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1. Direktno suočavanje - razgovor s osumnjičenikom u kojem se objašnjavaju dokazi koji vode do njega. Osobi pod istragom se nudi prilika da objasni što je dovelo do kaznenog djela.
2. Prebacivanje krivnje - okrivljavanje neke druge osobe ili vanjskih okolnosti za zločin. Istražitelj mijenja priču prema reakcijama osumnjičenog u potrazi za scenarijem na kojeg osumnjičenik najbolje reagira.
3. Nikada ne dopustiti da osumnjičenik poriče krivnju - što češće okrivljeni ima priliku reći “nisam to učinio”, teže ga je navesti na priznanje.
4. Zaobilaženje prigovora - U ovoj fazi osumnjičeni daje razlog zašto je ili nije počinio zločin. Ovo treba iskoristiti da bi se približili priznanju. Na primjer, ako osumnjičeni kaže da ne bi nikada počinio silovanje jer mu je sestra bila silovana, istražitelj će reći kako je jasno da poštuje žene i da je zločin bio iznimka izvan njegove kontrole.
5. Produbljivanje kontakta s osumnjičenim - počinitelj bi do sada trebao biti frustriran i nesiguran. Ispitivač se pretvara da mu je saveznik u ovoj situaciji i to potvrđuje prijateljskim ponašanjem i govorom tijela.
6. Osumničeni gubi odlučnost - ako govor tijela počinitelja označava popuštanje ili predaju (glava u rukama, laktovi na koljenima, spuštena ramena), istražitelj iskorištava priliku i počinitelja vodi prema priznanju. U slučaju da osumnjičeni zaplače, istražitelj će mu reći kako to smatra priznanjem krivnje.
7. Ponuda alternativa - Ispitivač nudi dva različita motiva od kojih je jedan socijalno prihvatljiviji (”zločin iz strasti”), a drugi je moralno odbojan (”ubio si je zbog novca”). Detektiv pojačava kontrast između dvije opcije dok osumnjičeni ne označi onu koja mu je prihvatljivija.
8. Uvođenje osumnjičenog u razgovor - ispitivač osumnjičenog ohrabruje na razgovor o zločinu i dovodi nove svjedoke u sobu. Priznavanje novoj osobi pojačava razinu stresa i požuruje priznanje te navodi počinitelja na odabir socijalno prihvatljivije opcije, što ga prisiljava da priznanje smatra gotovim.
9. Priznanje - završni korak je sam čin priznanja, bilo to pismeno ili putem video snimke. Osumnjičeni potvrđuje da je priznanje dragovoljno i potpisuje izjavu pred svjedocima.

Reidova tehnika je kontroverzna jer su psihološki koraci koji dovode do priznanja toliko učinkoviti da mogu dovesti do priznavanja zločina koje osumnjičeni nije počinio. Zbog toga se ta metoda u Velikoj Britaniji ne smije primjenjivati na maloljetnicima zbog velike šanse da će doći do lažnih priznanja.

Kako bilo, Reidova tehnika djeluje i sada ćete lakše razumijeti što se događa u TV serijama, a njeno poznavanje će vam dobro doći i ako završite u policijskoj stanici. Naravno, nevini.

Opsesivno-kompulzivni poremećaj

Dogodilo se nešto vrlo neobično. DiCaprio je za vrijeme snimanja razvio opsesije koje nisu imale veze s likom kojeg je tumačio, a one su potrajale i dugo nakon završetka snimanja. To je još jedan dokaz da ponašanjem potvrđujemo misli i da možemo utjecati na način na koji razmišljamo tako da vježbamo željeno ponašanje.

Ako na trenutak isključite mentalni autopilot, moći ćete uključiti prvu zapovijed poslovanja u 21. stoljeću: Google je tvoj najbolji prijatelj. Tako ćete jednostavnom i brzom pretragom imena tvrtke Intercable Verlag AG otkriti da se njeno ime povezuje s nizom prijevara i tužbi. Kako čitati njihov dopis da biste otkrili o čemu je stvarno riječ?

1. U naslovu masnim crvenim slovima stoji “Global Internet Register”. Ako niste informatički majstor koji zna da takvo što ne postoji, taj će naslov djelovati ozbiljno i autoritativno.
2. Prvi odlomak sadrži dvije fraze u masnim slovima. To izaziva psihološki efekt da čitatelj te fraze doživljava kao jednu rečenicu bez obzira što su vizualno odvojene. Tako “Please check your company details carefully” i “listed free of charge in our internet publication” djeluju kao “Molimo da pažljivo provjerite informacije o vašoj ustanovi, besplatno ćemo ih navesti u našem internetskom izdanju”. Ono što propuštate? Sitan detalj koji kaže da će se nepotpisani formulari objaviti bez naknade, a potpisivanjem se obvezujete platiti njihove usluge.
3. Veći dio stranice zauzima obrazac s vašim postojećim podacima. Neki od podataka će biti pogrešni i to je namjerno. Kada vidimo pogrešne podatke, naš je prvi impuls ispraviti ih i poslati ispravku pošiljatelju. Kada bi tu stajali ispravni podaci, bacili biste obrazac u glodalicu papira, zadovoljni da je sve u redu; tko može pročitati svoje neispravne podatke i odoljeti porivu da pošalje ispravku?
4. Nakon što ispravite vaše podatke, možete li odoljeti potpisivanju dokumenta? Uostalom, svaki put kada šaljete bilo kakav službeni dokument, refleksno ćete ga potpisati i udariti pečat. Tko uopće čita sitan tekst koji kaže da se ovjeravanjem dokumenta obvezujete platiti 800-1100 Eura godišnje u periodu od tri godine da bi vaši podaci bili objavljeni u izdanju Intercable Verlaga?

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Nije sporno da Transworld Publications posluje na sumnjiv način koji graniči s ilegalnim. S druge strane, sami ste krivi što ne čitate nebitne sitne detalje i potpisujete ono što niste pažljivo pročitali. Ako se upustite u posao s njima i odbijete platiti, oni će vam prijetiti advokatima da biste zaključili kako vam je lakše platiti nego se povlačiti po sudu… bez obzira što su do sada sudski gonili samo jednog Čeha.

Sačuvajte živce i reciklirajte njihove obrasce čim ih dobijete.

Today I write not to gloat. Given the pain that nearly everyone is experiencing, that would be entirely inappropriate. Nor am I writing to make further predictions, as most of my forecasts in previous letters have unfolded or are in the process of unfolding. Instead, I am writing to say goodbye.

Recently, on the front page of Section C of the Wall Street Journal, a hedge fund manager who was also closing up shop (a $300 million fund), was quoted as saying, “What I have learned about the hedge fund business is that I hate it.” I could not agree more with that statement. I was in this game for the money. The low hanging fruit, i.e. idiots whose parents paid for prep school, Yale, and then the Harvard MBA, was there for the taking. These people who were (often) truly not worthy of the education they received (or supposedly received) rose to the top of companies such as AIG, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers and all levels of our government. All of this behavior supporting the Aristocracy, only ended up making it easier for me to find people stupid enough to take the other side of my trades. God bless America.

There are far too many people for me to sincerely thank for my success. However, I do not want to sound like a Hollywood actor accepting an award. The money was reward enough. Furthermore, the endless list those deserving thanks know who they are.

I will no longer manage money for other people or institutions. I have enough of my own wealth to manage. Some people, who think they have arrived at a reasonable estimate of my net worth, might be surprised that I would call it quits with such a small war chest. That is fine; I am content with my rewards. Moreover, I will let others try to amass nine, ten or eleven figure net worths. Meanwhile, their lives suck. Appointments back to back, booked solid for the next three months, they look forward to their two week vacation in January during which they will likely be glued to their Blackberries or other such devices. What is the point? They will all be forgotten in fifty years anyway. Steve Balmer, Steven Cohen, and Larry Ellison will all be forgotten. I do not understand the legacy thing. Nearly everyone will be forgotten. Give up on leaving your mark. Throw the Blackberry away and enjoy life.

So this is it. With all due respect, I am dropping out. Please do not expect any type of reply to emails or voicemails within normal time frames or at all. Andy Springer and his company will be handling the dissolution of the fund. And don’t worry about my employees, they were always employed by Mr. Springer’s company and only one (who has been well-rewarded) will lose his job.

I have no interest in any deals in which anyone would like me to participate. I truly do not have a strong opinion about any market right now, other than to say that things will continue to get worse for some time, probably years. I am content sitting on the sidelines and waiting. After all, sitting and waiting is how we made money from the subprime debacle. I now have time to repair my health, which was destroyed by the stress I layered onto myself over the past two years, as well as my entire life — where I had to compete for spaces in universities and graduate schools, jobs and assets under management — with those who had all the advantages (rich parents) that I did not. May meritocracy be part of a new form of government, which needs to be established.

On the issue of the U.S. Government, I would like to make a modest proposal. First, I point out the obvious flaws, whereby legislation was repeatedly brought forth to Congress over the past eight years, which would have reigned in the predatory lending practices of now mostly defunct institutions. These institutions regularly filled the coffers of both parties in return for voting down all of this legislation designed to protect the common citizen. This is an outrage, yet no one seems to know or care about it. Since Thomas Jefferson and Adam Smith passed, I would argue that there has been a dearth of worthy philosophers in this country, at least ones focused on improving government. Capitalism worked for two hundred years, but times change, and systems become corrupt. George Soros, a man of staggering wealth, has stated that he would like to be remembered as a philosopher. My suggestion is that this great man start and sponsor a forum for great minds to come together to create a new system of government that truly represents the common man’s interest, while at the same time creating rewards great enough to attract the best and brightest minds to serve in government roles without having to rely on corruption to further their interests or lifestyles. This forum could be similar to the one used to create the operating system, Linux, which competes with Microsoft’s near monopoly. I believe there is an answer, but for now the system is clearly broken.

Lastly, while I still have an audience, I would like to bring attention to an alternative food and energy source. You won’t see it included in BP’s, “Feel good. We are working on sustainable solutions,” television commercials, nor is it mentioned in ADM’s similar commercials. But hemp has been used for at least 5,000 years for cloth and food, as well as just about everything that is produced from petroleum products. Hemp is not marijuana and vice versa. Hemp is the male plant and it grows like a weed, hence the slang term. The original American flag was made of hemp fiber and our Constitution was printed on paper made of hemp. It was used as recently as World War II by the U.S. Government, and then promptly made illegal after the war was won. At a time when rhetoric is flying about becoming more self-sufficient in terms of energy, why is it illegal to grow this plant in this country? Ah, the female. The evil female plant — marijuana. It gets you high, it makes you laugh, it does not produce a hangover. Unlike alcohol, it does not result in bar fights or wife beating. So, why is this innocuous plant illegal? Is it a gateway drug? No, that would be alcohol, which is so heavily advertised in this country. My only conclusion as to why it is illegal, is that Corporate America, which owns Congress, would rather sell you Paxil, Zoloft, Xanax and other additive drugs, than allow you to grow a plant in your home without some of the profits going into their coffers. This policy is ludicrous. It has surely contributed to our dependency on foreign energy sources. Our policies have other countries literally laughing at our stupidity, most notably Canada, as well as several European nations (both Eastern and Western). You would not know this by paying attention to U.S. media sources though, as they tend not to elaborate on who is laughing at the United States this week. Please people, let’s stop the rhetoric and start thinking about how we can truly become self-sufficient.

With that I say good-bye and good luck.

All the best,
Andrew Lahde

Sada je najmlađi sveučilišni profesor u povijesti svijeta. Jasno je da je Alia Sabur genije i da se rijetki mogu s njom mjeriti. Ipak, pročitajte njenu priču i zapitajte se što možete učiniti da se već danas malo približite ostvarenju vašeg osobnog genija.

Kako psihička kirurgija STVARNO djeluje?
Praktikant uopće ne probija kožu. On koristi dobro izvježban trik u kojem podvije kožu tako da izgleda kao da ju je probio vršcima prstiju. Pritom iz ruke ispusti crvenu tekućinu da bi izgledalo kao da “rana” krvari. Drugi dio operacije je micanje stranog tkiva, što samozvani terapeut čini pokazujući životinjstvo tkivo koje je pripremio za tu svrhu. Nakon toga očisti operirano područje i pokaže da nema tragova operacije.

Ali na televiziji sam vidio osobu koja se stvarno izliječila!
Za navodna izlječenja postoji više objašnjenja:

• Izliječio se “prijatelj mog prijatelja” - nema imena i prezimena osobe
• Izliječena osoba je koristila i uobičajenu terapiju, a rezultate pripisala psihokinetičkoj kirurgiji
• “Izliječena” osoba djeluje u dosluhu s iscjeliteljem.

Primjer psihičke kirurgije
Poznati američki skeptik James Randi demonstrirao je način funkcioniranja psihokinetičke kirurgije u ovom videu:

Treba znati da je većina slučajeva spektakularnih iscjeljenja, bez obzira na tehniku, dokazana prijevara. Ako naiđete na bilo kakvog “božanskog iscjelitelja” koji privlači mase, sigurnije je biti skeptik i proglasiti ga prevarantom nego mu vjerovati. Istinski iscjelitelji su rijetki - ako uopće postoje.