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How This Black Woman Passed And Escaped From Slavery With Her Husband
Being Black in America often means not knowing enough about your history, your contributions, your triumphs and subsequently yourself. And we know that the pattern of pushing our stories to the wayside, altering them or disregarding them entirely is not some type of coincidence. It's a very calculated and psychologically damaging tactic. And while it would be relatively easy for me to slip into a understandable funk about the centuries long campaign to erase Black people, I'll chose a more productive course of action in my decision to tell, or in this case, share the stories about ourselves.
Yesterday, I stumbled across a story–a very old story, particularly in the context of newsworthiness, that Jezebel published. Ellen Craft, the Slave Who Posed as a Master and Made Herself Free. Naturally, I was hooked from the title. Jezebel has this series, written by New York-based writer and historian, Angela Serratore, that details the lives of extraordinary women from the past. And Ellen certainly seemed to fit the bill.
Here's the story of how she and and her husband led themselves to freedom.
A few days before Christmas, 1848, a man named William Craft gave his wife Ellen a haircut—in fact, he cut it to the nape of her neck, far shorter than any other woman in Macon, Georgia, where the Crafts lived. They picked out her clothes—a cravat, a top hat, a fine coat—and went over the plan for what felt like the hundredth time.
Ellen was scared. "I think it is almost too much for us to undertake; however, I feel that God is on our side," she would later write, "and with his assistance, notwithstanding all the difficulties, we shall be able to succeed."
Ellen and William were Black, and they were enslaved. The morning after the haircut they would leave Macon forever, disguised—William as a slave, Ellen as his white master.
If it worked, they would be free.
Ellen Craft was born in 1826 in Clinton, Georgia. Ellen's status in the world was the perfect example of the ways in which the "one drop rule" operated in this country. She was the biological daughter of Maria, a mulatto slave born to a plantation owner, and James Smith a White slave master. By all accounts, Ellen was far more White than Black. (Three-fourths White.) But since her mother was a slave–and partially Black, Ellen was too.
Ellen's lighter complexion made her life as a slave much different than that of other slaves. She worked as a house slave and, with her lighter complexion and genetic makeup, she was often "confused" for a member of her master's family. James Smith's wife was so troubled by Ellen's presence in her home, a constant reminder of his affair, that at 11-years-old, she gave Ellen to her daughter Eliza and her husband in Macon, Georgia, as a wedding gift. (It's almost too strange to comprehend; but if Eliza was James' daughter, Mrs. Smith would have essentially been sending her daughter "a sister slave" as a gift.)
Ellen continued to work as a house slave for Eliza. When she turned 20, she met William Craft. Craft, was partially owned by Ellen's master, Dr. Robert Collins and partly by another businessman in Macon who had been given partial ownership to cover a gambling debt. William also was loaned out to a town carpenter, who taught him and used his labor start a successful business.
In 1846, William and Ellen married. Their masters allowed the union but didn't allow them to live together. At the time, both William and Ellen knew that any children they produced would be relegated to a life of slavery. WIth both Ellen and William watched their own families be separated at a whim, Ellen was afraid to give birth to children who might suffer the same fate. After two years of marriage, the two decided that rather than succumb to the rules of the injustice institution, they would escape it.
Tags:black history, jezebel, slavery
Deputy Editor Snubbed For Editor-In-Chief Position At Popular Women's Site 'Jezebel'
Jezebel, a feminist-friendly, patriarchy-smashing, female empowerment site, is a traffic mammoth that reeled in 17 million unique viewers just last month. Who wouldn't want to sit atop a high-profile brand like that?
As Jessica Coen steps down as editor-in-chief of the site, deputy editor Dodai Stewart would have been the obvious successor to the throne. Unfortunately for Stewart, though, she was snubbed for the position, Capital New York reports.
Instead, management opted for Emma Carmichael, editor of Hairpin, for the top seat — and not everyone is happy about it, including Jezebel's own staff:
"I wouldn't say that we're unhappy with Emma at all, but…we had like a really optimal choice that they passed over," one staffer, who asked to anonymous, told Capital.
Stewart has been riding with Jezebel since June 2007, only a month after the site's launch. Founding editor Anna Holmes, who was tapped by Gawker Media to launch Jezebel seven years ago, saw Stewart as a prime candidate for the editor-in-chief position.
"I respect and adore Dodai," Holmes told Capital. "She has been there from the beginning and is the longest-serving staff member of the site. She is also one of the sharpest, most competent and creative people I have ever had the pleasure of working with."
Coen, the site's former editor-in-chief, often had too much on her plate. Coen's awkward attempts at work-life balance ultimately led to her decision to step down:
"My husband, mortgage, and cat are all in Chicago," Coen told BuzzFeed in May. "I've been flying to New York near-weekly for 18 months now. And as much as I love those late nights spent looking for a power outlet at LaGuardia, the commuter lifestyle has lost its charm.
Stewart frequently stepped in Coen's shoes to help her manage day-to-day operations. "Stewart's experience with the site and familiar presence made her the staff's choice to replace Coen," CAP said, quoting an anonymous staffer.
Interested in the position, Stewart met with Gawker editorial editor, Joel Johnson, in late April. But since then, Stewart didn't hear back from anyone — 'til June 24. Stewart only learned she was rejected for the job just minutes before the news broke on BuzzFeed. Ouch.
The decision to hand Jezebel over to a young white woman instead of Stewart, a black woman who has been working at the site for seven years, rubbed staffers the wrong way.
The anonymous staffer noted that she's not insinuating that the snub was "racist," but that it was a "missed opportunity."
"…[T]o have a really well-established Black woman who is so good at her job running the site would have been great. But that's not the crux of what's disappointing about Dodai not getting the job," the staffer said. "She deserves it."
MadameNoire reached out to former editor Anna Holmes who declined comment on the matter.
Tags:Dodai Stewart, jezebel
FINALLY: Kerry Washington Is The First Black Woman To Cover Vanity Fair In Nearly 10 Years (Why That's A Problem)
Finally. Kerry is giving us life with her Vanity Fair cover, and in a pool with wet hair nonetheless! That's huge. Yes, some of us DO swim and have the talents deserving of covering even this all-vanilla-everything magazine.
You know, I don't even read Vanity Fair like that, though I've flipped through a few of their issues here and there. But I always knew that the magazine was an authority on pop culture, especially what's hot and what's not in Hollywood. And maybe that was what was always so frustrating about the publication. While a force in bringing some of the hottest new stars to the forefront of mainstream view, Vanity Fair has managed to neglect putting a black face on their magazine as if our stars aren't doing great things, including bringing home Oscars (which we've been doing consistently for the last few years).
The last time a black woman was on the cover of the magazine was in 2005 when Beyoncé was taking over the world, and that was basically the blackest issue they ever had because it pointed out the "Kings and Queens" of Hip Hop. Random? Why yes. Two years later, the next black woman to cover was….Beyoncé again, this time with her Dreamgirls cast in Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy (But of course, no Jennifer Hudson, despite the fact that she carried that movie). Black men have showed up on the cover, but mostly for sad reasons, including scandal (Tiger Woods) and death (Michael Jackson). As Dodai Stewart and the folks at Jezebel made clear, only stars with blonde hair and blue eyes who star in movies that are based off of young adult books can get on the cover of this magazine, and many others like it. That's a shame.
So Kerry Washington covering the August 2013 issue truly is a big deal. Especially since they point out that she is clearly "The Most Intriguing Star on The Most Intriguing Show." Washington has carried films for years now with not only her clear acting skills, but also just a face (you know that beclouded face she makes when she's unveiled a major secret/tragedy/bad news/some form of ratchetry). A face full of gripping emotion, sexuality and more. It's that face and her talent which have kept Gladiators glued to Scandal, and have allowed her to find success in both indie films as well as big-budget movies as well.
She's been "close" to the cover before, appearing in a spread with other rising Hollywood stars on that flap they give to those who are supposed to be on the cover but "don't fit." You know the one. It's usually folded behind the coveted cover, sitting next to an ad for Gucci or Estee Lauder makeup. Raven-Symone, Anthony Mackie, Rashida Jones, Adepero Oduye, Quvenzhané Wallis, Zoe Saldana, Jada Pinkett Smith and Angela Bassett have all found themselves behind that dreaded flap as fresh faces in Hollywood who were clearly good, but not good enough to Vanity Fair. It seems that they've finally had a change of heart, even if just temporarily.
As more and more cover opportunities come in for Washington, from Elle to The Hollywood Reporter, Parade and more, we're hoping Vanity Fair and other "mainstream" publications will be more open to feature black women on covers in various realms who are doing great things. To think, after all these years there has been no Venus and Serena? No Rihanna? No Michelle Obama? No Gabby Douglas? NO OPRAH? They are some of the most known. To deny the contributions even these few ladies have made out of many to pop culture is to admit you don't care that times are changing. And with a black president and first lady and a country where minorities are slowly but surely outnumbering white folks, it's about time more magazines start. Just saying. Kudos to you Kerry!
Tags:beyonce, jezebel, Kerry Washington, vanity fair
When Justice Is Deferred: Why Are There Thousands Of UNTESTED Rape Kits In Police Storage Lockers Across The Country?
As if the trauma from a sexual assault wasn't enough, here is a story of how our judicial system is wronging these victims again through forcing them to wait for years, sometimes decades, for their rape kits to be tested.
From Jezebel:
"We've spent a fair amount of time chronicling the battle of bada** Kym Worthy, the Wayne County, Michigan prosecutor who stumbled on over 11,000 untested rape kits at a former police storage warehouse back in 2009, the lack of funding Worthy was faced with even after arranging for a federal grant of one million dollars, and the emotional trauma incurred once again by the women who must revisit their rape, in some cases languishing a decade for lack of DNA evidence."
For those unaware: a rape kit is a collection of evidence, including hair, clothing and DNA samples, taken from a rape victim's body after a sexual assault has been reported. The key word here is "evidence" and that's right, vital evidence, which could lead to the prosecution of criminals has been sitting untested on police lock-up shelves for years. The article goes on to say the following:
"Yesterday Worthy appeared on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams to discuss the progress in Detroit as well as its influence on the rest of the nation, whose attention have now been drawn to their own backlog of untested rape kits, each of which costs between $1,200 and $1,500 to test. So far, 600 of the Detroit kits have been tested, and prosecutors have discovered evidence of no less than 21 serial rapists. While his DNA sat on the shelf from 2002 to 2008, untested, one convict, Shelly Brooks raped and murdered five women. (Writing that actually made me nauseous.)"
Well, reading that has given me the same nauseous feeling in my stomach too. As noted by Worthy in the NBC interview, which is embedded in the Jezebel article, what is happening in the Detroit criminal justice system, unfortunately, is not an isolated incident. All across the country, there have been reports that collected forensic evidence in the thousands remains untested on the shelves of police departments and in crime labs.
"Police agencies across Ohio have sent more than 2,300 untested rape kits to a state crime lab for testing that could potentially help solve hundreds of sexual assault cases, some dating back decades."
"The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reports its analysis of data from the Ohio attorney general's office indicates police departments statewide could face about 850 potential cases resulting from DNA matches when all currently submitted kits are tested."
"Attorney General Mike DeWine encouraged Ohio's nearly 800 law enforcement agencies to clear their testable sexual assault evidence off shelves in December 2011 after media reports said many kits remained in storage."
And in Illinois:
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said 51 sexual assault kits found in an evidence room at the Robbins Police Department were being sent to Illinois State Police for investigation. "The victims should know they will have their cases heard, and they will be treated like they should have been treated," Dart said at a news conference Tuesday night. "My goal is to bring justice to these folks." Dart said the untested kits, some dating back to 1986, were found several weeks ago on a shelf in the Robbins Police evidence room. Also found was a barrel of about 55 guns that were never sent to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to trace their original ownership.
And these separate accounts are just from the last week. In fact, the backlogging of rape kits by local crime labs appears to be a longstanding problem, which has been slow to gain resolution. According to a CBS News article from 2010, with the exception of New York and Pennsylvania, most of the 16 cities/states polled reported an excess of hundreds, if not thousands, of untested rape kits. And according to Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN), which is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, a Justice Department report from 2001 had shown that DNA evidence from more than 32,000 unsolved rape and murder cases was never submitted to crime labs for analysis. And a more frightening statistic from this CBS News article from late last year estimates that between 180,000 and 400,000 rape kits remain untested nationwide.
Lack of funding and under-resourced crime labs were the primary reasons cited for why so many kits remain untested. However, as reported by the New York Times, in Texas, where a recent bill required law enforcement agencies to audit the number of untested rape kits in their evidence rooms, the law was met with resistance from some law enforcement agencies, who worried that force testing would clog an already congested justice system. So far, over 15,000 untested kits were discovered and the audit is nowhere close to being completed. However, Texas lawmakers are banking on the passage of the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act, which passed in Senate last week and could help free up federal dollars to actually get these kits tested.
Outside of the funding issue, for me, it just makes good sense that the testing of these kits should become of high priority simply for the fact that the DNA evidence collected can not only help law enforcement agencies close existing unsolved cases, but also prevents future assaults, aka got-damn crimes, from ever occurring (no telling how many serial rapists are walking around free all because the evidence to convict them remains locked away in some police agency's storage locker). But in a country, where the legitimacy of rape still remains confusing to some, it is clear that good sense isn't always common. Heavy Sigh.
Anyway, for those interested in supporting D.A. Worthy and the Detroit Crime Commission's efforts to get the backlog of rape kits tested – and more importantly, helping sexual assault victims in Detroit receive overdue justice – please consider donating here.
Tags:charing ball, dna evidence, evidence, jezebel
Beauty Is Pain: Women In Rural Senegal Tattoo Their Gums Black
Dodai Stewart of Jezebel writes about a viral video about women in rural parts of Senegal tattooing their gums black, as a sign of beauty.
According to the Stewart:
"In this video making the rounds, a woman named Marième, who lives in Senegal, goes to get her gums tattooed black. "I want black gums to obtain a more beautiful smile," she says. "It's become an obsession." Later, she admits: "I'm scared." As she should be! The procedure, which takes place outdoors using handmade needles and black powder made by burning oil and shea butter, is not for the faint of heart: Marième is in so much pain she cries and cannot get the seven layers of tattooing planned — she stops after four. "It hurts. I would never recommend this torture to anyone," she says."
Probably the most trill part of this video comes courtesy of a woman with an amazing beehive of hairstyle, who proudly states that of this ancient tradition "…Listen to me, tattooed gums and a silver tooth: that's what's attractive."
Maybe WAR, the soul-funk band from the 70s was right: maybe the world is one big ole' ghetto with tattoos, gold and silver fronts and rainbow-colored weaves. Surprisingly I'm cool with that.
Not exactly the gum tattooing. That actually sounds quite painful. I remember once contemplating taking my own life after a really bad toothache so I can't imagine the emotions that would arise from getting repeatedly stabbed in the gums. The crazy vain things women do in the name of beauty. But I have to admit that there is something both satisfying and validating about women reveling, although painfully and probably unnecessary, in beauty standards outside our European-centered norms. Most particularly, having women declare admiration for a physical trait, which I have naturally and have never thought of as affectionately.
Historically speaking, being a "blue gum" was considered a derogatory racial slur, popularized in the South, used to describe a person with skin (down to the gums) so dark that they look blue. No one has ever made such a derogatory comment – not any that I can recall off hand – to me about my gums; but I do remember a playmate from my childhood pointing out my "oddity" in such a way that I instantly became conscious of it. She said something about having a Whoopi Goldberg in the Color Purple smile. And then she smirked in such a way that hurt just a little inside. It wasn't long after that I learned to master posing in such a way as to not smile too wide, thus eliminating the risk of showing too much of my "discolored" dental margins. Only until fairly recently, have I learned to smile freely without worry about how gummy I might look. And only until watching this video, thinking, "you know, there is something kind of sexy about the contrast between my dark gums and my pearly whites…"
While having dark gums can be a sign of some periodontal issues like gingivitis and cancer, generally speaking having blackened gums is pretty benign and is more than likely a result of higher concentration of melanin in the skin. That right there is just another way in which our ancestors occasionally like to shine through. However, because anything outside the standard troupe that beauty can only exist in the form of being pink and pale (or as close to it as possible), dark gums are regarded as not as attractive, if not abnormal. As such, some folks go to extremes to rectify the "problem" including gum bleaching and surgery. Again, shaking my head what we folk do in the name of beauty.
No Judgment Zone: Are Black Women Free To Talk About Sexuality on Their Own Terms?
If you are wearing pearls and have been known to clutch them often because you think that discussions of sex should only happen in the bedroom, the following post is not for you. But if you are down for an open and frank discussion about sexuality, by all means, continue reading below.
From Jezebel:
"In 2001, Glamour magazine assigned entertainment journalist Margeaux Rawson to interview the four Queens of Comedy — Adele Givens, Miss Laura Hayes, Mo'Nique and Sommore — about sex. The specific assignment was to uncover the "10 Commandments of Sex," as decried by the Queens. Armed with all the buffalo wings and bottles of Veuve Clicquot her expense account could manage, the writer met the quartet of comediennes in a Los Angeles hotel suite. Alas, it appears as if the champagne and chicken should have been left in New York: Glamour deemed every inch of the transcript too "blue" for its perfume-scented pages. Lowbrow, on the other hand, considered the interview just lewd enough…"
Lewd is not quite the term I would use. This exchange about the dos and dont's of all things sex with the self-proclaimed "Queens of Comedy" is balls-to-the-wall out there. I mean, from jump Mo'Nique sets it off with stuff that we can't probably print in this post without making some of you blush. But lets just say the conversation involves lots of discussion about fellatio (both giving and receiving), junk size (and I quote: "If your package is too small, my favorite position is with another muthaf****), the avoidance of butt-play and S&M.
This conversation sounds familiar to me. I can remember vividly those days when a bunch of girlfriends and I would sit around – whether it be the bar or on somebody's couch – and dish about what we liked, didn't like so much, wanted to try, were NEVER gonna do (unless we were married) and all the other graphic details about our sexual conquests. You heard many of the words printed in the Jezzie article plus many more not even thought of.
Likewise, we were all different sexually – there was the one girlfriend that did and tried everything under the sun and always had a juicy story to share. There was the other girlfriend, who would blush and shake her head in embarrassment over our stories–that was until later in the conversation when she would drop some freaky bombshell that had the rest of our mouths wide open. And finally, there was the eavesdropping dude (perhaps the older brother or boyfriend of one of the girlfriends), who sat close enough to hear all of our sordid details without actually being involved in the conversation but would, from time to time, chime in to say something like: "I always knew girls were nastier than boys." These frank and colorful dialogues were the essence of our sister girl circles. We felt free and safe to not only exhale but to inhale and exhale some more.
Tags:discussion, Glamour, jezebel, Madame Noire, magazines, Queens of Comedy, sex
Do Women Get Along Better in the Winter?
What's your first reaction when you see a woman with her cleavage game on 10 in a pair of "jean panties" like the ones Kimbella wore on the season premiere of Love and Hip Hop? Chances are it's not: I want to be her friend.
In a recent article on Jezebel, professor Hugo Schwyzer talked about a saying he uses to describe the relationship dynamic between females on the college campus where he teaches: "sisterhood is easier in the winter." He said he's actually noticed that during cold months when women are bundled up in sweaters and jeans there's less hostility between females than in the warmer months where those students are more likely to murmur comments like, "This is school, not a nightclub," when co-eds bounce into class in more revealing apparel.
Schwyzer's theory was confirmed in a recent study in the journal, Aggressive Behavior, which found that when a conservatively dressed woman entered a room, females didn't notice her, but when a woman walked in like she was auditioning to be on the cover of the next men's magazine, there was a marked increase in hostility, and women reported they would be less likely to consider befriending her. The authors say the reason is that women who appear sexually available are not perceived as ''safe" friends—basically, they'll sleep with your man the minute you turn your back.
Schwyzer says the fact that women would stay away from certain females because they are seen as a threat to their relationships is problematic because women aren't placing any expectations of sexual responsibility on their partners; rather they are policing other women's sexuality. Schwyzer calls this the "myth of male weakness," and while I agree that women shouldn't try to control other women as negative outside influences on their relationship, I don't think you need to necessarily invite a scantily clad woman into your home to flaunt her business in front of your man. Even if she isn't promiscuous, men are still visual and there's no need to dangle a carrot right in front of his face.
I think a better question about female friendships is why women place more stock in building or maintaining relationships with men than women, and are these same "befriending" trends seen among single women who aren't worried about their man being stolen by a woman in revealing clothes?
Are you hostile toward women who dress revealing? Is it because you perceive them as a threat to your relationship or do you just think it's inappropriate? Do you notice that you get along better with women when they're more covered up?
Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.
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Black Beauty With Buzz: Dodai Stewart, Editor at Jezebel.com
Dodai Stewart is an editor at Jezebel.com who has enlivened the offerings of this dynamic women's blog since 2007. Based in New York City and part of Gawker Media, Jezebel is renowned as a respite for intelligent women looking to seriously discuss celebrities and jest about the absurdities of politics. Dodai is an African-American editor there who lends her seasoned expertise to this successful mix, parlaying her background as an executive editor and writer at magazines into her delightful execution in one of today's most lauded media roles: star blogger. It is thrilling to see a black woman shine in such a prominent position, helping Jezebel.com generate monthly page views in the millions with her quick-witted perspective on the hottest issues of the day. Here is what this black beauty with buzz has to say about writing, pop culture and women working together politically for our greater empowerment.
It's wonderful to see a woman of color at the helm of a powerful web site geared towards a general female audience. How do you use this platform to bridge the gap between the audiences in terms of understanding and perspective?
I do not attempt to write anything that makes sweeping generalizations about black people. I could never write from the vantage point of "black people are like this." I try to write with honesty, from my personal perspective, which is as a woman of color. Explaining where I'm coming from can open the mind of someone who perhaps never considered how a woman of color might feel about a certain subject.
In particular I have noticed that online discussions between white and black women tend to quickly dissolve into blame games and negativity. Could the medium be used to promote better synergy between these groups?
Even if online discussions between black women and white women do dissolve into blame games and negativity — I am not sure that this is always the case — but at least there's an open line of communication happening, with a diverse range of viewpoints. Although our commenter community is incredibly vocal, they are actually a very small percentage of our readership. So for every conversation that seems to dissolve and go nowhere, there are possibly a couple of hundred other people who digested the information and didn't come away with the same negative result. But I believe, in most cases, a conversation is never a waste of time. Exchanging ideas is how we learn and grow.
Author Explores Black Female Stereotypes in "Sister Citizen"
It would be nice to think that we've gotten away from mammy and welfare queen imagery, but even a shallow look at black women's portrayal in the media would tell you otherwise. The angry black woman is a stereotype most of us hate but some can't break free of, and the strong black women archetype, or independent woman as we call it today, is a label we've come to embrace in many ways.
In her new book, Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes and Black Women in America, columnist and Tulane University Political Science Professor Melissa Harris-Perry examines how black women are perceived in America and how these stereotypes affect the way we view ourselves.
The book's main title is a nod to Audre Lorde's "Sister Outsider," a collection of essays focusing on race, gender, sexual identity, and social class. The subtitle, "For Colored Girls Who've Considered Politics When Being Strong Isn't Enough," refers to Ntozake Shange's inspirational choreopoem, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf."
"Fictive kinship" is one part of black women's problem in terms of cultural and self-perception, Harris-Perry says. "The term fictive kinship refers to connections between members of a group who are unrelated by blood or marriage, but who nonetheless share reciprocal social or economic relationships. In this book, I draw on the deep tradition of black fictive kinship when I refer to black women as sisters. This imagined community of familial ties underscores a voluntary sense of shared identity."


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After re-reading all responses and reflecting on all the issues, I
find Mike's final comment has struck a chord in my dense
sensibilities. Since this species is one that is still in fragile
condition, I realize its safety takes precedence over the desire to
share its presence with others, and will not post Whooper
sightings---unlikely though it is that I would have one myself---- on
the listserves. As Mike points out, there are other 'special'
sightings that can be posted safely, as long as we exercise the proper
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> I been watching the Whooper Crane dialog and the bottom line is that the MOU listserv and the MOU-RBA listserv should ask birders to NOT post Whooping Crane sightings on any of the MOU listservs.� Several people forwarded email addresses for the WI Whooping Crane project and that is where these sightings should be sent to and not to the MOU listservs.� Now I know some are going to reply and ask "what about accidental, casual or first state record sightings?"�� I feel those sightings can be shared on the MOU listservs and in the past people have forward the ABA code of ethics as far as approaching and viewing birds in the field and also at private residences.� Whooping Cranes are federally protected species and there are about 300-330 Whooping Cranes on earth today.� These birds are fragile and should be treated as such.� IMHO there is big difference of a Clark's Nutcracker in Lac Qui Parle Co. or a western stray hummer coming to a feeder vs. a
> �Whooping Crane in some field in MN.
> Code ethics birders and photographers should follow:
> Birders code of ethics: http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html
> Wildlife Photographers code of ethics: http://www.naturephotographers.net/codeofconduct.html
> Good Birding
> Mike Hendrickson
> Duluth, Minnesota
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> Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/
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Corrections at NYSE Diversified Communication Services Industry: (VG, MMI, CCI, AMT)
Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE:VG) dropped by 0.54% and closed at $3.71 whereas overall traded volume stood at 3.24 million shares for the day. The current market price is 15.71% less than its last 50 days simple moving average. The share price is at its oversold level with relative strength index of 29.65 times.
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc (NYSE:MMI) moved down by 2.82% to close at $21.34 with total traded volume of 3.57 million shares in the last trading day as compare to its average volume stood at 3.71 million. Its price to earnings ratio stands at 142.27 times till its last trading session.
Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI) closed at $42.03 after plunging by 3.80% whereas traded volume stood at 2.75 million shares for the day. Its outstanding shares stood at 290.43 million. CCI's total market capitalization arrived at $12.21 billion.
American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) witnessed the correction of 3.81% to close at $50.50 with overall traded volume of 4.23 million shares in the last trading day. The company stands in profit with the profit margin of 17.63%. The company is in highly profitability with ROE of 10.60%.
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|New hospital board members take oath
|Written by Chris Lee
Newly elected board members of East Phillips County Hospital District were sworn into their positions Tuesday, May 25 at their regular board meeting.
Harlan Stern, Steve Young and Steve Deaver all took the oath at last Tuesday's meeting. Sheryl Farnsworth was absent and will take the oath at the June meeting.
With Farnsworth's absence, board members agreed to postpone the election of officers until the next board meeting. Those members currently holding offices will continue until the next meeting.
An item included in the monitoring report was a policy referring to ensure people experience minimal impacts while at the hospital. Administrator John Ayoub said the high numbers with regard to patient satisfaction that MMH holds is amazing. He added the staff has been doing a great job to ensure those numbers stay where they are.
CFO Greg Was gave the financial condition and activities report and said things are looking good. Volume is one thing Was touched on where they would like to see a little higher numbers.
Patient days was also another area, just as a couple months ago, where they were over budget. As has been reported, MMH is in great standing compared to years past, according to Was.
Sharon Greenman presented the quality committee report and went through the balanced scorecard for the first quarter. She reported most of the areas were in great standing and those that fell below satisfaction levels were just within reach.
Director of nursing Claudia Powell explained a few areas including pressure ulcers and medications.
Administrator reports activity
Administrator Ayoub reported interviews have been going well concerning the hiring of a compliance officer to replace Erica Brady who recently resigned her position. He added there have been a number of quality candidates and he hopes to sit them down in some group interview settings. Ayoub said he hopes to have offered someone the position in two or three weeks.
The administrator updated board members with a brief overview of health care reform and where things are currently standing. He said things have moved from legislation to regulation to be interpreted.
Ayoub said the revenue integrity team is still looking into some different things around the hospital including the ER leveling tool. He said they are in the last tweaking stages and are thinking about going live with it July 1. Some testing will take place so they aren't off the mark statistically.
Another area the team is looking at is high intensity inpatient care. They are also thinking about going live with this in July. Patients utilizing a high number of resources will be charged for those resources. Ayoub used the example of one-on-one nursing care where someone requires around the clock attention.
Ayoub said they began the Northeastern Junior College training for the management team and reported things went well. In all, four different parts will take place with two sessions later this year.
The administrator said the Center for Medicare and Medicaid audit is nearing the final stages. MMH submitted requested information and Ayoub said they are currently waiting for the final report.
Ayoub said a contract has now been signed with Inquery Credentialing Services, a company that soon will provide credentialing packets.
Credentialing was approved contingent upon Dr. Dennis Jelden's signature for two-year appointments for Jay Cook MD (diag. radiology mammography), Ronald Homer MD (radiology), Brian Lyle MD (cardiology), Bradley Tipler MD (radiology), John Drury, MD (cardiology) Suzanne Homer, MD (radiology) and Danielle McClellan MD (family practice).
Ayoub presented board members with the MMH Foundation report and said a nursing scholarship has been set up in memory of Winona Rouze. He also mentioned other scholarships had been awarded as well this year.
Ayoub also reported on the Hispanic Health Fair and said numbers weren't quite what were expected but those who did attend were happy with the information they received. He added they don't think another similar fair will be held but plan to work with the community linkages committee and drive advertising toward the Hispanic population to attend next year's MMH health fair.
Ayoub added they will pull resources used at the Hispanic health fair and pull them into the regular health fair.
Other business
In other business May 25, the hospital board:
—noted the next board meeting will be Tuesday, June 22.
—held a five-minute executive session for the purpose of negotiations.
—appointed board member Harlan Stern to the medical staff pharmacy and therapeutics committee.


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KILLERS: Check The Bloody, Japanese Red Band Teaser For The Mo Brothers' Sundance Selected Thriller
Imagine, if you will, that Sono Sion had packed up and headed to Korea to create an intense and bloody psychological thriller. That fusion of influences is what drives Killers, the sophomore effort by Indonesian directing duo The Mo Brothers (Macabre). The story of two men drawn to violence who discover one another on the internet, Killers will soon make its debut at Sundance and in the lead up to its premiere the Japanese backers - Nikkatsu - have released a bloody new trailer. Here's how Sundance describes the film:
This new teaser focuses heavily on the Nomura character, goes very much (in typical Japanese style) for the gusto, and would definitely be of the red band variety had it been rated by the MPAA. Check out the new teaser below while also casting eyes on the new Sundance poster above and to the left.Mr. Nomura is an eerily handsome, sharply dressed, sociopathic serial killer who preys on the women of Tokyo. In Jakarta, a world-weary journalist named Bayu finds himself unexpectedly falling into vigilantism after brutally killing two sadistic robbers. When each posts videos of their violent sprees online, the pair find one another on the Internet and begin a toxic and competitive duel. While Bayu clings to the hope that he can resume a normal life, Nomura continues to spill blood without remorse. Killing, advises Nomura, is something everyone ought to consider.
[Killers is co-produced by XYZ Films, the production and sales company where Twitch founder Todd Brown is a partner.]
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New Jersey Wills - 1899 - Martha F. Davis
Martha F. Davis's Will
Martha F. Davis of Englishtown made her will on April 1st, 1898. The witnesses were William P. Brown, Herbert W. Emmons and William L Conover. She directed that all her debts and funeral expenses be paid and that a headstone be erected over her grave. She left all her wearing apparel and household goods and furniture to her sister, Caroline Suydam. All the rest of her estate she left to her friend, Mrs. Sarah M. Patterson, whom she made executrix of the will.
Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, September 6, 1899
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One hundred percent of Hartsville/Trousdale County Zoning and Building Inspectors staff has earned professional certification from the International Code Council (ICC).
Through rigorous testing, ICC Certifications ensure that staff have demonstrated competency in the requirements of the International Codes, a complete set of comprehensive, coordinated codes used in most U.S. communities and many global markets for the set of comprehensive, coordinated codes used in most U.S. communities and many global markets for the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures.
The Code Council's certification program is the oldest, largest and most prestigious credentialing program for construction code administration and enforcement professionals in the United States. Trousdale County's Dwight Jewell earned the 100 percent designation through the "Get Everyone Certified Challenge" presented by ICC and Target, which is committed to building strong, safe communities and promoting education. Partnering with the Code Council to promote code knowledge is an obvious blending of these two initiatives.
ICC Certification also demonstrates expert knowledge by staff and can assist in the department's future efforts to become accredited by the International Accreditation Service. In addition, individuals have earned credentials in specific trade or inspection areas, enhancing staff versatility.
"ICC Certifications demonstrate a professional commitment to public safety, diverse knowledge of construction safety codes and a high level of self-initiative," said Jewell. "Being professionally certified by the Code Council provides a nationally recognized credential that will only enhance the services provided to the citizens of Hartsville/Trousdale County."
Jewell has earned seven ICC professional certifications include: ICC Certified Residential & Commercial Building Inspector, Residential & Commercial Plumbing Inspector, Residential and Commercial Mechanical Inspector, and Fire Inspector 1. These being qualifications to be State of Tennessee Certified Building, Plumbing, Mechanical and Fire Inspector, Jewell is now one of a few in the state with all certifications.
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Not a front page story or anything, but I stumbled across this just now....
ESPN - Taylor helps fuel ISU's turnover binge - College Football Nation
barry sanders wouldve done more of a juke move though
Good to see some positive media. Being close to the prision always leaves me reading hawk propoganda.
Reading the headline I thought it was a bball article from a few years ago... Good read glad to see the positive media and I hope the defense continues to get the ball back to the offense
When I was at the SDS game and I saw him try the spin move I about fell over laughing but still it was a great interception and return
"But they can joke all they want. I'll take a turnover like that any chance we can get it."
any chance WE can get it..... That is why I love Kurtis Taylor...
The stiff arm was the icing on the cake after the spin move.
A better comparison on the spin move would have been Darren Davis -- if I remember the old quote about Darren - "he could put a spin move on you in a phone booth."
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Rotisserie Style Chicken in the Crock Pot
Total Time
Prep 15 mins
Cook 2 hrs
Tender, moist and easily cut off the bone chicken. My family loved this chicken. The spices are very flavorful. When I made this I cut my onion into 4 quarters. I recommend wearing gloves when rubbing the chicken and when putting the chicken in the crockpot as your hand do get messy. I also cooked my chicken for 4 hours and high and it was perfect. I found this recipe on Pinchin Your Pennies.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 3 lbs roasting chickens
- 1 cup chopped onion
- In a small bowl, combine all ingredients except chicken and onion.
- Rub herb mixture inside and outside of chicken.
- Place in food storage bag; seal bag.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Remove chicken from bag; stuff with onion.
- Place in crockpot on low 6-8 hours; high 2-4 hours. Chicken juices should run clear and chicken reaches 180*.
- Let stand 15 minutes before carving.
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It was great. I put the rack in my crock pot to keep it up out of the fat, it was more juicy and tender than the store bought ones. Thanks for the recipe
Delicious chicken recipe. I used 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts and put some sliced onion in the bottom of the crockpot and then topped the chicken with onion slices and lemon slices. For the seasoning I used Emeril's Essence seasoning and cooked them about 7.5 hours on low. Really good! Made for Zaar Chef Alphabet Soup.
So, so tender!!! I tried to lift out the whole chicken from the crockpot and it fell apart it was so tender. The breasts were a little dry but the rest of the legs and thighs were done with no blood. I cooked it 7.5 hours. I added lemon pepper, cayenne pepper and use garlic powder. Yummy!!!


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Hi everyone--I'm new to the site. I came by way of Ravells' recommendation over on the CartoTalk boards.
I have the enviable job of geographic information systems specialist, meaning I get to make a lot of maps and design map-related data and software. For cartography, I usually use ArcGIS and Adobe Illustrator.


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LOS ANGELES, California, January 31. IN what would be described as a minor upset in college swimming, the Southern California women's swim teams defeated California in fairly dominating fashion.
Southern California, ranked No. 5 in the College Swim Coaches Association of America's poll this week, won 12 of the 16 events over the top-ranked Golden Bears. California had its top swimmers of the meet and had just one event win each for Missy Franklin, Celina Li and Elizabeth Pelton as the Trojans used a strong freestyle roster and top-end talent in the strokes to overpower Cal.
Franklin swam the 1000 free for the third time this season, winning the event in a close race with Southern Cal's Meghan Hawthorne, who is also not a regular in the long freestyle. Hawthorne led for 550 yards before Franklin took over and won with a 9:47.44, her best time of the season by eight seconds. Hawthorne was second with a 9:47.70.
Though Franklin is no stranger to finishing second in races, she found herself in that position today in the 100 free as her 49.75 couldn't beat USC's Kasey Carlson, who won with a 49.24. Franklin also had a race in the 500 free, leading for 450 yards before Chelsea Chenault nipped her at the finish, 4:46.88 to 4:47.14.
Carlson got another individual event win today, leading a 1-2 USC finish in the 100 breast as she touched in 1:00.94 with Andrea Kropp second with a 1:02.94. Chenault also picked up a second victory with her 1:46.84 in the 200 free, finishing ahead of teammate Stina Gardell's 1:48.92.
Another double winner for Southern California was Kendyl Stewart. The sophomore took the 100 back with a 53.34 and the 100 fly in 53.74.
Jasmine Tosky and Celina Li, expected to be in the championship final of the 200 fly at the NCAA championships, dueled in that event today. The two never separated by more than seven tenths of a second, with USC's Tosky taking the win in 1:58.00 to Li's 1:58.62. Li, a freshman at Cal, would have another big battle in the 200 IM with USC's Stina Gardell. Li led from start to finish, with her lead as small as 14-hundredths of a second, and posted a 1:58.93 to Gardell's 1:59.11.
Other winners for Southern California included Kasia Wilk in the 50 free (22.89) and Gardell in the 200 breast (2:12.55). The Trojans also won both relays, taking the 200 medley relay with a 1:39.26 and the 400 free relay with a 3:19.89.
Besides the wins from Franklin and Li, Cal got victories from Pelton in the 200 back with a 1:57.00 and Anne Kastler in 1-meter diving with 285.05 points. Southern California's Natalie Kalibat won the 3-meter diving with 302.50 points.


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Senior Boris Gatzky tallied a goal just over 30
minutes into the match and Butler's defense turned in another
stellar effort to lift the Bulldogs past visiting Xavier, 1-0, in a
non-league match at the Butler Bowl on Sunday (Sept. 6). The
victory boosted Butler to 2-0 on the young season.
Gatzky provided the game-winner at 31:02. He took a pass from freshman Jared Isenthal on the left side of the net and lofted a shot past Xavier goalkeeper Andre Bezerra from 10 yards out. The shot, which nestled into the upper right corner of the net, was Gatzky's second goal in two matches.
The goal proved to be
enough for the Bulldogs, who recorded their second consecutive
The Musketeers (0-1), who had just one shot on goal in the first 45 minutes, picked up the attack in the second half. Two minutes into the final period Butler goalkeeper Nick Hegeman came up with a save on a point-blank shot from Xavier's Daniel Sherry to keep the shutout intact.
Fourteen minutes later Xavier's Brandon Bucher attempted a shot and Hegeman made a diving save. The ball deflected to the Musketeers' Kennedy Nakwa, who was looking at an open goal. But junior Brett Heinz jumped in front and deflected the scoring attempt.
Gatzky had a couple of solid scoring opportunities in the final period, but Bezerra stopped both. Butler freshman Tyler Pollock also broke free on a one-on-one attack against Bezerra, but his shot attempt slipped wide to the right.
The Bulldogs finished with a 16-8 advantage in shots, including a 6-4 edge in shots on goals. Gatzky had a match-high five shots, including three shots on goal, while junior Jacob Capito added four shots, including two shots on goal.
Hegeman, who picked up his first win of the season, finished with three saves.
The Bulldogs will return to action on Friday, Sept. 11, at the South Carolina Tournament. Butler will face the host Gamecocks at 7 p.m. (ET).


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Yucaipa Raises Stake in Wild Oats to 17.3% week it has raised its equity stake in Wild Oats Markets, Boulder, Colo., to 17.3%. According to a 13-D filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Yucaipa spent approximately $7.3 million to purchase 496,000 additional common shares, at an average price of approximately $16.38 per share, through two entities to boost its total ownership position to approximately 5.1 million shares. The filing said Yucaipa had not anticipated acquiring ...
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This translation is far from authentic. I will be grateful to anyone who can help in translation from Japanese.
ID (Inverse Distance) and WD (Walking Distance) are invented by Ken'ichiro Takahashi (takaken). Original description is available by this link.
02 / 12 / 2012
To solve relatively simple puzzles, breadth-first search can be used. As far as it known, 4 × 3 (11 puzzle) is hardest solved puzzle. Using breadth-first search to solve 4 × 4 (15 puzzle) is not possible.
In this case, iterative deepening may be used. In this algorithm, parts of the search are executed repeatedly, resulting in slowdown.
Next, some optimizations of the iterative deepening will be discussed.
With iterative deepening, at each step of the search there is a limit on depth. Search repeats many times with increasing limit on depth until solution will be found.
This algorithm has advantages. First, it always finds optimal solution. There is no need to store many states in memory. Also, implementation of the algorithm is simple.
However, there are some drawbacks. Besides the fact that parts of the search are repeat many times, there is a problem that search spends many time in loops. Partially this problem can be resolved by memorizing last made move and disabling move that undoes this move. Even such simple optimization is able to significantly reduce running time.
In iterative deepening, heuristic search can be used.
In the example below, the number of moves required to solve the puzzle is at least 10. Indeed, tile 1 cannot be solved in less than 2 moves, tile 2 - in 2 moves, tile 3 - in 3 moves, tile 4 - in 1 move, and tile 5 - in two moves. Thus lower bound on the number of moves in optimal solution is
2 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 10 moves.
Such lower bound is used in the following inequality:
depth + LowerBound > limit
If this inequality is true, current branch is a deadlock.
Heuristic described above is mentioned in bibliography as Manhattan Distance (MD).
The number of moves in solution is even or odd, depending on the location of empty square. Let's color board with black-white checkered pattern. Now, after each move the color visible in empty square changes from black to white and vice versa.
If after some sequence of moves this color is the same as was before, then the number of moves in this sequence is even; if the color changes, the number of moves is odd.
Thus, after initial depth limit was set to 0 or 1, after each search step it is admissible to increase limit by +2, not by +1. Moreover, depth limit can be initialized with heuristic value such as Manhattan Distance.
Invert Distance is other admissible heuristic. It uses concept of the number of inversions. Inversion arises when tile with greater number locates after tile with lesser number, "reading" tiles left-to-right, top-to-bottom.
Note that horizontal moves do not change the number of inversions. Vertical move changes the number of inversions by -3, -1, +1 or +3.
Therefore, minimum number of vertical moves in the solution can be calculated as invcount / 3 where invcount is the number of inversions. Moreover, when remainder arises, it can be added too:
vertical = invcount / 3 + invcount % 3
The same procedure is applied second time to calculate minimum number of horizontal moves. This time, tiles must be read top-to-bottom, then left-to-right.
Invert Distance is the sum of two calculated values:
ID = vertical + horizontal
For example, in the following configuration optimal solution is 78 moves, MD = 58, ID = 70.
Heuristic value is maximum of MD and ID. In such bundle, different heuristics compensate drawbacks of each another.
Invert Distance splits lower bound into vertical and horizontal components. Manhattan Distance can be divided too.
In the example below, MD = 3 which does not mean that the solution is actually three moves!
Why not try to improve heuristic? Key idea is the same: vertical and horizontal moves are counted separately.
Consider vertical moves, ignoring any horizontal. Each configuration can be written in table form. Configuration from the example above looks like this:
When row containing empty square is known, it is possible to move to this row from row just above or just below. In the given example, one of 4 tiles from 2nd row that are in 2nd row, can be moved to 1st row. Empty square will move to the second row.
Using such "moves", it is possible to run breadth-first search backwards from the goal state. All values are saved in database. The number of distinct tables is 24964.
The same database is used when calculating the number of horizontal moves.
In the configuration above, MD = 3, while WD gives 11 moves.
One additional advantage of the Walking Distance is that WD is never less than MD. In other words, WD is more informative heuristic. So MD becomes absolutely unnecessary.
Maximum WD value is 70.
Heuristics MD and ID can be passed as parameters in search function, so there is no need to recompute these values each time. WD cannot be computed in such simple way; to compute WD value, one must find in the database key.
However, there is a good way to calculate WD quickly. For every table and for each possible move, special database stores link giving result of applying the move to the table.
Implementation of the iterative deepening with ID and WD.
Main program is [puz15sv.c]. To compile and run, you must keep in the same folder database puz15wd.db obtained by running first puz15wd.c.
The program is too slow to be used in determining maximum number of moves in optimal solution. However, as a standard solver, it is effective enough.
There is also Windows version.
The program may face hard configurations such as "configuration of the devil" shown below. WD and ID are too low. This problem can be solved by using PDB (Pattern Databases) [1].
(WD = 20/20, ID = 12/12) LowerBound = 40
[72 moves] time=77565sec (about 21 h 33 m)
15 14 13 9 10 13 14 11 13 14
11 15 12 13 7 8 13 7 14 6
8 3 4 13 7 14 6 8 5 10
8 6 3 4 2 5 6 3 4 2
5 6 3 4 15 11 9 8 4 9
8 4 10 3 2 7 14 15 9 10
3 2 7 9 10 7 6 5 9 10
11 12
As for maximum number of moves in optimal solution, at present there is known configuration that requires 80 moves. Moreover, as noted in [1], maximum number is not greater than 90 moves.
A group of researchers from Switzerland (Adrian Brüngger, Ambros Marzetta, Komei Fukuda, Jurg Nievergelt) proved in 1997 that the 15 puzzle can be solved in 80 moves. These computations were carried out on the NEC Cenju-3 with from 64 up to 128 processors and took approximately three days which is the equivalent of 230 days of sequential CPU time.


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Exploring the Culture of Little Havana
A Learning Community Project (School of Education, the College of Arts and Science and Eaton Residential College, University of Miami)
Call Ocho Walk of Fame
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Carers Trust (formerly The Princess Royal Trust for Carers) and the National Mental Health Development Unit today published a guide which emphasizes the need for better local strategic involvement of carers and families in the care planning and treatment of people with mental ill-health.
"The Triangle of Care - Carers Included: A Best Practice Guide in Acute Mental Health Care", recommends better partnership working between service users and their carers, and organisations.
Care Services Minister Paul Burstow endorsed the guide, saying: "it shows how professionals, service users and carers can better work together to access the support needed.
"As a society we are becoming more aware that mental health issues touch all of us. One in four of us will experience some kind of mental illness in our lifetime but the wider role of family and friends in helping to care for those affected is still too easily over looked, especially when crisis situations arise."
Welcoming the guide as an innovative step towards allowing staff in psychiatric wards and acute care settings to work better with service users and their carers, Carole Cochrane, the Chief Executive at The Trust pointed out that:
"There are currently 1.5m carers in the UK who look after someone with mental health problems, many of whom are also being treated in acute care settings. Sadly, too often we see that carers' own expertise being ignored by professionals, or carers being left unsupported in their caring role.
"In these uncertain economic times, staff must recognise the values of working in partnership with carers."
The 'Triangle of Care' approach was developed by carers and staff to improve carer engagement in acute inpatient and home treatment services. The guide outlines key elements to achieving this as well as examples of good practice.
Read more about the 'Triangle of Care' and download the Best Practices Guide
Hear what people have to say about Triangle of Care: Watch this video from an event organized by CWP in partnership with Carers Trust (formerly The Princess Royal Trust) aimed at strengthening and building partnerships with carers and families. To watch a film about the event, please see below.
I would welcome any ideas about helping my son to cope with the medical side of treatment, sharing of experiences, and knowledge of how to get support from other carers of family members with a mental health condition. I am thinking of writing up my own experiences of helping my son. This will include the effects on me and my family and what it takes to continue to support him.
Hello Margaret
Thank you for your enquiry.
I am the Policy and Development Manager at The Princess Royal Trust for Carers leading on mental health.
You don't state where you live, but firstly I would recommend checking on our page on carers' centres and contacting your local centre. They will be able to provide you with support as a carer and a number of centres have specialised mental health carer support projects. If they do not have they will be able to signpost you to services nearby. These projects can help you support your son, but also link you with other carers in similar situations.
In relation to information on best supporting your son and for a vast range of other information I would recommend the Royal College of Psychiatrists website and the Partners in Care information (which was a join project between us and the royal college):
I would also signpost you to www.mind.org.uk and www.rethink.org.uk both of which have a wealth of information.
I hope this information proves useful for you.
Signpost to the signpost TO THE SIGNPOST.JUST AN OPINION FROM A CARER OF MANY YEARS.
I know exactly what you mean. My son has schizophrenia. I live in a rural area of the south west and have tried everything to find a group that I can join. The mental health team provide no support for carers. I tried DevonCarers who could find nothing in the area. They can do plenty if you are caring for an elderly person, but nothing for someone caring for an adult with a chronic mental health problem. Likewise Rethink could find nothing either. Like you said, a signpost to another signpost...to another signpost and nothing comes of it, except for frustration and despair.
I too would welcome some help with my own issues which have arisen through caring for my son. He has mental health issues as yet undiagnosed specifically, I never know whether I am doing the right thing or saying the right thing and I know I often escalate the problem by what I say. It is seriously affecting my marriage and I feel like in order to support one I have to forego the other. I notice it is a while since you posted and that worries me because to date I have not found any help out there and wonder if you did.
Hi Liz
Thank you for your query. I am the Policy and Development Manager for Mental Health at The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.
I would recommend much of the guidance I have offered the other enquirers on this page. However I would also suggest a couple of areas in addition to this.
You say you are not sure if you are doing or saying the right thing, one of the crucial things is to be supportive and encouraging to your son. Avoid raised voices and arguments. You may want to seek counselling for yourself which can allow you to talk through the vast range of emotions that you experience during this challenging times.
A number of mental health trusts or local mental health organisations offer "family therapy" or "family interventions" this isn't as daunting as it sounds but allows you to come together as a family and explore how to move on together addressing issues you may all be experiencing.
A support group is also very good to provide an opportunity to talk through issues.
As recommened before try your local carers centre, Rethink or Mind.
I hope this helps.
I went to the doctors to see if I could be referred for counselling sessions. I have been told that it will be several months before I am likely to get an appointment!
I would welcome any help on what help that i can give my daughter who may have bipolar. my family want to help and we need to understant what the symptoms are and how to deal with any situation, what help and support we can give her. What governing bodies do we approach for support?
I am the Policy and Development Manager leading on mental health for The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.
Thank you for your enquiry.
I would recommend contacting your local carers' centre - the details can be found on our web page. The centre will be able to provide you with information on your rights as carers, services in your local area and also support that is available to your daughter.
I would also recommend the following which are filled with information on mental health conditions and related issues.
I hope these prove useful.
Firstly, thank you for your enquiry. I am the Policy and Development Manager responsible for Mental Health at The Trust.
It is common for many carers to want to help the person they care for and not be sure where to turn to.
Firstly, I would recommend contacting your local carers centre, you don't say where you live so if you look on our map you will be able to find your nearest:
Carers' Centre will be able to offer you information, advice and support and a number offer specialised mental health services.
If you look at the information on our pages about mental health which links to the Royal College of Psychiatry Partners in Care project which has a huge amount of information about mental health conditions, the mental health system and how to support yourself and the person you care for.
Also, if you read our Triangle of Care guide, this is what should be reasonable for you to expect from your mental health trust.
I would also recommend visting our Carers' Chat pages where you can speak to other carers about your experiences. This is a great way to get peer support.
I hope this helps.
Best regards
I would like to know if there are any support groups for families in West Yorkshire dealing with a father who has schizophrenia.
I am currently living in Australia and I have 3 brothers in the UK who are trying to deal with my father. He was having severe paranoid episodes about 5 years ago and we managed to get him to a psychiatrist who put him on medication which totally zonked him. He stopped having the paranoid episodes, but slept alot and put weight on and hardly left the house and was drinking heavily. He decided to stop taking the medication about 8 months ago and is now showing other signs of schizophrenia, being extremely erratic, hardly sleeping, spending money on useless items and hoarding things. We also think he is having paranoid thoughts but won't tell us about them anymore. He has always refused to admit that he has schizophrenia and still insists that the paranoid thoughts were all real. He just tells the doctor what he thinks the doctor wants to hear, and won't admit to anything. Theres alot more to it, that I won't go into now. I would very much appreciate it if you could point us in the right direction so we can get some support as the doctors are not worried because he is not a danger to himself or anyone else.
many thanks in advance
Hello Claire
Thank you for your enquiry. As you don't specify in West Yorkshire where your father and brothers live I can't provide specific guidance on support groups. However, I recommend checking which carers centre is closest to your brothers. Your local carers centre can provide practical advice and support as well as advocacy for your brothers. They will have local support groups in addition to this and be able to link your brothers to other specific mental health services that are in their area.
If you go to the above page and enter your brothers' location it will let you know the nearest centre.
I think one of the crucial issues here is that the health professionals are not hearing the whole story of your father's ill health. I would advise that your brother's request a meeting with your father's care manager, psychiatrist or GP to explain the situation more fully. They ahve the right to do this as confidentiality doesn not prevent health professionals listening to what carers have to say.
I would also recommend the Partners in Care information on the Royal College of Psychiatry's webpage (as mentioned in another post) as well as the Rethink Mental Illness page.
I hope this helps.
my partner was admitted to hospital 4 years ago,he had been reg visiting a psychiatrist for 1 year and diagnosed with bi polar,no for the past 18months ,he will hardly leave house ,just wants to sleep day and night,wont comuniate with family or anbody ,except me ,i treid his doc to get bk it touch with his support worker ,doc told me he dont deal with mental health ,so i phones his support woker but was told he no longer reg there as he was doing ok ,so told meto go bk doc and ask for referal,seen someone last week who doesnt deal with mental health he just a co-ordinator ,dont no where to turn now
I would like to comment that all the advice out there for carers of young people with eating disorders are great in theory, but in practice I find myself alone, drained, misunderstood and financially devastated. I try very hard to maintain my own interests, and am trying desperately to find work that can actually make us enough money to live on, but having been denied carer's allowance, my own determination and resolve are draining away. I simply cannot find the support, understanding, group support, (only once a month is not enough), and intelligent dialogue I need to help me get through. I feel the doctors are tired of seeing me and their message seems to be that somehow I am preventing my daughter from recovering through my being overprotective, whilst at the same time she is in great need of comfort and support. The psychiatrist and therapist do not see what I see...I do not even know where to begin to express my despair and frustration at this point...
Dear Janet
I am the Policy and Development Manager responsible for mental health. I am sorry to hear about your situation and that you feel alone.
I don't know where in the country you live but I would recommend that you contact your local centre or scheme to see what support they can offer you. You can find which services are in your local area here: http://www.carers.org/carers-services/find-your-local-service
You may also find this website useful which is run by an carer who cares for her daughters with eating disorders. http://eatingdisordersandcarers.co.uk/
I hope some of these options can offer you some support and help.
Best regards
Hi,I have read previous post re the lack of support for carers. I work in a Mental Health Centre and support adults with MH issues. We are hoping to develop a respite service whereby carers can use the availability of 24 mental health nurses, accommodation and support for their loved ones in a beautiful homely environment. For assessment of mental health, day care, periods of respite or longer term care. Do you think this would benefit carers? And how do you advise we get ourselves noticed and generate referrals?
I would be grateful of comments and advice from professionals and carers.
Many thanks in advance,
My husband has vascular dementia, and I am 74 and find it very hard to care for him, My son who is out of work wants to be our carer, can he do that and still claim his dole money. please help me to get some answers. My son is 52.
Firstly, I notice that there are no replies from the Carers organisation, to the most recent enquiries and requests for help. Is there some reason for this?
Secondly, I feel having read through them all that "the illness" isn't always the issue - the experiences and needs of carers are remarkably similar, whatever, the ill persons problem is. What would be helpful in this thread of communication would be feedback on what or whether people have been able to find solutions to the very real practical and emotional problems they/I are encountering as carers.
Hello I am 86yrs old and I am looking after my wife who is 84yrs and is suffering from a very special form of epilepsy (N C S E none convulsive status epilepticus) this takes the form of her being perfectly normal for four to four and a half days and then being in an epileptic state for about 30 hours, she is at present under the care of the neurological hospital at Queens square London.
When in this state she is very depressed and weeps and talks repeating none nonsensical things constantly, she doesn't understand anything I say,I do have great difficulty in getting her to bed when in this state, (no co operation)
Can you give me any pointers to what I should do to get any form of help, in this special case as I am finding it very difficult and stressful now.
The hospital has tried six different form of medication with no effect, they have taken her off all meds to see if this helps.Thank you Albert Newman
This is a very helpful blog posts! Ive read everything said by all people. Some interesting views on caring and general nursing practice, I agree with most but not everyone, but I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion at the end of the day.
I would just like to say that the supported groups at rethink are really good. When my son was first diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia I began going to the carers support group. The people who go understand what your going through and give tips to one another how they have coped in a similar position. Some of the stories of their relatives make you feel lucky you don't have the same problems with your own relative. I have found with my son that it helps to be honest with him about his illness, not to agree with his delusions but to just tell him I don't see things the same as him. To him they are very real and sometimes he's petrified by them. I keep very calm around him and also try to set boundaries. Even though he's ill I try to keep him doing small chores around the house and not to complain if its not a good as I want it but thank him. With this approach my son is well on his way to recovery. I tell him all the time that the doctors are there to help even if sometimes he does not agree. To find out about carers allowance visit direct/gov carers allowance.
Hope you all find solutions to your problems and get the support needed
Hi Susie
I have 20 years old son who was diagnosed with Paranois Scchizophrenia, in October 2013. He was hospitalised, twice last year as a result of not taking his med. It was a very stressful and traumatic time for us.
I would like to go useful support groups> He has been under Early intervention for Pscychosis, but they are very underfunded , have not got the right staff, or the ones they have like Care co ordinator , is all im can say USELESS. I learned everything myself, have had any advice or help, noe he is in a very bad depression, does not get out of bed, still delusional, does nopt accept the ilness he has. Every thing he belives is very real to him, and when i make comments he get angry with me. I must say we have been arguing recently, as i suffer from depression myself, you can immagine the double stress on me. I am scared, worried and fell helpless and hopeless. Although he is not in a acute state , as he was up to July 2013, and when he was discahrged from hospital in mis Sep 2013, he was graduly showing signs of coming out of acute episode.. But as i am very disappointe with EIS. NOT HELPFUL AT ALL, underfunded, so as a result we are not getting good support. I would like to try MIND, the eir support group. How do yoyu Manage, is there any hopefor me? I would appreciate if you get intouch with me. Many thanks.
Hi Susie This is Danna, Just want to correct my comment on the top, I noticed some spelling mistakes, as I am so anxious, can not concentrate properly.
I like to correct the date of my son's diagnosis, it was October 2012, not 2013, I made a mistake, as a lot happened for us re. my son's illness in 2013!
And also I learned a lot from internet re: his illness, I have not had any advise, relating to his illness. I hope , I can find a good support group. It looks you are doing a good job.
Hello there
Would like to know when the National conference is this year as our Trust would like to present this year. Remember it was around May/June time at the Macdonald Hotel in Manchester.
First of all I would like to appreciate the effort taken by the Carers Trust and the National Mental Health Development Unit for planning effective methods to ensure the treatment and wellness of people with mental illness. I am very much impressed with the concept of "The Triangle of Care".
The biggest problem with mental health is hard to find. Once the patient is willing to take medical check up then only he are she can cure it. best essay writing offers good amount of knowledge about mental health issues. I am diagnosed with ADHD and with the help of our family I am able to cure my disease. Society and relatives must co-operate mental health patients.
Thank you for your valuable discussion on this great topic.
Hello, I understand that there is a lot of complexity surrounding confidentiality – however I would like to share our story so far and also ask for any other experiences in this area. We are at our wits end:
My son has been in counselling since about April – we noticed changes in him over a period of around 18 months leading up to this, however he has always been a bit 'quirky' and I mean that affectionately. He displayed some traits as he was growing up; perhaps ASD, we never got him assessed, but we managed and just tried to build on strengths. Over the period leading up to him (and then us looking for help), he became very moody and over sensitive – more than usual, although we put this behaviour down to hormones and usual teenager stuff. After seeing our GP he was referred to CAMHS and was fortunate to get seen over the next couple of months even though there was some confusion about who would be the professional body involved because of his age. After 6 weeks of CAMHS, he was referred to health in mind and has had some CBT since September – as far as we know.
The problem lies in the law – it would seem that the guidelines for a triangle of care are not applied at all. When my son's care was put over to CAMHS and health in mind we were completely shut out. I cannot understand why they cannot just send a courtesy introduction which tells the carer who they are, what they do and perhaps offer some reassurance to the family. May be they could send out leaflets or links…we were not even given our son's practioners name and only got that from a conversation that we managed to have with our son. As parents, we have been given no support, no sign-posting or information which could help us to work in partnership with the body involved.
I would like to take this up with the trust involved because, based on this, I feel that my son has not received the best care or advice; for example the guidelines state that carers can be informed who is working with their loved one and perhaps what they can do to help…it states that it is important for appropriate information to be shared with carers. Sadly, as with many things this is left to interpretation and the advice given to the patient regarding seems to be inconsistent too. We have no idea how it was put to our son – if at all about confidentiality; for example if he was merely asked whether he wanted us involved he would have more than likely said no – anyone would. However, if it was explained as per the guidelines and with the consequences and flexibility involved I suspect that we would have been invited to support him more specifically. We do not need (or want) information about the personal details of what has been said - rather, we would like to highlight what is happening from our point of view to assist the practitioner and in turn learn strategies to aid our son's recovery. As it is, we are running around blindly, treading on egg shells and getting shut out completely far from being able to give our son practical and emotional support we are very quickly becoming stressed and unable to manage situation and I blame the secrecy and 'closed-shop' of the body involved.
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I would like to confirm B Sampson's comment re signpost to a signpost...to a signpost which sadly gets you nowhere. I have tried Devon Carers, Rethink, indeed just about everything, and they have NOTHING to offer me.
I did find (by myself) after searching the internet for hours, one 2 hour session for carers which took place on one day in March, and then another 2 hour session 2 weeks later. Just two of us attended and I believe that was because it was not properly publicised. You'd think mental health teams would have leaflets or info on their desks to pass on to carers, but I've had zero support from them. My son was diagnosed with schizophrenia almost 7 years ago and TBH as far as the mental health team are concerned, if you are looking after him, and making their job easy, that's all they care about. *He* is their client and you as his carer are unimportant. That's how it feels. Likewise after visit to the doctors to be referred for counselling sessions, I was told it would be MONTHS before I heard anything.
As Danna mentioned, the underfunding within the mental health system is chronic. My son was in Brighton (near his father, we are separated) for a few years, during which time he suffered several psychotic episodes (refusal to take medication) and was hospitalised. The last time they had NINE people who required hospitalisation in the Brighton area and there were NO BEDS available for any of them, and they had to be farmed out to different private hospitals around London where they would have no contact with anyone they knew. nor their families. That is the state of the health system for those SUFFERING FROM chronic mental health problems, so what hope is there for the carers?
From what I see, there's a lot of fine words and good intentions. But that doesn't equal SUPPORT.


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