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I agree, I think we'll be seeing an explosives growth in response to the use of Automotive and Medical and Industrial Applications Sensors ...
Good insights, nice presentation ...
From an eighth graders Civics Class ...
Lord Mister Ford:
LINK -->> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXQf0JG8Uj8
Lord, Mr. Ford, I wish that you could see, what your simple horseless carriage has become
well it seems to me, your contribution to man
to say the least got a little outta hand ...
Well, Lord Mr. Ford, what have ya done?
DIABETES:The same web sites have similar recommendations for Diabetes. adding the specifics of lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels ... GLAUCOMA:The Mayo Clinic goes on to say for Glaucoma ...Several conditions may increase your risk of developing glaucoma, including diabetes, heart diseases, high blood pressure and hypothyroidism.Link -->> http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/glaucoma/DS00283/DSECTION=risk-factors
You can help prevent many other types of heart disease by making the same lifestyle changes that can improve your heart disease, such as:
LINK -->> http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-disease/DS01120/DSECTION=prevention
LINK -->> http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/understanding-heart-disease-prevention
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. People of all ages and backgrounds can get the condition.
Link -->> http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/statistics.htm
Are engineers after the right issues and applications? Are engineers being RE-active or PRO-active, Preventative or Remedial?
The CDC, The Mayo Clinic, and WebMD have this to say ...
Thanks for the SEM photos -- nice presentation - good overview of applications.
good session - lots of information
just catching up
Hello from San Jose, CA.
HW/Test R&D Engineer.
Preasure, Gyro and accellerometer.
No experience with MEMS sensors in medical devices.
Thank you Alissa and Alex.
Thank you Alissa and Alex
No experience with MEMS sensors in medical devices
Pressure, gyro and magnetometer
Hello from Oregon
Nope no med devices
pressure, temperature, proximity........
Hardware / management
Thank you Alissa and Alex for another great presentation.
As delicate as the Second Sight surgical procedure must be, it has to be better than implanting the transmitting electrodes directly into the brain tissue, as they have done with some earlier experiments.
It's amazing how far wirelessly powered technology has come.
I am primarily hardware, but starting to branch more into software, and the MEMS that sound the most interesting to me are the ones dealing with ultrasound.
Hello all.
Slide 13 makes me believe that a primary sensor (perhaps a chemical sensor) could be powered by a micro-energy power source such as blood pressure pumping.
Wonderful sense of humor on slide 11 :-)
another good presentation.
3 Thanks
2 This should be a great session
Ready for another informative session
Good session, thank you
Thank you for valuable information.
Thank you Dr. Fitzgerald
Interested in magnetometer.
pressure, temperature, humidity
can't see slides ? why?
Thanks alot Alissa. Great info. See you tomorrow
Thanks Alissa. See (hear) ya tomorrow. BTW, any consideration for posting your photo on our forum?
Thank you for the info. Great information.
Thanks, I'll Google my question.
Bye everyone, see you tomorrow!
Yes, radiation detectors are being developed, mostly at universities. Alpha and Beta particles.
thanks Alissa
Telecom - lots of MEMS developed for optical networking in last 15 years. I won't touch on it during this series, but there is alot out there!
Hardware and software
Any work on measuring different types of radiation (Alpha, Gamma, Beta) ?
Thank you, Alissa and Alex
Last question anyone?
Pills for GI imaging: right now they do not contain MEMS, but lots of interest in getting a MEMS gyro in there and some propulsion, so that the pill could be controlled and flown through the gut. Right now it moves by peristaltic action only. Check out Given Imaging, Olympus.
Is thermal contact conductance affected considerably by materials roughness?
Top US universities in MEMS (IMHO): UC Berkeley, UCLA, MIT, Stanford, U Mich, Cornell, UC Santa Barbara, Georgia Tech...many others doing great work too, but their research groups are smaller and so not as prolific.
Could you please give some examples of applications of MEMS in imaging?
IR imagers: check out products by FLIR
@Alissa, Thanks, I'll look for the Universitys name. Any work on measuring different types of radiation (Alpha, Gamma, Beta) ?
Are there any temperature sensors using MEMS technology, too? If yes, in what applications are they used at?
What are the top (5) universities doing R&D in MEMS?
@Victer: there are no neutral orgs working on MEMS reliability issues. Each company addresses it internally, with their own teams. Accelerated life testing is very difficult, if not intractable in MEMS, because most MEMS do not have a temp-related degradation mechanism.
Have yet to encounter MEMS ultrasound transducer ... organic plastic, PZT, yes ... MEMS soon I hope !See you tomorrow !!
There has been research on MEMS to measure ion counts. I know I've seen it, but can't remember which University.
Literature survey on microfluidics: search IEEE JMEMS journal for a paper by Juan Santiago
@rswanson: as an EE who wants to get into medical MEMS - seek out a job at various medical device manufacturers: Boston Sci, Medtronic, Guidant, GE, etc. are all working on MEMS for medical
MEMS Ultrasound has been in active development for 15+ years - they are called "CMUTs" - Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers. They are very promising for medical imaging, with the potential for much better image resolution than traditional PZT transducers
Fluidics: which companies? are there any literature survey on this?
Microfluidics - I am not aware of proper design tools for microfluidic circuits. There are plenty of CFD tools out there: ANSYS, etc. and plenty of layout tools (Coventor, Tanner, AutoCAD), but none that I know specifically geared for microfluidic design.
How could I as an electronics engineer, get involved in the Medical Field of MEMS?
Fluidics: yes, MEMS can measure flow rate by several means - hot wire anemometer style, doppler ultrasond
Is a MEMS array for ultrasound imaging possible ? BW 1-20MHz ? I think element spacing in the range of 100s of um, 64 to 192 elements.
Thank you all..
can MEMS be used to measure fluid flow rate?
Where can I find more information about MEMS sensor related to Radon Gas measurements or Radiation measurement
THasham - the Radan gas sensors seems to be too specific, may be a google search might tell if it exists.
Thanks Alissa & Alex.
Are there MEMS sensors for super cooled environments like liquid helium? It would be nice to measure the temperature without heating it up by the measuring device.
Gas sensors: I am not aware of one for Radon. There are many out there, I do think they have saturation issues and lifetime issues like traditional technology, but I'm not as familiar with them.
Thanks Alissa and Alex for the great overview. I don't have immediate applications, but some new ideas for the problemsolving toolbox. See all tomorrow.
Are there any MEMS a vailable for measuring ambient ION counts.
Thank you Alissa, Alex and All
@Alissa,, is there MEMS sensor for Radon Gas?
Thanks for the great overview
I'm enjoying this tour of MEMS technology. Thankyou
Hi everyone. Lots of questions on the MEMS wireless sensors. They work just like a RFID chip - they are a passive LC circuit, and when activated by the reader, you measure a change in resonance that is calibrated to the physical phenomena of interest.
great presentation Alissa, are there applications in telecom for mems other than the usual gyroscops?
Thx. Alissa and Alex
Thanks Alex.
Thank you Alissa, Alex, Digikey and Design News..for these great lecture.
Thanks Alissa. Another good one.
Thanks Alissa and Alex - again, fascinating stuff!
Thank you DR.
Great material Alissa! Thx!
Thanks Alissa for a great presentation
thank you alissa for the great presentation...see you tomorrow
thanks for all the info today
Ran - I guess its magnetic field.. not sure though,,-- the way i imagine is... trigger a sweep of frequencies outside the body..the implant resonaces at certain frequency and echoes it back.. you try to sense that echo..and find the pressure
Thanks very much, Alissa. Very interesting technologies.
THanks, Allissa!
Very interesting
Please give pointers or more information to the "Gas Chromatograph" device on side 21?
thank you Alissa,
Thanks for another great lecture - Lots of great material to learn
Alissa, Thank you for today's lecture
Great presentation Alissa!
Thanks Alissa for a great session!
Is there a MEMS sensor for vacuum?
Slide 22?
Do MEMS gas sensors have a lifetime issue like many of the current non-MEMS gas sensors?
@Alissa how about Radon Gas?
What kind of spatial resolution do the IR imaging MEMS technologies currently achieve?
Electronic assembly inspection also benefits from IR imaging to identify hot spots due to manufacturing defects or even design issues
@raghu - So can I conclude the extracted signal is via magnetic field?
IR is also good for mechanical and electrical fault detection. change in temp usually means change in how it's working.
Ran - Aorta sensor is by resonance.. ..the resonance of the implant changes wrt the pressure change around.. by sensing the resonance its pressure is back calculated.
ALISSA: Do you have information of the embedded pill that some engineering company and pharmaceutical are involved. I wonder how much MEMS are they using to measure PH as the pill travels in the digestive system.
Do you know of a chemically inert ultrasonic transducer?
@Alissa - Concerning the Aorta stent graft... Would you repeat how this device is powered and how its signal interface is accomplished? Wires? RF? Optical? Induction? Capacitive?
If this has been covered in previous discusions, I apolgize. What tools are available for MEMS design? In partucular Microfluidics in silicon?
What type of accuracy is available for industrial MEMS temperature sensors and what are the power requirements?
@Alex : No projects in medical MEMS
JC6769 - whats your Question again?
How is MEMS accuracy determined? NIST measurement?
implantable retina is way cool - saw it while at MIT Lincoln Lab 20 years ago
how is power given to the sensors in the TPMS
acceleometer for a transfemoral amputee prosthesis if that counts as a medical experience, I focus on the instrumentation...
8 X 8 is certainly good enough for collision avoidance.
DOE has been involved in a consortium of this application 2-sight.com is doing.
JC6769 - whats your Question again?
worked with MEMS gyros...
is the sensimed device powered like a RFID chip?
Inductor coil - please explain
No medical MEMS experience
@Alex question - No projects in medical, but I would like to.
Intraocular pressure sensor device, kool
No experience with medical sensor, but have heard about a couple of them. This bring up the same question I was asking yesterday on reliability testing of MEMS devices. Is there any organization out there working on reliability requirement for MEMS devices ? How do we do accelerate life testing (Similar to transistor) with MEMS devices ? What is the min requirement ?
Cool, no more puff-test
medical regulatory in US is FDA ... usually independent auditors.
No direct experience but a medical equipment suplier is testing their devices in our equipment.
Is triggerfish approve to use in US?
If not how soon it will be available?
no experience with mems or medical
ECG monitor MEMS to remove motion artifact
We designed MEMS chips for invitro drug delivery for the eye and lab on a chip for another customer. Main issues are FDA approvals and large chip sizes affecting yield and chip cost.
Not in medical field but very interesting
no experience with MEMS, medical or other. very interesting though for medical and biological systems, closed loop control is exciting.
How is the volume of insulin delivered being controlled for the insulin micropumps?
ambulatory ECG monitor
@MazianLab - i believe they work on principle of resonance...without wire connections..
No medical MEMs experience
No medical design experience here
No experience with MEMS
Nope. No experience with medical systems (so far)
no current experience
2-sight is quite impressive
how do the wireless MEMS sensors work inside the body? how are they connected to the analyzers?
@Alex - That why I said yesterday that the slides should be number on each slide.
slide 13
It looks like most of the MEMS devices are very small. From manufacturing standpoint, they will be difficult to have a large number of wafers order for a single devices. Is any of the MEMS application cross using some of the pressure sensor design out there ? Might be using different packaging available to make it applicable for different application ?
acc, gyro and pressure are the 3 technically matured mems sensors available in the market.. are there any new off the shelf mems sensors?
With the right type of reagent in a cavity on the chip or off chip
How does a MEMS device detect a specific protein, antibody, etc. in a biomed test application?
Question - how is the accuracy of MEMS sensors determined? NIST?
Can pressure sensors be used for fluid flow measurement? are you aware of this app?
Microfluidics MEMS or not... symantics, it uses many of the basic MEMS technologies to manufacture it and hence is MEMS.
@steve.. take it easy on slide #s.. thnk
If we had stock tips we wouldn't be doing this lecture...
VLSI, interest in heat sensors, working at present on small thermal management for LEDs application.
@JGheesling - Still, GTO is a great memory. I still love the old muscle cars. If only GM would bring it back with new electronics, MEMS and pricing.
Alex is right!
EE...Double-easy...(I only wish...)
Raghu - still need slide numbers?
Slide 11
microfluidic channels have no moving parts, no electronic/electrical.. right? is it still called mems? may be just microfluidic systems
pillcam by Given imaging
@Ran, Got me
Medical tech...I'm very interested. Especially with microsurgery.
Alex, do you have any good stock tips?
also interested in microfluidics ... wife has external insulin pump ... implanted better ? IDK.
Allisa, what's the maximumpossible velocity of fluids in the microfluidic MEMS?
Electronic nose developed in Technion university in Israel is a great example for gas MEMS
I want one of these:
DARPA to Design Atomic Sensor System as GPS Alternative http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=242474
software development background with recent HW and firmware
@Alex question - HW/SW/FW.
Working on multisensor hub...
@alex - interested in all MEMS sensors
I design mobile autonomous robotic equipment designed to track and disable vehicles and people, I use many types of sensors, as heat, infrared, gyros, pressure, vision
telecommunications smartphone/mobile handsets. Interested in acceleronmeters, pressure, etc.
@JGheesling - Give me my 69 GTO any day
1969 Pontiac GTO 60-0mph stopping distance ~ 153 ft.
Current autos w/ABS stopping distance ~ 115 to 120 ft. typical
Kinda says it all where the electronics is concerned.
general interest for MEMS
EE, product development. Motion and proximity.
Are there any other MEMS types in the future ?
Sr. Designer: My Interest is Pressure, Temperature, Proximity and Acceleration
I am working in R&D for class 3 medical devices and interested in enviroment sensors (e.g., acceleration, angular sensing, magnetic, pressure, etc.).
Education - general
Director of Engineering. Pressure & Position.
I am the technical leader of the Acutronic iTS Lab (http://www.acutronic.com/global/us/test-solutions.html) where we test MEMS devices mostly in inertial sensors (Gyro, Accel, IMU, etc)
software. no current application for MEMS just general interest.
job is a bit of everything and most interested in pressure
Interested in overview of all the sensors so I'll know when to recommend one.
I'm a EE that deals with mostly hardware. Laser Scanning Mems is my current interest.
R & D Engineer for vehilce equipment
General interest in MEMS
Am a mobile tech analyst. Mostly listening in to learn about sensors, where they are and will be and what their uses are. Also, Dr. Fitzgerald is such a rockstar in this field, I take advantage of every opportunity to hear her speak.
nuclear regulatory: any type of sensor that maybe used in future applications
underwater microphones / shock sensors / pressure sensors
software engineer (industrial control); light, turbidity, pressure, general interest
job function is sustaining engineering for instrumentation manufacturer
software manager
gyro, accelerometers and magnetometers, and pressure sensors
hardware - biomedical
electrical engineering: design and teatching
Consultant Process Control
Temperature, pressure, humidity
ME, but I am interested in general applicaiton of MEMS
Interested in all MEMS sensors.
how is power given to the sensors in the TPMS?
how is power given to the sensors in the TPMS?
mechanical engineer. CO2 laser development.
embedded software
program manager medical electronics
intersted in bio MEMS
MEMS manufacturing engineering
HW & SW - Pressure
@Alex - My last posting never showed.
$3M does not seems to be a lot of business for such an investment in cleanrooms for mems..
thought TPMS does not measure absolute pressure, but rather measures the rotational speed of each wheel and identifies a wheel that spins faster (underinflated)...
@steve: thanks for posting the slide numbers
Give me my 69 GTO any day
slide 8
Discrete pulseing a brake on each wheel is used today to inplement ESC. (w/o steering by wire.)
@ronald.larose , I wait for the same
With drive by wire (ESC as an example) evaluating how much responsibility is on the driver could be a controversial issue...
hello everyone, better late than never...sorry
google is already doing this yes? auto-pilot cars
SNOW: I was in an accident in my subdivitsion because the anti-skid control of the car distrated me by doing things for me.
the most important thing is every time the car is started the crash sensor can be tested unlike other airbag system
old expresion... " problem is nut behind the wheel"
Electronics Engineering Manager
Automotive Systems/Modules (Air-Bag Control Units & Sensors, Body Electronics, Battery Pack & E/E Systems Architecture & Integration)
interested in all available sensors
I can't wait until the cars drive themselves!
@luizcosta ; pill camera is already there.. check zarlinks
All MEMS used is in avionics, incuding future magnetometers
accel, gyros, pressure make sense for mems.. but i dont see why mems for light, temperature and chemical sensors...whay do they needs moving parts to sense?
ALEX/ALISSA: Anyone planning to put MEMS in the new age micro pill containing embedded computers?
Currently on slide 6
Don't have a current project with MEMS but have used accelerometers. Ultrasonic might have a use for us. I was not aware of that type of MEMS sensor.
Pressure, proximity, accelerator are related my projects..but interested in all avaialble sensors
Magnetometers, Pressure and 3-Axis Acceleration sensors.
Air velocity, temperature, accelerometer primarily.
General info only.
Ultrasonic ... I work in medical ultrasound imaging. Is an ultrasonic array for imaging possible ? BW ?
general interest, light
Pressure Sensers
PRESSURE, ACCELEROMETERS, GYROS (Gyroscopes, not Greek sandwiches), TEMPERATURE, ULTRASOUND/PROXIMITY, MAGNETOMETERS
why do we need mems for temperature measurement?
Pressure, accelerometers and gyros
slide 5
Gyro, Accellerometer, or the combined IMU
most interested in acelerometer, gyro and magnetometer for future applications. possibly temp.
mainly temperature and pressure
Pressure and accelerometers
temperature, pressure
just looking for general information - any and all is good...
gyros and accel
More interested in the technology and learning more
all but gyros/accel mostly
Flow - must be chemically inert
how about somebody who can hear the audio post the current slide number here..thanks
Proximity, Accellerometer, Magnetometer
all of them
General Interest: gyros, compass/magnetic, speed
Mostly pressure sensors with some use of temperature sensors
proximity sensor design is interesting ? How will one manufacture something like that
all sensors
Mostly interested in pressure and acceleration. Maybe temperature also
Pressure, temp, accel, gyro
Gyro / Accel
General Interest
pressure, accelerometers, gyros
Tuned in for general information on the MEMS world
hi all
Loss sound, need to reload ?
That is great
I uploaded today's slides to GoogleDocs if anyone wants them there....
H/W S/W F/W and knowledge junkie.
@jasonchang: today's slide deck IS downloadable.
Steve Linefsky Electronic Systems Eng
Oops late today. Hi all.
semiconductor material processing/project and product management/
Hardware and software. Developement of industrial electronic test equipment.
Good afternoon... hardware
I'm mostly software, some hardware (but not designing hardware myself)
Sr. Engineer
MEMS manufacturing
Welcome back Alissa.
still can not donwload today's slide deck.
HW and SW, mosstly HW and moving towards SW.
software and hardware
Engineering MGR R&D
good afternoon
System Integration: Both HW and SW
mothly software and hardware.
HW, PM, no MEMS use currently, potential future
Both HW and SW.
mostly communication and computer electronics (hw), some firmware support.
hdwr and firmware
System engineer; hardware, software, troubleshooting.
IC design
Good morning ...
Hardware/software/firmware/manager - chief cook & bottle washer
Reliability specialist
hardware and software here
Hello Alissa, Alex, and everyone
hey everyone
Hello everyone!
software mostly
Hardware. Mechanical Engineer.
Applied Materials and Process Development
Hardware and some software
Both hardware & software
All the above but prefer hardware / firmware
Mostly hardware - some software
Product Development Manager
@Alex - It has been dropping messages for a long time now. It dropped yesterday.
Hardware design, systems integration
I am a hardware person
Hardware & software.
Firmware, software and some hardware
hardware inkje engineer
Hardware Architect
Hi Alex, hi, Alissa, hi all.
Hardware mostly.
both - h/w and s/w
Good day to you all.
Good afternoon, Alissa
Audio is loud and clear...
Chat is dropping messages...
hello Alex
good noon to all
Good afternoon Alissa.
Good afternoon Alex.
Hey Alex.
whats up peeps
afternoon all
Good morning
Hello to all
Hi to ALL
Hi All
Good afternoon,
hello everyone!
Another good presentatio...
Beautiful day in South Florida
Hello all, how/when do we get our questions answered?
Hi, All!!
Good afternoon, everyone.
Hi All.
Alissa, thanks for doing this mems series!
Good afternoon folks.
@schap1: Let me check on this
Howdy folks! :)
hello everyone
hi all,
slide deck for day 3 error 404 - not found
Good morning all.
Good afternoon Alex. It looks like there is a problem with the Slide Deck for days 3, 4, and 5. I keep getting an error message when I try to get them.
Slide #3 is poor quality, can't read it.
Hello from Tucson
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If like me you have a fondness for both railways and archives then you might be interested in Network Rail's Virtual Archive, which is a collection of documents (mostly plans and drawings) from the organisation's archive.
The Network Rail Archive is not open to the public because they are "fully engaged in managing information to support the activities of the operational railway". This is perhaps the most important thing to remember here, these may be historic documents but many of them are also engineering drawings for bridges and stations that are still in use today.
The documents are presented as a series of articles, along with historical background on the subject, such as a timeline or links to information on the railway company or engineer responsible.
This is a wonderful collection of documents, but there is probably little chance that the average family historian will find any information about their ancestors in the archive.
However most of these bridges, stations and tunnels were built by armies of labourers, if your ancestor was one of these labourers then the documents in the archive might give you a chance to see what it was they were working on.
The only drawback so far is the lack of documents from my neck of the woods. I would love to see some plans for Balcombe Viaduct on the Lonodn to Brighton mainline or details of some Sussex railway stations like Brighton or Bognor Regis.

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Editor's note: Reporter Amy Banton spent eight hours with Aiken County EMS in the middle of the Station five shift. Before she arrived, the crew responded to three calls, and they responded to two more during her time with the response team. Over those eight hours, she gained a glimpse of what the day of in the life of an EMT or paramedic is like.
A career in emergency medical services can accurately be described as stressful, at times messy, and often thankless.
But those who do it wouldn't trade the job for any other in the world. The Aiken County EMS workers who actually are out in the field see people at their worst, but also, at times, see them at their best. Some of the things that they've experienced would sound like a horror story to most – but to them, it's just another day on the job.
Two calls in one hour
On a rainy afternoon last week, Aiken County EMS station five responded to a vehicle wreck. The ambulance blasted its siren, occasionally blew the horn and vehicles swerved off the road and out of the way, except for the occasional panicked motorist who seemed unsure of what to do. Shift Supervisor Mike New was driving while his partner, Advanced EMT Matt Muse, was acting as another pair of eyes watching the road and making sure it was safe to blow through red lights and stop signs as vehicles slammed on their brakes before pulling through the intersection.
When help arrived, the occupants involved in the car wreck seemed fine. Someone else called in the wreck, but those involved in it didn't feel treatment was necessary. The team checked vitals, made sure everyone was OK and collected a few signatures. The scene was cleared, so Muse and New headed back at the station.
"Now we wait," Muse said after the ambulance was parked. But, just as he mouthed those words, station five was called again. Someone was suffering from respiratory distress.
The trip to assist this individual was about the same, but the scene was different. New and Muse unloaded the stretcher, as they were pretty sure they would be transporting a patient to the hospital this time. When they entered the individual's home, the two responders were calm yet alert. There was a lot of multitasking involved as they diligently worked with the patient while asking questions of loved ones at the home. At one point, New warned the patient that the ride would be a little bumpy and kindly offered a pre-apology.
They handled the patient gently and with grace, safely transporting her to the hospital with one driving and his partner in the back doing what he could to make sure the trip was as comfortable as possible.
After the call, several quiet hours followed. Between answering calls, the truck is cleaned and restocked, and the workers tidy up the station and write detailed reports for each call to which they respond.
Getting into the career
New has given 26 years to the Aiken County EMS. His father retired as an Aiken Public Safety superintendent, and New volunteered as a firefighter as soon as he was old enough.
New said he made the decision to become an EMT after his grandfather had a heart attack, and there wasn't much he could do at that moment to help. New said he didn't want to experience that again. Rather than feeling helpless in a situation, he said he wanted to be the one helping.
New said that it can be a frustrating job but a very fulfilling one, too.
Paramedic and Crew Chief Justin Chaparro, who has been with the County for about three years, said the field is constantly changing, and there's a lot more training and education required for the job than there was decades before when EMS simply transported someone to the hospital. Now, Chaparro said, they're the hands and eyes in the field for the doctor waiting for the patient at the hospital.
Muse said a lot can be learned in class, but some things can only be learned in the field. Each call is different in severity, complexity and emotion.
And someone new to the job will quickly know if they're cut out for it.
"It's when that incredible amount of knowledge becomes second nature," Muse said.
The challenges
Long hours is one of the many aspects of the job in which those in the EMS profession have to adjust.
Aiken County EMTs and paramedics work 24-hour shifts and take 48 hours off before their next work day. Lately, collecting overtime has been easy since the County is a bit understaffed due to recent turnover, but six new employees should be hitting the roads soon – if they haven't already.
But during the past few weeks, Chaparro said he's been picking up extra shifts to help out the crew, which he considers a second family, and because he cares about the residents he helps. Picking up extra time can help prevent a station from shutting down for a shift when they're short-staffed.
The stations include beds for the crew to sleep in starting at 11 p.m. until about 7 a.m. During those hours, if their station is called, dispatch will send out a tone and also call the crew to wake them up. Some nights they get sleep, but not every night.
Almost everyone in the field has at least one thing that gets to them. For Muse, working with children is the most difficult because seeing them scared or in pain can be hard. Of course, he's able to keep his composure for the sake of his young patient, but being a father himself, those are the calls he said bother him the most.
In the back of the station five truck, one may notice a pair of beady, shiny eyes peering down at them. Those eyes belong to a little stuffed gorilla that's given to a child to comfort them, Muse said.
If they don't have a stuffed animal on board, sometimes they'll make balloon animals out of gloves in efforts to bring even a small smile to the face of the child experiencing a traumatic situation.
The quirky side of EMS
Chaparro said superstitions run strong in their profession. For example, if someone points out that a shift is slow, their partner will often glare at them in frustration as a flood of calls tend to follow the simple statement.
Aiken County EMS road crews also tend to avoid a certain fast-food restaurant because over the years, there seems to be an unusual trend that if someone eats at that particular establishment, a traumatic event that evening is guaranteed. Chaparro said when they take a dinner break, they inform dispatch of their location, and whenever that establishment is heard over the scanner, a moan among all Aiken County EMS workers sound off across the area.
Also, when talking with an EMS worker, they'll pause whenever they hear tones go over the scanner, wait to see what station is being called and if it isn't them, they pick the conversation back up without missing a beat.
Occasional thank you
Anyone in emergency services knows that getting a "thank you" is often rare, but when it does happen, it feels good to know that they're appreciated.
The job is hard and the pay isn't so great, but almost any EMT or paramedic will say that they didn't get into the field for praise and certainly not for money. They do it because they like to help people.
"The first time I stepped onto a truck, I loved it and I didn't want to get off," Muse said. "You've got to have a passion to get into this job."
For Chapparo, he said the strongest vote of confidence comes from other crew members.
"The biggest compliment is (hearing another medic say) 'I trust my family with you,'" Chapparo said. "That's what you want to hear."
Amy Banton is the County reporter fro the Aiken Standard and has been with the publication since May 2010.
STAFF PHOTO BY AMY BANTON Aiken County Advanced EMT Matt Muse takes off his gloves inside an ambulance after responding to a call.×


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A ban on posting and tagging nude photos and videos on the Internet -- known as "revenge porn" -- has unanimously cleared a House panel.
The House Judiciary committee advanced the bill on Tuesday. It aims to prevent jilted lovers from trying to embarrass each other online.
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The New York Knicks thought they had a deal done at the deadline with the Los Angeles Clippers centered upon Iman Shumpert for Darren Collison.
The Clippers decided against making the trade at the last minute.
Sources believe the Clippers may have been posturing to keep Shumpert from being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Via Chris Broussard/ESPN
https://twitter.com/Chris_Broussard/sta ... 1103967232
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/23 ... e-Was-Done
Good find @Clipper*joe.
Whether or not it's true, I'm glad it's being reported by Chris "multiple sources" Broussard; this way the Clippers don't lose any credibility as a team (in terms of making deals in the future). Hopefully this doesn't hurt us from doing deals in the future. If there aren't any repercussions, then it is a pretty smart move.
It would have been nice if we could have sneaked in and got Sefalosha while OKC got Felton and Shumpert, but don't think that was ever an option.
Pretty darn confident it wasn't , lol.
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Hahah if all it was... was an OKC co**block.. I can get behind it 100 percent. I almost feel bad for the Knicks though who were played.
^Add one in the good column moves for Doc then.
Nice find. I wonder if it's all true.
That would only be fair
Classic. May hurt our chances of trading with Knicks in the future. Good thing they don't have any assets we'd want.
Except Shumpert later on, Lmao. How about a sign and trade for Carmelo during the offseason (I'm not a fan of Carmelo on this team)? Maybe Chandler if we couldn't resign DJ in a few years or Amare for the minimum after his deal is done.
On another note, is Amare the new Antawn Jamison?
It shouldn't be that hard to sell that Iman's injury was the biggest reason for shying away at the last minute, if you add the fact that Iman doesn't like playing the 3 it didn't really make a lot of sense for us in the first place.
Don't really care as a Knicks fan and I don't think this move would have helped the Clippers either.
Getting Collison at best would put the Knicks in the playoff picture to get swept in the first round. Shumpert has been underwhelming this season so I doubt he would help the Clippers much.
I think Collison>Shumpert anyway.
Amare will get more then the Minimum, and he isn't the new Jamison, because while he's hasn't gotten the minutes this year from Woodson while still claiming to be fine, He's actually played like a Superstar player while he's been on the Floor minus a few games. And the Team has played well when he's been on the Floor. The problem is because of minutes restriction's and a log jam most of the season at the 4 & 5 and the Knicks desire to rest him in fear of another knee injury, you can't really tell that unless you consistently watch the knicks play, witch is even harder to do as Woodson style of offense is Melo Ball, Kinda why Melo looks so bad this year in the 4th quarter. But I think Melo would be a great fit if he gets into Better shape and commits on Defense, Offensive wise he fits with any team.
bullock(in 2 years)>shumpert
LOL... if true, "Golden Boy" Presti got absolutely schooled by Doc.
Hopefully he expresses that it was a tactical move to Collison and Barnes because damn that was a putrid trade plan. Trade two of our guys for the worse PG (overpaid for a contender backup as well) and a guy fresh into a MCL injury.
Doc doesn't deserve an apology because maybe if he stopped worrying about Shumpert he could of worked some better deals.
Doc the evil genius lol
Good move by Doc.
Well, that trick will probably never work again Doc,but nicely done if true. Don't play poker with Doc,
I think what it came down to was Shumpert was hurt the night before. The last thing we needed was to trade 2 healthy players for an injured Shumpert and FAT RAY!!!


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Let me get this straight, I've been a Clippers fan for about 11 years now, and I've also been on these forums reading posts for about 5 years now (I forgot my old account name and pass). The problem is I'm not liking what I see on these forums, and I know my reputation and status on these forums are nowhere near the rest of you, but I felt like I had to speak out. Before I always knew Clipper fans as being knowledgable, cool-headed, and classy. That seemed to have all changed, especially on these forums. I'm starting to see some extremely unclassy remarks, EVEN IF it is about the Lakers and their obnoxious fans, we just have to stay classy. Also we're losing our cool, I'm seeing some bone-headed arguments/statements on these forums much more nowadays. I apologize if you take offense to this, it is just my opinion afterall. I personally liked seeing Clipper fans 10 years ago having admirable characteristics, I just hope we can keep it up.
I understand what you're saying Bro, and you make some very good points. Unfortunately things don't always stay the same for the better or worse... But I will say to you... Welcome back to CTB!,
While I do agree with you as a clipper fan I feel it's our time we can finally brag and sit down with the big boys.What I think is pissing everyone off is the trolls coming in here and trying to put us down for not liking the lakers. While we should be level headed we can't turn the other cheek forever. While this might be the lakers town we are now the mighty clipper nation.
When teams get really good you get bandwagon fans. Some bandwagon fans take things too far and are sometimes not as knowlegable as they should be.
with success comes ego. we dont know how to handle ourselves since we're in unchartered waters lol
Your also seeing people putting more value in our team than is actually there. Your not going to be one of the few Clipper fans you know anymore, with more fans comes more bags of douche and more problems. Just take satisfaction that you know how long you have been a fan, and if EVERYBODY you know says they've been a fan as long or longer than you, they are liars.
Yeah I agree bandwagoners usually do muck up any fanbase, but I do have to say that even bandwagoners can start to develop good characteristics as fan, they just gotta start early lol. Also, I don't mind bandwagoners. We've been fans for a long time right? The more fans = more money, and whatever is best for the Clippers should make us happy to.
Laker fans don't know how to handle times when the Clippers are doing pretty well.
I completely agree, and there are MANY MANY MANY MANY things I absoulutely dislike about Laker fans. (Heck I even made a post about my Laker fan pet peeves). All I'm saying is it's something that will never stop with them, so why even bother and let it effect us? Imagine us, as long time fans, winning a championship and overpowering the Lakers and not even showboating about it. Why you may ask? Cause we ARE the most loyal and passionate fans in the NBA, we don't have to state what we already know about our Clips.
With winning, comes popularity. With popularity, you get all kinds of people with varying degree of knowledge and class. The Clipper fan base is no different and has no exceptions. As the team has won with stars like Griffin and Paul, i'm sure the subscribers to CTB has increased. Some are here to support while others are here to stir **** up. If you read and hang out here long enough you realize why certain people are here.
Look at when I joined this forum,,my first game live was in 1989 and the wonderful Sports Arena (still have the stub) ,,been a true fan for 2 decades,,but I got told I was wrong by newbies when I tried to bring up what you did above. I got raked for saying we should let our boys do the talking on the court and really got it when I put in the "C" word (classy).
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i wish grant hill was on this team. i feel that he could contribute plenty.
What are they missing? Crawford, Collision, and a big man.
Well most of our bench r starters now.. And mullens and jamison keeps the bench warm
Starters are the bench. Dudley got benched and still hasn't stepped into the role in a positive way and Turk has a bruised knee now. Hollins is in Doc's doghouse hell even after playing well last game did not see the court tonight he is better off traded as well or bought out.
I heard a month ago when he said he is ready. Not sure what he meant, maybe ready to play again?
Pretty much this, we are one good big and a duds trade from having a solid bench
This....................... a trade or 2 and getting the team healthy and we are set.
When Chris and JJ back our bench will be a good team with Collison and Jamal playing as bench players.
Like everyone has said,nothing. They are doing a great job as starters.
The bench sucks talent wise without Collison and Crawford so what should we expect?
My only real question about our bench is what is really up with Jamison? Doc must have known what he was getting into with his signing. It wasn't the same low risk, high reward situation as it was with Mullens. He must have known that it was going to be awkward shots, with a weird quirky offense, with very little defense. I don't really buy that he is saving him for later in the season, which if he did that would be really weird in my opinion.
I don't see the mystery there, you knew what you were getting. Why not even try him at the three for a bit? Do something with him?
Was Mullens ever really high reward? More like barely past not sucky reward
I thought all the big man signings sucked, but I was ready to give them the benefit of the doubt, but meh, not sure, maybe he thought Jamison could be a bench scorer as he was pretty decent last season.
Pretty much this though I think Turkoglu might turn out ok.
Turkoglu I was skeptical at first, but right before he was signed, I really had no issues because we have a Mullens and Jamison on the bench, you can't be worse, and we gave Jackson a chance. Also the season before last season he wasn't bad, neither was he out of shape like Jackson. Hopefully he continues to do better (shoot bette) and maybe he can even be used at SF.
The bench only have 2 creators, Collison and Jamal. Everyone else on the bench can only finish plays. Everything will be fine when CP3 and JJ return.
Jamison has stunk up the joint every opportunity he had this season.
There is no way anyone could have guessed a 20,000pt scorer in this league would turn to complete dog squat overnight.
I was going to be happy if Jamison could come in and score
7-9 ppg off the bench and most of all spread the floor.
He hasn't done any of that.
I am willing to add Turk in their with Collison and Crawford... He can still create.
I am concerned with Jamal and Collison playing together still. Collison basically disappears when he is on the floor with Jamal. That being said, I do prefer JJ starting so it creates a dilemma that I do not know the answer to.
If we can get a really good starting 2 with a trade for jamal, i would move jj to the bench and be a better fit with collison
Yeah he was, last year with the Bobcats he had a good defensive rebound rate, finished well at the basketball and was an almost ok 3 three point shooter, but he brought himself down by the basically sucking bad at everything else and playing stupid. He was playing with a bad organization so maybe he was something that could be fixed. He was also a top high school recruit (#1 player of the entire 2008 class by some places) and obviously is really big. So if he could be brought in, taught not to do all the stupid stuff he was doing and actually learn to play basketball he might have been pretty good; unfortunately it is now obvious fixing him isn't really something is going to happen, at least anytime soon.
Jamison is the player up front that has really hurt us though, he was supposed to our third best big, was probably expected to be fairly reliable, but he's just been a complete failure for us.
My reasoning is that coming out of Ohio, he was called a low IQ player. He couldn't crack the rotation in OKC, a good tea, because he was a low IQ player. He went to Charlotte, a poor team and played like a low IQ player. Outside of refining skills since he was also considered raw, a lot of those guys who seemingly have talent but never get it, it is usually due to low basketball IQ. I really think Doc overestimated his ability to transform certain players' game with some of his off-season signings.
I do agree, he could rebound defensively. His 3PT shooting for the amount of open looks he got though was poor, and then he was bad at everything else. He was actually a really bad player if your thinking of how he affects a game, one of the leagues worst defenders, and hurts an offense with the possessions he uses so,ineffectively. So even with a lot of improvement, as much as you can get over one off-season and training camp, you were maybe bringing him up from miserably bad to like a below average player. I guess for the money it could be considered decent reward, but he wasn't going to become a $1M Channing Frye because he moved to a good team.
Ah well, he tried, and I think he really does want to be serviceable, but I mean it's not easy, these are the best in the game. If he could really improve his shooting though, teams could still overlook some things to make him a few minute rotation guy, but it's hard to take the defensive hit. He's lost too much on defense.
I don't blame Crawford though. It's not like he's demanding he gets the ball every possession. It's more like Collison just hands it to him because he knows what Jamal can do. Maybe it's more of a confidence issue with Collison.
OP obviously doesn't watch any games, bench has not been settled since the start of the season with injuries at some point to barnes, cp, jj, 3 10day additions, hedo addition, the appearance and disappearance of jamison, and to add duds crap play and being demoted to the bench lol
Lamar Odom had just been released by his Spanish Team! A good pickup for just a veteran voice in the locker room! He doesn't even need to play just a good calm voice in the locker room
Odom injured his back in Spain, sidelining him for a month or so, and if gets cut by Spain, SPAIN, you really think he's good enough for the nba? Our bench bigs are good, they're producing, just need JCross back, and hopefully JJ...
LO will have his head on straight (I hope) and he's in shape (I hope). We don't have a rebounder on the bench. While not really a true center his defense is good. We lack that on the bench. He makes plays like a PG. Unfortunately he can't score. Baby is real foul prone. Turk is a ?. LO can play PF.
Collison, Jamal.Granger, Baby, LO. Baby's not really a PF. Going small JD could play PF. LO couldn't hurt. How long do we have for 10 day contracts?
Screw LO. Guys is so unprofessional. Came into Dallas out of shape, came into LAC out of shape, crack addict, etc. list gos on. Stay away LO
Just say "NO to LO",that is all
Not sure what's wrong with the bench to be honest... I do think it's time to start Granger though.
This thread was started before we had BB or DG, before we got rid of Mullens and 'Twan. I don't think the bench will be "wrong" as it were when we have a line up of: DC, JCross, DG, and BB and either DJ or Blake. Obviously injury has meant that we haven't seen this line up as a bench unit. We are looking pretty deep though, the only shortage is a the C spot.
Yah I really like what I'm seeing. I just wish we were healthy to get that chemistry across the board down.
Davis was completely terrible last night, got completely worked over by Hickson. Davis didn't score, rebound or defend. Bullock had an off night too but that happens, especially with a rookie, and he won't play much once our other guys get healthy.
I'm not terribly high on Davis between his foul rate, turnover rate, unremarkable shooting and rebounding and inability to defend quicker players. He's ok as a situational post defender, I don't know if he needs much a role beyond that.
Yah I somewhat agree with that ^^^^ I think Davis is a strong body we can throw at guys like Z Bo, David Lee, etc... I dont' think he's meant to be a central piece. Reggie did miss a lot of shots last night, but on a more positive note his aggressiveness is the thing to look at.
If Reddick and Crawford are back, the Clippers have a crazy bench. Granger, Collison, Baby, etc......
Guys bullock had like one good game - he isn't ready to be a consistent rotational player
Easy answer... they are missing Crawford and Collison
I think Granger should start ahead of Matt. He's a better defender. But then again, I like the idea of Danny killing second units.
Health is the problem at the moment. If we can get JC/DC back we'll be in great shape going into the postseason.
I honestly think Hollins should be along Davis, 2nd unit lacks length, and Baby would thrive more if he had a tall guy like Hollins there helping him out. I don't like Turkoglu!
If we shut down Redick, do you guys think we should pick up another small guard?
No. And no body is shutting JJ down for the playoffs. This team is built to win in PO and has the ability to go deep. If JJ needs to be shut down but can give you a game 7 in any of the series, you take it. Shutting him down and replacing him with some scrub from overseas or from the D-League is not a better option.
He can remain an option at this point. A D-Leaguer won't be getting any court time in the PO anyways.
Exactly how many fouls and turnovers are we looking to commit per minute?
Big Baby can't set a pick without knocking over about 3 people. And Hollins starts fouling people when he is over a scorers table.
AT this point it's 100% health. I know the clippers way is to "Win regardless
of how many key players are out". But then there is reality.
Crawford #2 scorer out. Collison who is been our x factor is out.
JJ still out...
I like Reggie bullock, but getting his **** blocked like that on a fast
break by( randy foye of all people) showed why he is a rookie
and shouldn't be depended upon in important minutes.
Do you seriously think JJ Redick can run around the court, come off screens and take the physicality of a playoff game or series with a bulging disc in his back? That's insane.
A bulging disk isn't what you're making it out to be bro. 90% of America has a bulging disk and they don't even know it. A bulging disk rarely causes pain. I think you're confusing a bulging disk with a HERNIATED disk.
A herniated disk means that the disk is broken or spilling, usually in the spine and that's the part that causes pain. A bulging disk is just a disk that has shifted out of place. You can do this from picking up a pencil or stepping off a curb awkward and 9 times out 10 you won't even know you've done it.
JJ condition is unique because we don't need Redick to get to the playoffs. Redick was having some "other" issues in his hip and/or shoulder and they found the disk issue. I'm only speculating, but I think they sat Redick to see if rest will alleviate a bigger problem (herniated disk) down the road.
I'm 30 and I've been dealing with a herniated disk for about 5 or 6 years now and I've kept up with all my activities. Hockey, basketball, men's league softball, golf, lifting weights. I know I'm not a professional athlete, but if you told me I could win a championship in exchange for a little bit of pain, I'd play through it.
In fact, that's exactly what Jonathan Quick did when the Kings won the cup. Quick won the Conn Smythe Trophy with a herniated disk. I'm sure Redick is fine, and I'm sure he can play.
I just remember Larry Bird being in so much pain, collapsing on the court, etc... I think his condition was a bit more sever than JJ's but I dunno. I'm not a doc
No Redick. No Crawford. No Collison. Heck no Dudley. I think the problem is pretty obvious. Even though we are a deep team that is A LOT of injuries.
Injuries are the problem with our bench. We are solid, yet great if healthy when it comes to the bench.


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By BILL BENGTSON
Fox Creek High School's uncharted territory – the postseason in girls' basketball – included plenty of tough terrain Monday, as the Lady Predators came up short in their program's first-ever playoff game, to the tune of 48-27 against C.A. Johnson from Columbia.
Fox Creek (11-11), playing at home, led 8-7 after the first quarter, but ran into big trouble in the second quarter and never recovered.
The visitors (8-10) wound up with a game-leading performance from Nakia Owens. She racked up 16 points, scoring only two points in the first frame but getting in gear for seven in the second.
Teammate Kaitlin Pickens wound up with 14 points, including eighth in the final quarter, when the visitors were hosing down any attempt at a comeback.
Each team wound up with five players scoring. Fox Creek's leaders were Dominique Moore and Stefanie Bloedel, with nine points each.
"I don't know if they turned up the intensity, or we just had a couple of breakdowns that didn't go our way, and then, you know, first time in the playoffs, get a few jitters and just didn't recover," said Richard Brady, Fox Creek's coach.
"I didn't feel like we played like we're capable of playing defensively tonight, but C.A. Johnson's athletic."
He described Owens, in particular, as an excellent player, and noted that Fox Creek "just didn't make the plays we needed to make."
Both squads tended to launch bricks from the free-throw line, as Fox Creek went 4-12 and the visitors went 5-14.
"We're some late bloomers," said Marlon Smith, the Lady Green Hornets' coach, acknowledging that his team got off to a relatively slow start.
"We lost a couple of close games early, in the region, in the second and third quarter, so I just wanted to keep up the intensity, keep them going and just keep on pressing, and we were hoping we'd break them and be able to score some points."
Smith described his squad, traditionally led in scoring by Owens, as "pretty well-balanced" Monday evening.
He cited Naquita Young and Demeatrius Bryant for strong play, with Bryant's rebounding as especially big.
Playing their final game for Fox Creek were seniors Haley Bryant, Summer Payne, Stefanie Bloedel (usually the squad's leading scorer) and Angelica Johnson.
Payne and Bloedel aren't likely to have much time to unwind, as both are pitchers in Fox Creek's softball program, which is gearing up for the 2013 campaign.
"We've been working to make playoffs since I've been here, so that was a really big accomplishment," said Bryant, who is the youngest of three siblings in a family that has had a student-athlete involved at Fox Creek since the school's creation.
"That was our No. 1 goal, and we accomplished that, so that was huge, but it would have been nice to get to the second round," she said.
C.A. Johnson now moves on to face McCormick on the road in a Thursday contest.
C.A. Johnson (8-10)—Nakia Owens 6 1-3 16, Naquita Young 2 3-6 7, Kaitlin Pickens 7 0-0 14, Demeatrius Bryant 4 1-3 9, Shontavia Bacote 0 0-2 0, Jenee Melton 1 0-1 2. Totals 20 5-14 48.
3-pointers: Owens.
Fox Creek (11-11)—Taylor Sheppard 2 0-0 2, Stefanie Bloedel 3 2-4 9, Angelica Johnson 2 0-0 2, Keiana Green 2 1-2 5, Dominique Moore 4 1-6 9. Totals 13 4-12 27.
3-pointers: Bloedel.
C.A. Johnson High School's Demeatrius Bryant, gathering an offensive rebound, gets some unwelcome attention from Fox Creek's Taylor Sheppard Monday evening, while Fox Creek's Angelica Johnson follows the play. Photo by Bill Bengtson×


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In the early days of cell phones, it was almost unheard of for children to be walking around with the new (and very large) hand-held devices; now, it's common to see middle school-age children tapping away on iPhones and BlackBerrys.
In a similar vein, law enforcement officers said the sending of nude or partially nude photos or sexually explicit messages – "sexting" – has also become common among children and teenagers.
According to a report published last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 28 percent of teenagers surveyed said they had sent a naked picture of themselves through text or email, and 31 percent reported having asked someone for a "sext" message. More than 57 percent had been asked to send a sext message.
The study was conducted among 948 students at seven public high schools in southeast Texas.
"I believe it's more common than people realize," said Capt. Mary Ann Burgess, a spokesperson for the Aiken Department of Public Safety. Burgess said if a cell phone is involved in an investigation, nine times out of 10 it contains images of nude or semi-nude body parts, which could belong to the owner of the phone or could have been sent to the owner.
"We find a disturbing amount of inappropriate pictures on kids' phones nowadays," she said. "That's what the schools were encountering, those pictures and that graphic language that we might have been called for. Now, it's just, unfortunately, become sort of – I don't want to say normalized, but almost normalized. When you go on Facebook, that's what you see. You see these provocative, almost nude photos of boys and girls. They're both doing it."
'Not reported as much as it was'
Burgess said two factors strongly influence the prevalence of sexting among teens. The first is parenting – or lack thereof.
She acknowledged that parenting today is not easy.
"If you have reasonable expectations for your child, and you have enforced those reasonable expectations with a lot of love and a lot of discipline, you won't have those issues with your kids," she said.
Another issue that has allowed sexting to become so commonplace is the amount of sexuality and provocativeness in media, including advertisements and television shows, she said.
"The things that are displayed in normal sitcoms nowadays are nothing like the 'Brady Bunch,'" Burgess said. "All you have to do is open up a magazine, turn on a TV or listen to the lyrics in a song."
Times have changed, she said, but so have the reactions to sexting.
"It's become so – like I said, I don't want to say 'normalized,' but we're not seeing those prosecutions of production of child porn unless it's an offender clearly violating a child," she said. "When it gets to those child-on-child situations, they're not as likely to prosecute. They leave it more to the hands of the parents to correct that behavior."
Burgess said there haven't been any recent cases of sexting in the Aiken area.
"I don't know if parents are not reporting it because it's more – I don't want to say accepted, but they know it's out there," she said.
"And when they find it, they might just deal with it themselves. It's not reported to us as much as it was in the past when it was more of a newer, up-and-coming issue," she said.
'You have to be in your kid's business'
Technology has changed. And while it has made sexting more prevalent, it has also enabled parents and law enforcement to combat it.
According to Burgess, monitoring software is available to allow parents to track their children's cell phones, including the location and content; however, it comes at an additional fee. She doesn't see the problem improving until cell service providers make it easier for parents to monitor their children's behavior.
In the meantime, parents can take the first step and talk with their children about the issue.
"Their kids have to have a good understanding of what does my mom or dad expect from me? What do my parents allow? How am I gonna manage these rules?" Burgess said. "If the parents take the first step and have that discussion with the kids and say, 'You might have a friend that will tempt you to do something you know we have not taught you to do. If you feel pressured, you need to come to Mom and Dad.'"
Some parents may have an issue with checking their child's cell phone or violating their privacy.
"In my opinion, as a parent and law enforcement officer, they don't have any right to privacy," she said. "Not until they're 21 years old, or they've moved out of your house and are not under your control. Your role as a parent is to guide that young life into adulthood so they're a fully functioning, productive member of society. Therefore, you have to know – you have to be in your kid's business."
Burgess said it's not a violation of trust, but rather good parenting.
"It doesn't always have to be, 'I don't trust you,'" she said. "A parent can say, 'I want to make sure nobody's hurting you.'"
'You can't get it back'
If you or your child discover inappropriate texts or pictures on their phone, Burgess said it's best to call police.
"You never know if we've gotten another complaint on the same person or the same business group or website," she said. "They don't always have to be afraid, 'Oh my goodness, we're gonna send someone to jail.' Sometimes it's just an education that we can provide for both parties on why it's inappropriate and it can't be allowed."
Aiken Public Safety has resources available on preventing or responding to the issue, from brochures to discussion with an officer.
"We will more than gladly sit down with them here, one-on-one if we have to, to tell them what their options are," Burgess said.
For Burgess, the issue is a passion that has been fueled by seeing kids hurt by it.
"Once you press that 'send' button, you can't get it back. You have lost your right to that image," she said. "It's very hurtful, especially for some of these girls who have sent pictures out. I tell them, 'I'm sorry. I'm sorry it's up there on this website. There's nothing I can do because we can't get all those images back.'"
• Teddy Kulmala covers the crime beat for the Aiken Standard and has been with the newspaper since August 2012. He is a native of Williston and majored in communication studies at Clemson University.


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In a sport of a different stripe, batting .500 is outta this world.
So I�ll take what I can get.
Your Gridiron Guru went 2-of-4 in last weekend�s wild-card games, as I got blindsided by Bengals and frisked by a Flacco.
Looking back, I wasn�t tricked by the Texans � Cincinnati simply was even worse than I gave them credit for. Arian Foster made the Bengals� supposedly staunch defense look silly in what was the only pretty aspect of an otherwise very unpretty game. Andy Dalton was ugliest of all: Three yards in a half? Where�s Tim Tebow when you need him?
Now, Baltimore�s Joe Flacco was a surprise. The return of Ray Lewis to the Ravens� lineup provided an emotional jolt that made Chuckstrong look pretty weak, and even Flacco seemed to get into the mood, throwing for 282 yards and two touchdowns without a single turnover. The 125.6-passer-rating Joe isn�t the one I know. That pick I�d make, again.
In fact, I will:
Saturday, Jan. 12
Baltimore at Denver, 2:30 p.m. (KCNC, KREZ) � Flacco vs. Manning doesn�t exactly conjure visions of great quarterback duels of yore. This is where the real Flacco stands back up. You know, the one last seen in Denver lying face-down on the turf as Chris Harris sped by for a pick-6. If Baltimore has any hope at bucking the Broncos, it will come from the powerful legs of Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce, who chugged to 103 yards last weekend. But Denver�s defense has a lot more horsepower than a Colt. Meanwhile, Lewis got the home send-off that he wanted, but the final-season fairy tale can�t last when another glove sighting proves that it�s hard to hang with the Broncos when you�re a mile high with Peyton Manning in Colorado. Pick: Broncos 33-19. Line: Broncos by 8�.
Green Bay at San Francisco, 6 p.m. (KOBF, KUSA) � Aaron Rodgers seems to be more machine now than man, twisted and evil � if you ask Vikings fans. The Pack�s quarterback simply can�t be stopped. If anything can slow him down, though, it�s the 49ers� defense � if it shows up for the full 60. Still, a slower Rodgers ain�t no Flacco, so the Niners had better keep the hyperdrive humming, too. Week 1 is a long time ago in a memory far, far away at this point. Colin Kaepernick now leads San Francisco�s quest to become one with Lombardi Trophy, adding an extra twist to an already quirky offense that has shown it can pack a punch. The 49ers cannot escape their destiny, so if I�m a cheesehead, I�ve got a bad feeling about this. Pick: 49ers 32-30. Line: 49ers by 3.
Sunday, Jan. 13
Seattle at Atlanta, 11 a.m. (KASA) � We�ve all seen what happens to �Matty Ice� when that postseason heat cranks up. Seattle has the cornerback chops to keep Atlanta�s Julio Jones and Roddy White flying circles, which figures to make Matt Ryan melt. Again. The Falcons aren�t ready for the rolling Russell Wilson, and the Seahawks are set to prove they�re the baddest birds in the NFL. Pick: Seahawks 24-20. Line: Falcons by 3.
Houston at New England, 2:30 p.m. (KCNC, KREZ) � in Week 14, the Patriots turned Schaub into a schlub in Foxborough. This week, more of the same. Houston will have to rely on its defense to keep the game close, but with with a veritable and versatile arsenal of weapons, Tom Brady won�t have much trouble ending the Texans one-game not-losing streak with alacrity. Plus: Houston, prepare to get Gronked. Pick: Patriots 38-23.Line: Patriots by 9�.


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Authorities said a neighbor and his friend used a bow and arrow to shoot and kill a Florida panhandle family's pet turkey for their Thanksgiving dinner.
Sheriff's deputies arrested two Santa Rosa County teens Monday. They face charges of armed burglary, armed trespassing, theft of livestock and animal cruelty.
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Deputies said the teens told them they planned to eat the 30-pound turkey for Thanksgiving.
Animal lovers Brian and Christa Caponi live on 6 acres in Gulf Breeze and have more than 50 dogs, cats, goats, chickens and other animals. They said Tom the turkey was special because he was so friendly. In fact, Christa Caponi said Tom was more like a family dog than a turkey.


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In its annual quest to recognize the leaders of Durango, the Durango Chamber of Commerce named Peter Marshall, the general manager of the DoubleTree Hotel, as Citizen of the Year on Thursday night.
�Peter Marshall is an individual of absolute integrity and profound community commitment,� said Joel Jones, a former honoree in the category, presenting Marshall with the award. �Peter exemplifies what is too often missing in our contemporary world � a form of selfless, quiet leadership, one characterized by integrity, sustained energy and, most of all, humility.�
Marshall displayed that humility in his acceptance.
�There�s something about Durango, whether it�s the air, whether it�s the mountains, that makes you want to be the best you can be,� he said, �There are many, many people in this audience who could be standing up here. But don�t get me wrong, I�m glad it�s me.�
The DoubleTree also is a finalist for the Green Business of the Year, along with Durango Natural Foods and Zia Taqueria. That award will be presented at the Green Business Roundtable luncheon Feb. 12.
The chamber�s Awards Committee has the option of presenting an award for Outstanding Contribution to the Community when it sees a worthy recipient. This year, the committee recognized Mercy Regional Medical Center for outstanding contribution by an organization and its recently retired CEO, Kirk Dignum, for contribution by an individual.
�My wife told me I had to come to cheer on Mercy, which is up for Business of the Year,� said Dignum, a self-described introvert. �We�re going to have to talk when we get home.�
There were some firsts for the evening.
For the first time in 16 years, the Barbara Conrad Award, which honors those who are graduates of the Leadership La Plata program and demonstrate the same committed and creative leadership as the late Conrad did, honored a couple, John and Cissy Anderson.
�Individually, they are tremendous assets, but together they are truly a power couple,� Christi Zeller, last year�s honoree, said as she presented the award to the couple, who are longtime volunteers with LLP, the Durango Arts Center and Music in the Mountains, among other organizations. �We are so grateful they decided to make Durango their home.�
While the Andersons have consistently volunteered for LLP since they were members of the Class of 2001-02, they�re grateful to the organization with their involvement in the community.
�We�re standing here because of Leadership La Plata,� Cissy Anderson said. �It opened doors, and introduced us to the people and organizations that make this the beautiful place it is.�
The Young Professionals of Durango gave its first ever Young Professional of the Year to Mandi Davis, who is raising two young children, co-managing the Ore House and providing leadership to YPOD.
�During the past 23 years, the Durango Arts Center has gone through many transformations,� said Paulette Church as she presented the organization with Non-Profit of the Year. �Yet during all of these years, it has been a tremendous and invaluable asset to the whole region.�
Accepting on behalf of the DAC, Executive Director Peggy Zemach said three years ago, when the center was teetering on the brink of closure, it had 300 members. Now it has more than 900.
Nick Spence was named Diplomat of the Year by Diplomats President Mary Jo Paxton, who alluded to his ability to �light up a party.� The Diplomats represent the chamber at numerous openings and events.
Alpine Bank, after being a finalist three times, finally struck the mother lode and was named Business of the Year.
�I don�t know if it was patience, persistence or we just wore out the judges,� said President Mike Burns. �We have now donated more than $500,000 in direct support to the community because we believe we should leave this world and this community better than we found it.�
Vicki Romero Coe got one of the big laughs of the evening when she accepted the Morley Ballantine Award for her almost three decades of volunteering to improve opportunities for youths in La Plata County.
�I�ll be short,� the petite woman said as she tried in vain to reach the microphone.
Jon Sigillito, owner of Durango Party Rental, credited his staff for helping make his company the Small Business of the Year, while Ann Morse, owner of Lost Dog Bar & Lounge, said it was the community supporting her business that allowed her to support the community and win the Lost Dog the Spirit of Durango Award.
And Cheryl and Chuck Carson thought winning the Bill Mashaw Volunteer of the Year Award was almost too much of a good thing.
�It�s kind of like getting a prize for eating ice cream, where the ice cream is the real prize,� Chuck Carson said, �In this instance, the volunteering is the prize. We�ve made a lot of friends, a lot of connections and found a lot of purpose in this community.�


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I want KD and his OKC team to lose in the conference finals. No need to rub salt in our Clippers' wounds. Let the Spurs whoop their butts.
I agree WinningBasket. I hope that the Spurs sweep OKC. That would be sweet.
Spurs were always my backup team when the Clips flmaed out in the old days,so SPURS
I want the Spurs to beat the Thunder. They are the better and more deserving team. Not to mention they will give us an entertaining series with Miami. It will be a snore fest if the Thunder face the Heat.
Don't really care who takes it. I just know the league (refs) didn't want the clips advancing. Can u image if the clips advanced while the whole sterling fiasco was going on? The nba just wanted the clips out
To hell with the Thunder.
They'll be lucky to win more than 1 game with Ibaka out.
One has to be a conspiracy theorist to believe this comment.........................but I do think there is a lot to be said for this in other words, I am leaning towards your side of the fence( but I think the NBA took advantage of some sloppy play our guys too). MY best friend, who is BTW a Warrior fan,emailed me and said the exact same thing to me after we lost.
So if it ended up Indiana vs OKC,I would assume we are all now IND fans?
Should have been Clippers vs. Spurs starting tomorrow, but the league hates us apparently.
I miss watching the Clippers already. Watching the Pacers and Heat today wasn't all that exciting. I too wish the Clips were playing against the Spurs tomorrow night. Soooo close and yet soooo far. Ugh.
With that said, I hope Spurs demolish OKC.
doesnt matter who wins, lebron is going to 3peat LEL
Not that I care anymore. Spurs in 6. NBA won't make it easy on Tue machine empire. Their beloved #mvp won't be allowed to go down easy. Now lets hope that there won't be another award going the thunders way (a made up one now like best no looking at FTs by kd)
If that happens then thunder wins it.
Spurs should and hopefully do win, but with OKC the better team does not allows win due in large part to the refs....
Spurs are legit
I know , its killing me right now, the Clippers were 11 seconds from this possibly being them
The Spurs are doing what OKC can't defend, the pick n roll. Tony Parker is getting to the hoop at will. He crossed the sh!t outta Sefolosha.
I have no idea why the Clippers abandoned the high pick and roll with Chris and Blake. It was money everytime
The nba will always want KD vs Lebron. They wanted kobe vs lebron for years but they both could not get their the same year even with the nba/refs doing their thing. Sadly blake and chris will never get that treatment because the NBA is enamoured with superstar shooting guards/small forwards.
Its all ratings for them, finals with kobe,lebron or durant always do better than those with duncan,nowitski,parker,howard,garnett or hibbert.
Fisher is a piece of ****, but damn, I wish we had him ONLY to play against the Spurs. For some reason, he just kills the Spurs.
Spurs are up 14 with less than two minutes left. Man, I hope they continue to dominate OKC.
This game makes me sad. If the refs had been fair and impartial, Clippers could have been playing against the Spurs.
Go refs , let's see how they screw this series up !!!
Manu is beasting in the third, lol.
It's hilarious to see bubble boy whine for not getting calls and then gets a technical
Kawhi Leonard is something special.
It was certainly amusing, lmao. It's refreshing to see Durant not getting ghost fouls.
I hope the Spurs win out. That Kawhi is amazing. I wish he were on the Clippers team.
Spurs can send us a thank you card for eliminating Ibaka
They can personally thank CP3. I thought CP3 took him out on purpose.
I'm enjoying this series!!!!
Just to screw with the league, I hope the Pacers beat the Heat for a boring Finals!!!!
That's karma on the Thunder (Ibaka) and the NBA.
I really will be sad as a basketball fan when Duncan retires. I will be happy as a Clippers fans because that means the Spurs get a lot worse but Duncan really is an amazing player.
If it's Pacers vs spurs, that might be one of the lowest rated finals in recent times.
And he was the 15th pick in the 2011 draft. Traded away by the Pacers. (Imagine him on the Pacers.)
So it shows you good scouting can still find gems. I wonder how many of the current hyped top eight picks will crap out? You just know some will.
Why Sad? That means he has a little more free time to work with B-L-A-K-E
Durant and Westbrook jumping and up and down, throwing their arms and pouting after EVERY call that doesn't go Thunder's way. Bunch of spoiled brats.
The high pick and roll was there all series with Blake and DJ and we used it more times than not to look for shooters. Late in a game we should of been using it to kill clock and get the bigs at the rim. Parker was a little over dribble happy game one and Mills and Manu came in and did work like JC and DC did that one game.
Spurs game one showed how much of a shame it was we didn't attack more overall when Ibaka went down.
There's absolutely no way Duncan will ever work with Blake. As soon as Duncan retires, I can see the Spurs hiring him as their big man coach.
Duncan with a T? Refs showing their ugly head
Ed Malloy is the Thunder's MVP tonight.
To be fair San Antonio big men are doing a great job of moving their feet instead of just chest bumping them like big baby Davis
We would probably have gotten swept by the Spurs if we advanced. They are just a damn machine and it is incredible that year after year, they continue to play at this high level.
Actually I think we would have given them a challenge maybe win a game or 2, cause unlike OKC we actually have an offensive system, and more than just 2 guys who could score and our defense is better as well, also KD and Russ are ice cold, SA defense and offense are really good. Watching and WOW, This is what I see our team like next year...
The Spurs are such a well-oiled machine working so smoothly together. They would have given the Clips major problems had they played in this round. I'm actually quite ecstatic the Spurs are pounding OKC to the ground, up 27 in the third. I hope the demolition continues to the very end. Lol
Happy but pissed. Happy because OKC sucks ass, and pissed because Clippers would put up a fight and it would be fun to watch.
its a pity we choked game 5 away, we would have given spurs a good run for their money, similar playstyle albit clips being more athletic
OKC actually suck. outside of Durant and west brick they have nothing
Yet they beat us. What does that say? Not this blame the refs stuff. You shouldn't have to rely on favorable officiating


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Two men have been arrested and charged following a Saturday night shooting in Bath.
David Rosier, 45, of Nicholson Road in Trenton, has been charged with murder in the death of Donnie James Davis, 20, of 181 Dixie Clay Road in Warrenville.
Joseph "Joshua" Rosier, 21, also of Nicholson Road, has been charged with assault and battery due to an altercation that occurred just prior to the shooting.
Police and witnesses said David Rosier shot and killed Donnie James Davis, 20, of 181 Dixie Clay Road in Warrenville, in the face at the Church Street.
An Aiken County Sheriff's deputy responded to the shooting incident at a home at 56 Church St. in Bath at about 10:30 Saturday night, according to an incident report, where police found Davis dead inside the home.
Russell Dean Blackmon, 33, lives at the Church Street home, the report stated. He and another witness reported that David and Joshua Rosier came to the Bath home and the incident ensued, police said.
One of the witnesses at the home told police David Rosier shot Davis in the face with a handgun, the report stated, and then left the home with Joshua Rosier in a green Ford Explorer.
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Can it really be two years ago that I started writing this
blog, it seems like only yesterday. As I am not really one for parties what better time for a bit of reflection and perhaps a look forward to the future as well?
My life was full of challenges last year, beginning with unemployment in January. Although this gave me time to pursue a lot of the things I wanted to, there was always the worry that my dwindling pot of redundancy money would run out before I found work. Back in employment in the middle of the year it was suddenly all changed, from plenty of time to very little spare time at all. Money was still a problem as my travel costs increased along with the cost of doing genealogy, but at least I have some job security.
Still that shortage of time is a problem, I have tried to keep up my daily blogging schedule (and succeeded), but often this has often been at the expense of other things, such as actual family history research. Blogging is too much of a part of my life now to give up, but a delicate balance has to be found. I haven't quite found that balance yet but things are improving. It is like anything in life, if you really want to do it you will find a way.
So what of the future? I have lots of idea for this and other blogs, but I know that I would be stretching myself too thin if I was to try to pursue them now. Their time will come in the future but for now I need to concentrate on this blog and improving my communication. I wrote a while ago that I was particularly bad at replying to emails and comments and commenting myself, hopefully things have improved slightly, but I feel there is plenty of room for further improvement.
One thing I really want to do is improve the appearance of this blog, I want a more professional appearance, which may mean moving away from a free wordpress.com blog to paid for wordpress.org hosting. Also I am getting bored with the photo of me at the top of the right-hand column and I would like to replace this with a logo of some sort.
I also have an idea for a series of guest posts with a difference, I am not sure if it will work out (I haven't asked the guest poster yet) but it would be a win-win situation for me if it does happen.
Finally, thank you to everyone who has made this such a wonderful experience, I wouldn't have got this far without you. Whether it is by commenting, emailing, providing ideas and inspiration in your writing or by just proving that I am not alone. Thank you all.


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Deepening the Charleston harbor has loomed over South Carolina in recent years, much like how the massive Maersk "Triple E" cargo ships the wharfage is trying to accommodate towers over most any other man-made vessel.
The Obama administration designated Charleston as one of five nationally significant harbor projects last year and allowed required studies to be expedited, which the Army Corps of Engineers wrapped up last week. With the project on the fast track, hopes are it could be completed by the end of the decade.
There are nearly 20 eastern United States harbors currently looking at dredging in order to accommodate the larger container ships that will call when the widened Panama Canal opens in 2015 and changes the shipping world forever.
Making a mega port, of course, comes with a mega price tag. Charleston's study found that dredging the 5 feet of loose sediment off the ocean floor in order to reach the requisite 50-foot depth will not be as environmentally unfriendly – or costly – as once feared, but the $300-$350 million investment might still come mainly – solely? – from S.C. coffers as talk of a 40 percent federal match is hopeful but far from a guarantee.
Not all the ports will be able to afford it but ships are only going to get larger, and waiting for the tide or transferring cargoes to smaller vessels are not options in today's shipping business.
Get deeper or drown seems to be the message.
The ports prepared to handle the "post-Panamax" ships, as they are dubbed, will be changed, too, transforming from the bustling places most already are into mega-terminals ready to add on whole new cities full of workers in just a few years. Earlier this summer, the State Ports Authority agreed to spend about $25 million on two new container cranes to handle cargo from larger container ships. Once installed in 2015, 12 of the 20 container cranes at the state's ports will be able to service the larger ships.
With larger ships come larger responsibilities, as the time to unload bigger ships creates the potential for congestion and delays. Having the proper personnel and infrastructure in place will be key in winning this economic sweepstakes.
And make no mistake, these are big-time stakes. When the larger ships come calling, only New York City, Baltimore and Norfolk, Va., will have the requisite depth with Miami soon to follow. For other East Coast harbors thirsty for the windfall, being one of the first established mega-ports matters. The Port of Charleston generates $600 million in import duties every year. If Charleston completes its project before nearby Savannah, Ga., already waist deep in its harbor plan, it stands to reap billions in economic development dollars and tax receipts.
The Obama administration is not tipping its hand which Southeastern port it prefers as Vice President Joe Biden will visit both Charleston and Savannah, the nation's fourth busiest container port, this week on a harbor tour.
Charleston has several built-in advantages over Savannah. It is more a natural harbor. Dredging the lengthy Savannah River channel will come at nearly twice the cost, and while S.C. legislators have already earmarked the $300 million to pay for Charleston's freight, Georgia is not in the same fiscal boat.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has been instrumental in leading the delegation that has helped expedite this process. Because of Charleston's late start, the project was at first estimated to be completed by 2024. Nine years behind for a state positioning itself as business-friendly is, well, bad business.
More work is needed to make the 2019 forecast. But even though several other ports had a headstart when Charleston fired its starter gun, it has been running non-stop ever since.
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The Union Street bridge was closed from the early morning hours until around 3 p.m. on Tuesday due to damage from a tractor-trailer that didn't have the clearance to cross.
The damage to the bridge was small, and S.C. Department of Transportation crews fixed the little bit of destruction.
Officers responded to the scene at 6:42 a.m., according to Aiken Public Safety's Lt. Karl Odenthal. The truck was on-route to make a delivery on Powderhouse Road. It attempted to go over the bridge, which Odenthal said it didn't have the clearance for, and the front right fuel tank as well as the reserve tank ruptured.
Fuel trailed from the intersection of Park Avenue and Union Street down to East Pine Log and Banks Mill Road, Odenthal said.
The truck was tracked down by Aiken Public Safety which then assessed the damage and its function.
No injuries were reported.
City crews worked for several hours to clean up the diesel fuel, covering the areas exposed with sand or gravel, and street sweepers were brought out. The city will address the expenses of the clean-up with the trucking firm, according to Public Safety's Sgt. Jake Mahoney.
No structural damage was observed, but a few spikes holding down the wood of the bridge had to be reset or replaced, according to S.C. Department of Transportation's Jeff Terry. There was "superficial damage" to the wood, Terry said.
The truck driver was cited for violating the City of Aiken Truck Route ordinance, according to Aiken Public Safety.
The incident happened several weeks after the Laurens Street Bridge re-opened, which was closed for about six months during a replacement project.