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AICPA Applauds SEC Staff Report Reviewing IFRS; Presses for Decision
August 15, 2012
The American Institute of CPAs commended the staff report of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission analyzing the issues surrounding adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in the United States and urged the Commission to decide whether U.S. public companies should be allowed or required to adopt IFRS for their financial reporting.
AICPA President and CEO Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA said the July 13, 2012 report is a "thoughtful analysis" about the preparation of a comprehensive report regarding incorporation of IFRS into the financial reporting system for U.S. public companies.
"The AICPA has long supported the goal of a single set of high quality, global financial reporting standards to be used by public companies in the preparation of transparent and comparable financial reports throughout the world." Melancon said. "The AICPA believes that IFRS are best positioned to become those global standards."
"We applaud the SEC staff for its robust efforts to review IFRS and we urge the Commissioners to consider the staff report with expediency because the world's capital markets know no borders. The participants in those markets need high quality, transparent, and comparable financial information to enable them to make sound investment decisions," Melancon said.
To date, the SEC has not said when the staff would make a recommendation about IFRS adoption or when the SEC would take up the matter.
"We also urge the Commissioners to allow U.S. public companies the option to adopt IFRS," he said. An adoption option would provide a level of consistency in the treatment of U.S. companies and foreign private issuers that report under IFRS that does not exist today, and would facilitate the comparison of U.S. companies that elect IFRS with their non-U.S. competitors that use IFRS.
The SEC invited comments to its report. Use the SEC's internet comment form or send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Peter Lindtner received the first Dean's Alumni Award for Service to the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Delaware's Forum & Reunion weekend on June 4.
The award recognizes an alumnus of the CANR who has an outstanding record of service to the college through mentoring, guest lectures, or other activities.
Lindtner received his master's degree in plant science from the University in 1981. He was nominated for the award by Chuck Mason, professor of entomology and wildlife ecology, one of his thesis advisers at UD.
"It is truly an honor to present the first ever dean's award for service to Peter. His enthusiasm has been instrumental in keeping our apiology program alive," said Robin Morgan, dean of the college.
Lindtner has been involved with the UD's apiculture program for nearly 30 years. Last year, while the University was awaiting the arrival of a new beekeeper, Lindtner volunteered to help the five bee colonies survive the winter.
"Peter was visibly upset that bees might disappear from our Newark farm operation, even temporarily, and immediately volunteered his time and resources to keep our colonies happy and healthy," said Doug Tallamy, chairperson of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology. "His energy and enthusiasm for beekeeping and his feelings for the history and importance of our bee colonies was infective."
Lindtner recently retired from a 31-year career as a horticulturist at the Hagley Museum in Wilmington, where he lives. He continues to work alongside Deborah Delaney, assistant professor of entomology and wildlife ecology, to care for and expand the bee colonies at UD.
Lindtner has frequently served as a consultant on student research projects at UD. He recently donated eight photos that are currently on display in the CANR as part of a pollinator awareness exhibit.
He is working on a book about identifying honey plants, which will receive joint sponsorship from UD and Hagley Museum.
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LU honors Xu as 2013 University Scholar
Qiang Xu has been selected as Lamar University's 2013 University Scholar. President James Simmons announced the honor during a ceremony April 10 in the University Reception Center of the Mary and John Gray Library. The University Scholar Award is the most prestigious research honor bestowed upon a faculty member at Lamar.
"The criteria encompass current and continuous exemplary scholarly research and projected future impact for the University. Without a doubt his collaboration on industry projects with five major corporations is exceptional and a role model for public/private research," said Jack Hopper, dean, college of engineering. "Dr. Xu's scholarly endeavors continue the high standard for outstanding research performance by Lamar's faculty."
Xu's research is in the areas of large-scale dynamic simulation and optimization, production scheduling and planning, multi-scale systems integration, soft-sensor technique development, and industrial pollution. He has published more than 63 peer-reviewed research papers, and has served as principal or co-principal investigator on funded projects totaling in excess of $1 million. These include funding from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Defense and leading petrochemical companies.
Xu joined the Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering in 2005. He has secured 23 research projects and given 93 invited lectures and international conference presentations. Four of his papers published within the last two years have received best paper awards, respectively, from three different American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) divisions. Because of his excellence in research, he has been appointed as the chair-elect of Process Research and Innovation Subdivision of AIChE, and the programming chair of the Green Chemistry and Green Engineering Subdivisions of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Xu has chaired 13 sessions for various international conferences, and reviewed numerous papers for 19 peer-reviewed journals and 15 international conferences.
The recipient of this award is selected by faculty peers for achievement in scholarly and creative activities. The selection criteria include current significant scholarly activities and a history of ongoing exemplary scholarship spanning the previous five years. All faculty members who have been employed by Lamar University for at least five years are eligible for the award, but no one may receive the award twice. The award comes with a $5,000 stipend, which the recipient may use to support his or her future scholarly objectives.


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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Chase Tapley scored 17 points, Jamaal Franklin added 14 and J.J. O'Brien had 12 to help San Diego State snap a two-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 78-57 victory over Nevada.
Winston Shepard added nine points, James Rahon and Xavier Thames scored eight apiece and San Diego State (15-4, 3-2 Mountain West) took advantage of an 18-3 run late in the second half to earn the victory.
Malik Story had a team-high 17 points for Nevada (10-8, 1-3), which turned the ball over seven times in the first eight minutes of the game and trailed 39-38 at the half.
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>Racing>2013 Sub-3:00 Marathon Goal Thread
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lagwagon - I looked at your training and you definitely ramped up the mileage at a decent rate. If you feel great you might not need time off or step back but I will tell you this: Pfitz 18/70 is a very tough plan, at least it was for me. I could not execute it myself 3x now due to getting injured on it or coming close to injury. The quality is pretty high and the quantity is substantial, especially for someone coming off of a 50-60mpw base. That would be adding substantial quality AND quantity to your training.
The paradox is I have a lot of vacation time to burn and was looking forward to running without the stress of work/travel for a couple weeks. (Hit some long trails, etc).
hey Lagwagon,, this quote above is what jumped out at me. Go for it; run lots of easy, stress free and FUN miles. If you do that, you will go into January 1 focused, relaxed and ready to attack the Pfitz plan. Good luck!
Hey everyone.....another RWOL refugee (carlbrad)!!! Had a PB in October of 2:59 and want to smash this for Boston! currently base building to 70mpw until mid jan when i start the Pfitz 12/?????....60miler....probably. race day 41 years old.
Hi everybody. I guess I'll jump in now for the 2013 thread.
I ran my first sub-3 marathon this past September with a 2:58. Planning on running Chicago this year and tentatively setting a goal to run in the 2:50-2:54 range. On race day I'll be 28. I've been fairly low mileage up to this point (avg. 50-55 mpw for the 3 months leading up to the marathon but 35-40 mpw for the year) so I'd like to see what I can do if I bump that up a bit.
thanks guys for the feedback. I've been thinking about it, and I might back down the mileage a bit and keep it slow, just for a couple of weeks to freshen up.
Greg, at a glance the program didnt look too hard, but I do worry about the cumulative effect of the miles (esp now reading the target paces for the long runs and seeing the MP work).
Another question that might help other people targeting sub-3: I did a long run the other day (16) and tried to run according to Pfitz's pace suggestions. After 3 mile warm up, first half was a little fast (did 7:45 pace, vs MP+20% would be 8:15), with the last 6+ miles right on at MP+10% (7:30 pace). It wasnt tough to finish, but made me more tired/sore than my typical long run. Are these paces about right for the Pfitz plan?
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I am edging myself toward this goal, but it intimidates me - my PR is 3:06, so sub-3 is a fairly big step for me.
Got in 7mi w/u and 6.5mi at slightly sub-7 today, which made me happy, b/c I would really like to extend out that type of workout. I've never done much of that before (I lack the mental fortitude to do long runs alone, and have often wished to include faster second parts, but almost never actually executed that wish). I think that would help give me confidence, and hopefully also help make it possible.
Haven't read this whole thread yet.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
lagwagon - I did Pfitz 18/55 and 12/70 (my last cycle). 12/70 didn't make me feel really tired (bu I must say I missed few workouts there ) and I followed Pfitz's pace recommendations very closely. Need to mention that I was running 75-85 mpw easy for 4 months before starting 12/70 cycle. But 18 weeks plan, I think, may make you feel it at about week 12 (plus/minus few weeks). Judging by your previous weekly mileages, it should be pretty tough and useful cycle. The cumulative fatigue by week 12-14 should be pretty big. I would advise, if you feel really tired, just take it easy on paces, adjust the workouts. The program may not look tough, but for me it was pretty tough. Keeping up with 60-70 mpw intense 18 weeks after averaging 55 mpw - that definitely should be tough :-). If not, good for you :-). I will be training for sub 3 this coming cycle. I usually follow the paces for LR and MLR very closely - I don't have a warm up and start MP + 20% (8:10) and the second part would go at MP+10% - 7:30. You should also keep in mind that running just a long run in the middle of no plan is one thing, running it in the middle of week 12 or 14 of 18/70 plan is another thing :-). Just take a look at the (7 Weeks to Goal) week - you will have 15 mi MLR on Wednesday and 22 LR on Sunday (plus an 7mi LT workout on Friday) - so, should be fun, don't you think? Try not to underestimate the plan right now - better overestimate it :-). I hope it doesn't sound judgemental - I am still pretty new to this, only ran 4 marathons and will only try sub 3 next year. I am sharing my experience - and, in my experience, even 18/55 was pretty tough and I had a few days when I really really didn't want to run .
I am edging myself toward this goal, but it intimidates me - my PR is 3:06, so sub-3 is a fairly big step for me.
Welcome AmoresPerros! What a coincidence - my recent PR is 3:06 and I will be targeting sub 3 next year too. First attempt is on March 17.
What plan are you going to follow? What plan did you follow for your PR marathon? I followed Pfitz's plans with 12/70 for my recent race.
So far the start of the training cycle doesn't look very good for me - was carrying a Christmas tree yesterday and it was way too heavy for me - kind of hurt my back, damn... No more tall Christmas trees for me for the future - I already warned my DW .
Good luck with the training! When do you plan your goal marathon?
Wind is not my friend.
Since we're all discussing Pfitz....I'm working on the 18/55 plan right now. Today I had a 9 mi w/4 mi LT scheduled. Does this mean to do 5 miles at GA pace and then the last 4 at LT pace? Or should I have used the extra 5 miles as a split between the WU and CD and dropped the pace a bit?
My workout this morning ended up being around 7:45 pace for the first 5 miles and then around 6:35 pace for the last 4 (6:40 for 3 miles and 6:20 for one). The pace felt fine and I honestly thought my miles were too fast during the LT phase but I never run in the morning so it was a different feeling. I'm working on the log right now if you happen to click and see the splits.
I do that workout as 4 @ GA, 4 @ LT, 1 CD. Your paces look good, but you will want to be doing 6:25-6:30 for the LT by the time you finish, I think, to be in range for sub-3.
Thanks. That's what I thought I should do next time too. I like the idea of a short CD. If it was the afternoon, I think I could have been okay with my LT pace but for whatever reason, I just don't go as fast at 5am.
I just wrapped up 18/70-85 (minus workouts here and there) and ran 2:58:38... you can take a look at my log if you like. The LT etc. is labeled. I didn't do such a good job on the LT this cycle.
I just wrapped up 18/70-85 (minus workouts here and there) and ran 2:58:38... you can take a look at my log if you like. The LT etc. is labeled. I didn't do such a good job on the LT this cycle.
Thanks. I'm still playing around with this log so enjoyed perusing another. Congrats on the marathon last week by the way too. I'm not thinking that my first marathon in March will be sub 3 but maybe by my 2nd one? I think I have the speed but need a good amount of endurance work.
I was going to say, sub-3 off Pfitz 18/55 would imply some talent. I had to go up to 70 for my first sub-3.
Good luck.


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Activity note: Please bring luggage from hotel rooms to hotel lobby (assistance as needed). During Sitka field trip, walking up to 1 mile with stops. Stairs at Russian Bishop's House and dance performance. Van or small bus will be available for those not wishing to walk to the sites visited in Sitka.
Breakfast: Our breakfast buffet at the hotel includes oatmeal, French toast, eggs, breakfast potatoes, bacon, sausage, fruit, orange juice, tea, milk.
Morning: After bringing our luggage down and checking out of the hotel, we'll reassemble and walk to the oldest museum in Alaska, the Sheldon Jackson Museum, which holds many artifacts that were collected by Sheldon Jackson. In 1877, Sheldon Jackson began his work in Alaska as a Presbyterian missionary and, while working with the Alaska Natives, he saw the need to preserve their history and culture for future generations so he amassed an extensive collection of cultural artifacts, many of which are on display in the museum. After a brief introduction to the museum, enjoy some time to explore the exhibits independently; docents will be available to answer any questions you may have. Then we will explore downtown Sitka on foot with stops at key sites including the Russian Bishop's House and the Sitka Sound Science Center. One of Alaska's most charming communities, Sitka lies in a protected harbor rich in natural resources and has a complex history dating back over 8,000 years beginning with the Kiksadi Tlingit people as the native residents. Serious Russian interest began in 1725 when they began to explore the Pacific coast of North America until they eventually established, after much fighting with the Tlingit people, Sitka as an administrative center.
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Dinner: In the pleasant dining room, enjoy plated meals prepared by professionally trained chefs using fresh, organic, and locally produced foods plus one complimentary glass of beer or wine with all dinners aboard the ship. Coffee, tea, milk, hot chocolate and water are included; other beverages available for purchase. Menus change daily, usually including a seafood or meat entrée.
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Activity note: Walking with guide 1 mile on even surfaces through Kake. Totem Carving Demonstration, Tlingit Dance Performance.
Breakfast: Aboard the ship, we'll have plated meals featuring fresh, organic, and locally produced foods including items such as pancakes, cereals, egg dishes, and breakfast meats with coffee, tea, milk, hot chocolate, juice and water; other beverages available for purchase.
Morning: Today's destination, one of the unique bays along Fredrick Sound, which is virtually unknown to many travelers. We will spend the morning cruising through this delightful and lovely, yet rarely visited, part of Alaska. View the temperate rainforest, waterfalls, and pristine beaches from the comfort of the ship, scan the skies for birds and the shores for wildlife. We will also have the opportunity to view marine life up close via small watercraft with expert staff.
Lunch: Aboard the ship, we'll have plated meals featuring fresh, organic, and locally produced foods with coffee, tea and water included; other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: We'll continue cruising along Fredrick Sound, arriving in Kake in the afternoon. While in Kake we will have the opportunity to explore the village with a local guide. We will viewing a totem carving demonstration, visit the world's largest totem pole, and witness a live Tlingit Traditional dance performance. We'll then enjoy our social hour before dinner.
Dinner: Aboard ship.
Evening: Onboard staff will lead an orientation to procedures for tomorrow's outdoor activities in Hobart Bay.
Activity note: Levels of activity are dependent on personal preference. Climbing in/out of 22-foot skiffs and kayaks assistance provided as needed. Each group that goes out will be accompanied by 2 staff leaders. Hiking about ½ mile, expected duration of approx. 1 hour, but will be dependent on pace of the group; moderate incline on gravel road. Up to 1 hour in boats on a long, slow paddle.
Breakfast: Aboard ship.
Morning: After arriving at Hobart Bay or Thomas Bay, we'll begin our wilderness adventure with a full day of exhilarating outdoor activities. You will have the choice to explore the bay via 2-person sea kayaks or on 22-foot skiffs for quiet exploration. Kayak launchers make it easy to get into kayaks that are then slid into the water slowly. Groups will be limited to 10-12 on the skiffs providing room to easily maneuver and catch sight of wildlife and take photos as well as watch for eagles or bears along the shore.
Lunch: Aboard ship.
Afternoon: Continue exploring this secluded bay. A variety of marine life and birds are visible as well as an occasional black bear roaming the shoreline. We'll also go ashore for a short hike to a view point along a gravel road in the late afternoon passing a muskeg/bog with some unusual plants, including a carnivorous species! We'll then enjoy our social hour before dinner.
Dinner: Aboard ship.
Evening: Our Road Scholar Group Leader will give a presentation on more fascinating aspects of Alaska's Inside Passage.
Activity note: N/A
Breakfast: Aboard ship.
Morning: Perhaps Alaska's most scenic fjord, Tracy Arm, a photographer's paradise, is a narrow inlet of ocean running between cliffs or steep slopes. Tracy Arm twists and turns for more than 30 miles through some of the most dramatically scenic landscapes anywhere, dotted with thousands of icebergs from twin glaciers -- North Sawyer and South Sawyer -- at the end of the fjord. Wildlife is seasonally prolific, with whales and sea lions, seals on floating ice, bears, deer, mountain goats, wolves, and smaller animals inhabiting surrounding forests, and bald eagles and other birds flying above. Along the way, our staff will narrate and point out the highlights.
Lunch: Aboard ship.
Afternoon: We'll wind our way back down the arm, pausing to view some of the spectacular waterfalls that spill out of the granite cliffs along the fjord. Weather and sea conditions permitting, we will also have the opportunity to ride the skiffs with our expert leaders to explore either the North or South Sawyer Glacier. As we depart Tracy Arm, we will cruise into Frederick Sound to scout for humpback whales and other marine mammals in these world-renowned whale waters. We'll enjoy our social hour before dinner.
Dinner: Aboard ship.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Activity levels are dependent on participants' personal preferences during independent exploration.
Breakfast: Aboard ship.
Morning: Arriving in Taku Harbor, which is a small bay located on the eastern shore of Stephens Passage about 22 miles southeast of Juneau, we will be able to participantin kayaking, walking, and DIB tours.
Lunch: Aboard ship.
Afternoon: We will continue to explore Taku Harbor, watching for marine animals, wildlife, and the pristine Tonga National Forest. Following our exploration we will head to Orca Point Lodge.
Dinner: As a special treat, we have an exclusive stop at Orca Point Lodge on Colt Island to enjoy a wonderful buffet meal of Alaskan salmon and all-you-can-eat King Crab. A glass of wine, soft drinks, coffee, tea and water are included; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: At the lodge's touch tank, get "up close and personal" with Alaskan sea life and stroll on the private beach. If weather permits, enjoy a bonfire on the beach. We'll then board the ship.
Activity note: Getting on/off street cars. Minimal walking on sidewalks and city streets. Train ride is approx. 40 miles roundtrip; about 3.5 hours.
Breakfast: Aboard ship.
Morning: Making our way up the spectacular Taiya Inlet, we'll dock in Skagway. This famous gold rush town is also home to Klondike National Historic Park, which owns and has restored many of the buildings. We will take a narrated shuttle from the ship to the White Pass Railway depot, board the train, and take a narrated rail road trip up to the White Pass summit located in British Columbia, Canada, with spectacular views along the way. This narrow gauge railway route was built during the Klondike Gold Rush. Its proposed 110-mile journey through coastal mountains was considered impossible but became a reality in only 26 months of construction from 1898-1900. The railway operated as a business until 1982, then re-opened in 1988 for seasonal excursions.
Lunch: Aboard ship or at your own cost in town.
Afternoon: Free Time. You may wish to visit the Klondike National Historic Park's museum, go on a walking field trip with our Group Leader, or explore the town of Skagway on your own. The park offers park ranger walks at regularly scheduled times from the visitor's center. The ship is scheduled to depart mid to late afternoon. We'll cruise back down the scenic Taiya Inlet and Lynn Canal towards Icy Strait as we head towards tomorrow's destinationy. In the late afternoon, we'll have our social hour.
Dinner: Aboard ship.
Evening: Aboard the ship, enjoy an evening of native storytelling or other Alaskan tales.
Activity note: N/A
Breakfast: Aboard ship.
Morning: Birders and wildlife watchers will want to be up and out on decks as we enter Glacier Bay early this morning. We will be joined by a National Park Service (NPS) Ranger who will lead our programming today. The NPS citation reads, "Covering 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines, and deep sheltered fjords, Glacier Bay National Park is a highlight of Alaska's Inside Passage and part of a 25-million acre World Heritage Site — one of the world's largest international protected areas." The entrance to Glacier Bay teems with wildlife, particularly sea birds. This is also an area frequented by feeding humpback whales. The Huna Tlingit people once lived here and consider it their spiritual homeland. A Native Tlingit interpretive naturalist will join the NPS Ranger to discuss their traditional ties to this stunning natural treasure.
Lunch: Aboard ship.
Afternoon: We'll continue our exploration of Glacier Bay National Park, the crown jewel of Southeast Alaska considered by many to be the United States' Number 1 national park. Glacier Bay boasts the largest number of tidewater glaciers in North America, with the backdrop of the stunning 15,000-foot Fairweather Mountain range, some of the most stunning scenery anywhere, and a prolific array of wildlife including humpback whales, sea otters, puffins, mountain goats and much more, often amid calving icebergs. Watch for all these wonders from the deck of the ship (binoculars provided). The Ranger and naturalist will be on deck for commentary, to point out highlights, and answer questions. We'll enjoy our social hour to reflect on the beauty of Glacier Bay.
Dinner: Aboard the ship, we'll enjoy a delicious farewell plated meal with standard beverages in the company of the captain. Toast to a successful program and share your favorite memories with your Road Scholar friends.
Evening: At leisure. As we head back to Juneau overnight, prepare for departure in the morning and get a good night's sleep.
Activity note: The ship is scheduled to arrive in Juneau at approximately 7:30 a.m. Disembarkation from the ship will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. Minimal walking on sidewalks and city streets; rides available upon request. Tram rises about 1,800 feet and takes a relatively short amount of time—about 10 mins. Total field trip will take about 1.5 hours.
Breakfast: Aboard ship.
Morning: Free Time. Take this opportunity for personal independent exploration to see and do what interests you most. Please refer to the list of Free Time Opportunities. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions. You may wish to take a walking excursion with the Group Leader or explore on your own visiting other interesting sites in Juneau including the Walter Soboleff Center, Mt. Roberts Tramway, Capitol building, or city museum.
Lunch: In our private meeting space at the hotel, we'll have a light lunch of sandwiches, chips, fruit, cookies, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate.
Afternoon: Following lunch, we will head to the Alaska State Museum for a self-directed exploration of the Museum, which is the repository for the state's history, highlighting the distinct native cultures of Alaska. After the Alaska State Museum, we'll reassemble and board a motorcoach for a field trip to one of Alaska's extraordinary natural wonders: the Mendenhall Glacier. This river of ice is one of 38 large glaciers that flow from the 1,500 square mile Juneau ice field formed about 3,000 years ago. The glacier stretches 12 miles from the ice field down to its terminus at Mendenhall Lake. The glacier and surrounding area are protected by the National Forest Service as part of Tongass National Forest, the largest in the U.S., encompassing 17 million acres. The Visitor Center offers magnificent views of the Glacier and the lake, many displays and presentations, a short movie, and hiking trails. National Forest Service interpretive rangers will be available to provide information and answer questions as we explore independently.
Dinner: In our private meeting space at the hotel, we'll enjoy a buffet meal which will include an entrée, salad, starch, coffee, tea, and water; other beverages available for purchase.
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18w, 6d. People, it's T minus 9 days until my next ultrasound—the big anatomy scan—and in our case, hopefully the gender reveal. I was really hoping that I could somehow manage to wait until the birth to find out the sex of this baby, but then I remembered who I really am and just how impatient that crazy lady is. So, no more waiting—at least not beyond what I have to endure.
But, because I'm so impatient and have a not-so-secret desire for this kid to be a girl (before you jump on me, a healthy baby is obviously of the utmost importance—a girl would just be nice after having two boys), I decided to take action and run this pregnancy through the litmus tests detailed in Am I Having a Boy or a Girl? (also known to me personally as "Please, for the Love of God, Tell Me This One Is a Girl!")
Here goes:
- Carrying high vs. low: I have no idea. Can you tell from the above photo? High = girl; low = boy.
- Heart rate: Um, I'm going to sheepishly admit to owning a Doppler. And I blame it all on Amalah (all of my bad ideas come from the Internet, methinks). The heartbeat has been consistently above 140, which supposedly indicates a girl.
- Cravings (sweet vs. sour/salty): Can I just say all of the above? I mean, lemonade is one of my major cravings this time around, but it's both sour and sweet, you know? So this one is a toss-up, I guess.
- Looks: I asked my husband last night if he thought I looked the same as during the last two pregnancies. He cautiously asked what I meant, and when I explained about the old wives' tale that girls steal a mother's beauty, so I wanted to know if I looked uglier, he refused to answer (which was smart on his part—it's a no-win situation—I want to look uglier if it's true, but I don't want my husband to tell me I'm uglier… Make sense?). I got nothin' here.
- Drano: I dunno. We have none in the house; I'm skipping this one.
- Ring test: It swung side-to-side… girl! (But also maybe kind of a little bit in a circle… boy?)
- Morning sickness: I definitely was queasy throughout my first trimester—living on saltines, ginger candy and these awesome Preggie Pop Drops—but I never actually threw up, not even once—just like my last two pregnancies. Granted, my mom never threw up when she was pregnant with me, and I was indeed a girl, so can we just chalk this one up to family history… please?
- And finally, the Chinese gender predictor: it's a girl! (For what it's worth—which is admittedly nothing—it was right for me with my last two pregnancies.)
Did you try to use any old wives' tales to predict the sex of your baby? Were the results accurate? Also, if you're somehow psychic, tell me what I'm having! Leave a comment below.


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|2011-04-10, 05:07
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 41
Could you give an example of what you mean though. We aren't seeing how this would be any better if Shaft, or anyone else for that matter, did this. What should it be?
Basically you are telling us something without saying what that something is. What is wrong with it?
|2011-04-10, 05:12
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I kill you
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: In your brain
|2011-04-10, 05:13
|Link #303
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Folsom, CA, USA
Age: 32
I more or less get what your saying, but don't have much to say about it as...I tend to find things funny or not and don't really think about it beyond that...So I'm not a good candidate for this type of conversation
I will say I did notice a couple "lengthened" scenes. Though it didn't bother me too much, it certainly jumped to my mind when you mentioned it.
In any case, I'm still loving the show.
|2011-04-10, 05:17
|Link #304
I kill you
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: In your brain
Regardless of direction, there was some decent moments here and there, anyway. 'Most of direction' doesn't mean 'all'.
|2011-04-10, 05:21
|Link #305
Anime Hobbyist
Join Date: Dec 2004
I agree the awkwardness is there with extended scenes, but I don't really know how they can properly do such scenes at a reasonable pace otherwise. There's a lot of 'awkward silence' moments in the manga and for what it's worth I think they did a fine job transitioning it to anime.
I don't want to keep comparing Azumanga, but I don't know.. the manga itself had those fanciful moments of pure action mixed in with the slow. If you have to blame anything, it probably would fall on the manga for being like that to begin with.
As for Shaft, I do think they have a keen sense for comedy for sure. Not sure if that means they're masterful at the actual art of converting manga since they manage to piss off tons of manga purists while they do so. But when they put that laser focus on comedy, they're great at it. I really loved Natsu no Arashi and Arakawa Under the Bridge.
I guess with KyoAni, I tend to appreciate the production values even whilst in a not particularly funny or relevant moments. Kind of a Gainax effect.
|2011-04-10, 05:34
|Link #306
I kill you
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: In your brain
Azumanga daioh was ok with slow pacing since its comedy was already slow in original manga anyway (osaka = epitome of slow-comedy). If I were to say one of the most decent adaptation of 4-koma, is Seitokai Yakuin-domo, where pacing is ridiculously fast with dynamic direction; you don't even realise which humour was hit or miss. (haven't seen lucky star orz...) Just reminder that 'random' comedy and 'slow' comedy are not necessarily the same thing.
Those awkward silence moment only works when event that comes prior or posterior is relevant enough to support that lengthened sequence. If it isn't, it should be skipped much faster.
However, some directions in Sore-machi was simply awful, though.
|2011-04-10, 05:47
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Anime Hobbyist
Join Date: Dec 2004
I guess that's the thing though. I really like the slower parts even if it isn't a total hit in terms of comedy. I like the slice of life (or whatever surrealistic version of it is) mixed in. I guess if I was to only look for fast paced comedy, I would see it differently. Incidentally, I liked how Soremachi was handled too. But that show I felt was more going for the slice of life feeling to begin with.
|2011-04-10, 05:54
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I kill you
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: In your brain
It's not like it can't get better. I have heard millions of times about how everyone says the first few episode of Lucky Star was boring, and eventually got better after 'firing' of certain loud mouthed animator.
|2011-04-10, 06:04
|Link #309
Anime Hobbyist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Lucky Star was a funny one for me as far as the direction went, because the second half seemed to make it so that the entire 20 minute episode had a singular flow while the first half felt like a sketch comedy. And I actually liked how both turned out. Rewatched it on DVD and no problem for me. Though what irked me a bit was there were a bit too much real life action shots.
I can kind of understand why the director was criticized, but I think the drama around it was WAY overblown. Wasn't Lucky Star also the first time KyoAni plunged fully into a 4koma gag territory? I thought it was a pretty good success for all considered. Though again, they really should have concentrated on the animation instead of the real life action. And the whole voicing of all secondary females by a male seiyuu was the biggest gripe I had with it overall.
To me, the biggest debacle as far as KyoAni is Munto since that seemed to go everywhere. Especially the letdown of a 'movie' which was more of a mixing of TV and OVA and not a proper movie production.
|2011-04-10, 06:58
|Link #312
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Just watched the last episode. To me Nichijou is mindless fun, yet it has such a calm and relax pacing, also Nichijou got likable characters, awesome face expressions, some pretty nice animations, and above all funny dialogues. And boy, there are even a Gameboy and a Virtual Boy in episode 2! Someone from Kyoani is fan of Nintendo? Nintendo headquarter is in Kyoto, coincidence?
|2011-04-10, 07:22
|Link #314
Moe Kyun~!
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philippines
What's the chant of resurrection again? It's just sooo....lol.
And also, what was that chant of resurrection used for? (I don't get that part cus the GUI in the game she used it in wasn't really translated.)
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Because KTM employs some of the best adventure racers in the world, there was little debate that the Austrian manufacturer would win its 10th consecutive Dakar Rally, on this the 33rd running of the race. However which of KTM's top riders, Coma or Despres, would take the checkered flag this weekend at Buenos Aires was a question of some contention among adventure racing fans, as going into the latter stages of the event, it was either rider's race to win.
That debate can finally come to a conclusion thought, as after racing over more than 3,000 miles on one of the most grueling Dakars to-date, Spaniard Marc Coma edged out Frenchman Cyril Despres for the overall rally win by a mere 15 minutes, which included a 10 minute penalty that Despres incurred earlier in the racing week. Photos, results, and more after the jump.


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SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia condemns all "terrorists" regardless of their nationality, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on Friday after U.S. police shot dead a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing who once lived in Russia.
The man who was shot dead and his suspected accomplice were ethnic Chechens who lived in Russia's volatile Dagestan region more than a decade ago before moving to the United States with their family.
Putin did not comment on the suspects' identity.
But his spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said: "Putin has repeatedly said there is no such thing as our terrorists and somebody else's ... one must not differentiate between them, deal with some and condemn others."
"They all deserve the same approach, the same rejection," Peskov told reporters in the southern city of Sochi after Putin held talks with Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi.
Peskov said the Russian authorities were waiting for official information from the United States about the dead man and his suspected accomplice, named by U.S. officials as Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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STOCKTON - Talking about, and against, violence has seldom been more important.
STOCKTON - Talking about, and against, violence has seldom been more important.
Stockton, home to 70 documented gangs, is wracked with violence and has a record-breaking 70 homicides for 2012.
Early next year, the San Joaquin County Office of Education will host its sixth annual Anti-Violence Symposium.
It is aimed at young people and usually draws more than 300 participants. Organizers said the goal is to demonstrate that people can change.
Newly elected Stockton City Councilman Michael Tubbs, 22, is one of the featured speakers.
"If we are bystanders, we perpetuate the violence," said Tubbs, a recent Stanford University graduate who grew up on the city's south side. "We have a responsibility, not just to Stockton or the community, but to society as a whole to do what we can to stop it."
Tubbs' first council meeting is Jan. 15.
The symposium is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Jan. 11 at the county Office of Education's Wentworth Education Center, 2707 Transworld Drive.
The free event is sponsored by the office's Foster Youth Services and Homeless Services programs. It is geared toward seventh- through 12-grade students as well as education, child welfare and probation professionals.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Among the topics: drug addiction, self esteem, risks faced by youths, gangs and violence.
In addition to Tubbs, there are three other speakers:
� Daniel Longoria: He is assistant program director of Courage to Change, a school in Tulare County devoted to redirecting young people away from gang life. Longoria, a former gang member, spent 18 years in state prison.
� Richard Santana: Once a tough-talking Latino gangster, he is founder of Homeboy Goes to Harvard Productions. Santana is now a nationally known speaker who talks about his life's journey and calls it The Change.
� Derek Clark: He is a noted motivational speaker and author of "Never Limit Your Life" and "I Will Never Give Up." Clark, in foster care for 13 years in Alameda County, was abused and abandoned as a child.
Director of the anti-violence symposium is Mark Yost.


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March 30, 2012
BOSTON — Three years after Massachusetts' health care reform was signed, the state pulled back some of its universal coverage. And among the ones who felt it the most were immigrants who were here legally, but were not U.S. citizens or green card holders for more than 5 years.
Up and down on the health insurance wave
Eugenio Hernandez was one of them. He's lived in Boston since 1993 and experienced the ups and downs of health care in the state.
The first part: He had no health insurance.
The next part: He was covered as a result of Massachusetts health care reform by Commonwealth Care.
The next: The state reduced his coverage to save money.
"It made me feel more like a foreigner. More isolated. I thought I was forgotten. They forgot my rights. The rights I could have here because I was here for a long time, and I was working, paying my taxes," Hernandez said through a translator.
A bridge … and a gap
Hernandez was among 26,000 immigrants who went from Commonwealth Care to what's called the Commonwealth Care Bridge program in 2009. It meant higher co-pays and less coverage.
"What bothered me most was the reduction of services. When they changed the coverage to the Bridge, it didn't cover certain things like eye exams," said Hernandez.
But eye care wasn't his biggest issue. In 2007, MassHealth care was available but the individual mandate had not been put in effect. Hernandez had no insurance. While being treated at a local hospital for a high fever, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He turned to the advocacy group Health Care for All, which helped him secure medical coverage through Commonwealth Care.
But when that plan's benefits were reduced by the state, Hernandez worried how he'd pay for care should his cancer return.
"It affected me very much," he said. "This is a very hard illness. I thought, 'What am I going to do now?' I could say that Massachusetts let me down. I came here to work, to pay taxes and I felt that Massachusetts was not responding to my efforts and sacrifices."
Advocating for complete coverage
Health Care for All saw it as a huge problem. They were flooded with frantic calls to their helpline. Health Law Advocates filed suit on behalf of the immigrants against the Health Connector, the state agency that runs Commonwealth Care.
One of the lawyers working on the case was Wendy Parmet. "I believe that universality won't survive if you pull at the thread of an unpopular group. And this case was an important step to showing that we're all in this together and our universal health care survives because we offer it to every group, even the most vulnerable," she said.
This January, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of these legal immigrants, finding the Bridge program in violation of the Massachusetts Constitution. As a result, Hernandez and thousands of others were reinstated to Commonwealth Care coverage this month.
"Having the insurance, I feel happy. My life has changed. I was always worried before," Hernandez said.
The financial impact on the state
What started as a way for the state to cut costs now returns to money. Massachusetts needs to find $150 million to implement the court's ruling.
State Sen. Stephen Brewer is chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and is working on a budget proposal for the next fiscal year right now.
"Service and rate cuts are going to have to be found in other areas of the budget," he said. He pointed to certain possibilities in Gov. Deval Patrick's plan: "The governor had a budget that's including $250 million in newer and enhanced revenues and $70 million of that was from the expansion of the tobacco taxes, and certain forms of smokeless tobacco were earmarked for Commonwealth Care program."
Insurance and independence
Which gets us back to this week's Supreme Court hearings and the debate over universal coverage. What is the government's responsibility and a person's rights when it comes to health care?
Parmet thought our cherished cultural obsession with independence belied the true relationship between the individual and health care.
"When it comes to health care and health insurance and how we pay for insurance, people often overlook or don't recognize the degree to which they are not self-sufficient," she said. "People think, 'Oh, I'm paying for my own health care.' But in fact, their employers are paying for it and the taxpayers are helping to subsidize it because it's a work benefit that's not being counted as income."
And, said Parmet, when people get sick, no one can truly stand alone.
"None of us are independent when it comes to health care, and that's just assuming we're talking about people who are typically healthy. And anyone of course is one tragic accident or one unfortunate diagnosis away from being far more dependent than they realize," she said.
While we don't want to discover the various shades of independence that way, perhaps one thing that Massachusetts can teach us is that health care and independence don't have to be mutually exclusive.
Internist Danielle Ofri tells the stories of her immigrant patients and what they say about the state of health care. WATCH: WGBH Forum Network's health care reform series.
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Fisher Cats involved in blockbuster Marlins tradeBy MANNY NAVARRO
The Miami Herald
November 14. 2012 10:44PM
MIAMI - Although it still is awaiting approval by Major League Baseball before it can be made official, a 12-player blockbuster trade between the Marlins and Blue Jays - a deal that includes three ex-New Hampshire Fisher Cats - didn't take long to create shock waves throughout the country via Twitter on Tuesday night.
"Huh?" a puzzled Ricky Nolasco posted on his official Twitter account shortly after the news broke around 6:15 p.m. that former teammates Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, John Buck and Emilio Bonifacio were being shipped off to Toronto in what essentially is another Marlins fire sale.
"I'm not gonna do whatever (everybody) thinks I'm gonna do and freak out!" Logan Morrison posted on his Twitter account. "Ugh, I need a bath."
The Marlins, who had an Opening Day salary of $112 million in 2012 unloaded $163.75 million in guaranteed contracts to Buck, Buehrle, Johnson and Reyes and avoided having to deal in arbitration with Bonifacio, who earned $2.2 million in 2012, by making Tuesday's trade with Toronto. Right now, the Marlins could spend less than $20 million to field a big-league team in 2013.
What Miami got in return Tuesday is hardly a recognizable crew of names, though New Hampshire Fisher Cats fans have likely seen three of the players involved in the deal. Starting pitcher Henderson Alvarez (9-14, 4.85 ERA, 79 Ks, 54 BBs in 31 starts in for Toronto), shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria and minor-league outfielder Jake Marisnick all played for the Fisher Cats over the past two seasons.
The Marlins also acquired: Cuban-born shortstop Yunel Escobar, 30, who hit just .253 with nine homers and 51 RBI in 145 games in 2012; backup catcher Jeff Mathis, who hit .218 with eight homers and 27 RBI in 71 games in 2012; and two more minor-league prospects.
"From a pure baseball standpoint, the Marlins did well with this deal. But this trade has a lot more ripples beyond the makeup of the roster," ESPN's Buster Olney said of the trade on his Twitter account.
Those ripples figure to be created by fans at the ticket office. The Marlins, who finished 69-93 and in last-place for the second year in a row in the National League East, drew 2,219,444 fans to their new $515 million park this season. That ranked 12th out of 16 teams in the National League. But once the team began shipping away the bulk of its infield just before the trade deadline, numbers began to dwindle.
Angry Marlins fans took to Twitter and local radio airwaves to express their disgust with the trade. It's hard to blame them.
The 25-man roster hardly resembles the one the team had for Opening Day back in April. The only players still under club control in 2013 who were there for Opening Day in 2012 are Nolasco (set to make $11.5 million), Morrison ($480,000), All-Star right-fielder Giancarlo Stanton ($480,000), pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs ($1.5 million) and relief pitchers Mike Dunn ($480,000), Ryan Webb (arbitration eligible) and Steve Cishek ($480,000).
Stanton, the team's cornerstone who is under club control through the 2016 season, hardly seemed thrilled by the deal, taking to Twitter to express his anger.
Owner Jeffrey Loria, who turns 72 next week, wasn't around when the Marlins introduced Mike Redmond as the club's new manager at the beginning of the month. But Larry Beinfest, the club's president of baseball operations, made it pretty clear the day Redmond was hired that the Marlins were looking to get back to their frugal ways.
"We talk about getting back to our ways, we've got get back to what we used to do like when we got Cody Ross for a dollar," Beinfest said. "We got Dan Uggla for $50,000. Miguel Olivo. Wes Helms. We found ways to get it done. I'll take some of the blame on that.
"We need to find value. We need to rely on our scouts and our people to help us overcome some of these challenges."
Aside from Stanton in right field, Morrison at first base or left field, catcher Rob Brantly, outfielder Justin Ruggiano and the newly acquired Escobar it's anyone's guess how the Marins plan to fill out the rest of the roster at this point. The starting rotation figures to have some form to it with Nolasco, Nathan Eovaldi, Jacob Turner and the newly acquired Alvarez.
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- For trend definitions in our Top 10 not covered above, visit What the Trend.
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This is a market of relationships. For a long time we had an inverse working with equities and the US Dollar. In May 2011 the SPX hit a high while the Greenback hit its low. Since then both are closer to the top of the ranges. If I showed you a weekly chart you'd see a lot of flat weeks for the Dollar where the stock market didn't decline. For instance, from February to May 2012 the Dollar was mostly flat while the stock market was straight up and had one of that aborted correction.
So it is the Greenback and Aussie Dollar both are in recent tailspins. This can't last since the Aussie Dollar represents the risk on trade. Then we have the ultimate inverse relationship where we used to have the Greenback moving in opposite directions against the Gold market. But recently the Dollar fell hard but Gold has been unable to rally. This is a concern for Gold bugs mostly because the Gold market and later the XAU have exhibited some of the best Gann symmetry we've seen in recent memory. But in the economy, if the Dollar gets hit doesn't that mean inflation? If we are too have a serious bout of inflation, why isn't Gold going through the roof? What do we make of this relationship?
But the most important relationship we've had recently is the level of fear in the overall market compared to the 50 day moving average in the SPX.
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Last week I mentioned the buy the dip mentality and wondered out loud how many times they can go to the well without getting burned. It's all becoming too predictable, easy. For a time this is the way markets are supposed to work. You are supposed to have a little butterfly in the tummy as you buy the 50. But now it's like we've reached the point of the Wal-Mart red light special. So I'm satisfied that I'm getting my answer. The takeaway here is even if this market goes to new highs; we've already had a retest of the 50 only days after the original. This is a freight train market that won't reverse on a dime. Fine, it doesn't have to. But we are starting to see the cracks in the armor. I don't have to look at an ADX to see the trend weakening. All I have to do is see that we are not getting a clean break away from the 50 like in the past.
There are a couple of reasons for this. First of all, the housing sector has shown some serious cracks as well. This rally is not going to survive without a good HGX. It doesn't have to lead to the upside but it certainly can't lead to the downside. So there's your big relationship. If we can't have a neutral housing market we are not going to have a rally.
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False Confession: Who's Responsible?
by Stan B. Walters, CSP "The Lie Guy®"
Recently I was comparing "notes" with a social psychologist who is conducting research on cues to deception. She has been collecting data about the lie cues taught by the numerous interview and interrogation courses and attempting to validate the reliability of those cues. She shared with me a comment made by an instructor in one of these courses that not only did she find disturbing by that I find at least professionally if not ethically appalling. A question was raised in class about the issue of false confessions and how they should be handled. The instructor informed the participants that the interviewer should blame the subject for the false confession.
With the country's legal system current focus on wrongful convictions and false confessions, how irresponsible could a professional investigator be to blame a false confession on the suspect? The objective of the investigative interviewer should be finding the truth by accurately spotting deception and ultimately obtaining a legal and ethical admission or confession. Such professionals should also be keenly aware of what methods and techniques could induce a highly suggestible subject to make a false confession.
One issue that immediately concerns me about the instructor's statement is there must be some problem with the human behavior cues that are being taught in this course. We are expected to spot a subject's apparent deception regarding their involvement in some inappropriate or criminal act by observing and identifying specific verbal and nonverbal cues of deception.
If the cues being taught are reliable discriminators of deception, then why would the interviewer not be able to spot the very same signs that would undoubtedly be generated by a subject who is falsely confessing?
The objective of any investigation is to uncover the real story. Doesn't the fact that there has been a false confession run completely counter to that objective?
The fact that the investigator has become focused on this subject as being the person that there may in fact have been a faulty or inadequate investigative effort which would include the identification, collection and preservation of evidence and more importantly the interviews of other sources, victims and witnesses. Once again, how has the interviewer missed the cues of omission and embellishment by the victims, witnesses or informants that I assume have already been interviewed during the investigation.
A couple of months ago I wrote an article for this newsletter that was entitled 'Pre-Conception: An Interrogation Assassin'. My premise in that article was one of if not the most insidious states of mind that an interviewer could have any pre-conception about a person's credibility and honesty about an issue. With an inaccurate assessment of the subject's honesty and relying on signs of deception that have been proven to be unreliable and then proceeding without considering that their technique may increase the chances of a false confession is the path to disaster.
If the investigator is prepared to take the credit for solving a case and wants the credit for getting a confession from a subject then he or she is also are responsible for a false confession. Blaming the subject for their false confessions is an absolutely unacceptable excuse.
Our job is to find the truth. A false confession does not serve justice.
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"Insuring The Confession Against The Allegation of False Confession"
Stan B. Walters
In the last couple of years there has been a growing public interest and media documentation of cases of wrongful conviction. Many of the more sensational cases overturned and receiving high profile media coverage have been those that where resolved using new DNA technology. In some cases however, one of key points upon which the wrongful conviction turned was a false confession by the suspect.
Despite overwhelming evidence, there are still some investigators, prosecutors and members of the general public who believe that there is no such thing as a false confession and it doesn't really matter because the subject most likely is guilty of some other undiscovered crime or offense anyway. Unfortunately there will always be people who will never be convinced of the phenomenon but a more important question for us as investigative interviewers is what are the conditions that could possibly exist that create such confessions and what can we do to prevent such possible miscarriages of justice?
Although this e-zine, "The Interview Room" goes out to subscribers in at least five countries outside the United States, I feel that the United States Supreme Court definition of a "confession" could still be used as a reliable standard from which to establish the goals and objectives of our interviews. At the same time, if you are a reader whose work is in the private sector, intelligence community, military or even adult and juvenile probation and parole, the objectives still remain the same but translated to your specific needs. In the case James v. State of Georgia, App. 282, 71, S.E. 2d 568 (1952) the court defined a confession as: "An accused person knowingly makes an acknowledgement that he or she committed or participated in the commission of the criminal act. This acknowledgement must be broad enough to comprehend every essential element necessary to make a case against the defendant." Does the confession you have obtained contain the critical elements of "causation" and "criminal intent?"
First, the case against a subject can be protected from the fatal flaw of being a labeled a false confession if it contains the subject's descriptive details of his or her exact actions, behaviors, or participation that "caused" the event to occur – malicious, negligent or otherwise. How the subject specifically entered the house, the point of origin of the fire and materials used, how they accessed the computer system, physically approached the victim, weapon used and in what manner or form, method of egress from the scene, any attempt at displacement, obliteration, or disposal of evidence such as clothing, the murder weapon, etc. Has he or she told you details that the only way they would know those details is if they had been to the scene and committed the offense? At the same time those details should be confirmed by the presence of physical evidence in some form. In addition, are you sure that you as the interviewer, by the way you have conducted your interview, asked of phrased your questions in some form that has inadvertently given the subject such details thereby contaminating the subject's statement– a common error made in the interview room?
Second what was the subject's initial "intent" when engaging in their behavior? Your subject's statement should not only reflect that the subject did something bad or criminal but also that they had "bad intent" when the incident occurred. The outcome may not be what the subject intended, anticipated, or every expected but would the results have been the same without some form of intent on the part of your subject? Does your subject's statement disclose that their behaviors where malicious by virtue of information they have supplied that their actions were wanton, to what degree was the intent and was it a conscious act on their part? Is it apparent from the physical evidence and your subject's statement that there was time for deliberation of their part? Were there moments when it is obvious that the subject was at one or more crossroads in the decision making process and at these opportune moments chose a specific course of action? Does the subject's remarks validate evidence that this act was premeditated in that the subject engaged in behaviors in advance of the event that "facilitated" a specific outcome by arranging, orchestrating, staging or specific planning?
The burden of the existence of false confessions rests on the shoulders of the interviewer. A confession that contains the critical elements of "causation" and "intent" that have be obtained without contamination from the interviewer solidifies the reliability of the confession. An individual without such specific knowledge could not provide such critical information. Justice is ultimately served for the victim, the correct subject, the professional interviewer and ultimately the public's faith in its criminal justice system.
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