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Earlier this month, Jim Joyce stood in front of God and the media to apologize for blowing the call that cost Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game on June 2.
Joyce's voice shook. His chin quivered. And, as he faced the cameras and
the questions, he cried.
The professional umpire got teary-eyed all over again when he came face-to-face with Galarraga on the field the next night in an emotional exchange with players and fans that might have turned otherwise.
Apparently, he'd never seen Tom Hanks in "A League of Their Own" uttering "There's no crying in baseball."
In a world that likes to use baseball as a metaphor for life, Eddie O'Connor says maybe there's a lesson or two to be learned from the call that created media and watercooler frenzies.
"We were more forgiving of (Joyce) because his tears were a genuine reflection of remorse," says O'Connor, the director and chief psychologist at Mary Free Bed's Pain Center and a sports psychologist who counsels athletes, coaches and parents.
If a man "wells up," he says, people usually respond with compassion — and even forgiveness — because tears "show sensitivity and vulnerability."
"Crying sends a message," he says. "It gets our attention."
Not that O'Connor advocates everyone start boohooing — on and off the baseball field — all the time. Even though he points to research that shows in general people are more accepting of men's tears, and crying in general, since the horrors of the
Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, O'Connor advises less is more in this case.
Compassion is more freely granted "when the situation is severe ... severe trauma or loss," O'Connor says.
In other words, tears can lose their power or their "punch" if they're too frequent or shed over the seemingly inconsequential. The same goes for manipulative tears, O'Connor says.
"We all know people who cry because they're not getting their way ... who cry over every call," he says.
Tears are perfectly acceptable, and even healthy forms of communication, when done in "the right context," he says.
Women judged differently
Women, as a group, have been chastised through the ages for being so easily moved to tears at home, in the business world and even in public, says Kris Henderson, a therapist with Innovative Counseling Solutions in Grand Rapids.
Tears may be seen as showing the softer, more vulnerable side of a man's personality, but in a woman it often is seen as a sign of "sappiness," she says.
"Why are we more willing to throw women under the bus on this issue?" Henderson asks.
Crying is a complicated subject, she says, mired in one's upraising, cultural traditions and expectations.
Take, for instance, the age-old lesson little boys learn at a certain age — that "big boys don't cry." That seems to change as men reach their senior years, when "they no longer have to stuff their feelings," O'Connor says.
Men get angry; women cry
Women cry when they're angry because women aren't allowed to be angry in our society, says Lois Frankel, author of "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office." So what should a woman do if she cries in front of colleagues?
• First, excuse yourself from the room so your colleagues don't grow more uncomfortable.
• Take a break and ask yourself what you're really upset about.
• After you've identified your frustrations and calmed down, return and regain control of the situation.
• It's important to suggest an "action item" that shows you've moved on and want to focus on solutions, she said. For example, if you were frustrated that no one was listening to you, ask for a few minutes to lay out your ideas.
• If you're on the other side of the table watching a colleague cry, Frankel said, "Often the best thing to do is to be silent" and listen to the person's problem.
• Seek counseling if you find yourself crying at work often, she advised, to make sure the emotional baggage you bring to work is "an itty-bitty suitcase."
He says most girls are given a longer grace period for crying as children. They are allowed to cry a little more, a little more often, he says. But, once they get into the business world, there's no crying in the office; not if you want to keep the respect of your peers and, just as important, of the bosses.
"When I was teaching, I never, ever cried in front of the administration, even if I wanted to," says Mary Moore, of East Grand Rapids, a retired high school English teacher.
"I didn't want to fall into the stereotype of being a crybaby woman. I didn't want them to think of me as weak in any way."
Moore, 61, was diagnosed with the most severe kind of rheumatoid arthritis when she was in her early 20s. For 40 years, she has lived with excruciating pain. She remembers crying tears of despair early on at what she was supposed to face, but then, she decided: "I have two choices. I can wallow in it, which isn't going to be very comfortable, or I can get on with things."
She isn't a "hard-core crier," she says. Sad movies, friends in tears, children in the midst of struggles: These are enough to bring tears to her eyes which lead to "tough tears" of sorrow.
More often, she indulges in what she calls "pop up showers," a quick, "cleansing" cry.
Healing power
O'Connor and Henderson say tears are necessary, "even healing," in counseling sessions. But on the job, it can be a tough call.
Tears are not well received in the corporate world, says Lois Frankel, a Pasadena, Calif., career coach and author of "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office."
As iffy as tears may be for women on the job, they can be a complete "career buster" for men, Frankel says. She says society accepts angry men more readily than it accepts angry women, leading frustrated women to replace shouting with tears.
"Women are "wired to cry," Frankel says. "Asking a woman not to cry is like teaching a pig to sing."
As Secretary of State Hillary Rodman Clinton learned when she misted up on the 2008 presidential campaign trail, professional women who cry often have to do some "spin control" on the issue.
Weakness or compassion
Moore knows something about that.
Not only did she never let herself cry in front of the bosses, she always kept her emotional cool with her students. But one day in class, she broke down. The preceding night, a fellow teacher had died unexpectedly. The administration asked the faculty not to say much to the students, but Moore found herself choked up, unable to continue reading a poetry selection to her class.
"I just couldn't hold it in," she remembers. At first, she criticized herself for giving into her emotions.
"But then I decided: This isn't a show of weakness. It's a show of compassion."
Exactly, says O'Connor.
"People have to cry. It's necessary," he says.
Crying improves people's health, keeps them emotionally balanced, cements relationships and helps open the "floodgates" of communications.
"Crying is OK," O'Connor says. "We live with thoughts, feelings and emotions, and tears are part of that."
— The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contributed to this report.

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Pennsylvania (Northland's NewsCenter) -- Former Penn State assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky, has been sentenced to between 30 and 60 years in prison for his role in a child sex abuse case.
According to KARE 11, the sentence means the 69-year-old will be in prison until he is almost 100 years old.
Judge John Cleland issued the sentence Tuesday, three months after a jury convicted Sandusky on 45 counts of child abuse.
Sandusky could have faced a 400 year sentence, however Judge Cleland told the former football coach that since he is already 68 years old, he would be in prison "for the rest of your life."
Sandusky plans to appeal, a process his lawyer said will begin in the coming weeks, KARE 11 reports.
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PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- The University of Mississippi will be on the Pascagoula beach to research the feasibility and performance of devices meant to detect buried improvised explosive devices, city leaders said Friday.
This research will be performed at the east end of the beach and will take about 2 days to complete. It will not cause any harm to the beach.
The work has not yet been scheduled, said Jaci Turner, the city's planning, inspections and engineering director.
The U.S. military face dangers and delays from mines and IEDs buried and hidden on and off route. To mitigate these dangers, the military is developing technology to detect these explosive hazards so that they can be avoided or cleared to allow safe passage of personnel, equipment and supplies, the city said in a news release.
The University of Mississippi, National Center for Physical Acoustics has been tasked with measuring the characteristic properties of the ground to be used as approximations for locations of interest.
Several geographical locations covering a spectrum of soils types are desired and include a beach environment.
All measurements performed at the site will be non-destructive and will not cause any harm to the site. All equipment is man portable, and a small portable generator will be required to power the electronic equipment.
Measurements to be performed include:
- Seismic wave measurement, which consists of generating low amplitude vibrations in the ground using a small mechanical shaker and recording these vibrations at various distances from the shaker source using the track mounted system.
- Traditional hammer source refraction measurement, which consists of generating low amplitude vibrations in the ground by hitting a metal plate with a sledge hammer and recording these vibrations at various distances using an array of sensors called geophones.
- Acoustic measurement, which consists of generating low amplitude vibrations in the ground using the sound from a loud speaker and recording the sound and ground vibrations at various distances using a microphone and geophone.
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The ramp from Interstate 81 north to Route 22/322 west in Susquehanna Township remains closed following a tractor trailer that overturned this morning.
No one was hurt when the truck overturned about 9:45 a.m., officials said.
Dauphin County 911 says there's no indication when the ramp will reopen. State police are investigating.


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The former Acme Industries complex seen as an eyesore in Jackson's redeveloping Armory Arts area could be demolished with the use of federal dollars.
Included in the $410 billion spending bill passed by the U.S. House on Wednesday is a provision to provide $332,500 to The Enterprise Group, Jackson County's economic development agency, for demolishing the complex.
The Enterprise Group owns the building at the northwest corner of Ganson and Mechanic streets. The building originally was the proposed site for the Armory Arts project, but after testing revealed contamination on the site, the location of the artisan apartment community was switched to the former National Guard Armory/state prison.
There have been efforts to raze the old factory since, but they have stalled due to lack of money. Demolition is estimated to cost $500,000 to $750,000.
The city of Jackson has applied to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority for additional funding. City Manager William Ross said he expects to hear a decision on the state funding within two weeks.
If federal and state funding come through, "It's probably enough to remove the building," Ross said.
"The condition of the building is quite poor," he said. "It's a major visual obstacle between Ganson Street and the Armory Arts Project. ... We think people look at that building and say, 'Do I really want to go up there?'"
Plans call for using the property for additional parking and green space.
The bill passed on a mostly party-line vote of 245-178, with Jackson-area U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Battle Creek, voting in favor.
Known as the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, the bill is intended to allow smooth functioning of the government through the end of the fiscal year Sept. 30. It completes work that congressional leaders postponed last year after they were unable to come to an agreement with then-President George W. Bush on spending.
It now heads to the Senate, which has until the end of next week to pass the bill before temporary funding for federal agencies runs out.
The provision for the Acme building part of $7.7 billion worth of earmarks for congressional "pet projects" identified by the group Taxpayers for Common Sense was originally requested last year by former U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, and Michigan Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow.
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In an earlier commentary, we ran the numbers and found that a 22-year-old with $20,000 could surpass the million-dollar mark by the time he was 62. Provided his portfolio only slightly outperformed the market's historical average and returned an annualized 11%, that growth would occur without our hypothetical investor kicking in a single additional penny.
Impressive, no?
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My advice? Just don't do it.
With automatic investing, that's not even an option, which is one reason why participating in your employer's retirement plan is such a smart and Foolish move: The money comes out of your check before it hits your bank account, so you don't even have a chance to miss it.
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As the former lead analyst for the Fool's Champion Funds mutual fund newsletter, I'm obviously a big fan of that last approach. But no matter which path you settle on, the important point is this: Get going now. A 42-year-old who starts from scratch and kicks in $500 a month (and earns the same 11% we hypothesized above) will have more than $430,000 when he or she hits 62.
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By Daniel Monteverde
Staff writer
On Cabrini Court in Gentilly, crews are busy renovating Gregory and Inez Elum's new house.
Before Hurricane Katrina, the couple lived in eastern New Orleans. They said they decided to move to Gentilly, which the storm equally ravaged, after Holy Cross School announced plans to relocate from the Lower 9th Ward to the sites of the former St. Frances Cabrini church and elementary school and Redeemer-Seton High School.
Inez Elum said she had been keeping an eye on the neighborhood while Holy Cross officials pursued a plan to build a new $25 million campus there.
The couple's decision to move came after the asking price of another house in the area shot up from $99,000 to $150,000 following the announcement of the school's relocation plan, she said.
"There's been more activity since the announcement of Holy Cross," Inez Elum said. "I have faith in this neighborhood."
It's a faith shared by many of her new neighbors in the Filmore neighborhood. They are hoping the arrival of a well-known Catholic boys school will spur a long-awaited revival in an area where many gutted houses still sit, their overgrown lawns swaying in the wind, a pattern of skeletal residences broken only by the occasional empty lot or construction project.
While tangible evidence of progress remains the exception in the area, there are halting signs that new life might be breathed into the area.
In the eight months prior to the October 2006 announcement of Holy Cross' move to Gentilly, there were 28 properties sold in the area bounded by Paris, St. Bernard and Filmore avenues and Robert E. Lee Boulevard, according to the Orleans Parish Conveyance Office.
As of mid-June, nearly eight months since the announcement, there have been 39 properties sold within the same boundaries, according to the office.
While the Elums may have relocated to the area because of Holy Cross, that likely is not the only reason others are considering the area, said Karen Mosca, a manager with Prudential Gardner Realtors Inc. It's hard to pin down a single factor, she said.
"The phones are ringing when agents have listings in the area," she said. But she said adding the prospect of a new Holy Cross "seems to be helping."
The sharp price increase Inez Elum noted may have been an early anomaly, said Wade Ragas, president of Real Property Associates. However, the average price of property in the same sample area did rise, from $68,414 to $72,657, according to Conveyance Office records.
"I think the high school may have an impact in property values, but it's not likely to impact them until the school's operating and people can assess if that makes the neighborhood more viable," Ragas said. Ragas added that property right next to a school sometimes deters buyers because of an increase in parked cars and traffic.
Holy Cross school leaders said they believe the relocation could kickstart a rebuilding of the Gentilly neighborhood. Neighbors who live in the area agree with Inez Elum's assertion about more activity.
Bryan Jefferson, whose parents are preparing to renovate their house on the corner of Perlita Street and Prentiss Avenue and who lives in Lake Terrace himself, said he thinks the influx of students and their parents is already drawing the interest of developers.
"Money moves everything. Wherever there's money, there's an opportunity to prosper, and people will take it," he said, citing the renovation of the Lake Terrace Center, a strip mall, on the corner of Robert E. Lee Boulevard and Paris Avenue.
Cheri Bourgeois, who moved to the area with her husband about two years before Katrina, agreed with Jefferson's evaluation. She rebuilt on her property because of Holy Cross, she said.
School to be missed
While Filmore residents remain excited about the move-in of the school, those who live in the Lower 9th Ward neighborhood named after Holy Cross have different feelings about the school's departure.
After Katrina's brackish floodwaters receded, damage to the Lower 9th Ward campus on Dauphine Street that Holy Cross has called home for 136 years was too great to immediately repair, said Charles DiGange, the school's headmaster.
Time also had seen their Lower 9th Ward neighborhood change.
Bill Chauvin, the school's board chairman, said the economic situation of those in the surrounding neighborhood prevented many residents from being able to afford to send their children to the school and the location hindered attracting those who could afford tuition.
"We as a school couldn't provide for the neighborhood (anymore)," Chauvin said.
With a pre-Katrina enrollment of 832 students, about 10 percent came from the surrounding neighborhood, according to DiGange.
Faced with these facts, school leaders decided to relocate to "remain viable," DiGange said.
By July 15, the school should be operating out of modular buildings at their new site on the corner of Prentiss and Paris avenues.
The Lower 9th Ward campus, though Holy Cross will still own it, will for the next two years house a high school run by the Recovery School District.
The Lower 9th Ward has been devoid of any public schools since Hurricane Katrina. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology and the proposed RSD high school will be the first public schools to welcome students back to the area.
With the recovery district expecting an influx of 6,000 to 7,000 students in the fall, a deal inked with Holy Cross allows the RSD to take possession of the existing modular units and their furnishings in order to open a high school for about 600 students at the Lower 9th Ward site. Holy Cross is installing modular buildings at their Gentilly campus from the state that were slotted to go to the Recovery District.
Seeking a longterm plan
Some Holy Cross residents aren't fond of a recovery district school opening on the site, even if temporarily.
"I can speak for all of Andry Street when I say we prefer Holy Cross," said Larry Reddick, who lives in the 900 block.
Joycelyn LaFrance, one of Reddick's neighbors, has lived in the neighborhood since 1979 and said she too would have preferred seeing Holy Cross remain.
She said a public school opening in the Lower 9th Ward is something that's necessary, but one operating on the Holy Cross campus is unappealing.
"There are better students at Holy Cross," she said. "Public school students are so outgoing. I would love for a parochial school to take Holy Cross' place."
Rodney Johnson, who moved back into the neighborhood about six months ago, said whatever school opens at the campus will have big shoes to fill.
"Holy Cross was a big part of this community," Johnson said. A school opening "has to help to a certain degree. I just know it won't be another Holy Cross."
Holy Cross administrators said while they may be moving from the area, they will continue to maintain a presence for the long-haul and are keeping their longtime neighbors in mind.
Chauvin said allowing the state to use the Dauphine Street property will be a service to both the surrounding neighborhood and to Holy Cross itself.
"It will take years for us to redevelop the property," he said. "And those children need to be in school."
Plans for revitalization will be forthcoming after the school selects someone to help plan a new vision for the 16-acre tract of land.
Identified by New Orleans recovery czar Ed Blakely as a major tract of land in one of the target recovery zones, the school's directors are searching for a master planner to redevelop the 9th Ward campus.
Housing a school on the grounds will stop the site from becoming a large, abandoned swath of property and will ensure that students returning to the city and neighborhood have a school to go to, Chauvin said.
"We've always had a close working relationship with the neighborhood," he said, adding that the school founded the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association. "Whatever happens with the property, we want to make sure it's good for the neighborhood."
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Daytime diva Linda Dano is serving up some new soap
dish, playing a woman behind bars for murder on "Guiding
Light." But when Linda sat down with our Tanika
Ray, the discussion got serious as the former "Another
World" star opened up about her unbearable heartbreak
of losing her husband of 21 years, Frank, and mother,
Evelyn, within 10 days of each other last September.
The Emmy winner broke down as she told Tanika about
Frank's courageous fight against fatal lung cancer.
"He was so fantastic," Dano recalled tearfully.
"I had nurses say to me, 'My God, I wish I could
bottle that.'"
Since her two deeply personal losses seven months ago, Linda has been fighting an illness of her own: clinical depression.
"I just couldn't get out of bed easily," she revealed. "I didn't care about anything."
Now the recovering actress is spearheading a depression awareness campaign called Support Partners, which encourages a team approach to tackling the disease. Linda is dedicating her work to the memory of her husband.
"I have to make it count," she insisted. "I have to make his loss count for me and make it matter. I really believe this will be the finest thing I ever do."


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Tips to be able to have a drink and eat your cookie too
When the holidays come around there is always a lot of holiday parties and get-togethers that ultimately involve food and drinks. We know that you'll want to have a cookie and other delicious snacks with your drink so here are a few suggestions to get the most out of your holiday drink without overloading on the calories.
• As far as mixers go, try to choose mixers that have a lower calorie count to keep the overall drink total calories down. Some of the lower calorie mixers include diet sodas, unsweet tea, coffee (black), diet juice or tomato juice. Starting with a low calorie base will help you create a great low calorie drink.
• If you can, avoid using regular soda, juice, and whole milk in your cocktail as well as mixes as they are often high in sugar and will not help you make a low calorie drink.
• If you are drinking beer, stick to the lite beers (if the taste doesn't bother you) and you can save about 50 calories per bottle with this low calorie drink.
• A glass of wine will generally have less calories and carbohydrates than a regular beer.
• The higher the proof in hard liquor, the more calories you will get.
• Some of the higher caloric liquors and liqueurs include Everclear, Bacardi 151, Amaretto and Triple Sec, and Jagermeister. These shouldn't be included in your low calorie drink!
• Some of the lower caloric ones include Extra Dry Vermouth, Malibu, Peach Shnapps, and most 80 proof liquors will run you under 100 calories per shot.
And, if you are going to be in Myrtle Beach on vacation this holiday season, these tips can come in handy when you out to dinner, at a party or at the club. Follow these suggestions and you can have your cookie too.
Also, remember to not ruin your holiday by drinking and driving. Find a friend who wants to DD or you can always give Rock Star Cab a call to pick you up or drop you off (they're great and know their way around and you'll get 20% off just by showing your VMB Card). Our staff is always willing to help you call for a ride if you need one. Enjoy your vacation safely and happy drinking!
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Belief On The Big Screen: Secrets Of Special Effects
A spaceship lands. Humans become avatars. A man in a cape can fly. Special effects have made movies magical for decades. Big-dollar or ultralow-budget, the goal is the same: to frighten, fool or thrill the audience.
Hide captionLegacy Effects, a special effects studio in California, designed the hairstyles for the characters in Avatar — the hairstyles were all fashioned out of human hair.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionMichael Ornelaz, a wig maker at Legacy, fastens the hair to a superfine lace net — one strand at a time.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionBoxes of hair for Legacy's stylists. Yak hair is commonly used for gorillas and lions, because it is thick and spirally.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionThe Armored Mobile Platform (AMP) tank suit from Avatar stands 13.5 feet tall. It was constructed from 200 separate pieces, all hand-detailed, to give it a metal textured look.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionSeven mixers sit at the ready in a climate-controlled room. They are used for mixing foam — the first stage for making glue-on prosthetic devices.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionThe mixed foam is then set in molds, baked and peeled out. Here, a technician constructs facial parts for the upcoming film Thor.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionThe suit from Iron Man has taken a little bit of a beating.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionThe Iron Monger's armor from Iron Man stands menacingly in the Legacy warehouse.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionA work space in the Legacy Effects warehouse, where animatronics (mechanized moving parts) are created.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionThe T-600 from Terminator Salvation.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionJohn Rosengrant (left) and Alan Scott are two owners of Legacy Effects. Both worked with the late Stan Winston, the special effects guru behind Terminator, Jurassic Park and Aliens. After Winston died in 2008, Rosengrant and Scott started Legacy, and named it in their mentor's honor.Cindy Carpien/NPR
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For a huge movie like Avatar, various special effects companies spent years on the project. One of them, Legacy Effects, had about 120 people working on the look of the inhabitants of the alien moon, Pandora.
But special effects happen on a smaller scale as well. In a cramped trailer in Van Nuys, Calif., two guys mix up fake blood for a slasher scene in C.L.A.S.S. (that stands for Criminal Law and Student Slayings). It's so low budget — $1 million — the filmmakers are shooting in producer Sheldon Robins' aunt's house for the film's final scene.
Robins put much of the little money he had toward special effects makeup. "The most important part was making sure my kills didn't look cheesy," he says.
Jerry Constantine will commit the makeup murders. Constantine did special effects makeup work on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Watchmen and Van Helsing. Usually, for bloody scenes, Constantine attaches plastic tubing to the actor's back, and with a syringe, fires fake blood through the tubing during the live scene. But not on this budget.
Hide captionA thin piece of latex foam with a slit cut into it is placed on the actress' neck, pulled tight and glued down.Sworn to secrecy of the "kill," we cannot show the actress above the chin or even a piece of her real wardrobe./NPR
Hide captionThe makeup artists dab various tones of flesh-colored makeup and spray pale brown dots onto the actress' new "neck" to create a natural look.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionCotton is placed into the slit of the latex, so that makeup artist Jerry Constantine can prepare the neck for what he calls "the meat" — the innards of the wound.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionConstantine sprays red coloring — "the blood" — onto the "wound."Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionDon't worry kids, it's all fake.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionWith a tiny spatula, Constantine applies what looks like raspberry jelly on top of the cotton.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionVolia! A gaping wound!Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionAdding water makes the wound look drippy. For the final effect (which, sorry, we can't show you) "blood" will be splattered all over the actress' neck.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionJerry Constantine is the special effects supervisor for C.L.A.S.S. (Criminal Law and Student Slayings), a small-budget murder mystery film. He has also worked on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Watchmen and Van Helsing.Cindy Carpien/NPR
Hide captionMike Measimer has worked with Constantine on many films over the past 11 years.Cindy Carpien/NPR
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"They don't have time for the two-hour makeup for me to pull the actor, glue the appliance on, and then spurt the blood," Constantine explains. "So we fake it out."
Viewers will see the actor after the throat's been slit. (Sorry, but it's all make-believe, remember.) First, Constantine takes a superthin, neck-sized piece of latex foam and cuts a horizontal slit in the middle. Constantine's assistant is Mike Measimer — they've been working on films together for 11 years. Constantine holds the piece up to the actress' neck and proclaims that it will work perfectly, so they glue it on. The two men work in tandem, like surgeons in reverse (wearing black surgical gloves.)
Constantine powders the line where the foam meets skin. With a sponge dipped in makeup, he dabs various pinks onto the fake flesh, then sprays on some pale brown freckles. It looks just like the woman's natural neck, but with a big empty slit in the middle. And now, the slashing begins. Before it gets too gory, we're going to cut away (as it were) to some of the special effects folks who worked on Avatar.
The Big Leagues
Legacy Effects, the special effects company for Avatar, is the offspring of the Stan Winston Studio. Winston worked with Avatar director James Cameron on his Terminator films, creating the menacing bots from the future. (Winston also did Aliens and the groundbreaking dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.) Winston's studio started working with Cameron on Avatar in 2006, but Winston died of cancer in 2008.
John Rosengrant, Winston's protege of 25 years, and a few others at the studio started Legacy Effects, a name in honor of their friend and mentor. They carried on the work in Avatar, creating the specialty props such as the enormous Armored Mobile Platform (AMP) suit, which looks like a tank on legs. The AMP is on display in Legacy Effects' warehouse, where all their movie, TV and commercial props and makeup effects are made. The AMP stands 13.5 feet high, and it's made of 200 distinct pieces — hand-detailed to suggest a metal texture.
"It's like Apache helicopter meets power loader from Alien," says Rosengrant, who worked on all three Terminator movies. Standing nearby the AMP suit in the warehouse is a rogues' gallery of specialty props: the Avatar Scorpion cockpit; the T-600 robot and two-gun turret tank from Termination Salvation; and the Iron Monger from Iron Man.
Rosengrant and his team also created the prosthetic legs actor Sam Worthington wore in Avatar. They found a Sam-sized young man — whose paralysis didn't stop him from playing basketball — and made a cast of his legs.
"We finished them off in silicon and punched individual hairs into them. [The prosthetic legs] would get strapped onto Sam, and his legs would go down into holes in the wheelchair," explains Rosengrant. "I think it was important to make sure that this was convincing, because it really sells the idea of Jake in his freedom as an avatar versus how he was trapped on Earth."
Rosengrant's team also conceived the look of Pandora's Na'avi people — with their enormous eyes. The team selected snow leopard eyes as inspiration and played with the color, turning them more golden and less green.
"You always draw from nature," says Rosengrant, "because you're trying to make the unbelievable believable."
Now, Back To Slashing
Making the unbelievable believable is a tall order on a small budget, but special effects makeup artists Jerry Constantine and Mike Measimer are still working on wreaking murderous mayhem on an actress' neck in C.L.A.S.S. So far, they've made the prosthetic to look completely natural with the actress' skin.
Constantine adds cotton to the horizontal slit area. He's creating what he delicately calls the "meat." The cotton will give dimension to the wound area after red coloring is applied to look like blood. Then, with a tiny spatula, Constantine spreads what looks like raspberry jelly on top. And ick — it suddenly looks like thickened blood.
"This where it starts to look like what it is," says Constantine. And it does. It looks so real, you want to turn away.
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With all the advanced special effects on movies these days, it's hard to believe that Constantine and Measimer are still doing it the old-fashioned way. But even at a big studio like Legacy Effects, "slashing" is alive and well. Alan Scott, one of the co-owners of Legacy and a Stan Winston protege, stands by the old methods.
"The technologies that have been used in special makeup effects that worked for nearly 100 years still work," Scott says.
He says digital blood is not as messy, but you don't have actors reacting to something visually horrible, either.
"If you just have a tennis ball that you're playing to, it's hard to understand that there's a 30-foot creature trying to eat you," Scott says.
Scott and Rosengrant were inspired by all the old, great classic horror films — Frankenstein, The Mummy — and actors like Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney. In fact, Scott says, he'd love to do a full-on zombie movie.
"That's part of our roots," he says. "We love horror. My wife doesn't understand it, but that's my whole Netflix library."


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After it looked like the Ducks would struggle to leave Cal with a win, 35 unanswered points would help make things easy as the Ducks won 59-17.
As the game progressed, the Ducks offense and defense were both able to get stronger. Despite the injuries that seemed to hamper the Ducks, they were able to get the job done on the road once again.
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The wait is over, your Peter Quill has been chosen. Chris Pratt, who was last seen in "Zero Dark Thirty", has been chosen for the role of Star-Lord, in James Gunn's "Guardians of the Galaxy".
It has been quite a roller-coaster following the casting news of this lead character. The list once included Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jim Sturgess, Zachary Levi, and Michael Rosenbaum. Pratt wasn't even a main contender, according to the world of movie news and now he has snagged the role. That's just how Hollywood goes.
Peter Quill is the leader of the Guardians, and now there are four other main characters that need to be cast, including Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer and Gamora.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder have a big enough task ahead of them in upending the surging San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals without having to worry about stupid internal squabbles.
Which is what appears Russell Westbrook is sparking here by yelling at Kevin Durant heading into a timeout in the first half of Wednesday's Game 2.
Apparently the ploy didn't work, as Tim Duncan and company blitzed their way to a 112-77 beatdown and a 2-0 series lead.
After the fact, Bleacher Report's Kevin Ding confirmed the source of the rancor:
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TYRONE TOWNSHIP -- An 18-year-old driver died early today in northern Kent County after a vehicle hit a tree and caught fire, with the driver trapped inside, Kent County sheriff's deputies said.
Police have not yet identified the victim, but say an 18-year-old female passenger in the Pontiac managed to escape and run to a nearby house for help.
The crash happened about 1:10 a.m. on 18 Mile Road NW, west of Fruit Ridge Avenue, and deputies said weather conditions and speed likely played a factor in the accident.
Police and firefighters responded to the scene on a report of a car fire with people still in the vehicle. When firefighters arrived, they found the car fully engulfed flames.
Deputies said the car went off the south side of 18 Mile Road and hit a tree. The car burst into flames.
The passenger had a head injury and was taken to Spectrum Health Butterworth hospital for treatment.


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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said the Supreme Court's decision to strike down President Barack Obama's 2012 "recess" appointments is the most significant shot against the bow to a sitting president since 1974, when the Court made a key decision related to Watergate.
"It's the Supreme Court's biggest rebuke of any president… since 1974, when it ordered President Nixon to produce the Watergate tapes," Grassley said on the Senate floor.
The Nixon decision and Thursday's decision on Obama's illegal appointments were both unanimous. Grassley noted that even the two Supreme Court justices that were nominated by Obama — Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor — joined the majority in Thursday's decision.
Grassley has been one of the loudest critics of Obama's attempt to make four appointments to the government in January 2012, and took the Senate floor to revel in the Court's decision to invalidate those appointments.
Back in 2012, Obama appointed three people to the National Labor Relations Board, and one person to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, without waiting for Senate confirmation. Obama argued at the time that the Senate was in recess, even though the Senate never agreed to go into recess.
Republicans immediately blasted the decision, and said it was another attempt by Obama to undermine the separation of powers. Grassley said the final ruling shows the GOP was right.
"No president in history had ever attempted to make recess appointments when the Senate said it was in session," Grassley said. "And I'm a little surprised, since… President Obama has served in the Senate, that he would not know how this had been respected in the past by presidents."
Grassley said the illegal appointments are just one of many ways Obama has tried to thwart the rule of law, but said the Supreme Court decision shows the system of checks and balances can still work.
"We should all be thankful, then, that the Supreme Court has reined in this kind of lawlessness on the part of this administration," he said.
Grassley had harsh words for officials in the White House Office of Legal Counsel, for taking the position in 2012 that the "recess" appointments were legal.
"Those partisans in that office who defended that opinion and its author should be humbled, and should take back their misplaced praise, not that I expect them to do that," he said.
"Perhaps now that the office has been so thoroughly humiliated, it will hopefully conclude that the department and the president would be better served by returning to the former role of that office as a servant of the law, and not a servant of the president."
Grassley also noted that no Democratic senator argued against Obama at the time.
"Rather than protect the constitutional powers of the Senate and the separation of powers, they protected their party's president," Grassley said. "Those were not the Senate's best moments."
Grassley's comments were echoed Thursday morning by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who called the Supreme Court ruling a "clear, clear rebuke to president's brazen power grab."
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) also welcomed the ruling on Thursday, and called it a "victory for the Constitution."
"By invalidating these appointments, the Supreme Court has reaffirmed that the president cannot ignore the Constitution, and selectively interpret our rules and practices for his political purposes," he said. "That these appointments were made to an agency notorious for putting the interests of Big Labor ahead of America's workers makes this ruling good news for our economy."
Boehner also said again that the House would soon "take action to defend the Constitution" by filing a law suit against Obama's other attempts to disregard the rule of law.


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The owner of a pickup truck parked in a northern Muskegon County car pool lot starts his vehicle.
The engine suddenly roars like a race car.
The problem: A missing catalytic converter -- the device attached to vehicle exhaust systems that filters environmentally damaging engine emissions.
While law-enforcement authorities in Muskegon, Oceana and northern Ottawa counties say they haven't seen many catalytic converter thefts, it's only a matter of time before the area catches up to the rest of the state and nation.
"It's on the radar," said Harlan Rypma, who is in charge of service operations at Don Rypma Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac in Whitehall. "We've been notified that it's been cropping up in the area."
Global demand has resulted in higher prices for scrap and recycled metals. When the price of copper started rising, for example, so did the number of copper thefts.
The copper theft epidemic has thieves stealing from homes under construction, vacant homes, churches, farms, businesses and utility companies. A survey by the U.S. Department of Energy found that copper thefts cost utility companies nearly $1 billion during a one-year period.
Thieves are targeting catalytic converters largely because they contain small amounts of three precious metals -- platinum, palladium and rhodium. The metals are used in the lining of the converter.
Extracting the precious metals from a catalytic converter isn't something backyard thieves can do themselves -- like removing the copper from an air conditioner before visiting the local metal recycler.
Bryan McGannon, spokesman for the Washington D.C.-based Institute of Scrap Recycling, said there are very few places that process catalytic converters for the three metals.
"Local scrap dealers, in most cases, collect the catalytic converters and move them on," McGannon said, adding that prices paid by scrap dealers for catalytic converters vary greatly throughout the country.
"We advise our members that unless you have an existing relationship with an auto dismantler or an auto shop, you should take a long, hard look at someone bringing in a truck load of catalytic converters," McGannon said.
Rypma said if a vehicle's catalytic converter has been stolen, "as soon as you start your engine, you'll know. It sounds like you have no exhaust. It sounds like a race car."
He does not recommend driving to a repair shop. Call a wrecker. If the catalytic converter is missing, "you've got heat going places it shouldn't be. It could be melting the components underneath the car," he said.
Rypma said replacing a catalytic converter may cost anywhere from $600 to $900 because some vehicles have up to four converters. "Quite often they are in an assembly where they all come together. If one is stolen, you have to buy the whole assembly," he said.


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Freezing temperatures resulted in a ton of cancellations in the area and the rankings saw no changes this week in large or small schools. Mount Carmel had the week's most impressive win beating Helen Cox and Cabrini topped East Jefferson.
Several teams have also established themselves squarely at the top of their districts going into the final few weeks of the season.
1. Salmen (21-1, last week: No. 1)
The Spartans haven't played since last week's rankings after Friday's matchup with Pearl River was postponed. Their body of work still keeps them in poll position though, for now. Salmen is just three points away from being undefeated as a Dec. 13 matchup with Curtis remains the only blemish on its record.
Since then, the defending Class 4A champs have won 15 straight games with tournament victories in the Naples (FL) Shoot Out and the Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic which included wins over Karr, Mount Carmel and Curtis – all by double digits. They'll likely continue to dominate District 8-4A play and host Warren Easton next Saturday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m.
2. Warren Easton (25-2, last week: No. 2)
Easton picked up two more wins this week in District 9-4A beating Ursuline and Riverdale by a combined 151-27. They've averaged 71.5 points in their six district games, already defeating their most likely challengers in East Jeff and Cabrini, who have a combined record of 31-12, by wide margins.
The Eagles' strength of schedule has them just ahead of Salmen with the latest LHSAA power rankings released on Monday and three straight games against teams projected to be in the playoffs (East Jeff, Cabrini, Curtis) could put even more separation between the Eagles and Spartans.
3. Destrehan (22-1, last week: No. 3)
The Wildcats continue to roll adding two more lopsided District 7-5A victories to their win streak, which now stands at 19. Bourgeois and rival East St. John on the road were the last two to fall short in giving Destrehan a competitive game, as the Wildcats won by an average of 30.0 points. Freshman Cara Ursin continues to be one of the top scorers in the area putting in 27 more against the rival Wildcats on Monday.
Currently No. 6 in the rankings which doesn't include its win over East St. John, Destrehan is in good position for a top eight seed which would result in two games at home to start the playoffs. They'll be heavy favorites in all of their matchups going forward but Thibodaux on Feb. 7 will be its biggest challenge.
4. West Jefferson (19-4, last week: No. 4)
The Bucs were able to escape with 53-50 on Thursday against a pretty good Chalmette team that is fighting to get into the playoffs. It's the second time West Jeff has gone down to the final minutes against the Owls and it was a huge win as it kept them undefeated in District 8-5A with Helen Cox on their heels.
UNO signee Halie Matthews scored 21 against Chalmette and 18 last Monday against Higgins earning her last week's Player of the Week. The week also included a win over Ehret and the Bucs, No. 16 in the rankings, need to finish strong with five games left to get a home playoff game.
5. Mount Carmel (19-6, last week: No. 5)
The Cubs made a strong case for the No. 4 spot after coming back to defeat Helen Cox in overtime (video) on Monday. Senior Jennifer Clark and sophomore Kristen Nuss combined for 24 points, 12 assists and eight steals and form a potent duo in the backcourt with their ball-handling, playmaking and shooting ability. Both are adept at getting into the lane and finding teammates that will knock down long two's or three's when given space.
Mt. Carmel was 11th in the power rankings going into the matchup with Cox and will get another big opportunity to boost its ranking with a matchup against West Jeff Feb. 7.
OFF THE BENCH: No. 6 Helen Cox (17-7, last week: No. 6) retains its spot despite the loss to Mt. Carmel. The Cougars went toe-to-toe with the Cubs and junior Danayea Charles may have been the best player on the floor but missed various stretches of the second half with injuries. … No. 7 Karrdominated Landry-Walker on Sunday holding them without a field goal in the first half. With only district games left on the schedule, the Cougars will be heavy favorites in all six heading into the playoffs. … No. 8 Ponchatoula (17-5, last week: No. 8) hasn't played since the last rankings but is still No. 7 in the power rankings and undefeated in District 6-5A (6-0). … No. 9 Cabrini (17-7, last week: No. 9) picked up a solid win over East Jeff (video) without leading scorer Rakell Spencer and she returned on Monday to lead the Crescents to a win over Ben Franklin scoring 21. The Crescents are fourth in Class 4A and prepare for a matchup with Easton on Monday. … No. 10 Covington (20-3, last week: No. 10) stayed within a game of Ponchatoula with a win against Hammond and Brooke Jones tallied 25 points and 15 rebounds in their previous game against Fontainebleau, which earned her Player of the Week honors.
1. John Curtis (20-3, last week: No. 1)
The Patriots continue to crush their fellow District 11-3A members, winning their seven district games by an average of 46.1 points. They topped De La Salle 65-21 as Tulane signee Kolby Morgan and Tia Charles continued to do work scoring 17 and 16 in the win.
Monday's game at St. Katharine Drexel was postponed and the Yellow Jackets will likely be Curtis' stiffest challenge aside from Easton on the road Saturday at 5 p.m.
2. West St. John (17-4, last week: No. 2)
The Rams are yet another team in the Starting Five to have its way with district opponents. After defeating their previous three opponents in league play by at least 38 points, Ascension Catholic provided a little resistance losing 51-36 to the Rams.
West St. John is ahead of Tensas for the No. 8 spot in the power rankings by the slimmest of margins and will likely have to win out to hold on to that spot and get its first two playoff games at home.
3. Haynes (18-5, last week: No. 3)
Still undefeated in District 9-2A after a 54-42 road victory over Cohen, the Yellow Jackets will now try to prove itself outside the district against Country Day tomorrow and Higgins on Saturday – both at home.
Chloe D'Aquin led Haynes with 16 points against Cohen while Hailey Gonzales and Taylor Tucker both had 10. Senior Amira Karagic, a fifth-year starter, had seven and is the team's leading scorer so far this season at over 11 points per game.
4. Riverside (12-11, last week: No. 4)
The Rebels dominated their last two opponents winning by a combined 111-39. They'll look for their fourth consecutive win in the district Friday at home against St. James, who played the Rebels pretty tough in a matchup on Dec. 20.
Riverside is 18th in the power rankings hoping to improve that position with four games still outside of league play, which only includes three other teams – none of whom are likely to make the postseason.
5. St. Katharine Drexel (10-8, last week: No. 5)
Mother Nature robbed the Yellow Jackets of an opportunity to improve its spot in the rankings after Monday's matchup was postponed due to the impending weather. A victory against the Patriots would have been a tall task, but St. Katharine did have a lead over the Patriots in the second quarter of the first matchup and has been improving.
Taking a game into the fourth quarter making the Patriots sweat a little may have been enough for a boost but the Yellow Jackets stay put for now.
OFF THE BENCH: Country Day (10-6) easily took care of Ridgewood to stay perfect in District 9-1A. Non-district matchups with Haynes, Riverside and Tuesday's postponed game with Fontainebleau still remain on the schedule.
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The 2009 North American International Auto Show could mark the point where the auto industry settled on the electric vehicle as the alternative technology of choice.
But analysts also note the show is notable for some companies' survival plans and for who wasn't there.
General Motors Corp. made a splash with the Cadillac Converj plug-in concept and its plans build battery systems in Michigan for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Toyota unveiled a next-generation Prius hybrid that gets an eye-popping 50 mpg, while niche manufacturers Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors Inc. are showing pricey electric roadsters.
"Everyone seems to have decided on how they want to proceed," said Aaron Bragman, an auto analyst with IHS Global Insight. "Now we're looking at a future of electric vehicles, and that's not something that's five or 10 years away, it's going to be this year, the year after."
Automakers in previous years clung to the "no single silver bullet" mantra of weaning the industry off of fossil fuels, Bragman said. That left open the door for alternatives like European-bred clean diesel cars, hydrogen fuel cells, compressed natural gas and biofuel-compatible engines.
"If you look at the inherent simplicity of the plug-in hybrid - a small engine, you have a different kind of transmission that's relatively inexpensive ¬- you're basically looking at something that can redefine the whole concept of powertrains for automobiles," said Dave Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research. "The reason that the industry is turning the enthusiasm on is that the economics look like they're going to be there."
While it's not an electric vehicle, Ford Motor Co. unveiled its redesigned Taurus, a key piece of its product strategy. The vehicle arrived a year earlier than expected, is perhaps the nicest vehicle Ford has ever built and shows the automaker is able to do more with less, Bragman said.
But the Dearborn-based company also outlined a strategy to build four global hybrid or electric vehicles by 2012.
"We believe we're right at an inflection point where we're getting enough mass on the critical technologies like the batteries that in the time frame we're talking about, now is the right time to really accelerate that development," CEO Alan Mulally said.
It was also evident that many companies were aiming to prove to skeptics they had robust plans to survive the worst economic downturn in decades. Chrysler LLC, in particular, fought off questions about the company's viability as a stand-alone enterprise.
"My general feeling is that Chrysler is struggling a little more than GM is, but GM has more fixed costs and Chrysler has let go of a lot of that," said Bruce Belzowski, of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
"You worry about the loyalty to Chrysler by (private equity owner) Cerberus. You worry about that because they really haven't made any money on this venture and I'm sure if you asked them candidly, they would say this was a disaster. It's just hard to tell for sure what their cost basis is and do they have the costs under control or not. A lot of it is behind closed doors."
The departures of six automobile manufacturers, led by Nissan Motor Co., opened up main-floor space for the first time to a pair of Chinese automakers, student auto designers from Detroit's College for Creative Studies and empty space, a rarity for the normally cramped Cobo floor space.
"That was something that I think should be taken notice of by the administrations at work here," Bragman said. "...Unless something is done, it's going to be difficult to get them back."
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Where's the Hardware?
June 5, 2014 - Dave Hecei
It seems strange to have a major Apple keynote address and not have any hardware in it. No iphone, no iPods, no MacBooks, and of course, no minis. This years WWDC keynote was all about OS X, iOS, and developers. This does make sense since WWDC stands for Worldwide Developers Conference. So where's the hardware?
Only a few weeks ago, Apple released updated MacBook Air models. This update was minor, only a small increase in the same processor family. Apple also lowered the price of the MacBook Airs by $100, a nice bonus. The weeks before this years WWDC keynote were rumors of new iMacs, MacBook Pros, and minis. The mini is now the oldest model in their lineup. The mini was last updated October 2012. That's a long time ago, for computers.
New hardware from Apple can come at any time. The last MacBook Air is testament to that. There are certain times of the year that Apple seems to use for releasing new hardware. For the last few iPhones and iPads, September seems to be the time. This year, Apple looks to be releasing the next iPhone (the iPhone 6?) most likely the end of September. If this holds true then new iPads should be out in October.
For new Macs, it's anyone's guess. There are rumors that Apple could be releasing updated, and lower priced, iMacs soon. There are all new chips coming from Intel by the end of the year. It is entirely possible that Apple will wait to update the rest of the Mac line until then.
The other hardware lineup is also ripe for updating. The Apple TV is also getting quite long in the tooth and with some of the new developer tools shown at this year's WWDC, a beefier Apple TV, with its own App Store, is something to look for. Of course this is all wishing on my part and has nothing to do with reality.
Then there is the iPod. You may be shocked to know that Apple still sells four different iPod models. There is the iPod Touch, which is an iPhone without the phone. Then there is the Nano, the Shuffle, and the Classic, which is the only surviving iPod with a spinning hard drive (160GB). Now that Apple has purchased Beats for $3 Billion (yes, that is a B), maybe there will be a new surge in the mobile music players. Apple did make an interesting announcement Tuesday, the day after the keynote, about a new Made for iPhone program. One spec was for the use of the Lightning port to connect your headphones (preferably a set of Apple Beats headphones). This could allow for much higher quality music playback, something that is piquing interest in the industry and with users. The iPod were last updated September of 2012.
Hardware is coming. Sooner or later is anyone's guess. It seems that a new iMac and mini would make sense if they came out in the next few weeks. MacBook Pros will greatly benefit from the new Broadwell chips coming this Winter from Intel, which means you may have to wait until December for a new MacBook Pro.
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ELIZABETH — Union County Sheriff's Officer Christopher Coon was headed back to the office, a drive he had undoubtedly made countless times in his four years on the job.
He never made it. While driving along Routes 1&9 in Elizabeth on Dec. 2, 2008, Coon's patrol vehicle was struck by a Jeep driven by a man fleeing from police. Emergency responders didn't think Coon would survive.
He did, but the crash left the Rahway resident disfigured, with limited mobility and some brain damage. Over the next three years, Coon would lose his wife and his job. He relies on his mother to care for him.
Coon, who's now 33, blames the crash on the man who rammed his patrol car, but believes the officers involved in the chase bear most of the responsibility. He has filed a civil suit against several Newark and Hillside police officers and is seeking damages from them and their departments.
During a six-week trial before Superior Court Judge Lisa Chrystal in Elizabeth, defense lawyers have argued the officers pursued the vehicle to protect the public and did nothing inappropriate.
Coon's attorneys have grilled officers about the split-second decisions made during the pursuit, about the reports they filed afterward and about their lawenforcementcareers,training and disciplinary records.
"Certain officers believed they were above the law," Coon's attorney, Rubin Sinins, told jurors during closing statements earlier this week.
"Officers are trained to protect the public, not to act like wild cowboys," said Sinins, who repeatedly accused the officers of "willful misconduct" in violating guidelines from the state attorney general for police pursuits.
A jury is now deliberating the case.
Coon, the stepson of longtime Union County Sheriff Ralph Froehlich, became a police officer in 2004.
He testified that he wanted to be a cop since he was in his early teens. He had married a year before the crash, and he and his wife, Leida, were looking forward to decorating their new home in Rahway so they could welcome friends and family for the holidays, according to trial testimony.
On the day of the crash, Coon and his partner, James Guerrant, were serving warrants and restraining orders and were returning from one such assignment. They had not heard about the pursuit and were not involved.
Newark police began the pursuit about 10:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a Jeep involved in an armed robbery. They spotted a Jeep they believed was involved and began their pursuit.
Officers followed the Jeep into Elizabeth and Hillside police eventually picked up the chase.
As the Jeep sped through a red light at the intersection of Routes 1&9 and South Broad Street in Elizabeth, it crashed into the unmarked patrol car driven by Coon.
Police later identified the driver as Waleed Dozier, a 31-year-old Newark man who was behind the wheel of his sister's Jeep Cherokee.
Dozier, who had several prior arrests, said he sped away from the patrol cars because he feared the police.
Though police determined within days that Dozier was not involved in the robbery, he is serving a nine-year prison term after pleading guilty in 2010 to aggravated assault and resisting arrest in connection with the pursuit and crash.
Guerrant was knocked unconscious in the crash but was not seriously injured. Coon, however, was ejected from the patrol car and suffered massive injuries. Emergency workers who were at the scene testified they initially believed he was dead.
"Part of his face was gone. You could see his bones and teeth," one officer testified.
Coon spent six weeks in a coma. It took more than 500 stitches to reconstruct his face. He suffered a brain injury that left him with impaired speech, short-term memory loss and without the ability to control his right arm and leg. He relies on others to provide much of his care.
"My mother does all my grocery shopping for me. It's embarrassing to me that my mother still had to buy my underwear," Coon testified.
Throughout the trial, jurors have listened to recordings of police dispatches and heard testimony from more than a dozen officers.
Lawyers for Coon called an expert witness who testified that police committed numerous violations of the state attorney general's guidelines for pursuits, particularly in using excessive speed to go after Dozier.
Two other expert witnesses — called by lawyers for the Newark and Hillside police officers — said the officers followed the state guidelines and used their discretion in balancing the need to apprehend a dangerous driver, who may have been armed, against the need to protect public safety.
When they took the stand, the two Newark rookie police officers who initiated the chase acknowledged they received a sergeant's order to stop the pursuit. They also testified they got lost in Elizabeth and happened to end up at the crash scene.
"These officers did nothing wrong. They were doing their sworn duty to uphold the law," Newark Assistant Corporation Counsel Gary Lipshutz told the jury.
Stephen Cahir, the Morristown attorney representing the Hillside officers, said Officer Joe Cocuzza, who was involved in the chase, had previously received commendations for his pursuits. Cahir said police were being criticized for decision they had to make in an instant.
"(We've) been here a month dissecting things that happened in a moment," Cahir told the jury.
In his summation Wednesday, Sinins, the attorney for Coon, saved his most harsh attack for Cocuzza, who was the last officer to pursue Dozier before the crash.
Cocuzza testified that he reached speeds of 65 mph to 75 mph during the approximately five miles he followed the Jeep.
"(Cocuzza) wanted to apprehend (Dozier). He wanted to win. He wanted to beat the other driver. He was on an adrenaline and macho high," said Sinins, who during the trial questioned Cocuzza about prior accidents he had been in during pursuits, and discipline he received for those crashes.
Deliberations are expected to continue Monday.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- While most borough residents evacuated from their homes or hunkered down to withstand the affects of Hurricane Irene, a few Staten Islanders used the opportunity to prey on empty residences, police allege.
And another pair were cited for "reckless" behavior that put themselves and emergency responders in danger.
On Saturday, police arrested a former city correction officer and his girl friend who were allegedly posing as officials in an attempt to evacuate South Beach residents -- then burglarize their homes, according to a report in the Daily News. Daniel DiGianni, 42, and Linda Fleshner, 28, are charged with criminal impersonation of a police officer, according to the report. Ms. Fleshner was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon -- police told the News she was carrying a knife.
Early yesterday morning, two Staten Island men attempted to break into a boarded-up South Beach deli in an evacuation zone, only to be foiled by vigilant neighbors who confronted them at the shop, police told the Advance.
Cops said Jimmy Vargas, 46, of the 100 block of Cedar Grove Avenue in New Dorp Beach, was still cowering inside the El Jardin Deli & Grocery at 274 Sand Lane when officers arrived to arrest him at 8:45 a.m. yesterday. A second suspect, Vincent Collazo, 45, of the 300 block of Sand Lane, was found loitering nearby, police said.
Both face burglary charges, while Vargas was also charged with possession of burglar's tools, police said.
And on Saturday night, two Staten Island men apparently ignored all Irene warnings and had to be plucked from the waters off Mayberry Promenade in Great Kills when their kayak capsized at about 7 p.m., police said.
The men were returned safely to Great Kills Marina and were issued summonses for violating a local emergency order.
Mayor Bloomberg spoke of the incident during his 10:25 update, using the men as an example as he urged New York City residents not to endanger themselves or emergency officials.
"Clearly a reckless act that diverted badly needed NYPD resources," he said.


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The liberal's idiot savant, Barney Frank, opened up his lisping mouth and informed America that Democrats have used Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to buy votes.
The Hill reports:
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now basically a "public policy instrument" of the government, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) suggested Tuesday.
Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, asserted that the companies, which were taken over by the U.S. in September 2008, have become an extension of the government's policy-making tools.
"Remember now that Fannie and Freddie have been converted," Frank said during an appearance on CNBC. "Part of the losses of Fannie and Freddie are that since the housing collapse, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have become a kind of public utility."
This is what happens when you let politicians use federal programs to force banks to give subprime loans to people who couldn't afford a house. Loans were given to people who had no jobs, no credit and didn't even have the means to come up with a down payment. Sounds like a liberal's business plan to me and this is what caused our economic crisis.
Frank made this comment after a report showed that the American taxpayers are going to lose about $400 BILLION thanks to Freddie and Fannie. Barney Frank, and the Democrats, kept shouting that Freddie and Fannie were not in a crisis, despite the calls asking for tighter regulations.
Basically what Barney Frank is admitting is that Democrats have gambled away $400 billion taxpayer dollars so they can by votes. The Democrats have used Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae for purposes that they were never intended for.
For example, Fannie Mae use to guarantee only top-rated standard mortgages, which kept it solvent through previous real estate recession. However Barnie Frank, and other corrupt members of Congress, insisted that they start guaranteeing sub-prime mortgages in order to buy votes for Democrats. Now the Democrats have done it again with this scheme to use Fannie and Freddie to bailout homeowners to buy more votes.
Fannie and Freddie have become so corrupted by Congress that perhaps they need to be shut down and the corrupt politicians who claimed these two GSEs faced no crisis should be thrown in jail for fraud. Just for those of you who didn't hear, the Treasury Department removed the $400 billion dollar cap on Freddie and Fannie. It's another Ponzi-scheme being conducted by our elected officials. Twank you Barney, you Elmer Fudd sounding gas-bag.


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"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'" -- President Ronald Reagan, August 1986.
That Ronald Reagan. What a kidder. Talking about offers of help from the government being terrifying. Not if you've just been through a disaster. Not if you've just seen all your cherished possessions blown away with the wind. Not if you've just seen a lake, a river, an ocean, a gulf take up residence in your house. Naw, Gipper. In those instances, the most terrifying words are, "We'll put Coburn on it."
You know Tom Coburn, Republican senator from Oklahoma. He's the skinflintiest senator in a party with members who seem to compete for that title. If an emergency arises, Coburn, a physician, might express concern about the people's welfare, but not without simultaneously patting their pockets to see how they're gonna pay for any help they get. Actually, Coburn doesn't single out the victims. He tells the rest of us who want to respond to our fellow Americans' distress that, much like freedom, help ain't free.
He's consistent. You've got to grant that Tom Coburn, the bean-counter, is nothing if not consistent. Last week a half-mile wide EF-5 tornado, the strongest ranking on the scale, killed 24 people, including nine children, in Moore, Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City.
Almost immediately, Coburn was staking out his position of offsetting budget cuts for any federal aid sent to his home state. His constituents may have forgiven him if he'd used a softer tone as they surveyed their estimated $2 billion in damage. But apparently the senator could not have forgiven himself even an inconsistency in tone or timing.
He's subjecting Oklahomans to the same tough love he gave victims in the Northeast when they cried out for help after Sandy struck in the fall.
Most of us, especially those who have been in disaster, no doubt take the Admiral David Farragut approach. We replace "Damn the torpedoes" with "Damn the costs; help those Americans in need!" Coburn's insistence that we deliberate and look at ledgers and cut other programs that have already been wrangled over and approved, other programs that are necessarily some other legislator's darling, serves to gum up the works and make sure that aid arrives more slowly.
Except he says it doesn't.
Coburn issued a statement saying, "as the ranking member of the Senate committee that oversees FEMA, I can assure Oklahomans that any and all available aid will be delivered without delay." There appears to be enough money in the account for FEMA to cover the cost of the Moore tornado. Perhaps that's why Coburn can be so confident in promising that help will be expeditious.
There are times, though, when tragedies hit the American landscape one after another after another after another.
Those victims wouldn't be any less deserving of governmental urgency, but they'd be told to get in line if Coburn's philosophy prevails -- that is, if we can't tend to their desperation without prying other lawmakers' fingers off their prized government programs.
It's a good thing other Republicans don't take such a hardline approach to help. Sen. John McCain told Time magazine, "I respect Senator Coburn's view. It's laudable, and I would support [finding cuts], but if we can't, the important thing is to get assistance to these people as quickly as possible."
Rep. Tom Cole, who is from Moore, told MSNBC that in Oklahoma "these kind of weather disasters are not new in our history. They are predictable. And, you know, it's not a question of whether but when a community is going to get hit." Cole said an appreciation for his constituents' vulnerability was "one of the reasons that we try to be sympathetic to people in other parts of the country."
When lawmakers were debating Sandy relief, Cole said, "I said, you know, we`re always going to be there to help because we`re always one tornado away from being Joplin."
An EF-5 tornado in that Missouri town killed 158 people in May 2011. After saying he knew his hometown could be next, Cole said, "I didn`t think it was going to be quite this soon."
While confirming to CNN that he would want to find offsets for any spending sent his state's way, Coburn said, "It's insensitive to even talk about it now. It just shows the crassness of Washington versus the sensitivity that we need to have."
Looks like the jokes didn't stop with Reagan.
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I am humbled to be in such company. This is the gorgeous fruit of enormous efforts. Pastorious you, my dear, are a ganser mensch and a warrior (and clearly what Rand had in mind when she wrote of the "ideal man," the man who lives on a principled and heroic scale of achievement.)
BLOGGER REFLECTIONS AWARDS:I have been named
Anyway, this is called the Blogger Reflection Awards because the idea is for us bloggers to acknowledge the work of those who have inspired us.
So here goes.
My five favorite bloggers?
I heard Charles on Dennis Prager's radio show in April of 2002, and that's how I got hooked into blogging. I am a jazz musician, like Charles, so I immediately recognized his slang and his attitude, and I was glad to find another ex-Liberal who understood the changes our world had undergone. Additionally, I learned about Roger Simon from Charles. Roger, also, is a kind of ex-Liberal. I am an ex-Chomskyite (which I'm sure is very hard to believe but it is true.)
I learned about Pamela through my friend Tom the Hamstermotor, who has unfortunately disappeared from the blogosphere (I think he fell in love.) Anyway, Pamela, is brilliant, and beautiful, and she is a lightning rod for controversy, and it is very easy to underestimate her, because she has a knack for making the complex very simple (as when she recently freaked out Tony Snow by asking him why Muqtada al-Sadr is still alive. I had, in an interview, personally asked Donald Feith the same question, but it took me about 50-60 words to pose the question and by that time he had fallen asleep and everyone was ready to kick me out of the room!)
Only geniuses have the knack for making simple things complex, and Pamela is, in my opinion, a genius.
Baron and Dymphna are both, in my opinion, scholars with a heart. In other words, they are people who combine immense analytical, organizational, and intellectual ability with a real empathy for human beings the world over. I love them.
Always On Watch is among my favorites for several reasons. She is a great friend and support. She is an impeccable writer, and a rigorous thinker. And, she has an incredible ability to generate conversation. To my mind, that is one of the most important traits of a successful blogger.
My fifth favorite blogger is Yaacov Ben Moshe at Breath of the Beast. He has not been at it nearly as long as the others I have named. However, he is a guy who needs to be reckoned with. He is quite the genius. Check out his writing. I'll bet you will agree.
His honorable mentions are just as good. Look for yourself.


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Washington State Department of Ecology proposes to issue Brightwater permits
The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) invites public discussion and comment on two draft permits it proposes to issue to King County's Wastewater Treatment Division for the Brightwater Treatment Plant system located outside of Woodinville.
The permits would become the plant's first water quality operating permits. King County plans to begin operating the facility while the five-year permits are in effect. Brightwater would become the state's largest wastewater plant to use a membrane bioreactor, an advanced treatment process.
Ecology's draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for King County's Brightwater wastewater treatment plant would authorize the discharge of treated wastewater from the plant to central Puget Sound. Ecology has also issued a draft Reclaimed Water permit for production, distribution and use of reclaimed water for irrigation, commercial and industrial uses. Ecology seeks public comment on both of the proposed draft permits, which are key tools to provide critical water quality protection for Puget Sound.
The public comment period on the proposed permits extends through May 23. Written comments may be sent to Tricia Miller, Permit Coordinator, Department of Ecology, 3190 160th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA. 98008-5452 or via e-mail to: email@example.com, with "Brightwater Permit Comments" in the subject line.
Ecology will host an informal presentation and a formal public hearing on the two proposed permits at 6 p.m. May 16 at King County's Regional Library in Woodinville. A presentation on the permits - open to audience questions - will begin at 6 p.m. A formal public hearing to receive written or oral testimony on the NPDES permit will begin at 7:15 p.m. The formal public hearing on the reclaimed water permit will begin at 8 p.m.
The proposed permits and related information are available online at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/permits/northwest_permits.html (scroll down to King County - Brightwater) and at Ecology's Bellevue office via mail request (at the address above) or by phone, (425) 649-7201.
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The evening is going to be full of soul.
When you put two vocal powerhouses together in the genres of soul and rhythm and blues, emotion becomes an expectation.
Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway and "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard have been selling millions of records and gaining just as many fans over the years.
Tonight, they join forces at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, where the two performers will share the stage for an evening of classic soul, rhythm and blues and selections from each artist's catalog.
Hathaway, daughter of the late Donny Hathaway, best known for his duets with Roberta Flack, won her Grammy this year for best R&B performance for the song "Something" (along with Snarky Puppy). She's known for her unique ability to sing three notes simultaneously — to play a chord on an instrument is one thing, to sing it is another.
Check her out ahead of time at youtube.com. While there, be sure to search for "Heaven Knows" to get a feel for her upbeat, more funky approach, and "On Your Own" for a more sentimental side.
Since winning Season 2 of "American Idol," Studdard, who received his own Grammy nod in 2003, has released a handful of gold and platinum records. His latest album, "Unconditional Love," reached No. 7 on the Billboard R&B chart.
You can also watch Studdard's video online at youtube.com. For a more-recent picture of his work, check out "Close the Door" and "Love, Love, Love."
For more information or to order tickets, log onto statetheatrenj.org.
Doors and bar services open one hour prior to the show. Though all ages are welcome, the theatre encourages attendees to be 12 years or older.
What else is happening
There are a few country artists who don't have to flaunt or over-exaggerate their twang to get noticed in the industry.
There are others who get the listener's attention with their words in ways that do not talk about the obvious: the farm, the beer, the weekend or the women.
Griffin House is one of those stand-apart artists.
Much like country music sensation Keith Urban, House has a soft and straight-forward voice. His lyrics go deeper than most of what you hear on mainstream country radio.
Tomorrow night, he performs at 8 at the New Hope Winery, where attendees can get a glimpse at his versatility (he's opened for a variety of musicians ranging from the Cranberries and Josh Ritter to John Mellencamp).
General admission tickets are $20, and VIP seats are $30. For more information or to order tickets, call (215) 794-2331 or log onto newhopewinery.com.
Note:A $5 handling fee is added to each ticket purchased online. Doors open at 7. The winery is located at 6123 Lower York Road in New Hope.
Also featured
Music legend Ellis Paul is taking the stage tomorrow night at the Bordentown Record Collector.
Paul, winner of 14 Boston Music Awards and practically the musical icon of the city, is promoting his latest release, "Chasing Beauty."
This album was fan-funded, meaning Ellis raised more than $100,000 from his followers to produce, release, and distribute the record.
The Record Collector is located at 358 Farnsworth Ave. in Bordentown. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. The show starts at 8 p.m. and doors open at 7:30.
For more information, log onto the-record-collector.com or call (609) 324-0880. This is an all-ages show.
Mark the calendar
Next weekend's Freedom Festival at Mercer County Park, where live music is scheduled all weekend, kicks off on June 28 with live entertainment from from
3 to 11 p.m. at the Marina.
The following day, June 29, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is scheduled to perform from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Festival Grounds.
Music listings, among others events, can be found at mercercountyparks.org.
Lalah Hathaway and Ruben Studdard
When: 8 p.m. today
Where: State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick
Admission: $35-$65; (732) 246-7469 or statetheatrenj.org