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Path of She: Walking with the Goddess
The Path of She invites you on a journey of transformation with the Goddess. Heed the call of the Goddess and your soul's longings. Step beyond the world that you know. Reclaim the life-centered ways of the Goddess. Let your own life, with its beauty and wounding, lead your journey of healing and personal growth. The Path of She can guide your way home to your true, beautiful Self, and the powers and mysteries of the Goddess.
Karen Clark
Karen has been walking the Path of She, with the Goddess as her constant companion and guide, for thirty years. Her writings bridge everyday and magical realities, drawing upon her: in-the-world feminist studies and gender-equity consulting work; between-the-worlds magic and dreaming with the Goddess; and her personal, life-transforming pathwork of reclaiming her inner Goddess, feminine soul and womanhood.
I was born into a world that didn't teach me what it means to be a woman in accordance with my true, sacred feminine nature and power. Instead, it made me see my womanhood as weak, small and inferior, meant to serve and please others. It taught me that power was an outside force, defined and imposed by others, that belonged to the realm of men.
Though I started my adult life on the wrong track, seeking my place and power in a masculine-defined world as an educated, career-focused business woman, my deeper Self had another plan that set me on the path of reclaiming the lost fragments of my whole, holy womanhood.
I did feminist graduate studies, ran my own gender-equity consulting business, read countless books on women's ways and Goddess theology, spent countless hours in therapy and personal development, moved away from the city to a small, rugged island to reconnect with Nature, practiced magic, went to witchcamp, and became a priestess, dreamer and daughter of the Goddess.
Still something essential was missing, connected to the dark, death powers of my sacred feminine nature. This is the story of when this precious fragment returned to me.
It's the early hours on the day of the Winter Solstice. I jolt awake with the word "miscarriage" screaming in my brain. I dash to the bathroom to find blood coming from me that isn't supposed to be there at week eleven in my pregnancy. My partner soothes me, and calms me down enough to take me to the hospital. Later that morning, an ultrasound confirms that our baby has died — a child we had consciously conceived and desperately wanted.
Our midwife gives us a choice: to stay in the hospital for a procedure or to let things run their course at home. I've been down this road before, having miscarried five years earlier. No one had told me then that thirty percent of first-time pregnancies end in miscarriage, nor prepared and coached me for this eventuality. We had gone the hospital route, and the experience had been disorienting and disempowering. This time would be differently; I would tend my own miscarriage.
In the darkest hours of the night, in the turning before the new dawn, my womb begins to convulse, releasing the dead life within. For hours, with each release, I collect the tissues of our child in a one-quart mason jar, not knowing which would have been his perfect face, his beating heart, his tiny body, his reaching hands, and his sweet toes. There are no eyes for me to close, or lips for me to kiss goodbye. This indistinguishable flesh, mixed with my life-giving blood, is all my partner and I have to mourn and bury.
In the midst of my keening grief, I remember myself — witch, priestess, wise woman — Holy Whore, Holy Reaper — midwife to both life and death moments with the powers of creation and destruction within my living womb.
Like all transformative moments, I have a choice: I can collapse into my grief and loss, bleeding myself into oblivion, and following the wisp of my child's departed soul, or I can become something new, something that I've been traveling toward in my many years of collecting and mourning the death bits of my life, and gathering back the shattered fragments of my womanhood.
Naked and aching raw, I lift my blood-stained hands to the returning light, trusting that to be fully present — to feel all and resist nothing — to claim myself and my life as whole and holy — that a new dawn, a new beginning will come.
And I change. I become big enough, wild enough, wise enough, powerful enough to contain my bottomless grief and my unbounded love, not only for this child I'll never hold in my arms, but for my own wounding and my own beauty, and all the death bits I've suffered to arrive awake and present for this death moment.
This story isn't just about my whole, holy womanhood, but about yours as well. Our world has deceived us. We aren't weak or small. We aren't inferior and beholden to men and their ways of power. Our purpose isn't to serve and please others, although nurturance, care and compassion are part of our sacred feminine nature. Instead, we're big and powerful in our own right, with the presence and capacity to encompass the light and shadow, life and death, and beauty and wounding of our personal stories and collective humanity.
These greater capabilities of our womanhood aren't a feminist fantasy. Our ancient feminine ancestors lived in accordance with their whole, holy nature. They were the red-cloaked ones, priestesses, leaders, healers and counselors that guided their communities through the natural cycles of birth, life, decay and death. Our very bodies have the powers to give and to take life. While our culture amplifies women's ability to give birth, it completely ignores our innate capacity to terminate a pregnancy that isn't viable. Miscarriage is natural; though it breaks our hearts, the babies our bodies reject were never meant to be.
My story has a happy ending. On this Winter Solstice, despite my heartbreak and the death and despair that threatened to overtake me, I reached for life and my whole, holy womanhood, and life reached back. I changed profoundly, becoming a woman and priestess of the light and the dark, and of life and of death. This deepened my healing journey, physically and spiritually, making me strong and present in new, empowering ways. I consciously prepared my womb and my heart for new life, and a couple of years later, as the seasons turned to Spring, I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy.
We are living in what the Goddess calls the Great Turning: an evolutionary/revolutionary transition where the future of humanity and our Earth home will be decided. The Great Turning is here, now. We're in the midst of the muck and mess of world-shattering change.
My dreams and ritual work have been preparing me for the Great Turning for many years. As the pressures build, and the outer world gets noisier and more chaotic, I find myself digging through these magical experiences, seeking the deep vision and guidance of the Mysteries.
Imbolc has arrived — a between time when light and shadow dance together, and the darkness and death of Winter give way to the light and life of Spring — and a memory of a previous Imbolc ritual comes to me.
In this ritual, the priestesses guided the participants to return to their moment of conception to reclaim the passion and purpose that drew each of them from the realm of spirit into this world of matter. My priestess task was tending the Sacred Witness, a veiled, silent observer, to keep her grounded and protected while she opened herself to the deepest roots of our magic.
The Sacred Witness found herself in a place where the spirits of the dead and the souls yet to be born gather between the worlds. In sharing this ritual experience with the Sacred Witness, the ancestors came to me and spoke through me, and this is what they said:
"We have cut the cord. It is time for you to travel on your own. You are fully grown now, and we set you free in this world. Be big, be beautiful, be yourself. The world needs you. We believe in you. Shine bright. Make us proud."
After the ritual was complete, a friend took me in her arms as waves of grief flooded through me, my whole body shaking as the ancestors cried through me and with me: for the pain of their stories; for the pain that they've passed on generation after generation; for the desperate need of this ending; for the sweet beauty of this world that they're leaving behind; and for their forever love for us, their children, and this world's greatest hope.
The ancestors are personal and archetypal; they're the ones that have gone before us, both as part of our personal family and ethnic/cultural heritage, and our collective humanity. Their lived experiences and stories are woven into the fabric of our shared human reality, and the particulars of our family mythology and everyday lives. This world we live in, right now in 2017, is constructed of their stories where fear and the worst of our human instincts overrule love and our best qualities.
These stories of our ancestors are done. They've served their purpose of bringing us to this evolutionary/ revolutionary moment. Our ancestors have cut the cord, and seek an end to their pain and grief. And it's each of us, their children, the waking ones, that must do the hard, messy, transformative work of putting our ancestors to rest.
This is happening right now, all around us, in the noise and chaos unfolding on the world stage. Our ancestors' stories are unraveling before our eyes, and we're being called to join in this work of disassembling the stories that trap us in a reality of fear and the worst of our humanity: stories on how to live and dream; stories that tell us who and what matter in our human society; stories that have passed on patterns of wounding and coping; stories that dim our light and hide our beauty; stories that hold the secrets and lessons that will ripen us into our true selves; stories that are the ancestors' final gifts to us.
Imagine yourself as Sacred Witness in these Great Turning times. Let yourself sink deep between the worlds, and see the tumult on the world stage as the death process of our ancestors' stories. Some of these stories will call to you; they'll speak to your ancestral lineage, personal life experiences, and the very passion and purpose that drew your soul to this world of matter.
Claim these stories as your own. Let them guide your healing and action taking, and transform you into your full maturity and power. Always, choose love over fear, and your best instincts over your worst. Make this your soul work and contribution to the great task of mending our human society. Do these momentous, world-shattering things and our ancestors' stories will have served their sacred purpose. Endings will come, rest will come, and we, their grownup children, will dream and story the world afresh.
Though this work may seem overwhelming, perhaps even impossible, remember the ancestors love you, believe in you, and know you're the world's greatest hope. Be big, be beautiful, be yourself. The ancestors have passed this precious world onto you, onto each of us. Let's make them proud.
Winter is the season of the Dark Goddess and Her rebirth magic.
Beneath Nature's outer state of dormancy and death, new life gestates in the dark belly of the Earth. On the Winter Solstice, the new light of the solar year is reborn from the darkest night. So too we reclaim and rebirth our true beauty from the depths of our wounding. These are the Dark Goddess mysteries that call to us in the winter season.
The Dark Goddess's wisdom teachings reach out to us from the ancient Sumerian myth of Inanna's descent to the Underworld realm of Her sister, Ereshkigal. Together, these sister Goddesses gift us with the forgotten ways of the Dark Goddess's rebirth magic.
Here are four Dark Goddess teachings to guide your personal rebirth magic in the winter season.
1. Turn your mind to your inner darkness to seek your personal rebirth magic.
Rebirth is a special kind of transformational magic that can heal your soul and make your life anew. It doesn't come from an outside source, nor from the things you already know and understand about yourself and your world. Instead it emerges from the lost, forgotten and denied parts of your Self and your life story, secreted away in the dark folds of your inner landscape.
Inanna turns Her mind to the Great Below. She chooses to leave the land above to descend into the Underworld realm of the Dark Goddess Ereshkigal. She steps beyond Her known, secure world in search of the transformation that awaits Her in the vast unknown of the sacred dark.
The Dark Goddess is Mistress of the sacred dark that exists both in the greater world, and in the depths of your inner landscape. Here you can discover the very stuff of your rebirth magic: the lost stories of your beauty and wounding, as well as the hidden treasures of your dormant gifts and potential.
Be brave. Turn your mind to your inner landscape. Follow in Inanna's footsteps, and descend into the vast unknown of the sacred dark within. The healing and transformation you seek awaits you there.
2. Commit to show up, empty and open, to the raw, unedited truth that is your life.
There's no hiding, running away or distraction when you descend into your inner darkness in search of your rebirth magic. An empty, open state of being is an essential requirement in your rebirth pathwork with the Dark Goddess.
To enter Ereshkigal's realm and descend to Her throne room in the depths of the Underworld, Inanna must give up Her royal accoutrements. This is the law of the Great Below. Inanna passes through seven gates; at each gate something is taken away, until naked and humbled, She stands before the mighty Ereshkigal.
The Dark Goddess doesn't ask these things of Inanna, or of you, because She is cruel or domineering. She knows that you can't learn, heal or grow when you're burdened with a busy life, and stuff-filled mind. She strips you down so you can be present to the greater truths and possibilities within you.
Be still, empty, open. Know that when you work with the Dark Goddess, She will demand much of you. She will take away your masks, pretensions, judgements and anything else that stands between you and your work of soul. You're the master of your own journey, working at the pace and level of depth that are right for you, and ensuring your self-care and self-responsibility in your spiritual pathwork. But, step by step, healing moment by healing moment, the Dark Goddess will return you to the raw, unedited truth that is your life, and the inner space of your deepest transformation.
3. Sometimes something has to die, to end, for something new to be reborn.
Decline, death, suffering, wounding – these are parts of our human experience, and the reality that governs all things of the living Earth. Try as we might, we can't escape them. Instead, we need to embrace these aspects of our mortal existence as our allies and guides in our rebirth pathwork of healing and transformation.
Ereshkigal takes Inanna's life. Inanna makes this ultimate sacrifice in service of Her greater becoming. This too is the law of the Great Below.
Both Goddesses understand that suffering and sacrifice are the price of admission to the Underworld, and to life itself, and that the old self must die for something new to be born in its place. These are the deepest roots of the Dark Goddess's rebirth magic.
Be wise and let your unfolding life lead your soul work. Don't expect your spiritual pathwork to be pretty or easy. There's a sacred purpose in everything that comes your way, even those death-like endings, and wounding experiences. Rebirth magic will take you to the deepest roots of your soul work. It will ask you to die to your old self, over and over again. But trust that something new will always arise in its place.
4. Rebirth is the Dark Goddess's gift and promise.
To travel the ways of the Dark Goddess isn't for the fainthearted. It requires bravery, commitment, wisdom and resilience, as well as a high level of self-care and self-responsibility. The Dark Goddess is a demanding taskmistress, but She gives so much in return.
Ereshkigal grants Inanna the ultimate gift for Her suffering and sacrifices — a new life. Inanna is reborn, transformed into Her full beauty and power: Goddess of Heaven, Earth and the Underworld. Inanna accepts Her death, trusting that rebirth will come, because this is the way of Ereshkigal.
Inanna knows these things. She descends into the Great Below and abides by its laws by Her own freewill and choice. She stands before Ereshkigal humbled but undiminished, still a Goddess in Her own right. She surrenders to death and is reborn into a more powerful, whole version of Her Self. This is the Dark Goddess's gift and promise to anyone who braves the Great Below and Her ways of rebirth.
In the winter season, with the powers of death and darkness reaching their peak on the Winter Solstice, the Dark Goddess calls you to Her rebirth magic. Like Inanna, you get to choose whether to say yes to the ways of the Dark Goddess, and let Her guide you into the depths of your inner darkness where your rebirth magic awaits you. Though the work may seem hard and daunting, remember that the gifts are immeasurable, because what is reborn is nothing less than your true, beautiful, powerful Self.
My journey on the Path of She began thirty years ago.
At this time, I was in my mid-twenties, totally lost in the mainstream culture, with a business degree and a promising career in a blue chip company, living a material, achievement-driven life that neither fed my soul nor gave me joy.
Then one fateful night, on a Winter Solstice eve, the Goddess came to me in a dream. Though I wouldn't remember this dream until many years later, my life was set on a new course.


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From Bolivar's dream to establish a "Nation of Republics" in the 19th century to the latest processes, in South America integration produces great expectations but also great frustrations. MERCOSUR seems to have been unable to avoid the latter but it has made some real progress. In order to comprehend the coordination of social policies within the framework of MERCOSUR, we will propose a two-phase analysis. Firstly, we will present the dynamics of "social" in the integration system as a historic process, influenced by international and domestic variables that condition it. Then we will illustrate the institutional building of MERCOSUR throughout the 2000s and its chief limitations.
We must keep in mind that, within the scope of regional integration, "social" may take on rather different meanings. An approximation may be the "social dimension of integration", whose aim would be the social impact of an economic integration process . Another may be the development of a social institutionality and of regional public policies concerning social issues, and a third one may be social participation, as the legitimizing factor of the process. MERCOSUR has progressed in all these dimensions, nonetheless this article will be especially focussed on the first two.
From its foundation in 1991 to its institutional reform in 1994, MERCOSUR rather ignored the social component, thus reflecting the neoliberal paradigm then widespread throughout the region. The main objective of MERCOSUR was economic and commercial. As a safeguard for the interests of labourers, the Southern Cone Coordination of Union Federations (CCSCS) was involved in integration processes since the late 1980s. The presence of trade unions since the inception of MERCOSUR revealed itself through the creation of the "Labour Affairs" Sub-Working Group of the Common Market Group. The pressure exerted by the unions, worried for the possible consequences of the liberalization of exchange, resulted in the creation of the Economic and Social Consultative Forum provided for in the Treaty of Ouro Preto, signed in 1994.
During the new "consolidation" phase of MERCOSUR (1994-1999) appeared the earliest analyses conducted by the academic community and by CEPAL concerning the social dimension of integration in MERCOSUR. Both this new literature and the recommendations of social actors (through FCES or the Sub-Working Group) seem rather distant from the preoccupations of political leaders. Nevertheless, they do illustrate the evolution of ideas at the international level, especially as concerns the social effects of globalization. In the 1990s, integration systems following the logic of an open regionalism are an additional component of structural reforms favouring the integration of Latin American countries in international economy, and as a second-best option as compared with multilateral liberalization. The main advance of MERCOSUR in social matters during that phase was the signing (in 1997) of the Social Security Multilateral Agreement of MERCOSUR. To achieve this agreement MERCOSUR could rely on the support of the Iberian American Social Security Organization, with the objective to converge the legislations of State Parties, so that migrant workers could benefit from their social rights in the other South American countries.
Throughout the 1990s, the issue of the fight against poverty acquired a greater importance in the international agenda, as evidenced by the World Summit for Social Development organized by the United Nations in Copenhagen in March, 1995. The serious deterioration of the economic and social situation during the last years of the decade in the countries of the Southern Cone triggered a change in MERCOSUR's paradigm as concerns the social aspect. The issue of the fight against poverty became a staple of South American rhetoric. In December, 2000, the 4 State Parties plus Chile and Bolivia decided to inaugurate the Meeting of Ministers and Heads of Agencies Responsible for Social Development of the (RMADS) in order to fight together against extreme poverty and eradicate child labour. Since 2001 RMADS also pursues the objective to develop a Statistical System of Social Indicators (SEIS), so as to harmonize the statistics concerning social matters and consequently direct the public policies of State parties. Ambitions are great but resources are scarce.
The coming to power of progressive leaders in the region (as for instance the election of Lula da Silva in Brazil in 2002 and of Nestor Kirschner in Argentina in 2003) has started a new phase of enthusiasm for "MERCOSUR Social". In spite of the lack of resources, institutionalization begins with the creation of working committees within the framework of the RMADS (in 2004) and with the approval (in 2005) of a two-year plan. In the same year a Permanent Secretariat was instated in Paraguay to improve the monitoring of activities between meetings. Following the coming to power of Tabaré Vázquez in Uruguay (March 2005) a Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) was created and, in July of the same year, a Social Cabinet was established to coordinate the actions of the different ministries. These two institutional creations (MIDES and Social Cabinet) reflect a regional trend (similar ministries were created in Argentina in 1999 and in Brazil in 2004.) Such a "mercosurian" institutional emulation was confirmed by the decree that installed a Social Cabinet in Uruguay : "the Ministries and Authorities of Social Development of MERCOSUR and its associated States, (…) on June 1st, 2005, declared that, in order to make the social element the axis of the integration process in the region it will be necessary to boost social policy as the axis of public policy within each government" (Decree No. 236/005, 2005). The Social Cabinet is composed of a National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies, made up of representatives of the ministries concerned and presided over by the Director of Social Policies of MIDES.
This phase of institutional consolidation for MERCOSUR Social continued in 2005 with the creation of the Structural Convergence Fund of MERCOSUR, which included a Social Cohesion Programme. In 2007 the MERCOSUR Social Institute was founded, with headquarters in Asunción followed, in 2008, by a Committee for the Coordination of Ministries of Social Affairs of MERCOSUR (CCMASM). CCMASM pursues two main objectives: the former is general, aiming at "favouring cooperation in the formulation of MERCOSUR's social policies (…) so as to generate a comprehensive approach both in the design and in the implementation of the aforementioned policies", whereas the latter, more specific, is aimed at the definition and monitoring of a Strategic Plan for Social Action of MERCOSUR.
Such new institutional and financial tools undoubtedly represented a considerable advance in the strengthening of the social component of MERCOSUR. Howsoever, the common political will that resulted in the decisions of the Common Market Council needed to be translated into realities. The actualization of good intentions proved to be arduous. The Social Institute was never able to function properly, first because Brazil did not pay its contribution, later because of the paralysis of the whole region in 2012 (following the suspension of Paraguay from MERCOSUR, ISM Headquarters being in Asunción) and as a result of the bad functioning of ISM and the resignation of many of its officials. The first Multi-State Social Economy Project, resolutely endorsed by Argentina, would have been the first real regional project financed by FOCEM, but it was not approved by the Presidency of Uruguay following several years of joint formulation. Other projects formulated by ISM or CCMASM were not able to get sufficient political support to ensure funding (from FOCEM or CAF.)
These difficulties may be interpreted in different ways. We may consider that the advances described above are nothing more than the results of the rhetoric of governments trying to diversify integration issues in a spill around strategy to counteract the lack of progress as concerns the economic aspect of integration. Notwithstanding this, if the political will to extend the issues to be tackled was actually there, the analysis of the process reveals that the difficulties came mainly from the path dependence of MERCOSUR, which has been merely intergovernmental and hyper-presidentialistic since its inception and whose chanceries sometimes present deficiencies in their operation. The purely commercial features of MERCOSUR until the middle 2000s may also explain why FOCEM still demands indicators of profitability in the projects proposed to it, which are hardly applicable to social projects.
However, notwithstanding such difficulties and to conclude this short presentation, we wish to underline some positive aspects. Firstly, the institutionalization process of MERCOSUR Social is relatively recent, especially if compared with the European integration process. It has nonetheless allowed for a consolidation of social development institutions which were very young in each country, by favouring mutual learning thanks to the frequency of meetings imposed by the common agenda. Nevertheless, even if no ambitious project at the regional level have emerged yet, many bilateral technical cooperation ventures were and still are developed among the members of MERCOSUR. Institution-building in itself does not ensure the outcome of policies, but it strengthens the integration process in difficult circumstances, given the high cost to be paid to dismantle an institution. Therefore, and despite all its difficulties, the ISM still functions, expecting better times. CCMASM is in the same condition. At the theoretical-conceptual level, if in the early 2000s MERCOSUR did not seem to have an identity of its own as concerns social matters and reflected the language of international institutions (for instance, by adopting concepts such as Social Risk Management,) it slowly managed to build a common discourse through a rights-based approach, presented within the scope of the "Conceptual Framework of the Social Dimension of MERCOSUR", a volume published by ISM. Left-wing leaders in power have not been able to implement the change of paradigm they wish for as concerns regionalism (Dabène 2012, p. 398.) Although the ideological affinities of the leaders facilitate the integration process, greater leadership and compromise in Brazil seem to be essential.
Bertrand Le Fur is PhD Candidate at the Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3 University and former Coordinator of the Polo Mercosur (Institute of the Americas, France)


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4. The initial consultation is free of charge and with no obligation by either party to proceed beyond the initial consultation. The Attorney is not required to make an offer to represent you in a Bankruptcy or other matter for debt relief beyond the initial consultation, nor are you required to agree to be represented by the Attorney if such an offer of further representation is made.
5. Should you hire the Attorney to represent you in a Bankruptcy or other matter for debt relief, the Attorney and you will execute an additional fee agreement at that time that will outline the fees and responsibilities of the parties.
6. You acknowledges that the Attorney has provided you with the following notices (all of which are attached to this Agreement) as required by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005:
a. NOTICE #1: Mandated by Bankruptcy Code §342(b)(1) & §527(a)(1)
b. NOTICE #2: Mandated by Bankruptcy Code §527(a)(2)
c. NOTICE #3: Mandated by Bankruptcy Code §527(b)
d. NOTICE #4: Mandated by Bankruptcy Code §342(b)
The federal bankruptcy laws were enacted to provide good, honest, hard-working debtors with a fresh start and to establish a ranking and equity amount all the creditors clamoring for the debt's limited resources.
Bankruptcy helps people avoid the kind of permanent discouragement that can prevent them from ever reestablishing themselves as hard-working members of society.
To the extent that there may be money or property available for distribution to creditors, creditors are ranked to make sure that money or property is fairly distributed according to established rules as to which creditors get what.
This discussion is intended only as a brief overview of the types of bankruptcy filings of what a bankruptcy filing can and cannot do. No one should base their decision as to whether or not to file bankruptcy solely on this information. Bankruptcy law is complex, and there are many considerations that must be taken into account in making the determination whether or not to file. Anyone considering bankruptcy is encouraged to make no decision about bankruptcy without seeking the advice and assistance of an experienced attorney who practices nothing but bankruptcy law.
Types of Bankruptcy
The Bankruptcy Code is divided into chapters. The chapters which almost always apply to consumer debtors are Chapter 7, known as a "straight bankruptcy", and Chapter 13, which involves an affordable plan of repayment.
An important feature applicable to all types of bankruptcy filings is the automatic stay. The automatic stay means that the mere request for bankruptcy protection automatically stops and brings to a grinding halt most lawsuits, repossessions, foreclosures, evictions, garnishments, attachments, utility shut-offs, and debt collection harassment. It offers debtors a breathing spell by giving the debtor and the trustee assigned to the case time to review the situation and develop an appropriate plan. In most circumstances, creditors cannot take any further action against the debtor of the property without permission from the Bankruptcy Court.
Chapter 7
In a Chapter 7 case, the Bankruptcy Court appoints a trustee to examine the debtor's assets to determine if there are any assets not protected by available "exemptions". Exemptions are laws that allow a debtor to keep, and not part with, certain types and amount of money and property. For example, exemption laws allows a debtor to protect a certain amount of equity in the debtor's residence, motor vehicle, household goods, life insurance, health aids, retirement plans, specified future earnings such as social security benefits, child support, and alimony, and certain other types of personal property. If there is any non-exempt property it is the Trustee's job to sell it and to distribute the proceeds among the unsecured creditors. Although a liquidation case can rarely help with secured debt (the secured credit still has the right to repossess the collateral if the debtor falls behind in the monthly payments), the debtor will be discharged from the legal obligation to pay unsecured debts such as credit card debts, medical bills and utility arrearages. However, certain types of unsecured debt are allowed special treatment and cannot by discharged. These include some student loans, alimony, child support, criminal fines, and some taxes.
In addition to attorney fees, there is a filing fee in the amount of $335.00 that must be paid to the Bankruptcy Court.
Chapter 13
In a Chapter 13 case, the debtor puts forward a plan, following the rules set forth in the bankruptcy laws, to repay certain creditors over a period of time, usually from future income. A Chapter 13 case may be advantageous in that the debtor is allowed to get caught up on mortgages or car loans without the threat of foreclosure or repossession, and is allowed to keep both exempt and nonexempt property. The debtor's plan is a document outlining to the Bankruptcy Court how the debtor proposes to dispose of the claims of the debtor's creditors. The debtor's property is protected from seizure of creditors, including mortgage and other lien holders, as long as the proposed payments are made and necessary insurance coverages remain in place. The plan generally requires monthly payments to the bankruptcy trustee over a period of three to five years. Arrangements can be made to have these payments made automatically through payroll deductions.
In addition to attorney fees, there is a filing fee of $310.00 that must be paid to the Bankruptcy Court.
Chapter 11
By and large, Chapter 11 is a type of bankruptcy reserved for large corporate reorganizations. Chapter 11 shares many of the qualities of a Chapter 13, but tends to involve much more complexity on a much larger scale.
However, since Chapter 11 does not usually pertain to individuals whose debts are primarily consumer debts, further information about Chapter 11 will be provided by reference to the following resource: The "Bankruptcy Basics" brochure prepared by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, dated June 2000, and which can be accessed over the internet visiting the following website: www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts.html.
Chapter 12
Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code was enacted by Congress in 1986, specifically to meet the needs of financially distressed family farmers. The primary purpose of this legislation was to give family farmers facing bankruptcy a chance to reorganize their debts and keep their farms.
However, as with Chapter 11, since Chapter 12 does not usually pertain to individuals whose debts are primarily consumer debts, further information about Chapter 12 will be provided by reference to the same "Bankruptcy Basics" brochure referred to above, which can be accessed over the internet at the same said website as mentioned for Chapter 11.
Most credit counselors offer services through local offices, the Internet, or on the telephone. Reputable credit counseling organizations can advise you on managing your money and debts, help you develop a budget, and offer free educations materials and workshops. Many such counselors are certified and trained in the areas of consumer credit, money and debt management, and budgeting. Legitimate counselors will discuss your entire financial situation with you, and help you develop a personalized plan to solve your money problems. An initial counseling session typically lasts an hour, with an offer to follow-up sessions.
If your financial problems stem from too much debt or inability to repay your debts, a credit counseling agency may recommend that you enroll in what is know as a "debt management plan" or "DMP". A DMP alone is not credit counseling, and DMPs are not for everyone. You should sign up for one of these plans only after a certified credit counselor has spent time thoroughly reviewing your financial situation, has offered you customized advise on managing your money, and has analyzed your budge to make sure that the proposed DMP is one you can afford. However, even if a DMP is not appropriate for you, a reputable credit counseling organization still can help you create a budget and teach you money management skills.
In a DMP, you deposit money each month with the credit counseling organization, which uses your deposits to pay your unsecured debts, like your credit card bills and medical bills, according to a payment schedule the counselor develops with your creditors. Your creditors may agree to lower your interest rates or waive certain fees, but it's always best to check with all your creditors, just to make sure they offer the concessions that a credit counseling organization is promising you. A successful DMP requires you to make regular, timely payments, and could take 48 months or more to complete. Ask the credit counselor to estimate how long it will take for you to complete the plan. You may have to agree not to apply for or use any additional credit while you're participating in the plan.
1. All information that you are required to provide with the filing of your case and thereafter, while your case is pending, must be complete, accurate and truthful.
2. All your assets and all your liabilities must be completely and accurately disclosed in the documents filed to commence your case.
3. Some places in the bankruptcy code require you to determine and list the replacement value of an asset, as for instance a car, or furniture. When replacement value is required, it means the replacement value, established after reasonable inquiry, as of the date of the filing of your bankruptcy case, without deductions for costs of sale or marketing. With respect to property acquired for personal, family or household purposes, replacement value means the price retail merchant would charge for "used" property of that kind considering the age and condition of the property.
4. Before your case can be filed, it is subject to what is called "Means Testing". The Means Test was designed to determine whether or not you qualify to file a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code and if not, how much you need to pay your unsecured creditors in a Chapter 13 case. For purposes of means test, you must state, after reasonable inquiry, your total current monthly income, the amount of all expenses as specified and allowed pursuant to Section 707(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, and if the plan is to file you a Chapter 13 case, you must state, again after reasonable inquiry, your disposable income, as the term is defined.
5. Information you provide during your case may be audited pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. Your failure to provide complete, accurate and truthful information may result in the dismissal of your case or other sanctions, including criminal sanctions.
The following information helps you understand what must be done in a routine bankruptcy case to help you evaluate how much service you need. Although bankruptcy can be complex, many cases are routine.
Before filing a bankruptcy case, either you or your attorney should analyze your eligibility for different forms of debt relief available under the Bankruptcy Code and which form of relief is most likely to be beneficial for you. Be sure you understand the relief you can obtain and its limitations. To file a bankruptcy case, documents called a Petition, Schedule and Statement of Financial Affairs, as well as in some cases a Statement of Intention need to be prepared correctly and filed with the Bankruptcy Court. You will have to pay a filing fee to the Bankruptcy Court. Once your case starts, you will have to attend the required first meeting of creditors where you may be questioned by a Court official called a "trustee" and by creditors.
If you choose to file a Chapter 7 case, you may be asked by a creditor to reaffirm a debt. You may want help deciding whether to do so. A creditor is not permitted to coerce you into reaffirming your debts. It may not be in your best interest to reaffirm a debt.
If you choose to file a Chapter 13 case, in which you repay your creditors what you can afford over 3 to 5 years, you may also want help preparing your Chapter 13 plan and with confirmation hearing on your plan which, if help, will be before a bankruptcy Judge.
If you select another type of relief under the Bankruptcy Code other than Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, you will want to find out what should be done from someone familiar with that type of relief. However, please be advised that in most cases, you will only be concerned with Chapter 7 or Chapter 13.
Your bankruptcy case may also involve litigation. You are generally permitted to represent yourself in litigation in the Bankruptcy Court, but only attorney, not bankruptcy petition preparers, can give you legal advice.
1. Some or all of the information you provide in connection with your bankruptcy will be filed with the Bankruptcy Court on forms or documents that you will be required to sign and declare true under penalty of perjury.
2. A person who knowingly and fraudulently conceals assets or makes false oath or statement under penalty of perjury in connection with a bankruptcy case shall be subject to fine, imprisonment, or both.
3. All information you provide in connection with your bankruptcy case is subjection to examination by the Attorney General.
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How To Teach A Kid To Understand Colors - 30 Oct 2017 17:11
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'A labyrinth is said, etymologically, to be multiple because it contains many folds. The multiple is not only what has many parts but also what is folded in many ways', writes Gilles Deleuze in his book 'The Fold'.
In her new choreographic group piece Experience #1, Isabelle Schad takes on reflections around the idea of the fold, investigates the form of becoming in its manifold transformations. Each presentation is its own (and new) manifestation of their materials, their scores and research between form and becoming, sensuality and structure, excitement and abstraction, embryology and choreography, sound and nature, nature and culture, self and non-self, pleasure and dance.
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With recent seasonal temperatures, the water has cooled a bit to the mid 40's while remaining around 50 cfs. When hiking along the river, trout can be seen hanging around their redds during ongoing spawning rituals.
While throwing streamers will move a few fish, success will be come to those fishing nymphs and soft hackles along some of the faster sections. There have been some active hatches in the afternoons which will fool a few trout. Make your approach slow and deliberate due to the clear conditions and your pursuits will payoff. Small midges and BWO patterns like the phunny emergers will draw some strikes.
With the recent rain activity in the region, expect levels to rise slightly and give the water a bit of color making it easier to sneak up on wary trout, but please give the trout on the redds a break and leave them be, you'll be glad you did.
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Bright sparks debut in Synergy's new graduate program
The next generation of energy professionals have kicked off their careers at Synergy, after being hand-picked to participate in its new graduate program for 2020.
From more than 650 applicants, nine gifted graduates will spend the next two years at Synergy's Muja Power Station, Cockburn Power Station and Forrest Centre, honing their skills across a variety of business units.
Not only will the graduate program establish development opportunities for young WA professionals, but will create a talent pool of critical skills that will help Synergy's business evolve.
The graduates have been selected from a range of disciplines and specialities including marketing, engineering, analytics and finance.
Synergy's CEO Jason Waters said the business is keen to attract and retain talented individuals in a sector that is rapidly changing.
"Synergy is committed to developing new talent and creating employment opportunities for young people in the WA energy sector," Mr Waters said.
"Our graduates will receive the training and critical skills necessary to develop new and innovative energy solutions for our customers."
"We also see the program as a pathway to a long-term career in energy for our graduates, who will hopefully aspire to become the future senior leaders of the business."
Taking charge of their own career path, the graduates will have influence over their rotations based on the connections they have made and areas of interest they have identified.
Working across a variety of projects, they will also attend structured professional development courses and information sessions to further enhance their skill-sets.
The graduates are encouraged to select their own mentor, ensuring they receive both emotional and professional support on a tailored-basis.
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Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are love, and them dancing in 'Jagga Jasoos' song 'Ullu Ka Pattha' has our hearts.
With some amazing locations, 'Ullu Ka Pattha' is full of romance, drama, action as well as comedy.
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Working out during pregnancy is not too different than when you are not pregnant.
Of course you should decrease intensity a little, rest a little more, hydrate more, and not do certain exercises. And that is what I want to talk about today, what exercises to stay away from.
During your first trimester you can pretty much do any exercise, but I would advise to not do any with barbells or weights on your spine and no explosive movements. Also, I recommend not doing any overhead exercises with too much weight as your mid section is already distending and heavy weight pulling you into more distention is just a recipe for Diastisis Recti...... which is painful, ugly and hard to recover from.
During your second trimester you have to be even more careful. At this time, since the fetus is growing rapidly, when you lie down, if you have weights over you, it could place pressure on the superior vena cava and cut oxygen supply to the fetus. This is a huge one going forward. So please..... absolutely NO chest exercises like dumbbell or barbell incline, decline or flat presses. This is very dangerous.
Aim for seated or standing cable exercises that work the chest, like this.......
You can do Incline, Decline, Flat Presses and Fly's on a machine like this and work the chest just as effectively. Pushups are also a great exercise. You can do them on your knees or big girl ones!
Also, as I mentioned, at this point the belly is growing even more and all your muscles and organs are being distended so no exercises that are overhead with a lot of load. So be ware of the shoulder presses, lat pulldowns, etc.
You can have very safe and super effective pregnancy workouts and get really good results. Just be smart. If you are not sure how to put a good prenatal workout together, let me help you.
You can join the hundreds of women all over the world that are using My Fit Mom-To-Be Workouts during their whole pregnancies to get fit, healthy and get in pre-pregnancy shape within weeks. They are awesome!
And to help you, check out My Pinterest Board for Pregnancy & Prenatal Nutrition. Tons of healthy recipes, and nutrition tips to help you whether you feel sick or not.
I also have a YouTube Channel dedicated to just pregnancy fitness so check it out and SUBSCRIBE, its MMFPregnancyFitness.
Here is a sample chest workout that is safe and effective.
A1. 20 Cable Incline Presses
A2. 20 Pushups
A3. 20 Cable Fly's
Rest 90 seconds and repeat 1 to 2 more times.
As of this post I am 15 weeks pregnant with my 2nd! I worked out until the day before I went into labor with my first and I didn't get lots of aches and pains, I only gained 20lbs and walked out of the hospital in my jeans. I owe this to my Fit Mom-To-Be Workouts which I did the entire 10 months.
This time around I felt sicker, nausea, extreme tiredness. Much different than my first, but I pushed myself and made it through and still going strong with my workouts and feeling great now. Its really so worth the investement in time to exercise during pregnancy.
The benefits to exercise during pregnancy are so many, you would be crazy not to!
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How Luigi's Mansion Went From an Underwhelming Launch Title to a Beloved Classic
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While Luigi's Mansion is a beloved title to the point where a third title in the series is in development and the original just received an enhanced remake, it wasn't always that way. When the spooky adventure game released for Nintendo GameCube back in 2001, the reception from fans was quite different. In fact, it was impossible to go onto any forums at the time without players calling it a disappointment or a waste of money.
Considering it's now seen as a classic title filled with great mechanics and direction, it begs the question why has the reception to Luigi's Mansion changed so much over the past 17 years? The answer lies within a few different areas that all combined to make even some of the most hardcore Nintendo fans disappointed with one of the GameCube's biggest launch titles.
The biggest contributing factor was how highly regarded the launch of new Nintendo consoles had been in the past. The original Nintendo Entertainment System launched alongside Super Mario Bros., the SNES had an even greater game in Super Mario World, and the Nintendo 64 featured Super Mario 64, the most innovative 3D platformer of all-time. The precedent had been set for Nintendo consoles to launch alongside grand platforming adventures starring Mario.
The Brilliance of Luigi's Mansion
So, when fans got a quirky ghost hunting game that could be finished in a single sitting, they were understandably underwhelmed. Players had come to expect huge games that were filled with secrets and dozens of stars to unlock. Instead, they were looking for something else to play a couple days after it released. Luigi's Mansion, for all of its charm and great design, is simply not a value-packed experience, and many fans back in 2001 were miffed that it simply wasn't Super Mario Sunshine.
However, as a game ages, the value that it initially must have to be attractive to consumers fades away in terms of importance. Nobody is picking up a bad or mediocre GameCube title just because it has dozens of hours of gameplay, but they will gladly go back to an experience that still holds up like Luigi's Mansion. This is one of the key reasons why the game's quality, which was never really in debate, has helped its reputation improve over the years. Fans who went to check out the classic game were treated with an enjoyable surprise rather than a game that hasn't aged all that well.
Another aspect that has helped director Hideki Konno's classic title in retrospect is how unique it is from a gameplay point-of-view. There simply aren't other games like Luigi's Mansion available on the market. The vast majority of horror games look to genuinely scare and frighten players rather than playfully interact with them, and the vacuuming combat cycle that makes the moment to moment action so memorable hasn't been replicated since. When you create a charming experience that isn't quite like anything else that has ever been made, then people will have a good reason to come back to it. The same can't be said for the majority of third-person action games that released on GameCube, despite that genre having more popularity at the time of release. It goes to show that what is good for short-term profits, isn't always the best for long-term recognition.
Aging Gracefully
As fans continually revisited Luigi's Mansion in the years past its release (which was made easier to do thanks to its budget-priced release under the Nintendo Selects line of games), so grew the demand for a sequel. It was a natural change in opinion that occurred rather than a forced one, and the original was considered a cult classic by the time Nintendo announced plans for a Nintendo 3DS sequel in 2011 (nearly a decade after it originally released).
Developed by Next Level Games, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon was a great reminder of why the original was so great. Luigi's meek mannerisms and reluctance to be a hero are rarely seen in a medium that is defined by testosterone-filled protagonists like Marcus Fenix and Nathan Drake. It felt like a breath of fresh air, especially since the gameplay of the original hadn't been played out. It gave players an important reminder to reflect on the 2001 launch game, and perhaps reconsider their initial feelings of disappointment.
If there is anything to be learned by the long-term success and late celebration of Luigi's Mansion it is that a game's overall quality will be why its remembered or forgotten with time. Despite selling over three million copies and featuring more than ten times the amount of gameplay, when was the last time you saw True Crime: Streets of LA brought up in a discussion? Designing games that stand the test of time isn't easy by any means, but it goes to show that doing something truly unique can payoff eventually even if fans aren't clamoring for more of it initially.


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Many people buy a DSLR camera, or receive one as a gift, only to find it takes poor photos in comparison to their iPhone. When you take a photo in automatic mode on your DSLR it will do its best to light the photo correctly, but that is all. Your smartphone is packed with software to enable it to better guess the photo you wanted to take. In order to enable you to take amazing photos with your DSLR camera you need to take it out of automatic, control the settings yourself and capture the image the way want it and far better than your smartphone ever will.
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