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Extrication Basics: Vehicle Entry for Victim Removal
Last month we spent some time talking about some of the actions taken before the extrication, or disentanglement, can begin to take place. This month we will focus on gaining access to perform patient contact and treatment, efficient tool usage and...
Last month we spent some time talking about some of the actions taken before the extrication, or disentanglement, can begin to take place. This month we will focus on gaining access to perform patient contact and treatment, efficient tool usage and operation, and we will highlight some simple procedures to perform on the emergency scene.
At this point in the incident, the on-scene surveys have been completed, hazards have been secured or abated, and vehicles have been stabilized horizontally, vertically, and internally. It is imperative to get medically trained personnel into the vehicle to begin to stabilize the patient while the disentanglement takes place. The quickest method to achieve this is to remove the glass, from a location furthest from the victim, so that any broken glass is kept far from the patient. Once the glass is compromised, all glass should be placed under the vehicle, when applicable. To do this, it is paramount to identify what type of glass is in the vehicle:
Tempered Glass is found most frequently in side and rear windows. It is single layer, but stressed on the outer surface. This glass will shatter into small pieces when broken, so it is advisable to cover the glass with duct tape, spray adhesive or sheets of adhesive paper so the glass can be collected and removed without exposing the victims to sharp edges (photo 1). Rescue teams carry spring-loaded center punches to break this type of glass, but the point of a Halligan tool or any other pointed tool can work as well.
Laminated Glass is found most commonly in front windshields. This type of glass is constructed of polyvinyl butyral plastic sandwiched between two layers of glass. When this glass is broken, it will remain together as a unit but will crack and tear. This type of material can be removed with a variety of tools, such as an axe, a reciprocating saw, a pneumatic windshield saw, and even a hand saw (photo 2).
Enhanced Protective Glass (EPG) is a newer class of laminated glass, located in side- and rear-window assemblies. These glass panels will react in a similar fashion as laminated windshields, as the construction methods are very similar. Most rescuers will attempt to attack the side- and rear-window panels as if they are constructed of tempered material, but two or three attempts with a center punch on these panels will yield little more than a few small marks in the window. Furthermore, these panels will usually be marked in the lower corner of the window where the word "laminated" or "EPG" may be present. Once the presence of EPG is found, removal can be performed with the same tools used for laminated glass panels.
While patient care is being performed, crews can begin to make purchase points, spaces in the vehicle where the spreaders can be placed to displace the vehicle's materials. One method of setting purchase points is with the use of the Halligan tool and the Flat Head Axe, or the "irons". The Halligan tool is set into place with the Adze end of the tool into the gap, usually between the door and the post. The tool is driven into place with the Flat Head Axe or other suitable tool, and the shaft of the tool is then lifted up and down, in order to create a larger "point" for the spreader tips to be placed (photo 3).
Another method to gain a purchase point is by using the hydraulic spreaders. In one method, the tips of the spreaders are placed between the top of the door skin and the "A" post, the rear of the hydraulic tool is angled upward, and the spreaders are then opened. This vertical crush action will begin to displace the door outward, providing a point for the spreader tips to begin to attack the hinges on the doors. Another technique that is successful is by opening the spreaders as wide as possible, and using the tool's arms to compress the metal together. The spreader arms can be placed on a front fender, in a location just behind the center of the front wheel, and by squeezing the fender together, a purchase point can be made to access the hinges (photo 4). To access the pin side of the door, the spreaders are opened and placed diagonally onto the door assembly, with the tip side of the tool pointed closely to the approximate pin location. By squeezing the door assembly, the metal will deflect and expose the striker pin and Nader Safety Latch on the door-post assembly. No matter what technique is employed, keep in mind that the "golden hour" and the "platinum ten" clocks are still ticking away; use a technique that can be deployed quickly and efficiently.
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One-third of the college football season is already behind us, and for the most part it has gone according to the preseason script.
A peek at where the Triangle teams are as the ACC schedule hits full stride, and which teams will be in Charlotte on Dec. 1 for the ACC championship game:
1) Florida State is officially back.
The ACC has gone 12 years without a BCS title contender. Florida State, No. 4 in the country, certainly is in position to return to the national conversation after Saturdays 49-37 win over Clemson.
Quarterback E.J. Manuel was spectacular with 380 passing yards and another 102 rushing, and the Noles defense, after falling behind 28-14 in the third quarter, shut down Clemsons explosive offense when it had to.
A road game with Virginia Tech, on Nov. 8, and a home date with Florida, on Nov. 24, are the two biggest obstacles left on FSUs schedule. Other teams would have to lose in front of them nationally, which is possible, but their fate in the ACC is up to them.
FSU would have to lose twice in the league for Clemson to pass them in the Atlantic Division. In other words, they can start packing for Charlotte.
2) No one wants to win the Coastal Division
Virginia Tech, the medias preseason choice, didnt exactly inspire confidence with a 35-17 loss at Pittsburgh on Sept. 15, but Pitt doesnt join the ACC until next season. And the Hokies have lost early September games before out of the league (hello, James Madison), only to run through the ACC like Drano.
Still, Virginia Techs problems on the offensive line open the door for another team to win the Coastal, and be fodder for FSU in Charlotte.
Georgia Tech would have been the next logical choice, but the Jackets already have two ACC losses, and both in the division. The NCAA says UNC cant win the division, which leaves Miami, Virginia and Duke.
Miamis 2-0 in the ACC, despite giving up 68 points in conference play. You think that kind of defense is going to hold up?
Virginias first-team offense has scored three touchdowns in three games against Division I-A opponents.
So its either Duke or back to square one with Virginia Tech. Safest bet? First team to win five games takes the division.
3) N.C. State is, well, we dont know what N.C. State is.
Well learn more about N.C. State with the next four games at Miami, Florida State, at Maryland, at UNC than we learned in the first four games.
The Wolfpack got run out of the Georgia Dome by Tennessee in the opener, a 35-21 loss, and has since won the three games from its nonconference schedule it was supposed to.
The offensive line has been shaky, so has the secondary, two areas that should be strengths for Tom OBriens sixth team.
Running for 284 yards against The Citadel, and putting up 52 points, were good signs for N.C. States offense. And who knows, maybe freshman running back Shadrach Thornton, who ran for 145 yards in his college debut on Saturday, will be just the burst of energy the Pack needs to get through the next four games with the same 3-1 record.
4) Theres no place like home.
If North Carolina can figure out a way to play on the road as well it does at home, the Tar Heels could win out. No, really.
Thats a testament to both how well theyve played at Kenan Stadium, in a 62-0 win over Elon and a 27-6 win over East Carolina, and how weak the rest of their schedule is.
Motivation had been one of UNCs biggest problems the last few years, and despite the fact that UNC cant play in the ACC title game or in a bowl, coach Larry Fedora has seemingly fixed that.
Now, Fedora has to work on getting UNCs road act together. The Heels went 1-5 away from Kenan last season, compared to 6-1 at home. Theyve lost both road games, at Wake Forest and Louisville, thus far this season, and have manageable trips to Miami, Duke and Virginia remaining.
The defense has been the biggest issue on the road. The Heels have given up 33.5 point per game on the road, compared to 3.0 at home.
5) Duke wants to party like its 1994.
The Blue Devils (3-1) took care of business in the games they had to win (Florida International, N.C. Central and Memphis) and didnt let a lopsided loss at Stanford (50-13), derail their mission.
That leaves Duke halfway to its first bowl trip since the 1994 season. The math remains the same for the final eight games, win three games, but the competition will be considerably more challenging.
Realistically, Duke needs to win at Wake Forest on Saturday. The problem is the Blue Devils have never beaten Jim Grobe (0-11), and they always seem to pick the most excruciating way possible to lose the Demon Deacons, who are also 3-1 and in their own desperate need of a win over Duke for their bowl hopes.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants, in conjunction with Major League Baseball and People magazine, announced that Betty Chinn of Eureka, Calif., has been elected to be the team's representative for the All-Stars Among Us campaign.The program, which debuted last year, recognizes individuals serving their communities in extraordinary fashion. Each team's All-Star will be honored in a ceremony preceding baseball's All-Star Game on July 13. Chinn was among three Giants finalists chosen by fans across the nation to represent the team. Fans across the nation cast 1.7 million votes, more than double the number of votes from the previous year, at PeopleAllStars.com to select the 30 All-Stars Among Us. Chinn was homeless for four years as a child in China. For the last 20 years, she has risen at 4 each morning to prepare meals to distribute twice a day to the hungry and needy of Eureka. She also collects and distributes clothing, all while working full-time.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Honing a swing and keeping it in tune throughout the baseball season is a meticulous task.And, as one can imagine, maintaining two swings is even more tedious -- especially when you're Pablo Sandoval and a .211 right-handed hitter. Although Sandoval hit lefties at a clip of .314 last season, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Sandoval's struggles are simply part of being a switch-hitter. "With some switch-hitters one side always demands a little more maintenance, little more work, and you get out of sync. It's tough, and I think that's just the case for Pablo right now," Bochy said prior to Monday's series opener against the Dodgers. "He's been spending time on the right side trying to get it figured out. ... He's just got to go up there and get a good pitch to hit. While Sandoval is struggling as a right-handed batter, he's hitting .296 as a lefty. And although his power numbers are down this season, opposing teams still are well aware of Sandoval. "I hope he struggles a little bit longer," Dodgers manager Joe Torre joked. "Pablo is a good hitter and fearless up there. Everyone is aware that he doesn't have much of a strike zone, but that doesn't keep him from being dangerous."
Giants skipper not worried about Lincecum
SAN FRANCISCO -- It's tough to believe because it has rarely happened during the past few seasons, but Tim Lincecum was pulled after three innings Sunday for one reason."In my mind that was plenty, that was enough, he was done," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Monday. "His stuff just wasn't there." On Sunday, Lincecum threw 79 pitches and allowed two home runs -- a solo homer to David Ortiz in the first and a three-run shot to Mike Cameron in the third -- in his shortest outing since Opening Day 2009. "More than anything, he was done, he was fatigued," Bochy said. "He threw a lot of pitches, his stuff dropped off -- he'll tell you that, in the second inning it did -- and he went back out there. ... You could see him laboring, and at that point it's not worth trying to get some more innings out of him." Sure, Lincecum had his struggles in May (4.95 ERA). But he bounced back with four solid outings, including three straight wins (2.17 ERA). Bochy is confident Sunday's performance was just an aberration, and although he understands why some may cry injury or blister, he said he's confident Lincecum -- who still is 8-3 with a 3.13 ERA -- will continue to be a dominant starter. "There's not getting around that. Everybody, the expectations when Timmy hits the mound [are high], and when it doesn't go well, sure, you're surprised because it doesn't happen very often," Bochy said. "The way he threw in Houston [on Tuesday], I felt very good in the way he was there and commanded his pitches. He was just off [Sunday]."
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Sunday's 4-1 loss to Boston was the Giants' third consecutive losing series. On Monday, Bochy emphasized the importance of ending that streak. "We've got to pick it up," Bochy said. "We've got to get back to taking series. Every team will say that, but we've lost three in a row right now." ... Bochy was asked about the possibility of right-hander Todd Wellemeyer (right quad strain) pitching out of the bullpen when he returns from the 15-day disabled list, but Bochy said he would wait until closer to Wellemeyer's return date (around the All-Star break) before deciding Wellemeyer's role. ... The Sept. 1 home game against Colorado has been moved up one hour, from 7:15 p.m. PT to 6:15 p.m., to accommodate the Rockies.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB ) – Louisville has what Kentucky wants – and I'm not talking about the Governor's Cup trophy.
Not yet.
I'm talking about a five-bar connection to the national college football conversation. I'm talking about justified swagger. I'm talking about mattering enough that people are eager to take shots at the Cards (see schedule and thoughts of contending for the national title for details).
I'm talking about Louisville's place in the college football universe. That perch at Number 7 in the latest Associated Press college football poll, right between mighty Texas A&M and formidable Louisiana State.
Kentucky hasn't been ranked that high in the AP poll since January, 1978.
I'm talking about the Cardinals' push to appear in another Bowl Championship Series game. It would be their third. They've won both the Orange and Sugar bowls during the BCS era, and they'd love to upgrade their credentials this season.
Life in the Southeastern Conference has ensured that Kentucky does not have those experiences on its resume.
I'm talking about Teddy Bridgewater, a quarterback who does not need a campaign or poster to sit in the top five of the Heisman Trophy race this season. All Bridgewater needs to do is keep doing what he's doing. America knows his name – and game.
Kentucky had a Teddy Bridgewater. His name was Tim Couch. He was invited to New York City. But that was 1998.
I'm talking about Louisville trying to win its fourth straight game against an SEC opponent. Kentucky in 2011. Kentucky in 2012. Florida in the Sugar Bowl. Favored by 14 in Commonwealth Stadium Saturday.
Kentucky has not won four consecutive games against SEC opponents since 1977.
There's more. Bridgewater's supporting cast. The head coach (Charlie Strong) who turned down what most college football people believed was a better job at Tennessee. The spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference starting next season.
But that can serve as the Cliff's Notes version of the things Louisville has that Kentucky would love to have.
Credit Kentucky. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart and the fervent fan base are determined to flip the script – at least flip it back to how it read in 2009 when the Wildcats were finishing their fourth consecutive winning season and they were in the middle of a four-game winning streak against the Cardinals. Kentucky has had the upper hand before. Kentucky can have the upper hand again.
Kentucky has some advantages in this tug of war, too. The Wildcats seem determined to flex them. They can recruit to the SEC. They play in a larger stadium. Their fan base has been amazingly hardy even though a string of lean times. They're committed to upgrading facilities.
That is why Mark Stoops is here – to try to make some of the upgrades at Kentucky that Charlie Strong has made at Louisville.
It's a considerably different challenge. Getting to a BCS game while traveling through the SEC hasn't been the same as traveling through the Big East, the American Athletic Conference or the ACC.
Ask South Carolina. Or Ole Miss. Or Vanderbilt. Or Mississippi State.
But Saturday is not the day for Kentucky to worry about celebrating a BCS moment or a bowl game of any flavor. Saturday is a day for Kentucky to take a snapshot that measures the gap between the programs.
The flashing lights suggest the gap is considerable. The Cards are more dynamic at most positions. The Cards have collected more depth because this is Charlie Strong's fourth season on the job.
The Cards have Bridgewater, a guy that nearly everybody believes will be the first quarterback taken in the 2014 NFL Draft and might be the first overall selection.
The Cards have a string of things that Kentucky wants – and not just the Governor's Cup trophy.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Tujague's restaurant is one of the oldest in the city of New Orleans, if not the country.
But sources said Wednesday it could soon close its doors, and there could be a deal in the works to sell the building, a move that could close the restaurant.
The son of the late owner of the restaurant said he couldn't comment on any potential sale Wednesday, but according to those sources, the family that owns a lot of the t-shirt and daiquiri shops in the French Quarter has made an offer to buy the building.
If the restaurant's walls could talk, they would tell more than a century's worth of stories, including some about long-time New Orleanians like Louis Sahuc.
"My dad would take me to Tujague's a lot. We'd eat lunch there. So, I mean, it's part of my life," Sahuc said.
He and other French Quarter activists sounded the alarm Tuesday that they were concerned Tujague's could soon close its doors.
"It's the second-oldest restaurant in New Orleans going back to 1856, second only to Antoine's. That also makes it one of the oldest restaurants in America," said WWL Radio Host and food critic Tom Fitzmorris.
Steven Latter ran the restaurant after he bought it in the 1980's. Records show his brother Stanford bought the building. Steven died in February and now sources say Stanford is considering a sale of the building to the Motwani family.
"I hate to see anything to change it," Sahuc said.
The Motwanis own quite a bit of property on Decatur Street. In fact, they own the property right next door to Tujague's. Most of those properties house t-shirt shops and daiquiri shops.
In fact, our research showed they own at least eight properties on Decatur Street alone, from Conti to Governor Nicholls.
We called the Motwani business office about the possible purchase, but they said "no comment".
No one from the Latter family would comment either, but Tujague's Facebook page and Twitter profile lit up this morning about word of a possible sale.
"If somebody was gonna buy the building, close the restaurant, do something positive, that would be a different story. But t-shirt shops and daiquiri shops we don't need," Sahuc said.
Sources also said there was a long-term lease being negotiated between the Latter brothers, the owners of the restaurant and the building at the time of Steven Latter's death that never got signed because he passed away.
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Whether the Patrick Beverley reach-in that injured Russell Westbrook and ended his season was dirty has been a topic of debate for a few days now. It depends who you ask.
There's no question, though, that the Thunder are pretty grouchy about it, and resident grouch Kendrick Perkins didn't wait long to exact a measure of retaliation on Beverley:
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INDIANAPOLIS — Some Republican fiscal leaders are promising to take a "cautious approach" on a proposal to eliminate a business tax that provides nearly a $1 billion in revenue to local governments and schools.
On Tuesday, during an organizational session in advance of the 2014 session in January, House Republicans said eliminating or reducing the business personal property tax would be one of their top legislative priorities.
House Speaker Brian Bosma called on his members to pass legislation that would create a "fair" business tax policy that would line Indiana up with other Midwest states that have eliminated the tax that businesses pay on machinery, computers, furniture and other equipment.
Bosma said the other top priorities are expanding early childhood education opportunities for low-income families, closing the "skills gap" for Indiana workers, and finding more funding to repair the state's crumbling infrastructure.
But that tax-elimination priority may be the hardest sell because of its potential to dramatically impact local governments and schools that use that tax revenue to pay their bills.
Bosma acknowledged that concern at a legislative preview on Monday, and his Senate counterpart repeated that Tuesday.
Senate President David Long said the state can't afford to replace the nearly $1 billion in annual revenues that local governments would lose if the business personal property tax is eliminated.
"We should not be afraid to look at this, but we should absolutely go into this with the understanding that if we don't do it right, it could have a negative impact, a serious negative impact on the revenues for local governments," Long said. "We cannot be tone deaf to that and we must thoughtfully work through the issue to make sure that it's done fairly and reasonably, if we do decide to do that."
A study done last year for the Regional Chamber of Northeast Indiana on the impact of eliminating the tax found it could cause significant stress on local government budgets. The study found, for example, that eliminating the tax would cost Long's hometown of Fort Wayne more than $9 million a year in tax revenues.


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Fredericksburg, Va. – Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) anticipates that the vast majority of members impacted by Wednesday's snowstorm will have their power restored by the end of the day Sunday. The damage caused by the unusual March storm prompted Virginia's governor to declare a state of emergency in Central and Northwest Virginia, areas that make up the heart of REC's service territory. By the time the storm had moved north of Virginia, 70,000 of REC's members -- almost half of the homes and businesses served by REC -- were in the dark.
After deploying the largest number of pre-staged crews ever used by REC, Rappahannock more than doubled its work force. "We were extremely well prepared for this event. Pre-planning helped us restore service to nearly 50% of our members within 24 hours of the peak of the storm," said Tim Martin, vice president of operations and construction. "For times like these, cooperatives have a strong, mutual aid agreement for helping one another with crews and equipment." stated Martin. With assistance from cooperatives in seven states, as far away as Georgia, and additional help continuing to arrive, crews will continue to work around the clock until power is restored to all members.
The extensive damage to REC's system was primarily the result of heavy wet snow clinging to trees, especially evergreens, causing them to break and fall onto poles and power lines. Crews are now forced to navigate and remove that debris before they can begin making repairs. That work is made especially difficult in the areas that received more than a foot of snow where linemen can only access the damage on foot or with specialized heavy equipment.
REC reminds everyone that safety is a concern. Maxie Rozell, REC's director of safety and security says, "With so many members relying on a portable electric generator, please make sure it is not connected directly to household wiring. Power from generators can back feed along power lines and electrocute anyone coming in contact with them, including line workers making repairs."
REC provides electric service to over 157,000 connections in parts of 22 Virginia counties. With its general office in Fredericksburg, Va., Rappahannock manages more than 16,000 miles of power lines through its service area, which ranges from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay. For information about REC, please visit www.myrec.coop.


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By Craig Huchel/Sports correspondent
— The Zionsville football team did not seem to mind playing a Saturday afternoon football game after the game was called before it ever started on Friday night due to lightning.
Zionsville trounced West Lafayette Harrison 55-14 Saturday afternoon, Sept. 22, in a game that was never close.
Zionsville coach Larry McWhorter said he could tell the team was ready for this game.
"I was really happy with the way we played today," McWhorter said. "This was a game we could have taken lightly. But, it was apparent in practice this week that they weren't taking (Harrison) lightly. They were very focused offensively and defensively. The game plans were executed well."
The Eagles took control early as the Raiders fumbled the snap on their opening possession during a punt attempt giving the Eagles the ball at the Harrison 15-yard line.
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"Half-Blood Prince" Wins at 2010 National Movie AwardsHBP Film
This evening, the 2010 National Movie Awards took place in London, and the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" won in the Family category. The Harry Potter series was also honored in for a Special Recognition award. A number of images of actors Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Bonnie Wright, along with film producers David Baron and David Heyman and director David Yates, who were on hand to receive the award, can be seen right here.


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The mother of Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr., was abducted from her Hartford County home at gunpoint on Tuesday night. Vi Ripken was returned unharmed on Wednesday morning.
According to WBAL Radio, Vi Ripken was abducted between 7 and 8 p.m. when a man showed her a gun and forced her into her vehicle, where she was duct-taped. While she was abducted, her credit cards were used. She was found unharmed in her vehicle, which was parked near her house at 6 a.m. on Wednesday.
Ripken is now resting with family members. The Ripken family released the following statement:
As you now know, our mother was abducted at gunpoint from her home yesterday morning. This has been a very trying time for our family, but we are grateful and relieved that mom is back with us, safe and healthy.
We want to thank everyone for their tremendous support, especially all of the law enforcement agencies that worked so hard and quickly.
This is an ongoing investigation, so we hope everyone understands that we cannot comment further at this time. Thank you.
The police are still looking for the suspect, who is a white male in his late 30s to early 40s. The suspect was last seen wearing a light-colored shirt, camouflage pants, and eyeglasses.
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VIDEO: Former and present NBA players remember the life of Nelson Mandela
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Humanitarian and NBA ambassador Nelson Mandela passed away today at 95, leaving a trail of goodbyes and social media send-offs in his wake. Throughout his life, he worked tirelessly to eradicate racism in South Africa and his efforts made an imprint on the younger generation:
Rest in peace Nelson Mandela. Tireless worker, true leader and such a great example for Africa and the World. Thanks #Madiba—
Serge Ibaka (@sergeibaka9) December 05, 2013
Thank you Mr. Mandela for teaching us how to be strong thru trials & tribulations…& how to be compassionate & forgiving. #legacy—
James Worthy (@James_Worthy42) December 05, 2013
RIP Nelson Mandela. Ultimate unifier of peace and World humanitarian. Thank you for changing our world forever. #RIPNelsonMandela—
Roger Mason Jr (@MoneyMase) December 05, 2013
Thankful to @NelsonMandela for having shown us so much wisdom and leadership. His legacy and example will always stay with us. RIP #Madiba—
Pau Gasol (@paugasol) December 05, 2013
Met Nelson Mandela years ago on a trip to South Africa with the @NBA and @justinegub. Once-in-a-lifetime experience. Amazing man.—
Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) December 06, 2013
"People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love." – Nelson Mandela http://t.co/Z6A3lCTpDY—
Thabo Sefolosha (@ThaboSefolosha) December 06, 2013
Nelson Mandela was a great man. A bright light has gone out. His ability to lead & inspire are unparalleled in my lifetime.—
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (@kaj33) December 05, 2013
One of our GREATEST leaders the world has known. Thank you for BEING the man that you was. May you be at peace now. #RIPNelsonMandela—
DeMarre Carroll (@DeMarreCarroll1) December 06, 2013
Great man passed away. Sad day http://t.co/o8MeVZhUIa—
Al-Farouq Aminu (@farouq1) December 05, 2013
Sad news today that @NelsonMandela has passed away. His legacy of love for his people is unmatched. http://t.co/7fsX6YYhmh—
Walt Clyde Frazier (@WaltFrazier) December 05, 2013
I thank God for giving me a chance to meet a great Leader and man of Faith. Miss you Madiba. http://t.co/AwwiRqJHeg—
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Kickstarter has simplified its rules to make it easier for more people to take advantage of the crowdfunding site that has seen many people bring their business or creative ideas to life »
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UK anime fans fund domestic release of Yasuhiro Yoshiura's award-winning movie in under five hours »
We've seen devices like this before, but unlike the 3Doodler -- another Kickstarter success story aimed squarely at children -- the Lix is aimed at an altogether more serious audience of makers »
In what is best described as a flash memory willy-waving demo, Kingston has unveiled a 1TB USB thumbdrive -- that's over a thousand gigabytes on your keyring »
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BOSTON (AP) - Candidates in Massachusetts special U.S. Senate race are hitting the campaign trail with the primary election just five weeks away.
Republican Michael Sullivan is planning to hold an open house at his campaign's new headquarters in Weymouth on Saturday before heading out to knock on doors in a nearby neighborhood, and meeting voters in Brockton.
Fellow GOP Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez is planning to stump for votes in Rockland and Worcester on Saturday and Wakefield and Lynnfield on Sunday.
Stephen Lynch is attending the opening of local campaign offices in Worcester and the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston on Saturday before meeting with voters in Gloucester and Danvers later in the day.
Democratic candidate Edward Markey and Republican hopeful Daniel Winslow are also running.
The primaries are scheduled for April 30. The special election is June 25.
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Though he hasn't revealed his intentions when his contract is up at the end of 2012, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has strongly hinted that he's going to retire when the upcoming season is over. Never fear, Yankee fans! Mo's replacement could be at hand!
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Yanks signed David Aardsma, who had Tommy John surgery last July. Cashman said Aardsma may be able to pitch in '12 but more of move for '13— Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) February 22, 2012
Aardsma, the No. 1 pick of the Giants (22nd overall) in the 2003 draft, was the closer for the Mariners in 2009 and 2010, posting 69 saves in those two seasons. He turned 30 in December, so he still has time to recover from the TJ surgery and be a productive player. Blogging Bombers tweets:
Yankees sign former SEA closer David Aardsma to $500k MLB deal.— Mark Feinsand (@BloggingBombers) February 22, 2012
Which means he's likely headed straight to the 60-day disabled list. In any event, he will remain first overall in the all-time alphabetical list of major league players, just ahead of Henry and Tommie Aaron.


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ROCKFORD - Ill. - For the first time in decades the Regents cross country teams opened their seasons in front of their home fans with a race around the Rockford College campus. The course was set up for runners to be able to make loops on the outer edge of campus around the athletic facilities. The women's ran first around a 2.5 mile course followed by the men running a 3.5 mile course. The women's team got their season off to an excellent start winning their dual meet against the College of Lake County. The women's cross country team had three of the top four finishers in the race. Junior Genesis Cerrato (Las Vegas, Nev./Valley) picked up right where she left off last season winning in her first race of the year. Cerrato finished with a time of 16:10 which was 41 seconds faster than the second place finisher. Junior transfer Elizabeth Tidei (Lake Villa, Ill./Grant Community) came in second in her first race in a Regent uniform posting a time of 16:51. Freshman Jessica Kirshenbaum (Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood) finished 4th in the race with a time of 17:43 just behind her sister who ran unattached on Saturday. The ladies easily defeated the College of Lake County 19-26 despite only using four runner's scores for Lake County.The men's team was locked in as close of a match as possible between two teams. The Regents however did come out on the short side losing the dual to the College of Lake County 28-27. Freshman Zach Quinn (Heyworth, Ill./Heyworth) opened some eyes with his second place finish in his first collegiate race. Quinn finished just 7 seconds off the lead posting a time of 19:06. It was indeed an impressive performance as he trailed only an unattached runner earning himself and the Regents first place points for his effort. Sophomores Carl Rapp (Union, Ill./Belvidere North) and Tim Lydy (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) each started off their seasons with top 6 finishes as well. Rapp finished fifth in the race with a time of 19:30 and Lydy completed the course in 20:17, good enough for a sixth place finish. Both cross country teams will take part in the Falcon Invitational at Concordia University Wisconsin on Saturday, September 15th. The women will race first beginning at 11 a.m. with the men to follow at noon.
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Visitation will be from noon until 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Collins-Burke Funeral Home Parlor. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Collins-Burke Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Sipsey. Greg Vest will officiate.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Pauline Tidwell; brother, Von Tidwell; and daughter, Alisa Shelene.
She is survived by her father, Belton Tidwell; daughter, Erica (Larry) Smith of Jasper; son, Chase (Kasey) Barton; and grandchildren, Eric Smith, Kaylee Smith and William August "Gus" Barton.
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Wealthy socialite enlists Fine Arts Museums staff to help with her personal art collection
A little more than a year ago, Therese Chen, director of registration at San Francisco's de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park, sent an email to another staffer concerning "Mrs. Wilsey's new Matisse."
That would be Diane "Dede" Wilsey, the wealthy art collector who is also president of the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Chen asked Steve Brindmore, then a museum staff member who also runs a personal art crating business, whether he had a crate for the oil painting, which is titled "The Pink Blouse." According to records from Sotheby's New York auction house, the estimated value of this painting is between $3 and $4 million.
"The painting is on an A-frame in the Examination Room," Chen wrote. "I'm taking the painting over to Dede on Wednesday ... for [an event], and then it will come back here to the de Young to be crated for Portland around the week of Jan. 23."
The exchange suggests that public museum facilities were being used to store and crate a piece of art from Wilsey's personal collection.
Timestamps show that the exchange happened around 1:30 on a Monday, during museum hours. The correspondence was sent using museum staff email. It's unclear what, if anything, this task had to do with the operations of a public museum. But FAMSF clearly handled a painting from the growing private art collection maintained by Wilsey, a major donor and key FAMSF fundraiser who loves Impressionist paintings and seems to gravitate toward works incorporating the color pink.
Beth Heinrich, a spokesperson for the Portland Art Museum, confirmed to the Guardian that a Matisse titled "The Pink Blouse" was indeed loaned to the museum from a private collection, and placed on display in its Impressionist galleries in February of 2012.
The email exchange between Chen and Brindmore is just one thread in a trove of correspondence, invoices, and other documentation anonymously submitted to the Guardian. Put together, the information shows museum staff being asked, during normal business hours, to handle, photograph, crate or arrange shipments for more than a dozen different pieces from Wilsey's personal art collection in just the past two years. The documentation also shows several examples in which museum employees were directed by Chen to digitally reproduce works from Wilsey's private collection.
It's not uncommon for art collectors to put private pieces in the collection of a museum, nor it is unusual for collectors to lend out art to other museums. And if the de Young received some benefit from its association with Wilsey's art, it wouldn't be surprising (or inappropriate) for the museum to help reproduce or ship it.
On the other hand, if Wilsey is loaning out the pieces on her own, from her private collection, and using museum resources, it could raise conflicts of interest.
The de Young, for example, wasn't cosponsoring the Portland exhibit where the Matisse was shown. Since Wilsey just bought the Matisse, it couldn't have been part of the de Young's collection.
There's no indication that it was anything but her personal loan of a valuable painting — facilitated by the staff of a nonprofit that runs a city museum.
Invoices show that some staff members were paid separately for assisting with Wilsey's art collection, in some cases through independent businesses.
The Fine Arts Museums include the de Young and the Legion of Honor. Included as charitable trust departments under the City Charter, they are governed by a 43-member Board of Trustees, which is responsible for appointing a director. Wilsey has presided over the body as board president since the 1990s. The bylaws of the board were changed to eliminate term limits for the president, meaning she could stay in the post for as long as her board colleagues want.
Nice piece, though from what I've been hearing from people in the know, things are even worse at the Fine Arts Museums than you make out. I love that former Chronicle and Examiner columnist Ken Garcia, who was a prototype for current establishment apologist C.W. Nevius, is now being paid directly or indirectly by San Francisco taxpayers to spin lies for Dede Wilsey, who treats the Fine Arts Museums like her personal dollhouses. It's a perfect symbol of the provincial corruption that fuels San Francisco.
She stored a painting at the museum!! Campos needs to call a hearing immediately!! We need a measure placed on the ballot NOW! The DCCC must pass a resolution this week!
Who gives a shit? Wilsey has done more for this city than the Guardian has ever accomplished in its entire pathetic lifetime, unless you consider the multitudes of johns it assists with all of its sex trafficking ads over the years.
isn't that enough to make up for everything.
but you don't even know the flavor.
Are you saying you've sicked this troll on us yourselves?
Is that like Glen and Glenda?
and has contributed very little to nothing to San Francisco, why do you consistently post on its blog?
It's fun and so easy to provoke the usual commenters into a spinning frenzy of self-righteousness and rage.
take themselves and everything else so ludicrously seriously.
As if they think that any of this actually matters.
They don't realize that one's opponents are often the source of the best intelligence about the weaknesses of your position.
Instead of edifying their position with that knowledge, they attack that free information, because it originates from someone who has and therefore bears cooties itself, and enter into a spiral of denial.
Yes. And what do the gay-hating christianists have to say about your lifestyle choice? Shouldn't you be off somewhere internalizing their critique of your existence?
horrible example to others.
Lucerita, and several "Guests" have often claimed -- how can it be example to others, let alone a effective one? Appears to me that Anon and Lucertia are The Guardian's most avid and commited readers. They are usually the first ones to comment on any post.
this while still making big bucks at our jobs. Consider it a little light relief and, if it helps educate you, that's a bonus.
And upon what evidence do I have to believe you make "big bucks"?
assertions, unsubstantiated claims, ad hominems and personal attacks?
Easy really.
on this blog, but rather having some fun pointing out what a clown you are. Thinking you are a clown has no relation to how much money I make.
It's always something.
deny you the last word you so desperately appear to need to have.
It's like one person babbling incoherently to himself. Much ado about nothing.
That's funny. I guess you think he is "Anonymous" too?
I've long suspected that all these trolls are one and the same person. They are so perfectly matched in idiocy, don't you think?
What a fucking genius we have here.
I believe you.
If I am babbling to myself, why are you reading my posts and responding to them, clown?
serious discussions that you wish to prevent.
and contributes little to nothing to San Francisco, why do you consistently post on its blog? Interesting to see someone exert so much time and energy on a newspaper that they themselves have deemed irrelevant.
Full spectrum dominance. We should try that sometime.
The SFBG comment section is dominated by a handful of posters who have fun with each other playing in the same sandbox. The main activity seems to be throwing sand in each other's face and then gloating about it. Over 50% of the comments here are by these apparently very lonely and bored individuals.
Very little of import takes place in the comment section other than people embarrassing themselves with often stupid, shallow, and disgusting comments. Most posters are smart enough to hide behind an alias so that they don't lose credibility, influence or friendships with any "real people" they work or socialize with outside the comment section. Although ironically, the most articulate and thoughtful poster for my taste is "Greg," who appears to be a real person. The only other poster worth reading for content, instead of the hate and snark of the majority of other posters, is Eddie. But for the most part we post and read the comments here for entertainment and our own boredom, not to gain any great insights about a subject or to have a serious conversation about complicated issues. That's why people working on issues meet in person, listen to others, and formulate plans that most can agree on. There's way too much static here on the comment section that attracts a large number of unloved or unwanted children to accomplish anything useful.
In contrast to the comment play area where the lonely, bored, juvenile, and apparently mis-diagnosed congregate, the SFBG articles continue to be a powerful outlet for groups pushing for or against legislative or budgetary changes. Nothing gets done in the world without first organizing the tasks to be accomplished, and the SFBG articles often help tremendously with organization, messaging, and outreach efforts. The SFBG's endorsements are also very important in local elections, along with the DCCC, Milk, and SFTU slate cards. When these groups agree on a particular candidate or ballot proposition, they can make the difference in an election outcome. That's significant political power.
Because of the important organizing role the SFBG plays in the local community and its political endorsement power, commenters are attracted here to either push back or support a particular candidate or organizing effort. Since many people are quite happy with the status quo, anything to thwart the efforts of a potentially powerful outlet like the SFBG that is challenging the status quo is going to attract a lot of haters and noise makers to disrupt these efforts. And like many areas of life where there is perceived power, the site also seems to attract a fair number of wanna be "players" who live off the power of others, either as supporters or detractors.
The take-away is the SFBG plays an very important political role in the community; the comment board is mostly a play area for lonely and marginalized malcontents; and we post and read comments because we have nothing more productive to do with our time.
The Guardian's content is provide by groups that want to organize. The problem is with what these groups are organizing for and how they organize. Given the political realities on the ground, it is clear that there is no concerted effort amongst the groups favored by the SFBG to organize to contest power.
They are reduced to organizing to protect their empires which may or may not have any connection to the communities they claim to serve. Milk and the SFTU's political power has been waning as measured at the ballot box.
So if your vision of progressive democracy is limited to poverty mitigation and union staffer prerogatives alone with a dash of burning man and vicarious prurience over self promoting sex operator pioneers, then the SFBG model of promoting press releases from labor and nonprofits is for you.
What is going to be done to arrest that decline and reverse the direction towards progress? How can we even begin to change course when naming dysfunction and failure is taken as a personal attack on the individuals as well as everyone with any identities they claim. Feedback mechanisms have been short circuited and the movement is hopelessly off course with no way to correct.
Instead of flying by instrument or theory, some time spent outside of the political shell game, the nonprofit coffee klatches but on the streets, in the neighborhoods, with people who are not steeped in progressive activist mannerisms might shed some light on the difference between perception within the echo chamber and reality on the ground.
We know what it takes to organize to win elections, it is just that none of this is being done now by progressives. It is the old school white people from the northern waterfront who are bringing the fight to developers. Sure, they have cash, but we have numbers, right? All we have to do is give them reasons to get mobilized that appeals mutually.
The take-away is: that never seems to happen anymore.
Speak for yourself. As far as I can tell, "you" have no numbers and no organizing skill so there is no "we know" for you to speak about.
If you don't like the BG's positions or its role in current politics, then disengage and find more productive outlets. Bashing people over the head because they don't agree with you or subscribe to your priorties says nothing about them, only that you ended up in the wrong state and wrong city where life is much more nuanced, accomodating, and hopeful.
As others have said, most places in the world would love to have SF's problems. Malcontents are a dime a dozen wherever we go. Most of us learn to ignore them since their malcontent nature has nothing to do with anything important other than they're extremely unhappy for one reason or another. If they can't find a way to change to a more positive approach to life, that's their problem not ours. Learning to jettison the downers from one's life is the first step towards a more productive future.
Over the past 8 years, progressives have gone from taking the mild initiative on policy to being reduced to the rag doll being beaten about by a vengeful Willie Brown.
WE used to win elections when WE came together and organized to contest power. It was not any one person's organizing skill but collective action that did the trick.
But when SOME cut separate peace treaties with corporate power, anti-organizing became the order of the day.
The Guardian encourages anti-organizing to keep the good thing going.
I'm not going to shut up about this because this selling out transacts our neighborhoods essentially out of existence as we know them in exchange for crumbs. I've been stabbed in the back several times for difficult, patient, successful organizing I've done by nonprofits and labor, my volunteer efforts gained them chits that they got paid to use to fuck my neighborhood.
Either we have us a truth and reconciliation commission where those who've taken money to sell out their communities can come clean or there has to be political consequences for that treason.
The first step in bringing those political consequences for bad political outcomes is naming them for what they are. Otherwise it will they and their asserted constituencies who will pay the price. We'll see one big ongoing social services game of musical chairs where the upscaling of the demographic diminishes support for social services and each budget season sees another round of bloodletting and permanent cuts.
You all might choose suicide but don't expect everyone else to go down with you.
Every government, from cities and counties, to states and the feds, are making cuts because deficits are out of control, and are unsustainable.
I agree that the Progressives have been their own worst enemy, and that the voters have no faith in them. Lee beat Avalos easily.
But this is a global trend and SF only has a limited power to resist the inevitable cuts and changes. We're broke.
does not exist.
The problem of the left is that it those who are not true leftists have adopted its mantle for their own ends; effectively subverting it from within. marcos fits this profile.
When I volunteered in progressive politics, we won. When I quit volunteering in progressive politics, progressives began to lose and lose big.
Long before I bolted, I foretold exactly how things would fall apart and, lo and behold, they fell apart exactly as I knew they would.
The problem with the left is that there is no left left and the leftists have all jumped ship, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
but in the past I've refrained from pointing out how it makes you seem like some sort of megalomaniac.
I am just right and you all are tragically wrong and are paralyzed in the face of your opponents, that's what it boils down to.
He attacks those who disagree with his positions. His positions are unimpeachable - they are correct because he holds them. In that manner he is closely aligned with The SFBG's POV which states that because they hold an opinion it's the correct opinion.
These people are so enamored with their theories and tactics that they'll fly by those and never look out of the window and repeatedly engage in controlled flight into terrain.
who keep losing elections and insist the electorate is the one who's wrong - not them or their positions. Then they double down on their rhetoric and try and purge the "non believers." Now what local faction does that sound like?
Except when my side flies into terrain, tens of thousands suffer for it.
And they still get paid, yes they do!
The only time you are ever reaching out towards the left, you have a sharpened stick in hand.
Like so many San Francisco, I support neither the corporate elites that see government as their piggy bank or the nonprofits and labor who stake claims on the general fund. Why is all of politics in San Francisco just battles between people staking claims on public resources?
You're really sad, lilli, because to you, any deviation from the rigid progressive dogma renders someone a right winger. That's flying by instrument and theory again and you're headed for flight into terrain again.
"non-profits and labor."
I'm not sad and I'm not a troll.
Progressivism means many things, but for instance: health care for all, living wage, rent control, oversight of police, populist control of government.
How the fuck do you get off trying to claim it's all about big government union contracts and non-profits? You are dishonest.
It means putting people before profits. That agenda is all but dead in the water these days.
and his theories... and his penchant for stabbing friends in the eye with a sharp stick... and sucking up to right wing trolls.
Just because you want to play for a team doesn't mean the team wants or needs you. Most of the many people you've upbraided, scolded, demeaned, and degraded that are supposedly playing on "your" progressive side (which doesn't exist anyway) are over the tantrums and nastiness. It's been said before, you're one of the best people downtown could ever find since you excel at demeaning and you spend most of your time demeaning many of the people trying to counter the formidable downtown and real estate influences.
Times change. People change. The fact you couldn't figure out you needed a long break from the "progressive movement" and an even longer break from public chatboards only amplifies your lack of self-awareness.
If you had never moved to California things would be exactly the same as they are now, maybe much better since you (and others) wouldn't have pushed away good people with the outbursts and degrading behavior. If you stay or go, things will be exactly the same. You have no influence in current local politics, probably never did, and probably never will, just like the rest of us 99.9% of the population that waste time on public chatboards or get into inane political arguments at the local bar.
You have one weapon, calling out public and not-so-public figures that you berate and degrade as responsible for all your ills. You've been doing it for so long I doubt the words have much sting anymore, just the last rantings of someone who took himself way too seriously and didn't respect other people very much. Quite the opposite of a progressive philosophy, actually.
Every week we see marcos' name on the comment list. Marcos this. Marcos that. Doesn't it ever occur to you that when you're the center of discussion nothing gets accomplished other than people wasting time talking about you? You and anon and lucretia and lilli may think it's all great fun, but all you've done is degraded a chatboard that is a public space and turned it into a personal playroom. It's time to move on and go with Plan B since Plan A hasn't worked out too well for you or for the dozens of people who have to read your hateful and angry posts.
So the professional organizers are losing more ground today than they lost yesterday, and will lose more tomorrow than today, that trend shows no signs of stopping or reversing, and that is the fault of someone who posts on a chat board?
The lengths to which you all who have bought into municipal corruption will go to avoid accountability! Politics cannot continue to only be about those with claims on public discretionary entitlements and the general fund.
Damn straight I'm mad. I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore. Given the deals that nonprofits and labor have cut with downtown you have some fucking nerve accusing me of siding with them. You know that I can't be bought and that freaks you the fuck out, so attack, attack, attack.
You all stole the political capital of thousands of average folks over the past 15 years to gain a political toehold based on a set of political promises, have been progressively abandoning those promises, have become complicit in selling our neighborhoods out from under us for a song, and now you're trying to shame your way into a pass on accountability? I don't think so.
My record of accomplishment as a volunteer makes the record of most professional progressives pale in comparison. You all have stolen more of my work to be converted into chits to sell out average San Franciscans than most of you all have produced over the past decade.
I mean, when was the last time any of you all worked on a team that beat Scott Wiener not once, but twice at the ballot box?
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