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var xl = require('../lib/libxl'),
    util = require('util'),
    testUtils = require('./testUtils'),
    fs = require('fs'),
    shouldThrow = testUtils.shouldThrow;

testUtils.initFilesystem();

describe('The book class', function() {
    var book;

    beforeEach(function() {
        book = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS);
    });

    it('Books are created via the book constructor', function() {
        expect(function() {var book = new xl.Book();}).toThrow();
        expect(function() {var book = new xl.Book(200);}).toThrow();
        expect(function() {var book = new xl.Book('a');}).toThrow();

        var bookXls = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS),
            bookXlsx = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLSX);
    });

    it('book.writeSync writes a book in sync mode', function() {
        var book = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS),
            sheet = book.addSheet('foo');

        sheet.writeStr(1, 0, 'bar');

        var file = testUtils.getWriteTestFile();
        shouldThrow(book.writeSync, book, 10);
        shouldThrow(book.writeSync, {}, file);
        expect(book.writeSync(file)).toBe(book);
    });

    it('book.write writes a book in sync mode', function() {
        var book = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS),
            sheet = book.addSheet('foo'),
            result = null;

        sheet.writeStr(1, 0, 'bar');

        runs(function() {
            var file = testUtils.getWriteTestFile();
            shouldThrow(book.write, book, file, 10);
            shouldThrow(book.write, {}, file, function() {});

            expect(book.write(file, function(res) {
                result = res;
            })).toBe(book);

            shouldThrow(book.sheetCount, book);
        });

        waitsFor(function() {
            return result !== null;
        }, 'book to save', 1000);

        runs(function() {
            expect(result).toBeUndefined();
        });
    });

    it('book.loadSync loads a book in sync mode', function() {
        var file = testUtils.getWriteTestFile();
        shouldThrow(book.loadSync, book, 10);
        shouldThrow(book.loadSync, {}, file);

        expect(book.loadSync(file)).toBe(book);
        var sheet = book.getSheet(0);
        expect(sheet.readStr(1, 0)).toBe('bar');
    });

    it('book.load loads a book in async mode', function() {
        var result = null;

        runs(function() {
            var file = testUtils.getWriteTestFile();
            shouldThrow(book.load, book, file, 10);
            shouldThrow(book.load, {}, file, function() {});

            expect(book.load(file, function(res) {
                result = res;
            })).toBe(book);

            shouldThrow(book.sheetCount, book);
        });

        waitsFor(function() {
            return result !== null;
        }, 'book to load', 1000);

        runs(function() {
            expect(result).toBeUndefined();
            expect(book.getSheet(0).readStr(1, 0)).toBe('bar');
        });
    });

    it('book.loadRawSync and book.saveRawSync load and save a book into a buffer, sync mode', function() {
        var book1 = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS);
        var sheet = book1.addSheet('foo');

        sheet.writeStr(1, 0, 'bar');

        shouldThrow(book1.writeRawSync, {});
        var buffer = book1.writeRawSync();

        var book2 = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS);
        shouldThrow(book2.loadRawSync, book2, 1);
        shouldThrow(book2.loadRawSync, {}, buffer);

        expect(book2.loadRawSync(buffer)).toBe(book2);
        expect(book2.sheetCount()).toBe(1);
        expect(book2.getSheet(0).readStr(1, 0)).toBe('bar');
    });

    it('book.loadRaw and book.saveRaw load and save a book into a buffer, async mode', function() {
        var book;

        runs(function() {
            var book1 = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS),
                book2 = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS);
            var sheet = book1.addSheet('foo');

            sheet.writeStr(1, 0, 'bar');

            shouldThrow(book1.writeRaw, book1, 1);
            shouldThrow(book1.writeRaw, {}, function() {});

            function step1(err, buffer) {
                expect(err).toBeUndefined();

                shouldThrow(book2.loadRaw, book2, buffer, 10);
                shouldThrow(book2.loadRaw, {}, buffer, function() {});

                book2.loadRaw(buffer, step2);

                shouldThrow(book2.sheetCount, book2);
            }

            function step2(err) {
                expect(err).toBeUndefined();
                book = book2;
            }

            book1.writeRaw(step1);

            shouldThrow(book1.sheetCount, book1);
        });

        waitsFor(function() {
            return !!book;
        }, 'book to save and load again', 1000);

        runs(function() {
            expect(book.sheetCount()).toBe(1);
            expect(book.getSheet(0).readStr(1, 0)).toBe('bar');
        });
    });

    it('book.addSheet adds a sheet to a book', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.addSheet, book, 10);
        shouldThrow(book.addSheet, book, 'foo', 10);
        shouldThrow(book.addSheet, {}, 'foo');
        book.addSheet('baz');

        var sheet1 = book.addSheet('foo');
        sheet1.writeStr(1, 0, 'aaa');
        var sheet2 = book.addSheet('bar', sheet1);
        expect(sheet2.readStr(1, 0)).toBe('aaa');
    });

    it('book.insertSheet inserts a sheet at a given position', function() {
        var sheet1 = book.addSheet('foo');
        sheet1.writeStr(1, 0, 'bbb');

        shouldThrow(book.insertSheet, book, 'a', 'bar');
        shouldThrow(book.insertSheet, book, 2, 'bar');
        shouldThrow(book.insertSheet, {}, 0, 'bar');
        book.insertSheet(0, 'bar');
        expect(book.sheetCount()).toBe(2);

        var sheet2 = book.insertSheet(0, 'baz', sheet1);
        expect(sheet2.readStr(1, 0)).toBe('bbb');
    });

    it('book.getSheet retrieves a sheet at a given index', function() {
        var sheet = book.addSheet('foo');
        sheet.writeStr(1, 0, 'bar');

        shouldThrow(book.getSheet, book, 'a');
        shouldThrow(book.getSheet, book, 1);
        shouldThrow(book.getSheet, {}, 0);

        var sheet2 = book.getSheet(0);
        expect(sheet2.readStr(1, 0)).toBe('bar');
    });

    it('book.sheetType determines sheet type', function() {
        var sheet = book.addSheet('foo');
        shouldThrow(book.sheetType, book, 'a');
        shouldThrow(book.sheetType, {}, 0);
        expect(book.sheetType(0)).toBe(xl.SHEETTYPE_SHEET);
        expect(book.sheetType(1)).toBe(xl.SHEETTYPE_UNKNOWN);
    });

    it('book.delSheet removes a sheet', function() {
        book.addSheet('foo');
        book.addSheet('bar');
        shouldThrow(book.delSheet, book, 'a');
        shouldThrow(book.delSheet, book, 3);
        shouldThrow(book.delSheet, {}, 0);
        expect(book.delSheet(0)).toBe(book);
        expect(book.sheetCount()).toBe(1);
    });

    it('book.sheetCount counts the number of sheets in a book', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.sheetCount, {});
        expect(book.sheetCount()).toBe(0);
        book.addSheet('foo');
        expect(book.sheetCount()).toBe(1);
    });

    it('book.addFormat adds a format', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.addFormat, book, 10);
        shouldThrow(book.addFormat, {});
        book.addFormat();
        // TODO add a check for format inheritance once format has been
        // completed
    });

    it('book.addFormat can use a format belonging to a different book as a template', function() {
        var otherBook = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS),
            format1 = otherBook.addFormat(),
            format2 = book.addFormat(format1);
    });

    it ('book.addFormat will throw if an async operation is pending on the template\'s parent book', function() {
        var otherBook = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS),
            format1 = otherBook.addFormat();

        otherBook.saveRaw(function() {}, function() {});

        shouldThrow(book.addFormat, book, format1);
    });

    it('book.addFont adds a font', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.addFont, book, 10);
        shouldThrow(book.addFont, {});
        book.addFont();

        var font1 = book.addFont();
        font1.setName('times');
        expect(book.addFont(font1).name()).toBe('times');
    });

    it('book.addCusomtNumFormat adds a custom number format', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.addCusomtNumFormat, book, 10);
        shouldThrow(book.addCusomtNumFormat, {}, '000');
        book.addCustomNumFormat('000');
    });

    it('book.customNumFormat retrieves a custom number format', function() {
        var format = book.addCustomNumFormat('000');
        shouldThrow(book.customNumFormat, book, 'a');
        shouldThrow(book.customNumFormat, {}, format);

        expect(book.customNumFormat(format)).toBe('000');
    });

    it('book.format retrieves a format by index', function() {
        var format = book.addFormat();
        shouldThrow(book.format, book, 'a');
        shouldThrow(book.format, {}, 0);
        expect(book.format(0) instanceof format.constructor).toBe(true);
    });

    it('book.formatSize counts the number of formats', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.formatSize, {});
        var n = book.formatSize();
        book.addFormat();
        expect(book.formatSize()).toBe(n+1);
    });

    it('book.font gets a font by index', function() {
        var font = book.addFont();
        shouldThrow(book.font, book, -1);
        shouldThrow(book.font, {}, 0);
        expect(book.font(0) instanceof font.constructor).toBe(true);
    });

    it('book.fontSize counts the number of fonts', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.fontSize, {});
        var n = book.fontSize();
        book.addFont();
        expect(book.fontSize()).toBe(n+1);
    });

    it('book.datePack packs a date', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.datePack, book, 'a', 1, 2);
        shouldThrow(book.datePack, {}, 1, 2, 3);
        book.datePack(1, 2, 3);
    });

    it('book.datePack unpacks a date', function() {
        var date = book.datePack(1999, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7);
        shouldThrow(book.dateUnpack, book, 'a');
        shouldThrow(book.dateUnpack, {}, date);

        var unpacked = book.dateUnpack(date);
        expect(unpacked.year).toBe(1999);
        expect(unpacked.month).toBe(2);
        expect(unpacked.day).toBe(3);
        expect(unpacked.hour).toBe(4);
        expect(unpacked.minute).toBe(5);
        expect(unpacked.second).toBe(6);
        expect(unpacked.msecond).toBe(7);
    });

    it('book.colorPack packs a color', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.colorPack, book, 'a', 2, 3);
        shouldThrow(book.colorPack, {}, 1, 2, 3);
        book.colorPack(1, 2, 3);
    });

    it('book.colorUnpack unpacks a color', function() {
        var color = book.colorPack(1, 2, 3);
        shouldThrow(book.colorUnpack, book, 'a');
        shouldThrow(book.colorUnpack, {}, color);

        var unpacked = book.colorUnpack(color);
        expect(unpacked.red).toBe(1);
        expect(unpacked.green).toBe(2);
        expect(unpacked.blue).toBe(3);
    });

    it('book.activeSheet returns the index of a book\'s active sheet', function() {
        book.addSheet('foo');
        book.addSheet('bar');
        book.setActiveSheet(0);
        shouldThrow(book.activeSheet, {});
        expect(book.activeSheet()).toBe(0);
        book.setActiveSheet(1);
        expect(book.activeSheet()).toBe(1);
    });

    it('book.setActiveSheet sets the active sheet', function() {
        book.addSheet('foo');
        shouldThrow(book.setActiveSheet, book, 'a');
        shouldThrow(book.setActiveSheet, {}, 0);
        expect(book.setActiveSheet(0)).toBe(book);
    });

    it('book.addPicture, book.pictureSize and book.getPicture ' +
            'manage the pictures in a book',
        function()
    {
        var book = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS),
            file = testUtils.getTestPicturePath(),
            fileBuffer = fs.readFileSync(file);

        shouldThrow(book.pictureSize, {});
        expect(book.pictureSize()).toBe(0);

        shouldThrow(book.addPicture, book, 1);
        shouldThrow(book.addPicture, {}, file);
        expect(book.addPicture(file)).toBe(0);
        expect(book.pictureSize()).toBe(1);

        shouldThrow(book.getPicture, book, true);
        shouldThrow(book.getPicture, {}, 0);
        var pic0 = book.getPicture(0);

        expect(pic0.type).toBe(xl.PICTURETYPE_PNG);
        expect(testUtils.compareBuffers(pic0.data, fileBuffer)).toBe(true);

        expect(book.addPicture(fileBuffer)).toBe(1);
        expect(book.pictureSize()).toBe(2);

        var pic1 = book.getPicture(1);
        expect(pic1.type).toBe(xl.PICTURETYPE_PNG);
        expect(testUtils.compareBuffers(pic1.data, fileBuffer)).toBe(true);
    });

    it('book.addPictureAsync and boook.addPictureAsync provide async picture management',
        function()
    {
        var book = new xl.Book(xl.BOOK_TYPE_XLS),
            file = testUtils.getTestPicturePath(),
            fileBuffer = fs.readFileSync(file),
            buffer1, buffer2;

        runs(function() {
            function addFromFile(callback) {
                shouldThrow(book.addPictureAsync, book, file, 1);
                shouldThrow(book.addPictureAsync, {}, file, function() {});

                book.addPictureAsync(file, function(err, id) {
                    expect(err).toBeUndefined();
                    expect(id).toBe(0);
                    expect(book.pictureSize()).toBe(1);

                    addFromStream();
                });
            }

            function addFromStream() {
                book.addPictureAsync(fileBuffer, function(err, id) {
                    expect(err).toBeUndefined();
                    expect(id).toBe(1);
                    expect(book.pictureSize()).toBe(2);

                    getBuffer1();
                });
            }

            function getBuffer1() {
                shouldThrow(book.getPictureAsync, book, 1, 1);
                shouldThrow(book.getPictureAsync, {}, 1, function() {});

                book.getPictureAsync(0, function(err, type, data) {
                    expect(err).toBeUndefined();
                    expect(type).toBe(xl.PICTURETYPE_PNG);
                    buffer1 = data;

                    getBuffer2();
                });
            }

            function getBuffer2() {
                 book.getPictureAsync(1, function(err, type, data) {
                    expect(err).toBeUndefined();
                    expect(type).toBe(xl.PICTURETYPE_PNG);
                    buffer2 = data;
                });
            }

            addFromFile();
        });

        waitsFor(function() {
            return buffer1 && buffer2;
        }, 'pictures to load', 2000);

        runs(function() {
            expect(testUtils.compareBuffers(buffer1, fileBuffer)).toBe(true);
            expect(testUtils.compareBuffers(buffer2, fileBuffer)).toBe(true);
        });
    });

    it('book.defaultFont returns the default font', function() {
        book.setDefaultFont('times', 13);
        shouldThrow(book.defaultFont, {});

        var defaultFont = book.defaultFont();
        expect(defaultFont.name).toBe('times');
        expect(defaultFont.size).toBe(13);
    });

    it('book.setDefaultFont sets the default font', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.setDefaultFont, book, 10, 10);
        shouldThrow(book.setDefaultFont, {}, 'times', 10);
        expect(book.setDefaultFont('times', 10)).toBe(book);
    });

    it('book.refR1C1 checks for R1C1 mode', function() {
        book.setRefR1C1();
        shouldThrow(book.refR1C1, {});
        expect(book.refR1C1()).toBe(true);
        book.setRefR1C1(false);
        expect(book.refR1C1()).toBe(false);
    });

    it('book.setRefR1C1 switches R1C1 mode', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.setRefR1C1, book, 1);
        shouldThrow(book.setRefR1C1, {});
        expect(book.setRefR1C1(true)).toBe(book);
    });

    it('book.rgbMode checks for RGB mode', function() {
        book.setRgbMode();
        shouldThrow(book.rgbMode, {});
        expect(book.rgbMode()).toBe(true);
        book.setRgbMode(false);
        expect(book.rgbMode()).toBe(false);
    });

    it('book.setRgbMode switches RGB mode', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.setRgbMode, book, 1);
        shouldThrow(book.setRgbMode, {});
        expect(book.setRgbMode(true)).toBe(book);
    });

    it('book.biffVersion returns the BIFF format version', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.biffVersion, {});
        expect(book.biffVersion()).toBe(1536);
    });

    it('book.isDate1904 checks which date system is active', function() {
        book.setDate1904();
        shouldThrow(book.isDate1904, {});
        expect(book.isDate1904()).toBe(true);
        book.setDate1904(false);
        expect(book.isDate1904()).toBe(false);
    });

    it('book.setDate1904 sets the active date system', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.setDate1904, book, 1);
        shouldThrow(book.setDate1904, {}, true);
        expect(book.setDate1904(true)).toBe(book);
    });

    it('book.isTemplate checks whether the document is a template', function() {
        book.setTemplate();
        shouldThrow(book.isTemplate, {});
        expect(book.isTemplate()).toBe(true);
        book.setTemplate(false);
        expect(book.isTemplate()).toBe(false);
    });

    it('book.setTemplate toggles whether a document is a template', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.setTemplate, book, 1);
        shouldThrow(book.setTemplate, {});
        expect(book.setTemplate(true)).toBe(book);
    });

    it('book.setKey sets the API key', function() {
        shouldThrow(book.setKey, book, 1, 'a');
        shouldThrow(book.setKey, {}, 'a', 'b');
        expect(book.setKey('a', 'b')).toBe(book);
    });
});


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No Hiding Behind Bitcoins, Says IRS
The IRS's indifferent approach to virtual currency appears to be coming to an end. After a Treasury Inspector General's report in September 2016 criticized the agency for doing nothing to ensure taxpayer compliance in virtual currency transactions, the IRS jumped to attention and petitioned a court in California seeking to obtain over 1 million customer records from Coinbase, Inc., a virtual currency exchanger headquartered in San Francisco, California.
The federal District Court for the Northern District of California granted the IRS's request for a "John Doe" summons in late November. This type of summons allows the IRS to get the names, information, and documents concerning all taxpayers in a certain group instead of having to name specific taxpayers under investigation. The IRS wants the records of Americans who conducted transactions in virtual currency through Coinbase from the years 2013-2015. There is no allegation in the suit that Coinbase has engaged in any wrongdoing in connection with its virtual currency exchange business. The IRS just wants to get to its customers.
Money is Money
"Tools like the John Doe summons authorized today send the clear message to U.S. taxpayers that whatever form of currency they use – Bitcoin or traditional dollars and cents – we will work to ensure that they are fully reporting their income and paying their fair share of taxes," said Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department's Tax Division in a news release. There are nearly a thousand virtual currencies with such fanciful names as Litecoin, Darkcoin, Peercoin, and Dogecoin, but the most widely known and largest is Bitcoin, according to the Justice Department. Because of the nature of virtual currency, transactions can be difficult to trace, the Justice Department argued before the Court. In the court's order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley found that there is a reasonable basis for believing that virtual currency users may have failed to comply with federal tax laws.
What are Bitcoins and Coinbase, Inc.?
"Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum. We're based in San Francisco, California."
"Bitcoin is the world's most widely used alternative currency with a total market cap of approximately $10 billion. The Bitcoin network is made up of thousands of computers run by individuals all over the world."
–From the Coinbase website.
Not so Fast, Says Coinbase
After the order was issued, Coinbase quickly filed a motion to intervene and quash the summons, citing the Treasury Inspector General's criticism of the IRS's lack of clear guidance on its virtual currency policies. "None of the IRS operating divisions have developed any type of compliance initiatives or guidelines for conducting examinations or investigations specific to tax noncompliance related to virtual currencies," the Treasury report concludes.
The motion also attacks the summons as being too broad in scope and notes that the IRS will not be able to review the amount of data sought because it
"does not have sufficient funding to pursue enforcement efforts." The motion goes so far as to accuse the IRS of "bad faith." Still, the IRS has wide latitude to issue John Doe summonses, and it is unlikely that Coinbase's challenge will prevail.
IRS Developing Policy
The IRS issued Notice 2014-21 about two years ago explaining that virtual currency is property for tax purposes and will be taxed as capital gains or losses when bought and sold. However, the guidance stopped there. What is the IRS's next move? The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has 3 recommendations for the IRS:
1. Develop a coordinated virtual currency strategy that includes outcome goals, a description of how the agency intends to achieve those goals, and an action plan with a timeline for implementation;
2. Provide updated guidance to reflect the necessary documentation requirements and tax treatments needed for the various uses of virtual currencies; and
3. Revise third-party information reporting documents to identify the amounts of virtual currencies used in taxable transactions.
The IRS has agreed with these recommendations and plans to develop a policy regarding what kinds of information reporting should be required for virtual currency transactions. We can expect to see the same strategy that has been happening over the last 10 years with the IRS—a reliance on third-party reporting. We now have broker reporting of basis for investments, third-party settlement companies reporting credit card transactions, foreign financial institution reporting on U.S. account holders, and the whole family of Forms 1099. Is Form 1099-VC* next?
*virtual currency
What is a Bitcoin Worth?
According to CoinDesk in mid-December 2016, a Bitcoin was worth about $780.
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It almost sounds like a contradiction. If you own a store, how can you increase your volume, while lowering your overhead? The answer is with a reliable dropshipping service. The use of technology has simplified how people buy goods online, and technology has now simplified how those goods are delivered.
Dropshipping is a relatively new term that has caught on as more people see the fiscal opportunities with owning a Shopify store to sell products. Most people get into retail or e-commerce because they have creative ideas for products, or they want to put their own artistic designs on everyday items that people need. With the right programming in place, you can even give creative control to your audience, so they can mock up their own designs. Dropshipping is basically outsourcing the manufacturing and delivery of your sold products.
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Mystery > Women Sleuths
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A little magic can go a long way — to really screwing up a girl's life!
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Before I go, I have something to say
A Murder-Suicide in the Family
Nancee
Years ago, I wrote a poem titled "How My Cousin Nancee Died." I knew only that her husband, Steve, had shot her, and her pianist, and then himself – a double-murder-suicide. (She had a pianist because she was a singer. Her husband evidently suspected an affair.) I was sixteen when it happened, and so was Nancee's oldest child, Penny. They lived in Ohio, but Penny had come with her grandmother, my Aunt Dorothy, to spend Christmas with us when we were twelve so we knew each other a little bit.
They visited us again after the tragedy. I remember inviting her to the drive-in with seven of my friends, all of us scrunched into my Buick station wagon. The movie was a horror flick, and I felt guilty for making her watch a film full of menace and death. She'd had enough of that, although we didn't talk about it. I imagine my aunt sat up after the kids went to bed to talk with my dad and mom (her brother, her sister-in-law), trying to make sense of it all. Or maybe they recognized there was no sense to be made, only tears shed and comfort offered.
That was one reason I wrote the poem; I wanted to understand it. By then, I had divorced my own violet husband, who had threatened me more than once with his gun. I opened with these lines:
"Everything we knew was second-hand, / our response, long-distance." A few lines later, I tried to set the scene:
"Years later, / in a dream, I reconstruct / that evening. The grand piano, / the lovely woman, / motes of dust / in warm yellow light, expectant."
I thought it happened when she and her accompanist were rehearsing, in some vast music room. More lines followed: "Then silence, or shouts, / we never knew, as her husband enters. / He has a gun, and he uses it once, twice, / finally on himself." I wondered what they said, whether he "dangled mercy / for a moment before / their startled eyes." None of us would ever know.
Nancee was seventeen years older than me, and I hardly remember her. I heard about her talent, though. We had a painting she had made, a sparkling likeness of a freshwater fish. Her family went out in the boat, and she stayed behind to paint, showing them when they returned with their catch, "I caught one, too!" I knew she sang, but never heard her. She was a pretty child, a beautiful woman. I have the black-and-white photo albums.
When I began hunting the facts of my family tree, there was a branch missing. I could find no death record in the Social Security records for Nancy, who had long since changed her first name to Nancee and her last name to her husband's. I knew they had many children, but could only remember a few of their names. Originally, I thought there were six, and I had to change the last line when Penny set me straight, to "Three deaths, / five orphans." She told me they were all thriving as adults, but I could not bring myself to ask her anything more.
The other day I went back to my family tree, resuming my search for details. I knew my great-grandparents' names and dates; I knew whom and when some of my maternal cousins had married, and the names and dates of their children. Nancee, though, remained a mystery. So I called my favorite reference librarian – my daughter, Allison, who works at the Davenport Public Library. She found it all, in record time. Not only did she send me both Nancee and Steve's death records, she contacted the library in Ohio where the murders had taken place. And just like that, I had an article from the April 1969 Dayton Daily News.
The poem had some important details wrong. Nancee and Steve were "estranged," the paper said. She had performed old standards at several clubs. I learned their names: The Gilded Plume. The Rhino. The Windjammer. The Pink Pussycat. The owner of one club recalled the day she walked in to audition. "She was not just good, she was great, a natural. And she always came on like the happiest girl in the world, even when things were going miserably for her." This club owner had been beaten by her husband, after he walked her to her car following a show. He told the police, "He beat the hell out of me." By then, I knew all about the wages of jealousy.
She worked a day job in marketing, and sang at clubs at night, all to support her children. The murder-suicide took place at the home of a musician friend who sometimes played accordion with her, when they stopped at his place for sheet music late one night. This man was not killed, as I had believed, only wounded in the right arm and left ear. He must have recounted the event for the police, but the article had no quotes from him. He's probably gone by now, taking his secrets with him.
Fifty years after it happened, it feels like a punch in the stomach. Now I know. How many kids, how many dead, where it happened, and when. I know why, because I have been there. Not jealousy, but power and control. When I was sixteen and heard the news, it felt foreign, not only something that happened far away but something I never dreamed could happen to me. My poem counts the dead and the orphaned, then ends this way: "countless ripples on the still, wide pool / still breaking the shore." Originally, I added two words at the end: "demanding answers." Now I know better. What's demanded isn't answers, but attention, and resistance. This must not happen again.
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After retiring from a column-writing gig lasting eleven years and yielding over 300 personal essays, I find I still have something to say. My thoughts range far and wide, and occasionally deep, on subjects including being an Iowan who misses Colorado; surviving marital violence; raising an amazing daughter and an equally amazing son; being justifiably angry about the world "these days;" writing poetry and plays; wondering if I'll get Alzheimer's like my mom and her two brothers; wanting to write about my twin granddaughters without sounding all Hallmark-y; fixing OCD-ish food; making sense of pants that come in shorts / crops / ankle-grazing / bootcut; being a librarian in public, academic, archival, and medical libraries; waiting 46 years to attend my high school reunion; having a gorgeous garden I can't take care of; seeing a shaman; loving good men despite all the bad ones; and trying to wrest a little joy from life despite an 11-year-and-counting chronic migraine.
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You've heard from him in customer service and you've seen him deliver the weather… but now Pete Mackay is a game designer! Pete will be visiting Wingman's Hangar this week, where he'll be talking about his fundraising for the Make-a-Wish foundation. If you're interested, you can donate to help throw Cloud Imperium employees over the side of a building!
How did you get started in the game industry?
I've wanted to make games since the early 90s, but there wasn't a lot of opportunity for a career in games in Salt Lake City (especially for someone who didn't know the business end of a for loop!), so I ended up at a cool regional ISP called XMission. I was there for about 10 years when I decided a change of pace was in order. So I gave my notice, put my stuff in a truck and moved to Austin with nothing more than a place to crash when I arrived and a vague idea of how I was going to make it in a new city. Shortly afterward I got a job with a great studio called LightBox Interactive doing QA on a title called Starhawk in downtown Austin. A couple of years later I moved into the associate producer position and took up the mantle of Community Manager, which ultimately ended up in an offer to work for Chris at Cloud Imperium.
What will you be doing for Cloud Imperium?
I took a job doing customer service and community management here to get my foot in the door and was one of the first people hired. This ended up being a great opportunity as we didn't have a lead designer yet and Chris needed some documentation for the ships systems. I asked if I could take a crack at it to which he replied 'sure, but don't take it personally if I don't like it'. I guess he did because fast forward 6 months and I'm now on the design team full time. Currently I'm building out the ship parts, economy recipes and mining mechanics.
Are you familiar with Chris Roberts' past games?
Oh yeah. I won't say I'm the biggest Wing Commander 2 fan there is, but I feel like I would finish favorably in that contest. I spent my entire Christmas Day in 1991 reading a DOS manual to learn how to squeeze enough of that 640k out of my parents 386sx to get it to run. I played so much WC that I started a new character in WC 1 and carried him through to the end of the WC2 expansions, sending my wingmen home at the start of the mission so I could get 100% of the kills (including a particular Kilrathi cap ship in WC1 that had a blind spot that the mission designers didn't expect the player to kill. I was bummed when I got no recognition for the feat during the debriefing). And I'll admit it: when I was 14 I sent a letter to Origin asking them to hire me to make games. That didn't really go according to plan.
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I'm really excited to see all the ship designs start springing to life at the hands of our concept artists and 3d modelers. It fills me with glee every time we get a new round of art for review!
What are you playing right now?
I went back to Diablo 3 after a long hiatus and I've been eyeballing Etrian Odyssey 4 on the 3DS. I'll probably pick that one up this weekend.
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ANZ selling AMBank stake to a victim of theft and money laundering that ANZ/AMBank facilitated -Swiss AG called it a "'Ponzi' scheme fraud"
by Ganesh Sahathevan
Malaysia's AG reveals further evidence of wrong doing while ANZ's Elliot was still an Ambank director :Sarawak Report analysis suggests AMbank's ANZ led management were willing participants
Previously reported by Sarawak Report:
"On analysing the evidence obtained, the OAG identified further suspect transactions involving the Swiss financial sector. Firstly, the sum of USD 800 million appears to have been misappropriated from investments in natural resources made by the SRC sovereign fund. Secondly, it is suspected that a 'Ponzi' scheme fraud (i.e. paying the returns on initial investments from funds obtained from subsequent investors rather than from legitimate revenue from the investments) was committed to conceal the misappropriations from both the SRC fund and from 1MDB. These suspected misappropriations from 1MDB were the subject of the OAG's first request for mutual legal assistance to the Malaysian authorities.
SRC – Raiding Civil Service Pensions
SRC was originally funded by a huge RM3.81 billion loan (US$900 million at today's conversion rates) awarded in 2011 by the KWAP public pension fund, which is entrusted to look after the retirement savings of Malaysia's civil servant
And now from Reuters
JULY 12, 2017 / 10:39 PM / 11 HOURS AGO
ANZ Bank nears deal to sell Malaysian banking stake to pension fund: sources
KUALA LUMPUR/ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ.AX) is near a deal to sell its Malaysian banking stake to a pension fund and exit the Southeast Asian nation, sources familiar with the matter said, in a transaction that could be worth around $900 million.
ANZ has been pursuing a sale of its 24 percent stake in its Malaysian affiliate AMMB Holdings (AmBank) (AMMB.KL) since early last year as part of a strategy to divest minority stakes in Asia and as AmBank was dragged into a wide-ranging corruption scandal at state fund 1MDB.
In June, RHB Bank (RHBC.KL) and AmBank said they were starting merger talks, in Malaysia's biggest ever banking deal. As part of the all-share deal, valued at about $9 billion, RHB is looking to acquire AmBank and the two banks are in exclusive talks until the end of August.
ANZ's stake is expected to be roughly 10 percent in the merged entity.
Sources said ANZ is in talks to sell that stake to Malaysian retirement fund KWAP, which already owns small stakes in both RHB and AmBank.
Both firms have "agreed in principle" to the deal at a price equivalent to one time book value of AmBank, said one of the sources.
"KWAP has always had an aspiration to hold a significant investment in a financial institution. KWAP had considered purchasing part of ANZ's stake two years ago but was not agreeable to the pricing," said the source.
Last week, Malaysia's Star newspaper quoted KWAP CEO Wan Kamaruzaman Wan Ahmad as saying the fund was keen on buying ANZ's stake after the proposed RHB and AmBank merger.
KWAP and AmBank declined to comment. "We will decline to comment on market speculation," an ANZ spokesman said.
ANZ's stake is also drawing interest from another Malaysian institutional investor, said the source.
The sources declined to be identified as the discussions were private.
RHB has indicated to analysts that it would pay AmBank shareholders a one-time multiple of the latter's book value.
1mdb Shadow
ANZ wanted to exit the stake partly after AmBank was dragged into a political scandal linked to state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and Prime Minister Najib Razak, sources have previously said.
In 2015, AmBank was slapped with a 53.7 million ringgit fine by Malaysian regulators for breaching financial regulations.
Najib has been buffeted by allegations of graft, in particular by revelations of the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars into his AmBank account in 2013.
The Prime Minister has denied any wrongdoing.
If the RHB-AmBank merger wins the approval of shareholders, the stakes of other key shareholders will also decline in the merged entity. Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments, with a 17.8 percent stake in RHB, would hold 10.3 percent, according to a note by Maybank Research.
The Abu Dhabi firm, which has been linked to the 1MDB scandal, merged into Mubadala last year. A separate source close to Mubadala said the firm wants to eventually sell Aabar's stake in RHB, but will wait until it gets a "fair" price.
Mubadala declined to comment.
Writing by Anshuman Daga; Editing by Praveen Menon and Muralikumar Anantharaman
SWISS BOMB - Stolen! SRC's US$800m From Public Pension In 'Ponzi Fraud'
Nik Arif Faisal Kamil, CEO of SRC and key business contact of Jho Low
Najib's hand-picked Attorney General was today publicly shamed by his Swiss counterpart, who was driven to make yet another announcement requesting mutual legal assistance over 1MDB, which has till now been notably unforthcoming.
The Swiss AG, Michael Lauber, rubbed in the message by pointing out that by contrast Singapore has acceded to such requests in all respects and provided full cooperation.
The Swiss press release reminded that a criminal investigation had been opened since August of last year and added devastating new information from the case, revealing that no less than US$800 million is believed to have also been stolen from the former 1MDB subsidiary SRC.
SRC was originally funded by a huge RM3.81 billion loan (US$900 million at today's conversion rates) awarded in 2011 by the KWAP public pension fund, which is entrusted to look after the retirement savings of Malaysia's civil servants.
For years critics have been asking for transparency over where that money was invested, only to be faced with evasive answers and a failure to produce its audits. Eventually, in 2012 SRC was transferred directly under the Ministry of Finance (thereby removing its highly suspect transactions from 1MDB's books).
After five years, still no disclosure from Najib…
As late as April of this year Najib Razak, in his role as Finance Minister, was still refusing to accountfor the missing pension money:
"Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said details on the RM4 billion loan from Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) to SRC International cannot be revealed as it has not to been audited. Najib, who is also Finance Minister, in a written reply to Datuk Mohd Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz (DAP-Raub) said 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MBD), the former parent company of SRC International, would not reveal such information before it was audited. "The information requested (by Ariff) is part of the information that has not been audited. "1MDB has a standard practice where only detailed information that has been audited will be shared to the public to ensure that the information is accurate and genuine," he said. [New Straits Times]
Previously, when questioned, Najib, who is directly responsible for the fund, had indicated that the money had been invested in energy sector projects, specifically a Mongolian coal mining venture, Gobi Coal & Energy. However, last year Sarawak Report analysed the figures and public information to discover that at most only a fractional 5% of the money (at most RM200 million) could have been invested in this apparently flag-ship project.
Now the Swiss have confirmed that their evidence shows that $800 of this money Najib has refused to account for was stolen by former officials from 1MDB and "further persons unknown"
The Swiss further emphasise that the money was misappropriated from "investments in natural resources". Sarawak Report's investigations into SRC have indicated that this may be a reference to the Gobi Coal venture.
1MDB's partner Aabar joined Jho Low's SRG in a joint buy out of Coastal Energy by its subsidiary CEPSA. Why?
However, we have also questioned the mysterious 'facilitating role' which a private company owned by Jho Low, similarly named SRG (Strategic Resources Global as opposed to SRC Strategic Resources Company), adopted in the purchase of Canada's Coastal Energy together with another of 1MDB's so-called joint venture partners, Aabar.
Was the purchase of Coastal Energy, which has concessions in the Malaysia region, another vehicle for siphoning money from SRC through the repayment of options believed to have been entered into in the deal?
Shocking Trail To Najib's Own Accounts
Today's revelations by the Swiss represent possibly the most damning single piece of evidence produced directly against Prime Minister Najib Razak in the international 1MDB investigations so far. They come on top of the United States' separate findings in July that US$681 million were channelled from 1MDB into Najib's personal accounts in KL.
The damage owes to the fact that this was government servants' pension money, some of which had never even left Malaysia to supposedly be invested. Extensive tracking by Malaysia's own anti-corruption investigators had already traced millions of ringgit last year, which were funnelled straight from SRC into a network of private bank accounts in the name of Najib Razak at AmBank.
Now it is learnt that $800 million of the total $900 million was also thieved abroad.
Charges had been brought against Najib over SRC in July last year
The local transfers were first publicised in July last year by Sarawak Report. RM42 million, which were channelled SRC (via two companies controlled by its CEO) into Najib's accounts between July 2014 and February 2015 formed the basis for the Charge Sheet drawn up naming Najib Razak.
Later, in January of this year, the new Attorney General, whom Najib hand-picked after unconstitutionally sacking his predecessor to avoid arrest, alerted reporters to further transfers of RM27 million, when he waived MACC flow charts, while at the same time claiming the case was closed.
At least RM59 million has gone direct from SRC into Najib's private accounts, say MACC investigations – Now Swiss say US$800 was stolen
Apandi 'cleared' the Prime Minister (despite official protests from law enforcers and lawyers, who pointed out he had exceeded his constitutional powers in doing so). The grounds for Najib's exoneration was that he had thought the money had been passed from a 'Saudi Royal donation' into these accounts.
Numerous details have now been released as to how Najib spent this money. Millions were used to fund two credit cards, which were used to buy jewellery and pay for hotel bills during foreign holidays. Millions more were paid out in cheques to 17 so far unnamed individual recipients and over a million ringgit was spent on an anti-ageing therapy for Najib and his wife.
Role of Nik Arif Faisal Kamil
The Swiss challenge over SRC has thrown new question-marks over the man who continues to head SRC, although he has been absent from his desk for over a year since the 1MDB scandal first erupted.
Many believed Nik Arif Faisal Kamil had escaped abroad, however he is believed to be lying low in KL and KK, thanks to the protection of Najib. Nik Kamil is a long-term close associate of Jho Low, who worked first as his investment officer at UBG (co-owned by Sarawak's Taib Mahmud) then moved over to 1MDB to steer through the UBG buy-out with money from the fund.
It was after the so-called Project Uganda (the pretended UBG buy-out by PetroSaudi) was completed that Nik Kamil was appointed CEO of the newly minted SRC and its RM3.81 billion in borrowed cash. Significantly, as Sarawak Report has earlier revealed, the CEO of SRC was also appointed as an "authorised person" over a web of new private accounts set up by Najib at AmBank.
It gave Nik Kamil authority to make payments including 'cash deposits', acting presumably as the trusted agent of Jho Low.
These were the same numbered accounts into which money was transferred from SRC over ensuing months, via a separate private company (Gandingan Mentari) of which he also was Director – making Nik Arif Faisal Kamil a top potential suspect as one of the two 'former 1MDB officials' being investigated by the Swiss.
Open Invitation to Malaysian Individuals to Complain?
Yet this pales into insignificance now that Malaysians realise that a further $800 million disappeared abroad.
In a crucial line of today's public release Switzerland requests the Malaysian authorities to provide details of "presumed companies/persons suffering harm" from these monster thefts, so that they can assert their rights in the Swiss criminal proceedings:
"The OAG has also requested assistance from the Malaysian authorities so that the presumed companies / persons suffering harm can assert their rights in the Swiss criminal proceedings.
Clear victims are pension investors in KWAP
The Swiss AG confirms that it has already asked for this information in January, but no response had been forthcoming.
The statement therefore indicates a now open invitation from the Swiss to Malaysian individuals, who believe themselves adversely affected from the thefts to apply directly to the courts in Berne for recompense.
This would appear to include the tens of thousands of Civil Service pensioners whose money was first borrowed by SRC and then misappropriated under Najib's watch.
The BSI Bank Connection
The Swiss Prosecutor's seemingly exclusive angle of SRC appears most likely to be related to information received from BSI Bank Singapore (aided by the assistance of the Singapore authorities). The Singapore court case against the former BSI manager Yak Yew Chee established the bank held accounts not only directly for Jho Low, but also the 1MDB subsidiary Brazen Sky, 1MDB and SRC.
Till now the details of the SRC transactions have remained unpublicised.
Ponzi Scheme Claim Vindicates SR and Tony Pua
The Swiss AG's announcement of a Ponzi fraud at both SRC and 1MDB has further vindicated suspicions examined earlier on this site. A Ponzi scheme is a method whereby stolen money is concealed by flows of new investments dressed up as previous profits.
Deadly suspicions of Ponzi tactics were unearthed by the AG's report, declared an Official Secret
Earlier this year Najib had unconstitutionally declared the Auditor General's report into 1MDB an official secret.
When Sarawak Report published it nonetheless, we reported that DAP finance spokesman Tony Pua had noted compelling evidence indicating fraudulent Ponzi-style 'round-tripping', designed to gull the auditors Deloittes into recording that money passing through 1MDB's BSI accounts were 'profits' and remittences from its earlier joint ventures with PetroSaudi.
Cayman Treasure Islands
Both the Swiss AG and US DOJ have made clear that some $1.83 billion were in fact stolen from the PetroSaudi joint venture. 1MDB sought to claim however that the 'investment' had been sold for a profit, which was then invested in the Cayman Islands.
Under pressure to demonstrate the cash and to show it had been repatriated to satisfy 1MDB's 2014 Accounts, administrators of the fund produced bank statements to show the flow of US$1.32 billion through its subsidiary Brazen Sky's accounts at BSI Bank, Singapore.
Pua however noted that during the self same period almost exact sums were recorded leaving the account of 1MDB's separate subsidiary 1MDB Global's BSI Lugano account, supplied by later borrowings by the fund. This money was sent to the UBS Singapore account of a bogus BVI subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi fund Aabar, whose top two executives were also again named today as also being under investigation by the Swiss.
From there it would appear these Ponzi payments were transferred on to Brazen Sky, which within hours transferred them back to the BSI Lugano account, which Tony Pua suspects they had originated from.
Ponzi-style 'round-tripping' to conceal stolen PetroSaudi money from 'Cayman Island fund'
The details of the thefts, cover-ups and Ponzi-style round-tripping have yet to have been uncovered relating to the further missing sums from SRC. In its statement the Swiss AG Office claims it is confident that Malaysia's forces of law and order will at last respond to its requests for cooperation.
However, the European finance centre is already locked in diplomatic conflict with Malaysia over Najib's extra-terrestial bid to hold Swiss national Xavier Justo captive in jail in Thailand.
And Apandi, of course, will do what Najib tells him
Read the full statement:
1MDB case: Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland requests further mutual legal assistance from the Malaysian authorities
BERNE. Following the request it made in January 2016, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has again requested mutual legal assistance from the Malaysian authorities. The request comes as part of the criminal proceedings opened in August 2015 in relation to the Malaysian sovereign fund 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad). Investigations have revealed that substantial amounts were misappropriated from the SRC sovereign fund and that fraud was committed based on a form of 'Ponzi' scheme.
The aim of the OAG's latest request is therefore to obtain further evidence in corroboration of the latest findings, in addition to the assistance requested in the OAG's initial request of January 2016, which is still pending. The OAG has also requested assistance from the Malaysian authorities so that the presumed companies / persons suffering harm can assert their rights in the Swiss criminal proceedings.
Based on these new suspicions, the OAG has also addressed an additional request for mutual legal assistance to Singapore, following an earlier request made in April 2016.
Status of the proceedings
On 14 August 2015, the OAG opened proceedings against two former officials at 1MDB and against persons unknown on suspicion of bribery of foreign public officials (Art. 322septies Swiss Criminal Code, SCC), misconduct in public office (Art. 314 SCC), money laundering (Art. 305bis SCC) and criminal mismanagement (Art. 158 SCC).
The investigation was extended in April 2016 to include two former officials from the United Arab Emirates who had been in charge of Abu Dhabi sovereign funds. They are suspected of committing fraud (Art. 146 SCC), criminal mismanagement (Art. 158 SCC), misconduct in public office (Art .314 SCC), forgery of documents (Art. 251 SCC), bribery of foreign public officials (Art. 322septies SCC) and money laundering (Art. 305bis SCC).
The criminal proceedings being conducted by the OAG focus primarily on misappropriation from the 1MDB sovereign fund of monies intended for investment in the PETROSAUDI, TANJONG / GENTING and ADMIC projects, as well as the misappropriation of investments in the SRC sovereign fund in the area of natural resources.
In May 2016, following the decision in enforcement proceedings brought by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, the OAG opened criminal proceedings against the BSI SA bank related to suspected deficiencies in the bank's internal organisation. It is believed that, due to these deficiencies, the bank was unable to prevent the commission of offences currently under investigation.
At this stage of the criminal proceedings in connection with the Malaysian sovereign funds 1MDB and SRC, four persons and one bank are under investigation.
In addition, the OAG has confirmed receipt, to its full satisfaction, of the evidence requested in April 2016 from the authorities in Singapore via mutual legal assistance. The OAG remains confident that the two requests for mutual legal assistance made to the authorities in Malaysia will be executed.
Previous press releases in the 1MDB case
 29.01.2016: OAG requests Malaysia for mutual assistance
 12.04.2016: Extension of the Swiss criminal proceedings
 24.05.2016: Criminal proceedings opened against the BSI SA bank
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Parents Almost Left Him Because Of Birth Defects. Now He Is A Respectable Public Person And Family Man
Modern methods of diagnostics can detect the presence of defects in a baby's development even during pregnancy. With this in mind, women can make a decision to interrupt or continue it. In 1972, when Robert Hoge was born in the Australian town of Brisbane, there were no such opportunities. Having looked at her fifth child for the first time, his mother was terrified and initially didn't even plan to take him from the hospital.
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Robert was born with a large lump in the center of his face and deformed legs. Regardless of his "ugly" appearance, the family decided to try to provide the boy with a normal life. He underwent several operations to remove the tumor, began to use prosthetics, and turned out to be an active and otherwise ordinary child.
The boy has learned to answer uncomfortable questions since childhood: he simply explained that he was born like this. In adolescence, he refrained from further operations to correct the shape of his face, accepting himself the way he was born.
Robert never allowed his appearance to determine what he wanted or could be. He married a beautiful woman in his 30s and became a father to two charming girls. Before turning 40, the man had already had experience working as a political adviser, publicist, and motivational speaker.
In 2013, the world saw his biographical book Ugly, in which he told what it is like to be different. He wants children to feel comfortable in society, regardless of what they look like or what imperfections they may have.
Primarily, he made a few simple conclusions from his own experience.
External differences aren't a lack of beauty, but a feature that shouldn't affect your self-esteem and ability to recognize your merits.
Beauty ideals are changeable; there is no single standard.
There is no need to pretend that there are no external differences between people.
The fact that we are trying to create certain standards doesn't allow children to perceive those who look different in a natural way.
According to Hoge's beliefs, far more people suffer from a particular form of disability than we could have imagined, even though it doesn't manifest itself a lot. The author believes that raising awareness of their problems, including internal struggles and experiences, would open up new horizons for them because everyone would like to be heard and understood. But how can others find out about this? Robert suggests doing it through fiction and making writers dedicate more works to people with disabilities. The author also suggested another way: to explain to children that these people shouldn't be ignored.
Robert discussed his questions with many people and came to the conclusion that adults are quite dishonest in their judgments and perceptions. Children don't feel the need to pretend to be polite. We need to help them identify differences – to understand that being different is normal.
Perhaps Robert Hoge wasn't always pleased when his peers spoke openly about his ugly appearance. What do you think about the man's desire to teach children not to be afraid of their interest and to respect people's differences? Share your thoughts with us.


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Since 1971, Travel + Leisure editors have followed one mission: to inform, inspire, and guide travelers to have deeper, more meaningful experiences. T+L's editors have traveled to countries all over the world, having flown, sailed, road tripped, and taken the train countless miles. They've visited small towns and big cities, hidden gems and popular destinations, beaches and mountains, and everything in between. With a breadth of knowledge about destinations around the globe, air travel, cruises, hotels, food and drinks, outdoor adventure, and more, they are able to take their real-world experience and provide readers with tried-and-tested trip ideas, in-depth intel, and inspiration at every point of a journey.
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A block from Las Vegas Boulevard, Platinum has 255 suites, which come with full stainless-and-granite kitchens, and—unlike most properties on the Strip—these have balconies. This hotel has everything but a casino floor: a full spa, restaurant, and rooftop pool, making it one of the most intimate hotels near (but not too near) the action. Despite the popularity of its lobby bar, the place retains a residential feel, making it the best place to stay if you're traveling with kids, in town for more than a few days, or simply don't feel like navigating the casino floor to get to your room.
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Build your own gourmet burger at this Mandalay Place mainstay from celebrity chef Hubert Keller, also the owner of Fleur (Las Vegas) and Fleur de Lys (San Francisco). Inside, the restaurant resembles an upscale sports bar with marble tables, rich wood paneling, and small TV screens at each booth. While sipping selections from the impressive beer list, patrons design a customized burger using prime patties, such as Kobe beef or buffalo, as well as fresh toppings like jalapeño bacon, black truffles, and fried egg. Diners also enjoy the make your own milkshake menu which includes a variety of liqueurs.
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Man hunted after '2 women raped and 2 others attacked in 11 days' as CCTV released
Detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to in connection with the series of alleged sexual attacks in east London
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Police hunting a suspected serial sex attacker who allegedly raped two women and attacked two others in just 11 days have released CCTV footage of a suspect.
Police want to speak to the suspect in connection with four attacks in the early morning hours in and around east London this month
Detectives have now released video footage of a man sought in connection with the series of alleged sexual attacks.
Police have also stepped up patrols in the area and urged women walking alone at night to remain vigilant.
The footage was captured at 3.10am on July 6 in the Leyton area, just 15 minutes before one of the attacks, and shows the suspect walking down the street, say police.
Images released by police show a man boarding a bus (Image: MPS)
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Images released by Met Police also show a man boarding a bus.
The first attack happened at 2.40am on July 1 at 2.40am in a residential street in the Plaistow South area in Newham.
A 35-year-old woman was walking home when she was grabbed from behind by a man who then raped her, say police.
He also stole items from her.
CCTV footage released by police shows a man walking along a pavement (Image: MPS)
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The second happened at 3.25am on July 6, near Leyton Tube station, where a woman was followed by a man who mugged here.
Detectives say the suspect also made "sexual advances" towards her.
The third incident happened just under an hour later when a 31-year-old woman was raped at 4.20am in Leyton. She was also robbed.
The fourth attack happened at 3.30am on July 11 in East Ham.
Police are trying to identify this man in connection with the investigation (Image: MPS)
The locations of the four alleged incidents
The victim, also 31, reported that she was followed by a man who threatened her and attempted to rape her.
Detectives say he also stole a number of items off her.
They are treating all four incidents as linked due to the similarities of the attacks.
Detective Superintendent Andrew Packer, of the Met's North East Command Unit, said: "This moving footage is a great opportunity to have detailed look at this suspect.
Police have urged people who recognise the man to contact detectives (Image: MPS)
"Do you think you recognise him? If so it is imperative that you contact us.
"I am convinced that there will be a member of the public who takes a good close look at this footage and thinks 'wait a minute, that looks a lot like...'. All I need is a name.
"If you think you know who this man is, please don't delay - contact my team right away on 07881 330951."
He said all four victims are being supported by specially trained officers.
He added: "Extra patrols have been carried out in the areas where the attacks have taken place."
And he urged women walking alone at night to remain vigilant, to be mindful of their surroundings, and to keep family and friends informed of where they may be going.


Almirena's Aria from Handel's Opera, Rinaldo (1711). Lyrics/text here.
In Farinelli and the King on Broadway, this song is sung by a counter-tenor. In the movie Farinelli (clip below) most is sung by a counter-tenor with the high notes by a soprano and, again, the actor playing Farinelli lip-syncing.
As I said, Farinelli was the Elvis of his time.


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