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Patrick Swayze's wife is set to tie the knot again.
After losing her husband to pancreatic cancer in September 2009, Lisa Niemi has found new love with 58-year-old jeweler Albert DePrisco, according to People.
The 57-year-old actress-dancer's rep told the mag DePrisco popped the question to Niemi on Christmas eve, after dating her for a year and a half.
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Niemi and DePrisco reportedly met at her birthday party after connecting through a mutual friend.
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Swayze and Niemi had been married for 34 years before his death, and a month after he passed, Niemi spoke at the Women's Conference 2009 in Long Beach, Calif., telling attendees how she was coping.
"I am so grateful for what I had and my connection to [Patrick], and part of me believes that I will see him again, and I'm just going to have to go on until then," Niemi said.
And go on she did.
Swayze went on to tell People in 2010 that she was open to marrying again, saying, "I would love companionship love. Absolutely. I hope I'm not one of these women who never want to have another relationship. But who knows, that's another bridge I'll cross when I come to it. I may get there and go, I don't know. But I like to think that I can."
It looks like she found it.
Congratulations to the couple!
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Finally, I've found a play dough recipe that works! Not only works, but makes amazing, easy, great quality play dough. It really is true that once you find the perfect play dough recipe – you can make a product better than you'll buy at the store. I was starting to doubt my ability to pull off this great culinary feat. Even the priest that married me made light of my 'skills' in the kitchen. It's no secret I can't bake and struggle with cooking. So when my first 2 batches of play dough failed last month, I had decided that making your own play dough from scratch was an urban myth…one of those things only a super mom can do. But – I've conquered the recipe and not only is it easy, but guaranteed you'll have 90% of the ingredients already kicking around your pantry. Play dough isn't cheap to buy so you'll save money and also help the environment because store bought play dough containers don't have recycling resin codes.
Okay…before the recipe reveal I'd like to admit that the first two times I tried making play dough I wasn't aware that the ingredient 'cream of tartar' was a baking item (looks like salt that you buy in the spice isle). I thought they were asking you to add tarter sauce – the creamy kind that goes on fish and chips. Just in case there are people with my cooking skills out there….these products are totally different and is probably the reason my other batches stayed wet and never gelled. I know, who thought it could be this hard? <smile>
Play Dough Recipe:
1 cup white flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tablespoon cream of tartar (find it in the spice section)
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup water
food coloring
Mix first 4 ingredients in a pan. Add water and mix well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 3 – 5 minutes. Dough will become difficult to stir and form a "clump". Remove from stove and knead for 5 minutes–add food coloring during kneading process. Play dough will keep for a long time stored in a covered plastic container or plastic sandwich bag.
This amount of play dough this recipe produced was perfect. Each of my 4 kids received a huge clump of play dough, so there was lots to share. Also, a great tip with Fall around the corner – add cinnamon to the dry ingredients (as much as you want until you get the right scent). It produces a magical smell that transports you to a world of pumpkin patches, colored leaves, and windy days.

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In March 1981 Gore Vidal published his 17th novel: Creation. Of all his novels it was the only one I actually read. Vidal was an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist. He died this week on July 31 2012. I'll let you read about him on the internet if you are interested. Some consider Vidal to be the master essayist of our age.
It was at least 25 years ago that I read Creation. Perhaps I was working in that tin mine in Zeehan Tasmania just after that novel came out. I was a maintenance scheduler as well as the secretary of one of the only two Baha'i groups on the west coast of Tasmania. It rained every two days out of three in that little town of less than a 1000; reading helped keep my mind alive in one of the many tedious jobs I've had in my working life, the half century from 1955 to 2005.
Perhaps I read Creation in the next town where I lived: Katherine in the Northern Territory of Australia. One of the hottest places I've ever lived was Katherine, 3 hours south of Darwin by car, a little town of 3000 back then. Air-conditioning made life liveable when the temperature soared to 40 and above, or even 30 and above. After the passing of more than a quarter century I found a review of this book in The New York Times on the web(1) and was able to refresh my memory of its contents. Reading fiction of any kind has rarely been on my reading agenda except when necessity called usually due to: (i) my role as a tutor or teacher, lecturer or adult educator at schools in Australia, or (ii) out of courtesy to a friend who wanted me to read some fictional piece of their writing.
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Vidal's novel Creation takes the form of the memoir-autobiography of one Cyrus Spitama, a half-Persian, half-Greek grandson of the prophet Zoroaster, but the novel is far more the story of a fortunate traveller. Spitama, a seeker after truth, lives at a time when it is possible for him to meet some of the greatest men in history. As every schoolboy used to know, the greatest historical period in the world, at least in the western intellectual tradition, was the fifth century B.C. The Buddha was alive, and so were Confucius, Herodotus, Thucydides, Pericles, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Protagoras, Anaxagoras, Socrates and Aristotle.
Zoroaster, Pythagoras, Nebuchadnezzar and Lao-Tzu had recently died and left zealous students; the caste system had just been established in India; Darius I of Persia ruled from the Nile to the Indus, and after his death, Xerxes became King of Kings; the great battles of Marathon and Salamis were fought; coins were entering general circulation. Cartography was beginning as triremes left the ports of Asia Minor for points east; and in Mexico the Teotihuacan civilization had developed hieroglyphic writing at Monte Alban in the Mixtec states.-Ron Price with thanks to 1 Paul Theroux, VIDAL'S 5TH CENTURY B.C., March 29, 1981, The New York Times, 29 March 1981.
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I've enjoyed many of your
essays, Gore, and some of
your interviews….Perhaps
one day I may read more
of your novels but I think
not. There is too much to
read in the labyrinth of my
learning as I head through
these middle years(65-75)
of late adulthood(60-80) &
old age(80+)…if I last that
long…I did enjoy listening
to you talk and, for all that,
I thank you from the centre
of my mind's heart & spirit.
I wish you well in your new
home……that undiscovered
country as some like to call
the afterlife when we go into
the hole for those who speak
no more----so it seems, Gore.
Ron Price
20/5/'12 to 3/3/'13
Most of the above was written on hearing of the passing of Gore Vidal, age 86.
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The Brunch Dish: High Fashion Fare at Jam
Reviews of brunch dishes.
Eggs are eggs, French toast is French toast, and pancakes are pancakes. You can gild the lily all you want, but it's tough to elevate brunch fare beyond its humble roots. Unless of course you're Jam, the Logan Square staple renowned for its contemporary, re-imagined, and re-fashioned brunch provisions. Here, familiar morning favorites go well beyond the standard. Jam is the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show of brunch, featuring some of the most stunning, imaginative preparations and presentations of dishes born from humble origins.
Take, for example, Jam's eggs Benedict ($12). We've all had eggs Benedict and know what to expect. Or do we? Likely the sexiest plate of eggs Benedict ever, Jam's version rotates accompaniments throughout the seasons, but rest assured each iteration is an aesthetic marvel. The current preparation finds petite English muffins with the silkiest poached eggs ever, brown sugar bacon sausage, and butternut squash hollandaise. If breakfast went to finishing school, this would be the class valedictorian. The muffins are pillowy and rich, almost like a bready poundcake, perfect for sopping up the velvet-smooth yolk and that slightly sweet hollandaise. I've had bacon sausage in a few dishes before, and I always appreciate it. Combining the two most prominent breakfast meats into one is just genius, lending a pleasant fattiness and smokiness to the toothsome links. Now if only someone would invent peanut butter-flavored jelly, I'll be all set.
From the familiar to the atypical, octopus is not something you might expect to find on a brunch menu, unless your idea of brunch nostalgia involves some sort of nautical Denny's. Leave it to Jam to seamlessly infuse grilled octopus into their brunch menu, served atop an exceptional salad Niçoise ($12). The name might be a bit of a misnomer for folks expecting the standard medley of tuna, tomatoes, green beans, and the like, considering Jam's version tastes more like a salad that took a dip in the Aegean. An ample mound of well-dressed spinach lays the foundation, strewn with tender potatoes, grapes, a poached egg, and caramelized shallot vinaigrette. The crown jewel is the octopus, charred ever so slightly so as to cook the plump meat without rendering it as tough as a bicycle tire. Flecked with bits of olives, it's thick and meaty and a welcome replacement for tuna. Sorry, tuna.
Eggs Benedict and salad Niçoise are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jam's bold, beautiful interpretations of brunch. Each plate serves to broaden perspectives on what brunch can be. Dining at Jam is equal parts excitement and enlightenment, with just a splash of sexy.
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Squishy Circuits was developed to teach K-8 school children about circuit electricity by letting them build circuits from a PlayDoh-like substance. There are two simple recipes for making the dough: one is conductive and one is insulating. At the simplest level, kids construct a series circuit consisting of one LED, a battery pack, conductive dough, and insulating dough. Learning progresses through parallel circuit construction, motor circuits, buzzer circuits, advanced RGB-LED circuits, and "squishy" animals. All materials are easily acquired, or a kit can be purchased from the website for about $20. Project leader AnnMarie Thomas has created some first-rate videos with teaching tips and directions for the more-advanced circuits. Look for them in the left menu.
Editor's Note: We tried some of the Squishy Circuits experiments.....they are seriously fun! Elementary school kids will love them, but we also recommend using them in middle school or 9th grade physical science classrooms as a preamble to the study of electric circuits.
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Want a seriously fun activity to introduce younger kids to electric circuits, but without the set-up hassle of circuit boards, resistors, leads, and switches? This innovative website, developed by an engineering professor, gives recipes for making circuits with homemade Play-Doh (one recipe for conducting dough; one for insulating dough). Other materials include LED's and a battery pack. HUGELY fun.Links to Units:
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Illinois and North Carolina Senators Place Modest Wager on Big Game
The University of Illinois and the University of North Carolina Play Monday
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Barack Obama (D-IL), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) put their pride and their appetites on the line Monday by making a wager that pits Illinois Horseshoe sandwiches and cheesecake against North Carolina barbecue.
Obama and Durbin announced that when the Illini win the NCAA Championship game, the North Carolina Senator will owe them North Carolina barbecue with all the fixings. If the Tar Heels win, the Illinois Senators will begrudgingly hand over delicious Horseshoe sandwiches from D'Arcy's Pint in Springfield and a special Illini orange cheesecake from Eli's Cheesecake Company in Chicago.
"The only words sweeter than 'Final Four' are 'National Champion,'" Obama said. "The Illini have played like champions all season. Now it's time to make it official."
"Last game the Illini demonstrated yet again why they've been ranked the number-one college basketball team in the country all season," said Durbin. "After tonight, I'm confident Coach Bruce Weber and the Fighting Illini will be the 'National Champions.'"
The Illini and the Tar Heels square off Monday, April 4 at 8:21 PM CT in St. Louis, Missouri.


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Short & SweetNovember 4, 2011
I have been baking almost exclusively from Dan Lepard's 'Short & Sweet' since it arrived a few weeks ago. A comprehensive compilation of recipes from choux to pita; muffins to meringues and tarts to tapenade dinner rolls. The 'tips & techniques' at the start of each chapter – whilst present in any decent baking book – I've found more enlightening than usual. For example pointing out that ripe bananas are alkaline and may need the addition of more baking powder to stop the finished cakes turning out on the heavy side (noted Mr Lepard).
Dan writes a weekly column 'How to Bake' for the Saturday Guardian magazine. A regular cut-out-and-keep for me, my collection of his recipes are tucked between the pages of other baking books, and now they will have a place of their own. What I'm particularly pleased about is that the book isn't just a collection of the recipes already available online and, as was recently pointed out in another review – the book stays open at the page required making life just a little easier.
I have now twice made the savoury choux pastry recipe and Black Olive Gourgeres (mini choux bites with thyme, garlic, parmesan and kalamata olives – divine). A chance to revisit the choux first attempted at River Cottage and to hone those skills. The gourgeres are a fantastic pre dinner party nibble as they can be made ahead and reheated easily before serving. They're messy buggers to spoon onto a baking tray (line that tray with parchment) but they don't need to be too uniform in shape as the their rough edges crisp up and add wonderful crunch.
The savoury choux paste with added parmesan and a hint of mace along with the cayenne (top spice tip from River Cottage – try it) was easier to work with although my quenelle-ing skills need a fair amount of work. I was able to try out my theory that a filling of horseradish creme fraiche would go well with the spicy buns. I can confirm it does make a lovely pairing; the light and crispy pastry, warm with gentle heat from the spices and parmesan compliments the smooth zingy and firey mixture of creme fraiche (I used low fat) and horseradish (the English Provender Co makes a great substitute for the fresh stuff) lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Make your mixture and chill in the fridge before piping into the cooled buns. A great mixture that goes wonderfully well with beef or smoked fish too. Top tip of my own – remember to warn guests that the buns are filled. Chances are they will be eaten with glass in one hand and the eater's focus on conversation – the spilling potential would seem to be moderately high.
From the sweeter end of the recipe selection I made the Brown Sugar Chocolate Cake for a neighbours birthday. A fine crumbed cake containing condensed milk it's better for a day left well wrapped but pretty damn tasty straight away if it calls to you from the kitchen.
Another day found me looking at the collection of dried fruits in my baking cupboard. First off was a Cinnamon Honey Fruit Cake which I baked in a tray, all the better for portioning to share out (a suggestion made by Dan that I can confirm works well). This too benefits from sitting for a day or two and I really would leave it if you can, a far moister cake awaits you if you can resist. I used a mixture of prunes, figs and apricots as well as adding 100g of whole blanched almonds, which in the tray form didn't have the opportunity to sink – mind you the batter is thick enough with chopped fruit that they should stay suspended even in a deep tin. The discovery of a nut adds delightful texture and interest to the bites of cake.
For me though the star of the show so far has been the Marrakesh Express Loaf Cake. Containing coffee, lots of walnuts and sesame seeds, rich sticky dates and pomegranate I felt sure I would enjoy it, but the layers of taste are amazing. Like a complex perfume it has a deep earthiness from the coffee and walnuts surrounded by the sweet dates and then the syrupy top notes of the pomegranate syrup float around your mouth. Dan says that treacle could substitute for the pomegranate syrup but I can't believe the flavours would then dance around your palate in quite the same way. The syrup is worth getting if you can, a little goes a long way and if you enjoy middle easter food or follow the Ottolenghi column adjacent to Dan's in the Guardian then you will find plenty of uses for it.
The recipe states half wholemeal or spelt flour and half hemp flour – I just used all wholemeal and it turned out fine, although I might just have to get me some spelt and hemp and see if the flavours can be any better.
There is still so much to try in the book and I know from last year that the Caramel Christmas Cake is a winner and sure to make another outing, or four, this year.


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By Mario Garcia, Kristen Powers and Jessica Hopper
Rock Center
Wayne County, Mich., Prosecutor Kym Worthy has seen her share of grisly crime, but even she was shocked by a discovery in 2009 at a former police storage warehouse. There, stacks of dusty boxes were found on the shelves of the warehouse. The boxes contained thousands of untested rape kits, some decades old.
"What we were potentially looking at, at that time, was over 10,000 rape kits, representing over 10,000 cases where women had reported, whose lives and what had happened to them was sitting on a shelf and nobody cared. I was shocked, and I think I was kind of stunned -- and not too much stuns me," Worthy told Kate Snow in an interview that aired Friday on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams.
Worthy and her team would ultimately discover 11,303 untested kits. Rape kits are what hospitals use to collect DNA evidence from a victim in hopes that police can test it and identify a rapist. Victims have to undergo a thorough exam that can take hours. The DNA evidence is often the most important evidence used to convict in a rape case.
"To know that we had all of these potential victims sitting out there, all of them, mostly women, and nothing had been done, was just truly appalling," Worthy said.
She is spearheading the fight to correct the injustice. Worthy said that what's happening in her city is happening across the country. From Chicago to Los Angeles to Houston, cities are grappling with thousands of untested rape kits. Through a national grant, Worthy is attempting to set a protocol for how other states tackle backlogged rape kits.
To Learn More About the Detroit Rape Kit Initiative, Click Here to Visit the Detroit Crime Commission
The daughter of a West Point graduate, Worthy says she has always felt a sense of justice and morality. As a lawyer, she's fearlessly sought justice, taking on high-profile cases including the corruption case against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. But perhaps her own traumatic experience has contributed to her drive. Worthy says that she was sexually assaulted while in law school but did not report her case.
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Kym Worthy at her law school graduation.
"This may sound strange, but I think what happened to me in law school happened for a reason and kind of led me into what I'm doing now. I always felt that way. And I always felt that that was a part of what made me a very good prosecutor, and certainly that is part of everything that I do. But it wasn't the driving force," she said.
Worthy said her experience allows her to better identify with the women whose cases were left untouched for years, but ultimately her time as a prosecutor during Detroit's tumultuous last decade sparked her determination. Over the past decade, Detroit has dealt with a high crime rate, budget woes and corruption in both the police force and former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's office.
"The fact that I was the first female assistant of [an] elected prosecutor here, the fact that I had been prosecuting rapes for 11 years, off and on for 11 years, and presided over many criminal sexual assault trials as well, as a judge, and then to see this happen in Wayne County, a county where we already have a crime problem that's out of control, and then to have, to add this on top of the issues we had with the Detroit crime lab, it was just a little much. And that makes you even madder," Worthy said.
WATCH: Detroit prosecutor vows justice after neglected rape kits found
Worthy's journey to reverse Detroit's backlog began in August 2009, when she got a call from then-Assistant Prosecutor Rob Spada. Spada had just taken a tour of a downtown Detroit warehouse used as an overflow storage facility by the police. At the time, the system for processing evidence was in disarray and Spada had been called in to help police figure out how to catalog and sort what they had. As Spada walked through the warehouse covered with graffiti and surrounded by barbed wire, he stumbled upon rows of boxes.
"I saw numerous racks with cardboard boxes, and they told me at that point those were rape kits. I immediately asked the representatives were they tested rape kits or untested rape kits. And at that point, they said, 'We don't know,'" Spada said.
Some of the boxes were opened and exposed to the elements of the musty, warm warehouse. He immediately called his boss, Prosecutor Worthy.
"You would think that with that discovery, everybody would be outraged, but it seemed that this office was the only one," Worthy said.
Worthy took action because she says she got little support from the police chief at the time. Worthy says the police chief at the time promised an internal review, but she didn't think that was enough.
She found volunteers on her staff to start sifting through the rape kits trying to match each one with a victim using old, handwritten police logbooks.
"We were literally blowing off dust and dirt off of those books so we can open them up and see if we can find any information in these books that would match the rape kit," Worthy said. "My prosecutors that are overworked, underpaid and have too much to do volunteered on their own time because we were all concerned about this issue."
So far, 600 kits have been tested, and investigators say that they have discovered evidence of 21 serial rapists. Grant money funded the testing of those kits. Worthy said it costs on average between $1,200 and $1,500 to get each kit tested. People have wanted to donate money to help get kits tested, but the prosecutor's office cannot solicit or collect funds. But now a non-profit organization, the Detroit Crime Commission, has set up a fund and will manage it for the purpose of accepting donations and using those funds to help pay to get kits tested.
To Learn More About the Detroit Rape Kit Initiative, Click Here to Visit the Detroit Crime Commission
Some of the kits tested have revealed sobering results. One kit from 2002 revealed DNA belonging to a man who was in prison for the murder of three women. The murders had been committed during the seven years the rape kit sat on a warehouse shelf.
Inspector Marlon Wilson and Sgt. Marvin Jones are currently in charge of the Detroit Police Department's sex crimes unit. Since neither police officer was in charge when the rape kits ended up in the warehouse, they were reticent to say whether the police department failed by letting the kits go untested.
"Unfortunately at that time when those rape kits were untested, I was not part of the sex crimes unit, so I really can't say," Wilson said.
The Detroit Police department says that they completed an internal review in 2009. NBC News filed an official request for records of any internal investigation, and two months later we received an eight page document. In it, the police say once they became aware of the situation in the warehouse, they randomly pulled 36 of the stored rape kits and found there were "justifiable reasons" for not testing them. Those reasons, police say, include victims who refused to prosecute or were uncooperative and assailants who pleaded guilty to lesser charges. When NBC News showed the report to Worthy, she questioned its validity.
"Their reasons were just made-up reasons as to why there should be no investigation," Worthy said.
Worthy says the newest Detroit Police Chief along with Inspector Wilson and Sgt. Jones have been very cooperative in the effort to now test every rape kit.
"I'm going to make sure that every sexual assault kit that comes through sex crimes is tested," Sgt. Jones pledged.
"We don't treat them as 11,000 rape kits. We're looking at each one individually," Wilson said.
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Audrey Polk's rape kit sat untested for over a decade.
One of the more than 11,000 kits discovered in the warehouse belonged to Audrey Polk.
"I feel like someone's paid attention now, and it makes me feel a little better. And to those who shut the doors, kept putting boxes, kits on [shelves], shame on them all, shame on them," said rape survivor Polk.
A mom of two, she was raped in February 1997 in an attack that began while she lay in bed sleeping with her infant daughter and 6-year-old son.
"What woke me up was his weight on top of me. I was horrified," Polk said. "He had a gun. I know that. He did cover my eyes eventually. I didn't see him, you know. It was dark."
After the attack, she immediately called the police, and went to the hospital where evidence was collected from her.
"I had no choice. That was the only way I could ever have a way of, you know, getting this person off the street," said Polk of the invasive exam.
Polk initially made several calls to the police about her case. She said she got little information and eventually stopped calling. The rape continued to haunt her and her children. Her son had trouble with his anger and had problems at school.
"It makes me tear up now because I know what he's gone through and his anger, how his life was interrupted and he was cheated out of a normal childhood, you know. That's not fair," said an emotional Polk.
Polk, herself, had trouble spending the night alone. Fourteen years after the attack that altered her and her family's life forever, she received a knock on the door from a Wayne County assistant prosecutor.
"I opened the door, and I said, 'Ma'am, I've never done anything wrong in my life,' and she goes, 'No, we know who raped you 14 years ago.' And I'm looking at her, like, are you really serious?" Polk said. "And the first thing she said, 'Well, do you still want to prosecute?' And I said, 'Certainly, absolutely, yes, I do.'"
Polk's assailant was found guilty and sentenced to up to 60 years in prison.
"I hope, more than anything, it gives hope to those women who were ignored that we are working each and every day to try to fix things, and not every case is going to be prosecutable, but we're going to make sure that we have, we can prosecute as many as we can," Worthy said.
Editor's note: Kate Snow's full report airs Friday, Feb. 15 at 10 p.m. ET/9 CT on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams.
To donate to the Detroit Crime Commission, click here. To specify that your funds go to the testing of rape kits, be sure to click the "add special instructions" section and specify that the funds go to the "Wayne County Rape Kit Initiative."


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Jolana Disco Bass. The eBay listing has some particularly clear close-up photos and although it's quite apparent that this is a used instrument and shows signs of wear here and there, it is in exceedingly good condition.
Although quite obviously from the same stable, the Jolana Disco Bass has quite a different design to the Jolana Disco 6-string guitar; whilst the guitar looks to be a Burnsian interpretation of the SG, the bass has been styled after the Gibson RD Artist. They share the same giant-sized humbuckers although the bass has a pair of these against the guitar's single unit. Tuners and bridge are of the same design and even the pickguard follows the same design rules.
The controls are simple with no pickup selector, no tone controls, but just a volume for each pickup - which couldn't be further away from the instrument that the body shape is copying. I believe that the "1970s transistor-radio" style knobs on this example are not original, and that it would have originally have had the same chunky clear plastic knobs as used on the Disco guitar.
This particular Disco Bass is finished in a vibrant red; I really like how the colour is echoed by the dot inlays on the fingerboard.
Possibly, with a Buy It Now price of $400, this is a little over-priced, but having said that it is a particularly nice example.
G L Wilson
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Finally, I'm back!!!
After a long hiatus I've recently updated this website with a new layout and new transcriptions. Hope you enjoy!
I'm living in Las Vegas now and since I haven't started to gig that much I'm spending a lot of time practicing and transcribing. I'm also taking the time to update and correct the older solos. I never really spent much time proof-reading those earlier solos but as others and I have read through them there are some errors. With the updated transcriptions I made my own corrections but if you find any mistakes feel free to email me with your corrections. It would be greatly appreciated.
So take a look around, you'll notice a few changes. As you may or may not know these transcriptions are all free and will always be free to download. A lot of people have suggested that I charge a fee or sell them but that's not really my goal. This site isn't a
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With that being said, I have added a donation button on the top of the transcription page..so if you'd like to say 'Thank You' in the form of a small donation I'd definitely appreciate it.
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LENEXA, KS – The new Raptor RP-1 for motorcycles from Kustom Signals is the smallest moving radar on the market, with a waterproof display and counting unit that is only 2.6" x 1.5" x 4.1".
Complete enforcement control is available from the display, which features graphical type LCD with full alpha-numeric messages. Single or dual directional K-Band antennas are thin and also waterproof.
The Raptor for motorcycles is small in energy consumption, too — using only 57 percent of the power required from similar systems.
The Raptor RP-1 features DuraTrak, a new patent-pending technology, which incorporates a signal duration tracking algorithm that tracks multiple targets and graphically displays tracking history for strongest and fastest targets.
The Raptor for motorcycles comes with a specially designed thumb remote for the handlebar, allowing ease of operation on the road. Mounting kits are available for the BMW R1200, Harley Road King, Harley Electra Glide and Honda ST1300.
Established in 1965, Kustom Signals Inc., a Public Safety Equipment Company, designs and manufactures a complete line of speed enforcement, speed awareness, and in-car video systems for law enforcement agencies.
More information on Kustom Signals, Inc. is available at www.kustomsignals.com.


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Personally, unless they explained what they meant by a vague comment like that, I'd ignore it.
Maybe they meant it was lacking a grainy character usually associated with pilsner? Is there contact info for the judge? If so maybe they can explain what they meant.
or maybe they were expecting some sulphur or diacetyl?


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Our walls are borrrring. We've hung up two posters in our living room, and while we have some more to hang up…I would like to hang up more than just posters. I've been searching through thrift stores, flea markets and craft fairs, but since the good stuff can be pricy, I figured I would just try making my own.
I've been attempting to organize my Pinterest better, in hopes that I will actually use what I pin. So, while sorting through my boards, I've found some beautiful DIY wall adornments, and I wanted to share some of my favorites with you:
I love these wall hangings! For some reason, anytime I find them at a flea market or thrift store, they always smell like smoke. It's super annoying. Back in my heyday, I probably would have thought it added "character," but now it's just annoying. Rachel Denbow shares a weaving basics class on A Beautiful Mess, including what supplies you'll need and a step-by-step tutorial with descriptive photos. I'm thinking of giving it a try and if you're interested in weaving at all, check it out!
This DIY wax resist dip dyed wall hanging from Going Home to Roost is gorgeous! She includes a simple tutorial and lists the supplies needed and some good photos. This was hung up in her baby's nursery, but I know there are some good ones I can make for our home, too. And if you find yourself in a wax resist frenzy, she also shares a onesie tutorial!
I have been loving botanical posters for a while now, but I'm not loving their prices. This DIY Botanical Poster from Caitlin McGrath at The Merrythought is simple and you could do an underwater themed one, too. It's all hand-painted so as long as you like the way you paint, you could do a lot with this tutorial. A supply list and photos are also included.
This Home Sign Decor DIY from Kelli at Lolly Jane looks simple to make, and it's just adorable. She used clip art that she got online, but you can use any stencil for this project…or just do it all from scratch! Kelli includes a supply list and photos with her tutorial.
There are so many canvases that have old paintings on them that I will never hang up. I usually sand them down and repaint them, but this Doily Wall Art DIY from Mod Podge Rocks is another idea for reusing these old canvases, and you can do so much with it. The tutorial is part of Amy's 20 Ways to Mod Podge a Canvas post, so if you're not into this…there are plenty other projects to choose from. A supply list, photos and step-by-step instructions are included!
Do you have some DIY Wall Art hanging in your home? Did you do one of these projects and want to share? Post in the comments and connect with me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google + and Pinterest. Let's keep the inspiration going!


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Royal family releases new photos of Prince George
Oh baby!
We finally have a better picture of what Prince George of Cambridge looks like.
Britain's most famous family has chosen to release two new photographs of the four-week-old royal. George can be seen in a country garden with his parents Williamand Catherinein each of the photos.
According to a Kensington Palace press release, the photos were taken by Kate's father, Michael Middleton, at the Middleton family home in Bucklebury, a village in Berkshire, England, in early August.
The second released photo shows the family with Middleton family pet Tilly, a retriever, and a cocker-spaniel named Lupo, who belongs to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The images are the first we've seen of Prince George, who was born on July 22, since his parents took him home from the hospital on July 23.
Worldwide media interest in Prince George has been intense over the past several weeks. There's even been comic bookand Legoland adaptations based off of the royal birth.
In a CNN interview Monday morning, Prince William, 31, said he thinks it's nice that people are so interested in seeing his newborn son.
"As any parent knows, you're only too happy to show off your new child and, you know, proclaim that he's the best-looking or the best everything," he said.


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Made That Summer Reading List Yet?
Gregory Kane | 6/13/2013, 9:02 p.m.
Ah, summertime! 'Tis the season for vacations, weddings, picnics, cookouts and some good old, down home reading.
That is, for those folks who still read and if you read this newspaper, I suspect that you're among the dwindling number of Americans who also read books.
Now, since you do read, I assume that you're dying to know what my summer reading list for 2013 is. OK, so you aren't dying to know, but I'll make a deal with you: I'll share mine, if you share yours.
At the top of my summer reading list is "Inadmissible Evidence" by Evelyn A. Williams. Who, you might ask, is Evelyn A. Williams? And why should you care?
Williams is the aunt of a woman known as Assata Shakur, who is also known as Joanne Chesimard. If that name doesn't ring a bell, you need to think back to just a little over a month ago.
It was May 2. The FBI and the New Jersey State Police made a big deal about Chesimard being designated as the only woman on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Terrorists List. And that same FBI made an even bigger deal about the reward for Chesimard's capture being increased from $1 million to $2 million.
Chesimard was a terrorist, the FBI assured us, who murdered Trooper Werner Foerster "execution-style" in the early morning hours of May 2, 1973, on the New Jersey Turnpike.
This is the same FBI that, only a few years earlier, had framed Los Angeles Black Panther leader Elmer Gerard "Geronimo" Pratt. So I figured that if the FBI had no problem in framing Pratt, why should I believe anything they told me about Chesimard?
More information, I figured, was needed. So I copped Williams' book off of www.amazon.com. I learned that Williams was more than Chesimard's aunt; she was also her lawyer.
As Chesimard's lawyer, Williams was able to give readers a few more details about the woman also known as Assata Shakur that the FBI failed to mention. The most important of those details is this one:
Chesimard/Shakur was shot in a shootout with Foerster and another trooper named James Harper.
That is an important detail. When you're trying to establish a narrative depicting a person as a terrorist, it doesn't help the narrative any to tell people that the so-called terrorist was wounded in a shootout with cops.
Oh, there's more. Williams lets readers know that Chesimard/Shakur's median nerve was severed by a gunshot. The severing of the median nerve would have rendered her, incapable of firing a gun.
Chesimard/Shakur also had her clavicle shattered by another gunshot. Williams said expert witnesses testified at her trial that the clavicle wound was consistent with someone sitting in a car with her hands raised.
Tests for gunpowder conducted on Chesimard/Shakur after the turnpike shootout revealed no gunpowder residue, Williams informed readers, meaning her niece, in all likelihood, fired no weapons, much less killed Foerster "execution-style."
Last, but by no means least, Williams said that Harper, the prosecution's star witnesses, admitted under oath that he perjured himself in his grand jury testimony and that he lied in his official reports.


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MIAMI – This Saturday, make sure to look up in the night sky to see the "super Moon"! What is a "super Moon"?
"Super Moon" is the name given to a full moon that occurs with the moon makes its closest approach to Earth along its elliptical orbit. So no, the moon will not be wearing a cape this weekend and will not be travelling faster than a speeding bullet.
The name "super Moon" was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979, defined as, "a new or full moon which occurs with the Moon at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit.
The full Moon will be closer to Earth than any other time this year. The Moon will be 30% brighter and appear in the sky as much as 14% bigger than other full Moons in 2012.
Saturday, May 5th at 11:34 pm Eastern Daylight Time when the Moon reaches perigee, its closest approach to Earth, only one minute later, the Moon will line up with Earth and the sun to become officially full at 11:35pm. The timing is almost perfect.
The best time to look is when the Moon is near the horizon (the moon rises in the east at 7:42pm on Saturday). For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low hanging Moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects.
On May 5th, this Moon illusion will amplify a full Moon that's extra-big to begin with. The swollen orb rising in the east at sunset should seem super indeed.
Some claim that the "super Moon" phenomenon is associated with an increased risk of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. However, the evidence of such a connection is unconvincing.
It's true that a perigee full Moon brings with it extra-high "perigean tides," but according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this is nothing to worry about. In most places, lunar gravity at perigee pulls tide waters only a an inch or so higher than normal.
Here is the Moon information for Saturday May 5th:
- Moonrise 6:34 p.m. on preceding day
- Moon transit 12:19 a.m.
- Moonset 6:01 a.m.
- Moonrise 7:42 p.m.
- Moonset 6:54 a.m. on following day
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When my elderly mother was ill and dying, she was placed in a ward with men. My mother had been a victim of domestic violence for many years and she should never have been placed in a room with men. She was very upset and we, her children, were frantic. We advised the nurses and nursing supervisor that because of her history she must only be in a room with women. They moved her once, but then they moved men back into that room. It made her death even more anxiety-ridden for everyone. It is terrible that women are forced to be in rooms with men. For those with histories of domestic violence, rape or sexual abuse, this is terrifying. As well, the potential for sexual assault in such conditions is great. Years ago, the practice was that patient beds were moved as necessary so that men are with men and women with women. We need to return to this model. Women should not have to die in fearful conditions. It is morally wrong, utterly reprehensible and totally preventable.
--Beryle Chambers, Vancouver
When it became impossible for my mother to live on her own, I set about finding her a care facility. I live in a different city, but I went to where she lived and tried to work with the health authority in her area to get her properly situated. They said she didn't qualify. In the end I arranged to have her dropped off at the hospital where they kept her for two months and eventually placed her in a level of care even beyond what I had asking for. This was a very expensive way for them to go about it. I felt guilty that she was taking up a hospital bed that she didn't need, but they left me no choice. She was moved to a facility outside of her own city, so she was completely cut off from friends and family that could have visited her. When I suggested she be placed in my community, they told me I would have to choose just one care home and wait until a bed was available. They don't tell you how long the waiting lists are so you can make an informed choice. It was a very ugly and inhumane ordeal.
--Christine Clarke, Port Moody
The answer to the question is a definite yes. A few years back I received a call from my 82 year old father that he needed a ride to the doctor; he was having problems with his feet. For a couple of months he refused to let any family member into his apartment, it was such a mess. I was appalled at the condition of his feet. He and I lived in Surrey; he had no family doctor; so he made arrangements to see his niece's employer, a doctor in Richmond. Dad's feet were severely infected and his blood pressure was so low it was almost undetectable. He was sent immediately to hospital emergency where he was admitted. After a couple of weeks, he seemed to be coming around with the doctor putting him on a high-salt content diet. But every week or two he got a new doctor and the next doctor took him off the diet. After a couple of months of ups and downs I was told to find a place for him to live; his health was getting so that he could be released. A day later they called me to inform me that his feet needed to be amputated. Two days later he died. If seniors and others can't find family doctors, then this sort of mistreatment is going to continue and get worse.
--Jim Hammell, Surrey
My sisters and I take turns flying to Swift Current to provide care for our 83 year old mother due to her failing health. This is our personal choice and is becoming more difficult to keep up with. However, I have been involved in people trying to find appropriate care (in-home or in a facility). I have discovered that there is not enough of anything! There really isn't anybody to advocate for the elderly. I've learned that nobody has a central place where you can call to get answers regarding seniors. There is a lot of work to be done if my generation expects to be "cared for" either in-home by family or service providers, or in a facility.
We must centralize and streamline care giving for the elderly.
We must find different housing options for smaller groups so we can maintain our sense of community.
What I believe needs to be done is a co-operative for the aging. We all have limitations but we do not all share the same limitations. We should be learning how to care for each other instead of waiting for someone else to take care of us.
--Zanie Mollica, Kelowna
I haven't had any personal experience in this regard but for a lot of Indo-Canadian seniors, finding culturally sensitive care home facilities is a big challenge. Also, in most of the cases, language is a barrier. Providing suitable services with caregivers well- versed in Indo-Canadian culture and Punjabi language would be extremely helpful in this regard.
--Balwant Sanghera, Richmond
My sister, 78, never wanted to talk about having to go to a retirement home. She had her own condo, and thought she would be able to live there alone all her life. Not that easy sometimes.
One morning, she didn't even remember getting up, falling, hitting her head on the corner of her bedside table and falling on the floor. After several hours, she could hear that the receiver of her phone was off the hook. Trying to use the phone for help, she realized that she could not use her right arm. She managed to call 911 with her left hand.
She went to the hospital for two months. She had a stroke. At one point, her family doctor told her that she could not go back home, but must go to a care home instead. "No way! That's not for me!" The doctor called me and we started talking to her but her mind was already made up: "I am not going in an old folk home." But with tears and resentment, she accepted that it was her only chance to survive. Now, two years later, she is the one telling everyone how fortunate she is to be living in a care home.
She had no idea how it would be in the hands of a professional caregiver. She is enjoying her life: reading, walking and going out on tours with their local bus. She also was asked if she wanted to be the "postman," going from one floor to the next, not only exercising her right arm but also her right foot. She has never been this happy and relaxed.
Ignorance often is the cause of why seniors resent going to a care home. I believe, before an accident happens, every senior should visit a few places and experience the good food and the other daily services offered.
--Al Goguen, Victoria
My father-in-law (Burt) passed away on January 10th, 2011. He had celebrated his 90 birthday the pervious October 3. Shortly after the birthday, he was hospitalized for investigation of back pain. After much ado he was diagnosed with unknown intestinal cancer(s). From there on, this totally blind WWll veteran was subjected to pure hell.
Among the many indignities and foul-ups were clear cases of indifference to his age and special needs. He was airlifted to Prince George, indicating an urgent situation. During his stay he was served hot tea and a hardboiled egg (shell on), and left unattended. Hello! This man is totally blind.
After four days he was returned by road ambulance, undiagnosed. His pain continued to increase but the physicians would not boost the originally prescribed medication. It took the combined efforts of five family members to have that situation remedied. By this time, he is weak, having eaten very little, so the local hospital released him into the care of his wife who had no way of managing his needs.
He needed assistance in getting around the house and to the bathroom. Again, the family had to intervene. He was re-hospitalized and flown to Victoria for radiation treatment. The medical staff had somehow decided that he had a cancerous tumour in his hip.)
On his return, it was declared that there were no long-term care rooms available. Once again, the whole family had to exert influence and pressure to get him admitted to the local seniors lodge. Therein he was fortunate to have many friends and family to spend most of each day with him. That said; they were constantly having to find staff to deal with issues which, if not for their presence, would have gone unnoticed (pain, discomfort, incontinence, etc.).
Early on, I attempted to get Burt and his 83 year old wife to sign a document giving me power of advocacy so that I could monitor his care. Having convinced them that this would be in his best interests, I told the local hospital administrator of my intentions. His response was to take a 40 km round trip visit to the in-laws' home, to talk them out of signing the permission. Unfortunately, he was successful in convincing them that it was not a good idea. When I confronted him, I was told to seek a legal remedy.
It doesn't end with his death. His widow is still trying to get some help and satisfaction from Veterans Affairs. The solution is to shake up the civil service and the medical profession by requiring consequences for inappropriate action or inaction. The current thoughtlessness is horrifying. It's like a warehousing operation where everyone has an assigned task. Beyond that task they seem not to care about anything other than their paycheque. They have no fear of repercussions due to status as a medical professional or union protection. There are rare exceptions but the notability of them merely highlights the status quo.
--Colin Waddell, Fort St John
A close relative is having major digestive issues with severe pain and cramping. She has been told there is a THREE year wait to see a Gastroenterology specialist. Of course, after that will be more waits to get a spot for testing. No wonder medical tourism is booming.
--Bruce Stevenson, Kelowna
Boy, where do I start? Mother-in-law: 80s and Alzheimer's. Hugely expensive "private" facilities, hugely crowded waiting lists for "public" facilities; home-care workers ripping her off during "cleaning" sessions, predatory sleaze artists walking her home from a "chance" encounter at her regular lunch spot. It's a long long story.
What needs to change? Let's take some money from the "business exchange/economic development" bus tours by government staff and industry leaders and tip it into research into better, cheaper patient care.
Let's take some money from the maintenance and enhancement of government office space and tip it into research into better, cheaper patient care, etc.
And while we're at it, keep MLAs in their constituency offices most of the time, using Skype for meetings with bureaucracy, party handlers and the like, instead of the other way around.
Let's actually eliminate business taxes (to attract industry) but institute a flat income tax for BC (to attract more and better workers) and save money on the arcane, convoluted tax system in BC and then tip the difference into . . . you know the drill.
--John Harris, Vancouver
Fortunately, at my age of 72, I have not yet the need but I hope all is ticking like a Timex if the need arises for me to enter a care home. Meantime, I support all those in care today who contribute their thoughts and ideas to make it more pleasant for those of us a possible stone's throw away
Most people know somebody in a care home. One dear friend is 92 years old and pretty mobile and self-sufficient. The other lady I know is 88 years old and lives far away iwith ldementia and needs the caring and love that staff provide for her and others that share her home.
The first lady is happy and doesn't complain, the second one couldn't express a complaint even if she tried to.
--Tom Isherwood, Olalla
When my mother in-law was alive she was in assisted living in Langley. We didn't have any trouble getting her in but the price they charged was absolutely crazy. I don't know how some seniors can afford to live! Things need to be more affordable; after all, they worked long and hard all their lives. They should be able to live somewhere that doesn't drain their bank accounts!
--Madelaine Lawson, Salmon Arm
No, we found a beautiful place for her and she is happy there. It is Crest View Village in Creston.
--Doug Vincent, Coldstream
When an infant is born it is completely helpless. It cannot walk, cannot eat alone, cannot survive. Parents take care of it and for a long time of childhood in every way. When parents get old, the situation is in reverse. They become the helpless human beings. The children should be taking care of their aging parents as their natural duty to pay back for the time when parents were taking care of them.
It's too bad this is happening so seldom in our society. In this, I see the biggest problem.
--Jozef Demcak, Richmond
I have my elderly father living with me. It is getting more difficult in getting around for him. I would love to do some reno's to my home to help him, but cannot afford them. If the BC Government could help a little, this would help a lot. I guess at some point he will have to be put in a nursing home, and he will then be under the government's care, which will cost them more.
--Cheryl Blaschuk, Surrey
So far so good. My wife is handicapped but I am still able to care for her and drive her to appointments, etc. There have been a lot of problems in our area and I am not looking forward to needing outside help.
--George McBain, Hope
My parents died years ago. I didn't have problems getting care for them at the time. My husband who passed away five years ago died in hospital but was getting care and examinations for possible cures. I didn't have to pay for any of these expenses. However, I know from many friends, that is not the case now. People are sent home as soon as possible and, in many cases, then have to pay for their own drugs, etc. which was not the concept of "universal Medicare." Many procedures and medications that were once covered are no longer. So, by creeping stealth we are going back to a system before Medicare -- which was put in place to give equal care to everyone. I belong to a seniors association and know of one case where a wife who had a particular kind of cancer, had to mortgage their home to pay for medications. Again, this is not what was intended with the introduction of Medicare.
--Rita Pollock, Coquitlam
So far, no one in my immediate family had trouble finding an old-age retirement home. However, I am told that the cost of living in an old-age home is terribly high, and way beyond reach for most retired people.
--Aime J. Therrien, Port Moody
You can easily find woe-is-me stories about someone's family member not getting served fast enough or with a high enough level of service, but this is entirely the wrong question. You should be asking how much health care we will ask the younger generation (higher income earners with low assets and high debts) to pay for in terms of higher taxes for services to the older generation (no incomes, high assets and no debts) -- a level of care the younger generation will NEVER receive.
--Stephen Gammer, Langley
The problem across BC is, those in their 90s in long-term care hospitals or extended care hospitals are at risk of infections and death by dehydration, by slow starvation, improper medication administration or lack of fluids. They give just enough fluids that the Licensed Practical Nurse can do her job of having seen the patient take the pill; or even pills incorrectly given against directions or instructions, not cut up or crushed. All this is covered up by the provincial health reviews.
You have to use the expensive civil courts to address problems, and few still do this for the very elderly, with one foot in the grave. The problem is age discrimination regarding care to seniors in their 90s. As soon as you reach 90 -- and the staff know how old you are -- the care turns from bad to worse. It is as if you are not a human being any more.
You face starvation, no G-tubes (feeding tubes) if you get weak and cannot feed yourself. Family who are too busy to feed you then watch you starve to death. The staff is too busy to feed a slow eater, or one who cannot feed themselves. They write down that you are in non-compliance. So this justifies the uneaten food on your tray and the reason you did not take in any fluids. What you can expect is slow starvation and increase of Tylenol, with codeine in it, to mask the pain of starvation. They will give you this Tylenol by any means, crushed or inserted in your anus, to make sure you keep the starvation pain masked.
The doctors never complain of their patient care (as they go along with the system that has full cooperation of government-appointed representatives) to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC and to the Regional District boards, all unelected officials who turn a blind eye.
When patients are bedridden, they get medically caused infected bed sores, too. When they have an open sore, the LPNs and lesser trained staff who bathe the patient are not trained to not put them in water where they can get further pathogens into open sores. They don't want the time to do daily sponge paths of patients with visual open sores, generally the diabetics. They put on padding on feet without sterilizing those padded feet covers, so more pathogens re-enter the cleaned open sores. Consequently, amputations become necessary . . . if given at all.
--Donna Young, Dawson Creek
Yes. My Mother (Betty Spriggs) died in January of 2006 after being admitted to a hospital emergency department. She endured hallway medicine overnight, was prematurely discharged the next day, and rushed back to the ER the following day, only to die four days later.
She, like myself, was a long-time RN -- serving the people of B.C until she was into her 70s -- and should never/ever have had to suffer as she did in her last days. For this, I will forever hold the then Premier and his health minister responsible for Mum's suffering, if not her death. And I vow to do everything in my power to transfer control of B.C's health-care from the invasion of corporate-trained entities who hold it hostage now, and return health-care management to the people who always used to (before the 1980s) run it the way it should be. By this I mean to predominately medically trained and experienced personnel such as doctors and nurses.
--Liz Stonard, Port Alberni
Unfortunately, I am having a problem getting a proper diagnosis to my health problem. I'm 75 years young and active but I wake up three to four times a night, as my tongue is burning and I have thick saliva in the mouth. The dentist says it is thrush and to take Nystatin. The walk-in clinic doctor says it is gastric reflux and to take Nexium. But any of the medications they are giving do not help me
to get a restful sleep!.So the diagnosis is wrong? I can't get an endoscopic test as I have developed an Angina heart problem. When I asked the labs "is there any saliva test?" they referred me to the family doctor who said, just take the medication -- which doesn't help. We have a health care system dominated by procedure, but if the procedure don't fit, well, too bad . . .
--Laszlo Novotny, Burnaby
While caring for my mother we were fortunate in that her needs were always met in a timely period. Four and a half years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer and within two weeks she had been scheduled for surgery. She was given radiation as a follow-up but not chemotherapy because they didn't think she would be strong enough to withstand it.
When I realized her memory and cognitive abilities seemed to be declining, she was referred to a gerontologist who saw and tested her every six months. Her care in the assisted-living facility where she lived was excellent. When she had health issues they felt they could not handle effectively themselves, they sent her to the hospital for the care she required.
Unfortunately, my mother died recently but it was not because of lack of care. She died of kidney failure at almost 91. Even in her final six weeks I was very pleased with the care she received. She died at a convalescent home where she could lie in her bed and look out at the beautiful garden. The staff there were attentive and caring, not only with my mother but with the family as well. I realize this is not always the case. We were lucky that my mother was one of the fortunate ones.
--Sylvia Behnish, Surrey
Yes. My mother, who is almost 90 years old now, is legally blind and is living in a senior's home. A couple of years ago we applied to have her put on the wait-list for subsidized assisted-living. She was assessed by a nurse and accepted into the program. Over the next two years she was re-assessed by two different nurses and was assured that when a room was available she would be given a suite. Finally an accommodation became available and she was asked to visit the facility to choose between the two suites that were open. Instead, upon attending that appointment, she was subjected to a heartless, superficial and cynical interview with a health board administrator who determined that, contrary to the medical authorities professional staff's recommendation, Mother was not a candidate for assistance.
There needs to be some compassion and understanding of the aging continuum.
--Miles Browne, North Vancouver
I am that senior and, to date, I have had no difficulty accessing care I have needed.
--Robert Wilson, Campbell River
I, aged 72, recently ended up in emergency at Royal Columbia Hospital. It was a heart condition I didn't know I had. They treated me immediately and continued to monitor me until a cardiologist could take over. I was released after six and a half hours after being given medication and prescriptions and an appointment for further consultation with the cardiologist. I could not have had better treatment.
--Pat Brown, Burnaby
Fortunately our parents were well taken care of by their assisted living and care home environments during their last years. Now we are aware of friends and neighbours who, at the same age as our parents, are having considerable challenges due to a couple factors. The adult children refuse to engage in conversations with their parents to do and take the necessary steps to plan for a move to appropriate living arrangements.
These seniors also refuse to agree to be referred to or accept assistance from the process – i.e. a social worker to access and get a spot reserved in a care home. When a senior has serious mobility issues (i.e. prosthesis, diet, nutrition and medication), then it is obvious that next-door neighbours are not enough. An unanswered phone call from family a couple hundred miles away starts a repeated process to monitor such a senior. Admittedly, we wonder when will this end. Such seniors deserve better because of their contribution to our lives.
--Rudy Hiebert, Abbotsford
I am an aging senior and my husband is disabled. We have a hard time getting any medical services. For some reason, the medical society doesn't want to spend health care dollars on us old guys, even though it was our money that built that hospital. We are expendable in this society and we get shoved around because they know they can.
--Marian Grandy, Aldergrove
A few years ago, a sibling at sixes and sevens career-wise, was hired by the parents, then living on the Prairies, to care for two relatives with Alzheimer's.
After she had obtained a proper diagnosis for both, she was able to ease them into an excellent care facility downtown beginning with weekly visits by special bus. Nice work, sib, except she then contracted Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- first the latter, then the former -- which may have been related to her work as caregiver. No idea, as the medical establishment has mostly ignored both of these painful, debilitating, often-related illnesses.
Later on, Pop lost steam at a high-priced assisted living facility, a place they both loathed – a geriatric doc at VGH was excellent as was everyone at St. Joe's, where pop was moved from -- and quickly expired.
Mom, meanwhile, escaped to a leaky co-op that just had its fourth or fifth set of major repairs, but she's so glad to be back in the land of the living, she didn't even complain when construction "workers " burst through her bedroom ceiling during the "remediation."
--Leo Biblitz, Vancouver


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