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I am looking at buying a townhome, I recently got in touch with a realtor who spent a day showing me a couple of areas. I ended up falling in love with a property that is still in the process of being built. I am now seriously considering making an offer on this place, but I was planning on doing it myself without the realtor. Since it is a new build, I figured I could get a better price without using her since they would not have to pay the 3% commission. Here is the kicker the realtor is my Mom's friend. Would this be "burning bridges" to make an offer without using the realtor? What do I tell the realtor? My Mom thinks that since she showed me the property I have to use her, I disagree! I would appreciate any advice!!!!!!
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I forgot to meantion this is a NEW BUILD! |
- Posted by creek_side (My Page) on Wed, Sep 16, 09 at 22:15
No, you don't have to use her, but if the builder has the property listed and you buy it, he would still owe her the commission. Since she found him a buyer (you), she has fullfilled her obligation and is owed her fee, so you won't be saving a thing. You also won't have her around to give you advice and (hopefully) look out for your best interests. Next time, listen to your Momma. She seems to have her ethics in order. |
Oh. So you just want to *use* your Mom's Realtor friend for free. Legal? Perhaps. Ethical? No. |
- Posted by nancy_in_mich (My Page) on Thu, Sep 17, 09 at 0:10
Did you mom's friend show you the house you want to buy, or just take you to see other homes? If you saw the house with her, you are ethically obliged to have her represent you. If she showed you other homes, but you found this one on your own with no help from her, you are not obliged to use her, but really should, if it was with in a few days or weeks of her taking you out looking. IMHO |
- Posted by ncrealestateguy (My Page) on Thu, Sep 17, 09 at 6:54
Your arguements and ethics are both pretty weak. What is the difference between a new construction and a resale as far as the sellers saving the 3% or not. Nothing. Your agent can probably save you more than 3% if you had her on your side... you see, a builder sees someone off of the street as a single, one time transaction. They see an agent as a source of multiple transactions. Who do you think they are going to negotiate harder with? People like you is why I get a Buyer Agency Agreement signes ASAP. There are too many people that do not hesitate with wasting a persons time and money. Your Momma should ahve taught have you better than that. |
Did you mom's friend show you the house you want to buy, or just take you to see other homes? Isn't that really the kicker? It's unclear whether the OP found the new home on their own or was shown the property by the realtor. If the former is the case, I would think the OP has no duty, ethical or otherwise, to the realtor who showed him/her other properties that he/she is not choosing. |
It's unclear whether the OP found the new home on their own or was shown the property by the realtor. Oh it's very clear: "My Mom thinks that since she showed me the property I have to use her, " My realtor wouldn't show us a house until we signed an agreement that she would be our agent if we put an offer on anything she showed us. Too many people wasting the realtor's time lookie-looing and then going around them. |
Excuuuuuuuuuuuuse me. ;-) |
The OP knows this is wrong and is just looking for someone to say it is OK. They had a realtor come work for them and now want to stiff that person in order to save money. Is that ethical? Certainly not. Is it legal? Well, I guess it depends on your state laws and if you signed a contract. It certainly sounds like a situation that could end up in court pretty easily. |
I guess I was thinking back on a situation that I was in several years ago. A realtor spent an afternoon with me and showed me several houses, none of which were quite what I was looking for. A couple of weeks later, my (then) husband found a new build, and we made an offer directly to the builder's agent. Because the realtor who had taken me around to properties before hadn't found this particular property we were interested in, we had no sense of obligation to her. Obviously, if/since the realtor who spent time showing the OP properties showed them the property they want to offer on (regardless of whether it's a new build or not), the OP owes the realtor a commission for finding that new home. Are you otherwise "burning bridges"? If you have to ask, you probably already know the answer. |
To the OP: This isn't a question of etiquette, but of ethics - yours. |
Because this is a new poster, i assume she wants the house without paying the person who helped her out and does not realize this forum is to help out, not condone her behavior. |
I wonder if the builder agent put a bird in the OP's ear about ditching the realtor to get a lower price. Why would the buyer care who pays the commission? BTW, it's ETIQUETTE, not ediquette. Get some morals and ethics. I can't believe you would try to screw over your mom's friend who was trying to do you a favour. |
Is this person for real, or a troll? Jeez. |
Is this person for real, or a troll? I don't know, but I doubt they will be back. |
I dont know what area you're in but it my area when a realtor shows a client a "new build" they register their clients name with the builder for just that reason. The builder will be paying the realtor the commission anyway and YOU will not be getting the benefit of having skilled negotiations. Since you dont even know whats right and wrong, whether it be moral or ethical, I suspect the builder will be able to take advantage of you pretty easily. You are a first time homebuyer, you need the benefit of the agents experience. They will save you and GAIN you more than the 3%. |
- Posted by sylviatexas (My Page) on Fri, Sep 25, 09 at 10:57
"I suspect the builder will be able to take advantage of you pretty easily. You are a first time homebuyer, you need the benefit of the agents experience. They will save you and GAIN you more than the 3%." I'm thinking of having that tattooed on my forehead... |
Etiquette, ethics, manners, laws, contracts and everything else aside, you are not going to get a better deal from the builder without the agent, so you may as well do the right thing and get the agent her commission for this sale. |
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Is Cyberstalking?
there is no universally accepted definition of cyberstalking, the term is used
in this report to refer to the use of the Internet, e-mail, or other electronic
communications devices to stalk another person. Stalking generally involves
harassing or threatening behavior that an individual engages in repeatedly,
such as following a person, appearing at a person's home or place of business,
making harassing phone calls, leaving written messages or objects, or
vandalizing a person's property. Most stalking laws require that the
perpetrator make a credible threat of violence against the victim; others
include threats against the victim's immediate family; and still others require
only that the alleged stalker's course of conduct constitute an implied threat.(1)
While some conduct involving annoying or menacing behavior might fall short of
illegal stalking, such behavior may be a prelude to stalking and violence and should
be treated seriously.
and Extent of Cyberstalking
existing problem aggravated by new technology
online harassment and threats can take many forms, cyberstalking shares
important characteristics with offline stalking. Many stalkers - online or off
- are motivated by a desire to exert control over their victims and engage in
similar types of behavior to accomplish this end. As with offline stalking, the
available evidence (which is largely anecdotal) suggests that the majority of cyberstalkers
are men and the majority of their victims are women, although there have been
reported cases of women cyberstalking men and of same-sex cyberstalking. In
many cases, the cyberstalker and the victim had a prior relationship, and the
cyberstalking begins when the victim attempts to break off the relationship.
However, there also have been many instances of cyberstalking by strangers.
Given the enormous amount of personal information available through the
Internet, a cyberstalker can easily locate private information about a
potential victim with a few mouse clicks or key strokes.
fact that cyberstalking does not involve physical contact may create the
misperception that it is more benign than physical stalking. This is not
necessarily true. As the Internet becomes an ever more integral part of our
personal and professional lives, stalkers can take advantage of the ease of
communications as well as increased access to personal information. In
addition, the ease of use and non-confrontational, impersonal, and sometimes
anonymous nature of Internet communications may remove disincentives to
cyberstalking. Put another way, whereas a potential stalker may be unwilling or
unable to confront a victim in person or on the telephone, he or she may have little
hesitation sending harassing or threatening electronic communications to a
victim. Finally, as with physical stalking, online harassment and threats may
be a prelude to more serious behavior, including physical violence.
Offline vs. Online Stalking -- A Comparison(2) Major Similarities Majority of cases involve stalking by former
intimates, although stranger stalking occurs in the real world and in
cyberspace. Most victims are women; most stalkers are
men. Stalkers are generally motivated by the desire
to control the victim. Major Differences Offline stalking generally requires the
perpetrator and the victim to be located in the same geographic area;
cyberstalkers may be located across the street or across the country. Electronic communications technologies make it
much easier for a cyberstalker to encourage third parties to harass and/or
threaten a victim (e.g., impersonating the victim and posting inflammatory
messages to bulletin boards and in chat rooms, causing viewers of that
message to send threatening messages back to the victim
"author.") Electronic communications technologies also
lower the barriers to harassment and threats; a cyberstalker does not need to
physically confront the victim. |
there are many similarities between offline and online stalking, the Internet
and other communications technologies provide new avenues for stalkers to
pursue their victims.
cyberstalker may send repeated, threatening, or harassing messages by the
simple push of a button; more sophisticated cyberstalkers use programs to send
messages at regular or random intervals without being physically present at the
computer terminal. California law enforcement authorities say they have
encountered situations where a victim repeatedly receives the message
"187" on their pagers - the section of the California Penal Code for
murder. In addition, a cyberstalker can dupe other Internet users into
harassing or threatening a victim by utilizing Internet bulletin boards or chat
rooms. For example, a stalker may post a controversial or enticing message on
the board under the name, phone number, or e-mail address of the victim,
resulting in subsequent responses being sent to the victim. Each message --
whether from the actual cyberstalker or others -- will have the intended effect
on the victim, but the cyberstalker's effort is minimal and the lack of direct
contact between the cyberstalker and the victim can make it difficult for law
enforcement to identify, locate, and arrest the offender.
anonymity of the Internet also provides new opportunities for would-be
cyberstalkers. A cyberstalker's true identity can be concealed by using
different ISPs and/or by adopting different screen names. More experienced
stalkers can use anonymous remailers that make it all-but-impossible to
determine the true identity of the source of an e-mail or other electronic
communication. A number of law enforcement agencies report they currently are
confronting cyberstalking cases involving the use of anonymous remailers.
leaves the cyberstalker in an advantageous position. Unbeknownst to the target,
the perpetrator could be in another state, around the corner, or in the next
cubicle at work. The perpetrator could be a former friend or lover, a total
stranger met in a chat room, or simply a teenager playing a practical joke. The
inability to identify the source of the harassment or threats could be
particularly ominous to a cyberstalking victim, and the veil of anonymity might
encourage the perpetrator to continue these acts. In addition, some
perpetrators, armed with the knowledge that their identity is unknown, might be
more willing to pursue the victim at work or home, and the Internet can provide
substantial information to this end. Numerous websites will provide personal
information, including unlisted telephone numbers and detailed directions to a
home or office. For a fee, other websites promise to provide social security
numbers, financial data, and other personal information.
suggests cyberstalking is a growing problem
there is no comprehensive, nationwide data on the extent of cyberstalking in
the United States, some ISPs compile statistics on the number and types of
complaints of harassment and/or threats involving their subscribers, and
individual law enforcement agencies have compiled helpful statistics. There is,
moreover, a growing amount of anecdotal and informal evidence on the nature and
extent of cyberstalking.
data on offline stalking may provide some insight into the scope of the
cyberstalking problem. According to the most recent National Violence Against
Women Survey, which defines stalking as referring to instances where the victim
felt a high level of fear:(3)
In the United States, one out
of every 12 women (8.2 million) and one out of every 45 men (2 million) have
been stalked at some time in their lives.
One percent of all women and
0.4 percent of all men were stalked during the preceding 12 months.
Women are far more likely to
be the victims of stalking than men - nearly four out of five stalking victims
are women. Men are far more likely to be stalkers - 87 percent of the stalkers
identified by victims in the survey were men.
Women are twice as likely as
men to be victims of stalking by strangers and eight times as likely to be
victims of stalking by intimates.
In the United States, there
are currently more than 80 million adults and 10 million children with access
to the Internet. Assuming the proportion of cyberstalking victims is even a
fraction of the proportion of persons who have been the victims of offline
stalking within the preceding 12 months, there may be potentially tens or even
hundreds of thousands of victims of recent cyberstalking incidents in the
United States.(4) Although such a "back of the
envelope" calculation is inherently uncertain and speculative (given that
it rests on an assumption about very different populations), it does give a
rough sense of the potential magnitude of the problem.
anecdotal evidence from law enforcement agencies indicates that cyberstalking
is a serious - and growing - problem. At the federal level, several dozen
matters have been referred (usually by the FBI) to U.S. Attorney's Offices for
possible action. A number of these cases have been referred to state and local
law enforcement agencies because the conduct does not appear to violate federal
addition, some local law enforcement agencies are beginning to see cases of
cyberstalking. For example, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
estimates that e-mail or other electronic communications were a factor in
approximately 20 percent of the roughly 600 cases handled by its Stalking and
Threat Assessment Unit. The chief of the Sex Crimes Unit in the Manhattan
District Attorney's Office also estimates that about 20 percent of the cases
handled by the unit involve cyberstalking. The Computer Investigations and
Technology Unit of the New York City Police Department estimates that almost 40
percent of the caseload in the unit involves electronic threats and harassment
-- and virtually all of these have occurred in the past three or four years.
ISPs also are receiving a growing number of complaints about harassing and
threatening behavior online. One major ISP receives approximately 15 complaints
per month of cyberstalking, in comparison to virtually no complaints of
cyberstalking just one or two years ago.
as part of a large study on sexual victimization of college women, researchers
at the University of Cincinnati conducted a national telephone survey of 4,446
randomly selected women attending two- and four-year institutions of higher
education. The survey was conducted during the 1996-97 academic year. In this
survey, a stalking incident was defined as a case in which a respondent
answered positively when asked if someone had "repeatedly followed you,
watched you, phoned, written, e-mailed, or communicated with you in other ways
that seemed obsessive and made you afraid or concerned for your safety."
The study found that 581 women (13.1 percent) were stalked and reported a total
of 696 stalking incidents; the latter figure exceeds the number of victims
because 15 percent of the women experienced more than one case of stalking
during the survey period. Of these 696 stalking incidents, 166 (24.7 percent)
involved e-mail. Thus, 25 percent of stalking incidents among college women
could be classified as involving cyberstalking.(5)
Efforts to Address Cyberstalking
law enforcement response
is a relatively new challenge for most law enforcement agencies. The first
traditional stalking law was enacted by the state of California in 1990 - less
than a decade ago. Since that time, some law enforcement agencies have trained
their personnel on stalking and/or established specialized units to handle
stalking cases. Nonetheless, many agencies are still developing the expertise
and resources to investigate and prosecute traditional stalking cases; only a
handful of agencies throughout the country have focused attention or resources
specifically on the cyberstalking problem.(6)
enforcement response: awareness and training are key factors
on recent informal surveys of law enforcement agencies, it appears that the
majority of agencies have not investigated or prosecuted any cyberstalking
cases. However, some agencies - particularly those with units dedicated to
stalking or computer crime offenses - have large cyberstalking caseloads. As
noted above, the New York Police Department's Computer Investigation and
Technology Unit and the Los Angeles District Attorney's Stalking and Threat
Assessment Team estimate that 40 and 20 percent of their caseloads,
respectively, involve cyberstalking-type cases.
disparity in the activity level among law enforcement agencies can be
attributed to a number of factors. First, it appears that the majority of
cyberstalking victims do not report the conduct to law enforcement, either
because they feel that the conduct has not reached the point of being a
criminal offense or that law enforcement will not take them seriously. Second,
most law enforcement agencies have not had the training to recognize the
serious nature of cyberstalking and to investigate such offenses.
Unfortunately, some victims have reported that rather than open an
investigation, a law enforcement agency has advised them to come back if the
cyberstalkers confront or threaten them offline. In several instances, victims
have been told by law enforcement simply to turn off their computers.
indication that many law enforcement agencies underestimate the magnitude of
the cyberstalking problem is the wide disparity in reported cases in different
jurisdictions across the country. For example, one state attorney general's
office in a midwestern state indicated that it received approximately one
inquiry a week regarding cyberstalking cases and that it is aware of
approximately a dozen prosecutions last year alone. In contrast, the state
attorney general's offices in neighboring states indicated they have never
received an inquiry into this type of behavior. Although one would generally
expect some disparity in differing jurisdictions, the size of the disparity
suggests that some law enforcement agencies do not have the training or
expertise to recognize the magnitude of the problem in their jurisdictions.
enforcement response: jurisdictional and statutory limitations may frustrate
some agencies
state and local law enforcement agencies also have been frustrated by
jurisdictional limitations. In many instances, the cyberstalker may be located
in a different city or state than the victim making it more difficult (and, in
some cases, all but impossible) for the local authority to investigate the incident.
Even if a law enforcement agency is willing to pursue a case across state
lines, it may be difficult to obtain assistance from out-of-state agencies when
the conduct is limited to harassing e-mail messages and no actual violence has
occurred. A number of matters have been referred to the FBI and/or U.S.
Attorney's offices because the victim and suspect were located in different
states and the local agency was not able to pursue the investigation.
lack of adequate statutory authority also can limit law enforcement's response
to cyberstalking incidents. At least 16 states have stalking statutes that
explicitly cover electronic communications,(7)
and cyberstalking may be covered under general stalking statutes in other
states. It may not, however, meet the statutory definition of stalking in the
remainder. In many cases, cyberstalking will involve threats to kill, kidnap,
or injure the person, reputation, or property of another, either on or offline
and, as such, may be prosecuted under other federal or state laws that do not
relate directly to stalking.
federal law may limit the ability of law enforcement agencies to track down
stalkers and other criminals in cyberspace. In particular, the Cable
Communications Policy Act of 1984 (CCPA) prohibits the disclosure of cable
subscriber records to law enforcement agencies without a court order and
advance notice to the subscriber. See 47 U.S.C. 551(c), (h). As more and more
individuals turn to cable companies as their ISPs, the CCPA is posing a
significant obstacle to the investigation of cybercrimes, including
cyberstalking. For example, under the CCPA, a law enforcement agency
investigating a cyberstalker who uses a cable company for Internet access would
have to provide the individual notice that the agency has requested his/her
subscriber records, thereby jeopardizing the criminal investigation. While it
is appropriate to prohibit the indiscriminate disclosure of cable records to
law enforcement agencies, the better approach would be to harmonize federal law
by providing law enforcement access to cable subscriber records under the same
privacy safeguards that currently govern law enforcement access to records of
electronic mail subscribers under 18 U.S.C. 2703. Moreover, special provisions
could be drafted to protect against the inappropriate disclosure of records
that would reveal a customer's viewing habits.
enforcement response: the challenge of anonymity
complication for law enforcement is the presence of services that provide
anonymous communications over the Internet. To be sure, anonymity provides
important benefits, including protecting the privacy of Internet users.
Unfortunately, cyberstalkers and other cybercriminals can exploit the anonymity
available on the Internet to avoid accountability for their conduct.
services on the Internet come in one of two forms: the first allows individuals
to create a free electronic mailbox through a web site. While most entities
that provide this service request identifying information from users, such
services almost never authenticate or otherwise confirm this information. For
these services, payment is typically made in advance through the use of a money
order or other non-traceable form of payment. As long as payment is received in
advance by the ISP, the service is provided to the unknown account holder. The
second form comprises mail servers that purposefully strip identifying
information and transport headers from electronic mail. By forwarding mails
through several of these services serially, a stalker can nearly perfectly
anonymize the message. The presence of both such services makes it relatively
simple to send anonymous communications, while making it difficult for victims,
providers, and law enforcement to identify the person or persons responsible
for transmitting harassing or threatening communications over the Internet.
enforcement response: specialized units show promise in combating cyberstalking
growing number of law enforcement agencies are recognizing the serious nature
and extent of cyberstalking and taking aggressive action to respond. Some
larger metropolitan areas, such as Los Angeles and New York, have seen numerous
incidents of cyberstalking and have specialized units available to investigate
and prosecute these cases. For example, Los Angeles has developed the Stalking
and Threat Assessment Team. This team combines special sections of the police
department and district attorney's office to ensure properly trained
investigators and prosecutors are available when cyberstalking cases arise. In
addition, this specialized unit is given proper resources, such as adequate
computer hardware and advanced training, which is essential in investigating
and prosecuting these technical cases. Similarly, the New York City Police
Department created the Computer Investigation and Technology Unit. This unit
provides regular training for police officers and prosecutors regarding the
intricacies of cyberstalking investigations and prosecutions. The training
includes understanding how chat rooms operate, how to obtain and preserve
electronic evidence, and how to draft search warrants and subpoenas.
programs in New York and Los Angeles both ensure that enforcement personnel
receive proper training and have adequate resources to combat cyberstalking.
Other jurisdictions are also taking steps to combat cyberstalking. One of the
critical steps is learning how to trace communications sent over computers and
the Internet. Traditional law enforcement techniques for surveillance,
investigation, and evidence gathering require modification for use on computer
networks and often require the use of unfamiliar legal processes. Law
enforcement at all levels must be properly trained to use network investigative
techniques and legal process while protecting the privacy of legitimate users
of the Internet. These techniques are similar to those used in investigating
other types of computer crime. Just as a burglar might leave fingerprints at
the scene of a crime, a cyberstalker can leave an "electronic trail"
on the web that properly trained law enforcement can follow back to the source.
Thus, technological proficiency among both investigators and prosecutors is
present, there are numerous efforts at the federal and state levels that focus
solely on high technology crimes. These units do not focus on cyberstalking
alone, but they have the necessary expertise in computers and the Internet to
assist in the investigation of cyberstalking when it arises. For example, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has Computer Crime Squads throughout the
country, as well as the National Infrastructure Protection Center in
Washington, to ensure cybercrimes are properly investigated. Additionally, they
have Computer Analysis and Response Teams to conduct forensics examinations on
seized magnetic media. Similarly, in 1996 the Justice Department established
the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section within the Criminal
Division. These units have highly trained personnel who remain on the cutting
edge of new technology and investigative techniques. In addition, each U.S.
Attorney's office contains experienced computer crime prosecutors. These
individuals -- Computer and Telecommunications Coordinators -- assist in the
investigation and prosecution of a wide variety of computer crimes, including
cyberstalking. In addition, at the state level, several attorneys general have
established special divisions that focus on computer crimes.
high-tech expertise is essential, police and prosecutors have developed other
strategies for helping victims of cyberstalking. An Assistant U.S. Attorney
reported that in two recent cases of e-mail harassment, he asked an FBI agent
to confront the would-be harasser. The agent advised that such behavior might
constitute a criminal offense. In both instances, the harassment stopped. Such
strategies, however, are no substitute for prosecution under federal or state
law in the appropriate circumstances.
critical step in combating cyberstalking is understanding stalking in general.
In many instances, cyberstalking is simply another phase in an overall stalking
pattern, or it is regular stalking behavior using new, high-technology tools.
Thus, strategies and techniques that have been developed to combat stalking in
general often can be adapted to cyberstalking situations. Fortunately, many
state and local law enforcement agencies have begun to focus on stalking, and
some have developed special task forces to deal with this problem. In addition,
the Attorney General submits an annual report to Congress entitled
"Stalking and Domestic Violence." This report compiles valuable
information about what the Department of Justice has learned about stalking and
stalkers and is a valuable resource for law enforcement agencies and others.(8)
is expected to increase as computers and the Internet become more popular. Accordingly,
law enforcement at all levels must become more sensitive to cyberstalking
complaints and devote the necessary training and resources to allow proper
investigation and prosecution. By becoming technologically proficient and
understanding stalking in general, agencies will be better prepared to respond
to cyberstalking incidents in their jurisdictions. In addition, state and local
agencies can turn to their local FBI or U.S. Attorney's office for additional
technical assistance. Also, computer crime units and domestic violence units
should share information and expertise, since many cyberstalking cases will
include elements of both computer crime and domestic violence. Finally, law
enforcement must become more sensitive to the fear and frustration experienced
by cyberstalking victims. Proper training should help in this regard, but law
enforcement at all levels should take the next step and place special emphasis
on this problem. Computers and the Internet are becoming indispensable parts of
America's culture, and cyberstalking is a growing threat. Responding to a
victim's complaint by saying "just turn off your computer" is not
and support organizations
cyberstalking is a relatively new criminal phenomenon, very little public
attention and resources have been committed to addressing this crime.
Consequently, victims of online harassment and threats, often in collaboration
with victim service providers and advocates, have had to step in to fill the
void by developing their own informal support networks and informational web
sites to exchange information about how to respond to these crimes effectively.
service providers report that the Internet is rapidly becoming another weapon
used by batterers against their victims. Just as in real life, abused women can
be followed in cyberspace by their batterers, who may surreptitiously place
their target under surveillance without her knowledge and use the information
to threaten her or discredit her by putting misinformation on the Internet.
Victim service providers recommend that victims make copies of all e-mails sent
by the batterer as evidence of his stalking and advise a victim to let the
stalker know that she does not want to have any further contact with him. SAFE
House, a domestic violence victim service provider in Michigan, suggests that
victims change their passwords often; refrain from telling anyone what the
password is; do not use a password or other identifying information that the
batterer/stalker can guess; set up a program that requires a password even to
get on the computer; be sure to clear out the history information if programs
such as ICQ, AOL Communicator, and Excite PAL, are used; remember that many
chat rooms have archives that can be accessed later on by anyone; be careful
about what is said in chat rooms and use an alias that is only known to good
friends; be aware that if the screen name of the assailant is known, he can be
blocked from tracking victims through a buddy list on AOL; and, consult the ISP
about the best way to secure their account.
A focus
group convened on October 30, 1998, by the Office for Victims of Crime, a
component within the U.S. Department of Justice, sought to identify the needs
of stalking victims, including victims whose stalkers used the Internet to
track and to harass their victims. The victims at the focus group emphasized
that although the response of law enforcement and victim service providers is
important, stalking victims need a wide range of services from doctors, mental
health providers, day care providers, welfare and child protection workers,
school staff, and employers. In addition, the focus group participants
indicated that community awareness and understanding of what constitutes
stalking behavior is critical to the support and well-being of stalking
victims. Finally, all of the stalking victims reported that the consequences of
not being believed or supported, or having their fears viewed as exaggerated or
unrealistic, can be devastating. Some victims feel isolated and alone, are made
to believe that the stalking is their fault, lose primary relationships, or
fear losing their jobs. These issues are just as relevant to cyberstalking
victims as they are to victims of offline stalking.
of Existing Laws
stalking has been a problem for many years, only in this decade has it received
significant attention from lawmakers, policy officials, and law enforcement
agencies. In 1990, California became the first state to enact a specific
stalking law. Since that time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have
enacted stalking laws.
cyberstalking laws
than one third of the states have anti-stalking laws that explicitly cover
stalking via the Internet, e-mail, pagers, or other electronic communications.
California, for example, only recently amended its stalking statute to cover
cyberstalking. This law was used in the prosecution of a 50-year-old former
security guard who pleaded guilty on April 28, 1999, to one count of stalking
and three counts of solicitation of sexual assault after using the Internet to
solicit the rape of a woman who rejected his romantic advances. While the
general stalking statutes in some states may cover cyberstalking, all states
should review their laws to ensure they prohibit and provide appropriate
punishment for stalking via the Internet and other electronic communications.
cyberstalking laws
law provides a number of important tools that are available to combat
cyberstalking. Under 18 U.S.C. 875(c), it is a federal crime, punishable by up
to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, to transmit any
communication in interstate or foreign commerce containing a threat to injure
the person of another. Section 875(c) applies to any communication actually
transmitted in interstate or foreign commerce - thus it includes threats
transmitted in interstate or foreign commerce via the telephone, e-mail,
beepers, or the Internet.
18 U.S.C. 875 is an important tool, it is not an all-purpose anti-cyberstalking
statute. First, it applies only to communications of actual threats. Thus, it
would not apply in a situation where a cyberstalker engaged in a pattern of
conduct intended to harass or annoy another (absent some threat). Also, it is
not clear that it would apply to situations where a person harasses or
terrorizes another by posting messages on a bulletin board or in a chat room
encouraging others to harass or annoy another person (as in the California
case, discussed infra.).
forms of cyberstalking also may be prosecuted under 47 U.S.C. 223. One
provision of this statute makes it a federal crime, punishable by up to two
years in prison, to use a telephone or telecommunications device to annoy,
abuse, harass, or threaten any person at the called number.(10)
The statute also requires that the perpetrator not reveal his or her name. See
47 U.S.C. 223(a)(1)(C). Although this statute is broader than 18 U.S.C. 875 --
in that it covers both threats and harassment -- Section 223 applies only to
direct communications between the perpetrator and the victim. Thus, it would
not reach a cyberstalking situation where a person harasses or terrorizes
another person by posting messages on a bulletin board or in a chat room
encouraging others to harass or annoy another person. Moreover, Section 223 is
only a misdemeanor, punishable by not more than two years in prison.
Interstate Stalking Act, signed into law by President Clinton in 1996, makes it
a crime for any person to travel across state lines with the intent to injure
or harass another person and, in the course thereof, places that person or a
member of that person's family in a reasonable fear of death or serious bodily
injury. See 18 U.S.C. 2261A. Although a number of serious stalking cases have
been prosecuted under Section 2261A, the requirement that the stalker
physically travel across state lines makes it largely inapplicable to
cyberstalking cases.
President Clinton signed a bill into law in October 1998 that protects children
against online stalking. The statute, 18 U.S.C. 2425, makes it a federal crime
to use any means of interstate or foreign commerce (such as a telephone line or
the Internet) to knowingly communicate with any person with intent to solicit
or entice a child into unlawful sexual activity. While this new statute
provides important protections for children, it does not reach harassing phone
calls to minors absent a showing of intent to entice or solicit the child for
illicit sexual purposes.
although current statutes address some forms of cyberstalking, there are gaps
in current federal and state law. As outlined in the Recommendations below,
States should review their existing stalking and other statutes to determine
whether they address cyberstalking and, if not, expeditiously enact laws that
prohibit cyberstalking.
legislation also is needed to fill the gaps in current law. While most
cyberstalking cases will fall within the jurisdiction of state and local
authorities, there are instances - such as serious cyberharassment directed at
a victim in another state or involving communications intended to encourage
third parties to engage in harassment or threats - where state law is inadequate
or where state or local agencies do not have the expertise or the resources to
investigate and/or prosecute a sophisticated cyberstalking case. Therefore,
federal law should be amended to prohibit the transmission of any communication
in interstate or foreign commerce with intent to threaten or harass another
person, where such communication places another person in fear of death or
bodily injury to themselves or another person. Because of the increased
vulnerability of children, the statute should provide for enhanced penalties
where the victim is a minor. Such targeted, technology-neutral legislation
would fill existing gaps in current federal law, without displacing the primary
law enforcement role of state and local authorities and without infringing on
First Amendment-protected speech.
Appendix: Cyberstalking Resources Online CyberAngels: Non-profit group devoted to assisting victims of online
harassment and threats, including cyberstalking. www.cyberangels.org. GetNetWise: Online resource for families and caregivers to help kids
use the Internet in a safe and educational manner. Includes a guide to online
safety, a directory of online safety tools, and directions for reporting
online trouble. www.getnetwise.org. International Association of Computer
Investigative Specialists: IACIS is an
international volunteer non-profit corporation composed of law enforcement
professionals dedicated to education in the field of forensic computer
science. IACIS offers professional training to law enforcement agencies in a
wide range of computer crime investigative techniques, provides an opportunity
to network with other law enforcement officers trained in computer forensics, and promotes research and
development of specialized hardware and software to assist computer forensic
professionals. www.iacis.com. National Center for Victims of Crime: The National Center for Victims of Crime (formerly known
as the National Victim Center) provides referrals and advocacy services to
victims through its toll-free national hotline. Through the hotline, victims
are referred to the nearest, appropriate services in their community,
including crisis intervention, assistance with the criminal justice process,
and counseling and support groups. The National Center publishes bulletins on
a number of topics, including domestic violence, sexual assault, and
stalking. www.ncvc.org. National Cybercrime Training Partnership: This interagency, federal/state/local partnership, led
by the Department of Justice with extensive support from the Office of
Justice Programs and the National White Collar Crime Center, is developing
and delivering training to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies
on the investigation and prosecution of computer crime. Information about the
partnership can be found through the NWCCC website: www.cybercrime.org.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Nonprofit consumer information and advocacy program that
offers consumers a unique opportunity to learn how to protect their personal
privacy. PRC's services include a hotline for consumers to report privacy
abuses and request information on ways to protect their privacy, fact sheets
on privacy issues, including one entitled " Are You Being Stalked? Tips
For Your Protection." www.privacyrights.org. Search Group, Inc.: SEARCH, the National Consortium for Justice Information
and Statistics, provides assistance to state and local criminal justice
agencies on a wide variety of information technology issues. SEARCH, through
its National Technical Assistance and Training Program, provides
comprehensive, hands-on training on computer crime investigations at its
headquarters in Sacramento, CA, and at regional training sites around the
country. www.search.org.
Women Halting Online Abuse (WHOA): Founded by women to educate the Internet community
about online harassment, WHOA empowers victims of online harassment and
develops voluntary policies that systems administrators can adopt to create
an environment free of online harassment. WHOA educates the online community
by developing website resources, including the creation of a safe-site and
unsafe-site list to enable users to make informed decisions, and providing
information about how users can protect themselves against harassment. whoa.femail.com. |
Excerpted from http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cyberstalking.htm


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Jun 10th 2010 1:17PM You recently gave a list of servers doing downtime. I'm in europe and was wondering about several things. Was that a US only list? Do US and Europe Realms share names or if I see like ghostlands do I know thats an EU server or is there a Ghostlands-US?? If Ghostlands was on that list and an EU server does that mean that where u said tuesday downtime it would have been wednesday lol? or was the fact that you only mentioned tuesday supposed to indicate a US only list lol?
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Jun 10th 2010 1:10PM I've read (on wow.com) that they are gonna substantially increase the health of all classes in cataclysm. Are they trying to get health levels closer again as ive noticed that proportionally tanks seem to be getting farther ahead of the others? Also how is that going to effect health levels for mobs 80-85? Currently fresh level 80s are between 10-15k health and your standard 80 mob is 12600 health so if your standard level 85 mob is ganna have say 100k health then the level progression for health must be huge. (I know I've made several assumptions in there. Feel free to correct me or give me your best guess in place of my assumpions lol.)
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Jun 10th 2010 1:03PM Is there any info or speculation yet as to how theyll handle the differnet raid vendors in cataclysm i.e. Naxx would be heroism points and Ulduar would be valour points. Then TOC becomes valour point and ulduar moves down to heroism points (presumably). Will the have raid linked vendours for the naxx level stuff or just add them all to one heriosm vendor??? and what about things like the mammoth thats costs heriosm emblems currently will that be heriosm points??
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Feb 10th 2010 7:08PM Yes your wrong.
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Feb 10th 2010 6:38PM I know this has probably been answered before but its more pertinent now and I forgot the answer lol. Based on past experience when can we expect the Cataclysm beta to start adn how long after that for juicy leaks to appear here on wow.com?
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Feb 27th 2009 10:12AM I was Reading on one of your fine posts that in the data files there were new mounts. For example an aqua mount but there was also super mounts for all the major city factions. Is there any indication or speculation that where getting faster ground mounts? And if not what is the purpose or what is special about the new mounts?
The Queue: Yes, this is what we call it now {WoW}
Nov 15th 2008 7:49PM Has anyone put together a list of the quests that give ambassador rep ?? Quests that give rep to all five races in your faction ??? Cos I imagine that doing carefully selected quests from such a list would be the quickest way to get to ambassador. If so could u tell me where to find the info and if not could u point me somewhere that might be helpful ????
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Nov 15th 2008 7:45PM I read (on wow insider I think) that you're supposed to be able to get corpse dust from corpses to offset the fact that its quite expensive. Has that been scrapped ?? Is it level or anything else dependent ???
Ask a Beta Tester: More on phasing and starter zones {WoW}
Nov 5th 2008 6:14AM Can u tell me, for those of us with no cash reserves going into wrath, just from quest rewards and vendoring everything from trash to greens can u earn anywhere near the 1000g needed for cold weather flying by the time u can get it????
Breakfast Topic: What about the new talent specs is confusing you? {WoW}
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I told you that place is great! Of course it is not like a Deluxe Resort but for being a Moderate Resort the place is wonderful, I am glad you liked the resort and had a good time.
Dec 4-11, 2007
My daughter joined the Army reserves so ofcourse we had to stay at SOG atleast once. The original plan was to stay the 6-11th, 3 weeks out I added 2 nights,but was unable to modify the reservation on line so I made a new reservation for the 4-6th. This was not a problem except that the first room they gave us, having told us we could stay there for the whole trip, ended up being part of a large group coming in so we changed rooms before getting settled in, and got a room in the same part of the resort. We ended up on the 2nd floor of what I am old is the new part of the resort, close to the parking garage which was good.
The resort is absolutely beautiful, the rooms are good size, the bathroom is big, has 2 sinks and vanity area then a seperate room with the toilet and the shower. The shower was a little hard to turn on, you had to pull out and turn, took us a few minutes to figure it out. There was a coffee maker in the bathroom, and the coffee was actually good. There was also a refridgerator in the room, as well as hairdryer, iron, ironing board, safe in the closet.
We had a great view of a lake/pond whatever you want to call it .....it had alligators in it, just small ones they were cool to watch.
Our room had a doorbell, and inside there were buttons to push for do not disturb and one for housekeeping service, the doorbell won't ring if the do not distrub button is push. There isa little light outside the room, red for do not disturb and green for housekeeping. The other thing I really liked was that they had golfcart service to the end of the driveway, then a short walk to the Poly for monorail service. We rented a car so I only used the bus service from the TTC a couple of times and both times there was a bus there waiting when we arrived. My daughter used to to the TTC one and also had no wait. The bus goes to the TTC every 20 minutes starting at 0830, to MGM/DTD every 30 minutes, and AK/Blizzard Beach every hour.
the only complaints I have besides the whole shower thing was that the slider door was also hard to open, kinda heavy....oh I forgot to mention we had a balconey, all he rooms do. And that it was a litte noisey, you could hear what was gong on in the hall very easily.
We did not eat at Manginos or the express cafe so I don't know how tese were, but we did eat at the Evergreens Sports Bar, we had appetizers , onion rings, french fries, chicken strips, quesadilla, they were all very good. I had coffe every moring atthe Java Cafe which serves Starbuck coffee, muffins, cinnamon rolls etc.....also very good. And one morning we ate at the Garden Grill for the buffet breakfast, this was just ok, nothing special, just basic buffet items, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, homefries, pancakes,make you own belgian waffles, fruit, grits, cold cereal,bisquit and gravy, scones...not much else and the drinks were not included in the buffet price, which I believe was $9.50 or so.
The resort has 2 pools and a hot tub, but we didn't go in them, there is also a tennis court we didn't use. The bar has a pooltable and there is an arcade, also a playground, and a fitness facility. Andthere is anice cream shop, we didn't visit that either. And ofcourse the resort is surrounded by 2 golfcourse.
There is a 5 story parking garage that yo have to pay $5 a day to park or $10 a day for valet parking. There is a Hertz rental car desk in the lobby. There is also a desk to buy attraction tickets etc. and 2 shops, 1 that has SOG stuff and oter little things and then the AAFES, which is tax free and has some Diney stuff and some military stuff plus beer, wine and other alcohol, snacks, other essentials....medicine and stuff, books etc....basic gift shop stuff.
All in all we really enjoyed the resort, but since we went during Mousefest we really didn't spend alot of time there, I wuld love to go again when we can spend more time hanging out at the resort it reall is very nice
I told you that place is great! Of course it is not like a Deluxe Resort but for being a Moderate Resort the place is wonderful, I am glad you liked the resort and had a good time.
it looks like a good place to go
Was it very Disney themed? We talked a bit about staying there last year because most of my family works for the DoD, but we ended up at the French Quarter instead.
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Tracy I'm glad it worked out good for you! Will you be sharing more photo's of the property and room and such?
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PUBLISHED: 05 Mar 2013 00:06:34 | UPDATED: 06 Mar 2013 12:27:09PUBLISHED: 05 Mar 2013 PRINT EDITION: 05 Mar 2013Weather apps on his iPhone have helped Lyndon Terracini avert disaster. Photo: Louise Kennerley
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It's 4pm on a steamy summer's day and most of Sydney's office workers are ready to clock off. But for Opera Australia's artistic director Lyndon Terracini it'll be many hours before sleep beckons.
With four productions already underway and an ambitious performance of Carmen due to start on a floating stage on Sydney Harbour in under a month, the office is a abuzz with the chatter of sewing machines and set construction – the soaring aria, Habanera, rings out from practice rooms upstairs.
If Terracini's company can be likened to an orchestra with many sections aiming for harmony, then he is the conductor with an iPhone for the baton.
But where all music eventually stops playing, his role never ends – the iPhone is always on and he survives on three hours sleep a night.
When the interview begins, the phone is laid silent on the desk beside him. But gradually, like a smoker's unlit cigarette, it winds up back in his hand.
"I don't have a personal life, I'm working 24 hours a day," he says with remarkable candour.
"If I don't know exactly what's going on, then something will slip through and that something could mean a disaster.
"Things change so quickly now and because the world we live in is so fast you actually do need to solve problems a lot quicker."
Far from being over-dramatic, it's a lesson Terracini learned the hard way during the first Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. When someone forgot to waterproof the stage, the inevitable happened and flooding rains filled orchestra pits and dressing rooms.
"That was less than fabulous," he says. "The executive producer rang me very late at night and my phone was on, so I answered the phone to see how I was going to deal with it.
"By 8am the next morning, we'd taken some pretty radical action and fundamentally saved the event."
Now the artistic director is armed with five separate weather apps – his favourite being AUS Weather, which sources information directly from Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour, next to Carmen's stage.
Major emergencies aside, his tendency to take direct control has helped Opera Australia enjoy a period of relative stability after bumpy transition.
But where many other politicians and executives interviewed for My Technology see the constant digital feed of modern life as a cause for personal problems, Terracini sees it as a godsend that keeps depression away – an issue he has lived with since youth.
"I used to suffer from depression quite badly and if I don't have enough to do I get depressed," he says. "I find it exciting that in the time we've been speaking I've missed a call and I think 'God, who was that, I've got to call them back, I don't recognise the number.'
"It's also why I listen to the radio all night, so I know everything that's happening."
The result is that through rain, hail and Opera Australia performances, Terracini's phone remains firmly switched on.
That's not to say everyone is pleased with his digital addiction. While his daughters are unfazed and often communicate by text, his wife has been forced to adapt.
"When I'm lying in bed sometimes I'll hear the phone buzz and know I got an email," he says. "Sometimes I have to consciously stop myself from reaching over on the side, getting the phone and checking.
"On the rare occasions when we had a bit of a holiday I would still be on the phone and messaging and emailing. She wasn't particularly thrilled about that, but she's used to it now."
Despite the temptation, Terracini has avoided joining social media. While Twitter is "an incredible way to connect", the admittedly biased director says it's best used as a way to share the experience of attending a live performance.
"Yes you can see things on your iPad and get a really good impression of it, and yes it can be moving. But it doesn't replace being there," he says. "The wonder of being able to talk to someone live, be there and have a glass of wine and share those emotions is just extraordinary.
"Plus if I start tweeting, I wouldn't have time for anything else and I just don't have enough time in the day."
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We depart after breakfast and take a picnic lunch box for our drive to Tarangire National Park. Once in the park we begin a game drive before heading back to camp for dinner.
After breakfast we drive to Ngorongoro where we descend down into the crater floor for a full day's game drive. By late afternoon we ascend back up the crater and drive to the lodge for the night.
Today we take another game drive, which includes a stop at Olduvai Gorge - the cradle of mankind.
After breakfast, we drive to the Serengeti to get up close to one of Africa's premier national parks. After lunch at the lodge, we set out on the first of our game drives.
Enjoy a full day game drive in the park after breakfast at the lodge. It is possible to catch a glimpse of all the 'Big Five' in one day if you're lucky. Lunches on this portion of the trip will be picnic lunches so as to gain as much time on the park as possible and maximise viewings.
Wake up early this morning before setting out to the lakeside town of Musoma. Here you will be met by a boat, which will shuttle you to the amazing Lukuba Island Lodge, set on a secluded, soft sand beach on the eastern side of Lake Victoria, the second largest fresh water lake in the world.
The Lodge is the perfect place to relax after a few days of safari. Lukuba provides everything you'll need to unwind, to take a deep breath and let the sounds and visions of Lake Victoria overtake you.
Early today we leave for a full day of travel to Kenya. An interesting and scenic drive, you will again cross back to Kenya at the Isebania border making your way to the prestigious Masai Mara.
Today and tomorrow you will enjoy morning and afternoon game drives looking out for the 'Big Five' and lots of other wonderful animals that the park is famous for. You have the option of a hot air balloon ride this morning- see the Enhance your Holiday Page for details.
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1 October 2013 12:09 AM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
You know things are serious in "Castle" when the mystery writer faces death -- possibly at the hands of al-Qaeda terrorists. That's just what happens in "Dreamworld." But does Castle die before the episode ends?
Does Castle die?
That's not a huge shock, of course. You don't typically kill off the central character in a successful TV show only two episodes into a new season. But you have to give "Castle" credit for taking the potential for Rick's death awfully far.
It really doesn't sound great for Castle throughout most of the episode. He has only hours to live. Yes, the man is basically fit and healthy until about an hour before he drops dead, but it's still tension-inducing. Despite lying to Martha and Alexis, the ladies are deathly worried. They're right to be.
But seriously, they're not going to kill off Castle right now.
Off to Dreamworld!
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He arrived knowing nothing of himself.
Who is he? Soon he will know.
Because what begins at the water shall end there and what ends there shall once more begin.
This is what happens. Men become lost. Men vanish.
Men are erased… and reborn.
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Sw? Star Wars!
I, of course, am kidding. Check out the teaser cryptically tweeted from the @bad_robot twitter account:
One of my higher ups at this site says this could be for the film adaptation of Stephen King's 11/22/63, about a man who travels back in time to try and prevent JFK's assassination. But that combined with what we all just saw doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
If Cloverfield is any indication, this could be an original property.
Or – F*ck It! – if we're making pie-in-the-sky calls, I'd be »
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The "Castle" cast for Season 6 is still growing.
A rep for ABC has confirmed that Joshua Bitton has will have a multi-episode arc in Season 6 as Grant "Sully" Sullivan, a new detective trying to prove himself at the 12th Precinct, as first reported by TVLine.
Bitton, who's appeared on "Private Practice," "Justified" and many more primetime hits, joins a long list of new faces in the expanding "Castle" cast: Former soap star Antonio Sabato Jr. will play Ramon Russo, an actor best known for his role on the fictional "Saved By The Bell"-esque '90s sitcom "2 Cool For School"; Yancey Arias will appear in the first two episodes of Season 6 as Carl Villante, the head of an elite investigative unit who butts heads with both Beckett (Stana Katic) and Castle (Nathan Fillion); "24" alum Glenn Morshower will play Michael Reed, a former general who's determined to protect the secrets of »
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"Castle" Season 6 is still many weeks away, but news of upcoming episodes has begun to leak out. In addition to guest-star Lisa Edelstein ("House"), another guest plus an episode plot -- involving "Saved by the Bell"? -- have been revealed.
A troublesome reporter?
In episode 2 of the new season, Warren Christie will appear in the role of a reporter named Brad Parker, according to EW.com. Since Christie's character is described as being interested in uncovering scandals that might affect national security, does that mean that Beckett (Stana Katic) will be taking that new job in DC after all?
Who knows?
Christie is best known for his starring role as Cameron Hicks in the Syfy show, "Alphas." Since that program's cancellation, Hicks has also appeared in guest roles on "Arrow" and "King & Maxwell."
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The cast of Season 6 of "Castle" is growing!
The ABC hit has added former "24" star Glenn Morshower for the second episode of the new season, TV Guide reports. The actor -- who recurred on the Keifer Sutherland drama as secret service agent Aaron Pierce -- will play Michael Reed, a former general who's determined to protect the secrets of his past.
And he's not alone: "Alphas" alum Warren Christie is also set to appear in the second episode of "Castle" Season 6 as Brad Parker, a reporter with "a penchant for uncovering stories that are detrimental to national security," Entertainment Weekly reports.
It was previously reported that "House" alumna Lisa Edelstein will have a multi-episode arc on "Castle" Season 6 as Rachel McCord, "a tough and highly-skilled Federal Investigator whose appearance plays a vital role in Beckett's decisions about her future," according to TVLine.
Beckett (Stana Katic) certainly needs all the »
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Castle's roster of early Season 6 guest stars continues to expand, now with the addition of Alphas alum Warren Christie and 24 vet Glenn Morshower.
Related | Castle's Nathan Fillion Weighs In on Rick's 'Adult Choice,' Answers a Burning Question
Per EW.com, Christie will appear in the second episode of the coming season as Brad Parker, a reporter with a knack for digging up dirt that could have implications for national security.
Morshower meanwhile guest-stars in the same episode as Michael Reed, a former general who's fighting to keep under wraps some secrets from his past, TVGuide.com reports. »
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Warren Christie won't need special powers for his upcoming role on Castle, but they'd probably come in handy.
Christie, who last starred as hyperkinetic Cameron Hicks on Syfy's Alphas, is set to guest star on the second episode of Castle's upcoming sixth season. He will play Brad Parker, a reporter with a penchant for uncovering stories that are deterimental to national security.
Christie, who was on Alphas until its cancellation in January, also recently made guest appearances on Arrow and King & Maxwell.
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According to several representatives from local nonprofits, there is not a sense of competitiveness or territoriality between the different organizations.
The Caring Place Executive Director Reba Terry said relationships have been built in recent years to allow for a united front.
"None of us can do it all," Terry said. "If we recognize that, then you know what, we can hone our skills in [an area] like clothes, food and diapers. Let someone else do something like the mentoring of students."
Sometimes the collaborations between nonprofits is publicly visible, like when People for Care and Learning built a playground and restroom on the Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway. The United Way jumped on the project with the Born Learning Trail on the sidewalk leading from the Greenway to the restroom.
Other projects are less likely to make the front page or morning news segment.
Bradley Initiative for Church and Community has a number of clients who participate in local community service projects.
According to Corinne Freeman, these have included projects with the Ark of Cleveland, PCL, Habitat for Humanity and YMCA Community Action Project (YCAP).
In turn, students enrolled in the YCAP program have completed grounds work at The Caring Place.
Increased relations between the nonprofits has led to heightened awareness of what each group has to offer.
Terry said communication with clients and fellow nonprofits decreases the possibility of duplication of services.
She cited the Karis Dental Clinic, which provides low-cost care for adults, as a product of such communication. The service is offered through TCP and the Bradley County Health Department in conjunction with local leaders and volunteer dentists.
"That was the result of several years of collecting data [from clients]," Terry said. "It was repeatedly doing needs assessments to see what the needs are, how important they are and if they were being met by someone in the community."
The United Way's Allen Mincey has served with the nonprofit for 17 years. He said Cleveland has always been a giving community, willing to step up for those in need.
He cited increased media coverage by local newspaper and radio stations as one reason it may seem nonprofits are engaged in more collaborations.
"It has always been there, but maybe at a smaller scale," Mincey said. "In the case of the United Way, that is something we have always promoted because we raise funds for various organizations."
He said the April 2011 tornadoes brought many of the local nonprofits together for a common goal. They discovered how much work could be accomplished when they operated with each other in emergency situations.
This did not mean they quit the work they were already doing.
"... We still had the home fires and spouses who were being abused. We still needed the emergency shelter to provide a place to go," Mincey said. "You saw the collaboration there [with the tornado response], but you also saw that even though we collaborated together, we stayed within our area of helping folks in our community."
Organizations and individuals alike are constantly looking for the gaps of service in the community.
Kristi Armstrong and her family are new on the nonprofit scene after witnessing such a gap in services. Her daughter, Lindsey, took notice of the local homeless and impoverished population. The family responded by providing breakfast every Saturday, followed by lunch.
Armstrong said the plan is to start serving breakfast every morning after the new year as part of the ever expanding Family Kitchen services.
A majority of the work is completed within the family's home. The exception is Saturday lunches out of the Salvation Army's kitchen on Inman Street.
She said the Family Kitchen's limited interactions with other nonprofits have gone well so far.
"We have not had any negativity toward working with other nonprofits," Armstrong said. "I hope it will grow and I hope it will stay on the positive road."
Interactions with other nonprofits include donating food items to the Boys & Girls Clubs community Christmas parties; receiving bulk food items from The Caring Place; providing bread and other baked goods to YCAP; working with Transitions Furniture to help families who go to the Family Kitchen receive needed furnishings; and sending families and individuals to The Refuge for additional help.
Terry said the bulk items handed over to the Family Kitchen is a part of the Caring Place's good stewardship practices.
"Sometimes we get items donated that are industrial sized. Unless it is a family of 10, there is no reason to give a huge can of corn to a family."
The same idea has been carried out with The Refuge by TCP.
Terry said she has taken several calls from individuals looking to donate toys. She often suggests donations go to The Refuge for its community Christmas gift service.
"People who donate may not know about the other organizations," Terry said. "We try to be a team player and bless other organizations with what they have been given."
Family Promise Director Eva VanHook spoke highly of the nonprofit connections which help her provide the best services for her families.
Homeless families enrolled in the program to establish themselves again are often sent to The Refuge. There they learn how to write up a resume and learn important computer skills.
VanHook said it is better to place her families in The Refuge's hands because they already have those services.
She has also utilized the financial knowledge of Kaye Smith at the UT Extension Service. Families meet with Smith to discuss budgets and income.
VanHook said sending families to other agencies in town is part of providing them with the best help possible.
"You can't be a silo," VanHook said. "We've branched out. Everyone does something different. It may look the same [at times], but it is different."
VanHook continued, "It is important to build connections and know what other nonprofits offer."


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Courtesy Auburn UniversityKudzu bugs, an invasive pest of legumes, continue to expand their territory, most recently being found in Kentucky.
Agricultural officials in that state said it wasn't a surprise to find the pest since it had been confirmed in nearby Tennessee earlier, according to a grower newsletter.
As its name implies, kudzu bugs feed on the invasive weed, kudzu.
But they also have an taste for many other legumes, including soybeans and green snap beans.
How widespread the pest is in Kentucky is hard to determine since there is no formal sampling program.
Doug Johnson, a University of Kentucky Extension entomologist, and Garrard Coffey, an Extension agent, sampled along the I-75 corridor, figuring that was a good avenue for pest movement from Tennessee.
Live kudzu bugs were collected in Whitley, Bell and Laurel counties.
And just because sweep samples didn't detect the pest doesn't mean it isn't present.
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Gregor highlights the pointless polarisation of many debates on clean coal. The coal lobby makes too much of emissions improvements dating back to 1970; opponents minimise the simplicity of reducing coal use. The problem, he writes, is that as oil holds steadily above $60, cheap coal becomes even more attractive:
But as I have written previously coal is a nemesis precisely because it's a cheap source of BTU that continually prices just below other fossil fuels. And sometimes, it prices well below other fossil fuels. Such a pricing is forming now, as oil climbs back above 60.00, while Central Appalachian Coal (CAPP) still lingers in the mid 40's per ton. The 5.8 million BTU in a barrel of oil will set you back 60 bucks. Yes it's liquid. And yes, it's a very useful form of energy. But the fact remains that the world's poor, a full quarter of humanity, is still in the process of migration to liquid fuels. And coal, with its versatility in both heating and industry, is still the fossil fuel of choice for the developing world. For 45 bucks, you can get yourself as much as 25 million BTU in a ton of coal. That's a 25% price discount to oil, for more than 4 times the BTU.
For these reasons, favorable coal conditions are now moving in because oil is lifting in part from dollar weakness and reflationary policy at a time when industrialism remains weak. These are exactly the kind of difficult, almost fetid, economic conditions in which coal thrives. Coal likes a swampy, stagflationary landscape. One where growth has trouble getting off the floor, but where the world's 6.7 billion people still need heating and basic power generation. Not exactly a happy story, is it?
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