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The Elephant in the Room: Using Brain Science to Enhance Working Relationships
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Fusing data generated by current research in social neuroscience, positive psychology, and advanced imaging techniques, the new brain science knowledge that results gives us tools for understanding and enhancing the ability of men and women to work together. Taken together, this information is becoming known as gender intelligence and is being adopted by many progressive organizations. Companies like Deloitte & Touche, IBM, and PriceWaterHouse Coopers have seen immediate financial results including increased retention of women by training their managers to use gender intelligence in the workplace. Using the principles of brain science particularly with respect to gender differences can have a positive impact on Agile teams, corporate culture and organizational success.
What's All the Fuss About Anyway?
It seems that everywhere we look these days, there are articles describing the implications of new research findings about the brain. From the pages of the N.Y. Times to Harvard Business Review to Fast Company, scientists are providing us with tantalizing new information that challenges much of what we thought we knew about what makes us tick and why we interact with others the ways we do. A few years ago, Dr. Eric Kandel, the 2000 Nobel Prize winner for biochemistry said in a speech that this research is clearly the new frontier in medicine and science, likely to vastly alter and also improve our understanding of individuals and society. We focus here on three of those research streams most relevant to people as members of organizational systems: social neuroscience, positive psychology, and imaging technology.
Briefly, we can describe these three areas in the following way:
Social neuroscience is the study of what happens in the brain when people interact. Daniel Goleman, perhaps best-known for his work on emotional intelligence, has developed an idea he calls "social intelligence ". Whereas emotional intelligence is primarily an intrapersonal process, social intelligence is an interpersonal one. According to Goleman, people are "wired to connect" with the result that we are inexorably drawn into an intimate brain-to-brain linkup whenever we engage with another person. That neural bridge lets us affect the brain—and therefore the body—of everyone we interact with, just as they do us. This neurological dance stimulates our nervous systems, affecting hormones, heart rate, circulation, breathing and the immune system. Goleman describes the relevant neural pathways, including the thalamus and amygdala, which together regulate sensory and arousal stimuli. He speaks of spindle cells, which rapidly process social decisions; of mirror neurons, which sense another's movements; of dopamine neurons, which react to pleasure-inducing neurotransmitters that flow freely while two lovers gaze.
Positive psychology is a new branch of psychology focused on the study of well-being and the enrichment of human life. Researchers such as Dr. Jonathan Haidt at the University of Virginia have been studying the chemical and hormonal responses generated by witnessing acts of moral courage and inspired behavior. Dr. Barbara Fredrickson at the University of North Carolina has discovered that experiencing positive emotions in a 3-to-1 ratio with negative ones leads people to a tipping point beyond which they naturally become more resilient to adversity and can achieve what they once could only imagine.
Imaging technology is the world of functional MRI's (fMRI), positron-emission tomography (PET) scans, SPECT scans, and other non-invasive brain-imaging technology that allows us to see inside the human brain in real time while it is solving a problem, experiencing emotion, or establishing trust with another person. Differences between men and women have been clearly documented in structural, chemical/hormonal, and functional areas. Researchers such as Daniel Amen, Michael Gurian and Barbara Amis have developed ideas commonly called "gender intelligence" to describe the likely impact of these differences on behavior.
Why Does "Gender Intelligence" Matter in Organizations?
Women have succeeded now at every organizational level and currently occupy just over 50% of the management and professional/tech roles according to 2007 data from Catalyst, a leading research and advocacy group for women in the workplace. Despite that progress, at current rates it will take more than 47 years for women to achieve parity in executive level, or "C-suite" jobs. Clearly, the idea touted in the 1970s that simply having talented women "in the pipeline" would lead to gender equity, has proved inadequate. Numerous studies such as Harvard Business Review's recent The Athena Factor, report that many women leave organization life because of hostile work environments and extreme job pressures. Ineffective communications, influenced in part by gender differences, can contribute to perceptions of discomfort that result in a decision to leave the organization. As retention rates fall, recruitment and retraining costs rise. After training its managers in brain-based gender differences, Deloitte & Touche saw such immediate improvement in retention rates that the company estimated it saved $250 million dollars.
In addition, numerous academic and industry studies have documented high exit rates for women from the IT arena contributing to difficulties in filling roughly 500,000 information technology jobs nationally. Contrary to popular belief, there is now an ample supply of women graduating universities with degrees in the science, technology, and engineering (SET) fields. With more than 50% of the current US SET workforce approaching retirement age, organizations must examine strategies to address the workplace conditions that attract capable women and men, and increase the likelihood of their continued employment. Gender intelligence is one key tool that we can utilize.
Why Does "Gender Intelligence" Matter for Agile Teams & Enterprises?
Though no studies have been conducted, empirical and anecdotal evidence indicates that the Agile emphases on quality of work life, including collaborative work environment, strong relationships, cross-functionality, and sustainable pace, attracts a greater number of women to Agile projects and teams. Attendees comment on the greater proportion of women at Agile-focused conferences compared to general software conferences, "where there's never a line in the ladies room."
Quality of work life may attract women to Agile. Attracting women is one thing, keeping them is quite another. Everyone wants to know his or her contributions to the work is valued by others on the team. However, often the ways that women contribute doesn't receive recognition for the value it adds in the same way that men's contributions do.
Recently we heard a senior male developer comment, "[We look for] strong leadership in practice…" In fact, he may hold high value for male-oriented practice leadership, such as thought leadership expressed through strenuously defending ideas that matter in blogs, writing and promoting books to assert thought leadership, or aggressively, even confrontationally, protecting high standards of craftsmanship. This exists o the extent that some software communities have asked themselves the question, "Why are we so mean?"
The developer and his colleagues may overlook or not see the value in other kinds of practice leadership, like being the organizational glue that holds conference planning teams together or co-authoring articles with a variety of colleagues—a different kind of servant leadership for the practice area.
In addition, members of male-dominated professions like software development, may consciously or unconsciously objectify female colleagues in ways that cross lines of courtesy and diminish the chance for effective work relationship. This can lead to extreme examples like the web-based attacks on women bloggers or on women who dared to speak out against a conference keynote that relegated women to body parts. The very existence of such situations can color interactions between male and female team members, so that women work in a "field" of hyper-vigilance not experienced by their male colleagues.
Efforts at keeping effective teams together will benefit from a broader understanding of gender intelligence among leaders and team members. In addition, gender intelligence provides one more set of skills to increase the flow of communication and feedback – the lifeblood of Agile projects.
So, how are our brains different?
Significant differences exist between male and female brains in three areas. These are in actual structures of the brain, in the amount of neural blood flow, and in brain chemistry. Here are some of the key findings about the ways in which men and women's brains differ:
- IQ tests of general intelligence show no overall difference…the difference shows up in different kinds of intelligence.
- Male brains show frequent rest periods i.e., "not thinking about anything". This happens many times a day. Women's brains do not do this except during sleep. Women often interpret this difference incorrectly as "withholding" behavior or a desire not to share.
- Male brains have 6.5X more gray matter. Gray matter serves as information processing centers. This localization drives focus, focus, focus. Females have 10x the amount of white matter, contributing to connectivity between the information centers, permitting more multi-tasking, more language facility, and faster emotional "processing".
- Males have more M ganglion in the retina allowing men to perceive objects moving in space more easily. Women have more P ganglion allowing them to see color and fine detail.
- The hippocampus in men is less active, contributing to less linkage between memory and the emotional/word centers of the brain. Men will often not recall emotional discussions (positive or negative ones) whereas women will often have detailed recall.
- The amygdala in men tends to be larger. When angry, the verbal circuits in men tend to shut down with the amygdala driving towards more physical expression of the emotion rather than the verbal processing exhibited by females.
- Men have 20X more testosterone and also have vasopressin. Both decrease interest in talking and increase aggression, need for social power, competitiveness, and territoriality. These hormones were essential in an agrarian society for successful hunting. Testosterone rises and dips during the day, generally peaking at roughly 9-11 AM. Some research studies of British financial traders have shown that the riskiest trades tend to occur during that time period.
- Women have more oxytocin, sometimes called the "tend and befriend" hormone. Oxytocin promotes the personal bonding useful for building community and raising children, which are inherently social tasks performed over extended periods of time.
- In women's brains, language tends to occur in both the right and left hemispheres, whereas in men language tends to occur only in the left. If you account for writing, speaking, and reading, women use significantly more words in a day than men.
- The cerebellum in men tends to be larger than in a female brain. The cerebellum is an action and physical movement center, contributing to the male's tendency to action and physicality.
- Women have 20% more blood flow throughout the brain. In the limbic system, one of the consequences of this increased blood flow is that women are constantly assessing and reassessing context as well as facial expressions, tone of voice, etc. Disorders that inhibit people from picking up on social nuance such as autism and Asperger's Syndrome are roughly 8X more common in males.
- Baby girls have as much estrogen in the brain as an adult woman. Estrogen is such a potent neurotransmitter that in the first three months of life, a baby girl increases eye contact and facial gazing skills 400% more than boys. This ability to read faces is an advantage females maintain over males throughout life. LouAnn Brizendine, author of The Female Brain, refers to the female brain as "a machine built for connection" in part due to this ability.
Do we have to be A or B?
Actually, one in seven men and one in five women have what we call "bridge brains". These are people who have somewhat more of the other sex's features in terms of their brain profile. A bridge brain man for example might take fewer physical risks than many of his peers, he might avoid a highly competitive type of profession, he might be drawn to less aggressive types of sports, etc.
Cognitive science tells us the brain is capable of change via focus or what David Rock and Jeffrey Schwartz in their work on the neuroscience of leadership call "attention density". However, while the topic of plasticity in the brain has received a lot of attention recently, some aspects of brain functioning are not as amenable to change because they are hardwired. Nowhere is this truer than in gender-based brain differences. Nurture matters but it does not trump nature. It's more useful to think in terms of the areas of the brain that have high versus low plasticity. An example of high plasticity would be the number of languages you can learn to speak. An example of low plasticity is the fact that women have more prolactin, which produces larger tear glands and in turn, more tears.
Organizational Implications
Once people understand some of the basic differences, they tend to look at everyday situations in organizations somewhat differently. Women (and some men) who use a lot of words may become more attuned to that "glazed-over" look from men they are speaking to who think they have already gotten the point. Men may begin to appreciate how women use their relational skills to build consensus and mend fences after controversy.
As an example, take a very difficult meeting between an architect and a lead developer that becomes quite heated. The stress of conflict causes cortisol levels to rise, producing more testosterone in males and more aggressive, dominant behavior. In females, the rise in cortisol produces more oxytocin, leading to more harmony-seeking behavior. A "winning" strategy where both meeting participants feel good about the final decision will provide the best outcome, even if it takes longer to get there.
Managers, coaches and team members who understand some of the basic brain differences can adapt their style of interaction with members of the opposite sex as appropriate. Let's say a female Agile coach has a very angry male developer in her office. He is totally frustrated with other members of his team. If the coach reacts the way a woman is more likely to react to another woman saying, "I can see how frustrated you are. Let's go get some coffee and tell me how you're feeling…," we shouldn't be surprised if the fellow gets really upset and even more frustrated. Instead, the "gender intelligent" female coach could offer action steps to the male developer like, "Let's make a list of the things you've already tried, then generate some alternatives you can implement right away".
Perhaps subsequently, the coach can pursue the developer's "feelings" about the situation. However, not head on. She could use a more effective approach like asking a question such as, "What do you think is happening in the organization now that might be driving this behavior on the team?"
Leadership Implications
Another critical aspect of understanding brain differences is to understand that men and women tend to embody leadership somewhat differently. While at the very highest levels of organization life, the social intelligence needed for outstanding leadership shows no difference by gender, in the general population and lower organization levels there do appear to be some differences in the ways men and women behave in leadership roles. Recognizing these differences helps us to broaden, not narrow, the pool of prospective talent. Simply put, we can summarize these differences as:
Male leaders tend to:
- Bond in short bursts of connection
- Downplay emotion
- Focus on pattern thinking
- Promote risk-taking & independence
Female leaders tend to:
- Bond via extended conversations
- Display more "hands-on" connection
- Emphasize complex, multitasking activities
- Look for methods of direct empathy
- Be more willing to relinquish independence for "interdependence"
While biology isn't destiny, we should not be afraid to acknowledge that there are influences on the brain that come from our gender as "males" or "females". Admitting this does not have to lead to inequality or to inequity. Instead, we can use brain science to improve relationships and communication. Understanding these areas of difference without stereotyping can enhance the ways we manage conflict, negotiate, do sales, run meetings, and lead and coach teams. It can help us to build healthier environments where men and women can be authentically who they are and contribute their best.
About the Authors
Diana Larsen consults with leaders and teams to create work processes where innovation, inspiration, and imagination flourish. With more than fifteen years of experience working with technical professionals, Diana brings focus to the human side of organizations, teams and projects. She activates and strengthens her clients' proficiency in shaping an environment for productive teams and thriving in times of change. Diana discovers solutions and possibilities where others find only barriers and obstacles. Diana can be reached at email@example.com.
Diana co-authored Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great! . Current chair of the Agile Alliance Board of Directors, she co-founded the "Agile Open Northwest" conference and the international "Retrospective Facilitators Gathering". She is a frequent presenter both nationally and internationally on Agile team development topics.
Sharon Buckmaster, Ph.D. coaches and consults with organization leaders wanting to create workplaces that are economically, ethically, and socially sustainable. She has developed a clear perspective on organizational change that builds on individual and organization strengths to meet current challenges. Sharon sees the art of leadership as a creative endeavor shaped by context and character.
Sharon excels at working with leaders. Her long-standing interest in leadership for women led her to found the Women's Center for Applied Leadership and her dissertation research called Standing Up and Standing Proud: Senior Executive Women Who Advocate for Gender-Equity (available at www.futureworksconsulting.com). She is an associate of the Center for Gender in Organizations at Simmons College and currently teaches in the Master's program for Applied Information Management at the University of Oregon. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Suggested Readings re: Brain Research
Brizendine, L. (2006). The Female Brain. New York: Broadway Books.
BBC.com "Sex I.D.: Find Out How Your Mind Works."
Goleman, D. & Boyatzis, R. (2008) Social Intelligence and the Biology of Leadership. Harvard Business Review, 9.
Goleman, D. ( 2006) Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships. New York: Bantam Books.
Gurian, M., & Annis, B. (2008). Leadership and the Sexes: Using Gender Science to Create Success in Business. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Haidt, J. ( 2006). The Happiness Hypothesis. New York: Basic Books.
Hewitt, S., Luce, C.B., Servon, L., Sherbin, L., Shiller, P., Sosnovich, E., et al. (2008). The Athena Factor, Reversing the Brain Drain in Science, Engineering, and Technology. Harvard Business Review Reports.
Neal, Rome. "Take the Male Brain Questionnaire: Actions of a Man or a Woman."
Rock, D. & Schwartz, J. The Neuroscience of Leadership. (5/06) www.strategybusiness.com.
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most useless topic I have ever read
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Mark Levison
Interesting for Agile
Ted Young
I'd love to see more articles like this on InfoQ, i.e., that are well-written, dive a bit deeper than just a few paragraphs, and are backed by scientific references.
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Udit Handa
Another step in understanding the machine we are...
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Mark Levison
This is actually a good test...
Dyan Corutiu
Out of 7 responders (myself included) 7 are male and 2 already had a negative attitude towards this topic. I wouldn't want them in my team.
It's no wonder why there are almost no women in this field. When testosterone dominates there's little room for fairness and teamwork.
Software is so expensive and volatile because of this attitude.
Good luck guys.
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Amr Elssamadisy
Male leaders tend to:
* Bond in short bursts of connection
* Downplay emotion
* Focus on pattern thinking
* Promote risk-taking & independence
Seems to pretty much describe me and many other guys I've worked with.
Female leaders tend to:
* Bond via extended conversations
* Display more "hands-on" connection
* Emphasize complex, multitasking activities
* Look for methods of direct empathy
* Be more willing to relinquish independence for "interdependence"
Seems to match much of what I've been reading about the difference between boys and girls (my daughter is just over one and I'm doing quite a bit of parent-reading).
If these are the ways that we think then I'm fine with it. If they are not, I'm also fine with it. The interesting question is - why does this tick so many men off? What's the problem guys?
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"Taken together, this information is becoming known as gender intelligence and is being adopted by many progressive organizations. Companies like Deloitte & Touche, IBM, and PriceWaterHouse Coopers have seen immediate financial results including increased retention of women by training their managers to use gender intelligence in the workplace" - the introductory paragraph, which sets the stage of the entire article.
You know there's trouble when you start seeing "gender intelligence" and "progressive" organizations. The irony here is that it's really an attack on woman, if you read into it.
It's all a bunch of gobbly-good crap with a political ideology undercurrent to it.
If you think that's ad-hominem Mark, then so be it, but I' not surprised you started your attacks by pulling that out of your bag of tricks.
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Mark Levison
I referred to your comments as "ad-hominem" because they never moved beyond the opening paragraph to substance of the article. If gender intelligence bothers you (and I still wonder about it), then strike out all references to it and try reading the article again.
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Let's focus on the message here
Declan Whelan
Mark Levison
I agree with most of the findings presented in the article, I agree with a difference between how male and female brain works, I agree with the attempt to bridge the gap between men and women and especially using the best in each of us. That's all fine.
I wonder do the authors' have a bias? For example, they present negative actions resulting from male brain activity: anger, the inclination to appeal to force instead of negotiation based on communication, taking risks due to high level of testosterone, … . However they didn't include negative results from women's brain activity, but only positive ones. While I agree with their findings on men's negatives, not mentioning women's negatives suggests a bias. Perhaps the authors, being females, they don't even see any negatives in their actions.
No action resulting from some brain activity is inherently good or bad, but instead excess in one direction or another makes it good or bad. For example, the risen level of testosterone has positive effects, but a level too high may end up with some negative ones. The same with estrogen: a certain amount of it in women does great, but over some level it turns into a problem. The authors need to balance their view towards men and to better understand us, humans.
We are coming from a testosterone dominated society. Let's make sure we don't repeat the mistakes of the past and do not become an estrogen dominated one. We need to find the balance. Any extreme is not good.<\blockquote></\blockquote>
My experience points otherwise
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Francois Retief
Having grown up in a post womans lib world I'm getting rather tired of being constantly told how men are inferior, endowed with an archaic skill set or just plain pigs. I'm just a nice guy, working hard in an IT environment, trying to treat everyone without any preconceived ideas.
A good point of the article (not that it is new) is that on average men and women do not think the same. In general it's valuable to understand that (probably) everyone else you deal with thinks and behaves different than you do. The risk is that people may start to think this is a recipe for understanding an individual. You have to adapt to that specific individual.
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Cherryl Holliday
In growing up (4 brothers) and as a woman in business, I have often been the target of male dominating techniques and it would be very easy to agree wholeheartedly with the article.
On the other hand, I have worked with male individuals in leadership positions who have perfected the balance.
Perhaps you could expand on the "bridge brain" point. It may help to dispel the stereotypical implication and therefore introduce some of the balance that the previous reader is eluding to.
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Tobias Mayer
If there is gender education to be offered, and if it has to begin somewhere, I feel it needs to begin with women. Change starts from within, right? Telling men to recognize their female colleagues' "womanliness" while those same colleagues are doing their best to act like men makes little sense.
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Tobias Mayer
I should add that I could be wrong about this. Maybe the nature of the competitive business world just makes most people, gender notwithstanding, into aggressive, opinionated a**holes :)
In other words, until we change the nature of the way we do business, no amount of "gender research" or "gender education", or any other politically enlightening fix will have any long term effect.
In in still other words, as we made our bed so we lie on it.


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Realizing the unspeakable torture that is another hour of Temptation Island of Lost Souls is but a day away, your humble summary writer begins to plot a way to avoid watching this episode. Hours into the night, and a wastebasket full of crumpled up and discarded ideas later, a smile slowly creeps across his face as a (not so) brilliant plan hatches in the depths of his mind. He knows the perfect man for the job. He sends an urgent missive to the mysterious Lady in Blue:
This is a matter of utmost importance. The FOX network is conducting insidious mind control tests on an unsuspecting populace by means of a show intent on the destruction of the newkular family known only by the codename: Temptation Island. I know of only one way to subvert their evil plans. Please send Station Manager Bubba to:
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A black screen appears, with the following warning:This episode contains discussion of sexual behavior. Viewer discretion is advised.
Translation: No one on this island is actually getting any.
Now, I know this may turn off 33% of the viewing audience, the one dirty old man who is tired of watching scramblevision, but me? Im overjoyed. It assures us that for today, anyway, the world is safe from even the accidental offspring of these losers.
For some inexplicable reason, the producers decide that we actually care enough about this show that they should spend half an hour (it feels like it anyway) rehashing the first two episodes. Cue voice over of host Mark L. Walberg (the L is for
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Cut to host Mark L. Walberg striding purposefully along the strand of the seashore. Gesticulating wildly ala John Madden, he promises/threatens that we will find out HERE (and by HERE, he means in my pants, but sorry Marky, were not fooled; the producers have already told us that nobody gets any. This presumably includes you) on Temptation Island. He then, in a maneuver too comical for words to adequately express, throws his arms loosely to his sides, puffs up his chest, and makes a quarter turn as the camera flies up and around him.
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islands, sunsets, and the One Ring, flaming with the wrath of Sauron, and the title of the show, which, in case you forgot, is Temptation Island, which is hosted by, in case you forgot, Mark. L. Walberg. Mark then informs us that last week, the couples got their first taste of singledom on their first dates. We see whitewater rafting, jetskiing, massages, and Tanaya spreading her legs for Michael (go check, its right there on the tape). Mark tells us Kara fell for Jeffs seductive charms. What?? Were we watching the same show? I didnt see Kara falling for anything, and at any rate, that would presuppose Hyena Boy actually HAD any seductive charms. Besides acting like a jackass, I mean. Jeff smugly tells us he truly believes Kara will leave the island as a single. Hello braniac, that means without you too! Meanwhile, Jason finds only misery in paradise. Very romantically, he tells his date he wants to get the hell out of here. You sweet-talker, you. At their first bonfires, jealousies rage! Melissa, having found out her boyfriend, Man-whore Michael, is comin on to the ladies, confesses I dont know what I feel right now. I suspect that none of you know much of anything, but Im sure thats just the editing. Jason, as chipper as ever (which is to say almost as upbeat as he would be at a funeral), is angry at the video of Karas date with Hyena Boy. Anthony is likewise enraged at Stephanies misadventures. She had a choice! he declares. Im hoping that choice is for assisted suicide.
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when 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.
their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
they were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.
they remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.
"where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.
"this is heaven." declared a small boy.
when what to their wondering eyes did appear,
but Jesus, their savior, the children gathered near.
He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.
then He opened His arms and He called them by name.
and in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring
those children all flew into the arms of their King
and as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,
one small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.
and as if He could read all the questions she had
He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of mom and dad."
then He looked down on earth, the world far below
He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woe
then He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,
"Let My power and presence re-enter this land!"
"may this country be delivered from the hands of fools"
"I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"
then He and the children stood up without a sound.
"come now my children, let me show you around."
excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.
all displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.
and i heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
"in the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."
Written by Cameo Smith, Mt. Wolf, PA
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home; lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet;
I do not ask to see the distant scene;
one step enough for me.
I was not ever thus, nor prayed that
Thou shouldst lead me on;
I loved to choose and see my path;
but now lead Thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will.
Remember not past years!
So long Thy power hath blest me,
sure it still will lead me on.
O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till the night is gone,
And with the morn those angel faces smile, which I
Have loved long since, and lost awhile!
Meantime, along the narrow rugged path, thyself hast trod,
Lead, Savior, lead me home in childlike faith, home to my God.
To rest forever after earthly strife
In the calm light of everlasting life.


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The energy complex will have its eye on the gas! That is whether or not Ben Bernanke decides to take his foot off of it or not! Humphrey Hawkins may overshadow what were a bearish American Petroleum Institute report as well as the latest gasoline spike caused by another refinery mishap. Buckle up for another wild ride.
RBOB (NYMEX:RBQ13) soared on rumors that a Canadian refiner was in the cash market buying product. Sure enough our refining nightmare continues and Bloomberg News confirmed it. That makes three refineries that serve the New York Harbor market have units shut or slowed. Irving Oil Corp. has shut multiple units, including two fluid catalytic crackers, at its St. John, New Brunswick, plant, Genscape Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky-based energy information provider, reported yesterday.
Barbara Powell, of Bloomberg news, wrote that, "Gasoline advanced to a four-month high on speculation that unplanned refinery outages may crimp fuel supply. Futures rose 1%. Phillips 66 said yesterday it's making unplanned repairs on units at the Bayway refinery in New Jersey, adding to outages from Philadelphia to Texas. Gasoline inventories probably fell 1.5 million barrels last week, according to the median estimate of nine analysts in a survey by Bloomberg. Crack spreads widened and the August contract's premium to September increased."
As far as Ultra-low-sulfur diesel, Bloomberg reported that it jumped to a three-month high as declining European gasoil supplies and higher prices indicated more opportunities for U.S. exports. ULSD, for August delivery rose 2.08 cents, or 0.7%, to settle at $3.0469 a gallon on volume that was 10% below the 100-day average. ULSD's crack spread versus West Texas Intermediate crude widened $1.19 to $21.97 a barrel. The premium over Brent increased 56 cents to $18.57. Gasoil for August delivery on the ICE Futures Europe exchange rose $3.25 to $919.75 a metric ton.
The API did try to offer some hope and relief by reporting a build in inventories of both gasoline and diesel. Reuters reports that "U.S. crude stocks fell last week as refineries raised output, while gasoline and distillate inventories jumped, data from industry group the American Petroleum Institute showed on Tuesday. Crude inventories fell by 2.6 million barrels in the week to July 12 to 371.056 million, compared with analysts' expectations for a decline of 2 million barrels. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma delivery hub fell by 880,000 barrels, API said. Refinery crude runs rose by 84,000 barrels per day, API data showed. Gasoline stocks rose by 2.6 million barrels, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuter's poll for a 500,000 barrel draw. Distillate fuels stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 3.8 million barrels, compared with expectations for a 1.9 million-barrel gain, the API data showed." So despite all of our refining issues we saw products gain. If the Energy Information Administration confirms this data then we should start to ease assuming Ben Betake doesn't talk about more easing or assuming another refinery blows up."
Natural Gas is getting support from the heat. Janice Dean, Fox News Weather analyst, says that "It's officially summertime in the Northeast: The complaining about the heat is as relentless as the temperatures. But not only across the Northeast, the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley are dealing with temperatures in the 90s, with heat indices near or past 100 degrees. We could set some record highs while the humidity will make it feel pretty awful. Heat advisories are up for many big cities including New York and Philadelphia. And this is going to stay with us all week long, so please take precautions especially with the young ones and the elderly who need to be indoors as much as possible and hydrated. Meantime, an upper level low will bring some cooler temperatures over the Southwest and Southern Plains. Parts of Oklahoma and Texas could get 1-3 inches of rain which is great news for this drought stricken area, however too much of a good thing will bring flooding to the region."


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Welcome to the Virus Encyclopedia of Panda Security.
Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
Hupigon.ADP is a backdoor that allows hackers to gain remote access to the affected computer in order to carry out actions that compromise user confidentiality and impede the tasks performed on the computer.
It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy:
keystrokes, in order to obtain information for accessing online banking services, passwords and other confidential information.
It sends the gathered information to a remote user by any available means: email, FTP, etc.
It affects productivity, preventing tasks from being carried out:
It reduces the security level of the computer:
it changes the security settings of Internet Explorer, decreasing its security level; it notifies the attacker that the computer has been compromised and is ready to be used maliciously; it listens on open ports in order to control the computer remotely; it awaits remote-control orders received through
other channels; it changes system permissions, decreasing the security level.
Hupigon.ADP accesses several websites to download files, which it then runs. These can be any type of file, although they are normally malware.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user:
It uses several methods in order to avoid detection by antivirus companies:
Hupigon.ADP uses the following propagation or distribution methods:


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Serbia set to become Associate Member State of CERN
16 Dec 2011
Geneva, 16 December 2011. At its 161st meeting at CERN1 today, the CERN Council unanimously voted to admit the Republic of Serbia to Associate Membership as the pre-stage to Membership of CERN. This status will come into force following signature of the related Agreement by the two parties and notification to CERN of ratification by the Serbian Parliament. This development was warmly received by all delegations in Council.


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This is an excerpt from The Wrestling Drill Book, 2nd Edition by William Welker.
Takedown Counter Drills
The premise for takedown counter drills is to stop your opponent's initial attack and then create a counterattack in which you score. This is best accomplished by keeping in good position with a proper center-of-gravity (hip) location. In other words, do not allow your opponent to feel comfortable in the neutral position when he attempts takedown maneuvers.
Keep in mind that the fundamentals must be taught first, including conventional sprawling drills, proper crossface techniques and hip-positioning drills, and whizzer-hip counter drills to double-leg attacks. Also, review all single-leg counter maneuvers when the attack wrestler has control of the leg on or off the mat. Wrestlers must master these basic drills before they learn the more advanced takedown counter drills.
The following drill sequence is set up to demonstrate the first line of defense drills, using the hands to prevent your opponent from penetrating to the legs. The second line of defense drills will illustrate techniques used when the opponent is able to penetrate to the legs or body by maneuvering through the first line of defense.
Snap-Down Redirect
W1 controls W2's head with a collar tie with his right arm. W1 also establishes wrist control with his left hand and arm (a).
As W2 begins his attempt to penetrate W1, W1 snaps his head and elbows to the mat while sprawling back. Pressing his chest on W2's back, W1 drives W2's head to the mat, blocking W2's right arm (b). Finally, W1 spins around W2 for the takedown (c).
Coaching Point
When the wrestlers sprawl, stress the importance of sprawling on the toes and placing pressure on the opponent's back before spinning around.
Common Error
A common mistake is the attacker dropping to his knees rather than staying on his toes when snapping the opponent down.
Read more from The Wrestling Drill Book, 2nd Edition by William Welker.
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Everyone wants their website indexed by the major search engines. It's a reasonable desire on the part of a website owner. Without inclusion in the search engine listings, there is no chance of receiving any search-related visitor traffic for your most important keywords. In fact, you will receive no search engine generated web traffic at all. For that reason, and many others, your site must get indexed by the most important Internet search engines.
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{mospagebreak title=Why not Submit to the Search Engines?}
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{mospagebreak title=What Many People Don't Know about Indexing}
Many novice webmasters are simply unaware of the ways to get a site included in the various search engines. In fact, the widespread lack of knowledge on the subject has spawned an entire submission industry. There is certainly no need to use the various electronic submission services especially for gaining entry into the Google search index.
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{mospagebreak title=How to Get into the Search Engines without Submitting}
All that is required is a link from a previously indexed web page. Of course for many new webmasters that is more easily said than done. The problem that arises then for many website owners is getting that first link from an already indexed site. There are several good and proven techniques for getting a previously indexed link to your site.
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Post comments on blogs. While not all blog commenting systems are links that spiders can follow, many blog commenters do provide that capability. As with forum posting, leave a link back to your blog to attract not only search engine spiders, but potential visitor traffic as well. Be certain to post only helpful and informative posts on blog comments. Failing to do so may find your post deleted as spam. Bloggers do not hesitate to remove posts that they do not deem to be acceptable.
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Be sure to promote and market your website, even if your site is not included in the search engines at that point. By spreading the word about your site, using even the most mundane promotional methods, your site will almost certainly attract some interest. With that interest will come some natural links to your site, resulting in your site being indexed as well.
{mospagebreak title=Conclusion}
There is simply no need to submit your site to the major search engines for inclusion. The search engine spiders will find your site on their own.
What you need to do is provide the spiders with incoming links to travel into your site. There are many good ways to add those important incoming links to serve as pathways for the spiders. Create an entry to your site and the spiders will crawl right in.
With a properly designed site map, the spiders can also crawl deeply into your interior web pages and index them with little difficulty.
Let the search engine spiders find your site. It's the best way to be indexed by the search engines.


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June 28, 1965 - January 8, 2013
Rollinsford, NH
Robert M. Hess, 47, of Rollinsford passed away on Tues., Jan. 8, 2013 at Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, NH.
Rob was born on June 28, 1965 in Bronx, NY; the son of Raymond and Margaret (DePanicis) Hess.
Rob worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Dover, NH. Rob loved to hunt and fish. He became very involved with setting up the stage at Rollinsford Grade School. He enjoyed volunteering at Rollinsford Grade School especially cooking for the annual Penny Sale and helping with the Grade School musicals.
Robert is survived by his wife, Lori (Goodrich) Hess of Rollinsford; his sons, Trevor Hess of Chicago, IL and Ian Hess of Rollinsford; his brother, Jon Hess and his wife, Carrie Ann of Monroe, NY; his nephews, Christian and Alex of Monroe, NY; and many, many friends and coworkers.
Friends and family may call from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 12 with a funeral service at 11 a.m. at Wiggin-Purdy-McCooey-Dion Funeral Home, 655 Central Ave., Dover, NH with LyfeCycle Celebrant, Jo Maden, officiating.
Flowers are welcome; memorial donations may be made in Robert's (Rob's) name to the Rollinsford Grade School, 487 Locust St., Rollinsford, NH 03869.
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Dec 13, 2006 at 8:20 pm
thanks for the love on the "probe"!
nice rides!
nice rides!
Dec 6, 2006 at 8:32 pm
ya im going to get one thanx for the comment.
Dec 1, 2006 at 12:39 am
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Tier 3music / / poetry / / philosophy / / -ology by Nick Courtright
Archive for Cold War Kids
Hot Off the Press: Archives of an Overworked Music Critic
As most of you know, I do this little music journalism thing on the side because I have so much spare time I don't even know what to do with myself. In addition to doing regular concert previews and reviews for Austinist, and writing feature interviews for Soundcheck Magazine, for the last four months I've been running a weekly album review column for Transmission Entertainment called Hot Off the Press, which discusses in sometimes-professional, sometimes-notsomuch manner incredibly new albums—about half the time the albums are reviewed before they are released to the public, a luxury I have due to a combination of media hook-ups and blatant theft of unpublicized leaks.
The result of this is that I'm often way ahead of the game on albums, thus providing some of the initial "hype" or "bust" sentiment stewing around the internet, and that I am often reviewing albums before I really have a damn clue what I'm talking about—there are a couple rethinkers (I should have given You & Me more time, and the early weeks of HOTP are pretty thin), but for the most part I think I got it right the first go'round. So, without further ado, here is a considerable list of links (click the red to be magically transported to the full review), in reverse chronological order:
Women (Women): "…there is a very thick haze of early Animal Collective-ness populating this album, as you can almost see the two groups together—long before AC's electro-obsession took full hold—bounding around a campfire in loincloths, shaking tambourines and scaring children…" Report Card: B+
Pit Er Pat (High Time): "…the big problem here is that while 2006's Pyramids seemed like an album maybe ahead of its time, High Time, an almost uncomfortably ironic title, feels like an album that's hit the shelves a good five years too late…" Report Card: C
15: Crystal Stilts & Times New Viking
Crystal Stilts (Alight of Night): "…it's as if the woe woe woe of Crystal Stilts' approach is so draped in mascara tears that fans have no choice but to bob their heads in utter happiness that they found something so compulsively hip-shaking and degenerate…" Report Card: B+
Times New Viking (Stay Awake EP): "…it's difficult to figure if what Times New Viking is doing makes any sense—after all, it's impossible not to wonder whether they would be "better" if they stopped recording on such shitty equipment…" Report Card: B
Deerhoof (Offend Maggie): "…despite oft-indiscernible lyrics, the obscurity of their songs, and a distinct lack of sex appeal, Deerhoof has successfully built an adoring fan base, and these realities make it all the more mystifying and disappointing that Offend Maggie lacks the spikes in extreme glee that their last couple albums have provided so willingly…" Report Card: B
Megapuss (Surfing): "…in many ways, Devendra Banhart and Greg Rogove's album is juvenile, senseless, random, filthy, awkward, head-scratching, and sometimes just plain stupid. And yet, despite all of these fitting adjectives, Surfing works…" Report Card: B+
13: Juana Molina & Final Fantasy
Juana Molina (Un Día): "…through its sheer bombast and ambition, Un Día is bound to find a wider and more enthusiastic American audience than her previous efforts—songs such as the title track and "Los Hongos de Marosa" are so stunning it'd be a shame if American audiences didn't catch on…" Report Card: A-
Final Fantasy (Plays to Please EP & Spectrum, 14th Century EP): "…frontman Owen Pallett is one of those wildly bright and frustratingly eccentric types, and these two EPs expand upon the already iconoclastic canon he has constructed, as he uses additional manpower to back his stunning string arrangements with the familiar-but-300-years-old sounds of chamber music…" Report Card: B
12: TV on the Radio & Cold War Kids
TV on the Radio (Dear Science): "…the melodrama in TV on the Radio's music regularly foams over the surface, and although the hugeness of their approach may turn some fickle listeners off at first blush, repeated listens will draw in even the most skeptical fans of singer-songwriters and sparse arrangement…" Report Card: A
Cold War Kids (Loyalty to Loyalty): "…Cold War Kids are so divisive even your grandparents argue over whether they are the shining light of new soul rock come down from above to lead us all into a new era of heartfelt tunesmanship, or whether they are a bunch of underschooled and self-absorbed fools with an editing deficiency who are example 1A of blog bands gone painfully awry…" Report Card: B-
11:Peter Bjorn and John & Grouper
Peter Bjorn and John (Inland Empire): "…Seaside Rock is a testament to a band who's willing to say a little bit of 'fuck you' to the slavering masses, a testament that declares that musical integrity and continued exploration are more important to this band than a continued assault on the tender eardrums of the thoughtless youth. Either that or they're running away, like pansies, from expectations…" Report Card: B
Grouper (Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill): "…if it weren't for the fact that Grouper makes her music almost impossible to hear on purpose, you'd really want to suggest that she find a better producer, or at least stop strumming the guitar seventy feet underwater…" Report Card: B-
10: Department of Eagles & Fight Bite
Department of Eagles (In Ear Park): "…while the ups can be pretty spectacular, In Ear Park is ultimately done in by its questionable revision—one almost gets the feeling that Rossen and Nicolaus felt rushed to get this out while the hype is high…" Report Card: B-
Fight Bite (Emerald Eyes): "…while the band name Fight Bite may conjure up images of Mike Tyson, crazed look in his eyes, with a chunk of Evander Holyfield's ear in his mouth, this music couldn't be further from that image. If anything, the image that's brought up is one of Tyson and Holyfield walking through a garden of daisies, perhaps holding hands…" Report Card: A-
Of Montreal (Skeletal Lamping): "…and only then did it become easier to accept the possibility that [Kevin Barnes had] not lost himself completely in a bizarre world of cocks, asses, and transgender dance parties wildly galloping through the thesaurus…" Report Card: B+
8: The Bug & Kemialliset Ystävät
The Bug (London Zoo): "…while the scowl this album wears makes much hardcore rap look like child's play, the album's polarizing effects are a sign of its ingenuity—Martin's sensibilities regarding darkness and repetition make it the perfect collection of anthems for sneering and cursing as you cut off other drivers on the highway…" Report Card: A
Kemialliset Ystävät (Harmaa Laguuni): "…this particular collection of sounds is a little less shocking to the ears than their prior studio work; that's not to say, though, that it won't elicit plenty of 'what the hell are you listening to' comments from passersby, because it certainly will…" Report Card: B-
7: Vivian Girls & The Music Tapes
Vivian Girls (Vivian Girls): "…Vivian Girls' clattering, energetic approach to punky two minute pop-rock is befitting of the web's fawning, and surely soon enough the Brooklyn trio (all women, no less) will be the darlings of a wider populus…even if the album as a whole doesn't thrill as fabulously as the first couple singles would have you believe…" Report Card: B
The Music Tapes (Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes): "…what good possibly could come from Koster's collection, being that he is notoriously obsessed with the singing saw, of all random instruments, that he personally has never released a truly proper LP, and that he's been working on this album for nine freaking years?…" Report Card: B
Lackthereof (Your Anchor): "…notable because they are the primary project of Menomena member Danny Seim, Lackthereof makes music that sounds like a Menomena song lying prone on the studio room floor, like an engine taken totally apart and put only a little bit back together…" Report Card: B-
Conor Oberst (Conor Oberst): "…as his growing pains have presented themselves to the listening public, that incredible urgency has gone missing in his work, and to some critics he's been relegated to has-been status—a time capsule at the ripe old age of twenty-eight…" Report Card: C-
5: Bodies of Water & Russian Red
Bodies of Water (A Certain Feeling): "…rarely has an album truly jumped out and demanded to follow in the bombastic footsteps of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne's Canadian outfit, while still being talented and unique enough not merely to seem like parrots. But A Certain Feeling has that quality to it…" Report Card: A
Russian Red (I Love Your Glasses): "…words of wisdom for the listener are twofold: #1 if you listen to this album, start with track two so you don't get your hopes too high, and #2 Hernández is only twenty-two years old, so she still has plenty of time to be the world-conqueror I'd hoped her already to be…" Report Card: B
The Walkmen (You & Me): "…the band, as usual, is pretty tight and on cue, and this album sees them expanding their oft-old-timey sound a bit, but, as usual, they rarely make the listener reflect with amazement on the awesomeness of their instrumental achievements…" Report Card: B-
Grizzly Bear (Two Weeks' television debut): "…Two Weeks, a sparkling if simple track, is cloaked in reverb and is guaranteed to sound better on the fifth listen than it did on the first…" Report Card: A
Au (Verbs): "…some of it sounds like little more than a bunch of people tuning their instruments or screwing off pre-rehearsal, but when the noises this flock of musicians creates come together into a song, the results can be pretty damn pleasing…" Report Card: B
Pyramids (Pyramids): "…although Pyramids aren't likely to find themselves on the cover of Spin magazine anytime soon (hell, they hardly turn up on a Google search), they have potential, and with a broadening of their sound they should start to make themselves the first 'Pyramids' band you think of, rather than the fourth…" Report Card: C+
White Denim (Workout Holiday): "…this garage-y business gets down to the brass tacks of dirty rock, with sloppy and simple construction and frequent breakdowns, and it's not unlikely that your first listen will seem a bit pale for all the praise. But when it comes down to it, this is some very, very good stuff, and once it gets its energetic claws into you, you'll have a hard time taking it off the iPod…" Report Card: A-
Black Kids (Partie Traumatic): "…While this is an album with lovely songs for a club rotation, for any other of the myriad purposes for listening to music—such as passing the time while driving on I-35 during rush hour—chances are that the absolute lack of irony will wear thin quite quickly…" Report Card: C
1: Beck & The Fiery Furnaces & Ponytail
Beck (Modern Guilt): "…despite the skepticism—fueled by his diminishing live performance as he nears forty—sure enough, like most all Beck releases, Modern Guilt gets its claws into you, and after a tepid first few listens, it starts to hold together quite well as a collection…" Report Card: B
The Fiery Furnaces (Remember): "…put very simply: if you're not already a fan of Fiery Furnaces, this release will just solidify your disgust for them. But if you're already a fan of Fiery Furnaces, you'll probably just wish they would've found some not-so-shitty recording equipment for this ambitious project…" Report Card: C
Ponytail (Ice Cream Spiritual): "…despite the occasionally awesome interplay between these 'instruments,' this is an album that's going to be hard-pressed to survive multiple spins in a row without becoming a burden on sensitive ears…" Report Card: B-


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Jurors find Manchester woman guilty of lying about her role in Rwandan genocideBy KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 21. 2013 2:10PM
CONCORD - Beatrice Munyenyezi was found guilty today of lying about her role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to gain U.S. citizenship.
Munyenyezi, 43 , wept when the two guilty verdicts were read aloud in U.S. District Court. Jurors deliberated at least four hours.
Judge Steven McAuliffe immediately revoked Munyenyezi's citizenship and turned her over to the custody of deputy U.S. Marshals.
Sentencing will be June 3.
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CONCORD - Jurors will begin deliberating today whether a Manchester woman lied about her role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to illegally gain U.S. citizenship.
"In the end, the determination of facts in this case rests solely with you," U.S. District Judge Steven J. McAuliffe instructed jurors Wednesday on the eleventh day of the retrial of Beatrice Munyenyezi, 43.
Munyenyezi, a 43-old mother of three daughters, faces a two-count indictment charging her with making false statements when she applied for U.S. citizenship in 2002-2003 and with illegally obtaining U.S. citizenship.
Munyenyezi, who is being tried in the same courthouse where she became a U.S. citizen in 2003, did not testify at trial. She said she is innocent.
Federal prosecutors claim Munyeyezi was a member of the ruling ethnic Hutu party and a ring leader of its extremist youth militia. As such, they allege she oversaw killings and rapes of mostly ethnic Tutsis from a roadblock she worked outside the hotel her husband's family owned in the Butare province of Rwanda - all of which would make her ineligible for U.S. citizenship.
An estimated 800,000 people were killed in the three-month period known as the Rwandan genocide.
Munyenyezi's first trial ended in mistrial last March after jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict on the two counts of unlawfully procuring citizenship.
Many witnesses are Rwandan citizens who testified through interpreters. Others were government agents and experts.
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December 02. 2012 12:18PM
ROCHESTER - A rollover accident is blossoming into a mystery as police search for the driver of the truck.
Rochester Police Sgt. Todd Pinkham reports police were called to a rollover accident on Salmon Falls Road, near Bernard Road, at 11:15 a.m. Sunday to find a wrecked truck, but no driver.
The gray Dodge Dakota was found on its roof, in a culvert, by the responding officer. Pinkham said the truck sustained heavy damage in the crash. No driver was found at the scene. Police have since traced the car back to its owner, Kevin Chandler, 34, of Lebanon, Maine, but officers have been unable to get in contact with Chandler, according to Pinkham.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Renewed jitters about the debt crisis in Europe sent Asian stock markets lower Thursday.
Banks in Cyprus are due to open later Thursday — for limited banking only — after being shut for nearly two weeks as an emergency loan was being pieced together to prevent the nation's financial sector from collapsing.
The agreement reached late Monday with international lenders gives Cyprus a 10 billion euro ($12.9 billion) bailout but slaps penalties on depositors holding more than 100,000 euros in the country's two largest banks. Investors are waiting in the wings to see if the agreement holds.
Evan Lucas of IG Markets in Melbourne said the deal has sparked fears it may be repeated in other European nations that are in similar circumstances. In an email commentary, he said investors saw the deal "as a monster in the shadows for banks in Portugal, Spain and Italy" since it requires depositors — not the public or its tax contributions — to take the pain.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index tumbled 1.6 percent to 12,298.61. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 1.1 percent to 22,207.87. South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.2 percent at 1,990.61. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.3 percent to 4,978.50.
Meanwhile, in Italy, a leading political party failed in its attempt to form a new government. The stalemate has raised concerns that the country will be unable to manage its deep debts. Italy is the third-largest economy of the 17 countries that use the euro.
Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower Wednesday on Europe worries. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 0.2 percent to close at 14,526.16. The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1 percent to close at 1,562.85. The Nasdaq composite index rose 0.1 percent to 3,256.52.
Benchmark oil for May delivery was up 17 cents to $96.75 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 24 cents to close at a five-week high of $96.68 per barrel on the Nymex on Wednesday.
In currencies, the euro rose to $1.2788 from $1.2774 late Wednesday in New York. The dollar fell to 94.05 yen from 94.38 yen.
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I've been relatively absent from blogging for some time, due to my work in preparation for the opening of our new BlueHome Artworks consignment shop in New Vrindaban. I wanted to post, just briefly here, about our very encouraging and well received opening in conjunction with the annual Festival of Inspiration.
Thanks so much to all who visited the shop and showed support, including Maharaja Radhanath Ji, who suggested that, with the shop providing an outlet for people's artistic creations, we would start a renaissance. Temple president, Jaya Krsna, had also stated, upon hearing of our proposal for the shop, "I like very much the idea of the store. It will encourage more devotees to work on their propensities."
We had quite an enjoyable, successful, and encouraging opening weekend at our new BlueHome Artworks consignment shop. It was the annual Festival of Inspiration and the shop was well received, supported, and patronized by those attending. The weather was mostly fine–sunny and cool–until Sunday, which was rainy, but spirits seemed undampened. (:<)>
Especially, thanks to all the fine artists and artisans who have contributed and intend to contribute to the shop by consigning their work with us. The quality of work is outstanding, even exceeding expectations. We really cannot sufficiently express our appreciation. –Lilasuka and Jesse
As always, thanks for stopping by my blog, and please feel free to comment, if so inspired.
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His need to possess her is non-negotiable.
Story Brooks' fiancé just called off their wedding two weeks before the happy day. As if that isn't bad enough, her semi-estranged father, an infamous NYPD hostage negotiator, has suffered a heart attack. Not wanting to examine her lack of emotion over the broken engagement, she hops on a plane to reconnect with her father before it's too late.
Playboy hostage negotiator Daniel Chase has never, not once, been refused by a woman, so when a debate over hospital snack foods with a delectable kindergarten teacher ends in flat-out rejection, he makes it his mission to seduce her. His only obstacle? She's the daughter of his mentor who implicitly forbade Daniel from pursuing her.
Despite her father's warnings and Daniel's troubled past, Daniel and Story can't resist their intense attraction to one another. But when the reason for her fiancé's abrupt wedding cancellation comes to light, can Story and Daniel's already forbidden relationship survive?
Tessa Bailey's books just keep getting better and better! I really enjoyed Officer Off Limits, and found the mix of sensuality and humor very agreeable. The only reason this story worked for me, though, is because the heroine is so strong. The first chapter has her getting dumped by her intended two weeks before their wedding, and she starts out restrained and, while not quite timid, certainly not forceful. She gets a measure of satisfaction by ordering the most expensive bottle of champagne and charging it to his tab, but this is peanuts compared to getting dumped in a restaurant. Two weeks before their wedding. What a jerk!
When Story's father suffers from a heart attack, she flies from CA to NYC in an attempt to patch up their rocky relationship. She meets a sexy guy in the waiting room, and doesn't know whether to be relieved to learn that he's her father's partner, instead of a psycho stalker with strong opinions about snack foods. Hostage negotiators for the NYPD, both men are tough, no nonsense men. Daniel takes it one step further. Bounced between foster homes when he was a child, he has developed a wall around his emotions that even the most skilled mountain climber would not be able to scale. A traumatic experience when he was sixteen changed his life forever, leaving him mentally scarred and even more wary of relationships. To compensate for what he perceives as his greatest weakness, he is a full-on, raging alpha. Dear, me! This guy puts on one heck of a front – he hops from bed to bed, never staying with the same woman longer than it takes to get his clothes back on. He has no close relationships, and keeps everyone at arm's length.
Daniel came across as such a jerk at the beginning of the book. He is attracted to Story and makes no secret that he wants to get to know her tan lines better. When she rebuffs him in the waiting room, she only piques his interest. Even learning that she's Jack's daughter, and that his mentor will flay him alive if he tries any funny business, isn't enough to get him to back down. Like a blood hound, once Daniel's on the scent, it's hard get him to focus on anything else. He thinks a quick hook up with Story will get his mind back on work, but the silly alpha is confused. Story isn't like the rest of the women he's known, and after her disastrous engagement, she wants to call some of the shots. So not what the demanding Daniel is accustomed to.
As I stated previously, if Story has been even one notch more submissive, Officer Off Limits would not have worked for me. Daniel is so dominating, and I will admit that alpha-jerks are not my favorite hero types. But with Story's developing confidence, the two play off each other well. The author had me believing that jaded Daniel was so enamored with Story that he couldn't think of anything else. That he was willing to risk Jack's wrath to spend just one more minute with Story. As their relationship deepens, he begins to learn to trust again, and Story slowly draws out his tender side. I was so convinced that he was maturing and and growing emotionally. This was one couple, with their quirks and hang ups, that I wanted to find their HEA. Even the admission from Jack that he had been meddling in their relationship didn't lessen my enthusiasm for this couple.
Like in my last review of a Tessa Bailey book, while I would normally suggest tossing this in your beach bag for a summer read, instead I recommend settling down with a few ice packs and cold beverages. This is a scorching read, and with temps hovering in the upper 80s, I'm fearful you will get heat stoke if you read this while lounging outside in the sun.
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BOSTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul is set to appear in New Hampshire next month, becoming the first potential 2016 presidential candidate to deliver a formal speech in the state likely to host the nation's first presidential primary.
The New Hampshire Republican Party confirmed Wednesday that the first-term senator from Kentucky will deliver the keynote address at its first Liberty Dinner on May 20. The location has yet to be determined.
"Sen. Rand Paul has been a leader in the fight for smaller government, lower taxes and fiscal responsibility in Washington," said state GOP Chairman Jennifer Horn. "I am honored that Sen. Paul has agreed to address our party and I look forward to welcoming him to the Granite State."
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is also scheduled to attend the New Hampshire event.
Paul, the son of former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, himself a veteran of presidential campaigns, has said he's "seriously considering" running for the White House. A favorite of the tea party movement, the senator delivered a tea party response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address earlier in the year and scored a narrow victory in a symbolic presidential preference poll of conservative activists last month.
New Hampshire law requires the state to host the nation's first presidential primary election, while Iowa hosts the first caucus. But the voting calendar also depends upon party rules and state legislatures. The final schedule won't be set for years.
Other Republicans thought to be weighing presidential bids have already visited Iowa, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
Iowa also figures into several upcoming appearances by potential 2016 candidates. A 2012 presidential candidate, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, is scheduled to address Iowa faith-based groups on April 15. Paul is set to deliver an Iowa GOP Lincoln Day dinner speech on May 10, and Walker is scheduled to speak in Des Moines on May 23.


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Francesca Russello Ammon and Lucy M. Maulsby have been named the recipients of the inaugural SAH/Mellon Author Awards by the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH). The awards will provide financial assistance for the costs of image licensing and reproduction for their current book projects.
Francesca Russello Ammon is assistant professor of city & regional planning at the University of Pennsylvania. Her current book project, Culture of Clearance: Waging War on the Landscape in Postwar America, is the first scholarly history of the bulldozer and an interdisciplinary study of the dramatic transformation of American space in the decades following World War II. Trained in civil engineering, architecture and U.S. history, Ammon explores how and why the nation came to equate destruction with progress during the postwar era. Culture of Clearance is forthcoming from Yale University Press.
"I am delighted to receive an SAH/Mellon Author Award. As photographs, film stills, advertisements and children's book art are integral to my argument, this support will greatly enhance the visual power of the published work," said Ammon.
Maulsby remarked that the SAH/Mellon Author Award is "one of a relatively limited number of awards that recognizes the continued importance of and growing costs associated with including high quality images in scholarly monographs on the built environment."
The SAH/Mellon Author Awards are made possible by a three-year grant of $51,330 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Through this grant SAH provides awards to scholars who are publishing their first monograph on architectural history and are responsible for paying for rights and permissions for images in their publications. A similar award, the Meiss/Mellon Author's Book Award, is being administered by the College Art Association (CAA) for emerging scholars publishing first monographs on art history and visual studies. Both awards will provide leading authors in the early stages of their career with the financial resources to acquire images or create special maps or illustrations for scholary publications. Visit www.sah.org/fellowships-and-grants for information about applying for an SAH/Mellon Author Award in 2014.
The Society of Architectural Historians is a nonprofit educational organization that promotes the study, interpretation and conservation of architecture, design, landscapes and urbanism worldwide. SAH serves a network of local, national and international institutions and individuals who, by vocation or avocation, focus on the built environment and its role in shaping contemporary life. Headquartered in Chicago's historic Charnley-Persky House, the Society publishes its quarterly print and online Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (JSAH) and the Buildings of the United States book series, organizes study tours and hosts the SAH Annual Conference. SAH's other digital resources include SAH Archipedia, a media-rich online encyclopedia of American architecture, and SAHARA, a shared online image archive for teaching and research. To learn more about SAH or to become a member, visit sah.org.
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