Ask the Lawyer: Defense Available for Troops Unknowingly Absent from Military

By Mathew B. Tully

Q. What happens if you?ve been AWOL for a long time without knowing it?

A. It?s not common, but it does happen: Service members unknowingly fall into absence without leave or deserter status.

Such situations sometimes arise after a service member gets in trouble off base and leaves civilian confinement.

In such instances, troops may be able to raise a mistake-of-fact affirmative defense. To understand how this defense plays into AWOL and desertion, it?s important to understand the nature of these crimes.

AWOL is a general intent crime, where a service member is not where he is supposed to be at a given time. Desertion is a specific intent crime, where the service member is not where he is supposed to be at a given time but has a specific intent to stay away from the military.

As the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals noted in U.S. v. Campbell (1986), the mistake-of-fact defense can be raised by service members when an honest, mistaken belief led to a specific intent crime, such as desertion.

A service member must have had both an honest and reasonable mistaken belief to raise this defense in a general intent crime, such as AWOL. This is because, the court continued, the ?ignorance or mistake must have existed in the mind of the accused and must have been reasonable under all the circumstances.?

The Campbell case involved a Navy Reserve sailor who was convicted by special court-martial of desertion for 9? months and of AWOL for five days.

The sailor had left his ship without authorization shortly after Christmas and was apprehended by civilian law enforcement officers about 10 months later.

Thirty days into his unauthorized absence, his shipmates told the sailor that he had been discharged in absentia from the Navy ? which was a mistaken belief shared by his command.

Considering what the sailor?s shipmates told him and the fact that he continued living and working in the local community openly ? as opposed to going into hiding ? the court concluded the sailor had a valid mistake-of-fact defense that the government failed to rebut.

However, the court upheld the AWOL conviction because the sailor did not have a mistaken belief when he initially left his ship without authorization.

Regardless of the length of absence from the military, service members who are AWOL or listed as deserters should consult with a military law attorney who can help them explore possible affirmative defenses, such as mistake-of-fact or duress.

Mathew B. Tully is an Iraq War veteran and founding partner of the law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC. Email questions to askthelawyer@militarytimes.com. The information in this column is not intended as legal advice.

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The Tigers lost 42-10, but Hickman and Rock Bridge won Friday night, and the Missouri men's basketball team started the season off with a little dunking madness.

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Gitex Technology Week 2012 opens in Dubai Dubai Chronicle

Gitex Technology Week opens its doors, Sunday October 14, with leading global companies preparing to launch the latest products and services to boost the Middle East?s growing Information and Communication Technology ?ICT? market. With the Middle East and Africa?s ?MEA? spending in information technology expected to reach $91bn by 2015, according to the International Data Corporation, Gitex continues to lead the way in setting the regional agenda.

The 32nd edition of Gitex, under the theme ?Where Technology Meets Business?, will address the latest trends, opportunities and solutions most relevant to the regional and global business community. More than 130,000 visitors from 144 countries are expected through the doors of this year?s Gitex, which runs from October 14-18 at Dubai World Trade Centre.

Gitex continues to be regarded as the preferred regional platform for new product launches, and has cemented its position one of the world?s top three international ICT events.

This year, as many as 1,000 launches are scheduled to take place by leading companies including a preview of Microsoft?s Windows 8, which is expected to be generally available on October 26, as well as an appearance by hip hop megastar 50 Cent to launch his SMS Audio headphones.

?Launched in the dynamic Middle East market more than three decades ago, Gitex Technology Week has risen to be the pivotal platform where the latest developments in the ICT industry are unveiled to the world and the region and this year the event witnesses an even wider global presence. Gitex Technology week plays a key role in connecting leading global ICT companies to come together and further boost the strong market confidence to stimulate business investment,? said Helal Saeed Almarri, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai World Trade Centre.

Gitex will host more than 3,500 exhibitors from 54 nations, including new country participants Algeria, Denmark and New Zealand, and over 625 new exhibitors including SAP, STC, ZTE, Vocalcom, ZTE and Sage. With over 80% of leading global ICT brands expected, featuring C-level executives in attendance representing ICT budgets of over $50bn, the exhibitors and speakers list is packed with industry heavyweights such as Cisco, Dell, Du, Etisalat, Facebook, Google, Hewlett Packard, Huawei, Kaspersky, Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle, RIM, Samsung, SAP and Symantec.

Trending technologies that will be a focus of discussions and constructive debate include Big Data in the field of Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity and the Consumerisation of IT phenomenon. As the Middle East and Africa look to the cloud for future innovation and growth, the largest Cloud Confex to date will highlight evolution and opportunities in the cloud.

The Consumerisation of IT Forum will examine the associated security and logistical implications of the rise of the BYOD ?bring your own device? trend that is impacting the region and world. The forum features prominent experts from Dell, the Computing Technology Industry Association ?CompTIA?, Hewlett-Packard, and Google. The developments and threats posed in the field of Cybersecurity will also have a strong emphasis as topics such as recent energy sector attacks in the region, wireless security, mobility threats and trends are discussed in the Cyber Security Seminars.

A strong conferences line-up will set the stage for high-level knowledge exchange among experts and global ICT professionals. Exclusive Industry Briefings have been introduced, which focus on technology trends within the Oil and Gas, Banking and Finance, Education, Healthcare and Government sectors. The Digital Strategies Forum, which aims to equip businesses to monetise opportunities in digital marketing, mobility, social media and the internet, will have Jonathan Labin, Country Manager MENA of Facebook, discussing how businesses can benefit from the large volume of data available on social networks in the social data revolution.

This year Gitex has initiated focus in new strategic areas including the launch of a dedicated SME Zone, which will serve as a conduit for SME ICT businesses from MEA to engage with a high concentration of influential investors. Africa in Focus is another important highlight due to the continent?s booming ICT industry with strong trade delegations expected from African countries including Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Lesotho, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.

The newly launched International Zone is a platform dedicated to giving more than 30 specific country groups the chance to present their most innovative technology products and seek profitable cross-border sales and collaboration.

Also highly anticipated is the strategic co-location of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2012, the leading platform for high-level networking, strategic debate and knowledge-sharing for the global ICT community, which will take place for the first time in Dubai alongside Gitex. ITU is organised by the United Nations specialised agency for ICTs.

Following its regional debut alongside Gitex Technology Week last year, InfoComm MEA returns to the region. The event is a joint collaboration with Dubai World Trade Centre in an effort by the international association of pro AudioVisual and information communication industries to help AV professionals and end-users in the region to keep abreast of latest developments and expand their skills and knowledge.

Gitex Technology Week is open to trade visitors and industry professionals only from 1pm ? 7pm on Sunday, October 14 and from 11am ? 7pm from Monday, October 15 to Wednesday, October 17 2012 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. On Thursday, October 18 of the show will open at 11am and closes at 5pm. Registration costs AED190 for a five-day pass.

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Giants headed home to face Cardinals; Bumgarner, Vogelsong to ...

Well now, that was a wild turn of events. As you likely know by now, the Giants will host the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday in Game 1. Madison Bumgarner is starting that game and Ryan Vogelsong is starting Game 2. Nothing else was announced tonight, but Matt Cain will be on normal rest if he starts Game 3. Where does that leave Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito? We should find out tomorrow.

Here?s the quickie (unedited) preview story that I frantically filed for tomorrow?s paper, complete with some historical context from Dan Brown. If there are mistakes, it?s because we were also frantically trying to find a way back home. And that photo? Courtesy of Pablo Sandoval?s twitter account. The Giants headed to the airport midway through Game 5 in Washington and they thought they were about to fly to Washington. Two hours later they found out they?re headed home. I am too. Finally. So long, Cincinnati.

The last two World Series champions will face off in search of another title.

The St. Louis Cardinals overcame a 6-0 deficit in Washington on Friday night to stun the Nationals 9-7 and earn a trip to San Francisco for the National League Championship Series. The Giants watched the game on a tarmac in Cincinnati and now are guaranteed home-field advantage through the rest of the postseason.

?Wow ? going home with home field advantage,? right-hander George Kontos tweeted shortly before the plane took off. ?I like it.?

The Giants and Cardinals split a two-game series at AT&T Park in May and split four games at Busch Stadium in August.

The Cardinals will take the field at AT&T Park in Sunday?s Game 1 with several local ties. Manager Mike Matheny played for the Giants in 2005 and 2006 and was part of the Cardinals team that lost to the Giants in the 2002 NLCS.

The Giants swung a blockbuster deal for Carlos Beltran last season in an effort to get back to the postseason, but it never happened. Beltran signed with the Cardinals in the offseason and had three hits Friday night, including a double that started a four-run rally in the top of the ninth inning.

With the Cardinals one out from elimination, Bay Area native Daniel Descalso hit a two-run game-tying single. Pete Kozma followed with a single that put the Cardinals ahead for good.

?We know how to bounce back,? Descalso, a St. Francis (Mountain View) and UC Davis alum, told TBS. ?We?ve got grinders on this team.?

The Giants pride themselves on grinding, as well, and showed that trait this week while becoming the first team in MLB history to win three straight road games and overcome a two-game deficit in a best-of-five series.

The Cardinals have traveled an even wilder path.

They beat the Atlanta Braves in the first ever National League Wild Card Game and took a 2-1 lead in the NLDS before dropping Game 4 on a walk-off homer and falling far behind in Game 5.

Friday?s six-run comeback by the Cardinals was the biggest in a winner-take-all game in MLB history. They became the second team ever to overcome a multi-run deficit in the ninth inning of a winner-take-all game.

Before dropping the season-ending series in Los Angeles, the Giants had won 10 of 11 second-half series. The lone exception was a four-game set in St. Louis in August.

After the teams split the first two games, the Giants took the third game 15-0 behind Ryan Vogelsong, who on Friday night was announced as the Giants? Game 2 starter in the NLCS. Madison Bumgarner will start Game 1, and he pitched well in his last matchup with the Cardinals.

Bumgarner struck out seven but gave up three runs in six innings and the Giants never could climb back after Beltran hit a two-run homer in the first inning.

Bumgarner, Beltran and two evenly matched teams will play two games in San Francisco before heading to St. Louis for up to three games. If the series advances beyond that, the Giants will get the final two games at home.

These two franchises have been here before, too.

In fact, the ?One Flap Down? can still stir the passions of anyone who witnessed the 1987 NLCS.

In that memorable seven-game showdown, Giants outfielder Jeffrey Leonard hit .417 with four home runs, and he did it with controversial style. Leonard would round the bases slowly, with one arm dangling at his side.

Giants fans loved the act, but not the Cardinals. Bob Forsch drilled Leonard with a fastball in Game 3, adding spice to an already dramatic series. The Cardinals triumphed in Game 7, fueled by Jose Oquendo?s three-run home run off Atlee Hammaker.

(Leonard was the MVP of that NLCS, even in a losing cause).

The Giants got the best of the rematch when they met the Cardinals in the NLCS again in 2002. The series required only five games and Kenny Lofton delivered a memorable winner by driving home David Bell with two out in the bottom of the ninth of Game 5.

It was the Giants? first pennant-winning walk-off hit since Bobby Thomson?s Shot Heard ?Round the World in 1951.

Source: http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2012/10/12/giants-headed-home-to-face-cardinals-bumgarner-vogelsong-to-start-first-two-games/

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Rumored iPad mini event to be focused on iBooks and education as well as new hardware

We heard yesterday from some very reliable sources that Apple would be holding an event to launch the iPad mini later this month; October 23 to be more precise. Some more information is starting to slip out and it appears that the actual event may be focused on Apple?s iBooks store and of course education. The news comes from The Next Web who has now heard this from multiple sources.

In what will likely be completely unsurprising news to many, we?ve now heard from multiple sources that Apple?s as-yet-unannounced iPad mini event will have a strong focus on iBooks. Since an iPad mini would likely be squarely aimed at those who wish to partake of media on their tablets that would make a lot of sense.

The event will, of course, be primarily devoted a new hardware device, which iMore first reported would be a thinner, cheaper version of Apple?s iPad. But the primary purpose of such a smaller tablet would be to act as a conduit for Apple?s content, namely iBooks publications and movies.

When you think about it, the focus on iBooks does make a lot of sense. The iPad mini would be a killer device in the education market. The fact that it would be a much more affordable device as well would make it perfect for students to carry around with all of their text books stored on it. The iPad mini event is supposedly just around the corner so we will not have much longer to wait to see what Apple has up its sleeve. We would expect the invites for the event to start arriving for the chosen few in the very early part of next week. Who's excited?

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PieceBlog: 3 EZ Ways to Finance Your Flip! - Real Estate - Property ...

3 EZ Ways to Finance Your Flip! - Real Estate - Property Investment

Ask any home flipper and they will tell you one thing. It can be stressful! You will have to find contractors if you do not plan to do the work yourself. You will also have to make all the decisions as to what items will be used such as faucets, paint, and floor coverings. However, none of these decisions will be as stressful as choosing the right financing method if you do not already have a choice made. Of course, your first thought may be to finance your flip through the bank. However, there are many situations in which financing through the bank will not be the best choice. Bank financing will require you to provide credit info and work history, along with many other contingencies. Most times, traditional bank financing will not be the best financing for a quick sale. There are other ways you can creatively finance your flip, and some of them are much easier. Here are three ways you can finance your flip without the hassle of dealing with the bank. Home Equity Line of Credit / Unsecured CardsIf you already own a home and you have equity in it, you can actually open a line of credit and then make use of this equity to finance your flip. A home equity line of credit is much easier than having to go through the hassle of getting a bank loan or mortgage. Often, you can open these lines of credit with just a telephone call and a couple of signatures. Usually, you can get them through the same lender that holds your mortgage. This makes things much simpler overall and you can easily get enough funding to finance your flip provided you have the equity available. Another option would be to tap into low interest credit cards; these are unsecured and offer another creative financing method, pool together three or four cards and you could have $50-$100,000 instantly!Hard Money LendersHard money loans are often referred to as rehab loans because they are used predominately for real estate investments and home investing. This is because the loans are designed to make it easy for you to finance the cost of the home, along with enough money to pay for the renovations. Here is how a hard money lender will work the loan. These loans are solely for investment properties.For the most part, if you are using a hard money loan to purchase your flip, you will be able to finance up to 65% of "as is" value of the acquisition, along with 100% of the renovation costs. This way, you will be able to borrow enough money to buy the home and then have enough cash to actually do all the repairs.

IRAsAll IRAs are not created equal! In order to use your funds tax deferred, you will need to open a Self Directed IRA. This will allow you to (just as the term says) direct your funds to the investment of your choice that is allowed under IRS guidelines, real estate being one of them. So, you will be able to borrow against your retirement and use the money for a home flip. You will need to pay the funds back to the IRA within a certain amount of time that you determine, but this is a good way to free up cash for your flip and also build up your retirement tax deferred.Should you not have loads of cash at your disposal, use one of the above financing options to get your deal done quickly and grow your business.

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Authorities: Body is that of missing Colo. girl

This image provided by the Westminster Colorado Police Department shows Jessica Ridgeway. Authorities looking for the 10-year-old Colorado girl who disappeared days ago after leaving for school are planning to finish scouring open fields and resume searching the fifth-grader's suburban Denver neighborhood on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Westminster Colorado Police Department)

This image provided by the Westminster Colorado Police Department shows Jessica Ridgeway. Authorities looking for the 10-year-old Colorado girl who disappeared days ago after leaving for school are planning to finish scouring open fields and resume searching the fifth-grader's suburban Denver neighborhood on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Westminster Colorado Police Department)

A sign to Chelsea Park is adorned with stuffed animals and balloons near the home of missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway in Westminster, Colo., on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Police discovered a body in a field six miles away but have yet to identify the remains. Jessica Ridgeway went missing on Friday, Oct. 5 after she left her home on her way to school. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

A missing poster is taped to a post near the home of the missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway in Westminster, Colo., on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Police discovered a body in a field six miles away but have yet to identify the remains. Jessica Ridgeway went missing on Friday, Oct. 5 after she left her home on her way to school. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

A pumpkin with an inscription "Love You, Come home" sits with stuffed animals at a park near the home of the missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway in Westminster, Colo., on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Police discovered a body in a field six miles away but have yet to identify the remains. Jessica Ridgeway went missing on Friday, Oct. 5 after she left her home on her way to school. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Westminster Police Chief Lee Birk speaks at a news conference in Westminster, Colo., on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, where he announced that the body found in Arvada, Colo., on Wednesday was that of ten-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. The youngster went missing after leaving her home Friday Oct. 5 on her way to school. James Yacone, agent in charge of the FBI in the region listens at right. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) ? A body found in a suburban Denver park was identified Friday as that of a missing 10-year-old girl, as anxious parents kept close watch over their children because of the potential presence of a predator in their midst, authorities said.

The body of Jessica Ridgeway was found Wednesday about 7 miles southwest of her home. Authorities said it was not intact, and DNA was used to identify her.

"Our focus has changed from the search for Jessica to a mission of justice for Jessica," Westminster Police Chief Lee Birk said.

"All our efforts now are in search of her abductor," he said. "We recognize there is a predator at large in our community."

Jessica began a short walk from her home to Witt Elementary School on the morning of Oct. 5 but never arrived. A massive search did not start until hours later because Jessica's mother works nights and slept through a call from school officials saying Jessica wasn't there.

The FBI has warned residents that she may have been abducted by someone they know and is asking them to be alert for people they know who might have suddenly changed their appearance or uncharacteristically missed work or appointments.

"It could be your boss, it could be your friend, and ultimately it could be your family member," FBI spokesman Dave Joly said previously. "We suspect someone in the community knows this individual."

Jim Yacone, FBI special agent in charge of the Denver division, said investigators would continue neighborhood searches. The U.S. Marshals Service, immigration officials and state Department of Corrections have been reviewing registered sex offenders in the area, he said, without elaborating.

Investigators have received more than 1,500 tips from the public, roughly 800 of which have been covered, Yacone said. Authorities also have searched more than 500 homes and more than 1,000 vehicles but still need the public's help.

"We want you to look for changes of habits, patterns, peculiar absences of those around you and report it to law enforcement," he said.

Signs of the tragedy have been everywhere in Jessica's neighborhood of modest, two-story homes with single-car garages.

During the past week, officers have searched homes and yards. They kept guard at crosswalks and photographed cars entering the neighborhood. Mailboxes and trees were encircled by ribbons in Jessica's favorite color, purple.

"I don't feel safe for my daughter anymore, anywhere," said Stacey Oppie, who lives in the neighborhood.

Two months ago, Oppie started letting her daughter play unsupervised with a friend at the park that Jessica customarily passed on her way to school. She doesn't intend to do that anymore.

"We're all a little bit on alert, but it's not fear. We're angry because this is a good neighborhood," Oppie said.

Jessica's disappearance hit close to home for Chelsea Bozsak, a senior at nearby Standley Lake High School, where Jessica's cousin attends classes. Students there wore purple Friday in support of Jessica's family.

"It's so scary because you never think something like this could happen in your community," Bozsak said.

Courtney Sullivan, also a senior at Standley Lake, said her father spoke to her and her younger brother about Jessica's disappearance.

"He's definitely talked to us about being more careful about our surroundings. You could see why," said Sullivan, a cross-country runner who often uses neighborhood streets. "I'm running in places where there's lights, busy roads, where I can get to someplace if I need to."

Community members planned a gathering Saturday to celebrate Jessica's life.

Retired FBI behavioral analyst Clinton Van Zandt said tip-offs about the suspect could include someone suddenly growing a beard, getting a new haircut or other changes in appearance. Other clues might be out-of-character behavior, he said.

Police have said they don't suspect Jessica's parents, Sarah Ridgeway, who lives with Jessica in Westminster, and Jeremiah Bryant, of Missouri.

The only substantive clue police have disclosed was the discovery two days after she disappeared of her backpack and water bottle in Superior, about six miles northwest of her home and several miles south of where her body was found. Police won't discuss what was found in the bag or test results involving it.

Law-enforcement leaders said they would not disclose further information publicly so as not to jeopardize the investigation.

They have not ruled out that the search for the suspect could be national, an FBI spokesman said.

"The commitment of the task force of investigators in this case will not waver, and our commitment and resolve to seek justice on behalf of Jessica will only grow stronger," Yacone said.

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Associated Press reporters Thomas Peipert and Catherine Tsai contributed to this story.

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Locksmith In Sydney ? Managing The Issue Of Security | Home ...

As a member of the community, it goes without saying that you should know the value of good security measures in your home. In a world where criminal offenses like theft and robbery happen frequently, it is simply not wise to disregard the security and safety of your property and family. As a human being, we always value self-preservation so it is only right that we do our best not to end up at the receiving end of such crimes. For this reason, our homes are fitted with various security treatments such as locks and home alarm systems. However, these types of security measures are far from perfect because it is inescapable that they will soon break or stop operating. If in case you got yourself in a predicament where your locks have been broken, you misplaced your keys or your home alarm malfunctioned, it is worth learning that a certain expert has your back. With that said, find out how a locksmith in Sydney can help you.

Locksmiths are pros who concentrate on gadgets and equipment that tackle the issue of security. They are the people who are given the task of keeping our homes and properties safe from robbers as well as thieves. But this professional is not only limited to addressing your home?s security requirements as they are quite efficient when it comes to emergency situations. One great example would be whenever a person ends up locked out of his home or vehicle. We all know that this is an awfully stressful or even frightening situation. Fortunately, a professional locksmith can aid you in this kind of pressing situation. As a result of the regularity of these emergency instances, these experts make sure that they?re on-call all the time. So whatever the day and time, you can trust that a locksmith can bail you out of your difficulty.

But of course, since you will be entrusting the matter of security to an emergency locksmith, it is essential that you hire someone who deserves your trust. It is a given that a professional locksmith should be knowledgeable and has plenty of practical experience. But this type of criterion is not the ultimate deciding factor. You will find purportedly professional locksmiths that are in fact associated with a crime group. So if you?re not cautious with the individuals you employ, you?ll undoubtedly pay a considerable price down the road. For the utmost safety, try picking someone who is employed by a trustworthy firm.

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Personal development, such as positive thinking, is a way for you to improve your own self that can hugely impact your lifestyle for the better. This article includes many simple and useful tips for you to start your personal development, change your character and way of thinking, and improve your lifestyle.

Take some risks to be truly happy! People are often afraid of failure and rejection, so they avoid risks and end up feeling unsatisfied. Taking risks shows courage, which is a component that can help you on the path of happiness.

TIP! Do you consume more alcohol than you should? Do you make a habit of smoking or engaging in other harmful vices? Our body is a temple, and therefore it should be treated like one. If you want to make enhancements to your lifestyle, eliminating bad habits is a big part of this.

Discover what matters most to you, and put all of your energy toward those things. If you direct your energy towards what is most important and stop focusing on the other negative aspects of your existence, you will lead a happier and more peaceful life.

Choose very specific personal development goals so that you have a clear path to success. By having specific goals in your mind, you?ll have a greater ability in breaking the path into doable pieces in order to accomplish the goal. Doing so will allow you to realize success more quickly and meet all challenges.

Create a personal development plan by determining what your personal values are. Focusing on areas you don?t value, doesn?t make sense. When your efforts are focused on development that is aligned with your core values, your time and effort will be rewarded. Implementing a plan for personal development can improve both your work and home life in the future.

TIP! Ask successful people around you about their habits and consider adopting them too. Pick a few basic ones at first, then practice them steadily until you do them without thinking.

When working on a project, work with your own skills and abilities. No two people are alike and everyone is good at different things, which is part of what makes our world so diverse and interesting. Don?t fret on the things you haven?t mastered yet; rather focus on the positive attributes you possess.

Keep tabs on your progress by becoming more organized. Setting up a sequence of small steps needed to reach your goal will make its achievement easier. Ten small steps are an easier path than three giant ones. Keep a daily journal on your goals and their progress, so that you know where you stand at all times.

If you like to talk a lot, you might have heard that you need to zip those lips and listen more. This rule is equally important to personal development. Listen to your thoughts and learn to recognize your desires. You will not be able to understand your needs or desires without truly listening to your own words.

When trying to handle depression, focus on your diet and increase your complex carbohydrates. If you do not eat enough complex carbohydrates, you will not have enough Serotonin. A good way to increase your intake is by adding whole grains, beans, brown rice, nuts, fresh fruits and raw veggies to your diet.

Stress is an enemy of happiness. Feeling stressed can influence your mood and your body. Getting rid of the stress that is in our minds is how we can think more clearly so that we can reach our goals. Take the time out of your day to sit down and clear your head. This time of refreshing can improve your overall peace and self-image.

TIP! Keep your focus on your inner self instead of your physical appearance. It makes no difference if you have fancy clothing or resemble a movie star.

Exercise is not only for people wanting to lose weight. In fact, there are many other reasons to get in shape. People who exercise regularly are generally happier and more relaxed than their couch potato counterparts.

Your body affects your mind and your moods. Exercise regularly and eat a delicious and healthy diet of nutritious foods. If you have a strong body, you will have a strong mind.

Challenge yourself to grow daily. Aim for frequent and continuous improvement. Each day, make sure that you perform better than you ever have before.

TIP! Take a notebook around with you to jot ideas in. Carry paper and a pen around with you.

Eliminate all unnecessary stress from your life. Taking things too seriously in times of trouble results in extra, unnecessary stress. Expect occasional setbacks as you work to achieve your goals. Keeping this in mind will make it easier to handle any challenges that come your way.

Unless you are willing to work towards your personal goals, you will never be able to grow as a person. When we consciously choose to change, it is easier to do so.

If you are going to be a champion, then you need a great coach. Those who are very successful often have coaches or mentors to advise them. It is important for people who are educated in a certain field to pass on their knowledge to people entering the field. If this wasn?t expected, how would each generation be able to achieve their very best? Everyone needs a great coach or teacher in their life.

TIP! Are you having a hard time finding that special someone? Think about searching online. There have been quite a few couples these days that have met on the web.

Be lavish in complimenting others. Instead, do the exact opposite and treat others with kindness and respect. This kindness will make you feel better and help you to treat yourself nicely as well.

Therapy might be beneficial if your problems are severe. An in-the-flesh therapist can provide much more insight than a clinical self-help book can. For some people, they have much more success when they can talk openly about their problems. Books can?t talk back like a trained professional, after all.

See what obstacles are keeping you from success. Some people have a very hard time with this. Identifying and acknowledging your weakest points is a crucial element in transforming them. By eliminating things that stand in your way, you can walk on the path to your future with less stumbling blocks on the way.

TIP! If you find that you are constantly having difficulty meeting your goals, take a step back to evaluate what?s going on. Look for resources related to your issues and ask your friends about their struggles.

Now you have been given an opportunity to consider several ways to change your negative thinking habits, and work on any character flaws preventing you from living your life to it?s fullest potential. Apply the simple tips laid out here to get you that much closer to making yourself better and living the best life you can

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Rihanna Unveils 'Unapologetic' Album Cover, Confuses Everyone ...

Update: Turns out the album is, in fact, titled Unapologetic, according to a tweet from Rihanna, and will be released November 19.

For weeks, every member of?Rihanna?s #Navy has been sitting on their hands breathlessly anticipating news of the Bajan banger?s latest album, and their patience was finally rewarded this morning, when Ri took to Twitter to share the first details of her upcoming LP. Impressively, though, she managed to bungle what should have been a fairly simple tweet: First, she posted the cover artwork on Instagram with the cryptic message, ?Find the?#ALBUMTITLE?in?#allBLACKeverything?on the?#COVER.? This led fans to feverishly speculate that the album was titled either Side Effects or Unapologetic.

But?as the Internet lurched into a frenzy and Twitter bent to the point of breaking (okay, not really), Rihanna then deleted that initial tweet, instead posting a string of new tweets leading fans to believe that the initial speculation had been wrong. Confused yet??

After deleting her initial tweet, she posted:

One thing is for sure: She looks bangin? with that pixie haircut and the dark, seductive lipstick, and the scrawled handwritten words create a cool effect. Let?s just hope those #hashtags on the #album #cover won?t look incredibly embarrassing a few years from now.

Are you excited for Rihanna?s new album? Tell us on?Facebook,?Twitter?or in the comments below.

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Tips For Credit rating Restoration With Positive R | Travel

Once your credit history is bad, it can make you feel disheartened, distressed and like a failing. Very little talking is completed about what to do to correct your credit but there are certainly things you can do to help make your credit history go up. Here are some approaches to do that.

Investigate the various types of individual bankruptcy filings before you make the option to file. There are various chapters, such as 7 and 13, that could be useful in preventing the losing of your premises and assets, and even prevent you from going through significant alterations in your lifetime. You need to be sure that you get the best decision so you aren?t regretting your argentrapide choice afterwards.

The easiest way to fix credit is simply by making certain one never has to repair their credit score. By avoiding anything that can harm one?s credit ranking, they will likely also prevent having to do anything in order to repair it. Keeping a clean background could be the smartest choice.

Probably the most successful methods for re-developing your credit rating is to look into getting a attached charge card. You are going to ought to set a deposit upon it and create a monthly instalment as you would a regular credit card. This is going to help you will get your credit ranking up.

A vital suggestion to think about when working to fix your credit is to make certain that you distribute the debt about for those who have numerous bank cards. This will be significant as it is far better to have to greeting cards in a method or medium sized low stability rather than have one particular credit card with a reduced harmony and something at the high harmony. Your rating will suffer normally.

Prior to selecting a credit score restoration firm, analysis them thoroughly. Credit score maintenance is really a business design that is certainly rife with alternatives for scams. You are usually inside an emotionally charged location when you?ve attained the point of possessing to utilize a credit rating repair organization, and dishonest companies go after this. Investigation companies on-line, with recommendations and thru the greater Company Bureau prior to signing nearly anything.

Dispose of your entire credits cards, and maintain merely one. When you have numerous cards it can be more difficult to keep on top of all the monthly obligations. It is really needless to obtain more than one credit card, and canceling greeting cards is easy. All you want do is get in touch with or compose a message towards the issuer in the credit card to stop it, make preparations with an present harmony or move the balance to the one credit card you might be maintaining. This will make your funds easier to keep track of, and minimizes the amount you acquire on credit score.

Keep your chin up. You will be not a bad person because you have less-than-perfect credit, so you are certainly not by itself. Most people are dealing with cleaning their credit score right now, it?s that no one is talking about it. Realize that your needs is not really long term, and working with this now will simply allow you to much stronger at a later time.

A significant idea to consider when endeavoring to restoration your credit history is to be sure that you understand your reasonable credit reporting respond legal rights. This is important due to the fact you have to know your legal rights and because you are qualified for a decent credit history. You are able to issue any products which you are feeling are inaccurate.

Usually shell out your bills punctually. The way you shell out your debts makes up about almost a single-thirdly of your credit history. If you make a transaction past due it stays on your credit score and can have an impact on your rating to get a whole 7 several years. When you haven?t been paying out your debts by the due date, begin right now.

Utilize your credit card to pay for every purchase you will be making to aid fix your credit. Following the time, summarize what you?ve expended through the invoices you?re provided and pay your expenses. Following you?re much more comfortable, you can begin trying to keep a spreadsheet of your investing and spend the money for expenses once per week as opposed to day-to-day.

The highway from an individual credit turmoil is never a brief 1. There is no reason behind the journey being puzzling, even though. The ideas in this post are simply a flavor of the probable techniques that can be used to repair a credit dilemma. Self-education and learning is equally as essential as endurance when it comes to fixing credit.

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As Election Day nears, Romney crowds are surging

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at the Mobility Supercenter in Richmond, Va., Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at the Mobility Supercenter in Richmond, Va., Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is handed a baby from the crowd after addressing supporters at the Franklin Cider Mill in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

SIDNEY, Ohio (AP) ? The crowds tell the story. As Election Day nears, Mitt Romney is drawing large and excited throngs.

Look to dusty Iowa cornfields, rain-soaked Virginia parks, the muddy fields of the Shelby County Fairgrounds, where a crowd of 9,500 ? almost half of this western Ohio town ? gathered among the barns and stables on a frigid October evening this week to glimpse the Republican presidential contender.

"Where else would we want to be?" said one of the shivering faithful, Judy Cartwright, a 71-year-old nurse from Sidney. "I want to see the next president of the United States."

Romney's debate performance against President Barack Obama last week ? and his energetic appearances following it up ? have fueled a rise in enthusiasm on the campaign trail. Whether or not it will translate into votes, polls do suggest that Republicans are fired up. It's a welcome development for the Republican businessman, who is hardly a natural politician and has long struggled to match Obama's ability to inspire excitement.

Romney seems to be feeding off the energy pumping through his now-sprawling crowds, even as aides downplay the newfound momentum among the GOP base.

"I'm overwhelmed by the number of people here," he exulted while scanning the sea of supporters packed beyond the fairgrounds fences here. "There are even people out there ? that's another county over there."

Romney's growing crowds come as new polls suggest he has erased Obama's advantage in voter support nationally. Races have tightened in a handful of battleground states, too.

The president's challenge on the campaign trail this year has been to match the high excitement bar he set in 2008. For Romney, it has been to exceed low expectations.

But recent polling suggests the "enthusiasm gap," long thought to lean toward Obama, has leveled off.

The Pew Research Center poll this week found that 68 percent of registered voters who back Obama support him strongly. Some 67 percent of Romney voters are strongly behind him. That's the first time Pew's poll has found the two candidates even on this measure.

And a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted after the Oct. 3 debate showed the GOP nominee drawing "strongly favorable" reviews from 62 percent of Republicans, the highest level of deeply positive views that poll has found during the campaign. Overall, Romney's favorability among Republicans stands at 87 percent. Obama draws favorable views from 93 percent of Democrats, including 68 percent who hold strongly favorable views.

Obama can still turn out big crowds. As the election draws close, the president is appearing in college settings where he can depend on the enthusiasm of younger supporters. Within the past nine days, he has spoken before 30,000 people at the University of Wisconsin, 15,000 at Ohio State University and 9,200 at the University of Miami.

But in 2008, to note one striking example, he drew an astonishing 100,000 people to a single rally in Denver in late October. And this year's campaign audiences, like Obama himself, seem to vary in their enthusiasm. The students who filled a field at Ohio State on Tuesday were supportive but hardly buzzing when Obama implored them to vote.

One recent night, at a concert hall in San Francisco, Obama showed he can still whip 6,000 supporters into building cheers.

"I still believe in you. I'm asking you to keep believing in me," he declared. "I'm asking for your vote. I'm asking you to knock on doors. I'm asking you to make phone calls. And if you do, we will win this election. We'll finish what we started. And we'll remind the world why the United States of America is the greatest nation on earth."

The level of enthusiasm matters as each side tries to get as many of its supporters to the polls as possible. A big Republican enthusiasm advantage two years ago helped the GOP capture control of the U.S. House of Representatives in addition to making huge gains in statehouses across the nation.

For much of this year, Romney, the sometimes-stiff former businessman, has had a hard time generating the same electricity as Obama.

Indeed, most of the GOP's most passionate voters did not back Romney during the extended Republican primary season. His campaign typically favors made-for-TV invitation-only events where the emphasis is imagery ? Navy ships, manufacturing plants, farm equipment ? rather than crowd size. Audiences did increase as Romney began campaigning alongside running mate Paul Ryan, a favorite of the tea party, but he has generally struggled to get people excited on his own.

Until this week.

He drew an estimated 12,000 people to a central Florida rally last weekend, 1,200 to an Iowa town of just 1,000, and several hundred more to Newport News, Va., under heavy October rain.

"People wonder why it is I'm so confident we're going to win. I'm confident because I see you here on a day like this. This is unbelievable," Romney said, his wet hair stuck to the side of his face.

Soaked supporters standing in muddy puddles cheered as he delivered an abridged version of his standard campaign speech. Some wore ponchos, while many others stood shivering and drenched, hands in pockets.

At the Shelby County Fairgrounds, Judy Cartwright was wearing four layers to try to keep warm as the cold wind pushed temperatures into the 30s Wednesday night. It was Shelby's first glimpse of a presidential candidate since she met Harry Truman as an elementary school student more than six decades ago.

"At least it's not snowing," she said with a smile. "This is a chance of a lifetime."

___

AP White House Correspondent Ben Feller and Deputy Director of Polling Jennifer Agiesta in Washington contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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The trials of cycling in bike-hostile Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) ? One popular joke in Moscow goes: "When the drunken driver was taken to the police station he was already sober. Why? Traffic jams."

With congestion in the capital going from bad to infernal, an increasing number of people see cycling as a solution.

But riding a bike in Moscow is somehow a different experience from cycling in any other European city. With no bike lanes but plenty of road rage, most cyclists in Moscow, myself included, keep off the streets and stay on the sidewalk. But while cycling on the pavement, you need to watch out not only for pedestrians and baby carriages but for the sudden opening of car doors. Yes, parking on the sidewalk is also OK in the Russian capital.

Traffic jams have become as recognizable a feature of Moscow as the Kremlin's onion domes. Congestion is so bad that it's common to travel three hours from downtown to the outskirts in rush hour. Motorists are estimated to spend an average of 15 hours a week stalled in traffic.

So in a truly revolutionary step to make Moscow bike-friendly and ease congestion, the city government has earmarked more than 600 million rubles ($20 million) over the next four years to build cycling paths and bike racks.

I started cycling to work in the summer of 2010 when a colleague, who lives much farther from the office than I do, mentioned that he occasionally cycles to work. Just five years ago the only people who rode bikes in Moscow were either teenagers or eccentric elderly men. Now it's not unusual to see an investment banker cycle to work.

I try to cycle to work a couple of times a week in warm weather, which is May through early October here. Despite the lack of bike lanes and the hostility of motorists and pedestrians alike, cycling in Moscow can be a joy compared to the headaches of driving: You fly past the gridlock and don't have to worry about finding a parking spot.

For Vladimir Kumov, founder of Let's bike it!, a group that promotes cycling in Moscow, the awakening came two years ago when he spent three hours in traffic driving in from the airport after a three-month trip to Argentina, where he cycled all over town between his job and Spanish classes.

"People are tired of wasting their time in traffic, tired of seeing this city clogged with cars, and are starting to realize that we can change the way we live now," he said.

My cycling day starts with carrying my bike down three flights to the street. One of the issues that Moscow cyclists face is a near complete absence of bike racks. Because there are none in my neighborhood ? and I had a bike stolen once even from inside my apartment building ? I keep my bicycle on my balcony. Carrying the bike up and down the steps is probably the most physically challenging part of my journey. Like most Soviet-era apartment buildings, mine is not equipped to meet the needs of cyclists, wheelchair users or parents with prams.

There's only one cycling path in this city of 12 million and no bike lanes on the roads whatsoever. Traffic rules in Russia provide for cycling on the road, although cyclists are not welcome there. Nor are they appreciated by pedestrians. For me the choice comes down to this: Either risk breaking your neck on the road, where motorists are aggressive and routinely run red lights, or cycle on the sidewalk, even if that means getting nasty looks and having to dismount often to maneuver through crowds.

An overwhelming majority of cyclists in Moscow prefer not to test their luck on the dangerous roads.

My 10-kilometer (6-mile) route takes me through some of the city's greenest and most picturesque areas: leafy Sparrow Hills and the park near Moscow State University. But some parts of my route are unpleasant in a bizarre way. I still can't grasp why a pole with a road sign had to be placed right in the middle of a sidewalk, on a cement slab so large that I have to squeeze through every time I ride by.

And there are other small inconveniences, like steep and uneven curbs, which also have me hopping on and off my bike -- and are a major headache for the handicapped. The city has made some progress in recent years making the sidewalks more wheelchair-friendly. Even so, it is not uncommon for an embankment to end suddenly with a flight of stairs.

The AP Moscow bureau is inside a sprawling compound that houses the offices of scores of foreign media organizations as well as apartments for journalists and diplomats. Still, there's only one bike rack for the entire compound, so I normally leave my bike chained to a railing, which is more or less safe because of video surveillance.

The Kremlin, apparently, is no better equipped.

When Masha Gessen, a prominent journalist, had a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in September, his staff told her there was nowhere to park her bike inside the Kremlin, so she had to leave it chained up at a bus stop nearby.

Desperate to do something to ease Moscow's traffic congestion, city authorities hope that cycling can be part of the solution. Muscovites own about 3 million bikes, but few use them as a means of transportation, according to a recent report.

In the next four years, the city plans to increase the number of bike paths to 72 and the number of bike racks to 17,000.

The city expects the bike paths to help increase the average speed of cycling to 15.5 kilometers (9 miles) per hour and the share of those cycling to work from 0.01 percent to 1.2 percent by next year. For the city of 12 million, that would be 144,000 people.

While supportive of the city plans, cycling activist Kumov remains skeptical, largely because many of the paths are going to be built in parks, thus chiefly to promote cycling as recreation and not as a means of transport.

"The way the plan looks now will probably make little difference," he said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/trials-cycling-bike-hostile-moscow-071612230.html

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Bears prank rookie with $38,091.91 tab

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updated 7:00 p.m. ET Oct. 10, 2012

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - It's not cheap feeding hungry Bears.

Chicago's Shea McClellin learned that when he was handed a dinner tab for more than $38,000. Good thing for him, it was only a joke.

The Bears decided to play a prank Tuesday night at Mastro's Steakhouse in Chicago when they handed their first-round draft pick and practice squad defensive end Aston Whiteside a bill for $38,091.91 after a rookie night dinner.

Veteran defensive end Israel Idonije says "they didn't know what to do with themselves" and watched for about five minutes as they discussed how they were going to pay for it before they were told the tab was phony. McClellin told reporters the actual bill was for more than $10,000.

Idonije posted a picture of the fake receipt on his Twitter account.

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??Pro Football Talk: Owner Woody Johnson says Mark Sanchez is the Jets' first priority at quarterback. But we?wonder if Rex Ryan's mention about the QB controversy contradicts what ownership wants.

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