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There are more than 42,000 adults and children with an intellectual disability on the island of Ireland, with approximately 11,000 (26%) of them participating in over 400 community based Special Olympics clubs in Ireland. Our programmes are supported by a network of over 25,000 volunteers.
Special Olympics Ireland gives people with an intellectual disability a real opportunity to achieve in life, through a range of sporting, social and community based activities which generates enormous health, educational and social inclusion benefits. Apart from the obvious benefits of leading a more active and healthy lifestyle, involvement in Special Olympics gives people with an intellectual disability the confidence and skills to be the best they can be.
Special Olympics Ireland's mission statement is: "To provide year round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sport for children and adults with an intellectual disability, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community."
Special Olympics changes lives. It's about fun, friendships and team spirit, it's about a feeling of belonging, and it's about working together.
Special Olympics Ireland currently offer 14 sports (13 Summer & 1 Winter) plus a Motor Activities Training Programme. Within the sports programme, we provide training and information on coaching, competition development, women in sport and much more.
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3000 collectors man over 500 locations across the island of Ireland from 7am - 7pm, as many roads, streets, bus & train stations and shopping centre as possible are covered on the day of the collection. This event continues to strengthen mainly due to repeat collectors and companies giving their staff a couple hours off to collect at locations near them.
The Collection Day is a really fun day and always receives a great response from the general public. We have been lucky enough to receive support from Dublin Bus, Bus Eireann, Irish Rail and eircom to mention but a few of our partners. These companies assist us in many ways, giving us permission to collect on their premises, allowing us to use their money counting facilities, providing us with vans and drivers and of course encouraging their staff to either host a coffee morning or go out and collect on the day.
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Special Olympics All Ireland Collection Day will take place on Friday April 27, 2012. We are currently seeking support from companies to collect on the day either in the workplace or by managing a collection point locally.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia stands to lose 6.6 percent of its soldiers under the Army's plan to reduce its forces by 2017.
Gen. Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, named Fort Stewart on Tuesday among 10 Army posts that will shrink under a restructuring plan to cut a total of 80,000 soldiers.
Army documents show Fort Stewart, home of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, would lose about 1,400 troops total and one of its three combat brigades. Fort Stewart currently has about 21,100 soldiers.
The Army says each of the targeted bases would lose a combat brigade, which typically have 3,500 to 5,000 soldiers. But reductions will be somewhat offset by adding battalions of 600 to 800 troops to surviving brigades.
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The program spans from May to the end of July when veterinary students, after having completed their bachelors degree and either their first or second year of veterinary school, engage in a research project under the mentorship of research faculty. Students participating in the Georgia Veterinary Scholars Program attend seminars covering a variety of topics related to biomedical research. We conduct site visits to regional facilities that are important sites of biomedical research or research support, such as the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Scholars also have the opportunity to discuss current topics related to biomedical science through informal evening gatherings at the homes of faculty members during the "Summer Science" discussion series. The program encourages close interactions with other mentors in the program to enhance understanding of the responsibilities and opportunities of a research career.
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That's interesting, have you tried asking the operator what the word is? In ex-Embarq territory, it's not special, it's "visually handicapped" or something just as politically correct sounding. The way I do it is to say something like "Hi, I just moved here from Verizon territory, and when a blind person needs help dialing a number, they tell the operator they're special. Is there a word like that here we can use to get help making a call?"
That being said, I do make my way to the ex-GTE part of Frontier territory pretty frequently, and 'special' most certainly is the word they use.


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Since she was not invited to Britney's spur of the moment wedding, Christina has announced that she is not inviting Brit and Kevin. Does Christina really have to come up with this crap to get press? Does she even think that pregnant Britney would want to go to her wedding? She could have gotten a nice gift from one popstar to the other but Oh well.


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If you have decided to spend your holiday in Dubrovnik with children,...
we recommend you to choose accommodation first. Dubrovnik offers high quality hotels and private accommodation with an adequate range of prices. Depending on your budget, at the price of several hundred kunas per day you can stay in one of the private apartments or at a 3-star hotel, while 4 and 5-star hotels also offer special discounts for children.
We recommend accommodation in the areas of Lapad and Babin Kuk, where you can spend a lot of time in the open air, walk by the sea and along the beaches. Go for a stroll in the Bay of Lapad, take coffee, eat ice-cream, pancakes and pizza, and let your children run free on the beach or play in nearby places with various programmes for children. King Zvonimir Promenade in the Bay of Lapad is a pedestrian zone. A walking path by the sea connects it with the green areas in Babin Kuk ideal for playing ball, riding a bicycle, table-tennis and minigolf in the open air. Babin Kuk is just a short walk away from Copacabana Beach, located on the opposite side of the peninsula, where you can rest over coffee and fruit juice, while your children run along the beach and throw pebbles into the sea.
Go to the city centre, visit the Aquarium, the Natural Science Museum and walk the city walls. Refresh yourselves with a cup of coffee, tea or fruit juice in front of the City Café, Snack Bar or Cele Bar while watching your children play at ease with the Dubrovnik kids in front of St Blaises Church.
A ten-minute boat ride from the Old City harbour will take you to the nearby Island of Lokrum. This half-day excursion offers swimming in the Dead Sea, walks in the groves with peacocks and exotic rare plants in the botanical garden.
Spend a day in Medena Valley on Bosanka above Dubrovnik. Your children may enjoy fresh air, riding ponies and meeting other domestic animals in this small childrens kingdom. If you decide to stay longer, do not miss a visit to Konavle and enjoy horseback riding. On your departure, before your plane takes off, make sure to visit Đurović Cave situated under the runway at the Dubrovnik Airport.
If you come to Dubrovnik in summer, you can do all this after a day spent on the Dubrovnik beaches swimming in the crystal clear sea. If you get bored with your hotel beach, take a whole day excursion to the sandy beaches on the Elafite Islands and in Slano, and pebble beaches in Brsečine and Srebreno. The sea and sun will improve your health in the forthcoming winter, and the photographs of your children swimming for the first time, diving, jumping into the sea, kayaking and pedalling will remind you of your memorable stay in Dubrovnik.
Your children will certainly ask you: When are we going to Dubrovnik again?
A picture book "Dubrovnik for Children" published late last year in English and German, along with previously published picture books about St Blaise in several European languages, editions of the Alliance Francaise in French dedicated to playwright Marin Drzic and scientist Ruder Boskovic and a love story of the City, present a novelty in a souvenir - educational offer of Dubrovnik.
Kojan Koral Riding Center is located in the region of Konavle,
The sea aquarium is situated within the walls of the medieval fortress of St. John.
After passing through the stupendous atrium, one enters the fascinating world of silence and tranquil atmosphere.
In only ten minutes a boat from the Old City Harbour will take you to the Island of Lokrum,…
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So our 2006 visit to Las Vegas and San Jose is over now. Here's a brief run down of what we got up to.
Sunday 12th November – Helicopter trip to the Grand Canyon
Like a couple of kids we were all excited about the trip to the Grand Canyon. I think we were more excited about the helicopter ride than the Grand Canyon really.
Monday 13th November – Propel meeting in San Jose
On Monday we flew out to San Jose to meet with Propel. Propel are a software company based in the Silicon Valley part of California. It was all very exciting, as we traveled from the airport to the Propel offices we passed the ebay head quarters which was huge. The people at Propel were lovely and made us feel very welcome. Propel have developed what we feel is the best dial up accelerator product on the market and we'll be delivering the product in the UK under the NetFury brand. So before long you'll be able to purchase a great dial up accelerator that will speed up dial up, speed up broadband and speed up email via the NetFury website.
Tuesday 14th November – Opening Day of PubCon
The opening day of PubCon was a little disappointing. Registration was disorganised and a queue stretching a good 100 meters was visible. Apart from the keynote speech from Guy Kawasaki the day didn't offer much of worth.
Wednesday 15th November – 2nd Day of PubCon and Circus De Soleil
The 2nd day of PubCon was much better. Me and Simon split up for many of the sessions to maximise the knowledge learned. I'll be writing up my notes in a later Blog. In the evening we went to see Kaa which is a Circus De Soleil production at the MGM Grand. The show was amazing and Simon has been converted to a theater goer by the experience.
Thursday 16th November – 3rd Day of PubCon and some time at the tables
PubCon turned out to be another informative day and the final 2 sessions featured some big names from the Major search Engines. The search engine Smack Down in the final session featured talks from Yahoo Google (Matt Cutts) ASK and Live (Formerly MSN Search). The big announcment was that all of these search engines have agreed to use the sitemaps protocol which will aid webmasters to keep them informed of the structure of their sites.
Thursday evening I managed to get some time on the Casino tables and walked away $350 from the Texas Hold 'Em World Tornament table which was nice.
Friday 17th November – Pub time for PubCon and shopping for gifts
There were no official sessions for PubCon on the friday just a get together at the Nine Fine Irishman pub and a bar sponsored by Ask. We popped a long for a couple of drinks (well it would have been rude not to) and then spent the afternoon shopping for gifts. I won't mention the fact that I had pre-purchased tickets for David Copperfield and the MGM Grand for the evening show and managed to miss it because I got the time wrong……..oh I just did, DOH!


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1. Re: Small doubts regarding devices and permissionsmseberg Mar 3, 2013 2:14 PM (in response to Fabricio_Jorge)Hello;
If you are asking who should be :
Default user to own the driver interface ? ( oracle )
Default group to own the driver interface ? ( dba )
chown oracle:dba /dev/raw/raw2; chmod 660 /dev/raw/raw2
( so the 660 is OK )
Best Regards
2. Re: Small doubts regarding devices and permissionsDude! Mar 3, 2013 4:59 PM (in response to Fabricio_Jorge)It depends on the user and group that runs the ASM instance. It can be oracle/dba, but can also be a different user, e.g. grid/asmadmin
660 means rw. That should be ok. No other user/group than the ASM instance needs to access the devices.


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There are thousands of internet clubs in Pakistan and India that are publicly opens for everyone both for girls and boys to use at low cost.
These Internet café are using to access Internet when you are out of home or office to do online transactions, video chat, emails are any other private purposes. These Internet clubs are containing several wood or glass cabins, where users can access Internet connection without any disturbance and noise.
Mostly young students of schools and colleges are the users of these cafes. Mature persons using these clubs very rarely. Each cabin of Internet club having a space of at least two persons, so some times couples is also using these cabins to sit there in a private and secure environment. But some couples are using these Internet café cabins for some other purposes like dating and meetings.
A few years back a net café owner in Pakistan releases a series of hidden video clips of these couples who were using these private cabins or dating purpose. He also used these video clips for blackmailing to these couples. Later these hidden clips were distributed over the Internet and for mobile clips as mobile mms clips.
Same in India many net café owners are releasing these private videos on the Internet and these videos are become a large source of entertainment for Desi users of Pakistan and India. I personally don't like such kind of stuff at all.


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Lots of heirlooms have significant monetary worth and that's all the heirs care about. In other cases, heirlooms are more highly valued for their sentimental importance than any dollar signs on the bottom line. Sure, new owners could sell recently inherited items for a couple dozen, a few hundred, or even several thousand dollars, but often the thought of parting with a particular item is just too painful. But whatever the motivation for desiring an heirloom, having a treasured or coveted item go missing or get stolen can hit people pretty heavily.
Take this recent news story that talks about a stolen kayak. It's a gorgeous craft -- the owner could probably fetch a fair amount of money for it -- but at first glance, it doesn't necessarily look like something a person would miss deeply. Then you read about what the kayak means to the woman who owns it -- that it serves as a visual reminder of the hours and hours she spent with her now-deceased father helping him hand build the watercraft from scratch -- and it quickly hits home how the loss of a seemingly mundane heirloom can really bite to the core.
Luckily in this case, after the kayak was stolen and later abandoned in a ditch, a couple of kind Samaritans stumbled across it and took it upon themselves to attempt to locate the proper owner. But the story could have easily ended in heartbreak, with the kayak gone forever and the woman left with nothing substantial to represent those hours of bonding with her father.
The methods used to try to recover the kayak included good old-fashioned newspaper advertisements and social networking, mixed with online activity. Word of mouth cinched the knot in this story, but more and more people are also turning to homegrown Internet resources like craigslist and heirloom lost-and-found databases like this one to track down lost or stolen items. By submitting key details about the heirlooms, both the people who've found potential heirlooms and the people who've lost them can connect and try to get everything back to the person it matters to most. Photo albums, baby books, family bibles, autographed yearbooks, marriage certificates, love letters, wartime diaries -- lots of items make the list as potential heirlooms.
Another route is to search government-run databases, such as the National Association of Unclaimed Property. Often you need to make claims within a certain amount of time (and the window varies from state to state) but it might be worth taking the time to search if someone you know died within the past few years. Safe deposit boxes containing family heirlooms quite commonly wind up in state custody, especially if heirs didn't know they existed in the first place.
If the issue is clearly a stolen rather than a missing heirloom, it's a good idea to file a police report as well. You want to make sure you're on the books as the owner of the item in case it ever pops up, and they can help you track it down.
Oh, and while you're at it, don't forget to follow How-to Stuff on Facebook and Twitter!


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Fall in the mountains means people look around for red, orange and yellow. But keep an eye out for pink this month as multiple local organizations work to spread breast cancer awareness through exercise.
Rally for the Cure invites area residents to Raise a Racquet Against Breast Cancer on Oct. 4 at the Hendersonville Sports Club, at 88 Oak Creek Lane in Hendersonville. The event kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with a mixed doubles tennis round robin, followed by an hour of pickleball. At 10 a.m., a mixed round robin of racquetball begins.
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|Quality control of the private veterinary profession in The Netherlands.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 15200096 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|It was as early as the 19th Century when attempts were first made to organise the veterinary profession in The Netherlands into a professional association. Since then, the Royal Veterinary Association of The Netherlands has developed into an organisation which fully promotes the interests of the profession. From the beginning, the issues of professional standards and veterinary legislation were given high priority, and codes of conduct were established with the aim of improving the quality of professional veterinary practice. Having some form of independent regulatory body has always been important for maintaining these professional standards, even if history has taught us that establishing such independent testing and sanctioning facilities is a laborious process that requires perseverance and patience. By organising the control of animal diseases and promoting public health (e.g. meat inspection), the veterinary profession has always had a key role to play in the food production industry, and quality control programmes that monitor the food production chain now make use of veterinary surgeons tested by external organisations. To avoid any semblance of a conflict of interest, a new organisational structure has been developed recently: the Veterinary Quality Organisation (VKO: Veterinair Kwaliteits Orgaan). The VKO maintains the register of qualified veterinarians, upholds standards and organises the independent quality control of the profession.
|S J de Groot; T de Ruijter
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|Type: Journal Article; Review
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|Title: Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) Volume: 23 ISSN: 0253-1933 ISO Abbreviation: Rev. - Off. Int. Epizoot. Publication Date: 2004 Apr
Date Detail:
|Created Date: 2004-06-17 Completed Date: 2004-11-16 Revised Date: 2005-11-16
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|Veterinary Quality Organisation, P.O. Box 422, 3990 GE Houten, The Netherlands.
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Quality Control
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Dorothy E. Page, 87, formerly of Chana, IL died early Thursday morning Oct. 20, 2011 at the N. E. Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. She was born on Jan. 10, 1924 in Essex, MO the daughter of Elmer Chadd and Elsie Ann (Morris) Armes. Dorothy married Armal Z. Page in Poplar Bluff, MO on July 12, 1940 and together they farmed in the Northern Illinois area their entire married life until their health required them to move to their daughter's home in Green City, MO. Armal preceded her on March 3, 2006. Dorothy was a member of the Church of God in Rochelle. Dorothy was preceded by her parents; sisters: Helen Cravens of Parma, MO and Thelma Sadler of Broseley, MO; Brothers: Lester Armes of Fairdealing, MO, Charles Armes of Sandwich, IL, Marvin Armes of Muskogee, Oklahoma and Verlin and James Armes in infancy.
She is survived by her daughter Anita Carol (Dennis) Murphy of Green City, MO; grandchildren: Brian (Shelley) Todd of Springfield, MO, Jason (Coreen) Todd of New London WI, and LeeAnne Page Todd of Nixa, MO; great grandchildren: twins: Page and Kevin Kincanon; Samantha and Britany Kincanon, Christopher and Lucas Todd. Two sisters;Glenda Moore of Kelseyville,Ca. and Ruth Dockery of Bladenboro, North Carolina ; two sisters-in-law: Betty Armes of Sandwich, Il. and Amy Page of Rochelle, Il. And many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held 10:00 AM Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 at the Church of God, 222 First Ave. in Rochelle with Rev. David W. Reish. Visitation from 9 to 10 AM Monday prior to the funeral at the church. Burial at Trinity Memory Gardens in Rochelle. Online guest book at www.ungerhorner.com Memorials to the Church of God.


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In a speech to the campus community on February 15, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack called on faculty, students, and staff to act with urgency, innovation, and collaboration on issues facing the region, Commonwealth and world.
"We know that in our fast-changing world, clinging to old ways is a strategy for stagnation, indeed failure," Chancellor MacCormack said. "There is simply no time for complacency, no time for parochialism, no time for blind defense of the status quo. No resting on our laurels."
The speech, which came as the campus is updating its 2000-2010 strategic plan, reflected on the university's growth in student population and research since 2000, and urged the campus to think anew about the role of the university in an era of accelerating globalization, increasing diversity, and rapidly advancing technology. "Ethnic and religious conflict, climate change, technological progress and other world-flattening issues are forcing us to re-think what we do within the confines of Ring Road," she said.
Chancellor MacCormack cited the the university's responsibility to inspire lifelong learning, encourage civic engagement, and ignite the innovation economy in calling on the campus community to "become more accessible, more innovative, more collaborative, and more willing to examine ourselves on all fundamental issues that define quality."
"We must be more nimble in everything we do if we are to continue serving our students, the Commonwealth, our nation and our global community," she said.
The full text of the chancellor's speech and a report on progress of the 2000-2010 strategic plan can be found at www.umassd.edu/chancellor.


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Sick Of The Constant Gun Control Talk? Give This Chart 8 Seconds To Change Your Mind
This graph shows the spike in the amount of times gun control is discussed after a tragedy. It also shows just how quickly talk of gun control fades in the aftermath. Could this phenomenon account for the lack of gun control legislation over the past 12 years? We need to continue the conversation on gun control NOW! Let's dramatically move our legislation, and even society forward by discussing the politics of the recent mass shooting.


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Alternate Title: A Cold, Dead, White ChristmasI Saw Stroker Killing Santa (A Cold, Dead, White Christmas) (2005) Season 1 Episode 110- Stroker & Hoop Cartoon Episode Guide
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- Stroker & Hoop Cartoon Episode Guide
- Turner Studios, Williams Street
- Distributed by: Adult Swim, Cartoon Network
- Cartoon Characters: Stroker, Hoop, C.A.R.R., Rude Cop, Coroner Rick, Jermane Washington, Ghost of Christmas Present.
- Originally Released in 2005.
- Season: 1
- Running Time: 30 minutes.
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After Santa is injected with a slow-acting poison, Stroker appears to be the only one who can save Christmas. Distracted by his ski vacation, Stroker isn't exactly hot on the trail of an antidote- until Santa dies a painful death on the side of the highway. Now Stroker and Hoop must enlist a mysterious apparition to revive Santa and save Christmas.
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Mountain Ramblers' Teresa Douglas hikes in Sequoia National Park.
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns recently called Yosemite National Park "the most beautiful place on the planet"; it's less than two hours from Tulare County and some local residents still haven't visited.
To local outdoorsman Paul Fry, it doesn't make sense.
"I'm always surprised by how many people in this area haven't been to Yosemite National Park, or even closer is Sequoia National Park," he said. "If they have gone, sometimes they just don't know where to go once there." ...


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Ardsley Middle School, photographed Oct. 19, 2011.
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The laid-back ambiance sets the stage for very tasty food served up by friendly staff.
Portions are generous, and they even offer interesting wines enjoyed alongside your meal.
Familiar Chinese dishes tantalise the palate and the nice ambiance make for an interesting meal at China Plate.
Marlin is an unpretentious restaurant featuring traditional Mauritian and Creole cuisine.
Great presentation and good food are the main reasons diners return. Carefully aged prime meat cuts provide an excellent, value-for-money experience. Warm colours and crisp white tablecloths soothed by soft jazz complete the picture and is sure to provide a great culinary outing.
The private setting offers private rooms and a relaxed garden setting with a fantastic children's play area.
Enjoy breakfast in the garden, or soak up the ambiance over tea.
Indulge in Mediterranean cuisine over lunch or dinner in the private dining rooms, beautifully presented followed by delicious deserts.
Brimming to capacity most evenings, The Butchers Grill offers spacious seating indoor and out perfect for balmy summer evenings under the idyllic Millwood tree.
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Lawrence Charles "Brother" Easterling, 72, died Saturday, October 27, 2012 at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Roseland Park Cemetery.
Mr. Easterling was affiliated with the Maybank Baptist Church and was married for 27 years. He was formerly a long haul truck driver in the cattle industry, as well as operating his own farm for many years. He had also served in the Mississippi National Guard.
He was preceded in death by his parents, R. S. and Gertrude Green Easterling; one brother, Robert Wilford Easterling; and one grandson, Michael Curry, II.
"Brother Easterling" is survived by his wife, Sarah Easterling of Rawls Springs; one son, Lawrence Easterling, Jr. of Rawls Springs; one daughter, Lisa (Jimmy) Jones of McComb; two step-sons, Fred (Marie) Curry Jr. of Moselle; Michael (Kathleen) Curry of Houston, TX; two step-daughters, Victoria (David) Cashion of Sahaurita, AZ; Jacqueline Curry of Meridian; two sisters, Rachel Loper of Denham Springs, LA; Charlotte Seymore of Rawls Springs; thirteen grandchildren and nine great-grand children.
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Meta-analysis: the wrong tool (wielded improperly)
A lot has been said about the new meta-analysis of home birth. (Here is an excellent summary from Jennifer Block.) Canadian physician Michael Klein has been widely quoted as saying that the meta-analysis, a potentially valuable statistical tool, was performed poorly because the researchers included studies using discredited methodology, as well as studies that are decades old. "Garbage in, garbage out." I totally agree with this assessment. I also take issue with the fact that the researchers did not display the standard "forest plot" that customarily accompanies a meta-analysis to illustrate how the relative magnitude of observed differences in the individual studies and the pooled analysis. And I'm perplexed by the use of a fixed-effects model for the analysis of neonatal death.
But I want to take a step back and ask a larger question – is meta-analysis even appropriate for the study of home birth?
Meta-analysis is a statistical process that pools data from multiple studies. It is intended to achieve two related goals:
- have adequate statistical power to detect differences in rare but clinically important outcomes (such as perinatal mortality among babies of healthy women)
- establish a definitive answer to an important clinical question, so that policies and practices can adapt to conform to the new "truth" and other researchers don't have to study the issue anymore.
Let's look at these two issues separately in the context of the Wax meta-analysis.
Statistical Power
Lack of statistical power could not possibly be the rationale for conducting a meta-analysis on the safety of home birth. That's because there already is a study large enough to detect differences in intrapartum and neonatal death. In fact, it contributed 94% of the data on planned home birth in the meta-analysis (321,307 of 342,056 planned home births). That study found virtually identical rates of neonatal death in both the planned home and planned hospital births*, with relatively narrow confidence intervals. Neonatal deaths on day 0-7 occurred in 3.4 per 10,000 of each group and when combined with intrapartum mortality and adjusted for confounding factors, the relative risk was 1.00 (95% CI 0.78 to 1.27). That means that there was a 95% likelihood that planned home birth results in somewhere between a 22% reduction and a 27% increase in intrapartum or neonatal mortality.)
By adding a bunch of smaller, older, and flawed studies, excluding the intrapartum deaths (which may be affected by intrapartum events and therefore are potentially modifiable by the birth setting) and adding deaths that occurred between 8-28 days (which are less likely to be related to intrapartum events and therefore are less modifiable by birth setting), we suddenly have nearly three times the neonatal mortality rate with planned home birth and a confidence interval you could drive a truck through? (a 95% chance that home birth increases the risk of neonatal death by somewhere between 32% and 625%) Hmmm…
Definitive "truth"
The other reason to undertake meta-analysis is to definitively settle a clinical question. Meta-analysis, after all, holds a privileged place atop the evidence pyramid, where it is considered the "best evidence." But is a deeply flawed meta-analysis really better than an adequately powered, methodologically sound study? The answer, of course, is no. All the meta-analysis does in such cases is separate the reader from the primary source of the data so that they can't assess it for themselves, while putting the evidence-based stamp of approval on whatever statistics the meta-analysis software spits out. But people with a political motivation to authoritatively declare a certain definitive truth may realize that most people don't bother to check to see if a meta-analysis is done appropriately or critically assess the quality of the included studies. They just go, "Oh look, there's a meta-analysis of home birth and it said it's 3 times riskier than hospital birth. That settles that! It's a meta-analysis, after all!"
So if not a meta-analysis, then what?
OK, so if meta-analysis was not the right tool, what is? And can we stop studying the safety of home birth now that we have that large study that contributed 94% of the home birth data to the meta-analysis?
The way I see it, the large study that showed equivalent perinatal outcomes between home and hospital birth tells us definitively that home birth can be safe. But it doesn't tell us that home birth is intrinsically safe. We need to continue to study home birth using all of the tools in the research toolbox, qualitative and quantitative, to determine under what circumstances home birth is safe and how to optimize care and outcomes in all birth settings. And we need to stop pushing home birth underground in the United States where it remains a fringe alternative, poorly integrated with the maternity care system, with no standard safety net in place for women who begin labor with the intention to birth at home but turn out to need hospitalization in order to birth safely. Shame on the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology for making this task even more difficult than it already was, by publishing and publicizing a junk meta-analysis.
*edited 7/12/2010 to correct a (serious) error. Sentence previously read "virtually identical rates of neonatal death in both the planned and unplanned home births."


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Mothers Against Drunk Driving was founded in California after the death of Carrie Lightner, a 13-year-old girl who was struck down by a repeat DUI offender. Losing her daughter was just the beginning of a movement that Candy Lightner began calling MADD. When the case went to court, a grieving Candy was shocked to find that justice would not prevail.
This scenario played out in courtrooms across the country daily.
Losing two of my family members in 1980 to a repeat DUI offender, we had the same disappointment with the justice system as the Lightner family. In 1980 our justice system viewed felony DUI crashes that resulted in serious injury or death not as a crime but as an "accident." Because of my family's loss and the way it was viewed by our courts I founded MADD Kentucky in November 1981.
In October 1981, I started monitoring traffic court in Jefferson County. I soon found that the DUI law was not being followed in our courtrooms. The legal limit for DUI at that time was .10 blood alcohol content and routinely defendants with levels up to .15 were amended to public intoxication, a charge that had nothing to do with driving, nor would it show up on your driving record.
Due to the lack of stringent prosecution the DUI conviction rate in Jefferson County at that time was 37 to 48 percent. Many volunteers came forward and a court watch program for DUI cases was successfully implemented in Jefferson County. Because of the court watch program we began to see a difference in the way DUI cases were addressed by the courts. MADD chapters made up of victims and concerned citizens sprang up across the commonwealth. In 1984, we successfully passed the first DUI legislation that would close loopholes and ultimately make DUI offenders responsible for their choices.
Over the years we have worked with enforcement, prosecutors, legislators and volunteers to make a difference in how our community viewed the crime of DUI. With the change of opinion and stepped-up enforcement and prosecution, we saw a reduction in fatalities and injuries caused by DUI. Most importantly our community was able to identify with our loved ones who were victims of DUI offenders.
Reading the Dec. 3 Courier-Journal article addressing bench trials in Louisville is very disappointing for the community that relies on the justice system in Jefferson County to protect us. The 27 percent conviction rate for bench trials since 2007 is unacceptable and calls for immediate change. This is a violation of public trust.
After speaking with all parties (judges, attorneys, prosecutors, and members of law enforcement) in addressing problems with the ridiculously low 27 percent bench trial conviction rate and in spite of fingers pointing in every direction, it is apparent that there is much room for improvement on everyone's part. The bottom line is we must take action by implementing a court watch program for bench trials. Our courts should spend more time protecting the citizens of our community and less time manufacturing reasons not to find a defendant guilty. With the court watch we will be supporting strict enforcement of the current DUI laws and a strong criminal justice system that can't be manipulated easily.
Sadly, after seeing improvement through a successful court watch program in the 1980s, it seems we have gone back to the days of old. Speaking on behalf of many victims who lost precious loved ones, this is too important, too significant, and too life-altering to be overlooked by our community. Please contact the national MADD hot line to volunteer at (877) 275-6233.
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Bayview Bridge RehabilitationThe Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is rehabilitating the Bayview Bridge (WIS 42/57) in Sturgeon Bay, Door County. The $4.8 million project began last fall and includes structural steel repair, bridge painting, electrical and machinery system upgrades, and an overlay of the bridge deck and approaches. This work is being done to extend the life of the bridge. The Bayview Bridge was opened in 1978 and the last major bridge repairs were done in 2004.
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The tumult of talk lasted through the day, but by evening the tone of opinion about the picture had changed.
After 30 years of tumult in Egypt, first under Gamal Abdel Nasser and then Anwar Sadat, Cairo became a known quantity.
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It took a decade of tumult and strife, but in the end: they did.
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But I tried to listen and answer that I might hide from John my tumult.
In a few minutes the tumult of the advancing army was increased tenfold by the clamor of the city pouring out to meet it.
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I back up my own games with my Kreon drive so I don't use the copying feature of the firmware. The new game Gears of War 2 that I bought backed up fine so im guessing the new games will work just fine.
With the new firmware coming out, is there really any advantage except for the copying features; the following link (here http://forums.afterd...iew.cfm/753649) says that the security features are the same for 1.51 (i have this) and 1.6
I read that the advantage is to read the 3rd wave video partition: is this only for copying from the drive instead of from the Kreon drive?
What do you guys think?
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"You can keep your gold and silver. You can make jewelry and pretty trinkets. Give me steel and I'll build you a civilization!" Such are the words of Terrell Perkins, a blacksmith living and working in Capitan. Perkins will be teaching an introductory class in blacksmithing Sundays, June 8 through July 6, through ENMU-Ruidoso Community Education. The classes will take place in his shop from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The class will emphasize the art of traditional blacksmithing as it applies to making tools, architectural hardware, furniture, metal sculpture and utilitarian blades. The class is not a course in horse-shoeing.
The distinction is an important one. Whereas a farrier shoes horses, donkeys and mules, the metal-working skills necessary are not as comprehensive as those required by a blacksmith who, in days past, may have been called on to make and repair equipment for day-to-day life. Today, the art of blacksmithing is employed by those looking to make a simple repair as well as artists and craftspeople who combine several processes using a forge, anvil and hammer to create works from wrought iron and steel.
Perkins was drawn to the art but the discovery of a deeper connection motivated him to study blacksmithing.
"A few years ago I did some family genealogy work and found out that my grandfather was a blacksmith, his father was, his father was and his father was," he said. "At the same time I found that an old uncle who died years before had saved my grandfather's blacksmithing tools for me. All the while I had been looking for a school to learn more about the art. It turned out that about 15 minutes from my front door was one of the best programs in the country at Austin Community College. So, I went back to school and earned an A.A.S. degree in it."
Today, Perkins remains passionate about this traditional method of metal work.
"I remember the first time I heated steel with fire and molded it with a hammer, an anvil and my will," he said. "It touched something in me. My eyes still light up when I'm in the forge. Earth, air, fire, water and will acting together to create something new in the universe. There is nothing else like it."
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Fred Lark - Owner & President, Advertising and Sales
Fred is KXLO/KLCM Radio's owner, General Manager, and proud President. He also is a KXLO-Live host -- KXLO-Live is a live talk/interview show Fred created for the Central Montana Community several years ago.
Fred purchased Lewistown's KXLO-AM radio in 1972, and took possession in April 1973 as the President/General Manager. In 1975 he created KLCM-FM.
Originally from Boone, Iowa, Fred began his broadcasting career 1958 with the "Listen to the Lark" show and the "Morning County Boy Farm Show".
After graduating from Iowa State University in 1966 with a major in Telecommunicative Arts, and minors in both History and Math, he pursued his long broadcast career in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Iowa and Montana.
Positions and memberships Fred holds or held in the past include National Association of Farm Broadcasters, board member of International Association Press Board, Representative for Montana Seniors at the President Council on Aging appointed by Governor Brian Schweitzer, and President of Montana Broadcasters Association.
Phyllis - Station Manager, Advertising and Sales
Phyllis, our Station Manager, also manages the KXLO/KLCM Office and our Traffic Department.
She is a KXLO-Live host, and around the station is known as our "Paperwork Guru".
Phyllis is usually the friendly face you see when coming through our doors and the helpful voice on the other end of the phone when you call.
Phyllis has been an extremely loyal KXLO/KLCM employee for many years, and most who know her also know she is the engine that keeps the station running and the glue that keeps us together.
Joe Zahler - News Director
Joe Zahler is a long-time employee for KXLO and KLCM. He has been serving as news director for over 25 years, but has worked in nearly all departments since joing the staff in 1961.
Joe apparently loves broadcasting and continues with those interests by reporting and editing news on a daily basis.
Joe also is a new member of Montana Broadcast Legends Hall of Fame, inducted in 2012. GO Joe!!
Jay Gordon - Sports Director
Jay comes to us from Billings. You may recognize his persona as a local guy, but he spent many years in Billings on-air. Jay moved back home and we are happy to name him as our Sports Director.
Jay brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to KXLO/KLCM, as he graduated in 1988 from the May School of Broadcasting, worked for 23 years on the radio waves in Billings, and also worked for KULR-TV as a Camera Operator for the Morning Show.
So now at KXLO/KLCM Radio, Jay directs our sports coverage and also helps set up our outside announcers who call the games for our stations. Jay also overseas the operations while the games are being played, which he loves to do - "No two games are the same," he says.Jay is also a fan of old movies from the 20s, 30s, and 40s and being a big fan of music owns a large collection himself.
Ken Bergren - On Air
Ken Bergren is our steadfast, Jack-of-all-Trades, on-air personality. He has been with KXLO for several years and not only is the creator of our Morning Shows, but also is a KXLO-Live Host, the backup Traffic programmer, and programs the music you hear when tuned into our stations.
He began his career in Seattle at a Broadcast School in 1987 and thereafter worked in the city at two different stations in the late 80's.
Longtime KXLO employee, Ken is a constant and professional presence at the stations and we are happy he has stuck with us for so long. He is valued and praised for his dedication to not only central Montana's media, but also the radio world in general.
Linda Boyce - On Air
Linda Boyce joins the staff after nearly 30 years living and working in Central Montana.
While this is Linda's first job in broadcasting, she's been calling in for station giveaways for so long that she feels right at home.
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November 25, 2015
HONOLULU (November 14 , 2013) The U.S. Coast Guard has sent a rescue plane to waters northeast of Hawaii in response to reports that a woman went overboard on a cruise ship.
Authorities say crew members aboard the Grand Princess reported Wednesday afternoon that a woman was overboard in waters about 750 miles northeast of Hilo, on Hawaii's Big Island.
Princess Cruises spokeswoman Julie Benson said witnesses and security video confirmed the passenger was "intentionally going overboard."
Officials say the ship changed its course and is searching for the missing woman.
The Coast Guard and the cruise company both say the woman is American, but differ on her age.
The Coast Guard says she is 30, while Princess Cruises says she is 54.
Benson says the ship is sailing roundtrip to Hawaii from San Francisco.
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The Quitter won't run. A, she knows she can't handle the office (after all, if Alaska was too much...); B, she knows she'd be shredded in the primary campaign.
Bristol had a better chance of winning on her dancing show.
With an approval rating of 39%, and the anger over the fascism at the airports, you could say reelection is not in Obama's mind either. More power to Sarah!
This great Lady knows well how to please the Democrats since she is their last hope to renew the Administration in 2012.
Ron Paul For President 2012!
Ron Paul For President 2012!
Ron Paul For President 2012!
The president said he spends his time trying to be the "best possible president."
Ron Paul ,yes.
lots of things are off that man's mind.
like jobs, and market stability , dollars value.
when business comes back so will jobs. Many cant figure it out. (Pinko brains or jealousy jive)
and small business employs the masses.
Small business is ham strung with rules, taxes, and red tape.
Get out of SB way.!
note he said far right
gee, your far left, so just look at those in center. see them.?
their fists are raised too. off with the blinders.
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While I am sure it would be greatly entertaining to see Sarah Palin run for president (think Katie Couric interview) and ensure a second term for Obama, there is simply no way the GOP establishment will let it happen.
Political posturing has now reached an amateurish level not seen since Rosie Ruiz faked winning the NY marathon. NObama and She should be Sailin Palin are both equally inept and truly unfit to run America. Why would we consider them? I mean besides being willing, they barely creep into triple digits with their composite IQ's. I have flushed better potential than these two. The only reason that the left is frightened of Ms. Palin is she very closely resembles Obama in leadership qualifications. The reason that the right flinches with Obama is his blatant ineptness. America deserves better than these two corks. Let's find a real candidate.
To Whobama, you have an extraordinary appreciation for the unimportant. Five years from now Palin will be little more than humorous folklore (she's already humorous). Incidentally, in the interim you should worry about that percentage of the US population who would vote for Palin. Now dig your thesaurus out and answer me, and after that you can shine my shoes.
BJ or, excuse me was it JB? Either way, I can say, without equivocation, that the puerile and inane comments you submitted, make the Obamas and Palins look like the Kennedys and Reagans of yore. Thank you for reminding me that these two are regular Einsteins compared to you. My deepest appreciation goes out to you for making it possible to believe that there is someone with less capacity than these two.
Palin calling to the fore that the Bushes are elitists and that they and others of their stripe seek to control the Republican Party is the equivalent of announcing that day follows night. Palin may have inadvertently done the country a service by pointing out the Republican Party doesn't have, never had and never will have the interests of anyone but the elite at heart. The fact that many who this elite wouldn't let in the front door or the back door unless they were wearing aq green jump suit with a name tag have supported the Republican party for so long and so strongly defies logic and may be coming to a head. The Republican party has traditionally blocked any benefit from the have nots and now that this group is growing by leaps and bounds perhaps the Republicans will appear in a more clear light that will not appeal to many of their past supporters. The net result may well leave them in the same flaccid position as the Democrats where the party of FDR represents little but the triangulating that results in so such confusion that no one can say what they represent. The image arises of two headless serpents locked in deadly struggle over the remains of the public purse. Free no log-in editorial cartoons. President Palin: The Whys and Why Nots http://www.saintpeteriii.com
Obama won't run, and neither will Palin.
This evening we watched President Obama on Barbara Walters and I commend him for doing the best job that can possibly be done. What many are forgetting is that he inherited Bush's messes I respect him for staying strong and giving God glory. It's time to place yourself in his position and realize you would not want his job. As I watched Sarah Palin, I understand she is lonely and bored for the spot light and as Matt Damon said it best, "what a scary thought if Palin was President". Trey Noran
OMG, I would love to see Sarah Palin run. It would be even better to see Sarah Palin and Ron Paul run! That is entertainment. Sarah Palin lovers and Ron Paul lovers are the only ones who don't get it that both of these people hold ideas that are very much on the fringe and that they will be rejected by moderates and liberals who together make up 60% of our society.
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"Let me be represented as one who trusts his senses, who thinks he knows the things he sees and feels, and entertains no doubts of their existence." -- Bishop Berkeley
Sunday, August 14, 2005
The State
-- Hegel and Schelling
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Why is it a non sequitur?ReplyDelete
I see two possible responses to Woody:ReplyDelete
1) By 'ought' Hegel and Schelling mmeant 'should'; or
2) They indeed meant 'will,' but that time has not arrived as of yet.
- Woody11:39 PM
What do you mean by the term "should" is it something like "social justice?"ReplyDelete
As for "will" is the nearly 200 year old statement still of interest only because it has not be falsified?
I'm no philostopher (Zappaism), but Hegel was a product of the enlightenment, and thus probably had a more positive view of human nature and potential than a thinker from this time "should" have.
Travel a little about your United States, or even just a little about your Brooklyn... listen to the people... are you really that sanguine?
I like the optimism of these libertarians, but I can't fathom a view of human nature that supports this optimism. Help to clear my ignorance...
I'm just explaining what the quote may have meant.ReplyDelete
In any case, slavery eventually was (basically) eliminated.
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Danny Boyles ripped off Walking Dead?Meh
AICN talked to Danny Boyle about his film 28 Weeks Later and its similarities to IMAGE Comics Walking Dead which first hit comic book stands in 2003.
Apparently Walking Dead and 28 Weeks Later have alot of similarities, I would not know since I have not read the firs tone. Danny told them that he has never read Walking Dead but he that the intro ideas were stolen from Triffidads and I am Legend. Did you notice the similarities between 28 Weeks Later and WALKING DEAD?


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Setting the DVR as we speak!
Ping 100: HaloFest, Kinect you in Carbonite, Talking to the wall, Ping celebrates 100!May 10, 2011 at 1:46PM
Congratulations on you're 100th episode.
Blooper reel is funny. Sounds like you forgot to hit the sensor button.
It was fun to see the puppy dog again. too.
Ping 86: Zuckerberg & Gates, Windows Phone App Stats, Kinect wins, Halo Wars staysDec 14, 2010 at 6:52AM
Tigan's adorable!
Is she a Pit Bull mix? She looks like my Pitt/Grayhound mix.


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November 30, 2015
If you were outside on Wednesday... I am sure you were wishing that you were inside pretty quick! We expected the heat and humidity to climb in the area and that's exactly what we got!
Wednesday's Highs
Some other locations with the solid heat. These are the highest temps I could find for these places. So we'll call these the unofficial highs... Jackson & London are official!
In order to get out of the hot & humid mess I am afraid we'll have to deal with some showers & storms. A cold front will begin sweeping into the region on Thursday. It will bring a widespread chance of showers & storms to the region. It is only a cold front by name not by one of the key characteristics! Cold air will not be present... not even cooler air! Sure... we'll see a change in wind direction and the atmosphere will begin drying up some. That's the big positive that will come from the passing of this front! That air will become less humid. Temps will drop a few degrees... mid & upper 80s to right around 90. So enjoy this brief break from the nasty weather.
This deserves a quick mention... The folks at the NHC are watching the tropics for potential development. That development could go into the Gulf! With the recent oil spill I know many people will be watching. There is still a lot of uncertainty, but this is something we should all pay close attention to!
Early tracks have the system running into the Gulf! We'll keep watching for more info!
C-Ya Bye
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Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions
Immigrating To America, ISeries Website »
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Burt has spent most of his life as a stranger reporting from strange lands and trying to understand what was going on. A few years ago he decided to look at his own country and try to discover the true history of our population. Each year the United States grants permanent residency to more immigrants than all the other nations of the world combined. Most people come here believing that with hard work and determination they will end up with a better life---more money and more freedom. In fact, everyone who is in the United States today is either an immigrant or the descendant of an immigrant.


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Cumulus Helps The Homeless In Lexington
Cumulus Lexington has kicked off its 9th annual fundraiser called Homeless for the Holidays. Homeless for the Holidays is dedicated to raising money, while collecting toys and food for people in need, living within Central Kentucky. In previous years, Cumulus Broadcasting has collected more than 60,000 pounds of food and filled dozens of storage units with donated items. In this picture, 62 cadets from the Kentucky State Police dropped off several truck loads of food and toys.
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Personality-guided interview and interrogation
Practical psychology for law enforcement investigators
A: One of the saddest tragedies of the current debate over coercive military interrogation techniques is that, in many cases, they would be unnecessary if military investigators would only take some lessons from their law enforcement colleagues. Over the last few decades, law enforcement has actually taken the lead in perfecting the art and science of behavioral profiling, interview, and interrogation to gather critical information in criminal investigations, undercover operations, organized crime and drug traffic interdiction, serial murder investigations, and counterterrorism.
Criminal organizations and criminal types
Criminal organizations can be divided into two main categories. Ideologically driven organizations, which include most domestic and international terrorist groups, are motivated by some higher religious or political cause, such as white supremacy, Islamic jihad, radical environmentalism, or world socialism. In contrast, primarily mercenary driven organizations are involved in criminal activity purely for monetary gain, such as Mafia-type organizations, drug cartels, outlaw bikers, and urban street gangs. Many criminal or terrorist enterprises contain elements of both ideologically driven and mercenary driven criminal organizations as exemplified by tax scams and bank robberies committed by North American white power groups, the political connections of many Latin American drug cartels, and religiously devoted weapons or narcotics smugglers in the Middle East.
Basic interview and interrogation strategies
While this standard model is generally effective with most of the everyday suspects questioned by civilian law enforcement and military intelligence teams, it may require modification and refinement to be useful with the personality types who comprise most extremist organizations and hard-core criminal gangs. Accordingly, based on an analysis of the available literature and my own experience in clinical and forensic psychological interviewing, I have developed a personality-guided model of criminal interview and interrogation that seeks to adapt the style and content of questioning to the personality dynamics of the subject.
You may extract useful information from a narcissistic leader if you can appeal to his self-inflated egotism by treating the suspect with a certain degree of deference and respect – letting him know he's the "big fish" authorities have been after. One thing that narcissistic personalities love to do is talk about themselves, so interviewers should sit back, act impressed, and allow the narcissistic suspect to "blow his own horn" uninterruptedly during the initial open-ended phase of the interview.
Narcissistic lieutenants and underbosses may cooperate with authorities if they can be persuaded that their own well-deserved rise to power in the group has been unfairly thwarted by less worthy members. However, combined narcissistic and paranoid (see below) group members or leaders may well view their apprehension as proof of their martyrdom, and this will only stiffen their resistance.
Paranoid personality is a pattern of pervasive distrust and suspiciousness, so that others' actions and motives are invariably interpreted as deceptive, persecutory, or malevolent. These individuals comprise the other main category of criminal cult leaders. Their group philosophy is more likely to have a racial, political, or religious exclusionary focus as well as a darkly conspiratorial tinge, in contrast to the narcissist's universalist philosophy which is often broad enough to encompass the whole world.
Antisocial personality is a pattern of consistent disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others. It is typically associated with impulsivity, criminal behavior, sexual promiscuity, substance abuse, and a complete lack of empathy and conscience leading to an exploitive, parasitic, and/or predatory lifestyle. These individuals may join criminal or extremist organizations for the sheer thrill of power, and are often the assassins, soldiers, or "muscle" of the group. They can also be quite shrewd in a cunning-conning type of way, and the more intelligent among them may accumulate considerable wealth and power, or rise to positions of great authority within the organization.
Borderline personality is a pattern of erratic and intense relationships, alternating between over-idealization and devaluation of others, self-damaging impulsiveness, emotional instability and mood swings, a chronic feeling of emptiness, persistent identity disturbance, and impaired interpersonal relationships. Initially, borderlines may form ferociously powerful allegiances to group leaders and ideologies and their short-term periods of intense idealistic devotion may make them useful – and expendable – functionaries for dangerous criminal operations and terrorist missions.
Avoidant personality is a pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, hypersensitivity to criticism, and shunning of confrontation. Although it is unlikely that many individuals with this personality pattern would choose a vocation like crime or terrorism, some members may have initially been attracted to the social justice philosophy and comforting ideological certainty offered by many extremist political and religious organizations. In such groups, avoidant members are unlikely to be on the front lines, but may provide valuable assistance in support and supply roles that do not actually involve violent confrontation.
Earning the cooperation of avoidant subjects will usually occur in proportion to the amount of security and safety that you can provide – i.e. this is no place for the "bad cop" routine. With a collaborative and supportive interview style, many disillusioned avoidant subjects will actually be relieved to be out from under the thumb of the criminal or extremist group and will be happy to provide information in exchange for safety. While it may appear that the avoidant suspect is uncooperatively holding back information, it may well be their innate reticence that makes it difficult for them to articulate a coherent narrative. In such cases, try to employ a simple, direct, structured, and nonconfrontational style of interaction, deemphasizing the open-ended portion of the interview and focusing on specific questions that allow the avoidant suspect to reveal his or her information in a piecemeal fashion.
Dependent personality is a pattern of obedient and clinging behavior stemming from an excessive need for care and nurturance. Dependent personalities look to others to provide guidance and direction, and they may be dedicated followers of a charismatic criminal cult, as long as independent decision-making is kept to a minimum. Criminal or extremist group leaders may easily exploit dependent group members' hunger for approval and validation by assigning them difficult and sometimes dangerous tasks and, while their daring is not likely to be as great as with borderline and antisocial personalities, the dependent member's loyalty and perseverance is likely to be more dogged and persistent.
Histrionic personality is a pattern of excessive emotionality, attention-seeking, need for excitement, flamboyant theatricality in speech and behavior, and an impressionistic and impulsive cognitive style. These are the "showboats" of any organization who enjoy being at the center of attention but may not be as willing as other members to get their hands dirty with menial or dangerous work. Criminal and extremist groups may solicit these individuals as front-men and -women in the legitimate worlds of entertainment, the media, or politics, or to infiltrate mainstream organizations.
Schizoid personality is a pattern of aloof detachment, withdrawal from others, and a restricted range of emotional expression. Schizotypal personality additionally includes more serious delusional thinking and more bizarre behavior. While such individuals are not typically joiners, the unstable identity structure of many schizoid and schizotypal personalities may lead them on philosophical and spiritual quests that end up at the door of social and religious movements with criminal or extremist ties. They will be the oddballs of the group who keep to themselves but may show fierce commitment if the movement's philosophy appeals to their idiosyncratic world view. However, they may have a tendency to decompensate and become psychotic under prolonged stress, and are then likely to become an expendable liability to the group.
Inasmuch as effective law enforcement is all about understanding and dealing with human nature, many local police and federal officers are already among the best "practical psychologists" out there today. Integrating your expertise with the systematic knowledge base of the mental health profession and behavioral sciences field can only increase the overall fairness and effectiveness of all phases of the criminal justice process.
Miller, L. (2004). Personality-based interviews and interrogations. International Association of Chiefs of Police Training Key #565.
Miller, L. (2006). Practical Police Psychology: Stress Management and Crisis Intervention for Law Enforcement. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas.
Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to provide specific clinical or legal advice.
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