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CONNEAUT — Sue A. Perez, age 59, of Dibble Road, Kingsville, Ohio, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 6, 2013, at UHHS Brown Memorial Hospital.
Sue was born Jan. 31, 1953, in Ashtabula, Ohio, the daughter of Eugene G. and Arlene M. (Van Allen) Frampton and has been a resident of Ashtabula County for the majority of her life.
She was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family. She also enjoyed doing ceramics and going on outings with the nursing home. She was a proud member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Ashtabula where she attended regularly.
She is survived by her husband, Sixto D. Perez of Ashtabula; daughters, Tammy J. Perez of Ashtabula, Angela D. Perez of Ashtabula, Kelly R. (Steven) Grace of Ruskin, Fla., Denise M. Perez and Saul Llamas, both of Ashtabula, and a son, Richard T. Santiago of Geneva; brothers, Ben (Kim) Frampton of Kent, Ohio, Jack (Cookie) Frampton of Phoenix, Ariz., and Dennis (Cindy) Frampton of Kingsville; sisters, Jean (Harry) Gaines of Ashtabula and Sheri Gonzalez of Ashtabula; and 16 beautiful grandchildren.
Her parents; brothers, Ford and Mark Frampton; and a nephew preceded her in death.
The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the entire staff at Ashtabula County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for all of the love and compassionate care their showed Sue over the years.
Memorial Services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 12th, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4901 Main Ave., Ashtabula, with Fr. David Evans officiating.
Visitation will be held at the Church from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the Service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the family with envelopes available at the Church on the day of Services.
The Ashtabula Home of FLEMING & BILLMAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS, INC., 526 W. Prospect Road, Ashtabula, are handling arrangements. Guest book and obituary at fleming-billman.com and starbeacon.com.

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Rep. Markwayne Mullin
From the time I was a 20 year-old business owner, I have been at negotiating tables.
In fact, in business the only way you can be successful is if you negotiate because you cannot get 100 percent of what you want. The world just doesn't work that way and neither does our government.
In business, you have to know who you are and the values your company stands for. You must also approach any negotiations knowing how much you want and how much you are actually willing to accept.
This week the federal government shut down because President Obama and Senate Leader Harry Reid refused to negotiate with the House.
In the weeks leading up to the shutdown, we saw President Obama negotiate with none other than Russia in order to avoid a crisis in Syria that the President himself backed our country into.
Yet the President has not come to negotiate with leaders of his own government in order to come to an agreement that will move the country forward. So far, the President's only message to Congress has been to raise the debt ceiling and to continue funding government that includes Obamacare - even though we will not be able to afford the estimated $1.4 trillion price tag for his government-run program.
In the Senate, they are also unwilling to negotiate. Instead of coming to the table to hash out differences, Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats are launching highly scripted verbal attacks against Republicans.
None of this is productive and none of it is moving our country forward.
In recent days, our offices in both Oklahoma and Washington, D.C. have received numerous phone calls regarding the shutdown, the budget, the debt ceiling and Obamacare. People want to know what we are doing to resolve these issues.
Furthermore, the uncertainty of a government shutdown adversely affects so many Oklahomans who rely on the stability of their paycheck or the benefits they receive. There are many unfortunate consequences of this shutdown.
In the House we voted several times before funding expired to not only continue to fund government, but also to protect Americans from the harmful effects of Obamacare. We have listened to the American people and I have listened to my constituents who tell me to stay strong and not to cave in on Obamacare.
There is a real difference between negotiation and compromise. I will negotiate to move this country forward, but not compromise the values I was elected by our district to represent.
President Obama and his Senate Democrats must come to the table and negotiate seriously with the House. It cannot be simply for show or with the expectation they will get 100 percent of what they want. I quickly learned that lesson when I was 20 years-old.
All egos and political agendas must be checked at the door in order to find real solutions and put country first.
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Auditions are open to all FPU students. Fresno Pacific Theater welcomes diversity in casting. Auditionees must be available for rehearsals weekday evenings.
- Auditions for Cymbeline by William Shakespeare
- Tuesday, September 3, at 6 pm (Callbacks September 4, 6 pm)
- Theater Lab, Kriegbaum Hall Basement
- Please prepare (read or memorized) a monologue for a Shakespeare play (other than Cymbeline)
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- Cymbeline - Britain's king, Imogen's father
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Let's start with the headlines blaring the news about a recent autism study. They almost invariably use the phrase "grow out of autism," even though the study itself does not use that phrase or even reference "grow" except to talk about head circumference. Instead, the authors of the report, published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, use the term "optimal outcomes" to describe what they detected in a group of 34 people who were diagnosed as autistic when they were under age 5.
As the study authors themselves state, this idea that autistic people might show reduced deficits to the point of losing a diagnosis is not new. In fact, first author Deborah Fein and colleagues cite studies identifying frequencies of "optimal outcomes" as high as 37% among autistic people. The lingering open questions relate to whether or not the autistic people in these studies had received the correct diagnosis in the first place. The only "novelty" of these latest results appears to be confirmation that indeed, the 34 people they identified as having an "optimal outcome" did receive an accurate diagnosis of autism in childhood. In other words, they are confirmed to have had a developmental disorder, a neurobiological condition called autism — yet, they "grew out of it."
The rest? Nothing new. The people who show these optimal outcomes tend to have started out with, as the authors describe it, "higher cognitive functioning and somewhat milder initial symptoms." Many of them had behavioral interventions in childhood. The researchers point out that the perception that everything's all hunky-dory for the 34 people they evaluated does not rule out their having "residual difficulties" with various aspects of autism, including executive function–think project management–or language or social interaction.
For each participant, whose ages ranged from 8 to almost 22 years, the researchers interviewed the parents. One of the required parental answers for a participant to be considered for the optimal outcome category? The parent had to report that their child/adult child "had typically developing friends." That question seems to imply a certain low expectation for autistic people, many of whom I know have "typically developing friends" despite themselves still being autistic. It certainly suggests that for people who continue to meet the criteria for an autism diagnosis, any pursuit of a friend of the "typical" sort would be futile.
How did those 34 "optimal outcome" participants do on the various measures of "are you autistic or not"? Well, seven of them–that's >20% of the group–turned out to have "some impairment" in nonverbal social interaction. For reasons that are unclear, the researchers decided that these impairments were not the result of "an autistic quality" but of "inhibition, anxiety, depression, inattention and impulsivity, embarrassment, or hostility." Of course, each of those themselves could be secondary to autism. Even though this 20% showed impairment, they were retained as being "optimal outcome" folk, those who, as the news media report might say, "grew out of" autism.
To determine whether or not these autistic people were still autistic, the research team administered a battery of tests; they list eight in their paper. Of these eight, three were parent completed. One consisted of clinician observation and scoring. One was an IQ test. One was a handedeness test (left-handedness is more common among autistic people), and the remaining two evaluated facial recognition and language. ETA: None of them examined if the participants retained any of the positive aspects of being autistic–refined sensory detection, detail orientation, pattern finding, etc.
Let's go back to those news media stories. In one interview, lead author Fein commented that "these people did not just grow out of their autism." She then goes on to credit the hard work of the parents and therapists of "these people" for any improvements, but I'd suggest that "these people" also did a lot of hard work–and probably still are doing so. The thing is, no one seems to have asked "these people" about that.
Among the many articles covering this study, I couldn't find a single one featuring an autistic person commenting about the report. As you can see from how the researchers evaluated their 34 "optimal outcomers," they don't appear to have asked said optimals about how their internal function jibes with the external results or what they do to achieve those results. Because no one else seems to have bothered to ask autistic people these questions, I did. I polled the autistic community via social media, asking autistic adults what's going on inside them when they appear outwardly typical and asking any readers if they felt they'd "grown out of" autism.
Their response was immediate and intense. "I don't 'look' like I have it, but I do," responded one autistic woman, who went on to describe how she's learned over time about different expectations for behavior and tried to apply those. Others describe using pattern recognition to navigate socially, while still others report having an "optimal outcome"-like period in later childhood but then experiencing a trough of struggles in early adulthood as new responsibilities and expectations arose. They wrote to me about self-monitoring, about working hard to compensate in social situations but then experiencing crashing exhaustion afterward. They talked about self-selecting their social groups as adults as a way of feeling more socially at ease. The concepts that came up again and again and again were "compensating" and "coping."
It's not a huge surprise that autistic people with average or above-average cognitive abilities might be able to intellectualize social rules and algorithms and put them convincingly into practice. Does that ability mean that they aren't really autistic? The real crux to answering that is this: Do we view autism only as a clinical diagnosis based solely on behavior and outward function, or do we talk about it as a neurobiological construct and identification, with an understanding of the context of the hidden disability and the hard work that those outward behaviors require?
Many conditions that we measure either directly with lab tests or behaviorally can lie under a mask of apparent normalcy or typicality. A woman with diabetes who maintains her blood sugar at a healthy level through diet and medication still has diabetes. A person with obsessive-compulsive disorder who fights successfully every second of every day against caving to obsession or compulsion still has the disorder. Anyone who has ever put on a public face when all they wanted to do was stay in bed should understand something about doing the internal hard work of compensating for a disability without showing outward manifestations of it.
Does that capacity mean, in the parlance of the news media reports or an editorial accompanying the paper, that the up to 25% of autistic people who can do this are "recovered" and no longer autistic? Or does it mean, rather, that they've become increasingly adept at meeting the interaction standards of the social majority?
grew out –meaning fewer symptoms over age or time. Those with Autism who have fewer symptoms over time haven't worked harder than those without autism to begin with or those with autism who continue to have extremely disordered symptoms.
Didn't mean to be emphatic. Just saying that it appears clear that there are adult's with aspergers that were probably more disordered as younger people. My aunt's description of my mother suggests that she had symptoms that today would clearly be considered "on the spectrum", such as no interest in her own siblings and, as an adult she shows tons more interest in the welfare of her bulbs than that of her grandchildren. But, there is no evidence that "working hard" on symptom reduction is more effective than not, and it would be hard to classify or judge the extent to which someone is "working hard". Most Aspies don't see anything wrong with themselves-nor do most people diagnosed as having autism but ask those who have been impacted by them-family members, neighbors, etc. . It is clear that, with or without treatment, many of the adults with a constellation of Aspie-like symptoms were more clearly or obviously disordered as younger people but most are not diagnosed and never had treatment. As they got older they found a niche or they learned to mimic more neuro-typical behavior or they surround themselves with others that either accept or are interested in their latest obsessions. It is much more common to see websites for grandparents of children with autism then it is to see sites for offspring of adults with autism for that reason.
Emphatically? Perhaps that last line was overly charged, but I don't believe it's a spectrum, and I don't believe that if I can overcome my social deficits that I will not be autistic. It doesn't make sense. How will that change my neurotype? Or will I prove that I'm a neurotypical faking it? Will my sensory and repetitive behaviour issues go away, too?
This demonstrates to me a huge obstical in our scientific understanding of autism. Though, I also don't believe all autistics have the same condition. And conditions that don't qualify as autism might not get treated.
Something just seems very wrong with this picture. It's inconsistent and controdictory. If you have social problems, then your repeatitive behaviour and sensory issues are autism. If you don't have social problems, you're just eccentric. One minute it's autism, the next it's not. I just don't think we know what we're looking at.
No I think you should stop talking. I worked very hard and went from non-verbal to university. Who made you my spokesperson?
"grow out of" is a bad term to use because it implies that they do nothing to achieve this outcome, but recover is better and often implies that the children have recovered from autism so much that you cannot see the difference between them and their peers. Hundreds of children have recovered, but with bio-medical and behavioral help. However, since autism is not a mental illness, but a neurodevelopmental and metabolic disorder, it doesn't belong in the DSM and never has.
Maurine Meleck, SC
"Recovery" is for biomeddlers who believe that there is another neurotypical child "trapped". You have yet to produce a single study that demonstrates any efficacy and safety for your "biomed". Odd that after all of your crusading on the topic of autism that you fail to recognise ASDs are a spectrum disorder (and as such have multiple aetiologies) and can't be pigeon-holed into your cause du jour.
Hi estebanes –
While I generally don't agree with the most of the maureen meleckesque arguments you see on the Internet, your analysis of the literature available to us regarding medical treatments of autism and efficacy, or indeed, recovery, is inaccurate.
You have yet to produce a single study that demonstrates any efficacy and safety for your 'biomed'.
By way of example of the literature referencing a 'complete clinicial recovery', you might consider Folate receptor autoimmunity and cerebral folate deficiency in low-functioning autism with neurological deficits
Oral folinic acid supplements led to normal CSF 5MTHF and partial or complete clinical recovery after 12 months. Serum FR autoimmunity appears to represent an important factor in the pathogenesis of reduced folate transport to the nervous system among children with early-onset low-functioning autism associated with or without neurological deficits.
While presence of cerebral folate antibodies surely constitutes a small subset of children with autism, as you mentioned, there are multiple aetiologies in autism; this is one where we are making good progress.
I wonder, do the children who experienced a 'complete clinical recovery' (the youngest children in the study) still have autism?
Do you, or anyone, actually think these children would be better off not having had their cerebral folate deficiency treated? If we can identify children with CFR autoimmunity (and we can), should we really decide *not* to treat them because it won't really do anything about their autistic identity, or worse, remove their 'autism'?
You may have missed the double blind, placebo controlled study on n-aceytlcysteine that came out last year:
A randomized controlled pilot trial of oral N-acetylcysteine in children with autism
Thirty-three subjects (31 male subjects, 2 female subjects; aged 3.2-10.7 years) were randomized in the study. Follow-up data was available on 14 subjects in the NAC group and 15 in the placebo group. Oral NAC was well tolerated with limited side effects. Compared with placebo, NAC resulted in significant improvements on ABC irritability subscale (F = 6.80; p < .001; d = .96).
Considering the numerous studies indicating an increased state of oxidative stress in the autism population, I don't think that these findings are necessarily surprising.
Did you see the b12 study that found a subset of children with autism saw improvements in behavioral measures as well as glutathione redox ratios?
Pilot study of the effect of methyl B12 treatment on behavioral and biomarker measures in children with autism
Thirty (30) subjects completed the 12-week, double-blind study and 22 subjects completed the 6-month extension study. No statistically significant mean differences in behavior tests or in glutathione status were identified between active and placebo groups. Nine (9) subjects (30%) demonstrated clinically significant improvement on the Clinical Global Impression Scale and at least two additional behavioral measures. More notably, these responders exhibited significantly increased plasma concentrations of GSH and GSH/GSSG.
With a condition as heterogeneously manifesting as autism, I don't think that it is unreasonable to see improvements in some children for particular treatments; in this case, the biomarkers expected to change as a result of treatment happened to coincide with the group that resopnded behaviorally. I do not think this is a coincidence.
Hey, did you see the study from Iran using a cox-2 inhibitor alongside risperdone in children with autism?
Celecoxib as adjunctive treatment to risperidone in children with autistic disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Significant time x treatment interaction was observed for Irritability (F (1.658, 63.021)?=?13.580, P?<?0.001), Lethargy/Social Withdrawal (F (1.948, 74.032)?=?16.811, P?<?0.001), and Stereotypic Behavior (F(1.742, 66.198)?=?12.104, P?<?0.001), but not for Hyperactivity/Noncompliance (F (2.564, 97.424)?=?1.469, P?=?0.232), and Inappropriate Speech subscales (F (1.607, 61.075)?=?0.173, P?=?0.794). By week 10, patients in the celecoxib group showed significantly greater improvement in the Irritability (P?<?0.001), Lethargy/Social Withdrawal (P?<?0.001), and Stereotypic Behavior (P?<?0.00) but not in Hyperactivity/Noncompliance (P?=?0.202) and Inappropriate Speech (P?=?0.802) subscales than the placebo group.
Go figure that immunomodulatory agents appear to be able to affect autism behaviors.
There are others, but I'm sort of supposed to be doing things and I think the point is clear by now.
While it certainly doesn't do anyone any good to rely on the AOA crowd to present valid data, that doesn't mean that there are not plenty of studies supporting biomedical treatments for autism. Perhaps if you hadn't waited for people you don't trust to 'produce studies' for you, this information would not have been new to you.
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Hi pD, I think we both know what the Maurine Melecks of the autism world mean by biomed and what you posted isn't it. It's just medicine.
I wonder, do the children who experienced a 'complete clinical recovery' (the youngest children in the study) still have autism?
Good question and I think that more information would be needed along with time to make that determination.
I think we can agree that what's in "their" arsenal of "treatments" is not evidence-based, nor based in reality for that matter and thus we will never see any studies of safety and efficacy.
Actually, the scientific evidence is piling up in favor of certain biomedical treatments being effective in reducing symptoms of ASD, at least in a subset of patients. Now, not every purported treatment has evidence backing up its effectiveness, but dismissing biomed as a whole is tossing the baby out with the bathwater. Not all of it is snake oil- there are a number of biomed treatments with good science to back them up.


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I bought 300 on DVD this afternoon at Target. In the electronics section there were myriad widescreen television sets playing the trailer for this movie, all in glorious high definition and perfect looking. I pop in the movie on my parent's illustrious 32 in full screen TV when I get back home, and I almost cried at how pitiful the picture is. Granted, part of the problem is the DVD, part is the television.
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SAN ANTONIO - Holt Cat is the largest Caterpillar heavy equipment and engine dealer in the United States.
But selling the equipment is just part of what they do.
"While we may charge a premium for the equipment, or the engine, the value is being able to keep that up and operating and productive for very long periods of time," said Guy Clumpner, senior vice president of organizing developmental services at Holt Cat.
That means they need a legion of well-trained technicians to keep their highly technical pieces of machinery up and running.
On Thursday, the company opened a brand new, state-of-the-art training facility at their campus on the city's southeast side to meet the growing demand.
Holt Cat will also be working with area schools to cultivate new employees in this field.
"Everything that a school would need to put on a program to teach all of the systems on either Caterpillar machines, Caterpillar engines, or the electrical power (generators)," said Shaun Manning, technical training director for Holt Cat. "If we can help grow high school students or college students the it helps us have good technicians to hire."
These aren't low-paying jobs either. Maintenance techs can draw healthy salaries.
"We have many technicians, as an example, at Holt Cat who are making $70,000 to $100,000 per year. Its not a $5 per hour labor job," Clumpner said.
Holt Cat expects to train more than 2,000 students this year.
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By Susan Redden
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JOPLIN, Mo. —
Oatmeal for breakfast.
Bologna for lunch.
Beans and cornbread for dinner.
That's the menu just about every day at the Lawrence County Jail.
Sheriff Brad DeLay explained that buying those staples in bulk saves the county money.
The county budgets between $600,000 and $700,000 annually for its 54-bed jail, but still loses $80,000 to $90,000 a year because of bills related to boarding prisoners.
The bare-bones menu is not the only way DeLay and other Missouri sheriffs are looking to make ends meet these days.
Missouri is shorting counties, they say, and the Missouri Sheriffs' Association wants the state to step up to the plate.
Currently, Missouri pays counties $19.58 per day, until prisoners are transported to the Missouri Department of Corrections, for housing in county jails those who have been convicted of state crimes. But sheriffs point out that their costs — food, housing and sometimes medical expenses for prisoners — are much higher than that, forcing counties to eat the difference.
"I'd certainly like to see the state do more," Newton County Sheriff Ken Copeland said. "Our costs are closer to $30 a day. That's what we charge cities inside the county if we house their prisoners; the charge for outside the county is $45 (per day)."
In Newton County, the noon meal is a choice between bologna and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Copeland said the state paid Newton County just more than $32,000 for prisoner housing last year; the overall cost to operate the jail was nearly $922,000.
At the Jasper County Jail, the cost for basic prisoner housing is about $34 per day, according to Capt. Becky Stevens, who supervises jail operations. Last year, state reimbursements for prisoner housing totaled just more than $835,000, while the budget to operate the jail was nearly $2.3 million.
"Housing prisoners is an expensive proposition," said Jasper County Sheriff Randee Kaiser, who took office Jan. 1.
"When you take into account food, bedding, medical services and the cost of staffing, it's a lot more than $20 per day, so I'd like to see it increased."
State Rep. Galen Higdon, R-St. Joseph, acknowledged that some state costs are being carried by county taxpayers.
"That's one of the things we're looking at."
House committee
Higdon is chairman of the Interim House Committee on Sheriff's Operations, which will propose legislation this session to address compensation as well as a host of other issues for law enforcement agencies. The committee has completed its report, but Higdon said he did not want to discuss specific recommendations until all members have signed off on the draft.
"I think we'll be making some recommendations by the end of next month," said Higdon, who ran for the House after serving 30 years as a deputy with the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office.
Among the top priorities is state compensation.
Vernon County built a new, larger jail several years ago and houses prisoners under contract with several other counties as well as the state, said Sheriff Jason Mosher. Vernon County is charging other counties between $35 and $45 per day. When there are larger numbers of prisoners, Mosher said he's able to hold costs for county prisoners to about $25 per day — still more than the county gets reimbursed from the state.
"It needs to be more," said Mosher, who took office Jan. 1.
State law allows payments of up to $37.50, and until spending cutbacks several years ago, state payments were authorized for up to $22 per day, said Mick Covington, executive director of the Missouri Sheriffs' Association.
"Whatever the (funding) gap is, it's left to county taxpayers to pay; there's no place else to go," he said.
Covington said sheriffs want to see more of a partnership between the state and counties.
"There is no one housed in a county jail who's there on a county crime," he said. "They're state crimes prosecuted by state prosecutors. But I think legislators are receptive; they realize there's a gap."
The issue also is under study in the Missouri Senate, where a committee on Thursday considered legislation that would divert income tax refunds and lottery winnings from prisoners to help pay off their county jail debts.
Counties are turning to the state to help with another burden as well: the medical cost of treating prisoners. The Missouri Sheriffs' Association has suggested allowing jails to be part of the state government's contract for prison medical services.
Other proposals include establishing a central collection agency to intercept tax refunds and lottery winnings going to inmates to help cover the costs of their incarceration; levying a booking fee on inmates; and encouraging judges to order criminals to pay back some of the costs of housing them.
DeLay said if people can find money to buy alcohol, cigarettes or illegal drugs then "they can find the money to take care of some of their debts that they owe to society."
Copeland doesn't think getting prisoners to pay more of their own costs is realistic.
"It would just be something else that would take time and create paperwork, but wouldn't generate much in payments."
Court battle
The legislation being considered by the Interim House Committee on Sheriff's Operations wouldn't have spared Jasper County a lawsuit. That's because the lawsuit stemmed from a dispute between two counties — not a county and the state.
Earlier this month, a $140,000 claim by Henry County wound up in Jasper County Circuit Court.
Claiming the county jail was overcrowded, former Jasper County Sheriff Archie Dunn in 2011 began transferring prisoners to other counties that had room, but he did so without any contract or approval from the County Commission.
Commissioners warned Dunn as well as other counties that they were not going to pay, yet he continued to transfer prisoners, and Henry County took them for a while.
The two counties ultimately agreed to a $50,000 settlement from Jasper County, whose officials say they will try to recover the money in a lawsuit against Dunn.
One of the issues raised by Henry County in the suit was that Jasper County kept the state reimbursement money for county prisoners being housed in the distant jail.
Licensing and pay
In addition to boosting the state's reimbursement rate, sheriffs also are urging higher salaries for sheriffs — particularly those in smaller counties. The average pay statewide is $50,000. The lowest wage is $24,102 in northwestern Missouri's Worth County; the highest is $110,000 in Boone County, which includes Columbia.
The Missouri Sheriffs' Association said a good starting point for the discussion would be a salary of $75,000 because it aligns with what sergeants in the Missouri State Highway Patrol make. Currently, 106 of the 114 sheriffs in the state make less than that. They also suggest linking sheriff salaries to full-time prosecutors and trial judges so they are not left behind when other public safety officials get a raise.
Copeland said his annual salary is $61,700, which is less than that paid to police chiefs in Neosho and Seneca. The Neosho police chief's salary is $72,245.
"And I have 77 employees, a $3.5 million budget and 640 square miles we have to patrol," Copeland said. "But there's a whole lot more sheriffs worse off than I am."
Kaiser makes $65,280, which includes a 2 percent wage hike that went into effect at the first of the year. The new sheriff previously was an assistant chief of the Carthage police department. The salary range for police chief there is between $50,000 and $69,000.
In 2008, Missouri lawmakers sought to boost the pay of sheriff's deputies by creating a $10 charge for serving legal documents. Lawmakers passed the fee after learning that deputies in 91 Missouri counties were paid so little that some of them qualified for public assistance. The statewide average wage for a deputy that year was $22,262 annually.
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After two straight solid recruiting classes, the Colby College field hockey team heads into the 2013 season with some confidence under third-year head coach Tina Cormier.
Colby (6-8 overall last year) has six of the top seven returning scorers back, key members of the defense in place, and both of last year's goaltenders back in the cage.
Sophomore Megan Fortier (Falmouth, Maine) was one of the top rookies in the New England Small College Athletic Conference a year ago. She earned All-Region and All-NESCAC honors after leading Colby in scoring with seven goals and six assists for 20 points. Fortier could play at forward or in the midfield.
Junior forward Erin Maguire (Wolfeboro, N.H.) and senior Caitlin Murray (Chatham, N.J.) both had 12 points a year ago to tie for second in scoring. Maguire had five goals and two assists while mainly playing forward, while Murray added four goals and four assists. Murray, who could play in back or in the midfield, was strong on penalty corners last year.
Sophomore forward Ellie Donohue (Andover, Mass.) was the other player in double figures in scoring with five goals and one assist for 11 points, while classmate Misha Strage (Westport, Conn.) added four goals. Junior forward Kaitlyn O'Connell (Danvers, Mass.) also returns at forward after scoring twice and dishing one assist. The Mules will have added depth upfront with senior Erika Johnson (Pomfret, Vt.), junior Caitlin Guiney (Concord, Mass.), and first-year McKayla Blanch (Tewksbury, Mass.). Johnson had one goal and one assist last year, while Guiney scored twice.
Junior Caroline Keaveney (Greenwich, Conn.) started 10 of Colby's 14 games last year in the midfield and had a pair of assists. Senior Charlotte Deavers (Huntington Bay, N.Y.) had some starts in the midfield a year ago and sophomore Grace McVey (Bronxville, N.Y.) also returns. First-years Tori Brown (Medfield, Mass.), Caroline Ferguson (Weston, Mass.), Hannah Hearn (Auburn, Maine), and Meghan Murray (Chatham, N.J.) will look to make an impact in the midfield.
Colby's defense will be led by junior Kellie Walsh (Andover, Mass.) and Natalie Fischer (Freeland, Md.). Both were two of four players to start every game last season. Walsh finished with three assists while playing on the penalty corner crew. Sophomore Elizabeth Zusi (Summit, N.J.) is back after starting two games last year, but the Mules will be without senior Christina McCourt (Scituate, Mass.) due to injury. Kaleigh Hoffman (North Chelmsford, Mass.) and Lexie Perticone (Darien, Conn.) are first-years vying for quality minutes on defense.
Senior goaltender Michelle Burt (Woodbridge, Conn.) started all 14 games last year and made 112 saves. Sarah Evans (Cohasset, Mass.) played in four games in her first season and allowed just one goal in 105 minutes of play.
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WATERVILLE, Maine --- First-year head coach Tina Cormier takes over the Colby College field hockey team in 2011 and aims to rebuild the program.
The Mules finished 6-8 overall last year and missed out on the New England Small College Athletic Conference playoffs. Colby loses its top three scorers from that team, but the next seven leading scorers all return.
"The players are soaking in all the new information and are progressing really well," Cormier said. "We are seeing drastic improvements in their play and are really excited to compete for a spot at the NESCAC Championship."
Despite the loss of goaltender Liz Fontaine to graduation, Cormier said sophomore keeper Michelle Burt will fill in nicely. She saw limited minutes a year ago but is definitely ready for her opportunity, according to Cormier. Senior goalkeeper Casey Atwater is looking for a quick recovery from an injury to help add more depth to the goalkeeping unit.
The Mules will have an experienced defense in front of Burt. Sarah Falkof (4 assists), Caroline Chessare, and Kelly Roth started every game in which they played. Connie Jangro and Christina McCourt also will see time as will first-years Caroline Keaveney, Jessica Howerton, and Abby Fontaine.
The Mules have great depth on the offensive line and will definitely be a threat. Players that will see lots of action on the forward line are veteran players Courtney Erskine (3 goals), Charlotte Deavers, Sally Klose, along with Lauren Zion, Erika Johnson, and Cale Wardell. Kaitlyn O'Connell, Chase Healey, and Caiitlin Guiney are new players who could make an impact.
"I'm very fortunate to have Ashlyn as my assistant," Cormier said. "She brings a lot of knowledge and passion for hockey. With her fun-loving personality, she has already added such an important piece to our program."


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RALEIGH — Republican Party leaders on Wednesday pointed to Democratic Sen. R.C. Soles' decision not to seek re-election as further proof of an imminent GOP tide. But Soles' departure may make his Tabor City seat harder for them to win, helping keep the Senate in Democrats' hands.
Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger said Soles was just the latest Democratic senator to pull the ejection lever.
"Long-serving pro-business Democrats in the state Senate are choosing to retire rather than seek re-election in a political environment where they face likely defeat," Berger said, highlighting Gov. Bev Perdue's anemic poll numbers, a corruption investigation against former Gov. Mike Easley and a national political climate trending Republican.
Soles' decision, however, seemed to be prompted more by personal trouble than by politics.
Three weeks ago, a grand jury asked prosecutors to request an indictment of Soles on charges of shooting a young man in the leg in August. A Republican poll showed 53 percent of those surveyed in Soles' district had an unfavorable view of him. The criminal case would have handicapped his campaign, an ideal situation for Republicans in one of the state's few competitive districts.
Instead Democrats can now field a candidate free of such baggage. "It would be foolhardy [for Republicans] to put this, all of a sudden, in their win column," said Chris Fitzsimon of the liberal-leaning N.C. Policy Watch.
Former Rep. David Redwine, a Brunswick County Democrat who lives in the district, said supporters have encouraged him to run. "I'll start thinking about it more seriously," he said Wednesday.
Republicans see further evidence of their rising fortunes in the announced exits of Democrats such as Sen. Tony Rand of Fayetteville and Senate majority leader up until this fall, who is resigning effective midnight tonight. He's under scrutiny over insider trading allegations by the ex-CEO of a company for which Rand chairs the board. Sen. David Hoyle of Gaston County, chairman of the finance committee, announced he won't seek re-election, as did Sen. Julia Boseman of Wilmington. Both Hoyle's and Boseman's districts are considered competitive.
Democrats hold a 30 to 20 majority in the Senate, so Republicans would need to gain six seats to win control.
'A noble calling'
Soles, 75, long was at the center of whispering in Tabor City about repeated run-ins with young men who were former legal clients.
In August, Soles shot Thomas Kyle Blackburn, 22, who was trying to kick in Soles' front door. At least part of the encounter was captured by a surveillance camera.
Grand jurors three weeks ago issued a presentment -- a legal step before an indictment -- saying they found probable cause to believe Soles assaulted Blackburn. The felony would be punishable by as much as two years in prison. Jurors asked prosecutors to submit bills of indictment.
Soles' lawyer, Joseph Cheshire of Raleigh, has said the shooting was self-defense.
"I plan to serve out the remainder of my term with the vigor and diligence my constituents deserve and I will continue to practice law," Soles said Wednesday in a prepared statement. "Public service is a noble calling and I have tried to live up to the ideals of a true leader."
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As Chief of Police, I witness firsthand the problems associated with the misuse of prescription drugs. As citizens of Traverse City we can feel insulated from the issues in the national headlines; however, in the case of prescription drug abuse no community is immune to this serious and growing addiction.
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April 15, a day we all know as tax day, was enacted in 1913, 100 years ago. The 16th Amendment passed and gave Congress the right to levy an income tax. Today the poor and the middle class pay a higher percentage than the top 1 percent. (www.itep.org.)
A recent presidential candidate, with many millions in investment income, paid only 14 percent in income taxes. The tax that I, and other low- and middle-class citizens pay is considerably more than 14 percent. How can that be? It's called loopholes like carried interest, offshore bank accounts, subsidies, etc.


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BRADENTON -- The Bradenton City Council unanimously gave preliminary approval Wednesday to change an ordinance that allows police to impound vehicles used for prostitution and drug crimes.
The ordinance, which still requires a public hearing and a second vote, would replace an ordinance similar to one rendered illegal by a court ruling on Florida's east coast. The city reworded its ordinance to conform with the new legal guidelines.
The courts ruled seizure laws are not illegal as long as there is an extensive appeals process for affected property owners.
Bradenton's new ordinance
will allow police to impound cars used in crimes such as prostitution, indecent exposure or possession of a controlled substance. Offenders face a $500 fine for impoundment.
City Attorney William Lisch said the ordinance will not affect the owner of a car not involved with crime.
The second reading of the ordinance is set for 6 p.m. May 22 at the next council meeting.
In other business, the council
Approved special use permits for Leap Start Academy Inc., a day care, and an alcohol beverage license for a new bar.
Approved two resolutions to allow the rehabilitation of two different single family homes using federal grant monies.
Proclaimed May Teen Pregnancy Prevention month in the city.
Proclaimed May 12-18 "Salvation Army Week" and "Police Week."
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Do You Believe In Miracles? The Aeros Win In The Shootout
That's right. You read me correctly. The Aeros won a game, at home, in the shootout.
The Aeros took the early lead when David McIntyre made a great play from down low and put the puck in at 6:56 of the first. But things quickly fell apart as Lake Erie scored three unanswered first period goals, the first coming at 12:39 and the second goal coming at 13:47 on an own-goal when Chay Genoway proceeded to pass the puck to Matt Hackett and Hackett muffed the play and knocked the puck into his own goal. Luke Walker got the third goal at 18:31 when he went backhand on Hackett.
"Tonight's theme was weather the storm," Torchetti said. "I told them I don't mind weathering a storm, but not our own. We created our own storm. That's the thing. Once we get this thing going right, we'll be heading in the right direction."
The Monsters scored early in the second to make it 4-1, and for most of the second the Aeros resembled the Keystone Kops out on the ice as nothing, nothing, appeared to be going right. Missed passes. Overskating the puck. Not taking shots when they were there and taking shots when they didn't have them. But Chay Genoway struck on the power play with a rocket from the right circle at 18:54 to make it 4-2 going into the second intermission.
The Aeros made it 4-3 at the 11:03 mark when Jon DiSalvatore faked out Lake Erie's goalie Gerald Coleman, passing the puck to Jeff Taffe at the last moment who put the puck into the wide open net. And Kris Foucautl tied it at 14:29 on a fluke, when down below the red goal line, he attempted to pass the puck up across ice to one of his teammates, only to have the puck bounce off of Coleman and into the net.
"Good things are happening," Torchetti said. "They came out -- it was kind of a weird first period. We were outshooting them eight to two and a couple of instances and the pucks in the net. They did a good job executing on the power play. Our penalty kill has to get better if we're going to be a contending team in the playoffs. Has to get better."
The Aeros had some chances to win in overtime, especially early on when Coleman made a great stop on Chad Rau. But with the crowd roaring, the Aeros came out first in the overtime and saw the impossible happen. Justin Fontaine made a fantastic move that faked Coleman out of his skates and the Aeros were suddenly up 1-0 on the shootout. Matt Hackett made some fantastic stops and the game was won when the final shooter, C.J. Stretch, buried the puck in the net for the 2-0 shootout lead and the 5-4 shootout win.
""I just went out there and tried to do it for the team," Stretch said. "There were a lot of fans here, too, so that just kind of helps you out and gets you going. I guess I just really wanted to score and it just happened."
The win was not without controversy as once again the Aeros were upset with the goal judges as Kris Foucault claimed his shootout shot went through the netting. But the goal judge ruled no goal and after the game we were rewarded with another lecture on the need for better nets in the goals -- Andrew should be following up on this later.
There was a lot of bad hockey in this game by the Aeros, especially in the second period, but for now, it doesn't matter as the Aeros actually hung on to get the win before a crowd of 13,390, the largest ever crowd to see the Aeros play at Toyota Center.
"It was like, god, I hope we don't lose in front of this crowd because they deserved it," Torchetti said. "They were great, they were loud. It's what we like playing in front of every night, that's for sure."
The Aeros return to action tomorrow at 12:05 for a game against a well-rested Milwaukee Admiral team that rolled into Toyota Center well before game time tonight.
This was the first Aeros shootout win at home this season, and only their second shootout win for the season....
David McIntyre got to enjoy scoring a goal on his birthday...
The out-of-left field trivia of the night is that Chris Clackson is an iPhone app developer, having developed while in college an iPhone app called Grocery Time that helps with budgeting, keeping track of food freshness, etc....
How many more times this season will there have to be a controversy regarding the goal judges and the goal netting before something actually gets done? From what we were hearing after the game the problem apparently is with the nets as pucks keep flying through the nets during the Toyota Center morning skates. That raises the question: just how hard can it be to get new nets? Especially nets that do what they're supposed to do and keep the puck in the goal?
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- Forecheck said...
Keystone Kops was exactly what was going through my mind during the middle of the game. I mean, how bad do you have to be to shoot the puck into your own net and miss several open nets on the other end, in addition to passing the puck repeatedly to the other team (which is something they do normally anyway)?
Regarding the nets. GOOD GRIEF! How much can it cost to replace the crappy netting with something new? Probably less than a Wild charter flight to San Jose. Oh, but that would require the folks in Minnysohta to actually spend money on the Aeros. Even if it is a Toy Box responsibilty (and we know how much Le$ likes to spend money on the Aeros), fix the nets and send them the bill.
- February 4, 2012 at 11:45 PM
Coach Torchetti said: "I hope we don't lose in front of this crowd because they deserved it"........
The Aeros don't win this game without the ENERGY of 13,390 partisan fans who wanted a WIN, after some truly bad and ugly events in the late first and early second periods.
The Aeros don't win this game without a VOICE in the locker room (after 40 minutes) saying that "we are going to win this game"....and they did!
In spite of the failure of the Houston Sports Media class to recognize that there is a professional hockey team in town, the Aeros are proving that they can draw large crowds who value good, old-fashioned, reasonable- cost entertainment....with all of the good, bad, and ugly that goes with it.
While no one can predict what happens over the final 30 games (half against likely SEEDS), this "hardscrabble" team and the coaching staff should give the growing Aeros fan base, something to cheer about.
Go Aeros!
- February 5, 2012 at 5:50 AM
Kudos to the "new guys" who have come up to fill in for the half of our team that's up with the Wild. They're doing a great job learning "the system," getting to know new teammates, and making valuable contributions. And kudos to our regulars who have embraced them and continue to pull things together.
- February 5, 2012 at 10:11 AM


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By Tim Graham
Less than a month ago, Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone said this in a press release announcing the club had re-signed Tarvaris Jackson:
"I spoke with Ryan [Fitzpatrick] and Tarvaris and told them we will have an open competition at the quarterback position -- similar to what we will do at all positions on our team heading into our offseason work. I believe that our players will embrace this challenge. We are looking forward to working with our players as we prepare for the 2013 season."
On Friday, according to a recorded phone conversation posted on Deadspin.com, Bills General Manager Buddy Nix had this to say about Fitzpatrick to Tampa Bay Buccaneers General Manager Mark Dominik:
"We're still struggling here with our quarterback, you know, Fitzpatrick. I say struggling; we're not really struggling. He's going to have to do something, or we'll have to. You can't afford to pay that kind of money for a guy that's fighting for probably a backup job."
Those comments don't quite jibe.
Buffalo's head coach publicly states there will be an open competition at quarterback. The GM privately suggests Fitzpatrick will need to battle just to be the backup.
If Fitzpatrick already is viewed as a backup (or deleted from the roster), then it's logical to assume the Bills are ready to turn the team over to a quarterback not currently on the roster.
No way the Bills can be settled on Jackson as their future starter at this point. Jackson didn't dress for a game last year and ran the scout team in practice.
And given the shallow pool of free-agent quarterbacks, the Bills sound ready to let a rookie start for them.
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It was a day of firsts at Crossroads Dragway this past weekend.
No, not because the sun actually made its first all-day appearance of the season at the drag-racing facility, but for the unveiling of a new racing format that just might alter the looks of 1/8-mile member track NHRA bracket racing.
Yes, Robbie Freels of Island, Ky., may have carried off the big prize in the Inaugural Crossroads 500 Jegs Super Quick 32 program, but race promoter Randy Peters and his hard-working staff may have scored a win of their own.
Like most Wabash Valley tracks, whether it be on the ovals or dragstrips, it's been a tough season thus far. The weather and resulting cancellations and postponements have taken a toll on racers, fans and promoters alike.
"This unquestionably has been the toughest year in the five years we've been here because of the weather," Peters said during a brief lull in activities at the strip Sunday afternoon. "We had our share of problems with the rain and heat last year, but we've been trying since April to get just one weekend in with without the rain and now here it is, [the] end of June."
Rain again interrupted racing at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds with the rescheduled Tony Hulman Classic for USAC sprint cars washed out Friday night and racing at Crossroads pushed back a day Saturday.
The Hulman Classic will now share the card with the Jim Hurtubise Classic at the track Aug. 31, meaning fans have lost a race on what is already an abbreviated schedule at the oval.
No promoter has felt the sting of the weather more than Peters and his racers at Crossroads. The early setbacks may have costly consequences regarding the future of racing at the strip.
Peters has no intention on throwing in the towel at Crossroads, but he is facing his share of obstacles in an effort to turn a profit and keep drag racing a viable venture at the Fairgrounds.
Doing his best to forge ahead despite his bouts with the weather, the Indiana State University professor couldn't conceal his excitement for the potential of his newly created 500-foot racing format. It's one that he thinks could make a major impact at the many 1/8-mile dragstrips spread across the country.
In essence, from a safety standpoint, 1/8-mile racing may have out grown or got too fast for itself. The tracks simply don't have the space to deal with the tremendous speeds that the racers and fans crave.
"Drag racing is all about the speed. About lapsed time. The lower times. That launch. That's what the fans want to see," explained Peters.
With the speed comes the safety element which has become a growing concern at many tracks like Crossroads, which simply doesn't have the adequate shutdown space needed for the higher speeds and more popular cars of today.
"You can go to Google Earth and you look at our land at Crossroads and you see we are locked in. We have no place to go. We can't extend our track. To continue to do what we do and still have fast cars and make it better for everybody who wants to race, we're going with the 500 concept. Not completely away for the 660 [1/8-mile distance], but slowly toward the 500 format."
Peters is counting on the attraction of the 500 marquee to spark more attention to racing at his strip.
"This is the first day of the very first Crossroads 500. There's a great legacy for the 500 around here, what with the traditions of the Hulman and Smith families' involvement in racing. To have the support of Jeff Smith of the 500 Automotive Group is a natural for what we are trying to do down here," Peters said.
"The face of drag is changing. Will continue to change. You will see more electronics. More front-wheel-drive cars. It's not bad. It's just change. It's the evolution of our sport. We hope to be a part of that."
Visitors to the Fairgrounds in recent weeks can't help but notice the newest addition to the southside facility. Construction of the new Chick-Fil-A restaurant is well underway and borders within feet of the dragstrip's staging and starting line.
The addition has generated its share of speculation on what it will mean to the future of racing at the Fairgrounds.
Peters has heard all the talk of pending gloom for racing at the Fairgrounds and he does his best to silence the fears and concerns of his racers.
"We're suppose to sit down with the people at Chick-Fil-A and see how we can work together. I can't believe it will be the doom of racing here. All I know is I still have one year left on my contract."
Peters concedes the track surface is in need of repair if it hopes to attract bigger and potentially more profitable shows.
"Sections of the surface are the same as it was when it was built back in 1972," he noted. "We had a local quote of a $100,000 to resurface. If we could make the repairs, I'm sure we would attract more cars, more special events. The bottom line: This is a business for my family. Like everybody down here, I work for a living. There comes a point where you have to start bringing in more than you're paying out.
"There's a lot of things we'd like to do, but it's difficult to make any major investment when you're working with a lease."
As for the future of drag racing at the Fairgrounds, Peters offers a less-than-glowing endorsement.
"That's a tough question to answer. At this point, I would say the future of drag racing at Crossroads is a big question mark," Peters said. "When I'm at the race track, I have three people I have to please. I have the racers, the spectators and our sponsors. The trouble is you can't please all three at the same time. It takes a magical act, but we're working on it."
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TOPIC: The Radiology Roundtable
DATE: Monday, October 24, 2011
Chad Calendine, MD
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In March 2011, Saint Thomas Health and Premier Radiology joined together to offer patients a more cost-effective and convenient option for their outpatient imaging needs. In today's economy and increasing health costs, it's important for individuals to know they have options—and especially, those that will save them significant out-of-pocket dollars.
Many times patients are sent for imaging by their doctor, yet may not ask 'why am I having this test' or 'why this test vs. another test'. So, tonight's Radiology Roundtable is a show about the various imaging studies ordered by your doctor (or screening test you can request yourself ) and what they mean to you, your diagnosis/treatment and overall health.
MAMMOGRAMS and Breast Cancer Awareness
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Relaxing with a massage, being pampered with a manicure—No, it's not a day spa. It's a mammoWOW™, a mammogram celebration. These parties are helping take the stress out of getting mammograms.
Many ladies struggle with day-to-day commitments of career and family, often times, making it difficult to take care of their own personal health. The wait is over, we have your answer: mammoWOW™!
Every 12 minutes a woman in America dies of breast cancer. Yet, with early detection, doctors believe that number could be significantly reduced. In 2010, there were more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. Unfortunately, many women still put them off.
This is why Saint Thomas and Premier Imaging recently launched their Wellness Of Women (WOW) Initiative. Specifically, mammoWOW™! Ladies now have an opportunity to share an evening with friends and co-workers enjoying massage, manicures, wine, appetizers and most especially, giving themselves the personal gift of their breast health.
"We are pleased with the overwhelming response to our program. Women seem to enjoy this new 'style' of screening mammography," said Dr. Chad Calendine, a radiologist and President, Premier Radiology. "It saves lives."
Mammography is a specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram, is used to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases in women.
An x-ray (radiograph) is a noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. Imaging with x-rays involves exposing a part of the body to a small dose of ionizing radiation to produce pictures of the inside of the body. X-rays are the oldest and most frequently used form of medical imaging.
Two recent advances in mammography include digital mammography and computer-aided detection.
Digital mammography, also called full-field digital mammography (FFDM), is a mammography system in which the x-ray film is replaced by solid-state detectors that convert x-rays into electrical signals. These detectors are similar to those found in digital cameras. The electrical signals are used to produce images of the breast that can be seen on a computer screen or printed on special film similar to conventional mammograms. From the patient's point of view, having a digital mammogram is essentially the same as having a conventional film mammogram.
Computer-aided detection (CAD) systems use a digitized mammographic image that can be obtained from either a conventional film mammogram or a digitally acquired mammogram. The computer software then searches for abnormal areas of density, mass, or calcification that may indicate the presence of cancer. The CAD system highlights these areas on the images, alerting the radiologist to the need for further analysis.
Breast MRI is an imaging test that can help determine if a lump in the breast is cancerous or benign. Some people may be advised not to have an MRI based on certain conditions or devices they may have, such as a pacemaker. MRIs can help reduce the number of breast biopsies that are performed. If a woman's mammogram raises suspicion, her doctor may have her get an MRI scan of the breast for a better look.
Screening Mammogram Mammography plays a central part in early detection of breast cancers because it can show changes in the breast up to two years before a patient or physician can feel them. Current guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) recommend screening mammography every year for women, beginning at age 40. Research has shown that annual mammograms lead to early detection of breast cancers, when they are most curable and breast-conservation therapies are available.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) adds that women who have had breast cancer and those who are at increased risk due to a genetic history of breast cancer should seek expert medical advice about whether they should begin screening before age 40 and about the frequency of screening.
Diagnostic Mammogram Diagnostic mammography is used to evaluate a patient with abnormal clinical findings—such as a breast lump or lumps—that have been found by the woman or her doctor. Diagnostic mammography may also be done after an abnormal screening mammogram.
Minimizing Radiation Exposure
Special care is taken during x-ray examinations to use the lowest radiation dose possible while producing the best images for evaluation. National and international radiology protection councils continually review and update the technique standards used by radiology professionals.
State-of-the-art x-ray systems have tightly controlled x-ray beams with significant filtration and dose control methods to minimize stray or scatter radiation. This ensures that those parts of a patient's body not being imaged receive minimal radiation exposure.
Should you have a CT Lung Screen or an X-Ray to best detect lung cancer?
What types of screening procedures can I do on my own to know more about my overall health?
Can a radiologist help my back pain?
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An angiogram is an X-ray picture of the inside of your blood vessels. A catheter (a long, slim tube) is placed into your artery (a blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart). Contrast agent is then sent through the catheter. X-rays are taken to help find any problems. The insides of your blood vessels are checked to see if they are narrowed, leaking, enlarged, or blocked. This helps your provider decide on the best treatment for you.


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Crusaders Release 2007 Softball Schedule
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Valparaiso head softball coach
Randy Schneider
unveiled today his schedule for the 2007 campaign.
The Crusaders' season will begin for the second straight year at the Rebel Spring Games in Orlando, Fla., as they will take the field for 12 games against opponents to be determined. Valpo's spring break trip concludes with doubleheaders against Gardner-Webb and East Tennessee State as the Crusaders head back north.
Other non-conference action includes a game at 2006 NCAA Softball Championship participant Notre Dame. The Crusaders will also compete in doubleheaders against IPFW, Northern Illinois, Loyola (Chicago), North Dakota State, South Dakota State and Michigan State on the road, while they will host Purdue, Saint Joseph's (Indiana) and IPFW for twinbills at the Valparaiso University Softball Field.
The Crusaders' final season of competition in the Mid-Continent Conference will see a lighter schedule, as the conference has switched from four-game series to three-game series this year. Conference play opens for Valpo at UMKC March 23-24, and the Brown and Gold will also have to travel to Oakland and Centenary. The Crusaders will play host to Southern Utah, IUPUI and Western Illinois in league play.
Valpo will look to secure a berth in the 2007 NCAA Softball Championship by earning the Mid-Con's automatic bid at the Mid-Con Tournament. Tournament play is scheduled for May 9-12, and will be hosted by Centenary.
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Little is known of his early life. 31st pope in 310. His papacy lasted only four months, most of which he spent in exile in Sicily due to disturbances over how to deal with Christians who lapsed from the faith during the persecutions of Diocletian, and then came back to it. Eusebius wanted to welcome them back, after penance.
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Trauma Outreach
Creighton University Medical Center's trauma service recognizes that the entire continuum of care of the injured patient needs to be addressed. From injury prevention to rehabilitation, Alegent Creighton Health strives to be a leader in the care of the injured. Many patients that will be seen by our staff are initially seen and treated by pre-hospital personnel and critical access centers before being transferred to our facility. We recognize that as a leader in trauma services, it is our responsibility to ensure that educational resources are available to ensure continuity of superior care. We routinely review patient care reports with pre-hospital personnel and provide educational opportunities for healthcare centers in our region.
Trauma Educational Programs
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Creighton University Medical Center Department of Surgery and Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education presents Trauma Grand Rounds, an ongoing lecture series to improve patient care.
Alegent Creighton Health Emergency Departments offer EMS professionals many continuing education opportunities throughtout the year at various Alegent Creighton campuses. Get more information at the link below.


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On Tuesday, after nine hours of floor debate, the Connecticut Senate passed [1] legislation granting undocumented students in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. The bill [2], which passed by a 21-14 margin, now heads to Governor Dannel Malloy who has indicated he will sign it. After the bill's passage, Malloy said, "This bill isn't controversial, it's common sense… Anyone that has a degree from a Connecticut high school should be able to attend a public institution at an in-state rate. That's what I believe."
With Malloy's signature, Connecticut will become the 13th [3] state to adopt tuition equity legislation, joining California, New York, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah, Washington, Maryland, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, and New Mexico in offering improved access to higher education for talented and aspiring undocumented students.
The bill had strong support from a broad coalition, including key higher education officials, religious leaders and immigrant advocates.
"I think this is a compassionate law, trying to give people a leg up,'' said Sen. Beth Bye, co-chair of the legislature's higher education committee. "We can make a difference in the lives of these students."
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