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Article: Disinfection Efficiency of Peracetic Acid (PAA): Inactivation of Coliphages and Bacterial Indicators in a Municipal Wastewater Plant[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to assess the efficiency of low doses of peracetic acid against viral and bacterial indicators in wastewater and to evaluate if the treatment allows regulatory requirements to be satisfied. A total of 31 samplings were carried out, each involving the collection of secondary effluent and of effluent disinfected with 1.2 or 1.5 mg l(-1) of peracetic acid (contact time 20 minutes). In each sample were measured: somatic coliphages, F-specific RNA bacteriophages, Escherichia coli, total and faecal coliforms, enterococci. Peracetic acid disinfection showed significant differences between the reductions of the microorganisms tested: E. coli showed the highest reduction (1.78 and 2.43 Log respectively with 1.2 and 1.5 mg l(-1) of peracetic acid) and phages the lowest (ranging between 0.52 and 0.60 Log). Only a concentration of 1.5 mg l(-1) of peracetic acid would enable the effluent to be discharged into surface waters in compliance with Italian regulations. The variability of microbial resistance against the peracetic acid disinfection treatment, underlines the importance of assessing disinfection efficiency by using more than one indicator microorganism. The detection of E. coli could be usefully accompanied by tests for more resistant microorganisms such as enterococci or coliphages. In conclusion, peracetic acid can be used for the disinfection of effluents even at low doses, with the advantage of reducing costs and preventing the formation of significant amounts of genotoxic by-products.
Article: Microbial contamination in dental unit waterlines: Comparison between Er:YAG laser and turbine lines[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The investigation was carried out by evaluating the microbiological characteristics of the water before and after treatment with Er:YAG laser and turbine. The study was carried out in 2 dental surgeries. In both cases the laser and dental units were served by two independent circuits, fed by the same potable tap water. Samples were taken from the water supplying and the water leaving the turbine and laser before and after treatment on the same patient. Total heterotrophic plate count was measured at 36 degrees C and at 22 degrees C, and the presence of Staphylococcus species and non-fermenting Gram negative bacteria was investigated. Bacterial contamination was found within the circuit, especially in the laser device. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected in only 1 sample of supply water, in 11.1 % and in 19.4 % of the samples from the turbine and the laser respectively. No evidence of Staphylococcus aureus was found. The contamination of supply water was low, whereas that of the water leaving the handpieces of the 2 devices was high, especially in the laser. Attention should be paid to the control of the water leaving laser devices, given the increasingly wide use of such instruments in dental treatment exposed to risk of infection.
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ABSTRACT: A cross-sectional multicenter survey of Italian hotels was conducted to investigate Legionella spp. contamination of hot water. Chemical parameters (hardness, free chlorine concentration, and trace element concentrations), water systems, and building characteristics were evaluated to study risk factors for colonization. The hot water systems of Italian hotels were strongly colonized by Legionella; 75% of the buildings examined and 60% of the water samples were contaminated, mainly at levels of ≥103 CFU liter−1, and Legionella pneumophila was the most frequently isolated species (87%). L. pneumophila serogroup 1 was isolated from 45.8% of the contaminated sites and from 32.5% of the hotels examined. When a multivariate logistic model was used, only hotel age was associated with contamination, but the risk factors differed depending on the contaminating species and serogroup. Soft water with higher chlorine levels and higher temperatures were associated with L. pneumophila serogroup 1 colonization, whereas the opposite was observed for serogroups 2 to 14. In conclusion, Italian hotels, particularly those located in old buildings, represent a major source of risk for Legionnaires' disease due to the high frequency of Legionella contamination, high germ concentration, and major L. pneumophila serogroup 1 colonization. The possible role of chlorine in favoring the survival of Legionella species is discussed.
Article: Compulsory and recommended vaccination in Italy: Evaluation of coverage and non-compliance between 1998-2002 in Northern Italy[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Since vaccinations are an effective prevention tool for maintaining the health of society, the monitoring of immunization coverage allows us to identify areas where disease outbreaks are likely to occur, and possibly assist us in predicting future outbreaks. The aim of this study is the investigation of the coverage achieved for compulsory (diphtheria, tetanus, polio, hepatitis B,) and recommended (pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae, measles-mumps-rubella) vaccinations between 1998 and 2002 in the municipality of Bologna and the identification of the subjects not complying with compulsory and recommended vaccinations. The statistics regarding vaccinal coverage were elaborated from the data supplied by the Bologna vaccinal registration system (1998-2000) and the IPV4 program (2001-2002). To calculate the coverage for compulsory vaccinations and cases of non-compliance reference was made to the protocol drawn up by the Emilia Romagna Regional Administration. The reasons for non-compliance were divided into various categories In Bologna the levels of immunization for the four compulsory vaccinations are satisfactory: over 95% children completed the vaccinal cycle, receiving the booster for anti-polio foreseen in their 3rd year and for anti-diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis at 6 years. The frequency of subjects with total non-compliance (i.e. those who have not begun any compulsory vaccinations by the age of one year) is generally higher in Bologna than in the region, with a slight increase in 2002 (2.52% and 1.06% in the city and the region respectively). The frequency of the anti-measles vaccination is higher than that of mumps and rubella, which means that the single vaccine, as opposed to the combined MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) was still being used in the period in question. The most common reason for non compliance is objection of parents and is probably due to reduction of certain diseases or anxiety about the possible risks. In Bologna the frequency of children aged 12 and 24 months who have achieved compulsory vaccination varied, in 2002, between 95% and 98%. As regards recommended vaccinations the percentage of coverage against Haemophilus influenzae is 93.3%, while the levels for measles, mumps and pertussis range from 84% to approx. 92%. Although these percentages are higher if compared to those obtained by other Italian regions, every effort should be made to strengthen the aspects that lead to a successful vaccinal strategy.
Article: F. Zanetti Legionella waterline colonization: detection of Legionella species in domestic, hotel and hospital water systems[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: An evaluation was made of the prevalence of Legionella species in hot water distribution systems in the city of Bologna (Italy) and their possible association with bacterial contamination (total counts and Pseudomonadaceae) and the chemical characteristics of the water (pH, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn and Total Organic Carbon, TOC). A total of 137 hot water samples were analysed: 59 from the same number of private apartments, 46 from 11 hotels and 32 from five hospitals, all using the same water supply. Legionella species were detected in 40.0% of the distribution systems, L. pneumophila in 33.3%. The highest colonization was found in the hot water systems of hospitals (93.7% of samples positive for L. pneumophila, geometric mean: 2.4 x 10(3) CFU l(-1)), followed by the hotels (60.9%, geometric mean: 127.3 CFU l(-1)) and the apartments with centralized heating (41.9%, geometric mean: 30.5 CFU l(-1)). The apartments with independent heating systems showed a lower level of colonization (3.6% for Legionella species), with no evidence of L. pneumophila. Correlation analysis suggests that copper exerts an inhibiting action, while the TOC tends to favour the development of L. pneumophila. No statistically significant association was seen with Pseudomonadaceae, which were found at lower water temperatures than legionellae and in individual distribution points rather than in the whole network. The water recirculation system used by centralized boilers enhances the spreading of legionellae throughout the whole network, both in terms of the number of colonized sites and in terms of CFU count. Differences in Legionella colonization between types of buildings are not due to a variation in water supply but to other factors. Besides the importance of water recirculation, the study demonstrates the inhibiting action of copper and the favourable action of TOC on the development of L. pneumophila.
Article: [Infection control in dental health care settings: results of a survey on current disinfection practices].[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This study was performed to identify which disinfection procedures are currently used in dental offices and to evaluate staff knowledge regarding infection control. Information was collected by means of a questionnaire to which 226 subjects responded. Glutaraldehyde was found to be the most commonly used disinfectant for surfaces/drill units, handpieces and instruments; however, half of the respondents did not specify which disinfectants they used. Eighty-four percent of the respondents reported contact times, which in some cases were found to be insufficient; 43,4% stated that containers are washed and disinfected each time the disinfectant is replaced; 58.8% reported that dental handpieces and instruments are precleaned prior to sterilization while 73% believe that increased attention during performance of work practices could reduce the risk of infection. These findings suggest that dental health care personnel need to be better sensitized toward infection control measures and should be offered periodical training on the proper implementation of practice guidelines.
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ABSTRACT: We investigated Legionella and Pseudomonas contamination of hot water in a cross-sectional multicentric survey in Italy. Chemical parameters (hardness, free chlorine, and trace elements) were determined. Legionella spp. were detected in 33 (22.6%) and Pseudomonas spp. in 56 (38.4%) of 146 samples. Some factors associated with Legionella contamination were heater type, tank distance and capacity, water plant age, and mineral content. Pseudomonas presence was influenced by water source, hardness, free chlorine, and temperature. Legionella contamination was associated with a centralized heater, distance from the heater point >10 m, and a water plant >10 years old. Furthermore, zinc levels of <100 microg/L and copper levels of >50 microg/L appeared to be protective against Legionella colonization [corrected]. Legionella species and serogroups were differently distributed according to heater type, water temperature, and free chlorine, suggesting that Legionella strains may have a different sensibility and resistance to environmental factors and different ecologic niches.
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ABSTRACT: Tests for Escherichia coli and E. coli O157 were carried out on meat samples collected from randomly chosen stores throughout the city of Bologna and suburban areas. The samples consisted of 25 g of loose minced beef, sometimes already shaped into meatballs or hamburgers, some of which were mixed with vegetables. The meat was purchased from retail outlets, open market stalls, and supermarket chains during 25 sampling visits from October 2000 to December 2001. For E. coli detection, Tryptone soya broth (TSB) supplemented with novobiocin and C-EC agar were used. Immunomagnetic separation with SMAC-BCIG-CT agar and chromogenic E. coli O 157 agar, API 20E system and agglutination latex test were used to detect E. coli O157; Vero cell assay and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used to assess toxin production and the presence of virulence genes.E. coli were detected in 45 (30.2%) of the 149 samples examined, mainly in the hamburger samples mixed with vegetables and in the loose minced beef. E. coli O157 was found in one sample of hamburger and two samples of hamburger mixed with vegetables (2%) collected from three different butcher's stores between July and October. All the strains of E. coli O157 and most cases of E. coli were found in meat from small retailers. The three strains of E. coli O157 were positive for verocytotoxin production. PCR analysis revealed genes coding for vt2 and one strain possessed the gene for eae A. Chromogenic E. coli O157 agar was found to be more selective and differential, allowing easier identification of suspected colonies with mixed flora and producing less false-positive colonies.
Article: Immunomagnetic assay, classic culture method and fermentation tube test in the recovery of Escherichia coli O157 from sewage[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The diffusion of E. coli O157 was studied in the effluents of a large sewage treatment plant. Three methods were used: the Culture Method, Immunomagnetic Separation (IMS) and Fermentation Tube Test. Vero cells assay and PCR were used to assess toxin production and the presence of virulence genes. E. coli O157 were only detected using IMS and the Fermentation Tubes Test: one strain in raw sewage and 2 in a sample of disinfected effluent. The latter resulted positive for the production of verocytotoxin and possessed genes coding for vt2 and type gamma intimin. The best results were obtained with SMAC-CT-BCIG medium. The use of various different recovery techniques confirmed the difficulty involved in isolating E. coli O157 from water samples.
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ABSTRACT: Transmission of microbial pathogens to patients from water in dental units is a concern. To reduce this risk, the decontaminating efficiency of hydrogen peroxide was evaluated. Three percent hydrogen peroxide diluted 1 : 4 in distilled water (contact time 15 min) was used daily to disinfect the waterlines of a pilot unit previously contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus. The behaviour of the test bacteria was seen to differ over time. Staph. aureus numbers slowly decreased until only low numbers were recovered, after which the levels remained stable. Ps. aeruginosa abatement was more rapid and the density of the bacteria reached a peak when the circuit was empty. Staph. aureus and Ps. aeruginosa treated with hydrogen peroxide fell from 6 to 4 log. Treatment of dental unit waterlines with hydrogen peroxide was seen to be able to keep the number of the bacteria under control, as long as the treatment was repeated daily.
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ABSTRACT: The aim of this research was to evaluate the knowledge of cross-infection hazards in private dental practices, and their control procedures. The survey, carried out by questionnaire in 11 Italian cities, showed that dental personnel do not completely follow the main procedures for infection control. The interviewed subjects usually wear gloves (95.5%), masks (90.1%) and glasses (91.2%), less frequently caps (23.9%) and coats (54.9%). They use steam sterilizers (92.9%) and periodically check the effectiveness (80.6%). Regarding individuals protection, 20.5% is not vaccinated against HBV and only 55.2% of those previously vaccinated has checked their immunity. Moreover, the majority of subjects underestimate the infection hazards especially for air-transmitted diseases.
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ABSTRACT: This study was designed to assess knowledge and consumption of tobacco, during the three years of the university course for nurses in Bologna. A questionnaire consisting of items about personal details, smoking habits, and one open question about knowledge of health risks linked to tobacco consumption 505 students. 43% of males and 33% of females were current smokers. The males were mostly medium and heavy smokers (>11 cigarettes/day) and the females light smokers (<10/day). As regards knowledge an increase in both number and accuracy of the answers given by the third year students was seen. Suggestions for educational programs are given considering that the population in question is part of an "example group" who are supposed to play a role in influencing the behavior of the general population.
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ABSTRACT: The relationship between Legionella and Pseudomonas spp contamination and mineral content of domestic hot waters was investigated in a cross-sectional Italian survey. Pseudomonas spp contamination was associated with elevated Ca, but lower Fe and free chlorine content in the water. Waters with Cu concentrations > 50 microg/L prevented Legionella spp colonisation (OR = 0.14, 95% CI = 0.02-1.13), whereas the risk of legionellae occurrence increased in waters with Mn levels > 3 microg/L (OR = 2.37, 95% CI = 1.06-5.30). Furthermore, Mn was positively associated with the risk of colonisation by eterotrophic bacteria growing at either 22 and 36 degrees C. Legionella species and serogroups were differently distributed according to Cu and Mn concentrations, suggesting that Legionella strains may have a different sensibility/resistance to trace elements. A specific action of Cu as decontamination factor is suggested and the consideration of Mn as a risk indicator for bacterial colonisation and biofilm presence is proposed.
Article: [Immigration and health: observational study concerning the foreign children attending the Bologna community pediatric service].[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: An analysis of the health situation of 2583 immigrant children examined by the Community Paediatric Service in the city of Bologna in 1999 and 2000 was made. The data were obtained from health records, from medical notes made in the districts or during school readmissions. Our investigation showed that: 68.8% of the children were of immigrant couples, 21.6% had at least one Italian parent, 6.0% had lost one or both parents and 3.6%, had been adopted by Italian couples; 68.8% were born in EU countries (1620 in Bologna and 133 in other regions). 99.6% of the children had received all compulsory vaccinations; 1853 subjects had also had one or more optional vaccinations: against whooping-cough 45.2%, measles 46.9% and mumps 33.8%. Only 38.5% of children had pathologies, and those most frequently encountered involved the respiratory and digestive systems. Diseases are more often infectious and allergic as in Italian population. Parasitic infections occurred more frequently than in Italian children; amoebiasis and cutaneous diseases were seen in 1.9% of the children (especially Indians). Cases of tuberculosis were limited. The children more often undergoing diagnostic investigations involving hospitalisation were from Asia and Africa. Only 10.1 of mothers and 7.6% of fathers reported medical problems; allergic pathologies were prevalent.
Article: Environmental diffusion of Legionella spp and legionellosis frequency among patients with pneumonia: preliminary results of a multicentric Italian survey[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A multicentric Italian investigation on legionnaires' disease is in course to clarify host factors as well as pathogen associated characteristics involved in the infection/disease. The main goal of the research plan is to account for some critical aspects concerning identification and prevention of legionellosis. To improve knowledge on factors associated with Legionella spp colonisation in hot waters, to detect cases and to characterize risk factors in subjects which develop pneumonia are specific objectives of the research programme. Preliminary results show that hot waters of houses and hotels are frequently contaminated (22.6% and 54.6%, respectively), mainly by L. pneumophila. Microbial concentrations were low in domestic waters (<1.000 ufc/l), but higher in samples from the hotels (geom. mean 1.85 x 10(3) ufc/l). Warming system, age of the plant, type of building were risk factors significantly associated with Legionella spp positivity. The active surveillance on patients affected by pneumonia with search for Legionella urinary antigen allowed the identification of 34 cases, 3 of which of nosocomial origin, corresponding to 4.2% of the screened pneumonia. After informed consent, 26 subjects were recruited for a case-control-study to clarify risk factors for the disease.
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ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of peracetic acid with that of chlorine dioxide in the disinfection of wastewater from a sewage treatment plant (serving about 650 000 inhabitants) that has been using peracetic acid as a disinfectant since 1998. A total of 23 samplings were made, each consisting of three samples: from secondary effluent, effluent disinfected with 2 mg l(-1) of peracetic acid and effluent disinfected with 2.2 mg l(-1) of chlorine dioxide (contact time 20 min). For each sample, measurements were made of the heterotrophic plate count at 36 degrees C, total and faecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, enterococci, pH, suspended solids and chemical oxygen demand (COD). During the first phase of the experiment the peracetic acid was seen to be less efficient than chlorine dioxide. To improve the disinfectant action a system of mechanical agitation was added which led to a greater efficiency in the inactivation of bacteria of faecal origin. Both products were found to be influenced by the level of microbial contamination, the amount of suspended solids and COD but not by the pH of the effluent before disinfection. The immediate mixing of the wastewater and disinfectant caused a greater reduction in enterococci. Since peracetic acid was seen to produce a high abatement of micro-organisms, it can be considered as a valid alternative to chlorine dioxide in the disinfection of wastewaters.
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ABSTRACT: Since some coagulase-negative staphylococci species are involved in clinical and environmental situations, the authors carried out a study on the spread of these bacteria in the air of a sewage treatment plant. For these purposes a total of 196 samples were taken from 16 sampling stations, 11 during the day and 5 at night (only at 4 points), using the settle plate technique. Altogether 13 species of coagulase negative staphylococci were isolated: S. haemolyticus, S. xylosus and S. cohnii were particularly common. Station no. 2 (an area almost always kept closed containing the fine screens) was found to be the most contaminated. The presence of coagulase negative staphylococci was favoured by high temperatures and low humidity. No differences were found due to variations in wind speed and direction or between day and night.
Article: Tobacco consumption and sports participation: a survey among university students in northern Italy[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Social-demographic information of a total of 1249 students attending the University of Bologna was analyzed by means of an anonymous questionnaire containing 33 questions with particular reference to tobacco smoking and sports activity. Results revealed that 31.6% of the students practise some form of sports regularly (6 hours a week or more), 40.5% occasionally (at least an hour a week for 8 months in a year) and 27.9% do not take part in any kind of sport. Significant differences were seen between those that practise sports (60.4% are non-smokers and 33.5% are habitual smokers) and those that do not (52.9% are non-smokers and 40.1% smoke habitually). The smokers who are active in sports smoke a lower mean number of cigarettes a day than the inactive group and thus belong to the category of light smokers. They also smoke fewer cigarettes on days when they take part in sports activity. As far as knowledge of health risks is concerned, 21.1% of those who practise sports obtained a score between good and excellent compared to 15.9% of those who do not. Although on the whole the results appear to show a certain influence of sports on smoking habits, the kind of study we led and the differences in the number of smokers are not sufficient to consider sports practitioners as a group not at risk for behaviour harmful to the health. Further studies are necessary to verify the cause-effect relationship between sports activity and smoking habits.
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ABSTRACT: Evaluation of the efficiency of peracetic acid in the disinfection of wastewater in a large treatment plant. Over a period of 18 months 30 sample collections were made, each consisting of three samples taken from: raw incoming sewage, secondary effluent (after 10-12 h) and secondary effluent disinfected with 1.5-2 mg l(-1) of peracetic acid (contact time: 20 min). Total coliforms and Escherichia coli declined from 10(7) MPN 100 ml(-1) in the raw sewage to 10(2) in the disinfected effluent and the enterococci fell from 10(6) MPN 100 ml(-1) to 702 MPN 100 ml(-1). The reduction of bacteria increased with the rise in temperature and decreased with the rise in BOD5. Disinfection with peracetic acid reduced levels of faecal contamination by 97%, thus attaining the limit recommended by current Italian law (Escherichia coli <or= 5000 MPN 100 ml(-1)) for discharge into surface waters. The process of disinfection with peracetic acid is easier to manage than other more common methods and the tests performed confirm that from the bacteriological point of view good results can be obtained for urban effluents.
Article: Tobacco Smoking among High School Students in Romagna (Italy) and Evaluation of a Prevention Campaign[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate the smoking habits of a sample of second year high school students in Romagna (Northern Italy) by means of an anonymous self-administered questionnaire and the efficiency of a previous health education campaign. A sample of 2,691 16-year-old pupils (74% of the school population of this age) was randomly selected. Of these, 863 (32.1%) had participated in a prevention campaign while attending middle school. 19.1% of the students who had taken part in the campaign were smokers compared to 23.2% of those who had not. The students' smoking habits were found to be influenced by the type of school and by the role models (parents, siblings, friends, teachers). The campaign appears to have had good results, especially in places where it was carried out on a wide scale. Suggestions are made for making such campaigns more efficient.
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Along the stretch of coast between Puri and Andhra Pradesh there are a couple of scenic detours that may tempt you to break the long journey south. Three hours south of the capital, at the foot of a barren, sea-facing spur of the Eastern Ghats, is India's largest saltwater lake. Chilika's main attractions are the one million or so migratory birds that nest here in winter. Seventy kilometres further on, Gopalpur-on-Sea is a decidedly low-key beach town. Brahmapur (formerly Berhampur), 16km inland, is southern Odisha's biggest market town, and the main transport hub for the sinuous route west through the hills to the spa station of Taptapani and "tribal districts" beyond.
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The controversial debate over collective bargaining continued at the City Council meeting as Councilmen John Crawford and Russ Yale reinforced their position saying they are responsible for the taxpayers while other councilmen believe the City needs to exhaust all options before making a decision.
Collective bargaining allows union workers to have a voice and as we heard in regards to Mayor Henry's objective assessment, Glynn Hines mentioned that there has been an underwhelming amount of support for this study.
There are 3 ordinances up for discussion, however the only ordinance that was up for vote was the first one, discussing the collective bargaining with city employees who are not public safety employees.
That ended in a 7-2 vote in favor of bringing just that ordinance up for discussion next week before the Mayor is able to vote.
Now all 6 Republicans did vote to pass the ordinance with 1 Democrat voting with them.
Councilman John Shoaf explained himself to the crowd primarily make of union workers who showed their emotions when he voted this way. He explained that in order to motion it back to the table, he had to side with the majority.
The final votes will be on the table on June 10th and the Mayor will then have 10 days max to make his decision. It will then go to June 24th if necessary but as of now, the ordinance holds until June 10th. WFFT will continue following this heated debate.
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Wolfy the dog becomes a fixture at Four Seasons
Published: Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 7:42 p.m.
As Wolfy lumbers into the conference room, all eyes turn to him. Gray and white, with a distinct lupine look, hes a husky and malamute mix. Wolfy is a big dog, but he calmly sniffs each person sitting in comfortable chairs in the Greatrex Place of Four Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care. He playfully rolls onto his back for someone to scratch his belly. Wolfy is a unique volunteer for hospice, bringing comfort to patients in their time of need.
Volunteers are, for myself and all those Ive met and worked with, all about caring and comfort, said Ann Klimstra, a volunteer at hospice.
Wolfys introduction to hospice came from his previous owner. Wolfy was trained as both a therapy dog and a service dog. He helped a man dealing with Parkinsons disease. Eventually the disease progressed, and Wolfys owner became a patient at the Elizabeth House, a place for hospice patients to go when their symptoms get out of control.
His end of life goal was to have Wolfy by his side, said Jenny Gragg, a social worker for hospice.
Volunteers helped care for Wolfy, taking him on walks and feeding him during his owners stay at the Elizabeth House. Mark Neville, the bereavement and music therapy coordinator, adopted Wolfy and took him home during the nights. Each day, Neville brought Wolfy back to the Elizabeth House so he could visit his owner.
Wolfy knew his way to the patients room, added Klimstra. It got so that other families would want Wolfy to visit their family. The patient used him as a therapy dog.
Wolfys owner died at the Elizabeth House, but he did not die alone. Wolfy was at the foot of his bed and a volunteer for hospice was holding his hand.
He got to meet the people who were taking care of Wolfy, said Gragg of the patient.
It was actually Wolfy who let everyone know he had died, said Neville. He barked and put his head down. He looked at me as if to say, Im done, we can go.
Yet, it was not time for Wolfy to stop working at hospice. His relationship with hospice was actually just beginning.
Two promises I was asked to make was: One, he was able to continue to visit other patients; and two, the patients son was able to visit (Wolfy), said Neville. While Im the primary caregiver, (Wolfy) belongs to more than me.
Wolfy has a therapeutic effect on the staff at hospice and they are assembling a force of four volunteers trained with Wolfy to visit patients together. Wolfy is a certified therapy dog and visits patients with Neville. Wolfys effect on patients is easily noticed.
Clinical studies are showing (therapy animals) have a definite calming effect, lowering blood pressure, elevating mood, facilitate a life discussion, said Neville.
Some patients, after a visit from Wolfy or another therapy pet, recall memories of their own beloved animals. Others have cathartic moments with the loving creatures, who do not judge or ask anything of the patients, but give love.
One patient, Gragg remembers, tears just came out of her eyes and she had her arms around that dog.
Its just something out of the ordinary visit, added Neville. Someone brought in a dog to see me today.
The staff at hospice are quick to make it clear how important volunteers are to the story of Wolfy and the success of hospice in general.
We have volunteers who do many wonderful things, added Gragg.
We are invited into a patients journey at one of the most intimate times of their lives, said Klimstra.
For more information or to register for a volunteer training session, call 233-0329.
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Food Science Demos
Included in General Admission | Located in the entrance to Theory, Food Science Demos feature hands-on activities and experiments all about the science behind the food we eat. Visitors can test foods for protein, learn how much sugar is in certain drinks, test soil pH for planting vegetables, put together a map of Oregon agriculture and much, much more!
The Penguin Counters
Armed with low tech gear and high minded notions that penguin populations hold the key to human survival, researcher and author Ron Naveen lays bare his 30 year love affair with the world's most pristine scientific laboratory: Antarctica.
This film follows a rag tag team of field biologists to some of the harshest corners of the planet, where they track the impact of climate change and ocean health by counting penguin populations. From the tip of Argentina to the ominous Deception Island, The Penguin Counters is a treacherous, heart warming journey by a 21st century Dr. Doliitle who dreams of conserving this stunning but fragile region for future generations.
Duration: 67 mins. | Rating: All Ages
Wild Africa
Venture on a spectacular journey through the most dramatic continent on earth: Africa. The story of this enchanted land is told through its relationship to water. Water crafts wild Africa, conjuring up life wherever it journeys… travelling above the plains on seasonal winds, cascading along raging rivers or sheltering coral cities.
Travel to fantastic places, meet amazing creatures and uncover the fascinating secrets of this amazing place. Learn how spectacular thermal geysers help turn thousands of flamingos pink, and create the perfect conditions for them to breed; why the heat beating down on waterless dunes in the Namib Desert forces a lizard to dance; and why it snows on the equator.
It's an adventure where you will truly believe the real world is more extraordinary and awe-inspiring than any fiction.
Duration: 40 mins. | Rating: All Ages
Prehistoric Planet: Walking with Dinosaurs | 3D
Join narrator Benedict Cumberbatch on an extraordinary journey back in time to the Alaska of 70 million years ago. Through the latest in CGI technology, BBC Earth invites you to witness the most authentic dinosaur experience ever to be presented on the Giant Screen.
The adventure begins with a herd of large, plant-eating dinosaurs – Pachyrhinosaurus. The film follows their youngsters through the seasons and the challenges of growing up and establishing themselves in this prehistoric world. From the moment they hatch, they face predators, extremes of weather and natural disasters as they fight for survival.
Huge bone beds, found in Alaska and Alberta, reveal that pachyrhinosaurs roamed in vast herds. They very likely undertook epic migrations and had complex social lives, just as animals in large herds do today. Following them on their migrations, we encounter various other species they likely met and interacted with, including the fierce Nanuqsaurus, the top predator of the day.
For this immersive Giant Screen experience, the bodies and movements of the different Cretaceous era species have been precisely recreated from the fossil evidence. Their behaviour is derived from both palaeontology and a detailed knowledge of the behaviour of modern animals, giving these animated creatures an amazing degree of realism.
With its ambitious CGI visuals, Prehistoric Planet: Walking With Dinosaurs reveals the story behind the lives of the dinosaurs and the challenges they faced during a constant battle of survival in the ancient world.
Duration: 40 mins. | Rating: All Ages
Perfect Little Planet
Imagine the ultimate space vacation! Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes – a family from another star system seeking the perfect vacation spot. Fly over the surface of Pluto, our best known Dwarf Planet. Dive over the ice cliffs of Miranda. Sail through the rings of Saturn. Feel the lightning storms of Jupiter. And walk on the surface of Mars. Which destination would you choose? A solar system journey for space travelers of all ages.
Journey To Space | 3D
A celebration of space exploration, Journey to Space is a tribute to international cooperation in space research and a vision toward our near-term future beyond Earth's orbit – a manned mission to Mars within a generation. Beautifully and inspiringly chronicling our history in space – including the shuttle program, MIR, the International Space Station and the Hubble telescope – Journey to Space recognizes these milestones in the context of our future in the cosmos, what we've learned, and how to apply this knowledge to deep space missions. The film takes audiences on a behind-the-scenes tour of the international effort to send astronauts to Mars within the next 20 years, culminating in a virtual voyage to the Red Planet. Dazzling and meticulous computer imagery depicts the new machines that will soon enter into our lexicon – Orion, Olympus, SLS rockets – spacecraft, habitats, landers, and vehicles necessary to achieve interplanetary travel, touchdown and colonization.
Journey to Space taps into the same human fervor and fascination that makes science fiction so popular, our unquenchable drive to explore and discover what lies beyond. This film, though, is not fiction. Mars is the next step in what will be an unending human odyssey to explore the cosmos. Journey to Space is about the next chapter, a vision certain to inspire today's young explorers and dreamers. It is time to take the next great leap into space. It is time for our species, in the words of Carl Sagan, to "set sail across the cosmic ocean." Next stop… Mars!
Duration: 40 mins. | Rating: All Ages
Presented by Toyota and Boeing, Journey to Space is an immersive film produced by K2 Communications and Giant Screen Films in association with the Giant Dome Theater Consortium. Additional production support and consultation was provided by The Smithsonian Institute, The Kennedy Space Center, the California Science Center and NASA.
OMSI's presentation of Journey to Space is supported by the Portland Metro Toyota Dealers Association.
Chemistry Lab
Included in General Admission | The Chemistry Lab offers a wide variety of hands-on experiments and activities, and gives visitors the opportunity to safely mix, measure, and pour chemicals. The Chem Lab website is also the home of Experiencing Chemistry, a unique online resource for chemistry curriculum and engaging experiments.
Life Science Lab
Included in General Admission | The Life Lab, located in OMSI's Life Science Hall is a place of continual change, where exhibits, experiments and the public meet in a more intimate way than in the Halls. The Lab includes a large collection of live animals and a young children's table with lots of fun activities and experiments to allow our younger visitors to explore the life sciences.
Paleontology Lab
Included in General Admission | The Earth Science Hall also houses the Paleo Lab, where staff and volunteers excavate real dinosaur and ancient Oregon fossils from plaster casts in a setting open to the public.
Physics Lab
Included in General Admission | Discover the hair-raising effects of static electricity with the Van de Graff Generator and view some of the first phonographs ever made at the Physics Lab.
Watershed Lab
Included in General Admission | The Watershed Lab allows visitors to create their own rivers; watch salmon develop from eggs to smolts; explore the microscopic world that supports us all, and see how we all fit into the region we call the Northwest.
Jean-Michel Cousteau's Secret Ocean | 3D
Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of ocean pioneer Jacques Cousteau, offers a breakthrough look at a secret world within the ocean that is perhaps the biggest story of all—that the smallest life in the sea is the mightiest force on which we all depend. Alongside marine biologist Holly Lohuis, he invites viewers to dive into this whole new world that will leave them in awe of the beauty and diversity of the oceans – the source of all life on our planet – and inspire an even stronger desire to protect what they have either seen for the first time or perhaps re-discovered along the journey.
Narrated by renowned oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, Jean-Michel Cousteau's Secret Oceanintroduces audiences to over 30 species, illuminating behaviors captured for the first time thanks to the development of new tools that allow underwater filming in 3D, ultra-HD 5K, slow motion, macro, and with motion control, and takes them to remarkable and vibrant environments such as the Bahamas, Fiji, and Bimini.
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How adorable is JD Samson? As a member of the legendary electro-feminist band Le Tigre and currently the force behind MEN, her music skills alone bank winning points. When you add in that little mustache, messy hair, and big dorky glasses, Samson becomes a full-on queer sex symbol. And guess what ladies? She's here and DJing SOM Bar's Saturday night Pride party.
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There has never been a better time to shake watcha momma gave ya— and if mother didn't pack a heavy trunk, you'll have to improvise with some extra nasty drops and shakes. No excuses—New Orleans' bounce star Big Freedia is headlining the Pride edition of Hard French and cheeks across the peninsula will feel the aftershocks. Read more »
An afternoon show under fruit trees and bright sunshine is always nice, but a line-up of super chill local music is extra conducive to ideal weekend mentality. As long as the weather keeps up its good behavior, Saturday's Ears of the Beholder four-band showcase will be a total hit and a great introduction to some homegrown electro-pop. Read more »
When the wind picks up in San Francisco, it's easy to wish that your limbs could transform into glorious wings.You could float, soar, and glide over the city without worry and turn a pesky gust into an ariel springboard. Until the magic bird spell becomes available, us ground-bound humans are left to simulate the free-floating sensation. Dreamy pop seems to be the closest alternative and Saturday's combination of Puro Instinct and John Maus are sure to sweep you right off those tired feet.
The future has potential to be totally fun. Eco-friendly flying cars, new friends from outer space and moon parties sound like a great way to spend the year 3000, but these are only amateur, optimistic predictions. The Portland-bred dance duo YACHT has been surveying the possibilities for years, taking notes and spacey tips from musical scientists of days past. And today, a retro-futuristic playlist has been born.
Scruffy hair, consistently blasé attitude, alcoholic tendencies and an affliction for acid, Dom is the modern, hipster-adaptation of what the 70s would have called a 'rock star.' Ask this guy a question about him or his band (also named Dom) and his answers are consistently insane, stories buried in blurry adventures that make the average party animal out to be a complete square. Read more »
Part haunted house, half honky-tonk and a lot of freak funk, the sounds emitted via San Francisco band Birds & Batteries-- playing Fri/28 at Rickshaw Stop-- is a mixed bag of awesome that seems to come from a questionable place. Drug trade, mental instability and disturbing sadness inhabited the streets below band member Mike Sempert's former apartment in the Tenderloin and crept into his songwriting with dark undertones. Now that he's officially transplanted to greener grass in Oakland, the only thing creepin' into the band's new tunes is a little sunshine.
It's a long journey from Nigeria to Nas and Damian Marley's side onstage at the Fox Theater (Tues/25). But 28 year old singer Nneka makes the road seem eminently walkable. Born to a father from the Nigerian Igbo tribe, and a German mother, her Erykah Badu like vocalizations didn't really take off until she moved to Hamburg at 18. Since then, she's risen to European fame on the verve of lyrics that reposition Africa as it's own narrator, and are set to driving R&B and hip hop beats. And now the States are taking note of her song. Read more »
I've been a Reggie Watts aficionado for some time now -- maybe since January. His video for "Fuck Shit Stack" was the most hilarious send up of hip hop culture I've seen in awhile, and one of the more visually creative videos. And I heard he was Seattle based, which got me very excited to see Pacific Northwest steez represented at his upcoming appearance at Conan O'Brien's "The Legally Prohibited from Being on Television" tour stop, Thur/22 at the Nob Hill Masonic Center.
So I was stoked to get the chance to talk to the singer/beat boxer/comedian. Especially on 4/20. Interview dates don't get much cooler. We'd straight kick it on the phone, giggle, talk about life, man. He says he's in Seattle as we speak. What's good in Northwest hip hop, Reggie? Read more »
JL Stiles would like it if we all just appreciated what we've got a little more.
"If you look at the new artists that have come out of San Francisco recently, we're got some really innovative people. But in the belly of the beast, traction is not easy to come by. The great artists, someone discovers them and cashes out on their genius, and then they're touring all over and just come back every once in awhile," says the mathematician/musician/creator of the new neo folk concert series San Folk Disco, which kicks off Thur/15 at Café Du Nord. Read more »


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Is anyone else looking forward to the day when stereotyping is funny and not offensive?
I do feel there is a difference between stereotyping and being racisit. Racisim is wrong, period.
Stereotyping doesn't just affect ethnicities. It affects all areas- geographically, ages, north/south, etc.
I am looking forward to the day when people find stereotypes funny instead of offensive.
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A friend of mine was party to a conversation among several folks committed to the spiritual life. I wasn't there, so I have no idea who these folks are, except for my friend who told the tale. Apparently, the subject of silence came up. Everyone agreed that silence was essential to living a contemplative life. But then, something interesting happened. One person said, "I just don't turn on my television any more." Another chimed in, "That's right. My grandson gave me an MP3 player and I've never even used it." More such comments followed. No TV, no stereo, no MP3, no computer, no nothing. Just… silence.
My friend said she reached the point where she was about to scream.
Sure, the thought of people engaged in contemplative spirituality trying to one-up each other ("I live a more silent life than you do!") is amusing enough. But I think what really got my friend's proverbial goat was the fact that everyone was focusing on the externality of silence. It was as if contemplation could be simply measured by the average decibel level in one's environment. The fewer noisemakers, the more spiritually advanced we are.
Now, I cannot fully fault my friend's friends, not only because I wasn't there but also because it seems to me that this is an all-too-human foible. We continually confuse the interior state of our souls with the external realities in our lives. We assume that impoverished people are naturally more holy than wealthy people, when in fact it is possible that someone could be homeless and imprisoned in their passions and addictions, while another person with a vast fortune at their disposal is quietly and humbly trying to help others and live a life wholly ordered to love. Catholicism teaches that a person having committed a serious sin must seek sacramental reconciliation before participating in the eucharistic feast, but this way of thinking excludes from Communion the person who is truly sorry for their sins but for whatever reason is not able (or, simply, feels too ashamed) to participate in the sacrament of reconciliation, while it enables the one who is capable of pretending to be sorry (without true repentance) to go through the motions and avoid any true interior conversion. We can pass judgment on such a person all we want, but the other, truly sorry, person remains unfed.
And so it is with the disciplines of the contemplative life. Does turning off the electronic gadgets in our lives help to foster silence? I believe so. But we do well to remember that exterior silence is valuable only insofar as it serves interior silence. In other words, the true measure of our spiritual growth is the attention we pay to simply allowing inner silence to flourish — regardless of how noisy our environment may be. Spending time in a quiet room while passively entertaining the chatter of the mind is not any more contemplative than listening to rock and roll. Meanwhile, if beautiful music, or an interesting film, or some other "noisy" activity can help us to grow in grace and in appreciation of the beauty of life, such activities can complement contemplation beautifully. For that matter, there's no reason why contemplatives cannot dance. Indeed, to paraphrase Emma Goldman, "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your contemplation!"


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In case you don't have time to read the article - this is yet another
advocacy article intended to guarantee unethical/illegal immigrant employers a
continual source of cheap labor.
Its' LONG on nice things for illegal trespassers, and SHORT on any sort of immigration enforcement provisions.
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My question is which ideas of Jeb Bush. He's is doing a Romney - flip-flop....
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This is all fine and well (as there is no way 11 million illegals will ever be
"forced" to leave), but removing the incentives, permanently, is a
must. If we don't shut off that magnet the US will continue to be a draw
(i.e., jobs, free education, healthcare, etc…).
Anything else should be a non-starter, and if the Republicans roll on this (like Reagan did) we'll be having the same discussion regarding 20 or 30 million illegal immigrants in 2033.
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You can't give any type of amnesty and expect it to solve the problem. Show Americans that we are enforcing the laws first. Pass E-Verify, shut off the cheap labor that attacks our moral fiber.
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We TeaPublicans fully supported Gov. Jeb Bush when he proposed to withhold citizenship for roughly 11 million ILLEGAL immigrants. Then RINO Sen. Marco Rubio predicted that Jeb could be brought around and would ultimately tolerate a path to citizenship! No way did I think that would happen! So I was shocked when Fox News reported that RINO Rubio DID get to Jeb! Jeb Bush told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he now embraces the pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants…and that's just a day after rejecting the idea! I am so sick of hearing "I was for it before I was against it but now I am for it again"! I am just not sure who Jeb would really be after the Republican primary and before the general election. We just got done with a Republican Presidential Candidate just like that! "It's almost like Etch A Sketch. You can kind of shake it up and restart all over again"! The Bush family needs to go away! We TeaPublicans DO NOT want Jeb Bush running for President!
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The difference is that Jeb wants them to return home first, go to the end of the
line, and come back when it's their turn.
4.3 million people came here last year on work visas and green cards. I think that's more than enough.
Remember the 23 million citizens looking for full time work.
With Obama's approval rating, I doubt anything happens.
- 6:27 p.m. March 8, 2013
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bush fatigue?
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One more professional politician trying hard to position himself for a run at
the White House?
I'm praying that the Lord will deliver us from any more Bushes.
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There is no help for the GOP, least of all on the immigration issue.
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bush fatigue?
Amen! Granted that the first Bush was decent and this one has more on the ball than the last one, but the damage the last one caused is unconscionable and sufficient to say enough is enough concerning that family. I don't want to give another Bush a shot at hurting the country.
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Anchorage Grand Hotel, Anchorage
- Free continental breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Main amenities
- 31 smoke-free apartments
- Ski storage
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Daily housekeeping
- Laundry service
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in the lobby
What's around
- In Downtown Anchorage
- Sullivan Arena (1.7 mi / 2.8 km)
- Alaska Statehood Monument (0 mi / 0 km)
- Leopold David House (0.1 mi / 0.1 km)
If you intend using the Alaska Railroad, this is a very convenient place to stay. A lot…
small hotel with very limited facilities but nice and comfortable room
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Hotel Info: 020 3027 9803from £76
- Suite, 1 Queen Bed with Sofabed
Also popular with travellers from the UK
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 31 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 5 floors
- Check-in time starts at 4 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 21
Travelling with others
- Pets not allowed
Extra people
- Rollaway beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Free self parking
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- Free continental breakfast
- Ski storage
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Bicycle rentals nearby
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- Downhill skiing nearby
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- 24-hour business center
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A convicted sex offender whose thoughts and fantasies about children, rather than actions against them, prompted authorities to revoke his parole two years ago now faces indefinite secure commitment for treatment after a jury verdict Thursday branded him a sexual predator.
The case likely will spark debate in the legal community over whether it presages a new dimension to the 13-year-old Wisconsin sexual predator law or merely highlights one of many factors already considered in determining the likelihood of sex offenders striking again.
Michael Monyelle's lawyer, Steven Prifogle, said there never would have been a case to bring to the jury if his client hadn't volunteered his thoughts about children to his parole officer.
"I think this could eventually have a very chilling effect for the people who are on probation or parole," Prifogle said. "You want them to be forthcoming about things."
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But Kevin St. John, a spokesman for the state Department of Justice, said the jury agreed with prosecutors that Monyelle is "a sexually violent person," referring to a predator law term.
"He is not being punished for his thoughts," St. John said. "He is being ordered for treatment."
Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Gabrysiak, who prosecuted the case, told the jury that Monyelle "has a problem, and his problem needs to be addressed." The case, he said, was about prevention.
Gabrysiak also said the thoughts that landed Monyelle in hot water were shared only after he was confronted about violating an aspect of his parole.
"He only volunteered his thoughts when he was asked," Gabrysiak told the jury. "Either he volunteered this information because he was confronted or it was a cry for help."
With the verdict after a 2 1/2 -day trial, Monyelle, 30, now faces a commitment that likely will be lengthy and possibly could last the rest of his life.
While more than 300 people have been committed under the predator law since it was enacted in 1994, just 18 are in the community; one more is set for release this fall.
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Monyelle, of Waukesha, was placed on 10 years of probation in 1997 on two counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child for relationships he had with two girls, one 16 and the other 14.
Both girls considered Monyelle their boyfriend, but they both were legally underage.
In 1999, Monyelle's probation was revoked and he was sent to prison because of inadequate participation in a treatment program for sex offenders.
In 2004, he was paroled with a requirement that he participate in treatment.
The following year, he was taken into custody three times, according to records, for having deviant thoughts about children that he did not report to his treatment group and delayed reporting to his probation agent.
His parole was revoked in 2005 because of the thought patterns and improper visits to sites, including shopping malls, where Monyelle encountered children.
A petition to have him committed as a sexually violent person was filed last year as Monyelle was nearing release from prison.
During his trial before Waukesha County Circuit Judge Lee Dreyfus Jr. this week, two state psychologists testified that Monyelle was at risk to re-offend while one psychologist, retained by the defense, concluded he was unlikely to do so.
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Monyelle's former probation agent testified during the trial that Monyelle shared his fantasies about children when he underwent standard questioning about his thought patterns. The thoughts included sexual imaginings about children he saw on television and thoughts about abducting and sexually assaulting children he encountered in public.
Monyelle did not testify during the trial.
In his closing argument Thursday, Gabrysiak said that in addition to Monyelle's adult convictions for sexual assault involving the girls, he was found delinquent at age 16 for having sexual contact with a 9-year-old boy.
Gabrysiak also said Monyelle lied about the nature of the encounter during a recent interview with the psychologist retained by the defense, something the prosecutor said indicated dangerousness and a need for treatment.
He also said Monyelle had a habit of improperly visiting public places - including shopping malls, a toy store and a library - in hopes of encountering children, something that amounted to "planning and partial execution."
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Prifogle conceded that Monyelle "may need some more treatment." But he added, "We wouldn't be here if he hadn't made those statements about his thoughts."


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Trapped - Ch 4 - A Firefly FicA number of thoughts ran through Jayne's head, which rarely happened to him. The first was Hell, if I kiss her, she'll lose. The one immediately following was Hey, I think she wants me to kiss her! Then came Wait a second this is River. Crazy girl who gored me with a knife. There were a few other thoughts, too, that weren't quite so savory.Trapped - Ch 4 - A Firefly Fic7 years ago in Fan Fiction More Like This
His eyes flicked up to meet River's again and his mind went blank. Her big brown eyes that he'd thought so childish before were strikingly adult, long, dark lashes sweeping over them like a veil. Jayne realized that he'd never really looked into a woman's eyes like this before. Girl. Not a woman, a girl, one part of him argued. But another part of him that Jayne tended to pay more attention to was insisting that she was, indeed, a woman. And if she wanted him to kiss her, who was he to turn her down? I mean, he could do the girl a favor. Couldn't he?
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Trapped - Ch 1 - A Firefly FicThings were not going as planned.Trapped - Ch 1 - A Firefly Fic7 years ago in Fan Fiction More Like This
River was perched on the edge of Kaylee's hammock in the engine room. Jayne was pacing, which was difficult because the engine room wasn't exactly spacious, and Jayne was, as usual, heavily armed. His chest was bare and streaked with blood.
"Each hand contains twenty six bones," River said, gazing at her own hand, smudged with engine grease. "The scaphoid, the lunate, the triquetrum, the pisiform, the trapezium, the hamate, the capitate "
"Will you shut that crazy mouth?" Jayne said sharply. River shut her mouth with a snap and glared at him.
"You're ruining the fun," she said, and stuck out her tongue.
"You're ruining the thinking," Jayne said, grasping for an intelligent reply and coming up short. Jayne actually was thinkingor trying to. In most situations, he could just shoot first and ask questions later. When he needed brains, Mal was there to tell him who to shoot, and when. Jayne was never the mastermind. But what was he going to
Trapped - Ch 3 - A Firefly FicJayne had finally taken a seat near the door, still twitchy but having decided that pacing wasn't worth it if it got Crazy all riled up. Occasionally he glanced over at her. She was always staring at him with that unnervingly steady gaze. He found himself annoyed that he kept looking over, but he could feel her eyes on him and it made him nervous.Trapped - Ch 3 - A Firefly Fic7 years ago in Fan Fiction More Like This
"Wouldja stop lookin' at me like that?" he growled finally.
"Like what?" River said, innocent as a child.
"Like you're readin' my mind," Jayne muttered, and River laughed.
"What should I look at you like?"
"Shouldn't look at me at all," Jayne replied gruffly.
"I like to look at you," River said, and slid of her hammock, walking that dancer's walk to crouch next to him. "You get uncomfortable." She cocked her head, grinning, and reached out a hand to touch his arm.
He flinched, and immediately felt weaker for it. To prove he wasn't shy of her touch, he reached out and grabbed her wrists, both of them in one hand. They were so thin that he was
Trapped - Ch 2 - A Firefly Fic"Is she in your way, Kaylee? Is she botherin' you? I don't want you distracted when our lives are on the line here, and if she's distractin' you, I'd be more'n happy to get her out of the way, 'cause"Trapped - Ch 2 - A Firefly Fic7 years ago in Fan Fiction More Like This
"Jayne," Kaylee interrupted, not moving her eyes from the engine in front of her, one hand busily working a wrench.
"Yeah?" Jayne said. His hands were hovering near his hip holsters, as though he suspected something would jump out and shoot at them. It was a nervous habit, and Kaylee knew it.
"Shut up," Kaylee said kindly.
With a huff, Jayne turned around and started pacing. He glanced out the engine room doors and then turned back toward the girls.
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"You heard the Cap'n, Jayne, he wanted you to stay here. Anyway, we need your strong, manly protection." River's mouth twitched into a half smile at this little jab, but Jayne seemed to think Kaylee was bein
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Definitions for tendrilˈtɛn drɪl
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Princeton's WordNet
slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.
A hair-like tentacle.
Webster Dictionary
a slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes attached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling spirally
clasping; climbing as a tendril
In botany, a tendril is a specialized stem, leaf or petiole with a threadlike shape that is used by climbing plants for support, attachment and cellular invasion by parasitic plants, generally by twining around suitable hosts. They do not have a lamina or blade, but they can photosynthesize. They can be formed from modified shoots, modified leaves, or auxiliary branches and are sensitive to airborne chemicals, often determining the direction of growth, as in species of Cuscuta.
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