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Texas Lymphedema Conference
Because I just moved, I had to delay this follow-up post to my earlier post this month on my week-long trip to Dallas. I didn't come to the heartland just to see my son, although that alone would be ample reason to visit. The main reason? To attend, as a patient-advocate, the biannual National Lymphedema Network (NLN) Conference for healthcare professionals.
This year the exhibitors outdid themselves, and the presenters waxed professional in every respect.
Wednesday, Sept. 5:
The Tenth NLN conference Research Roundup began on Wednesday with preconference workshops targeted for the medical practitioners. We patient-advocates also could participate if we enrolled separately in the courses. Topics ranged from management of lymphedema (including skin and wound care) to compression and exercise strategies for those with lymphedema. One workshop targeted medical doctors who were interested in learning more about the anatomy and physiology of lymphedema. How refreshing that M.D.'s attended this, so they can take home what they learned to their community of professionals who never heard of lymphedema. We hope the lessons learned from the course will be broadcast all over the U.S. and across the world, since so few doctors know what to do about lymphedema–if they've even heard the term.
Thursday, Sept. 6:
We patient-advocates were treated each morning to a special mentoring session with medical doctors specializing in lymphedema. They patiently answered all our questions and helped us understand better the medical jargon and design of clinical studies. Thursday morning we had a nice chat with the doctor assigned for that day, and got acquainted with each other.
The plenary sessions that followed provided a wealth of information on lymphedema research. What I found most interesting were the various presentations on surgical options for lymphedema. The clinical results have come a long way since 2010, when we had the last NLN conference. A pioneering surgeon in Paris has performed more than a thousand lymph node transplant surgeries with some success. Now a surgeon in the LA area who specializes in breast reconstruction surgery has taken up the gauntlet to practice lymphedema surgery in the U.S. His presentation, titled "Combined Lymphatic Liposuction and Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer for Treatment of Long-term, Non-pitting Lymphedema," raised many questions. After surgery, the patient must continue with the self-care portion of complete decongestive therapy. And most patients must still wear a compression garment the rest of their lives. An interesting discussion ensued on the risk of transplanting healthy nodes from the groin area to the axilla–whether lymphedema could develop in the leg as a result of removal of the nodes.
Friday, Sept. 7:
We had to select in advance our workshops on Friday. I chose "Developing Research Competence," "Unraveling the Mysteries of Insurance," "Living with Lymphedema – Impact on Self Care," and "Integrative Approaches to Lymphedema Management." Through these seminars I learned how to conduct an evidence-based research study, how to navigate through the Medicare quagmire, how to ensure I give myself the optimum self-care regimen, and how to eat properly and relax. During the last workshop, the lavender scents passed around to us and the lilting voice of the Canadian speaker lulled at least have the audience to sleep, I among them.
Saturday, Sept. 8:
The plenary sessions took over once again. This time we learned about yoga for breast-cancer-related lymphedema (a good thing), body image for those with head and neck lymphedema, and lymphatic abnormalities in contralateral arms in breast-cancer-related lymphedema revealed by near-infrared fluorescence imaging. I don't have lymphedema in the arm where surgery wasn't performed, but I know people who do. I plan to be as careful with that arm as I am with my affected arm. No sense taking a chance in view of this new study.
Saturday also gave us two lively debates on lymphedema surgery and on the surveillance model for breast cancer rehabilitation. We got to hear pros and cons for each modality and make our own decision on who is right, or if anyone is right.
Sunday, Sept. 9:
Unfortunately, I had to leave early Sunday morning. But the lectures continued, including some on pneumatic compression for lymphedema.
The Exhibit Hall was open for business up through Saturday. This year the hotel ballroom hosted more vendors than I've ever seen before. The options for compression garments are overwhelming. Whether you want to be a fashion diva or blend into the environment, whether you have leg, arm, head-and-neck or truncal lymphedema, there's a product designed specifically for you. And of course pumps and FlexiTouch devices were on display for all to see. Early one evening I was able to get a neck and shoulder massage from one vendor. After that experience, I wanted to go back each evening for an encore performance!
If you are a member of the NLN, the next issue of LymphLink that you receive will contain articles about the conference by all the new 2012 patient-advocates. They will present their impressions and take-home messages from all that they digested.
This conference outshone all the previous NLN conferences I've attended. And that's hard to do!
Now for some pictures of downtown Dallas that my lymphedema therapist took at one of the rare times when we had free moments to spare:
Texas Fun – Deep in the heart
My recent visit to Texas confirmed the cliche that everything is bigger there. My time spent in this special state well exceeded my expectations, which were already big.
After my son Josh picked me up at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport two weeks ago, we sped away to Waco, home to Baylor University where he's a senior. That night we caught the last half of the first Baylor football game of the year.
The next morning, Labor Day, after I enjoyed a tasty breakfast at the hotel, we headed off to Homestead Heritage at Brazos de Dios near Elm Mott, TX. That particular day they celebrated a Sorghum Festival with demonstrations in so many ancient crafts: blacksmithing, weaving, grist milling, pottery making and farming. Complete fun, and an escape from all things California.
Hungry, and unable to wait 1.5 hours to get a seat at the Homestead Heritage cafe, we made our way to Cracker Barrel, where we had to wait only 20 minutes for a table. No worries. We easily spent the time scouting their gift shop for the perfect birthday present for his girlfriend. Only a mom could help him solve this problem.
After a lovely lunch we took a break to read in the campus library for a couple hours–I with my i-Pod reading "Invisible Man" and Josh with some kind of textbook. Eager to meet his roommates, I implored him to take me to his apartment where his friend told me they would be. They are just as charming as Josh's description of them, polite and modest.
Off we then headed to buy us some bubble tea (with black tapioca in the bottom). Mine, an almond concoction, was divine in every sense of the word. We took our drinks over to a famous suspension bridge that crosses the Brazos River. Following tradition, Baylor students throw corn tortillas over the side to see if they land on a concrete pier. If not, the ducks dive and swoop for them. Everyone wins.
Next on the whirlwind tour was a visit to a local park laced with trails and views. Josh coaxed me into climbing the 89 stone steps of Jacob's Ladder. The problems? I'm out of stair-climbing shape, the temperature well exceeded 100 degrees, and almost every step was higher than a standard step. The next day my legs paid for it, but it was worth the exertion. Anything to have fun with my son in the sun.
The next park destination was Lover's Leap, which overlooks the river. A fun place to take photos of the view–and of us!
The afternoon wasn't complete without a kayaking excursion. The Baylor Marina sported all kinds of water craft that day when the students were off from classes. We headed out onto the river and explored inlets. A thoroughly magical excursion, especially when I thought I might never kayak again because our lake house must be sold.
The day still hadn't ended. We feasted our eyes and taste buds on a local Thai restaurant, a favorite haunt of Josh and his girlfriend. The evening wouldn't be complete without topping it off with a frozen yogurt complete with delish condiments: fruits, syrups and candies. Fun stuffed us to the gills!
We ended the night watching the movie "Madagascar" at his apartment, a flick requested by yours truly. When he took me back to the hotel, I still had energy for a short swim and hot tub immersion in their indoor facilities.
If this wasn't heaven, I don't know what is.
The next day Josh had classes, so he picked me up late morning and we ate lunch at the college dining hall. This place was food court heaven, with any type of cuisine you might desire. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, I filled my plate high with salad, main entrees, and wraps. Then I went back for a big bowl of soup. You'd think I were a starving refugee.
After lunch Josh dropped me off at Common Grounds, a popular coffee and music hangout adjacent to the campus. I reveled in the funky nature of my environs and the college conversations all around me.
When Josh picked me up he gave me a leisurely tour of the campus, including the building where he spends most of his time. Of course we had to make our obligatory trip to the college bookstore, where I purchased a Baylor University Mom decal. Then we stood in line for root-beer floats at the afternoon Dr. Pepper Hour.
Soon enough, it was time to be dropped off at the campus Starbucks while Josh attended his last class of the day. Sipping a skinny vanilla latte, I listened in on various conversations as I tried to read my book. Soon Josh came and we went out for TexMex at a dining establishment with hubcaps on the ceiling. We finished the night watching "Madagascar 2″. What else could we watch but a sequel?
The next morning, after a hearty omelet breakfast at his dining hall, we headed for Dallas, for my lymphedema conference. More on that experience in my next blog post.
For this post I decided just to focus on the time Josh and I could spend together. I had been looking forward to this trip for two years, since the last National Lymphedema Network conference in Orlando.
And it finally came to be.
The campus visit was far more than this mom (with all the physical and emotional pain she has experienced over the past year) had anticipated. I probably gained five pounds in two days. But I was deep in the heart of Texas, where my son resides and my heart belongs. Where bluebonnets spring up along the roadside at certain times of the year. Where else would I want to be?
Where do you enjoy going when you take a trip? Do you often see family?
Celebrating the Ordinary – Seventh Day
In extraordinary times, the ordinary takes on a glow and wonder all of its own. Mike Lancaster
The final day of Marie's challenge dawns upon us. I've thrived throughout this exercise of paying tribute to the ordinary in our lives, in these times that truly are astonishing. Eye-popping, even.
Today I feature my oldest son at 3 at the Oakland Zoo in California.
Nothing is as thrilling as being lifted by Grandpa!
Now I'm smiling because my baby brother is sleeping and I have Mom all to myself.
I love this ride. I can drive my own car without having to pay for loans, registration, maintenance and insurance.
Mom and I get to ride a horse that goes up and down. Hope I don't get too dizzy. (Oh the joy of a carousel ride! This little boy's great grandpa used to restore carousel horses for the City of Rochester, NY during the depression. He never lacked for work during that time.)
Aren't giraffes crazy looking? How come his legs are so spread out? Does his neck ever hurt from straining so much?
And how about those tortoises? They may be slow, but, my, are they big!
And finally, the petting zoo, where I can beg Mom to buy food for these starving animals. How different this guy feels from the bunny fur and scratchy beard in "Pat the Bunny" that Mom reads to me every night at my insistence.
These had to be some of the happiest times of my life, when wide-eyed boys viewed the most ordinary as a miracle, when my parents were alive to witness it all. It's been a pleasure to feature an extraordinary little boy awed by a world made wondrous by those who create zoos.
May we never lose that sense of wonderment!
Celebrating the Ordinary – Sixth Day
A potpourri of treasured memories.
That's what I'm celebrating today as the ordinary for which I'm appreciative. And I'd be remiss not to pay tribute to Marie for starting this exercise, which has energized and revived the esprit de corps of those bloggesses who are participating. I believe all our posts are richer as a result of digging deeper to find treasures right under our noses.
The first marvel I'm featuring today can be found right in my living room: a collection of shells and ceramic rocks that my mother treasured, as well as a framed image of a younger me with my three sons. The pendant I draped over the photo, with the simple word "Dream," came from a women's retreat I attended last September. After I finished visiting all the prayer stations in one room set aside at the retreat for that purpose, I saw this lone pendant. Next to it was a simple sign urging me to take it. Free.
This simple word "Dream" kept me going through all the dark days that followed. And now I have realized that which I've imagined all these months–an independent me making my own choices and charting my own course.
The other treasure, perched on my coffee table, is a clay-designed wine bottle from Del Dotto winery in Napa Valley. Last January I met my cousin and her husband from southern California in this lush location of rolling hills, lavish as much in the money spent there as in the acres upon acres of vineyards. Amidst these special surroundings we tasted superb wines and savored exquisite appetizers while catching up on our lives.
The wine bottle from Del Dotto was so unique that we both decided to save it as decor for our living rooms. To top it off, we both purchased a candleholder that fits into the wine bottle along with two candles that look like corks. We landed such treasures in Healdsburg, a charming town nestled in the heart of Sonoma Valley.
When I returned home I finished the wine, a delightful bouquet of aromas and flavors, and set the empty bottle down with its unique topper. Later I decided to place beneath it a painted tapa cloth made from bark in Rarotonga, a South Pacific Island that our family visited over a decade ago. It seemed only fitting to mix the cultures into an eclectic blend of recollections.
I plan to hold on to these reminders of joyful days, days of which I dream, days to savor and remember those who love me and whom I love.
Celebrating the Ordinary – Fifth Day
Well into the week of this writing exercise started by Marie, many of my fellow bloggers have noticed the S-factor, how we unintentionally sync our blog topics about the ordinary: bees, trees, flowers, moves, food, kittens and more. AnneMarie pointed this out in her recent post better than I ever could.
Today, at the risk of diverting "off-sync", I choose to feature my two sons enjoying imaginative play in the cockpit of a jet. How considerate of pilots and co-pilots to give little boys the opportunity to sit in the commander's seat. Maybe a pilot gave them this same opportunity when they were little, and inspired them to pursue their dream of aviator careers. All I know is, judging from the smiles on these boys' faces, they surely appreciated the opportunity to assume the role of captain of their airship.
This ordinary gesture of kindness became extraordinary to these two pre-teen adventurers. And it helps remind me, a newly anointed captain of my own ship, to find opportunities to spark the imaginations of the young people all around me.
Celebrating the Ordinary – Fourth Day
"The greatest meeting of land and water in the world."
Famed landscape artist Francis McComas hit the nail on the head in thus describing Point Lobos State Natural Reserve on the California coast, featured above.
Day 4 of this writing challenge instituted by Marie at Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer has dawned upon me. And with it a new idea for my "ordinary" to celebrate. This time it's Monterey and Carmel, California, special bays with special memories.
The first company for which I worked when I moved to California from the East Coast sent me (in place of my manager) to Carmel on a boondoggle. What an honor to be invited into the likes of such esteemed company! Quite pregnant with my second son, I still managed to run with the big dogs, literally, down Highway 1 and around Point Lobos. When I left this company for a better opportunity, my new employer would hold retreats at Asilomar and the wharf in Monterey. My taste for this area only grew the more I visited.
Later, during happier times, my husband and I would make trips down to this spot on the California coast. We rode our bikes around the coastline and dug our bare feet into the sand, exploring all the wonders of the bay. How could we not enjoy tidepools teeming with orange starfish, hermit crabs and sea anemones? We balanced ourselves on the rocks, snapping pictures like the one above and enjoying the sounds of surf and sea, the screeching of the gulls as they swooped, looking for prey.
We encountered many other explorers on those trips, including artists who, like Francis McComas quoted above, weren't shy about setting up a tripod easel and painting while the public watched. While I didn't paint on the scene, I did capture in acrylics a portrayal of the photo above. That's why it has paint spots on it. I just loved the blues and the fact that the gull was watching over everything, not so afraid of humans.
I don't want to be afraid of humans either.
I cowered in fear at the thought of leaving my family home. Yet somehow I mustered the courage to do it. Like the gull, I now look over the seascape of my life, searching for new possibilities, watching the ebbing and flow of the tide, ever mindful of the slippery rocks, the foam, the riptides. Ever watchful. And ever in awe.
And that's the ordinary in the aquatic and avian life of the Monterey Bay. I'm transforming it into the extraordinary today.
Celebrating the Ordinary – Third Day
"You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they're going." ― P. J. O'Rourke
It's Day 3 of Marie's challenge to celebrate the ordinary, to find the gems in everyday living.
For this exercise I'm continuing to go back through my archived photos, roaming down memory lane until I find an image that pops out at me as being ordinary, yet extraordinary.
Today I choose to feature the dozen red roses my oldest son Cliff gave me last May for Mother's Day.
Now this seems like a very ordinary gesture, almost a "Duh" kind of event. But let me tell you the backstory.
At 28, Cliff has not recognized this holiday for many, many years. At lunch every year he would tell me, "Happy Mother's Day," but that's only because he was reminded of the day by the church sermon that morning. Perhaps he had been jaded by other family members that Mother's Day is simply a Hallmark holiday and not worthy of celebration. Perhaps he just refused to admit any weakness that sentimentality would entail, as the above quote might suggest. Whatever the reason, he has not given me any cards or presents to acknowledge this day since his elementary school days when his teachers forced all the students to craft a homemade gift to honor their mothers.
Before Mother's Day this year, Cliff emailed me to ask if he could drop by my apartment at 1 pm on the holiday. Of course I said yes. When the doorbell rang at the appointed time, I expected to see his smiling face. What I didn't expect was his offering of a dozen red roses to mark the occasion. Being a part-time cashier, his budget is quite limited. So I beamed from ear to ear.
The flowers extended to me in a large plastic cup were a bit droopy when they arrived, because they had been sitting without water for a while.
But that didn't matter.
All that mattered was that my son who first opened my womb those 28 years before had been thoughtful enough to buy a gift for his mother. How ordinary is that? How extraordinary!


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Roundup: Boston slips past Orlando in OTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS | November 26,2012AP PHOTO
Detroits Brandon Knight (7) tries to drive past the New York Knicks Raymond Felton (2) and Tyson Chandler during the second half on Sunday in New York.ORLANDO, Fla. Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Paul Pierce added 23 points and Rajon Rondo was one rebound shy of a triple double with 15 points and 16 assists as the Boston Celtics outlasted the Orlando Magic 116-110 in overtime Sunday night.
The Celtics won their second straight and earned their sixth consecutive win over the Magic. They return home Wednesday for a pair of home games, beginning with Brooklyn on Wednesday.
J.J. Redick scored 21 and Jameer Nelson had 20 for the Magic, whose loss snapped a two-game win streak.
Orlando led by as many as seven in the fourth quarter, but had 19 turnovers. It was the seventh straight game the Magic have had at least 15 turnovers.
The Magic host San Antonio on Wednesday.
76ers 104, Suns 101
PHILADELPHIA Jrue Holiday had a career-high 33 points and 13 assists, leading the Philadelphia 76ers over the Phoenix Suns 104-101 on Sunday.
Evan Turner scored 16 points, Lavoy Allen had 11 and Thaddeus Young 10 for the Sixers, who snapped a two-game losing streak. The Sixers (8-6) havent dropped three in a row all season.
Michael Beasley led the Suns with 21 points while Marcin Gortat added 18.
Sebastian Telfair scored 12 points, Jermaine ONeal had 11 while Goran Dragic and Luis Scola had 10 each for the Suns (6-8), who had won two in a row.
It was the first stop of a six-game road trip for the Suns.
Knicks 121, Pistons 100
NEW YORK Toasted in Texas, the New York Knicks fixed things on their home floor.
Now its right back on the road or subway, for those so inclined for the first chance to claim city supremacy.
Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points in just 32 minutes, and the Knicks ended a two-game losing streak with a 121-100 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.
Steve Novak added a season-high 18 and JR Smith had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who started 8-1 and had the Eastern Conferences best record before a couple of defenseless performances in Texas spanning the Thanksgiving holiday. They were much better Sunday, improving to 5-0 at home.
We just kind of had a lapse those two games, I would like to think, and tonight was a lot better, Knicks coach Mike Woodson said.
New York takes the short trip to Brooklyn on Monday to face the Nets, a game that was supposed to be the season opener for both teams and the first matchup since the Nets moved from New Jersey before it was postponed because of Superstorm Sandy.
If we dont get up for this game, then I dont know what games well get up for, said Anthony, a Brooklyn native. Its an inner-city game, New York vs. Brooklyn. To me, going back home, going back to my borough, playing my first game back there is a very special moment for myself.
Brandon Knight scored 21 points and Charlie Villanueva had 17 for the Pistons, who have lost six straight games at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks have been a much-improved defensive team under Woodson but had a slipup at the end of their road trip, allowing 114 points in a loss at Dallas and then yielding 131 while getting blown out Friday in Houston.
It was just defense, Knicks forward Rasheed Wallace said. I think we were a little bit tired coming off that back to back. Being on the road so much for this past month, we were bound to run out of gas sooner or later. But good bounce back today, just played Knicks basketball and Knicks defense.
Spurs 111, Raptors 106
TORONTO Tony Parker called it was a game that could have gone either way. But with a perfect performance in the second overtime, Parker made sure his San Antonio Spurs came out on top.
Parker scored six of his 32 points in the second OT, Tim Duncan had 26 and the Spurs beat Toronto 111-106 Sunday, their fourth straight victory over the Raptors.
Duncan said no one was more vital to San Antonios win than Parker, who made all three shots he took in the second overtime and topped 30 points for the second straight game.
Hes our closer and he has been that way for the last couple of years, Duncan said. He steps up and makes big shots for us. Thats what we ask him to do and hes delivered for us.
Manu Ginobili scored 15 points, Danny Green had 13 and Boris Diaw 11 as the Spurs won their third straight and improved their NBA-best road record to 7-1.
DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 29 points, while rookie Jonas Valanciunas had 22. Kyle Lowry scored 20 points and Ed Davis had 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Raptors, who have lost their past three games by a combined seven points.
Nets 98, Blazers 85
NEW YORK Deron Williams had 15 points, 12 assists, four blocked shots and three steals, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 98-85 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.
Joe Johnson scored 21 points and Brook Lopez had 15 for Brooklyn, which has won five straight games at Barclays Center. The 6-1 beginning on the new home court is the Nets best start since the 2002-03 season when they won 18 of their first 19 at home.
Wesley Matthews scored 20 points and J.J. Hickson had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who were without LaMarcus Aldridge. The All-Star forward was out with a stiff back.
Rookie Damion Lillard added 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists. The Blazers selected Lillard with the first-round draft pick they acquired in the Gerald Wallace trade with the Nets last spring.
On the eve of their first game at the Barclays Center against the crosstown New York Knicks, Williams and the Nets struggled with their shot until the fourth quarter.
Jared Jeffries made two free throws for Portland to tie it at 74 with 8:32 left, but the Nets responded with a 9-0 run. C.J. Watson got it started with a 3-pointer and Johnson capped it off with a jumper that made it 83-74 with 6:08 to go.
Williams made a 3-pointer, then found Kris Humphries for a layup to extend the lead to 94-80 with 1:57 remaining.
Humphries had 14 points and 10 rebounds for New Jersey, which was supposed to host the Knicks on opening night but the game was postponed due to Superstorm Sandy. Andray Blatche scored 13 and fellow reserve Reggie Evans had 14 boards.
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Last DayFriday, July 27th, 2012
Today was the last day of school. The kids are now on vacation, but only for about three weeks, and then school will resume August 21st. Titagya's vacations are generally a week shorter than the other public primary school vacations, in order to make sure that the students don't forget all that they have learned! The new school year starts when they come back, which means some of the older students won't be returning (instead moving on to primary school), some of the younger kids will be moving up to the older classrooms, and there will be new students as well.
Since today was the last day and all, there weren't any lessons taught. Instead, the kids got to hang out in their classrooms, eating and playing with one another. They brought fantastic meals, too! Usually the students come to school with a simple lunch of rice or beans or some combination of the two, but today they came with larger-than-usual, extra special local main dishes, biscuits (cookies), juices, sodas, and candy. It's also tradition for students to bring a little something for the teachers on the last day of school, so each student brought a bar of soap or some matches for the teachers, as small tokens of thanks and appreciation!
As for me, I still can't believe school is over, and that I won't be seeing all of my students every day anymore. I'm going to miss them so much! I should be leaving Dalun around Monday or so to head back to Accra, where I will be spending some time with Helen Farley '14 who is also on a CPGC internship in Ghana's capital. We will hopefully be exploring Accra and taking some trips to other places around the coast, and then soon enough I will be heading back home to the US! It's been such an incredible journey already.
When I have more time (and a better internet connection), I'll upload some pictures of Dalun and the school, so you can see exactly where I've been living and what I've been doing for the past two months!


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Gallinari has to play a lot tonight...seeing Harrington take over the offense with his wild misses is really not a great site. Gallinari takes high IQ shots...acurracte shots...and he can actually shoot.
Gallinari is a better mid range shooter than long range...I have NO idea why D'Antoni is just using him as a spot up guy.


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Philadelphia Phillies (32-19) at New York Mets (23-27)
Cole Hamels (6-2, 3.06 ERA) vs. Mike Pelfrey (3-4, 5.37 ERA)
Time: 7:10 pm, Citi Field
Weather: Sunny, 77
Twitter: Phillies Nation
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND from PHILLIES NATION!
Rollins SS, Utley 2B, Polanco 3B, Howard 1B, Ibanez LF, Ruiz C, Brown RF, Mayberry CF, Hamels P
Your Gameday Beer – Corona Light
We'll be enjoy Corona Light's all weekend long on the beach and we soak up the rays and wait for the Phillies game to start. That's livin' right there. Corona light is surprisingly smooth and won't fill you up. Most beer advocates look down upon Corona, but I'm of the many that believe it's a great beer. I'd much rather drink it than Miller or Bud – but that's just me. Enjoy the weekend! – By Pat
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no post game write up for friday's game? along with the corner header fonts phils nation is slacking
The site has serious issues. Been over it 100 times though.
Why is it so busy? Why this red on the sides?
Whats happening on the bottom? I refuse to look because I know its why it takes it 2 minutes to load
But I come here to express my thoughts
Instead of waterboarding they should torture people by making them listen to a game with Mike Emerick doing play by play and Tim McCarver doing commentary
Id choose waterboarding over that in a second.
And they both have ruined a sport for a long time. you watch the Stanley cup or a WS game from 10 years ago and there are these 2 worthless turds.
OK I am gearing up for Mccarver time.
Emerick is such that I just dont watch a hockey game he is doing unless its a Flyers playoff game and then its a responsibility.
If it just went back to the simpleness of how it used to be would be a major upgrade.
At least I started Reyes tonight 🙂
Joe Buck is backhandedly laying compliments on thick for the Philies to jinx them. He's a Cardinals fan. It's really annoying.
Mutts don't need David Wright anymore, with Turner.
Happy Memorial day weekend everyone. To all who served, thank you.
My father fought in the "battle of the bulge" in the ardennes in WWII. He's no longer with us, but my hero nonetheless.
Okay. just wanted to throw that in there real quick, back to baseball. Go Phils!
If the Phils were 4 games under .500 like the muts, CBP would still be filled. It's not like they are 20 games out.
when I think Joe buck I think Midnight cowboy
How many guys set thier career hit mark vs the phillies
like turner did last night
My buddy who is the Mets fan
Drafted Pujos #1 overall in fantasy
And I made a fun prop bet for only 50 bucks that Reyes would score more runs this year than Pujos
Thus far I am winning
People thought I was insane for making the bet. But I am happy with jose so far
whats with the steals today?
trying to mess up Ruizs 7 career WAR?
Chooch got Turner, ump missed it. But the steals are all on Cole.
Please Jose dont put in effort
you get hurt when you try
I forgot that the guy in Midnight Cowboy was named Joe Buck.
I've forgotten a lot of things, it's not Alzheimer's, it's Jim Ignatowski syndrome.
Between Polanco and Utley the lineup stresses pitchers out alot more
Buck and McCarver are just so into each other
At least McCarver understnads the importance of catching!
He hasnt really done this before
OK Tim tell the catchers they cant block the plate
I wish Howard worked counts and was a tough out
They will move Posey to 1b or LF
Weakening the NL
Which helps the phils
Raul with his 3rd road RBI this year!
Trade offer..
Rollins and Howard for Reyes and Wright….
I hate Reyes but on the phillies he would have 150 runs…AWESOME BABY
Howie is a wasted turd.
I once worked in a store. The guy that sold us the gourmet cheese used to push all kinds of stuff we couldn't sell. I used to ask him
"Will it keep?"
He always said yes, and I always said
"Keep it"
Jose Reyes!!!! Never ugggghh!!!—- Now if you want to talk Turner or Beltran.
When I umpire for little kids I don't allow catchers to block the plate, and feet first slides from the runners only. I go over it with the coaches before each game, they hate me, I don't care.
Posey didn't even start off as catcher I don't think, it's not his natural position.
McCarver recognizes Carlos value, I hope others will finally really look at him.
Dom Brown swung at two balls outside the zone, he will learn.
Utley looks fine, fielding, running, and sliding. And he just works pitchers to death, we really missed that.
Tim Mcarver should shut his mouth. Posey had the entire plate blocked. If you slide your out. Shut up old man. YOu were horrible and I hope these guys would run over you..
LOL @ Jeff
Maybe the Mets closer will beat him up
Why is Fox so obsessed with ballpark food?
I am not a Howard guy
Id prefer a higher avg and more walks from my 1b
But hes ours to keep
movable and untradable
So I just enjoy him
I believe hes under.230 avg for his career 7th inning and later
And it seems that any game the Phiillies are up by 10 or down by 10 he homers.
Or was that ESPN? Some station kept showing the cheesesteaks cooking, and now they're showing the burgers and shakes
The Fox coverage makes me really appreciate Wheels and Sarge
Who make me laugh every night by being goodballs
and arent all full of themselves
I am not for any individual guy, I'm a team guy, a Phillies fan. So when I defend individuals it's not some ridiculous, crazed, love affair some fans get.
Howard homered in the bottom of the tenth three games ago.
The have stock footage of the cheesesteaks
they use it for every eagles game the same footage
I am fine with Howard
Untill we play 9 playoff games he has no RBI
Then I cry like a baby
If this was 1927 and a Yankees blog I would be pointing out Ruth and Gehrigs flaws
And Jeff would be calling them fat worthless turds LOL
Mccarver just valled a Mets coach
effervesent ( sp?)
Come shoot me
Gotta love our jeff !
@Pat re cleaning up the site: You know, I'm the Sharepoint administrator where I work, and we were having similar problems with our Intranet home page — 45 seconds to load. I solved it: made a blank home page and added each control back onto the page one at a time, testing in between, waiting for something to break. It turned out that the source of the problem was debris from a consultant's early attempt at creating our Intranet. When I finished adding back everything we actually wanted on the page, there were no more delays.
Tracey Just in case he missed that, please send him a private message.
Good point. (type, type, type) Done.
Jimmys been picking lately
he may still be the #1 SS going
The Twins guy wont get the no hitter
I really don't like this ball park.
Jimmy's still got it. I say extend him. Don't give him a chance to go back out west.
Good call Andrew- Think he gets the One hitter?
I thnk he will get the L
The twins stink
I think jimmy gets over paid somewhere unfortunately and we cant really do it
Reds came back and tied the braves!
its very hard to win with 3 hits
my mets friend calls it shiti field
He even liked the dump shea more
i hate this stadium too
i thought that was a hit
I wonder if they go with the grandfather beater in the 9th
he got rocked yesterday
Fireworks at the blue crabs game tonight
always scares my dog
Should have been a hit, your friends will tell you it's bad BAPIP. I think it's bad luck, but we can call it anything they want. Rollins nice job.
Where are the METS Trolls??!!!! Come on guys, you're actually winning, better hurry before you're not anymore.
Aw, too late trolls
tim McMoron calls it a great move when the guy comes in to get Pelfrey causes its a leftie to face a lefty and stop the running game
So Jimmy promptly steals second and Utley gets him home
thanks again Tim
WOO HOO! I've said it before and I'll say it again: Phillies often do their best work with 2 outs.
Oh man
I really fogot how good Utley is
He also said that Jimmy was waiting for a ball in the dirt to run on. While he could anticipate a ball on a 2-0 count, it's not neck. a ball in the dirt. Jimmy was off long before he knew where the ball would end up.
Since the Howard guys arent around tonight
Ill just sneak this in
Id rather have just about any other hitter up now.
But I am crossing the fingers and hoping
How many loogys can one manager use in one inning?
LOL- Was i hearing things? He said it.
Tim McC is a boob… He likes to hear himself talk. It would make sense to use a lefty against Utley and most lefties are running game killers but that guy had a really long delivery. Don't say something unless you know a little bit about what you're saying; do your homework.
Utley was really running well.
@Andrew: Hey, I'm a Howard fan. But yeah, I'm a little nervous about this…
Sneaky Andrew.
Chase is the true definition of "professional hitter" specifically his approach
Are Blue Claw games fun, I went by the stadium a couple weeks ago, couldn't really see in.
YES!!!! Big Brown DELIVERS!!!
you are ALL WELCOMED
Haha… Andrew- I'm chairman of the Howard cheer club but I'll let that comment slide bc we are about to do it again… Twist the dagger a little deeper.
the Mets seem to look to lose
Polar opposite of our team
and there is no stat to measure that but team wins and loses
Blue crab games are fun. The stadium is nice
If it was a Phillies affiliate Id be going to alot of games
They arent an affiliate of any team though are independant league team
Shea Hillebrand played thegame i went to 2 years ago
Butch Hobson of the red sox is the manager
Conteras better look out if theres a bench clearer
K Fraud likes to beat up old guys
I rememeber Butch Hobson
Sneaky Andrew!
I give Joe Buck credit too, backhanded compliments will kill you.
Could things get any worse for Mets fans? Seriously… You get 7+ innings out of Pelfrey and blow it. The owner calls his team terrible and says they're bleeding money, their ace and star 3B are on the shelf, their best player right now (Reyes) is probably gone after this year and they really don't have anything to look forward to.
I think Utley is moving better than last year
by alot
I dont think I could follow a team like the Mets.
They are that bad.
Guess Im fair weather
They are easily the worst organization in sports
57 year old pitcher made Beltran look foolish.
Utley is really moving well, hope no repercussions.
I love this team too,
The Muts were flirting with .500 last week.
Terry Collins uses too many pitchers
Reyes is gonna be gone in a month or so
My friend (co author on my blog- Baseball Junkies) is a die hard Mets fan. I can't even talk trash because it's just rubbing it in at this point. He even says that he likes the Phillies players better.
Seriously- I can't stand Ken Rosenthal. He's such a pipsqueak.
yeah, teasing Mets fans is like kicking a puppy.
Nice to see the new kids starting to perform.
I just emailed my Mets friend
I told him I am ashamed and embarrassed for him.
Cant really even have fun picking on them anymore. Its that bad
Its sad
That is the only time you will/should ever see Wilson Valdez and Babe Ruth in the same sentence… Ever.
@ chuck P
My Mets friend roots for us too now
especially when he got Pedro
He even got a pedro Phillies Jersey
Brown is playing every day from no won out
Just how it is
He has too
OK. let's get 3 quick
Chuck I think most of their fans realize they are in a downward cycle that is going to last another 2 or 3 seasons. I work with several in South Jersey and they are down on the team but they have faith in their new front office , JP Riccardi and Sandy Alderson. I actually think they will bottom out next year and start to get better again by 2014. Yes some are obnoxious but the guys I work with are decent loyal fans. Wouldnt surprise me at all if they finish last this year and next though. They are a bad team.
My buddy doesn't root for the Phils but he appreciates Utley, Howard, Ruiz and Halladay.
Nice insurance run… Bottom of the 9th, ladies and gents.
Pedro Andrew?
I feel very comfortable with Mayberry and Brown in the lineup. When Vic gets back it's not going to be an easy decision, but Martinez has to be returned, or Gload DL'd
Yes remember in 2009 pedro martiznez pitched for the phils
Blacked out in Vermont and on MLB extra innings so I am listening on my wife's I phone. Dom seems to be doing well today. Is it my imagination or did the phillies score all there runs with two outs. Nice to see Ryan drive in some runs and Chase seems to be getting into the swing of things, RBIs in consecetive games. Nice to see Cole on line for the win if Ryan can hold on
I couldnt take Mccarver if he did every phillies game
How do these guys get careers
How can he pollute this great game for so long
The phils got their groove back I thnk
Maybe this team should be favored to win the WS
I actually am a little worried of Lidge coming back and messing thigs up
I hope Brown sticks as an every day player… I have said this before- if we keep him on the big league club (which we should), he HAS to play every day… PERIOD… even if/when he struggles. Give him the reigns. Platoon Ibanez and Mayberry/Benny Fresh.
When Shane comes back, who is the odd man out?
I know Pedro… But why? I'm curious why a Mets fan would fall on love Pedro, the Phillie.
That was one of the coolest signings… Just to say we had him.
Chuck P- IMO- Martinez has to be sent back , or Gload DL'd-
Phils will definitely be favored to get to the WS . Once you are there its a bit of a gamble. With this pitching, anything shy of a World Series appearance will be a disappointment though. Just hope everyone is healthy down the stretch. Last year the Giants shocked the world. If the Phils dont get to the Series this year, its gonna be bittersweet I'll tell you
Great comeback. Hamels shaky early but came on at the end.
Andrew, For a couple of years McCarver was one of our everyday guys. HK , Musser, Whitey, McCarver i think.
Brown is playing every day
Charlie likes to win and he helps them win on many levels
Mayberry and fransisco will lose ABs
Hopefully mini mart is sent back to washington
Id personaly like to see LF mayberry CF Shane RF Brown
thats my favorite OF and it is an awesome defensive OF
Phils have a unique opportunity to platoon Raul and Mayberry in left. Don't think the old man likes it though.
Pedro was his favorite met
McCarver wasnt a pompous ass in the early 80s though
The Posey injury to me puts the Giants out of the Playoffs
And they posed (pu intended) the bigget threat to the Phillies
Not that you are glad hes hurt. But it helps the phils to Play colorado instead of the Giants in the playoffs with Posey. The Giants will get Reyes too
I don't think they're gonna send Mini-Mart back… Doubt they'll DL Gload… He's been a solid PH this year. Plus, I think he's your backup 1B.
I say we go with 11 pitchers and dump KK… Forever. The rational thing to do would be to drop one of Ben Fran or Mayberry but we all like Mayberry and Benny has made himself a fixture (even though he's been less than stellar this year).
The old man will go with Ibanez Shane and Brown
Thats just what he does
Fransisco could get moved if a team needs a 4th outfielder
You wouldnt get anything of value back though
I actually liked McCarver when he first started, lots of self depricating humor, gone now.
He does what he does.
Dela Rosa injury for Rox is bad. But I'm not sure the west is a problem.
Cardinals and Marlins look to be toughest right now. I'm going to watch the Marlins now if you'r hanging out.
@OCP- You could be right.
Phils now have the best record on MLB.
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They also have the best record "in' MLB- i can't type.
Braves Reds still 6-6, but can't watch it, I hope Fox never goes to Saturday night again.
Fox ruins the baseball package
we pay for it let us watch what we want
The site could have a simple easy forum. There are like 10 for horse racing that are easy to use. With a spell check etc etc
I will turn on Marlins Dodgers. I enjoy Vin scully
And at some point he wont be doing games anymore dudes like 90
Crap only get marlins announcers
and they stink
Marlins up by 2 before the Dodgers even bat.
And Braves Reds go to the tenth and it's blacked out, stinkin FOX
Gregg Dobbs just made a Brooks Robinson type catch
ok there it is
i missed it
Vin is on
fla already up 2
Babe Dobbs
I am waiting for Bruntlett to show up on some roster and hit .350
I do wish Vin had someone else in the booth to ask him stuff
but this is old school
Dodger stadium not very full, they led the leagues in attendance for 20 some years, 3 mill every year. Sad
Dont they get there in the 3rd and leave in the 7th give them time
I like Vin, but I get that monotone feel without a partner.
Vin doesn't call it a swinging bunt, I like that.
The Marlins are better on the road
If people attended games in fla theyd be even better
Brain sanches was with the phillies and i dont even remember
Just called my stupid mutts fan brother, and told him I predict the Mets will win the NL east, and that I'll fart and a volkswagon will pop out of my a$$.
The place is empty
Gonna do some stuff but ill have the game on and check in if anything interesting happens
Vin understands the value of foul balls and walks too!
Yeah, He was here a couple of seasons, didn't pitch much maybe 10-20 appearances
The Mets dont even compete
Those years when theyd blow the big leads to the phils
Id watch thier games and laugh you could see they didnt care
Used to listen to the mets post game sometimes on line to laugh
Steve Somers called him Beltout.
And one night he just said Delgado put in no effort none
Just fall forward and you make the play.
So I called delgado fall forward
If you amass the most talented jerks in the league I definately believe a less talented team with chemistry beats them easy
I mean if you want to learn everything about a player
listen to Vin Scully
the marlins should lose this with their starter limited to 50 pictches
New thread up.
There is a reason Bonds never won a title
Van Slyke told a story about the Sid Bream play
Van slyke told barry to move in a little so he could get Bream at the plate
And Barry flipped off Van slyke
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|The order of the task areas matches that of the intake process. Catwalks crisscross the intake center, leaving the entire area open to gun coverage from above. Eighteen interview rooms (left) are without ceilings, fusing security with confidentiality.
In contrast with its more storied history, the famous 143-year-old Joliet Correctional Center's most recent role was limited to that of a reception center, processing and holding new inmates before transport to their final site of incarceration. Joliet's annex was not designed to handle the high traffic of an intake and diagnostics operation, but it was the busiest of Illinois' three reception sites, processing 22,000 inmates per year.
The aged facility also was costly to run and a prime target in a time of budget cuts. Earlier this year, the Illinois Department of Corrections announced it was closing Joliet. Six miles away, on the grounds of the Stateville Correctional Center, a new 425,000-square-foot intake and discharge center was taking shape, replacing legend and lore with logical design.
Among its many superior architectural features, the $70 million Stateville Reception and Classification Center includes a below-ground service level spanning the length of its three-tiered, 1,800-bed housing structure. Minimum-security inmates working underground will deliver food and laundry by cart to 12 unmanned elevators.
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From there, officers will route the carts through the galleries. The short-term inmates in these galleries will never come in contact with the long-term inmates serving them. The inmate laborers, who also will provide services for the existing Stateville Correctional Center, are housed in two, 200-bed dormitories set apart from the main reception complex.
The classification of up to 500 inmates per day will take place in a well-ordered, 38,000-square-foot intake facility where holding, interview, and medical exam areas are open to gun coverage from above. "When new inmates come into an intake operation like this for the first time, it's a very emotionally charged process. They realize that this is it," says Ron Budzinski, principal-in-charge for Phillips Swager Associates (PSA). "That can ignite fear, so making sure the people in that process and the staff working with them feel safe was important to the DOC."
The areas traveled by inmates have no ceilings, keeping them within view of a secure catwalk that crisscrosses the interior of the intake garage. "The DOC wanted to make sure that, since this is the front door of corrections, new inmates understand as quickly as possible that it is the officers who are in control and it's not the inmates who are in control," Budzinski says. "Consequently, the department wanted to have gun coverage in the intake process."
This setup is a significant improvement over Joliet, where the proximity of inmates to officers limited their weapons options to chemical agents. Indeed, each step in the reception and classification process reflects an improvement or innovation.
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Jerry Springborn became superintendent of the Joliet Reception Center in 1987. Not long thereafter, DOC officials began discussing the need for a facility designed specifically for intake and diagnostics. When PSA came on board in 1998, DOC officials and planners asked architects to walk the intake processing path at the Joliet annex themselves.
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General Contractor: William A. Randolph Inc.
Security System Consultant: Phillips Swager Associates
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Food Service Consultant: Vorndran and Associates
Food Service Equipment: G.V. Aikman Co.
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Springborn was able to show designers a process that verged on the chaotic. Because the space was cramped, a group of inmates in one phase of the diagnostic process would often cross traffic with another group in a different phase. Who had been photographed, and who had not? "It was very confusing and difficult for staff to manage and move inmates through the process," he says. "We wanted to avoid contaminating one population with another."
DOC officials requested a design with just one controlled, continuous path of movement. "We looked at not only the tasks they had to perform, but also the order in which they were accomplished," says Springborn, who is now an assistant warden at the older Stateville prison.
After incoming inmates arrive at the intake sallyport, the first order of business is a simple frisk search before securing the inmates in holding pens. From here, they are selectively drawn from the controlled area. The intake center's floorplan dictates the flow of prisoners through the inventory of their property, strip search, clothing issuance, and shower before entering the diagnostic area for a battery of interviews and medical tests, including dental and chest X-rays.
Budzinski likens the reception and discharge facilities to the inbound and outbound traffic of an airport. "That's why there are two garages," he says of PSA's response to the DOC's needs. "In tracking which prisoners are coming and which are going-and not getting the two mixed up-there's a distinct separation between inbound and outbound."
Another asset to the project was DOC Associate Director George Tatella, an advocate for automation technology that establishes an electronic system for inmate records. DOC staff will input first-day diagnostic screening into the Automated Reception Program (ARP), which will continue to receive additional information throughout the inmates' sentence. In April, the counselor program was incorporated into the ARP, and the remainder of departments conducting interviews at the center are expected to be included by the fall. The electronic system also will be integrated with the department's existing Offender Tracking System.
"If an inmate comes back into our system as a parole violator or with a new sentence, we'll be able to retrieve previously obtained information and use that in our diagnostic process," Springborn says. "We've developed the system to allow subsequent interviewers-whether it be the psychologist, the substance abuse counselor, or someone from immigration-to be able to build upon and determine if the information from the other interviewers is correct."
Eighteen separate interview rooms ensure confidentiality. "A lot of the information they gather from the individuals is sensitive, so the inmate needs to feel secure," says Budzinski. "They can't think that what they reveal is going to be overheard, whether it be their problems or their gang affiliations."
As well as providing substance abuse counseling and psychological evaluations, Stateville's confidential interview rooms and exhaustive classification procedures promise to play a key role in the statewide effort to eliminate gang influence over prison operations such as visitation scheduling, work assignments, and recreation times.
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|The 1,800-bed housing complex for prisoners undergoing classification (left) is connected to the processing center by an enclosed corridor and to the kitchen and laundry facilities by an underground ramp. Two 200-bed housing units for minimum-security inmate laborers are set apart from the complex (right).
Even before plans for the new reception center were sprung, Stateville already had an established place in the history of prison design. Opened in 1925, its original buildings are often cited as an outstanding example of the panopticon-circular galleries designed around an interior surveillance tower, a configuration first envisioned by utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Benthem in 1791.
The existing site seemed advantageous in every way as builders prepared to break ground. Stateville's 2,264-acre parcel yielded ample space, and offered the benefit of existing guard towers for added coverage. It was only six miles from Joliet and could easily accommodate offenders from Cook County, which produces the majority of Illinois' inmates. In addition, William A. Randolf Inc., the general contractor, came with previous prison-building experience.
Workers began excavating in the spring of 2000 to create the underground ramp that would service the sub-level. But it wasn't long before they realized the site was less than ideal, according to Kevin Kruckeberg, Randolf's project manager. Hidden beneath the site were large amounts of field tile put in place more than 100 years ago for farmland drainage. "They call it 'unforeseen varied conditions,'" says Kruckeberg. "Nobody knew they were there. We dug a giant hole for the service tunnel and it interrupted the buried tile."
The broken drainage system drove millions of gallons of water into the hole during the rainiest spring and summer in Illinois history; one inch of rain became ten feet of water. De-watering suddenly became the focus of the project, with as many as seven six-inch diesel pumps running at one time.
Work never ceased. Kruckeberg's team responded to the setback by creating temporary sewers and rerouting the old drains. His team changed the sequence of construction, starting with the minimum-security housing units first rather than last because their foundations weren't as deep. Headaches lingered through the winter, however. Water in the hole froze. Tents were required to provide heat as builder's worked on the sub-level. Concrete couldn't be poured because the ground was frozen, too.
Fortunately, the project delays of 2000 did not repeat themselves the next year. The winter of 2001-2002 was one of the mildest on record, allowing Kruckeberg's team to begin finishes on the minimum-security housing units earlier than expected. A six-month setback was narrowed to four, although to Kruckeberg, this is no consolation. "It's hard to say you made it up, because it's still behind," he laments.
Uncertainty lingers even as builders near completion. As in many states, the frigid Illinois budget climate have left corrections budgets up in the air, threatening to delay the opening of the Stateville Reception & Classification Center.
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|Minimum-security inmates serve the processed prisoners from a sub-level, providing food and laundry to people they will never see. Carts are ferried to the galleries above by 12 unmanned elevators.
Neither unexpected site conditions nor budgetary constraints can diminish the importance of this novel facility-one that is sure to influence future inmate reception centers. "The configuration is geared to accommodate the staging areas and the service level," says PSA's Gerry Guerrero of the 900-cell reception housing complex, where inmates undergoing classification or release procedures will stay from between seven to 21 days.
The intake and discharge center and their sallyports are part of the same structure and completely confine inmate movement within the interior, from arrival to departure. Kitchen and laundry facilities are connected to the service ramp that takes workers to the sub-level. "It is almost all under one roof," says Guerrero, who served as project manager/architect. "Other than the minimum-security units, it's all connected." For the main facility, PBM Concrete Inc. installed 2,202 pieces of precast concrete, 480 of which were five-sided cell modules used to create the 24 housing galleries.
Kruckeberg says a primary construction challenge was monitoring the varying tolerances of the precast cells and the rest of the structure. "We had to make sure everything was set level and plumb and within tolerance," Kruckeberg says. "If one part of the building registered on the plus side, we had to make sure the next unit compensated with a minus so the error was not compounded by following the same measurement."
"There are enough galleries to give the DOC options and to segregate inmates as needed," says Guerrero. In addition, the control rooms are located between every two galleries, allowing one officer to supervise 160 inmates at once. Each gallery is comprised of 42 cells on three tiers that share an exercise yard, except in the administrative segregation unit, where troublesome inmates exercise alone in four smaller, solitary yards. All inmates will remain under 23-hour-per-day lockdown during their stay.
The gallery housing inmates with mental health problems is located next to the medical wing, which includes four two-bed infirmaries, eight psychiatric cells, and two negative-pressure isolation cells. Eight testing areas also are interspersed throughout the galleries to allow counselors, psychologists, or intelligence personnel to follow-up on issues raised in intake interviews or medical exams.
The central spine of the facility is a 700-foot corridor running from the reception center to the far end of the galleries. All the core components are located off the spine, Guerrero says. Measuring 15 feet wide, the corridor allows inmate movement in both directions, with an additional secure walkway for officers.
The gallery arrangement, with its straight rows of cells, also benefits officers who must deliver food carts to inmates. The 12 unmanned elevators are positioned in staging areas that also include trash and linen chutes to the sub-level, further allowing the separation of inmate laborers and the prisoners they serve.
The Stateville Reception & Classification Center's mission is part of a larger effort on the part of the Illinois DOC to create a new generation of safer, more efficient prisons. Substantial savings are expected. For example, housing inmate laborers at Stateville will likely cost close to the Illinois state average of $19,500 per inmate per year, compared to $30,324 at Joliet.
Opening is scheduled for October, but facility closures and the potential layoff of 2,000 correctional workers statewide has protracted the Illinois budget crisis. Although Joliet's fate is sealed, other closures have spurred ongoing battles. Renewed union contract negotiations with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees remain a possibility, which could result in prisoners arriving at Stateville with nowhere to send them.
"In tough economic times, tough decisions must be made," said DOC Director Donald N. Snyder Jr., who believes Stateville is still likely to open on time. "But we will never jeopardize the safety and security of our prison system while making those decisions. We are trying to deal with a modern inmate population with a relic from the 1850s."
"The modern inmate is much more violent, associated with a multitude of sociological problems," said Snyder, citing design as a crucial element to improved security and supervision. "By having this state-of-the-art classification center, we'll be able to do a better job of bringing inmates into the prison setting under greater control and with a more comprehensive understanding of who they are and what we need to do to rehabilitate and supervise them."
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|Not a significant source of saturated fat, cholesterol, dietary fiber, vitamin C, calcium and iron.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
You get that `earthy' aroma in a 6-oz. cup using 2 spoonfuls, for my taste,only not quite as powerful as the best ginseng I'v ever had- I've been drinking ginseng tea since 1972, this is very good quality extract. It earns the five stars because the good price well outweighs it's lighter consistency.


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The Icky Mouse Club
October 4, 2012 —
I know, I know...they come callin' every year when the leaves begin to turn and there's frost on the pumpkin. Mice. With apologies to Santa, autumn is (IMHO) "the most wonderful time of the year" and I spent the last week attending events throughout the Upper Delaware Valley, basking in the explosion of fall foliage that helps define life in the Catskills and the incredible bounty that Mother Nature provides.
Since I'm still unpacking (nesting comes next), I decided to schlep a box in from the barn before heading out to the Chapin Lake Club (www.chapinestate.com) and the fundraising dinner benefiting the Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless (email@example.com). "Wonder what's inside?," I whispered to the dog as she sniffed the cardboard and wagged in anticipation, hoping to unearth some of her still missing toys. "Surprise!" I cried and opened the flaps.
The first surprise was an alarmed mouse running up my arm, onto my shoulder and leaping to the floor. Shrieking (in typical manly fashion), I jumped up just in time to observe what appeared to be a living fountain of mice pouring out of the box, spilling onto the floor and scurrying (as only mice can do) under the fridge, under the couch and yes (oh, the horror!) under the bed, as Dharma raced to and fro, thrilled to have playmates in the house. Heart pounding (hey, there were at least a dozen) and clock ticking, I considered my options. I was determined to meet my commitment and attend the "silent auction and simple meal in a handcrafted bowl" that the fundraiser promised, which had been dubbed "Under the Harvest Moon" and was planned in conjunction with the Empty Bowl Project (www.emptybowls.net).
My Internet research had revealed that "Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger and was created by the Imagine Render Group." The basic premise is simple: potters, craftspeople, educators and others work with the community to create handcrafted bowls. Guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to an organization working to end hunger and food insecurity.


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