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Police and public works budgets are stretched to the max, forcing municipal officials to cut left and right. Implementing new programs is nearly unheard of.
However, one program is being added to solid waste departments across the country — and it doesn't cost a thing.
In 2004, Houston-based solid waste giant Waste Management launched Waste Watch, an initiative designed to bolster a community's law-enforcement efforts by training haulers to identify and report suspicious or dangerous activities. The company offers the training program at no cost; participants watch a video and listen to advice from sheriff's deputies or other local law enforcement officials.
The program is a far cry from the 2008 movie Hero Wanted, however, in which Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a solid waste collector who moves from emptying trashcans into his truck to emptying bullets into evildoers. According to Waste Management Marketing Director Jim Karls, participants are directed only to observe and report to police — not to tackle the bad guys themselves.
During training, collectors learn common signs of crime and terrorist activity — abandoned or illegally parked vehicles, large containers out of place, people peering surreptitiously into windows — and how to respond if they encounter a crime in progress. To date, more than 100 communities have implemented Waste Watch. Public officials largely have responded positively to the program's zero-dollar price tag and use of existing resources to solve a problem.
"Who's going to see more of the comings and goings of the neighborhood than the people who haul waste up and down alleys, up and down blocks, on a regular basis?" says Tom Dart, Cook County (Ill.) sheriff. Several cities and towns in the county, including Alsip, Orland Park, Palos Heights, and Chicago Ridge, have launched the program.
In Michigan, collectors reportedly have helped crack down on illicit meth labs, put the kibosh on robberies, and foil identity theft. Already in place in several Michigan cities and towns, including Battle Creek, the program is being expanded to Lansing, Grand Rapids, and other municipalities.
The City of Phoenix deployed Waste Watch earlier this year. According to Public Safety Manager Jack Harris, officials there view the program as a logical extension of other patrol efforts, such as Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol and Block Watch, both of which train citizens to keep an eye out for suspicious goings-on in their neighborhoods. "Through November 2009, Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol members have worked nearly 19,000 hours, and that means they've saved the city more than $380,000," he says.
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CHICAGO -- A.J. Pierzynski doesn't see himself as a power hitter. The numbers disagree.
Pierzynski tied a White Sox record by homering in his fifth consecutive game, a go-ahead, two-run drive in the seventh inning off Jason Isringhausen that led Chicago over the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 Sunday.
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With the Angels ahead 2-1, Isringhausen (3-2) relieved Dan Haren and allowed a leadoff single to Dayan Viciedo. Pierzynski pinch hit for Tyler Flowers and hit a drive just out of the reach of a leaping Mike Trout in right-center field, Pierzynski's career-high 21st homer.
Paul Konerko and Adam Dunn ribbed Pierzynski about his power surge.
"The guys that are supposed to do that, they were making fun of me and calling me a home run hitter," Pierzynski said. "I'm not supposed to be doing this so just ride it out as long as you can, enjoy it and have fun with it."
Nate Jones (5-0) allowed one run in two innings in relief of injured starter Francisco Liriano, Brett Myers pitched a scoreless eighth, and Addison Reed struck out two in the ninth for his 18th save in 21 chances.
Chicago took two of three in the weekend series, has won nine of 12 games, and maintained a 1½-game lead over Detroit in the AL Central.
"We've had games against good teams, the Angels, the Yankees, Texas," Konerko said. "You know that we can play with these guys and we can compete with them and beat them."
Liriano, making his first home start for the White Sox since he was acquired from Minnesota on July 28, left after five innings because of a bruised right quadriceps caused by a Maicer Izturis one-hopper.
Liriano gave up one run and four hits, struck out four and walked one.
"I was disappointed, but at the same time things happen during the game," said Liriano, who does not expect to miss his next turn. "I'm just really happy to be able to give the team a chance to win a ball game."
Haren allowed one run and four hits in six innings. He is 2-0 with a 2.00 ERA over 18 innings in three starts since a stint on the disabled list caused by lower back stiffness.
"Great effort from Dan this afternoon," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He used a lot of pitches to get to the sixth inning, but still he battled and showed his stuff was much crisper, so that's a positive we'll take moving forward."
Trout's sacrifice fly put the Angels ahead in the fifth after Izturis reached on the ball off Liriano, which rolled toward shortstop for an infield single. Peter Bourjos bunted for a single and Bobby Wilson hit the first of his two sacrifice bunts to advance Izturis to third.
Kevin Youkilis tied the score with a home run down the left-field line leading off the sixth, his third in two games and seventh in just 15 games at U.S. Cellular Field.
"He's a good player," manager Robin Ventura said. "We didn't doubt that. Letting him go out and play every day for us has been big. I don't think he was necessarily getting the opportunity" in Boston.
With the bases loaded in the sixth, Izturis grounded into an inning-ending double play.
Torii Hunter singled for a 2-1 lead in the seventh to score Bourjos, who had walked leading off and took second on Wilson's sacrifice.
Alexei Ramirez hit an RBI triple in the eighth against Jerome Williams.
- Since 1921, the White Sox also got home runs in five straight games from Greg Luzinski (1983), Ron Kittle (1983), Frank Thomas (twice in 1994), Carlos Lee (2003) and Konerko (2011), according to STATS LLC.
- White Sox starter John Danks will have season-ending left shoulder surgery Monday in Chicago. The left-hander, who has been out since May 25 with a shoulder strain, finished the season 3-4 with 5.70 ERA.
- LHP Chris Sale (12-3, 2.61 ERA) will start Monday for the White Sox against Kansas City. Sale's turn was skipped the last time through the rotation to afford him more rest during his first season as a starter.
- Hunter returned to the Angels lineup after a day off.
- The White Sox host the Royals on Monday with Sale opposing Luis Mendoza (5-7, 4.32). The Angels travel to Oakland with Jered Weaver (14-1, 2.29) taking on Jarrod Parker (7-4, 3.44).


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I've been thinking lately about trying to get into some competition psitol shooting. I don't even have a suitable gun yet but I was hoping someone here could give me some advice on a good way to begin.
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I've been thinking lately about trying to get into some competition psitol shooting. I don't even have a suitable gun yet but I was hoping someone here could give me some advice on a good way to begin.
What type do you want to compete in? That is first question to answer. A Colt Peacemaker is great for S.A.S.S. but not for P.P.C.
I don't know what types there are. I can't seem to find a basic enough reference to find out either. All I can find ar articles that assume you already have a certain amount of knowledge.
try NRA.com. They can help you with the basic fundamentals and rules.
By watching a few matches, you'll get a feel for how they are run, the guns and gear you'll need to compete in that type of match, and how active the local shooting scene is in your area. It can also give you a taste of that type of competition, and whether it looks interesting to you.
There are often a few folks at each match that are willing to take new shooters/competitors under their wing and show them the ropes. Once in awhile, they'll even offer to lend you their gun and gear and let you shoot a stage, just to get a feel for the action!
Aside from the above-mentioned NRA, also try:
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Thanks, guys. I'll ahev to do some free-time reading.
My guess is you are talking about one of the two listed sites, IDPA or USPSA. Most USPSA beginners, like myself, start in the Production division. Which basically means any standard iron sighted production made firearm meeting the requirments set forth by the USPSA. I shoot a Springfield 9mm XD Tactical. Normally in that division I see XD's, Glock's a couple H&K's and recently the new M&P. I don't shoot IDPA because the rules are different and I'm not a fan of some of their procedures, but many enjoy that sport as well.
I'm no "pro", but there are a few "out of the box" guns that would be okay as a first. I think the Glock 34, XD's long slides, CZ's, S&W M&p's, and the H&k's. Again just some ideas and i"m no pro by any stretch. I'm going to start out with my H&k p2000. Good luck! Happy shooting!:smt023


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Eat, Drink, Play: Slide the day away in Summit County
December 31, 2011
Gone are the days of pizza boxes, packing down new runs in the snow and trekking back up the hill. Tubing has revolutionized sledding.
Tubing combines the basic principal of sledding – sitting down – with the high speeds, adrenaline rush and mechanized ascent that draw winter sports enthusiasts to skiing and snowboarding.
The pastime has become a favorite with families visiting Summit County, which now has three different tubing hills, at Copper, Keystone and the Frisco Adventure Park.
Like the ski slopes, tubing hills are carefully maintained with man-made snow and cats, so customers can count on an exciting experience, even if the weather would have meant some pretty lousy sledding.
The tubing hills feature several long, groomed runs of varying levels of intensity. Guests are transported to the top of the hill on what is commonly called a magic carpet lift, but most closely resembles a moving walkway on an incline. At the top, tubers pick their poison. For older kids and adrenaline junkies, some tubing hills have "black runs" with steeper grades and drop offs, where tube speeds have been clocked at up to 40 miles per hour. When there isn't an airbag between you and the ground, that's fast.
But for younger family members, first timers and those who just prefer to have an airbag nearby anytime they're going to be travelling faster than 30 miles per hour, there are easier slopes, with gentle rollers that keep things interesting on the descent.
The attendants at the top of the hills are pretty open to suggestions. They'll send tubes down spinning or straight, backwards or with a "super spin." Groups can join their tubes together and go down in a cluster or race one another on adjacent runs. But they have their rules, and will only allow one seated person per tube.
The tubing hill operators are big on safety. Each run drops tubers on to a long rolling landing strip where they can come to a safe stop and tall snow banks are built up between runs to keep tubes from jumping lanes.
Summit County's three tubing hills operate on the same basic principals – long, groomed runs of varying pitch and intensity, but each is a little different.
Copper Mountain seems to be the most relaxed hill, allowing tubers to go down "superman" style on their stomachs, to join groups of up to eight tubes together like a toboggan or to go down two at a time on the same run, unattached, so tubes can race and bump into one another on the way down. Copper's rates are also the least expensive if purchased in advance.
The Frisco Adventure Park, though a little stricter on style of descent, is convenient because it is not attached to a resort. Parking is easy to find and readily available next to the lodge where tickets are purchased. Frisco's tubing hill also has a slightly longer hours than Copper's and runs on 15 rather than 30-minute sessions, which, hill managers say, helps increase capacity, limits wait times and keeps a steady flow of people on the hill.
Keystone's tubing hill is the only one located on that side of the county, as Breckenridge Ski Resort doesn't have one. But kids have to be at least 42 inches tall – compared to 36 inches at the other two tubing hills – to tube. None of the tubing hills allow parents to hold smaller kids on their laps or multiple people to ride on one tube.
Tubing is a blast. Hurtling downhill over the snow at breakneck speeds always is. But the experience is significantly different from sledding.
Tubes reach high speeds on groomed runs of hard-packed snow. The experience can be intense for young children and none of the hills allow parents to hold their kids or let kids less than 36 inches tall ride alone. So for families with very young children, sledding might be a better option.
Tubing hills have also taken almost all the work out of sliding down a hill. They provide the tubes, a safety briefing and a lift back to the top after each run. However, while sledding in Summit County is still free and unlimited at all of the four popular hills, tubing hills charge per person fees for hourly sessions.
And, unlike sledding, tubing is not about spending a few quiet peaceful hours playing in the snow. The activity is popular and the three hills, especially during the busy holiday season, are often packed. Most tubing hills recommend making reservations ahead of time and require customers to arrive in advance.


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The Salt Lake Community College Summer Spirit Band took to the streets Wednesday night, rehearsing for upcoming performances by dodging traffic and entertaining residents in the neighborhood surrounding the South City Campus.
Band members marched for an hour, playing current and classic hits as residents danced, cheered and occasionally exchanged confused glances. Young children chased them down the streets, while parents emerged from their homes with camera-phones in hand. The musicians encountered several cars on their journey, but drivers looked more amused than annoyed as they waited for the students to pass.
These neighborhood rehearsals have become a summer tradition for SLCC band members as they prepare for the seasonal parades. This is the eighth year they've practiced by marching through the neighborhood around the campus at 1575 S. State St. Band director Craig Ferrin said it's been good for everyone involved.
"Since parades are always on the streets, we decided we just needed to head out on the streets," he said. "And gratefully and happily, people love it when we do this. The neighborhood thinks it's great."
Resident Jack Hudson was one of many who enjoyed the band's presence.
"They do an awesome job," Hudson said. "This is definitely the best marching band I've seen since high school."
Wednesday was the third of five planned rehearsals. Band members start the practice at the South City Campus Wednesdays around 7 p.m., then move into the streets about a half hour later. In addition to the neighborhood marches, the band will officially perform 10 times during the summer, starting with an appearance at West Valley City's West Fest on Saturday. Ferrin said parade attendees can expect an enjoyable, lighthearted performance.
"We're quite unique. A lot of the high school bands around try to look like lean, mean, military machines, and that's just not what we do," Ferrin said. "We don't have the time and we don't have the inclination. This is a lot more fun."
The band includes about 70 students, each of whom receives a $250 stipend. Although the band changes its music every year, Ferrin said the group always make sure to play "good ol' rock 'n' roll." This year's set list features "Some Nights" by Fun., "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond, "Hey Baby" by Bruce Channel and "YMCA" by the Village People.
After West Fest, the band will play in Taylorsville on June 29 and Riverton on July 3 before performing three times on the Fourth of July.
Ferrin said the band has two basic objectives.
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• North Carolina is 13-0 all-time against East Tennessee State.
• The Lady Bucs and Tar Heels have been familiar foes in recent seasons, meeting eight times over the last 17 years with each meeting coming in Chapel Hill. Friday will mark the fourth consecutive season the teams have faced off, with Carolina scoring a 104-65 win in 2009, an 87-47 victory in 2010 and a 93-77 win last season.
• Only Coastal Carolina (0-15) has played Carolina more times without a win than ETSU (0-13).
• Carolina is 416-93 all-time in Carmichael, including a 43-10 record since the building re-opened after being closed for renovations from March 2008 to December 2009.
• The Tar Heels have won at least 13 home games in each of the last 11 seasons, including a school-record 18 during an undefeated 2007-08 home campaign.
• UNC has lost just 19 home games since the start of the 2001-02 season. The Tar Heels have been even more stingy against non-conference opponents, losing at home just twice outside of league play in the last decade.
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Carolina has been tenacious on the defensive end so far in 2012-13, holding opponents to just 55.2 points per game and 31.7 percent shooting from the field. The win over Ohio State on Nov. 28 was a showcase for how defense is driving this year's Tar Heels. The 57-54 victory marked just the second time since 2005 that UNC won a game in which it scored less than 60 points. UNC then matched a school record for fewest points in a win in the 49-21 victory over NCCU on Dec. 12. Carolina currently ranks in the top 10 in the nation in blocks (6th), steals (5th) and field-goal percentage defense (6th).
Senior center Waltiea Rolle has long been established as one of the top shot-blockers in UNC history. Now the Nassau, Bahamas, standout has reached a career milestone. With five blocks against Radford on Dec. 5, Rolle passed 200 blocks for her career, a mark only reached five times in school history and 13 times in ACC history. Rolle currently has 203 career blocks in 98 career games.


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As you may have noticed in our Blaster thread, TJ was gracious enough to send me his "Nemrod" speargun holster in order to replicate it into FG for our blaster holster.
Unfortunately, when TJ came back from his vacation, it seems like he is now buried in work & thus wouldnt have time to disscuss his plans much less post in TDH. Therefore, he has requested me to spearhead this project with the help of you guys :)
I would like to request those knowledgable in ESB Fett's sidearm holster to contribute any ideas, pics & recommendations towards this project so I could be guided.
In short, this topic is open for disscussion :)
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Theres a park around here called "Catfish Acres" they have a tournament every Friday and Saturday night from 7pm to 12am, $10 entry 100% payout pays big fish every hour. On top of that there are tagged fish, some fish are sporting tags worth $50. If you catch one of these tagged fish or catch the big fish of the hour you win money....Getting payed to fish. Sweet!
Anyway I guess they stock it and there are cats in there up to 80lbs. I just bought a 7' medium heavy spinning rod yesterday and spooled it with 50lb braid. I thought about trying to use 10"- 12" fish for bait either from the grocery store or catching suckers before I go. Right now I have the rod rigged up with a single size 2 Gamakatsu treble and a large bobber. I think the hook is a little small so I was planning on adding a stinger or two. I also bought a 7' MH casting rod and spooled it with 30lb braid, this one has the same size hook with a little smaller bobber that I was planning on using chicken liver on. This rig would work on those 20 pounders but I want to hook into one of those 80 pounders. Winning money would be nice but I wasnt sold on the idea until the guy told me how big the fish were, thats what Im after. Even if I dont land it. I just want to hear the sound of a singing drag. The park is open 24 hours so it makes no difference to me if I catch it durring the tourny or at 2am as long as I hook one Ill be happy. So do you think these rigs will work or is there a better one for monster cats in a large pond?


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Whether or not Colorado decides to expand its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act remains to be seen, as does how a possible expansion would affect local practices.
"It's hard to say if Medicaid expansion would be helpful or totally sink us," said pediatrician Chris Ebert-Santos, who runs the Ebert Children's Clinic in Frisco. "A sudden increase in the number of patients with Medicaid, coupled with a drop in the number of privately insured patients is a concern for many physicians."
Medicaid payments do not cover the overhead – currently, when a patient on the public program is seen, only about 30 percent of the cost of the visit is reimbursed to the medical provider, versus 70-100 percent from most private insurance companies, Ebert-Santos said.
In its recent landmark ruling, the Supreme Court said states did not have to expand Medicaid as Congress had intended. Gov. John Hickenlooper and his health policy staff have said they need to wait to see how expensive Medicaid expansion will be for the state budget before making any decisions.
Sarah Vaine, executive director for the Summit Community Care Clinic, suspects that if an expansion goes through, some providers will have to cut the number of Medicaid patients they see because of the fee-for-service rates, "in which case, people with public insurance, including Medicare, will increasingly start to feel like uninsured folks," she said.
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Well, haven't really seen this done this way, and the vision in my head is cool.
so we'll see when its done.
thus far = 3.5 hours.
steps 1-3
note: "corgi-weathering" may be added at a further date....
Well, haven't really seen this done this way, and the vision in my head is cool.
so we'll see when its done.
thus far = 3.5 hours.
steps 1-3
note: "corgi-weathering" may be added at a further date....
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I like the fist red painting... the others are too 'toxic' IMO. However someone else could love it. How have you done it?
all, will be revealed in time my son.
here are some more weathering...used the yard this time.
still have to add kiwi to get it too look the way thats in my head...
I like the old leather look
My guess is:
Vegetal tanned leather (3 or 3.5mm), unboiled for the male armor, boiled for the female.
Dyed with cloth, and then acetone bleached using brush.
If I'm correct, after your kiwi dye, you'll end with a polish oilskin and the armors will look brighter and a little more brown.
(if I'm wrong, you're amazing at turning any material into leather )
Very nice work here !
I've never seen Medieval Mandos !!!
they wont be midevil, or rennesannse at all. just trying new materials.
as for material they are shoulder leather 1/4" thick
neither are boiled, just run under the faucet in the kitchen
only used 22o grit sandpaper at the moment, and a hammer and sparkplug
started on the male vest tonight
duckcloth, nice thread count.
couldnt find it in the color i wanted so ill have to dye this one...
I'm intrigued.!?
I'm sure you have a colour in mind for the vest, but I think it looks awesome with that armor as it is.
It's awesome the way it is with those colors. It's like desert camo/gear.
OH WOW:thumbup
I am gonna sub to this one.
eh....the contrast is too huge i think.....
will work on it
okay, so ive always been honest with you guys to the point of pissing some of you off, but others are greatfull.
please return the favor and let me know what you think of this project along the way.
these types of comments are what i used back in 2002/2003 to make my first white mando...
...so please let me know what you honestly think.
dude I really LIKE the leather, and I know from your previous work that when you are done with this (these) its gonna look good enough for film.
what about the color?
I think the color is fine, maybe add a few blood splashes since it's leather, it wouldnt wash off like it would from standard armor.
And some charring from laser fire and explosions.
hows this?
im leaning towards the last one...
Last edited by bh7603; Jul 30, 2009 at 10:36 PM.
yeah, I like the last one, but darken the vest just a little, kind of like a little more brown, but only a little.
And the bucket... that is AWESOME, I like the green visor, you gonna get yours from fleabay like I got my red one?
Looks good Jay!!! I agree with Adonian though, a little darker on the vest perhaps...
Looking good mate!
thats pretty much the color of the vest. dying it seems to be a mystery with mixing dyes.
i might just get the thing dirty, and see what happens
soak it in coffee or tea to absorb the color, its cheap, and you can drink it
Just do a test piece to time how long for the proper color.
i like the first or the last.
are you planning to keep the plates looking leather or are you going to work them to look like metal?
leave them.
Leather look is awesome and it's different in a kool way.
I like the last one, but that's just me.
different color
the lighting (incandescent) in the garage looked weird, so i brought it into the kitchen (florescent).


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October 7, 2012
Now that fall has arrived – and nighttime temps are in the 40-degree range – bulb planting season is officially here!
Before buying your bulbs, think first about wildlife. Gardeners complain more and more these days that rabbits, deer, elk and voles are chomping at the bit to chomp their bulbs. Fortunately, there are some things you can do, aside from renewing your hunting license, to protect fall-planted bulbs.
These bulb garden mainstays are less likely to be chewed up by wildlife:
> Daffodils are common in Colorado and generally easy to grow. We usually think of their cheery-yellow color, but they also come in shades of white, orange, pink and red.
> Allium blooms appear as an exotic-looking globe of small flowers perched on top of a long stem. The large-and-tall purple globes are common, but the flowers also grow at varied heights and colors that include white, pink and yellow.
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> Plant bulbs in groupings rather than single file in rows. Bulbs planted in a group create more visual impact when they bloom. And you can speed up the planting process, too, by digging a wide, round whole or rectangular trench and placing many bulbs in it at once. This method is faster than planting bulbs one at a time with a bulber tool.
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Setting the Boundaries
We all know that the collaboration between therapist and client-the therapeutic alliance-is the keystone of therapy. What many therapists may not realize is how much clarifying boundary issues means in establishing and strengthening that collaboration. Boundaries are what make us all feel safe and grounded in a variety of situations; around a relationship in therapy, they create a secure perimeter, which makes possible the level of emotional freedom and authenticity that's critical to successful treatment.
I believe clients need to know up front what makes therapy different from all other relationships. As I've come to appreciate the importance of boundaries and safety to my clients, I've woven a clarification of those issues into the fabric of treatment from the very beginning of each case, sometimes from the first phone call. When clients call to make an appointment, I ask whether this is their first therapy experience. I then follow up during therapy sessions with questions like, "What do you think happens in therapy?" or "How do you think therapy works?" If they've already been in therapy, I ask what's worked for them in their past therapy experiences and, of course, what hasn't worked for them. I explore their opinion about what style of therapist they like and their overall expectations. I explain that I've learned that clients appreciate a collaborative, predictable structure and discuss how we can work together to make their therapy experience as transparent as possible.
I often say, "This is a unique relationship. I'll get to know you very, very well, and know the most intimate details about your life, but you'll never know me on that level. Although we may become best friends of sorts, I'll never hang out with you, and when things are going at their best, we'll probably begin to end the relationship." Often I'll take time to define with clients what makes them feel safe and what types of relationships they feel safe in. Then we'll explore how we can bring those ingredients into our work together.
Because of my focus on safety and collaboration early on, I talk directly about issues that might not occur to other therapists. For example, within the first few sessions, I make it a point to find out whether there may be potential overlap between my clients and me in our personal lives. If you live and practice in a small town, a commercially self-sufficient suburb of a large city, or even a city neighborhood, chances are you'll run into a client at least every now and then-at a party, a business you frequent, a PTA meeting, or perhaps in the shower of the local fitness center (this has happened to me). So I bring up the potential for confusing encounters early on, and discuss with clients how we might deal with possible meetings outside of therapy.
I routinely ask my clients, "If I see you out in public, how do you want to handle this? How should we acknowledge each other, if at all? What if we run into each other and you're with a friend?" Many clients look at me as though I'm crazy, asking if this isn't a bit excessive, and I tell them that it might be, but I've had lots of clients for whom this was a very big deal. Indeed, some clients have told me, "Let's pretend we don't know each other," which is fine with me. Many have no idea how they might handle a chance meeting, so I'll offer some suggestions. "We could just nod and smile, but not engage in conversation. If we met at a party, we could talk and have a ready-made story about how we know each other. At the other extreme, we could openly greet each other and you could just introduce me to all and sundry as your therapist." Most people prefer a little more discretion, since once the information is out, they've lost control of it and have no idea who might ultimately know. Many cautiously choose Option A: we'll nod and pass like ships in the night.
These conversations create an accepted etiquette that clarifies and smoothes over otherwise awkward situations, minimizing the amount of subsequent second-guessing. Particularly for clients new to therapy, unexpected encounters can loom large in their minds, causing days of rumination and requiring an hour of processing during the next session. We spend a good deal of time talking about what might be called the internal boundary issues of therapy: what clients can expect to happen in therapy and what I can do to make them feel secure during the process. If they've been in therapy before, I ask them what was helpful and what wasn't. One client, George, told me that he'd often felt during therapy that his previous therapist, a highly successful, much-published academic with a somewhat reserved manner, thought he was boring and kind of a loser. At that time, George was depressed, hated his job, and was worried about his own future. Whether or not his own lack of self-esteem made him unjustifiably anxious about his therapist's opinion, there was something about the latter's manner that made George afraid to ask him outright what he thought of him. "Besides, he probably wouldn't have told me the truth, anyway," he said. I asked George how we could best avoid the same situation, and he didn't exactly know. I told him a little about my own personal style, so he wouldn't have to spend hours pondering what I meant when I spoke or acted in a certain way. I said I often take long pauses during therapy or draw a deep breath to gather my thoughts before saying something: this is just thinking, not silent disapproval. "When either of those things happens," I said, "I'll share with you what's going on with me."
In addition, I told him I was just born a touchy person. "Sometimes, I automatically reach out and gesture toward someone, or even touch a client lightly, to make a point." Not only that, I tell people that when I have pronounced feelings or thoughts about something, my voice can be rather loud. Some people find this aggressive, even irritating. I tell clients that if I get too loud for them, not to be afraid to tell me to chill out. They won't be the first: I've had clients literally say to me "Whoa, calm down!" I lay out my "hugging policy": if they say they need a hug, I'll do it at the end of the session, but never without being asked. Since I have a small office, I tend to sit close to people. If this bothers a client, I'll back off. In fact, one client was so anxious that she asked me to leave the office door open for the first few sessions-and I did.
These may not seem like boundary issues as they're traditionally defined, but they make the client feel safe and contained like good boundaries are intended to do. What's impressed me repeatedly in talking with former clients is how often therapists (me included), unintentionally make clients feel violated. These are rarely the egregious violations, sexual or otherwise, that alarm ethics boards or end up in law courts. They're the small, sometimes careless, often unconscious acts that exacerbate clients' sense of vulnerability, powerlessness, and anxiety. Clients often say that they don't understand what the therapist was doing or why he or she wouldn't directly answer their questions, and they were put off by what seemed like high-handed behavior. One woman client once confided to me, "My first therapist was a kind man, who said he cared about me, yet he always seemed to be engaging in power plays. For example, he could cancel appointments less than 24 hours in advance, but if I did, I was charged. I asked him many times about his therapy methods, but he never really answered my questions, and it seemed to me he was defensive. I never had any idea what exactly was happening or what I was supposed to be doing or feeling. I'm not saying he ever did anything wrong or bad. But I just always felt off balance, one down, and without any control in therapy."
Clear structures and predictability are necessary to the healthy boundaries of the therapy process. The therapist's respectful and empathic demeanor can help clients build up a healthy sense of their own personal boundaries, which they may never have had the chance to develop before. Unfortunately, without meaning to, the therapist may replicate the abusive relationships in the client's past. We may be "nice people" and experts in our model of therapy; we may know the rules of ethics by heart, and still be completely unconscious of how our clients experience us. That's why it's necessary to make our intentions to keep therapy safe as transparent as possible.
Let's Have an Affair
Now, you might think that having spent so much time thinking and writing about my principles, as well as doing everything I can to follow them in my clinical practice, I'd seldom get caught in the insidious kinds of ethical binds so common in our field. You'd be wrong. Sometimes, the issues become so subtle and complex that we may alienate clients when we're trying our best to protect them. Regardless of how careful and painstaking we try to be, the vagaries of life, human temperament, and personal limitations can be counted on to prevent us from ever becoming proud of our own perfection. In short, stuff happens.
Louise, a caterer, had entered therapy with a history of childhood sexual abuse from several people close to her and a violent first marriage. A compulsive shopping addict who'd run up a great deal of credit-card debt, she had a pattern of wanting to be the favorite of teachers and other authority figures, who regularly took her into their confidence and told her she was their prize student. Throughout her life, many of these relationships had become sexual, although never turning into long-term, intimate connections. She didn't see them as abusive, yet she realized that, in the end, her needs weren't being met or even recognized. Although I regularly give my boundary and safety spiel to everyone in the beginning stages of therapy, it was clear that, with Louise, this discussion was crucial. I assured her, even though she never asked or seemed worried, that I wouldn't be a person in a position of power who'd use her as my prize. Early on, when we discussed the possibility of running into each other at an event she was catering, we decided that we'd only nod to each other if we met. She appreciated these discussions and said that there was "a transparency" she'd never thought of before to our therapy work. She proved to be an eager, intuitive, and likeable client and everything went swimmingly during our first few months of work.Then one day, while I was at an out-of-state training, I got a call from my eldest son. "Mom," he said, obviously excited, "Marie [his fiancee] and I have found the perfect caterer for the wedding. She has a fantastic menu, she's reasonably priced, and she really seems to get what we're all about. We're so relieved! We want to have a tasting for both families in a couple of weeks, and I want you to look at your schedule and tell us some times when you can do it." Did I feel a warning tingle? Maybe, but I live in a pretty big town and there are lots of caterers around. I felt genuinely happy for my son and his bride to be, who'd spent months agonizing over this decision. "That's fabulous!" I said. "What's the caterer? I wonder if I've eaten their food." His response: "The name is Let's Have an Affair-do you know them?"
Yep, it was Louise's business, all right. I think I may have gasped. I know I stopped breathing and paused, but years of crisis-intervention training have made me quick on my feet. "Sweetie, that's just great. I'm really happy for you. Now, I'm due to begin my workshop, so I'll talk to you when I get back."
Now what? Clearly, I couldn't tell my son, "You can't use her: she's in therapy with me," without compromising her confidentiality. It seemed just as clear to me that I couldn't allow this dual relationship with Louise, because all the official rules and regulations forbade it, and my gut told me that for sure I didn't want to have a client putting my son's wedding reception together. I have a strict policy that, if invited, I'll attend clients' important transitional life ceremonies like weddings and funerals, since I'm already involved in the emotional and spiritual preparation for these ritual events, but I don't do parties, receptions, or wakes, which are purely social. However, I should add that if some transcendent Ethics Board in the Sky had thundered down an order to me that I had to invite one client to my son's wedding, Louise would have been the one. I felt great affection for her, and we had a mutually trusting, respectful clinical relationship. Now, just the thought of the "tasting"-the six of us, chit-chatting with Louise about the filet of beef or the red snapper-gave me hives. I had to have a conversation with her. Luckily, I thought, Louise and I had spent a lot of time discussing boundary issues, so we were both prepared for this discussion and it should go fairly smoothly. Silly me.
Louise walked into her next appointment with a huge smile on her face. Before even sitting down, she excitedly burst out, "Did your son tell you? Isn't this great?! I'll finally be able to give back to you in the most perfect of circumstances. I know I'll be paid for my services, and I'll give you the most beautiful, delicious wedding reception you could ever imagine!" Clearly, the ethical boundary issue had occurred to her, but she'd decided that being paid for her work, rather than doing it for free, mitigated any concern.
I explained to her that her catering the wedding not only violated my own personal sense of ethics, but it was a violation of the official ethical codes of social workers and family therapists. I said, "Louise, my profession has a code of ethics that states that I cannot engage in another professional relationship with you outside the confines of therapy."
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Colombo: Harbhajan Singh's over 13-month wait is set to end on Sunday, in the World Twenty20 match against England. The senior pro's last India appearance (in a full-fledged game) was in the Trent Bridge Test on the 2011 tour of England.
The 32-year-old Harbhajan, who is the second-most successful off-spinner in Test cricket, after Muttiah Muralidharan, featured in the XI which won the inaugural World Twenty20, in 2007, and the 2011 World Cup.
Recently, Harbhajan spoke to The Telegraph at some length. There were times when he became emotional during the one-on-one.
The following are excerpts
Q Emotionally, you must have gone through a lot since August 2011...
A A tough 12 months or so... It's hard to describe how I felt, but I experienced the toughest year of my career... Mentally, I wasn't in the right frame of mind and, if you're not in a happy state, then you can't do what's expected of you.
Was your mind cluttered?
All the time, I was just thinking... Sochta tha when I'd be back playing for my country... I'd ask myself why I'd been dropped... Negative thoughts filled my mind... Thankfully, I have a great family and some very good friends... Their encouragement helped me a lot.
It must have been tough on your family too...
Well, yes... It was a different and a difficult experience for them as well. I had to tell them that life has to go on, but it wasn't the easiest thing to do.
What kept you going?
Deep within, I wanted to again play for the country... That desire kept me going, but I wasn't feeling that confident... Nobody wants to get dropped, but I was out of the team... I stopped enjoying the game... Mike Horn once spoke to us about "carrying extra baggage..." I'd begun to carry plenty of extra baggage.
But you'd always been the confident type...
Yes, but my confidence had taken a beating... Till I was dropped last year, I'd never been short on self-belief... Gradually, I began telling myself that I'd done everything in the past and there was no reason why I couldn't take wickets all over again. I wanted to get back to where I belonged, to the stage which made me happy.
So, what changed your thinking?
(Emotionally) Everything starts with something... I remembered some of the things Horn had said... It took me a long time to understand that I had to enjoy what I was doing, that there was a process (to make a comeback)... I felt better in the mind once I stopped worrying about things which just weren't in my control... I can bowl very well, but still end up wicketless... A sportsman must enjoy what he's doing.
You didn't have a great IPL this year... Many were expecting you to make a big statement. What happened?
The IPL was very stressful... I was captaining the Mumbai Indians and thinking of too many things. Probably, my focus wasn't right. I had to tell myself that the more I bowl, the better I'll become... The more I'll become the Harbhajan Singh of old.
Why did you accept the Mumbai Indians captaincy, once Sachin Tendulkar decided to contribute as a batsman only?
Because I was confident of doing well... I like taking up challenges... Not accepting the Mumbai Indians captaincy would have been an easy option, but the franchise had faith in me.
After the IPL, you went to England for a stint with Essex...
I had to, because there was no cricket in India... I had to play and I'd asked my agent to look around for County openings... I chose Essex because I know some of the players there rather well... Ravi Bopara, Owais Shah... I couldn't have sat at home doing nothing.
As Essex helped you make a comeback, do you intend returning there one more time?
Who knows what's there in the future? Maybe, once I've retired from international cricket, I'll go back to Essex for a season.
Did you follow India's performances closely during the time that you were out in the cold?
Not the West Indies' tour of India, as I was busy playing for Punjab... But, yes, I followed the tour of Australia as I was then at the NCA, undergoing rehab (after a shin problem).
Were there times when the India results left you frustrated?
Yeah... But what could I do? I wanted to be with the team, but that wasn't to be. I had to accept my position.
Did you specifically keep track of Ravichandran Ashwin's performances?
No... The team comes first, not individuals.
How do you rate Ashwin?
He has done well.
Much has happened during the time that you were out of the India dressing room... Buddy Sachin, for one, registered his 100th international hundred. It must be a huge regret that you weren't with him in Dhaka that evening...
Of course. I messaged him straightaway and spoke to him later. As an Indian, I felt so proud.
You were turning out for Essex against Kent when you got the news of your recall. How did you react?
(Emotionally) Felt great... That was the news I'd been waiting for... I'd come to England to try and make a comeback and I'd managed to do so... I felt relieved as well... I was playing in an away-match, in Canterbury... I located a gurdwara and prayed there that evening, after the day's play.
For all your experience, you'll be under a lot of pressure the day that you make your comeback...
It won't be the first time that I'll be under massive scrutiny... This isn't my first comeback... Instead of thinking about the pressure, I'll be looking to enjoy myself... I'm sure I'll be very excited that day.
Who are you thankful to?
God... He's the one who gave me the opportunity to play cricket... The ups don't last forever, nor do the downs... Indeed, when you're down, you can only move up... How high depends on the individual, in this case, me.
You're still two short of 100 Test appearances. It was assumed that you'd get to the landmark last year itself. Is that at the back of your mind?
Even I was hoping I'd play the 100th Test last year! Today, more than 100 Tests, I'm looking to play for a further five-six years. I have a bigger goal ahead of me.
Are you aware that you're not many months away from completing 15 years as an India cricketer?
Nahin... I didn't realise so many years have gone by.
The last one... What did you learn the most during the time you weren't being considered for India?
A lot of things... One, that nothing is guaranteed... Neither success, nor money, nor anything... I used to be told about it, but I've experienced it myself now... Then, such times reveal who your true friends are... At my peak, a lot of people used to call me regularly, stay in touch... For about a year, though, my phones were rather quiet... But, then, that's the way of the world... Finally, I've learnt never to give up. Things will change if you have the will to change them.
Colombo: Harbhajan Singh's over 13-month wait is set to end on Sunday, in the World Twenty20 match against England. The senior pro's last India appearance (in a full-fledged game) was in the Trent Bridge Test on the 2011 tour of England.


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Will there be much opportunity for you to perform your own music in the series?
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James Franco stars in director Danny Boyle's inspiring survival drama based on the incredible true story of Aron Ralston, who became trapped alone in a Utah canyon for days after slipping on a loose rock, and resorted to extraordinary measures in order to make it out of his dire predicament alive. An experienced hiker and climber, Ralston (Franco) is very much in his element when he parks his truck by a mountain near Moab, UT, hops on his bike, and peddles to the middle of nowhere. Later, when Ralston encounters a pair of young female hikers who have gotten lost while searching for a local landmark, he jovially shows them a sight that most casual hikers miss before bidding them farewell and continuing on his way. Drifting through the canyons alone, deep in thought, however, the explorer who presumed he was ready for anything quickly discovers just how fast things can spin out of control when a rock gives way as he shimmies down a crevice, and pins his hand to the unforgiving wall of stone. Over the course of the next 127 hours, Ralston tries everything he can think of to free himself, flashing back to small but memorable events in his life -- as well as forward to the future that he might enjoy should he manage to wiggle free -- as his body begins the slow process of shutting down. Eventually realizing that the only way out is to leave part of himself behind, the exhausted, delirious adventurer draws his cheap made-in-China multi-tool, and does what it takes to survive.
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4 stars out of 5 -- "Boyle's direction packs a sense of urgency into every frame and fast-paced editing by Jon Harris is strong."
Box Office
"Boyle takes advantage of the beauty of the setting, familiar from many John Ford Westerns, but he also captures the inner life of the character. He is aided enormously by Franco, who pull off a virtual one-man show."
Hollywood Reporter
"Danny Boyle's 127 HOURS is a true-life adventure that turns into a one-man disaster movie -- and he darker it gets, the more enthralling it becomes."
Entertainment Weekly
"127 HOURS is a nearly solitary tour de force as Franco moves through the various emotional and physical states that desperate straits churn up with such a naturalistic ease it gives the film a documentary feel."
Los Angeles Times
"[I]t's exciting, stirring, often funny, sometimes lyrical and unusually thoughtful."
Wall Street Journal
"[The] film, 127 HOURS, is itself the frequently dazzling and perpetually surprising solution to an imposing set of formal and creative conundrums. The stakes are not life and death, but rather life and art."
New York Times
4 stars out of 4 -- "Only a truly visionary filmmaker could take a story largely set in a cramped canyon and give it a sense of openness and hope."
USA Today
"Boyle captures the intensity of Ralston's experience in a swift, agonizing, defiantly cinematic 90 minutes."
A.V. Club
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[Boyle] pumps every frame of 127 HOURS with cinematic adrenaline that declares war on the the dull gravity of docudrama."
Rolling Stone
"Franco's scruffy-dog charm is the thing that keeps the story buoyant. He seals self-pity, even self-doubt, out of the performance."
4 stars out of 4 -- "Boyle uses magnificent cinematography by Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chedlak, establishing the vastness of the Utah wilderness, and the very specific details of Ralston's small portion of it."
Chicago Sun-Times
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "With a nervy, vivid visual style and a commitment to humanism at its most life-affirming, Boyle makes the unbearable not just endurable, but beautiful."
Washington Post
Included in USA Today's "10 Best Films Of 2010" -- "Stunningly kinetic filmmaking..."
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Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2010" -- "[The filmmakers] carve artful adventure out of this true tale..."
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4 stars out of 5 -- "The vibrancy is there right from the start. We've known that Danny Boyle can work wonders with dark subject-matters..."
4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]s Boyle's humanist thrust powers towards an ecstatic conclusion, it's the emotional cuts that linger."
Total Film
"Boyle offers an excitedly externalised take on Ralston's thought-world....Franco is a major asset here, winkingly charismatic then disarmingly humble..."
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5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] completely compelling film....Stunningly filmed, the landscape's harsh beauty provides a tactile, overwhelming backdrop to a terrifying but ultimately transcendent experience."
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One day after his team defeated Bacon Academy 58-56, first-year Stonington High School boys' basketball coach Tim Payne resigned Wednesday, athletic director Bryan Morrone confirmed.
"He resigned for personal reasons," Morrone said. "It was his decision. He came in with a letter of resignation this morning. It all happened pretty quick. … We're going to move forward."
Morrone said junior varsity coach Matt Rollins and volunteer assistant Kevin Dipollino will coach the Bears, although Morrone said he's seeking a "possible interim coach."
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Panasonic Lumix GX1 review: the latest Panasonic micro-four-thirds to the testWednesday January 11 2012 Sensor Review
Here are the results for the latest camera in Panasonic's micro-four-thirds line, the Panasonic Lumix DMC GX1. When equipped with a 14-42mm pancake lens and lateral-lever zoom, this is a very compact camera indeed.
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Panasonic has taken something of a lead in terms of compactness, thanks to its offering of pancake lenses that can make cameras like the GX1 truly portable. We will be testing the optical quality of these kinds of lenses, in particular the Panasonic LUMIX GX PZ VARIO 14-42mm, the LUMIX GX PZ VARIO 45-175mm and the Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 25mm F1.4, in the foreseeable future.
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Need none or very minimal shutter lag for 'street'
And not from half way pressed shutter,
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Set your focus and exposure beforehand and lock/do it manually.
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