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A biopsy is the removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination.
Tissue sampling
There are several different types of biopsies.
A needle biopsy is called a percutaneous biopsy. It removes tissue using a hollow tube called a syringe. The needle is passed several times through the tissue being examined. The surgeon uses the needle to remove the tissue sample. Needle biopsies are often done using CT scan or ultrasound. These imaging tools help guide the surgeon to the right area.
An open biopsy is surgery that uses local or general anesthesia. This means you are relaxed (sedated) or asleep and pain-free during the procedure. It is done in a hospital operating room. The surgeon makes a cut into the affected area, and the tissue is removed.
Closed biopsy uses a much smaller surgical cut than open biopsy. A small cut is made so that a camera-like instrument can be inserted. This instrument helps guide the surgeon to the right place to take the sample.
Before scheduling the biopsy, tell your doctor and nurse about any medicines you are taking, including herbs and supplements. You may be asked to stop taking some for a while, particularly those that can make you bleed. Such medications include aspirin, Coumadin (warfarin), and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs).
Never stop or change your medications without first talking to your health care provider.
In a needle biopsy, you will feel a small sharp pinch at the site of the biopsy.
In an open or closed biopsy, local or general anesthesia is often used to make it pain-free.
A biopsy is most often done to examine tissue for disease.
The tissue removed is normal.
An abnormal biopsy means that the tissue or cells have an unusual structure, shape, size, or condition.
This may mean you have a disease, such as cancer, but it depends on your biopsy.
There are many different types of biopsies. Some are:


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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Ten Commandments for Editing Someone's Work
Whether you're a writer or not, there's a substantial likelihood that you will be called into service editing someone's book. It may be a loved one, it may be a writing partner, it may be a sworn enemy. It probably won't be a sworn enemy. (Though that would be the most fun, wouldn't it?).
Whomever you are editing, follow these ten rules of law to be the best editor you can be.
1. Remember that it's not your book - Your job as an editor is not to tell someone how you would have written their book. Your job is to help them write the book they want to write. This can't be emphasized enough: It's not your book. It's not. Defer to the writer. Try to help them do what they're trying to do. Work within the world they've constructed.
2. Find out what the author is looking for before you start editing - Are they wondering about a particular stretch? Are they hoping for a major edit? Are they not really looking for editing at all but for moral support? Make sure you have a sense of what the author wants and what their mindset is before you start editing and adjust your approach accordingly.
3. You're not doing anyone favors by being too nice. - Here's what a writer wants to hear when someone is editing their work: "OMG it's perfect I love it!!!" Resist the temptation to tell them just that. Your job is to help them make the work better, not to be a human rubber stamp. There is a Major Exception to this commandment: When the writer is looking for reassurance that they should keep going and is not really looking for editing. In which case the appropriate reaction is "OMG you're brilliant I love it you should keep going!!" (If you followed commandment #2 you will have sniffed this out ahead of time.)
4. You're not doing anyone favors by being a jerk either - When you are editing someone's work you have their fragile, mercurial, reptilian writer brain in your hands. Do not crush it. Be gentle. Be polite. Suggest, don't order. Ask questions, don't assume.
5. Pointing out problem areas is far more helpful than offering solutions - While editing, it is inevitable that you will be struck by ideas about how someone else's book could be better: What if he had feathers instead of hair?! What if this vampire twinkled rather than sparkled?! No. It's okay to offer up some illustrative directions the writer could go to fix something that isn't working, but ultimately the writer is the best equipped to come up with ideas for new directions. Your job is to spot what's not working, not to rewrite.
6. Try to figure out why something isn't working for you - There will be times where something about a scene just doesn't seem right. But rather than thinking about how you would make a weak stretch better, try to figure out instead why it isn't working for you. Is it implausible? Are the characters not being true to themselves? Does the scene lack space monkeys? Identifying the underlying issue can be invaluable for the author.
7. Just make it work - Throw out everything you learned in English classes. You're not looking for what the book means, you're not looking for symbolism, you're not looking for theme. You're looking for whether it works as a coherent story and whether the writer achieved what they were striving for. It's about making it a good story, not about writing a paper on it.
8. Don't overdo it - Tailor your edit notes to the amount of work that needs to be done. If you see major plot/structural issues, stick to detailing those, don't get caught up in copyediting and line edits. If the plot feels mainly okay, focus on chapter-level issues. If most everything is in place, feel free to pick nits. There are two reasons for this approach: 1) You don't want to overwhelm the author and 2) There's no reason for spending a lot of time on line edits that are changing in a major revision anyway.
9. Remember that personal taste is personal - We humans can be too sure of our own viewpoints. We may hate things other people love and love things other people hate. Never be too sure of your opinions when editing; you may be the only person who feels that way. Be cautious when making suggestions and frame your thoughts as your own personal reaction rather than as a pronouncement from the editing gods.
10. Be Positive - Your job as an editor is not to crush someone's spirit, even if you think their manuscript sucks. Your job is not to "tell them like it is" (telling them like it is is telling them how YOU see it). Your job is not to transform a mess into The Great Gatsby. Your job is to be helpful. Your job is to be supportive. Your job is to leave the manuscript and the writer in better shape than you found them. That is the essence of editing.
79 comments:
- Suze Reese said...
Once again your advice is both common-sense and brilliance. Thanks for the tips. I don't generally edit, except for my own work, but I think this is a must-read article for anyone who does!
- April 10, 2012 at 10:29 AM
- Sion Dayson said...
Wonderful list! Will you edit my novel? ;)
- April 10, 2012 at 10:31 AM
- Ishta Mercurio said...
Everything is better with Space monkeys. :-)
Great tips, as always. Especially the part about finding out what the writer is looking to get from your feedback in the first place.
- April 10, 2012 at 10:31 AM
- Loralie Hall said...
Love this list. I was trying to pick my favorite points made, but it turned out to be all of them. This is all so true.
- April 10, 2012 at 10:32 AM
- Becky Mahoney said...
I love this post. I want to give it a hug. If everyone followed this advice, critique circles would be a better place!
- April 10, 2012 at 10:37 AM
- Stephanie Black said...
Great advice! Thanks! Space monkeys . . . that's what my WIP needs.
- April 10, 2012 at 10:43 AM
- The Resident Heretic said...
Thanks - Our writing group is dealing with just those problems.
- April 10, 2012 at 10:54 AM
- @ilola said...
Very interesting and useful editing tips.
- April 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM
- csmalls said...
"Fragile, mercurial, reptilian writer brain!" LOL! We are a strange breed I suppose. :)
Great post, thank you!!
- April 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM
- James L. Hatch said...
I enjoyed this; thanks for posting it. The advice is great, especially about not getting tied up in line editing.
- April 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM
- Liberty Speidel said...
Great advice!
I'd say #5 is not necessarily always true, though. One of my favorite things to do with my crit partners is to sit down and talk about what's not working and brainstorm ideas. I spent more than an hour with one partner last night and he helped me come up with some great ideas that I may not have considered on my own. This is for a project I'm going into draft #3 on, and he's only read 98% of the 1st draft, but was given a chapter outline of draft #2.
I find this "offering of solutions" has been one of the things that has most strengthened my stories in the past--both novel-length and shorts.
Of course, the writer has to be willing to accept this kind of criticism, and open to the discussion. Otherwise, it's not doing anyone any good--either the writer or the critter.
- April 10, 2012 at 11:04 AM
- Doug said...
But what does one do for manuscripts that need much more than "editing?" The biggest problem I have is with manuscripts that seem to have been written by 3rd-graders.
How does one gently explain, "You really need to spend a number of months in Remedial English courses before you're going to be ready to write?"
The best I've come up with is, "You're going to self-publish this, right?"
- April 10, 2012 at 11:07 AM
- Reagan Philips said...
Great tips. I was looking forward to this post and was not disappointed.
- April 10, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- JES said...
On this general topic, you might enjoy (or be horrified by) Jack London's letter to a young, aspiring author who'd apparently made the mistake of sending JL a story in hopes of getting feedback.
It's at today's post on the Letters of Note blog (with which I have no affiliation, btw).
And now that I'm thinking about it, you might could do a companion post here, along the lines of "Ten Commandments for Asking Someone Else with Editing Help."
- April 10, 2012 at 11:39 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
First of all, I've never worked with an actual professional editor (well, unless you count Bryan, but I wasn't paying him, so I don't), but I think all your points apply just as well to critiquing another writer's work before it gets to an editor.
In that sense, there's a thin line between a great critique, a good one, and a terrible one. I've received all three, and probably given them out myself, as well.
- April 10, 2012 at 11:41 AM
- Josin L. McQuein said...
This is why I don't edit more than a short sample, and that only when it's posted on a public forum.
I tend to assume people want a "hard" critique if they're asking for editing assistance. I'm a proud wielder of the Red Pen of Doom (Dooooooooooooooooom!), and apply it often. It's best that this happen when other, softer opinions are at hand.
- April 10, 2012 at 11:42 AM
- Richard Mabry said...
Nathan, Great guidelines that should be posted next to the monitor of every editor out there.
Boiling it all down: "It's not your book, it's his/hers. Don't rewrite it. Just suggest ways to make it work."
Thanks for sharing.
- April 10, 2012 at 11:44 AM
- L. Shanna said...
This is a great list to share with any writing group, as well as those well-meaning friends and family who "really really want to read what you've written" and don't quite understand what it means to truly edit a person's work.
- April 10, 2012 at 11:58 AM
- Rick Daley said...
I've found that each time I critique another writer's work, it makes my own writing stronger. It's a great exercise to shift gears from the creator to the purely objective editor.
- April 10, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Great advice!
- April 10, 2012 at 12:20 PM
- Georganna Hancock M.S. said...
You'd be amazed at how many writers thank me for telling them their writing sucks and exactly where they can go to learn how to write well.
- April 10, 2012 at 12:25 PM
- Lexa Cain said...
I'm going to disagree with #5, too. Just saying "This line doesn't work" or "This para is confusing" is too vague. People often won't understand your point even if you explain 'why.' They often need an example. I like receiving suggestions and just rewrite them my own way.
Also, there's always the option of gracefully bowing out if it's just too awful. I've had to do that several times.
- April 10, 2012 at 12:28 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
I don't think the fact that some writers are polite in the face of rude or harsh critiques justifies that approach. Some people can handle harsh critiques. Just about everyone can handle polite critiques. I don't see the place for rudeness. What is gained?
- April 10, 2012 at 12:29 PM
- Robin said...
I have found that clients with no clue about how to write an effective story need honest and kind feedback with specific focal points. They also need encouragement and congratulations for sticking themselves out there. Another great post, Nathan; I appreciate your diligence.
- April 10, 2012 at 12:36 PM
- Michelle said...
I had started writing a comment, but then I realized it would be much too long. So to not clog up the comments on this post, I wrote up my own, where I included 2 additional commandments I've learned over the years working professionally as an editor.
11. Do not edit to make yourself look or feel superior.
11a. Do not talk down to the author.
12. Be a coach, but also a cheerleader.
They're explained in more depth here:
But I have to say that Nathan makes excellent points, something writers should consider whenever they take a red pen to someone else's work. When we edit, it's not about us; it's about the person we're trying to help.
- April 10, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- Gretchen said...
These are virtually the exact same things I teach my middle school students when we begin peer editing. All things that are easier said than done. Editing is hard.
- April 10, 2012 at 1:13 PM
- Anna said...
Every scene is lacking in space monkeys. Even the scenes with space monkeys don't have enough space monkeys.
- April 10, 2012 at 1:53 PM
- Joanne Bischof said...
These are great points! I'm so thankful to be in a critique group that is really focused on these important steps.
- April 10, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Thank you so much for these! I wish my former professional critiquer had read them. She was so disparaging that I couldn't put another word on paper for two years. Even now, the thought of letting anyone else read my work is so fraught with anxiety, I break into a cold sweat.
- April 10, 2012 at 3:18 PM
- Ted Fox said...
I think at least a few of these could double as relationship advice. Like helping to figure out what's wrong but not saying "Here's the solution."
- April 10, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- Connie Keller said...
- April 10, 2012 at 3:40 PM
- Mr. D said...
Again... perfect timing!
- April 10, 2012 at 3:44 PM
- Bryan Russell said...
And everyone should listen to Nathan, as he's rather good at this whole editing thing.
- April 10, 2012 at 3:49 PM
- Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban said...
Thanks so much for articulating how I feel about editing.
My favorite is #1: It's not your book.
I resent most those people that tell you what to do in your story and take it personally if you don't do it.
- April 10, 2012 at 3:49 PM
- Christina Fifield-Winn said...
I just got done editing a screenplay for someone who wants to collaborate with me on his next one. I treated it as an interview. Your commandments reassured me because it seems that if he is of the same mindset, I did well. Thanks. I needed this.
- April 10, 2012 at 4:06 PM
- Darley said...
Good advice, and I am happy to say that the individual who has edited most of my work over the years has displayed the ideals you outline. And if this were a voting post, I'd say #1 is the most important.
- April 10, 2012 at 4:06 PM
- Elsie Chapman said...
Thanks for such a concise post. The advice is great, as always!
- April 10, 2012 at 4:08 PM
- Veronika Walker said...
TERRIFIC STUFF! I am saving these as helpful reminders to me as I go through clients' manuscripts. Sometimes it can be rather difficult NOT to get my grubby little creative ideas all over their story because I'm a writer too. Their story, not mine.
Thanks, Nathan. :)
- April 10, 2012 at 4:27 PM
- Suzan said...
And how about: It's not your book + it's not about you and your edit.
I've run into a couple of people in critique groups who like to get on their soapbox while critiquing a person's work - most of their comments are turned around to focus on them, instead of the author.
(Example, "I didn't like your paragraph because I've read extensively that pigs really do fly, and I think that I have more knowledge than you do about pig flying, and I would much rather read about fish riding bicycles.")
Hello, it's not all about you, critique buddy. :-)
- April 10, 2012 at 5:14 PM
- Diana said...
Great post! Once again, you've hit it out of the ballpark.
I would expand number nine to say that if you can't separate your personal taste from your evaluation, then don't edit someone else's work. It really doesn't help the writer if your personal taste is coloring your evaluation.
I'll use Twilight to illustrate my point. I've only read the first few chapters of Twilight, but that was enough for me to see that Meyer can write compelling prose. I stopped reading it because the story wasn't to my personal taste. That doesn't make her writing crap. She is a talented writer. Sparkly vampires or the other things people complain about don't negate that quality.
If you don't see how I can say that, then you probably aren't separating your personal taste from your evaluation of the story.
Love it or hate it, you can actually do more harm than good if your personal taste is coloring your evaluation of a story you're editing. Hate it and you're going to say it's flawed. Love it and you may miss those correctable problems with the story. I've observed this happening many times. It really doesn't help the writer.
- April 10, 2012 at 6:09 PM
Just had to comment that you've nailed it in #6.
Space monkeys. Now I realize what's often missing.
(Have to read how you handle them, since it's got to be at least as amusing as sneaking them into this list.)
- April 10, 2012 at 6:49 PM
- Imani said...
Your article has come in good time. I'm looking for an Editor.
- April 10, 2012 at 6:49 PM
- Meredith said...
Right on with number 4. I had a reader once tell me that she disliked my book so much she wouldn't make it past the first page if she picked it up at the library. Crushing.
- April 10, 2012 at 6:57 PM
- Kristin Laughtin said...
Great post! I think a lot of issues can be resolved if the author and editor sit down ahead of time and hash out what the author is hoping for from the edit. (Analysis of whether the structure is working? Line edits?) I've definitely had an experience before where an editor was overly helpful, suggesting some frankly odd line edits when I'd made clear that the draft was very rough and I just wanted to know if the story was cohesive. I think in that case another editor no-no was in play: over-editing another's work to make you feel better about your own. Don't edit if you're going to do that!
- April 10, 2012 at 7:24 PM
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- April 10, 2012 at 7:25 PM
- RobynBradley said...
Best advice I've seen on this subject. I'll be sharing it -- a lot! :)
- April 10, 2012 at 7:50 PM
- Tom Bentley said...
I've edited a lot of nonfiction books and a few novels, and your tips here are solid, Nathan. I do occasionally insert full rewrites of a sentence with the comment of "Might something like this work better?" or something along those lines. But that question is positioned in the larger sense of inviting the writer to consider their own approach.
But most of the time where a phrasing is awkward or an idea is in need of deeper development, I simply suggest that the material in question be examined as whether it's the right construction for that context. There's never a place for rudeness or baseless criticism.
Thanks for your consistent good stuff!
- April 10, 2012 at 8:27 PM
- Lisa Shafer said...
This is nice, Nathan. I think I'll use this with my creative writing class next year (kids).
- April 10, 2012 at 8:34 PM
- Backfence said...
EXCELLENT advice, Nathan. This is good info. to pass on to any writing groups with which we may be associated also.
- April 10, 2012 at 8:44 PM
- Laura W. said...
I want to print this out and hand it to my professor. :P Especially #1, #4, and #9.
- April 10, 2012 at 9:08 PM
- Escape Artist said...
You know it's a fine line to walk. I was very involved with a crit partner, pages flowing back and forth. It was difficult not to 'take over.' I was itching to take the story somewhere else, veer off in another direction.
Can't do it! Resist the urge. You are so right. It's their story! Always respect that, and yeah, we all make mistakes along the way. Say too much, too little, but we do learn! I think I have anyway! : )
- April 10, 2012 at 9:35 PM
- MOV said...
GREAT POST! Will be back to read more.
Just found your blog, and am now a a follower. But not in a binoculars and night-vision goggles sorta way. That you know of.
- April 10, 2012 at 9:59 PM
- Neurotic Workaholic said...
I think that fiction writing teachers who lead workshops should distribute your list to their students. When I took a fiction writing class for the first time back when I was only about 20 or so, I remember how negative and overly critical some of the other students were. I know that the stories I wrote back then weren't very good, but the fact that some of those students never gave anything but mean-spirited criticism was very discouraging. I even stopped writing for a while after that, but I couldn't stay away from writing for too long.
- April 10, 2012 at 10:29 PM
- Mira said...
This is terrific.
When you were an agent, the main reason I was dying to work with you is your mad editing skills. You are a really gifted editor, and I think that comes not only from your writing talent, but from your insightful and empathic understanding of an editor's role.
Thank you for sharing that insight! And I hope someday, if it's something you'd enjoy, that you'll be in a place where you're sharing those skills again, because a really great editor is priceless! :)
- April 10, 2012 at 10:41 PM
- M. K. Clarke said...
Amazing stuff, Nathan! Shared with my critique group and solid points we could all learn from. Though, regarding point #5, whenever I'm stuck for a story/plot idea or direction to take a scene, brainstorming's the best thing I've ever engaged in. As usual, awesome points all. Thank you for sharing.
- April 10, 2012 at 11:46 PM
- Bonnee Crawford said...
Well this is sure useful for me, especially since it's the sort of business I'd like to end up doing for the rest of my life. I agree with these rules here, being positive, refraining from giving bias opinions, etc... thanks for sharing :)
- April 11, 2012 at 12:44 AM
- Lynn said...
Good advice. Thanks for sharing it. How long have you been an editor and what is your favorite part of the job?
- April 11, 2012 at 12:44 AM
- Joseph Ramirez said...
Fantastic. This is how I will build my critiquing in all my spheres of influence. Bravo.
- April 11, 2012 at 12:47 AM
- Sher A. Hart said...
Since I'm starting a new SCBWI critique group for my county which has never had a children's writers' group before, I may send the members this link. One woman already posted on her blog how scared she was. I don't want her to be scared. I still remember how scared I was at my first meeting. I found a group that included the Wicked Witch of critics. Lucky for me, Prince Charming attended that day.
Oh, no, captchas! I can't read them so I got rid of mine, and not a single spam has made it through to my blog since. I see the emails so I know they're trying.
- April 11, 2012 at 1:39 AM
- wendy said...
Aaah, if only I knew then what I know now. Thanks, Nathan. :)
- April 11, 2012 at 2:17 AM
- Marian said...
I enjoy editing but I like it even better when a good editor works on my writing. I have a story in an anthology about NYC and the editor reduced the length of my story considerably but what she did was exceptional. It was as if she extracted a vein and set it out perfectly. I regard it as a privilege when my work is in the hands of a great editor.
- April 11, 2012 at 6:39 AM
- Nicole said...
Great list, Nathan! Your points #5-7 are particularly brilliant and very true in my experience. Congrats on your launch week!
- April 11, 2012 at 9:58 AM
- Andrew Leon said...
This is the best post I've seen by you.
- April 11, 2012 at 10:21 AM
- Robena Grant said...
And the last two sentences say it all. I love this. Thank you.
- April 11, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- Rachel Neumeier said...
Thanks, Nathan! That'll be so useful for the workshop I agreed to help with later this year. I was really keeping an eye out for a post with this kind of advice!
- April 11, 2012 at 12:17 PM
- Daniel McNeet said...
I believe the hardest part of having your work edited is: finding a good editor for your genre. Not easy to do.
Good post, thank you.
- April 11, 2012 at 3:18 PM
- tonyl said...
Nathan, thanks once again for a great post.
As an author, and sometime editor, let me suggest to all authors who would like their work critted by another sentient being: apropos of number two, make it clear what you're looking for in the edit; don't leave it up to the mental vibes rising from the pages (or screen) to carry that information to the editor.
Space monkeys rule! (Now to fit them back into my YA adventure...)
- April 11, 2012 at 3:59 PM
- Allie B said...
Well said! I've been struggling with this in my own Writing Group because I don't really know how to separate myself from what I'm reading. It gets easier each time and I am learning so much about writing in general. I think, just like writing, good critiquing comes from practice.
- April 11, 2012 at 5:25 PM
- Iola said...
I also disagree with Rule 5 (Pointing out problem areas is much more useful than offering solutions). As an example, one friend I edit for specifically commented that she liked my editing because I didn't just pick up the errors, but I suggested ways for her to make it better.
So, I suppose that there are times where Rule 9 (Remember that personal taste is personal) might conflict with the others, but if I've followed Rule 2 (Find out what the author is looking for), then we will both be on the same page anyway.
Very useful!
- April 12, 2012 at 1:58 AM
- Joe said...
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- April 12, 2012 at 11:42 AM
- Red Tash said...
Thank you for saying this!!!!!
- April 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Mirka Breen said...
Your first point is my 'editing bible,' and something I have floating in the ticker-tape in front of me as I critique.
An editor who rearranges words and thinks it's fine to ignore that thing called 'voice' is worse than none.
And all the rest of your points are solid too. This comment thread is filled with folks who wish they had you back when you did that agenting gig. Good luck, Author!
- April 13, 2012 at 10:55 AM
- Daisy Carter said...
Thanks for this excellent post - I need to keep ALL of these in mind as I critique/edit. New follower!
- April 13, 2012 at 4:39 PM
- Diane said...
Great Post!
- April 13, 2012 at 6:06 PM
- Anna Fani said...
I concur fully!
- April 15, 2012 at 6:35 AM
- Leanne said...
This is a great list of important truths. I am a professional editor, and I agree with every point. The ultimate goal of what I do is to connect the writer and reader together. Numbers five and six are the nuggets in making that happen... what doesn't work and why (why won't the reader connect here).
Based on what I find out in number two, I will either offer suggestions (it's ultimately up to the writer to solve the issue) or just pose the "why" for what isn't working.
Great article! Thanks!
- April 17, 2012 at 10:24 AM
- Jemima said...
Excellent post, Nathan! I appreciate your selflessness in sharing everything you have learnt. You have one more regular visitor and fan in me.
- April 20, 2012 at 8:15 AM
- Sue Nelko Carr said...
Excellent post. I will definitely share these tips with my fellow writers and editors.
- April 20, 2012 at 8:50 AM
- Wordhelper said...
All good points, but remember, you can't shine a sneaker.
- April 20, 2012 at 9:50 PM

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On Monday, justice
was served
U.S. District Judge S. James Otero
weighed a seemingly remorseful Mr. Chaney versus tearful celebrities like Ms. Johansson, who comments, "I find Christopher Chaney's actions to be perverted and reprehensible."
The federal judge gave the hacker a prison sentence of 10 years after pleading guilty of several criminal counts
under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
of 1986 (
) -- unauthorized access to a computer and illegal wiretapping. (In the U.S. only federal agents are allowed to wiretap people.)
Mr. Chaney could have faced a maximum sentence of 60 years in prison, but the sentence he did receive wasn't exactly lenient either. Prosecutors were only seeking a sentence of 6 years, but Judge Otero was concerned that Mr. Chaney hadn't truly changed his ways and needed longer away from the world of electronics. According to the Judge, prosecutors presented evidence that Mr. Chaney continued to pursue and harass women online after his arrest in October 2011.
In all, Mr. Chaney's "Operation Hackerazzi" breached the smartphones of 50 Hollywood and music industry celebrities. But he was also alleged of hacking into some close acquaintances phones, including send a nude picture of a former co-worker to her father.
Chris Chaney claims he sorry for all the hacking and denies accusations that he hacked into real-world acquaintances' devices. [Image Source: AP]
Mr. Chaney does not deny hacking the celebrity phones, but was apologetic. He, however, refused to admit to hacking his acquaintances phones, insisting he never did that. He comments, "I don't know what else to say other than I'm sorry. I could be sentenced to never use a computer again and I wouldn't care."
The Judge is quoted as telling him, "It's hard to fathom the mindset of a person who would accomplish all of this. These types of crimes are as pernicious and serious as physical stalking."
Now he will spend a better part of the next decade of his life behind bars (although he could get out early if gets parole).
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Topic: To chemo or not to chemo...research indicates its is NOT for CC ...??
To recap, my husband Rick was diagnosed with CC about Feb 2007 in emmergency when Jaundiced...he was stented, and got back to normal. (he is intrahepatic and tumor on liver huge at 15 cm, with friends) I studied every day, just on this particular cancer, (it can be endless) and almost everything indicates chemo just doesnt work. They seem to want to give it anyway even tho they all admit the numbers dont back it up. We tried chemo, the general cook book therapy they start everyone on, and the neuropathy opened his eyes and he went another way. Alternative, diet, absolutely no sugar (in fact the whole family has given it up since cancer seems to thrive on it) Docs did not say anything about what he could do diet wise to help, only come in and put insurance money in the pot. ACtually they still are pressing him to try different chemos, and he says no way. He is going for quality, and I admit it was a great summer filled with travel, high energy sporting etc....we figured use that energy while its still here instead of letting chemo make him sick. He is slipping slowly, and we feel a bit guilty knowing we made a choice the oncologists dont seem to like. But the more research I do the more glad I am he chose this route. The Americans seem to be backwards with cancer, not testing to see if one chemo can work better than another. I guess I just dont get it. How are the rest of you making your decision on what therapy to choose....and is there guilt involved if you shun the system? robyn


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In a post on her Tumblr page Thursday night, Hill confirmed reports that she has signed with Sony Music and is working on her first new music since her 2010 single "Repercussions," and her first multi-song studio release since her 1998 solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
"It took years for me to get out of the 'parasitic' dynamic of my youth, and into a deal that better reflects my true contribution as an artist, and (purportedly) gives me the control necessary to create a paradigm suitable for my needs," Hill wrote. "I have been working towards this for a long time, not just because of my current legal situation, but because I am an artist, I love to create, and I need the proper platform to do so."
She added that the press reports that she will be paid a million dollars for five songs isn't quite right. "The nature of my new business venture, as well as the dollar amount reported, was inaccurate, only a portion of the overall deal."
Hill didn't describe what any of her new music will sound like or when it will be released, instead taking the majority of her 353-word post to explain how she has been manipulated and taken advantage of by the music industry despite selling 50 million albums worldwide:
"This has been a 10-plus year battle, for a long time played out behind closed doors, but now in front of the public eye," she wrote. "This is an old conflict between art and commerce… free minds, and minds that are perhaps overly tethered to structure. This is about inequity, and the resulting disenfranchisement caused by it. I've been fighting for existential and economic freedom, which means the freedom to create and live without someone threatening, controlling, and/or manipulating the art and the artist, by tying the purse strings."
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As hard as I think it is to believe, the Seahawks haven't had a 1,000-yard receiver since Bobby Engram in 2007. But surely that will change with Percy Harvin , a man that the Seahawks traded three draft picks and invested $25.5 million in guaranteed money in to bring to their side. Right? Danny O'Neil of 710 ESPN Seattle writes that's "not necessarily" true.
"Seattle's offense will be built around the run," O'Neil wrote. "Coach Pete Carroll hasn't wavered from that mandate since he was introduced as the Seahawks coach ... ."
Fantasy Analysis:
The Seahawks ran a league-high 536 times last year. The Patriots ran 523 times; that didn't really hurt Wes Welker. The Texans ran 508 times; that didn't really hurt Andre Johnson. The 49ers ran 492 times; that didn't really hurt Michael Crabtree. All of those WRs topped 1,000 yards -- a number that 20 players surpassed last season. Harvin recorded 677 receiving yards in nine games last year in an offense that was all about Adrian Peterson.
But 1,000 yards isn't the issue here. This is more about the frequency with which Seattle runs and will continue to run the ball negatively affecting Harvin's overall numbers. I don't buy it. He is the Seahawks' clear No. 1 WR, and he is going to get a boatload of targets this season. The Seahawks will see to that so they can get the most for their dollar. Harvin is a low-end WR1.


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Stepping out for a social call, Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen attended a friend's birthday party in Los Angeles on Saturday (June 21).
The preggers "Hart of Dixie" dame covered up her baby bump in a beautiful flowing dress as she accompanied her handsome fiancé into the shindig.
They're making preparations for parenthood, and Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen have spent the past few weeks bonding in Barbados.
Last night (June 19) the pregnant "Hart of Dixie" dame and her "Shattered Glass" stud returned from their babymoon, arriving at LAX International Airport to find a crowd of fans anxiously waiting.
She's had a variety of different parts over the years and now Rachel Bilson is preparing for the real-life role of mommy.
Per an Us Weekly source, the 32-year-old "Hart of Dixie" dame is expecting her first child with longtime boyfriend Hayden Christensen.
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A Prophet's Voice: Messages from Thomas S. Monson
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Throughout his nearly fifty years as an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, President Thomas S. Monson has presented countless messages of wisdom, inspiration, and doctrinal insight. He is perhaps best known for his gift of weaving true accounts into his addresses, bringing gospel principles to life through the enlightening experiences of individuals he has met or heard of in his ministry.
A Prophet's Voice brings together more than fifty of these classic addresses, including all the major general conference sermons President Monson has given since becoming the sixteenth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Filled with warmth and reflection, these messages demonstrate the worth of every soul and the power of personal examples in our lives.
President Monson finds lessons in all kinds of everyday experiences, and he is known and loved for sharing those lessons in a way that reaches the hearts of his listeners. This landmark collection of his greatest messages will be a treasured addition to any gospel library.
- Section One
- Examples of Righteousness
- Looking Back and Moving Forward
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- Be Your Best Self
- Be of Good Cheer
- School Thy Feelings, O My Brother
- What Have I Done for Someone Today?
- Preparation Brings Blessings
- He Is Risen!
- The Three Rs of Choice
- The Divine Gift of Gratitude
- Priesthood Power
- The Holy Temple—A Beacon to the World
- Dare to Stand Alone
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- To the Rescue
- Only a Teacher
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- A Sacred Gift
- Goal Beyond Victory
- Is There a Doctor in the House?
- Preparation Precedes Performance
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- Primary Days
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This amazing book is a large (I mean --HUGE) compilation of the talks of President Monson. Torn between reading is as a novel or using it as a reference was a challenge. I haven't finished it yet...it will probably take me months it is so much and requires pondering and study. I found myself thumbing through it to find topics that were of interest to me and reading through those before moving on to another topic. It is like having one-on-one talks with the Prophet! Wow!
The book is divided into 2 major sections. The first section is filled with major general conference addresses that President Monson has delivered since becoming the President of the Church. The second section are additional addresses, grouped thematically, that have been given by the prophet through his 50 year ministry.
An impressive collection that is a MUST for any LDS families library. I have no doubt that I will be referencing this often while teaching in my callings, for family home evening, and to enhance my own personal study of gospel principles and teachings of the Prophet.
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Full of past talks and thoughts from President Thomas S. Monson...
It reveals President Monson's feelings about forgiving others, forgiving oneself, and drawing closer to the Savior through service.
Reading this book is like watching Conference where President Monson is the only speaker.
Powerful insight as the Spirit permeates its pages.
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Outstanding opportunity to have the entire collection of our Prophet's sermons since he assumed leadership of the church in one volume. Thanks to D.B. for making this available in both print and eMedia. "Come Listen to a Prophet's Voice" and hear (or in this case read) the words of God. Dr. J.J. - Seattle


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An allegedly enraged, methamphetamine-fueled San Juan Ridge man reportedly kicked open the window of a Nevada County Sheriff's Office vehicle in a futile effort to escape capture on Thursday.
At about 5:30 p.m., sheriff's deputies responded to reports of an individual on a meth binge and arrived at a residence near the intersection of Grizzly Hill and North Bloomfield roads to find Jeffrey Garcia, 36, in a reported state of high intoxication, said Sheriff Keith Royal Monday morning.
He was arrested and placed in the rear of an NCSO squad vehicle, Royal said, when his rage at being confined took over.
Garcia started to kick the window of the car door repeatedly in such a violent manner that he was able to create a small space, through which he tried to escape before becoming stuck, Royal said.
After paramedics responded to the scene, they were able to tranquilize Garcia, who was promptly removed from the window, taken to the hospital and booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility.
Garcia was arrested and charged with felony vandalism, being under the influence of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
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It was Eleanor who initiated Christmas planning each year. Her gift giving list included over 200 names. She began buying gifts in January and regularly put things away in her special "Christmas Closet." Throughout the year she added new items - gifts for family, friends, and almost everyone on the White House Staff. Each October, she would take over a storage room on the third floor of the White House to wrap the gifts. On Christmas, Franklin would be so interested in the gifts for others that it might be three or four days after Christmas before he was persuaded to open his own.
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Discussion in 'Made With Unity' started by forestjohnson, Mar 15, 2007.
yes please!
Here's updated shaders so it works in 2.0. With the caveat that I didn't have Pro with 1.6 so I'm not sure if it's the same. Looks cool though....
Awesome, thanks!!
The conversion was a bit quick&dirty, sorry...I uploaded new versions which are tweaked a bit. Mostly the reflection was a little off at some angles (fixed) and I removed the unused properties. There are still some things I'm not sure about, but like I said it looks nifty, so hey....
I just found this thread when looking for a water splash effect. I have to say that it is really awesome. Yoggy, you are a natural born genius!!!
I was wondering if it is possible to use your creation on a bigger water plane, like the Island Demo for instance. I tried to replace it but it does not look realistic because waves get so big that they are almost imperceptible.
yea this is really awesome but I am having problems with the Plane that has the HeatBumpRender(render to texture) on it. If you look at the image below the plane distorted everything behind it. I thought this heat wave was to only distort the particles to make them look like a heat wave.
I think it looks like that because you don't have any actual fire particles there. If there was a fire in the middle of the distortion, you wouldn't really notice that everything behind it was distorted as well, it would just be distorted on the sides of the fire.
No I dont think its there because the particle wasn't playing. see below. its still there.
Maybe the background color on the particle rendertexture camera is wrong. I will investigate the project.
Check the fire render texture.. does it look like a normal map? I'm betting the colors are wrong or it is corrupted or something.
Also bakno wanted to have the camera and texture scroll so that you can have an infinite water plane. Well here is a new and improved version of the project for 2.0, with infinite water plane:
Im not sure what it is but I open up that new zip file you just upload and im still getting the same problem. I also had to export out the blend files to fbx. my unity editor keeps freezing up anytime i try to open up a project that has blend files in them.
Everything in the new folder works fine here on my older iMac. Nice work Forrest.
Thank you very much Yoggy!
o yea im using a pc not a mac. pc specs are windows pro 64bit, 4gb of ram, duel 3.2 xeon, nvidia geforce gx2.
showoff: Assets/Heat/HeatBumpRender.rendertexture
Click on it while you are running the fire scene. If it looks like this, the shader is the source of the problem. If it doesn't, perhaps your layers are messed up and the bump render camera is rendering the whole scene or using the wrong background color.
Forest this is what i have.
The first one is the camera that the HeatBumpRender.rendertexture is target to
The second one is the HeatBumpRender.rendertexture you told me to select at run time.
Got one that works with iPhone Unity? I can load it up, but the heat effect isnt there. Unity iPhone also forces me to "upgrade" the project.
Render Textures don't work in Unity iPhone.
well hello again guys. Im posting this because i have just test the rtt project out on a different pc and im still running into the same problem from above where the edges of the plan is showing the distortion.
I really would appreciate it if anyone had a clue to what I can do to fix this problem.
Hello showoff
Can you post a picture with the problem?
Does anyone have any advice on how to make better water for Indie? Because the default kind of sucks... No hard feelings towards the Unity guys. But it could use some serious work.
its the same image i posted above but im testing it on another pc
Thanks showoff. Unfortunately I don't know how to help you. I used to have a problem with the plane on the water scene and it got solved by increasing the resolution from 512 to 1024. Have you increased your player quality settings?
Wow, that's simply amazing.
thanks bakno but increasing the render to texture size doesnt seem to fix the problem for me.
I have a different problem.
Everything looks great, but when I change
the main camera to orthographic mode,
the Reflective-Refractive Water Shader doesn't seem to work.
Did anyone had a similar problem?
Wow, thats cool. I could use it, but my game wont have much water... ill find something out
How did you add the mass points to the boat? It has to be in Unity yes?
Excellent work there! Well done!
At the risk of necroposting, how do you import this? I see no package file, and the scene file crashes on load? I remember reading that copy/pasting the assets was ok but you cant touch the temp folder. Am I missing something?
How the hell do you extract this thing?
Every unzip program I try returns with an invalid file name error. The second folder down the heiarchy has a ":" in the filename. Very big PITA.
Perhaps the file is corrupt? It works perfect for me...
I'm using the heat effect to make a heat shimmer above a road.
I've tried copying everything as exactly as possible, however, the particles for the effect show up as the purple-red-pink, etc, bump map rather than as transparent. Exactly what is needed to do this?
The bumprender is just flat color, with no distortion taking place in it. From what I've read, that seems to be due to an issue with the shader? I am using Unity 2.6.
I did run into an issue with the plane offsetting whatever is behind it, which I solved by changing the camera's clear flags, more specifically, the camera used on the bumprender.
Some further information:
I made a prefab of the demo's heat effect, and then imported it into our project. I instantiated it, and hooked up all the missing materials, and discovered that the plane I had made shows the distortion of the particles of the prefab o.0
The included screenshots show the situation. I also notice that the distortion is upside to the particles. Something weird is going on here. Any help?
awsome 8)
LOVE it Great work duude
Thank god I read your post about changing the camera flags... I've been having issues with the fire for hours. If I have a skybox in the scene the plane would be visible, it was driving me nuts. Thanks
Have you seen the water in the island demo? Import that and it works. As in, it's transparent and it does distorted reflections... and it works in indie (version 2.6, I think).
Hope I've helped,
Isn't this game 3 years old?
Great project! I used that stuff in my Unity 3 Pro project and it worked without problems...at least in the scene view.
For some strange reason the perfect looking water plane looks throught that main camera nearly flat. I have no idea why. The camera is nothing special and there exists only a single point light. The camera is positioned so that the water plane is nearly covered (so no close zoom in or out). Even without lights the effect is the same: perfect looking water in the scene view and only a stripped down, nearly flat plane in the game view. I guess this is a shader problem?
I did a YouTube video so you can get an idea and attached screenshots of my project settings to this post. Any help is welcome!
The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBhYOOuQHb4
Have you tried setting the game view camera to "forward" rendering in the quality settings? That might work.
Yes. Forward, deferred...everything. No changes.
I uploaded a stripped down version of my project with the problematic scene here - in case someone want to checkout: http://www.darkhouse.de/temp/dev.zip (18.5MB)
Edit 26.01.2010: oops, I had an bug in my stripped down project..re-uploading right now
this is all i get to see:
downloaded the project folder on page 1
Eh, is this still working in unity3.4.x?
This is awesome, But the webplayer doesn't work.
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5 U.S. Code § 8336a - Phased retirement
§ 8336a.
Phased retirement
(a) For the purposes of this section—
the term "composite retirement annuity" means the annuity computed when a phased retiree attains full retirement status;
the term "full retirement status" means that a phased retiree has ceased employment and is entitled, upon application, to a composite retirement annuity;
(4) the term "phased retiree" means a retirement-eligible employee who—
the term "phased retirement annuity" means the annuity payable under this section before full retirement;
the term "phased retirement percentage" means the percentage which, when added to the working percentage for a phased retiree, produces a sum of 100 percent;
the term "phased retirement period" means the period beginning on the date on which an individual becomes entitled to receive a phased retirement annuity and ending on the date on which the individual dies or separates from phased employment;
the term "phased retirement status" means that a phased retiree is concurrently employed in phased employment and eligible to receive a phased retirement annuity;
(9) the term "retirement-eligible employee"—
means an individual who, if the individual separated from the service, would meet the requirements for retirement under subsection (a) or (b) of section 8336; but
(10) the term "working percentage" means the percentage of full-time employment equal to the quotient obtained by dividing—
the number of hours per pay period to be worked by a phased retiree, as scheduled in accordance with subsection (b)(2); by
With the concurrence of the head of the employing agency, and under regulations promulgated by the Director, a retirement-eligible employee who has been employed on a full-time basis for not less than the 3-year period ending on the date on which the retirement-eligible employee makes an election under this subsection may elect to enter phased retirement status.
Subject to subparagraph (B), at the time of entering phased retirement status, a phased retiree shall be appointed to a position for which the working percentage is 50 percent.
The Director may, by regulation, provide for working percentages different from the percentage specified under subparagraph (A), which shall be not less than 20 percent and not more than 80 percent.
The working percentage for a phased retiree may not be changed during the phased retiree's phased retirement period.
Not less than 20 percent of the hours to be worked by a phased retiree shall consist of mentoring.
(3) A phased retiree—
A retirement-eligible employee may make not more than one election under this subsection during the retirement-eligible employee's lifetime.
(1) Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, the phased retirement annuity for a phased retiree is the product obtained by multiplying—
the amount of an annuity computed under section 8339 that would have been payable to the phased retiree if, on the date on which the phased retiree enters phased retirement status, the phased retiree had separated from service and retired under section 8336(a) or (b); by
A phased retirement annuity shall be paid in addition to the basic pay for the position to which a phased retiree is appointed during phased employment.
A phased retirement annuity shall not be subject to reduction for any form of survivor annuity, shall not serve as the basis of the computation of any survivor annuity, and shall not be subject to any court order requiring a survivor annuity to be provided to any individual.
Any reduction of a phased retirement annuity based on an election under section 8334(d)(2) shall be applied to the phased retirement annuity after computation under paragraph (1).
Any deposit, or election of an actuarial annuity reduction in lieu of a deposit, for military service or for creditable civilian service for which retirement deductions were not made or refunded shall be made by a retirement-eligible employee at or before the time the retirement-eligible employee enters phased retirement status. No such deposit may be made, or actuarial adjustment in lieu thereof elected, at the time a phased retiree enters full retirement status.
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if a phased retiree does not make such a deposit and dies in service as a phased retiree, a survivor of the phased retiree shall have the same right to make such deposit as would have been available had the employee not entered phased retirement status and died in service.
A phased retirement annuity shall commence on the date on which a phased retiree enters phased employment.
All basic pay not in excess of the full-time rate of pay for the position to which a phased retiree is appointed shall be deemed to be basic pay for purposes of section 8334.
Under such procedures as the Director may prescribe, a phased retiree may elect to enter full retirement status at any time. Upon making such an election, a phased retiree shall be entitled to a composite retirement annuity.
(1) Except as provided otherwise under this subsection, a composite retirement annuity is a single annuity computed under regulations prescribed by the Director, equal to the sum of—
the amount of the phased retirement annuity as of the date of full retirement, before any reduction based on an election under section 8334(d)(2), and including any adjustments made under section 8340; and
(B) the product obtained by multiplying—
the amount of an annuity computed under section 8339 that would have been payable at the time of full retirement if the individual had not elected a phased retirement and as if the individual was employed on a full-time basis in the position occupied during the phased retirement period and before any reduction for survivor annuity or reduction based on an election under section 8334(d)(2); by
After computing a composite retirement annuity under paragraph (1), the Director shall adjust the amount of the annuity for any applicable reductions for a survivor annuity and any previously elected actuarial reduction under section 8334(d)(2).
A composite retirement annuity shall be adjusted in accordance with section 8340, except that subsection (c)(1) of that section shall not apply.
Under such procedures and conditions as the Director may provide, and with the concurrence of the head of the employing agency, a phased retiree may elect to terminate phased retirement status and return to a full-time work schedule.
Upon entering a full-time work schedule based upon an election under paragraph (1), the phased retirement annuity of a phased retiree shall terminate.
After the termination of a phased retirement annuity under this subsection, the individual's rights under this subchapter shall be determined based on the law in effect at the time of any subsequent separation from service. For purposes of this subchapter or chapter 84, at time of the subsequent separation from service, the phased retirement period shall be treated as if it had been a period of part-time employment with the work schedule described in subsection (b)(2).
(h) For purposes of section 8341—
Employment of a phased retiree shall not be deemed to be part-time career employment, as defined in section 3401(2).
For purposes of section 8341(h)(4), retirement shall be deemed to occur on the date on which a phased retiree enters into full retirement status.
For purposes of sections 8343 and 8351, and subchapter III of chapter 84, a phased retiree shall be deemed to be an employee.
For purposes of chapter 87, a phased retiree shall be deemed to be receiving basic pay at the rate of a full-time employee in the position to which the phased retiree is appointed.
(Added Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title I, § 100121(a)(2), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 907.)
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Section effective on Nov. 6, 2014, see section 100121(d) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note under section 8331 of this title.
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Frontiers magazine : December 5, 2006 : Volume 25, Number 15
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The magic that resulted was a team effort, for which Serious Propers are in order:
Photography by Albert Sanchez (www.albertsanchez.com)
Makeup by Cherie Combs (www.margaretmaldonado.com)
Hair by Tony Chavez (www.tonychavez.net) for Kérastase Paris
Propmaster/Art Direction: Pedro Zalba
On Beth (COVER SHOT):
Mini-Dress with Matching Cuffs by Abigail Adams (www.abigailadamsdesign.com)
Necklace by Tarina Tarantino (www.tarinatarantino.com)
Shoes by Abaeté for Payless
Switchblade Comb: "Bartering" Scam by Yours Truly
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For a perfectly mixed reactor with a predefined constant temperature, the reacting system's energy balance is not needed to describe the system behavior. The behavior is defined as the composition and the production or consumption of species over time. Furthermore, because the reactor is perfectly mixed, the Reaction Engineering interface can also set up a model even though it has no information about material-transport or energy-transport properties.
This model uses the Reaction Engineering interface default reactor type - a Batch reactor with constant volume. Other predefined reactor types available are the Semibatch reactor, the Continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR), and the Plug-flow reactor. The purpose of the experiment is to study the composition in the reactor over time and determine how long it takes the system to reach steady state, where it is possible to determine the reaction's equilibrium constant.
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I begin this story by declaring up front that I am not an "Agilist" or process evangelist. I am the senior software development executive in a company responsible for delivering products to the marketplace. Like my peers across industries, I am fundamentally held accountable by my company for consistently delivering business results. Process and methodologies are important in delivering this value, but in the eyes of the company they are secondary to meeting the needs of the business.
When I joined Borland 2 years ago, we had two Agile "pilot teams" in place; today 60 percent (and growing) of the organization delivers our products to the market through an Agile approach. This is the story of our journey into Agile, chronicling the decisions and observations of our ongoing transformation from the eyes of a senior software executive.
Situation Analysis: Snapshot of a Traditional Software Delivery Organization
Borland's product organization consists of over 350 personnel in five primary geographic locations, including development sites in Asia and Europe. It is a development shop organized into teams of 12-35 engineers delivering a very broad portfolio of products, which contain the typical mix of new and sustaining work projects that are consistent with both ISVs and corporate IT shops.
As a 25-year-old company, Borland has gone through a number of changes throughout its lifetime. In the process, it has acquired a number of companies in many different locations throughout the globe. My charter was to introduce stronger operational oversight, reduce costs and boost the organization's efficiency and quality. I decided to overhaul the organization, and one of the components of this effort would be to broaden our use of Agile.
The First Step: From Grassroots Movement to Disciplined Implementation
In my investigation and observation of the usage of Agile within Borland, I soon discovered that we had multiple Agile cultures emerging. The teams that were experimenting with Agile all varied in their states of maturity and level of commitment.
As a result of these fractured efforts, each of the locations was undergoing a separate transformation and this meant that we were developing several independent Agile cultures. What became obvious was that if we were going to expand the use of Agile throughout the organization, we would have to transition it from a grassroots effort to a more disciplined and structured rollout.
In shifting from an adhoc to a more structured adoption of Agile, we made three key decisions. The first was to make our executive commitment much more visible. We had to show the teams through our actions and words that we were going to be enablers of this transformation.
Next, we decided to appoint a single Scrum Master/Agile Process Specialist who would be responsible for driving the overall definition of "Borland Agile." The third decision we made was to take a stepwise and iterative rollout approach. There would be no hollow mandated Agile "light switch" in which everyone would begin transforming immediately. We realized that we had to face the reality of making a major process transformation while still executing on a pretty aggressive product roadmap.
Sold on Agile: Successful Pilot Paves the Way for Organizational Transformation
One of the first projects we designated as an official "Borland Agile" project was the development of a high-priority new product that would be a key part of Borland's next-generation suite of products. In December of 2006, this project was divided across multiple locations and teams. While the release date was only eight months away, progress on the project was stalled. I made the decision to consolidate the project into one location - the location we had designated as our "flagship" for the Borland Agile transformation.
We successfully made the transition, released the product 10 days early with more features than originally planned, and established one of the closest customer relationships I have witnessed in my career. This is the point at which I became hooked on the potential of Agile and Scrum.
Once we had achieved success with a few pilot projects, the next step was to expand our use of Scrum, completing


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Cal Poly Pomona welcomes Clay Johnson, presidential innovation fellow and author of The Information Diet, part of our 2012-13 Information, Technology, and Lifelong Learning speaker series.
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We're pleased to welcome Presidential Innovation Fellow Clay Johnson, co-founder of Blue State Digital, which managed President Barack Obama's online campaign for the presidency in 2008. As director of Sunlight Labs at the Sunlight Foundation, Mr. Johnson built an team of 2000 developers and designers to create open source tools that give people greater access to government data. In 2009, Mr. Johnson was awarded the Google/O'Reilly Open Source Organizer of the Year, and in 2010, he was recognized as one of Federal Computing Week's Fed 100.
In his provocative new book, The Information Diet, Mr. Johnson likens the modern epidemic of information overload to ever-increasing obesity rates. "As we industrialized our food companies, we've industrialized our media companies," he said in a recent webinar. As a solution, Mr. Johnson advocates wellness based on conscious consumption of high quality information.
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Funding is provided by the 2012-13 La Bounty Endowed Chair of Interdisciplinary Knowledge, which brings speakers from a variety of backgrounds to visit our campus and enrich our community.
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Land snails belong to the phylum Mollusca, the second-largest phylum in the animal kingdom. Within the phylum, snails belong to the class Gastropoda which typically possess: a well developed head bearing a mouth, tentacles & eyes; a visceral mass containing the reproductive & digestive organs, and a large foot with a creeping sole. Apart from a few exceptions most land snails belong to the order Pulmonata (gastropods which have developed a pulmonary cavity or lung). The shell of the snail houses and protects the soft parts of the animal.
Introduced Garden Snail, Cantareus aspersaPhotographer: Alan Henderson / Source: Museum Victoria
Land snails occupy a variety of terrestrial habitats, including gardens, scrub, bush, rainforest and even desert. While native molluscs are still present in large numbers, the majority of molluscs species present in Victoria are introduced species. The distributions of most of the native snails are restricted to areas with native vegetation. In urban areas, the introduced species such as Cantareus aspersa (Common Garden Snail) are most frequently encountered.
Native carnivorous snail, Victaphanta atramentariaPhotographer / Source: Ross Field
Four species of native Victorian land snails, Allocharopa erskinensis, Geminoropa scindocataracta, Pernagera gatliffi and Victaphanta compacta are listed as threatened under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act.
Snails feed on a variety of foods. Many feed on living plants, and some on decaying vegetable matter. Others are carnivorous, choosing to eat other small invertebrates, such as insect larvae or other snails and slugs. Many of the introduced species of snails can be a serious pest in cultivated gardens, crops and pasture. Snails are hermaphrodite and are reciprocal fertilisers (that is, they can fertilise each other).
Snails have long been used as a food by humans. The European edible snail Helix pomatia is a prohibited import into Australia, so the local industry must manage with the smaller species Cantareus aspersa, the common garden snail. Research has been undertaken to explore the culinary potential of large native species, but the results are inconclusive at this stage.
Barker, G. M. 1999. Naturalised Terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Fauna of New Zealand, volume 38. Whenua Press, New Zealand.
Beesley, P. L. et al. (eds) 1998. Mollusca, the Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia, volume 5. CSIRO Publishing, East Melbourne.
Smith, B. J. 1979. Field Guide to the Non-marine Molluscs of South-eastern Australia. ANU Press, Canberra.
Smith, B. J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In Houston, W. W. K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra: AGPS Vol. 8.
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As we wrap up the finals for winter sports and begin preparations for the summer season, it's timely to reflect on the importance of team sports in our community and the role that governments can play in promoting greater participation.
I believe that participation in team sports as a player, umpire, club official or supporter is one of the greatest learning experiences for young people and provides enormous opportunities to build stronger regional communities.
Training and playing within a team environment to achieve results teaches people the skills of discipline, self-respect and the value of hard work. As club officials, we learn to get along with other people and negotiate outcomes for the greater good of the team.
Anyone involved in a club needs to learn very quickly that no individual is more important than the team and the only way to get results is to work within the team environment.
Importantly, the joy of success is increased when you celebrate with your team-mates and the despair of a loss can be reduced by sharing the load throughout a club.
Given the importance of team sports, governments at all levels have a key role in using taxpayers' money wisely to invest in new facilities and supporting volunteers – rather than obstructing them with endless bureaucracy and red tape.
Over the years, we have seen massive investments of public funds on mega-stadiums in the cities and huge events like the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. Targeting government funding at the elite level, often at the expense of grassroots participation, is a flawed policy which needs to change.
It's not just the traditional sports. Here in East Gippsland, we need increased investment in facilities such as a synthetic hockey pitch to encourage greater participation and assist young players to achieve their full potential.
With the continued success of the netball competition, we need to provide better facilities for female players and officials at our football clubs. The lack of change rooms and decent playing surfaces is a major issue for many clubs which have welcomed the greater participation of netballers but haven't had the funds to upgrade facilities.
Ironically, it's going to take a team approach from local, State and Federal Governments to secure the funding required for grassroots sport. As a Member of The Nationals team I am keen to work with my colleagues at State level along with the East Gippsland Shire on projects that will deliver long-term benefits for our region.
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Lopez, 29, almost became a member of the Phillies last week before they called the deal off, likely over health concerns. According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, the Rockies did their due diligence on Lopez' health situation and clearly they came away confident enough to make a deal.
Lopez, who posted a 2.17 ERA with 54 strikeouts and 6 unintentional walks in 66 ? innings this year, joins the Rockies as a first time arbitration eligible player and is projected to receive $1.4 million by Matt Swartz of MLB Trade Rumors. He will likely take hold of the seventh inning in Colorado as the Rockies have added to a bullpen with Rafael Betancourt, Matt Belisle, and Rex Brothers all capable of handling high leverage situations.
Perhaps the bullpen isn't the Rockies most pressing area of need this winter, but there are a few reasons to be encouraged about Lopez' arrival. He has a propensity to not only miss bats (20.8% strikeout rate), but also induce weak contact by getting the opposition to hit the ball on the ground (55% groundball rate). Those skills coupled with his low walk rate (3.1%) make Lopez an ideal fit for Coors Field. Lopez is a far cry from fly ball pitchers like Josh Outman and Guillermo Moscoso, who Colorado acquired via trade last winter.
On the other hand, this deal marks the end of the Alex White era in Colorado. White, a former 1st round pick in 2009 (15th overall, he was selected ahead of Mike Trout by the Indians), came to Colorado during the 2011 season along with Drew Pomeranz and Joe Gardner in the trade for Ubaldo Jimenez. Coming into the 2011 season, White was rated by Baseball America as a top 50 prospect and said to have the potential of a number three starter or better. Before White was traded by the Indians, he suffered a ligament strain to the flexor tendon in his right middle finger during his third career start against the Cincinnati Reds on May 20. The injury had White on the shelf for 12 weeks. He was traded to Colorado before he ever made another start with the Indians.
White struggled to locate his pitches and wasn't able to replicate the break his pitches, especially his splitter and slider, had before the injury. In his second start at Coors Field, White allowed eight hits in five innings and five of the hits cleared the fences. At spring training in 2012, the Rockies and White would admit that the pitcher simply wasn't completely healthy in the last half of '11. White even told me he didn't pick up a ball for at least two months after the season ended.
The organization was ready to give White a pass for his alarmingly bad results while pitching hurt in '11 (8.42 ERA and 1.76 WHIP in seven starts with Colorado). General manager Dan O'Dowd said, "We need to forget what we saw." Unfortunately, he didn't make it out of spring training without incident as despite a lot of optimism surrounding the young pitcher and the opportunity for a fresh and healthy start this year he was arrested for an "extreme DUI" in Arizona. White was then left off the Rockies opening day roster, which included Jaimie Moyer and Tyler Chatwood, before joining the rotation in May. White started 20 games and pitched to a 5.51 ERA and 1.68 WHIP this year leading many to believe that his future lies somewhere in the bullpen for lack of a third pitch.
The Rockies clearly didn't see a turnaround coming from White in Colorado's 2013 rotation and believe that Lopez is more likely to be a good fit in the bullpen, so the struggling organization gave up on the 24-year-old starter in lieu of a nearly 30 reliever who's about to hit arbitration with a questionable health situation. White will leave Coors Field with a 6.30 ERA in 12 starts at the corner of Blake St. and 20th, so it's safe to say he won't miss pitching there.
Alex Gillingham is the third player we know of at the moment in the deal. Gillingham, 23, was an 11th round pick by the Rockies in the 2011 MLB Draft. He pitched the entire 2012 season at Single-A Asheville, where he posted a 3.66 ERA, 6.1 K/9, 2.0 BB/9, 1.22 WHIP, and 15 hit batters in 123 innings pitched. He made his professional debut with Casper in '11 and was the only pitcher in the Pioneer League to throw a perfect game. He remains a longshot to have an impact in the big leagues.