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...sends its Walk Away Protection Plan & Kit, which explains the laws regarding foreclosure, debt collection and bankruptcy. It's a nice compilation but nothing you couldn't find online. Customers also get one consultation with an attorney, a tax evaluation and, for an extra $39 a month, a "credit repair" service--but pretty much the only thing it can do is erase inaccuracies in your credit report. What is real--and what is very much downplayed by these outfits--is how completely a foreclosure wrecks your finances. Near term, you might get slammed with a massive tax bill, since forgiven...
...according to an internal U.S. Air Force report, the sites are falling short of Department of Defense requirements, with fencing and security systems in need of repair, thin rotations that often lead to staffing shortages, and responsibilities falling to inadequately trained foreign security personnel...
...While it deemed the teams guarding U.S. weapons as well trained, the report found "inconsistencies in personnel, facilities and equipment provided to the security mission by the host nation." In particular, it said that areas in need of repair at several of the sites include "support buildings, fencing, lighting and security systems...
...body of research showing how everything from income to race to education plays a role in how much kids weigh and as they craft local solutions to solve these local problems. Doctors are fighting it as they deal daily with the ills associated with childhood obesity and work to repair the damage that's been done. And perhaps most important, teachers, mentors and public role models are fighting it as they help kids navigate a culture that fosters fat but idealizes thin and as they teach them that what truly counts is getting themselves as fit as their body type...
...making things convenient for riders is a major production. Some 400 people work full-time to ensure that the Vélib program runs smoothly. Every day trucks have to move bikes around to meet rush-hour demands, and a barge along the Seine serves as a floating bike-repair shop. "We conceived of this as a public-transportation system, so it operates as one," says Bernard Parisot, president of JCDecaux NA, the outdoor-advertising company that runs Vélib with the profits it makes from selling ads on bus shelters and billboards. To help keep impatience to a minimum...