2 men charged in attack on pregnant Detroit woman

DETROIT (AP) ? A Detroit-area man has been charged with allegedly getting a friend to try to kill his pregnant ex-girlfriend to prevent her from having his baby.

Jamal Rogers and Antonio Mathis were each charged Tuesday with attempted murder and other crimes in the attack on Rogers' ex-girlfriend, Latonya Bowman. Both men were denied bail and requested court-appointed lawyers.

Prosecutors allege that Mathis abducted Bowman at gunpoint from Rogers' Warren home early Saturday, drove her to a vacant Detroit field, doused her in lighter fluid, set her on fire and shot her. They say she played dead until he fled.

Bowman suffered burns but is expected to recover. She gave birth to a boy via an emergency cesarean section hours before Rogers' arraignment.

The baby is in intensive care.

Associated Press

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the feminist librarian: household economies [wedding post the second]

UPDATE:?Molly's comment on this post?made me realize I should make a point of saying that this post is about my own personal experiences and desires regarding shared finances, not meant to be a general statement about what "should" happen for couples, or what is morally "right" for all households, etc. Material security is a very, very?personal thing. So all of the thoughts below are about me/mine -- not meant as a judgment of anyone else's life.

One of the first things Hanna and I did after we became a couple was go out and open a joint checking account.

Well, okay, it wasn't one of the first?things -- but it was within a couple of months. And even though we'd been living together and sharing household expenses for a year and a half at that point, the shared account somehow seemed more possible, more right, to establish once we were in a sexually-intimate relationship.

Yeah, I know it doesn't make any rational sense when I put it like that. But at the time, that's how it felt. We were a couple, my logic went, and couples share material resources without keeping score. And the best, most efficient, way of doing that was an account to which we both had equal access.

And it's worked for us since then. So much so that, as we move toward our wedding in the fall, Hanna raised the question of consolidating finances further -- perhaps pooling our (frighteningly modest) savings, and more actively planning for a future down-payment or international travel. I agreed this sounded like a good move.

I got thinking about this last week when blogger blue milk?put up a post about money and relationships, riffing on a New York Times?piece on money-sharing in marriage. The comments on the blue milk post reveal a diversity of arrangements, and -- to my mind -- a surprising number of long-term couples whose financial resources are still fairly separate, or at least kept distinct.

It's not that I haven't known other options are out there for household finances, besides the single-financial-profile Hanna and I seem to be trending toward, but it's fascinating to me how many people (women particularly?) feel strongly?about maintaining their financial independence even within stable, long-term relationships.

Generally-speaking, there seems to be a lot of angst and anxiety these days about establishing household economies.?Which (me being me) makes me reflect on why I don't feel that level of angst and anxiety incorporating another person's financial expectations and spending habits into my life (and trusting another person with my own income). Was it weird, at first? A little. It's impossible to keep as tight a grip on the pulse of household spending when there are two of us -- unless either of us were willing to spend a lot more time tracking trends (we aren't). And I had to get used to Hanna making decisions with "my" money that I wouldn't necessarily make vis a vis?discretionary spending ... but then again, she's had to do the same. For the past three years, my paychecks have been automatically deposited into an account that Hanna has full access to, and that's never really bothered me.

So the question becomes: Why? Why don't I worry??

I think it has something to do with how material resources and respect for individual decision-making and personal property (the things?of our lives) were handled in my family of origin.

I grew up in a family where there was one main source of income: my father's salary. My mother had done wage-work before we were born, and has picked up work-for-hire since we grew up and moved on, but didn't work for pay while we were growing up. Yet regardless of the source of income, financial resources were consolidated: there was one checking account out of which bills were paid and daily expenses withdrawn. It had both my parents' names on it. Their financial assets were theirs?never "his" and "hers."

Us kids all got spending money when we were small, and were taken to the bank to open savings accounts once we were earning pocket money (and later more significant income). So as kids, we had money that was separate from the family economy. We were also, correspondingly, expected to take responsibility for our own discretionary spending as we were able.

And I think almost more important than the specific, technical, details concerning the flow of cash, is the fact that we had confidence in one another to be financially responsible. My parents have confidence in each other as financial decision-makers, and helped us kids gain a basic understanding of our own finances so that as we moved from familial inter-dependence into adult fiscal independence (contrary to mythology, a gradual and far-from-decisive process) we were able to communicate about economic needs and desires without moral judgment. Resources were finite, true, but decisions about how to work within those material realities was always pursued collaboratively

Perhaps because of this model, I felt little discomfort in pooling our financial resources.?

Neither Hanna nor I enjoy book-keeping. So it's way?easier to have a single account for joint spending (virtually all our spending now) than it is to keep track of who's paying what bills, buying what groceries, or who should be responsible for paying the tab for the rental car. Or, as I've seen some couples do, pay one another back via the monthly rent check or something similar.

OH MY GOD THAT WOULD DRIVE ME INSANE. Actually, it drove me a little bananas when we were?doing that, or trying to, for the first year and a half of our relationship. The endless "Who's turn is it to ..." and "How much do I owe ..." and "If I pay for, then you can get ..." At which point pooling finances seemed like a simple expedient to cut out all the white noise of negotiation and haggling.

Would I worry more about protecting my financial independence if I were in a heterosexual relationship? To some extent, perhaps. Like with marriage itself, I worry less about falling into heteronormative sand traps because our relationship is by definition already non-normative. I don't have the fear, for example, that my husband will just fall into handling the finances because social expectation and pressure encourages him to do so. In a relationship with two women, there is no "obvious" partner to coordinate the household economy. Rather than having social forces relentlessly pushing us toward integration, we have to move forward with deliberate insistence that, yes, this is what we wish to do. This is how we wish to live.

Which is not to suggest that hetero couples aren't making deliberate decisions. Just that the social pressure to fit heteronormative marriage ideals (male breadwinner, female home-maker) isn't applied so heavily when it comes to people who aren't in hetero relationships. We have to argue for?the chance to engage in activities straight couples are pressured to do. So the experience of choice and agency is qualitatively different there.

Is part of my ease due to the fact that I am (though by a thin margin at this point) the primary wage-earner in our household? I don't have a complete answer to this. When I wrote in comments at?blue milk about the fact that I don't resent the inequality in wage-earning because things even out overall in terms of domestic responsibilities, another commenter got on my case about the "regressive" nature of such an arrangement. She assumed that I was somehow implying that my wage-work was more valuable than Hanna's, when in fact I'd been trying to argue that wage- and non-wage work that contributes to the running of our household counts equally as far as I'm concerned, and as I said in my response to the critique:

With two (or more) adults in a family, you spread both wage-earning and other responsibilities around according to who is available to do what, who has what skills, and what feels fair to all people concerned. Too often, mainstream media reduces equality (and power) in household relationships to income and ignores all of the other aspects of running a household to which everyone in a family contributes.

To my mind, part of being in a marriage (or non-marital long-term relationship) is the luxury of not keeping financial score, as it were. Obviously you still keep your fingers on the pulse of basic fairness, in the sense that you speak up if it starts feeling like you always?end up stopping for groceries or your partner always?gets to pick the Friday-night movie. But?I felt very strongly, going into our relationship, that I wanted our household to be?ours?not "hers" and "hers" in a nit-picky material way.

We share books, clothes, food, bath and body products, we co-care for Geraldine.?Psychologically and emotionally, I didn't want to get into a situation where I started resenting that Hanna's physical therapy bills were a significant monthly expense, or to start stressing about whether her decision to prioritize buying a new season of?Supernatural?was less justified than my decision to pre-order the latest Diana Gabaldon in hardcover.

Do I catch myself doing it sometimes? Sure. I'm as fallible as the next person. But I want to work toward a place where mutual confidence and trust is so normal that it's unremarkable -- dare I say nigh invisible?

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Japan cruise past Azerbaijan in World Cup warm-ups

Japan made sure they were in fine form for the conclusion of their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign, beating Azerbaijan in a warm-up game on Wednesday (May 23rd).

The Samurai Blue controlled the game throughout, strolling to a comfortable 2-0 score line at a canter, with goals from Shinji Kagawa and Shinji Okazaki.

Kagawa was once again in fine form, having recently won the German Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund, who claimed their second consecutive league title this season.

The 23-year-old attacking midfield has enjoyed a sterling year, stepping up for his club in the absence of key personnel and attracting strong interest from none other than Manchester United.

After the game, he said: "It was great as everything went the way as I had imagined.

"But we could not score goals on scoring chances. In that sense, we have to improve towards our next game."

Japan's coach Alberto Zaccheroni said that the team wanted to make sure they were in the right frame of mind for World Cup qualifying, after losing two matches in the previous qualifying round.

Written by Mark Smith

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The benefits of quality continued education cannot be understated in a culture that constantly evolving to meet new technology and business challenges. For both parents and professionals, locating a solid financial resource for further educational opportunities has become almost mandatory. Certainly, for parents the goal is to provide their children with a college education that give them more opportunities than they, themselves, had. For professionals, in business or other areas, the need to stay relevant to the changing needs within that profession prompt the search for education. Yet, in either case, the costs associated with secondary schools and technical institutes can be immense.

There are various types of assistance available for people who want to further their education, some government-funded while others come by private means. For anyone who needs student loans or other financial aid to pay for school or educational training, there are programs that make this possible. It is not only possible but it financial assistance is made widely accessible and affordable. Student loans are perhaps the most widely used form of educational financial assistance although scholarships, work-study program, and family contributions do play a significant part as well.

What are some of the reasons why student loans may still be one of the most attractive options out there? Certainly, the first point you could make is that borrowers will not be required to pay back the student loan until after your complete your education. This means the payments will be deferred. Beyond this obvious advantage, there also others associated with interest rates and payment terms. Many of those lenders who offer student loans do so at lower interest rates than other types of loans. Also, lenders are more apt to work with student borrowers by making repayment terms flexible. Charges on interest rates for student loans may also be deferred until after a student finishes coursework and start paying the loan back.

There are two main types of student loans offered by the United States government. The first one is the Stafford Loan. With this loan, any funds for tuition and enrollment costs for the college or university are given to the borrower by banking institutions or lending companies that have partnered with the federal government. The second type is called the Perkins Loan. This loan is offered directly by the school or university, which operates directly as a lender.

Specific application processes are associated with received student loans or financial aid from governments or schools. Yet, for many professionals the ways they receive financial aid make come from taking out personal loans as student loans. In some cases, a student loan may come from the professional's employer who wants them to have updated training and expertise.

There are definitely many options to consider. If you desire more information, you will have to do research to see what student loan opportunities may be available to meet your circumstances. You owe it to yourself to pursue further education and possibly help yourself but your children as well.

Joe Kenny writes for Rebuild, offering personal loans, or for UK residents loans for any purpose finance.

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Inbreeding 'threatens meerkats'

27 May 2012 Last updated at 20:42 ET

The survival chances of meerkats is being threatened by inbreeding, according to a new study.

Researchers spent 20 years studying data from almost 2,000 meerkats living in clans in South Africa's Kalahari Desert.

They found almost half of the animals showed some evidence of inbreeding.

Meerkat pups that are inbred are smaller, lighter and less likely to survive in the wild than their counterparts.

The project was a collaboration between scientists at the universities of Edinburgh, Cambridge and Zurich, as well as the Zoological Society of London.

They recorded births and deaths and the movement of meerkats between colonies in the Kuruman River Reserve.

Newborn pups were weighed and measured, their DNA analysed and their parentage determined.

The researchers found that 44% of the meerkats studied showed some evidence of inbreeding.

In the wild, the desert mammals live in clans of up to 50 individuals, where subordinate adults help parents care for their offspring.

The scientists' work showed that closely related meerkats never breed with each other, but that inbreeding occurred between more distantly related individuals who were unfamiliar with one another, perhaps because they lived in separate groups.

Edinburgh University said the research raises questions about whether other social mammals, such as other mongooses, prairie dogs and tamarin monkeys, are similarly affected by inbreeding.

The study, supported by the Natural Environment Research Council, has been published in the journal Molecular Ecology.

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Suspect in Wash. teen's death arrested in Oklahoma

SEATTLE (AP) ? A Washington state man wanted in connection with the death of his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend who was found in a burning home was arrested in Oklahoma City on Monday, authorities said.

Jarod Lane, 19, was picked up by Oklahoma City police and Oklahoma state troopers after his abandoned vehicle was spotted on the shoulder of Interstate 35 about 18 miles north of Oklahoma City, and a television news crew reported seeing him on the road, said Betsy Randolph, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Lane is a suspect in the death of Jessica Scholl, Renton police Detective Robert Onishi said. Lane and Scholl had a romantic relationship but had recently broken up. She was a student at Lindbergh High School; he graduated from the school last year, according to the detective.

Lane was taken into custody by Oklahoma City police on a temporary felony arrest for homicide, Onishi said. Detectives from Renton, which is just south of Seattle, are traveling to Oklahoma City to interview him.

Police had been seeking Lane since firefighters found the girl's body after putting out a couch fire at the home Friday morning. Lane's previous last known location was at a gas station in North Bend on Friday morning.

On Sunday, police in the city of Enid, north of Oklahoma City, received a report of a possible sighting of Lane, Onishi said.

On Monday morning, a state trooper patrolling I-35 found Lane's abandoned car with a handwritten sign noting that he had gone to get gas, Randolph said. The trooper ran the license plates and seized the vehicle as evidence once it became clear the car was associated with a homicide suspect, she said.

Randolph said she posted the news on the patrol's Facebook page to alert the media and drivers not to pick up Lane along the road. Several hours later, a KFOR-TV reporter in Oklahoma City called to report that he and his photographer had spotted the man while on their way out to cover that story, Randolph said.

"When the reporter saw him, he (Lane) still had the same ball cap, same clothes," she said.

Troopers and police officers arrested Lane shortly afterward.

"It's absolutely crazy. ... We were hoping to keep people from giving him rides. I've never had a media person go out of their way to report a crime," she added.

Associated Press

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Absinthe 2.0 used to jailbreak nearly one million iOS devices in a single weekend

973,086 iOS devices were jailbroken in a single weekend thanks to Absinthe 2.0, which was released on Friday. Chronic-Dev, one half of the Jailbreak Dream Team tweeted the announcement yesterday, adding that 211,401 of those freed were third-generation iPads. If you want to loosen your own Apple-branded handheld from the clutches of Cupertino's control, then the warranty-worrying software is still available -- with the promise that it's so easy, your grandma could do it.

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Commercial Construction Financing Assessment Process Ontario

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When looking into construction financing for a commercial project, its going to be important to get a semi accurate assessment of how much financing you can hope to secure before getting to far into the project.

Many times the property owner can start out with assumptions or guidelines related to being able to secure a construction loan that are inaccurate which can create problems completing the work on time and in budget.

So here?s a few things to keep in mind about how a lender undertake a commercial construction financing process.

First, you are better off reviewing, in detail,? your plans and preliminary budgets with relevant construction lending sources prior to spending too much money.

There can be a tendency to make assumptions as to what costs a lender will cover, and what value they will assign to the work completed prior to you speaking with them. If your assumptions turn out to be off by a wide margin, it may become difficult to arrange financing with what you have to work with at that point as it may be difficult to alter the scope of the project for various reasons.

Second, the fundamental basis for approving a construction loan is going to be based on the lender?s opinion of the property value before, during, and immediately after construction. So its going to be important to support property values through third party appraisals at all relevant intervals of the project.

The starting point is always going to be ?what is the land worth today in its as is state?? So if you paid $300,000 for a piece of real estate 60 days ago, its unlikely that a lender will now consider it to be worth any more than that.

Property owners and builders can get overly hung up on getting the budget for the project financed instead of the market value of the end product.

For example, if you have a $5,000,000 construction budget for a project to be erected on a $500,000 piece of property, the starting point would be that a construction lender would consider financing 65% to 70% of the project value.

But what is the project value?

On a cost basis, one can argue that the project value is $5,500,000.

But if we get a qualified appraiser to come up with a post construction value of the property, based on the plans and budgets, the amount can be more or less than $5,500,000.

And there is a real risk of it being less if the scope of the construction work provides building improvements and functionality that are going to be unique to the future tenant(s). A market value appraisal may provide significant discounting of the value associated with a ?non standard construction?, providing a lower baseline that a construction lender will finance from.

Another way of putting this is that a construction financing source will provide up to 65% to 70% of market value of the completed project, to a maximum of the budgeted amount.

Third, any shortfall between what a construction mortgage provider is prepared to advance and your total capital required, is going to have to be invested by the builder in the form of cash or through leveraging of other real estate assets, which is not uncommon and can be an effective solution to make the numbers work.

Once again, its important to have all of this understood before you spend very much money so that the project can be structured within the scope of what can realistically be provided by a construction loan source.

If you have a commercial construction financing requirement for a project you are planning or are in the middle of, I suggest that you give me a call so I can go through your requirements with you and discuss different financing solutions that may be available to you.

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Brian Banks, Former California Football Standout, Cleared of Rape, Kidnapping Conviction [Video]

Brian Banks, a former California high school football standout, has been cleared of a rape and kidnapping conviction that derailed his life more than 10 years ago.

Banks, who is 26 today, was just 17 when his classmate, Wanetta Gibson ? who he?d known since middle school ? told authorities he sexually assaulted her.

?We went into an area on campus that is known as a makeout spot, we kissed, we groped we touched, but we never had sex,? Banks told ABC, recalling the incident. ?We ended things on a good note. I went back to class, by the end of the day I was in custody.?

At the time, the star middle linebacker had been awarded a full scholarship to the University of Southern California along with several other Division I schools, including Michigan State University and University of Kansas.

After being charged with rape and kidnapping in 2002, Banks took a plea deal on the advice of his lawyer to avoid spending the rest of his life behind bars despite knowing he was innocent. His accuser, Wanetta Gibson, collected $1.5 million after suing the school over lack of safety on campus.

Banks was sentenced to six years, ruining his football career and was forced to wear an ankle bracelet after being released on parole in 2008.

While the Bank?s future seemed bleak ? another potential star athlete ruining their life with one bad decision ? the unbelievable happened February 28, 2011, when Gibson requested his friendship on Facebook.

?Why would you friend request me?? Banks asked Gibson over Facebook. ?The reply was, ?I figured you and I could let bygones be bygones. I was immature then, but I?m much more mature now.??

CBS reports Gibson then met with Banks in person and pledged to help him clear his name, but she was reluctant to reiterate her story to prosecutors because she didn?t want to give back the $1.5 million civil judgment awarded to her.

Despite Gibson?s hesitance, Banks was able to secretly record her admitting his innocence, which was enough for a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to reverse the conviction.

?To finally have my freedom back, I couldn?t ask for more,? said Banks, adding he he no feelings of revenge towards his accuser.

MSNBC has more on Brian Banks? false rape allegations, exoneration and plans for the future in the video below:

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Forex trading represents the foreign currency market, which is an international economic industry wherever foreign currencies are generally bought and sold. The foreign currency market started inside the Nineteen seventies and is the biggest monetary marketplace on the planet, by having an average daily turnover involving US$1.Nine trillion. That is 30 occasions the quantity of day-to-day exercise in every one of the Us all stock exchanges.

Each and every Foreign exchange trade entails at the same time getting one foreign currency as well as selling yet another. For instance, if you feel that the Dinar will increase relative to the money, youd location the Euro/Dollar business. The particular forex program would likely then find the Euro then sell a similar volume of your Dollar. After that, when you wish to seal your position, youd position a Dollar/Euro trade. This may choose the Money and then sell the particular Dollar. In the event the Dinar acquired risen from the Buck, youll make money, in case that had dropped relative to your Money youll make a damage.

Just what values are bought and sold?

Almost all of the earths foreign currencies are around to trade, but the most marketplace actions entails a small grouping of major stock markets, such as Us all Greenback, your Dinar, your Yen, the Swiss Franc as well as Sterling.

Wheres the Forex market positioned?

In contrast to the majority of stock markets worldwide, Foreign exchange isnt centralized with an swap. As an alternative that operates on the foundation referred to as interbank marketplace or older your Counter (Non-prescription). While every single Forex trade entails 2 reciprocal investments (acquire one currency exchange and then sell another), these are performed electronically with virtually any agent who is prepared to recognize your industry.

Who is able to buy and sell within the Foreign exchange market?

Typically, entry to currency trading has been restricted to financial organisations, which includes central financial institutions, industrial financial institutions and also purchase finance institutions. Thats the reason this runs using something referred to as the interbank marketplace.

However, the quantity of neo financial institution members inside Forex market, such as international businesses, cash supervisors, cash brokers and private investors, is increasing rapidly. And thanks to the particular fairly little bit of capital needed to open up an investing bank account (frequently $500) Foreign exchange will be opening in order to a lot more people continuously. If you are more than 18, have internet connection your enough funds to open an investing account, the field of Forex trading is actually accessible to you.

Just when was forex available pertaining to investing?

While Forex wont exist inside a standard change, it does not take only Round the clock financial market place in the world. Currency trading will begin every day within Sydney and after that movements world wide since the key worldwide real estate markets within Tokyo, Greater london as well as The big apple available.

Put simply, theres always traders anywhere in the world who will be definitely investing foreign currency echange. Which means you will make positions and reply to key sociable, economic and also political occasions nite and day. Nevertheless, there exists a brief relaxation interval coming from shut regarding exchanging for the United states economic market upon Friday till investing will begin in Australia upon Mon morning hours. Nonetheless, due to the period variances around the globe, today just lasts for about A couple of days.

Just what is an exchanging margin?

Currency trading investments come in plenty of $100,500. When you present that will amount of money to hide your situation prior to deciding to might trade, the market industry would always once again always be on a banks along with other institutional people. So broker agents established the principle associated with border trading. In essence they enable visitors to buy and sell $100,Thousand hindrances of currency exchange whether they can provide an part of security in opposition to possible deficits.

As an example, they will often allow visitors to industry on the edge involving 1% (in contrast, conventional stock agents usually demand a 50% perimeter). This means that they are able to industry $100,Thousand obstructs, furnished his or her account includes at the very least $100,1000 x 1% = $1000. $ 1, 000 will guard your specialist in opposition to any potential loss that their client tends to make (foreign currency values hardly ever go up and down by simply a lot more than 1% within a morning). If your buyers accounts can be reduced simply by losses (we.e. lowering the brokers security under appropriate ranges), the particular dealer can close just about all investments and also demand one more deposit just before even more deals can be produced.

Exchanging margin lets people to manage huge amounts of foreign currency wiith fairly small amounts of capital (frequently Fifty, A hundred or even 200 instances the quantity of funds that they have put in). This may lead to substantial results, however boosts the likelihood of dropping the majority of or perhaps your investment finance.

Just how much does it cost?

Due to the exchanging margin made available from most Foreign exchange brokers, its possible to open up a free account and obtain began buying and selling using a comparatively little money.

Currency trading trades come in lots of $100,Thousand. Nonetheless, nearly all Forexs brokes gives you a control ratio all the way to 100:A single, so that you have the capability to control a new $100,500 invest as low as $1000 within your accounts. A few agents will provide control associated with 2 hundred:A single and even 500:1, allowing you to commence with as few as $500 or perhaps $250 with your bank account.

Nonetheless, remember to remember that despite the fact that better influence allows you to get the maximum profit potential, additionally, it raises the danger aspect. The larger the influence rate, smaller investing change that is to be forced to eliminate the trading funds. So pick the level of power that you use sensibly.
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Identity theft has been called the crime of the information age with more than ten million victims every year within North America. That quantity will barely raise in the years to come. Identity theft occurs when your own information has been taken and used without your consent and then used to commit fraud.? The information that has been stolen can be used to commit different deceitful offenses that can be in the form of your name, address, credit card information, social security number and your date of birth.?

If you have become the sufferer of identity theft, you may well be left with hospital and credit card expenses, bad credit and the hassle of dealing with monetary agencies and police departments in order to clear out your name.

Steps on how you can prevent them from stealing your identity:

• Destroy documents that hold personal monetary information, such as statements, credit card offers, copies of credit applications, receipts and insurance forms, prior to throwing them out.
• Don?t supply personal information on the cellular phone, by e-mail or through the internet except you initiated the exchange or recognize with whom you are dealing.
• Before you uncover some personal information, know how it will be used and if it will be shared.
• Be informed of your letters. Take note of when charges for expenses should arrive and if you notice a misplaced bill, contact that company immediately and tell them. It is likely that your letters was sent to someone else as a result of identity theft.
• Guard your PIN when using the automated teller machines and debit machines. A new theme to identity theft is stealing your banking information when you use bank machine or interact machines.
• Make sure that you only hold the personal information that you totally need. Keep other documents such as your social insurance number, birth certificate and passport in a secure area.
• Use passwords that are not easily guessed for your credit card, bank account and cell phone accounts.

Another type of identity theft that is usual is a form called phishing. Phishing is a falsified e-mail that tries to trick its victims into providing their personal and financial information. When a phishing email is received, certain information is asked, for example verifying your full name, date of birth and home address. Additional information that can be asked is for your banking information, credit card and or social security number.

If you think your personal information has been used without your information, there are guidelines that you can take. Keep a document of all correspondence and conversations that occurred and call your financial establishment aside from your local authorities. You can also place a fraud alert on your credit account by contacting your local agency.

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Obama on the defensive on government spending, debt

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Government spending and debt are emerging as a campaign tug-of-war, with Mitt Romney blaming President Barack Obama for a "prairie fire of debt" and Obama calling the charge a "cow pie of distortion." House Speaker John Boehner is talking about a debt ceiling that is still more than eight months away.

What gives? In a word, polling.

The American public is growing increasingly distressed about government spending and high budgets. The issue now ranks as high on the worry scale as lack of jobs. And it worked well for Republicans in 2010, who galvanized voters with ads and flyers that drew attention to government red ink and took back control of the U.S. House after four years of Democratic rule.

Republicans are looking for that magic again.

Romney has maintained a drumbeat of criticism over Obama's handling of federal spending and the national debt in recent weeks, forcing the president on the defensive on an issue where public opinion is stacked against him.

In Iowa earlier this month, Romney said a "prairie fire of debt" was sweeping across the nation, threatening the country's future. He accused Obama of inflating the debt that he had pledged to reduce and ballooning the federal budget deficit with the 2009 economic stimulus and 2010 health care bill after saying he would cut it sharply.

Obama, in campaign events in Colorado, California and Iowa this week, argued that federal spending had slowed to rates not seen in decades after he inherited a $1 trillion large debt and later pushed for $2 trillion in spending cuts. The president pointed to Romney's tax proposal, saying it would give millionaires tax cuts at the expense of the debt.

Obama called Romney's claims a "cow pie of distortion" and would saddle the debt with $5 trillion in new tax cuts, likening it to trying to put out "a prairie fire with some gasoline."

"What happens is, the Republicans run up the tab, and then we're sitting there and they've left the restaurant," Obama said at a campaign event in Des Moines. "And then they point and (say), 'Why did you order all those steaks and martinis?"'

Obama's defensive crouch on debt and spending reflect a hard reality: Polls consistently show voters, including sought-after independents, placing more trust in Romney to handle the massive debt.

The nation's economy remains a focal point for voters but many remain concerned that years of heavy federal spending on guns and butter could leave the U.S. in a similar position as Greece and other European nations grappling with massive debt.

A Gallup/USA Today poll conducted May 10-13 found that overall, 82 percent of Americans called the "federal budget deficit and debt" extremely or very important, a level of interest comparable to unemployment. The same poll found Romney with a broad advantage on handling the budget deficit and debt, with 54 percent saying he would do a better job handling it compared with 39 percent who chose Obama.

The results mirrored an April Washington Post/ABC News poll, which found 51 percent of Americans sided with Romney on handling the federal budget deficit, compared with 38 percent for Obama. Among independents, 60 percent preferred Romney while 29 percent thought Obama would do a better job handling it.

The White House has tried to respond. Traveling to Colorado Springs, Colo., White House press secretary Jay Carney cited an analysis by MarketWatch that said spending under Obama had grown more slowly than any president since Dwight Eisenhower.

A few hours later, Obama picked up on the piece, telling donors in Denver that his work to pay down the federal debt in a "balanced and responsible" way was "starting to appear in places - real liberal outlets like The Wall Street Journal - since I've been president, federal spending has risen at the lowest pace in nearly 60 years." MarketWatch is published by Dow Jones & Co., which also publishes The Wall Street Journal.

Yet, Obama's budget stewardship is open to interpretation. The debt now stands at $15.7 trillion, compared to $10.6 trillion on his inauguration day. On a dollar basis, that's the biggest ever jump in the debt. How much the debt has grown can also be measures as a percentage of what he inherited. By that measure, the debt has increased by half during the three-and-a-half year Obama administration. During President Ronald Reagan's eight-year administration, the debt nearly tripled, from about $910 billion to more than $2.6 trillion.

Still, much of the increase during Obama's tenure has been a consequence of the recession. In a poor economy, government spending increases automatically because more Americans become eligible for food stamps, unemployment assistance and Medicaid. Also, a poor economy leads to unemployment which cuts into tax revenue. As a result, deficits are inevitable as more money goes out and less comes in.

To be sure, Obama pushed through a stimulus package that cost more than $800 billion and he and President George Bush both approved spending of the $700 billion bank bailout in 2008 and 2009. But those costs are not recurrent.

"It's important to understand the reason why the debt went up by so much," said Robert Bixby of the budget watchdog group The Concord Coalition. "We certainly do have a very serious long-term debt problem in the country. We have an underlying structural imbalance between what we are promising, mostly in entitlement benefits, and what we're willing to pay for in taxes. But in the short-term there are a lot of factors that are pushing the debt up that aren't related to fiscal policy."

Add to the mix Boehner, who has said when Congress is asked to raise the nation's borrowing cap after the election, he will insist on spending cuts to offset the increase. Democratic leaders call it an irresponsible course of action, noting that the gridlock over the debt ceiling last year caused a downgrading of the U.S. government's credit rating.

All of this is aimed at unaligned, independent voters.

In turning attention to debt, Republicans are tapping a winning issue they deployed in congressional races two years ago. In October of 2010, Republican pollster Wes Anderson said, congressional campaigns shifted "away from jobs and economy to government taking us over the cliff." The emphasis proved to be a success at the ballot box.

These days, the economy remains the preeminent issue in voters' minds, but Anderson says middle-of-the-road votes are the targets of the big government message.

"The middle is angry about where we are at and they really see two villains on this stage, this play has two antagonists. Both of them are big," said Anderson, who is working on congressional and statewide political campaigns in several states that are presidential battlegrounds. "One is big business, big Wall Street, big insurance, big oil, just big, abusing the middle class, abusing small businesses, abusing the taxpayer. The other is big government - big government wildly running up massive deficits and debt which abuse the taxpayer, the middle class and small business."

Independent voters, he said, "hold both of those central tenets to be true."

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Associated Press Deputy Polling Director Jennifer Agiesta contributed to this report.

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All Eyes on Europe, Jobs Report in Coming Week

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Yes, there's a big jobs report waiting next Friday but investors will continue to be on pins and needles about news out of Europe in the coming week.

The major U.S. equity indices managed a positive overall finish last week, snapping a three-week losing streak, but that was really more a product of how poorly equities had already performed in May. For example, as of Friday's close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has logged only four positive sessions this month. If the blue-chip index can't muster an up day next week, you would have to go back to September 1903 to match that level of ugliness, according to data provided by Dow Jones Indexes. There's a good chance that Friday's mild selloff would have been a lot worse if it wasn't a low-volume lead-in to Memorial Day weekend. The headlines from Europe took a turn late in the day, and for once, Greece wasn't the main problem. Spain stepped up with Bankia --already partially nationalized -- estimating it's going to need nearly $24 billion in bailout funds from the Spanish government. Standard & Poor's did its part as well, downgrading a number of the country's prominent banks because of recessionary concerns. All this comes against the backdrop of the rising talk that Greece exiting the euro is a distinct possibility. Europe's leaders paid a lot of lip service this week to their commitment to keeping the country in single-currency bloc but crossing the line from rhetoric to action hasn't happened yet. "I'm predicting that five years from now, the euro won't exist," said Kevin Mahn, the president of Hennion & Walsh Asset Management. "Greece will be the first to exit and return to the drachma. The intentions behind the euro were good, to try to make a formidable trading bloc with the rest of the world, but it comes to pieces with a crisis in one of the member countries and now they all have to agree on how to bail out that country." The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 85.37 points, or 0.69%, to finish the week at 12,454.83. The S&P 500 increased 22.09 points, or 1.7%, to close at 1,317.82 on Friday. The Nasdaq Composite gained 53.95 points, or 1.94%, to end the week at 2,837.53.

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Philanthropy Front and Center-Atlanta: 2012 Digital Giving Index ...

Online giving platform Network for Good just released their Digital Giving Index update for the first quarter of 2012, which includes trends and analysis for $25 million in donations to more than 200,000 charities. This includes donations to Network for Good?s nonprofit customers through their own websites, and to other nonprofits through more than 35 corporate partner websites and Network for Good?s two giving portals,?www.NetworkforGood.org and www.SixDegrees.org.

The Digital Giving Index shows information on changes in online giving, breakdown of donation dollars, and average gift size by channel. Giving channels in the study include: individual charity websites, charity portals, social giving (peer-to-peer) websites, and applications.?Major takeaways:

Online giving increased across all channels in Q1 of 2012, and total online giving rose 16%.

• Charity Websites donations across generic (doesn?t look like the nonprofit?s website) and branded charity websites saw growth at 12% and 36% respectively.
• Portal Giving grew 3%. This was in line with expectations of modest growth since portal giving usually keeps a steady pace.
• Social giving saw an increase of 20%. This includes giving events (giving challenges and cause marketing campaigns), and personal fundraising campaigns where individuals may ask family or friends to support their favorite charity.

Most charitable giving through the Network for Good platform happens via charity websites, followed by social giving and portal networks.

• Giving through charity websites continues to make up over 60% of total dollars raised in 2012, holding onto the title of most popular giving channel for yet another quarter. It fell only slightly to 65% from 68% over the same period in 2011.
• Social giving in 2012 continues to stay steady around 20%, but is expected to increase since peer-to-peer giving is gaining in popularity.
• Portal giving is remains around 10% ??not much of a change from 2011. This number does not take into account the month of December or large scale natural disasters, during which portal giving can reach 25% of giving.

Branded pages still see larger and more frequent donations than their generic counterparts.?

Average gift size grew for both generic and branded donation pages in Q1 of 2012, however average gifts on branded donation pages tend to be around 20% larger than on generic donation pages ($104 v. $82). When charities produce a donation experience for their supporters that reinforce and solidify their brand, their average gifts increase over time.

Gift sizes continue to increase for portal giving, and have increased dramatically for social giving.

The dollar amounts contributed through portal giving increased by $10 (still excluding natural disasters), from $94 in the first quarter of 2011 to $104 in the first quarter of 2012. Witn the exception of natural disaster response, portal giving donations are usually made by donors that want to manage all of their charitable giving in one place.

The average gift size of social giving for Q1 of 2012 grew by 90% since 2011. Social fundraising is characterized by lower dollar gifts, but the size has been gradually growing from just under $40 in Q1 of 2010 to $100 in Q1 of 2012. This shows that event-based personal fundraising is on the rise; family and friend connections are proving to make social giving a viable alternative.

These are just the highlights from the first quarter report, so be sure to check it out for yourself?to get the full set of statistics and insights!

Chanell Turner, Program and Social Media Intern, Foundation Center-Atlanta

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A laser-guided smart bullet that uses tiny fins to steer as is screams through the air is almost ready for prime time, be it a battlefield or a high-mountain deer hunt.

The bullet is under development at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, where it was thought up by a pair of engineers there who spend a chunk of their free time out hunting.

The four-inch-long projectile is reported to improve long-distance marksmanship by about 98 percent, at a distance between 1 and 2 kilometers.

To do so, an optical sensor in the bullet?s nose detects a laser beam shining on a distant target. The sensor sends information to guidance and control electronics that steer tiny fins that guide the bullet to the target.

Word of the smart bullet?s development first surfaced in January. Today, IEEE Spectrum reports that Sandia is wrapping up prototype tests and actively seeking a commercial partner to turn out field-ready bullets.

Larry Shippers, manager of systems technology at Sandia, told IEEE that the technology has already proven skeptics wrong ? the battery and chip survive being fired out of a .50-caliber rifle.

?Launch tests found that the monition?s innards did indeed stand up to the crushing 120,000 g-force acceleration and 344.7 megapascals (50,000 pounds per square inch) of pressure as the bullet comes hurtling out of the barrel,? the website reports.

This makes one hope the materials scientists we reported on Thursday who are working on next-generation armor hurry up and get it done.

--Via IEEE?

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Fancy Feet Network Leads Campaign for Fun, Fitness & Overall Well ...

Deborrah Gilbert

Upland, CA?Fancy Feet Network has recently launched the Pink Shoes Walk For Hope(TM) campaign to inspire the next generation of girls, teens and women through fun walk events, health, nutrition and overall well-being.

?I?m intrigued by the link between women, wellness and our designer shoes. Every woman brings a unique fashion statement and life experience to her wardrobe. ?Buying a pretty pair of shoes is a way of expressing stylish attitudes and purchasing power,? states Deborrah ?Dee? Gilbert, mom, entrepreneur, and avid shoe collector.

She continues, ?Women are key decision-makers and it?s rewarding to exercise economic power, spend discretionary income and stimulate local economies. We?re also focused on solutions to issues affecting our families, homes and businesses; especially the critical needs of vulnerable women, women veterans, children and the elderly. Sexy high heels are only one side of the story. We?re more than sandals, slippers and pumps. We live, learn, earn and give back.?

The Pink Shoes Walk For Hope(TM) initiative energizes women of all ages, faith and passions, to set goals, get fit, feel good and have fun while fulfilling her hopes and dreams, impacting her community and connecting to causes she cares about. Themed wellness celebrations bring people together, face-to-face, to raise funds, friends and awareness for change and all things well ? one step at a time. Walk events and expos give women opportunities to connect to arts & culture, entertainment, giveaways, exhibitors, food & fitness experts, break-out sessions, fun zones and more. Showcases include the education café exhibit which is designed to connect educational excellence and school supplies to children and families in need. The school box kits are just one way to help teachers and other educators reverse the lasting negative effects of poverty, joblessness, homelessness and food insecurity in America.

Ms. Gilbert is the founder and president of Fancy Feet Network. Her work focuses on women?s issues, entrepreneurship and community economic development. She serves as an advisor and board member for community based organizations including the Five Generation Foundation, Inc. of Moreno Valley, California and Center For The Youth based in Compton, California, and home to the ?Your Ticket To College? program. Ms. Gilbert?s accomplishments have been profiled on ABC News? Money Matters, Los Angeles Wave, The Network Journal, national publications including, NV Magazine, Women?s World, Rolling Out Urban Style Weekly, nationally syndicated radio program, The Law Business Insider and The People?s Voice publication.

The Fancy Feet Network, established in 1991, helps women, micro and small business owners succeed. The multi-cultural network reduces barriers, creates pathways to mentorship and promotes self-sufficiency, economic empowerment and financial literacy. Women access resources for career and business planning, homeownership education, team building, personal development, collaboration and volunteer service to stand up for, invest in and give back to the life of communities and causes they believe in. To start a hope team, join the network or learn more, email

PinkShoes@PinkShoesWalkForHope.com or visit www.FancyFeetNetwork.org

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