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I don't think O'Reilly will change the Camel's color anymore. Though you know why, I'll write it for the others who might not: this blue is used for everything Perl they do (every book about Perl or close enough, like J. Friedl "Mastering Regular Expressions").
Fido is "Programming Perl", 2nd ed., while Amelia is "Programming Perl", 3rd ed.
There seem to be a problem with the work camel as well: Fido's colophon says it's a "camel (one hump dromedary)", while Amelia's colophon says exactly the opposite with "dromedary (one hump camel)". More inside jokes?
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Had I been Joseph's mother
I'd have prayed
protection from his brothers:
"God, keep him safe;
he is so young,
so different from
the others."
Mercifully she never knew
there would be slavery
and prison, too.
Had I been Moses' mother
I'd have wept
to keep my little son;
praying she might forget
the babe drawn from the water
of the Nile,
had I not kept
him for her
nursing him the while?
Was he not mine
and she
but Pharaoh's daughter?
Had I been Daniel's mother
I should have pled
"Give victory!
This Babylonian horde—
godless and cruel—
don't let them take him captive
—better dead,
Almighty Lord!"
Had I been Mary—
Oh, had I been she,
I would have cried
as never a mother cried,
"… Anything, O God,
anything …
but crucified!"
With such prayers
my finite wisdom
would assail
Infinite Wisdom;
God, how fortunate
Infinite Wisdom
should prevail!
Taken by permission from "Ruth Bell Graham's Collected Poems," by Ruth Bell Graham, ©1977, 1992, 1997 The Ruth Graham Literary Trust.

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Since 1989, the area Sertoma Clubs have been hosting a huge patriotic 4th of July Celebration for the citizens of Pensacola and our visitors. Including the largest Fireworks display on the Gulf Coast over Pensacola Bay.
There will be FREE activities throughout the day, from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm, in Seville Square to include a FREE Children's Area with inflatables, rock climbing wall, pony rides, Character Meet & Greet, face painting, and much more!
There will also be a variety of Arts and Crafts vendors, Food vendors, and live entertainment on the Bayfront stage in the evening. Most food vendors will stay open until 9 pm.
Of course, the 4th of July would not be complete without a Hot Dog Eating Contest! Be sure to sign up at 11:15 am as the contest begins promptly at noon!
Don't miss an exciting FREE Sparks & Stars performance from the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra at the Hunter Amphitheater in Vince Whibbs Community Maritime Park at 7:30 pm. This orchestra concert will be broadcast LIVE on NewsRadio1620 / NewsRadio 92.3 and in Wahoos Stadium. Symphony performance underwritten by Peter Mougey of Levin, Papantonio.
The festivities will culminate with an amazing fireworks show over Pensacola Bay at 9 pm, perfectly synchronized with music broadcast on CatCountry 98.7. BRING YOUR RADIO! (There are no music PA speakers on Bayfront Parkway).
Sertoma's 4th of July Celebration Committee thanks the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners for its grant and City of Pensacola for important logistical support.
***Please do not bring dogs or your own fireworks as City of Pensacola does not permit these in the parks.***
Click the icon below for DIB's downtown parking map. But note that many of the lots marked "free" on this map will be managed by Winterfest during downtown events and there will be a fee.
Here's the Winterfest parking map and their trolley routes: 4th of July Map – w trolley route
Handicapped Parking close to Seville Square:
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The 2011 Youth Championships had 24 competitors aged from 7 to 18, with strengths from 2 dan to 30 kyu. The new library block at Bloxham School in Oxfordshire served as a great venue. Mazhar Warraich from Aston won the youth championship with 4 straight wins including beating Tian-Ren Chen from Loughborough. Silas Yufu Shi, 2 dan, from Loughborough was the strongest player taking part but he has Chinese nationality; his only loss was against Mazhar in a rematch of the first round. Prizes and places went to:
Thanks to Pelican Books and author Chris Bradford, the main prize winners were able to receive copies of "The Ring of Water". As the result of a collection, together with the proceeds from the event, £150 was sent to the Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal.


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I've been studying couple of books of how to exactly implement agile. I am confused about release planning.
Our application is a Insurance System consisting of different modules (Quoting, Policy Management, Claims management etc). During the first phase we are just planning to release Quoting and we are estimating approximately 4 months for it.
Now my question is, do we have to identify user stories for overall system (including all the other modules) first before start working on our first release (i.e quoting)? Or is release planning is an iterative process too?


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George Crook
Considered the army's greatest Indian fighter, General George Crook earned that reputation by developing a respect for his enemy that carried over into his relationships with Native Americans off the battlefield as well.
Born in 1828 into an Ohio farming family, Crook graduated from West Point in 1852 near the bottom of his class. He spent the first part of his military career in Northern California and Oregon fighting several Indian peoples and learning how to operate under frontier conditions that left his troops short of supplies but well-provisioned with hair-trigger, often hare-brained local volunteers. The outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 brought him back east, where he served in guerilla actions in West Virginia and at the battles of Second Bull Run and Chickamauga.
After the war, Crook returned to the Pacific Northwest, waging a two-year campaign against the Paiute. His success led to President Ulysses S. Grant personally placing Crook in charge of the Arizona Territory, where beginning in 1871 he waged a successful campaign to force the Apache onto reservations. The hallmarks of this campaign, as of his broader general career, were his extensive use of Indian scouts, his relentless pursuit of Indians on their own territory and his readiness to negotiate rather than force conflict.
Having accomplished his mission in Arizona, Crook was transferred to the northern Plains in 1875, where he was first given the impossible task of removing a rapidly growing hoard of gold miners from the Black Hills. By 1876, he was part of a coordinated attack designed to drive the defiant Lakota bands gathered around Sitting Bull back onto their reservations. In this campaign his troops were forced to retreat from Lakota and Cheyenne warriors led by Crazy Horse in a battle at Rosebud Creek, a defeat that denied reinforcements to George Armstrong Custer and may have contributed to his devastating loss at the Little Bighorn.
In 1882 Crook again returned to Arizona, where the Apache had fled their reservation and resumed their guerrilla war under the Chiricahua leader, Geronimo. Over the next four years, Crook repeatedly forced his adversary to surrender, only to see him retreat into the mountains. Finally, in 1886, Crook was relieved of command and saw his long-time rival, General Nelson A. Miles, bring an end to the long Apache war by exiling Geronimo and his band to Florida.
The campaign against Geronimo was the last in Crook's military career. He remained a senior officer, but during his last years campaigned vigorously on his lifelong enemy's behalf, speaking out against white encroachments on Indian land and attempting to persuade the Lakota to accept allotment of their reservation, which Crook (like many others) believed would speed their entry into the American mainstream. According to the Lakota chief Red Cloud, a one-time adversary, Crook "never lied to us. His words gave the people hope." Crook died on March 2, 1890.
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EdTechWeekly #165
May 23, 2010
The Death of the Open Web
Dave and John are joined by Ryan Collins to discuss The Death of the Open Web, starting with the recent New York Times article and moving into a discussion of closed distribution systems like Apple's and whether the limitations of closed systems are outweighed by the reliability gained from a system where the variables are controlled.
Several factors combined to contribute to the sub-par quality of the audio this week. We'll try to do better with that next time.


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Capuano's boyhood dream becomes reality
Massachusetts native excited, looking forward to pitching for hometown Sox
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In 1996, as an 18-year-old senior for Cathedral High School of West Springfield, Mass., Chris Capuano stood proudly on the mound at Fenway Park.
Pitching for a group of Massachusetts All-Stars against the best high schoolers from Connecticut, Capuano could feel his dream getting closer.
It has been just less than 18 years since that excitement-filled afternoon and Capuano still doesn't know what it feels like to pitch a Major League game at Fenway Park.
But on Saturday, he finally seemed close to realizing that goal, as his one-year contract with the Red Sox became official.
After passing a physical, Capuano participated in Boston's full Spring Training workout.
"We've been getting a lot of phone calls, a lot of texts and emails -- just so much support back home," said Capuano. "My wife's family is from Grafton, Mass., outside of Worcester. It really is going to be like coming home for us."
In a solid career that even included a trip to the All-Star Game as a member of the Brewers in 2006, pitching at Fenway is one of the few things that the lefty still hasn't done.
"I'm excited," said Capuano. "It's one of the only stadiums I haven't pitched in yet. I'm glad in Spring Training here there's a replica so I'll get used to it."
As the 35-year-old Capuano spoke to the media, his childhood came racing back to him.
"I was 8 years old in '86 when they lost to the Mets. I can remember being devastated as a kid," Capuano said. "I grew up watching the Sox and really following them. When I was out in the backyard playing Wiffle Ball with my friends, we'd always imagine ourselves on the mound at Fenway, so it's kind of cool to come back and maybe have a chance to be there."
At this time last week, Capuano was still out of work, but confident he would hook on somewhere. When Ryan Dempster announced he wouldn't pitch in 2014, Capuano suddenly had a golden opportunity to land in Boston as depth in both the rotation and the bullpen.
Right now, there are no rotation spots available for Capuano and he projects to be in the bullpen.
But Capuano saw last year with the Dodgers how quickly an opportunity can arise.
"Last year, we were in a situation with the Dodgers where we had eight good starting pitchers coming out of Spring Training," said Capuano. "It wasn't long before I got a chance to start there. Once you sign for a team and you're there, you do what the manager asks of you and you do it to the best of your abilities. So I'm ready to contribute any way I can."
Both when he was coming out of high school and college, Capuano doesn't remember the Red Sox showing much interest in him.
Capuano would pitch for the D-backs, Brewers, Mets and Dodgers before finally landing in the American League on Saturday, and with the Red Sox no less.
Late in the 2011 season, Capuano almost had a unique opportunity -- to pitch on a one-day contract with the Red Sox in a one-game playoff against the Rays at Tropicana Field.
But the Red Sox never were able to agree with the Mets on the non-waiver deal, and their historic collapse left them one win short of qualifying for that one-game playoff.
"It was an exciting possibility. [The Mets] actually knew about it earlier but kind of waited till the last minute to tell me so it wouldn't be a distraction or anything when I was pitching for the Mets," said Capuano. "I didn't have a whole lot of time to think about it. It was just a couple-day conversation that didn't end up happening, but I was excited at the prospect of pitching for the Red Sox."
Now it appears it will finally happen, and Capuano looks forward to helping manager John Farrell in any way he's needed.
"I had a conversation with [pitching coach] Juan [Nieves] today," said Capuano. "He laid out about the next 10 days of throwing for me. That's going to involve a couple of bullpen sessions and maybe a live batting practice session on Thursday before I'll be in my first game. I believe I'll be starting that game, but the sense I get is they're going to want to extend me and build up my innings to go either way."


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Study: Boston Archdiocese execs among top paid
5 execs make more than $150,000
A study performed at the request of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston indicates nearly a third of its top executives rank among the highest paid in their field.
The Boston Herald reports the study has prompted church officials to withhold some merit-based raises.
The study looked at how Boston's pay compares to nine similar archdioceses. It found that five of the 16 lay executives making more than $150,000 are paid above the 75th percentile.
Among the highest pay was $360,000 in 2011 for the secretary of education and $340,000 for the general counsel.
Church officials said the goal is to eventually have most top-earners paid around the 50th percentile.
Peter Borre of the Council of Parishes, which opposes church closings, said the salaries are "appalling," especially considering low attendance and the archdiocese's ongoing downsizing.


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Johnny Bombmaker: Ok. Suppose the US Air Force flips out and buys some counter-insurgency aircraft? What do you think they're going to do with it?
The DEW Line: Er, counter some insurgents, I guess.
JB: There happens to be a good reason for a counter-insurgency fleet, but it's not what you're thinking. It isn't just about squadrons of networked Warbirds roaming the earth in search of combined arms engagements against lightly armed opponents.
TDL: Ok, go on.
JB: Have you heard of the 1,000-ship Navy? It's the idea that the US Navy should muster the combined might of the allied navies into a relatively seamless operational force. Partly, that means their navies have to step up to play at the level of our navy. And, partly, it means that our navy has to step down to play at the level of some of their navies, which in reality are often coast guards and river patrols by another name. This is why the USN is suddenly buying high-performance fishing boats and converting them into "riverine vessels" for a new "riverine command".
TDL: So if the USN can buy fishing boats to play with less sophisticated foreign navies, the air force should buy single-engine turboprops to engage with the less sophisticated foreign air forces?
JB: Well, it's an idea anyway. Buy turbo-props so the air force can not only engage with the air forces that fly fighters, but also the air forces in some of the so-called "gap countries" that you keep hearing about these days. It at least gives the counter-insurgency fleet a reason to exist in peacetime. It's a little clumsy to call it the "1,000-aircraft air force", but maybe brand it the "Infinite Wing".
TDL: I kind of like that.


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What is the OPC's position on the ownership of firearms and other deadly weapons?
Thank you for your question. In one sense, the OPC has no position on the ownership of firearms because such are not mentioned in the Scripture. There are various deadly weapons mentioned, ranging from Sampson's "jaw bone of an ass" to Jael's tent peg. In other words, firearms are only a modern manifestation of an unceasing historic problem—sinful men kill each other with whatever they can find.
Consequently, we (as a church) address the root of the problem: murder in the heart. God repeatedly commands that we do no murder, and enforces severe penalties on those who would do so (e.g., Num. 35). On the other hand, God also authorized the use of deadly force in a threatening situation (e.g., Ex. 22:1–3). So the answer is not sufficiently simple that a short reply can do it justice.
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The Samur regiment of the Russian Imperial Army had a St. George banner of the m.1876 with the inscription "For the capture of (village) of Salty 9th and 14th September 1847 and for the suppression of the uprising in Dagestan in 1877".
During the First World War, the regiment fought on the Caucasian front.
During the Civil War, the regiment was re-established in the White Army (as well as a number of other regiments of the Imperial Army). In June 1918, General Drozdovsky's regiment captured a large number of Red Army soldiers. Of those who wished to join the Volunteer Army, the 1st Soldier's Battalion was formed, which, having distinguished himself in the battle for the village of Tikhoretskaya, was given the name of the 1st Infantry Soldier's Regiment. The regiment was given the banner of the 83rd Infantry Samursky Regiment, and it became known as Samursky. During the Civil War, the regiment was distinguished by black caps with a yellow band (because of the error in Osprey often depicted in reverse colors).


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When Lucy called me on my birthday I casually mentioned the birthday wishes sent from Colleen. A generic text message. Exactly what I was expecting and therefore not the slightest bit disappointing.
But it enraged Lucy - who can take all of Colleen's crap but couldn't stand seeing her treat me so poorly - and she promptly called Colleen to chew her out.
Maybe that's where Lucy is a better person than I am. She is brave enough to call and yell and make her voice heard, rather than identify the pattern and announce the relationship irreparably broken and unworthy of any further attempts at mending.
Lucy called Colleen and pointed out how awful she had been. And Colleen heard her, amazingly. Or so it seems. We'll see if she keeps it up.
Lucy saw her over the weekend. For the first time since June.
At some point in their conversation, Colleen said that one of the reasons that she disappeared was because it was hard for her to be around me and Lucy, because we had what she didn't.
I had to have Lucy repeat the story twice. What? What is is that I have? Lucy's life - Lucy's life I can imagine envying, with her adoring husband and her good job and her adorable house and her well-behaved dog and her baby on the way.
But mine? Mine? It's been hours since I spoke with Lucy and I still don't understand it. I have a job. A decent job that I feel lukewarm about. She has someone who loves her. (Yeah, I think he's a loser but I'm not the one one in the relationship with him.)
I have a job. She's in love.
Let's just skip the part where I draw comparisons.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Jobs and love
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- Mrs. Architect said...
Is she in love? Maybe that's why she envious. Because she feels stuck and trapped and she's NOT happy. She sees the potential you have for your life that you dont. Just a classic case of "the grass is always greener".
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While it probably doesn't hurt, the HTML 4.01 spec actually says:
"Some HTML element types have no content. For example, the line break element BR has no content; its only role is to terminate a line of text. Such empty elements never have end tags." COL is an empty element. So, no, you shouldn't. :)


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Heading into the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., this week, Mitt Romney already faced a steep climb: The wealthy, guarded Republican presidential candidate needed to open up about himself and show voters that he understands the lives of average Americans and deserves their trust, political analysts say.
Now he must compete with tropical storm Isaac, which on Monday was bearing down on the Gulf Coast – an eerie echo of hurricane Katrina, from exactly seven years ago. At best, this unwelcome guest gives Mr. Romney a split-screen convention, as he competes for viewership with potentially dramatic footage of weather aftermath.
"Big storms are like car chases," says Ford O'Connell, head of the conservative Civic Forum PAC. "He's got to break through."
When Romney addresses the convention on Thursday, it will be his biggest moment in the national spotlight to date – and a crucial lead-in to his debates with President Obama in October. Polls show Romney in a tight race against an incumbent president with a weak economy and high unemployment. In other words, this race is winnable for Romney. But voters like Mr. Obama more than they do Romney, and history has shown that the more likable candidate usually wins.
To break out, Romney has to reveal more of himself to voters, said Republican strategist Karl Rove, appearing Monday at an event hosted by the news site Politico.
"They'll hear a lot about tax cuts and large economic plans and Medicare reform packages, and blah blah blah blah blah, and that matters a lot to them," says Mr. Rove, former George W. Bush political guru and a major force behind the American Crossroads "super political-action committee." "But they also want to know who is this person that is asking me to give them their vote to occupy the most consequential office in our country."
Obama has done a good job of turning Romney into a caricature of the rich, uncaring businessman, Republicans say, and the time has come to turn that around – particularly with that sliver of the electorate that remains undecided and could determine the outcome.
"[Americans] have been told a bunch of terrible things about him – that he doesn't care about people like you, that he ships jobs to China, that he's a wealthy plutocrat married to a known equestrian," former Republican National Committee chairman Haley Barbour told reporters Monday at an event in Tampa hosted by the GOP polling group Resurgent Republic.
In a way, then, Tuesday's speech by Romney's wife, Ann, is also significant, as she gives voters a perspective on the soon-to-be Republican nominee that no one else can. Expect to hear the story of a devoted husband who cared for and comforted his wife during serious health challenges.
"American people are going to see him and his family up close, and they are going to see that it's a family that sets a high standard for all of us – that you'd like your kids to turn out like this," says Mr. Barbour, the former governor of Mississippi.
Romney's five grown sons – all launched in their own careers, all family men with a combined 18 children – have been present in the media this week and at events surrounding the convention, adding their personal testimonials to their father.
Dante Scala, a political scientist at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, agrees that Romney needs to build up voters' comfort level with him as a person, but that may not be enough for them to entrust him with the presidency. Romney still needs to convince voters that he has a workable plan to turn the economy around, Mr. Scala says.
"A lot of those voters feel as if Obama hasn't lived up to his promise – especially working-class whites who weren't comfortable with him from the get-go," he says. "But they're not especially comfortable with Romney either."
White working-class women, in particular, pose a challenge for Romney, and "he needs to find a way to distance himself from the Republican brand without turning off his base," Scala says.
That brand took a major blow last week when Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican Senate nominee in Missouri, made a comment about women's bodies being able to prevent pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape." The messy spectacle of the Republican establishment, including Romney, trying unsuccessfully to get Congressman Akin to drop out made for a week of bad headlines – and opened up a fresh line of attack by Obama and the Democrats eager to exploit their wide lead among women voters.
The Akin fiasco also opened up a fresh fissure between two branches of the Republican Party – the hard-line social conservatives and those who emphasize economic conservatism. Whether Romney is able to help heal that rift is another open question during convention week.
He could well get assists from two other key speakers: his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, and former presidential contender Rick Santorum. Both personally advocate for fewer exceptions on abortion than Romney, but at least in Congressman Ryan's case, as running mate, he is going along with the Romney campaign position: allowances for abortion in the case of rape, incest, and a threat to the life of the mother.
Romney's other challenge in holding the Republican Party together this week comes with the contingent who still fervently support libertarian Rep. Ron Paul (R) of Texas, Romney's only challenger for the Republican nomination who never dropped out of the race. Congressman Paul held a separate event on Sunday that highlighted his displeasure with Romney as the Republican standard-bearer.
Analysts expect some Paul supporters to vote for Romney in November, but some could vote third party (say, by writing in Paul or voting for Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson) or just stay home.
But it's the main stage of the convention that matters most to Romney, and whether he and his supporting cast of prime-time speakers can both excite the Republican base and attract undecided voters.
To Mr. O'Connell, the Republican strategist, Romney faces three tasks here in Tampa:
He has to tell people who he is and what he stands for.
He needs to demonstrate that the Republican Party is not just a party of old white men, but also one with vibrant constituencies of young people, Hispanics, and women.
"And third, he has to get a little specific about what he would do to get the economy on track," O'Connell says. "But obviously he can't say too much, or Obama raps him on the head."
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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2008 file photo, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, left, shakes hands with Buenos Aires' archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Lujan, Argentina. Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis, was chosen as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013. Pope Francis has honed his leadership skills in one of the most difficult classrooms on the planet: Argentina, where politics has long been a blood sport practiced only by the brave. (AP Photo/DyN, File)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pope Francis has honed his leadership skills in one of the most difficult classrooms on the planet: Argentina, where politics has long been a blood sport practiced only by the brave.
Rising through Argentina's Roman Catholic hierarchy in times of dictatorship, capitalist excess, economic crisis and populist fervor, Francis has sought to secure a place for his church in an increasingly modern, secular society.
It might be just the training a pope needs before taking on the problems of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and helping them recover from scandals over sex abuse and feuding and corruption at the highest levels of the church's hierarchy.
"Buenos Aires is a microcosm of the world's problems. He's going to have to deal with political crises and we have political crises here. This is a scale model of the world's inequality," his former spokesman, Guillermo Marco, told The Associated Press. "But we also have wonderful people, we're passionate, we're prone to fighting .... Bergoglio is all that!"
With Argentina's justice system putting dictatorship-era officials on trial for human rights violations like never before, the Buenos Aires archbishop drew a line against blaming the church as a whole for the key support that Catholic leaders provided to the murderous 1976-1983 junta.
"The church was, is and will be persecuted," Jorge Mario Bergoglio said from the pulpit during a particularly tense phase in 2007, before a police chaplain was given a life sentence for junta-era tortures and killings. "The methods were and are the same: disinformation, defamation and calumny."
Behind the scenes, Bergoglio became a skilled operator, welcoming politicians from all sides into his office and offering his opinions on matters having more to do with state than church.
President Cristina Fernandez and her allies saw that as a threat, political analysts say, but Marco said Francis sees politics as his duty, and "never runs away from conflict."
When the country's economy collapsed in 2002, Bergoglio got fed up at the politicians pointing fingers while the jobless stormed supermarkets, desperate for food. He made headlines by writing that "Argentina looks ever more like a funeral procession where everyone wants to console the family but no one wants to carry the dead."
He also won wide acclaim for standing with the survivors and blaming political corruption for Argentina's mass tragedies, such as a nightclub fire that killed 194 people or a commuter train accident that killed 51. "We can't afford to be idiots, fools, toward those who sponsor the culture of death," he said.
Another pope with a personal touch, John Paul II, campaigned to bring down the Cold War's Iron Curtain. Today's challenges have more to do with poverty, inequality and corruption. Francis has seen it all.
"He wasn't living in a separate house protected by bodyguards, or riding in a car with tinted windows, aloof to reality. No. He lived that reality," Marco said. "If the subway was late, he was late. He took a bus like everyone else and heard the protests, because people would recognize him on the streets and would say, 'Do Something!'"
The challenge is to respond to the "social debt without stoking new exasperations and polarizations," Bergoglio said in 2010. "We have to overcome the constant state of confrontation that deepens our ills. The homeland is a gift; the nation, a duty. We have to pray for the prudence of its authorities and the austerity of its citizens, so we can live in peace."
His clashes with Fernandez and her late husband and predecessor, President Nestor Kirchner, became evident in 2004. Every May 25, Argentina celebrates its declaration of independence, and church leaders deliver a "Te Deum" address challenging society to do better. Political leaders traditionally sit in the front row.
The Kirchners took it personally that year when Bergoglio publicly questioned "the exhibitionism and strident announcements" of those in power. They never came back.
With popular backing and in clear defiance of the church, they pushed for mandatory sex education in schools, free distribution of contraceptives in public hospitals, and the right for transsexuals to change their official identities on demand. Argentina became the first nation in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriages.
Fernandez's slogan became "we're going for more."
Bergoglio responded in kind.
In last year's address, he said Argentina was being harmed by demagoguery, totalitarianism, corruption and efforts to secure unlimited power: a strong message in a country whose president has ruled by decree and left scandals unpunished.
"He's not looking for conflicts, but he doesn't avoid them. His language is direct and plain. From that perspective, he doesn't act like a diplomat," said Rosendo Fraga, an analyst with the New Majority consulting firm. "He knows how to conciliate, gather strength and look for meeting ground."
That's difficult in highly polarized Argentina. Gabriela Michetti, an opposition lawmaker who considers Francis her spiritual guide, said that every time he would speak about poverty, or the need to cool tempers, he was talking to all Argentines. But the Kirchners saw them as direct attacks.
"Kirchner branded him as the big opposing force, but Bergoglio didn't like that, because he wanted to be seen as a pastor and not a politician," Michetti said.
Others say Bergoglio was born for politics.
"Bergoglio likes politics more than 'dulce de leche' (Argentine caramel)," said Ignacio Fidanza, an analyst at lapoliticaonline.com.
"Bergoglio is always sending signals of an austere church, one that rejects ostentation, and he does it like politicians do it: through words and gestures, successfully, because his actions have an impact," Fidanza added.
Bergoglio is familiar with the Vatican's byzantine politics, having served in three important congregations since becoming a cardinal in 2001. But he seemed less than critical of its shortcomings, even after internal turf battles, intrigue and allegations of corruption emerged in leaked papal documents.
Those revelations featured heavily in the conclave. U.S. cardinals in particular insisted that the new pontiff must clean up the mess within the Vatican's own walls to restore credibility to the church as a whole.
Reforming the bureaucracy could make the Holy See more responsive to the needs of the church in the field and more governable at home. It now operates like a collection of independent fiefdoms, where the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing.
In a 2012 interview with veteran Italian Vatican journalist Andrea Tornielli, Bergoglio acknowledged that the church is both "saint and sinner," but said one cannot allow the sins to overshadow "the saintliness of so many men and women who operate in the church."
It was a message not unlike his position on the church's actions during the Argentine junta's "dirty war," which has left the new pope open to criticism that he cares more about protecting the image of the church than exposing its failings.
"The Roman Curia has its defects," Bergoglio said, "but it seems that what is being highlighted is the bad and not the good being done by the lay and consecrated men and women who work there."
Associated Press writers Michael Warren and Almudena Calatrava in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Nicole Winfield in Rome contributed to this report.
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Parks & Recreation announces that New York City's beaches will open to the public this Saturday, May 29, with lifeguards on duty daily, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Swimming is strictly prohibited at all other times. Beaches will remain open through Labor Day weekend.
City beaches span a total of 14 miles and include Orchard Beach in the Bronx; Coney Island and Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn; Rockaway Beach in Queens; and Midland Beach, South Beach, and Wolfe's Pond Beach in Staten Island. All City beaches are free to the public.
"With more than 14 miles of sand and water and nearly 8 million visitors last summer, New York City's beaches provide New Yorkers and visitors a spectacular natural setting for free fun in the sun," said Commissioner Benepe. "This summer, as always, we remind beach-goers to observe all beach rules and regulations, and most important, to observe common sense for yourself and your children and swim only where and when a lifeguard is on duty. Have fun at the beach!"
While enjoying yourself at the beach this summer, Parks reminds New Yorkers to dispose of their litter in the many trash receptacles that are provided. Each summer day, Parks picks up about 1,300 cubic yards of litter dropped on the ground or left behind at our beaches, ballfields and picnic areas. New Yorkers are encouraged to "bag it at the beach" by disposing of their litter and helping to keep our city lean, green and clean!
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Another fun summer is in store at Brooklyn's Coney Island, with the return of Friday Night Fireworks on June 18, the Mermaid Parade on June 19, and the annual sand sculpting competition on July 25. For the second consecutive year, the Ringling Bros. Circus will set up near the boardwalk at West 21st Street with shows from June 17 to September 6. A new amusement attraction will make its Coney Island debut with the grand opening of Luna Park on May 29. The New York Aquarium and Brooklyn Cyclones games at MCU Park are among the many other activities for a fun day at Coney Island.
Visitors can also enjoy Rockaway Beach in Queens this summer with music, surfing contests and skateboard demos at Rockstock and Barrels on June 12. New Yorkers can also get fit at the beach with Rockaway's yoga classes, walks and Dancing under the Stars, all on select days in June, July and August. You can also check out the annual sandcastle contest on July 25.
Parks is restoring our boardwalks using sustainable materials. At Rockaway Beach, the boardwalk was renovated with scored concrete at Beach 23rd to 27th Streets, Beach 44th to 59th Streets, and Beach 75th to 81st Streets. At Coney Island, we are renovating the boards from West 10th Street to Stillwell Avenue using wood decking, and are using scored concrete from Ocean Parkway to Brighton 1st Street and from West 33rd Street to West 37th Street. A concrete sub-structure ensures that we are, in total, reducing the amount of hardwoods by 90%.
New Yorker can sign up some of the free aquatics programs or summer activities offered this year by logging on BeFitNYC, the Parks Department search engine for all your fitness opportunities at www.nyc.gov/parks/befitnyc, or call 311.
For additional information on all beach happenings this summer, please visit www.nyc.gov/parks or call 311.
Directions to Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways
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GCORRMF (Aug95) ftools.caltools GCORRMF (Aug95) NAME gcorrmf -- remaps a detector redistribution matrix in channel-space. USAGE gcorrmf infile shftfile outfile DESCRIPTION This task remaps a detector redistribution matrix in channel-space. IT SHOULD ONLY BE USED IF ONE KNOWS WHAT ONE IS DOING, or AS INSTRUCTED by the relevant guest investigator facility. The incorrect use of this task , or without understanding the implications will result in errorneous results during subsequent spectral analysis. A detector redistribution matrix (aka detector response matrix) basically consists of a 2-dimensional array (detector channel vs incident photon energy) giving the probability that an incident photon of a given energy will be detected in a given detector channel. For the following discussion it is useful to think of the matrix as a column of values (probability for various incident photon energies) for each detector channel. Given an OGIP-approved FITS format input file, this task provides the facility to move the user-defined elements (columns) of the array to the left or right (ie down or up in channel-space) by a user-defined number of channels. It is difficult to generalise, but such a facility may be useful for converting a detector redistribution matrix constructed for a given (standard) gain of a detector to the gain actually applicable to an observation.Again, if you have no idea what we're talking about here, and have not been explicitly instructed to use this task, then we strongly recommend you seek further advice. The shift to be applied to each channel of the i/p detector redistribution matrix must be specified by an ASCII i/p file. The format of each row of this i/p ASCII file must be MINCHAN MAXCHAN NCHAN denoting all 'columns' of the i/p detector redistribution matrix between detector channels MINCHAN and MAXCHAN (inclusive) are to be shifted by NCHAN. The shift, NCHAN, can be any REAL value, thereby supporting positive, negative, and fractional channel shifts. Any channel ranges "implied" by their exclusion from the ASCII file will be shifted by zero channels. Note that should the shift applied to two or more 'columns' result in those columns being in the same o/p detector channel, then their respective probabilities (that an incident photon of a given energy will be detected in that detector channel) WILL BE SUMMED. Similarly, should the applied shifts result in an o/p detector channel 'column' NOT being populated, then the probability (that an incident photon of a given energy will be detected in that detector channel) will be set to zero. However, shifts below the minimum, and above the maximum legal channel number for the instrument will result in those probabilities being excluded. LIMITATONS ON USE Users should be aware that, at the current time, this task does NOT alter the EBOUNDS extension of the i/p detector redistribution matrix. This may be formally incorrect under certain circumstances, but the error introduced will not effect spectral analysis using XSPEC, and is minimal under most circumstances. WARNINGS ON USAGE This task remaps a detector redistribution matrix in channel-space. It should only be used if one knows what one is doing, or as instructed by the relevant guest investigator facility. The use of this task incorrectly, or without understanding the implications WILL RESULT IN INCORRECT RESULTS DURING SUBSEQUENT SPECTRAL ANALYSIS. In order to handle the biggest matrices, this task employs a number of relatively large internal arrays. These arrays are dynamically allocated, but problems can arise at execution if the local machine runs out of swap space. When this occurs, often an appropriate system error message will be displayed or the program may simply crash. Under these circumstances users will have to free up space by closing unwanted applications (windows, tasks etc). Under unix/ultrix, the total used/available swap space on the local machine can be listed (in kbytes) using the command 'pstat -T'. The (approx) swap space required by the current version of this task: 21 Mbyte SUPPORTED FITS FILE FORMATS Currently only the following OGIP standards are supported by this task For the RSP_MATRIX extension: HDUCLAS1/HDUVERS1= 'RESPONSE'/'1.0.0' HDUCLAS2/HDUVERS2= 'RSP_MATRIX'/'1.1.0' (commonly also known as "RMFVERSN=1992a") For the EBOUNDS extension: HDUCLAS1/HDUVERS1= 'RESPONSE'/'1.0.0' HDUCLAS2/HDUVERS2= 'EBOUNDS'/'1.1.0' For further details see OGIP Calibration Memo CAL/GEN/92-002a. PARAMETERS infile [character string] The name of the FITS RMF file to be remapped in channel-space (ebdfile="%") [character string] The name of the FITS EBOUNDS file, this is usually an extension in the rmf file, therefore this is the default. outfile [character string] The name of the FITS file to be written containing the remapped RMF dataset shftfile [character string] The name of an ascii file specifying the remapping information. The ascii file format should be of the form : 1 20 -1 21 30 0 where channels 1 to 20 are shifted back by one, and 21 to 30 stay as they are. (chatter = 9) [integer] Flag to indicate how chatty the task is at execution. A value of 9 is the default, with lower/higher values producing quieter/verbose output respectively. (clobber = false) [boolean] Flag specifying whether or not a pre-existing file with the same name as that requested as the output file from this task will be overwritten. EXAMPLES 1. 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http://mmajunkie.com The planets haven't aligned just yet for Kyle Kingsbury.
The light heavyweight has battled serious ailments during or before his three most recent fights, and he's looking forward to the day where there's only one opponent to face in the octagon.
After being stricken with a fever 24 hours before his most recent outing, a 21-second knockout victory of Ricardo Romero this past month at UFC 126, Kingsbury (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) said he's feeling fine and has asked the UFC for a short-notice fight, if possible.
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Kingsbury now enjoys a three-fight win streak inside the octagon that includes wins over Razak Al-Hassan, Jared Hamman and Romero. The victories were all the more impressive considering he went into the Al-Hassan fight with a separated rib, had a stomach flu in the fight against Hamman and had the fever for Romero.
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Kingsbury is now sponsored by Conte's new supplement company, Scientific Nutrition for Advanced Conditioning (SNAC), and has adopted an altitude training regimen that he said has made a "big time" difference in his ability to stay fresh in later rounds.
Kingsbury was one of several athletes, including baseball player Marlon Byrd and boxer Nonito Donaire, that were featured in a profile of Conte for HBO's "Real Sports."
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Currently, Kingsbury is working at Power MMA helping Aaron Simpson prepare for a March 26 fight against Mario Miranda.
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"It is time for the U.S. civilian and military leadership to reevaluate their approach to limited uses of force. While DMOs are an impressive and responsive tactic, they are no substitute for a comprehensive, coordinated, and prioritized strategy—using military and non-military tools," asserts Zenko. For example, over 150 drone strikes completed since 2004 in Pakistan have failed to deter al-Qaeda from using that safe haven to plan international terrorist attacks. DMOs in Yemen and Somalia have proven equally ineffective in preventing terrorist activities, including an attempted attack on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas day 2009.
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Book review: Joseph Braunstein on Willy Hess' Das Fidelio-Buch. (pp. 53-59)
William Meredith. "Beethoven Chronicle: Concerts, Competitions, Festivals and Institutes, 1989-91." (pp. 60-61)
Thomas Wendel. Sound Recordings Review: "Going to the Heart in Various Ways: A Review of Compact Disc Recordings of Beethoven's Missa solemnis (part 2)." (pp. 67-69)
Patricia Elliott. "1990 News from the Beethoven Center." (pp. 70-71)
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Paratriathlete draws stares because of ability, not disability
Kajlich, who has Bremerton roots, competed in the Ironman championships
Andre Kajlich's mother, Patti, grew up in Bremerton as Patti Campana, part of a large family that still has roots in Kitsap County.
Needless to say, the Kitsap Campana's are all pretty pround of Kajlich.
Ken Campana, his uncle, said his sister, Patti, was sending him video clips of Andre during Saturday's Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.
"I just watched her bring him out of the water after he finished the swim," Ken Campana said. "He was right in the mix with the able-bodied bikers. It looks like he was keeping up with them. It's just really amazing. He's my inspiration."
Kajlich, who took up the sport just a little over a year ago, finished second in the paratriathlon. It took him 10 hours, 25 minutes, 21 seconds.
Ken Campana said the whole family is pretty accompished and focused. Andre's sister, Bianca, is an actress, and his other sister, Anya, just got her veterinary license.
"I thought Andre would be crushed (after the accident that left him without legs) and not have much of a will to do much after his accident. But within a year's time, he had a total new mindset.
"One of his legs was amputated right up to the hip and it was difficult to fit a prosthesis so he could even walk. The fact he's achieved what the has with this is really incredible."
The stares don't bother Andre Kajlich anymore.
It's been more than seven years since he had both legs amputated ? one at the hip and the other above the knee ? after being hit by a train in Prague. Kajlich decided a long time ago that in order to enjoy his life, he couldn't concern himself with the perceptions of others. So go ahead and gawk when he takes off his prosthetic legs before hopping into a swimming pool. Do a double take when he cruises by on a racing wheel chair, towing a kayak toward Green Lake. He's way beyond letting that get to him.
"I know I looked goofy as hell," Kajlich (pronounced KIE-Lick) said of his kayak towing. "But if you're going to do what you want to do, you've got to get over that. Not caring at all has really been beneficial. The sooner you get over that, the happier you're going to be."
The other reason Kajlich doesn't mind the stares is because now, as he zips across the pool at the University of Washington's Intramural Activities Building, or blows past bicyclists on his handcycle, he's turning heads because of his ability, not his disability.
Kajlich, a 32-year-old from Edmonds, had company on a recent ride, so he left the headphones at home, and admitted it was fun hearing the reactions as he breezed from his Green Lake home to Discovery Park.
"Are you serious? Wow," says a woman driving through Magnolia. Another man, moving at a pretty good clip himself on a road bike, can only shake his head as Kajlich passes him with ease. Cranking his handcycle up the steep hill that bisects Discovery Park, Kajlich receives nods of respect, not looks of pity.
This ride is just the beginning. After this it's laps in the pool at the IMA, all part of a six-day-a-week regime that prepared Kajlich for something he could have never imagined even a year ago ? Saturday's Ironman World Championship triathlon in Kona, Hawaii. For those unfamiliar with triathlons, Kona is the pinnacle of the sport, a grueling test of endurance that is made up of a 2.4-mile swim, 112 miles on a bike (or handcycle in Kajlich's case), and a 26.2-mile run, which Kajlich will do in a racing wheelchair.
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Kajlich was a darn good athlete prior to his accident. He lettered in five sports at Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle ? "I was a bit of a dabbler," he explains ? and not long before his accident, he was a nearing a scratch handicap in golf. Time and time again when well-meaning people, such as his mom, Patti, would suggest he get back into sports after his accident, Kajlich balked at the idea. He had taken up swimming soon after the accident as a way to get himself in shape, but otherwise sports had lost their appeal.
"With other sports, I didn't really want to do them," said Kajlich, who works as a research study assistant at the University of Washington's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. "If you had a certain ability, you don't want to do a sport and suck at it, but do it just to do it. That didn't really appeal to me."
In August of 2010, something changed. Less than two weeks after his father, Aurel, passed away, Kajlich was in Irvine for the national conference of the Amputee Coalition of America. He made friends with a group planning to do a half-Ironman triathlon in San Diego in October. Somewhat on a whim, Kajlich, who had recently purchased a used racing chair on Craigslist, agreed to do the swim and wheelchair portions if someone else would do the handcycle portion; he didn't yet own a handcycle.
Kajlich found he enjoyed the physical challenge, as well as the chance to meet and bond with people who had similar disabilities. He asked himself, OK, what's next?
He set his sights on completing a half Ironman on his own, but first he did an Olympic-length triathlon (about a quarter the length of a full Ironman) in Eugene, Ore., in the spring. After competing a triathlon on his own for the first time, Kajlich was hooked on one of the most demanding sports there is.
"I met cool guys after doing the first one, some guys that are in similar circumstances to me," he said. "That aspect of it, that camaraderie is important. Also, it causes me to face head on a lot of the personal struggles that I've had in my life."
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On an afternoon that could only be described as Texas-in-summer hot, Kajlich's family ? wife Mariani, mother Patti and sisters Anya and Bianca ? sweated it out while waiting to catch a glimpse of Kajlich approaching the finish line of his first half Ironman. Given his limitations in experience and equipment ? he was still riding a heavy out-dated handcycle ? no one knew quite how Kajlich would do but certainly the expectations weren't high.
Then a strange thing happened. The family was waiting to see the first handcycle triathlete pass by so they'd have an idea when Kajlich would be coming, but instead they saw Kajlich.
"Everyone was nervous for him, because he didn't really have any experience doing it and nobody knew what to expect," said older sister Bianca Kajlich, a TV and movie actress. "We were waiting at the finish line, and I'm not doing anything ? I'm hanging with my mom and my sisters ? and I'm dying it's so hot, it's like 110 degrees. So we're waiting, we kept waiting for the first guy in the racing wheel chair to cross the finish line so we knew my brother was coming after him, then the next thing we know someone's saying, 'Here's Andre, here's Andre.' My brother beat everyone. It was so amazing."
Kajlich's win, though surprising and inspiring, wasn't official. The handcycle Bianca bought for him the year before, despite being slower than the newer cycles, didn't conform to the rules, so he wouldn't be recognized as the winner. The top two finishers in the race qualified for the World Championships in Kona. The next two finishers, Jason Fowler and Marc Aten, both declined to accept the second qualifying spot, which was then given to Kajlich.
The weekend was important for the Kajlich family not just because of what Andre accomplished. It was the first time all three children and their mom had been together since they scattered Aurel's ashes at their Lake Wenatchee cabin the year before.
It was pretty emotional, because it's been a long road leading up to this, starting with his accident, then losing our dad, and kind of going through all of this together as a family," Bianca said. "To be able to have this moment together with our family was awesome."
Those closest to him say Kajlich's foray back into sports has been important.
"This guy was born to do athletic stuff, so the fact that he's back into it and doing it so successfully is really good for his mental state," said his wife, Mariana. "He's much more focused and perseverant."
Bianca described her brother's face that day as that of "A kid coming in from playing outside. The look on his face was relaxed and excited. We're starting to look at each other like, 'Maybe he's really good at this.'"
They weren't the only ones to realize Kajlich might be pretty good at this triathlon thing. Carlos Moleda, a former Navy SEAL who lost the use of his legs in 1989 while serving in Panama, was the king of the sport. He gave up triathlons to focus on handcycle racing after winning his third Ironman World Championship in 2005. Moleda met Kajlich at the race in San Diego, and, as everyone else, was blown away by what he saw on that sweltering afternoon in Lubbock.
"Halfway through, it was like, 'Dude, he's in second place,'" Moleda said. "We expected him to be toward the back. Then he came into the transition and we thought, 'They'll catch him on the chair,' because some of those guys were really good. And here comes to the finish line, and there he was in front. It was awesome. He's young, he has a lot of potential."
Moleda helped Kajlich build a training regimen to prepare him for Kona, and also provided Kajlich with a better racing chair. It helped him to a second-place finish at the U.S. Paratriathlon National Championships in New York in August, qualifying him for the Sept. 7 Paratriathlon World Championships in Beijing, where he won a silver medal. He hopes to compete in London in 2012 where triathlon will be a demonstration sport at the Paralympics. It will become a medal event at the 2016 games in Rio do Janeiro, Brazil.
"I saw that potential the first time," Moleda said. "I'm trying to help him as much as I can. People did that for me in the beginning, they saw I had potential in athletics, and you can't do it alone. So I'm at the point in my career where I'm trying to give back."
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Kajlich did a little giving back of his own this summer. For the second straight year, he and Bianca served as volunteer camp counselors at the Amputee Coalition's Paddy Rossbach youth camp. Kajlich called last year's experience at the camp a life-changing experience.
"I was 24 when I had my accident," he said. "I can't imagine growing up, going to grade school and high school facing those difficulties. Meeting my peers still helps a lot, and I'm 32 now, so for a kid it's just awesome that they get to get together and just be normal kids for a week. When they all get together it's a lot easier for them to be comfortable."
Kajlich and his sister have big goals for the camp, somewhere down the road they'd like to help it expand to the West Coast. In the short term they've donated time, money and created awareness. Bianca even got L.A. Galaxy star Landon Donovan, her ex-husband who is still a close friend, to agree to come to the camp this summer.
"She told me how much it changed her life and how important it is to her, and I know how important it is to Andre, so therefore it's very important to me too," said Donovan, who was in town for last week's U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal against Sounders FC.
Even Donovan, one of the best soccer players in U.S. history, can't help but marvel at Kajlich' recent accomplishments.
"It's pretty impressive," he said. "To think back however many years ago, to think of the situation he was in to where he was now, it's pretty cool. He's a resilient guy. He's a very bright guy, he's a very determined guy, and Bianca always told me that anything he wanted to do, he was going to do. This has motivated him and you can see he's succeeding. I'm happy for him."
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Wait, we need to go back for a moment.
Back to the months following Kajlich's life altering accident in order to understand how he got to this point, on the verge of remarkable athletic achievements. To understand how he became so self-confident that, on his website, willgodo.com, he posted a video that features, among the clips of him swimming and racing, shots of him falling repeatedly while trying to navigate a couple of stairs on his prosthetic legs.
Even though Kajlich didn't spend much time wallowing in self pity, there were, naturally, some tough times. The one that stands out the most, seven years later, was a hunting trip with friends about 10 months after the accident. Being outdoors with friends, doing something he had done before losing his legs, battling the difficulties of little things like getting on and off of a boat, led to a cathartic moment.
"I was in the hotel room that night, and for whatever reason I was extremely upset about it, I was just going over it in my head, going, 'Why, why, why?'" he said. "And in a way I was taking comfort in the sadness. At that point I just sort of said, 'You can be productive about this or you can wallow.' Literally since that time, I haven't been sorry about it or upset or sad about the loss of my legs one time. I completely conquered that, and that's made things a lot easier."
As Kajlich remembers it, they didn't bring home a single duck or goose that weekend, but he made a much bigger kill.
"That's sort of where I slaughtered that demon," he said. "I don't know if we came home with anything, so only the demon was killed."
Prague, Czech Republic
We end at the beginning. In the city that changed Kajlich's life, on more than one occasion. It was in December 2003 that Kajlich, then a biochemistry student at the Institute of Molecular Genetics in Prague ? his father's alma mater ? somehow suffered the horrifying accident that cost him his legs. Kajlich doesn't remember the accident, and the investigation came up empty, but what is known is that, after a night out with friends, he was hit by a subway train.
Despite the mystery that still surrounds that night, Kajlich no longer worries about finding out exactly what happened.
"I don't," he said. "And part of that might be out of convenience, because I was out partying with friends, and I don't know how stupid I was at that moment, and that played a role no matter what. We still don't know who else might have been involved, the investigation really found nothing. For me there's no reason to speculate, because I'm never going to know unless that's something you find out when you die, which if that's the case, then I'll take it. I don't dwell on it. I definitely would like to advocate being personally responsible. I put myself in a position where I couldn't take care of myself the way I should on a moment-to-moment basis ... As far as dwelling on it, I've moved on, there's no changing what happened, so as far as that's concerned, it's never bothered me not knowing."
After returning home to Edmonds for rehabilitation and further surgeries, Kajlich was driven by a singular goal: getting healthy and independent enough to get back to Prague to continue his studies. Eventually Kajlich made it back, and the second trip turned out much more productive than the first, in particular because that's when he met his wife.
Mariana, a photographer from Romania who was in Prague teaching English, met Kajlich through a mutual friend, and from day one never saw him as anything but normal.
"You meet someone who is very whole emotionally and intellectually and so on, and you ask yourself, 'Is it worth not exploring this because there is a physical flaw, or do you stay and deal with it?'" she said. "That's what makes us work together. I'm not really aware of it, I don't see him differently."
She's not kidding. Double amputee or not, Kajlich gets the usual husband treatment at home. When he says he can't find his black gym shorts, Mariana replies with a sarcastic, "Well what do you want me to do about that?" So up the stairs Kajlich scoots to search for his shorts.
Shorts found and handcycle ride in the books, it's off to the pool to continue the training. No one, especially Kajlich himself, knows what to expect when he goes to Hawaii this fall, but after everything he has done both in life and in his newfound sport, nothing he does going forward should come as a surprise.
"I've learned one thing for sure," Patti Kajlich said. "And that's to not underestimate Andre in anything."
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