W. Lee Grant

"Shared laughter creates a bond of friendships. When people laugh together, they cease to be young and old, teacher and pupils, worker and boss. They become a single group of human beings."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/W._Lee_Grant

Dates for Aspergers/Autism Parent Support

KAN Aspergers/Autism Parent Support Group
Every third Tues of the month
Name: Holley Arbeit
Company: KAN and AHEADD.org
Email: holley_arbeit@khsd.k12.ca.us
Email: holley@aheadd.org
Work: 6616652800!68#

Life Skills Institute
Every third Thursday of the month
Name: Joni Weber
Company: The Life Skills Institute
Email: jswmft@gmail.com
Email: jweber001@att.net
Work: 661.616.8650
Work:
Address1: 1412 17th St. Ste 219
City: Bakersfield
State/Prov: CA
Zip/Postal Code: 93301
Vendorized with KRC

Parent Support Group
Every other Saturday starting Jan 22
Dagney's on Eye St
Name: Barbara Penaloza
Web Page: http://Yahoo.com/group/bakersfieldwalkacrossthespectrum
Email: valet_4u@yahoo.com

~Jane

@TheCoffeeKlatch: If you have a special needs child

@TheCoffeeKlatch: If you have a special needs child, register them with your local law enforcement precinct. #TCK

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/TheCoffeeKlatch/statuses/27923113056411648

Do you have a tween/teen on the autism spectrum having trouble making friends?

@TheCoffeeKlatch: Tomorrow> Do you have a tween/teen on the autism spectrum having trouble making friends? Check out @Squagdotcom here 9am est on
#tck

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/TheCoffeeKlatch/statuses/27928005330337792

The Undead Debt Collector

If you've ever had to deal with debt collectors, you know that they're relentless. How relentless? Let's just say that they don't let a little pesky thing like death deter them from getting back every penny they're owed!

Here's a fascinating story of how a woman who died in 1995 has been "signing" affidavits for the debt-collection industry:

Martha Kunkle has come back to life.

She died in 1995. Yet her signature later appeared on thousands of affidavits submitted by one of the nation's largest debt collectors, Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc., in lawsuits filed against borrowers.

Some regulators complain that the use of Ms. Kunkle's name reflects an epidemic of mass-produced, sloppy and inaccurate documentation in the debt-collection industry. Lawsuits have surged as more borrowers fall behind on payments and collection firms turn to courts to get what they are owed.

After being sued for fraud, Portfolio Recovery Associates decided in early 2008 that any documents bearing Ms. Kunkle's name had "defects" and shouldn't be used when trying to collect debts, a company spokeswoman said.

Jessica Silver-Greenberg of The Wall Street Journal has more: Link

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/19/the-undead-debt-collector/