text: 2014; 5 (1): 121-124 121 doi: 10.5799/ahinjs.01.2014.01.0375 JCEI / Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations CASE REPORT / OLGU SUNUMU A 17-year-old female patient with sigmoid volvulus: Considering the diagnosis On yedi yaşındaki kız hastada sigmoid volvulus: Tanıyı düşünmek Mustafa Uğur1, Akın Aydoğan1, Seçkin Akküçük1, Ramazan Davran2, Aydın Kaplan1 ABSTRACT ÖZET Sigmoid volvulus is an extremely rare disease among young adults. This may cause delay in diagnosis and treatment and so it may cause life threatening ischemia and necrosis at the colon. In this article we present the case which was confirmed to be sigmoid volvulus with tomographic examinations which was carried upon suspicion of sigmoid volvulus in a 17 years old girl who attended with increasing abdominal pain, constipation, obstipation and distention complaints. Taking a detailed history, performing a physical examination and evaluation of laboratory tests of a patient presenting with complaints like abdominal pain, constipation and distention are the most essential steps to diagnose the sigmoid volvulus. The most important method for early diagnosis in young adults is to keep the diagnosis in mind. So it would be possible to plan advanced radiologic and endoscopic examinations which would confirm the diagnosis. J Clin Exp Invest 2014; 5 (1): 121-124 Sigmoid volvulus genç erişkinlerde oldukça nadir görülen bir hastalıktır. Bu durum tanı ve tedavi girişimlerinde gecikmeye neden olarak kolonda hayatı tehdit eden iskemi ve nekroz gelişmesine yol açabilir. Bu yazıda giderek artan karın ağrısı, konstipasyon, obstipasyon ve distansiyon şikayetleriyle acil servise başvuran 17 yaşındaki genç kız hastada sigmoid volvulus tanısından şüphelenilerek yapılan tomografik incelemede tanısı doğrulanan olguyu sunduk. Tanıdaki en önemli adım karın ağrısı, konstipasyon, distansiyon gibi şikayetlerle başvuran hastalarda ayrıntılı bir öykü, fizik muayene ve uygun laboratuar testlerinin incelenmesi ile hekimin tanıdan şüphelenmesidir. Genç hastalarda erken tanıya götürecek en önemli yol öncelikle tanının akılda bulundurulmasıdır. Böylece tanıyı doğrulayacak ileri radyolojik ve endoskopik incelemelerin zaman kaybedilmeden planlanması mümkün olacaktır. Key words: Sigmoid volvulus, detorsion, young patient INTRODUCTION Sigmoid volvulus is a disease originating from rotation of the colon around its own mesentery [1]. It is classically known as the disease of 7th and 8th decade. It is seen extremely rarely in kids and young adults [2,3]. As sigmoid volvulus is not considered in young patients with abdominal pain, constipation and obstipation; advanced radiologic and endoscopic examinations needed for the diagnosis are not performed. As a result early diagnosis and treatment of children and young patients are delayed. However early treatment of this disease which sometimes begins acutely and sometimes insidiously; is the most efficient method for preventing life threatening ischemic and necrotic complications [4]. CASE Seventeen years old female patient attending the emergency care unit with abdominal pain, nausea1 Anahtar kelimeler: Sigmoid volvulus, detorsiyon, genç hasta vomiting, distention and constipation; states that abdominal pain started 4 days ago as a mild pain and during the last day it was accompanied with nausea and vomiting and the pain has increased. Physical examination revealed that her abdomen was moderately distended and with auscultation intestinal sounds were found to be hypoactive and occasionally metallic sounds were heard. In abdomen there was severe tenderness at all quadrants and especially both lower quadrants showed defense. Rectal examination revealed that rectum was empty and there was no pathology. White Blood Cell (WBC) and biochemical values were in normal limits. Abdominal X-ray revealed extremely dilated colon segments. Gas shadows were not seen in distal colon and rectum (Figure 1). Abdominopelvic Computerized Tomography (CT) was performed upon suspicion of sigmoid volvulus. Results of abdominopelvic CT showed dilatation areas up to 12 cm in Mustafa Kemal üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Hatay, Türkiye 2 Mustafa Kemal üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Hatay, Türkiye Correspondence: Mustafa Uğur, Mustafa Kemal üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Hatay Email: [email protected] Received: 06.11.2013, Accepted: 13.11.2013 Copyright © JCEI / Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations 2014, All rights reserved 122 Uğur et al. Sigmoid volvolus in a young patient diameter at descending, ascending and transverse colons; and torsion at the sigmoid colon (Figure 2A and 2B). For treatment, intravenous fluid treatment was initiated and emergency colonoscopy was performed. Colonoscopy did not reveal any finding of ischemia or necrosis. However, the affected colon segment could not be detorsioned. Upon this the patient underwent emergency operation to prevent complications. On the patient who underwent laparotomy it was seen that sigmoid colon rotated 2 times around its mesentery and the effected segment showed dilatation and edema. There was not any ischemia and necrosis (Figure 3). Sigmoid colon was detorsioned and upon finding, it was longer than normal, resection of sigmoid colon and end colostomy (Hartmann Procedure) operations were performed. Patient, who did not develop any complications on post-operative follow-ups, was discharged on 5th day. Figure 1. Dilated Colon Segments on Abdominal X-ray Figure 2. A. Sigmoid Volvulus Observed on Axial Cross-Section with CT B. Sigmoid Volvulus Observed on Transverse CrossSection with CT DISCUSSION Figure 3. Intraoperative view of sigmoid colon J Clin Exp Invest Sigmoid volvulus is a disease originating from rotation of sigmoid colon around its own mesentery [1]. The disease shows a variable geographic distribution. While it is seen with young and healthy patients of 40-50 ages at the region along developing countries, it is more common among patients of 60-80 years of age with coexisting problems at developed countries. It is extremely rare in children and adolescents [2,3]. While chronic constipation is blamed at developed countries; diet containing high amount of fibers is thought to be etiology at undeveloped countries [1]. Other etiologic factors include, anatomic variations, neurologic diseases and megacolon [4]. In our case the patient did not have any previously known disease, however durwww.jceionline.org Vol 5, No 1, March 2014 Uğur et al. Sigmoid volvolus in a young patient ing the operation sigmoid colon was found to be longer than normal and mobile. The disease has a sudden onset acute form originating from obstruction of bowels and an insidious subacute form originating from partial obstruction [1]. Abdominal examination may show variable signs from mild localized tenderness to diffuse peritonitis. Rectal examination can be totally normal or may show bright red blood or melena [5]. Patients with sigmoid volvulus usually attend with constipation, increasing abdominal distention and severe abdominal pain [6]. In our case complaints like abdominal pain, constipation and distention were found to be started as mild symptoms 4 days before attending the hospital and became more severe on the day she attended the emergency unit. Patient's unwillingness for attending the hospital for mild symptoms may cause development of complications by delaying diagnosis and treatment. The most important step towards diagnosis is the suspicion of the physician upon taking a detailed history, performing a physical examination and evaluation of laboratory tests of a patient presenting with complaints like abdominal pain, constipation and distention. Laboratory examination may reveal leukocytosis, electrolyte disturbances and metabolic acidosis [5]. In our case WBC count and biochemical values were normal. Laboratory values within normal ranges should not stop the physician from further questioning the patient. Seeing coffee bean or omega sign (inverted U sigmoid) on plain abdominal radiography has a sensitivity of 35% to 60%. In case of perforation subdiaphragmatic free air could be seen. CT provides a more accurate and reliable diagnosis (CT Whirl sign). It is an imaging modality with 100% accuracy especially during early stages of the disease [6]. In the abdominal X-ray of our patient, dilated bowel loops were seen. There was not any gas in the rectum. At this stage the patient was thought to be sigmoid volvulus so abdominopelvic CT was performed. The results of tomographic evaluation showed the accuracy of our decision. Tomography showed the torsion of sigmoid colon clearly alongside with dilated colon segments. Colonoscopic examination should be planned for diagnosis and treatment of patients suspected to have sigmoid volvulus without signs of peritonitis. With colonoscopy it is also probable to detect possible ischemia and necrosis of colonic mucosa. The obstruction should be tried to be removed by J Clin Exp Invest 123 fixing the torsioned colon segments by performing colonoscopy or colonoscopy and laparotomy together. These procedures have a high success rate (87%). The most important disadvantage is high recurrence rate (40-70%). For this reason following a successful endoscopic detorsion operation, an surgical treatment method like resection-anastomosis, colopexy or mesocoloplasty should be performed more securely under elective conditions (mortality 6.6%) [1,6]. We performed colonoscopy for treatment, following the diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus via tomographic examination. But could not perform detorsion despite all our efforts. In the meantime we did not find laparostomy appropriate as the patient's distention has increase thoroughly. While treating intestinal volvulus the aim should be removing the obstruction and preventing recurrence [6]. When a patient is considered having sigmoid volvulus first thing should be fluid and electrolyte resuscitation and starting wide spectrum antibiotics especially when the patient is suspected to have ischemic bowel segments. When colonoscopy or simultaneous colonoscopy and laparascopy interventions fail, one choice among surgical sigmoidopexy, sigmoid resection and end colostomy (Hartmann procedure) or sigmoid resection and primary anastomosis should be performed [1]. Because of advanced intestinal edema, undone bowel cleansing and advanced mismatch between the diameters of bowel ends; we found appropriate to perform sigmoid resection and end colostomy which is to be closed at a later date. In case of presence of peritonitis signs, emergency surgery is required. Emergency surgical interventions have a high mortality rate (43.5%). It is advised to perform resection and to open colostomy in case of ischemia and necrosis [1,6]. In conclusion, we think that the most important step towards the diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus, especially with young patients, is to consider the diagnosis. Naturally, investigations like CT or colonoscopy which would provide the definitive diagnosis will not be performed when sigmoid volvulus is not considered in young patients with abdominal pain and signs of bowel obstruction especially if the laboratory results are normal and radiographic examination does not reveal any characteristic findings of sigmoid volvulus. To avoid this, it should be kept in mind that sigmoid volvulus could develop with young patients and investigations should be continued until the diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus is excluded in a patient with signs of bowel obstruction. www.jceionline.org Vol 5, No 1, March 2014 124 Uğur et al. Sigmoid volvolus in a young patient REFERENCES 1. Weingrow D, McCague A, Shah R, Lalezarzadeh F. Delayed presentation of sigmoid volvulus in a young woman. West J Emerg Med 2012;13:100-102. 2. McCalla TH, Arensman RM, Falterman KW. Sigmoid volvulus in children. Am Surg 1985;51:514-519. 3. Onder A, Kapan M, Arikanoglu Z, et al. Sigmoid colon torsion: mortality and relevant risk factors. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2013;17:127-132. J Clin Exp Invest 4. Salinas NL, Carr SR, Han D, Mahmoud NN. A surprising twist to an old problem: sigmoid volvulus in a 19-year-old man. Am Surg 2007;73:284-286. 5. Rabinovici R, Simansky DA, Kaplan O, et al. Cecal volvulus. Dis Colon Rectum 1990;33:765-769. 6. Chang CJ, Hsieh TH, Tsai KC, Fan CM. Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Woman Nearly Misdiagnosed As Fecal Impaction. J Emerg Med 2013;44:611-613. www.jceionline.org Vol 5, No 1, March 2014


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Sadly both my wife and son are not fans of the fruits of the sea – all they'll eat is the odd piece of well-done salmon, but that's about it - heathens.
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We were welcomed immediately and shown to a table, where I'm pleased to report I could see everything going on in the very busy kitchen – it was fascinating.
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The sticky toffee pudding was great but when it came to the glazed clementine tart my son said, and I quote: "That's one of the best puddings I've ever had."
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Russell Brand could be BANNED from Twitter after posting journalist's phone number
CONTROVERSIAL comedian Russell Brand could be banned from Twitter after posting the phone number of a journalist on the social media site.
Russell Brand could be facing a ban from Twitter following the post
Brand, who has more than eight million followers, tweeted an image of the business card of Daily Mail journalist Neil Sears.
Although the tweet has since been deleted, posting the image – which contained Mr Sears' mobile phone number – is thought to have contravened Twitter rules.
The site's usage regulations state that users must not post private information about other users without their permission.
The guidelines read: "You may not publish or post other people's private and confidential information, such as credit card numbers, street address or social security/national identity numbers, without their express authorisation and permission."
After deleting the tweet, Brand wrote: "That was a bit nuts. He put it thru [sic] me door with 'please call' on it. They're bothering me mum. Deleted it. I'm human."
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The image was retweeted hundreds of times before Brand deleted it.
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Makes me want to head to the track too. What's your elevation there? Thinking at my sea-level conditions at about 70 degrees at night, would be close to optimal. Maybe a little bit colder.
On the fifth time I watched the clip, I can't believe how remarkably close your car sounds to the STS on corsa's sound clips. The sound exactly the same to me.
I watched it at *least* 5 times just the day I got home... I always thought my car sounded a little less deep than the STS clips, which to me made it sound a little more exotic. But they do sound quite similar. And it may be because I hear it from inside the car where it isn't as deep since it's not subject to the doppler effect.
If you want to hear your exhaust more, take the rear seat out for a day. It really sounded wicked. If it weren't so impractical, I might just leave it out...
The track is in the mountains, so I'd guess probably around 500'-750', I wouldn't think it's over 1000'. I guess I could call them and ask.
Greg, it could be that WRX driver was just a crappy driver, or that he just cared about his car. I suspect you really have to get it right to launch that thing well, and I also suspect that sidestepping the clutch at > 4000 rpm on an AWD car is horrifically bad for the drivetrain.
Here's another clip for you all. You can't hear my car as much, and this is the guy who ran the 13.7 against me: http://members.aol.com/aurora402002/dragstrip/4thrun.mpg
garnes1 Posts: 33Seriously, I think new ones would have made a measurable difference. 27,000 miles is nowhere near new grip/grab - even if you have a lot of highway. My stock Michelin's were good to about 33,000 miles before I did not feel comfortable with them in winter. I know the new ones have been improved for better tread life, but still, I think you were handicapped at least a tad with those tires.
I don't think you'd notice/feel a tenth or two of a second in grab/go vs. spin, but the clock doesn't miss a thing.
However, if you are saying that the track was pretty sticky from the other cars, then maybe it would not make much difference.
A Ferrari F355 decides to follow YOU. Driving home from school, Orlando to Ft. Lauderdale, I passed the Ferrari while working through traffic, I look back and his mimicking my moves. We clear the traffic and I expected him to come flying around, we were already in the last 90 degrees of the speedo, but he stays behind and follows me till I get off.
Thinking wow, the old girl still gets that kind of respect. Bet he'd been pissed if he knew he was following a 95 with 112K miles lol.
'cause he only has a 3.5L V8...
ok how do I modify the rev limiter from 109 mph to about 125 mph? i love the thought of the RMS site; but i don't want a street cruiser(stop lite to stop lite).I was on hwy 5 over the thanking weekend and was tearing up beemrs and vw's.
Good fun but if they knew what thier cars could do I would have been blown out of the water.
all advice much apreciated
I scanned it up, finally... My car is "T66".
What ran the 17.047??
He later ran like a 16.5 or so. It was the first body style... He had goot RT's, especially for a manual.
stickking1 Posts: 247Sweet Robert...just sweet!
sda Indian Land, SCPosts: 2,000Wow! How much fun! Question on shift points. My '01 shifts automatically from 1-2 at 5900rpm. I just had the transaxle replaced with a GM Certified, that is supposed to be brand new out of the box with all the updates. It too, shifts at 5900. I tried to manually shift the old unit 1-2 but it overrode me and still shifted at 5900. I haven't tried this on the new unit, thou. Any others do the same//do you know if the shift points can be raised? Though I generally drive conservatively, fun is fun. I hate not getting maximum benefit from that sweet 4.0. And I am jealous (ha ha)that yours shifts at 6400, 6500 manually. Awesome.
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2k1olds Posts: 98Robert, I hope this doesn't sound like a stupid question, but you say you drop the car in 2nd gear when racing. What does this do, and how long do you keep it in second? Do you manually upshift at certain rpm's?
Hey John,
I put the gear selector in 2 while I am stopped/staging. I just leave it there for the whole run. What it tends to do is signal the PCM that you are serious, and it will snap off faster and firmer shifts. It also seems more willing to hold until the redline in 2. The car will still shift into 3rd gear when you top out of 2nd despite the shifter selection.
However, make sure you put it back into 3 or D before/as you slow down, or it'll jump back down to 2nd gear as soon as you are slow enough that the revs are allowed in 2nd.
And why not 1? I believe you said too much wheel spin? I guess then for us less privileged, 1 would be better?
But from what I understand, 2 has the desired effect. I suspect putting it in 1 would perform exactly the same way. In either case it starts in 1st and shifts hard and fast at the redline.
On my car, though, 1 interferes with the cupholder... It does take just under 15 seconds to get down there, you might get thirsty during that time.
yea mine hits the cupholder too. I love engineers lol.
Engineers that don't drink coffee.
Hi all, I have a 98 white diamond classic appx. 54k. Do I need a chip to adjust redline or a software program?
I dont see alot of folks using domestic power products ,are there concerns?
thanx all THRAK44
If you wanted to adjust the redline, yes you'd need something that changed it like a reprogram.
The only aROARas that are "chipable" are the 1995's. The other need to be reprogrammed.
is this something i can buy or can a "tuner" do it?
eBay has dozens of austions for products to increase hp by about 20 for $10 to $20. I think they work by fooling the PCM by changing the intake air temperature input to a lower value. I have not tried one and am not recommending. Take a look at Hypertech, but I don't think they have anything for Northstars. If you find a tuner who can reprogram 96-99 Auroras, there will be a lot of interest on this board.
zephram22 Posts: 1Just got the car. Thought it was great. Still do. BUT....can't find repair manuals anywhere. Very few aftermarket parts available for this specific model, and it's sluggish. Anyone know if a "96-99 4.0 performance intake" would work on an '02 3.5 liter one? Also, has anyone actually found a tuner that works well with the 3.5?
Thanks :confuse:
Repair manuals - look at http://www.helminc.com - there are also eBay auctions for CD-ROM based service manuals for multiple GM vehicles.
intake - probably not, totally different generation of car, not to mention different engine
tuner/aftermarket parts - probably not much. Maybe try a K&N panel filter, if they make one for the Shortstar, or look at http://www.domesticperformance.com and see if they have any real products (not vaporware)...
phavas Posts: 1I have a 96 Aurora with 158K and no problems other than the AC quit. Th thought it was a low charge so bought an R134a Kit, I have the gauges etc... COuld not get the compressor to kick in. Shorted out both switches inthe low pressure line, checekd voltage to the relay, checked the relay, checked the fuses, no pwer to the plug at the front of hte compressor. Continuity from one plug pole to earth, no voltage from the other, nothing across them. Any ideas? GOng nuts here. Also: Are the rear wheel bearings special? Hard to change?
Peter (New member) :confuse:
Yes, this is Yet Another Aurora Common Failure. The compressor is likely seized and shot (it's a little underpowered for the car... poor engineering).
Don't know about the rear wheel hubs, but the fronts are a bear. Info on replacement at the link below:
Here's another site with good info common repair areas:
Hope this helps,
docweatherbee Posts: 1Hi guys! I have a '95 Aurora that is stone, bone stock with only 82k on it. It's Teal with Teal interior and it's been very well kept--the paint still glows, no rust, and the interior is doggone near perfect. It gets 18mpg around town and 26 on the highway. I've had the car since 2000 and the only gripe I have with it is it's soggy bottom-end power. Once over 2500rpm the thing will come alive and scoot, but with the air on at low rpm it's not all that impressive. Since I also have a hot rod '68 Camaro that runs 11s in the 1/4-mile, I feel kinda let down when I get back in the Aurora despite its absolute luxury. Does anyone have any ideas how I can wake the Aurora up to at least be peppy at low rpm and have some decent thottle response? I love the car and intend to keep it until it falls apart, but I sure miss having some decent torque. Any help would be much appreciated.
search for "airbox mod" and "Corsa" for more info on two HP-boosting mods you can do to your Aurora... The former is cheap, the latter isn't...
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October 16th, 2008, 11:04 AM #3
Congratulations on hitting the 2 year mark, I'm about a month behind you. I've always looked for your posts since I joined hoping to learn something new or refine a skill, and you haven't disappointed me. Here's to a few more years of educating the masses .
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October 16th, 2008, 11:12 AM #4
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Thanks Guys,,,the biggest thanks goes to Haiko though for providing us all with the resource to learn and grow.
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October 16th, 2008, 12:58 PM #5
Congrats on your two years, Adam!
Hope your move went well and that you are all settled in.Kim Salvino, Client Services Director, Performance Horizon Group
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October 17th, 2008, 12:32 AM #8
Congrats Adam on the anniversary!Someday starts today
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October 17th, 2008, 02:04 AM #9
Adam, it doesn't seem like you were ever NOT family. Thank you for finding your way to ABW. You are a positive and productive contributor to the boards and a good friend.Peace,
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October 17th, 2008, 09:07 AM #10
Congrats on the last two years!
October 17th, 2008, 09:44 AM #11
My how time flies.... Grats Adam.Kevin Webster
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October 17th, 2008, 09:49 AM #12
Wow. Time sure flies when you're having fun. Two years already? The surprise for me is "only two years." It seems like we've known each other, and almost as family, far longer than that.
So, Nancy, Jill and I sure offer CONGRATULATIONS on your two-year anniversary at ABW.Bill / Marketing Blog @ 12PM - Current project: Resurrecting my "baby" at South Baltimore..
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text: Getting a clean slate in the Prairie State As professors at Northwestern Pritzer School of Law, Carolyn Frazier (left) and Julie Biehl played key roles in researching and developing the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission's expungement report. —Photo by Ashley E. Fischer June 2016 Print friendly page By David Thomas In Illinois, it's easy for juveniles to create an arrest or court record that follows them everywhere. But it's extremely difficult to erase that record under current law. That was one of the principal findings from an April 28 report by the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission, the product of a joint resolution Illinois lawmakers passed at the end of 2014 tasking the body with studying, analyzing and recommending best practices for keeping juvenile records confidential and ways to expunge them. The report describes state laws surrounding juvenile records confidentiality and expungement as "failing in their goal of positioning individuals to contribute to society as adults." Because these records are so hard to expunge — and so easy to share — their presence is actively preventing youths and adults from obtaining quality jobs, education and housing, the commission found. "We know the No. 1 thing we need to do for young people is to help get them jobs, education and housing and having records becomes a burden to all of the things we know work for young people to have a productive life and not become grown-up criminals," says Julie Biehl, a member of the commission as well as a clinical associate law professor and director of the Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. According to the commission, the members of which were appointed by the governor, the process for expunging a juvenile court or arrest record is logistically complicated, expensive and fraught with legal pitfalls. "Expungement is an idea, but it is much less a reality," says George Timberlake, a former judge in Illinois' 2nd Judicial Circuit and commission chair. "If there's a surprise, it was the number of actual expungements in Illinois was so infinitesimal." How infinitesimal? From 2004 to 2014, about 1.8 million juveniles were arrested in Illinois, but only 0.29 percent — or about one-third of 1 percent — of those arrests were expunged, the commission found. The report expresses this statistic in another way — among the 62 counties that responded to the study, 54 of them individually had nine or fewer expungements over the entire 10-year period. "We would congratulate ourselves as a state for having a way for people to pay their debt to society, but when you look at the tiny number of expungements that actually take place, it means we're kidding ourselves in thinking we've done what we need to do," Timberlake says. An arrest record is created whenever a juvenile is arrested, and a court record is generated whenever a detained juvenile is referred to court. These records still exist even if the charges are dropped; however, when a juvenile record is expunged, it is treated as if the offense never happened. But the commission found many people — from the juveniles who were arrested to the police officers and circuit clerks keeping these records — are sometimes misinformed or just don't understand the laws surrounding these records. Chicago Lawyer spoke with two women who agreed to share their stories on their efforts to expunge their juvenile records. Because both women were interviewed by the commission in preparation for its report, their names have been changed, and they will be identified as Michelle and Andrea. After Michelle was arrested for shoplifting when she was 16, she was told her arrest record would be automatically expunged when she turned 18. And, for a while, she believed it would be. She says she applied and was hired for jobs and her criminal record never came up. When Andrea was in the eighth grade, she was arrested after getting into a physical altercation with a police officer who demanded she open her backpack at school. When she refused, he handcuffed her. She became a ward of the state when she was 15 and moved into a group home managed by the Illinois Department of Human Services. More fights and more arrests would occur. She was placed on probation for a year when she was 16. When asked if anyone ever mentioned to her that her records could be expunged, Andrea says, "I was never told that, and I always believed that juvenile records just go away. After you turn 18, they just go away. They're not important, no one cares about them." It wasn't until Michelle, now 22, and Andrea, 27, applied for certain jobs that they learned their juvenile arrest records didn't vanish — and were preventing them from getting the jobs they wanted. For Michelle, it was a pharmacy technician position in Indiana; for Andrea, it was a position with a local youth development organization. Andrea fared better than Michelle — she was able to convince her employer it did not have a legal right to look at her juvenile court records. The organization acquiesced, and she got the job. Michelle, on the other hand, was required to prove her records were being expunged before she could proceed any further. Both women attested to their surprise in learning their records still existed. "I thought that it was all gone," Michelle says. "I thought it was non-existent, because I had jobs before and they did a background check and nothing popped up. It was new to me that it didn't go away." Illinois lawmakers enacted automatic expungement of juvenile records in 2015, so Michelle's and Andrea's assumptions were not entirely unfounded. The confusion, however, centers on the circumstances in which records are wiped clean. Juvenile records are kept at the local level, but some are reported to the Illinois State Police if a juvenile over the age of 10 committed a crime that would have been considered a felony if he or she were an adult. Illinois' automatic expungement provision only deletes records held by the state police — not the records held by local law enforcement agencies — and it only applies to juvenile arrest records that never went to court. Additionally, the state police are not bound to inform people that their juvenile records have been expunged. The commission has criticized the automatic expungement process as being too limited to have a real impact. Only 27 percent of the juvenile arrests a local law enforcement agency makes are reported to state police. Often, the records are also incomplete, which the commission says violates state law requiring them to be updated. According to an audit performed by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority this year, 78 percent of the records in one of the databases the state police oversees are incomplete. These incomplete records often won't say how or whether the initial arrest was resolved. Without this information, the state police cannot expunge the record. This can also lead to problems for juveniles and adults with other institutions. "For example, law enforcement may inform a school that one of its students was arrested," the commission report says. "If the student's case is later dismissed or he is found not delinquent, however, no one is responsible for following up with the school to ensure that no disciplinary action or stigma results from the sharing of the initial arrest report." Current Illinois law also makes it difficult for people seeking to expunge their juvenile arrest and court records to obtain their records, the commission says. Under the current iteration of the Juvenile Court Act, these people need to visit each police station and clerk's office they were processed at in order to get their records. Both Michelle and Andrea say they experienced roadblocks while trying to obtain their records. At one point, Michelle was told by a police officer she could not get juvenile records because she was over age 18. Andrea, meanwhile, says she still has one juvenile record that is not expunged because a clerk's office told her it doesn't know how to expunge her records. "It would be like a waste of time for me to even go out there," Andrea says. Elizabeth Ullman, a clinical fellow at Northwestern's Children and Family Justice Center, says it can be frustrating for lay people to deal with government agencies, especially when they are receiving conflicting information from different people. "Expungement law says courts cannot be giving legal advice, but clerks can be gatekeepers," Ullman says, who advised Michelle in getting her record expunged. Compared to other legal topics, expungement should be a fairly easy process because all a person is doing checking off certain boxes, such as, Ullman says, "Are you over 18? Was it a felony or a misdemeanor?" But what is hard — especially for people who aren't lawyers — is navigating the legal steps to get to expungement and then dealing with officials in local agencies who might think the law says differently. "I think it's hard to advocate for yourself in these systems," Ullman says. "You're scared you're going to make it worse and not better. I think a lot of people give up because they don't know what to do." Expungement can also be an expensive process; the commission says a person can spend between $200 to $320 on fees to get just one record expunged. Getting multiple records expunged can add up and require multiple trips to the courthouse, which could require taking multiple days off work, says Richard Cozzola, director of the Children & Families Practice Group at LAF. "In the back of your mind, you're thinking, 'Do I really have to do it if it's confidential?'" Cozzola says. Both Michelle and Andrea say they had their fees waived. Andrea admits she would not have expunged her records if she had to pay those fees. Ullman says people can get a certified disposition as a way to show employers what their case was and if it was adjudicated in their favor and when. These can work, although Ullman recommends getting an expungement. At the same time, the person seeking to expunge their records must determine if expungement is even an option. The accepted understanding for many people is that a person can expunge these records after he or she turns 18, but it's much more complicated than that, the commission says. Say, for example, a 12-year-old boy was found guilty of trespassing but not found delinquent; he could petition to expunge his record after his 18th birthday. However, if he were arrested and not charged but still found delinquent, that kid would need to wait until he is 21 years old and until five years have passed since the end of his court proceedings to have his record expunged. And if a juvenile has been adjudicated of first-degree murder or sex offenses, that record could not be expunged because these offenses would be considered felonies if committed as an adult. When Illinois lawmakers extended the expungement right in 1982, the commission says the process was relatively easy. But as time went on, the Illinois General Assembly tweaked the act. According to Elizabeth Clarke, president of the Juvenile Justice Initiative, and Jennifer Vollen-Katz, interim executive director of the Juvenile Justice Project at the John Howard Association, many of the changes came in the late 1990s as the U.S. began to worry about the supposed rise of "juvenile superpredators" — a concept developed by former Princeton University professor John DiIulio Jr. Juvenile superpredators "were characterized as ruthless sociopaths who lacked a moral conscience and were unconcerned about the consequences of their actions and undeterred by punishment," DiIulio wrote in a 2010 joint amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. DiIulio acknowledged in that brief that his earlier research and predictions regarding the rise of juvenile superpredators was wrong. But as the concept was popularized, Clarke and Vollen-Katz say every state in the country began to pass laws in anticipation of a juvenile criminal uprising. Among the changes Illinois lawmakers made to the Juvenile Court Act was in how the police interacted with juvenile offenders, Clarke says. Prior to the law's rewrite, the police could take a juvenile offender into custody but not actually arrest him or her. That changed, Clarke says. It was also during this time when lawmakers began to require law enforcement agencies to share their juvenile court and arrest records with the state police. Since then, juvenile justice reformers have been chipping away at the changes Illinois lawmakers made in the 1990s, Clarke and Vollen-Katz say. "We have these periods in the late '80s and '90s of tough on crime," Vollen-Katz says. "What has that done? We're sort of looking back at a period of time when we thought incarceration and incapacitation was necessary to keep most communities safe. What we are now seeing is the fallout from that." Another piece of this fallout, the commission says, is that many parties have a legal right to see a person's juvenile record under the Juvenile Court Act — including the general public. And the law does not penalize any individuals from illegally sharing these juvenile records. While the commission does not list any specific figures as to how widespread this problem is, at least 60 percent of the people the commission interviewed for its report say they were aware of this practice. Adding to this is the fact that both former offenders and people within the criminal justice system do not always know who has access to see these records. For instance, people with juvenile criminal records think their records are confidential because they are "sealed," meaning no one can see them. Meanwhile, the commission found some of the police officers it interviewed believed juvenile court and arrest records become public when they turn 18 — they don't. In its report, the commission recommends restricting the number of parties that have access to juvenile arrest and court records and improving the automatic expungement process through an amendment to the Juvenile Court Act. The report includes legislative language lawmakers can wholly adopt and place into legislation. This amendment, the commission says, would clarify that a juvenile adjudication is not a conviction, eliminate instances in which records can be shared with the general public and strengthen the definition of "sealing." The report also proposes eliminating the fees related to expunging records and expanding the conditions under which a person can expunge their record. However, with the report's late April publication, Timberlake says he thinks it came too late for lawmakers to consider and enact any changes during the spring session. Timberlake says he does not know if lawmakers are drafting legislation in response to the commission's report, although he says he received positive reviews and follow-ups from certain lawmakers after its publication. Lawmakers in Springfield are already considering a number of bills this year that would affect juvenile court and arrest records. One such bill is HB 5017, which would allow juveniles under the age of 18 to expunge their records under certain circumstances. The bill, authored by Rep. Barbara Wheeler, R-Crystal Lake, sailed out of the House on April 20 and the Senate on May 24. The bill is currently awaiting the governor's signature as of press time. Wheeler says she first learned about the expungement issue when she heard from a 15-year-old constituent who was worried about his chances to go to college after being arrested for retail theft and drug possession. "If people hold that — especially with young kids — if they hold that against them with education and employment, we're really not moving the needle at all in regard to criminal justice reform," Wheeler says. "Kids make mistakes, they make bad choices, oftentimes under the influence. When they really want to have a fresh start and move forward, they should be provided every opportunity." "Otherwise, it's just this vicious cycle," she adds. Michelle's record was expunged in January. She is now a pharmacy technician in training, and she is going to school to become a health information technologist — someone who builds and codes websites for hospitals and insurance providers. Andrea just graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in social work and is planning to become a probation officer. She last expunged a record in December 2015, leaving only one remaining in the system. She has a certified disposition from the court stating the arrest in question occurred when she was a juvenile, and it should not be held against her. Andrea says she is not worried about her last outstanding juvenile record: "I know how to advocate for myself."


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On the fourth night, in five I found myself enjoying the variety of live music to be found in London and another new venue for me - Scala
Tonight it was the owner of the current UK number one album – Diana Vickers. I'm not sure what I expected – X factor finalists have a reputation for being highly manufactured and without the supporting X factor circus failing to deliver. Diana over turned that reputation completely – reviving an audience that had been subdue by the mellow tones of Jamie Cullum over the sound system, and the chill of air conditioning! Every song of the hour long set had the whole audience enjoying themselves – with no exceptions.
My next evening of live music is due to be on the 25th May – I'm sure I can find something between then an now to continue my musical adventure.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Songs at the Scala Cherry Tree
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Sunset at Borderline
Sandi Thom failed to be clichéd by reprising Sunset Borderline during her appearance at a venue that might have made it difficult to resist! This was my third night of live music in four nights – with a further evening to come. Borderline was a new venue for me – a nice contrast to the scale of the two O2 sponsored venues of the previous evenings. I was lucky enough to get there early enough to grab a prime spot right next to the stage – the pillar in the middle of the floor could have spoilt the view had the venue been packed.
The music was rather more bluesy than the two albums I've enjoyed listening to for a while – but that was done very well – and anything guitar based ticks the boxes for me. The acapella duet with Lindsey Cleary that was left to the encore was a revelation.
Monday, May 03, 2010
99 Luftballoons Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
|I only knew one track from Nena - 99 Red Balloons, but that is one of the songs from 80's Top of the Pops that I clearly recall – looking back the staging of the song with a singer in the middle of I presume 99 balloons of the colour red wasn't exactly creative!
This is the first time I've been to a gig where none of the lyrics where in English – most of the audience was German. But despite not understanding any of the lyrics – other than the German for 99 red balloons, it was a great evening of rock!
The only disappointment was, apparently at the instruction of Nena herself, a fairly rigorously enforced ban on photography – stealth had to be used to avoid a flash light being pointed towards you by the bouncers who where eagerly enforcing the policy! At least the policy didn't discriminate – even use of camera phones induced a wave of the flash lights!


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EPL: Balotelli prepares for derby by inhaling helium, chanting 'Liverpool, Liverpool'
Liverpool: Mario Balotelli has earned a reputation for himself over the years for his wacky antics, be it throwing darts at youth team players while at Manchester City or driving into a women's prison just because he was 'curious'.
On Thursday, Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli had posted this picture flaunting his radical new hairstyle
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Welcome to [Project D]This blog is devoted to the reading, discussion and study of Dostoyevsky's last four novels: The Idiot, The Demons, Crime and Punishment, and The Brothers Karamazov.
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Interviews With My Cast - P.1.
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I've decided to try an activity. This involves talking with my novel characters as though they're actors of a story. No one is probably interested in talking to them though, so this blog will probably attract little attention. Though any number of questions from the character are encouraged and appreciated.
Novel characters
- Generation 1 - Saleem* and A'liyah*
- Ali
- Zafar
- Generation 2 - Ali and Aamina
- Aman
- Misbah
- Romana
- Generation 2 - Zafar and Muizza
- Naseem
- Zeenat
- Generation 3 - A'bid and Zeenat
*Not important characters, and will not be involved in these series, though I might change my mind
- Jennifer, Aman's fiance
- Maulvi Abdul Rahman, Jennifer's tutor and best friend
- Maulvi Fazal-e-Haq, Jennifer's loathe
- Timur, Maulvi Fazal-e-Haq's son*
- Jennifer's parents (unnamed)*
- Jalal, Misba's fiance
- A'num, Jalal's stepsister
- Mary, Jalal's cousin
- Abdullah, Romana's best friend
- Sumaira, Romana's teacher and mentor
- Few unnamed characters*
Today's Focus: Ali
- Villain
- Deceased
- Physical: Black hair and eyes, tall, handsome
- Muslim
Ali Saleem is a mystery throughout the novel. Until the last fragment of his death's chronology, the reader is confused about him. What has his psychosis actually done to his son? No one knows.
Me: Welcome to the interview Mr. Ali Saleem. We're going to go over your character through this.
Ali Saleem: Sure, I'm all for it.
Me: Good, that's the spirit! Now, for the first question. Could you describe to me, very briefly your role in the story?
AS: Sure thing. I'm the main character, Aman's father, and my story is not exactly included since I'm dead throughout the novel except the prologue. My divorce from my wife Aamina leaves Aman to chose between us, and he goes for me thinking he can bring us back. Unfortunately, I'm a victim of intense antisocial personality disorder, and for the next five years, I torture my son until I finally die. I come in as the suspense element, flashbacks for Aman. I'm the villain because he is what he is because of me.
Me: Awesome explanation. Now tell me, how did you become a psychopath? Is that included in the story, and if not, is it important?
AS: This has not been researched into, and I think this ambiguity adds to the suspense element in the story.
Me: All right. Tell me about your history beyond the starting of the novel, i.e. before the divorce. If this story were to be about you rather than Aman, how would you craft it?
AS: I think I would work from my childhood, naturally. Perhaps flashbacks of my childhood, against what I'm doing to Aman, you know? 'Cause I assume my childhood was dramatic because I was possessive and I took whatever I wanted. So in my story, I'd show what a devil I was as a child, and how it developed so that I went to London, and learned to hunt, rape, etc. And then I came back, was forced to marry a woman who's all so religious, and then how I pushed her to divorce - I guess it would make a lot of a story, though...it'll not be the story theme we have here.
Me: Okay...do you think you deserve a standalone which is about you?
AS: Speaking for you Rabia, you don't want a standalone about psychopaths, do you?
Me: Ha, point well made. Now, if you were alive, and had a more lively role than just a evil genius in flashbacks, how would you act? Like Aman, or a different technique?
AS: I don't think I'd be like Aman. Aman's a vain and broken child scarred by his past. I'm a crazy man who has no shame. It'll be a lot different.
Me: Any ending comments?
AS: You know how to wreck love lives. You broke up Jennifer and Aman, killed Zeenat's husband and still didn't let the two childhood lovers, Zeenat and Aman meet?
Me: Just being realistic. ^^ Good night.
AS: Good night.
Next --> Zafar, Aman's touchy Uncle and the first witness to Ali's psychosis...
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