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BALTIMORE (AP) — New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, the team announced Wednesday.
Jeter last played Saturday against Boston. He was removed for a pinch runner after hurting his left ankle, and although a CT scan was negative, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said the shortstop will be shut down for the remainder of the year.
"This entire season has been a nightmare for me physically," Jeter said. "It's a fitting end."
Jeter started the year on the disabled list after breaking his left ankle in the 2012 playoffs. He returned to the DL twice more and played in only 17 games, batting .190 with one homer and seven RBIs.
His departure comes with New York in the thick of the AL wild-card hunt.
"It's very disappointing not to be able to play, especially at this time of year," Jeter said. "This is when I want to play the most."
Asked if the 39-year-old Jeter might have reached the end of his career, Cashman replied, "No, I do not believe that. I really don't believe that. I have not thought I have watched his last game. Not one time."
It's been a rough season for Jeter, New York's career hits leader with 3,316. He made his season debut on July 11 but hurt himself in that game and returned to the disabled list on July 19 (retroactive to July 12) with a right quad strain. After being activated on July 28, he returned to the DL on Aug. 5 with a strained right calf.
Jeter was a regular in the lineup after his return on Aug. 26, but now he's done for good.
Brendan Ryan, obtained in a trade with Seattle on Tuesday, was in the starting lineup at shortstop on Wednesday.
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There are some puritans who would want to deny this wonderful phenomenon that's sweeping the globe, but the truth is that in Western countries like the United States people are marrying (and having children later), sleeping with more people before getting married and hitting puberty earlier. The American Psychological Association has released study which basically states that young adults are more readily sexually active, but they're not as ready to settle down as their forebears may have been.
These hookups are becoming much more of a normal thing thanks to the media. While extramarital affairs still have a long way to go in gaining acceptance from the media as a whole, there is a general acceptance of sexually free people (who tend to be extremely attractive). Oral sex is on the rise as a sexual activity and has become a staple of most people's sexual catalogue which means that sex can be had quickly and hook-ups can be easily found.
The hookups are also evolving on their own. No longer is the extramarital affair that of the kept mistress in her own separate house. As the place of women becomes more equal and it becomes accepted that they will have their own sexual hookups outside of what their significant other or long-term sex partner might want. They are no longer kept for a single man, but instead able to choose what they would like to do with their own body and sexual choices (to a point, but there are always going to be some people who would rather put tradition before evolution and equality).
As stated in the paper by the American Psychological Association, today's acceptance of hookup culture "…represents a marked shift in openness and acceptance of uncommitted sex."
What if you're in the dark and don't know what hookups are?
Hookups are basically sex, generally one night stands, but they can broaden into long term relationships as well. These relationships are generally called No Strings Attached relationships (or NSA relationships). Hookups don't involve feelings and they don't involve getting to know someone. Instead they are focused in on the nitty gritty bumping and grinding. While there used to be a huge negative stigma against hookups, this has changed radically within the last little while.
The study found that on average men and women both tend to have positive feelings about their hookups more often than negative feelings about them. While there is an idea that there's a walk of shame or that you'll feel disquieted and uncomfortable after a quick hookup or fling, it was found that with men 82% of them did not regret having had sex. This number was lower for women, but still holding steady at 57%.
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Just as children nowadays can use iPhones while the elderly struggle with them, each generation is more adept at acclimating itself to the culture of the generation before it than the people of that generation actually were.
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I recently got an absolute bargain "Gazer Gem1" EQ mount with RA drive, complete and in great nick, 2nd hand. Everything was fine, until I plugged the handbox (says 12v on it) into my 12v power supply and switched it on. There was a pop noise and some smoke belched out of the controller.
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Catcalling: it's not big. It's not clever. And it's not going to get you laid.
Here I am, walking home from work, exhausted, eyeliner half way down my face with an apron on that makes me look like a frumpy pilgrim who has just given birth to her 12th child.
Along comes a group of boys in their light blue Renault Clio, some form of house music blaring and seats so far back it looks like a 6 year old is driving.
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'Cat calling' is when someone is verbally harassed in a derogatory manner in a public space: in bars, shops, and on the street.
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This doesn't make sense to me; fair enough, if you're attracted to men, then continue to impress men (although I highly doubt gay men would be wooed or impressed by this either) but if you're attracted to women, don't insult them.
So what can we do about it ladies? We can't lower ourselves to their level, but we can't ignore it either. I think the best way forward is to address this with our male friends. Tell them when we're annoyed, embarrassed or feel unsafe because some guy just shouted something at us in the street. Female oppression is so last century!
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Trying to be satisfied with less than 2000 again.
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2000 calories... That is what I've been hanging at for awhile now. This surpasses my goal by about 350 calories. I can tell you there was a time for much of last year, where staying within my caloric goals was dare I say "easy". I was motivated, I told my cravings who was boss. But, I haven't been that same person for quite a few months now. I held on and maintained my weight for quite awhile, while I kept up with my cardio, but for the last month that has been slipping too. I've gained 4lbs back, and I'm pretty sure they're "real" pounds., as it wasn't something that just jumped on me overnight. What the heck is going on with me? I seem to ask this of myself everyday right AFTER I shove something into my mouth... I want the determined me back. I know what I need to do, but how do I kick my butt into doing it again? There are many reasons to do the hard work, and no reasons not to. I've looked back over my blog entries, and I see that I've been on this downward slop for quite awhile now. I'm scared to death that I'm becoming too comfortable. In the past, this is exactly the point at which I stopped "dieting" and it all came back on again. Can I at least give myself some comfort in telling myself that at least this time I am quite aware of what is going on, instead of being blind to it as I was so many times before? Today I forced myself to get up and do my cardio DVD instead of catching up on some of my favorite DVR'd shows. It felt GOOD! I have Zumba scheduled tomorrow, and I'm thankful for that right now! But, how do I tell my stomach that I am FULL? How do I tell myself that the feeling of not being hungry is what to strive for, and not gutt busting full? It's so hard to stop eating sometimes. I've noticed afternoons after work is my hard time again. I need to plan ahead for a more filling snack to get me through until supper. It's been hard not to raid the pantry first thing when I get home. I need to knock that off! Ok, I guess I'm just emotion dumping right now, but I feel that I need to right now. I'm heading off to bed knowing that today I made some bad choices, but I made some good ones too. Thankful that with every new day I have a new opportunity to try a little harder to get back on track.
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Can I just say, there's a typo in there that may be revealing. You write that you were on a "downward slop". Maybe that was a comment on your eating!
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At least you can do the workouts! That is my mental block!
Being mindful is always with us when we hang with sparks. It doesn't always stop those extra helpings of food but we are aware of what we are doing. For some of us we stop the overeating before it gets out of hand & then there are those of us that are the yo yo's.
I wish you success beginning today!
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Microsoft announced on Wednesday Bob Muglia's replacement to head up its Server and Tools Business.
Satya Nadella, who was the senior vice president for engineering in the Online Services Division, is a 19-year Microsoft veteran. He has previously been involved in Microsoft's Bing search engine and the all important Bing-Yahoo search alliance. Steve Ballmer has appointed Nadella to run Microsoft's Server and Tools Division, previously run by Bob Muglia.
Muglia's departure comes at a time when Microsoft's Server and Tools business has been performing well. The division has grown well over the past few years and made $5.5 billion in operating profit in fiscal 2010. His departure is the fourth top Microsoft executive to quit in the company in just a year.
Nadella will now be responsible for Microsoft's infrastructure software, developer tools, and cloud platform, including products such as Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center and the Windows Azure Platform.
"We're already making strong traction across our Server and Tools Business by embracing cloud services," Ballmer said in a statement. "Satya has deep experience in both our server business and online services, which will help accelerate our momentum while setting the course to deliver the cloud computing scenarios of the future."
Steve Ballmer sent an employee-wide email on Wednesday along with a similar email from Satya Nadella.


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The fall-out from Howard Webb's refereeing performance during the Arsenal-Liverpool FA Cup fifth-round tie continues with the news that he has been removed from a website advertising his after-dinner speaking.
Webb had been told to focus on refereeing after missing what Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers described as a "blatant penalty" in Sunday's FA Cup clash at Arsenal.
The 2010 World Cup final referee and England's representative for Brazil 2014 awarded Liverpool a spot-kick in the second half but six minutes later did not give another when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tripped Luis Suarez.
Had the penalty been awarded and converted, Liverpool would have had the momentum at 2-2, but instead they exited the FA Cup after a 2-1 loss to the Gunners.
His performance drew consternation on Twitter:
Howard Webb should be in massive trouble, Possibly the worst refereeing decision I've ever seen, Disgraceful, Better team lost
— Darren Farley (@DFImpressionist) February 16, 2014
Former Premier League official Mark Halsey also criticised Webb and advised him to give his full attentions to refereeing, rather than allow opportunities that come with his high profile to add to his workload.
Halsey told talkSPORT: "Howard has made an error of judgement. He has not had the best of seasons. He has not been the Howard Webb we all know.
"Perhaps he may need a little rest because he is perhaps doing too much.
"He is not just refereeing football matches, he is doing a lot of work outside of football. He is doing a lot of after-dinner speaking. Everyone wants Howard Webb because he was the World Cup (final) referee (in 2010).
"He has to take a good look at himself in the mirror and ask himself what he wants. This (refereeing) is his full-time job and he has got to concentrate on this.
"He has to forget about what he is doing outside of football. He has got to put that on the back-burner and concentrate on what he is being paid for full-time."
It appears that Webb may have taken action after the Daily Telegraph reported that Webb's after-dinner services – which were available for the sum of between £2,000 and 4,000 - have been removed from agent's website comedians.co.uk.
A word of caution must accompany that news though as the report goes on to state that while his profile has been removed from the website that he is still available for such engagements.
If Webb took this decision in the wake of Halsey's comments, then that fact that he is still available for engagements could draw further criticism – particularly if his level of officiating does not improve.
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Downton Abbey Ratings Second Only to Super Bowl!
What is football? Can't you just hear the Dowager Countess uttering those words with a trace of disdain over tea? Well, Dowager, football — at least the North American variety — is nothing you need concern yourself with.
New ratings from yesterday (Sunday, February 2) show the latest episode of Downton Abbey was second only to the Super Bowl, which ran in the same time slot on the East Coast. That's the third straight year in a row the show has claimed the spot of second-highest-rated show on Super Bowl Sunday, according to The Wrap
It's already been a record-breaking year for PBS and its imported darling. The January 5 U.S. premiere alone drew in more than 15 million viewers, a new record for the channel.
Last night's episode, the sixth of eight scheduled for the season, scored a 4.9 overnight rating for all viewers and was up approximately 200,000 viewers from when the show went head-to-head against last year's Super Bowl. In the much contested demographic of ages 18 to 49, Downton took home a 1.2 rating and had an average audience of 1.6 million viewers.
The high numbers may be in part because of a strategic marketing push played up by PBS in the days leading up to the Sunday night showdown. By asking fans "Which team are you on?" and pitting football against the more refined airs of the Crawleys and fellow U.K. show Sherlock, the campaign generated 31.5 million potential impressions on Twitter (thanks, #DramaBowlPBS) and almost 1.2 million post views on Facebook.
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Ratings: American Idol tied with The Big Bang Theory, down 27% from last season
The Big Bang Theory was the #1 show last night tied with American Idol with a 5.5 rating.
American Idol had a total of 17.4 million viewers and was even from last week, down 27% percent from last season (7.5 and 21.89 million viewers). This is actually very good news as it looks like Idol might be holding steady with these numbers. I hope this is the lower end of the ratings for Idol this season. No more big drops from week to week please.
From FOX Research:
@AmericanIdol was the No. 1 program of the night in Adults 18-49 (5.4/15, tie w/ Big Bang Theory) and Total Viewers (17.1 million)
From TVbytheNumbers:
The Big Bang Theory's 5.4 adults 18-49 rating was down a tenth vs. a 5.5 rating last week, but for the third week in a row it topped the first half hour of American Idol (5.0) among adults 18-49. Also, its average audience of 16.38 million viewers would be a series high, if it holds up in the final ratings. Rob had a 3.4 adults 18-49 rating, down a tenth vs. a 3.5 rating last week. Person Of Interest had a series high 3.3 adults 18-49, up a tenth vs. a 3.2 rating two weeks ago. The Mentalist's 2.8 adults 18-49 rating was down 7% vs. a 3.0 rating two weeks ago.
American Idol drew a season low 5.4 adults 18-49 rating in its full hour, down a tenth vs. a 5.5 rating last Thursday, although finals adjustments are likely to close that gap. The Finder slipped to a 2.4 adults 18-49, down 14% vs. a 2.8 rating last week.
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Good googly moogly, that is a nice map. Do you have a website for your campaign? It would be nice to be able to see the entire map your portions are a part of. I also like the city map (wish a higher res version were available), it reminded me of the City State of the Invincible Overlord.
Hmm, I don't know what the posting limits are, but should you ever feel inclined to share your maps, try rpgmapshare.com. Although they mostly carry Dundjinni maps, I believe their posting limits are more generous than Photobucket or Flickr.


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Bell's beer event roundup: Beers we are thankful for, tastings, Bourbon Barrel Aged Batch 9,000 and more
Below is a look at Bell's beer events this week in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio and Kentucky.
Nov. 19
Specialty Beer Night/Tap Takeover: Beer Bistro in Chicago
Nov. 20
Stout Blowout Night: Small Bar in Chicago – enjoy a rare taping of 2011 Cherry Stout
Nov. 26
Specialty Night: Jerry's Sandwich's in Chicago
Nov. 19
Bell's Night: The Aristocrat in Indianapolis - multiple taps including The Oracle, Wedding Ale, Le Batteur and more
Nov. 19
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Beer Tappings: Buster's on 28th in Minneapolis at 11 a.m. - Black Note, Bourbon Barrel-Aged Batch 9,000 and Bourbon Barrel Aged Cherry Stout
Burnt: Republic in Minneapolis at 5 p.m. - 11 different beers including Java Stout, Kalamazoo Stout, Double Cream Stout, Expedition Stout, Bourbon Barrel Aged Cherry Stout, Bourbon Barrel Aged Batch 9,000, Rye Stout, Harry Magill's Spiced Stout, Black Note, Hell Hath No Fury and Oatmeal Stout
Nov. 20
Beer Dinner: Casey's in Walled Lake at 6 p.m. – take a look at the menu.
Beer Tasting: Harding's on West Main St. in Kalamazoo from 4-6 p.m.
Ugly Sweater Contest & Great Beer: Fuel Woodfire Grill in Port Huron at 6 p.m. – prizes for the ugliest sweater, great food, Christmas Ale, Hell Hath No Fury, This one goes to 11 and more
Beers We're Thankful For: Ashley's in Westland starting at 2 p.m. (staggered tappings) - Two Hearted, Winter White, Best Brown, Third Coast Beer, Midwestern Pale Ale, Kalamazoo Stout, Porter, Double Cream Stout, Hopsoulution, Hell Hath No Fury, Sparkling Ale, Vienna Smoked Lager, Christmas Ale, Le Pianiste, Oatmeal Stout, Golden Rye, This One Goes to 11, Kal-Haven Ale, 2011 Cherry Stout, Black Note and bottles of Java Stout and Expedition Stout, plus beer infused cuisine
Nov. 21
Beer Tasting: Harding's on Centre St in Portage from 4-6 p.m.
North Carolina
Nov. 21
Holiday Tasting: Whole Foods South Park in Charlotte at 5 p.m. - Best Brown Ale, Christmas Ale and Winter White Ale
North Dakota
Nov. 21
This one goes to 11 Tapping: The Walrus in Bismarck at 5 p.m.
Nov. 23
Black Note Tapping: Moelein Lager House in Cincinnati at noon.
Nov. 21
This one goes to 11 Tapping: Nach Bar in Louisville at 11 p.m.
Nov. 23
Black Friday Black Out: Nach bar in Louisville - Expedition Stout will be on tap all day. Black Note will be tapped at 8 p.m.
Looking ahead
Join us for holiday parties, tap takeovers, beer dinners and more. Take a look at our full calendar here.
Winners of Bell's 3rd Annual Homebrew Competition announced
One hundred and twenty six entries were submitted for the 3rd Annual Bell's Homebrew Competition and Nick Rodammer, pictured at right, took first prize with his Belgian black IPA.
All of the winners were announced during All Stouts Day on Nov. 4 at the Eccentric Café.
Rodammer will get to brew his recipe with Specialty Brewer Zeke Bogan at our original brewery in downtown Kalamazoo to then go on tap at the Café.
This is the same brewery where many of our smaller batches are brewed including The Wild One, the Jazz Series, Roundhouse IRA, Kal-Haven Ale, Harvest Ale, a number of specialty stouts and more.
Overall, judges were very impressed with the caliber of entries this year, noting lots of experimentation and a lot of hops.
There was also a good presence of beers made with wild yeast and bacteria, said David Curtis, Bell's General Store Manager and coordinator for the competition.
Last year's winner, A Bit of Heat, from Geoff Groff was brewed with paradise seeds, rose hips and habaneros.
Look for details for the 4th Annual Bell's Homebrew Competition to come in 2013.
Cheers and congratulations to all!
1st place: Nick Rodammer, Belgian black IPA
2nd place: Jay VonBuskirk, hoppy beer brewed with mango
3rd place: Adam and Britani Wisniewski, brown ale brewed with smoked malt
Sam Mirto, coffee porter
Jerry Pardeik, citrusy IPA
Richard Dueweke, weissbier
Matt Holley, black IPA
Brad Wyant, coconut cream stout
Chris Carr, a beer fermented with lactobacillus and aged on oak and brettanomyces
Alex Mantakounis, chocolate peanut butter cup porter
Scott Fitzsimmons, citrusy pale ale
Sam Bailey and Kyle Smith, tropical IPA
2012 Great American Beer Festival: 5 Bell's beers will be available including Kal-Haven Ale, Roundhouse
If you are going to be at this year's Great American Beer Festival in Denver, be sure to stop by the Bell's table and say hello.
This year, we'll be pouring …
Roundhouse IRA: Distinctly hop-forward, Roundhouse IRA possesses substantial amounts of late-kettle hop additions & dry-hopping, yielding a heady blend of fruit-like aromas such as pineapple, peach, and the citrus family. These notes continue into a crisply bitter hop presence across the tongue, but the judicious use of toasted & caramel specialty malts prevents the hop intensity from overwhelming the palate. Rather, the malt body lends a slight caramel undertone to the beer, creating a smooth, dry finish that pulls everything together.
Kal-Haven Ale: Combining malted & unmalted rye with a blend of kilned barley malts, Kal-Haven Ale brings a rich, earthy malt body to the glass. The use of Brettanomyces yeast in fermentation lends a degree of depth to the flavors, while pine & citrus notes from a blend of Pacific Northwest hops keep it from becoming heavy.
Smoked Vienna Lager: A balanced addition of smoked malts results in a subtle, smoky aroma that defines our Smoked Vienna Lager. Vienna & Munich malts lend toasty notes, while the presence of a blend of European hops complement the whole with a crisp bitterness and slightly drying finish.
Two Hearted Ale: Two Hearted Ale is defined by its intense hop aroma and malt balance. Hopped exclusively with the Centennial hop varietal from the Pacific Northwest, massive additions in the kettle and again in the fermenter lend their characteristic grapefruit and pine resin aromas. A significant malt body balances this hop presence; together with the signature fruity aromas of our house yeast, this leads to a remarkably drinkable American-style India Pale Ale.
Porter: One of our many award-winning beers, Porter emphasizes the darker, roasted aspects of malt. Hints of dark chocolate and freshly roasted coffee provide the focus, while hops remain in the background. Not as full-bodied as a stout, Porter bridges the gap between malty brown ales and our more heavily roasted stouts.


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The FBI works around the globe to combat the most dangerous criminal and security threats facing our country—from international and domestic terrorists to spies on U.S. soil…from cyber villains to corrupt government officials…from mobsters to violent street thugs…from child predators to serial killers.
We currently have jurisdiction over violations in more than 200 categories of federal law. They generally fall under our three national security priorities and our five criminal priorities as follows:
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1. Protect the United States from terrorist attack
It's our overriding priority—to head off terrorist attacks by identifying and disrupting the plots of international and domestic terrorist operatives and cells, by cutting off terrorist financing and undercutting other forms of support provided by terrorist sympathizers, by sharing information and intelligence with partners worldwide, and by providing strategic and operational threat analysis to decision makers and the wider intelligence community.
Our work locally is led by our New Haven Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), created in 2001 and strengthened in the days following the 9/11 attacks. The task force—made up of representatives of 16 local, state, and federal agencies—runs down any and all terrorism leads, develops and investigates cases, provides support for special events, and proactively identifies threats that may impact the area and the nation. We also have satellite JTTFs working out of the Bridgeport and the Meriden Resident Agencies.
The work of the task forces is bolstered by the New Haven Field Intelligence Group, which centralizes and spearheads the analysis and sharing of terrorism-related intelligence (and intelligence on all major threats) both inside and outside the Bureau.
For more information on the FBI's national efforts to prevent terrorist attacks, see our Counterterrorism webpage.
2. Protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage
Today, more foreign spies—not just traditional adversaries but also allies, hackers, and terrorists—are trying to steal more of our secrets from more places than ever before. What do they want? Our country's juiciest classified information, of course—from military plans to national security vulnerabilities to our own intelligence activities. But increasingly, they also want our country's trade secrets—innovations that give us a leg up in the global marketplace—and seemingly harmless technologies that could be used to develop or improve weapons of mass destruction.
In New Haven, we have a dedicated foreign counterintelligence squad that—in line with the FBI's National Strategy for Counterintelligence—works to keep weapons of mass destruction and other embargoed technologies from falling into wrong hands, to protect secrets of the U.S. government (including the intelligence community) and critical national assets, and to help strengthen the national threat picture by proactively gathering information and intelligence. Our work includes knowing the key targets in our territory, developing strategic partnerships with area institutions, and disrupting the efforts of insiders and key nations.
For more information on the FBI's national program, see our Counterintelligence webpage.
3. Protect the United States against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes
The FBI leads the national effort to investigate high-tech crimes, including cyber-based terrorism and espionage, computer and network intrusions, and major cyber fraud and identify theft. To stay in front of current and emerging trends, we gather and share information and intelligence with public and private sector partners worldwide.
Our cyber crime squad investigates computer intrusions and crimes and tracks down predators who use the Internet and computers to facilitate the sexual exploitation of children. We closely coordinate Connecticut-based cyber investigations with federal, state, and local law enforcement members of the Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force (CCCTF). See our Partnerships webpage for details.
For more information on the FBI's national efforts, see our Cyber Investigations webpage.
Criminal Priorities
4. Combat public corruption at all levels
Our number one criminal priority is public corruption. Our cases examine allegations of public officials (elected, appointed, or under contract) or private individuals being involved in crooked schemes that violate federal law and undermine public trust and confidence in government.
For more information on the FBI's national efforts, see our Public Corruption webpage.
5. Protect civil rights
The FBI is the lead agency for investigating violations of federal civil rights laws…and we take that responsibility seriously. Specifically, we aggressively investigate and work to prevent hate crime, color of law abuses, human trafficking, and freedom of access to clinic entrances violations—the four top priorities of our civil rights program. We focus on all of these issues in New Haven.
To combat human trafficking, we have teamed with the U.S. Attorney's Office to form the multi-agency task force CT STOP IT. We also participate in a statewide Hate Crimes Working Group with the states attorney's office and other state and local agencies.
For more information on our overall efforts, see our Civil Rights webpage.
6. Combat transnational/national criminal organizations and enterprises
Criminal organizations—from mob families to street gangs to drug trafficking outfits—sow violence and crime in our communities and create underground economies that undercut free enterprise.
Most of our work in this priority throughout the New Haven Division focuses on violent gangs and drugs through a variety of law enforcement partnerships. See our Partnerships webpage for details.
Learn more about our national work to combat organized crime and violent street gangs.
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Fraud—the art of deliberate deception for unlawful gain—is as old as history; the term "white-collar crime" was reportedly coined in 1939 and has since become synonymous with the full range of frauds committed by business and government professionals. Today's financial criminals and con artists are more savvy and sophisticated than ever, engineering everything from complex stock and health care frauds and intellectual property rip-offs.
We have three squads dedicated to fighting white-collar crime in Connecticut.
The FBI also participates in the Connecticut Securities, Commodities and Investor Fraud Task Force, which consists of local, state, and federal agencies. The task force is committed to preventing and investigating securities and commodities fraud in Connecticut. To contact the task force, call 203-777-6311 or send an e-mail to email@example.com. Learn more about the task force and securities fraud.
For more information, see our White-Collar Crime webpage.
8. Combat significant violent crime
Even with our post-9/11 national security responsibilities, we continue to play a key role in combating violent crime in big cities and local communities across the United States. Beyond our work targeting violent gangs and other criminal enterprises, we focus on such issues as crimes against children (including online predators), crime on Indian reservations, the search for wanted fugitives, serial killings, kidnapping, murder for hire, bank robberies, and special crimes like the carriage of weapons on aircraft and crime on the high seas.
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Is Java easy or hard for a beginner?
Well I'm considering taking some computer courses, but I haven't decided my major yet, so I would like to know what programming is. The course I might take includes basic concepts of data representation, user interface design, and software engineering; however, I have no idea what these are. Is there any way to know if I'm interested in these aspects? Also, is Java easy or hard for a beginner?
On 2006-08-12 21:04:09
well java is pretty complicated so i suggest you try a java tutorial for beginners from sun java systems.
On 2006-08-12 20:10:03
If your not familiar with ANY programming language/scripting language it may have a tough learning curve. Any HtML or VB or other would make it easier to adapt to conventions and syntax.
On 2006-08-12 20:20:45
There's a lot to it. Any language in a sence is easy it jut depends on how much there is to it. There is a lot to learn with Java.
On 2006-08-12 20:19:12
I can tell you that the future is Web 2.0. This means the web is going to turn into desktop applications. The user can't tell if what he is viewing is a web page. This is a very hot area of programming that is going to be the de facto future. Applications you use currently like Word excel and any other will and are currently transforming to web.2.0. Ajax a technique using javascript plays a major roll in this area. Ok so if you did learn java which is more like vb or oop then yeah, you should. You gotââé¬âä¢s to understand oop. It really does not matter which language you learn as long as you understand oop. From my experience using java applets is not a good thing. I have never used it and donââé¬âä¢t see it promise or place. Form my experience in being inside Web 2.0 development concepts, I am having to be proficient with the following. Javascript DOM ASP.net 2.0 Vb.net C# SQL Server It really comes down to what you want. Do you want to be a leader of redesigning the web era or just create applications?
On 2006-08-12 21:26:16
The basics of java are pretty easy. You build on those basics as you learn, so it's not much worse than any other language. There is a LOT of stuff to learn (the java libraries, tools and methodologies go on forever), but don't let that stop you.
On 2006-08-12 20:49:30
There's a saying, "Computer Science has as much to do with computers as Astronomy has to do with telescopes." Computers, and all the languages that are used to develop software for them are really just a means to an end. Computer Science really deals with the SCIENCE of COMPUTING, which is not limited to any one particular language or technology. Instead it deals with a fair amount of theory. It focuses on two main areas: How data is represented and how data is manipulated. Both of these categories are very broad and a good CS program will educate the scholar in all the different methods and principles. So, to answer your question (so to speak): Data Representation: Data is really just a bunch of 1's and 0's but how you interpret that is what makes it useful. Depending on how the data will be used (do you need a space saver, or something that can be found very quickly?) will have a big influence on how it is stored. User Interface Design: There's another saying "Being a doctor would be great if it wasn't for the patients." Often times, it's very difficult for a programmer to develop software that is easy and intuitive to use. How do you arrange your interface that allows the user to accomplish his job as quickly and easily as possible? Software Engineering: Ah, modern marvels. How to write software that runs fast (certain algorithms are better than others), uses the least amount of memory required, and correctly performs the tasks required (bugs suck!) Finally, Java. I would say that most modern programming languages are easy for a beginner these days. Generally speaking, the more difficult a language the more control you have over your programs. Learning Visual Basic might have a small learning curve, but you really can't accomplish much with it, compared to, say C++. Java isn't the easiest language, but it certainly isn't the hardest to learn.
On 2006-08-12 21:39:17
The first programming language is always the hardest to learn, and knowing about 6 of them myself, I dont think it really matters which one you learn first. If you are a good student and apply yourself, then you will learn it. If you find yourself slipping with some of the concepts in the class, just get some tutoring. There will be alot to absorb but half of it relates more to general programming concepts and not the actual programming language.


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Ticketmaster has announced that refunds on tickets purchased from it for Garth Brooks' Croke Park concerts will be available from Tuesday July 15.
For mobile, phone and online purchases, no action is required by ticket purchasers as "a full refund including service charges will automatically be returned to the card used to make the purchase".
These purchasers are asked to allow seven to 10 working days for refunds to reach their accounts.
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Columbia, SC (Sports Network) - Kyle Fuller netted 12 points off the bench to
lead the Vanderbilt Commodores to a 58-51 road victory over the South Carolina
Gamecocks in an SEC bout at Colonial Life Arena.
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Brenton Williams led the Gamecocks (11-6, 1-3) with 16 points off the bench.
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6.67 Beautiful Acres with "horse property" zoning
Large outbuildings with shop space and storage 3000 plus sq. ft. shop and storage
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West Allis, WI 53214
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I would like to say a big thank you from the bottom of our hearts to the community that we live in. When we got the news that our Gavin was gone, our whole world came crashing down. Then the scramble to find Indy who went missing from the accident. The support that came from all over was more than can ever be measured. The finacial giving has also amazed us. Gavin had many ideas of how to contribute to the community not only with his time but also with money. Those ideas and wants are still going to happen even though he isn't here anymore.
Alaska's system of political primaries insures that only the most radical candidates will advance to November's elections. Both major parties choose the candidates who are skilled at raising money and scaring and angering voters and who often don't have a clue about how to govern.
Due to our system's shortcomings, moderate candidates who can heal and lead are left in the dust following their primary losses.
There are a few of us who have seen the rise and fall of this great country. We were born in the Depression when there was no money for anyone. The Democrats were a party which was mainly responsible for the winning of the Second World War and I came from a strong Democrat family. But after my service in the Korean War, I became an Independent and have voted for all parties that had a person running who had similar thoughts to mine. Something happened when we became a country of illegal immigrants, who seem to be able to vote when I do not believe they should have.
The recent efforts by the Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance Inc. (AFCA Inc.) to push for a ballot initiative that would effectively eliminate set gillnetting from Cook Inlet are deeply concerning to me. As a person engaged in Cook Inlet fisheries, I recognize and respect the contributions of my fellow fishermen and women, whether they be economic, cultural, or social. Setnetters, just like most Cook Inlet fishers, are members of my community. They are our neighbors, they are business owners, and they are important harvesters of salmon.
Homer Electric Association would like to thank everyone who helped make our 5th annual Energy and Conservation Fairs a great success. The Fairs at the Kenai Middle School and West Homer Elementary School attracted approximately 1,000 people who received information about energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling, and other topics related to this year's theme, "Safe, Responsible Energy Solutions".
The decision to integrate Skyview High School students into Soldotna's first built high school, SoHi, seems to have generated strong emotions from some Skyview students and their mothers. That's understandable. These students and mothers have apparently demanded that, since they are being "re-branded," all So-Hi students should be re-branded also. That means changing the SoHi mascot (Stars) and colors. Unfortunately, the Kenai Peninsula school board has given credence to these frivolous demands instead of moving forward with normal educational issues and school business.
With all the discussion concerning the Kenai River King salmon I am surprised that the issue of excessive guide pressure has not been brought up. The" commercial" guide industry impacts the Kenai on two fronts. One being the sheer number of kings that this commercial fishery kills and the second is the adverse affects this industry has on the quality of life on this river.
I am very disappointed in the Kenai Peninsula school board for even entertaining the idea to change Soldotna High School's identity. This one act of allowing this conversation to pursue has separated the community significantly more than had the school board simply said "Skyview is closing. We will have one high school in Soldotna, Soldotna High school." Had they simply took that stand, very little discussion would be occurring now about this and instead of all this bickering we would be focusing on how to make the transition best for those few students transferring.
On August 25, a SUV drove through Curtain Call Consignment. The consignment shop, which is a non-profit fundraiser for Kenai Performers, sustained extensive damage. After much soul-searching, the volunteers decided to relocate the shop to a new location.
Bob Penney and the KRSA crowd are going on the attack against Cook Inlet setnetters. The initiative they announced recently, if passed by Alaskan voters, would make it illegal for this traditional, incremental part of our economy to continue.
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Introducing Thelma Plum
A folk singer-songwriter from Brisbane who cites her musical influences as Paul Kelly and Maryanne Faithfull, 18-year-old Thelma Plum is on the verge of a promising music career. We meet the next big thing and she performs two of her songs live and unaccompanied in our Brisbane studios.
- Thelma Plum
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- Daniel Browning
Comments (2)
Claire :
05 Jan 2013 6:42:03pm
That was a beautiful interview Daniel and Thelma. I was so touched by Thelma's voice . Look forward to your album Thelma....x
Larry Langman :
06 Jan 2013 10:38:03am
Listening today to this wonderful interview. What an amazing and talented voice.
Daniel's interview was very good indeed.
But the talent and maturity that Thelma's singing delivers was really quite exceptional.
Well Done Awaye for spotting this talent


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When you dine out, you might think about the ingredients that go into your food, but you probably don't think about all the numbers that make your meal happen. Restaurants are filled with interesting figures that might not be apparent when you bite into an enticing entrée or take a sip of a signature cocktail, but they're all around you.
This week we set the GPS for a little lap of luxury in the rolling hills of the Virginia countryside known as the Inn at Little Washington. For more than three decades, chef-owner Patrick O'Connell has been masterfully crafting world-class New American cuisine flourished with a French accent. In between entertaining the Hollywood elite, he was kind enough to tell us just how much foie gras and caviar he goes through, the astonishing number of bottles in the Inn's wine cellar, and how many eggs his brood of hens lays.
The Inn at Little Washington
Years in business: 34
Seats: 85
Guest rooms: 18
Wines on the wine list: 2,500
Virginia wines on the wine list: 55
French wines on the wine list: Approximately 1,100
Bottles in the wine cellar: Currently 12,000
Single malt scotches available: 26
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They were on a brief hiatus, but the brilliant minds behind Sunday Suppers are back in action again.
I'm hoping to have the chance to get to one of their classes while I'm home in NJ this summer. But honestly, I'd love to do something like this myself — host little dinner parties/cooking classes, meet new people, make an awesome meal, and laugh a lot.
{photos by Karen Mordechai from Sunday Suppers}


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David Gomez finished with 20 points and seven rebounds in Tulane's 59-47 loss at Indiana State.
Nov. 25, 2006
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Terre Haute, Ind. - Junior David Gomez led all scorers with 20 points, but Indiana State used an 18-2 run fueled by three consecutive three-pointers to erase an eight-point deficit and snap Tulane's three-game win streak with a 59-47 victory in front of 3,577 fans at the Hulman Center.
Trailing by two points at intermission, the Green Wave (3-2) charged out of the gates at the beginning of the second half and used an 8-2 run overtake Indiana State (3-1), and build its largest lead at 40-32 at the 10:48 minute mark on a Gomez jumper.
However, the Sycamores rallied and did not allow TU another field goal for seven minutes. During the draught, ISU scraped back into the game and trailed by a basket when Marico Stinson buried back-to-back treys and teammate Gabe Moore made it three straight with his three-pointer to give the Sycamores a four-point cushion.
The Green Wave remained in a shooting slump and by the time Gomez hit a jumper at the 4:38 mark Indiana State had built an eight point lead. TU was forced to foul in the final minutes and the Sycamores hit 7-of-8 free throws to preserve the victory.
"This is a tough loss for us," Tulane head coach Dave Dickerson said. "I thought we played well enough in the first half and the first 10 minutes of the second half to win the basketball game. Obviously, we had some key breakdowns in our defense that allowed Indiana State to take the game away from us, and that's a sign of a good team that is well coached. They took advantage of our mistakes and turned the game around. We knew we had to be a solid and tough team for 40 minutes to win the game and we were for 30 minutes tonight. The last 10 minutes is when their experience and toughness took over."
Along with Gomez, Chris Moore finished with 10 points, but Tulane managed just 9-of-28 field goals in the second half for 32.1 percent.
ISU's Moore led three Sycamore players into double figures with 15 points, while Jay Tunnell added 12 points and Stinson turned in 11 points. Trent Wurtz grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.
Tulane fell behind early but used a mini-run to take a six-point, 8-2, lead, which marked the Green Wave's largest lead in the first half. Indiana State then rallied and built a six point lead of its own and looked to be taking control of the game, but the TU duo of Gomez and Moore ignited the Tulane offense late in the first half. Gomez broke loose in the lane for a jumper and Moore followed by draining a three-pointer off a fast break. Gomez struck on back-to-back possessions to tie the game at 25-25.
Indiana State's Gabe Moore sank two free throws in the final minute and the Sycamores led at the break, 27-25.
Tulane shot 45.8 percent in the opening period, and its stingy defense held ISU to just 29-percnt on its home floor.


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In the United States, child abuse was first identified as a major issue when in 1962 C. Henry Kempe conducted a survey and found out that in eighty-eight hospitals, there were some 302 children who had suffered some injury as a result of abuse and were termed "battered". This for the first time brought the problem to the forefront though there had been some other studies before this too. The public was aware that child abuse was present but that it was present in epidemical proportions was it came to know with the publication of the research by Kempe.
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In the United States, child abuse was first identified as a major issue in 1962, when a survey by C. Henry Kempe found that in 88 hospitals, some 302 children had suffered some injury as a result of abuse, and were termed "battered." There had been previous studies, but Kempe brought the issue of child abuse to the forefront for the first time, and helped inform the public that it was a problem of epidemic proportions.
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Faith on film
Lifestyle/Technology | New York photographer's project shows the "visual manifestation of God working in peoples' lives"
"Faith on film" Continued...
"It was the desire to take one picture."
That's how photographer Lanie McNulty, 45, explains the genesis of her project, "Lifted Up in New York City," which consists of 30 images of people worshipping. She says she was sitting in a church balcony when she saw "a woman with one hand across her heart and one hand in the air, singing her heart out to God. It was stunning. Absolutely beautiful."
"I need to take a picture of that," McNulty said. She obtained permission from the woman and the pastor, but the next week the woman was performing on stage and the intimate moment was gone. Disappointed, McNulty began to look around the church. She describes what she saw: "So much visual manifestation of God working in people's lives. . . . People praising God, and yet God was loving them back. I couldn't believe how real it was."
McNulty began snapping pictures in 2004. Week after week she took photographs of people worshipping-until the pastor kicked her out. By then she knew "this was a worthwhile thing to do," so over the next four years she attended worship services and prayer walks in all five boroughs of New York, taking pictures of what she saw.
McNulty's interest in worship wasn't merely professional. Until February 2002, she was a "liberal Upper Westsider" whose "notions of Christianity were very much shaped by my perspective of the Christian right, which seemed very angry and unloving and decidedly unhip."
She had lived in Manhattan ever since she graduated from Dartmouth, except for a year in Hong Kong and two years in Boston while earning her MBA at Harvard. Over the next two decades she picked up a master's in education. She worked, married, had three children-and all that time in Manhattan, she didn't know anyone who went to church.
When her sister-in-law, Shannon, who was living in London, took the Alpha Course and went on Holy Spirit weekends, McNulty "was shocked and disappointed," but she figured, "maybe she's trying to introduce some morality into her children's lives."
But then McNulty saw her sister-in-law: "There was a subtle but real difference in her. She was not a better person. She still had the same faults, the same edge. And yet there was something really tangibly different . . . she seemed to have a certainty, a peace, a hope. That was something I really craved."
McNulty described what happened next: "When I saw this change in Shannon, all I could think about was if what she said were true, that you could have a personal relationship in this life with Jesus, with God-who answered prayer and guided you-I knew that would turn everything in my life upside down. I swallowed my pride and my prejudices and basically went to Jesus and said I want to know the truth."
Despite McNulty's academic credentials, she wasn't looking for an intellectual defense of God: "I'm smart enough to know the limits of my intelligence. Someone could always make a better intellectual argument for or against God." Instead, she wanted evidences from life, the kinds of things "that others disregard as coincidence, but you know deep down are true."
McNulty was already a professional photographer before she started her Lifted Up series. She'd gone to the International Center for Photography and had a portrait business. Her new direction was a "leap of faith. No way would it have happened if I hadn't found God."
The project was technically difficult. When she began, digital cameras weren't technically advanced enough to make good black-and-white prints. She started shooting her photographs using film and a 35 mm camera. Since she wanted consistency throughout the series, she continued using film even after digital improved in quality. Many of the churches were poorly lit yet she did not want to interrupt by using flash. "I don't use a long lens. I'm really in people's faces, in their space."
Because she didn't want to distract people, she didn't get signed releases at the time she took the photographs. Later on, she had to go back and get the releases signed. It was the "needle in the haystack challenge." Sometimes pastors could identify the people and sometimes not. Once she identified a man, who was not a member of the church where she photographed him, after locating him in a picture on a Harlem community board.
Her regular prayer before heading out to take pictures was Romans 11:36, "For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever." She says, "Given the technical difficulties, I am more anxious and more dependent on God. I can so much more give God the glory if anything comes out."
McNulty's black-and-white images, already exhibited in Manhattan and with shows in other boroughs in the works, show people singing or praying and seemingly unaware of the camera. McNulty explained how she was able to capture such intimate glimpses: "They trusted me. . . . I was not taking pictures of 'the other.' I was looking to learn more about my own faith. I was not wanting to make people look odd."
Sometimes, she said, "I would put my camera down and pray with people. . . . I often left these churches crying, totally worn out with that exhaustion that comes from exhilaration when you spend time with God."
McNulty's photography and her life taught her about being a Christian in New York: "I've met people I never would have met before in lots of different communities. I found there were Christians in my kids' school. People are quiet about it here. . . . There are some deep prejudices against Christians, and some of that is Christians' own fault. I have had some extreme reactions. . . . I have a warm spot for those nasty reactions because I was like that. I had a lot of ill-conceived notions of what it meant."
She concluded that "God loves New York City. Heaven is not going to be one way of being, one way of looking. NYC is such a beautiful mix of diverse ways of being: cultures, skin colors, languages, opinions, way to be in life, passions. So Christians fit right in."
And what about the false starts, the erratic career path? "I don't regret any of those false starts and yet having God as a parent, He knows what is best for us. . . . We are so programmed to plan our future. It's limiting. . . . There are so many more opportunities than you can even dream of, even at 45.
. . . I'm not the kind of person who gets easily bored. Life is just way too exciting."
McNulty says people don't take photographs to make money: "You do it for some other purpose as well. The reason I take pictures is to get people to question, to talk, to look at something they haven't seen before."