Grenade kills policeman, wounds dozens as Kenya riots rage

Angry youths killed a Kenyan policeman and wounded over a dozen others in a grenade attack Tuesday, as riots rocked the city of Mombasa for a second day after the killing of a radical Islamist cleric.

The attack on a police truck came as officers tried to contain protests by hundreds of angry youths who threw stones, damaged cars and chanted slogans in support of slain preacher Aboud Rogo Mohammed.

Foreign embassies -- including those of Australia, Britain and France -- issued travel warnings for Mombasa, a key tourist hub and Kenya's main port.

The cleric -- popularly known as Rogo -- was on US and UN sanctions lists for allegedly supporting Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants.

He was killed Monday in Mombasa when unidentified gunmen opened fire on his vehicle as he was driving with his wife and children, leaving it riddled with bullets.

Images released by his supporters showed his bloody corpse slumped behind the wheel. His wife and children reportedly survived the attack.

Furious protests erupted after his death, with one person hacked to death, cars torched, businesses attacked and five churches looted or set on fire.

As the rioting stretched into a second day Tuesday, the Shebab called on Kenyan Muslims to "take all necessary measures" to defend their religion.

"Muslims must take the matter into their own hands, stand united against the kuffar (unbelievers) and take all necessary measures to protect their religion, their honour, their property and their lives from the enemies of Islam," the Islamist group said in a statement.

Staff in Mombasa's main hospital reported Tuesday that at least 14 people had been injured in the clashes, while two anti-riot police were also wounded apart from those hit by the grenade attack, police said.

The Supreme Council of Muslims in Kenya condemned the violence, especially the targeting of churches.

"This kind of violence goes against our faith. The protesters shouldn't hide behind Islam or any of its teachings," said the council's secretary general, Adan Wachu. "These are criminals and should be treated as such."

Rogo was the spiritual leader of the Muslim Youth Center (MYC), a group viewed as a close ally of the extremist Shebab.

The Islamist MYC blamed the authorities for what they called a "targeted assassination", but police have dismissed the claim and say they are hunting the killers.

"Our beloved Sheikh Aboud Rogo... was murdered by the (unbelievers) as part of Kenya's policy of extra-judicial killings against prominent Muslim activists," the MYC said Tuesday in a statement.

Police in turn blamed the killing on the Shebab, with police spokesman Charles Owino saying the group had sought "to galvanise support among the youth".

"Rogo's murder was a well-planned attack by members of Al-Shebab to gain sympathisers.... The Shebab have failed to get followers," Owino told AFP.

Human Rights Watch called for a probe into the killing.

"The killing of Aboud Rogo is a serious crime that needs speedy independent and impartial investigation," said Leslie Lefkow, the rights group's deputy Africa director.

Human Rights Watch also noted that the killing "follows the abductions and deaths earlier this year of several other people charged with recruitment and other offences related to the Shebab."

The preacher was placed on a US sanctions list in July for "engaging in acts that directly or indirectly threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia", specifically for recruiting and fundraising for the Shebab.

The United Nations Security Council placed a travel ban and asset freeze on him in July, saying he had provided "financial, material, logistical or technical support to Al-Shebab".

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Monday condemned Rogo's "horrific" murder, adding the government was "committed to bringing whoever was responsible to justice".

Rogo had been accused by the UN of using the MYC group as "a pathway for radicalisation and recruitment of principally Swahili-speaking Africans for carrying out violent militant activity in Somalia."

The cleric is also alleged to have introduced Fazul Abdullah Mohammed -- the late head of Al-Qaeda's east Africa cell, shot dead last year in Somalia's war-torn capital Mogadishu -- to at least one of the men who helped him carry out the twin US embassy bombings in 1998.

The bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam killed 224 people.

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Obama courts college students returning to campus

AMES, Iowa (AP) ? President Barack Obama, appealing to students who powered his first White House run, swooped onto college campuses Tuesday to remind those returning to class that they hold a unique power to determine the election.

"Your vote matters. Your vote made a difference," Obama told about 6,000 students at Iowa State University, many wearing cardinal and gold T-shirts. "Change was possible because of you and now we've got more work to do."

Obama told the students that they had much at stake in the Nov. 6 presidential election, panning Republican rival Mitt Romney as a candidate without a plan to move the country forward. "Last week my opponents' campaign went so far as to write you off as a lost generation. That's you according to them."

"What they hope is that by telling you these things, you'll get discouraged and you'll just stay home this time," Obama said. "But you can't believe it. I don't believe it."

With Republicans gathering in Tampa, Fla., for their party convention, Obama sought to tap the same enthusiasm that propelled millions of young people to campaign and vote for him in 2008. He noted that many of the students on campus were in high school four years ago. "For the first time in most of your lives, you will get a chance to pick a president," he said.

The president, who once led a voter registration drive in Chicago, tried to motivate the young people to register to vote, telling them that "everybody else is waiting for you, if they see you register, they'll register."

Obama aides see college campuses as fertile ground for registering and recruiting some of the more than 15 million young people who have become eligible to vote since the 2008 election. After the stop at Iowa State, he was making the same appeal to college voters in two other university towns: Fort Collins, Colo., on Tuesday, and Charlottesville, Va., on Wednesday.

Romney's campaign sees an opportunity to cut into the president's support among young people by pushing a three-pronged economic argument focusing on the nation's high unemployment rate, soaring college costs and the national debt.

"These kids haven't even entered the workforce and they already owe the government a bill for the debt Obama has rung up," said Joshua Baca, the Romney campaign's national coalitions director.

Like the Republicans in Tampa, however, the president has been forced to balance campaign politics with attention to Hurricane Isaac as it powers its way toward the Gulf Coast. Obama made a bipartisan pitch, saying that the nation would help people in the storm's path recover "because when disaster strikes, we're not Democrats or Republicans first, we are Americans first. We're one family."

Aides said that while there were no current plans to change Obama's itinerary, the White House was monitoring the storm and would adjust his schedule if necessary. Before departing the White House, Obama warned residents in the storm's path to heed the advice from local officials.

The courtship of young voters is an essential part of Obama's campaign plan. Four years ago, Obama won two-thirds of the vote among 18- to 29-year-olds, compared with just 32 percent for his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, according to exit polls.

Polls show him leading Romney with college-age voters in this year's race but the president faces an undeniable challenge as he seeks to convince young people that he is the right steward for the economy as they eye a shaky post-graduation job market.

Seeking to overcome that economic uncertainty, Obama's campus staffers and volunteers are touting the president's positions on social issues, like gay rights, that garner significant support among young people. Obama has stressed his effort to freeze interest rates on new federal student loans, a pitch he personalizes by reminding voters that he and the first lady were once buried under a "mountain" of student loan debt after law school.

They have also turned to Romney's pick of Paul Ryan as his running mate, saying Ryan's budget would cut funding for Pell Grants, the federal need-based program for students.

Obama campaign officials say the start of the new school year is a particularly crucial time to ramp up college registration and make sure those new voters get to the polls. In many of the battleground states, about 50 percent of the college students register to vote on campus after Labor Day, according to the campaign. And even those who are already registered may need to change their address or other personal details after moving to new dorms.

Obama's campaign said it registered 10,000 voters on college campuses in Ohio last week and signed up 300 new volunteers at colleges in Iowa.

At the University of Dayton, Daniel Rajaiah encourages his fellow Democrats to carry voter registration forms to class, to parties and around campus in case they find someone who hasn't registered. Members of the College Democrats set up tables in the middle of campus a few days a week to catch students walking to class or to the cafeteria.

"Our game plan this fall is to hit voter registration very hard," said Rajaiah, who is president of the College Democrats of Ohio.

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Thomas reported from Washington. Associated Press News Survey Specialist Dennis Junius contributed to this report.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-courts-college-students-returning-campus-071819268--election.html

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Be careful what you eat

Men like to eat;? Not that woman don?t, but you don?t usually see as many women pigging out on food as much as men.? It is ok to splurge every once in a while, but constantly eating high fat and high calorie food is a great way to gain weight.

So, try to make most of the foods you eat be healthy and unprocessed.? Don?t be embarrassed to eat a salad.? And, when you are hanging out with the guys, you can splurge and eat the huge burger and fries or pizza that you would normally eat. See also: How many calories to lose weight

Learn how to cook

Many men know how to cook.? But, there are also many who don?t, and never bothered to learn.? This causes them to hit the drive through on their way home from work and very likely, get something that is very high in calories and fat.? Learning how to cook can prevent that.? And, learning how to cook doesn?t mean that you have to cook gourmet meals for yourself.

It also doesn?t mean preheating the oven for a frozen pizza or mozzarella sticks.? Just learning how to saut? some vegetables or make pasta or rice would be a good start.? It is much better to eat whole foods and avoid frozen, processed foods when cooking at home. See also How to cook healthier meals

Don?t lift too much

A lot of men have a goal of hypertrophy, or increased muscle mass, when they are working out.? Often times, they will be looking for quick results, so will lift too much, which can cause them to injure themselves.? This can actually make it so they can?t work out for a while, or at least until their injury is healed.

The recommended amount to lift with a goal of hypertrophy is 70-85% or your 1RM, or one repetition maximum.? One repetition maximum is the maximum amount that you can lift and do one repetition for an exercise.? For example, if you can do one repetition of a bicep curl with 50 pound weights, you should lift between 35 and 42 pounds for a goal of hypertrophy.

Charge up your workout

This goes for anyone.? If you are constantly doing the same workout every day, you are eventually going to plateau.? To fix that problem, you need to constantly be changing your workout.? You should try different exercises to work each muscle.? You need to increase the weight once the one you are using becomes too heavy.? You should also increase the reps or sets that you are doing.

Changing your cardio is important too because if you are always running 5 miles as your cardio workout, it may get boring, but your body is also going to get used to it.? You might want to try biking, spin, kickboxing, or even walking.

Don?t snack at night

Mindless eating is what causes many people to either gain weight, or prevents them from losing weight. Most people do this when they are watching TV at night.? Some people may even eat just as many calories that they have eaten for the whole day while they are snacking at night.? So, if you make a rule that you aren?t allowed to eat anything after dinner, or even just allow yourself to have one healthy snack, it may make a huge difference.

Watch what you are drinking

A lot of men like to drink beer.? And, the heavier the beer, or the higher the alcohol content, usually the better it tastes.? But, that also means that it most likely contains a lot more calories.? When you are out having a few drinks with your friends, the calories can add up.? Let?s say that the 12 oz beer you are drinking has 180 calories in it, and you drink 5 of them.? That?s an extra 720 calories!? You may want to look into a light beer, or if you don?t want to drink that, try a lower calorie mixed drink such as a vodka tonic.

Follow a workout program that works for you

You shouldn?t just be doing cardio to lose weight, and you shouldn?t just lift weights to gain muscle.? You need to incorporate both into a workout program, and also need to include some flexibility training.? It is very important to warm up and cool down every time you work out, and stretching should be part of that.? This can help prevent injury.

A lot of people aren?t sure what they should be doing.?? It might even be a good idea to invest in a personal trainer if you can afford it, or sometimes you can even get a free session when you join a gym.

Follow a well balanced diet

This may be obvious, but a lot of people don?t know what they should be eating.? Of course it is best to avoid fast food and processed or frozen food.? You should try to include a lot of fruits and vegetables in your diet.? Also, try to avoid white bread or other white flour products and try to eat whole grains such as whole wheat pasta and bread or brown rice.? Also, try to eat lean meats.

Although you might want to eat hot dogs and hamburgers as your source of protein, try to include some baked fish or chicken a few times a week also as these are lower in fat and calories, and are much better for you.? Also, try to eat healthy fats such as olive oil, avocado, and coconut oil instead of butter.

Watch the sodium

Many people aren?t aware of how much salt they are using, and eating too much salt can cause you to retain water, which may prevent you from losing weight.? It will cause you to feel bloated if you eat too much salt.? So, be very careful when salting your food.? Avoiding frozen, canned, or packaged foods can also help cut down on the amount of sodium you are including in your diet.

Drink lower calorie beverages

Many people aren?t aware of the calories that are in the beverages that they are drinking.? You don?t want to drink your calories.? Drinking higher calorie beverages can really add a lot of calories to your total calorie count for the day.? You probably already know that soda has a lot of calories in it.? But, some juices also contain a lot of calories.

Energy drinks can be high in calories.? Milk is always a good choice since it is high in protein and has important vitamins and minerals in it.? Try drinking lower fat or fat free milk though.? Water is of course the best choice.

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PARIS (AP) ? They asked for undies on heads, masks, and as much color as possible on Friday. They got a topless activist hacking down a cross in Ukraine, balaclavas on Soviet-era statues of soldiers in Bulgaria, and signs for "Justice" in Spain.

Organizers of protests in more than three dozen cities around the world are hoping thousands of others will turn out in raucous support of Pussy Riot, the Russian provocateurs facing a verdict in Moscow.

The three women in the band, who have been in jail for more than five months because of a guerrilla performance denouncing President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral, face a maximum seven years in prison.

In Ukraine, four feminist activists, one of them topless, used a chainsaw to hack down a wooden cross in Kiev's central square in a show of support.

"A cross is a symbol of the repressive religious prejudice that supports dictatorship. Now people who worship the cross want to jail the innocent," said Anna Gutsol, leader of the group that chopped down the nearly 6-meter (18-foot) tall cross put into place during Ukraine's Orange Revolution.

In Sofia, Bulgaria, supporters of Pussy Riot dressed statues on a Soviet-era monument in colorful balaclavas similar to those worn by demonstrators in Moscow.

Celebrities including Paul McCartney, Madonna and Bjork have called for the band to be freed. Germany's top human rights official, Markus Loening, joined them Friday, saying their detention had already been "fully disproportionate."

The trial on charges of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred has attracted worldwide attention as an emblem of Russia's intolerance of dissent.

In Paris, a protest is planned to coincide with the verdict on Igor Stravinsky Square, near the Centre Pompidou modern art museum. In Washington and capitals around Europe, protests are planned outside Russian embassies.

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Associated Press reporters Veselin Toshkov in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Anna Melnichuk in Kiev, Ukraine, contributed to this report.

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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) ? Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is spending much of this week in Alabama, South Carolina, Massachusetts and New York. He plans visits next week to Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico.

These states have one thing in common: None is seriously contested in the presidential race, so there's no real need to woo their voters. Romney is going solely to raise money, which remains a top priority even with the election less than 12 weeks away and President Barack Obama making extended visits to toss-up states such as Iowa and Ohio.

To be sure, Obama attends numerous fundraisers of his own. And Romney has spent significant time at public campaign events in swing states, and he will do so many times again before Nov. 6.

But the amount of time Romney is devoting to private fundraisers in noncompetitive states is notable. Even when he is in swing states, he sometimes attends only a fundraiser, without mingling with nondonors or appearing before local TV cameras, as he did Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C.

Romney is pouring time into fundraisers even though he has outdistanced Obama on that front for months. The former Massachusetts governor reported raising more than $101 million along with the Republican National Committee in July. Obama's campaign and Democratic National Committee raised $75 million for the month.

Romney's money advantage is expanded by technically independent groups flooding airwaves with ads criticizing Obama. Two pro-GOP super PACS ? Restore Our Future and American Crossroads ? have raised more than $122 million since the beginning of last year. Democratic-leaning groups Priorities USA Action and American Bridge 21st Century have raised about $30 million in that time.

Obama recently told voters, "Over the course of the next three months, the other side is going to spend more money than we have ever seen on ads that basically say the same thing you've been hearing for the past three months: The economy is not where it needs to be, and it's Obama's fault."

The candidate with the most money and TV ads doesn't necessarily win elections, and most polls suggest Obama holds a slight lead among voters. For now, at least, Romney's team has decided that pouring much of his time into fundraising is more valuable than another quick visit to Colorado, Florida or the other eight or 10 competitive states.

Romney, who made millions of dollars heading the private equity firm Bain Capital, is skilled at extracting money from supporters.

His Wednesday midday event in Charlotte drew more than 100 people who paid between $2,500 and $50,000 each, netting his campaign about $1.5 million. That night, a somewhat larger crowd at a swank club overlooking Birmingham, Ala., generated more than $2 million, campaign aides said.

A midday event Thursday in Greenville produced $1.7 million, and Romney held other fundraisers Thursday night in Boston. He has similar events scheduled this weekend and for much of next week.

The strategy is keeping him away from public events in competitive states for five straight days, barring a change in plans this weekend. He made a major speech in Ohio on Tuesday before diving into a long string of fundraisers in various states.

Some campaign strategists say the Obama and Romney camps have so much money that they can saturate the airwaves in competitive states, and further fundraising amounts to overkill.

Texas-based GOP consultant Matt Mackowiak disagrees. He said Romney himself must attend fundraisers if he expects people to fork over as much as $50,000. "You're not going to be successful with a surrogate," he said.

Soon Romney will need time to devote big amounts of time to preparing for his three debates with Obama, and final-sprint campaigning, Mackowiak said, "so they're trying to pack in the fundraising before Labor Day."

Top-tier donors get private time to chat with Romney, out of reporters' sight. Those giving less money attend larger gatherings in which Romney gives a basic speech emphasizing the importance of entrepreneurs who create jobs.

He has been greatly impressed by "the power of individuals, the power of a citizen, a person, to change things for the better," he told the Greenville luncheon group.

Romney managed to stay in the news this week by taking reporters' questions Thursday in South Carolina, where he was pressed about his personal tax returns. Like Obama, he often grants interviews, by satellite, to local TV stations in swing states.

Next stop? A fundraiser Friday at the Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y.

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15 Year Fixed Jumbo lower than $625,500
3.250% APR 3.371%

FHA & VA 30 Year Fixed
3.655% APR 3.677%

FHA & VA 15 Year Fixed
3.365% APR 3.395%

20% down payment assumption for non-FHA or VA loans
Credit (FICO) Assumption: Excellent = 740, Good = 700, Fair = 680

Please Read the Following:

Rates, points and programs cannot be guaranteed on this web site because rates, fees, APR, and other costs are subject to individual borrower's credit score, loan-to-value, loan purpose, loan amount, and rapid fluctuations in market conditions.

Maximum Loan amount for a conforming loan is $417,000. Loan amounts in excess of $417,000 are considered Jumbo Conforming Loans in most Counties. Rates and APR's are based on amounts of $300,000 for Conforming Loans and $625,500 for Jumbo Conforming Loans. This is not an advertisement for credit as defined by paragraph 226.24 of regulation Z.

Source: http://yourrealestatelife.com/blog/2012/08/10/41-mortgage-rates

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The Rural Stops: How E-commerce Software Suppliers Can Help ...

When individuals think about online businesses, they immediately get the concept that anything can be done anytime -- since there's no conversation in person, online business entrepreneurs need not cater to orders instantly. The truth is that this a warped representation associated with an Internet-based business because in reality, running a web business actually requires many entrepreneurs to compensate the "limitation" by being updated via their mobile phones or computers. They keep track of the activity of their internet sites interactively and have to be on their toes to guarantee that every single order is noted, computed, bought and sent for delivery. Aside from these, customers must also be notified about their orders and the information on the delivery. A thank you message needs to be included too to encourage them to do business with you once again.

The whole method is very difficult actually, and if you need to do exactly the same process for thirty clients per day, you would surely have insufficient time to rest. The productivity will mean absolutely nothing if you're physically as well as mentally burned out.

E-commerce software suppliers, on the other hand, don't wish this to occur to you, and with the help of its highly effective shopping cart software, going through the process of taking a purchase can be done within a quick and fail-proof approach. The e-commerce shopping cart is considered a life-saver… an online business-saver to be more specific. It's an easy-to-install shopping cart software that pretty much completes the whole process of accommodating purchases from your internet site that all you really need to do simply is to take note of the order, check if the payment came through, prepare the order and take it to the shipping company - the money comes in and you just handle the physical aspect of the method.

The online shopping cart offers a very manageable system for your enterprise. Individuals who have use it state that, "setting up your items as well as integrating all of them in your internet site is a snap." The cart can also compute the total cost of the products ordered from your site and the delivery charge, then it immediately sends an invoice to your customer (via the email autoresponder which is pretty awesome as it could be placed in so many different ways for full effectiveness) so he can send his payment instantly. You'll get a notification if payment has been made and then you will do your part in the system.

The shopping cart also provides a continuing transactions processor that could be included with PayPal (as well as other payment possibilities), customization accommodations, and also customer service. There are certainly still so many other features; those who have been using this particular software for around a year reveal that they still continue to keep discovering new stuff that they'll do with it. Streamlining your operations can assist you handle your business far better without being burned out; through e-commerce software providers, that's no longer will be a concern.

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The online shopping cart of e-commerce solutions providers provides a very manageable system for your business. Those who have use it state that, "setting up your items as well as including all of them into your web page is a snap." Know more here http://www.1automationwiz.com

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Source: http://ruralstops.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-e-commerce-software-suppliers-can.html

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INDIO: Join in Olympic-Style Fun ? Desert Recreation District ...

Join in Olympic-Style Fun
Desert Recreation District Summer Activities Have Something for Everyone

Indio, CA ? Don?t just watch the Olympics, celebrate them by participating in any number of Olympic-style activities. The Olympics have been a great reminder that sports serve as recreation, fitness, competition, a growth experience and, most importantly, can be fun. Day after day, event after event, the world?s Olympians provide leadership and serve as great examples of how attitude, hard work and team spirit can shape lives.

That same Olympic-style fun is alive and well, here, in the Coachella Valley. Residents can participate in a wide variety of programs and activities hosted by your Desert Recreation District. There is still time to sign on for swimming, archery, volleyball, table tennis, martial arts, gymnastics and much more. For those interested in field trips, the District still has openings for adventures to places such as Knott?s Soak City and Jungle Island Paintball Park.

The Olympics are showing us, once again, that there is something for everyone, regardless of your age, location or athletic ability. Wrap up the hot summer and get ready for fall by finding a recreational activity that you enjoy. For more information about Desert Recreation District?s Summer Programs or to register for an activity online, check out www.MyRecreationDistrict.com or call 760-347-3484.

Fall programs start in September. Check out the website at www.MyRecreationDistrict.com for details on your community?s upcoming activities.

About Desert Recreation District The Desert Recreation District supports communities throughout the Coachella Valley by partnering with them to encourage healthy lifestyles, wellness activities and positive out-of-school programs. The District maintains quality park and recreation facilities and trails, initiates and delivers programs and services, and facilitates leisure opportunities for residents of all ages. Programs vary by community. For more information contact DRD at www.MyRecreationDistrict.com or 760-347-3484.

Source: http://www.inlandempire.us/business/indio-join-olympic-style-fun-desert-recreation-district-summer-activities/

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For Victim in Sikh Temple Shooting, a Life of Separation - NYTimes ...

?When his chance came to go to America, Ranjit Singh promised his wife and three young children they would not be separated for too long,? Jim Yardley and Sruthi Gottipati wrote in The New York Times. ?He was taking a position at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin and hoped his family might join him there.?

?Weeks became months became 16 years,? Mr. Yardley and Ms. Gottipati wrote. His two preschool daughters grew up and each married, his infant son became a teenager.

Mr. Singh ?became a voice on the telephone, calling almost daily,? they wrote, ?promising that the family would be reunited as soon as his green card application was approved.?

He last called his family on Sunday, hours later Mr. Singh was killed in the Shooting rampage at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. ?His stunned family, having lived for so long without him, is now preparing, finally, to travel to Wisconsin,? to collect his body, Mr. Yardley and Ms. Gottipati wrote.

?He was a part of my life,? said his younger daughter, Jaspreet, 20, who was 4 years old when her father left. ?He has done so much for us. Even today I miss him and want to meet him. I?ve never seen him before.?

Read the full article.

Source: http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/09/for-victim-in-sikh-temple-shooting-a-life-of-separation-2/

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Today?s The Day, painting in process by Katie m. Berggren

Today?s The Day, painting in process by Katie m. Berggren

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Today?s The Day, painting in process by Katie m. Berggren

Today?s The Day, painting in process by Katie m. Berggren

Today?s The Day, painting in process by Katie m. Berggren

Today?s The Day, painting in process by Katie m. Berggren

Today?s The Day, painting in process by Katie m. Berggren

Here is the photo that started it all! Submitted by Suzanne ~

?Suzanne will receive a free 12?12 print of Today?s The Day!

Get A Free 8?10 Print of Today?s The Day

(I?m only making 30 limited edition prints of this piece)

You can follow along with the process of the next Mindful Mothering Project
painting over on the Facebook Fan Page

If you?d like to get in on the fun, it is never too late to submit your photo and get into the Inspiration Folder! Here are the details:

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The Mindful Mothering Project

Gentle, Mindful Mothering Paintings? inspired by You!

In general, I find myself inundated with natural instances of inspiration, and more than anything I?m aching for time to get them all down on paper or canvas before they flit away?

If you hang out with me in person, you know my journal is always in hand, and I annoy myself, even, with my need to capture sketches, thoughts and words on so many occasions.

However? I?ve got an itch, an idea, an inspiration and I?d like to involve you ~ my community of intriguing, wise mothers and women, fathers and friends, followers and motivators.

Drawn In? Wanna Get Caught Up?

Submit your Photo(s) of Gentle, Mindful Mothering ~ however you describe it, however you find meaning in the words Gentle and Mindful ~ however you make it your own.

For you, is it: breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby-wearing, kissing, walking together, talking together, reading together, laughing together, cooking together, crying together, playing together??

Share your moments, if you feel the urge, and swirl your beauty into the fertile soil from which the Intimate Moments of Motherhood paintings sprout.

The Inside Scoop!
[In actuality, I do not usually work from photos. I work from the sketches in my journal that have sprung from my heart and soul and influences in the world around me.
When I do have photos to become inspired by (for commissioned paintings, for instance, and for this project) I take a look at the photos for the first 10 or 15 minutes, then set them aside and see what blossoms onto the canvas! I have no intentions or desires for photo-likeness, just a heart-felt representation of emotion and closeness.]

If you?d like to get involved, here is what to do:

1) Save your favorite photo(s) with YOUR name as the title of the image (this is important so I can keep track of who sent what).

2) Email your photo to Katie@kmberggren.com

3) Add the understanding that by sending me a photo or photos, you agree to let me be inspired by your image, and you agree that the design and copyright of the painting in its process and finished forms remains with the artist (that?s me!). But you can certainly brag to your friends by sending them over to the Facebook Fan Page to watch the process & feel free to ?share? the postings on FB as well!

4) Agree that if your photo is chosen, you will be honored as I delight in sharing your lovely photo (and your first name) with my Facebook and Painting Motherhood blog Communities, as well as revealing process images as your photo inspires a painted canvas?

This is important: I do not strive for photo likeness in my paintings ~ more importantly, I capture the essence, the emotion, the movement, the connection, the contact, the energy?

This is ALSO important: I promise promise promise to tell you if I choose your photo ~ I will never use your photo then pretend I didn?t. There would be no use in it If you see a painting emerging that is similar to your photo, it might just be a coincidence ~ I promise to tell you and give you the free print at the end ~ don?t worry!

What?s In It For You?

If your Gentle, Mindful Mothering Photo does indeed inspire a painting for the Mindful Mothering Project ~ wooohooo! ~ YOU get a free 12?12 print of the finished painting ~ RAD!

Have questions? I?m here, just let me know.

Thank you for your consideration,

Love & Sincerely, Katie

Katie m. Berggren ~ Could this moment be yours?

Source: http://kmberggren.com/2012/08/todays-the-day-painting-process-of-the-4th-mindful-mothering-project-painting/

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The Best Programming Advice I Ever Got | Technology As If People ...

The good folks over at InformIT have published another of my articles. Here?s how it starts:

The best programming advice I ever got came to me early in my career while I was working on a system that I simultaneously loved and hated. The cool part of that system was that we were doing computer aided design ? think Adobe Illustrator, but for engineers. In those days CAD, with its interactive graphics, was the highest of high tech. The thing I hated was that the it was slow, painfully slow: You would sit there and watch the picture appear line by painful line. A simple drawing would take tens of seconds, while displaying something complicated was an opportunity to get coffee. The performance of that system was horrendous even by the standards of the primitive computers we had back then, which is saying something. What was a hacker to do? What would *you* do? ?

Find out what I did over at InformIT.

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Source: http://blog.russolsen.com/2012/08/the-best-programming-advice-i-ever-got/

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6 Ways to Ensure The Cover Letter You Write Is Read | Chameleon ...

Writing a great cover letter that is specific to each job search application is a must in today?s career marketplace. Using a one-size-fits-all, general cover letter for all your applications and communications is not an effective means to uniquely presenting yourself in a job search. The following six cover letter tips will help you write a concise, impactful cover letter that will improve your chances of getting noticed and receiving that call for the coveted interview:

• Ensure your cover letter is short?no more than a computer screen shot or a couple of scrolls on a smart phone. That?s it! Hiring managers and associates do not read much more than that length. If it is longer, you run the risk of your letter getting skipped over.
• Address your cover letter to a person?an actual person! Do not send it ?To Whom It May Concern? or ?Hiring Manager.?? Do the homework and research who you should be addressing your cover letter to for your submission.
• Specify how you found the person to email them. Most people have an instinctive response like, ?How did they get my name?? when receiving an unsolicited, yet personalized inquiry. Indicate early on in the cover letter email how came to discover them to put the receiving party at immediate ease to continue reading. Whether it was research on LinkedIn or your former co-worker that led you to reach out to this person, informing the recipient of how your email landed in their inbox makes the person feel better.
• Be explicit as to what job you are looking for, if it is an exploratory request, or submitting to, if there is a job posting.? Do not leave it up to the hiring manager to decide which job you are applying to or where you may fit within their organization. If you do, your cover letter may get filed under the ?T? file (Trash).
• Do not write the cover letter as a prose version of your resume. Period. It is not meant to be a regurgitation of your resume. A cover letter is supposed to summarize to the reader the value you will bring to the prospective organization and how your background fills a need they have. Nothing will put your credentials in the ?no? pile faster than a lengthy, synopsis of your career history with no ties as to how your credentials benefits the hiring organization.
• Help the reader connect the dots as to why they should take action and call you for an interview or forward you to the right person to bring you in for a discussion. Use bullets, and no more then 3-5 bullets, to outline how you are a fit for the prospective position.

Lastly, of course, end your letter with the professional niceties of thanking the person for their time and assertively offering to follow up to set up an interview time. Polite enthusiasm and humble persistence are never out of style and always stand out in a positive light in today?s marketplace.

Source: http://chameleonresumes.com/2012/08/09/6-ways-to-ensure-the-cover-letter-you-write-is-read/

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One Of Oklahoma's Own Shares Classic Collection At Auto Museum ...

INOLA, Oklahoma -

We want you to have the best summer ever, so we're showing you some great destinations in our state. Some are places you may not know about, but are really worth seeing.

That's the case in Inola in Rogers County, where one man has a unique collection he's willing to share with you, if you get off the main highway for a visit.

For nearly 40 years, Mike Fuller has been collecting classic cars and service station memorabilia.

"I just started picking up gas stuff and old cars," said Fuller.

The giant of a man at 6-feet, 8-inches, got his first classic car, a Model A at age 16.

"The old cars always interested me ever since I was a small boy," Fuller said.

And he's always wanted to show off the collection in a museum.

Years ago, he bought the old Inola Gymnasium built in the 1930s.

"It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter but fall and spring," Fuller said.

What you give up in climate control, you gain in cool classics.

There are 20 cars in the museum. Features and styles have changed a lot over the years, but not Fullers' love of the vintage vehicles.

And it's not just cars on display.

Mike Fullers' Auto and Gas Museum is packed full of tons of service station stuff, including gas pumps from the ?20s and more than 100 globes.

"I've hunted all over the country for this stuff and picked it up here and there," Fuller said.

And he shares his collection with others, at no charge.

"I really enjoy people coming in here and looking around," Fuller said.

It's an extensive collection, and a fun destination.

And as for the cars, Fuller doesn't have a favorite, he likes them all and hopes you'll like them too.

So, if you love anything automotive, or are sentimental about service stations, it's worth a drive to Inola to the old school gym that's now an Oklahoma gem.

"Most people are kind of astonished that it's in this little town," Fuller said.

The museum is open just about every day.

If it isn't when you get there, you can call Jim, whose number is on the sign out front and he'll come show you around.

The museum is on Highway 88 in Inola?you can't miss it.

Source: http://www.newson6.com/story/19230983/one-of-oklahomas-own-shares-classic-collection-at-auto-museum

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