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JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Min-ister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsedthe idea of establishing an independentPalestinian state besideIsrael for the first timeon Sunday, dramaticallyreversing himself in theface of U.S. pressure butattaching conditionsthe Palestinians swiftlyrejected.

A week after Presi-dent Barack Obama’saddress to the Muslimworld, Netanyahu saidthe Palestinian state would have to beunarmed and recognize Israel as theJewish state — a condition amountingto Palestinian refugees giving up thegoal of returning to Israel.

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Every time you swipe your creditcard and wait for the transaction to beapproved, sensitive data including yourname and account number are ferriedfrom store to bank through computernetworks, each step a potential open-ing for hackers.

And while you may take steps to pro-tect yourself against identity theft, anAssociated Press investigation hasfound the banks and other companiesthat handle your information are notbeing nearly as cautious as they could.

The government leaves it to card com-panies to design security rules that pro-tect the nation’s 50 billion annual trans-actions. Yet an examination of thoseindustry requirements explains why somany breaches occur: The rules are cur-sory at best and all but meaningless at

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LIMA — In a shed inBill Boutin’s backyard,he and friend JamesWoten get together afew times a week toplay music together,Boutin on the keyboard andWoten on guitar.

They named their duo Out ofSilence and this is no ordinarymusical collaboration. The men

use their music as therapy andpublic education for mentalhealth and brain disorders they

have. Boutin hasAsperger’s Disorder, amild variant of autism,and also battles depres-sion. Woten has schizo-phrenia.

“It comes with a lot ofisolation, anxiety and depres-sion. The relational stuff isextremely important,” Woten

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LIMA — With the economytight and no turnaroundexpected soon, prisons and jailshave begun to look closer attheir expenses, including theway they feed their inmates.

While some places have madeportions smaller, others just buycheaper foods. Both state andcounty facilities are considering

these changes.Lt. John Allen of the Allen

County Jail said while the por-tions and caloric intake have notchanged, the way the jail shopsfor its food has changed a lot.

“We have to shop for the dol-lar,” Allen said. “Where we usedto have just one food-serviceprovider, we now have to becompetitive in our prices.”

Allen said the Allen CountyJail is accredited by theNational Commission on Cor-

rectional Health Care and hasto fulfill those dietary require-ments.

“We voluntarily submit toNCCHC requirements but nowhave to be more efficient withour money,” Allen said.

Van Wert County Sheriff StanOwens said his county’s jail isalso more cost-conscious now interms of meal preparation.

“We feed cheaper food itemsnow but still meet the minimumrequirements for nutrition,”

Owens said.Owens mentioned that Van

Wert County Correctional Facil-ity does monitor rising andfalling food prices and buys thefood that’s cheapest.

“Money is tight, so when porkgot cheaper we bought half adozen fat hogs,” Owens said.“We try to feed quantity.”

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LIMA — An apartment buildingfire claimed the lives of two Limaresidents early Sunday.

The Lima Fire Departmentresponded to 262 S. Pine St.,between East Elm and EastEureka streets at about 6 a.m.

Assistant Chief Greg Kirkendallsaid when units arrived on the

scene heavy smoke was visiblefrom the second and third storiesof the apartment building.

“Fire was showing beyond thenorth side of the building andmelted siding on the neighbor’shouse,” Kirkendall said.

As fire crews entered the housethey found a woman dead in thefirst-floor doorway. The secondvictim, a man, was found deadshortly after in a bedroom.

Kirkendall refused to release the

names and ages of those killed.“The fire was controlled fairly

easily, but we stayed on sceneuntil 9 a.m. searching for others,tending to hot spots and until arepresentative from the Coroner’sOffice arrived,” Kirkendall said.

The two victims were taken tothe Lucas County Coroner’sOffice in Toledo for autopsies.

Kirkendall said because of theage and structure of the buildingit will most likely be a total loss,

with $57,000 in property damage.He added that $5,000 worth ofdamage was made to the northside of a neighbor’s house.

The property was a large three-story house with an attic that wassplit into several apartments.Kirkendall said the fire began inan apartment on the first floor.The fire was mainly contained tothat apartment, while smokespread into the attic.

Kirkendall said all other apart-

ments within the building werechecked and people evacuated. Noone else was injured.

The apartment complex isowned by Willie A. and KayleanWatkins, according the AllenCounty Auditor’s Office Web site.

Jon Jenkins, an arson investiga-tor with the Lima Fire Depart-ment, was investigating the causeof the fire. You can comment on this storyat www.limaohio.com.

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Phyllis Cockerell prepares a meal of sausage, mashed potatoes, green beans and fruits for inmates Saturday at the Allen County Jail.

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Bad economy tough to swallow

Men find therapy, friendship in music

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News

Bill Boutin(left), on key-board andJamesWoten, onguitar, playmusic in abuildingbehind Bill’shome inLima.

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WASHINGTON (AP) —The son of James vonBrunn said Sunday that hisfather, who is accused ofkilling a security guard atthe U.S. Holocaust Memor-ial Museum, had long bur-dened his family with hiswhite supremacist viewsand that he wishes hisfather would have died inthe shooting instead.

Von Brunn, 88, has beencharged with first-degreemurder in the death of 39-year-old Stephen T. Johns,who was black.

“I cannot express enoughhow deeply sorry I am itwas Mr. Johns, and not myfather who lost (his) life,”Erik von Brunn, 32, said ina statement to ABC News.“It was unjustified andunfair that he died, andwhile my condolences couldnever begin to offerappeasement, they, alongwith my remorse is all Ihave to give.”

Authorities say vonBrunn shot the securityguard in the chest with avintage rifle after Johnsopened the door for him.Von Brunn was shot in theface by guards and isexpected to survive. A hear-ing is set for Monday in aD.C. federal court for a

magistrate judge to hearabout von Brunn’s health.

“His views consumedhim, and in doing so, notonly destroyed his life, butdestroyed our family andruined our lives as well,”Erik von Brunn’s state-ment said.

The younger von Brunntold The Washington Postin a telephone interviewfrom his mother’s home inHomosassa, Fla., that hehad a decent relationshipwith his father. The eldervon Brunn never insistedthat his son share hisviews, although he was dis-appointed when he did not.

Erik von Brunn, an aspir-ing teacher and fictionwriter who recently gradu-ated from the University ofMaryland, declined to saywhether he was estrangedfrom his father. Court docu-ments indicate that theelder von Brunn had beenliving with his son in a con-dominium in Annapolis, Md.

He said he never imag-ined that his father wouldtake a life.

“I never had any inclina-tion to think that. The manis 88 years old. I neverwould have thought hecould do this,” he said. “Itreally hasn’t sunk in yet.

It’s a shock.” Von Brunn’s mother, Pat

Sadowski, said Sunday thather son was not home andwas unavailable for furthercomment.

A man who answered thephone at Johns’ boyhoodhome in Temple Hills, Md.,where his mother, Jacque-line Carter, still lives, saidErik von Brunn made a“wonderful statement.”The man who said he was a

relative and that Carterwas not available to com-ment.

Von Brunn’s statementpraised Johns, “whobravely sacrificed his life,”and addressed those whoshare his father’s views.

“For the extremists whobelieve my father is a hero:it is imperative that youunderstand what he didwas an act of cowardice,”he said.

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JUNE 14, 2009

WWEEAATTHHEERRMOSTLY SUNNY. Highs in the lower 80s.

East winds 5 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy byevening with lows around 60. East windsaround 5 mph.

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Beijing 86 66 rnCalgary 79 46 rnDublin 68 50 pcIslamabad 103 73 rnJohannesburg 63 43 clrMadrid 102 64 rnMontreal 76 53 pcNairobi 80 58 pcSan Juan 86 77 rn

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YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW

National high: 105 at Laredo, Texas National low: 30 at Truckee, Calif.

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TODAY’S LOCAL FORECAST

Lightning often appears to flicker because it’s

composed of a succession of lightning strokes

following the exact path of the initial stroke.

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HIGH: 85 LOW: 62TODAY

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HIGH: 82 LOW: 60

Stormy weather persists from coast to coastEnergetic disturbances will continue to produce stormy weather as they linger across the nation. Possible severe weather is expected along a nearly stationary front in the South, while another front spurs showers across the North.

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Atlantic City 71 59 cdyJacksonville 93 72 cdyLas Vegas 90 71 cdyMiami Beach 92 78 cdyOrlando 94 73 cdyReno 78 51 cdySan Diego 68 61 rnSavannah 91 71 cdyTampa 90 77 cdy

YESTERDAY’S AREA TEMPERATURES

Sources: Water treatmentplants, weatherobservers

Today’s high: 79

Record high: 96 in 1988

Today’s low: 52

Record low: 40 in 1959

Precipitation today:0.01”

Precipitation thismonth: 2.35”

Precipitation this year to date: 20.72”

Precipitation last year to date: 25.56”

SUNRISE / SUNSET

TODAY:6:05 a.m. / 9:09 p.m.TUESDAY: 6:05 a.m. / 9:10 p.m.

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Akron 80 54Cincinnati 83 63Cleveland 79 53Columbus 84 58

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Center in Lima has madecutbacks on the food givento inmates.

Felicia Jenkins, food-ser-vice coordinator at the centerfor the past 13 years, said thecutbacks haven’t been dras-tic. Vending machines wereinstalled so inmates couldbuy coffee, because they onlyreceive one cup a day now.

“We’re looking into differ-ent companies to get the low-est prices but maintain aquality of food,” Jenkins said.

Jenkins said the centerhas begun to use leftoversand incorporate them intoother dishes. The center hasalso changed from regular-sized snacks to the smaller“fun-sized” packages.

“In the last couple yearsthere’s been a tighteningfrom the state, so we try tocut back everything wecan,” Jenkins said. “We lookfor best way to utilize thetaxpayers’ money.”

Capt. Jodie Lange of theMercer County Jail saidthey’ve gone to one coldmeal a day.

“Our food is currentlycatered in from the countyhome and by going to a coldmeat sandwich we saved a$1.70 per meal,” Lange said.

JoEllen Culp, spokes-woman for the Ohio Depart-ment of Rehabilitation andCorrection in Columbus,said the possibility of provid-ing inmates with a brunchmeal and taking awaybreakfast is being exploredbut nothing has beendecided about if and whenthat would be implemented.

Culp’s office is also incharge of communicationsfor the Allen CorrectionalInstitution here in Lima.

“There have been no cut-backs to our food menuyet,” Culp said.You can comment on thisstory at www.limaohio.com.

IINN TTHHEE CCIITTYY •• from A1 ––––––––––––––––––––said. “All my life, I thoughtI’d be in a band. I think Godreserved my music withBill. God knew it would betherapeutic.”

Both men are Christiansand say their faith helpsthem in their daily struggles.

“I have a personal rela-tionship with Jesus Christ,”Boutin said. “It’s humanbeings I don’t relate to.”

The men met nearly 10years ago at a mental healthcenter when Woten heardBoutin playing and likedwhat he heard. Theybecame fast friends andmusical partners.

“I feel like our brains mesha little bit,” Woten said.

Through the years, Boutinhas appeared in multipletherapeutic art productionsand advocates the idea as away for people with mentalillness and brain disordersto earn a living with dignityand create public awarenessabout people with illnesses.

Woten agrees, saying thatart therapy, whetherthrough music or anotherart form, can be critical tohelping those with illnesses.

The two recently per-formed and talked abouttheir illnesses and disordersat a Trinity UnitedMethodist Church serviceand believe such engage-ments help build better com-munities and understanding.

Boutin has written musicfor 40 years, much of itabout getting along in theworld.

“What are you LookingFor?” explores his struggles.

The cobwebs in your head,they weren’t there before

Lazy bones, get out of bed,what are you dreaming for?

Are your dreams out ofreach, like a cat in a tree?

Frame of mind, leftbehind

What are you looking for?

“In the city” is an open-ended series of profiles onLima residents who do whatthey can to contribute tothe city’s well-being. If youknow someone whose storyshould be told, contactreporter Heather Rutz at419-993-2094 orhrutz@limanews.com.

You can comment on thisstory at www.limaohio.com.

RREEVVEERRSSAALL •• from A1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––With those conditions, he said,

he could accept “a demilitarizedPalestinian state alongside theJewish state.”

Netanyahu, in an address seenas his response to Obama, herefused to heed the U.S. call for animmediate freeze of constructionon lands Palestinians claim fortheir future state. He also said theholy city of Jerusalem must

remain under Israeli sovereignty. Senior Palestinian official Saeb

Erekat said the plan “closed thedoor” to negotiations.

In Washington, the White Housesaid Obama welcomed the speechas an “important step forward.”

Netanyahu’s address had beeneagerly anticipated in the wake ofObama’s landmark speech to theMuslim world.

Many Israeli commentators spec-ulated that after the re-election ofIran’s hardline president,Netanyahu would focus the addresson the threat of Iran’s suspectnuclear program. While reiteratinghis belief that a nuclear-armed Iranis a grave threat, Netanyahu spentlittle time on the issue.

His speech was a dramatic trans-formation for a man who was raised

on a fiercely nationalistic ideologyand has spent a two-decade politicalcareer criticizing peace efforts.

“I call on you, our Palestinianneighbors, and to the leadership ofthe Palestinian Authority: Let usbegin peace negotiations immedi-ately, without preconditions,” hesaid, calling on the wider Arab worldto work with him. “Let’s makepeace. I am willing to meet with you

any time any place — in Damascus,Riyadh, Beirut and in Jerusalem.”

Since assuming office in March,Netanyahu has been caughtbetween American demands tobegin peace talks with the Palestini-ans and the constraints of a hardlinecoalition. With his speech, heappeared to favor Israel’s all-impor-tant relationship with the U.S. at therisk of destabilizing his government.

SSEECCUURRIITTYY •• from A1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––worst, according to the AP’s analysisof data breaches dating to 2005.

It means every time you pay withplastic, companies are gambling withyour personal data. If hackers inter-cept your numbers, you’ll spendweeks straightening your mangledcredit, though you can’t be held liablefor unauthorized charges. Even ifyour transaction isn’t hacked, youstill lose: Merchants pass to all theircustomers the costs they incur fromfraud.

More than 70 retailers and pay-ment processors have disclosedbreaches since 2006, involving tens ofmillions of credit and debit card num-bers, according to the Privacy RightsClearinghouse. Meanwhile, manyothers likely have been breached anddidn’t detect it. Even the companies

that had the payment industry’s toprating for computer security, a seal ofapproval known as PCI compliance,have fallen victim to huge heists.

Companies that are not compliantwith the PCI standards — includingone in 10 of the medium-sized andlarge retailers in the United States —face fines but are left free to processcredit and debit card payments. Mostretailers don’t have to endure secu-rity audits, but can evaluate them-selves.

Credit card providers don’t appearto be in a rush to tighten the rules.They see fraud as a cost of doing busi-ness and say stricter security wouldthrow sand into the gears of the pay-ment system, which is built on speed,convenience and low cost.

That is of little consolation to con-

sumers who bet on the industry’spayment security and lost.

It took four months for PamelaLaMotte, 46, of Colchester, Vt., to fixthe damage after two of her creditcard accounts were tapped by hackersin a breach traced to a HannafordBros. grocery store.

LaMotte, who was unemployed atthe time, says she had to borrowmoney from her mother andboyfriend to pay $500 in overdraftand late fees — which were eventu-ally refunded — while the banksinvestigated.

“Maybe somebody who doesn’t livepaycheck to paycheck, it wouldn’tmatter to them too much, but for meit screwed me up in a major way,” shesaid. LaMotte says she pays more bycash and check now.

Son of alleged museum shooter is sorry

• AssociatedPress

Erik vonBrunn, sonof accusedHolocaustMuseumshooterJames vonBrunn, walksa dog out-side hismother’shomeThursday inHomosassa,Fla.

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