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Saturday of the 5th week of Lent
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|Examination of Conscience
|Scripture Reading
|Deuteronomy 6:4-7 ©
|Short Responsory
|Nunc Dimittis
Hail, Queen of the heavens,
hail, Lady of the angels.
Root of our salvation
and our gateway to heaven,
the light of the world was born to you.
Be joyful, Virgin of glory,
most beautiful of all in heaven.
We greet you now, true beauty –
pray for us to Christ.
Ave, Regína cælórum,
ave, Dómina angelórum,
salve, radix, salve, porta,
ex qua mundo lux est orta.
Gaude, Virgo gloriósa,
super omnes speciósa;
vale, o valde decóra,
et pro nobis Christum exóra.
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Strobe AntsAlex Wild
- Opisthopsis diadematus
- Opisthopsis haddoni
- Opisthopsis halmaherae
- Opisthopsis jocosus
- Opisthopsis lienosus
- Opisthopsis linnaei
- Opisthopsis major
- Opisthopsis manni
- Opisthopsis maurus
- Opisthopsis panops
- Opisthopsis pictus
- Opisthopsis respiciens
- Opisthopsis rufithorax
The camponotine genus Opisthopsis is restricted to the Australian and Papuan region, where it is among the most recognizable ants. These colorful, large-eyed insects are abundant in many habitats from dry savannah to rain forest, foraging conspicuously above ground and on vegetation. The name "strobe ant" refers to the workers' distinctly erratic movements.
Colonies are small to moderate in size with no more than a few hundred workers. Nest site differs among species and can be either in soil or in trees. At least one species, O. haddoni, shows an affinity for termite mounds (Wheeler, 1918).
Opisthopsis haddoni. © Alex Wild
The camponotine genus Opisthopsis is recognized in the worker caste by the following combination of characters:
- Compound eyes large, bulging, and prominently placed at the rear of the head such that in full-face view they form the postero-lateral margin.
- Mandibles triangular and bearing 5 teeth on masticatory margin.
- Propodeum in lateral view raised, reaching the level of mesonotum such that profile of mesosoma often forms a single convexity.
- Pubescence on surface of body sparse; surface smooth and often shining.
- Metapleural gland present.
Opisthopsis respiciens worker. Note the placement of the eyes, diagnostic for the genus.
In the field, Opisthopsis runs with a characteristic jerky gait and is capable of sudden sideways movements. Most species are brightly colored, bearing contrasting black and orange or yellow patterns. Their excellent eyesight in nearly all directions renders them difficult to approach.
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
Opisthopsis is almost certainly monophyletic. All species share the unique derived position of the eyes as well as a general similarity in body proportion, sculpture, and pilosity. Molecular analyses of three species and their bacterial Blochmannia endosymbionts also support the monophyly of at least those samples, as well as the placement of Opisthopsis within the camponotini (Wernegreen et al, 2009), for which the association with Blochmannia appears to be a key synapomorphy. The position of the antennal insertions removed posteriad from the clypeus and the elongate structure of the proventriculus also associate Opisthopsis with camponotini (Wheeler, 1918).
Relationships among the 13 nominal species have yet to be studied.
Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. 370 pp. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 71. Gainesville, FL.
Shattuck, S. 1999. Australian Ants, Their Biology and Identification. CSIRO publishing. Victoria, Australia.
Wernegreen, J. J., S. N. Kauppinen, S. G. Brady, and P. S. Ward 2009. One nutritional symbiosis begat another: phylogenetic evidence that the ant tribe Camponotini acquired Blochmannia by tending sap-feeding insects. BMC Evol Biol. 9: 292.
Wheeler, W. M. 1918. Ants of the Genus Opisthopsis Emery. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 62: 341-362.
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Apps & updates: Wild Blood, AutoCad WS, Adobe Photoshop Express, Vote!!!, more
As always, we'll update this list throughout the day with notable app news…
Wild Blood: Gameloft has officially released the first full length gameplay trailer for its upcoming 'Wild Blood' title. The third person action game, Gameloft's first powered by Unreal Engine, will feature a single-player campaign, as well as co-op and arena modes. VentureBeat has first impressions from an iPad demo:
Though you'll start out with just one giant sword, your arsenal increases as you earn experience points; in the demo (shown on an iPad 3), a leveled up Lancelot dual-wields a pair of magical axes and shoots enemies from afar with his bow… Combat leans toward a simple combo system that feels very responsive and smooth as Lancelot dodges and rolles his way through a large group (around a dozen or so) of demons. In a matter of seconds, these creatures became nothing more than a fine bloody mist.
AutoCad WS version 1.5.2: A nice update for Autodesk's free AutoCAD WS iPad app brings support for the new iPad's Retina display in addition to a number of bug fixes.
Adobe Photoshop Express version 2.5.1: Adobe's free Photoshop Express iOS app gets updated today with a new variant of the Film Emulsion border and a fix for a white colour issue with Film Emulsion. Adobe also noted it "emphasized the free Effects and Borders with separate free categories."


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Here's a supper idea that was quite easy. Use only things I always have around (spinach, potatoes, onions) and turn them into a meal! I made this easy soup and served it with some fresh tea biscuits (or scones, as they should be called) and a steamed piece of fish.
Cream of Spinach Soup
serves 4 to 6
adapted from Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special
2 T canola oil
1 T butter
2 c chopped onions
1/2 c chopped celery
3 c chopped potatoes
2 1/2 c stock or water
300 g fresh spinach, washed
1 1/2 c milk (or evaporated milk, or half milk and half cream)
1/4 t nutmeg
salt and pepper
In a soup pot, warn the oil and butter. Add the onions and celery and sprinkle with salt. Cover and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the onions are soft and translucent.
Add the potatoes and stock or water, cover, and cook until potatoes are soft, about 10 minutes.
Stir in the spinach, cover, and set aside off the heat for 2 minutes, until spinach is wilted.
Puree the soup (in batches in a blender or using a hand immersion blender).
Stir in the milk, nutmeg, and season with salt and pepper. Reheat.
Serve with croutons, if desired.


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Welcome to "Ask the White House" -- an online interactive forum where you can submit questions to Administration Officials and friends of the White House. Visit the "Ask the White House" archives to read other discussions with White House officials.
Today's guest: Lynn Swann, Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Lynn Swann
Hello I'm Lynn Swann I'm happy to be with you this morning and I am excited about being able to talk to you about the Presidentschallenge.org and the work on the President's Council of Physical Fitness and Sports
John, from NY writes:
What do you think parents should do to make sure their children get plenty of exercise?
Lynn Swann
John, the most important thing is for parents to encourage their children and to exercise with them. Exercise need not be an arduous or difficult task -- it can be fun, stimulating and provide great moments for families to not only exercise together but to talk and share other important aspects of their lives. Parents should be aware that they shouldn't make it all about competition every step of the way. Especially if their children have a weight problem or a health issue that might not allow them to be the best athlete in that community. We are about physical activity and physical health.
Adam, from NY writes:
What is your take on karate and weightlifting?
Lynn Swann
Adam, I believe that weightlifting and karate are two great forms of exercise and very beneficial to your overall health. I have two boys who are five and seven years old. My seven year old is in his third year of karate and my five year old son is in his first year.
I continue to lift weights and I lift more weights now than I did when I was a professional football player. And in either one of those sports it is extremely important to get good coaching and make sure that you are technically sound in what you do.
Stephanie, from Illinois writes:
Dear Mr. Swann, It has been said that the U.S. has become one of the most obese nations in the world. As chairman, is it part of your job to get America in shape? If so, what are your suggestions to stay healthy?
Lynn Swann
Unfortunately America's weight problem has been growing over the last 20 years. We spend over $250 billion a year on obesity and obesity related illnesses and disease. What we have to do is become more active and more conscious of what we are eating. That is to say, you can still have your comfort food but maybe we shouldn't eat quite so much of it. We have to find the right balance of exercise and nutrition.
www.presidentschallenge.org is a great tool to motivate people of all ages, of all levels (in terms of physical fitness), to exercise and make it a lifestyle commitment.
Joanna, from Charlotte, NC writes:
This Ask the White House will be the 7th one that I have submitted a question to, but I have yet to have any of them answered. So I would greatly appreciate it if you could answer my question.
As a college student, I have found that it is hard to eat right and exercise regularly while at school. Do you have any suggestions for college students to stay healthy?
Lynn Swann
I understand how busy life can get. But if it is something that is important -- and your health is -- then you have to schedule the time for physical activity just like you schedule your time for the classroom. I graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in public relations in four years. In those four years, I obviously played varsity football, we had spring practice and regular workouts in between all of those things. Because I was commmitted to playing football on a scholarship , I worked my class schedule around the need to be at practice.
So, you have to decide when you want to work out. What kind of physical activity is good for you. Schedule it and stick to it. Make it fun. We don't want people to beat themselves up about fitness, we want them if possible to enjoy it and find the fun activities that make the time go by. In many cases, do one of the things around your house -- take a job or project that needs to be done and make that a part of your productive physical regimen -- like in my case, I go out and split wood for the fireplace. Great upper body workout. Take the stairs and not the elevator, for example.
I was walking down the street and I was talking to a women I never met before and she told me that there are -- in her home -- forty seven steps in her house to the street and she and her daughter calculated that if she made a roundtrip nine times during the course of a day, she said that was close to a mile. She said she usually made the trip -- going to see a neighbor, going to a store, going to work -- 10 times.
And over the last year, she has lost 50 pounds. I call that a productive move.
Deborah, from Louisville, Kentucky
Mr. Swann What is the best advice you can give for someone that needs to lose fifty pounds or more. There are so many products that claim rapid weight loss, but are they safe?
Lynn Swann
First, if you feel there is a need to lose 50 pounds, you should talk to your doctor to give you a credible evaluation and suggestion for a workout program and diet. Then you have to be consistent and stay with the program. The diet programs in terms of food packages and meal concepts are there to make things more convenient for those who can't do it on their own. I would think that the companies who have been producing these products for many years tested these food packages and these programs over and over again and should be sound, but most of it goes back to the individuals effort to be more physically active in conjunction with good dietary habits.
Chris, from Dallas, Texas writes:
How did you become the Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports?
Lynn Swann
When Governor Bush became President, I knew I wanted to be on the Council because when I covered football games at the University of Texas, the head coach Mack Brown told me about the President's consistent workout programs. So I knew that President Bush believed in physical activity and fitness. So I applied for the position online and had several people write letters on my behalf as recommendations.
Paul, from Winchester, VA
Swanny, I have been a long-time fan of yours since I met you years ago when I met you when I lived in Pittsburgh. It seems like the Presidential Fitness Award program is not promoted like it was when I was in school in the seventies and early eighties. What is your plan, and my man W could not have made a better choice! Best Wishes- Paul Steelers Forever!
Lynn Swann
Well Paul, thank you for being a Steeler fan and thank you for being in tune with the President's Council. Our plan is to be very pro-active and in the time that we are on the Council we want to create a program that will be a good tool and provide motivation for America to be physically fit. And so the new website www.presidentschallenge.org can be that tool to help move the country away from its growing climb toward obesity.
Rebecca, from Washington, DC
With all these weight loss programs on the market, what in your opinion is the best? Also, do you believe that excercising in the morning is better than in the evening? How much cardio is truly required to obtain a good workout? Thank you very much!
Lynn Swann
Rebecca The best time to workout is whenever you schedule it. I am a morning person when it comes to a regular work out program because my days can change very dramatically. Some people prefer to workout after a day of being on the job. Some people will take a lunchbreak and squeeze in some exercise. As an adult, I believe that 30 minutes a day would be good in terms of cardiovascular exercise. My baseline workout is 45 minutes of cardio and 300 situps.
The key in terms of how you eat and what you eat is to get as much information about food, eat a balanced meal and eat according to your level of activity. I believe it was Harvard that came out with a study that says or suggests that we are not eating more as a nation but we are exercising less.
Lori, from Gresham OR writes:
What solution do you have for people that work all day at a desk that are physicaly unable to work out? Low Impact?? How do you get to the website to sign up?
Lynn Swann
There are exercise programs that you can do while you are at your desk. For your ankles, for your legs, for your upper body, for your hands. There are people who travel a great deal and it is important to move around - to get up and move around. Even if you are at your desk all day, it is important when you get a break to move around and not sit for a long period of time. If you have not been exercising, as I said earlier, you should see your doctor and get an evaluation healthwise before you embark on a program. Since this is a non-competitive issue and there is no need to try and run a marathon in your first work out, start slowly and build-up. Do something that you are capable of doing for the long-term. And that you will stick with.
RaidersFan, from Baltimore writes:
Did Frenchy Fuqua touch the ball?
Lynn Swann
To the Raiders fan, after careful research on my part, since I was not in Pittsburgh at that time, I was just a young college student...I have discovered from Frenchy that the officials made the right call. The officials made the right decision.
JAMES, from POTTSVILLE, PA writes:
Lynn Swann
If the opportunity presents itself, I may have to get there. My handicap, like most amateur golfers is a lack of practice and a lack of playing time and not being able to play with PGA golfers every week. Although I have had the pleasure of playing golf with Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Chris DeMarco and several more of the top players on the PGA tour. They have a tremendous work ethic and discipline about the game of golf. And like most things in life, if you work at it and you are consistent you'll be better.
Brian, from Pittsburgh, PA
What do you think of the Steelers chances this year?!
Lynn Swann
Brian I hope in my heart that when the Super Bowl is played in Houston, 2004, that the Steelers will be there. Is it likely? That's another question. I certainly believe the Steelers will have a chance to be in the playoffs. And once you get there all things are possible.
Trim, from Rowland Heights, California
What sport, if played correctly, is best as a work-out to lose weight?
Lynn Swann
Trim, I don't have any scientific data at this time to give you one sport that would help you lose more weight than any other, but let me give you what I think are a few that would do the trick. Crew -- somewhere along the way in my exercise programs I ve been on rowing machines and I believe in the research that some of our people with ABC were doing when getting ready for the Olympics in 1984 that they talked about the men and women who were rowing were some of the most fit people in terms of leg strength, upper body strength and cardiovascular -- of all the athletes. Certainly running, long distance running would fit in that category. When it comes to more traditional team sports, I would have to believe that soccer , lacrosse, basketball, field hockey would be among the best. The reason being is that there is continuous movement. While football is a great sport and there are a lot of people who are strong and fit, there is a lot of stop and go in football.
Lynn Swann
Thank you for taking the time send in questions. I apologize for not having enough time to take more of them. Please take the time to go to: www.presidentschallenge.org and log in. Today is the time to take action to be more fit, to be healthier and to be stronger. Whatever motivates you to start working out as long as it is positive, use it. If it is because you want to look better, terrific. If it is because you want to feel better, great. But maybe the most important reason of all as we are living longer is to live better, to have the quality time with family and friends. Thank you.


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Churches have no right to block civil marriages for LGBT people
Anglican leaders are divisive, intolerant and out of touch
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, is the second highest ranking clergyman in the Church of England. He has chosen to use his influential position to launch an inflammatory attack on the democratic will of the British people and on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) men and women.
Dr Sentamu, who born in Uganda and fled Idi Amin's dictatorship, has condemned the government over its plans to legalise same-sex civil marriage; insinuating that the Prime Minister is behaving in a dictatorial manner.
It is, however, Dr Sentamu who seeks to dictate. He wants to impose his personal opposition to gay marriage on a society that overwhelmingly rejects his demand for homophobic discrimination.
The Archbishop is unelected and owes his post to patronage, whereas the government has been elected democratically by millions of voters. Moreover, a clear majority of the British people, including many Christians, support same-sex civil marriages. A Populus poll, published in The Times newspaper in June 2009, found that 61% of the public believe that: "Gay couples should have an equal right to get married, not just to have civil partnerships." Only 33% disagreed.
Dr Sentamu rejects the enlightened, progressive public will, in favour of his preferred imposition of homophobic discrimination in law. He is, in essence, a religious authoritarian who opposes equality.
I am no theologian or expert in ecclesiastical matters, but from my understanding of scripture it is not a loving Christian value to demand discrimination against other human beings. To insist that the law discriminate against gay couples and treat them as inferior, second class citizens strikes me as devoid of the love and compassion that is attributed to Jesus Christ in the gospels.
The Archbishop's insulting, disparaging attitude towards lesbian and gay couples is evidenced by the way he dismisses loving, committed, loyal same-sex civil partnerships as mere "friendships."
He would never describe heterosexual couples in love, whether they were married or unmarried, as mere friends.
Right from the outset of the debate about marriage equality, Dr Sentamu seems to have got the wrong end of the stick. The government is proposing to legalise same-sex marriages in register offices only. This will not affect churches or other places of worship. The Archbishop has no valid grounds for objecting to civil registrations that will ensure marriage equality for all couples. It does not impact on his religious domain.
Dr Sentamu comes across as intolerant and out of touch. His stance colludes with homophobia. It brings shame and dishonour to the Church of England. Even many Anglicans are likely to be repulsed by his advocacy of anti-gay discrimination. They, and most non-religious people, will see his stance as further evidence of the bigotry that burns in hearts of many so-called Christian leaders.
The Archbishop's justification that it is vital to demand the preservation of the tradition and history of exclusively heterosexual marriage is very similar to the arguments that were in the past used by the church to justify slavery, colonialism and the denial of votes to women. Appealing to past injustices to preserve current injustices cuts no ice with most people.
Archbishop Sentamu has long been accused of collusion with homophobia. When the Anti-Homosexuality "kill the gays" Bill was first introduced in the Ugandan parliament, Sentamu took ages to respond, despite the fact that he is from Uganda and was being urged to speak out against the proposed death penalty for repeat homosexual offenders. He did eventually condemn the death sentence provision, but not the Bill itself or its other draconian clauses.
A decade ago, Dr Sentamu was involved in the perceived cover up of the homophobic abuse and assaults on Damilola Taylor, which occurred shortly before the young boy was murdered in November 2000. These attacks, and the possibility of a homophobic motive, were not even mentioned in Sentamu's 2002 report into the killing.
The Archbishop clearly has form.
Regardless of his hostility to marriage equality, the Equal Love – www.equallove.org.uk – campaign is confident that Britain will eventually overturn the twin legal bans on same-sex civil marriages and opposite-sex civil partnerships. We've already succeeded in helping persuade the government to commit to the legalisation of gay civil marriages before the next election in 2015; although David Cameron is sadly, and very oddly, insisting that the ban on heterosexual civil partnerships must remain.
To ensure that we overturn both discriminations, Equal Love currently has an appeal against the twin bans under consideration by the European Court of Human Rights.
We argue that banning same-sex couples from civil marriages and opposite-sex couples from civil partnerships is illegal discrimination, contrary to Articles 8, 12 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Owing to the backlog of cases, it may take another three years to get a judgement. But we are quietly confident that we can win equality for all, despite Archbishop Sentamu's demand for continued discrimination.
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NEW YORK {WOMENSENEWS}-- It will be the year to end rape.
That's what Lauren Wolfe wrote in a Jan. 3 op-ed piece for CNN amid international outrage at the fatal gang rape in December 2012 of a medical student in India.
NEW YORK {WOMENSENEWS}-- It will be the year to end rape. That's what Lauren Wolfe wrote in a Jan. 3 op-ed piece for CNN amid international outrage at the fatal gang rape in December 2012 of a medical student in India.
NEW YORK {WOMENSENEWS}-- It will be the year to end rape.
That's what Lauren Wolfe wrote in a Jan. 3 op-ed piece for CNN amid international outrage at the fatal gang rape in December 2012 of a medical student in India.
After that story published, Wolfe promoted the hashtag #2013EndRape on Twitter to drive public dialogue about sexualized violence.
Then she tweeted: "What thinkers-writers do you want to hear answer the question: What would you do to end #rape in 2013? #2013EndRape."
"It just took off from there," said Wolfe, who has seen the hashtag used, and continue to be used, countless times.
In September 2011, at 36, Wolfe became director of Women Under Siege, a Women's Media Center project founded a few years ago by Gloria Steinem to study how rape is used as a weapon of war, with the goal of developing prevention tools that can save and protect girls and women in the future. The project's website, created by Wolfe, celebrated its first anniversary in February.
Women Under Siege started with in-depth analysis of how rape is used as a tool of war in nine conflicts around the world. The project is constantly expanding, now encompassing 12 conflicts globally, including historical ones such as the Holocaust.
Thus far, the first and only live-tracking the project does is in Syria. The Syria project chronicles individual accounts of war-time rape and sexual assault through crowdsourcing, gathering information through broad-reaching social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook.
Through crowdsourcing, and in partnership with Columbia University epidemiologists, reports of sexualized violence are published alongside the date and account of the attack on an interactive map.
"Pro-regime news source alleges Al-Qaeda in Iraq member raped women in Baba Amr," reads one report from Feb. 28 of this year.
"Man accused of attempting to rape Syrian refugee in Lebanon" reads another Feb. 28 report.
Information is also derived from reports published by the U.N. and groups such as Human Rights Watch.
Real-Time Reports
The principle of real-time data collection during the heat of the conflict is crucial. In the post-conflict period it can be too late to speak to victims who may not have survived.
The Women Under Siege project site also includes a section called Witness for rape survivors of war to share their testimonies.
The White House State Department, the United Kingdom's foreign office and the U.N. have all contacted the project hoping to get a better understanding of how they can help in Syria.
Wolfe said she walked inquirers from these offices and institutions through the data that Women Under Siege has collected and discussed the problems that survivors are having and where the attacks may be occurring.
Since taking this position, Wolfe said she has also been contacted by a couple of major news outlets asking how they can better cover sexualized violence.
"This is incredibly positive and new," she said. "Half the battle with human rights is getting it reported and known."
Wolfe has been energetically contributing to that stream of reporting for many years. As director of Women Under Siege and in her previous jobs, Wolfe has written a torrent of articles and blog posts on the subject of sexual violence for publications that include the Guardian, The Atlantic, CNN and Syria Deeply.
Wolfe was born in Manhattan, N.Y., and had an art background before becoming a "human rights journalist," as she calls it. She graduated from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and has worked everywhere from Architecture Magazine, as her first journalism job, to interning at the Associated Press in Rome to working for Long Island Press, where she noticed herself gravitating towards stories on trauma.
Lara Logan's Influence
Her path to the helm of Women Under Siege began in 2011, with CBS correspondent Lara Logan's attack in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt.
At the time Wolfe was working as the senior editor for the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, for whom she wrote a story on Logan's attack.
After that, Wolfe said she began receiving e-mails from colleagues around the world. Wolfe said she spoke to about 50 journalists who told her a personal or colleague's story about assaults on the job. The problem was big and under reported.
Wolfe was ticking. What was not being talked about in the news media? How and why are topics of rape and assault on women being avoided?
Before long she found herself in a TV appearance on CNN International.
With no media training, and growing media interest, Wolfe attended a five-day media training program that the Women's Media Center provides, called "Progressive Women's Voices." Wolfe said mock interviews and exercises with professional journalists during the training teach participants to feel confident in the work they've already done.
After getting to know some of the women in the program, Wolfe was tapped to help launch Women Under Siege online.
A Tool of War
In September 2011, she became founding director of Women Under Siege, which pivots off U.N. resolutions that, in the aftermath of the early 90s wars in Rwanda and Bosnia, recognized that rape is not simply a byproduct of war, but a tool of war; a means of one armed group to defeat another.
Between 250,000 and 500,000 women were raped during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and between 20,000 and 50,000 women were raped during the conflict in Bosnia in the early 1990s, according to the U.N.
"We are not doing a good job [at educating about sexual assault and rape] because we are not interested in looking at analyses of why," said Wolfe. "The main premise of the whole project is to figure out why sexualized violence happens."
Answers to that can be found in the Conflict section of the website, which offers panels of red-colored maps where sexual violence has been tracked.
Click on Libya, for instance, and read this: "In Libya, rape is seen as an assault on a family and a community's honor, not just a crime against an individual. Therefore, rape was used by Gaddafi's forces to punish those disloyal to the regime."
Click on Egypt and find paragraphs of detail under three headings: To humiliate, To instill fear and stop protests, To intimidate and silence the media.


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Excuse me, "Who wants to see costumed reps testing Dance Central for Kinect? On the last day of E3, one of Rift's attendants joined two from End of Nations - and two dudes - for a dance off.
We've called Dance Central both "Kinect's best game" and, possibly, "the most important game of E3," but it doesn't look like we're seeing particularly complex moves here. Of course, I'm not exactly critiquing the game or the dancing when I'm watching something like this.
Clarification: The "two dudes" are dancers Harmonix hired to guide people through Dance Central as they try it out.
Booth Babes Rocking to Dance Central [GameStooge]


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Jay Leno and David Letterman are in the twilight of their days as late-night TV kings, and it's not clear that any late-night comic will wield that kind of broad influence again.
Late-night ratings sank over the past three months, despite the attention and extraordinary television created over the winter by the drama of Leno taking back "The Tonight Show" from Conan O'Brien.
"Late-night talk shows have been around since the 1950s, and you wonder if they are getting passe with the viewing public," said Brad Adgate, an analyst with Horizon Media.
Competition is a factor. Johnny Carson in his prime never had to worry about a Jon Stewart or George Lopez. Or video games and the Internet. Or, for that matter, his own network. At 11:35 p.m., more people now watch programs saved on their digital video recorders than either Leno and Letterman, the Nielsen Co. said.
Back at NBC, Leno averaged 4 million viewers a night during April, May and June. That's a full 1 million viewers lost to NBC compared to the same three months in 2009. Letterman wasn't necessarily the beneficiary, since his audience of 3.3 million people was off 7 percent from 2009.
An hour later, NBC's Jimmy Fallon and CBS' Craig Ferguson are both down, with Fallon's nightly audience of 2 million last year slipping to 1.64 million. Comedy Central's Stewart and Stephen Colbert are essentially drawing the same numbers as last year.
TBS may be excited about O'Brien bringing his fans over this fall, but they may want to pause at Lopez's numbers. Lopez, who has the time slot O'Brien will take over, saw his numbers dip by 20 percent to 820,000 a night.
Bright spots are ABC's Jimmy Kimmel, who was aggressively promoted by his network this spring, and E! Entertainment's Chelsea Handler. ABC's "Nightline" is also up slightly in viewers and consistently beats Letterman.
NBC executives would not speak publicly about the late-night ratings, while privately taking a glass half-full approach to Leno. They note that he's back to surpassing Letterman after O'Brien had fallen behind his CBS rival, and that he's done so despite a beating from critics who believed he should not have taken his time slot back from O'Brien.
"It might make them feel great, but it doesn't mean anything," said Bill Gorman, who runs the TV By the Numbers website. He argues that Leno's smaller audience means more than his competitive position.
NBC also says 2009 isn't a fair comparison because second-quarter ratings were inflated due to Leno's exit from the time slot and O'Brien's start then. Leno averaged nearly 4.9 million viewers for the second quarter in 2008.
Behind the raw numbers for the talk shows in that period is the way DVRs continue to revolutionize viewing habits. During the Leno and Letterman time slots, an estimated 5.4 million people were watching something they had recorded earlier -- often from prime-time that night. That's up 22 percent from 2009, Nielsen said.
Talk shows tend not to be saved for later viewing as much as dramas or comedies.
Television networks have also -- in some cases, reluctantly -- embraced the Internet and made monologues and other highlights from the talk shows easily available to see online the next morning. Their theory is this increases the visibility of their late-night stars. It's still early, but there's evidence that people are growing comfortable in not watching the late-night shows since they know they can easily catch up the next day.
"When Jimmy Kimmel went on as Jay Leno, I watched that online," Adgate said. "I don't stay up and watch them."
Leno and Letterman are increasingly being identified as an older generation's talk show hosts. Nielsen said the median age of a Letterman viewer was 55. Leno's audience used to be younger, but is now 56.
Kimmel's audience went up by 10 percent to 1.7 million people for the period ending with June. ABC pushed Kimmel forward, believing he could take advantage of the NBC turmoil, and worked on approaches that could serve as a template for others. He does increasingly elaborate comic bits that are designed as much for Internet penetration as for his show. ABC also scheduled prime-time specials around events like the NBA Finals.
"We gave this show a lot of opportunity for additional exposure," said Danielle Greene, vice president of late night for the ABC Entertainment Group.
Stronger ratings for "Nightline" may have helped Kimmel, too.
Perhaps most alarming for network executives is that the ratings sag came after a stretch of time last winter when shifting late-night hosts were front-page news, a riveting personal drama that the hosts were eager to play out in front of the camera. O'Brien's aggrieved final shows on NBC drew big ratings and won his staff an Emmy nomination for writing.
Yet there have been no lasting benefits.
The ratings trouble "has happened pretty quickly," Adgate said. "We're kind of at a crossroads to see which direction it's going to go."


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Enterprise mobility is often a tug-of-war between freedom-seeking employees and security-minded IT departments, but VMware aims to make those differences go away. The virtualization giant on Tuesday rolled out a brand-new platform along with two key updates it says will help keep everyone happy.
Developed in part with the "bring your own device" trend in mind, Workspace One gives companies a single tool for delivering digital workspaces that aggregate all devices, applications and services while securely managing them through unified common access and identity.
+ ALSO: Managing BYOD expenses: How to get it right +
Single-Sign On access, for example, leverages Secure App Token Systems for authentication. Once authenticated, employees gain instant self-service access to a personalized enterprise application store where they can subscribe to virtually any mobile, cloud or Windows application.
Self-service device provisioning through the new unified management platform, meanwhile, will allow employees to self-configure the laptops, smartphones and tablets of their choice -- BYOD or company-owned -- for immediate enterprise use. When they use their own devices, employees can choose the level of services and IT restrictions they're comfortable with, VMware said.
Workspace One will include consumer-style email, calendar, contacts, content and chat applications that feature invisible security measures. Swipe and touch integrations with Web applications such as Evernote and Gmail as well as third-party tools like Atlassian Jira and GitHub will also be included.
For sensitive information, Workspace One will combine identity and device management with ComplianceCheck Conditional Access to enforce access decisions across any application or device. It will also modernize application lifecycle management by giving administrators the ability to automate application delivery and provide updates on the fly. Workspace One will tap VMware AirWatch mobile management and VMware Horizon along with VMware App Volumes application-delivery technology.
The new platform is expected to be generally available this quarter in standard, advanced and enterprise editions. Prices will start at $8 per user per month for cloud subscriptions and $150 per user for on-premises perpetual licenses.
Also on Tuesday, VMware updated its Horizon and Horizon Air tools for for delivering and managing virtual applications and desktops. VMware Horizon 7, for example, features a new cloud-optimized display protocol. A new hybrid-mode capability in VMware Horizon Air, meanwhile, promises to simplify application and desktop delivery by combining the benefits of hyperconverged infrastructure and Virtual SAN Ready Nodes with a single, cloud-based plane to manage on-premises and cloud deployments.
VMware Horizon 7 and VMware Horizon Air with hybrid mode are expected to be generally available this quarter. VMware Horizon 7 pricing starts at $250 per user for on-premises perpetual licenses. VMware Horizon Air hybrid-mode cloud subscription pricing starts at $16 per user per month for named users and $26 per user per month for concurrent connections.
Ultimately, it's all about making mobility easier for enterprises to manage.
"Mobility initiatives are fascinating to observe inside businesses, but they can be extremely challenging for companies to wrap their arms around," said Mark Bowker, a senior analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, via email.
Proactive threat detection, improved employee productivity and enhanced communication and collaboration are the top factors influencing an organization's mobility strategy, Bowker said, citing recent ESG research. The challenge sets in when IT and business professionals working towards those ends try to sift through a market that is "boiling with technology innovation," he added.
VMware is "one of the few vendors that can flex some muscle in the mobility market," Bowker added, thanks to its "breadth of technology and its ability to solve strategic mobility initiatives up and down the CIO's whiteboard."


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Are you considering moving your banking to an online business bank? For many business owners, this will be a very good move! It means that you will have access to your banking information from anywhere. This is increasingly important since so much business takes place online to begin with, and so many companies have complex relationships with international partners. No longer can businesses be confined to dealing with banks in their local area that require you to stand in line, take a number, and fill out reams and reams of forms to accomplish the most simple task! By contrast, your online bank offers freedom and convenience.
Some people are concerned about the technology and security issues involved in an online business bank. In truth, there is not as much to worry about as alarmists would have you believe. As with anything, there are some basic, proper precautions that you should take to ensure that your information remains safe. When you are accessing your bank information online, you should use a web browser with a high level of encryption. "Encryption" represents the level of security that makes your data unreadable by hackers when you are on the internet. You should also change your banking password fairly frequently.
One of the most convenient aspects of an online business bank is the ability to deal with some kinds of transactions using your phone. Your phone or other "smart" device will be able to access your banking information from anywhere! But many people have some anxiety about using a wireless device to access their bank. To ensure that your information remains safe from scammers, always be sure to access your bank in a safe environment, over an encrypted connection. (When you are on wireless, an "encrypted" connection is the kind that requires a password.) Do not access your bank from internet cafes, and limit use in hotels and airports.
Millions of people are abandoning the traditional, old fashioned model of what a bank should be and embracing the online business bank. This kind of bank is truly the future of the financial world. Likewise, there is nothing to worry about in terms of safety and security when you deal with a reputable bank online. Like so many others, you will quickly find that the speed and ease of use outweigh any concerns.


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In June of 2011, I blogged about how the new trees planted in Nov. 2010 on 4th St. downtown after the 4th Street reconstruction had died or become diseased. The plan back then was to cut them down and replace them in the spring.
They never got cut down and when I inquired last April about the progress on getting new ones put in, Sean Simonson, City of Northfield Engineering Tech Coordinator, referred me to a blurb he'd submitted to the Administrator's Report:
Staff met with representatives from BCM Construction to discuss the replacement of the 19 Armstrong Maples on Fourth Street between Division Street and Washington Street. Staff and BCM agreed that the trees were not properly maintained after they were planted, so replacement will be made at BCM's cost.
Staff has indicated that they would like the replacement to happen this spring so the trees have a chance to establish before they go into winter dormancy. Notice will be sent out when this work is to take place. Residents can expect parking closures for a few days while this work is being completed.
Spring has come and gone. A few trees have leaves but the dead ones are still there, sticking out like a sore thumb at the most prominent intersection of downtown Northfield.


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Armed man in theater shot; moviegoers evacuated
A San Diego police officer has shot and critically injured an armed man in a movie theater.
Officer David Stafford said police went to Reading Cinemas Carmel Mountain 12 in response to a domestic violence call Saturday afternoon.
Stafford said the shooting occurred inside a theater at about 3:50 p.m. The officer was not hurt.
No other details were immediately released.
A San Diego Fire-Rescue Department dispatcher said the suspect was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
U-T San Diego reports (https://bit.ly/VTddJw) witnesses were evacuated from the theater.
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Generations of Serendipity Swirl Through the Pfister
It's not every day a person informs you the place you work probably had a hand in their family escaping the Holocaust.
This past weekend the Pfister was blessed to host the wedding of Mr. Wiley Norden and Ms. Marissa Mullen. Marissa recently followed her career to Chicago but left her heart in Milwaukee. With the man willing she decided not only to marry in Milwaukee but wanted their big day to contain components specific to the city. Area beer, wines, and cheeses were par for their course and Marissa wanted them to be encompassed within a prominent Milwaukee landmark. When looking at potential locations the Pfister surfaced as a viable option and once dates were nailed down schedules meshed. But Marissa had yet to discover the deep connection her family had with the Pfister Hotel.
In the interim Marissa's mother, Sharon, inherited a treasure trove of family letters and correspondence, some of which were sent to and from the "Old Country." In their case Sharon's family were German speakers native to Czechoslovakia. Sharon has yet to learn German so the text itself didn't tell much of a story. Except, however, one postcard contained an old photograph of the Pfister Hotel, dated 1938. This immediately piqued Sharon's curiosity, given that her daughter had decided to hold her wedding at the Pfister.
Sharon's grandfather, Ernest Prager, (therefore the bride's great-grandfather) owned a wool coat and glove lining company in Czechoslovakia and in the 1930's began branching the family business beyond Europe. No one is certain why he was in Milwaukee but at the time Milwaukee created more leather garments than anywhere else in the world. It's likely Mr. Prager was meeting with the Pfister and Vogel Tanning Company to discuss business and stayed in Charles Pfister's flagship hotel.
As history has revealed the 1930's in Europe was shaping up to be a bad time and place for those of Jewish heritage to continue to safely raise their families. Mr. Prager could foresee the political winds and started looking for a place to relocate his family. Ernest came to the United States to establish business contacts and begin the process of gradually moving his family to the States. They ended up moving to Gloversville in Upstate New York, and, yes, the town's name is quite literal. The Prager family moved to where there was an ample supply of gloves requiring imported leather, which became Ernest's new line of business.
Charles Prager, son of Ernest and Valerie, met his wife Harriet in Gloversville. After marrying in 1947 the couple moved to Milwaukee where they gave birth to three lovely daughters; Sharon (Marissa's mother), Renee, and Diane. No one quite knows whether Charles realized his father had spent time in our city.
So…fast forward to 2011. Ernest Prager's great-grand daughter Marissa meets Wiley. Wiley is an absolutely suitable suitor and the two decide to marry. Wiley and Marissa choose the Pfister Hotel for the place to invite their families to join together. But they make the decision without being aware that her great-grandfather stayed here decades previous to moving to the U.S. while beginning the process toward citizenship.
Before I get too mired in kismet let me say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
Thanks to Wiley Norden and Marissa Mullen for allowing us to share in their special day and to Sharon Mullen for telling us her family's connection with the Grand Dame of the West. Please give a listen on the player below to hear Sharon Mullen tell her family's story.


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A very famous, albeit sad, anniversary of a great ship.
From launch to maiden voyage, 100 years ago today.
And just four, short days after RMS Titanic left Southampton for her maiden voyage; on April 14th, at 11.40 pm ….
"The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912," EyeWitness to History www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2000).
On April 10, 1912, the Titanic, largest ship afloat, left Southampton, England on her maiden voyage to New York City. The White Star Line had spared no expense in assuring her luxury. A legend even before she sailed, her passengers were a mixture of the world's wealthiest basking in the elegance of first class accommodations and immigrants packed into steerage.
She was touted as the safest ship ever built, so safe that she carried only 20 lifeboats – enough to provide accommodation for only half her 2,200 passengers and crew. This discrepancy rested on the belief that since the ship's construction made her "unsinkable," her lifeboats were necessary only to rescue survivors of other sinking ships. Additionally, lifeboats took up valuable deck space.
Four days into her journey, at 11:40 P.M. on the night of April 14, she struck an iceberg. Her fireman compared the sound of the impact to "the tearing of calico, nothing more." However, the collision was fatal and the icy water soon poured through the ship.
It became obvious that many would not find safety in a lifeboat. Each passenger was issued a life jacket but life expectancy would be short when exposed to water four degrees below freezing. As the forward portion of the ship sank deeper, passengers scrambled to the stern. John Thayer witnessed the sinking from a lifeboat. "We could see groups of the almost fifteen hundred people still aboard, clinging in clusters or bunches, like swarming bees; only to fall in masses, pairs or singly, as the great after part of the ship, two hundred and fifty feet of it, rose into the sky, till it reached a sixty-five or seventy degree angle." The great ship slowly slid beneath the waters two hours and forty minutes after the collision
The next morning, the liner Carpathia rescued 705 survivors. One thousand five hundred twenty-two passengers and crew were lost. Subsequent inquiries attributed the high loss of life to an insufficient number of lifeboats and inadequate training in their use.
Read more of this fascinating account, especially the story of Elizabeth Shutes who, aged 40, was governess to nineteen-year-old Margaret Graham who was traveling with her parents. As Shutes and her charge sit in their First Class cabin they feel a shudder travel through the ship. At first comforted by her belief in the safety of the ship, Elizabeth's composure is soon shattered by the realization of the imminent tragedy.
Also grateful to my cousin, Rose F., who sent me a link to a story in the British newspaper The Telegraph that came out in September, 2010. I don't have permission to reproduce that story but hope that it being 18 months since it was published by the Telegraph makes my act forgiveable!
Titanic sunk by steering blunder, new book claims
It was always thought the Titanic sank because its crew were sailing too fast and failed to see the iceberg before it was too late.
10:55PM BST 21 Sep 2010
But now it has been revealed they spotted it well in advance but still steamed straight into it because of a basic steering blunder.
According to a new book, the ship had plenty of time to miss the iceberg but the helmsman panicked and turned the wrong way.
By the time the catastrophic error was corrected it was too late and the side of the ship was fatally holed by the iceberg.
Even then the passengers and crew could have been saved if it had stayed put instead of steaming off again and causing water to pour into the broken hull.
The revelation, which comes out almost 100 years after the disaster, was kept secret until now by the family of the most senior officer to survive the disaster.
Second Officer Charles Lightoller covered up the error in two inquiries on both sides of the Atlantic because he was worried it would bankrupt the liner's owners and put his colleagues out of job.
Since his death – by then a war hero from the Dunkirk evacuation – it has remained hidden for fear it would ruin his reputation.
But now his granddaughter the writer Lady (Louise) Patten has revealed it in her new novel. "It just makes it seem all the more tragic," she said. "They could easily have avoided the iceberg if it wasn't for the blunder."
The error on the ship's maiden voyage between Southampton and New York in 1912 happened because at the time seagoing was undergoing enormous upheaval because of the conversion from sail to steam ships.
The change meant there were two different steering systems and different commands attached to them.
Some of the crew on the Titanic were used to the archaic Tiller Orders associated with sailing ships and some to the more modern Rudder Orders.
Crucially, the two steering systems were the complete opposite of one another.
So a command to turn "hard a starboard" meant turn the wheel right under the Tiller system and left under the Rudder.
When First Officer William Murdoch spotted the iceberg two miles away, his "hard a-starboard" order was misinterpreted by the Quartermaster Robert Hitchins.
He turned the ship right instead of left and, even though he was almost immediately told to correct it, it was too late and the side of the starboard bow was ripped out by the iceberg.
"The steersman panicked and the real reason why Titanic hit the iceberg, which has never come to light before, is because he turned the wheel the wrong way," said Lady Patten who is the wife of former Tory Education minister, Lord (John) Patten.
Whilst her grandfather Lightoller was not on watch at the time of the collision, her book Good as Gold reveals that a dramatic final meeting of the four senior officers took place in the First Officer's cabin shortly before Titanic went down.
There, Lightoller heard not only about the fatal mistake, but also what happened next, up on the bridge.
While Hitchins had made a straightforward error, what followed was a deliberate decision.
Bruce Ismay, chairman of Titanic's owner, the White Star Line, persuaded the Captain to continue sailing. For ten minutes, Titanic went "Slow Ahead" through the sea.
This added enormously to the pressure of water flooding through the damaged hull, forcing it up and over the watertight bulkheads, sinking Titanic many hours earlier than she otherwise would have done.
"Ismay insisted on keeping going, no doubt fearful of losing his investment and damaging his company's reputation," said Lady Patten. "The nearest ship was four hours away. Had she remained at 'Stop', it's probable that Titanic would have floated until help arrived."
The truth of what happened on that historic night was deliberately buried.
Lightoller, the only survivor who knew precisely what had happened, and who would later go on to be a twice-decorated war hero, decided to hide what he knew from the world, including two official inquiries into the sinking.
By his code of honour, he felt it was his duty to protect his employer – White Star Line – and its employees.
Lady Patten said: "The inquiry had to be a whitewash. The only person he told the full story to was his beloved wife Sylvia, my grandmother. As a teenager, I was enthralled by the Titanic. Granny revealed to me exactly what had happened on that night and we would discuss it endlessly.
She died when I was sixteen and, though she never told me to keep the knowledge to myself, I didn't tell anyone. My mother insisted that everything remained strictly inside the family: a hero's reputation was at stake.
Nearly forty years later, with Granny and my mother long dead, I was plotting my second novel and it struck me that I was the last person alive to know what really happened on the night Titanic sank.
My grandfather's extraordinary experiences felt like perfect material for Good As Gold.
© Copyright of Telegraph Media Group Limited 2010
Anyone who reads this and is as fascinated as I was should read the comments as there is much discussion about the nature of the steering error.


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I bought some Panasonic cameras last year and to make the most of their (nearly) square footage----available sensor resolution---I really should be shooting in the 4:3 format. Anything else crops out useful information. But that seems to dictatorial when it comes to creative composition. And it may explain why, after months of compulsory full format shooting with the those m4:3 rascals I've come to enjoy the 16:9 format. It defies logical good practice when it comes to maximizing image quality but it's weirdly dynamic. You lose the top and the bottom of the frame but then you have to use your brain to make things fit in and make the size and shape make sense.
Last Fall I was doing a demo and the camera I was using at the time was hooked up (wirelessly) to an HD television set. The technicians and I decided to set the camera to the 16:9 format to match the full screen of the television. I shot that way for two full days and now, when I look at the images I shot, I am happy to have cropped different.
I guess it's also an active exercise in learning how to compose for videos and films. All of the cameras I'm using for those disciplines are locked into the 16:9 format. Since I'm traditionally a square shooter it's almost a necessary exercise to see in a new way and to break out of that mould.
Makes my brain hurt a little but it does change the way I see things in the finders. I like the variation.
But....this essay in no way creates of permanent contract for me to only shoot long and skinny. I'll be back to my fat and sassy 1:1 format soon enough.


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'I'm robbing you, sir': 'Polite' robber arrested
SEATTLE (AP) -- A man accused of robbing a Seattle convenience store at gunpoint last weekend might have earned points with its owner by being polite.
SEATTLE (AP) -- A man accused of robbing a Seattle convenience store at gunpoint last weekend might have earned points with its owner by being polite.
But saying "sir" probably won't impress prosecutors or federal authorities who say they have supervised him since he wrapped up a prison term for an earlier string of hold-ups.
The King County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect Tuesday as Gregory P. Hess, 65. He's a former Starbucks barista who has been on federal supervision since 2007, when he was released from prison after receiving a nearly six-year sentence for hitting five banks and a video store in the Seattle area.
His bail was set at $250,000. He is being held for investigation of robbery but has not been charged.
Hess was arrested after surveillance video of Saturday's robbery "went viral" and prompted several tips about the suspect's identity, said sheriff's Sgt. John Urquhart.
The man in the video is seen telling White Center Shell station owner John Henry: "Could you do me a favor? Empty the till for me please and put it right here. . I'm robbing you, sir."
"Are you sure?" Henry replies.
"Yes, I'm sure," the man says.
"Why do you want to do that?"
"Because I need the money," the man answers. "I've got kids that need to be fed, sir. . I really am sorry to have to do this."
Henry offered the man $40, but the suspect declined it and took $300, promising to pay the money back later, if he could.
Hess worked for three years at a Starbucks in Seattle's Madison Park neighborhood before quitting in late 2002 because "he became dissatisfied with a change in direction the company had taken," according to documents filed in his federal case. Months later, he was robbing banks to pay for his rent and other expenses, including his "precious dogs."
The federal case, which includes a lengthy sentencing memorandum that delves into his unhappy childhood and adult life, makes no mention of Hess having children.
His method in the 2003 robberies earned him a mundane nickname from the FBI: the "Transaction Bandit." He sometimes asked a teller to make change for small bills, and once the drawer was open he demanded the money that was inside, showing the teller a pellet gun in his waistband.
He was arrested in those cases after former co-workers at the café saw his wanted photo in The Seattle Times and alerted authorities to his identity. He confessed soon after his arrest and was sentenced to 57 months in prison, plus $9,723 in restitution.
In asking for a light sentence, his lawyer cited a letter written by his sister, recounting their unhappy childhood at the hands of alcoholic parents.
The sister also said the two of them stole from grocery stores to feed themselves, his sister wrote. Hess eventually was sent to live with a foster family.
After serving his sentence, Hess enrolled in a culinary arts program at South Seattle Community College. Although he earned $800 to $1200 per month, he failed to pay restitution as ordered for nearly a year after his release, the court documents state.
The federal documents also note that he was convicted in 1967 of forging a check to pay his rent.


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Biting Commentary 2012 Favorites
Tis the season to look back at the year, so I'm browsing previous Biting Commentary posts to remind me of some of my favorite eating experiences in this town:
Oxtail soup roundup
This attracted lots of comments from readers on their favorite bowls. Unfortunately, I've been behind in my oxtail soup research, so I have yet to tackle many of your suggestions. But now the weather is turning chilly, I'm sure to hit them soon and give an update.
Sunday football breakfasts
I don't watch football, but I love breakfast, so that's how I found myself at sports bars at 6 a.m. among rabid football fans. Suddenly, I find myself caring when football season ends.
The Feral Pig
If you find yourself on Kauai anytime soon, stop by here. It's by the airport, so there's no excuse.
Laotian food at S&T Thai
Most of the Thai food in Honolulu is cooked by Laotians. So where to get Laotian food?
Rent a shave ice machine
Throw the coolest party, literally, by renting a shave ice machine.
Vintage Cave dishes and techniques
Honolulu's newest, most expensive restaurant opens and one chef says the menu is the highest caliber in town. A look at the techniques on the plate.


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Mason High School senior Megan Ledford has been selected for the 2018 High School Honors Performance Series at Sydney Opera House. Ledford will perform in July with the Honors High School Concert Choir. Participation in one of the two Honors Ensembles is limited to the highest-rated high school performers from across the world.
Ledford auditioned for the Honors Performance Series and was accepted after a review by the Honors Selection Board. Acceptance to the elite group is a direct result of the talent, dedication, and achievements demonstrated in her application and audition recording.
"I cannot wait to work with Conductor Dr. Jeffrey Ames, experience Australia and hopefully see a koala or two!" shared Ledford.
Ledford will join other performers from 43 countries including the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Qatar, and South Korea for a special performance at the world-famous Sydney Opera House, a venue that marks the pinnacle of musical achievement.
"Being selected to the Honors Performance Series is something each Finalist should be extremely proud of accomplishing," shared Honors Performance Program Director Nancy Richardson. "We processed more than 17,000 nominations this year and have selected nearly 250 of the most talented student performers from around the world. Working with these conductors and performing at Sydney Opera House is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that these musicians never forget".
Ledford has studied music for eight years and is a member of the Mason High School Honors Concert Choir. In 2017, Megan performed with the Honors High Concert Choir at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Finalists will come together in Sydney for six days in July. They will have the opportunity to learn from world-renowned conductors, work with other Finalists, and get a taste of Sydney. The Honors Performance will take place Saturday, July 21 and is open to the public. Tickets can be purchased through the Sydney Opera House box office beginning 60 days prior to the concert.


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Rose Pink Bracelet
Rose Pink Bracelet
A combination of Rose Pink and Clear Swarovski Crystals on a single wrap bracelet. The bracelet is completely covered with Rose Gold Seed Beads, leaving no exposed metal. This bracelet is also Nickel-free and Stainless steel.
Swarovski Crystals, Seed Beads as well as wire
Each Swarovski Crystal is approx 6-10mm (see model for example of sizing) Bracelet is one size fits most. If you have a larger wrist the bracelet may wrap around two times instead of three.
Processing and manufacturing time is 1-3 days
Shipping time is 2-5 business days
Up to 30 days shipping time for international orders (but typically sooner)
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Multi-language support is a work in progress and it will be available in a future release. Right now we are working to put every item who need to be translated into a database, which will be used to generate language files. Once this step will be completed, we can add additional languages by creating corresponding records in database and and generating files for new language.
Sorry to inform you, but completing multi language support is frozen for now and I don't have an estimation about when it will be back on timeline.


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Sales of existing homes are recovering slowly, but a drop in supplies of those homes is pushing confidence among the new home builders to a six year high.
There are just 2.1 million existing homes for sale, which is a 22 percent drop from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Much of this is due to a drop in foreclosed and distressed homes, as lenders try to modify troubled loans more aggressively.
"In view of the tightening supply and other improving conditions, many potential buyers who were on the fence are now motivated to move forward with a purchase in order to take advantage of today's favorable prices and interest rates," wrote Berry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders in a release Monday.


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He's already said this semi-publicly, but now, almost two weeks after the fighting broke out and with most Americans in Libya safely out of harm's way, I guess he feels it's safe to be bold-ish. Few specifics are offered beyond humanitarian aid and flights to bring displaced Egyptians stranded in Tunisia back home — a smart act of goodwill as Egypt forges a new foreign policy. Otherwise, the plan seems to be for the west to stay out of it unless and until there's a large-scale massacre in the offing (which British special forces may already be working to avert). That's the safe play politically: 55 percent approve of his handling, or rather non-handling, of the Middle East uprisings and 48 percent approve of his non-handling of Libya specifically (versus just 26 percent who disapprove). Americans don't want another Middle East adventure, I think, even if it means letting Qaddafi bomb people occasionally (or repeatedly). Only if the mustard gas comes out or some other Tiananmen-type slaughter unfolds will Obama be in trouble for not acting, with the fickle public turning on him instantly to demand an explanation for why he didn't do something to stop it. That looks unlikely right now — Qaddafi's oil money appears to be drying up, his mercenaries aren't reclaiming territory from the rebels, and his big hope appears to rest on a peace plan submitted by, ahem, Hugo Chavez — but Tripoli is still in his grasp and being terrorized. The One's taking a real gamble here by sitting back. Good luck to him on it, sincerely.
Two lingering questions. One: Obama says here that Qaddafi has "lost the legitimacy to lead." Er, when did he have it? Two: Did Mariah Carey and Beyonce and other pop stars who sang for the Qaddafi boys really not understand who they were dealing with? Or did they understand just fine and hoped no one would care — which, until two weeks ago, basically no one did? Exit quotation: "Bring Bush! Make a no fly zone, bomb the planes."


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Here's my Grandma's recipe for gingerbread men (or should that be gingerbread people). 1 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup molasses 2 Tbsp. vinegar 5 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 2 to 3 tsp. ground ginger 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. ground cloves Cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg, molasses, and vinegar. Sift together dry ingredients and blend into creamed mixture. Chill 3 hours. Roll dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Cut in shapes. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake at 375F for 5 to 6 minutes. Cool slightly on cookie sheet and then remove to rack. Makes about 5 dozen. Janet Morrissey "Mostly Harmless" firstname.lastname@example.com
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Johnson, Guy, c.1740–1788, Loyalist leader in colonial New York, b. Ireland. He emigrated to America as a boy and married (1763) a daughter of Sir William Johnson, whom he succeeded as superintendent of Indian affairs in 1774. He had served in the French and Indian War and had acted as a deputy of Sir William after 1762. In the American Revolution he helped to keep most of the Iroquois loyal to the British. He made his headquarters (1779–81) at Niagara and with his deputy, John Butler, directed Loyalist raids against the patriot frontier settlements. He was succeeded as superintendent of Indian affairs by Sir John Johnson in 1782.
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Assuring quality and reliability in the steel industry
The steel industry is one of the biggest and most important industries worldwide. It has always been a major driving force of the economy. Its products are indispensable, for example, in metal processing, automotive manufacturing, mechanical engineering and in the construction industry. Only state-of-the-art, highly automated and extremely reliable production lines guarantee economic success in steel production.


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'No, Thanks': Ben Carson Won't Be Joining Donald Trump's Administration
Ben Carson doesn't want to be part of Trump's presidency.
Ben Carson doesn't want to be part of Trump's presidency.
Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, 65, won't serve as the secretary of Health and Human Services alongside Donald Trump, according to the Hill on Tuesday. The former Republican presidential candidate backed up Trump in March at a political rally.
Commentator Armstrong Williams, 54, confirmed to the political newspaper that Carson turned down the offer and will serve as an unofficial advisor. Circa reported that Trump had offered the job to Carson on Tuesday, sourcing Williams, but Williams denied the job offer was made.
"Dr. Carson was never offered a specific position, but everything was open to him," the entrepreneur told the Hill, adding that he felt too inexperienced for the task. "Dr. Carson feels he has no government experience, he's never run a federal agency. The last thing he would want to do was take a position that could cripple the presidency."
Carson voiced his support for the business mogul after dropping out of the presidential race in March, citing Trump's wealth as an asset.
"I`m also looking for somebody who is not really attached in any way to the establishment. And one of the things I admire about Donald Trump is, he is self-funded," he told Fox in March.
The retired neurosurgeon and Yale graduate says he'll step in if needed.
"I've said that if it came to a point where he absolutely needs me, I'd reconsider. But I don't think that's the situation with these positions," Carson told the Washington Post on Tuesday. "My view is that if some people and the media are going to hate him, then he's going to need allies on the outside to be there, to be there to move the country forward. I don't care about a position.'


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Girl at center of custody battle may return to Connecticut
Justina Pelletier in state custody in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families said it is now actively working to return Justina Pelletier to her home state of Connecticut.
Supporters of the parents of a teenage girl caught in a complicated custody battle held an emotional prayer vigil outside the Framingham facility where she's being treated. They called for the DCF to allow the 15-year-old to return home to Connecticut with her family.
It comes after a disturbing day for the Pelletiers.
On Friday, Justina and her parents were scheduled to meet in Roxbury for their court-ordered weekly one hour visit, but Mahoney said the Department of Children and Families cancelled because media was outside.
DCF officials told Newscenter 5 the visit was rescheduled later in the day.
Nonetheless, family advocate Keith Mason said this is symbolic of how the case is being handled.
"We're looking for the state to stop treating her as though she's a piece of property and rather as a person," Mason said.
For more than a year Pelletier's parents have been fighting to regain custody of their daughter.
They brought her to Tufts Medical Center 13 months ago for symptoms of a mitochondrial disease.
Children's Hospital disagreed with the diagnosis and alerted state agencies, and since then the Connecticut girl has been in DCF custody.
Pelletier's mother fainted during a hearing earlier this week, when a judge ordered the teen be sent to foster care.
"Our primary goal has always been the health and well-being of Justina. We want the parents to be able to work with the providers and courts to ultimately move Justina back to her home state of Connecticut," DCF officials said in a statement.
While this may seem to offer hope, the family's spokesperson is skeptical. "All MA basically said was that we want her back home in CT so she can be reunited with her family. Well when? How?" asks Mahoney.
Those are questions still unanswered by DCF.


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I highly recommend Fashion Optical. The frames are reasonable, nice variety, helpful staff and good service. My only reservation is that they send their work out and it takes 7-10 days to get the glasses. They were nice enough to mail mine.
I recently brought four pairs of vintage glasses to this business. The owner patiently fitted and re-fitted all four pairs until I was completely satisfied. After he was done, I asked what I owed him, and he said nothing. He spent 15 minutes with me, and was patient, courteous, and meticulous with me, all while knowing that he wouidn't make a penny off of me.
This business is a true resource to the Adams Morgan community, and I encourage all my friends and neighbors to make this their one-stop eyeglasses purchase and repair destination.
Thanks again, Fashion Optical!
My husband and I found the service at Fashion Optical exceptionally gracious and generous! We stopped by to have a bent temple on my husband's glasses (purchased in India) straightened. The two friendly guys on duty--part of this family business--greeted us cheerily and immediately solved the problem. They were competent, quick, friendly, and -- amazingly--didn't charge for this service 'though we'd never previously patronized the store nor indicated we would in the future. You don't find that kind of generosity much these days. We are definitely fans of Fashion Optical!
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You may recognise this card from the other day, I have simply flipped the sketch the other way as I like it so much! It looks really different in Watermelon and Gold don't you think?
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A box of twelve coloring pencils, with an accompanying booklet about the psychology of color, explaining the association between colors and moods.
Many of us haven't owned a nice box of colored pencils since we were children. Yet no adult life should be without one, because having a suite of hues at our fingertips provides a route to a wide array of moods and inspirations.
This box knows that colors are connected to the chords of our souls.
The set includes a booklet about the psychology of color, explaining how particular shades can link us to a range of memories and feelings:
You don't have to be a designer or an artist to take an interest in the psychology of color. When decorating at home, choosing a new item of clothing, or even taking notes at work or school – different colors bring out different sides of our personalities. These coloring pencils are a good way to explore the contours of your emotional life whilst making plans and reflecting on your feelings.
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01 April 2023
In 1942, the United States was gearing up to fight in World War II and the military efforts on the homefront had an impact on several Indian reservations.
Administration of Indian Affairs:
The need for office space in Washington, D.C. to support the war effort resulted in...read more
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Rex received a last minute invite to attend Disneyland for free. The passes included tickets to both Disneyland and California Adventure. Given that we'd be fighting traffic to get there, as well as have to scramble to find a babysitter, we might have turned down the opportunity. But because the dinner was at the very exclusive Club 33, we simply had to check it out.
We were not disappointed. Located in the New Orleans section of Disneyland, right next to the Pirates of the Caribbean, the private space was plush with dark woods, gleaming marble, silk curtains and shining wine glasses. Anyone that is familiar with Walt's Kingdom knows that alcohol is not allowed at the park. But adding to the mystique of this supper club, spirits are indeed alive at Disneyland, and not just at the Haunted Mansion next door.
As I sipped my Diet Coke and Rum, looking over the balcony at the Mark Twain Dixie Steamer, I couldn't help but think of the economic crisis at hand. How did I get so lucky to end up in a magical place like this when so many people, possibly some right beneath my nose sweating their way toward Frontier Land, were at the brink of losing their houses? With thoughts like that, it's no wonder my back went up at the membership fees for this club year round. The corporate membership goes for $24,500/year with $6000/year in maintenance. As of 2007, the wait was 14 years long. The only way to dine, therefore, is to have someone invite you exclusively.
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Exclusivity and I do not a fine match make. While my husband might prefer a tinted window BMW where he can drive down the highway in his own personal oasis, I would prefer the bus, chatting up the driver, the maid, or the punk ass looking kid who's really a Jew for Jesus going through an 80's phase. Seems to me that if an invitation is needed, it's too high maintenance for my let loose/come one-come all style.
The only time I prefer true exclusivity is with my marriage. No one is allowed in me but my husband. And while I'm no longer the same number of years as Club 33, I still know how to sparkle and shine when the time is right. Every day, when I look at my husband, I remember how much work it takes to keep our relationship going, and yet how fabulous the results are. Now if you'll excuse me, similar to our dining experience, my husband is about to get some great service. As for me? This means a great tip. (Oh come on, that was funny. Hey, at least you didn't have to pay $24,500 to read that exclusively.)


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Big government programs and special tax-code carve-outs often lead to corrupting ties between government officials and private interests. The Washington Post today discusses the municipal bond industry:
In just about every election, local governments put measures on their ballots asking voters to allow the sale of bonds so that municipalities can finance roads, schools or other projects. Interested parties often form campaigns to help pass or crush these initiatives.
And sometimes the investment banks that donate to those campaigns get hired to sell the bonds to investors after an initiative passes, raising the possibility that they got a leg up in the selection process because of their monetary support for the ballot bond measure — not because they offered taxpayers the best deal.
…[A] review by the Bond Buyer publication … found "a nearly perfect correlation between broker-dealer contributions to California school bond efforts in 2010 and their underwriting subsequent bond sales."
…Jay Goldstone, [the] Municipal Securities Ruling Board's chairman, said he's concerned about the pattern. "There seems to be a strong relationship between contributions and underwriting business."
The article discusses solving these problems with greater disclosure and transparency. But the real solution is to eliminate the underlying government preference that creates the influence peddling in the first place.
In this case, the federal income tax exemption for state and local bond interest should be repealed. That could be matched with a reduction in general tax rates on capital income.
As I argue here, state and local governments should dramatically scale back bond issuance. Bonds are just sneaky tax increases. State and local capital investments should be financed "pay-as-you-go," which would cut out the costly middlemen in the finance industry.
The chart below shows that state and local bond debt has soared to more than $3 trillion. That not only represents a huge deferred tax increase, but it has also created a large playing field for special-interest cronyism. (For chart info, see here).
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She's got one of Hollywood's most talked-about bodies, and Jessica Simpson proudly showed it off while shooting a Weight Watchers ad in the California desert a couple months back. After giving birth to her first child, daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson back in May, the designer, singer and "Fashion Star" mentor, 32, successfully dropped 50 pounds on Weight Watchers.
PHOTOS: Jessica's body evolution
In an outtake from the "Expect Amazing" campaign (which begins airing Dec. 25), the famous blonde looks radiant and slim in tight jeans, boots, low-cut blank tank top and plaid shirt. "Weight Watchers changed my relationship with food, and I feel so much more prepared to make the right choices," says the spokeswoman. "It feels pretty incredible."
PHOTOS: Jessica's first pregnancy with Maxwell
Of course, the star (who dropped the weight by sticking to her Weight Watchers points and four trainer sessions a week) is set to undergo another transformation: As reported exclusively by Us Weekly, Simpson is now pregnant with her second child.
"Jessica loves being a mom," an insider told Us. "She really is overjoyed."
PHOTOS: Meet Maxwell Drew Johnson!
(Simpson's rep had no comment regarding the second pregnancy.)
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When a Roth 401(k) Makes the Most Sense
If the idea of tax-free growth throughout your lifetime sounds attractive to you, then using a Roth 401k could be one of the most valuable parts of your retirement savings strategy. But given all the other choices you have with the money you're setting aside for retirement, figuring out when a Roth 401(k) is your best option can be complicated.
Whenever you have to consider tax issues in your investing, things can get complex in a hurry. But when you step back and consider the basics of the Roth 401(k) and how it works, there are some simpler guidelines you can use to decide whether the plans are right for you.
The basics of the Roth 401(k)
Most Americans are familiar with the traditional 401(k), in which you're allowed to put money into an employer-sponsored retirement account on a pre-tax basis. By contributing to a regular 401(k), you're able to reduce your current-year taxable income, giving you an immediate reduction in the amount of tax you pay. With contribution limits this year of $17,500 for those under age 50 and $23,000 for those 50 or older, the tax savings from using a traditional 401(k) can amount to thousands of dollars.
By contrast, the Roth 401(k) works differently. Rather than using pre-tax money, contributions to a Roth are done on an after-tax basis, meaning that you don't get any upfront tax savings from putting money in the Roth. But in exchange for giving up the current-year tax break, you get what could be an even more valuable benefit: You'll never have to pay taxes on the income your Roth 401(k) produces, even when you withdraw it from the account in retirement. By contrast, with a regular 401(k), you do have to pay tax at your normal income-tax rate when you make withdrawals in retirement.
So when is the Roth 401(k) a smart move?
Another way to look at the pre-tax versus after-tax issue is to ask yourself a question: What is your current tax bracket, and what's your tax bracket likely to be after you retire? If you're in a high tax bracket right now and expect your taxes to be lower in retirement, then the value of the upfront tax deduction is more than the taxes you'll save after you retire. In this case, Roth-style retirement-plan accounts aren't as valuable as a regular retirement plan.
But if you're current tax rate is relatively low compared with what it could be later in your lifetime, then a Roth 401(k) makes a lot more sense. Essentially, a Roth 401(k) lets you lock in the tax rate you're paying now, forever removing the money inside the account from whatever tax rates may prevail in the future.
In particular, three sets of people should take a close look at Roth 401(k) options:
Young adults. Usually, people have the lowest income when they're just starting out in their careers, and therefore, their income-tax rates are likely to only get higher as their income rises. As attractive as a small tax break might be, using a Roth 401(k) is usually a better choice, as it lets you take advantage of those low rates while you have them.
Workers with substantial assets in taxable or non-Roth retirement accounts. At the other end of the spectrum, a Roth 401(k) can make sense even if you're not in a low tax bracket right now. Wealthy people can't expect to see their tax rates go down in retirement, as the amount of taxable income they'll have from investment income and regular IRA and 401(k) distributions will probably keep them in top tax brackets even when they stop working. For them, locking in a high tax rate with a Roth 401(k) may be preferable to leaving yourself exposed to the even higher tax rates that could prevail in the future.
Those who want to hedge their tax bets. If you're able to set aside a substantial amount toward your retirement, using a mix of Roth and regular 401(k) accounts and IRAs will give you the best of both worlds: some tax savings now along with some tax-free growth to provide benefits in the long run.
That last option can actually work well with a diversified portfolio. For instance, Vanguard Total Stock , iShares MSCI EAFE ETF , and other high-growth-potential investments can produce the most tax savings in a Roth, while iShares Core Bond , Vanguard Total Bond , and other taxable income-oriented investments can fit well in a traditional retirement account.
Give the Roth 401(k) a chance
Regardless of how you choose to invest, consider the Roth 401(k) if it's available in your employer's retirement plan. Escaping the tax man for life could well be worth the price of giving up a modest tax break now.
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This course will teach content creators and editors how to add and modify content using the latest version of the UW-Madison WordPress theme. Attendees will learn how to log in to access their site, navigate the WordPress interface, customize their site, create pages, create posts, create custom menus for your site, and add content such as text and media (pictures, file downloads) to your pages and posts.
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