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Four emergency room nurses in a Stockholm hospital are at the center of the drama. Life at the hospital is full of emotion, suspense and romance. The four must battle through not only hard conditions at work but also complicated private lives, all with very different challenges. With determination, strength and a black sense of humour they achieve the weird, challenging and amazing task of saving lives in a system that sometimes seems designed to do the opposite. With addictive serial storylines plus surprising cases each week, Sisters is a primetime medical drama showing life in a hospital as you have never seen it before. The series is produced by Bob Film based on scripts from Yellow Film & TV.
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NSA Gave Employees Ridiculous 'Talking Points' To Spread Among Friends And Family Over The Holidays
from the we're-good-enough,-we're-smart-enough,-and-doggone-it... deptIt seems that the NSA's "talking points" keep on leaking. The latest is a two pager it sent home with employees prior to Thanksgiving, so they'd have substance-free pablum to say in response to any family and friends who might actually have been paying attention to the news lately, and have some concerns to raise about the NSA violating our privacy and the Constitution. The document is broadly split into five sections, with sub talking points within each section. Here are the key points (underlines in the original):
- NSA's mission is of great value to the Nation"
- NSA performs its mission the right way—lawful, compliant and in a way that protects civil liberties and privacy
- NSA performs its mission exceptionally well. We strive to be the best that we can be, because that's what America requires as part of its defense in a dangerous world
- The people who work for NSA are loyal Americans with expert skills who make sacrifices to help protect the freedoms we all cherish
- NSA is committed to increased transparency, public dialog and faithful implementation of any changes required by our overseers.
There's much, much more at the original. Go read it. Most of these talking points are pretty much what you'd expect, and the standard doublespeak we've been hearing from the NSA and its defenders ever since the Snowden revelations began. At best they're setting up strawmen to knock down. No one has argued that NSA employees aren't American citizens. We just question what they're doing. Furthermore, the whole "lawful, compliant" thing is kind of laughable, given the numerous examples of abuses, and the regular discussions from the courts about how the NSA has abused its mandate. Even more to the point, many of these programs simply have not been challenged in court in an actual trial, so claiming that they're legal is a huge stretch.
"NSA programs protect Americans and our Allies," the document reads. "As an example, they have helped to understand and disrupt 54 terrorist events since 9/11: 25 in Europe, 11 in Asia and 5 in Africa. Thirteen of those had a homeland nexus."
Deputy Director John Inglis admitted in August during a Senate hearing, when pressed by Sen. Patrick Leahy, that US bulk records phone spying had been "critical" in stopping just one terrorist plot. He clarified that the spying on phone records had only "made a contribution" to discovering the 13 plots.
Sens. Ron Wyden, Mark Udall & Martin Heinrich, who filed a brief in support of an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit challenging the collection of phone records of all Americans, explained the Executive Branch has defended the program by conflating it with "other foreign intelligence authorities." The senators highlighted the fact that the collection under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act had played "little or no role in most of these disruptions."
"Indeed of the original fifty-four that the government pointed to, officials have only been able to describe two that involved materially useful information obtained through the bulk call-records program," the senators added. "Even the two supposed success stories involved information that [the senators] believe—after repeated requests to the government for evidence to the contrary—could readily have been obtained without a database of all Americans' call records."
At this point, any intelligence agency leader, member of Congress or government official who highlights 54 "thwarted" plots is advancing propaganda to save the NSA from being forced into giving up this power to collect the phone records of all Americans.
Maybe it's time that someone put together a list of "talking points" for friends and family of NSA employees to read back to them the next time they spew these kinds of bogus claims.
Bonus: The folks at Gawker worked the talking points into a script. Here's a snippet:
DAD: So, Ted, how's work lately?
UNCLE TED: NSA's mission is of great value to the Nation.
DAD: Oh, for sure. I was just thinking since it's been in the news a lot...
UNCLE TED: NSA performs timely, actionable intelligence to political and military customers who use that information in a range of activities from decisionmaking to military operations.
MOM: Honey, maybe Ted doesn't want to talk abou—
UNCLE TED: NSA performs its mission the right way—lawful, compliant, and in a way that protects civil liberties and privacy.
KEITH ALEXANDER: Pass the salt?
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It appears a massive body blow has been delivered to the Seattle Seahawks' playoff hopes.
NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that Seahawks starting cornerbacks Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner are facing four-game suspensions for violating the NFL's policy against performance-enhancing substances. Both players are accused of taking Adderall and are appealing the potential suspensions, according to a source with knowledge of the ruling.
The news comes on the same day the Seahawks' defense gave up 17 fourth-quarter points in a road loss to the Miami Dolphins.
The timing of the potential suspensions remains unclear, but losing both cornerbacks would be devastating for the Seahawks (6-5). Sherman is playing like one of the five best cornerbacks in the NFL. Browner is a quality starter who made the Pro Bowl last season.
The Seahawks' defense is largely defined by its physical secondary. It's hard to overstate how much the cornerbacks mean to the team's chances of playing in January.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.


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Illinois became the final state to allow gun owners to carry concealed firearms in public. The Tuesday vote in both chambers of the state legislature overrode a veto by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D), who pushed for tougher restrictions on where concealed weapons are allowed, among other measures.
The vote now sets in motion a six-month period for state police officials and the legislature to determine permitting procedure, as well as make clarifications to the law such as exactly where guns are banned or what defines proper concealment.
It will cost about $25 million to establish and operate a system that will process conceal-carry applications, Illinois State Police say. About 300,000 residents are expected to apply.
Governor Quinn had tried to get lawmakers to prohibit concealed weapons in establishments that serve alcohol. That was struck down, along with his proposal to limit to one the number of handguns a person could carry simultaneously.
As the law stands, private property owners, along with businesses, can prohibit concealed guns on their premises, although rules for obtaining the proper signage are not yet established. Also, guns will not be allowed in schools, libraries, parks, and mass-transit buses and trains.
The bill is the result of a ruling last December by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago saying that the existing ban on conceal-carry weaponry in public was unconstitutional. The state was given 180 days to craft a law legalizing conceal-carry. That deadline passed June 9, but the state was given a 30-day extension to pass the law.
If the state had not acted by Tuesday, default legislation would have taken hold, but up until the deadline, the state was allowed to impose certain restrictions.
Some lawmakers criticized Quinn for waiting until the 11th hour to veto the bill because they said more time would have allowed for a more productive debate on the issue.
Quinn released a statement late Tuesday that the legislature "surrendered to the National Rifle Association ... and passed a flawed bill ...." He added, "Public safety should never be compromised or negotiated away."
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, as well as Quinn, used a recent surge in violence in the city – 74 people were wounded and 12 killed by gun violence over the four-day Fourth of July weekend – to say that more, not less, gun restrictions are necessary.
"Having effective gun control is essential for providing safety throughout the city," he told reporters Tuesday.
Next Wednesday, the Chicago City Council is holding a special session to pass measures that would strengthen its existing ordinance banning the sale, transfer, and possession of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Mayor Emanuel also wants stricter penalties for gun crimes – a minimum three-year sentence, for example – and even harsher penalties for crimes committed on or near school grounds.
Despite criticism from the state's top Democrats, the bill's passage received praise from downstate lawmakers. Moreover, the veto override is being interpreted as a weakening of the governor, who is running for reelection against members of two formidable state dynasties: Attorney General Lisa Madigan, the daughter of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan; and Bill Daley, former White House chief of staff under President Obama and the brother of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.
State Rep. Brandon Phelps (D), who represents a district in southern Illinois, told the Associated Press that Quinn is "trying to cater to, pander to Cook County," which includes Chicago. He continued, "And I don't blame him ... because that's where his votes are."
The new law is less restrictive than one in New York City, which gives law enforcement officials more leeway in determining who ultimately gets the conceal-carry permits. In Illinois, anyone with a firearm owner's identification card can get the permit if he or she passes a background check, pays $150, and goes through a 16-hour gun-safety course. That training period, however, is the longest required by any state.
Even those restrictions are vulnerable to challenges from gun-rights advocates, says Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association. Possible legal challenges "will be to shorten up the training," he says. "It's too long.... There will also be some attempts to lower the permitting fees."
However, Mr. Pearson says he does not expect any legal battles in the first two years, allowing the system to get up and running.
At the other end of the debate, gun-safety advocates say they want to push legislators to reconsider allowing concealed weaponry in establishments that serve alcohol. These are places, they say, where gun violence is most likely to occur.
"Ultimately, alcohol and guns don't mix, period. That's why we have really tough DUI laws. Everyone knows they don't mix, so why are we even allowing it to happen?" says Colleen Daley, executive director of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. "We don't think the fight is over. We need more common-sense proposals."


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Nicklas Erik Lidström (born April 28, 1970) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman who has played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Detroit Red Wings, and is their captain. In his 19 NHL seasons, Lidström has won four Stanley Cups, seven James Norris Memorial Trophies as the NHL's best defenseman, and has been voted into eleven NHL All-Star Games. Except for the 2010-2011 season, where he registered a -2 rating, he has never had a minus +/- rating in a season. He is the first European-born and trained NHL captain to win the Stanley Cup , as well as the first European player named playoff MVP.
Representing Sweden, Lidström won the World Championship in 1991. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lidström was a major factor in Sweden's win over Finland in the finals, scoring the gold medal clinching goal, thus earning him a spot on the Olympic All-Star Team. He also became the 17th member of the Triple Gold Club. The Hockey News selected Lidström as the "Best European-trained player ever in the NHL". The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated selected Lidström as the "NHL Player of the Decade".
Lidström is considered the top NHL defenseman of his era, having won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman three consecutive seasons from 2000–01 to 2002–03 and again from 2005–06 to 2007–08. He has been nominated for the award a total of ten times in the past twelve seasons, the first three times finishing as the runner-up, and has won it in six of the last nine (2004–05 had no winner due to the NHL lockout). In thirteen consecutive seasons (since 1995-96), he has finished no worse than 6th place in Norris Trophy voting.


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The High Cost of Cheap Coal
Monday's mining disaster in Raleigh County, W. Va.—in which a massive explosion killed at least 25 miners, with four still missing—is a grim reminder of coal's hidden costs.
Coal, according to conventional wisdom, is the cheapest available source of energy—a bargain when compared to renewables such as wind and solar, as well as to oil and natural gas.
But Monday's explosion is, unfortunately, only the latest evidence of the high price we really pay for coal. According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 104,674 people died in coal mining disasters in the United States between 1900 and 2009. Though death rates have slowed dramatically in recent decades, the years between 2001 and 2005—a period that included two record-setting years for lowest mining fatalities in history—still saw an average of 30 coal mining deaths each year.
And these numbers don't reflect other human costs of coal mining. A 2008 study found that people living in mining communities are 70 percent more likely to develop kidney disease, 64 percent more likely to have chronic lung diseases such as emphysema, and 30 percent more likely to report hypertension. Those who live near coal-burning power plants are also at higher risk. It's difficult to put a dollar value on human lives or the health of communities—but at the very least, shouldn't hospital visits and disability coverage be factored into the cost of coal?
Then there are the environmental costs of mining and burning coal. In testimony before the Iowa Utilities Board, NASA scientist James Hansen called coal "the largest contributor to the human-made increase of CO2 in the air," a major cause of global climatic changes that have already displaced an estimated 26 million people. A 2008 study that projected the price tag of climate change in eight U.S. states found that rising sea levels, temperature changes, and drought will have devastating impacts. "Climate change will cost billions in the long run and the bottom line will be red," said Matthias Ruth, director of the Center for Integrative Environmental Research at the University of Maryland and coordinator of the study. "Inaction or delayed action will make the ink run redder." Coal may be cheap now, but that's simply because we're not counting—and don't even know how to count—the long-term costs.
In Kingston, Tenn., not far from where I grew up, fly ash left over from a coal-fired power plant was stored behind an earthen dam. When the dam ruptured in 2008, houses and farms were destroyed as sludge laced with arsenic, uranium, and mercury flooded 300 acres.
Last Mountain Standing :: The last intact mountain in West Virginia's Coal River Valley is slated for mountaintop removal coal mining. Local residents have other ideas.
Massey Energy, the same company that operates the mine in Raleigh County where yesterday's explosion occurred, stores 8.2 billion gallons of toxic coal sludge behind an earthen impoundment in another part of the county: a constant reminder for local residents that what's cheap today may be very expensive tomorrow. In February, West Virginia's Department of Environmental Protection issued a notice of violation because the dam failed to meet safety requirements.
So it's not surprising that many residents of Raleigh County have been fighting for a future free from coal. They formed a group called the Coal River Mountain Wind Project and commissioned a study to compare the impact of Massey Energy's proposed mountaintop-removal surface coal mine with that of their proposed alternative: a 328 megawatt wind farm. The study found that wind would bring the county government $1.7 million in annual revenue indefinitely. Mountaintop removal would bring in merely $36,000 each year for 17 years—while costing an estimated $600 million in health expenses and lost resources following the destruction of the mountain.
Coal River Mountain residents aren't alone in recalculating the true cost of coal and deciding it's simply too high to pay. The Sierra Club lists 127 proposed coal plants in the United States that have been canceled, abandoned, or put on hold in recent years; in a number of cases, activist pressure or market forces compelled companies to abandon coal in favor of other energy sources.
Of course, the belief that "Coal is still the least-cost, most viable, and technically feasible option" (as World Bank president Robert B. Zoellick put it in a letter to U.S. lawmakers who challenged a $3 billion Bank loan to build a coal-fired power plant in South Africa) is still widespread. But even in South Africa, where power shortages have been a serious issue in recent years, there are some who don't believe coal power is cheap enough to be worth its hidden costs.
Residents of South Africa's Limpopo Province, together with Earthlife Africa and groundWork, yesterday filed a complaint with the World Bank Inspection Panel—a forum for claims from those adversely affected by the Bank's policies—to stop the construction of the plant on the grounds that it would threaten their water, health, and farms. Even among members of the Bank's board, which will vote on funding for the coal plant this Thursday, the decision is unusually contentious, with the United States likely to abstain or even cast a rare "no" vote. According to an article in The New York Times, analysts say the debate "is sending a strong signal that the World Bank will have to do more to encourage renewable energy and may even have to sideline loans for future coal plants."
The myth of cheap coal can't stand up to the sad evidence of coal's hidden costs to our lives, our health, and our planet.
As the urgency of the crisis grows, so do the world's climate justice movements.


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For 18 days, millions of Egyptians of all stripes – from feminists to Islamists, rich to poor, Google execs to illiterate farmers, old to young – gathered around Cairo's Tahrir Square. They set aside differences that would have once kept them from barely talking or even acknowledging each other on the street. In this giant melting pot, personal divisions by class, age, education, religion, or income disappeared.
The protesters assert a new Egyptian identity based on high ideals – ones that eventually led to President Hosni Mubarak stepping down.
It has been a startling exercise in redefining an entire society, one that has fascinated much of the world – not just other Arab states – in part because so many nations are also trying to redefine themselves.
From China to America, struggles over national identity have found echoes in Egypt's historic revolution.
One good example is a Feb. 5 speech by British Prime Minister David Cameron. He said Britain is in need of "a clear sense of shared national identity." He decried policies that encourage "different cultures to live separate lives, apart from each other and apart from the mainstream."
The Conservative leader wants to prevent British citizens from being radicalized by jihadists to commit violence. The fear of home-grown terrorists, in both Britain and the United States, has grown as a result of recent attacks, such as the 2005 London subway bombings or the 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, by suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
"True cohesion" at the local or national level, Mr. Cameron says, would allow people to say "I am a Muslim, I am a Hindu, I am a Christian, but I am a Londoner ... too."
His speech comes after recent comments by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the practice of "multiculturalism" has failed both societies by allowing tolerance of extremism. And in 2006, then-President Bush urged immigrants to learn English and US civics in hopes that they might help "us remain one nation under God."
A liberal country, Cameron asserts, "says to its citizens, this is what defines us as a society: To belong here is to believe in these things." He plans to have government "actively promote" values such as freedom of speech, freedom of worship, democracy, the rule of law, and equality between sexes. And organizations such as Muslim groups that don't subscribe to "British values" will not receive government support.
In China, thousands of dissidents have signed on to a document known as Charter 08 that calls on Chinese leaders to "embrace universal human values [and] join the mainstream of civilized nations." A Communist regime that focuses mainly on creating material wealth "has stripped people of their rights, destroyed their dignity, and corrupted normal human intercourse," the charter states.
In the US, one attempt to redefine America is a House bill that would declare English the official language of the US – in hopes that this would help unify the nation around its founding values. The bill would also require that "all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English-language text of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the laws of the United States made in pursuance of the Constitution."
The rise in the use of Spanish has alarmed many Americans worried that Latinos are not assimilating fast enough or absorbing a civic identity. The number of people who speak a language other than English at home has more than doubled in recent decades. And according to a 2008 study by the University of California, Los Angeles, too many Mexican-Americans – unlike earlier European immigrants – aren't fully integrating into US society. Their low levels of education are leading to "a weaker American identity."
Identity is an extremely personal concept, one that requires core principles. The more universal those principles are, the more each individual will better help shape society or a nation.
Egypt has not been alone while millions of its people defined their values on the streets of Cairo.
Every day, many others around the world are trying to find that identity. Egypt's victory is everyone's.
Staff photographer Ann Hermes talked to protesters outside the Parliament building in Cairo on Feb. 10. Watch the video below:


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HTC Beats Back Apple in U.K. Patent Skirmish
HTC has emerged the victor in another of its patent battles with Apple.
On Wednesday, the U.K.'s High Court ruled that HTC does not infringe the four patents Apple asserted against it. It also found three of those four patents — for slide-to-unlock, multitouch and multilingual keyboard capability — to be invalid, partly due to their obviousness.
The ruling, which follows by days another HTC victory over Apple before the International Trade Commission, means the Taiwanese company is free to continue importing its smartphones into the U.K.
But the broader battle is far from over. Apple has asserted the same four patents against HTC in Germany.
That said, as FOSS Patents points out, the High Court ruling may well improve HTC's chances of prevailing in Munich. Said FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller, "The U.K. decision makes it even less likely that the Munich court, which was skeptical of Apple's arguments anyway, would be persuaded now."


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Ladri di biciclette (1948)
- AKA: Biciklitolvajok, Bicycle Thieves, Bisiklet Hirsizlari, Cykeltjuven, Cykeltyven, De fietsendief, Fahrraddiebe, Hoti de Biciclete, Jitensha dorobô, Kleftis podilaton, Kradljivci bicikala, Kradljivci bicikla, Ladrões de Bicicleta, Ladrões de Bicicletas, Ladrón de bicicletas, Ladrones de bicicletas, Le voleur de bicyclette, Polkupyörävaras, Sykkeltyvene, The Bicycle Thief, The Bicycle Thieves, Velosipedebis Gamtatsebelni, Zlodeji bicyklov, Zlodzieje rowerów, Κλέφτης ποδηλάτων, Крадци на велосипеди, Похитители велосипедов, 偷自行车的人, 单车失窃记, 单车窃贼
- Country: Italy
- IMDB Rating: 8.3
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1949-12-13
- Director: Vittorio De Sica
- Writers: Cesare Zavattini (story) , Luigi Bartolini (novel) , Oreste Biancoli (screenplay) , Suso Cecchi D'Amico (screenplay) , Vittorio De Sica (screenplay) , Adolfo Franci (screenplay) , Gherardo Gherardi (screenplay) , Gerardo Guerrieri (screenplay) , Cesare Zavattini (screenplay)
- Language: Italian
- Stars: Lamberto Maggiorani , Enzo Staiola , Lianella Carell , Elena Altieri
- Runtime: 89 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 18 wins.
- Plot: Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job - for which he needs a bike - hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proof, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won't be able to keep his job.
- IMDB:tt0040522


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A winner was selected from 307 designs submitted by 69 freelance designers.
Our company is changing it's name and we need a new logo. This logo needs to look good on all media: website, t-shirts, television, print.
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MRI at a Glance
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ISBN: 978-1-405-14747-7 February 2009 Wiley-Blackwell 128 Pages
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Topics covered include relaxation processes, image contrast, pulse sequences, image production, image quality, artefacts, MRA, instrumentation and safety. Double page spreads for each section will contain a diagram and/or image depicting the main concepts of MR physics together with a succinct account of the topic in bullet points and tables.
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Fundamentals II: Resonance.
Relaxation Processes I: T1 Recovery.
Relaxation Processes II: T2 Decay.
Image Contrast I: T1 Weighting.
Image Contrast II: T2 Weighting.
Image Contrast III: PD Weighting.
Image Contrast IV: Parameters.
Pulse Sequences I: Spin echo.
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Image Production I: Gradients.
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Image Production IV: Data acquisition.
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Image Quality III: Trade-off issues.
Artefacts I: Chemical shift.
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Artefacts III: Fat suppression techniques.
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Artefacts V: Flow.
Artefacts VI: Equipment faults.
MRA I: Black blood imaging.
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I've finally found a way to pull region and phone model locked Japanese games from the Android market, such as the new Shiren game by Chunsoft. I'm posting the instructions here so no other poor fucker ever has to go through figuring this out.
Basically speaking, these games are locked by both SIM region and firmware information. Companies like NTT DoCoMo offer a select group of handsets with their service, and these handsets have firmware that has been heavily hacked on the inside to brand it as such. In order to get such a locked game, whether free or for sale, onto your phone, you will need to make Android Market think you are running an NTT branded handset.
To do this, you will need the following:
- A rooted Android phone
- RootExplorer
- Superuser
- Market Access - this app is ad free and can run at boot
- A barcode reader that can handle QR codes
1. Run RootExplorer and navigate to /system. Click the button to remount as r+w.
2. Long press on build.prop and select Copy. Paste it into the same folder or another folder to make a backup. You DO NOT want to lose this.
3. Long press on build.prop and select Edit in Text Editor.
4. Find and modify the following values (jacked from an NTT DoCoMo SHARP SH12C). Be aware they may not be grouped logically, so search the whole file if need bed. If a value doesn't exist, you will need to create it:
ro.mtp.manufacturer=NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
ro.build.description=SH12C-user 2.3.3 S7140 01.01.01 release-keys
With it, I was actually able to purchase and install locked apps. In theory, if you have a tool like TitaniumBackup that converts installed apps to APK files, you could purchase an app, convert it to APK, then use the 15-minute return to get your money back. I have not done this because I don't want this kind of purchase pattern on my credit card, and because I'm willing to give Chunsoft 500 yen because that's a very fair price for Shiren.
5. Close Root Explorer.
6. Open System->Applications->All and scroll down to Market. Click Force Close and Clear Cache.
7. Power off your phone. You absolutely must reboot your phone in order to populate the new values we just made in the RAM.
8. Run MarketEnabler. Click the third tab and enter this for your SIM code: 44010. All NTT network SIM cards are branded 0xABEA.
8a. Go to System->Accounts & Sync and add a NEW GOOGLE ACCOUNT. One that has never been tied to any phone. Create one if you must.
9. Copy the URL of the program in the market and go to kaywa.com. Paste it in and generate a QR code.
10. Take a picture of the QR code with your barcode scanner. When prompted, pick to use Market to open the link.
10a. Immediately click the menu button and change your account to the new Google account you added to your phone.
11. Agree to the Market terms and conditions.
NOTE: I was finally able to isolate a strange bug in that your current Google count does not notify Google that it is present on a new device. Apparently, your phone information is only sent to Google when an account is first tied to your phone. If you wish to purchase apps in the market with the account you've added, you will need to use that account to log in. Make sure your Market app is also set to that account so automated downloading can begin.


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The JFK Assassination Debates: Lone Gunman Versus Conspiracy
University Press of Kansas, 2006 - 280 pages
Who killed JFK? Ever since that fateful day in Dallas, theories about President Kennedy's murder have proliferated, running the gamut from the official "lone gunman" verdict to both serious and utterly screwball conspiracy theories. Michael Kurtz, a distinguished historian who has plumbed every crevice of this controversial case for more than thirty years, now sums up and critiques four decades of debate, while also offering provocative new perspectives.
Kurtz presents an objective accounting of what we actually know and don't know about the assassination, underlining both the logic and the limitations of the major theories about the case. He then offers unique interpretations of the physical and forensic evidence and of existing areas of controversy, leading him to new conclusions that readers will find hard to dismiss.
Kurtz shows how the official investigation's egregious mishandling of the crime-scene evidence—related to virtually every aspect of the case—is largely responsible for the lone gunman/conspiracy schism that confronts us today. Those responsible for that investigation (including the Dallas police, the FBI, and the Warren Commission) failed so miserably in their efforts that they would have been laughed off the air if they had been portrayed on any of TV's popular CSI series.
One of the few experts writing on the subject who actually met Oswald, Kurtz also provides new information about the accused assassin's activities around the time of the assassination and about his double life, analyzing Oswald's ties to the intelligence community, to organized crime, and to both anti- and pro-Castro Cuban activists. Mustering extraordinary documentation-including exclusive interviews with key figures and extensive materials declassified by the Assassination Records Review Board-he both confirms and alters much previous speculation about Oswald and other aspects of the case.
Who really killed JFK? Forty years later, most Americans still feel they don't know the truth and that their own government isn't telling them the whole story. This book offers a corrective to even the most recent "final verdicts" and establishes a sound baseline for future research.
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Sam G. Pappas, MD, FACS, has brought his expertise in surgical oncology to Loyola University Health System. He also is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Section Head of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery in the Division of Surgical Onoclogy.
His medical interests include surgical treatment of pancreas, liver, stomach, bile duct and esophagus cancers. His also is a leading expert in robotic surgery treatment for patients with gastrointestinal cancers.
In addition to his surgical skills he is a renowned researcher and teacher having been an invited lecturer and presenter at medical conferences around the world. He has authored numerous articles, several book chapters and edited a book pertaining to surgical oncology. His research has been published in scholarly journals including the American Journal of Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, International Journal of Surgical Oncology, Journal of the American College of Surgeons and Surgery.
He is affiliated with several professional societies. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the American Pancreatic Association, the Central Surgical Society, the American College of Surgeons Cooperative Oncology Group and National Surgery Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project.
Before joining Loyola, Pappas was on the faculty of Medical College of Wisconsin. He earned his medical school degree from Rush Medical College and completed his residencies in general surgery at Finch University of Health Sciences Chicago Medical School at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago and Northwestern Memorial Hospital of Northwestern University. He also completed a basic science surgical oncology research fellowship at Northwestern during his residency. His clinical surgical oncology fellowship was at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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Immediately recognizing Columbus as a large metro area with an underserved appetite for pro sports, the MLS awarded Columbus one of the original ten charter franchises in 1994. They won their first and only MLS Cup in 2008, beating New York, and won the 2002 US Open Cup. They fielded great teams sporadically throughout the 2000s, winning the Supporters' Shield (most regular season points) in 2004, 2008, and 2009, but also missing the playoffs a few times. They haven't made the playoffs since 2011 but are right back in the thick of things this year and could break the short drought. The Crew play at Columbus Crew Stadium north of downtown Columbus, not far from the campus of Ohio State University. Having played in the league for nearly two decades now, the Crew have become a staple in the sports culture of Ohio and are one of the more well-known MLS franchises in the league. Columbus has a strong rivalry with the Chicago Fire. Due to the relatively short distance between the cities, fans will often travel from one to the other to root for their team on the road. The Crew was also groundbreaking for the league as they were the first MLS team to strike a deal with a local TV network, TimeWarner's SportsChannel Ohio. All MLS games are now broadcast locally if not covered nationally by ESPN, NBCSN, or FS1 per the current TV contract.
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Demonization of Jews/Israelis
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Song in PA TV documentary calls for attacking Israel, "the snake's head"
Egyptian song writer Sheikh Imam in PLO documentary "For The Roots Shall Never Die," broadcast on PA TV:
"Oh Palestinians, the revolution is certain,
With the rifle we will impose our new life...
Oh Palestinians, [the Zionists] shot you with a rifle
The Zionists kill your doves at the holy sites.
Oh Palestinians, I want to go and be with you
With fire in my hands, and together with you
my hand will strike the snake's head [Israel]."
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Drumroll please…with seven weeks of voting down, we are officially in the last week of voting for the 2014 Philly HOT LIST. Throw all those predictions out the window, because in the last week of voting anything could happen.
The polls will close Sunday, September 7th at midnight. As always, we have hidden the standings during the final week of voting to build some suspense. Think your favored nominee had a comfortable lead? Sit back at your own risk; with the standings hidden it's anyone's bet who will end up with the top spot. It's never a bad idea to do a little extra campaigning.
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Congress broke a rancorous stalemate Tuesday to pass legislation designed to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. But the compromise bill, which blocked most impending tax increases and postponed spending cuts largely by raising taxes on upper-income Americans, left a host of issues unresolved and guaranteed continued budget clashes between the parties.
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Parties' Budget Haggling Shifts to Specifics
Congress Turns Attention to Deciding How to Split Money Among Programs, Agencies
With a two-year budget deal poised to clear the Senate, Congress is turning its attention to deciding how to divvy up federal dollars among individual programs and agencies.
House and Senate appropriations committee leaders have begun meeting to draft detailed spending bills ahead of Jan. 15, when funding for federal agencies expires. Their work became easier Tuesday when the Senate voted 67-33 to move ahead with the budget agreement, which sets the total that appropriations committees will spend in fiscal years 2014 and 2015....


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As the largest city in Alaska, a young, educated workforce populates Anchorage. The median age is 32.4 years, and 32.8% of residents 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher. This combination spells success for businesses, and individuals alike, with the median household income at $63,656 compared to the national average of $48,451.
Anchorage provides all the amenities and conveniences of a large city, but leaves behind the normal congestion and hectic pace. It's where having coffee while browsing the Internet wirelessly, calling home on your cell phone from one of the city's trails, or developing your retirement plan with an educated professional, is all possible. Anchorage is the place where the modern and the wilderness coexist and create a great place to live and do business.


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2 Year Old Boy Is Shot When Father Intervenes Mugging
Police say a 2-year-old boy is in stable condition at an Atlanta-area hospital after being shot in the abdomen during a robbery attempt outside a super-market.
DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander says the boy's father tried intervening in a mugging outside a Kroger store in Stone Mountain at about 1 p.m. Wednesday. They said the suspect later fired between eight and 10 shots into the passerby's car. One of the bullets wounded the man's 2-year-old son.
Witnesses told police the boy was carried into the supermarket and was placed in a checkout counter where a pharmacist offered first aid until an ambulance arrived. The shooter fled.
The boy was in stable condition Wednesday at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Authorities said they were hopeful that a surveillance system recorded clear footage of the gunman.


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There are occasions where it is necessary to align a set of otherwise identical
Revision as of 09:56, 11 February 2013
|These pages are now completely rewritten to reflect the state of the new designed GUI of the 2013.0 version.
This 2013.0 version will be released in Quarter 1 of 2013.
(This same instructions for the current stable release version 2012.0 can also be read in this wiki as an older version)
There are occasions where it is necessary to align a set of otherwise identical pictures:
- Aligning red, green and blue channels to correct chromatic aberration.
- Aligning photos taken over a period of time to create a time-lapse movie.
- Aligning bracketed shots to create a single HDR or contrast blended image.
- Aligning photos taken at different focus distances to merge into a single extended Depth of Field image.
Panorama tools is particularly useful for this process since it allows sub-pixel alignment and has a sophisticated lens correction model for applying distortion - Even photos taken years apart with different cameras can be aligned perfectly.
Most tools for HDR generation such as photomatix have some level of automatic alignment, so this may be sufficient for most purposes. Otherwise the hdrprep perl script automates the process described below:
Aligning with hugin
- Start up a new hugin project for each series and load the images. Set the Field of View, lens parameters and projection type, ie. if your lens is a fisheye, set this for both the input and output projection.
- Create control points via the Photos tab. Align_image_stack is specialized for this task. But also Panomatic or Cpfind work for this use case.
- Select "Positions (y,p,r)" and "Optimise now!" in the Photos tab.
- If necessary, fine tune the control points in the Control Points tab and optimise again.
- In the fast panorama preview, the images will be on top of each other. Select "Move/Drag" and "Fit", then select "Crop" and "HDR Autocrop".
- In the Stitcher tab, select "Calculate Optimal Size", then deselect the default panorama outputs and select "No exposure correction, low dynamic range" in the "Remapped images" section. Select "Stitch!".
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Admission | Courses | Program | Requirements
Department Chairperson: Kathleen Neumann
Graduate Committee Chairperson: Dennis DeVolder
Department Office: Stipes Hall 447
Department Telephone: 309/298-1452
Fax: 309/298-2302
Department E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.wiu.edu/computerscience
Location of Program Offering: Macomb
Graduate Faculty
Associate Graduate Faculty
The Department of Computer Science offers a Master of Science degree.
The program
emphasizes technical and professional education that integrates academic course work with extensive projects. The program is designed to have the flexibility to provide academic and professional preparation for industrial careers as well as the pursuit of higher degrees. The program integrates the theoretical with the practical by combining academic technical preparation in core areas and depth areas as well as a number of elective areas. The program is also designed to accommodate students with B.A. and B.S. degrees from other majors wishing to pursue a master's degree in computer science.
All students must meet the general admission requirements of the School
of Graduate
Studies. The Departmental Graduate Committee will evaluate undergraduate work at the time a student seeks admission to the program. Students entering this program should normally have received their undergraduate degree in computer science. Other students may be admitted, at the discretion of the Departmental Graduate Committee, but may have to remedy deficiencies in their undergraduate preparation by taking courses for nondegree credit.
The Chairperson of the Departmental Graduate Committee serves as a student's adviser during the first semester. After completing nine semester hours of course work acceptable for the graduate degree, and prior to the completion of 15 hours, students will complete the Degree Plan for the School of Graduate Studies. The Chairperson of the Departmental Graduate Committee will approve an advisory committee when the Degree Plan is approved.
Each graduate student's advisory committee will consist of three full-time faculty members. For those students under the Thesis or Project Plans, the chairperson of the student's graduate committee will direct the thesis or project research, and the remaining members will share responsibility with the chairperson for final approval of the written research document and for conducting an oral examination over the project or thesis.
The Department of Computer Science offers three plans by which the Master
of Science
degree may be earned.
Plan 1, the Thesis Plan, requires 27 semester hours of course work and
six hours of
research. The final written thesis will be a formal document describing
the research and
will be prepared in accordance with requirements of the School of Graduate Studies.
Plan 2, the Project Plan, requires 30 semester hours of course work, and three hours of directed study research. A final written report on the research project is required.
Plan 3, the All-Course-Work Plan, requires 33 semester credit hours of course work.
In the All-Course-Work Plan, the chairperson of the student's graduate
committee will
normally be the chairperson of the Departmental Graduate Committee; students can
petition the Departmental Graduate Committee for a change of chairperson.
If a student requires no remedial computer science course work, a total
of 33 semester
hours is required for the master's degree in computer science. The hours are distributed as follows:
CS Electives (9)
CS 600 Research (3)
CS 601 Thesis (3)
CS Electives (12)
CS 599 Master's Project (3)
CS Electives (15)
TOTAL PROGRAM: 33 s.h.
The successful completion of a final oral examination covering the research
project or
thesis, when those plans are chosen, is required to graduate.
A variety of programming languages and software packages are used at the graduate level. Graduate students are expected to have the ability to immediately learn these languages and packages as needed for their programs.
400G Computer Organization II. (3) Computer
systems analysis and design, interconnection structures,
memory, input/output processors, machine instruction
sets, microprogramming, CPU structures, control units, parallel processing, computer architectures and systems. Prerequisities: CS 214 and 310.
410G Operating Systems. (3) Overview of the concepts/theory of operating systems with emphasis on process management, memory management, file management, scheduling, device management, and synchronization. Prerequisite: CS 350.
411G Compilers and Systems Programming. (3) This course will cover theory and operational features of compilers, loaders, assemblers and interpreters. Topics will include lexical analysis, formal languages, parsing techniques, intermediate code generation, optimization, and creation of object code. Prerequisite: CS 351.
412G Graphical User Interface Programming. (3) Development of programs that use multiple windows, dialog boxes, mouse input, interapplication communication using API calls, object-oriented frameworks and application builders. Prerequisite: CS 351.
420G Computer Communication and Networks. (3) Survey of the operational features of telecommunications systems, computer networks, and distributed-processing systems. Considerations for the design of real-time systems. Prerequisite: CS 351.
460G Artificial Intelligence Methods. (3) Survey of major AI applications areas. Introduction to basic techniques in automatic problem solving, pattern recognition, natural language processing, and robotics. Graduate students will need to write a term paper on a topic in or related to AI. Prerequisite: CS 351.
465G Computer Graphics. (3) Provides an overview to the science, theory, and art of computer graphics. It assumes a working knowledge of PC/Windows, C++, and advanced data structures. Covers output modes, basic algorithms, 2- and 3-D modeling, fractals, animation, and 3-D rendering. Assignments will include programs in C++ with OpenGL and work with modern graphics software. Prerequisite: CS 351 or equivalent.
470G Database Systems. (3) Introduction to database concepts. Survey of semantic models such as entityrelationship, network, relational, and hierarchical. Data normalization. Data sublanguages. Design, security, and integrity considerations. Survey of operational systems and their relation to data models. Prerequisite: CS 351 or TM 432.
473G Computer Simulation. (3) This class will introduce the science and art of computer based simulation. We will focus on discrete event simulation using the simulation languages ProModel and GPSSH. The class will focus on discrete event simulation, but will also cover Monte Carlos and continuous simulations. Scientific method and statistics will be used to develop, analyze, and report on a student developed simulation project. Prerequisite: CS 350 or equivalent.
483G Microcomputer Systems with Database Applications. (3) Covers command language, programming logic and applications of database systems for the non-computer science major. Cannot be applied to the computer science master's program. Credit cannot be given for both CS 483 and CS 302. Prerequisite: CS 101 or 482.
484G Network and Data Communications Concepts (3) Concepts and design of commercial computer and telecommunications networks. Course is designed for non-majors, especially those who will manage/operate networks in business environments. Cannot be applied toward the Computer Science Master's Program. Prerequisite: CS 101, CS 203, or CS 482 or equivalent.
488G Introduction to Programming with Visual
Basic. (3) Introduction to the principles of programming
for Windows in Visual Basic. Principles include eventdriven
programming, control structures, properties, events, methods of controls, and forms. Cannot be applied to the computer science master's program. Prerequisites: CS 101, 203, 482 or equivalent.
512 Advanced Operating Systems. (3) Topics chosen from the theory of distributed, parallel, and concurrent operating systems. Other possible topics include secure systems and formal models of operating systems. Prerequisite: CS 410G.
513 Topics in Operating Systems. (3) Topics to include additional depth, readings, and/or examination of research trends in operating systems. Prerequisite: CS 410G or equivalent.
522 Advanced Database Design and Administration. (3) Advanced relational database concepts. This course will examine topics such as relational database management system design (RDBMS), including discussion of the major components of a RDBMS; query optimization strategies and cost estimation techniques; active databases, advanced transaction processing; and concurrency control. Prerequisite: CS 470G.
523 Topics in Database Systems. (3) Topics to include additional depth, reading and/or examination of research trends in Database Systems. Prerequisite: CS 470G or equivalent.
540 Computer Simulation. (3) Statistical techniques used in computer simulations. Construction and verification of simulation models. Programming projects. Prerequisites: One statistics course and familiarity with two programming languages.
548 Advanced Artificial Intelligence. (3) The course will included topics from Expert Systems, Knowledge Engineering, Soft Computing, and other advanced topics. Prerequisite: CS 460G, or equivalent.
549 Topics in Artificial Intelligence. (3) Course covers modern trends in artificial intelligence. Prerequisite: CS 460G or equivalent.
550 Workshop. (1–3)
556 Advanced Computer Networks. (3) In depth studies of computer networks and the services built on top of them. Prerequisite: CS 420G, or equivalent.
557 Topics in Computer Networks. (3) Survey of computer networks covering current trends and advanced topics. Survey of research papers from classic literature through contemporary research. Prerequisite: CS 420G or equivalent.
560 Computer Architecture. (3) Study of computer architecture for large-scale and small-scale systems. Microprogramming concepts. Minicomputer and microcomputer design and applications, projects on small-scale systems. Prerequisite: CS 310 or equivalent.
561 Advanced Computer Architecture. (3) Investigation
of techniques to enhance system performance. Topics may include compiler
hardware optimization, branch prediction, speculation,
exploitation of instructional-and loop-level parallelism,
etc. Prerequisite: CS 560 or 400G, or equivalent.
562 Topics in Computer Architecture. (3) Advanced
topics to include additional depth, readings, and/or
examination of research trends in computer architecture.
Prerequisite: CS 560 or 400G, or equivalent.
566 Advanced Computer Graphics. (3) Study and programming of problems beyond the introductory level, such as real time computer graphics using modern programming languages and graphics development environments. Prerequisite: CS 465G, or equivalent.
567 Topics in Computer Graphics. (3) Designed to
gain depth in computer graphics. Possible topics include
the study of 3-D modeling for, and the development of,
multi-user virtual words. Prerequisite: CS 465G or equivalent.
570 Programming Languages. (3) Study of
programming language constructs and applications,
lexical, syntax, and semantic analysis in compilers.
Comparative survey of data descriptors, organization of
data declarations, binding time, storage structures,
extensible data structures, operations, and storage management. Prerequisite: CS 350 or equivalent.
575 Independent Study. (3) An investigation of issues related to computer science not specifically covered in other courses. A written report is required. Graded S/U. Prerequisites: Completion of nine graduate hours in computer science with a GPA of at least 3.0 and permission of the department.
585 Software Engineering. (3) Covers the design and
implementation of large software applications through
the study of team approaches and industrial standards.
Prerequisite: CS 351 or equivalent.
590 Topics in Computer Science. (3) May be repeated with a change in subject matter to a total of nine credit hours. This course is designed to give students knowledge at the frontier of a rapidly changing technology. It is offered in the following areas: a) expert database systems; b) object-oriented programming; c) fundamentals of computer arithmetic; d) computing theory for software engineers; e) design of decision support systems; f) complexity; g) cybernetics; h) fuzzy logic; i) distributed computing. j) knowledge engineering; k) software maintenance; l) systems analysis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of the instructor.
599 Master's Project. (3, repeatable once with change in subject matter) Special software or hardware project work, in lieu of a thesis, under supervision of the student's graduate committee chairperson. Written and oral project reports are required. Graded S/U.
600 Research. (3) Research project for the MS Thesis, under direction of the student's graduate committee chairperson. Graded S/U.
601 Thesis. (3) Graded S/U.


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Why is this taking so long?
Why does this draft feel so unpolished?
What is another synonym for "darkly"?
How many times can you idiots smile, smirk, and nod?
What if my readers hate it and come after me with pitchforks?
I've asked myself these questions every day this week. I carry the red binder under my arm, a purple pen holding my place and a mini comic of Axe Cop marking my husband's place. He's not done yet. And neither am I.
Your first book is like your first child: it's your world, the sun around which you orbit. You pamper it, watch it sleep, joyfully clean up after it again and again, pass it around proudly to everyone you know. If you're lucky enough to get an agent, it goes back and forth for cuts, revisions, more cuts, further polishing. In short, until your first book sells, it's the only thing that matters.
But once you're under contract, the process changes.
Your second book? It's like your second child.
The deadline sneaks up faster than anticipated. You go into labor early, wishing for one more week as you expel it forcefully. And then you stare at it. Was the first one prettier? Mine was.
The second book is important, but it's not the sun. It's just another moon you tug around with you. You still have to take care of the first book, plus all those other responsibilities that have developed. Marketing, social media, blog posts, interviews, spreadsheets, conferences, possibly some e-novellas, which are basically the new puppies of your family. Not as important as the children, of course, but if you neglect them, they'll destroy everything you love.
My first book was written in three months and polished for a year before selling. It went through two major revisions with my agent-- the kind where you cry, fight it, throw the manuscript, slash things with your red pen, and murder characters you thought were imperative. And then we did two rounds of line edits. And that's before it went out on sub and sold and landed in the editor's capable hands for further fussing.
My second book... did not get to learn baby sign language and go to music classes. It's lucky if I'm carrying it right side up. I wrote it in a month and a half. Didn't have time to send it to betas. The agent gave it a quick read and said, "It'll get fixed in edits." The editor asked for one big revision with no major changes and one secondary revision.
And now I'm carrying it around like a frachetty toddler, trying desperately to dab all the applesauce out of its neck folds before anyone can see it and judge me. The first book made me proud; the second book is still a bit of a hot mess, and it's taking longer to clean it up.
Second Book Slump is a thing. A real thing. A thing authors fear.
If people liked your first book, you want them to like your second book. It needs to have enough in common with the first book to inspire the same love, but is has to be different enough to give them a new experience, one they'll keep coming back to for your third book. So the same, but different, and preferably of a higher caliber, stylistically, because you've grown as a writer since then.
Easy right?
Uh, hopefully. I'll tell you next April.
So my advice to you is this: Enjoy the first book. Give yourself more time than you need on the second book. Start early. Love it, no matter how it looks and acts compared to your first book, because it'll be with you forever. And take a risk, because there's nothing worse than a boring second book that's clearly intimidated by its big sister.
And be kind to yourself. It's easy to forget those tearful moments with your first book, when you cradled it close and thought, "I'm not up to this. Who handed me this gift, and why did they think I was capable of helping it reach its potential? I should probably have gotten a hamster. Or, um, written a haiku."
You did it once. You'll do it again. It's going to take time and hard work, but it's going to be worth it.
Because if you think the second one is tough, just wait for the third. Books, like children, don't get any easier. But we love them, even if they're impossible.
Because they're impossible.
On Writing: The Second Book Slump
Why is this taking so long?