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June 20, 2014
Recently we had to learn about tensors for an upcoming article. What are those, you ask? We didn't know at first either. Like some other concepts in maths, they seem confusing at first but actually are just a way of capturing information we are all used to.
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First of all, let's start with scalars. Scalars are just your ordinary, everyday, real numbers. A scalar field is used to describe something that has a particular value at every point in the space you are considering. For example, a map of temperatures across the UK, or indeed the world, is a scalar field; with a value for the temperature at each point on the map. You can read more about how scalar fields describe dark energy and the Higgs boson.
Then we get to the more dynamic concept of vector fields. A vector field is something that associates a vector (a magnitude and direction) to every point in space. Again, thanks to meteorology we have the familiar example of a wind map as a vector field. Vector fields are incredibly important in maths and physics and, like in our example of a wind map, usually describe how things move. You find out how fluid dynamics uses vector fields to model the movement of tears, wind and waves in Births and deaths in fluid chaos
A tensor field
A tensor just extends this definition to one where the value of some property depends on the direction in which you measure it. So where a vector is a magnitude and a particular direction from some point, a tensor gives a magnitude for every direction from that point. A tensor field is something that assigns a tensor to every point in space. Naturally it's harder to picture a tensor field but if you've ever played with a piece of chewing gum you've actually seen one in action. As you pull a piece of gum (or some other rubbery substance) between your fingers, it stretches in tension along one direction but compresses in the other perpendicular directions. So for each point in the gum the stress is a function of direction: in each direction the stress will take a certain value that is a combination of the contributions from these tension and compression stresses.
Tensors are incredibly useful tools, particularly when describing things in higher dimensions. The curvature of multidimensional surfaces (called manifolds) is described with tensors and Einstein used tensors to describe both the curvature and distribution of matter of four-dimensional space-time. You can read more about Einstein and the role of curvature on Plus.
So there you go. Tensors are nothing to get tense about!
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June 17, 2014
Congratulations to Plus contributors David Spiegelhalter and Helen Mason, who have been awarded a knighthood and OBE respectively in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours list! Joining famous faces including Dame Maggie Smith, Angelina Jolie and Daniel Day-Lewis, Helen Mason and David Spiegelhalter's honours have been awarded to recognise their outstanding work in mathematics, science and public communication.
Professor — now Sir — David Spiegelhalter is Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk at the University of Cambridge, and has been knighted for "services to statistics". A medical statistician, he has played a leading role in developing simulation technologies and clinical trials on drug safety, and has supported the UK health service through many inquiries, including the public inquiry into children's heart surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary.
As the official government press release notes, and as regular readers of Plus will already know, Spiegelhalter has also 'made a significant difference to how to communicate with patients and the public about risk'. He started the brilliant project Understanding Uncertainty, writes public articles, lectures to public and school audiences and has appeared on TV and radio (ranging from being interviewed on the BBC's heavy-hitting Newsnight to appearing as a contestant in Winter Wipeout). Watch a lighthearted example of David Spiegelhalter's public understanding work below, in a video produced by the University of Cambridge, and read his articles on Plus.
Helen Mason leads the Atomic Astrophysics group in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. Helen Mason's extensive outreach and education work has included writing for Plus and setting up the Sun|Trek website for schools, as well as giving frequent talks and appearing on radio and TV.
Helen Mason's OBE has been awarded "for services to Higher Education and to Women in Science, Engineering and Technology". Learn more about her work in this video from the Royal Institution:
June 17, 2014
Today's Google doodle!
Oh Paul the psychic octopus… How we miss you and your uncannily accurate predictions of World Cup glory! And we aren't the only ones – Google is celebrating Paul in today's Google Doodle!
Paul, an English octopus then living in Germany, became world famous during the last World Cup when he picked the winner of all of Germany's seven matches, including their two defeats, and got the 2010 World Cup final correct too. Paul provided a welcome watery break between the matches, even though, as David Spiegelhalter's statistical analysis showed, he wasn't actually psychic after all.
Sadly, Paul can't help us predicting this year's World Cup – psychic or not. He died in October 2010 after living a full and happy octopus life. But you can read more about Paul's contribution to the 2010 World Cup in our article Understanding uncertainty: how psychic was Paul?.
June 13, 2014
We are the outcome of a process which took nearly 14 billion years during which atoms, stars, planets and biospheres emerged from a hot and dense big bang. The details of this process are sensitive to a few important numbers — the so-called constants of physics.
Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal, discussed the key stages in this process in the lecture below, given on 17 March 2014 as a public event during the Cambridge Science Festival, and linked to a conference on the philosophy of cosmology. The talk also addressed two questions: What would our cosmos be like if the key numbers were different? And could a huge variety of other universes exist as part of physical reality, each the aftermath of a different big bang?
Physicists are hard at work on these questions. In fact, just a couple of hours before Lord Rees gave this talk, US researchers announced a result that could signal a major breakthrough in our understanding of how our Universe evolved (see this Plus article). Watch out for the references to this in the lecture — good timing!
June 13, 2014
"It's failure to prepare mentally and failure to take practicing penalties really seriously." This is Ken Bray's explanation for England's dismal performance in penalty shootouts. England are successful in only 17% of their encounters, compared to Germany's impressive 80%. Bray is an expert in the science of football, and he has studied the physics as well as the psychology of penalties and analysed the statistics. The result are three steps to ensure a perfect penalty, which he explains in this video. You can find out more about the science and maths of football in Bray's Plus articles on football.
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May 16, 2014
I was lucky enough to see the beautiful Matisse exhibition at the Tate Modern in London last week. A few days later I was asked, by a TV researcher, how do you make maths interesting and understandable to people when so many people, in her experience, had hated and avoided it at school? In response I found myself telling her about the Matisse exhibiton. Not to change the subject or avoid discussing the bad reputation maths has in many people's minds, but to explain what we at Plus, along with many other maths communicators, try to do.
Now I loved maths at school. It made sense, I could express what was in my brain and how I saw the world through maths, and I found it fun. What I found a challenge was art class, I didn't feel I had any artistic ability at all. People who could accurately draw or realistically paint people (or bowls of fruit or jugs of water...) amazed me - it was like they had a magic power. And for a long time I didn't think much of modern art. For example Picasso's pictures seemed ugly and didn't look like the things they apparently depicted, and Matisse's bright art seemed simplistic.
My opinion on art, particularly modern art, has changed, thanks particularly to two fantastic exhibitions. The first was over a decade ago at a light-filled gallery in Spain that showed many of Picasso's preliminary sketches and studies leading up to the Guernica, the full work of which filled the final room of the gallery. Following the journey that Picasso took as he built towards this huge masterpiece, along with the commentary of the social and artistic context of the piece, gave me a new appreciation of the skill, effort and genius of this work. It was awesome. I began to see all his work differently.
The Matisse show at the Tate contains many of what are called the Cut-Outs. Very late in his life, after a serious illness, he initially wasn't able to paint the huge canvases he previously produced. Instead, sitting in a chair or up in bed, he began to cut out coloured paper which he would instruct assistants to pin to the walls of his room and studio, moving it a little to the left or right, a little up or down, experimenting with these coloured shapes to build collages that had enormous power. He was so taken by this new genre he had invented that even when he recovered enough to paint he preferred this new approach.
The exhibition contains video of Matisse at work, photographs of his studio and commentary that explain the personal, artistic and social context for his work. Walking through the chronologically arranged rooms it gave me a sense of his motivation for working this way, and how it changed his perspective, and the significance of this work both artistically but also its wider cultural context. The exhibition included different types of content: recordings of the artist himself (or someone speaking his words) about his motivation, clear descriptions of the works and how they were made, explanations of the significance of this work in art, and how they interpreted Matisse's world. And most importantly, of course, was seeing the works themselves, up close, smooth curves, jagged edges, bright colours, pinned together.
It was the brilliant curation of this exhibition that reminded me and inspired me about the work we do here at Plus. We want to allow anyone a chance to see some of the wonders of mathematics up close. We hope that hearing the words of researchers will give a sense of their motivations in doing their mathematics, and we aim to show the significance of this work both in mathematics, and in a wider, cultural setting. We hope to give people a glimpse into how mathematicians perceive the world and how they use mathematics to express their perception of the world. And we hope this gives our readers a new appreciation of maths, of its power and beauty, that they might not have noticed or enjoyed before.
Now I'll never be an artist. But thanks to clever and passionate curation I have over time developed an appreciation of many different types of art, that makes seeing new art less confronting and more exciting. And sometimes, when the urge arises, I might have a go at capturing something on pencil and paper or in cut-outs of coloured paper, just for my own pleasure. I hope that Plus plays a small part in helping everyone have a similar appreciation of mathematics. We might not all be mathematicians, but I hope we can all enjoy and engage with mathematical ideas, appreciate their beauty and power. And that the next time maths pops up in our lives, it's something to be excited about, rather than avoided.
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Carbonfund.org Participates in National Conservation Achievement Awards BanquetWritten by Alterra Hetzel
Carbonfund.org is honored to sit on the Leadership Committee for National Wildlife Federation's 2011 National Conservation Achievement Awards Banquet. In addition to supporting this important event Carbonfund.org will be working with the event's greening committee to ensure that all the travel, hotel stay and premises emissions are carbon neutral. For 2011 National Wildlife Federation celebrates its 75th Anniversary and the start of one of America's largest and most influential conservation organizations. In 1936, cartoonist J.N. "Ding" Darling called the nation's first-ever meeting of conservationists to protect America's vanishing wildlife resources. Out of this meeting, the National Wildlife Federation began. Since 1965, NWF has been honoring conservationists through its National Conservation Achievement Awards (also known as "The Connies"). This annual celebration honors individuals and organizations that have been conservation heroes. In the past this honor has gone to former Vice President Al Gore, author Thomas Friedman, former President Jimmy Carter, Lady Bird Johnson, Ted Turner, the Anheuser-Busch Companies and many other distinguished recipients. This year's event honors First Lady Michelle Obama, Robert Redford, AVEDA, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Dr. Virginia Burkett. The event is Wednesday, April 13, 2010, 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The evening will include a cocktail reception followed by a seated dinner program featuring Master of Ceremonies actress Gloria Reuben along with NWF Naturalist Dave Mizejewski and some of his animal friends. To learn more, please click here.
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December 18th, 2012
Hasbro announced plans Monday to unveil a black and silver Easy-Bake Oven after meeting with the New Jersey teen who started a campaign asking the toy maker to offer the product in gender-neutral packaging.
McKenna Pope's Change.org petition earned more than 40,000 signatures and the support of celebrity chefs who backed her request to change the Easy-Bake Ultimate Oven's girl-centric pink and purple packaging to include boys, too. She also asked Hasbro offer the product in different "non-gender-specific" colors that appeal to boys and girls.
Hasbro said the black and silver design has been in development for 18 months and pointed out that the oven has been offered in a variety of colors since 1963, including teal, green, yellow, silver, blue and purple.
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Emily Skarbek on Call For More Oil
Recorded: Thursday, May 19, 2011
Emily Skarbek, Director of the Center on Entrepreneurial Innovation at the Independent Institute, talks to Freedom Watchs Judge Napolitano about the need for more oil and how to go about getting it.
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Emily Skarbek on the Government Cost Calculator
Recorded: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Emily Skarbek, Director of the Center on Entrepreneurial Innovation, talks to Nick Gillespie from Reason about the many features of the Government Cost Calculator, found at MyGovCost.org.
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Recorded: Monday, January 17, 2011
Emily Skarbek on International PressTV discusses how poor U.S. government policies create or exacerbate unemployment.
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Emily Skarbek on Rejection of Goolsbee Claim
Recorded: Friday, January 14, 2011
Emily Skarbek on International PressTV explains why the failure of the U.S. government in raising the debt ceiling is not "catastrophic" as President Barack Obama's chief economic advisor Austan Goolsbee claims.
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|The Patriots need a big rebound year from Devin McCourty after his sophomore slump in 2011. (US Presswire)
Free agency and the NFL Draft have come and gone and you can bet most teams feel good about what they've added to their rosters.
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But that doesn't mean they still don't have worry spots. They all do, even the best teams.
So after two months of stocking rosters through signings and draft picks, I thought this was a good time to look at the biggest worry spots remaining for all 32 teams.
Minicamps and OTA days will help coaches and general managers decide if they should do something about these spots before the season or if there is a young player ready to make a huge leap forward.
For now, all 32 coaches must look at their depth charts and know that the biggest problems they have are ones they just might have to coach around.
Arizona Cardinals: Who plays quarterback? They head toward the season with a battle between Kevin Kolb and John Skelton coming up. Whoever starts will have another weapon in Michael Floyd, the team's first-round pick, to go with Larry Fitzgerald.
Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons were 29th in the league in third-down defensive efficiency and, aside from getting Asante Samuel in a trade, they haven't done much to fix that. That means the defensive front, which didn't play well, has to play better -- or they need to get more help.
Baltimore Ravens: The Ravens signed veteran tackle Bryant McKinnie to a deal last year and he played well early, but tailed off. They haven't done much to replace him, unless rookie Kelechi Osemele can play there, which means he heads to camp as a starter. That's a worry.
Buffalo Bills: Kirk Morrison is projected right now to be the starter at one outside linebacker spot. Maybe the coaches expect one of the rookie draft picks -- Nigel Bradham or Tank Carder -- to take the other spot.
Carolina Panthers: The Panthers were last in the NFL in net yards passing per play allowed last season and really haven't done much to improve that. They better hope young corners Brandon Hogan and Josh Norman (fifth-round pick this year) can help improve their coverage.
Chicago Bears: The Bears were the second-worst team in the NFL in sacks-per-pass play last season, and they haven't done much to improve the offensive line. They better hope getting healthy with the guys they have can turn the line around. Or Jay Cutler might not want to come back.
Cincinnati Bengals: The Bengals were 27th in yards rushing per attempt. While they signed Benjarvus Green-Ellis as a free agent, you have to wonder if they did enough to fix that. Green-Ellis is more of a grinder. Why not a back earlier than the sixth-round pick they used on Dan Herron?
Cleveland Browns: The Browns were 30th in passing yards per play last season. They did add quarterback Brandon Weeden in the first round, but they didn't add any receivers to help him until the fourth round in Travis Benjamin. That means they better hope for big-time improvement from Greg Little.
Dallas Cowboys: Who's the No. 3 receiver? The Cowboys lost Laurent Robinson to the Jaguars in free agency after he had a good 2011 season. That will put Kevin Ogletree in as the No. 3 behind Dez Bryant and Miles Austin. Ogletree has flashed at times, but the Cowboys don't have much behind him.
Denver Broncos: Receiver Demaryius Thomas will be a star with Peyton Manning, but what else does he have around him? They have Eric Decker and did sign Andre Caldwell as a free agent, but that won't scare anybody down the field. The Broncos didn't add a receiver in the draft, which might have been a mistake.
Detroit Lions: The Lions were 29th in rushing yards per game last season and their top two backs are coming off injuries -- Jahvid Best, concussion issues and Mikel LeShoure, torn Achilles tendon. They didn't do much to help alleviate the concerns at the position.
Green Bay Packers: The Packers were 26th in the league in yards rushing per game and now Ryan Grant is gone. That means either James Starks or Brandon Saine will be the main back to improve on that number.
Houston Texans: They let the right side of their offensive line leave and now must hope that younger players Antoine Caldwell, Rashad Butler and third-round draft pick Brandon Brooks can fill the two spots adequately enough. That's a big risk.
Indianapolis Colts: Jerraud Powers is a good player at one corner, but the other spot is a major concern. They didn't draft a corner, which means Kevin Thomas, Brandon King and Chris Rucker will battle for the job. Maybe one of them is the sleeper gem on the roster. They better hope so.
Jacksonville Jaguars: They still have concerns on the offensive line. Can Eben Britton, who is coming off back surgery, revert to his pre-injury ways at right tackle? If not, is Guy Whimper, who was a spinning top last year, the guy to handle the job? They didn't add depth in the offseason, which is a concern.
Kansas City Chiefs: They will stay with Matt Cassel as their starting quarterback after passing on getting a free agent or a rookie to challenge him in the draft. The Chiefs can say they stand by him all they want, but this season will tell that story.
Miami Dolphins: We know they will have a quarterback competition, but who's the go-to receiver? They need Clyde Gates, a second-year speedster, to step up and become a deep threat. Davone Bess and Brian Hartline don't offer No. 1 ability.
Minnesota Vikings: The defensive tackle spot is a concern. Kevin Williams didn't play as well last season and now Letroy Guion will take over as the starter next to him. There isn't much in terms of depth after Fred Evans. An early draft pick on a tackle would have made some sense.
New England Patriots: Corner play was a big problem last season and they didn't do much to improve it. They have to hope Devin McCourty, who had a sophomore slump, can revert to his rookie form. Ras-I Dowling, who missed all but two games of his entire rookie season in 2011 with a hip injury, should also be a factor. They also added Will Allen and drafted Alfonzo Dennard, a player I like.
New Orleans Saints: The Saints struggled to rush the passer last season and did little to upgrade the outside rush. It won't help that Will Smith will miss four games serving a suspension for his role in Bountygate. Cameron Jordan, last year's first-round pick, has to provide more. Greg Romeus, who missed last season recovering from knee surgery, is another possibility.
New York Giants: Did they do enough at tight end? With two tight ends coming off torn ACL's in the Super Bowl, they could have drafted one but didn't. That leaves Martellus Bennett, who is on a one-year deal, as the starter. He didn't live up to expectations in Dallas, but maybe new scenery can change that.
New York Jets: Wayne Hunter was a big problem at right tackle last season. He is back as the starter again after the Jets decided not to upgrade that spot. That's risky. He really had some issues last season.
Oakland Raiders: The Raiders were 29th in total defense and didn't do much to excite with their moves to think they will be significantly better. The corner position is a concern with Ronald Bartell and Shawntae Spencer set to start.
Philadelphia Eagles: The Eagles had issues at safety last season in part because of injuries and in part because of poor play. They have the same group back, which means they better improve in the back end. Second-year player Jaiquawn Jarrett has to be more of a factor.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Steelers fans will scream that the team didn't do much to upgrade at cornerback this season. That's because the front office has high hopes for Curtis Brown, Keenan Lewis and Cortez Allen. That's the Steelers way, let players leave and replace them with draft picks. They better hope one of those guys is ready to start.
St. Louis Rams: Safety play wasn't very good last season for the Rams, and they haven't made a move back there to upgrade it. They better hope the addition of Cortland Finnegan on the corner helps cover up their lack of coverage skills on the back end.
San Diego Chargers: The Chargers' offensive line had some trouble moments last season, and they've done little to upgrade the line. The right tackle spot, which is manned by Jeromey Clary, remains a concern.
San Francisco 49ers: The offensive line was 26th in sacks allowed per pass play last year and the 49ers did little to upgrade it. They did draft guard Joe Looney in the fourth round, but is he capable of stepping in and playing right away?
Seattle Seahawks: The Seahawks have a new quarterback in Matt Flynn, but they didn't upgrade the receiver spot at all. They have to get more from Sidney Rice and Mike Williams -- or else there will be big problems.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The Bucs were 30th in sacks last season and haven't added a pass rusher of note in free agency. That means second-year players Adrian Clayborn and Da'Quan Bowers have to do a lot more than they did as rookies.
Tennessee Titans: The Titans lost corner Cortland Finnegan in free agency to the Rams, but didn't do much to replace him. That means that Alterraun Verner or Ryan Mouton has to step in and prove to be a quality starter. Verner has some starting experience and has played well at times.
Washington Redskins: Aside from using a third-round pick on guard Josh LeRibeus, the Redskins have done little to upgrade an offensive line that had issues at times last season. That unit has to be improved.


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INDIANA (www.incnow.tv) --- Raising the minimum wage, is it a plan to stimulate economic growth, or a death knell for small businesses?
President Obama announced in his "State of the Union" Address Tuesday that he wants to hike the federal minimum wage by $1.75 an hour by 2015.
In 2011, 108,000 workers in the Hoosier state were paid at or below minimum wage.
If the increase goes through, for folks who are full-time, it would mean at least a raise of $70.00 per week.
But can all employers afford the higher salaries?
Restaurants and retail establishments figure to be hit the hardest by the president's proposal to take the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour up to $9.00 an hour, and to then index it to inflation.
Indiana currently requires companies to pay the federal minimum wage.
In Ohio, companies grossing more than $283,000 a year have to pay $7.85 an hour.
University of St. Francis economics professor Doug Meador believes it would help the economy by spurring more consumer spending.
Others feel it's more about ensuring survival.
" A lot of people out here are trying to get good jobs and for $7.00 an hour, that ain't cutting it, the way the economy is. But $9.00 an hour, that's good," said Francis Johnson, who says a wage hike for low-income people is long overdue.
" This raising the minimum wage could actually be good for the economy, because it would put more money in the hands of workers," said Meador.
The idea is, if employees make more, they'll spend more.
But does it really work that way?
The president of the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce believes lots of businesses wouldn't be able to raise prices sufficiently to counter the extra drain from higher labor costs, and they would be in trouble.
The proposal needs approval from Congress before it could become law.
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Our strategy
Improve community infrastructure, health, resiliency and economic opportunities in Indonesia's most challenging urban and coastal areas.
The context
About half of all Indonesians live on less than two dollars a day. Employment growth has been slower than population growth. Public services remain inadequate by middle-income standards, and health indicators are poor. The island is also one of the most disaster-prone nations in the world.
Our work
- Economic opportunity: Providing technical assistance, training and financial services to microfinance institutions throughout the country and helping spice farmers earn more income
- Health: Raising awareness and supporting mothers to practice and promote exclusive breastfeeding
- Water: Improving sanitation and hygiene in crowded urban areas with a mobile sludge removal service
- Disaster preparedness: Identifying and mapping areas at risk and helping those communities plan, train and practice how to respond when disasters occur
- Emergency response: Maintaining a response team ready to quickly deploy and provide immediate relief to survivors during the critical first months after a disaster strikes
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Indonesia: Ibu Durti...please don't run away!
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Earlier today, a major earthquake registering 7.0 on the Richter scale struck the Indonesian island of Java.
Indonesia: Opening the Taps
If water is life, then Tanah Merah was dying.
Indonesia: Shaking off the numbness
Yesterday, a colleague in Indonesia told me that one of the slum areas we had visited while I was in Jakarta had been reduced to smoldering wreckage.
Indonesia: Fulfilling Cot Paya village's dreams
My recent visit to a small village named Cot Paya in Indonesia's Aceh province was my second trip here.
Indonesia: A dedication to her profession
Ibu Lilis Ratnasari, a private midwife, received a 40-hour training in lactation counseling through the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF about a year ago.
Indonesia: Terima kasih
Indonesia: Past the end of the world
As we stood on a small dock overlooking the aquamarine waters that lap Tehoru, a port town on Indonesia's Seram Island, my colleague Eldo made an interesting comment.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is granting more time for people to apply for health care if they started the process but were unable to complete it before the March 31 deadline.
Health and Human Service spokesman Aaron Albright said Tuesday night the administration will be ready to help people --quote-- "in line" by the deadline finish their applications, either online or over the phone.
The White House had hinted last week such a grace period was in the works.
The administration is racing to sign up at least 6 million people in the new health insurance markets offering subsidized private coverage.
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The Tentacles family is the family of Squidward Tentacles.
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The following is a family tree of the Tentacles family.
Squog | Many Generations | Squidly Tentacles | Hopalong Tentacles | Many Generations | Grandpa Tentacles + Grandma Tentacles |_______________________________________ | | Mr. Tentacles + Mrs. Tentacles Uncle Tentacles + Aunt Tentacles | | Squidward Q. Tentacles Squeeze Tentacles
Squidward Quincy Tentacles
Squidward is a light blue octopus. He has a brown shirt, droopy nose, and six tentacles. He is always trying to get away from SpongeBob and Patrick. It is shown in "The Original Fry Cook" that Squidward had blonde hair, similar to his cousin. He acts as if his neighbors are the worst things that have ever happened to him in his whole life. But when he's away for a long time, he secretly craves to be around SpongeBob and Patrick.
Squog lived during the prehistoric era of Bikini Bottom. He appeared in the episode Ugh and made a cameo in Atlantis SquarePantis. He shares the same interest as his ancestor Squidward Tentacles. He doesn't like being around SpongeGar and Patar and gets really annoyed at SpongeGar's pet snail; Prehistoric Gary, ancestor of Gary,
Squidly TentaclesSquidly Tentacles lived in Bikini Bottomshire during the medieval era. Squidly looks almost exactly like Squidward, although he wore two-color, jester-like clothes. Squidly was the same color as Squidward. He looked almost exactly like Squidward. He is nice to SpongeBob and Patrick, unlike his descendant, Squidward. He was the court jester to King Krabs, but was later imprisoned because of his inability to play the clarinet with ease. He even cursed his descendant, Squidward. Squidly appeared in the episode "Dunces and Dragons," in which he met time travelers SpongeBob and Patrick and set out to rescue Princess Pearl. They succeeded, and, at the end, Squidly accidentally went to the future, to SpongeBob and Patrick's time. He is voiced by Rodger Bumpass, who also voiced Squidward. Squidly has also sung many songs in his one appearance.
Hopalong Tentacles
Hopalong Tentacles lived during the 19th century, when Bikini Bottom was known as Dead Eye Gulch. Hopalong appeared in the episode, "Pest of the West." He worked for an ancestor of Eugene H. Krabs at a local saloon known as the Krusty Kantina.
Grandma TentaclesGrandma Tentacles is Squidward's grandma that was mentioned by Squidward when he says "Hey! My grandmother gave me that soap!" in The Two Faces of Squidward. She was later seen at the end of the episode Chum Fricassee. Her appearance was similar to Squidward's, but she looks more like Mama Tentacles, she is more blue than any of the other members of the Tentacles Family and she also carried around a walker. Her husband was Grandpa Tentacles.
Mr. Tentacles
Mr. Tentacles is Squidward's father and Mrs. Tentacles' husband. Although he has not appeared on screen, he was mentioned in "Krab Borg" at the Krusty Krab when Squidward told SpongeBob SquarePants that his father loved him very much. The use of past tense has led to fan speculation that Mr. Tentacles is deceased. However he made a live appearance in the book "Hooray for Dads!", indicating he's alive. Squidward most likely either used the past tense to refer that his father loved him very much during his childhood, not that he is deceased or the episode actually took place after the book. Mr. Tentacles was shown to have a similar personality to his son. It is possible he lives in Tentacle Acres, and may be divorced from Mrs. Tentacles as she does not live in Tentacle Acres.
Mrs. Tentacles (Mama Tentacles)
Mrs. Tentacles (Mama Tentacles) is Squidward's mom and Squeeze's aunt. She is seen in the episode Krusty Towers when SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs are stealing cookies from her to fulfill Squidward's request. In Ghost Host, her face is shown by the Flying Dutchman while trying to scare Squidward saying, "Squidward, why don't you call me?" It is known that Mamma Tentacles has turned out to be a strangely un-sensible character compared to her son, Squidward. It is possible that she may be divorced from Squidward's father, because she did not seem to be living with Mr. Tentacles when SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs were at her house in the episode "Krusty Towers".
Squeeze Tentacles
Squeeze Tentacles is Squidward's cousin. He only had one appearance in the episode Stanley S. SquarePants. His only line was "Whatever". He has bushy blonde hair just like his cousin before (The Original Fry Cook), wears a brown shirt like his cousin Squidward, and has pimples on his nose. His nose is smaller and points straight, and not down, like the rest of the Tentacles family.


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Drake's Onix was an Onix that was used by Drake of the Orange League. Not as powerful as his trademark Pokémon but tough nonetheless.
This mighty behemoth went up against Ash's Squirtle and nearly had it on the ropes until Ash had Squirtle use Hydro Pump and ultimately weakened it, making it easier to defeat and earn Ash his second win.
Known Moves
- In the dub Drake made a pun about Onix saying it'll "Rock" Ash.


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Tim Laman is a wildlife photographer and field biologist. He credits his childhood in Japan, where he spent a lot of time in the mountains and at the ocean, for his strong interest in exploring nature, both above and below water. According to his mother, his first publication was in second grade, when a poem he wrote in Japanese about his pet turtle won a competition and was published in the local newspaper. Since then, Laman's interests have led him to various remote corners of the world in pursuit of stories, photographs, and scientific data. He first went to the rain forests of Borneo in 1987, and since then the Asia-Pacific region, and especially the Indonesian archipelago, have been a special focus of both his scientific research and photography.
Doing pioneering research in the rain forest of Borneo, Laman made more than 500 climbs of giant trees to explore the canopy and study strangler fig trees and their associated wildlife. This work led to his Ph.D. in biology from Harvard, as well as his first National Geographic magazine article in April 1997. Since then, he has pursued his passion for exploring wild places and documenting little known and endangered wildlife by becoming a regular contributor to National Geographic. He has also published more than a dozen scientific articles related to rain forest ecology and bird life and is a research associate in the ornithology department at Harvard University.
Laman's initial motivation for going to Borneo was adventure and a curiosity about rain forest life. This developed into a program of scientific research on rain forest ecology, but after several years of doing rain forest science, he became increasingly frustrated to be writing scientific papers about a habitat that was being rapidly destroyed. He decided photography and popular articles were a more effective means of communicating the need to protect rain forest habitat, and turned his energies in that direction. All of Laman's National Geographic articles to date have had a conservation message, and he is proud to be a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers.
There was a time when Laman almost went to grad school in marine biology, and he has maintained a fascination with coral reefs throughout his life. He has recently completed several underwater assignments for National Geographic and GEO magazines. His story on mangroves in the February 2007 National Geographic bridged the underwater and forest worlds to bring attention to the threats facing this critically important habitat.
Laman also continues to collaborate with his wife, Cheryl Knott, a professor at Boston University, on orangutan research and conservation projects in Borneo. The National Geographic Society has also been a major supporter of Knott's research and conservation work on orangutans, and Laman and Knott have produced two National Geographic magazine articles and a National Geographic children's book on orangutans.
Laman's ongoing project on birds of paradise is his most ambitious to date. He is attempting comprehensive coverage of this extraordinary family of birds in the wild. They are the most spectacularly ornamented birds in the world, but inhabit rugged and remote regions of New Guinea, where they are an extreme challenge to locate and photograph in their dense rain forest homes. So far he has done 12 months of fieldwork in the New Guinea region over the past six years on this project. His feature story on birds of paradise in the July 2007 National Geographic was the first ever photographic treatment of its kind published in the magazine. Laman continues to pursue his groundbreaking coverage on this rich, though often frustrating subject with expeditions supported by the National Geographic Expeditions Council, Conservation International, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
In 2009, Laman was honored with the North American Nature Photography Association's annual Outstanding Nature Photographer Award. His photographs have also received recognition in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards (1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), Pictures of the Year (1998), Nature's Best International Photographic Awards (2001, 2003, 2006, 2009), and Communication Arts (2003). His images have also appeared in National Geographic's 100 Best Photos and 100 Best Wildlife Photos special publications.
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Poll: Vote for your London-based manager of the Year
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With the London clubs' seasons coming to an end tomorrow it's time to look back and see which manager has done the best job at his respective club.
There have been many outstanding candidates from the Premier Leagueto non league but which man deserves the accolade?
After a terrible start to the season which at one point saw them languishing in 17th place, Gunners boss ARSENE WENGER has led the north Londoners to a Champions League place for the 15th season in a row.Losing Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri at the start of the season, Wenger had to rebuild bringing in the likes of Mikel Arteta and Yossi Benayoun.Without star man Jack Wilshere, who missed the entire campaign with an ankle injury, the Gunners began to rise up the table and by the time they beat Everton in mid-March, Arsenal were third.They would not relinquish the position for the remainder of the campaign.
ROBERTO DI MATTEO has revitalised Chelsea during his spell as interim head coach. After former manager Andre Villas-Boas was sacked on March 5, the Italian has come in and not only steadied the ship but led his side to an FA Cup triumph against Liverpool. The best may be yet to come if he can mastermind victory in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich tomorrow. The fact that the Blues are in the final is a remarkable achievement, given that they were 3-1 down against Napoli after the first leg in the last 16 and overcame Barcelona over two legs after a heroic performance at the Nou Camp. Their league form tailed off towards the end of the season as the amount of games played, took their toll on the side.
Tottenham manager HARRY REDKNAPP has guided the club to their second fourth placed finish in three years. Spurs entertained with goals and style. Indeed, if the season finished in February they would have finished agonisingly close to Manchester City and Manchester United but their form tailed off in March and April to leave them a point behind fierce rivals, Arsenal. However, the fact that they finished above Chelsea for the first time since 1996 is cause for celebration in north London, although the Blues could deny Spurs Champions League football if they triumph against Bayern Munich tomorrow.
Like Di Matteo, the best may be yet to come for SAM ALLARDYCE as West Ham take on Blackpool for a place in the Premier League tomorrow afternoon. The Hammers were agonisingly close to an automatic return to the top flight but missed out on the last day to Southampton. Allardyce has not always been popular with the West Ham fans for his style of play but all will be forgiven if they are making trips to Old Trafford and the Emirates next season, instead of Oakwell and London Road.
Crystal Palace had a wonderful Carling Cup campaign missing out on a place in the final after losing on penalties against Cardiff. The most memorable moment of the season will be the heroic 2-1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Manager DOUGIE FREEDMAN deserves a lot of credit for his efforts with a young side but there will be disappointment in south London as they finished behind rivals Millwall, who had spent most of the season battling relegation.
Charlton manager CHRIS POWELL has enjoyed a wonderful season with the Addicks, winning the League One manager of the season award after leading his side to the title. The south Londoners registered 101 points, holding off the challenges of Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United. The Addicks only lost five games over the course of the season and will be looking forward to renewing rivalries with Crystal Palace and Millwall and will be hopeful of following the lead of Southampton and Norwich, in securing back-to-back promotions to the Premier League.
AFC Wimbledon marked their first season in the league by comfortably avoiding relegation. While Crawley, with their large budget, secured back-to-back promotions TERRY BROWN was more content in keeping his side in the Football League. The Dons finished 10 points clear of relegation and fans will be satisfied with their efforts as they finished above the likes of Bradford and Northampton.
Wingate & Finchley manager DAVID NORMAN has led the club to their highest ever league finish, with the Blues coming 13th in their first ever season in the Ryman Premier Division. Norman recently became the second manager in the Blues history to receive the Asher Rebak award an accolade which recognises exceptional achievement, following Wingates historic treble the previous year.In 2010/11, W&F won the Ryman League Cup, the London Senior Cup and the Division One North play-offs - winning promotion to the Premier Division for the first time.And, having briefly flirted with relegation this season, Wingate won six of their last nine games to finish an impressive 18 points clear of the drop zone.
Haringey Borough boss TOM LOIZOU has guided his outfit to their most successful season ever. Borough recorded their highest ever finish in the Spartan South Midlands Premier Divison and won the League Challenge Trophy. Loizou inherited a yoyo club who were battling relegation in the Premier Division in 2009. However, he has turned them into a force to be reckoned with since then, and Haringey finished fifth this season, scoring 103 league goals in the process. That was combined with a notable cup triumph as Borough were crowned the kings of the entire Spartan League. All 60 teams from the three divisions are required to enter the League Challenge Trophy, the most prestigious international cup competition and it was Borough who lifted the trophy after a 1-0 win over Hillingdon Borough.
GORDON BARTLETT led Wealdstone to their best league finish (fourth in the Ryman Prem) since they were relegated from the Conference back in the late 80s and they were unlucky to lose 2-1 at Lowestoft in the play-offs. They also reached the FA Trophy semi-finals for the first time since they won the competition in 1985, knocking out Conference Premier clubs Barrow and Cambridge United before losing 3-1 on aggregate to Newport.
JIMMY McFARLANE led Hornchurch to promotion after they finished second in the Ryman Premier, just three points behind Billericay. The team won more games than any other in the division, including 15 away wins. The Urchins beat Bury (3-1) and Lowestoft (2-1, aet) in play-offs to gain promotion to Conference South. They also beat Conference South clubs Thurrock and Farnborough to reach second round of FA Trophy.


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Jean made these awhile ago, and I have had them in the back of my mind since. I have been playing with different nuts, and slightly different combinations of my Indian Spiced Nuts lately, but wanted to try something new. My husband likes it spicy, so I thought it was the perfect time to try these. They are great mix of sweet and spicy.
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LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (WUSA9/AP) -- Authorities say Jacqueline Badger Mars, co-owner of the multi-billion dollar Mars candy company, was involved in a fatal car crash.
In a statement, her spokesman said, "As court proceedings begin, Jacquie's thoughts and prayers remain with those who have suffered injury and loss. She regrets this tragic accident."
The accident happened on Friday, October 4, at around 2:30 p.m. According to the Associated Press the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office says Mars was driving a Porsche SUV in Aldie, Virginia when it crossed the center line and hit a minivan. The sheriff's office says a passenger in the minivan, 86-year-old Irene Ellisor of Huntsville, Texas, died at the scene. According to authorities Ellisor was not wearing a seatbelt.
In a written statement, Mars' spokesperson Kent Jarrell said, "This tragedy has left Jacquie filled with sorrow for the loss of life and those who were injured in the accident. She would like to express her deepest condolences to the families involved."
Jarrell says Mars was hospitalized for her injuries and is now at home.
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There are many forms of 'Malware' that can affect a computer system, of which 'a virus' is but one type, 'trojans' another. Using the strict definition of a computer virus, no viruses that can attack OS X have so far been detected 'in the wild', i.e. in anything other than laboratory conditions. The same is not true of other forms of malware, such as Trojans. Whilst it is a fairly safe bet that your Mac will NOT be infected by a virus, it may have other security-related problem, but more likely a technical problem unrelated to any malware threat.
You may find this User Tip on Viruses, Trojan Detection and Removal, as well as general Internet Security and Privacy, useful: The User Tip seeks to offer guidance on the main security threats and how to avoid them.
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in response to SamiPink1. This comment applies to malicious software ("malware") that's installed unwittingly by the victim of a network attack. It does not apply to software, such as keystroke loggers, that may be installed deliberately by an intruder who has hands-on access to the victim's computer. That threat is in a different category, and there's no easy way to defend against it. If you have reason to suspect that you're the target of such an attack, you need expert help.If you find this comment too long or too technical, read only sections 5, 6, and 10.OS X now implements three layers of built-in protection specifically against malware, not counting runtime protections such as execute disable, sandboxing, system library randomization, and address space layout randomization that may also guard against other kinds of exploits.
2. All versions of OS X since 10.6.7 have been able to detect known Mac malware in downloaded files, and to block insecure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user, but internally Apple calls it "XProtect." The malware recognition database is automatically checked for updates once a day; however, you shouldn't rely on it, because the attackers are always at least a day ahead of the defenders.The following caveats apply to XProtect:
Gatekeeper doesn't depend on a database of known malware. It has, however, the same limitations as XProtect, and in addition the following:
- It can be bypassed by some third-party networking software, such as BitTorrent clients and Java applets.
- It only applies to software downloaded from the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not checked.
For the reasons given above, App Store products, and other applications recognized by Gatekeeper as signed, are safer than others, but they can't be considered absolutely safe. "Sandboxed" applications may prompt for access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think before granting that access. OS X security is based on user input. Never click through any request for authorization without thinking.4. Starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background when you update the OS. It checks for, and removes, malware that may have evaded the other protections via a Java exploit (see below.) MRT also runs when you install or update the Apple-supplied Java runtime (but not the Oracle runtime.) Like XProtect, MRT is effective against known threats, but not against unknown ones. It notifies you if it finds malware, but otherwise there's no user interface to MRT.5. The built-in security features of OS X reduce the risk of malware attack, but they're not absolute protection. The first and best line of defense is always going to be your own intelligence. With the possible exception of Java exploits, all known malware circulating on the Internet that affects a fully-updated installation of OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "trojan horses," which can only have an effect if the victim is duped into running them. The threat therefore amounts to a battle of wits between you and the malware attacker. If you're smarter than he thinks you are, you'll win.That means, in practice, that you never use software that comes from an untrustworthy source, or that does something inherently untrustworthy. How do you know what is trustworthy?
- It can easily be disabled or overridden by the user.
- A malware attacker could get control of a code-signing certificate under false pretenses, or could simply ignore the consequences of distributing codesigned malware.
- An App Store developer could find a way to bypass Apple's oversight, or the oversight could fail due to human error.
- Any website that prompts you to install a "codec," "plug-in," "player," "extractor," or "certificate" that comes from that same site, or an unknown one, is untrustworthy.
- A web operator who tells you that you have a "virus," or that anything else is wrong with your computer, or that you have won a prize in a contest you never entered, is trying to commit a crime with you as the victim. (Some reputable websites did legitimately warn visitors who were infected with the "DNSChanger" malware. That exception to this rule no longer applies.)
- Pirated copies or "cracks" of commercial software, no matter where they come from, are unsafe.
- Software of any kind downloaded from a BitTorrent or from a Usenet binary newsgroup is unsafe.
- Software that purports to help you do something that's illegal or that infringes copyright, such as saving streamed audio or video for reuse without permission, is unsafe. All YouTube "downloaders" are in this category, though not all are necessarily harmful.
- Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, must be downloaded directly from the developer's website. If it comes from any other source, it's unsafe.
- Even signed applications, no matter what the source, should not be trusted if they do something unexpected, such as asking for permission to access your contacts, your location, or the Internet for no obvious reason.
Follow the above guidelines, and you'll be as safe from malware as you can practically be. The rest of this comment concerns what you should not do to protect yourself from malware.
7. Never install any commercial "anti-virus" or "Internet security" products for the Mac, as they all do more harm than good, if they do any good at all. Any database of known threats is always going to be out of date. Most of the danger is from unknown threats. If you need to be able to detect Windows malware in your files, use one of the free anti-virus products in the Mac App Store — nothing else.Why shouldn't you use commercial "anti-virus" products?
8. An anti-malware product from the App Store, such as "ClamXav," doesn't have these drawbacks. That doesn't mean it's entirely safe. It may report email messages that have "phishing" links in the body, or Windows malware in attachments, as infected files, and offer to delete or move them. Doing so will corrupt the Mail database. The messages should be deleted from within the Mail application.An anti-virus app is not needed, and should not be relied upon, for protection against OS X malware. It's useful only for detecting Windows malware. Windows malware can't harm you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows.) Just don't pass it on to anyone else.A Windows malware attachment in email is usually easy to recognize. The file name will often be targeted at people who aren't very bright; for example:♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!!!!!!!H0TBABEZ4U!!!!!!!.AVI♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.exeAnti-virus software may be able to tell you which particular virus or trojan it is, but do you care? In practice, there's seldom a reason to use the software unless a network administrator requires you to do it.The ClamXav developer won't try to "upsell" you to a paid version of the product. Other developers may do that. Don't be upsold. For one thing, you should not pay to protect Windows users from the consequences of their choice of computing platform. For another, a paid upgrade from a free app will probably have the disadvantages mentioned in section 7.9. It seems to be a common belief that the built-in Application Firewall acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents malware from functioning. It does neither. It blocks inbound connections to certain network services you're running, such as file sharing. It's disabled by default and you should leave it that way if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate it only when you're on an untrusted network, for instance a public Wi-Fi hotspot, where you don't want to provide services. Disable any services you don't use in the Sharing preference pane. All are disabled by default.10. As a Mac user you don't have to live in fear that your computer is going to be infected every time you install an application, read email, or visit a web page. But neither should you have the false idea that you will always be safe, no matter what you do. The greatest harm done by security software is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They may then feel safe enough to take risks from which the software doesn't protect them. Nothing can lessen the need for safe computing practices.
- Their design is predicated on the nonexistent threat that malware may be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; it doesn't materialize from nowhere.
- In order to meet that nonexistent threat, the software modifies or duplicates low-level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a common cause of instability, bugs, and poor performance.
- By modifying the operating system, the software itself may create weaknesses that could be exploited by malware attackers.


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St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - A 19-year old male is recovering after being shot Saturday night in downtown St. Louis.
The shooting stemmed from a fight that took place at Washington and Tucker.
Police responded to the calls for shots fired just after 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 1100 block of Washington Avenue. Police said the teenager is in stable condition after suffering a graze wound to his head.
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(USA Today) -- Texas authorities probing the weekend shooting deaths of former Navy SEAL and American Sniper author Chris Kyle and another man at a Texas gun range are looking into whether the suspect, a former Marine and Iraq War veteran, might have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Police in Erath County, Texas, have not given a motive for the fatal shootings Saturday of Kyle, 38, and Chad Littlefield, 35, at the Rough Creek Lodge west of Glen Rose.
Capt. Jason Upshaw of the Erath County sheriff's office said Sunday that the suspect, Eddie Ray Routh, 25, had made no statements to indicate a motive for the shootings.
"I don't know that we'll ever know," Upshaw said. "He's the only one that knows that."
On Monday, Upshaw told the Stephenville Empire Tribune that Routh was being segregated from other inmates, that there was no sign of a struggle at the scene and that it appeared the victims were target practicing when they were shot. "This is still under investigation, and I can't release any more details about the crime scene," he said.
Routh, 25, of Lancaster, Texas, was arraigned Saturday evening on two counts of capital murder, according to Sgt. Lonny Haschel of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Routh was being held in the Erath County Jail in lieu of a $3 million bond.
Travis Cox, president of FITCO Cares, a non-profit organization founded by Kyle, told the Associated Press on Sunday that Routh suffered from PTSD and that Kyle and Littlefield had taken him to the gun range in an attempt to help him.
In his book American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, Kyle wrote of his more than150 kills in the Iraq War.
Harry Croft, a psychiatrist formerly with the Army who says he has evaluated about 7,000 veterans with PTSD, says it would be "extremely rare" for a PTSD sufferer to attack someone "outside of their own circle."
"Unless there's something else going on," says Croft, author of I Always Sit with My Back to the Wall, a book for PTSD sufferers and their families. "That something else might be drugs, alcohol or perhaps an underlying, co-occurring psychological disease, such as psychosis, paranoid disorder or severe bipolar disorder with psychosis."
The Texas shootings have stirred memories of other recent shootings at gun ranges.
It's difficult to determine how many people are killed annually at shooting ranges in the USA. Neither the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives nor the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting system specifically track shootings at gun ranges.
There have been at least seven fatal shootings -- intentional and accidental -- at gun ranges over the past several years.
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