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By Bernadette Mary Donovan and Edward J. Ungvarsky
In February 2010, North Carolina exonerated Gregory F. Taylor after he served 17 years of a life sentence for a murder he did not commit. Because of North Carolina's provisions providing for formal review of innocence inquiries,1 Taylor was able to present exculpatory evidence to demonstrate his innocence. Had it not been for North Carolina's forensics laboratory, however, Taylor would likely not have been convicted and sentenced to prison. Although the innocence review panel did not disclose the precise basis of its finding, Taylor's defense team uncovered evidence that the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) Crime Laboratory had failed to disclose exculpatory evidence of serological testing performed on Taylor's car, which was used at trial to (falsely) link him to the crime. While testimony and SBI reports admitted at trial indicated blood had been found on Taylor's car, confirmatory tests performed by SBI prior to trial had been negative for the presence of blood. These tests, which produced negative results, were more sensitive than the initial positive tests, but were omitted from laboratory reports and never admitted at trial.2
Even more disturbing, the SBI examiner responsible for withholding the exculpatory results testified at Taylor's review hearing that he was following SBI policy when he included an initial positive test in his report but did not disclose the negative confirmatory results. Following Taylor's exoneration, an independent audit of the SBI's practices from 1987 to 2003 revealed that concealing exculpatory testing was indeed a matter of SBI policy.3 Auditors uncovered 230 cases with similar flaws and found that 80 affected prisoners remained incarcerated at the time of the audit, including four awaiting execution on death row. Five others had died while in prison and another three had been executed.4 While the audit found that no written policy required the examiner to conceal exculpatory evidence in 1993, there was a "sanctioned practice of some N.C. SBI laboratory analysts at that time to omit the results of certain negative or inconclusive confirmatory tests in final lab reports under certain circumstances, and this practice later became written SBI policy in 1997."5
While the occurrences in North Carolina may seem extreme, it would be naïve to think that the potential for such abuse of the forensic system is limited to North Carolina. Crime laboratory scandals have arisen over and over again across the country in federal, state, and private forensic laboratories. Recent news reports detail problems, for example, in the San Francisco and Connecticut government laboratories.6
Most unusual about the events in North Carolina is the existence of an innocence commission tasked with investigating wrongful convictions resulting from flawed forensic science and an Attorney General's Office that responded to initiate an independent inquiry. Less unusual are the systemic problems identified and the recommendations made by the independent auditors, which should be familiar to all criminal defense attorneys. In fact, the results of North Carolina's SBI audit overlap significantly with the problems noted and recommendations made by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences in the 2009 report Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward (NAS Report).7 The NAS Report provides a roadmap for positive forensic reform and improvement of the criminal justice system.
In 2009, the NAS Report recognized a problem of which defense attorneys have been painfully aware for many years: forensic science suffers from "serious problems that can only be addressed by a national commitment to overhaul the current structure that supports the forensic science community in this country."8 Despite this damning recognition of systemic flaws in the forensic science system, courtrooms continue to be afflicted with unreliable forensics that suffer from bias, lack of validation, and lack of oversight. The systemic change needed has not been immediately forthcoming, at continuing great cost to defendants against whom courts admit invalid and unreliable forensic evidence. Thus, it remains incumbent upon defense attorneys to identify opportunities to challenge the status quo and to demand increased reliability and validity in the forensic evidence presented against their clients.
After reviewing the NAS Report's recommendations, NACDL released Principles and Recommendations to Strengthen Forensic Evidence and Its Presentation in the Courtroom in February 2010.9 The recommendations focused on seven categorical areas for improvement identified in the NAS Report: (1) a central, science-based federal agency, (2) a culture of science, (3) a national code of ethics, (4) the prerequisite of research, (5) education, (6) transparency and discovery, and (7) defense resources, particularly for indigent defense services.10 These recommendations are intended to engender a commitment to scientific research and education about forensic techniques that is presently lacking in the criminal justice system. Despite the efforts of the NAS and NACDL, however, little of the needed change has occurred in these areas over the past two years.
The NAS Report recognized the local variability in capabilities, resources, and training available in laboratories and observed that the current system "has only thin ties to an academic research base that could support the forensic science disciplines and fill knowledge gaps."11 To alleviate this problem, NAS recommended the creation of an independent federal agency to oversee the forensic science system, emphasizing that an appropriate entity "must have a culture that is strongly rooted in science" and "cannot be principally beholden to law enforcement."12 The proposed National Institute of Forensic Science (NIFS) would enhance the reliability of forensic science through, inter alia, identifying best practices, overseeing a system of accreditation, engendering a culture of science, and advancing peer-reviewed research.13 Perhaps reflecting the current economic and political climates, NIFS has not yet been created. The NAS Report emphasized that the other recommendations embodied in the report were "crucially tied to the creation of NIFS" because of the need for standardization, scientific research, oversight, training, and a system of certification that requires a code of ethics.14 The NAS Report emphasized the importance of creating NIFS as an agency wholly independent from law enforcement ties, avoiding conflicts of interest.15
There has been some movement with both federal legislative and federal executive branch responses to the NAS Report. Legislatively, the Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act of 2011, introduced on Jan. 25, 2011,16 attempts to provide for federal oversight of forensic disciplines. Unfortunately, the proposal fails to address the need for independence from law enforcement. Instead, the proposed legislation places a federal forensic science authority within the Department of Justice (DOJ) with a director appointed by the Attorney General.17 The legislation empowers DOJ to undertake responsibility for best practices, accreditation, national research strategy, the validation process, and defining forensic science disciplines.18
Within the Executive Branch, the Subcommittee on Forensic Science was established several months after the NAS Report's publication. As set forth on its website, "[t]his Subcommittee was created to assess the practical challenges of implementing recommendations in the 2009 National Research Council (NRC) report … and to advise the White House on how best to achieve the goals outlined in that report."19 Since its founding, the Subcommittee has had problems with the transparency of its process. Equally important, the Subcommittee appears less directed toward reform and more toward retrenchment.
While the Subcommittee has not issued any formal position papers in its two years of existence, its Co-Chair Kenneth Melson20 has provided great insight into what can be expected of the Subcommittee. Melson has explicitly rejected the NAS Report's unequivocal and primary recommendation that forensic science oversight be divorced from law enforcement, contrarily writing "the only structure that makes sense to house such an entity is the Department of Justice."21 In the same paper, arguing in favor of the continued admissibility of forensic evidence regardless of "whether there are studies confirming the scientific validity and reliability of a forensic science discipline,"22 Melson leveled harsh criticism of the NAS Committee's evaluative process and the NAS Report's conclusions.23 Melson understood that the NAS Report's conclusions would be considered both by judges prior to admission of evidence at trial and by juries during trial. He advised "experienced experts" to "foil the effective use of the [NAS] Report."24 Simply put, the Subcommittee — described by Melson as "an exciting new initiative"25 — appears to be a wolf in sheep's clothing whose mission is to bury, if not upend, the NAS Report.
Proposals that the forensic science oversight authority be housed in DOJ dangerously tie the development and oversight of forensic science to federal law enforcement. There is no reason to believe that repeating this systemic flaw at the federal level would alleviate the effects of this flaw — particularly the problem of bias in forensic decision-making26 — at the local level. In fact, this proposal flies in the face of the NAS Report's conclusions regarding the possibility of housing the proposed agency at the DOJ:
There was also a strong consensus in the committee that no existing or new division or unit within DOJ would be an appropriate location for a new entity governing the forensic science community. DOJ's principal mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law. Agencies within DOJ operate pursuant to this mission. … The work of these law enforcement units is critically important to the nation, but the scope of the work done by DOJ units is much narrower than the promise of a strong forensic science community. Forensic science serves more than just law enforcement; and when it does serve law enforcement, it must be equally available to law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and defendants in the criminal justice system. … In sum, the committee concluded that advancing science in the forensic science enterprise is not likely to be achieved within the confines of the DOJ.27
In March 2011, the American Statistical Association (ASA) formally expressed concerns about placing forensic oversight within DOJ.28 Noting that the NAS Report "recommended measures that amount to no less than changing the culture of the forensic science community," the ASA challenged the ability of a DOJ entity to do just that. According to the ASA, the proposed structure "presents potential conflicts of interest precluding the independence required for a forensic science office to be effective at serving the entire forensic science community, including defendants." Additionally, the ASA exhorted legislators about the need to introduce a culture of science to forensics: "Because DOJ is so integrally tied to the forensic science culture and current problems, a forensic science office must be independent of the DOJ to realize the necessary changes in a timely manner." ASA declined to support the proposed legislation.29
Past experience with DOJ control over forensics exemplifies the need for independence. Summarizing the FBI's involvement in counteracting defense efforts to question DNA analysis, Paul C. Giannelli concluded that "the government shaped science by controlling the research agenda, hiding unwelcome test results, attacking legitimate studies that were unfavorable, harassing scientists who disagreed, and 'spinning' science in the press."30 Similarly, law enforcement agencies reacted poorly to post-Daubert challenges to fingerprinting analyses, leading Professor Giannelli to conclude that "the DOJ, through the FBI and NIJ, went to great lengths to manage the research agenda on fingerprint comparisons, as it had in DNA analysis."31
Supporting the need for an independent agency, Professor Giannelli directly implicates the DOJ in efforts to obstruct the development of forensic science:
The government has not only failed to conduct the needed research, it has thwarted efforts to do so. Indeed, the conduct described … rivals that of some private corporations such as the tobacco industry — shaping the research agenda, limiting access to data, attacking experts who disagree with its positions, and "spinning" negative reports. Currently, we have the worst of two possible worlds. Basic research in the forensic sciences is weak, and the only agency currently capable of funding research, the DOJ, is sabotaging efforts to conduct rigorous independent studies.32
Allowing DOJ control over forensics would thus be a coup for law enforcement and risks making the situation even worse for criminal defendants than before issuance of the NAS Report.
As Professor Simon Cole noted, the very fact that the NAS Report had to occur to initiate the push for reliability and validity is evidence of the absence of a culture of science in forensics.33 Professor Cole also observed that stakeholders must be careful that "scientific culture" is not "empty sloganeering, rather than a practical set of measures appropriate to the sort of work most forensic scientists do."34 The introduction of a culture of science requires an understanding of four distinct roles in forensics: researchers, technicians, technical managers of laboratories, and crime scene technicians.35 A culture of science in each of these arenas, however, "would assume, as a fundamental precondition, the removal of NIFS and of forensic laboratories from the control of law enforcement."36
The NACDL Report expressed the concern that "a close working relationship with law enforcement has detrimentally influenced the mindset of … forensic … facilities and the personnel within them."37 The experience in North Carolina is a cautionary tale regarding the dangers of state crime labs that are intimately associated with local law enforcement. Among the factors identified by auditors as contributing to the SBI's ethic was "[a] mindset promoted by the Section Chief that the lab's customer was law enforcement and reported results should be tailored primarily for law enforcement's consumption."38 Such a pro-law enforcement ethic is as inappropriate in a neutral scientific process as it is unsurprising given the affiliation of most local crime laboratories with law enforcement entities.
Both the proposed legislation and Melson's published commentary create structures rife with conflicts of interest as state government officials, lab directors and agents, law enforcement, and prosecutors would all be, as they are now, involved in the oversight of accreditation for state forensic laboratories.39 To see the pitfalls of forensic laboratories determining their own accreditation schemes, one needs to look no further than the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB). Although ASCLD/LAB is now separate from its mother organization, the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, its board "is elected by a Delegate Assembly composed of the directors of accredited laboratories and laboratory systems."40 In other words, crime lab directors founded an organization to accredit themselves and continue to select the Board of Directors of that organization.41 As obviously perverse as these incentives are, ASCLD/LAB "is the largest forensic science accrediting body in the world" and accredits hundreds of laboratories.42
The limitations of, and problems with, ASCLD/LAB's accreditation have been amply demonstrated through the SBI scandal and through the numerous problems involving other accredited laboratories across the country. Starting in 1988, ASCLD/LAB accredited SBI every five years, allowing SBI's directors to choose which cases were reviewed.43 At no point did ASCLD/LAB enjoin the troubling issues with SBI's policies. The problem may not have been, however, simply that ASCLD/LAB missed these flaws. The director of ASCLD/LAB, Ralph Keaton, worked at SBI for 30 years before taking the helm of ASCLD/LAB. According to The News & Observer, "[a]nother ASCLD-LAB official, John Neuner, had been a high-ranking SBI lab official after Keaton left the bureau in 1995. The blood analysis problems spanned both of their tenures, persisting from 1987 to 2003."44 While the role of these ASCLD/LAB officials in SBI's serological policies is unclear, it is difficult to imagine that they were unaware of SBI's policy of nondisclosure of negative confirmatory results. Additionally, if in fact ASCLD/LAB officials were unaware of the policy, questions should certainly be raised regarding the quality of its accreditation program.
One of SBI's auditors has since remarked that prior to the audit, he believed ASCLD/LAB to be "the gold standard," but now believes that "it is a minimum standard."45 For this reason, accreditation procedures and standards should be formulated on an objective scientific basis by unbiased, outside professionals. The day-to-day practitioner should not blindly trust "accredited" forensic laboratories and should instead push in court and in local legislatures for additional disclosure, improved reporting, and transparency in local forensic processes. Furthermore, the experience at SBI supports the call by the NAS Report and NACDL for a national code of ethics that clarifies the role of forensic scientists in the judicial system and that systematizes discipline for ethical violations.46
One of the central conclusions of the NAS Report and a core recommendation of the NACDL Report is that there is a need for scientific validation of the various forensic disciplines. The NAS Report noted a stunning lack of scientific evidence supporting many forensic techniques, explaining that "[a]lthough research has been done in some disciplines, there is a notable dearth of peer-reviewed, published studies establishing the scientific bases and validity of many forensic methods."47 Specifically, the NAS Report criticized the lack of scientific validity underpinning a broad range of common techniques, including fingerprinting, forensic odontology, firearm and toolmark identification, and microscopic hair and fiber analysis.48 "Make no mistake. This book is a harsh indictment of forensic science as practiced by law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in the United States," Thomas L. Bohan, former president of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, astutely noted in his critique of the NAS Report.49
The findings of the NAS Report called for a scientific response. As Judge Harry T. Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit remarked shortly after co-chairing the committee responsible for the NAS Report, "[t]he most important part of our committee's report is its call for real science to support the forensic disciplines. … What is needed is interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, scientific research to determine the reliability and validity of existing disciplines and to achieve technological advances."50 A broad and diverse collection of commentators agree:
We all believe that many forms of forensic science today stand on an insufficiently developed empirical research foundation. We all believe that forensic science does not yet have a well-developed research culture. These disciplines, in our view, need to increase their commitment to empirical evidence as the basis for their claims. Sound research, rather than experience and training, must become the central method by which assertions are justified.51
What does this mean for the use of such forensic evidence in court? The NACDL Report directly answered that question: "The results of any forensic theory or technique whose validity, limitations, and measures of uncertainty have not been established should not be admitted into evidence to prove the guilt of an accused person."52
The prior admission in court of the results of a forensic technique should not lead one to conclude that the evidence is the product of a validated and admissible forensic discipline. "Prior admissibility or use of the results of a forensic discipline, technique, or theory is not conclusive proof of validity or reliability."53 As Judge Edwards remarked, "[i]f courts blindly follow precedent that rests on unfounded scientific principles, this will lead to unjust results."54 No action should be taken to legitimize any forensic discipline before its scientific foundations are fully vetted. Honest skepticism for techniques that have not yet been scientifically validated is healthy and necessary.
Nonetheless, suffice it to say that, as Ken Melson encouraged in his article, prosecutors and the forensic scientists have fought vigorously against defense counsel's invocations of the NAS Report.
Judge Edwards addressed the prosecutorial pushback in a 2010 address:
I recently had an opportunity to read several briefs filed by various U.S. Attorneys' Offices in which my name has been invoked in support of the government's assertion that the committee's findings should not be taken into account in judicial assessments of the admissibility of certain forensic evidence. … This is a blatant misstatement of the truth. … [Such claims] are without basis in fact and utterly absurd.55
The pushback has not, however, been limited to prosecutors. The forensic science community's pushback has been equally vigorous and, in many ways, equally disingenuous — whether in the courtroom or through its lobbying efforts.
Judge Edwards predicted that the NAS Report would be "'cited authoritatively' by the courts in their assessment of particular cases" because, if the lack of scientific validity of a particular technique had been exposed, "no judge would continue to admit such evidence without considering the new information regarding the scientific validity and reliability of its source."56 Nonetheless, the NAS Report's conclusions, including the commonsense notion that lack of validation is peculiarly relevant to admission, have received a mixed reception in court. While a detailed case review is beyond the scope of this article, case-by-case litigation has had both gains and losses, such that continued pressure is necessary.
The NAS Report and the NACDL Report presaged a re-evaluation of the admissibility of various forms of forensic evidence by courts across the country. Defense counsel accordingly must emphasize the need to reassess admissibility and the limits of any forensic evidence that is admitted through pretrial challenges addressing the foundation of forensic evidence. Forceful recurring litigation of the need for hearings seeking the exclusion or limitation of the testimony of forensic examiners makes clear that defense lawyers will not permit junk science to be grandfathered into the judicial system, and that the courts will either have to take their gatekeeping role seriously or face the risk of appellate reversal.
The momentum created by the NAS Report must not be lost. Although most defense attorneys were likely not surprised by the flaws underlying common forensic techniques, the NAS Report has created a window of opportunity for defense counsel to demand meaningful reform on all fronts — in the courts, the media, the local legislatures, and the federal system. Less progress has been made on "the path forward" than one would have hoped when the NAS Report issued and when NACDL followed with its recommendations, but with the continued dedication of vigilant and zealous members of the criminal defense bar, the opportunity remains to persuade the criminal justice system to follow the path laid to reform and justice.
The authors thank Jennifer Friedman and Julia Leighton for comments on drafts of this article. The positions and opinions expressed in this article are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of their current or prospective offices, NACDL, the commentators, or members of the NACDL Task Force on the Future of Forensic Science.
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My company is an electric motor repair facility. We use a software program called ACS Master to basically run our entire business. Everything we do with motor sales, managing inventory, repair, accounting, etc. is done with this program.
The program runs on Basis. They provide an ODBC connector that can extract information from the ACS database. However it does it in sort of a general and/ or generic way. Very hard for an ordinary user to find the correct fields and columns, that can build the information that we want.
My CEO wants to be able to "extract information in a more user friendly manner" as he puts it, from this program. Where we can create custom designed interfaces and web pages that pull information such as sales reports, trends, etc from this ACS database.
Can anyone advise on tools, software, programs to accomplish this? I am largely a hardware support/user support person, and have done next to nothing with programming. I am not sure where to begin to tackle this, so please if anyone can give some good general advice on where to start or how to approach this will be much appreciated.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:23 PMAnswererWhat are you going to use the data for?
Tatyana Yakushev [PredixionSoftware.com]
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We want to create a better "front end" for the info that we already have available in our company program. To make it easier and simpler for users to extract information.
For example: one of the things we would like to make available to our managers is monthly sales reports. The information for creating this is in the database of our ACS Master program. However to get to this info, a user first has to have the ODBC connector installed and setup on his computer. Then they have to open Excel , go to Get external data, and tell the Basis ODBC connector which fields and columns to extract from the database to create this report.
To reiterate: we have this data available, and a means to extract it. However it is difficult for ordinary users who are not totally familiar with Excel and ODBC to find what they need out of the mass of data available. We need to create programs or methods to simplify the process.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 5:21 PMAnswerer
Are you familiar with PowerPivot?
I think it is exactly what you are looking for. It will store connection to your ACS Master program and you can refresh the data as needed.
You will be able to create pivot tables to get monthly sales information and similar reports.
In PowerPivot you can choose to hide or not import columns that you don't want users to see.
Read about it and if you have more questions, ask at this forum http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlkjpowerpivotforexcel/threads
Tatyana Yakushev [PredixionSoftware.com]
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Outfit Recap: Weardrobe Weekend
Pic by Mr.Newton
Day One (also known as, what I wore on the plane and my hair is weird) snapped by Erin: Urban Outfitters dress, vintage fascinator, Shopruche purse, and Bona Drag shoes.
Day Two, also snapped by Erin: ASOS dress, Talonalia necklace, Shopruche purse, and Bona Drag shoes.
Day Three, "I don't know what I'm doing here," snapped by Sara: vintage dress, Shopruche purse, Yellowstone National Park gift shop necklace, Gap cardigan, secondhand and Etsy rings, and Bona Drag flats.
Day four snapped by Erin of Calivintage. I also took her "outfit" shots for her that morning before we caught our shuttle to the airport and headed to our separate planes. I really enjoyed photographing her and all of the other bloggers this past weekend. I'm going to miss having such willing and photogenic models...and I'm going to miss them as people.
The dress is H&M, the tights were bought at Fred Flare (where the people are as sweet as their shop is cute), and my shoes are secondhand. We posed in front of the Gramercy Park...where we might or might not have gotten kicked out of by a rather bellicose lady...One of the most exciting items (to me) in our goodie bags was matte nail polish by Knock Out Cosmetics. It's rather crazy, because I've been wondering what non-shiny nail varnish would look like for months. In person, it's so odd, but subtle and very cool.Also, the winner of the YarnOverMovement Giveaway is Kristin of Leproust Vintage. Tara-Lynn is also kind enough to offer anyone who mentions "the clothes horse" in the note to the seller in a purchase of the Cambridge cowl (in any color) 10% off their purchase OR a free Norfolk bow (in any color). So, if you didn't win you an still get your mitts on some handknit goodies at a discounted price! Visit her store here.
75 comments:
- Toosdai said...
i love the fun frivolity of the green dress. you look like you're having so much fun!
i think that's what i love about bloggers. they're not afraid to smile in their fashion pictures. - September 11, 2009 at 10:10 AM
- Little Bo Peeep said...
Ahhh i love those dresses you wore to the conference! I especially like the 2nd dress and the last one. It's gorgeous :)
- September 11, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- Wanderlusting said...
LOve these photos Rebecca! You guys look like had such a great time - uber jealous! Where are you living now? Still in WA?
- September 11, 2009 at 10:23 AM
- The Voguette said...
it sounds like the weekend of a lifetime!!! you guys all look so cute!! I'm so glad to hear that you all had a great time.
that matte nailpolish is awesome!
<3 The Voguette - September 11, 2009 at 10:38 AM
- corrie said...
You're so adorable! And I'm glad the weather was mostly awesome while you girls were in NYC!
- September 11, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- violetvirus said...
love d matt nail polish :)
- September 11, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- ann said...
You look super cute in that first outfit shot! All the outfits are great - I've been curious about matte nail polish myself. Are you a believer, or do you think you'll stick to the glossy stuff?
- September 11, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Ambroisine said...
My favourite outfit is the green dress from H&M, she got a nice pattern :) Love your red nail polish !
- September 11, 2009 at 10:49 AM
- Denise said...
definitely the comfiest outfit! love the flats.
- September 11, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- reckless daughter said...
well done with the outfits! I do wonder how the bona drag ballet shoes weathered the streets of NYC though?
I used to wear similar real ballet shoes and there wasn't much of a sole.
PS: I tried on that H&M dress a couple weeks ago - it looks so great on you! - September 11, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- Jenny said...
That first group picture is amazing.
And I love the green H&M dress
Jen x
www.primupnorth.blogspot.com - September 11, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- melly said...
So awesome, i love all the photos so far! And i tweeted to Erin that you both look like old friends from all the photos :D
Matte nail polish is a strange wonder isn't it! I haven't seen it in real life yet but i bet it's cool. - September 11, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- jayne said...
I love the maroon tights with the floral dress, great combo
- September 11, 2009 at 11:21 AM
- rosalita fashionista said...
I love the green spotted tunic on your, it's perfect complement to your lovely hair color!
- September 11, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- penny said...
I always liked the red dress in the first pictures and amazing purple tights!
- September 11, 2009 at 11:33 AM
- Diane said...
it looks like you had so much fun! i love that last outfit you have on. the green dress and the plum tights. so pretty!
- September 11, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- muchlove said...
lovely outfits, as expected. Especially loving day 3.
- September 11, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- shewearsclothes said...
Oh that looks like it was so fun...
Matte nail polish is very hip, I quite like it. I need to get my hands on some navy blue... - September 11, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- Raquel said...
my favourites are the last two.
where are your sunnies from?
x - September 11, 2009 at 12:40 PM
- Amelia said...
I love the jump shot and the red vintage dress. Hanging out with and taking pictures of other bloggers sounds amazing!
- September 11, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- S.Elisabeth said...
Yay it looks like you had a lot of fun. Ah I can't even imagine all the creativity in that one place!
and the nail polish looks perfect! I love the lack of shine!! - September 11, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- lauren said...
Gosh, these are all so adorable! I don't think I can pick a favorite!
- September 11, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- Faux Naif said...
you look adorable in all of those pictures! i also bring mostly dresses along with me when i travel... they're a complete outfit, and so easy to work with when you're living out of a suitcase!
- September 11, 2009 at 1:38 PM
- celi.a said...
Gorgeous photos! Isn't matte nail polish the weirdest thing? I discovered it a couple of years ago at a Sally Hansen beauty shop, and didn't know what to do with it at first. You can make it all shiny by adding a clear topcoat, of course, if you tire of the matte look.
Looks like you had fun - enjoy your loot! - September 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- Ofelia said...
I'm jealousy!!!
hahahaha :D
Nice day! - September 11, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- Pixie said...
lovely photos :]
http://whatpixiefound.blogspot.com/ - September 11, 2009 at 1:54 PM
- Winnie said...
Such great photos and you look so happy too! Looked like SUCH a great weekend.
I love the matte nail polish but I would find a hard time resisting painting the topcoat on top! I love that colour though! - September 11, 2009 at 2:07 PM
- Fashion Obsessed said...
loveeee these pics they look so fresh & fun and all you guys' outfits are soooooo cute
- September 11, 2009 at 2:08 PM
- Eyeliah said...
Great outfits, you stayed true to your style.
- September 11, 2009 at 2:24 PM
- Brigadeiro said...
Can't get over your vintage (ikat-ish) print dress, it's absolutely stunning! Love the green H&M dress as well (last few pics), what an amazing weekend!!! :)
xx - September 11, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Emily said...
Nice recap of the Weardrobe conference! I lovelovelove that green H&M dress! I almost bought it today... kinda wish I did. Hopefully it'll still be there next week :)
- September 11, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- Gabriela said...
awesome photo!, it look like so much fun! great post, i love it!
- September 11, 2009 at 5:55 PM
- Zany Style said...
all so cute.
~tati~ - September 11, 2009 at 6:25 PM
- Christen said...
This is too much fabulousness for one post! You looked amazing the whole time!
- September 11, 2009 at 6:28 PM
- little me. said...
I love all of your dresses, they are gorgeous.
xx - September 11, 2009 at 6:43 PM
- goda said...
Green stress is killer.
- September 11, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- layia said...
i love love love your vintage dress! so pretty! glad you had a blast! ^^
- September 11, 2009 at 7:47 PM
- Living and Loving In L.A. said...
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! You are SO cute! I can't get over how put together and stylish you always are, and at a conference!?! So fun! I'm sure you had a great time, you all looked totally fab. Hope you have a great weekend, my dear! XO.
- September 11, 2009 at 7:59 PM
- Gabbi said...
I adore that first photo Rebecca! I love the way you managed to look not blurry in the bunch and the hands in pocket look :) Also very much like the green H&M dress... wonderful butterfly wings.
Your experience sounds and looks amazing. Thanks again for sharing♥
PS. So much to comment on, I also love the nail polish review, been wanting to try these new matte nail polishes. I tried one like 10 years ago but it would smudge on everything... no top coat possible of course, hoping the new ones don't smudge off. - September 11, 2009 at 8:10 PM
- E said...
It looks like you girls had so much fun! And what wonderful photos you took!
- September 11, 2009 at 8:13 PM
- Nadia Kamballa said...
I love your day-two outfit, very pretty!! Well, the rest are gorgeous as well... ^_^
http://thenovembergirl.blogspot.com - September 11, 2009 at 8:36 PM
- ohphilippa said...
oh god this looks like so much fun! like fashion mensa! was picking what to wear challenging knowing you'd be around so many well dressed people?
- September 11, 2009 at 11:38 PM
- Crystal Ball said...
Aw, congrats to Kristin! She's really great.
The matte nail polish looks amazing, especially in that perfect strawberry shade of red. - September 12, 2009 at 12:05 AM
- June Paski said...
love ur dress, it's so cuteee :)
xxx - September 12, 2009 at 12:07 AM
- coco said...
I adore that ASOS dress, such a great print.
- September 12, 2009 at 2:30 AM
- Tom Tuttle from Tacoma said...
love that H&M gress with the purple tights.
- September 12, 2009 at 3:24 AM
- Sara said...
your blog is so fashionable!visit the mine one!
xoxo sara - September 12, 2009 at 4:06 AM
- Sam said...
Ahh! That top photo so coincides with my last post!! Awesome snap!! I love that photo of you in the crimson velvet dress – so sweet! It looks like it was a bit life changing this meet up.
- September 12, 2009 at 4:15 AM
- Alecca Rox said...
gorgeous outfits and what an amazing experience this must have been!! thanks for making us all feel a part of it.
- September 12, 2009 at 4:32 AM
- Eva Internazionale said...
All fabulous outfits.
Hope you're having a great time! - September 12, 2009 at 5:38 AM
- Orchid Grey said...
your dresses are perfection, miss! looks like you had so much fun!
ps- want to trade links?
pss- the "capcha" phrase below is "moldpac"...gross
www.orchidgrey.blogspot.com - September 12, 2009 at 5:51 AM
- Katerina said...
All your outfits are anazing(you already know that)......what an experience!!!!!xx
- September 12, 2009 at 7:31 AM
- Lexie said...
i love your dresses! you have a great travel style ... i looked like a total slob on my road trip (though i guess if you're going to a weardrobe conference, you better actually think about what you wear)!
- September 12, 2009 at 7:33 AM
- cvt said...
great outfits, I like your Bona Drag flats, it looks like you had a great time. The photo of you all jumping is brilliant xo
- September 12, 2009 at 8:14 AM
- sue said...
looks like so much fun - must be great around all fashionloving girls
red nailpolish is the best
kiss - September 12, 2009 at 8:21 AM
- lydia said...
ahh i'm still in love with that velvet dress...and the last dress is so adorable! and it's such a perfect color.
- September 12, 2009 at 9:25 AM
- PinkBow said...
i was really thinking of buying this dress too, you really suit it with your colouring! looks like you had a great time :)
- September 12, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- caramelizedvintage said...
I love the "I don't know what I'm doing here" shot. Cute dress.
- September 12, 2009 at 11:42 AM
- Brittany Noel said...
Looks like such a wonderful trip. Your outfits are fabulous, as always, and I'm very jealous of you being in NYC with tons of awesome people!
- September 12, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- beautifulnemo said...
love to read about that event:)
all the pics are great but the first one is amazing :)
xx from Madrid Rebecca:) - September 12, 2009 at 1:59 PM
- Maeko said...
What a fantastic way to spend some time in NYC. I feel you should be congratulated for it. Hopefully you will have more of these to show us soon!
- September 12, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- WendyB said...
That first picture is brilliant. How many times did you have to jump? I want that nail polish...hmmm....
- September 12, 2009 at 5:30 PM
- Trains and Sewing Machines said...
You are too cute.
It looks like you all had an amazing time!! - September 12, 2009 at 8:53 PM
- eliza said...
i love all your outfits here! that nail varnish is a gorgeous colour...i'll have to see if i can find some matte stuff over in the uk!
- September 13, 2009 at 3:17 AM
- Indie Bella said...
That green dress is just amazing! I want it so bad! Argh I just love your style so much!!!
- September 13, 2009 at 3:36 AM
- AlicePleasance said...
That sounds definitely as the coolest event ever! I've never tried matte nailpolish as well...I'm curious!
- September 13, 2009 at 4:02 AM
- Damsels said...
oh wow how gorgeous do you look in green!
- September 13, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- renwore said...
Gosh, this looks like so much fun! The group picture with all your girls jumping is made of awesome and I am incredibly smitten with your green dress <33<3<333
- September 14, 2009 at 4:01 AM
- Talk Pretty To Me said...
Gosh girl you look absolutely gorgeous in all those photos! I especially love that last dress. But I've got to know what kind of camera are you using? I'm in dire need of a new one and I need to make it a good investment :)
www.talkprettytome.blogspot.com - September 14, 2009 at 6:11 AM
- catherine said...
The shoot is great and i guess it has been fun! Love the green dress as well.
- September 14, 2009 at 7:19 AM
- theowlsarenotwhattheyseem said...
ooh i hadn't seen those photos of you in the green dress in front of the park before.. they are so gorgeous! i love the way the dress moves and the watercolor print is so pretty. ~joelle
- September 14, 2009 at 7:46 AM
- dapper kid said...
I love the print of your second dress, and that velvet dress is SO amazing! Ooh and that last photograph is stunning.
- September 14, 2009 at 8:52 AM
- selinaoolala said...
what a great experience! the jumping photo is priceless, how cool to meet so many bloggers in person, you are very brave!
- September 14, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- Anna Pope said...
It should be illegal to have so many stylish and beautiful girls in the same place! You're all killing me with chic-ness!
- September 15, 2009 at 1:04 AM
- The Stylist said...
So cute, I love the second burgundy dress and the last dress too! Looks like you had a fun time, wish I could have been apart of it.
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CLARENDON HILLS — The Big Read book for 2013 will invite readers to explore foreign lands, revisit history and might even tug at the heartstrings.
Melissa Doornbos, of the Downers Grove Library and a member of the book selection committee, said this year's committee was nearly unanimous in its selection of Adriana Trigiani's The Shoemaker's Wife for the ninth annual event.
Each year, representatives from 10 participating libraries — Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Indian Prairie, La Grange, LaGrange Park, Lisle, Thomas Ford, Westmont and Woodridge — get together to not only choose a book, but to plan dozens of events that coincide with the book's story, characters, time and location.
The Shoemaker's Wife, Doornbos said, offers plenty of programming opportunities.
Inspired by her own family history, Trigiani's story is of two star-crossed lovers whose journeys take them from the mountains in Italy to their new home in America. The novel follows the characters from the early 1900s through World War II.
A full list of concerts, food demonstrations, lectures and book discussions will be available Feb. 1.
"We make a big deal of the physical paper guide being available Feb. 1," said Cris Cigler, Indian Prairie Public Library marketing director and chairman of the Big Read publicity committee.
The programs, which will take place throughout March and April, also will be listed at thebigread.org.
Thirty-three programs were held as part of last year's Big Read, which drew an average of 54 people to each event.
"I think we have a great list of programs this year," Doornbos said.
Meanwhile, it's not too early to start reading this year's book choice.
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Code: [Select]apt-cache pkgnamesAccording to the man page:Quote pkgnames prefix Prints the name of each package in the system. The optional argument is a prefix match to filter the name list. The output is suitable for use in a shell tab com‐ plete function and the output is generated extremely quickly. This command is best used with the --generate option....and, regarding the --generate option:Quote -g, --generate Perform automatic package cache regeneration, rather than use the cache as it is. This is the default; to turn it off, use --no-generate. Configuration Item: APT::Cache::Generate.Since this is the default, it would seem to make your first command:Code: [Select]apt-cache gencachessuperfluous.
Next, regarding your apt-get command, which appears to be how your determining the broken packages:Code: [Select]apt-get -s installThe only comment I have here, is that your essentially trying to install the entire repository. Whether this is a failing of PCLOS (I doubt it, more to follow), or apt-get or Synaptic, this is going to be a problem. Due to the order of installation, number of packages, unmet dependencies that are available but pending install, or whatever, I've never seen an operation like this succeed.As a test (or, just for fun, however you want to look at it), I've tried this with both PCLOS and U****u, and never succeeded. This is why i don't think it is a PCLOS fault. In fact, I wasn't even trying install an entire repo, just trying to re-install an existing system, and even that couldn't be resolved properly. It had to be done in "pieces" (that is to say, I had to run multiple installs for individual groups of packages, until I had replicated the pre-existing install...I couldn't do it all in one fell swoop).This, I think, is the failing in your testing method.
Not to mention (well, it's been kind of mentioned), that apt provides this functionality already. Why notCode: [Select]apt-cache unmetor, use Synaptic?
I'm OK if you want to continue this as civil debate. It always a chance to learn (new methods, old paradigms, etc.)


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Feb. 17: Fredrick J. Scribner, 38, of Oneida was charged with second-degree harassment and acting in a manner that injures a child under the age of 17.
Feb. 17: Heather N Hoyt, 36, of Schenectady was charged with second-degree introduction of contraband into a prison and unlawful possession of marijuana in Rome.
Feb. 16: Joseph W. Swancott, 20, of Taberg was charged with second-degree criminal contempt and second-degree aggressive harassment in Annsville.
Feb. 16: Brandon Davis, 17, of Cazenovia was charged with second-degree harassment in Fenner.
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Police chief, mayor, community members come together to discuss police force in North Central
TROY – In response to claims of excessive police force by police against North Central residents and a lack of communication, a public meeting was convened Monday night at the Missing Link AME Zion Church.
The meeting, arbitrated by Pastor Willie Bacote of the Missing Link, brought to greater light some of the recent injustices North Central residents believe the police may have committed, and gave the police chief and mayor a chance to address specific incidents, and what the department is doing to improve communication.
"This is an opportunity for us to communicate and share what's going on," said Mayor Lou Rosamilia.
Kevin Pryor, a former resident of North Central who currently resides in Lansingburgh, explained some of the excessive police behavior.
"When cops come and got their gloves on and look like they are ready to fight, you put us on edge," said Pryor. He added that, resident may not have done anything but some officers get out of the car screaming obscenities such as 'Shut the eff up!"
Police Chief John Tedesco has acknowledged that excessive behavior is a problem among some of the younger members of the force. He later stated that the majority of patrol officers, the officers on beats, are between the ages of 25 and 28, and that the department was working on improving their conduct.
That poor conduct is something that Pryor noted can come about when officers do not know the communities they serve, and so do not give residents the respect they deserve.
He told of a friend who had been being harassed by a Troy police officer. The officer later saw that person at the Schaghticoke Fair, and "it put the officer on edge," said Pryor. "Do they realize they're human, that they have families? You never know when you are going to bump into someone you may have met."
Many community members noted a racial component to the bad relations. According to the chief, there is one supervising officer that is a minority and around five minority officers on the force.
In that vein, other community members recommended that new recruits be required to reside in the city, live amongst the people, and would be able to better know the cares and troubles of the communities they serve. Continued...
"If a policemen lives in the city, then your neighborhood changes," said one resident. "It would solve the problem of not knowing who you're getting paid to protect and serve."
Pryor advocated for a return to the community policing of the late 90s and early aughts, when officers "would take time out to talk to you, to talk to the kids," said Pryor. "The kids were not as afraid of the officers then as they are now." He also urged the department to hold a diversity course, a move supported by the chief, but who noted that it is a "two way street" and someone from the community needs to come forward to speak to the officers during service school.
In the effort to improve relations between the department and the neighborhood the mayor announced the recreation of a police review committee and instituting improved officer complaint forms.
Years ago, the Police Objective Review Committee existed as a citizen group charged with studying hiring practices, trends, and other indicators of police performance and recommending changes to the department. Specifically, the committee had the power to trigger an internal affairs investigation into allegations of police misconduct.
The term limits of the remaining members of that group expired in March of 2011, despite efforts by the city—all the former members of the committee had been sent letters asking them to submit three names for people that should be interviewed to take their place. According to the mayor, none of the letters were returned.
Now, the mayor is looking to reinstate that committee and is searching for volunteers form a preliminary committee to head the search for eight new members.
After meeting with community members the city has now created an improved complaint form that residents can submit if they believe they have been the victim of excessive police force.
Previously, the complaint form did not have a carbon copy, so people who filed complaints had no proof that they had done so. Those forms are available at the Corporation Counsel's office or at the main police station on 55 State St.
"Do not leave the station without it!" exhorted Bacote.
According to the chief, there has not been a sustained complaint against an officer in two years, but community members cited several examples of recent excessive police behavior. Continued...
"We're fighting a battle for no reason," said Pryor. "We got to come together and find a solution to this because I know it can be done."
The meeting was prompted by a handful of community members that came to the last City Council meeting and recounted examples of violent police actions against neighborhood residents.
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DUHHHHH...Shouldn't This Already Be A Law?
And why is the administration just "considering" it:
Targeting distractions behind the wheel, the Obama administration proposed Tuesday to bar truck drivers from sending text messages while hauling hazardous materials.
The requirements would complement separate rules being finalized by the Transportation Department that prohibit commercial bus and truck drivers from sending text messages on the job and restrict train operators from using cell phones and mobile devices on duty.
As I hear about all these proposed "texting while driving" bans, I remember back to the early 90s when I got my first cell phone. In the time of big bag phones, I had to sign a piece of paper acknowledging a state law, which stated "you shall have both hands on the steering wheel while operating a motor vehicle". It's a common sense law that should be enforced, and it should be adopted nationally. I don't care if you are busy finding a different radio station, putting the makeup on, shaving, texting, etc. – if you are seen operating a motor vehicle and not paying attention then you need to be pulled over and fined. It's that simple.


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Before they got their big breaks, today's most talked-about celebrities held regular jobs and even worked towards college degrees. A great deal of famous actors and musicians are not only talented artists, but have studied in college as well. Their chosen majors are all very different, but so interesting! Though it may surprise you, only a handful of celebrities majored in areas related to the performing arts.
Perhaps there is a correlation here that I never picked up on, but it turns out that some of the most successful celebs today are also the most intelligent. Some studied topics within the liberal arts, such as English and History, while others focused on topics such as Kinesiology, Biochemistry, and Cuisine. The celebrity faces behind these college majors certainly surprised me, and they may shock you, too! Check out the gallery to see if you share a major with any of Hollywood's smartest. Personally, I was shocked to find out that I could discuss English and literature with Emma Watson, Kanye West, Julia Stiles, Matt Damon, and Reese Witherspoon. Maybe I should have looked into acting…
Do any celebrities out there share your college major, Lovelies?
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