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Final Prep and Exam Day
Posted 05 April 2012 - 04:14 PM
Posted 05 April 2012 - 05:37 PM
I'll take this weekend and Mon-Tues to go through tabbing some last items in my references and maybe doing some MD problems.
I'm going to have EVERYTHING ready to go by Tuesday and take Wed-Thurs off work to relax, probably go hiking w my dog and out on the boat.
I don't respond well to cramming, and figure that if I don't know it by 2 days prior I won't know it come test day.
Have a hotel right next to the test location so I don't have to drive an hour and worry about traffic, break-downs, crashes, etc...just one less item to fret about.
I'm going to have a solid dinner Thurs evening (no booze) and pickup a sandwich and juice for lunch the next day...I was rushed bigtime to find lunch during the FE exam and barely made it back by the time doors closed, that definitely took a few months off my life.
In general, I feel good about my knowledge and abilities at this point...though I will always feel like I don't know anything and am grossly unprepared.
I hope sacrficing all my personal free time since mid-January pays off...I'd hate to have to do this all again, much less over the summer.
Good luck, everyone!
Posted 05 April 2012 - 05:43 PM
My biggest issue right now is mentally dealing with the uncertainty that lies in how the real test will deviate from the problems that I've completed thus far. I've created a habit of reminding myself that just because I can do the practice test, that doesn't mean I can relax and assume I'll do well on the real thing. Good or bad? Not sure. Not great for confidence, but good to keep me on my toes and alert. Either way, time is running out and i think the best thing for me to do is to review problems and work on my pace.
One other thing I'd be interested in polling the forum on is what to take with you on the exam day ("survival kit," if you will). I want to pack a good, energy boosting lunch that won't leave me in food coma. Need to do some thinking about that. Luckily my hotel room will have a mini-fridge so I can keep items refrigerated overnight. Need to think about snacks and misc items as well...
We can do this Krak. I know we have been lighting this forum up like a Christmas tree and I'm sure it's completely obvious that we're concerned about passing with the questions and posts we've generated. We've put a lot of time and mental energy into this thing and with the invaluable help of the forum members, learned a good path to ensure we're prepared for test day. As easy as it is to create self doubt, we have to reside in confidence from the preparation that got us to where we are now. Keep our heads up and do the best we can, ignoring the "what ifs."
Wow, that was off topic and similar to the several speeches I've had with myself in the mirror. Sorry about that...
Posted 05 April 2012 - 06:05 PM
Good luck everyone!
Posted 05 April 2012 - 06:20 PM
Call me crazy, but I'm going to be driving down one of the busiest highways next Friday morning to get to the exam site. I'll be waking up at around 5:30 in the morning, leaving the house at 6 and maybe stopping by Dunkin Donuts for some coffee and breakfast. Hopefully an hour will be plenty of time for the 30 minute drive. I'll be packing everything inside a rolling suitcase.
Does anybody know what the policy is on taking a sealed calculator? I bought a back up, but don't want to open it unless I really have to. What about cell phones? Do you guys plan to bring them in or leave them in the car?
Posted 05 April 2012 - 06:42 PM
As for Studying, I'm thinking hit it hard this weekend, go over mistakes on practice tests, and be packed up and ready by Wednesday night.
I have an old milk crate I used in college for a night stand, I will be using that to carry my books in.
I plan I taking Thursday afternoon off to allow time to get to Lincoln, where my test will be, early enough to eat, check in and relax a bit.
Posted 05 April 2012 - 07:00 PM
Not sure about the sealed calculator. I ended up opening mine so I could make sure the setting were the same as the one I'm using. I figure I can always use another calculator. I am planning on leaving my cell phone in my car, no reason to bring it in that I see.
That's true. I guess I can think of the calculator purchase as cheap insurance.
I have an old milk crate I used in college for a night stand, I will be using that to carry my books in.
My boss told me when he took his exam, there were a couple of people that brought in a couple of milk crates and set them up on the table as a makeshift book case. Pretty clever.
Posted 05 April 2012 - 07:13 PM
Cell phone, I'm leaving mine in the car. Not sure if they check, but the candidate agreement says dismissal if you even have it in your possession. One of my coworkers is taking the test with me and his wife's due date is the 18th. He's pretty damn nervous about not having his phone with him...
Posted 05 April 2012 - 07:34 PM
On a side note, how much time have you put into the end of MERM chapters such as Electricity, Economics, Manufacturing Processes and Program Managment? I haven't had a chance to get to these yet so I might try to skim thru them and do a few problems from them this weekend.
Posted 05 April 2012 - 07:58 PM
I put a little time in Economics, but definitely did not work all 40 or 45 problems in the MERM. I think if you look at the first 10 or so, you can get a handle on how to use the tables in the appendix. Similar to how you need to for the problem on the morning portion of the 2008 NCEES practice exam. I basically left my knowledge their. The other sections you list, ummm, I don't believe I have any time on those.
Posted 05 April 2012 - 09:47 PM
After the practice tests I will brush up on the few things that I feel the least confident about and finish adding tabs to my MERM. That is about it.
I also did a fair bit of the eng econ sections. It seems that there will be a few questions about it on the test. I would know how to use the tables in the back and the main principles behind them. Once you get the nomenclature and functions down they are pretty easy problems.
I feel pretty similar to you guys though. I have spent so much time on preparing for this test and am worried that it just was not enough or in the correct areas. I know that my wife is ready to get this test behind us. She has been really great in letting me have so much time to study. I know that she doesn't want to do it again in Oct. with two kids instead of one. So I hope we can all pass and be done with it.
Posted 07 April 2012 - 10:33 AM
Not sure about the sealed calculator. I ended up opening mine so I could make sure the setting were the same as the one I'm using.
I was allowed to bring an unopened one. Leave your cell phone in the car.
I brought a bottle of water and an unopened snack (hostess cake or similar).
Dont load up on coffee that morning! even a bathroom trip is a distraction!
Good luck
Posted 07 April 2012 - 01:51 PM
Tim brings up an excellent point about coffee. As someone who is very dependent on coffee, I was surprised at how one cup got me through the timed practice test last weekend. I think the testing procedure will provide enough adrenaline in itself.
Posted 07 April 2012 - 05:50 PM
I feel like i know enough, but its getting it 80 times correctly on paper! Wonder if ill be the first to get a perfect score. Haha. gotta keep the optimism right????
Curious how many people will be at my test sight.
Studying a bit today, little tomorrow, then probably study every night through thursday night when ill pack it all up to go. I do my best work under the final cramming sessions. I passed the FE with 2 nights studying. One night for each section AM/PM. To study 14 weeks long isnt like me. Never had to study in college. Now after 8 years out....i didnt have a choice. Basically had to teach myself my 6 years of college again !!! But hey if the test was easy, everyone would do it. We'll be part of the elite designing bridges!!
my head hurts.
Posted 07 April 2012 - 10:38 PM
I was ok on time though. 2hr 45 min morning
3hr 15 min in the afternoon before checking then questions that I had marked for review
Good luck to everyone.
Posted 07 April 2012 - 11:50 PM
I'm going to retake the T/F afternoon tomorrow. I'm predicting this will be closer to reality, compared to my second run through the morning. I know there will be more that I won't remember right off the top of my head and that I'll have to think through. I need to practice my timing on it too.
Matt, I was in the exact same place as you last weekend on my first run through the NCEES practice exam. 31/40 in the morning and 31/40 in the afternoon. Feeling pretty good about a 77.5%, but not super impressed either. I haven't taken the real exam obviously, but I think we should feel pretty good.
Posted 08 April 2012 - 12:07 AM
I think it says something for the few who are posting here that we care enough about the exam to be this worried about it. I think that we will all be OK and have put in the work to have a good test. Good luck to everyone on friday.
Posted 08 April 2012 - 12:45 AM
I agree that we are probably in good shape for the exam. I know that I have done about as much as I could to prepare for it. I think I can pass the exam most days. It is the possibility that there are a majority of questions that are not in my wheelhouse that worries me.
Preach. At this point, I think all I can do is review. Not going to stress about cramming or trying to capture the unexpected.
Good luck to us all!!!!
Posted 08 April 2012 - 04:18 AM
The afternoon went well. I got a 35/40, but a couple of questions were the same as the 2001 exam, which I remembered, so let's call it 32/40.
I would have barely passed had it been the actual test. I need to go over what went wrong. Hopefully it was just stupid mistakes since I can fix those. While taking it, I was sure I only missed 6 problems max in the morning.
Any tips for the morning section? Should I look for a conversions book? That PDF I posted earlier didn't help with the ksi problem...
Posted 08 April 2012 - 04:34 AM
I made quite a few minor mistakes the first time I ran through it too. Using F instead of R was one. Although I thought it was a Carnot efficiency problem instead of COP. Either way, I think those are just part of the learning process. I know those minor mistakes I made on the first run stuck with me today on my second shot. Sucks to know what you're supposed to do, but you still get it wrong like you had no idea.
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Posted 08 April 2012 - 01:51 PM
I think I'm going to review the 2 practice exams I took, specifically looking at my trouble spots and then try to squeeze in some time to redo some of the portions of the test, morning, afternoon, full test.
I worked the breadth section of the 6MS HVAC and thought the problems were comparable to the 2008 exam. I still have to take the T/F 6MS.
Stressed out and burned out. Ready or not, it's coming.
Posted 08 April 2012 - 07:43 PM
For the AISI material selection, there are a couple of pages at the beginning of the materials section in the MERM that discuss this nomenclature. I'll look tomorrow for the pages exactly.
Page 45-6 has a couple tables with the AISI material designations in it. Also, there is a paragraph in the lower left hand corner of the page describing the nomenclature.
Posted 08 April 2012 - 08:26 PM
Is 105 confusing for anybody else? I might be over thinking it, but it doesn't make sense to me. Why would they deliver parts from source Y before procuring parts from source Y? And what exactly do they mean by procure?
Posted 08 April 2012 - 08:36 PM
^^ Yeah, I saw that too. Thanks! I must've missed it while rushing through it. All I had to do was look for steel in the index since its listed there too.
Is 105 confusing for anybody else? I might be over thinking it, but it doesn't make sense to me. Why would they deliver parts from source Y before procuring parts from source Y? And what exactly do they mean by procure?
105 is kinda confusing. I missed it my first go round. Procure just means the ordering process. So they order parts from source X and it takes so many days to get processed and out for delivery. Then delivery is listed as a separate item. I think the question you asked is backwards. In the table they procure parts from source x, then procure parts from source y, 2 days later. It is odd, but then they say it takes 7 days to deliver parts from source x AFTER parts are procured from source y. Again, kind of weird, but they list 11 days for delivery of parts from y after the procurement of parts from x. It's weird that the clock starts on the delivery of parts from y the same time that procurement starts, but this could be the same thing as saying the delivery duration includes 2 days for the procurement of parts from y.
I think they list the durations this way just to make you think about the process and how to account for the extra days in the delivery of x. Does the solution make sense?
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 01:12 AM
Yeah the solution made sense, I just couldn't understand the process. Thanks again. Can I take you in as my reference??
I can't believe 115 either. It's so easy once you have the equation but it's tucked away under belt conveyors in chapter 64... I doubt I'll have time to find an obscure equation like that during the test.
Posted 09 April 2012 - 02:08 AM
I think there are a couple sections on scheduling/processes in the MERM. I can't remember exactly, but I think it was under project management or maybe project controls? I remember seeing flow diagrams and durations similar to the solution.
Yeah, 115 pissed me off. I missed that one on my first run through the sample test. Funny thing is, I got to the right page (56-7), but the way it's listed as Fmax and Fmin just didn't register in my head as I was frantically trying to find the right equation. You're very right though. I'm concerned that something is going to pop up that maybe I'm just a hair unfamiliar with and won't have time to figure it out.
They should make a movie called "P.E. Games." I bet that shit would sellout.
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For example, (and not sure this is the case as I dont have my MERM here at work), but look up "friction"....then a subset may include "about a radius" or something. I am sure thats not it but you get the idea.
That stupid Days delayed production planning problem got me too. Cripes Ive run a production facility for 4 years and got it wrong! Course we do ship late when we're busy sooo...
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Units Units units. I dream about radians and pi and psi.... not sure if its a good thing or a bad thing.
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I remember a thread I saw a long time ago. its not like they (state) are against you and trying to keep you from passing. They need to ensure that the test is conducive to weed out the people that flat out shouldnt be PE's. The ones that dont study and wing it or simply dont care well I dont want them in my proffesion anyway, and they will most likely not succeed. Those who care will pass, if not first time then eventually because they care enough to pass. Those are the men and women I look forward to working with. So they are doing a service for us so I try not to get too angry when I fall prey to a question lol.
My two cents.
Sounds like most of us are good to go. Confidence plays a part and we've all studdied from the turn of the new year or even earlier. If that aint enough then....
Posted 09 April 2012 - 04:49 PM
My advice is to flip through the whole exam booklet and if possible quickly read each problem. I spend the first 6 minutes reading all the problems. I noticed that the wordy/long-stated problems are the easier ones to get, because they gave alot of superfluous data. The toughest questions were the one line questions.
Spend only 5-6 minutes on each question, if you can't get it in two or three tries move on to the next question. My brain was sub-consciously working on the problems I skipped. So sometimes when I came back to a problem, I got it within a minute. If there is a problem where you are consistently getting the wrong answer even though you think you have done it right, check what units they want the answer in. In my first iteration I had skipped 5-8 questions, and then came back and answered all but 3. The three I had to take an educated guess.
Draw a free-body diagram always!!!
As for cell-phones, they will make a general announcement before the test begins and you have the oppurtunity to give the cell phone to the procter, which will be on their desk. No harm there, just don't keep it on yourself. In pittsburgh, everyone was well staffed and genial.
You have to be in the mindset of getting all question right, don't worry about the cut-score. You will mostly likely make a lot more silly mistakes than you realize. You exact answer should be close to the answer choices, in most cases.
Based on the comments on this board, I think you guys are well prepared. Right after you leave the exam room, you should have a good idea if you passed. I kinda new i passed but as you wait for weeks, that confidence will decline. So remember how you feel right when you leave the exam room.
Oh, also note that they will close down this board Thursday/Friday. They did it last October, so if you have any last minute questions ask now!
Or else Good Luck, and enjoy the experience.
Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:13 PM
Here are a couple of other cheat sheets that look useful for fluids and HVAC. I'm going to stick them in my binder just in case.
Posted 09 April 2012 - 06:01 PM
I'm actually kind of excited to get this thing going. I've done well on my last couple runs through the NCEES practice test and I figure I'll at least get good exposure to the exam if I don't pass and have to take it again.
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This also may be a good reference to have for more practical HVAC problems.
Posted 11 April 2012 - 01:25 PM
THanks MizzouMatt
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|The Polyvagal Theory
Stephen W. Porges is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Prior to moving to North Carolina, Professor Porges directed the Brain-Body Center in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he also held appointments in the Departments of Psychology, BioEngineering, and the Program in Neurosocience. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Porges served as Chair of the Department of Human Development and Director of the Institute for Child Study. He is a former President of the Society for Psychophysiological Research and has been President of the Federation of Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive Sciences (now called the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences), a consortium of societies representing approximately 20,000 biobehavioral scientists. He was a recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He has chaired the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Maternal and Child Health Research Committee and was a visiting scientist in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Laboratory of Comparative Ethology. He was awarded a patent on a methodology to describe neural regulation of the heart. Porges is a neuroscientist with particular interests in understanding the neurobiology of social behavior. His research crosses disciplines and he has published in anesthesiology, critical care medicine, ergonomics, exercise physiology, gerontology, neurology, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, space medicine, and substance abuse. In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the autonomic nervous system to the emergence of social behavior. The theory provides insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders. The theory has stimulated research and treatments that emphasize the importance of physiological state and behavioral regulation in the expression of several psychiatric disorders including autism and provides a theoretical perspective to study and to treat stress and trauma.
Stephen Porges is married to C. Sue Carter, a world leader in the role of neuropetides oxytocin and vasopressin in social cognition. They have two sons, Eric and Seth Porges.
Major accomplishments[edit]
- The first to quantify and use heart rate variability both as response and individual difference variable in psychophysiological research.
- Pioneer in developmental psychophysiology –one of the first to use autonomic measures to investigate the "psychological" world including studies of attention and autonomic conditioning in the newborn infant.
- Introduced respiratory sinus arrhythmia as index of vagal function to the area of psychophysiology.
- Developed a statistic to describe the covariation of two periodic signals when they vary across a band of frequencies (i.e., weighted coherence).
- First to apply measures of respiratory sinus arrhythmia as an index of depth of anesthesia and as a measure of neural function in critical care medicine.
- Demonstrated that early measures of respiratory sinus arrhythmia were related to clinical course in preterm and full term newborns.
- Developed a unique method to dynamically measure periodic components of heart rate variability when the components are superimposed on a nonstationary baseline; method received a patent and is used in approximately 200 laboratories worldwide; 1985, awarded patent.
- Proposed the Polyvagal Theory that is based on the phylogeney of the vertebrate autonomic nervous system. The theory led to discovery of three phylogenetically ordered neural circuits regulating autonomic nervous system. The newest circuit reflects unique face-heart connections which forms a functional "social engagement system" involving an integrated regulation in the brainstem of the striated muscles of the face and head with a mammalian myelinated vagus. The theory also proposes that the older vagal circuit is involved in death feigning and the shutdown behaviors often observed in response to life-threat.
The Polyvagal Theory[edit]
The Polyvagal Theory introduces a new perspective relating autonomic function to behavior that includes an appreciation of the autonomic nervous system as a "system," the identification of neural circuits involved in the regulation of autonomic state, and an interpretation of autonomic reactivity as adaptive within the context of the phylogeny of the vertebrate autonomic nervous system.[1] The polyvagal perspective explores new questions, paradigms, explanations, and conclusions regarding the role that autonomic function has in the regulation of affective states and social behavior. Foremost, the polyvagal perspective emphasizes the importance of phylogenetic changes in the neural structures regulating the heart and how these phylogenetic shifts provide insights into the adaptive function of both physiology and behavior. The theory emphasizes the phylogenetic emergence of two vagal systems: a potentially lethal ancient circuit involved in defensive strategies of immobilization (e.g., fainting, dissociative states) and a newer mammalian circuit linking the heart to the face that is involved in both social engagement behaviors and in dampening reactivity of the sympathetic nervous system and the Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
The Polyvagal Theory provides a new conceptualization of the autonomic nervous system that emphasizes how an understanding of neurophysiological mechanisms and phylogenetic shifts in the neural regulation of the heart leads to insights into causes and treatments of mental and physical illness.[2] The Polyvagal Theory provides a plausible explanation of several features that are compromised during stress and observed in several psychiatric disorders.
Professional societies[edit]
- Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research
- American Psychological Association
- Association for Psychological Science
- International Society for Infant Studies
- Society for Psychophysiological Research
- Society for Research in Child Development
- International Behavioral Neuroscience Society
Editorial duties[edit]
- Psychophysiology (1983–1987)
- Infant Behavior and Development (1977–1992)
- Child Development
- Developmental Psychobiology (1985–1991, 1995–1999)
- Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (1993-)
- Developmental Review (2000-)
Selected works[edit]
- Porges SW. (1992). Vagal Tone: A physiological marker of stress vulnerability. Pediatrics 90:498-504.
- Porges SW. (1995). Cardiac vagal tone: A physiological index of stress. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 19:225-233.
- Porges SW. (1995). Orienting in a defensive world: Mammalian modifications of our evolutionary heritage. A Polyvagal Theory. Psychophysiology 32:301-318.
- Porges SW. (1996). Physiological regulation in high-risk infants: A model for assessment and potential intervention. Development and Psychopathology 8:43-58.
- Porges SW. (1998). Love: An emergent property of the mammalian autonomic nervous system. Psychoneuroendocrinology 23:837-861.
- Porges SW. (2001). The Polyvagal Theory: Phylogenetic substrates of a social nervous system. International Journal of Psychophysiology 42:123-146.
- Porges SW. (2003). The Polyvagal Theory: Phylogenetic contributions to social behavior. Physiology and Behavior 79:503-513.
- Porges SW. (2003). Social engagement and attachment: A phylogenetic perspective. Roots of Mental Illness in Children, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1008:31-47.
- Porges SW. (2004). Neuroception: A subconscious system for detecting threat and safety. Zero to Three: Bulletin of the National Center for Clinical Infant Programs 24:5,19-24.
- Porges SW. (2005). The vagus: A mediator of behavioral and visceral features associated with autism. In ML Bauman and TL Kemper, eds. The Neurobiology of Autism. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 65-78.
- Porges SW. (2006). Asserting the role of biobehavioral sciences in translational research: The behavioral neurobiology revolution. Developmental Psychopathology 18:923-933.
- Porges SW. (2007). The polyvagal perspective. Biological Psychology 74:116-143.
- Porges SW. (2009). The polyvagal theory: New insights into adaptive reactions of the autonomic nervous system. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 76:S86-90.
- Porges SW. (2009). Reciprocal influences between body and brain in the perception and expression of affect: A polyvagal perspective. In D Fosha, D Siegel, and M Solomon, eds. The Healing Power of Emotion: Affective Neuroscience, Development, and Clinical Practice. New York: Norton, 27-54.
- Porges SW, Lewis GF. (2009). The polyvagal hypothesis: Common mechanisms mediating autonomic regulation, vocalizations, and listening. In SM Brudzynski, ed. Handbook of Mammalian Vocalizations: An Integrative Neuroscience Approach. Amsterdam: Academic Press, 255-264.
- Porges SW, Furman SA. (2011). The early development of the autonomic nervous system provides a neural platform for social behavior: A polyvagal perspective. Infant and Child Development 20:106-118.
- Porges SW, Carter CS. (2011). Neurobiology and evolution: Mechanisms, mediators, and adaptive consequences of caregiving. In SL Brown, RM Brown, and LA Penner, eds. Self Interest and Beyond: Toward a New Understanding of Human Caregiving. New York: Oxford University Press, 53-71.
- Heilman KJ, Harden E., Zageris D, Berry-Kravis E, Porges SW (2011). Autonomic regulation in Fragile X Syndrome. Developmental Psychobiology 53:785-795.
- Heilman KJ, Connolly SD, Padilla WO, Wrzosek MI, Graczyk PA, Porges SW (2012). Sluggish vagal brake reactivity to physical challenge in children with selective mutism. Development and Psychopathology, 24: 241-250.
- Porges SW, Macellaio M, Stanfill SD, McCue K, Lewis GF, Harden ER, Handelman M, Denver J, Bazhenova OV, Heilman KJ. (2013). Respiratory sinus arrhythmia and auditory processing in autism: Modifiable deficits of an integrated social engagement system? International Journal of Psychophysiology 88: 261-270.
- Heilman KJ, Harden ER, Weber KM, Cohen M, Porges SW. (2013). Atypical autonomic regulation, auditory processing, and affect recognition in women with HIV. Biological Psychology 94:143-151.
- Williamson JB, Heilman KM, Porges EC, Lamb DG, Porges SW (2013). Possible mechanism for PTSD symptoms in patients with traumatic brain injury: central autonomic network disruption. Frontiers in Neuroengineering. doi: 10.3389/fneng
- Carter CS, Porges SW. (2013). The biochemistry of love: an oxytocin hypothesis. EMBO Reports. 2013 Jan 3;14(1):12-6. doi: 10.1038/embor.2012.191. Epub 2012 Nov 27.
- Porges SW, Coles MGH, eds. (1976). Psychophysiology. Stroudsburg, PA: Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross.
- Coles MGH, Donchin E, Porges SW, eds. (1986). Psychophysiology: Systems, Processes & Applications. New York: Guilford.
- Carter CS, Ahnert L, Grossmann K, Hrdy SB, Lamb ME, Porges SW, Sachser N, eds. (2005) Attachment and Bonding: A New Synthesis. Cambridge: MIT Press.
- Porges SW, Trejo BM, Martinez AC. (2005). La Teoria Polivagal. Mexico, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Comision Nacional de los Derechos Humanos.
- Porges SW (2010). Die Polyvagal-Theorie: Neurophysiologische Grundlagen der Therapie. Paderborn, Germany: Junfermann Verlag.
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- Biological Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Autism
- Polyvagal Theory
- Neuroscience
- Autonomic nervous system
- Evolution
- Social cognition
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Attachments are not showing in outlook
When I open an archived message in outlook I do not see the attachments. It just has the name of the attachment at the bottom of the message. I am running EV 6.0 and outlook 2003 with the SP.
If I restore the message or view it in archive explorer i can see the attachments.
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Is this on Citrix or TS? If so check the following KB.
Forms with VBScript do not work with Terminal Services in Outlook 2002 and in Outlook 2003
If Outlook XP is installed on the Terminal Server, nothing happens when the user double clicks on an archived item to attempt to view it.
See this article for details of the problem and solution: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;...
It does sound similar to the Citrix\TS issue. Can you check if you have this file on your local workstations outlvbs.dll? Without that file you won't be run the scripts in the shortcut to retrieve the items.
If you are missing that file, all you need to do is copy it from another machine that has it.Message was edited by:
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"Theories of the real…control the vocabularies of healing…if one could construct a map to negotiate a way through rival beliefs on health and healing, its baseline would be ontology, what counts as real. From this line a path would lead to the status of individuals in competing realities, then to different understandings of therapy that follow from competing descriptions of the human person. Finally, the moral and political languages of liberty, privacy, competence, and authority would appear. The first position, though, is reality. It fixes directions for the traveler journeying through the languages of health and healing, and provides the baseline references to justify beliefs about health acts and possibilities. –Frohock (1992, pp. 47-48)
What constitutes health is a question recently posed by H. Gilbert Welch, M.D., a professor of medicine at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. One technique he discusses is simply narrowing the definition of what is health. Think to yourself for example, how many people you know who have high cholesterol, low blood pressure, low vitamin D, low iron, diabetes, osteoporosis and so on. These abnormalities are important however; and often are a difference that makes a difference in health care.
But, as Dr. Welch points out, this strategy has generated a host of other problems. As he states: "Doctors who are overwhelmed by the number of ailments their patients allegedly have (and who are often distracted from the most important ones); doctors in training who are increasingly confused about who is really sick and who is not; lawyers who increasingly have a field day with the charge of 'failure to diagnose'; patients who get too much treatment or lose health insurance because they been given a new diagnosis; and a frazzled, fearful public adrift in a culture of disease. Oh, and did I mention that it has been a disaster for health-care costs?"
Thinking through definitions of what is normal can be explained communicatively. In so doing, we begin to ask what counts as normal and why this concern should matter. What counts as normal calls our attention to "abnormalities" and "health" not as natural categories but as products of social construction maintained through interaction as Berger & Luckmann (1966) explain in greater depth. In short, our interactions are filled with contests for meaning. But definitions like what is normal, or what it means to be healthy or ill, are used by individuals and groups to construct their own preferred versions of reality in place of alternatives that may be uncomfortable for them. Clearly, we have come to a lot of agreement about these things which allows us to communicate more easily with each other, but often less creatively and productively.
Understood communicatively, the point is not to resolve what constitutes health but rather to reclaim productive tensions as a critical aspect of all life – including health. Even more, thinking about what is normal, brings some relief – as well as a reminder – that these are perspectives rather than attributes of individuals and groups. Therefore, it is impossible to understand what it means to be normal without examining the assumptions that lie below our understandings of health and illness. These assumptions, like the dominant focus on the disease cancer and not dying from cancer, in general terms become "common sense". But do these commonsensical assumptions leave room for understandings not based only in standardization but also on what individuals experience and express? For example, one of the best cancer hospitals in the world proclaimed in public advertising and on every one of their computers, "The Best Cancer Care…Anywhere." How would we rethink cancer if it read, "The Best Care of Patients with Cancer…Anywhere?"
Rethinking what is normal in light of the healthcare reform messages flooding every headline is no simple task. If health is understood as the absence of abnormality as Dr. Welch alludes to, the only way to know you are healthy is to become a customer. But a customer of what? Or a customer for whom? And a customer to what extent? Further, he elaborates that health is a state of mind that when viewed as the absence of abnormality, conflicts with the desire and hope for a healthier society. In other words, our definitions of health fix meanings through the languages of health and healing, justify beliefs about health, move people to act in certain ways, and hold spaces of possibilities.
How do your own definitions of what is normal influence the care you seek/receive?
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Opinion: This Place is Empty
Last night's paid attendance, 25,684, was the smallest crowd ever at Citi Field.
It was quiet… by the time the Mets were down six runs, SNY's Gary Cohen actually said on air, 'This place is empty,' and he wasn't joking.
I'm sure it is painful, emotionally and financially, for the team to see so many empty seats… but they need to understand that we, the fans, are hurting too.
I mean, I feel like I've been in a three-year boxing match… and I'm not winning.
In 2006, Carlos Beltran struck out to end the season, and, given all the momentum and excitement from that summer, it was like getting punched in the face, after which I lost my balance a bit… but I stood my ground and was able to move on.
In 2007, the Mets blew a seven-game lead in September and missed the post season, after a playoff birth seemed inevitable, and it was getting punched in the chest – I stayed standing, but this time my knees buckled.
In 2008, yet another collapse, and yet another punch to the gut, which put me up against the ropes, after which I bent down to one knee.
Then, last season, with all the injuries, the constant criticism of the ballpark, the off-season drama and, oh, the 90 losses, it was like getting smacked in the mouth yet again, this time sending me to the floor, to my back, eyes blurry and my head ringing, trying to find the energy to get up.
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From its June 28 launch to New Year's Eve, Chicago's Divvy bike-share system racked up an impressive 759,788 rides. But the acid test for the new system has been the remainder of this kidney stone of a winter, Chicago's fifth snowiest on record, featuring more than twenty days with subzero lows. I checked in with general manager Elliot Greenberger to see how Divvy has been faring during the Chiberia deep-freeze. "Weather has been a challenge this winter, not only for us but for all kinds of transportation systems that have been around for decades," he says.
The biggest difficulty of keeping Divvy running has been making sure the docking stations are clear of snow when people return their bikes, which has been tricky since we've had so many days of precipitation followed by frigid temperatures. Crew members have been using shovels, ice picks and road salt to keep the docks clear.
However, maintaining the bikes themselves hasn't been a big problem during the cold season. "There have been no major issues with mechanical problems or tires losing their pressure faster," Greenberger says. "But with all the dirty snow, keeping the bikes clean is a challenge. They don't look great, but it's nothing we can't solve with a rag and some cleaner." Read the rest of this entry »


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PARIS, France – DePaul senior All-American Brittany Hrynko led the women's basketball team to an 88-59 win over the French All-Stars on Wednesday in Paris. The game was the first of four for the Blue Demons, who are in the midst of an 11-day trip abroad.
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5-HIAA is a urine test that measures the amount of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) -- a breakdown product of a hormone called serotonin.
This test tells how much 5-HIAA the body is producing.
Alternative Names
HIAA; 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid; Serotonin metabolite
How the test is performed
A 24-hour urine sample is needed.
- On day 1, urinate into the toilet when you get up in the morning.
- Afterwards, collect all urine in a special container for the next 24 hours.
- On day 2, urinate into the container when you get up in the morning.
Cap the container. Keep it in the refrigerator or a cool place during the collection period.
Label the container with your name, the date, the time of completion, and return it as instructed.
For an infant, thoroughly wash the area around the urethra. Open a urine collection bag (a plastic bag with an adhesive paper on one end), and place it on the infant. For males, place the entire penis in the bag and attach the adhesive to the skin. For females, place the bag over the labia. Diaper as usual over the secured bag.
This procedure may take a couple of attempts -- lively infants can move the bag, causing the urine to be absorbed by the diaper. Check the infant frequently and change the bag after the infant has urinated into it. Drain the urine from the bag into the container provided by your health care provider.
Deliver it to the laboratory or your health care provider as soon as possible upon completion.
How to prepare for the test
Your health care provider will instruct you, if necessary, to discontinue drugs that may interfere with the test.
Drugs that can increase 5-HIAA measurements include acetaminophin (Tylenol), acetanilide, phenacetin, glyceryl guaiacolate (found in many cough syrups), methocarbamol, and reserpine.
Drugs that can decrease 5-HIAA measurements include heparin, isoniazid, levodopa, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, methenamine, methyldopa, phenothiazines, and tricyclic antidepressants.
You will be told not to eat certain foods for 3 days before the test. Foods that can interfere with 5-HIAA measurements include plums, pineapples, bananas, eggplant, tomatoes, avocados, and walnuts.
How the test will feel
The test involves only normal urination, and there is no discomfort.
Why the test is performed
This test measures the level of 5-HIAA in the urine. It is often done to detect tumors in the digestive tract (carcinoid tumors) and to track a patient's condition.
The urine test may also be used to diagnose mastocytosis and endocrine tumors.
Normal Values
The normal range is 2 to 6 milligrams per 24 hours (mg/24 hr).
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
The examples above show the common measurements for results for these tests. Some laboratories use different measurements or may test different specimens.
What abnormal results mean
Abnormal results may be due to:
- Tumors of the endocrine system or the digestive tract
- Mastocytosis
This list is not all-inclusive.
What the risks are
There are no risks.
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John Mayer Silenced for Six Months, Spotted With Katy Perry Again
John Mayer's got a lot going on right now. The singer had surgery last week and is now musically silenced for the next six months. He is not able to sing while he recovers from surgery to remove a granuloma from his vocal cords. He was, however, spotted with reported ex Katy Perry over the weekend, as well. Never a dull moment on Planet Mayer.
Beau Mirchoff Is Anything But 'Awkward' — Hunk of the Day
PETA Says Lady Gaga + Rihanna Are 'Freaks'
Beliebers Attack Bing for Endorsing One Direction in MTV VMAs 'Share-Worthy' Video Poll
There was a serious torrent of insults hurled at Bing courtesy of Justin Bieber's Beliebers after the Bing official Twitter account tweeted words of encouragement and endorsement for One Direction in the MTV VMAs 'Share-Worthy' video poll. Bing is sponsoring the poll so a few tweets were issued, no doubt to generate interest in the poll and to get Directioners to vote. But that did not sit well with Beliebers, who responded with slurs and disses to Bing, claiming Google would always have their hearts after this nonsense.
Carly Rae Jepsen Reveals 'Kiss' Track Listing
Carly Rae Jepsen tweeted the track listing for her upcoming album 'Kiss,' which lands at retail on Sept. 18. The album is 16 songs strong, and Jepsen shared a handwritten image, featuring all sorts of bubble letters and doodling, of the track titles via Twitter. So cute, just like her.
Selena Gomez Dreams Out Loud With New Kmart Clothing Collection
Selena Gomez isn't just a gifted singer and actress. She isn't just the gorgeous girlfriend of Justin Bieber or a new homeowner with a mortgage. Gomez, 20, is also partners with discount retailer Kmart for a teen clothing line. She showcases the new Dream Out Loud collection of back-to-school apparel and attire in a fun and fabulous new promotional video.
LMFAO's Redfoo Launching Tennis Wear Line
The Wanted Announce New Single Title
With 'Glad You Came' putting them firmly on the map and 'Chasing the Sun' further establishing them as one of the biggest bands of 2012, the Wanted are moving right along. The boy band has reportedly selected the next single, which is culled from their upcoming third album. The title is — drumroll, please — 'I Found You.'
Orthodontist Sued for Leaving Braces on Patient for 11 Years
Eleven years. That's how long Devin Bost, now 22, was outfitted with braces on his teeth. We know what you're thinking. Those must have been some crooked chompers, right? Wrong. Turns out that Bost is now suing Oregon orthodontist Brad Chvatal for $150,000, along with $35,100 in attorney fees, as compensation for surgeries and expenses related to tooth and gum problems he sustained as a result of wearing braces for half his life.
Lady Gaga Gets Anchor Tattoo
Anchors away!
Lady Gaga showed off her latest tattoo — on the left side of her shapely body, of course, since that's where she puts all of her ink. The 'Born This Way' singer and ARTPOP star was inked with an anchor on her side, near her boob. It's small, but it's also super poignant.


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September 09, 2003
Both the number of unemployed persons (8.9 million) and the unemployment rate (6.1 percent) were essentially unchanged in August.
Unemployment rates for the major worker groups—adult men (5.8 percent), adult women (5.2 percent), teenagers (16.6 percent), whites (5.4 percent), blacks (10.9 percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (7.8 percent)—showed little or no change in August. The unemployment rate for Asians was 5.9 percent, not seasonally adjusted.
In August, 1.9 million persons had been unemployed for 27 weeks or more. They represented 21.8 percent of all unemployed persons, about the same as in July.
These data are from the Current Population Survey. For more information on current unemployment, see "The Employment Situation: August 2003" (PDF) (TXT), USDL 03-467.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Unemployment about unchanged in August on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2003/sept/wk2/art02.htm (visited October 13, 2015).
New estimates of personal taxes in Consumer Expenditure Survey
In 2013, the Consumer Expenditure Survey improved its personal tax data.
Trends in long-term unemployment
Long-term unemployment reached historically high levels following the recession of 2007–2009.
Housing: before, during, and after the Great Recession
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Visit one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Cuisine -- an award bestowed on this classic Topeka burger drive in by the Kansas Sampler Foundation in June 2009.
Bobo's has been a Topeka tradition since 1948 and was featured on the Food Network show "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" in 2008. It is famous for its handmade apple pies -- served by the slice or whole pie -- and its onion rings, which also are made fresh every day. Car hops take your order and bring your food to your car.
Anyone who has lived in Topeka very long knows about Bobo's. Most have eaten there at one time or another. And when people move away and come back to visit, many just have to have a burger at Bobo's.
→ Comment by jblondwalker
07/02/2015 12:44 pm
I have been there a few times in the last 4 months to keep giving a try but it's not good anymore. The burgers are horrible and they have horrible service. The prices are outrageous for a place like this. Prices used to be very reasonable but have gone up a ridiculous amount. Not worth the money. Seems like ever since they Guy visited, they have gone down hill. Will never go back. Especially since every time we order something straight off the menu with no changes, we have to send it back because some one wasn't paying attention. I would love to have my money back for my food today and last few times I had gone. Benefit of the doubt is gone.
The Legend
→ Comment by Kollman
06/01/2012 12:14 pm
I am not from Topeka, but work here, so trying to find all the good hidden gems for lunch. Bobo's kept coming up, so a few co-workers and I made our way down for a fun time and classic burger joint experience. It has the menu items you would expect and a few you wouldn't, plus a fast wait/cook staff. Food was out in no time and had a good burger and fries with a shake. Not my top 10 burger joint for just the food, but when you put it all together a must go to place.
One of Topeka's top greasy burger joints.
→ Comment by topekashawn
04/16/2012 4:35 pm
Looking for a authentic greasy burger and shake, Bobo's is easily in the top thee greasy burger joints in Topeka if not number one.
The burgers are great and the shakes are just amazing but I think the one thing that makes this place stand out is the onion non ring shaped rings that are just fantastic. In a town of almost entirely made up of restaurants that think of onion rings as the red headed step child of side foods aka boxed onion ring and even worse "beer battered" boxed rings (the Plantation excluded). Bobo's does theirs by hand and you can tell by the great taste and interesting presentation.
Love the Food But.....
→ Comment by jyoung2266
04/07/2011 10:46 am
Cant stand the smoking that is allowed while I am eating. If it isn't the car next to you puffing away while it blows into my window, It is the employees smoking ten feet from your car.
Sorry but this is nasty and needs to be stopped!
Ban smoking at BOBO's
A special childhood treat
→ Comment by VAnn Wagner-Brent
08/23/2009 1:01 am
I always go when I am in Topeka. There were once 2 locations. The pies were a staple at funerals when I was growing up. If anyone died, you called Bobo's to order pies. I understand why "newcomers" don't get it, but give it a go with a double burger and the onion rings!
Not that Good at all- I guess they lost their magic from the past
→ Comment by steveintopeka
07/22/2009 8:14 am
I moved to Topeka a few months back. My wife is a native Topekan and told me we have to go to Bobo's. So, we went there. The food left a lot to be desired and the service was okay. So, we tried it again about a week later thinking maybe it was just an "off" day. But, it was actually even worse. We don't go there anymore. Too many other places that are so much better. Cook's Grill on Gage actually has a much better burger and onion rings. Their service is always good. Eat at Cook's about once a week. Great Food, Great Prices and Great Service.
Pretty tasty!
→ Comment by litis05
12/27/2008 11:47 pm
So where else can you find a drive in like this? I mean, this is some better service considering you don't have to speak into those speakers like they have at Sonic at the top of your lungs. I personally like to go inside. It's a bit small, and they should make it bigger. However the burgers and onion rings are delicious! My family (of 3) ate there including dessert for under $20!! Can't beat that!
Best at dusk
→ Comment by neopolss
07/17/2008 11:11 am
Bobo's retains an atmosphere long lost in American culture. If you are looking to break away from the endless chains and retro places, Bobo's is authentic. This place really hops at night, with even a few classic cars showing up. The service is fantastic, all brought to your car. It's been a long time since any place I have went to places a tray on the window. As far as the food - great burger joint. If you are like me (that is, a simple eater) then you won't be disappointed with the selection. I had a classic double cheeseburger, fries, and of course, apple pie. Don't compare this food with restaurant quality, it's not. It's diner quality, at its best. A burger should come in a wrapper, not on a plate with a knife and fork. Go and enjoy!
Bobo's, a Topeka Tradition.
→ Comment by libraryguy1
05/24/2008 2:28 pm
Bobo's is a classic. Their burgers, pork tenders, fries and onion rings are excellent. When I was there on Friday, it was a full house, but everyone was served quickly, and with a smile. The burger was delicious, and the onion rings are a must. There was one person who came in just to buy a pie. Well worth their reasonably priced foods,
Featured on the Food Network
→ Comment by rrh
05/23/2008 3:22 pm
Tuned in to see Bobo's on Food Network. They have an employee who is from England...adds a touch of class to this place which is "jolly good, old chap."
It's a Classic
→ Comment by docputer
05/19/2008 1:08 pm
I won't say it is the absolute best hamburger ever, but it is pretty darn good. And save room for the pie!
→ Comment by blue_dog
04/23/2008 2:19 pm
The burgers are definitely not the best in town. If you want to dine in a retro restaurant with vinyl pink booths, just go for the pie.
Hands-down the best burger in town....or even in several
→ Comment by MacThreinfir
04/22/2008 1:38 pm
I love a good cheeseburger just like every other warm-blooded American, but Bobo's double cheeseburger is in a league of its own.
I absolutely agree with the comment at the bottom. I wish their were more Bobo's. It's not every day a town can claim it has a burger stop that's been covered on national TV. They've even been featured on the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives" - and for good reason.
Apple pie a la mode!
→ Comment by Topeka Eater
04/20/2008 9:33 pm
I love finishing my cheeseburger and fries meal with a slice of apple pie a la mode. I am very happy that they did switch to a non smoking restaurant. Just watch your step and have a seat at the counter, like the old days.
"Here you go, honey"
→ Comment by eattopeka
04/20/2008 1:07 pm
Ah, I miss those days. Still a great drive-in. All the classic items and all done well.
Franchise this place
→ Comment by jeff.davis
04/15/2008 12:59 pm
The only thing wrong with Bobo's is that there isn't one on every corner.


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Home inequity: Wild soars on the road, struggles in St. Paul
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Who wants to spend time in Minnesota in January anyway? Certainly not the Minnesota Wild, or so it seems.
It's cold and snowy and dark a lot of the time, and when you're not playing well, the hockey-savvy fans that fill the Xcel Energy Center - as they did on Sunday, as a sellout crowd witnessed a 4-0 loss to the Dallas Stars - will let you know it. After playing so well on the road recently, the Wild just can't seem to get then hang of things consistently when wearing the dark sweaters.
"I think there is a confidence right now when we go out on the road, which we didn't have last season," said Wild coach Todd Richards, who noted that there were no boo birds, only encouragement this time, from the fans. "I definitely feel there was a confidence at home last season. I still think we feel good about coming here and playing. We've got great fans and it was a great crowd today."
Yet among at least some of the players, there seems to be a growing trepidation about playing in St. Paul, and the patience of the Minnesota fans quickly wearing thin. After Sunday's loss, the Wild is now 10-10-2 at home, and 11-6-3 on the road.
"It's a tough atmosphere here some nights, especially when we don't do anything in the first five minutes or on the first power play, it seems like things go quiet pretty quickly," said Cal Clutterbuck, who leads the team with 13 goals and rarely gives fans a reason to be quiet, with his propensity for hitting everything that's not wearing the same color sweater as him.
Some must have seen Sunday's offensive no-show coming, what with the Wild playing a home game less than 24 hours after an impressive 4-0 win in Pittsburgh. But despite falling to 1-6-3 in the second game of back-to-back outings, the team would not take that easy out when it was offered.
"No excuses at all," Richards said. "There was a way to win the game tonight and we weren't able to execute that. Our tanks were low, but I think that's when you have to play a smart game. The first thing to go when fatigue sets in is your mind. And we did some uncharacteristic things as far as how we have been playing hockey."
The good news is that the road beckons again. The Wild is playing eight of 12 games away from home this month, and heads for the airport again soon, playing in Nashville on Tuesday night. For whatever reason, that's a good thing for this team.
"Maybe we're thinking about it too much," said defenseman Nick Schultz. "On the road we just seem to get out there and get down to work. We get results away from the Xcel, we just need to get down to basics at home, simple hockey to start winning some games on home ice."
Hey, it's January. It's cold. There's not much sunlight. There's sure to be more snow on the way. Why would you want to be in Minnesota at this time of year anyway, right?


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As of today, December 6, 2012, the possession and use of recreational marijuana is legal in Washington state. A group of marijuana advocates and users gathered at Seattle's Space Needle to celebrate and light up at midnight, when the law became official.
Legalization was rung in like New Years, with a ten second countdown ending in cheers, hugs, and smoking marijuana legally for the first time in the United States.
In the early hours of the morning, Seattle's City Attorney Pete Holmes issued a warning that smoking marijuana in public would not be allowed and that violators would be subject to citations and $100 fines. "If you're smoking in plain public view, you're subject to a ticket," he explained. "Initiative 502 uses the alcohol model. If drinking in public is disallowed, so is smoking marijuana in public."
Seattle Police, however, decided to limit their officers actions this morning, at least for the moment. No police were present at this morning's celebration at the Space Needle.
Another larger celebration is expected to take place tonight at the Space Needle, and a lack of police presence is expected then as well. Seattle's Police Department is taking a humorous and laid back approach to encouraging marijuana users to respect the limitations of the state's new law.
On Wednesday, the department posted a picture of Jeff Bridges as "The Dude" from the Big Lebowski on their blog. The picture was captioned, "The Dude abides, and says, 'take it inside!"
The department currently lacks clear enforcement authority for citations and there will not be legislation in place for at least 30 days. The department explained on their blog that, "In the meantime, in keeping with the spirit of I-502, the department's going to give you a generous grace period to help you adjust to this brave, new, and maybe kinda stoned world we live in."
Never afraid to be a buzz kill, US Attorney Jenny Durkan made sure to reiterate the federal government's stance on the sale and use of marijuana in a statement released Wednesday. She explained, as we all know, that marijuana is still illegal under federal law in spite of changes in state law.