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Thousands Convene for Annual Meeting

Written by DeadGirl
Wednesday, 15 February 2006
Thousands Convene for Annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences Meeting 02/15/2006 SEATTLE -- The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)' 58th annual Scientific Meeting will be held Feb. 20-25, 2006 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle. During the week, nearly 4,000 scientists from all forensic disciplines will attend educational forensic workshops, share best practices and experiences, and learn about the latest advances in forensic technology. The AAFS is a professional society dedicated to the application of science and law, committed to the promotion of education and the elevation of accuracy, precision, and specificity in the forensic sciences. Edmund R. Donoghue, MD, president of the AAFS, will kick-off the scientific meeting Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006 with the plenary session, "Mass Disasters: Natural and Man Made." Breakfast seminars and workshops are set for Monday, Feb. 20 and Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006. Topics range from investigating cases of mass disaster and solving sexual crimes to learning about bio-chemical threats faced by the forensic community. Other highlighted topics to be discussed during the week include: -- Bioterrorism Mass Disasters -- The Tsunami Disaster: Thailand -- Operation Street Smart: Current Street Drugs and Drug Culture -- Sexual Homicide Fantasy Becomes Reality -- Is Your Daughter Trolling for Pedophiles on the Internet? -- Victims of Technology Identity Theft -- Green River: Forensic Evidence & the Prosecution of Gary Ridgway The Last Word Society will hold its traditional meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. Among the topics to be presented this year include "Kennewick Man: Nowhere Near the Last Word," and "The Mysterious Death of Bruce Lee." For more information, visit www.aafs.org. http://www.forensicnursemag.com/hotnews/62h151118376027.html

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Taphophilia?

taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

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	you mean I'm still alive?

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“Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead.”

Charles Caleb Colton