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From 1973 to 1999, childhood cancers increased by 26 percent, making cancer the greatest health threat to children. Currently, one in a 100 8-year-old children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers, and the number might be as high as 1 in 58 for boys, according to a phone survey in the journal, Pediatrics. According to Robyn O'Brien, author of The Unhealthy Truth, one out of every three U.S. kids currently suffers from allergies, asthma, ADHD, or autism—our children's bodies are clearly under assault. But why?
In yesterday's article I mentioned how, as one concerned father, I set out to try to find out the dangers that are children are facing and how I learned about something called endocrine disruption, or the disruption of the hormones that control everything from mood to gene expression.
As I was researching my fact-based novel, one of the things I discovered was that since World War Two, approximately 80,000 chemicals have been invented, and thousands of these have been produced in excess of millions of pounds per year. Only a small percentage of these chemicals have ever been tested to discover their effects on animals and humans. (If you want to discover how the chemical industry undermined government regulation, watch Bill Moyers brave and brilliant documentary, Trade Secrets.)
We feed these chemicals to our children through the chemicals on the food they eat, in the water they drink, in the lotions we put on their skin, in the products that they touch, and even in the air they breath. A recent study of fetal cord blood—the blood a child is born with before they take their first breath—found 413 chemicals and on average more than 200 different chemicals per child.
Many endocrine disrupting chemicals are plastics. You may have heard of the chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, which is a plasticizer that has been used to make plastic bottles (including baby bottles), to coat children's teeth so they don't get cavities, and to line canned food. In lab animals (we can not do controlled studies on people for obvious reasons), BPA has been shown to impair brain development, cause down syndrome, cause breast cancer, prostate cancer, low sperm count, and even obesity.
Obesity? Have a look at this picture. The mouse on the left is a normal mouse; the one on the right was exposed to tiny amounts of BPA during its gestation. Could exposure to this chemical, seven billion pounds of which is produced and put into our environment every year, play a role in the epidemic in adult and childhood obesity that is spreading around the world?
Why don't you know about this? Well, let's just say there are lots of people who don't want you to know about this and have worked hard to obscure the facts. On Sunday, May 31, 2009, the Washington Post broke the story that manufacturers of packaging for beverages and foods, including some of their customers, like Coca-Cola, were trying to defend the use of BPA and use "scare tactics" to make sure that the chemical was not banned. I couldn't believe it. It was as if some of the villains from my novel had come to life. But if I had my characters try to recruit a pregnant woman to discuss the benefits of BPA—as they industry execs apparently did—no one would have believed it.
Out of shortsighted economic interests, also known as greed, we are conducting an unprecedented experiment on the health of our children.
Tomorrow, we will look at how what's happening to our children is happening to the whole planet, and the next day why some children get sick and other's don't. Then we'll discover the silver lining and what can turn this around. Finally, on Friday, we look at what you can do to try to keep your family safe.
For more information about endocrine disruption, the research mentioned in this blog post, and about Doug's fact-based eco-thriller, Eye of the Whale, please visit www.DouglasCarltonAbrams.com.


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Sen. Ben Cardin lamented snowballing damage from federal budget cuts in town hall meetings with federal workers and small-business leaders Friday, pledging to work toward an alternative budget solution by October.
But he acknowledged that achieving a compromise between similar budget proposals from the Senate and President Barack Obama and another from the House of Representatives could be a challenge. He spoke to two dozen Howard County business owners and more than 50 employees at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt.
"I wouldn't trade our system with any other system in the world, but it doesn't look good now," Cardin told the NASA employees.
The meetings were dedicated to sequestration, the automatic federal budget cuts that took effect March 1 to slash spending by as much as 10 percent. Unless Congress acts, sequestration requires $42.7 billion in cuts to defense programs and another $42.7 billion in cuts to nondefense programs over the next year.
At NASA, Cardin drew applause for emphasizing a need to stand behind federal workers, many of whom are facing furloughs.
"I understand Congress has a strange way of thanking you," Cardin told NASA workers. "You have been asked to sacrifice time and time again," he said, citing three years of salary freezes. "Enough's enough."
Workers shared concerns about politicians' inability to compromise and about effects they are already seeing or fearing.
Carolyn Ng, a contractor who works with student interns at Goddard, said she is concerned that a realignment of federal spending on science, technology, engineering and math education, or STEM, could limit training opportunities at the space flight center. The move is seeking to coordinate STEM efforts across science-focused agencies, said Bob Gabrys, director of education at Goddard.
"It's difficult to say that shouldn't be true," Gabrys said. "But we don't know how it would be implemented."
At another meeting with Cardin at Howard Community College's Ecker Business Training Center, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman said what frustrates him is not that the budget is being cut, which he said needs to happen, but how it is being done with across-the-board cuts.
"It doesn't allow intelligent decisions to be made," he said.
Cardin said he does not have "a lot of confidence" the House will put an end to sequestration.
"The initiation will have to come from either the White House or the Senate," he said.
The sessions were part of a series of town hall meetings Cardin has held in recent weeks, including at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, with small business owners in Prince George's County, and at the Social Security Administration in Woodlawn.


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- Syria's Chemical Weapons:
Issues for Congress
By Mary Beth D. Nikitin
Specialist in Nonproliferation
& Paul K. Kerr
Analyst in Nonproliferation
& Andrew Feickert
Specialist in Military Ground Forces
August 20, 2013 [R42848]
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Dolly Parton Dishes on Her 'Trashy' Halloween Costume
Dolly Parton has such a sassy sense of humor, she's even open to whole-heartedly accepting the fact that she picked up a "trashy" costume for Halloween. Everyone's favorite country superstar played along with pushy TMZ interviewers recently as they prodded her about her purchase.
The site caught the singer outside of Matteo's restaurant in Los Angeles, where they asked her what she bought at the legendary custom lingerie store Trashy Lingerie earlier in the week. She joked — maybe — that it was her Halloween costume, presumably a sexy pirate, which leaves plenty to the imagination.
"We have fun at Halloween," Parton declared, as she held onto her lady lumps. Hey now!
When asked about the measurements on her costume — given her famous assets and notorious curves — she was game for more fun, answering honestly, "Oh I don't know, don't ask me that. I have two pumpkins… that's all I care about."
The short-but-sweet exchange proves that Parton has a wicked sense of humor and doesn't take herself too seriously, especially when being hounded by a gossip site.
Whatever Parton ends up wearing next week, we're sure she will look utterly fabulous — pumpkins and all.
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In the United States, we do not understand the relationship between energy and economics. Oil shale and tar sands, we are told, will create energy independence in the United States and extricate us from the messy world of the Middle East and oil conflicts.
We forget that economics is merely a social construction that organizes the production and distribution of goods and services. Production of goods is dependent on available resources and energy. Period. Yet in this culture, we believe that if we engage in voodoo economics, we can create more energy. This is impossible. Economic systems are made by humans. Energy and resources come from somewhere else call it nature; call it God. Humans do not create energy. Shell geologist M. King Hubbert, of peak oil fame, noted in 1981 that we are engaged in an impossible dance where a growth-dependent economic system is standing on a planet of energy and resources that cannot grow.
In order to understand the economic/fossil fuels connection, we need to understand four issues: energy returned on energy invested, debt, the petro-dollar and the pricing of oil on the futures market.
Energy returned on energy invested is a basic measure of prosperity. If an entity can invest a modest amount of energy and receive a generous return, there is wealth. At the turn of the 20th century, one barrel of oil invested would lead to a return of 100 barrels. As a result, the United States was wealthy and embarked on the age of oil. Tar sands (which is uncooked oil) has an energy returned on energy invested rate of about one barrel in to 1.5-4 barrels out. A 1:1 ratio results in no net gain and therefore no wealth. Oil shale, which pundits claim to be our way back to the top of the dog pile, is 1:1 or perhaps even 1 to .9. Oil-shale production will not result in wealth.
An economic system dependent on debt rose with the age of oil. Debt requires growth. The borrower will pay back the principal plus interest. Of course debt and banks existed before the 1900s, but these financial practices were not an essential piece of the global economic system. The idea of great bundles of debt being bought and sold for millions would have been unfathomable in 1898. It is not surprising that debt would emerge with the age of oil. If one barrel of oil invested is worth 100 barrels, then similarly to invest a dollar and make two dollars would make sense. The result has been the exponential growth of debt at all levels: student debt, real estate debt, credit card debt, treasury bonds and foreign debt. The only problem is that we no longer have an energy returned to energy invested rate of one to 100. The availability of resources with good return rates is no longer growing. Production of cheap resources are either holding steady or in decline. Debt continues to grow, creating a greater and greater disparity between the available energy and the existing monetary system.
Two economic practices have abstracted the relationship between energy and economics. The first is the petro-dollar, where most oil is traded in dollars. This practice, initiated by Nixon in the 1970s after oil peaked in the United States, resulted in a global economic system flooded with dollars and debt. The second practice, initiated in 1983, is the pricing of oil through the futures market. Oil prices are no longer directly related to the supply of oil or the economics of oil extraction. We live in a world that is flooded with dollars. Those dollars are no longer backed by resources or energy. The dollar divorced energy and remarried debt several decades ago.
The potential production of oil shale and tar sands has produced enormous excitement and a sense of relief that the predictions of peak oil and energy scarcity were wrong. However, a 4:1 ratio of energy returned on energy invested will not support an economy drowning in debt.
We cannot see this now because we still believe that the dollars surrounding the naked emperor constitutes clothing. But dollars are not clothing, they are just a hallucination.
It is important for us to understand where energy comes from, how our economy is connected to energy and begin transitioning to an economic system that can deal with a world of energy contraction. Perhaps the most heart-breaking implication of this hallucination is that it may continue for some time.
And while the hallucination continues, we will choose to pour more greenhouse gasses into our atmosphere and sully millions upon millions of our most important resource: water.
Janine Fitzgerald is a professor of sociology and human services at Fort Lewis College. Reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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State officials announced Monday it has sold nearly a dozen state-owned office complexes in an effort to make the state a much needed cash.
Putting the real estate up for sale was part of the state budget which was passed last week.
A group of private investors said it will pay $2.3 billion for the following:
- San Francisco Civic Center, San Francisco.
- Public Utilities Commission Building, San Francisco
- Judge Joseph A. Rattigan Building, Santa Rosa.
- Elihu M. Harris Building, Oakland.
- Attorney General Building, Sacramento.
- California Emergency Management Agency Building, Sacramento.
- Capitol Area East End Complex, Sacramento.
- Franchise Tax Board Complex, Sacramento.
- Junipero Serra State Building, Los Angeles.
- Department of Justice Building, Sacramento.
- Ronald Reagan State Building, Los Angeles.
It wasn't immediately clear if the names could or would be changed under the new ownership.
Although the buildings will change hands when it comes to owners, they will remain housing for government offices with the state now becoming a renter.
No one knows for sure how the deal will work out in the long run, when it comes to money saved versus money spent. Earlier this year the Associated Press reported selling the properties would end up costing $5.2 billion over the next 20 years. That is double today's sale price.


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A young boy is awakened during a storm to witness a flying saucer land in the field behind his home. No one will believe his story as, one by one, the townspeople are captured and put under the control of sinister forces from the planet Mars.
Brilliantly created by visionary set designer and director William Cameron Menzies (designer of Gone with the Wind and H.G. Wells' Things to Come) with a haunting musical score by Raoul Kraushaar. Surreal imagery brought to terrifying life in a Cinecolor world just beyond our nightmares! (1953, color)
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The great thing about watching Invaders from Mars as a kid is that the story is told from a child's point of view. David (Jimmy Hunt) doesn't just stand around while the adults battle the aliens. Instead, he tips off the adult world to the invading presence; he's right there when important military strategies are discussed, and he even works the alien blaster ray when the army is trapped in the underground caverns. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
The most striking element of Invaders from Mars is its fascinating visual quality. William Cameron Menzies has always been an amazing Production Designer (as noted in the DVD description, Menzies was responsible for the visual style of Gone with the Wind and the 1936 sci-fi classic, Things to Come). In Invaders from Mars, Menzies creates an alternate reality based on the surreal quality of a child's nightmare. The sets are eerily simple and effective, and the Cinecolor only adds to dreamlike quality of the film.
In his book, Keep Watching the Skies, Bill Warren comments on Menzies' approach to the movie:
By far the most visually impressive film of Menzies' later years is the modestly budgeted Invaders from Mars. Once the decision was made that the film would have an it's-all-a-dream ending, Menzies' imagination was apparently freed. None of the sets are realistic, except those most central to the boy's own life: his room, his parents' room, and the rest of their house. Things more and more peripheral to him become less and less detailed, until they are almost schematic or surrealistic.
Menzies was careful not to create sets that were overly bizarre, as not to give away the "it was only a dream" ending. Of course, it's David's awakening from his nightmare that brings all the fantastic elements of the story together as a cohesive plot device. As a literal nightmare, the oddly surreal sets and storyline make sense.
I should note here, the British version of the film (which is included with the 50th Anniversary Special Edition DVD that I own) has a significantly different conclusion. In the British version, David's plight is not a dream. Because it was believed that European markets would not accept the "it was all a dream" ending, members of the cast were brought back for a few days of additional shooting. Instead of being awakened from his nightmare, David is simply told that his parents are going to be all right and his long ordeal is over.
Though I'm not usually a fan of the "it was only a dream" ending, in this case I believe it works well. For me, the original version of the picture is the superior cut. Otherwise, we have no explanation for the bizarre sets, and we are left to believe that David, a young boy, really was in on the execution of important military plans.
The premise of Invaders from Mars is similar to other "paranoia films" of the era (see It Came from Outer Space (1953) and 1956's Invasion of the Body Snatchers). Important authority figures in David's life are kidnapped and returned as nefarious agents of an alien race. David, a budding young astronomer, actually witnesses the spacecraft land in his own backyard.
The abduction scenes are particularly frightening for a child. First, we hear an unworldly chorus of voices (16 voices, to be exact, scored by Raoul Kraushaar) and then the ground literally opens up and swallows the victim. After the victim has been successfully snatched, the ground reseals, leaving no trace of the abduction.
Leif Erickson (I Saw What You Did) plays George MacLean, David's father. MacLean is the first victim of the aliens' mind control device (which is implanted at the back of the neck, leaving a noticeable X-shaped scar). Erickson's portrayal of a man whose mind is no longer his own is utterly entertaining. His friendly countenance changes to a suspicious and insidious unblinking zombie-like stare. His mannerisms are equally suspect, especially as he tries to conceal the tell-tell X on the back of his neck.
David's mother (Hillary Brooke) already looks vaguely sinister to me, but after the change she is even more frightening. In a heartbreaking scene, David runs to his mother for comfort, and as he hugs her, we see by her emotionless facial expression that she in now an unfeeling agent for the alien invaders.
Other victims include police officers, military personnel, a police chief, and a little neighbor girl, Kathy Wilson, played by Janine Perreau. Of course, only David is wise to the changes at first, and a fair portion of the film is devoted to David trying to convince the adult world that an invasion is taking place.
Eventually, David persuades Dr. Pat Blake (Helena Carter), a psychologist, that his story may be true. Dr. Blake is further convinced when she speaks to local astronomer, Dr. Stuart Kelston, played by Arthur Franz (Monster on the Campus, The Atomic Submarine). Dr. Kelston knows David and his family, and vouches that David is an honest and down to earth child.
David's story, backed by Dr. Kelston and Dr. Blake, is related to the military, who eventually witness abductions for themselves. Troops are rushed to the scene. Actually, I shouldn't say "rushed," as the movie is padded here with what seems to be countless minutes of stock footage of tanks and jeeps preparing for transport. B-movie fans will undoubtedly recognize Morris Ankrum (Beginning of the End, Kronos) in the role of military commander, Col. Fielding.
Finally, we are taken to the Martians underground lair where we encounter the "Mu-tants" which do the bidding of the "Supreme Martian Intelligence." The Mu-tants are rather comical beings, wearing what appear to be green, velor pajamas with zippers down the back. One of the Mu-tants is played by Lock Martin, who also played the robot, Gort, in The Day the Earth Stood Still.
In contrast to the Mu-tants, the Supreme Martian Intelligence is more startling in appearance. It appears to be a tentacled head encased in some sort of fish bowl. It communicates to its Mu-tant lackeys through telepathy and is truly a disturbing image, especially as its eyes dart back and forth. In reality, the Supreme Intelligence is played by little person actor, Luce Potter, who you may know as Violet from Jack Arnold's classic, The Incredible Shrinking Man.
The underground lair scenes are marred by the same shot of the Mu-tants running through the tunnels over and over again. Like the stock footage of military tanks being prepared for transport, these looped segments of the running Mu-tants only slow the picture down.
The climax of the film is a montage as David races wildly from the alien ship to escape its explosion. As David runs, images from the film are superimposed over his face. Some of the scenes are played backwards, giving the montage an even more nightmarish quality. When the ship finally explodes in a fiery climax, David awakens from his nightmare to find himself shaken, but safely returned to his room and the loving arms of his parents.
Though Invaders from Mars could use some editing (it only clocks in at 79 minutes, but seems longer) it is still a powerful film. I can't imagine that anyone who saw this movie as a child has ever forgotten it entirely. The brilliant imagery conceived by William Cameron Menzies, in combination with the unique child's point of view, create a wonderful piece of cinematography that should please sci-fi/fantasy fans of all ages.
Scene to watch for: David asks his dad one too many questions about the mysterious X on the back of his neck and receives a serious whack for his curiosity.
Line to listen for: "You've got to hit them right in the puss if you want to stop 'em, Major!"
Trivia: In the 1986 remake of Invaders from Mars, Jimmy Hunt makes a reappearance as a middle-aged cop. One of his lines: "I haven't been here since I was a kid."
Mark's Rating: ! ! ! ! out of 5.


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Filta Environmental necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 19 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
Bank with about 45 branches needs landing page for intranet. This is the page that will be auto-launched when users first login on desktops at corporate and in the branches. It will be for internal eyes only.
Single page layout. There should be a main content area in the body - possible two-thirds of available real estate, with one-third showing 2 or 3 subordinate content items. Fixed items will be link to main intranet & other corporate sites, weather feed & stock feed. Variable content that will populate the body slots will be, New branches, Mergers & Acquisition News, New Faces, Anniversaries,
Allegiance updates (customer satisfaction survey results), Guerilla marketing stories, Customer services stories, Sales success stories, Key press releases, Let's Grow campaign (March 1 - June 30), Business of the Week feature, Special product offerings, Local Market Event Updates, Possibly TV ads if we do them, Sales tips.
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Menus (fixed links) would (could) be:
* Intranet
* Corporate Bank Site
* Brokerage Site
* Marine Finance Site
* Directory
Look & feel note from client:
"What we discussed was a layout that would look like a news bulletin or newspaper. Simple to read. It would be conservative design (we talked about using the colors from the FNB Brokerage site) that are soft an neutral. We are talking about only one page right now (baby steps) with a link to our existing Intranet site for now."
Here's a link to hopefully a decent version of their logo:
Here's a link to a map of the branch locations. Most are on the east central coast of Florida. The corp HQ is in Stuart, FL (34994).
Client likes the colors used on http://www.fnbbrokerage.net/. Keep in mind this is a fairly conservative bank, that serves a client base generally in their mid-40s and up. Seems that most desktops have MSIE 6 as a standard browser, with lower resolutions. Consider 800x600 as target res.
Request design as PSD file, and JPEG. Style guide (JPG or PDF with notes about styles to guide our HTML execution) would be fantastic as well.
This is an intranet page - so please do not give up too much space for what would otherwise be appropriate for pages trying to market to prospects.


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Ice King, formerly Simon Petrikov, is the former main antagonist of Adventure Time. His typical crime is to kidnap a princess and force her to marry him, which Finn and Jake foil every time. As his name suggests, Ice King is also his title, announcing himself as King of Ice; the ruler of the Ice Kingdom. His magical abilities are contained in, and can be controlled with, his crown, and he is therefore powerless without it. His crown is also the cause of his loss of sanity and transformation into a wizard. Due to his poor mental health, he is often misunderstood, making him a tragic hero in some cases, such as in "Mortal Recoil" and "I Remember You." Some time before the Mushroom War, he discovered the Enchiridion and bought the crown during his various expeditions around the world. Ice King's gender-swapped character is the Ice Queen, as seen in "Fionna and Cake."
Ice King is a blue-skinned, elderly man with unusually pointy fingers, pointy toes, sharp teeth, and a long, goblin-like nose. He wears a dark blue tunic and has a large white beard that covers most of his body. Typically, the Ice King's weight varies in different episodes. Although his robe gives him the appearance of a fat and small/short man, Ice King's body is in fact exceptionally thin and tall. In "What is Life?," he is seen without his robe, and it is revealed that he sometimes looks short because he usually slouches. It is also revealed that Ice King doesn't have a proper underwear. In "What Have You Done?," Ice King reveals that he is on a diet. However, in "I Remember You," "Bad Little Boy," and "Princess Potluck" he is shown to be fatter than usual. Confusingly, his regular emaciated state is shown again in "Mystery Dungeon" and "A Glitch is a Glitch." Pendleton Ward explained in the commentary for "Loyalty to the King" on the Season 2 DVD set that Ice King frequently diets, but binges on food when depressed and regains weight.
Ice King is rarely seen without his crown; without it he is powerless, and he is revealed to be balding with a tuft of white hair atop his head. The only times he has been seen in shoes was when he was working out before Slime Princess came to talk to him in "Loyalty to the King" and while playing basketball in "Simon and Marcy." Ice king has no visible ears when his beard/hair is removed in "Loyalty to the King" and "Mystery Dungeon."
As Simon Petrikov, Ice King is a human male, with olive skin and dark brown hair. He prefers to wear a dark suit with a red bow tie and his trademark blue eye glasses. Before his curse, Simon had dark eyes, similar to Finn's, but afterwards his eyes turned white and remained so to the present day.
Sometime before the Mushroom War, Ice King was a normal, olive-skinned, dark-haired human named Simon Petrikov who was studying to be an antiquarian (a specialist in the knowledge of ancient artifacts). He had a young fiancée named Betty, whom he referred to as his "princess" and loved dearly.
In "I Remember You, it is revealed that Simon was a Professor of Archaeology and had discovered the ancient text of heroes, the Enchiridion, during an expedition to the Hindu Kush mountain range. This is shown in a newspaper clipping[1] that Marceline shows him in the episode "I Remember You." The newspaper heading reads, "Simon Petrikov Unearths Ancient Treasure," and was written by the journalist Bruce Guese. This newspaper clipping can be seen in an image above.
At some point in his career, he purchased a strange jeweled crown from an old dock worker in Northern Scandinavia. After bringing the crown home, he put it on his head to make Betty laugh, but the crown caused him to black out and experience odd visions. He "fought with [the visions]... shouted at them until [he] realized it wasn't real—it was the crown."
Simon had no recollection of what he had said or done while wearing the crown, though it was enough to frighten away his fiancée. Simon never heard or saw Betty ever again and began to record himself on VHS tape so people would know his story. As time passed, Simon would hear voices and continue to have disturbing visions even without the crown. Over time, his skin turned light blue, his nose became pointy and long, his eyes and hair turned white, he grew a full beard, and his body temperature dwindled to an unnatural low of 30°C, or 86°F (normal human body temperature is 37°C or 98.6°F). Despite these unnatural body conditions and being in a land covered by snow, Simon managed to survive. As his mind and body became further twisted by the crown, Simon thought himself "too far gone" to find an escape from its influence, though he hoped that he could one day regain his sanity enough so that Betty, his "princess," would come back and love him again. He is no longer considered a human; the power of the crown not only twisted his mind, but his body as well. His species/race is now Wizard according to the writers.
Ice King was also Marceline's "beloved friend" and guardian before eventually abandoning her. Around the time of the Mushroom War and before losing his sanity, Simon found a young Marceline crying in the wreckage. He gave her a stuffed doll from a toy shop destroyed in the conflict to comfort her. This toy would eventually become Marceline's most precious possession, Hambo, which she would keep and cherish until it was sold to Maja the Sky Witch by her ex-boyfriend, Ash. Marceline described Hambo to Ash as her "favorite thing in the world." She was seen alone with a worn-out version of the stuffed toy when Finn and Jake visited her memories in "Memory of a Memory," possibly several years after Simon gave it to her. In "Sky Witch," Marceline is reunited with Hambo after Princess Bubblegum managed to swap it with Maja in exchange for the shirt Marceline gave her.
It could be implied that the crown he wore only sought to protect him. It taught him the secrets of the "ice and snow," so he would survive the Mushroom War, as it did for Farmworld Finn in "Finn the Human." However, in the same episode, Farmworld Finn mentioned the crown's "promise of power," implying the crown's seductive nature and negative influence.
As many years passed, Simon became disassociated from his original identity to the point that his only reaction to watching a video of his past was embarrassment at the idea of having once worn glasses. Further proof of his dissociation is shown in "What Have You Done?" when he responds to Jake's accusation of him stealing the crown with, "I didn't steal it. I made that item! Made it with the magic that I stole!" When others refer to him as "Simon" within earshot, he is generally confused or ignores it.
Though (in earlier episodes) Ice King was portrayed as disagreeable and short-tempered due to his main antagonistic role, he is merely a nuisance and "isn't usually a serious threat," according to Princess Bubblegum.
In later episodes, since he is a former main antagonist, he is portrayed as more easy-going and having a sense of humor, particularly due to Ice King considering Finn and Jake his "friends" after the events of "Mortal Recoil."
The Ice King is misunderstood, lonely, and only hopes of marrying a princess. He has been labeled a "sociopath" by the Cosmic Owl, though his personality seems more akin to a person with narcissistic personality disorder, as he still feels humiliation and guilt. Due to his poor social skills, enduring short attention span and arrogant nature, Ice King is unable to attract any of his prisoners and often resorts to a forced marriage instead of the loving relationship he desires. However, he can be a loving and selfless person as revealed in "Princess Monster Wife." Aside from Gunter, his other penguin guards, and numerous ice creatures, Ice King has few other friends and expresses a continual zeal to spend time with anyone who will tolerate his company, especially his frenemies, Finn and Jake. In "The Eyes," he takes on the disguise of a horse to spy on Finn and Jake in an effort to learn how to be happy, but fails that as well.
Despite Ice King's more antagonistic role, he plays the part of a protagonist in "Mortal Recoil," as he helps Finn and Jake defeat Princess Bubblegum by freezing her Lich-possessed body. In the mini-episode, "The Wand," he actually helps Finn and Jake regardless of the fact that Finn said to "sacrifice" himself, but unbeknownst of the fact that it also changed his face.
Ice King is harmless in nature, and only kidnaps princesses and steals out of desperation. However, in the episode "Loyalty to the King," when he does have the opportunity to marry many princesses, he secretly plots to make an elite army of wives to take over the world with. His misunderstood intentions may either be in question or may just stem from his lunacy. His crown has made him insane over the years, affecting his social skills, causing him to unintentionally do bad things. Friendship and companionship is all he really wants, though goes about it the wrong way.
Due to the insanity brought by wearing the crown, Ice King seems to have limited memory. This was first seen in "I Remember You," where he does not seem to remember his past as Simon Petrikov, even though he saw the history (after he found the crown) in "Holly Jolly Secrets Part II." Later on, he does not remember who Neptr is, even though he was the one that wanted Neptr to accept as his father in Neptr's debut, "What is Life?" and even confuses him with BMO, as seen in the events of "Mystery Dungeon."
Ice King seems to find his happiness in his own Imagination Zone, and it is clear that he would rather live in his Imagination Zone than in the real world. In "Fionna and Cake," he is shown reading his gender-swapped fan fiction to Finn and Jake, based on the events and characters in the actual world. He is shown to cherish his fan fiction characters more than the real-life characters, and in "Mystery Dungeon" he tries to bring the characters to life, but he fails. In "Bad Little Boy," it is revealed that he had made ice sculptures of Fionna and Cake along with writing many other fan-fic stories.
Although Ice King is characterized by these traits, Simon's personality is completely the opposite: he was known for his intelligence, kindness, and self-sacrifice. From the information given in "Holly Jolly Secrets Part II," Simon was a deeply committed and loving fiancé (to Betty). He proved to be the same way as a watchful guardian over young Marceline during the aftermath of the Mushroom War. Even when they were in great danger, Simon struggled to keep Marceline happy and helped her to always see the best of their situation. He took on a very responsible role in Marceline's life, by not only protecting her and keeping her healthy, but also by teaching her right from wrong and keeping her spirits high (as seen in "Simon & Marcy"). Simon, as a rule, was known for being optimistic even at the worst of times and it is clearly one of Simon's most notable attributes. Even while being saddled with a great burden, Simon fought an apocalyptic world while fighting the omnipotent influence of the Ice Crown. Some of Simon's innermost thoughts and fears of his inevitable madness were revealed in messages left to Marceline revealed in "I Remember You." Simon agonized over abandoning Marceline in a dangerous world due to his deteriorating sanity. However, Simon, nearing the very end of his humanity feared for his own life, worried that as the crown took him from Marceline, no one would be able to "save him." His vulnerability as a human was most evident just before he permanently became the Ice King.
- Main article: Ice King's relationships
- Main article: Ice Powers
When Ice King is wearing his magic crown, it gives him the power to control all forms of ice and snow. This includes, but is not limited to, throwing solid bolts of lightning made of ice, moving ice with telekinesis, creating living manifestations of ice, turning water into ice, flash freezing his enemies, and the ability to onset a wintry weather on cue. In "Thank You," the Ice King makes a full armor of ice and says that it is "invincible." However, Finn and Jake eventually chopped away the ice. Also, in the episode "Princess Potluck," it is shown that he can sense when someone is tampering with the snow and/or ice around the Ice Kingdom. However, it is not known if he can use this ability with snow outside of the Ice Kingdom.
His beard is apparently prehensile, operating much like a limb with partial shape-changing abilities, which he can wield in close combat. His beard also forms tiny wings that allow him to fly, although he must have both his beard and crown to fly. Because of his quick temper and arguably slow wit, he is unable to wield his powers as effectively as he should, but has proven himself capable of swiftly defeating Finn and Jake when amply provoked, as shown in "When Wedding Bells Thaw" and "The Eyes." In "Loyalty to the King" he spouts blue fire like energy from his hands.
Ice King can also play the drums, once demonstrating a drum solo, and owns two drum sets, one of which is a green one with "#1 Babe" across the front. The set consists of a bass drum, a floor tom, a snare, a crash cymbal, a ride cymbal and a hi-hat. His other drum set, a red one, is in terrible shape, and smashed to pieces in a corner of his castle. He can also play the keyboard fairly decently. The fact that he has so many instruments lying around his castle indicates that he has a fair amount of musical ability. Also, in "Simon & Marcy," Simon shows that he sings songs to entertain Marcy, who says his songs are "so good." His drum sticks can also be seen in the side pocket of his backpack in any post-apocalyptic flashback.
In "The Chamber of Frozen Blades," the Ice King is shown to have studied the Ice Ninja art of Fridjitzu, and that his sanctum is filled with all sorts of ninja-esque weaponry and memorabilia.
Aside from his magic, Ice King owns a pair of nunchucks that he uses during the Wizard Battle to "cheat" as opposed to using his ice powers.
- Main article: Wizard Eyes
Ice King also possesses a power known as "Wizard Eyes," which forces him to see certain things that normal people cannot. However, it also causes him to constantly see strange, nightmarish creatures. He notably used this power in "Mortal Recoil" when he witnessed the Lich take over the melted body of Princess Bubblegum. In "Mortal Recoil," as in the picture on the above-right, the camera briefly shows the viewer what the Ice King is seeing at the time. It gives the impression that the Ice King is imaginatively, completely insane. In the episode "Holly Jolly Secrets Part II," Simon Petrikov says that he saw strange visions while wearing the crown. In "Beyond this Earthly Realm," it is revealed that his Wizard Eyes allow him to see into the Spirit World, explaining that the freaky creatures surrounding him are spirits like Finn when he is transported to the Spirit World.
The Ice King also has the Demonic Wishing Eye and the Ghost pouch. The Demonic Wishing Eye's powers were shown in "Reign of Gunters" when Gunther used it to (temporarily) conquer Ooo.
In "Mystery Dungeon," his powers become weaker in the presence of extreme heat/humidity. Even though the heated chamber in the dungeon had a moat of water, the humidity of the area made it impossible for the Ice King to convert any of the water or vapor into ice or frost.
As shown in "Princess Potluck," he can sense when something touches the snow surrounding that of his Ice Kingdom.
In "What is Life?," Ice King is shown to be able to take people to his "Imagination Zone" where he is able to create some sort of illusion.He uses this power to try to convinve Neptr to join him with the promise of princesses.
The only source of Ice King's power is the crown. Without the crown, Ice King is powerless and weak. Ice King is also awful in hand to hand combat (or slow).
Nice King
- Main article: Loyalty to the King
The "Poo-Brained" Horse
- Main article: The Eyes
Ice King as Finn
- Main article: Still
Ice King as Mr. Garamblington
- Main article: Princess Potluck
In "Princess Potluck," Ice King tries to get the Banana Guards to stop Princess Bubblegum's potluck. The Banana Guards say they hate him when he calls and introduces himself as Ice King. He calls again and says that he is Mr. Garamblington. He wears a hard hat to help him improve the personality he uses.
See Ice King/Quotes
Episode appearances
Major appearances
- "Adventure Time"
- "Prisoners of Love"
- "Ricardio the Heart Guy"
- "What is Life?"
- "When Wedding Bells Thaw"
- "What Have You Done?"
- "The Eyes"
- "Loyalty to the King"
- "The Chamber of Frozen Blades"
- "Mortal Folly"
- "Mortal Recoil"
- "The Wand"
- "Hitman"
- "Still"
- "Wizard Battle"
- "Holly Jolly Secrets Part I"
- "Holly Jolly Secrets Part II"
- "Five Short Graybles"
- "Princess Monster Wife"
- "Beyond this Earthly Realm"
- "Reign of Gunters"
- "I Remember You"
- "Five More Short Graybles"
- "Mystery Dungeon"
- "Bad Little Boy"
- "Simon & Marcy"
- "A Glitch is a Glitch"
- "Princess Potluck"
- "The Party's Over, Isla de Señorita"
- "Frost & Fire"
- "Play Date"
- "Betty"
Minor appearances
- "Evicted!" (Non-speaking cameo)
- "It Came from the Nightosphere"
- "Conquest of Cuteness"
- "Fionna and Cake"
- "Thank You"
- "King Worm"
- "Lady & Peebles"
- "The Lich" (Non-speaking cameo)
- "Finn the Human" (Farmworld Simon Petrikov)
- "Jake the Dog"
- "All the Little People" (As a toy)
- "Another Five More Short Graybles"
- "Wizards Only, Fools"
- "Jake Suit" (Non-speaking cameo)
- "Earth & Water"
- "Love Games"
- "We Fixed a Truck" (Cameo)
Comic book appearances
- Issue 1
- Issue 2
- Issue 3
- Issue 4
- Issue 5 (In Ice King Dumb)
- Issue 6 (In Level 99)
- Issue 10
- Issue 12
- Issue 16
- Issue 17
- Issue 18
- Issue 19
- Issue 20
- Ice King has a tattoo of a penguin on his right buttock, as seen in the episode "Prisoners of Love" during his dream sequence.
- His cut-out has Ricardio sticking out under his beard.
- Ice King has a computer which he uses to play video games, as seen in "What is Life?" and to make rudimentary drawings of himself with princesses, as seen in "The Chamber of Frozen Blades." In "A Glitch is a Glitch," he uses his computer to create a virus to delete the entire universe, save him and Princess Bubblegum. However, he was stopped by Finn and Jake who saved the day through a reenactment of a disgusting video they watched at the beginning of the episode.
- In "Mortal Folly," when Ice King tried to lift the latch on a window in order to see Princess Bubblegum, he used a small card that has the word "Wizard" printed on it.
- He sometimes falls asleep with his eyes open, as seen in "Still."
- As Simon Petrikov, a Scientific Parasite is visible in his coat pocket. This had led fans to believe that Simon may perhaps be brilliant in his profession of Archaeology.
- Ice King is older than Marceline by precisely forty years, as seen in the episode "I Remember You" and clarified further in "Simon & Marcy."[3]
- Ice King loves filling his bathtub up with milk and sitting in it like he is a magic angel. This is revealed in a slowed-down portion of Ice King's tapes in the episode "Holly Jolly Secrets Part I."
- It seems that the Ice King will steal any adult female so long as she has the word "Princess" in her name. This is shown in "The Chamber of Frozen Blades," in which he kidnaps Doctor Princess, even though "Princess" is merely her surname.
- Ice King's favorite princesses, as he revealed in "Princess Monster Wife," are Princess Bubblegum, Muscle Princess, Skeleton Princess, Turtle Princess, Hot Dog Princess, Wildberry Princess, Elbow Princess, Slime Princess, Lumpy Space Princess, and (not an actual princess) Doctor Princess.
- It is revealed in "Little Dude" that Ice King sometimes sleeps on Finn and Jake's roof.
- Simon may have been a fan of the classic TV show Cheers, as he reenacted the iconic "Norm!" greeting in "Simon & Marcy" and even sang an abridged version of the theme song.
- Ice King is similar to the Teen Titans' character, Mumbo Jumbo. They both have blue skin and white hair. They are both voiced by Tom Kenny. Also, they are both magic users and have similar origin.
- He is an avid fan of Marceline's music. His favorite song may be Fry Song because he did a cover twice.
- Ice King can hide items under his beard, as seen in "Hitman" and "I Remember You."
- Ice King is slightly similar to Gollum in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Ice King refers to Betty as "princess," whereas Gollum refers to his ring as "precious." The crown which he purchased made him insane while the One Ring had corrupted Gollum. Also, his past from when he was Simon Petrikov is similar to Gollum's from when he was known as a Hobbit by the name of Smeagol.
- It was stated by Pen Ward that the Ice King's body weight fluctuates with his mood changes.
- Simon Petrikov's design and characteristics share many similarities with those of Milo Thatch from "Atlantis: The Lost Empire." Both Simon and Milo are intellectuals fascinated with artifacts and history and both are driven to achieve their goals for the sake of knowledge. It is assumed that Simon Petrikov was enthused by his career choices (Archaeology and Anthropology) while Milo specialized proudly in Cartography and Linguistics. Simon's red bowtie and yellow undershirt are almost identical to Milo's bowtie and shirt at the start of "Atlantis." They both wear glasses (although Milo's are large and clear-lensed and Simon's are small and blue-lensed) and both undertake trips to foreign lands that change their lives forever. Even the discovery and significance of the Enchiridion (for Simon) and the Shepherd's Journal (for Milo) draw shocking parallels.
- Ricardio seems to know about Ice King's previous life, being his former heart, and this seems to be true because in the episode "Lady & Peebles" when Ice King asks for a hug, Ricardio steps on him and says "Quiet, Simon!"
- Ice King is ambidextrous. In Mystery Dungeon, he is shown to be able to write with either hand in separate scenes.
- Ice King has many characteristics similar to Doctor Two-Brains from WordGirl.
- Both have something on their head that turned them insane (Simon with his crown, Steven with his helmet).
- Both have a photograph of their original selves wearing a green sweater and standing next to a woman.
- Both of their hair turned white and change in skin pigment upon going insane.
- Both are voiced by Tom Kenny.
- Simon maybe of Eastern European origin because of his last name.
- Further more supporting this theory is that there is a Dutch brand of Vodka called Petrikov, Vodka is a Russian alcohol.
Storyline analysis
- In "Fionna and Cake," when Cake put on the Ice Queen's tiara, Fionna knocks it off, yelling, "Take that off! You might catch her crazy!" As "Holly Jolly Secrets" has revealed, the power of the Ice King's crown caused him to lose his sanity. Since Fionna and Cake and their universe are fan fiction written by the Ice King, this shows he knows to some extent, at least subconsciously, that the crown can endanger its wearer's sanity.
- In "I Remember You," on the newspaper clipping that Marceline shows the Ice King, we can see Simon getting out of what appears to be an old black Plymouth 4-door, holding the Enchiridion underneath his arm: this story reports that he was the archaeologist who found the legendary book. Betty can be seen sitting in the occupant's side.
- Over the same newspaper clipping, there are written lyrics to "Oh, Bubblegum." Ice King stated he wrote the lyrics down on that paper. In a parallel of this, the picture of young Marceline has the notes that became the lyrics of the song "Remember You" on the back, suggesting Simon wrote those just before he lost his identity, to apologize to Marceline when she would read them in the future.
- Even though he has been changed by the crown, Ice King still shows signs that some vestiges of his former self remain. This can be seen in certain things he says and does. For example, in "I Remember You" when he finds his old scrap book filled with poignant reminders of the man he once was and his shared past with Marceline, he absentmindedly describes the pages as "wet with tears." The implication is that during a recent moment of lucidity he was crying over them and has since forgotten doing so. He brings the diary entries with him as inspirational material for the song he wants Marceline to help him compose.
- He does not seem to remember his past as Simon Petrikov, even though he saw the history (after he found the crown) in "Holly Jolly Secrets Part II"; his only reaction to the tapes was shame at the fact that he previously wore glasses. This may suggest that the crown tries to suppress all living memory of Simon Petrikov in Ice King's mind.
- Ice King seems to act more contemplative, reasonable and conscious to others when he removes his crown for a long period of time. His clearer thinking could be due to an absence of the crown's influence. In the episode "Holly Jolly Secrets Part I," Ice King is shown (in his secret tapes) without his crown on, looking sad and more serious than normal, talking about his "innermost thoughts." He begins to say "As you can see, I'm not wearing my -" several times before being interrupted by his penguin. It can be assumed he was referring to his missing crown, and he says that he is more contemplative than normal. Another good example is the episode "The Party's Over, Isla de Señorita" during which the titular character's entire encounter with the Ice King takes place while he's not wearing the crown. After much conversation between the two, she ends up making a tough, life-altering decision, and says she would never have been able to do so without the advice of her "emotionally mature friend, Ice King."
- In the episode "What Have You Done?," he said that he got his crown through the magic that he stole. Later on in "Holly Jolly Secrets Part II" it is revealed that he purchased the crown in Scandinavia. This may be a fact that the Ice King is insane and has no true memory of his past, or may be related to the true origins of the cursed crown and its creation.
- In "Mortal Recoil," Ice King exits the scene when Bubblegum is reduced from 18 to 13 years old. In "I Remember You," Ice King states in his song "Oh, Bubblegum" that he thinks Flame Princess (who is 15) is merely "okay." This indicates a lack of interest in younger-aged princesses.
Appearances in other media
- Ice King is a quest-objective character in FusionFall, and his crown is a wearable item.
- On New Year's Eve 2010, there was an Adventure Time marathon, and it featured bumpers with the Ice King.
- He appeared in two Hole in the Wall bumpers in which he is a contestant. He tries to freeze the wall, or runs away due to the fact that he cannot not fit in either one of the holes.
- In the Regular Show episode "See You There," one person is dressed like the Ice King but with the crown in a different format. He is seen many times throughout the episode.
- He appears in the Cartoon Network TV show MAD in the episode "Avenger Time." He is called by the same name and voiced by Tom Kenny, but he has a much shorter beard and hunches over.
- There is a licensed Halloween costume of Ice King.
- Ice King is the main antagonist and one of the bosses in the video game, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?!!
- The Ice King's head was used in Cartoon Network's booth for San Diego Comic-Con 2013.
- There is a "Pet Society" costume of Ice King.
|The full image gallery for Ice King may be viewed at Ice King/Gallery.


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The owner of this $2.3 million customized Bugatti Veyron attempted a 124 mph pass on the Autobahn Sunday morning, only to collide with another car and a tractor-trailer. Police estimate the damage to the Veyron at $550,000.
According to German police, the incident occurred near Gieselwind in Bavaria when the driver of the custom $2.3 million Bugatti Veyron passed an 18-wheeler at approximately 124 mph. After overtaking the truck, the Veyron driver suddenly noticed another car attempting the same maneuver.
After unsuccessfully trying to brake and slide between the truck and the other car, the Bugatti hit the front of the 18-wheeler before bouncing into the other car and into the guardrail. The 18-wheeler then crashed into the shoulder and nearly tipped over, requiring a crane to be moved.
German police report no injuries in the event, but do say there's at least $550K damage to the unique Veyron. Please tell us someone got video.
(Hat tip to Oerx!)


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Tourist learn that the tree has been designated as the oldest living thing east of the Rockies (some say the Mississippi) and is 1,500 years old. However, some tree experts including Charleston's own urban arborist state the tree is only 500 years old.
Either way…..it's old.
Sadly, we will never know for sure. Live Oaks generally have heart rot so a core sample cannot be tested. At sixty-five feel tall Angel Oak is not that impressive. What invokes awe is the shear size of the tree's limb span or canopy. It is an impressive 17,000 square feet. The longest limb is 89 feet long. Some limbs dip to the ground, go underground, and come back up. The picture seen below was taken from this website.
The land Angel Oak stands on what was part of an original land grant to Abraham Waight in 1717. The property remained in the Waight family for four generations. At some point the Waight family ran out of male heirs and the tree passed through marriage to the Angel family… .Martha and Justis Angel to be exact. Many state this is how the tree came to be known as Angel Oak though there are rumors that angels hang out around the tree as well.
The City of Charleston owns the tree today and maintains it along with the park it sits in.


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No one who experienced Tusk Tusk last night as it opened at the Piven Theatre Workshop could possibly say it was a good time. The intimacy of the theater guaranteed that we would feel the children's pain, desperation and sense of betrayal even as we marveled at the strength of their devotion to one another as disaster looms. There were times when I stopped breathing I was so intensely concerned for their fate.
And yet, I wholeheartedly recommend it. THIS is what theater is about. Engagement at this level is as rare as it is riveting. Don't miss it. You've got until October 7, 2012 to get there.
Did you know there are more theaters in Chicagothan any city in the world? We are truly blessed with a wealth of theatrical choices. And I strongly suggest we sample, taste and devour as many of them as possible. But occasionally, while visiting this cafeteria of drama and comedy, we discover a gem, an example of extraordinarily fine work that stands out and deserves our notice. That's Tusk Tusk.
Where do I start? Artistic Director Jennifer Green returns to the Piven stage to direct the American premier of Tusk Tusk written by the young playwright Polly Stenham. One of the youngest playwrights ever to be produced at the Royal Court Theatre, Stenham sure doesn't act her age (20-something). We, the audience, got a veritable workout running the gamut of emotions from empathy, humor, tenderness, loss, discovery, resentment—the list goes on.
The cast of children and occasional adults was perfect: I never felt I was watching acting. Bryce Lunsky, Olivia Cygan, Gabriel Stern, Austin Moore, Joanne Underwood, and Jeff McLane were true-to-life whether you were sympathizing or outraged by them. The costumes, the set, the music, lighting, the fighting, and physicality were so real, sometimes disturbing, and always just right. A couple people we met complained about how loud the hollering was. I, too, found it hard to take at times, but these were starving, terrified, and abandoned children— sometimes drunk. It's no surprise to me that they were occasionally over the top.
Predictably, there's no simple, tidy ending to this story. TUSK TUSK, like the great art it is, now lives in your head so you can turn it over and over and think about what it means. Bravo.
Tusk Tusk at a glance:
Synopsis: Tusk Tusk tells the explosive story of London siblings left to fend for themselves after their mother goes missing.
Title: Tusk Tusk
Written by: Polly Stenham
Directed by: Jennifer Green
Featuring: Bryce Lunsky, Olivia Cygan, Gabriel Stern, Austin Moore, Joanne Underwood, and Jeff McLane
Dates: September 14- October 7, 2012
Schedule: Fri & Sat: 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays: 2:30 p.m.
Please note:
- There will be NO show on Saturday, September 15 at 2:30 p.m.
- The only Thursday show: October 4 at 7:30, when Polly Stenham comes in for a post-show discussion.
Location: Piven Theatre Workshop, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston. (Noyes Purple Line Stop)
Tickets: $25 regular run performance. Group, senior and student rates available
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- Unload your firearm, and open the action. PROVE it safe.
- Lay it on the ground with the muzzle slightly elevated to prevent dirt and debris from getting into the barrel.
- Tie a short rope or cord around the stock, and attach the other end to the barrel. This "bridle" will give you a means to attach your haul line. If your firearm has a sling, use it instead.
- Tie or attach the haul line securely to the sling or bridle so that the firearm hangs with the muzzle pointed down. Make sure the haul line is a bit longer than the height of the tree stand above the ground.
- Slip the end of the haul line through your belt. Leave it untied so that it can pull free if you fall.
- Put on your fall-arrest system, secure yourself to the tree, and climb to your stand.
- Once you are secure in your tree stand, haul up the firearm. Untie the haul line and bridle.
- Check the firearm barrel for obstructions. Reload it.
- To lower the firearm, attach the haul line the same way you did when bringing the firearm up. Gently lower the firearm to the ground on the opposite side of the tree from your climbing route. Once you are back on the ground, check the barrel for obstructions.


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In Veronica Roth's best-selling "Divergent" series, teenagers in dystopian Chicago must choose which faction best represents them based on one of five personality traits.
In J.K. Rowling's universe, students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are sorted into one of four houses by a magical hat that sees inside their heads.
Again and again in young adult books, people are separated, classified and labeled — from the 12 districts of Panem in "Hunger Games" to the "Uglies," "Pretties" and "Specials" in Scott Westerfield's best-selling series.
What makes these stories resonate with modern-day teens and adults? They speak to shared experiences and our attempts to simplify the world around us.
Labels like "jocks," "preps" and "slackers" might seem to be the stuff of a high-school cafeteria, but although the terms may have changed, labels persist later in life.
Robert Faris, a sociologist at the University of California, says such labeling behavior isn't exclusive to adolescence.
"If you put adults in a similar situation, you'd find similar [labeling] behaviors," he said in New York Magazine. "It's not adolescence that's the problem. It's the giant box of strangers."
Princesses, brains and criminals
According to psychologists, we assign labels to social groups during adolescence because our teenage years are when we begin to construct our identities.
We need a way to navigate our lives — and the cafeteria — so we assign people labels, and those labels come with certain expectations.
During high school, our prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain that regulates impulse control and self-reflection, undergoes a lot of changes. On top of that, our brains are buzzing with dopamine.
These dopamine-addled brains make experiences more intense and the stakes of self-identification even higher. Just like in "Divergent" and other young adult books, decisions about who we are seem like they could seal our fates.
And there may be some truth to that.
A 2000 University of Arizona study found that stereotypes might have a predictive quality. Researchers asked a group of high school sophomores to select the "Breakfast Club" character they most identified with, using labels like "princesses," "brains" and "criminals."
Eight years later, they asked the participants the same question and found that, for the most part, identities had solidified.
"The predictive power of our construct suggests we have tapped something important — perhaps a perceptual construct through which adolescents encode, by way of social construct, pervasive matters of personal choice and agency," the authors wrote.
What taking that Buzzfeed quiz says about you
Stories with strong identity themes like "Divergent" are understandably appealing to teens undergoing journeys of self-discovery, but the wide appeal of such stories speaks to how universal these adolescent experiences are.
Young adult books are experiencing a period of unparalleled popularity, and more than half the buyers of YA books (55 percent) are over the age of 18, according to a 2012 study (30- to 44-year-olds account for 28 percent of sales).
And they're not just purchasing books for teens — when asked the intended recipient of the books, 78 percent identified themselves.
This collective quest to discover and reconfirm our identities throughout life can be seen in the resurgence of quizzes on sites like Buzzfeed that classify us by everything from what kind of cookie we are to what color our aura is.
And it's not just Millennials who want to know if they're a chocolate chip cookie or a coconut macaroon.
People of all ages are taking quizzes, and even publications like the New York Times have benefited from giving people an opportunity to classify themselves. In fact, the most popular item the Times published in 2013 was a quiz.
These quizzes — merely novelty versions of psychological personality tests — are the easily accessible Sorting Hats and Choosing Ceremonies of the real world. But why do we spend our time answering questions that are in no way accurate predictors of our personalities?
Because we want to know who we are and be able to identify those like us. We want to declare, "I am a Gryffindor therefore I am brave" or "I, too, am a snickerdoodle because I enjoy both parties and Netflix marathons."
This quest to categorize ourselves stems from a desire for community that can be especially fervent during adolescent years.
As family dynamics change and high school relationships are established and broken, there's a strong urge to find the people you belong with. Studies show the group you identity with as a teenager can have significant implications for you both academically and behaviorally.
Just as joining the marching band or sitting with the jocks makes a statement about who you are in high school, so can taking and sharing quizzes on social media allow us to instantly affirm that we identify with a certain Divergent faction, Hogwarts house or dessert.
But what if, as a fan of the Harry Potter series for example, you already know that you are a bookish and intelligent and are no doubt a Ravenclaw. Why then take a sorting quiz?
Psychologists say it's because we're constantly seeking feedback that confirms our views of ourselves. By thoughtfully selecting our quiz answers, we can likely generate the result we want, and our brains take pleasure in knowing that we know ourselves.
Determining personality
While a Buzzfeed quiz can't offer insight into your true character, is there any personality test that can?
Perhaps the most well-known personality test is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which was developed in the 1920s and has been continually updated since then.
The Myers-Briggs classifies people as one of 16 personality types based on four scales: extraversion vs. introversion, sensing vs. intuition, thinking vs. feeling and judging vs. perceiving.
More than 2.5 million people take the test each year, but is it a true indicator of personality? It depends on whom you ask.
Some psychologists argue that if a person answers honestly, the test can provide useful information.
However, the test has faced criticism because people can take the tests at different times and get different outcomes.
I've taken the Myers-Briggs twice and received varying results. In 2001, I was classified as an ENFP. In 2013, I was labeled an INFJ. Has my personality changed, was I simply more honest in my responses, or is there a flaw in the test? This is what researchers in the field of personality psychology are trying to determine.
Interestingly, our drive to categorize ourselves and find our place in the world is at odds with our desire to be unique, especially in American culture where individualism is highly regarded.
We seek connectedness and harmony with others — what psychologists call belongingness — but we also want to be one of a kind, and we often value those who march to the beat of a different drummer.
You see this dichotomy in young adult literature as well. Divergent's protagonist, Tris, struggles to identify which faction is her best fit because she is "divergent," meaning her test results couldn't classify her.
When the Sorting Hat is placed upon Harry Potter's head, the magical object states that he could be either a Gryffindor or a Slytherin.
In the end, it is the choices Tris and Harry make that reveal their true selves, and in doing so, the characters teach us a valuable lesson: While finding our place in the world is important, placing too much emphasis on those labels can be dangerous.
Michael Ashton, a psychologist at Brock University, says that personality researchers have found that despite our desire to classify ourselves, people don't fit into boxes.
"Each person can be measured on about six basic personality traits, each of which is a continuum. In combination with each other, these half-dozen trait dimensions produce a huge variety of personalities," he said.
In short, no matter which faction or house we identify with — or what baked treat we eat for dessert — it boils down to is this: We are all "Divergent."
Additional photo information:
Sorting hat: Torsten Blackwood/Getty Images
"Breakfast Club" : Wikimedia Commons
YA books : Kayla Olson
Snickerdoodle: Screen shot
Divergent: Jaap Buitendijk/Summit Entertainment


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This lead compound — which acts by increasing the levels of a human antiviral protein — could potentially be developed into a new drug to combat the flu, a virus that tends to mutate into strains resistant to anti-influenza drugs.
From left: Dr. Beatriz Fontoura, associate professor of cell biology and senior author of the study available online in Nature Chemical Biology; and lead author Miguel Mata, a graduate student in Dr. Fontoura's laboratory
"The virus is 'smart' enough to bypass inhibitors or vaccines sometimes. Therefore, there is a need for alternative strategies. Current drugs act on the virus, but here we are uplifting a host/human antiviral response at the cellular level," said Dr. Beatriz Fontoura, associate professor of cell biology and senior author of the study available online in Nature Chemical Biology.
According to National Institutes of Health, influenza hospitalizes more than 200,000 people in the U.S. each year, with about 36,000 fatalities related to the illness. Worldwide, flu kills about 500,000 people annually.
In the latest cell testing, the compound successfully knocked out three types of influenza as well as a smallpox-related virus and an animal virus. Because of the highly contagious nature of the 1918 flu, those tests took place at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, one of the few places that stores and runs tests on that flu strain.
The compound is among others that the research team is testing that induce an infection-fighting human protein called REDD1. Until this study, researchers had not demonstrated that REDD1 had this important antiviral function.
"We've discovered that REDD1 is a key human barrier for infection," said Dr. Fontoura, "Interestingly, REDD1 inhibits a signaling pathway that regulates cell proliferation and cancer."
The UT Southwestern-led research team tested 200,000 compounds for those that would inhibit flu virus infection. A total of 71 were identified.
Using the two most promising compounds, researchers at UT Southwestern and colleagues at Mount Sinai next will work to strengthen their potencies for further testing. Dr. Fontoura said it can take more than 10 years before successful compounds are developed into drugs.
UT Southwestern researchers involved in the study were lead author Miguel Mata and Neal Satterly, both graduate students in Dr. Fontoura's laboratory; Dr. Doug Frantz, former assistant professor of biochemistry; Shuguang Wei, a senior researcher in biochemistry; Dr. Noelle Williams, associate professor of biochemistry; Samuel Pena-Llopis, assistant instructor in developmental biology; Dr. James Brugarolas, assistant professor of internal medicine; Dr. Christian Forst, assistant professor of clinical sciences; Dr. Michael White, professor of cell biology; and Dr. Michael Roth, professor of biochemistry.
The research was supported by nine National Institutes of Health grants and by the Diane and Hal Brierley Distinguished Chair Fund.
Visit www.utsouthwestern.org/patientcare/medicalservices/infectious.html to learn more about UT Southwestern's clinical services for infectious diseases and conditions.
Media Contact: Debbie Bolles
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