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Before getting his mugshot taken a drunken Cabrone Brewer asked Tulsa, Okla., deputies "This is going to end up in that mugshot paper, isn't it?" and with a big smile on his face Carbone took his now famous mugshot. Not sure what mugshot paper Carbone was talking about but his picture is making the internet and social rounds.
Carbone was arrested after he called AAA for assistance , his car was stuck on some railroad tracks. Due to the location of the car AAA sent the local police department to help the stranded Brewer. Unaware of who was being sent to help Brewer he probaby would have left the scene to sober up.
Upon arrival officers said "Brewer had the strong odor of alcoholic beverage about his breath and body, red watery eyes, slightly slurred speech, and was unsteady on his feet,". With all the signs pointing to Brewer being drunk they proceeded to arrest the 32 year old man.
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A school principal has apologized for showing a video at an assembly that a politically conservative group leader is calling "radical, leftist propaganda."
Children at Eagle Bay Elementary School in Farmington were shown a short video called "I pledge" on Aug. 28. The video opens with an image of President Barack Obama and part of a speech in which he says, "Let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other." The video then features celebrities making pledges about how they will help the president and the world — and that's where some say the problem lies…
… Gayle Ruzicka, president of conservative Utah Eagle Forum, said the video was blatantly political. She said other offensive pledges included, "I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama," "I pledge allegiance to the funk, to the united funk of funkadelica," and pledges to not use plastic grocery bags and not flush the toilet after urinating.
"It's very inappropriate to show a radical, leftist propaganda piece that political to children," Ruzicka said. "If parents want their children to learn about those things and do them in the home, wonderful, fine, but it's not the place of the school to show a one-sided propaganda piece to children without parents knowing about it."
Cieslewicz said such values should be decided in the home, not at school.
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Inspired by Ayn Rand, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, along with Patri Friedman and others, are helping the Seasteading Institute plan a floating 'start-up country' off the coast of San Francisco, built on oil-rig like platforms in international waters.
Here residents will be able to live by Libertarian ideals, free of regulation, laws, and the welfare state.
I've been pondering this and related concepts for a very long time. The seasteading model has many aspects that need to be decrypted, in a spirit of due diligence.
Look, I say all of this not out of unfriendliness… I know Peter Thiel and Patri Friedman and a lot of their cohorts. In fact, I quite like the guys, though I think they have a romantic view of history and human nature. Nothing wrong with that! Frankly, I don't mind the experiment. Heck, if they ask (and they should), I'll even advise them.
My next novel—Existence—portrays just such a seasteading colony, in some detail. Still, there are many issues to consider.
1 - The core aim is to escape meddling by any modern states—mostly advanced enlightenment democracies, with their heavy taxes and regulations, while seasteader owner members will still retain full, web-accessed control of their investment portfolios and dividend incomes from those societies. This anisotropy of flow in information, income and influence may be difficult to maintain. It will be necessary to exert great influence on those democracies (the current program) since they have big navies and they influence Law of the Sea jurisprudence.
Taking a step-back, big history perspective, the model we're talking about here is an age-old, classic one—using one's current high status to maintain fat channels of influence and control in one direction and money flow in the other, while preventing influence and control from going inconvenient ways. It used to be the uncontested human norm; indeed, this aim may be woven in our genes. But in the context of enlightenment liberal democracy, it may be quite a challenge, especially given the bad press that will inherently swarm over such a project. A substantial fraction of the top U.S. monied caste will have to buy into the concept and use its sway with the same fierce effectiveness that it has in the first decade of the century.
That first decade seems to suggest bright prospects. In addition to altering U.S. law to make it top-friendly, many in the upper castes are already engaged in different kinds of offshoring—e.g., distributing/caching profits in Swiss-style accounts and Patagonian mega ranches. If seasteading is viewed as a variation on this theme, one can see why these smart fellows are betting with good odds. There's no doubt that other, much bigger players are watching and offering encouragement.
Side note: Want irony? The rising oligarchies of non-democratic nations may become crucial allies, for two reasons. First, these clades have even greater influence over their home nations than western billionaires have in theirs, perhaps enough to cause those nations to apply their legal standing in international bodies in ways that help protect autonomy for the proposed neo-sovereignties. See more on the issue of legal standing, below.
Reciprocally, seasteads may look like good places to build backup homes, in case the status situation ever changes, back home. For both reasons, we can expect substantial developing world involvement, even if the ideas and know-how start out as pure Yankee.
2 - This business plan has to compete with an older and more reliable one: when you want an "offshore" country of your own, simply buy one that already exists. One with built-in labor pools and reliable fresh water supplies. Of course, this isn't as easy as it was in other eras. Latin America used to be ripe for bought caudillos. Nowadays, you can still purchase 10,000 acre ranches and whole villages… but rising education levels help make underclasses uppity, filling them with lawyers. There's always Burma and Benin… still, one can see why "build-your-own" starts to have appeal.
3 - Now, in fairness, this may not only be an option for the rich! In my 1989 novel Earth I portray a floating nation, composed mostly of the poor and dispossessed, taking to international waters out of desperation, led by the "Swiss Navy." You'll have to read to understand the why and how. In any event, such a rabble of "SeaStaters" might be of concern to the more elevated SeaSteaders, for reasons we'll get to.
4 - The ocean is a harsh and dangerous environment. Corrosive to metal and other parts. Your shiny paradise soon looks like Waterworld. This is non-trivial in so many ways. Especially in an era when most of the intellectual castes you need for solving the problem - from scientists to engineers to ... well, every other professional clade… are turning hostile to the Randian message. (Name one of them that isn't under relentless attack by the Murdochian branch of the press. Name even one.)
This new state must be high tech and relentlessly maintained by skilled labor, so finding a way to bridge the growing memic divide will be essential. Instead of offending or waging war on professional castes, getting the "boffins" to buy in will take subtle understanding, and psychology. Still, history suggests that it's inevitable. For example, read up on how Machiavelli and Galileo—originally populist radicals—became willing servants of their oligarchs. In Existence, I portray some of the advanced techniques, arguments, and buy-ins that may solve the "boffin gap" in coming decades.
5 - There will be a captaincy. When you are at sea, facing nature's full brunt, including typhoons and corrosion and threats of all kinds, the daily details of running the place will be neither anarchic nor democratic… though it possibly might be AI-based in order to be neutral. Nevertheless, if six thousand years of seafaring history is any judge, there'll be a captain.
Now, there is potential compatibility with libertarian values! Commercial vessels have long distinguished between the policy authority of owners and the tactical supremacy of the captain. The former can fire the latter, any time they like. Under whatever covenant or constitution they set up, the owners of a SeaStead will have Locke's recourse of rebellion against the authority they allocate. Still I wager it will wind up being more complicated, onerous and problematic than they now envision.
6 - Clearly there is a shortcut through all the red tape and other dangers. I portray it in Existence. That trick is to forge alliances with already-existing small, island states. Places like Tonga, Vanuatu, etc are currently terrified of being literally wiped off the map by rising seas. What I show in the new novel is an alliance with rich seasteaders that allows them to build their initial pillared paradises on land that is currently relatively dry and already sovereign.
What do the islanders get in return? Why, the promise of participation—indeed, continued "existence"—as their reefs and beaches gradually drown! Buy the novel (coming in June) to see it illustrated.
7 - But let's return to the seasteads that start de novo, on some submerged sea mount or patch of open sea. Here's a crucial question:
If you reject the democracies, will you call them for help when an armed gang comes to simply take over your sovereign land, by right of conquest? Perhaps with the fig leaf excuse of a "revolution" of the proletariat of sub minimum wage servants? Or else, rationalizing that strength, cunning, and will are the only righteous justifications required? (Ayn Rand personally repudiated violence; but those who espouse her core principles don't always agree with that part.) A Sea State of refugees is the least of many sources of such danger.
Whatever defensive arrangements you've made, there is always some combination of force and cleverness and treachery that can overcome it. So plan well! Then subject the plan to critique.
8 - On the other hand, the whole thing might be done with superb skill. If all concerns, including environmental ones, are solved (these are clever fellows, after all) we might very well see not only the rise of several dozen unique sovereignties but also wondrous spinoffs—subsidized technological developments that could benefit us all—as I portray in that coming novel.
Piece of advice? Instead of emphasizing the tax-avoidance aspect (a meme which I predict will bite its promoters back, very hard, in the near future), I'd rather see the emphasis be on freedom to do social experiments. Feminist enclaves? Polygamous or polyamorous paradise? A haven for drug experimentation? For genetic self-mod or for bureaucracy-minimized space launch? A place of self-exile for sex-offenders? A MYOB festival? Hey, these things will resonate with public opinion, helping build support. Diversity is the thing, right?
I admit I am less keen on aspects that simply replicate the feudal castles that all our ancestors had to look up at on the hill… and now at sea… where the lords got to evade all accountability, while holding us to our many obligations to them. I asked Patri Friedman if he realized his aim was to re-create that feudal castle… still living off proceeds from the surrounding country. He changed the subject. But isn't that what it boils down to?
There are design elements that can solve this. Positive-sum ways to both achieve their goals and retain fealty to the overall civilization that engendered their fine lives. I hope these fellows intend to create something cool, that combines the best elements and prevents the worst.
Remember, these are smart fellows and they can see what you cannot. The "totally autonomous separation" thing is (as we've seen) just polemic. But there's another reason I think they are doing this. Indeed, the deep-down legal subtext is never mentioned.
They are doing this not in order to escape government, but because we on Planet Earth appear to be heading, inexorably, toward a world government.
Um… Brin just said… what?
Yes, I said world government (WG). Let me explain before you… oh, too late! Well, anybody who covers his eyes and ears at this point, shouting "nah!" is simply in denial.
Look at the charts. The rate by which the international civil service (the equivalent of government "departments") is growing in size and reach. Next see how quickly nations are accepting the legally binding authority of international tribunals, such as the World Trade Court.
Sure, the most blatant and visible parts of a WG are slow in coming, in part because American citizens would go into screaming heebie-jeebies if we saw executive and legislative branches coalescing at the same pace. But the other two branches—the bureaucracy and courts—are taking shape with startling speed.
Elsewhere, I may explain how I see the executive and legislative aspects of WG happening faster than anyone could presently expect. And no, I'm not talking about alien invasion or some "unifying threat from the outside" or any other cliche. It is a really surprising scenario and one that cannot conceivably be stopped. Because it falls into place trivially, even organically, over the next 30 years. No matter what Americans say.
(Hint: it has almost nothing to do with the UN! Indeed if Americans want to have a say in the design of the coming WG, we had better start thinking about it and speaking up, instead of staying in frantic denial! Disclaimer… as an American, I feel distaste toward what is forming. Believe me, nearly all Yanks—left or right—are totally creeped out by this notion. I just have the guts to look it in the eye.)
Okay, so how do I connect these dots back to the grand plan to create artificial sovereignties at sea? How to reconcile the surficial Seasteader mantra of autonomy from all governments, with the fact that smart guys like Peter Thiel and his colleagues can see WG looming on the horizon? How will Seasteading help them, in such a world?
The answer is to be found in a phrase I highlighted earlier. Legal Standing. Because of the way that WG is forming on Planet Earth… with the judiciary and bureaucracy first and the legislature last… the chief effect is to ensure that individual humans have no legal standing before international agencies. Only sovereign nations have standing, can file suit, negotiate treaties, or assert rights and privileges.
There are many aspects to this situation. For example, it is what has allowed most people—especially Americans—to pretend in their minds that everything is still "international" and not planetary. As I said, the psychology of all this is delicate, nervous and fraught.
But here's the crux. If they can establish a dozen or so new, sea-based national entities, to stand alongside the 200 or so that already exist, then the Seasteaders will be in the same position as the original founders of the New York or London Stock Exchanges.
They will have inheritable or negotiable "seats"—a grandfathered position of "standing" allowing them to step up before WG bodies representing the interests of millions of clients. Large and small.
Think this is about autonomy? Or feudal privilege? Or social experimentation? Naw. These guys are smarter than that.
It's about getting in on the ground floor of the 21st century's great new business frontier.*
* You heard/read about it here first. Remember that, when it is common knowledge and the way of power, a generation from now.
In interpreting the motivations of Peter Thiel's initiative I lean towards thinking he is doing this for the profit motivation. Thiel is a business man, and as such will work diligently to attract investors and partners onto this nation, and businesses that bring in a healthy Return on Investment (ROI). I wonder if this effectively means 'citizenship' into this self-proclaimed floatilla will be on the basis of one's existing financial wealth and portfolio. Given that no minimum wage and welfare is an option here, I'd guess only highly skilled people able to be useful to this SeaSteading initiative will be welcomed, unless perhaps the founders are also looking for cheap, homegrown unskilled labor? I'm personally doubtful of the latter given the negative publicity it would probably attract from the international media on production exploitation.
"Legal Standing. Because of the way that WG is forming on Planet Earth… with the judiciary and bureaucracy first and the legislature last… the chief effect is to ensure that individual humans have no legal standing before international agencies. Only sovereign nations have standing, can file suit, negotiate treaties, or assert rights and privileges."
Looking at an earlier example of a "start-up" micro-nation or 'unrecognized state', The Principality of Sealand (near the UK), it has not been recognized as a sovereign state by any other sovereign state/country, supranational entities like the UN and others, without multi-national trade agreements between itself and other nations. It now sits alone in the ocean, in ruin and for sale. If Thiel's flotilla doesn't have sovereign recognition by the US and other nations, will those engaging in activities on this floating island be subject to the laws of their nation, or will they be excluded from follow the laws of other nations if it's on international waters? Will their courts, not having official sovereign state status, be able to enforce their 'laws' and will they have the final say (above UN international law, laws of other nations from which the citizens originate)?
What if the US claims it's within their territorial waters, or the US extends its territorial waters? How will Thiel and Co., successfully fight this? America has a history of permanent military bases, and interventionist wars with those it considers a threat, so could this be invaded or taken over by the US government? What if the micro-nation of Thiel's angers the US (defining him and citizens as 'traitors' or 'terrorists') and they put a trade embargos on it, effectively blocking all citizens and companies from doing business with them?
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&$@! them. If Thiel and his dilettante wannabe pseudo-rugged-individualist hypocrites have any sack or integrity, they'll start from scratch and eschew every technological, financial and social connection to the society—to all the institutions, rules, regulations, authorities, and established civilities—that made their wealth possible.
But of course they won't. They might be leeches on civilization's fat belly, a bunch of uber-rich welfare queens in libertarian wrappings, who wave Atlas Shrugged with the bullying viciousness of Bible-waving Inquisition priests, but they're not dumb. Because if they had to live by honest toil and their so-called principles, they'd be picked clean in a week.
As an ambassador for The Seasteading Institute, I would like to clarify that The Institute does not have specific plans of building floating colonies off the coast of San Francisco. (http://www.seasteading.org/about-seasteading/frequently-asked-questions#build_one_already) The Institute's primary purpose is research and movement building, and as a non-profit entity, it will not engage in projects of such a substantial nature.
However, Blueseed (http://blueseed.co), a for-profit seasteading venture, does plan to create a high-tech entrepreneurship center in close proximity to Silicon Valley, 24 miles offshore, in international waters.
If Thiel's stated goal is for these islands to be mini petri dishes in government experimentation then making them entirely reliant on the mainland for the inhabitants wealth (at least as they are described here) seems somewhat counter-productive. A true test would be to build self-sufficient societies that had to rely soley on their own political and economic systems for survival. Otherwise all he's doing is creating the ultimate gated community.
I have some ex-friends, whom I used to work with in the 1980s, who are just salivating at the chance that Mr. Thiel and Company will built their Seastead in the Caribbean or Eastern Pacific.
These people are all ex-Colombian Special Forces, and now high ranking members of Drug Cartels.
They can't wait to pillage such a lush target…. Or, to take advantage of it (by threat of such piracy) to make use of it to smuggle drugs into the USA.
My earlier comment was addressing some of the concerns raised in Mr. Wosnack's post concerning legal status.
The reason that these "Pirates" in South America are salivating over their perceived opportunity is that the upper strata of many of the Drug Cartels are highly educated and affluent people, most of whom are aware of the problems that befall nations or states that do not have international recognition (such as Sealand).
I propose full state expropriation of assetts held by anyone egomaniac making a suggestion like Thiel's. The world needs less, not more, hiding spots for tax criminals.
Let me just highlight the two main problems with your argument. When talking about world government you are talking about the time *after* state sovereignty. We see this happening now. Sovereignty loses much of its meaning and importance. Small and medium states are forced to adopt the same policies as the bigger and mightier nations they wish to do business with. The small sovereign island states that you mention are in fact not even able to staff their own UN offices now. There's at least one NGO ("Islands First") that helps them by providing interns free of charge. The rich of this world don't need to spend money on building seasteads to get small island states at the brink of financial ruin to do their bidding. You say the local population might not agree? But the rich would face the same problem on their own seasteads. The people who may ultimately bring a sovereign seastead into existence are not necessarily the same that would benefit from its sovereign standing in a legal manner should world government ever materialize. There might be rebellion on a seastead too. I wager seasteads "will wind up being more complicated, onerous and problematic" than even you envision.
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"They are doing this not in order to escape government, but because we on Planet Earth appear to be heading, inexorably, toward a world government."
- David Brin; if Peter Thiel is investing in this venture to escape 'World Government', as you assert, then why is he listed as a member of the Steering Committee* for the Bilderberg Group which consists of powerful government/political/business of large multi-national corporations to discuss world issues (likely with 'projects' and active initiatives in secret)? Though they claim no resolutions are proposed - along with no votes, no policy statements issued to the public - it is difficult to impossible to tell what is really going on there without relying on second-hand 'leaked' information that may or may not be reliable.
With secretive Bilderberg meeting attendees at Peter Thiel's disposal, including Princes, Federal Reserve chairmans, and other powerful 'globalist-minded' people leads me to immediately think "world government" and not "Libertarian paradise".
(* Source: http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/governance.html - USA Thiel, Peter A. President, Clarium Capital Management, LLC)
Does the author, David Brin, know that people have commented and have asked questions (including direct ones to him)?
It's so tiring reading about the Bilderberg Group;
and don't forget Halliburton! It began with JFK assassination conspiracy books; it has never let up since. If only you knew how stale it has become, Nathan. Every wingnut with a notebook full of flawed conspiracy info wants to write a book.
Post-post there is nothing conspiratorial about what I posted, and I resent the fact you compared the Bilderberg group to conspiracy theories. Here you have global-minded thinkers, elite and powerful leaders, meeting in private to discuss world issues of finance, war, technology in private from a central location and the details aren't made public. Fact. Not a conspiracy. Try reading their website or any reliable source on the Bilderbergs; you might learn something.
So you have Thiel participating with these people. It just seemed a bit odd that Libertarian-minded person wanting to create a sovereign flotilla initiative away from a system of welfare, high taxes, gun rights, and at the same time closely associate in private with those who are big on welfare, high taxes and gun restrictions. It makes me, because I'll only speak for myself, wonder what his real intentions are. No tin foil hat conspiracy theories here.
@Evan Landry; good question. I don't think Mr. Brin likes communicating with his commenters. Too bad; he should be more accountable and defend his writing.
Learn the difference and stop blasting people, with your holier than thou attitude, for bringing up Bilderberg Group, Trilateral Commission, CFR as if they're pseudo-intellectual swear words; the context is key, and the context in which I was using it was perfectly fine.
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The purpose of the journey is the journey itself.
My grieving process threaded into my column on TheStreet.com; my editors were empathetic and allowed for some latitude during a difficult stretch. Still, it was clear they wanted nuts and guts financial stuff and would put up with only so much human interest. An underlying tension began to emerge as the editorial staff carved up my columns before they posted.
I never claimed to be a good writer but I spoke from the heart and told the truth. Sometimes, a word here or shift there can change the entire complexion of the content. I held my ground as they explained proper grammatical execution to me.
My style was simple -- communicate complex information nestled within pop-culture references like Young Frankenstein or Animal House and introduce topics with musical lyrics, be it the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin or Tom Petty.
My inbox filled daily with hundreds of emails. Many of them were about the markets but a surprising number of them had nothing to do with the tape. It amazed me how diverse my audience was but upon reflection, it made complete sense.
They weren't traders that happened to be humans. They were humans that happened to be traders.
The Critters Cometh
I began using metaphorical representations of the stock market-Hoofy the Bull and Boo the Bear -- to represent both sides of the trading story. There's always a bull case and a bear case and the residual grist is what you read about the following morning. It made sense to write through that lens as the friction between opinions is where true education lies.
In time, my readers asked what Hoofy was doing or what Boo was thinking and they assumed personalities and unique perspectives. They resonated; people liked them. It occurred to me that nobody ever branded the Wall Street bull and bear.
TheStreet.com paid me a salary but it paled in comparison to the money I made trading. Writing wasn't about the compensation as much as it was a catharsis; we never signed a contract because I didn't believe they should own the words "Hoofy" or "Boo." As it turned out, it was one of the best business decisions I ever made.
They didn't press the issue. To them, I was a cash cow, the man in the trenches who was a source of content that generated page views. I wrote incessantly as I navigated the other side of the technology bubble, chronicling my trades for the world to see. If the market was a casino, it felt like we had the dice in our hands for an incredibly long roll.
TheStreet.com was happy, our investors were happy as we edged towards fresh double-digit gains and I was happy, albeit a bit hollow. Profitability was a wonderful distraction from the pain of losing my grandfather but it didn't fill the void.
The dynamic continued as the overcapacity of greed gone awry dripped from wayward technology stocks.
Life was good, or so I thought, as I had the toys society bestows on those with money. Forget all the time that elapsed while I sat in front of my screens. There would be more dinners with friends, plenty of time to find a bride and countless hours to relax.
They say to be careful for what you wish. I never quite understood how profound that was until I got to where I wanted to be.
Summer Loving
As I've grown older, I realized the difference between having fun and being happy. Entering the summer of 2001, I knew of no such distinction.
Ruby aside, life had never been better. While others struggled with the fire sale on Wall Street, we were making serious money and I lived the lifestyle to prove it. I never thought I was that guy, the player who bankrolled limos, tables at nightclubs and big, expensive dinner checks.
I suppose, in hindsight, I was.
I was still grieving my grandfather when my buddy Lionel and I ventured to the Hamptons to look for a summer rental. I bought a BMW without so much as looking at the sticker price; U2 played loudly as we sped to the East End.
After seeing several houses, we were about to head back to the city empty-handed when a broker called to tell us of a place in Sag Harbor that had to be seen. We turned around and took one, final shot. The moment I drove into the compound I knew it was home. "We'll call it Ruby Ridge," I said to Lionel before we got out of the car to explore the grounds.
It was sensational. The Philip Stark designed house was flush with Lichtenstein's, a meditation tower, media room and a wraparound terrace over looking Sag Harbor. There were immaculate rolling grounds with an eight-car garage, an adjacent two-bedroom casita and an outdoor dining pavilion with a fireplace and kitchen surrounding a black gummite pool. A croquet court sat between the compound and a two hundred square foot beach, all within walking distance from town.
We had to have it. "Seven bedrooms," one of us said, "there's a lot of space here." The broker told us the house was listed for the summer at $150,000. Before we got back in the car, it was ours. We pulled in five or six friends, turned our garage into a nightclub called "Shagababy" and smiled when we overheard others talking about the new, private club somewhere in Sag Harbor.
There were a hundred people at Ruby Ridge at any given time. When we had parties, on my birthday and at the end of summer, 400 people attended soirees that are still being talked about. It was a summer of debauchery straight out of a movie, a twisted tale of revelry that could have been called "The Top of the Market."
As a trader with my pulse on trends and turns, I should have seen it coming. I left for Hawaii on Labor Day weekend to fulfill my promise to my father.
It would be the last time New York ever looked the same.
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Election Office to launch new computer voter ID system
The Election Office (EO) will launch its new computerized Voter Registration Identification Card System project in the next few days, according to EO officials.
Chief Election Officer Soliai Tuipine first revealed this project in late September during a House committee hearing, saying his office is preparing for the 2012 general election and among the developments is the new voter identification card, which will eliminate the current laminated one to be replaced with a newer voter ID - similar to the new driver's license issued by the Office of Motor Vehicles.
In the EO's 4th quarter FY2011 performance report, Soliai said the Voter ID project is transitioning into a new database with an ACCESS platform and the new system had been undergoing "functionality testing and staff training" since late September with the completion target date of November 2011.
The same report also says the agency continues its "Outreach and Future Voter Project" which targets segments of the local population, students and the "special needs voter population" for education and information.
The project has EO officials visiting various elementary schools in the territory "to implant early in the minds of future voters of American Samoa, the beauty of democracy, the reasons for conducting elections and the roles of the Election Office."
"The take home message - for students - is that once you are 18 years of age, you are required to exercise your right to vote," the report says. "It is important that you register to vote and to participate in the election process."
Election staff continues to visit the Territorial Administration on Aging, the Hope House - home of the elderly and the disabled and the Matafao Special Education Center which is part of this outreach program.
Meanwhile, Soliai encourages the more than 1,000 voters whose names were purged from the election roll - due to failure to vote in the last two general elections - to re-register, to ensure their voice is counted in the 2012 general election.
"With the next general election less than a year away, we continue to encourage everyone to register to vote especially that it's a bigger election where voters will cast ballots for the governor and lieutenant governor," said Soliai.
Next year's other elections are for the 20 House seats and the Congressional delegate.
Also expected to be on the ballot is a Fono approved measure, seeking to amend the local constitution by removing the veto override authority of the Interior Secretary and have that authority vested with the Legislature.


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The man killed on Wednesday in a gunbattle with Columbus police had a longstanding habit of illegally carrying guns, and investigators say the woman who died with him had known that he was wanted for questioning in an April homicide.
Police interviewed Emmanuel Gatewood's girlfriend, Kourtney Hahn, several times in recent weeks, homicide detective Ron Custer said yesterday. During one of those encounters, detectives later learned, Gatewood had been hiding upstairs.
"He was well aware of it because we interviewed people close to him," Custer said.
Though Gatewood, 24, was considered a suspect in the April 5 fatal shooting of 29-year-old Lance Glenn, the early morning shootout this week that left him and Hahn dead and two officers wounded by flying glass was unexpected, Custer said.
"We had no indication at all we would have that result," he said.
Yesterday, county Coroner Jan Gorniak said that Gatewood and Hahn died of multiple gunshot wounds. She wouldn't give more details.
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said he wasn't surprised when he checked Gatewood's criminal history on Wednesday and found a substantial juvenile record and a pattern of illegal gun possession. The unprovoked attack on officers suggested a habitual law-breaker, he said.
"He was hanging out the window shooting backward, trying to hit them," O'Brien said.
Families of Gatewood and Hahn have declined to talk to The Dispatch.
Gatewood was indicted last year on charges that he and two others broke into a 55-year-old man's North Side apartment and beat him. The case fell apart when a co-defendant was acquitted and the victim backed off on the level of Gatewood's involvement, O'Brien said. The charges were dropped in September.
Attorney General Mike DeWine said he had people such as Gatewood in mind when he proposed a bill last month to send repeat violent offenders who are caught with a gun to prison for at least 11 years.
"This is the type of person that we need to get out of society," DeWine said. "It just reinforces that there is a small number of people who commit a disproportionate amount of violent crime."
Many questions about Wednesday's shootout — including how many shots were fired and how many times Hahn and Gatewood were hit — haven't been answered, said Sgt. Rich Weiner, a Columbus Police Division spokesman.
The .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun carried by officers holds 15 rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber. Officers carry at least two backup magazines.
Officers have said that two guns were found in the SUV that Gatewood and Hahn were in, including one with a high-capacity magazine.
Weiner said it will take time to sort out the unusually large crime scene — almost a half-mile from where the pursuit started to where the SUV crashed to a stop in the parking lot of a Clintonville fire station. No bystanders were injured, but bullets struck houses and cars and landed blocks away.
It was fortunate, authorities said, that the incident occurred when it did, shortly after 5 a.m.
"We're always concerned about the possibility of one of those bullets striking somebody," Weiner said. "And in this case, we were fortunate that it was just property that was damaged."
The Police Division identified the injured officers yesterday as Ty Stoneking and Daniel Wolf. They and five other officers — Andrew Ross, Kyle Andrews, David Salsgiver, Patrick Daugherty and Craig Haller — fired their weapons during the confrontation. The shooting was the second close call for Stoneking, who was stabbed repeatedly three years ago by a drunken, mentally ill man during a disturbance in the University District. Stoneking shot the man three times. His assailant survived and is serving nine years in prison.
Custer said Gatewood and another man were seen speaking to Glenn outside the Body Shop after-hours club in South Linden just before Glenn was killed. Detectives don't know a motive for the homicide.
"We wanted to find out from him (Gatewood) exactly what that contact was," Custer said.
Gatewood had a few outstanding warrants and didn't have a driver's license, so patrol officers were told to pull him over if they spotted him or the tan SUV. Police are still looking for the second man, whom Custer declined to name.


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Published on April 12, 2011. Played 5,462 times. Editors' rating 3.1
Clan Wars: Goblin Forest is a fantastic goblins war game. Goblins, unite! Goblins, fight! Fight to the bitter end to defend your clan's stronghold!
As Chief of your Goblin Clan you must defend your stronghold and lead an army against your enemies in this strategic fantasy game.
Train your Armies, Upgrade your Stronghold, Learn new Skills, and manage your heroic chief as he develops into a mighty Warlord.
Click on the boxes in the bottom-left to send out warriors or to upgrade armor, range, attack power, and more. In the top-left corner, your gold, experience, reputation, and population are shown. To scroll, click on the screen, then use the arrow keys. If you want a full in-game tutorial, select the easy mode.


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Messages from the new board (2014-16)
President: Huaiyu Wang, Georgia College & State University
With my service for the community of Chinese philosophers by organizing APA panels and maintaining the good development of the organization, I will continue my work to promote the communication among scholars and students working in the field of Chinese philosophy and the status of Chinese philosophy in contemporary philosophical research. In addition, as ACPA reaches its 20th anniversary in 2015, I hope to work with friends and members of the organization to have a conference and celebration in 2015 so as to honor the great achievements of the organization in the past twenty years.
Vice President: Steven Geisz, University of Tampa
I work in Chinese philosophy, philosophy of mind, and political philosophy, and my current research focuses on philosophical psychology and conceptions of embodiment in early Confucianism and various stages of Daoism.
Secretary/Treasurer: Bongrae Seok, Alvernia University
I have interdisciplinary and comparative research interest in moral psychology, neuroscience and Chinese (Confucian) philosophy. I have been presenting and publishing my papers and books on philosophy of mind, moral psychology, and Confucian philosophy for many years. I hope to bring more ideas and energy to ACPA and work cooperatively with other officers to serve ACPA for its continuing effort to bring Chinese philosophy, not just as a cultural and social tradition but also as a rigorous intellectual tradition to academia and the general public.


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Ran in to an issue where I was pushing several DialogViewControllers in to a NavigationController. The DialogViewcontroller instances would asynchronously fetch data, and add the dialog elements when the data was retreived. Whilst this was working quite well, at any given point in the navigation the back button would only appear on the topmost view (the current view). Navigate back to any previous view and the back button would not be on the NavigationController.
I knew that the NavigationController is reliant upon the title of each UIView, so I made sure I was setting that, but it didn't help.
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A Review of The Vietnam War and Theologies of Memory
Why are wars so common given that they are so destructive? When they are so rarely won? When they are so often fought for reasons that turn out to be lies? When they invariably bring out the worst in human brutality? How do individuals and societies recover from such destruction and mendacity?
Theological contributions to the enormous literature on such questions have been few and far between. Great theology books have been written about peace, but aside from studies of Old Testament warfare, hardly any have been written on war. The Vietnam War and Theologies of Memory is thus a welcome contribution to theological ethics.
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Spring into Happy Hour with a Green Machine Champagne Cocktail
Happy first official day of spring! Whether you're surrounded by sunlight or still shivering in your sweaters, use today as an opportunity to drink something seasonal: our Green Machine. Made with earthy green tea, tart lime juice and a sprig of mint, this green cocktail is perfect for brunch or a night in. You may even gain a little bit of hope for warmer weather!
Green Machine
2 ounces chilled prepared green tea
1 1/2 ounces fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce agave nectar or honey
Fresh mint
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add green tea, lime juice and agave nectar or honey; shake well. Strain into 2 flutes, then top with champagne. Garnish with fresh mint.
Tip: Look for matcha green tea to create the greenest hued cocktail.
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Happy Mulled Wine Day!
Here's a fun fact that's sure to ease your Monday blues: It's Mulled Wine Day! Mulled wine is a classic cocktail that's perfect for these chilly nights. It's spicy, sweet and just strong enough to warm you from the inside out. While we usually associate white wine with being chilled, here's a mulled wine recipe that calls for pinot grigio. It's light, spiced and just sweet enough, it may even make your Monday feel like Friday. Cheers!
1 lemon
1 (750ml) bottle white wine, such as pinot grigio
1/2 cup honey
1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and sliced into rounds
8 whole cloves
6 star anise pods
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
Using a peeler, zest lemon. In a saucepan, bring zest and remaining ingredients to a simmer over medium. Remove from heat, cover and let steep 10 minutes. Makes 4.
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Cocktails, Anyone? The Rosy Mimosa
Just two short days stand between you and the weekend, and even less time stands between you and happy hour. No matter what time your drinking activities begin, you should enjoy this blushing twist on a brunch classic: The Rosy Mimosa.
Not only do you swap out champagne for sparkling rosé wine, but also try using the juice of a Cara Cara orange, an extra juicy, low-acidity navel orange that's pretty in pink. Here's the full recipe:
Rosy Mimosa
1 part Cara Cara orange juice
2 parts sparkling rosé
Combine juice and rosé in a champagne flute and enjoy! Does it get much simpler than that? Cheers!
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Dirty Pickle Martini
Inspired by one of my friends' favorite shots–the Pickle Back, a whiskey shot chased with pickle juice–the Dirty Pickle Martini is crisp, sour and salty all at once. Though I prefer all of my martinis made with gin, the Dirty Pickle Martini is especially tasty when made with gin. Get ready to say "Cheers!" with this super satisfying and lip puckering cocktail.
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Negroni Time
I've always been fascinated by people with a "signature drink." Not the type of drink that they have named after them, but the type of drink that they order all the time. I've always wondered, first, how did they find or decide on this drink? And second, what did their drink of choice say about them? Perhaps one of the reasons I was intrigued by these drinkers and their single cocktail devotion was that I didn't have a signature drink of my own–that is until I discovered the Negroni.
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A Blurry Bicicletta Cocktail
At brunch recently, an Italian friend of mine cancelled my normal brunch drink and ordered me a Bicicletta instead. "Trust me," he said, laying on the Italian accent of course, "you'll love it." And he was right. Bitter, sweet, effervescent and not too strong, this vibrantly colored cocktail is a must for brunch or a summer picnic when you wanna mix it up. Get the supersimple 3-ingredient plus garnish recipe below.
The Bicicletta supposedly gets its name from the old Italian men who would wobble and swerve on their "biciclettas" (Italian for "bicycles") on their way home after having a few too many to drink. Personally, I think it's best made with a dry Italian white wine, such as pinot grigio, as it balances the bitter components of savory Campari. Play around with the amount of club soda you add too. The goal is to add enough club soda to make the drink light and sparkling, but not so much that you dilute the drink and it's bright red color.
Please forgive the bluriness of the photo, perhaps I had one too many biciclettas at that point.
Makes 1 drink
2 ounces Campari, an Italian liqueur
2 ounces white wine, preferably Italian
club soda
lemon slice
- Combine Campari, white wine and club soda.
- Gently stir to mix–you don't want to deflate the carbonation.
- Garnish with lemon slice and enjoy.
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Keep Cool with Cucumber Cocktails
Cucumbers are cool…literally! Did you know that cucumbers are about 20 degrees cooler than the air temperature on a warm day? Yup, so put that in your cocktail. No, really–do it! As an unexpected cocktail ingredient favorite, cucumbers lend a light melon flavor and mouthwatering freshness to cocktail creations all year-round. Keep reading below for to see how you can put this crunchy green in your cocktails.
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A Star-Spangled Sparkling Sipper
Let's be honest, I'll drink bubbly anytime, but I find it especially satisfying when a celebration is afoot. So what could be more fitting than pairing the palatial fireworks of sparking wine with an Independence Day celebration? Nothing. Get the tasty recipe below.
Go red, white and blue with this champagne cocktail from our "Year of Champagne Cocktails" recipe collection. You'll enjoy drinking this sparkler all monthlong with its all-American kicker, a homemade bourbon simple syrup!
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Watermelon Cocktail Time
I love our Get Fresh column because, even though I freely confess to a dependency on Lay's potato chips, I'm also a fresh fruit and vegetable enthusiast, especially in the summer. So I encourage you to check out (and tear out) "Get Fresh with Watermelon" in our July/August issue, which is full of fun facts and helpful tips.
What we didn't have room to include is the recipe for my favorite watermelon cocktail. My sister, Anne, and I concocted it for our Sisters' Secrets to Confident Entertaining newsletter long before I became editor of Every Day with Rachael Ray, but you guys are my priority now, so I'm sharing!
—Lauren Purcell, Editor-in-Chief
Watermelon Quencher
Makes 2 drinks
2 ounces fresh watermelon juice*
1 ounce vodka
½ ounce triple sec
½ ounce fresh lemon juice
Combine all the ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake 10 to 15 times to chill. Pour, with ice, into a glass rimmed with a mixture of half sugar, half salt.
Extra credit: Tint the sugar-salt mix with a couple of drops of red food coloring.
*To help you with portions: We bought a watermelon wedge that weighed about 2 1/2 pounds. That yielded about 4 cups of chunks. Puree those in the food processor (if you're not using a seedless melon, please remove the seeds first), strain the mixture through a sieve, and you get about 1 1/2 cups of juice—enough for six cocktails. For kids and designated drivers, the watermelon juice, with or without a squeeze of lemon, is great straight up or mixed with seltzer.
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I Heart Watermelon Cocktails
Pink cocktails are my guilty pleasure. They simultaneously appeal to my inner girly-girl and taste a-maz-ing, and yet, I rarely order them in public. After bartending many years ago on the opening night of the first Sex and the City movie and making over 200 Cosmopolitans, I don't think I (or any other bartender for that matter) can look at a pink drink in the same way. That being said, I do make an exception for watermelon cocktails. Juicy sweet and irresistibly fresh, watermelon–in juice or puree form– is like putting summer into a glass. So when there's a watermelon cocktail on a menu, you better believe I'm gonna order it, but since that can get expensive, here's a few of my favorite watermelon drinks that you can make at home.
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Watermelon Quencher
This lovely libation from our Editor-in-Chief, Lauren Purcell, and her sister, Anne, will put smiles on everyone's faces. Use a couple drops of red food coloring to tint the sugar-salt mixture for a colorful cocktail rim.
Watermelon-Plum Sangria
Two kinds of plums and a half of a watermelon is all you'll need for this thirst-quenching sip. Use a melon baller to scoop balls out of the watermelon, then plop 'em into your pitcher. How easy is that?!
Melon Patch Champagne Cocktail
From our "Year of Champagne Cocktails" recipe collection, this June-inspired sparkler combines slightly sweet watermelon, botanical-infused gin and savory rosemary to create a crisp, clean and ultra-refreshing concoction.
Watermelon Mint Cooler
Mint and lime heighten the cooling and refreshing factors in this 4-ingredient cocktail. Make it by the pitcher for the easiest signature party cocktail ever!
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The Treasury Department's Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession released a final report on improving the sustainability of the audit profession. The report was approved 14-1, with former Securities and Exchange Commission chief accountant Lynn Turner casting the dissenting vote. Turner opposed a recommendation that the audited financial statements of the larger firms be provided to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on a confidential basis. Read the report.
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Unbeaten local hero Chris Algieri will fight at the Paramount in Huntington, NY on July 20, when Star Boxing's "Rockin Fights 9" returns with a full card of professional boxing. The undefeated 16-0 (7 KO) Junior Welterweight will step in the ring with his most experienced opponent to date, Mighty Mike Arnaoutis, who is 24-8-2 (11 KO) and the former USBA Junior Welterweight Champion. Joining Algieri on the card will be Alan Gotay, 5-0 (3 KO) and Anthony "Showtime" Karperis, 4-0-1 (2 KO) and the professional debuts of Golden Gloves champ Vincenzo D'Angelo and Wendy Tousant. Tickets will be available June 19
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"Quiet Santa" a success for families dealing with autism
Program provides sensory-free experience with Santa
A simple idea from a pair of siblings is once again providing a priceless opportunity this holiday season for dozens of local families.
The "quiet Santa" program provides a sensory-free experience for children who have autism and other special needs.
In just its second year, the occasion has become a very popular two-day event.
Julie Sheldon and her brother Jim had the idea after witnessing how a busy, noisy mall would be hard for those kids to meet with Santa.
"It's been very overwhelming, the response," said Julie Sheldon. "We get a lot of families very grateful for the opportunity again, many of them say that they wouldn't even try to take their child to the mall, so for many of them it's their first opportunity ever to get to meet with Santa."
Registration for this year's program is full, but Julie hopes to continue the event for years to come.
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Editor's note: Catholicgauze emailed this to some of his closest as a private message. I contacted him, and he granted permission to share his Christmas message with the public. It's well worth the read. --- tdaxp
At Midnight when Christmas Eve becomes Christmas, in a church in downtown Baghdad, Christians partake in Mass celebrating Christ's birth. They are joined by their Shia Muslim fellow Iraqis. The church has Iraqi Police protection but it is questionable if it is needed. Parts of Iraq are awakening out of the nightmare which was the civil war. The mass is beautiful and has been kept by Assyrian Catholics since their beginning (with a few slight changes). Meanwhile I was in a heavily guarded chapel room where the security was not needed. The priest/chaplin had his own version of the missal including his own interpretation of the Lord's Prayer set to the tone of Jingle Bells. Babylon.
Tonight (the period of darkness between 25 and 26 December) I am in the ruins of an old Iraqi base. We have a little shop set up here and officially are doing our jobs but it is all quiet. The old buildings still have Arabic writing left by bored Iraqi soldiers and air men. It is almost like you can here their ghosts speaking. Whisperings of the old days.
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The deal: The Valentine's special here features a four-course meal with a complimentary glass of champagne for $50 a person on Feb. 14. Choose from festive dishes like the pan-seared chicken with heart-shaped ravioli and the strawberries with chocolate fondue dessert.
Details: 5-10 p.m. Feb. 14. 7042 E. Indian School Road, Scottsdale, 480- 946-1622.
The deal: The Fish Market has a sweet deal for seafood lovers this weekend. The Market is serving up two 10- to 12-ounce Australian lobster tails for $39.95. Guests can choose three preparations: broiled, sauteed or the pasta recipe. Available while supplies last.
Details: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday; noon-9:30 p.m. Sunday. 1720 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, 602-277-3474.
The deal: Unwind after work or grab a cheap bite to eat on the weekends with drinks specials and reduced appetizers at Skeptical Chymist in Scottsdale. The Irish restaurant and pub features happy-hour specials. Choose from the chicken tenders, mussels or pub wings, all $2 off.
Details: 4-7 p.m. daily. 15688 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. 480-609-8677.
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text: RSS Events Feeds Charlotte Startup Weekend 1/25/2013 6:30 PM - 1/27/2013 9:00 PM Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur?The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success?Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in over 200 cities around the world. From Mongolia to South Africa to London to Brazil, people around the globe are coming together for weekend long workshops to pitch ideas, form teams, and start companies.All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it's a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.Whether entrepreneurs found companies, find a cofounder, meet someone new, or learn a skill far outside their usual 9-to-5, everyone is guaranteed to leave the event better prepared to navigate the chaotic but fun world of startups. If you want to put yourself in the shoes of an entrepreneur, register now for the best weekend of your life!SCHEDULEFRI 25•6:30pm Registration Starts•7:00pm Dinner & Networking•7:20pm Welcome & Speakers•7:30pm Pitches Start•9:00pm Attendees vote for the top ideas•9:15pm Teams start forming and discussing ideas•10:00pm Start to formalize teams and take an inventory of skills. Be honest, and direct about what resources and skills are needed for the weekend. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allowSAT 26•9:00am Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee•9:30am Teams formed and setting up workspace for the weekend•12:00pm Lunch•1:00pm Call for needs & skills•2:00pm Coaches help teams one-on-one. They are here to help!•6:30pm Dinner•7:30pm Mid weekend check-in, status reports, call for help•10:00pm Finished for the day. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allowSUN 27•9:00am Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee•10:00am Call for help (this is self motivated, so don't be shy)•12:00pm Lunch•12:30pm Coaches arrive… ASK QUESTIONS•3:00pm Gut check. Start prepping for presentations•4:00pm Dinner•5:00pm FINAL PRESENTATIONS•7:30pm Judging & awards•8:30pm Wrapup•9:00pm Go home!SPEAKERSJohn Bradberry | Author and Co-Founder, ReadyFounder Services**John Bradberry co-founded and leads ReadyFounder Services, a provider of tools and services for entrepreneurs and investors. He has improved the performance of more than a thousand leaders and hundreds of teams in companies such as Novartis, ITW, Sun Microsystems, Coca-Cola, Avon and Bank of America, as well as a range of seed- and early-stage ventures. In 2006, John launched an immersive study of the entrepreneurial process, resulting in his book 6 Secrets to Startup Success: How to Turn Your Entrepreneurial Passion into a Thriving Business, (AMACOM, 2011). Prior to starting an independent consulting firm in 1997, John worked with First Union Corporation (now Wells Fargo) and Kepner-Tregoe, a global management consultancy based in Princeton, NJ. He is a graduate of Davidson College and earned a master's in psychology from the University of Richmond.Jeremy Olson | Founder and Lead Designer @ Tapity, Inc.**Jeremy is founder and lead designer at Tapity, a tiny Charlotte-based company that built apps like Grades (an Apple Design Award winner) and Languages (selected by Apple as Editor's Choice and Best of 2012). His work has been featured on national television, dozens of prominent tech websites like Mashable, TheNextWeb, and TechCrunch, and in print magazines, newspapers, and books. As a UNC Charlotte Senior, he is super interested in inspiring entrepreneurship in the Charlotte area.Igor Jablokov | Entrepreneur in Residence, Blackstone EN**Founded Yap Inc. in Charlotte, NC in 2006. The company was the first to develop a fully automated voice messaging and voicemail-to-text platform eventually raising over $10 million in venture funding. The company was sold to a Fortune 100 Tech Giant in 2011.JUDGES | Igor Jablokov & Devin Collins Learn More: Charlotte Startup Weekend


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That One Little Facebook Photo Could Cost You A Job!
I'm sure you've been warned to make sure that you think about what you put on your Facebook page. Potential employers may be watching. In fact it could stay on your record for years!
Did you know that there is a background check company that just got approval from the Federal Trade Commission which means that everything you've posted could now be scrutinized when considering you for a job? The company is called the Social Intelligence Corporation (which is creepy in itself). And they can now look at your Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and other internet accounts and keep their findings on file for 7 YEARS!
The CEO of the company did offer this explanation, ACCORDING TO FORBES.COM.
While we store information for up to seven years we do not "reuse" that information for new reports. Per our policies and obligations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, we run new reports on applicants on each new search to ensure the most accurate and up-to-date information is utilized, and we store the information to maintain a verifiable chain-of-custody in-case the information is ever needed for legal reasons
Well, that may be so, but it sure should be a word to the wise, especially teenagers. (Who am I kidding? Adults do it too. Ever heard of Anthony Weiner?) Heck, it even happens to teachers according to an article at Cynical-c.com.
Times are tough right now. You want to make sure that you have as good of a chance at landing that next job as you can. Try to think like a very conservative employer, and go back into your Facebook or Twitter account and do a little role playing. If there's even a question, take the picture off! Remove that profanity. Don't take chances with your future!


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Did you know Cleveland Clinic offers nutrition, fitness and educational programs that can help you manage your diabetes?
Diabetes is a disease that can affect the whole body — your eyes, nerves, kidneys, heart, and other important systems in the body. It can also affect your mouth. People with diabetes face a higher than normal risk of oral health problems.
The link between diabetes and oral health problems is high blood sugar. If blood sugar is poorly controlled, oral health problems are more likely to develop. This is because uncontrolled diabetes weakens white blood cells, which are the body's main defense against bacterial infections that can occur in the mouth.
Just as studies have shown that controlling blood sugar levels lowers the risk of major organ complications of diabetes — such as eye, heart, and nerve damage — so to can diabetes control protect against the development of oral health problems.
People with diabetes who smoke are at an even higher risk — up to 20 times more likely than non-smokers to develop thrush and periodontal disease. Smoking also seems to impair blood flow to the gums, which might affect wound healing in this tissue area.
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Clinton Moore competed in Zurich, Switzerland over the weekend battling the worlds best FMX riders in whats been known as Europe's biggest freestyle event, Freestyle.ch. The event holds the best snowboard, mountain bike and FMX athletes in two days of competitions and shows. Clinton Moore shined both days and took out the whole event against … Continue reading
A crowd favourite at round six at Swan Hill when he powered his 300 smoker to a 9th place finish in the opening moto after falling in the first turn, Milesevic is sure to be turning heads again this weekend after spending more time testing his race bike over the past two weeks. "I … Continue reading
After a Sell out capital city tour with NITRO CIRCUS, Clinton will be heading straight to AUSTIN, TEXAS this weekend for the Summer X-GAMES, to compete in Freestyle. Clinton is feeling great coming of the five week Australian tour and with a solid trick list has is sites set firmly on a podium at the all new … Continue reading
Flightpath MX team rider Emma Milesevic, will aim to defend her junior national title at the 2013 KTM AJMXC at Horsham on Sept. 28 – Oct. 3 You can read the full story here
Clinton Moore topped off another great weekend for 2013 with a spot on the podium at the Finist'Air Show in France, Coming in second to Thomas Pages in best trick, Clint dropped a super flat nac 360 to keep out Take Higashino who took out third place.