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Welcome back Brad Ausmus
With Brad Ausmus starting today's game, he will surpass Al Lopez for seventh-place all-time on the games caught list in Major League history (1919) and is only a few games shy of catching Jim Sundberg (1927) for sixth place.
And for those who track such things, today's game also is Ausmus' 1952nd of his career, and he will pass Shawn Green for the all-time Jewish record for games played according to JewishMajorLeaguers.org, a not-for-profit organization that documents American Jews in America's Game.
Brad has worked incredibly hard to come back much faster than most expected from his back surgery and hopefully he'll play a big role in today's game on FOX.
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Glad to see you back, Brad.
Good luck, Brad. The Dodgers need all the help they can get.
PObear ~ the way Ned does business, they'd probably get rid of May and keep Russell.
Howzit Going Everybody?
Well chalk one up against Torre after last nights Goof.
Enough to turn me against him.
Bad move last night, taking out Padilla.
We stood a much better chance of winning with him in there.
What the heck was he thinking?
OBF, of course there is no way of knowing what would have happened if Torre did leave Padilla in last night but the Dodgers were down 2-1 when the change was made and the final score was 6-1. So instead of a one run loss it was a 5 run loss.
Nice to see Anderson's .186 in there today. Great vote of confidence and confidence booster to Paul.
Great articles on Ned too. In one he's not doing anything (which is fine by me), in another he's got all kinds of things in the works. In one he says he won't trade the farm, in another he's "more open" to trading prospects. Is it any wonder this team is in the state its in when you have Ned talking out of both sides of his mouth? What, is he running for office?
Sorry, didn't see Paul was in right for Dre today. Still a treat to see Anderson…
oldbrooklynfan ~ I was very tired last night fell asleep before the game started and missed the whole game. When I saw what happened in the eight I was glad I was sleeping. When you have a chance you can tell me what big goof Torre made?
Since we didn't score any more runs than 1 it probably would've made a different but than again it probably should've been 1-1 and Padilla still in. I can see Torre getting a PH if the other 2 guys was on base but still I hate that he did it. That error that Dewitt had in the 1st don't know what happen there? Handsight is always 50/50 but would hate to have Krod come in a 2-1 games. This year he's having a tough season than last year but he always owned the Dodgers.
Time we start looking for a third baseman too. Blake's done. So glad Ned signed him for 3 years.
GA vs. Pelfrey (Car.) 9 0 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 .444 .417 .556 .972
lol Torre you really think they going to help him.
Shouldas and wouldas are fun to discuss but the final score is all that counts in the standings. Another example today of the team's struggles in the first inning. They had three hits but only one run and it took an out to score that run.
You're right, lbirken….had him on the ropes but couldn't tighten the noose!
Wow Ethier really is 1/24 last 7 days?
Better hope the top 4 of the order can get it done. From DeWitt down its a black hole.
Well have no fear your 3rd baseman Russ Mitchell is in triple A tearing it up. I heard Carlos was on a PC. Well no need to burn the bullpen last night.
July .357 21 84 19 30 4 0 7 14 9 12 0 0 .419 .655 1.074
Lead off walk and then Paul grounds into DP. We can't get anything going. Now Kemp doubles with no one on base. ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Is it too early in the day to start drinking?
Dang it Carlos easy play was at home. I would've been piss if that ball goes over Loney head.
Nice work Carlos.
Nope tru nice triple Dewitt.
How many runs will we score this inning? I say one.
TBW…Padilla had thrown 77 pitches, correct me if I'm wrong, anybody.
Santana might've continued if it weren't for the 5 run lead but if Padilla would've pitched through the 8th there's a good chance it would've still been 2-1, putting more pressure on the Mets's pitching.
The Dodger offense is in a funk but you never know because it would've been a different game.
lol @ ibb GA funny
You are right, OBF….Joe even admitted he screwed up!
Go Blake Go!!!!! Triple!!!
Yeah that work WB Ausmus.
Welcome back Brad, indeed. Way to make them pay for walking GA.
He did glad he man up his mistake.
I'll take the one run all things considered. Too bad Furcal can't get a hit with two runners in scoring position.
Phillies up 7-0 look like Jimenez got rock again.
Torre will tell you that as a professional hitter and veteran, Casey Blake knows what he wants to do every time at bat.
There is a big difference however in knowing what you want to do and being able to do it.
Stick a fork in Blake, he's done.
MONASTERIOS pitched very well. A great outing.
Now it's up to Big MAC!
He should take Mack out of there.
Uh, oh….here we go again! This is getting revolting!!!!
Well –another move that didn't work.
I'm getting a Big Mac attack. I want to vomit!
Such a jinx the guy was like 1 for 26 to.
lol 5 for his last 40 another jinx.
Oh boy! Taschner's Dodger's ERA is infinity!
Urgh wtf that was some luck there.
What makes it worse, our offense is still MIA.
And Taschner leaves the game with an Dodger ERA still of infinity. Where do we get these guys from?
I dare say that JMac has reached the zenith of his career in AAA.
Yet another reason why Ned should be selling and not buying – this team just has too many missing pieces to think it can compete into September.
Weird numbers #74 Kenley Jensen.
You have to feel bad for James McDonald. No matter what the Dodgers have asked him to do he just can't seem to get the job done.
I feel bad for Monasterios. He gave us a gutsy game and will have nothing to show for it.
Ned gets all his pitching off the crap pile – the Ortizi, Miller, Trashner, Haeger, Vargas… and that's just this year. Any wonder the pitching sucks?
At least we get a chance to see some of our bullpen.
BPB, what makes you think anyone wants any of these guys?
High and outside pitch and wily veteran Anderson pulls it to 2B…
You just have to shake your head at this point. Ned may be handicapped by payroll, but you should almost be able to throw a stone and hit better players than Ned comes up with.
MONASTERIOS will sleep good tonight.
He did his job.
Welcome Kenley Jansen! We can use a shot in the arm from you!
That's the whole point Birk – only Ned comes up with crap like that. When you're released by the Pittsburgh Pirates, you would think that's pretty much the end of your career, but then there's Ned waiting with the slop jar.
That's what I'm talking about Kenley! 3 up 3 down and 2 Ks!
Torre should let Jansen hit.
I was thinking the same thing but wow I miss those Expos uniform.
Nice job by Jansen but I will reserve and judgement or excitement about him for the time being. As for letting him hit, if he could hit he wouldn't be pitching for the Dodgers right now.
Nice AB for Beli. Jansen could've done that and stayed in the game.
I just wanted him to stay in the game. IBIRKEN
I felt another jinx happening again.
What may be telling about Jansen – 94-97mph fastball, 79mph curve.
Does it look like Jansen arm delievery is the same as McDonald?
Good spot for Kemp.
Shad, I was going to ask how he looked as I am not watching the game.
Good spot for Kemp……………. to strikeout.
Yeah …you're right. TBW Ha Ha!!
There goes Joe, blowing through the bullpen as usual.
Not to mention I doubt this "offense" could score off a batting practice pitcher.
Martin and Ethier failed miserably!!!! Unacceptable!!!
Wow, what 9th inning magic.
Honestly Ned, what do you see in this team that I don't that's worth buying rather than selling? I'd really like to know.
If the Dodgers picked up a starter, who would be the 5th starter?
If the Dodgers don't score I'll be at the edge ……………………………………….of my score sheet.
Gosh 4 staight back and back to back swinging from Loney and Dewitt 1 pitch.
Gosh 4 staight ball and back to back swinging from Loney and Dewitt 1 pitch.
Well he looks good out there but I swear his delivery is similar to McDonald.
What an offense!!
Most Met fans probably don't realize it only 4:56PM in LA.
If the Dodgers don't score, I turn the page and start writing on the inside..
I've said it before and I'll say it again – this team couldn't score in a women's prison holding a fistful of pardons.
Dessens must still think he's on the Dodgers…
That's our Tommy Boy.
Somebody hit a DAMN FLYBALL!!
It's good to see Ollie before George gets a shot.
Sell Ned. Sell.
It's time for me to turn the sheet and use the inside of the scoresheet.
Oh boy underbelievable
When both Oliver Perez AND George Sherrill look that good, it has to say something about these offenses.
Martin and Ethier owe Loney a steak dinner!!!! Way to go James!!!!
AT LO(oneyNG LAST.
They sure do, Jhall!
How'd that happen? I figured I had ample time to play with the dogs and not miss anything and here Sherrill pitches a 1-2-3 inning and Loney goes yard.
Did hell freeze over too?
(BOOoooooo!!!! Ya Bums)
Ausmus was always a very solid backstop….old school catcher.
I'll trade anyone Oliver Perez for a Dodger Dog.
Jansen credited Minor League pitching coach Charlie Hough in particular for his rapid conversion.
"Everything he told me just clicked," he said.
Don't know who this Hough guy is 😉 but maybe he might make a good pitching coach at, ahem, the major league level.
I did a double take the other day when I was playing mlb 2k10 the other day. I was facing the Dodgers and noticed Brad Asmus was in the game. I was surprised he was still kicking around.
Well, peel my scalp and call me baldy. I begged TJ Simers twice to start harrassing the McCourts, and here is Bill Plaschke joining the ITD chorale:
I was glad to come home to a Dodger win. I was up in Mariposa today helping one of my colleagues look through some teaching materials from one of our now retired teachers. Enchanted – I thought of you today living up there. Marilyn's has corgis, and they were adorable. She has three (Lady Di, Queeny and Kingston). She has two Border Collies too, but they spent most of their time out with the horses. Since I was just consulting on what Jill should keep, I got to spend quality time with the three, and they were a lot of fun. Their expressions are priceless!! It would definitely be a dog I would look into getting if the occasion should arise again (not that I need any for the time being because I have my hands full with the two we have). Oh and just so you know, she has crazy neighbors too which entail similar 911 calls.
Bill Plaschke Learns To Write Complete Paragraphs
By Pill Blaschke
Imagine that.
It's the kind of Hollywood magic Dodger Fans have come to expect.
The kind of miracle that you'd find on 34th Street, the same number as Fernando Valenzuela's jersey, believe it or not.
After what seemed like an eternity, Dodger fans can celebrate a victory almost as sweet as an October night of playoff baseball.
Yes, Virginia, Bill Plaschke has learned to write.
A nationwide city of blue-clad Angelinos celebrate the fact that Plaschke has chosen the topic of a McCourt sale of the Dodgers to use his newfound skill of journalistic Superman-ery.
In doing so, Plaschke has stood up to an ownership nearly as self-absorbed, narcissitic and attention-deficient as his usual writing style, and this time it paid off in cash-money boatloads of legal tender minted in the Bank of Hollywood Hope.
It now becomes difficult to spoof you, Mr. Plashcke, because, as you now write in paragraphs, I fear I will have to actually put effort into spoofing you, instead of the usual one-note monotony of the Plaschke brand of journalistic newspaper writing.
Especially when you've potentially provided the common sense argument that can likely shame the carpetbagging Boston yankees into potentiallly selling the team, likely saving some shreds of dignity for the fanbase of their storied franchise with credible potential.
Hats off to you, Mr. Plashcke.
Enjoy the rest of the season at your beloved Rat House of Angela Stadium.
You've earned it.
[Pill Blaschke is a figment of a blogger's imagination. The imaginary Blaschke names Ron Burgandy, Bill Plaschke and Obvious Guy as his journalistic idols.]
Sixteen months ago, Kenley Jansen was a laser-beam throwing catcher for the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic.
On Friday, he was promoted from Class AA Chattanooga to the majors, and all he?s being asked is to do is stabilize an overworked and under-performing Dodgers bullpen.
Jansen was a career .229 hitter in five minor-league seasons, prompting De Jon Watson, the Dodgers director of player development, to suggest a conversion to pitcher last year. Jansen initially resisted, admitting he was scared to switch positions, before agreeing to the switch in early July.
?They told me I had a God-gifted arm,? Jansen said. ?I had the size and leverage and arm. They thought I could do a lot of special stuff. I trusted them and believed in it, so I went with it.?
Jansen made his pitching debut July 31 last year for high-A Inland Empire, pitched a scoreless first inning in 10 pitches, and knew right away he would be fine. He struck out 19 in 11 2/3 innings, but walked 11, so the Dodgers re-started him in A-ball. At two levels this year, Jansen lowered the walks enough (4.6 per nine innings), increased the strikeouts (an absurd 15.6 per nine innings), limited opponents to a .184 average, and compiled a 1.60 ERA.
?This doesn?t happen all the time,? said general manager Ned Colletti, who?d discussed promoting Jansen with manager Joe Torre since late May.
Jansen will be thrown into the bullpen fire, especially with Ronald Belisario reportedly in a substance-abuse treatment center and George Sherrill?s season-long struggles. In fact, in his first day in the majors, Jansen was the possible closer because usual closer Jonathan Broxton was still recovering from food poisoning, and backup closer Hong-Chih Kuo pitched the day before.
Wow Jansen is 6'5 257 lbs.
What may be telling about Jansen – 94-97mph fastball, 79mph curve.


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Kurt Angle on his return to collegiate Olympic wrestling:
"I've been training for the last six months. The training has gone phenomenally well. I didn't realize I was going catch on this quickly, but you know it's like getting on a bicycle and riding again. That's not to say it didn't go without any injuries here and there. I've hurt my Achilles tendon and my hamstring but I've been hanging on tightly and training very hard. I'm on schedule so thank God, I have a very good chance of making the team. A lot of it has to do with me beating a guy named Jake Barter, who is a world silver and bronze medalist. He hasn't had quite the success I have had when I was there but when I was there I was very young. I was in my mid-twenties and I didn't have a game plan. Now I'm a lot older and wiser; I look at my training, I look at my game plan, I look at the way I'm going to wrestle. I know I'll make a lot less mistakes and I know I'll train more properly. The thing was that I had over-trained in the past. I was training nine or ten hours a day, and at some point it became counterproductive. I think I could have been a much better wrestler if I had done things the right way."
On his line of food products:
"You know, a lot of people have been counting calories, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, but never count fiber. I'm going to say this now: fiber is the best kept secret in the world. It can really make or break your body. Fiber can help you lose fat, body weight, lower cholesterol, blood pressure and sugar. Basically it is the healthiest product on the market. There are a lot of fiber products that are one or two layer fibers. UltraFiber DX from Angle Foods is and eight layer fiber developed by a doctor in Germany. It was intended to help obese and diabetic patients to get off medication and help improve quality and longevity of life. You can purchase it at anglefoods.com. This is what you should be feeding your kids. The powder works as a cooking agent. You can make it into pancakes, pizza and bread dough, and so many other things."
On the current direction of Impact Wrestling and "passing the torch":
"God willing, we have more wrestling and less talk. I've been pushing for that. Sometimes we have people there on the show that don't wrestle. They take up a lot of the show with only promos. The young guys need to step up and be the guys cutting the promos. It's kind of a catch 22. We need to realize who we are and we need to fix the problem. The young talent needs the opportunity to shine. I'm one of the top guys in the company and I don't want to remain there. I don't know who it will be but I am more than willing to find somebody in the company to hand to torch over to and say 'hey, you take the lead and I'll follow you.'
"I'm near the end of my career. I've got three more years left with TNA Wrestling and then I'm done. I signed that deal with TNA so I can help the company. I want them to compete with WWE. It will take some time, but it will happen."
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IRVING, Texas (AP) Jason Witten had nearly as many drops as catches through three games this season, back when his side still hurt just about every time he moved because of a lacerated spleen.
The Dallas Cowboys tight end dismissed any suggestion that the injury had anything to do with an uncharacteristic case of stone hands. The seven-time Pro Bowler didn't really even want to say how long it took to feel normal again once he decided to play in the season opener just 23 days after getting hurt in a preseason game.
Coach Jason Garrett puts it somewhere around a month into the season, which is about the time Witten started a career-best stretch so prolific that he has two games to get the six catches needed to break Tony Gonzalez's tight end record of 102 in a season. Witten could get it Sunday at home against New Orleans (6-8).
``You know, we talked about him saying, `I'm playing in that Giant game,' after he had the lacerated spleen, and I'm thinking to myself, `This guy's crazy,''' Garrett said. ``He wasn't quite himself for probably three or four weeks after that. I think we all saw that. And then for him to kind of, `OK, I'm feeling better now' and get back to what he's been doing, I think he's had a remarkable year.''
Witten turned 30 in May, and once he made it through that opener against New York, it was easy to forget about the injury as he stumbled through two more games and reached Week 4 with five drops, four penalties and eight catches. Too old already? Hall of Fame career nearing an end?
Hardly. In the past 11 games, he has 89 catches for 847 yards and two touchdowns, including his first scoring hookup with Tony Romo in last weekend's 27-24 overtime win against Pittsburgh that put the Cowboys (8-6) in control of their playoff fate with two games left.
Witten reset his franchise record with 18 catches in a loss to the Giants in October, and a week later broke Michael Irvin's career Cowboys record of 750 receptions. With 793 catches, Witten is likely this year to join Gonzalez and Shannon Sharpe as the only tight ends with 800, and he's third behind those two with 8,832 yards. Gonzalez set the single-season mark for catches in 2004.
``I have so much respect for the game and this position,'' Witten said. ``To be able to be even thinking about passing that kind of record that's stood the course for almost 10 years by the greatest tight end that ever played, to break that, no question it's special. I think you're more proud of the body of work over the course of 10 years than you are just one season.''
Witten was part of Bill Parcells' first Cowboys draft class in 2003. He played in 15 games, with seven starts, as a rookie, and missed the only game of his career with a broken jaw. Barring injury, he's about to complete his sixth straight season of starting every game.
That streak was in serious jeopardy after he took a hard blind-side hit on a broken play in a preseason game at Oakland. It was easy to rule him out for the opener after the diagnosis because the Cowboys started the season three days earlier than everyone else and had 10 days to get ready for Week 2.
Witten thought otherwise, even with his old-school former coach whispering in his ear about taking it easy during a phone call.
``He was like my dad: `Take care of yourself now. Be smart,''' said Witten, a bit bemused. ``Remember, this guy, 10 years ago when I had the broken jaw, it didn't seem like that was the same response.''
The Cowboys were just happy to have him on the field against the Giants, so some balky play and two catches for 10 yards didn't faze anyone. He four catches against the Seahawks, but had the same number of drops, then two catches again, this time for just 8 yards, against Tampa Bay.
Witten finally broke loose with 13 catches for 112 yards and a garbage-time touchdown from Kyle Orton in a blowout loss to the Bears.
``I've never thought, `Well, I'm about to taper off here, let's see if I can hang on,''' Witten said. ``It's always been it gets higher every year. And going into this year, that's what it was.''
With or without a lacerated spleen.
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Crisis Plus Five: How Much Has the Economy Recovered?
Five years after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, where does the U.S. economy stand now? Looking at the latest data on GDP, jobs, and housing, WSJ's Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... so the great recession ... unemployment hit ten percent of average household income was around nine percent housing prices took a nosedive to two thousand three levels ... the country's GDP declined more than four percent ... and the stock market fell over fifty six percent from its two thousand seven high in the financial crisis hit bottom in early two thousand on ... a piece of America's biggest banks need a government bailout ... five years after Lehman Brothers collapse How much is the U S economy recover ... but star with America's GDP ... by mid two thousand online GDP began rebounding ... but growth has been sluggish averaging just two point two percent ... below the prerecession averaged three point five percent toward two per capita GDP the country's total output divided by the U S population ... as our inched above the two thousandseven it being that it took four years is to get back to where we started ... then there's housing home prices more than doubled from two thousand and two thousandsix ... that Dell and eight ... collapse now prices are up again but still way below their peak decay Shiller index of home twenty city shows today's prices around were they were in two thousand ... or ... what about American workforce ... unemployment at over seven percent is still well above were was no way ... Mr. Jobs or part-time remains high with nineteen percent ... in a way to around seventy percent ... Median household income in the U S just above fifty one thousand dollars adjusted for inflation ... as a long long way to go to recover from two thousand two thousandeight was generally above fifty five thousand dollars what about stocks ... one bright spot is America's portfolio ... with the Dow in the fifty thousand dollar range ... is up around ... five percent from its high in two thousand it's still with only thirty percent of Americans saying the economy is going ... by most measures


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Previous Volumes of Things Teenagers Say
Me: You must show your work. No work equals no grade.
Student: But, Jesus didn't have to show his work when he built the ark!
Me: Nice try, but Jesus didn't build the ark.
Student: Oh, I meant Moses didn't have to show his work when he built the ark.
Me: Yeah, Moses didn't build the ark either.
Student: I really thought Joseph was the one who built the ark.
Me: You said Jesus earlier, not Joseph. But, Joseph didn't build the ark either.
Student: Okay. Last try. Marco Polo is the one who built the ark.
Yeah... I guess I should be impressed that they have heard of Marco Polo.
I always have a tray of loose leaf notebook paper for students to use if they need it. Some of it is a little old. But, it still works.
Student: Can I use this prehistoric paper?
Me: Please stop pulling out other people's hair.
Student: Well, she pulled a hair out of my face, so I had to pull out one of her hairs.
No words.
A lady at my church asked me to give my students some Family Feud style questions for a Christmas party she was planning. This was one of the questions.
Me: Name an animal you would find in the desert.
Student: A cactus.
Me: A cactus is not an animal.
Student: Yes it is. They move.
Me: Cacti do not move.
Student: Yes they do. I saw it in a movie. If it wasn't true, they wouldn't have put it in the movie.
Me: I went to the zoo this weekend.
Student: Did you see your cousins?
Me: No.
Student: Your legs look nice. Oh, you're wearing panty hose. That's why. I'm going to have to get me some panty hose so my legs look nice.Me: And, that's not awkward at all.
Student: It's only awkward because you just made it awkward.
No, I'm still pretty sure it was just awkward to begin with.
One of my student's theory on my future:
First, he buys you flowers. Then, he buys you chocolate. Then, he buys you jewelry. Then, he proposes. Then, you get married. Then, you have kids. Then, you start fighting. Then, you get a divorce. Then, you die alone, surrounded by your cats.
Math is so terrifying. It shows me how big and scary the world really is.
Student: Have you ever had your house egged?
Me: No.
And, this is why my students do not and should not know where I live!
Me: Today, we're going to calculate the probability of winning the game of craps.
Student: Don't you mean the game of crabs?
Another Student: Yeah, I'm pretty sure the game is called crabs.
Me: No, actually it's called craps.


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Jim Norton has emerged as one of the most versatile, unique voices in comedy;
he is a 2-time NY Times bestselling
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contributor on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Fox News' Red Eye, Hannity, Joy Behar, Chelsea Lately, Inside Amy Schumer, Late
Night with Jimmy Fallon, Celebrity
Ghost Stories and others. On the radio, Jim is also the third mic on the
popular Opie & Anthony show, does
a nightly music show, Obsessed, on
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relationships, addiction and comedy. He has also appeared as an actor in
numerous TV series and feature films.
On August 23rd,
2013, Jim's third hour standup special, American
Degenerate, premiered on Epix. The hour premiered on Netflix on November 21st,
2013. Jim's second hour standup special, Please
Be Offended, premiered on Epix on June 30th, 2012, and was the
highest rated comedy special premiere in the network's history. The album of Please Be Offended was released in 2013,
and was listed as one of the Top 10 Comedy Albums of that year by Laughspin.com. Monster Rain, Jim's first hour special, premiered on HBO in 2007. In December of 2012 Jim released his
fourth standup comedy album, No Baby For
You. His third album, Despicable, was
released in 2011 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard
comedy charts. His other two
comedy albums, Yellow Discipline and Trinkets
I Own Made From Gorilla Hands,
were released in 2002 and 2003 respectively. Jim is also the creator of the
wildly successful Anti-Social Comedy tour franchise, which brings
together Jim's headliner comedian friends on the same stage for standup
Both of Jim's books, I
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Zilch (2007), released by Simon & Schuster, spent several weeks on The New
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Enchanted by standup
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"I think the patient had a TIA, or stroke, or headache, or some other type of neurology thing."
Thursday, December 30, 2010
That about covers it
"I think the patient had a TIA, or stroke, or headache, or some other type of neurology thing."
21 comments:
- Wayne Conrad said...
Sheesh. It's that old joke: What do you call the person who graduated last in class at medical school?
- December 30, 2010 at 7:08 AM
A hospitalist?
- December 30, 2010 at 7:10 AM
- Astro & Mitzie said...
Happy New Year DR Grumpy.
- December 30, 2010 at 7:11 AM
- Albinoblackbear said...
In the CHART? In a LEGAL DOCUMENT??? Wow.
I worked as a sexual assault nurse examiner years ago and one of the aspects of the training was to drive home the fact that one day your charting could be held up in front of a judge and jury--could you imagine a lawyer reading that out in front of an entire courtroom???
Some people really don't get it.
- December 30, 2010 at 7:18 AM
- The Mother said...
This is, of course, why he called you.
- December 30, 2010 at 7:20 AM
- RehabNurse said...
LOL! That was a relative's favorite joke.
Hello...wouldn't r/o TIA been a little more professional? Or am I expecting too much? Now you have proof Dr. Idiot really is an idiot
- December 30, 2010 at 7:27 AM
Wow, if that is the mental prowess floating thru meds school, maybe I should apply.
"Neurology thing"? What would make that statement better, is if it said "neurology stuff."
Is English this person's first language? (Looking to cut soem slack here)
- December 30, 2010 at 7:28 AM
- Unknown said...
Well at least the A.D. narrowed it down for you. ;-)
- December 30, 2010 at 8:12 AM
- Doris said...
I know you're a doctor and all, but don't you just hate all that technical-medico jargon sometimes?
Happy New Year to you and the Fam
- December 30, 2010 at 8:53 AM
- Kathy G said...
As long as this doctor is practicing, you'll have a job!
- December 30, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Well, we could be grateful that he, at least, wasn't concerned about a 'neuro thingy'.
- December 30, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- Kat's Kats said...
::head:laptop:: This is the point of time when I wish I was able to say things like "Excuse me, Mr/s. Idiot, would you please leave my room and call me a real doctor?" or ring for a real medical professional, such as a nurse and say, "I'm sorry but could you find me Mr/s. Idiot's supervisor and have them removed. I need a real doctor."
Unfortunately I normally am in so much pain in these situations that it's hard to do this and my husband isn't very good at it. ::sigh::
- December 30, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- ERP said...
Was that Happy Hospitalist? No wait, I am absolutely sure he would never call a neuro consult.
- December 30, 2010 at 1:31 PM
Apparently, someone slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
- December 30, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- Packer said...
For $5000 dollars name some other type of Neurology Thing
Uh, Uh, Uh
Time is up Doctor.
- December 30, 2010 at 5:09 PM
That's genuinely frightening.
- December 30, 2010 at 6:16 PM
- Amy said...
If "some type of neurology thing" is the standard, I could be a doctor.
- December 30, 2010 at 8:31 PM
- Jess said...
Several years ago I went to the ER with what ended up being diagnosed as a TIA....the ER doc told my family I had a sinus infection. Left side was numb, I had no short term memory, among other symptoms. He said that 19 year olds in otherwise good health don't have strokes. It was either a sinus infection or a migraine.
It's frightening.
- December 30, 2010 at 9:57 PM
My attending was less than impressed recently when I described a patient's fungus-ridden finger as "kind of funky".
- December 30, 2010 at 10:35 PM
That's hilarious, especially considering that when my husband went to the ER with stroke like symptoms, the doctor basically DXed him with "TIA, or stroke, or headache, or some other type of neuro thingy". Happened a year ago and we still don't know what really happened.
- December 31, 2010 at 1:26 AM
- gabbiana said...
Man, if you're gonna take the time to write all that, why not "suspect neuro etiology"? Then you get fancy points without committing to any diagnosis at all! Plus, you know, you don't use "neurology thing" in a legal document.
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You've heard of pharmaceutical companies and cigarette lobbyists funding studies to prove that their products are awesome. But now Nike is getting in on the game. The company funded a study at Duke's Institute for Brain Sciences that investigated "stroboscopic training" using Nike's new sports glasses, called Nike SPARQ Vapor Strobes. According to a press release from Duke:
Participants in a Duke University study engaged in physical activities, such as playing catch, while using either specialized eyewear that limits vision to only brief snapshots or while using eyewear with clear lenses that provides uninterrupted vision . . . The study found that participants who trained with the strobe eyewear gained a boost in visual memory abilities.
Participants completed a memory test that required them to note the identity of eight letters of the alphabet that were briefly displayed on a computer screen. After a variable delay, participants were asked to recall one of the eight letters. On easy-level trials, the recall prompt came immediately after the letters disappeared, but on more difficult trials, the prompt came as late as 2.5 seconds following the display. Because participants did not know which letter they would be asked to recall, they had to retain all of the items in memory.
"Humans have a memory buffer in their brain that keeps information alive for a certain short-lived period," said Greg Appelbaum, assistant professor of psychiatry at Duke University and first author of the study. "Wearing the strobe eyewear during the physical training seemed to boost the ability to retain information in this buffer."
The strobe eyewear disrupts vision by only allowing the user to see glimpses of the world. The user must adjust their visual processing in order to perform normally, and this adjustment produces a lingering benefit; once participants removed the strobe eyewear, there was an observed boost in their visual memory retention, which was found to last 24 hours.
That's right — wearing Nike's new eyewear helps you train for sports, and boosts your memory! Science says so. At least, science funded by Nike says so.
The scientific paper that Appelbaum and his colleagues produced focuses on stroboscopic training generally, but nevertheless highlights the "specialized stroboscopic eyewear" from Nike. Meanwhile Nike is touting the study as proof that its sports glasses are, as the company puts it, "integrating vision science into training." Nothing like paying for a scientific endorsement to earn you some dubious credibility.


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Essential tremor disorder is a nerve disorder. It is also called a trembling disorder. It causes a person's hands, head, trunk, voice, or legs to shake rhythmically. It's often confused with Parkinson disease.
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Essential tremor is most common in people older than 65. But it can affect people at any age. The condition seems to run in families.
For some people, essential tremor is mild and never gets any worse. For other people, it starts on one side of the body and eventually affects both sides. The hands are the most common part of the body affected. Some people also have changes in the way they walk (gait).
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Common Name: Sarus
Genus/Species: Grus antigone
Northern India, east to Burma,
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Males are larger than Females but otherwise identical in appearance. Head, throat and neck are bare. Crown is smooth and pale
ashy-green. The rest of the bare portion is
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season. The bare areas are also covered with long, black hair like bristles. A small patch of bluish gray feathers
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down. The color of the body ranges
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Strong pair bond, mates for life.
Male and Female build nest together, usually eggs incubated for 31 to 36 days by
Female at night and Male during the day.
Flight stage at 10 to 12 weeks and young stay with adults for 10 to 12
months. Parents seldom raise more
than one young under natural conditions.
It has been observed that when raised
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A "sonar vision" system that enables people who are blind from birth to perceive the shape of a face, a house or even words and letters, is being developed by a team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Using this device, the researchers have shown that, in people that are blind from birth, the areas of the cerebral cortex normally devoted to reading become activated in response to stimulation.
The results of this study, conducted in conjunction with researchers at the ICM Brain and Bone Marrow Institute Research Center (Inserm/UPMC/AP-HP) and NeuroSpin (CEA-Inserm), were published in Neuron on November 8.
It is generally accepted that the visual cortex fails to develop normally in the congenitally blind, to such an extent that it can prove impossible to recover sight at a later point — even in cases where blindness can be corrected. In reality, the blind can indeed access a kind of vision, describe objects, and even identify written words and letters, using a "sensory substitution device" (SSD), which transforms images into sound.
These are the results demonstrated in the study conducted at the Edmond and Lily Safra Neuroscience Center (Hebrew University of Jerusalem). The study was conceived by researchers at the Hebrew University, who carried out the experimental components, with scientific support from French cognitive neuroimaging specialists.
The device consists in a small video camera embedded in a pair of eyeglasses, a laptop (or Smartphone) which transforms images into sounds, and stereo headphones to hear the sounds produced. For example, an oblique line is transformed into an increasingly high-pitched sound (or increasingly lower-pitched sound). The same principle is used to encode much more complex images in auditory form.
Using this system, the blind can achieve greater "visual" acuity than that defined as blindness according to WHO criteria.
After only 70 hours of specialized training, the blind are able to correctly classify images into different categories (faces, houses, etc.). They can also perceive other important information, such as where people are located in a room and certain facial expressions. They can even read words and letters (see videos at http://brain.huji.ac.il/).
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Things to know while covering the DNC in Charlotte today
DNC on Wednesday: president arrives; new protests, closures
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Charlotte Road Road Closures for Tuesday 9/4/12
Charlotte Road Road Closures for Monday 9/3/12
First Lady to arrive in Charlotte on Monday
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Two arrested during first DNC march of about 700 protestors in Charlotte
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Occupy Charlotte re-opens camp blocks from DNC at Marshall Park. Expect buses carrying protesters from Tampa and other cities to begin arriving this weekend.
Tampa Joint Information Center (JIC) Announcement #1
RNC cancels events in expectation of Isaac with tropical storm warning in effect. Driving rain & winds 39-73 mph tonight. Also expected – flooding and increased risk of tornadoes
Republican Convention in Tampa will convene on Monday and immediately recess due to Tropical Storm Isaac says Chair Reince Priebus on Saturday night,
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Media Logistics Briefing at the RNC for Credentialed Journalists – Media credentials, transportation, perimeter, operations and security to be discussed
Free Press – The Right to Record
Some Conventional Wisdom: Looking at the '72 DNC in Miami Beach 40 Years After
Severe WX: With the projected path of Tropical Storm Isaac expected to come close to Tampa make sure you bring foul weather gear
RNC – Security Perimeter – Prohibited items. As stated on this site "As a condition of entry, the following items are inadmissible for safety and security reasons and will not be permitted within the security perimeter established for the 2012 Republican National Convention." The "security perimeter" is the area controlled by the RNC and Secret Service. Proper credentials (delegates, media, etc.) will be required to enter that area.
It also appears that those entering the security perimeter with "Media" credentials will be exempt from the prohibition against:
Camcorders and cases, large cameras with lens (over four inches); Voice enhancement devices, such as bullhorn; Tripods for cameras; Backpacks or carry cases for binoculars, cameras."
RNC: Tampa Security Zone & Street Closures Map. Also RNC Security Plan Info
DNC: Security Zone Maps: • Vehicle restrictions around TWC Arena • Pedestrian restrictions around TWC Arena • Vehicle restrictions around BofA Stadium • Pedestrian restrictions around BofA Stadium • Restrictions around government center complex • Restrictions around Charlotte Convention Center
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has Published its Hotline Numbers for both Conventions. Write these numbers down and keep them readily accessible. Do not just put them in your cellphone as that might be seized if your are arrested!!!!
Visual Journalists may also contact me by phone or text at 716-983-7800. I will be present at both conventions.
Republican National Convention, Tampa, FL
- Hotline: 813-984-3076 or 813-984-3078
- Legal Counsel: Thomas & LoCicero PL
- Operation: The local hotline will remain open around the clock from Friday, Aug. 24 through the end of the convention
Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC
- Hotline: 704-343-2063; backup numbers 704-904-5834 or 919-428-5883
- Legal Counsel: McGuireWoods LLP
- Operation: The local hotline will be in service 24 hours a day from Friday, Aug. 31 through the end of the convention
In preparation for the expected protests during the upcoming political conventions being held in Tampa, FL (Republican – August 27-30) and Charlotte, NC (Democratic – September 3-6) I have conducted training with the police agencies in both cities regarding 1st and 4th Amendment rights of citizens and journalists. It is our hope to avoid a repeat of the interference with and the arrest of journalists that occurred four years ago in Denver and St. Paul.
NPPA was also instrumental in working with the Chicago Police Department prior to and during the NATO Summit held in May. I provided training to about 200 supervisory officers in April that was well received and was out on the streets along with police, protesters and the media for three days of marches and rallies throughout the city.
If the NATO protests were any indication, then journalists covering events outside the conventions can expect that everyone–mainstream media, bloggers, citizen journalists, protesters, and bystanders–will have a camera of one kind or another. With the widespread proliferation of cellphone cameras, capable of recording high-quality images along with audio and video, it seemed like everybody was documenting everything and everyone.
Legal Issues
For journalists recording audio of any type there was a heightened concern in Illinois that police would be enforcing the state's Eavesdropping Act, which criminalizes (with a possible sentence of 15 years in jail) audio recording of police officers performing official duties in a public place without their consent but fortunately in the case of ACLU v. Alvarez, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found the law to be unconstitutional only days before the start of the summit and granted a preliminary injunction against its enforcement. The Illinois State's Attorney has indicated that she intends to appeal that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court this fall.
In a similar case – Glik v. Cunniffe, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that individuals possess "a constitutionally protected right to videotape police carrying out their duties." For those covering the Tampa convention, the Eleventh Circuit (which is controlling in Florida) also recognized a "First Amendment right . . . to photograph or videotape police conduct" in the 2000 case of Smith v. Cumming. And for those covering events in Charlotte, the law in the Fourth Circuit (which is controlling in North Carolina) is less settled, according to a 2009 one-page, unpublished per curium conclusory opinion in Szymecki v. Houck, that the "right to record police activities on public property was not clearly established in this circuit at the time of the alleged conduct."
NPPA asserts that the right to observe and record police officers performing their duties in a public place is a recognized form of free speech through which the press and the public may gather and disseminate information on matters of public concern. First Amendment protections regarding such activity, while not absolute, may only be limited by reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions, the courts ruled in Glik and Smith.
But the "reasonableness" of a reasonable time, place, and manner restriction is often in the eyes of the beholder. Police issuing an order to disperse may expect everyone including those with cameras to leave the area while journalists may believe that moving back or out of the way constitutes compliance.
Local Ordinances
Both Tampa and Charlotte have established security zones (see Tampa Secret Service info) around their respective convention centers. Those ordinances also ban a long list of items deemed to be potential weapons, so journalists who might come prepared with gas masks may find they are violating the new restrictions by carrying one. Also prohibited from places designated as "public viewing areas" are: "sticks, poles, ladders, monopods, bipods, and tripods." These cities have also established "free speech zones," where permitted marches may take place and speakers may address the public. It is also important to note that many of the streets in Charlotte that appear to be public are actually privately owned by many of the banks in that city, which may further complicate the right to record.
Federal Trespass
Another concern will be the enforcement of H.R. 347 also known as "The Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011," which was signed into law in March, making it a federal offense to cause a disturbance at certain events. More specifically, anyone who trespasses on specified property or at times and locations "so restricted in conjunction with an event designated as a special event of national significance" may be prosecuted and subject to a fine or imprisonment or both. Both conventions have been designated a "National Special Security Event" by the Department of Homeland Security.
Under this "trespass bill" anyone "knowingly" entering a restricted area under Secret Service control who "engages in disorderly or disruptive conduct" or "who, with the intent to impede or disrupt the orderly conduct of government business or official functions, obstructs or impedes ingress or egress to or from any restricted building or grounds; or knowingly engages in any act of physical violence against any person or property in any restricted building or grounds; or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished" accordingly. The bill also creates a floating bubble of protection around the president and other dignitaries, so although those covering the protests may be outside of the designated zones, they may still fall under the ambit of the law.
Other Resources
NPPA has also been working with a number of other organizations including the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The RCFP has recently made available a mobile app for reporters that, according to its website, "gives reporters in the field immediate access to legal resources, particularly in situations where newsgathering or access may be stymied." They also have a handbook entitled "Police, Protesters and the Press" available for free download. Additionally the Reporters Committee has partnered with prominent law firms in Tampa and Charlotte to assist "journalists who may be impeded or arrested" in those cities while covering the news. As I did in Chicago I have been working with the lawyers at Thomas & LoCicero in Tampa and McGuireWoods LLP in Charlotte. These firms will be providing free 24-hour legal assistance through a hotline available for journalists covering events in those cities. The RCFP main hotline number is 800-336-4243. Write important numbers down on your arm or another easily viewed part of your body so you have them if you need them.
It might also be informative to look at a recent study of human rights violations by police against those covering OWS as well as a story about a settlement in a federal lawsuit by a journalist who was arrested during the 2009 G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh.
Important Items
Important items to always have with you: government-issued photo I.D. (i.e. valid driver's license), press credential(s) or press identification card(s) (if you have any), credit card(s) and some cash (in case you need to post bond). For its members NPPA also has available for purchase a "Member ID" which some have found a useful form of identification.
Potential for Arrest
When covering demonstrations, protests, marches and rallies you should be aware that there is a risk of arrest. Just because you may be a journalist, have a camera or believe that you have a lawful reason for being present to observe, document and report on these events does not provide immunity from being arrested along with those participating in these events. For example do not expect that you will be able to cross or walk through police lines. If you need to do so it is always advisable to seek permission before acting.
Complying with Police Orders
If a police officer orders you to move it is advisable to comply with the request. How far you move is something that you will have to decide for yourself. If you believe that the order is not a reasonable one, ask to speak to a supervisor or the public information officer if that is possible. It is important to be very aware that most police officer do not like to be questioned or challenged once they have told you to do (or not do) something and a mere hesitation, question or request may result in your detention or arrest. Only you can make that judgment call as to what to do. Every situation is different as is every police officer's reaction to your behavior. For the most part officers have been trained to respond in an appropriate manner, but given that we all have different personalities and the fact that they may be standing out in the summer heat for many hours, sometimes in helmets and riot gear you should not necessarily count on them to be as reasonable as you might like.
Being Questioned or Detained
If you are questioned or detained remember to remain calm and act professionally. Do not get into an argument about your rights. If you are able to have a reasonable discussion that is one thing but if it becomes apparent that the officer is not interested in your point of view it is usually best to move on. Discretion is the better part of valor. If you are told that you are not free to leave or under arrest it is strongly advised that you immediately do what you are told. Officers deem anything less than full compliance as resisting arrest and will then escalate the force they believe is necessary to effectuate that arrest. That means you may be forcibly thrown to the ground, set upon by more than one officer and have your equipment broken in the process. This may occur not matter how compliant you are, but it best to cooperate to the fullest extent possible. It is also important that you identify yourself as a journalist as often as possible so there is no question who you are or what your purpose was in being there. At the first appropriate moment request that a commanding officer or the PIO be notified that a journalist is being detained or has been arrested.
Your Files
While covering these events police may ask to see your images, recordings or files. Be aware that you do not have to consent to such a request. They may try to intimidate, coerce or threaten you into doing so but "consent" must be voluntary. You should know that absent consent or "exigent circumstances" an officer may not seize your camera. Exigent circumstances only exist where an officer has probable cause to believe a crime has been committed AND that you have captured evidence of that crime on your camera AND that there is also a strong likelihood that such evidence may be lost if the camera is not seized. This last element should be difficult if not impossible to satisfy given that the main purpose of a journalist is to gather and disseminate information and images. Even when police do seize a camera they cannot view its contents without a proper warrant. There have been other instances where police have ordered journalists to delete files or have exercised self-help by deleting those files themselves. According to the Department of Justice "under the First Amendment, there are no circumstances under which the contents of a camera or recording device should be deleted or destroyed" (emphasis added).
For many of the reasons listed above it is very important that journalists work in pairs or groups so that someone may be able to notify those of us working to protect your rights that you have been arrested or are in police custody. Another suggestion is that, to the extent possible, start recording events before a situation becomes a problem and continue to record for as long as possible. Such recordings may be the best evidence to refute whatever you may be charged with.
Also be aware that many police agencies will be working at these events. The Secret Service, FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will all have a presence as will the state police along with local city and county agencies. Each has an area of jurisdiction and each may be tasked with enforcing certain laws and ordinances. Just because you receive permission from one officer does not mean that another officer only a few feet away may deny that request. Don't expect things to make perfect sense. Try to be flexible, creative and patient while covering these situations.
Arrest & Release
If you are arrested it is crucial to remember that anything you say may be used against you and possibly lead to additional charges. Saying you are a journalist is one thing. Talking about what happened is another. The charges against journalists arrested in these situations are usually misdemeanors, violations or infractions. Such charges may include but are not limited to: disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, trespassing, unlawful assembly, disturbing the peace, failure to follow a police order and obstruction. If you are arrested expect to be handcuffed behind your back (with traditional metal handcuffs or plastic zip-tie cuffs). You will also have to be processed, which includes having your fingerprints and photograph taken and your personal information such name, address, age, date of birth and social security number run through a national computer check for any previous criminal record or outstanding wants (other law enforcement agency looking for you) or warrants.
Once that process is complete (which may take hours depending on the number of those arrested and the number of officers assigned to booking) and depending on the charges bail will be set. Bail acts as a monetary guarantee that you will return for further court proceedings. Sometimes you may be released in your own recognizance (no money required) but that is unlikely if you are from out-of-town. In most you may be able to post a bond (another form of bail) or have someone do that for you.
The type of bond most often used for the types of charges listed above is known as a Signature or I-Bond. Such a bond requires that you post a minimal amount of money (i.e. $75.00 – $200.00) by cash or credit card. It is very important that you receive and securely keep your bond receipt because it usually contains all the information for your next court appearance including the date and location. You will also need that receipt in order get your money back once your case has been adjudicated. If you fail to appear in court the money posted will be forfeited to the court, an arrest warrant will be issued and once found you may be arrested again.
Practical Advice
In terms of practical advice, aside from looking for great images make sure you maintain "situational awareness" or in simpler terms – know what is going on around you and how it might affect your safety. Not only is it important to be aware of what the police are doing but after this past May Day demonstration where journalists were attacked by those who did not want to be photographed or just did not like the main stream media you should also keep an eye on those who might wish to cause you harm. See the Anarchist News posting.
It is very important to pay attention to your gut instinct and always look toward having a safe way out of the crowd. Once again, I would strongly recommend working in pairs or in a group so that you can watch each other's backs (it is easy to get tunnel vision when your eye is up to the viewfinder). This also will help should you be injured or arrested and are unable to notify anyone of your situation. Fortunately for Getty's Joshua Lott, he was with Scott Olson who immediately reported Josh's arrest and we (the attorney for the RCFP and me) were able to immediately contact the Chicago Police, get the initial felony charges of mob-action reduced to the misdemeanor reckless conduct and obtain his release a short time later.
Training for law enforcement officers has included advice regarding the rights of journalists and the directive that they are not to be interfered with so long as they do not violate the law, create a safety hazard or interfere with police operations. While identifying yourself as a journalist may reduce the likelihood of arrest or help speed your release the best practice is to avoid being caught-up in a mass arrest by remaining near the edge of any large demonstration and also leaving yourself an avenue of escape if needed.
It goes without saying that it will be hot in Tampa at the end of August and not much cooler in Charlotte during the first week in September. Stay hydrated. Have plenty of water with you (also be on the lookout for places where they will be providing free bottles of water). Stay in the shade when possible.
Wear light-colored, loose-fitting clothing. Dress neatly – if you don't want to be confused with the protesters try to find a way to not look like them. Wear sunglasses and a hat. Apply sunscreen liberally and often. Watch out for fire ants if you do sit down anywhere outside. Be aware of the weather and check weather reports. Aside from it being hurricane season, thunderstorms are a common occurrence so watch out for lightening.
You may also consider purchasing a plastic insert for the inside of a baseball hat which will keep the sun off your head and provide some protection "against lacerations, bumps and scrapes to the head area."
There is some debate about wearing vests or hats with PRESS written in large type. On one hand it leaves no doubt about your purpose but on the other may make you a target. The one thing you should do is clearly display your press credentials or ID's if you have them.
Other items you may wish to have with you are eye protection and something to cover your nose and mouth with such as a surgical or painters mask. Of course sometimes wearing a mask will bring you extra police scrutiny but if the police have already deployed OC spray or other crowd control agents the benefit of the mask might well outweigh the downside. If you wear contact lenses consider going back to wearing glasses for the time you are out covering the protests. See How to prepare for OC Spray.
Your Equipment
Visual journalists carry equipment ranging from a cellphone camera or a simple point-and-shoot to high-end digital cameras, Betacams, laptops and other gear worth thousands of dollars. No matter what you use, the equipment is essential to doing your job and its safety and security should be of utmost importance to prevent it from becoming damaged, lost, stolen or seized.
For those who use Apple products, make sure that you activate the tracking and auto-lock features on their iPhones and iPads. Also be sure to write down the description and serial numbers of all your equipment and devices and store that list in a safe but easily accessible place in order to file a complete police report and to expedite recovery if they are stolen.
As for camera equipment, some also suggest being well connected to your gear using "Sun Sniper" straps that have steel cables running through them.
Also make backups of all your important files and keep it on a remote computer or USB drive which you have stored in a safe and secure place. Consider using the Cloud or similar remote storage for these files as well for livestreaming of your images in case your camera is lost, stolen or seized by police. For more info on staying safe read Poynter.
Police in Chicago exercised considerable restraint in allowing protesters to move into non-designated areas and did not interfere with non-permitted marches. The Chicago police also did not distinguish between credentialed and non-credentialed journalists when allowing access to most public places and, except for arresting a Getty photographer, did not interfere with those taking pictures, recording video, or livestreaming events. Given that command staff from both the Tampa and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police departments were present in Chicago to observe, it can only be hoped that they will take the same reasonable approach in dealing with these issues.
If you get into trouble or have questions about certain situations please feel free to contact me by email at [email protected] or by text or cellphone at 716.983.7800. For more information and links to reference material click here:
DISCLAIMER – This blog is not intended to be legal advice nor does it create an attorney-client relationship. It is not possible to anticipate every situation. Laws and regulations vary from one area to another and federal, state or local laws may apply. Anyone seeking legal advice should contact an attorney in their area of the country familiar with criminal and First Amendment Law.
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ANALYSIS: Choice of Paul Ryan as vice-presidential candidate is a 'bold gamble' for Mitt Romney
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his ticket mate magnifies the sharp philosophical policy divisions between Republicans and Democrats and assures that a lively debate over taxes, deficits and the role of government will command the home stretch of the presidential race.
But the selection also is a bold gamble for Romney, one that gave President Barack Obama and other Democrats a wider target at which to aim.
In naming Ryan, Romney wed himself far more closely to proposals that have made the 42-year-old House Budget Committee chairman a hero to tea party and other conservative activists and anathema to Democrats.
Enshrined in budgets twice passed by the Republican House but so far rejected by the Democratic-run Senate, Ryan's proposals would rein in federal domestic spending, lower tax rates and overhaul safety-net programs like Medicare and Medicaid for senior citizens, the disabled and the poor.
Previously, Romney praised the Ryan budget in general terms, calling it in line with his own ideas, "bold and exciting" and even "marvelous." But he hasn't given it heavy emphasis in his campaign speeches nor singled out specifics.
Romney's own economic prescriptions have lacked detail in many areas. But from now on, he'll be compelled to defend what is suddenly a "Romney-Ryan" plan full of belt-tightening, smaller government proposals.
Romney introduced Ryan during a Saturday tour of battleground Virginia as "an intellectual leader of the Republican party" who "understands the fiscal challenges facing America: our exploding deficits and crushing debt, and the fiscal catastrophe that awaits us if we don't change course."
Both sides agree that Ryan is smart, friendly and issue-oriented, even a little wonkish. But Democrats quickly trashed the ticket.
"By picking Rep. Paul Ryan, Gov. Romney has doubled down on his commitment to gut Social Security and end Medicare as we know it," said Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid.
Senior campaign adviser David Axelrod called the ticket "the definition of a fast track back to the failed, top-down economic policies of the past."
Such attack lines are sure to be sounded increasingly by Democrats in speeches and commercials.
Ryan's proposed Medicare changes are perhaps the most incendiary of his plan.
While current retirees or those near retirement wouldn't be affected, those now under 55 would be given the choice of enrolling in private-run insurance plans partially subsidized by the federal government when they reach retirement age.
Ryan's plan would also turn Medicaid into a federal block grant program to the states. And it calls on the White House and Congress to pursue modifications to Social Security, but without offering specifics.
In the past, Ryan has advocated letting younger workers invest their Social Security taxes in the stock market -- a plan similar to one pushed unsuccessfully by former President George W. Bush.
Obama has ripped Ryan's proposals as "thinly veiled social Darwinism." And fellow Republican Newt Gingrich called Ryan's ideas for overhauling Medicare "right-wing social engineering."
Proposed changes to Medicare or Social Security are a deep concern to seniors, even if they wouldn't be directly affected. Those over 65 constitute one of the nation's most active voting blocs -- aggressively courted by both parties.
Ryan proposes two new individual tax rates of 10 percent and 25 percent, lowering the top rate from the present 35 percent. He also would winnow "the burdensome tangle of loopholes," but without spelling out which ones.
Independent studies have suggested the net effect of such a plan would be to raise the tax burden on middle-class Americans while easing it on the wealthy.
While opposition to tax increases has become standard Republican dogma, polls show that a majority of Americans believe, with Obama, that the wealthy do not pay their fair share and should be taxed more.
Recent polls also show that Romney has failed to overtake Obama despite the still-dismal economy and some polls show that in recent weeks Obama has gained markedly over his rival.
While a fresh face on the national scene to many, Ryan "is totally a creature of Washington D.C.," said Ross Baker, a political scientist at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
In the sense that Ryan knows the ins and outs of budgeting and Congress, "that's a good thing for Romney. But I don't think it is all that helpful with the very people I think Ryan was designed to appeal to and to make sure conservatives don't stay home on Election Day," Baker said.
But business economist Peter Morici at the University of Maryland said Ryan's legislative background "complements Mr. Romney's private sector expertise wonderfully. He has a clear and concise plan to fix the federal budget."
"We won't duck the tough issues -- we will lead," Ryan promised.


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Kim Zolciak is on the mend.
The 37-year-old Don't Be Tardy star, who is currently competing on season 21 of Dancing With the Stars, took to Instagram this morning to reveal she suffered a "mini stroke" on Wednesday and shared a pic of herself lying in a hospital bed.
"The last 24hrs have been whirlwind! I landed yesterday morning from LAX (took the red eye right after DWTS) I got home and within minutes suffered a TIA (mini stroke)," the mother of six wrote on Instagram. "The left side of my body went completely numb and my speech was gone. Extremely grateful for @sladeosborne @briellebiermann @nikitpressley @kroybiermann for quick reactions! I have 100%of my feeling back THANK GOD. Still in the hospital but I just know I'm getting released today! #CrazyAgeDoesntMatter"
While Zolciak's future on Dancing With the Stars is still unclear as the former Real Housewives of Atlanta star recovers from her health scare, a source tells E! News that the reality star took a red-eye flight back to Atlanta after Tuesday night's show, went home and wasn't feeling well, so she and her partner Tony Dovolani didn't rehearse.
Later, Kroy Biermann's wife checked herself into the hospital, the source reveals, adding that it looks like she will be released today. The insider also says that Kim and Tony are scheduled to rehearse at noon, but as of now, that is up in the air.
We're also told that Kim has not yet been released.
Meanwhile, Zolciak's hairstylist Niki Toney-Pressley (whom she thanked in her Instagram post) took to the photo-sharing site this morning to regram the shot of Kim and said she's "feeling better," but added that it was "one of the scariest days ever."
No word yet whether Zolciak will continue competing on Dancing With the Stars.
During the first week, Kim received a pretty low score—a total of 12 out of 30—and shed a few tears after her performance. Last week, however, Zolciak rebounded with a total of 19 out of 30.
"She worked really hard this week. We went back after last week and were like, 'We're better than fours,'" Tony told E! News after the show. "We've got to put some work into it. We had a lot of one. One thing that's for sure, yes, we worked harder, but we actually had more fun."
Zolciak added: "I think letting go has been a struggle and I just danced tonight like nobody was watching."
Feel better, Kim!
—Reporting by Beth Sobol