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Texas moves to soften voter ID law after judge finds bias

Paul J. Weber, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 6:51pm

A weakened Texas voter ID law moved closer to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk on Tuesday, watering down an original version that a judge compared to a "poll tax" and ruled had intentionally discriminated against minorities.

Experts: Traveler should have drawn scrutiny before flight

Michael Balsamo, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 6:24pm

A man acted strangely long before he caused a disturbance on a plane that prompted fighter jets to accompany it to Hawaii, but a lack of communication and an airline's hesitancy to be caught on video booting a passenger could have played a role in allowing him to fly, experts say.

Times Square crash: 5 still hospitalized, but teen goes home

Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 6:06pm

A New Jersey high school senior and another person mowed down by a driver on a Times Square sidewalk were released from hospitals Tuesday, but four other victims are still hospitalized, school and hospital officials said.

Authorities: Girl, 2, dead after man used 'wrestling moves'

Jim Salter, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 5:57pm

A 2-year-old Missouri girl died after her mom's boyfriend injured the toddler using "wrestling moves" that included picking her up and slamming her on the ground, authorities said Tuesday.

Trial set for Alaska man charged in girlfriend's death

The Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 5:50pm

A trial date has been set for a 21-year-old Alaska man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend when he tried to kill himself and the bullet struck the woman after passing through his head.

Judge declares mistrial in ex-deputy's murder trial

The Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 5:46pm

A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the case of a former New Mexico sheriff's deputy who was charged in the shooting death of a fellow deputy during what authorities described as an alcohol-fueled dispute.

Bill could turn back page, return power to Texas board of ed

Will Weissert, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 5:35pm

The often-combative Texas Board of Education would expand its ability to reject textbooks it doesn't like, rolling back limits that have been in place for more than two decades, under a proposal on the verge of clearing the state Legislature.

Landslide on California highway part of $1 billion in damage

Janie Har, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 5:34pm

A massive landslide that went into the Pacific Ocean is the latest natural disaster to hit a California community that relies heavily on an iconic coastal highway and tourism to survive, and it adds to a record $1 billion in highway damage from one of the state's wettest winters in decades.

Hands off US election, ex-CIA director says he warned Russia

Eileen Sullivan and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 5:20pm

Former CIA Director John Brennan told Congress Tuesday he personally warned Russia last summer against interfering in the U.S. presidential election and was so concerned about Russian contacts with people involved in Donald Trump's campaign that he convened top counterintelligence officials to focus on it.

Plea deal in works for teen in alleged suicide-pact crash

The Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 5:10pm

A defense attorney says a plea deal is in the works for a 16-year-old girl charged with killing two people in a high-speed crash on the way to carry out a suicide pact.

Bizarre elk poaching case in Nevada nets 3 convictions

Scott Sonner, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 4:54pm

An 18-month investigation into big game poaching in northeast Nevada has netted three convictions on charges ranging from the illegal killing of three trophy elk to interfering with state investigators.

New Utah GOP head ready to take step to end lawsuit

Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 4:48pm

The newly elected chair of the Utah GOP has vowed to move past a contentious lawsuit that's left the party deep in debt — a step in a moderate direction that he said Tuesday could heal divisions in the party.

No charges planned over protest of college guest speaker

Lisa Rathke, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 4:40pm

A Vermont police department said Tuesday it does not expect to file charges in the March protest of a guest speaker at Middlebury College who co-wrote a book discussing racial differences in intelligence.

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The Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 4:40pm

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The Latest: Senate panel narrows Flynn document request

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Mom who went to classes with quadriplegic son gets MBA

The Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 4:30pm

A Southern California university has awarded an honorary degree to the mother of a quadriplegic student after she attended every class with him and took his notes while he pursued his Master of Business Administration.

Trump administration dropping nuclear waste burial test

James Nord, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 4:20pm

The U.S. Department of Energy is abandoning a test meant to determine whether nuclear waste can be buried far underground because of changes in budget priorities, the agency said Tuesday.

Black caucus: White rep should resign over lynch comment

Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 4:20pm

Black lawmakers in Mississippi are demanding the resignation of a white colleague who said Louisiana leaders should be lynched for removing Confederate monuments.

Jury deliberations start in New Jersey father's murder trial

The Associated Press  |  Posted   May 23rd - 4:08pm

Jurors began deliberating Tuesday whether a New Jersey man killed his 3-year-old son because the boy had become an impediment to his relationship with a teenage girlfriend, and whether the father should be convicted of murder.


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Woman exercises her way to a healthy heart doing 100-day challenge

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The 100-day Heart Challenge is a Biggest Loser-like competition that seeks to improve the heart health of some Utahns. And for one happy participant at least, the challenge is doing just that and much more.

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Store clerk robbed with knife, motorist threatened with baton

02/25/2014 7:43am
Police investigated two incidents overnight — a convenience store clerk robbed after being threatened with a knife, and an attempted carjacking blocks away but perhaps unrelated. convenience store after threatening the clerk with a knife.

Bill offering financial help for infertility advances

02/25/2014 8:31am
A bill is moving forward on Utah's Capitol Hill that would allow insurance companies to pay for infertility treatments for married couples.

Questions about Native Americans? Event provides answers

02/25/2014 9:20am
A group of Native American students is trying to break down stereotypes they say they face every day. So they've set up a series of lectures and discussions.

Response to same-sex marriage appeal due

02/25/2014 10:13am
The plaintiffs in the case against Utah's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage are on deadline to respond to the state's appeal.

Photos: The varying colors, textures of Utah's landscape

02/25/2014 11:01am
I have heard people say that Utah is too brown and dusty to be beautiful. However, as these photos show, the textures and colors of Utah have a wide range. From the red rocks of southern Utah to the cracked surfaces of the Salt Flats, there is diversity and beauty to be found all over Utah.

6 rescued after ice breaks apart

02/25/2014 11:05am
Six fishermen were rescued Monday after the sheet of ice they were fishing on broke off and drifted away from the bank.

Confused Japanese tourists led to a UHP chase, trooper says

02/25/2014 12:24pm
A Japanese tourist confused about what to do when police lights came on behind her sparked a chase by the Utah Highway Patrol. Officers originally suspected the driver was intoxicated based on her driving.

South Jordan city contemplating split from Jordan School District

02/25/2014 1:08pm
South Jordan city leaders are moving forward with exploring splitting away from the Jordan School District. They say they are serious about the idea to split because they want more local control and need more school buildings.

'Revenge porn' bill clears another hurdle; House committee backs prison move

02/25/2014 1:45pm
Lawmakers are the currently looking at bills to add a fine to state lawmakers who report their campaign contributions late, add more parents to the statewide testing materials review board and a bill to extend the school day for children in poverty. A bill to make 'revenge porn' illegal and the resolution to move the Draper prison also cleared hurdles in committees.

The Atlantic, Deseret News collaborate on The Father Factor series

02/25/2014 3:01pm
Media insiders noted the launch this week of an unlikely collaboration between The Atlantic and the Deseret News. Each organization is contributing two stories to a four-part series called The Father Factor.

3 ways to prep your garden in the early spring

02/25/2014 3:52pm
Many Utahns lament a short growing season, but by planning ahead, gardening can be a successful and fruitful endeavor in the Beehive State.

Man chokes, stabs woman outside homeless shelter

02/25/2014 3:59pm
A woman was stabbed multiple times outside a homeless shelter Monday.

Herbert asks Hagel not to include National Guard in defense cuts

02/25/2014 4:57pm
Utah's governor is pleading for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to spare the National Guard from cuts that promise to sharply trim the Air Force, Army and Navy.

More invasive quagga mussels found in Lake Powell

02/25/2014 6:14pm
The National Park Service and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources announced Tuesday the discovery of "thousands" of additional adult quagga mussels in Lake Powell.

Panhandling bill would impact honk-and-waves, too

02/25/2014 6:55pm
Panhandling is one step closer to being banned on the sides of Utah's roads, but so are other activities like honk-and-waves and Fill the Boot campaigns.

New resolution promises safer roads in Emigration Canyon

02/25/2014 6:56pm
Salt Lake County leaders have passed a resolution to make Emigration Canyon safer for both cyclists and residents.

SLC Police summit addresses 'alarming trend' of bank robberies

02/25/2014 7:04pm
Noting that the Salt Lake Valley had experienced a spike in bank robberies recently, Salt Lake Police Chief Chris Burbank hosted a Bank Safety Summit Tuesday to discuss the 'alarming trend.'

SLC paramedics save baby with toy lodged in throat

02/25/2014 7:13pm
Two Salt Lake City paramedics exhibited grace under pressure over the weekend when they saved the life of a 6-month- old boy in what many would consider an extremely stressful situation.

Utah Supreme Court reverses decision about father's rights in adoption case

02/25/2014 8:29pm
The Supreme Court of Utah ruled Tuesday that a district court judge should not have dismissed a biological father's challenge to the Utah Adoption Act.

Detroit program gives away houses to aspiring writers

02/25/2014 8:47pm
For aspiring writers, sometimes the hardest part of starting a career is paying for living costs while waiting to find a publisher.

New bill could hurt funding for poison control center

02/25/2014 9:01pm
A bill meant to expand 911 emergency services in rural Utah could actually stifle services for the Utah Poison Control Center.

Rep. Brad Dee invites fourth-grader to legislative session

02/25/2014 9:22pm
Fourth-grader Savana Olsen had an unusual experience Tuesday when she joined lawmakers at the Capitol.

Man dies, crashes on way to emergency room

02/25/2014 9:27pm
A Cedar City man died Monday while driving himself to the emergency room.

Man arrested in connection with 3 bank robberies

02/25/2014 10:32pm
Detectives on Tuesday arrested a man they believe is responsible for three recent bank robberies.

Senate GOP considers taking federal Medicaid expansion money

02/25/2014 10:33pm
Senate Republicans are considering a proposal to partially expand Medicaid with available federal dollars, putting them at odds with the House GOP, which wants to reject the money.

GM adds 842,000 vehicles to ignition switch recall

02/25/2014 10:38pm
General Motors on Tuesday doubled to 1.6 million the number of small cars it is recalling to fix faulty ignition switches linked to multiple fatal crashes.

Victim of abuse says guard's sentence brought 'no closure'

02/25/2014 10:41pm
Several victims were outraged Tuesday over the sentence for a former Utah jail guard, who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting female inmates.


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Bronze vases stolen from Resthaven cemetery - KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather & Sports

Bronze vases stolen from Resthaven cemetery

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Father's Day has changed for Andrea Randolph since her father passed away on Christmas Day in 2009.

Every year she goes to visit his grave at Resthaven cemetery and pay her respects, but this year an already sad day became even more disheartening.

"I pulled up and noticed that his vase was missing. I turned around and went straight up to the office and explained to them that it was missing. There wasn't anything they could do at that time, being a Sunday. I came back a rigged a little plastic container so I could at least leave the flowers, but then I noticed as I walked around, just in the walking distance here that at least 15 or 16 other graves had their vases missing," Randolph said.

The vases are made of bronze and sit in a circular holder near the headstone.

"It wrecked me, it was tough, it was really tough," Randolph said. "You don't take something from a grave. You don't take something from anybody, but you don't take it from a grave."

"Unfortunately the theft of bronze from cemeteries is an issue across North America," says Resthaven spokesperson Jessica McDunn. "I can't really say how often it is, but I can tell you that it happens far too often."

She says people will come at night and remove vases from the headstones and usually sell them to metal shops in Lubbock or surrounding areas for money. The problem is there is no effective way to provide security.

"It's a little difficult because we take the safety and security of our parks very seriously; however, cemeteries by their nature are open to the public so it's really unrealistic to restrict all access to the property or to monitor the entire property with cameras or something like that," she said.

"Sometimes it's very difficult to determine if someone is placing flowers on a grave site or if they're acting suspiciously. We don't necessarily want to approach just any person who is in the cemetery because most people are there to visit their loved ones."

Randolph was able to work with Resthaven and get her father's vase replaced. The cemetery has filed a police report about the incident and asks anyone who has had a family member's vase stolen to notify them. Randolph just wants whoever is taking the vases to stop.

"Stop, these are loved ones, these are veterans," she said. "One of the ones I saw, he's a Purple Heart recipient. This is the final resting place of our loved ones it's disgusting. It's disgusting that people are out here doing this."

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Nigerian writer Ikhide Ikheloa gave a couple of provocative (and really thought-provoking) recommendations on the ASUU-FG mess and what could help fix the broken educational system in Nigeria…

Regardless of where you are, there are certain things that must happen, to maintain an appropriate standard of education. With the current ASUU wahala, all sides appear unwilling or unable to learn anything new and refreshing. No one is willing to accept responsibility, and in my view, ASUU is the worst culprit. Let me simply observe that these dysfunctions did not start yesterday, they were already manifesting themselves robustly in my time at the University of Benin, Benin City, in the late seventies. It is hugely hypocritical for anyone now to suddenly wake up, look around and smell decay. And by the way, ASUU, Ikhide has been telling you to clean up something as simple as your website since 2009, yet not a typo has been touched. What gives Ikhide or anyone the confidence that anything will change when you get some more money? The culture of abuse and mediocrity is pervasive. There needs to be a Needs Assessment done in that area. Seriously.

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WCSD Celebrates Fifth Annual 'Nevada Moves Day' - KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe Sparks News, Weather, Video

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Students at nearly 30 schools in Washoe County will celebrate the benefits of exercise and an active lifestyle during the Fifth Nevada Moves Day on Wednesday, March 19. As part of this annual event, students and staff members will walk to school together, participate in flash mobs, learn to Zumba dance, and spend part of their day outdoors during field days.

"This is a fun way to illustrate the many health benefits of an active, outdoor lifestyle," said Washoe County School Police Officer MJ Cloud, coordinator of Safe Routes to School. "We encourage our students to walk or bicycle to school, not only because it's great exercise, but because it reduces traffic congestion and air pollution, making the entire area a healthier one for all of us who live here. Our primary lesson to our students is that it's easy to engage in exercise throughout the day."

Twenty-eight schools in the Washoe County School District (WCSD) have organized imaginative events for this year's Nevada Moves Day, and many of those events take place throughout the entire week. Staff members and students collaborated to come up with ideas about how to have fun while exercising, resulting in a wide variety of activities they will share together.

"We hope these lessons about healthy living will follow our students for the rest of their lives," said Officer Cloud. "We look forward to Nevada Moves Day every year, and we're proud to play a part in helping our students learn healthy habits."

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12-8-04 - The son of a Denison man killed in Iraq last month shared his story with First News today for the 1st time since his father’s death. Mike Tatar was training police officers in Iraq when an AK-47 accidentally fired and took his life.

His son and only child, Jaret, says it was the toughest phone call he’s ever had to take. Since that time, he’s been helping run his father’s business, a shoe repair shop in Denison that has been in the family for 3 generations.

Jaret says his father went overseas to make a difference. He had spent a lifetime doing the same thing while working for law enforcement in Grayson and Fannin counties.

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Coming this year to the J. Dan Talbott Amphitheatre are a few familiar faces, as well as some new ones.

The Stephen Foster Drama Association announced the lineup for the 2014 Budweiser Live at the Park Concert Series at a kickoff luncheon Thursday.

The lineup includes a recent winner of NBC’s “The Voice,” a band that is returning for the second straight year and a group whose performance in last year’s concert series was cut short because of rain.

Johnny Warren, managing artistic director for the drama association, said the lineup includes proven crowd pleasers, up and coming artists and retro crowd favorites.

Rob Smotherman, secretary on the association’s board of trustees, echoed Warren’s statements.

“We’re extremely excited. The lineup is a good mix of familiar names who are big draws and up-and-coming artists,” he said.

During the luncheon, Warren presented a recap of the 2013 season, which included several weather-related issues.

“It was the summer of rain,” Warren said. After a moment, he knocked on wood. “Hopefully not this year. … After the winter we’ve had, we deserve an awesome summer.”

Hotel California, an Eagles tribute band, will kick off the series on Monday, June 23. Tickets are $22 in advance or $25 the day of show.

Next up on Monday, July 21, will be a two-part concert featuring Danielle Bradbery and Frankie Ballard. Bradbery, whose single “Heart of Dixie” has been topping the charts, won season four of “The Voice.” She was also the voice of the Sochi Olympics U.S. ad campaign and is fronting a Sketchers national ad campaign. Ballard’s single, “Helluva Life,” has also been topping the charts. Ballard is also scheduled to appear on “The Today Show” on April 2. Tickets are $25 in advance or $28 the day of show.

The next performer in the concert series will be The Monarchs on Monday, Aug. 4. The Monarchs were scheduled to perform in last year’s concert series, but their show was rained out. The group is returning to Bardstown to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of their hit, “Look Homeward Angel.” Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 the day of show.

Popular during the mid to late 1980s, Starship, featuring Mickey Thomas, is the next act to perform on Saturday, Aug. 23. Starship is best known for their hits “We Built This City,” “Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” and “Sarah.” Tickets are $30 in advance or $33 the day of show.

Creedence Revived will close the series on Friday, Sept. 5. Tickets are $20 in advance or $23 the day of show.

Warren said the crowd response to the band last year was amazing.

“We listened to all of the requests and brought them back,” he said.

“The Stephen Foster Story” is also returning to the stage for its 56th year. The show will open June 14 and run through Aug. 16.

The show will feature unique new staging and a shorter running time, Warren said. In addition, Bronson Norris Murphy and Charlotte Campbell will reprise their roles as Stephen and Jeanie respectively for the third year in a row.

The drama association’s Salt River Electric show will be “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” which will open on July 10 and continue on July 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31 and Aug. 2, 7 and 9.

Warren said the show continues the drama association’s tradition of up-beat, family fun.

The Stephen Foster Festival, which will include events that celebrate Foster, music and history of Bardstown, will be held June 14.

Stephen Foster’s 188th birthday will be celebrated with a fireworks display on July 4.

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THE WASHINGTON POST reports that “[p]reliminary budget documents have … shown that Trump advisers have … looked at … tightening the Commerce Department’s budget by about 18 percent.”[Fna]

Losing 1500+ Patent Examiners:  If THE WASHINGTON POST story is true and the Commerce Department impact is felt by the Patent Office, this would mean that in addition to a hiring freeze, some of the best and brightest senior examiners would be subject to a RIF where they would get special treatment to retire.  Losing the upper layer of examiner leadership in one giant RIF purge would be disastrous for the patent system.

Whither the Hon. Michelle Lee:  The incumbent head of the Patent Office faces a serious challenge to forestall a massive reduction in force.   If Director Lee is successful in blocking a massive contraction, her place in the history of the patent system will be positive.

[Fna] Damian Paletta, Trump Budget Expected to Seek Historic Contraction of Federal Workforce, THE WASHINGTON POST (March 12, 2017).

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In Little Reef and Other Stories (University of Wisconsin Press), his first collection of short stories, Michael Carroll, 49, employs an economy of words that describe characters deeply drawn. We’ve known people like them. These are contemporary characters “who are stuck in a quagmire of ennui.”

When reading his 12 varied tales on 260 pages, I thought of a sculptor who hones away clay to display what he wants us to see. That’s what Carroll does. He’s just writing down the way he views the world, all absurdities noted, none judged.

This is your first book length manuscript. How did it come together for you?

I wrote my first novel at age 24, a coming-of-age tale about a gay undergraduate, much like The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988) by Michael Chabon. The short stories in this collection are all new and written within the last two to five years.

Are your more recent stories the same stylistically as other pieces you’ve written?

Well, they are different than my work which has appeared in Ontario Review or Boulevard or The New Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories, and other publications. I’ve changed my style to shorter sentences, nothing Baroque anymore. That flowery style of writing is over for me.

Where does ‘clean’ approach come from?

From Richard Yates (any one of his books, though my favorites are Easter Parade, Young Hearts Crying, Disturbing the Peace), his clean style, clear action, he doesn’t explain everything

The first sentence of each story is a juicy morsel. Enticing, matter of fact, right into the story.

It is fun because that’s where a story begins for me, with a single thought made into a sentence. I’ve given up classical structure in that these current stories do not have a calculated story arc. I’m also not big on motive. I write one sentence at a time, then the next, and allow my creative juices to flow, take the story where it goes. I never have an ending in mind. That happens as I write. When I think the story’s over, it’s over.

Even though your stories begin spontaneously and develop as you write, do your characters come from memory, fiction, or both? Like the French auto-fiction?

I do pull characters and scenes from memory, from real experiences, but I may take the details further than real life did.

Michael Carroll

Michael Carroll

Your humor sneaks up on readers. Does humor come to you as you write or do you go back to embellish with funny stuff in a rewrite?

I don’t try to answer existential questions, that’s for sure. I make my characters say funny things as I write. I may go back and add humorous anecdotes to more fully develop the moment or a scene. But generally, I like to provide readers with “air space” so they can fill in their own thoughts.

Your short stories read like opening chapters of novellas or full-length novels. Have any of your stories grabbed you that way, maybe the beginning of a novel?

I intended the stories to be separate pieces even though they are linked (a character reappears). I also wanted them to be short enough for public readings. Length is not always valued in today’s Twitter-length world.

Which writers do you admire?

Women more than men. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark) made a real impact. Spark is economical with language, spare with the descriptions and details and heavy on forward movement and action and dialogue. English author Elizabeth Taylor (Kingsley Amis called her “one of the best English novelists born in this century”).

I love Joy Williams (State of Grace, The Quick and the Dead, and the stories in Honored Guest). Williams comes in quickly from different angles, never obvious. She’s unexpectedly funny in the least expected ways. And spare, not overdone, quickly phrased without too much tired, received language. And, of course, Edmund White. We were married Nov. 8 after being together since 1995.

I wanted to ask about Edmund, but at the end of our interview.

I wrote most of the stories after Ed got sick. [White has been working through a series of strokes, on leave from Princeton with a possible return next Fall. He recently spoke at New Orleans Saints & Sinners Literary Conference.] Our relationship is well-rounded. We go on ”plot walks” to discuss whatever he’s working on at the moment.

I needed his encouragement and support as I developed my writing. I had no fancy writing program experience. Where I may have thought I needed criticism, Ed thought I needed encouragement.

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    I like the whole “clean, spare” approach to writing Michael mentions. I have never been impressed by writers who feel a need to tell me every last (dull!) detail about a table top or a sunset. However, there are a few writers who are brilliant at describing human beings, Tennessee Williams among them. “Spare” is great as long as it is not so self-consciously spare it becomes a distraction unto itself, in which case it may be construed as a gimmick. I read a novella by a certain much lauded female writer praised for her spare use of words, and it was like watching someone eat without chewing, it just became an annoyance. As for the readers always filling in the spaces themselves, some will and some may find the experience like listening to a musical piece full of unremitting staccato notes. Having not yet read Michael’s collection, I assume he is adept at walking this particular tightrope. Thanks for the interview; it has whetted my appetite for the book, mission accomplished.

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Multiply the marked f-stop by (1 + M), where M is the magnification on the ground glass. Alternatively, mark & measure the position of the lens at infinity focus, and then measure the ground glass to lens distance at close focus. Divide the total extension at close focus by the former number (near infinity, which should be close to the focal length for most LF lenses), and the resultant f-stop factor will be the same (or close enough).

By Richard Koser

When the bellows is extended beyond infinity focus for close-up work, an exposure FACTOR must be determined and applied. Two convenient ways of finding the FACTOR are:

a) When the camera is focused at infinity, note a point on the camera and another on the lens (e.g., diaphragm) such that the distance between them is equal to the focal length (call it F). Then, when the bellows is extended for close-up focus, the extension between those two points will be greater than F (call it E). The exposure factor will be (E/F) squared. For example, extending the bellows to twice-F to focus for an object-to-image ratio of 1:1, the FACTOR will be 4.

b) Measure the object width or height (call it O) and that of it's image on the ground-glass (call it o). The exposure factor will be (o/O+1) squared. For example, focusing for an object-to-image ratio of 1:1, the FACTOR will be (1/1 + 1) squared, or 4.

Applying the FACTOR:

If 4 times the exposure is required (per the examples above), open up the lens 2 stops or increase the exposure time 4-fold.

Two complications often arise.

Firstly, it is hard, maybe even impossible, to measure bellows extension when using swings, tilts, rise/fall and combinations thereof; thus the object-to-image measurements are useful (indeed, Calumet offers a handy plastic template, based on that principle, calibrated directly in stops).

Secondly, FACTORs of 2, 4, 8, etc. obviously correspond to 1, 2, 3, etc. stops; what about a FACTOR of 3?? To convert FACTORs to stops, use a scientific calculator; (log FACTOR/log 2) or (ln FACTOR/ln 2) equals stops. For a FACTOR of 3, (log 3/log 2) equals (.48/.3) equals 1.6 stops.

By Roy Harrington

The formula (Extension/FocalLength) **2 is basically correct. The focal length is basically the distance from the center of lens (where the aperture is) to the film plane when the lens is focused at infinity. So a 12inch lens will have 12 inches of bellows when focused at infinity. You move the lens farther away from the film in order to focus on something closer. The new distance of the lens from the film is the "extension" (not the distance to what your focused on). For instance if you move the lens to 24 inches from the film, objects another 24 inches in front of the lens will be in focus. The image will be the same size as the object i.e. 1:1 magnification and the bellows compensation will be (24/12)**2 = 4 or 2 stops more exposure needed.

Personally, I like to do the calculation directly with the aperture and thereby eliminate the square in the formula. For example the 12 inch lens at 24 inch extension just doubles the effective aperture number so f/16 is really f/32. Its very easy to use the aperture scale on the front of the lens as a visual aid in this calculation. If you had an 8inch lens f/8 just becomes f/N when you have N inches of extension. Many of the lenses have 1/3 stop marks and if you can interpolate between the full stop markings and use inchs, mm, cm etc you can fairly easily figure out what compensation to make without a calculator or any other fancy device.

Some examples if my description is not clear. 1/3 stop values approx: f/8,9,10 f/11,12.5,14 f/16,18,20 f/22,25,28 f/32,36,40 f/45

Lens:        Extension:      Compens:
8in          12.5in           1 1/3 stops  -- f/8 to f/12.5
180mm        220mm            2/3 stops    -- f/18 to f/22
125mm        200mm            1 1/3 stops  -- f/12.5 to f/20
5in          7in              1 stop   (think f/10 to f/14)
The nice thing about this is the change can be made right on the lens without even counting the 1/3 stops.

Computing tricks

Using the relationships between f/stops

By Nicholas F. Hanks

We're going to use the relationships between f/stops to determine the additional exposure needed when extending the bellows. First, consider the bellows at infinity as an f/stop type of number. That is, say your 120mm lens is "f/"120, but to bring things down to familiar f/'s, well divide everything by 10, so call it "f/"12. We're now dealing in centimeters, but it doesn't much matter. Let's say you move your bellows out to 160 mm. We'll call that "f/"16. What this says is that we've gone from "f/"12 to "f/"16 which is about one stop. So we've doubled our exposure requirements. Either open up one stop or double your time. Similarly, if we extend to 240mm it becomes "f/"24, which is two stops more exposure or four times the time.

This becomes a little confusing when working with odd numbers. A 90 mm lens extended to 130mm is the difference between f/9 and f/13 which is somewhere between familiar territory. Take a look down at the f/ scale and make an estimate, and it's probably good enough.

It's also hard to know where to measure to. It should be from the iris to film plane, but sometimes the infinity setting doesn't seem to measure what I would expect it to based on the lens' focal length. It's best just to measure at infinity, then measure at the extension and make the calculation.

While the method seems whimsical, it is based on sound engineering principles. Remember that the f/stop is the ratio of the diameter of the iris divided into the focal length. An f/8 with a 120mm lens would be 15mm in diameter. However, the amount of light is dependent on the area (pi x r^2). The area or a 15mm hole is 175.7 square mm. To double the light you would double the area to 353.4 This gives us a 21.2mm diameter hole which gives an f/ of 120mm/21.2mm which is f/5.6. If you do the calculations for f/4 you'll see that the hole is twice the diameter (8 divided by 4) but four times the light area. Conversely, f/16 is 1/2 the hole diameter but 1/4 the light. Notice that there's a square relationship here.

So what?!!

As it turns, as you move the lens out from the film plane, the amount of area on which light falls also increases in size and thus decreases in density by a square relationship as well. Thus, as you move a 120mm lens to 240mm, although twice the distance, the area on which light projects is 4 times as much (2 squared) resulting in 1/4 the density.

Thus, the f/ scale on the lens with which we are all familiar provides us with a handy scale showing a square relationship which we can also use as a key for our bellows extension.

A Fast Method to Calculate Bellows Extension Factor

By John A. Cook

There is an old saying that as photographers get older they don?t get any better, but they do get faster. During my many years as a studio product photographer, I never had the luxury of spending a lot of time agonizing over technique. There was always a budget and a deadline nipping at my heels.

Of necessity, I learned many shortcuts to get through the mountains of products I was assigned to shoot. This is one of them.

This method for calculating bellows extension is predicated on the relationship between the extension of the bellows (in inches) and common f-stop numbers. It requires no fancy gadgets to purchase nor algebraic formulae to memorize. You don?t even need batteries.

Step One:

Make a permanent, durable list of the following F-numbers. (You can also find them on your light meter.) Note that they are shown in 1/3 stops. Those with asterisks indicate "whole" stops:

4 *
5.6 *
8 *
11 *
16 *
22 *
32 *

Step Two:

Calculate the focal length of your lenses in inches, rather than millimeters, by dividing by 25.4. Photography is not an exact science - it?s okay to round off these numbers.

90mm = 3.5" 150mm = 6" 210mm = 8.26" 240mm = 9.4" 300mm = 11.8"

Step three:

When you are ready to make the exposure, measure the view camera?s extension from the ground glass to the lens board in inches. Measure from the center of the lens board to the center of the ground glass so as to not introduce errors from extreme swings and/or tilts.

Compare this distance to the focal length (or flange distance) of the lens and relate these two numbers to the above list of f-stops. Their difference will indicate the number of stops you must increase the exposure.

For example: a 210mm or 8" lens with 11" of bellows requires a one stop exposure increase (the difference between f8 and f11).

A 240mm or 9.4" lens with 14" of bellows requires a one and one- third stop increase (difference between f9 and f14).

A 90mm or 3.5" lens with 4.5" of bellows requires a two-thirds stop exposure increase. And so on.

This method is not accurate for telephoto lenses, whose optical center is not near the lens board. To ensure always having a bellows measuring device handy, I sewed a cloth tailor's tape measure to the edge of my focusing cloth.

A tape

Making a "custom" tape measure means you can leave the calculator at home. Stanley makes a very small (approx 1.5" x 1.5" x .3") version of their spring-retracting "carpenter's" tape measure. Do the calculations, (once) mark the back of the tape, and you can find exposure comp in a few seconds. It is especially useful for telephoto lens designs that don't conform to the usual exposure comp formulas. I have one marked at 1/3 stop increments using different colored marks for each lens. Works great. Chris Ellinger

A fixed scale

Where I only have one lens, a 127mm (5 inch), I figured that a simple scale on the bed next to the focusing rails calibrated in both stops and time increase would do the job. Probably many people have already thought of this where it is so simple but where this is all new to me, ignorance is bliss. I used a paint program on the computer with the measured values printed on heavy card stock which I cut to size. The scale is held in place with the three screws that hold the bed together so there is no modification of the camera and it is simple to change. If I had two lenses a second scale could be put on the other side as well, three lenses and I'm in trouble, but I probably couldn't afford them anyway. I've attached a JPEG picture to show the first revision I made before I noticed where the screws would be so I've moved stuff slightly so the screws don't cover some of the printing on the scale. With modification this could be used on any large format camera. Richard

Geoff Bowker's bellows extension charting package

Here is a small excel spreadsheet that will calculate f stop corrections for any lenses. just feed in the focal length and it will produce a grid of f stop corrections and also a useful graph in 1/4 stop increments.

Philipp Salzgeber's QuickDisc

The QuickDisc is a simple and useful tool. The use of the QuickDisc involves no calculation, it is lightweight, easy to replace and free for personal use. It consists of two pieces of cardboard, the disc, and the measuring strip.

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    Homemade center filter

    Goofing around with old glop from carbon printing
    dilute, nearly clear coating that covers the filter thinly
    then dropping single drops of increasing density into the center from decreasing heights to form an even dispersion

    How well could that crap work?
    When dry the gelatin layer must be "incredibly" thin but it would have a slightly thicker central area
    or would it have a slightly thicker outer area? Both?
    I can't see it by eye but
    Any chemical that might aid in the evenness?
    I figure taking the glass out of the filter ring would help but please

    someone on here said smoking a piece of glass to produce the effect might work
    reverse printing the fall off onto mylar etc

    just wondering which would produce the best quality easiest

    I tried this as a grad ND on picture frame glass and it works well enough

    not trying to reinvent the wheel
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    but I'm also never buying a center filter till I can take a photo that will pay for center filter

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    Re: Homemade center filter

    Try smoking a filter over a candle.
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    I included you, man

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    Re: Homemade center filter

    I once made an experimental centre-dark filter from two 75mm diameter spectacle lenses, a +2dioptre and a -2 dioptre. The +2 was dyed dark brown for use in sunglasses. Held together the powers cancel but the centre-dark effect was perfect. Total cost was $50 and the optical quality was ok. Colour neutral? No way!
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    Re: Homemade center filter

    You could try dyeing a CR39 resin filter.
    Its not that hard to gradient tint an eyeglass lens, iirc 50% took about a half hour and we had to move it every minute or so to keep it even enough. IIRC (its been years) there was also a bleach that would remove most but not all of the dye. The stuff is used hot, about 180f if I remember right. I believe Cokin uses CR39 as the resin for their filters. Don't expect true color neutrality, there's a reason these things cost...

    Not sure where you'd source the dye but any one-hour eyeglass place would have the stuff and you might talk one into giving you their old stuff when they change it.

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6:45 a.m. and the sun is screaming at me through the blinds, yelling to get up and go on this off-road adventure…  We were already late if we were going to be in Enumclaw by 8:30 a.m.  The drive to a trail run meetup for us is always a combination of caffeine, anticipation,  iPod shuffling and mental spring cleaning.  This was no exception.four fj cruisers on 4x4 trail

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If you follow the blog (and I hope you do) you may remember the Greenwater area from our winter dog sled adventure.  It rests in the shadow of Mount Rainer offering post card photo ops of the snow covered mountain with swaths of green filling the hills and blue sky above.  The Naches trail cuts through the hills but remains closed until mid-July leaving us to only dream as we crossed it several times during the day.

Even though we spent all day on the back roads exploring, club runs always seem too short.  With the sun still warming the hoods of our FJ Cruisers, we said good bye to our old and new friends as everyone realized dinner time was approaching.voodoo blue fj cruiser driving through snow 4x4 trail  The drive home gave us time to reflected on how lucky we are to be a part of this club and also start planning to attend the next club run of the Naches trail.

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Anchor Baptist Church is a Church in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. It has an elevation of 72 meters, or 236 feet.

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Gurdon Municipal Airport is an Airport in Clark County, Arkansas. It has an elevation of 69 meters, or 226 feet.

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Home builder confidence ticks up again in August

Stronger job market has home builders growing more confident by the month

Home builders are feeling better about their prospects these days.

The National Assn. of Home Builders reported Monday that its home builder confidence index is up for the third straight month, to its highest level since January.

The steadily improving job market, still-low interest rates and prices that in much of the country remain below past highs are helping to drive greater demand for new homes, the association said.

"Builder confidence appears to be firming following an uneven spring,” said NAHB chief economist David Crowe.

The trade group surveys its members monthly to generate a score of 1 to 100 measuring confidence. Conditions above 50 are generally considered positive. In August, the index measured 55. Builders are most confident about prospects for sales in the next six months - which measured 65 - and current sales - 58. The measure of current buyer traffic lags, at 42, but climbed three points this month.

Despite the sunnier outlook, builders still face a number of challenges, said NAHB chairman Kevin Kelly, a builder and developer from Wilmington, Del., including tight credit conditions for borrowers and a shortage of finished lots and labor.

Builders were most confident in the West, and least confident in the Northeast.

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Kevin Goodman and Anton Pulung: Magical turn of events

The year Disney World opened, 5-year-old Kevin Goodman visited the Magic Kingdom for the first time. That was 1971 and he has vacationed there at least once a year ever since.

He really does love the place.

For about 30 years Kevin, his mother and his grandmother would drive from their home in New Orleans to spend Thanksgiving there. It was a family tradition.

Today, Kevin's apartment is filled with Mickey Mouse stuff and Disney art. A model of Epcot's Spaceship Earth Pavilion sits on the floor near the fireplace. You get the idea.

"Some people think I'm crazy, and maybe I am, but in a good way," he says.

Want to take a wild guess on the destination Kevin suggested for a road trip when he and his co-workers finished a big project back in 2000? (He was a New Orleans TV producer at the time.)

"Three of them had never been to Disney World. So, off we go!

"We were there for 10 days. I could live there," he says.

During the trip — on Oct. 27, to be precise — his three friends wanted to visit the nearby Universal Studios, but Kevin took a pass.

He had been there earlier in the year and, anyhow, he had some prep work to do for the course he was teaching for the Episcopal Church, where he was deeply engaged in programs and fundraising. It was around 10:30 in the morning, and he found an empty table at a coffee shop in downtown Disney, where he spread out his course materials, including a Bible.

At this point in his life, romance was the last thing on Kevin's mind. "I had been in a pretty horrible relationship that had broken up two years (earlier) and I was still trying to recover from that. I wasn't looking for anybody. I was pretty much done."

But then along came Anton Pulung.

"Anton walked up and said, 'Are you reading the Bible?'" That led to a lengthy conversation about the book of Genesis. "I love talking about religion," says Anton, who grew up a Christian in mostly Muslim Indonesia.

"I just looked at Kevin and thought, 'Oh my! This is my soul mate,'" he recalls.

Kevin thought the same thing. "For me it was love at first sight."

From that first meeting in the coffee shop at Disney World — 11 years plus — there has not been a day when Anton and Kevin have not talked. Not one.

That first encounter came on Anton's day off from his job as a foreign cultural representative at the Asia section of Disney World's Animal Kingdom.

They met for dinner the next night and then Kevin had to return to his job in New Orleans. So then they were on the phone every night for hours.

"He loved God and he loved Disney. I was, like, wow!" Kevin says.

"There was something beautiful about not being together and talking on the phone every night because you had conversations and I feel I got to know him on a very intimate level without being intimate," says Kevin.

Soon they were shuttling every two weekends between Florida, where Anton lived, and Kevin's place in New Orleans.

Anton's mother and father died within weeks of each other when he was only 8, but Kevin's mom, Margaret Goodman, and his grandmother, Margaret Landry, quickly became Anton's family.

"I think she (Kevin's mother) loved me the first time" they met, says Anton, 41.

"My grandmother loved him more," pipes up Kevin, 46.

When Kevin began studying to become a priest in 2001 at New York City's General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, Anton came along as his partner.

While Anton attended English language classes at Hunter College, Kevin worked at a church in Greenwich Village heading an outreach program for homeless gay teens and those living with HIV/AIDS.

When he graduated from the seminary in 2004, Kevin said he couldn't return to Louisiana and be ordained as a priest. In a backlash after the 2003 election of Gene Robinson as the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, the church there and elsewhere had become more conservative.

"It's a little different in Chicago," an Episcopal priest friend told him. "Come to Chicago and see what happens."

"Anton and I literally put our stuff in storage in New Jersey, got an air mattress and all our plants" and headed for Chicago "not knowing what was next."

They're still here.

Now Kevin is associate dean at Chicago's St. James Cathedral. Anton got a culinary degree and is a chef at King Home, a Presbyterian retirement community in Evanston, and a pastry chef at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

On Oct. 27 — the 11th anniversary of their meeting at the coffee shop at Disney World — they were married in Vermont. Six months later, this past April, their union was solemnized by Chicago Episcopal Bishop Jeffrey Lee. Almost 350 of their friends and family from across the country helped celebrate at a reception after the religious service.

In addition to all the Disney adornments in the Lakeview apartment they share, there are nine crosses on the wall above the TV. God and Disney are well represented.

Their small kitchen is piled high with Anton's baking pans and cooking paraphernalia. "I make a lot of poundcake," says Anton. "Kevin loves poundcake."

"I am a very blessed man," says Kevin. "Every day I thank God. I don't know what I did to deserve such a good person."

Love lesson: "God will provide," says Kevin. "I met Anton when I thought I would never be in a relationship again ... When we least expect it, God is helping us love deeper than we can ever imagine."

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In gun battle, San Diego police wound a murder suspect; no officers hurt

In a brief gun battle early Saturday, San Diego police wounded a 30-year-old man suspected of killing a customer during a robbery at a gas station.

Officers had gone to an apartment building in the mid-city area after receiving a report of a prowler.

Shortly before 3 a.m., as two officers were searching the community room, the suspect "began shooting through the door, narrowly missing both officers," said Lt. Paul Rorrison.

Officers returned fire, hitting the suspect at least once, Rorrison said.

The suspect was identified as Ahmed Hassan Mumin, who was wanted on suspicion of killing a customer Thursday night during a robbery at an Arco AM/PM. The customer, Eric Schade, 48, of San Diego, died from at least one gunshot to the chest, police said.

After the shooting at the apartment complex, Mumin was taken to a hospital with wounds not considered life-threatening. None of the officers was injured.

The two officers who fired at Mumin were identified as veterans of 12 and 25 years with the Police Department.

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Latinos Drove the Vast Majority of Homeownership Growth in 2015

First Posted: Apr 26, 2016 03:56 PM EDT
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Latinos are driving growth in homeownership in the U.S., becoming an outlier in the homeownership trend, which decreased overall in 2015.

In fact, despite the general downturn in homeownership in the U.S. through 2015, Latino homeownership accounted for an incredible 69 percent of the total net growth, according to a new report by the Hispanic Wealth Project and the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals.

Outstanding Growth for Latinos

The study, dubbed the "2015 State of Hispanic Homeownership Report," found that Hispanics were the only major demographic last year to increase in the rate of homeownership.

According to the report, in 2015 there was an increase of about 245,000 Latinos owning households, the first time in 10 years that the Latino homeownership rate increased noticeably while overall rates in the U.S. continued a downward trend.

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By the end of 2015, there were significantly more than seven million Hispanic homeowners, an increase of over five million Latino homeowners since 2000, according to U.S. Census data from that time. In fact, in the fourth quarter of 2015 alone, it's estimated that approximately an additional 250,000 Latinos began settling into homes they bought.

In stark contrast, in 2015, all homeownership throughout the country grew by less than a percentage point compared to the previous year, from 45.4 percent to 45.6 percent. And the homeownership rate for every other major demographic group decreased by at least one percent over 2015, while Latinos surged by over two percent.

What's Behind the Spike?

The report points to one huge driver in the total number of Latino homeowners, as well as the growth rate of homeownership in the Hispanic community: population growth. In 2015, for example, the Hispanic population in the U.S. reached a new high of 57 million, or about 18 percent of the total population, representing an increase of about 1.6 million from 2014.

The relative youth of the growing Latino population also contributed to the community's outstanding homeownership growth. About 21 percent of the country's 72.2 million millennials (ages 18 to 34, as the report measured it) were Latinos.

More young Latinos heading into adulthood each year, and one common goal and measure of adulthood is family formation and purchasing a home. For young Latinos, according to the study, that goal is palpably important, with approximately 50 percent of all second-generation Latinos in the U.S. already attaining that part of the American Dream.

Finally, the economic situation of Latinos, and especially millennials, is becoming more advantageous to investing in a home. In the past five years, the purchasing power of Latinos has grown by 50 percent to 1.5 trillion overall, as the annual median income of Latino households spiked by 7.3 percent in the past three years.

Barriers and Progress

There are still barriers to Latinos investing in owning a home, and the biggest one is getting an affordable mortgage, especially to those with little or no credit.

This is illustrated by one significant factor found in the data by the survey, which was a sharp dip in first-time home buying across all demographic groups. The share of homeownership by first-time buyers dipped to 30 percent, from 38 just two years ago, putting it 10 percent below the overall average share (40 percent) of first-time buyers before the housing crisis.

The data points to barriers for any aspiring homeowner that may not have the credit or experience in acquiring a mortgage, but that barrier affects Latinos even more, since more than 50 percent of Hispanic homebuyers are doing it for the first time.

While challenges remain for Latinos looking for a permanent housing solution, the growth is a positive sign, and represents much higher growth, compared to the Latino homeownership trends in 2014, the details of which Latin Post reported last year.

According to last year's report, homeownership among Hispanics fell from 46.1 percent in 2013 to 45.4 percent in 2014, with an overall slowing in the trend of new net homeownership over the previous three years.

Still, that report found that a stronger economy could lead to a spike in Latino homeownership, and it certainly appears that a strong 2015 did just that.

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Louisiana workers with apnea more likely to be injured

A study indicates that individuals with sleep apnea may be more likely to be injured at work due to difficulties getting sufficient amounts of sleep. Sleep apnea is a condition where people's airways become blocked or collapse, which causes them to wake up. This may occur many times a night, although people may not always remember being woken up.

Shifting injury claims to workers' compensation

People from all walks of life can be affected by physical issues such as muscle strain. The diagnosis of soft-tissue injuries can also be challenging for health care providers in Louisiana. In some cases, these injuries might follow heavy physical activity such as sports. In other cases, they could occur in sedentary settings because of a slip-and-fall situation or the use of poor body position while handling supplies. In some cases, it could be difficult to determine whether work or leisure activity has contributed to a physical problem. In such vague cases, a health care provider might decide to process the treatment within the workers' compensation system if the patient is covered.

Taking precautions to avoid workplace injury

Louisiana employers can take precautions to make workplaces safer. They must prioritize employee health and safety over production quotas, and this will be less costly for them in the long run as well. Employees need to be able to work reasonable schedules that permit them to follow workplace protocol.

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GROW! offered how to prosper in 2012

GROW! offered how to prosper in 2012

The annual conference emphasized the importance of a good plan and retaining employees and customers.

February 13, 2012

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DAYTON, Ohio – All planning is good planning. That was one of the key messages Marty Grunder and the speakers at GROW! 2012 emphasized during the three-day event that helped businesses get on a track for growth this year.

More than 100 business owners and managers packed a hotel ballroom in Dayton, Ohio, to hear and learn from Grunder, author and consultant Joe Calloway, Decra-Scape CEO Matt Caruso, and the author and international speaker, also known as The Pitbull of Personal Development, Larry Winget. Among the topics covered were hiring, keeping good employees, sales, customer service and efficiency.

Grunder presented a session on the elements of a good plan. As general business rules, he said, all planning is good, all planning should start with the end in mind and it should involve key company people in the process so that they’re engaged and stay engaged.

Here are the 7 steps to a good plan:

  1.  Conduct S.W.O.T. analysis. The group should start by listing the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. “This is the basis for your plan,” Grunder said. “The S.W.O.T. analysis helps you define reality, the way things are, and helps you think toward the desired outcomes that you want.” He also said it’s important to use an outside facilitator who can present different options and question ideas.
  2. Rank each S.W.O.T. Take each list – strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats – and rank the ideas mentioned under each category based on their level of importance to the company. “This can be one of the most exciting, exhilarating, energizing efforts you can take yourself through,” he said.
  3. Lay out the priorities. After ranking the S.W.O.T. ideas, decide which ones should be the company’s priorities.
  4. Discuss a win statement. Take the priorities and discuss a win statement for each one, basically a strategy for how to achieve that priority. For example, if the goal is to increase customer referrals, define how much the increase should be and how to go about doing it.
  5. Set a vision. “Vision is where we’re going,” Grunder said. “Vision is what you would like someone to recognize your company for.” Develop the vision based on the company’s S.W.O.T. analysis and remember that a vision is never finished, it’s constantly being analyzed and evolving.
  6. Set a mission. In simple terms, “What we’re going to do on a daily basis to achieve our vision,” Grunder said.
  7. Set core values. The group should ask: What are the ideas and values that will help the company achieve all of the above? Grunder Landscaping operates on the four values of quality, leadership, teamwork and profitability. He said to pick four to six values that will make an impact on your company, and then once those are set constantly reinforce them.

A planning meeting that involves these steps helps open the eyes of top management because there is an ability to step back from day-to-day work and focus on the company’s future. “Good ideas tend to not come to us when we’re fully engaged in work,” he said.

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My situation is complicated and I'm hoping that someone here can provide some guidance for me.  I turned 25 last week.  I graduated undergrad when I was 20 (with a 3.5 gpa). Yes, I graduated in 2 and a half years from Texas A&M. After graduation, I enrolled in law school at SMU. I completed my first year and even got the highest grade in immigration law class. I also managed to get a clerkship working for an immigration attorney.  However, this was to be the peak of my law school success.  I stopped going to classes and eventually I got kicked out of SMU since my gpa dropped below a 2.0.  I did not even bother to take the tests. For the past 2 years, I have been working as a teacher.  I enjoy my work a great deal but immigration law is something that I REALLY enjoyed. I would like to teach and practice immigration law part time.

I am trying to decide on whether I should pursue a masters in education or whether I should try law school once again.  My biggest 2 obstacles are 1) I got kicked out of law school at SMU so this would show up on my record and 2) I cannot ask for anymore financial aid. I am still trying to pay all the debt that I have for loans I took out at SMU.  I live in TX and TX does not offer any online (correspondence) law schools.  I have heard that CA is the only state that offers such type of schooling.  Therefore, I am thinking about applying to one of these online schools and taking the CA BAR.  It is my understanding that while TX does not recognize JDs from other states, one can practice in any federal court if one passes the CA BAR.  Immigration law is federal law so I am thinking about going this route.  I could continue working as a teacher.  If I were to fail the CA BAR, my losses would not be as great as if I enrolled in a traditional law school whose costs would be considerably higher.

Please let me know what you guys think concerning my idea.  Again, my other option would be to forget the law career altogether and pursue a masters degree in education.  Perhaps I could be a principal or something.

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Based on previous experience, what do you feel would be different this time around?  If not much -> education.  State or municipal benefits and 401k ftw.  Esp. since you like your job... teaching requires a special temperament.  Ive tried :(

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Not to add fuel to the alternate route fire, but in Virginia you can read for the bar. I know two people who are doing this right now. You don't have to spend a dime.

Maybe you should go work for an immigration attorney and see upclose if it is something you would enjoy more than teaching.

There is also a new federal program to help people who want to practice public interest law. It is called the CCRAA and you can read all about it at equaljusticeworks. Pays almost all of your debt, and holds your payments down to a reasonable level.

I would go work for an immigration attorney wherever you think you want to end up practicing, go PT to a decent school with a good immigration program, and use the CCRAA after graduation to pay off the debt. Stay working in your field while in school, you'll end up in a much better spot to get a job upon graduation.

Be sure this isn't just "I fubar'ed that, I want a do over." You need to really want to practice law more than any other option.

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honestly?  if i were you, i would pursue your masters in education.  chances are slim that you are going to get into a decent law school...i don't think online law schools would be considered decent, and i don't think that you would necessarily be able to get a job after graduating from one.  you already have a lot of loans to repay, and going back to law school would mean more loans.  prospective employers are also going to be turned off by the fact that you got kicked out of SMU.  you need to consider not only can you get into a law school, but can you get a job after law school.  it sounds like you are having success doing what you are doing now.  stick with what you know you can be successful at.


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