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ABSTRACT: We assess the effectiveness of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in patients with thoracic artery aneurysm with a retrospective analysis of our experience and a review of the literature. Between January 2005 and December 2011, 53 patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm underwent TEVAR. We evaluated the technical success, periprocedural and long-term mortality and morbidity, and follow-up by enhanced computed tomographic scans at 1, 6, and 12 months and annually thereafter. TEVAR was performed in good general conditions in 62.3% of cases and in emergency conditions in 37.7% of cases. A total of 85 endoprostheses were correctly placed, with technical success of 100%. In 18.8% of cases, a carotid-subclavian bypass was performed; 35.8% of cases required drainage of cerebrospinal fluid. Postoperative mortality was 7.5%, and in all cases patients were treated in emergency regimen. The incidence of major postoperative complications was 9.4%, with 2 cases of paraplegia. At a mean follow-up of 25.6 months, 12 cases (22.6%) of endoleak were observed: 5 cases of type IB endoleak were treated with prosthetic extensions; 7 cases of type II endoleak were not treated. There were no thrombotic occlusions, stent migrations, or fractures. TEVAR represents an effective option in the treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms, with good immediate and long-term results.
Article: Exaggerated myocardial oxLDL amount and LOX-1 receptor over-expression associated with coronary microvessel inflammation in unstable angina[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The pathophysiological relationship between coronary atherosclerosis and coronary microvessels remains undefined and the specific causative role of oxidatively modified low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) in human atherosclerosis is debated. The purposes of this study are to investigate whether coronary microvessels are involved in coronary atherosclerosis and whether increased myocardial oxLDL amount can be associated with coronary microvessel inflammation. A combination of immunohistochemical, RT-PCR and real-time PCR studies performed on myocardial biopsy specimens from patients with mitral stenosis (control hearts, CHs) and from unstable and stable angina patients (UAP and SAP), demonstrated that myocardial oxLDL was associated with a chronic low-grade inflammation in SAP and with a severe high grade inflammation in UAP. oxLDL amount was notably higher in UAP than in SAP and in UAP the high grade of inflammation was correlated with the increased amount of oxLDL in endothelial cells and macrophages. The exaggerated amount of oxLDL in UAP and the interaction of oxLDL with lectin-like oxLDL (LOX-1) receptor are amplified by the activation of transcriptional factor octamere 1 (OCT-1) with consequent activation of a series of inflammatory endothelial feed-back mechanisms resulting in LOX-1 gene over-expression, endothelial inflammation as well as uncontrolled nuclear factor kappa B (NFkB) activation. Moreover, in UAP genes for signal transducer and activator transcriptional factor 1α (STAT1α), angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and numerous pro-inflammatory cytokines were over-expressed. The present results may have clinical relevance because they show that coronary atherosclerosis is a disease not confined to the large arteries but involving the whole coronary tree. In UAP the exaggerated amount of myocardial oxLDL is associated with widespread high grade microvessel inflammation.
Article: Endovascular Treatment of Bronchial Artery Aneurysm With Aortic Stent-Graft Placement and Coil Embolization[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) represents a rare, but dangerous, pathology because its rupture can cause a life-threatening hemorrhage; opportune treatment is mandatory when a definite diagnosis is obtained. There are several reports of endovascular treatment of BAA with transcatheter arterial embolization and only few cases treated with aortic stent-graft exclusion. We report a case of mediastinal BAA close to thoracic aorta treated with a combined approach of stent-graft occlusion of the inflow and coil embolization of the outflow arteries.
Article: Different Expression and Function of the Endocannabinoid System in Human Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Relation to Heart Disease[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Background: The endocannabinoid system reportedly plays a role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. This system is expressed also in adipose tissue, which could thus be involved in cardiac disorders through modulation of metabolically triggered inflammation. The current study aims to determine the relevance of the endocannabinoid system in epicardial adipose tissue in heart disease. Methods: Expression of the endocannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, and of the endocannabinoid-degrading enzyme, fatty acid amidohydrolase, and activation of protein kinase A (PKA), phospholipase C (PLC), protein kinase C (PKC), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and inducible (i)NOS, and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) (a member of the reperfusion-injury salvage kinase pathway), were analyzed by Western blot in patients after coronary artery bypass surgery (ischemics; N = 18) or valve surgery (nonischemics; N = 15) and in preadipocytes isolated from epicardial adipose tissue. Results: In ischemics, the CB1-to-CB2 expression ratio shifted toward CB1 and was accompanied by higher PKA activation. In contrast, in nonischemics, CB2, fatty acid amidohydrolase, PLC and PKC, and ERK1/2 were upregulated. Moreover, NO production and iNOS-to-eNOS ratios were higher in preadipocytes from ischemics. Conclusions: These results show a different modulation and functioning of the endocannabinoid system in ischemics compared with nonischemics. Hence, while CB2, PLC and PKC, ERK1/2, and eNOS are more strongly expressed in patients without ischemic heart disease, high CB1 and PKA expression is associated with low survival intracellular pathway activation and high iNOS activation in ischemic heart disease patients. The changes in the endocannabinoid system in ischemics may contribute to cardiac dysfunction and therefore represents a potential therapeutic target.
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ABSTRACT: Acute cardiac failure caused by myocardial infarction or inadequate cardioprotection during heart surgery is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Levosimendan is a new drug used in heart failure though it is limited by the systemic hypotension, which develops with intravenous administration. Intracoronary (IC) administration however should affect systemic circulation less while maintaining the beneficial cardiac effects of the drug. We herewith report the results from the first such clinical series. Levosimendan was administered IC in 33 consecutive patients who developed cardiogenic shock during heart surgery and were unable to wean off cardiopulmonary bypass despite maximal support. Preadministration/postadministration coronary graft flows, hemodynamic parameters, left ventricular function, and metabolic requirements were measured and compared. Levosimendan significantly increased graft flows and improved hemodynamic parameters. Systolic blood pressure (93 ± 26.4 vs. 106 ± 18.2 mm Hg, P < 0.05) and cardiac index (2.0 ± 0.5 vs. 3.1 ± 0.2, P < 0.001) were increased, whereas systemic vascular resistance (1470.7 ± 114 vs. 1195.8 ± 112, P < 0.01) was reduced. Better myocardial perfusion improved metabolic requirements, with myocardial oxygen extraction and glucose uptake increasing by 72% and 74%, respectively, whereas lactate production was reduced by 64%. Echocardiography demonstrated additional ventricular segment recruitment. Therefore, IC Levosimendan administration in acute heart failure is safe and efficacious producing improved cardiac function without significant detrimental hypotension.
Article: Intracoronary levosimendan prevents myocardial ischemic damages and activates survival signaling through ATP-sensitive potassium channel and nitric oxide[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Levosimendan has been reported to exert cardioprotection. In this study, we have examined the cardiac effects of different doses of intracoronary levosimendan on ischemia/reperfusion injuries, and the involvement of K(ATP) channels and nitric oxide (NO). The experiments were performed in a total of 56 anesthetized pigs. In 21 pigs, 1.5, 5 and 12 μg min(-1) levosimendan was infused over 15 min into the coronary artery at the onset of 1 h reperfusion following 2-h ischemia and the effects on cardiac function, infarcted area, and on apoptosis/autophagy were examined. In addition, the activation of Akt and extracellular receptor kinase (ERK) was analyzed. The findings were compared with those obtained in a further 14 pigs where the highest dose levosimendan was infused after glibenclamide and l-nitro-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME). Intracoronary 1.5, 5 and 12 μg min(-1) levosimendan caused an increase of segmental shortening, dP/dt(max) and cardiac output of 7.8%, 22.6%, and 31.6%; 7.6%, 16.9%, and 21.6%; 2.8%, 5.9%, and 6.2%, respectively, from values measured at the end of ischemia. The beneficial effects elicited by levosimendan were still evident at the end of reperfusion when the increase of segmental shortening, dP/dt(max) and cardiac output caused by the three doses of levosimendan amounted to 3.7%, 13.3%, and 16.5%; 1.5%, 9.4%, and 11%; 1.4%, 2.7%, and 3.9%, respectively. When doses of 5 and 12 μg min(-1) levosimendan were used, a reduction of infarcted area to about 69% and 67% of area at risk was observed, and was significantly different from that of about 79% measured in control animals. In addition, after intracoronary levosimendan, the inhibition of apoptosis and activation of autophagy and a dose-related increase of the level of phosphorylation of ERK and Akt were observed. These responses were completely prevented by glibenclamide and significantly reduced by l-NAME. The results of this study show that intracoronary levosimendan reduces cell death induced by ischemia/reperfusion in a dose-dependent manner and activates survival signaling through K(ATP) channel opening and NO. These findings support interesting implications for cardioprotection in interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery.
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ABSTRACT: Precise evaluation of the cardiac and thoracic anatomy of the patient is mandatory for planning safe minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB). Three-dimensional images obtained with a computed tomographic coronary angiography (angio-CT) scan make it possible to accurately visualize the intrathoracic surgical anatomy in order to check the feasibility of the direct exposure of the anatomical structures involved in the surgical procedure. Particular morphological parameters of coronary arteries such as diameter, wall calcification, and intramyocardial position as well as bypass grafts and internal thoracic artery (ITA) displacement can all be precisely defined with this method. We present our preliminary experience using cardiac angio-CT scan as a method for selecting patients for MIDCAB in order to avoid possible surgical complications to minimize the necessity for conversion to the standard surgical approach as well as for choosing the best surgical access.
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ABSTRACT: To evaluate the possible protective effects of fenoldopam on renal function in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Prospective, randomized trial. University teaching hospital. One hundred sixty consecutive patients with serum creatinine >1.5 mg/dL who underwent uncomplicated moderate hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surgery. A random group of 80 patients was managed conventionally (group A), whereas another random group of 80 patients received continuous intravenous administration of low-dose fenoldopam (0.1-0.3 microg/kg/min) during cardiopulmonary bypass and in the early postoperative period (group B). An improvement of postoperative renal parameters were observed only in group B: preoperative serum creatinine 1.82 +/- 0.2 versus 1.43 +/- 0.73 postoperatively (p < 0.001), preoperative creatinine clearance 51.34 +/- 22.26 versus 67.14 +/- 18.55 postoperatively (p < 0.001). In this study, fenoldopam was an effective agent in the prevention of renal dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern PiedmontNovara, Piedmont, Italy
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Albert Dali: Name vs Brand Name, Teeth
Advertising Agency: Lucifer Labs, Chennai, India
Creative: Anantha Narayan
Published: January 2012
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Mammoths-Not-DeadJan 25, 2012 - 3:56
) what's that? girl got exited by image of woman lips and teeth so much? ... I mean the comment above
Akshaya SinghFeb 10, 2012 - 8:19
Interesting campaign ... Though I'm not sure how effective it might've been... as the message is beautifully hidden and the audience is used to seeing loud and clear communication .. Good art piece nonetheless...
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John and Ada Bailey will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children and grandchildren on April 22 from 2-4 p.m. at Sand Spring Baptist Church, 1616 Harrodsburg Road.
They were married on April 23, 1962, at Epworth Methodist Church in Lexington.
John was employed with IBM/LexMark International in 1967 and retired in 1999.
Their children are John (Debbie) Bailey, Jr., of Lexington; Rebecca (Chuck) Osbourn of Versailles; and Julia (Aaron) Hornsby of Taylorsville.
The couple resides in Stringtown, Lawrenceburg.
April 19, 1962
Three members of Scout Troop 230 and the Assistant Scoutmaster participated in an 18-mile hike.
Cecil McFarland, Larry Beckett and Donald Robinson, with assistant scoutmaster Paul Dadisman hiked from Burnside to Zollicoffer Park near Nancy, Ky. The trip took them about six hours.
Scouts in Troop 37 participated in and eight-mile trek along the Centennial Zollicoffer Train from Somerset to the Zollicoffer State Park. Scout leaders J.D. Cook, Guy Simpson and Bill Hunt accompanied them.
April 19: Anderson Middle School's first science fair, 6-7:30 p.m.
April 21: 31st annual Distinguished Young Women competition, 7:30 p.m., Anderson High School auditorium, tickets are $10 per person
April 21: Pierian Woman's Club Style Show, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Lawrence Catholic Church, tickers are $15 per person
April 21: Hispanic Spring Festival, 2-7 p.m., American Legion Fairgrounds
The Roots Garden Ministry of Anderson Christian Church will host a dedication service on April 14 at 9 a.m. at the church.
According to the church's press release, "The Roots Garden Ministry of Anderson Christian Church is a vegetable garden at the church for the community's food pantry Open Hands. The garden is being grown through volunteer labor from the church and supplies donated by local businesses and individuals. The Dedication Service will be the day we dedicate the garden and plant the first seeds."
A reunion for the Cornishes of central Kentucky will be held June 2 at noon at the Cornishville Fire Station Community Center, located at 4534 Cornishville Road in Cornishville.
Now open: 2nd Chance Upscale Consignment Boutique – 101 W. Court Street. Tuesday-Friday, 10 am-6 pm, Saturday 9 am-3 pm. Proceeds of purchases from the "Relay for Life" section will be donated to Anderson County Relay for Life. Call 502-680-0770 for more information.
Saturday, April 14: 5th Annual Concert and Cakes at 6 p.m. in the First Baptist Church sanctuary. Bake sale and concert by local performers to raise money for Relay for Life.
April 21: Distinguished Young Women competition, 7:30 p.m., Anderson High School auditorium, tickets are $10 per person
April 9-13: GED instruction and college preparation, community education building, 8 a.m. to noon, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Bluegrass Community and Technical College, noon to 4 p.m., times subject to change depending on day.
April 9-13: GED instruction and college preparation, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday hours by appointment, Adult Learning Center, 839-3754
April 12, 1962
Marine Lance Cpl. Randy Black, son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Black, completed a week of testing and screening at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis, Tenn., to determine his eligibility for technical training in preparation for duty with the aviation branch of the Marine Crops.
Jerry Lewis starred in "Ladies Man," at the Starway Drive In.
Sovereign Grace hosts simulcast on April 6
Sovereign Grace Church will host a live simulcast of David Platt's Secret Church on April 6 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
According to event organizers, "Platt is the author of the best selling book, "Radical," and is a dynamic preacher.
"The topic will be 'The Cross and Suffering,' and how the gospel strengthens, sustains, supports and ultimately satisfies us in the middle of suffering."
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Mariama Bâ: un féminisme né à l'intersection de deux cultures.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Perret, Arnaud
Description: Many critics consider Mariama Bâ as a feminist writer, but the reader of her two novels might wonder what characterizes her work as such. Therefore, the aim of each chapter, in order of appearance, is to analyze first the genres, then the elements of African tradition and Western modernity, the characters of both works and the themes of the novels, with the intention of defining the author's feminism, which takes its source in dichotomies, paradoxes and contradictions. In order to expose the author's point of view on the condition of women, it appears important to situate the diegesis in its context. Also, the study is supported by references on the Senegalese culture, by genres, narrative and feminist theories and by critiques on the work itself.
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Perceiving matter in notes on space, undated (log 3) by André du Bouchet, Fontfroide-le-Haut, Fata Morgana, 2000
Date: December 2003
Creator: Simmons, Sandra
Description: This study of the graphic field in notes on space, undated (log 3) focuses on how the white emptiness of a page plays a structural role in the articulation of dissociated fragments of notes. According to the criteria of three theorists (Genette, Lapacherie, Baetens), the distinction between non-linear and tabular proves to be non-exclusive in this particular work. Ostensibly, this non-figurative writing instigates interactive contemplation and lends itself to multiple entries, like an object one contemplates from every possible visual perspective without ever constructing a representation or image. The poetic form that du Bouchet explores renders perceptible the latent materiality of all text.
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Etude Comparative Et Intertextuelle Sur Le Thème Des "Fenêtres" Dans Quatre Poèmes De Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, Marie Krysinska Et Guillaume Apollinaire.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Opsitch, Yann
Description: Written in French, this thesis presents a comparative and intertextual study on the theme of « windows » in four poems by Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, Marie Krysinska and Guillaume Apollinaire. Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), Stéphane Mallarmé (1842 -1898), Marie Krysinska (1857-1908) and Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918) use « windows » as a common theme in their poetry. My study compares this common theme found in four poems: (1) "Les fenêtres" by Charles Baudelaire in Spleen de Paris XXXV, 1869. (2) "Les fenêtres" by Stéphane Mallarmé in Le Parnasse Contemporain, 1863/66. (3) "Les fenêtres" by Marie Krysinska in Rythmes pittoresques, 1890. (4) "Les fenêtres" by Guillaume Apollinaire in Calligrammes (1913-1916), 1918. I focus on what distinguishes these fours poems by following the evolution of poetical forms between symbolism and futurism/surrealism. The common theme ("windows") provides an opportunity to better underline the formal heterogeneity which separates these different "poetical avenues": with Baudelaire, the newness of prose poetry; with Mallarmé, the symbolist renewal of a more classic form; with Apollinaire, a form of simultaneity inspired by futurism. The comparative analysis brings to light the original value of the poem written by Krysinska, whose works have not greatly captivated the attention of critics.
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Learner use of French second-person pronouns in synchronous electronic communication.
Date: December 2008
Creator: McCourt, Claire A.
Description: This study analyzes students' use of the French second-person pronouns tu (T) and vous (V) in small-group (2-3 students) inter-learner online chat sessions. The influence of internal linguistic factors (i.e., turn type and morphosyntactic environment) on learners' appropriate vs. inappropriate use of these pronouns is considered. The study also investigates the influence of Instructional Level on tu-vous use and the extent to which students from different instructional levels provide various types of peer assistance (e.g., lexical, morphosyntactic, and sociolinguistic/pragmatic) . Pronoun use was extremely unstable for learners of all levels, and a Kruskal-Wallis analysis revealed that Instructional Level did not significantly affect appropriate T/V use overall. Instructional Level and Syntax did, however, significantly affect interrogative T/V use, as shown through multivariate analyses. Peer-assisted performance was limited to lexical retrieval. Pedagogical recommendations are presented for teaching and learning second-person pronouns in French.
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From "y as plus personne qui parle" to "plus personne ne dit rien": The variable use of the negative particle ne in synchronous French chat.
Date: May 2007
Creator: van Compernolle, Rémi A.
Description: This study analyzes negative particle variation (i.e., the variable presence or absence of the negative particle ne) in synchronous French chat discourse within a labovian-inspired framework. Selected morphosyntactic, lexical, and phonological constraints are considered. Multivariate analyses performed by GoldVarb 2001 revealed that subject type (i.e., NP, [- overt] subject environment, pronoun) and the phonological environment preceding the position of neregardless of its presence or absenceare determining factors in the variation. In addition, discursive-pragmatic effect was explored in a sub-sample of data. The results indicate that ne is seldom present in verbal negation during explanatory discourse style, yet it is very likely to be retained in ludic, emphatic, and proverbial styles.
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Daughters of the King and Founders of a Nation: Les Filles du Roi in New France
Date: May 2010
Creator: Runyan, Aimie Kathleen
Description: The late seventeenth century was a crucial era in establishing territorial claims on the North American continent. In order to strengthen France's hold on the Quebec colony, Louis XIV sent 770 women across the Atlantic at royal expense in order to populate New France. Since that time, these women known as the filles du roi, have often been reduced to a footnote in history books, or else mistakenly slandered as women of questionable morals. This work seeks to clearly identify the filles du roi through a study of their socioeconomic status, educational background, and various demographic factors, and compare the living conditions they had in France with those that awaited them in Canada. The aim of this undertaking is to better understand these pioneer women and their reasons for leaving France, as well as to identify the lasting contributions they made to French-Canadian culture and society.
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Javalicious Double French Roast has the strongest coffee flavor of any of the flavors of Javalicious. This beverage has the strongest coffee flavor of any of the Javalicious flavors. It does, however, have the sweet, creamy taste that the other flavors of the line have. Using premium arabica coffees, bananas (a truly unique flavor for a coffee product), rice, soy, vitamins, and minerals, Javalicious Double French Roast is for anyone that loves smooth, rich coffee beverages.
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A feature rich and graphicaly empowered bittorrent client written in python.
* Queuing and downloading of multiple torrents. (Starting, stopping, pausing, queue up, queue down etc)
* Real-time list of peer addresses and their statistics. Reverse DNS toggle-able.
* Advanced Progress bar graphically illustrates which pieces of the file have been downloaded.
* A graph to display upload and download rates over time. Each torrent being downloaded has it's own graph record.
* Optional Web Interface for remote adminstration.
* Friends Priority System. Friends IP address can be set to get upload preference if they are downloading the same file.
* Temporary upload priority can be given to peers by right clicking them in the list.
* Peers can be banned by right clicking them in the list.
* With torrents that contain multiple files:
o The user can select the order they will download in.
+ This is usefull in cases where you only really want 1 file in the torrent.
+ Or need certain files to arrive before others.
+ The client will not reject peers who want to upload but do not have pieces from the file that has the immediate download priority.
o Or they can be downloaded in a random order. (Rarest pieces first algorithm not withstanding)
+ In most cases this is the best strategy. As it is benefits the overall health of the torrent by keeping a wide range of pieces available, and reduces reliance on seeders.
* "Fast Resume" capability.
o When restarting or resuming, the client will automatically reconnect to all of those peers you were connected when you either exited the client or paused a torrent.
* Detailed message view for statistics and error reporting.
* System tray icon graphically displays upload download statistics.
* Peer list view can identify and display what client the peer is using. (Azureus, Shadow, and other clients that identify themselves uniquely)
* Can be set to use user customizable folders for storing torrent and incoming files.
* User customizable automatic stopping criteria. Torrents can be set to stop:
1. Always automatically stop when download completes
2. Only when there other files in queue
3. Only After seeding for N period of time
4. Only After uploading N% or a ratio of what you have downloaded
5. Never automatically stop
* User customizable upload choker (the choker determines which peer you upload to):
* User customizable color settings to change look and feel.
* User customizable global upload rate.
* User customizable upload behavior (upload rate / number of uploads)
* User customizable listening ports, ip bindings
* Multi-Tracker support
* Utilizes the Bittorrent 3.4.1a code-base
* Written in Python. Utilizes wxWidgets.
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>> Away : back on the 10th of jan << Woot .. back to work afters never ending fun
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Back to School The Ins, the Outs, the Freaks, the Jerks and the Nerds
The old classroom social order is still very much in place today, as it was 20 and 30 years ago.
At a meeting of parents of fifth-grade students held one spring evening last year in the teachers' room of a school in the center of the country to address social problems in the class, they discussed "closed parties," celebrated only by the class's most popular kids.
One mother at the meeting, whose son was in the class, did not understand what they were talking about and turned to ask the woman next to her. After getting a whispered briefing, she leaned back and with a dismissive movement loudly concluded that, "Apparently, there are no boys at these parties." The woman who had briefed her, who had a daughter in the class, looked at her slyly and said in a satisfied tone: "Yes, there are."
This scene, which is reminiscent of "Desperate Housewives," shows that concepts such as closed parties, "in" kids and class queens are alive and well, just like insults, jealousy and the old social order were around in the past, when these kids' parents were in school.
The difference is the attitude of the parents and teachers. The proof of it is the meeting described above, which was preceded by meetings between the parents' committee and organizational consultants. As the population of the country encompasses a broader range of people from older generations, their understanding of the rules of the game in the classroom widens. The hope is that awareness will prompt change.
Keren Shpilsher, an artist who recently held a solo exhibition called "Queen of the Class," is 28. She attended the Ziv School in Ra'anana from grade one to four and then went to the Hadar School and the Wizo France High School; as a redhead, she was not accepted. School children visited the exhibition, and Shpilsher, who was never the queen of the class and longs to be reincarnated in that role, wins their hearts with drawings such as "The way the coolest girl in the class draws." These are drawings of "Bratz dolls and every known Pokemon." She shows them how far she has come, she says, and relates where she came from.
"I have an antenna that picks up who the kings and queens are," she says. "When I speak to the groups and ask them who their kings and queens are the immediate response is that there aren't any. They don't use the word `queen,' don't talk about it, but I spot the kings right away. My radar starts to beep. Boys are easy - it's enough to be good in sports and you're already in the top 10. If you're also rich and a good student, then you've moved up another step. But with boys there's less gossip and hostility. With girls the situation is uglier. They have a mouth and powers that can't be understood."
She spots the queens based on "the trendy clothes, the beauty, the blond. You see who stands out the most, who has presence, who is the most domineering, in whom it is apparent that at home they told her she is the absolute best."
The job of class queen requires not only self-confidence, but also a decision to accept it, she says. A., a mother of four daughters who received an equal degree of nurturing and flattery at home, reinforces what she says. She describes her oldest daughter, 12, as a child with no friends in the class, but who doesn't feel alienated because of that. "She thinks that everyone is her friend, but they don't call her in the afternoon and she doesn't talk to them. She didn't get together with them over the last two months. Her younger sister, who is going into fourth grade, was crowned queen of the class, but she doesn't want the role."
Parents' reading of the map of social status and their child's place in it is not always clear and is heavily influenced by their own past. "It's hard to make an objective analysis of the children's situation that is not influenced by one's own personal experience," says Amit Peleg-Lahav, a junior high school homeroom teacher at the School of the Arts in Tel Aviv. "A lot depends on the social status of the person being asked. An adult assessing the situation retroactively receives unclear messages.
"At the younger ages, everything is transparent. A child who is fed up with a friend visiting him says straight out to him, `You have to go home now.' Afterwards, things become vague. Last year, for example, I saw two girls in the younger grades during recess playing a game whose focus was that someone was getting kissed. One kid in their class, who was not in the game, asked to join. He exposed himself to rejection out of a clear desire to join the social circle and they told him, `Go away.' It was so blatant that I debated whether to intervene. I decided not to. That's the language. Just as he asked straightforwardly if he could join, they turned him down straightforwardly.
"Afterwards everything becomes concealed," continues Peleg-Lahav. "Girls in grades three to six take the social status fight to high levels of manipulation. Take, for example, the unpleasant memory from gym classes of dividing the class into two teams. It's a measure of athletic ability, but also of your place - were you left until the end? Whoever was remembers it very well."
Second to the king
A conversation with four boys, three of whom are starting grade six tomorrow and one who is starting grade five, reinforces the feeling that the social dynamic at these ages remains as it was. The four - friendly and surrounded with many friends - did not get together with many classmates over the vacation and still they all described themselves as very popular in their classes. One described himself as the second to the king (a title that so many adorn themselves with it seems the class consists primarily of them).
As Shpilsher predicted, when the kids are asked if there is a king or queen in their class, their immediate reaction is that there is none. After talking a bit, it turns out that one kid's class does have a king and he even has a reputation, "and lots of money, a huge house, computers, a Sony Playstation and plasma screens." From this conversation with them, incidentally, it seems the king's days are numbered because he is sparking a lot of antagonism.
The class of two of the other kids has a well-liked king. "He is good at everything and very nice," says one boy, who is also his friend. "There are `in' kids in the class and regular kids," says A., who is three heads taller than the king of the class and also the possessor of nearly every Yu-Gi-Oh card printed in Israel. "I'm the leader of the regulars. The two kings mentioned are not soccer fans, a quality that is still considered an entrance ticket into the world of the accepted. Or as one mother of a child going into fourth grade at the Balfour state elementary school in Tel Aviv noted with great sadness: 'If only he played soccer, everything would look different.'"
Listening to the four boys' description of the kids who are not accepted in the class is depressing, as if time had stood still. This unfortunate group consists of: "one kid with glasses, who only joined the class in grade four, and everyone thinks he's a nerd"; "someone who helped the kid with glasses, so they like him less"; "an antsy kid who takes a lot of sedatives and everyone makes fun of him"; "a cross-eyed kid"; "a kid with a hearing aid. Some kids walk by him and whisper something to him and then laugh when he doesn't answer" and "a fat kid who eats sandwiches with a bad smell, and that's become his trademark."
The principal of a high school in Jerusalem is not surprised by the primitive division. "When I look at the breakdown today from the teacher's perspective, it very much reminds me of the breakdown in the class I was in 20 and 25 years ago - the ins and the outs, the freaks, the jerks and the nerds. The same processes lead to the same socialization. It's like smoking - the same dynamic. Kids who want to seem cool start smoking, even if there are prevention programs, despite the social awareness and the fact that teachers are not permitted to smoke in class." A. also does not believe that a teacher, especially in the higher grades, can really change the situation.
Popularity paradox
There is a paradox in children's strive for popularity. Many successful and creative people will say that what pushed them in life, what gave them their special understanding of the world was the fact that they were outside the mainstream of the "in" kids. Shpilsher says she came up with the idea for her solo exhibition on the queen of the class while she was in a cafe with senior museum executives and curators and the queen of the class was the waitress. "I left her a nice tip," she says with a bit of vengefulness.
Despite the connection between Shpilsher's success and this social failure in her childhood, she does not wish these experiences on the children she may have in the future. She is deeply caught up in it. "Today, when I see my name in the newspaper, I hope that all sorts of kids from school read it and say to themselves `so Shpilsher's not such a hard name to remember.'"
The Jerusalem high school principal argues that "children don't have the perspective adults have, that Bill Gates was a nerd and today he's a billionaire. The kid knows he's a nerd now and that's what counts. Their perception of time is that there's no tomorrow. If I'm not invited to the party/don't pass the test/get those jeans - everything will be ruined."
Yael Biber, the principal of the community democratic school opening in Tel Aviv in September, prefers to change social priorities. "I did an experiment at the democratic school in Modi'in and found that multiple ages neutralizes this issue. Instead of a class of 40 kids who are the same age in a fixed setting, the limits were not so narrow and children connect at different stages and in other places. The social framework is airy, everyone finds his own niche."
Another meeting place is the virtual world. "I heard from several children that on ICQ they have long and intimate discussions and in school they pass each other in the corridor and don't say hi," says Peleg-Lahav.
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I don't think I've ever expressed an opinion on Bulger here on Clanram (or anywhere else in print) and to be honest I skip over a lot of the Bulger threads here because of the pissing match that inevitably results. But there are some things that are pretty clear:
1. Both sides of the Bulger divide are too quick to speak in hyperbole. There is a middle ground between "Bulger is one of the all-time greats" and "Bulger sucks" and it is highly likely that's where the truth lies.
2. People who criticize Bulger without acknowledging the lack of help from the other 10 players on offense are balanced by those who talk about Bulger's great seasons without acknowledging that he had up to 4 future HOF players on offense with him (Pace, Faulk, Bruce, Holt). Put me on the field with those guys and I'd look like a decent QB, or put Peyton Manning behind our O-line the past 2 years and he'd look pretty mediocre too.
3. It's unfair to ask for "facts" that prove Bulger is no good. The nature of football analysis is that it is based on observations that are not easily quantified. Stats are highly skewed by the quality of play of the other 21 people on the field, the coaches, the weather, the era, the rules, etc. So any type of good analysis is going to go beyond these stats and look at the way a player performs apart from the stats that result. This is not always quantifiable but that does not make it purely subjective or useless.
All in all, a well presented, well thought out, reasonable post. Nice job.
They won't let me give you rep again yet, Weasel but I have to agree with your post. I too have not gotten into the middle of things here because both sides seem to be stuck on their extremes and refusing to compromise.
The long and short of it, is that neither side is going to win, or even come to a complete conclusion. There's just too many variables that one cannot measure on both sides to finalize the argument. We should just be trusting our FO is making the best decisions for the team's present and future.
7 Pro Bowls, 1 ring, ONLY receiver in league history to crack 1300 yards six years in a row, holds the record for most consecutive 90+ catch seasons, the only receiver besides Marvin Harrison to crack 1600 yards in multiple seasons, and the fastest player to 10,000 and 11,000 yards.
He's currently 14 on the career receiving list, but should, barring catastrophic injury, get to 10 this season (needs 539 to pass Andre Reed).
He's an HOFer.
I am curious whether that opinion was based on anything substantive or simply pulled out of thin air.Quote:
I think one of Bulgers biggest things is that he is not a leader.
However, in the spirit of discussion, I will give you evidence that Bulger IS a leader.
1. He has been the starting QB for this team for the past 7.5 years. Not once has the organization or coaching staff tried to replace him. No first day rookie QBs to take over. No big time free agent QBs to move in. For all that time, the organization has been content to keep Bulger as the head of their offense.
2. On multiple occasions Bulger has been voted a team captain. Voted by his peers. The very men he, as captain, leads.
3. Not one example of a story reported on how Bulger has "lost the lockerroom" or is "looked down upon" by his fellow Rams. Not even the proverbial "inside source" or "anonymous tip" has come to anyone with a position to report.
Oh, I'm sorry. You asked for one and here I've gone and given three. My apologies.
I didn't mean to imply just you I would like to hear supporters reason why they think he'sa leader
My own opinion on his leadership ability is he cant get barron from jumping offsides on every other play
once again my own opinion
1. doesn't show leadership, The point you just made points out that organization and coaching staff never tried to replace him, But got replaced themself. Just had to point that out, Not a great arguement on that on.
2.I would agree with that one for the most part but to me doesn't prove leadership in totall regards
3.There really wasn't a story that the players didn't deny about coach linehan and "lost the lockeroom"
when you ask people to show stuff like leadership it is really hard to come up with one when you got a quiet guy like mark.
I hope he does well
At this point and time for Marc Bulger, his and the teams concern is if he'll be ready the for the start of the season in Seattle. If he does start he's sure to favor his injuried finger. Will Bulger and the Rams have a gameplan in place to attack a Seahawk defense upgraded with the signing of Aaron Curry.
It could be debated, the fact that Marc Bulger has had his finest moments on Qwest Field.
We all know Bulger has put up some great numbers, epecially early in his career, but it has been most unfortunate the bad luck the Rams QB has had to go through, while losing the confidence that fateful Rams fans have in him.
What's desired to come from a fans Quarterback is someone who can basically lead the way....
Someone who can be counted on to come through....
Someone who will make those around him go through a wall for him.
Not to say Bulger doesn't have some of these qualities, but the lack of success that is generated from this team doesn't speak well and calls into question Bulgers leadership.
The NFL is a star driven league, All the great QB's have that it! That Drive, That gusto, That Mojo that can get his team going despite any circumstances.
Marc Bulger seem to have that early on in his career, but lately it just seems that he's stuck on SUX! A Fact that has Rams fans at each others throats. Which is why a tag such as "Bulger SUX!" really needs no facts to back it up, that it! Right there! You've got! YOU got just the Facts, MA'AM!
:helmet: GO MARC BULGER! GO RAMS! :ram:
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My own opinion on his leadership ability is he cant get barron from jumping offsides on every other play
So you think Martz, Linehan, Haslett, and the various FO officials were all let go because of Marc Bulger? They were let go because they believed Bulger to be a leader?Quote:
1. doesn't show leadership, The point you just made points out that organization and coaching staff never tried to replace him, But got replaced themself. Just had to point that out, Not a great arguement on that on.
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2.I would agree with that one for the most part but to me doesn't prove leadership in totall regards
Actually, if you recall there were at least two incidents of player's having sideline "discussions" with Linehan. As I remember, once with Jackson and another with Bulger.Quote:
3.There really wasn't a story that the players didn't deny about coach linehan and "lost the lockeroom"
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I hanged my head low nonetheless when I walked in to catch the last two songs of Puppies and Trains, featuring Superhopper alums Kermit Carter and Math P. (former bandmate Nick Shuminsky now playing with Free Energy, the band in town to open for Mates of State and joining in the fun at the Turf spinning tunes in the Clown Lounge as well as an unannounced short set on stage). Puppies and Trains closed their set by bringing one of the Bust Buddies onstage to talk about the Walk, Carter then leading the bar in an inspirational singalong to a song he introduced as having been originally performed by one of our favorite breast cancer survivors.
Singalong? Did Joan Baez have breast cancer?
Naw, he was talkin' Kylie Minogue, the bar singing the la la las while Carter conquered the rest of her hit song in a spot-on Kylie impression.
Martin Devaney and band followed up in a polished performance absent the high kicks and nearly-spilling beers I've come to expect out of Devaney after becoming more accustomed to seeing him front Crossing Guards (seriously, does he practice those high kicks and the nearly-spilling beer moves because they're damned consistent).
Martin Devaney Band
Photo by Nikki Miller
After a bit of a break, Sean Na Na took to the stage. And bless my soul, Sean Tillman is performing in pants. Haven't seen that in a while. I was about to approach the stage to take a photo but stepped away, worried I might end up with pubic hair sprinkled upon my temple.
Sean Na Na
Photo by Nikki Miller
But it didn't take long to forget the Sean Tillman/Har Mar associations and sink into the Sean Na Na "reunion," which Tillman described as the "future of old music." During the set, Tillman threw out a few Goo Goo Dolls references, which to my drunk ears didn't seem too far off, er, well maybe if Goo Goo Dolls had been from here not Buffalo and had stayed local and had never written the theme song to some Meg Ryan summer romance movie soundtrack. Um, yeah.
Sean Na Na
Photo by Nikki Miller
To the Bust Buddies - nice work on the show, and best of luck on your walk!
Beneft organizers the Bust Buddies
Photo by Nikki Miller
Photo by Nikki Miller
Photo by Nikki Miller
Birthday boy/Birthday Suit Hideo Takahashi and Sean Na Na bassist/Nude About Town Paddy Costello
Photo by Nikki Miller
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I decided to draw this as a practice
A cartoonified version of the famous john singer sargent's painting [link]
A cartoonified version of the famous john singer sargent's painting [link]
Nicely interpreted! I notice you kept the strap on the shoulder...
Very beautiful.
Great Sargent adaptation.
Obviously missing the beautiful lines of the original, but the similarity was there, i didn't need you to point it out. Although I would have kept the hair blond, it makes a much better balance. Why the weird blank look on your girls face?
I can't even express how much I love this
Beautiful work!
Was the name added by you?
This is stunning. I love the proportions of her body and her figure is adorable! The dress seems to suit her perfectly!
I honestly prefer your version.
This is so beautiful! I love the dramatic contrast between the pallidity of her skin and the luxurious darkness of the dress. It reminds me a bit of Anna Karenina's ball gown. A lovely piece- I love your OCs!
I love her hair and the dress her skin is so pale and the other colors and so dark and rich which is a great contrast! Wonderful work
oh the great sargent!
I really love the colours you've used in this piece The pale skin and the dark red/burgundy suit each other very well - and the drapery and folds are beautifully done!
you captured the texture of her dress beautifully
you captured the texture of her dress beautifully
Eksaisretiko aderfaki!
gorgeous beautiful warm tones, the folds of the skirt came out really well! ... would you mind if i considered using a similar method (re-painting famous portraits etc.) as practice? it's never occured to me but it would be perfect practice for me, and also perfect for character shots like yours. would that be okay, if i credited the idea to you? you have done such an awesome job on this one - Charlotte suits this setting, she needs more gorgeous dresses to be donated to her by posh clients
Beautiful, very much in the spirit of Madame X!
Absolutely splendid
So elegant and classy!
What I like most though is that even when you are experimenting your personal style still shows through, so really well done!
What I like most though is that even when you are experimenting your personal style still shows through, so really well done!
thank you very much!
I'm really glad you like it!
I'm really glad you like it!
you're joking, right?
this is me commenting on your art, were you expecting anything different?
this is me commenting on your art, were you expecting anything different?
Very glad to see more from you! I love this; she looks like Lady Mary from Downton Abbey.
truly gorgeous!!!!
One of my favorite Sargent paintings! Great job, the dress really looks velvety!
She is beautiful...very elegant
Ha. Ha. That's good. The Sargent painting is one of my favorites but this is a fun take on a classic work. Nicely done!
gorgeous dress! x
Very, very pretty and elegant. Her pose is so wonderfully classic, and I love the gaze off afar, too.
She looks amazing :3 Classy! c;
Beautiful! I love the reference, too!


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My name is Bennie E. Demps,
I am 49,
deathrow prisoner and am currently under deathwatch at the Florida
State Prison,
having had my 4th death warrant signed by Governor Bush on Monday April 24, 2000.
I was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1976 of killing a fellow prisoner.
Quite simply I am innocent of this crime and have spent the last 22 years accumulating the necessary evidence to prove,
that various Department of Correction prison officials - in conjunction with an unscrupulous
former Prosecutor named Thomas Elwell, did indeed manufacture this case.
The reason
being they perceived me as having "escaped" the death penalty when in
June 1972
the US Supreme Court struck down the death penalty commuting my sentence to life.
It is a fact, the Courts in denying my appeals in this case, have often point to as justification to execute me for this case.
Blending the lines of a prior conviction to carry out what the Court stopped before.
By basically saying to me that the State did not get a chance to execute me then,
so it's 'okay' for them to do so now, regardless of the innocence factor.
I would not have been sentenced to death without that prior conviction as you need only consider the
disparity in sentencing between myself and my two co-defendants who both received life.
I use the
word manufactured because I was not involved in this murder but the
prison officials upon seeing
an opportunity,
manipulated and re-wrote this case to include me. They bought and paid for everything, concealed exculpatory evidence,
'lost or misplaced' critical files, that had they been discovered by me at the time of trial, would have proven my innocence.
They made and delivered promises and rewards to all who aided in this conviction, be they prisoners or a guard.
The proof of such has come in the form of many prisoners coming forward, issuing affidavits admitting their part in
getting that conviction. But because this evidence was discovered so many years after my trial the
Courts have ruled consistently on one issue, the evidence is procedurally and time barred,
claiming you are just to late to present proof of your innocence! We discovered reams of documents about the
'so called star inmate witness' Larry Hathaway that proves beyond all doubt that he was then and continues
to be today crazy! This is not opinion - we have the DOC medical records to prove it and how they
knew he was on psycothropic medication and they used him anyway, but withheld that fact from us.
In 1998 while going through a Clemency investigation my attorney Bill Salmon received from the State 2000 - 3000
pages of documents and amongst them was a single page document that for the last 21 years had been
concealed and withheld from any of my attorneys - from the time of trial throughout the 22 years of this case.
It is an official Department of Corrections memo written by the Chief Prison Inspector Cecil L. Sewell
to the then Secretary of the Department of Corrections Louie Wainwright, it was written Sept. 7, 1976
the day after the murder of this prisoner and it clearly states that the victim in his dying declaration
named a single individual and someone other than Bennie Demps! The fact that this document was
previously concealed and withheld from us during trial and throughout the appellate process and the
fact that it does not name me as the killer, became the basis for my 4th motion for post conviction
relief filed in the Bradford County Circuit Court in July 1999. My attorney then filed a Supplement
to the motion highlighting three affidavits of the representing attorney's involved at trial affirming that
they had never seen the document and all stated they repeatedly sought exculpatory evidence and were
repeatedly told nothing existed. This fact is in the trial record. In October 1999 the Judge felt
there was merit to my motion and ordered the State to respond by January 15, 2000 and to explain why
I was not entitled to the relief I am seeking.
Their response was empty, they provided no explanation for anything, simply a rehash of old responses
put forth by the State in past appeals. My attorney then filed on April 13, 2000 one more Supplement and
with it his own affidavit of how and when he came by the document. We were awaiting the Judge to
rule and hopefully order an evidentiary hearing so that the truth could finally be told.
The Governor of the State of Florida, in spite of this pending appeal based on factual innocence,
in spite of his promises of Clemency being the catch net for innocence" in spite of the fact that the
former Governor Lawton Chiles felt the this case needed more investigation - simply rushed to judgment
prematurely signing my 4th death warrant while I still had an appeal pending. I have since learned that
the Bradford County Circuit Court Judge found merit in my claims and has ordered an evidentiary hearing,
set for Friday May 12, 2000.
In 1981 the
Florida Supreme Court said in their denial of my initial appeal that I
had no proof that the
State withheld any critical documents, yet suddenly here we are 22 years after the fact while going through
the Clemency proceedings, my attorney unearths 'proof' from the State files!
This document should have been provided to my attorneys at the time of trial and the jury allowed to see it.
Had the jury been allowed to see the document it would surely have been a great influence to them
considering they returned the first time hung in their decision. The State should not be able to
obtain a conviction where it can be clearly demonstrated that it was obtained through withholding
exculpatory evidence and covered up deals made for testimony.
The Court seems to want to excuse the State's behavior in my case by saying over and over to me that the
issues are procedurally barred. It was incumbent upon the State to provide my attorneys with any and all
information that was exculpatory and yet all these years they have benefited from having it procedurally barred.
There was NO physical evidence of any kind implicating me in this crime
. I have
proven that - at the time of trial the Prosecutor withheld critical
exculpatory evidence
and if presented in a Court of law today in it's entirety, would result in a different verdict
. I have
proven that - the Prosecutor concealed the fact that deals were made by
prison officials
with numerous prisoners in exchange for their help in manipulating the facts of this case to obtain a conviction
. I have
offered as evidence the affidavits and/or depositions of those same
prisoners who are came forward
to admit to their complicity and involvement with the named Department of Correction officials
. I have
proven that the 'dying declaration' to officer Rhoden was untrue and
that the victim did NOT
name me as his assailant. And by their own hand and document - this Chief Prison Inspectors Report
- they provide the proof that the Florida Supreme Court said I did not have.
By virtue of the fact that this newly discovered document is in our hands now, for the first time in 22 years
- demonstrates how easily capable the State is of withholding and concealing evidence,
and of manipulating the facts of this case.
Recently the
Chicago Tribune did an investigative series of articles on Prosecutors,
withholding and hiding evidence.
It is not improbable nor impossible that former Prosecutor Thomas Elwell had done the same to me in this case.
In fact there is more than ample evidence that the State has indeed done such.
What I am seeking is publicity and investigation into my case and I am asking for the Court to not to
turn a blind eye to the allegations I have raised in my appeal. I am entitled to a full and fair hearing
as I have raised strong claims and evidence of innocence.
I am asking for nothing more than any man who is innocent and can prove it.
Our system of justice is predicated on certain fundamental guarantees, that are designed to protect each of us and to
prevent the abuse of legal procedures in any judicial proceeding. In a case where a person is faced with the sentence of death,
these fundamental rights must be in place. I leave you with the question - if there is no statute of limitations
put on charging someone with murder, why then should there be time limit put upon one seeking to prove innocence,
when it can so clearly be documented?
If you wish
to discuss this case with me please contact the Florida State Prison
for an appointment to interview me as they must provide me media access under deathwatch.
Thank you for your time and please help before it's too late.
E. Demps
PO Box 181
Starke Florida 32091
For information :
Lawyer Bill Salmon, Gainesville Tel: 352-378-6076
Tracy Demps Email: email@example.com and email@example.com
Though Florida
switched from its controversial, mishap-prone electric chair to lethal
injection in
January to avoid constitutional
questions about the way it dispenses death to the condemned, new questions arose after Demps launched into a seven-minute rant before he died Wednesday night.
He said corrections officers -- trying to sink a needle into his arm -- caused ``a lot of pain."
"Whatever the
method, the
Department of Corrections is not qualified to do the job,'' said
Michael Reiter,
an attorney for courthouse shooter
Thomas Provenzano, scheduled to die by lethal injection June 20.
The U.S.
Constitution prohibits
cruel and unusual punishment, though lethal injection has never been
unconstitutional since its debut in the United States in 1982.
Gov. Jeb Bush,
visiting Miami to sign a health care bill, remained a staunch backer of
the department and said Demps'
execution went "according to protocol."
"When the execution took place, there was no cruel or unusual punishment," Bush said.
And Gainesville
State Attorney
Rod Smith said his office planned ``no further inquiries'' into Demps'
Demps' attorney,
George Schaefer, had asked Smith for an investigation, telling Smith that Demps' "complaints of abuse sounded sincere to me."
Condemned to die
for the 1976 stabbing death of a fellow inmate, Demps called the
execution a ``low-tech lynching by poison."
He complained corrections officers trying to find a suitable vein cut him in the groin and leg, causing him to bleed "profusely" and to require sutures.
"They butchered me back there," Demps said. "This is not an execution, it is murder."
The execution
team successfully inserted the first needle in Demps' left arm, a
spokesman for the governor's office said,
but had trouble finding a suitable vein in his right arm for the backup line.
The team turned to Demps' groin and leg, but eventually gave up and went with a single line.
Smith said
someone from his office watched Thursday morning as Gainesville Medical
Examiner William Hamilton viewed Demps' body,
noting a "large-bore needle mark" in Demps' right groin and a "small incision" inside the right ankle.
Two puncture wounds were found on his right arm, and there was the mark of the IV in his left arm, Smith said.
"All procedures
were conducted under the supervision of the warden of Florida State
Prison and the director of health services
for the Department of Corrections," Smith said. ``Based on the foregoing, this office finds no reason to further
investigate the allegations of Mr. Demps as conveyed by his attorney."
Demps, a Muslim, had requested that no autopsy be performed on his body for religious reasons.
The Department of
Corrections' written protocol for executions calls for a 2nd
intravenous line
to be used in case the first round of chemicals does not kill the inmate.
Department spokesman C.J. Drake said the decision to go with a single line didn't violate the protocol.
"The warden supervises the process, and it's a judgment call for the warden," Drake said.
The department released a statement by its health services director, saying the execution was carried out ``in a professional manner."
"The inmate suffered no undue discomfort," Dr. David Thomas said.
The protocol, Thomas said, gives the department "professional discretion" to use a "minor surgical procedure" to locate veins.
The procedure, known as a "cutdown," involves cutting the skin and pulling out a vein when one can't be located with a needle.
Critics charge
that because medical ethics prevent a doctor or nurse from
participating in executions,
the public should be allowed to see the procedure to determine if pain is involved.
The department only opens the curtains to the death chamber after the inmate has been hooked up to the needles and tubing that deliver the chemicals.
"This is exactly
one of the things that we had feared," said West Palm Beach Public
Defender Steven Malone,
who unsuccessfully argued in February on behalf of his client Terry Melvin Sims that the state was not prepared to conduct a lethal injection.
(source: Miami Herald)
The execution of
a Florida killer who complained he was "butchered" by his executioners
is compelling evidence that the
United States should abolish the death penalty, Amnesty International USA said.
Bennie Demps, 49,
was put
to death on Wednesday at Florida State Prison near Starke for the fatal
of a fellow prisoner.
In a deathbed diatribe he blasted prison officials for their handling of his execution by lethal injection.
administration of capital punishment has come under heavy fire in the
past and has been the subject of numerous court challenges.
The state switched to lethal injection after several bloody or fiery executions in the state's electric chair.
Demps was the 3rd Florida inmate to die by lethal injection since it was instituted this year.
"This case
indicates ... that lethal injection is no less a human rights violation
than electrocution," AIUSA executive director
William Schulz said in a statement issued late Thursday. "All execution methods are gruesome and can go awry."
Florida prison
officials have defended the execution, which was delayed for more than
half an hour while
medical personnel searched for a suitable vein to administer the lethal drugs.
"They butchered
me back there. I was in a lot of pain,"
Demps told witnesses in the prison death chamber before executioners released the deadly dose.
His attorney,
George Schaefer, said in a letter to local prosecutors that Demps
complained the
executioners had cut him in the groin and leg in their search for a vein.
Demps, who was
serving a life sentence for a 1971 double shooting murder when he was
sentenced to
die in 1978 for the murder of Alfred Sturgis,
was not pronounced dead until 6:53 p.m. EDT (2253 GMT). The execution had been scheduled for 6 p.m.
International USA
called for an independent investigation of the execution, including an
Demps, a Moslem, had requested that no autopsy be performed because of his religion and the local state attorneys office said it did not plan an investigation.
State officials said on Thursday the execution was carried out according to protocol and said they did not plan a review.
Florida was
roundly criticized for the bloody execution of Allen Lee Davis in July
Witnesses heard muffled screams from the death chamber and blood flowed from the inmates nose as a lethal jolt of electricity was applied.
In March 1997
flames shot from the head of inmate Pedro Medina,
the 2nd time an electrocution produced fire in the electric chair known as "Old Sparky."
The Medina
execution prompted a year-long halt to executions while courts reviewed
whether using
the electric chair violated the U.S. constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Although the
courts ultimately upheld electrocution, Florida in January made lethal
injection its primary
method of execution with electrocution an option at the inmates request.
Amnesty International said 108 nations have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
"At a time when
the United States is scrutinizing the administration of the death
an incident like this highlights Amnesty International's belief that the death penalty is the ultimate human rights violation,"
AIUSA southern region director Ajamu Baraka said.
(source: Reuters)
A trial judge
must hear evidence in the appeal of death row inmate John Freeman,
condemned for the 1986 murder of a Jacksonville man,
the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
In a 5-2 unsigned
decision, Florida's high court ordered a trial judge to hold a hearing
Freeman's claims that his attorney was ineffective during his sentencing hearing.
Justice Leander
Shaw, Justices
Harry Lee Anstead, Barbara Pariente, R. Fred Lewis and Peggy Quince
the majority opinion.
Justice Charles Wells and Chief Justice Major Harding dissented.
Freeman is
condemned for the murder of Leonard Collier, who caught Freeman
burglarizing his home in
November 1986.
Freeman said Collier pointed a gun at him and threatened to shoot him to keep him from escaping. The two struggled and Freeman got a hold of the gun. He hit Collier several times in the head and Collier died from the injuries.
In addition to
the death sentence for Collier's murder, Freeman, 37,
is serving life for the October 1986 murder of Alvin Epps.
Associated Press)
State Attorney
Rod Smith said Thursday that his office will not investigate the
surgical procedure performed on a
convicted killer minutes before he was put to death Wednesday evening at Florida State Prison near Starke.
Inmate Bennie
Demps' attorney, George Schaefer, asked for the investigation Wednesday
after the inmate's
desperate plea as he prepared to receive a lethal injection just before 7 p.m.
Minutes before his execution, Demps said technicians had cut him in the groin and leg and that he was "bleeding profusely."
"I was in a lot of pain," he said to the 32 witnesses at Florida State Prison.
But Smith denied the request and said the execution was "carried out as mandated by the governor."
Schaefer could not be reached for comment Thursday.
Smith said an
observer from the State Attorney's Office saw "a large bore needle mark
in the right groin and a
small incision inside the right ankle" during an external exam of Demps' body Thursday. The observer also reported
2 additional puncture wounds in the right arm. The left arm still showed where a sodium chloride intravenous line had been inserted.
Demps, 49, was put to death after workers had a difficult time finding a sufficient vein on his body for a 2nd IV line.
Department of Corrections spokesman C.J. Drake said the execution followed protocol.
"The fact that it
took a little while longer doesn't mean there was anything out of the
ordinary," he said.
"We need to do whatever we have to do to locate the primary and secondary veins. Protocol allows us to do it."
Drake said the
2nd vein technicians had trouble locating -- and resorted to a surgical
procedure to reach -
- was an alternate and was not used during the execution.
Dr. David Thomas,
director of health services at DOC, said protocol in lethal injections
was a
"flexible document" giving technicians professional discretion to locate a suitable vein to inject the chemicals.
Doug Wallace,
nursing coordinator
of Shands at the University of Florida, said when Demps said he'd been
in the groin,
he was probably referring to a "femoral stick." Wallace called the procedure, where doctors cut into the skin by
incision to find a vein in the groin area, "normal to hospitals and very common" when doctors are unable to find a suitable vein for an IV.
"It's something that's very simple and that we deal with all the time," he said.
The execution,
scheduled for 6 p.m., also was delayed while the prison waited for
paperwork rejecting a
final appeal from the U.S. Supreme Court, which arrived at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Demps, a Muslim,
had asked not to have an invasive autopsy for religious reasons. The
Alachua County Medical Examiner's office,
which received Demps' body after the execution, performed an external exam Thursday, in accordance with Demps' request.
Medical Examiner William Hamilton said the cause of death was from injection of lethal toxins.
Medical examiner's officials said toxicology results will be completed in 8 to 10 weeks.
Complaints about
the surgical procedure may be used in the death appeals of Thomas
the next man scheduled to die by lethal injection, an appeals attorney said Thursday.
Michael Reiter,
an attorney for Provenzano, who is scheduled to die June 20, said
complaints call into question the ability of the DOC to carry out a constitutional execution.
The U.S. Supreme
Court considered the question after Allen Lee ''Tiny'' Davis was
executed in July, Reiter said.
Davis' bloody execution and a promised review by the high court on the constitutionality of Florida's use of the electric chair
sparked the Legislature to change the state's method of execution to a choice between lethal injection or electrocution.
"When Davis was
executed, it spurred an action before the United States Supreme Court
on the DOC's ineffectiveness
in knowing or being trained on what to do," Reiter said. "Obviously, it has raised its ugly head again."
Demps was executed for the stabbing death of Alfred Sturgis, who was attacked in his cell by 3 inmates in 1976.
Demps was first
on death row for the 1971 murders of R.N. Brinkworth and Celia Puhlick,
who Demps fatally shot in a Lake County citrus grove. They were inspecting land when Demps happened upon them with a stolen safe.
One year after
Demps was sent to death row, the Supreme Court declared capital
punishment unconstitutional.
Demps was one of 97 inmates in Florida taken off death row.
In July 1976,
Florida's death law was upheld.
2 months later, on Sept. 6, 1976, Sturgis was stabbed to death at the state prison in Starke.
Demps was sentenced to death.
Gainesville Sun)


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Fort Dix, N.J. - Six foreign-born Muslim men were arrested and accused Tuesday of plotting to attack Fort Dix and slaughter scores of U.S. soldiers - a scheme the FBI says was foiled when the men asked a store clerk to copy a video of them firing assault weapons and screaming about jihad.
The defendants, all men in their 20s from the former Yugoslavia and the Middle East, include a pizza deliveryman suspected of using his job to scout out the military base.
Their goal was "to kill as many American soldiers as possible" with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and guns, prosecutors said.
"Today we dodged a bullet. In fact, when you look at the type of weapons that this group was trying to purchase, we may have dodged a lot of bullets," said FBI agent J.
Authorities said there was no direct evidence connecting the men to any international terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda. But several of them said they were ready to kill and die "in the name of Allah," according to court papers.
Investigators said they infiltrated the group with two informants more than a year ago and bided their time while they secretly recorded the defendants, four of whom lived in Cherry Hill, N.J., a Philadelphia suburb about 20 miles from Fort Dix.
Weis saluted the unidentified New Jersey store clerk who noticed the suspicious video as the "unsung hero" of the case.
"That's why we're here today - because of the courage and heroism of that individual," the FBI agent said.
In addition to plotting the Fort Dix attack, prosecutors said the defendants spoke of assaulting a Navy installation in Philadelphia during the annual Army- Navy football game and conducted surveillance at other military installations in the region, including Fort Monmouth in New Jersey, Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and a Philadelphia Coast Guard station.
Three in U.S. illegally
One defendant, Eljvir Duka, was recorded as saying: "In the end, when it comes to defending your religion, when someone ... attacks your religion, your way of life, then you go jihad."
The six were arrested Monday night trying to buy AK-47 assault weapons, M-16s and other weapons from an FBI informant, authorities said.
They appeared in federal court Tuesday in Camden, N.J., and were ordered held without bail for a hearing Friday. Five were charged with conspiracy to kill U.S. military personnel; the sixth was charged with aiding and abetting illegal immigrants in obtaining weapons.
Four of the men were born in the former Yugoslavia, one was born in Jordan and one is a native of Turkey, authorities said.
One defendant, Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, spoke of using rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons to kill at least 100 soldiers, according to court documents.
"My intent is to hit a heavy concentration of soldiers," he was quoted as saying. "You hit four, five or six Humvees and light the whole place (up) and retreat completely without any losses."
"It doesn't matter to me whether I get locked up, arrested or get taken away," another defendant, Serdar Tatar, was alleged to have said. "Or I die, it doesn't matter. I'm doing it in the name of Allah."
The men trained by playing paintball in the woods in New Jersey and taking target practice at a firing range in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, where they had rented a house, authorities said.
They often watched terror training videos, clips featuring Osama bin Laden, a tape containing the last will and testament of some of the Sept. 11 hijackers, and tapes of armed attacks on U.S. military personnel.
"Homegrown terrorists"
Weis said the U.S. is seeing a "brand-new form of terrorism," involving smaller, more loosely defined groups that may not be connected to al-Qaeda but are inspired by its ideology.
"These homegrown terrorists can prove to be as dangerous as any known group, if not more so," Weis said. "They operate under the radar."
Besides Shnewer, Tatar and Duka, the three other men were identified in court papers as Dritan Duka, Shain Duka and Agron Abdullahu.
Fort Dix is used to train soldiers, particularly reservists.
Profiles of the Fort Dix suspects
The Philadelphia Inquirer A closer look at the men charged with plotting to attack Fort Dix. The information was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice:
The Duka brothers and Abdullahu are ethnic Albanians born in the former Yugoslavia.