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NEW YORK (AP) — New York state's third-largest political party paid a campaign consultant's $750,000 bill for a poll-monitoring operation without asking for a detailed rundown of expenses because party officials trusted him and expected more information later, a party leader testified Wednesday at the consultant's theft trial.
Independence Party vice chairman Thomas Connolly testified Wednesday against John Haggerty, who is accused of stealing that money — and more — from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a case that has brought the billionaire politician to the witness stand and led prosecutors to get one of the party's bank accounts frozen, though it isn't charged with any crime.
Haggerty, a veteran Republican political consultant, is accused of getting Bloomberg to give $1.2 million to the Independence Party to finance an extensive poll-monitoring initiative during his 2009 re-election bid. The party then hired Haggerty to run the "ballot security" operation — a term used chiefly by Republicans to describe poll-watching with an emphasis on preventing voter fraud.
Prosecutors say Haggerty used most of the money instead to buy himself a house. Haggerty, 42, says he did the work that was expected.
Haggerty approached Connolly in August 2009 to say that "a donation would be coming from the mayor, and it would be their wish that they would use that toward a ballot security operation" that would run up to $1.1 million, Connolly told jurors. He said he checked with some people he didn't name to ensure the arrangement was legal, and then went ahead with it, relying on what Haggerty had told him about the planned operation.
"There was a great element of trust that you have in a consultant and/or in a person who's bringing you $1.2 million," Connolly said. "And in turn, that trust leads you to the fact that this job is moving forward, and did move forward."
The party directly paid about $31,000 for such expenses as car services and rent related to the ballot security effort, Connolly said. And when Haggerty sent a post-election $750,000 invoice without any backup detail, the party paid it, no questions asked.
Connolly said the party had an agreement that an itemized accounting would be forthcoming. Still later, in January 2010, Haggerty wrote that he would "eventually" supply detailed invoices for the $750,000 and some $350,000 he was also seeking, according to an email presented at the trial.
A contract between the party and a company Haggerty founded was dated before the November 2009 election but not signed until January or February 2010, Connolly said, adding that there had been "an agreement we had in principle" beforehand. "I go back to the fact that there's a great deal of trust when you hire a consultant to do this type of work, or any type of work in the political field," he said.
Haggerty had presented Bloomberg campaign aides with a $1.1 million budget that included more than 1,300 paid poll watchers, an office, two-way radios and other expenses, according to prosecution filings and documents aired at the trial. The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-unaffiliated Bloomberg was then running for a third term on the Independence Party and other lines.
Connolly said he'd never have paid out the money — and Bloomberg earlier told jurors he wouldn't have given it — had they thought it wouldn't be used on a poll-monitoring operation. "My understanding is that we did not receive that service," Bloomberg testified Monday.
Bloomberg said the initiative was meant to benefit all the party's candidates, not just him, and he underwrote it with a personal gift because he "didn't think it was appropriate" to do so through his campaign, which was self-financed. He'd made similar arrangements with the Republican Party in 2001 and 2005.
But Haggerty's lawyers argue that the arrangement was really designed to let the candidate keep his distance from ballot security, which Democrats have long criticized as a proxy for suppressing votes and say often targets minorities.
Bloomberg said he intended only to deploy poll-watchers and lawyers to every city voting site to make sure eligible voters weren't unduly turned away.
Initially inspired by former presidential candidate H. Ross Perot, the Independence Party counts more than 425,000 voters statewide.
While the party isn't charged, prosecutors have said in a lawsuit that the party knew or should have known about Haggerty's alleged scam. The lawsuit seeks to force the party and Haggerty to forfeit the money he allegedly stole. It prompted a civil court judge to freeze one of the party's accounts last winter, after saying its conduct "doesn't smell right."
The party has said it did nothing wrong and didn't know about Haggerty's alleged scheme to siphon off the money.


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Warren wrapped up its home schedule with a 4-0 senior night victory over Corry on Wednesday at War Memorial Field.
The Dragons finish Region 4 play with a 5-2-1 record, good for second place. Because region winner Bradford is part of District 9, Warren has locked up an automatic District 10 playoff berth. The team has now made the playoffs in every season since 1996, when it first joined a league. In fact, this is just the second season in which Warren did not win at least a share of its league.
Even though the game was not a must-win for Warren, coach Tom Harrington said it was "still a big win."
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Quinn Boger battles with a Corry player during Warren's Senior Night match on Wednesday at War Memorial Field. Boger finished with two assists in a 4-0 Dragons win.
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Warren players swarm Austin Goldthwaite after he scores the first goal of the game in a 4-0 Dragons victory. Goldthwaite added a second goal in the closing minutes, and also recorded an assist.
Warren nearly notched the first goal of the game just eight minutes in, when the ball found its way past the Corry goalkeeper Freddie Steffan, but a Beavers defender was able to clear it off the goal line at the last possible second.
Finally, after 28 scoreless minutes, the Dragons found the back of the net. Quinn Boger fired a low shot that was saved, but Austin Goldthwaite was waiting in front of the net to tap in the rebound. Warren kept the pressure on through the remainder of the half, and Ryan Gustafson was able to add a second goal with just over a minute remaining when he back-heeled a ball into the net. Goldthwaite recorded the assist.
The Dragons continued to control possession in the second half, and Quinn Boger was able to find his brother Tristen wide open in front of the net to increase the lead to 3-0. Goldthwaite added his second goal of the game with nine minutes remaining, with Jason Stanton registering the assist.
Warren dominated possession while outshooting the Beavers, 33-11. Goalkeeper Clark Eason made 10 saves while recording his third shutout of the season.
"I'm really happy with the way we played," Harrington said. "We came out a little slow, but our passing got better as the game went on. I was able to get all of our seniors in. Austin got two goals and an assist, and was the player of the game."
The Dragons (5-8-1 overall) will travel to Fairview and McDowell next week for their final two games before playoffs begin.
North East 5, Eisenhower 0
NORTH EAST-The Eisenhower Knights boys soccer team fell to 5-9-1 on the year with a 5-0 loss against a tough North East Grapepickers team on Wednesday afternoon.
"We actually had a pretty good showing. The guys came out strong, it was a pretty open game early on," said Eisenhower coach Matt Decker. "We gave them three gift goals. Overall, it was a strong effort, but against a team like North East you have to play mistake free and we shot ourselves in the foot a couple times. Other than that, though, the guys hung tough with them."
The Grapepickers' first goal came 22 minutes into the first half, and five minutes later an Eisenhower hand ball in the box gave North East a penalty kick, which was converted for a 2-0 lead going into the break.
North East scored again when a ball was mishandled near the Knights' goal, and once more when goalkeeper Alex Johnson and Levi Hendrickson collided, leaving the Grapepickers with another easy score.
The home team put one more on the board late in the game, and the Knights were unable to net one themselves as they fall to 2-7-1 in Region 3.
Johnson finished the day with seven saves as Ike was outshot, 12-3. Decker also noted the defensive play of Hendrickson and Michael Spencer as well as Josh Eernisse and Casey Vincent on attack.
The Knights finish their season on Saturday, when they host Smethport at Eisenhower High School.

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On October 17, 2012, Sharian Ione Schwartz (Daniel) entered into eternity in the presence of the LORD, having her faith recognized.
Sharian was born June 12, 1938, in Monroe, Washington to Joseph and Ruth Schwartz where she resided for 45 years until moving to Ephrata, and later resided in the Wenatchee area.
Sharian had a great love of music, played the piano beautifully, and used her talent to serve God faithfully. Her other interests included love or reading, cross-stitching and travel.
Sharian leaves behind her husband of seven years, Donald Daniel; his four children; her daughters, Nona Gobel (husband, Scott), Cherie Hutchins (husband, Johnny); son, Spike Unruh (wife, Joelle); three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Zach Ottoway netted 19 points and Brian Urban bagged 17 as Hollidaysburg registered a 55-54 victory over Mifflin County in a District 6-AAAA quarterfinal-round game Thursday night at Tyrone Middle School.
Seth Wagner collected 24 points and Curtis Jerzerick chipped in 10 for fourth-seeded Mifflin County (9-14), which led after eight minutes (9-5) yet trailed by three (38-35) entering the final quarter and never caught up.
Fifth-seeded Hollidaysburg (7-16), which just last week lost 54-47 to Gingrich's Huskies at home, will play No. 1 State College (15-7) in Saturday's semifinals at Bald Eagle Area High School in Wingate.


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A Landisburg man has pleaded guilty to bilking a Perry County nonprofit organization of almost $67,000, over a two-year period, and a Landisburg woman of $8,000.
Marlin Rice, 48, admitted to theft by unlawful taking or disposition, a third-degree felony, in the former case, and to forgery, a second-degree felony, in the latter case.
If approved by the sentencing judge, a plea bargain worked out between his attorney, Kevin Prosser, and District Attorney Chad Chenot, will give Rice a five-month jail sentence at Perry County Prison, with work release. He also will be ordered to make no more than $66,000 restitution, but not necessarily the entire amount, half of which was recovered from an insurance carrier.
As manager of the Perry County Non-Profit Housing Corp., Rice paid himself $66,965 more than his salary, according to police records. Rice's salary, including benefits, ranged between $35,000 and $40,000 annually.
Police also allege that on Jan. 27, 2003, he used the identity of Virginia Kling to get a credit card, upon which he drew a check for $8,000 and signed her name, for which he was charged with forgery.
Perry County Non-Profit Housing Corporation is located in Loysville, Tyrone Twp., and owns Perlo Ridge, a retirement housing complex. Rice was manager there for 11 years, responsible for paying bills, doing the payroll and overseeing maintenance.
Suspicious transactions, lacking adequate documentation, were found during an audit done by Thomas W. Maurer, a certified public accountant. There were undocumented payments to people who weren't on the payroll, some lacking tax forms. The audit also noted charge card purchases and payments from three credit card companies.
When the audit was finished and the discrepancies discovered, Maurer, along with state police Trooper James Albert, Chenot and members of the board of the housing organization, gave Rice a chance to explain the irregularities.
"Rice was not able to explain the discrepancies," Albert said. "It was determined that Rice got the money more or less by way of applying for and receiving funds from numerous credit cards without authorization, being paid for an exorbitant amount of sick and annual leave (time) without authorization, being reimbursed for services, supplies and work either not performed or having already been paid once or not associated with PCNPHC."
The amount of jail time is much less than others who have pilfered at the public troth have received. In one case, a municipal secretary convicted of taking $196,000 received five to 10 years in state prison. In another case, a secretary convicted of taking $37,000 was sentenced to 14 months to five years state prison time.
"There's no doubt the sentence is lighter than others have received," Chenot said. "You have to look at the strength of the case, look at the witnesses. One of the witnesses was elderly and not in the best of health."
The district attorney said the deal followed conferences with members of the Perlo board. "They were more concerned with restitution than a long jail sentence," he said. "The state police were OK with that, too."
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Priced at $6.99 or 560 MP, "Blade Wolf" will let players step into LQ-84i's shoes, so to speak, and explore the dog's character, its abilities and story. Originally created by Sundowner, we'll learn what the mech wolf was doing before then and becoming Bladewolf.
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Candidates attend League of Women Voters of Whidbey Island forums
The League of Women Voters of Whidbey Island will host a primary forum for District 2 Island County Commissioner candidates tonight.
The forum is scheduled to be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, 155 NE Ernst Street, in Oak Harbor.
Candidates seeking the District 2 seat include incumbent Democrat Angie Homola, Republicans Jim Campbell and Jill Johnson Pfeiffer, and Independent Phil Collier.
The league is changing its forum rules this year. The big difference is that questions will not be taken from the crowd. Instead, candidates will be quizzed on issues from a list of predetermined questions created by league members.
The other change is that candidates will now get the chance to respond to the answers of other candidates. Each will be given three "challenge" cards to be used at any time during the forum.
A separate forum just for District 1 candidates has also been scheduled and will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island, 20103 State Route 525, two miles north of Freeland.
The league reminds the public that people can only vote in the district where they live during the primary election. The district lines have moved slightly and voters should check their new voter registration cards to verify which area they are in.
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The discoverer of Canada, b. at Saint-Malo, Brittany, in 1491; d. 1 September, 1557. Little is known of his youth, but it is probable that he followed some of his countryment on their adventurous expeditions to Newfoundland or to Brazil. Cartier offered his services to Philippe de Chabot, Seigneur de Brion and Admiral of France, at a time when Francis I was about to renew those attempts at French colonization in which Thomas Aubert (1508), Jean Denys (1506), the Baron de Léry (1528), the brothers Parmentier (1520) and Verrazano the Florentine (1523) had been the principal agents. His reputation as a mariner marked him out forf preferment. Two small ships of sixty tons, equipped with sixty men each, were placed at his disposition; he set sail, 20 April, 1534, from Saint-Malo, and in twenty days made Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland. Continuing his explorations northwards, Cartier entered the Strait of Belle Isle and explored the coast of Labrador as far as Brest, then, turning south, followed western coast of Newfoundland as far as Cape St. John. He then sailed towards the Magdalen Islands, which, as well as Prince Edward Island, he sighted, and advancing towards the west, he visited the entrance of the Miramichi River, Chaleurs Bay and Gaspé Basin. Thence, crossing the estuary of the St. Lawrence to the northern coast, he shaped his course back to France.
The first voyage lasted 137 days. On his return, Cartier made a circumstantial report of his expedition, and next year the king offered him a commission to continue his exploration. Three ships, fitted out with 110 men, set sail 26 May, 1535, and this time determined to attempt the ascent of the great river, Cartier went up as far as Hochelaga (Montreal), returning to pass the winter at Stadacona (Quebec), near which were four or five Indian villages. Having entrenched himself at the mouth of the River Lairet, a tributary of the Sainte-Croix, he was able to live quietly during the winter, but unfortunately the scurvy broke out among his companions of whom twenty-five died. After planting a cross on the spot where they had wintered, Cartier sailed for France (6 May). He arrived safely at Saint-Malo, 16 July.
During a third voyage to Canada, undertaken in the year 1541, with five ships, Jacques Cartier passed the winter at the entrance of the River Cap-Rouge, fortifying his position for fear of being molested by the neighbouring savages. At this place, which he named Charlesbourg-Royal, Cartier awaited the arrival of the Sieur de Roberval, whom the king had charged to colonize Canada (1540). However, the spring having arrived without Roberval, Cartier thought it wise to return to France. Reaching Newfoundland, he met Roberval, who wished him to return to Canada. Cartier, however, persisted in setting sail for France, and the issue of Roberval's attempts at colonization afterwards justified the conduct of the discoverer of Canada. The King of France, as solicitous as was Cartier himself for the safety of Roberval, resolved to send an expedition to his relief. Cartier assumed command of this expedition, and hence his fourth voyage (1543) of which we have no details. After that he crossed the sea no more, but retired to his manor of Limoilou, near Saint-Malo, where he remained until his death.
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The U.S. Justice Department lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona's attempt to legislate its own immigration policy is a necessary step in determining if that state's law, which has yet to go into effect, can be legally enforced. The lawsuit is the appropriate thing to do.
Individual states cannot have laws and policies that usurp federal authority. The courts have long since settled that matter.
The question is, does the new Arizona law impose such an intrusion on federal authority?
If the court decides it is OK for the state to, among other things, arrest people who are not carrying documents proving they are in the country legally, then Arizona can go ahead with enforcement without becoming entangled in prolonged and costly case-by-case challenges.
If the court voids the Arizona law, the state's taxpayers will be spared the cost and embarrassment of heading down a legal box canyon, and having to retreat.
Arizona can hardly be blamed for its go-it-alone attempt to gain some semblance of control over its problematic southern border, even though it played a role in creating the problem.
The states, including Arizona and neighboring New Mexico, have long winked at the porosity of the border because of the ready supply of inexpensive seasonal labor it could provide.
Over the years, enforcement standards changed and jobs employing immigrants took on a less seasonal nature. Immigrants who arrived without the formality of documents began to find year-round work, settle down, start families and embed themselves in the local economy — greatly complicating immigration enforcement.
It is a situation that has long cried out for federal attention.
Meanwhile, our experience with the rise of criminal behavior at the border, fueled by political corruption and heavily armed drug cartels within Mexico (an issue separate from immigration policy), and an increase in the violence associated with the smuggling of humans as the border was tightened, clearly shows the limits of border fences and policing when it comes to discouraging the influx of undocumented immigrants.
Any new law must take aim at the root cause of the problem.
It makes no sense to risk your life crossing the Sonoran desert unless there is a suitably substantial reward for doing so. Here is where the embattled Arizona law may help point the way for a workable federal plan. It would penalize employers who hire workers who cannot prove they are in the country legally. Since money is the driving force behind illegal immigration, cutting it off should reduce the incentive.
The timing of the federal lawsuit is, if not a stroke of political genius, then something akin to it. The suit will likely delay enforcement of the Arizona law. Meanwhile it provides the best form of political cover: We cannot expect politicians to legislate an issue that is being actively examined in a federal court — a process that could easily take until November.
Despite all the blusters of outrage from the political corners, it is likely every politician in the arena this year welcomes the effective removal of the explosive and emotionally charged question of immigration reform as a campaign issue.
We don't expect much progress on the matter until the Arizona case is settled and the political map is redrawn. Then perhaps the nation can finally get down to the business of creating a sensible immigration policy.


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One of the more charming books I've come across recently is pictured at left. I suppose Home-Made (Fuel Publishing) would qualify as a coffee-table book (if your coffee-table is about eight inches square). Assembled by contemporary Russian artist Vladimir Arkhipov, the book is a devotional text in honor of the human need to invent–in this case to invent things that already exist. Thrift is the motivator behind such redundancy: if you can't afford a new television antenna, why not make one out of forks?
Home-Made is a distillation of over a thousand such objects that Arkhipov has collected over the years into what he calls "The People's Museum of Home-Made Objects," some two hundred peculiar pieces of human industry. "In 1994," Arkhipov writes, "I saw, at an acquaintance's dacha, an unusual hook on which clothes were hanging. It was made from an old toothbrush, without bristles, and had been obviously bent over a fire. There was something strange in that moment of recognition. I immediately saw the light, as it were, and recalled similar things that I knew, belonging to my relatives, friends, acquaintances."
Each of the objects in the book is named ("BOOT HANGER"), then followed by the name of the inventor ("VASILII BOBROV"), then by the inventor's first-person narration of the invention ("It's just an absolutely primitive boot hanger… I just bent mine out of odd bits of wire that came to hand"), and finally, of course, a photo of the object (this one looks like a pair of enormous spectacles mated with a question-mark). The book is crammed with hockey sticks, aerials, toy locomotives, back massagers, and stories. Whimsical without trying to be and inspiring in its way, Home-Made makes you wonder not so much why you'd buy anything as why you wouldn't first try to make it out of a plastic jug, a bicycle wheel, a peach pit, a tennis ball cut in half, and an old abacus. And while some of the devices seem a bit dodgy (there's a sort of razor in there I'd run from) the stories of their inventors are solidly involving.
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But judgment day, or more accurately judgment evening, is coming soon.
The parent-teacher conference.
It's a crucial meeting, but short. Parents usually get only about 15 or so minutes of face time.
With that in mind, PDQ -- with the help of local child and education experts -- has created "the 10 questions every parent needs to ask during a conference."
1. "What's the report card, right now?"
Finding out how your child is doing academically is usually the first question, and rightly so, says Margaret Richards, a pediatric psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital.
"It is early in the year, but if their child is struggling in a particular area, it's better to know that sooner rather than later so that we can help kids get on track," she says.
2. "Is my kid a bully?"
Or, perhaps a less-loaded question: "How is my child doing socially?" Follow that up with: "Could you describe how my child interacts with the other classmates?"
Raising a good citizen is arguably the most important job for parents and teachers, says noted local parenting expert and psychologist Sylvia Rimm.
Good citizenship in school means being responsible, respectful, kind, sportsmanlike and adding to the learning and caring atmosphere of a classroom, says Rimm.
3. "What are three things my kid is good at?"
Identifying your child's strengths will help set a positive tone for the conference -- and hopefully for all later interactions with the teacher -- says Rhonda Richardson, professor of human development and family studies at Kent State University.
By asking for three strengths, you are shrewdly asking the teacher to think harder about your child.
"If you say, 'What are my child's greatest strengths?' teachers are often going to come up with something vague, like 'She's just a really good kid,' " says Richardson. "By asking for three, it pushes that teacher to think more specifically."
4. "Where's my child struggling?"
It's not easy for parents to hear criticisms about their kids. Remember that the teacher is on your team, says Rimm.
"I ask parents to imagine themselves as wise and deep thinkers," she says, "recognizing that no children are perfect and that the teacher wants to help their children be better citizens and learn more."
5. "What's been my kid's shining moment?"
With this question, you're asking the teacher to step back and think about your child as a whole, not just an A, B-minus or F.
"The teacher might respond with something that's not academic," says Richardson. Perhaps it will be a moment on the playground or in the hallway, away from the books, something that reveals a strength in the child's social or behavioral world.
"There is a potential," she adds, "for the parent to learn some things about their child that go beyond just academic skills."
6. "What's been the lowlight?"
Again, this forces the teacher to consider all aspects of your child's school experience. And it's another way of revealing a student's struggles, says Richardson.
Rimm says parents then need to help work on both the weaknesses and strengths.
"Kids need to see their strengths as the seeds of their potential identity and as paths toward careers and their weaknesses as the areas they need parental help and direction to work on," she says. "Working only on weaknesses discourages children."
7. "Is my child keeping pace?"
Finding out how well a student is keeping up -- especially when the workload intensifies in middle and high school -- is crucial, says Richards.
Are assignments being done properly? Are they turned in on time? Are things consistent with last year?
If your child is suddenly doing much worse than last year, that needs to be addressed immediately, says Richards. And if she is suddenly doing much better, it might be a sign that she needs more of a challenge.
8. "How can I help my child?"
Asking for guidance is not a sign of weakness, it's a show of strength. And who better to suggest ways you can help your child than a teacher?
"I think that asking 'What can I do?' is really important," says Richards. "Whatever the realm, whether it's academics, social interaction or athletic performance, you as the parent are the most important person in that child's life. It's important to help at home whenever possible, even if it's just making sure your child has a quiet place to do homework."
9. "How can I help you?"
Asking this question will not only make your child's teacher smile, it might just change your entire relationship, says Richardson.
"By asking, 'What do you need from me to support your work?' you are saying that this is a partnership," she says. "That also makes the teacher feel less defensive. It conveys a more cooperative spirit."
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I have suspected that governments are turning farmers into the scapegoats for government's reluctance to infringe on the profits of the corporate community even when their own scientists warn of the harm in the use of chemical poisons.
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A trip to the emergency room. Sedation. A short stint at an inpatient facility. Release. Back on the streets. Relapse.
A schizophrenic St. Tammany Parish woman rode a roller coaster of doctors, institutions, drugs and diagnoses for years until she recently reached a breaking point that ended in murder.
While her mother talked on the phone in her Covington-area home on April 3, discussing a desirable final act – a private, world-renowned Boston mental institution that might finally cure her daughter – Ashley Von Hadnagy, 31, changed the script. She approached her mother holding a butcher knife and then glanced at the bed beside them where her grandmother lay. She raised her arms up high, then plunged the knife into her grandmother, fatally piercing the 85-year-old woman's liver as she slept.
Von Hadnagy was one of the mental health system's many frequent flyers, and she fell through the cracks of a system that local physicians and psychiatrists, along with family members of the seriously mentally ill, describe as providing only finger-in-the-dam care, short-term fixes to problems that have life-or-death consequence.
She migrated in and out of St. Tammany Parish emergency rooms and private and state inpatient mental health care facilities, where she was stabilized with drug cocktails and then released, often as quickly as possible, with no safety net or follow-up care to confirm continued medication or counseling to quiet the chaotic and violent voices and visions in her head.
"Even if you get them into an inpatient hospital, once they get discharged, they fall through the cracks and we see them back in the ER," said Dr. Kumar Amaraneni, a physician in Slidell Memorial Hospital's emergency room. "Not only is it unfair to the patients, but it puts a lot of strain on local hospitals."
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Moments after a father and son exchanged another tearful goodbye, Edward Rhody, of Pearl River, called the system "shameful."
His son, Jonathan Rhody, 25, recently took his sixth trip to an inpatient mental facility in as many months.
"They put him in there until they get him to some sort of baseline. It's like they release him 'half-done,'" Edward Rhody said.
The frequent flyers in the system begin to see the same faces on the merry-go-round of mental institution waiting rooms. Rhody remembers seeing Von Hadnagy's mother, as they both waited to see their children, each hoping, praying that this time something would be different.
Yet a few days after Von Hadnagy's most recent institutional release, she was arrested, eventually booked with first-degree murder after her grandmother, Rita Quaglino, died of complications from the stabbing.
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State and local officials are working to develop a "continuum of care" through out-patient, in-home treatment models that would monitor patients, attempting to catch them before they fall back into psychosis.
The state is scheduled to introduce about seven new Assertive Community Treatment – or ACT – teams by this summer, and St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan is spearheading a piece of state legislation, sponsored by Sen. Jack Donahue, R-Mandeville, to provide home-based support and 24-hour mental health care information for St. Tammany residents.
Dr. Richard Dalton, medical director for the state Office of Mental Health, said the Von Hadnagy incident has given mental health officials "another wake-up call" and caused them to examine safeguards and holes in the system.
Dalton said he and others are "re-looking at our acute hospital discharges, what kind of information we are passing on, and how we are trying to make sure these patients – even ones hallucinating – are shored up in a way that they will not turn to violence."
"You can never be absolutely sure, but obviously we need to be as sure as we can," he said. "It's that post-discharge where things get dicey sometimes. We have our eye on the long-term situation as that handoff from the hospital back to the community is a very tricky handoff."
In addition to follow-up care, a major problem is a lack of psychiatrists available to local emergency rooms, and not enough inpatient beds statewide for the mentally ill.
In St. Tammany emergency rooms, severely mentally ill patients – who either pose a danger to themselves or others, or are gravely disabled – wait, often without seeing a psychiatrist or psychologist, typically no longer than three days, but at times as long as two weeks. They often are pumped with drugs, sedated, and lie limp – knocked out by a cocktail of anti-psychotic drugs – with no psychiatric treatment until an elusive inpatient bed is found at a state or private mental health care facility.
"Most of the mentally-ill patients in our department will just get sedatives, get no specific counseling, no specific medical care," said Dr. Michael Isabelle, an emergency room physician at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington. "We are basically just sitting on them, providing a minimum, a bare minimum of care."
Between not enough psychiatrists willing to give emergency room care and not enough statewide inpatient beds, local emergency room doctors say they "are stuck right in the middle."
"We are trying to keep our heads above water and we don't know what direction to turn. We need help," Isabelle said.
Cost and availability
All the while, the mentally ill take up precious emergency bed space, increasing wait times at local emergency rooms and financially taxing local hospitals.
Because many severely mentally ill patients cannot hold jobs, only about half of them typically have health insurance, putting immense financial strains on the institutions that treat them, at times even aiding in those institutions' closure, according to statistics kept by local hospitals, the state Department of Health and Hospitals and the St. Tammany coroner's office. That lack of health care – either no insurance or drained mental-health allowables – is a deterrent to psychiatrists, who often don't wish to treat such patients in emergency rooms because they would not be compensated and would likely become liable for follow-up care.
Dr. Lloyd Gueringer, the director of Louisiana Medical Center & Heart Hospital north of Lacombe, said getting a psychiatrist to consult on patients in his emergency room "is next to impossible."
So, patients typically do not see a psychiatrist until they get to an inpatient facility. Once there, the mentally ill are often "stabilized" so that they no longer seem to pose a danger to themselves or others and then are released, often within two weeks or less, back into the community.
There are about 145 acute-care inpatient beds currently in state-run mental health care facilities in Louisiana, Dalton said. On one recent day, there were six inpatient beds available across the state. By 9 a.m., all of them were already filled.
And, in part because of health care cuts stemming from a state budget deficit, come July that number will be cut by about 35 beds, said Dalton, who is also a professor of child psychiatry at Tulane.
While Dalton admitted that "there are some times when the dots aren't connected as well as other times," he said that generally when patients are released they no longer pose a danger to themselves or others.
The state inpatient facilities "move patients as quickly as possible and as safely as possible" out of the hospitals and back into the general population, Dalton said.
Stuck on repeat
Because of a shortage of beds, there is no continuum of care within inpatient hospitals, as repeat patients end up playing a game of musical chairs, bouncing from one facility to the next, relatively haphazardly as beds become vacant.
That lack of consistency often causes past medical histories to become lost in the shuffle, forcing each psychiatrist to start afresh, often with a new diagnosis and drug cocktail.
"Patients end up just getting admitted where there are beds, so they often get treated at a different hospital every time, and it is very rare that they go to a hospital and are able to get their records," said Dr. David Murdock, a psychiatrist who occasionally consults at both Lakeview Regional Medical Center and St. Tammany Parish Hospital's emergency rooms and who also is the medical director of Lakeview's inpatient geriatric psychiatry unit located in Covington. "They might go to one facility and be called bipolar, another and called schizophrenic."
That's exactly what has happened to Rhody, 25. Rhody, who often has bouts of violence, has been labeled bipolar and schizophrenic, along with others illnesses.
"The doctors don't seem to communicate. Doctor A feels like his diagnosis is better than next guy's," his father, Edward Rhody, said. He added that on his son's recent several-day stay in Ochsner North Shore's emergency room, a doctor told him that "John has been put on so many medications, he's been turned into chemical soup ... and so there is no way anyone can figure out what is wrong with him."
"The system is broke," Rhody sighed, tired, having spent the night with his son in the Ochsner emergency room until suddenly an inpatient bed was found in Raceland, about 90 minutes from their home. "John worries about everything that he's done or hasn't done, and what's going on. He's nervous and he's confused, and now, on top of it all, he's also worried that this whole thing will start over – again."
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SPANISH FORT, Ala. -- Next week, the Alabama Department of Transportation will let out the project to repair the Causeway/I-10 bridge exit damaged during a fiery accident on July 31.
The truck driven by Carlos Lyles, 38, hit a guardrail on the ramp, overturned and burst into flames at about 1 a.m., officials said. Lyles escaped by kicking out a window.
ALDOT has spent the last several weeks inspecting the bridge to determine what work was needed.
Don Powell, the southwest region preconstruction engineer for ALDOT, said the bidding and awarding of the repair contract will be a condensed process, because it's considered an emergency project.
Powell said they will open the project for bids August 28, and plan to award the contract about four days later.
Once the bid is awarded and the contract is finalized, Powell said it should take two to three months for the work to be completed.
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Three Vashon women — Mary Kay Rauma, Donna Zaglin and Lonnie Shiosaki — were awarded one of the Rotary's highest commendations at the Vashon Island Rotary Club's meeting Friday. The women were honored with the Paul Harris award for their years of civic-minded service on Vashon, said Rotarian Gene Lipitz, who nominated the women.
"All three are an example of women who always say 'yes' to an organization that asks for help," Lipitz said. "They go above and beyond. ... They contribute enormously to the community as a whole."
The three women, Lipitz said, have been extremely active in countless organizations — from the PTSA to the Vashon Dance Academy. The award is bestowed by the club on behalf of the Rotary International Foundation and in honor of Harris, who founded the Rotary in 1905.
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The board voted 7 to 3 to deny AvalonBay's application, citing a number of concerns including site plan design, environmental concern and integration into the community.
The proposed complex would have been a four- to five-story building, just shy of 49 feet tall, that would have had one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and studio units as well. Twenty percent of the apartments would have been affordable housing.
Board member Bernie Miller said he heard a lot of things over the past weeks that concerned him. He added that he felt like he had been subjected to a "bait and switch sales pitch."
"The bottom line is as far as I'm concerned, I really don't believe that the promise of 56 affordable rental units outweighs the negative features of this application," Miller said. "I simply cannot support this application."
Ron Ladell, senior vice president for AvalonBay declined comment Wednesday night.
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Former Jets right tackle Austin Howard will actually receive $11.8 million in guaranteed earnings from his new contract with the Raiders, according to a league source, rather than the $15 million that was initially reported.
The deal is for five years and $30 million, and Howard agreed to it just after midnight Wednesday, shortly after the free agency signing period began. Later Wednesday, the Jets agreed to terms – still undisclosed – with Seattle's right tackle, Breno Giacomini.
Howard's base salary ($2.9 million) for 2014 is fully guaranteed. He also will receive a $5 million roster bonus for 2014, on Saturday. His 2015 base salary ($3.9 million) is completely guaranteed if an injury is the reason the Raiders decide to cut him. It becomes fully guaranteed, no matter what, on the seventh day of the 2015 league year next March. Howard is set to earn the rest of his roster bonus ($3 million in addition to that aforementioned $5 million) on the fifth day of the 2015 league year.
OK, so what does this all mean?
Howard is guaranteed to get $8 million out of the deal – his 2014 base salary and roster bonus, plus a $100,000 workout bonus. (He gets a $100,000 workout bonus every year of the deal.)
But if the Raiders decide to cut Howard for poor on-field performances before the fifth day of the 2015 league year, they do not owe him his $3.9 million base salary, his $3 million roster bonus or his $100,000 workout bonus for 2015, and he would not count any more money toward their salary cap.
The $15 million guaranteed money figure comes from the fact that Howard stands to likely get the $7 million for 2015, since it would be guaranteed next March, in addition to the $8 million he will get this year.
The $11.8 million figure is arrived at when you add Howard's $2.9 million base salary for 2014, his $5 million roster bonus for 2014 and his $3.9 million base salary for 2015, since that figure was guaranteed, in the event that injury is the reason the Raiders cut him, at the time of the contract signing, according to the official wording of the deal.
It is mostly semantics. The bottom line: Howard will get $15 million out of this deal if he plays two seasons for the Raiders. If they cut him after one season because of dreadfully poor performances (this seems unlikely), he gets $8 million.
Either way, it is not chump change, especially considering Howard played last season on a one-year contract – a $2.023 million restricted free agent tender.
This is technically a five-year deal, but if the Raiders don't like what they see out of Howard after one or even two years, they can get off the hook for no cap ramifications in either case. Of course, Howard does seem to be progressing well in his career. He had his best season in 2013, his second as a starter, and will turn just 27 years old later this month.
Howard's yearly base salaries will be $2.9 million, $3.9 million, $4.4 million, $4.9 million and $5.4 million. His yearly cap charges (factoring in his base salary, roster bonuses for the first two years and workout bonuses) will be $8 million, $7 million, $4.5 million, $5 million and $5.5 million.
But since the NFL does not have guaranteed contracts, the last few years of a contract rarely matter if there is no guaranteed money involved, as is the case with Howard, since all the guaranteed money is on the front end, in terms of cap impact.
Still, Howard publicly expressed pleasure with the deal on his Twitter page. He bid a fond and classy farewell to the Jets, while candidly noting that the decision to leave was not easy, but was "made for us," with regard to "value and worth."
I built a ton of relationships there that I will cherish and remember forever... It was not an easy decision for us to make...— Austin Howard (@AustinHoward68) March 13, 2014
But in all honesty, in terms of "value and worth", the decision was made for us...— Austin Howard (@AustinHoward68) March 13, 2014
Want to wish nothing but the best to my friends, coacheds and teammates of the #Jets for the futures and seasons to come...— Austin Howard (@AustinHoward68) March 13, 2014
Star-Ledger staff writer Conor Orr contributed to this story.


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Celebration will clean up neighborhoods throughout Providence, celebrate community groups dedicated to parks and public spaces.
The City of Providence will celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014.
Providence Earth Day Spring Cleaning 2014 is dedicated to cleaning up neighborhoods and parks throughout the city and celebrating the community groups that make Providence's public spaces vibrant. The second annual citywide celebration of Earth Day will highlight the important role that volunteer groups have in making the city's parks and neighborhoods great places to play, gather and explore.
From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., volunteers can join one of 39 community groups cleaning up a park, planting trees or beautifying a neighborhood by registering at www.providenceparks.org. Volunteers will receive a light brunch, t-shirt and Earth Day button in exchange for their time.
Additionally, there will be education and conservation activities for children and families at several parks. The celebration will be documented by a class at Johnson and Wales University who will interview and film participants at each of the cleanups to produce a film about the citywide effort.
Providence Earth Day Spring Cleaning 2014 is planned in collaboration with Serve Rhode Island, the Partnership for Providence Parks, the City of Providence, Johnson and Wales University, USFWS Urban Refuge Partnership, and the Center for Eco-System Restoration.
Volunteers who show their Earth Day Spring Cleaning 2014 buttons are eligible for the following benefits:
Providence Earth Day Spring Cleaning 2014 sponsors include Energy Source, 95.5 WBRU, Angie's Popcorn, Del's, Eastside Market Place, Flatbread Pizza Company, Honest Tea, Pepsico, RIPTA, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Sam's Club, Seven Stars Bakery, Sparkling Ice, Uno Chicago Grill, and Whole Foods.
For a full listing of events, including activity details and locations, visit www.providenceparks.org.


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Time after time when closing Chess.com it starts up again. Multiple times. Annoying , but worrying , is it carrying a Trojan or have I been infected with a Trojan from the site?
Thanks for your time reading this and any replys.
You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.
So true, so sad . . . .
Try dumping your cookies.
I'll try it now . . .
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and is it better now ?
Hm, that reminds me... (be back in a bit!)
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Yes, that seems to have solved the problem,thanks Steve.
Eventhough it seems to be solved, that was odd. It is very unlikely that you would catch a trojan from this site, but you might have got malwares some other way.
I would do a malware/virus scan if I were you. There are various free softwares to do this. Google "comodo security" and spybot, download/install them, update their databases and run full scans.
Yes, I thought it was strange as well as all other sites I go to I have no problems; one click and I am away. Thanks.
Hello again.
Today was even more strange, I couldn't click fast enough to close Chess.com
Since I started this thread my computer has been to the Doctor and been " fixed".
I know nothing, which is what Sargent Shultz said; and I agree.
Had a virus, Doc fixed, all things are cool, computer running really well, no complaints.
I do what I all ways do and open Chess.com from favorites and do what one does; play chess.
I know noting about computers.
Not usaul , Chess.com opened in a parrelal window and when it came to hit "close " and leave; I couldn't.
As fast as I hit close, it started again.
To cut a long story short, I was faster in the end, and I closed the programme.
Closed CHESS. com
Okay, chess.com is not scamming me, but what is going on. I'm into internet security and i can't leave the chess site?
This is enough to start a conversation . . . .
. . . . your thoughts please?
Thanks, Rowan
have you got any kind of anti-virus software for your computer ?
It's a small world, kco me old team mate.
Yes , SUPERAntiSpyware,Malewarebytes,Spybot and ESET.
Have you tried to log in with another browser? Is your current browser the most up to date version of it?
Chess.com is a malicious website according to various anti-viruses(norton internet securtiy, avg, avast and avira.) Use with caution, do not talk personally and never give out your name as the chess.com admins record this information on databases and sell your information to the government. Beware!
Thanks Zaiger, I'll give it a go.
Uhhhh, no, it's not malicious according to ANY reliable source. Don't spout stuff off that you don't know about.
Are you sure trailerparkboys wasn't being cynical?
Does this only happen on chess.com, or on other sites as well? Re-opening internet windows or being unable to close them is a tell-tale sign of an infection. It could be spyware, a virus, or another type of infection. I use Spywareblaster (which blocks spyware from being installed in the first place), Spybot, and AVG free to protect my computer. Clearing your cookies and cache wouldn't go amiss either.
I would personally be skeptical about any software that calls itself "super." Some "anti-malware" softwares are malwares themselves but you can trust spybot. I don't know how effective ESET is, though.
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They ranked last in the MLB in runs scored, but yet they still finished with 86 wins. This offseason, Brian Sabean and the Giants management's goal was to keep their star-studded rotation intact and improve their offense.
They were able to do this by adding Melky Cabrera, Angel Pagan and Ryan Theriot.
Theriot was a very important addition to the dismal lineup. He will have a great impact on the offense whether he is in the game or supporting the team on the bench.
Many fans have grown impatient with Sabean's consistent signing of old veterans who are past their prime and are not going to break out ever again.
But Theriot has been a pretty decent player throughout his career. His consistency has earned him a job for seven seasons now for three different teams. He has produced well for every team and the Giants were wise to get him this offseason.
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The Ballyroan Stakes takes centre stage at Leopardstown on Thursday evening and Aidan O'Brien is double-handed in his bid to land the Group Three prize for the second year running.
The Ballydoyle handler won the prize with Ernest Hemmingway 12 months ago and this year saddles El Salvador and Eye Of The Storm.
The latter, a dual Listed winner last season, is the choice of the trainer's son, Joseph, while his daughter Ana rides El Salvador, who was fourth in a competitive Galway handicap latest.
The O'Brien pair are unlikely to have it all their own way with Roheryn bidding for a hat-trick after a narrow Listed success here from Streetcar To Stars, who has subsequently won well at the Curragh and can continue to progress as he bids to reverse the form.
Jim Bolger's consistence Chance To Dance completes the quintet.
O'Brien takes the wraps of the well-bred A Greater Force in the closing Live At Leopardstown (QR) Maiden.
A full brother to French Group One winners Corre Caminos and Recital, the son of Montjeu cost €525,000 and a big run will be expected on his belated debut.
His stablemate, Illusive, attempts to build on a decent fourth here last time when stepping up in trip in the Foxrock Maiden, but Rightway will be no pushover having shown ability in two placed efforts to date.
Vert De Grece was narrowly held on his debut here in a maiden that has worked out very well and he is sure to have plenty of supporters in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, which gets the seven-race card underway at 5.10.
California Rose is knocking on the door and bids to defy top weight in the Leopardstown Summer Membership Handicap, while Texas Rock also has to concede weight all round in the 'Johnny Marr' Handicap and the Rock Of Gibraltar colt has scope for further progress after opening his account off 2lb lower recently.


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CU athletic director discusses Big East ConferenceUPDATED 10:50 PM CDT Jul 01, 2013
Creighton is now part of a new league. AD Bruce Rasmuseen tells KETV Sports what the future holds for the university.Video Transcript
QUIETLY CHANGED FOR CREIGHTON ATHLETICS OVER THE WEEKEND. THE BLUE JAYS ARE NOW PART OF THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE. THE MOVE PUTS CREIGHTON IN A NEW LEAGUE-- IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. TONIGHT- BLUEJAYS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR BRUCE RASMUSSEN TELLS OUR THOR TRIPP WHAT THE FUTURE MAY HOLD.( Thor - "big day, moving to the BIG EAST, how does it feel now, a few weeks down the road? Bruce - "well, it doesn't seem a lot different than it did before, it's like when somebody says, 'do you feel any different on your birthday?'. No, it doesn't feel any different, but I know July 1 is the official start date, but we've been working for the last couple months as a conference." Thor - "what does it feel like Creighton's role or position will be in this new conference?" Bruce - "first of all, being an outstanding men's basketball conference, but secondly, to invest what revenues we make, and what exposure we get as a result of being outstanding in men's basketball, in the rest of our programs, and the BIG EAST gives us an opportunity to build on what we've had in the past." Thor - "have you always been a basketball guy?" Bruce - "well, there are people that when I coached had that question, whether I was a basketball guy.In my mind, I've always been a basketball guy. I coached high school boys for nine years, I coached here, the women, for 12, and yeah, I've been intensely involved in basketball for a long time." Thor - "do you feel like it's fitting that you're a part of this move, being a part of the basketball program, and now moving Creighton into a league that's going to be basketball- centered?" Bruce - "I don't know if it's fitting, it's really exciting to me. Again, I think for us to have success, it's a great move for the university, because it gives us an opportunity to develop a brand nationally, on the east coast, but for us, I think it gives us a realistic opportunity to be consistently good in our athletic programs." Thor - "at what point did you guys start to take a look at a conference change, when did that start to enter your minds here at Creighton?" Bruce - "when the rumor was there with the BIG EAST breakup, we thought, here's an opportunity, but we're really a longshot at being a school they seriously take a look at, and I think there were a lot of factors as to why we made the cut, but the reality is we did, and it's exciting. I think it's exciting for our fans, and a tremendous opportunity for the school, and a tremendous opportunity for athletics." Thor - "now that you're in, you look down the line, the conference moves aren't over, the shifting isn't done yet, do you expect the BIG EAST conference to stay with ten teams for the extended future?" Bruce - "I think that's a tremendous question, I think, I don't know what to expect. We're kind of the new person, and they will take a look at it, and make a decision based on what they think is best for the conference." ) THANKS THOR. A LATE
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P.E.O. is a philanthropic women's organization focused on raising money for women's scholarships and a women's college. Cottey College, located in Nevada, Missouri is a private, two-year women's college. It was founded in 1884 and is currently owned and supported by the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
One of Portland's local chapters, Chapter BR, is having it's largest fundraiser this Saturday from 9 - 5 at the home of one of it's members. The address is 1915 NW Cedar Ridge Drive, Portland OR 97229.
There will be home baked goods, collectibles, furniture, household items, quality costume jewelry, designer handbags, toys, books, garden tools and electronics. The items are in very good condition and priced to sell. All proceeds will go towards our local scholarships.
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Thanks to the sharp eye of Kyle Holloway, who spotted the fire at the pallet company where he works, and a quick response by the Lisbon Fire Department, both the pallet company and the small yellow house that sits across from Pondi's restaurant were spared. The fires are being attributed to three youngsters thought to be between 10 and 13 years old, who were spotted and photographed by an alert neighbor when she saw them emerging from the yellow house. Firefighters also recovered a lighter dropped by the youths in the alley by the house. The pallet company, which has just been in business for a few months, is run by Kurt Van Cura who was at the fire and found another spot where the three attempted to light a stack of new pallets. According to Fire Chief Dave Lewton the house is owned by Ray Perrino. Lewton said a dozen of his men responded, and West Point Fire Department was originally called to assist but was downgraded to be on stand-by. North Star Critical Care ambulance also responded for stand-by at the fires.


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Unfortunately, senior citizens are huge targets for property and theft crimes. Seniors should constantly be on the lookout for scammers and burglars. Here's how to prevent and prepare seniors should the occasion for self-defense arise:
- Always be conscious of the people around you. Be alert and aware. Scammers and burglars are drawn to seniors who seem to be easily puzzled or confused in their surroundings.
- If you're going out, try to go out during the daytime when crime is known to be lower. If possible, find a friend or relative to accompany you.
- Look in to carrying a self-defense weapon like pepper spray or a personal alarm. Always carry it with you and know how to use it properly. Remember to replace pepper spray on an annual basis.
- If you are attacked, be sure to make as much noise as you possibly can. The attacker won't like you drawing attention to them and will likely retreat.
If you don't have a self-defense weapon like pepper spray, that's okay. There are other ways to fend off an attacker:
- If you use a cane to walk, knowing how to use it during an attack could benefit you greatly. Swinging and hitting the attacker behind the knees, groin, or ribs are crucial points that should disable the predator enough for you to get away, call for help, or force he attacker to retreat.
- Aside from your cane, you can also use your arms and hands. First and foremost, when using your body to fend off an attacker, the goal is to hurt them and not yourself. By using your arms and elbows, focusing on penetrating the attacker in the throat, face, chest and stomach. Use as much force as you can when striking them and don't be afraid to hurt them. Remember, they weren't afraid to attempt to hurt you or put you at risk.
There are several other techniques for seniors to learn when it comes to self-defense. You can check out more tips here, or to learn more about self-defense techniques, check out our "Self-Defense with a Cane Class" that is taught in our Franciscan Center on-campus.