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"You have to leave now to get to your next meeting," says Donna, the new iPhone personal assistant app, via push notification. Donna pulls up a map with directions already displayed from your current location, a street-view picture of the meeting venue and the current weather at that venue.
Donna is a nicely designed — though narrowly useful — app that manages a busy person's day. It sends an alert each evening with the next day's agenda, proactively notifies when it's going to rain during an upcoming meeting and dials directly into conference calls.
Actually, not "it" — Donna, the app, is explicitly a "she."
Though the app name seems a bit anachronistically sexist, co-creator Kevin Cheng said it's a specific reference to the "powerful character" Donna Moss, a.k.a. the assistant from "The West Wing" played by Janel Moloney.
And the fact that Donna has a personality is quite on purpose, said Cheng, a former product manager at Twitter and designer at Yahoo.
If you're a person who pays close attention to these things, you might wonder what took Donna so long (Cheng's Incredible Labs raised $2.5 million in funding early last year, and already employs 11 people), and also think: Wow, there are a lot of competitors out there (Tempo, Sunrise, Cue, Google Now, etc.).
But the reality is, smart personal assistants are just starting to emerge now, after Apple's kinda-smart voice app Siri.
"The space is validated by lots of players, but also nobody has validated it because there's no breakout yet," Cheng said. He added, "But to go mainstream, you have to be more than just the best technology."
Thus, Donna has been created with equal importance for data and design — note the friendly cursive font and the neat rotating menu to choose your transportation mode. It is aimed to be very good at proactively doing a very few things for its users.
This isn't an app that will replace your existing iPhone calendar. It's an added assistant that rides on top of information in other apps. Some users will never open the app, only use the push notifications, but even so, Donna will improve its estimates by tracking a user's habits (driving versus biking versus walking, home and work locations).
Incredible Labs — whose backers include Khosla Ventures, Betaworks, CrunchFund, Maynard Webb and Ashton Kutcher — isn't making Donna publicly available today, but rather taking signups for app beta testers (something Apple usually frowns on, but we'll see), with a broader release planned in the coming months.


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A New Discovery
Robert R. Goodman 10/21/2012 7:32:44 PMHi Terry,Beautiful capture.Sure wish I could have seen colors this year.Sure is a far cry from where I live!!!! #1493702
Ellen Hodges 10/21/2012 7:35:36 PMSimply gorgeous in every way!!! #10379052
Kathy Salerni 10/21/2012 8:52:20 PMYour whole series of autumn images are stunningly beautiful, Terry! WOW! #10379108
Nadia Paul 10/21/2012 9:51:05 PMWhat stunning autumn colour Terry - great comp and capture! #10379144
Rona L. Schwarz 10/21/2012 10:36:54 PMSuch gorgeous red and orange colors, Terry! Love the reflections and light!Am so envious - we don't have much reds (or at least most of it has disappeared since I returned from OBX). Allegany State Park certainly has a lot of lakes - lucky you! #10379171
Barbara Waldoch 10/22/2012 12:20:25 AMAwesome shot, Terry! #10379205
Tiia Vissak 10/22/2012 12:25:42 AMa wonderful seasonal image! #10379210
Claudia Kuhn 10/22/2012 3:56:12 AMA glorious autumn day Terry, and you captured it perfectly! #10379285
Leslie McLain 10/22/2012 4:30:09 AMStunning capture and fall color, Terry. #10379326
R. J. Laudenbacher 10/22/2012 5:13:38 AMWow Carol...your colors up there this year are gorgeous. Beautiful capture, my friend! #10379384
Don Christiana 10/22/2012 6:35:27 AMTerry, this has to be one of your best fall captures. Everything about the image is stunning, from the beautiful fall colors to the crisp details. A true winner. #10379446
Nancy L. Green 10/22/2012 8:42:37 AMFANTASTIC fall capture Terry, your comp and POV including so many wonderful elements really makes this a masterpiece!! <>< #10379554
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas 10/22/2012 9:04:20 AMWOW Terry!, What a beautiful image!,
Lindley Johnson 10/22/2012 9:19:10 AMWhat a beautiful new discovery, Terry! Stunning POV, colors, and reflections in this gorgeous autumn image. #10379605
Julianne Bradford 10/22/2012 11:45:09 AMOMG!! Makes my heart go pitty pat with the joy of this beauty Terry! A fav for me! #10379715
John Connolly 10/22/2012 1:05:31 PMA beautiful scene with vibrant autumn tones, Terry! What a gorgeous place to visit! #10379817
Carol L. Fowler 10/22/2012 3:04:21 PMA stunning discovery- looks like you found it in its peak color. Gorgeous! #10379913
Liz blahh 10/22/2012 3:59:10 PMSo beautiful! #10379984
Anthony G. Comella 10/22/2012 4:09:52 PMEye appealing Beauty!!! #10380005
Tammy Espino 10/22/2012 7:43:18 PMSo glad you discovered it, beautiful! #10380240
Jeffrey R. Bange 10/22/2012 8:16:40 PMA new discovery and another stunning Autumn capture Terry, the colors along with the reflection are absolutely beautiful. #10380302
Renee Doyle 10/23/2012 1:16:18 AMLove those colours!! Gorgeous Terry!!! #10380409
Agnes Fegan 10/23/2012 4:17:16 AMGorgeous colors Terry! #10380557
Neal D. Hatcher 10/23/2012 7:24:37 AMFantastically Beautiful-WINNER #10380775
Linda S. Smith 10/23/2012 3:21:52 PMSooooo beautiful Terry! Great capture! #10381252
Patrick Rouzes 10/23/2012 5:05:26 PMPhenomenal in every way! WTG, Terry!
Val Feldman 10/24/2012 10:44:27 AMWill ya look at those reds!! Good grief, Girlie - you hit the mother lode of autumn color with this one! Stunning, stunning!! #10382319
Tammy M. Anderson 10/24/2012 6:28:36 PMLove the comp. and colors. Beautiful fall capture. #10382781
Christopher Budny 10/25/2012 6:49:54 AMI want to sit at a picnic table here for hours...! #10383511
Stephen Zacker 10/25/2012 5:43:23 PMBeautiful and Peaceful. Your fall images are amazing #10384256
Mary Dimitriw 10/25/2012 8:30:29 PMI just have to say that you are in a category of your own with these autumn treasures!! Stunning!! #10384439
Patricia A. Casey 10/26/2012 9:08:23 AMAnd the beautifully stunning Fall Series continues! So lovely Terry #10385239
Teresa Moore 10/26/2012 6:03:46 PMBEAUTIFUL Terry! #10385765
Karen Celella 10/27/2012 12:30:04 PMYou found a treasure, Terry! #10386724
Daniel Ruf 11/6/2012 4:09:26 AMBeautiful capture. #10406540
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I'd like to thank Daniel Budiarto/Sky Sairyou of Bottomless Sky (skysairyou.wordpress.com) very very very much for nominating me for The Beautiful Blogger Award for the fourth time! Don't forget to check out his intriguing short stories. 😀
January 4th:
I'd like to thank the amazing Gabrielle (illostrophy.com) and the wonderful Jiandra (thingiemajingie.wordpress.com) for nominating me a second and third time for The Beautiful Blogger Award! Words cannot express my appreciation!!!
I'd like to thank Bhutan Girl (karmakrazy.wordpress.com) very very very much for nominating me for The Beautiful Blogger Award!
How is it that I keep getting all these awards? I know they're all a little silly, but I really appreciate them because I feel that my blog is at least reaching somebody!
1. Link back the person who nominated you.
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Check out these other posts for more than seven facts about me!
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(So this is what it's like to see Cris Cyborg lose a standup fight. Interesting. Props: AXS TV Fights)
Last night in Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg faced undefeated Dutch Muay Thai champ Jorina Baars for the Lion Fight welterweight (145-pound) title. But unlike her previous matches in MMA and Muay Thai, Cyborg wasn't able to bully her way to a victory this time. Check out the video highlights above to see Baars use her long limbs and superior technique to out-gun Cyborg through five action-packed rounds. Baars won by unanimous decision (49-45, 48-45, 49-44), and extends her impressive Muay Thai record to 36-0-3, while Cyborg drops to 2-1.
"I'm a Muay Thai fighter. She's an MMA fighter," Baars told MMAFighting.com after the fight. "I will beat her. That's every opponent, I will beat them. It's my sport. It's my style…[Cyborg] is strong and she has power. But it's not the hardest punch I've gotten hit with."
After the jump: The complete Cyborg vs. Baars Lion Fight 14 match. Check it out while it lasts. Plus, full results from the event via LionFight.com.
Super Middleweight division
OFFICIAL RESULT: Gregory Choplin def. Marco Pique via Decision (Unanimous)
Welterweight division
OFFICIAL RESULT: Jorina Baars def. Cris Cyborg via Decision (Unanimous)
Welterweight division
OFFICIAL RESULT: Shane Oblonsky def. Malaipet via Decision (Unanimous)
Middleweight division
OFFICIAL RESULT: Eddie Abasolo def. Jonathon Wyderko via Decision (Unanimous)
Featherweight division
OFFICIAL RESULT: Victor Saravia def. Anthony Castrejon via TKO 2:43 Rnd 3
Welterweight division
OFFICIAL RESULT: Gaston Bolanos def. Brian Del Rosario via TKO 1:57 Rnd 4


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We have all been there—in the sitting area, waiting to go in for the big audition, mind racing, hands sweating, obsessively reading over our sides, hoping and praying that we don't totally mess up, pass out, get bad feedback, get dropped by our agents, and give up on the business. No? Just me?
Here's the thing. Everyone gets nervous. Even experienced actors get nervous. Let's face it: auditioning is inherently awkward, but it's all about how you handle nerves that allows you to deliver a good audition.
Here are some techniques I use for myself and with my students, to get relaxed before an audition.
1. Make an audition playlist. Put 20 songs on your phone that make you feel calm and relaxed. Listen to them from the moment you step out your door until the moment they call your name. Stay focused—avoid email, Instagram and Facebook. Allow the music to simply quiet the mind.
2. Take 10 deep breaths. It's not weird. Just close your eyes, for four seconds each: inhale, hold, and exhale. With every inhale, repeat "relax" to yourself in your mind (or out loud, if you want to be weird). When you exhale, imagine all the stress leaving your body. If people think you are crazy, good. Let them be intimidated.
3. Be prepared. Memorize the lines so well, in so many different ways, that they become second nature to you. It's muscle memory, just like practicing a routine in dance. Practice with a friend or with an app (my favorite is "Rehearsal 2"). You don't want the audition to be the first time you hear the words out loud.
4. Visualize the audition. This one works wonders for people. After rehearsing the scene many times, close your eyes and visualize the audition from start to finish. Imagine walking in the door, fully prepared, slating your name, and then disappearing into the scene, completely forgetting about the fact that it's an audition. Then imagine walking away and feeling great about it. This can be a powerful tool if used effectively.
5. Walk in with confidence. You are an actor, right? Act like a confident person. It's all about body language. Hold your head high, make eye contact, bring your shoulders back, and act like you already have the job. Even if you are nervous, you will make the casting director feel comfortable, and your nerves will dissolve.
6. Simply listen. A lot of actors forget this. In the audition room it's your job to fully immerse yourself in the scene and really listen as if you are hearing the words for the first time. In your mind, you should be thinking "What did that character just say to me? How do I feel about that?" instead of "God, I hope I don't mess up. Did I put enough pomade in my hair?"
You can only act, take direction, and do well in an audition if you are able to manage your nerves so you can feel comfortable and relaxed.
Matt Newton is one of the most highly sought after film and tv acting coaches in New York City. He is the author of the book "10 Steps to Breaking Into Acting," and has a well established career acting in tv and film. Matt has coached Golden Globe nominees, Emmy award winners, has worked as an on set coach on feature films and tv shows, and has been a guest talent judge on several reality shows.
Matt's students have booked roles on ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, HOSTAGES, UNFORGETTABLE, BLACKLIST, ROYAL PAINS, GOSSIP GIRL, THE FOLLOWING, DO NO HARM, REVOLUTION, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, UGLY BETTY, , BOARDWALK EMPIRE, CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC, SKELETON TWINS, HAPPY BABY, DELIVERY MAN, and countless other films and TV shows.
Over the course of his acting career, Matt has worked alongside top industry veterans, including Oscar winner Jeff Bridges, Oscar nominees Jeremy Renner and Michael Lerner, Karen Allen, Ryan Reynolds, Amy Sedaris, and countless others. Matt has guest starred on dozens of television shows, most recently THE AMERICANS, ROYAL PAINS, and UGLY BETTY. Visit his IMDB link here.
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Kanye West - This is how he does it.
During the past eight years, the 26-year-old has racked up triumphs with such big-money movers as Jay-Z, Foxy Brown, Nas, Alicia Keys and Eminem. How does he do it? Not with any Digidesign Pro Tools or Emagic Logic rig, that's for sure. "I don't use a computer or a lot of equipment in my studio," West declares.
"What do I need all that stuff for?"
West uses four primary pieces for sampling, sequencing and recording duties: An Ensoniq ASR-10 keyboard, an Akai MPC2000 MIDI Production Center, a Roland VS-1880 24-bit Digital Studio Workstation and a Gemini PT-1000 II turntable.
One of West's trademarks, besides classic '70s soul loops, is ample use of speed. Almost every other track on The College Dropout features a sped-up vocal sample, be it Dinah Washington on "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" or Chaka Khan on "Through the Wire."
Kanye's use the MPC sampler is inspiring. For all the musicians who wrestle with PC's his process is liverating to watch.
"I sample them at regular speed, then speed them up inside the ASR-10," he explains. "I just put the pitch up on the sampler, and it will go faster. The ASR-10 is like my left hand. I can chop samples into 61 pieces without wasting any memory. A lot of old songs are too slow to rap on. So I got to speed them up to a rappable tempo."
Crag Bauer had this to say about him. "Well, Kanye takes the word meticulous to a whole a new level. The way he works he just isn't content until he's tried recording and mixing a song every conceivable way. I was getting calls from A&Rs in July saying, "We have to stop him. We have to cut him off because he's going to miss another release date." And my response was always like, "Well you guys have to tell me what you want me to do." And that call saying, "OK, you're done, send it in," would never come. Nobody from the record company tells Kanye anything. To the point where he was in mastering at Sony in New York and ended up booking studio time to do some more recording during the mastering process. In fact, story has it that during the mastering he was listening to the final version with Jay-Z and LA Reid from beginning to end. After they finished listening to the album, Jay-Z and LA Reid both were talking about how much they loved it and Kanye said, "It's not even done." And they both were like, "OK. Do what you've go to do." So he kept on going and my belief is that he would have kept on going forever if it wasn't for the fact that the timing of the release coincided with the MTV Video Music Awards.


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Fans of the old Monopoly can rejoice – the game is not getting rid of the classic jail feature, but rather revamping a different part of the game.
The new game, Monopoly Empire, has a different game play where players buy and sell brands instead of real estate, Hasbro senior brand manager Nicole Agnello told the Huffington Post late Thursday.
The game still has jail spaces on the board and the same rules apply for jail as the classic Monopoly game, Agnello said.
"We know there is conflicting information out there, but the jail spaces are not being removed from Monopoly Empire game," Agnello told the Huffington Post.
It was previously reported that the game was doing away with the jail feature because kids were too busy to sit down and enjoy a time consuming board game.


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Sophia Bush took a break from chasing criminals on the set of the upcoming "Chicago Fire" spinoff, "Chicago PD" to get dolled up for an appearance at the Coach store in the Gold Coast.
"Marina (Squerciati) and I had the night off and decided we'd get dressed up like girls and put some high heels on," Bush said of her "Chicago PD" co-star, "because we don't do that at work."
Since arriving in Chicago, Bush has dined at Au Cheval and Maude's Liquor Bar in the West Town neighborhood, her favorite restaurants in the city, taken in The Naked and Famous concert at Riviera Theatre last month and had an equal sign tattooed onto her left ring finger at Speakeasy Custom Tattoo in Wicker Park Nov. 3 in support of equal rights.
On "Chicago PD," the 31-year-old actress plays Erin Lindsay, a member of the CPD investigative team with an unexpected past. The Dick Wolf-produced police drama is scheduled to premiere Jan. 8 on NBC.
How does filming "Chicago PD" compare to filming "One Tree Hill," the CW teen drama she is best known for?
"This is a dream job for me to be working on material that feels so real and so vital, when you talk about that whole notion of protecting and serving" Bush said. "It feels important. I'm incredibly honored to be wearing the badge after spending so much time with officers and SWAT and at the police academy. It very quickly makes you empathize with the people who dedicate their lives to keeping us safe.
"I've always loved action work. Doing high-speed chases and running around with a hand gun, (showing) all the gentleman at SWAT that I know how to shoot, that feels really nice. When the boys give you a big old pat on the back, you're like, 'Hey, I got this.' "
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Kaspersky launches training center in Levant
Dubai, January 29, 2013
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, has launched a new authorised training center in Lebanon and Jordan in association with iAxcess, a top provider for IT security products.
Launched in January, 2013, the center represents the first Kaspersky certified training center in the Levant region offering a range of training and certification courses for both Kaspersky Lab partners and end users.
Conducted by Kaspersky Lab certified specialists from iAxcess, the courses will educate trainees on planning, deployment and maintenance of Windows network protection systems based on Kaspersky Endpoint Security and managed via the Kaspersky Security Center.
The training center will initially offer two primary programs covering "Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows Fundamentals" and "Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows Advanced". The lectures and laboratory sessions are designed to provide the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills.
Adnan Abu Sharar, managing director of iAxcess said, "iAxcess prides itself on its vast experience and growth in the region and takes these successes one step further by partnering with leading vendors such as Kaspersky Lab, who go above and beyond in the extension of outstanding support to customers and partners.
"We have no doubt that this initiative will only lead to further success, as we reach out to key audiences across the region, share with them the opportunity to learn and engage with one of the world's foremost and trusted security solution providers."
Tarek Kuzbari, managing director, and Kaspersky Lab Middle East said, "We are very happy to have partnered with one our most trusted partners, iAxcess to launch this training center. Security is an arena that requires constant learning and evolution and with this training center we offer our partners and customers the opportunity to be constantly updated and ready to face advancing cyber threats." – TradeArabia News Service


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Zac Efron & Imogen Poots: Kiss Kiss on 'Dating' Set!
Zac Efron shares a romantic kiss with Imogen Poots on the set of their movie Are We Officially Dating? on Monday (January 7) in New York City.
The 25-year-old actor has been hard at work filming for the upcoming romantic comedy, which is set to wrap filming in a few weeks.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Zac Efron
Be sure to look out for Are We Officially Dating?, which will hit theaters later this year.
Earlier in the day, Zac was spotted grabbing coffee with another one of his co-stars, Miles Teller.
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Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey isn't just the most recognizable woman in the UFC, she is is arguably one of the most recognizable athletes in the world today.
It's no exaggeration to say that Rousey, the former UFC women's bantamweight champion, has become a global superstar. Since making her UFC debut in 2013, she has emerged as more than the best female MMA fighter in the world: Rousey is now an author, actress, magazine cover model, fashion icon and sought-after TV guest.
None of it would have materialized had Rousey not convinced UFC president Dana White to give women a chance to compete inside the Octagon. She undoubtedly captured his attention when she won the Strikeforce bantamweight title with an armbar submission of Miesha Tate in 2012, then defended it against Sarah Kaufman later that year.
In Nov. 2012, White announced that Rousey had signed with the UFC. He later crowned Rousey its first women's bantamweight champ and matched her against Liz Carmouche at UFC 157 in her first title defense. As so many of her other fights have ended, Rousey used an armbar to score a first-round victory.
When Rousey defeated Cat Zingano in a UFC-record 14 seconds at UFC 184 – again, by armbar – it marked her fifth title defense. Of her 12 victories, 11 have come in the first round and nine have been via armbar. Only one opponent, Tate, has extended her as far as the third round.
Rousey was a highly decorated judoka as an amateur and continues to employ hip tosses and sweeps against UFC opponents. She was an Olympic bronze medalist in judo at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing after qualifying for the 2004 Games in Athens. Rousey is also a former junior world champion (2004), world silver medalist (2007) and Pan Am Games champion (2007).
Her list of movie credits includes Entourage, The Expendables 3 and Furious Seven. Her autobiography, My Fight/Your Fight, was published in 2015.
White has called Rousey "the greatest athlete I've ever worked with," a compliment she undoubtedly has earned.
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The pose Hazel struck in her first photo wasn't an accident — according to Emily Blunt, her baby girl was born to be a star.
"She's just stinking cute. She came out ready for a photo shoot," the new mom joked during a Wednesday appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
And while the actress and husband John Krasinski's 3-month-old daughter — whose name suits the couple's love of "old lady names" — is "perfect," the proud parents aren't the only ones to take note.
"I remember when we were in the recovery room … and this nurse came in — her name was Mabel, another great old lady name. She had this fantastic, crazy weave and she said, 'Damn, your baby is so cute!' And I went, 'Oh, thank you," Blunt, 31, recalls.
"She went, 'Damn, she's awesome, she's so cute.' And I went, 'Mabel, I think you say that to everyone,' and she went, 'No, I don't … when I know a baby's ugly, I say, "You had a baby!"' I was like, 'Those poor parents must know.'"
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First-time fatherhood has revealed a few secret talents of Krasinski, whom Blunt crowns as the ultimate "burp king" in the family.
"He can just get a beer burp out of this kid. It even surprised her, you can tell," she explains. "He burps her and she's … taken aback by it. It's an underrated skill."
Blunt has already bounced back after giving birth, but her trick to regaining her svelte shape was not because of any new training techniques she learned while preparing for her intense role in Edge of Tomorrow, in theaters June 6.
"I don't know if other mothers had this, but I have found breastfeeding to be the thing," she says.
But while she may now be settled into a normal nursing routine, the actress was completely caught off guard when her milk came in — a sight straight out of a scary story, she jokes.
"My boobs also thought I had 12 children … It was like three in the morning and John woke up to me — it was like something out of a horror movie," she says. "He said he just saw me creeping towards the bathroom … and he just saw my back and he goes, 'Oh my God, what's wrong?' And I went, 'It hurts,' and he goes, 'What?' And I go, 'These!' Two enormous heads … veiny heads."
She adds, "I found that because I managed to produce a lot of milk I don't know why, [but] it helped me lose the weight. I could have been the wet nurse in medieval times because I could have fed the village while they all went to work!"
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In Texas Hold'em, each player receives two down-cards as his initial hand. There is a round of betting after these cards have been dealt. Three board-cards are turned simultaneously (the "flop") and another round of betting occurs. The next two board-cards are turned one-at-a-time with a round of betting after each one. These five board-cards are "community" cards. After the final round of betting has been completed, a player may use any combination of five cards (e.g., one in his hand and four from the board) to determine his best hand. A player may use all of the board-cards, which is termed "playing the board."
Hold'em uses a flat disc called a "dealer button" to indicate the player who, in theory, dealt the cards for that pot. The "button" (player with the dealer button) is last to receive cards on the initial deal and has the right of the last action on all betting rounds except the first. One or more "blind" bets are used to stimulate action and initial play. "Blinds" are posted before the player looks at his cards. Blinds count as part of that player's bet, unless the structure for a specific game or situation requires part or all of a particular blind to be "dead." Dead chips are not part of a player's bet and are taken into the center of the pot.
Blinds are posted by players who sit in consecutive clockwise order from the button. Action is initiated on the first betting round by the player on the immediate left of the person who posted the furthest blind clockwise from the button. On all subsequent betting rounds, the action is initiated by the first active player clockwise from the button.
Kill Games
"Kill" is a stipulation in some Limit Poker Games that, when a certain criteria is met, the limit from the next hand shall be raised. It may be raised either one half [1/2] of the posted limit (1/2 Kill) or raised to double the posted limit (Full Kill). In the case of a "progressive kill," the limit may continue to go up by 1/2 or double only if approved by management.
The criteria to initiate a Kill in Hold'em or Omaha High is one player winning two hands in a row. In Omaha Hi-Lo Split, it is one player winning the entire pot.
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Will your automation business survive, thrive?
Accounting for engineers: Beyond engineering, system integrators and other automation and controls companies rely on non-operational skills, like finance, to stay afloat. Accounting can be obtuse, and a mid-market business can sink—unseen—into insolvency, without attention to key metrics, said Nick Setchell, CEO, Practice Strategies, at the CSIA 2013 Executive Conference. Video gives more advice.
Engineers like numbers but often find accounting obtuse. Paying attention to a few key metrics can save a profitable engineering-related business from doom and make the workplace more satisfying for all, suggested Nick Setchell, CEO of Practice Strategies. Setchell talked about the "RealTime CEO – Maximizing Real Business Value," at the 2013 CSIA Executive Conference, providing insights into accounting best practices for engineers.
The consultant, from Adelaide, SA, Australia, explained to system integrators that company leaders need a balanced understanding and application of 1) strategy and vision, 2) leadership and motivation, 3) finance, and 4) operations. Many leaders, especially those in mid-market companies (MMCs) with engineering backgrounds, have the most expertise in operations, then in strategy and vision, followed by leadership and motivation, with often little knowledge of finance.
Employees or third-party accountants hired to fill in the gaps usually don't explain what they often assume others know. Tragically, profitable companies can go belly-up before leaders realize they've missed key indicators, such as cash flow, that are not entirely obvious in traditional accounting methods.
"We want to shape future by acting now in real time. How you choose to deal with challenges will define you as a leader," Setchell explained. Frustration, he said, often stands in the way of success. "Find the silver lining in every cloud and run with it."
Balance, before bankruptcy
He discovered during time as a turn-around consultant that ultimately, only two things are relevant: Cash flow and people. Looking at related metrics before a company gets to the brink of bankruptcy can help companies run more effectively. Balancing time spent in four areas provides a good start.
1. Strategize daily. Most leaders have 20 undone things from yesterday and 80 more from today. Strategy and vision can get pushed aside.
2. Motivate those around you.
3. Understand operations (be good at what you do). Companies rarely underperform because you don't have good operational skills.
4. Understand finance.
Illustrating the importance of organizational balance, Setchell asked, "Which of the following columns provide the best support for a structure?"
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Obviously, the column on the left is ideal...and, unfortunately, rare.
Improve in four ways
Setchell provided some questions in four areas to consider improving balance.
Foundation: Why do you exist? (Don't just answer, "To make money.") Is your business foundation able to support your future vision for next two years of massive opportunities, during the fastest rate of change yet? If the foundation is not strong, a company will collapse. A painful; example of this was Enron that fooled many smart people for long time. If nothing else, celebrate weekly that you're still here. "If all you do is grumble, then employees will suffer and productivity falls."
Operations efficiency: Can your operations engine produce timely, high-quality output? Companies not well positioned for a downturn wind up cutting employees and then, even if they survive, can become part of a second wave of bankruptcies as they try to grow too quickly with limited resources and funding. Like people, a company will choke more quickly than it will starve. Growth at 10%-14% is better than 50% with the wrong pricing strategy. Market leaders (like a salami company) can go out of business in five days after having a "small" problem with botulism.
Market: Who are your customers? Are your sales and marketing strategies complementary? Sales is tactical, to identify and close deals. Marketing is strategic, to create a desire to do business with you. Why is marketing an afterthought for most businesses? Part of putting strategy before tactics is that companies should have a clear pricing strategy related to their dominant competitive advantages (DCA), meaning, "Why you should buy from us, and not others." Most MMCs don't have one, and those that think they do often answer, "Good customer service." A DCA is something you can say that your competitor cannot.
People: Do you have a validated a way to evaluate people to ensure effective communication and performance? Few leaders have psychology degrees, though there are many tools available to help with this greatest asset. Scary, but too-often true, is the saying, "Whippings will continue until moral improves." Tolerating the wrong people within an organization can suck energy out and suffocate innovation.
3W: What, by whom, when
Some core management principles to implement are:
Action responsibility using 3W accountability, which is defining what will be done, by whom, and when. Let who define when, but then hold the person or team accountable for that. To provide instant accountability, every meeting should start with 3Ws from the prior meeting. "Sorry, Nick, I was too busy to get that done." That is not acceptable answer. The rest of us were not sitting around scratching our butts. If you cannot finish, you need to ask for an extension. Within 2 weeks, this teaches people to make deadlines. You'll learn who is legitimately overwhelmed and who is taking you for a ride.
Entrepreneurial measurement of fiscal focus: Do you really understand accounting? Do you really want to? Setchell has short list of key fiscal indicators to keep from going belly-up without noticing. (He started his career in a Big 8 accounting firm.)
Decision validation: Validate your gut feel with a mechanism that enables you to ask two key questions for each major decision - "Should we do this ? Can we do this." While "gut feel" decisions may go serve well for a time, they can sink the company.
Strategic investments: Use J curve management for key projects, to avoid dropping dollars through the cracks or spreading your organization and people too thin.
Risk management: Use real-time planning.
For chief executive officers, creating value and mitigating risk are the only two responsibilities, Setchell said. Most CEOs are inclined to one or other. Balance is challenging.
A leader of a software company had to fire an "Einstein-brilliant, hard worker" who was in late daily (though worked more hours than everyone else) and regularly did things his "better" way, rather than following individual, team, or company best practices, regularly upsetting everyone else. After his departure, productivity went through the roof.
A sensitivity analysis can help identify how can to allocate scarce resources. Companies fly blindly when they don't know how changes will affect the business.
Price is the most powerful driver of change and is a double-edged sword. Discounting is the fastest way to destroy a business.
One of the least powerful ways to change is to reduce indirect costs. When a crisis hits, most companies cut indirect costs. How you make investments will make be a massive determinant of how much value you can create during the next 2 years of huge opportunities.
If you change 1% in key areas, what happens? Rank them and put most the most sensitive on top and least on bottom. In one specific example, a 1% price increase can increase profitability almost 4%. Increasing work (volume) by 1% creates a 1% gain. This shows that for system integrators (and many businesses), price is at least four times more important than volume. Dropping prices and increasing volume won't work. Businesses often fear increasing prices for fear of lost sales. Do not set your strategic direction by the rants of the weakest salesperson.
Frequently challenge the critical question: What is and how suitable is our pricing strategy? Match your pricing philosophy with your product delivery strategy. For example, a little blue box from Tiffany is very expensive, so Tiffany sells less than Walmart. Walmart can drop prices until it picks up every sale in the world, but do NOT sell Tiffany products at Walmart prices. You will fail. This is the most common reason for failure. Set your pricing strategy by the strength of your DCA, by the strength of your brand.
An exercise showed how, at one company, 10% higher prices allow greater investments in supporting DCA and margin, while lower prices erode margin, increase volume, require much more work proportionally for a smaller margin, and strain resources to pick up what could be "pain in the ass" customers, according to Setchell.
Impact of price discounting: If you give away half your margin on each sale, then you may have to work twice as hard to get back to your previous levels. Mathematically price increases normally benefit a business; price decreases harm it – this is the opposite of conventional wisdom.
Manage J curve investments: Companies invest money now in something not immediately profitable to gain benefits later. The J-shape of the curve happens as the activity 1) is cash flow negative for a time, then 2) is cash flow positive in the short term, but still negative from start of the project, and then, if successful 3) is cash flow positive over the life of the project.. The idea is to minimize the depth and breadth of the valley, move to phase 3 as quickly as possible, and not undertake too many J curves at once, which can kill a company. J curves include a new product launch, equipment purchase, acquiring a competitor, expansion, location change, or a new hire. Are you prioritizing and managing cash flow related to J curve investments? Few businesses have a defined way of tracking J curves. Caution: Do not become emotionally attached to any project, riding it to the bottom. Watch for flat-liners and pet projects that are ski slopes to the bottom. There must be a predetermined point for any project past which you will not put in any more money.
For example, there are three phases of recruitment: faith, hope, and charity. Faith that they'll work out, hope that they'll work out, and charity, past which point, the person is not only costing you the price of salary and any benefit, but also dragging down others.
Next page has more accounting advice for non-accountants: See more on value and timing of projects and a cash-flow testimony.
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Handgun and other evidence displayed in attempted murder trial of Myles WebsterDALE VINCENT
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December 07. 2012 11:54AM
MANCHESTER -- Manchester Police Officer Ken Loui took the witness stand Friday in the attempted murder trial of Myles Webster, 23, accused of shooting Manchester Police Officer Daniel Doherty March 21 at the corner of Wayne and Rimmon streets.
Loui identified, and showed to the jury, the Glock semi-automatic gun found at the base of the white plastic fence between 141 and 145 Putnam St., where Webster was arrrested.
Loui said the gun was found on the 141 side of the fence and a black jacket was found in a trash can by a shed at 145 Putnam. When Loui held up the jacket, which appeared large, the inside of the hood was a large black-and-white check, which looked like the hood lining on the jacket Webster was wearing in the video surveillance at the Rite Aid store at McGregor Square shortly before Doherty was shot.
He also showed jurors a black T-shirt found inside out in a walkway at 294 Dubuque St. When the shirt was turned right-side out, a small alligator logo was visible on the upper left chest area. Jennifer Whitfield, who testified Thursday, said Webster was wearing a shirt like that when he was with her and two other women when they went to Rite Aid and when he got out of her car at a traffic light shortly thereafter at McGregor Square.
Loui also identified 14 shell casings from a Glock .357 semi automatic and 10 shell casings from Doherty's .40 gun that were found where Doherty was shot, bullets found in the apartment building at the corner of Wayne and Rimmon, and a .357 shell casing found on Granite Street that matched the casings found at the shooting scene.
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A former Kentucky State Police trooper has entered a guilty plea to a charge of drunken driving.
The Glasgow Daily Times reports 27-year-old Casey Joseph Wethington of Columbia entered the plea on Monday in Barren District Court.
Wethington was arrested in Cave City on March 3 after local police noticed an erratic driver. According to an officer's report, Wethington was "all over the roadway," and a breath test registered his blood alcohol content at 0.2, which is higher than the legal limit of .08.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to 35-year-old Cory James Fisher of Abilene. DPS says hours later Fisher was captured in Ville Platte (vil-PLAT'), Louisiana.
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The message is as new as tomorrow and as old as time: Young love is exhilarating, adorably tentative, empowering and, in the case of Shakespeare's famous "star-crossed" teens, doomed from the start. Alas! What are the Montagues and the Capulets to do with their kids?
The message is as new as tomorrow and as old as time: Young love is exhilarating, adorably tentative, empowering and, in the case of Shakespeare's famous "star-crossed" teens, doomed from the start. Alas! What are the Montagues and the Capulets to do with their kids?
We don't know who we'll love or, more important, who we shouldn't love. If Romeo and Juliet were older, more sophisticated and street smart, their story would lose its charm, its purity, its magic and its pathos.
These ingredients make it perfect for the impressive high school drama club at Old Rochester Regional High School.
Paul Sardinha, drama club director, has consistently challenged his students with plays and roles that often go beyond the scope of traditional high school pieces. "No high school in this area has ever chosen to do a full production of a Shakespeare play. I have always wanted to do one and I ran with it," says Sardinha.
"The kids have worked brilliantly on the sword fighting. Chris LaMontagne, a sword-fighting expert who has 18 years of Broadway experience as a fight coordinator, worked with the kids during a sword-fighting workshop that spanned 21 hours," he adds.
The language of Shakespeare — essentially poetry — has and, in some cases, still intimidates the most accomplished actors, let alone high school students.
"Shakespeare is much more difficult than traditional productions," confirms Sardinha, " "¦ and one of the reasons is the style of writing that Shakespeare uses, which is called 'enjambment' (creating a continuation of meaning, without pause or break, from one line to the next). As the kids are going through their lines they are learning to work with this style of writing."
Dan Donahue plays Romeo. "I think it's a little hard to understand Romeo because so much of our interactions in everyday life involve covering up how we really feel so to see someone who leaves it all out there, can take people out of their comfort zones in a good way," he says. "Romeo displays such a pure sense of raw emotion. Throughout the play he goes through this odyssey of love/hate and wears his heart on his sleeve."
"At first it was difficult performing Shakespeare, only because the language is so foreign to me. But as I started to read deeper into the dialogue it became more apparent that, even though the play itself is ancient by our standards, the situations presented in it are just as relevant as those in modern literature."
"I think everyone can relate to the feeling of having an irrational hate toward someone for reasons you don't understand or having love for someone that's totally misunderstood by everyone but you. When you perform such a deep piece of work you can't help but make a personal connection to it."
Katie Kiernan is Juliet. "I think something that a lot of people don't realize is that Juliet is only 13 years old. In the four-day span of the play Juliet starts out as an obedient young girl, matures and becomes a loyal and capable woman. It is really special that we get to see that transformation," says Kiernan.
This production involves a cast of 110 students, as well as 62 stage technicians, led by stage manager, Tim Gonsalves. Costumes are by Helen Blake.
Pivotal players are Max Houck as Tybalt; Alex Milde as Mercutio; Ethan Faulkner as Lord Capulet; Hayleigh Dumas as Lady Capulet; Patrick McGraw is Lord Montague and Sophia-Lynn Ellis is Lady Montague. Ali Grace is Juliet's Nurse, Ian MacLellan is Friar Lawrence.
Supporting players include Michael Amato (Prince Esculas); Samuel Resendes (Benvolio); Richard Bodin (Sampson); Alex Carr (Paris); Michael Edwards (Abraham); Chris Helmar (Peter); Nicholas Iacovelli (Apothecary); Haakon Perkins (Gregory); Troy Rood (Balthasar) and Victor Morrison (Father Jack).
"I urge other schools who are studying Shakespeare to attend a performance as it is sure to impress," says Sardinha.
The Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club, 135 Marion Road, Mattapoisett, presents "Romeo and Juliet" at 7:30 this evening through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12, $10 for students and senior citizens.
Advance tickets may be purchased at The Pen and Pendulum in Mattapoisett (508-758-3631), Plumb Corner Market in Rochester (508-763-5333), and at the Marion General Store in Marion (508-748-0340). Tickets will also be available at the door. For reservations and information, contact Lisa Cardoza at (508) 758-6762.


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TIME contract photographer Shaul Schwarz writes for LightBox about his experience documenting years of drug-related violence in Mexico.
It has been 3 years since I first went down to cover the violence on the streets of Ciudad Juarez. At first glance, Juarez is an ordinary Mexican border city, filled with kind and helpful people. But I quickly became overwhelmed by how easily such levels of violence can consume a society. Visiting crime scene after crime scene—the parking lot of an elegant shopping mall at noon or 50 feet from the border of El Paso (rated the safest city in the U.S. in 2010) or in the middle of a busy intersection during rush hour traffic—one can feel the immense devastation and realize the human tragedy. There exists a routine: the body collectors come and the evidence is collected as citizens press against the yellow crime scene tape, wondering who is next.
(Related: Aerial Drug Bust at the Mexican Border: Video by Shaul Schwarz)
But where people get assassinated doesn't matter anymore to the ordinary citizens of Juarez. What matters is that nobody sees or hears anything; that no one gets arrested and that no one is to be trusted, especially the Federal Police. The people of Juarez are steeped in daily fear and distrust.
The continual violence on the streets of Juarez has earned the city the ominous title "murder capital of the world." Forty thousand people have been killed in Mexico since the war on drugs began, with no end in sight. Seeing the effects ripple through the lives of ordinary citizens is the most devastating for me as a photojournalist. Well beyond the circle of traffickers, cartels and the killers, the violence and its impunity affects millions of lives on both sides of the border, permanently reshaping Mexican culture and society.
No one is pardoned from the effects of the violence. Small business owners are extorted and threatened with death by petty criminals taking advantage of the climate of fear. Young boys see the obvious power and strive to emulate the culture of the "Narcos," adopting their clothing, playing their music and brazenly portraying their symbols.
I have come to realize that there is a fundamental and systemic collapse within Mexico's system of governance—law and order is held at gunpoint by the business of drug trafficking. Today's youth turn into tomorrow's foot soldiers of death. America's endless demand for drugs and the exportation of weapons have changed the reality of life. Despite the "war" launched at these multi-billion dollar organized crime giants, Mexico has been not been able to stop its slide as a failed state.
As difficult as it is to photograph a land so impoverished by death and the threat of it, and as scary as it is sometimes, the endurance of the Mexican people and their generally helpful and kind disposition never fails to amaze me. I have so much respect for them and am so pained by their suffering. Every time I raise my camera from my side, my own fear dissipates as I look at my Mexican compatriots who risk their lives daily for the truth. To me, they seem to try in vain to document the reality facing ordinary citizens in cities like Juarez. I am left to remember how lucky I am that I can get on a plane and leave, back to my safe city in the United States. Many of my compadres don't have that luxury.
I am now entering the fourth year of covering this story. At a certain point, I felt that my pictures alone can no longer tell the complete story I was trying to show. About a year ago, I began filming a feature documentary to be released in early 2012. Entitled Narco Cultura, the film will be accompanied by a book of photographs.
Shaul Schwarz is an award winning photographer and filmmaker. Schwarz, a TIME contract photographer, is represented by Reportage/Getty Images. Schwarz's work has also appeared in major publications such as National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine and Paris Match, among others. Some of the most important honors Schwarz has received over the years include the Robert Capa Gold Medal, two World Press Photo Awards and the acclaimed Visa D'or in Perpignan.
Previously, Schwarz covered the January 2010 Haitian earthquake for TIME.


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Honors students head to Japan's northern-and southern-most prefecturesUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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On March 3, twelve UH Mānoa Honors students and UH Mānoa Asian Studies associate professor Lonny Carlile will be heading to Japan's northern- and southern-most prefectures to immerse themselves in the cultures, societies, and natural environments of Japan's two indigenous minority populations.
The week-long excursion is part of an Honors seminar and a unique implementation of UH Mānoa's Hawaiʻi, Pacific and Asian Studies (HAPS) General Education focus requirement that entails connecting the Native Hawaiian experience with counterpart experiences in Asia and the Pacific, made possible by a $32,500 special grant for course-connected field work offered by the Japan Foundation, New York, and $5,000 grant from the UH Mānoa Honors Program.
The group will be visiting a variety of Ainu-related sites in Japan's northern-most main island. The culmination of the Hokkaido portion will be a visit to Nibutani, a predominantly Ainu village in south-central Hokkaido that was not only the home of Japan's first Diet member of Ainu descent and key leader in the movement for Ainu rights, but also the site of a legal dispute over the damming of a traditional fishing area that resulted in the Japanese government's legal recognition of Ainu indigenous rights.
Following this, the group will fly almost 2,000 miles to the south to Okinawa where they will work with scholars from the local Ryukyu University and visit a variety of historical and contemporary sites, including Shuri Castle, Battle of Okinawa memorials, and local performance venues that "represent" contemporary Okinawan culture to both tourist and local residents. Once home, the group will re-examine their discoveries in Japan in light of the experiences and outlooks of Native Hawaiians in Hawaiʻi with the aim of coming to an understanding of the ways in which similarities and differences in the historical experiences and contemporary situations of indigenous groups lead to commonalities and divergences in the status and identities of indigenous populations in the Asia-Pacific.


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Medical Information – Egypt
Be sure to discuss your upcoming travels with your physician to make sure you are physically fit and to receive medical advice specific to your health concerns. Below is some information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
No specific vaccinations are required for visiting Egypt. However, we strongly encourage you to consult with your physician, travel clinic and the CDC website for recommendations on health issues in this area.
To find a travel clinic for inoculations, go to http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentTravelClinics.aspx. See your doctor at least 4–6 weeks before your trip to allow time for shots to take effect.
CDC recommends the following vaccines (as appropriate for age):
- Hepatitis A or immune globulin (IG).
- Hepatitis B
- Rabies, if you might be exposed to wild or domestic animals or if you might have extensive outdoor exposure in rural areas, such as might occur during camping, hiking, or bicycling.
- Typhoid, particularly if you are visiting developing countries in this region.
- As needed, booster doses for tetanus-diphtheria, measles, and a one-time dose of polio vaccine for adults. Hepatitis B vaccine is now recommended for all infants and for children ages 11–12 years who did not complete the series as infants.
Due to various diseases carried by insects in this region we recommend protecting yourself from mosquito bites: Pay special attention to mosquito protection between dusk and dawn. This is when the type of mosquito whose bite transmits malaria is active. Wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and hats. Use insect repellents and reapply often.
There is no risk for yellow fever in this part of Africa. A certificate of yellow fever vaccination may be required when you are traveling from an endemic zone. For detail information, visit the CDC website.
Please review the CDC's website for information about other health related issues for traveling to this region.


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Pentagon launches major child abuse study
While this article is about all child abuse, not limited to abused adoptees, I think this study is much needed, I've noticed an uptick in abuse cases where a parent is a career military member
Pentagon launches major child abuse study
Nov. 16, 2013 - 03:10PM
By Richard Sandza
Staff writer
The Defense Department's newly organized child abuse working group will conduct a rapid review of child and domestic abuse and will issue its first report in February.
The group project, which will last a year, was ordered in light of revelations of widespread child abuse in the services.
Two "rapid improvement events" are planned. An initial study to begin this month will focus on child abuse and neglect. A second will look at domestic and intimate partner abuse starting in January.
The organization is officially designated as the Department of Defense Prevention and Coordinated Community Response to Child Abuse and Neglect and Domestic Violence Working Group. It reports to Jessica Wright, acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness.
"This multidisciplinary, multiservice, multicomponent group of subject-matter experts will address the complex issues of child abuse and neglect and domestic violence," said Pentagon spokeswoman Joy Crabaugh.
The group is sponsored by the Office of Military Community and Family Policy. Its members include representatives of all four services as well as commanders and experts from the Family Advocacy Program; the medical, legal, law enforcement and chaplain communities; family programs; child and youth programs; and the Department of Defense Education Activity, Crabaugh said.
In 2011 and 2012, there were 12,881 cases of child abuse and neglect in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Of those, 67children died, and more than 753 of the cases were sexual assaults.
A recent Army Times special report revealed that cases of child abuse and neglect soared by 40 percent from 2010 through 2012. From 2003 to 2012, Army officials investigated 30,000 cases, including 118 in which children were killed.
Air Force child abuse and neglect cases jumped 25 percent from 2008 through 2012, from 1,035 cases to 1,288 cases. Sixteen Air Force children died.
The Marine Corps reported 1,591 confirmed cases of child abuse in 2011 and 2012; six children were killed.
The Navy reported 3,336 cases from 2009 to 2012; the number of cases declined in 2012 but climbed through the first half of 2013. Forty-two Navy children were killed as a result of abuse and neglect from 2008 to 2012.
The Army Times special report prompted Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to demand that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel provide more information about child abuse across the services and develop a plan to deal with a problem that has festered for more than a decade.
Responding to allegations of child abuse at a Fort Meade youth center, Army Secretary John McHugh ordered an Army-wide review of procedures at government-run and private-sector facilities attended by military children.
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India PM: Rahul Gandhi should lead Congress Party
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's prime minister announced Friday he would step aside after 10 years following this summer's general election, saying Rahul Gandhi should replace him if the ruling Congress Party manages to stay in power.
In only his third news conference in a decade, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that Gandhi — the 43-year-old heir to India's Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty — has the best credentials to become the next head of the Congress Party and prime minister of the world's biggest democracy.
Singh is 81 and was not expected to seek another term.
"I have ruled myself out as a prime ministerial candidate," Singh said. "Rahul Gandhi has outstanding credentials. ... I do hope the party will take the right decision at the appropriate time."
Friday's news conference came at a time when the Congress Party's stock is low, battered by corruption scandals, internal feuding, and an inability to deal with a stumbling economy and deep-rooted problems with poverty, infrastructure and education.
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Narendra Modi, has the momentum ahead of the May elections, after trouncing Congress in recent state polls. The vote was seen as a gauge of voter sentiment in the secular country of 1.2 billion.
Singh said it would be disastrous if Modi became prime minister.
Modi, chief minister of western Gujarat state for the past 11 years, is credited with turning his western state into an industrial haven. But critics question whether the Hindu nationalist chief can be a truly secular leader over India's many cultures.
Modi has been accused of doing little to stop anti-Muslim riots in the state in 2002, which left more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, dead.
"Without discussing the merits of Modi, it would be disastrous for the country to have Narendra Modi as the next prime minister," Singh said.
Asked about BJP claims that he was a "weak" prime minister, Singh said: "If by a strong prime minister they mean you preside over the massacre of innocent citizens on the streets of Ahmadabad, if that is the measure of strength, I do not believe that is the sort of strength this country needs, least of all from its prime minister." Ahmadabad is the commercial center of Gujarat.
Modi has denied any role in the violence and says he bears no responsibility for the killings. Last month, he said that he had been "shaken to the core" by the violence and that his government responded to it swiftly and decisively.
The BJP was quick to hit back at Singh on Friday, saying that with corruption scandals erupting around the government, the prime minister was in no position to criticize Modi.
Singh brought "agony and misery to the country and its people because of his shameful governance," Ravi Shankar Prasad, a top BJP leader, told reporters after the prime minister's news conference.
"You are nobody to call (Modi) a disaster," Prasad said of Singh.
Singh, a technocrat, was chosen to fill the prime minister's seat in 2004 by Sonia Gandhi, the widow of assassinated Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. But he has been widely seen as a regent, keeping the seat warm until Rahul Gandhi was ready to take what some see as his birthright.
Singh also addressed the recent diplomatic furor between India and the United States, touched off by the arrest and strip search in New York of an Indian diplomat accused of underpaying her Indian maid.
Singh said relations with the United States are a top priority.
"Recently there have been some hiccups," he said. "But I believe these are temporary aberrations. Diplomacy must be given a chance to resolve these differences."


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The now dominant narrative about the right's rise to power holds that conservatives invested huge amounts of money in a number of think tanks over the past thirty years and brilliantly framed their messages in ways that were simple and resonated deeply with much of the American public. By embracing a top-down, hierarchical movement structure and relentless message discipline, the right was able not only to triumph at the ballot box but also to change the very terms of political discussion–demonizing "big government" and celebrating "tax relief," "personal responsibility" and "free-market capitalism."
This account of conservative strategy has piqued the interest of a growing number of progressive groups, who argue that the left should adopt a similar strategy. And it is currently driving the activities of many major progressive donors.
The difficulty here is that, as an explanation of the right's ascendancy, it is at best incomplete and at worst misleading. What's more, it is not clear that progressives should emulate all of the right's tactics, or that we will succeed by doing so. There are certainly lessons to be learned from the right–but for the most part they are different from those commonly assumed. Here is an alternative view of the insights progressives should take away from three decades of conservative domination.
Secrets of Their Success
(1) Ideological Diversity. There is no monolithic "conservative" movement but rather a plethora of ideologies successfully harnessed together in a grand coalition. In the 1970s, as the New Right emerged from the discredited old right, a fragile truce was drawn among libertarians, economic conservatives, social conservatives and neoconservatives. Under the leadership of William F. Buckley Jr., editor of the influential National Review magazine and host of TV's Firing Line, tensions were negotiated and a "fusion politics" emerged that allowed for cooperation across differences. Such a truce is more easily maintained when a movement is winning, as the New Right was under President Ronald Reagan. Now, in George W. Bush's second term, the fault lines are reappearing.
The implication for progressives is that we ought to tolerate a diversity of views and think strategically about how to align them to common purpose rather than seek a homogeneity we falsely ascribe to conservatives. Conservatives also found that it's not always the most mainstream or moderate voices who win. Likewise, progressives with a more radical vision, while working collaboratively in the larger movement, must not let themselves be sidelined.
(2) Ideas, Not Messages. To the extent that conservatives were serious about ideas–and to be sure they were and are–they started not with "messaging" or "framing," two strategies currently in vogue among progressives, but rather with inquiry into core beliefs about race, government, family, markets and global economic and military domination. These core beliefs were at first far outside the mainstream of accepted political discourse. But by carefully constructing an ideological blueprint for their movement (despite lack of complete buy-in from every sector), the right has been working for more than twenty-five years with a set of unifying ideological principles to which their strategists and activists return time and again. Support for "family values," limited government, a strong military, white domination and the primacy of Christianity over other religions, when combined with a will to power, have served the right well.


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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of developmental brain disorders that affect how children interact and communicate with each another. The term "spectrum" refers to the wide range of symptoms, skills, and levels of impairment, or disability, that children with ASD can have. Some children are mildly impaired by their symptoms, but others are severely disabled. Children with ASD also can have unusual behaviors and interests. It is even possible for children with the exact same diagnosis to act quite differently from one another and yet, have varying capabilities.
Research shows that early intervention can greatly improve your child's development. The earlier a child is diagnosed as having autism, the better chance an appropriate treatment can be prescribed to improve your child's quality of life. When a child receives the right treatment, they can have improvements in most areas of life. Acting early can make a big difference!
Pay close attention to make sure that your child is reaching developmental milestones. Early warning signs may be subtle, but they do exist and can be recognized. According to Autism Speaks, children as young as one year old can show signs of autism; yet, the average age of diagnoses is not until about 50 months.
If your child is in a high-risk group, he or she should get extra monitoring. Your child may be high risk if he or she has:
People with an ASD might have symptoms that fall into one of these three categories:
*Consult with your child's pediatrician if you notice any of the following warning signs.*
Your child may be exhibiting social symptoms of ASD if he or she:
Your child may be exhibiting communication difficulties of ASD if he or she:
Your child may be exhibiting behavioral problems if he or she:
*Talk to your child's doctor or nurse if your child loses skills at any age.*
How Do I Get Help for My Child?
If you think your child may have an ASD, ask your child's doctor for a referral to see a developmental pediatrician or other specialist. You can also call your local early intervention agency (for children under three) or public school (for children three and older).
For more information on testing and screening for autism, visit the CDC's website and browse the "Learn the Signs. Act Early." campaign materials.
To find out who to speak to in your area, check with the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities.
Living with Autism
At one time, the outcome for a child who received an autism diagnosis was very poor. Now, treatment can help children with autism reach their full potential. With appropriate supports, people with ASD can live happily at school and in the community.
Being a parent or caregiver of a child with autism can be difficult at times. During age four or five is when most children with autism express the most severe symptoms. But, symptoms often improve after that, especially with treatment.
Even though your child may express signs of autism, it is important to stay positive, look to the future, and work toward goals.
Points to Remember
Hope Through Research
Many research studies are underway to help us learn about Autism. Would you like to find out more about being part of this exciting research? Please visit the following links:
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'Fugitive of the week' arrested in Hooksett
December 06. 2013 10:45PM
A day after naming him as a "fugitive of the week," U.S. Marshals swooped into a Hooksett garage early Friday morning and arrested Juan Zayas-Diaz, who was working there as a mechanic.
Zayas-Diaz, 59, with a last-known address of Manchester, was arrested without incident. The New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force acted on several tips from the public in locating the fugitive. The arrest warrant was issued for supervised release violations stemming from an original conviction and 15-year federal prison sentence for cocaine sales.
Zayas-Diaz was taken to U.S. District Court in Concord, where he was scheduled to be processed and held pending his first court appearance.
The "Fugitive of the Week" series is published and broadcast on many New Hampshire media outlets, including the New Hampshire Union Leader and UnionLeader.com. Several members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, including officers from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, participated in the investigation and Friday's arrest.
The New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force was established in 2002. Since then, it has netted 5,523 arrests.


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Joanika Ring is a Dutch sculptor and painter, who has also worked in a couple of comic projects. She was born Joanika Zwart in Laren, as the daughter of sculptor, painter and TV pioneer Peter Zwart. She has worked as an illustrator for the American advertising agency JWT. She has worked for Toonder Studio's, where she met her husband, animator Børge Ring.
Together with her husband, she has worked on a couple of comics in the 1970s and 1980s, most notably 'Distel', that appeared in Sjors from 1970 to 1974 (scripts by Lo Hartog van Banda and Patty Klein). They also made 'Kobus en Kachelmans' in Sjors (scripts Piet Hein Broenland) and 'Fleurtje' in Tina (scripts Patty Klein). Joanika has worked as an inker for Donald Duck in the 1970s, and as one of the artists for the Swedish comic 'Pelle Svanslös'.
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Mug collection provides fond travel memories.
My morning coffee ritual often brings a smile to my face as I reach for a mug. Years ago my job required traveling across the continental United States, and it wasn't long before I was searching for a collectible from each state I visited. I definitely wasn't a silver spoon, thimble or shot glass collector. I pondered regional cookbooks for a while but decided that item could be pricey and wasn't always easy to find.
Ultimately my collection resulted in a series of coffee mugs. They're easy to find, inexpensive and useful. And to the devote coffee drinker the coffee mug is a life necessity.
One of my unique mugs includes the brown, potato-shaped mug representing Idaho. Another is the one adorned with famous artist signatures on a black background - a purchase from the Chicago Institute of Art. I also like the penguin mug from the St. Louis Zoo. But my favorite has to be the pinstripe mug with the New York Yankees insignia on front. GO YANKEES!


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For most of us, architecture is easy to take for granted. It's everywhere in our daily lives—sometimes elegant, other times shabby, but generally ubiquitous. How often do we stop to examine and contemplate its form and style? Stopping for that contemplation offers not only the opportunity to understand one's daily surroundings, but also to appreciate the connection that exists between architectural forms in our own time and those from the past. Architectural tradition and design has the ability to link disparate cultures together over time and space—and this is certainly true of the legacy of architectural forms created by the ancient Greeks.
The Erechtheion, 421-405 B.C.E. (Classical Greek), Acropolis, Athens (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Greek architecture refers to the architecture of the Greek-speaking peoples who inhabited the Greek mainland and the Peloponnese, the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Greek colonies in Ionia (coastal Asia Minor), and Magna Graecia (Greek colonies in Italy and Sicily).
Greek architecture stretches from c. 900 B.C.E. to the first century C.E. (with the earliest extant stone architecture dating to the seventh century B.C.E.).
Greek architecture influenced Roman architecture and architects in profound ways, such that Roman Imperial architecture adopts and incorporates many Greek elements into its own practice.
An overview of basic building typologies demonstrates the range and diversity of Greek architecture.
"Hera II," c. 460 B.C.E., 24.26 x 59.98 m, Greek, Doric temple from the classical period likely dedicated to Hera, Paestum (Latin) previously Poseidonia (photo:
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The most recognizably "Greek" structure is the temple (even though the architecture of Greek temples is actually quitediverse). The Greeks referred to temples with the term ὁ ναός ( ho naós ) meaning "dwelling,"temple derives from the Latin term, templum . The earliest shrines were built to honor divinities and were made frommaterials such as a wood and mud brick—materialsthat typically don't survive very long. The basic form of the naos (the interior room that held the cult statue of the God or Gods) emerges as early as the tenth century B.C.E. as a simple, rectangular room with projecting walls ( antae ) that created a shallow porch. This basic form remained unchanged in its concept for centuries. In the eighth century B.C.E.Greek architecture beginsto make the move from ephemeral materials (wood, mud brick, thatch) to permanent materials (namely, stone).
During the Archaic period the tenets of the Doric order of architecture in the Greek mainland became firmly established, leading to a wave of monumental temple building during the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.E. Greek city-states invested substantial resources in temple building—as they competed with each other not just in strategic and economic terms, but also in their architecture. For example, Athens devoted enormous resources to the construction of theacropolis in the 5th century B.C.E.—in part so that Athenians could be confidentthat the temples built to honor their gods surpassed anything that their rival states could offer.
Recent news of Amazon's engagement with law enforcement to provide facial recognition surveillance (branded "Rekognition"), along with the almost unbelievable news of China's use of the technology, means that the technology industry needs to address the darker, more offensive side of some of its more spectacular advancements.
Facial recognition technologies, used in the identification of suspects, negatively affects people of color. To deny this fact would be a lie.
And clearly, facial recognition-powered government surveillance is an extraordinary invasion of the privacy of all citizens — and a slippery slope to losing control of our identities altogether.
There's really no "nice" way to acknowledge these things.
I've been pretty clear about the potential dangers associated with current racial biases in face recognition , and open in my opposition to the use of the technology in law enforcement.
As the black chief executive of a software company developing facial recognition services, I have a personal connection to the technology, both culturally and socially.
Having the privilege of a comprehensive understanding of how the software works gives me a unique perspective that has shaped my positions about its uses. As a result, I (and my company) have come to believe that the use of commercial facial recognition in law enforcement or in government surveillance of any kind is wrong — and that it opens the door for gross misconduct by the morally corrupt.
To be truly effective, the algorithms powering facial recognition software require a massive amount of information. The more images of people of color it sees, the more likely it is to properly identify them. The problem is, existing software has not been exposed to enough images of people of color to be confidently relied upon to identify them.
And misidentification could lead to wrongful conviction, or far worse.
Let's say the wrong person is held in a murder investigation. Let's say you're taking someone's liberty and freedoms away based on what the system thinks, and the system isn't fairly viewing different races and different genders. That's a real problem, and it needs to be answered for.
There is no place in America for facial recognition that supports false arrests and murder.
In a social climate wracked with protests and angst around disproportionate prison populations and police misconduct, engaging software that is clearly not ready for civil use in law enforcement activities does not serve citizens, and will only lead to further unrest.
Whether or not you believe government surveillance is okay, using commercial facial recognition in law enforcement is irresponsible and dangerous.
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