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Reece's Faith, Part 42
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Yo, Reece, c'mere," the older man called from his office.
"What's up?" the twenty-something girl said as she leaned on the doorframe and ran a hand through her long black hair. She was wearing beat up combat boots, washed out blue jeans, a thick gray sweatshirt and had on a well-worn leather motorcycle jacket, which fit snuggly on her wide shoulders.
"I have a job for you. You in the mood?" he smirked, knowingly.
"But of course," she drawled, "I'm always in the mood." She uncrossed her ankles and clomped into the room.
"I tell you a million times to pick up your goddamned feet, but no, you gotta keep fuckin' up the floor. Jesus Christ."
Reece rolled her eyes and proceeded to drag her feet until she was behind the big leather chair, then started to knead Frankie's shoulders.
"Again she can't lift her feet. I tell ya, you're a fuckin' animal," he chuckled.
Reece leaned down over the man's shoulder and spoke close to his ear, "One of these days, I'm gonna come in here with my boots all shiny and the laces tied, goose stepping like a fucking nazi. Would you like that Uncle Frankie?" she purred dangerously.
Totally unfazed by her response, the older man dropped his head to his chest with a groan, "The neck, Reece, more to the left."
Complying, the tall girl chewed her bottom lip in anticipation. "Where's this job? Can I break bones or do I have to behave?" she asked excitedly.
"Yeah, you can do whatever you want. I couldn't give a fuck. This scumbag blew his chance to make nice. Go to town, baby." Frankie shrugged Reece's hands off his neck when they started to cause great pain. Simply talking about an opportunity such as this one got the girl all worked up. Twisting in his chair to meet the feral sneer, he shook his head. "I think you enjoy this way too much. I should come out and watch exactly what causes you such pleasure."
"No, you shouldn't," she answered quickly and insistently.
"Hey, I was teasing you. It's perfectly okay with me. I don't hold it against you just because you get off making grown men cry," he smirked handing her the address.
"You're lucky I like you. They've cried for less," she smirked back somewhat relieved at his response. Reece wrapped her big arms around him in a bear hug before clomping out the door.
"Ay, watch your back!" he called after her.
"Yeah... yeah..." she muttered.
Reece had worked herself into a frenzy by the time she was standing in front of the door. She hoped this was the right address; her sweaty palms practically turned the words on the paper into a big blue smear. 'It don't matter,' she thought, 'kicking ass, is kicking ass. Everyone's guilty of something.' The twisted elation she felt when she knocked caused her to laugh out loud, knowing that the second the door opened, her fist would connect with flesh. After cracking the knuckles of her right hand, she bent slightly at the knees and cocked back her arm. The door opened.
Then a scream.
In her bed, on Bank Street in the West Village, the real Reece screamed at the dream Reece. "Oh, my god... NO!"
The Animal averted her fist at the last possible moment and connected solidly with the building wall, a hair's breadth away from the small woman's head. She grimaced hard, the impact efficiently breaking at least two fingers. Shaking with adrenaline and gasping in shock, The Animal grabbed the screaming woman and clapped one hand over her mouth. She shoved them both inside the apartment and kicked the door closed behind her. "Who the fuck are you?" she growled. "Where's Richie?"
The blonde woman stifled another scream.
The sleeping club owner thrashed and growled, unable to wake herself out of the nightmare.
"Reece! Please wake up!" Faith feared injury from her frantic lover and scrambled off the bed.
The strange woman shook her head frantically, frightened to death. The Animal breathed in and out rapidly, letting her gaze meander over the body at her mercy. The trembling woman was apparently expecting someone else since she answered the door in a well-worn T-shirt and her tiny panties. Fiery blue eyes zeroed in on the braless cotton-covered breasts and Reece swallowed a groan. Shaking her head to get rid of the twisted thought, she backed the smaller woman into the wall and pushed her into it hard enough to terrorize, yet not enough to harm. "You're lying, bitch," she growled quietly, noticing how green the woman's eyes were. She lingered there, a jolt of pleasure coursed through her already hyper-sensitive body. She shivered violently at the direction her mind went. 'Now I'm a fucking pervert?' she thought, disgusted with herself.
The sobbing woman shook her head and yelled. She was afraid she may pass out and grasped desperately at the strong forearm across her throat.
Blue eyes sparkled in excitement at the woman's attempt. Truth be told, The Animal liked it when they squirmed, but never against their will. Regardless, the intense gaze fell on the little bikini underwear, showcasing a fine set of legs.
The woman whimpered, catching her gaze. The Animal lifted her chin and narrowed her eyes, looking down suspiciously. "No, you're not lying are you." Seeing the woman shake her head rapidly, Reece released her completely.
"I swear, I swear..." the smaller woman slid down the wall in tears.
The Animal squatted down in front of the sobbing blonde, her gaze falling on the tantalizing points at the very center of her breasts as they reached out towards her with every pant of the hysterical woman. Unable to control herself, The Animal growled.
"Oh god... oh god... NO! Not Faith!"
The actress felt the terror and desperation in her lover's voice and a wave of fear coursed through her body. The horror Reece was experiencing trying to help her dream Faith was agonizing for the blonde. She could only stand back and wait while Reece struck out blindly.
"Okay, take it easy. Breathe slowly," Reece smirked.
"Who are you?" she choked out. She'd have asked the crazy woman what she wanted, but, considering the way she was leering at her, she didn't have to.
The blonde's voice was hoarse and raspy, but it slid over her body like silk. The Animal shuddered at her own reaction. She uncontrollably reached out a bloody broken finger and touched the lips that were beckoning her. The woman gasped and winced. "Hey, hey... no need to be afraid," she sneered, making her words meaningless.
"Please, don't hurt me," the blonde trembled. "I can't tell you what I don't know."
The tall girl chuckled, sliding her finger into the opened mouth. "I won't hurt you. And I can make you tell me anything I want to hear."
The blonde woman winced and sobbed. She was terrified. The Animal leaned in and inhaled the scent of the frightened green-eyed blonde. The next chuckle she emitted was anything but mirthful.
"Stop... no! NO! FAITH!" Reece struck the headboard with the back of her hand very hard. She bolted upright in the bed and tried to catch her breath, her eyes searching frantically around in the darkness, trying to regain her bearings. Finally awake enough to realize where she was, she breathed a sob of relief. Leaning her shaking back against the cool headboard, she wiped the sweat off of her face with her wet shirt before stripping it off completely. "Oh god, Faith."
"Baby? I'm right here."
Reece stiffened at the location and tone of her voice. Faith was frightened. "Faith? Did I hurt..." Reece's whisper trailed off at the mere thought.
"No, god no, honey!" The actress ran to Reece's side, not knowing what to do for her suffering lover. "But I think you may have hurt yourself."
"No, I'm okay. I think." The club owner flexed her trembling body bit by bit. She shivered again at the dream. I actually was going to... god! She felt sick and took a deep breath.
"Please?" Faith sobbed. "Can I touch you?" Usually Reece ran away, isolating herself. Faith wasn't sure what to expect. The club owner breathed deeply and shakily. Faith knew she was probably doing everything in her power not to bolt. This made her feel very good, in spite of the situation. She longed to hold her lover and soothe away the pain.
"No. I mean... not right now, please."
"Oh. Okay," the actress was hurt and didn't bother to cover it up. "I guess I'll go downstairs."
"Faith... no," Reece called her back without even thinking. The last person she needed to see right now was Faith. Her dream had caused her to experience more than just fear. It confused the tall woman and she wasn't sure she liked the feeling.
"Maybe if you... Look, just come back to bed, Faith," Reece tried to come up with an excuse as to why Faith shouldn't join her, but found none. "I'll be okay, I promise. You can even touch me." Reece wasn't sure that was entirely true, but she'd do anything to take away the misery she heard in her lover's voice.
Greatly relieved, Faith slid carefully back into bed, trying not to touch Reece, anyway. Once settled, she relaxed as a shaky hand rested on her shoulder. She glanced over and saw that Reece wasn't planning on going back to sleep. She was sitting wide-eyed, staring off into space. She had to know. "Reece, who was hurting me?"
"What?" the club owner played dumb.
"In your dream. Who was hurting me?"
"It was just a dream, Faith. Never mind. Go back to sleep."
"S'okay. I'm sure you took care of them properly. You'd never let anyone hurt me," she yawned.
Reece watched gratefully as her lover curled up and fell back to sleep.
Faith never saw the tears falling.
Reece was having a very bad day. Unable to fall back to sleep, the tall woman took off for the gym before sunrise. On the way, she was confronted by two men who inanely assumed that, since she was a woman and alone, they could have their way with her. They picked the wrong woman. She called the ambulance from the gym. The fight did nothing to improve her bad mood; it just heightened it. However, a grueling workout, followed by a long hot shower, had taken the edge off of it. Now safely holed up in her office, the club owner leaned back on the couch and let the quiet emptiness of the darkened space seep into her body. She might have stayed that way all day if it weren't for the pounding on the door.
"Police, open up."
Four of them.
Although very cordial and unusually submissive, they cuffed her anyway.
The Animal growled.
Nikki experienced deja vu as she studied the tall figure sitting impatiently in the holding cell. She'd heard the call go out for Reece's arrest and was instantly concerned. Once she heard the charges, she was confused. While not normally her precinct, she'd still go out of her way to help Reece. Only this time, she wanted answers first. The officer stopped in front of the bars and glared at her old friend. Cold blue eyes met hers and she felt a tingle of fear creep up her spine. "What happened to you, Reece? Beating a woman isn't your style."
"I didn't beat her and I don't have to explain myself."
Nikki narrowed her eyes. "You're in jail, Reece, I think you'd better explain yourself. What exactly happened? She said you practically raped her."
Raped her?! Is she insane? Whoa. Maybe that's why I had that dream? Reece puzzled.
"Well, tough stuff? Spill it."
"I'll explain once you let me out," she purred leaning up against the bars.
While knowing it was a lie, the officer gave in and opened the door. "Come on, time to go. You're not welcome here," she added with a grin.
Reece pinned Nikki against the door with her body. "Now that's not entirely true, is it Nicole?" she growled dangerously into the cop's ear. The officer gulped and shivered. Reece snickered at the tremble, letting her full weight lean on Nikki's body. "I think you want me to stay a while. Don't you?" she breathed into her ear.
"No... I mean... God! Where's Faith?"
Reece pushed herself off of Nikki and punched the cell door loudly. "I'll see myself out," she sneered angrily.
"What just happened here? And where is Faith?" the officer wondered aloud.
Back in her office, the club owner locked the door behind her. With shaking hands, she opened the bottle of whiskey, throwing the cap across the room. She knew she wouldn't be needing it. With any luck, she'd pass out and forget this day entirely. Taking a swig of the tepid liquid, the tall woman blanched and leaned back on the couch. Still agonizing over how her body reacted to that nightmare, Reece slammed her hand into the armrest. Why is this happening to me? How can I get turned on by that? Am I crazy? Taking Faith against her will? And does this tie in with the Christina incident?
Reece slid down on the leather couch, propping her feet up on the small table. The third swallow felt very good going down, so she had a fourth. When her shaking ceased considerably, she had an easier time thinking. "Actually," she thought out loud, "I didn't take her. I woke up. Who's to say that my dream Faith would have said no?" she considered. "Faith and me, we're meant to be. We can't deny each other, it's impossible," she harrumphed at herself in agreement, taking another slow swallow. "But still, the old me... I don't know. Faith wouldn't... I wouldn't... nah. It's better that I stay here now."
The tall woman stayed in her office drinking and thinking, her thoughts drifting between the dream and reality. She chastised herself for reacting to the dream and kicked herself for teasing Nikki. Sometimes chuckling, other times growling as the alcohol seeped into her veins, the club owner continued thinking. Each time she thought about how turned on she was in her dream, she got more turned on in reality. Occasionally catching her hand between her legs, she'd sneer and take another drink. Halfway through the bottle, Reece sat up and smirked. "I bet she begged me for it."
Reece was drunk now and it wasn't exactly clear that this was a dream she was talking about. "Of course she did, she always wants me and she loooves The Animal, doesn't she? And I could sooooo use some right now." A small pulse of excitement wended its way through her veins, mixing with the whiskey, making Reece lightheaded. Enjoying the feeling, she raised the bottle to her mouth and swallowed in rapid succession. Some dribbled out the side of her numb lips and, despite the fact that it was warm, the liquid felt cool as it slid down her overheated skin of her neck. "So why am I here again?" she wondered hazily. "Let's go home and get some, shall we?"
Reece stood up and promptly fell back down. "Okaay. Not such a good idea, Corbett." The drunken club owner stretched her legs out on the couch and was satisfied when the room stopped spinning. "I am so gonna pay for this," she groaned and let her eyes slip shut.
Reece lay shitfaced on the couch, locked in her office while thoughts of what she could have been doing at this moment slid around in her murky brain. The tall woman slipped into unconsciousness with a evil grin plastered to her face.
Faith was angry with her lover. She knew Reece was going to disappear, but this time she didn't call and Faith hadn't heard from her since she had woken up. Pissed, she called Cori and left a message on her machine before throwing herself on the floor. Much to her surprise, Violet showed up at the house after dropping Cori of at work.
"Hey, what's with the message? What do you mean she's missing? She's at the club," the piercer said by way of hello.
"Well, that figures. She's going to sit in her fucking office and brood all night," Faith groaned.
"Why don't you go and see her?" Violet asked, following Faith into the living room.
"Because I'm the last person she wants to see right now. She had a nightmare and, from what I could make out, she was trying to save me from something. It freaked her out and now she's afraid to be with me."
"But why?"
"When she gets worked up, she's afraid she'll hurt me or that she'll say something to hurt me. She's just afraid of me all together," Faith sounded sad.
"Nah, she's not afraid of you. She just doesn't trust herself, is all."
"She makes me so mad!" Faith screamed at Smudge who whimpered and hid his tail. "Oh, I'm sorry, little guy, I was yelling at Auntie Reece" she kissed the small puppy on his nose. She was forgiven with a series of licks to her face and she sighed. "People should be more like animals," the actress stated.
The dog cocked his little head. Violet raised an eyebrow.
"I can't believe I said that," she chuckled, rolling over onto her back and letting Smudge use her as a footbridge. "She is more like an animal than a human sometimes. I just wish she'd let me see that side more often."
The pup yapped.
"Now, I know you don't mean the person I saw on Christmas, do you?" Violet thought Faith was nuts.
"That would be her. She's such a wild sexual creature when she's like that. God." Receiving a curious smirk she continued, "Oh, don't get me wrong, it's not just the sex, but, let me tell you, there's nothing in the world like being fucked by The Animal..." she drifted into a pleasant daydream.
"Excuse me, but did you just groan?" Vi teased.
"Yeah, I saw some of her tape, she was a bit untamed."
"Ha!" Faith snorted. "You have no idea. That was nothing compared to The Animal in our bed."
"So does she just like, change into her or something?" Violet wondered.
"No, it's mostly her mood. The more dark her mood or the more threatened she feels, the better the chance The Animal will come out to play."
"So, what is she, schizo?"
"Mmm, maybe, but I'm not complaining. I love Reece with all my heart, but once in a while, I like the, um, other Reece. I can't take her on full time, though," she chuckled. "She's a tad aggressive, so much more of a presence, so commanding..."
"I wouldn't take you for a game player," Vi giggled.
"No, it's not exactly like that. I mean, yes... but no. You'd just have to take my word for it," Faith stuttered.
"When's the last time you got The Animal?"
"I thought I'd have her on New Year's, but I fell asleep," Faith pouted.
"Can you actually coax her? I mean make her... like that?" Violet asked, intrigued. "I have, but I'd much prefer the element of surprise when it comes to that," Faith grinned. "I think I may have to do some coaxing very soon' though." The phone rang and Faith answered. "Oh, hey Cori, what's up?"
"The woman's here. She's in her office. Sam said she's been here since she got here."
"Yeah, I heard. Violet's here."
"Problem. She's passed out... dead drunk. Should we leave her or do you want Sarge to get her home?"
"Aw, shit. What do you think, Cor?"
"I'd say let her sleep it off. She's dead weight."
"How much did she drink? Maybe I should go there."
"Three quarters of a bottle of Jack. I know... I'm surprised at her condition, too. She can usually handle that," Cori shrugged on the other end of the phone.
"She was probably exhausted, Cor. Most likely went to the gym early, too. My guess is that she hadn't eaten, either. I think she needs some food and she'll be okay." Faith thought for a moment, glanced at Violet and grinned. "Cor? Tell Sarge to bring her home."
"You sure, Faith?"
"Positive," Faith smirked.
"Okay, but Sarge is gonna be one unhappy camper if Reece yaks in her car."
"Reece doesn't yak from drinking, she only yaks from nerves. Bring her home," Faith insisted.
"Yes, dear."
The actress hung up the phone and smiled like the Cheshire cat.
"Just what is that look all about, Faith?" the piercer narrowed her eyes.
"The opportunity of a lifetime just fell in my lap."
Sam propped the tall snickering woman against the door as she rang the bell. Getting Reece home had been an experience for the former sergeant. The club owner wasn't pleased with being awakened, but as soon as she saw the familiar face, she lightened up. Then she became annoying. Between long moments of quiet thinking and fits of chuckles, Reece described Faith's left breast in perfect detail to the blushing bouncer. Sam was never happier in her life to see the door open and Faith's concerned face.
"Put her anywhere," she instructed as Sarge wrapped Reece's arm over her shoulder and they staggered into the dining room.
"This okay, Faith? She's killing me," Sam panted dropping the tall woman into a chair.
"Perfect. Thanks, Sarge." Faith kissed the bouncer on the cheek and the large woman backed quickly into the wall as the actress's breast brushed against her. "Sam? Are you alright?"
"Yeah, fine. See ya, Faith."
Faith watched curiously as the normally reserved woman blushed furiously as she backed into another wall before tripping out the door. She turned and regarded her lover's condition. Reece was drunk, that was certain, but she wasn't as far gone as Faith had seen her. The tall woman was grinning wildly as she stared at her. Coherent enough. Faith noticed as glassy blue eyes followed the shape of her breasts.
"Come here, baby. I wanna touch that one," Reece slurred as she closed one eye to point at Faith's left breast.
Faith shivered at the deep purr. Reece's drunken voice was sultry, at the very least. She stepped forward, just out of range of the outstretched fingers. The actress closed her eyes and felt her heart pound at the frustrated growl. Oh, yeah. Most definitely workable She opened her eyes to the half-lidded leer of her sneering lover. Faith noticed Reece's lips were glistening and silently cursed at herself for closing her eyes and missing Reece's tongue wetting her lips. Faith's nipples both hardened from the thought and Reece growled low in her throat.
"That's right, Faith. I know you want it."
OK, here goes... "Reece, you can hardly stand, let alone touch me. I'd be better off doing it myself, with you in such a state."
Reece's eyes narrowed menacingly.
"Why don't you go to bed and sleep it off? Better yet, why don't you stay down here and have some coffee. I'm going upstairs to, take care of... things." Faith turned her back, not missing the fire in her lover's blue eyes.
Once out of range, Faith ran up the stairs and fell on the bed. Her heart was pounding furiously. She knew Reece would never let a challenge go like that one. Especially that one. There was a crash in the living room, followed by loud cursing. Faith's heart picked up speed until she was sure she'd have a stroke. The heavy thumps of her drunken lover's boots ascending the stairs caused her mouth to go dry.
"Oh Faith..." she called menacingly.
Faith gulped. Here comes...
The tall woman threw open the door with a bang. Faith glanced up into ice blue eyes and shivered.
Reece's head lolled a little to the side as she took in the figure on the bed. Snagging a chair with her foot, she kicked it towards the bed and sat in it, legs splayed, arms folded. "Since I'm in no condition to touch you, you'll just have to do it for me then."
Faith got wet at the timber of Reece's voice. It was low, it was dangerous... it was sexy. It was The Animal.


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CBS 21 - Search Results
UPDATE: Newlyweds charged for Craigslist murder
UPDATE: (Dec. 7, 2013)
SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) - A couple married for just three weeks lured a man to his death with a Craigslist ad because they wanted to kill someone together, police said.
Elytte Barbour told officers before his arrest Friday night that he and his wife, Miranda, had planned to kill before, but their plans never worked out until last month when Troy LaFerrara responded to an online posting that promised companionship in return for money, authorities said.
Elytte Barbour, 22, and Miranda Barbour, 18, face criminal homicide charges in LaFerrara's death. His body was found Nov. 12 in an alley in Sunbury, a small city about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The couple had recently moved to nearby Selinsgrove from North Carolina.
According to Sunbury police, Elytte Barbour told investigators he hid in the backseat of the couple's SUV as his wife picked up LaFerrara at a mall Nov. 11. He told police that, on his wife's signal, he wrapped a cord around LaFerrara's neck, restraining him while Miranda Barbour stabbed him.
The 42-year-old Port Trevorton man was stabbed 20 times, police said.
Miranda Barbour was charged Wednesday. She initially denied knowing LaFerrara, but her story evolved as investigators gathered evidence, including the discovery that the last call received by the victim's cellphone was made from her number, according to a police affidavit.
The affidavit said Miranda Barbour acknowledged meeting the victim in Selinsgrove and driving with him to Sunbury, where they parked. She said LaFerrara groped her and she took a knife from between the front seats and stabbed him after he put his hand around her throat, according to the affidavit.
Police said Miranda Barbour had told them she purchased cleaning supplies at a department store after stabbing LaFerrara, then picked up her husband and took him to a strip club for his birthday. On Friday, police said, Elytte Barbour told them he was the one who had purchased the cleaning products, an account investigators said was backed up by surveillance footage.
Following his wife's arrest, Elytte Barbour told The Daily Item of Sunbury that Miranda Barbour, whom he married Oct. 22, regularly hired herself out as a "companion" to men she met on various websites, a business venture he said he supported because it didn't involve sexual contact.
Barbour said his wife made anywhere from $50 to $850 by meeting with men for such activities as having dinner together or walking around a mall. The ads she placed on websites including Craigslist all said upfront that sex was not part of the deal, he said.
"She is not a prostitute," he said. "What she does is meet men who have broken marriages or have no one in their lives, and she meets with them and has delightful conversation."
Elytte Barbour didn't have an attorney at his arraignment Friday night. A phone message left for his wife's public defender early Saturday was not immediately returned.
Sunbury police Chief Steve Mazzeo told The Daily Item that investigators will also be looking into the death of a man with whom Miranda Barbour had a 1-year-old child. He would not elaborate.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
Reported by: Donna Kirker Morgan (Dec. 5, 2013)
SELINSGROVE -- A Selinsgrove woman is accused of killing a man she met through Craigslist and then celebrating her husband's birthday just hours later in Harrisburg.
CBS 21 talked with her husband, who is convinced it was self-defense.
The couple has only been married a month and they are brand-new to the Selinsgrove area.
This story has shaken up the little towns of Sunbury and Selinsgrove, especially with the incredible twist that Miranda Barbour reportedly celebrated in Harrisburg just after stabbing a man 20 times and dumping his body behind a home in Sunbury.
Nov. 12 started out as a normal morning for Brittany Settler until she looked out the window of her Sunbury home on Catawissa Avenue.
"I was making myself a cup a coffee and when I open the fridge I looked out and was like what is that," Settler said.
Her dog was making a fuss, so she went to look closer.
Thought it was drunk man passed out and I was going to kick him, but I once walked down there, I saw blood everywhere and his face purple, and said, 'That is a body,' she said.
Police identified the victim as 42-year-old Troy LaFerrara and an autopsy recorded 20 stab wounds.
Court records reveal it was the victim's cell phone that lead police to 18-year-old Miranda Barbour of Selinsgrove.
At first she denied knowing Leferrara, telling them she was with her husband in Harrisburg celebrating her husbands birthday the night Leferrara was killed.
But Miranda returned to police the next day at the urging of her husband and confessed but says it was self-defense.
I trust my wife. You don't marry someone that you don't love or trust with all your heart and I believe everything that she told police," Elytte Barbour said.
Court records say Barbour tells police she met LaFerrara through Craigslist.
They met up at the local Susquehanna Valley Mall that night and went to a secluded location where Miranda says he began choking and groping her.
That's when she began stabbing him. Court records say she stabbed him several times and then passed out. She woke to him gasping for air in the car. She then drove around and dumped his body, records say.
"I do not believe this was malicious whatsoever, the husband said. I believe she was attacked and that under those circumstances she took necessary measures to defend yourself.
He also says court records are incorrect. He says his wife was not offering sex for money. He says she was offering only companionship.
Police say theyre investigation continues because there are many loose ends that need to be tied up.
A preliminary hearing for Barbour is scheduled for next week.

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Tempe police arrested a man Wednesday on suspicion of child molestation after an examination revealed he may have given a sexually transmitted disease to his 8-year-old granddaughter, police said.
Edmund S. Idolor, 57, was arrested at Tempe police headquarters about 4:15 p.m., said police officer Jeff Lane.
The girl complained to her parents of pain while using the bathroom. A doctor who examined her told the parents "she possibly has herpes or a urinary infection," Lane said.
It was not clear in police records whether any laboratory results were available on the girl's condition, Lane said.
According to a police report, the girl told her mother that Idolor had been touching her genitals, and examination suggested the abuse went further.
The girl is one of five children, ages 3 to 11. Lane said Idolor did not live with the family.
"But he is their sole babysitter," Lane said. "So we need to continue with the investigation."
Idolor was booked into Tempe city jail on suspicion of child molestation, a felony, but was later released pending an examination of further laboratory tests.


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Category Archives: Diversity
In the Media: Male Nurses on TV Often Fit Negative Stereotypes
This is part of the December 2013 issue of Sharing Nursing's Knowledge.
More male nurses are needed to diversify the nursing workforce and help curb a looming shortage of nurses, but U.S. TV producers aren't helping.
That's the conclusion of a recent study of male nurse characters on televised medical dramas in the United States. Shows including Grey's Anatomy, HawthoRNe, Mercy, Nurse Jackie, and Private Practice reinforced stereotypes, often in negative ways, about men in nursing, the study found. It was published in August in the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
"The men were often subject to questions about their choice of career, masculinity and sexuality, and their role usually reduced to that of prop, minority spokesperson, or source of comedy," the authors write.
Men are joining the profession in increasing numbers, but negative portrayals of male nurses on television undermine efforts to recruit and retain male nurses, they add.
"My Definition of Diversity Was Altered When I Had the Opportunity to Experience Life Differently"
Cindy Anderson, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN, is a professor and associate dean for research at the College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines, University of North Dakota. A Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Salem State College, and both a Master of Science degree in parent-child nursing and a PhD in physiology from the University of North Dakota. This is part of a series of posts looking at diversity in the health care workforce.
I was born and raised in the Boston area which we always referred to as the "melting pot." My grandparents emigrated from Eastern Europe and I grew up hearing stories of the "Old Country" which included both fond memories and atrocities that drove them to leave their homes and find a better way of life in America. As a second-generation American, I have always embraced the common and unique perspectives of others from a variety of backgrounds.
I began my career as an Air Force nurse, advancing my opportunity to engage with others from varied backgrounds and cultures. In the course of my career, I found myself stationed at the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. My initial perceptions were based upon the stereotype that North Dakota was a rural, isolated state with little diversity. My misperceptions were quickly reversed when I had a chance to engage with the community. My awareness and respect for the unique diversity of rural North Dakota has steadily grown over the last three decades which I have been fortunate to spend in this great state.
Online Mentoring Site Aims to Close 'Mentoring Gap'
Underrepresented students considering careers in medicine can talk to mentors and join discussions on the free, web-based mentoring site, DiverseMedicine.org. Launched in August 2012, the site now has 400 active users, American Medical News reports.
High school, college and medical school students can interact with mentors on the site in real time through instant messaging or video chat functions, and learn about admissions testing, residency applications, and more in discussion forums. The site also features podcasts, video lectures and other resources on topics important to aspiring physicians, and a feature that allows students to participate in a mock medical school interview.
"One of the main reasons why there are so few minorities in the field of medicine is because of the mentoring gap. If nobody's there to tell you how to get into medical school, you're not going to get in," Dale O. Okorodudu, MD, the project's founder, told American Medical News.
Diversity Needs to be Front and Center
Efrain Talamantes, MD, MBA, is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinical Scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles. This is part of a series of posts looking at diversity in the health care workforce.
Diversity in health care is critical in providing quality health care to all Americans. As physicians, we care for patients from all walks of life and we strive to heal with our expertise, compassion and open-mindedness. Our health system and patients benefit greatly from health professionals who can speak and understand different languages, and who always strive to understand different backgrounds, cultures, practices, and beliefs. Research shows that diversity in the health care workforce enhances training for health professionals and improves access to quality health care.
There is an unprecedented demographic transformation happening in our country today; the majority of births are from Hispanics, Blacks, Asians and other racial and ethnic minorities. Since 1985, the number of underrepresented ethnic and racial minority medical school applicants, matriculates, and graduates has leveled off at about 15 percent, while their representation in the U.S. population has been nearly twice as high—and they are on pace to become the majority.
Us and Them: A Pain Researcher Discusses Why Diversity in Health Care Matters
Martin Schiavenato, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor at the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar. This is part of a series of posts looking at diversity in the health care workforce.
It is human nature. The old adage "opposites attract" is a myth; in fact, the contrary is true. We feel more comfortable with and welcome those who share in our definition of "us" than not. Accordingly, this also forms the basis to how we define "them." It is intuitive that we feel connected to and prefer those who share in what we believe to be our experience, and that we are suspicious and even spurn those who we feel do not. This phenomenon is referred to by psychologists as "in-group bias."
"When it comes to providing best clinical care, race and culture matter."
In my field of pain research, there is ample documentation of how clinician preferences impact the care of patients. Clinicians better address pain management in patients who "match" their reference group or their preferences more closely. For example, better pain care is given to patients who speak the same language, are of similar socioeconomic status, or even those considered more attractive to the clinician. Subtle cues from the patient—their physical appearance, the circumstances that brought them to seek care, their behaviors and expressions—all will have a consequence on the nature of the care that they will receive. Thus, the race and culture of the clinician have the potential to be significant contributors in the quality of care that a patient will receive. This inherent tension between "us" and "them" may be particularly relevant in a country with a history of institutionalized racism.
Diversity in Nursing Education Helps Students Learn Respect and Appreciation for Differences
Mable Smith, PhD, JD, MSN, BSN, RN, is founding dean of the College of Nursing at Roseman University of Health Sciences (formerly the University of Southern Nevada) and an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows program. This is part of a series of posts looking at diversity in the health care workforce.
A diverse nursing student body builds the foundation for a diverse workforce that can become effective in the provision of culturally competent care to patients. Our student body at Roseman University of Health Sciences is reflective of the diversity seen in the population that consists of Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders, to name a few. This diversity is reflected in the health care system among workers and patients. Students bring a wealth of information that is shared with each other and with faculty.
For example, in a class discussion on nutrition, students from various cultures shared how and what types of foods are used to treat certain illnesses. There were discussions on how food should be presented, such as hot versus cold, raw versus cooked. Some students shared the significance of family presence during meals even for hospitalized patients. These discussions quickly incorporated religious practices and certain etiquettes to promote "religious correctness" when interacting with various cultural and religious groups. Students also provided insight into generational differences and changes with emphasis on the fact that many in the younger generation have not adopted the strict traditions of their parents and grandparents.
Health Inequities Harm Everyone
LisaMarie Turk, RN, MSN, is a fellow with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative at the University of New Mexico, working toward a PhD in nursing with a health policy concentration. She was awarded a Hearst Foundation Scholarship in 2010. This is part of a series of posts looking at diversity in the health care workforce.
Ample scientific and empirical evidence supports increasing diversity in the health care workforce in order to decrease health disparities and advance health equity.
I am a registered nurse and PhD student in Nursing and Health Policy at the University of New Mexico. New Mexico is known for its depth of cultural diversity; however, this state joins the nation in experiencing negligible diversity in its health care workforce.
I was honored with the opportunity to complete a policy internship focusing on nursing workforce diversity at the Division of Nursing of the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professions. From this experience, I gained increased awareness and resources to affect change in nursing and health care workforce diversity in New Mexico.
"It's a Lil' Colored Girl to See You."
Angela Amar, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an associate professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University and a Robert Wood Johnson (RWJF) Nurse Faculty Scholar. Her research focuses on traumatic experiences, especially violence, mental health responses to trauma, and aspects of forensic nursing. This is part of a series of posts looking at diversity in the health care workforce.
As a new nurse, I had just entered a patient's room when he called out from the bathroom to ask his wife who was there. She replied, "it's a lil' colored girl to see you." Luckily, I have a pretty good poker face and was able to not show outwardly how flustered I was inwardly. I was able to introduce myself and conduct my assessment in a professional manner. Over the next three days, I took care of this patient and as we built a relationship, he marveled and told his visitors what a great and smart nurse I was.
While I'd like to think that I am great and smart, I happen to know that I worked on a floor full of great and smart nurses, all of whom were Caucasian. The patient commented on attributes in me that he felt were remarkable and exceptional. He didn't conceive that 'a lil' colored girl' could be great or smart until we interacted.
"We often see the benefits of diversity as being for minorities. We seldom see that the majority benefits as well."
Fast forwarding to my role as a faculty member, I've worked in majority serving institutions where I'm often one of two or three African American faculty members and the numbers of African American students is also small. Frequent comments on my student evaluations are: "She's so smart. She's really intelligent."
Cultural Competency Matters
Regina Stokes Offodile, MD, CHSE, is an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Education, Division of Clinical Skills and Competencies at Meharry Medical College. She currently instructs first- and second-year medical students on clinical skills, physician patient interaction, and clinical correlations of breast disease. Her research interests include cultural competency. She is pursuing a Masters in Health Professions Education at Vanderbilt University. This is part of a series of posts looking at diversity in the health care workforce.
Cultural diversity in the health care workforce may be something that many have not thought about or considered a topic of concern. It is a concept that health care providers, health care delivery systems, and hospitals need to have on their radar. Having a culturally diverse workforce is a matter of patient safety. Employing a diverse workforce increases the likelihood of having employees who understand how a wide cross section of patients looks at disease, its diagnosis and treatment. A diverse workforce may also address the language barriers and cultural disconnect that may exist in some health care delivery systems.
In order to meet the increasing culturally diverse patrons of health care, there will be a need to have a corresponding change in the health care workforce. There will also be a burden on medical schools and residency training programs to produce culturally competent physicians, and to increase the number of physicians who are able to interact with and treat a culturally diverse patient population.
Equity in Health Care Isn't Possible Without Equity in Health Professions
Carmen R. Green, MD, is an alumna of the RWJF Health Policy Fellows program. She is the associate vice president and associate dean for health equity and inclusion at the University of Michigan Health System, and a professor of anesthesiology, obstetrics and gynecology, and health management and policy. This is part of a series of posts looking at diversity in the health care workforce.
More than a decade into the 21st century, Americans still face diminished health and tremendous variations in health care, depending on what they look like, where they come from, where they live, what they earn, and other factors. Significant and persistent variability in clinician decision-making also exists based upon these factors.
The reasons for these inequities lie in part in disparities in the infrastructure for screening, diagnosing, treating and supporting patients leading to unequal treatment.
In an increasingly aging, female, and diversifying society, it is vital to have a diverse workforce to not only help put patients of varying backgrounds at ease but to provide care that is responsive to their needs and to achieve the best health care outcomes. It may be difficult for underrepresented and vulnerable people to trust the health care system if the employees largely come from the same place and have one perspective. Some of those perceptions actually become realities as biases can negatively affect patients that are marginalized and lower on the socioeconomic totem pole.


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Last night we told you about the update to the Motorola XOOM that has been rolling out which gives the tablet the promised capability to use Flash. Capability is the key word there, because XOOM owners still won't be able to experience Flash on their tabs until the final piece of the puzzle (Adobe's 10.2 Flash update) arrives. We now know when that will be, as Adobe has announced via their blog that it will be released next Friday, March 18.
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With all of the recent concern about malware in the Android Market, it may lead one to make the generalization that the Android OS is nothing but a big loser in the mobile security department. It looks like that may be a faulty conclusion, if the results from hacking competition Pwn2Own are any indication. In this year's contest, held at the CanSecWest Security Conference, Android and Windows Phone 7 both survived unscathed, while iOS and Blackberry fell to the hackers.
If you saw our post the other day about Samsung's teaser image for their rumored 8.9" Galaxy Tab (expected to be announced at CTIA later this month), you may have seen what appeared to be an extremely thin tablet. At a casual glance, it looks svelte enough to give the .34" thick iPad 2 a run for its money in its lack of girth. Then a diligent tipster shared his homework with us and, well, it looks like Samsung has been using some Photoshop lighting effects to create a bit of an illusion.
If you are looking to grab a Nexus S sometime soon, you might want to check out this deal from Best Buy. The retailer has just offered Google's latest flagship phone for $99.99 with a 2-year T-Mobile activation.
The deal on the Gingerbread-running smartphone runs from now until March 23, so you have a couple of weeks to take advantage of it. It looks like you have to be enrolled in Best Buy's Reward Zone program to be eligible and the promo on their website lists the offer as being "in store only." Those interested can head over to Best Buy for details.
The future of Android gaming is looking very bright these days. Just a day after news came that portions of a $100 million Chinese fund would be devoted to helping iOS developers port their games to Android, another company, Scoreloop, has revealed its own very different approach to the same goal. Scoreloop's method is to offer an entire assistance program that holds the hands of devs every step of the way from Cupertino to Mountain View.
With no shortage of RSS reader apps in the Android Market, it's getting pretty hard for a new one to grab our attention. However, Feedly, which now has a (beta) version available in the Android Market, does manage to stand out above most of the crowd.
Having been available for some time as both a desktop browser extension and an iOS app, Feedly sports an extremely simple interface and syncs with your Google Reader account.
Say you have some extra tickets to next week's A Flock of Seagulls concert that you want to unload, but you don't particularly want to stand outside of the gate four hours early, calling out "Need tickets?". Starting today, your Android phone can save you the time and humiliation. StubHub, the world's largest ticketing marketplace, has released an app into the Android Market.
Bought by eBay in 2007, StubHub is an online venue for buying and selling second-hand tickets.
Some of us noticed today that our Android Market received an OTA update to v2.3.4 sometime last night. Before, when on the main page of the Market, the big 'Featured' section at the top would stay put. Now, we scroll down and - poof! - it vanishes (though, only on the main page and not on Apps/Games/etc pages for some reason).
This got us wondering how many of you have found the new Market change in place.
In what is sure to ruffle a few feathers with Android users, a representative of a research company Wednesday sunk his teeth into Google's Android 3.0 'Honeycomb,' saying it is "by the geeks, for the geeks, and of the geeks" (we were confused, as we thought that was a compliment). The analyst left little hope for mass adoption of the new tablet-tailored version of Android.
In his note to investors, Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research said Android 3.0 is doomed to fail next to Apple's iPad 2.
Way to pour salt on your customers' wounds there, Verizon authorized Verizon retailer: pictures have surfaced of a new flyer arriving in customers' homes (obtained by Droid Life) that shows the HTC Thunderbolt with the words "Now Available" beneath it. No, this isn't an unexpected dream come true for Verizon customers, it seems like a flub by an authorized dealer (it's unclear to us which one) that certainly can't help calm the restless natives.


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The Franklin Fascia Massager from OPTP is a self-massage tool that features a spikey exterior designed to stimulate sensory receptors and increase circulation. The knead motion of the Fascia Massager aims to relieve tension and mobilize connective tissue. The new massager is appropriate for use for tactile and imagery exercises so the user can restore natural movement and is phthalate-free. The Franklin Fascia Massagers are available in two styles: the Peanut, which offers an organic profile that contours to the body, and the smaller Oval, which is a suitable massage tool for hands, neck, feet, and forearms.
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Post them here... Why don't we already have one of these? lol
The Magic Spells have new code words!!!! Joey knows what I mean. hahaha. I was so tired ending the night tonight.
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The Magic Spells have new code words!!!! Joey knows what I mean. hahaha. I was so tired ending the night tonight.
Yeah I was like how'd he do that?! I didn't even bother looking at the magic window because there were sweet jam mixes to be played before closing!
Woo woo yo yo peeps..
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Yeah, well, if she'd get her nose out of, "Let me plz plz take your signature" rooms, she might actually see -VJC-! Staff are hopeless.
not quite sure what this thread is 4 but i have a ? on the deep sea diving quest. theres this one objective about getting a boat and making sure it stays afloat or sumthin. my first guess was 'play pirates' but that didnt work. either im wrong or the new pirates game isnt compatible w/ this quest. any ideas?
I believe that you were supposed to play pirates. Not sure what effect the new pirates games have on old quest tasks - but one would hope that VMK thought it out carefully before changing the game and leaving old quests active.
When you played pirates in the old quest - you just needed to make sure you won the game... Try again and see if you progress...
Please let us know what happens...
so far ive won around 3 times and still nothing. but they added to the clue and says that u must be on top...so i guess you must win...but then again no...hm...
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Starz Denver Film Festival's wonderful closing weekend: Silver Linings Playbook and more
Although the variety of flicks at the Starz Denver Film Festival lets movie lovers tailor their own fest, the marquee events serve as signposts -- and this year's opening night feature, A Late Quartet, and Big Night spotlight, Quartet, underwhelmed compared to the $2.5 million gift from Anna and John Sie to buy Denver FilmCenter on Colfax. But the saying "It's not how you start, but how you finish" was proven true, with three successes on the final weekend.Tippi Hedren.
Friday at the L2 Center, across the street from the FilmCenter complex, was highlighted by a screening of Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 shocker The Birds, scheduled to coincide with the presentation to Tippi Hedren, the film's star, of the Mayor's Award for Career Achievement.
The name of this bauble -- handed over not by Denver mayor Michael Hancock but under-rehearsed Arts & Venues executive Kent Rice -- might not have seemed like the perfect fit for Hedren. After all, her most prominent roles remain the parts she played in The Birds and Hitchcock's next picture, the lumpy, only intermittently effective Marnie, from 1964. Afterward, Hitchcock set out to blackball Hedren in Hollywood because she didn't return his obsessive desire for her -- the subject of a current HBO film, The Girl, which Hedren endorsed as accurate. But while the actress acknowledged that Hitchcock did manage to ruin her career (she's mainly played small parts in often iffy projects during the past four-decades plus), "he didn't ruin my life."Hedren circa 1963.
Hedren's remarks before and after The Birds screening enhanced the picture on a number of levels -- not that it needed any propping up, since it remains a fresh and exciting cinematic experience thanks to a fascinating sound design (there's no background score beyond terrifying bird noises and a brief snippet of schoolchildren singing) and a bold decision not to over-explain what led nature to strike back against humanity. She balanced behind-the-scenes anecdotes about a number of scenes, including the moment when hundreds of birds swarmed into a home through a fireplace (because no actual birds were used in that sequence, the actors had to swat at thin air) with unflinching descriptions of Hitchcock's disturbing advances and a decision to reject them that she doesn't regret in the slightest. The combination was manna from movie geek heaven that more than justified an award, no matter whether it seemed wholly appropriate for Hedren or not.
The next day's presentation of actor Vince Vaughn with the fest's John Cassavetes Award was similarly transformative.
It's an open question as to whether Vaughn truly deserved the Cassavetes award, given that he quickly moved from the world of independent film after the reception to the highly enjoyable 1996 movie Swingers to mainstream studio fare such as Old School, Wedding Crashers and Dodgeball. Hence, the prize seemed like a lure to get him to come to Denver to showcase the documentary Art of Conflict, which he produced and his sister, Valeri Vaughn, directed -- and that may very well have been the case."The Art of Conflict."
Something undermined this cynical appraisal, though. Turns out that Art of Conflict, which offers an alternative history of the conflict in Northern Ireland (known colloquially as "The Troubles") via murals created by combatants on both sides, turns out to be quite a good film -- vibrant, colorful and exciting, thanks to Valeri Vaughn's canny combination of arresting visuals and thrilling music from era-appropriate bands such as Stiff Little Fingers and the Pogues.
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Interested in meeting with a distant colleague? Teaching a class at UMD with students at another campus? Having students in your program receive a class from another institution? Videoconferencing, training, workshops with other locations? These sorts of things can take place over ITV (Interactive Television).
What is ITV?
Interactive television is the sending and receiving of video and audio via IP (internet). UMD has a Quality of Service network (QoS), which means that the bandwith used for ITV is in the "fast lane," protected from other internet traffic.
Who can use it, and when?
UMD staff, faculty, and students can schedule ITV meetings or classes. We schedule classes and meetings all year around, all days of the week, with equipped locations everywhere.
Why would I want to use ITV?
Many of our regular users are professors offering classes at colleges and universities around the state and university staff holding meetings with their colleagues at coordinate campuses. Sometimes a graduate student will schedule a thesis defense, or a student will take part in a job interview. These are just some common applications of ITV. UMD's ITV rooms are staffed with a student technician who will set up the equipment, answer questions, contact other locations if there are problems, and offer instructions to the professor or facilitator.
How is this different from desktop video conferencing or web cams?
- ITV has two high-quality cameras in each room. One focuses on the instructor or facilitator, the other on the students or audience.
- You can see the image you are sending out as well as the image you are receiving, and so can the other site as they generally have the same sort of classroom.
- Sources such as laptop presentations, video tape, DVD, and document camera images can be sent as part of the transmittal.
- The quality of the video is much higher than a web cam. Additionally, the images are projected on a screen or through a monitor, making them much easier to see than on a computer monitor. Zooming in on a speaker or widening the view of the entire classroom is possible.
- ITV bandwidth is protected, meaning that excessive amounts of internet traffic will not slow down the transmission of signals.
- The sound capturing in an ITV room is superior to videoconferencing, since ITV uses multiple high-quality ceiling microphones.
Where can we have an ITV class or meeting?
ITSS has two ITV classroom, Kirby Plaza 173 and Kirby Plaza 175a.
What locations are possible to reach with ITV?
We've made ITV connections as far away as Palermo, Italy, but most of our connections are to other UM or MNSCU campuses and other locations in northeast Minnesota.
How do I request an ITV?
Fill out our online request form. After you submit the request, a few things need to take place. First, room availability will be determined. If a room is available, your date, time, and location will be confirmed with you via email. If the rooms are already booked, then you may need to determine another time frame. It's wise to plan ahead as much as possible. Requests from the Twin Cities campus should be made through their Video Networking Services. Requests from other state colleges should be made through the Northeast Alliance for Telecommunications (NEAT), of which UMD is a member.
What else do I need to know?
You will need some information from the other site. Does the other site have ITV capability, and if so, what type (IP, ISDN)? Who is your contact at the other end, and what is the name of their technical staff? Also, if you will be teaching a class over ITV for the first time, it will require some preparation. For instance, visual adjustments need to be made: font sizes on powerpoint presentations, wearing a plain shirt, etc. For training on teaching over ITV, contact LeAnne Rutheford of Instructional Development Services, email@example.com, or call her at 726-6207.
Does it cost anything to have an ITV?
Please visit Interactive Television Rates for our rates. For all of the prices listed on that page the following applies:
- Priority is always given to UMD business.
- Other locations may charge additional fees for connection, room use, etc. Each location has their own policy.
- Unusual connections, such as with an international site, may incur some additional charges
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By: David Suzuki
Posted: June 26, 2008, from the July 2008 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.
Regardless of what ailments or obstacles society faces, it is quick to look for new, sophisticated, exciting and what may appear to be faster, easier solutions to challenges, often before fully exploring the possibilities that may seem obvious.
The upside is that this seemingly human instinct keeps the search alive for greener grass, and has led to some of the greatest discoveries in history, including many diagnostic technologies that are being used today to better understand the very fundamentals of the human body, as well as the environment. As a result, the human race is entering a very exciting time in history where innovative diagnostics, logic, and new respect for the disciplines of the body and environment have begun to reveal the answers.
In the early 1790s, an Italian anatomy professor at the University of Bologna named Luigi Galvani realized that detached frog legs could be activated with stimulation provided by low levels of externally applied energy. After many experiments, he became convinced that the frog legs themselves also contained their own source of hidden energy in the nerves and around the wound area. Galvani referred to this as "animal electricity."
Excited with his new discoveries, he quickly declared his findings to his university peers, only to be ridiculed by some for what was considered to be an absurd claim. It was only after his death that Galvani was later credited for discovering bimetallic direct current (DC), which he used specifically to carry out his experiments. He also utilized silver in his experiments to conduct energy, and, without knowing it, discovered what is now known as the current of injury.
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By the early 1970s, Robert O. Becker, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, was running full tilt with experiments primarily focused on regeneration and the electrical system of the body. Although there were many great scientists and physicians who had actively built upon Galvani's theories, it was Becker—assisted by modern science—who was able to finally capture the mystery of the body electric, paying tribute to Galvani and all those who had participated along the way.


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Hi! My name is Erin, and I've only posted twice, but thought I should introduce myself and take advantage of the immense wisdom here. I have a tricky situation with a narrow (50') yard dominated by a huge sycamore (that I adore and would never cut down). I have placed my beds on the only area that gets a chunk of sun, which is on the east side of the yard. I'm afraid I may need to reorient the beds next year to get more sun, but with their current placement, can I get some feedback on my plan for next year? I'd really appreciate it!
4x8 bed: top row is north with trellises; west end of bed gets more shade cucumber==cucumber==cucumber==cucumber==melon(2 squares)==pole beans==pole beans
4x6 bed: top row on north side; "bb" is bush beans; peas on 3 teepees - one teepee for every four squares peas======peas======peas======peas======peas======peas
4x4 bed: top row on north side eggplant===eggplant===eggplant===eggplant
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Your beds look well planned out. Do you plan to plant them all at once or plant some in spring & others in summer? You might be planting some of the things you listed earlier than others and I realize this forum doesn't show colors which is helpful for indicating planting month. I know the book doesn't state, but I interplant within the squares to give shade to lettuce in summer or squeeze in a few more salad plants like onions or kale around larger slow to mature plants like cabbages. As long as I am careful to not disturb the rootball to harvest it works okay. In my climate I can plant in spring for summer & fall harvests, in early summer for late summer harvest, in mid-summer for fall & winter harvest, and sometimes in early fall for winter & spring harvests. It all depends on the weather when the soil can be worked in spring, but usually between Feb. - April are our 1st plantings. Then every few weeks through June & once spring crops (lettuce, spinach, peas) are harvested I can replace with summer crops (beans, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers). Radishes are planted with carrots & pulled before leaving more space for carrots. Beets & onions stay in longer. Chard can be cut & come again grown until it bolts which might be a year or more for us. In summer I try to tuck the cool season plants in the shade of the others, so you might want to move your spinach & lettuce behind some of your larger plants you might have better growth. Also, peas for a fall harvest do better started partially shaded from summer heat. I am able to keep some cabbage family crops (broccoli & cabbage) cropping all summer due to our cool climate, but others like kale & kohlrabi go to seed quickly. I don't know how the cabbage family does in your area, but some gardeners in your area know. By mid-summer it's time to plant for fall & winter harvests, but my beds are still pretty full if I've not set aside squares vacated by spring planted crops, so it doesn't always work out like I plan. The good thing is that the garden grows & we're keeping it productive! We also grow potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini & cucumbers rotate around in permanent beds in the ground with large stakes & trellis as the soil in the SFG beds just didn't support my tomatoes so well when we tried it a few years ago. Plus, we only have 4 boxes & not enough room for all the veggies. Hope that helps! |
Thank you sooo much, Corinne! I was a little afraid no one would respond. There was info I left out because I was afraid the post was getting too long. I plan on planting the carrots, spinach, lettuce and radish, and onions in succession, while the taller plants are still small, hoping to finish them up and put in something else that can grow with those taller plants in our hot and humid summer. This is my spring/early summer plan. I haven't worked out all the details on what will go in their places, yet. Any suggestions? I like the idea of interplanting within a square to maximize space/output, but I think next spring I'll leave each square to one crop to see which ones will have room for a close neighbor. As far as shading the spinach and lettuce, I'm kind of counting on the shade from the sycamore to help them last longer - of course that means the more sun-loving plants may not perform as well. This is why I may have to reorient the beds and start over. If I leave the beds as they are, I'm thinking my spring and early summer crops should be good because it takes awhile for my sycamore to leaf out, and there's lots of sun on the garden then. I'm also hoping my fall plants will be ok because the sycamore will lose all its leaves and provide lots of sun again. It's the dead of summer that worries me. I think I'm getting maybe 4 hours of sun on the majority of the beds right now. I am planning a fall/winter garden and am anxious to try it out in a couple weeks. It looks like I'm supposed to wait until early/mid August into September to plant for that. Since I got such a late start this year, I'm looking forward to getting *something* from the garden (I've only harvested radish so far). I'm waiting on some tomatoes, pumpkin, melon, cantaloupe to produce. Haven't been able to get carrots to grow, was too late for the pepper plants, and have yet to see my bush beans produce. So, this summer is just kind of a "let's just throw this in and see what it does" time. Fall and next spring are what I'm really planning for. I don't even have the 4x4 built yet! I have to say, I've been trying to cover all the bases: shade, height, companion planting, etc., and my head hurts! I'm probably making this more complicated than it needs to be, but I'm a bit of a perfectionist and I don't do things halfway! Thanks so much for your input. Anything else you think of would be greatly appreciated! Erin |
erin4 the plan needs a lot work is bit crude. |
Corinne - thanks again for your thoughts. The sycamore is already "limbed up" far higher than we could reach. Some of the branches hang low - we could work on those some. There are also large trees in neighboring yards that contribute to the shade problem. Still watching and waiting! homeend - Could you elaborate a little? How do you think it should change? Any and all feedback is helpful! |
first off teepee are not used in square foot planning. second peas die off in summer thus leaving you with 12 empty square feet. third radish are usaully not grown in summer thus leaving you with 6 more empty square feet. forth spinach and lettuce usaully bolt by June thus leaving 10 more empty feet by June more then 44 square feet- 39% of you beds will be empty. |
homeend - thank you for your input. I'm using teepee because I don't have room on the trellis, and I like the look of them. As I indicated in my second looong post (sorry I got so wordy!), I am planning on replacing items such as the peas, radish, spinach, lettuce as they finish off in the heat of summer. I'm looking for suggestions as to what I could put in their place, if you have any. However, with the intense heat we've had this year (usu. only about a week of 100+ degree temps have been 3 weeks of it this year), I'm not sure anything is going to do very well in the dead of summer. I'm wondering if I'm going to end up with full spring and fall gardens, and just have to live with a number of empty squares through June and July until it cools off enough to start the fall garden. What zone are you in, and how do you plant/replant your squares? |
erin zone is meaning less in veg garden since it only tell you how cold winter is. season length and frost dates are more important when comes to vegetable gardens. you have plenty of room for trellises or netting for climbing crops. how plant my squares is very complicated and would hard to explain. you can always put late planting of warm weather crop in empty squares. |
Green beans may do well in the heat. I planted some where I pulled out peas, so they are getting a little later start than usual, but they are doing well. Okra is also a good summer crop. My garden is in So. California, where we are having a cooler than normal summer. |
erin4 - As the photo showed I use teepees in our SFG. Keep at it despite the difficulties with shade. There's still plenty to eat out there in my gardens with the shade. A bonus is my lettuce, broccoli, & cabbage is still producing in mid summer! Corrine |
Just a few comments about plant placements.. Broccoli and cauliflowers gets huge. I wouldn't plant radishes between broccoli or cauliflower because they will be overwhelmed and shaded by their neighbors Chard also gets really big, especially if you plan it dense. Personally, I'd put the lettuce and radishes next to each other and let the broccoli, chard and cauliflowers duke it out. Here is a picture of my rainbow chard this year in a 4x4 box planted in two adjacent squares. This is in the late spring when I had pulled everything else up to plant my summer squash but the chard was still producing so I let it be for awhile. Here is another 4x4 bed with my green chard, again in 2 adjacent spaces. I've pulled all the other winter crops out (carrots, peas, beats) and planted some beans, eggplants and cucumbers for the summer. |
Thanks for the additional info/support. Wow, I had no idea chard got so big! I was kinda hoping the radishes would be done before the broccoli got too big, but I'll rethink that. |
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I'm redecorating my son's room in black, gray, and red. I have a fairly cheap bulletin board that I bought from Walmart before we decided to change his room. I was just wondering if I could spraypaint it black? Anyone tried this?
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I was sure that you could paint cork but I looked it up, too. Yes, it CAN be done :) So go for it! |
What is the board made of? Iam thinking most likey cork, havent tried painting cork althoe Iam sure it can be done, probley soak up the paint and will need a few coats to cover, I do have another idea, have you thought about covering the board with black fabric? just a idea but I am sure someone on here has done it and will post and tell you how. Happy Crafting Oddie |
Yes, it's cork. I did think of the black fabric, but I thought paint would be easier. Since it sounds like it can be done, I think I'll go ahead a try it. Thanks! Laurie |
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I did this years ago - when I was a teenager and had very important things to hang in my room :) You will need a couple of coats of paint to cover the corkboard. Obviously the wood frame is no big deal. After a lot of use and moving/replacing my important teenager things you would start to see the original cork color showing through the pin holes. Otherwise, works like a charm. (Another idea - a friend of mine hung a large square of sheet metal in her room once. Basically had the big box hardware store drill holes in the corners for hanging. Used magnets to hang her important teenager things. Was very industrial and cool looking for just a couple of bucks) |
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Yes I painted a bulletin board. I painted some flowers and leaves on it. It took 2 coats of paint and sprayed a sealer on it after it was done. Very pretty to hang on wall in kitchen for notes. |
When I redid my teen son's room in those exact colors, I covered the cork part of his bulliten board with wallpaper. I had papered an accent wall and used the same paper on the bulliten board. Looked sharp and it lasted till the next renovation--about 10 years later. |
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Printing from WDL computers; wireless printing from your laptop? See below.
The library provides four printers. Charges and payment methods vary by printer. See below for details.
• WDL_VREF_Duplex (B&W)
o Located in the virtual reference area
o Print/Copy Card required – $.05/page
o Double-sided printing is available. Make sure WDL_VREF_Duplex is the selected printer and click Properties. On the Layout tab, under Print on Both Sides, click Flip on Long Edge.
o Use the computer to the left of the printer to select your print job from the queue and follow the computer prompts. Print Jobs will remain in the queue for 24 hours.
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o Download the printer driver by clicking on "WDL wireless printing" below. You only need to do this once for your laptop.
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This is what went down behind the scenes of the London edition of Rock The Bells. This is exclusive coverage, and one for the lunch break. With so many legends in one space, I couldn't trim it down. Amongst other things:
*Nas questions my swagger.
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BDS: Beautiful, Delicious Summer
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Been thinking of having a summertime picnic – and as it always is with a picnic, trying to determine what yummy summertime portable food to bring, what other equipment to pack — and most importantly: the setting.
I've picnicked on the banks of Amphitheater Lake on the top of Wyoming's Grand Teton, on the iron-stone shores of Lake Superior, in the springtime groves of the Hudson River Valley's fragrant blooming apple orchards, on the banks of the Flathead River in the Great Bear Wilderness, watching the sun sink below Midwestern farm fields and the Mississippi River, on the beach at Mora in Olympic National Park, on the sandy shores of the Atlantic as it lapped up on Puerto Rico, on the knobby green mountains of Virginia's Blue Ridge Parkway, at sacred Native American sites in Arizona (within both State and National parks), in the rolly green hills of Wisconsin's driftless region, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Cocteau friendly town of Menton France, on the shore of the wild North Atlantic coast at the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim Ireland, in the High Atlas Mountains of central Morocco, surrounded by a magnificent and usable piece of modern art by Frank Gehry in Chicago's Millennium Park and even amongst the hundred year old trees that dot the Boston Common…so many beautiful spots to picnic in this world.
Breathtaking, delightful settings.
I read a story in the UK's Guardian newspaper that described some Israelis who have been picnicking themselves over the past week – having a nice summertime meal, sharing wine and sharing community in this sweet and sweltery season, on the hills that overlook Gaza. I'm sure the view is remarkable – heard about those picnickers taking pictures and just basically enjoying themselves … even whooping it up together as they celebrate a meal al fresco in the summer evenings.
Bombing … destruction … senseless
If you are thinking about picnicking and are considering how to fill that picnic basket, here are some things you may want to remember to forget.
Food products:
- Sabra Hummus: After capturing 60 percent of the American hummus market, Sabra also is attempting to capture the hearts of Israel by "adopting" an Israel Defense Forces unit. The company's chairwoman says that IDF soldiers are "not army, Israeli soldiers are our kids."
- Tribe Hummus :The second largest hummus seller in America, one of whose owners has a long and cooperative relationship with the Jewish National Fund, which is the Israeli organization that buys up Palestinian land (from "absent owners") and only leases the land to Israeli settlers. The JNF also has a nasty habit of using Caterpillar bulldozers to flatten Bedouin villages…repeatedly.
- Jaffa Citrus: Grown in the Jordan Valley, 94 percent of which has been land-grabbed by Israel. Extracting wealth from stolen lands is against international law. Knowing this, Jaffa's products may well leave a sour taste in your mouth.
- Golan Heights Wine: Named after land stolen from Syria more than 40 years ago, this biz claims in its advertising that it grows its grapes in Israel's world-class vineyards. More accurate; "grown on land Israel has occupied in contravention of international law for generations."
- Soda Stream products: Soda Stream manufactures its products on illegally occupied Palestinian land. Choose instead the similar product made by Cuisine Art called 'Sparkling Beverage Maker', and your soda glasses won't get bloodstains on them.
- Ahava Cosmetic Products: Ahava operates on land stolen from Palestine and, in a bizzaro fashion, is owned in part by settlement villages the establishment of which is a violation of international law. Another part owner manufactures motion detection systems used by Israel on it's apartheid wall. Additionally, Ahava excavates the raw materials to make their products from illegally occupied lands. That's an international law violation three-fer.
- Medjool Dates: Medjool farms land stolen from Palestine using Palestinian child labor, while often labeling that their products come instead from Israel. Operating on stolen land, using child labor and misrepresenting the origin of the product? That's a real blind date.
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Gay Filmmakers and Boy Scouts Create Art: Video
Posted On Tuesday, April 23, 2013 By Accidental Bear. Under Queer News Tags: Boy Scouts, Gay Filmmakers
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I'm a filmmaker and an Eagle Scout. Recently, while serving as merit badge counselor of Cinematography Merit Badge, I invited several gay filmmakers to help teach some Boy Scouts about making movies.
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Face the Job Hunt: Profile Picture Tips
One of the best features of Harri is that we allow future employees to show off their personalities instead of black and white resumes. One way we do that is by letting job candidates upload profile photos, because when it comes to personality… a picture is worth a thousand resumes. So here are some suggestions to help you pick the right photo for your Harri profile:
- Step one is adding a photo! Would you accept a friend request from a faceless person on Facebook? Or follow an egg on Twitter? We think not. Putting a face to a name is important to employers. The point is to add personality to your job application. Remember, you can't apply for a job on Harri without having a picture uploaded.
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Harri has provided the opportunity for you to give a lot of personality to your job application. (If you read our post '6 Tips for Dressing for a Restaurant Interview', Danny Lachs, owner of Yushi, stated that personality is one of the key hiring points.) Show off your smile, be professional, and start your job hunt now!


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Soundwave-bound US pop-punksters Paramore have given us a short-and-sweet preview of the first single from their forthcoming self-titled album, due for release in April.
As DIY reports, a short clip – lasting just under a minute – has been posted with footage of the band making their new album, along with a short snippet of their new single, Now.
The track will be available for full download on iTunes on January 22. Watch the teaser video at the bottom of this page.
Frontwoman Hayley Williams gave an insight into the track when she wrote a blog post about the impending album release a while back.
"The first single off the album is called 'Now'. Not really sure what else to say except for we love this song. It just feels like the perfect way to start this new journey we are embarking on not only as a band but as a movement. To show people that you can lose battles but come back and win full on wars. You can rise from ashes. You can make something out of even less than nothing. The only thing you have to do is keep moving forward!"
Paramore will be in Australia for Soundwave in Feburary and March. They'll also do a sold-out Sidewave in Sydney on February 21.
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