Professor Carl Burns starts the fall semester at Hartley Norman College preparing again to teach the sophomore level course on American Lit. While he has a few jitters regarding the start of the new semester he is very much dreading the upcoming Edward Street Seminar as their most famous alumni, Edward Street, returns to the [...]

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May 1875 finds Texas Ranger Josiah Wolfe back in Austin, Texas and very much in career limbo. Wolfe is still is a Texas Ranger despite the recent events and the media backlash. But, he has been told to stay in Austin and await the arrival of Captain Leander McNelly who will decide one more time [...]

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Usually author interviews are done with the idea of civility and respect.  The same old questions can always be found in nearly every interview. Then there is this book and how Lauren Baratz-Logsted (LBL) does them. The Disrespectful Interviewer: Thirteen Interviews with Authors features interviews with a sarcastic tone along with plenty of references to [...]

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The latest breakthrough in stem cell research turns skin cells into stem cells just as useful as embryonic stem cells, without the ethical issues. Adult stem cells and induced stem cells, while still able to become many other types of cells, still had some limitations. Researchers are saying, however, that stem cells using this new [...]

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(This article originally appeared at www.ichabodscranium.com) There is a Town. It has Happy People. It has Unhappy People. What do the Happy People do? They feel good about themselves, count their blessings, self-transcend, help others, approach life optimistically, seek out opportunity, are productive, and enjoy seeing others succeed. The Happy Person asks, “How can I….?” [...]

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When your brother is a sales conference speaker, you get pretty sick of hearing about sales techniques. My poor brother has to hear my sales training tips all day long, and he loves to complain about it. But, what he rarely complains about is how they make him a lot of money. Just the other [...]

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It was some five years ago that Geoffrey Gluckman hit my radar when he released his first novel Deadly Exchange. You can read my review here. Word reached me that he had just published a new novel Murder Of Sex, I just had to read it! I don’t know the author, but I surmised that [...]

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It’s no question that gamers are a competitive bunch. All you have to do is spend a couple minutes on Call of Duty online or listen in on a WOW raid to see how much some people are determined to be the very best at their personal addiction. That’s why it’s interesting that so many [...]

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Funny old game politics. In Britain at the moment we have a multitude of problems. Our economy is static. Our public services are declining and will decline further as budget cuts take effect. Our budget deficit, despite the cuts, is rising – as is unemployment. We have restructured our employment away from solid, stable, full-time [...]

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Call them con men, grifters, scammers or thieves. Or simply call them liars, because lying is what they do best. They stare you in the eyes, do it via email or over the phone, and lie through their teeth. They do it casually and with such conviction that we have no reason not to believe them. Sometimes they [...]

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If you live in or travel to a country that controls what websites their citizens can and cannot visit then you might not have access to sites like Facebook or YouTube. In this case you may have considered using a proxy or a VPN.But what’s the difference? A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a network [...]

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Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, people took pictures of the Tyrannosaurus Rex with film-based cameras that required them to drop their pics off at a Fotomat for processing. Then, instant pics in the form of Polaroid cameras came along and the term “instant gratification” was born. Today, most of us snap pics on phones [...]

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The four member team sent to Rhinebeck, New York, had one target and one mission objective. The Durres Syndicate wants Walt Bergman dead and they want his records. As the commander of the NYPD Intelligence Division he knows where the bodies are buried on and off the force. He knows the identity of confidential informants, [...]

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It is fall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the tourists with their frenetic energy and electronic devices have all gone back to wherever it is they came from. The peace and quiet has been restored and Webb Sawyer is very glad. Webb Sawyer isn’t a slave to technology and is a man [...]

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I will be the first to admit that tracking internet scammers takes a good deal of perseverance. You hit road blocks at every turn. A high tech scam operation needs to try the best they can to hide their tracks. This is a good idea, as jail time kicks in when you get busted! A [...]

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A recent article I wrote, titled “A Predator is Always a Predator,” discussed the 750,000 registered sex offenders in the U.S., the thousands more unaccounted for, the thousands more who’ve never been caught, and the fact that predators live amongst us. In Cleveland, Ohio, the residents know this all too well. Shock and disbelief is [...]

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Love’m my credit cards. I get points, mileage and one place to view all my spending. Who doesn’t love that! But I hate having to go through the misery of disputing charges. In my own research, I’ve determined four types of credit card disputes to look out for. Unauthorized use: Basically, this is fraud—unauthorized use [...]

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If you have a home alarm system, you may be guilty of setting it off accidentally. Sometimes we open a door or window that sets it off, while other times we mess up the secret code. The result of this mishap is usually a very loud siren and the attention of your neighbors. If you [...]

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Prior to a trip it’s not uncommon for many of us to load up our smartphone with the latest time-killer games, social or travel apps. But an essential family of apps often overlooked revolves around security. Business travelers are in a unique category due to sensitive information they may carry but all of us are [...]

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In my investigative piece into the Tarrant Regional Water District Board, I questioned why the Fort Worth Star Telegram ignored citizen requests over a five-year period to investigate allegations of corruption at the agency. I found it especially odd considering the TRWD’s offices are in the same building as the newspaper. I found it even [...]

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Facebook now offers “Home.” Facebook says “With Home, everything on your phone gets friendlier. From the moment you turn it on, you see a steady stream of friends’ posts and photos. Upfront notifications and quick access to your essentials mean you’ll never miss a moment. And you can keep chatting with friends, even when you’re [...]

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The Final results in Karnataka Assembly election is over bar the shouting. Congress has obtained  a simple majority and can form its own Government without depending on any other party. JDS may be the main opposition and Mr Kumaraswamy may be the leader of opposition. Mr Yeddyurappa and Jagadish Shettar will be present in the [...]

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With stabilized trends now available for all the 223 constituencies, it appears that Congress may ultimately cross 112 seats which is  the required number for forming the Government. The latest (Final) position provide 121 seats for Congress, 40 for JDS and 40 for BJP. KJP has won in 6 and BSRC in 4. Others have [...]

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With trends in  all 223 seats now available the trend indicates a hung assembly where Congress will fall just short of majority. JDS appears to have gained substantially and may even emerge as the second largest party followed closely by BJP. The combinations to be looked for are Kumaraswamy as CM supported by BJP, KJP [...]

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The available trends at 0930 am indicate that Congress may fail to make the half way mark and a hung assembly is more likely. JDS appears to have gained substantially and may even emerge as the second largest party. Latest Trends : 202 out of 223 Congress: 98 BJP: 36 JDS : 41 KJP 12 BSR [...]

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BloggerNews has learned of a broad-ranging, long-term property seizure scheme in Texas’ Tarrant County Regional Water District, in which District employees have abused eminent domain privileges, forced homeowners and businesses off their properties, and awarded no-bid contracts via secret meetings that are never reported to the public. Background The Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) was [...]

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After initially trailing behind BJP, Congress has now inched ahead of others in the lead positions. BJP has fallen below JDS at 9.10 am Congress yet to make the halfway mark . Hung Assembly indicated Latest: Total : 170: out of 223 Congress: 76 BJP:35 JDS:39 KJP:10 BSRC:3 Others: 7 Vijayashankar

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In an initial surprise in counting trends, BJP is doing much better than expected. Out of 44 seats in which leads are now available, BJP is ahead in 18 vs Congress in 12, JDS in 7, KJP in 4, BSRC in 1 and Independents in 2. These are very early trends and may change substantially. [...]

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Today is the counting day in the Karnataka assembly elections. The TV media has made this an important media event and discussions have opened in all TV channels with discussions starting from the pre counting poll results. The starting point is based on the current assembly where BJP held a thin majority closely followed by [...]

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Sometimes it’s good to look back in order to see where we’ve come from – and to figure out where we’re heading to in the future. Cybercrime is a case in point, although no crystal ball is required to see its continued inexorable rise a couple of years hence. Further than that, who knows where [...]

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