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It may not have been the wisest decision to have Homeland Season 3 return the same night as what became a cultural epoch in the finale of Breaking Bad. Though Homeland's viewership was actually up from what it was a year earlier. But as untimely as the scheduling may have been in TV terms, in cultural terms, it felt very right for Homeland to return as the dysfunctional Washington milieu which gives to the show was about to become a national joke.
At its best, Homeland is an index of our unease and dysfunction around post-9/11 security and the consequences of our actions. And of course the actions taken in our name and that of 9/11 to further the pursuit of power.
At its worst, Homeland's a jaw-droppingly melodramatic soap opera. (Yet still very entertaining, at that.) As always, beware of spoilers.
By the end of Season 2, the show centered on the surprising yet inevitable love affair between the cracked genius CIA officer Carrie Mathison and the Marine POW hero/Al Qaeda terrorist/rising American political star Nicholas Brody. Then it all goes boom, CIA headquarters is devastated and Brody, who's gone rogue on his jihadist bosses, is fingered as the man behind the mass assassinations of much of the US intel/security establishment.
It was all a far cry from the brilliance of Season 1, as near perfect a season I've seen of any espionage series, including the British Spooks -- MI5 in the oddly PC-titled North American presentation -- in its heyday.
All of a sudden, in a rush -- though not so spectacular a Rush as the outstanding racing drama which went wide across the U.S. over the weekend -- Homeland is on a dramatically new course. Not just different, not a return to Season 1, as most of the characters are in very different places, but new.
And, in Tin Man Is Down, it all feels pretty right.
Not quite two months after Brody's SUV was used to car bomb the memorial service for Vice President/ex-DCI Walden, decapitating most of the country's intelligence and security leadership, Mandy Patinkin's steady and soulful Saul Berenson is acting DCI himself, though Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham as a legendary black ops guru shadows him a bit much for my liking, considering how he once had Saul so aggressively interrogated. (Career note: Not always best to try to impress by going to the same funeral as the 50 folks ahead of you in line for promotion.) Brody, given a Carrie-designed escape route after the big boom in Langley, is off in the fugitive zone, neither seen nor heard from. Those are two exciting choices, giving the ever critical Saul a chance to see from the inside how the calls he criticized were sometimes made, and giving Brody the chance to, well, stop being a big distraction.
Carrie? Well, Carrie is in a different but not altogether new place. She wonders what she missed, how she was played by Abu Nazir even as she relentlessly tracked him down. She blames, not the incredibly complex thicket of circumstance and personality, but herself. More specifically, herself on meds.
She's bipolar, she owns it, she now exults in it, seeing her malady as the wellspring of her freakishly on-target insights and analyses. Medication evens her out, by definition moving her back closer to the center of the crowd, away from the edge where she gains her insight.
She wants her genius back, even if her sanity goes, so she "self-medicates," as she tells her dad and fellow bipolar sufferer. Self-medicates, that is, with booze and whatnot, casual sex, and obsessive and freaky-looking wall charts again.
In Mandy Patinkin's very able hands, Saul has become my favorite character on the show, no small feat with the multi-award winning likes of Claire Danes's Carrie, always the main reason I've tuned in, and Damien Lewis's Brody in the mix. (Casting Lewis, the ideal American Army officer in Band of Brothers, as the soul-level conflicted Brody was a sheer masterstroke for Homeland.)
Saul is wise, warm, tough in a kindly sort of way, and, perhaps most importantly, one of those who know. His friendship for and mentorship of Carrie have been heartwarming to behold, which makes his decision to throw her under the bus before a Senate committee seeking to put even more pressure on a shattered Agency shocking and poignant. Perhaps all the more so because he may be right.
Or is he? At least we have a lot of information about Carrie and her issues.
Is Saul right in pulling the trigger on six simultaneous assassinations of folks said to have been involved in the Langley bomb plot? We know that the intriguing Peter Quinn, whose role in the show may grow with Brody more on the sidelines, at least at the start of the season, has his empathy and question-the-mission radar tuned up high.
The six targets, who are swiftly rendered beyond target status, are all apparently linked to a potential new big bad, Iranian Majid Javadi aka The Magician, who hasn't been seen in public for 19 years. (Hmm, I wonder if Saul knew him in the day.) A black ops honcho for the Shah, Javadi performs similar tasks for the Ayatollahs and was supposedly a close ally of Abu Nazi.
Would a Shah spymaster work with the Ayatollahs? Would an Iranian operator, a Shiite, work with an Al Qaeda operator, a Sunni? These things seem counter-intuitive. But we're at the beginning again, that massive bomb having blown quite a hole in the world of Homeland.
In Season 1, the show played its role as an index of our unease and dysfunction around post-9/11 matters as much of its action hinged on what turned out to be unique blowback to a disastrous drone strike. Instead of merely creating new jihadists in the Muslim world, as the too Obama Administration's too indiscriminately expanded program has done, this horrifying event created a jihadist in the Marine world, turning a stalwart American hero into an angry avenger, and a newly found Muslim one at that.
It's very early days in Season 3, but it may be that Homeland is again an index of our unease and dysfunction around post-9/11 matters with regard to the super-security state.
Carrie is under attack because she isn't part of the consensus around the Langley bombing. She threatens to become that most dangerous of things these days, a highly knowledgeable and effective whistleblower.
She's right about the Langley bombing. Well, at least we think she's right about it. But the imperative for what is left of the CIA is to act as though it has solved the mystery and to deflect public anger against another target. Blaming the unknown doesn't get that done, not 58 days after a national memorial service blew up on screens around the world at the headquarters of the world's most famous intelligence service.
So Carrie finds herself in danger of being ground under the heels of the super-security state. Surveilled without respite, detained without charge, for in essence being supposedly irrational -- which, let's not forget, she actually is at times -- she has little recourse and fewer rights.
It will be interesting to see how she gets out of this sort of box, the sort of box that polls show many Americans, in the wake of the Snowden revelations, fear finding themselves in some day.
Of course, she will get out of the box, this box, anyway. Or at least she will seem to. How true that is will hinge on how existential this show turns out being.
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"Going from musician to politician is definitely a step down," says Kinky Friedman, who announced his Texas gubernatorial candidacy Tuesday morning. "But I'll take it for Texas.
Of course, it's a step that Friedman, author of numerous mystery novels and songs such as "They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Any More" and "The Ballad of Charles Whitman," took once before in 2006, when he got about 13 percent of the popular vote as an independent. Running as a Democrat this time, Friedman is a master of the sound bite but hadn't even come up with a campaign slogan until he was leaving the Houston Press offices last week.
"Smart president, smart governor — how about that?"
Kinky Friedman
Chatter: Why do it again?
Kinky Friedman: That's a really good question. You'd have to ask a few psychiatrists for the answer to that one. I think you do something until you get it right. I think I shouldn't have run as an independent, in retrospect. No independent's ever won in Texas except for Sam Houston. I've always been a Democrat, my heroes have always been Democrats and it just made sense. A lot of the things that I stood for in my last campaign are still true. George Washington wasn't wrong — there's still a lot of flaws in the two-party system. But that's what we have.
C: Other than running as a Democrat this time, do you plan to run your campaign differently than last time?
KF: Yeah. I think it'll be leaner and meaner, and it'll have more ideas. I think one of the big faults of the Democratic Party, why we've had this huge chain of losses here in Texas, why the last man-of-the-people Texas governor wasn't even a man — it was Ann Richards — is because the insiders, the establishment of the Democratic Party, have run candidates not on ideas but on demographics.
They believe in demographics, and to hell with ideas. And of course Rick Perry and Kay Bailey [Hutchison] are fresh out of ideas.
C: Since you last ran, Galveston was of course devastated by Hurricane Ike. Do you still support legalizing gambling on the Island?
KF: Absolutely. If Galveston wants it, and I believe Galveston does want it, I believe it would save Galveston. Corpus might want it. It's up to them. If Baytown or Beaumont wants it — whoever. If San Angelo doesn't want it, they don't have to have it, but the amount of money that can be made is huge for the state. There's no question about it.
C: Should you win, do you still plan to appoint Willie Nelson to your cabinet?
KF: That's up to Willie. We may have to drug-test some of these people before we put 'em on the ballot. I guess that would be an appointment. Whatever Willie wants to do for Texas would be great. He is the hillbilly Dalai Lama.
C: Should Kay Bailey upset Perry in the primaries, would that change anything for you?
KF: Not a thing. That's the clash of the plastic titans. That's the battle of the cheerleaders over there.
Read the entire interview on our Rocks Off music blog (blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks); select "Inquiring Minds" on the scroll-down category menu.
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Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade Photos #3
The third of four Cheyenne Frontier Days Parades stepped off Thursday morning in downtown Cheyenne. Thursday was "tough enough to wear pink day" in support of breast cancer research. Even the horses got into the act.
Steer riding anyone?
Cheyenne's Military History was on display as well.
A bicycle built for two.The 4th and final Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade will step off Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m.


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After the disappointment of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, France looked to rebuild their national team. The man charged with that responsibility, Laurent Blanc, successfully led them to first place in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group D as well as friendly wins against Germany, Brazil and England. They are now preparing to face England, Ukraine and Sweden in the finals with real hope of a third continental title.
One of the keys to their recovery has been 25-year-old goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, now one of the most experienced players and captain of a revamped squad. He spoke about France's hopes in the finals, and told UEFA.com: "It wasn't easy to start again after the World Cup and rebuild a team. Laurent Blanc and his staff managed to do it. We found some confidence through our results."
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Kiwanis Club of Ramona has set the date for its fifth annual Bow Wow Pow Wow fun dog show for Saturday, June 13.
The event, which has grown in size and attendance each year, will be held in the Ramona Outdoor Community Center Pavilion. Registration will begin at 10 a.m., with the show lasting until 3 p.m., when the last of the many contests is completed and the coveted Best in Show is awarded.
This year's show and contest will include contests and prizes for talents such as Best Costume, Most Beautiful, Most Handsome, Dog and Owner Look Alike, Most Talented, Best Tail Wagger and Best Kisser.
The Best in Show trophy will go to a canine that has entered at least two contests and won first place in at least one.
Many types of gifts and prizes will be presented and awarded. In addition, many prizes are being assembled for the auction.
Local and regional pet agencies will be represented, offering literature and samples as well as having dogs on site ready for adoption.
Food and refreshments will be available at the Kiwanis Chuck Wagon, and there will be a bake sale.
Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children. There is a $5 entry fee for each contest with a cap of $20 for five entries.
Proceeds will benefit the Ramona Kiwanis Foundation to support local scholarships as well as children's and senior charities in Ramona.
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ELYRIA — A 46-year-old Elyria woman was fatally struck by a train around 9:45 p.m. Saturday on South Abbe Road near Cleveland Street.
Lisa Harper, of the 300 block of Broad Street, died in an apparent suicide, according to Stephen Evans, Lorain County coroner.
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Run for your lives, the slowstick UFO's have landed (longish story of stupidity)
Well, it's springtime and thats when young mens thought's and actions turn to,... you guessed it, putting lights on their slow sticks and scaring people. SO, after being inspired by the fantastic, creative people here on this forum, I decided to put some led's on my slowstick. I made the trek down to Hosfelt electronics to buy some bright led's. I spent more than I wanted and sort of backshelved the whole project. The other night, I hurridly rigged them up. If you have never flown at night, do it now because it was AWESOME!! My folks have a farm not too far away with wide open spaces. I had great flight times with my stock motor and li-poly 1400mah. I was excited to take it back to the "big" city of Cleveland and try it there. I had waiting all week for the weather to break to fly down in the local MetroParks. During the sunlight hours on Friday, the weather was turning progressively nastier and nastier. I waited, paced, and finally, at around 10pm, the rain stopped to a gentle mist. I grabbed the slowstick, ran down to the truck and away we go to the park. I chuckled with delight at all the folks I would confuse/spook with my new "flying UFO" slowstick. I get to the park, a little voice (decidedly different from the usual voices I hear) tells me maybe this isnt one of my better ideas. The voices be dammed, we fly on. I get everything ready and I notice BAD glitching on the rudder. What the ??? I tell myself, it's only misting, why would there be glitching ??? I naturally figure, maybe it will go away once it's airborn. I fire it up and hand launch. It immediately is in big trouble. The winds aloft now have grabbed my slow stick and I have next to no control. It is being pushed all over the place. It is now way higher than I ever planned, above the trees that ring the field. I am getting scared as I somehow muscle her back down. I am still trying to mentally figure out the glitching as she had flown perfectly only days ago. A sudden gust of wind pushes it high up straight into the notorious "big tree". Awww, now what ?? The rain naturally picks up as I stop, look around and see that maybe three vehicles had been watching the proceedings. Now Im in a real pickle. The "park" closes in 15 minutes, it's pitch black, raining, my fully illuminated slow stick is firmly implanted in a tree. I go to the "Polish Sanford and Son" mobile (my truck) to fish for something to help the cause. I dont know about you, but the back of my truck looks something like the trash compactor scene in the original star wars movie. Lots of things are swimming around back there. Charcol lighter fluid, no. Camp chair, maybe to stand on. old rotor, no. WHite water rafting paddle, no. I found a length of webbing, 20 feet long. Back to the tree we go. I rolled up the webbing into a roll and try a few gentle tosses at the plane. Nothing. Im now convinced the tree is now mocking me. The nearest branch is maybe 8 feet off the ground. I chuck the webbing over the branch and I use it to pull myself up. I dont know what kind of tree it was but I never remembered getting this filthy climbing trees as a kid. Up into the tree, out we go onto the branch. Right about this time, I hear voices, something stirring below. Teenagers now have spotted the show and decided to find out if they could pelt me with empty beer bottles. Maybe it's a Cleveland thing (throwing empty beer bottels). I decided at this time to NOT engage them in a battle of wits since I was at a distinct disadvatage. Anyway, I ventured slowly out onto the offending wing. At this time I remember hearing tires peel out and teenage voices receede into the distance. Im thinking, ok, easy street, knock down the plane, grab your stuff and get the devil out of here. But no, the next problem was park rangers who for some reason, had a problem with a 35 year-old climbing trees after hours in a pitch black deserted park yelling incoherently about "kids throwing things". They INSISTED that I climb down immediately or face arrest. I tried my best to plead my case, all the while, shaking the branch, shaking rain down onto to them standing below, shining their light on me. Finally, as if the e-gods decided I had had enough, the stick came to life. I heard the motor fire and the servos move. It tumbled out of the tree when I finally understood, the ranger now had the transmitter and was in control. I made the climb of shame down to face the law. I was hoping that once I got down, the rangers would see what was going on, see what a great guy I was, they would pat me on the back, promise to buy me a beer, introduce me to their hot, unmarried sister who had a thing for guys who hang around parks after hours flyting model airplanes, or at the very least, we would all share in a good laugh and they would tell me to fly here anytime. Uhhh, not exactly. I tried some fast talking and I was let go with an extremely stern lecture. It seems that somebody had reported me via those cursed cell phones. Sorry for the long, rambling story. Im not sure what the moral of the story is other than,... hey,... wait a minute,... it's not raining out, it's around 11pm, I wonder where that transmitter is at ?...see ya...
I fly my LED DuskStik (aka StealthStik) around the neighborhood at night quite often. A couple of nights ago I was orbiting the neighborhood from across the street setting up for a landing after ensuring the area was safe from Al Queda when I noticed a woman standing in front of my house staring open-mouthed at the plane. I must have moved at that point because she suddenly became aware that I was standing there with a funny looking box in my hand. "Is that your airplane right there?" she says. I affirmed the fact and she immediately looked immensely relieved. Apparently she thought that the Dusky was a full scale plane with engine trouble looking for a place to land since she couldn't hear the motor and thought that Port Royale Drive was about to become an ad hoc landing strip. After I made my landing she thought it was very cool after all.
No bravery involved at all
Not brave at all. I have my AMA # taped to the wing. Had I left the plane, I think the authorities my have "taken the necessary steps" to remove plane, and subsequently put me in shackles or at the very least pony up some $$$ for their rescue efforts. Plus, had I fallen I would have been ok 'cause the men in my family are known for their thick skulls. Got some weird looks though when I stopped for gas on the way home. It appeared as though I may have attended some sort of "run and dive down a grassy hill" seminar as I was filthy, wet and generally a mess. What makes us do these things ? Next time I will get some pictures.
Rangers definetly NOT understanding
Soooo... back we go to the park to fly the slowstick again. As it turns out, my meatpack tray elevator was a partial source of earlier control troubles. Glitching still nearly out of control. I am still working on that problem. Im thinking possible source of trouble is cheapie GWS receiver. Maybe possible external interference.
Lots of interested spectators tonight including a park ranger who says "Oh, yeah, we heard about you, youre the airplane guy".,"We dont allow toy planes or rockets or anything here". It seems last Fridays previous encounter made the rounds amoung the rangers. The rangers from last Friday in reading me the riot act neglected to mention the fact that it was expressly forbidden to fly in the parks. The ranger was all in all pretty friendly about it. I asked who made the rules and it turns out the parks commision made this edict. Tomorrow, I am going to try and see if I cant get this rule changed. I thought maybe for the interest of all involved, I will detail the process here.
Can an everyday guy get the rules changed to let him fly his planes in the park ? Find out, in the next exciting episode of "Carnifax-the fly guy". More to come...
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Point of excellence: the beautiful terrace with dining table and chairs, sun loungers, sunshade parasol, rich Mediterranean planting (citrus and oleanders).
The Penthouse The penthouse and Oleandra 'the Agrumeto' are a unique solution in general for those who like to stay in an exclusive environment, in touch with nature with the sea nearby and rolling hills in the background. The apartments are one of approx. 100 (the Oleandra) with two bedrooms, large living room and kitchen and No. 2 bathrooms, one with shower and the other (the Agrumeto) of about 40 square meters. consisting of: 1 master bedroom with attached bathroom (with bath / shower), a living room with kitchenette and sofa bed for two people with an adjoining spacious bathroom with large shower stall. Both apartments overlooking terrace with wooden table and chairs and full of Mediterranean planting, ideal to stay there both during the day and night, equipped with sun beds, sun curtains with stunning sea view and side hill. An ideal solution for families of 4/6 persons (the Oleandra) or 2/3 pax the Agrumeto.
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A 20 km from the city of beautiful hiking possibilities famous historical centers: the city of Ascoli Piceno with the famous Piazza del Popolo, the Taetro Ventidius Basso and the Art Gallery, the city of Fermo with the Roman cisterns, the theater and the Eagle Palazzo dei Capitani. Events not to miss: the Quintana of Ascoli Piceno (historical-medieval), the festivals in the villages of the hinterland, the Cvalcata Assumption of Fermo.
The city 'of San Benedetto del Tronto, known as' The Riviera of the Palms' is definitely a point of reference on the Adriatic coast: from a small fishing village has evolved over the years in cities of 50. 000 inhabitants with a growth-oriented tourism . It develops along the beautiful promenade for about 6.5 kilometers. And 'rich planting and tree species (particularly palms and oleanders) that conferisono an exotic look! The waterfront has been recently restored and enriched with precious Mediterranean plants that blend the color of green and red oleander flowers with soft, fine white beach and the blue sea.
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Though much of the economy has rebounded since the dot-com crash, and though engineers are being hired now, I'm still flooded with tales of woe from developers unsuccessfully searching for work. Here's an e-mail from a correspondent who wishes to remain anonymous: "There seems to be a great discrepancy between 'official' numbers and the truth. I worked as a software engineer/embedded developer for several years, but I can't buy a job right now.
"I was laid off from my job working for Lockheed at the Kennedy Space Center in 2002. I have been unemployed since then, despite working my behind off looking for a job. The state government here in Florida constantly shouts 'Florida has low unemployment! There are plenty of jobs!' When we were laid off, the state sent 'employment counselors' to help us. They told us the only jobs were at Wal-Mart, and that we ought to be glad if we could get a job there. They browbeat us to death with Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart . . .
"The representatives of the state of Florida told us bluntly that engineering jobs were not for Americans. We were told, 'It's a global economy, and engineering jobs are going overseas. That is part of globalization. You must accept this. Your career is over. Americans are going to have to accept low-wage jobs, because that is the result of globalization. Wal-Mart is the only place that is hiring and you need to work there.'
"Oh, I've been offered jobs. I've been offered jobs in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Korea. I have also been offered jobs in embedded development but to keep the job, I would have had to sleep with a cell phone to provide 24/7 customer support. I also would have had to travel on two hours' notice, both internationally and domestically, to provide on-site support. I turned all of those jobs down. I've been mocked, yelled at and cursed. In an interview earlier this year, one engineer stood up and screamed at me, saying, 'If you won't work in Iraq for us, you don't deserve to have a job!'
"The IEEE recently published a graph that shows a massive decline in the number of EE jobs in the U.S. (www.todaysengineer.org/2005/Sep/pulse.asp).
"The current administration has promoted policies that have driven engineering jobs offshore. They've wrecked the economy, and the federal and state governments are lying about it. The job market is horrible. Unless you want to work overseas, or provide customer support (on-call, global travel), then you are in big trouble. If you have a decent job, hang on, because if you lose it, you will never work again. The number of jobs in the U.S. is declining, thanks to a bad economy, greedy CEOs, the offshoring of manufacturing and now the offshoring of engineering and software development work.
"And yes, I do know a former Lucent MTS who now works at the local Wal-Mart, wearing a blue vest."
I don't know the writer personally, so it's possible his frustration has boiled over to some level of exaggeration. But too many others write, perhaps somewhat less eloquently, with similar stories.
Are engineering jobs really so scarce? Is an $8/hour Wal-Mart job our destiny? What do you think?
- Jack Ganssle (email@example.com), a lecturer and consultant on embedded development issues. This piece is reprinted from the EE Times Network site embedded.com.


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All hail the King & Queen
Luling and Des Allemands parade organizers announce hi years royalty
Heather R. Breaux - Jan 17, 2008
Krewe of Des Allemands
Parade organizers popped the big question last Thanksgiving, when the couple was surrounded by family and friends, and Betty says that there was nothing to think about, they immediately accepted the offer.
When Janet (Folse) asked us to participate, all Hugh could do was in return ask her what date, said Betty.
As far as the Dufrenes were concerned, it was a done deal and theyve since kept busy planning and preparing for the big day.
Were getting everything together for our float and were even able to design our own special beads and doubloons, said Betty.
Hugh and Betty, who've been married since 1952, share four sons, 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Both are now retired, Hugh from the oil field and Betty from the St. Charles Parish Public School System.
After we were first married, we moved a lot because of Nunnies job, but we always came back home to Des Allemands, said Betty. We love this town and are proud to serve as the Krewe of Des Allemands' king and queen."
The Krewe of Des Allemands rolls on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m.Krewe of Lul
A few months ago, the committee for the Krewe of Lul had a particularly important task ahead of them, choosing who would serve as the parades king and queen.
But once graced with their presence, it doesnt take long to figure out why the organizations board choose Irvon Cookie and Dolores Gomez.
The Luling couple is a delightful double dose of charisma, friendliness and from the looks of their neatly decorated living room theyve got what every king and queen of Carnival should have - the Mardi Gras spirit.`
A few years back, Dolores and I were asked if we wanted to ride in the parade as king and queen, said Irvon.
We declined because the timing just wasnt right, but now we're both retired and have the time it takes to help plan such an event.
Dolores says that as king and queen they will be formally introduced at a parade-sponsored luncheon next week, but until then she and her husband are focusing on getting their float and throws ready to roll.
This couple of nearly 54 years share five sons, 12 grandchildren and one step great-grandchild.
Irvon, 77, is retired from a career of teaching, coaching and serving in the U.S. Army.
In his spare time, the first-time king enjoys golf, traveling and photography.
Dolores, 76, is also retired. She formally worked for New Orleans Customs and was a St. Charles Parish kindergarten teacher.
She says that she loves gardening, bird watching, cooking and watching LSU football.
The Krewe of Lul hits the streets on Saturday, Feb. 2 at noon.
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A spatial econometric analysis of the regional growth and volatility in Europe
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Issue (Month): 2 (May)
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Peter Robinson: Our brave new world
He may be finance minister in our new coalition government, but he's also DUP deputy leader. Here, Peter Robinson talks about working with republicans
After only 100 days of devolution it may be too soon to make a judgment on the performance of the new Executive, but we can, with certainty, say that the prospects for the future of Northern Ireland are better today than they have been for decades and unionism is at its strongest in over a generation.
Few could dispute that Northern Ireland is now a much better place in which to live than was the case just a few years ago and with a more settled and stable political environment we can start to realise the potential that has been held back by terrorism and political instability for the last 40 years.
Unionism has been strengthened. After 40 years of terrorism our constitutional position is more secure than ever. This is not to claim that there is nothing more to accomplish - there is still unfinished business but we move forward from a strong position.
The last census revealed that the demographic threat to the future of Northern Ireland has disappeared and with nationalists and republicans in a local Executive there is widespread support across the community for the institutions of Government. Perhaps at no time since the creation of Northern Ireland has there been more security about our future. To maintain that position all parties will have to keep their commitments and the DUP will keep their feet to the fire.
The Sinn Fein notion of a united Ireland by 2016 is rightly now regarded as a pipe-dream. Republicans when gathered together may still hanker after and indulge in the make-believe of achieving a united Ireland but few in private could believe it likely in their lifetimes.
Indeed only unionist division and carelessness could feed their craving. It was the DUP who succeeded in placing a veto on any process that can lead in that direction.
While nationalists can - no matter how mindless or futile - yearn and argue for a united Ireland, the real challenge for all of us is to make Northern Ireland a better place for everyone who lives here and I believe that the new Executive is committed to this goal.
Getting to where we are today has not been easy for any of us. Unionists have had to face up to the undesirable situation of having to sit in an Executive with Sinn Fein, but more significantly republicans have had to settle for helping to administer Northern Ireland within the UK and so much more.
The return of devolution did not come quickly but what we have now is stronger because we waited to make sure the conditions were right and the IRA had disarmed and given up all of its criminal and paramilitary activity. Who today believes that anyone would tolerate a return to violence or conflict by the IRA? Greater normality is a sign of victory and not of defeat.
Because of this there has never been a better prospect that devolution is stable and will last. This stability provides the most secure foundations for investment in the province and for lasting economic growth. There are few places in Europe today with greater potential than Northern Ireland.
But no one should pretend that devolution is a panacea to all of our problems. Difficult decisions still have to be taken but it must be better that those decisions are taken by those who are locally accountable.
The form of devolution we have at Stormont is far from perfect and we will continue to press for changes to make Northern Ireland a more normal democracy but it is still far more preferable than having no meaningful say in how we are governed.
We now have an Assembly and Executive with a unionist majority. The dominant North South agenda accepted and operated by the UUP has been curtailed and balanced by a growing East West relationship that encourages our proper and traditional link to the rest of the United Kingdom. Moreover, while power sharing means that there is no majority rule, through our negotiations last year we now have the ability to veto any significant decisions we do not support.
I genuinely understand the reservations and concerns of those unionists who opposed entering an Executive with Sinn Fein, but pushing republicans to end violence and criminality and give support to the police tipped the balance, particularly as we succeeded in putting controls in place to protect the unionist community from unaccountable decision-taking, both within the Executive and on a North South basis. We succeeded where others failed.
Of course, people can carp, grumble and complain that perfection had not been achieved. Again my judgment was that we had surrounded the process with sufficient safeguards to control any potential abuse, that moving into the Executive could provide the momentum for further progress. In addition, what future was on offer for Northern Ireland in general and unionism in particular by the continuation of Direct Rule?
Had the DUP not secured devolved government, the Direct Rule administration would have proceeded with an all-Ireland agenda and also imposed an Irish Language Act. The Sinn Fein-supported model for local government would have proceeded. Our successful grammar schools, which have contributed to the best results in the UK again this year, would have been abolished. Does any unionist really trust a Labour Government to take decisions that are in unionist interests?
The reality is that in recent times, no party in Government at Westminster has acted in the interests of unionism. What kind of strategy is based on the hope that once in every 30 years there is a hung Parliament in which for a few years unionists might have some influence?
Many people were concerned with Plan B and a greater role for Dublin in the affairs of Northern Ireland and undoubtedly over time that would have insidiously grown, but in reality even the continuation of Direct Rule was not in the interests of unionism. For decades governments have bent over backwards to meet the needs of Sinn Fein.
While Tony Blair was prepared to concede to Sinn Fein, with devolution we as unionists have it in our power to block the republican agenda. Fortunately now it is unionists rather than the Government that Sinn Fein has to deal with.
We must never forget the past and those who suffered throughout the Troubles. We must resist republican revisionism. Republicans, through selective inquiries and so-called truth marches, seek to imply that others were the villains and attempt to airbrush their own murderous past. The history of the last 40 years must not be rewritten.
Throughout the negotiating process we sought and received assurances from the government that it would continue strenuously to track and recover terrorist criminal assets and that the police would, without fear or favour, persistently seek convictions in all unresolved cases involving paramilitary activity no matter what position such a person now holds or the political consequences. No one can be above the law.
I am under no illusions about the past activities of many of those who are in the Assembly today and I know that they are programmed to act according to republican ideology.
However, in every decision we take we are conscious to ensure it will be consistent with our unionist agenda. The Press might obsess about photographs of the First and Deputy First Minister but the hard work of protecting the interests of the unionist community is the critical task being undertaken by the DUP in the Executive, the Assembly and its committees and even out of the range of the cameras day and daily by our team.
In the months ahead we will formulate proposals to:
÷achieve economic growth and improve the living standards of people here;
÷further develop and improve the Assembly, its structures and other institutions;
÷formulate programmes to recognise and assist the innocent victims of terrorism;
÷continue to keep pressure on republicans to fulfil all the requirements of peace and democracy;
÷safeguard and strengthen the unionist position;
÷keep unionism in prime position and the driving force in local politics
Northern Ireland is stronger and while the system we are required to operate throws us into government with those we would not choose, we are well placed to control any excesses and our people have a better future because of the improved stability that has been achieved. Those who want to go back to the conflict and instability of the past and who offer no attainable alternative route to stability must be faced down and not placated.


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Micromax Canvas HD, we have written more articles about this smartphone than any other phone just because we want to let you know that this is the smartphone to buy this year. For those whose quest is for phablet phone or quad core phone or phone with HD video recording, Micromax Canvas HD is the phone packing up all those in one device. More importantly you would be interested to check out reasons why you should buy Micromax Canvas A116 HD phone and also compared with the earlier Canvas phones namely A110 vs A100.
Now then, for those who are interested in doing more than just possessing this smartphone, we have come up with tutorial on how to install ClockWorkMod Recovery and rooting procedure. Here in this guide we go through the JellySmart a custom firmware available for Canvas HD phone. Incidentally this is first custom firmware available for A116 smartphone known as the JellySmart and it's based on the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware. This JellySmart is very stable and smooth for you Canvas HD phone and here we have listed the JellySmart ROM features, update procedure with step by step guide.
One of the main reasons why you should update Canvas HD to Android 4.1.2 is because none of the Indian smartphone vendors every care for updating their device to the latest version except Lava Mobiles for their Xolo powered smartphones.
JellySmart Firmware Features & Improvements
The following are the features added in JellySmart firmware are –
- Android 4.2 Launcher
- New Clock
- New Gmail app for improved performance
- New Music app
- New Android 4.2 Jelly Bean based keyboard
- New 4.2 Jelly Bean base fonts
- New Baseband
- Auto Rotation bug fixed
- Pre-rooted
- Performance tweaks
- Flipboard issue bug fixed
- Net Speeds tweaks
- No delay in making calls
- More free RAM
- Locked Launcher in memory
- Enabled 270 degree rotation
- Ziplagined and Deodexed
- Fast boot
- Flashlight intensity increased
- Mega bass boost Mod added
- Faster and Smoother
- Removed Micromax Registration
- Nano Editor Added
- Added custom boot animation functionality
What's Not Working
- M! Store app is not working
- Its reported by users that music player is unable to install
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Pre-Upgrade Instructions
Thinking to update, before you update you should follow these instructions –
- Make sure that you have fully charged your phone. It's the very first step to ensure because you don't want to land up your phone in trouble of running out of battery during the process of updating.
- You should have rooted your phone Micromax Canvas HD phone. This is required step as without rooting you can't install either CWM or any custom firmwares. We have provided the guide to Root Micromax A116 Canvas HD phone.
- You should also have installed the ClockWorkMod Recovery on your phone which will replace the existing Recovery Mode. CWM Recovery makes the job easier and we have mentioned steps on how you can install CWM Recovery on Micromax A116 phone.
- You should also ensure that USB debugging is enabled. This can be enabled by going through Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging. See that it's ticked.
Since we would be connecting your phone to the PC using the USB cable, ensure that USB Drivers are installed perfectly on your PC. If not installed, download Micromax A116 Canvas HD USB Drivers and install it.
Disclaimer: Since this firmware is developed by third party developers, this can even brick your phone if you don't follow the instructions carefully. If you follow, you would be able to update your phone easily with any problems.
Micromax A116 Canvas HD Android 4.1.2 JellySmart Update
Here is the step by step guide to update your Canvas HD phone to Android 4.1.2 JellySmart ROM –
- Ensuring that you have followed the above instructions, we would be first downloading JellySmart A116 Canvas HD ROM zip file. The total file size is 290 Mb.
- Now connect your phone using the USB cable to the PC and then transfer the downloaded file to the root of your external/internal SD card.
- Now disconnect the phone from PC and switch it OFF.
- You need to turn ON your phone in the ClockWorkMod Recovery and this can be done by pressing the Volume UP + Volume Down and the Power button altogether at once. You will soon see the Micromax A116 logo and in the next screen choose the Recovery mode. For you information, in the recovery mode, the volume down and up keys are for navigating from one option to another and Power option is used to select the highlighted option.
- It's advised to take backup of the existing ROM on your phone and this can be done by selecting "Backup and Restore" and then select "Back Current ROM".
- In the recovery mode you need to first "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" and then followed with "Wipe Partition". This will delete the current ROM on your phone.
- Now click on "Advanced" and then select "Dalvik Catche" to clear the Dalvik Cache and then "Battery State" clear.
- Now go to Mount & Storage and then select Storage select "Format /System".
- Select "Install Zip from SDcard" and then navigate to the root of your SD card where you have stored the file. Select it and then click on Yes. Again as I mentioned you earlier, the Volume Down/Up keys are used to navigate and Power option is used to select.
- Once flashing is done, you will we taken back to the CWM Recovery Menu.
- Now go to "Advanced" and then hit "Fix Permissions" to fix all permissions.
- Finally you need to hit "Reboot System Now" to get your phone in the normal mode. This time it will take 3-5 minutes for your phone to act accordingly to the new JellySmart based custom firmware settings. Don't worry it will boot up, if it doesn't remove the battery and re-insert it.
So with that you have updated your Micromax A116 Canvas HD Phone with the JellySmart based Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware. Do drop us a comment or share this article with your friends on Google +, Facebook or Twitter.


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The pact with Australia will highlight Malaysia's historically poor treatment of refugees.
KUALA LUMPUR: While the rest of Malaysia sleeps, a group of about 100 Christian refugees from Myanmar sings hymns and prays for a brighter future, in a makeshift church in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
Divine intervention aside, there is hope that a recent migrant-swap deal with Australia will shine the spotlight on Malaysia's historically poor treatment of refugees, and perhaps bring about some real change.
But once the two-hour midnight service ends, the members of the congregation turn their attention to the worldly problem of how to avoid arrest and harassment at the hands of security officials in a country that does not yet recognise asylum seekers.
"Getting stopped by police is very much the norm for us. Sometimes we are let off if the officer is kind, but mostly we're not so lucky," said 20-year-old Sarah Aye, who fled Myanmar three years ago and now leads the church service.
Sarah is just one of the 94,400 asylum seekers registered with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kuala Lumpur as of May this year. The agency estimates there are at least another 10,000 who are not registered.
Thousands attempt to enter Malaysia from Myanmar each year, either via sea or across the border from Thailand after fleeing by land.
Once documented, the refugees can either return home once conditions in their country improve, stay put in Malaysia or resettle in a third country, an option that can take years to process.
Malaysia is not a signatory of the UN Refugee Convention, and does not officially differentiate between asylum seekers and illegal migrants, who, if caught, stand to face whipping and jail under harsh immigration laws.
Harsh reality
Denied the right to work or obtain education, refugees are forced to work illegally and take on any jobs they can find, often at the mercy of their employers and the authorities.
The harsh reality of the plight of refugees has long been criticised by rights groups, who have been calling on the government to formulate protection for them, but with little success.
However, the recent signing of a deal between Australia and Malaysia to swap refugees has put Malaysia's treatment of asylum seekers under international scrutiny, breathing new life into calls for the government to ensure better protection.
The arrangement will see Australia sending over 800 mostly Middle Eastern undocumented migrants in exchange for 4,000 UN-certified refugees, mostly from Myanmar, over a period of four years.
The deal has drawn criticism from rights groups of both nations, but has also been welcomed as a change for Malaysia to show an improvement in its treatment of refugees.
Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said following the signing that while Malaysia was not a signatory to the UN convention, it was "committed to caring for asylum seekers, especially related to the aspect of humanity".
Last month, the government announced a move to register and document illegal migrants, including refugees, in efforts to offer some form of protection and hopefully silence critics of its human rights record.
Talks are still under way, but rights groups have said the registration could signal a positive move.
"I think that any discussion that brings to light the issue of refugees, if it goes towards greater protection for refugees, is a good thing," said Yante Ismail, a UNHCR spokeswoman here.
Dumping ground
However, Tenaganita, a local rights group, doubted "diplomatic assurances" that the 800 refugees from Australia would be well treated, citing Malaysia's poor track record.
Executive director Irene Fernandez said the deal, which swaps Middle Eastern migrants for mostly Christian Myanmar refugees, was "clouded with racism and secrecy".
Australia was using Malaysia as a "dumping ground" for certain categories of asylum seeker, she told reporters after the deal was inked.
Loy, a social worker who declined to give her full name, said the exchange would make some things worse in Malaysia, claiming that Middle Eastern migrants made up the majority of those who get into trouble with the law.
But the increased international scrutiny could help women and children refugees in particular, who currently suffer rape and abuse, with nowhere to turn for treatment or redress, she said.
"These women fear arrest if they go to the authorities, or seek medical treatment. So they have no choice but to suffer in silence," she said.
Nonetheless, Sarah and her fellow asylum seekers still hold out hope for a better future in Malaysia or another country.
"We ran away from persecution, from unfair treatment and hatred," she told the German Press Agency dpa.
"We can only hope for things to change, because sometimes it feels like we travelled thousands of miles, only to face the same things here."
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Today is Sunday, June 24, the 175th day of 2001. There are 190 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
In 1908, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Grover Cleveland, died in Princeton, N.J., at age 71.
On this date:
In 1497, the first recorded sighting of North America by a European took place as explorer John Cabot spotted land, probably in present-day Canada.
In 1647, Margaret Brent, a niece of Lord Baltimore, was ejected from the Maryland Assembly after demanding a place and vote in that governing body.
In 1948, Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the western allies to organize the massive Berlin Airlift.
In 1975, 113 people were killed when an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Ten years ago: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the First Amendment did not shield news organizations from being sued when they publish the names of sources who had been promised confidentiality.
Five years ago: A jury ordered the city of Philadelphia to pay $1.5 million in damages for the bombing of MOVE headquarters in 1985 that killed 11 people.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Al Molinaro is 82. Comedian Jack Carter is 78. Actress Michele Lee is 59. Musician Mick Fleetwood is 59. Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 58. Rock musician Jeff Beck is 57. Singer Arthur Brown is 57. Rock singer Colin Blunstone (The Zombies) is 56. Actor Peter Weller is 54. Rock musician John Illsley (Dire Straits) is 52. Actress Nancy Allen is 51. Reggae singer Derrick Simpson (Black Uhuru) is 51. Reggae singer Astro (UB40) is 44. Singer-musician Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark) is 42. Rock singer-musician Curt Smith is 40. Actress Danielle Spencer is 36. Actress Sherry Stringfield is 34. Singer Glenn Medeiros is 31.
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, June 24, 2001.
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FRENCH MELTDOWN: Regardless of the controversial way France qualified, they came into the World Cup as one of the most talented teams. But Les Bleues dissolved into a bickering pack of prima donnas that embarrassed themselves and their country. Star striker Nicolas Anelka launched an allegedly foul-mouthed tirade at coach Raymond Domenech, who then sent Mr. Anelka packing, which spurred a revolt from the rest of the team. They boycotted a practice in protest and the French Football Federation's (FFF) managing director quit. President Nicolas Sarkozy even intervened, ordering his sports minister to extend her stay in South Africa to try to sort out Les Bleues after squabbling spun out of control during their June 17 match. The French team is seen here, arriving for the training session they refused to participate in on June 20.
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Elizabeth Jane McRae of Athens and Michael Harris Earl of Athens were joined in marriage at 11:30 a.m., September 13, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church in Athens.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Sturges McRae of Athens.
The groom is the son of Ms. Kathryn Spiva Ball of Norcross and Mr. John Franklin Earl Jr. of Covington.
The bride's grandparents are Ms. Jane Johnson McKee of Marianna, Fla. and the late Dr. James Ogg McKee and Ms. Elizabeth Sturges McRae of Marianna, Fla. and the late William Earl McRae.
Dr. W. Glenn Doak officiated.
The matron of honor was Anna Lee Faulk of Jeffersonville, sister of the bride.
The best man was Benjamin Howard Phillippi of Charlotte, N.C., brother-in-law of the groom.
The couple held their brunch reception at The National and honeymooned in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The bride earned her BFA from Valdosta State University and her JD from the University of Georgia's school of law. She is employed by Georgia Bank & Trust.
The groom earned his BS from the University of Georgia and is employed by BB&T.
They reside in Athens.
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Linda Duncan, the NDP candidate for Edmonton–Strathcona, has held on to her seat, spoiling the Conservative party's hope of
painting Alberta a solid blue once again.
Ryan Hastman, the Conservative candidate, had been working the riding since 2009, with help from Alberta's federal cabinet ministers, provincial Tories and prominent Wildrose Alliance MLAs behind him. He had advertised every anti-oilsands comment made by NDP leader Jack Layton and Ms. Duncan herself—she called the industry an "embarrassment" and called for a moratorium on new projects there—in hopes of feeding anger and angst in a city built on petroleum. But it wasn't enough: Ms. Duncan dominated the night, running away with a nearly 6,000 vote lead over her Conservative rival.
Every other riding in the province appeared headed for easy Conservative victory, repeating the same results as the 2008 race, and the election before that one. Prime Minister Stephen Harper challenged Albertans during the campaign to paint their province blue, but was forced to settle for a carbon-copy of the election map the last time Albertans went to the polls.
The New Democrats' surge appeared insufficient to take Edmonton–Centre and Edmonton–East from Conservative hands, as NDP strategists had dared to hope. But Jack Layton's party made noteable gains in the province nonetheless: in 23 ridings, the NDP ran second to the Conservatives, leaving the Liberals in second place in just three Calgary ridings and no others, mirroring the Liberal collapse elsewhere in the country. Even independent candidate James Ford showed better than the Liberals (and the NDP) in Edmonton–Sherwood Park, a riding Conservative Tim Uppal nevertheless won handily.
But in Edmonton–Strathcona, Ms. Duncan—who benefitted too from the help of strategic voting Liberals and help from volunteers from around the province determined to beat the Tories—did more than hold a seat for her party. She changed the political dynamic in that riding. All expectations tonight were for a nailbiter like the 2008 election night when Ms. Duncan squeaked past Conservative Rahim Jaffer in a race so tight—she won by less than 500 votes—that Mr. Jaffer prematurely began to declare victory before realizing his mistake. Instead, Ms. Duncan turned Edmonton–Strathcona into an NDP playground, making it clear the riding has drifted as far from the Tory fold as ever.
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Reading, Pa. – The Reading Royals, ECHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, today announced that the team has signed goaltender Riley Gill to an ECHL contract. In separate transactions, the Royals announced that forward Ian O'Connor has been loaned to the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL; the Hershey Bears have loaned forward T.J. Syner to Reading and forward David Marshall was returned to Reading from the Binghamton Senators of the AHL.
Gill, a third year pro from Northfield, Minn., has played 38 games this season—and a league-leading 2,293 minutes—with the Louisiana IceGators of the Southern Professional Hockey League. He currently leads the league with 25 wins, five of which have come by shutout. Gill, who has made 1,043 saves for the IceGators this year (second best in the SPHL), has the fourth best goals-against average in the league (2.43). Last season, Gill played 44 games for the Kalamazoo Wings and recorded the fifth most wins in the league (24), as he helped the K-Wings advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Gill had a record setting four year collegiate career at Western Michigan University, where he earned All-CCHA All-Rookie team honors in his freshman year, and concluded his time in college with the most games played (111) and the best all-time save percentage in WMU history.
For O'Connor, a second year pro from Londonderry, N.H., this marks his first call-up of the year to the AHL. O'Connor has 31 points (18g-13a) and picked up 38 penalty minutes in 55 games with Reading this season. O'Connor, who leads the Royals with 148 shots on goal, played two games last season in the AHL with the Worcester Sharks.
This marks the fifth trip of the year to Reading for Syner, a first year pro from Springfield, Mass. Syner, who is currently riding a six-game point streak with the Royals (3g-6a), has 10 points (3g-7a) in nine games with Reading. Syner has seven points (3g-4a) and 15 penalty minutes in 34 games with Hershey this year.
For Marshall, a fourth year pro from Buffalo, Minn., he returns to the Royals after a six-game stint in Binghamton, where he registered 12 penalty minutes. He was loaned to the Senators on Feb. 14 after recording 47 points (17g-30a) and 85 penalty minutes in 52 games with the Royals.


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When you think of a stroke, you normally think of a serious problem with the brain. A stroke occurs when a lack of blood supply causes brain damage. Most of the time, a stroke is caused by a blood clot that blocks off one of the arteries that supplies blood to the brain. But sometimes it is actually bleeding in the brain that causes a stroke. This is called a hemorrhagic stroke.

What is a hemorrhage?

A hemorrhage is bleeding. A hemorrhage can be large or small. There are several causes of brain hemorrhage.

Blood Vessel Leaks- Aneurysm and AVM

Blood vessels in the brain are like a web of pipes that bring blood to the brain and remove waste material from the brain. When a blood vessel leaks, the blood itself produces brain irritation. But a leak also prevents enough blood from getting to the correct destination. And a gush of blood in the brain produces swelling and compression of important brain structures. So a leaky blood vessel in the brain is harmful in numerous ways.

Brain Aneurysm

A blood vessel may leak because of a brain aneurysm, which is an out-pouching of one of the arteries that supplies blood to the brain. Blood flows quickly and powerfully through arteries and the out-pouching is usually relatively delicate so it can rip or tear easily, causing a slow, low-volume or high, fast-volume leak.

Arteriovenous Malformation

Another type of that a blood vessel leak is from an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), which is an abnormal cluster of veins and arteries. Any of the blood vessels in the cluster can rip or tear, especially when there is very high blood pressure.

A Stroke

A stroke from a blood clot is called an ischemic stroke. It causes serious damage due to lack of blood supply to the brain. Chemical changes in the brain after an ischemic stroke can make fragile brain tissue and vessels bleed. Cortical strokes, especially large cortical strokes, are more likely to bleed than strokes in other areas of the brain. This process is called a hemorrhagic transformation of an ischemic stroke and it may lead to serious complications such as compression of the brain from the blood or brain swelling, often called cerebral edema.

Cancer

When cancer travels from one part of the body to another part, this is called metastasis. When cancer travels to the brain, it can cause bleeding in the brain.

What is the Treatment of a Brain Hemorrhage?

The first treatment of a brain hemorrhage is management of blood pressure. Very high blood pressure can cause more bleeding. Body fluids have to be managed with great precision, keeping body fluids on the low side to prevent swelling in the brain. If you experience a hemorrhagic stroke, you will likely have to stay in the hospital or even the intensive care unit for a while.

There is no medication available to remove the blood from a hemorrhagic stroke. If the bleeding is severe and takes up space in the brain, it may require surgical removal. When there is extreme swelling, a surgical procedure to temporarily remove a section of the skull, called a craniotomy, is performed. Recovery from a brain hemorrhage is usually very slow.

Usually after a brain hemorrhage, part of the evaluation includes a search for an AVM or an aneurysm or even cancer.

Complications of Brain Hemorrhage

Sometimes, a hemorrhagic stroke can cause seizures due to brain irritation. Medications called anticonvulsants are used to help control seizures and to prevent them from occurring again.

Most strokes are caused by blood clots. About 15% of strokes are hemorrhagic strokes. Uncertainly and anxiety is normal after a hemorrhagic stroke. Whether you or someone you know has suffered a hemorrhagic stroke, the more you know, the better for you and your loved ones.