for lentils, chickpeas, and beans, which you normally fix by cooking). I read some raw foodists even go as far as to call un-soaked almonds empty calories! I had a hard time believing this at first and originally struggled to find reasons for why the enzymes were unavailable without soaking. I have since discovered the logic behind this claim...
You need to soak nuts & seeds because enzyme inhibitors in the skin prevent the nuts from releasing the enzymes that allow sprouting, before ideal growing conditions are met. So, you need to soak your nuts, simulating this ideal environment, to neutralize the enzyme inhibitors and allow for the release of the enzymes that are one of the main reasons for eating raw food.
Here are a couple useful websites about the benefits of soaking nuts (specifically almonds):
- Buzzle.com (also includes instructions on how to properly soak nuts)
- Raw Food Living (also includes helpful table for soaking and sprouting times)
There are, of course, arguments against the usefulness of this practice. Some claim that enzymes are indeed helpful, but are species specific. We need human enzymes, which our body produces, and the plant enzymes are just destroyed by our stomach acid anyways (Wellsphere). Obviously, I am no scientist, and cannot vouch for either argument...ultimately, I just decided that there is no harm in soaking nuts, better safe than sorry. So, I now soak my nuts.
However, soaked nuts are disgusting...I have read people who claim they like them better soaked...lies. They taste like grass...or something. Anyways, I am luckily saved from eating grassy nuts by my dehydrator.
This is what I do...
I soak my nuts according to the times recommended from that website above, drain and rinse them, lay them out on a dehydrator sheet and dehydrate them until they return to their former selves. I find this works perfectly with walnuts and pecans...almonds, on the other hand, have been hit or miss. I think it depends on the quality of almond with which you begin. I tend to prefer almonds' taste and texture pre-soaking/dehydrating, though others I know prefer it post. Luckily, I find processing them into almond butter resolves any texture issue.
Another important note about raw nuts, though...this soaking and dehydrating process is really only useful if the nuts are definitely raw in the first place. Most shelled nuts aren't, as they go through an intense heating process to release them from the shells. Additionally, "raw" almonds rarely are, even if they are labelled as such. Almonds are most often pasteurized, especially those from California (Here's an article about the controversy: Food Scam) with intense heat killing the potentially helpful enzymes anyways. So, if you're going to do this, make sure your almonds are actually raw. You can order truly raw almonds online. Fortunately for me, my local health food store carries truly raw almonds, in addition to a warning label on the California "Raw" almonds! What luck!
Also, here's an article that discusses issues between raw and roasted almonds called A Kernel of Truth...apparently roasted almonds could be harmful to our health!?