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Britt Hayes is a writer, movie lover, and sensible sweater enthusiast living in Austin, Texas. She watches too much TV and never eats her vegetables. Her mom is worried about her.
Well that didn't last long, did it? With the conclusion of the original 'Bourne' trilogy, director Paul Greengrass said there wasn't really anywhere else for Jason Bourne to go in the franchise, hence the Jeremy Renner spinoff 'The Bourne Legacy.' But it looks like Greengrass and star Matt Damon have come up with an idea to put Jason Bourne back into action.
Although we've known quite a bit about what to expect from 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' for a while now thanks to this thing called The Internet and to the rather excellent Marvel panel at Comic-Con 2014, tonight Marvel has finally revealed the official plot synopsis for the upcoming superhero super-sequel -- among the details you'll find a little nugget about Vision, a new character, but one with which fans will already be familiar.
Christian movies are kind of a big deal right now, so it sort of makes sense, we guess (?), for dating website ChristianMingle.com to get in on the action with their very own film -- no, actually it makes absolutely no sense at all, but here is the trailer for 'Christian Mingle,' a film directed by Corbin Bernsen, of all people, and starring former Mean Girl Lacey Chabert opposite some guy suffering from Average White Guy face.
Richard Kiel, the man most famous for playing James Bond villain Jaws in both 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and 'Moonraker,' passed away earlier this afternoon in Fresno, California at the age of 74. He was just a few days away from celebrating his 75th birthday.
Looks like Warner Bros. is hoping they can replicate the success Columbia had with '21 Jump Street' with a small-to-big screen reboot of their own: the studio has hired Dax Shepard to write, direct, and star in a film version of the classic cop series 'CHiPS,' and he's bringing Michael Pena along for the ride.
While it's not a 'Frozen' sequel, fans of Disney's newest animated classic will be delighted to know that you'll definitely be seeing Anna and Elsa in yet another charming adventure -- the studio is planning an all-new animated short film titled 'Frozen Fever,' and you'll be seeing it sooner rather than later.
The time has come yet again to welcome some new additions to Netflix Instant, which means even more options to add to queue -- and even more hours of endless browsing and indecision, if you're anything like most of us. There's tons of great stuff coming to the service this month, so read on for our guide to the newest releases hitting Netflix Instant this September.
'Breaking Bad' may be over, but there's still plenty of love to go around for the series at tonight's 2014 Emmy Awards, as Bryan Cranston has just been given the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Other nominees included Oscar winners Kevin Spacey for 'House of Cards' and Matthew McConaughey for 'True Detective.'
Here's another reason to be excited for 'Harry Potter' spinoff film 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them': the new project has just taken on a director quite familiar with the wizarding world of Harry Potter. David Yates, who helmed four of the films in the series, is returning to tame the mythical beasts.
We've known for a little while that Aquaman will be a part of the new DC and Warner Bros. superhero movie universe. We've also known for a while that 'Game of Thrones' star Jason Momoa is filling the hero's slippery shoes. And with WB recently claiming several release dates, it was just a matter of time before a new solo-superhero movie was announced -- one that's not Superman or Batman. Yes, that's right, Aquaman is getting his very own movie.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday released detailed plans for its comprehensive radiation study of oil and gas development and said it intends to begin sampling this month.
The agency plans to analyze radioactivity levels of flowback waters, treatment solids, drill cuttings, and drilling equipment, along with the transportation, storage and disposal of drilling wastes. DEP says current data do not indicate any health risks, but activists have raised concerns about naturally occuring radioactivity in materials extracted from the mile-deep wells.

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Arthropods now possibly able to employ Archimedes Death Ray
So-called 'mirror spiders' can "manipulate the mirrors in situations where they might feel threatened."
Slurping Up The Goodness
How Spiders Eat. Infinite Spider Blog is a science and nature blog aimed at nature lovers, naturalists, and outdoor educators.
Teach The Controversy
The Verge Review of Animals: Spiders
This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we've written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now rectifying this oversight. [more inside]
This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we've written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now rectifying this oversight. [more inside]
Brian the spider
Say hello to the newly discovered Australian spider named Brian*, that can - obviously - surf, swim and eat toads up to three times its size. But it's not harmful to humans (unlike these fellas). Plus the recent warm weather down under has been a bit of a boom to our eight legged friends there. Warning: Spiders. [more inside]
Sampling involves "at least 5 solid whacks" above a net
Be afraid! Spider Sith Lords!
The most efficient way to move around in the forest canopy
'Base Jumping' Spider Soars from Rainforest Treetops "They immediately right themselves, which means they turn dorsal side up [back facing the sky], and they essentially sail over towards the tree trunk — kind of like a Frisbee that's not spinning," Yanoviak said. The spider glides down headfirst for about 16 to 26 feet (5 to 8 meters), before hitting the trunk of the same tree from which it just leaped, he added.
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"The point that she opens the egg sac is the point that she stops feeding," says Mor Salomon, a biologist at the Israel Cohen Institute for Biological Control. "We have tried giving them food in the lab, but it just doesn't work—they just don't feed." -- Absurd Creature of the Week: The Spider Mother That Barfs Up Her Guts to Feed Her Kids, by Matt Simon for Wired.
A Spider Nation
In 2010 administrators at the Black River Wastewater Treatment facility in Baltimore, Maryland sought help for a massive 4-acre spider colony that had been established in the building. This .pdf of the resulting report describes, with pictures, the immense collection of spiders. With over 35,000 spiders per cubic meter, and web silk that (when swept aside) coiled to the size of a "fire hose", the massive web is a sight to behold. In the news previously, a massive group of spiders colonized part of a Texas park in 2007. Here is a video of a spider colony in Brazil, and the accompanying Wired article describing the phenomenon (previously). Spiders are typically solitary creatures, but some species will band together when the prey is numerous or large enough.
How to identify (or misidentify) the hobo spider
How to identify (or misidentify) the hobo spider (pdf). Did you find a hobo spider? Here's an easy, step-by-step guide to determining whether or not you really have one.
Spiderdog, Spiderdog, does whatever Spiderdog does!
Giant spider prank [SLYT]
Milena Sidorova
Milena Sidorova is a soloist in the Dutch National Ballet. The Spider. Full Moon (aka the Pillow Dance). Reality Conundrum.
He eats spiders so that you don't have to.
"'average person eats 3 spiders a year' factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 spiders per year. Spiders Georg, who lives in cave & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted". Spiders Georg provides statistical explanation for one of the most commonly mis-represented scientific 'facts' promulgated for years. Although the math may be a little off and Georg may in fact be consuming many more spiders. You can read more from the man himself if you want to know more about the spider eating life.
Putting a bug in your gear
Justin Gershenson-Gates makes insects and spiders from mechanical watch parts. The Verge shows more pictures including one of a piece under construction, more photos are on Inhabitat, there are yet more photos at Twisted Sifter, and the artist has a personal website.
Virgin? Check. Fed? Check.
New research suggests that it's the male black widow spider who chooses the female in order to avoid being post-coitally eaten, rather than the female who chooses the male. (article abstract)
Awww... Australian fauna.
Peacock Spiders don't hurt humans (they're tiny and 'insignificant'). Here's one on a human fingernail in Western Australia where they live. Peacock Spiders (Flickr image search results) are quite something. (Previously). The still images don't capture the mating performances properly. [more inside]
Beautiful Eight-Legged Terrors
Macro Photos Of Cute And Cuddly Jumping Spiders by Thomas Shahan. Plus tips on how to shoot macro pictures of insects!
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Naturalis Historia
"My subject is a barren one – the world of nature, or in other words life; and that subject in its least elevated department, and employing either rustic terms or foreign, nay barbarian words that actually have to be introduced with an apology. Moreover, the path is not a beaten highway of authorship, nor one in which the mind is eager to range: there is not one of us who has made the same venture, nor yet one Roman who has tackled single-handed all departments of the subject."Naturalis Historia was written by Pliny the Elder between 77 and 79 CE and was meant to serve as a kind of proto-encyclopedia discussing all of the ancient knowledge available to him, covered in enough depth and breadth to make it by a reasonable margin the largest work to survive to the modern day from the Roman era. The work includes discussions on astronomy, meteorology, geography, mineralogy, zoology and botany organized along Aristotelian divisions of nature but also includes essays on human inventions and institutions. It is dedicated to the Emperor Titus in its epistle to the Emperor Vespasian, a close friend of Pliny who relied on his extensive knowledge, and its unusually careful citations of sources as well as its index makes it a precursor to modern scholarly works. It was Pliny's last work, as well as sadly his sole surviving one, and was published not long before his death attempting to save a friend from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, famously recounted by Pliny's eponymous nephew Pliny the Younger.
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Why make a big deal out of nothing?
Jackson Landers tells a brief story about getting bit by a black widow
"about the size of your face"
In Sri Lanka a new species of giant tarantula has been discovered by the British Tarantula Society. They prefer to live in "well-established old trees, but due to deforestation the number have dwindled and due to lack of suitable habitat they enter old buildings." For spider lovers, there's video footage.
Hollywood's Bug Man
Bug Art - Steven Kutcher creates paintings using bugs as living brushes. He's probably more noted as the working entomologist on a number of Hollywood films, including Arachnophobia. Bonus: Steven's E-Z Bug Collector Method (via FLUXO)
Farewell, Space Spider.
Nefertiti, the jumping space spider, has died. Neffi (whose name means "the chosen one") apparently adapted from the typical hunting behavior of a redback jumping spider to that of her microgravity environment, "sidling up to her prey instead of leaping onto it". [more inside]
Surprisingly, this was not filmed in Australia.
Like spiders? How about giant spiders? How would you feel about having a couple move in next door? The nightmare begins at 1:24.
Conked Out
Last year the RSC [Royal Society of Chemistry] launched a huge public investigation into a matter of national importance: are spiders afraid of conkers? A tale of ancestral folk wisdom, natural insect repellents, and surprisingly well-designed school science experiments. Particularly worth it for the 5-minute documentary produced by the kids of Roselyon School.
Sometimes, you just have to get the kids and wife together and yell at spiders. [more inside]
What does the world need? A spider. With claws.
It's a brand new nightmare fuel -- meet Mr. Clawed Cave Spider "When something touches their feet [their claws] may snap shut and seize their prey." Just look at this big guy who would love to drop in your hair as you spelunk in the caves of Southern Oregon! Oh hey those claws are BARBED too. So, totally will get caught in your hair.
Spiders, a post about them
The fear of spiders is hardwired into most of humanity, despite the creatures often being beneficial to people. For some reason, it's the odd and scary stories about spiders that stick in our heads.
The Spider Wars
"So I spent the night with a few friends ..." What do you do if you're staying in a room filled with brown recluse spiders? Well, if you're an entomologist you establish a base, erect defenses, and put together a coalition of allies.
Finding Colorful Beauty in the Small and Creepy
Omid Golzar and Shikhei Goh are two photographers who share a passion for a similar subject; extreme close-up macro images of insects and arachnids. [more inside]
Careful in the morning.
Public Service Announcement About Spiders. Just so you know.
Ringing in the ears?
Some spiders work and hunt in groups.
The deadly social web: Anelosimus eximius, also known as the South American Social Spider, are spiders that work together to repair webs and capture and kill prey much larger than any single spider.
Yet another reason to live in Australia. Spider behaviour in the flooded SE Oz. [more inside]
Spider silk sounds
Spider silk spun into violin strings "Strands of spider silk have been used to make violin strings that have a unique and thrilling sound, thanks perhaps to the way the strands deform when twisted."
A Visit to a Miniature Fantasy
Wonderland, by Nadav Bagim, is a lovely macro-photo series which turns a kitchen counter into a miniature fantasy-land using household objects, and various critters as models.
The spider-whisperers
Ants are one of the most abundant groups on earth, but, curiously, not a lot of things eat them. Yes, there are anteaters (who also eat a lot of termites), and some lizards specialize on ants, but the little critters are full of noxious chemicals and pheromones that put them way down on the list of predators' preferred foodstuffs. Because of this, many other insects and arthropods have evolved to mimic ants, taking advantage of the aversion of predators to anything antlike. These mimics are called myrmecomorphs, and they're the subject of a really nice eponymous feature in this week's Current Biology.[via]
Check out my voodoo mask!
Excellent footage of the stunningly beautiful yet bizarre courtship and mating behavior of the Peacock Spider.This is quite possibly the first footage of this quality that shows this behavior. Many jumping spiders have elaborate courtship dances. More Previously.
WINNERS DON'T IGNORE SAFEWORDS -- Wm. Sessions, Director, FBI.
Spiders are wonderful
Trees cocooned in spiders webs after flooding in Sindh, Pakistan
An unexpected side-effect of the flooding in parts of Pakistan has been that millions of spiders have climbed up into trees to escape the rising flood waters, cocooning them.
Arachnophobes may wanna skip this one....
A new and previously unknown species of spider, Cerbalus Aravensis, (photo) has been discovered in the dune of the Sands of Samar (map) in Israel's southern Arava region along the Israel-Jordan border by a team of scientists from the University of Haifa-Oranim. Cerbalus is the largest arachnid of its type in the Middle East, with a leg-span that can reach up to 5.5" (14 cm). Unfortunately, its habitat is endangered thanks for rezoning for agriculture and sand quarries. [more inside]
Everyone's On LSD!
Autistics on LSD Elephants on LSD British Troops on LSD Spiders on LSD Cats on LSD Argentinians on LSD Childhood Schizophrenics on LSD
A vegetarian spider
A (mostly) vegetarian spider: "A small jumping spider has taken to hunting plants instead of bugs. Bagheera kiplingi dodges throngs of aggressive ants to feast on the leaf-tip morsels of acacia shrubs, making it the first mostly vegetarian spider known to science."
Arachnid overlords
Be glad you don't live in Bowen, Queensland. The town is being overrun by giant bird-eating spiders, which are venomous and as big as a man's hand. They're the biggest spiders in Australia, a land known for monstrous creepy crawlies.
Stupid sexy spiders
Yet another reason to be spider-averse - traumatic insemination.
Southern California is for suckers
Tree of Bees? Hills that move? A reflective humorous post about living in Southern California via mockable.org
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Ten days after the death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, the family sent a warm thank you to its adopted home of Ocala, Fla.
Through family attorney Michael McDermott, Travolta, Preston and daughter Ella Bleu sent a letter addressed to "The People of Ocala" published in the Ocala Star-Banner, thanking the community for their support through what they call an "impossibly painful situation."
"The enormous amount of love, support and condolence we have received from this community has been most humbling. Comforting words, thoughts and prayers of Ocala's citizens have made an impossibly painful situation, a little less painful," reads the letter.
"The actions of Ocala's community leaders, its law enforcement professionals, our neighbors at Jumbolair and its surrounding communities have offered us the dignity to grieve the loss of our son and Ella's brother in peace. For this we will always be grateful.
"From the people who drove hours to drop off cards and flowers at our doorstep, to the service providers who made Jett's ceremony so beautiful, thank you. Every person who we have encountered has offered to do anything in their power to help us, but add that they feel powerless to do so. We want all of you to know that you have already helped us. By sharing our grief, you lessen our burden. For all of the people who have kept Jett in their prayers, know that those prayers have given us inspiration and strength.
"What we have experienced in Ocala transcends neighborly civility. We have been treated as family. Although we lost a good part of the joy and radiance of our family, your embracing us as a member of your own has helped us to contend with our loss.
"In parting, we want all of you to cherish your loved ones and your friends like there was no tomorrow, to live your lives to the fullest by continuing to help one another, and to be true to yourselves. – Love John, Kelly and Ella."
Jett Travolta died suddenly of a seizure disorder Jan. 2 at the Travolta's vacation home in the Bahamas.
About 100 family members and friends, including actors James Gandolfini, Kirstie Allie and country singers Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood attended a Jan. 8 memorial service at the family's home in Ocala's Jumbolair Estates.
1994: John says 'I can't imagine what life would be like without Jett'
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Huntington Disease (cont.)
In this Article
- Introduction to Huntington's disease
- What causes Huntington's disease?
- How is Huntington's disease inherited?
- What are the symptoms and major effects of Huntington's disease?
- At what age does Huntington's disease appear?
- How is Huntington's disease diagnosed?
- What is presymptomatic testing?
- How is the presymptomatic test conducted?
- How does a person decide whether to be tested?
- Is there a treatment for Huntington's disease?
- What kind of care does an individual with Huntington's disease need?
- What community resources are available for Huntington's disease?
- What research is being done on Huntington's disease?
- How can I help?
- What is the role of voluntary organizations?
- Where can I get more information about Huntington's disease?
How is Huntington's disease diagnosed?
The great American folk singer and composer Woody Guthrie died on October 3, 1967, after suffering from HD for 13 years. He had been misdiagnosed, considered an alcoholic, and shuttled in and out of mental institutions and hospitals for years before being properly diagnosed. His case, sadly, is not extraordinary, although the diagnosis can be made easily by experienced neurologists.
A neurologist will interview the individual intensively to obtain the medical history and rule out other conditions. A tool used by physicians to diagnose HD is to take the family history, sometimes called a pedigree or genealogy. It is extremely important for family members to be candid and truthful with a doctor who is taking a family history.
The doctor will also ask about recent intellectual or emotional problems, which may be indications of HD, and will test the person's hearing, eye movements, strength, coordination, involuntary movements (chorea), sensation, reflexes, balance, movement, and mental status, and will probably order a number of laboratory tests as well.
People with HD commonly have impairments in the way the eye follows or fixes on a moving target. Abnormalities of eye movements vary from person to person and differ, depending on the stage and duration of the illness.
The discovery of the HD gene in 1993 resulted in a direct genetic test to make or confirm a diagnosis of HD in an individual who is exhibiting HD-like symptoms. Using a blood sample, the genetic test analyzes DNA for the HD mutation by counting the number of repeats in the HD gene region. Individuals who do not have HD usually have 28 or fewer CAG repeats. Individuals with HD usually have 40 or more repeats. A small percentage of individuals, however, have a number of repeats that fall within a borderline region (see table 1).
|No. of CAG repeats
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|Normal range; individual will not develop Huntington's disease
|Individual will not develop Huntington's disease but the next generation is at risk
|Some, but not all, individuals in this range will develop Huntington's disease; next generation is at risk
|≥ 40
|Individual will develop Huntington's disease
The physician may ask the individual to undergo a brain imaging test. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provide excellent images of brain structures with little if any discomfort. Those with HD may show shrinkage of some parts of the brain—particularly two areas known as the caudate nuclei and putamen—and enlargement of fluid-filled cavities within the brain called ventricles. These changes do not definitely indicate HD, however, because they can also occur in other disorders. In addition, a person can have early symptoms of HD and still have a normal CT scan. When used in conjunction with a family history and record of clinical symptoms, however, CT can be an important diagnostic tool.
Another technology for brain imaging includes positron emission tomography (PET,) which is important in HD research efforts but is not often needed for diagnosis.
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Proper mowing techniques
Now that lawns are greening up, it's time to consider best practices for mowing your grass.
"How you mow is important," advises Henrico Extension Agent Karen Carter. "One of the best ways to prevent weeds in your lawn is to mow correctly."
Start by checking the blade on your mower. It needs to be sharp so that you don't chew off or shred your grass, which makes it vulnerable to disease and attacks by insects.
The blade needs to be set high enough to leave grass at least 3 inches high. "This is probably the most important thing," said Carter. "Mowing high improves root growth and helps shade out weed seedlings. You'll still have some weeds, but the number will be greatly reduced."
Carter advised following the one-third rule: never remove more than 1/3 of the height of your grass at one time.
Mow regularly, though not when grass is wet, and rotate mowing patterns. And leave the grass clippings on the lawn. As long as they're not in clumps, grass clippings will decompose and return valuable nutrients and water to the soil. "Lawn clippings are 'free fertilizer," Carter said, "and they don't contribute to thatch buildup."
Tall fescue grasses, used most often in this area, don't develop thatch layers.
Tall fescue is a cool season grass that looks good in the spring, early summer, and fall, but it can go dormant in the heat of the summer unless it is watered.
"Lawn irrigation is an all or nothing proposition," said Carter.
Lawns that aren't watered can survive as long as they have a strong root system. To keep grass green in summer's heat, an inch of water is needed every week.
"That means a good, deep soaking that builds the root system," said Carter. "Not just 15 minutes."
"The roots are the root of the matter," she added. "Healthy lawns have strong root systems."
Applying a broadleaf weed killer should be done now before the weeds get too large. "Spot spray what you're seeing," said Carter. Spot spraying rather than broadcasting means you use less weed killer, save money, help the environment, and lessen your exposure to herbicides.
And, if you haven't already put down a crabgrass preventer, Carter said you can still benefit from applying it. Choose a product that doesn't contain fertilizer.
"Cool season grasses should be fertilized in the fall," said Carter. "In spring, fertilizer makes grass put on more top growth – which you don't need. You're already mowing in spring, and fall fertilizing promotes root growth."
Henrico Extension offers the SMART Lawns program to help homeowners have beautiful lawns. Master Gardeners collect lawn soil samples and measure total lawn area, and after processing, homeowners can get customized advice. To learn more, call 501-5160 or search SMART Lawns on Henrico County's website at http://www.co.henrico.va.us.
Reynolds CC to host sculptor Paul DiPasquale
Reynolds Community College will host Richmond sculptor Paul DiPasquale Sept. 28 as he shares his presentation "Art Talk, Why Art Matters" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Conference Center Gallery of the Workforce Development and Conference Center on the Parham Road Campus, located at 1651 E. Parham Road in Richmond. This event is free and open to the public. > Read more.
Free children's clothing for those in need
The Children's Clothing Closet at Highland Springs United Methodist Church will be open Saturday, Aug. 27 and Tuesday, Aug. 30 to provide free new or nearly new children's clothing for families in need, prior to the start of the school year. The Clothing Closet will be open from 10 a.m. to noon both days. The church is located at 22 North Holly Avenue. > Read more.
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Five years after appearing together in the Oscar-winning drama 'Brokeback Mountain,'Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway have reunited for the sexy new romantic comedy 'Love and Other Drugs.'
Gyllenhaal plays Jamie Randall, a smooth-talking pharmaceutical rep who falls for an equally charming Maggie (Hathaway) while stationed in Ohio. Their relationship begins casually -- with tons of nudity, no less -- then takes a serious turn when it's revealed that Maggie has Parkinson's disease.
Moviefone recently chatted with Hathaway and Gyllenhaal, during which we talked about filming their nude scenes, their 'Brokeback Mountain' reunion and what their next movie might look like. Plus, Gyllenhaal shares his memories of working with the late Jill Clayburgh, who died earlier this month.
Watch the interview now, and be sure to see 'Love and Other Drugs,' in theaters today.
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The latest Raffles City project was officially launched by CapitaLand last Monday.
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A new Charleston County school program aimed at helping four struggling elementary schools achieve what Superintendent Nancy McGinley calls "a whole new level of excellence" deserved a better send-off than it got last week.
At least the public deserved better.
The program, which will pay some teachers for an additional 20 days during which they undergo training and learn team-building, was upstaged by the district's flouting of the state's Freedom of Information law.
■ The Charleston County School Board met in a closed-door session to do business that should have been handled in public.
■ The district refused to release the names of the four schools participating in the program. The public's money is being spent, and the public has a right to know where it is going.
■ And while not illegal, the administration waited until Charleston County School Board members walked into a closed-door meeting to give members details of the program. And even then, the board was asked to vote without a cost estimate, according to Elizabeth Moffly, the sole member to oppose the proposal.
In addition, Chris Collins, another school board member, questioned whether teachers had been included in the discussion.
This situation came on the heels of another attempt by the district to stay out of the public eye. In January, school financial officer Michael Bobby invited school board members to meet and learn about school funding, but he specified that the public was not to be included.
After The Post and Courier wrote an editorial lamenting the secrecy, the work session was cancelled, at least for board members.
The closed-door meeting to discuss plans to improve Memminger, Sanders-Clyde, North Charleston and Burns elementary schools was even more of a mystery. While school officials said they closed the meeting because the discussion involved contracts with teachers, they were not negotiating contracts. They were, moreover, dealing with them as a budget matter.
And most baffling of all was the district's refusal to name the schools where the program will be implemented.
The program is being pitched as a way to ensure that the best teachers work in the neediest schools. Teachers will have to apply, or reapply, for the positions. If those schools are to improve, they need the best.
But to shroud the initiative in secrecy undercuts public confidence at the outset.
Board members should keep that in mind as they continue to discuss a tax increment financing (TIF) district planned for Johns Island.
Late last month the board went behind closed doors to discuss the board's available options for negotiating the terms of the TIF.
But the controversy generated by the TIF sought by the Beach Company, a local developer, for Kiawah River Plantation says that board members should first publicly renew the discussion of whether the school district should be involved with the TIF plan at all.
Under the Beach Company's TIF proposal, the district would agree to forgo $63 million that the project would generate in taxes to help provide the development with infrastructure.
That's a matter of intense public interest to taxpayers. So is the plan for a resort and residential development that will further increase demands for new roads across rural Johns Island.
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AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 13, 2011 – Virtues Restaurant recently revamped the way it does bistro dining. Located in the Ann and David Brennan Critical Care Center at Summa Akron City Hospital, Virtues now accommodates early risers with breakfast hours and offers new menu options and an evening wine and antipasto tasting promotion.
Specific updates to Virtues' operations and offerings include:
"I am very excited to announce new breakfast hours and culinary updates for Virtues," said David Slaght, general manager of Food and Nutrition Services at Summa Akron City Hospital. "We enjoy seeing our patrons and look forward to providing the same level of excellent service, quality and taste as we have for the past five years."
Led by Chef Frank Zifer, Virtues' staff cooks with the freshest produce, seafood and meat available. The restaurant also offers cooking demonstrations to teach guests proper cooking techniques and an on-site dietitian who can assist with healthy meal selections and help people attain weight loss.
Virtues continues to offer three distinct dining areas, along with a Starbucks coffee barista. While the restaurant is open to the public, the Aristotle room is available for private meetings, celebrations and events. The restaurant can also cater to large parties (up to 200 guests) in the lobby.
Virtues is located at 525 E. Market Street in the Ann and David Brennan Critical Care Center on the campus of Summa Akron City Hospital. Its hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. The breakfast menu is available from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and the lunch/dinner menu is available from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Complimentary parking and wireless Internet access is also available. To make reservations or for more information call (330) 375-7444.
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Autaugaville F0 Tornado
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage that affected the Whitewater Community and areas near Autaugaville. It has been determined that the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an F0 on the Fujita Damage Intensity Scale.
The tornado first touched down approximately 3.2 miles west of Autaugaville near the intersection of County Road 45 and County Road 78. The tornado tracked in a northeastward direction and crossed State Highway 14, County Road 19, and County Road 165. The tornado lifted just east of the Whitewater Community, north of County Road 165. The tornado damage path was approximately 5.4 miles long and 150 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado was on the ground from approximately 641 PM CST to 651 PM CST.
Along the damage path, numerous large trees were snapped off and uprooted. A garage attached to a mobile home was blown away. At another location, vinyl siding was blown off a house and a fence was blown down. One shed was totally destroyed. Some tin was peeled off a steel building.
Tornado Watch number 884 was in effect from 955 AM until 600 PM CST.
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Right after writing a post about hardcore couponing, reader Angie Buckley wrote to me about how she was going to try her hand at hardcore couponing. So I did what every responsible blogger does, I asked her if she'd share her experiences with me and if I could share them with you all – she agreed! Her results are amazing and her tactics seemed pretty normal to me (she didn't do any dumpster diving or anything like that), anyone who had the desire really could start hardcore couponing with a little extra time and effort. Key to all this, and you can read it through her enthusiasm, is that she saw it as a game. Making something a game always makes it easier and ratchets up your effort and enthusiasm a few notches. Enjoy!
Hi Jim,
The results are in. I went to Martins Grocery store today. My total before coupons was $57.18. my savings were $55.35. My total due was $1.83+$2.59 for tax. I paid for it with a gift card my husband received with his pay check last Christmas. Martins also gives you bonus points when you spend. I earned $0.10 off gasoline at their gas station located in the parking lot. Right now they already have the cheapest gas in town at $2.33. So the next time I need gas I will get it for 2.23 unless I go shopping and earn more points first. The more I spend the money I get off at the pump. I spent 2 hours in the store.
I also went to Food Lion today. My total there was a little more complicated. I had a rain check for Hot Pockets so they had to manually put it in as the rain check price which was 1.00 each I bought 33 of them in addition I had 33 – $0.50 coupons for each so I paid .50 each for them. They retail at $3.59 each normally. A savings of $81.97 for 33 of them, so I will add this to my total before coupons since it does not reelect. Total before coupons was $245.18. after store card savings -$29.65 Rain check savings from previous sale – $81.97 coupons -7$3.67, Total due was $59.89 including tax. I spent 1.5 hours in the store.
3.5 hours of work total savings for the day $240.64.
If you would like I can fax the receipts to you so you can have a detailed look at them. I do not mind you using my name in this article I would be thrilled.
Thank You,
Angie Buckley
Wow, nearly $250 in savings and a three and a half hour shopping trip, but how did she get all those coupons?
I got the coupons buying Sunday papers, weekender papers,trading with friends online at the Coupon Forum [3], writing companies and telling them how I felt about their products. I couponed a little bit when my children were young because my Mother-in-law was always giving me diaper coupons that saved me some money, other than that I didn't think much about it.
Then back in July of this year I decided I wanted to try my hand at couponing. It came about while standing in line at the grocery store and the person in front of me had a handful of coupons and I was educated right there on the power of coupons. I went home and started researching couponing and I was amazed at the information available. I started looking for a coupon club locally but couldn't find one, but I did find the Coupon Forum. I registered and started reading everything. Then I started trading, and yes it is addicting. To me now, coupons are money.
I decided to start stockpiling good high dollar coupons and coupons good for free stuff or free when you buy other stuff, and then collect coupons for the other stuff, kind of like double dipping, but legal. the whole time I was collecting I was watching the sales and keeping an eye on my expiration dates, waiting for just the right time. I also was making mental notes on how cares what product and how much the product cost. Tomorrow will be one and a half month since my Coupon Forum Registration. I didn't start thinking about this shopping trip till maybe a couple of weeks later.
While we didn't delve into how long it took her to acquire the coupons (I'd suspect the payout per time spent would've been far lower than before) but you can see how it became a game to her and how she really got into it. The bottom line is with a little extra effort she was able to save a tremendous amount… and have enough Hot Pockets to last her many many months. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us Angie!


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Now if I get a chest cold, it is very minor & gone in 2 or 3 days. AMAZING ! 10,000 IU daily gets me to 73 ng/ml blood reading.
What does everyone taking HCL think about water consumption? I was told by a practitioner that excess water at meals just dilutes and excretes the nutrients, and if taking HCL with meals it is making the HCL useless. Also told me to drink no more than 4 oz at a meal of liquid, and drink most of the water for the day between meals. And no or little ice, to aid digestion.
Now if I get a chest cold, it is very minor & gone in 2 or 3 days. AMAZING ! 10,000 IU daily gets me to 73 ng/ml blood reading.
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Dr. Campbell-McBride says not to drink a bunch with meals so as not to dilute HCl. She advises HCl at the beginning of the meal, and broth with or after the meal, and not otherwise drinking at meal time. She advises room temp water. Reminds me of traveling to Europe - our German hostess kept the sodas & other drinks on shelves lining the walls of the steps leading down to the basement of their 100 year old farmhouse. Mind over matter, I now much prefer natural temp drinks to iced down ones.
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Your journey here mirrors many who have been searching for a path to optimal health. No one really has put it together as Dr Kruse has.
Vit D3 should be between 70-100ng/ml This is where Dr K wants his patients to be. Many here supplement with 10000IU a day for 6 months and then retest.
It sounds as if your protein consumption is on the high side for your weight gain. Many of us eat 70-75% fat 20% protein and 10-15% carbs on a calorie scale. Many of us use copious amounts of coconut oil in our cooking which brings on satiety...so much so that only breakfast and dinner are required.
Your lipids:
Dr K uses HDL as a market for Leaky Gut. Yours is low indicating Leaky Gut Syndrome. Read is Leaky Gut Prescription
As you repair your leaky gut your HDL will go up and your triglycerides will come down.
If you take a B complex vitamin your B12 level is go us. I use Kirkland B-100 (costco) one per day and my B-12 is over 1200.
Heart tachycardia (racing) happens to many on the Leptin Reset in the early stages.
On your lipids, when you do them again, get a NMR or VAP test to determine the composition of your LDL..whether it is the good bouyant pattern A type or the bad small dense type. People eating SAD always have a preponderance of the bad kind. Ketogenic paleo have converted their bad LDL over to the Large Bouyant good LDL.
And where you are geing blood work done. Get a full thyroid panel to include reverse T3 and T3, T4, TSH.
Green tea Dr K likes as it has properties that are good for us. Once you are farther down the Leptin Prescription road the tachycardia will abate.
It sounds like you should marry the Leptin Reset Prescription with the Leaky Gut Prescription currently to get you down the road to optimal.
Welcome. You have come to the right place.
If you really want to jumpstart your progress, you can read Dr. K's current blog about cold thermogenis and how cold therapy rewires our brains to be optimal. REWIRING THE LEPTIN RX RESET........... - Jack Kruse
One day at a time on these three protocols....you will be doing brain surgery on your hypothalmus leading to optimal health.
thanks for the explanation. i have made the switch, and its not hard at all. but sometimes it seems like another timing issue to consider! I want to use broth for healing, but definitely don't want to snack... and also don't want to make my HCL ineffective.
ME: Excuse me are you gonna use the butter on your bread????
Friend: um no, you want it? I thought you didn't eat bread?
ME: I don't but I do eat butter, and that will top off this flank steak nicely!
Friend: won't it make you fat?
ME: No, but bread will - takes butter and puts the whole damn thing on steak!
The most depraved type of human being is the man without a purpose. ~ Ayn Rand
What's your purpose? Mine is Optimal Health.
Converted to PB November 2010
SW 190lb
Leptin Reset Redux (1Sep 2011) SW 170lbs
25 Sep 2011 160lbs
1 Dec 2011 158lbs!
GW ~135lbs
Mother of 2, and wife to a kick ass husband...trying to contain chaos and havoc on a daily basis
My Journal: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread40609.html
Back from hours of doctor appointments... and I've selected the Paleo doc - I found through Paleo physician network... she's declared in my appointment "I'm your consultant on health, I order labs, interpret them, help you figure out how to address what needs to be address - and you pick the solution that works for you - and try to do it so you stay w/in your budget, leveraging your health insurance" (She's got a 5star rating from UHC as a top doc in the region) She was shocked at how much abuterol/atrovent I was taking/day - and fully believes I can come off the asthma meds, as I continue down the paleo/primal path. She's also willing to work w/me on the Dzugan method... she spent an 1hr &1/2 w/me. She's also working on converting the Cardiology department at INOVA to a paleo/primal woe for treating cholesterol, and heart disease - she told me she's going to change medicine from the inside out... kind of reminded me of Dr K...
I liked the other doc - but he didn't understand why I needed to see him, if my chrio/np was ordering the same work ups he's been ordering already - he definitely has an integrative approach, and If I had a disposable medical fund -I'd consider paying him to hack me....after I'd see Dr K.
For those in the DC area - PM me and I'll give you the names of the docs I saw....
The most depraved type of human being is the man without a purpose. ~ Ayn Rand
What's your purpose? Mine is Optimal Health.
Converted to PB November 2010
SW 190lb
Leptin Reset Redux (1Sep 2011) SW 170lbs
25 Sep 2011 160lbs
1 Dec 2011 158lbs!
GW ~135lbs
Mother of 2, and wife to a kick ass husband...trying to contain chaos and havoc on a daily basis
My Journal: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread40609.html


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Hey everyone, new member from New York.
Been living primal for 2 months now and thought I would finally join up and say hi to everyone.
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Hey everyone, new member from New York.
Been living primal for 2 months now and thought I would finally join up and say hi to everyone.
So here goes the intro
I am Liam. And Id consider myself fit and healthy. I am just starting the reading of Primal Blueprint and also ridding my home of "non-Primal" foods. I am really looking forward to ridding myself of the "skinny-fat" label and moving quickly towards a toned, strong and healthier human. Looking forward to contributing and continued learning on the forum.
Your location:Currently Toronto, Canada. Originally Melbourne, Australia
Age (If you want):28 this year
How Primal are you:Newbie but starting out pretty strong.
Do you consume dairy:Yes
Do you drink coffee or tea:Yes I drink a couple of coffees (maximum) a day. And I also enjoy tea occasionally.
Motivator for switching to Primal:I want to continually improve my health and fitness. I want to be at my bodies peak physical and mental condition when the day comes I have little humans of my own. I want to end my lower back pain and gain noticeable muscle mass.
Favorite exercise:Not Bur-pees!! but i will do them. I think playing Australian Football is great fun. it makes you versatile, strong fast and gives you a great cardio workout and hand-eye coordination. But I also am enjoying the quiet soul searching I get being in the gym lifting weights.
Favorite Primal food:Eggs!!! and Bacon of course.
Best part about being Primal:As I am just starting out its hard to say, but so far I feel fresh and energized. After a couple of weeks I can see a change in my physique. (more toned for sure)
Worst part about being Primal:Probably the change of mentality towards snacking and general foods, oh and the reducing of beer intake. Its a big shift from CW to the Primal Blueprint lifestyle, but you gotta start somewhere, right? I'm in for the long haul.
Hello!!!! I am very new. VERY VERY new. Here goes my intro
Your location: Toronto, Canada
Age (If you want):39
How Primal are you: not sure how to answer this. I have just started eating this way literally this past weekend. So I'd say VERY NEW!
Do you consume dairy: I was only having milk in my coffee, but no other dairy. Yesterday I had my first black coffee and guess what? It wasn't so bad!
Do you drink coffee or tea: Coffee
Motivator for switching to Primal: I stumbled across this way of eating by accident. I have suffered from chronic headaches since I was a kid and have always had allergies in some form or another. I started a headache elimination diet and when I was looking more into it I realized that it's basically eating primal except there are something "ok" with primal that are considered headache triggers. For now I am leaving those foods out and will reintroduce at a later date and see if they are in fact a trigger for me.
Favorite exercise: Hmmmm. I have a lot of favs. How about what I don't like: SLDL (straight leg dead lifts), dead lift, or any other form of dead lift.
Favorite Primal food: fish
Best part about being Primal: then energy, the absence of headaches and stomach problems
Worst part about being Primal: Socially it can be a bit tough but you can make it work for the most part.
Your location: Sunny Colorado
Age (If you want): 40
How Primal are you: I'm just starting!
Do you consume dairy: Occasionally
Do you drink coffee or tea: Always
Motivator for switching to Primal: Last year, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. After months of surgeries, chemo, radiation and general ickiness, I have decided it's my turn to take the reins. I was given a bad roll on the genetic dice (BRCA2 mutation) so I couldn't control getting cancer. But now I have some control on if it returns. A primal diet is the best present I can give myself for surviving this past year. It gives my body all the nutrients it needs to heal.
Favorite exercise: Does running my avatar thru my favorite MMO count?
Favorite Primal food: Meat.
Best part about being Primal: Healing my body from an amazing assault of chemicals and nuclear radiation.
Worst part about being Primal: Not being able to wander up and down grocery aisles mindlessly dropping boxes with pretty pictures in to my cart. I'll have to come up with a different sport now.
Hey everyone
Your location: London
Age (If you want): 30
How Primal are you: It's all very recent. One month with no grains or starchy veg, two weeks with no fruit (other than berries). I have one vice - rice milk. I love it!!! Won't be giving it up for a while
Do you consume dairy: Yip. I've switched to Goat's milk though, which I believe is healthier...
Do you drink coffee or tea: Yes...
Motivator for switching to Primal: Research for a project I am working on. Having such amazing results I am a convert!
Favorite exercise: Yoga
Favorite Primal food: Eggs, avocado and spinach (I'm veggie)
Best part about being Primal: Feeling more energetic, upbeat and alive than I ever have in my life!!
Worst part about being Primal: No more vegetarian sushi!
Hello, My name is Debbi. I've been somewhat health "conscious" for some time now, applying many Nourishing Tradition principles into our family eating. Somewhere along the lines I've fallen off the wagon though, and back slid - a long ways. on track again and while the family is eating better and feeling better - I just can't seem to feel well. Something is still off and it hit me recently that it may be grains. While researching grain free eating I found Mark's blog. Here's my quick intro:
Your location: central Washington state
Age (If you want): 40 in just a few more days
How Primal are you: Just gearing up to be
Do you consume dairy: Yes, though only fresh and raw. We raise a couple dairy goats.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Occasional coffee, but only herbal teas except for the tea in our home-brewed kombucha.
Motivator for switching to Primal: I've always felt good when my protein is up and my grain consumption is down. I'll be 40 in just a few days and am unhappy with my health and fitness levels. Grains are robbing me of my nutrition. Despite regular consumption of red meat I've recently found out that I'm severely anemic. My doctor can't explain why, but my belief is that I have very low stomach acid and therefore can no longer absorb enough iron from diet alone - accounts for the bad heartburn after meals as well. I've been gluten free for about 2 months, however I'm only exchanging grains for grains, so I'm still feeling bloated and tired. My 40th birthday has me inspired to "revitalize", hence my user name. I know I feel better when grain/starch free and in searching for grain free family friendly recipes I stumbled across the MDA website. Looks like a place I may want to stick around for a while.
Favorite exercise: None. I loathe excercise. There, I said it. Does that make me horrible? Having said that I'm hoping that once I feel better, get my iron levels up and my energy levels up I will loathe it less - maybe, just maybe, I might actually like it some day!
Favorite Primal food: Not really primal yet, but I'm a beef lovin' gal. Steak, yum! Roast, yum! Even a plain ol' burger, yum! I'm looking forward to breaking out and blowing the dust off my dehydrator and making some homemade beef jerkey to munch on regularly.
Best part about being Primal: Hopefully feeling better - mentally and physically.
Worst part about being Primal: Again, not there yet, but I think social gatherings will be tough, which we do weekly. And cooking seperate meals. We have a large family - I couldn't afford to feed all of us primal. I'm not a huge fan of cooking but I do it out of necessity with a big crowd to feed - to have to prepare two meals at times is a chore for me.
So there we go. A few of my basics.
Your location: Stockholm, Sweden
Age (If you want):37
How Primal are you: getting there...
Do you consume dairy: very rarely, try to avoid it most of the time
Do you drink coffee or tea: mainly green tea, coffee on average couple of times a week
Motivator for switching to Primal: blood sugar issues, general health, seeing the science behind it all
Favorite exercise: crossfit, circuits
Favorite Primal food: hmmm, anything with coconuts!
Best part about being Primal: no longer a vegan, can share some meals with my family
Worst part about being Primal: I still miss oatmeal and some sweet stuff...(, but I know I have to get over it for my own good...
The Questions:
Your location: Burlington, Vermont (USA)
Age (If you want): 35
How Primal are you: Fairly primal
Do you consume dairy: Rarely
Do you drink coffee or tea: No
Motivator for switching to Primal: Health
Favorite exercise: Sprints
Favorite Primal food: Raw bone marrow
Best part about being Primal: Feeling good
Worst part about being Primal: Everyone questions me about why I want to be different...
The Questions:
Your location:Houston
Age (If you want):55
How Primal are you:95%
Do you consume dairy:rarely
Do you drink coffee or tea:tea
Motivator for switching to Primal:lose weight
Favorite exercise:endurance running
Favorite Primal food: salmon
Best part about being Primal: eating right
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PCR, although discovered over two decades ago, continues to serve as a key topic of interest at numerous meetings, underscoring its importance in molecular biology. Two upcoming conferences previewed in this article, CHI's "Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference" and the "4th International qPCR," will focus on PCR and its specific application to molecular diagnostics.
The technique uses a DNA polymerase to amplify or replicate DNA. As PCR progresses, the DNA generated is used as a template for further replication that sets a chain reaction in motion, generating millions of copies of the DNA piece. Real-time PCR is used to amplify and simultaneously quantify a targeted DNA molecule, adding immensely to the technique's value in molecular biology in applications ranging from functional analysis of genes to the diagnosis of hereditary and infectious diseases.
Sean Ferree, Ph.D., research and development manager at NanoString Technologies, will highlight his company's recently introduced nCounter® Analysis System.
"Using no enzymes or amplification, this novel system can analyze hundreds of genes in a single assay with high precision, even at low expression levels. We can assay directly from cell culture, tissue, or whole blood lysates," he notes. "No sample purification is needed. We can also assay total purified RNA derived from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples."
Currently, the system is being used in custom gene-expression studies for microarray follow-up, biomarker detection, and pathogen detection using mRNA. Off-the-shelf GPCR and kinase gene panels are under development. Dr. Ferree foresees that microRNA, copy-number variation, and direct protein analysis are additional future applications.
The NanoString system uses digital technology that is based on direct multiplexed measurement of gene expression and can detect attomolar concentrations at less than one copy per cell. Molecular barcodes composed of four fluorescent colors and six spots are used as reporters to analyze the expression levels of up to 550 genes simultaneously. Single molecule imaging is then used to detect and count hundreds of unique transcripts in a single reaction. Because digital detection doesn't rely on relative levels of fluorescence, only the order of fluors on the barcode strings need to be detected.
Since the nCounter system requires no amplification of mRNA, the dynamic range necessary to measure the full range of expression in cells is simply the biological range of expression, typically three to four orders of magnitude, Dr. Ferree notes. Throughput is up to 72 samples in 24 hours, which at the 550-plex scale would correspond to 39,600 data points per day. The entire assay takes 18 hours for one 12-sample cartridge with the 12-hour hybridization step typically being accomplished overnight, followed by two hours on the liquid-handling prep station and four hours on the digital analyzer. Since the latter two steps are automated, the total hands-on time for the user is less than 15 minutes.
The system includes the automated prep station, a digital analyzer, the barcodes, and all reagents and consumables needed to perform the analysis.
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THE WHETSTONE FAMILY 19th ANNIVERSARY REUNION is being held today at the Big Pavilion in Wadell Park, Niles. The event will begin at noon. There will be food, games, Chinese auction, karaoke, a 50/50 raffle and fun for all ages.
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Stopping Random Gunfire in Phoenix
By Sergeant Tommy Thompson, Phoenix, Arizona, Police Department
aced with a growing epidemic of random celebration gunfire during holidays, the Phoenix Police Department in Phoenix, Arizona, said, "Enough is enough," and began combating this problem with an unusual, if not unique, two-pronged approach. The approach, which consists of an educational phase and an enforcement phase, has cut random gunfire on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day by 64 percent over the last seven years.
In June 1999, 14-year-old Shannon Smith was talking on the telephone in the backyard of her central Phoenix home. A bullet that was fired into the air over a mile away struck her in the head, tragically ending her life. This incident galvanized the community to action. In a grassroots effort, Otis and Lory Smith, Shannon's parents, went to work with then-city council member and current Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to make a change. They united with law enforcement officials, prosecutors, politicians, and citizens to change the law. The National Rifle Association became involved and supported the change as well. The result was the creation of Arizona Revised Statute 13-3107, respectfully called "Shannon's Law," which made it a felony for anyone "who with criminal negligence discharges a firearm within or into the limits of any municipality"1 in Arizona.
Prior to the passage of this law in 2000, it was only a misdemeanor to carelessly discharge a firearm in a city or town. By designating such action a felony, police officers were given a valuable tool to make the community a safer place. However, even with the change in the law, the crisis of random gunfire continued to grow. The tool was there, but like any good tool, it was useless if it wasn't used.
At a Violence Impact Project meeting in December 2003, the Phoenix Police Department named the reduction of random gunfire a top priority. New Year's Eve was approaching quickly, and random gunfire would continue to be a problem if changes were not made soon. As the problem was being discussed, a veteran sergeant said, "I believe a lot of it comes from good people . . . who just don't understand that it's dangerous and illegal to shoot into the air. We have to do something now to stop the problem." Those in the meeting agreed and the first New Year's Eve and New Year's Day "Shannon's Law Operation" was born.
On that first Shannon's Law Operation in 2003, random gunfire—measured by "shots fired" calls received by the Phoenix Police Department Communications Bureau—decreased by 18 percent throughout the city from the previous year. In the heavily targeted Violence Impact Project area—an area of focus because of historically high incidents of violent crime—the decrease was more than 43 percent. The operation was deemed a success and has become an annual event.
For the past seven years, the Phoenix Police Department has conducted Shannon's Law Operations each New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. As previously mentioned, the first year brought an 18 percent reduction in gunfire throughout the city between 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., when the gunfire reaches its peak, followed by an 11 percent reduction the second year, and seven years, "shots fired" calls between 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day have been reduced by 64 percent.2 More importantly, citizens have stated that they have observed a significant decrease in gunfire. Tenured officers who work at the department have noticed that decrease as well.
Key Phases: Education and Enforcement
The Shannon's Law Operations have gone through an evolutionary process over the years. They are broken down into two phases: education and enforcement. Without question, the greatest impact has come from the educational phase, which deserves further examination. The success of this phase has come through community partnerships among neighborhood groups, faith-based groups, business groups, schools, community leaders, the media, and the Phoenix Police Department, which together educate the community.
Education: The educational phase is broken down into several parts. Working with the nonprofit organization Arizonans for Gun Safety, the Phoenix Police Department kicks off the first part of Shannon's Law Operations' educational phase in September. At that time, children in kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to participate in a "Stop Random Gunfire Poster/ Billboard Contest." The children design a poster with a slogan aimed at stopping random gunfire. The contest lasts two months and the winning poster is transformed into a billboard that December. The winner wins a trip to Disneyland in Anaheim, California, paid for by community donations.
One significant requirement of the contest is entrants must have signed permission slips from their parents or guardians to enter. This means the message is carried directly into homes where the purpose of the contest can be discussed among family members—some of whom may have been previous violators. In 2009, more than 1,300 students from 19 different school districts in Phoenix participated. The posters are judged by members of the media and city leaders on the basis of which one best conveys the message "Stop Random Gunfire," and which one will best lend itself to a billboard display in a high-traffic area. This objective allows a kindergarten student to have as much of a chance of winning as an older child. The contest consistently receives a great deal of media coverage, which further spreads the message.
The second part of the educational phase involves creating and distributing flyers and door hangers, printed in English on one side and Spanish on the other. The flyers are passed out during the weeks prior to New Year's Eve to solicit support from members of the community and inform them that enforcement teams will be searching for violators. Neighborhood groups, community leaders, and police officers go from door to door, passing out the flyers and asking the community to spread the word. With the assistance of the local liquor distributors, thousands of signs have been placed in retail liquor establishments to educate the community. Additionally, the flyers are mailed out in neighborhood association newsletters, and schools send them home with students. As many as 50,000 flyers are distributed each year.
The third part of the educational phase involves the media. The English and Spanish media, both printed and electronic, have worked with the Phoenix Police Department to publicize upcoming events through interviews and articles. In addition, the media has traveled with enforcement teams on the nights of the operations to provide additional coverage of the events. Reports air live on New Year's Eve to remind the community that officers are out on patrol to inform the community and arrest violators. The importance of media involvement cannot be overstated and has been absolutely crucial to the success of the operations.
The fourth part of the educational phase actually occurs on the night of the operation. Following an operational briefing, the enforcement teams—officers from the SWAT team, the Gang Enforcement Unit, the Weapons Enforcement Unit, the Neighborhood Enforcement Teams, and the Patrol Squads—visit assigned areas, locate large gatherings, and distribute flyers at those locations. The impact of "high-speed, low-drag" tactical officers in raid gear knocking on doors to remind people they will be out enforcing the law is amazing. Hundreds of such contacts are made each New Year's Eve.
Enforcement: The educational phase transitions into the enforcement phase of the Shannon's Law Operations on New Year's Eve. As 12:00 midnight approaches and gunfire begins to occur, the enforcement teams transition their roles from educators to enforcers. They stop passing out flyers and begin to hunt for violators. The teams position themselves in their assigned zones where they can see violators shooting and move in to safely arrest them.
Prior to the Shannon's Law Operations, 12:00 midnight on New Year's Day was a time for officers in high-gunfire areas to find cover under a bridge or a garage until the gunfire subsided. Now these same officers understand that the only way enforcement action can be successful is if they move toward the sound of the gunfire rather than away from it. A change of philosophy was in order for many officers and supervisors, and for some this was no small task.
Safety is absolutely paramount in these operations, and it is dealt with every year in several ways. First, training is given prior to the operation through roll-call training tapes, as well as during the operational briefing, reminding officers of the difference between cover and concealment. In addition, proper contact and cover techniques are reviewed.
Second, officers are reminded that most violators are involved in celebratory gunfire, as opposed to other types of criminal activity. In addition, there is a high probability that the violators have been drinking. When an officer orders a person who is shooting into the air to lower or drop a weapon, there is a good chance the violator may inadvertently point a weapon in the direction of officers without intending to threaten them. In this type of an enforcement action, strict firearms discipline must be adhered to.
In the past seven years, there have been no officer-involved shootings in any of the New Year's Eve and New Year's Day operations, which involve hundreds of officers, because of the steps taken. This is due in part to the training reminders given to the officers, which are based on training they received earlier in their careers. Another key factor in this record of safety is the supervisors who are assigned to work specific zones with their teams. When the teams are approaching and communicating with violators, the supervisors are normally there with them.
During the first several years, the arrested violators were taken to the multiagency Command Post/Processing Center. At that point, the Processing Center was staffed with personnel to help process the arrested and the evidence. In addition, booking personnel were on hand to take custody of the arrested violaters when the processing is complete. This provided a one-stop shop for the officers who arrested violators. During the last several years, the Command Post remained staffed, but officers processed their arrested violators and the evidence at their respective precincts.
Lessons Learned
The Shannon's Law Operations conducted by the Phoenix Police Department to stop random gunfire on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day rely on education and enforcement—with the emphasis placed on education. Educating the community is not a new concept for law enforcement officials. However, the extent to which it is used in these operations is unusual, if not unique. For many, this is a significant departure from traditional crime prevention and reduction techniques in which the emphasis is often placed on enforcement efforts. However, the change that the city of Phoenix has experienced through the Phoenix Police Department and its partners has resulted in significant and measurable success.
There is still room for improvement, but these operations have successfully reduced random gunfire in Phoenix by 64 percent in seven years. Undoubtedly, this same success can be achieved elsewhere throughout the United States through this type of cooperative operation, which employs education combined with enforcement. In jurisdictions where no laws like Shannon's Law currently exist, other endangerment or assault laws may apply and be useful in the effort to stop random gunfire in municipalities. The success of the project indicates that many other law enforcement and community challenges could be addressed with this formula of education and enforcement.■
Notes:1Arizona Criminal and Traffic Law Manual, A.R.S. 13-3107 (Charlottesville, Virginia: Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., 2007).2New Year's Eve "Shots Fired" Calls for Service; 11:30 p.m., December 31, 2009, through 12:30 a.m., January 1, 2010; Phoenix Police Department, Crime Analysis and Research Unit (CARU).Please cite as: Sergeant Tommy Thompson, "Stopping Random Gunfire in Phoenix ," The Police Chief 77 (August 2010): 78-81, http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/CPIM0810/index.php#/78-81 (insert access date).Top
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From The Police Chief, vol. LXXVII, no. 8, August 2010. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.