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Western District
Committed to Ending Chronic Homelessness
The Housing Authority of Salt Lake City is committed to ending chronic homelessness in the city and is in the sixth year of a 10-year campaign. The housing authority's primary goal is to find homes for low-income residents using traditional rent subsidies or vouchers. Several key programs, however, address homelessness, particularly among chronically homeless veterans. The housing authority provides military veterans with comprehensive case management, job training, and placement services through partnerships with Volunteers of America, Utah; the Road Home; and other local providers of services for the homeless.
The housing authority has developed and rehabilitated several properties, including a number of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program projects that have more than 300 units of transitional and permanent supportive housing for very low-income people. The housing results in a reduced burden on society, because studies indicate that in Utah, the homeless, who represent 10 percent of the population at any given time, use 15 percent of social services such as shelters and emergency rooms. Many veterans suffer from physical and mental disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder. Support services within individual apartment buildings help residents to better access various sources of income, including veterans' benefits. According to the authority's staff, the program has had a positive impact on residents.
Banks have supported the housing authority and its partners with operating grants for supportive services, and with bank staff volunteers who provide technical assistance and training. To help or to learn more about the Salt Lake City housing authority's activities, phone Bill Nighswonger, Executive Director, at (801) 487-2161, or e-mail email@example.com.
Cost-Efficient Housing and Jobs in Denver
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is actively expanding its Renaissance Housing Model program—despite the tough economy and sluggish housing market. The program provides supportive and affordable housing for families and individuals experiencing homelessness and low-income working people who otherwise might not be able to afford quality housing in desirable locations.
In January 2011, the coalition opened a new location in Denver, minutes away from the state Capitol. Built to keep energy costs and environmental impacts low, Renaissance Uptown Lofts is delivering greater energy and water efficiencies, better indoor air quality, and better use of space—ultimately resulting in lower utility costs and rents for tenants. The coalition also expanded its Renaissance Works program, which is available on the property, to include job training and supportive employment services for homeless individuals.
Renaissance Uptown Lofts has helped to boost the local economy. The $17 million development budget created construction-related jobs, housing jobs and service-related jobs. The project generated approximately $32.3 million in total economic activity, including $461,000 in local taxes.
This new supportive, affordable housing is expected to reduce social service and emergency-related costs because more homeless people will enjoy stable housing. The coalition reported an average cost savings of $31,545 per person during the two years after homeless tenants enter supportive housing. This savings is the result of 34 percent fewer emergency room visits, 40 percent fewer in-patient hospital days, 82 percent fewer visits to detoxification centers, and 76 percent fewer days in jail.
The coalition used creative, multi-level, and leveraged financing tools, including a combination of federal tax credits; funding from state and local governments; private investment; and foundation and individual support. Investors and funders in Renaissance Uptown Lofts include U.S. Bank, U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation, Federal Home Loan Bank, Colorado Division of Housing, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Denver Office of Economic Development, Denver's Road Home, the Denver Housing Authority, the Kresge Foundation, and individual donations.
For information on future projects and investment opportunities, phone John Parvensky, President, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, at (303) 293-2217, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Southern District
Georgia Strives to End Homelessness
Since 1995, the Georgia Alliance to End Homelessness has been dedicated to finding solutions to the issues surrounding homelessness in Georgia. The alliance is committed to public education and awareness of homeless issues; building and facilitating community collaborations; working to ensure appropriate referrals of persons in crisis; facilitating the ongoing identification and development of homeless resources; giving technical support to providers; and serving as a change agent.
An estimated 18,000 people in Georgia on any given day live in homeless shelters and other temporary housing. Additionally, of the thousands of residents struggling to meet their basic needs for food and shelter, more than 55 percent are single-parent families.
The Georgia Alliance provides training programs for organizations interested in reducing homelessness. Organizations can also assist by participating in grant and service opportunities. The Georgia Alliance also trains individuals who provide homeless services, provides organizational capacity, and assists groups serving the homeless. Experienced professionals and trainers from across Georgia and the nation deliver comprehensive curriculums and help the national effort to end homelessness.
Banks and other organizations interested in becoming network members and helping to end homelessness may call Tom Plamann, Director, at (770) 575-5785, ext. 103, or visit the Georgia Alliance Web site at www.gahomeless.net.
Our House: Providing Hope for the Working Poor
Our House, a nonprofit based in central Arkansas, helps people move from homelessness to transitional housing, and eventually to permanent supportive housing.
Because Our House targets the working homeless, adults living in its shelter or in any of its four housing programs must be willing and able to work. Our House allows families to stay together and provides assistance with long-term needs and planning. Our House is the only program of its type in Arkansas.
In 1988, Our House opened as a 40-bed emergency shelter in the old parish hall of St. Andrew's Catholic Church in downtown Little Rock. Recognizing that housing alone cannot keep a family out of homelessness, Our House began providing other essential services and to help homeless families acquire the skills and support they need to turn their lives around. In 1991, Our House began offering job skills training programs focusing on computer training. The program also provides free childcare for homeless children while their parents work full-time jobs.
In the past decade, Open House added after-school and summer programs for school-aged youth, offering the first such services in the state specifically for homeless children. Our House also co-founded a free clinic for uninsured low-income people. The clinic is located across the street from the Family Housing facilities.
Today, Our House is nationally recognized and it is a model for similar programs across the country.
For more information on how a financial institution might partner with Our House, please contact Georgia Mjartan, Executive Director, at (501) 374-7383 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Northeastern District
Help for Cooperatively Owned Businesses
The Cooperative Fund of New England is a Community Development Financial Institution focused on providing financial and technical assistance to community-based, cooperatively owned businesses and nonprofits serving low-income communities throughout New England and parts of eastern New York state.
Founded in 1975 to support food cooperative development, the Cooperative Fund has recently expanded its focus to include other types of cooperatives involved in affordable housing development and job creation. Loans made by the Cooperative Fund can cover such needs as working capital, predevelopment costs, business expansion, and equipment and real estate purchases.
In 2010, the Cooperative Fund made loans that resulted in the creation or retention of 616 jobs and 545 units of affordable housing throughout its service area, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Recent loans originated by the Cooperative Fund have supported a variety of activities, including local retail food cooperatives, energy-efficiency service providers, youth services, affordable housing development, and rural and urban food production.
Loans provided to the Cooperative Fund are used exclusively as capital for its revolving loan program. Contributions and grants help the fund to provide technical and educational services that support its lending activities.
To learn more about the Cooperative Fund, including potential investment and lending opportunities, please contact Executive Director Rebecca Dunn at (800) 818-7833, or e-mail email@example.com.
New Affordable Supportive Housing in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, N.Y., is gaining more than 200 new supportive housing units and creating new jobs in the process. CAMBA Gardens, a new affordable housing complex, is under construction on the grounds of Kings County Hospital. The complex will provide affordable housing, health care, and social services for tenants. CAMBA Gardens is a partnership of the public hospital, a nonprofit developer, service providers, and various government agencies. The developer, CAMBA Housing Ventures, is a community-based social service agency.
CAMBA Gardens will have 149 units for families with special needs and 63 units for low-income families. Construction began in 2011 and is expected to generate 280 construction jobs and 25 permanent jobs.
The $68 million project relies on a variety of financing. New York State Homes and Community Renewal approved $37.5 million in bonds for the project through the state's New Issue Bond Program. In addition, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Supportive Housing Loan Program provided $26 million, the New York State Homeless Housing Assistance Program funded $5.2 million, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York committed $1.4 million through its Affordable Housing Program. The project also relies on $25.6 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.
For more information, visit CAMBA's Web site at www.camba.org.
Central District
Expanding Day Care and Early-Childhood Education
First Children's Finance (FCF) is a nonprofit community development financial institution working to increase the availability of quality early-childhood education and day care for low-income families in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The nonprofit provides expertise and capital to other service organization and businesses. FCF offers services, including training and support for people interested in starting child-care businesses; strategic planning support for nonprofits; and consulting.
The FCF Loan Fund has made 281 loans totaling $8.1 million to small child-care businesses and nonprofit organizations. To date, nearly 50 banks, foundations, and businesses have invested in the FCF Loan Fund. Bankers can help FCF by investing capital in its loan fund; volunteering to serve as board and loan committee members; serving as advisors to the FCF Growth Fund; and making financial contributions to FCF.
For more information, contact Jerry Cutts, FCF President and CEO, at (612) 338-3023, or e-mail email@example.com, or visit www.firstchildrensfinance.org.
Ohio Catalyst to Affordable Housing
The Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing (OCCH) is a nonprofit financial intermediary that provides developers of affordable housing with access to capital markets. The corporation also serves as the region's largest provider of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity.
OCCH recently closed its 23rd equity fund, with a total of more than $2.1 billion in private investment for affordable housing projects. To date, OCCH has invested in more than 450 developments with more than 25,000 affordable housing units in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Many OCCH projects have been qualified investments under the Community Reinvestment Act.
OCCH also funds supportive housing projects. For example, OCCH's Ohio Equity Fund XX invested in the YWCA Independence Place, a 22-unit permanent supportive housing project in Cleveland. The $5.3 million project serves young women who have aged out of foster care. The YWCA of Greater Cleveland provides services for these women. The property is managed by the Cleveland Housing Network. The two nonprofit organizations jointly developed the project.
OCCH's investors include JP Morgan Capital Corporation, U.S. Bancorp, Fifth Third Bank Community Development Corporation, Key Community Development Corporation, Huntington National Bank Community Development Corporation, Park National Bank, FirstMerit Bank, First Federal of Lakewood, and Citizens Bank.
In December 2011, OCCH issued its latest private placement equity fund, OEF XXII, and expects to close the fund during first quarter 2012.
For additional information, e-mail Hal Keller, President, at firstname.lastname@example.com, or Jon Welty, Vice President, at firstname.lastname@example.com; phone (614) 224-8446; or visit www.occh.org.


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Blog of Dr. Miland Brown that features different aspects of world history. Not everything can be covered but sites dealing with any historical issue or topic are possible future posts. Also includes sites which discuss teaching history. Dr. Brown is an academic in North America.
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Chinese Famine of 1958-1961
Communism doesn't really work. All the governments that have tried it either are now gone or have introduced liberal amounts of capitalism into their economies. I would hope that the example of the Chinese famine and other communist blunders would discourage future attempts at communist style state control of national economies but it probably won't.
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To understand the cause of the Chinese famine, first the reader must look back to the Soviet famine of 1931-3. Under Stalin, peasants and others were forced into large collective farms where the state dictated farming methods and production quotas – any and all private farming efforts were strictly forbidden. To make matters worse, Stalin placed Trofim Denisovitch Lysenko in charge of agricultural science in the Soviet Union.
To put matters bluntly, Lysenko was a quack. He rejected modern genetics theory, for example, as "fascist" and instead adopted a modified form of Lamarckism that incorporated some Marxist ideas. In keeping with these ideas, Lysenko argued that seeds could be dramatically altered by merely altering their environment. For example, Lysenko believed that if seeds were soaked in extremely cold water, they would then grow in cold environments. The Soviets wasted valuable time and money instituting Lysenko's harebrained schemes, and Lysenko used his position to promote the careers of other pseudo-scientists with similarly bizarre ideas (2).
Although the result of instituting Lysenko's pseudoscience and Stalin's collectivization techniques caused a famine that killed millions in the USSR, Mao and other Chinese Communists were enamored of Stalin and insisted on replicating the Soviet experience in China (apparently against the advice of the Kruschev and other Soviet officials).
4 comments:
- Baron Bodissey said...
This is interesting, because just now on Dymphna's post on Gates of Vienna, commenter Mark Humphrys is discussing the same topic.
- Miland said...
Thanks for the notice. I hadn't noticed this at the Gates of Vienna site. I have been trying to diversify my blog as I have had way to many North American/USA posts lately. I picked a Chinese theme and have inadvertently (but happily) fit in with a theme that others are writing about. Why do millions have to die for communism to work?
- Dymphna said...
Well, millions died, andd even then communism didn't work. They broke all the eggs, but no omelet.
- 树上的男爵 said...
It's extremely tragic. From Plato's Repubic, people have been always dreaming to establish a paradise for human beings on the ground. The Great Revolution of France, the Soviet and the Red China were the lastest attempts. Will they be the end? I don't think so.

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Samsung May Have Edged Out Apple
Apr 30, 2012 9:35 AM PT
Samsung's first quarter earnings suggest that it has reached a significant milestone: It could be the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, topping Apple in market reach.
In this case, "suggest" is the operative word.
"As you know, Samsung doesn't give their cellphone shipment numbers," Azita Arvani of the Arvani Group told the E-Commerce Times, "and analysts have differing opinions on how many Samsung smartphones were actually shipped."
Apple is still be the top smartphone vendor in the global market, according to some analysts, while others proclaim that Samsung has overtaken it.
In short, it is not clear that Samsung has become the No. 1 smartphone vendor, Arvani said, "but it doesn't really matter much, as clearly Apple and Samsung take the top two spots."
Nokia, once the dominant provider in both standard phones and smartphones, has just as clearly lost its claim to the top perch.
Stellar Earnings
A look at Samsung's earnings illustrates the company's growth trajectory. It posted a record US$5.15 billion quarterly profit, bolstered by a 22 percent increase in sales, compared with the same period last year.
Meanwhile, a third iteration of the Galaxy S is coming out this week, which should solidify -- and possibly improve -- Samsung's position.
Product Differentiation
One reason for Samsung's ascendency has been its savvy product development strategy, Arvani said.
"Samsung offers several models of smartphones and stretches some of the iPhone features just enough to make a differentiation for its smartphones. So, on the high end, the screens are a bit bigger, and they already support 4G/LTE on some models."
Apple, on the other hand, is more reliant on its integrated and user-friendly smartphones with unique features such as Siri, she said. Also, its brand equity is much higher.
The bottom line is that neither can become too complacent, Arvani said, as the other one is breathing down its neck.
Focus on Competition
Samsung also gets kudos for its focus on the competition, Charles King, principal of Pund-IT, told the E-Commerce Times.
"Samsung has systematically gone after any number of competitors and taken them out," he said. "It seems to be one of the few vendors that actually has a working strategy, in which they targeted Apple and RIM."
When Apple tried to hit back, usually via patent litigation, Samsung swung back immediately, King added.
Also, Samsung has been lucky in that it has been able to benefit from competitors' missteps -- excluding Apple, he noted. RIM's faltering market share and HP's mismanaged acquisition of Palm were boons for both Samsung and Apple.
Android: Help or Hindrance?
Another factor that has clearly helped Samsung is the growing popularity of Android, King continued.
"Samsung hitched itself to Android, recognizing almost immediately the value it could provide," he said.
Samsung's reliance on Android, though, could prove to be a dual-edged sword.
"Samsung hitched its wagon to Android and has designed and delivered attractive devices and those consumers looking for non-Apple phones have gravitated towards Samsung," N. Venkat Venkatraman, a business professor at Boston University, told the E-Commerce Times.
However, there are uncertainties on the horizon that could impact Samsung, he added.
"What could Google do with Motorola? Venkatraman wondered. "Will Motorola get preferential treatment or will it be hands-off even if it stays as part of Google? Should Samsung even entertain Windows Phone as an option or stay true to Android?"
A company that is as big as Samsung needs to go beyond being seen as a device manufacturer that is dependent on someone else's software, he concluded.
"That is where Sony failed," said Venkatraman. "I think Samsung should build its software ecosystem for the long term, while in the near term working with Google and Microsoft, because it has the power and scale to design and deliver devices for both."
The Content Challenge
Another challenge looming for Samsung is content integration for its devices, with a cloud storage component, according to Arvani.
"They are certainly trying, but we'll see how successful they will become," she said.
Samsung did not respond to our request to comment for this story.


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CommPath, Inc.
CommPath, Inc., a premium solution provider of AT&T, Verizon, Cisco, and Avaya, is a medium sized firm based in New York City, New York. Providing customers with sales and service of hardware and connectivity alike, our customers receive world-class support, training, and attention when purchasing and using their new phone systems. Specializing in voice, data, and fiber optic cabeling, CommPath, Inc. has a wide variety of service and product offerings bound to meet even the most demanding customer's requirements.
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The partner logos should include the "AT&T Solution Provider" logo, the "Verizon Premium Solutions Provider", the "Cisco Partner" logo, and the "Avaya Partner" logo at least; these are our most popular suppliers/services, and should thus be highlighted on our home page.
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Google Opens Up Gmail
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Internet,
While iSnoop has been working just fine for those needing a Gmail account, you can now grab one straight from the source. From the look of the page, Google has apparently invited a bunch of people to sign up for a Gmail account. If you go to the main Gmail page, there is no link provided that lets you sign up for the service. However, using the following link, you can sign up without having to get on any mailing list and requiring no invitation. No telling on how long this one will last, so get in quick.
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Data Sharing for Xbox 2/360 - The Return of Cartridges?
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Rumors continue to circle about what we can expect for the next generation Xbox. The latest culmination surrounds a new data technology never been used in video games before. It is a data sharing technology that would help the development of the 'backwards compatible' gaming with system. But that's not the only thing they have in mind; the technology would also incorporate gaming like never before.
Several sources are pointing to using this data sharing technology to help games retain their replay value by taking, for example, sequels, and linking them together to create a new gaming experience. An example of this would allow Halo 2 players to use their favorite Halo 1 weapons because they own the original. On the other side of the coin, you would be able to 'dual wield' weapons in Halo 1 because you can in Halo 2.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Okay, so I realize I am super-late in reading Stieg Larsson's trilogy and that there is already a bunch of feminist discussion about it out there in cyberspace. However, I just finished the first installment (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and am excited so have decided to pull ya'll along with me as I read and contemplate the series from a feminist perspective.
For those of you who don't know, the novel focuses on Lisabeth Salander, a survivor of multiple sexual assaults (two of which are graphically depicted in this novel) who is an anti-social bi-sexual detective/hacker who takes revenge on her rapist. Some feminist critique has questioned whether or not she is a feminist heroine, both because of implausible and all-too real aspects of her persona. One reviewer in particular stated that the fact that she takes on men twice her size is ridiculously unrealistic and therefore not threatening to the patriarchal status quo. The same reviewer also said that Salander's weaknesses- her self-consciousness about her breast size and infatuation with the male lead- undermine any feminist heroism. I have to disagree on both counts.
I haven't read the second or third book, but in the first I thought Larsson did a good job of balancing the realities of Salander's 90 pound frame while also making her into an action hero. She doesn't punch the bad guys out- she takes them on by thinking ahead and using technology. I found her self-consciousness about her breasts an important reminder that even sexually liberated women who actively fight against sexual assault are susceptible to societal pressures telling them they are lesser because they don't fit into a traditional model of femininity. I also thought her infatuation Blomkivist, the much older journalist, was totally understandable considering what a dream-boat he is, but I could be blinded by my literary love there.
Another thing I loved about the book: Blomkivist is the traditional male action-hero in that he sleeps with no less than three very desirable women in this novel. However, unlike a lot of stereotypical male leads, all of these women pursue him and express their sexual desire without being described as desperate or unwanted.
In fact, all of the women we meet in Larsson's story are active characters. Even Harriet, who disappeared as a teenager and we do not know is alive until the end of the book, is a strong female character who killed one of her rapists and became a shrewd businesswoman.
However, despite my obvious affection for the book, I do have a couple qualms with it. There are two graphic scenes depicting the oral and anal rape of Salander as well as plenty of discussion about how other women were raped. I think it could be argued that these scenes serve to display how dangerous misogyny can be and how disgusting sexual assault is. But it could also be argued that these scenes just follow in the gratuitous footsteps of authors who sexualize and fetishize violence against women. I am not sure what to think about these scenes, but I would be interested in hearing others' impressions.
The one thing I could definitely say I didn't like about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the title. It was originally published as Men Who Hate Women, which is a much better title considering the novel is about violence against women; meaning the book should focus on what assholes perpetrators of the crime are, not sexualizing women. I also hate how the title belittles Salander by calling her "girl," when, in fact, she is a woman in her mid-twenties.
I will keep you all updated as I read the series. I am hoping to watch the Swedish movie soon, so hopefully some discussion of that is also forthcoming.
If you have read the book or seen the movie, please let me know your thoughts in comments.
3 comments:
- Jade said...
In France they kept closer to the original title, it just becomes "men who didn't like women" (why the past? why "not to like" instead of "to hate"?). I was quite surprised when I saw The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in the UK and realized it was the same book. I guess it's more marketable.
I read the whole trilogy about a month ago, so I'm almost as late as you are. (BTW, the first one is the best, I think.) My overall reaction was very pleased, since it was a huuuge success in France and we don't usually have intelligent books topping the charts over here. It's great that a male writer gets to talk about violence against women, makes it one of the main themes of his book, treats this theme in an intelligent way, and gets to sell millions of books.
Apart from that and more specifically, I thought the whole "rape and revenge" thing was really unrealistic, but then... it's a novel, and even inside the novel Salander herself is not a very common character, so why not. Still... I have a problem with people in fiction fighting things on their own instead of telling the police/judges (but yes, I know, in Salander's case it's justified).
All in all, I think the fact that the trilogy was written by a man is both a strength (wider appeal for the general public, different perspective on subjects which are most of the time only talked about by women) and a weakness (rape depicted as fantasized by men, a man's vision of what a strong woman is...), but I have nothing to reproach it, really.
- August 10, 2010 at 3:55 AM
- Victoria said...
Jade- thanks for your comment! I agree with your analysis of the effect of having a man write a feminist series. All in all, I think the good out-weighs the bad here since feminism is overwhelmingly seen as something that doesn't concern men and having a very popular series about sexual violence written by a man helps to argue that stereotype.
I hope to hear more from you as I post more about this series.
- August 11, 2010 at 8:14 AM
Good day : )
Why is it that women and men (society generally) still pre-judge people who have tats. women commonly?
I am a twenty six year old F, have got 9 tats, most of which cannot be spotted on my everyday travels. 5 - 6 during the warm months are pretty much constantly on display. I don't work for attention and i also have a loving boyfriend Without TATTOOS .I get the impression that many people believe that tattooed persons are blind, once we get stared at, even when we return a glance people continue looking. When will society improve?
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I hesitate to post about the GoodReads furor a second time, but overnight my email inbox exploded and there are some things I felt I should address before further speculation drags them out into further absurdity, or I have more stress dreams (which inevitably become recurring Bill Murry sex dreams that put me off Ghostbusters for months).
- I did not post reviews of 50 Shades to my GoodReads account. I posted a blog here, and it is somehow linked to my GoodReads author account. No one has attacked me for using GoodReads.com as a reviewing tool. If I could keep my blogs from posting there, I would, because GoodReads always fucks up Blogger's formatting. But I don't use GoodReads regularly enough to know how to work it. See also: my experience with Facebook.
- I did not post recaps of 50 Shades out of professional jealousy or to "destroy" E.L. James. This was a theme in several of the emails and messages I've received, sometimes with the admonition to worry about my own writing and not the writing of others, and then maybe I would be just as successful. This allegation confuses me on two levels. The first being, how on earth someone would get the impression that I don't know this business. My first book came out in 2006. I made my first sale in 2004. I started writing for publication almost ten years ago. I've worked (briefly) as an editor. I fancy myself somewhat knowledgeable about the writing "biz", so I don't understand how someone would get the impression that I'm dumb enough to think, "Muahahaha, I can reverse the popularity of a book millions of people are buying by bitching about it on my blog, which gets twenty hits on a good day! Muahahaha!" Think of all the really controversial blockbuster best sellers there have been this century so far. Millions of people bitched about James Frey, and he still sells like peanuts at an all-elephant pro-am soccer game. Millions of people have bitched about Twilight, but it's not going anywhere. So, why would I think that I could sabotage E.L. James using the same tactic? Why would I want to sabotage another author in the first place? Making someone else fail wouldn't make me succeed. I just find the book unintentionally hilarious and felt like that might connect with other people out there in Internetville. Clearly, I was right, or else we wouldn't be having this conversation.
The second part of this allegation that confuses me is the idea that I don't need to be worrying about other people's writing, just my own. What a shitty piece of writing advice that is. Writers who don't read are bad writers, pure and simple. Not reading 50 Shades would have been professionally irresponsible of me. It's a book in a genre I write for, and it's garnered huge success and publicity. Why wouldn't I read it? Granted, reviewing it publicly is another faintly-peanut scented soccer ball altogether, but I'll cover that in the next point,
- I do not cease to be a reader because I am a writer. I don't really need to elaborate on this one, because the previous item just about covers it. History speaks for me, courtesy of GoodReads.com user Calisto: 50 best author vs. author put-downs of all time Please note that nothing I've said in any of my recaps comes close to expressing the desire to exhume the corpse of an author and abuse it. I have blogged about the similarities between Mark Twain and myself during a past "author feud" that was hardly a feud at all. If you care to read that post, it's right here. But what I fail to address in that post is the fact that I'm a woman, and I'm being held to a much different standard than a male author would be. No one would ever tell a male writer that he wasn't entitled to read and negatively review a book by a male counterpart, and yet here we are.
- I am not a "nobody" or "wannabe" trying to make a name for myself. I hate, with the passion of an elephant who really hates soccer, blowing my own horn, so to speak. I rarely mention my own books on my twitter or even on this blog. When I put my covers in the sidebars there? I felt cheap for days. But right now, I'm going to blow my own horn, just a little. I'm not a "nobody". I've been writing for years. I even made the USA Today Bestseller list once, which is going to look awesome in my obituary some day. I have readers that I love, because they all seem to be a little bit weird, like I am. I feel like I've made a name for myself, and even if that name is not on par with Nora Roberts or J.R. Ward, I feel like I'm entitled to say that I'm not a nobody. I'm just not a somebody.
- I did not "copy" my name from Jennifer L. Armentrout in a bid to steal her readers or mess with her career. This one has come up not only last night, but quite often in the past year or so, and I've never addressed it. It just didn't seem like it was worth my time, because both Jennifer L. Armentrout and myself knew the truth and that seemed like all that was important. But now I kind of have to address it, as it's picking up speed and was a theme in seven hateful emails I received overnight. No, I did not "pick" nor "steal" my name as part of a calculated decision to sabotage Jennifer L. Armentrout. My mother picked my name for me when she filed my birth certificate in July of 1980. I sold my first book with this name, and it came out in 2006. I have been Jennifer Lynne Armintrout since the day I was born, and I'll be Jennifer Lynne Armintrout until the day that I die, much to my husband's old-timey dismay. I endured the "Arm & Hammer" jokes all through elementary school, the classic, "Did your dad get his ARM stuck in a TROUT?" taunt (which I've never really understood... isn't it catfish that people catch that way?), and the well-meaning, but racially and culturally insensitive, "Is that a Native American name?" I'm sticking with it, but not out of spite or the desire to harm another writer. I don't know if Jennifer L. Armentrout is receiving these kinds of accusations, as well, but they are super unfair. Having similar names does not mean that one of us is gunning for the other, and as I have established above, I'm doing pretty okay on my own. I don't need to "steal" anyone's success or readers. Plus, if I were going to do something like that, I would have gone with "Dora Roberts"*. Go big or go home, I always say.
- I do not now, nor will I ever, delete comments in GoodReads.com discussions. I don't want to censor anybody. I am not an Etsy forum admin, I'm not going to "wrap this up" because it's not as nice as a vintage barn wood doorstop. If your comment disappeared, tell it to GoodReads.
This is pretty much all I have to say on the subject. Further hate mail should be directed to the comments section of this blog post, and I'll try to address your concerns in something of a timely manner, provided they don't cover exactly what I've already written here.
*Actually, I couldn't use "Dora Roberts". That's the name of a pretty famous elephant on the pro-am soccer circuit.


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A San Diego-based U.S. Navy sailor finally returned home Thursday after a long deployment and surprised his 5-year-old son at school with a long-awaited hug.
3rd Class Petty Officer Cameron Griggs surprised his son, Luke, with a visit to his classroom. Luke had no idea his dad was coming home.
As Luke sat on a rug listening to his teacher, Griggs quietly sat beside his son. When the boy looked over and saw his dad, he was speechless, and then threw himself into Griggs' arms.
"Hey, buddy," said Griggs.
Luke looked as if he was dreaming.
"Daddy," said the boy.
"Who's that, Luke," asked his teacher.
"My daddy," he said.
"Where has your daddy been?"
"On a ship," said Luke, clinging tightly to Griggs.
It was the moment both Griggs and his young son had been anticipating for the past seven months.
Griggs told NBC 7 San Diego he couldn't control his emotions upon seeing his smiling little boy.
"I definitely got caught up once I saw him. I mean, I missed him to death. I've been waiting a long time to see him, and today is finally the day," said the sailor.
Before surprising Luke at school, Griggs got a big surprise of his own.
His pregnant wife, Tamra Griggs, was the first person to see him and prior to his arrival, the wait was unbearable for the Navy spouse.
"These are going to be the longest five to 10 minutes," said Tamra.
Once the couple laid eyes on each other, they embraced as a crowd cheered.
Soon, Griggs noticed Tamra's pregnant belly, which he hadn't seen in person in a while.
"I didn't think she was going to be this big," said Griggs, patting Tamra's stomach.
Griggs was deployed when Tamra was just one month pregnant. Now, she's eight months along and grateful her husband has made it home for the birth of their second son, who is due in December.
"It was stressful, worrying about her constantly. Always doctor trips, doctor trips and I wasn't there for it. I felt really bad," said Griggs.
Finally, the growing Griggs family is together once more, and ready to expand their family of three into four.


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We're here at the AT&T Developer Summit going on right now at CES 2013 where traditionally AT&T would reveal new devices to their lineup (even if just small additions). Unfortunately so far, that does not seem to be the case as they're just teasing with "you haven't seen anything yet" for new 2013 phones. That means they're probably holding off until Mobile World Congress or CTIA in a few weeks...
That's not to say though AT&T didn't bring up our bread and butter, Windows Phone. President and CEO of AT&T Ralph de la Vega on stage did tout that the carrier sells more Windows Phones than any other carrier in the world—something for which our readers should know what with their consistent large lineup and ability to grab exclusive devices. They also bragged about their Windows 8 tablet support, noting that they are the only US carrier selling 4G LTE enabled devices.
Of course AT&T this year will have some competition worldwide and here we mean China, whose network is just slightly bigger (a few hundred million or so) meaning that number could shift since the Lumia 920 is reportedly selling well there (assuming they're in stock).
We'll be here all day in case there are some AT&T tidbits that are in the works e.g. the Samsung ATIV S. AT&T has a great history with Samsung and we're getting a tad impatient that the two companies appear to be skipping that impressive device. Hopefully there's more to come.


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Issue 220/2019
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Kali Linux 2019.1 Released
The favorite Linux distro of Mr. Robot gets the first update of 2019.
Linux Foundation Releases a New Draft of OpenChain Spec
OpenChain provides a standard for open source compliance throughout the software supply chain.
Linux Kernel Continues To Offer Mitigation for Spectre Mitigation
Kernel 4.19 has added another family of Spectre vulnerabilities to its list of mitigating the mitigation.
SpeakUp Trojan Targets Linux Servers
It's exploiting a known vulnerability.
KDE Plasma 5.15 Beta Arrives
Major improvements to software management.
Canonical Announces Latest Ubuntu Core for IoT
Now offers 10 years of support.
GitHub Offers Free Private Repositories
Popular source code collaboration site makes a major change to feature set.
Linus Torvalds Welcomes 2019 with Linux 5.x
Better support for GPUs and CPUs.
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Microsoft Gets an Open Source Web Browser
The company will use Google Chromium web browser as the foundation for its next browser.


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Rory McIlroy and State Trooper Pat Hollis October 02 2012
Rory McIlroy with Deputy Chief Pat Rollins /Getty ImagesRory has a new best friend, none other than Illinois policeman Deputy Chief Pat Rollins, who got Rory to the game in time. The World number one was confused about the difference between Eastern and Central time and consequently misread his 11.25 tee time, meaning he was still in his hotel room 25 minutes before he was due to take on American Keegan Bradley in the final round of the Ryder Cup at Medinah. Rory explained; "I was walking out my hotel room door at 11:00, and I get a phone call saying, 'You're on the tee in 25 minutes!' "I'm like, oh. I've never been so worried going to the golf course. Luckily there was a state trooper at the bottom outside the lobby of the hotel that took me here and got me here a lot faster than we would have normally. I had just enough time to put my shoes on, have a couple of putts and go to the first tee. In a way it wasn't a bad thing because I didn't have time to think about it, and I just went out and played, and I played probably the best I've played all week. I still would have liked to have got there sooner, but I delivered my point for the team, and that was the most important thing. I just said to the officer, Just get me there, get me there! He was asking if I suffered from motion sickness and I just said, 'I don't care, just get me to that first tee. If I had let down these 11 other boys and Vice Captains and Captain this week I would never forgive myself. I was just obviously happy to get the point and help the cause out a little bit." Officer Rollins has been hailed as a savior, by the Europeans for his part in Europe's win, but he insists he was just doing his job; " He was nervous, if I was in his shoes I'd have been as well. But he was a gentleman throughout. I had gone to the hotel to check in with our officers. I realized that one player had not come down from their room to get transported by the drivers to the course. He rode in the front passenger's seat with me. We whisked him away up to the course. I had radioed ahead, just to make sure certain lanes of traffic were opened for us so we could make it to the course with time to spare. I took it as a job well done. I'm getting ribbed at work for this, but in the end I am very proud of our force and our community. We did the right thing and of course I would have done the same for the American team." To put this action into perspective, if Rory had been two minutes late and he would have forfeited the opening hole against Keegan. Had he been five minutes late he would have faced disqualification with the point being awarded to America. The hosts only lost the Ryder Cup by a single point, so had Deputy Chief Officer Pat Rollins not delivered Rory to the course on time, the U.S.A. would have won the Ryder Cup.


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DATA FOR A 6TH LONDON COUNCIL area, cemetery maps showing exact grave locations for 100,000 Angus (Scotland) burials and all records for England's 'Little Scotland', have been added to the Deceased Online cemetery and cremation records web portal. The addition of records for Greenwich's Eltham Crematorium means the borough becomes the 6th London council with data on the website, the others being Brent, Camden, Havering, Islington and Merton.
Initially, just over 60,000 computerised records have been added from what is one of the biggest and busiest crematoria in London. In total, there are 208,000 cremations and it is hoped that records for all of these will be added to Deceased Online over the next few months.
An interesting addition to the website is the inclusion of detailed cemetery maps for burials in the Scottish county of Angus. After conducting research and finding the cemetery or burial ground where a long-lost ancestor is buried, many family historians are frustrated that they can't find the plot or even a rough location for their ancestor's last resting place. And, on a cold and wet Tuesday afternoon in February, there is usually no-one around to ask.
For nearly 100,000 burials in over 64,000 lairs (graves) in Angus, Deceased Online has made this job much easier. We have vectorised and digitised a number of the largest cemeteries (and a few smaller ones) in the region and created maps which show the exact locations of most of the burials and lairs. (There are a few small areas we are still working on). For each burial, there are three maps which indicate, first, the whole of the cemetery highlighting the relevant grave; next, a map with an extracted section highlighting the grave; and finally a close-up of a smaller, detailed cemetery section highlighting the grave. The maps make it easy to find graves even if there are no memorials or even grave reference tags.
It has to be one of those great pub quiz questions: which English town has two Church of Scotland churches? It's not Berwick-upon-Tweed (whose football team play in the Scottish league) and it's not any of the border towns. In fact the town is buried in deepest Northamptonshire and is recorded as 'Kori's by' in the Domesday Book.
Corby, as it is now known, has been linked with iron production for thousands of years and became one of the UK's premier steel towns in the 1930's. When Stewarts and Lloyds constructed a large steelworks in 1934/5, migrant workers from, especially, the west coast of Scotland flocked to what became 'England's largest village'.
Corby, as it is now known, has been linked with iron production for thousands of years and became one of the UK's premier steel towns in the 1930's. When Stewarts and Lloyds constructed a large steelworks in 1934/5, migrant workers from, especially, the west coast of Scotland flocked to what became 'England's largest village'.
The Wikipedia entry for Corby describes the 'Corbyite' accent as sounding Glaswegian" and notes that while 19% of the town's population are first generation Scottish, one in three Corbyites are of Scottish ancestry.
For genealogists and family historians seeking Scottish connections in England, the 11,100+ burial records for Corby's two cemeteries – Old Cemetery and Shire Lodge - provide an important link to what could be lost ancestors. The records, dating back to 1899, feature scans of burial registers and grave details. It is hoped that cemetery maps and photos of memorial will be included shortly.
(With thanks to Deceased Online)


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Connected through spots: Oregon dog inspires kids to love their skin
A dog from Oregon and a little boy from Arkansas who share a rare skin disorder are hoping to meet in real life.
Rowdy, a lab who lives with his owners in Canby, Ore., was born with all black fur. Three years ago, his owners noticed white spots throughout his body.
"Around the age of 11, he started to get just a little white. I didn't think anything of it, I just thought he was getting old," Rowdy's owner Niki Umbenhower said.
It turned out they aren't just cute spots. Rowdy has a rare skin disorder called Vitiligo.
"The skin will develop a patch of pink or white, but it will lighten the skin in that area," Umbenhower said.
More than 2,000 miles away in Searcy, Arkansas, a young boy named Carter Blanchard was diagnosed with the same condition.
"Carter was diagnosed and got Vitiligo the exact same month and year that rowdy did," Carter's mom Stephanie Adcock said.
She said her son struggled on a daily basis with every new spot that appeared on his face.
"I used to pick up Carter from school from kindergarten and first grade, and the first thing he would say is that he hates his face and hates his skin," Adcock said.
Then, Adcock found pictures of Rowdy on Facebook.
"I read that Rowdy had Vitiligo and I was blown away, and when I showed Carter he was so excited to see a dog that was famous for his Vitiligo," Adcock said.
Carter, 8, and Rowdy, 13, have kept a close digital friendship for years.
"Carter, what do you think about meeting Rowdy in person?" Umbenhower asked.
"It gets me really excited!" Carter said.
Stephanie says the meeting would be unforgettable.
"[Rowdy] really changed the way he saw his own skin. It wasn't a problem anymore. So ever since then, we have been keeping in touch," Adock said.
As Rowdy ages, Umbenhower and Adcock realize time is of the essence.
"He's almost 14, he will be 14 in May... I feel like he has so much more work to do, but his health is definitely more of a senior dog," Umbenhower said.
Across the miles and the years, the two have tackled vitiligo together.
"You just got a new spot! Can you show me where it's at?" Umbenhower asked.
"Right here on my cheek!" Carter said.
Rowdy got a new spot too.
The two connected through spots and in life, hoping for a chance to meet.
"Rowdy is our four legged hero," Stephanie said.
The two families are working to raise enough money to fly Carter to Oregon to meet Rowdy.
If you want to help, a GoFundMe is now set up. Umbenhower also hopes to bring other kids like Carter to meet Rowdy while they still can.


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Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Stonehenge
The dive site Stonehenge is an offshore rocky reef in the Karbonkelberg headland area on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
It is a good site for varied topography, biodiversity and depth variation.
S34°02.838' E018°18.316' (Top of blinder)
South of Duiker Point, below Karbonkelberg
This site is in a Marine Protected Area (2004). A permit is not required.
The area is named "Stonehenge" after a more or less circular ring of rocks which break the surface near a much larger rock which is shown on the charts.
Maximum depth is over 22m, with an average of about 12m to 15m
Visibility will vary with season and weather conditions in much the same way as other sites in this area. On a good day it should be 10m or more, possibly as much as 20m on an exceptional day, and should generally be more than 5m in diveable conditions. However it is possible for a plankton bloom after an upwelling to reduce visibility, particularly near the surface, even when conditions are otherwise optimal.
Big boulders and rock outcrops over an extensive area. High relief in deeper areas with swim-throughs, holes and overhangs.
Stonehenge blinder is a huge granite corestone pinnacle about 65m E-W by 45m N-S at base, tapering to 45m E-W by 25m N-S near the top. There is a narrow crack about 1.5m wide and several metres deep by 15 or more metres long near the south east side, and the north side is very sheer. The top point is a bit away from the north eastern edge and is about 3m deep. The bottom is rock at 20m+.
Geology: Granite of the late Pre-Cambrian Peninsula pluton
The site is exposed to south westerly swells, so best when the south west swell component is low and short. This may occur during or after south easterly winds. The site is usually at it's best in summer, but there may also be occasional opportunities in autumn or early winter.
This is an area which sometimes has upwellings, caused by strong south easterly winds, resulting in cold clear water, and may then have a plankton bloom, which will reduce the visibility again.
Expect cold water (about 11°C). Temperature ranges between about 8°C to 14°C
Get in[edit]
The site is only accessible by boat. It is about 6.5km from Hout Bay harbour.
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Marine life[edit]
Typical of the big reefs of the Atlantic coast. There is a heavy growth of red bait in shallow areas, Kelp on top surfaces in moderate depths, and fairly bare rock with urchins on relatively flat deep surfaces. Walls, overhangs and other steep surfaces are covered with wide variety of sponges, corals, ascidians and other invertebrates.
Good photographic site. There will always be good subjects for macro work, and wide angle with natural lighting will produce good results on a clear day.
Pinnacle: — Drop in at the pinnacle and descend to the bottom. Slowly ascend as you swim around the pinnacle, observing the various zones. If the sea is calm, a safety stop can be done over the top of the pinnacle, otherwise deploy a DSMB or ascend on the shotline.
Stay safe[edit]
Cold water, Strong surge in gulleys and swim-throughs, and over the top of the shallow parts of the reef. Strong offshore winds may develop over a short time.
No special skills required. The ability to deploy a DSM and use a compass is useful.
A light can be useful to look into dark places and to restore colour at depth. A compass can help keep track of your position, and a DSMB is handy to allow the boat to keep track of ascending divers. Nitrox can extend your no-decompression time if you are well insulated.
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