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Text Box: Happy Halloween! Time to get ready now. It looks like there may be a shortage of pumpkins this year. Halloween is getting more popular every year, gives us a chance to dress up and let off some steam by being the monster of our choice. *** Bouchercon 2009 is coming up this month also. I plan on having some pictures to put in the newsletter for next month. I may even do a special issue. Time will probably be a factor, as it is for everything anymore. ***

Text Box: Be sure to sign up for NaNoWriMo, the National Write a Novel Month. Details on page 3. ***

Text Box: The National Institute of Justice has provided a limited description of a radiofrequency weapon being developed by Raytheon at Palo Alto, California, which appears to be based on a similar concept to the Active Denial System weapon that Raytheon developed for the US marines in 2001. The military version is designed to heat people's skin with a 95-gigahertz

Text Box: microwave beam. With a range of 600 meters, it causes severe pain but, according to Raytheon, no damage. The NIJ has contracted the company to build a prototype suitable for use by police forces. Because it will be portable, it will presumably use less power and work over a shorter range. ***

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Know your Police	2
Netbook computers	2
What’s your Verdict?	2
Writers Corner	3
Recipes to die for:	3
What’s new in Computing Computing	3
Contact Info	4
Closing Comments &comments	4

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Mystery Writers Resource

October 2009

Published monthly for Mystery Writers