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July 23, 2010
JAMARIUS FERGUSON, PLAINTIFF,v.ALBERT DAWSON, ET AL.
Judge HAYNES
Plaintiff, Jamarius Ferguson, filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants: Albert Dawson, DCS Woodland Hills Youth Development Center Superintendent ("Woodland Hills Center"), and Anthony Hamilton, Children's Services Officer. Plaintiff has also named "John Doe" Defendants who are unknown employees at the Woodland Hills Center. Plaintiff asserts claims under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments for Defendants' failures to protect him from unsafe environment that subjected him to the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment and for Defendants' deliberate indifference to Plaintiff's serious medical needs. Plaintiff also asserts that Defendant Dawson failed to train properly employees at the Woodland Hills Center in protecting detainees from being attacked. Plaintiff's claims arise out of an attack on him on or about May 20, 2006, while he was in DCS custody at the Woodland Hills Center.
Before the Court is a motion to dismiss (Docket Entry No. 27), contending that Plaintiffs' claims are barred by the statute of limitations, Defendants may not be sued in their official capacities, and that Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity.
In response (Docket Entry No. 32), Plaintiff asserts that the Complaint was filed within the statute of limitations period, Plaintiff has pled sufficient facts to establish constitutional violations and Defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity.
Plaintiff filed his initial complaint involving the incident in question on May 18, 2007. Ferguson v. Governor Phil Bredesen, et al., No. 3:07-0545, (Docket Entry No. 1). Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal, and on May 2, 2008, the Court entered an order dismissing the action without prejudice. Id., Docket Entry No. 31.
On May 1, 2009, Plaintiff's mother, Jamille Ferguson, filed the current action pro se against Phil Bredesen, Governor; Viola Miller, Commissioner of the Department of Children's Services ("DCS"); Steve Hornsby, DCS Deputy Commissioner; Ted Martinez, DCS Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice; Albert Dawson, DCS Woodland Hills Youth Development Center Superintendent; and "John Doe" Defendants who are unknown employees at the Woodland Hills Center. Ferguson v. Governor Phil Bredesen, et al., No. 3:09-0618, (Docket Entry No. 1). Jamille Ferguson listed Jamarius Ferguson as her disabled son on the style of the Complaint and signed the Complaint for Jamarius, indicating that she had power of attorney to act on his behalf. Along with the Complaint, Jamille Ferguson also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis and a motion to appoint counsel.
On June 8, 2009, the Court ordered Jamille Ferguson to provide where she and Jamarius physically resided, Jamarius's age, the nature and duration of Jamarius's disability, the source of Jamarius's financial support, and why Jamarius's disability prevented him from submitting an application to proceed in forma pauperis on his own behalf. (Docket Entry No. 5). The Court advised that Jamarius was free to submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis and sign the complaint and represent himself, if he was not a minor and his disability permitted.
On June 22, 2009, Jamille Ferguson filed a response, stating that Jamarius was currently incarcerated; was 21 years old; that he was "disabled due to bipolar and schizophrenia, ADHD and learning disability." (Docket Entry No. 8). Jamille Ferguson also stated that Jamarius's disability prevented him from submitting an application to proceed in forma pauperis because due to his disabilities he is not always able to read and write and comprehend. Jamille Ferguson further stated that she was advised by the Pro Se Staff Attorney at the Federal Court Building to sign the documents for Jamarius in the manner performed. Id. Jamille Ferguson also stated that she was not attempting to represent Jamarius but was proceeding as a plaintiff herself. The Court granted Plaintiffs' application to proceed in forma pauperis on July 6, 2009. (Docket Entry No. 10).
On August 3, 2009, the Court conducted a frivolity hearing. At the hearing the Court dismissed without prejudice the Complaint as to Defendants Bredesen, Miller, Hornsby, and Martinez. (Docket Entry No. 15). The Court also granted the motion to appoint counsel. (Docket Entry No. 16). Thereafter, an Amended Complaint was filed on September 25, 2009. (Docket Entry No. 19).
Plaintiff was in the custody of the State of Tennessee Department of Children Services at the Woodland Hills Center in May of 2006. (Docket Entry No. 19, Amended Complaint at ¶ 7). While at the Woodland Hills Center, a group of detainees had formed a gang and freely roamed the detention center trying to recruit new members and would attack any detainees that were unwilling to join their gang. Id. at ¶¶ 8-9. Plaintiff was approached by gang member detainees on several occasions and was encouraged to join a gang. Id. at ¶ 10. Plaintiff refused on each occasion and was harassed by these gang member detainees for his refusal. Id.
On or about May 20, 2006, while lying in his bed, Plaintiff was approached by gang member detainees and three of them began to beat him. Id. at ¶ 11. Plaintiff fell to the floor where he was beaten, kicked and stomped. Plaintiff blacked out several times and was unable to defend himself against the detainees. During the beating, other detainees congregated outside of Plaintiff's door laughing, yelling and beating on the door. During this disruption, no Woodland Hills Center staff member, including Defendant Hamilton, responded to Plaintiff or to the other detainees congregated at the door. Id.
Hamilton was the guard on duty in Plaintiff's "pod" during the time of the beating, and despite the commotion, Hamilton did not come to the aid of Plaintiff. Id. at ¶ 12. Following the beating, Hamilton entered Plaintiff's room, turned off the lights and closed Plaintiff's door for the night without seeking any emergency medical treatment for Plaintiff. Id. at ¶ 13. Plaintiff awoke the next morning in severe pain. Id. at ¶ 14. After being examined by the Woodland Hills Center's nursing personnel, Plaintiff was transported to General Hospital where he received treatment for his injuries, close to twenty-four hours following the attack. Id. at ¶¶ 14-15.
Plaintiff alleges that at the time of the attack the detainees should have been on lock down and properly monitored. Id. at ¶ 11. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants knew or should have known of the ongoing harassment by the gang member detainees and steps should have been taken to protect Plaintiff. Id. at ¶ 10. Plaintiff alleges that his injuries are a result of Defendants' deliberate indifference to his personal safety and their failure to protect him. Id. at ¶ 15. According to Plaintiff, Defendants failed and refused to design, impose and implement appropriate customs, policies and practices to protect detainees from attack by other detainees. Id. at ¶ 17. Plaintiff also alleges that Defendants acted with deliberate indifference to Plaintiff's serious medical needs by failing to seek and obtain appropriate medical treatment for Plaintiff's injuries following the beating he received by the other detainees. Id. at ¶ 32.
Upon a motion to dismiss, the Court must construe the factual allegations in a light most favorable to the Plaintiff. Boag v. Macdougall, 454 U.S. 364 (1982).
Defendants assert that Plaintiff's suit is barred by the statute of limitations. As to § 1983 claims, courts are to apply the statute of limitations applicable to personal injury cases arising within a particular state. Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261, 275-76 (1985). Additionally, "federal courts are obligated to apply state tolling statutes in § 1983 actions." Perreault v. Hostetler, 884 F.2d 267, 270 (6th Cir. 1989). Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-1-105, the "savings statute," Plaintiff had one year to file his Complaint from the date of Plaintiff's voluntary dismissal on May 2, 2008. Defendants contend that Plaintiff's Complaint filed on May 1, 2009, was defective because Plaintiff's mother, a non-attorney, signed the Complaint on Plaintiff's behalf and that the law is clear that a non-lawyer may not represent the rights of another, see 28 U.S.C. § 1654, Heldt v. Nicholson, No. 99-2120, 2000 WL 1176879 at *1 (6th Cir. Aug. 10, 2000), even if the non-lawyer is a parent on behalf of a minor child. Shepherd v. Wellman, 313 F.3d 963, 970-71 (6th Cir. 2002). Therefore, Defendants argue that Plaintiff's Complaint on May 1, 2009, was invalid and Plaintiff's Amended Complaint filed on September 25, 2009, was bell beyond the one year statute of limitations.
As a general rule, pro se complaints are liberally construed and are held "hold to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers." Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972). Jamille Ferguson identified herself as a plaintiff and stated that she was not acting as a lawyer for her son. Plaintiff also indicated that her son was disabled and had power of attorney to act on Jamarius's behalf. Jamille Ferguson explained that because of Jamarius's disabilities he is not always able to read and write and comprehend. Jamille Ferguson further explained that she was advised by the Pro Se Staff Attorney at the Federal Court Building to sign the documents for Jamarius in the manner performed. The initial Complaint was filed within the statutory time limit, albeit without Jamarius's signature. Liberally construing Plaintiff's Complaint, the Court concludes that Plaintiff's Complaint was timely filed on May 1, 2009. Dean v. Veterans Admin. Reg'l Office, 943 F.2d 667, 671 (6th Cir. 1991), vacated and remanded on other grounds, 503 U.S. 902 (1992) (A complaint is deemed filed "when it along with an application to proceed in forma pauperis are presented to the clerk's office and the clerk's office takes possession of the complaint and the application is granted, notwithstanding the fact that the complaint is not formally stamped filed.").
"Qualified immunity is an affirmative defense that shields government officials 'from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.'" Estate of Carter v. City of Detroit, 408 F.3d 305, 310 (6th Cir. 2005) (citations omitted). "There are two steps in the analysis: (1) whether, considering the allegations in a light most favorable to the party injured, a constitutional right has been violated, and (2) whether that right was clearly established." Id. Courts have the discretion "in deciding which of the two prongs of the qualified immunity analysis should be addressed first in light of the circumstances in the particular case at hand." Pearson v. Callahan, _ U.S. _, 129 S.Ct. 808, 818 (2009).
Defendants argue that Dawson is entitled to qualified immunity because the amended complaint does not state facts demonstrating that Dawson intentionally caused or encouraged Plaintiff's attack and that Dawson's actions or omissions are not in violation of established constitutional law. Defendants further argue that Plaintiff has failed to allege that Defendants intentionally allowed or encouraged Plaintiff to be attacked or purposely chose to ignore his attack or medical condition or that they in anyway acted with deliberate indifference towards Plaintiff.
"[P]rison officials must ensure that inmates receive adequate food, clothing, shelter and medical care, and must 'take reasonable measures to guarantee the safety of the inmates.'" Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 832 (1994) (citation omitted). "Deliberate indifference" in medical treatment, prison conditions, and failure to protect claims means that the official actually knew of "a substantial risk of serious harm and disregard[ed] that risk by failing to take reasonable measures to abate it." Id. at 847.
In asserting a § 1983 action against a supervisory official, a plaintiff must show that the defendant was either directly or personally involved in the alleged unconstitutional activity. Dunn v. State of Tennessee, 697 F.2d 121, 128 (6th Cir. 1982). "What is required is a causal connection between the misconduct complained of and the official sued." Id. Liability under § 1983 must be based on more than respondeat superior or the right to control employees. Shehee v. Luttrell, 199 F.3d 295, 300 (6th Cir. 1999).
[A] supervisory official's failure to supervise, control or train the offending individual is not actionable unless the supervisor "either encouraged the specific incident of misconduct or in some other way directly participated in it. At a minimum a plaintiff must show that the official at least implicitly authorized, approved, or knowingly acquiesced in the unconstitutional conduct of the offending officers."
Id. at 300 (citations omitted).
In his Amended Complaint, Plaintiff specifically alleges that a group of detainees had formed a gang that freely roamed the detention center trying to recruit members, attacking those who refused to join, and that Plaintiff was harrassed by gang members on several occasions to join. Plaintiff also alleges that "Defendants failed and refused to design, impose and implement appropriate customs, policies and practices geared toward the protection of its detainees from being attacked and beaten by other detainees." (Docket Entry No. 19 at ¶ 17). Plaintiff further alleges that Hamilton was present in the "pod" when Plaintiff was attacked, allowed the attack to occur and offered no medical assistance to Plaintiff following the attack. Thus, Plaintiff has alleged direct involvement by Defendants or that at a minimum Defendants "at least implicitly authorized, approved, or knowingly acquiesced in the unconstitutional conduct." Shehee, 199 F.3d at 300. Accordingly, the Court concludes that Plaintiff has alleged sufficient facts establishing constitutional violations and that Defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity on any of Plaintiff's claims.
Lastly, as to Defendants' claim that Defendants may not be sued in their official capacities, Plaintiff's Amended Complaint does not appear to refer to Defendants being sued in their official capacities. (Docket Entry No. 19 at ¶¶ 25, 30, 34, 37). To the extent any of Plaintiff's claims are based on Defendants' official capacities, those claims are dismissed only as to Defendants in their official capacities. See Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police, 491 U.S. 58, 71 (1989). Plaintiff's claims for compensatory and punitive damages put Defendants on notice of Plaintiff's claims of individual liability. Moore v. City of Harriman, 272 F.3d 769, 773 (6th Cir. 2001).
Accordingly, for the reasons stated above, Defendants' motion to dismiss (Docket Entry No. 27) should be denied.
An appropriate Order is filed herewith.
ENTERED this the ____ day of July, 2010.
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Fluoroquinolone-selected mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa can exhibit significant changes in carbapenem susceptibility. However, little is known about which fluoroquinolones are more likely to select for carbapenem resistance. This study assessed the occurrence and mechanism(s) of altered carbapenem susceptibility among P. aeruginosa mutants selected with levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and a clinical isolate P. aeruginosa 164 were the parent strains, and single-step mutants were selected in-agar with 1X4X MIC of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin. Confirmed mutants were evaluated for changes in susceptibility to imipenem, ertapenem and meropenem. Mutants with significant changes in carbapenem susceptibility were evaluated for changes in transcriptional expression of four efflux pumps and oprD.
Fifty-six confirmed fluoroquinolone-resistant mutants were selected, with none exhibiting decreases in imipenem susceptibility or changes in expression of mexEF-oprN. In contrast, four mutants demonstrated significantly decreased susceptibility to meropenem and ertapenem. However, these four mutants did not alter their expression of the four efflux pumps or oprD, and they were selected with both fluoroquinolones from both parent strains. The small numbers prevented meaningful comparisons between the fluoroquinolones. Three additional mutants exhibited hypersusceptibility to imipenem and ertapenem, with associated six- to 11-fold overexpression of mexCD-oprJ. One of these mutants was hypersusceptible to all three carbapenems, and meropenem hypersusceptibility was associated with fourfold decreased mexAB-oprM expression.
Ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin exhibited a propensity to select for both dual resistances to fluoroquinolones and meropenem/ertapenem, as well as carbapenem hypersusceptibility. The mechanism(s) of meropenem and ertapenem resistance remain unknown and warrant further investigation. Furthermore, similar studies using in vitro pharmacodynamic models should be conducted to determine if pharmacokinetically relevant exposure to levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin provides different selection pressures for mutant selection compared the static conditions used in this study."
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Elected officials need political accountability
Unfortunately, we are in a society which allows our political seats to take advantage of our people. Delegates and senators are used to taking advantage and expecting the general public to engage their lack of knowledge. Instead of educating the general public in what's going on, political seats chose to hide information hindering the future idea of holding those in the political seats accountable to their vote and then blaming the other guy. Society enforcing our political seat to take responsibility for their accountability is an argument within itself. Political seats heavily depend on society having lives and families way too busy to deal with their activities in the county, state and federal house. How do we enforce accountability and which direction and power do we a citizen have to enforce this accountability? We do have the answer.
A few of us within society have the ability and limited time to actually read and understand legislation including county, state and federal laws, rules and regulations. Those of us in society who do comprehend the activities in these governments cannot do this alone. We must have the active inputs of those we are neighbors, co-works and friends with. We are the back-bone of our government. We voted to put these legislators in office.
Legislators believe once voted into office, they can vote and create bill proposals in the house to be reviews and voted. Although this is a lengthy and delegate process, the process still stands; Legislators are not required to communicate with those within their districts for our opinions. They believe since you voted them into office, you know they are perfect for the seat and have all the answers. This could not be further from the trust. Unfortunately, Legislators only provide interests in bills they believe are serious, not bills citizen need changed or passed. I needed my district's legislator to change his opinion about closed caucus sessions; not only did he ignore my email, but additionally, did not have the respect of discussing the issue when asked by the media. He only stated, "This subject is a non-issue", meaning the issue was a waste of time to deal with. My first response was, "sorry to waste your time of sensitive issues and my right". How does Society view legislators who have bigger issues than their wallets? How do we as citizens deal with Legislators who do not care about those within their districts? How do we impose and enforce our demands to our legislators? Vote and impose your voice in the direction of who can help to get your voice heard. Do I have all the answers? No! But with the intelligence of those I serve (you), can make sure I get all the answers I need to make the best and right decisions.


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Peak coal? Governments may be over-estimating global coal reserves, says US engineer
23rd January, 2009
Governments may be over-estimating global coal reserves, says US engineer
Peak oil has been much in the headlines recently, but whilst the world's supplies of coal are substantially greater they may not be as extensive as governments believe, according to David Rutledge, a professor of engineering at the California Institute of Technology.
Ironically, Rutledge says, our shift to mechanised as opposed to hand coal mining has meant that coal seams which might have been exploited using 20th century techniques are no longer accessible – and hence no longer economically viable – with 21st century machines.
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Hi, im in the middle of extending SUVAT equations, im learning from a book so have no tutor to ask about this, i hope someone here can help
if a ball is thrown from 1.2m above ground to a overall height of 2.45m then S=2.45 and So=1.2 correct?
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I have a bit of a push-pull feeling towards Winter's Bone, the most grandly-fêted movie to come out of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. On the one hand, it's the rare American indie that genuinely delivers on the musty old promise that there are other ways of doing things than the Hollywood playbook: a thriller that does not by any means follow the usual generic formulas, a narrative dominated by female characters, a drama driven by family relationships that never even considers dabbling in the warm, roly-poly emotionalism that so typically follows hard upon family stories. Yet at the same time, it never manages to shake the feeling that it's a very recognisable type of smug hicksploitation picture, that when it's not busy gawking at the low-rent characters that populate it's small, poverty-wracked world, is rather indulging in a particularly grim sort of misery porn.
In the end, the good much outweighs the bad; though the bad stubbornly hangs on almost up until the final shot. Still, kudos to Debra Granik for making a film that packs as many surprising punches as this one, and doing it in a refreshingly cinematic idiom: while so very many movies in the modern day seem to view the medium almost with distaste, preferring to play out their scripts in the safest visual language possible, Granik constructs Winter's Bone so that the film's visuals tell half the story. On paper, I suspect this looks rather banally realistic, a close study of the broken-down economy and people of the Ozark Mountains that presents that poverty with fetishistic zeal; but the incredible stylised look of the thing (and, to a certain degree, the performances) tell a very different tale.
Either way, Winter's Bone - adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini from Daniel Woodrell's novel - is largely about Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence), a 17-year-old taking care of her much younger siblings Sonny (Isaiah Stone) and Ashlee (Ashlee Thompson), in the face of a barely-functional, mute, pill-addicted mother and a long-absent father. It's her father, Jessup, that causes the crisis in Ree's love which drives the rest of the movie: he was arrested on drug trafficking charges, and put his house and land - the house and land where Ree and family currently live - up as bail. Then he promptly jumped bail, causing the nervous, semi-apologetic sheriff Baskin (Garret Dillahunt) to inform Ree that if her dad doesn't turn up, she's going to be kicked out in a week's time.
Thus begins an odyssey - a trite word, but the more I tried to come up with another, the more I had to face facts, that Winter's Bone really is an odyssey and nothing else. Ree knows that some of her more distant relatives probably know what happened to Jessup, and she visits them in turn, over the stringent objections of her uncle Teardrop (John Hawkes). It takes her a very long time to learn anything whatsoever, by which time both she and the audience have been able to guess at a lot of the truth of the matter: suffice it to say that it involves the fact that in any sufficiently economically-decrepit community, a lot of people will eventually turn to crime as a source of income, and the codes uniting criminals outweigh the bonds that connect thinly-related family members.
Shot on location - and how! - it would be more than possible for Winter's Bone to turn into nothing but a realistic slice-of-life piece about how miserably unpleasant life is in the poorest corners of the Ozarks; and it's not not that. And this is the part of the movie that, for me, works the least, though Granik certainly gets points for creating an immaculate sense of place. Still, on those terms alone, Winter's Bone could be a profoundly unexceptional, even aggravating movie.
Realism is merely a launching point, though: ground the film in a specific enough environment, filled with enough precise detail that we have an incredibly well-formed idea of Ree's world and the things she's out to defend. From that point, though, Winter's Bone turns quickly and wonderfully into a sort of dark fable, a voyage through a confusing Wonderland that makes up in hideousness what it lacks in otherworldliness. The film boasts absolutely extraordinary neo-noir cinematography, courtesy of Michael McDonough, a remarkable combination of the simple and familiar with the shockingly stylised. Routine camera angles and movements clash with a deep dark lighting scheme and the occasional shot that presents, with unexpected Expressionist verve, Ree's constant awareness of danger (for this is, without a doubt, a most dangerous world). In particular, a late scene set in a boat on a shallow river at night - to say any more would be to plunge into the worst kind of spoilers - is nothing shy of masterpiece-level filmmaking, a flurry of shadows and claustrophobic close-ups and the nastiest edge lighting I can remember seeing in ages.
The steely, unforgiving look of the film matches quite well with Lawrence's outright amazing performance, which by all rights ought to be her breakout (her widest-seen projects to date are The Burning Plain and The Bill Engvall Show). The 19-year-old actress is quite fearless in this role, categorically refusing to play by the rules that a hundred, a thousand other young women might have indulged in: she does not play for our sympathy by presenting a Ree who is full of doubts and self-pity that she must mask over with strength, knowing that she is the only person who can keep her world together; no, as Lawrence plays her, Ree has no doubts and self-pity, because if she had allowed herself that luxury, she'd be long since dead of starvation. With a strong, stern face that borders on the cruel at times, Lawrence presents a girl stripped of every remote vestige of innocence, at times confused and at times scared, but never, ever weak. It's this performance, more than anything else, that suggests how truly deadening and terrible the world of the film is. And because of this overwhelming strength of character, the few times that Lawrence allows Ree to be caught off guard - I am thinking of an excellent moment in an ROTC recruiting office, where the girl has come solely in search of the $40,000 signing bonus, her personal safety and comfort be damned - hit with withering impact. If there is one problem with the characterisation, it's that Lawrence is almost too pretty for the part, looking a bit like a Calvin Klein model. This isn't a little deal (think of how many '40s movies were fucked up for a similar reason), but on the whole if "the actress is too pretty" is the worst thing you can say about a performance...
There's little joy to be found in Winter's Bone - as its title suggests, it is a story of survival by the skin of your teeth in the harshness and the cold, not a happy story of virtue rewarded. Nor is it nearly functional enough as a thriller to work altogether as a genre film (the script makes too many arbitrary bends to be a satisfying mystery). But there is much to admire about the film's creation of an unforgiving world, where only the strong and stubborn survive. It is not pleasant, but as a depiction of a voyage into hell, it has a power unmatched in recent cinema.
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Nice. I'm seeing this tomorrow--can't wait.
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2. Laraine first wrote that her same pain had returned. I replied and asked her to check if she had gone back to the same habits that caused the first pain, and gave her ways to check.
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"I thought I was using all of the good bending to pick things up rather than using my back. When (my) knees gave me some issues, I came back to re-read your knee article too. I'm found that I was so tight that I can't get my heels to stay on the floor when I bend, so I wasn't doing good bending. I am getting a plan together of your stretching and strengthening exercises. I'll probably end up with all of your books, with not only now in mind : ). Your information makes me up lifted when it comes to aging, not that I'm old, 43. I spent so much of my youth in pain, so now I try hard to take care of myself in healthy ways and stay out of pain.
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"I received your book. I've been taking it in and implementing the methods. I can say it's only been a couple of days and my hip is improving. With this experience of really helping myself I knew I would no longer rely on other people solely for help and thank you for making available tools to very common obviously misunderstood health issues. What you are doing is making a difference. Please do not concern yourself with a reply. I know you will read this and that is good enough for me. Warmest Regards,
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"I hope you are doing well! With your help I have lost 8 1/2 pounds! For years I've wanted to lose at least 10 minimum. I'm almost there and it's been so easy I have a feeling all that can go, will go. I use to be heavily into bodybuilding. It set up a mentality about getting enough protein. As I grew older and did not work out like I use to I still kept up the protein. Due to reading your book Health & Fitness in Plain English, it put my fears of dwindling muscle due to not enough protein to rest and put them in reality.
The consumption of grains and protein took a dramatic decrease. I have a lot of energy and my body is getting leaner and leaner. Life is so much easier. My back is still doing great. When I hurt my back I looked at all the things that may have contributed to the injury. I am humbly grateful for being able to see (all this)…I am better. I am sleeping again. "
2. Laraine first wrote that her same pain had returned. I replied and asked her to check if she had gone back to the same habits that caused the first pain, and gave her ways to check.
Laraine replied:
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"I e-mailed you several times regarding the extrusion in my lower spine (L1 S1) & you were kind enough to respond to each & every e-mail. I know you are busy & you still took the time to answer. I am practicing the body mechanics daily & doing the exercises & I am improving - thank you so much again for your support....
"You replied back asking if I was not just doing the exercises but using them to live and move correctly. Sometimes I didn't. I try to do them exactly the way the book has instructed --- and as you said not to do them as a regiment but incorporate them in daily life.
"I wanted to let you know that I did do the wall test at home yesterday & I noticed that my shoulders were slouching. I guess for the past couple of weeks after I was making progress I went back into the habit of bending forward a little with my shoulders & didn't realize it. Yesterday, you mentioned to check your posture with the wall after the three extension exercises, I concentrated on neutral spine & noticed the pain subsided & I was much better.
"Thank you again for the reinforcement - sometimes after using poor body mechanics for so long, it takes time to change that - we simply find it easy to go back to the old habits of poor posture without realizing & can get discouraged thinking we are not going to get better. I really believe in your book & if I keep doing things the correct way & maintain that, I will eventually heal.
"As I said in my previous e-mails last month, this is the most logical & sensible way to maintain a healthy back. I know it will take time - but as long as I make progress, I will be patient. I guess I lost my moral yesterday & thought I was going backwards. Keep up the good work - you are wonderful... You are an inspiration to all that have pain. Also, thank you for your persistence in making sure that I am doing the stretches & exercise correctly...."
"This back injury had sure been challenging for me. Now I'm better. I'm glad that I found your website."
Laraine P"
3. Our own Inspirational Ivy from New Zealand made gains:
"It is now four years since I discovered your website. With your help and advice I was able to overcome debilitating sciatica in my right leg plus foot drop. Since then I have carried on using your methods to keep free of pain.I wrote back, to Ivy that I hoped it took more than "a little rushing" to cause such pain. It may sound odd, but I hope it took a lot of bad bending and standing. No one should have so little margin - you need the strength for leeway for unexpected events and still not cause pain. No one should need to live "on eggshells" or reduce activities to prevent pain.
"In the early hours of Friday morning, I awoke to excruciating sciatic pain down my left leg. I asked myself as to why this has happened, telling myself that I had not been doing any bad bending or similar. OR so I thought. Yes, these past few days I have been rushing here and rushing there which has resulted in me being lax about my movements, in particular, standing at he bench while cooking etc. I always put my spine into the neutral position. Always!!!!!!! I am asking myself. It would appear - not so.
"Yesterday and today, I have stopped rushing about and telling myself every time I move "Think Ivy, think before you do anything." I seem to remember using those very same words four years ago."
Ivy replied:Ivy wrote with several follow-ups that all continued fine. She went on to use good bending after her cataract surgery where bending over is harmful to the recovering surgical site (as well as the back).
"Thank you for you kind words. I have now fully recovered thanks to your help and advice. I could not understand as to why I was not recovering as I THOUGHT I was doing everything correctly. I referred to your book "Fix Your Own Pain Without Drugs or Surgery" and the penny dropped - because I was experiencing pain, I was leaning forward as I walked. Once I rectified my posture, the pain went immediately. Silly me, I was aware of the pain but not of my posture.
"Yesterday, I was watching one of the residents here watering her garden. She is experiencing a severe attack of sciatica. I noted that she not only bent to the side she was also leaning forward. Her back was arched so her butt stuck out. I made a few suggestions in the nicest possible way and this was her reply. Mind you, you have probably heard this one before "It sounds like too much work to me." Needless to say, I walked away.)
"I am now free of pain thanks to your wonderful advice. Thank you Dr Jolie, what would I do without you.
"Love and hugs
4. A special e-mail came in from JayaKrishna (Kris):
"Dear Dr. Jolee ( I am the Indian guy from Jersey who attended one of your seminars in person).
"It has been almost 5 years since I first read your article in the December of 2004.
"After 5 pain free years, it is was only last week when I suddenly felt my lower back tightening up again for the first time. Almost predictably I started feeling severe shoulder pain. But this time I was fully prepared. I went back to the basics. Whom else to seek for help other than St.Jude of the Joints. I pulled all the articles written by you and read them one by one. Thanks to your principles, I then did some deep soul searching and found out that cause was violating of the golden principles outlined by you due to the pressure of work or the strange feeling of invincibility that comes from enjoying good health.
"It is very strange that when we recover and start enjoying life again, we sometime forget and start thinking ourselves to be invincible. Bad habits creep in again.
"As an atonement for my violations I ordered two more books by you from Amazon: which is Healthy Martial Arts, and Stretching Smarter. I took my new year resolution to be always mindful of these golden principles from you. I promised myself a one day sabbatical every year when I would re read your articles and reiterate these golden points.
"I once got this little nugget of wisdom in a party (Most unlikely place). Nursing drinks in our hands, we were all discussing on the secrets success and happiness when one of the drunks said the most profound statement: The one who is punished the most in a particular endeavor or area and is still standing will have the secret to success and knowledge.
"Looking at your life, your education, experiences it is no wonder that you have been chosen to share your treasure trove of knowledge on healthy living. I cant tell you how much I am grateful for your acquaintance.
Kris Jayakrishnan"
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Clintonville Area Commission split decision to once again favor a left-turn lane project was either overdue or premature.
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"If this were an easy decision, it would have already been made," District 8 representative Kristopher Keller said at one point during the special meeting Thursday, March 21, convened solely on the topic of a left-turn lane at East North Broadway and North High Street.
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Miller declined to respond to repeated requests from District 2 representative Nancy Kuhel to answer the question: Why now?
That sentiment was echoed by James R. Blazer II, who represents District 3.
"This was unnecessary," he said. "We were in a holding pattern for a while. It's a shame to bring this up and get the whole community riled again.
"I think it's embarrassing, and it's why it's so hard to get developers to come to Clintonville."
Blazer also argued that it was "wholly inappropriate" for the commission to take action while a lawsuit filed by the North Broadway Street Association against the city and others over right-of-way issues is still pending.
"Let's let the legal system go through what it will go through," he said.
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"Also, there's much to be said about listening, really listening, to the views of others," the chairman said.
Patti Austin, administrator for planning and operations with the city's Department of Public Service, outlined how the left-turn-lane project came into being, the result of a request for "traffic calming" several years ago from residents of East North Broadway and adjacent streets. She said that the estimated $350,000 was ready to go, with only some minor updating required.
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"There's no reason to wait longer," Clinton Heights Avenue resident Stephen Hardwick said.
"We need to collect the right information to make the right decision," said Tim Conway of East North Broadway.
"We're pretty disgusted with this whole mess," said Steven Wilson, another East North Broadway resident.
"This intersection is not safe, it's not sustainable and it's holding back a whole community by not having a solution there," former CAC member Sara Snyder said.
"The longer this is delayed, the more chance for bad things happening," 33-year Clintonville resident Randy Ketcham said.
"My concern is due diligence has not been adequately done," Olentangy Boulevard resident Joe Barylak added.
After Dana K.J. Bagwell, the District 5 representative, made a motion to approve the resolution calling for the turn lane to be built, Kuhel offered an alternative resolution calling for more studies by city officials on traffic issues throughout Clintonville and urging the city to "actively and aggressively" seek development options for the southwest corner of the intersection of North High Street and East North Broadway.
"We need a holistic plan," Kuhel said.
"There are lots of unanswered questions in the original resolution," Blazer said in supporting Kuhel's alternative.
That measure was voted down, 5-3, although Rob Wood of District 1 did amend the original resolution to incorporate some of Kuhel's suggestions. Only Kuhel and Blazer voted against adding the new language to the original proposal.
In the end, Wood, Bagwell, Keller, Jason Meek of District 7 and D Searcy of District 9 voted in favor of the turn-lane resolution.
District 6's Jennifer Kangas joined Blazer and Kuhel in voting against it.


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Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Global Terrorism Map
Much like the Hungarian-made World Emergency and Disaster map, the Global Incident mashup of terrorism and other suspicious activity is a scary one. From two Chinese businessmen being blown away in Siberia, to rebels attacking in the Central African Republic, to false alarm HAZMAT response in California the world is business in the shadows. The site is constantly updated and deserves a look. (Hat tip: La Cartoteca)
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Skip to comments.Ron Pauls Shocking Message To The Tea Party (Doesn't like today's rally) [Tinfoil Alert]
Posted on 08/28/2010 1:55:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Ron Paul has some surprising news for the Tea Party:
Youre being taken for a ride.
At least this is what many libertarians like Ron Paul believe when they see someone like Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin trying to lead the Tea Party at the restoring honor rally this weekend. In fact, Ron Paul believes, if youre looking for real freedom, you should really go back to the core of the constitution and the bill of rights, which Beck and Palin do not fully endorse when you really look at their beliefs. Whether it be Palins support for starting more wars or Becks beliefs on paying the private Federal Reserve MORE interest on our money by means of a VAT tax.
Ron Paul believes in neither of the above.
Here was Ron Pauls message to the Tea Party via The New York Times just the other day:
As many frustrated Americans who have joined the Tea Party realize, we cannot stand against big government at home while supporting it abroad. We cannot talk about fiscal responsibility while spending trillions on occupying and bullying the rest of the world. We cannot talk about the budget deficit and spiraling domestic spending without looking at the costs of maintaining an American empire of more than 700 military bases in more than 120 foreign countries. We cannot pat ourselves on the back for cutting a few thousand dollars from a nature preserve or an inner-city swimming pool at home while turning a blind eye to a Pentagon budget that nearly equals those of the rest of the world combined.
While the Tea Party will be out supporting Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin this weekend, you wonder how many of them will be in full support of more wars and paying more interest to a group of untouchable and unauditable private bankers otherwise known as the FED? This is precisely what Ron Paul is asking the American public to consider when looking at the Tea Party leaders and see if they really stand for what they believe in.
Ron Paul believes the Tea Party is not about left or right like a lot of political pundits make it out to be. Its about the constitution, and limited government.
Ron Paul cannot resist letting us all remember just what a headcase he is. The guy is as loony as the day is long.
Ron Paul is as fruity as a nut cake...a tall Ross Perot.
"And that's MY job!"
Somebody's cheese is sliding off their cracker.
I really wish ALL Pauls would just go away.
Oh, that calls for a Photoshop image if anything ever has...
Paultard PING. ;)
Come on, Ron...your whining is starting to wear thin...
I happen to like fruitcakes. Please don't demean them in that manner. They at least have something than can be swallowed.
Exactly! How can I afford another blimp, 5 star hotels and an entourage if you're giving your money to the Tea Party and Sarah Palin?
Huh?? I've never heard Beck advocate a VAT. Did I miss something?
Maybe I just haven't been reading enough threads, I don't know. But it seems to me that the FR RP supporters have been somewhat silent and subdued lately.
Is it just me, or does it seem like RP's severe mental retardation is now so obvious that some of the people around here who previously supported him are having second thoughts?
I could be wrong.
...and without the ears.
I wondered what all those loons in the media and in liberaltarian land were thinking when Glenn Beck started talking about returning to God. They've been trying to convince everyone that TEA Partiers don't want God and don't like social issues just because they are the Taxed Enough Already Party. As if social conservatism were not a part of conservatism and you can't possibly have a social conservative who believes in limited government. I wonder how many of these people are going to continue to delude themselves.
If Dr Paul were to comment on financial issues, I would listen. But this man is as wacky as a wounded partridge when it comes to social issues.
Part of it has to do with being between election cycles where he's not campaigning. Some of it has to do with him not being "in the news" lately. And any number of them were zotted over the last election cycle, so their numbers are fewer.
But, make no mistake. They're still around. I see names every once in a while. They're just not that much for them to be obvious about...
Obviously, Ron Numbnuts doesn't realize that we're at war whether we admit it or not.
I'm not sure that we don't need to raise the military budget rather than lowering it.
Today's rally was a completely non political rally. I don't think I heard a word about taxes, spending, democrats or republicans. I did hear a lot about our need to restore our God to his rightfull place in our country and I did hear plenty about standing behind the men who have fought, are fighting, and will fight for our country.
There is no large conservative support for Ron. There are young people who support him, the same way Nader was supported by young people in 2000, and also the Alex Jones type of anti-NWO people support him. Liberals cover him when he's saying something bad about our foreign policy to make the right look bad. Ron agrees with the liberals on a lot of things.
2%, 10-yr max, and only via constitutional amendment.
Liberals and Libertarians believe in opposite types of government (one for big and one for small) but they both believe in freedom (do anything with no moral bounds) while conservatives believe in liberty (freedom bound by morality based on wisdom). So under liberalism you will be arrested for having drugs, but they will go home and smoke dope. Libertarians believe in legalizing drugs and they will go home and smoke dope. In the end you will end up with a population hobbled by dope. I do not want to know what they do with alcohol.
Ron also lied during the primaries that he was very anti-illegal immigration. He saw Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo as the other third tier candidates, and wanted to get their votes. I haven't heard him say anything about stopping illegal immigration since then, and he opposes the Az Law.
At least the Patriots on the mall today have not been living off tax-payers for 35 years...while accomplishing NOTHING in Congress.
Move over RP, retire and make room for someone who can meet some goals.
Screw this jerk.
"...you should really go back to the core of the constitution and the bill of rights..."
Which was the natural political spawn of the Christian enlightenment.
And say what you will about Perot, he did care for our military, and for our country.
Can't say the same about Ron Paul.
Ron Paul is exactly correct. "The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. He is not actually happy when free; he is uncomfortable, a bit alarmed, and intolerably lonely. Liberty is not a thing for the great masses of men. It is the exclusive possession of a small and disreputable minority, like knowledge, courage and honor. It takes a special sort of man to understand and enjoy liberty and he is usually an outlaw in democratic societies." H.L.Mencken
Baltimore Evening Sun (12 February 1923)
This nitwit is insane.
Cut and run is against anything that is pro-America. Now give him a mooseslime terrorist gathering and he would be all for it.
Huh? What? Since when?
I don't believe Beck has even once linked today's event in D.C. to the Tea Party, which, in any case does not possess an organic identity (i.e., it is not a structured organization).
Ron Paul, the white Colin Ferguson.
Since when do jourbalists let facts get in their way?
He is exactly like the left on foreign policy.
IF Ross ran for President, again, I'd vote for him, again...
Ron Paul may have renounced war in perpetuity but I'm afraid our enemies haven't. I prefer to have a president who hasn't renounced the threat of force against those who would attack us. Sarah Palin has not advocated to start any wars. This is the same garbage that was used against Barry Goldwater and Reagan and will be used anytime Republicans are considering a conservative presidential nominee.
It's a weak president that gets us into wars. A president who sends mixed and confusing messages or wears his pacifism on his sleeve that prompts actions against us. Remember the 444 days of hostage taking in Iran that Jimmy Carter visited on us after he failed to support the Shah and allowed religious fanatics to gain power. If Obama keeps his promise and withdraws troops from Afghanistan in 2011, it will be seen as weakness and will invite attack. We need a president who will do what's in the best interest of the US rather than what the UN or any foreign group wants.
Glen Beck isn't going to run for any office, so who cares what positions he takes.
Ron Paul doesn't believe in honoring treaties made under the constitution. He constantly quotes George Washington's farewell address remarks against more entangling alliances, but never quotes the very next sentence where Washington says we must honor the agreements we've already made.
Ron Paul is very good on domestic policy, but when it comes to foreign policy he's a fanatical isolationist.
What if the wars are just and necessary to protect our natural rights from external threats, which is one of the main purposes of government?
Ron Paul is a loony tune. It's all that support for legalizing marijuana that Libertarians espouse.
I think Paul's supporters on FR have given up the ghost. I can understand why. The air around here is getting almost too foul, even for me.
I think a lot of people had prepared remarks before the event and they don't fit with what actually took place. Paul's comment certainly sounds that way.
Beck's rally was a bit churchyfied for me, but overall it was a positive uplifting message and apolitical.
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What I'm definitely not is a botanist although I do know a daisy from a dandelion.
Dear knows I should after all those years we Fassifern girls wove daisy chains and dragged them across the campus during our annual May Day performances, ending with stringing them out at the foot of each year's May Queen. Then some kind of dance, if you use the term loosely enough, was done for the entertainment of Her Majesty, her court and a host of people from all over town standing in the sun to watch the show.
But when it comes to identifying little plants that aren't even there one day and suddenly a few days later they are, we just appreciate the fact that nature has generously provided them for those of us who have grown up in the country and still live there, but dare anyone to ask us for identifications.
I attribute my ignorance to dear old Cousin Peg, who could have conversed fluently with Linnaeus or Bartram about the little plants we saw along the pathways we used to take through the woods, but she told the botanical names as well as the common ones. Child that I was, I had such trouble pronouncing the former that I gave up on most of them and ultimately forgot them and most of the common names as well.
My sister, being two years older than I was, had no trouble with pronunciation. She did find it difficult sometimes to be serous about it, like the day when she and a friend were going into our wooded backyard to play.
Peg said, "If you find any pink sabatia, please bring me some of it." "And if I see any yellow jaundice," my sister answered, "do you want that, too?" My sister could turn out a toothsome plate of fudge, but you might as well skip the posies if you wanted a serious conversation.
What has brought all this to mind occurred the other day when a particular plant had shot up just beyond the east end of my front porch. It isn't any every day kind of plant, but one about a foot-and-a-half tall with pointed leaves growing alternately on thread-like stems branching off the main one. Between the leaves, all up and down the stems, are half-inch-wide little circles with a grass-like growth inside them.
My plant books show nothing remotely resembling it. I took a sprig to the Curb Market to the wisdom of people who know what their native soil produces.
"It's a weed," came the first identification. I already knew that. "Go over there and ask�..If anybody knows it'll be him -- or her" came suggestions from each person who felt and smelled and carefully examined the wilting little sprig and said they just didn't know what it was.
Meantime, it's spreading. If the roots survive the winter, there'll be veritable garden of "what its" beyond the end of my porch next spring. If no one comes up with a name for it I may give it one myself. It would likely sound more anatomical than botanical, though. With three generations of doctors in the immediate family, that's inevitable.
We need Peg. She flattened sprigs of plants on the pages of her flower books, but she couldn't do that with the "what's it," because it's too lumpy with those little tufts all the way down the stem. But she would have a name for it and not a one of us could dispute it with the plant being conspicuously absent from our books.
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For many San Diego Padre fans, 2013 looks to be an exciting year for the ball club. Not only do the Padres have an ample supply of young, major league-ready prospects, but they also (for the first time in a long while) have depth at almost every position on the field.
One position, however, that is still questionable in 2013, is second base. Logan Forsythe and Alexi Amarista both shared the majority of time there last year (after the team released Orlando Hudson in May) and both performed moderately well. However, in 2013, it looks like the advanced bat of Jedd Gyorko will win the starting job and potentially contend for a National League Rookie of the Year Award.
Let's take a look at a few ways that Major League Baseball's No. 52 overall prospect deserves to own the starting position at second base, and why he should stay there for many years to come.


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Richard "Pete" Lasley Randolph, age 71, of Murfreesboro, died Saturday May 11, 2013.
A native of Sweetwater, Tenn., he was the son of the late Charles and Amelia Dender Randolph.
Mr. Randolph is survived by his children; daughter Michelle and her husband Derrick Waddell, sons Chris and his wife Jennifer Randolph, Chad and his wife Tammy Randolph, Kurt and his wife Kyla Randolph, all of Murfreesboro, five grandchildren, and two brothers Don Randolph of Cleveland, Tennessee, Jack Randolph of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Mr. Randolph was a U.S. Army Veteran, and was a graduate of Tennessee Military Institute, Sweetwater Tennessee, and from Middle Tennessee State University. He was retired as a Senior Purchasing Agent at Cumberland Swan, Inc., and Deseret Medical, Inc.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel is charge of the arrangements. On line condolences may be made to www.woodfinchapel.com (615)893-5151.


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Dan Donarski, outdoor blogger and enthusiast, offers tips and advice on hunting whitetail deer this season. Read more on Pure Michigan Connect!
With firearms, deer season is upon us and it's time to choose a place to go. Here's a look far to the north in Michigan, an area where the word "hunt" is, as it should be, a verb.
Looking for a new spot to hunt whitetails this year? Look north and heed the advice of two deer hunters who have hunted the back country of the Upper Peninsula for dozens of years.
"Do ya really wanna jump? Huh? Do ya?" said a maniacal Mel Gibson in a movie.
Gary and Jim ask in the same maniacal voice, "Do ya really wanna hunt? Do ya?"
If your answer is "yes", then come prepared. These two guys live and hunt in the harshest environment of the upper Midwest: Lake Superior, watershed of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The area they are particularly asking about stretches from Silver City, northeast to Copper Harbor and then southeast to Big Bay. The Superior shoreline here takes in parts of Ontonagon, Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Marquette counties.
Right from the start they'll tell you this is not a numbers game. "Go somewhere else if you need to see a deer every day. That is not going to happen here," says Gary.
"During a two-week hunt, we may only see a dozen or so deer. The farther north you go, the fewer deer there are. The climate's just not right for them. You can tell that from a whitetail range map," adds Jim. "Their natural range ends right here. Heavy snows come as early as September and often linger well into May. Twenty feet of snow each winter is a distinct possibility. It is so far up north that the range of the whitetail goes precious few miles farther in the direction of the compass needle."
Besides preparing for the threat of heavy snows and sub zero temperatures during hunting season, come prepared to hunt. The habitat here is thin when it comes to food. Deer need to move around a great deal to fill their bellies.
Characterized by expansive stands of mature forests and swamps, the area can get downright ugly. Cedar and hemlock dominate with parcels of hardwoods scattered throughout. The swamps are often sink holes of muck and, if that's not enough, add massive blow-downs to the mix.
Then there are the high granite hills. Moss and lichen covered, they are slick. Few trees have the gumption to push roots through the cracks in the rocks. In short, the area is hostile, rugged, and beautifully so.
So, the question begs, why hunt here?
"Because of the deer," says Gary. "We may not have the numbers most other places do, but do we have the bucks. If I see a dozen deer in a season, six are probably bucks. Of those six, there's certainly going to be one or two heavy-racked trophies."
For Jim, it's the deer, too, but there's one other important factor. "It's the hunt itself. This is no sitting-on-a-stand, watching-a-bait-pile hunt. This is a scout-pray-stalk-pray-shoot kind of hunt. It's what hunting really is, you against the animal, and the deer has most of the advantages."
Gary's home is filled with photos and mounts of deer. Heavy-beamed, long-tined racks line a complete wall in his house giving the impression of a hunting lodge. The racks are stained dark from the tannin found in the bark of the cedars and hemlocks where the deer rubbed off velvet and then added its polish.
You need to know how to use a compass and a map; there are precious few roads in most of the area. The deep hemlock swamps can be real interesting, even if you do have a compass. If you are uncomfortable in deep and dark swamps then these will be very intimidating. Only fools hunt alone here.
The southern section of this area is characterized by massive chunks of the Copper Country State Forest and the Ottawa National Forest. For all practical purposes these lands are located south of Houghton and west of Baraga.
Specifically pinpointing an area would be unfair, but with all the public land hunters shouldn't have any difficulty finding their own section. To get you started in the right direction, look at the land found near Forest Highways 1100, 16, 1360 and 2200 in the Ottawa. In Copper Country State Forest take a good look at Emily Lake Road and Pike Lake Road as good starting points. Contact the Ottawa National Forest office at 906/932-1330.
Going north into the Keweenaw Peninsula, things get a bit trickier. Very little in the way of state forest lands are found, and there are no national forest blocks. A new addition to Keweenaw's mix is the new public land found at the tip of the peninsula around the Montreal Falls and river area. You'll find a lot of Commercial Forest Act lands; lands that are privately owned, mainly by power and paper companies.
The owners get a major tax break for enrolling their property, and when the acreage is more than 40 acres, they must allow free and open access. Platt books are a necessity, as is a list of CFA enrolled lands. For information on how to get your hands on these, contact the Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber of Commerce at 906/482-5240 and the Dept. of Natural Resources office at 906/228-6561.
Moving east, the land from L'Anse to the Big Bay area is dominated by CFA lands, along with the Ottawa National Forest and Escanaba River State Forest. The McCormick Wilderness, part of the Ottawa National Forest, is located here, offering nearly 27 square miles of true wilderness.
There are a few places in this area where it is a bit more hospitable for hunters who want to experience the solitude of the far north woods. The AAA Road, on the way to the wilderness, runs through sections of the Escanaba River State Forest.
Dan Donarski is an award-winning journalist/photographer and author. He specializes in the outdoors and adventure travel. When he's not out and about he lays his head in Sault Ste. Marie.