First Date Disaster

A girl asks her boyfriend to come over Friday night and have dinner with her parents. Since this is such a big event, the girl tells him that after dinner, she will have sex with him for the first time. The boy is ecstatic, but he has never had sex…

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Heading towards marketing first, publishing later

In yesterday’s article I gave you atantalizing introduction to what I consider the new paradigm for DIY book marketing–a kind of cart-before-the-horse strategy where youmarketyourself first, and then publish later. Here’s what I think it could look like for any … View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary For…

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Man pleads guilty in first TWIC fraud prosecution

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  maritime_port_security Image Caption:  TWIC card In what immigration enforcement officials called a landmark conviction, a Haitian national living in New York pleaded guilty to charges of illegally entering secure areas at an area seaport using a fake TSA Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) port security…

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FirstNet holds its first board meeting

Top Priority Sector:  communications Image Caption:  FirstNet’s firstboard meeting The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) held its first meeting on Sept. 25  since Acting Commerce Secretary Dr. Rebecca Blank announced the board appointments last August at the opening ceremony of the APCO annual conference and expo. Homepage position:  10 read…

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