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Accumulating snow is likely in Central Indiana Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning, but before we get to the snow, a wintry mix will move into the state.
Tonight rain mixed with freezing rain and even sleet is possible as temps hover around freezing.
At 7am Tuesday a Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect for the Indy metro.
A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect at 7am for spots to the north.
Tuesday morning's commute will be wet with a few slick spots. Rain showers mixed with a few snowflake will be likely through early afternoon. It's Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening that the transition to snow begins.
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The Minnesota Vikings signed their first free agent by coming terms with nose tackle Linval Joseph on a five-year, $31.5 million dollar contract, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Alex Marvez of Fox Sports first reported the signing just less than a half hour after the signing period opened Tuesday afternoon.
Joseph will fill a role the Vikings have been trying to fill since Pat Williams last played in 2010. The nose tackle is a very important piece of new head coach Mike Zimmer's run-stuffing defensive style.
Joseph, a 6-4, 323-pound 25-year-old, was drafted in the second round of the 2010 draft by the New York Giants. He is a mammoth space-eater that takes on double teams and allows linebackers to run free.
In four seasons in the NFL, Joseph has compiled 175 total tackles, nine sacks, four passes defensed and two forced fumbles in 53 games (46 starts). The numbers are not a true indication of his value. His job will be to clog the line of scrimmage and allow the linebackers to freely make the plays.
The Vikings filled a huge need by signing Joseph, but the team still needs to fill holes at cornerback and linebacker.

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College Hockey:Di Giuseppe's two goals lead Michigan to sweep of Bentley
Komm stops 39 in loss
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Freshman forward Phil Di Giuseppe provided all the offense Michigan needed Saturday night with his two-goal performance, leading the Wolverines to a 4-1 victory over Bentley at Yost Arena.
A.J. Treais and Alex Guptill provided late insurance for Michigan in a game that was hotly contested deep into the third period for a second straight night. The Wolverines had a similar late-scoring outburst in Friday night's 5-1 win over Bentley in the series opener.
"For us, it was a good weekend overall," said Michigan mentor Red Berenson. "Bentley really played well, and they played hard. They gave us everything that we could handle, and these games were both literally 2-1 games right into late in the third period."
Jared Rickord scored the lone Falcons goal in the second period, but the story for Bentley was the fine goaltending performance by sophomore Branden Komm and a spirited attitude that kept the result in doubt until the late Wolverine goals.
Komm made 39 saves, many of them during Michigan's seven power play attempts. Michigan's Shawn Hunwick turned aside 21 shots at the other end of the ice.
The game's key sequence occurred midway through the second period.
Bentley had just tied the score, 1-1, and fortune seemed to be turning Bentley's way. The Falcons appeared to take the lead at 13:57 of the second, but the apparent Bentley goal was disallowed because Falcons forward Joe Campanelli was whistled off for goaltender interference on the play.
On the ensuing power play, Di Giuseppe scored his second goal of the game, converting a pass from Luke Moffatt at the Falcons' goalmouth to regain the lead for the Wolverines.
In a matter of seconds, a 2-1 Bentley lead turned into a 2-1 Michigan lead due to the goaltender interference call.
"It was an emotional swing," Bentley coach Ryan Soderquist said. "I thought our guys actually handled it pretty well. We score a goal. It gets called back. Puts them on the power play. It's a two-goal swing in 30 seconds. But, I thought we handled it well and rebounded from it."
"That was a really big momentum switch," said Moffatt, who set up the Michigan goal. "It ended up that we were on the power play there and we were able to get that power-play goal. It boosted up the whole bench, and gave us a lot of momentum after that."
Michigan's win set a school record for consecutive home wins, its 17th straight home victory since it was beaten by Notre Dame in November 2010.
Momentum-wise, the game started as the previous night's contest had, with Michigan strong in the opening period.
Outshooting Bentley by 12 shots in the first period, 16-4, Michigan could only connect on one of those 16 shots. Di Giuseppe scored the period's lone goal at 10:24 on a feed from the right half-boards from linemate Moffatt. Moffatt intercepted a Falcons clearing attempt and threw the puck toward the net. Di Giuseppe out-battled a Bentley defenseman for the puck and slid the disc by Komm.
Bentley came out in the second period determined to repeat its positive second period performance from Friday night's 5-1 loss to the Wolverines. The Falcons did just that, playing even with Michigan, with each team scoring a goal in the middle period.
The Falcons tied the game nearly halfway through the second period. After sustained pressure in the Michigan zone, Jared Rickord knocked a bouncing puck by Hunwick from just outside the crease at 9:21.
The disallowed Bentley goal sequence shortly followed, leaving the Falcons on the short end of a 2-1 two-period deficit.
The final period featured frantic up and down play, with both teams having several chances, until Michigan's Treais slipped Lindsay Sparks' pass between Komm's legs with just 2:21 left.
Down 3-1, Bentley pulled Komm for an extra skater, but Guptill's empty-net goal ended the scoring with 49 seconds left.
After Friday night's loss, Soderquist was disappointed with the way his team had finished the game. The Falcons had made finishing strongly in games a key team goal for the season. Saturday's performance had Soderquist talking much differently than he had the previous night.
"I was extremely proud of our finish," said Soderquist. "I thought that we left it all out there, even when we went six-on-five at the end. We were down 3-1 and got a couple shots at it. We had big, big penalty kills that kept us in the game, 2-1. That's finishing the game. If we don't have that penalty kill there, the game's over. I thought we gave 60 minutes of all we had, and I leave very proud tonight."
"When we give up only two goals on the weekend, we have a good chance to win those games," summarized Berenson.
Michigan (3-0-0) finishes off a stretch of four home games in 10 days when it is visited by St. Lawrence Thursday. Bentley (0-2-0) remains on the road Friday when it travels to Massachusetts.
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SALT LAKE CITY - Utah baseball dropped the rubber match in its series against defending national champion UCLA this afternoon at Smith's Ballpark, 7-3.
UCLA opened the scoring in the second, receiving a sacrifice fly off the bat of Luke Persico for a 1-0 lead.
The lead was short-lived as Utah answered in the bottom of the inning. Wyler Smith hit a lead-off triple down the line in left and Konnor Armijo followed with a RBI groundout to tie the score.
UCLA opened things up in third, scoring all their runs with two outs. Kevin Williams and Christoph Bono notched RBI singles before Justin Hazard hit a two-run double to left for a 5-1 lead.
In the sixth, Utah created an opportunity to get back in the game. Cory Hunt was plunked and Cody Scaggari crushed a double off the left field wall. After a groundout, Max Schuman lifted a sacrifice fly to center, cutting the deficit to three.
After Utah's threatening frame, UCLA responded with a two-run double by Shane Zeile to make the score, 7-2.
In the bottom of the seventh, Smith reached on an error and an Armijo grounder ate up the second baseman putting runners on the corners. Despite Hunter Simmons hitting into a double play, Utah scored another run that resulted in the final margin.
Starter Zach Adams suffered the loss after allowing five runs on 10 hits over four innings. Dylan Drachler relieved him and gave up two runs in two innings, while striking out four Bruins. Senior Josh Chapman pitched three innings of shutout baseball to close the game.
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Orlando, Fla. - Mississippi State softball's Briana Bell broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the seventh with a two-RBI double and Heidi Shape knocked in another on a sacrifice fly in the next at-bat, as the Bulldogs outlasted Syracuse, 4-1, Sunday afternoon at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. With a perfect 5-0 weekend at the 2013 D9 Citrus Classic, the Maroon and White improved to 14-4 on the season, the best mark through 18 games since the 2008 squad began 15-3 and recorded the second 40-win season in school history.
"I am tremendously proud of the resiliency this team showed this weekend and today," Head Coach Vann Stuedeman said. "We refuse to go away from the first pitch to the last pitch and that showed all weekend."
Coming off the 14th no-hitter in school history Saturday, junior Alison Owen had another stellar outing Sunday against the Orange. The right-hander picked up her third complete-game victory, in as many starts on the weekend, tallying 10 strikeouts and one walk for her eighth triumph in the circle this year. On the weekend, the reigning SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week went 3-0 with a 0.38 ERA, holding opponents to a microscopic .097 batting average.
Picking up hits at the dish for State were Bell (1-for-4, 2 RBI), Shape (1-for-3, RBI), junior Logan Foulks (1-for-4, RBI), senior Shelby Fisher (1-for-3, run) and freshman Loryn Nichols (1-for-3, run). Underclassmen Kayla Winkfield and Ashley Phillips scored runs for the Maroon and White as well. Foulks ended the five-win weekend 9-for-17 (.529) with six RBIs, four runs and three home runs.
After Syracuse jumped out to a 1-0 lead, the Bulldogs' offense started barking in the top half of the sixth inning. Shape went shopping at the gap in left field with a one-out double, before being pinch ran for by Winkfield. Winkfield, the speedster out of Texas, scored on the next pitch as Foulks rifled an RBI single to center field, tying the game.
Deadlocked in a one-all tie in the final frame, the Bully Bombers went to work. Fisher slapped an infield chopper for a single with one out and advanced to third when Nichols slapped an infield single of her own and sprinted to second on a throwing error by the Orange third baseman. Phillips pinch hit for junior Jessica Offutt and loaded the bases with a walk on a 3-2 pitch.
With the bases juiced and one down, Bell slashed a two-RBI double down the left-field line, giving MSU a lead it would never relinquish. State tacked one more final run when Shape drove in Phillips on a sacrifice fly.
With the 5-0 Sunshine State sweep under its belt, Starkville's team returns home to the MSU Softball Stadium for a four-game homestand, beginning with a non-conference matchup against Memphis on Wednesday, March 6 at 5:30 p.m. State concludes the homestand with the SEC series opener against nationally-ranked LSU March 8-10.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - This week Alabama soccer will feature each of its five newcomers. The first is Sophie Campise from Dallas, Texas. Campise comes to the Capstone from the University of Texas, where she played two seasons for the Longhorns.
Campise started 35 matches for Texas, finding time at the midfield and on the backline. Over the course of her two seasons in Austin, Campise recorded four points on one goal and two assists. She helped guide the Longhorns to an NCAA tournament appearance in 2010.
As a sophomore in 2010, the Dallas native started all 20 matches and handed out two assists. As a freshman in 2009, Campise was named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer team and was an all-tournament selection at the Big 12 Soccer Championship.
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Ban the law school lecture
The simmering debate over whether to allow laptops into the law school classroom came to a head in March, with the decision by the University of Chicago Faculty of Law to ban wireless access in class. Follow those links, as well as this one from Paul Caron's TaxProf Blog (HT: Dennis Kennedy), and you'll be… Read more »
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Every so often, a topic explodes into the legal blogosphere and gets everyone talking. We're seeing one of those explosions right now, thanks to Twitter. If you haven't heard of Twitter, or if you have but you're not sure just what it is, you can read the Wikipedia entry for a general backgrounder. If you're… Read more »
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One of the classic arguments on the mac-side in a discussion Mac vs PC, is that Macs are better for graphical jobs, like video-editing, or Photoshop. I haven't heard this one for a while actually, which is probably partially due to Mac now using Intel Processors.
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Jesse Davis: On the Sunny Side of the Street
On the Sunny Side of the Street
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Jesse Davis (alto sax),
Massimo Farao (piano), Aldo Zunino (bass), Massimo "Max" Dall'omo (drums).
Composed by Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields.
Recorded: Verona, Italy, June 28-29, 1999
Rating: 94/100 (learn more)
Jesse Davis has not been as visible in this century as he was in the 1990s when he recorded seven CDs for Concord (this track is from the final one) and had a role in Robert Altman's film Kansas City. "On the Sunny Side of the Street," dedicated to Louis Armstrong, shows off his skills as both player and arranger, with the fine support of the Massimo Farao Trio, his touring group when in Italy at that time. A catchy riff launches this version, as a swaying, kind of delayed-reaction rhythmic pulse kicks in, reminiscent of Ahmad Jamal. Dall'omo's artful mallet work and Farao's sparse yet firm chords enhance the mood as Davis interprets the melody with his singing, lustrous tone, a laudable blend of Bird and Cannonball. As Davis solos, you are struck by his impeccable technique, great taste, and just the sheer virtuosic fluidity of his single-note lines. He can hold his own with any other altoist plying the hard-bop waters. Farao and Zunino acquit themselves well in their solos, with Farao exhibiting a ringing tone and confident two-handed attack, and Zunino sounding eerily like Paul Chambers. This track got a lot of airplay on jazz radio back in the day, and for good reason. Check it, and Davis, out.
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Located in the Guo Mao district, this is the one of the first restaurants I came to when I moved to Haikou. Two hostesses in long silk gowns open the door to a huge circular room with tiled floors and a stage in front upon arrival. Typical Xinjiang décor of plastic leaves and grapes hang from the lattice roof. Like most Chinese restaurants a TV dominates the front of the room, while several smaller ones, each with a different program, are scattered around different corners of the room. Nevertheless, the food is outstanding. The first time I went there five of us enjoyed an amazing meal of lamb shish kabobs, homemade noodles with chopped peppers, and several green vegetable dishes sautéed with garlic to just the right crispness. The topper, though, was apple and sweet potatoes with a sweet caramel covering that you dip in a dish of cold water before eating. The food just kept coming. There were more dishes than I can remember to describe. I had just come from California where a meal like this would have cost $200. Much to my surprise the bill totaled just a bit over 100 RMB, around 15 US dollars. Since that day I've had a fondness for Xinjiang food. I've been back to Xin Jiang Restaurant several times and have not been disappointed. Meat lover are sure to enjoy the large leg of lamb that you can gnaw on like a caveman, while vegetarians will find plenty to appease more healthy appetites. A picture menu makes ordering easy.
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So, I finished the Skinny Jeans Challenge today (and no, I still don't like skinny jeans. Give me wide leg any day), but the last challenge was to write down three things I like - no, LOVE - about my body that have nothing to do with the way I look. Huh.
The problem is, of course, that like lots of people here, I have a stunted self-esteem. I neither like nor respect myself all that much - and that comes across to other people which makes me feel even worse and then it just cycles on and on. I can play a pretty good game, but at the end of the day I come home and look in the mirror and think, "Are you really worth it? No. I don't believe you are."
That's not fair. It's not fair to me and it's not fair to my two amazing children. I am trying to raise them so that they don't turn out the way I have. So I have to stop faking it and start believing that I'm a person of some importance. Actually, a person of great importance.
Enough seriousness and navel-gazing from me! I'll go back to flippant Rachel in a sec. Okay, three things:
1.) My eyes - they change colors and I think that's neat. They go from green to blue to gray and I like it when people try to figure out what color they are. They change depending on what I'm wearing, my mood, the weather - who knows? And I like that.
2.) My hands - they are small and short fingered but they are strong. They can make and decorate a cupcake, whip up a dinner, hold onto a child, write a blog, smooth a forehead, do someone's makeup (I work in cosmetics), make inappropriate hand gestures...you get the idea. I can't imagine life without them. And right now, my nails are purple. Gotta love that, too.
3.) My smile - well, my grin, actually. It's big. And sincere. And it usually makes people smile right back. A co-worker told me that I shouldn't smile so broadly because I was going to get wrinkles. Well, I already have them and those are the wrinkles I want. They mean that life has been pretty good after all, in spite of myself.
Okay, all done. Have you listed your three things? Maybe you have thirty. Maybe you have thirty times three ("You know, I really love my hypothalamus")! Three was a good start for me.
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Good one! I have a box of "Healthy Body" cards. Each one starts with "I love my ____,". Use your imagination; they can be really hilarious! Thanks for reminding me of them. I just got them out for daily reading. So what do I get? "I love my Liver". The back says, "I joyfully release all irritation, criticism, and condemnation. I choose the thoughts that heal, cleanse, and uplift me."
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Love your three things, especially the smile. I can see how beautiful it is in your pictures. Also, your hand explanation was outstanding.
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Jimmy Fallon may be attracting a long list of mega stars to "The Tonight Show", but last night, February 19, Jimmy Kimmel outdid him because he got the "Guardians of the Galaxy." For those who may not know, it is one of the big Marvel comic book movies due out this summer. If you missed the show, have no fear, because you can get a look at this new trailer by clicking the video above.
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The Theme of Unity and Diversity in Genetics
A large part of what makes species look and act differently is coded in their genetic material. What genes make species look different? A possibility is to have unique genes that make a fly, a mouse or a human look like a fly, a mouse, or a human, respectively. As it turns out, you have a lot more in common with a fly and a mouse than you think…
Research has shown that genes determining how major body parts develop are almost the same across very different species. A really cool example is a gene involved in eye development known across species as Pax-6. In humans, this gene is called aniridia (an for short), in mice its Small Eye (or Sey) and eyeless (Ey) in the fruit fly Drosophila. Despite the difference in its name, it is the same "master control" gene for eye development across these widely disparate organisms. In humans, defects in this gene cause a disorder called aniridia (absence of the iris and other eye problems), and in flies it can cause a range of eye mutations including lack of eyes. The fly, mouse, and other species' versions of this gene are so similar that they are virtually interchangeable: in some cases over 90% of its sequence is identical! Expression of either the fly or the mouse Pax-6 can make eyes anywhere in the fly: in its legs, for example (Halder, Callaerts, & Gehring, 1995).
So you have at least one gene that is the almost the same as in a mouse and in a fly, yet your eyes do not look like mouse or fly eyes. That is because Pax-6 is one of many genes in a complex pathway that leads to the development of eyes. How is it possible that such disparate species can be so similar at the genetic level? Millions of years ago, Pax-6 evolved in an ancestor shared by flies, mice and humans. Research on Pax-6 is part of a body of work suggesting that eyes, despite their enormous diversity, evolved only once in animals (Gehring, 2005; Gehring & Ikeo, 1999).
And the Pax genes aren't the only ones you share with other creatures: did you know you also have one named after Sonic the Hedgehog (Shh), that's involved in regulating body development in embryos? And why Sonic? Because a mutation in the Drosophila version of the gene makes the fruit flies look all prickly, just like little hedgehogs (Arthur, 2011).


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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
I read a quote in a Sparkpeople email today, about how the only thing you can really control about anything is your attitude. This is so true, and it touched a nerve with me. I work with the public in a law enforcement setting, so 80% of the public I interact with isn't people like you and me, its people who have beaten family members. People who think stealing is okay when you aren't caught, people who see me as the enemy, as part of "the system" or "the man". Not surprisingly, this is stressful and makes me both angry and sad. And, I must admit, doesn't contribute much to a good attitude.
Through all of this, I really try to treat everyone with respect and understanding, no matter who they are and how they may be treating me. It's hard though, and when the respect isn't returned I find it more difficult to have a positive attitude.
But I want to be positive, so much. I just need to remember that I am in control of my attitude; no one "makes me" lash out at them. No one "makes me" have a bad day. I can do this. My outlook is all I can control, so by golly I am going to control it!
I am having a great week health-wise. I spent half of my lunch taking a brisk walk. It's pretty warm outside, actually its really hot. But I went out and enjoyed the break from work, enjoyed sweating, enjoyed moving. I've noticed in the past few weeks (maybe since some weight has come off?) that I'm not as miserable in the heat as I was. I don't feel sick, I don't feel like I want to lay down and die. I am enjoying being outside. I'm enjoying driving with the windows down rather than cranking up the A/C. Don't get me wrong, its still 95-100 F here, I live in the South, and it's August! It's just nice to feel comfortable without feeling like I have to lock myself in a climate controlled building.
So anyway, everyone have a great day, and remember to keep as bright an outlook as you can! NO ONE can give it to you but YOU.
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Great blog! The nature of what you do places you in a tough environment, but your attitude surely can touch lives, even though it may not feel that way at times. You are appreciated!
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I APPRECIATE what you do! It is so important for our protection! But then you don't deal with too many people who feel that way huh? You're right about attitude. It makes all the difference. I think that's why this site is so good because you can get positive reinforcement here.
Keep up the good work!
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A quote I really took to heart is " You have the right to be angry. You don't have the right to be cruel.". It is so easy to snap back but like you, i try to be positive, looking for the good.
Thanks for the inspiration.
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That is so strong! I work my positive 'tude every day. Sometimes, it can be some powerful stuff. I'll be you might have touched people in the right way! Thanks for sharing, stay in that positive state, and be strong.
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Thanks for the positive blog! and your good attitude, Little Miss Positive Pants. I have a note on my bathroom mirror that says "It's all in the Attitude!" to remind me to stay as positive as possible. And good for you for getting outside and walking. I'm glad the heat isn't getting to you! So, keep up the good work!!
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Doing CPS (sexual abuse investigations was my specialty) all those years, I understand exactly how you feel. What I always do, though , is look for the child inside that was hurt somehow or changed somehow to become the angry/hurtful individual in front of me. Yes, I even learned to have compassion for my perps. But it's tough sometimes...
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Woodruff Golf Course
Opened in 1921, Woodruff is an 18-hole sporty course with hilly terrain and a clubhouse.
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This course was chosen as one of Golf Digest's Best Places to Play.
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Sanctuary Golf Course
Along with 18 superbly conditioned holes of golf, The Sanctuary has an excellent grass practice range, short game area, putting green, full service golf shop with PGA Professional Bob Schulz. The Bunker Grill has great food and beverage offerings. For those who want a challenging golfing experience at a great price, there are few better choices than The Sanctuary, anywhere! Book your tee-time now at 815- 462-GOLF (4653) or book on-line.
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No matter what your need for speed, you'll find it at the Rusty Wallace Driving Experience. You can get your basic adrenaline rush from the "Taste of Speed" racing experience at Chicagoland Speedway. Or ramp things up with the "Advance Racing" option that puts you behind the wheel of a race car powered by a TRD engine—the same one used in Rusty Wallace's Nationwide cars. In 2014, the Rusty Wallace Driving Experience will be at Chicagoland Speedway April 26-27, May 24-26, June 20-22, August 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, and October 18, 19, 25, 26. See their site for more details.
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Just 30 minutes from downtown Chicago, Ruffled Feathers' aesthetic beauty is matched only by the genius layout. We are the only Pete and P.B. Dye designed golf course in Illinois and a must-play for any devoted golfer. Our championship caliber, well-conditioned golf course awaits your arrival with one of the finest sets of par 3's in the Midwest. Ruffled Feathers has 18 wonderful holes with tee sets for all skill levels and is your premier place to golf.
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Only public Donald Ross course in Illinois. Ranked 6th best public course in Illinois in 2014 (Golf Magazine) and 20th best course in the U.S. in 2015 (Golf Advisor).
Old Oak Country Club
Old Oak Country Club, located just 20 minutes from Chicago, was built in 1926 on a tract of land in Homer Glen, Illinois that is dominated by large oaks, hickory's and Long Run Creek. The 18 hole golf course has been skillfully carved out of the natural environment. The rustic beauty of the tract is the perfect compliment to this challenging golf course. The golf course measures 6,609 yards from the gold tees, and at par 71 this creates quite the golfing challenge. The blue tees play at 6,239 and the Red tees play at 5,298 so pick the tee box that suits your game.
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The American Canoe Association and Landmark Learning (Learning Specialists for the Outdoor Community) will offer a series of paddlesport courses and instruction throughout the southeast. Locations include Western North Carolina, South Carolina, parts of Georgia and Tennessee.
For interested paddlers living in Western North Carolina the majority of the courses will be within driving distance: Cullowhee, Clemson, Black Mountain, Burnsville, Brevard and Knoxville.
The ACA offers courses in the following areas:
Adaptive Paddling
Safety & Rescue
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The ACA offers four types of courses:
Skills - designed to expose and develop participants skills, offered in all disciplines and at all levels
Skills Assessments - participants must successfully complete a checklist of skills in order to receive a certificate from the ACA
Certifications - Instructor Certification Workshops (ICWs) are offered in all paddlesports disciplines
Endorsements - a certified ACA Instructor can become endorsed to teach additional, specialized courses
They have provided links to several courses that you might be interested in:
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For anyone not familiar with the ACA or Landmark Learning here is a brief history. You can also visit their website or contact someone by phone or email.
The American Canoe Association is the oldest canoe organization in the United States. It was founded in 1880. Read the History of the ACA. You can also find a Time Line on the same page.
According to their website, Landmark Learning is an affiliate and endorsed by the ACA.
Landmark Learning's mission is to be the leading resource in education and training for the outdoor community, advancing national standards through a network of professional educators, researchers, and certification specialists.
If you are interested in becoming or gaining experience and share your experiences with other paddlers and instructor or if you want to become an instructor or just support a Good Cause call, text or email.
Just think, the ACA has been around for 135 years. Somebody must have learned something in all those years.
Oh yea, I almost forgot: THE FIRST COURSE BEGINS IN CULLOWHEE AND THERE IS ALREADY A WAITING LIST AND THE OTHER CLASSES ARE FILLING UP FAST!!
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The Landmark Semester is a combined course experience taught May-June each year for rising professionals in the outdoor education and recreation fields. This combination of nationally recognized certification trainings offers students an opportunity to make themselves marketable in the outdoor community, building a resume founded in national standards. Training does not substitute for experience, however training helps folks gain the work that furthers their outdoor professional career. The Landmark Semester is available for up to 9 hours of college credit ($50/credit hour) through Western Carolina University.
JLO teaching before the group hit the river.
We were met with big water at our water site on the Tuckasegee this last weekend. Folks from all over Western NC, SC, and GA came to swim. practice and discuss Swiftwater Rescue for the weekend in our Level 4 American Canoe Association SWR course. Instructors Justin Padgett and Jon Lowrance enjoyed sharing skills and river knowledge throughout the weekend to our group of 14 students. Thanks everybody for a great time in preparation to avoid rescue. "The best rescue is the one that never happens." A big fat tip of the "yak" to our new buddy Jim Silavent for being our oldest (most experienced) member of the group that got his "christening" on the Tuck! Padj and JLO Check out all the student photos on our Facebook page
Wake Forest University Outdoor Pursuits trip leaders (and a couple of their friends) joined instructors Eli Helbert and Jon Lowrance for a chilly but successful ACA Swiftwater Rescue course 24 & 25 March 2012. As the first SWR course of the year at Landmark Learning, students rose to the challenge of mid-50ºF air temps, 40-50ºF water temps, rain and wind to learn how to safely manage whitewater rescue situations. Props to the students for staying so positive despite the stiff weather conditions! The Outdoor Pursuits trip leaders weren't the only WFU students on the Tuck that weekend, though: up in the gorge another group of Outdoor Pursuits leaders were instructing a two-day kayaking course for WFU students. We wish our new ACA Swiftwater Rescue grads the best as they prepare for a busy season of paddling instruction at WFU! Stop by and see us at Landmark Learning on your next trip to the Tuck! Eli and JLO --------
Justin Padgett and Rob Barham enjoyed teaching and swimming down the river with member's of SAU's Outdoor Leadership program this last week. We were blessed with beautiful warm weather and sunny skies for all three days. That is quite unusual for our March coursework! Students came with a good background in paddling and ropework allowing the instructional staff to demo and teach advanced techniques and run multiple scenarios. What a great organized group of folks! We look forward to seeing you all out on the river. Smiles and tip of the "Yak" to you all! Padj and Rob ----------------------------- Check out the Swiftwater Rescue video here! ---
As I am coming to the close of the Landmark Learning Semester, I look back at all of the skills I was able to learn from their expert staff. It is hard to imagine, that it was over a month ago that I was on the lake practicing my "J" stroke in a canoe, setting up swim areas, and making protected entries into the water. My throw rope may have dried off weeks ago, but it feels just like yesterday that we were jumping into the river to pull people out. When I think about going through the EMT course, I have to give a great thanks to Landmark's excellent instructing team. Their teaching methods helped me go from not having any medical experience, to feeling comfortable and confident with my skills. The time we were able to spend on clinical, with local Emergencies Rooms, and local EMS was an invaluable experience. I was nervous going in, but now, I couldn't imagine having to do it in a different way. I would say that I am glad that the semester is over -- marking the start of my summer -- but knowing that my time at Landmark is over dulls that feeling a bit. Being around such friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable staff for the past forty days has definitely made a lasting impression on me. The atmosphere that they provide here makes is very conducive to learning, and the make it fun. Thanks for making my time spent with you guys so enjoyable and rewarding. Michael M.
Fritz Orr's hands produce some of the most masterful wood workings in the Carolinas. It just so happens these pieces of art are not just aesthetics for the eye but also perfect for the paddler. His use of premium music grade and exotic woods is something few, if any other paddle makers even dream of using. Fritz's love for the water and canoeing community is a tradition that has been passed down through his family. His passion for creating beautiful handmade paddles is evident in looking at his work. His wood work has recently been touted by Garden and Guns' "2011 Best of the South" and can be seen by clicking here and viewing the video "American Dream Alive and Well" . Around Carolina also stopped in and visited him in his workshop as he shows us how much attention he places into each paddle. You can click here to take a look at Fritz in action. Not only is he an artisan and canoe enthusiast, he's also an instructor for Landmark Learning. Fritz brings his expertise and amazing background in canoeing to ACA certified courses like our Whitewater Canoe Instructor Development Workshop. Fritz helps developing instructors gain insight into the craft of canoe instruction and spreads the knowledge gained from a lifetime on the water. To view and purchase some of Fritz's gorgeous paddles click here to visit his online shop. To register for a course and enhance your canoe instructing skills click here for our course calendar.
Level 1: Introduction to Canoeing Instructor
Our friends over at the American Canoe Association (ACA) recently spoke highly of Landmark Learning's Executive Director Justin Padgett on their blog. Justin, a longtime ACA member and multi-discipline trainer of ACA instructors continues to educate and aid in creating safer boating experiences. His dedication to the ACA's goals of safe recreation on waterways, as well as, preserving those waterways is not just something he preaches, but lives. As an active kayaker you can find Justin hitting up one of the numerous rivers and creeks in Western North Carolina when the water levels are on point. As an instructor he has trained people in everything from Kayak Instruction to Swift Water Rescue and has trained everywhere from the Koksilah River in British Columbia to the Rio Pastaza in Ecuador. To read what the ACA had to say about Justin check out their blog at http://americancanoe.blogspot.com/ To learn more about the courses Justin instructs click here to visit Landmark Learning's Website.
Level 2: Essentials of River Canoeing Instructor
"It's about having different tools, so when one tool fails you have another one," said Justin Padgett, instructor for the swift water rescue course and co-founder of Landmark Learning, the Cullowhee-based outdoor training school administering the course. "A lot of what we do is to help our students develop judgment, and they develop judgment with experience." Recently, Holly Kays interviewed Justin Padgett and wrote an article "Climbing to the top: Local school a hub for outdoor training", featured in the Smoky Mountain News.
This article describes some of the hands-on experiences that students delve in to during a typical Landmark course and outlines Landmark's mission for the school and vision of it's capabilities. Check out the entire article here.
Level 2: Essentials of River Safety and Rescue
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"It's about having different tools, so when one tool fails you have another one," said Justin Padgett, instructor for the swift water rescue course and co-founder of Landmark Learning, the Cullowhee-based outdoor training school administering the course. "A lot of what we do is to help our students develop judgment, and they develop judgment with experience." Recently, Holly Kays interviewed Justin Padgett and wrote an article "Climbing to the top: Local school a hub for outdoor training", featured in the Smoky Mountain News.
This article describes some of the hands-on experiences that students delve in to during a typical Landmark course and outlines Landmark's mission for the school and vision of it's capabilities. Check out the entire article here.
Level 2: Essentials of River Safety and Rescue
The River Safety and Rescue workshop teaches recognition and avoidance of common river hazards, execution of self-rescue techniques, and simple rescues of paddlers in distress. Emphasis is placed both on personal safety and on simple, commonly used skills. Fundamental techniques for dealing with hazards that carry greater risks for both victim and rescuer, such as entrapments, and pins, also are taught. This course is aimed primarily at new boaters, or boaters who do not anticipate paddling in whitewater.
The Instructor Development Workshop (IDW), over 1.5 days, is where instructors assess Instructor Candidate demonstrations and teaching technique, providing feedback for improvement. Instructor candidates receive an exit interview with specific recommendations and 2-4 teaching assignments for the Instructor Certification Exam (ICE). Over an additional 1.5 days, Instructor Candidates' teaching and demonstration skills are evaluated by course instructors to determine instructional status with the ACA. Additional course-specific requirements can be foundon the ACA Website in the ACA Instructor Criteria documents.
he Advanced Swiftwater Rescue workshop is aimed at trip leaders, boaters paddling on more challenging whitewater, and anyone desiring opportunities to develop their rescue skills. Critical judgment and rescue awareness, impacting both personal and group safety, are emphasized throughout the course. Although new skills may be taught, this class focuses on developing judgment and applying skills in rescue scenarios. Scope and content of the course will vary, based upon participant needs, interests and experience.
Take the Introduction to Canoeing Instructor Development Workshop (IDW).and prepare for the endless journey home. There is an uncharted wilderness waiting for you
The Swiftwater Rescue workshop teaches recognition and avoidance of common river hazards, execution of selfrescue techniques, and rescue techniques for paddlers in distress. Emphasis is placed both on personal safety and on simple, commonly used skills. Techniques for dealing with hazards that carry greater risks for both victim and rescuer, such as strainers, rescue vest applications, entrapments, and pins, also are practiced. Scenarios will provide an opportunity for participants to practice their skills both individually and within a team/group context.
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American Canoe Association Swiftwater Rescue Instructor Trainers, Justin Padgett and Tom Borroughs were thrilled to attend and present at the inaugural National Conference on Swiftwater Rescue held 25-27 October 2013 in Dillsboro, NC on the Tuckasegee River. The conference was well attended by a little more than 100 participants from all over the country. The air temperatures during the water coursework ranged from 26 to about 65 degrees Fahrenheit, so we had some chilly dry suits at times. It is a complete understatement to say how privileged we were to teach along side the founders of SWR curriculum; Charlie Walbridge, Les Bechel, and Slim Ray. Thank you to all of those who traveled so far to be part of this historical event!


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Politicians do not create jobs, businessmen create jobs. What politicians more typically do is get in the way of job creation with increasingly onerous regulations and accelerating taxation. But every once in a rare while a uniquely qualified business leader seizes upon a rare opportunity created at least in part by a even more rare wise governmental move.
The rare opportunity today flows in part from The JOBS Act of 2012 and has been further aided by a few critical changes with Securities and Exchange Commission Regulations. Our nation is still greatly in need of further job creation and these legislative and regulatory moves actually do help make that happen but not without some serious entrepreneurial action.
One of the most intriguing developments to flow from the confluence of events is the creation of the "Jobs Act Equity Group" [JAEG] by Austin, Texas based securities attorney W. Andrew Stack, Esquire. Taking his many years of experience with securities law and regulation coupled with their practical application in the world of emerging companies and combined with the current needs and changes and he has produced one of the most exciting new business tools of the century.
Investors are brought on board with very modest individual investments which are combined to finance the launch of new businesses that meets very strict guidelines designed to maximize success. But one key element every new company needs to participate in the JAEG program is a commitment to create a minimum of five new jobs for each new enterprise. Now it would be very easy to opine that five jobs aren't very many. Well that is true, but Stack and his team are committed to create scores of new businesses and therefore hundreds of new jobs which is a far better result than most so called "jobs" programs. In fact it is the best of all worlds. JAEG indeed does create jobs and in so doing also contributes to American business growth. I'd say that is a classic win win. This is something you need to check out. The JAEG website, while still in development is a good place to begin. www.jobsactequitygroup.com.
Copyright 2014 Ron Irwin


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|S&D rolls vs Seattle U
Sophomore Rachel Millet won three individual events and junior Megan Venlos and freshman Jamie Sterbis both won two as the University of Idaho Swimming and Diving team defeated conference foe Seattle University, 175-86 Saturday at the UI Swim Center.
The Vandals dominated across the board by winning 14 events including the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard free relay to give them their first Western Athletic Conference win of the season.
"It's pretty important to get a win when you can get them," Head Coach Mark Sowa said. "Anytime you get to race somebody within your conference, it ups the ante a little bit."
Millet put forth another dominating performance in the second meet of the season by winning the 50-, 500- and 1000-yard freestyle events. She also won three individual events last week against Boise State University.
"Rachel continues to impress," Sowa said. "We put her in some uncomfortable situations with events that she normally doesn't swim, so that was good training for us right there."
Sterbis and fellow freshman Janelle Stacy did not look like first-year collegiate athletes in their second career meet. Sterbis won the 100- and 200-yard fly and Stacy won the 100-yard backstroke event and finished second behind junior Sammi Mischkot in the in the 200-yard back.
The Vandals were also buoyed by Venlos and senior Kelsie Saxe, who are having strong starts to their seasons. Venlos placed first in the 100- and 200-yard free events, while Saxe won the 200-yard IM.
Sowa said he was proud of the team for battling through fatigue in their second meet in two weeks.
"Overall, I liked our intensity and I liked our focus," Sowa said. "That's a good thing and that should carry over for the next couple weeks of training."
Idaho will face off against the Air Force Academy Nov. 2, at Colorado Springs, and against the University of Denver, Nov. 3 at Denver.


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The New York Jets are playing this all wrong it seems with Darrelle Revis, shunning arguably the best cornerback in the league and possibly their best player on the team.
Reports were out a few days ago that the Jets were avoiding Revis' representatives at the Combine in Indianapolis, only to have this latest news break that they're talking to a lot of other people about him. The ducking was a possible indication that Revis is going to be traded should they find the right trade partner, now this New York Daily News report makes it a clear indication.
Jets GM John Idzik has talked with multiple teams about trading Revis, with a source telling the Daily News that Idzik was "actively" shopping Revis, and interested teams are exploring their options to acquire him.
And head coach Rex Ryan is reportedly out of the loop.
Per the Daily News: "Idzik is basically flying solo on the Revis talks, with Ryan and other members of the organization (other than Johnson) out of the loop."


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Andrew: Lets move on now to some more e-mails. Next one comes from Kevin, 21 of Chicago, Illinois, not our Kevin.
Hey, I'm not too sure if any of you keep up with high definition movie releases as in Blu-ray and HD-DVD, but within the past month or so Warner Brothers has had to postpone several of their high def releases with no explanation. This makes me think that they may be having HD production problems, so, for the 'Harry Potter' series, they wanted to allow themselves enough time to be able to meet the HD demand in the US. After all, the Harry Potter movies will likely make it into their top selling HD releases, and releasing them day-and-date with the DVD will promote HD sales. This is just speculation of course, but hey that's what 'Harry Potte'r podcasts are all about, right?
Andrew: Right.
Eric: What is the question?
Andrew: No it is not a question. It is a statement. Last week we talked about why is the Harry Potter DVD being delayed? Or was it two weeks ago, I lose track.
Micah: It was last week.
Eric: Because it was out overseas, and why is it waiting till December 11th?
Andrew: Yeah.
Eric: Okay. It's a Christmas thing.
Andrew: Well I did do a quick check on Amazon.com to see if they - actually Amazon.co.uk to see if they had them in stick in the UK, the HD and Blu-ray discs and they do. So, that might suggest that might not be a problem with that? The High Definition movie releases? Although I guess you will need a crap load more us Americans, since, I'm sure a hot holiday item this season is going to be the High Definition Movie players. So...
Eric: I am pretty sure if they wanted to produce an extra 500 million copies of the HD DVD a month ago they could have done it though.
Andrew: Yea,h but there has been delays in supply has been low. I do not know, I still seriously think it had something to do with the Hairspray DVD release.
[Everyone laughs]
Andrew: I am just saying because I think it is competitive.
Eric: No, I think it is possible, they didn't want to compete with Hairspray. They knew that they would lose.
Andrew: well, I don't know if they would lose but if you are going out with your kid is - if their parent is going out to buy a DVD at Wal-Mart, per say. You know, typically they will get one DVD. You know, it is typical competition.
Eric: Oh my god, I miss Wal-Mart.
Andrew: Wal-Mart is all right. That's where I bought my Hairspray DVD.
Micah: well, what about extra things being included on this DVD as opposed to maybe something on the others. Is that possible? I mean, would they include more scenes, say, from Half-Blood Prince or something like that?
Andrew: Oh, I mean all the scenes are viewable online. Unless...
Eric: Are they?
Andrew: Yes. You put your DVD in the computer, and it takes you to the site, and you can watch them.
Eric: Oh right.
Micah: Oh, that's true.
Eric: Oh. I haven't explored my disc 2 yet. I'm bad.
Micah: But see the Christmas argument doesn't really hold up with me either. It is going to be Christmas in the UK also. So, why the difference?
Andrew: Yeah, right.
Eric: Well, no, but the American in consumerized. America just wants to delay it, because they know they are going to get the hype up. You know?
Andrew: Yeah. Could be. Well...
Eric: That's what I heard.
Andrew: Well, whatever. We may never know the true reason.
Andy: But waiting an entire month to delay it?
Andrew: Yeah. I know...
Eric: Yes. Absolutely, because maybe it's a stupid corporate idea, but it's an idea.
Andrew: I could see why it would be delayed for Australia or Germany...
Andy: Every DVD we ever get is delayed here.
Eric: Well, New Zealand runs out of iPods.
Micah: Really?
Andrew: Really?
Eric: Yeah.
Andrew: Hmmm. Hmmm.
Eric: You can actually go into a store now and they could say that it is capable that they ran out of them in the country.
Micah: Yeah. Well, there is some business strategy to this. We just don't know what it is. [laughs]
Andrew: Right. Right. [laughs]
Eric: We have contacts, don't we? Couldn't we e-mail them?
Andrew: Yeah. We could. I keep forgetting. I don't think they'll give a comment. They'll just be like, "because.." I'll see, I'll look into it. All right. That is all we have for emails this week, because we have a segment that we are bringing back this week. I think the last segment, Chapter-by-Chapter segment was Episode 44 it looks like, back in mid-June of 2006.
Eric: That was more than two-thirds of the show ago, so by the first third of what the show is now, Chapter-by-Chapter was gone, out of the scene, zip, out, patouie. Why was that Andrew?
Andrew: Well, ummm, we had mixed feedback about Chapter-by-Chapter originally, and well throughout the thing's run some people really lpved it, some people didn't like it so much, so we took a break from it for a while, and then Book 7 came around and we sort of just scrapped it all together. The original plan, I think I remember sitting on the phone with you about this Eric was we were going to start at a certain day, and we were going to doing it so that we could complete every chapter between Books 1 and 6 right before, leading up to the Book 7 release. Was that - wasn't that the original plan?
Eric: I'm kind of glad we didn't.
Andrew: Now, I'm glad we didn't either, because...
Eric: Yeah, it was difficult, especially with the movie being released in conjunction. It was just - we had so many...
Andrew: Other things to talk about.
Eric: I think we did quite well on content.
Andrew: Yeah, we did do well.
Eric: I think we did quite well in content and there were mixed reviews on Chapter-by-Chapter, and it was for very good reason, so what we have decided to do - this was what, Andrew's idea? Because, well explain about Book 7.
Andrew: Well, it wasn't even my idea. I mean we have been talking about this for a while, but and then [laughs] it is going to sound like I am trying to blame it on someone, but Micah was suggesting...
Micah: You're going to say. Yeah, I knew it.
[Andrew laughs]
Andrew: Micah suggested last week or a couple weeks ago that - okay, we have been thinking about bringing it back. Okay? So shoot me. [laughs] Fine. Call it my idea. Whatever. I don't care. We are going to bring it back this week. Well, we are going to start where we are going to go through Deathly Hallows. We are going to start with Chapter 1 this week, but we are going to tweak the segment a little bit. We are going to treat it differently, and we are going to take our first shot at it with today's show, and we think it is going to go pretty well. I do. Micah does. Andy does.
Micah: Yeah, and...
Andy: Sure do.
Eric: I do too.
[Andrew and Micah laugh]
Eric: So, for this new revamp, and now for new listeners or for those of you who are not terribly familiar with this, we will just do a recap.
Andrew: We do have a lot of new listeners since then, so go for it.
Eric: Yeah. Yeah. We go by - I think what one of the original ideas was between Jamie and myself, we were talking about it once, and we said well wouldn't it be great - no, no, this wasn't Jamie's idea. Wouldn't it be great if we had a read with all of our listeners where we read a chapter and they read a chapter and each week we talked about it on the show? This would give us sort of endless content, one for each chapter would last forever. It's the podcaster's ideal thing. If not for main discussion, it could provide - and it was an interesting idea. In concept it was a bit interesting, and basically what remained was that the MuggleCasters did read a chapter of the first book until we did end up completing the first book.
Andrew: We did.
Eric: What we do, yup, is we read each chapter of the Harry Potter series, and we bring up some key points, discussion topics, and we talk about what happens in the books. Now with Book 7 this will be interesting and different, because it will be a very nice way of - we have done overviews of Book 7. Over the past 20 episodes we have talked about what happened in Book 7, but never at this detail, and never with a complete, well what was it actually? What actually happened? You guys agree?
Micah: Yeah. And I think a lot of new people have asked for this. They want us to go through Book 7 chapter-by-chapter, and so that's really why it's coming back, because people want it.
Andrew: Yes.
Eric: And it is our segment.
Andrew: And admittedly, we have sort of taken - we've sort of gone away from in-depth discussion that we used to do. We haven't been doing it as much lately. I mean, we've been talking about gay characters, and Hairspray...
Eric: That's certainly true.
Andrew: And what Harry Potter conferences are bugging us. So, we're kind of...
Eric: Yeah.
Andrew: So...
Eric: We have to show them we still got it and we're not just arrogant, pompous, teenage boys.
Andrew: Gay boys.
Eric: [sarcastically] Gay, teenage boys who like Hairspray and are really happy that - anyway...
Andrew: Let's go on to the actual segment. Let's do this.
Eric: Okay. So, before we begin, I wanted to do this Chapter-by-Chapter shortly. Now, I know you guys are thinking, great, great. No, no. Some listeners may or may not know, I mean, I haven't been on too many episodes - not so many as I used to be, recently, but some listeners may very well know that I didn't have the fondest, warmest reception to Book 7 initially. I have a vow that I will re-read this book with a keen eye and I will be absolutely - I won't go easy on it, but I'm going to completely re-envision what I think because we're going chapter-by-chapter. All the Mugglecasters are doing this every - I don't know about every show, but we'll be doing this throughout all of Book 7, and I won't be biased. We're going to do it.
Andrew: Okay, sweet.
Eric: I'm really enthused.
Andrew: So, let's get right into it. We're going to start with "The Dark Lord Ascending," Chapter One.
Eric: Everybody, books open. I believe this a...
Andrew: Yeah, everybody open up your books to page one.
Eric: What page is it in the U.S.?
Andrew: Page one. It's page one.
Eric: It opens on page ten - or nine, actually, in the U.K. edition.
Andy: Yeah, nine.
Andrew: Fantastic.
Andrew: We're going to start with a basic summary. In short, it's Voldemort and all of his Death Eaters around one table planning - or, well, listening to Voldemort's plan to kill Harry Potter. He's telling his friends, our foes, that he is going to kill Harry Potter himself because he's made too many mistakes. So, that's basically how it opens up and our initial thoughts on this chapter, first chapter.
Eric: We'll go around the table. We'll go around the table.
Andrew: Yeah. Let me just start by saying this is a perfect way to open a book. It's very movie-like.
Micah: Yeah.
Andrew: It's a very movie-like opening because it's very short and find out exactly what the villain in this - I'm just going to call it a film right now - film is going to be trying to do throughout the entire film, and it's short and sweet...
Eric: You can say text.
Andrew: And it ends with a death. It's just - it's so fitting. It's going to be a perfect movie opening. Next.
Eric: I agree. Micah, what do you think?
Micah: I agree completely, actually. Andrew and I were talking about this before we started the show and saying how awesome of a way this is to open up Deathly Hallows. You know? The Avada Kedavra, the flash of green light and then Voldemort saying, you know, the whole line of "Dinner, Nagini" and you can see it just transferring over to Hedwig's Theme and that's how the seventh movie opens up.
Andrew: Hopefully they keep it in. [laughs]
Micah: [laughs] Yeah, if they're listening now, yeah, you better keep that in.
Andrew: David, David, my buddy.
Eric: I don't think, though, that they'll have a problem with this book because this is quite - this is short. This is a short book. In the U.K. edition, isn't it the third longest book?
Micah: Right.
Eric: I think it's behind...
Micah: Something like that.
Eric: Yeah. I think it's behind Book 5 for sure...
Micah: Right, but you can see the movie opening like that, similar, really, to how Goblet of Fire opened up with Frank Bryce being killed.
Eric: Yeah. It's very, very similar, and also a bit - you get a lot of star power with all of the actors. You'll see Alan Rickman and Jason Isaacs...
Eric: And all of them - and Ralph Fiennes - right in the very beginning, and it's a great - you're right - it's very movie-esque and very good for the narrative of the text.
Andrew: Have we seen Alan Rickman and Ralph Fiennes on the same scene together yet?
Eric: Have they been together?
Andrew: I don't think so, have we?
Eric: No, no, not together because they would be...
Eric: Yeah, no we haven't.
Andrew: Yeah, that'll be very cool.
Eric: And Snape wasn't at the end of Movie 5, as far as I recall.
Andrew: Nope.
Eric: Yep. I can't wait.
Micah: Andy?
Andrew: Yeah, Andy?
Andy: All right, well, I have to re-preface this by saying Book 7 was my favorite book, so that's good.
Andrew: Oooh.
Andy: But I think this was a very good chapter and the thing I really enjoyed about it was something I've been wanting to see for a long time, which is the Malfoy Manor. And then we get taken right into it, so, I thought that was fantastic.
Eric: Yep. Yep. We're at the Malfoy Manor.
Andrew: Yeah, it's about time.
Eric: Isn't that awesome? After six books- that's actually our first point here. After six books of knowing the Malfoys, disliking the Malfoys - well, I don't know, some people thought Draco was kind of cute, but... [laughs] We're at the Malfoy Manor. Arthur Weasley has been here. Other characters have been there. This is where Dobby was from, we're talking, and we mean it. And, guys, what do we see? What do we see? What do we see? What do we have...
Andrew: Voldemort is there!
Eric: Voldemort's there and, guys, we have - they're white. They're sleek. They're shiny. They're peacocks.
Micah: [laughs] What?
Eric: The Malfoy Manor has peacocks! Did you guys not find - I find this - I put this as number one on our key points here. Isn't that awesome? What else about the Manor do you guys find interesting that we're introduced to in this book or in this chapter?
Andrew: Well, I like how Jo describes it as a handsome manor.
Eric: Yeah, it's very handsome.
Andrew: "Out of the darkness at the end of the straight drive was glinting..." Yeah, of course we've talked about it a million times before, but Jo's just very descriptive with all of her scenes.
Eric: No, it's really written well. I think that's very demonstrative, and you guys remember in the middle of their talks they - you hear a whine, a moan, a distinct sort of noise, and Voldemort turns to Wormtail and says, "I thought you were keeping our prisoner in line?"
Andrew: Yeah, no, wait a second. What - what was that?
Eric: That was Ollivander.
Andy: That was Ollivander, yeah.
Andrew: Oh, okay.
Eric: From underneath, but we don't know that yet.
Andrew: That makes sense now.
Eric: So, we just spoiled it for all the people who haven't read Book 7 yet, and were waiting for us to do Chapter-by-Chapter. [aughs]
Eric: Nevermind.
Andrew: Because I was confused because the Hogwarts teacher is the prisoner. I was like, "Why is he running off if the Hogwarts teacher is right there?"
Eric: Right. Yeah, it was a bit confusing. So, when they go into the room - now this is when you meet Snape and Yaxley, right?
Andrew: Yes.
Eric: Snape and the Death Eater Yaxley, who are - they have their wands out at each other. They draw their - and this line worried me, because I think this was released just prior to, like, the week of the seventh book, wasn't it? This first apparent opening had been leaked?
Andrew: Yeah, it did. Yeah, it did.
Eric: And, just the way Snape says, when asked, "You have news?" Snape says, " The best." You know? "Replied Snape."
Andrew: "The best."
Eric: That worried me very, very much because this is just after - you have to take yourself back. This is the night of, or the night after, or well, actually quite a bit after, but it's - it's just after Snape has killed Dumbledore, and I took it to mean, "Oh no, maybe we were all fooled for thinking Snape was good, because he says... Well, it's the best, and he's grinning and he's like I have the best news of all. I thought he was delivering the news that he had killed Dumbledore, but he wasn't, so that's good.
Andrew: Yeah. So, then we get into the house and there's that floating human figure, and then Jo intros Draco, but doesn't directly say that it's Draco. What page is this on?
Eric: She says, "A boy with sleek hair..."
Andrew: Yeah, that's it
Eric: "...was the only one paying attention to Charity Burbage."
Andrew: Ah ha! I don't know about you guys, but I knew right away that was Draco. Who else could it be?
Eric: I read it twice, and then I figured it was him.
Andrew: Really?
Eric: Yeah, because it was like...
Micah: Well, they are in his house.
Eric: But it's interesting that he should be in the Death Eater meeting, not - I mean, I realize that at the end of Book 6 we find out that he's been inducted as a Death Eater.
Eric: But I think it's - I think it's quite interesting to have the whole family there, which we'll get into in a moment.
Andrew: Yes, the whole family thing, and how Voldemort responds. So, Draco, you can tell at this point that Draco is still exactly as he has been. He's weak, he's not - he shouldn't be a Death Eater. He's scared at the sight of Charity Burbage. Is that how you pronounce his name?
Eric: Yep. Her name.
Andrew: Her name.
Micah: Her name.
Andrew: He's scared of her floating right there, right in front of him.
Eric: Kind of creepy.
Andrew: Draco's a wuss. He's not - he's not...
Eric: I think he's realizing...
Andrew: He's not as great as he thinks he is.
Eric: Yeah. I think he's realizing, at this point more than ever, he's in over his head, or at least Charity's over his head. But...
[Andrew laughs]
Eric: He's in over his head now, and - and he can't get out. There's no way out. So, he just has to sit there and look glum, you know? And hope he doesn't get noticed by Voldemort, as he does.
Andrew: Right. So then they start talking about the Ministry of Magic.
Eric: Yes, they their plan is to...
Micah: I wanted to bring up...
Eric: ...overthrow it.
Andrew: Go ahead.
Eric: What's up?
Micah: No, I just wanted to bring up one thing that I thought - and it does relate to all this, but when they first started getting into talking about the plan and the news that Snape brought. How Snape sort of conveys that information to Voldemort and how Snape is so very sure about when Harry is being moved. And I'm just going to quote it right here because, you know, this goes back to the whole idea of Voldemort being able to read into Snape's mind and Snape being so good at locking him out. It says, "His red eyes fastened upon Snape's black ones with such intensity that some of the watchers looked away, apparently fearful that they themselves would be scorched by the ferocity of the gaze. Snape, however, looked calmly back into Voldemort's face and after a moment or two, Voldemort's lipless mouth curved into something like a smile." So, it's clear that Snape has to be extremely powerful to do what he's doing and it shows even in the first chapter of Book 7.
Eric: Again, yeah, the Snape thing - no, you're right. You're completely right. And Snape - where is Snape? Snape is seated at the "right hand" of Voldemort, literally the chair right beside him. "Severus, I was saving this for you." As soon as he walks in, he sits at the "right hand" of Voldemort, which is because significant...
Micah: You think he said it like that?
Eric: He said it exactly like that in his...
Andrew: "Oh Severus, come here."
Eric: in his eyes. What you didn't know about...
Andrew: "I saved you a seat."
Eric: No, look, if he's the next one to come out, I'm leaving, literally. I'm literally - I'm just leaving.
[Micah laughs]
Eric: I'm leaving. You'll hear a door close.
Andrew: No, he was in love with Lily.
Eric: And, yeah. No.
Andrew: We know that.
Eric: Yeah. No, I'm talking Voldemort.
Andrew: Oh, oh, oh.
Andy: He wasn't in love with anybody.
Eric: [Eric laughs] Okay, anyway. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. He's not capable of love, so I'll continue to believe that.
Andrew: Straight love.
Eric: No, the right hand of Voldemort, that's symbolic. So, Snape is so trusted and so powerful, he sits at the right hand of Voldemort. And Voldemort's got that snake all around him so that's pretty creepy because the snake - the snake would be - it's described as being as big as a man's thigh.
Andrew: Yeah, and the snake will just straight up will kill you.
Eric: And it does in the end.
Eric: Oh, spoiler again. But I mean, snake, Snape and Voldie, right there. That - that's just ugh. That's like a bad board meeting gone wrong.
Eric: So they're talking hostile take-overs.
Andrew: Yeah. So, Voldemort saying that he needs to kill off Harry Potter himself and thanks to Snape's information, he decides - well, he realizes that Harry's not going to go through Portkey or Floo Powder, so he's going to catch him right out in person! He's going to catch him out in broad darkness or daylight. He's going to catch him. And it's not going to be through magic because the Ministry of Magic could be watching - or, well, they know that the Ministry could be watching or the Death Eaters. [sighs] So...
Eric: Exactly.
Eric: There's a quote here.
Andrew: Okay.
Eric: Quote here is "I shall attend to the boy in person. There have been too many mistakes where Harry Potter is concerned. Some of them have been my own. That Potter lives is due more to my errors than to his triumphs." Lord Voldemort says this in - on page 13 in the UK edition. He says that there have been errors and they've been more Voldemort's fault than they have been due to Harry's, you know, dumb luck, basically. Voldemort's...
Micah: That's...
Eric: .Goes on to say more about this.
Micah: Page six in our U.S. edition.
Eric: Page six? That's really interesting. Yeah. But yeah, he says that. And then he goes on to it. So, this is sort of setting up that Voldemort is aware of his past failings and is really keen on not making any more mistakes when it comes to Harry Potter.
Micah: I thought that statement was so ironic, though, if you think about.
Eric: Oh, it's very. It's very ironic. That's why...
Micah: Because there he is talking about his mistakes and yet he's unaware of the fact...
Eric: He's going to make a boatload.
Micah: Oblivious to the fact of how many more mistakes he's made and how far along in the process Harry already is.
Eric: Yeah, by the end of this book, he's going to make a boatload more mistakes.
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Just in case you hadn't noticed yet, I've rearranged by website, again. I kind of have this thing that I have to update it about once a year so that I can utilize all the great stuff I keep learning. I was the same way when I was a hair stylist back in the 80's….I never had the same hair style for longer than about 6 months. Okay, so I'm easily bored.
Since I was so busy with the rearranging, I haven't posted in a couple of weeks either, and while I was so buy with the rearranging, I discovered some great new things that I wanted to pass along to all of you. Okay, maybe they're not so new to the world, but they're new to me, and I think you'll really like them, too!
- Password protect a page in your WordPress site. Since I have some downloadable products that I sell as part of my SEO e-book, I needed a way to password protect the page these products are listed on. My previous site had been built with Dreamweaver (even though the blog portion was always a WordPress blog), and previously I had password protected a folder which contained the page the products were listed on, along with the products themselves. Since I wanted to keep all the pages within WordPress, and you can't have a WordPress page within a folder, I needed to protect just the individual page.You can do this in the Publish box, which is directly to the right of the text editor box, as you're adding a new page or post.
Click the Edit link next to Visibility: Public, then select the radio button for Password protected. You will then be prompted to enter the password and you can click OK. Super easy!
- WordPress Find and Replace Plugin. Since I created my new site in a temporary folder, when I finally moved the site, there were many links and pathways left with the folder name in them. Rather than manually go through each page and post, this plugin will allow you to search for a certain string, then replace it with the correct text. For example, if a link on a page was written as http://www.theresasheridan.com/newsite/web-design, I could search for the string "http://www.theresasheridan.com/newsite", then simply replace that text with "http://www.theresasheridan.com/" and the link would now be correct. While I still had a few stragglers, it was much easier to fix a few, than hundreds.
- WordPress Broken Link Checker Plugin. What about all the other links that might be broken on your site? This plugin will find any broken link on your site and alert you of it, at intervals set by you. This allowed me to find hundreds of broken links in old comments, not to mention the remaining few broken links I had due to the site move. They can easily be fixed or you can delete the source, if necessary.
- WordPress Display Widgets Plugin. While I've known about this plugin for awhile, I still find it really handy, so I thought it was worth mentioning. This plugin allows you to display or hide any widget on any page. So if you have a widget that you want on the home page, but not on subsequent pages, you can set it to show only on the home page. This is particularly handy for themes where you can't create multiple page layouts, but you just don't want every widget on every page.
- SEO Facebook Comments Plugin for WordPress. So cool, I just figured out how to do this! Install the plugin, create your app in Facebook, then voila! people can comment on your blog using their Facebook profile. Anytime someone comments, the comment will appear on their wall, so all their friends will see. This is just another great way that Facebook can help increase awareness of your site and drive traffic to it. You can select the option to allow WordPress commenting still, so that people who don't use Facebook can still comment. Check out my comments below and feel free to leave a comment. I love connecting with people on Facebook!
- Cool CSS Button Generator. Sometimes buttons can be tricky. While you can use an image, it can be much easier to set up custom CSS so that all the buttons on your site are consistent, without having to insert image code for each one. Plus, if you use different text on each of your buttons, this means one button for every form. This tool allows you to set the various colors of your buttons, set the size, and then generates all the CSS code that you need. Assign the button the proper class, if necessary, and it's done. Cool buttons without creating images. Check out my button at the bottom of this page, below the WordPress comments field.
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