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An arrest warrant was issued for Robert Corchado in Winter Park, Fla. today. Florida Highway Patrol believes Corchado is responsible for a hit and run collision on Wednesday that sent another car into a daycare center. On April 10, News 13 reported that a $5,000 reward has been issued for information leading to the arrest of Corchado.
Approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Robert Corchado failed to slow down when the car in front slowed to turn. Instead, he rear ended the vehicle and sent a Toyota Solara into the KinderCare daycare center located on Goldenrod Road in Winter Park. Officers say that Corchado did not stop, instead fleeing the scene of the accident. Corchado was driving a silver Dodge Durango at the time of the crash.
Eight children were transported to Arnold Palmer Medical Center with injuries due to the crash. One child, 4-year old Lily Quintus, did not survive. Two children have been released from the hospital while five others are still hospitalized and are listed from fair to critical condition.
Authorities were able to track the whereabouts of Corchado's Durango. Residents of the home where Corchado's vehicle was parked told police that a friend dropped the car off and left. It has been confirmed that Corchado did rent a black Mazda SUV from the Enterprise Rent-A-Car located in Winter Park. The Florida license plate number on that vehicle is CHRQ41.
Florida law enforcement officials have confirmed that this is not Corchado's first brush with the law. He has quite an extensive criminal record having served prison sentences for extortion and trafficking cocaine. Corchado has also been said to have gang ties.
It is possible that Robert Corchado is no longer inside the state of Florida. If you see him or suspect it is him, do not approach him as he could be dangerous. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Robert Corchado is urged to call and make a report. Tipsters can remain anonymous. Call 800-423-TIPS (8477).


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Editor's Note: The following is a report on the practical applications of Paul Copan's important book, True for You but Not for Me: Overcoming Objections to Christian Faith, (Bethany House Publishers).
Many Americans today don't believe in absolute truth. Instead, they simply accept the relativistic philosophy that's so popular in our culture. Christians who reach out to them too often struggle to respond successfully to their objections about the faith. But some thoughtful comments can help clear up people's confusion and pique their interest in seeking Christ themselves.
Here are some statements people commonly make when objecting to Christianity, and how you can respond:
"That's true for you, but not for me." It doesn't make sense to say that no belief is true for everyone, because by making that statement you're claiming that your own viewpoint (relativism) is universally true - and thereby contradicting yourself. And simply living life depends on belief in truth of some kind; everyone must implicitly trust that certain things exist in order to survive.
"So many people disagree - relativism must be true." Just because it's sometimes difficult to discern the truth doesn't mean that truth doesn't exist or can't be discerned. The fact that people disagree doesn't say anything about an issue's truth or falsehood. Often, people don't have full knowledge about the reality that exists.
"What right do you have to convert others to your views?" If you're trying to persuade me not to share my viewpoint, you're trying to convert me to share your own view that people shouldn't evangelize. Faith may be personal, but that doesn't mean it's private. Everyone naturally wants to share what they're passionate about with others.
"You can choose whichever religion you want." If you build your own religion simply by personal preferences rather than according to truth you seek, you're dangerously out of touch with reality. It may seem safe to create God in your own image, but it actually will end up destroying your soul.
"Who are you to impose your morality on others?" When you denounce imposing morality on others, you're taking a moral position yourself (saying it's wrong to impose moral values). You don't use moral standards only when they suit your agenda. All people intuitively recognize certain moral basics.
"We can be good without God." Goodness must have its source in a good God. If God doesn't exist and people are the product of valueless processes, why would valuable people with moral rights exist? Practical reason alone can't give people morals, help them act ethically, or give rise to human dignity.


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The International Longshore and Warehouse Union on Friday had proposed a contract based on one ratified by TEMCO grain operators and union locals in Tacoma, Kalama and Portland.
Representatives of three grain-terminal operators — United Grain Corp., Columbia Grain and Louis Dreyfus Commodities — rejected the union proposal and called on workers to provide a list of proposals based on the group's "last, best and final offer."
Union officials said that offer had already been rejected by 90 percent of its members and accused the grain handlers of bargaining in bad faith.
A planned second day of talks Saturday was cancelled.
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Ironically, I'm talking about a message about
I am by no means against medications, modern medicine, etc. I'm not some kind of nutty Scientologist or anti-vaccination type, by any stretch of the imagination.
I use prescription medication myself, and I consider it a lifesaver... literally and figuratively.
And I think many medications have had a positive impact on many humans. Not to mention on many animals.
However, I find the whole pharmaceutical television commercial thing somehow very unsettling.
I had the television on the other day while I was washing dishes in the kitchen, so I didn't see the commercial, and I didn't even hear the whole thing. I don't even know what drug this commercial was advertising.
But the part I did hear was the mandatory side-effects being disclosed, and though none of the rest of the commercial caught my attention, one of the side-effects mentioned certainly did.
They said,
"May cause death."
I told my mother about it. And a few days later she told me that while she was doing something in another room, my step-father saw the same or similar commercial, and called her in to tell her about it. So I'm not the only one to notice the peculiarity of this commercial.
I know that they're required to mention the side-effects. But I just think, with a side-effect like that, why advertise at all?
It seems to me with a side-effect like
, it kind of defeats the purpose of the commercial.
Another thing I've noticed is that in the pharmaceutical commercials, they don't even say "doctor" anymore. As in,
"Ask your doctor."
They simply tell you to go get it from "your provider".
sounds an awful lot like
to me.
It's like they've basically reduced doctors to the mere role of dispensing their products. It gives me the impression that they want doctors to just be their storefront.
Makes me wonder if eventually they're going to push so that doctors aren't even necessary.
The only reason they might like to keep the dealers with medical licenses in the loop, is because they're useful to the pharmaceutical companies as at least a mere failsafe barrier so that the pharmaceutical company isn't responsible for keeping their drug from being taken by someone it would most definitely effect badly or kill.
"Hey, we told you it may cause death!"
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| Sunday 01 July 2007 3:33 PM
Yep, they've got the doctors as pushers. But these commercials are aimed at "Pullers" - the people who see the commercials and only hear the good points, and then run off to their dealers and, like a cat with Meow Mix, ask for it by name. A while ago there was a legal limbo that existed where the phamaceutical manufacturers were not allowed to describe their medications or make any claims regarding them. Those were the days that consisted of commercials that simply said "Prilosec. Have you asked your doctor about Prilosec? Maybe you should." Those days are gone, but now we have the full disclosure of side effects. It seems like all that advertising money could be better spent. On the other hand, it keeps the folks in the advertising industry employed. Jeananne Garafolo used to do a bit about the side effects of anxiety disorder medication. "'May cause hives, flatulence, vomiting, explosive diarrhea'...hey, with all those side effects, wouldn't you be better off staying at home by yourself?"
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| Monday 02 July 2007 1:01PM
Well, my mother thinks the drug was Avandia:
Glaxo's Avandia stirs debate at diabetes meeting: Scientific American
The GlaxoSmithKline Plc drug has been under a cloud since an analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine last month found taking Avandia led to a 43 percent boost in heart attack risk and a 64 percent rise in risk of heart death.
Not to mention the deaths from liver failure.
When I first heard this "May cause death"... The word that got my attention was
. But now it seems to me that the word "may" was kind of an understatement. It sounds to me like the odds for death are better than flipping a coin.
My mother said she'd make a bet based on 64% odds. Not that my mother's a gambler though, particularly not a successful one, considering what I saw of her in the Native American casino during my visit in May. haha.
But the fact remains,
I don't like those odds
Posted by
| Wednesday 04 July 2007 9:16PM
I heard the Celebrex commercial now has the warning "May cause death" or something like it. But then they later reiterate that Celebrex "has never been taken off the market"... the innuendo being -
unlike Vioxx
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The Binary Colloidal Alloy Test 5 - Compete (BCAT-5-Compete) experiment studies how colloids, which are small particles suspended in a liquid, crystallize and separate from the liquid. Crewmembers take high-resolution photographs of the colloidal particles as they clump together. The experiment looks at the competition between crystallization and phase separation, which is important in the manufacturing of plastics as well as many other products.
Science Results for Everyone
Station crewmembers photographed various mixtures of colloids, small particles suspended in a liquid, to see whether the particle's crystallize affects the way they separate from the liquid and vice versa. The images showed a unique "crystal gel'' occurring when separation stopped, apparently because stiffness of the crystalline strands exceeds the surface tension between the liquid and gas. In microgravity, small surface forces play a major role in crystallization, while on Earth, gravity overwhelms these forces and interferes with crystallization. Better understanding of how crystals form and colloids separate will help improve manufacturing processes.
OpNom: BCAT-5
Principal Investigator(s)
Barbara Frisken, Ph.D., Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Arthur E. Bailey, Ph.D., Harvard university, Cambridge, MA, United States
ZIN Technologies Incorporated, Cleveland, OH, United States
Sponsoring Space Agency
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
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Research Benefits
Information Pending
ISS Expedition Duration 1
April 2009 - March 2010; September 2010 - March 2011
Expeditions Assigned
Previous ISS Missions
The predecessors to BCAT-5, are BCAT-3 and BCAT-4, which are in operation on the ISS.
Experiment Description
Research Overview
- The microscopic particles (or colloids) used in this experiment are an excellent model for atoms. They have the advantages that they are big enough to interact with visible light, which allows us see what's going on, and big enough to slow down natural processes such as crystallization, allowing us to watch the formation of structures.
- On Earth, gravity interferes substantially with crystallization processes making performing these experiments in microgravity essential for their success.
- An improved understanding of how crystals form and how solids and liquids separate from one another will lead to more improved manufacturing processes and commercial products.
The Binary Colloidal Alloy Test - 5 (BCAT-5) hardware supports four investigations. Samples 1 - 5, the Binary Colloidal Alloy Test - 5: Phase Separation (BCAT-5-PhaseSep) will study collapse (phase separation rates that impact product shelf-life). In microgravity the physics of collapse is not masked by being reduced to a simple top and bottom phase as it is on Earth. Samples 6 - 8, Binary Colloidal Alloy Test - 5: Compete (BCAT-5-Compete) will study the competition between phase separation and crystallization, which is important in the manufacture of plastics and other materials. Sample 9, Binary Colloidal Alloy Test - 5: Seeded Growth (BCAT-5-SeededGrowth) will study the properties of concentrated systems of small particles when 99.8% are identical 0.36 diameter micron spheres and 0.2% are 4.14 microns in diameter (11.5x larger); these seed particles may cause heterogeneous crystal growth. Sample 10, Binary Colloidal Alloy Test - 5: Three-Dimensional Melt (BCAT-5-3D-Melt) will look at the mechanisms of crystal formation and 3-dimensional melting using colloidal particles that change size with temperature.
The BCAT-5-Compete samples consist of colloids suspended in solvent with added polymer. The polymer allows scientists to adjust the particle interactions though depletion attraction (for example, if the polymers are pushing on all sides of the colloidal particles in solution and two particles touch or one comes close to a wall, the polymers are no longer pushing on all sides and this models attraction). By changing the amount of colloid and the relative amount of colloid and polymer, the equilibrium state of the sample can be changed. The BCAT-5-Compete samples will have equilibrium concentrations that result in mixtures of colloid-liquids, colloidal gas, and colloidal crystal. The purpose of these experiments is to study the kinetics that lead to these unique solutions.
The samples will be mixed (thoroughly randomized) and are expected to take several days to reach a nearly equilibrium state. During this time the EarthKAM system will be used to take high-resolution photographs of the samples at regular intervals. As the phase separation/crystallization kinetics begins immediately after the samples are mixed, the interval between images should be relatively short. As the kinetics proceed, the time between images can be increased. Imaging such as this has been performed during BCAT-3 and BCAT-4. The downlinked images will be analyzed using standard techniques to measure the spatial size of concentration variations in the sample or sizes of crystallites as a function of time.
Because crystals may be present, the BCAT-5-Compete samples will likely require that a small flashlight be used to determine optimal lighting and camera position. Once this is determined, the experiment can proceed using the EarthKAM software to control the camera to make a movie of the crystal formation process in an effort to record information about the time dependence of crystal formation.
Ultimately, the experiment is designed to determine if in samples that both phase separate and crystallize, if the dynamics of either process is affected by the other. For example, one possible scenario might be that phase separation, which induces local density increases, reduces the crystallite initiation time because of the increased density. These systems are relatively unexamined and a wealth of new phenomena may be observed.
Space Applications
Microgravity is essential for colloid crystallization research, because gravity greatly interferes with crystal formation. The experiment looks to answer basic physics questions that could be applied to colloidal products used in the space program, including food and consumable products.
Earth Applications
The experiment determines how crystallization and the separation between the solid and the liquid phases affect one other. For instance, colloids separating out of their liquid suspension increases the density of small particles, which could make the particles crystallize faster. Competition between these two processes can cause defects in colloid-based manufacturing, such as the production of plastics. Understanding these processes helps industrial manufacturers make better products.
Operational Requirements
The BCAT-5 experiment consists of ten small samples of colloidal particles. The ten BCAT-5 samples are contained within a small case the size of a school textbook. The experiment requires a crewmember to set it up on the Maintenance Work Area (MWA) or on a handrail/seat track configuration, along with an ISS Laptop that will utilize EarthKAM software to take digital photographs of Samples 1 - 10 at close range using the onboard Kodak DCS760 camera. Camera Control Files for running the EarthKAM software can be uploaded from Earth to control the photography intervals (how many photographs per hour) and spans (run for how many days) once it is running. Samples 6 - 10, which may form crystals, require manual photographs to be taken (at least initially) by a crewmember. The pictures are downlinked to investigators on the ground for analysis.
Operational Protocols
A crewmember sets up the video camera and BCAT-5 hardware (Slow Growth Sample Module, DCS760 Camera, pen-light source, flash and SSC Laptop with EarthKAM software) in the Maintenance Work Area (MWA) to document the BCAT-5 operations as performed on-board the ISS. The crewmember homogenizes (mixes) the sample(s) and takes the first photographs manually. This helps them optimize the setup and shows that the samples were initially fully homogenized when publishing results later. The EarthKAM software automates the rest of the photography session over a period that ranges from few days to a few weeks. The crewmember performs a daily status check once a day (when time is available) to assure proper alignment and focus. At the completion of the run, the crewmember tears down and stows all hardware.
Results/More Information
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Results Publications
Sabin J, Bailey AE, Espinosa G, Frisken B. Crystal-Arrested Phase Separation. Physical Review Letters. 2012 November 9; 109(19): 195701 (5). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.195701. PMID: 23215400.
Ground Based Results Publications
ISS Patents
Related Publications
Lu PJ, Zaccarelli E, Ciulla F, Schofield AB, Sciortino F, Weitz DA. Gelation of particles with short-range attraction. Nature. 2008 May 22; 453(7194): 499-503. DOI: 10.1038/nature06931. PMID: 18497820.
Cheng Z, Zhu J, Russel WB, Meyer WV, Chaikin PM. Colloidal hard-sphere crystallization kinetics in microgravity and normal gravity. Applied Optics. 2001; 40(24): 4146-4151. DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.004146.
Cheng Z, Chaikin PM, Zhu J, Russel WB, Meyer WV. Crystallization Kinetics of Hard Spheres in Microgravity in the Coexistence Regime: Interactions between Growing Crystallites. Physical Review Letters. 2002 December 14; 88(1): 015501-1 - 015501-4. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.015501. PMID: 11800960.
de Hoog E, Kegel WK, van Blaaderen A, Lekkerkerker HN. Direct observation of crystallization and aggregation in a phase-separating colloid-polymer suspension. Physical Review E. 2001 July 26; 64(2): 021407. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.64.021407.
Related Websites
ISS Research Project-BCAT-5-Compete
Experimental Soft Condensed Matter Group
Canadian Space Agency - Binary Colloidal Alloy Test - 5
NIH BioMed-ISS Meeting Video Presentation, 2009—BCAT-5-Compete
NIH BioMed-ISS Meeting, 2009—BCAT-5-Compete
NASA Image: ISS016E027863 - Astronaut Dan Tani took this photograph of the BCAT-3 Sample Module using his own design for a ceiling mount in Node 2 of the International Space Station. Great high contrast pictures of difficult to capture images resulted from using this setup (February 2008).
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Image of BCAT-5-Compete sample 7 that was taken on GMT 283. Sample 7 is one of the samples being used to study the competition between phase separation and crystallization in colloidal samples. This photo shows distinct phase separation arrested by crystal growth. Image courtesy of Glenn Research Center.
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NASA Image: ISS025E008239 - NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, Expedition 25 flight engineer, uses a digital still camera to photograph Binary Colloidal Alloy Test-5 (BCAT-5) experiment samples in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.
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Jeff began his insurance career in 1996, joining his brother Tim and father Don, after gaining knowledge of the financial arena with 10 years of banking experience.
Jeff has earned his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation and his certificate from the College for Financial Planning.
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Tim began his insurance career in 1983 after graduation from Wilmington College with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He has continued to grow professionally by obtaining his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and certificate from the College for Financial Planning.
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Substitute Michael Proctor saved Sunderland from their fifth successive league defeat when he came off the bench to secure a late 2-1 win for the Black Cats over Liverpool back in December 2002.
Under-fire strike force Kevin Phillips and Tore Andre Flo set the tone for the game from the kick off as they launched themselves at Chris Kirkland's goal.
The pair combined well early on in the game as they provided Kevin Kilbane with a shooting chance, and again moments later when Phillips fired Stephen Wright's clearance just wide of the goal.
Sunderland ended their 514-minute goal drought just before half-time with a stunning strike from Gavin McCann.
The midfielder sent the ball spinning out to Flo, but he continued his run to receive the striker's pass and lift a shot over Chris Kirkland to find the back of the net.
Moments later Austrian keeper Jurgen Macho was called into action for the first time as he got a hand to a Vladmir Smicer effort and blocked Milan Baros' goal-bound shot with his legs.
With so much at stake for both sides, there was never likely to be any let-up after the break, and that proved the case.
Macho stood firm to stop another Baros effort and managed to get an arm to Danny Murphy's free kick after it had cleared a nine-man wall.
Sunderland had the opportunity to double their lead on the hour-mark as Jamie Carragher handled the ball, gifting the home side a penalty.
But McCann failed to convert the spot kick as he sent it to the left of Kirkland, who guessed correctly and got a hand to it.
The penalty miss seemed to inspire the visitors as they began bombarding the Sunderland defence.
Constant threat Baros eventually grabbed an equaliser for the Reds with a low shot past Macho 20 minutes from time.
With both sides seemingly happy to take a point from the game, substitute Michael Proctor was in the right place at the right time to bundle home a winner for Sunderland.
The young striker managed to get on the end of a Phillips cross and completely miskicked the ball, before finding the back of the net with his second swing as Kirkland ran off his line to try and clear it.
Proctor's 85th-minute strike condemned the Reds to a fourth successive league defeat and earned Sunderland a vital three points.
Sunderland: Macho, Wright, McCartney, Babb, Bjorklund, Gray (Proctor, 80), Thirlwell, McCann, Kilbane, Flo (Stewart, 89), Phillips
Subs Not Used: Ingham, Thome, Bellion
Goals: McCann 36, Proctor 85.
Liverpool: Kirkland, Carragher, Biscan (Diouf, 63), Henchoz, Traore, Murphy, Gerrard, Hamann (Riise, 45), Smicer (Diao, 72), Owen, Baros
Subs Not Used: Babbel, Dudek
Booked: Murphy, Carragher
Goals: Baros 68


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One of the first things I'll be doing when cataclysm launches is performing a recipe run in each of the major cities. You would be absolutely shocked by the kinds of vendor items people are willing to buy but the real meal tickets are the limited quantity items which people either weren't able to get due to it being on cooldown or just didn't know where to look.
Here is what our stealthy rogue friend "Iownedyou" had to say on his own recipe runs in game:
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Andrew: Okay. So, we're going to go through some of the features that stood out to us. First of all, probably the thing most people were looking forward to, I know I was, the JK Rowling/Dan Radcliffe one-on-one conversation. They were speaking only to each other. There was no interviewer in the center, it was just a conversation between the Harry Potter actor and the Harry Potter author, which was a great idea. As for the timing of this, I've been trying to figure out when they actually did this, and based on - Dan made one comment about being on set recently, he said, so that made me think this was before the Part 1 film release. But anyway, all the information in it was brand new, and there were a few particularly interesting things that JK Rowling in particular revealed about the books. One was that Lupin was supposed to live, which was very interesting, but I mean, I think she made the better decision by killing him - by killing them both off, because as we discussed long ago on the show, it brought - it was a full circle kind of moment.
Eric: It was that, and I remember...
Andrew: Teddy loses his parents.
Eric: Yeah, that basically creates an orphan, and I think she said she wanted to show that war really did mean that people were losing their family, and that those were the stakes of a war. And it really reminded me of when we were trying to debate whether or not the trio would all survive, because we were thinking, okay, the three most involved people in this war - it doesn't make sense that all three members of the trio would actually make it through all seven books because they're on the front lines. And I think it just kind of echoes that sentiment where war is real, and that's why certain characters that she didn't expect to get it got it. But then remember what she said about Hagrid, why he survived. [laughs] She said he was never in the - never a contender for getting eliminated, which is in stark contrast to some of the fan polls. I know whenever we polled people, "Who's going to die?" everybody was like, "Hagrid, Hagrid, Hagrid!"
Micah: Well, she said that...
Eric: Yeah.
Micah: ...he would have been a natural choice if he hadn't been the one who was responsible for bringing Harry to Privet Drive, because she always - again, talking about bringing things full circle - wanted to have Hagrid be the one carrying Harry's supposed dead body out of the Forbidden Forest. So, you have sort of that connection again, that Andrew was referring to.
Andrew: Yeah, and that was great. That was very smart on her part. Let's see, what other - this was the biggest: JK Rowling "seriously considered" killing Ron.
Andrew: This was a bombshell.
Andrew: And she spoke, saying - what did she say? [laughs]
Eric: She said - well, later she said that she enjoys writing Ron, [laughs] because Dan asked her who she enjoys writing the most and she said, "Well, Dumbledore's always been part of my head, but then I enjoy writing Ron." And I said, "Hang on woman, you just said you were going to kill him for, like, five books!"
Andrew: And she said the reason she was considering is because she went through a dark period while writing the books...
[Eric laughs]
Andrew: ...and she was just in this - she said, quote, "I wasn't in a very happy place. I started thinking I might punish one of them off out of sheer spite."
Andrew: And then she said, "Midway through the series, in my absolute heart of hearts, although I did seriously consider Ron. Anyway, I can tell you it's a real relief to talk about it."
Micah: So, he wouldn't have even made it to Deathly Hallows?
Eric: Right.
Andrew: Is that what she was saying?
Micah: I thought so. I thought you just said mid-series.
Andrew: Well, no, I thought she meant midway through writing the series, she considered - like say she was writing...
Eric: Oh.
Andrew: ...Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, and she was like, "Yeah, Ron will probably die by then." That's how I interpreted it, but maybe not.
Micah: Right.
Eric: It's just so weird...
Micah: Well, also, remember she thought of killing Arthur Weasley in Order of the Phoenix, too.
Andrew: Mhm.
Eric: Mhm. Yeah. And just thinking about...
[Eric's phone rings]
Eric: Jesus, I silenced my other phone, but this phone...
Micah: How many phones have you got?
Eric: Several. And so - anyway, just thinking about some of the characters, killing - she would have had to - if she had killed Ron earlier than Book 7 - I think you bring up a good point, because then she would have had to deal with the other characters' reactions to his death, right? If she killed him in Book 5, Book 6 would all be like, "Oh, I wish Ron were here," and it would be all depressing and sad, and she'd just have to keep going back to it. I think when she's chosen to kill characters, it's been those characters that the people who care about them are still able to move forward, whereas Ron just seems to be even more central to Harry and Hermione than Dumbledore or even Sirius.
Andrew: I believe that Ron - it was a good idea to kill Ron, or one of the trio members...
Eric: Really?
Andrew: ...because I just think it was too perfect that the three made it through the entire thing. I mean, they were all - all faced so much trouble throughout the series, and especially in Book 7. I think one of them finally should have got what was coming to them.
[Andrew and Eric laugh]
Andrew: It just - it's too perfect. And having Harry and Hermione suffer that loss, for Hermione to suffer the loss of somebody she loved, I just think it would have been great.
Eric: Wait, what loss did Hermione suffer?
Andrew: Well, maybe she wasn't as in love with - I mean, losing Ron, because she certainly - by that point, she was having feelings for Ron.
Eric: Oh, okay.
Andrew: They weren't married, but...
Eric: Well...
Andrew: I just think it was too convenient that all three made it all the way through.
Eric: Well, don't pity the dead, Andrew. Pity the living.
Andrew: Right. Well, that's why Ron should have died. Micah, tell us how George R. R. Martin, the Game of - the Song of Ice and Fire author, just kills people non-stop, right?
Micah: Well, without spoiling too much, he has no second thought...
[Andrew laughs]
Micah: ...I would say, when it comes to killing a character. He's not afraid to kill off the characters. It's just - you'll be reading the book, and you'll think the character is completely safe, "Oh, I'm reading this chapter," and all of a sudden, that character is dead.
Micah: And he just - he does it because it's a reality, and...
Andrew: Right.
Micah: ...he's not afraid to - he says, in almost every interview, that he's just not afraid to kill off the main characters.
Andrew: Mhm. I think that's great. [laughs] I'm sadistic.
Eric: Yeah, I wouldn't say it's a political thing, but there are some things you just shouldn't do in literature. You can't make these drastic decisions with no regard for the readership in some ways. I mean...
Andrew: But is it really worth not killing him just to appease the readers?
Eric: Well, I don't necessarily think that Ron...
Micah: Well...
Eric: ...should have died, but at the same time, you realize these - I don't know, authorship is authorship, right? You have the final say in everything, you shouldn't care what anybody thinks of you. But at the same time, there are these greater morals and greater things that appeal to a lot of people, and if people can get behind what it is you're saying, you're going to be more successful. So, I don't know if that - I mean, that obviously comes into play a little bit with the Harry Potter series where she did have this tremendous fan reaction to the tiniest things, and you almost can't take it into account. I think she says even in this interview when Dan asked her about having such a large fan base, she said she really tried to stay unaware of it for a lot of times because it would affect sort of her writing and change her sympathies for the worse.
Micah: Yeah, but tying it back just for a second to the A Song of Ice and Fire series, those characters - by the second book, let's say, in the series - are immersed into war. And JK Rowling points out that one of the realities of war is that people die, families are destroyed, and I think that that's why she did kill the characters that she did in Deathly Hallows. And I kind of agree with Andrew a little bit that it's almost too perfect that the trio made it through completely intact.
Eric: Well, I mean, wasn't I just saying this, too, that they're on the front line so it doesn't make too much sense?
Micah: Yeah, exactly.
Eric: Yeah. But then again, it's not - I mean, there are winners in a war. There are victors and there are losers, and I think the victors - there are families that survive war. There are whole entire families that survive war, in real war. So, why wouldn't there?
Micah: That's fair.
Eric: I mean, also...
Micah: And the other thing we should also bring up is that Harry - did he die?
[Andrew and Micah laugh]
Andrew: Oh God.
Eric: Yeah, yeah!
Micah: Because I know somebody is going to write in and say, "Well, technically..."
Eric: Harry died.
Micah: "...Harry did have that moment at King's Cross that you guys didn't talk about."
Andrew: Yeah. All right. Well, that's fair enough. That's actually a fair argument. But somebody should have died for good.
Andrew: Oh, and as Rowling says on the DVD, Harry did have a death scene.
Eric: Yes. That was so funny. And I think one of the things I enjoyed most about this conversation with Dan Radcliffe and JK Rowling - they were telling the story about Matt Lewis, I guess. When JK Rowling approached Matt Lewis at the premiere of - I think it was Order of the Phoenix, and JK Rowling was so inspired to go and tell him that she's got some great things for Neville in the upcoming book. And I think - didn't she say he practically screamed back at her, "I don't want to know!"...
Andrew: Yeah, yeah.
Eric: ...[laughs] and ran away. That was hilarious.
Andrew: This is something we kind of already knew, Alan Rickman did know about Snape and Lily, that Snape loved Lily...
Andrew: ...and that's why Snape was the way he was towards Harry, treated Harry how he did.
Eric: What's funny - didn't Dan say that there were times when he imagined Snape - or, sorry. [laughs] Jesus. Where he imagined Alan abusing that?
Andrew: Not imagined, he did it.
Eric: Oh, he did abuse it?
Andrew: Alan would be on set and say, "Given what I know..."
Andrew: "...I think this should be happening this way."
Andrew: Which is funny.
Eric: And that's another thing they talked about in "Maximum Movie Mode." They actually went back to that, and the idea that David Heyman and them didn't know until a little later on. But I think David Heyman said, too, that's one of the reasons that Alan's performance is going to stand the test of time and it's going to be so successful, is because they - Snape knows and Alan knows, and he was able to portray that even in the first few films. Going back, you can see that he knows. You can read more into his performance.
Andrew: JK Rowling also said that she really wanted Robbie Coltrane. She said that was actually one of the sticking points that she had. She kept asking for Coltrane even though they were looking for different actors, or they were considering different actors.
Eric: It's interesting, there is a bit in Page to Screen about that, the Harry Potter: Page to Screen, Harper Collins's second book. And there's all sorts of concept art about Hagrid, but because Robbie Coltrane was so preferred by Jo, some of the earliest concept art still has him as the basis for it. So, he was like the first person they kind of cast, and it was due to her suggestion. I wonder, though, what she had seen in him that made him - I mean, I'm sure he's quite well known, but still, in Bond he plays a cripple or a partial cripple. So, he's not exactly - you can't get any idea of him being super tall, right? Because he's crouching and he's sitting down...
Andrew: I mean, they would have had to make anyone super tall, though. I think what may have stood out for her was maybe his face.
Eric: Well, in real life, he's very tall, though, right? I mean, that's the other thing...
Andrew: I guess.
Eric: ...is without extenders...
Andrew: Is he? I don't know.
Eric: Yeah, I feel like he's just got this reputation. He's probably been in lots of things in Britain that she would know him from. I just...
Andrew: Yeah.
Eric: That's what I was asking. But yeah, he's just a massive guy. But anybody would look similar, wouldn't they, in that much of a beard and...
Andrew: Yeah, but it's also the personality he brings.
Eric: Well, that's...
Andrew: It's the acting.
Eric: Yeah. I love Hagrid, and Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid is just dandy.
Andrew: Yeah, he brings the spirit, and sure they buffed him up more, they made him taller, but that's just the - he's a very warm person, Robbie Coltrane. He's just a great actor, that's what it comes down to. That's why Jo wanted him, was the acting, maybe not so much the physical appearance even though he certainly fit the part. I mean, they couldn't have put Alan Rickman into the role of Hagrid. [laughs] They needed somebody who was a bit physically large to help out. What else did we learn here? JK Rowling told Dan that Harry would have a death scene. I'm - was that entirely new? I thought...
Eric: Yeah, I think I've heard that exact story before.
Andrew: Yeah, me too.
Eric: So yeah, it probably wasn't - but again, hearing it - just like anything else, hearing it from them, the fact that they were in this room talking with each other for...
Eric: ...this extended period of time blows away anything, any other news source that you could get it from.
Micah: Well, Dan also mentioned that prior to that, he played it up as if he knew what happened when he really didn't.
Eric: [laughs] Yeah. Again, it's relating to the other actors on set and stuff, and bragging. I think he said he did it at some point. He bragged that he knew what was going to happen, but I think he ended up being caught in the lie, later on.
Micah: And another thing that was interesting, he said that he felt closer to members of the crew than he was to some of the cast and that he was going to miss sort of the day-to-day interaction with members of the crew.
Eric: Yeah, that's a really personal bit. He's talking about his makeup team and how, I think, towards the end of the shooting for Deathly Hallows, the films, they mentioned sort of what their next project was going to be or something, but it was going to - basically, it wasn't going to involve him, so he got very upset because this person who had put on his makeup for ten years - obviously it's a very intimate thing because you've got to do it before every shot, every shoot - was going on to do something else without him, and he said that that really - that's what hit him the most, I think, emotionally he said, in the interview. And JK Rowling completely understood, and I think - didn't she say that she had been close to some of her - I mean, obviously it's not the same closeness, but just - her team of people writing the books, and so she totally empathized with him.
Micah: Yeah. And then Dan mentioned how Leavesden was very isolated because there were no other films that were taking place at the same time, so you didn't have the cast interacting with other casts, the crew interacting with other crew, it was just Harry Potter which apparently is unique.
Andrew: As we've really emphasized on the show, fans pick apart the details about the books versus the films, and they did talk about that a little bit during the interview. Rowling actually addressed Harry's green eyes, and the gist of the story was that David Heyman, the producer, called Rowling and said, "How important is it that Harry's eyes are green?" And she said, "It's not important so long as whoever you cast as Lily has eyes that are similar to Harry's."
Eric: Right, because it's the connection between their eyes that's important.
Andrew: Yes. And some people brought up a good point when we posted it on Hypable, in the comments. It's like, "Well, Lily's eyes don't look like Harry's eyes, so what happened?"
Andrew: So, that story is yet to be told.
Andrew: But, I mean, what do you guys think? Do Lily's eyes, I guess in Deathly Hallows in particular, look like Harry's?
Eric: You mean actress Geraldine Somerville?
Andrew: Yes, her.
Micah: I don't remember, [laughs] to be honest with you.
Andrew: Yeah, me neither. I don't even know how to compare eyes.
Eric: The movie's not well lit. The movie's not well lit. I think it's one of those things where it's like you have to trust the characters when they say that, right? "You have your mother's eyes." Okay, I have my mother's eyes.
Andrew: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Micah: JK Rowling made the perfect comment, I thought, and look, we are more culpable than any other [laughs] group of people because we have torn the films apart on this show many, many, many times. But she even said it herself. At the end of the day, the books are too long to make into very faithful films, and I don't think that you can kind of respond to that in any way. She's the author and she realizes this, so that's just one thing that people are going to have to deal with.
Andrew: A couple of other things here: Dan is allergic - Dan was allergic to his glasses at first.
Andrew: He revealed that, which was funny and kind of sad.
Eric: [laughs] Yeah.
Andrew: He didn't know - they didn't know what was causing the allergies around his eyes. [laughs]
Eric: Yeah, turned out to be his glasses. Why - do you think it says something, like because it's new to him, so like - because you don't really get over an allergy, or you can, I guess, but it was like an allergic reaction. He had an allergic reaction to his glasses, but then after a little while it was okay. Or did they change like the type of what his glasses were made of because still to this day, he's allergic?
Andrew: No, I don't think he's still allergic to this day.
Andrew: He just said at the beginning, so they must have changed the material that they were made of or something.
Eric: Well, he ended up getting over it because he said that's the prop he was going to take with him.
Eric: Yeah, JK Rowling accused - didn't she accuse all of them of already having things that they were going to take? [laughs]
Andrew: Yeah, I'm not surprised by that.
Eric: Yeah. But everybody will admit to that freely when we speak to them, too.
Andrew: Dan and JK Rowling joke about being dictators, able to mobilize the Potter masses.
Eric: Yeah, that was interesting. That was like the Oprah moment, the JK Rowling/Oprah...
Andrew: [laughs] I was totally thinking that, too.
Eric: Wasn't it?
Eric: Where it was just like, we have so much money, don't we? We have so much... [laughs]
Andrew: Right, right. Oh my god, we're so rich. [laughs]
Eric: But really, it was like that kind of - I wasn't as uncomfortable about it, really, because you have to admit that what they were saying was partially, in a sick world, true. But yeah, basically I think - what did they say exactly?
Micah: They were talking about showing up at the premieres and sort of seeing - I think - and this might also provide some perspective on when this interview was. They were talking about the last premiere and how it poured, and...
Andrew: So, that was Half-Blood - or Part 1.
Micah: That was Half-Blood Prince.
Andrew: Okay.
Micah: Yeah. Or was it Part 1?
Andrew: Part 1, it rained, too. Not as much, though...
Andrew: ...as Half-Blood Prince.
Eric: Oh, but they were saying...
Micah: But they were...
Micah: How many people were there despite the rain, and that they could easily mobilize this many people. And JK Rowling was referring to, I guess, maybe she was on a book tour and she had seen all these people, and Dan was referring to the premiere. I don't know specifically what the events were, but I know one of them was a premiere and they were talking about sort of the hundreds, if not thousands, of people that were there and how they could just march on the palace.
Eric: The palace.
Micah: I think Dan joked about...
Eric: I think Dan said something like that. Yeah, he said - because the enthusiasm was so great from everybody, even in spite of the rain, that if one of them, either Jo or Harry, had just said, "Today, we march!" then they could have taken everybody elsewhere.
Andrew: I mean, I assume they were joking but it seems like...
Eric: Yeah, yeah.
Andrew: Does this surprise them? I mean, they're seeing their favorite author and their favorite actor, of course they are going to come out in the rain, it doesn't matter.
Eric: Jo says - is it early in this conversation or early in "The Women of Harry Potter," where she says that typically authors don't have that much power, so...
Andrew: Yes, she does say that...
Eric: She thinks it's totally not disingenuous - or is disingenuous, I forget - for her to be able to say that she is still surprised by any power that the series has afforded her. I thought that was a good quote from Jo.
Micah: Another interesting thing that I thought Dan said early on in the conversation was he was talking about himself, Rupert, and Emma, and he was saying how in the UK, the child comes before the celebrity whereas in America, the celebrity comes before the child, and that's why they felt that they were able to kind of grow up out of the limelight, whereas - let's say they had grown up in America, it would have been completely different. Do you guys remember that?
Eric: Yeah. I also remember about the films possibly being filmed in America.
Micah: Yeah...
Andrew: [laughs] Yeah.
Micah: ...she had a pretty adverse reaction to that.
Andrew: Yeah. That's why I loved this because they both learnt so much from each other, too.
Eric: We should get to the other features.
Andrew: Yeah, we're going long here. Okay, so - yeah, bunch of other stuff, you can see the rest for yourself. It's all in the - it's almost an hour, the entire JK Rowling/Dan Radcliffe conversation. Also on the DVD was "Maximum Movie Mode." They had this on Half-Blood Prince, Part 1, and, of course, now Part 2. And I love this, I really do. I read in a review that the "Maximum Movie Mode" - it brings the movie to over three hours...
Eric: It's two...
Andrew: ...because there's a...
Eric: Well, it's two and a half hours.
Andrew: Oh.
Eric: They count...
Andrew: I don't know where I read that.
Eric: Well, there's the things, though - is that they count the credits, so it's like when you go on the menu and it says timestamp and it's 2 hours, 47 minutes, they're counting the credits. But also there are the focus points, you remember those? It's like on Disc 1, they have the focus points. So, it's not part of "Maximum Movie Mode" but they pop up during "Maximum Movie Mode" where you can go and view these focus points. But in addition to all the stuff they're flipping and rewinding and going back and doing in "Maximum Movie Mode," it also links to those focus moments which are provided separately on the main menu. So, yeah. And those total a half an hour, so that is your three hours right there.
Andrew: And it's just - and the deleted scenes are inserted, too, seamlessly. And a little deleted scene kind of banner comes up, so you're aware - in case you're wondering why [laughs] some special effects weren't done or why you didn't see it in theaters. And it's just great. It's such a unique way to enjoy the film a second time. So, say you get the DVD and you watch it a normal time like you would in theaters, and then maybe a couple of days later you watch "Maximum Movie Mode." And it's exciting because you're waiting for each new featurette to pop up, you're waiting for the deleted scenes, and you learn a lot of cool information. And the actors who are in it - Matt Lewis, I know David Barron, the producer - they all have fun and interesting tidbits to share. So, I love "Maximum Movie Mode." It's really great. It's a shame all the DVDs didn't get them but it's kind of a Blu-ray thing.
Eric: That's the thing. Do you think in the Definitive Collection on Blu-ray, maybe they'll do that? Would it be...
Andrew: That would be cool.
Eric: I mean, it would be cool.
Andrew: But they'd have to shoot so much.
Andrew: I don't know, I guess they could.
Eric: More stuff of them standing. Yeah, well, this was the first time I saw "Maximum Movie Mode," but I have the Part 1 on Blu-ray and I'll probably buy the Part 6 on Blu-ray but maybe I'll wait until the Definitive Collection.
Andrew: [laughs] Part 6?
Eric: [laughs] Or Movie 6 on Blu-ray. But still, I think that this "Maximum Movie Mode" made me want to see "Maximum Movie Mode" for the other ones because more than any documentary is going to do - documentaries are typically only about a couple of things, whereas "Maximum Movie Mode" they were able to take one scene, and talk about all the aspects of the scene, without it taking too much time, because it's just a quick cut-away that says, by the way, about these masks on the goblins, or...
Micah: Do you feel that it interrupts the movie at all?
Eric: Well, yeah, it does but isn't that the point? I mean, the movie itself...
Micah: Yeah. No, I was just wondering what your reaction was to it.
Andrew: Yeah, and that's why you don't watch it the first time you get the DVD.
Eric: Yeah. Definitely like...
Andrew: You watch it like...
Eric: But yeah. I mean, more to that point, I don't think there were one or two minutes that went by without somebody interrupting and the film minimizing into picture and picture. That shows - it works two ways. It shows how much material there is to really talk about, and I was happy to learn all that stuff. But yeah, I guess if you don't want an interruption to the film, obviously don't choose "Maximum Movie Mode."
[Micah laughs]
Eric: [laughs] If you want an uninterrupted version, play the version. But yeah, it was very thorough on this disc and it did make me want to go back and see, definitely, the existing ones already on "6" and "7".
Andrew: And while I'm thinking of it, one disappointment with this one, and Part 1 frankly, is, Half-Blood Prince, the Blu-ray, if you had the Blu-ray you could tune in at a certain time for a live commentary hosted by Dan Radcliffe and producer David Baron. They did this only once and it was just for Half-Blood Prince. And again, it was live so you were watching the movie live with Radcliffe and Baron. It was really cool. And they were taking questions from Twitter or something. It was through this technology called BD Live and if you had the Blu-ray, like I said, you could watch it live with them. And they didn't do it again and they should've! They should've done it for Part 2.
Eric: Digital Spy, which I think reviewed this set first, said there is an icon for BD Live.
Andrew: Yeah, it's on there. I saw it. But I think that's just so you can connect and you can post through Facebook. And I think you can watch it with other friends. You can sync it up to watch with other friends and talk about it.
Eric: Interesting.
Andrew: Yeah, but...
Micah: Well, it's possible the Home Entertainment Celebration got in the way of the BD live chat.
Andrew: That's true. Maybe it was like, "This is too much!"
Eric: [laughs] I mean - but there's always the opportunity to do it later, right? Essentially - I mean, if it's the internet...
Andrew: Yeah. Mhm.
Eric: So, that's good.
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The Mark of Athena By: Rick Riordan
Reviewed by: Josa 5th Grade
This story was about a girl called Annabeth (and six other kids), that were trying to find the "Athena Parthenos."
I think Leo was the most exciting character because, in the beginning he was an Eidolon (who are Gaeas helpers) and he ruined "New Rome" Camp.
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Jun 21, 2013 - by Steve Gerweck
by Jason Namako of WrestleView.com
Recently released WWE commentator Matt Striker has already been booked for tonight's FWE Welcome to the Rumble 2 iPPV from Brooklyn, New York. Striker will be appearing as a color commentator on the iPPV. The show will feature recent WWE signee Rob Van Dam against Tommy Dreamer. For more on the FWE iPPV, click here.
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Do you believe in yourself? This seems like a silly question, but I believe that it is at the heart of a successful job search.
I was chatting with a client over the weekend about this. She's been out of work for a while and is in the process of finding a job. She's not had much success and has reached the point of taking anything. I told her this is unacceptable and will lead to further frustration in her job search. Companies don't want someone who will take anything. We review her resume and I suggested some changes.
The first step I gave her is to make an honest assessment of her skills and abilities. I told her to be honest with herself about this area. Yesterday, she told me that this area of defining her skills, abilities, values, dreams, and passions has been more difficult than she anticipated. It's because she hasn't spent much time thinking about it before. She started believing the lies of the job search.
Unfortunately, a lot of people sell themselves short in this area. It is much easier to deal with a child in the area of skills and abilities than adults. Think about it. Young kids believe that they can do almost anything. However, as they grow older, more doubt creeps in and shapes the direction they move in. Adults will do the same thing. They sell themselves short because they didn't get the right degree, or they worked in one particular industry for a prolonged period. They fail to see all of the soft skills they developed along the way. It's these soft skills that really determine your success at work.
Believing in yourself and having others believe in you, leads to self-confidence. Self-confidence is a critical component in the job search process. It reflects in your resume, the interview process, and ultimately in your work. This is one area where I see the advantage of working with a coach. A good coach will help you discover yourself and get you on the right path to finding work that you were designed to do.


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Star City Police Chief: Ducks And Geese Almost Gone
Written by Your 5News Team
Last updated on August 05, 2013 @ 6:12PM
Created on August 05, 2013 @ 5:04PM
There are only a handful of ducks and geese that call the Riverfront Park in Star City home. That's not a bad thing according to the city's police chief, Vic Propst.
Just two months ago more than 100 of the feathered birds called the park home. Propst said that was a problem because they were leaving their waste on everything, which had made the park pretty much unusable.
Propst said the birds kept coming around because people kept feeding the birds. In late June city councilors made it a crime to feed the fowl.
It turns out that ordnance has been pretty effective at keeping the birds away.
Propst told 5 News his officers have also used a gun that makes a whistling sound to keep the birds away. He mentioned they still have a few birds who visit the park, but they're not creating as much of a health hazard.
Propst also said he's seen a lot more folks using the park.
"We want (people) to use the park," he said. "We promote it (the park) as much as we possibly can. The pavilion is available for picnics we have a nice gazebo down there."
Propst wanted to remind folks it's still illegal to feed the birds, and anyone caught doing would face potential fines.
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Dean Christine A. Poon provides analysis on ONN's premiere of "Ohio Means Business" news show, co-sponsored by Fisher College of Business and hosted by Mike Kallmeyer (right).
Fisher team takes first place in MSU Graduate Global Supply Chain Challenge
"Ohio Means Business" premiered on Wednesday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. on Ohio News Network (ONN).
"Ohio Means Business," a new half-hour program, showcases the companies and leaders reshaping Ohio's business world. Co-sponsored by Fisher, Ohio State and ONN, the news series provides a comprehensive look at how emerging and established industries are blending innovation, entrepreneurship, education and cutting-edge research to help Ohio excel in the new economy.
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Moses thinks about wireless and the fast pace of change every day. He is Ohio State's principal researcher for the Third Frontier-funded Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology (IDCAST). Led by the University of Dayton, with partners including Boeing, General Dynamics and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, IDCAST's purpose is to serve as a sort of pace car in the race to the future of electronics.Read More>>
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Deye became president of the student-run program last year. JAM members have even taken their program on the road, including presenting their "Ten Commandments of Public Speaking" in Professor Judith Tansky's 499 Business Administration course.
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The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology), 1st Edition, Stephen W. Porges
A collection of groundbreaking research by a leading figure in neuroscience.
This book compiles, for the first time, Stephen W. Porges's decades of research. A leading expert in developmental psychophysiology and developmental behavioral neuroscience, Porges is the mind behind the groundbreaking Polyvagal Theory, which has startling implications for the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and autism. Adopted by clinicians around the world, the Polyvagal Theory has provided exciting new insights into the way our autonomic nervous system unconsciously mediates social engagement, trust, and intimacy.
"The Polyvagal Theory gives a thorough overview of Sephen Porges' research and theoretical contribution to science. . . . [A]n important foundational book. . . . Porges' contribution to this body of knowledge is considerable." (Journal of Canadian Academic Child Adolescent Psychiatry)
"Stephen Porges has been at the forefront of the investigation of the interplay between neurophysiological processes and developmental status…. It is with The Polyvagal Theory that Porges now presents, in a well-delineated and articulated volume, a highly testable set of hypotheses regarding how the human (and more broadly, mammalian) nervous system has evolved to promote affective regulation and social interaction…. I commend Porges on this effort. Substantial research across a significant career has been well considered and integrated into a quite engaging and stimulating model regarding the relationship between the heart and the brain." (PsycCritiques)
"[O]ne of the most important books written on the nervous system in the last fifty years. Porges's ambitious, meticulous, synthetic theory provides a missing link between mind and the nervous system. It also helps explain, in fine detail, how our individual nervous systems influence, and are influenced by, our interactions with others. Suddenly we understand things novelists have described for centuries: how it is that a facial expression, a gesture, a certain tone of voice, can trigger a radical mental reorganization, and lead to engagment, and how our mental and nervous system states shift. Porges's studies and his theory of the social vagus represents a major advance in human knowledge, and is already improving the practice psychotherapy and mind-body medicine." (Norman Doidge, MD, author, The Brain That Changes Itself)
"A truly revolutionary perspective on human nature, Porges challenges current theory, illuminates old findings so that we see them differently, and raises dozens of questions for new scientific research. The reach is broad, the depth astounding." (Paul Ekman, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of California at San Francisco, and President & Founder, Paul Ekman Group, LLC)
"The Polyvagal Theory is at the leading edge of psychosomatic medicine and body-mind therapies. It is a vital contribution to scientifically-informed clinical practice. Psychologists, analysts, physicians, bodyworkers, and educators are provided with an essential map to help guide them in tracking the psychophysiological states of their clients, discern where they are 'stuck,' and help them to heal and move forward in life. Dr. Porges's great contribution is now compiled in this one astounding comprehensive volume. It is a must-read for clinicians and psychobiological researchers." (Peter A. Levine, PhD, author of In Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness)
"Soak in the wisdom of this fabulous book and you'll see the role of the body's response to our social interactions in a whole new light. The Polyvagal Theory is a profoundly important contribution to our understanding of how we connect with others through the regulation of our own basic physiological state….Read on and understand our brains, our minds, and our relationships in a rich and extremely helpful way!" (Daniel J. Siegel, MD, author of The Mindful Brain and The Mindful Therapist)
About the Author
Stephen W. Porges, PhD, teaches at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is author of the 2011 Norton book The Polyvagal Theory.
The focal point of Porges' book is that the development of the myelinated vagus, originating in nuclei called the nucleus ambiguus, is crucial to inhibiting the fight/flight/freeze responses in response to environmental stimuli. The assessing of risk in the environment, which he calls neuroception, is regulated unconsciously and the myelinated vagus helps to resist primal behavioral responses. The strength of the myelinated vagus can be measured using respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), which is an indication of beat-to-beat heart rate variability. When RSA is high, vagal "tone" is high, indicating a strong myelinated vagus. When the RSA is lower, it indicates less vagal "tone" and therefore a weaker myelinated vagus. Humans with low vagal tone are less likely to engage in prosocial behavior because they have less ability to prevent themselves from plunging into fight/flight/freeze behavior when posed with environmental challenges. Porges adds a fourth behavioral adaptation which is "social engagement" (to go along with fight, flight, and freeze responses). In mammals, prosocial engagement is facilitated by high vagal influences on the heart which prevent the individual from entering fight/flight mode. As Porges explains, these vagal influences are strong predictors of positive attachment, healthy social behavior, self-regulation, and even attention span.
The implications of this theory are vast, and it opens up a plethora of research topics for the coming generation of psychophysiologists. Hopefully this book can be as enlightening for other readers as it was for me. I just wanted to give a terse overview of the theory, but nothing can replace actually purchasing the book and delving deep into the subject matter. Enjoy.
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- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition (April 25, 2011)
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Having business cards is an inexpensive way to advertise your business. You can personally distribute these cards so you know who and what companies have them. Although you will get less exposure than advertising in magazines and newspapers, personally distributing business cards gives your advertisements that personal touch.
Business cards are graphic design whether they have all text, or a combination of text and graphics. They may not have complete addresses of streets, city and state; you may just have on them your name, business name and phone number. (This is appropriate if you work in a small town, or if you work in a large town that has one, well-known company.)
Colorful, embossed business cards can qualify as miniature art exhibits. Colorful text is interesting. Business cards with unique fonts and/or unusual, fonts' arrangements can qualify as art. This is typography.
Business cards that are larger than the usual three and one-half inches (width) x two inches (height) will give this art greater exposure in the form of card space. Some post cards that are four inches (height) x six inches (width) can be business cards and qualify for special postal rates. Mailing hundreds of these will, of course, give such businesses greater exposure.
It would be interesting, fantastic and educational to travel backward in time to early Chicago. Although information is lacking about the Chicago area before Jean Point du Sable and Antoine Ouilmette, since that time many people have founded many businesses. As a graphic designer traveling to a past, Chicago era, it would be interesting to observe the reaction of a trolley car inspector as you show him a business card that you designed specifically for him.
I. Artist/Painter in Old Chicago
II. Du Sable Business Card
III. Fort Dearborn Business Card
IV. Model T Mechanic
V. O'Leary Business Card
VI. Ouilmette Business Card
VII. Roller-Coaster Inspector
VIII. Stone Mason Business Card
IX. Telephone Booth Repairman
X. Trolley Car Inspector
Artist/Painter at Old Chicago
Old Chicago (now defunct) was an attempt to establish a nearby amusement park after Riverview Park went out-of-business. Bolingbrook, Ill. was the nearby, Chicago suburb. Old Chicago was only around for five years.
DuSable Business Card
Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable is Chicago's founder. He was also a trader (fur instead of stocks and bonds). This business card graphic design is probably something Du Sable would like to advertise his trade business.
Fort Dearborn Business Card
Fort Dearborn, Chicago no longer exists as a structure; however, a plaque, near Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, is at its former position. This fort's commander, Captain John Whistler, may have liked this business card.
Model T Mechanic
Certainly Model T Fords traveled upon old Chicago's, cobblestone streets. These early automobiles frightened the horses that were the motive powers for horse-drawn carriages, but because these cars transported people quicker, and were more sanitary (They did not leave droppings.), they endured. Maintenance for these cars required mechanics.
O'Leary Business Card
Mrs. O'Leary's cow got the rap for starting the Chicago Fire. However, Mrs. O'Leary declared otherwise. Was she and her cow scapegoats? She would probably like this business card.
Ouilmette Business Card
Antoine Ouilmette was an early, Chicago resident. (This was well before Chicago became a city.) He was also a fur trader. Antoine would probably like this business card.
Roller-Coaster Inspector
Riverview Park, which was at Belmont Avenue and Western Avenue on Chicago's, north side, had several, popular roller-coasters. Of course, they also have someone to inspect these rides. An inspector would probably like this business card.
Stone Mason Business Card
Stone masons cut stone. One or more stone masons cut this stone bench which was at South Shore Country Club in Chicago when it was an exclusive, private club. Former or current stone masons may like this business card.
Telephone Booth Repairman
In this era of cellphones, there are some people who are unfamiliar with telephone booths. Public phones were in these outdoor enclosures to allow callers privacy. These booths also somewhat protected callers from rainy and cold weather. When these booths' doors jammed, telephone booth repairman appeared to unjam them.
Trolley Car Inspector
One of Chicago's, earliest forms of public transportation were the electric trolley cars. (The one pictured is at the Chicago History Museum.) Someone had to inspect these cars. Such a person would probably like this business card.


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|Rockford, Mich.
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The three-time All-American on the oval in the 10,000 returns for his final seasons of indoor and outdoor track eligibility. Will look to add to a hat trick of top-four NCAA 10K track finishes, and will also boost team's scoring chances in the league 5,000. Also a three-time harrier All-American and four-time NCAA top-50 finisher with best finish as a senior (20th) as he led Ducks to fifth-place team finish in 2002. Ranks third all-time among Ducks in the 10,000 (28:31.96) behind a World Championships qualifier (Bill McChesney Jr., 27:50.82) and an American record-holder and Olympian (Alberto Salazar, 28:06.12). Returns for senior season ranked fourth in 10K among collegians based on 2003 season bests. Also ranked 17th in U.S. in 10,000 (28:31.96) and 26th in 3,000 (7:59.43).
2002-03: All-American (10,000/XC).Ran a 14-second season best in NCAA Championships 10,000 (fourth, 28:31.96) as the first-ever Duck to record three top-four NCAA finishes in the event after entering race seeded 12th. Earned NCAA return thanks to his automatic time in the Mt. SAC Relays (second, 28:52.03) after leading part of the fourth and fifth miles when the pace slowed. Scored for squad in two Pac-10 events for the second straight season (10,000, second, 29:18.00; 5,000, eighth, outdoor PR 14:17.04). Overall, competed in six outdoor races (10,000-3; 3,000-1; 5,000-1) with a 3K outdoor best in the Oregon Twilight (first, 8:02.39). Redshirted indoors, but ran unattached and clocked would-be NCAA qualifying times in Seattle in the 3,000 (third, 7:59.43, NCAA Last Chance) and 5,000 (first, 13:53.53, Washington Invitational). At season end awards banquet, won award team's Bill Dellinger Cross Country Award for second time in career. In cross country, became Oregon's third harrier to notch three or more All-America honors in his finest NCAA showing (20th, 30:18) as Ducks took fifth after entering meet ranked sixth nationally. Overall, led Ducks in three of his four meets, and was eight seconds out of its top spot in his season debut in Roy Griak Invite (19th, 24:50). Earlier in championships run, repeated his highest Western Regional placing (second, 30:18) after finishing fourth in Pac-10 finale (23:38). Helped team to runner-up finishes in the Pac-10 and regional meets for the first team since 1998 and first under head coach Martin Smith. Was one of 10 All-Americans from the conference and regional.
2001-02: All-American (10,000). Again relied on his patience in collegiate finale, outkicking four runners in 200 meters to finish fourth overall in Baton Rouge's muggy conditions (29:28.80). In collegiate finale, trailed only an NCAA cross country champion, the defending NCAA 10K track champion, and a World Championships 'A' standard qualifier. Finished second among collegians a month later in the USA Championships, running most of the race in contention for fourth place, before slowing in the final three laps (eighth, PR 28:46.76) - a mark that ranked him 22nd in the U.S. and sixth among U.S. collegians. Also ran 10K then-personal best to open season in Stanford Invite (seventh, 28:51.00). Scored vital points for runner-up Ducks in Pac-10 Championships, kicking to second place in final 50 meters of 10K (30:28.92), then returned for points in 5,000 (fifth, 14:30.01) against field featuring eight All-Americans - also was one of only league runners to score in both events. Tuned up for year-end stretch in Oregon Twilight 3,000 (second, 8:20.02) after a quad injury limited his availability in April and May. Ran two 5,000s indoors, including team's season best in UW Qualifier (third, NCAA provisional 14:07.12) in early March. That NCAA provisional mark was only 1 1/2 seconds shy of his personal best from 2001, and ranked him 26th nationally on the NCAA qualifying list. Overall, was one of the most-raced distance runners in outdoor slate, racing 48K (29.8 miles) in 4 meets -- including three 10K's, one 5K and one 3K in a seven-week span in May and June. Claimed track squad's Harry Ritchie's Award as top championship scorer based on his NCAA and Pac-10 points. Led squad in all five cross country meets, and was only 10 seconds shy of third All-America honor in NCAA Champs (50th, 30:21). Finished third in Western Regional (30:58). Recovered from a fall late in the Pac-10 Champs to still take sixth (24:31). Also led squad in Furman (17th, 25:03-Black Race) and Roy Griak Invites (12th, 24:32).
2000-01: Two-time All-American (10K/XC). In NCAA track debut, posted Oregon's second-highest finish ever in the 10,000 (third, 29:28.97) thanks to dramatic last lap surge past three runners. Ran 10K debut in Stanford Invite in March (sixth, 28:56.06) to rank seventh all-time in Duck history. Turned in pair of third-place finishes against Washington in dual (1,500-3:56.20, 3,000-8:20.53). Opened outdoor slate with 8:09.79 3K personal best to win Oregon Preview. Indoors, ran personal best of 14:05.72 in Iowa State Classic and ranked 15th nationally at season's end, but declined NCAA invite to tune up for Stanford 10K track debut. In cross country, locked up second NCAA All-America honor (35th, 31:03.5), and runner-up honors in Western Regional (30:42) and Pac-10 Championships (23:47.37) to pace team to fourth and second-place finishes, respectively. Led team in previous meet, the Iowa State Memorial (30th, 31:35.2), and ranked second on squad in season opener at Roy Griak Invite (18th, 24:52). Won team's Bill Dellinger Cross Country Award.
1999-2000: All-American (XC). Redshirted outdoor track season after cross country season extended through March's World Junior Cross Country Championships in Belfast - (66th, 8K-25:50). Earned World XC trip after a sixth-place finish in the U.S. Cross Country Championships in Greensboro, N.C. (26:40). Redshirted outdoor campaign, and ran only one indoor race (Iowa State Open, 5,000, third, 14:47.44) in lead-up to February's U.S. harrier championship. Raced twice locally outdoors as unattached entrant - an 800 in May in the Oregon Twilight (seventh, 1:56.18), and a 5,000 at the end of April in the Oregon Invite (sixth, 14:22.25). During the fall collegiate season, improved steadily as season wore on to net All-America honors (37th, 31:17.3) as a true frosh. At the NCAA race's end, he ranked first among American frosh and third including foreigners. Also paced freshmen in NCAA Western Regional (16th, 31:05) and Pac-10 Championships (15th, 24:46), and was later rewarded with the inaugural Pac-10 Men's Cross Country Newcomer of the Year Award. Overall, ranked third on team in four races and second in the NCAA West Regional. Other races included Roy Griak Invite (23rd, 25:08) and Pre-NCAA Invite (55th, 25:11.75).
Prep: One of nation's top 1,600-3,200 runners as a senior in 1999, yet showed potential for more since 3,200 best came in early May in a dual meet double (4:17/9:01). Finished with 1,600 season best of 4:10.7, and took second in the 1,600 and 3,200 in the Michigan state meet. Earned initial national recognition as a senior in the 1998 FootLocker Cross Country Championships (fourth, 15:32.39). Appeared in the 1998 National Scholastic Championships as a junior, and finished fifth in the 3,200 (9:14.98). As a junior, he won the state 1,600 (4:12.8) and 3,200 (9:24.54), and ran on the fourth-place 4x800 relay (7:56). As a sophomore at the state level, he finished second in the 3,200 (9:27), after missing the meet his freshman season due to injury. In the state cross country meet, he won as a senior and junior and led team to runner-up finishes. Qualified for the state harrier meet as a sophomore (sixth, 15:56.45) and freshman (39th, 16:41). High School (Coach): Rockford '99 (Brad Prins/Mark Nessiner).
Personal: Major: Elementary Education/Sociology. Born Jason Randall Hartmann on March 21, 1981 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Personal Bests800 meters - 1:56.18, Oregon Twilight, 5/13/00
3,000 meters - 7:59.43, NCAA Last Chance, 3/8/03
5,000 meters - 13:53.53-indoors, UW Invite, 2/15/03
10,000 meters - 28:31.96, NCAA Champs, 6/12/03
NCAA Championships Performances
2003 - 10,000, 4th, 28:31.96
2002 - 10,000, 4th, 29:28.80
2001 - 10,000, 3rd, 29:28.97
Pac-10 Championships Performances
2003 - 5,000, 8th, 14:17.04
2003 - 10,000, 2nd, 29:18.00
2002 - 5,000, 5th, 14:30.01
2002 - 10,000, 2nd, 30:28.92
2001 - 10,000, 12th, 31:33.83


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Hillbilly Jim's Debut Match (1985)
1985 from the World Wrestling Federation - Up until this point, Hillbilly Jim had been portrayed as a fan who routinely sat ringside and who worshiped his hero, Hulk Hogan. In a series of vignettes, Jim was "trained" by Hogan and presented with his first pair of wrestling boots. In reality, Jim Morris was trained by Bob Orton. Here he faces veteran, Terry Gibbs in his first televised match. Vince McMahon calls the action.
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I usually forget to drop a note here on ENS, but today I made sure to stop in here with this news. The great Denver band DeVotchka will be joining me in the Lounge at on WOXY.com to play a stripped down set of tunes. Nick Urata and Tom Hagerman of DeVotchka are coming in and I could not be more excited. The guys are sure to be playing some music from their excellent new album, A Mad & Faithful Telling so tune in to WOXY.com at 1pm ET today for the session.
And also, if you are in the Cincinnati area, DeVotchka are playing this evening at the Southgate House in Newport for what promises to be a brilliant show, don't miss out on this!
It was great to hear Devotchka on the air. Thanks for having them on!!
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Restaurant Customers Chase Down World's Worst Thief
The criminal tried to steal the entire cash register.
When 51-year-old criminal Robert James Finanders couldn't open the cash drawer at Hales Restaurant in Milwaukie, Oregon, he decided to pick up the entire register and run. Several customers, who were enjoying their Sunday brunch, got up and chased after Finanders. He proceeded to throw the cash register onto the ground, hop into a stolen van, and then crash into another car. This story ends with the patrons surrounding the car, pouncing on Finanders, and "putting a forearm shiver" on him. American heroes. [KGW]