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|Jan 7, 1936
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|Jun 19, 1933
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Jam 7, 1936.
SHEARING DEVICE Filed June 19, 1935 Har/vis. BY ff MMM.
ATTORNEY I' UNITED-f My invention relates to shearing, devices and more particularly to those of the vrotary type wherein a cutter is rotatably mounted within a guard and has for its principal object to provide a more elcient cutter construction. that retains use.
Other important objects of the invention are to provide for automatic, self-tensioning of a cutter relatively to its guard, to provide' flexible' coupling of the cutter with its driving shaft, to provide` a flexible cutter to freely accommodate .itself to theguard, to provide an extended cutting surface between the cutter and the teeth of the guard and to provideu a self-clearingy cutter construction whereby the cut .material is expelled from the guard.
In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, I have provided improved details of 0 structure, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fi'g. v1 is a perspective view of a shearing device constructed in accordance with my invention.
Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts of the Y shearing device in disassembled spaced relation to better illustrate their construction.
Fig. 3l is an enlarged, longitudinal, section through the device.
-4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view 30 throughguard and cutter on the line 4 4, Fig..3.
mentary portion of the cutter, particularly illustrating the cutting teeth thereon. Fig. 6 -is a cross-sectional viewthrough a modigfedformofguard.
modified form of guard. Referring more in detail to the drawing:
I designates anelectric motor, preferably of by which the shearing device may be readily manipulated, as later described. In the illustrated instance, the motor includes a cylindrical housing 2 enclosing the motor mechanismindicated by the armatureshaft 3 and a switch 4 for controlling current to the motor which is supplied from' an ordinary light socket through the'wires. The
end of the armature shaft 3 is tubularf-and'projects from the end of the in'otor housing to form r 'a base flange l provided with openings 3 through 5 5 as j PATENT oFFlcE '."aozaoff f f A, 'snnannvonnvicn- I l mie n nm'iaxmscuaml Applicationiune 1933,l SerialNm 676,507
Fig. 5 is an enlarged, perspectiveview of a fragsuitable shape and dimensions to form a handle l a drive connection for the cutter,l m-mirm Sie?? which screws 3 are extended to the brglet tothe end of the motor housing in axial alignment with'the shaft 3.-4 The bracket 6 also' includes a truncated cone-shaped neck portion In Vprovided with internal threads II to mount a bracket extension I2. f
. The extension I2 includes a cone-shaped body portion I3 having a reduced threaded shank' I4 forming an annular stop4 shoulder I5 with the i lbody portion. The outer end of the body' portion terminates in a cylindrical neck I6 having exter- 10 nal threads I1 for described.
The shank I4 o'f the bracket extension isA threadedly` engaged `in the threads vI'I of the bracket and the shoulder I5- thereof is drawn into l5 engagement with the endface I9 of the bracket to prevent rotation of the extension when the cutter is in operation.
The cutter. guard I8 includes a hollow truncated sleeve portion having `an intemally 20 threaded 'cylindrical base 2| mounted on the threaded neck I6 of the bracket extension and which is retained againstrotation thereon by a ring type lock nut 22 having internal threads 23 mounting the guard I8. later arranged for frictionally engaging the end face v25 of the guard, as clearlyshown in' Fig. 3. The outer periphery of "the llock nut is preferably knurled, asat 2 6, so that itinay be readily grasped i Y by the ngers and-moved into tight relation with the end of the guard after adjustment thereof relatively to the cutter, as later described.
The forward portion 20 iof the guard is provided with a4 cone shaped bo're 21 in which is ro- Y tatably mounted the cutter 28 and which has a 35 I Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view throughanother terial cut by theshearlng device.
series ofopenings 29 -to forx'n outlets for the ma- 1 The conical portion of the guard is provided on the side opposite. the openings 29 with a series teeth 3I extendin'gln angular relation tothe axis of the guard to form angular-cutting faces v32 on 'the side edge thereof in the direction of the motor to. cooperate with the blade 'of the cuttei to provide a shearing cut', as laterdescribed; The 45 side ofthe guard carrying-the teeth is preferably reduced in thickness at the center of the teeth, as at33, and the ends of the teeth are of increased thickness toward their base,` as at 34 and $5 where they join thebody or back portion 36 50 of the guard, as clearly iiiustrated in` Fig. 4g vFormed onthe surface ,of the 4guard-at opposite sides of the thinnest portion of the teeth are spaced longitudinal ribs `or combs"4 31 and 33 fom Supports forengaging the .surfaceover 'for receiving the threads I1 and having its end 24 25 of annularly arranged slots 30 forming spaced 40 which the shearing device is moved, as later described. to comb the cut material into cutting relation with the teeth and to gauge the degree of cut afforded by the cutter. In the case of a razor. the combs also permit the skinl to cup upwardly therebetween so that a close shave is afforded.
'I'he cutter 29 includes a conical spiral ribbon 39 conforming in diameter and taper to the inner conical bore of .the guard, so that the outer peripheries 40 of the spiral move in sliding contact with the inner face 4I'of the guard teeth` and across the cutting edges 32 upon rotation of the spiral. The base 42 of the spiral terminates in a series of closely wound coils 43 having -internal threads 44 by which the cutter is mount- "ed on a flexible drive member 46, as now to be described.
The drive member 46 includes a exible shaft 2o portion 41 extending through an axial bore 48 in the bracket extension I2 and has its inner end provided with a. slotted coupling member 49 re.`
ceived within the tubular end of the armature shaft 3. The slot in the coupling engages a pin 25 50 having its ends mounted in the opposite walls of the 4shaft to provide a driving connection between the armature and the flexible portion of the driving member.
The opposite end of the driving shaft carries a threaded head 52 fixed securely thereon and having external threads 53 for engaging the threads 44 of the cutter and having an annular collar or shoulder portion 54 for tightly engaging the end face of the rst of the coils 43 so that when the cutter is threaded on the head, the
ange 54 thereof will prevent rotation of the cutter independently of the rotation of the shaft.
In order to prevent longitudinal movement of ,the cutter and its drive shaft relatively to the motor, the flexible portion of the drive shaft is provided with a sleeve 55 fixed thereto at a point within an enlarged portion 56 of the bore 48.
The sleeve 55 carries an annular flange 51 of suitable\diameter to be received in the enlarged portion of the bore to be anchored between spaced anti-friction bearing sets 58 and 59 having their opposite sides respectively engaging the end 60 of an enlarged portion of the bore and a washer 6| slidable on the sleeve at the end adjacent the motor. l
'I'he washer 6I is retained snugly against the bearing set 54 and the bearing set`58 against' the shoulder 60 by a coil spring 62 coiled about the exible portion of the shaft and having one end bearing against the washer 6i and its oppo-l site end against the sleeve 63 threaded in the end of the bore for adjusting tension of the Spring- It is thus apparent that when the bearing sets 58 and 59 are in position and retained by the spring and threaded sleeve 63, the driving member is prevented from movement in either direction relatively to the bracket extension. The spiral cutter will, therefore, be retained in xed relation relatively to the guard 2U to maintain the'desired contact between the .cutter and the inner surface of the guard.
In order to enhance the cutting properties of the spiral cutter, the innerface thereof is preferably provided with a series of V-shaped teeth or ribs 64 which cooperate with the periphery of the spiral to form a series of serrated teeth 65 along the cutting edge thereof.l 'I'he trailing portion of the spiral ribbon is preferably reduced in di- 475 ameter from substantially the center thereof, as
indicated at 68, so that only a narrow portion 61 is in contact with the guard. This is an important feature for the reason that as the ribbon wears relatively to the guard, the teeth 65 will retain their shape due to the fact that wear has 5 no effect other than shortening the length of the ribs 64. f
In order to prevent cut material from being emitted through the end of the guard the opening therein is closed by a suitable cap 69 having 10 a rounded portion to prevent injury to the surface being sheared by the sharp terminal edge of the guard.
In Fig. 6 is illustrated a modied form of the invention, wherein the toothed edge 68 of the 15 spiral cooperates with a cutting edge 10 on the guard 1| so that the material cut by the guard is not only cut along the sides of the teeth, as in the preferred form, but against the ends of the cutting edge 10 as well. 20
The form of cutter illustrated in Fig. 7 is substantially the sameas that illustrated in Fig. 6, except that the teeth extend at right angles to the axis of the cutterand the. guard is provided with a slot 12 for accommodating the hair or 25 material to be cut.
Since the guards shown in Figs. 6 and 7 operate against cutting edges 10, it is necessary to provide only one rib or comb 31 for gauging the amount of cut of the shearing device. 30
In using the preferred form of the device` constructed and assembled as described, tlreguard is moved angularly back and forth across' the surface being sheared in the direction of the teeth, so that the ribs act as a comb and the hair. 35 enters between the teeth to be sheared off by the spiral cutter as the nights thereof move across vthe cutting edges of the teeth.
When cut, the hairs are expelled through the openingsv 29 spirals.
To tighten the shearing tension of the cutter relatively to the guard, the ring 22 is loosened by slackening it from the end of the guard.
The guard is then moved retractively toward 45 the direction of the motor to cause the cutter to enter farther into the conical bore of the guard. 'Ihe spiral form of the'cutter provides4 suiicient inherent tension to retain the -teeth thereof in ,proper cutting relation with the. teeth of the 50.
guard. When the proper adjustment is made, the ring 22 is retightened against the guard Ato prevent rotation thereof on the bracket extension. Owing to the ribs or combs 31 and 33, a very close cut is aorded because pressure of the 55 guard against the surface being sheared presses the surface upwardly therebetweenin close contact with the cutting edge of the'cutter'.'
'Ihe forms of the invention illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 are used in like manner except that they 60 .are moved in a single direction across the surface being sheared since they cut only against the cutting edges 1U.
' What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: A, f
1. In a device of thecharacter described. a guard support, a toothed guard on the support. a cutter including a flexible helical ribbon rotatable within the guard and having teeth cooperating with the teeth of the guard. and means ro- 70 tatably mounted in the guard support for rotating the cutter.
2. In a device of the character described, a support, a tapered tubular guard adjustably mounted on the support having angularly arranged by the propelling action of the 4u teeth, a helical ribbon-like cutter a series oi' closely wound coils terminating in nights rotatable within the guard about the axis of said the support and having a series of spaced slots forming teeth, a helical ribbon-like cutter having a series of closely wound coils lterminating in nights rotatable within the guard about the axis of said nights and in shearing contact with said teeth, a head mounting said closely wound coils of the cutter, means mounting the head in the guard support. and means for rotating the head.
4. In a device of the character described, a guard support, a guard mounted on the support and having a series of spaced slots to form teeth, a helical ribbon-like cutter having a series of closely wound coils terminating in nights rotatable within the guard about the axis of said nights and in shearing contact with said teeth, a head mounting said closely wound coils of the cutter. means mounting the head in the guard support, and means for rotating the head.
5. In a device of the character described, a support, a guard nxed on the support, a cutter rotatably mounted in the guard including a singie nxible ribbon coiled to form a helical cutting edge having free movement laterally from the longitudinal axis of said cutter whereby the helical cutting edge is maintained in cooperative cutting contact with the guard, and means connected with the support for rotating the cutter.
6. In a device of the character described, a support, a tapered tubular guard nxed to the support and having teeth, a cutter rotatably mounted in the guard including a single nexible ribbon coiled to form a helical cutting edge having i'ree movement laterally from the longitudinal axis of said cutter whereby the helial cutting edge is maintained in cooperative cuttingeontact with the teeth of the guard, and means connected with the support for rotating the cutter.
,7. In a device of the character described, a
support, a toothed tubular guard nxed on the A y support, a cutter rotatably mounted on the guard Yincluding a single nexible ribbon coiled to form a helical cutting edge having free movement laterally relatively to the longitudinal axis o! said cutter, whereby the helical cutting edge is maintained in cooperative cutting contact with the 5 guard, means for regulating said cutting contact, the means connected to the support for rotating the cutter.
8. In a device of the character described, a
support, a tubular guard member nxed on the 10 support, a cutter member rotatably mounted in" the guard including a single nexible ribbon coiled to form a helical cutting edge having cooperative cutting contact with the guard, means for ad- Justing one o! said members relatively to the l5 other to vary pressure of said contact, and means connected with the support for rotating the cutter member.
9. In a device ot the character described, a support, a tapered tubular guard adjustably mount- 2ov cai ribbon forming a nexible'cutter having nights rotatable within the guard about the axis of said 35v nights and retained in shearing contact with said teeth incidental to nexibility of the cutter, and ilexible means mounting the cutter for bearing support in the guard.
l1. In a device of the character described, a 40 support, a tubular guard nxed on the support and
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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"Rewilding: Primitivists Take it Back to Basics"
Tanning a hide and making buckskin shorts is hard work, and making fire by rubbing sticks together is frustrating and tedious, but participants say the result is a profound sense of understanding the materials that you work with. Firefly co-founder Natalie Bogwalker explained, "Firefly is here to stave off the amnesia of modern technocratic culture…When normal people come here they are really inspired and feel that things are possible…"
To some who attend the Firefly gathering, the primitive skills that they learn simply serve as a novelty or a fun way to spend a weekend. To others, the skills that are taught and shared at the gathering are a part of daily life and survival. If the predictions of many of the primitivists at Firefly are accurate, the imminent collapse of civilization will soon make these skills a matter of life or death for us all. If there is one theme that seems to permeate all aspects of the gathering it is connectedness. "It's all about rooting ourselves deep into the earth and into our connections with each other," said Bogwalker. She continued, "…when we look all around us and people aren't interacting with each other, they're like, looking at their iPads…they're all like robots, half human half machine… it's really creepy to me."


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From the Sacramento Bee: A couple of years ago, I conducted 24 focus groups among Latino immigrants across the country…. After about five or six of the groups, I began asking this question; "If people in America are so against immigrants, why do you think they hire you?" In every group, the answer was the same:…
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At long last, the anti-immigrant mailers and letters of Miguel Pulido are revealed. A reading from the Letter of Miguel Pulido to Barbara Coe.
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by Bonnie Sabel
Ahhh, when Franki emailed in December to ask if I would write the article
for (mid-) January, it sounded like a long way off… and here I am, the day of
the deadline, searching for the velvet I know I bought about two years ago!
Okay, in my defense, I've moved twice in two years, once only two months ago.
Which brings me to a discussion of Resolutions. You knew there couldn't be
an article for January without discussing Resolutions! One of the reasons I am
so in love with quilted postcards is that they present such an easy forum to
experiment with designs or new techniques… such a small investment of time
and materials can provide a rich experience. So my Resolution for the year is
to try one new technique each month. Well, we feel like we try new things every
time we create, but I'm going to take this seriously enough to actually
identify for myself what the new technique for that month is, and give it a
whirl. If it doesn't work out, and it ends up in the recycle bin, at least I've
treated myself to the experience. It's like adding tools to my tool kit, with
each new experience.
About two years ago I visited a wonderful rubber stamp store. I had gone
there to look at ribbons and sew-on embellishments to use on postcards, but
while I was there, I saw a sample of embossed velvet. A natural fit, since they
of course sold lots of rubber stamps. It intrigued me enough that I actually
went to the fabric store and bought a quarter yard of rayon velvet.
I read several sets of instructions on the web, and while they varied in
some ways, they all agreed that an iron without holes for steam is best. I kept
my eyes open and even found an old Westinghouse iron without any steam holes at
the Goodwill. I think this one was from the 50's or 60's, but they also have
little travel irons with a stainless steel soleplate and no steam vents, from time to time.
Then these supplies and tools stayed tucked away in my sewing room for
"Someday" arrived today, and it's been a totally fun experience.
Why have I not done this sooner?!!
As I mentioned, I researched the technique on the web. I went to google and
searched for "how to" + "embossed velvet". A number of
articles popped up.
RAYON Velvet: Everyone seems to be in agreement that getting
RAYON velvet is the way to go.
Spray water bottle: Some instructions coached to mist onto the
front of the velvet, and some instructions coached to mist onto the back of the
velvet. I found that a light mist on BOTH sides of the fabric worked best for
me and my iron.
Rubber stamp(s): The rubber stamp store, where I had seen the
first example of this craft, recommended that the rubber stamp should have some
pretty solid areas, not just fine detail. I chose three of my stamps for this
experiment, a dragonfly, a fern, and a leaf. I decided to cover my ironing board with a Teflon pressing sheet, and then laid the rubber stamps flat on top
of that.
All of the articles seemed to recommend a WOOL setting for the iron, but the
pressing time ranged from 10 to 30 seconds. I do think it's worth experimenting, as the different times gave me different results. I lean more toward "20 to 30" seconds.
All of the instructions recommend that once the velvet has been moved, that
you do not try to re-do the embossing. On my third impression (the dragonfly
again), the 10-15 seconds gave almost no impression at all. Since I figured
that portion of velvet would be tossed anyway, I tried to re-do it. Even though
the second try didn't line up perfectly, I'm not as inclined to toss it out…
it sort of appears to have a shadow.
I decided to use the fern impression to make a postcard. I layered two
pieces of Warm N Natural batting, and Peltex 72, and then used a green rayon
thread to outline quilt on the stems of the fern. For the most part, the
stitching is buried in the velvet and doesn't show, but it does create a loft
which causes the embossing to really show well. My camera had trouble taking a
good photo of the velvet.
For a quick-and-easy edging, I used an open knit fabric that I had purchased
at Jo-Ann a few years ago, just prior to Halloween. It has wavy lines of
almost-holographic blue and green on a black background. Since it did not ravel
on any of the edges, I just took a one-inch wide strip of it and zigzagged it
on to the edge of the postcard, leaving the raw edges loose. The looseness
causes the blues and greens in the knit to catch the light better than if it
had been stitched flat.
I'm quite pleased with the postcard and the experience. I'll definitely play
with this technique again.
Its not too late to make a resolution for 2008 to try a new technique each
month. Even if you don't find this article until mid-year, you could still
begin today!
Bonnie Sabel lives in Vancouver, Washington, and is the author of Positively Postcards. Her website is www.quilted-postcards.com


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If you need me, I'll be in the kitchen. With the pups. And a good book or two.
Saturday, 23 October 2010
Shrimp and Red Pepper Lasagna Rolls with Creamy Marinara
Either way, this dish will soften the hardest of hearts with its warm embrace of fresh pasta, shrimp, and glorious cheese.
Instead of traditional layers, this lasagna is rolled up so each person gets their very own personal lasagna roll. And its a little piece of heaven on a plate. Especially if you pair it with a nice Caesar salad and a bottle of vino or two.
Shrimp and Red Pepper Lasagna Rolls with Creamy Marinara
adapted from Giada de Laurentiis, for IHCC Potluck
*1 pound lasagna*
*3 tablespoons olive oil
*1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined and cut into halves or quarters if very large
*2 red peppers, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces
*Salt and freshly ground black pepper
*6 garlic cloves, chopped
*2 (15 ounce) containers whole-milk ricotta cheese*
*½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
*2 eggs, lightly beaten
*¼ cup chopped basil
*¼ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
*3 cups marinara sauce*
*1½ cups grated mozzarella
Preheat oven to 350°.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and partially cook until tender but still firm to a bite, stirring occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain. Meanwhile , heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season the shrimp and peppers with salt and pepper. Add the shrimp, peppers, and the garlic to the pan and sauté until the shrimp are cooked, about 4 minutes, stirring often. Remove from the heat and let cool. Place in a large bowl with 2 cups of the ricotta, the parmesan cheese, eggs, basil, ¾ tsp. salt, , ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper, and the nutmeg. Stir to combine.
In another bowl, combine the marinara sauce with the remaining 1 cup ricotta cheese and stir to combine.
To make lasagna, cover the bottom of a 9x13x2-inch baking dish with 1 cup of the marinara mixture. Lay four noodles flat on a dry work surface. Spread about ¼ cup of the shrimp mixture over each noodle. Roll up and place seam side down in the baking dish . Repeat twice more to make 12 rolls. Drizzle the rolls with the remaining marinara mixture and top with grated mozzarella . Bake until the lasagna rolls are heated through and the cheese is beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.
Basic Marinara Sauce
make a half batch for this lasagna recipe, or freeze half
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 small onions, finely chopped
6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
1/2 tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper, plus more to taste
2 (28oz) cans crushed tomatoes
2 dried bay leaves
In a large pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute until the onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the celery, carrots, and 1/2 tsp each of salt and pepper. Saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and bay leaves, and simmer uncovered over low heat until the sauce thickens, about 1 hour. Remove and discard the bay leaves. Season the sauce with more salt and pepper to taste. (The sauce can be made one day ahead. Cool, then cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium heat before using.)
Fresh Pasta
makes 1 lb, enough for this recipe
2 cups all purpose flour
3 large eggs
2 tsp kosher salt
2 tsp olive oil
Place flour in the bowl of a large food processor. In a small bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add the salt, herbs and olive oil to the eggs and stir to combine. Add the egg mixture to the food processor with the flour and pulse to combine the ingredients, scraping down the sides once or twice. Continue, with the machine running, until the liquid is evenly distributed, about 1 minute. The dough should stick together if pinched between your fingers. Some of the dough will be clumping together, but it will not form a ball.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Gather the dough into a ball and knead gently until the dough is smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes before rolling.
*Homemade Ricotta
I just put one bag of milk into my small slow cooker and add in my wired thermometer. Set slow cooker to high, cover, and have the alarm beep when it gets to 185°F. Add in a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice. (Vinegar works too but lemon juice is nicer for sweeter applications) Stir with a whisk and let curdle for about 5 minutes, stirring once in a while. Strain over a bowl in a colander lined with a couple of layers of cheesecloth or else a super-fine mesh strainer. The longer you strain, the drier the cheese will end up being. Store in the refrigerator for up to a couple of days.
The higher the fat in the milk = the higher the yield of cheese.
You'll need 2 bags for this recipe.
Posted by NKP at 23.10.10
Labels: dinner, Giada De Laurentiis, I Heart Cooking Clubs, pasta


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Death by Police Taser
Millions of people were stunned and outraged by the videos that showed Oakland BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) cop Johannes Mehserle draw his gun and kill Oscar Grant. Mehserle quit his job 7 days after the killing to avoid giving any statement about what happened or why he did it. Now Mehserle's lawyers are working hard to offer a plausible explanation to exonerate the cop for the killing. They say that contrary to what people might think, Mehserle had "no criminal intent" when he fired his gun into Grant's back at point-blank range. They back up this outrageous statement by explaining their theory that this cop "may have mistakenly deployed his pistol rather than his taser" and did not mean to kill Oscar. He just meant to tase him.
Meanwhile, a little more than a month after Oscar Grant was killed in Oakland, another young man was killed by police taser, 40 miles away in San Jose. His name was Richard Lua, and police killed him in front of his own garage, during a "routine patrol." Police murder has become so "routine" that many times an explanation is offered only as an afterthought. Like Oscar Grant, Richard Lua leaves behind a young daughter and a grieving, outraged family.
Taser use is so routine in San Jose that Lua's is the 6th death by police taser there just since 2005. Death by police taser is on the increase, and in California these deaths are not even counted as part of the state attorney general's official tally of "police involved homicides," which numbers over 100 every year. Neither are deaths from police chokeholds or from asphyxiation through being maced or hog-tied. All of these weapons and methods are part of an ugly panorama of police brutality that is entrenched and endemic and an indispensable part of the function of police in this society.
Amnesty International reported in 2004 that the organization was "concerned by the growing number of fatalities involving police tasers. Since 2001, more than 70 people are reported to have died in the USA and Canada after being struck by M26 or X26 tasers, with the numbers rising each year." In 2005, the ACLU issued a report saying that "Since 1999, at least 148 people in the United States and Canada have died after encounters with police who shocked them with Tasers." A website put up by family and friends of Richard Bagnell, a Canadian man who died after being tasered, now lists 397 people killed in North America. And at least 8 people have been killed by tasers in only the first two months of 2009.
Ev'ry time I hear the crack of the whip
My blood runs cold
I remember on the slave ship
How they brutalized our very souls
—Bob Marley, "Slave Driver"
Tasers have replaced the slave driver's whip and the prison guard's cattle prod as one of the high-tech control device used by more than 12,000 police departments and in prisons worldwide.
Taser International claims that its products are a less lethal weapon than guns or even batons, and that tasers are "changing the world and saving lives everyday." But the new tasers deliver a staggering 50,000 volts of electricity. These electro-shock weapons can be used in "stun mode" or with darts. When in "dart" mode, the shocks cause total "momentary neuro-muscular incapacitation" (source: University of California, San Francisco press release), while the stun mode inflicts intense localized pain. Tasers are used extensively around the world, including in Iraq, most notoriously by the same U.S. military brigade accused of "sadistic, blatant and wanton" abuse in Abu Ghraib.
Along with guns, sticks, pepper spray and the choke-hold, tasers are part of an arsenal of weapons employed against the people to inflict terror and pain and even death. And, unlike firing his gun, in most places a cop needs only the slightest excuse to justify using his taser.
In the U.S., far from being used only on supposedly "violent suspects" the Amnesty International study says that tasers are often used against "passive resisters"—people who refuse to comply with police commands but do not interfere with an officer and pose no physical threat. Police use tasers on people who "mouth off," or people who are distressed or mentally ill and who are not suspected of a crime. Amnesty reported that "at least 1,000 U.S. jails and prisons have adopted the new generation M26 or X26 Tasers, where they are deployed in both dart projectile and stun mode." Amnesty documents cases of pregnant women having miscarriages after being tasered.
In 2006 millions of people reacted with shock at a brutal taser attack on a student in the UCLA library, but a less-known outrage is that there are hundreds of reported cases where cops have used taser guns on children. In Arizona a 13 year old was tased for throwing a book in a public library. In another Arizona case, a 9-year-old runaway girl who was sitting in the back of a police car, handcuffed, was tased because she was "screaming, kicking and flailing, and would not listen." Would not listen? The youngest reported victim of police tasing was in Miami, a boy who was only 6 years old. He was in the vice principal's office where he had broken a picture frame, and was waving a piece of glass around. His outraged mother told CNN, "If there's three officers, it's nothing to tell a 6‑year‑old holding a glass, if you feel threatened, 'Hey, here's a piece of candy, hey, here's a toy. Let the glass go."
Taser Confusion
While some media have jumped on the taser confusion bandwagon and trotted out various "experts" to talk about how stressed out Mehserle must have been to mistake a taser for his gun, others have ridiculed this idea as preposterous and marshalled the cold facts. The X26 taser issued to BART cops is a plastic device that weighs only 7 ounces. The Sig Sauer that Mehserle shot Grant with is made of metal, weighing 30 ounces unloaded—more than 4 times as much as the taser. The taser was holstered on the opposite side as Mehserle's gun, and looks and feels completely different.
But another question needs to be asked. Before he was shot, Oscar Grant was detained, lying on his stomach, with his hands behind his back and with an officer's foot on his neck. What excuse was there to even tase the 22 year old? Perhaps Officer Mehserle only meant to torture him?
The ACLU and Amnesty International are not alone in condemning tasers. In 2007 the U.N. Committee Against Torture said the use of tasers could constitute a form of torture. This cruel punishment, a brutality carried out by police for the slightest offense, without charges or trial, is increasingly a part of American injustice and part of an international epidemic of state-sponsored violence and murder.
The outcome of the murder trial of Mehserle has great significance. If the cop happens to "mistake" his gun for a taser and kills that person, and if this cop is then judged in court to be devoid of "criminal intent," then what is to stop any cop from killing anyone at any time for any reason? If intending to use an electro-shock weapon on a person lying face down with his hands behind his back can be categorized as following correct police procedure, then it will exonerate police brutality. What kind of legal precedent will that set and how much of this can people tolerate? Enough is enough.
"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Excessive and lethal force? Amnesty International's concerns about deaths and ill-treatment involving police use of tasers," Amnesty International report, November 2004
"UN Compares Tasers to Torture," CBS News, November 26, 2007
"Unregulated Use of Taser Stun Guns Threatens Lives, ACLU of Northern California Study Finds," ACLU press release, 10/6/05
San Jose Mercury, 2/2/09, 2/3/09
"Did BART cop who killed Oscar Grant mistake gun for Taser? Plan 9 from BART police," by Junya, San Francisco Bay View, January 6, 2009
"398+ Dead After Taser Use," April 6, 2008, http://truthnottasers.blogspot.com/2008/04/what‑follows‑are‑names‑where‑known.html
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Tuesday Mar 17th, 2009 4:59 AM
Well over 90% of the "reported" cases of police abuse
go with out any disciplanary action because of the
clauses in union contracts.
In depth reports on the unaccountability of police
titled, "Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and
Accountability in the United States". A report from
Human Rights watch, on the massive amount of police
brutality in the US is posted at:
Human Rights watch http://www.hrw.org
Google search terms;
"Shielded from Justice:
Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States human right s watrch"
"Police Reform and The Department of Justice: An Essay
on Accountability" by Debra Livingston (PDF report
download) posted at
The following are excerpts from one of my Blogs titled:>
Taser Deaths and Roid a Cops -
Epidemic of Police Brutality & Steroid Abuse (view blog)
Posted at www.myspace.com/justiceishomeless
Excerpt from the cited blog:
The real problem appears to be the
"unaccountable by contract" regardless of
people being shot, tasered, beaten or pepper sprayed.
For example, 90%+ of the "reported" police abuse
in Chicago has gone unpunished.
In reference: Study: Police abuse goes unpunished
by Ryan Gallagher
April 04, 2007 Medill Reports is written and produced
by graduate journalism students at Northwestern University
The article is posted at:>
.......... next
The Google search terms;
"5% responsible for 50% of police abuse"
reveals more information on that aspect.
........ next
Amnesty International has documented over 334 taser deaths.
This amounts to more deaths than those
caused by Firestone tires.
Edit to the cited blog 3-16-2009:>
While I have not been able to find any studies of tasers being
tested to see if the were operating correctly and with in specifications
in such deaths, there are studies that such psyche medications could
be a factor in these deaths, since many of the people tasered were taking
or had been taking such medications.
In reference, report titled:
"Antipsychotics and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death"
End of edit to the cited blog 3-16-2009
..... next excerpt from the blog
(more links are active at the blog than this posting)>
How ever, I must stress that an acquaintance of mine was
shot several times in the chest by police. While he nearly
died from his wounds, I expect in all probability that he
would have preferred to have been tasered or drugged (3).
Demetria Kalodimos of Nashville (WSMV) News
did a story about Nashville banning tasers for a
couple of years and using a knock out medication,
in place of tasers (3).
*(3) Article posted with Video:
I-Team: Police Use Controversial Method To Subdue People
After banning the use of tasers, Nashville brought them back with
more restrictions on the use of them and more training for police.
Policies for the use of tasers across the entire
country have resulted in more deaths than Firestone
tires due to the misrepresentation of the dangers
associated with tasers.
While tasers can be and are a useful law
enforcement tool, restrictions on the use of tasers
need to be modified and policies altered accordingly.
Other communities across our Nation have done extensive
studies on the use of tasers and have also reached some conclusions.
Example: UCLA Taser Report August final PDF Report
Excerpt from a well done report regarding the use of tasers
by the Committee on a Civil, Safe, and Open Environment
Quote from the report:
The CSOE Committee recognizes that, as reflected
in the UFPD policy a taser is an intermediate, less
than lethal, weapon, and should be used only when it is
appropriate to use an intermediate weapon.
The CSOE committee has reached a consensus that
the revised UFPD taser policy, which is more restrictive
than State law and more restrictive than the previous
UFPD policy, reflects an appropriate use and limitation
on use of the taser as an intermediate weapon on campus.
End of excerpt from the report by
Committee on a Civil, Safe, and Open Environment
Additional influences on the police abuse:>
End Steroids Use By CopS
Ashort CBS News video that Harrison Pope (Click 4 His Home Page)
from Harvard University was interviewed in,
Police Steroid Abuse On Rise - CBS Early Show News video link
Jeff Glor reports on Steroid Abuse and Police Brutality
Oct 26, 2007 A short documentary on the recent
wave of police brutality and steroid abuse,
now posted at a CBS web page
Informative articles on steroid abuse in law enforcement:
Cops on Steroids
It's the "other" doping scandal,
and Mens Health Magazine is breaking it wide open.
A policeman that had been convicted of steroid abuse
states 20% - 25% of police abuse steroids
By: Sabrina Rubin Erdely, Illustrations by: Eddie Guy
Mens Health, Health and Fitness,
Forget ballplayers. More than ever, police officers are
juicing up to get an edge on perps, but at what price?
Men's Health magazine investigates.
Where is Congressional investigation of steroid abuse among law enforcement?
"Grits For Breakfast" blog, by Scott Henson, a former
journalist turned opposition researcher/political
consultant, public policy researcher and blogger.
Excellent research and reference links.
Spot the Juicer
How to tell if a guy is natural or artificially enhanced
By: Lou Schuler, Illustrations by: Susan Gilbert
Mens Health Magazine
Oakland California has instituted such a policy that can also be
viewed as "preventative medicine". If your community does not
have a "proven problem", such a policy could prevent it from
having one. For instance, the Boston police department
was busted by a Federal Grand Jury, for steroid abuse.
A number of other cities have also been busted and more are expected.
A National Epidemic that could be stopped with
cost effective ,"Random Testing For Steroids".
Oakland California has instituted such a policy that can also be
viewed as "preventative medicine". If your community does not
have a "proven problem", such a policy could prevent it from
having one. For instance, the Boston police department was
busted by a Federal Grand Jury, for steroid abuse. A number of
other cities have also been busted and more are expected.
Oakland CA now uses random steroid testing.
Chicago Ill is talking about testing police for drugs and alcohol
(including steroids) when ever a policeman
discharges a firearm and or gets abuse complaints.
On or off duty.
From the Department of Justice:
Steroid Abuse By Law Enforcement Personnel
A Guide For Understanding The Dangers Of Anabolic Steroids
March 2004
The above web page is at the DEA's Office of Diversion Control.
Google search term:
"Big Guns: When Cops Use Steroids Steroid Abuse Can
Contribute to Police Brutality Even Murder
ABC'Marc Lallanilla May, 2005"
By ABC' News Marc Lallanilla (May, 2005)
ABC News: Big Guns: When Cops Use Steroids
Steroid Abuse Can Contribute to Police Brutality -- Even
Murder ... is quietly unfolding in small towns and big
cities across America -- cops on steroids. ...
End Steroids Use By CopS
About the Yahoo Group "E_SUCKS"
It is meant as a forum, to share relevant articles, news, statistics,
and testimonies to impact legistation about Cops on steroids, and
its mur dertous effect on our community.
It is particularly crucial that we track down cities and counties
were cops must now be submitted to :
* Testing after use of Excessive Force
* Random Testing.
Roid a Cops & Police Brutality
This is posted in an attempt to prevent police brutality
and improve the safety of our communities.
No copyright is claimed. Please reproduce at will.
What might you expect to happen when
"Toxic Victims" are called "mentally ill"
and they meet up with a policeman that is
"raging" from steroid abuse (aka roiding) ?
The steroid abuse as a factor in police shootings and
abuse was pointed out to me in correspondences with
The IDRISS STELLEY FOUNDATION
that was started with the money won in a lawsuit for
the death of IDRISS STELLEY after he was
sshot48 times by 9 San Francisco policemen.
"Roid a cops" and police brutality, on a bad judgment call
By the The Toxic Reverend
We as tax payers put out a lot of cash to train a policeman.
They join the force, wanting to do good,help people and try to
make a difference in a very screwed up world.
Some times, I have to wonder what changes ? How do some
of them become "bad apples" and give their entire profession a
bad name ?
For a few years, I have been doing research on the effects of
the "low dose cumulative effects of toxic chemicals" with violence
and abusive behavior.
Law enforcement is not excempt from such toxic chemical
exposures. But they do maintain a harder "front" than most
classes of society, with the "I am fine" presentation. Their
ego's are just that way, or they probably would not be in that
profession. Think about it. They risk their lives on a daily basis
to "uphold the law". They are heroes. And as such, they are
not to prone to saying, they have a problem, of any kind.
While I was researching this issue, I became acquainted
with Mesha. Her son had been shot 48 times by 9 San Francisco
policeman. She started The IDRISS STELLEY FOUNDATION
with the money from the wrongful death suit of her sons murder.
Mesha was very kind and patient the times that I have called.
But the other day, she got me. She admitted that yes, the toxic
chemicals could also impact a policeman's decision to use
deadly force. But then she asked what I thought might happen
when a "Toxic Victim" (as I call "mentally ill") that is acting out,
meets up with a policeman on steroids ?
Mesha agreed that everything that I was on about can apply
to such a situation as an unjustified police shooting. But she
also thought that steroid abuse by law enforcement is inducing
some "bad judgment calls", more than anything else. And that
these factors are being protected by the " Blue Wall of Silence".
So being an open minded hippy, after talking to Mesha, I did
a couple of Google searches on the subject.
The results astounded me. The Google search terms were
"police steroid abuse" and "police steroid abuse testing".
I thought I would find masses of articles about the police busting
people for it. But nooooo, I find massive articles about police
forces around the country being busted.
Si I tried posting "Roid-a-cops and police brutality" at myspace. It would not post. So I sent it to a number of friends at myspace. They could not get it to post. Though Ken said a couple of days later that he was able to post it. Seems there is a tracking program at myspace for censorship. This report has finally posted at Myspace bulletin's and my blog. After some serious complaining is rather public ways, across the Internet. Anyway, I became rather frustrated and called Mesha. What I had decided to do was spread a "true rumor" that did seem to get "their attention". And not just Mysapce's. I called the Sonoma County sheriff and a captain answered the phone. He said that the sheriff was unavailable. So I told the captain that I had done a Google search that shows police departments around the country were being busted by the feds for steroid abuse. I told him the search terms and I could sense the panic in his voice. I told him that the searches reveal Boston police being busted by a federal grand jury investigation. Dallas also came up with the search and too many others to list. Now I only went over the first ten results of the first search term and twenty of the second. When I got to the one about president Bush talking about steroid abuse in a State of the Union address, I stopped. After all, Bush was talking about steroid abuse in sports. Maybe he should have been a bit more specific and included law enforcement. You know .... the people that enforce the laws against such things as drug abuse. Not that I want to snitch out the feds and risk screwing up any investigation that they might have. I am not aware of Sonoma County being investigated for steroid abuse. Maybe it isn't. Maybe it is ? All I know is that I do not want to be charged with "obstruction of justice", for bringing this to their attention. After all, more often than not, "no good deed goes unpunished". What I can point out is what other police departments that have ignored the abuse of steroids like an ostrich, have found. While they are so bent over with their heads in the sand, the feds sneak up and give them an exam that nobody likes. Regardless of sexual orientation. As the prior mentioned search reveals, it was a Federal Grand Jury investigation that busted the Boston police department for steroid abuse. Maybe if all of the San Francisco MUNI bus drivers that have to pee in a bottle for random drug screening became aware of this. They might be able to break the censorship and warn others of the impeding steroid exams .... or a, the investigations that have busted so many police departments around the country ? One of my psychologists had told me that "the good and the bad news it that I am not paranoid or delusional". Now please excuse me .... I need to get back to editing "Toxic Revelations" and my Myspace profile / blog. It is my intention to post this at my blog. If I can ...... Blessings, The Toxic Reverend, is asking Who's a criminal ? Cc The IDRISS STELLEY FOUNDATION A nonprofit organization created through the settlement of Idriss Stelley's vs. City & County and SFPD case and its allocation to his mother Mesha Monge-Irizarry. Her only child, 23 African American honor student was killed by SFPD at the SF Sony Metreon on June 13, 2001, 48 shots, 9 officers, as he stood alone in an empty theater. The Idriss Stelley's case is at the root of the 40-HR mandatory San Francisco Police Departments Mental Health Training, http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeo9ewi/idrissstelleyfoundation/ __________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Iolmisha@.. Date: Aug 19, 2007 10:26 PM Subject: Re: ? Fwd: Re: Police Shootings Fwd: Violence & Toxic Chemical Exposures Fwd:... To: toxicreverend@ ..Well... I am not sure how to relay it back to my son Idriss' murder by PD, you'll be the judge of what is relevant or appropriate to forward. I know that my son got much sicker with his already severe asthma since I purchased a house for him in SF Bayview Hunters Point in 1997, a mile from the shipyard, and a block from Candlestick park. End of excerpt from the blog titled: Taser Deaths and Roid a Cops - Epidemic of Police Brutality & Steroid Abuse (view blog) Blessings, The Toxic Reverend http://www.myspace.com/toxicreverend aka Justice Is Homeless http://www.myspace.com/justiceishomeless
Saturday Mar 21st, 2009 1:00 PM
Wow..I love this letter, you've expressed everything I've been feeling. These Taser deaths are no coincidence. The Canadians recently adapted much stricter standards for Taser use by RCMP officers, after some horrible Taser deaths.
Yeah. Officer Mehserle wasn't really intending to shoot Oscar Grant to death. He just meant to Tase him. Note that Mr. Grant knew full well the danger of a Taser strike and had begged to be spared it earlier in the altercation.
A guy just got kicked off Glocktalk dot com for discussing the new Canadian Taser standards for law enforcement. and for posting articles about Taser lethality. He had posted three URLs to horrible Taser abuse cases in his signature block. One of them was the Taser death of a 17 year old boy who stole two snacks from the store he worked at. I'm not kidding. Another was of a police officer torturing a brain damaged woman , who was trying to explain that she was brain damaged. Yeah. It's crazy, Man. Taser abuse has got to stop.
Sunday Mar 22nd, 2009 5:01 PM
From 2006:
"Behind BALCO: The Hidden Officer Involved Shooting"
If the BALCO case is strictly about drug use in sports, then why is Barry Bonds represented by Michael Rains - a lawyer whose entire legal career has been spent protecting police from prosecution? While we're being distracted by the Bonds saga, are we missing a connection between steroids and police?
Update: Michael Rains is now the defense attorney for Johannes Mehserle, on trial for murdering Oscar Grant on the BART platform New Years Day.
Sunday Nov 15th, 2009 5:20 PM
Re-evaluation of policies related to: Taser brand Electronic Torture Devices
The Founding Fathers knew that future Government Officials would be tempted to use Cruel and Unusual Punishment as a means to control the populace. That is why they added the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and why it is repeated in all Fifty State Constitutions. Section 13 and 19 of the Texas Constitution Bill of Rights confirms the intent of the Founding Fathers.
Sec. 13. EXCESSIVE BAIL OR FINES; CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT; REMEDY BY DUE COURSE OF LAW. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishment inflicted. All courts shall be open, and every person for an injury done him, in his lands, goods, person or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law.
Sec. 19. DEPRIVATION OF LIFE, LIBERTY, ETC.; DUE COURSE OF LAW. No citizen of this State shall be deprived of life, liberty, property, privileges or immunities, or in any manner disfranchised, except by the due course of the law of the land.
There is no more Cruel and Unusual Punishment than being slowly electrocuted alive with 50,000 volt fish hook barbs driven deep into the flesh of a human being.
Cruel and Unusual Punishment is a clear violation of the U.S. Eighth Amendment.
Punishment of any kind without due process violates the U.S. Fourteenth Amendment.
The United Nations Declared the use of Electronic Torture Devices to be a potentially Lethal form of Torture.
Many Law Enforcement Officials across the Nation, eager to use Electric Torture Devices, failed to demand verifiable human test results as to their safety from the manufacturer. This resulted in over three hundred fifty Electric Torture Device related deaths in the U.S.
The company Taser International manufacturers and sellers of Electric Torture Devices used by most Police Departments lied to every Police Department from the outset. They could not and did not test their Electric Torture Devices under conditions encountered in by police in the field. It is impossible for the manufacturer to have electrocuted human subjects with electrodes in every possible combination of locations on the body and head as it randomly happens in the real world.
Due to inherent in-accuracy of the Taser brand Electric Torture Devices, the projectiles are apt to hit anywhere on the body. This is compounded if the target is moving when an Officer deploys the device.
Electrocutions would also have to be carried out for the various lengths of times to have any validity. Tests would have to be made on subjects with various physical and mental conditions, again with electrodes in every possible position on the body and for the various times that are likely to occur in field use.
An army of masochist-fools would be required to allow these tests to be made on their bodies and obviously there would be a few killed.
The company Taser International lied to every Police Department when they sold their Electric Torture Devices as non-lethal devices. They bragged that it used excruciating pain to control an arrest subject.
The company realized that agony caused by slow electrocution with 50,000 volts of electricity delivered through barbed electrodes driven under the skin constitutes Cruel and Unusual Punishment . They quickly changed their advertising slogans and no longer bragged that their devices caused severe pain. Now they use the less cruel sounding "Neuro-Muscular Disruption"
When they started to get feed back and law suits over Taser related deaths they announced that a Taser was no longer classed as a Non-Lethal but now a Less-Lethal weapon. They no longer call a Taser a "Conducted Energy Device". It is now a "Electronic Control Device."
These advertisement changes gives Taser's Electronic Torture Device the star-trek like description "neuro-muscular disruption" and calling it Less-Lethal gets them off the hook if someone is electrocuted to death.
Taser International got around the test problem by using Police Officers as Lab Assistants and the Public as Lab Rats. They saved even more money by freely harvesting Para-Medic and Emergency room records and Medical Examiners findings.
In September 2009, Taser International sent out a bulletin to all Police Departments to instruct officers not to aim Tasers for the chest area for fear of possible heart stoppage. This had the effect of further pulling the rug out from under every Police Department and Officer that chooses to use these devices. Due to the device's poor accuracy, each use is playing Russian Roulette with a human life and the company said in effect that it will not stand behind any Officer or Department that causes unintentional death using their devices.
Police Officers who Use Cruel and Unusual Punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution and the Thirteenth Amendment and Nineteenth Amendment of the Texas State Constitution are accountable for State and Federal crimes.
There is no more Cruel and Unusual Punishment Than the use of an Electric Torture Device on a human being and it is a clear violation of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of all fifty States.
Michael Patrick Jacobs Jr. was Electrocuted Alive by a Ft Worth Texas Police Officer using an Electric Torture Device. He had barbed electrodes shot one half inch into his neck and chest and 50,000 volts of Electricity flowed through his head and body for fifty-four screaming, agonizing, seconds before his nerves were seared and his young healthy heart was stopped from beating.
Michael Patrick Jacobs Junior was neither charged nor convicted of anything yet he suffered thirteen times more screaming agony than a Convicted Felon would suffer from electrocution in the Electric Chair.
Use of The Electric Chair was declared to be Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
Michael Jacobs treatment at the hands of Ft Worth Tx. Police was a clear violation of both of the U.S. and Texas Constitution. His Death was declared a Homicide. His killer goes unpunished.
Don't let another person be Tortured to Death
The Michael Jacobs FAT-COP- LAW
The Michael Jacobs Federal Anti Torture by Civilians Or Police Law
Outlaw the Manufacture, Sale, Possession or Use of Electronic Torture Devices in the U.S.A.
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Kids of Courage takes on Marathon Bahamas
Published: Dec 28, 2012
From January 17-20, 2013, supporters of the Kids of Courage group in the United States will travel to The Bahamas to take part in Marathon Bahamas to raise funds for the charitable group. According to reports, about 100 of those supporters will run in the marathon. In addition, 10 Kids of Courage campers in wheelchairs, will undertake a half marathon (13.1 miles) with support from volunteers. The group provides medically supervised vacation to chronically ill children and young adults, 5-24 years of age.
Serving hundreds of families annually from across the United States and overseas, Kids of Courage is a nonprofit organization, dedicated to improving the lives of children and young adults who suffer from serious medical diagnoses. The group allows the campers to disconnect from their daily struggles and experience freedom and adventure like every child. Under strict unobtrusive medical supervision, they visit parks and attractions, bond with new friends, meet celebrities and experience trips of a lifetime.
None of the campers or volunteers pay for their trips. Kids of Courage is fully supported by private donations. The entire Kids of Courage staff, volunteers and organizers, more than 500 people yearly, receive no compensation except for the joy and gratitude the experiences bring to the campers and their families.
For this year's summer vacation, 450 campers and volunteers, with a ratio averaging 1-3, ventured on a 10-day adventure trip to Los Angeles, California. The cost of the trip was close to $800,000. Kids of Courage provides each camper with medical specialists and a team of dedicated counselors who spend months preparing for each trip.
Trained by Dr. Stuart Ditchek, pediatrician, medical director and co-founder of Kids of Courage, the staff can tackle a slew of medical emergencies that may occur with campers who suffer from over 50 illnesses or chronic conditions.
Planes are turned into "flying hospitals" and hotels are stocked with Eclipse Oxygen concentrators, feeding pumps, suction machines, monitoring equipment (including blood pressure and pulse oximetry), and a multitude of medications, full resuscitation equipment including drug bags, intubation kits and defibrillators, for the visit of the kids.
Dr. Ditchek said: "The sheer happiness each camper feels on the trip helps them forget their daily health battles and as a result their immune systems, for at least a short while, are improved. For these campers this is a rare window into a 'normal' childhood."
Pamela Richardson, Race Director of Marathon Bahamas, is the single parent of a profoundly handicapped child. She is very familiar with the daily medical challenges of caring for her son. An avid, endurance runner, Richardson has exposed her son to the South Florida running world with his participation in multiple running events - she competes while pushing him in his jogger. He enjoys the camaraderie, socialization and stimulation of the runs. Richardson is truly very excited about Kids of Courage's participation in Marathon Bahamas and quips that "it will bring a new dimension to the meaning of 'competing' to Marathon Bahamas, to the country and to the region".
For the past four years, Kids of Courage has provided summer events on the west coast of the United States and an annual adaptive ski program in the U.S. Northeast. Ski Trip 2013 is planned for January 5 and over 100 campers will spend a week skiing at Mount Snow, Vermont.
As for Marathon Bahamas, the event is expected to attract over 2,000 race participants who will run along some of the most beautiful landscapes of The Bahamas, enjoying the sun, sand and sea of New Providence.
Profiles of some Kids of Courage runners and volunteers:
Zack Pollack, 18-years-old, from Passaic, New Jersey, is a full quadriplegic due to cerebral palsy. He will leave his chair 10 yards before the finish line and take tiny steps until he crosses the line.
Jakob Hytken, 23-years-old, is originally from San Diego, California but presently lives in Los Angeles where he goes to college. He has an unspecified neurological muscle disease which has confined him to a wheelchair and will continue to waste every voluntary muscle in his body until he loses complete control. He began with Kids of Courage as a camper and is now a mentor. He believes staying involved with Kids of Courage is vital not only to himself but also to the younger campers. He understands how important it is for them to see that they can fulfill their dreams by the example he set. Jakob stated: "I practice the very mission of Kids of Courage by saying, today I will face the odds against me and I will be an adventurer and live my life."
Myriam Paperman is a counselor with Kids of Courage. She is from Epinay Sur Seine, Île-de-France, France and is presently a doctorate student in Washington, D.C. studying clinical psychology. She said: "At 22, you think you know life, but you don't until you meet the Kids of Courage. They inspire me with their ability to grab the best of life no matter the obstacles they face."
Richard Bernstein was born blind; he is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Northwestern University School of Law and is an attorney with the Sam Bernstein Law Firm in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Bernstein is an avid runner, completing 17 marathons – including seven New York City marathons – the Ironman triathlon in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in 2008 and the Israman triathlon in Eilat, Israel in 2011. He co-hosts a one-hour legal radio show called, "Fighting for Justice" with Pulitzer Prize winner Angelo Henderson in metro Detroit. He is a tireless advocate fighting for the rights of the disabled, and provides a voice to those who would otherwise be forced to be silent.


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A summary of trading in key commodities markets overseas:
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange (LME) have closed mixed as investors refrain from placing large positions ahead of the release of key meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve.
At the close of open-outcry trading in the London ring on Wednesday, LME three-month copper was 0.4 per cent higher on the day at $US6,995 a metric ton.
Aluminium closed 0.7 per cent lower at $US1,781 a ton.
The Federal Open Market Committee's commitment to easy-money policies over the past year has underpinned economic activity and demand for industrial metals in the US, say analysts.
Investors are nervous as to when it will start scaling back accommodative policies, which could impactdemand for metals.


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JVC Announces D/ILA Home Theater Projector
JVC on Monday announced a home theater projector that uses the company's high-end D-ILA projection technology. The new projector, to be marketed as the DLA-HD250 by JVC Consumer and the DLA-HD250Pro by JVC Professional, provides a 25,000:1 native contrast ratio and is rated at 1,000 ANSI lumens of brightness.
The DLA-HD250/250Pro features three 0.7-inch 1,920-by-1,080 D-ILA devices that provide, according to JVC, "a naturally rich, flicker-free picture with true blacks and extraordinary luminance detail." JVC claims several advantages to D-ILA, a variant of LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon), over other projection technology. These include closer-packed pixels, which eliminate the "screen door effect," or the use of separate imaging chips for red, green, and blue. Also included is a vertical alignment of the liquid crystal layers that, according to the company, contributes to the high contrast ratio, and an inorganic alignment layer, which adds to the projector's lifetime.
Combined with JVC's wire-grid optical engine, the new projector provides its high contrast without a dynamic iris to artificially inflate contrast specifications. An HQV Reon-VX video processor by Silicon Optix provides precision I/P conversion and scaling.
Other features include a 2x motorized zoom lens with auto dust cover; on-screen, customizable gamma control; and quiet (19dB) operation. Though designed for use in a dedicated home theater, the DLA-HD250/250Pro is also suitable for brighter environments, such as bar and restaurant installations, thanks to its 1,000 lumens of brightness.
The DLA-HD250/250Pro will be available later this month for $2,995. It carries a two-year warranty.


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Is It Possible to Get Life insurance policy if You Are Over 70 in Minneapolis, KS?
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