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As Mitt Romney gets ready to attend a $2,500 a plate fundraiser at downtown's Great American Tower, the local Democratic Party chairman says the presidential hopeful's economic plan "would do nothing to create jobs now."
Hamilton County Democratic Party Chairman Tim Burke released a statement this afternoon describing why he believes a Romney presidency would be disastrous for middle-class Americans.
Meanwhile, a group of community leaders led a protest outside of the East Fourth Street office building as attendees arrived for the fundraiser. The protest was organized by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) District 1199, which represents more than 30,000 health-care and social service workers across Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia.
"Mitt Romney holding $2,500 per person fundraiser at the Great American Tower is a perfect example of exactly who he is and who he represents," said Becky Williams, SEIU's district president, in a prepared statement. "While Romney is hobnobbing on the rooftop with his wealthy donors hosted by American Financial Group, ordinary Ohioans are struggling to find work and provide for their families."
The co-host for the fundraiser is S. Craig Lindner, co-president and director of American Financial Group Inc., whose total compensation in 2010 totaled $8.3 million, according to Forbes magazine.
"Nothing Mitt Romney says can change the fact that he spent his career as a corporate buyout specialist who put profits over people and lined his pockets by outsourcing jobs, closing down plants and laying off workers," Burke said.
"His 59-point economic plan would do nothing to create jobs now, fix America's economy or help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. His tax plan would benefit the ultra-wealthy and do nothing to help middle-class families in Greater Cincinnati," Burke added.
In preparation for Romney's visit today, the Democratic National Committee pointed out that the investment firm once led by the candidate, Bain Capital, rejected a government offer to invest in General Motors (GM) during the 2008 financial crisis.
Romney has said on the campaign trail that he opposed the government bailout of U.S. automakers because the private market would have provided loans so GM and Chrysler Corp. could go through managed bankruptcy. But sources told The New York Times that Bain turned down an offer to help GM at the time.
"To go through the bankruptcy process, both companies needed billions of dollars in financing, money that auto executives and government officials who were involved with Mr. Obama's auto task force say was not available at a time when the credit markets had dried up," the article stated.
It added, "The only entity that could provide the $80 billion needed, they say, was the federal government. No private companies would come to the industry's aid, and the only path through bankruptcy would have been Chapter 7 liquidation, not the more orderly Chapter 11 reorganization, these people said."
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday laid out five steps that he said would have America "roaring back" during his first campaign stop since formally accepting the Republican nomination.
At Cincinnati's Union Terminal, Romney was joined on stage by his wife Anne, who spoke briefly, echoing her convention speech meant to humanize her husband.
He said his plan involved encouraging development in oil and coal, implementing a trade policy that favored American companies and not "cheaters" like China, making sure workers and students had skills to succeed in the coming century, reducing the deficit and encouraging small business growth.
"America is going to come roaring back," Romney told the crowd of thousands packed inside Union Terminal.
Not everyone was so impressed with the GOP nominee's promises.
About an hour after the Romney campaign event, Cincinnati Democratic leaders held a news conference to rebut the Republican's speech.
"Much of his (Romney's) speech was like his speech in Tampa, which is where Romney gave Cincinnatians nothing more than vague platitudes, false and misleading attacks without one single tangible idea on how to move forward," said Democratic/Charterite Cincinnati City Councilwoman Yvette Simpson.
Simpson, along with Democratic Councilman Cecil Thomas and Bishop Bobby Hilton, attacked the tax plan put forward by Romney and his running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan. They said it would cut taxes for the richest Americans while raising taxes on the middle class by about $2,000 per household, citing an analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
"Mitt Romney's plan would take Ohio and Cincinnati backwards, and we don't have time to go backwards," Hilton said.
Hilton credited Cincinnati's revitalization and urban development in part on federal money obtained from Obama's stimulus plan.
"We deserve better than this. We deserve better than Romney/Ryan," he said.
Romney would have disagreed with Hilton's assessment of Cincinnati's growth. During his speech he praised Ohio Gov. John Kasich, crediting him with bringing jobs and businesses to the state.
Romney also took time to attack President Barack Obama's record in office. The GOP nominee said in preparation for his convention speech he read many past convention speeches — including Obama's.
"He was not one of the ones that I wanted to draw from, except I could not resist a couple of things he said, because he made a lot of promises," Romney said. "And I noted that he didn't keep a lot of promises."
Romney also criticized what he called the bitterness and divisiveness of Obama's campaign, saying as president he would bring the country together. He mentioned the "patriotism and courage" of the late Neil Armstrong, who was honored in a private service in Cincinnati on Friday.
"I will do everything in my power to bring us together, because, united, America built the strongest economy in the history of the earth. United, we put Neil Armstrong on the moon. United, we faced down unspeakable darkness," Romney said.
"United, our men and women in uniform continue to defend freedom today. I love those people who serve our great nation. This is a time for us to come together as a nation."
The candidate's remarks ignited the crowd of thousands, many of whom wore shirts with slogans like "Mr. President, I did build my business," in response to a remark made by Obama about businesses being helped to grow by government contracts and infrastructure, and "Mitt 2012: At least he never ate dog meat," referring to a passage in Obama's 2008 memoir during which he recalls being fed dog meat as a boy in Indonesia.
Steve Heckman, a 62-year-old environmental consultant from Springfield, Ohio, said he voted for Obama in 2008 but will likely vote for Romney in this election.
He said he'd written "some pretty ugly stuff" about Romney in the past but felt jobs was the No. 1 issue and thought the Obama administration's policies were sending them out of the country.
"The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has, to me, become a little too almost like a fringe group, putting so much pressure on businesses that they are moving to Canada," Heckman said. "Things like air permits, the EPA is taking too long to issue them. It's not just power plants they're affecting, but all manufacturing."
Heckman said he didn't blame the president personally but thinks whoever he put in charge of the agency is being too strict.
"I grew up when the EPA was first put in place in the '70s, and they were, in my opinion, doing God's work," he said, citing the cleaning up of rivers such as the Cuyahoga near Cleveland, which famously caught fire because of pollution in 1969.
"I support the EPA, but it's driving businesses out of here."
Speaking ahead of Romney were U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, Sen. Rob Portman, U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, Ohio treasurer and GOP senatorial candidate Josh Mandel and Republican U.S. House candidate for Ohio's 2nd District, Brad Wenstrup.
"This election is all about changing Washington," Mandel said. "The only way to change Washington is to change the people we send there."
On National Coming Out Day, Cincinnati's only openly gay city councilman told CityBeat that equality for America's Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgendered people would take a hit under a President Mitt Romney.
"On day one (of his presidency) he (Romney) could hurt gay families by reinstating Don't Ask, Don't Tell and hurt security for our country," Seelbach said. "We need as many people serving as possible."
Councilman Chris Seelbach spoke to CityBeat as he waited to vote early outside of the Hamilton County Board of Elections.
Proponents of the measure that prevented openly gay service members from serving in the military have said repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell would damage the country's combat-readiness.
A study published by the Williams Institute at University of California Los Angeles Law School in September found that there has been no overall negative impact on military readiness, unit cohesion, recruitment, retention or morale.
Seelbach said there would be a stark contrast for LGBT people under President Barack Obama and his GOP rival. He pointed to the Obama administration's refusal to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court; his vocal approval of same-sex marriage; anti-discrimination measures signed by the president that, among other things, give same-sex partners the right to visit their loved ones in the hospital and make medical decisions.
He said the next president would also likely have the opportunity to appoint new justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court will likely decide the fate of California's Proposition 8, which outlawed gay marriage.
"If you care about equality, you've got to vote," Seelbach said. "The easiest way to vote is to vote early."
The Obama campaign in Ohio plans to release a new online ad touting the president's accomplishments for LGBT people.
The ad, made available to CityBeat, features Zach Wahls, a gay-rights activist born to a lesbian couple via artificial insemination. Wahls is known for his testimony before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee against a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in that state.
In the ad, Wahls touts the president's accomplishments and exhorts Ohioans to reelect Obama.
"We want to make sure that we're all doing everything we can this fall to get out, register voters, canvass, knock on doors, get our family members and friends out to the polls so that we can re-elect the best president this country has ever seen on LGBT rights," Wahls said.
Local subscribers to Time Warner and Insight cable woke up today without access to WLWT-TV (Channel 5) after the station and companies failed to reach a new retransmission agreement. Instead, the cable companies offered Channel 2 from NBC affiliate Terre Haute, Ind. The Enquirer is all over the story, reporting that Todd Dykes and Lisa Cooney in the morning were replaced by someone named Dada Winklepleck in Wabash Valley, Ind. Don't worry: 30 Rock will still be on your new local Indiana station. Visit mywabashvalley.com for further details about additional programming. Or you can just hook up an antennae and get WLWT in hi-def for free.
Anyone in the market for a school building? Cincinnati Public Schools is adding four closed buildings to a for-sale list in an attempt to raise the capital necessary to complete an overhaul of its in-use buildings as part of its Facilities Master Plan. The new buildings on the list are Central Fairmount, Kirby Road, North Fairmount and Old Shroder schools.
Ohio brought in $23.5 million during the first seven weeks of legalized gambling in the state.
Mitt Romney says he's not hiding anything in his offshore accounts. The proof: He doesn't even know where they are, so they're technically hidden from him, too.
Barack Obama is in Iowa apparently setting up an issue on which to debate Romney later this fall. Obama is pitching an extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for households earning less than $250,000, while Romney wants to extend them for rich people, too.
The FDA went against the advice of an expert panel, deciding not to require mandatory training for doctors prescribing long-acting narcotic painkillers that can lead to addiction.
Three-hundred-square-foot apartments in New York City? Mayor Michael Bloomberg asked developers yesterday to try to make them work.
City planners envision a future in which the young, the cash-poor and empty nesters flock to such small dwellings — each not much bigger than a dorm room. In a pricey real estate market where about one-third of renter households spend more than half their income on rent, it could make housing more affordable.
Droughts in 18 states have made the price of corn go up, and the soybeans are hurting a little bit, too.
Sitting less adds two years to U.S. life expectancy.
A new study found that babies are healthier when there are dogs in their homes.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game will take place tonight in Kansas City. The Reds' Joey Votto is a starter, while Jay Bruce and Aroldis Chapman are also likely to play.
City Council is considering increasing cab fares prior to the World Choir Games in July as part of an overhaul of the city's taxi industry. During a Rules and Government Operations Committee meeting Monday, Councilman Wendell Young described the industry as having little regulation and often undesirable experiences, The Enquirer reports. Council last spring removed a city rule that made it illegal to hail a cab. Among the recommendations expected to be made are the standardization of rates, an increase in the number of permanent taxi stands and the visible display of a Customer Bill of Rights.
The two men hired to beat a Columbia Tusculum man over a property dispute admitted in court yesterday to having been paid by Robert Fritzsch to whoop on Tom Nies Jr. The beaters will avoid jail time in exchange for testifying against Fritzsch. The beating was allegedly a retaliation after a court ordered the removal of Fritzsch's addition to his home that blocked the river view of Nies' house.
Robert Chase is a member of Ohio's oil and gas commission, in addition to operating a private consulting firm that deals with many of the private companies interested in making mass money off the state's drilling leases. The Ohio Ethics Commission this week warned Chase that such consulting work could present a conflict of interest, though Chase says he's not surprised and that he knows what his ethical responsibilities are.
NBC has picked up a
sitcom set in Cincinnati starring Anne Heche, who reportedly plays an
Indian Hill housewife who believes she can channel God after
surviving an accident involving nearly choking on a sandwich (with
humorous results?). The show, which will have a 13-episode first season, is titled Save Me.
The Obama administration might be hinting at considering same-sex marriage rights during a second term, but the folks down in North Carolina are having none of it: A state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and civil unions is on today's ballot, despite the existence of a state statute that already outlaws it.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration is busting Mitt Romney up for choosing not to address a woman's suggestion that Obama should be tried for treason.
During an event near Cleveland yesterday, a woman asked Romney if he thinks President Obama is "operating outside the structure of our Constitution," and "should be tried for treason."
Romney did not respond to the treason comment, but instead criticized Obama's recent comments on the Supreme Court -- drawing a rebuke from the Obama campaign.
Romney says he doesn't correct all the questions that are asked of him and that he obviously doesn't believe Obama should be tried for treason. USA Today pointed out that the incident is similar to one that occurred during the 2008 election, which John McCain handled quite differently:
It was one of the defining moments of the 2008 presidential campaign: A woman at a rally for Republican John McCain, while asking McCain a question, called Democratic contender Barack Obama "an Arab" who couldn't be trusted.
McCain took the microphone and said, "No ma'am. He's a decent family man ... who I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues." McCain's response symbolized his discomfort with the volatile crowds he was seeing as his campaign faded during the final days of the 2008 race.
A study suggests that fighting obesity will necessitate a broader approach than blaming the individual, likely involving schools, workplaces, health care providers and fast-food restaurants.
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has apologized for pretending to have a degree in computer science. Thompson says he'll update his resume but has no plans to step down.
The U.S. could make a $1.5 billion profit on its bailout of insurance company American International Group, Inc. At least that's what the Government Accountability Office says.
Google's driverless
cars have received their permits in Nevada. What's next? Drive down every single street in America and photographing it?
While the presidential candidates prepared for Wednesday's debate, Michelle Obama urged Cincinnatians on Tuesday to take advantage of the first day of early voting, before leading a group to the board of elections to cast their ballots.
"I've got news for you: Here in Ohio it's already Election Day. Early voting starts today," Obama told a crowd of 6,800 inside the Duke Energy Convention Center. She urged everyone to reach out and encourage their friends to vote after they had cast their own ballots.
"Twitter them. Tweet them. What do you do? It's tweeting, right? Tweet them," she joked to the crowd.
Earlier in the morning, the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney kicked off its "Commit to Mitt Early Vote Express" statewide bus tour in downtown Cincinnati.
The tour started in Hamilton County before moving through Butler County and is scheduled to end the day in Preble County.
The bus is scheduled to make its way through every region of Ohio during the early voting period and will serve as a mobile campaign headquarters, dispensing voter contact materials and featuring Romney campaign surrogates, according to a news release.
At the convention center, Michelle Obama avoided some of the direct attacks employed by her husband or the Romney campaign, but used her 30-minute speech to counter some of the criticisms from the GOP nominee, recapping some of her convention speech.
"Our families weren't asking for much," Michelle said of her own and Barack's families. "They didn't begrudge anyone else's success, you know, they didn't mind if others had much more than they did, in fact they admired it. That's why they pushed us to succeed."
Her comment seemed to come in response to an attack that the Romney campaign levied against Barack Obama after his infamous "you didn't build that" comment, where the GOP candidate argues that Obama and Democrats are fostering enmity among the middle class by stoking jealousy of rich, successful Americans like Mitt Romney.
"Our families believed also that when you work hard and have done well and finally walk through that doorway of opportunity, you don't slam it shut behind you," Michelle Obama continued.
"No, you reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed. You see, that's how Barack and I and so many of you were raised. … We learned that the truth matters – you don't take shortcuts, you don't game the system, you don't play by your own set of rules."
She went on to say that Americans are part of something bigger than themselves and obligated to give back to others, counter to the Republicans' narrative of the individual pulled up by his or her own bootstraps.
Danielle Henderson, 40, a teacher's assistant from Cincinnati, said she was a fan of the first lady's and joked that she wanted to know if Michelle was running for president in 2016.
"Behind every good man is a good woman," Henderson said. "Honestly, a woman is a backbone of the family."
She said she thought the first family was a good model for the rest of the country.
Henderson's mother-in-law Barbara joked that she was excited to see what the first lady was going to wear.
"I see trends she sets trickle down to other politicians' wives," she joked.


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So yesterday morning I posted on the FB Loopville that I had a sour attitude and I was heading out to the trails to fix that problem. I was optimistic that the bugs had died down some and I was willing to take a cut-off trail to get back to the car if things were worse than expected. I had on my calf compression sleeves, new hydration pack, a bit of bug spray on my arms, neck, and top of head and I was off. Pepper spray in the right hand too!
The first 2 miles were wonderful. I even paused to take two great pictures for you all!
Pretty neat orange fungus growing off that log! The top picture is a lady-slipper orchid that is native to the woods in our area. I've never seen one that deep of a "purple".
The bug problem became a bit extreme at the very back loop of the trail system. The furthest point from the car of course. I've never had a problem with the skeeters attacking my legs and I didn't spray them because I had the compression sleeves on.
It was a horrific situation really. They were swarming my legs and able to land regularly (despite running as fast as I could) and bite me and I was swatting while running because if I stopped it was a full assault. Luckily my compression sleeves were red because as I was swatting and squishing them, my hands were covered in my own blood and the itching.... OMG the itching under those compression sleeves. I was stopping and reading the trail signs regularly to know where I was and take the quickest path back to the car. By the time I made it to the car I was ready to peel off my shoes, socks, compression sleeves and drive like Thelma and Louise outta there. But wait! There were wood ticks COVERING my shoe laces. Disgusting!!! I had them stacked 3 high in places on my shoe laces and had to get them all off because they were NOT going in my car with me. These are not the ticks that can pass on Lyme Disease but they are really gross. There were no less than 30 ticks on each shoe. Once I got my compression sleeves off the itching from the skeeters really kicked in. Misery!
Needless to say, I will not be back out on the trails until mid July when the bugs die back considerably.
Today I wanted something fun and decided to run 6 miles that include a long steep uphill just so I could go down the other side and since it was an out-and-back I got to do that down hill twice. I love running at the speed you all do regularly. The only way I hit a 7:30-8 min/mile pace is on a downhill and it is such a fun feeling.
I was on all paved roads with nice gravel/dirt shoulders and was only 100 yards from my house when I look down the valley to the swamp below, around 150 yards ahead and a large coyote or small wolf crossed the road. I stopped immediately. I waited about 15 seconds and 3 more came out of the woods and crossed very slowly behind the large one that crossed first. It was then that I decided they were coyotes based on size and the first was probably the dominate male of the pack. Then I had to decide if I would continue. One coyote---not a big deal. But a PACK? I was pretty jittery I will admit. I chose to continue knowing that if I made enough noise they would move deeper into the swamp away from the road.
Did I mention I left my pepper spray at home for this? Duh. I'll be taking it with me regularly now. I know we have coyotes around our property. I hear them in the evenings howling. But to see them in a pack at 9:15 am? Disturbing.
One final thing I saw this weekend (Friday night run actually) was an Eastern Bittern in the swampy area near where the coyotes were today. They are a very cool bird and have a very strange "call". They are one of the best birds of camouflage I've been able to see and are quite elusive. When they stop and stand straight up with their beak to the sky, you really don't see them and can be right in front of them. A very cool bird. No picture for this one - left my phone at home!
And to cap off this post that is probably too long.... the weather service issued our official snow totals for this past winter. We made the TOP TEN!! Ugh. My town is Newberry, Luce County... 246" of snow from November 1st through Mothers Day in May. The last 6" of that 240" was on Mothers Day!! The really high numbers are for the north-western areas of the Upper Peninsula.
I'm sure enjoying summer and I not even contemplating when the warmth and sunshine will leave. It's too good to not enjoy every second that it's here!
Between Apple Pie's bear and your pack of coyotes, I'm glad I'm a City girl. I guess you can be a hillbilly and a city slicker lol. The bugs sound awful. Mosquitos love me too and they tear me up in the summer
"Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing" - Hunter S. Thompson
Life's a little better when we run.
I'd say one coyote is enough of a big deal for me. And I'm glad my woods don't leave me covered in ticks! But enjoy the lack of snow at least!
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Coyotes totally terrify me. I saw one once and did exactly the opposite of what you are supposed to do--I turned and ran as fast as I could in the other direction. Ha. Glad it turned out OK!
I hate ticks!! I have started spraying my shoes before runs. I might have to resort to mid day runs to avoid the skeets. I hope the running conditions improve against the pests in your area.
You have had some pretty eventful runs there! I quit running the trails by my house just for that reason. Came home every day with ticks on me! This past week I found 2 ticks already embedded on me and Lynn wanted to put a flea and tick collar on me!
Oh my! And to think that I nearly jumped 10 feet when I ran by a mallard duck who apparently didn't care that a human was within a foot of him. Coyotes, ticks, eek!!!
Bugs, ticks, and coyotes! I've seen only the latter--the coyote--in the middle of a residential neighborhood and we had a stare down. I don't know what I would have done if it were a pack--I don't carry pepper spray out in the suburbs. Oh my.
Nice photos. I used to live 2 towns from Lyme, CT (the town that gave the name to Lyme disease). Gotta be careful of ticks. We do "tick checks" with the kids all the time. Haven't quite figured out what a tick's purpose is on Earth. Oh well. Good job running with nature!
Carry some Milk Bone next time. Throw it deep in the woods.
You definitely have some interesting experiences up there in the peninsula.
Most limitations are self made.
That is an awful lot for just a couple of runs! I love that flower, and I used to take a lot of pictures of different types of fungus, they can be really pretty too.
Are absolutely positive you weren't dreaming???? Definitely nightmare conditions.
ewww to the bugs.... ewww. ewwww!!!
Be careful out there with those wild coyotes... smart to bring the pepper spray!
See those Keweenah snow totals? Those are just BECKONING me to move to the UP... like I am being called to my true home... (and thanks for taunting me with talk of SNOW on a hot summer June day... thanks a LOT!) Love ya TreeGirl! Be safe!!
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Bugs But the snowfall total should mean you'll be a favorite for a Baconator or two this winter.
Run fun! ~Mike
Jsut another reason to climb hills, so you can bust down the other side at 7:30 min/mi pace.
Oooo, pretty flower! We apparently have them around here but I haven't been lucky enough to see one.
The coyote pack is daunting, but I'd have kept going like you did and just made a ton of noise. Wolves would have been another story.
My head is on fire
But my legs are fine
After all they are mine...
I hate bugs..........
Not a fan of coyotes either!
Hate bugs.
Attitude is everything
Uuuuuuuggggghhhhh I HATE TICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is so, so gross. Stomach churning. I usually gag a little when I have to pull them off the dogs!!!!!
I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 26.2.
Scary out there.
You should immerse yourself in DEET before runs. Just make sure to keep your watch off when you do.
On a serious note: I grew up in the tick, chigger, and mosquito capital of the world. We would take sulfur and cream of tartar tablets every day. That really helped. No. you don't smell like a paper mill either.

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I can see the first part maybe being important, but there was nothing of worth in the overly long ISN report at all. They could have given all the info they did (Earth is trying to pretend that Sheridan is mentally unstable and influenced by aliens) in a 30 second clip. Instead, I had to sit through the worst segment in B5 so far, and probably the most pointless. I knew they were doing propaganda. I knew pretty much what they were saying. Taking up a significant part of the episode with a completely pointless ISN propaganda segment was just stupid. Also, just to be clear, when I say its painful, its not because of the fact that they're bashing characters I like. Its painful because its just awful television. Still, it can really only get better from here. Even with the decent beginning, this is easily the worst epiusode of B5 I've seen. The ISN segment was enough to give it that honor. It felt like I spent 3 hours watching the TV and just wanting to turn it off. I don't know why JMS went this route with the propaganda, but I wish he had stayed away from stuff like this. He can't write it very well, and he definately can't make it entertaining. He shopuld have just mentioned that it was happening, and maybe give one brief example. It shouldn't have become almost its own subplot, and given a whole episode.
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Detective Story: Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? Scholar's Controversial New Claims Trigger a Big Debate over Fundamental Aspects of Judeo-Christian History
Ilene R. Prusher, Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor
Archaeologists dig to shed new light on the past. But Yitzhar Hirschfeld's latest excavation casts an essential page of the Judeo-Christian past in a different light altogether, leaving critics crying sensationalism - or overenthusiasm.
At stake are the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls, specifically, who wrote them and where. It's long been presumed that the Essenes, a monastic sect of Jews, wrote the texts at Qumran, a settlement on the northern end of the Dead Sea. The scrolls were hidden in a cave there until some 50 years ago, when a Bedouin shepherd stumbled upon them. Their reclamation has become a critical source of knowledge of Jewish and early Christian thinking.
But Hebrew University's Professor Hirschfeld says the scrolls weren't actually written at Qumran by the breakaway Essenes, but in Jerusalem by mainstream Jews, and then spirited to the Dead Sea for safekeeping from Romans. The ruins at Qumran, he suggests, were not home to the Essenes at all. He says the remains of a village he has just discovered in the cliffs above Ein Gedi show the Essenes lived here - and not at Qumran. If his theory proves correct, it could reduce the scrolls' links to understanding early Christianity. Since the Essenes led monastic lives, practicing celibacy and vegetarianism uncommon among other Jewish sects, their beliefs have been thought to have had a strong influence on Christian monks who lived in the desert in the first several centuries AD. Experts note similarities between the scrolls and the Gospels; John the Baptist is believed to have been an Essene. "Qumran doesn't fit the character of the Essenes - it seems like a fortified manor house," says Hirschfeld, adding that the well-heeled facilities there don't fit the poverty and asceticism of the Essenes. "The connection between the scrolls and Qumran was manufactured by a French excavator ... {who} did a good job of building the myth of Qumran," he says. What's meant by 'below'? Hirschfeld's theory stems from his conclusion that scholars have lost something in translation when reading historical sources. Roman writers Josephus Flavius and Pliny the Elder mention Essene communities in their writings, and Pliny specifically describes the Essenes as living with the town of Ein Gedi "below them." Archaeologists and historians have assumed the Pliny's Latin term "infra hos" meant that Ein Gedi was south of the Essenes, thus placing them to the north at Qumran. But Hirschfeld says that Pliny meant that Ein Gedi was topographically below them - placing the Essenes in the steep, rocky hills above sea, where the new ruins have been uncovered. Beneath the brush that sprouts among the rocks, marking natural springs, Hirschfeld found some 25 buildings that he says more accurately match descriptions of Essene life. Tiny rooms each large enough to house one man point to a spartan existence. What seems to be a mikvah, or ritual bath, supports his theory that it was inhabited by religious Jews. Also, the dig turned up no evidence of animal bones. That, says Kim Bowes, a PhD candidate in archaeology at Princeton University who participated in the dig, is unusual - and concurs with the Essenes' vegetarianism. …


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Solomon lives and work on Gurley Street, East of downtown Monrovia, Liberia. Gurley Street is known to be a very rough street, where local night clubs, motels and liquor shops are located, therefore most parents in that community don't care for their children well, which has a negative impact on their lives.
Solomon's business is buying used clothing bales wholesale and selling them retail to the residents of Gurley Street. He started this business with a small amount of cash but with courage and seriousness, he is making his business move forward. Solomon has been running this business for 10 years and this business has been putting food on the table for him and his family for the past years.
Solomon's good human relations with his customers have allowed his business to reach this far. He needs this loan to purchase more used clothing bales wholesale to grow this business into a bigger one. His goal is to own a bigger shop and expand his business and he also dreams of taking good care of his family and giving them good living conditions and medical care so as to have long lives.
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When: Opens Friday
Where: Landmark Ken
Running time: 1 hour, 35 minutes
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Olivia Wilde's father is Irish, so the actress has dual citizenship in the united states and Ireland.
The heist went well. But the getaway goes sideways, as getaways often do. That puts brother and sister casino robbers Addison (Eric Bana) and Liza (Olivia Wilde) on foot, split up and dashing through the snow toward the Canadian border with Michigan.
We know, early on in "Deadfall," where they must rendezvous. We learn, in the opening moments, that Addison is trigger-happy. And when he tells his sister as they separate, "Use your wits," we know what he means.
She's Olivia Wilde. She's going to bat her eyes at some fellow and get a ride. And if it takes long enough for the siblings to reach their rendezvous, we know we're going to see Olivia Wilde in her birthday suit — weather be damned.
It's a thriller built on melodramatic conventions, as Addison stumbles into the middle of a domestic dispute that he settles with a gun, and Liza hooks up with Jay (Charlie Hunnam), an Olympic boxer, fresh out of prison and on the run again. He's trying to make it home to Mom (Sissy Spacek) and disapproving Dad (Kris Kristofferson).
And the soap operatics don't end there in this Zach Dean script. An intrepid sheriff's deputy (Kate Mara) is sharp enough to earn a tryout with the FBI. But her sexist jerk of a sheriff (Treat Williams) and his other deputies treat her like it's 1972 and they've never seen a woman with a badge. She is the one destined to run afoul of the killer and/ or his sister.
When Liza tells Jay "This is kinda like an old movie, don't you think?" we kind of know what she means. In setting, situations, characters and action, "Deadfall" has the earmarks of a dozen earlier thrillers. First-time screenwriter Dean borrows heavily from the ancient Bogart back catalog — "Petrified Forest" to "High Sierra."
And Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky ("The Counterfeiters") gives it the right tone and look — gray, icy roads and icier trails, snowmobiles covering miles of snowy ground, the odd splash of red when the violence comes.
The performances are solid, with Mara and Wilde the standouts.
But Bana slings a drawl that is almost completely unlike any Southern accent you've ever heard. (Wilde wisely doesn't bother.)
You could almost forgive the questionable geography, predictable directions and melodramatic flourishes of this "Oh, now, come on" tale of accidents and bloodstained coincidences. But they start to pile up like a February snowdrift.
The tipping point? A chance encounter with a Native American hunter might lead to a simple murder, but the hunter is prepared and ready to battle. He says he saw Addison coming at him "in a dream."
Native American mysticism, pretty much a dead giveaway that your writer has no experience in the world he's writing about.


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Birds Freak Me Out! Are you terrified by things with feathers? Do you shriek and yell when birds fly by your windows or past your head? If so, then join us as we explore your avian fears and bring you up close and personal with live birds and bird specimens.
Birding Boat Tours Enjoy a guided pontoon boat ride on the Clearfork Reservoir. Your pilot will glide along the coastline looking for waterfowl and nesting eagles. Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased in advance at OBS. Seating is limited to 9 per boat.
Bird Walk Tim Leslie, President of the Greater Mohican Audubon Society. About 77 species of birds have been spotted in Byers Woods and fields, home of the Bobolink Festival each June.
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Udder Nonsense 5K Walk/Waddle/Run Family friendly event! Entrance fee includes "Udder Nonsense" t-shirt for those who pre-register. Food available. $20 entrance fee.
Curious Critters. Explore the amazing, up-close worlds of common North American animals with award-winning photographer and writer David Fitzsimmons. Introducing CURIOUS CRITTERS Marine! Following nine national book awards and over 100,000 copies sold of the volumes one and two, CURIOUS CRITTERS Marine features a spectacular spoonbill, a proud puffin, a rare blue lobster, and other stunning photos of Atlantic and Pacific Ocean sea life.
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|Meet Your Fears Live animal close up encounters. Help get over your fears of snakes, spiders, lizards and more critters - Join Naturalist Eric has he explains and lets you come face to face with and touch some of these feared and misunderstood animals of the wild. Meet at Welcome Center building.
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Prickles, Thistles, Poison & Thorns! Nature is filled with many different kinds of beneficial plants, but even many useful plants possess plainly obvious or hidden defense mechanisms. We will take a hike through the fields and forests to look for plants that can sting, prick, poke or otherwise cause harm. Learn why plants require such things to stay safe and deter predators. We hope that by the end of the walk, you will have learned which plants to avoid in terms of taste and touch.
Live Animal Program Snakes, hike, explore for water critters, make-it-take-it activity.
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|More than Morel Mushrooms Learn about hunting and preparing Morel mushrooms and other varieties. Learn how to distinguish the edible mushrooms from the poisonous ones. Julie Powell will share information and tasty samples of prepared recipes as well as lead a foray into the woods (weather permitting).
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|Photographing Birds of Prey. A variety of bird of prey species will be displayed in natural settings along the trails. Perfect for up close photographs.
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Ongoing Activities Nature Crafts for children
Fly-fishing and Fly-tying Demonstration 10am-4pm. Presented by Mohican Fly Fishing Club. Meet at the Covered Bridge river access.
Vultures Myth & Lore Vultures are often feared or despised. Learn how they benefit humans and fellow wildlife and their role around the world in different cultures. Program includes a live vulture.
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Creepy Crawlies Investigation Presented by the Environmental Education Council of Ohio, Region 6. Investigate worms by conducting experiments. Find out how worms move, react to light, and learn how to tell the head from the tail. Get a closer look with microscopes and hand lenses. Learn about the worm's habitat by making and eating dirt pudding. Main Barn.
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|Mill & Cabin Tours. Come see an 1831 operating grist mill in action. Tour the mill and early 1800s log cabins and get a glimpse of what life was like in pioneer times when Ohio was the new Wild Frontier. (a $3 entrance fee for adults over 21, $1 for ages 10-20, and under 10 free.)
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Nature Oriented Scavenger Hunt. Hike the steepest trail in the Mohican State Park on this 3/4 mile loop trail that follows the ridge above the mill. Relax with your family on the overlook deck and take in the beautiful views. Kids can gather scavenger hunt items along the way and then turn in their items at the Welcome Center Cabin to earn a prize. After your hike, take advantage of the multitude of free kids nature crafts and activities. (a $3 entrance fee for adults over 21, $1 for ages 10-20, and under 10 free.)
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|Web Sights! When you see a fat little jumping spider, are you tormented by arachnophobia or delighted to see the tiny beast's feats of agility? Whether you are an arachonophobe or a spider lover, this program will provide you with more answers than you ever had questions about these ecologically important and intriguing eight-legged wonders.
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|Nature's Animals - How Animals Live in the Wild What is true and what is not? Dr. Richard Stoffer, field biologist and retired professor, will present information and insight into the interesting behavior of wildlife.
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|Nature does what? A hike through the Sanctuary's 90 acres of trails to see and learn about the many weird things in nature. Fun for all ages.
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Ohio's Toxic & Poisonous Plants Learn to recognize and avoid some of Ohio's common hazardous plants. Join botanist Homer Elliott to learn some do's and don'ts when encountering common types of hazardous plants including the new Hogweed plant in Ohio. Meet at Welcome Center building. Contact Homer for more information email@example.com.
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|Curious Critters Professional photographer David Fitzsimmons will share his journey of capturing the images in his children's books and bring the pages to life.
Introducing CURIOUS CRITTERS Marine! Following nine national book awards and over 100,000 copies sold of the volumes one and two, CURIOUS CRITTERS Marine features a spectacular spoonbill, a proud puffin, a rare blue lobster, and other stunning photos of Atlantic and Pacific Ocean sea life.
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|Survival Bracelet Learn basic dos and don'ts in outdoor emergencies. Some basic skills and take our IQ survival test and see if you would survive! Try your hand at making your own survival bracelet to take home. Meet at Welcome Center building.
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Hands on Animals. Join us for our exciting finale to Saturday's Mohican Wildlife Weekend activities! Enjoy the experience of touching, holding, and learning about some of Gorman Nature Center's resident reptiles and amphibians. All of GNC's educational animals are native to the Richland County area. This program is enjoyed by all ages.
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|Geocaching - How to get started Have you been wondering about this relatively young outdoor pastime? Susan Vermilya will present the basics. There are three caches (and the fourth being planned) in the Byers Woods Park. Participants may have guided instruction on finding them.
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"The animals that travel with Jack Hanna". The Columbus Zoo will present a program that will give you the opportunity to learn about the animals that travel with Jack Hanna. Discover where they're from, what they eat, and possibly touch the birds, reptiles, and a variety of mammals. Bring chairs or blankets for the lawn. (a $3 entrance fee for adults over 21, $1 for ages 10-20, and under 10 free.)
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Bug Eating Yes, it's true. Insects are full of vitamins and protein. The Mohican Naturalist will give you a brief history of edible insects and why insects are becoming more popular on menus today. How about a sample? Don't worry; we'll have the recipe!
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|Barn Dance. Continuing a Bromfield tradition, Square and Line Dancing with live music and caller. Beginners welcome! Food and refreshments will be available for sale by the Ohio Bird Sanctuary. Main Barn. $1 admission at the door for ages 12 and older.
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|Bird of Prey Show. Enjoy an up close experience with a variety of Ohio's bird species. A 30 minute presentation that is fun and educational.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by Sam1938 Guthrie Hotel Aloft is a nice, sort of funky little hotel in a nice, sort of funky part of town. I generally choose it if I am going to a night performance at the Guthrie Theater, which is just across the street. It is also very close to the huge hole in the ground that was once the Metrodome and will one day be the new stadium for the Vikings. The best thing may be the alarm clock. It does not require a post-graduate degree in engineering to operate. July 21, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by Son51 New Beds needed The beds are very uncomfortable and the pillows are non-exsistant. You need about four of them together to equal one pillow. July 21, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Allstargame Very nice Cons: The long hallway and elevator located on one side of the building. Only one ice machine on the first floor. Also, no onsite parking but there is a ramp across the street that is relatively cheap. Pros: Very friendly and helpful staff. Quiet rooms. Easy to find location. Close to transportation. Overall: Great stay. I would stay there again. July 14, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Californian Great Atmosphere / Friendly Staff The hotel itself was awesome! I was very impressed with how clean and comfortable our room was. The staff was extremely nice and offered some great recommendations for the city. The location was also very nice. Easy access to the rental bikes was helpful as well. I'd definitely recommend and will probably stay with them again should I visit Minneapolis in the future! July 7, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by GKT123 GKT Clean, friendly and close to the city center. Loved being able to use the Nice Ride station in front. July 7, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by DSMArch Great modern hotel for very fair price Great location and excellent unique modern experience. Rates are better than the typical hotel. Recommended excellent restaurant for dinner. We have stayed many times at Aloft MN before and will continue to come back July 6, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by SDWC Nice place to stay The location was great for our event, the available parking lot close by is convenient and reasonably priced, the lobby was comfortable and inviting, and coffee in the lobby was wonderful. The beds were very comfortable. The staff was very friendly and courteous. I didn't rate all excellent rates because we didn't like the lighting in the room. There was enough light with the blinds open, but can't always have them open. There was a long bench to sit, but you couldn't sit there for very long, especially with the lack of lighting and it wasn't comfortable. We would stay here again and recommend Aloft. June 29, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Julesindenial Excellent service!! Our stay at Aloft was amazing! Frank, the gentleman at the front desk, was incredible and made sure everything we could need or want was taken care of. He checked the hours and accommodations of nearby restaurants to find one that would suit us best. After he assisted us with dinner, he made sure our transportation was taken care of as well. The shuttle driver was very friendly and efficient and he provided front door service at our destination. The rooms were very clean and comfortable. This is now our hotel when we are in Minneapolis and we highly recommend it. Thanks Frank!! June 28, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mish41 U of M visit My daughter & I stayed as we were visiting the U of M. Very nice motel. Clean & comfortable. Didn't have to wait long to check in or out. June 25, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by DowneastTraveler Great value, great location Although small, the rooms, beds and baths are excellent. Close to public transportation with easy access to the airport and near the Guthrie Theater, the Mill City Museum, and the wonderful Mississippi River parks and historic Stone Arch Bridge across the Falls. June 24, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Pascal70 Great dowtown hotel I mainly appreciate the location (near I35), not far from downtown. On top, the hotel facilities are good, rooms are not big but very clean and there is always a nice atmosphere in Aloft lobby. Romms on street side are a bit noisy, prefer rooms on the rear. Staff is very helpful. June 23, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Steve1004 sleek euro modern Very modern and euro like hotel. Rooms very utilitarian and a bit stark yet functional. Staff was excellent in all ways and places. Near Guthrie theatre and great freeway access. June 23, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by jloewen Towel rack? Where does one put a washcloth after use? or a towel? No towel racks, only the stack of new towels! In modern architecture, form is supposed to follow function, but lack of form does not mean the function is no longer needed! June 20, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Midwesterner57 Edgy alternative to boring chain hotel We stayed at the Aloft Minneapolis for a weekend getaway. Great location downtown. If you're attending a show at the Guthrie Theater, this is the place to stay. The Guthrie is just around the corner, a five minute walk at best. Gold Medal Park is across the street with bike sharing facilities available if you favor two wheel transport. The hotel is edgy and different. Not your average boring run of the mill chain experience and the rates are less expensive. Parking was plentiful and easy in ramp across the street. We will come back. Check out Italian restaurant Bar La Grassa for dinner if you get a chance. June 15, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by MJW2014 Thin Walls The walls were very thin in the hotel and I could hear the child yelling back and forth with his mother all night. I had a hard time falling asleep. Additionally I needed to unplug my fridge because the noise very loud. The staff was great and the rest of the room I loved but the lack of a quiet atmosphere especially when I was trying to sleep impacted my overall impression, June 15, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by AnaB14 Comfotable stay Great stay. Decent location. June 11, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Nevergobackhere The air-conditioning system in this hotel room did not work at all. The air-conditioner started out really strong. It could not be turned lower. Then it would shut off completely and I would roast. Could only sleep for about three hours at a time. And I had to get up and adjust the thermostat. Finally the thermostat completely gave out. I had to ask downstairs to have someone fix the air-conditioning more than once.. Even after the engineer fixed it, , it still only worked for about three hours at a time. The tapwater is totally undrinkable. Hotel only supplied two bottles of water for a three day stay. I was very disappointed. There were no directions in the hotel room for running the lights or the air conditioning. June 3, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by DT1978 Location is super great for walking to local restaurants and other activities June 3, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by Jennifer2014 No draw space I recently stayed here with my husband and 2 children. The rooms are VERY small but the worst thing about the room is there isn't any...not ONE draw to put your socks/underwear/bra's in..we had to put it on top of the desk. There were hangers provided but no draw space! Suggestion...get new night tables with draws. The beds were comfortable. The maid staff was great. If you want your room cooler than the norm 74 be prepared for a LOUD HUM from the A/C unit. I would not return to the ALOFT. June 2, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Miste A Better than home experience The whole experience at the minneapolis aloft was wonderful. Staff was above and beyond. Definitely will plan to come back. June 2, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by economo Maybe you've never heard of a "Reservation" If not, let me explain. People sometimes call you on the phone and tell you what nights they want to stay at your hotel. You say "OK" and maybe take some info and that's how you and I both know that I'll be staying at your hotel. OK, clear on that? So....I did that. You were one of the hotels with blocked rooms for a conference I'll be attending. I called. You took my info. You said I'd get a call back to sort out my reservation. I figured that, given that I was calling a hotel, you'd, you know, call me back with the reservation. (Hotels are known for making reservations. Hmmm... do you need me to tell you what a hotel is? Maybe not...) So, I didn't get a call back. Then, I called again. You took my reservation information again. I, again, was promised a call back. AT NO POINT did you tell me that you were booked or maybe booked or nearly booked or sorta booked or in danger of getting booked. You just told me to wait. I did. In the meantime, the other hotels reserved for my conference got booked. I called you again. You sounded confused. You didn't have my name or number (which I'd dutifully given you twice) and you explained to me that you were, in fact, all booked up. You also acted confused when I said that I had been told that I'd get a call back. I try to stay anchored to reality and so I don't think I made the two phone calls up in my head. (Oh gosh, if I did, then I have much bigger problems... let's assume I actually did call you and I suppose you can verify that given that some calls are recorded). Anyhoo.... now it seems I'm out of luck since I'm flying in to MN if a few weeks and need a room and, due to your flagrant ignorance as to the nature of a "reservation", I don't have one. Thanks, ALOFT! (And, apple-tinis and other sorta outdated coolness factors notwithstanding, I am super disappointed with this hotel and will actively avoid this brand in the future; all joking aside, I travel a lot and don't have time for hotel staff that is incapable of making a reservation properly.) May 31, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by midwesthelper Fun, clean hotel! What an awesome hotel! The best ever! Clean, trendy, fun hotel! Will definitely stay again. May 28, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by JEM72 Nice place to stay Overall this is a nice place to stay. A few minor issues - the shower door didn't fit and a lot of water splashed under it on to the floor, make sure you don't leave anything there. The sink looks great but I couldn't use it very much at all without splashing water all over. Other than that it's a good place to stay - the room was very comfortable and quiet. May 27, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by 111111 great experience Everything went well, staff was great! May 26, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by masternurse Great Hotel for Business Travel The food was excellent. Both the quality and the selection of food far exceeded my expectations. It was so easy to eat before and after my busines meetings without having to leave the hotel. May 24, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by kmbe groovy guthrie Excellent hotel. Bartender excellent May 23, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Marinka This hotel was located ideally for our stay. We attended a play at the Guthrie so this hotel was so convenient. The staff gave us helpful information for places to eat and coffee the next morning, again within walking distance. We were surprised that there really was no hotel parking. The public parking ramp was close by, which we used, but thought maybe the hotel would have compensated for its use. May 22, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by SmurfetteOK Not so friendly My conference was at another local hotel. The staff at the conference hotel were much more friendly to me than the staff at the Aloft where I stayed. It seemed like the staff at Aloft were more concerned with acting like they were better than everyone than providing customer service. May 20, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Amylynn4487 Comfort and relaxation I had such an incredible week at the Aloft in Minneapolis. It was perfect comfort and relaxation while I was there. The staff was so accommodating and very helpful when I was there. Its a beautiful location and the room was more then enough for my stay. May 19, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Lbarrows Fantastic hospitality This is such a wonderful place to stay when you are in the Minneapolis area, especially if you are going to the Guthrie or on a biking outing. Rooms are modern, spacious, and comfy. Great beds, cool shower set-up. They have a seriously marvelous staff and the lobby is happening in the evening. Highly, highly recommended if you are looking for an inviting, contemporary hotel stay. May 19, 2014


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Stellar Information Systems has released the next incarnation of its data recovery software, Phoenix Macintosh v2.0. The program salvages data from damaged, deleted and corrupted volumes, and supports HFS file systems including HFS+, HFSX and HFS Wrapper. Features of the program include the ability to create disk images, and an Advanced Search function, which increases the odds of detecting data. Phoenix also sports a file recovery tool, which can restore over 50 file types such as movies and applications; by using Enhanced Photo Recovery, owners can retrieve RAW images from cameras by Canon, Nikon, Olympus and others.
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