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The Bucket List
The List is stupid. Why the heck would you even think like this?No one cares.Climbing won't change anything. It won't change politics, global warming ...
The List is stupid. Why the heck would you even think like this?
No one cares.
Climbing won't change anything. It won't change politics, global warming or world hunger.
And when I think of The List, I think it matters even less. Climbing must not matter.
Except to me.
I love the way I feel out and about on the cliffs and crags. I love the freedom of climbing. We all do, so maybe the fact that it doesn't matter, doesn't matter either.
Which brings me back to The List.
The List first came to mind when I was learning to walk again after my right leg was amputated following a climbing accident in 2002. I was accidentally dropped from a ledge 100 feet up Whiteman (5.11) on Sundance Buttress in Rocky Mountain National Park, due to a miscommunication with my belayer. I thought I was being lowered; he thought he was coming up. No fault can be assigned; a lot of little mistakes led to a big one. My friend and I remain friends. He deals with having seen me crash. I deal with the aftermath. I have a fused back, a nerve disorder in my stump that shoots pain up into my hip; and a screwed-up foot and ankle on the other side that we "saved" after the fall. I also broke my neck, which led to losing feeling in my lower extremities, and chronic pain that meds can't quite address.
In short, I'm a walking, talking mess with more hardware than Ace.
I was lying in my living room after the amputation, just thinking, when my thoughts drifted to the really cool routes and problems I had done when I had two legs and a sound body. Almost every part of me was damaged in the fall, except for my brain, and that's the part where The List is housed. So even though I should know better, my brain still thinks we can do this stuff. I wanted to re-climb, as a disabled person, some of the best routes and problems I had ever done.
Of all the climbing areas I had ever visited, a few really stood out: El Cap in the autumn. Bouldering in the Reservoir above Fort Collins with my family and friends. Long free routes in Eldorado Canyon and Lumpy Ridge. Routes that were not always hard, but were fun, and made me feel great.
A series of select greatest climbs was something I might be able to do. At least my head thought I could do it, but as I looked down at the stump that used to be my leg, I had to wonder.
When I did the routes as an able-bodied person, my motivations were different. I needed to be a good climber. I never did many sports while growing up. My brother was a football star and I was good at art. You get the idea. But when I tied in the first time at age 21, it really clicked for me. So I did it all: ice, big wall, trad, sport and bouldering.
But now, that motivation is very different. I want to be good, but I don't need to be good. I want to be solid because now I understand what I can lose. My family and my faith—my sense that God has a plan—are the things I now build my life around, and climbing is intertwined with them. The List came from my drive to be good again at something that once defined me.
Because life had completely changed, and if I was no longer a climber, who was I? And if I wasn't able to climb at the levels I did before, would I want to climb at all? I wanted The List to be a litmus test for what I had, or hadn't, lost. On The List were 20 climbs. Here are highlights.
The crown jewel of big walls, El Cap was the site of one of my favorite routes. I had done the Triple Direct back in 1998, and thought it was amazing in size and scope. To be on the wall for five days was humbling, painful, scary and fun—one of the best experiences of my life. Why not start at El Cap and work my way back up to routes done just before the fall?
I called up Hans Florine, resident expert, to pick his brain, and by the end of the call, he had me convinced that we could not only climb it, we could set a one-day speed record in the process. "Sure," I said as I worked on doing wheelies in my wheelchair. "Why not?"
Hans and I met up, and my wife, Cyn, generously offered to carry my pack to the base at 3:00 a.m. As we walked up to the base in the dark, I felt incredibly weird. It's one thing to think you'll climb the Captain, it's totally different to think you'll climb it in a day.
We led in blocks of two hours up Lurking Fear on the left side of El Capitan. By 1:00 p.m. we were at the Pillar of Despair and talking to my family on walkie-talkies. Hans was fast, and I did my best to keep pace. We swapped leads in blocks (he just leads more than I do in a block). After 14 hours we topped out, still having fun, and still in the daylight. Twenty-one hours after starting, I crawled into bed with my wife, exhausted and giddy with what we had just pulled off. Maybe The List would work.
A classic intro to the cliff, Pump (5.11a) sits about halfway down the O.K. Corral at Wild Iris near Lander, Wyoming. I had done the climb many years before and really loved the movement. Camping with our friends Aud and Zoe, Cyn, the kids and I enjoyed early July temps and no crowds. After warming up, and letting the kids climb some fun stuff, I tied in. About halfway up I relaxed and actually started to enjoy the route. By the last bolt, I was having fun, but then realized the finish was harder than I remembered. I clipped the anchors, but barely made it. Sure, I had done it, and not fallen, but I wanted to feel more in control. I wanted another go. If I couldn't do it well, then it shouldn't be a tick on The List. Like in a comp, you should have to control the last hold.
I rested, went back up, reached the end again, and figured that I should go right instead of left. It looked better, and hey, I went left last time. I moved under the anchor, and sure enough, felt great. Until the hold broke off. It was a nice fall, the kind you're not ready for or afraid of. Hmm, maybe that first time did count.
I used to have this problem, located at Rotary Park in Horsetooth Reservoir, so dialed I could do it in my tennies. When I was a regular climber, I could learn most problems. It would take time, but if I was patient and worked it, it could usually happen. Now my body wouldn't work on something it used to know. My foot wouldn't stick to the holds, and my hands worked differently due to the spinal-cord injury. It's a low traverse with really bad feet leading to a thuggy crux and a sloping finish. The last hold is actually a jug, but when I tried to link the stupid problem all I ever did was fall.
After three months on this thing, I was really getting tired of the hike. On one of the hottest days this past summer, I walked down with a friend to work on the end moves. I jumped on just to show her how it goes and instead of pitching, I suddenly grabbed the finish hold—in shock.
So is it over? I ask myself that a lot. What happens when you get to the end of the original list? Do you make a second, a third?
Yeah, most likely. Because the point wasn't really about completing a list, but challenging myself in a new way. If I ended after finishing the original mission, the fun would end, too. I've never met a climb I didn't like: even when I'm 100 feet up, getting worked with crappy pro, I'm happy. Maybe not at that moment, but I am once I reach the belay. I need The List: it makes me a better person because it makes me work much harder. With it, instead of accepting limitations, I say, "Why not?" When I might think something is too hard or dangerous, The List makes me say, "That looks like fun."
Today I am more interested than I used to be in the process climbing offers than the end result of sending a route. I'm more interested in people and places than numbers. No one other than myself cares what number I send. It's not that important. Now, every time I'm able to have a good day, without a huge amount of pain, I'm psyched. Throw in a route off the list, and I'm ecstatic.
The List makes me focus on something where all the rest of the world melts away, and I don't hurt anymore. I don't think about all the things the accident took from me.
All I think about is the upward movement, and that simplicity is sublime. When I walk away from those moments, I appreciate everything more: my wife, my kids, and the gift that we all share in another day of life.
Craig DeMartino grew up in Pennsylvania but has lived in Loveland, Colorado, for 15 years with his wife and two children. He is a photographer, and works as a volunteer with other amputees and trauma survivors.


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John Tyler
10th president (1841-1845)
Background/Early Life
• Like his predecessor, John Tyler was born in Virginia and was the son of a man who would serve as Virginia's governor.
• Tyler became a prominent lawyer and began his political career in the Virginia House of Delegates. He served in the War of 1812, and afterward began his career in Washington as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
• After leaving Congress because of disagreements with certain policies — especially surrounding slavery, an issue he did not think the government should become involved in — Tyler returned as a U.S. Senator.
• Tyler's position on slavery made him popular in the South, and as a result he was chosen to be half of the "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!" ticket for the presidency in the 1840 election.
How he defined the office
• Simply by taking the oath of office — Tyler became the first vice president to succeed to the presidency after the death of a president.
• The Constitution was not exactly clear on a succession process. Tyler asserted immediately that he had the full powers of the office, setting a precedent that has been followed for the century-and-a-half-plus since.
• Tyler was also, at age 51, the youngest man to that point to hold the office of president.
• Another first for Tyler was that after his wife died in 1842, Tyler remarried two years later, becoming the first president to marry while in office.
Successes and failures
• Tyler kept in place President Harrison's entire cabinet, which included many men who believed they should have become president instead of Tyler. After he twice vetoed a bill looking to bring back the Bank of the United States, his entire cabinet (besides the secretary of state) resigned in protest.
• Tyler established a relationship with China that resulted in similar trading rights with the country that the British had.
• Just before Tyler left office two notable events occurred: He passed an annexation bill for Texas, which had declared its independence from Mexico, through Congress. Three days before leaving office Tyler signed the Texas statehood bill into law. Sealing the rocky relationship Tyler had with Congress throughout his presidency, on his last day in office Congress overrode a Tyler veto of a bill that would fund small ships for the government. That was the first time Congress had overridden a presidential veto in the country's history.
notable quote
• "If the tide of defamation and abuse shall turn, and my administration come to be praised, future Vice-Presidents who may succeed to the Presidency may feel some slight encouragement to pursue an independent course."


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This Is the Manicure You Should Get, Based on Your Astrological Sign
8 Secrets Your Esthetician Won't Tell You
You shell out major cash for a facial — but are you really getting your money's worth? Read on
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Ah! I love the idea of getting a facial, but the idea of a scarred face is pretty scary!
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Good to know. I think I'll save my time and money by saving home.
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Great story Sarah however # 9 is just not true. As a skin care professional for 18 years I've seen a lot of facials and when excellent products are used for the apppropriate skin type it is very apparent that the skin has had a facial even if its the first time. The skin will look luminous, plump and hydrated.
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It would be nice to be to finish reading this article...after page 3 it goes to the end. This is the 10th time it just goes to the end....
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I wish I could read the rest of this artcle, it stops at page 3...this is not the first time. I would rather read the whole article on one page instead of clicking because this is probably the 10th time I can't finish an article.
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That's why I love coming to this site because they give you the REAL answers to questions not just trying to sell or promote something. I do a lot of my masks and stuff at home for one because I don't have money to spend like that and 2 because if anyone is going to do harm to my skin I would rather it be me then anyone else. Although I don't do things to myself without doing a lot of research first and then weigh out the pros and cons.
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Interesting facts. I think it is really important to see an Esthetician every now and again (if not more often) for tips, product suggestions or for relaxation. With the right products and techniques, you can do much of the same at home.
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Scary, but true.... Before you let anyone touch your precious skin, please ask lots of questions. If you don't feel comfortable or your unsure of the Esthetician or the procedure, don't feel pressured or obligated into it. A good salon will be understanding and accommodating as they want you to be happy... your face is now their potential referral/recommendation.
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I've never had a facial but I have a certificate to get one (someday...soon, I hope). These are good things to know! My skin seems to do pretty well with the simple skincare routine I do at home so I can't really see myself making a habit of getting facials.
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AVONDALE, AZ - MARCH 03: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Filters Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 3, 2013 in Avondale, Arizona. Credit: Getty Images
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- The National Rifle Association is taking its relationship with racing to a new level as the title sponsor of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
The deal with Texas Motor Speedway comes at a time when the NRA is involved in a renewed debate on gun violence in the wake of the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
"It's not about politics. It's about sports marketing," TMS president Eddie Gossage said Monday after the announcement of the one-year agreement with the NRA that includes a renewal option.
The April 13 race at Texas, the first scheduled night race in the Cup Series this season, will be known as the NRA 500.
This is not the NRA's first title sponsorship in NASCAR. The group sponsored the second-tier Nationwide race last September at Atlanta, which like Texas is owned by Speedway Motorsports Inc.
"They saw it was obviously a very attractive sports marketing opportunity and seized it. That's what it's all about," Gossage said. "It's about putting on one of the great sporting events in America. I know in Atlanta last year they saluted a lot of the people that make America free. They are going to salute American freedoms and American families with this race. That's their plan so it seemed to be a good fit."
NASCAR said in a statement Monday that "race entitlement partnerships" are agreements directly between the track and the sponsor though NASCAR reserves the right to approve or disapprove those sponsorships.
"The race sponsor for Texas Motor Speedway's April event falls within the guidelines for approval for that event," NASCAR's statement said.
Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's executive vice president and CEO, expressed his excitement about the deal in a video message played during the track's media day. Gossage said LaPierre wasn't able to attend because of a scheduling conflict.
"The NRA 500 is the latest announcement in the long history of a growing partnership between the NRA, Speedway Motorsports and the NASCAR community," LaPierre said. "NRA members and NASCAR fans love their country and everything that is good and right about America. We salute our flag, volunteer in our churches and communities, cherish our families and we love racing. On April 13, we'll all come together at Texas Motor Speedway."
The sponsorship does seem like a natural. It's been a tradition at TMS that the winner of the Cup race gets to fire a six-shooter in victory lane. And the winner of the pole gets a rifle as a prize.
At the Cup season-opening Daytona 500, Michael Waltrip drove a Toyota with a paint scheme supporting a relief fund for victims of the Sandy Hook shootings.
The Newtown-emblazoned car of Swan Racing was unveiled by NASCAR chairman Brian France in a news conference at Daytona, part of a one-race arrangement for the team. France and his wife announced they would donate $50,000 to the Sandy Hook School Support Fund, which the NASCAR Foundation would match.
Sprint Cup rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who won the NRA American Warrior 300 at Atlanta last September, has no issue with the NRA sponsoring NASCAR races.
" The NRA is our core fan base, and we all have guns, and all us racers love to go out and shoot. It's part of who we are," said Stenhouse, the only Cup driver at TMS media day. "Anytime you have a sponsor that embraces their market and who their core customers are, it's great for us.
"I was able to win the NRA race in Atlanta and those guys were great to work it," he said. "They take their stuff serious, they're concerned with the tragedies that we've had throughout the nation.
"I think they do a great job at working from their side to help things as well. I think it's a great partnership here at Texas."
Gossage said the NRA has been a generous supporter of Speedway Children's Charities, donating more than $500,000 to the charity's Texas chapter since 2000. He said the group has also had past sponsorship with signage at the track.
NRA officials first expressed interest last fall to Texas officials about sponsoring the track's spring race. The event previously had Samsung Mobile as a title sponsor since 2002, but the company didn't renew its contract after last April's race.
Without a title sponsor, Texas had been promoting next month's race as the Texas 500.
"We've had other (sponsor) offers but a lot of people wait and expect you to drop your price. That's not something we do. We're not going to be a discount speedway," said Gossage, not revealing specific details. "They were willing to meet the price. They afford us some great marketing opportunities as well with their membership to reach out to them and try to bring their members to attend the race here."
Gossage said TMS and the NRA reach similar audiences and that he expects a lot of tickets will be bought by NRA members and people who support the group's position.
"Obviously we know the NRA well and I can tell you from just looking at the demographics, I can tell you from the social media that I've been sitting here monitoring since that announcement was made, it's probably 99 percent supportive. Some wildly supportive," he said. "The public, it doesn't seem to be they're going to have any issue with it, and I'm not sure why anybody would think they would.
"Like I said, know your demographic and we pride ourselves on being good at what we do," he said. "So we know what we're doing and who we're partnering with."


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A collection of 16 light-hearted poems, each about a bird, insect or animal
Absolutely Wild. Poems by Dennis Webster. Illustrations by Kim Webster Cunningham. Godine, 32 pp., $17.95. Ages 2 and up.
By Janice Harayda
Ogden Nash once delighted Americans with light verse — often about animals — such as, "If called by a panther / Don't anther." Something of his spirit lives in the 16 short, rhyming poems in Absolutely Wild.
Dennis Webster isn't as playful as Nash – he doesn't use wrenched rhymes like "panther" and "anther." But he's written the best collection of original children's poems about animals I've seen since Jack Prelutsky's Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant. And his daughter has enhanced the book with handsome hand-colored linoleum-block prints framed by decorative borders, some reminiscent of the Ghanaian cloth known as kente.
Each poem in Absolutely Wild has 4–12 lines, a strong rhyme and meter, and a focus on a colorful bird, insect or animal. The 8-line "The Yak" sets the tone:
A shaggy species is the yak
With hairy front and hairy back.
It isn't very hard to spot him
With hairy top and hairy bottom.
Most poems are odes or odes-in-spirit that marvel at the qualities of a creature in couplet quatrains or another traditional form. In the 8-line "The Ostrich," Webster celebrates the bird in hymn stanzas, arranged in their usual pattern of alternating lines of four and three iambic feet:
The ostrich is a splendid bird
Who's taller than most men.
It seems a little bit absurd
To call his wife a hen.
Absolutely Wild also has poems about an ant, snail, moose, shrew, penguin, vulture, gnu, puffin, seagull, giraffe, porcupine, gibbon, platypus and ptarmigan. And it reflects David R. Godine's attention to craftsmanship in its endpapers and elsewhere. It would make a fine gift for very young children and a good resource for slightly older ones who are learning in school about creatures you won't usually find in the parking lot at Shop Rite.
Best line: Every child's favorite is likely to be that "With hairy top and hairy bottom."
Worst line: "The platypus is quite unique."
Caveat lector: The second and fourth lines of "The Ostrich" should be indented, but the template for this blog won't permit it.
Published: October 2008
Furthermore: Kim Webster Cunningham has posted the poem about a snail and the art for it on her Web site.
Children's book reviews appear on this site on Saturdays.
© 2009 Janice Harayda. All rights reserved.


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A Totally Unauthorized Reading Group Guide to 'The Last Lecture' by Randy Pausch
10 Discussion Questions
The Last Lecture
By Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
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After learning that he had terminal pancreatic cancer, Randy Pausch gave an upbeat valedictory lecture at Carnegie Mellon University, where he teaches computer science. He called his talk "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" and explained in it how he had accomplished most of what he set out to do in life. Enlivened with humor and showmanship, his lecture drew millions of visitors to its posting on YouTube and made Pausch a star on the Internet. His talk also inspired The Last Lecture, a collection of short essays written with Wall Street Journal columnist Jeffrey Zaslow, which became a No. 1 bestseller on the New York Times "Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous" list.
Discussion Questions
Please note that the page numbers below come from the large-type edition of The Last Lecture (Thorndike, 2008), the only one available when this guide was prepared.
1. When someone asked what he wanted on his tombstone, Pausch said: "Randy Pausch: He Lived Thirty Years After a Terminal Diagnosis.'" [Page 247] If you were to write his epitaph, what would it say?
2. Summing up a theme of his lecture and book, Pausch writes: "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." [Page 32] This is one of many clichés he admits he loves and uses liberally in The Last Lecture. Did he succeed in making any old ideas fresh? How did he do it?
3. Pausch began his lecture "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" by saying he wasn't going to deal with big questions of religion or spirituality, and he sticks to that pattern in The Last Lecture. How does the book benefit or suffer from his decision?
4. The Last Lecture recycles much of what Pausch said in his valedictory lecture at Carnegie Mellon and expands some of it. Should people who've watched the talk also read the book? Why? What does the book give you that the lecture doesn't?
5. Pausch could have called his book The Last Lectures, because he structures it as a series of mini-lectures instead of one long lecture. How well does this technique work?
6. The Last Lecture balances general advice such as "dream big" with specific tips – for example, about how to work well in small groups. "Instead of saying, 'I think we should do A, instead of B,' try 'What if we did A, instead of B?'" [Page 190] Which, if any, of the tips struck you as most helpful?
7. Many cancer patients are bombarded with the advice to "be optimistic" or "think positively." This approach has led to a medical backlash alluded to in the chapter "A Way to Understand Optimism." Pausch says his surgeon worries about "patients who are inappropriately optimistic or ill-informed": "It pains him to see patients who are having a tough day healthwise and assume it's because they weren't positive enough." [Page 249] What is Pausch's view of this? Is he appropriately or inappropriately optimistic? Why?
8. Many people who have heard about The Last Lecture may be tempted to give the book to someone who has had a devastating diagnosis, or who is perhaps dying, hoping it will provide comfort or cheer. What would you say to them? Is this a book for the living or the dying?
9. The Last Lecture comes from Mitch Albom's publisher and literary agent and has a small format similar to that of Tuesdays With Morrie. These similarities – let's face it – could be a kiss of death for some people, especially critics who see Albom as an icon of saccharine and dumbed-down writing. What would you say to someone who didn't plan to read The Last Lecture because, "One Mitch Albom is enough"?
10. If you were going to give your own "last lecture," what would you say?
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The Last Lecture. By Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. Hyperion, 224 pp., $21.95. Published: April 2008.
A review of The Last Lecture appeared on One-Minute Book Reviews on May 30, 2008. If you are reading this guide on the home page of the site, scroll down to find the review. If you are reading this guide on the Internet, click on this link to find it www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/.
Watch Pausch's talk "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" and read an excerpt from The Last Lecture at www.thelastlecture.com.
Furthermore: Pausch posts updates on his health at download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/news/index.html.
Janice Harayda is an award-winning critic who has been the book columnist for Glamour, the book editor of the Plain Dealer and a vice-president of the National Book Critics Circle www.bookcritics.org.
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Video game athletes battling it out in California
ANAHEIM, California — Top video game athletes have gathered in Southern California to battle aliens and bad guys for cash and glory.
More than 1,000 eSports players are taking part in the Major League Gaming Championships in Anaheim, which began Friday and runs through Sunday, the Orange County Register reported.
The contestants don special headphones and face off in soundproof booths in games such as "StarCraft II," ''Call of Duty: Ghosts" and "Super Smash Bros. Melee." Their battle chatter is broadcast live and announcers provide the play-by-play.
They're playing for $150,000 in prize money. Some have practiced up to 12 hours a day.
Matthew Fink, 25, of Minneapolis, was competing in the "StarCraft II" open bracket. Born without a spleen, he lost his legs and forearms to infection at an early age.
Because of the amputations, he is slower than some when using the computer mouse and keyboard but said the game's emphasis on strategy helps even the playing field.
"I'm a very competitive person, but I've always felt like I was at some sort of disadvantage at whatever activity I undertook," Fink told the Register. "'StarCraft' is a game about how fast you are, but only up to a certain point. Eventually it's no longer about how fast your fingers are but how fast your mind works."
About 1,500 people were expected to watch the main events at the Anaheim Convention Center, and more than 2 million from around the world were expected to watch online via Major League Gaming's free streaming site, MLG.tv.
"Our audience is 16- to 34-year-old guys tuning in from 175 countries on average, and what's fascinating is that they are watching for two to three hours at a time," league spokeswoman Katie Goldberg said.


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Anna was wearing long sleeves under her soccer jersey again. She told Monica she was worried about getting too much sun. But when Anna raised her arm, Monica noticed fresh cuts on her forearm. When she saw Monica looking at them, Anna said something about losing a fight with her mother's rose bushes.
You're aware that some people — both guys and girls — cut themselves on purpose. Could your friend be one of them? If so, what should you do?
It can be hard to understand why a friend might injure himself or herself on purpose. Cutting — using a sharp object to cut your own skin on purpose until it bleeds — is a form of self-injury. People sometimes self-injure by burning their skin with the lit end of a cigarette, a lighter, or a match. Their skin won't show cut marks, but it might show the small, round scars of a burn.
Some people turn to this behavior when they have problems or painful feelings and haven't found another way to cope or get relief.
Most of the time, people who cut themselves don't talk about it or let others know they're doing it. But sometimes they confide in a friend. Sometimes a friend might find out in another way.
It can be upsetting to learn that a friend has been cutting. You might feel confused or scared. You may feel sad or sorry that your friend is hurting herself in this way. You might even be mad — or feel like your friend has been hiding something from you. You might wonder what to say, whether to say anything at all, or if there is anything you can do to help a friend who cuts.
It can help you to know more about cutting, why some people do it, and how they can stop. Sharing this information with your friend can be a caring act, and it might help her or him take the first step toward healing.
Understanding why a friend may be cutting can help you be supportive. But what can you actually do to help your friend stop?
The first thing is to be realistic about what you can achieve: As with any damaging behavior (such as alcoholism, drugs, or eating disorders), some people just may not be ready to acknowledge the problem and stop. So don't put too much pressure on yourself — your friend's problem could be a longstanding one that requires help from a professional therapist or counselor. Therapists who specialize in treating adolescents often are experienced in working with people who self-injure and can also help with other issues or emotional pain they might have.
Here are some things that you can try to help a friend who cuts:
Here are things to avoid doing or saying:
People who cut usually don't intend to injure themselves severely, and cutting isn't usually a suicide attempt. Most of the people who cut themselves say they don't mean to die and that they know when to stop.
But even when suicide is not the goal, cutting can still cause severe injury or death. People who self-injure risk infections, scarring, and shock (from blood loss), and they can die as a result of extreme injury or bad cuts that don't get treated promptly.
Without help, people who cut also may continue to feel socially isolated and depressed. People who self-injure may have other problems (such as eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, or severe depression) that require long-term professional care.
By helping a friend address cutting problems, you may open the door for him or her to resolve other issues, too. The first step to getting help is usually the hardest.
It's often difficult to help a friend who cuts. You may not see changes overnight, if at all. Some people aren't ready to face what they're going through — and you can't blame yourself for that.
Some people might not be ready to ask for or receive help with their troubles. You can encourage a friend to get help, but he or she might not open to the idea, at least not right away. You might need to be patient. Your friend could need time to think about what you've said.
People react in different ways when someone tries to help. But don't be afraid to try. Sometimes, honest concern is just what a person needs. By reaching out, you might just help a friend take the first step toward healing.
Sometimes when you try to help, your friend might be angry or say you don't understand. Or the friend might really appreciate that you care but still not be ready to accept help.
It's natural to feel helpless, worried, sad, or upset — especially if you feel you're the only one who knows what your friend is going through. Sometimes it helps to confide in an adult you trust about the situation.
It can be really hard when a friend just won't let you help. But don't take on the burden as your own or feel responsible for someone else's behavior. Sometimes even the truest friend may need to take a break from an intense situation. Be sure to care for yourself and don't allow yourself to be drained or pulled down by your friend's situation.
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Date Reviewed: Jul 14, 2015


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The productivity software market has several recent success stories, despite the continued dominance of Microsoft Office. Google Docs built up a huge user base by providing a Web-based alternative to Microsoft. And LibreOffice, a descendant of OpenOffice, is providing a strong challenge on the desktop side.
Now there is an office suite that combines these browser-based and open source approaches into one. It's called OX Documents, and it comes courtesy of Open-Xchange, a company that previously built an alternative to the Microsoft Exchange e-mail server. OX Documents is in the early stages of development, with only a demo version of its word processor, OX Text, available beginning today.
A usable version of OX Text is scheduled to be released next month, with spreadsheet and presentation software coming later this year. OX Text will also be released in early April under the GNU General Public License 2 and Creative Commons. Open-Xchange will make money by selling a supported version to businesses.
OX Text can edit documents from Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, and LibreOffice. Open-Xchange CEO told the IDG News Service that 100 percent of Word documents' formatting is preserved and that OX Text can edit about 80 percent of a Word document's elements.
"A pioneering feature of OX Text is non-destructive support of Microsoft Office and OpenOffice or LibreOffice file formats," the company said today in an announcement. "XML-based documents can be seamlessly read, edited, and saved back to the original format at a level of quality and fidelity previously unavailable with browser-based text editors."
OX Text will also let multiple users view and edit documents simultaneously.
Some of the original developers of OpenOffice have built OX Documents from scratch in HTML5 and JavaScript. The OX Documents preview page shows the suite running on desktops, phones, and tablets.
It's hard to imagine OX Documents taking significant share away from the existing incumbents. However, Open-Xchange claims to have 70 million users of its e-mail service through its network of service providers. OX Documents could well end up with a sizable number of users among Open-Xchange's customer base. OX Documents will be provided on its own or as part of the OX App Suite, combining e-mail, calendaring, and documents into one platform.


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This review appeared in January 2007, right after the American Library Association gave that year's Newbery Medal to The Higher Power of Lucky instead of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, regarded as a favorite for the award.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. By Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. Candlewick, 200 pp., $18.99. Ages 7 and up.
By Janice Harayda
Edward Tulane spends "40 days and 40 nights" in a wilderness, is nailed to a cross, dies after a shared meal, and is resurrected and reunited with a parent figure. Sound like anybody you've heard of?
How about if I added that Edward is a rabbit, a symbol of Easter? And that he is loved by a girl named Maggie, which can be a nickname for Magdalene?
That's right. Edward Tulane is a symbol of Christ, his story is a Passion narrative, and this novel is an allegory of Christian faith and resurrection.
If you've followed the publicity for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, you may have heard denials of all this. So here are a couple of facts:
1) Anyone who has a financial stake in this novel may have to deny its religious motifs, even though the book includes a striking full-page picture of Edward's crucifixion. Kate DiCamillo won the Newbery Medal for The Tale of Despereaux, and the award helped to make her books among the most popular in American schools. The Christian imagery in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane may have cost DiCamillo 2007 Newbery Medal, which the American Library Assocation awarded to The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron. A blunt acknowledgment that Edward is a Jesus figure might also keep the book off school reading lists.
2) The religious themes in the book do not appear once or twice or in ways that might have been accidental. They appear in the title, the artwork, and throughout the story. DiCamillo is too careful a writer to insert such motifs casually, which would violate the reader's trust and well-established dramatic principles. At the end of this review are some lines that are identical or closely parallel to lines in the Bible. In DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie, the main character's father was a preacher.
Children can enjoy The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane without understanding its religious themes just as adults can love Animal Farm without realizing that it is an allegory for Stalinism. But some children will sense that DiCamillo's book has more than one level of meaning. To deny this could undermine their confidence in their ability to make intelligent, multi-layered judgments about books. All children benefit from learning to grasp a story on more than one level. DiCamillo has given them a chance to do this in a moving and suspenseful novel, beautifully illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. Children of any faith can enjoy its story. How unfortunate if the novel were kept out of schools because it might help them appreciate the many layers of meaning that a good book can have.
These are three of many passages in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane that have parallels in the Bible:
DiCamillo's lines appear below in a light-faced font. The parallel lines from the King James Version appear in bold.
Edward begins his journey by leaving "a house on Egypt Street" where he is in bondage to his inability to love. "Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage …" Exodus 13:13
Edward spends "40 days and 40 nights" in a garbage dump surrounded by rotting food. "… he had fasted for 40 days and 40 nights …" Matthew 4:2 Also: "I will cause it to rain upon the earth for 40 days and 40 nights." Genesis 7:4
A shopkeeper tells Edward: "I brought you back from the world of the dead." "… he rose from the dead." Acts 10:34
Many names in the book also have religious connotations. They include those of three female characters: Abilene (once a region of the Holy Land), Natalie (which means "birth of the Lord"); and Maggie (often a nickname for Magdalene).
Published: February 2006
Read an excerpt from The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane on the Candlewick Books site.
Furthermore: Kate DiCamillo's "Mercy Watson" series for beginning readers was reviewed on this site on Feb. 10, 2007. DiCamillo's new novel for children, The Magician's Elephant, will be published this fall, and an excerpt appears on her Web site.
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Mega Buzz: 24's Reunion, a S.H.I.E.L.D. Return and a New Bones Romance
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Jack is back! Please spoil the return of 24! - David
Although he's been on the lam for four years, Jack comes out of hiding to stop the assassination of the U.S. president in London. And as you might guess, he's promptly captured the minute he shows his face. But Jack's not that rusty. In fact, there's a very specific reason Jack allows himself to get caught - and it involves a familiar face. Unfortunately, Kate Morgan (Yvonne Strahovski), a Bauer-esque CIA operative looking to prove her worth, wastes little time standing in the way of the blessed reunion. Say it with me: Dammit!
Please tell me Cobie Smulders is going to stay on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. full-time! - Cara
The good news: Producers are hoping to find a more permanent position for her next season. The bad: Agent Hill's future on the show - including her return in the April 29 episode - will be highly contentious. For starters, she was last seen applying for a job at Stark Industries at the end of Winter Soldier. "It would appear that she's moving on. Coulson clearly has not," executive producer Jeph Loeb says. " And let's not forget that Hill hid the truth about T.A.H.I.T.I. "I don't know how much Coulson trusts her opinion on anything, frankly," executive producer Jeffrey Bell says.
I would love to have some Bones scoop! - Brenda
There's a new lady in Sweets' life! Incoming intern Jessica Watten (guest star Laura Spencer) will catch Sweets' eye during an upcoming case, but it could be for all the wrong reasons. "Booth is very busy preparing for a Congressional hearing related to his promotion, so Sweets takes over the investigation," executive producer Stephan Nathan says. "He has a new intern to contend with, [and] there's a little bit of conflict and a touch of a power struggle." But don't rule out further exploration of this pairing down the line. "The relationship is terrific," Nathan teases.
What's coming up on Elementary? - Marcus
Mycroft and Sherlock will set aside their squabbling when an unfortunate turn of events forces the duo to team up on an important case. "For at least one episode, Mycroft is trying to fill Joan's shoes and it's far easier said than done," executive producer Rob Doherty says. Unfortunately, working in close quarters will not be good for the warring siblings, especially when Sherlock realizes Mycroft's been hiding some major secrets.
Do you have any more scoop on the Castle wedding? - Jeanine
You can't have a wedding without a best man, right? Expect a ridiculous competition between Ryan and Esposito as they try to win the job. "Ryan [wants] to have nice time at the bachelor party," Seamus Dever teases of his character's approach. "He knows a great place with a great wine list. He's going to be a classy best man where Esposito is going to be like, 'Yeah, I'm your frat boy!'" Unfortunately for both men, Castle may (unintentionally) be hard to woo. "The whole time they're jockeying for favor, all of their efforts are wasted because he's not even aware of what they're trying to do," Dever says.
Is Enzo is sticking around on The Vampire Diaries?I love him! - Tina
Then you'll love Thursday's very Enzo-centric episode! While he'll finally learn the truth about Maggie, he also puts Stefan and Elena in grave danger, which ultimately leads to an epic battle among the three. The question is: How will Damon handle being caught in the middle?
What's going to happen to Scarlett after her onstage meltdown on Nashville? - Chinta
She's going to take a long, hard look in the mirror. "Scarlett has to really look at some of the choices that she's made and [decide] whether or not it's something she can really dedicate her life to," executive producer Callie Khouri says. Could she really walk away from her burgeoning career? "She found herself succeeding in a business that she never had any interest really in being in," Khouri says. "She starts really looking at whether or not she's in the right place, made the right decisions, doing the right thing."
Please tell me Jamie and Eddie going to get together on Blue Bloods. - Simon
Don't hold your breath. Although Vanessa Ray will be series regular next season, "there's absolutely nothing on the horizon," executive producer Kevin Wade says. "We're more interested in growing the relationship professionally, but we do have fun with the hints." Look for a not-so-subtle one when the two help fast-track a green card marriage between a Syrian man and a Polish-American woman before he's deported in the season finale. As for the will-they-won't-they tension between Frank and Bebe Neuwirth's inspector general Kelly Peterson? She'll be back in the finale as well.
Is Dr. Chilton really dead on Hannibal? - Kyle
While Chilton took a bullet to the face, executive producer Bryan Fuller has hinted that the character may reappear in later seasons. Similarly, we may not have seen the last of Dr. Abel Gideon. Although Fuller confirms Gideon is absolutely dead, he has a deliciously twisted idea for how to resurrect the character. Remember how we last saw Gideon dining on his own leg with Hannibal? Apparently, the story doesn't end there. "I would love to bring Eddie Izzard back, My Dinner with Andre-style, to see the other leg and the two arms go as he and Hannibal come to understand each other even more," Fuller says.
Any Goldbergs scoop? - Jan
In the upcoming Star Wars episode, Barry has to face the wrath of Beverly when she finds out that he has secretly joined the wrestling team - and he won't quit. Obviously, Bev won't take that sitting down. "I own him in front of the whole school - everyone," Wendi McLendon-Covey teases. Might that entail a mother-son wrestling match? "It's not exactly wrestling, but it's completely traumatizing for him."
What's the plan for Donna and Harvey now that Scottie's gone on Suits? - Connor
What do you think Donna is, a rebound? Unfortunately, there will be no movement on the romance front for them, as Donna's focus is helping Harvey get acclimated to the post-Mike world in Season 4. "I still don't think it's the right time [for them to get together]," creator Aaron Korsh says. "And Donna knows they are not meant to be at this time too. If they got together now, it would ruin their friendship." But will either get any lovin' next season? There are no plans as of yet, but don't expect to see Scottie back.
What's coming up on Trophy Wife? - Katherine
When Hillary has trouble with a school art project, she will look for help in a surprising place: her ex-stepmom Jackie. "You [forget] that these people have history," Michaela Watkins says. "I was her stepmom for a while, so we are connected and we do miss each other. It's about helping her find her creative artist inside of her."
Mega Rave: Scandal got a bit too crazy this season, but the finale hit the bull's-eye as puppet master Rowan, who tried to force Olivia on a "fresh start" plane in the premiere, made her want to get on that plane by the end of the season. Full-circle brilliance.
Mini Rant: Did The Following really just kill off its most interesting character? Excuse me while I...
This week's recommendation:Arrow (Wednesday, 8/7c on The CW). It's time for Roy to hulk out! Suffering from his uncontrollable rage, Roy will go on a deadly rampage. But someone else will feel the consequences of the Mirakuru before the hour is up.
Crave scoop on your favorite TV shows? E-mail Natalie at firstname.lastname@example.com or drop me a line at Twitter.com/TVGuide
(Additional reporting by Adam Bryant, Joyce Eng, Liz Raftery, Robyn Ross and Kate Stanhope)
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According to TechCrunch, a deal is in the works for Facebook to acquire Titan Aerospace, a satellite drone maker. The report says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to help make Internet accessible across the world, and the drones would allow people to connect to the Internet (and presumably Facebook).
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"She's in as strong a position as any potential nominee for an open-seat race in modern history." - Political strategist David Axelrod, on a new USA Today/Pew Research Center poll that shows strong support for a presidential bid by Hillary Clinton.
Hot video: Will the NFL move the extra point to 42 yards?
The NFL's Competition Committee is in preliminary talks about moving the ball to the 25-yard line for point-after-touchdown attempts, forcing teams to make 42-yard kicks, according to NFL.com. Mason Levinson has more on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line."
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Every Car Needs a Little TLC ? How to Maximize Vehicle Life
Posted by moviegoer from the Automotive category at 10 Jul 2011 07:09:52 pm.
* Listen to each other. Keep your engine properly tuned. A vehicle that has a serious maintenance problem, such as a faulty oxygen sensor, can decrease gas mileage by as much as 40 percent. A single misfiring spark plug can cut fuel economy by up to 4 percent.
* Keep your vehicle refreshed. Change the engine oil. Use the recommended grade of motor oil for your vehicle, and change it according to your vehicle owner's manual, which usually says every three months or 3,000 miles. Prolonged driving without an oil change may cause severe engine damage. Regularly check your vehicle's fluid levels, including transmission, power steering, windshield washer and coolant.
* Keep in constant contact. Maintain your tires. Check inflation pressure monthly, and make sure your tires are properly balanced. Don't forget to rotate your tires according to the maintenance schedule and have the alignment checked at least once a year.
* Be considerate. Use good driving habits. Accelerating quickly and stopping abruptly can prematurely wear your vehicle's engine, transmission, tires and brakes. Aggressive driving also wastes gas.
* Protect it from the elements. Keep the exterior washed and waxed to preserve the paint finish and protect your vehicle from the environment. Salt, water, sand and even de-icing chemicals on the road can cause rust or other damage to a vehicle.
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Vietnam Visa Requirements for Citizens of Liechtenstein in Singapore
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How to apply Vietnam visa for citizens of Liechtenstein in Singapore
This section explains how citizens of Liechtenstein who currently travel or do businesses in Singapore want to get a Visa to visit Vietnam.
If you hold Liechtenstein passport, you have two options to apply for Vietnam visa in Singapore.
1. Apply Vietnam Visa Online for the approval letter to pick up the Visa at Vietnam airport (Visa on arrival).
This method is very convenience, fast, reasonable and secure. You just stay at home, access the Internet, apply Online and it is done in couple of minutes! Visa on Arrival is just applied for AIR travel only.
- Issuing unit: Vietnam Immigration Department in Vietnam
- Processing time: 1 – 2 working days
- No passport send-off
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Fill in the secured application form with required information such as your full name, date of birth, passport number, arrival date… You are required to enter the exact personal information of the applicant(s) in order for the Immigration Department to issue Visa Approval Letter.
Please double check to ensure the information is correct. Then process to make payment for the service fee. You can make payment with your Credit/ Debit Card /PayPal or pay via Western Union. Our confirmation email for your visa application will be sent by your email after that.
The cost for Vietnam visa on arrival includes:
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- Wait for 2 working days (normal service) or 1 working day or 4 hours / 8 hours working (urgent cases) to get your Visa Approval Letter issued by Vietnam Immigration Department via email
- Print the visa approval letter out together with the entry and exit form (attached in the email)
- Get your visa stamped at "Visa landing Office" at the airport before you come to the stamp check-in counter by presenting your visa approval letter, passport, 02 passport-sized photos, entry and exit form (already filled out), and stamping fee to the Immigration Officer.
2. Apply for Vietnam Visa at Vietnam Embassies or Consulates in Singapore
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Gunned Down Los Angeles TSA Officer Bled For 33 Minutes Before Getting Help
(AP) – An airport security officer lay helplessly bleeding after a gunman opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport as paramedics waited 150 yards away because police had not declared the terminal safe to enter, according to two law enforcement officials.
It would be 33 minutes before Transportation Security Administration Officer Gerardo Hernandez, who was about 20 feet from an exit, would be wheeled out by police to an ambulance, said the officials, who were briefed on the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity because the probe was still ongoing into the Nov. 1 shooting.
For all but five of those minutes, there was no threat from the suspected gunman — he had been shot and was in custody, they said.
While it's not known when Hernandez died or if immediate medical attention could have saved his life, officials are examining what conversations took place between police and fire commanders to determine when it was safe enough to enter and whether paramedics could have gone into the terminal earlier, one of the officials said.
"I basically think there's a lack of coordination between entities at this airport. That lack of coordination may have led to something that shouldn't have happened. We may be talking about Officer Hernandez as a survivor."
Formal conclusions may take months to reach, but what's known raises the possibility that a lack of coordination between police and fire officials prevented speedy treatment for Hernandez and other victims.
TSA workers at LAX have been wondering the same thing, said Victor Payes, who works at the airport and is president of the local union.
"I basically think there's a lack of coordination between entities at this airport. That lack of coordination may have led to something that shouldn't have happened," Payes said. "We may be talking about Officer Hernandez as a survivor."
Representatives for the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Airport Police said they couldn't comment on the ongoing investigation until extensive reports are finished.
Authorities say that Paul Ciancia entered Terminal 3 with a duffel bag, pulled out an assault rifle and started shooting. They said he had a note in his bag that said he wanted to "kill TSA" and that he wanted to stir fear in them, criticizing their searches as unconstitutional.
He was shot by airport police officers four times, in the mouth and leg, before being taken into custody. He remains in fair condition at a hospital and his doctors will determine when he's fit to appear in court.
In the chaotic moments after the gunfire began, as travelers dove to the ground or scrambled for cover in restaurants and stores, officials worried there could be bombs in the terminal and tried to determine whether the gunman had any accomplices. In the first 30 minutes, there was also an unfounded report of two suspicious people on an adjacent parking garage roof, one of the officials said.
Officers from multiple agencies bent down to check on Hernandez before moving on, officials said.
Police broadcast over their radios that Ciancia was in custody at 9:25 a.m., five minutes after Hernandez was shot in the chest. That's when a nearly 26-year veteran Los Angeles police officer checked on Hernandez several times, repeatedly telling officers who came by from various agencies "he's dead," according to one of the law enforcement officials.
It's unclear whether the officer was qualified to determine Hernandez was dead. No officers rendered first aid on scene, according to surveillance video reviewed by the officials. Finally, airport police put Hernandez in a wheelchair and ran him to an ambulance.
Trauma surgeon David Plurad said Hernandez had no signs of life when he arrived at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Doctors worked for about an hour to revive him despite significant blood loss.
"When somebody is shot and they're bleeding to death, lifesaving skills need to be implemented immediately, in a couple minutes, and they're very simple, pressure dressings, tourniquets, adequate bandages to stop the bleeding," said Dr. Lawrence E. Heiskell, an emergency physician for 27 years and a reserve police officer for 24 years who founded the state and federally approved International School of Tactical Medicine.
Responding to a situation with a shooter on the loose has changed since the 1999 Columbine school massacre, when officials huddled outside to formulate a plan while shooters continued firing inside and a teacher bled to death without timely treatment. Now police immediately charge in to stop the shooting as quickly as possible; officers are trained to step over the wounded and stop the gunman first, then tend to victims.
During active shooter training last month with the LAX police and LAPD, Los Angeles city firefighters wearing ballistic vests and helmets dragged survivors to areas where they could provide treatment.
Because police are often the first at the scene where there are injuries, California law requires officers receive first aid and CPR training in the academy and regular refreshers afterward.
A recent audit by Los Angeles Police Commission Inspector General Alex Bustamante found that the LAPD had a zero percent compliance rate. Only 250-sworn officers in the Metropolitan Division out of the department's more than 9,900 sworn officers received the refresher training, it states. Airport police have the training.
On day-to-day crime scenes, firefighters wait down the street until police clear the scene, usually in minutes, and allow them in, Los Angeles County Fire Battalion Chief Larry Collins, who's a member of a Los Angeles interagency working group creating best practices for mass casualty incidents.
"When we have an active shooter, we can't hold back a block away, we've got to go in" because clearing the scene could take hours.
Based on reporting by the Associated Press.
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RALEIGH | A raft of new laws addressing crime and punishment take effect on Saturday, including a move widening a three-year-old North Carolina statute criminalizing cyberbullying to protect school employees.
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina said the law may be the first of its kind in the country, and the organization said it will seek plaintiffs for a possible court challenge to change it, contending it threatens to chill students' free speech rights. The law threatens criminal penalties on students who use a computer with "the intent to intimidate or torment a school employee" by engaging in the same nasty online behavior that already makes it illegal to target a minor.
As with children, it becomes illegal Saturday to target a school employee by:
Building a fake online profile or website;
Posting private, personal, or sexual information;
Tampering with their online networks, data or accounts:
Signing them up to a pornographic website, or:
Making any statement, whether true or false, likely to provoke someone else to stalk or harass a school worker.
ACLU-NC Policy Director Sarah Preston said the organization opposed the 2009 cyberbullying law aimed at protecting children for the same reason it wants to challenge this year's extension to school workers: it's vague, gives prosecutors too much leeway, and aims to punish speech — however stupid — simply because it's online.
"The reality is that I'm sure students have been complaining about their teachers for as long as there have been students and teachers. They've been writing it on bathrooms stalls or carving it into desks or whatever. Just because they post it online doesn't make it suddenly any less protected," Preston said Friday. "And since we treat 16- and 17-year-olds as adults, because they write something stupid on the Internet, they could actually face some jail time."
Penalties could be as much as 60 days in jail or a $1,000 fine for those as young as 16, who are treated as adults under state law. The ACLU wants any student charged under the new law to contact its office so that it can mount a court challenge.
Groups representing teachers sought the new law to punish children who make false accusations against teachers. The law ultimately passed the Legislature with just one opposing vote.
Another law among 19 taking effect Saturday was sought for a decade.
It allows a judge to erase the nonviolent criminal records of adults able to demonstrate they have turned their life around. Bi-partisan supporters described the need for the change with anecdotes of people who could not get jobs for decades after felony convictions or were unable to qualify for public housing assistance because of their records.
County sheriffs backed the change after the standards were raised to require evidence of a blameless life for 15 years.
"The feeling of the sheriffs is that folks who have made a mistake at some time in the past and have clearly turned their life around should get some relief at some point. But, there ought to be a pretty high bar to get over in order to get that," North Carolina Sheriffs' Association executive vice president Eddie Caldwell said Friday.
The law allows misdemeanors and low-level felonies erased from criminal records for convicts who display "good moral character" that others will vouch for. The law also permits probation officers to conduct a background check, district attorneys to contact victims, and judges to throw out requests they feel don't have merit.
The left-leaning North Carolina Justice Center estimates tens of thousands of people may be eligible to have their criminal records expunged out of 1.6 million North Carolinians with criminal records.
Another bipartisan law hails back to the aftermath of former state House Speaker Jim Black, who pleaded guilty to a federal corruption charge in 2007. Black pleaded to taking thousands of dollars from chiropractors while pushing their agenda at the General Assembly. He also entered an Alford plea to state charges of bribery and obstruction of justice.
The law prohibits any elected official convicted of a felony related their conduct in office from receiving state pension benefits. The felonious official could reclaim money they put into the retirement system.
Other laws taking effect include:
making it illegal to sell, surrender, or purchase a child. The mother of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis was accused of selling the girl as a prostitute in 2009 to pay a drug debt to the man accused of killing her. Antoinette Davis was charged with human trafficking in addition to first-degree murder and rape of a child.
creating a state-level offense of terrorism, defined as violent acts designed to intimidate the population or a government.
toughening penalties for people who lie to get jobless benefits or to raise the amount of a benefit.
making a fifth misdemeanor larceny a felony crime for repeat thieves with at least four convictions.


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First of all, we must be clear that it is a QR code. QR codes are codes that contain information that can be read by a camera, QR codes are two-dimensional, that is, it is necessary for the Sony Xperia Pro-I camera to read both the width and the height of the QR code and can contain more information than a barcode (one-dimensional).
QR codes are often used to open a web address from a mobile device such as the Sony Xperia Pro-I using its 12 MP, f/2.0-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1.0-type, 2.4µm, PDAF, OIS (315 PDAF points, 90% frame coverage) 12 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", PDAF, 2x optical zoom, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Dual Pixel PDAF 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth) camera or if used with a specific application, it can offer information about a product, service or serve to authenticate a user.
On the Xperia Pro-I you may have to download a QR reader or QR scanner app, since the code reader is not included in the camera software.
Estimated time: 2 minutes.
1- First step:
To read or capture a QR code on your Xperia Pro-I you have several options, if your Sony Xperia Pro-I has the Play Store application store, look for its icon and click on it.
If, on the other hand, your Sony Xperia Pro-I doesn't have a Play Store, see the following article: Google Play alternatives
2- Second step:
At the top of the Play Store application store there is a search engine, click on it and type "QR" or "QR scanner".
3- Third step:
There are many applications to read or capture QR codes for your Sony Xperia Pro-I, we suggest that you choose the application that has the highest number of positive votes. We also recommend that you read the opinions of other users to avoid problems and misunderstandings. Keep in mind that the first results can be ads.
4- Fourth step:
We select one of these applications to scan QR codes from your Sony Xperia Pro-I, in this tutorial we have selected as an example an application called "QR & Barcode Scanner" but the operation should be the same in any other application to read QR codes, nowhere If we recommend this particular application, we are not responsible for its use or possible problems it may cause.
5- Fifth step:
Once installed you will see the option "Open", if you wish you can return to the home screen of your Sony Xperia Pro-I, you will have the application icon on this screen, if you cannot find it, drag to the right until you find it. Open the app.
6- Sixth step:
When you open the application for the first time on your Sony Xperia Pro-I it will ask for permissions to access the camera, we do not recommend accepting any other permissions that are requested such as access to the location or to Bluetooth since they are not necessary, it is only necessary permission to take photos and record videos.
7- Seventh step:
We point with the Xperia Pro-I camera at the QR code that we want to read, trying to make it appear correctly focused and content within the square that appears on the screen or at least within the viewing space, that is, we cannot bring the camera too close to prevent the code is cut off. The QR code must be able to be seen in its entirety on the screen of the Xperia Pro-I, the code does not have up or down, so it does not matter from which angle we approach it.
8- Eighth step:
Most of the QR codes contain a web address to open from the browser (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Brave) so the option to open the content of the QR code from the browser should appear, click to open the web page. Most of the free applications for reading QR codes contain advertisements so you may have to close the advertisement or avoid clicking on the wrong link.
With these simple steps we have learned to read QR codes from our Sony Xperia Pro-I. Most QR codes are used to open websites, either to see the menu of a restaurant or to access a discount code or offer.


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Elections come and go, but social science marches on. Here are some recent research findings that struck my fancy.
Organic foods may make you less generous: In a study published in Social Psychology and Personality Science, Kendall J. Eskine had people look at organic foods, comfort foods or a group of control foods. Those who viewed organic foods subsequently volunteered less time to help a needy stranger and they judged moral transgressions more harshly.
Men are dumber around women: Thijs Verwijmeren, Vera Rommeswinkel and Johan C. Karremans gave men cognitive tests after they had interacted with a woman via computer. In the study, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, the male cognitive performance declined after the interaction, or even after the men merely anticipated an interaction with a woman.
Women inhibit their own performance: In a study published in Self and Identity, Shen Zhang, Toni Schmader and William M. Hall gave women a series of math tests. On some tests they signed their real name, on others they signed a fictitious name. The women scored better on the fictitious name tests, when their own reputation was not at risk.
High unemployment rates may not hurt Democratic incumbents as much: In the American Political Science Review, John R. Wright looked at 175 midterm gubernatorial elections and four presidential elections between 1994 and 2010. Other things being equal, high unemployment rates benefit the Democratic Party. The effect is highest when Republicans are the incumbents, but even when the incumbent is a Democrat, high unemployment rates still benefit Democratic candidates.
People filter language through their fingers: In a study published in the Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Kyle Jasmin and Daniel Casasanto asked people to rate real words, fictitious words and neologisms. Words composed of letters on the right side of the QWERTY keyboard were viewed more positively than words composed of letters from the left side.
We communicate, process and feel emotions by mimicking the facial expressions of the people around us: For a study in Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Paula M. Niedenthal, Maria Augustinova and others studied young adults who had used pacifiers as babies, and who thus could not mimic as easily. They found that pacifier use correlated with less emotional intelligence in males, though it did not predict emotional processing skills in girls.
Judges are toughest around election time: Judges in Washington state are elected and re-elected into office. In a study for The Review of Economic Statistics, Carlos Berdejo and Noam Yuchtman found that these judges issue sentences that are 10 percent longer at their end of the political cycle than at the beginning.
New fathers pay less: In a study for the Administrative Science Quarterly, Michael Dahl, Cristian Dezso and David Gaddis Ross studied male Danish CEOs before and after their wives gave birth to children. They found that male CEOs generally pay their employees less generously after fathering a child. The effect is stronger after a son is born. Female employees are less affected than male employees. CEOs also tend to pay themselves more after the birth of a child.
Affluent neighborhoods challenge mental equilibrium: In a study for the Journal of Research on Adolescence, Terese J. Lund and Eric Dearing found that boys reported higher levels of delinquency and girls reported higher levels of anxiety and depression when they lived in affluent neighborhoods compared with middle-class neighborhoods. Boys' delinquency and girls' anxiety-depression levels were lowest when they were from affluent families living in middle-class neighborhoods.
Premarital doubts are significant: In a study in the Journal of Family Psychology, Justin Lavner, Benjamin Karney and Thomas Bradbury found that women who had cold feet before marriage had significantly higher divorce rates four years later. Male premarital doubts did not correlate with more divorce.
Women use red to impress men: In a study for the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Andrew Elliot, Tobias Greitemeyer and Adam Pazda found that women expecting to converse with an attractive man were more likely to select a red versus green shirt than women expecting to converse with an unattractive man or another woman.
Birth date affects corporate success: In a study for Economics Letters, Qianqian Du, Huasheng Gao and Maurice Levi found that CEOs are disproportionately likely to be born in June and July.
It's always worth emphasizing that no one study is dispositive. Many, many studies do not replicate. Still, these sorts of studies do remind us that we are influenced by a thousand breezes permeating the unconscious layers of our minds. They remind us of the power of social context. They're also nice conversation starters. If you find this sort of thing interesting, you really should check out Kevin Lewis' blog at National Affairs. He provides links to hundreds of academic studies a year, from which these selections have been drawn.
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Depth of Field
What it is
A photographic image is only sharp in the focus plane. The farther an object is located in front of or behind the focus plane, the more it is blurred.
However, this blur is not recognizable if it stays below a certain amount. In classical photography which has a printed image as a goal (no matter whether digital or analog) the perception of the human eye is the limiting factor.
The human eye commonly accepts an edge as sharp, if the angle of view of the blur is smaller than 1 arc minute. Hence a point blurred to that amount has the diameter of 2 arc minutes, which is the same as 1/1700 of the viewing distance.
This is the allowed diameter of the so called Circle of Confusion. The normal viewing distance in classical photography is assumed to be equivalent to the printed image diagonal. The circle of confusion is the basis for most Depth of Field calculators or tables.
Considerations for zoomable panoramas
For computer displayed panorama creation where one can zoom into the image, the limit must be the pixel distance in the viewable panorama - unless you don't allow to zoom in until 100% pixel view.
Since a pixel in an equirectangular panorama corresponds to a certain angle of view in reality, we can directly calculate the allowed angle of confusion in the shot image. It is 360° divided by the pixel width of the equirectangular image.
For a standard angle of confusion of 2 arc minutes this would result in an equirect image with 10800*5400 pixel. If zoomable panoramas are smaller in pixel size, the Depth of Field is far bigger than for classical photography and standard depth of field calculators are of no big use. Read on to see how to circumvent this.
In the increasingly popular gigapixel panoramas, where longer lenses are used, Depth of Field is a serious issue. While stopping down increases DoF, image blur due to diffraction limits the sharpness and the final resolution. Effective resolution can be calculated using the Rayleigh criterion. See the main article on Diffraction for more details.
Hyperfocal distance
In most cases a panorama should be sharp from the horizon to the nearest objects. Since the Depth of Field region is partly in front of and partly behind the focus plane, you sacrifice a fair amount of Depth of Field if you focus to infinity - only one part of the depth of field range is used.
However, there is a distance you can focus on, that extends the Depth of Field exactly from infinity to a nearer limit. This is the hyperfocal distance. It can be calculated, if the allowed circle of confusion (see above) on the sensor is known.
Following the above considerations on Depth of Field for zoomable panoramas we can calculate a small table with
- Width - image width in pixels
- AoC - angle of confusion in arc minutes
- CoC - Circle of Confusion on full format DSLR or analog film in mm (diagonal 43.3mm)
- CoC1.6 - Circle of Confusion on crop factor 1.6 DSLR in mm (diagonal 27mm)
Width AoC CoC C0C1.6 16000 1.4 0.017 0.011 12000 1.8 0.023 0.014 10000 2.2 0.027 0.017 8000 2.7 0.034 0.021 6000 3.6 0.045 0.028 4000 5.4 0.068 0.042
The formula for this calculation is
CoC = sin(AoC) * sensor diagonal AoC = 360 / Width
With this values you can go into any depth of field calculator where you can enter the circle of confusion like for example http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/calc.htm and calculate the hyperfocal distance (and the Depth of Field if required).
In any case the near limit of the Depth of Field is half the hyperfocal distance.
Please note, that all these values for fisheye lenses are only approximations, since their focal length changes from the center to the edges as well as the effective aperture changes.
Extending depth of field in software
Rik Littlefield added functionality to the pano12 library to merge multiple exposures with different focal distances into a single image with extended depth of field. This has largely been superceded by new software, notably Zerene Stacker, CombineZ, SAR, Helicon focus and enfuse.
Web links
Some Investigations Regarding Depth of Field by Rik Littlefield: [1]
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No. 2 Notre Dame women complete perfect regular season
Notre Dame's Jewell Loyd pulled an Atlantic Coast Conference championship cap over her head.
It fit just as well as that old Big East gear did.
Make it two tournament titles in two leagues and two years for the second-ranked Fighting Irish, who capped their perfect first run through the ACC by beating No. 10 Duke 69-53 in the final Sunday night.
"It's definitely exciting coming into a new conference and having this impact," Loyd said. "But it's just another game. You're trying to stay focused and not get too caught up … but having fun with it."
Loyd, the tournament MVP, scored 18 of her 26 points in the second half and Kayla McBride finished with 25.
"I thought Jewell and Kayla McBride were just unstoppable," Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said.
The top-seeded Fighting Irish (32-0) — last year's Big East champions — claimed their second consecutive conference tournament crown and extended the best start in school history with their third victory over the Blue Devils in five weeks.
Haley Peters had 18 points and Elizabeth Williams finished with 17 points and a season-best 16 rebounds for the second-seeded Blue Devils (27-6).
They shot 44 percent but were just 3 of 12 from the free-throw line and had 20 turnovers that Notre Dame turned into 23 points.
Leading scorer Tricia Liston — who averages nearly 18 points — was held to four on 2-of-11 shooting while being hounded by Loyd.
Duke reached the ACC title game for the sixth time in seven years under coach Joanne P. McCallie, but was denied its second straight championship and fell to 1-9 in the series.
"There's no limit to what we can do. We just have to own up on some things," McCallie said. "The turnovers cannot happen. … I don't think this is a team that wants to be patted on the back. I think this is a team that is a good team, a great team that wants to be even better. And that's going to come with a little bit of self-reflection."
Duke's best chance to claw back into the game came when Ka'lia Johnson went to the line with her team down 10 with 2:23 left.
But she missed the front end of a one-and-one, McBride followed with two free throws, and after a turnover, Loyd hit a fast-break layup to put Notre Dame up 65-51 and send the Irish on their way to their seventh tournament title in their third different league.
They won what's now known as the Horizon League six times before beating Connecticut in an epic Big East final last March on their way out of that conference.
The Irish and top-ranked Huskies are the last remaining unbeatens this year, and McGraw promised that there's no way her team will look too far ahead in the NCAA bracket to a possible renewal of that rivalry.
"I don't think they'll put us against each other in the first round," McGraw deadpanned, "so I think we'll be pretty focused on our opponent — whoever that turns out to be."
Ultimately, the two Blue Devils most capable of keeping up with Loyd — guards Chelsea Gray and Alexis Jones — were on the bench with season-ending knee injuries.
Loyd, who averaged 19 points in the two previous wins over Duke, had a hand in six of the nine baskets during a 19-4 run early in the second half that put Notre Dame in control.
"I don't think there's any question that Jewell's the best athlete we've ever had," McGraw said. "She does everything."
She hit two 3s and knocked down a jumper from the free-throw line before her quick pass set up McBride's jumper in the lane that put the Irish up 38-32 and drew a timeout from Duke with 16:19 left.
Loyd also had a highlight-reel layup off a half-court pass from Lindsay Allen, and her three-point play with 12:05 left pushed the lead to 49-36.
Duke pulled within eight with just under 9 minutes left before Michaela Mabrey swished a deep 3-pointer that restored Notre Dame's double-figure lead.
By that point, the Irish were well on their way to yet another double-digit win: 30 of their 32 victories were decided by at least 10 points.
They beat Florida State by 26 in the quarterfinals before their 35-point semifinal romp against No. 14 North Carolina State.
"It's good for us going into the NCAAs, it's a good momentum" boost, McBride said. "But we know what our goals are, we know what our expectations are, and this was one of them."
The Irish became the first school to go 19-0 through ACC regular-season and tournament play since Duke in 2001-02 and 2002-03, and all but two of their games were decided by double figures.
That included three one-sided wins over the league's preseason favorite, Duke.
Notre Dame won the previous two by a combined 32 points, including a 21-point drubbing on Feb. 2 that marked Duke's first ACC loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 2008 and an 11-point defeat in South Bend two weeks earlier.


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