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This short brochure, which is number 54 of the Abhandlung aus der Neurologie, Psychiatrie, Psychologie und ihren Grenzgebieten, deals with clinical, experimental and deductive evidence of the influence of adjacent centers on the visual cortical region. There are ten chapters which vary from the influence of sleep on vision and vice versa to a consideration of the genesis of optical hallucinations. Seventeen cases are used to illustrate various points and, most remarkable to state, not once is there a dream analysis based on sex stuff. The deductions from the experimental work seem somewhat exaggerated to the clinician, for the analysis of subjective canine functions depends for the greatest extent on the analyzer and not the canine. Again, some of the analyses of the so-called visual field scotomas lead an ophthalmologist to believe that the author would be a help in developing the account of a piscatorial excursion into the northern
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Texas Rep. Ron Paul (R) won the presidential straw poll at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference for the second year in a row.
The fierce libertarian garnered 30 percent of the vote at the annual gathering of conservatives. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney came in second, with 23 percent of the vote. Other contenders like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and Rep. Michelle Bachman, R-Minn., trailed far behind. Nevertheless, they all agreed on one goal - defeating President Barack Obama in 2012.
"This is about making Barack Obama a one-term president," Bachman said.
"I knew Ronald Reagan," Gingrich said. "I hate to tell this to our friends at MSNBC. Barack Obama is no Ronald Reagan." Meanwhile, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, neither of whom attended the conference, trailed in the single digits when the votes were counted.
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Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon spent New Year's Eve in the same place -- the Caribbean -- on P Diddy's $72 million yacht but apparently didn't settle their dispute from last season's Sprint Cup race at Phoenix. Gordon intentionally wrecked Bowyer in the next-to-last Chase race, igniting a brawl on pit road and ending any chance the Michael Waltrip Racing driver had of winning the title.
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As part of an ongoing program to refine the fundamental characteristics of open clusters for use in studying stellar and galactic evolution, CCD intermediate and narrow-band photometry has been obtained of the northern old open clusters NGC 2420 and NGC 6791 using the 0.9m WIYN telescope at KPNO. For NGC 2420, the critical question is the cluster metallicity. Long considered to be moderately metal-poor relative to the sun ([Fe/H] ~-0.4), recent photometric observations have claimed a solar abundance for the object. By isolating likely cluster members using a combination of spatial distribution and photometric indices, a sample of over 100 highly probable members with high precision photometry near the cluster turnoff has been generated. From H\beta photometric analysis, the cluster reddening is well defined at E(B-V) = 0.054, with a standard error of the mean of 0.004 mag. Adopting this reddening, one can derive metallicity from both the m1 and hk indices, leading to a weighted average of [Fe/H] = -0.35 with an uncertainty < 0.05 dex. These values are totally consistent with previous cluster studies and exclude the possibility that NGC 2420 has solar metallicity. Similar analysis is underway for NGC 6791 and will be reported on at the meeting.
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Club at Spanish Peaks Open for First Full Season
Golf course designer and former PGA Tour regular Tom Weiskopf is well known for his golf course designs. This summer, his latest creation has opened for its first full season. The Club at Spanish Peaks is the centerpiece of a new private community in Big Sky, Mont.
The private 7,200 yard, par-72 track boasts some of the most scenic views from a golf course anywhere in the U.S. It features a diverse combination of holes that showcases several Weiskopf trademarks, including a risk-reward par-4 - at the 17th hole - that tempts players to drive the green. And the par-3 15th hole offers sweeping vistas of the Spanish Peaks Range, Gallatin Mountain Range and Lone Peak.
"When I first saw the 3,500-acre parcel of land at Spanish Peaks, a very unique opportunity was presented to me. It is rare for a developer to give me the luxury of putting the golf course where it is best suited on the land before any development has taken place," said Weiskopf. "It's not everyday that a golf course takes priority over real estate."
The Club at Spanish Peaks spans a natural landscape covered by blue spruce, aspen and lodge pole pine trees, wetlands and ponds, and a bright array of colorful wildflowers that blossom in summer. Wildlife - bear, elk, deer, moose and coyotes abounds, with birds ranging from bald eagles to hawks, Western meadowlarks and Western bluebirds.
Weiskopf rode the land on horseback as he envisioned the design and routing of the course. He tried to "keep the feel of Montana Big Sky freedom and open space, thus protecting the wildlife habitat and game trails while blending with the homesites and maximizing the homeowners' views." He says the layout is walkable, and provides members with a "dramatic and memorable core golf" experience.
Members also have access to a 32,000-square-foot, Hart Howerton-designed clubhouse that opened in February 2006. Upon entering the building, members are greeted with views of the Spanish Peaks, a grand log staircase, and a fireplace open to both the great room and the bar. The décor is reminiscent of a classic mountain lodge and features giant exposed spruce beams and stonework. The three-story building contains dining rooms, the pro shop, locker facilities, a tournament-staging area, lounge and seven guest suites.
About The Club at Spanish Peaks
The Club at Spanish Peaks is located on 3,500 acres in a secluded valley near Bozeman only 18 miles as the eagle flies from Yellowstone National Park. In addition to golf, members are availed a bounty of outdoor activities, including ski-in/ski-out access to Big Sky Resort, fly fishing, stables and hiking, and biking and bridle trails throughout the development. The Club at Spanish Peaks is currently offering homesites, cabins and custom homes from $700,000 to $5 million. Club membership is required with purchase. For more information, call 877/995-3104 or visit www.spanish-peaks.com.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has come under scrutiny with claims that Romeny family members, through Bain Capital investments, have purchased electronic voting machines that will be used in the 2012 elections in Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma, Washington and Colorado.
"Late last month, Gerry Bello and Bob Fitrakis at FreePress.org broke the story of the Mitt Romney/Bain Capital investment team involved in H.I.G. Capital which, in July of 2011, completed a "strategic investment" to take over a fair share of the Austin-based e-voting machine company Hart Intercivic," according to independent journalist Brad Friedman.
But Friedman is not the only one to discover the connection between the Romney family, Bain Capital, and ownership of voting machines.
Truthout reports:
"Through a closely held equity fund called Solamere, Mitt Romney and his wife, son and brother are major investors in an investment firm called H.I.G. Capital. H.I.G. in turn holds a majority share and three out of five board members in Hart Intercivic, a company that owns the notoriously faulty electronic voting machines that will count the ballots in swing state Ohio November 7. Hart machines will also be used elsewhere in the United States.
In other words, a candidate for the presidency of the United States, and his brother, wife and son, have a straight-line financial interest in the voting machines that could decide this fall's election. These machines cannot be monitored by the public. But they will help decide who "owns" the White House."
Both The Nation and New York Times confirm the connection between the Romney family, Solamere and the Bain Capital investment in the voting machine company, Hart Intercivic, whose board of directors serve H.I.G. Capital.
"Mitt Romney, his wife Ann Romney, and their son Tagg Romney are also invested in H.I.G. Capital, as is Mitt's brother G. Scott Romney.
The investment comes in part through the privately held family equity firm called Solamere, which bears the name of the posh Utah ski community where the Romney family retreats to slide down the slopes," Truthout added.
There are also political connections between Solamere and the Romneys. "Matt Blunt, the former Missouri governor who backed Mr. Romney in 2008, is a senior adviser to Solamere, as is Mitt Romney's brother, Scott, a lawyer," according to the New York Times.
Voter ID and voter fraud have been top issues in the 2012 race, as have claims of Republican voter suppression. Romney's campaign has also been the subject of controversy over misleading ads, false claims, sketchy math on his tax plan, and overall vagueness on women's rights and other hot-button issues.
Raising further questions of legitimacy in the Romney campaign is an audio recording recently made public, where Romney is heard asking independent business owners to apply pressure to their employees to influence their votes. What has also been made public are the emails those employers have sent to their employees with an implied threat that if they don't vote for Romney they may lose their jobs.
What it all says is that Romney, with the help of his family and Bain Capital connections, is more than willing to try to take the White House through illegitimate and highly unethical if not specifically illegal means.
With each passing day, Romney's character and campaign methods cast an ever-darker shadow over free and fair American elections.
Yet there is an irony in the Romney campaign that cannot be ignored. For all the noise the right wing has made in questioning the legitimacy of Obama's presidency, there have been so many questionable efforts made to help put Romney in the White House that if he wins, there should be a great dispute over whether his election could ever be called genuinely legitimate.
The nagging question is why, if Romney truly has the qualities that American voters want in their president, does he have to go to such great and questionable lengths to try to win the election?
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Borderlands New Impressions
New footage shows dismemberment and loads of procedurally-generated weapons.
You're reading an E3 2008 preview, which we've broken into three sections to make it easy to sift through during this week of convention madness. Check out E3.1UP.COM for all (meaning words, screens, and videos) of our E3 2008 coverage.
What's the game about? Borderlands is the newest first-person shooter and Diablo-esque lootfest from the creators of Brothers in Arms, Gearbox Software. As colonists on Pandora, a planet at the edge of the galaxy, you and up to three friends must traverse the untamed land -- on foot or by commandeering vehicles -- filled with hostile creatures and other humans who aren't very nice. The ultimate goal is a secret vault holding vast amounts of alien technology that will help the colonists better colonize the planet and kick even more enemy booty.
What's new for E3? Other than the dismemberment system, little of the content shown was new. The 12-minute demonstration was once again limited to two-player co-op and a mix of vehicle and on-foot gameplay. The skill distribution and upgrade system was unfortunately very briefly displayed via the in-game control panel and seemed to be based on a system of tradeoffs. Those seeking to become unstoppable gods by maxing out every possible stat (sup, Oblivion) might be a bit disappointed.
What's our take? "Half a million weapons," reinforces Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford. This oft-noted bullet point of Borderlands and its effect on gameplay was one of the finest elements of the demonstration. Checking a corpse or going the extra mile to loot a chest may yield staggering results, such as a sniper rifle with added electricity or poison effects, or absolutely nothing. Getting a headshot on an enemy is almost always gratifying and fun, but getting a headshot on an enemy and seeing a ball of electricity engulf the area may turn out to be something else. Add fantastic audio to the mix and you've got a recipe for some truly gratifying weapons.
Pitchford claimed this would be the first true role-playing FPS. It almost goes without saying a statement like that is sure to incite pages of discussion on message boards everywhere. Yet having only briefly seen its implementation, itâ??s hard to say whether the game will live up to its creator's claims.
As previously mentioned, the guns appear gratifying, as does the Halo-esque vehicular combat, but the bland Mad Max art style is akin to the uninspired visuals seen in last year's Shadowrun, albeit with much better graphic technology, and the gameplay, championed as the antithesis to traditional paint-by-the-numbers offerings, still hasn't shown us how creative we can get to tailor it the way we want to play. Fortunately, the framerate was somewhere between stable and buttery-smooth.
Borderlands is scheduled to be released in 2009, and we're hoping that it doesn't follow in the moving-release-date steps of Gearbox's Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway.
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Still, our former Hannah Montana has packed a lot of living into her 21 years. From wrecking balls to stripper poles, here are 21 moments that made us think that Cyrus was already an old soul.
1. That time she got engaged. The average age of first marriage for women has climbed to just under 27 years in America, but Cyrus got engaged to Liam Hemsworth when she was 19, giving them plenty of time to break up, get back together, and eventually call the whole thing off.
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3. That time she had five no. 1 albums. Some artists never even release five albums in their entire careers.
4. That time she rocked "Jolene." For her Backyard Sessions in summer 2012, Cyrus took on godmother Dolly Parton's classic tale of a no-good witchy woman and completely owned it, showing off an emotional range that belied her young age.
5. That time she hung out with Terry Richardson. Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball" director is 48 years old, yet they seem like two souls who were just waiting to find each other. They share the same aesthetics, the same penchant for provocation, and we're pretty sure they have the exact same sense of humor.
6. That time she twerked up on Robin Thicke. Would Miley 2.0 have been so successful without this performance? It's possible, but this controversial VMAs routine showed that Cyrus had the self-promotional skills of an artist 10 years older.
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8. That time she bleached her eyebrows. That's a total Björk move, but even Björk wasn't Björk at 20.
9. That time she had her very own romantic comedy moment. Back when Cyrus was still engaged to Hemsworth, ex Nick Jonas made a desperate attempt to get her back, recording a song called "Wedding Bells" that implored her not to go through with it. Just like in The Graduate his plan worked. Unlike in The Graduate, they still didn't get back together.
10. That time she was on the Forbes 100 list – three years ago. She's been rich longer than the Tumblr dude.
11. That time she nailed her Saturday Night Live monologue. No deers here, nor any headlights.
12. That time she hung out with a penis cake. Besides Richardson, Cyrus also shares a sense of humor with a 33-year-old woman at a bachelorette party.
13. That time she covered "Smells Like Teen Spirit." It's a song that's older than she is.
14. That time she smoked weed on stage. When teenagers smoke marijuana, they do it furtively, in basements and bedrooms. It takes an adult's confidence to nonchalantly light up in public.
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16. That time she pole-danced at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards. OK, so it was an ice-cream cart pole, but still: this was three or four image makeovers ago.
17. That time she wore Cloris Leachman's coat in the "We Can't Stop" video. Compare and contrast.
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19. That time she dressed up as Tina Turner from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome at the VH1 Divas concert. Tina Turner was 45 years old when she was in Mad Max.
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The Wolverines will still likely have a hard time washing away the stain of an embarrassing loss at Penn State last week, but at the same time, Michigan's 24-5 and has been ranked inside the top 10 all season.
One analyst, though, views Michigan as a fraud and too one-dimensional.
Jeff Haley, of TeamRankings.com, wrote a guest column for ESPN.com on Monday highlighting his three "likely tournament disappointments."
The Wolverines made the cut.
"Offshore books offer 7-1 championship futures bets on the Wolverines, but our system puts their championship odds at closer to 35-1," Haley wrote. "The key problem for the Michigan defense is an inability to protect the rim. Wolverines opponents are shooting 49 percent from 2-point range in conference play, and Beilein's team is last in the Big Ten in shot-blocking percentage.
"Michigan (has) the worst effective field goal percentage defense in the Big Ten and the 161st-ranked effective field goal percentage D in the nation. No recent champion has overcome such a weakness."
Haley lists Michigan's NCAA championship odds at three percent. He gives the Wolverines a 13-percent chance to make the Final Four, and a 52-percent shot at making the Sweet 16.
The other teams on his list: Miami and Georgetown.
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It took more than five years, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) finally made up all the ground it lost in the financial crisis, surging to close at an all-time high today. China's announcement that it will maintain its 7.5% GDP growth goal eased Wall Street concerns about the global economy, sending the Dow 125 points, or about 0.9%, higher to close at 14,253.
Networking technology powerhouse Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO ) added 2.3% to lead the Dow today. It seems merely being a tech stock was good enough for investors to bid up shares today, as the sector enjoyed a strong day across the board. Now up more than 10% in the past three months, the stock is enjoying a nice rally that could continue as corporations reinvest their record profits.
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) , one of only two stocks to lose ground in the index today, was the weakest-performing blue chip, falling 0.4%. With an annual dividend approaching 3% and a mature, globally recognized brand, Coke doesn't exactly have explosive growth prospects, which may have hurt shares today as investors embraced riskier options.
After being upgraded today by research firm Needham from a hold to a buy rating, shares of Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS ) , up as much as 7.8% early in the day, closed with 1% losses. The volatile day comes after the 3-D printing company announced a blowout quarter Monday, exceeding sales and earnings expectations. With the stock having already risen more than 7% yesterday, shareholders may have realized they were going a little nuts over the results, selling off after the stock reached its euphoric morning high.
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the body fat % will likely vary depending on where your body stores fat mostly, but i would estimate that when you get into the mid to lower teens you'll start seeing those abs (flexed) poking out a little bit.
I have been doing Primal for 6 months and am not complaining one bit....it has changes my life. I have lost 58lbs and feel great. I did this to get healthy and that seems to be working....bloodwork is also wonderful now.
However, I do have a small vanity issue. I would look to find my abs just once in this life.
Any idea as to what body fat % most men start to get some definition??
I get many different answers on this as well as the fact that almost all the body fat % methods seem to also come in with different results.
Don't just survive....THRIVE!!!
the body fat % will likely vary depending on where your body stores fat mostly, but i would estimate that when you get into the mid to lower teens you'll start seeing those abs (flexed) poking out a little bit.
it could start at high teens low 20s... depending on your composition... where you store your fat, how muscular you are, etc...
I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.
Yes, BF% will not accurately predict when your abs are visible. If your legs and arms are scrawny, you can be at 12% with a little pot belly, or if you're a ripped hulk, 12% can mean window shutter abs that poke out an inch apiece.
Use the mirror!
Steak, eggs, potatoes - fruits, nuts, berries and forage. Coconut milk and potent herbs and spices. Tea instead of coffee now and teeny amounts of kelp daily. Let's see how this does! Not really had dairy much, and gut seems better for it.
Yep, just be patient and stay primal. Lift heavy and do some sort of 'sprint' at least once a week. I prefer hill sprints (they'll kill you, dead) but you can do kettlebell work, burpees, tabata circuits, etc. I would strongly encourage you to try hill sprints though, work up gradually. If I could stick to a sprinting routine I'm pretty confident I'd have lost more body fat, but while I love how I feel afterwards, getting out there at first is hard for me.
I'm weak =/
Thanks everyone....I figured as much. Not an exact science to this. I will keep going strong. My measurements keep improving and strength and speed increasing. I also notice small changes in definition elsewhere and vascularity (if thats a word?). I guess eventually they will start coming. I estimate I'm at about 19% BF and dropping. Man, it sure gets a little hader to get those results after losing 59 lbs so easily.
Don't just survive....THRIVE!!!
Have you taken a look at Intermittent fasting diet for fat loss, muscle gain and health yet? Or read about fasting? I wouldn't want you to go too crazy, but it's very cool information that could come in handy.
"let's call them "lucky fucks"" LMAO
Why? cause my legs are probably ~5% fat. Hanging onto that belly that I've had since I was born. Today my wife gave me the, "you're so skinny, except on your belly". And it's not cause it sticks out, it doesn't (unless I've just eaten).
I didn't like the rules you gave me, so I made some of my own.
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The World is Flat: The 21st-Century Reality and What It Means to Law Enforcement
By Peter A. Modafferi, Chief of Detectives, Rockland County District Attorney's Office, New City, New york
aw enforcement in the 21st century must combine new technologies with new ways of doing business to maximize investigative potential and create productivity breakthroughs. In his book The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century,1 Thomas Friedman outlines how much the world has changed in the past 15 years. He lays out the amazing scope and breadth of change and clearly underscores the importance of addressing this recent seismic change, the importance of grasping the meaning of this change, and the need for farsighted leadership to ensure that we are prepared for further change, not overwhelmed by it. Understanding Friedman's concept of the flat world is essential for all law enforcement executives as they navigate through and address the changes and issues of the 21st century.
Events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall and the arrival of new technology, events that Friedman characterizes as "flatteners,"2 have freed the world's economy and unleashed "the energies for hundreds of millions of people."3 These flatteners have given people the tools necessary to be players in a world where boundaries exist on maps but are increasingly irrelevant to the economic and personal intercourse among the inhabitants of a new, flat world.
Flat-World Phenomena
From a law enforcement perspective, everything we do in this flat world has been affected by three recent phenomena:
All of these phenomena alter, in some way, every interaction we have in the communities we serve. From response through investigation, arrest, and prosecution, the limits and boundaries from an earlier era have evaporated. Taking care of communities today requires the law enforcement executive to interact with every community.
How to Deal with Globalization
The first phenomenon affecting local law enforcement is globalization. History has taught that globalization has been an agent of change for hundreds of years. Historical events such as the discovery of America by Europeans and the opening of the Suez Canal have changed our expectations, aspirations, and capabilities. The Suez Canal, for instance, shortened the European sea trade route to India by 5,800 miles, making the world a smaller place.
The speed of globalization increases exponentially as advances in transportation come on line and restrictions across geographic boundaries are lessened. The only restriction that limits globalization is government, which for criminals is an obstacle easily overcome.
Law enforcement officials at all levels are facing a new environment in the flat world, and they must prepare to address the issues related to this new order. A traditional hierarchical structure may become as irrelevant as borders drawn on a map in the near future. Historically, the flow of information and control has been from the federal to the state level and finally down to the local level. Now, however, law enforcement must look at arenas as opposed to levels. Each arena—local, state, and federal—has an equally significant role to play, with equally significant information overlap. Now it is about collaboration between arenas, transforming top-down structures into systems that are more horizontally oriented and collaborative.
The development of intelligence-led policing and fusion centers is an attempt to address globalization, but, absent a cultural change, these centers will continue to adhere to the traditional hierarchical structure of government.4 Data access is not the issue; neither is technology. The issue is developing new processes so that advances in data access and technology are fully implemented to achieve what Friedman refers to as "productivity impact."5
Personal Identifiers: The 21st-Century Currency of the Realm
The second and third 21st-century phenomena affecting law enforcement are closely intertwined: technology and the information age. Together they add speed and fine tuning to criminal activity. The readily available wealth of data has significantly increased the ease of access to personal identifiers such as social security and credit card numbers.
The potential value of personal identifiers to criminals cannot be overstated. Identifiers are the most valuable pieces of equipment in a criminal's tool kit. To limit this issue to identity theft or fraud for financial benefit understates the potential value of identifiers for criminals. Possession of personal identifiers can enable criminals to hide, steal, terrorize, infiltrate, access, and circumvent. Personal identifiers are more valuable than money because they can be used to generate money through criminal acts, and they make some criminal acts easier to execute and harder to detect. They offer security money cannot buy. Today, identifiers are the currency of the realm.
Identity crime is a crime that in some way involves the use of personal identifiers that have been stolen, compromised, altered, or manufactured. On the street, local law enforcement must deal daily with an assortment of identity-related problems, including identity theft and fraud involving driver's licenses, citizenship claims, and access to property.
A common misconception is that only computer geeks and hackers are in a position to exploit the availability of personal identifiers. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In the 1970s, members of radical groups such as the Weather Underground6 sought to assume new identities. They would walk through cemeteries and find gravestones of persons whose gender and dates of birth corresponded to their own. They would then research newspaper archives to secure pertinent information that would allow them to obtain birth certificates, driver's licenses, and college transcripts, all in the names of the deceased. In this manner they were able to continue terrorist acts while hiding in plain sight and living the lives of normal citizens.
Kathy Boudin, a Weather Underground member from a prominent New York family, remained at large for more than a decade, never leaving the New York metropolitan area. She was finally arrested after a 1981 armored-car robbery and getaway that left two Rockland County, New York, police officers and a security guard dead. Boudin served 22 years for murder and was released in 2003.
A member of the Symbionese Liberation Army, a radical group that gained notoriety in the 1970s after kidnapping heiress Patty Hearst, was particularly successful in her efforts to hide her identity. Kathleen Soliah left behind warrants for bank robbery and conspiracy to commit murder in California for the life of a suburban mother active in local politics in Minnesota. Living as a physician's wife under the assumed name of Sara Jane Olson, Soliah avoided capture for nearly 25 years.
Today, change has made it significantly easier to act and hide. Easy access to identifiers, coupled with the ease of travel and evolving technology, has made even common street criminals more elusive and diverse. One such individual, a third-generation criminal who was born and raised in Rockland County, New York, has ventured far beyond the territorial boundaries observed by his father and grandfather. After this third-generation criminal was arrested for gun possession in his old stomping grounds of Rockland County, a follow-up investigation revealed a drug arrest in Niagara Falls, New York; murder and escape charges in Hamilton, Ohio; and a fugitive arrest in Georgia. Under various identifiers, he has been active throughout the eastern United States and appears to have knowledge of data access and emerging technologies. When questioned, he describes his occupation as performing credit card authorizations from home.
According to the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan, criminal intelligence is "information compiled, analyzed, and/or disseminated in an effort to anticipate, prevent, or monitor criminal activity."7 In recent years the need for and value of useful criminal intelligence has increased dramatically. In the information age, there is an overabundance of information that, while useful to the criminal, can hinder law enforcement—so much so that information by itself can be of limited value. Important facts, patterns, and possible courses of action are often lost in a sea of data. Information has become so voluminous, those of us in law enforcement agencies may not be aware of what we already have. Simply put, we do not know what we know. Once we apply analytical skills to the relevant and credible information we collect, we create useful intelligence.
Once disseminated, this intelligence can be used effectively for both tactical and strategic purposes. Directing resources according to such intelligence in order to solve crime, efficiently manage, and plan is known as intelligence-led policing. Five basic questions are addressed using this philosophy:
It is important to note that intelligence-led policing is not a technology issue. It is a way to leverage technology with solid investigative experience to increase productivity. As military historian Max Boot reminds us, "Technology alone rarely confers an insurmountable . . .edge. . . . Technological innovations can be seductive, impelling their use and skewing strategic reasoning."8 Human reasoning makes the process work.
In spring 2002, the Police Investigative Operations Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police joined with the IACP Research Center to initiate a project to address the development and use of intelligence. The result, the IACP Criminal Intelligence Sharing Summit, has evolved into the Global Intelligence Working Group,9 the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council,10 and the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan.11
Intelligence and Local Law Enforcement
The structure of law enforcement in Rockland County, New York, is similar to what exists in many other parts of the United States. It is a geographically defined area with numerous law enforcement agencies that in some instances have overlapping jurisdictions.
The Rockland County Intelligence Center (RCIC) was formed in 1995 to address the need to take the information readily available from the community, public records, and the 12 state and local law enforcement agencies that operate in the county and turn it into useful intelligence. Once the available information became intelligence, it was then disseminated throughout the New York metropolitan area and beyond. Much of the information was available through databases located at the RCIC.
Officers assigned to the RCIC from local departments, the sheriff's office, and the prosecutor's office focus on supplying investigative case support, tactical intelligence, and strategic intelligence to any law enforcement agency requesting it. The objective of the RCIC is to gather relevant and credible information, analyze it, and distribute it as intelligence to the appropriate law enforcement agency. That means simply that the RCIC will assist any agency by supplying useful intelligence that can help with an ongoing investigation, with initiating an investigation or operation (tactics), or with planning (strategy).
The RCIC's governing board, the Intelligence Oversight Committee of the Rockland County Police Chiefs Association, determines the focus of the RCIC. Currently the RCIC focuses on seven specific subject matters through the assignment of desks that are each responsible for a specific subject: identity crime, robbery and burglary, terrorism, youth gangs, organized crime, firearms, and factual data analysis. Assigned to each desk is an experienced detective trained as a subject matter expert. In addition, the RCIC is staffed with a forensic accountant to assist in the analysis of any financial information that is uncovered during the investigation of a crime or criminal activity.
Identity Crime and Intelligence-Led Policing
In April 2004 an individual was arrested at the Palisades Center Mall by the Clarkstown, New York, Police Department and was charged with identity theft, fraud, possession of a forged instrument, possession of stolen property, and grand larceny. The subject had prior arrests and was ordered held at the Rockland County Correctional Facility. The police department forwarded the incident information to the RCIC.
After analyzing this incident report and comparing the evidence obtained at the time of arrest with details of similar incidents in the region, officials at the RCIC concluded that this individual might be a bit player in a larger scheme and might have information that could lead to a more extensive analysis of this scheme.
The RCIC asked the Rockland County District Attorney's Office to inquire through the defendant's attorney about the willingness of the defendant to submit to an interview by RCIC personnel. Detectives debriefed the defendant, who provided insight into an identity theft ring operating in the New York metropolitan area with access to a large volume of data from the U.S. Department of Defense. The cooperating individual advised the detectives that one of the subjects involved was possibly an active member of the U.S. military assigned to Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York.
The RCIC then developed a target package on the identity crime ring, including all intelligence available to date; made contact with various federal and local authorities; and established an investigative plan. The Rockland County District Attorney's Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service initiated a coordinated series of investigations. One part of the investigation revealed that individuals employed by the Department of Defense were supplying identity crime rings operating in the New York and New Jersey areas with personal biographical data of Defense Department personnel stolen from Fort Hamilton. With the assistance of the Criminal Investigative Division of the U.S. Army, three subjects, including a sergeant employed by the Defense Department, were arrested in Brooklyn, New York, and Jersey City, New Jersey.
The original target package and additional intelligence developed by the RCIC resulted in numerous related investigations by the U.S. Postal Service; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command; the New York City Police Department; the Hudson County, New Jersey, Prosecutor's Office; the Rockland County District Attorney's Office; and the Clarkstown Police Department. To date, these investigations have resulted in more than 50 arrests for various identity crimes committed in New York and New Jersey. Investigations are continuing.
The Future
Intelligence-led policing involves new players on a new playing field developing new processes for and habits of horizontal collaboration. Law enforcement needs new processes to derive benefit from new technologies. These new processes must include cultural change. In addition to having easier access to data—so that we know what we know—we must also determine who else needs to know.
We need to create a generation of police officers and government agencies that understand how basic information becomes workable intelligence and that understands the importance of sharing not just information but relevant, credible information that has gone through quality analysis and has become useful intelligence. Intelligence-led policing can produce target packages, identify issues, and support investigations and prosecutions.
In the 21st century, law enforcement agencies must take the following two steps: (1) become part of the intelligence process, adapting an all-crimes philosophy with consideration given, internally and externally, to interaction with all relevant personnel and agencies, as well as to resources, personalities, and demographics; and (2) avoid information silos by using desks staffed by subject matter experts who cross-pollinate all intelligence with desks focused on other subjects.
This arrangement not only offers a structured approach to enhancing the investigation of identity crime but can also be applied to all crimes. Now law enforcement has the opportunity to dramatically change the way it operates in a world where criminal activity and terrorism are more geographically diverse and sophisticated. Law enforcement agencies can develop critical-thinking capabilities by seizing this opportunity to create an intelligence process within an agency or a region consisting of multiple agencies. By dedicating investigators and analysts to the examination of all the information before us in this information age, we can finally figure out what we know. We can then proactively develop and share actionable intelligence, not just by posting information on Web sites and assuming other agencies or investigators will find it but by proactively reaching out to agencies in all arenas that may have an interest or concern about a piece of intelligence—in other words, by flattening the world of criminal investigation.■
Notes:1Thomas L. Friedman, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2005).2Ibid., 48.3Ibid., 51.4See Peter Modafferi and Kenneth A. Bouche, editors, "Intelligence Sharing: Counterterrorism Collaboration Interoperability Project," The Police Chief 72 (February 2005): 44, www.policechiefmagazine.org; Peter Modafferi and Kenneth A. Bouche, editors, "Intelligence Sharing: Efforts to Develop Fusion Center Intelligence Standards," The Police Chief 72 (February 2005): 47–53, www.policechiefmagazine.org; and U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Intelligence-Led Policing: The New Intelligence Architecture, by Marilyn Peterson, for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (September 2005), www.iacp.org/pubinfo/intelledpolicing.pdf.5Ibid., 177.6The Weather Underground was a terrorist group that broke away from the Students for a Democratic Society in 1969, declared war on the United States in 1970, and carried out a series of bombings in the early 1970s before many of its members went into hiding. The group claimed responsibility for the June 1970 bombing of New York Police Department headquarters.7Developed by the Global Intelligence Working Group (GIWG) and endorsed by former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (2003) describes a nationwide communications capability that will link together all levels of law enforcement personnel, including officers on the streets, intelligence analysts, unit commanders, and police executives for the purpose of sharing critical data. A copy is available at it.ojp.gov/documents/NCISP_Plan.pdf.8Max Boot, War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today (New York: Gotham Books, 2007).9The Global Intelligence Working Group was developed to help criminal justice agencies share intelligence better. See Deborah J. Daniels, "From the Assistant Attorney General: Increasing Information Sharing to Help Reduce Crime and Respond to Emergencies," The Police Chief 71 (October 2004): 23.10The Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council represents local law enforcement's interest in intelligence sharing. See Neil Kurlander, "Fighting Crime and Terrorism through Data Integration," The Police Chief 72 (February 2005): 29–36, www.policechiefmagazine.org.11For more information on the U.S. Department of Justice's Global Initiative and its products, including those mentioned in this article, visit www.it.ojp.gov/index.jsp. Additional references and resources are available from the National Criminal Intelligence Resource Center (NCIRC) at www.ncirc.gov. The NCIRC is a secure Web site that provides local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement officials with a centralized location to access criminal intelligence standards, policies, and guidelines; privacy information relating to intelligence systems; training standards; and ongoing developments and initiatives.
From The Police Chief, vol. 74, no. 5, May 2007. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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The importance of happiness
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Twenty Million American Women In Need Of Publicly Funded Family Planning Services In 2012
Number of Women In Need Increased By 22% Since 2000
Between 2000 and 2012, the number of U.S. women in need of publicly funded family planning services increased by 22%, or 3.5 million women; in 2012, 20 million women were in need of publicly funded services. Women were considered to be "in need" if they were adults with a family income below 250% of the federal poverty level, or teens regardless of family income, and were sexually experienced and did not want to become pregnant. The increased need for publicly funded family planning services was driven primarily by a rise in the number of poor and low-income adult women (
Publicly funded family planning centers served 6.1 million women in 2012, according to "Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2012 Update," by Jennifer Frost et al. Centers that received some funding through the federal Title X program served 4.3 million of those women. The remaining 1.8 million women received services at non-Title X–funded centers.
In the last two years, the number of women who received contraceptive services from publicly funded centers has declined, with 9% fewer clients served in 2012 than in 2010. This decline could be due to an increase in LARC use, changing standards for cervical cancer screening and cuts to some funding sources, most notably Title X—although more research is needed to determine the exact cause of this trend.
"Family planning services play a critical role in helping millions of women access highly effective contraceptive methods and avoid pregnancies they are not prepared for," says Jennifer Frost, the report's lead author and a senior researcher at the Guttmacher Institute. "Investing in these programs is good public health policy."
In 2012, publicly funded family planning services provided by safety-net health centers helped avert 1.5 million unintended pregnancies that would have resulted in more than 741,000 unplanned births and 510,000 abortions. Without these publicly funded family planning services, the overall U.S. unintended pregnancy, unplanned birth and abortion rates would all have been 44% higher. Health centers that received some Title X funding provided more than 70% of these publicly funded services, underscoring the critical importance of the Title X program. Title X–funded centers alone helped women avert 1.1 million unintended pregnancies, thereby preventing 527,000 unplanned births and 363,000 abortions. Without the services provided by Title X centers, the U.S. unintended pregnancy rate would have been 32% higher.
"The number of women needing publicly funded contraceptive services has skyrocketed over the last decade," says Rachel Gold, Guttmacher's acting vice president for public policy. "Publicly funded family planning centers are safety-net providers—they are essential in enabling women to plan the pregnancies they want and avoid the ones that they don't. But public funding sources—such as the federal Title X program and state revenues—are failing to keep pace with women's growing needs."
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DES MOINES, Iowa - The presidential campaign of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich could be the comeback story of the year.
He's risen from a summer disaster to leading the polls in early primary states like Iowa and South Carolina.
For months, Gingrich's poll numbers sat in the single digits. Then, a series of strong debate performances started moving the needle.
They showcased his intellect, ideas and experience. Gingrich also stood out for what he did not do -- attack his colleagues.
"They (voters) are hungry for somebody that can stand up to Obama in the debate, and they do not like to watch Republicans attack each other," Gingrich told CBN News.
"So, every time these guys have had consultants be clever, they've actually weakened themselves in the attack, and that's part of it," he said.
The other part of Gingrich's success seems to be his boldness and the ability to throw political correctness out the door.
"I would say to the government of Iran today, 'You have a short time to solve this on your own, and if you don't, we will solve it for you. And we frankly couldn't care less what the rest of the world thinks,'" Gingrich once said.
Not the Typical Politician
Although Gingrich is a Washington insider, he often talks like an outsider who's fed up with politicians.
Speaking to reporters about the infamous "supercommittee" tasked with tackling America's debt problems, Gingrich called the ordeal a "fiasco from the beginning."
"So I haven't paid any attention," he said. "I just assumed it just reached its natural conclusion, which was failure."
This isn't the first political rodeo. While on the campaign trail, Gingrich told CBN News his approach is different this time around.
He's smoothed the edges of the hard charging 40-something speaker of the House he once was. Now, Gingrich tunes into his wise grandfather side.
"Oh, I'm much better now. I waste less energy. I do fewer dumb things," he said.
The 'Arrogance' America Seeks?
In an attempt to derail the Gingrich train, opponents are trying to convince voters that he's not as conservative as he says. Others point to an arrogance that's turned off some Republicans over the years.
Yet, in a strange way, it's that self confidence and bravado that could work to his advantage.
"The press looks at the bombastic Newt and thinks this is a joke, this is not someone who can be a compelling leader," said Time magazine senior political analyst Mark Halperin.
"I think a lot of voters in the conservative movement want someone who is like Churchill, want someone who is like Reagan. Want someone who is big and an historical figure," he said.
"And while Gingrich, when he talks about himself that way turns off some elites, I think some voters actually like it," he continued. "And look to that and say, 'We want to beat Barack Obama. We need someone bigger than life, someone who thinks of themselves bigger than life in order to win.'"
For Gingrich to win, he will need a strong showing from evangelicals who represent huge voting blocks in the early states of Iowa and South Carolina. And the candidates seems to be aware of this need.
"Our Judeo-Christian civilization is under attack from two fronts," Gingrich said recently. "On one front, you have a secular, atheist, elitism. And on the other front, you have radical Islamists."
"And both groups would like to eliminate our civilization if they could. For different reasons, but with equal passion," he said.
Escaping the Past
Still, Gingrich also has his challenges. He's made recent statements about whether life actually begins at conception. And, his past infidelity may remain an issue with some voters.
"I want to know who are you today. Which man are you today? Which man would you be as president? I would want to sense a real change in his moral character," said Penny Nance, president and CEO of Concerned Women for America.
Gingrich has said he asked God for forgiveness, and has been happily married for more than 12 years now.
Whatever the outcome, Gingrich said he understands the challenge ahead will be hard.
"The President of the United States is much more than manager of the American government. He or she is the leader of the entire American family," Gingrich said.
"And that is a really extraordinary spiritual, psychological, historical, cultural job that transcends politics," he said. "And I think the great presidents all know that."
"It is very sobering to realize that we're doing well enough that, you know, I could end up having to face an enormous challenge next year," Gingrich added.
An ABC News/Washington Post poll released last week revealed 33 percent of likely caucus voters prefer Gingrich over the other candidates. Mitt Romney and Ron Paul tied for second.
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Next time I make this recipe, I might use a springform pan and double or triple the amount of the cashew cream to make it as thick as a New York Style Cheesecake. The bottom of the tart is made with an almond crust topped with thick cashew cream and then with fresh pitted sweet cherries from my favorite local produce stand. It's a no-bake recipe and if you have a food processor, it's a recipe that's quite easy to whip up. My father was so pleased with the recipe that he decided not to share it with his family guests over the weekend.
Adapted from Vegetarian Times
(The changes are significant enough that I'm really tempted to call it my own.)
Almond Date Crust:
1 cup raw, unblanched whole almonds
3/4 cup pitted organic dates
1/4 cup unsweetened unsulphured organic coconut
1/2 cup of rinsed and drained raw cashews (see below)
small handful of pecan halves
Cashew Cheesecake Filling:
1 container of Giant's Nature's Promise organic raw cashews, soaked in water overnight, rinsed, drained
1 packet of vanilla sugar (or alternatively use vanilla extract and subtract equal amount of soymilk)
6 T raw turbinado sugar
4 T soymilk
Juice of 1 lemon
1 T walnut oil*
squirt of flax oil
Suggested toppings: berries, cherries, or left as is!
Day before: soak cashews overnight in water.
Combine the almonds, dates, coconut, 1/2 cup cashews, and pecans in a food processor until small crumbs form and when pressed the dough holds its shape. It will be slightly sticky. Press firmly into a prepared tart pan. Refrigerate. Clean the food processor and prepare cheesecake filling.
Mix remaining cashews, vanilla sugar, sugar, soy milk, lemon juice, and oils in the food processor until thick, creamy, and dense. Remove crust from refrigerator. Scoop out cashew cream with a spoon and spread on top of almond crust. Refrigerate. Top with toppings of your choice or leave plain. Cheesecake will become more firm as it's refrigerated.
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UNCCD Posts Survey Results on the Organization Scientific Advice
March 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has released the results of an electronic survey that was conducted regarding the organization of international, interdisciplinary scientific advice.
The second special session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-2) recommended that the Secretariat, under the guidance of the CST Bureau, organize a global electronic assessment to identify possible options and assessment criteria. As a result, an electronic survey was conducted on how to organize international, interdisciplinary scientific advice. The survey was available in English, French and Spanish, and was open from mid-July to the end of August 2011.
The survey solicited feedback on four options for organizing international, interdisciplinary scientific advice: use of existing scientific networks; establishment of a new scientific network focused on specific topics; use of existing intergovernmental scientific advisory mechanisms; and establishment of a new intergovernmental scientific panel on land and soil. Document ICCD/COP(10)/CST/MISC.1 reviews the findings of the survey.
The Final Report on the survey incorporates further pertinent material from ICCD/COP(10)/CST/6 and ICCD/COP(10)/CST/MISC.1 and extends the analysis presented therein. It also outlines how the findings can inform the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Scientific Advice (AHWG-SA). [Publication: UNCCD e-Survey to Support the Assessment of How to Organize International Interdisciplinary Scientific Advice]


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The Long Sword 'Anguirel' (2d5) (+8,+12)
It increases your strength and constitution by 2. It increases your speed by 2. It slays all evil creatures, and it is especially deadly against demons. It is branded with poison. It provides resistance to lightning, light, and dark. It lights the dungeon around you. It grants you immunity to paralysis and the ability to see invisible things, but it also aggravates creatures around you. It cannot be harmed by the elements. It gives you one attack per turn.
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The LomoRoadShow will Land in Utrecht2012-04-16 2 Share Tweet
Finally! The first LomoRoadShow is here! Saturday the 21st of April will be the kick off and it will take place in Utrecht during the In-Fashion event!
In-fashion is a brand spanking new fashion event in Utrecht, the Netherlands. 2012 will be the very first edition of this awesome new event that centers around the story of fashion items or the designer. This way the event hopes to bridge the gap between consumers and designers. On Saturday the 21st of April you can see the work of young designers in Hotel Dom, Utrecht. There will also be presentations, movies and workshops. Of course all of this is linked to the marvels of the fashion industry!
The Program
- What the hell is Lomography?
We're starting off with an introduction to Lomography. You'll get to know all the inns and outs of Lomography, the history, philosophy, cameras, community and the website.
- Diana F+ Camera Workshop
Everyone will be getting a world famous Diana F+ on loan to shoot images in style. You'll also get a 10% discount voucher for the online shop. During this workshop, you'll learn everything you need to know about the Diana F+ and how to use her as a beginner.
- Street Fashion LomoWalk
Now that we know everything about the Diana F+ we'll venture out into the city! We'll be doing a LomoWalk through Utrecht and experiment with shooting fashionable content. Through the viewfinder of the Diana F+, we'll be checking out people and fashion, patterns and colors and mixing and matching them.
Afterwards, the LomoRoadShow crew will be taking all the films and have them developed at the LomoLab. As soon as they're back everyone will be getting a link emailed to download their pictures. Of course we'll also write an awesome recap of this event that you'll be able to read in the magazine!
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When: Saturday, April 21st 2012, 2-5 pm
Location: Springers Wonen, Telingstraat 2A in Utrecht
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MOBILE, Alabama -- Everybody loves the notion of a traditional sit-down dinner with friends.
And what is there not to like?
Good friends, good food, good conversation in friendly, beautiful surroundings just sounds like a recipe for fun.
At 6 p.m. on June 3, the Mobile County Master Gardeners will be playing host to the ultimate dinner party for friends, only with a slight variation.
They will be inviting 10 local chefs who will be creating breathtaking entrees and appetizers to be served at the lovely confines of the 5 Rivers Delta Hall in Spanish Fort.
And here's the other twist: they will all be using seafood, produce and meats provided by 14 growers in Mobile and Baldwin counties.
On top of that, six of the region's top pastry chefs will also be there preparing dessert and coffee will be served one of Coastal Alabama's best locally owned coffee purveyors, Serda's of Mobile.
If you are an advocate of the growing movement about eating locally and eating seasonally, then this is the event for you. It brings together producers and buyers in a unique, relaxed atmosphere that also happens to have a great meal as the backdrop.
"We would like to encourage both the public and the restaurant industry to use locally sourced foods and prepare their menus based on seasonal availability," said event chairman and a member of the local master gardeners, Regina Gunn.
Here's the rub, though. The deadline for taking advantage of this very tasty event is fast approach. In fact, the deadline for making reservations is May 24 so you best hurry if you want to attend.
The idea for the unique celebration of producer and consumer was to take advantage of the region's long growing season, as well as the wide array of products that are found locally. "Our climate allows for a longer growing season and product diversity that can't be beat." Gunn added.
"And when you buy local and eat fresh, what do you get? A better local economy, better tasting food and substantial savings on your food bill, that's what," Gunn said.
Here is a list of the folks who have already signed on to help provide food and services for the event:
Georgia Roussos Catering, Culinary Institute of Virginia College, Pinzone's Italian Restaurant, Johnny's at Orange Beach Marina, Three George's, Bay Gourmet Catering, The Bean & Bistro, Pollman's Bake Shop, Cream and Sugar Café, Legacy Bar and Grill, The Pastry Shop, A Taste of the Old and New World bakery, Faulkner State culinary program, the Little Cake Shop, True Midtown Café, Serda's Coffee Shop and Little House Midtown.
Conecuh Sausage, Evergreen; Dana's Seafood, Bayou LaBatre; End of the Road Farm, Summerdale.; Farm Fresh Market, Theodore; Fernandes Farm, Robertsdale; Henrietta's Dairy, Mobile; Jeta Farms, Elberta; Ken Buck Farms, Irvington; Local Appetite Growers, Fairhope; Oak Hill Farms, Grand Bay; Organized Seafood Association of Alabama, Bayou LaBatre; Powell Blueberry Farm, Citronelle; Sessions Farm, Grand Bay; Sweet Home Organics, Leroy.
Tickets for the event are $65 per person; seating is limited. For tickets or information, visit the website or call 251-574-8445.


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Am I missing something obvious?
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Virginia is a said to be the state for lovers. This might prove true if visiting Northern Virginia, which offers a a charming location to suit any romantic dating occasion.The area offers various types of cuisine, accompanying entertainment and a range of price options to create the ideal setting for you and your date.
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Christina Kelley had a job in clinical research straight out of college. Three years later, she codes for a living. Learn how she accidentally landed a career in software development.
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During my summer internship in San Francisco, I began to seriously think about the startup culture that suits me best. I met with other students involved in my internship program on Wednesdays and we had the opportunity to meet with a variety of executives from technology companies in the Bay Area. Russell Glass, CEO of B2B marketing company Bizo, especially inspired me. I wondered why Bizo sounded like an exceptional place to work and other companies didn't.
Next spring, I will graduate from college and seek a full-time job in a tech startup in San Francisco. These are critical elements in a startup I want to work at and/or found:
Programming is by no means an individual pilgrimage; seeing what others are working on and helping/getting help from others can make learning much more fun and rewarding.
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It's the beginning of Hackbright Academy, working on Python.
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I begin to realize I am approaching this 10-week course less as a syntax crash course, more of a training of the mind. Many hackers eventually build in other languages, but mastering
An accurate understanding of your own knowledge is what helps you grow and learn.
By Anna Billstrom (iOS & Facebook App Developer, Self)
I really have never thought I had Imposter Syndrome. I'm not a shrinking voilet, tend to talk pretty authoritatively, am confident, like to speak in public, etc. Yet, I joined a mailing list for women-techs and during discussions this term came up. I looked it up, and started locating this behavior in a few of my interactions.
Imposter Syndrome is the feeling of inauthenticity, that you will be "found out" – that you don't belong, and that everyone has reached some basic level of knowledge or performance that you haven't. The feeling that your accomplishments
During the hackathon, we're constantly evaluating whether "it's worth it" on any given problem.
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For a long time, I used Stack Overflow as a reference for error messages while programming. You can search for your error and find a lovely discussion of fixes, problems, etc.
I joined a year ago, but got some grief and didn't login in again for a year. I had run into a very difficult bug and posted it (Facebook deep linking on Android emulator). A guy answered in four minutes and helped me troubleshoot – there was no clear answer but I was grateful for a sane head and new set of eyes.
Full of good karma, I decided to give back.
By Penelope Trunk (Co-Founder, Brazen Careerist)
I'm afraid that what the Facebook IPO means for women is nothing. Sandberg is not a role model. She's an aberration.
You can't have small kids and a startup if you want to see their kids. I wrote about this on TechCrunch and I got skewered for being bad for women and being a downer in general.
But this week Jeff Atwood wrote in TechCrunch that he's leaving his startup because it's impossible to see his kids if he stays. And I don't see anyone complaining about his declaration.


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MONTCLAIR — After a day-long manhunt, police have arrested a Bloomfield man for the murder of his wife in Montclair, according to Montclair police and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
"I want to reassure the residents of Montclair that this is a targeted incident," said Montclair Police Chief David Sabagh.
The suspect, Khalid Khan, 42, faces first-degree murder and weapons charges. He is being held tonight in lieu of $1.5 million bail.
Around midnight last night, police arrived at his wife's apartment on Wheeler Street in Montclair and found Shazmina Khan, 31, dead, authorities said.
The woman's daughter, 8, was in the apartment during the alleged murder, neighbors told The Star-Ledger.
The couple was estranged, and there was a history of domestic complaints, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
A preliminary investigation indicates the victim had trauma to her body caused by a sharp object, but the cause and manner of death will be officially determined following an autopsy Tuesday, the prosecutor's office said.
In her memory, Khan's friends and neighbors gathered for a candlelight vigil outside her apartment tonight.
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