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- Introduction
- What is Anxiety?
- Anxiety Disorders
- Types of Anxiety
- Susceptibility to Anxiety
- The Relationship Between Anxiety and Shame
- Treatment for Anxiety
- Conclusion
"It is the scariest feeling of my life. I'm sitting at home, alone in my bathroom. My heart is racing, my palms are so sweaty that I can't even grab the sink to stand up. So I just sit here on the floor. I keep trying to catch my breath. What is happening to me? My stomach is in knots. Every day I catch myself staring at my face in the mirror, obsessively inspecting my throat, feeling my glands, examining my skin, looking for signs that I know will confirm my worst fear: I really do have AIDS."
This narrative describes what is commonly referred to as a panic attack, the sudden onset of overwhelming and debilitating feelings of anxiety. Over the last 25 years, since the first public announcements about HIV in the early 1980s, thousands of adults have experienced this type of panic attack, which is often called "AIDS panic."
Anxiety is a common response to extreme stressors, but it can also be a symptom of a more significant underlying anxiety disorder. Anecdotal reports from mental health providers indicate that HIV positive people (and others living with serious medical conditions) are more prone to anxiety symptoms due to the stress of managing a chronic illness. In fact, up to 70% of people with HIV report persistent anxiety symptoms, and up to 40% meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder.
Anxiety can be a prominent symptom following initial HIV diagnosis, and anxiety symptoms can frequently recur and escalate in response to disease progression. It is perfectly reasonable for HIV positive individuals to feel anxious about such health indicators as declining CD4 cell counts or the appearance of opportunistic infections; however, anxious feelings that escalate from normal worry to full-blown panic may signal an anxiety disorder. This article describes anxiety and anxiety disorders, and how people living with HIV can conquer them.
What is Anxiety?
Acute anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States, with conservative estimates of between 19 million and 25 million reported cases per year. However, anxiety is not a discrete condition. "Anxiety" is a blanket term that covers a wide range of emotional responses and disorders. The American Psychological Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV-TR), recognizes 12 specific conditions under the broad heading of "anxiety disorders," including phobias, panic attacks, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Anxiety itself is not a mental disorder. Rather, it is a normal emotional response to stress and the perception of danger. The baseline for anxiety is simple fear. Fear is instructive and protective: it tells us when we are in danger and prepares us to take action to defend ourselves or retreat to safety. What is generally called anxiety can be likened to an extreme presentation of the normal fear response.
Fear and anxiety cannot be entirely circumvented; the welfare and survival of the individual depend on them. For example, it would be quite normal to feel anxious when being stalked by a tiger, and it would be normal to experience anxiety for a short while after the tiger has passed (just in case it returns). It would also be normal to worry about when the tiger might stroll by again. Without fear, an individual would not be able to accurately identify danger and would therefore be overly susceptible to harm.
Common Symptoms of Anxiety
Like most animals, humans have evolved mechanisms in the brain and throughout the body that turn on and off based on the perception of a threat in the environment. Fear and anxiety trigger a cascade of neurochemical and somatic (bodily) reactions designed to prepare the mind and body to deal with the threat. The heart rate increases, breathing quickens (hyperventilation), senses sharpen (hypersensitivity), and attention widens (hypervigilance). The hypothalamus and the pituitary and adrenal glands spring into action, increasing levels of hormones such as insulin, cortisol, and adrenaline, and neurotransmitters such as dopamine. All of these responses are designed to prepare a frightened individual to manage stressful or dangerous situations. (See sidebar above for a list of symptoms that characterize anxiety.)
This entire response pattern is autonomic (controlled by the autonomic nervous system). In this sense, we can say that humans are hard wired for anxiety, and because of this wiring we can never entirely eliminate it. Therefore, we must approach anxiety problems systemically -- from the inside out, by taking medications or developing behavioral strategies that interrupt these biological responses, or from the outside in, by reducing the stressors and avoiding the situations that provoke anxiety.
Anxiety Disorders
The difference between normal worry and an anxiety disorder is a matter of degree. Anxiety is only considered part of a disorder when it is extreme and pervasive, and when it interferes with a person's ability to function normally. In this sense, anxiety is more accurately conceptualized as a spectrum of responses, with mild apprehension and "gut feelings" at one end, a normal and accurate fear response in the middle, and more serious and debilitating emotional responses, such as panic attacks, at the opposite end. (See sidebar below for more about panic attacks.)
An anxiety disorder is a particular configuration of clinical anxiety, distinguished mainly by the etiology (source), presentation (how the anxiety is expressed), and triggering mechanism. Generally speaking, anxiety disorders are characterized by either an exaggerated response to real and immediate danger or a misinterpretation of an inherently non-threatening situation.
The key element in most forms of clinical anxiety is that a person's subjective perception becomes distorted, rendering him or her unable to discern between a minor problem and a true crisis. (See sidebar below for a list of common distorted perceptions.) Ordinary situations trigger the "fight, flight, or freeze" response, or anxious feelings may persist for days with no apparent trigger, and stress continues to build. Finally, the individual becomes overwhelmed and unable to function.
Identifying the etiology of an anxiety disorder is often difficult because the linkages may not be readily apparent. An individual's anxiety may be related to a past traumatic event or to fears that have been suppressed. Anxiety disorders can also result from ongoing stressful situations, such as living in a dangerous neighborhood, being in a rocky relationship, or working in a high-stress job.
Therefore, the two primary therapeutic tasks essential to conquering anxiety are repairing distorted perceptions and resetting hypersensitive body systems. Understanding and treating anxiety disorders involves breaking the "code" in a person's brain that automatically links up certain thoughts and experiences with fear, and helping to develop new response patterns, or "coping skills."
What Causes a Panic Attack?
Anxiety activates (and is also activated by) the body's sympathetic nervous system, which controls the "fight, flight, or freeze" response. Anxiety is deactivated by the parasympathetic nervous system, responsible for the "rest, relax, and digest" response. These are reciprocal systems that respond chemically to outside influences and stimulate behavioral reactions via the chemicals they produce, creating a mutually influencing feedback system.
This feedback loop is important because it explains how normal worry and concern can escalate into a full-blown panic attack. The anxiety response, once activated, can become self-reinforcing as more and more neurochemicals are produced by the anxious person's brain. Ideally, once the danger or threat has passed, the brain signals the parasympathetic nervous system to send out chemicals that neutralize anxiety hormones and reset the system. However, sometimes the system "gets stuck": the parasympathetic nervous system never gets the message to turn off the anxiety responses, and the body continues to experience the "fight, flight, or freeze" sensations that characterize a panic attack.
Types of Anxiety
Based on the subjective experience of the individual, clinical anxiety can be classified into categories (specific or non-specific anxiety) and subcategories (such as anticipatory anxiety). These distinctions can be helpful for treatment because they break down the anxiety response into its component parts, thereby providing a framework for understanding and changing it.
Specific and Non-Specific Anxiety
In the majority of cases of clinical anxiety, the fearful feelings are fixated on a specific threat: an identifiable person, activity, event, or circumstance. This type of anxiety is therefore known as "specific anxiety."
Specific anxiety can be situational, as with social phobias, or historical, as with past traumatic events. Specific anxiety can be slightly easier to manage because the threat and the triggers for anxious feelings are known and can be addressed through psychotherapy.
On the other hand, non-specific anxiety -- fears that are not easily attributed to any particular source or trigger -- are often more disturbing for the individual and more difficult to manage clinically. This type of anxiety is called "free-floating anxiety" when the anxious feelings occur spontaneously and without any apparent cause.
Most often, non-specific anxiety has a biological basis. It may be physiological, structural, and/or genetic. Indeed, some people are genetically predisposed to be more sensitive and anxious. Non-specific anxiety can also be a symptom of another mental illness or a neurological disorder, or a side effect of medications or substance abuse.
The primary course of treatment for non-specific anxiety is pharmacological, with the goal of managing the physical symptoms while the exact etiology is being determined. Often, as symptoms diminish, underlying psychological factors emerge which can then be treated through counseling. Psychotropic medications may provide the individual with the emotional stability needed to shift his or her focus from the physical discomfort of an anxiety response toward the thought processes that perpetuate it.
What Are Distorted Perceptions?
If unchecked, distorted perceptions such as these can trigger the cycle of anxious feelings that often contributes to an anxiety disorder:
Anticipatory Anxiety
Testing HIV positive is a life-changing event, and anxiety around a positive diagnosis is perfectly normal. However, the recurring stressors involved in managing the disease can complicate the resolution of anxiety in the lives of HIV positive individuals and may cause them to worry continually about future threats to their health and well-being. Mental health professionals use the term "anticipatory anxiety" to describe this constant, fearful rumination over an expected future event or condition.
The stressors that contribute to anticipatory anxiety can be classified as internal/endogenous, referring to stress and anxiety that originate from stimuli in the individual's own mind, and external/exogenous, stressors arising from the constant influence, pressure, and demands of the external world. In most situations, anticipatory anxiety results from the interplay of internal conditions and external events. For example, deciding to change a drug regimen and worrying about potential new side effects represent internal/endogenous conditions, whereas actually experiencing side effects from a new regimen represents an external/exogenous event.
Each type of stressor presents a unique challenge to be addressed and resolved. Endogenous stress and anxiety can be resolved by increasing coping skills through "talk therapy" or mind-body techniques, in combination with psychotropic medications if needed. Exogenous stressors can be managed by desensitization therapies, avoiding potential stressful situations, increasing emotional support, and treating physical symptoms. (Treatment options are discussed in greater detail below.)
Internal/Endogenous Conditions
Three primary categories of endogenous conditions contribute to anxiety states:
- genetics, including emotional and physiological constitution;
- thoughts, beliefs, and fears; and
- resilience, adaptability, and coping skills.
Each person's internal landscape is a distinct combination of these attributes; based on their unique internal composition, some individuals are highly resistant to stress and anxiety, while others are much more susceptible. Dozens of studies suggest that a person can be genetically, biologically, or environmentally predisposed to anxiety.
In addition, habitual patterns of consternation and worrying seem to be more prevalent in individuals facing physical challenges and chronic illness. The illness or disease presents challenges that may overwhelm even the most stable emotional structure. People with HIV/AIDS may be faced with a cacophony of thoughts, feelings, and decisions which they must endeavor to sort out and manage, including feeling discouraged by lab results; deciding to begin or change a drug regimen; worrying about disease progression; and becoming hyperaware of changes in body shape, appearance, and sex drive. In these instances, the anxiety begins internally and creates an endless cycle of fearful rumination.
The challenge of dealing with internal stressors is to end the pattern of constant rumination and curb the body's accompanying responses, which typically include sweating, rapid heart rate, and flushing. People who experience chronic anxiety are often acutely aware of these physical symptoms but are confused about how to alleviate them, sometimes making choices that actually prolong the anxiety response. The anxious person may begin to "catastrophize," filling the mind with images of painful or embarrassing situations in the past which he or she fears will be repeated. The individual may also try to cover or hide visible symptoms of anxiety by overcompensating with bravado, anger, or solicitousness -- thereby exacerbating feelings of being out of control and perpetuating the physical symptoms of anxiety or panic.
The Anxiety of Disclosure
"I know as soon as I tell him I'm HIV positive, he's going to dump me."
Individuals can spend hours rehearsing and ruminating over the right way to disclose their HIV positive status to a friend, lover, family member, coworker, or employer. Unfortunately, predicting another person's response is virtually impossible, and fear of becoming "derailed" from the prepared conversation can become another source of anticipatory anxiety.
There is also frequently a paradox inherent in self-disclosure: often, an HIV positive person discloses in order to gain support, only to end up comforting and supporting the person being disclosed to! The disclosing individual may even become the other person's primary source of information about HIV/AIDS. This shift can stimulate anxiety and even resentment; the HIV positive person is forced into the role of educator and counselor, perhaps while still dealing with feelings of confusion and fear surrounding the diagnosis.
However, the anxiety of disclosure can be reduced through careful (although not obsessive) preparation. Anxiety can be minimized by taking time to understand and accept the diagnosis, preparing the disclosure conversation, and approaching the dialog as calmly as possible. Each person would also be wise to carefully consider what he or she hopes to gain from disclosing.
External/Exogenous Events
Waiting to learn the results of an HIV test is an excellent example of an external event that can produce anticipatory anxiety. This event represents a "fork in the road": one path leads to a sense of relief that may be followed by continued anxiety ("I dodged the bullet this time"), whereas the other path leads to a sequence of progressively more stressful triggers and external events, such as medical exams, lab tests, and disclosures.
External events often force an individual to cope with anxiety in the presence of others. Speaking with doctors and counselors and disclosing HIV status are situations in which a person must confront anxiety in "real time" and in the presence of other people. What is particularly challenging about dealing with these external events is that the individual must find a way to tolerate the anxiety without dissociating, or withdrawing emotionally from the anxiety-producing situation.
Experiencing anxiety in the presence of other people can trigger other emotions -- such as embarrassment, shame, and feelings of worthlessness -- that further exacerbate the anxiety state. This process is referred to as reciprocal influence: the external situation elicits an internal emotional reaction which in turn influences the individual's behaviors, and other people may then react in ways that provoke further anxiety for the individual.
People with social phobias are particularly susceptible to reciprocal influence. For example, the conspicuously self-conscious behavior of a person who dreads being stared at may incite the very attention he or she fears.
Acutely aware of bodily changes resulting from the disease and the medications used to treat it, HIV positive individuals are often hypersensitive to the types of physical exposure common in medical examinations and intimate encounters. These situations can provoke feelings of anxiety or panic as the individual braces for an expected unfavorable reaction. Yet avoiding these anxiety-producing situations altogether often results in further painful feelings, such as isolation, alienation, and shame. An anxious person who anticipates a negative experience may therefore unconsciously contribute to that very outcome.
Susceptibility to Anxiety
Anxiety is closely associated with trauma. Traumatic events that are experienced directly include assault, incarceration, natural disasters, car accidents, physical or sexual abuse, and being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Trauma can also be experienced second-hand when an individual witnesses someone else's traumatic experience, such as domestic violence or a traffic accident.
Individuals who have suffered direct or indirect trauma in the past may be more susceptible to frequent and extreme anxiety later in life. Furthermore, a new trauma -- even one of a lesser degree -- can trigger the same feelings that accompanied the past traumatic event, which may distort the individual's experience of the new situation and magnify the reaction. The person must then deal with the new trauma while also re-experiencing intrusive recollections of the original event.
Anxiety related to past trauma is often referred to as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Receiving an HIV diagnosis has been shown to increase the risk of PTSD; therefore, a thorough trauma history should always be included in an assessment with a medical provider or psychotherapist. Because it can feel painful and even shameful to divulge traumatic experiences, it is important to have a secure relationship with a sensitive and non-judgmental health-care professional or counselor.
The Relationship Between Anxiety and Shame
In the field of mental health, shame is the subject of countless books, articles, and seminars. The word "shame" is used so frequently that it can begin to lose its meaning. But the connection between shame and anxiety is undeniable: intense feelings of shame can quickly escalate into anxiety and panic.
Predisposition to shame and anxiety is mediated by many factors: trauma history, sense of self and self esteem, resilience (the ability to bounce back from stressful events), and availability and quality of support networks.
Preoccupation with an HIV diagnosis can be constant and overwhelming and is frequently characterized by feelings of shame. Our clients often report engaging in an endless loop of negative thoughts, alternating between messages of fear and self-recrimination. It can take days, weeks, months, or even years to break this anxious cycle of negativity, or "shame spiral."
Overcoming shame requires the ability to forgive oneself and the strength to withstand the judgments of others. It also necessitates an understanding of one's own reactions to feelings of shame. The "shame continuum," outlined below, can help identify the start of a shame spiral and halt its progression.
The Shame Continuum
Treatment for Anxiety
Treatment options for anxiety disorders include both medical and non medical interventions. Counseling and psychotherapy, psychotropic medications, non-traditional (holistic) modalities, changing behaviors to reduce stress, and developing new coping strategies are all ways to treat and manage anxiety.
As a general rule, because of the complex nature of anxiety disorders, the most effective treatment is an individualized regimen that addresses both mind and body; many patients also benefit from incorporating spiritual practices into this regimen.
In most cases, anxiety symptoms can be significantly reduced through a daily program of focused relaxation (such as rhythmic breathing, meditation, or listening to music), physical exertion (yoga, dancing, or cycling, for example), and conscious expression (such as journaling, psychotherapy, or group therapy), combined with psychotropic medications as appropriate. In many cases, pharmaceutical treatments for anxiety disorders are considered a short-term intervention. This temporary use of psychotropic medications can help stabilize the individual through a crisis period and provide a sufficient "break" to correct distorted perspectives and develop healthier responses to stressors.
Counseling and Psychotherapy
Establishing a relationship with a psychotherapist familiar with HIV disease can, in itself, decrease the experience of anxiety by providing regular, ongoing support. Therapists use a variety of techniques to help a person express and resolve the mental and emotional underpinnings of anxiety. Cognitive behavioral therapy is the most commonly used approach. Behavior change starts with the identification of maladaptive behavior patterns and activities that increase anxiety, and cognitive behavioral therapy helps individuals change these patterns by identifying the irrational beliefs and fears that distort their thinking and provoke anxiety.
One behavior-change technique, developed by James Prochaska, Ph.D., and Carlo DiClemente, Ph.D., is based on six stages of change: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and relapse. In the pre-contemplation stage, the goal is to encourage self-exploration. In contemplation, the individual evaluates the pros and cons of behavior change. Preparation involves "testing the waters" and identifying obstacles, building social support, and initiating small changes. In the action stage, new behaviors are practiced; for example, taking action against anxiety may include "talking back" to negative thoughts. The maintenance stage reinforces the commitment to sustaining new behavior patterns by establishing internal rewards and preparing for possible relapse. Relapse is the resumption of old behaviors, and the task of this stage is to forgive oneself, evaluate what has been learned in the process, reassess motivation, and plan for stronger coping strategies.
Cognitive behavioral therapy has been integrated and adapted into a variety of new modalities, such as solution-focused therapy and neuro-linguistic programming, to address the habitual mental processes that directly affect emotions. Solution-focused therapy is a short-term approach directed toward the resolution of a specific problem. Used in collaboration with a therapist, solution-focused techniques identify and augment existing resources and strengths. Individuals learn how to break down a problem or situation into small, manageable "action steps" that enable them to change their behaviors without becoming overwhelmed by anxiety or panic responses. Neuro-linguistic programming focuses on language as a tool for behavior change. Once a person understands and changes how language influences thought patterns and behaviors, it may be easier to process information, control emotional responses (such as anxiety or panic), and manage anxiety.
Contemporary psychodynamic psychotherapy, another fairly new approach, uses the relationship created between client and therapist as a foundation for analyzing the client's maladaptive behaviors and their triggers. The examination of the co-created relationship within the microcosm of psychotherapy gives clues to how the individual creates relationships in the macrocosm of his or her life. (Because this approach requires a lengthy period of relationship-building between client and therapist, it is not employed as a first-line treatment for acute anxiety.)
Group therapy is another excellent way to approach anxiety through psychotherapy. Participation in group therapy allows members to express individual problems and emotional issues in a safe forum, usually facilitated by a mental health professional. Group therapy increases social support through sharing feelings and problems, and has the added benefit of normalizing the patient's internal experience by showing that others have similar experiences and reactions to stressors; by normalizing the individual's experience, the group dynamic decreases anxiety. Group therapy also creates a space in which to practice communication with others -- another key technique for anxiety reduction. The positive impact of group therapy has been extensively researched and shown to increase the life spans of people with serious illnesses.
Psychotropic Medications
Several types of medications can be used to treat anxiety:
- Antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are generally the primary treatment for anxiety disorders because they are effective for most forms of anxiety and are not addictive (unlike some anti-anxiety drugs, which can be habit-forming). SSRIs are recommended as first-line treatment for both anxiety and depression.
- Anxiolytic medications enhance the function of specific neurotransmitters. Anxiolytics, especially benzodiazepines, are prescribed less frequently than antidepressants because they have greater potential for abuse and dependence.
- Noradrenergic agents affect the neurotransmitter noradrenalin (norepinephrine). They are used primarily for PTSD and performance anxiety.
- Adjunctive medications are sometimes used to enhance the action of anti-anxiety drugs. These include atypical antipsychotics and anticonvulsants.
Medications Commonly Prescribed for Anxiety
|Generic Name
|Brand Name
|Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
|Regulate the neurotransmitter serotonin, which influences mood
|Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
Adapin, Sinequan
Aventyl, Pamelor
|Regulate the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine, which influence mood
|Other antidepressants
|duloxetine mirtazapine
|Regulate serotonin and norepinephrine
Regulates the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine, which influence mood; also reduces cravings (e.g., for nicotine)
|Enhances the function of serotonin
|Enhance the function of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is an inhibitory (calming) neurotransmitter
|Atarax, Vistaril
|Sedate by blocking histamine receptors in the brain; relieve anxiety-associated itching
|Noradrenergic Agents
|Beta blockers
|Block receptors in the brain associated with physiological symptoms of anxiety
|Alpha blockers
|Adjunctive Medications
|Atypical antipsychotics
|Regulate the concentration of serotonin
|Enhance the function of GABA
Mechanism unclear; may enhance the function of GABA by blocking sodium channels in the brain
When treating HIV positive people for anxiety, it is important to be aware of potential interactions with antiretroviral medications and other medical treatments. Drug interactions may increase the levels of the psychotropic drugs, causing distressing side effects. As with any medical regimen, adherence to anti-anxiety drugs is greatly impacted by the presence and severity of side effects. Most clients and psychiatrists acknowledge that side effects, including weight gain and diminished sex drive, are the primary reason for interrupting or discontinuing medication for treating anxiety.
Holistic Interventions
Since the 1960s, mind-body interactions have become an extensively researched field. The evidence for benefits from biofeedback techniques and hypnosis is quite good, and there is emerging evidence in support of their positive physiological effects. A wide range of treatment choices that do not include traditional psychotherapy or medication have been shown to be helpful in managing anxiety. Some of these include focused relaxation and stress reduction, hypnosis, meditation, and yoga and other forms of exercise.
Systematic focused relaxation techniques involve directing attention to the body, one muscle group at a time, and releasing stress and tension in a methodical, organized fashion. Hypnosis works in a similar way to teach mindful relaxation through hypnotic inductions. Many psychotherapists are trained in the use of hypnosis, and audio cassettes and CDs are available for exploring these guided techniques.
Meditation represents one of the most commonly practiced mind-body interventions. It is a conscious mental process that induces a relaxation response; people typically meditate by closing their eyes, clearing their minds, and focusing on their breathing while in a seated or reclining position, either alone or with others in a quiet room or outdoor space. (However, while meditation usually facilitates anxiety reduction, anecdotal data suggest that it may be contraindicated for individuals with anxiety disorders: some anxious patients find that meditation leads to a more acute focus on the anxiety itself.)
Both a form of physical exercise and a way to calm the mind, yoga involves a series of postures and stretches and focuses on the breathing. Deep-breathing techniques can alleviate the onset of a panic attack by slowing the racing heart. Many yoga teachers and practitioners also enjoy a spiritual component to this ancient exercise form. Other physical exercise, such as working out at the gym, practicing tai chi or qi gong, swimming, cycling, walking, or running, can help to break the cycle of anxiety by eliminating pent-up energy and shifting the mind's focus from the internal tyranny of negative thoughts to external stimuli and the sensations of physical exertion.
Anxiety about HIV health is absolutely normal; the trick is recognizing when normal anxiety has escalated into an anxiety disorder. The mental, emotional, and physical stress caused by managing a chronic disease can render HIV positive people highly susceptible to anxiety disorders. And unfortunately, anxiety has been shown to contribute to poor adherence to antiretroviral regimens, putting people with HIV at greater risk for disease progression -- and setting them up for further anxiety.
Fortunately, most people can successfully manage their anxiety through a combination of focused relaxation, physical exertion, and conscious expression, with or without the use of psychotropic medications. And choosing to treat anxiety pharmacologically does not necessarily mean an increased pill burden for life; short-term use of psychotropic medications is an effective anti-anxiety intervention for many people. The diversity of effective approaches to reducing anxiety means that HIV positive people have many options for treating anxiety disorders and managing the anxious feelings and anxiety symptoms that surface around issues of HIV health.
_Joni Lavick, M.F.T., is a psychotherapist in private practice in Santa Monica, California, and a staff therapist and past Director of Mental Health Services at the L. A. Gay & Lesbian Center. She has worked with HIV positive people since 1988.
Gaetano Vaccaro, Ph.D., is Director of Program Development and Deputy Clinical Director at Moonview Sanctuary, a psychological treatment center in Santa Monica. Dr. Vaccaro has worked with people with HIV/AIDS for over 14 years._
Selected Sources
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing. 1999.
Botelho, R. Motivational Practice: Promoting Healthy Habits and Self-Care of Chronic Diseases, 2nd edition. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. 2004.
Brown, C. and T. Augusta-Scott. Narrative Therapy: Making Meaning, Making Lives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 2006.
Follette, V. and J. Ruzek. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for Trauma, 2nd edition. New York: Guilford Press. 2006.
Guterman, J. Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. 2006.
Prochaska, J. and C. DiClemente. Transtheoretical therapy:toward a more integrative model of change. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 19(3):276--288. 1982.


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IRAN Enters a Political Minefield alongside Obama
By Lee Jay Walker
Tokyo Correspondent – THE SEOUL TIMES
|U.S President Barrak Obama and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The Islamic Republic of Iran is hoping that the current political unrest will die down in order to maintain strict control over society. Yet clearly, millions of people in Iran and in the Iranian diaspora are worried about recent events. After all, people have been killed by government forces and tensions remain high. So is this the start of a fresh challenge against the higher echelons in Iran or will the crisis blow over when religious leaders get involved?
Before focusing on this, it is clear that the American leader, President Obama, is reluctant to get involved in the current crisis. This may or may not be understandable, depending on your point of view, however, I am bewildered by his statement about Mir Hossein Mousavi and President Ahmadinejad.
Obama stated that "there might not be much difference between the policies of President Ahmadinejad and rival Mir Hossein Mousavi." However, given the severity of the crisis and with several people being killed, then Obama is clearly missing the main point.
After all, people do not willingly challenge a strong state which can use the state apparatus to crush any genuine opposition. It takes bravery to challenge the state apparatus and clearly it would appear that the election result was manipulated. However, for now nobody knows by how much and to what extent the real result was because it is feasible that Ahmadinejad won but by the margin given, then this is clearly debatable, surely?
However, we must remember that Obama visited the House of Saudi Arabia, the most despotic nation in the world which crushes all forms of genuine freedom, this especially applies to female emancipation and religious freedom. Given this, the same Obama was bound to remain aloof when people were dying for "democracy." Therefore, is this the "new history" that Obama talked about? If so, it is hollow to the core and it would have been better if he had said nothing.
Turning back to Iran, then clearly the vote is hard to believe with regards to the final result. For Ali Sina, author of Understanding Muhammad, a Psychobiography, and founder of Faith Freedom International (FFI), he states that "Elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran have never been free. Candidates are screened and only those with proven loyalty to the regime are allowed to run."
Despite this, it is clear that Mousavi may have been underestimated by the establishment in Iran. After all, Mousavi is clearly not bowing down to internal pressure, on the contrary, he is challenging the result of the election and in this sense, the ruling elite. You may deem Mousavi to be too close to the clerics or the higher echelons in Iran but sometimes people "do not play the intended game" and maybe Mousavi and other Iranians desire "real change"
Ali Sina also states that "….Iranians were surprised when the official news reported that Ahmadinejad was the winner" and he further continues that "Karroubi and Rezai received a humiliating 1%, or less." Yet it seems most unlikely that Karroubi and Rezai would have done so badly, and the same applies to Mousavi who apparently obtained 33.7% of the vote, compared with Ahmadinejad who obtained 62.6% of the vote.
Therefore, many people find the result to be based on fraud. According to Ali Sina "The evidence of massive fraud was overwhelming. Not only had the result grossly contradicted the polls, neither of the challenging candidates won even in their hometown. Rezai observed that he had more campaign workers than votes."
Mousavi himself states that "We are after a peaceful rally to protest the unhealthy trend of the elections and realize our goal of annulling the election results." Mousavi also called for "a new presidential election that will not repeat the shameful fraud from the previous election."
Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri also condemned the results of the election. He stated that "A government that is based on intervening in the vote has no political or religious legitimacy." Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri also commented that "no sound mind" would accept the result.
After the death of Ayatollah Khomeini it appeared that Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri was well placed to become the next supreme leader. However, conservative Islamic leaders ousted him on the grounds that he rebuked aspects of the revolution. So it is clear that important conservative Islamic leaders and institutions know how to protect their power bases and Mousavi and his supporters face a major uphill struggle.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the most powerful person in Iran appears to be at a loss. After all, initially Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had welcomed the victory of Ahmadinejad but now he appears to be wavering because of the need to "buy time" and preserve the Islamic Revolution. So the Supreme Leader is caught "in a political minefield" because his loyalty is towards maintaining conservative Islamic power and maintaining the current status quo whereby society can be ruled by indoctrination and the ruling elites.
Turning back to Obama, then he is correct when he states that "The easiest way for reactionary forces inside Iran to crush reformers is to say it's the U.S. that is encouraging those reformers," he told CNBC. However, nobody is asking for America to openly get involved in Iranian politics because Iran is a nation of great richness and it is up to Iranian nationals to solve their own internal crisis.
Yet, Iran, and the leaders of this nation, must be made accountable for crushing genuine opposition and if the regime turns on the people then this is a different matter. After all, you have a big difference between containing political discontent and killing people via the means of state controlled power.
So when Obama stated that "I think it's important to understand that although there is amazing ferment taking place in Iran, the difference in actual policies between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi in terms of their actual policies may not be as great as advertised;" he appears to be saying that the result of the current situation is not important. Yet to the loved ones of people who have been killed, then clearly this current political crisis is serious.
Obama also voiced hope that leaders in Iran would respond "not with violence, but with a recognition that the universal principles of peaceful expression and democracy are ones that should be affirmed." So is the new leader of America so naïve?
Does Obama believe that universal rights are being upheld in Egypt, Iran, and Saudi Arabia? Where does this comment fit in with the current reality in Iran? At best, Obama is being extremely naïve or playing the "Cairo Muslim card" and letting the so-called Islamic world know that America does not care about human rights.
Or at worse, this statement by Obama is based on covering himself via deceit and can Obama state when Iran upheld "the universal principles of peaceful expression?"
Some people are hoping that fresh changes will arise from the current political crisis or that a "movement of freedom" will challenge the ruling conservative clerics and elites. However, many analysts believe that the current crisis will either peter out by itself or that opposition forces will be crushed.
I myself believe that nothing is predictable because history tells us this. However, it is clear that many Iranian people "are thirsty for democracy" and the next few weeks and months will be fraught with danger. Yet we do not need a world leader like Obama to belittle the current crisis in Iran because this issue is very important.
Ali Sina states that "The Iranian people have not had a candidate of their own since the Islamists took power. Candidates are screened and selected by the regime. Even through these ersatz elections people have tried to vote for the candidate that is less Islamist. Mousavi is not a democrat, but he represents a glimmer of hope. It is much easier to overthrow a moderate Islamic regime that is willing (to) give some freedom to people to voice their dissent than one that represses people, imprisons its opponents and kills its critics. The Iranians are looking for their Gorbachev, not to reform the Islamic regime, but to eventually get rid of it."
Only time will tell what the final outcome will be but it is disconcerting to me when Obama is equating Mousavi with Ahmadinejad. Also, it is sometimes better to say nothing rather than say something, and maybe Obama should have remained silent on this issue because obviously he is thinking about the need to appease Islamic regimes.


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Following earlier information that Palm plans to release a webOS update for Sprint's CDMA Palm Pre and Pixi smartphones, word is on the street that Palm will also released the long-awaited webOS 1.4 update for its GSM Palm Pre (as for instance available in Europe from O2 and Telefónica) tonight! And indeed, it seems the earlier rumored infomration are correct and the update features a couple of bug fixes as well as it brings such goodies like the ability to record and edit videos as well as v1.4 improves the overall device performance and adds a couple of yet non disclosed calendar, messaging, E-Mail and notification enhancements. Other than that, webOS 1.4 makes the Palm Pre Adobe Flash 10.0 ready.
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Sprint's Palm Pre and Palm Pixi and Telefónica and O2 Palm Pre device users should receive an OTA (Over the Air) notification as soon as the new 1.4 webOS firmware is available for download and installation!
UPDATE: As expected, the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi webOS 1.4 update is now available for American Sprint and European O2 and Telefónica customers and is 38 MB large. The download and update process takes roughly one hour (depending on the network speed) and heavily drains the battery (takes around 25 - 35 %).Furthermore Palm announced that European Palm Pre users get a few extra-treats from EA in the App Catalog: Three awesome 3D games for free which are Sims 3, Monopoly (US$ 7 each) and Need for Speed Undercover (US$ 9.99).
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
1988 - Lost Liefeld New Mutants story
Grabbed from http://robliefeldcreations.com/?p=3013:
"...I was given an inventory story written by Howard Mackie featuring X-Factor and the New Mutants. This is well before I would introduce Cable or Deadpool in New Mutants, this was the pre-Cable cast of characters. The idea was that it could be scheduled a either an X-Factor or a New Mutants fill-in story. The focus of the issue is heavily trained on the character of Warlock and his fascination with a character named Madcap."
Posted by Jason Shayer at 11:03 AM
Labels: Howard Mackie, Madcap, Marvel Comics, New Mutants, rob liefeld, warlock, X-Factor, X-Men
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Seeing these pages makes me realize why Liefeld's artwork was so exciting to us back when he first arrived at Marvel. Sure, it's easy now to criticize his art, but this was very cool stuff at the time, and he seemed a bit more grounded before he became a "star" artist.ReplyDelete
Shock! Horror! These aren't RUBBISH...sure, the whole 'tiny feet' thing is in evidence this early, but nobody (bar Beast, and that's in canon) is muscle-bound, there are no HUGE guns, belts, straps etc on show, Boom Boom doesn't have a tiny wasp-like waist and a rear that was impossibly proportioned, and so on. I actually LIKE his interpretation of Warlock. Where did he go so badly wrong...?ReplyDelete
Where are those belt pouches?!! :)ReplyDelete
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Where would you like to see Tesla set up Super Chargers?
Where would you like to see Tesla set up Super Chargers?
No specific places pop into mind necessarily, but I'll tell you the KIND of places that I'd like to see them
- Great places to eat (not just McDonald's parking lots)
- Roadside attractions (like major state parks or monuments where people are likely to stop for a tour or the like)
- Shopping centers (malls, outlet malls, etc)
- Basically any place that might have an alternate activity that I can burn an hour doing
A lot of the charging locations that I've seen so far would be great for charging over time while at work but Super Chargers need to be in places that are attractions in their own right for one reason or another. The times that I will want to Super charge are times when the time it takes to charge matter, which means long drives. I don't need, or even want, a supercharger at work or in my garage or even at my hotel (although 240v 30-50amp would be great), I do want one at the place I would be willing to stop anyway on a long road trip.
100 mile intervals along highways 5 and 101 in California, Yosemite, and South Lake Tahoe.
As an Oregonian I'm insulted that you would stop your installations at the boarder! Besides, it seems to me like a lot of California residents can't manage to stop at the boarder anyway! (okay, really bad joke) I was actually thinking that all up and down the pacific coast highway would be a great idea (along with I-5).
i'd like to drive my model s home from CA. so, scattered across the united states to massachusetts about 250 miles apart.
Everywhere. No seriously. Gas stations are everywhere.
However, I don't really think this will be all that necessary, since you'll be able to "fill up" every night, but for convenience sake, when you're in a pinch, it would be a great comfort to know that there's always some place nearby you could go.
When millions of people are driving electric cars, somebody's going to build pay-for charging stations, because it will make business sense. I actually think it makes a lot of sense for the gasoline retailers to do it.
Half way between LA and Phoenix.
+1 Dennis!
There's a glaring hole in the country's EV charging infrastructure across the Great Plains all the way to the Central Valley. Build along the I-20 and I-80 corridors.
Tesla's already conveyed its intention of building out the east coast I-95 corridor, though only from DC to Boston. They should extend that northwards into Maine (a popular skiing and summer vacation destination) and southwards to connect DC to Florida (a popular winter destination). A lot of people maintain homes both in the north and in Florida, and these relatively affluent snowbirds regularly drive the run.
for sure, someone should get after the government to put banks of chargers in national parks and wildlife refuges. The EV population probably has higher utilization of such locales and you always park for a chunk of time...they can start with the Everglades, particularly the Flamingo Visitor Center, if you don't mind my putting my self-interest first....because that's about as far as you can go in Florida without seeing a gas or charging station....after that, they can put one halfway between Miami and Orlando, where there are already a bunch of chargers....
I-70 corridor--points between Denver-KC-St. Louis-Indianapolis-Columbus-Pittsburgh
I-10, LA to Tucson, and beyond. Maybe Palm Springs/Blythe/Quartzite/Phoenix area.
I-20 would be alright as an alternative.
With jbherman, but also points to get to Denver from Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, etc.
Definitely in Germany! I came up with seven strategically placed super chargers that could essentially cover the entire country, with distances between them of around 150 to 220 miles. Obviously, they need to be placed alongside the major distance routes, preferably at intersections. Thus when I name cities here, I don't mean "inside the city" but rather at a major interchange close to these cities:
Hamburg (A7/A1)
Hanover (A7/A2)
Berlin (A2, A9, A10, A24)
Kamen (A2/A1)
Hermsdorf (A4/A9)
Würzburg (A3/A7)
Munich (A8/A9)
Obviously, the more, the merrier...
phb | February 15, 2012
As an Oregonian I'm insulted that you would stop your installations at the boarder! Besides, it seems to me like a lot of California residents can't manage to stop at the boarder anyway!
Yes, I'm sure Oregonian boarders are nice people who pay their rent on time. But it borders on weird to be so concerned about them!
Hm, with all the 'buzz' about hot roads with inductive charging, maybe some strategic patches or stretches in selected areas where you could add miles while driving miles. Or big charging loop tracks where you just drive round and round till you've loaded up enough electrons!
I want to be able to make the drive from Seattle to LA to Phoenix to Las Vegas to San Fran and back to Seattle.
But that's just me. :)
I would think the length of the I95 corridor, I91, I93, I90, I84 and I87 in the NY / New Endland space. The Merrit Parkway would be nice, but if you have good coverage on 95 and 84, it wouldn't be a necessity.
Pretty much along interstates everywhere. One problem with Denver is that it is centrally located but far from everywhere so you need supercharging in every direction of the compass. Personally, I need them on I-70 west of Denver (Vail, Grand Junction, Green River, etc...), I-15 south of SLC to Vegas and then to LA (Baker and Barstow). I-80 would be nice too.
I second Charlotte, NC. I would also like to see I-95 covered further south than DC. I am in the Raleigh-Durham area of NC, but I work for a company in Charleston, SC. That trip is a bit over 300 miles (to my brother's condo in North Charleston) which I am making once per month (round trip -- down on Sunday, back on Friday). A single charger at say Florence, SC would allow me to make that trip in about the same time I currently make it in my ICE vehicle.
I75 and I77 betweenFL and OH
Kingston, Ontario and Ottawa, Ontario.
Along major interstates or easy access to them. The ne corridor could benefit from I-91 and I-84 locations.
Along Interstate 15 from LA to Vegas. So Victorville, Barstow and Baker, CA.
Perko's in Mantica, CA 1/2ish from SF Bay Area to Yosemite.
AS a Texan, I would like see them along the two major corridors that criss-cross this massive state: I-35, which runs north/south connecting most of the eastern US to Mexico, connecting Dallas/Austin/San Antonio. The other would be I-10, running east/west, connects Houston/San Antonio/ElPaso. I live in Austin, and this would allow me to go pretty much anywhere in the state with an 85kw battery. I could get greedy and ask for a northwest route thru Lubbock as alot of us drive our families to ski vacations in Colorado....
St. Louis to Chicago to Milwaukee to the UP. We do this drive 3 to 4 times a year to see my in laws. Would be nice to do it in style.
Between San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles I5 (i believe Tesla has mentioned supporting this route already) and between San Francisco Bay Area and North Lake Tahoe (Auburn?) along HWY 80.
I95, Miami to Boston.
I5, San Diego to Seattle.
I10, Los Angeles to Jacksonville, FL.
I80, San Francisco to New York.
That should get things started.
You can fill in later with:
I75, Miami to Detroit.
I70, Denver to St. Louis.
I40, Greensboro, NC to Las Vegas.
I35, Minneapolis, to San Antonio.
With these routes covered, you can pretty much travel anywhere in the USA.
Yuma, AZ
Wickenburg, AZ
Kingman, AZ
Quartzite, AZ
Flagstaff, AZ
Gila Bend, AZ
Blythe, CA
Indio, CA
Let's me travel readily from Phoenix to LA, SD, and/or Vegas.
I'd vote I-20 coast to coast for the southern route, and I-80 coast to coast for the northern route. Maybe I-55 from Chicago to Memphis to bridge between the two routes.
I90, I94. Seattle to Boston. That's the northern route.
Yes, guy in the parking lot asks me about the Roadster. Very cool fast, etc. "But how do you get to Florida?" My favorite quote.
Everywhere, yes of course. But it takes time and money. Where is the best ROI for these first few years before we can cover the whole planet?
So personnaly, I'm in the Washington DC metro area. I need a spot between here and the Outer Banks. Lots of Nags Head travelers, right? A great place would be Fredericksburg I-95. And also Richmond. But the Outer Banks needs a branch East so need something In Norfolk, Chesapeake to feed down that way.
Of course let's pepper I-95 all the way up and down. So who's got the whole I-95 map of roughly 200 mile legs with stations at nice restaurants and hotels? It will be a valuable collectors items in ten years, like the old maps of the new world. I want one.
I think Tesla would have to install a supercharger every 150 miles to be able to service the cars with 230 mile batteries, taking a 25% fuel economy penalty for driving 65mph with the AC on, and having a safety margin.
Utica, NY along the thruway, Lee MA rest area on the turnpike, and 90/495 interchange along the turnpike (Westborough), and I would also request pinball machines in these locations. Don't need superchargers since my 40kWh battery won't be allowed anyway. I don't anticipate doing this drive with my S though. They'll make a killing off the pinball machine though.
I would also request pinball machines in these locations.
Brilliant. Simply brilliant. Pinball and latte.
I think we have agreed that every 150 on every interstate highway is the right option. ;-)
I-80, I-90, I-70 would be my priorities, in that order, but then I never go to the south :-)
The East Coast, Washington to Boston, is not a priority -- a waste of time, honestly -- there are plenty of slower chargers available there, and it's a deeply unpleasant drive with lots of alternatives to driving. But Tesla appears committed to wasting our time by putting Superchargers there early, so whatever.
After reviewing charging availability, I'd actually start with the areas where 240 volt charging is practically nonexistent. This means the northern regions where campgrounds close in the winter; and the giant desert gaps east of California.
Start by making trips *possible*, and worry about making them easy later.
150 miles works, but 100-120 would be better. Reduces "bunching" at the stations, and permits full highway speeds rather than hypermiling.
@ncn: to some extent, I agree with you. I've driven the Northeast Corridor, I've ridden Amtrak along the Corridor, and I've flown. Driving by far is the worst. People are increasingly insane behind the wheel. Crippling traffic volumes and construction zones are inevitable. From the DC metro area to points north, I will only ever take the train or fly.
Now, there are major north-south routes inland, such as I-270, I-81, I-83, US 15, where there are no direct passenger train routes, and flying is either overkill or prohibitively expensive. You really don't have a reasonable option except to fly.
A supercharging station in Frederick, MD would be a good node, I think. US 40 and US 15 go through there. I-70 intersects with the northern end of I-270 there, and ridiculous amounts of traffic to Baltimore, DC, Harrisburg, and westbound I-70 to I-81, etc., travel through there every single day.
I would suggest a few spots along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, such as Bedford (touristy) or the Midway rest stop. At 65 mph and no problems, it's about 7 hours' drive between Pittsburgh and Philly. Three supercharging stations should cover the turnpike.
Another possibility is Harrisburg, PA. It's a huge, natural hub. It's 2 hours from DC, Baltimore and Philly, and about 4 hours from NYC and Pittsburgh. It's clearly strategic at least from the fact that there are square miles of trucking terminals around Harrisburg. I-81, I-83, PA Turnpike (I-76), US 22 and US 322 all pass through/around the city. It's also near a popular destination, Hershey, the home of Hershey's chocolate and a large amusement park.
I'm not sure if ncn has tongue firmly planted in cheek regarding ignoring the NE corridor but I suspect not. Tesla's strategy of focusing on the most populous, heavily traveled long distance corridors makes sense from a business and sales perspective. Having level 2 chargers about simply does not solve the problem of long distance travel unless you feel like stopping for a few hours for a recharge. Regarding Amtrak v driving, put 4 people in the car and it is significantly cheaper to drive from NY to DC than it is to take the train, especially if you need a vehicle at the other end.
Tom A's strategy makes the most sense. Key, major interchanges get superchargers then fill in the gaps to make travel between them possible.
The "Model S buyer's map" shows loads of presales in SoCal, but just me by my lonesome in Las Vegas. Also, Los Angelinos are famous, perhaps even "notorious," for doing Sin City weekends.
Besides, I'll probably need to get my Model S to Los Angeles for its scheduled maintenance plus any other service, for a couple years or so, assuming all goes well and Tesla becomes a long-lived hit. If I had to actually take my Model S delivery in SoCal right now... uh... well, I'd be in a bind.
The obvious recharge points on I-15 are:
Barstow CABaker CAPrimm NV.
Otherwise, there's really very little civilization and a whole lot of desert on that route. Anyone who's seen Baker CA knows what I mean.
I might one day want to take my Model S to the Grand Canyon or Phoenix, but the Siren Call of Disneyland and a place to get Tesla service makes me put the route to LA at the top of my wish list.
Dave, I believe there is a Tesla charger installed at the McDonalds in Barstow, though its not a super charger...
The next to last north bound rest stop on the New Jersey turnpike and the midway rest sto on the Pennsylvania turn pike
Making it easy for buyers to get to service locations (and/or drive home from the store) makes sense initially. Every 100-120 miles along interstate highways sounds good, as that could work regardless of battery size if a 240V charger is also available at the site. Start from the stores, and work out along interstates in all directions.
Being in central Iowa, roughly 350 miles from the nearest service & store locations in Chicago at present time, I'd very much like to see chargers announced along I80 and I88 at Des Moines IA, Coralville IA, Sterling IL and at the Chicago service location (~115 miles apart).
Alternatively, it may work to have just 1 high speed charger at Davenport in between Des Moines & Chicago, although that would be pushing it for the 230 mile battery (~175 miles apart) and definitely wouldn't work for the 160 mile--might also need 240V chargers at both Coralville and Sterling to help those with smaller batteries bridge the gap.
I80 goes from NY to the SF area, so should be a high priority to allow for cross-contentinental travel eventually. I35 between Minneapolis and San Antonio also seems important, both to me and for being a key route for cross-continental travel.
At present time,
"Now, there are major north-south routes inland, such as I-270, I-81, I-83, US 15, where there are no direct passenger train routes, and flying is either overkill or prohibitively expensive. You really don't have a reasonable option except to fly."
I think you meant "except to drive"??
The I95 corridor from Miami to Boston. Let's get the east coast covered. High visibility, and high impact with Boston, NY, Atlantic City, Philly, Baltimore, DC, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Richmond, Charlotte and the beaches (Virginia Beach, The Outer Banks, Myrtle Beach, Daytona Beach, Miami Beach, etc.) all within distance.
I have four destinations that I usually drive to that would be nice to have supercharger support. Mt Tremblant, Ottawa, Toronto and Boston. The first two of which would be drive-able without but would be nicer to have charging support at the destinations but the last two would almost require Supercharger support. There have been rumors that the Toronto route along the 401 will get some EV charging stations but whether or not they will get the Tesla superchargers is still not confirmed. The only one I am concerned about is the trip to Boston and to go there I usually take the I91 to the I93 down but the I89 route would be acceptable as well. If they add that and add support for the I95 down to Florida I easily be persuaded to take a road trip down for my winter golf fix instead of flying.
I live near Salt Lake City, the "difficult" part of the country for EV adoption. With the 300 mile battery pack, I can cover ALL of my daily / weekly commuting and driving. I can get all around the northern half of Utah without problems and don't see a need for a charger anywhere other than home.
The challenge is that 3-4 times a year we take trips of greater distance to places like Moab (230 miles), Cedar City (250 miles), St. George (300 miles), Denver (530 miles), Las Vegas (425 miles), Yellowstone (300 miles). These trips will all require some way to charge en route, and no one ever goes 55 mph on these roads.
I would love to see Superchargers along I-15 from Salt Lake to LA, and I-70 from I-15 to Denver. However, these routes go through some very long stretches of remote area... So, while I would love to see Supercharges along these routes, I'm not holding my breath because I think the routes listed above will serve many more people / EV enthusiasts.
If Tesla did provide Supercharging along these routes, I think both the Model S and Model X would be very popular here in Utah.
A Supercharger near Elko NV on I-80. That's a long, lonely stretch of road between Reno and Salt Lake City! There's a few campgrounds on US-50, which parallels I-80, but they're poor substitutes for a Supercharger.
@Brian H, 2/20: Yes. "drive". oops.
@Derril, 2/20: +100
The East Coast, the entire coast (Bar Harbor to Miami), would be beneficial for exactly those reasons - high population density and high concentrations of desirable tourist and vacation destinations.
As I understand it, TM will be emphasizing the two coasts, then start working inland from both ends. I look forward to detailed announcements.
Actually, I would expect that the primary routes under consideration would overlap significantly with the various proposed high-speed rail systems, for the same reasons (targeting high-volume driving routes that connect popular destinations).
+1 Tom A: the northernmost reaches of the world is not at Boston. To the contrary, Boston is the hub of the world. :-) Extending the charging network northward from Boston to Bar Harbor is a good call; a great tourist destination with sparse charging infrastructure.


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New fabric + new pattern = new pajamas!
I found this fabric in the clearance section at Joann's, which was 50% off last weekend! Major score.
I made the pants using a pattern in Growing Up Sew Liberated.
Both patterns are really easy to follow and the sizing was right on. I've made pants and tees before, but I've always traced a piece of clothing to make the pattern. It's nice to have a ready to go, sized right pattern.


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Check out Save the Manatee Club's new television spot, voiced by club co-founder Jimmy Buffett, which is being distributed to stations nationwide.
It asks people to, "Join us in leaving a lasting legacy for Florida's cherished manatees."
"We are ever-grateful to Jimmy Buffett for his vital support through the years to help manatees," said Patrick Rose, executive director of Save the Manatee Club, an international nonprofit advocacy group. "He co-founded the club in 1981; he has lobbied for better manatee and manatee habitat protection measures, and has also been featured in numerous public service announcements produced by the club. Thanks, in part, to Jimmy's involvement with the club, manatees are one of America's most well-known and beloved marine mammals."
Other celebrities who have aided Save the Manatee Club's manatee conservation efforts include Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Carl Hiaasen, Alex Trebek, and Cheryl Tiegs.


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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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Over the past 2 years I've done posts on the history of Cinco de Mayo and shared some fun music (to help you get your groove on) in celebration of this day. Enjoy!
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We finally got a tease of what director Zack Snyder's iteration of Superman looks like this past July by way of the first trailer for Man of Steel, and the first thought on many people's minds was, "Boy, that looks a lot like Batman Begins." The similarities are no accident, as the new Superman pic first got off the ground when Begins co-writer David S. Goyer came up with a way to approach Supes in a reboot that piqued the interest of Batman director Christopher Nolan. The two pitched the take to Warner Bros., Goyer wrote the screenplay with Nolan producing, and 300's Zack Snyder was tasked with brining the project to fruition.
Goyer recently talked a bit about how he and Nolan approached Man of Steel, expressly stating that they developed the update using the same "naturalistic approach" that was adopted for The Dark Knight Trilogy. Hit the jump for the full quotes.
Speaking today at Rome Fiction Fest (via BadTaste), Goyer was asked about what Man of Steel has in common with Goyer's previous works:
"What Christopher Nolan and I have done with Superman is try to bring the same naturalistic approach that we adopted for the Batman trilogy. We always had a naturalistic approach, we want our stories to be rooted in reality, like they could happen in the same world we live in. It's not that easy with Superman, and actually this doesn't necessarily mean we will make a dark movie. But working on this reboot we are thinking about what would happen if a story like this one actually happened. How would people react to this? What impact would the presence of Superman in the real world have? What I really like to do is write 'genre' stories without a cartoonish element. I did the same with Da Vinci's Demons, and I'll do the same with Man of Steel."
Some fans of the comics aren't too crazy about Goyer/Nolan/Snyder's "real world" approach to Superman, but I'm really interested to see how this take plays out. We saw some brief action sequences at Comic-Con and the (for lack of a better word) "gritty" style was an interesting way to see Henry Cavill's Supes and Michael Shannon's General Zod duking it out in very alien-looking costumes.
There's still a long way to go before the film's release and we've seen just the tiniest snippet of footage from the full film, so I'll remain cautiously optimistic until we've seen more. Man of Steel opens on June 14th, 2013.


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Found: John Bond's Byers SR100 and mystery Byers
http://www.globalpost.com/webblog/wheel ... tery-byers
Nothing beats a fiberglass speedster body with a 392 HEMI under the hood.As long as I've known Geoff Hacker, I've been amazed at both his dedication to fiberglass cars from the 1950s and his ability to sniff them out, as if his nose is finely tuned to the odors of half-century-old resin and fiberglass dust. From his trip to Southern California earlier this month, Geoff filed this report of visiting George McGuire of Los Angeles and George's two Byers SR100s:
And what cars they are! George acquired both about eight years ago from the Northeast USA and brought them back to California – just miles from where they were made in El Segundo in the 1950s and 1960s.
We believe the dark green car, which is a hand-laid fiberglass body from the 1950s, to be built by John Bond of Road and Track in the late 1950s. It will take some more research to make this determination, but Bond decided to build a Byers after he ran a story – and a Byers SR100 – on the cover of Road and Track in February 1957. Then in March 1959, he wrote another article discussing how he built the car. George is shown with his car earlier this week during my visit with him.
The orange Byers was just a body acquired at the same time as the John Bond car. George is in the process of building it into a vintage race car and the engine is built and ready to go – a 392 Chrysler Hemi with a rare Jot Horn four deuce intake manifold with four Stromberg 97s. What a screamer this will be. Some of your readers may have some history on this body – it was built and run near Plymouth, Ohio, in the 1960s and has a chopper gun fiberglass body sold by Kellison (called SR100) and built in the 1960s.
We found a number for Mulvane's Speed and Custom Equipment, the business advertised on the back of the orange Byers, but it's since been disconnected. Anybody recall seeing this Byers race?


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1. Create the Shortcut, let's say for GMail. In chrome, select the three bar menu icon, then go to tools, then create application shortcut. Then select desktop only. Or if it is a chrome we app, open the new tab, right click the app and select make shortcut.
2. Now you have your amazing shortcut, but the icon is a wee bit blurry and distorted. No problem. Go to the Google play store and search for GMail (or any other app you need for the icon) Once you find it. Right click the icon/ logo and select save image as. Then save it wherever.
3. Go to http://convertico.com/ and upload the the png image you downloaded from the play store in step 2. Now, go ahead and convert it and save it to an icon folder or really anywhere you want.
4. Now, go to your desktop and right click on the shortcut we made in step 1. Then select properties. The options should be general and shortcut, plus a few others. We only need shortcut. Go to the menu and click change icon. No select browse. No navigate to where you saved the .ico file from step 3 and select that. Then select ok, then ok again. Now there you go!
A high quality, official icon for almost any web app! :D Hope this helped. I have a video walk-through for visual guidance.


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PRINCETON - Mitch Henderson is the first to tell you his team has earned its reputation as not being able to close out games.
Entering play Saturday night, Princeton had held the lead at halftime in eight of its 10 contests, yet was sitting two games under the .500 mark.
Well, a perfect week later and the Tigers are starting to look like the team that was picked to win the Ivy League.
Ian Hummer and Denton Koon both finished with 17 points, helping Princeton pull away from Bucknell for a 79-67 victory at Jadwin Gym.
The Bison came in riding a six-game win streak and were ranked No. 5 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll.
'We beat a good Bucknell team,' Hummer said. 'All the games where we didn't get blown out, we were right there. We led every first half and we were with them until the end when we faltered a little bit. This was the first game we put a full 40 minutes together.'
The Tigers improved to 5-6, while Bucknell fell to 11-2.
Princeton did its damage from the 3-point line, connecting on 11 of 25 - six in the second half. Clay Wilson and T.J. Bray hit three each.
Wilson and Bray knocked down 3s on consecutive possessions, giving the Tigers a 53-43 lead, and some breathing room, with 8:45 remaining.
'I've always felt like, if you take 30 threes and they are really good shots from the guys that can make them, that's what we need to do,' Henderson said. 'I thought every one was really good.'
They pushed the advantage to 15 after Bray hit a 3-pointer and Hummer made 1 of 2 free throws with 5:57 left.
Then did what has been a struggle until this week.
Closed the game out by making 13 of 15 free throws after Bucknell elected to begin fouling for the final 2:54.
'They are trying to establish their identity with a new core,' said Bison coach Dave Paulsen, admitting his team looked a bit leggy playing for the fourth time in eight days, 'and unfortunately we may have helped them find that identity tonight.'
Mike Muscala led Bucknell with 17 points, Joe Willman had 15 and Cameron Ayers added 14.
Muscala, a 6-foot-11 senior getting significant buzz from NBA scouts, came in averaging 18.8 points per game and 22.4 in five December contests.
But Princeton left the big man feeling frustrated.
Hans Brase, Brendan Connolly and Hummer combined to limit Muscala's touches, and when he did catch it on the block, they made him work for his points.
Muscala shot 5 of 11, but was forced to earn his points at the free-throw line. He went to the stripe 11 times, making seven, as Brase, Connolly and Hummer used up 10 fouls against him.
'I played soft at times tonight,' Muscala said.
Hummer fouled out with 1:31 remaining and Brase picked up his third with 6:11 left in the first half, limiting him to 19 minutes.
Three other Princeton players also reached double figures.
Brase scored 14 points, Bray added 11 and Mack Darrow - starting in place of the injured Will Barrett - had 10.
'I like the balance we have,' Hummer said. 'If we need defense, we have guys for that. If we need shooting, we have guys for that. We have a well-rounded team and I think it showed tonight.'
Both teams shot it well in the first half.
The Bison scored the first seven points before the Tigers came back with 10 straight to take the lead.
The lead changed hands three times in a tightly contested opening 20 minutes in which the largest advantage was seven after Bucknell started 7-0. The last of those came after back-to-back 3-pointes by Koon (nine first-half points) and Bray, giving Princeton a 33-30 advantage at the break.
Brase and Connolly limited Muscala to three points in the first half.
Willman and Ayers picked up the slack for the Bison, combining for 19 of their 30 points.
'After the Fordham loss, there was a restlessness,' Henderson said. 'The team was very surly on Monday and it helped us. It focused to the point where they responded very nicely.'
NOTES: Princeton played without forward Will Barrett. The junior picked up a thigh injury late in the second half of Thursday night's win over Rider. … The teams combined for 11 turnovers - four by Princeton and seven by Bucknell.


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I deserve a senior discount. I really, really deserve one. Uh, hold on there a minute, folks. Don't get the idea I'm announcing I'm now officially eligible for that cheaper cup of coffee or ten percent discount at the check outs on Wednesdays. Sadly, that day will come all too soon. (Some days I feel it's just around the corner…!)
No, what I'm talking about is a high school senior discount. As some of you may know, I'm the mother of triplets who are currently high school seniors -- twelfth graders in the throes of 'senioritis' -- and all the lovely symptoms that come with the affliction. I mean condition.
Think about it for a minute. ACT, PSAT, FAFSA. All those acronyms in triplicate! Triple the college visits, triple the number of graduation announcements, triple the hormones and the 'tudes. Like I said, I deserve a senior discount. (And a long vacation)
The other day senior pictures were scheduled. Times three, remember. I didn't know who to feel sorrier for: me or the photographer. Me, for trying to get everyone ready and there on time. Makeup? Check. Brush and comb? Check. Different outfits? Check. Shoes for said outfits? Check. Directions to the photographer's rustic country location? Yikes! Okay so I ended up getting lost. (The only reason we weren't late was because I was judging the time from the clock in the car and it was off by more than thirty minutes.) The photogrpaher had it little better. He ended up toting his camera back and forth a gazillion times for the outdoor shots -- narrowly escaping head trauma from a bunch of walnuts dislodged and sent plummeting earthward by an inquisitive squirrel--and exhibited Job-like patience waiting for the various changes of apparel. And changes of mind about backgrounds. And props. Or whether to smile or not to smile. Or rest a chin in a hand or cross arms or sit, stand, lie, lean… All in triplicate, of course. Whew!
We were finishing up for the night and down to the last picture. "Join us, Mom, for the last picture," the triplets urged as I sat slumped in the tall director's chair prop. "Please!" They chorused.
I gave them a 'get real' look. I had on scruffy jeans and a hoodie. My forehead was raw from all the forehead rubbing. What little hair I had left was standing straight up. And I had a little 'tude of my own.
"Maybe next time," I said.
"But we're only graduating once, Mom!" they reminded me.
I smiled then. Broadly. Warmly. Wickedly. Times three.
"Now that's the smile we're looking for!" the photographer exclaimed.
And know what? That senior discount is looking better and better all the time.
So, how do you feel about growing old? Or older? What about your children growing up and moving on? Looking forward to it? Or fighting it every step of the way?
Oh, before I sign off for today I want to congratulate Linda H for being the winner of our first Killer Fiction prize package. I'll be sending the goodies out to Linda this weekend! Congrats again, Linda, and thanks for visiting our Killer Fiction Writers blog! Come back often!
And make sure you all drop in this Saturday. Our Killer Fiction guest blogger is Dorchester Debut author, Angie Fox. Angie's first book, THE ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER, will be out in August, '08. She'll blog about her 'sale' story and 'the call' so make sure you stop in and check it out!
See you next week!
~Bullet Hole Bacus~
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Senior Discount, Anyone?
I deserve a senior discount. I really, really deserve one. Uh, hold on there a minute, folks. Don't get the idea I'm announcing I'm now officially eligible for that cheaper cup of coffee or ten percent discount at the check outs on Wednesdays. Sadly, that day will come all too soon. (Some days I feel it's just around the corner…!)
Posted by Kathy Bacus at 10:04 AM
18 comments:
I don't have kids but I can't imagine coping with ONE, let alone three at once! You're a brave woman. :)
- October 18, 2007 at 1:07 PM
- Christie Craig said...
I have a senior now, too. So I can relate, minus two. As for getting older . . . I decided not to do that. Nope, I'm going to stay young. :-)
Great post.
Crime Scene Christie
- October 18, 2007 at 1:14 PM
- Stacy S said...
I only have one and thought he was hard enough(he'll be 11 Sunday!). I couldn't imagine 3 at once. Did you take the picture with them?
- October 18, 2007 at 1:48 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
It's a bit daunting at times, Tori. Through all their various stages of development I've told myself, "When they're ______, (fill in the blank with a developmental phase of your choice)it will get easier." Uh, news flash. Never did. Just different.
Triple the tears, but triple the joy, too!
Thanks for weighing in!
~Bullet Hole~
- October 18, 2007 at 2:56 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Only one, Christie? Lightweight! :)
And I guess I look at aging as being preferable to the alternative...!
~Bullet Hole~
- October 18, 2007 at 2:57 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Uh, that would be a big NO on the photo op, Stacy. No amount of touch ups or photo shop technology could have made me look human that night. Not even close.
Eleven is a tough age. They're entering middle school and that's where they begin to think they know it all. Hold on. It's a bumpy ride from this point on!
~Bullet Hole~
- October 18, 2007 at 3:02 PM
- Gemma Halliday said...
Kathy, you're a saint. Times three.
- October 18, 2007 at 3:04 PM
- Estella said...
My 'baby' is 37 years old, and yes I'm looking forward to my senior discount----next month.
- October 18, 2007 at 3:17 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Yeah right, Gemma. I'm right up there with Mother Teresa. Snort.
But thanks for thinking so!
~Bullet Hole~
- October 18, 2007 at 5:19 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
I'm thinking the 'perks' associated with senior discount status are probably less appealing than still being on the other side of the cut off, Estella.
Guess I'll find out, won't I? Thanks for posting!
~Bullet Hole~
- October 18, 2007 at 5:22 PM
- Lily said...
Getting old... I don't know... I don't think about it! because you never know what will happen tomorrow... so I don't imagine something happening in 40 years.
- October 18, 2007 at 5:27 PM
- Jana DeLeon said...
Heavens, making it through with 3 teenagers, a full-time job and writing books - hell, you don't deserve a discount. You deserve a winning lottery ticket! :)
- October 18, 2007 at 5:39 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
That's a great way to look at things, Lily. And frankly, I don't have time to worry about growing older anyhow. Guess it's better that way, huh?
~Bullet Hole~
- October 18, 2007 at 9:14 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Don't forget the night classes, too, Jana! :)
And I agree. There sure as heck oughta be a winning lottery ticket with ol' Bullet Hole's name on it. For the jackpot, of course!
Hey, it could happen...
~Bullet Hole~
- October 18, 2007 at 9:19 PM
- Jenyfer Matthews said...
My youngest, a boy, just turned 5 yesterday and I swear he's harder to manage than a barrel of monkeys so I cannot imagine having three of him!! My daughter is 7 going on 17 with an attitude to match so ditto. Hats off to you, Kathy!
And just wait until all three are producing grandchildren for you!!!
- October 19, 2007 at 12:30 AM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Uh, thanks for putting the "Grandma" visual in my head, Jennifer. While I'd love grandchildren, I hope my kids hold off for a while and let me catch my breath!
~Bullet Hole~
- October 19, 2007 at 12:05 PM
- Nathalie said...
Old is beautiful... think of all the experiences you have lived!
- October 29, 2007 at 9:12 PM
True... but the wrinkles!! Don't want to think about it... though the discounts must be nice :)
- October 29, 2007 at 9:12 PM


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Late Sunday night, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is cutting iPhone parts orders in half due to weaker than expected demand.
Then The Nikkei reported that Apple asked LCD panel partners to cut orders for iPhone screens in half from 65 million during the March quarter.
Yesterday, Apple stock tanked on the news, briefly trading below $500.
Now, Apple bloggers all over are questioning whether the WSJ and The Nikkei are getting played by people trying to manipulate Apple's stock ahead of its earnings call next week.
It started with a report in BGR by Tero Kuittinen, arguing that the numbers in the WSJ report and The Nikkei are "weird."
The latest estimates for iPhone sales during the Christmas quarter average around 52 million units. Let's assume (charitably) the iPhone 5 portion of this may be anything from 30 to 40 million. In the seasonally soft March quarter, iPhone 5 unit sales might be 25 to 35 million units. Sales of the latest iPod touch tend to drop by 50% from the Christmas quarter to the March quarter, but could add 4 million units to the total number of devices equipped with 4-inch Retina displays Apple sells in the quarter.
So if the most likely number of 4-inch screens Apple is reasonably expected to sell in March quarter is around 30 to 40 million units, why did Nikkei publish a report stating that Apple had halved its display orders for the quarter from 65 million units? Nikkei was quite specific about the 65 million number. And it clearly tied it to iPhone 5 component orders, not total iPhone or iPhone 5 and iPod touch orders.
In what world did Apple expect to order components for 65 million iPhone 5 handsets in the seasonally soft March quarter?
Perhaps the weirdness of the math is why the current version of the WSJ article no longer cites the 65 million unit figure. Sometime between Sunday at 8:00 p.m. EST and Monday at 7:00 a.m., the Journal decided to drop the number from its article. But if the 65 million number is not right, is the estimate for halving March orders correct?
TechCrunch columnist/VC MG Siegler writes:
A few things going on here: 1) WSJ cites an analyst numbers then removes the reference 2) Apple not responding (because they can't: loopinsight.com) 3) Possible stock manipulation ahead of earnings
The Next Web's Matthew Panzarino goes a step further, writing:
Let me get this straight 1. Analysts make up 65M iPhone number. 2. Analysts then say make believe number 'cut in half' 3. Stock manipulation
And Daring Fireball's John Gruber says:
The reports claiming 65 million displays for next quarter make little sense; the reports that claim component orders have been "halved" but without any specific numbers can't be verified three months from now when Apple reports its actual iPhone sales for the coming quarter. In the meantime, of course, Apple's stock took a beating today on these reports. If you don't smell stock manipulation here, I have a bridge to sell you.


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|Dancing Feet Spell
Tarantallegra (ta-RON-ta-LEG-gra)[1]
|Hand Movement
Forces the victim to dance wildly
Unknown (prior to 79 AD)
- "The "Dancing Feet" spell has its origins in ancient Italy, but is best remembered for its improper usage by Warlock Zaccaria Innocenti who is credited with conjuring a 'dance' within Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD."
- —Description[3]
The Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) is a charm[4] used to force another person's legs to begin dancing uncontrollably. The spell requires a clear, unobstructed view of the target to be successfully cast.[3]
This spell has its origins in Italy but is best remembered for its improper usage by warlock Zaccaria Innocenti who is credited with conjuring a 'dance' within Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.[3] It is mainly used to make a victim do something hilarious, but it can be also be used in duelling. Draco Malfoy cast this spell on Harry Potter in 1992 at the first meeting of the Duelling Club. Antonin Dolohov used it against Neville Longbottom during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. It is possible this is the spell used to make a pineapple dance across the classroom in the first year charms exam.
The Tarantella is a dance originating in Italy. It was believed to cure the effects of the bite of a Tarantula by causing the victim to sweat out the toxin. It wasn't until centuries later that scientists determined the Black Widow was actually the venomous spider in question; people merely blamed the Tarantula because of its size.[5] Allegra may be derived from allegro, a musical tempo meaning "quick and lively"; or simply from the word "leg" as this is the only body part affected by the jinx.
Behind the scenesEdit
- It can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.
- It should be noted that although this spell requires the target to have legs (animate or inanimate) it can also provoke a reaction out of legless targets (for example, it is known to have caused Mt. Vesuvius to erupt).
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter Official Site
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Scholastic Pronunciation Guide
- ↑ http://www.pottermore.com/en/book2/chapter11/moment2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tarantallegra entry on the Cast-a-Spell kit found in the Library section of the Harry Potter Official Site.
- ↑ It is included in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 on Pottermore.
- ↑ A&E Special on Spiders


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