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It’s hard to say how many people suffer from rheumatoid arthritis on a world wide scale. In the U.S. alone almost one million people deal with the condition as we speak and half a million more haven’t been diagnosed yet. Early symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (R.A) include joint pain; however it cannot be treated as a distinctive sign of this condition. The onset of rheumatoid arthritis is known to be very insidious.

Many people fail to acknowledge this type of arthritis in its early stages simply because the first signs of rheumatoid arthritis are easily mistaken for symptoms of other afflictions: morning pain passes as fatigue, discomfort and stiffness are associated with prolonged inactivity and the loss of appetite is easily associated with anything from a change of weather to stress.

The First Signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Nobody likes to accept the idea of a disease. This is mainly why the early signs of rheumatoid arthritis receive little to no attention at all. However, for those of you who prefer to prevent rather than treat, the following information should be treated with great seriousness. An observing eye can save you from further complications.

As mentioned above, joint pain is one of the first signs of rheumatoid arthritis.  Notice where and how this pain manifests. If it afflicts the body symmetrical – same joints on both sides of the body – it is a clear sign of rheumatoid arthritis.

The onset of rheumatoid arthritis is subtle.

It first strikes you with unexplainable fatigue, which determines you to become inactive for a shorter or longer period of time, such as the sleep period. The next day you experience morning stiffness, which you immediately attribute to yesterday’s tiredness. After a few hours this feeling of discomfort disappears, as rheumatoid arthritis goes into stealth mode – one to several days without manifesting symptoms.

One of the rheumatoid arthrits early signs that immediately follows the morning stiffness is the visible inflammation. The joints that became restricted even for a short period of time become red and extremely sensitive to external factors. A simple touch of these affected areas can cause excruciating pain. The joints become swollen. In some cases the bumps (rheumatoid nodules) that form around the joints are mistaken for evidence of cancer.

Never neglect the early signs of rheumatoid arthritis!

It is important to understand the systemic aspects of rheumatoid arthritis onset when dealing with this condition. If you neglect the early signs of rheumatoid arthritis you immediately expose yourself to its aggravating behavior. Although it falls under the “Arthritis” category, R.A. doesn’t affect only the joints, but several other organs as well, such as the skin, lungs, kidneys and even the heart.

Although there is no cure known to doctors at the moment, several treatments are proven for their comforting results and are available for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers. If you find yourself battling against the early symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, make sure you book a doctors appointment in the near future. Sudden tiredness, the loss of appetite and even sudden weight loss represent clear evidence of an onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

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Gone But Not Forgotten

August 26, 1990|By Candace Purdom.

What started as a joke has kept Diane Curran of Downers Grove busy all summer. In fact, sales of Curran`s hand-decorated ``I Survived the 1990 Cicadas`` T-shirts are to end Aug. 31, but orders are still trickling in.

``Every time I go to the post office box, there are still two or three more forms,`` reports Curran, who first designed the shirts for this summer`s Heritage Fest in Downers Grove but continued making them when their popularity spread.

Curran estimates she has already sold 500 shirts, from toddler size through adult XXL, all emblazoned with larger-than-life cicadas.

``It`s been fun,`` Curran says. ``The coming of the cicadas wasn`t a disaster or an electrical blackout . . . it didn`t really hurt anybody. But the cicadas are something to remember.``

And for those who don`t want to wait another 17 years for the return the cicadas, just stick around until Christmas, when they may be hanging on some trees again.

``The response has been so good,`` explains Curran, ``that now I`m working on cicada designs for special 1990 Christmas ornaments.``

Contact Curran at Art Ink, P.O. Box 9051, Downers Grove, 60515.

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Boot Camp For Top Cops

The Fbi Academy Trains The Best Of Local Police Officers To Work Smart, Play For Keeps And Stay Alive

May 18, 1993|By Michael Kilian.

Academy firearms training goes far beyond the obsolete technique of shooting at stationary silhouette targets at known distances. In the Tire House (so named because the walls are made of old tires filled with bullet-stopping sand and gravel), trainees proceed through a maze of rooms where they are confronted with paper cutouts of armed bad guys and innocent bystanders. Their task is to decide in a fraction of a second whether the cutout is friend or foe and whether to shoot at it.

On another course, trainees run from point to point, taking cover behind car doors, garbage cans and fences while firing at pop-up and swivel targets visible for only a few seconds.

Stress makes them think

"They're under physical stress," Sparks said. "They have to mentally identify the target and gauge that particular target. It makes them think."

The academy is on the cutting edge in the use of state-of-the art weaponry. Instead of Uzis, the FBI is now using German-made Heckler and Koch shoulder-slung automatic weapons that can be set to fire short bursts. The old police .38 revolver and military .45 automatic are rapidly being replaced throughout the country by 9 and 10 mm semiautomatic pistols that carry 15 rounds or more and can be reloaded "in less than a second," Sparks said.

Some new models have rear and forward sights that glow in the dark and permit accurate shooting at night.

Then there's the new caseless technology-ammunition without any brass casing that consists entirely of a bullet and a plastic-like cylinder of propellent.

"Everything goes down the barrel," Sparks said. "The stuff's so light, you can carry five times as much ammunition."

Not even RoboCop has that. Maybe it's time for him to take a refresher course at the FBI academy.


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Villa Park cop shoots pit bull biting girl's foot

April 24, 2008|By Josh Noel, TRIBUNE REPORTER

A Villa Park police officer fatally shot a pit bull this week while its jaws were clenched around a teenage girl's foot, officials said Wednesday.

Police Lt. Mike Lay said the 13-year-old girl was riding a bike alongside her brother about 7 p.m. Monday when the dog, which had escaped from a yard in the 400 block of North Iowa Avenue, began chasing them.

The dog bit tires on both bikes, puncturing the boy's, and bit the girl on the shoulder, knocking her to the ground.

The girl and her brother ran to a nearby recreation center, police said. While the boy made it inside, the girl didn't, and the dog bit her foot, clamping down on her entire shoe and refusing to let go, Lay said.

A maintenance worker tried grabbing the dog by the collar, but the animal wouldn't budge, Lay said.

The first officer at the scene judged that the dog would not let go and fired a single bullet into the dog's side, Lay said. The dog limped away and collapsed on a patch of grass, Lay said.

He died at an animal hospital without being euthanized, Lay said.

The department is reviewing the shooting but believes it to be reasonable use of force, Lay said.

"They saw the dog wasn't going to let go," Lay said. "There is no indication that anything was done wrong."

The investigation is continuing, and the dog's owner might face charges, Lay said.

The girl, who apparently did nothing to provoke the dog, was released from Elmhurst Hospital after getting about 10 stitches, Lay said.


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Court orders hearing on counselor's conviction

May 21, 2008

A state Appellate Court on Tuesday ordered a hearing to determine whether a former Hillside school counselor convicted in 2006 of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student was mentally fit to stand trial.

Kathy Miraglia, formerly of Lake in the Hills, is serving an 8-year prison sentence for her conviction on criminal sexual assault in a 2006 bench trial in the Maywood branch of Cook County Circuit Court.

A three-judge panel of the Illinois Appellate Court found Judge Gilbert Grossi erred when he excluded Miraglia from a discussion about her mental fitness before trial.

Miraglia, who had worked at the Hillside Academy, a school for troubled youths, had previously attempted suicide and was then taking anti-depressant medicine, according to the ruling.

The court ruled that if Grossi now finds Miraglia was mentally unfit to stand trial in 2006, her conviction would be thrown out.


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Church panel under pressure to name new Anglican leader

October 25, 2012|Reuters

* Group meeting in secret to choose 105th Archbishop of

* Decision was expected in September; church says will come
"in autumn"

* Worldwide Anglican church divided over sex and sexuality

By Alessandra Prentice and Peter Griffiths

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A secretive group choosing the
next Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the world's
80 million Anglicans, is under pressure to break a deadlock in
their talks and reach a decision, nearly a month after an
announcement was expected.

The choice of the next head of the worldwide Anglican
Communion comes at critical time for a church threatened by a
rise in secularism and long-running divisions over senior women
clergy and homosexuality.

The 105th Archbishop of Canterbury will have to contend with
the risk of a schism over sex and sexuality. Liberal church
leaders in the United States and Britain are at odds with more
conservative figures in places such as Africa.

Rowan Williams, who steps down at the end of the year after
a decade in the job, has warned that his successor will need the
"constitution of an ox and the skin of a rhinoceros".

The succession talks are shrouded in secrecy, but
commentators speculate that the panel is split over choosing a
reformer or a safe pair of hands to maintain the status quo in a
post that dates back 1,400 years.

Members were expected to reach a decision in September and
pass two names - their first choice and a back-up - to Prime
Minister David Cameron, who then seeks the approval of Queen
Elizabeth, the church's supreme governor.

Williams leaves to take up a role at the University of
Cambridge at the turn of the year and his successor would
normally be expected to give his diocese notice of his departure
and be given time to move. One unnamed church source told a
Sunday newspaper that the process was "becoming a farce".

"If someone tries to be super spiritual and say it is not
political, they are not living in the real world," said Peter
Ould, a religious commentator and priest.

"It is not quite as Machiavellian as a papal conclave, but
it has its moments."

Andrew Carey, another commentator whose father George Carey
is a former Archbishop of Canterbury, said the church was
"divided like never before".

"The faultline is same-sex marriage and both sides, liberal
and conservative, seem to be extremely bad tempered," he said.

Ruth Gledhill, the longstanding religious editor of the
Times newspaper, sent a message to followers on Twitter on
Thursday that there were rumours the final names will be sent to
Cameron early next week.

A Church of England spokesman would not say when or where
the talks were taking place or speculate on the date of an

"There has never been a precise deadline set on the basis
that there are too many unknown factors," he said.

The decision is in the hands of the Crown Nominations
Commission - an obscure panel with 16 voting members made up of
bishops, church members and lay people chaired by Richard Luce,
a former Conservative minister appointed by Cameron.

The successful candidate will be eligible for an annual
stipend of 74,000 pounds ($118,000).

One of the favourites is Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham,
northeast England, regarded as a conservative.

Educated at Eton College, Cameron's old school, the
56-year-old worked in finance in the oil industry for 11 years
before becoming a priest.

Another frontrunner is Graham James, Bishop of Norwich,
eastern England. A keen amateur actor and cricketer, he is seen
as a Lambeth Palace "insider" after working as a chaplain for
two former holders of the post.

However, the 61-year-old said in September he hoped he did
not land a job that some have described as one of the toughest
in British public life.

"I am fairly sure the whole process will lead, I hope and
pray, to God choosing someone other than me," he said.


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Hossa leads way with 2 goals as they advance for 1st time in 3 years

May 10, 2013|By Chris Kuc, Chicago Tribune reporter

This time, the Blackhawks were on the winning end of the handshake line.

After two consecutive departures in the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks are moving on.

Dominating at both ends of the ice, the Hawks dispatched the Wild 5-1 in Game 5 of the Western Conference quarterfinals Thursday night at the United Center. The Hawks advanced to the second round, where they will meet either the Red Wings or Sharks beginning next week.

Marian Hossa scored twice and added an assist, Marcus Kruger had a goal and an assist, Andrew Shaw and Patrick Sharp also scored and goaltender Corey Crawford continued his splendid postseason play as the Hawks sent the undermanned Wild back to Minnesota with one win to show for their first postseason appearance in five years.

"It's been awhile since we won a playoff series," Sharp said. "We'd been reminded of that a few times, so it was a great opportunity to close one out on home ice."

Crawford allowed a second-period goal by Torrey Mitchell, but that was it as he made 21 saves to cap his first career playoff series win. Crawford made several spectacular stops early on when the game was still in doubt. Josh Harding, who was hobbled after suffering an injury during Game 4, started in goal for the Wild but was replaced by Darcy Kuemper after the Hawks raced to 3-0 lead.

"We thought we could have gone further the last couple of years, so this is definitely a good start for us," said Crawford, who had a .950 save percentage in the series. "We didn't want to go back to their rink. We made sure we left everything on the ice."

Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith each added two assists for the Hawks, who outscored the Wild 17-7 in the series. The Hawks did not allow a power play goal during the series, blanking the Wild on 17 opportunities.

"We played some great hockey for the first round," Crawford said. "Our PK was definitely a big factor. We scored some big goals too. We're happy with this and we're glad we're moving on."

The Hawks raced to a big advantage as Hossa sandwiched scores around Kruger's first career playoff goal.

After Mitchell gave the Wild some life midway through the second to make it 3-1, Shaw beat Kuemper 35 seconds later with the first playoff goal of his career to put the game away.

Sharp scored his series-high fifth goal with the Hawks on a two-man advantage in the third to send the crowd of 21,597 home happy and looking ahead to the next round, where the Hawks will continue to have home-ice advantage.

"We worked hard all year to get here and that was a tough team we competed against for five games," Toews said. "We'll be excited about this one and we need to carry that excitement and energy and use it to our advantage against our next opponent, whoever that might be."

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ET Bureau Dec 28, 2012, 12.28AM IST

Power2sme, a group buying site targeted at small and medium enterprises, has raised funding from Kalaari Capital.

The investment is an extension of the Rs 10 crore investment it raised in October from Inventus Capital. The startup was launched in January this year as a 'buying club' for SMEs (small and medium enterprises).

The company aggregates demand from various small enterprises and places a consolidated order with the supplier who provides a lower price for the bigger purchase.

R Narayan, Founder and CEO of Power2sme, said the company will use the funds to scale up operations and expand to new geographies and hire new talent.

Kalaari Capital, which operates a $160 million (about Rs 881 crore) fund, was formed earlier this year by some of the partners behind IndoUS Venture Partners, like Vani Kola and Kumar Shiralagi.


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Volunteers fan out to survey Hollywood's homeless

Cataloging them and their needs helps speed social services to those most at risk, officials say. Similar efforts in New York, Santa Monica and Long Beach have helped hundreds into permanent housing.

May 12, 2010|By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times

Before dawn one recent morning, volunteers clutching clipboards and flashlights spotted a pile of blankets on an otherwise deserted stretch of Hollywood pavement.

Jake Puffer, who works at a movie advertising agency, approached and knelt down.

"Good morning," he said.

It took a bit of prodding, but the blankets eventually stirred and a sleepy face peered out. In exchange for a $5 Subway gift card, Ruben Montoya spent the next 20 minutes answering questions about his health and housing situation.

A recovering methamphetamine addict, he told Puffer he had been living on the streets with his girlfriend since completing parole at a sober living home about a month ago. He suffers from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and diabetes. And it is the third time he has been homeless.

"When it rains, that's the worst time to be out here," said Montoya, 49.

Advocates for the homeless say the combination of substance abuse and mental and physical illness is frequently deadly on the streets.

So last month, more than 80 volunteers from local businesses, nonprofits, churches and government agencies fanned out over three nights in Hollywood to find people like Montoya before it's too late. The next step is to get them into permanent housing with the support services they need.

The volunteers are part of a pioneering effort that government and social service officials say is changing the way that chronic homelessness is addressed in Los Angeles County — estimated to have more than 40,000 residents without homes — and other urban areas across the country.

Rather than waiting for the homeless to show up at shelters and soup kitchens, "we are being proactive and going on the streets, finding the people that need help, knowing exactly what kind of help they need . . . and actually tailoring our programs around that," said Joel Roberts, chief executive of Path Partners, a network of social services and housing agencies.

The Hollywood survey was based on a model developed by Common Ground, a New York nonprofit that substantially reduced homelessness in Times Square. Similar initiatives in downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Venice, West Hollywood, Long Beach and Van Nuys have helped secure housing and treatment for more than 200 of the 806 homeless people found to be at risk of premature death.

Tim Dillenbeck, known as the Bubbleman for the whimsical displays he creates with a homemade bubble machine on the Santa Monica Pier, had spent 12 years living out of a van when he was jolted awake one rainy night in January 2008. A man with a clipboard was tapping on the window.

When social workers at St. Joseph Center saw the results of that survey, they were concerned about Dillenbeck's recent hospital visits, including one for double bypass surgery. Using a housing voucher from the city of Santa Monica, they found him a one-bedroom apartment in a quiet building off Wilshire Boulevard and a doctor to help manage his heart condition.

Dillenbeck, 62, got the keys in August and said he uses his federal cash assistance to pay $369 a month toward his rent.

"It seemed too good to be true," he said. "I went through life always thinking there was someone who needed [a home] more than I did."

Programs like the one in Santa Monica dispel "the myth that homeless people do not want to get off the streets," said Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.

Yaroslavsky has been a key advocate of the county's $3.6-million pilot program, known as Project 50 because it initially targeted the 50 most vulnerable homeless people on skid row. Since the program began in late 2007, nearly 80% of the 66 participants so far have stayed in housing, according to figures provided by Yaroslavsky's office. Six of them died, four were jailed and four quit. The more recent programs report even higher retention rates.

When the Board of Supervisors last year balked at the potential cost of Yaroslavsky's proposal to expand the program to 500 people, a number of communities pressed on with their own versions. Supporters of the approach argue that the costs are offset by savings because those who obtain permanent housing are less likely to use hospitals, jails and other costly county services.

Although the newer programs lack some of the resources devoted to Project 50, organizers say conducting detailed surveys has helped them better understand their homeless populations and coordinate services for them. In Santa Monica, city officials used their survey to prioritize people for housing vouchers and to help create a strategy they hope will end homelessness, said Maggie Willis, a senior administrative analyst for the city. Santa Monica housed 85 of its most vulnerable homeless people, most of whom remain in the program.

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'I'm going to kill you,' Allentown man threatens before he stabs girlfriend and her dad, police say

April 18, 2013|By Manuel Gamiz Jr. and Frank Warner, Of The Morning Call

An Allentown man stabbed his girlfriend and her father with a steak knife Wednesday afternoon after they argued over an electronic game console as he moved his belongings out of her home, police said.

Jose O. Cruz, 36, stabbed Luz Rivera in her right hand and then stabbed Roberto Vargas in the right hand and shoulder as Vargas tried to stop Cruz at the apartment in the 100 block of N. 12th Street, police said.

"I'm going to kill you," Cruz said twice in the 12:40 p.m. stabbings, at least once aiming the threat at Rivera, according to the police arrest affidavit.

Rivera and Vargas were taken by city EMS ambulances to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where they were expected to recover, police said. Outside the apartment house, the sidewalk was stained with blood.

City police quickly arrested Cruz.

District Judge Michael D'Amore arraigned him Wednesday night on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, terroristic threats and simple assault. D'Amore sent Cruz to Lehigh County Prison under $75,000 bail.

Cruz went to the kitchen for the knife as he and his girlfriend quarreled over a Playstation game console, the arrest affidavit says.

Cruz threw down the game console in the living room, went to the kitchen and came back at Rivera, repeatedly jabbing and swinging at her with the knife, and when she moved to get out of his way, he stabbed her in the hand, the affidavit says.

About the same time, Vargas jumped toward Cruz but was stabbed in the hand and shoulder, according to the affidavit.

Cruz admitted cutting Rivera and Vargas with a blade, the affidavit says. Police did not say where Cruz was planning to move.

Manuel Gamiz Jr. and Frank Warner

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'Shakespeare for Kids' and Allentown Public Theater workshops

  • Leo Bond (left), Henry A. McDaniel III, Brandon Meeks, and Bonnie Jean Witkowski star in the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's' Shakespeare for Kids,' opening Wednesday.
Leo Bond (left), Henry A. McDaniel III, Brandon Meeks, and Bonnie Jean Witkowski… (MICHAEL KUBEL, THE MORNING…)
July 17, 2013|By Kathy Lauer-Williams, Of The Morning Call

Team Shakespeare, who brought us Shakespearean hokey pokey and sing-alongs that explain the plot of some of the bard's best-loved stories, will return for the fifth year with "Shakespeare For Kids," at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival in Center Valley.

This year the team will attempt to deconstruct Shakespeare's comedy "The Taming of the Shrew" for little ones Wednesday through Aug. 3 on the main stage at DeSales University's Labuda Center.

"Shakespeare for Kids" introduces children to the stories and language of Shakespeare through silly skits, music and games with a trio of players, a robot and puppets.

The show will open against the backdrop of the streets of Vienna from "Measure to Measure" which will be presented on the same stage in the evening.

In previous years the show, affectionately called S4K, tackled "Much Ado About Nothing," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet."

S4K has tackled Shakespeare productions that were being presented on festival stages at the same time, but this year is different. Festival Producing Artistic Director Patrick Mulcahy says the two Shakespeare productions being staged — "Measure for Measure" and "King Henry VIII" — are less well-known, so it was decided to focus the show on the better known "Taming of the Shrew" in which Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, woos the ill-tempered Katherine.

Team Shakespeare includes returning member Brandon Meeks; new face Henry A. McDaniel III and recent DeSales grad Bonnie Jean Witkowski. Leo Bond also returns to bring life to Shobot, the team's robotic sidekick. Festival regular Matt Pfeiffer, who also directed "39 Steps," is director.

In this wacky take on the comedy, the actors, aided by sock puppets, portray the main characters of the story. They translate Shakespeare's poetic language into easy-to-understand prose. The hourlong show is recommended for age 4-10.

Tickets are $9. Shows are at 10 a.m. July 24-27 and July 30-Aug. 3.

Info: http://www.pashakespeare.org or 610-282-9455.

Theater workshops

Are your kids interested in theater? Children ages 7-12 are invited to attend four free youth theater workshops presented by the Allentown Public Theatre beginning Saturday in St. Luke's Lutheran Church Community Room, 417 N. Seventh St., Allentown.

The workshops, which run 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday and July 27 and Aug. 3 and 10, are built around the play "Pinocchio," which Allentown Public Theatre will present in August.

Children will learn speaking, movement and other performance skills, as well as make their own puppets and develop characters. Children also can learn a dance they may perform during "Pinocchio."

Advance registration is recommended by emailing APTyouth@allentownpublictheatre.com.

Allentown Public Theatre will present Sam Kuglen's modern adaptation of the classic story about a wooden puppet who comes to life, Aug. 16-25 at St. Luke's. The show is free for children 12 and under and pay-as-you-will for adults.

Info: http://www.allentownpublictheatre.com/

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Posted: June 21, 2012

Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin M. Tucker, who took the reins of a troubled Police Department at a low ebb in the 1980s and initiated reforms that still resonate today, died Tuesday after a 22-year battle against a brain tumor. He was two days shy of his 72d birthday.

Mr. Tucker grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came to Philadelphia in the 1970s to head the regional field office of the U.S. Secret Service.

He had retired from the Secret Service after a 20-year career - including a stint protecting Jacqueline Kennedy and her two children in the 1960s - when Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode asked Tucker in 1986 to take the toughest job in the city - commissioner of the Police Department, which was reeling from the 1985 MOVE debacle and a corruption scandal that had reached the highest ranks.

Mr. Tucker agreed, becoming the first outsider to head the department since the 1920s.

It was a police force that was "unfocused, unmanaged, unaccountable, undertrained, underequipped," according to an independent task force created by Goode and Mr. Tucker to evaluate the department and recommend change.

And "there were at least a dozen guys in the department who thought they should have that job," said Anthony "Butch" Buchanico, an officer in the traffic division who became Mr. Tucker's driver.

"There was a lot of stonewalling at the beginning, but they finally got the message," said Buchanico. Mr. Tucker "had honor and he had courage and he had foresight. He knew the department at that time was in disarray. He knew he wasn't going to be there that long. But he knew there were good people in the Police Department and he was going to turn it over to one of them."

Several months into his 21/2-year tenure as commissioner, Mr. Tucker brought back foot patrols - Philadelphia's first step into a movement now known nationwide as community policing.

"I think the Police Department has a responsibility to try to foster a partnership with the community," Mr. Tucker said at the time. "It is very difficult to establish a relationship with a patrol car that is driving past at 30 miles an hour."

Tucker sent dozens of commanders to management seminars at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He introduced computers to a department where some sergeants had been bringing their own typewriters from home to substitute for the defective equipment at work. The department started mini-stations to get closer to neighborhoods, established guidelines against police abuse, and signed up officers for Spanish language courses.

"Kevin Tucker had the ability to make people think," said former Deputy Commissioner Bill Bergman, now vice president for operations at Temple University. "He made them think about policing, he made them think about the communities they served, he made them think through the issues that were important to doing their jobs."

Bergman, a police inspector while Mr. Tucker was commissioner, was one of about 50 people sent to Harvard for three-week training sessions.

"They taught people how to implement strategy - whether it was in the police force, business, or whatever," Bergman said. "Tucker would come up and lecture himself. . . . He was not an expert in urban policing, but he was an expert on institutions - how you implement strategy through a whole institution, how you make it react to the needs of the customer. That's what he was good at."

He also changed the relationship between police and the media. "He never looked at the press as the enemy," Bergman said. "It wasn't about Kevin Tucker, it was about the institution. . . . It was, 'How do we get the message out about the good work the police are doing?' "

Mr. Tucker stepped down in June 1988 to become a senior vice president of PNC Bank and was replaced by Willie L. Williams, a Tucker protégé who became the first black police commissioner in city history.

Mr. Tucker was diagnosed with the brain tumor in 1990 and was initially told he had just six months left to live, according to his son, Kevin D. Tucker.

"He would go back every month and get another MRI, and they'd tell him there was no change," Kevin Tucker said. "But he was passionate about life. He didn't want the diagnosis to hold him back, to keep him from making a contribution to society. He stepped down from the bank but found another way to get involved."

Mr. Tucker joined the board of managers at the Wistar Institute, a National Cancer Institute center for biomedical research, where he served more than 12 years, chairing the board from 1998 until 2005.

"His strategic mind and vision helped set us on our current path," Wistar president Russel E. Kaufman said Tuesday, "but it was his kindness and his devotion in service to others that has truly inspired us."

He was one of six children born to Irish immigrants William and Catherine Tucker. The family moved to Rahway, N.J., and Mr. Tucker attended St. Mary High School in Elizabeth.

Mr. Tucker spent three years in the Army's military police after high school, then went to what is now Kean University for his undergraduate degree, majoring in Russian history and meeting his future wife, Judy Kreshok, whom he married in 1966.

Mr. Tucker expected to become a schoolteacher, but to get through college, he worked nights as a Rahway police officer. One night he collared three would-be car thieves who were wanted by the Secret Service, which led to a job offer.

Protecting the Kennedy family was Mr. Tucker's first assignment, continuing until the president's widow remarried in 1968. When Mr. Tucker left the Secret Service in the 1980s, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis gave him a book of President John F. Kennedy's speeches, inscribed: "To Kevin Tucker, whose humor and intelligence made our time together so memorable and missed."

In addition to his son, he is survived by his wife; a daughter, Christine Tucker Boyle; three brothers; a sister; and four grandchildren.

Services are scheduled from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 21, at the Bradley Funeral Home, 601 Route 73 S., Marlton. A Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 22, at St. Mary of the Lakes Church, 40 Jackson Rd. Medford, followed by private interment in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover, N.J.

Donations may be made to the Albert R. Taxin Brain Tumor Research Center at the Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce St., Suite 242, Philadelphia 19104.

Contact Bob Warner at 215-854-5885 or

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Videos attacking lawmaker stir probe

A frame from the video, "Anonymous Message to PA State Rep. Tarah Toohil," released before last fall's election, threatened Toohil to switch her stance on marijuana laws or her "secrets" would be exposed.
A frame from the video, "Anonymous Message to PA State Rep. Tarah Toohil," released before last fall's election, threatened Toohil to switch her stance on marijuana laws or her "secrets" would be exposed.

An unknown group warned it would air the "secrets" of a GOP member of the Pa. House unless she changed her stand.

Posted: April 01, 2013

HARRISBURG - First came the video of an upstate Republican legislator, taped before she entered politics. Dance music played as she sat at a table with a bong and what looked a lot like pot.

She appeared ready to kiss a girl.

Someone e-mailed the video to State Rep. Tarah Toohil's colleagues last fall when they were in session. A Democrat recalled hearing "strange, distinctive music" on the House floor.

Then, just before Election Day, another anonymous video surfaced, urging Toohil to switch her stance on marijuana laws - lest the senders expose her "secrets."

Now, at the request of House Republicans, Pennsylvania State Police have embarked on an investigation into who was behind the videos, The Inquirer has learned. At least a half-dozen people have been questioned, including other legislators - with several being asked about Rep. Nick Miccarelli (R., Delaware), who once dated Toohil.

State police officials have declined to comment. A person close to the investigation said it was active and ongoing. Toohil has turned down repeated Inquirer requests for interviews, as has Miccarelli, a Ridley Township Republican and Iraq war veteran.

Miccarelli did say through a spokesman that what happened to Toohil was wrong and shows no one is immune from cyber attacks. He said he would work to bring Pennsylvania's laws in line with "the 21st cyber century."

Steve Miskin, spokesman for the House GOP, said the caucus contacted police because of "a clear threat made to a House member."

"We referred it to our counsel's office, and then in turn to the state police," he said.

State police have yet to establish criminal activity in the matter, the person close to the investigation said. "Bad behavior," he said, "is another matter."

On its face, the investigation is a high-tech whodunit as police work to trace the videos. Behind that lies a messy tale of Capitol politics and personality.

Toohil, 33, entered last fall's campaign with reason to be confident. She had, after all, faced stiffer competition: In 2010, as an upstart tea party candidate little known outside her Luzerne County district, the young lawyer had toppled Todd Eachus, one of the House's most powerful Democrats, helping her party gain a majority in the 203-member House and positioning her as a bright new face in Harrisburg.

Then, last Oct. 16, a video titled "Pizza Party" was posted on YouTube.

Set to music that sounded ripped from a 1980s music video, "Pizza Party" displayed photos of a younger Toohil - at a table with what looked to be marijuana and a bong; she was also seen leaning toward another young woman, as if to kiss her on the lips.

The video, posted on YouTube by a group calling itself "parepublicans4truth," asked viewers whether Toohil espoused "traditional family values." The group gave no information about itself. The state elections bureau, where candidates and political committees register, has no record of such a group.

The video went viral in political circles. In the Capitol, too - someone made sure of that by e-mailing a link to House members. It hit their in-boxes during a House session, said three legislators who were in the chamber that day.

They told of hearing an unusual sound waft across the House floor: the song "Street Dancer," a 2011 remix of a 1980s break-dancing hit.

By all accounts, Toohil was devastated. She posted a video of her own, acknowledging she was one of the "young women" in the photos, and warning young people of the perils of dabbling in drugs.

But the attacks on her were just beginning.

Around that time, a TV ad aired in Luzerne County, paid for by her Democratic challenger, Ransom Young, featuring a snapshot of Toohil atop a camel in Israel, with a young man's arms around her waist.

The man was Miccarelli, whom she was dating at the time. They have since broken up.

In an interview, Young said he took the ad off the air after the bong video went viral, because he did not want to give the impression of piling on. The Democrat said he had no idea who made the bong video, or how the photos of Toohil surfaced.

Who was behind the bong video? A note posted later on YouTube seemed to offer clues. The writer took credit for the video, said it was meant to get Toohil to reassess her opposition to legalizing medical marijuana, and said the photos of her had turned up anonymously online.

The writer did not give a name.

Young said his campaign got the camel photo from Miccarelli's Facebook page. That picture was innocent enough - Miccarelli and Toohil, both single, were part of an annual educational trip to Israel organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.

But the short-lived ad set off fresh talk about Toohil's personal life. Her hometown newspapers pounced on the trip - she said she paid for part of it with campaign funds - as well as her relationship with Miccarelli, who was elected to the House in 2008.

State House Democrats, too, saw an opening. Toohil, after all, had unceremoniously defeated then-Majority Leader Eachus in 2010. Bitter over the loss, Eachus raised money to help Young's campaign, according to three Democrats involved in last year's races. At Eachus' urging, the House Democratic Campaign Committee spent about $100,000, just days before the Nov. 6 election, to air a tough ad - featuring photos of Toohil from the bong video, as well as the camel photo.

The decision to run that ad was controversial, with some Democrats arguing that it crossed the line of political decency - and wasted precious resources on an unwinnable race.

Reached for comment recently, Eachus, who now handles communications for a private firm, said he no longer talks about politics and would not discuss any role he may have played in efforts to unseat Toohil.

House Minority Leader Frank Dermody (D., Allegheny) said in an interview that the Democrats' campaign committee decided to spend the money because Toohil's was a seat they had previously held for nearly three decades. He noted that she had run in 2010 as a family-values candidate.

"And she defeated our leader," Dermody said. "We wanted to get the seat back."

Meanwhile, another video was posted to YouTube.

It featured an image of an empty suit, with a question mark in place of a head, as well as a montage of the black-and-white Guy Fawkes masks that were popularized by the film V for Vendetta and that have become a symbol for protests such as the Occupy movement.

The 85-second video borrowed the slogan of Anonymous, the elusive hackers who have taken on everyone from the Church of Scientology to banks: "We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive, we do not forget. Expect us."

The voice-over, female and British-accented, said the "legions" were disappointed by Toohil's response to the surfacing of photos showing her with what appeared to be marijuana. The voice demanded she support decriminalizing the drug - or else.

"Everyone has secrets," the voice intoned. "Please do not give us a reason to expose yours."

"It was uber-creepy," said a top House Republican who asked not to be identified. "And it crossed a line."

George Parry, a Philadelphia defense lawyer and former state and federal prosecutor, agreed. After reviewing the "secrets" video at The Inquirer's request, he said that on its face, it could constitute criminal conduct in that it aims to sway a legislator.

"This appears to be an attempt to influence legislative action . . . a threat to cause harm to this legislator's reputation," he said. "And I think that has broader social implications than just a private citizen being subjected to blackmail."

Tracing Internet content can be slow and circuitous. Authorities sometimes use search warrants, but savvy computer users can duck that by sending content from places offering free wireless, such as a coffee shop or bookstore.

As for the human side of the investigation: Among those questioned have been legislators and their friends. One person state police contacted is Rep. Jim Christiana (R., Beaver).

In an interview, Christiana said investigators called him last fall to discuss what he called "the reprehensible" videos. He declined to give details of investigators' questions. Asked why they would want to speak with him, Christiana said he believed it was because he had shared a Harrisburg apartment with Miccarelli last year when the House was in session.

"I'm a former roommate of an ex-boyfriend, and I'm a colleague to both Tarah and Nick," he said. "That may have been the reason. I don't know how wide a net they cast."

Two other people, who described themselves as friends of Miccarelli and who spoke on condition of anonymity, said state police came to them, too, with questions about the young legislator - what he was like as a person.

"It was very brief," one of them said of the questioning. "But it was nerve-racking."

As for Toohil, she easily won reelection despite the uproar over the videos. She and other legislators have gone about their business even as state police try to figure out who threatened a House member, and why.

Said the GOP's Miskin: "It's in their hands."

Contact Angela Couloumbis

at 717-787-5934 or, or follow on Twitter @AngelasInk.

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April 5, 1996|By SHARON ROBB Staff Writer

Former Florida Atlantic University assistant volleyball coach Krista Blomquist and Miamian Dennie Shupryt-Knoop are among a strong local beach volleyball contingent competing in the $50,000 MCI Open, which gets under way today at the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier.

Blomquist and her partner Wendy Fletcher are seeded ninth in the 40-team field. Shupryt-Knoop is playing with Elaine Roque.

Sondra Burgess and Bonnie Levin of Fort Lauderdale are seeded 25th. Mary Holland and Laura Martin withdrew Thursday because of Holland's pregnancy.

The Evian Tour is preparing its players for the U.S. Olympic Trials, June 4-9 in Baltimore and the Summer Olympics in Atlanta where 16 teams will compete in the first-time medal sport.

Qualifying begin this morning at 8 followed by the championship first round at 1 p.m. Top seeds are Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno.

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For starters: Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks

February 20, 2013|By Ira Winderman, South Florida Sun Sentinel

ATLANTA — A look at the starting lineups, inactives, referees and a pregame note of note for Wednesday's 8 p.m. game between the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena (Sun Sports), with Mike Miller out for the Heat:

Starting lineups

MIAMI HEAT (36-14)

Center: Chris Bosh

Power forward: Udonis Haslem

Small forward: LeBron James

Shooting guard: Dwyane Wade

Point guard: Mario Chalmers

Inactive: Dexter Pittman, Mike Miller.

Center: Zaza Pachulia

Power forward: Al Hoford

Small forward: Anthony Tolliver

Shooting guard: DeShawn Stevenson

Point guard: Jeff Teague

Inactive: Lou Williams.

Referees: Joe Crawford, Michael Smith, Haywoode Workman.

Pregame note of note: Atlanta ranks second in the NBA in assists per game at 24.0 and have had only seven games where they failed to dish out at least 20 (the Hawks are 22-5 when recording 24 or more assists and 8-1 with 30-plus). The Hawks have recorded assists on 64.6 percent (1224 of 1896) of their made baskets on the season, tops in the league. Additionally, Atlanta ranks tied for eighth in the NBA in assists-to-turnover ratio, at 1.59.

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Current Exhibition

The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts was established in 1996 through an endowment from Harold and Arlene Schnitzer of Portland, Oregon. Schnitzer, a real estate investor, graduated from MIT in 1944 with a degree in metallurgy. The prizes are awarded to MIT students, undergraduate and graduate, for excellence in a body of artistic work.

Work by the winners of the 2015 Schnitzer Prizes will be exhibited at the Wiesner Student Art Gallery starting on May 22 with a reception from 5-7pm, and will remain in the gallery until the end of July, 2015.

About the Gallery

The Jerome B. Wiesner Student Art Gallery was established as a gift from the Class of 1983. The gallery honors the former president of MIT, Jerome Wiesner, for his involvement in and support of  the arts at the Institute. Located on the second floor of the Stratton Student Center, the Gallery was established as a place for students to express and exhibit their artistic endeavors, both academic and co-curricular. The artwork display system and raised platform provide a flexible space that will accommodate a diverse range of creative works from the fields of photography, painting, sketching, drawing, calligraphy, glassblowing, ceramics, sculpture, music, dance and drama. Additionally, the gallery serves as a major exhibit space for student artists who are supported by the Grants Program of the Council for the Arts at MIT.

The gallery is located in the MIT Student Center and is open 24 hours a day.

Stratton Student Center, MIT Building W20, Second floor
84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA

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Student Manager: Carmen Castaños


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Welcome to Art & Art History

Explore the study and practice of visual art. Develop your creative talents through printmaking, drawing, painting, digital imaging, sculpture, photography and extended media. Study the history of art through courses in Canadian art, Aboriginal art history, European architecture, Renaissance works, 19th Century visual culture and photographic history.

A degree in Art & Art History is a great start for students interested in careers in visual art, design, architecture, film, curatorial work, education, university teaching, arts administration and art conservation. Students with a U of S degree in Studio Art or Art History are prepared to pursue graduate studies here and around the world. At the U of S, students can work toward a graduate degree in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography and inter-media. Graduates of the Master's of Fine Arts program have many career options to choose from as well. The Department also offers special-case Master’s studies in Art History.

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Corn meal bowl, about 1880. Image and data from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston houses a collection of 450,000 objects from around the world and across the ages. The Art of the Ancient World collection ranks among the premier encyclopedic collections in the world, representing more than 7,000 years of art from Nubia, Egypt, the Near East, Cyprus, Anatolia, Greece, and Italy. Also noteworthy are the museum's holdings in Asian art, with works dating from 4,000 BC and encompassing Japanese, Chinese, and Indian painting and sculpture, Japanese prints and metalwork, and Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese ceramics. The American collections include Paul Revere's silver, New England furniture, and a selection of paintings from all eras of America's history. Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's collections are represented in Artstor with over 13,000 images. The museum has also shared more than 22,000 photographs documenting archaeological excavations at the Giza pyramids from 1905 to 1942.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston was founded in 1870 and was originally located on Copley Square. By 1907, additional space was needed to accommodate the growing collections, so the museum trustees hired architect Guy Lowell to design a new building for the museum. In 1909, the museum moved to its current location on Huntington Avenue, a Neo-Classical building with a impressive façade and a grand rotunda. Over the years, numerous additions enlarged the original structure. In 2010, the museum completed a major renovation project designed by the London architectural firm Foster and Partners that expanded the existing exhibition, conservation, and visitor facilities.

The museum is affiliated with The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which is located across the street from the museum. Established in 1876, the school is one of the oldest art schools in the United States. The Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts is a sister museum located in Nagoya, Japan. It was founded in 1999 to share the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's collections with the people of Japan.


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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Yellow Means...?

Q: My Thai Herbal Massage Balls have arrived looking very yellow on the cloth part.  They smell great but are they OK to use and to on-sell?

A:  A traditional, well-made Thai Herbal Massage Ball should have Phlai in it – yellow Phlai – botanically known as Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.  It’s a powerful anti-inflammatory and analgesic Thai root herb, which clinical studies (1)  have shown to be as effective, if not more effective, than NSAID drugs.  It improves blood circulation, helps to relive pain, reduces inflammation and bruising, and assists rapid natural healing.

After it is harvested, the washed Phlai root is cut into very thin slices and usually sun-dried, and then used as a Thai Herbal Massage Ball ingredient in its dry form.  Like all natural things, Phlai varies according to the time of year, growing season and conditions, soil quality and the way it is dried.  If it is over-dried, old or of inferior quality, it is hard, brown and has little fragrance.  Premium quality Phlai that is well dried (but not baked for eons in the blistering sun) retains its unique essential oils which makes it more effective as a healing herb, more fragrant and, well, more yellow.
When you use Thai Herbal Massage Balls often, you begin to appreciate that the size of the dried herb bits inside also matters and affects the quality of the treatment.  Overly large pieces of dried root herbs (like Phlai) stay hard even after they are steamed.  If the masseur applies substantial pressure or uses some of the more creative twisting moves in the treatment, then the big, hard pieces of herb can push through and hurt the client’s sensitive skin, and sometimes even tear the cloth that the ball itself is made of.  To avoid this, Arun Thai Natural has developed a system where we firstly weigh off the dried mixed herbs and loosely tie them into the square of cloth.  We then use a heavy wooden stick (from the big Thai mortar and pestles that they use for somtum, but not unlike a policeman’s truncheon) to literally beat the parcel of herbs. Each little ready-to-go parcel of mixed herbs is beaten to help eliminate any hard or sharp pieces of dry herb, and to make the herbs inside the ball as small as possible.  With more surface area of the herb exposed to the steam, the herbal ball releases more of its wonderful healing juices.  And that’s goodreally good.  Once the parcel of herbs has been beaten (maybe 6-8 times on each side) it’s then expertly tied into the Thai Herbal Massage Ball as you know it.  If the Phlai is of a high quality and the beating has broken up the biggish pieces, then yes, sometimes the Phlai continues to release its healing essential oils and that can sometimes stain the outer cover of the ball.
So, in short, any yellow staining on the cloth cover of your Thai Herbal Massage Balls is like a stamp or seal of quality.  It shows we choose fresh and optimal herbs and are not passing off last year’s old herbal dregs to you.  It shows the herbs inside have been beaten to minimize their size – that improves both the quality of the herbal mix released and the sensory experience for your client.  Once you wet and steam the Thai herbal Massage Ball, the whole cloth cover becomes an interesting herbally-yellow colour and smells divine.  Always remember to wipe your client carefully with a towel after the treatment to prevent staining of their clothes, and make a mental note not to use white towels in your massage clinic.

If you have more questions about Thai Herbal Massage Balls, Arun Thai Natural has a 27 minute instructional DVD available from which explains most things you will need to know, or you can email or post in the comments below.   If you are in Chiang Mai, please come and join in our Herbal Ball, Hands On class – a weekly 3-hour practical session that takes you through all the steps of choosing and using Thai Herbal Massage Balls, with a hands-on practice session

 (1) “Studies on Safety and Efficacy of Phlai Gel.” By Warunee Hanpithakpong.  Faculty of Graduate Studies Mahidol University, Thailand.

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Monday, July 23, 2012

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Thanks for the love and concern you've been sending my way as the sorrow in Aurora unfolds.  I was heavily sedated immediately after January 8, 2011, so this part brings back no personal memories for me. The loss, the devastation, only exacerbates what's always so close to my heart.

Time passes, and the wounds become less raw, less omnipresent, but never less painful.  I hope that those Coloradans are as enveloped in love as my family and I were; that's what got us through the darkness.
There's an interesting discussion on BlogHer about purple backpacks and long division and the Lands End back to school catalog.  People are all over the map in their responses, but the tone of it all is civil and intelligent while "agreeing to disagree" through gritted teeth.  It's just what on-line conversations should be all about.
While I'm on that subject, I tried raising gender neutral children and, except around the edges, I don't think it's possible. Kids are who they are and as long as they are accepting of differences it doesn't matter to me whether they are wearing pink or not.

As TBG said, as our little boy stared at him in disbelief, "I'm man enough to wear a pink shirt to work!"
The Euphorbia rigida (gopher plants) have settled in nicely but haven't grown into a hedge as I had hoped.  Today, amidst the light sprinkles on our edge of the monsoon, whose deluge we can see to the south and the east, I went back to Rillito and purchased 9 more.  The originals were 5 gallon containers; these newbies are 1 gallon.  As usual, the size of the plant is almost the same.

I hope that the originals' success was not due to the larger root system they'd developed in the nursery.  I'll tend these new ones lovingly, right up until the wedding.  After that, they are on their own.  We'll see just how tough desert hardy really is.
My primary care physician is now sending prescriptions to the pharmacy electronically. This is a good thing; it's faster, more accurate, and requires one less stop at the front desk for slices of dead trees.

On the other hand, the intricate lab request for my blood work is sitting on my desk, boxes checked off in typical medical professional writing style... which is to say, it's messy.

Slow steps, sure.... but this is creeping along glacially.
Tucson Bloggers had a CPR class on Saturday night.  The four women sitting behind me laughed with me as we noted that none of our spouses had joined us to learn how to save a life.  We joked about calling one another for assistance.... though the southeast corner of Tucson is quite a ride when seconds count.

The instructor was young and smart and entertaining and serious.  Check for alertness - Call 911 and get an AED - 200 chest compressions ... it's not that difficult.  The Heimlich Maneuver isn't called the Heimlich Maneuver any more but the motion hasn't changed.  2" above the belly button - press up and in hard.  If you're home alone, look for an edge not a corner and do it to yourself, remembering that, if you choose to use a chair with wheels, be sure it is pressed up against the wall before you impale yourself on the armrest.

TBG is still laughing at that image.

  1. Hubby recently became re-certified in CPR and explained to me that it's all changed. Used to be A-B-C. Airway, Breathing, Circulation. Now there's an emphasis on circulation.

    I'm with the writer on Blog Her about the Lands End issue. They did mess up. I am trying to raise gender neutral children, but try as I might, my little man is ALL boy. Although yesterday, he asked to put on one of his older sister's play dresses and I let him. I'm not one to tell him that's for girls. And my second daughter loves blue and is very much a tom-boy. I'm not discouraging her in any way. The whole Math is Hard for girls really annoys the heck out of me. Math is fun and shouldn't be hard--if you have the right teacher.

    My dr.'s office is all connected. They use iPads to send off my Rx's to the pharmacy. I love the fact that I don't have to take a piece of paper and wait for the Rx to be filled. Saves a lot of time and trees.

    Happy Monday AB!

    Megan xxx

  2. I'm glad to see you in good spirits today after all the events that unfolded in Aurora; I'm happier yet to see you are mentally and physically giving it your all even when you are flower shopping. Happy planting and keep inspiring us as you do every day! XO

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Background and Context

Indigenous Peoples and the Environment

Indigenous peoples numbering more than 400 million at present have their own worldview or concept regarding man’s relation to the environment or ecological system. Since time immemorial, indigenous peoples’ lives have been interdependent with their natural environment or with mother earth. They have nurtured the land with hard labor, not only for their own survival, but also for generations yet to come. They regard the symbiotic relationship with the ecological system as something to be enhanced and nurtured for the common good and for the continued survival of all. From this historical perspective, indigenous peoples can be regarded as the original ecologists and environmentalists.

Because of the indigenous peoples regard for their natural environment, this has become the base of their life, spirituality, ethnicity, culture and identity as people and their distinct collectivity. Indigenous socio-cultural and political systems are largely based on the principles of collective peaceful coexistence, mutual respect, cooperation, collective work, selflessness for the common good and consensus building in decision-making processes. This indigenous worldview makes them distinct from the prevailing western oriented culture in regard to resources.

With the advent of colonialism, indigenous peoples were considered savages who were barbaric and uncivilized because they resisted assimilation to the mainstream colonized society. Later, they were subjected to forced assimilation and development aggression which in many instances resulted in their further isolation from the so-called mainstream society. The aggression to control the natural resources of the world through colonization has disenfranchised indigenous peoples the world over. Consequently, when nation-states were formed out of the formerly colonized societies, laws on the ownership of resources by States further aggravated the oppression of indigenous peoples.

Today, this oppression is being intensified by so-called development programs which are actually designed for resource extraction especially in the homelands of indigenous peoples. Bilateral and multilateral aid agencies and multinational companies are pushing projects such as large dams, corporate mining, commercial logging, and commercial agricultural production that completely disregards the rights of indigenous people as if their integral existence with nature were just incidental. As a result, they have put up resistance which in many instances has been met with force and deception, if not with the outright use of the military might of the State.

Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

With the historical relations of indigenous peoples to their land and territory as the material base of their survival, they have the inherent right to their land.

Because of the historical injustices committed against indigenous peoples in taking away their land and resources, and in disregarding their interests, welfare and rights as human beings, their collective right to exist as indigenous peoples must be protected and guaranteed to ensure their continuing survival. For indigenous peoples, the right to life of every human being is the right to land. For without their territory, indigenous peoples collective well-being with their natural environment will also be gone. Without the material base of their existence, indigenous peoples will not be able practice their distinct culture, spirituality and ways of life.

Thus, indigenous people claim and assert their right to self-determination. This is their collective right in the same manner that every nation-states exercise the right to self-determination as their right to development. This collective right of indigenous peoples will guarantee them the right to define and pursue their development in accordance with their own culture and ways of life, which remains dynamic. Other collective rights of indigenous peoples include the practice of their culture and indigenous systems which should be respected; the development of their languages; and the promotion of their interest and welfare in matters affecting them.

These collective rights of indigenous peoples cannot be segregated from each other and from their fundamental rights as human beings like every one else. This is to ensure that indigenous peoples will have full control of their land and resources, and in charting their own development. These collective rights of indigenous peoples are now embodied in the draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the United Nations, a document that has been the result of years of struggle and lobbying of indigenous peoples all over the world.

Even with the growing popularization and recognition of indigenous peoples rights, these are still being violated with impunity in most countries with indigenous peoples among their population. Thus, more and more indigenous peoples are now putting stronger resistance, and forging solidarity relations, as well as intensifying their local struggles in defense of their land and their very survival.


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I get triggered by loud noises. Specifically firecrackers, gunshots, sudden cars backfiring and the like. To a very major degree.

Where I go into sheer panic, crying, wanting to die - the whole nine yards. What I do for immediate relief is take a pill, put in ear plugs, put in some loud music that says what I feel (at full volume) and if needed will drink something as well.

Been to therapists over the years - it never did anything for the trauma. Did EMDR - that got a lot of residue shit out but nothing was resolved in terms of the PTSD and loud noises.

I've lived in war zones my entire life. From early childhood to middle age. On war fronts. Literally having rockets and missiles flying over, under and near me. I got freaked out and stayed that way.

I need to get this resolved now once and for all. I can't continue living like a basket case. It's no way to live and I don't want to rely on chemicals to alter my perception either. For now, since I got no choice that's what I'm doing - but down the line - for sure - no.

I can't start shelling out big bucks either. I have to keep this as much in-house as possible. I'm looking for EFT specifically geared for fear of noise, music that I can play LOUD, have a F you, I'm still alive and breathing message (Pearl Jam works very well for this) and anything I can use to HEAL MYSELF from this bloody affliction. Which it is - hands down.

Thanks for any help.
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This is a different sort of approach, but maybe it could be useful: there is a type of electronic earplug that hunters sometimes use to protect their ears while shooting. It lets in ordinary sounds, but blocks sudden, loud percussions over a preset decibel limit. Here's an example (that's a clunky behind-the-ear model; for more $$$ you can get the barely visible in-the-ear type). Knowing that all sudden loud noises would be edited out of your perception while wearing something like this might give you some well-deserved peace.
posted by Corvid at 9:39 AM on January 12, 2013 [1 favorite]

It's more than I can afford right now...but thanks corvid
posted by watercarrier at 10:28 AM on January 12, 2013

Not specific to noise, but I've recently seen research that people with PTSD who practice mindfulness meditation have less of a startle reaction to noise after a month or so of practice. Anything by John Kabat Zinn is a great start to a practice and there are lots of free meditation audio tracks online for free. I'd be happy to point you in the direction of some sites if you'd like to memail me.

As a therapist who specializes in empirically supported treatments for PTSD, I can't help but plug either Prolonged Exposure or Cognitive Processing Therapy. Research shows about a 90% success rate for treatment completers. PE is similar to EMDR when it comes to the imaginal part, but the in vivo component might help a lot when it comes to the loud noises. CPT is quite a bit different, but is also effective in reducing symptoms of hypervigilance. You may be able to find some sliding-scale treatment providers who are trained in either method in your area.
posted by gilsonal at 11:27 AM on January 12, 2013 [1 favorite]

Can you keep a physical object with you to remind you that you're safe? I have a necklace that I wear for this reason. While I still get triggered, the panic lasts for much less time because I can touch the necklace and feel the proof that I'm not in danger. Even putting it on in the morning helps: it's a nice little ritual to start the day, reminding myself that I got out of the unsafe situation and nobody is going to hurt me.
posted by a hat out of hell at 11:40 AM on January 12, 2013 [1 favorite]

I asked this question a while back. Some of the answers reduced my stress response. I feel for you.
posted by kamikazegopher at 12:52 PM on January 12, 2013 [2 favorites]

Not nearly the same intensity but I did find mindfulness reduced my startle response to things as well (noise and unexpected touch were my two big ones). I still startle, and sometimes panic, but I can damp it down a lot more than I used to. Some is getting older and better, some is being able to react mindfully to the panic response which I've never been able to do previously.

When I need noise I quite like The White Stripes (Seven Nation Army in particular), Nine Inch Nails (HyperPower and the Saul Williams remix, Survivalism, The Art of Self-Destruction), Tool (Hooker With A Penis, Vicarious, Ticks and Leeches, Schism) and How To Destroy Angels (Parasite, Ice Age) and Marilyn Manson (Seizure of Power). Oh and pretty much anything by Rage Against the Machine. Just as a reminder the song Vicarious, and the entire Year Zero album, have some war themes/imagery that might be unhelpful. Check out Love Outside Andromeda and Curve as well, for some other nice wall'o'sound therapeutic deafening of the noise inside your head.
posted by geek anachronism at 4:16 PM on January 12, 2013 [1 favorite]

There's a much less expensive mechanical variant of the "stop the sudden loud noises" earplugs, FWIW. I've had a pair for thirty years, and they work fine.
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How do I make sure that a hard drive is mounted to a certain location before samba kicks in? I'd like to use the samba to share out the hard drive.

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This sounds like the basic task of mounting drives in etc/fstab, which is fairly simple. This is where your other partitions are mounted, such as swap, /home if separate, etc.

This file is a simple text file that you edit using something like gedit or vim, such as sudo gedit /etc/fstab.

By the way, you don't really mount drives, you mount partitions (actually filesystems, but thinking of it as partitions is usually fine). Do you know how to use the mount command?

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That should happen automatically. If it doesn't, just run sudo restart smbd to restart the samba daemon (after the drive is mounted).

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would like for it to kick in on boot just in case I cant ssh in –  hydroparadise Jun 24 '12 at 1:42

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I'd like to install the Video Editing Software LiVES on my Ubuntu 12.04. The installation itself worked without any problems. When I now start LiVES it runs through the initial configuration until the Dialog LiVES: -Testing Configuration appears, which shows 4 tests being executed (all of them successfully, with a green check). Problem is, the Next-Button is disabled, so I can't continue with the configuration. When trying to use the Cancel-Button, the application seems to hang and I have to kill the process.

Any help would be greatly appreaciated. While answering this question, please keep in mind, that I'm relatively new to Ubuntu.

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What version of LiVES are you using ? This may be related to a bug which was fixed in version 1.6.3. (LiVES hangs on install if pulseaudio is not installed).

A workaround is to install pulseaudio before running LiVES for the first time. You can then remove pulseaudio after the LiVES configuration process.

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So, I am trying to install skype through apt-get, but after running into this problem multiple times, and trying to find a solution, it still doesn't work...

I tried all the answers here: Installing Skype on 12.04 64 bit causes errors, but I still get the error. (my problem is exactly the same as that one, too) I even went and edited the package status thing manually, and removed all references to 'skype' or 'skype-bin'. I still get the problem... I'm running ubuntu 12.10, as a dual-boot with windows 7. It's a 64-bit computer.

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I found the solution to this problem from a different post.

First a downgrade is required and done with the following:

create the 'preferences' file:

sudo vi /etc/apt/preferences

and insert the following lines:

Package: *
Pin: release a=quantal*
Pin-Priority: 2012

enter :wq to write the file. Pin-Priority must be greater than 1000.

Then you may downgrade the offending applications with:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

That's it.

Now use sudo apt-get install skype

And it works!

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You may find it a little easier now as Skype have released more Multiarch support to help 64bit users

Details and download instructions here:

OMGUBUNTU News re 64bitSkype

There is also a really good how to with Skype here for Ubuntu users on askubuntu

AskUbuntu How to sort Skype guide

Let us know how you get on.

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Faced the same problem after installing beside Vista with Wubi.exe in ACER with dualcore. Same error message. Then and as had same problem with wine, I've tried the following:

Bootable pendrive with Ubuntu 12.10 amd64. Absolutely clean install retaining existing Vista installation. Reboot. Downloaded Skype multiarch for Ubuntu Took a little bit longer. It finished with no error messages. After rebooting again (for sure). It worked greatly. As usual. Done the same steps on my other 3 Dell Vostro. (clean install of ubuntu from USB). Same great results. And also wine was installed with no problems. Sure this is not solution for all, and even me does not understand the technical reason. But worked fine.

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Here is s SOLUTION that you can follow to get it resolved. I came across this while installing skype, I solved it changing repository. See it here

Then run update using update manager. After that you can install skype...

    sudo apt-get install skype
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I have just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my PC and the installation completed well. But now the problem is I am unable to boot Windows 8, in GRUB menu it shows both options, If I choose Ubuntu, it boots smoothly and if I choose Windows 8 it shows the following message:

error: device format "ldm/958e9087-d9d5-11e2-be71-0024d7280798/Volume1" invalid : must be (f|h) dN, with 0<= N < 128

press any key to continue...

and after some seconds... it shows :

A disk read error Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart.

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This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.

if you have uefi-Bios ( to get to Bios-Settings press at start of booting one of 'Function'-keys as to see in starting screen - which one to press ) - disable Uefi-Bios and enable Efi-Bios - for more details about UEFI - see here : help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI –  dschinn1001 Jun 21 '13 at 9:04
Congrats and welcome to Ubuntu. I once destroyed someones windows partition in an attempt to make a dual-boot machine. This person had to go cold-turkey from windows to Ubuntu, but thanked me later for that. –  user154126 Jun 21 '13 at 12:33

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  1. Disable SecureBoot in your BIOS ( see this paragraph )
  2. Run Boot-Repair's Recommended Repair
  3. Reboot, you should be able to access both Ubuntu and Windows.
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I have a toshiba satellite computer... I have ubuntu 13.04 installed and my wifi is lower than what it is when I had windows 8. I was wondering if there was some way that I could fix it so I could have a better connection... any help would be greatly appreciated

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do you mean that the signal strength appears lower, or that the connection itself is slower? –  amc Aug 15 '13 at 2:00

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Some things to consider.

The connection could "appear" to be worse due to the way the icon displays your connection. You might want to check your actual ping response times and your connection rate to see if it is in fact worse. Open a terminal and issue command

and look for bitrate, and command

ping -c 4

(or whatever your router IP address is) and check your response times (you will probably want something in the neighborhood of 5ms or less over wireless). Is it running slowly for you?

If it is, Ubuntu may be using a generic driver where there is a better driver provided by the wireless chip manufacturer. That is something you might want to determine from the system specs of your particular model computer.

More information concerning your PC's model name/number and your actual connection rates might help pin down a better answer.

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I had the same problem with one of my friend's toshiba satallite with Atheros wireless device.Some wifi drivers for ubuntu 13.04 manages a power management scheme. This power management helps increasing battary life by limiting power for the wifi adapter by reducing the performance of your adapter. When you run

you might see a line in the output saying

Power Mangement: On

If it says so, that is your problem. You can solve it running the following command.

sudo iwconfig wlan0 power off

*replace 'wlan0' with your interface name

To make this permanent, you can include this command as a shell script in the folder

To do this follow given steps,

cd /etc/pm/power.d
sudo nano wifi_pwm

In the editor, include followings in the newly created file.

/sbin/iwconfig/ wlan0 power off

Save your file with Ctrl + O and exit with Ctrl + X.

Reboot your machine, then you will turn off power management permanently.

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Thanks @chili555, I edited the answer with new steps. –  Deepal Aug 15 '13 at 17:15
Since the sequence above is now persistent, I will delete my comment above. –  chili555 Aug 15 '13 at 20:15

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I would have to agree with Ruth. Some of the public doesn't even see Climate Change as a real problem. There are just some people now addressing the issue.

Yes as long as business have no stake in the climate or incentives to change their ways nothing will happen.

I don't know.  I have a lot of "I don't knows" in my thoughts and most of them don't bother me.  In fact, I look at almost all of my "I don't knows" with a kind of youthful enthusiasm about maybe one day figuring them out (full disclosure, I haven't been chronologically youthful for at least a "couple" of years).   But, when it comes to climate change, I don't know and it bothers me not to know.  I've read the reports, I understand the implications, but I feel totally helpless in being able figure out how to stop the the inertia of a couple of decades of inaction.  I eventually did the only things I could think of; I donated to organizations that promote a reduction in carbon burning, I've reduced my own footprint, and I apologized to my children for my own generation's lack of commitment to theirs.  Pretty feeble, I realize but, on the bright side, my children's generation appears to be a lot smarter than mine was (hope springs eternal).

JJ, I think what you do is about right, given so little public acknowledgement that humans might possibly have contributed and may be able to reduce consequences. In the meantime, I figure I just need to scale back and act as if seas will rise and temperatures will soar. We just had two record heats days and I sat in my garden panting, unable to pick up a trowel. We are not the first to have to make lifestyle changes because of weather. Hopefully, our children and their families use their creativity and imagination to make any needed changes.

Thanks Joan.  Four hundred years after Bacon put pen to paper, I usually find defending the empirically established to be amusing.  But on this issue, the only detracted position I can take and feel any comfort in is that maybe one day historians will understand and be able to explain how it seemed plausible to ignore it at the time.

Arctic Winter Analysis

This is going to take some time to digest. A first glance looks as though there are principles to be recognized, and patterns to be deciphered.

We need governments to stop subsidising babies and polluting industries, and we need to put all our efforts in creating a zero growth society, both economically and population wise. When sulfur was removed from gasoline a long time ago, it wasn't little personal actions, it was a change in government policies. We need to strengthen our environmental departments and gut our military and big business aid. But as long as the Homo sapiens population continues to grow, no other action will have any significant effect. As long as the Homo sapiens population is growing, other large life forms will disappear.

Well said.

Your right.  If the population problem is not resolved anything else we do will be farting in the wind.  I seriously doubt any effective measures will be instituted before the shit hits the fan and the human die off reaches epic proportions.  Global climate instability will hasten the day.

The only things that have reduced the human population are war, famine and epidemic disease. Logical workable methods to reduce population growth present great philosophical discussions but little concrete action. There is a number of localized incidents of a population over growing the carrying capacity of their environment and suffering the consequences – the Easter Island people and the Mayans are 2 examples.
However, the issue is no longer a local problem – it's world wide. In my lifetime the world's population has grown from a shade over 2 billion to 7 billion and at a current growth rate of 1.4 %/year it will be 14 billion in 2062 – short of some truly remarkable achievements in science and technology, the ecological imperatives will impose mama nature's cures, swift and brutal population reduction .

I think when people finally come around to the realisation that there are too many humans, compared to other large animal species, this must lead to a renewed questioning of our value system.

There are plenty of atheists right here on this site which believe in this new fashion called absolute morals, pushed by the Humanist dogma and the four atheist horsement of the ... All of the values those people consider to be "absolute morals", when you step back a little, are in fact behaviours that favour growth of the human population, increasing our competitive fitness compared to other large species.  It is easy to understand... in most of Homo sapiens history, we were in lesser numbers than other large animals, so it made some sense to glorify values that increased human numbers, goodness, pacifism, Hypocrates' oath, cooperation, golden rule, etc.

But to understand that these values have the specific effect of increasing the Homo sapiens population, is it not time that we stopped glorifying those values, and considered most things that increase Homo sapiens population to be immoral, or at least NON priorities???

Medically, this would mean to completely DE-fund all research and effort in increasing birthing success, DE-funding all research and effort in life extension after serious accidents and old age, and placing all our efforts into research areas benefitting quality of life of youth and adults.

Socially this would mind letting people commit suicide, no matter if it's in a normal time of life or to escape disease, including assisted suicide being legalised everywhere and encouraging people to use living wills to diminish death prolonging procedures.

Family wise this would mean removing ALL financial incentives to marriage, or deleting it altogether from our legal system, and DE-funding all breeding policies.

Economically this would mean that governments and corporations be held to balance instead of growth. Fiscally this would mean a complete revamping of our interest and monetary valuing methods.

Manufacturing-wise this would mean a mandatory return to durable goods instead of a throw-away society.

Legally, this would involve de-emphasizing crimes life drugs, theft, and placing more effort in dishonesty crimes such as corporate crime, white-collar crime, who's victims are not individuals, but the happiness of entire communities.

Moral absolutism is an ethical view that certain actions are absolutely right or wrong, regardless of other circumstances such as their consequences or the intentions behind them. Thus stealing, for instance, might be considered to be always immoral, even if done to promote some other good (e.g., stealing food to feed a starving family), and even if it does in the end promote such a good.

I do not believe in Moral Absolutism.
I would steal to feed a starving family.
Or go against a corrupt government.

Humanism: A Belief with no Purpose or Objective Values
Humanism holds that the universe exists for no purpose. We are the result of a blind and random process that does not necessitate any kind of meaning. Humanism differs from the more extreme philosophy of nihilism, in that life can have a meaning if we assign a meaning to it. Life is only worth living if we ourselves make it worthwhile and enjoyable. Humanism maintains that no objective or universal values exist. A person may be moral if he or she creates a system of values and lives according them. A humanist would maintain that no one is obligated to be moral. Therefore, humanism fails to provide moral objections to immoral behavior. Obviously, if no moral absolutes exist, you can't demonstrate that anything is wrong or evil. Thus, in a humanist society, no one can really judge or condemn the choices or actions of others.

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