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'Psychic vampire' gets prison time for sexual abuse of relative
Silence stretched across a Washington County Common Pleas Courtroom Friday morning as the onlookers did the math on the sentences handed down to a Marietta man accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile relative.
Two consecutive 54-month sentences added up to nine years in prison for Daniel R. Hess, 46, of 728 Mount Tom Road.
A jury found Hess guilty in January of two counts of sexual battery, both third-degree felonies, for a series of sexual encounters that he and his live-in girlfriend, Lacey K. Day, 31, had with the 15-year-old female family member in early 2010.
Hess' behavior during sentencing was in stark contrast to Day's demeanor during her own sentencing last year.
Day, who pleaded guilty to a single count of sexual battery, sobbed uncontrollably and made a barely audible statement to the court before being sentenced in August to two years in prison.
Hess made no statement and appeared apathetic throughout the proceedings.
In handing down his sentence, Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge Randall Burnworth noted that Hess has not shown remorse for his actions.
In fact, Hess still maintains that he never did anything inappropriate, pointed out Washington County Assistant Prosecutor Kevin Rings.
During trial, Hess denied touching the girl. Instead, he argued that he is a psychic vampire and therefore able to engage in the psychic transfer of sexual energy.
However, the victim recounted during the trial at least three separate instances of touching, fondling and sexual intercourse.
It took the jury less than an hour to return both guilty verdicts, noted Rings.
The victim, who was in court Friday, did not make a statement. However, she had turned in a written statement prior to sentencing.
"He persuaded her that having sex with him was necessary and unavoidable. She feared the consequences of not doing what she was told," said Burnworth, recapping her testimony.
Burnworth had the option to run the sentences concurrently, but doing so would not reflect the severity of the crime, argued Rings.
"(The victim) did suffer serious psychological harm as well as physical harm. She began to shut down physically because of the stress," he said.
Rings recommended an overall sentence of at least eight years.
Hess' public defense attorney Jack Blakeslee noted that Hess is a veteran who was honorably discharged from the Navy and that he scored as a low risk on his Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) evaluation.
"I ask that those factors be taken into consideration," he said.
Burnworth noted those points but ultimately sentenced Hess to nine years, one year short of the maximum he could have faced.
"The harm you caused your own (relative) is appalling and horrific, not only to the court but to the morals of society," he said.
Burnworth also ordered $2,839 in restitution, to be paid by Hess and Day for the victim's medical bills.
Blakeslee initially objected to the restitution order, saying he had not seen documentation, but Hess indicated that he would waive further hearings on the matter.
Blakeslee also objected to Hess having to pay court costs.
"My client will be in prison for 108 months. He is indigent," he said.
However, Burnworth said he could pay the fees after his sentence is complete.
Hess will get credit for 347 days served, said Burnworth.
He is also now a registered tier three sex offender with a child victim and is mandated to report to a local law enforcement agency every three months for the rest of his life.
The victim said she was happy with the sentence.
"It's been a long time coming, but we're happy," added the victim's mother, after the hearing.
However, Hess does plan to appeal his guilty convictions, Blakeslee said.


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Author Scott Johnson will discuss his book, "The Faces of Lee Harvey Oswald: The Evolution of an Alleged Assassin," in Ohio Northern University's McIntosh Ballroom on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
The event, sponsored by ONU's Department of History, Politics and Justice and ONU's Cultural and Special Events committee (CASE), is free and open to the public.
With "The Faces of Lee Harvey Oswald," Johnson provides the first comprehensive and objective analysis of Oswald's role in the Kennedy assassination. Johnson decided to write his book once he realized that any theory related to Oswald's role appears as convincing as the next, particularly when researchers carefully select only the information that advances their preferred theory. However, considering the mystery surrounding Oswald's life and death, as well as the complexity and ambiguity surrounding Kennedy's murder, Oswald's role in the assassination offers little certainty. In his book, Johnson aims to analyze Oswald in an objective manner by presenting several different paradigms, or lenses, from which to view Oswald's role in the assassination.
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On Friday, November 9, 45 St. John Fisher College accounting students competed in the annual PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) tax competition, sponsored by PwC. Fisher is one of only 30 colleges from around the country selected to participate.
There were a total of nine Fisher teams competing, and each team had a faculty coach assigned to them. PwC gave the teams a real-life case that they would receive working in an accounting firm, and they had two weeks to work as a group to develop a solution and a presentation. The presentations were to be 12 minutes in length, and were made to a panel of judges from the local office of PwC.
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After hours of competition, the panel announced that the winning team was Team 5 (Greg Church, Austin Zaprowski, Dan Tydings, Victoria DiGuiseppe, and Amber Lennington). The faculty team mentors were Dr. Karyl Mammano and Art Hintz. As the winners, the students received a $1,000 cash prize from PwC. In addition, a video of their presentation will be submitted to PwC's national headquarters in Washington, D.C. for the opportunity to compete in round two. Five presentations are chosen for the third and final round, and those teams will win a $10,000 cash prize and the chance to present at PwC in Washington.
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Moose Jaw has been experiencing a downward trend in provincial government presence in the city.
Two researchers — Angela Markel and Irene Zadnik — were hired by the economic development commission (EDC) in April 2012 to do a review of the presence from 1990 to 2012 at a cost of $10,000. Markel was ill for Tuesday night's council meeting, but Zadnik presented the findings to council.
The institutions examined were SIAST, provincial public service employees, SaskWater, SaskTel and Valley View Centre, which is slated for closure in 2016.
"Moose Jaw has been left behind compared to Saskatoon," said Zadnik.
The majority of council voted for the EDC to provide an annual update on the files and information similar to the report presented to council Tuesday night.
The report stated SIAST is Moose Jaw's seventh largest employer. From 2006 to 2011, as a whole, SIAST gained 176 full-time positions or an 11.8 staff increase. In that time frame, the Palliser campus lost five full-time equivalent positions, which decreased Palliser's overall share of full time employees from 19 per cent to 16 per cent. That decrease continues as seen in the 1999 to 2006 period.
Between 1999 and 2011, the SIAST Palliser campus lost 42 full-time positions, from 320 positions in 1999 to 278 positions in 2011. The Kelsey campus in Saskatoon gained 188 full-time employees during that time frame, going from 425 positions in 1999 to 613 positions in 2011. Additionally, the administrative offices in Saskatoon gained 72 full-time positions from 59 positions to 132.
"It paints overall a very disturbing picture and it should be the basis for us developing a good lobby," said Coun. Brian Swanson. "We are getting the short end of the stick … We need to be much more vocal and unaccepting of this kind of stuff."
Similarly, the Palliser share of capital expenditures has dropped. In 2001, Palliser had 29 per cent of all SIAST expenses, but in 2010 the share was only 14 per cent. In 2012, Palliser received only 12 per cent of all capital expenses.
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Spring Training: Jason Ellison knocks in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth with a no-out double as the Phils defeat the Cardinals, 2-1.
Yesterday afternoon at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, Jason Ellison wins the game for the Phils in the ninth by knocking in Miguel Cairo with a double, as the Phils defeated the Cardinals, 2-1.
Chan Ho Park, the Phils' starter, who continues to battle for the fifth and final spot in the starting rotation, had a strong start as he went four and two-third innings, giving up only three hits to the redbirds while striking out six, as he used his pitches effectively to baffle the Cardinals' batters. Clay Condrey relieves him in the fifth, pitching an inning and a third of shut out ball, although needing to pitch his way out of a jam in the sixth with a runner on second, Albert Pujols who had gotten on base with a double, with only one out, as he gives up only a hit and a walk while striking out one. Antonio Bastardo follows him with two innings of relief, allowing a run to score in the seventh on a two-out RBI single by Brendan Ryan, knocking in Joe Thurston from second base, who was pinch running for Khalil Greene, who had earlier doubled, as Carlos Ruiz was unable to hold onto Raul Ibanez's throw to the plate, which at the time tied the score at one run apiece. Bastardo would go on to give up two hits while striking out two. Joe Bisenius would pitch the ninth, pitching a 1-2-3 inning, and picking up the win when the Phils scored the winning run in the bottom half of the inning. His spring training record is now 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA.
The Phillies batters had nine hits in the game. Jayson Werth would get the Phils' first hit as he hits a solo home run in the first inning, his second home run in two straight games, giving the Phils a quick 1-0 lead. Werth would have two hits in the game, as would Greg Dobbs and Cairo. Ibanez, Geoff Jenkins and Ellison, who would knock in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, all had one hit each. Also, Chase Utley would start the game for the Phils at second base, going 0 for 2 as he stayed in the game for four innings, while Pedro Feliz would play at third, also going 0 for 2.
In other Phillies' new, Cole Hamels will go back to Philadelphia tonight to have his elbow checked tomorrow morning for tightness. No serious problem is expected, but the Phils are just being cautious with their ace.
The Phillies are presently playing the New York Yankees in Grapefruit League play.
Lastly, I'd just discovered that I am actually 26th, not 27th in the latest fan leader ranking, as one of the blogs originally listed among the first 26 was removed.
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Yay! You're moving up! And you've got to love a close baseball game that goes down to the end!
I always get a cringe when guys like Hamels go in for "routine" check ups to be cautious. Ya just never know!
To Julia: Thanks, although I did not find out about the correction until earlier today. And yes, a good close game is fun to watch, especially when your team is the winner.
To RMW: Well, I'm not going to panic until I find out what it is. Hopefully, it's just the normal I just haven't been using the arm during the off-season and it's still a little stiff when I throw sort of thing.


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ROCHESTER HILLS, MICHIGAN -- I went through the drive-through and ordered the 8 piece chicken meal, and when I got it home there were only 6 pieces, and two of those were all bone. Hardly any meat on them. I spent $22 for pretty much 4 pieces of chicken. To me this is stealing. Do the employees not know how to count? I think they do this on purpose knowing that most people will return with the meal. That was the case with me. It isn't around the corner. It's principle for me, I could have gone to a burger place carry out for much cheaper. I will never, ever go back to a Kentucky Fried Chicken place again!! Just horrible.
CLAYTON, NORTH CAROLINA -- We stopped last week at Store # 55 at Clayton, NC. It was the most wonderful (not stretching this at all) experience we have had in a long time at a KFC. Our order taker was Elissa **. She took the order in a timely manner and delivered it in a timely manner. When she wasn't taking or delivering orders, she was cleaning and neatening up the restaurant. If I was an employer of a store, this is the kind of person that I would hope to hire! We hope that she is appreciated at yours. (I've never ever written a review before in my life and I am 75 years old.) Very impressive.
YULEE, FLORIDA -- I have not bought Kentucky Fried Chicken in at least 2 years. I was watching TV and seen the ad for $20.00 fill up. Was having some guys over so I bought the $20.00 fill up so we would have something to snack on. Was very sorry for doing that. The chicken looked like it was cooked a couple of days ago and warmed up. Was dark in color and very salty. I will just have to never stop at KFC again and would not tell a friend to buy any of this sorry chicken.
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA -- I bought a 10 pc bucket of chicken from the KFC at 955 Saratoga Ave, San Jose on Sunday Feb. 1, 2015. The bucket contained 3 breasts total. I paid a little extra for the 3rd breast as the bucket normally came with two. I personally ate 2 breasts on Sunday and refrigerated a few left over pieces.
On Tuesday afternoon I took the remaining breast and micro waved it. The skin was soft after micro waving and came off when I started eating it. Inside the breast I saw discolored meat - grey and black with a honeycombed material near the bottom. The area in question is about 2.5" by 1" wide. There are also areas in the white meat nearby that are discolored. To me it looks like a cancer growth. I may have eaten some of the bad area - see bite mark on left side - but have not gotten sick so far. I kept the breast in the freezer in case someone wanted to examine it.
When I called the store, they offered to replace it for another piece but I declined. I sent two emails with pictures to the franchise owner - Harman Management Corp. to the attention of ** Tuesday afternoon, but have not heard back from them. I also sent the picture to the Santa Clara health dept firstname.lastname@example.com as instructed when I called them on Tuesday as well. After not hearing back from either message I called the health dept again. Finally connected with the inspector in charge of the area that the store is in and sent him another email explaining the issue and two pictures of the breast.
This morning I received a voice mail on my phone from the inspector. He said he contacted the store and they did an internal audit on themselves and no problems were found. Apparently the inspector never even went there. He only called the district manager for KFC and said they dealt with it internally. I find it hard to believe the issue was so poorly investigated. The condition of the food is horrible in my opinion. I would hate to find out that someone had eaten something like this and gotten ill. The inspector even said he had never seen anything like it. I would think that alone would prompt more than a phone call. I have attached 2 photos - the same that I sent to the health department.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- My experiences with KFC in Fort Worth TX have been horrible. I'm going to start with my most recent visits to older visits. After I left church Wednesday December 11, 2013 I visit the one on Mansfield and got the 2 piece boneless combo. I asked for all white but got mixed. I had to wait 5 minutes on potatoes wedges. When they brought my order I asked for my drink and she said "they didn't give you one?" I said "no I wouldn't have asked." Get home and the white meat look like strips that were very, very, dry and the dark pieces was dry and hard on end.
Bridge street have too many young people that don't care and they make excuses for them being rude. I have got numerous wrong order and not fresh order after waiting so long to place and receive orders. They never have chicken ready for it to be a chicken place. I have order 2 pieces white and get home it's a thigh. Go back that manager was nice that day and even though they didn't have any breast she gave me a drink and a piece of chicken extra. Order 2 of the chicken bites combo and get home I don't know what was harder - the potato wedges or the bites.
When I called and complain to the manager he said the manager that night was young and her first time working nights. Get outta here! Then the KFC at 777 n. e. loop 820 in Hurst their crew sometimes suck and the other time it's the food. I got 3 go cup of hot wings and another the other boneless chicken. After waiting for about 5 or 6 minutes he come say they out of boneless chicken he would give my son 3 strips and I said OK. I order cookies. One of the wings we OK the other was hard and dry and the cookies were hard as rock.
Other time I would go inside and they are not busy. I'm waiting and waiting to place an order like they busy. I said "hello someone gone take my order." Well a short African American bald head man with glasses come out and said "go head." No sorry to keep you waiting or anything. I order the 2 piece boneless combo. He didn't ask, "is there anything else, is that it," or what side I wanted. He said "that would be $."
Another time left a party and order me the same 2 piece boneless combo and get home it's the wrong thing. Came back and the short Latino girl was looking as if I got on her nerve for them messing up. She gave me the right order no extra or nothing. I have called the 1-800 # and have yet to hear from the KFC in Hurst. I think I'm gonna give Kfc a long break and start giving Popeye's, golden chick, and Church's my business. But I will never visit bridge street Kfc. Too many mistakes and not enough courtesy. And Hurst Kfc will be going on that same list because they can't even reply to your numerous complaints.
SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA -- On July 23, 2015, I wrote a letter of complaint to the website concerning a wrong order from the Southport, NC location. As this is a tourist town and the establishment is located several miles away, I took the time to write this complaint. I tried to call the restaurant but all I got was a fax machine. By the time I tried to contact the restaurant and wrote the complaint, our food was cold, most of my order was wrong and not edible.
Several days later, I had not received a reply of any kind and I called the customer service number listed on your website. The lady on the line, who was not very courteous, told me she was sorry that this had happened and she would contact the regional office and the matter would be taken care of immediately. A week later, I still had not received a call or anything, so I called again. Another representative assured me that she would contact the regional office and I would hear from someone immediately.
Today, several weeks later, I still have not had a response. I called a third time. Got the very same answer. I asked to talk to a supervisor. She gave me the same answer: "We are so sorry that you had to wait, we are not ignoring you, we will contact the regional office and they will respond immediately."
I have lost faith in KFC. I am retired and $12.79 for a meal is a treat for us. I don't make $100,000 a year. If I did I wouldn't eat at KFC. I realize this is a billion dollar corporation, but it seems to forget that the majority of that billion dollars come from people like me. The way your customer service department has treated me is shameful. If you have so many complaints that they cannot be answered in six weeks, no one should eat at KFC anyway.
If my complaint is without merit, I deserve at least a phone call telling me so. I have been a customer for years, since I was a little boy. If this is the way complaints are handled, KFC has become arrogant and belittling to its customers. This is by far the worst experience I have ever had, either in retail or restaurant practices. I don't expect this type of treatment from an establishment like KFC.
LIHUE KAUAI, HAWAII -- On June 17, 2015 I went to KFC & bought a chicken meal at the drive thru. The meal cost about $6 which I paid with my only $20 bill. When the cashier gave me my change, she only gave me $4 something. I informed her that she shorted me $10, but she insisted I gave $10. I then tried to protest, but she just shut me out by closing the window. I didn't want to make a big deal over a $10 so I left the premises although it still bothered me. I told my sisters what happened & were advised I should call the manager so I did. The manager was no better. The first thing she said to me was that she heard what happened and that they didn't have any $20 bill in their cash register.
At this point, I was livid of how I'm being treated because there is no way that's true because I was absolutely certain I gave $20 as that's all the cash I had. After going back & forth, the manager finally told me that she would count the register to verify and call me back. After awhile, the manager called back & told me that they were indeed over $10. She apologized after the fact & offered me complimentary meal when I go to pick up my money. I just felt mistreated that the manager didn't take the proper protocol initially in handling the issue.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA -- I had a two piece chicken dinner here. I even take the skin off because it's so so greasy. Today the chicken seemed extra greasy and not cooked all the way. I love feed birds while I'm eating, like to share I guess. Believe me the birds didn't even eat much of it.
Anyway I ate around 5:00 and by 9:00 that evening my stomach started cramping. I knew it was a sign of food poisoning and soon as it started. By 10:00 pm I was in such pain with dry heaves that I had to be rushed to the emergency room. I usually can eliminate bad food but it wasn't moving. I sat in the emergency room 2 hours before they took me in. I'm still sick with a stomach virus from the bacteria. It's been so horrible. I was cramped up on the floor of the emergency room for hours from bad food from here. I will NEVER eat at Kentucky Fried again. This was my WORST food poisoning experience ever!
VERNAL, UTAH -- The food was fine. The service was terrible. #538 Week No.23 Period #6 Server DT-Cashier #6. I was rudely told (twice) that I couldn't change my order once they started. (This was before I ordered anything!) I asked for BBQ sauce for the tenders meal, & was reminded (the 3rd time "NO Changes"). So...no sauce or butter for the meals. My food was shoveled towards me at a rate that I couldn't even get my drinks stood up on the seat. I asked for a cup holder, Ignored. I believe, because of the rapid way she spoke, that random UA's should possibly come to this store, bi-weekly.


text: RSS Events Feeds eGroup WA 8/5/2014 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Welcome to Perth Starters!An invitation to join thePerth Startup Owner's Working Group(aka Perth Starters)Perth StartersWeekly "Perth Starters" MeetingsWeekly AgendaReport on what we've built, measure, and/or learntDiscuss "Running Lean" by Ash Maurya6:00pm - 7:30pm Thursday @ The Gardens - The Windsor hotel.(Corner Millpoint Road and Mend Street, South Perth)http://thewindsorsouthperth.com.au/contact/Meet inside near the fountain or phone mobile 041 226 8159.Pay parking in hotel car park or free around local area.All welcome to attend!Share the URL http://j.mp/PerthStartersOverviewThe Perth Startup Owner's Working Group (also known as Perth Starters) is a group of startup founders who take take a lean approach to their startups and meet regularly (usually weekly) to discuss what they have built-measured-and-learnt or what they are in the process of building-measuring-and-learning about their startups. We also discuss any issues we are confronting, resources we have found or need, or events we have attended or are attending. The group is open to anyone with like interests and actively involved in a lean startup, or just wishing to learn more about lean startups. We include all types of businesses but are mostly web/mobile startups.Along with reporting on the progress of our startups and, inline with the different approaches mentioned below, we are also working through various lean startup resources to get our startups going. For example, we could just be reporting on what we are building, measuring and learning, working through the "Running Lean" approach with its use of the Lean Canvas, or working through the checklists in "The Startup Owner's Manual" by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf, with its use of the Business Model Canvas. We are, however, definitely a group focussed on progressing our startups, not just talking about them, but searching for that repeatable and scalable business model.Current Focus: Our current group discussions focus around the "Running Lean" approach by Ash Maurya. We are reading through this book (for details of the book see the link on the Running Lean page) and seeing how we may be able to apply its approach to our startups. Each week we spend some time discussing any general news or events we have attended, then each startup gives a report on what they have built, measured, and/or learnt, and what they plan to do in the next week, then one person leads an informal discussion of a particular aspect (e.g. chapter) of the current focus. Participants are expected to prepare for these discussions.As you would expect, most of our startups are at different stages in their development. Some are just starting out and searching for a problem and/or solution, others are validating the problem and solution, some already have a product or service and are validating the product/service and the market. Finally, some may be validating their sales process and getting ready to scale. Some are pre-funding, others may have received some funds, and some are not even looking for funding. This is not a problem because we are all keen to share our knowledge and experience and/or learn from others, and especially to encourage and support each other.We welcome all founders of lean startups no matter what type of business or what stage in development they are. We also welcome social entrepreneurs whose primary aim is to address some social issue and do some social good rather than to necessarily make money or provide a return to investors. If you are interested in participating or just to come along and checkout what we do, please email us at email@example.com. Participants may be asked to sign a Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement to enable everyone to talk freely about their startups without any concern that the information will be shared or used inappropriately.We hope to see you at our meetings!Best regards,The Perth Starters.About Startups and Lean StartupsStartups aren't just new businesses. They are a business that has risk in the product / service and/or they business model and they are potentially high growth businesses (that's why they get investor / VC attention). Startups aren't easy. They're an enormous amount of bl&%dy hard work. In fact, they're even worse than that, they are usually a total failure after all that hard work. And if they are to be successful, they don't usually become successful in a weekend, a week, or even a few months, they take many years to get to the point of a successfully running business (unless they're one of the very few lucky ones that rocket to success).Traditionally founders have mostly taken the "build it and they will come" approach to startups. Preparing a detailed business plan document (based mostly on guess work) and then building their product/service (often in secret and with little consultation with customers). Unfortunately, this approach has led to poor outcomes. At least nine out of every ten startups fail (often because the customers don't come, at least not in the number expected, and the startups very quickly run out of resources, often due to high sales expenditure). In this traditional approach startups were seen as smaller versions of larger companies (with similar job titles and approaches).In the last decade, however, a new way of thinking about startups has emerged due to the work of Steve Blank (a successful serial entrepreneur now teacher and investor), Eric Ries (a former student of Steve Blanks), and others (like Ash Maurya and Alexander Osterwalder). In this new ay of thinking a startup is not a small version of a large company but rather a temporary organisation searching for a repeatable and scaleable business model. And the approach taken for this search involves a rapid iteration of some form of customer development and agile product/service development that can be represented in the Build-Measure-Learn loop.The essence of the Lean Startup approach is that startups are about learning (as opposed to building and hoping). The goal for a lean startup is to iterate the Build-Measure-Learn loop as fast as possible (rather than to optimise any particular stage of the loop, e.g. the build of the product/service). To learn about and confirm (or not) all assumptions about all aspects (usually the most riskiest first) of the business model. The build can be a simple textual description of a problem, solution, product, market or similar, a wireframe solution, or as they are known an Minimal Viable Product (MVP). An MVP is the simplest for of something that will enable a particular piece of learning.The Lean Startup approach somewhat de-emphasises product/service development or, at the very least, raises the importance of another aspects of a startup called "Customer Development." Customer development is a parallel process to product/service development that involves the founders "getting out of the building" literally (or metaphorically by testing their product/service directly with customers) to interact with customers to validate (or not) the assumptions in their business model and product/service. The development of a startup is no-longer based around the development of the product/service but rather around customer development and, in particular, learning.Through this learning founders aim first to achieve problem-solution fit, that is to validate that there is a significant problem and that their proposed solution addresses that problem. They then aim to achieve product-market fit, that is to validate that there is a large addressable market and their product/service (in its minimalist form) meets the market's requirements. Only then when they have product-market fit, including a version of the product/service and some traction in the market, is the startup really ready to fully test their business model and particularly, their sales processes for the potential to scale. Success at this suggests a startup that is ready to launch and transition into a high growth business.There are at least three different levels of lean startup (excluding those startups that think of themselves as lean startups but really aren't). They shall be called here the lite, mid-strength and full-strength lean startups. They are distinguished somewhat by how seriously they take the lean startup approach and, in particular, the customer development approach as defined by Steve Blank in his "Four Steps to the Epiphany" book. This is not to say that any of these approach is better or more correct, just to point out the differences. Generally speaking, we can define the three types of lean startups as follows:1. Lean Startup Lite. These are startups that generally follow the lean startup build-measure-learn approach as espoused by Eric Ries and "get out of the building" but are somewhat low on process and documentation (in the best sense of the words) and thus direction for founders. Click here to learn more about "Lean Startup Lite."2. Lean Startup Mid-strength. These are startups that follow Ash Maurya's "Running Lean" approach to lean startups and use his somewhat informal process and document their business model with his "Lean Canvas." This approach is somewhat between the lite and full-strength approach. Click her to learn more about "Lean Startup Mid-strength."3. Lean Startup Full-Strength. These are startups that follow Steve Blank's Customer Development approach (as well as employing Agile Development) and a process and deliverables something like that in his books, particularly "The Startup Owner's Manual." Click here to learn more about "Lean Startup Full-Strength."Compare these with "Classical Startups" that follow the traditional "build-it-and-they-will-come" approach. Investing time and money in building a product and/or service with little customer validation. Remember that 9 out of 10 of these startups fail. They generally fail not because they couldn't build the product or service but because there was a lack of customers for what they built.Finally, most startups seek some form of funding, e.g. from friends, family and fools, or angel investors, or venture capital funds. The topic of startup funding is an entire other discussion but what we can say here is that the lean startup approach, and particularly the customer development approach defines a set of criteria to judge how investor ready a startup is. See the discussion on the investment page. Although there is no generally speaking wrong or right time for funding, the customer development approach does fit well with angel investment for customer discovery, Seed Investment for Customer Validation and Series A investment for Customer Creation. Ash Maurya suggests Series A (or at least major funding) after Product-Market Fit and, if necessary, Seed Investment earlier (although at least with some evidence of traction).Alternate Day and Venue (not in use at present):6:30pm - 8:00pm Thursdays @ Nest by Potter and Sower (Co-Working Space).(Suite A, 439-441 Albany Highway, Victoria Park)If you cannot find Nest or get into the building please phone 041 226 8159.Parking is available on the street or around the corner (at the lights). Learn More: eGroup WA


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After Tomoki learns that the girls at school find him undesirable and unintelligent, the gang takes part in a quiz to find out just how smart they really are. Meanwhile, in Synapse, a plan to destroy Ikaros and Nymph is taking shape!
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(A) Liquid soap, a handwashing facility and individually assigned or disposable toweling or air dryers shall be provided with all restrooms.
(1) A "handwashing facility" is a permanent type fixture with running water which conforms to the Ohio plumbing standards of division 4101:3 of the Administrative Code.
(2) Handwashing facilities shall not be used for formula or food preparation or for washing dishes or bottles.
(B) All employees shall wash their hands with liquid soap and running water:
(1) Upon arriving at the center.
(2) After toileting or after assisting each child with toileting.
(3) After each diaper or pull up change.
(4) After returning inside from outdoor activities.
(5) After handling pets, pet cages or other pet objects that have come in contact with the pet.
(6) Before eating, serving or preparing food or bottles or feeding a child.
(7) After contact with bodily fluids or cleaning up spills or objects contaminated with bodily fluids.
(8) Before and after administering medication, first aid or completing a medical procedure.
(9) After taking off disposable gloves.
(C) If a staff member is outside or alone in a room and needed in the staff/child ratio, and running water is not readily available , staff must thoroughly wash hands with soap and running water as soon as staff/child ratio allows or upon re-entry to the building. The use of hand sanitizer does not replace the requirement of washing hands with running water and liquid soap. Hand sanitizer is permitted to be used by adults in the center after wiping children's noses.
(D) Children shall be instructed and assisted, as needed, to wash their hands:
(1) After toileting.
(2) After returning inside after outdoor play.
(3) After contact with bodily fluids.
(4) After handling pets, pet cages or other pet objects.
(5) Whenever hands are visibly dirty.
(6) Before eating food.
(E) Standard precautions are primarily designed to prevent the spread of diseases that are spread by blood or other bodily fluids. Standard precautions are designed to protect staff from potentially infectious diseases and shall be followed as explained in this rule.
(1) Vinyl gloves shall be worn during contact with blood or body fluids , such as vomit or feces, which contain blood that can be seen.
(2) Disposal of materials that contain blood requires a sealable, leakproof plastic bag or double bagging in plastic bags that are securely tied.
(3) Non-disposable items, such as clothing that contain blood, shall be placed in a sealable, leakproof plastic bag or double bagged in plastic bags that are securely tied and sent home with the child.
(4) Sharp items used for procedures on children with special care needs, such as lancets for finger sticks or syringes, require a disposable container called a "sharps container". This is a container made out of durable, rigid material which safely stores the lancets or needles until the parent can take them home for disposal. Sharps containers must be stored out of the reach of children.
(5) Surfaces contaminated with blood or bodily fluids containing blood shall first be cleaned with hot, soapy water, and then sanitized with an appropriate bleach solution which is prepared on a daily basis, following the product guidelines, or other acceptable disinfectant solution which is environmental protection agency (EPA) rated as hospital disinfectant with a label claim for mycobactericidal activity.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 06/23/2015 and 11/22/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5104.015
Rule Amplifies: 5104.015
Prior Effective Dates: 3/1/81, 6/1/84, 9/1/86, 1/2/92 (Emer), 4/1/92, 4/1/03, 1/1/07, 7/1/10


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A big chunk of the world economy runs on human weakness. Peer pressure, vanity, insecurity, the fact that we just cannot resist the sight of melted cheese -- all of these will make us fork over our cash. And really, we're fine with that.
But what you may not know is that there are some other, much weirder scientific principles that factor into what you buy. You might not know about them, but the people selling you things sure as hell do.
5You Move in Predictable Patterns
You step in the front door of your nearest chain grocery store. What's immediately to your right? At Wal-Mart, Kroger, Whole Foods and countless others, that's the fresh produce section. Some of them have their baked goods over there, too. And at those stores, the doors and registers are positioned to steer you that direction when you walk in.
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This is because, after years of analysis of how humans move in a store, they've found that we're as easy to predict as animal migrations. Studies show that Americans like to shop counter-clockwise. Over time, they've found that stores that cater to this by putting the door on the right do better business than stores with the door in the center or, worst of all, the left.
Grocery stores are laid out to lead you around a set path you didn't even know you were following. Knowing you'll head right, they place the freshest, best-looking stuff they've got right in your path. Not the most popular stuff, mind you -- they know most of you didn't run to the store at midnight to buy lettuce, and they know that if they put the Doritos to the right, you'd grab them and head to the counter. Instead, they lead off with the produce, which tends to make the best psychological impression on you. The idea is that you'll associate the rest of the store with the freshness, bright colors and nice smells you got from the nicely laid-out produce.
"Boy, those fresh carrots sure did help me forget that everything in this aisle has been dead for weeks."
After they hit you with the brightly colored lemons, apples and oranges, they schedule your predictable counter-clockwise path so that different products show up at the exact time that will make you most likely to buy. The stuff you actually came for -- cola, chips, milk, eggs, sliced cheese, cookies -- doesn't show up until the end, once your cart is chock full of stuff you didn't know you needed when you walked through the automatic doors.
And sweet lady Boxed Wine.
Remember, the goal is to keep you in the store as long as possible, and to make you pass as many shelves as possible. You can't buy the new nacho cheese flavored Hamburger Helper if you don't know it exists.
Why It Works:
We know that rotational patterns like this are common in herd animals, like elephants, but nobody is quite sure why humans do it. Studies have shown that British, Australian or Japanese shoppers tend to go the opposite way (clockwise) through the store, so some have speculated that it's based on the side of the road you're most used to driving on. If you drive on the right, you head right and follow the wall around.
Freaking barbarians.
But whatever causes the impulse, it's really strong. A store in Philadelphia wanted shoppers entering their store on the left, and to move clockwise. They forced customers to enter using the left entrance, only to see them immediately head to the right once inside. The managers then put down several pallets of goods in the way, thinking shoppers would just shrug and turn left and continue shopping. They were wrong. Customers struggled by the blockade to the right, shoving their carts through, demanding to move in a counterclockwise fashion, "as determined as salmon swimming upstream."
4You Can't Resist Shiny Things
Quick: what does this car ...
... and this diamond ...
... have in common?
They're both shiny, and they're both expensive. Those things are not coincidental, and retailers know it. It's almost a physical response -- humans automatically assume something that gleams is fancy and valuable. Hell, most people subconciously think their car runs better after it's been washed and/or waxed. "There's no way this can be the same shitty 1988 Geo Metro I was driving before! Look how shiny it is!"
Likewise, go into any high-end shopping mall, and every surface you look at will be gleaming its ass off:
Don't you just want to lick every inch of this?
A company called Envirosell Inc. (a marketing consultant that has worked for Wal-Mart, The Gap, The U.S. Postal Service and many others) did a study on this and found that pedestrians automatically slow down for a shiny store front. We can't help it.
Why It Works:
Well, for one thing we know that it isn't just humans -- birds like shiny stuff too (you even hear stories of them stealing jewelry). Researchers came up with an interesting theory back in 1990, saying that it's due to an ability that evolved to help us find clean, drinkable water in the wild, back when the species had to worry about that sort of thing.
This was during the "shitting in bushes" phase of our evolution.
In their study, they showed volunteers four pictures of water of varying shininess. The shiniest was selected as the best in terms of quality, especially by women. In part two of the experiment, Researchers noted that infants would lick or put their lips on mirrored surfaces. Given the choice between a regular white plate and a reflective plate, the majority chose the reflective plate to try to ram their face into. Lay a shiny plate on the floor, and the kid will actually get down like he's drinking from a pond, licking the center of it.
None of the infants tested did this with the white plate, they were just gumming the edge instead.
So, the theory goes that early humans who had an eye for gleaming surfaces in the distance were able to pass on their genes, and today all of us get a little charge when we see light reflected on the surface of something.


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This illustration shows the location of Cepheid variables found in the spiral galaxy NGC 5584. Ultraviolet, visible, and infrared data taken with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 in 2010 reveal Cepheids of varying periods. Those stars with periods of less than 30 days and between 30 and 60 days are marked with green and blue circles, respectively. A small number of Cepheids, with periods larger than 60 days, are marked in red.
Object Name: NGC 5584
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Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, and L. Frattare (STScI)
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Adriana L. Rodriguez, 20, of Portales, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, at Roosevelt General Hospital.
She was born Jan. 24, 1985, to Diana (Baca) and Arthur Rodriguez. She graduated from Portales High School in May 2003.
Family members said she enjoyed music, movies, and her computer she received from the New Mexico Make-A-Wish Foundation. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her mother; a brother, Brian Joel; a grandmother, Manuela Rodriguez; and a grandfather, Arturo L. Baca.
She is survived by her father; a brother, Manuel (and wife, Karen); a niece, Mariah of Amarillo; a grandmother, Emma A. Baca; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of relatives and friends.
Father Tobin Hitt will officiate.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Helen Catholic Church in Portales.
Ashes will be interred in Portales Cemetery.
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Chris Brown And Frank Ocean Brawl In L.A.
Musicians Chris Brown and Frank Ocean got into an all-out brawl Sunday night at an L.A. recording studio over a parking space.
According to sources who spoke to TMZ, Ocean blocked in Brown's car in the parking lot and declared "This is my studio, this is my parking spot." That's when Brown reached to shake Ocean's hand, before their two posses rushed in and began fighting.
Police arrived on the scene to find only Ocean's side in the parking lot; Brown had already fled the scene. Ocean is currently listed as the "victim" in the police report because he stuck around to speak with authorities. He told police that Chris punched him over a parking space, and 6 people were involved in the brawl.
At this moment, no one has pressed charges and authorities are seeking Brown to question him on the altercation.
Ocean tweeted on the brawl, "got jumped by chris and a couple guys. lol. i only wish everest [Ocean's dog] was there. cut my finger now I can't play w two hands at the grammys."


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Lee MillerAmerican, 1907-1977
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Image: 6-7/16 x 7-13/16 in. (15.9 x 19.8 cm); Paper: 11-1/2 x 15-3/8 in. (29.2 x 39.1 cm)
Norton Simon Museum, Gift of the Institute for Aesthetic Development, San Francisco and the Lee Miller Archives
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Lee Miller's first exposure to photography came when she served as a model for some of the best-known early American photographers, including Edward Steichen. Miller's interest in the medium grew, and in 1929 she went with Man Ray to Paris, where she established her first studio. Though Miller was primarily a portrait and fashion photographer, and would eventually distinguish herself as a combat photographer during World War II, her surrealist images are her most radical. This portrait of fellow artist Joseph Cornell (1903–1972), who pioneered assemblage and who was just as influenced by surrealism as Miller, reflects the artists' shared interests. Miller photographed Cornell in rigid profile, a pose reminiscent of early Renaissance portraiture, but his head floats in the darkness, a seeming extension of the model boat before him.
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The Accidental Terrorist: George Mapp Recounts His Entanglement in the 26/11 Mumbai Massacre
Original Post: The accidental terrorist November 25, 2013 By Vicky Nanjappa
There was a lot of pressure on the National Investigation Agency which was set up post 26/11. The Indian investigators had pegged their hopes entirely on the confession of Ajmal Kasab. However there was more to the case and the NIA was desperately looking for both a foreign and local hand in the case.
In the month of May 2008 a year after the attack, the NIA claimed that it had found an American national who was part of this dreaded attack. George Mapp was down in India on a holiday and a chance meeting with Faiza Outalha, the former wife of David Headley is what led him into the den of the NIA.
A long time has elapsed since that incident. Mapp who was questioned several times by the NIA recalls that incident and tells rediff.com in his own words the ordeal he faced.
Old Manali, India May 2008 – Old Manali is a small village in the Kullu Valley which is in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. It sits approximately 2,000 meters above sea level and is located in an auspicious location with an awe-inspiring and magnificent view of the Himalaya mountains.
Old Manali is dubbed 'magic Manali' for a variety of reasons, however, one of them being the majestic view of the Himalaya mountains which are snow-capped for nearly most of the year. It is here in May 2008 where I had first met Faiza Outalha.
Since Faiza and I have met our lives have both been drastically altered and has left us, our close friends and our families emotionally scarred for life. The reason and cause can be attributed to one, Daood Gilani, aka David Coleman Headley, a one time heroin addict, a snitch turned DEA agent before becoming a deep-covert operative for the CIA, ISI and LeT.
We met each other through a mutual friend and it was strictly by chance. She was divorced from David Headley but appeared to me to be heart-broken and scorned. She was a young, vibrant, beautiful and an energetic tourist trying to leave her past behind her. We became extremely close in a short manner of time.
About a year after the 26/11 attack, I was walking on the beach in Palolem, Goa with my then pregnant girlfriend, Natasha [now my wife], when policemen and officials from the National Intelligence Agency surrounded me and escorted me back to my flat for days of intense questioning that continued for several weeks. I initially underwent over 30 hours of intense questioning that some nights lasted into the early morning. About 4-5 hours into the process on the first day of questioning, I then learned about the connection between Outalha and Headley.
I was shocked and overwhelmed when the NIA first approached me on 23 November 2009. There was much more than a lookout notice against me. I was treated like a terrorist and had to basically prove myself innocent. There was not one shred of evidence whatsoever connecting me to terrorism.
I was the Number One terrorist suspect in India because David Headley and I knew the same woman; I was in Old Manali, so was Faiza; Headley had a 5-year visa, I had a 10-year visa, he was American, I was American, there was a lot of circumstantial evidence. But that's it!
It would have been much more valuable to the NIA had they treated me as a witness rather than as a terrorist. My United States of America passport was confiscated, as well as my Apple Mac Book pro computer (which the NIA has refused to give back), armed police slept outside our door for over two weeks, and followed me and my nine month girlfriend everywhere we went. They even followed us to the beach swimming practically naked. Natasha delivered our daughter on 12 December 2009, less than three weeks after the never-ending investigation began. Sajid Shapoo from the NIA had alluded to me that if it were not for my white, 9 month pregnant girlfriend, I would have been arrested simply by being guilty by association as opposed to being questioned at home.
Even after Natasha and our newborn daughter Zoya left India to Thailand awaiting Natasha's U.S. K-1 fiance visa, the NIA investigation also led to an FBI investigation. The nightmare continued.
It was as a direct result of Faiza's then ex-husband, David Headley, who she later re-married (and is still currently married to him), that our lives became a combination of a surreal dark comedy and a living nightmare. Unfortunately, the inadequacies, unprofessionalism and lack of skill of India's brand new intelligence agency created specifically to combat terrorism, the NIA, just added to our woe's.
Indian intelligence has been for years trying to question Faiza. There was actual NIA operation dubbed 'Operation Morocco' that has only been aborted within the last year. In my opinion Faiza is a victim. Headley has been found guilty and sentenced to 35 years in a US Federal prison for being the mastermind of a well precisioned, well executed and highly successful fidayeen style terrorist attack. He was in and out of Pakistan and India several times undetected by Indian intelligence. Any person that can do this and not get caught has to be extremely intelligent and be able to keep secrets even from his wife.
I know for a fact that Faiza was lied to and used and abused by David Headley to complete his mission, by any means necessary. If you do any research into Headley's past you can tell that he was extremely selfish and would turn on anybody including his childhood best friend Tahawwur Rana [currently serving a jail sentence in US on suspicious allegations] to save his own skin. This modus operandi by Headley is what lead him to his career in U.S. Intelligence. He became a DEA snitch in order to avoid jail time. He was very cunning, manipulative, charming and a great liar which enabled him to be such a successful deep-covert operative.
Faiza and I were reunited in Morocco face-face for the first time since the 26/11 fidayeen terrorist attacks that occurred in 2008, in December 2010 and January 2011. I spent approximately six weeks with her in Meknes. We saw each other everyday except for two days during my stay. We have remained close friends until this day. Due to our life experiences together and sharing such unlikely and unique circumstances in relation to the Mumbai terrorist attacks and to the man who orchestrated the attacks we have developed a close bond that I imagine will last a life time.
I hope to complete my book titled, The Accidental Terrorist, by the summer of 2014. It is a true account of my travels to India, Thailand, Morocco and Russia. My initial journey to India to meet for the first time my satguru Amma in Kerala, India. When I leave the safe confines of the Ashram my life takes amazing twists & turns. I go from being a tourist in foreign lands to an accidental terrorist. How I met fascinating and interesting people like the arms dealer Viktor Bout [whom I stay in touch with till this day], accused spies in Russia and last but not least David Headley's third-wife, Faiza.
Faiza Outalha and I still discuss and flirt with the idea of writing a book together. Perhaps one day we will jointly jot down our stories and about how our lives accidentally collided and were turned upside down by a man named David Coleman Headley.
Also Read: Headley's wife Faiza speaks out for the first time
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Further Reading:
26/11 Mumbai Massacre 5 Year Anniversary: David Coleman Headley Reexamined
26/11 Mumbai Massacre 5 Year Anniversary: Exclusive Interview With Journalist Vicky NanjappaA New Book
The 'Siege' About 26/11 Mumbai Massacre: Fact or Fiction?
Faiza and I: George Mapp recounts his encounters with David Headley's third wife Faiza Outalha
India's NIA to US: Give Us American Terrorist David Headley Or Else on
David Headley`s Wife Faiza Speaks Out
David Headley goes Viral: Is the FBI really that stupid?
Kiss and Tell: Intimacies with David Headley`s Ex-Wife, Faiza Outalha
India`s NIA Resorting to Secrets, Lies and `Spin Doctoring` in their Pursuit of David Headley
World Exclusive: First Marion, IL. Prison Interview with Viktor Bout
Viktor Bout is Fair Game: In the Midst of the Shadow Wars


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Any discussion of a threat estimate from the vaunted U.S. intelligence community must begin with an acknowledgment that U.S. intelligence often, perhaps more often than not, has gotten things wrong.
Even before the failure to "connect the dots" prior to 9/11 and the "slam dunk" on Saddam's supposed WMDs, U.S. intelligence missed several key developments during the Cold War and failed to forecast the collapse of the Soviet Union and its empire.
This is not necessarily a condemnation. Intelligence work in a world where hostile powers and entities work hard to keep their secrets, dispense disinformation and produce surprises is more art than science, always involving more guesswork based on inherently incomplete information than is widely acknowledged.
Even when not influenced by the desires of political leaders (which it usually is) intelligence estimates are just that — estimates.
Nonetheless, the declassified brief summary of the National Intelligence Estimate — the consensus view of all 16 U.S. intelligence agencies produced after painstaking review — on terrorism made public recently is deeply troubling.
Its key findings: "the U.S. homeland will face a persistent and evolving terrorist threat over the next three years"; "the United States currently is in a heightened threat environment"; al-Qaida "has protected or regenerated key elements of its homeland attack capability" and "will probably seek to leverage the contacts and capabilities of al-Qaida in Iraq."
These findings are consistent with news reports and the work of independent groups that monitor terrorism, such as the Rand Corp. and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Bottom line: Nearly six years after the 9/11 attacks, after the expenditure of hundreds of billions of dollars and a long and costly (in so many ways) war in Iraq, al-Qaida is almost as strong as it was just before 9/11 and certainly stronger than it was a year or two ago.
This is quite remarkable; most authorities (and many al-Qaida lieutenants) believed that al-Qaida was on the ropes in 2002, with its operational base in Afghanistan denied, two-thirds of its leaders killed, its finances disrupted and Muslim clerics around the world criticizing it.
The NIE notes that part of the reason for al-Qaida's resurgence is its ability to re-establish core leadership and training facilities in the wild and woolly North West Provinces of Pakistan, probably aided by Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf's decision to negotiate a truce with tribal leaders in the region rather than continuing a military assault.
But the U.S. decision to invade Iraq and the chaotic aftermath of that conflict have been at least as important.
The report identifies al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) as the terrorist organization's "most visible and capable affiliate" and "the only one known to have expressed a desire to attack the (United States)."
The public version doesn't say so, but AQI has raised significant money through criminal activities and is now subsidizing al-Qaida central.
The U.S. presence in Iraq has been a significant motivating and recruiting tool for al-Qaida and other jihadist groups. A steady stream of recruits from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria and Europe have flowed back and forth into and out of Iraq, gaining invaluable hands-on experience in terrorism and guerrilla warfare in an urban environment.
Lessons? Recognizing the danger that a too-hasty U.S. withdrawal could multiply the chaos and violence (though that's not certain), the U.S. should begin planning a withdrawal from Iraq.
We should also pressure Pakistan's government to intensify its anti-terrorist efforts in the North West Provinces and permit more U.S. participation.
Increase the use of financial, police and paramilitary resources against terrorist activities worldwide and learn that conventional military actions are of limited utility and can backfire.


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It's still the largest Christian church in the world with an estimated 1.2 billion followers, but the Catholic Church is facing a declining number of worshippers.
Some hope the election of a new pope can help bring people back to the church.
"What he can do is certainly present the message of Catholicism in a way that is going to be engaging for all those who are interested in hearing it. That may make a big deal in terms of who is going to come back to church on Sunday," said Bishop William Callahan, of the La Crosse Diocese.
Callahan believes the election of a South American as pontiff sends a message.
"I think it says to the world that we're not quite as stodgey as everybody might think. It means that we certainly have an eye that this is a world-wide organization, he said.
One area where the church appears to be growing is with its Hispanic followers.
In La Crosse, the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe was built specifically to cater to that segment of the Catholic church.
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Pope Francis takes over a church also still dealing with the fallout of the world-wide priest sex abuse scandal. Many have faith that he can help lead the church to more stability.
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Madison police are looking for Graham L. Stowe, who escaped from Mendota Mental Health Tuesday afternoon, according to a release.
Officials believe Stowe was in the Waunakee area Tuesday night and Madison Police Department K-9 units were tracking him.
The Waunakee Community School District announced Wednesday morning they would hold summer school elementary morning recess indoors at Arboretum, Heritage and Prairie elementary schools, according to a release.
The WCSD officials said regular student safety protocols would be followed if necessary and older students involved in summer school do not have a morning recess time outside.
Stowe, 30, is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a goatee, according to the release. Stowe was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue jean shorts.
Officials say Stowe climbed a fence and ran into the woods.
Stowe has a lengthy violent criminal history and may be armed with a golf club, according to the release.
Stowe kidnapped his girlfriend, and tied up her brother and father, according to Cpt. Jeff Sanborn of the Brown County Sheriff's Department.
Sanborn said Stowe was admitted to Mendota because during the incident Stowe planned to kill himself in front of the kidnapped family.
Stowe was released but was reinstated to Mendota after he attempted to contact the old girlfriend and violated his parole, said Sanborn.
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The Associated Press | March 06,2013ALBANY, N.Y. A critical bloc in New Yorks Senate is calling for up to a two-year delay in hydraulic fracturing for natural gas until an independent health review known as the Geisinger study is completed.
The Independent Democratic Conference, which shares control of the Senate with Republicans, said the Geisinger study and two other reviews on drinking water must be completed before Gov. Andrew Cuomo settles the 5-year-old debate.
We have to put science first. We have to put the health of New Yorkers first, said Sen. David Carlucci, an IDC member representing Rockland and Westchester counties.
We cannot afford to make a mistake, said Sen. Diane Savino of Staten Island, another IDC member. We are going to do this the right way, or we are not going to do it all.
Powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says he plans an announcement Wednesday on the same topic. His chamber already calls for a two-year moratorium.
Andy Deubler, an executive vice president at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania, which would conduct the study, said having results within a year would be a stretch. He said the study will be a 20-year project, broken into five-year segments, and not all the funding required is yet in hand.
Cuomo said late Monday that he hasnt given a deadline for the state health and environmental conservation commissioners he appointed to advise him on a decision on whether to drill for gas using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which injects a mix of water and chemicals thousands of feet underground to crack open shale and release natural gas.
We reject any call for further delay because the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Health Department are perfectly capable of protecting New Yorkers, said Jim Smith, spokesman for the Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York. Further delay is a transparent attempt to stall, and theres no reason to stall based on science.
We believe the political forces are stronger than the scientific forces, and that is what is at play, Smith said.
Many federal and state regulators say fracking is safe when done properly and thousands of sites have few complaints of pollution. But environmental groups and some doctors say regulations still arent stringent enough and the practice can pollute ground water. The Marcellus Shale lies under parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed the Geisinger report in recent weeks with Cuomo, his former brother-in-law. Kennedy, brother of Cuomos ex-wife, Kerry, called the Geisinger report pivotal when he and several others spoke to Cuomo.
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Pen Makers' Center Drilling Vise
Worked OK for a while, but eventually gears locked up and could not get the jaws to open any more. Also experienced the flexing problem mentioned by another reviewer which causes uncentered holes.
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Does the job
Melbourne, Florida
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Bought this item when I started making pens. Works well and seems well built.
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Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Overpriced, Not Very Versatile
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I have owned this vice for a month, and have used it to make a few pens. So, that said, it does work in some capacity.
Last week, I clamped a blank in the vise, and when I went to loosen it, the whole knob unthreaded on me. Rather than turning the internal gear mechanism, it simply spun right off the threaded length of bar it's mounted on. A little encouragement with some vice grips fixed that, but it was a pain, and wasn't very encouraging. I thought it was a poor design.
In all fairness, my shop set up leaves a little to be desired. Sometimes, I need to improvise. I think this is made a little too cheaply for that kind of finagling.
Bottom line: I have a feeling I should have spent the extra $40 and gone w/ the higher end version.
I would buy this product again and again
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Once the main gear is lose, you are done
I have been using this vise for about 3 years. When I first received it, I was more then pleased with it and it's performance.
Then last week, it jammed on me. I could not turn the handle to close the jaws, so I backed it off a little and kept trying. But the vise would not close and eventually locked up.
I disassembled the vise and found that the two gears were jammed against one another. After further investigation and finally getting the main gear off. I found that the shaft which the gear was on, was completely round. I expected to find a flat spot for the set screw to push against. I could tell that over time, the set screw was dragging over the surface of the shaft and finally had let go. I reassembled the vise and tightened the set screw. This only lasted a few turns before the gear moved again, jamming the two gears together.
So, I will either disassemble the vise one more time and alter the shaft by using a grinder to create a flat area for the set screw to land on, or I will simply just go buy a different one.
Very good, just what i needed
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I use it to drill out pin blanks does a good job
This is a great device for penturners
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This is a great vise, not just centering pen blanks, but also for small ornament blanks.
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Unit is ideal for center drilling pen blanks, however I wish it were made with a little more sturdy material. All in all a good buy.
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This is a good deal for the price. Nice weight makes it sturdy on the table. Clamping it to the table is recommended. Easy center set up by locking the press quill down and lightly clamping the vise on the bit, then clamping it to the table. The only "con" I notice so far is a slight flex to the alignment shafts when applying drilling pressure which could cause the bore to "elipse". I slide a couple pieces of cardstock between the jaws and the base to help support it. Other than that it is great for keeping blanks stable and maintaining a good center.
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The problem with this vise is that it flexes from the pressure of the drill. A centered entry hole will give you an off-center exit hole. The fix is to place a small wood block below your pen blank, so all the pressure is transferred to the base of the vice: I use the waste pieces I saw off the blanks. I also set the depth gauge so the bit drills about a quarter-inch into the block.
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