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5 Wrongly Convicted People the Legal System Kept on Screwing
As procedural drama TV shows have taught us, every conviction in the U.S. justice system is the product of meticulous DNA testing and forced sexual tension among the detectives. But what happens when the prosecution screws up and the wrong man ends up in jail? Usually they apologize, set the man free, and try to help everyone move on with their lives, like the mature, responsible grown-ups they are.
Haha, just kidding -- it's actually physically impossible for people in authority positions to admit they're wrong, which is why we get situations like ...
#5. Man Is Freed from Death Row, Billed for the Child Support Payments He Missed While There
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Clarence Brandley was one of two janitors arrested in 1980 as suspects in the murder of a high school student. According to court documents, during their preliminary interrogations, one of the cops pointed to Brandley (who is black) and said, "One of you is going to hang for this. Since you're the n*****r, you're elected." And before you ask: Yes, this was Texas!
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Everything's bigger in Texas! Except for the nooses; those are small and tight.
We're not sure if the cop's statement was meant to be a threat or just a casual prediction, but in either case (spoilers!) Brandley didn't really get a fair trial: He went before an all-white jury; evidence that would have exonerated him was "lost," "stolen," or "mislaid" (including the results of the autopsy); polygraph tests were fabricated; witnesses were told they would be charged with perjury if they didn't convict him; and the entire trial was conducted with KKK cheerleaders singing "Camptown Races" on the sidelines. OK, we made that last one up, but this part's true: When one juror remained unconvinced of Brandley's guilt, his name was leaked to the press and he began receiving hassling phone calls that called him a "n*****r-lover." Brandley was convicted and given the death penalty, and as you can imagine, it turns out he was innocent as balls the entire time.
In 1987, a different, altogether whiter janitor named James Dexter Robinson admitted to the crime during a polygraph test, and it was later revealed that multiple witnesses had implicated him in the crime during the initial investigation but the police had ignored it, because they already had a black guy in custody. Luckily, when Brandley finally got himself an appeal, it was a slam dunk: The presiding judge said that "no case has presented a more shocking scenario of the effects of racial prejudice." Brandley's life was spared and he was released. Happy ending, right?
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He missed most of the '80s. Some would call him lucky.
Not quite: When he got out, Brandley was surprised to discover that he was to make good on the child support payments he had missed. You know, the ones that he was unable to pay due to being in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Between 1993 and 2007, he was forced to pay back $25,640 -- even though the "children" in need of "support" were in their 20s and 30s by then. Meanwhile, when he sued the state to get some reimbursement for the nine years of his life they stole, he was told to go screw himself. Like we said -- the state isn't so big on admitting mistakes.
But he still made off better than ...
#4. The Real Life Fugitive (Who Went Right Back to Prison)
The Fugitive is a classic story of redemption: Harrison Ford (portrayed by renowned surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble) is wrongfully convicted of a violent crime and must escape from prison to track down the real killer and clear his name. You'd think something like that could never happen in real life -- and you'd be right, but not for the reasons you think.
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In real life, one-armed men aren't villains. They're awesome.
When Labanna Rohrbach and Julius Krause were arrested for the 1930 murder of a grocer, the 18-year-old Krause knew he was innocent -- and soon after that, so did everyone else, since Rohrbach had delivered a signed deathbed confession exonerating the man who had been convicted as his accomplice. When the authorities decided to quickly and incisively do fuck-all with this information, Krause was left with one option: escape from prison to hunt down the man responsible. So, 10 years after his conviction, that's exactly what he did.
While the authorities presumably conducted a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse, and doghouse in the area, Krause decided to make it easy on them by turning himself in 45 days later -- only he was accompanied by Curtiss Kumerle, the man guilty of the crime Krause was serving a sentence for. Krause had actually managed to track the guy down and convince him to confess, with Kumerle openly confirming that Krause was completely innocent. So, you'd assume that Julius Krause's ridiculous ordeal was over, right?
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Except for the stressful "Congrats, Julius" parade.
Not quite: The state was still convinced that Krause was guilty for some reason, and even after the governor commuted his sentence from life to 20 years and recommended parole, the authorities kept him locked up for the entire sentence.
See, here's where movie law diverges from actual law: In a movie, if you get locked up for a crime you didn't commit and then escape prison and prove your innocence, they don't hold your escape against you (since you shouldn't have been in there in the first place). But in the real world, escaping from prison is a crime itself. Likewise, real cops don't always applaud those private citizens who go out and do their jobs for them.
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Captain Krause wasn't the hero Ohio needed.
Still, you'd think they'd have cut him some slack. Instead, Krause ended up serving more time for the murder he didn't commit than the guy who actually committed it: Kumerle (who was guilty) got out of jail one month before Krause (who was innocent). They probably had a good laugh about it later.
#3. The Man Spending His Life as a Convicted Felon Because of a Technicality
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Kerry Max Cook's conviction for the 1977 murder of a young woman was a "guilty" verdict that got overturned when key witnesses recanted their testimony. A second trial resulted in a hung jury, and then a third ended with a conviction that was overturned when it was discovered that every detail of the prosecution's case was bullshit.
A witness who claimed that he and Cook had had crazy sex while watching a video of a cat being mutilated (... what?) totally abandoned his story, the prosecution had hidden evidence that Cook and the victim were friends (which explained why his fingerprints were in the house), and it turned out the testimony of their "star witness" was suspect as well: He was a jailhouse informant who admitted he had implicated Cook in exchange for a reduced sentence.
Half of you stopped reading and are hunting down that cat film.
But wait, there's more!
They also discovered that the lead investigator had kept the murder weapon in his home for some reason, that tons of evidence had been illegally destroyed, and, oh, one other thing: The prosecution hid the fact that someone else had been making death threats toward the victim prior to the murder. We're not lawyers, but death threats seem kind of important in a, ya know, murder case.
The point being, Cook is no more likely to be guilty than anyone else who knew the woman (and probably less likely than people who had threatened to kill her), and in 1999 he was finally given the opportunity to submit his blood sample to compare the DNA to semen found at the scene. But then, the night before his fourth trial, the government offered him a deal: He could go free ... if he pleaded no contest. In other words, "We'll let you go if you just tell everyone you did it."
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The prosecutor ended all his dates with that same line.
So, if faced with that choice -- continuing to fight while imprisoned, or getting your freedom in exchange for declaring your guilt -- what would you do? Well, Cook did the latter. He was 42 years old by that point and had spent half his life in prison. He had been repeatedly assaulted, his father and brother had died, and he was starting to go crazy from watching trial after trial go by without reaching any conclusion.
And in a way, everyone wins here: The prosecution gets to go on with a perfect record, the state doesn't have to admit it was wrong, and Cook gets to have a life of freedom -- if by "freedom" you mean "being treated like a second-class citizen for your entire life because your criminal record says you're a convicted murderer/rapist." As opposed to if, say, the prosecution had just dropped the charges.
By the way: After he took the deal and eliminated the need for another trial, the test results on the DNA came back. It wasn't Cook's.


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I've been told once or twice that the following holds:
There is a model of $ZFC+MA+\neg CH$ in which there is a $\mathfrak{c}$-universal linear order embedded in $(\omega^\omega, \le^\ast)$
Moreover, several people have attributed the construction of such a model to Hugh Woodin. The context that seems the most natural for this construction to appear is in his work on automatic-continuity, however for the life of me, I can't seem to find it.
It might also be the case that the embedding is into $\mathcal{P}(\omega)/fin$.
Does anybody know of a reference for this? Or if Woodin did indeed construct it (I only ask because my searches have yielded little fruit)?
In this context a $\mathfrak{c}$-universal linear order $(L, \prec)$ has the following property: $\vert L \vert \le \mathfrak{c}$ and for every linear order $(\ell, <) $, with $\vert \ell \vert \le \mathfrak{c}$ there is an embedding $\varphi_\ell:\ell \rightarrow L$ respecting the linear order of $\ell$.
Thought I should share what I can find/know:
So far I've been able to find models for the following
$ZFC+ \neg CH$ and there is such a $\mathfrak{c}$-universal linear order in $(\omega^\omega,\le^\ast)$.
This is due to Laver, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049237X08716306
In addition, there is also
$ZFC+MA+\neg CH$ and no such order is embedded in $(\omega^\omega,\le^\ast)$
There seem to be several models for this one, Laver cites two, one from Solovay and one from Kunen. I can only assume the Solovay model is the same constructed in Theorem 5.7 (p. 201, "Hausdroff Gaps and Limits", by Frankiewicz and Zbierski)
In addition there is
$CH\implies $ $(\omega^\omega,\le^\ast)$ contains a $\mathfrak{c}$-universal linear order
Which should be contained in (or atleast hinted at in) "Model Theory", by Chang and Keisler. If not there, the lack of $(\omega,\omega)$-gaps in $(\omega^\omega,\le^\ast)$ should produce it rather quickly.
So yeah, it would seem that the only link missing in this puzzle is the one I can't find the reference for.


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Here is a question which seems true to me but I can't rigorously show. Suppose $K$ is a compact subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ such that $\mathbb{R}^n\setminus K$ is connected, does it follow that for any connected open set $U\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ such that $U\supset K$, $U\setminus K$ is also connected?
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Yes. Let $C$ be the closed complement of $U$, then by excision of $C$ we have $H_1(\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{R} - K) = H_1(U, U - K)$; since $H_1(\mathbb{R})=0$, you also have in fact $H_1(\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{R}-K)= H_1(U, U-K)= 0$ when $\mathbb{R}-K$ is connected.
So $H_0(U-K)$ injects into $H_0(U)$ and $U-K$ must be connected.
No. $\;\;$ Let $n=2$, $\; K = [0,1]^2 \;$, $\;$ and $\; U = (0,1)\times (-\infty,\scriptsize+\normalsize\infty) \;$.


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Mike McCoy Charges Into the NFL's Elite
NFL coaches are typically branded offensive gurus by having players fit their system. Think of Bill Walsh and the West Coast Offense. But the calling card for San Diego Chargers head man Mike McCoy is versatility: His system changes to fit his players.
In 2011, as offensive coordinator in Denver, McCoy altered his attack in midseason to fit Tim Tebow's run-first style. The next year, that plan was scrapped so a rusty Peyton Manning could have one of his best seasons. This season, his first as a head coach, McCoy has restored two forgotten All-Pros—quarterback Philip Rivers and tight end Antonio Gates—to stardom.
Rivers, 31, brings a career-high 110.6 passer rating into Monday night's game against the Colts (4-1), much of it on completions to the 33-year-old Gates, who is on pace for a career-best 102 catches.
Unsure even of what McCoy's philosophy was, NFL observers expected him and offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt to build a power running game around tailback Ryan Mathews. But when Mathews flopped, McCoy turned San Diego into a passing-dominated team. Besides Gates, the featured receivers are impossible to guess. Eddie Royal grabbed five TDs the first two weeks. Running back Danny Woodhead has three since. And Vincent Brown and rookie Keenan Allen each had 100 yards receiving in Week 5.
Developing unknown receivers is a habit for McCoy. In 2010, he extracted a career year from journeyman Brandon Lloyd, who was catching passes from another retread, quarterback Kyle Orton (49 touchdowns and 28 interceptions for McCoy, and 32/29 for everyone else).
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Gingrich plan on immigration hardly humane
Published on Fri, Dec 02, 2011
Some right-wing critics of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich have it all wrong when they claim that his immigration plan is "amnesty" -- the code word for a path to citizenship.
Others, however, have pegged it right. The Gingrich plan would be closer to indentured servitude or semi-serfdom.
Dan Stein, president of the anti-immigration Federation for American Immigration Reform, described the Gingrich plan as a "modern-day form of slavery." The plan, he said, is an "effort to create a stratified labor force that provides wealthy employers with a way to get employees at below-market rates."
Pro-immigration groups agree. Mary Giovagnoli, director of the Immigration Policy Center, says that the Gingrich plan "virtually guarantees that we create second-class status for workers and their families -- lawful, but with no real rights."
That some are calling the Gingrich plan "humane" shows just how far this country has shifted on immigration.
The core of the Gingrich plan is privatization and expansion of the nation's guest worker program. A new path to citizenship is not part of the Gingrich plan at all.
Certainly, Gingrich has identified a real problem that cries out for solution: Current visa quotas are much lower than demand for workers.
Legal visas are limited to 66,000 a year for unskilled nonagricultural workers (H-2B); to 65,000 for high-skilled workers (H-1B) That's a joke. The U.S. government issued only 150,000 visas for farmworkers (H-1A) in 2009, a small fraction of the estimated 1.5 million foreign farmworkers in the United States.
But rather than fix that system, the Gingrich plan is to throw open the floodgates for employers to hire, on an unlimited basis, workers from other countries.
The U.S. government would have no role in the process -- except to license private employment companies who would set up "noncitizen worker" offices in Mexico and other countries. These would be authorized to do background checks and issue "red cards" that would replace all existing U.S. work visas.
The government no longer would limit the number of foreign workers.
Gingrich got the idea from the Krieble Foundation's "Red Card Solution." Workers would be required to stay on the job for which the red card was issued -- hence the allegations of "indentured servitude."
To change jobs, workers would have to get a new red card from an employment agency. Foreign workers with red cards would not be on a path to citizenship or to permanent resident status (green card). We would have whole groups of people living, working and establishing lives in this country without any of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
As for illegal workers already in the United States, Gingrich also would allow some of these folks to get noncitizen permits -- no path to citizenship.
Those who have been here for 25 years would be assessed by local committees, based on having family and community ties and a job that allows them to get by without Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other public programs. They would have to prove that they could independently pay for private health insurance.
In short, the Gingrich plan would add workers but not people who become part of America. They would work, then presumably disappear when no longer wanted.
That's the Gingrich plan. If that's what's passing for "humane" these days, we are all in trouble.
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What is your experience with the usability of flat buttons? The common critique against those buttons is that people can't distinguish them, and they only look like headlines with a background. But if the rest of the UI also is very flat, wouldn't that help the users to understand what the buttons look like? Gmail, for example, has a very flat UI.
This is a very good question, one that is bugging me, too. Even though I am an enthusiastic Apple user, I really love the new Win8/WP7/WP8 Metro UI (which has been renamed, can't think of the new name).
Jakob Nielsen did extensive user testing and came up with some very interesting findings. http://www.nngroup.com/articles/windows-8-disappointing-usability/
It's a great post to read, this is the main take-away here:
"Flat Style Reduces Discoverability"
(image snagged from post).
See the "Change PC settings"? Is this a button or a footnote? It's a button, but it is very hard to comprehend. This is what many users had trouble dealing with.
For me as a User Experience enthusiast I really love this refreshing design. I can work and live with it, but if you think of users on the other end of the digital divide… They can not.
I have watched several non-digital users, especially my parents, and they might just read a dialogue box, but if it includes the slightest technical term they won't understand. At this point they will just look for the buttons and go for the one that sounds like the least potential damage/risk. (The cancel a lot and get frustrated.) Sadly many users are less into reflecting upon interfaces and this makes the discoverability of buttons a really serious issue.
Our own testing with BootMetro
We tested this with a part of our Webapp. We use Bootstrap, and wasn't not too difficult to use BootMetro and run a few simple user tests (http://aozora.github.com/bootmetro/). What we found:
Hierarchical Menus and extended options are the problem
Flat buttons turn into a problem as soon as you have a more complex app and start hiding less used or more advanced features in a lower hierarchy and link to these with an "extended options" kind of button. These are easily mistaken for headlines or comments/footnotes.
Flat buttons are exciting. Even more exciting is the fact that Microsoft decided to dump some findings of centuries of user experience and design and go to flat interfaces. They really are thinking differently (sorry, I had to write that one!). So the mass market is being hit by a very different interpretation of buttons and user experience. This will produce friction, many users are complaining.
But I think this is where the future will go. Buttons are a real world representation of interactive functionalities, we have offline buttons everywhere, e.g. light switches etc. For the digitally experienced users this is fine. For the others: not so much - yet.
I would refrain from using flat buttons in the next year, maybe even two years. Except if your target audience can accept that and include many tech-savvy users.
We can look at Metro UI for WP7, or Win8 for great working example.
All they have is "flat" buttons (ok, except those round control buttons, which, if you think about it, are flat too) and it works (imo) quite great. So, i think, what's important here is what user expects the button to look like - if flat button is a convention for every button within design language - it's ok to use it.
I am sure my grandmother would be confused seeing non-flat button just as much, as she would be seeing the flat one. ;]
Keep in mind that context is extremely important.
In the case of Windows Phone 8 and Metro, you are often presented with screens where there is nothing else other than flat colored squares. Therefore, the user finds out pretty fast that these are buttons because there is nothing else to do than click on the colored squares.
Context is everything in this case.
What bothers me is text that can be clicked, especially when it's next to text that cannot be. You see this in the WP8 music player. Very bad for discoverablilty.
If other rules of button creation are followed you should be able to get away with using this approach.
The language is the most important part of a button. It should be in context to the action you are going to execute clicking it so the user makes the association.
Personally I would try to make it look as clickable and like a real life button as possible, but saying this more and more stuff is becoming touch screen so the concept of a physical button is being replaced in parts by touch screen.
I am currently facing a similar issue with a UI I am designing (brand guidelines and UIs don't mix!)
IMHO, the most important thing of a clickable UI object, be it a button, a link, or list, a checkbox, etc., is the visual clue to the user, in the following situations:
If you provide these visual feedbacks, the type of button, be it flat or 3D, won't matter that much.


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I have been wearing Mambo since high school (which I hate to admit was over a decade ago). This perfume is definitely my signature scent. I have many other scents in my perfume collection, but I always end up coming back to Mambo. It's amazing how a certain smell can carry with it so many memories. This perfume is practically a part of me at this point. I can't imagine never having it in my collection.
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I bought this fragrance for my husband several years ago and absolutely love it! That's the only one I like him to wear. Anyone who is around him always comments how they love the aroma. My teenage niece at the time mentioned how good her uncle smelled. I don't purchase anything else for him. It's a BIG winner. Awesome. Nothing like it.
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Michael D. McCullough, 58, of Fairfield, was sentenced Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in United States District Court in Benton to a term of imprisonment of 12 months and one day following his previous guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. The indictment charging McCullough with possessing two firearms, a Smith and Wesson .357 caliber revolver and a Freedom Arms .22 caliber revolver, was returned by a Federal Grand Jury on May 8, 2012. It further alleged that the offense occurred on August 28, 2011, and that prior to that date McCullough had been convicted of two felonies in Wayne County Circuit Court. McCullough pled guilty to the indictment on Oct. 4, 2012.
Evidence introduced to support the guilty plea and sentence showed that the firearms were found after a fire broke out in McCullough's unoccupied residence in Fairfield on Aug. 28, 2011. Police were notified by fire fighters that upon entering the residence to fight the fire, they located five marijuana plants growing in an indoor grow operation in McCullough's bathroom. The Fairfield Police Department secured a search warrant for McCullough's residence through the Wayne County State's Attorney's office and thereafter located and seized the marijuana plants along with the two firearms and several rounds of ammunition from McCullough's bedroom.
In addition to the term of imprisonment, McCullough was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and $100 special assessment to the United States and was placed on a two year term of supervised release to follow his incarceration.
The case was investigated by the Carmi office of the Southern Illinois Drug Task Force and the Fairfield Police Department, with the assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Glosses
These have no noticeable scent or plumping ability, as far as I can tell, and retail for $7 in most drugstores. I believe that of the ones I swatched, some of them may not be part of the permanent line - a few (Pink Pursuit, Power Walk Pink, and Racy Raspberry) were from a separate breast cancer research/awareness display, and I don't know if those colors were/are limited edition or not. I'm sorry to leave you hanging on that!
Here are a few LOTDs, for your viewing pleasure (sorry they're a little blurry/have slightly different lighting - I took these pictures back in March or something like that, and was still learning how to properly use a camera!):
P.S. - since I promised you weekly updates on the Baroque Challenge - I've lost one pound so far... *waves tiny flag*
Super Lustrous Lip Gloss: Shine City, Pink Afterglow, Nude Lustre, Coffee Gleam, Shine that Pink, Glossy Rose, Cherries in the Glow, Pearl Plum, Pink Pursuit, Life's a Peach, Pink Whisper, Foiled, Power Walk Pink, Racy Raspberry
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I have a couple of these glosses and you are so right about the glitter being gritty, I can't stand that. The non-gritty ones are great though. Thanks for the swatches.ReplyDelete
Ooo thanks for swatching, I've been lemming these for a while :DReplyDelete
I got Cherries in the Glow for my mom for her birthday, but I haven't got one for me yet :(
Wow - thank you for the swatches - those are awesome! I am definitely going to try some of these out now. I really do love that Cherries in the Glow. Ironically, Cherries in the Snow was one of my favorite nail polishes of theirs, so hopefully the pattern sticks!ReplyDelete
you've been tagged! haha as one of my fav bloggers! check out my blog for rules of the tag game.ReplyDelete
loving the swatches...keep up the good work =)
Wow, you just created a lemming here! I had no idea these glosses existed. Which colors don't have glitter? I want to stay away from the grittiness!ReplyDelete
i love these glosses! my fav is life's a peach but pink whisper is a terrible thing on me...ReplyDelete
So funny, I've love Cherries on the Glow for years!ReplyDelete
You rock! These swatches are great! I love all of these glosses, IMO they are the best one can fidn in drugstores. I really don't have any issues with the sparkly ones, I guess it's because the colors are so nice.ReplyDelete
Great post!
- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 11:29 PM
Am I the only one who thinks her lips are just so adorable? :DReplyDelete
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Writing concise, persuasive letters is an essential part of the job search process. Whether you write a letter to network with alumni, follow up on your interview, or send thanks to an interviewer, effective communication before, during and after landing a job can set the tone for your employment experience. A letter is often the first tangible evidence an employer has of your qualifications.
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Cover letters are a specific form of job search letter that accompany resumes—and they're perhaps the most important of all the job search letters. A cover letter introduces you to an employer and gives you an opportunity to supplement and expand upon your resume. While the content of a resume is generally quite focused, a cover letter can give the reader a better sense of your personality, and can do an excellent job selling the writer—that's you—to a potential employer.
A good cover letter will be:
A cover letter should not repeat the information included in your resume. Instead, it should enhance your resume by emphasizing specific details about your qualifications, goals, experience and personality. A cover letter, in short, is a marketing piece about you—and so it should entice a potential employer to want to learn more about you and your qualifications by reading your resume.
Before you begin writing your cover letter, research the company by visiting the employer's website and talking to current employees. Use this information to demonstrate your knowledge about the employer and to establish a clear correlation between your qualifications and the employer's needs. Use specific language that appears in the job posting to demonstrate that you clearly understand the requirements and are prepared to meet them.
Networking Letters
Gathering information about your intended career field is critically important. Job seekers benefit enormously from making personal contact with people in their desired field, and getting a clear sense of what a job in that field is like.
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Rejection Follow-Up Letters
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STEUBENVILLE - Steubenville Catholic Central's Taylor Clark was having a season to remember over her team's first 11 games.
The senior catcher was batting .550 with 27 RBIs, including a three home run, 13-RBI effort in a doubleheader against Athens and an 11th game that saw her hit a home run, a single, and drive in four runs against Akron Coventry during a tournament in Akron.
That all appeared to come to an end, when during the Crusaders next tournament game against Ontario, Clark suffered what for most would be a season-ending injury in the form of a torn ACL.
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"We were at the Akron Tournament and Friday night the game's got canceled because of rain," said Clark. "Saturday we came out to play at Firestone Stadium and the field was real mucky. The ground was still wet during the top of the first, and I hit a double. On my way to second my left ankle got caught.
"I wasn't going to slide so I tried to catch myself with my right leg, I heard a pop, and I went down. At first my ankle hurt more, but once I got home my knee started to hurt. It was flashbacks of eighth grade when I hurt my knee."
While most would understandably become depressed and lament what could have been, the resilient Clark knew that moment wasn't her final one as a Crusader softball player.
"I was like 'oh my God, my season can not be over,' but I knew it wasn't going to be over," said Clark. "I just knew I would do whatever I could to get back to play with my team again.
"That (decision to come back) was immediate. I knew I wasn't going to sit on the bench and watch my team. At first I was contemplating if I was going to get surgery because I plan on trying to walk on at Florida State University.
"I knew that surgery was going to have to wait a little; I was going to finish out the season, and do my best so I can catch again. I love my teammates. I'm close to all of them. I just knew I needed to help them and play with them again."
Added Central head coach Jim DiCarlo, "First of all, when she got hurt I thought, 'not Taylor, she deserves a better fate'. I was worried about her because she was having such a phenomenal season at the time.
"I don't know I've ever had a player be in the zone like she was at the time she got hurt so I felt so bad for her. I told her on the phone call that night, 'I'm not going to battle without you,' and she agreed she was going to come back."
Senior teammates Sammi Giannamore and Tori Knight believe Clark's return provides the team with a boost that goes beyond just on-field production.
"I was scared (when she was hurt)," said Giannamore.
"I guess because I didn't want her to be out. She had the best batting average and is just a leader to our team.
"It motivated our team a lot when she was able to come back. She's a good friend and a good teammate."
Added Knight, "I felt like we'd be fine because we'd find a way to win, but knowing that she's back and able to play is a lot more comforting than if she wasn't able to be behind the plate.
"She's our leader. She's always confident, and always confident in everyone else."
After a two-game layoff Clark returned to the Central batting order in the designated hitter slot with some questions as to how she'd perform with the injury. Those questions were never in Clark's mind.
"Personally I didn't think there was (a chance I couldn't perform like before the injury) because I am a very determined, self-confident person," said Clark, who was voted the OVAC Class 2A Player of the Year. "I knew my parents and coaches were nervous, but I just try to ignore the pain and play my best."
DiCarlo said of Clark's return to the lineup, "She went to the physical therapist, and we said, 'OK, we'll work you in slowly, we'll let you DH, and then we'll run for you'.
"She doesn't want to come off the base when she gets on. There's games where she's come off and had to come out of the game because she's been pinch run for twice, but she's always encouraging and getting on her teammates to do better."
While Clark continued to hit the ball well upon her return there was still something missing.
"The game's not the same unless you are back where you belong," said Clark. "I belong behind the plate."
So DiCarlo began the effort to put his four-year starter back in her natural spot at catcher.
"Later on, my goal was for her to catch because she told me she had a way she could, so we decided we'd wait until sectionals for her to catch full time, and we worked her in," said DiCarlo. "I worked her in a lot of times when there was two outs, right before she was going to bat, so that if she got on base I could courtesy run for her. Like in the Big Red game Maddy Gulan caught two outs in the first inning, and Taylor came in for the last out so when she batted she could get run for without being out of the game.
"I told her 'if you're good to go you have to tell me because your health is most important to me, no matter what happens'. I also talked it over with her mom and dad. We wanted her to go against Martins Ferry (in the sectional finals) so we slowly worked her in, caught her against Martins Ferry and caught her against St. Clairsville (in the district finals)."
Having Clark back at catcher provides a boost to the Crusaders because it affects the chemistry of the entire team.
"Let me say this. Ashlynne Daley and Maddy Gulan (who filled in for Clark behind the plate) are two really nice high school catchers so we're really fortunate to have them there," said DiCarlo. "Fran Capaldi has done a really nice job out in left field, which is Maddy's position.
"Actually, when Taylor got hurt our best chemistry was to put Maddy behind the plate, but I couldn't because she had a pulled quad so I had to move Ashlynne, our third baseman, behind the plate, but Taylor is our backup third baseman. Then we really had to move some kids because Sammi Giannamore had to come in (from right field) and play third. I really give her kudos because she did well, but she hadn't played third base since seventh grade so she had to come in cold turkey in the Bishop Donahue and John Marshall games.
"I think Maddy, with a pulled quad, didn't hit as well because she had to catch. Maddy is normally a better hitter when she's in left field. Just having Taylor in uniform was the first thing, then having her hit was the second thing, and then having her almost all the way back is an unbelievable feeling because it's her senior year, she's been a four-year starter back there, and she knows a lot of the little things I want."
The other way having Clark back behind the plate is in the influence she has over freshman pitcher Alex McComb.
"She's also a vocal leader, which helps keep Alex calm and under control so, in that regard, I think it helped," said DiCarlo.
Added McComb of Clark's return, "It encouraged me that if she can go through that and come back and catch then anything I go through I have to be just as tough as she was.
" I just think it gave our team confidence. If she can come back with a torn ACL we can go out and win, and play as hard as we could against anybody."
Knight continued about Clark returning to catch, "It gave us a big boost knowing she was back behind the plate. Like I said, we felt like we'd find a way to win if she wasn't there, it's just easier when she's playing in some way."
Clark's return behind the plate also marked one of her most clutch moments when, while trailing 5-4 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, she connected for a single that sent home two runs to give the Crusaders the sectional crown over the Purple Riders.
"Coach D sat us all down and said, 'Taylor's going to come back, get some key hits, and win some games for us'," said Clark. "I knew when I was up to bat. I thought, 'this is it, this is my time, and I'm going to win the game for us'."
When the season ends Clark, who for the season is hitting .476 with five home runs and 42 RBIs, will have surgery and then make a push to fulfill her dream of playing with the Seminoles.
"I have surgery June 14, and my therapist said within eight to 12 weeks I'll be perfectly fine," said Clark. "I just have to train for it, and I can't wait to be down there."
Stated DiCarlo of Clark's amazing season, "It isn't just Taylor Clark. It's a special thing. It's a different thing for Taylor Clark because she's gone through adversity, but our kids are so close to each other, and care about each other, and Taylor Clark could never do these things without her teammates.
"It's kind of neat because Taylor has had three good years with us, and this year she's had a great year, and she's done it on a leg-and-a-half. There's not too many kids that are as tough as her, and if we had a courage award it would have to go to Taylor Clark."
Before Clark can really look back and appreciate the year she's had, the Crusaders, who won the district title, 8-2, over St. Clairsville in a game Clark had two RBIs, have some unfinished business in the form of a 5 p.m. regional semifinal match up with Bloom-Carroll at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Lancaster High School.
"I'm definitely not content with just being here," said Clark. "I have a feeling we're going to go to states. I'm going to lead my team on."


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Since it is not a good idea to use ObjectIDs as primary keys in relationships, some other column will need to be used. Is it possible to use DBMS sequences to populate primary key columns in versioned featureclasses, or will I need to write arcobjects code to do this?
I've heard Global IDs can be used, but non-GIS DBA's maintaining related tables often frown at this idea.


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Questions on the different rates of occurrence of the schizophrenia spectrum of brain disorders between northern (developed) and southern underdeveloped countries, between urban and rural, as well as the birth order within the family of those suffering from schizophrenia are important ones.
However, when thinking about family exposure to environmental factors, I think that there is much to learn from social science. Say that a 1970s family moved from the country to the city just at the time when the birth control pill had been developed and began to be widely available in urban industrialized areas: Estrogen levels on the early formulations of the "pill" were too high, causing women to search for other legal birth control methods which they could tolerate more easily. About the only other things that doctors could offer women back then were the highly touted IUDs.
Say also that a woman tried the birth control pill but, because her taking of the pill was spotty, she became pregnant with her first child. After delivering their first children, many 1970s women then turned to IUDs, which did not cause bloating or the other nasty physical side effects of the pill. What IUDs did have was a hidden wicking string. Those strings were ladders for infection moving into the uterus. So when thinking of environmental factors at the level of the family, one has to ask broad-spectrum socioeconomic questions about what families were actually up against in the 1970s.
Birth control methods could also add insight into why schizophrenia was identified in the late 1800s, a time when women were moving into paid labor outside the home. It had been common knowledge since ancient times that any foreign object inserted into the uterus (IUD) would interfere with pregnancy. Working women had to limit the number of children they had. There was information-sharing among female coworkers.
Think about the implications of IUD use in Catholic countries such as Ireland, which has a high rate of schizophrenia. Catholic mothers of schizophrenics would be loath to discuss birth control methods used prior to or during the birth of a child born with schizophrenia. Moreover, during the Dalkon Shield scandal and IUD birth defect lawsuits of the 1970s and 1980s, the schizophrenias did not get any coverage because children born with these disorders hadn't reached the age of onset yet.
I am a parent of a second-born adult daughter suffering from schizophrenia. Families, especially mothers, do not want to go back to the days when it was said that bad mothering caused schizophrenia. Yet, we who carried these children to term have to ask ourselves what was different going into and throughout these pregnancies?
Skilled researchers need to formulate and ask probing questions about what the mother was exposed to prior to and during these pregnancies.
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Words get tossed around endlessly to explain the way you dress or act, but what do they really mean? What is a prep? How do you know if you're really emo? Is emo the same as goth?
I've developed a style lexicon to demonstrate the differences in styles, but of course, there is always overlap. However you define your personal style is what makes you so special, regardless if it fits into a certain category or not. Don't get tied down in the details of a definition, after all, nobody truly fits a stereotype.
A prep generally is fashion-forward, stylish, and always coordinated. This does not mean they are a snob, of course. Everyone puts some thought into their appearance, and the prep styles are often not as expensive as they are made out to be. Prep can also define individuals who take a traditional route through school- that is being involved in clubs, sports, and other similar roles. Find new prep styles here on the Doll Palace. Mix and match to find new outfit ideas or define a whole new you.
Many goths also prefer to wear dark eye make-up and lipstick with a light foundation. Even many male goths wear a bit of eyeliner to complete their look. While some might believe goths are scary, they are certainly not. Their style of dress might be very different, but they are usually very friendly, creative individuals. Check out different versions of goth styles and create your own goth dolls here on the Doll Palace.
Emo has a similar feel to Goths, but is definitely different. The dark colors and dark hair colors are the primary similarities. Overall, Goths prefer a more romantic existence, while Emos are more focused on a more hard-edge, punk approach to fashion. The Doll Palace has a variety of dolls, including many emo styles. Create a new emo avatar that fits who you really are.
Of course, there are endless other styles and labels. The lexicon is virtually endless, but these are just a beginning. Perhaps as other new trends become popular, I will add to the lexicon over time. Remember, you are you � not a label!


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Fighting Irish Rebound on and off the Gridiron
Notre Dame is atop the college-football polls for the first time since 1993 and Irish fans are spending the green.
Keith Kirkpatrick, director of retail operations at Notre Dame, said sales of Fighting Irish gear has been steadily increasing throughout the team's undefeated run. Following the team's victory over Michigan in late September, sales on the team's official online store increased by 102% from the year earlier period and after the Irish beat Stanford in October, sales jumped 132%.
But, Kirkpatrick said, the fan base has been consistently supportive even during the lean years. "Notre Dame fans are fans for life," Kirkpatrick said, "not just when times are good."
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The Tide Is Shifting Toward Alabama
If Alabama beats Auburn (Sat., CBS, 3:30 p.m. ET) and Georgia next week in the Southeastern Conference title game, they will likely be playing for the national championship Jan. 7. And if No. 1-ranked Notre Dame completes an undefeated regular season with a win at Southern California (Sat., ABC, 8 p.m.), they also lock up a spot in the BCS title game. In a matchup between the Crimson Tide and Fighting Irish, Alabama would be a 10-point favorite, according to online sports book Bovada.
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Why does the Shaliach Tzibbur start Shacharis on Shabbos from Shochein Ad, on Yom Tov from HaKeil, and on Rosh HaShana/Yom Kippur from HaMelech?
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Levush (Orach Chaim 488:1) says that we start with הא-ל בתעצומות on Yom Tov, because all of them are "in remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt," when Hashem displayed His mighty power. He also says (ibid. 584:1) that we start with המלך on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (and change the wording to המלך יושב, "the King is sitting"), because these are the times when He is sitting on His throne of judgement.
Not sure about Shochein Ad on Shabbos.
Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, in his Siddur commentary, addresses this question along similar lines as the Levush quoted by Alex:


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Is it possible to structure a
CASE statement as follows?
For each
Path column I want to update the
Value column, but the values aren't being set and I'm not sure how to proceed. The columns are all
I've taken this code from an answer on StackOverflow; however in that case the columns listed after
SET and
CASE were the same. I realize that there are other methods achieve the same result, but this is the least verbose I've found.
UPDATE Database.[dbo].[Table]
SET Value =
CASE Path
WHEN '\Folder1' THEN '0'
WHEN '\Folder2' THEN 'xyz'
WHEN '\Folder3' THEN '0'
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I am building a photography website and I want to allow the user to put tags on their photos for easy searching. But I'm not sure if I want the tags to be an nvarchar field in each picture and then search for that tag in each record or if I want to pull them out and create a separate table of tags and tagIds and then have a look up table, so I can just search the database for that ID. So, what I'm asking is which would be better efficiency-wise and scalability-wise. The database will have over 3-4000 pictures.
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I am not sure how would row compression change the schema so that M-M relationship be avoided. Also, what is exactly wrong with the nvarchar datatype? – NoChance Sep 11 '11 at 13:42
+1 for point 2. Every time I've seen varchars used to store a list of items that needs to be individually searchable, it's turned into a mess. – Mason Wheeler Sep 11 '11 at 19:18
With three tables, you have to do two joins if you use surrogate keys. If you use natural keys, you don't need any joins. – Mike Sherrill 'Cat Recall' Sep 11 '11 at 21:58
When you say, "Microsoft SQL Server row compression is mature enough to be used, and was done especially for cases like that", you seem to be saying that row compression was implemented especially to eliminate the need to use three tables for n:m relationships. Is that in fact what you're saying? – Mike Sherrill 'Cat Recall' Sep 11 '11 at 21:59
@Catcall: no. What I want to say is that row compression allows to store duplicate values without caring too much about the wasted space, since those values will be stored only once. Sorry, I'm unable to reformulate my answer better. If somebody see a better formulation, feel free to edit the answer. – MainMa Sep 11 '11 at 22:10
Well, tags-content is actually an m-n-relationship. So normally (pun intended) you'd have one table containing the tags, one table containing the data (pictures for example) and one table for their relationship. Ideally you'll put an index on the tags in that table, because you're likely to search by tag more often.
To really scale out such models, you then might consider sharding. Or caching searches. Or maybe using a different database model optimized for that very use case. But I suppose 3-4000 pictures is not much data to worry about.
Case 1: A user may enter 1 tag value per picture and Pictures are stored in database or using the file system.
Suggested design for case 1: Store tags in a database table and use the file name as an Foreign Key.
Case 2: A user may enter 1 or more tag values per picture and Pictures are stored in database or using the file system.
Suggested design for case 2: Store tags in a database table Store file names of pictures in another table. Create a 3rd table (an intersection table) with at least 2 columns (first column is a foreign key of the picture file name, second column is a foreign key for the tag value)
If your database has full text search, you will need only 1 table as in case 1.
In all cases, its a good idea to not store pictures in the database if the number of pictures does not violate your server's OS capacities.
I can explain further if you like.
This depends on how much control you want over your tags. Some sights are not sure how tags are going to be created and used, so they just keep it open. Your single field approach would handle this as would just haveing a single tags table joined to your image table.
A three table/Many-to-many approach is going to allow you to have more control over the tags table. If you need to reword tags, this is very easy. What you gain in control over these values, you'll lose in performance. The needs for your application should consider how much flexibility you want to give users.


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Merchandise Director
Merchandise Director, Lowe's, Charlotte, NC
Nicolle Thompson's Tippie MBA degree has made a difference in her life. It is an important factor in providing her the opportunity to make a career change from corporate finance to retail merchandising and buying.
After graduating from Cornell College in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business, Nicolle accepted a finance position with Marshall Field's, a division of Target Corporation. Over the course of four years, she rotated through departments and roles within the finance organization. Although these experiences were invaluable, Nicolle knew her passion was retail and the "science" of why people buy.
In 2004, Target Corporation announced plans to sell the division to Macy's Corporation. Unsure what this meant for her future, Nicolle saw this as an opportunity to pursue her MBA fulltime. At Tippie, she took advantage of opportunities that complemented her marketing concentration and finance background in preparation for a career change. Nicolle traveled to Hong Kong as part of Tippie's Global Perspective Program, participated in the Cadillac Case Study Competition, and was active in student organizations.
Nicolle began her career at Lowe's with an MBA summer internship in Financial Planning and Analysis. After graduation she returned to Lowe's, accepting a 6-month rotational position in the Merchandise Manager in Training program. She began as a Merchandise Manager for Home Organization, where she was involved with vendor and product development, marketing strategy, financial analysis, in-store merchandising, and growing the online business.
She moved next to a position as a Merchandise Manager for Wall Tile, where she managed product selection, promotional and marketing strategy, vendor negotiation, and financial analysis, all while keeping the pulse of industry trends and competition. In 2011, she won the title of Merchandise Manager of the Year for the financial performance, product selection, and shopping experience in wall tile.
In 2012, Nicole was promoted to the position of Merchandise Director, where in addition to buyer and vendor negotiation, she manages the strategy and defines the future of the category. She leads the Cleaning and Storage team, which is responsible for household cleaning chemicals, paper products, drain care, professional cleaning products, indoor trash cans/bags, mops/brooms, plastic storage, and laundry. Lowe's is launching a private label, and Nicolle is working closely to balance the line design with major brands and other private label products.


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Cool Kids Cook (Hardcover)
Kids will soon be changing their tune from "What's for Dinner" to "What can I make for dinner?" thanks to Donna Hay's Cool Kids Cook. Packed with recipes like Spaceman Eggs, Mountains O'Macaroni, and Buried Treasure Muffins, Donna appeals to children's creativity, and their love for getting their hands into everything. The 40 kid-friendly recipes are sandwiched between essential tips on kitchen tools and safety and a page of food-fun stickers in the back.
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I just recently purchased the Nodal Ninja 4 Rd8. I'm using a Canon 5D Mark II with a EF 24-70 mm lens. Can someone please advise the best way to find the Nodal point (Entrance Pupil) for this combination at these focal lengths (24, 28, 35, 50, 70)?
I've tried finding it a few times by centering the lens over the rotator then lining the camera up portrait at O degrees horizontally then sliding the camera up and down the rail with two objects in front of the lens at different distances. I manged to get the objects to move together instead of separately when rotating the camera left and right.
I want to start shooting panoramas single and multi row. After trying to stitch a few images together in photoshop overlapping each frame at least 1/3 over ea adjacent image the objects in the images overlap are not lining up correctly. This is leading me to believe I'm not finding the nodal point? Please see the attached photo of my apt. complex and notice how elements are not lining up.
I was at 35 mm focal length, detent (20 degrees), Manual exposure and focus
Lower arm measurement distance: Right around (10 cm)
Upper arm measurement distance: Right around (13 cm)
Are the above measurements for the nodal point close or correct for 35mm on this combo?
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Welcome to L'Horizon Beach Hotel & Spa
Situated directly on St Brelade's Bay, one of most beautiful beaches in Jersey
Built in 1850 by George Hicks, a colonel in the Bengal Army, the building has an almost Mediterranean feel yet the hotel itself is unmistakably British. The interior is calm and elegant, full of space and light, while the outside impresses with its beautiful terrace and the view over golden sand and crystal clear waters. We believe in taking things easy here, with a strong focus on leisure: something we like to think we are good at!
One of the highlights of the four star L'Horizon Beach Hotel is the new spa, which includes six treatment rooms, a relaxation area, pedicure and manicure area and sleep room.
With 106 bedrooms and three restaurants, the hotel offers the ideal setting for an intimate break, a romantic wedding and (as it is just 10 minutes from Jersey airport) an inspiring meeting venue.
Whichever reason brings you here, we wish you a memorable stay.
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- AA four silver star hotel 86%
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- Fine dining Grill restaurant awarded 2 AA Rosettes, Atlantic Lounge and outside terrace
- 106 bedrooms including 3 suites and our St Brelade's Suite, majority ocean facing with balconies
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In a message today to Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz praised the role played by the personnel of the Kingdom's special security forces in bringing to a successful end the ordeal of the hijacked Russian plane, expressing his pride in the brave actions of these men. Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the National Guard Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz also expressed pride in the actions of the security forces, noting that the nation does not tolerate humiliation or cowardice, and announcing that the men involved will be awarded medals in recognition of their role. Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector-General Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz also expressed appreciation of the role played by the personnel of the special security forces, saying the men deserve suitable medals and awards.
Meanwhile, at a press conference yesterday, Prince Nayef reiterated the Kingdom's opposition to all forms of terrorism, and to the hijacking of planes in particular, saying Saudi Arabia will never tolerate such terrorist acts, and that those who commit them will be tried according to the regulations of Shari'ah [Islamic Law]. He noted that all international conventions oppose terrorism, and that Arab countries have signed an anti-terrorist agreement. He added that Saudi Arabia was saddened that the hijackers were from among our brothers, the Chechen people, and stressed the Kingdom's continued sympathy for Chechnya, saying: "I am personally involved in the committee extending aid to Chechnya, but that does not mean that we tolerate terrorism."


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The Blind Spy (Hardcover)
Superspy Anna Resnikov is back in Alex Dryden's latest, masterful international thrillerThe Blind Spy
Russia has never accepted Ukraine's independence and now the PatriotiPutin, his elder statesmen, and seasoned generals dedicated to rebuilding their fallen empireare using the KGB's controversial elite and clandestine forces of Department S to destabilize the young democratic nation and bring it back under Russian control.
But Cougar, the powerful private intelligence company that overshadows even the CIA in its reach, learns of Russia's plans and strikes at the heart of its plot with its own lethal weaponthe gorgeous exKGB colonel Anna Resnikov. More than a gifted spy and expert killer, Anna lost the love of her life and the father of her child at the hands of her former countrymen. Her defection to Cougar has made her the most wanted woman in Russia, but she'll risk any danger to herself for the chance to destroy the evil that rules her homeland. And on the ground in Ukraine, she meets a formidable foe, a mysterious KGB spy whose aims are suspiciously unclear but whose power is unmistakably deadly.
New York Times bestselling author James Grippando raves, "Alex Dryden...can please everyone from fans of old le CarrÉ to students of current affairs." The Blind Spy is another killer cocktail of page-turning suspense, high-octane action, and riveting intrigue that will hold you captive from beginning to end.
About the Author
Alex Dryden is the pseudonym of a British writer who worked for the British security services. He has had extensive first-hand experience with Russia for many years. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Red to Black and Moscow Sting. The Blind Spy is his third novel.
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"It's boots on the ground in Ukraine, considered the cradle of Russian civilization, in this chilling novel that reminds us that the Cold War may never be over; third in a knockout series.
-USA Today
"His thrillers are an extended clarion call to arms, despite their spy-thriller guise. And as guises go, Dryden's books are doozies. They're exceptionally intelligent examples of the genre. The American publication...is particularly timely..... Brace yourself, Mr. Dryden. You're likely to be a busy writer for many years."
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"Anna Resnikov is the kind of spy a reader can learn to like. A lot.... Alex Dryden's thriller presents Anna's combat skills, her spy-smarts and a chess match involving the top spies of the United States and Russia."
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"The unbelievable becomes believable...as we wade through scenes of terror, and scenes of terrifying ordinariness that serve to add to the tension."
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"A story almost literally ripped from the headlines...gripping, smart adventure that crackles with authentic modern spycraft—an absolute must-read for fans of John le Carré, Alex Berenson, Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko series...and for any readers interested in what's really going on in the "new Russia."
"With a plot as current as today's headlines, Dryden's latest is as good as his previous two novels…[but] while Anna's past matters, this exceptional novel stands on its own. Aficionados of spy thrillers will want."
-Library Journal (starred review)
"Another tantalizingly plausible plot. . . . Dryden is building an impressive list of post–Cold War espionage fiction, and [there is] much to enjoy in his latest."
"The pseudonymous Dryden's... fine third entry (after 2010's Moscow Sting) in a series grounded…in the twisting intellectual gamesmanship that makes the shadow world of espionage so compelling....Russia's plan to take over Ukraine lies at the heart of...this intricate and deadly struggle for international domination."
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I have a Sony a57 and today I tried to set it up with a tethered capture in Lightroom. Lightroom couldn't even see the camera. Is there any way to get this working, or are they just not compatible?
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Sony models listed include SLT A5x series.
So, tethering or any other kind of control thru USB is not supported. This seems like not only Lightroom but including all tethering software and makes searching not worth your while.
Some control thru USB-cable (including shutter release) is possible with Sony models
It is impossible with Lightroom as the camera is not supported. See the supported list.
You will have to find other tethering software and check their requirements one-by-one. As a general rule, if your camera is neither Canon nor Nikon, there are far less chances of being supported by anyone else than the manufacturer. So, check with Sony first, they may have software for that at an additional cost. While it is probably possible to implement, it may be the case that it just has not been for this camera.


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Beth Macauley is one of four speech-language pathologists in the country to practice hippotherapy, the use of horses to facilitate traditional methods of therapy. Read about how patients are finding it successful here.
A unique partnership between the Padnos International Center and Grand Valley's simulation center elevates the learning experience for nursing and health profession students. Read about their interactions here.
It's Grand Valley's version of the hit show "Shark Tank." Students are finding success as entrepreneurs through a university center and their own ingenuity. Read about their inventions and watch a video here.
The iconic Louie the Laker, complete with receiver gloves and hat, didn't happen overnight, or even within Grand Valley's first 30 years of playing intercollegiate sports. See the variations and read how the Lakers got Louie here.
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Once there was a Gnome-applet in Ubuntu (Seahorse?) which helped me with encryption/decryption of PGP text messages. It was able to encrypt or decrypt the clipboard.
Since Unity I have no idea, how to integrate this applet into my desktop. What is the recommended way to encrypt/decrypt text messages like emails or just some text from the web?


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I ran across this question, and I'm wondering if someone can give me more information on what a Scapular is, and what, exactly, the significance and/or theology goes along with it?
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The Scapular was given to St. Simon Stock, a Carmelite monk.
Catholic Encyclopedia - St. Simon Stock
It's essentially two small pieces of wool attached by two 18 inch cords with the words (in the vernacular) "Whosoever dies wearing this scapular will not suffer eternal fire".
For this reason, I wear a scapular all the time, except when I take a shower and then I am very careful not to drop the soap.
If you want to associate a theology with the scapular, then I guess it would have to be Carmelite spirituality which is austere, loving and personal. St. Theresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross would be good starting points to know about Carmelite Spirituality. St. Therese of Lisieux too, but she came along long after the first two and her words are, well they're just amazing.
In any event, I think the priest who answered my question you linked to gave a good explanation of what one needs to do in conjunction with the scapular. It's a sacramental and a devotion. It should be blessed by a priest and the prayers should be recited every night. But it's not magic and by itself will not pull your soul out of hell. I think it was made as a small mortification, which fits in excellently with St. Therese's little way. It's two itchy spots on your chest and back that. If you've got a decision that makes you sweat a little, will pull you back in to reality. It works a bit better than a WWJD bracelet, but in this sense is the same thing.


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Allison Foat
I live and work in Cape Town, a place that inspires me on a daily basis with its beauty. I try and capture its exceptional uniqueness and that of other fabulous cities around the world, as best I can, as often as I can, through one lens or the other. I'm probably addicted to Instagram.
It's fair to say that I'm in search of amazingness wherever I can find it, and find it I shall.
I work as a Publicist in the entertainment industry, and am the founder and owner of DIVA PR (@AllisonFoat on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook / www.capetowndiva.blogspot.com).
My motto: seize the day.
Allison Foat's Latest Articles
#InstagramDiary: My Design Indaba 2014 ExperienceI awoke on Monday morning with a sensory overload hangover and I'm blaming the 2014 Design Indaba Expo, held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from Friday 28 February to Sunday 2 March, 2014 for that, Cape Town's creative piece de resistance!
#InstagramDiary: My Stellenbosch Wine Festival ExperienceThe Stellenbosch Wine Festival and Expo, presented by Pick 'n Pay and held from January 24 to February 2, 2014, is yet another reason we Capetonians have to celebrate Cape Town.
Wine canapés and French words in Cape Town's Constantia WinelandsAnd there's me thinking I'd seen all the beautiful wine farms this amazing city of Cape Town has to offer. Think again Diva. Beau Constantia est arrivé (by the way, when I see French words like 'beau' and ' pas de nom', I can't help but throw my French about a bit).
#Instagram Diary: Groote Post, Groote DelightMonday 23 September, 2013, saw me heading out of the Mother City along the West Coast road and bouncing in a mini van through the veld towards the Darling Hills where, between the Kapokberg on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other, lies a gem of a wine farm called Groote Post.
My Big Bottle Festival Experience in InstagramSaturday 24 August, 2013 found me wandering around the elegant Cellars-Hohenhort Hotel in Constantia at the third annual Big Bottle Festival, a rather a posh event, what with the Bentley and Lamborghini flanking the entrance way and the sound of high heels clicking across the conservatory floor (at least my sneakers were from Paul Smith!).
My Montagu Adventure on InstagramRoute 62 is one of the most stunning drives in the Western Cape, possibly in the whole of South Africa, and it's one of my favourites. It leads to some of the most picturesque towns and villages in the province, like Montagu.
Five amazing places for tea in Cape TownDrinking tea is a gentle, languid pastime and there's no shortage of amazing places to indulge in an excellent blend in our gorgeous Mother City. I did a tea meander in the Cape Town CBD and surrounds, and these are a few amazing places to sip and savour the leaves – be they from Ceylon, China, prepared by the Earl, or plucked in the Cederberg, like our local pride and joy, rooibos.
My Good Food & Wine Show experience in InstagramI confess this was my first visit to the Good Food & Wine Show in a long time. With more than 200 stands in the vast CTICC venue over four days from Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 May, 2013, I was amazed at the event's growth over the last few years. The stalls, some far more fabulous than others in both product and appearance, offered everything from food and wine to everything in between that relates to the home.