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Human imagination and endeavor are constantly remaking the world. As a species, we prod, bend, and transform the raw materials and energy flows of the planet into the objects, spaces, and places of everyday life. We are makers of cities, homes, buildings, and parks; cars, trains, planes, and bicycles. We develop technologies, tools, and networks that allow us to communicate across great distances and extend the capacity of our bodies to sense and comprehend the world around us. We are storytellers and explorers, by turns restless, rooted, innovative, cautious, and wildly creative. We define beauty, proportion, and aesthetics in ways that bring us together and drive us apart. Human beings are artists and designers capable of the most compassionate, farsighted, and joyful actions and of doing great harm. Design is not a neutral act.
Design enables human action. It is purposeful and magnifies capacity. It reveals and conceals who we are. And while design has played a role in every epoch of human history, it has never been more important than now. Today, communities around the world are confronted with new material, strategic, and interconnected challenges: food systems, fresh water resources, poverty, health care, energy efficiency, transportation infrastructure, and humanitarian aid, to mention just a few. Design alone will not solve these challenges, but neither will they be adequately engaged without the creativity and strategic thinking of designers. We live in a designed world.
Design is emergent. In many critical ways, public awareness of design has never been greater. Design thinking is becoming highly regarded among business leaders and policymakers and it is increasingly understood as adding significant value because it frames problems and envisions solutions from a different perspective. As design evolves, it is as often concerned with conceiving and arranging complex systems as it is with creating beautiful and useful objects. Design is a generative and a regenerative endeavor with immediate impact and long-term implications. And the challenges of our time require more than ever that artists and designers focus their talents not simply on how things appear but on how things fundamentally are and, more to the point, how they could be. Here a critical link between design, social science, and policy emerges, representing part of what distinguishes Parsons as a place to learn.
Parsons is organized into five schools—Art, Media, and Technology; Fashion; Constructed Environments; Art and Design History and Theory; and Design Strategies. This structure facilitates specialization in a given field while enabling interdisciplinary and cross-school scholarship that affords designers the broad design perspective they need in today's professional world. Additionally, Parsons students benefit greatly from our integration within a research and liberal arts university, The New School. Our students can complement their design education with first-rate courses in anthropology, political science, public policy, music and drama, and many other disciplines, acquiring the capacity to work collaboratively across a wide range of projects and contexts.
The faculty and students at Parsons build critically engaged art and design practices. Whether they're studying fine arts, fashion or photography, architecture, product or lighting design, illustration, interior or urban design, communication design or technology, integrated or transdisciplinary design, the design of business, the business of design, the core questions of the environment and sustainability, or design itself, Parsons students and faculty continuously seek to advance art and design and renew their relevance in the world.
I strongly believe that it is an ideal time to study art and design and that Parsons provides a unique and deeply relevant context in which to do so. I hope you will join the talented, energetic, and creative students and faculty at Parsons. The future is always being designed. Come be part of it.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Thinking about
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Monday, November 25, 2013
Professor says Rob Portman was off base with his criticism of her study
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
What was she supposed to say? I took $350k and went to Vegas?
And who in Academia is going to say she was fleecing the public, and put their own grants at risk?
It's commonly held that the "private sector" is a bunch of corrupt rent seekers, but Diogenes and his Lamp* would not likely find any more in a University, either.
* That's a historical / philosophical reference that you "Liberal Arts" critical thinking majors should get. If you had to go to wikipedia, you should consider suing your school for consumer fraud.
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Apparently, There are no Economists Associated with the "Union of Concerned Scientists"
Given the overall quality of this article, no intelligent life forms either. I was going to mock this piece, but Kevin Williamson has already opened up a 55 gallon drum of toxic ridicule and dumped it all over this alleged analysis.
Still, this exhibition of ignorance has to make you wonder about the quality of the rest of the
tripe analysis that the Union of
Concerned "Scientists" is pushing.
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Friday, January 18, 2013
Here's a Head Scratcher –
Apparently, Time Warner Cable is going to heroically stop carrying advertisements for semi-automatic weapons, or ads that feature guns pointed at people. Civilization Triumphs! Violence in World Ends!
Except that no mention is made of when they are going to stop carrying shows where guns are pointed at people.
Not exactly a surprise, they wouldn't have much to show other than HGTV.
Still, one wonders what happens when the next big ultra-violent action flick comes out and the ads feature lots of guys firing automatic weapons at, well, everything. I don't think that you have to be Carnak The All-Seeing to predict, that somehow, someway, those ads will make it through to your living room.
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Crazy Hooker Maria?
Apparently, according to Elizabeth Wurtzel, the answer is to place a hysterical phone call to David Boies. Problem solved. Don't try this at home kids; one of America's top litigators isn't likely to take your call.
Of course, this woman who played the "powerful man will rescue me" card included this passage in the same essay:
"I believe women who are supported by men are prostitutes, that is that, and I am heartbroken to live through a time where Wall Street money means these women are not treated with due disdain."
Oh, and then there's this gem:
"For a while after my first book came out, I went home with a different man every night and did heroin every day—which showed my good sense, because the rest of the time I was completely out of control."
And so stay at home moms are prostitutes to be treated with disdain? Apparently, Crazy Hooker Maria isn't the only, or perhaps even the primary, Crazy Hooker in this story.
Certainly, there's more room for extensive mockage of Ms. Wurtzel. And it would certainly be justified. She's not unintelligent, can write a bit (though if her only genre is 'poor little me', that vein is probably tapped out), and is connected enough to land a good job with Boies' firm, but chooses to harness the forces of nuclear energy in pimping false humility.
Reflect a bit about this passage and the one above about after her book launched:
"I have no husband, no children, no real estate, no stocks, no bonds, no investments, no 401(k), no CDs, no IRAs, no emergency fund—I don't even have a savings account. It's not that I have not planned for the future; I have not planned for the present."
Ms. Wurtzel will always be poor. Sure, she has the capacity to generate a high income. But she will always be poor. Because poverty isn't about cash flow, it's about having a planning horizon that lasts longer than an ADHD 7tth grader confronted with a box of twinkies, an Xbox, and searching YouTube for wardrobe malfunctions. There are lots of financially broke people who aren't poor, because they can set goals and work to attain them.
Her "I live specifically, with intent" protest aside, her essay suggests that she simply follows the path of least resistance for whatever situation she is in. Ms. Wurtzel is simply following the siren song of "If it feels good, do it". Or more unfortunately, "to thine own self be true".
If you have a lousy, undisciplined self, this is probably not the motto to follow.
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
Amazon Categories Are Not Infallible.
A singularly unparalleled collection of dreck. Taking a quick look at the top 20, both paid and free:
Just a thought – if the title of the book features phrases containing any of these: "selected quotes", "heart advice", "dating", "positive thinking", "great lessons from", "mindfulness", "superheroes", "close your eyes", or (especially) "Tuesdays with Morrie", no philosophy is occurring. None. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Move along; no thinking is occurring here. It's the philosophy version of Mad Libs - fill in the blanks on your three | seven | twelve step program to smuggery.
Of the others,
"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". Really? People are paying for this? As the ESPN guys used to say, C'ome on, Man!
The Communist Manifesto. While a work of great practical import, Marx, as an economist, has been largely discredited since, ohhhh, Eugen Böhm von Bawerk started writing about him in the 1880's. Which is probably why most academic Marxists can survive only in America's teacher's colleges. Sort of explains the country's Stalinist 5 year plan approach to education, as well as the not entirely unexpected pitiful results. Clue for Parents: If you hear one of your kid's teachers use the phrase "social justice", it explains why your kid isn't learning math | science | history | English | fill in subject matter here.
Of the rest, Plato, Hayek, Aquinas, Sun Tzu, Kant, and to some degree, Hume, are all well worth spending time with. Paine, Rousseau, and Nietzsche less so. And looking at this list, where are our chief problems, the pragmatists? (William James, John Dewey, Charles Pierce)? Or, for that matter, the existentialists, or the positivists | logicians?
You have to go further down the list to hit Descartes, Spinoza, Hume, and Locke. But, unfortunately, the ratio of dreck to worthwhile remains pretty high.
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
Apparently, There are no Facts Associated with Politifact Ohio.
The gang at Politifact rates Josh Mandel as a "Pants on Fire" liar: "Mandel issued a statement on the day of the decision asserting that Brown had voted "for what will likely go down as the biggest tax increase in history."
"What will likely go down…". That's tentative language about a future projection. It's not a hard statement like "is the largest". Technically, the numbers don't even have to support it for it to be true – as long as the public perception is that it is the largest.
Unfortunately for the Politifact gang, this statement cannot be categorized as a lie. It's an estimate, or projection, if you will, about a future result. The unfortunate thing about guessing about the future is that it takes a long time to figure out who is right. And even then, there's a difference between a liar and a bad estimate. Business Insider notes that the Obama Administration projected unemployment to be around 6% or so if we passed the stimulus bill. Current result? 8.2% plus or minus a couple of ticks. Is Politifact calling Obama a "Pants on Fire Liar"? Even now that the facts are in?
Politifact attempts to cover their behinds by listing detailed projections / estimates that Mandel's projection is not correct. However, these are just estimates as well. Given their best case, we'll have to wait until 2020 or so to see who's right on this one.
They are even forced to concede this "And they cited a chart from FactCheck.org showing the Affordable Care Act producing the largest tax increase since 1968 in raw dollars. In the article the chart accompanied, however, FactCheck.org called raw dollars a "rather useless yardstick" and "a poor way to measure the size of a tax increase," because it makes no adjustment for inflation and takes no account of a population that is steadily rising." So, it is, possibly, the largest tax increase in history. Just not by measures that Politifact likes.
Given that a) costs of any Government intervention in the economy are likely extremely underestimated at time of proposal, and b) the increasingly likely chance that GDP growth will not match up to official projections, it is far from certain that Mandel is that far off the mark, let alone a "pants on fire" liar.
What was the last major government entitlement program that came in under budget for any serious length of time?
There's certainly a lot of argument to be made that Mandel's statement is not in line with other estimates. One could argue that it's more pessimistic than "expert" opinion. There are legitimate criticisms to be made about who has the better guess about future results. "Pants on Fire Liar" isn't one of them.
Next up, if Nancy Pelosi says that 2+2= 22, Politifact will rate it as "Mostly True", because "actual numbers were involved.
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Want to play hockey or get a real job? DU's Jackson came back for the right reasons
I spoke with DU forward Dustin Jackson today about his decision to enter graduate school and use an available fifth year of eligibility to play for the Pioneers in 2011-12. Jackson, a chippy-but-smart, 6-foot-3, 205-pound wing from Omaha, Neb., surprised seemingly everyone recently by announcing he would return to the team after saying his goodbyes during last month's banquet. The 24-year-old delivered an excellent senior speech, and like most seniors who get up there and spill their guts with pride about four years of fun, he didn't want it to end.
Well, it doesn't have to for Mr. Jackson, who has been named one of four captains and could wear the "C" next season — hopefully his first full campaign since 2009-10. Jackson, who wore an "A" last season, missed his entire junior year with a broken leg and the first 12 games last season with mononucleosis.
"After the senior speeches, I was looking up thinking it was actually over, knowing in the back of my mind I had another year," Jackson said. "It was on my mind, and I tried to keep in shape since then. But I was interviewing for a job, and I thought I should just take that route, with my age and what not.
"I went to talk to the coaches in what I thought was a year-end meeting, and they stressed how much they wanted me back. It was a really positive meeting and I left there looking at the steps I would have to take to come back. I weighed my options and it was the right decision to come back. The guys wanted me back. I didn't know if everyone was in, (given) that I already gave my senior speech. They all thought I was done. But then, when I was talking to some of the guys about coming back, they all seemed for it. That definitely helped me out, and I started working out with the guys again."
Jackson must pass a required graduate management test to be accepted into the MBA program. He'll begin taking a prep course next week and take the actual test late July.
Having Jackson back gives DU added experience, a tremendous leader and valuable role player. He has just 33 points (13 goals) in 105 career games, but he will be a key cog in what could be a terrific team next season. He's the guy that helps DU win tight games over teams like Air Force and Bemidji State — programs that usually have multiple 24-year-old leaders. Jackson is old-school DU, playing beside young NHL-bound players like Drew Shore, Jason Zucker and Beau Bennett, among others.
"The coaches have definitely stressed that with me," Jackson said. "I think there is a lot of talent on this team, a lot of young talent, and I can provide some leadership to this team. I've been around the block and I think the guys trust me and know that they can come talk to me about any issues they have. I think that played a role in me coming back. The guys are looking for a leader like that and I'm looking for that opportunity."
Jackson played last season with seniors Kyle Ostrow and Anthony Maiani, and sophomores Chris Knowlton and Shawn Ostrow. He will again be asked to play a second- or third-line grinder who helps free up space for his linemates.
"I need to be a power forward, get to the net and make hits and what not," Jackson said. "The skilled players will take care of the goal scorers. I need to bring the little things to the table."


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Despite losing about a quarter of its seats in Tuesday's election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu will remain the largest faction in the next Knesset. And although he is weakened, Netanyahu will almost certainly retain the premiership. Nevertheless, in the days ahead, he will struggle to build a governing coalition -- the meteoric rise of Yesh Atid, the party led by the populist anchorman-turned-politician Yair Lapid, left the Knesset almost equally divided between a right-wing and a center-left bloc. The prime minister might have to opt for more centrist partners than he would normally prefer.
Such an outcome reflects the realities of Israel's political discourse: Netanyahu is no longer as popular as he once was, but the center-left has also failed to serve up a viable alternative. Whatever Netanyahu's shortcomings, under his stewardship Israel mostly avoided being swept into the global financial morass, and its security situation stabilized despite a deadlocked peace process. No center-left leader could claim those achievements. Labor's new head, Shelly Yachimovich, revitalized the party but not enough. The promising former head of Kadima, Tzipi Livni, who ran as the leader of a new party, had little to show for herself other than a series of failures in both the government and the opposition.
At the same time, the electorate is aware that the next government will have to face a series of challenges beyond its relations with the Palestinians, and most Israelis expressed doubts as to whether Netanyahu could handle them on his own because his administration failed to address these issues in the last few years. Israel is also facing serious decisions about its economic policies. The outgoing government could not agree on next year's budget, which will have to entail both far-reaching cuts in services as well as raises in taxes. The next government must also respond to increasing frustration about social and economic inequality. Similarly, it will need to make some difficult decisions concerning relations between the country's rising militant religious sector and
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Many of the newer audio and video systems for home entertainment systems have added many features the products. It is a minefield in trying to determine how much money must be allocated towards a system of ones choosing – especially when the consumer is not certain about the level or depth of the components may be desired.
Let's take a look at the basic idea of a home entertainment system. There are really three general system ideas that are prevalent in the marketplace.
ONE: An audiophile system that is capable of High Fidelity reproduction of music. It consists of a stereophonic amplification system with two loudspeakers – maybe a subwoofer to extend the low frequencies – and a source device such as a CD player. This kind of system is for the serious music lover and is generally in a separate room or space from the tv or surround sound system associated with playback of video or multi-media programs.
TWO: Television and Video entertainment system – combining a television receiver, surround sound receiver and a set of loudspeakers. Usually contained within an entertainment room in the owners house and of great interest for television programs, movies, home video and other media programs. The number of loudspeakers is typically 6 – such as in a 5.1 playback environment: Front right, Front left, Rear right, Rear left and a subwoofer for reproduction of the low frequencies and special effects.
THREE: This is usually a variation of item TWO above but including a game system for home entertainment level games. The high level game player may be interested in PC based games also which requires a high performance PC for the more advanced game that are popular in the marketplace today.
Here we must talk about the range of product or classes of performance. Let us, in order to simplify the analysis, think of the consumer as being divided into three classes of seriousness of purchase: Good, Better and Best.
In category ONE above where the consumer is an audiophile and looking for a music system only the range of expense that will be needed can range from under $100 to as much as $5,000! A budget buyer can purchase a really good system from thrift stores for under $100 by shopping wisely. However, it is most likely the range for a "Good" system would range from, let's say, $100 to $400.
A person in the "Better" category will need to allocate financial resources in the range or $400 to $1500. For example, a good amplification system will run $300 to $500 and a pair of speaker systems with subwoofer can easily fetch $1000 for "good" fidelity sound.
The "Best" sound which will satisfy the esoteric music lover can easily run up to $5,000 – or even more.
In category TWO above, we are talking more than just audio because it requires a flat screen LCD or LED television system. Depending on size the tv alone will run around $200 to $1000. Surround sound systems – all in one box like from Walmart or BestBuy can start at $100. So, for the lower end or "Good" category the range might well be around $400 to $1500 range.
The "Better" category of systems will run $1000 to around $3000. This level of system will have a larger screen, say up to 46″, 50 or even 55″. That alone will be $800 to $2000. The surround sound system will always be over $250 for a system of this quality. So, here we are easily up to $3000.
The "Best" category would likely be a 3-D television receiver with component grade surround sound which could not be gotten into for under $3000 and will easily build up to $10,000 range total for all the "stuff" necessary to complete the package.
OTHER: Keep in mind that cables, installation, system design and addition of game consoles would be extra for categories TWO and THREE. Installation can be a DIY project for those with the tools, the know-how and the desire. It is not an easy job to hook up everything, hide the wires, run them through walls, etc. Cabling and hookup connections can be down right aggravating if you have a complex system requirement for recording and time shifting, full motion cameras and so on. In a sophisticated system one may need the services of an engineer for system design.
CONCLUSION: We are looking at an investment of a minimum of a few hundred dollars and as high as several thousand dollars for a glorious and exciting comprehensive system with the very best performance parameters. We did not get into Internet connectivity but where that is desired another monthly cost must be added thereon.
For a person in the $120,000 annual salary class it should be expected that maybe one months salary could be a targeted budget for a system in the "Best" quality category.
Closing comment. This author recently desired a very "Better" grade audio system to add to a summer home – a system that would be used only for a few weeks out of the year. It was desired to be a low budget system but high performance. Solution: Visit a few thrift stores, watch Craigslist and follow a few threads on the Internet for good quality sound. Final purchase: Sony heavy, good quality pair of bookshelf speaker systems from Salvation Army for $5. A Kenwood receiver, 600 watts of power, from Craigslist for $40. Subwoofer with outstanding low frequency gut shaking bass output from Goodwill for $15. DVD/CD player new from discount store for $30. Conclusion: Very good sound quality with great power, thundering low frequency response all for under $100! You can't beat that!


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James B. McAvoy, Ex-Aide At Fort, Dies
Services for James B. McAvoy, 61, ____ South Meridian Street, will be held at 10:45 a. m. Tuesday in the Lauck Funeral Home and at 11 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Mr. McAvoy died Saturday in University Heights Hospital.
He had worked 16 years as a claims examiner of lost and damaged Army property in the adjustment branch at Fort Benjamin Harrison before retiring in 1968.
A lifelong Indianapolis resident, Mr. McAvoy was a member of the church and its Holy Name Society, a graduate of Cathedral High School and a member of the Southside Democratic League.
Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, 20 September 1971, p. 31.
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Three-Minute Fiction Winners: Where Are They Now?
It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Laura Sullivan. Two years, 30,000 stories and six winners.
DANIELLE EVANS: Hi. It's Danielle Evans. I can't wait to come back next week and tell you who the winner of the Three-Minute Fiction contest is.
SULLIVAN: You heard right. Next week, our judge will be here to announce the winner of Round Seven of our Three-Minute Fiction contest. Now, for those of you catching the tail end of this round, Three-Minute Fiction is this program's creative writing contest, where our listeners submit an original short story that can be read in about three minutes. This time around, we enlisted the help of award-winning writer Danielle Evans, author of the short story collection "Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self."
And I am pretty sure Danielle's busy reading that last batch of stories we just sent her. In the meantime, we thought it'd be cool to catch up with the previous winners of each round, so we put our producer Kenya Young on a mission to find out where they are now. And, Kenya, what did you find out?
KENYA YOUNG, BYLINE: Yeah. Laura, you know, it actually has been really cool to catch up with these winners going all the way back to the first round. It's really hard to believe that we've been doing this for two years.
SULLIVAN: That's right, because the first round launched back in June of 2009, right?
YOUNG: Yeah. Really, this is just something we decided to do for a little bit of summer fun, and we had no idea at all that we'd get this much attention and get as big as it did. Here we are, seven rounds later.
SULLIVAN: And James Wood was the judge of that first round.
YOUNG: Yeah, he was. And in fact, we didn't even have a challenge at that point. It was Round One. It was just an open-ended contest. The listeners just had to write a story in under 600 words. So you can imagine all the different stories that came in.
SULLIVAN: A lot of different stories. But one that caught James Woods' eye was...
YOUNG: "Not that I Care" by Molly Reid. And I caught up with her yesterday.
MOLLY REID: I'm applying to some writing residencies and conferences and just really concentrating my efforts there, which is kind of scary, but was a necessary change, I think.
YOUNG: Molly just moved to Portland, Oregon, and she's actually working on a collection of short stories. Now, I don't know if you remember, but Molly's story back in Round One was about animals - ducks, in fact - and ever since then, she's just kept writing about animals.
REID: I have recently written about some Freudian hummingbirds. In one of my stories, I have a severed cat paw and a murdered hamster.
SULLIVAN: Wait a minute. A severed cat paw and a murdered hamster?
YOUNG: I know. I know. I said the same thing. And I had to have Molly explain.
REID: I've just found myself really fascinated with the animal-human relationship. And it's not really about the animals themselves so much as sort of how we use animals, you know, as substitutes for relationships or as symbols or talismans and how that sort of reveals an important part of us.
SULLIVAN: OK. So James Wood also judged Round Two of the contest. But that time, he added a twist.
YOUNG: So, yeah, Round Two is the first time where we actually started giving the writers a challenge, some kind of criteria that they had to meet within these 600 words. So for example, in Round Two, every story had to begin with the first line: The nurse left work at 5:00. And the winner of that round was Cathy Formusa with the story "Last Seen."
SULLIVAN: What's Cathy up to these days?
YOUNG: So she's still writing since winning the contest. In fact, she's working on a novel. And she's had this novel in her head for years, and she said Three-Minute Fiction kind of helped her get it out and be more committed to writing it. But Cathy is also a full-time massage therapist out in Port Townsend, Washington, so she's just having a hard time finding the time to actually complete her novel.
SULLIVAN: Yeah. I mean, it definitely takes a longer to write a novel than a three-minute story, I would imagine.
YOUNG: That's exactly - I'm telling you, that's exactly what Rhonda Strickland said. She is actually the winner from Round Three. Her winning story was "Please Read," and it was chosen by writer and book critic Alan Cheuse. And I actually think Alan would be really thrilled to know that Rhonda is working on her memoir.
SULLIVAN: Really?
YOUNG: Yeah. She's writing about overcoming humble roots. And her parents or the children of sharecroppers and Rhonda herself actually grew up right outside of D.C. here in the first prefabricated housing development. The funny thing is Rhonda actually lives in North Carolina now, and she's a tutor. And she says that winning Three-Minute Fiction actually increased her tutoring clientele. Apparently, when parents hear that she's one of the Three-Minute Fiction winners, they think they're getting a real bargain when they hire her to tutor their kids.
SULLIVAN: You're kidding.
YOUNG: Too funny.
SULLIVAN: So what about the others? We have Yoav Ben Josef, Round Four, Zach Brockhouse of Round Five and Lauri Anderson winning the last round, Round Six.
YOUNG: Yeah. You know, all of them, I had really great talks with all three of them. And what I love about our past winners is that they're just so humble.
YOAV BEN JOSEF: I got this just overwhelming response from all the people that knew me from school and all my friends. And it was really nice and kind of embarrassing. And...
YOUNG: That's Yoav Ben Josef, winner of Round Four, as we mentioned. Write Ann Patchett chose his story "Not Calling Attention to Ourselves."
SULLIVAN: And did Yoav say winning Three-Minute Fiction helped him in any way?
YOUNG: To say the least.
JOSEF: Actually, the co-chair of a college became quite a mentor to me and hired me to teach. And I was also contacted by an agent, and I've been working with her. And it's been really helpful to be able to have somebody sort of on the other side waiting for a story because that gave me the drive to keep writing, which actually is exactly what Ann said that she hoped would happen from the experience, that I would kind of like, regain some faith in my writing, which I have.
YOUNG: But I tell you, Laura, it seems like folks are really paying attention to this contest, the little contest that could, because agents contacted Zach Brockhouse and Lauri Anderson as well.
ZACH BROCKHOUSE: Large literary agents follow Three-Minute Fiction, so that was a surprising place where I got a lot of interest.
YOUNG: That's Zach Brockhouse. He was the winner of Round Five, which was judged by the wonderful Michael Cunningham.
BROCKHOUSE: When I won the contest, I wasn't quite prepared for what was going to happen. I didn't have a lot of finished material like I do now. I've been writing pretty consistently since the contest, and I've actually just sent out my first two stories at the end of September. I plan on sending out another batch here pretty soon.
SULLIVAN: And you said Lauri Anderson, the winner of Round Six, was contacted by agents as well?
YOUNG: Yeah. I was even taken aback by all that's happened to Lauri since Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie selected her story as the winner less than just six months ago.
LAURI ANDERSON: After winning, I had three different short stories published in literary journals, and two poems, and I was named the Tobias Wolff Award in fiction.
YOUNG: Really?
ANDERSON: The - yeah, the Bellingham Review, which is a great journal. So that was super exciting.
SULLIVAN: That's pretty extraordinary. And to think we'll soon be adding another winner into the mix.
YOUNG: That's right. Who knows what's going to be in store for that person after Danielle makes her announcement next week. But they're going to really be in some good company.
SULLIVAN: That's producer Kenya Young. She pretty much runs ALL THINGS' Three-Minute Fiction around these parts. And you can keep up with her and others on our Three-Minute Fiction Facebook page. Don't forget to check out the stories posted so far on our website at npr.org/threeminutefiction, all spelled out, no spaces. And tune in next week for a special visit from the regular host of this show, Guy Raz, and our judge Danielle Evans, for our Round Seven winner reveal.
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Topic: Zune
A very false narrative: Microsoft Surface vs Apple iPad, Mac
04/27/2017, 04:04 pm
It's hard to escape the media pronouncements that iPhones are now boring again after Samsung unveiled its latest Galaxy S8, Apple's Mac business is being overshadowed by more exciting Surface Windows PCs from Microsoft and that Apple Watch is a disappointing dud. But they're all wrong, here's why.
Microsoft sells out of Surface Pro, just like the Zune HD did in 2009
02/09/2013, 07:02 pm
Microsoft has announced "amazing" customer response to its tablet/notebook hybrid Surface Pro, and reports have noted that the higher end 128GB model has sold out in some locations "immediately" after going on sale, just as the Zune HD did in 2009.
Microsoft changes its story, concedes death of Zune hardware
10/04/2011, 07:10 am
Less than a day after Microsoft denied that its Zune lineup of portable media players was being discontinued, the company has decided to confirm that its Zune players have in fact received the ax.
Microsoft Board criticizes CEO Steve Ballmer for weakened smartphones, Windows
10/04/2011, 02:10 am
After conducting an annual performance review of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the software giant's Board of Directors took him to task for poor sales of its Windows Phone 7 operating system, dampened Windows revenue and the "need for further progress" with new form factors, awarding him just half of his maximum yearly bonus.
Microsoft removes, then re-adds Zune HD to its website [u]
10/03/2011, 01:10 pm
Microsoft temporarily removed references to all Zune hardware from the official Zune website Monday, an apparent error that was initially viewed as the final nail in the coffin for the media player that failed to gain traction against Apple's iPod lineup [update].
Microsoft, RIM plan services to compete with Apple's iTunes
03/09/2011, 08:03 am
Two of Apple's chief rivals are working on their own separate services to compete with iTunes, as Research in Motion has partnered with 7digital for its PlayBook tablet, and Microsoft is cooking up a secret project dubbed "Ventura."
iTunes tops movies; $10M in fake iPhones, iPods seized; Jobs' mansion nears demolition
02/08/2011, 01:02 am
Sales figures for 2010 show that Apple's iTunes Movie Store remained on top with 64.5 percent market share among competing Internet video services in the US. Also, more than $10 million worth of counterfeit iPhones, iPods and other items have been seized by the Los Angeles Port Police. Finally, officials say the physical permit allowing Apple CEO Steve Jobs to raze the controversial Jackling mansion will be issued soon.
Apple's iOS pushes Microsoft to dial down Silverlight for HTML5
10/29/2010, 06:10 pm
While Apple's success with its mobile iOS platform is credited with invoking the proliferation of HTML5 video at the expense of Adobe's Flash, it's also causing a major shift in strategy for Microsoft's Silverlight.
Apple's Steve Jobs slams Google, RIM, rival tablet makers
10/18/2010, 05:10 pm
In a surprise appearance during the company's quarterly earnings call, Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs hailed the success of the iPhone and Pod while painting a bleak outlook for RIM's Blackberry smartphones, Google's fragmented Android smartphone platform, and the coming trickle of 7inch tablets.
Microsoft exec says Zune software coming to the Mac
10/13/2010, 08:10 am
In an effort not to discourage Mac users from adopting one of its new Windows Phone 7 handsets, Microsoft will reportedly deploy later this a year the first version of its Zune media software targeted at Apple users.
Inside Apple's iOS 4: new feature parity with Snow Leopard
06/18/2010, 12:06 am
Apple's iOS 4 features the biggest foundational leap for developers since the company first opened up iPhone OS 2.0 to development, now catching up to the core features of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Apple's success forces Microsoft to 'shake up' phone, media teams
05/25/2010, 09:05 am
In the face of success from Apple and Google in the portable device market, Microsoft is expected to announce "major organizational changes" in the company's Entertainment and Devices Division, responsible for Windows Phone, Zune and Xbox.
Like Apple, Microsoft rumored to be creating tablet
09/21/2009, 11:09 am
Just as they compete in numerous other markets, Microsoft and Apple could be going head to head with new touchscreen tablet devices in the near future, if a new rumor proves true.
Apple, Microsoft trade places selling iPod touch and Zune HD
09/15/2009, 03:09 pm
Apple makes its money selling hardware while Microsoft's revenues are from software. Yet in the mobile device war heating up between the iPod touch and the Zune HD, Microsoft is focusing on hardware features while Apple is shifting its marketing attention toward the iPod's vast library of third party software, particularly games.
Microsoft discontinues hard drives, "squircle" from Zune lineup
09/02/2009, 03:09 pm
With the impending launch of Microsoft's iPod touch competitor, the Zune HD, the Redmond, Wash., company will discontinue its previous offerings, which included high-capacity hard drive players and the "squircle" input method.
Apple "awash in cash" as Microsoft offers "buckets" to Zune developers
08/14/2009, 03:08 pm
As debt-free Apple has accrued a massive $31.1 billion in cash and investments, Microsoft allegedly recently offered one developer "a bucket of money" to write software for the new Zune HD.
Zune HD price leak: $100 less than Apple iPod touch
08/11/2009, 10:08 am
A temporary price listing for Microsoft's upcoming Zune HD showed the device at $290 for its 32GB offering, a cost more than $100 cheaper than the comparable iPod touch model from Apple.
Microsoft stores to mimic Apple's with "Guru Bars"
07/24/2009, 09:07 pm
A leaked presentation has exposed Microsoft's tentative plans for its retail stores -- and the high degree to which they'll imitate Apple stores, down to their layouts and even the presence of a dedicated "Guru Bar" for help.
Microsoft suffers worst fiscal year ever while Apple rises
07/23/2009, 07:07 pm
Once accustomed to ever-rising profits, Microsoft has been dealt two blows with both its second quarter of losses in a row and its first-ever annual decline, all at the same time as Apple has had its best non-holiday quarter yet.
Apple, many others in crosshairs of touchpad lawsuit
07/19/2009, 12:07 pm
A small firm hoping to strike it rich through legal action has sued Apple, Microsoft, and virtually every other significant company making a media device under claims that they violate a patent for touchpads.


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1 1/2 cloves-diced
2 cups Heavy Cream
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
Salt and Cracked Black Pepper to taste
1 lb. Fettucine
DirectionsPrepare water for boiling fettucine – water should be salted and brought to a rolling boil. Boil fettucine according to package instructions for al dente. Fettucine should be ready about the time your sauce has boiled.
In sauté pan, cook chopped bacon . Add garlic and cracked black pepper. Add cream and allow to come to gentle boil, watching that it doesn't overflow pan as it cooks.
In a large bowl, add 2 egg yolks, cooked fettucine and freshly cooked sauce. Toss fettucine and add freshly grated parmesan cheese. Egg yolks will "cook" with the addition of the hot fettucine and sauce.
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On Monday June 11, 2012, at approximately 10:20 a.m. Portland Police Bureau responded to a PSU Campus Public Safety call for assistance in responding to a suspect who drew and pointed a gun at a CPSO Officer in the vicinity of 12th and SW Market St. The suspect fled into PSU parking structure 3 and the PPB Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) was called to the scene to manage a search and secure the area.
Both vehicle and pedestrian traffic was shut down during the operation. In addition, the Helen Gordon Child Development Center located next to the parking structure was locked down along with Lincoln and St Mary's High Schools.
At this time, the suspect, David W. Chilton, is still at large and considered armed and dangerous. Call 911 immediately if you see him. He is in his 50's with grey hair and beard, blue eyes, and last seen wearing a dark jacket, rust colored plaid shirt over a green T-shirt, black shoes, grey baseball cap, North Face backpack, and a gym bag. Click here for his photo: https://www.pdx.edu/cpso/male-with-gun-ps3
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If you have any immediate concerns for your personal safety, please contact emergency services by dialing 911. If you have any non-emergency questions regarding this notice, please contact PSU's Campus Public Safety at 503.725.4407.
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Ocular Blood Flow in Glaucoma Patients - the Leuven Eye Study
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01840202
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 25, 2013
Last Update Posted : May 29, 2015
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- How to Read a Study Record
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide, whose treatment - intraocular pressure lowering - is only partially effective in preventing disease progression. Accordingly, other variables, such as ocular blood flow-related factors, have been implicated in disease pathogenesis. However, most findings involving vascular variables come from partial, small-scale studies. Furthermore, recent technological advances have identified a number of ocular blood flow variables that have yet to be tested in large scale trials. Therefore, a study that specifically aims at uncovering the role of vascular aspects in glaucoma is needed.
For this purpose, a cross-sectional, observational case-control study will be conducted in the University Hospitals Leuven. This will be the largest-yet study on the subject, involving more than 750 patients. This will allow the creation of a specific cohort of patients where the vascular aspects are thought to be particularly important (low-tension glaucoma). It will use the largest combination yet of vascular-related measuring techniques (dynamic contour tonometry, optic coherent tomography, colour Doppler imaging and retinal oximetry)
|Condition or disease
|Open Angle Glaucoma Normal Tension Glaucoma
- Demographic and clinical ophthalmology-related examination data will be collected, including intraocular pressure measurement using dynamic contour tonometry
- Visual field testing will be performed.
- Structural damage will be documented by a retinal nerve fiber layer analysis (through Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph)
- High Definition Optical coherent tomograph imaging of the submacular and peripapillary choroidal thickness will be performed.
- Color Doppler Imaging of the retrobulbar vessels will be performed, with analysis of the Doppler waveform (peak systolic, end diastolic velocities and resistivity index)
- Retinal oximetry will be performed with the analysis of the arterial and venous saturations of retinal vessels
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|770 participants
|Observational Model:
|Case Control
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|Correlation Between Submacular and Peripapillary Choroidal Tissue and Ocular Blood Flow in Glaucoma Patients
|Study Start Date :
|February 2013
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2014
Healthy volunteers with no family history of glaucoma, an increased or asymmetrical cup/disc ratio or any other optic disc structural change (notching, disc hemorrhage) or an intraocular pressure (IOP) above 21 mmHg that could suggest possible glaucoma suspects.
Primary open-angle glaucoma
Patients with a characteristic optic disc damage (based on cup/disc ratio, thinning of neuroretinal rim, notching, disk hemorrhages, etc.) and visual field defects, with at least one measurement of IOP of >21 mmHg required
Normal Tension Glaucoma
Patients with a characteristic optic disc damage (based on cup/disc ratio, thinning of neuroretinal rim, notching, disk hemorrhages, etc.) and visual field defects, with at maximum recorded IOP of < 21 mmHg
- Comparison of the Retrobulbar Arteries Doppler Waveform between glaucoma patients and healthy controls [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 2 hours ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- individuals over 18 years old
- willing to sign an informed consent and able to comply with the requirements of the study
- having no other ocular diseases besides glaucoma
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of ocular trauma
- intraocular surgery (except for cataract surgery)
- eye disease (except glaucoma)
- systemic diseases with ocular involvement like diabetes
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01840202
|UZ Leuven
|Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000 Leuven
|Principal Investigator:
|Ingeborg Stalmans, MD, PhD
|UZ Leuven
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|April 25, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 29, 2015
|Last Verified:
|January 2013
Glaucoma, Open-Angle
Low Tension Glaucoma
Ocular Hypertension
Eye Diseases
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I don't know exactly how to take this damm Father' s Day. For so long I have not had any acknowledgment from my girls I have a life, a family, which is also theirs, and a birthday. As a father, I am just "out there" with this blog.
Cheers to fathers like me, happy Father's Day to all.
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Patience Puzzle - The Tavern Puzzle Collection
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|Remove the Shuttle
|Level 10 - Mind Boggling
|Tucker-Jones House
|Other Wire / Metal Puzzles, Tavern Puzzle Collection
|9 9/10 in x 2 7/8 in x 1 9/10 in / 25.2 cm x 7.3 cm x 4.9 cm
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The oldest known puzzle design, probably of Chinese origin. Popular with 19th century sailors.
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On Monday May 21st Norman wrote,
Time. Consuming.
On Sunday July 23rd Roman wrote,
I've been searching the internet for one of these for a long time. I made one 50 years ago for a high school art project. My Grandfather had one that I learned to operate. I copied off of his which had 8 rings, mine has a wooden handle. This is an awesome puzzle but can't find anyone else that has one let alone operate it. I used rings from an old tie chain for cows from an old cow stables.
On Wednesday March 20th Ray wrote,
My dad had the local Blacksmith make this puzzel for him. He kept it in his Barber Shop to tease his customers. I was about 7 or 8 years old (around 1943) when he taught me how to solve the puzzel. I still have his homemade one that was made our of horse shoe nails and a coat hanger. I can still work it blindfolded.


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FRP's Online Registration Is Open
- 06 February 2017
Formula Race Promotions (FRP) and USAC Racing have opened the new FRP online registration system for the much-anticipated 2017 Atlantic, F2000 and F1600 Championship Series. The first race of the year will be a spectator event with Pirelli World Challenge -- April 28-30 at VIR.
FRP's online registration, specifically designed for FRP, uses the USAC registration system: it is intuitive and easy to navigate and brings in an entirely new and streamlined sign-up process -- thanks to new sanctioning affiliation provided by USAC Racing.
ALL PARTICIPANTS -- Drivers, Crew, Staff, Officials, VIP/Partners and Media, need a FRP/USAC hard card License (credentials). To register, each individual must go to www.FRPLicense.com, and follow the intuitive prompts. A photo is required, and must be uploaded on the site otherwise the form will not complete. A selfie from a smartphone will work. (Say Cheese!)
Single event participants must also register on this site -- follow the prompts for the "Single Event Credential".
There is no charge for the FRP/USAC hard card License (credentials). Register early and hard cards will be mailed directly to the participant, otherwise they can be picked up at the track.
SERIES REGISTRATION and EVENT ENTRY – to register for the 2017 Series and enter for a single or multiple events, the site is: www.FRPEntry.com. Follow the intuitive prompts.
For entrants who will be racing only 1-2 FRP events in 2017, the Series Registration is waived, and only the individual event entry is required. With participation in a third event, Series Registration and its fee, IS required.
For entrants planning to race the full 2017 season, there is a package discount available if registered prior to March 1st. The website will automatically adjust the price when registration and all events are chosen.
All seven 2017 FRP events are open for entry. An entrant who has registered for the season may select and enter all desired events at once, or return and enter them individually as the season progresses.
There is a $100 late fee imposed for entries within 7 days of the start of an event.
In Keeping with the FRP's Mantra of: Affordable – Competitive – Racing; FRP has lowered the 2017 entry costs for F1600 & F2000, which are now set at $850/weekend ($675 for the Indy Event, Including Atlantic participants), and $950 for the Series Registration.
"We provide the best value in North America open wheel racing, period. This has always been the case, and for 2017, we're lowering entry fees for our F2000 and F1600 Series to make them even more attractive," commented FRP's Robert Wright and Al Guibord, co-owners.
2017 promises to be an exciting season. Three of our events are spectator events on major race weekends, supporting Pirelli World Challenge at VIR, SVRA at Indianapolis, and Trans-Am at NJMP. After a long hiatus, we are returning to Summit Point with the Woodbridge Karting Club. The rest of the season includes a return to Pitt Race (newly repaved) and two visits to the iconic and favorite Mid-Ohio, with the ever fun Right Coast Formula Ford Series & The FV Challenge Cup joining us there.
The Season is upon us, REGISTRATION IS OPEN


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"I've been shot in the head:" A rookie cop's survival
After having a slug removed from his forehead, Kevin McCormick was back on patrol without missing a beat
The first order of business was to go back to scene of the shooting. It wasn't a sentimental thing. He just had to go back to where it happened to see what he could have done differently, what he could remember. The fence, there. The dumpster, there. The alley where he sped his vehicle in reverse, flawlessly.
After re-analyzing it all he came to a conclusion: He had no regrets. He had reacted perfectly.
Twelve days earlier, Sioux City officer Kevin McCormick was fresh out of roll call and ready to hit the streets around 1500 hours. He had been with the department 15 short months, and liked where he was at. As he drove his cruiser he thought about the upcoming three day weekend. I like what I do. I wouldn't mind if they called me in to work on one of my days off, he thought.
McCormick saw that a hit-and-run had been called in and was anticipating that dispatch would assign him to the call, so he made his way toward the West end where the accident occurred, when he passed a vehicle heading in the opposite direction that caught his eye: a female passenger without a seatbelt.
As he spun his squad around to pursue, the car made a quick right and sped up. The car slowed at a stop sign, then hit the gas and made another right, then a third, more or less driving in a full circle.
McCormick called it in — a Nebraska plate, which wasn't rare for Sioux City — and activated his emergency lights. The vehicle turned down an alley infamous for gang activity.
Ready to Run
The vehicle came to a stop, as did McCormick, and he undid his seatbelt. He'd been taught to exit his vehicle as quickly as possible at a stop, so he threw his vehicle into park and cracked his door when he saw a passenger in the stopped vehicle fumbling around and jumping out of the car.
"I thought he was going to run. I was preparing for a foot pursuit. Then the door swung open, he stepped out, and raised a .22 caliber pistol," recalls McCormick. "My first instinct was, 'This guy has a pellet gun'. We find a lot of airsoft pistols in the area. So I'm thinking he's out of his mind if he thinks he's going to shoot at me with a pellet gun and I'm not going to return fire."
McCormick threw his squad into reverse and ducked, flying backward through the narrow alleyway as the man fired. On the third or fourth round, McCormick felt a sting above his right eye. It didn't feel the way he had expected a bullet to feel. More like the sting of a rubber band snapping on his forehead, and his vision in his right eye had suddenly worsened.
McCormick had distanced himself 75-100 feet and the shots had stopped. When he peered up over the dash he saw occupants in the vehicle ahead, but couldn't tell if the gunman was inside or if he had fled.
"Shots fired," McCormick told dispatchers. "I've been shot in the head. Suspect is a black male, wearing black, six-foot-one, 220 pounds, carrying a .22."
Listening to the call now, McCormick can hardly believe how calm he was as he described the gunman to dispatch.
"I don't know what I can attribute that to. Maybe training, maybe just survival instincts, I knew I needed to get that information out there for this guy to be caught."
His sergeant came on the radio and told him to stop pursuing; other officers would take it from there.
"That was really tough for me to handle," says McCormick. "I wanted to continue. If I had been so injured that I couldn't think clearly, I would have gladly said 'okay' but I didn't feel that way. But, I had to listen to my command staff."
Up until that point McCormick still wasn't certain what had hit him above his right eye. It wasn't until weeks later that he learned that the full slug that embedded itself in his forehead was just shy of causing serious damage. When a dose of anesthetic and a surgeon chipping away at the slug didn't do the trick, a neurosurgeon was called in to drill it out.
He stayed awake through the night. Not just from the excruciating headache, but the anticipation of a phone call and an enthusiastic "We got him!" But that call didn't come until five days later.
Jamal Dean, a 22-year-old man wanted on burglary charges, was arrested without incident in Texas, and pleaded guilty in McCormick's shooting in exchange for dropping burglary charges. McCormick was there as he entered his plea.
"He came into the courtroom with a big smile on his face," said McCormick. "Like this was a cool thing to be a part of. It wasn't something I've taken personally. You can't. In this line of work if you can't let something like that roll off your back, you won't last."
Dean is now serving a 25-year sentence with the possibility of parole in 17 ½.
The Notoriety of a Cop Killer
It's McCormick's theory that Dean intended to kill him before his arrest, so that he would enter the corrections system as a cop killer, receiving instant notoriety and rank. It's also McCormick's belief that many people worked to keep Dean's location under wraps for those five days he was missing, including his father.
|Jamal Dean is pictured smiling in court. Dean is now serving a 25-year sentence with the possibility of parole in 17 ½. (Photo courtesy Sioux City Journal)
Dean's father approached McCormick at the hearing to offer an apology, which the officer had a hard time accepting.
"I understand the need to protect your son, but at some point you have to draw the line," he said, reflecting on the day in court.
In true police form, the court overflowed with officers from all over who came to show their support for their wounded rookie. But Dean had his share of supporters, too.
"They all had these T-shirts that said 'Keep your head up' and I remember thinking how funny that was. If I had kept my head up at that moment that he fired, I'd be dead right now."
Support for McCormick came in so many forms: stacks of 'Get Well' cards from all over, food and flowers from family. The night of his shooting 250 officers from South Dakota and Nebraska were out searching for Dean. An e-mail from a deputy in Tennessee who'd survived a shot to the head that said simply, "Let's talk."
"I can talk about the incident all day long, every detail, with no emotion. But when I talk about the people and their support, that's when I get choked up."
Perhaps the most amazing support came from the community, and not just for McCormick, but for the Sioux City police as a whole.
"People wave at us when they see us out now. It was like they finally saw what we were up against. It's a pretty cool thing."
McCormick has maintained a level-headedness throughout the incident that continues to amaze. From calmly describing his aggressor to dispatch, to his injury and miraculous recovery, to the 'unchanged' man he is today.
McCormick says he didn't have a near-death experience. That night doesn't even haunt him.
"It's not a pride thing. I just believe the circumstances were right. I got hit in the right spot by the right caliber weapon."
McCormick was out of the hospital in less than 24 hours and back on patrol in 12 days, like nothing had changed.
"This hasn't changed my outlook on anything. I've always been cautious, maybe in some cases overly cautious. I'd much rather draw down on someone than hesitate, so I don't feel like I've changed any on that end."