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Equity futures are moving sideways in a triangular formation overnight, indicating that some type of sideways wave is occurring, possibly wave 4 of 3… meaning that wave 5 of 3 may be next. The dollar is lower and very close to falling into new low territory as the Yen strengthens. Bonds are still rising overnight, oil is recovering some of yesterday's loss, while gold and silver are higher as are most food commodities.
I keep hearing a lot of "it's contained" type of rhetoric from the media, especially the financial media in regards to the radiation risk in Japan. Statements like, "30 times normal radiation is nothing – it's not even a fraction of a chest x-ray," are very misleading because constant exposure to radiation can build up over time versus a one-time instant exposure. Let me ask everyone a question… If you were informed that the town where you live has 30 times higher radiation, would you keep yourself and your family there? I sure as heck wouldn't, I'd be long gone. Now imagine this happening to one of the largest cities in the world, and then imagine the economic fallout from that, knowing that this is exactly what's occurring and that it could get much worse.
The captured news media is going way out of their way to calm the sheep. Just remember that GE, the company that built those plants also owns a large chunk of the media. Of course it's always contained, just like subprime, remember that?
So when Black Swan events occur now, our trick is to talk smoothly (and unrealistically), ignore potential worse outcomes, and then paper it all over with freshly printed money to give the appearance that all's okay within the totally captured markets – as if the markets have any real meaning to the average person who no longer can afford to participate in them even if they wanted to. Yen printing in response to this disaster now stands at 26.5 Trillion – that we know of.
And our "Fed" announced yesterday that all is improving in the economy and in this way the signal is being taken – by Bloomberg at least – that come June the "Fed" will end QE. Oh, and no mention of events in Japan, not even a warm "our hearts go out to those Japanese "consumers." But if they do end QE, in my opinion it will be temporary, AND they will continue to add liquidity behind the scenes and in other ways, but it won't be enough. Not with the math growing exponentially and the entire world saturated in debt. If they stop in earnest, markets will deflate, and thus expecting more QE or whatever their latest shell game is called will follow – just take a look at this nation's deficits… impossible math is everywhere.
And just look at the results of all this printing. Energy and food to the moon, and even with trumped up numbers, this morning's PPI is screaming hot at 1.6% just for the month of February – if you annualize that figure it equals 19.2% inflation! But not to worry, according to Bernanke it's just a momentary blip – in other words, "it's all contained." Here's Econoday:
Producer price inflation remains red hot at the headline level while the core eased from January's spike. Energy and food, of course, jacked up the headline number. The overall PPI inflation rate for February posted at a strong 1.6 percent increase, following the January jump of 0.8 percent. The February increase vastly topped analysts' estimate for a 0.7 percent gain. Both food and energy components were exceptionally strong. At the core level, the PPI slowed to a 0.2 percent rise after jumping 0.5 percent in January. The median market forecast was for a 0.2 percent rise.
By components, food prices surged 3.9 percent, after a 0.3 percent rise in January. The energy component remained under strong upward pressure, gaining 3.3 percent after jumping 1.8 percent in January. The core rate slowed on pharmaceuticals turning flat after a 1.4 percent spike in January and with computers dropping 1.1 percent.
For the overall PPI, the year-on-year rate jumped to 5.8 percent from 3.7 percent in January (seasonally adjusted). The core rate rose to 1.9 percent from 1.6 the month before. On a not seasonally adjusted basis for February, the year-ago the headline PPI was up 5.6 percent while the core was up 1.8 percent.
The headline number will likely raise expectations for tomorrow's headline CPI as both food and energy costs are red hot. The Fed sees these effects on long-term inflation as "likely transitory" based on yesterday's FOMC statement. But the numbers certainly raise the level of concern and may be nudging up the Fed's schedule for unwinding QE2.
This number is far above consensus, and don't forget that the PPI leads. And food and energy also lead, and thus I do expect the "core" rate to follow in the coming months, despite the fact that incomes are not rising. Rising food and energy without the associated rise in incomes will prove to be costly to the lifestyle of Americans, especially those on the margins.
Meanwhile Housing Starts fell a record amount in February, down 22.5%, while permits, falling 8.2% are also at a record low annual rate. The 479,000 starts in February are far below both consensus and January's 596,000 which was bad enough as it was:
Housing starts fell back in February after an unexpectedly strong showing in January. Mostly, it was a partial reversal of the earlier spike in the multifamily component but single-family starts weakened significantly. Housing starts in February dropped a monthly 22.5 percent after jumping 18.4 percent the prior month. The February annualized pace of 0.479 million units was sharply lower than the median forecast for 0.560 million units and is down 20.8 percent on a year-ago basis. The February reversal was led by a monthly 46.1 percent drop in multifamily starts, following an 87.4 percent surge in January. The single-family component fell 11.8 percent in February after edging up 1.4 percent the prior month.
January starts were revised up to a 0.618 million unit annualized pace from the initial estimate of 0.596 million.
By region, declines in starts in February were broad based. The Midwest was down 48.6 percent; the Northeast, down 37.5 percent; the West, down 28.0 percent; and the South, down 1.4 percent.
Housing permits declined 8.2 percent in February, following a 10.2 percent decrease in February. Overall permits printed at an annualized rate of 0.517 million units and are down 20.5 percent on a year-ago basis. The latest decline was led by the single-family component which was down 9.3 percent while multifamily permits fell 4.9 percent.
Several factors likely affected the latest starts number which is extremely low. First, January's jump was way above trend and some reversal should be expected. Second, winter months are notoriously volatile and starts may have been hampered by severe weather. Finally, housing demand is still soft and inventories of single-family houses are still high. The bottom line is that housing is still anemic but maybe not as bad as suggested by today's numbers.
Not that I trust these numbers, I do not. Note the wild swings in multi-family units (apartments) – swings like that are never real, they are an indication of a sick reporting system.
Just as a reminder, Option-ARM resets are beginning to ramp fast and furious from now through about October. Look for these resets to pressure upper-end home prices especially as many people will be forced to put their homes on the market this spring and through next year as their payments will simply become unaffordable for many:
Not only were Starts and Permits down, but even the corrupt, conflicted, and morally reprehensible Mortgage Banker's Association reported that Purchase Applications took yet another header, falling another 4.0% in the prior week:
The purchase index was unable to add to a sharp jump in the prior week, slipping back a week-to-week 4.0 percent against the tough comparison. But the refinance index, due to low borrowing rates, was able to extend its gain, up 0.9 percent in the week. These are data for the March 11 week.
Mortgage rates are more and more favorable as safe-haven investment flows move into US Treasuries. The average 30-year mortgage fell more than 20 basis points in the week to 4.79 percent for a two-month low.
Just to reiterate, the bond market recently fell to major support while the stock market rose – this forced mortgage interest rates up nearly a full percent. Each percent rise in rates equals about 11% less house that a borrow can afford for the same payment. Now equities have put in a top, and money has begun to come back into bonds, temporarily lowering rates slightly. Again, the "Fed" is in a pickle as they have and are spending TRILLIONS in order to artificially buy down rates. If they stop, as some now think, then rates MUST eventually rise, OR stocks must fall – something is going to give.
So, there are still options – does the "Fed" keep up the pretense of THEIR markets? Or, do they sacrifice equities in order to save the debt markets? No, they are narcissists, they want it all, and thus printing will likely continue until all confidence in our money is gone – and thus we see even the trumped up PPI rising to the moon while they pretend that "it's all contained."
Just turn American Idol back on and don't worry – whatever you do, don't prepare (because if everyone does, the system collapses now instead of later).
The VIX closed well above the upper Bollinger Band yesterday and thus we are set up for a market buy signal once it returns within range on a closing basis:
And for the few who are paying attention to the historic humanitarian disaster in Japan, while you're distracted with those events, atrocious events continue to occur in the Middle East, and our own politicians use this as cover to introduce new "copyright" laws that would make it okay to spy on anyone downloading copyright protected video on the internet. So, whatever you do, don't turn off American Idol and take the time to actually read this White House white paper, and surely don't think about the consequences and possible abuses therein. And absolutely whatever you do, don't compare these tactics to actual history or tactics actually used by the NAZI administration, or you will certainly be labeled a flake:
White House White Paper
Not to worry, American Idol is on, and as far as I know the following copyrighted video is legal to download… or is it? No matter, it's surely all contained.


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Below short descriptions of the sessions of the 5th World Water Forum can be found. For more information on a particular session, you are invited to visit the Virtual Meeting Space, which has designated working areas for each Topic.
1.1 Adapting to Climate change
1.2 Water Related migration, changing land use and human settlements
1.3 Managing Disasters
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2.4 Multiple Use and Functions of Water Services
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3.3 Preserving Natural Ecosystems
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Meet Lynnfield, Intel's latest processors that have been on the upcoming horizon for the longest time. The mainstream successor to Intel's Core 2 platform is based on the same 45nm Nehalem CPU microarchitecture as the Core i7 and it has finally arrived after being pushed back from its original July launch date. Much has been speculated about reasons for the delay of Lynnfield to the last quarter of 2009, though the general economic malaise certainly hasn't helped Intel's cause. In any case, we fancy that there should significant pent-up demand for new mainstream processors, what with Windows 7 launching next month.
Physically, these mainstream Lynnfield chips are smaller overall than the current Bloomfield Core i7 models in the market despite having slightly more transistors. The packaging is the reason for the size shrink. With the processor's much lower pin, it doesn't make economical sense to continue using the more expensive LGA1366 socket and its platform. As such the Lynnfield processors use a new socket, LGA1156 coupled with a new platform (which we'll touch upon quite shortly). While they are Nehalem architecture based and have common characteristics like a similar amount of L2 and L3 cache, there have been some significant changes under the hood. Firstly, the integrated tri-channel memory controller has been reduced to a more conventional dual-channel controller that should be adequate for most mainstream users.
Then there's the addition of an integrated PCIe graphics controller with 16 lanes of PCIe 2.0, removing another functionality from the motherboard chipset and bringing it into the processor. Of course, with its mainstream emphasis, some things had to go and the QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links on the Bloomfield has been removed. One of Intel's older technologies, Direct Media Interface (DMI) is used instead to communicate with the chipset. Along with these changes, the cost of manufacturing has been lowered sufficiently for Intel to price them in the US$200 to US$600 range.
And it will be a new chipset that's doing the talking. Intel's P55 Express chipset, a new single chip design that does away with the North/Southbridge divide is currently the only one supporting the LGA1156 socket. We have previewed some of these P55 motherboards, like the ASUS P7P55 EVO, , the Gigabyte P55-UD6 and the MSI P55-GD80 and we'll be talking more about the Intel DP55KG reference board in a while.
Back to Lynnfield, Intel will be introducing three models this year, with more to follow in 2010. These processors are divided into two series, which is where the branding jargon gets confusing. First, there's the Core i5-750, with a nominal clock speed of 2.67GHz. The other Lynnfield processors however use the Core i7 moniker, the Core i7-870 and i7-860, clocked at 2.93GHz and 2.80GHz respectively.
In case you're wondering, there's a very important reason for this. The lower 700 series will not have HyperThreading as a feature, hence you can expect a maximum of four logical cores. The Core i7 800 series meanwhile will have HyperThreading onboard, though you can choose to disable it in the BIOS. The table below lists some of the important details about these available models:
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|L3 Cache
|Direct Media Interface
|Max TDP (W)
|Retail Price (1K units)
|Core i7-870
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|Core i5-750
As you may have noticed from the table, these Lynnfield processors have a Max Turbo Frequency column, which is probably the most significant change from Bloomfield. If you can remember, the Core i7 introduced this feature with the Bloomfield Core i7, where the processor will automatically ramp up the clock speed (increase in the multiplier) when fewer cores are being taxed. Lynnfield brings an enhanced version of this, which we shall elaborate next.
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Assists in the daily administration of the payroll. Compiles payroll data to maintain payroll records.
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This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required; college education preferred; 1 to 2 years full time payroll related work experience required; payroll experience in a company of 1000+ employees preferred and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of accounting software (Infinium a plus); payroll systems (KRONOS preferred); Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Excel, Word); working knowledge of AS400 is preferred.
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Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms
and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
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Meet Naomi Nachman, kosher chef and founder of the Kosher Culinary Institute in the JCC of the Five towns, where she teaches cooking not only in her home base of Woodmere , N.Y.,but all over the tri-state area and neighboring communities. Thank you Naomi for sending in this delicious fillet of sole recipe. So easy, and practically fat free!
P.S.Fillet of sole can easily be substituted with flounder, tilapia, or salmon.
Fillet of Sole with Tomatoes and Curry:
Ingredients for this kosher recipe:
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 Tablespoon curry powder
- 8 portions fish (about 2 sides) filleted
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 gloves garlic, minced or 4 cubes from Gefen frozen package
- 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro or 6 cubes from Sabra frozen package
- 1 Plum tomato diced
- 1-cup tomato sauce
- Kosher salt to taste
- Water
- Heat pan for a minute and the add oil.
- Add onion and sauté until soft.
- Add curry powder and cook for minute while stirring.
- Place fish fillets on top of mixture.
- Cook for a few minutes and turn to coat other side and cook for another 3 minutes.
- In a small bowl mix cayenne pepper, garlic, cilantro, tomato, tomato sauce, and salt.
- Pour over fish in sauté pan.
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A Christian who was demoted for posting his opposition to gay marriage on Facebook will receive less than £100 compensation after winning his legal action for breach of contract.
Adrian Smith, 55, lost his managerial position, had his salary cut by 40% and was given a final written warning by Trafford Housing Trust (THT) after posting that gay weddings in churches were "an equality too far".
The comments were not visible to the general public, and were posted outside work time, but the trust said he broke its code of conduct by expressing religious or political views which might upset co-workers.
Mr Justice Briggs, in London's High Court, said the trust did not have a right to demote Mr Smith as his Facebook postings did not amount to misconduct. He added that the postings were not - viewed objectively - judgmental, disrespectful or liable to cause upset or offence, and were expressed in moderate language.
As for their content, they were widely held views frequently to be heard on radio and television, or read in the newspapers. He said he had "real disquiet" about the financial outcome for Mr Smith, whose compensation was limited to the small difference between his contractual salary and the amount actually paid to him during the 12 weeks following his assumption of his new, but reduced, role.
If Mr Smith had begun proceedings for unfair dismissal in the Employment Tribunal, rather than for breach of contract in the county court, there was every reason to suppose he would have been awarded a substantial sum - but Mr Smith had said that by the time he had raised the necessary funds, the time limit for such proceedings had expired.
The judge said: "Mr Smith was taken to task for doing nothing wrong, suspended and subjected to a disciplinary procedure which wrongly found him guilty of gross misconduct, and then demoted to a non-managerial post with an eventual 40% reduction in salary. The breach of contract which the trust thereby committed was serious and repudiatory. A conclusion that his damages are limited to less than £100 leaves the uncomfortable feeling that justice has not been done to him in the circumstances."
Later, Mr Smith said: "I'm pleased to have won my case for breach of contract today. The judge exonerated me and made clear that my comments about marriage were in no way 'misconduct'. My award of damages has been limited to less than £100. But I didn't do this for the money - I did this because there is an important principle at stake."
Matthew Gardiner, chief executive at Trafford Housing Trust said: "We fully accept the court's decision and I have made a full and sincere apology to Adrian. At the time we believed we were taking the appropriate action following discussions with our employment solicitors and taking into account his previous disciplinary record.
"We have always vigorously denied allegations that the trust had breached an employee's rights to freedom of religious expression under human rights and equalities legislation and, in a written judgment handed down on 21st March 2012, a district judge agreed that these matters should be struck out. This case has highlighted the challenges that businesses face with the increased use of social media and we have reviewed our documentation and procedures to avoid a similar situation arising in the future. Adrian remains employed by the trust and I am pleased this matter has now concluded."


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220 While arguably not as lauded as several of its predecessors, the Air Jordan 12 boasts a special significance in Michael Jordans on-court footwear history. On October 17th, Jordan Brand is updating the 1996-silhouette with a detail with much importance in the Jumpman lineage: Concord Constructed from genuine suede and faux lizard-print, uppers on the forthcoming pair are clad in Black Mudguards are interrupted by a chrome-finished midfoot accent in the iconic purple hue, just as the top two eyelets. Heel pull tabs and branding on the tongue also indulge in the titular hue, which is most famous for its appearance on the Jordan 11. Carbon fiber tooling visible underfoot deviate from the retros overwhelmingly dark color palette with a white and grey arrangement, the former hue also taking over 23 logos on the heel and text on the tongue. The Jordan 12 Concord is scheduled to arrive to Nike SNKRS in Mens and Grade School sizing on October 23rd. In the meantime, enjoy a closer look at the pair here below. For other similar options from NIKE, Inc., check out the Jordan 13 Hyper Royal.Coincidentally, following the kid from Akrons victory over his former SoFlo team. A What The Ultra Boost Is Coming Soon All part of the models 30th Anniversary. Color: White/Black/Tech Grey/Fire Red A What The Ultra Boost Is Coming Soon
Nikes Dia de los Muertos collection, which spans four total silhouettes, honors family in distinct ways, the Blazer Mid of the range the most subdued aesthetically. But while it appears lesser designed, the offering delivers a few subtle touch-ups worthy of the themes in its namesake. Along the upper, the pair is deceptively ordinary as various cracks begin to show upon closer, intimate inspection. This works its way into the grain of the profile, toe box, and counter, while the overlays edges deliver color in a fashion just as subtle. Orange, blue, and yellow hit the toe cap, forefoot, and swoosh, respectively the latter a complement to the ornate, culturally symbolic marigold that rests in gold embroidery atop the counter. Elsewhere, the tongue and lining are hit with a bleak neutral shade, encasing a graphic-heavy insole along the inside. Grab a close-up look at these right here and expect a release to arrive soon at Nike.com and select retailers. All part of the models 30th Anniversary.Finally! Asia Release Date: Nov 27th, 2020Tremaine Emory and AMBUSH have finally set launch dates for their collaborations, too. Air Jordan 4 Fire RedREAD MORE: Warren Lotas Dunks READ MORE: Yeezy BootsWhile no longer at the forefront of The Swooshs Running category, the Nike Daybreak continues to emerge in impressive, lifestyle-oriented outfits. Taking a break from its N.354 experimentation, the retro trainer dips its classic nylon and suede arrangement in an eye-catching Black/Limelight/Off Noir palette. Suede overlays across the forefoot, along the tongue, and at the heel indulge in a tonal Black scheme. Lightweight, nylon bases boast a slightly-lighter, Off-Noir hue. Profile Swooshes and NIKE-branded heel panels are also constructed from suede, but deliver stark Limelight contrast. Elsewhere, White joins the sporty duo throughout the tongue and midsole. Waffle outsoles round out the retro in Black. A release detail is still unknown, but this Daybreak is likely to quietly launch on Nike.com by the end of the year. In the meantime, enjoy official images of the pair here below. For more from NIKE, Inc., check out the latest from the Jordan 1, which is rumored to launch in a black and gold patent leather option for Holiday 2020. READ MORE: Denim Tears x ConverseMens: N/A
Clearly the most impactful partner to ever work with the Three Stripes, Kanye is set to give his ever-growing adidas Yeezy empire a forceful push throughout the remainder of the year by way of an avalanche of new releases. This is going to involve restocks of staple colorways, as well as a bevy of new installments of models such as the Yeezy 350 and the Yeezy 380; the latter which will involve a delivery of its darkest makeover to-date. The option they�re calling the Onyx was first teased back in December of 2019, but it has now given is a full 360 look at its subtle-yet-detailed appearance. From a bird�s eye view they may seem like a simple all-black shoe, but up-close you�ll notice the camo-printed Primeknit uppers alternate between black and faded browns, the former being more prominent as it covers the mid-foot stripe and most of the upper and the laces. Beneath all of that, the bottom piece is presented with brown-tinted midsoles and gum treading. Scroll further down to peep a detailed look, and note that these will be dropping on November 27th alongside a reflective version for 230 USD on adidas.com and through select retailers. Elsewhere in sneaker news, a blue Pharrell NMD Uluntu colorway has surfaced. READ MORE: Chile Red Jordan 1 Zoom CMFTREAD MORE: Midnight Navy Jordan 1 Europe Release Date: Nov 27th, 2020All part of the models 30th Anniversary. Europe Release Date: Nov 27th, 2020Two Miami-Inspired LeBron 8 Retros Are Coming adidas NMD R1


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Keep things casual with the Kimonte Dining Set. Made with veneer and hardwood wrapped in a smooth dark brown wood finish, this set is a sensibly stylish addition to any dining room. Spice it up by mixing and matching the dark brown and ivory chairs.See items included for package contents. Image may reflect additional products within the series.
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Is this adorable 5in cat the shortest moggie in the world?
Standing at only 5in, is pint-sized Pixel the smallest cat in the world?
Standing at only 5in, is pint-sized Pixel the smallest cat in the world?
Pixel could very well be the shortest cat in the world. Though she measures in at only 5in tall from her paws to her shoulders, her owner insists that her personality is massive.
Tiffani Kjeldergaard breeds miniature moggys, commonly known as 'Munchkin Cats', from her ranch in Potrero, California. Claiming that even people who don't usually like cats have testified to their cuteness, Tiffani reckons that her mini cats can 'win hearts over like crazy'.
Pixel is the smallest member of her feline family, and of course needs constant attention for her own safety. At Tiffani's ranch everyone walks slowly with the utmost caution, so that no kitten gets accidentally kicked or stepped on.
They're not to everybody's taste!
It's a good job they're cute!
Flabby feline faced the chop!
'You can't leave doors open, you can't close refrigerators too quickly because somebody might have snuck up in the bottom of the door and stuck their head in there,' explains Tiffani.
The munchkins are quite a controversial breed amongst animal lovers. Some see the gene that makes them so tiny as a defect or as a mutation. Tiffani has even heard it referred to as an abomination!
But Tiffani won't be swayed. 'It's very unfair for them to say that,' she insists as she lovingly plays with Pixel.
The record for the world's smallest cat is currently held by Pixel's mum, Fizz Girl. Awarded in 2012, Fizz Girl stood at 6in, a whole inch above her diminutive daughter.
Having sent Pixel's measurements off to Guinness, Tiffani is confident that Pixel will keep the title in the family.
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A campaigner whose daughter was murdered by an abusive ex-boyfriend has called for a stalkers register where potential victims can check their partner's history.
John Clough, whose daughter Jane was murdered by her violent former lover while he was on bail for rape, claimed that despite new laws stalkers are "getting off with a slap on the wrist" and victims need better protection.
His nurse daughter, 26, was stabbed 71 times as she walked into work by predator Jonathan Vass, who lay in wait for her, and cut her throat at the end of the frenzied attack.
She had ended their relationship and told police that he had raped and beaten her, but he was granted bail while facing nine counts of rape and four of assault and went on to kill.
Mr Clough, from Barrowford, Lancashire, said: "The idea of having a register that shows the previous history of these people has got to be a heads-up for victims. The courts have got powers under new stalking laws to lock people up for five years and we're just not seeing proper use of these laws at all. Stalkers are still getting off with a slap on the wrist. The courts aren't treating stalking with the seriousness it deserves.
"If a stalkers register could be given the same importance as the sex offenders register it would have a significant impact. Stalking is an act of terrorism against the victim. The people who are carrying out these offences statistically are serial perpetrators."
Vass had been reported for violent abuse in a previous relationship, and went on to stalk Jane.
Her father, 53, went on: "Looking back at what he did to Jane and the text messages and constant phone calls and checking up on her, it was all stalker behaviour.
"After they split up, after she reported him, part of the bail conditions were that he couldn't go near her. But it came out in court that he had been following her to work, he had been stalking her from a distance.
"During the relationship he had this fixation of wanting to know where she was. A multitude of text messages every day to check where she was and what she was doing, who she was with. If she was having a meal with friends he would suddenly appear out of nowhere just to confirm that's where she was."
Since Jane's murder - which happened on July 25 2010 - the family has successfully campaigned to get the law changed so that prosecutors can now appeal when suspects are granted bail.
Mr Clough and his wife Penny are both ambassadors for stalking support service Paladin, which has led calls for a stalkers register.
Laura Richards, CEO of Paladin, said: "This is about homicide prevention. Stalking is about fixation and obsession and some of the most serious cases end in rape and murder. We find that many stalkers stalk multiple victims and may escalate their behaviour.
"Stalkers steal lives and take lives. In offending terms they are more akin to sex offenders. We have compared all civil and criminal protective orders available and none of them impose a positive obligation on a perpetrator to attend treatment programmes or notify police when they change their name, move to a different area, travel abroad or form new relationships.
"It is vital their offending history follows them to ensure protection to victims. Many dangerous serial perpetrators continue to remain unsupervised and unmonitored."
The rape charges were ordered to lie on file after Vass's murder conviction, to the fury of Jane's family, and they successfully pressed for a change in the process so that this only happens in the minority of cases of rape linked to murder, after consultation with bereaved relatives.
Mr Clough said: "Jane paid with her life for the right to that hearing. He murdered her to prevent her testifying, and effectively the law had allowed him to get away with it. It still sticks in my throat.
"We would still like to see Vass in court for the rape cases."
The signalling technician believes that judges should face punishment if their decisions have tragic consequences.
"Accountability goes hand in hand with power," he said. "If you have a decision to make that can affect somebody's life you have to show that you are using your best judgment to make that decision.
"If somebody loses their life there should at least be an inquiry or a fact finding exercise to find out what went wrong to protect future victims. It comes down to consequences. If I do something wrong at work and I can't justify it I can be sacked or go to jail.
"With judges there are no consequences for them getting it wrong. If there are no consequences to getting it wrong there's no incentive to get it right."
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In our new series, City Living, we spill about Toronto's latest hot spots, our favourite things to do and see, and great things happening in the city.
Finally, we've got the sunshine and heat we've craved for the past eight months or so. Now that it's here, avoid complaining about it by keeping cool this summer. We'll tell you our top ways to beat the heat. Now you have no excuse but to enjoy our brief summer.
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You may have noticed that rose is making a comeback at the LCBO – this light wine is no longer just for cougars. French versions are dry and refreshing. Also, you can never say no to a fruity, cool sip of sangria. We love the one at Kalendar – especially for the College St. people watching that comes with it.
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Some of you don't do public pools, and for you, there's spots like the Thompson Hotel rooftop. This sleek, shiny infinity pool is gorgeous and only open for those with the rare member's key or guests of the hotel.
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EMR, EHR, and HIPAA
This is the next installment of EHR Benefits. Some clinics claim that the space saving that comes with having an EHR is definitely a benefit. It's usually more of a benefit for smaller practices, but can also benefit larger ones. One way is that the elimination of a document room could make room for another office.
Redesigning The Patient Medical Record, the Healthcare Challenge's Results
This is a guest post by Carl Bergman from EHR Selector. The post dicusses the results of the Healthcare Design Challenge put on by by the VA and the ONC. First place went to Nightingale and second place StudioTACK. There were also a few other rewards given out. Bergman also talks about several problems with this challenge.
Hospital EMR and EHR
Patients Question Clinical Decision Support Use
A new study published in Medical Decision Making found that patients aren't as thrilled about computer-assisted decision making. The study revealed some interesting findings, like patients don't trust physicians who use CDS. For those that use this, the study may be a bit unnerving, but it's interesting nonetheless.
One Vendor's Take On Building Usable Health IT
This post contains the views of Joe Condurso, president of CEO of health IT vendor PatientSafe, on building usable health IT. He offers several recommendations. They include responding to context, being mobile, and starting from a mobile design.
Smart Phone Healthcare
BlackBerry's "Hail Mary" Pass for mHealth
Although BlackBerry used to be the device of choice among physicians, it has been crowded out with the introduction of newer devices. However, BlackBerry is trying to get back in the game with the release of some new devices which they believe offer something unique. Will doctors switch back, or is BlackBerry grasping at straws?
Track Infants Growth With BeCuddle iPhone App
A new iPhone app has been released to help parents keep track of their infants growth. BeCuddle has a variety of features, including the ability to track medication, record milestones, and just help a parent make sure their child's health is right on track.


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HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros wanted to add power to their lineup and a veteran presence to their young team.
They think they got both by agreeing to a $2.9 million, one-year contract with Carlos Pena.
"We believe he is exactly the kind of player we need in this organization at this time," general manager Jeff Luhnow said Monday. "We think that he's going to be a big contributor for us on the field as well as in the clubhouse next year."
Pena will be the Astros' designated hitter, addressing a key need as they prepare for their first season in the American League. But Luhnow said Pena could also play first base.
"I think he provides some flexibility because he's a left-handed batter who can play a good first base defensively," Luhnow said. "So that gives you some options ... he can still play very good first base, and we expect to see him at first base a little bit."
The 34-year-old Pena, who spent last season in his second stint with Tampa Bay, hit .197 with 19 home runs and 61 RBIs in 2012, when he made $7.5 million.
In addition to his base salary, he can earn $1.4 million in performance bonuses, $233,333 each for 350, 400, 450, 500, 550 and 600 plate appearances.
He has hit below .200 in two of the past three seasons and struck out a career-high 182 times last season. But he also draws a lot of walks -- he had 87 last season -- and has continued to drive in runs despite his dipping averages.
"There are so many things that I have to improve," he said. "There are so many things that I've been so good at, and other things that I've been challenged with. The game has changed so you adapt and make adjustments ... I'm always learning."
He said that he had other offers, but felt as if Houston was the right fit for him.
"Everything seems so fresh so I wanted to be part of that new identity," he said. "Hopefully as we start creating our new identity and shaping up our culture, I want to make sure that I do everything I can to start steering it in the right direction."
Pena had the best seasons of his career in his first stint with the Rays from 2007-2010, when he had at least 100 RBIs in three of those four seasons. His most productive year came in his first with the team when he hit 46 homers with 121 RBIs, both career highs.
Pena started his career with the Rangers, and has hit 277 homers with 791 RBIs in a 12-year career that also had stops in Oakland, Detroit, Boston and with the Cubs. He has history with new Houston manager Bo Porter, having played with Porter in spring training when he was in the Rangers minor league system.
He's undaunted by the fact that Houston has lost more than 100 games in each of the past two seasons and isn't expected to contend in its move to the powerful AL West next season.
Pena was in a similar situation in Tampa Bay. They Rays had lost 95 and 101 games respectively in the two seasons before he joined the team. They lost 96 in his first season there in 2007 before winning 97 games the next season and reaching the World Series.
"It actually was inviting to me," he said of joining a rebuilding team. "I've been on teams where we were thought to be the worst in baseball at one point and very quickly, sooner than anyone expected, we were in a World Series. So I've seen things change very quickly. ... I like the challenge that it presents and the potential for growth."
Some had speculated that the signing of Pena would eliminate the possibility of the Astros bringing back slugger Lance Berkman. Luhnow said that wasn't the case.
"We need to do everything we can to improve this team," Luhnow said. "And if we get to a point where Lance is interested in playing and we find that we can utilize him, which we obviously can if he's healthy, then we'll have a conversation with him."


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Von Sudenfed, The Kills and Sons and Daughters | 01/05/08
How'd you get into Photography in the first place?
"Well, I loved music but I don't really have musical ability. I've got no compulsion to perform but I love music and love photography and I wanted to be involved. I went to college to study photography but to me it was always for music. I'm not really interested in digital and so I still use my old Russian Lomo camera."
"There are apparently '10 Rules of Lomo Photography', you're not supposed to look through the viewfinder and you should just 'shoot from the hip'. 'Don't think' was another rule and, the last rule was 'There are no rules' which is kind of like 'right, thanks, I've just wasted my time reading the rules, and none of them matter'."
Are you quite keen on the whole black and white, timeless style?
"Yep, I always use black and white film to go for that look. I love it. And the Lomo is perfect for that old fashioned style of photography."
Who's your favourite photographer would you say?
"Robert Frank. He's not specifically a music photographer but he did the Rolling Stones' 'Exile on Main Street' cover and shot 'Cocksucker Blues' which was never released due to the band not wanting to expose their naughty side. I think they had a screening at the Tate Modern as part of his retrospective, which was amazing."
"He did a lot of work with the Beats as well. But I really like that time, the 50's, and then obviously the 60's and 70's…any time except now really (hee-hee), no. But I do hate the 80's. "And I love Francis Wolff, who shot a lot of the Blue Note Record covers."
So you were into Music before Photography then?
"I think so, yeah. My dad was really into music and so I think it came from him and looking at all his great album covers around the house. The album sleeves were a big part of it for me. I always wanted to be a photographer but I hate that staged studio shot. I like live shots or more candid stuff of people going about their business. Reportage photography. But I wanted to bring it back to music. And so the ultimate place for it to end up is on the record sleeve. Presenting the finished package and becoming part of the album."
How did you get involved with the 100 Club?
"I was looking for a job more involved with my creative interests and I was going through a Jazz phase, living in the past a bit, so I went down to Ronnie Scotts and the 100 Club to try and find work there so I could also take photos. Luckily I got the job managing the Bar at the 100 Club."
Had you worked in a bar before?
"Yeah, I'd worked in a gay bar in Manchester. I was one of the only straight people working there but they gave me the job because my last name is Beaver. That name has opened doors for me."
I've GOT to quote you on that. How'd you get involved with 100 Club exhibition then?
"At the same time as working at the club, I did an internship at the Proud Gallery in their Production department. That gave me the confidence to put curating in to practice."
"I just got to know every inch of the club and I loved all the old pictures on the walls. I'd hear lots of different stories about them and the club from the owner, Jeff Horton, and his brother Rich, and from the regulars as well and just ended up piecing it all together."
So were there pictures up there anyway?
"Yeah, old photographs and old posters, it was mainly Trad Jazz stuff from years ago. Some of it's fantastic and staying, one face who'll be staying up is Humphrey Lyttelton, who we lost recently. It's a big loss as he was a huge part of the club's history and for a while the club was known as the 'Humph Club'."
"When Ron Watts, the punk promoter, came in that all changed. He gave the club a rebirth. And so it has evolved ever since."
How did you get the photos together for the exhibition?
"There are these amazing snap shot pictures of Pete Townsend, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck all on stage together back in 1987 and some more with them just hanging out at the bar with Lemmy. Customers and the bands who have come to play there, were always gazing up at these shots in wonder."
"Jeff and Rich showed me some other beautiful Rolling Stones prints photographed by a lady called Carole Lateman just kept hidden in a drawer and never been seen before. I managed to track her down and ask if we could display them. She's really lovely and just thrilled to be involved."
"It started from there and loads of other photographers have contributed their prints and pictures because…well, they're music fans and they know how important the club is. Dean Chalkley has been such a big help throughout, as has Jill Furmanovsky and the Rock Archive, Barry Plummer and the list just goes on and on. I could be here all day."
Just bringing it round full circle, are there any Domino album art works and front cover photography that you like?
"Yeah, I really love the Von Sundenfed album cover. It's got a classic and crisp look to it. The images of the 3 of them are really clean and look kind of faded, like they are from an old film that's deteriorated a little. That's a really flattering picture of Mark E Smith actually. He looks so light and pure. Haha." "I like The Kills artwork too. I like the photo booth and the candid shots they've used in their epic booklet for Midnight Boom. And how it looks ripped up and shoved together. I like the Sons and Daughters cover as well. It reminds me of a classic Hitchcock movie poster. But again, I love the 50s/60s look. And that band have got a lot of that style."
Yeah, there's definitely a trend in what you like and what you don't like isn't there?
"Yeah, I'm so obvious aren't I? Predictable! - Boring! That's what the club is gonna be like, no not really, don't put that in."
The 100 Club Picture Show is a permanent exhibition but open during the days of the 9th, 10th and 11th May between 12 – 4pm And open on Sunday 25th May from 12pm – 10pm (with guest djs to be announced) …and can be seen during gigs from then on.


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State Sen. Wendy Davis' epic filibuster in Austin last year of abortion legislation rocketed her to national stardom. Davis parlayed all the publicity into a campaign to become the next Texas governor with the help of donations from Boston to San Francisco, from New York to Los Angeles.
A quarter of the campaign contributions given to the Fort Worth Democrat since last year have come from outside the Lone Star State, according to a Houston Chronicle analysis of her donations filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.
National support will be critical if Davis stands a chance against Attorney General Greg Abbott who has significantly out-raised his opponent.
Abbott, a Republican, meanwhile has received nearly all his campaign donations from Texas. Beyond the state's large urban corridors, Abbott has supplemented his war chest with solid donations from small cities such as Tyler, Midland and Spring, according to the Chronicle analysis.
The attorney general was also helped by sizable checks from individuals such as the late Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons, who gave almost $1 million. Houston Texans owner Robert C. McNair donated $350,000 to Abbott.
Davis earned some high-profile backing from the Mostyn Law Firm in Houston which donated $1.1 million.
Use the database below to search each candidate's donors by name, city, state or donation size. For a look at each candidate's geographic strongholds in contributions, view these interactive maps on HoustonChronicle.com.
To learn more about what the donation trends for Davis and Abbott will mean in their gubernatorial contest – one expected to have national implications – read this piece by Chronicle reporter Kevin Diaz.
Here's a similar detailed look at campaign contributions given to the two GOP candidates in the Texas lieutenant governor's race – incumbent David Dewhurst and state Sen. Dan Patrick.
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Learn more about our new drug education program, From Drugs to Mugs©
Faces of Meth™ is a project of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. This project began when a deputy in the Corrections Division Classification Unit, Deputy Bret King, put together mug shots of persons booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center. Deputy King worked with his co-workers in the Classification Unit to identify people who had been in custody more than once. He then worked to verify criminal records and files to determine and assure a history of methamphetamine related use. Deputy King also started interviewing people in custody to learn of their drug use, experiences with methamphetamine, how or if methamphetamine contributed to their criminality, and asked what they would tell young people about methamphetamine.
What Deputy King set out to do was create a realistic presentation about methamphetamine. He didn't want to create something that made people curious about a drug nor that was a scared straight program. The idea was simple, be honest with kids, let them hear directly from the inmates, and show them what people who work on the front lines – whether it be a Corrections Deputy in the Jail, a Police Officer on the streets or a Public Health Nurse in a clinic see methamphetamine doing to people and to our communities.
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Deputy King starts each of his presentations by saying, "I thank the men and women who, through their stories and photos, can share their experience with methamphetamine so you never have to try it yourself to know what it can do. I have seen and interviewed each of these people in jail. I hope that in seeing this you will make choices to not use methamphetamine and that I will never see you come inside my jail."
Here are what some of the students and teachers who have viewed Deputy King's presentation have to say about Faces of Meth™
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"Showing us...that video of those people that are major meth heads will make us kids not want to try that drug because, just looking at those peoples appearances is not how any one would want to look like, or how they act either" - Student
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The Old 'Partisan' Lines Don't Fit Nicely With Modern Civil Liberties And Tech Policy Issues
from the rethinking-partisanship deptI've said a few times in the past that, as someone who doesn't identify with any particular group on the political/partisan spectrum, I've appreciated the fact that the issues I tend to cover aren't normally considered "partisan" and can often create "strange bedfellows." Copyright, for example, isn't an issue that fits into partisan lines at all (though, unfortunately, that's because for a long time, both major parties supported ever greater maximalism -- though that may finally be changing). In fact, when issues did become partisan, it often meant that all reasoned discussion and debate (and chance for actual forward motion) went out the window. Net neutrality was a good example of that. When it first came about, the discussions concerning net neutrality weren't partisan at all, but then the Democrats embraced it, and the Republicans lined up against it, and any reasoned or nuanced discussion or debate about it seemed to vanish.
Still, some issues are historically associated with one side or the other. Things like "national security" often seem to be an issue that the traditional "right" lines up behind, while "civil liberties" is an issue that the traditional "left" lines up behind. I'm old enough to remember when being a "a card carrying member of the ACLU" was used as an insult by Republicans to smear Democrats. Obviously, there are libertarians who are often (in my view, incorrectly) associated as being on "the right," who care deeply about civil liberties, but for the most part, the general stereotype is that Republicans on the "right" lined up behind strong national security fights and were less interested in civil liberties, while the Democrats on the "left" were "weak" on national security.
So it's at least a little bizarre to see this piece in Foreign Policy Magazine talking about how the Heritage Foundation, often considered the keepers of the Republican platform, refused to publish a paper that defended the NSA's surveillance efforts as perfectly legal and constitutional. The Heritage Foundation was a big supporter of the Patriot Act, and urged that the key provisions that enabled the dragnet data collection of phone records be renewed. Even more bizarre? When Heritage refused to publish the paper, Benjamin Wittes, of the Brookings Institution -- often considered a "liberal" think tank in DC -- jumped in to publish a version of the paper instead:
Cully Stimson, a senior Defense Department official in the Bush administration who now runs Heritage's national security law program, called Benjamin Wittes, the editor-in-chief of the national security blog Lawfare and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.Now, there could be a few different things at work here. For example, while Brookings is traditionally considered more on the liberal end of the spectrum, Wittes has long been a full on cheerleader for the surveillance state, so it was a natural fit. Similarly, Heritage is now under the leadership of Jim DeMint, who has long been identified as being more closely aligned with the more libertarian wings of the Republican Party. So this could be simply a case where the leanings of those two individuals resulted in what might be seen as a "strange bedfellows" situation with this paper.
Stimson "asked me whether Lawfare might be interested in [the papers], and I was delighted to publish them," Wittes told The Cable. "We asked Steve to consolidate them into a single paper, and there were some subsequent revisions as well because of the document release that took place in the intervening period," Wittes said, referring to the government's decision in August to declassify a large number of documents about NSA programs.
Alternatively, there's an argument that rather than a sort of post-partisan issue that some of us hope these kinds of issues will become, this really is an overtly partisan issue, to the point that Heritage is less eager to support NSA surveillance by the administration because it's not "their guy" in the White House, The same may be true for those on the left who are willing to support the NSA's actions (even when they protested angrily about similar, and potentially less egregious, civil liberties abuses under George W. Bush) because it's okay with President Obama in charge. If this is true, it's not just incredibly cynical and short-sighted, but it's kind of depressing at the intellectual dishonesty of it all.
While either of those scenarios may be true, I'm still hopeful that more and more of these important issues having to do with technology and civil liberties policy will be viewed as post-partisan (which is very different than "bi-partisan"), in that they're important issues that should be dealt with on their own merits, rather than if you happen to prefer the red team or the blue team. Part of the problem that many of us who focus on things like innovation and civil liberties policy have with the way the political efforts break down is that neither party comes close to representing what we're interested in. If more of these important issues that are getting attention don't fit neatly along party lines, perhaps the political landscape can be reconfigured in a more effective way to actually deal with the issues of tomorrow, rather than mere bickering about the issues of the past.
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January 5, 2019 (BBC Europe) The recently formed Orthodox Church of Ukraine has been granted independence, marking a historic split from the Russian Church. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew - the head of the global Orthodox Church - has signed a document in Istanbul, Turkey, to that effect. It formalises an October announcement.
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Ukraine Orthodox Church granted independence from Russian Church
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Authorities suspect foul play in the case of a Boone County man reported missing earlier this year.
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