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...Settlement is a renegotiation of debts that stops short of bankruptcy. Unsecured creditors such as credit-card issuers are willing to accept sharply reduced paybacks from especially troubled customers because they might not get a penny in bankruptcy court. The field has been replete with shady operators and high fees, but states are beginning to regulate it, and Croxson thinks it's headed for mainstream legitimacy (CareOne does not do debt settlement but sometimes steers clients in that direction). Big-time financial trouble is on its way to becoming a respectable middle-class phenomenon...
...representative of a group or organization—I share and admire Wong’s aspiration to develop and improve Harvard’s theater. However, I feel he ignores the truly inclusive nature of theater on our campus, and his conception of an ideal, responsible drama falls short of the stage’s full potential. Such missteps threaten to sacrifice meaningful artistic dialogue to the censorship of political correctness...
...Nice short jumper by Lin to give Harvard its first lead. He can't really do much driving to the hoop against the giant redwoods, but he can settle quite well. Harvard 23, Yale...
...Kenyi should not shoot three-pointers. Yale short jumper extends the lead. McNally (who makes one FT) and Housman in the game now. We'll see how this combo works out. Harvard 9, Yale...
...they call on Argentina and Colombia for their renowned high-wire acts, China and North Korea for acrobats, and Mongolia and Russia for horse riders. (Interestingly, they don't need to import bearded ladies.) About 500 circus performers enter the U.K. annually, and roughly half of them must obtain short-term visas because they come from outside the European Union...