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I am 35 and had been suffering with a herniated L4/L5 for ten years before it ruptured and I lost all feeling in left leg last fall. The surgery fixed the problem and I was home from the hospital the same day. To prevent a relapse I found a fantastic PT who taught me the core strengthening exercises that I had ignored as a runner. We worked on stability, balancing on one foot, tva strengthening, and good old planks. Even now I can tell a difference if I miss a day or two of these exercises. My suggestions would be to maybe lay off the running for a bit and make sure your core is as strong as you can make it. Elliptical for cardio worked fine for me. Best of luck.
As you can tell, everyone has a story or advice on this problem. Re: highly marketed traction devices, they are simply repackaged and well marketed versions of something thats been around for years called "lumbar traction". It is nothing new. Best advice for return to running: find a physical therapist who specializes in treating runners, follow the advice, be conservative in increasing mileage and don't expect everything to come back quickly. It takes time.
A friend of mine sent me the link to this message board, because she knows that after almost seven months of excruciating pain (from an 8mm herniation at L5-S1), I am finally getting better. I tried steroids, Hellerwork (similar to Rolphing), physical therapy (made it worse for me), and acupuncture. None of these methods of therapy worked for me. During the worst two/three months the pain was so intense I could not stand or sit for more that a minute or two. With much skepticism I went to a chiro who was using the DRX 9000 machine. WOW. Within the first week and a half I could walk, now six weeks into it, I'm feeling great - at about 95%. I spend 30 minutes in the machine four times a week, he does minor adjustments on me and have a brief routine of daily stretches. I'm swimming to keep things flexible and doing pretty much everything I used to do before the blow. Good luck to you all, I feel your pain.
As long as we're discussing disc problems, I have Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, not really a disease but worn discs C5-C6 & C6-C7 which is also pinching a nerve running to my right shoulder down to my fingers. I've stopped running since this has developed over 2 mos. ago and am taking anti-inflammatories with limited results. I've just begun a strengthening program. Any other suggestions so I can get back to running?
Yes.....There is hope..........I am a retired CSM with the Army Reserve and I injured my back (sciatic nerve down to the foot, etc, excruciating pain) in Desert Storm when I was 45 years old......I have since been to Iraq for a year (2003-2004) with the Army Reserve and am now running in monthly half-marathons...Actually the running helps me with my back problem more than any exercise I do....I don't know why, it just does....... I never had to have surgery....I just did some back stretches, started walking and then jogging and here I am......Sitting is the worse for me and if I don't do some physical exercise nearly every day, then my back does hurt.....So, I'm out jogging or at the gym lifting, stretching, etc.... Anyway, hang in there and good luck....
I had a lower back problem when I was bodybuilding. I went to a physical therapist and started a stretching program. I am still running marathons and did my last one a week after my 70th birthday.
I have never personally experienced any of your problems, but my job is to monitor the nerve roots and spinal cord during spine procedures. I can tell you from experience that if you let your symptoms go for long, they will become much greater and you will end up with stenosis. As far as the lower back, if you are opting for surgery (which is always the last resort) then you MUST find a surgeon who will do the procedureMINIMALLY INVASIVE! This is a way to do the surgery without cutting up your back and through all the muscles. Recovery is a LOT faster and I am sure you would be able to resume running a lot sooner. I know that with a traditional interbody fusion (where they replace your worn disc space and fuse the back with screws) the recovery time is up to 1 yr. Hope this helps. Oh-for the guy with the cervical problems, the same goes for you. The longer you leave the problem, the more nerve damage there will be.
First, kudos to all trying to find the best way to keep healthy...the first feelings when someone says "stop running" for most of us are probably panic and fear. I have several disc problems as well, but have pain primarily from bone spurs at L5 and S1. I'm unsure how this different type of pressure on the nerves changes the issues, if at all, but wanted to share (and see if others may be dealing with spurs as well).
I have had 2 steroid injections (first=no effect, second = pain free). Currently 6 months after the second shot and 2 marathons later, the pain is definitely coming back. On harder workout days, longer or harder, it's worse. Doc says it will only get worse and, ultimately, only surgery is an option for IMPROVED rather than sustained or poorer functioning.
Has anyone followed up on the research cp. the surgical approaches that suggest no difference in pain at 5 years out with those who had no surgery? I need to find a way to work around this and feel pressure to jump under the knife, but if there's no research behind it I don't care how badly it hurts...count me out!
I'd like to address several of the other posts, as I am a physical therapist and treat many runners. It is very likely that your herniated disc is due to many other issues. If your hips are too stiff and your body requires a certain amount of flexibility, it will find the extra movement somewhere else, like your lumbar spine. All the abdominal crunches, back extensions and core work in the world will be unsuccessful unless you address the problem and not just the symptom! I see it all the time: the area of the symptoms is very unlikely the cause of the problem. Also, I would probably agree with the one post that said to lose some of your weight. But how do you do that without hurting yourself at the same time? You'll have to find what works best for you. Swimming, although with a reputation for back therapy, is probably one of the worst back exercises you can do. It's hard to stabilize your body while trying to stay afloat at the same time.
I used to use pelvic traction myself, with the theory that it would create a "negative pressure" and sort of suck the disc back into place. Let me tell you, it doesn't work. I would just hope that the person would get off the table and out of the clinic without excruciating pain. Chiropractors will only treat the symptoms, and this 9000 machine is a gimmick. Reasearch shows that at least 30% of the adult population has a bulging disc at any one time, and that, without any treatment at all, symptoms will resolve in 30-40 days in most cases. With all that being said, find a good physical therapist who treats runners. Yes, there are inexperienced ones out there, too, but call around. As a last resort, and I mean last, consider more invasive treatment. Things are never the same after surgery.
Good luck, and have those stiff hips evaluated. Oh, for the post with cervical radiculopathy, have someone look at the stiffness in your thoracic spine. I'll put money on the fact that your upper back is really tight.
Hi, my husband was diagnosed with ruptured discs about a year and a half ago due to a work-related injury. We are very confused about whether or not to have surgery. On one hand, the neurosurgeon is telling him to avoid surgery at any cost, because apparently the majority of people who go through with it end up with the same problems later just on different discs. But he is unable to qualify for individual insurance coverage because of the injury: the insurance companies are saying that he won't EVER qualify for coverage unless he has the surgery and then goes for at least 5 years with no problems. We're very weary of the surgery because from what we've been told, the chances of full recovery are so slim (which may be why the insurance companies make you wait 5 years...they must know that full recovery happens so seldom?)
I have the bulging L5-S1 disk as does a significant fraction of the population over 40..
According to the Mayo Clinic,
"most adults - as many as eight or nine in 10 - experience low-back pain at some point. A herniated disk, however, doesn't always cause this pain. Disk herniation is often the result of a gradual, aging-related, degenerative process. These changes are part of the aging process and often occur without pain. Because of the natural course of disk degeneration, one-third of all adults age 20 and older show signs of disk abnormality. But only a small number of these people experience discomfort. The portion of the disk that herniates tends to shrink over time, and many cases show partial or complete shrinkage after six months to a year. About 90 percent of herniated lumbar disks get better without surgery."
I found all this was quite reassuring during my episode of severe back pain two years ago.. I could swim and bike without pain, in fact both of these actually helped the pain. Only running caused severe problems. My PT gave me a large range of exercises, and recommended both Pilates and yoga as maintenance in the long term. I had about four months off running, with weekly PT sessions and massage. I now have only mild pain, very little as long as I keep up with the core exercises and stretching.
Last year the back pain morphed into sciatica, which I'm still battling through. That too is responding slowly to a different set of core exercises and stretching. What really sucks is my limited training time now has to include a couple hours a week of core. I don't enjoy core exercises.
It's still the case that only running causes problems - no pain or issues at all when biking or swimming. I suspect this is just the basic overuse syndrome - whatever you did most of is what causes the problem. Ex-runners have problems from running, ex-bikers have problems from the bike..
Surgery is a last resort, and not always successful. My father-in-law had the surgery six months ago, but now is in as much pain as before.
i was diagnosed with herniated disk (lower, dont remember the #) 4 years ago with symptoms of sciatica. i stopped the Yoga practice of bending from the waist and touching the floor. Instead, i concentrated on lying on my stomach and bending upwards from my waist up with my arms (this is also a Yoga move). i did this every 2-3 hours every day for a few minutes. after a few weeks, the pain has vanished and i have ran a marathon and 2 halves and play tennis every week. i am 58. good luck!
There are alot of variables in treatment of herniated discs but unless there is neurologic compromise non-surgical treatment is utilized. Physical therapy program is always essential to stabilize the back, increase flexibility and centralize the pain. Traction is often (but not always) helpful. IDD, VAX-D, ILT, etc are similar traction modalities. Even inversion tables can be helpful on occassion. Epidural injections, meds including NSAIDS, neurologics (such as Lyrica) are effective. Most of the folks I treat return to their sport of choice and without recurrence. Treatment with a physiatry pain management doctor with sports experience is important. Pay attention to your P.T. as well.
I have also been a patient with a herniated disc myself, L12 extruded and fragmented and ahve been running pain free for years, (some residual leg nubness.)
I had been running 30+ miles/week until 4/25/06 when i herniated the L5/S1 disc. Because of the incapacitating pain, i had to stop running and all exercise and tried to manage the disc conservatively (oral steroids, rest and about 20 advil pills per day) for a month but the symptoms persisted and i developed muscle weakness. I then saw a neurosurgeon and begged for surgery. This was done on 5/31/06. I spent the night in the hospital and returned to work the very next day! The incision is only about an inch long. It's amazing. The pain resolved immediately and my leg has regained almost all of its strength. I have now returned to the gym and spend an hour on the elliptical every other day. My surgeon told me not to run for another 4 weeks but i feel ready. (That said, i will follow his advice because i don't ever want to go through that knid of pain again.)
An orthopedic surgeon i know did mention to me that at 5 years there is no difference in patients that have had the surgery vs. those that haven't. (this is a famous study for orthopedists.) i told him i'm not very worried about 5 years from now, i'm more worried about 2 months from now. in other words, i don't want to spend the next 3 yrs trying to recover from a herniated disc.
I feel great and am glad i had the surgery. For the right patient, it's almost miraculous and shouldn't be overly feared.
NFL football players are able to bounce back from a herniated disc and resume their level of pounding. The answer to your question is yes but you must make sure you are aware of your back 100% of the time and know that any forward bending/lifting activity can re-aggravate your disc injury and set you back to where you were. Another healthy habit to get into is sitting with proper posture ALL THE TIME and doing standing back extension exercises with regularity throughout the day especially if you are sitting alot. I work as a PT and see this problem a lot. It can be very tricky to heal because there are all the extreme good and bad days which may lull you into lifting that 50 lbs bag of dog food from the bottom shelf with poor mechanics. The disc itself is a viscoelastic structure and will move according to the pressures you apply to it, hence back extensions (squeezes the disc to move away from nerve roots/spinal cord). Let me know if you have any questions. email@example.com
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The gloomy weather didn't keep the Alabama faithful from descending on campus hours before the kickoff of the Crimson Tide's home-opener against Colorado State on Saturday.
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As fans prepared for the kickoff, T.J. Yeldon's first quarter suspension and the possibility of a third national championship in as many years were the main topics of conversation.
UA sophomore Coady Latimer, also known as "Captain Crimson," was in line at the student gate by 1:20 in the afternoon. Decked out in a cape covered in shakers and face mask, Latimer said he got there early to make sure he got his seat.
Latimer said he thinks that Alabama is on the way to another national championship.
"We have Nick Saban at the helm and he's not going to lose," he said. "He's not going to leave here, he's not going to lose — we're set."
Latimer also said that he trusts Alabama's decision to keep Yeldon out of the first quarter.
Other fans agreed that Alabama was on the way to Pasadena, Calif., to play in the BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 6, 2014.
"I think the 'three-peat' is the biggest buzz for this season and the potential for that," Tim Cox, an Alabama fan from the Huntsville area, said.
Cox has been bringing his son Cody to games since he was 10. Cody Cox said another buzz around the season is the new players that have seen playing time this year.
"I think the fact that there are always more new players that we see for the first time every season that you don't expect," he said. "I think that's a big thing."
Father and son agree that the important thing is for the players to focus."They have to keep their head in the game and don't watch too much 'SportsCenter,' " he said.
Some were not as confident.
"I think it's really going to depend on upcoming games," Clay Omainsky, who recently graduated from Auburn's graduate school. "I was a little concerned about the first game even though we won, but I think Ole Miss and LSU will be really tough."
Omainsky traveled from Mobile for the game. Others also made long drives to Tuscaloosa in order to attend their first Alabama games.
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"I grew up in Detroit and used to go to the University of Michigan games at the Big House. That was a lot like this, but just the sheer excitement and kindness of everybody here is just phenomenal, it really is," he said.
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STOCKTON – Three different events on Sunday led to police taking several guns off the streets and making several arrests.
At 5 p.m. Community Response Team Officers and officers from the San Joaquin County Wide Multi-Agency Gang Taskforce went to Martin Luther King Boulevard and Stanislaus Street on reports of a man with a gun. They found two men who were passing a loaded handgun back and forth and arrested Javier Corona, 22, and Oscar Castaneda, 22, without incident on suspicion of weapons charges.
Around 7:10 p.m., they responded to a call from camera room operators who reported a potential auto theft in progress at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Hunter Street. Officers said one of the suspects was carrying a loaded concealed handgun. They arrested Martin Castaneira, 31, on suspicion of weapons charges.
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The Prison Arts and Education Program at the ERDCC has four primary components:
Inside Out Speaker Series, a series of talks, readings, and programs attended by members of the ERDCC community (incarcerated men and staff) and SLU faculty, staff and students. Past speakers and performances have included a discussion on Interfaith Dialogue, poetry readings, and a performance by SLU theater students;
Video-in-Prison Project, a program facilitated by student volunteers from SLU's St. Louis campus who record presentations and lectures on the SLU main campus in St. Louis and produce the material for rebroadcast on the prison's closed-circuit television station. The VIP Project makes content available to the prison's entire incarcerated population;
The Prison Arts Project brings arts programming (performance and studio) to the ERDCC;
The Beautiful Prison is an annual colloquium that invites students and faculty from SLU, as well as incarcerated men and staff at the ERDCC, to engage in dialogue about the prison in a transformed state. The proceedings from the colloquium are bound in an edited collection.
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Friday Fiction: Knot
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David sat on an old wooden park bench that had been there since when the park was first built; the white paint faded and peeling like sardonic dandruff.
The bench had never been taken away, however; it was too much of a legend among the park-goers. It was still very sturdy. As David sat on the knotted, time-worn oak, he thought about his life in general.
Before long, he noticed the dark gray clouds that were looming over him like circling buzzards, and he reluctantly stood up and picked up his folded red umbrella from the grass where it sat and started walking down the sidewalk, into the rain...
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That same knotted oak park bench still sits in that very park, ten years later, and everything is still very much the same...
- January 20, 2012 at 10:11 PM
- EllieF said...
He liked to call them knots. He had made up that name himself. Of course he did, there was nobody else around to make it up. "Knots" of the walking dead. He noticed right away that they seemed to shuffle around in groups. He had thought that they were most dangerous in knots. Too many for one man to handle alone. That's when they'd get you. But they are easier to see in knots and that means easier to avoid all together. That one you don't see until it's too late. The one that's trapped in the overturned car you are standing next to. Those are the ones you have to worry about. He figured that out himself, too. The hard way.
- January 21, 2012 at 12:13 AM
- June Calender said...
At last he asked, "Will you marry me, Darling?"
"Oh, my Dear, I thought you'd never ask," she sighed.
"Wonderful. We'll set a date to tie the knot."
Her face changed completely. "No, no knot tying."
"Sweetie, it's only a metaphor."
"Metaphors matter. A lot. To me."
"I didn't mean --"
"Yes, you did. You're like everyone else, wanting to tie me up, make me you possession. Well, there'll be no knots. I wanted to marry you, but now I don't. I will not be tied in a knot."
- January 21, 2012 at 7:12 AM
- Kanchan Agarwal said...
Gradually the soft bustling of visitors behind and around her faded. So did the clinking of glasses and forks and spoons on plates. All she could see was the many camel brown threads braided together into a rope. All she could see was the fat knot made with the rope. The leftover rope may have been free and the knot may have looked sophisticated in that framed photograph at the gallery but she saw the ugliness within. It was a fine Saturday night of teenage, of a long time ago it seemed, that it happened and kept happening every night since then. It was an action of someone else's greed feeding on her innocence, night after night. Each night she slept with her eyes open. Each morning she woke knowing where the day would head. Each evening she lay, guilty and confused, as the many fine threads of her nascent womanhood fastened itself into the thick, fat, sophisticated but filthy knot of hatred for the bed and its relevance to the relationship between a man and a woman.
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ANTIOCH -- The meeting between two of Contra Costa County's top two boys basketball recruits in recent memory never materialized, but there was still plenty of buzz during Salesian High's 89-77 North Coast Section Foundation Game win over host Deer Valley on Tuesday night.
Jabari Bird, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard headed to Cal and ranked the No. 25 recruit in the country by MaxPreps.com, had a team-high 23 points and five dunks in about 22 minutes of action.
One of them was already be a sure-fire contender for Plays of the Year when Montana-bound Mario Dunn lobbed an alley-oop pass to the left of the hoop in the second quarter. Bird, with his head near the rim, secured the ball with his right hand and jammed it hard through the rim.
Most of the thoroughly entertained crowd of 500 or so gasped. Dunn kept shaking his head. Bird just sort of giggled all the way down court. Foundations Games don't count in the standings -- all proceeds go to a CIF scholarship fund -- but they sure can be fun to watch.
"Just like we drew it up," Salesian coach Bill Mellis said.
He, Bird and the Pride, the defending state Division IV champions who are ranked 10th in the country, were planning on seeing the county's other big recruit in Deer Valley's Marcus Lee.
The 6-10 post, who signed to Kentucky last week, rested a slightly pulled right groin. He's the No. 24 recruit from the Class of 2013.
"We definitely were planning to see him and we were a little disappointed he didn't play," Bird said. "But then again we weren't crying about it either."
Said Lee: "Hardest thing in the world is for me to sit and watch. Even in a game that doesn't count. I asked coach (Lechet Phillips) more than a couple times to put me in there."
When Salesian raced to a 30-15 at the end of the first period and with Lee along with five other Deer Valley players in street clothes, this looked like it would get awfully lopsided.
But Deer Valley 6-2 senior point guard Kendall Smith did everything but blow a bugle as he rescued the Wolverines from a rout with 35 points, including a remarkable 22-for-22 effort at the foul line.
While Bird and Lee were the game's big attraction, Smith, who attended Salesian as a freshman, definitely stole the show by scoring 10 in the second and 14 more in the third.
Smith, who said he won't sign until after the season, no doubt impressed the UNLV coaching staff scouting the game.
"I was just trying to keep the guys in the game," Smith said. "When we got down 15 and with all our guys in street clothes, I just wanted us to keep playing hard. We did that. This is a game we can definitely build on."
So can Salesian, which definitely let up, especially on defense after the first quarter. Mellis has put together a monster of a schedule which includes state powers Serra-Gardena (Dec. 15), two-time defending Division II state champion Mitty (Dec. 22), De La Salle (Jan. 21) and Sheldon-Sacramento (Feb. 2).
That's not even including national power Gonzaga-Washington D.C. (Jan. 5) along with an almost certain trio of powers they will take on at the Torrey Pines Tournament near San Diego on Dec. 26-28.
"We're going to have to play a whole lot better defensively that we played tonight," Bird said. "Considering all the guys they were missing, winning by 12 is a little disappointing. But we'll be all right."
Mellis was fine with his team's starters, especially uncommitted Jermaine Edmonds (20 points), St. Mary's-Stockton transfer Lance Coleman II (11 points), sophomore guard Bernard Ward (10) points and four-year players Dunn (seven points, five steals) and Markel Leonard (10 points).
"We're going to need to work on our depth," Mellis said.
The Pride was without their own 6-10 post Jonathan Galloway, a junior transfer from Liberty who must sit out until Jan. 1 under new CIF guidelines.
"He'll help us for sure," Mellis said. "He's looked good at practice."
Deer Valley was without at least two other starters -- point guard Nsimba Webster (broken left thumb) and 6-3 junior Darrian Crenshaw (paperwork issues).
Sophomore Eric Fox, a 5-10 guard, and 6-2 junior Muhammad Ali — that's no misprint folks -- were also out and will likely be in Deer Valley's rotation.
"Considering our opponent, the number of kids sidelined and the early deficit I'm content," Phillips said.
Said Lee: "I couldn't be prouder of our guys out there. I am very encouraged."
There's no rest for the depleted Wolverines. They host Oakland Tech 7 p.m. Wednesday in their season opener.
Lee said he plans to play. Phillips isn't so sure. "He might," Phillips said. "No reason to bring him back before he's ready."
Salesian has 11 days off until it opens Dec. 1 at Menlo School-Atherton. No matter where the Pride travels this season, they'll likely get the opponents best effort.
"The bulls eye on our back is even larger than it has been," Bird said. "It's a burden but it's also exciting."
Bishop O'Dowd 53, De La Salle 41: Juwon Anderson led four O'Dowd players in double figures in a Foundation Game win at depleted De La Salle, which didn't suit up four players -- including Arizona-bound Elliott Pitts.
Ivan Rabb, a 6-9 post considered one of the top sophomores in the country, contributed 12 points for O'Dowd, while teammates Paris Austin and Michael Perri added 11 apiece.


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10.2-1 Issuing or Passing a Bad Check -- § 53a-128
Revised to December 1, 2007 (modified November 6, 2014)
The defendant is charged [in count __] with (issuing / passing) a bad check. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of issuing a bad check when <insert appropriate subsection:>
§ 53a-128 (a) (1): as a (drawer / representative drawer), (he/she) issues a check knowing that ((he/she) / (his/her) principal) does not then have sufficient funds with the drawee to cover it; and (he/she) intends or believes at the time of issuance that payment will be refused by the drawee upon presentation, and payment is refused by the drawee upon presentation.
§ 53a-128 (a) (2): (he/she) passes a check knowing that the drawer thereof does not then have sufficient funds with the drawee to cover it, and (he/she) intends or believes at the time the check is passed that payment will be refused by the drawee upon presentation, and payment is refused by the drawee upon presentation.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Issued / passed a
The first element is that the defendant (issued / passed) a check. <Insert appropriate definitions:>
"Check" means any check, draft or similar sight order for the payment of money that is not postdated with respect to the time of issuance.
A person "issues" a check when, as drawer or representative drawer thereof, (he/she) delivers it or causes it to be delivered to a person who thereby acquires a right against the drawer with respect to such check. One who draws a check with intent that it be so delivered is deemed to have issued it if the delivery occurs.
A person "passes" a check when, being a payee, holder or bearer of a check that previously has been or purports to have been drawn and issued by another, (he/she) delivers it, for a purpose other than collection, to a third person who thereby acquires a right with respect thereto.
"Drawer" of a check means a person whose name appears thereon as the primary obligor, whether the actual signature be that of (himself/herself) or of a person purportedly authorized to draw the check in (his/her) behalf.
"Representative drawer" means a person who signs a check as drawer in a representative capacity or as agent of the person whose name appears thereon as the principal drawer or obligor.
Element 2 - Knowledge of
insufficient funds
The second element is that the defendant knew that there were insufficient funds to cover that check. <Insert appropriate definitions:>
"Funds" means money or credit.
A drawer has "insufficient funds" with a drawee to cover a check when (he/she) has no funds or account whatever, or funds in an amount less than that of the check; and a check dishonored for "no account" shall also be deemed to have been dishonored for "insufficient funds."
"Drawee" means a person who must make payment on the check. In most cases, this will be a bank.
Element 3 - Intent
The third element is that (he/she) intended or believed that payment on the check would be refused by the drawee upon presentation.
<Insert if the presumption in § 53a-128 (b) has been raised:>
[The law presumes that an issuer of a check, other than a postdated check, knew that the check would not be paid because of an insufficiency of funds where either: (1) the issuer has no account with the drawee at the time the check or order was issued, or (2) where the check is presented to the drawee for payment within thirty days of its issuance and the drawee refuses to make payment for reason of insufficient funds, notifies the drawer of such refusal and the drawer thereafter fails to make good on payment within eight days after receiving notice of such refusal. This means that you may find, but do not have to, that the defendant knew the check would be refused due to insufficient funds if you find that the defendant did not have an account with the bank at the time the check was issued, or the bank had notified the defendant that it had refused payment and the defendant did not make good on the payment within eight days.]
Element 4 - Refusal of check by drawee
The third element is that payment was refused by the drawee upon presentation.
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant 1) (issued / passed) a check, 2) (he/she) knew that there were insufficient funds to cover the check, 3) (he/she) intended or believed that payment on the check would be refused by the drawee, and 4) the check was refused by the drawee.
If you unanimously find that the state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of (issuing / passing) a bad check, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not guilty.
Sentence Enhancer
Section 53a-128 (c) provides for graduated penalties based on the amount of the check. The amounts were raised by Public Acts 2014, No. 233, § 6, effective October 1, 2014, as shown in chart below.
As of October 1, 2014
Prior to October 1, 2014
> $2,000
> $1,000
D felony
> $1,000 and < $2,000
> $500 and < $1,000
A misdemeanor
> $500 and < $1000
> $250 and < $500
B misdemeanor
< $500
< $250
C misdemeanor
jury must find this fact proved beyond a reasonable doubt. See
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Florida leads nation in foreclosure rate
Published: Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 9:06 p.m.
Florida had the highest foreclosure rate in the U.S. in July, according to the Florida Legislature Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
"Downtown has some big, big holes. It needs to be modernized, freshened up, and there's a lack of housing. In general, I think this is a good move."
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One in every 326 housing units was in foreclosure.
Nine of the top 10 cities in the country -- in terms of foreclosure rates -- were in Florida. Jacksonville, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Port St. Lucie, Ocala and Palm Bay-Melbourne were the top five.
The good news, according to the Florida legislative office, is that the front end of the foreclosure stream -- mortgages newly falling into delinquency -- has steadily declined in 2013. What's more, Florida's underwater homes declined from a high of 50 percent of all mortgages to about 26 percent today.
Still, the state still has a large number of "ghost homes" that are distressed beyond realistic use. That means that the housing supply has become two-tiered: viable homes and seriously distressed homes.
Before the increase in foreclosures in 2007, the average foreclosure took 169 days to slightly less than six months to process.
Today, a foreclosure takes 907 days to process (about 2.5 years) the third-longest period in the nation. The abnormally long time to complete the foreclosure process slows the placement of these properties on the market.
The state will need significant time to work off the current excess -- about two years in the most optimistic scenario, though likely longer.
Because the state is so diverse, some areas will recover much faster than others.
In May, more than 35 percent of all sales were either foreclosures or short sales, and most of these sales were heavily discounted.
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STOCKTON - Three people traveling south through Stockton on Highway 99 were shot at early Sunday morning near Arch Road by the occupant of another vehicle that came up fast behind them. Two of the travelers were struck by gunfire, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The CHP reported it took their vehicle as evidence.
According to a report, the victims were returning to their home in Central California from Nevada at 2:37 a.m. when they came up on the Arch Road interchange in southeast Stockton. They were driving in the left lane at about 65 mph when an unknown vehicle came speeding up behind them, moved to the right lane and held its position just to the rear of their vehicle. That's when the shooting took place. The assailant's vehicle then sped away.
The CHP is asking for the public's help with information or identification of the shooter. Contact the Stockton office at (209) 943-8666.
There have been five shootings on Highway 99 during the past two years in the Stockton CHP's jurisdiction.
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Beginning Monday, The Tuscaloosa News will move to a new digital business model. If you're already a subscriber to the newspaper, your subscription will automatically be upgraded. You'll be asked to sign in once and will immediately gain unlimited access to the paper's primary website, at home and work. The same is true even if you only subscribe on the weekends.
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The Chicago Match Race Center was founded in 2009 to promote and grow the sport of match race sailing by WMRT champion Bill Hardesty & Chicago entrepreneur and sailor Don Wilson. As part of its mission to provide the highest-level match racing training facility for professional and amateur sailors in the US, CMRC has a fleet of Tom 28 MAX sailboats along with Elliott 6M class boats, the type that will be used in the 2012 Olympic Games. Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States, with around 2.7 million residents while it's metropolitan area, "Chicagoland" is home to 9.8 million people. Incorporated as a town in 1833 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, today Chicago retains its status as a major hub for industry, telecommunications and infrastructure. Navy Pier, the venue for the Chicago Match Race Center premier events is the #1 tourist and leisure destination in the Midwest attracting more than 8.6 million visitors a year. The Chicago Match Cup has evolved from a Grade 2 event in 2009 and 2010 won by Phil Robertson and Mike Buckley respectively, to a Grade 1 in 2011 won by Keith Swinton. Both Phil and Keith have gone on to become Tour Card holders after winning in Chicago. In 2012 the Chicago Match Cup was upgraded again to Grade WC as the only US stop of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour with a $100,000 prize fund. Also on the schedule for 2012 at the Chicago Match Race Center are three Grade 2 events and four Grade 3 events including the 100th anniversary of the Richardson Trophy, the oldest match racing trophy in North America that is not a challenge cup.


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On Feb. 2 the Redwood Falls Police Department responded to a call at the home of Sandra Ann HighBear who reported her son was not breathing.
When officers arrived they found the child not breathing and unresponsive. Officers initiated rescue efforts until North Ambulance ar-rived on the scene and transported the child to the Redwood Area Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The child was identified as Conroy Joseph HighBear, who was born March 30, 2011. An autopsy has been scheduled and the case remains under investigation by the Redwood Falls Police Depart-ment and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
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Friday, 06/11/2010
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL
Soundcheck: Show of Life, Burn That Bridge [list and order unconfirmed]
Set 1: DwDDown with Disease, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Possum, Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman, Reba[1], JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, DividedDivided Sky, GolgiGolgi Apparatus > BowieDavid Bowie
Set 2: Light -> Maze, Ghost -> LxLLimb By Limb[2] > CaspianPrince Caspian > HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope[3], Show of Life[4]
[1] No whistling.
[2] Ending vocal jam.
[3] Fish drum solo. "Jon Fishman" substituted for "Marco Esquandolas." Lyrics changed to "Been you to have any stick."
[4] Phish debut.
· Dave's Energy Guide tease in Run Like an Antelope
· San-Ho-Zay tease in Ghost
Noteworthy Jams: Limb By Limb
Average Song Gap: 3.32
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: After Possum, Trey congratulated the hometown Chicago Blackhawks' victory over his beloved Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup Finals that ended two days before this show. Reba was performed without the whistling ending. Limb By Limb included an ending vocal jam. Trey teased San-Ho-Zay in Ghost. Antelope contained a Dave's Energy Guide tease by Trey in the intro section. Antelope subsequently contained a Fish drum solo. "Jon Fishman" was substituted for "Marco Esquandolas" and Antelope's lyrics were further changed with "Been you to have any stick." This show featured the Phish debut of Show of Life.
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Song Distribution:
3 Hoist
3 Rift
3 Junta
2 The Story of the Ghost
2 Stash
2 Lawn Boy
2 The White Tape
1 Joy
1 Billy Breathes
1 A Picture of Nectar
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
Songs by Debut Year:
This show was part of the "2010 Early Summer Tour."
Vocal Jam at the end of Limb by Limb was South African-influenced, amazing. Perhaps a tribute to the World Cup opening day in South Africa..?
I think Phish purposefully made up for a less-than-stellar show here last here.
We're in for a great tour.
down with disease kicks the tour off in style. it did not go "out there," but they showed that there was not a whole lot of rust to shake off and displayed some fine focus. they seemed very in sync already. they brought this one to its traditional ending, and from there, the boys jumped right into wolfman's brother. gordon and page locked into a tight funk groove right off the bat in this jam, but it seemed trey had a little trouble finding his place. by about midway through, trey gets in there, and this wolfman's ends in fine form. possum kicks the energy up another peg, and trey did not have any trouble finding his place in this one. after this possu, everyone knew phish meant business tonight. very no nonsense bluesy take of this phish staple. after a nod to the hawks, gordo starts up boogie on reggae woman. this was a nice tight version. it sounded like they were getting poised to take this one on a little ride, they bring it back home. no problem there, they jump right into reba. at this point, it is apparent that this set is going to be stacked. reba was played beautifully. trey was not only spot on, but he played with a ton of inspiration. very beautiful reba. they opted to skip the whistling section, but they slipped right into a nice jesus just left chicago. no one seemed to disapprove of their choice. page belted this one out, and trey wailed out some nice bluesy guitar licks. very good version of this nice rare treat. without skipping a beat, they keep pouring it on. divided sky worked beautifully in this slot. once again, trey was spot on and sounded quite inspired. i thought this nice golgi would close the set, but fishman kicks into the bowie high hat as this one closes down. page and trey worked very well as they built to the bowie climax. once again, the band seemed very in sync and focused as they drove this one home. this is easily one of the best first sets i've seen the boys play. every song was not only great, but it seemed to compliment the one before it oh so well. they showed little to no signs of rust in this first set of the tour.
i figured we might get a light at this show, and it worked well in the opener slot. this light jam seemed to be a bit more thoughtful and patient than most. you could tell they were driving toward something, but it did not seem they ever got there. don't get me wrong, this is an interesting listen, but i just don't think phish accomplished what they were going for here. keep an eye on this song though; there will be many more interesting versions to come. they spaced out the ending of this jam and worked it nicely into a very fiery maze. i thought this was one of the strongest songs of 2009, and this version showed that 2010 will be another good year for maze. page was all over this one, and then, him and trey just got dark and nasty. man, i have just loved this song since they have been back, not that it was a slouch before, but they seem to have stepped it up a notch since their return. sticking with the darker jamming, they crank up a very nice ghost. once again, this one seemed very focused and the boys were completely in sync here. gordon and fishman layed down a magnificient groove while page and trey really take everyone on a dark funky journey. phish just clamped their teeth around this one and did not let go. finally, they found their way into limb by limb. as was the theme for the night, they were just locked into this one. this was not the dark exploration that ghost was, but it was still played very well. i really hate caspian, but oh well, i needed a quick sit down. also, this did seem like a pretty strong version. the horse/silent brought me back in, and then phish continued kicking the crowd's ass with a monster antelope. i will say, while it was loaded with energy, this version was pretty straight forward, and then came fishman. as they built this one up, fishman just took over. right when you thought it was going to climax, he just went nuts and sent this climax up another peg or two before bringing it down to rye rye rocco land. this was not missed by trey. he replaced marcos esquandolis with "jOHN FISHMAN!" the man sounded great all night, but this antelope was all him. i thought this might close it down but they dropped into a slower song i did not recognize. of course, later i was informed that it was the show of life by trey and the dude of life. this one seemed pretty solid, and trey took a nice whack at the solo. it seemed some what "unphishy" to end the show on this note, but i really liked it. cavern>julius was played really well. julius is not my favorite, but they gave this one a wonderful working over using tension and release to perfection.
alright kids, be ready this summer. phish was good last year, but they are ready to kick it up another notch. i expect that by august, this band is going to be doing some really ground breaking shit. fuck august, i have no doubt that they will be laying some epic stuff down tonight at the blossum center and the next at hershey. if you think you can't make it to a show this summer, rethink!
set 1:
possum, reba, jesus just left chicago, david bowie
set 2:
maze, ghost>limb by limb, antelope, show of life (hey, it's a debut...)
*Wolfman's Brother for Missy Wilson aka "The Wolfman's Sister"
*Gotta love a Light 2nd set opener !
*2nd set highlight = Ghost > LXL > Vocal Jam.
Still wrapping my head around the 1st set !
Welcome back Phish...
If Night #1 is any indication, we're in for a great tour...
Stay Tuned...
Some quick notes on the soundcheck: This is how I noted it:
new (Page?) song
new (Mike?) song
Show of Life x2
Burn That Bridge x.1.5
There were two songs that started the soundcheck in Chicago: Page sang the first song, which after hearing the 6/19 SPAC show, I'm reasonably confident was "Halfway to the Moon." I can remember hearing the bent guitar pitches while standing outside of Toyota Park that afternoon
During the new Mike tune it sounded like perhaps they were repeating sections of a song rather than running the entire thing start to finish. This may or may not have been "Idea" - it's impossible to know now without hearing it again - but it was one that Mike was singing.
Then, the 3rd song was "Show of Life" (twice) and finally "Burn That Bridge" (twice...one and-a-half times, really).
Wolfman's Brother: ****
Possum: ****
Boogie On Reggae Women: ****
Reba: *****
Jesus Left Chicago: ****
Divided Sky: ***
Golgi Apparatus: ***
Bowie: ****
Set 2:
Light: ****
Maze: ****
Ghost: ****
L x L: ****
Caspian: ***
The Horse: ***
Silent: ****
Antelope: ****
Show Of Life: ***
Cavern: ***
Julius: ****
Overall BA rating: 77/100 or .77
Sadly, I don't think my rating does this show justice, none the less, that's how I heard it. The livephish.com SBD copy sounds amazing as well. If you're on the fence about this show, do yourself a favor and go find a copy.
Toyota Park was wonderful. I am often skeptical of post-hiatus and Phish 3.0's playing, but when the band took the stage Friday night, opening with Down with Disease, they were fresh. In both of 2010's opening concerts Phish's playing sounded rejuvenated--their song selection and placement was thoughtful and fun.
Toyota Park's first set has about as heavy hitting of a setlist one could ask for with one huge song after another and no breathing room. The Disease was to the point and a great choice for an energetic opener. Wolfman's Brother was suuuuper thick and funky--Page and Trey step back for a bit to let Mike's liquid bass lines pop over Fish's rolling. Possum was unexpected after those two--It was straight forward and standard, but a great pick for a daytime rock song.
After Possum Trey congratulated Blackhawks fans in the crowd over their recent Stanley Cup victory and after Mike got his bass effect ready, they snapped into a short but sweet version of Boogie on. Reba was next--the composed section was executed well and the jam started off soft and quiet--nothing too inspiring, though.
Jesus Just Left Chicago was played after Reba--they played this very well, both Page's half and Trey's as well. Then, before the sun had completely set, they bust into Divided Sky. I love this song like the rest of the fan base, but this version (and pretty much all 3.0 versions) lacked inspiration severely...the ending kinda just jogs across the finish line rather than sprinting.
David Bowie emerged out of the end of Golgi to close the first set. It was a standard version--nothing to write about.
The second set got started with Light. The jam included some nice textures by Trey and Page, but was a pretty mellow opener--the hi-hat slowly closed, however, and here comes Maze. Page destroys his half of the jam, Trey also sounded good.
Next is, what? GHOST, BUT MIKE IS ACTUALLY STARTING IT THIS TIME LIKE IT SHOULD BE STARTED? That's right, no more 3.0 style opening with Trey awkwardly scratching out the beginning. This Ghost gets thick and real dancable--Mike pops up and down over the sea of music the rest of the bad is providing him. Trey starts looping a lick at the end and plays over it for a small amount of time, too--a la the MSG Disease last year. This version clocks in at just over 15 minutes and segues nicely into Limb by Limb.
Limb by Limb is texturally splendid and the Limb by Limb vocal outro extended into some vocal improvisation. Two sets into summer tour and you can already tell that Phish is coming to play and have fun this year. No more pressure.
Antelope was odd. I though Trey really was lazy in the jam, noodling when the rest of the band was ready for him to blow out--then out of no real build up, Trey goes into the end-jam trilling part. Fishman keeps drumming past the point of where they normally snap into the reggae segment, as if it may have been a mistake--Trey was laughing and referenced to him a few times in the closing lyrics.
The second set ended with a new song called Show of Life. It's a pretty song and sounds like an ode to Phish's fans almost by "thanking [them] all".
The double header encore was also a treat. Cavern and Julius. Julius came to a pretty exceptional peak thanks to Trey.
This show had an old school feel to it. It is a great base to judge what the rest of summer may hold for us. After hearing Toyota Park, I have no more questions about Phish anymore--they are still the band I want to follow.
From www.onlinephishtour.com
I was pleased and comforted with the un-orchestrated playing in Chicago. Segmented pieces like Maze were fine, too, but that has been the case through 2009 already.
In the free-forms they kept their energy and didn't lose it in the minutia -- compare 2009 Wolfman's or Boogie Ons (at least the ones I saw on the East Coast) to 2010 Chicago as examples -- where they'd end up in funk slop way too early before any real creativity had occurred prior with the energy just dropping-out and sometimes saved by abrupt tempo up-swings, trying segues, or just plain fade-outs. The melodic elements of Wolfman's, Boogie, Ghost, and Limb x Limb were either ever-present or returned to the flow nicely. To be sure, the Boogie from Chicago was stellar ranking with the Chula Vista '99 and MSG '98, but for different reasons. The Ghost in this show was a relief to my ears as they had struggled with the basics of the song despite some sweet jams out of it in 2009. A team oriented melodic and pleasing Limb x Limb seemed fresh aside from containing first ever(?) vocal jam, which was simply fun and cool. All I seem to crave at shows now is REAL creativity, it doesn't have to be a 12 minute jam, but just something with actual purpose and intensity. I can handle tonal stuff and other things that Trey can get wrapped-up on like in the Caspian where it was nice and not too drawn-out. Show of Life got 'dissed in the lot as all new Phish tunes seemingly do. Though I thought the band really sold it and came on strong to end the 2nd set. You knew it was coming, anyway, after Trey's Winter tour. Oh, and let us not forget another new-ish song, Light, that brought IT to start the 2nd set and could, perhaps, have gone even further.
Mike has really equipped himself with some sick pedals and synthesized effects that seemed to have caused some issues at times for him in 2009, but I think the trick is to use them wisely and pointedly throughout a song as in Boogie.
Page's vocal range has settled-in as I found him sounding somewhat awkward and perhaps uncomfortable in the harmonies as they re-acclimated themselves to their repertoire in 2009. Page is also now setting some loops and playing over them though his mix is still too low at times.
Trey lyrics seem to have more punch to them, too. I'm hoping to get a better understanding about what/how he's interested in with regard to his playing and style.
Fish, perhaps, is the most judicious of the bunch and I feel he sometimes yearns for challenges and can become disinterested, though ever-present. I wish he played more outside of Phish.
I want them to play what THEY want to play, it's better for everyone overall.
What I disliked in Chicago was the Antelope; it is exactly what can go wrong at a show these days. I feel Trey's choice for low whine in his tone makes for a less dexterous and dynamic range for his guitar; either that or he is infatuated with that flat sound where he can easily bail himself out with the wail. Antelope, unfortunately, paid for this infatuation and the seemingly out-of-tune chord bend-a-thon that was enough in Capsian. I'm not sure what to think of missing the reggae section and the ensuing banter on Fishman.
It's great that they've got 2009 under their belt so we can really begin to find out where and how this ship is sailing.
DWD-Boogie On-Reba-Bowie
Maze-Ghost-Antelope-Show of life
Encore PERFECT
I'll never forget the total sense of hysteria when they came out. Pandemonium. The entire jam of DWD still feels like the band and the crowd trying to keep up with each other at first. And the madness continued. You wind up realizing things about Phish you hadn't realized before when you see and hear them up close for the first time. I think that's probably as big a compliment as I can give. Being able to hear Jon Fishman, for example, with as much clarity as that show was an ear opener. Also, the stadium genius of a song like Golgi Apparatus completely wound up the crowd all over again with that ascending chord progression before one of the final choruses.
I was literally in the throes of exhaustion for a week after this show.
I kind of like going back and listening to the whale calls on Light. Ghost was kind of the best groove jam of the night.


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PLANO, TEXAS (March 21, 2014) - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), one of the world's leading motion picture exhibitors, announces the launch of its new Cinemark e-Gift Card program, available exclusively at Cinemark.com. This exciting new option gives customers a fast and convenient way to purchase Cinemark gift cards online that can be gifted via email to friends, family and movie-lovers across the country.
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American stoneware opens lecture series
|Guy Wolff. Credit: contributed
Renowned local craftsman and master potter Guy Wolff will talk about early American stoneware. Known for its durability, stoneware became a staple of American life during the 19th century.
Wolff is a traditional potter who has operated Guy Wolff Pottery in Washington, Conn., since 1971.
The lecture will be followed by a reception. Reservations are requested.
Admission to the lecture is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Join the museum to immediately qualify for member benefits.
Also this weekend, the museum's free Fall Film Series continues on Friday at 5:30 p.m. with "Wild Boys of the Road."
Register in advance at MattatuckMuseum. org or by calling 203-753-0381 ext. 10.
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