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Fortinet Performs Real-World, High-Performance Data Center Firewall Tests at RSA
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT) − a world leader in high-performance network security – today announced that at this year's RSA Conference the company plans to perform real-world, high-performance data center firewall benchmark tests at Fortinet's booth (#1317), which is located in the South Exhibit Hall of San Francisco's Moscone Center. As follow on to the demonstration, Fortinet is participating in a breakout session titled "Analyst Quadrants, Third-Party Tests, Vendor Data Sheets and YOU," which will be held in the North Hall, in room 132, on Tuesday, February 25th at 2:40 p.m. PT.
John Maddison, Fortinet's vice president of marketing, will be part of the four-person panel, clarifying the confusing performance definitions that exist today between what analyst reports say, third-party benchmark tests reveal and what appears in vendor data sheets. Other panelists include John Kindervaq, vice president and principal analyst for Forrester Research, Ryan Liles, director of testing services for NSS Labs and Shakir Khan, senior business leader, global security for Visa.
"As enterprise performance requirements and competition between network security vendors increase, it becomes paramount for customers to be able to discern the differences between analyst report hype, real-world, third-party benchmarking scores and what vendors ultimately claim in their data sheets. This panel discussion will help identify the performance numbers enterprises should be evaluating when selecting an enterprise firewall and how to safely maneuver around analyst and vendor hype," said Maddison.
Real-World Tests: No Smoke and Mirrors
To illustrate the importance of real-world benchmark testing, using the enterprise-class FortiGate 3700D and Ixia PerfectStorm, Fortinet will conduct live performance tests under heavy traffic load at Fortinet's booth (#1317) throughout the show during Expo Hall hours. Live demos will include world's fastest throughput for a compact firewall appliance at over 150 Gbps (TCP), as well as benchmarks of maximum concurrent sessions and connections per second.
"Organizations making product decisions are faced with a barrage of information from vendors, test labs and analysts," said Fred Kost, vice president security solution marketing for Ixia. "It can be difficult to make well informed decisions especially when relying on guesswork, which is why more organizations turn to solutions like Ixia's to perform security assessment and validation as part of the initial product selection and ongoing change management process."
In addition to the benchmark performance test and panel discussions, on Monday, February 24, Fortinet is expected to make three significant announcements.
Fortinet Extends Next-Generation Firewall
- Update to FortiOS: The security hardened operating system that powers the FortiGate platform features integrated reporting, advanced threat protection (APT) and strong authentication capabilities
- New FortiAnalyzer appliance and software update: New features include a wider selection of prebuilt reports and greater drill down capabilities for better visibility into network behavior and tighter integration with the company's FortiGate platform
- New FortiAuthenticator appliance: Provides enterprises with multiple methods of authentication, including hardware, software, email and SMS tokens to help enterprises move to a stronger, user-based authentication model in an increasingly BYOD world
- New FortiSandbox appliance: New features include enhanced instrumentation to better deal with increasing virtual machine (VM) evasion techniques, an updated assessment engine to increase detection rates and new call-back detection to identify outbound communications both in the sandbox and on the wire
FortiGuard Threat Landscape Report
The second announcement summarizes the key data points found in the company's newest Threat Landscape report, which reveals that 96.5% of all mobile malware tracked in 2013 were Android based. Symbian is distant second at 3.45%, while iOS, BlackBerry, PalmOS, and Windows together represent less than 1%. The full report can be downloaded here on Monday morning from: http://www.fortinet.com/resource_center/whitepapers/threat-landscape-rep...
- The Top 10 Mobile Malware Families
- The Top 10 Botnets
- The Top 10 Countries Responsible for the Majority of the World's Spam
- The Top 10 PC Malware Families
- And an Update on the Team's Zero-Day Research
Privacy Survey Results
The third announcement features result of an independently-conducted privacy survey the company recently conducted that reveals Gen-X and Millennial attitudes surrounding passwords, personal data, email snooping and online marketing practices. The U.S.-based survey is based on responses from 150 Gen X (ages 33-48) and 150 Millennials (ages 18-32) with a 50/50 male/female split. Among the most significant findings was that 41% of both Millennials and Gen-X never change their online password or only change it when prompted. Gen-X is more trusting when it comes to mobile device passwords, with 49% saying they do not use a mobile device password, while a fewer number of Millennials (37%) admitted to not having a password on their device.
Fortinet Party
In addition the flurry of news announcements and partner activities happening at the show, Fortinet will be hosting a party that's just a short walk from the Moscone convention center.
Location: Restaurant Lulu at 816 Folsom St., San Francisco
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014
Time: 5:30 – 9:30 PM
Get Your Invitation: Visit us at Booth 1317, Moscone South Hall
Meet and mingle with your peers, chat with Fortinet executives and partners over our high octane signature cocktail - the Fortini - imbibe in the premium open bar, enjoy outstanding charcuterie and great music. Restaurant Lulu is an architectural gem, originally a 1910 warehouse that has been dramatically transformed by architect Cass Calder Smith into a San Francisco favorite.
About Fortinet
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) helps protect networks, users and data from continually evolving threats. As a global leader in high-performance network security, we enable businesses and governments to consolidate and integrate stand-alone technologies without suffering performance penalties. Unlike costly, inflexible and low-performance alternatives, Fortinet solutions empower customers to embrace new technologies and business opportunities while protecting essential systems and content. Learn more at www.fortinet.com.
Copyright © 2014 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. The symbols ® and ™ denote respectively federally registered trademarks and unregistered trademarks of Fortinet, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. Fortinet's trademarks include, but are not limited to, the following: Fortinet, FortiGate, FortiGuard, FortiManager, FortiMail, FortiClient, FortiCare, FortiAnalyzer, FortiReporter, FortiOS, FortiASIC, FortiWiFi, FortiSwitch, FortiVoIP, FortiBIOS, FortiLog, FortiResponse, FortiCarrier, FortiScan, FortiAP, FortiDB, FortiVoice and FortiWeb, FortiSandbox. Other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Fortinet has not independently verified statements or certifications herein attributed to third parties, and Fortinet does not independently endorse such statements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing herein constitutes a warranty, guarantee, binding specification or other binding commitment by Fortinet, and performance and other specification information herein may be unique to certain environments. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve uncertainties and assumptions. Changes of circumstances, product release delays, or other risks as stated in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, located at www.sec.gov, may cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this press release. If the uncertainties materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Fortinet assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, and expressly disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.


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Commonwealth Games 400 meter finalist Amantle Montsho tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine, the Commonwealth Games Federation announced.
Montsho, who is from Botswana, came in fourth in the 400 meter final after winning the gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and the world title in 2011.
Montsho is the second female athlete at the Glasgow competition to test positive for a banned drug. Nigerian Chika Amalaha was stripped of her gold medal in the 53 kilogram division (117 pounds) weightlifting competition after her A and B samples came back positive for banned substances.
More: Australian weightlifter assaults rival at Commonwealth Games village
Montsho's "B" sample will be tested on Monday.
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Local environmental agencies preparing for Trump administration's cuts to budget
Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) —
Local environmental conservation agencies are preparing to deal with massive cuts proposed by the Trump administration.
From the beaches to the bays and rivers, being on the water is a way of life for many on the Gulf Coast.
However, local environmental organizations say the quality of that water could be at stake and the cuts proposed by President Donald Trump's administration would be devastating.
President Trump's budget proposal aims to cut 31% of the environmental protection agency's budget.
The move would eliminate the EPA's climate change programs and trim back initiatives aimed at protecting air and water quality.
According to Casi Callaway, Executive Director of Mobile Baykeeper, it would have a direct impact on Alabama's waterways.
"Our economy is based on clean water. It's seafood. It's even our major manufacturing which depend on clean water to process their products," said Callaway.
President Trump's budget also aims to slash funding to numerous other environmental agencies like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization, or NOAA, in order to increase military spending.
Yael Girard, Executive Director for the Weeks Bay Foundation, says the Weeks Bay Reserve gains 70% of their funding for environmental research throughout Baldwin and Mobile counties from NOAA.
"It's doing research on what's happening in the estuaries. And what's happening to seafood species, to the shoreline and to the water quality. We're looking at how to best restore our shoreline, how to best protect those things. All of those research efforts would have to stop," Girard said.
The budget would also eliminate 3,200 EPA employees, which is roughly 19% of the current workforce and around $100 million in spending.
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Here is a different case, but I believe the same circumstances. This woman was using drugs while pregnant but her outcome was quite different. What is the difference?
Sunday, January 4, 2009
different case
Here is a different case, but I believe the same circumstances. This woman was using drugs while pregnant but her outcome was quite different. What is the difference?
Posted by Heather at 10:31 AM
5 comments:
- Manthony said...
Wasn't Natasha using methadone to come off of her drug use as opposed to the woman in the article who was using "meth, marajuana, and Xanax?" That seems like a pretty significant difference...
- January 6, 2009 at 12:14 PM
- Heather said...
Yes Natasha was using Methadone to come off her other drug, however...that is not all that was in the baby's system. There was another opiate in his system when he was born. She also confessed to us to using Heroine, and abusing pain pills such as percocet while she was pregnant. Just because she supposedly stopped toward the end of the pregnancy doesn't mean that it didn't effect the baby. Anyways...hopefully that helps you understand why I feel it is similar. Feel free to write another comment if you have any questions.
- January 6, 2009 at 5:51 PM
- Manthony said...
Gotcha, makes more sense now from what I'd understood before.
- January 8, 2009 at 11:20 AM
- markelly said...
We have an American Indian baby placed in foster care via social services. I picked him up at 3 days old from the hospital. He's drug mom's 4th boy taken and 2nd from drug dad. We've been notified that if either a family member hasn't taken custudy of him or mom & dad get him returned, he goes under the tribe. there is alot more to this story. I'd love to "talk" to you. thanks for sharing your heart. btw he wasn't identified as an american indian baby until about a week after he was placed. hugs~~kelly
- January 8, 2009 at 6:55 PM
- Heather said...
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Oh the days of flip phones were glorious - you felt like a king. You whipped your phone out, flipped it open and started being the cool person on a flip phone. Not anymore, though.
Well, Samsung is going backwards with the new SCH-W2014 smartphone, which is the most powerful flip phone on the market. It features Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 SoC - a 2.3GHz quad-core part, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, and 2-megapixel front-facer, with dual-SIM connectivity. Storage-wise, we have 32GB of on-board flash backed up by microSD expandability.
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Sergio LernerCryptographer and computer security specialist from Argentina. In the last years Sergio also became a Bitcoin security researcher and reporter of several Bitcoin vulnerabilities. He is founder of Certimix, which provides gambling and online games technology.
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Diego Gutierrez ZaldivarCEO at Koibanx and President of Bitcoin Argentina NGO. He pioneered Web development in Argentina in 1995. He was a founding member of Clarín Digital (main local newspaper) and Patagon.com (financial institution sold to Banco Santander for 750MM) among others. He founded Koibanx, Xinergia, Cero a Cien and Restocoins. Since early 2012 he has been fully committed to grow and promote the Bitcoin ecosystem throughout Latin America.
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Rodolfo Andragnes
Bitcoin for Newbies (Bitfilm Animations)
Aaron Koenig
Fundación Bitcoin Brasil
Why Bitcoin?
Fernando Ulrich
Business & Merchant Adoption
Tony Gallipi
Networking Break
Bitcoin as an Investment
Trace Mayer, Alexandre Linhares, Michael Terpin. Moderator: Fernando Ulrich
Bitcoin's Positive Social Impact
Connie Gallippi
Lunch Break
Mining: Past, Present, and Future
Marshall Long, Shawn O'Connor, Sergio Lerner
International Regulatory Update
Juan Llanos
Wallets: New Trends and Features (Part 1)
Trace Mayer (Armory), Justin Blincoe (Coinapult), Fernando Gouveia (Xapo), Andres Junge (37 Coins)
Coffee Break
Wallets: New Trends and Features (Part 2)
Sam Rosenblum (Coinbase), Alberto L. Vega (Copay), Juan Llanos (BitReserve), Lucia Cangas (Pademobile)
Trading: Overview, Strategies, and Services
Patrick Dugan, Broc Kanaday
Brazilian Perspectives
Helena Margarido, Bruno Balduccini (Pinheiro Neto). Moderator: Fernando Ulrich
Emerging vs. Developed Markets
Bruce Fenton
Closure First Day
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Development Update
Sergio Lerner
Mainstream Adoption
Michael Terpin, Tony Gallippi, Brock Pierce, Anthony di Iorio. Moderator: Justin Blincoe
Networking Break
Money Transmission and Remittances
Hugo Cuevas, Andrew Itleman. Moderator: Juan Llanos
Angel & VC Investing
Trace Mayer, Eddy Travia, Brock Pierce, Shawn O'Connor.
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Bitcoin Around the World
Aaron Koenig, Anthony di Iorio, Bruce Fenton, Lucia Cangas. Moderator: Rodolfo Andragnes
New Platforms
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Coffee Break
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Latin American Startups
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Blockchains for Businesses
Greg Simon, Peter Kirby, Michael Terpin. Moderator: Rodolfo Andragnes
Latin America: Call to Action
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Exploring the Christian Faith
Basic Christianity – John Stott
The Reason for God – Tim Keller
Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
The Prodigal God – Tim Keller
What is the Gospel? – Greg Gilbert
Church Life & Ministry
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church – Mark Dever
Rhythms of Grace – Mike Cosper
The Trellis and the Vine – Colin Marshall & Tony Payne
The Church and the Surprising Offense of God's Love – Jonathan Leeman
Why We Love the Church – Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck
Life Together – Deitrich Bonhoeffer
One to One Bible Reading – David Helm
Christian Living
Spiritual Disciplines – Don Whitney
Formed for the Glory of God – Kyle Strobel
A Simple Way to Pray – Martin Luther
Humility – C.J. Mahaney
From Good to Grace – Christine Hoover
When People Are Big and God is Small – Ed Welch
Counterfeit Gods – Tim Keller
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment – Jeremiah Burroughs
The Bruised Reed – Richard Sibbes
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands – Paul David Tripp
When the Darkness Will Not Lift – John Piper
Holding On to Hope – Nancy Guthrie
Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering – Tim Keller
Washed and Waiting – Wesley Hill
Is God Anti-Gay? – Sam Allberry
The Gospel at Work – Sebastian Traeger & Greg Gilbert
A Meal with Jesus – Tim Chester
Marks of the Messenger – J. Mack Stiles
Playing God – Andy Crouch
Just Do Something – Kevin DeYoung
Don't Waste Your Life – John Piper
The Treasure Principle – Randy Alcorn
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40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible – Robert Plummer
Can I Really Trust the Bible? – Barry Cooper
Words of Life – Timothy Ward
Dominion and Dynasty – Stephen Dempster
Reading the Gospels Wisely – Jonathan Pennington
Knowing God – J.I. Packer
Desiring God – John Piper
The Holiness of God – R.C. Sproul
Delighting in the Trinity – Michael Reeves
The Deep Things of God – Fred Sanders
The Cross of Christ – John Stott
God's Glory in Salvation Through Judgment – James Hamilton
God's Big Picture – Vaughan Roberts
From Eden to the New Jerusalem – T. Desmond Alexander
Worldview & Culture
Total Truth – Nancy Pearcey
The Universe Next Door – James Sire
Escape from Reason – Francis Schaeffer
Sex and the iWorld – Dale Kuehne
Church History & Biographies
Early Christian Fathers – Cyril Richardson
Rediscovering the Church Fathers – Michael Haykin
The Rise of Christianity – Rodney Stark
The Story of Christianity, Vol.1&2 – Justo Gonzalez
The Unquenchable Flame – Michael Reeves
Theology of the Reformers – Timothy George
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther – Roland Bainton
To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson – Courtney Anderson
Revival and Revivalism – Iain Murray
Singleness, Marriage, and Family
The Meaning of Marriage – Tim & Kathy Keller
Redeeming Singleness – Barry Danylak
The Disciple-Making Parent – Chap Bettis
God, Marriage, and Family – Andreas Kostenberger
Adopted for Life – Russell Moore
The Jesus Storybook Bible – Sally Lloyd-Jones
The Big Picture Story Bible – David Helm
God's Very Good Idea – Trillia Newbell
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CALDWELL (KTVB) -- A Caldwell teenager is using his experience battling childhood cancer to help others. Kyle Bratton was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma when he was just 13 years old.
His Make-A-Wish trip inspired him to give back and he was recently honored for those efforts.
The 18-year-old loves spending time outside, especially if it involves caring for his 25-head of cattle.
"A lot of the recent ones were named after nurses I had in the hospital," said Bratton.
The teenager's nurses made a big impact during his time in the hospital battling cancer. It was a difficult time spent inside at St. Luke's Hospital.
Bratton was fighting for his life.
"It started in a lymph gland just a little bit above the heart," said Bratton of the cancer that was found in his body. "I was in the hospital, didn't have a lot of pleasant things to think about. Then one of the nurses came to me and said so, where are you going for your Make-A-Wish trip?"
The foundation sent him to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World. It was a chance for Bratton to escape the hospital, and constant thoughts about cancer.
"I can't even describe the feeling. It was amazing," said Bratton.
So amazing, it inspired him to help other sick kids by raising money for Make-A-Wish trips.
"They'd done me a very, very big favor and I'd accumulated a massive debt with them," he said.
But he didn't want to just ask people for money.
"So, I decided to commit one of my best bulls that I had. I syndicated him which is a lot like selling shares in a company and I sold him at the Gem State Classic," Bratton said
In all, Bratton raised $20,000 dollars with the bull, aptly named Wish Granter.
Bratton's efforts haven't gone unnoticed. He recently won a $1,000 dollar Kohl's scholarship for college after being nominated by a family member. The 18-year-old will attend Treasure Valley Community College in the fall. Eventually, he plans to study echo cardiology, inspired by his time in treatment.
"One of the first tests that I did was an echocardiogram," Bratton said.
No matter where he ends up, Bratton says raising cattle and helping others will always be a part of his future.
"I'd like to just give every little bit I can here and there for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. I've still got a debt to pay," he said.
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See this pretty photo? This is what means by stalling. I'm not going to tell you the story of this hundred year-old apothecary in the old part of Bangkok yet. I'm just putting this photo up here since it looks good, and it will likely sits on the top of Chez Pim front page for a few days.
I will tell you, though, that the mystery chefs were indeed Alain Passard and Daniel Boulud. The first photo, of Passard alone, came from the kitchen at the site of the $5,000 a plate 'Rarities Dinner' at the Masters of Food and Wine in Carmel. David did the amuse, while Alain and Daniel did the main courses. Larry Stone, Rajat Parr and a long line of fancy sommeliers poured the wine. My memory is quite hazy but I do vaguely remember '00 (that'd be 1900, not 2000) Mouton and '00 (same here) d'Yquem, among others. The second photo, with Daniel Boulud, was taken at the main kitchen of the Highland Inn, the site of the Masters.
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Nov 29, 2011, 09:59 ET
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Proventix Systems, Inc., today announced its nGage™ system has become the most widely adopted healthcare hand hygiene monitoring system in the United States. The nGage system has recorded over 4 million total hand cleansings.
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Hospitals have experienced an average 105.6% increase in hand hygiene solution dispenses since implementation of the Proventix monitoring system. This improvement in hand hygiene activity has contributed to an average healthcare associated infection (HAI) reduction of over 24% across all Proventix monitored units.
Proventix's growth demonstrates acceleration in the application of low cost Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices for quality based monitoring solutions. Proventix provides active and passive RFID devices and services for quality compliance monitoring and active point of care communication for successful integration into operations.
"The rapid spread of the Proventix nGage system across the nation demonstrates that quantifiable methods of improving quality outcomes are a focus in healthcare," said Harvey Nix, Proventix Chief Executive Officer. "We are quickly developing and exploring nGage's capabilities to monitor other quality events and create healthcare operational efficiencies. Once we start working with hospitals, we dream together about additional uses to reduce costs and improve quality."
"We achieve rapid infection prevention buy-in with the hand hygiene component, but when we demonstrate the system's flexibility to meet a variety of quality monitoring capabilities, nursing and quality managers quickly recognize the value as well. Information Technology gets excited because the system's open architecture philosophy meets so many of their challenges," said David Sellers, R.N., Proventix Vice President of Quality Services. "Evidence of quality will be key for hospitals to be fully compensated for care performed. Providing this evidence manually is a time-consuming, burdensome task that is automated using Proventix's RFID monitoring devices. nGage streamlines clinician workflow so caregivers can focus on the business of improving patient care and outcomes."
Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala. was the first hospital in the country to adopt a pilot project using nGage that resulted in a 22% reduction in HAIs and selection as one of two national HIMSS/ASQ Stories of Success. David Collins, the HIMSS director of healthcare information systems, called the intervention and the results achieved with nGage a 'national model.' "This [story] really rose to the top... It was really something others can learn from and possibly emulate for their hospital because it's a simple thing but it's effective."
The University of Chicago Medical Center and the University of Maryland Medical Center studied the impact of the nGage system on their deliveries of health care. Both institutions have been sharing results and spoke both at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Georgia Infection Prevention Network's 30th Annual Education Conference. The study found that the nGage system was 100% accurate in detecting entries into and exits out of room and was 97% accurate when detecting dispenses.
Healthcare regulatory agencies identify hand hygiene as the single most important way to reduce infection risk, but high levels of sustained hand hygiene compliance have remained elusive in healthcare facilities world-wide. The nGage system monitors hand hygiene compliance 24 hours a day, 7 days week. When an healthcare worker enters a room, they are recognized and, upon the completion of a quality hand hygiene event, they are given important, patient-specific information such as patient risk for a fall, general employee information, or even employee-specific information such as stock market reports or sports scores. The messaging rewards and incentivizes healthcare workers at the point of care, improves workflow and creates opportunities for efficiencies while enhancing patient safety and care quality.
"The opportunity exists to improve delivery of care through collaboration among healthcare workers and standardized processes," Nix said. "Unfortunately, quality initiatives have been difficult to replicate consistently in healthcare because of culture and management differences. nGage has seized this opportunity by utilizing wireless technology to monitor, improve and transform healthcare. By providing consistency of monitoring and unique real-time feedback, a culture of quality can be created through the nGage system."
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Proventix Systems, Inc., based in Birmingham, Alabama, is a RFID company whose mission is to eliminate the human and economic costs of infectious disease in the healthcare industry. They provide tools and services for quality compliance monitoring with time-saving functionality to help healthcare workers improve workflow and increase efficiency in order to deliver quality patient care. Visit: www.proventix.com.
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So in my continued obsession with the novels of Jim Thompson, I read this one—which is a bang up, can't-put-it-down read—and scheduled movie night with my friend to include the film of it, which I had seen when it came out, and was eager to review having read the novel.
The movie begins with Jason Patric as Kevin Collins wandering alone down a desert road. His voice-over tells us he's just drifting. At a bar he encounters this huge, studly bartender, and Rachel Ward as Fay. The bartender is impolite to Collins, and gets his clocks cleaned. Impressed, Fay picks him up off the road outside and takes him home, offering to let him stay with her. Maybe I should take this approach with more hot, swarthy hunks with severe mental issues.
For you see, Collins is a former boxer and is a sort of large, very simple guy. Fay takes to calling him "Collie," explicitly making the connection that he seems like a big, dumb dog. Fay is a widow who has turned to near-constant drinking [although Ward never really seems that drunk]. She soon introduces Collie to Bruce Dern as Uncle Bud, who takes an immediate shine to Collie, and wants to include him in this plot they're hatching, to kidnap a rich kid and collect the ransom. And you have to wonder why, exactly, they would want to draw a big dumb boob into their plans. What they don't know is that Collie is much smarter than they think, and what they REALLY don't count on is that he's—
AN ESCAPED MENTAL PATIENT! And not only that, but one prone to sudden outbursts of severe violence. I remember finding this out the first time I saw the film, and having that moment of sudden excitement, knowing that this powder keg is going to COMBUST. So the plan is that Collie will impersonate the chauffeur that comes to pick up the kid. Collie realizes that Uncle Bud is setting him up to be the fall guy—that Bud will come in, "rescue" the kid, kill Collie, and collect the reward. Collie short-circuits this by initially kidnapping the wrong kid! Then he goes back and gets the right one. Once home, Collie reveals that he's on to them, and soon after they learn that he's late of the asylum, and realize that they are MAD FUCKED. The kidnappers who drew this doofus in to take the rap are now at the mercy of his whims, and oh by the way, he can kill a person with a single punch.
I'm not going to tell you any of the numerous complications and twists that follow, because that just wouldn't be right. The movie maintains the ambiguity of the Fay character, as it remains unclear until the final moments whether she is just an innocent pawn of Uncle Bud's, or a real devious schemer. The movie builds—though not as well as the novel—to an unforeseen though inevitable ending that, as my friend said "makes the movie."
Generally, a pretty good adaptation. The casting is good—Jason Patric is perfect, as he is able to convey that sense of being a big, mentally-unstable and quite dangerous doofus that is also incredibly sexy. And Patric is like tongue-hanging-out-of-mouth sexy in this movie—and it works for the character. One can only fantasize about having Streetcar-era Brando in this role, but Patric will do pretty well. Bruce Dern is also perfect as he's conveys that cheesy, sleazy, none-to-bright "mastermind" the character needs. My only minor issue with the casting is that they were afraid to go trashy enough with Fay. In the novel she is a woman left rudderless in life after the death of her husband and DRUNK nearly every minute of the day. This helps explain why Bud is able to draw her into this plan. Here she's just a little bit listless and bored, with an inexplicable Australian accent, and she works, just not quite as well as she could have, and it slightly, though not disastrously, skews the balance of the three characters.
It occurred to me while watching that the screenplay faces some challenges in adapting the novel, as the novel is first-person, and thus we are privy to Collie's inner thoughts and suspicions long before they're revealed in the film. Thus WE know what a powder keg he is right from the start of the novel, whereas we find out almost halfway through the film. It makes a difference, as the film loses that urgency from the start, but it's a respectable decision that still works pretty well. The other difference is that in the novel we are with Collie's thought process as he stays ahead of the others, and it leads to many satisfying moments while he's playing dumb and watching the others try to have him on, knowing he's just waiting to spring. Because of this, the film loses a wonderful scene from the book in which Bud is going on and on and on about how he always plays people honestly and likes to have everything square and on the board, but you know, some things have to go. The ending is not as thrilling as it was in the novel, but pretty good, and they found a good way to convey the complicated and internal final moment. Let's just say that if you want to read the novel, you are in for a bang-up good time from beginning to end.
Anyway, a good, down and dirty crime movie with lots of exciting and unusual twists. Go for it.


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Anyway, Simon graciously allowed himself to be pinned down for a long-overdue interview about his Brooks experiences, which you can read in full on our Brooks page.
We are super proud to have the Only Brooks Repair Guy in the Colonies at Bilenky-- and he's back, now wielding an enormous cane which makes everyone a lot more cautious about teasing him.
For those of you who keep asking, no, Simon did not keep his toe bit. But he does keep showing people pictures which make some of us (well, me) run away screaming.
Our NAHBS bike is off to get painted, and it is AWESOME. If I were six inches shorter I would covet it tremendously. As it is, I just covet it. Here are some in-progress pictures, check back for some studio-style shots that Carl took.
Sexy seat tube lug.
Sexy head tube embellishment.
Sexy mini rack being installed.
We really went all-out on this one. I can't wait to see how it looks painted and built up.
It's probably gratuitous to mention how hard it is not to go stir-crazy in this endless winter that never seems to let up. Tune up your summer bike, drink hot toddies, and remember that the days are getting longer, if not warmer. I've been planning epic tours, looking at maps, watching cycling movies, and acquiring new bikes, which is very warming to the soul.
And tomorrow is Groundhog Day, when the Punxsutawney oracle will be dimwitted enough to get out of bed and into the elements, where he will hopefully be hardcore enough to remain.
Here he is!
Wait, no! That's a Gammaracanthuskytodermogammarusloricatobaicalensis! Everyone knows they're wusses.
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West Windsor– April 5, 2010 - On Monday April 5, 2010, at 1:19 pm companies were dispatched to 101 Tunicflower Lane in West Windsor's Grande Preserve retirement community for a house fire. Police on scene had confirmed a working fire. Engine 40 responded with a three man crew and arrived third as the second due engine, behind Engine 43-1 and Truck 44.
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PHILADELPHIA — A huge fire, apparently triggered by a bomb dropped from a police helicopter on a besieged house occupied by the radical group MOVE, raged out of control through a row house community Monday night while MOVE members and police engaged in a running gunfight.
Sobbing residents watched in disbelief as the blaze engulfed at least 60 houses and left 240 people homeless in one of the worst residential fires in the city's history, according to fire officials. The fire was declared under control at about 11:40 p.m.


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Alright so some math statsI did some tests on the puzzles I have right now. They're all what I'd classify under "hard" or "very hard" difficulties right now, but don't worry I'll be converting many to easier puzzles.Anyhow, given my current set of 8321 puzzles:These puzzles have on average 24-25 starting numbers. The rest are all zeroes.I can compress them down to, on average, 22.32 bytes per puzzle.That means that in 4096 bytes I could store about 188 puzzles.Realistically it will be less because easier puzzles will take more space, but this is pretty good when you consider a full board is 81 numbers. I'll have quite a few puzzles included and I might not need separate puzzle packs for them.EDIT:Oh and the way I'm compressing them is I'm storing them as a series of bits.To store an empty tile, I have a 0 bit.To store a non-empty tile I have a 1 bit, followed by 4 bits representing the tile's number.Pretty simple really.
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- Amy said...
Wow, that is so very cool! I love that dress!
You just finished Lord of the Rings? Isn't it the coolest thing ever? My family watches them every year or so. It's been almost two years now and I really NEED to see them again. I'm so glad you loved them! *Fangirling*
I can't wait to see the Eowyn dress. She's my favorite. ;)
- June 11, 2013 at 11:58 PM
- Natasha Marie said...
Ooh, I LOVE this!! You did a beautiful job!
I was *whispers* 22 when I saw LoTR for the first time...yeah. And the rest is history;)
- June 12, 2013 at 1:36 AM
- Miss Elizabeth said...
Amy, yes!!! Lord of the Rings/Hobbit are probably my favorite movies now, next to North and South. :) It was so cool. I never thought I would like it, but I finally gave in, and my dad, brother and I watched them all back to back over three days. Legolas was my favorite, seconded by Arwen and Faramir. Gah! I could go on about it all day!
- June 12, 2013 at 10:10 AM
- Hannah said...
I just watched the first lord of the rings movie a few months ago and have now watched all except for the third and of course I have seen the hobbit. So you are not the only late comer ;) the dress is so beautiful! And I have the same doll, I think:) I like Aragorn the best of all but they are all so great! Have you rad the books?
- June 12, 2013 at 10:44 AM
Hi! I found your blog through charlieandmewrite.blogspot.com
I enjoy the beauty and simplicity of this blog and just had to comment just how lovely and elegant the dress and the hair is! The hair is done so well on the doll, especially since I know how tangled a doll's hair can get. Wonderful job on the crown too! ~ A homeschooled lady
- June 12, 2013 at 11:03 AM
- Kiri Liz said...
I love this!!! The sleeves, the belt, the... well, everything! Absolutely beautiful! And you're making an Eowyn dress?! Now I am thoroughly inspired to make some of my own. LOTR is always so amazing.
- June 12, 2013 at 5:35 PM
- Victoria said...
Ooh, it's lovely - especially the crown! It's so delicate and elvish.
- June 13, 2013 at 11:23 AM
- Treskie said...
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! THAT IS AWESOME! So pretty, Elizabeth. I'd buy it if I had money. lol :D
- June 15, 2013 at 11:10 PM


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PALM COAST - Central Florida health officials are warning residents about seawater bacteria after a man died from exposure this week.
Authorities in Flagler and Volusia counties are advising residents to avoid eating raw shellfish and exposing open wounds in seawater.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that 59-year-old Henry "Butch" Konietzky died Monday after he was exposed to bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus. He had been fishing for crabs in the Halifax River. Statewide, 29 cases and nine deaths have been linked to the bacteria this year.
In the case of Henry Konietzky, his daughter Sheila said he noticed lesions on his legs several hours after fishing and went to the emergency room with his wife. But the bacteria had already spread through his body, causing his kidneys to shut down.
Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that normally lives in warm seawater and is in the same family as cholera.
Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Health officials say people should wear gloves and wash their hands after handling raw shellfish.
"We are still in shock," Sheila Konietzky said. "What's really devastating is that he fished his whole life. For something like this to take him away from us so quickly, without warning, is really scary."


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House legislators are asking leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to review the cause of recent propane supply issues, the outlook of Midwestern supplies and potential solutions to the problem.
Nearly 40 Congressmen and women signed on to the letter Friday, addressed to Reps. Fred Upton and Ed Whitfield.
"As you may know, households and businesses across the Midwest have seen significant spikes in the price of propane fuels during the severe winter cold. Any further reduction in supply threatens to leave our constituents without the fuel necessary to heat their homes and to keep livestock and poultry barns warm," the legislators noted in the letter.
The request comes shortly after other groups of lawmakers have raised concerns about propane shortages; Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, requested that the Federal Trade Commission review propane issues, suggesting that the FTC "remain vigilant in overseeing the propane market prevent possible anti-competitive behavior or illegal manipulation."
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., had a similar request for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: "Given the CFTC's prior findings of manipulation in the propane market, it is critical that the government continue to ensure rural Americans that they not being harmed by opportunistic trading and price manipulation," McCaskill said late last month.
The Energy Information administration reports that average U.S. residential propane prices have risen to $3.89 per gallon for the week of Feb. 3, up from $2.80 in the last week of December but down from $4.01 during the week of Jan. 27.
Prices are higher in some Midwestern states, as noted in the EIA graphic below.
EIA said that the propane shortage may have several drivers, one being the wet fall that caused higher propane demand for grain drying. Following the fall, EIA says, propane supplies were not fully replenished.
In addition, the Cochin Pipeline, which supplies propane to the Midwest from Canada, was out of service for maintenance from late November to Dec. 20, and unavailable to deliver supplies. EIA says rail transportation disruptions, both due to weather and other factors, also affected inventories in late January.
Though supplies have rebounded, EIA said Monday, they are still below the 5-year average in the Midwest.
Web resources
In effort to help producers combat high propane prices, Purdue University Extension on Monday unveiled a new web page dedicated to propane conservation and resources.
"We want people to know that this crisis isn't just about them; it's also about their neighbors," said Abby Hostetler, a Purdue Extension Disaster Education Network communications specialist who provided the information on the website. "We're encouraging users that if their tank is at least 30% of capacity to let others who might need propane more get it. So conserve what you have rather than rush to get more."
Steven Cain of Brookston, Ind., EDEN homeland security project director, uses propane gas to heat his home. He noted that the price of propane, also known as LP gas, has risen from a fall contract rate of about $1.50 a gallon for 1,000 gallons in his area to a pay-as-you-go rate of more than $4 a gallon. Customers can get only partial refills because of the rationing, he said.
"At the end of January, we received a letter from our supplier telling us to be prepared to seek alternative heating," he said. "We are watching the LP tank gauge very closely, conserving as much as we can and hoping to make it through February."
Farmers, too, are keeping an eye on supplies. Purdue offers propane conservation tips for producers with heated barns:
• Lower the temperature, but keep an eye on animal comfort
• Monitor ventilation systems; make sure they don't compete with heaters
• Consider an energy audit
Read more on Purdue's new website and check out How To Keep Farm Propane Use Under Control.


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read thru' blogs this morning & thought of moving to Spain 'cos the wet & gloomy weather certainly seems to make RA worse & I'm feeling it too.
Yesterday I got a second letter from my Rheumatologist (provisionally diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis last week.) First off, the blood tests results depressed me - I knew what they were already but seeing them on paper is worse somehow, makes it harder to ignore the nasty things that are happening below the surface while I feel superficially okay-ish on Prednisolone high. ('Tho I do feel a bit strange & sleep is shallow.)
Then I realised that the Rheumatologist who so impressed me - she was caring, she was kind - had written a work of fiction with a lot of loose ends to boot. For example she'd told me I'd hear from the hospital about seeing Rheumy nurse for first MTX dose this week but no mention of that in letter, it just implied I'd get MTX from my GP. The letter also said she'd explained the possible side effects of Methotrexate to me & given me a leaflet about it. That's rubbish! Noone's told me diddley squat about medication. No mention, either, of the Dermatology appt. she said she'd make to further investigate the diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis or of completing the aspiration of my left knee which did not work & which she said needed ultrasound guidance.
Phoned GP practice and had to wait till this morning for a GP to phone me back. I went over all the things in the letter that were wrong - there were 5 main things - & he phoned the hospital. Then he phoned me back & said there were a lot of problems with this Rheumy's clinics (she's a Locum who has left now) & they will therefore try to bring forward my next appt. with the new Rheumy to get things on a more even keel. (And I'll get MTX from GP pharmacy today & read about it on the 'net.)
However, I'm now doubting the diagnosis - yes, it was provisional, but obviously seems that little bit more provisional now. And basically I'm starting MTX on Sunday without anything with a pulse ever having told me what it's all about. Damn good job I can read! But, you know, the human touch counts for a lot.
Thank goodness for this group. I'm so pleased for the person who got her promotion & totally understand .... (was it Creaky??) loving having her family around her. I find I just want to be around people I care about at the moment & am scared stiff of alienating them by being obsessed with what is happening to me. Am working on that one!


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Funeral services for Blake Everett Allen, 21, of Vidor, will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 3, at Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee, with interment following in Franks Branch Cemetery in Fred.
Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
Blake died February 28, in Sweeny. A native of Beaumont, Blake worked as an industrial tank builder.
Blake was preceded in death by his father, Chad Allen and great grandparents, J. C. and Clara Fountain.
Survivors include his parents, Sheri and Doug Chesser of Vidor; brother Justin Allen and wife, Ramelia of Fort Riley, KS; sister, Ashley Chesser of Vidor; grandparents, Roger and Brenda Harvill of Fred, George and Shirley Allen of Evadale, Mary Chesser of Vidor, and Ernest Dobie and Joyce Walton of Lumberton; great grandmother, Grace Yates of Beaumont; uncle, Gerry Walton and wife, Amy of Fred; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and other extended family members.


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89th Annual Student Art Show presented by WUD Art
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Thursday, March 9, 2017
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Gallery 1308, Union South
Mark your calendars for the 89th Annual Student Art Show opening gala reception on Friday, February 24th 6-8pm in Gallery 1308 at Union South. Purchase awards, cash prizes and Best in Show awards will be announced at 7pm. All artworks receiving purchase awards will be added to the Wisconsin Union Art Collection. THE ANNUAL STUDENT ART SHOW, sponsored by the WUD Art Committee, is the University of Wisconsin-Madison's longest-running celebration of student artists and a beloved campus tradition. It offers all UW-Madison students the opportunity to enter their work in a competitive juried exhibition. The mission of the Wisconsin Union Art Collection and Art Program is to cultivate an interest in art among all students, faculty, staff and Union members by making art an integral part of their use of the Wisconsin Union and to encourage and recognize creative endeavors by students.The 89th Annual Student Art Show will be held February 24-April 17, 2017 in Gallery 1308 at Union South.This free event is intended for UW-Madison students, faculty, staff and Union members and guests.Don't miss out on this opportunity to see the wide range of talent on this campus!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------The Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee is dedicated to bringing novel and challenging exhibitions to the Wisconsin Union and advancing visual arts in the Madison community.This student-run committee manages every aspect of exhibitions, from artist selection and installation to art education and marketing. We are responsible for programming shows in the Union's two galleries: Class of 1925 in Memorial Union and Gallery 1308 in Union South. We strive to recontextualize standard approaches to the visual arts through collaborative and innovate exhibitions.


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A female soldier shows the two items she always carries on her body: a cross and a hunting knife.
"You always have protection with Jesus," she says, "but sometimes you need just a little bit more."
Similarly, another female soldier explains, "[My] knife wasn't for the Iraqis… it was for the guys on my own side."
For this year's Veterans Day, I wanted to acknowledge the efforts of women soldiers. More than any time before in history, women are serving in the armed forces. According to 2007 estimates, women made up 15 percent of active duty forces in the Iraq War, four times more than in the 1991 Gulf War.
And while many women have happily served in the U.S. armed forces, forging noteworthy careers in service to their country, it is also estimated that over 20 percent of female veterans have been sexually assaulted during their service. And it is quite possible the real figures are much higher.
Sexual assault of fellow soldiers is the U.S. military's dirty secret. The 2012 Sundance winning film, The Invisible War, documents the rampant epidemic of sexual assault of soldiers by their own comrades, and the military's systematic policy of covering up most such cases. The film captures the voices and experiences of women soldiers (as well as some men) in all branches of the armed services – women who were not only assaulted by those pledged to be their 'brothers in arms', but unable to seek justice due to the military's internal handling of such cases. Watch the film trailer:
Over and over again, women in the film describe entering the armed services due to family tradition, dreams of honor, professional camaraderie, and public service, only to be treated as second-class citizens ("walking mattresses") by their fellow soldiers. Women describe being harassed, ridiculed, isolated, and yes, assaulted. They describe being afraid to walk alone through their bases, afraid to go to the latrine at night, afraid to go into the room of a superior when summoned. Women describe being attacked, drugged, beaten, repeatedly raped, and then told by higher ups to "deal with it" or risk demotion, further harassment, or even facing charges themselves for everything from adultery (if their assailant was married) to conduct unbecoming an officer to court-martial. Women describe being unable to remove themselves from unsafe situations, being unable to access mental or other health services, being unable to even receive VA benefits for injuries received from their assaults.
The military's culture of silencing and retaliating against those who report rape only exacerbates the trauma of the assault. As The Invisible War documents, many assault survivors are so traumatized, they quit the military ('Go AWOL'), and receive dishonorable discharges – therefore disqualifying themselves from Veterans and other benefits. They may suffer more PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) than soldiers returning from war, becoming homeless, alcoholic, drug dependent, and, with all too much frequency, actively suicidal.
It was journalist and Columbia University journalism professor Helen Benedict who first broke this story in a 2007 Salon.com article called "The private war of women soldiers." The article, based on interviews of 20 female Iraq war veterans, and Benedict's subsequent book, The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving In Iraq point to the military's long history of covering up sexual misconduct, from the Tailhook incident in 1991 to Aberdeen in 1996. According to Benedict:
A 2003 survey of female veterans from Vietnam through the first Gulf War found that 30 percent said they were raped in the military. A 2004 study of veterans from Vietnam and all the wars since, who were seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder, found that 71 percent of the women said they were sexually assaulted or raped while in the military. And in a third study, conducted in 1992-93 with female veterans of the Gulf War and earlier wars, 90 percent said they had been sexually harassed in the military, which means anything from being pressured for sex to being relentlessly teased and stared at.
The burning question, of course, is why? Why is there such a culture of sexual assault in the U.S. military?
As an ex-military colleague recently said to me, "In the military, your body is not your own, it is the property of the U.S. government." In some ways, the U.S. military is an environment actively conducive to sexual assault and rape. Unlike say, the Israeli army, where service is mandatory for men and women, and there is relative gender equity in numbers at least, women are still a tiny minority in the U.S. military. In combination with a professional culture of violence, strict hierarchy, and unquestioning obedience, the military's practice of signing "waivers" for up to one in 10 recruits with criminal records creates horrific consequences for female (and many male) soldiers.
Rape in the U.S. military is, of course, not inevitable. Benedict found that the relative safety of any unit was entirely dependent on the commander's tolerance for mistreatment of women. Unfortunately, due to the strict hierarchy of the military, where soldiers are told never to question the authority of a superior, "command rape" is also quite common – whereby a superior assaults a less powerful soldier with relative impunity. In fact, that rapist may be the very individual to whom the assaulted soldier is supposed to report such occurrences.
Organizations like the Service Women's Action Network (SWAN) are working to change military culture and bring about legal reform such that military rape survivors can access the same systems of justice as civilian rape survivors. But there is much work to be done.
Indeed, the situation may be even worse for male survivors of military sexual assault, whether gay or not, due to the rampant homophobia in both military and civilian society. Women of color, who may suffer multiple marginalizations in the military, may also be disproportionately affected by military sexual assault, as some have suggested they were by the now defunct 'Don't ask, Don't tell' legislation. However, as this article from Colorlines points out, women of color were predominantly left out of the narrative of The Invisible War.
From ancient history and into modern times, rape of women has been an atrocious act of war. In conflicts including the 1971 Bangladesh War and the more recent war in Bosnia, rape has been used as a tool of not only aggression but ethnic cleansing – an attempt to systematically make women pregnant with a next generation fathered by the enemy.
In 2008, the U.N. declared rape a weapon of war. Major General Patrick Cammaert, the Commander of the U.N. Peacekeeping forces, is documented as having commented, "It is now more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier in modern conflict."
But what about being a woman soldier? As one of the soldiers asks in The Invisible War, do sexual assault survivors from the U.S. military get recognized for their valor and suffering at the hands of their comrades in arms with purple hearts?
In honor of Veterans Day, let us work to recognize all rape – whether of civilians or fellow soldiers – as an unconscionable act of war. And let us work to recognize all our soldiers — men and women, gay and straight, our service men and women of all classes, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Let us make sure all their sacrifices, and all their courage, is honored.


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