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Tag Archives: Donald Westlake aka Richard Stark
The heist always goes wrong, part 3: 10 of the best heist films you've never seen
As readers of this site know, I love a good heist film, the ingenuity of their plots and the variations they come in, whether it be the all star team assembled for the job of a life time or a group of desperate men and women trying for one last big score.
Everyone can name their favourite heist films and, for the most part, it is usually the big name titles such as The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) and the French classic, Rififi (1955). Indeed, I listed these and many other well know heist movies in previous posts on this site, 'The heist always goes wrong, part 1: ten of the best heist movies ever made' and 'The heist always goes wrong, part 2: reader picks and other favourite heist movies'.
But what about the lessor known heist films that are great but which nobody knows about?
To celebrate the release of my second crime novel, Gunshine State, I have compiled the following list of the 10 best heist films you've never seen.
Operation Amsterdam (1959)
Operation Amsterdam functions as both a war and a heist film. Peter Finch plays Jan Smit, a British intelligence officer ordered to infiltrate the city of Amsterdam, which is on the verge of being overrun by invading German forces, and prevent the city's diamond reserves from falling into Nazi hands.… Read more
Posted in 60s American crime films, 70s American crime films, Christopher Lee, Crime film, Donald Westlake aka Richard Stark, Heist films, Stanley Baker
Tagged A Prize of Arms (1962), Alain Delon, Armoured (2009), Charles Bronson, Christopher Lee, Circus of Fear (1966), Donald Westlake aka Richard Stark, Edward G Robinson, Eva Bartock, Farewell, Francoise Prevost, Friend (1968), Grand Slam (1967), Gunshine State, heist films, I Promise to Pay (1959), Killer Force (1976), Klaus Kinski, Matt Dillon, Maud Adams, O J Simpso, Operation Amsterdam (1959), Payroll (1959), Peter Fonda, Psycho Circus (1966), Rififi (1955), Sidney Hayers, Skip Martin, Suzy Kendall, Sweeney 2 (1978), Telly Savalas, The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Day of the Wolves (1971), The Diamond Mercenaries (1976), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), Val Guest
The heist always goes wrong, part 1: ten of the best heist movies ever made
I love the genius and intricacy of their plots and the variations they come in, whether it be the all star team assembled for a job or the desperate ex-cons trying for one last score.
But most of all I love them because of the golden rule of all good heist films – for whatever reason, the heist always goes wrong.
What do you need for a good heist?
You need a plan for actual heist itself, the getaway, and moving, storing and fencing whatever it is you've stolen. The more complicated the plan, the more likely it is that something will go wrong.
You need a crew of people; one man or woman alone cannot do a heist. This introduces the human element and all the problems that come with it, the greed, suspicions, jealousies and uncertainties.
I've been thinking for a while now about what my top ten-heist films would be and the following list, in no particular order, is it.
The robbery itself is almost immaterial to how I rate a good heist film. What I like is the context and atmosphere in which the heist takes place and inevitable problems that arise after it's been pulled off. And the darker and more broken things get, the better the film is in my book.… Read more
Posted in 60s American crime films, 70s American crime films, 80s American crime films, Angie Dickinson, Charles Durning, Donald Westlake aka Richard Stark, Ernest Borgnine, Film Noir, Gene Hackman, Heist films, James Caan, Jim Brown, Peter Boyle, Robert Mitchum, Stanley Baker, Sterling Hayden, Sydney Lumet, Yaphet Kotto
Tagged A Cop (1972), Across 110th Street (1972), Al Pacino, Alain Delon, Angie Dickinson, Anthony Quinn, Armoured Car Robbery (1950), Basil Dearden, Catherine Deneuve, Charles Durning, Crime Wave (1954), Criss Cross (1949), Diahann Carroll, Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Don Siegel, Donald Westlake aka Richard Stark, Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Heat (1995), heist films, Jack Klugman, James Booth, James Caan, James Whitmore, Jim Brown, Joanna Pettel, John Cazale, Joseph Loosey, Money Movers (1979), Peter Boyle, Peter Yates, Richard Jordan, Richard Stark, Robbery (1967), Robert De Niro, Robert Mitchum, Robert Prosky, Ronald Reagan, Sexy Beast (2000), Stanley Baker, Sterling Hayden, Sydney Lumet, The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Bank job (2008), The Criminal (1960), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), The Killers (1964), The League of Gentlemen (1960), The Red Circle (1970), Tuesday Weld, Warren Oates, Yaphet Kotto
Butcher's Moon
Regular readers of Pulp Curry will be familiar with my obsession with Parker, the fictional master thief created by Richard Stark, AKA Donlad Westlake.
Well, guess what arrived in the mail yesterday?
Yep, it was my long awaited copy of Butcher's Moon, the last Parker book Westlake wrote before he took a 23-year rest from the character.
Butcher's Moon, written in 1974, has been out of print for a quite a while and the only copies of the book I have been able to find have been very expensive second hand ones.
So, you can imagine how happy I was when University of Chicago Press, which has been gradually re-leasing all the Parker books, announced Butcher's Moon would be available. If you're interested, you can buy it here.
I've read reviews that have described Butcher's Moon as the best Parker book Westlake ever wrote. It takes Parker back to the familiar territory of his earlier books The Hunter and The Outfit, hot on the trail of money owed him by the mob.
A failed heist sends Parker to an amusement park where he stashed $73,000 during a previous caper (depicted in the novel Slayground), several years earlier.
Parker enlists the help of his only friend, another thief called Grofield.… Read more
Parker and the art of hard-boiled crime writing
December 31 2010 marks the second anniversary of the death at age 75 of one of the masters of hard-boiled crime writing, Donald Westlake.
I've found myself thinking a lot about Westlake lately and his best known creation, the professional criminal Parker.
Westlake was a prolific writer. While he specialised in crime fiction, he also did science fiction, erotic stories and westerns under a myriad of pseudonyms of which Richard Stark, the name he used for the Parker books, remains the best known. He also worked on a number of screenplays, including the adaption of Jim Thompson's The Grifters.
Sixteen Parker novels appeared between 1962 and 1974. For reasons I'm not clear about, Westlake took a rest from the character until 1997, then wrote another eight Parker books.
Several of the books were filmed, the best known of which is Point Blank starring Lee Marvin (later remade as Payback with Mel Gibson as the lead, but the less said about it the better).
I recently discovered via The Violent World of Parker website, The Outfit, an excellent 1973 adaption of Westlake's novel of the same name, is finally getting an outing on DVD. (The details are here).
Robert Duvall does the honours as Parker or Macklin, as the central character in the film is called, alongside Joe Don Baker, Robert Ryan and the siren of seventies American B-movies, Karen Black.… Read more
Posted in 70s American crime films, Crime fiction, Donald Westlake aka Richard Stark, Garry Disher, Heist films, Jim Brown, Lee Marvin, Noir fiction, Parker
Tagged Crime Factory, Donald Westlake aka Richard Stark, Garry Disher, Karen Black, Lee Marvin, Richard Stark, Robert Duvall, The Outfit, The Sour Lemon Score, The Split
Interview: Garry Disher
Garry Disher is a veteran of the Australian crime-writing scene. He is the author a series of books featuring the professional hold-up man known as Wyatt. Disher wrote six Wyatt novels in the nineties and a seventh was recently released by Text and took out the top prize in the 2010 Ned Kelly awards. Disher has also authored a number of books featuring Hal Challis and Ellen Destry, two police working on Victoria's Mornington Peninsular, about an hour's drive southeast of Melbourne, where Disher also lives. I talked to him for the issue 5 of Crime Factory about the difference between writing hard-boiled characters and police procedurals, why after over a ten-year break he decided to write another Wyatt book and the state of crime fiction in Australia.
It's been over 10 years since the last Wyatt book, Fallout in 1997. Why the break and what inspired you to give Wyatt another outing after such a long time?
The break was to try and get established with the new series of police procedurals, the Challis and Destry books, which for me was a completely different way of looking at plot and structure. I wanted a break from Wyatt because there was basically one book a year and I thought I might get stale on them.… Read more


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2017 Summer Meeting – Harrogate
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26th July 2017
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Come and join us in Harrogate for a superb programme of science, special sessions and social events at the 2017 Summer Meeting on 23-26th July.
The BAP Summer Meeting provides the perfect forum for members and non-members, non-clinical and clinical scientists to meet to debate, discuss and learn about the latest advances in psychopharmacology.
2017 sees the launch of our latest initiative – the Applied Clinical Science Stream (ACSS), which begins on the afternoon of Sunday 23 July and continues all day on Monday 24th. In addition to providing high quality, up-to-date psychopharmacology CPD for clinicians, the ACSS will highlight insights into future developments in our understanding of mental illness and its treatment.
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Heading into my senior year of high school, I was introduced to the news that the school would be provided with the technological mistake that was the iPads. Go ahead and tell me about how "I'm an Apple hater" and how I'm part of the "PC master race", it won't bring this anywhere. That's not what I'm here to share. This story isn't about the iPads themselves, but more so what I found on mine.
About three weeks into my first semester, the iPads were distributed to each student of the school, and I was left with time to experiment. I wasted some of my afternoon trying out web browsers, downloading useless apps and games, and of course, dreading when I would need to write an essay on the damn thing.
When it came to knowledge of the iPad's programs, I was in the dark, along with my friends. The only recommendation I received was to check out the tablet's Garageband app, as it was "improved" and "smart programmed". It would've taken a lot to get me legitimately interested in the device, but the idea was enough to briefly draw my attention. I loaded up the Garageband app, ready to start my first project, to find that there were already five projects saved.
The school had acquired the iPads from another high school, who no longer required use of the technology. All of the iPads should've been wiped clean before the transition, so the fact that some files survived on mine was surprising. Shows how much of a good job their tech team did, I guess.
There were five projects saved, each with the default title of "my song". They were numbered one through five, and their screenshots didn't detail anything intricate or creative.
When I opened the first project "my song 1", it was more of the same. There were no loops, instruments, or anything that would piece together an actual song. It was just a voice recording, with no effects or edits.
I played the track from the beginning, which began with silence that continued for a few seconds. Then a voice began to speak, calm, at a low volume. I had to max my speakers to hear anything that was being said, but the voice was of a boy. I couldn't put down an exact age, but he had to be at least in his teens (between fourteen and fifteen, I'd say).
As far as what the boy was saying, he was essentially talking about his experiences in school. He talked about how he was "getting to know people" and was "a bit uneasy about the year." He talked about his classes, the different kinds of students, and some of his goals for the semester. He never mentioned his name, or anyone else's, for that matter. He also never mentioned where he or his school was located. None of his words provided any essential or meaningful information.
By the time the repetitive recording ended, I was convinced that some student got bored and decided to record himself ramble for about ten minutes. I was still confused about how these files still existed, so I didn't pay much attention to the details of the first recording. Most, if not all of it, was irrelevant.
Curiosity was still strong for me, so I went straight to the second recording in the sequence. It appeared identical to the first: a strip of an unaltered, recorded voice, with no other sounds. Unsurprisingly, it started and continued exactly the same. The same boy spoke more about his average school life. After hearing the voice twice, I found that it was very... emotionless. He sounded very disconnected with whatever the hell he was talking about, despite the details. I never compared any of the recordings next to one another, so I can't be sure if the voice had this tone in the first.
Sorry if I seem to over-analyze at points. This is the first time I've spoken about this finding in months, so I have a fair amount of ideas to speak out. I'll try to keep this as organized as possible.
The boy talked about similar topics to in recording one, almost the entire way. The behavior was more strange near the end. The boy was talking again about his school life, and then he abruptly stops speaking, as though he covered his mouth on the spot.
Then, he started talking to himself. Not like before, where he was explaining his life. He was asking questions, and he responded to them as though they were asked by someone else. It was easy to miss what he was saying, as he was talking very quickly near the end. I can't recall any exact words, but I do remember a few instances of "I don't know" and "what can I do?" When the second recording ended, my attention was better focused.
Recording three was next, of course. It sounded as though it started where the second left off, when the boy began to talk with himself. The words were still quick, and his speech mumbled frequently. After a minute or so, his speech slowed, and the words were clear. What I remember may not be a hundred percent accurate, but then again, I don't think a perfect recount matters:
"This doesn't feel as I expected it to be. I didn't think it would be easy, this concentrated thinking. It's stressful, but this feels like a lost cause. Is it really possible, seeing you?"
"You can't expect these things to be too simple. The mind is too intricate. Are you thinking of giving up, after all this progress?"
"No… no. Of course not, hehe."
"Then get a grip on yourself. You want me to be real, or not?"
"Yes! I want to see you. I dream of looking at you. I have dreams of what you might look like. Are you the same as me? Are you just a mirror of myself?"
"That will be answered, if you do your job right. Keep focused, think."
"Yes… I know. I keep shaking, can't keep sit-"
The recording then ends, making it much shorter than the rest. I was quite weirded out, and hesitant to move on. Keep in mind that conversation was one voice, only the boy. When switching roles, it sounded as though his voice was trying to be different, but there was only a small change in pitch.
After trying to make sense of this finding, there was nothing to go by except the two recordings that remained. I wasn't greatly disturbed at this point, but it was confusing nonetheless. There were numerous reasons that these recordings could've been created (some of them understandable, for that matter), but none had actual support. The most feasible idea was that the iPad belonged to a mentally disturbed student, who used the device and recorded his fits. This still left many questions unanswered, but curiosity still overshadowed my fear.
I opened the fourth recording, and played it. Again, the boy was speaking with himself, asking questions and providing answers. Truth be told, I still had no clue what he was talking about in his conversation. I can't remember how it began, but I can recall most of the middle and onward:
"Am I getting close? I have to be. I can hear you, even FEEL you. Why can't I see you, still?"
"It's simple: You don't truly believe. You want to, but even now you can't. I can only be visible when your mind is in the correct state."
"But I've done everything you asked! I've believed! I've hid myself away, stopped talking to others, stayed silent in school, even stole the meds you talked about! Nothing's helping. I'm not sure how long I can keep doing this."
The boy sounded very distraught, by this point.
"Are you afraid, boy? Afraid of doing what's right, for both of us? Are you afraid of me?"
"I'M NOT AFRAID! How could I be afraid if I've done everything so far?! What if you're just… giving the wrong instructions? You are me, after all."
"I know you're afraid. I'm your subconscious. I know your emotions before you've even experienced them. Don't think of me wrong, boy. I'm the only guidance you have, now."
There was a silence. The boy breathed deeply, moving away from the mic at intervals. His voice(s) returned after some time.
"My parents… god. They were worried. They were only trying to help me."
"Quiet! They were distracting you, deceiving, and you know that! That's why they're silenced now. We did it together, and there's no turning back now! You're close, trust me. But tell me: Are you willing to go to the end, to do whatever it takes to see me?"
"Yes… yes I am."
There was silence for another minute. When I say "silence", I mean that there wasn't a single sound. No breaths, movement, or mic feedback, just dead air. I was already on the edge of my seat, even though I had no idea what was going on. A voice returned, and I nearly threw my iPad across the room. "Good. I thought so."
Now, at the time, the speaker volume was still completely maxed. The voice that spoke sounded about five times louder than it had been all along, like it was being spoke an inch from the mic. But that's only half the reason why it scared the shit out of me.
The voice was completely different to the boy's, like a different person had walked into the room. Despite its volume, it was still calm, spoken softly yet powerful. It was deeper, sinister, and sent a piercing chill through my body with the one sentence.
Most importantly, the voice belonged to a woman.
I was so jumped by the new voice that I may've missed a portion of the recording, but I listened closely again. The boy's breaths were frantic, frightened. He didn't speak for some time, but he calmed down near the end, and spoke once more:
"My God. You're so… beautiful…"
I was stuck with what to do next. The two options in mind were; to continue to the final recording, or to replay the fourth, and determine if what I really heard near the end was legitimate. Looking back, I should've done the latter, as I might've been able to remember it all a bit better. However, my attention at the time was directed to finishing the story; to see exactly where the whole strange, eerie finding went. Of course, there was the possibility that I was being successfully scared by a group of elaborate pranksters. I was actually hoping for that, by the end.
The fifth recording began, and the boy's speech was nervous and jumpy. It was clear, but again, my memory may not be perfect:
"I don't understand. You're supposed to be a visual clone of myself, right? Why do you look this different? Why are you a girl?"
The new, chill inducing female voice was still there:
"Subconsciously, I'm what you wanted. Do you think that's true, now that I tell you? After all, you wanted someone else. Someone beautiful? Hypnotizing?"
"I suppose so. I've felt so lonely, after all. There's nobody that understands me, my thoughts."
"Who better to understand you than your own mind, boy? I'm here now, in front of you. You concentrated, and you succeeded. Are you aware of what is next? We've been talking about it many times, up to now."
At this point in the recording, some of it faded at random intervals. Portions were incomplete, despite the fact that I was keeping pinpoint attention on the words. I've marked the incomplete areas with dots for the best clarity:
"Must we"….."this? I can see you, now. Can't we just"….."alone, from this point?"
"You"…."what needs to be done! You said"…."yourself, they"…."understand you! They were distractions, they didn't believe. Some even laughed, "….." and for "……."they"……."pay."
As the woman's voice grew loud, the recording suffered further quality issues. A static slowly grew in the background, even as words weren't being spoken:
"But"….."don't deserve"…….". Most of it's my fault! Like you"….."last time, I didn't fully believe. Blame me, not"…"
"How"……."blame you? I am you. The only reason the idea is even there, is because"…."thought of it."
"……okay. You're right."
Both voices stopped, and the static transitioned into a painful ringing. My volume was near-muted, and the sound was still completely fucking with my ears. I didn't want to silence it and miss something, though. By the time words came back, I thought I was close to bleeding from my head.
The next, final portion of the recording entered with another moment of complete silence. The ringing and static ceased, and all sound halted. Then, the boy and the woman spoke again, at the same time. Believe me when I say that not a word was out of sync:
"I will walk into the crowd, and punishment will speak for itself. I will show no excitement, fear, despair, or arrogance. I will shed no tears, say no words, and make no expression. They will look into our eyes, and see no life, a soul without a single shade of color. I will reveal no emotion. All eyes in front of me do not see. Any life that doesn't see is a life wasted."
An immense, inhuman voice responded:
"Sweet child, you are ready."
It was clear to me: none of this had made enough sense to be a fucking joke.
A few days after listening to these recordings, I started sharing them with my friends (who listened to them alone. I had no desire to listen through them all again). We tried to develop ideas as to what they could've meant (or who they belonged to). We all had our own speculations: a mental patient's ramblings, audio samples for a strange film, an iPad owner who started a joke, but went too deep. There were theories that could be possible, but didn't bring us anywhere. About another week of talk went by, and word of my bizarre finding had gotten to the principal, who then confiscated my iPad because of the reputation it had gained.
Now, what happened to the iPad then was unknown to me for almost the remainder of the year. Talk of it degraded after a month, though I still thought about it often. I wasn't left sleepless over it or "endlessly haunted until suicide." But, it damn well frightened me, hearing those voices. I would be lying if I said I didn't have the occasional nightmare about it.
I'll fast forward about six months.
I had made good relations with the principle over the course of the semesters, to where I almost began to consider him a close friend. We were having a casual conversation after school one day, and I brought up the case of my iPad. I brought it up as more of an inside joke, but his face turned rather serious at the subject. He sighed, thinking of the best way to explain what he was about to cover. Because we were in a private setting, he wanted to tell me why I shouldn't speak about the device much more.
My school's first supply of iPads had been shipped from another high school in Iowa, who had abandoned the program because the devices had been deemed "obsolete." Even if the program is ended, however, the school still keeps a usage record for every device, matching students with their assigned iPad's model number. In short, the school knows what student used what specific iPad, even after they've been shipped away.
The iPad I had used had belonged to a freshman, in that school. His name was never told to me (I wouldn't have revealed it anyway). The student had started the year without issue, connecting with other students, getting used to classes, etc. However, weeks into the first semester, he began to take many days off. On the rare occasions he came in, he was very detached from others, and became aggressive when anyone tried to so much as speak to him. The student had no history of mental or emotional illness, and had not illustrated any violence in his past school years.
After some additional time, he stopped showing up altogether. One month later, and he finally returned, with a fully loaded handgun.
He had fired a total of thirteen shots in the school, killing two students and injuring six others. He used the last bullet to take his own life. Given his constant absence, his reasons for the heinous crime was unknown. The only possible lead was to question the freshman's parents.
When the police arrived at the freshman's secluded, rural home, the parent's were found dead in their bedroom. They were both lying in bed, with their throats carved open. The bed sheets were still over their corpses. What's more, is that their bodies showed signs of early decay, as though they'd been dead for at least a week.
In the end, the only evidence available was the recordings, which I was the first to find.
Before I end (as I've already shared all I know), you might be wondering why I've titled this "Wasted Life Recordings". Truth be told, the recordings had no real titles. I suppose the ending of the fifth recording continues to echo in me, like it's trying to embed its way into my head.
Now, I'm thankful I only heard it once.
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Hurricane Irene: Climate Connection?
"Don't wait, don't delay, we all hope for the best and prepare for the worst." President Obama's statement on Hurricane Irene urges the public to take precautions before one of the most significant northeast hurricanes in recent history. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for much of the Atlantic seaboard, including coastal areas of New York City. All lanes of one major highway in New Jersey are headed in one direction only – west. The safest course of action is always to get out of the way of an approaching storm – to minimize the risk of harm when you can.
The 2011 Texas Drought in a Historical Context
Texas climatologists have recently stated that the ongoing dry spell is the worst one-year drought since Texas rainfall data started being recorded in 1895. The majority of the state has earned the highest rating of "exceptional" drought and the remaining areas are not far behind with "extreme" or "severe" ratings by the U.S. Drought Monitor. So far, Texas has only received 6.5 inches of the 16 inches that has normally accumulated by this time of year.
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"All kids growing up in this generation know how they're impacting the environment. We're teaching today's kids about recycling and being responsible."
- Shawn Kerr, eighth-grade science teacher at Alcoa Middle School in Alcoa, TN.
Fifteen schools participated in the Make an Impact: Change Our 2morrow (MAI CO2) schools' challenge, an educational energy conservation competition led by the Center's Make an Impact (MAI) initiative in partnership with Alcoa. Mr. Kerr's words sum up the program's outcome, in which Make an Impact, a corporate employee and community engagement program, expanded the reach of its energy efficiency message to middle and high schools in five Alcoa communities across four states this spring.
|Alcoa Middle School principle Jim Kirk holds up the $1,000 check that the school won for being named a regional runner-up in the MAI: CO2 schools' challenge.
We had high hopes for the MAI CO2 campaign, but our success at engaging a younger audience in acting on energy efficiency far exceeded our expectations. In one month, we reached more than 8,000 students/parents/teachers and motivated them to calculate their carbon footprint with the Make an Impact calculator. The program wasn't just about students realizing their impact on the earth; we also tried to teach and empower these young individuals to make a difference – by saving energy, money, and the planet. Between March 14 and April 11, participants identified more than 14.4 million pounds of potential carbon savings and an estimated $1.75 million in energy savings.
Risk to Livestock during Heat Waves
Cattle deaths have been mounting in the central U.S. as the recent heat wave has pushed heat indices above 120 degrees in a number of states. Faced with dry pastures, rapidly depleting hay supplies and drought stressed surface water sources, ranchers in Texas are engaging in a significant livestock sell-off, referred to in one press account as culling into "the heart of the herd." The size of the U.S. herd is now at a record low as farmers liquidate, enticed by high beef prices and expensive feed. The situation is dire enough that the government has stepped in with low interest loans to ranchers and direct payments for farmers that lost animals due to the extreme weather. Under the Livestock Indemnity Program, cattle lost to extreme weather are reimbursed by the government at 75 percent of their value, a significant expenditure when cattle losses are counted in the thousands. Texans are already looking for ways to adapt to the drought and improve their climate resilience. Henderson County is hosting a training session on August 22 entitled "Managing the Effects of Drought for Beef Producers."
Excessive Heat Across Eastern U.S.
Over the weekend, the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning across a huge swath of the country, putting 132 million people under a heat alert. This warning is only issued when a heat index of at least 105°F is expected for more than three hours per day on two consecutive days or when the heat index is expected to rise above 115°F for any length of time. Recently in Iowa, the heat index reached 131°F, a level normally found only along the Red Sea in the Middle East. Scientists warn that these types of events could become much more common in the future, thanks to climate change.


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"The Hummingbird Nest" is a unique artistic collaboration between a mother and daughter, Helen Dumas, a writer, and Gretchen Dumas, an artist. At its essence, the book is a memoir by the mother, who reflects on her life as seen through the prism of her relationship with her daughter, who is struggling with a life-threatening illness. The daughter's perspective is presented in short telephone conversations, which punctuate the mother's recollections, as well as by her paintings and drawings, which are inserted throughout the book.
As the book opens, readers will meet the mother as a chronically ill child immersed in books and romantic notions. They will encounter her German-Irish family and her musically gifted mother. She emerges from childhood to some success as a young poet and actress. The book chronicles her experiences in Europe during World War II as a young woman in the Red Cross and afterwards, as she pursues her dream of becoming an actress in Hollywood. There, she marries a charming and charismatic lawyer, who had been a Marine captain with 4 years of tough combat experience in the South Pacific. Her husband, who suffers from a non-diagnosed case of post-traumatic stress, whisks her off to live in a small town in Wyoming, ending her fledging acting career. She matures as she raises two children in Wyoming, Minnesota and then California with an erratic husband, who creates an atmosphere of perpetual insecurity.
In her 60's, she confronts the tragedy of her daughter's cancer (melanoma). Gripped by anxiety, the daughter incessantly telephones the mother, rebuking her for a lifetime of "co-dependence" and squandered talent. The mother defends her life choices, even as she comes to understand them more deeply. Anguished by her daughter's plight, she returns to her girlhood literary endeavors, searching for that personal voice that has survived the disappointments and compromises of a long life. In so doing, she resolves the challenge to her life thrown down by her daughter and rediscovers the redemption of art as exemplified by her own mother's tireless devotion to music, her daughter's new-found passion for painting, and her own scribbling.


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Kurt won't be available for the game after watching him throw. He probably start the game and nothing would happen and be just fine. The doctors don't want us to do that. They want another week yet for that bone to heal so that gives him this whole week of practice and next week where he won't get hit so then he's 100% and there's no issues with him whatsoever. If something should happen to Marc (Bulger) injury-wise during the game then we'd re-evaluate it and he could possibly play but he'll be out for the game. In terms of Marshall we really don't know. He's still real gimpy we'll just have to see. It may be a gametime decision where we'll have him go out there early and run around and see how he feels.
Will Warner be the number two?
For this game yes. It would really depend what happens ... The doctors surprised me a little bit by having two weeks for this thing to completely heal and I understand all that. Fortunately Marc's playing real well and all those things so we're going to have to play it by ear I guess.
What if Marc has another amazing game?
God bless him he's a good player but the issue that keeps wanting to be made is not an issue. Kurt's our quarterback.
Did Marc learn from sitting out?
If they're smart, they do. Obviously Marc has done a great job of that. Here's what Marc has done. First of all, the situation from the season has really helped Marc in that Jamie was hurt in the first preseason game and at that point the logic says Jamie's out, who is our number two, and you can't play Kurt much because if you lose him you're out number one and two. So, I told Marc he was going to play probably 80 percent of the preseason games, which is about what he did. The situation lent itself for him to get a tremendous number of snaps during the preseason where he could make a lot of mistakes and do some things and he didn't have the best group in there with him and I thought he played remarkably well. At that point he fully understood what it's like to prepare to be a starter ... When the situation did arise (Warner's injury) he was really prepared and ready to meet it.
Coming back from a horrible start.
I think everybody takes that 0-5 start individually and in different ways and responds to it differently. It was a very difficult time for all of us. I think probably overall the hardest thing for this whole football team was we won 16 games last year, we lost the Super Bowl and at no time throughout the off-season was anyone made to feel like they had done anything good. That just goes with losing the Super Bowl. Unfortunately I didn't do a good enough job of keeping them uplifted throughout the off-season and when we started camp we were fine but the preseason was like that and I'm sure it had something to do with it. Then we had a lot of personnel changes. The biggest thing that happened to us in the preseason and early in the year was what the Bears have been through is a tremendous amount of injuries and changes in personnel. Someone has to come to the forefront ... You just can't allow yourself to get down but I think the thing about hitting rock bottom is pretty accurate.
Playing at your best level right now?
No, we can get better. We know we need to get much better if we think we can contribute to do well we need to get better. We're pretty good right now but we're capable of playing a lot better.
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We're not out of the hole yet. We're sitting here one game under .500. It's very difficult for us to project ourselves in the playoffs yet.
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I proceeded at once to talk with Colonel Shepard about the up-river trip.
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They had taken the up-river road, towards the hacienda de Vargas.
Those with him were only up-river men; but he must have known that he could gather besides from every part of the country.
The up-river people flocked in at certain seasons by the hundred.
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U.S. slang phrase up the river "in prison" (1891) is originally in reference to Sing Sing prison, which was literally "up the (Hudson) river" from New York City. Phrase down the river "done for, finished" perhaps echoes sense in sell down the river (1851), originally of troublesome slaves, to sell from the Upper South to the harsher cotton plantations of the Deep South.
A wide, natural stream of fresh water that flows into an ocean or other large body of water and is usually fed by smaller streams, called tributaries, that enter it along its course. A river and its tributaries form a drainage basin, or watershed, that collects the runoff throughout the region and channels it along with erosional sediments toward the river. The sediments are typically deposited most heavily along the river's lower course, forming floodplains along its banks and a delta at its mouth.
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62 Patient Reviews
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5.0 of 5
December 19th, 2016
Great doctor. Great staff. All are very caring.
Dr Hubers and his staff are wonderful. I have been having issues with my knee in the past. I was seeing a different doctor for this. Multiple surgeries later still no relief. I e and that doctor pretty much said deal with it. The moment I walked into dr Hubers office I felt like my knee problem mattered and everyone did what they could to try to help me. I still have a way to go but I feel confident that I will be cared for. I just wish I went to see him a while ago.
5.0 of 5
October 16th, 2016
Great hip replacement experience
I'm three months post-op with LTHR by Dr. Hubers. He did an excellent job on my hip replacement. It's been only three months and I'm back to all regular life activities with no limitations AND I've been able to do exercise such as cardio kickboxing, resistance training and Zumba already. I'm a fitness instructor and am going back to teaching classes in two weeks. The horrible pain of arthritis in my left hip is gone and I only have residual muscle stiffness and not fully returned ROM, which I'm working on restoring daily and I know it can take up to a year for those things to get better. However, being able to go back to my fitness pro job after only three months is awesome! My only fly in the ointment is my rapidly deteriorating right hip. But when the time comes, I know I'll be scheduling the replacement for my right hip with Dr. Hubers again. He's a true specialist and I couldn't be happier with my results. I'm very thankful for his work!
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June 30th, 2015
I have had two knee replacements, a revision and a hip replacement all done by Dr. Hubers. He is brilliant and a wonderful doctor. I would not go to anyone else.
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June 21st, 2015
One of the Good Guys
Dr. Hubers took his time explaining everything before hip replacement surgery, and he did impeccable work, allowing me a good recovery pace. He was not quite as interested in taking time to ask questions at the first post-op appointment, and I had to request a physical therapy prescription, as he did not think it was needed, which I found rather surprising. Still, the important part is that his office people are great, he has as good a bedside manner as they come, does good work, I did NOT get an infection, he visits you after the procedure, and does respond to your needs and desires afterward. Another happy customer.
5.0 of 5
April 2nd, 2015
Great Doctor , bedside manor was fabulous !
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April 9th, 2014
He did a wonderful job on my revised hip replacement surgery
If you have hip pain...read on! I had a hip replacement five years ago by another doctor and was always in pain. I saw a few other doctors about revised surgery but was told the second surgery was worse. I saw Dr. Hubers and he did the revision. The procedure was so much easier than my first surgery. I have no pain and my hip feels just like my unoperated hip.
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January 22nd, 2014
Nothing short of awesome!
I went undiagnosed with hip dysplagia my entire life until a 3 day hospitalization led my general doctor to request (one of the best) ortho docs to look at my x rays since the case was stumping them. It was at this time that Dr. Michael J. Hubers diagnosed me and had explained in great detail how I was born this way, what occurs to the joint in patients with this condition, and why eventually total hip replacement is needed and that its best to wait as long as possible and be conservative in treatment. He explained countermeasures and set up steroid injections to get me out of hospital and back at it again but it didnt work as we might have thought. Im very fortunate to say Dr. Hubers will now be performing right total hip replacement on me. I already feel empowered by his diagnoses and know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I will warn you it is incredibly difficult to see him in a timely fashion but when you do get your appointment with him you feel like you are his only patient. He takes the time with you. This doctor is in demand because he is worth the wait. Id also say, I wouldnt want to be anywhere other than the ortho floor of Beaumont either. Best doc and best nurses. Cant wait for my surgery date!
5.0 of 5
June 1st, 2013
Dr, Hubers came very highly recommended by friends in the medical field and now I know why. My results have been nothing less than amazing. Please don't expect these same results...I have been told by Beaumont PT and OT that my recovery has been beyond exceptional. I was discharged from the hospital less than 48 hours after my total hip replacement and I was able to walk on my own completely unassisted by a walker or a cane. Again DO NOT expect these results! Through Beaumont's Sola Life and Fitness I was provided a pre operative workout that I worked hard at it for four weeks prior to my surgery... this along with a very talented surgical team made all the difference in the world for me. I am now 5 days post op and I am experiencing very little pain and fatigue. I am being very careful to follow my hip precautions which will continue for six weeks and not to over exert myself. But imagine my elation with being able to be semi independent and mobile. Beaumont offers their hip and knee surgery patients a 3 hour HOPE class prior to the surgery which covers all aspects of the process - pre op, surgery, post op and recovery. I strongly recommend this class it was very thorough and for me covered every question and concern that I had. I am feeling very blessed by how well everything has gone for me and thankful for my trainer, for Dr. Hubers, and the Beaumont surgical and recovery teams that worked with me.
5.0 of 5
November 30th, 2012
Had terrible hip pain for years. Dr. did my total hip and now I am a new man! I can walk, golf, bowl and even ski! It's a miracle! Thanks so much!
5.0 of 5
September 5th, 2012
One of the best around. I know many people who work at Beaumont and they say he does the most difficult cases... Probably the best total hip and knee surgeon there they say...
5.0 of 5
July 13th, 2012
Excellent. Had severe problem with unstable total knee and Dr. Hubers knew exactly what was wrong with it and how to fix it! I had suffered for 2-3 years and seen about 4 other orthopaedic surgeons who said I was fine and just had to live with it. Thanks so much!
5.0 of 5
April 24th, 2011
Very kind and caring....reputation is impeccable as to his surgical skills. I saw 3-4 other surgeons and they just said work harder and do therapy even though my total knee was not right. Dr. Hubers knew very quickly what was wrong and had the skills to fix it. I am great now!! Thanks so much!!!
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CONCORD – New Hampshire Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen released the following statement concerning Gov.Lynch's proposed constitutional amendment regarding education funding:
"I am pleased Gov. Lynch has adopted the Republican position that a constitutional amendment is the only way to provide targeted aid for education to communities that need it. But I have two concerns.
First, Gov. Lynch's commitment to funding 50 percent of education expenses without discussing the potential cost of an adequate education begs the question, '50 percent of what?' How can we be sure we can fund 50 percent of an unknown amount within existing revenue sources? Will Gov. Lynch's amendment require an increase in the statewide property tax, gambling, or a broad-based tax? Governor Lynch is proposing that we commit to purchasing a new car without even talking about what we can afford or how we will pay for it.
Second, Gov. Lynch's amendment invites future lawsuits by those who will always say the state is not spending enough on education, no matter what amount it ends up being. New Hampshire needs to fund education in a stable, predictable way without a broad-based tax and without endless court intervention. This issue belongs in the legislature, not the courts.


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The team tweeted it had agreed on a four-year contract extension with the linebacker Sunday, and ESPN reports the deal is worth $49 million, of which $20 million is promised.
Wake, a former Canadian Football League standout, skipped Dolphins workouts in April because he wanted a new deal. He was set to make $650,000 in the final year of his contract.
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Baltimore County News
Michael L. Schneider, Community Outreach Liaison
Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
The role of a Police Officer includes many responsibilities, extensive training and a huge capacity for learning. But who knew in Baltimore County that being a pal is among the police officer's roles? Well, it's not being a pal, as much as being with PAL, the Baltimore County Police Athletic League.
The officers actively associated with any of the nine PAL Centers throughout Baltimore County take on an important role in creating and maintaining strong and meaningful relationships with the PAL members, who range from eight to 17 years old.
This summer's highlight was the PAL Olympics. Baltimore County Police Officers, Police Cadets, Police Explorers and numerous Fire Department members were thoroughly involved in the fun and competitive event. It was truly inspiring to see the interaction between our PAL members and these incredible public servants! You could see and feel the mutual respect and appreciation growing on the track, in the gymnasium and in the lunchroom. The Police and PAL dodge ball game was the epitome of demonstrating good sportsmanship and growing friendships.
Following are some day-to-day examples of the efforts of dedicated officers who have made working with these youngsters-in-need a regular part of their routines:
Officer Randy Stradling comes to Scotts Branch PAL to engage members both socially and athletically according to the PAL Coordinator Joan Ingram. "He is well known to our members," Ms. Ingram shared, mentioning that the kids look forward to his bringing the occasional boxes of Popsicles to the center to share.
Over at the Dundalk PAL, Officer George Mussini is a regular visitor making himself available to the youngsters as a resource for assisting PAL members. Just for the fun of it, he's been known to ticket PAL members for good behavior and positive choices with coupons for free Slurpees from the local 7/11 in cooperation with Operation Chill.
At Woodmoor PAL, Officer Thelia Jones and Officer Dreama Morgan focus on mentoring PAL kids with the goal of boosting their self-esteem. Officer Morgan even helps to serve the daily meals offered at the PAL Center.
At the Hillendale PAL Center, Officer Greg Suber has been offering his skills as a mentor and assisting in the area of conflict resolution among the middle schoolers and their families, not to mention his Ping Pong skills!
By playing and interacting on a social level, PAL Coordinators and officers take on important roles to help youngsters navigate through the issues of growing up. They teach crime prevention techniques, discuss current events involving law enforcement and, most impressively, one Police Officer was instrumental in getting a PAL member back into school.
We at Baltimore County Recreation and Parks are proud and appreciative of the incredible lengths our partners in caring, the Baltimore County Police Department, offer all the youngsters in our PAL program. It is a partnership that offers us all a proud future!
Show highlights police body cameras, public works, and Holidays at Hampton
The latest edition of Baltimore County's half-hour cable television public affairs show, "Hello Baltimore County," focuses on the Police Department's body cameras program, Department of Public Works operations and holiday events at the Hampton National Historic Site in Towson.
Body Cameras – Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger offers his perspective as the County's head prosecutor.
ICYMI – In case you missed it, we review some recent headlines from your County government.
In the Trenches Every Day – Public Works Director Steve Walsh shares some surprising stats on the work DPW does to keep our daily lives on track.
Holidays at Hampton – Find out what the Hampton National Historic Site has in store to ring in the Yuletide season.
To view streaming video of the show, go to the Hello Baltimore County page at http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Videos/hellobaltimorecounty.html . Click on the menu icon in the upper left of the video screen to select an individual segment.
In addition to online access, the program runs several times per week on Cable Channel 25, in Baltimore County, at the following times:
Mondays: 1:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m.
Wednesdays: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 10 p.m.
Thursdays: 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 8 p.m.
Fridays: 11 a.m., 6 p.m.
Saturdays: 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
Sundays: 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
Plan includes acceleration of body camera implementation, independent review of sexual assault procedures, and task force to study cultural-competency training, de-escalation policies
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz this morning announced a Police Action Plan that will address policies and practices of the Baltimore County Police Department:
Acceleration of the County's body camera program
The County's implementation of police body cameras began this past July. Currently 128 officers are wearing cameras in each of our precincts, with the original goal of full implementation by December 2018. Effective immediately, the County will increase overtime expense to triple the rate of training, so that by September 2017, 1,435 police officers will be equipped with body cameras in Baltimore County.
Independent review of the police department's Sexual Assault policies and procedures
Baltimore County has requested the Maryland Coalition against Sexual Assault (MCASA) and Judge Barbara Howe to conduct an independent review of the County's response to sexual assault allegations and make recommendations. As part of their analysis, they will review three years of sexual assault investigations that did not lead to prosecution.
"MCASA looks forward to working with Baltimore County to review existing cases as well as policies and practices in the area of sexual assault," said Lisae C. Jordan, Executive Director of the Maryland Coalition against Sexual Assault. "We are particularly interested in working to strengthen the County's Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) which is an essential component of effective practices in this area. A strong SART is essential to ensuring that all sexual assault survivors in the County receive an expert, trauma-informed, and respectful response."
"I thank County Executive Kamenetz for the opportunity to review prior cases as well as Baltimore County's response to sexual assault crimes," said retired Judge Barbara Howe. "As a judge for thirty-one years, I know how complex these cases can be and how important it is that victims be treated with dignity and respect throughout the entire process."
Immediate change to sexual assault investigatory policy
As a result of internal reviews by the County Attorney and the State's Attorney, Police Chief Johnson has implemented an immediate policy change. While officers on the street always confer with specialized detectives in the sexual assault unit while investigating these crimes, effective immediately every individual reporting a 2nd degree sexual assault charge, as well as the suspect, will be personally interviewed by a detective in the sex crime unit.
Task Force to examine cultural-competency training, de-escalation strategies, and responses to citizens with behavioral health issues
The County Executive announced that a task force comprised of Police Chief Jim Johnson, Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch, Baltimore County's Director of the Department of Health and Human Services and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center will collaborate to explore the police department's de-escalation training options, examine officers' responses to citizens with behavioral health issues, and also review cultural-competency training.
"Baltimore County has already demonstrated its commitment to appropriately responding to people with behavioral health needs, including advancing the pairing of mental health professionals with police officers to help navigate those delicate interactions," said Suzanne Brown-McBride, deputy director of the CSG Justice Center. "Initiating this comprehensive task force review is further evidence of the county's dedication to improving its approach, and we look forward to working with Baltimore County over the next year to review its policies and ultimately help enhance how police officers respond to people with behavioral health needs."
"This is a forward-thinking agency, and we welcome the opportunity to partner with academic experts. Every police department can benefit from fresh perspectives about ways to enhance law enforcement policies and practices. I'm confident this comprehensive review will prove to be very valuable," stated Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson.
"I am pleased that our County is taking strides to address issues where the paths of public safety and public health meet," said Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch. "At the core of helping anyone who suffers from substance use or a mental health condition is understanding that these are diseases, and then providing adequate training for those who may encounter persons with them."
"I have the utmost confidence in the Baltimore County Police Department, but it is always helpful to have someone from outside an organization come in with a fresh set of eyes to take a look at how you do business," said Baltimore County Council Chair Vicki Almond. "I look forward to the results of these reviews, and am very pleased to see the County Executive accelerating the implementation of the expanded body camera program."
Below is the text of the County Executive's remarks as prepared at today's press conference:
These have been challenging times for police-community relations across the country.
Anytime a citizen or a police officer dies or is injured during a confrontation, our hearts are saddened. Our first thoughts are with the family dealing with the unthinkable.
However, each event reinforces the need to build trust, emphasizing open communication and transparency. Government must do all that it can to minimize situations of conflict that put our citizens and our officers in harm's way.
I also recognize that we have an excellent police force here in Baltimore County, nationally accredited with a strong reputation, record-low crime rates, with officers carefully hired, well-trained, and well-led. In fact, we have worked hard over the last five years to increase the diversity of our rank and file, and of our command staff, to ensure that our police force reflects the full quality of the county residents that they are sworn to serve.
We also give our police officers the latest tools and technology to do their job even better.
But a great police department never rests on its laurels. It continually adjusts, and strives to improve, using past experiences as an opportunity to be even better. That is the expectation I have given this department, and this County government.
With that in mind, today I announce the following actions:
1. Baltimore County will accelerate the implementation of its body camera program.
One year ago, I announced implementation of a police body-worn camera program with the strong belief that it would improve the level of communication between citizens and police.
We began to deploy police body cameras this past July, training 10 officers a week. We currently have 128 officers wearing cameras in each of our precincts, with the original goal of full implementation by December 2018.
Effective immediately, we will increase our overtime expense to triple the rate of training, so that by September 2017,
1,435 police officers will be equipped with body cameras in Baltimore County.
I remain confident that body cameras will make our communities and our officers safer, and the faster implementation achieves that goal that much sooner.
2. Baltimore County will undertake an independent review of police response to Sexual Assault crimes, as well as immediately change investigatory policy.
A recent news article examined police handling of sexual assault cases across the nation, and Baltimore County Police Department fully cooperated with the press inquiry. While we strongly disagree with some of the specific conclusions about our department, we recognize the central thesis that our response procedures should be reviewed to identify opportunities for improvement.
We want to make sure that we are doing all that we can to be a national model in terms of our handling of these complex and sensitive cases. I also recognize that an outside set of eyes can offer a fresh perspective.
Accordingly, I have requested that the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA), and retired Judge Barbara Howe, independently review policies and procedures in the area of sexual assault response, and make recommendations for further changes in our procedures.
MCASA serves all of Maryland's jurisdictions "advocating for compassionate, accessible care for survivors of sexual crimes, and accountability for all offenders." It has extensive experience advocating law enforcement training to improve responses to sexual violence. Judge Barbara Howe has a distinguished judicial career in Baltimore County, since her first appointment in 1985. In addition to her service as president of the Baltimore County Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association, she has served as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Community College of Baltimore County, chair of the Standing Committee on Professional Discipline for the Maryland Bar Association, and past chair of the Judicial Disabilities Commission in Maryland. She currently serves as a Circuit Court settlement judge.
I am confident that MCASA and Judge Howe can successfully review past police practices and procedures to identify recommendations for significant improvements to police responses to sexual violence.
In addition to this outside review, I have asked Chief Johnson to review the past three years of reported 2nd degree sexual assault cases that were not referred for prosecution. In addition, I asked the County Attorney and the State's Attorney to also conduct a review of those same files.
As a result of those reviews, we have already identified one policy change that we can, and will, make immediately. While officers on the street always confer with specialized detectives in the sexual assault unit while investigating these crimes, and in most cases, the victims and suspects are interviewed by a detective in this unit, effective immediately, Chief Johnson has ordered that every individual reporting a 2nd degree sexual assault charge, as well as the suspect, will be personally interviewed by a detective in the sex crime unit.
3. Baltimore County will undertake an independent review of police training procedures in areas of behavioral health response, cultural competency training, and de-escalation strategies.
One of the most pressing issues facing police across the nation is how to de-escalate emotional encounters, particularly involving individuals with behavioral health issues. Nearly 8 million Americans suffer from a serious mental illness that disorders their thinking, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. On any given day, half of these patients are not taking medications or receiving other care. About one in 10 police encounters involve someone with mental illness. Recent reports indicate that people with mental illness are 16 times more likely than others to be killed by police.
We see this trend across the nation, and we see it right here in Baltimore County.
In order to improve the way our police respond to these situations, I have asked the non-profit Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center to work with the Baltimore County Police Department and our County Department of Health and Human Services to evaluate policies and procedures in three major areas:
Cultural competency training, De-escalation strategies, and Best practices on how to respond to individuals with behavioral health issues.
The Council of State Governments Justice Center is a national nonprofit organization that works with policymakers in local, state, and federal government to provide practical, nonpartisan review and advice based upon evidenced-based best practices to increase public safety and strengthen communities.
Presently, our County Department of Health and Human Services has in place a comprehensive effort to help those in need. They manage Crisis Response Teams that work closely with the police department. They have hotlines like 88-REACH, offer community resources and events, coordinate inpatient and outpatient treatment, and secure residential treatment for individuals.
But Dr. Branch and Chief Johnson would be the first to tell you that we can always do better. Over the next six months, they will work with the Justice Center to conduct a comprehensive review of best practices in these areas and recommend changes to current practice that will benefit the public and the police officer on the front lines.
While we are unable to publicly discuss the specific details surrounding the Korryn Gaines case due to pending litigation, it is my expectation that this comprehensive review by the Justice Center will lead to recommendations that may help us avoid these kind of tragic incidents in the future.
The success of a police department is wholly dependent upon the cooperation and the trust of the communities it serves. We hold this principle of utmost importance in Baltimore County. The actions we take today will promote trust, transparency and accountability, making our citizens and our officers safer.


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DISCLOSURE. Audience harassment. Michael Crichton's screenplay is a teasing office drama that pretends to have something worthwhile to say about sexual harassment. But Crichton's goal, and that of slick director Barry Levinson, is simply to titillate us, first with a hot "No means no" sex scene and then, in the movie's second half, with a paranoid corporate conspiracy. Michael Douglas once again stars, unconvincingly, as a victimized everyman while Demi Moore leaps brazenly into a role obviously designed to make audiences shout "Get the bitch!" even louder than they did in Fatal Attraction. As if that weren't bad enough, the movie's climax is set in virtual reality, where an angelic Kurt Cobain look-alike helps Douglas find his way through the film's plot holes. At least nobody can say Michael Crichton's movies aren't interesting.
DROP ZONE. If you expect this skydiving action movie to be the hard-driving alternative to the campy Terminal Velocity, you're in for a disappointment. Wesley Snipes and Gary Busey (as the villain) are still trapped in some sort of Flop Zone that seems based on a quest to recreate the cat-and-mouse tension of Die Hard without the benefit of well-constructed action sequences. Though packed with great stuntwork and stunning images of glow-in-the-dark skydivers leaping out of planes at night, director John Badham isn't up to the nitty-gritty task of building suspense, and his attempts to add humor only accentuate this failing.
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. Anne Rice's tale of depressed, codependent vampires who stay depressed and codependent for hundreds of years doesn't exactly get the blood movin'. Directed by The Crying Game's Neil Jordan, with lots of lush sets, cinematography and special effects, the film is a feast for the eyes but malnutrition for the cranium. Brad Pitt does a respectable job with his dark-spirited role, and Tom Cruise--who, not surprisingly, plays a cocky vampire--avoids being too annoying. But without a plot, what have you got? Vampire therapy for the terminally pretentious.
THE JUNGLE BOOK. Disney delivers the goods for this live-action take on the Rudyard Kipling book, which means that the Tarzan-ish tale is filled with lovely animals, impressive sets, a heroic heroine and loathsome villains. Kids may get a charge out of the story, especially with the likable, alert Jason Scott Lee in the good-hearted wildman role. But adults wary of predictability may leave the theaters with the same bland reaction provoked by the recent remake of The Three Musketeers. Disney has a way of making movies that are at once perfect and devoid of any cinematic personality.
Junior. Arnold Schwarzenegger reteams with Danny DeVito for yet another high-concept comedy involving genetics. The film's one joke--Arnold going through pregnancy--goes a long way thanks to director Ivan Reitman's careful story construction and Emma Thompson's credibility-giving performance as a clumsy cryogenist. Arnold's not too bad, either; he always does much better with comedic tone in films where he is not required to act funny and kill people in the same breath. The movie has "plastic Hollywood product" stamped all over it, but at least it's baby-safe plastic.
THE LAST SEDUCTION. Linda Fiorentino isn't just a femme fatale in this modern noir piece by Red Rock West director John Dahl. She's a superbitch. The story, by local screenwriter Steve Barancik, takes Fiorentino from a bad relationship in New York City to a manipulative one in a small town, where she toys with nice-guy Peter Berg until you're ready to shake him and say, "Wake up!" Dahl's direction is swift and sure, and Fiorentino proves herself every bit Sharon Stone's superior. The movie's only liability is its one-note premise; you want these well-drawn characters to go somewhere other than the usual noir path, and they don't.
Little Women. Louisa May Alcott's story of sisterhood, liberation and love gets a competent, reverent Hollywood treatment from Australian director Gillian Armstrong, but the casting is all wrong. Since when is Winona Ryder capable of carrying a movie? Starring as the multidimensional Jo March, Ryder robs the movie of its professionalism and renders trivial skilled performances by the other Little Women in the cast: Trini Alvarado (playing the sweet, marriage-bound sister), Claire Danes (who makes sickliness look like a virtue), Kirsten Dunst (as the fiery young'un) and Susan Sarandon (as the ever-consoling mom). Ryder has been OK in other films, but in pictures like this you can tell she's trying to act. You shouldn't be able to tell.
THE MASK. In this childish special effects movie, the comedic contortions of Jim Carrey and photorealistic animation of Industrial Light & Magic blend as seamlessly as the crotch in a pair of bike shorts. The story, about a meek bank clerk who gets to live out his fantasies when he discovers a magical mask, is nothing eye-popping; predictably, Carrey seeks out revenge, wealth and sexual omnipotence, and the film scuttles us through the usual complications involving police and mobsters. But who cares about story when Carrey's green, grinning mug is filling the screen? The Mask has just enough cartoonish goings-on to make up for its normal-movie drawbacks. Taken at face value--and there's a lot of face value--it's great fun.
MILK MONEY. The title, a double entendre, refers to the scenario at the beginning of the film, when three pre-pubescent suburban boys save up their milk money in order to pay a prostitute to expose her breasts. The inanity continues when one of the boys decides the prostitute would make a good wife for his widowed father, and begins scheming to set them up. Director Richard Benjamin, Ed Harris (as the dad) and Melanie Griffith (as the ho) work hard to cover up the bad taste of the story with a quality production, but that only makes the movie doubly absurd, like a cheap whore in an extravagantly expensive dress.
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET. John Hughes, who wrote and produced this remake of the well-known Christmas movie, puts all the elements neatly in place--the twinkly eyed Santa, the excruciatingly cute child, the grumpy adults who need to be converted--and sends them laboriously through the motions. There's no originality or subversiveness here, and Les Mayfield's stiff, plodding direction doesn't help either. Although Richard Attenborough makes a believable Saint Nick, the ridiculous courtroom-drama climax turns him into a walking "symbol of faith," which drains all the joy out of the concept of Santa. Attenborough never gets to say "ho ho ho," and neither will you.
Nell. Jodie Foster transforms into Foster Gump for this ridiculous tale of a backwoods "wild child" who must face the inevitability of dealing with civilization. The movie is a showcase of Everything You Ever Wanted to See Foster Do But Couldn't Imagine She'd Ever Lower Herself To Do: run giggling through the forest, screech in spasmodic fear, cuddle up and coo next to Liam Neeson, dance jubilantly in circles with her shirt pulled up, and look in the mirror while voguing and talking like E.T. Luckily, when Foster isn't stretching credulity, she and costar Neeson actually manage to draw a few moving moments out of the self-important script.
Pulp Fiction. Quentin Tarantino's second outing as director/screenwriter shifts from the tight plotting and characterization of Reservoir Dogs to a sprawling, meandering format that (barely) weaves three urban crime stories together. Tarantino, a talented writer, goes on several banal dialogue binges and then adds his customary unsettling explosions of violence. On a few occasions, the mixture is gritty fun; on more than a few others, it becomes tedious. Interesting performances by John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Rosanna Arquette, Eric Stoltz, Samuel L. Jackson and Maria de Medeiros.
READY TO WEAR. Robert Altman revises the cross-stitched plotting technique he used in Short Cuts for this satire on the international fashion industry. Authentic Parisian settings, interviews with real designers and the commemorative inclusion of Italian actors Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimee and Sophia Loren can't save the movie from its aimless one-joke premise. If ever there was a case of one naked Emperor pointing out the nakedness of another, this is it. Julia Roberts fans will want to note, however, that Altman extracts what is easily Roberts' finest performance in a sub-plot that pits her against Tim Robbins for a spark-filled weekend romance in a hotel room.
THE RIVER WILD. If Disney re-made Deliverance, this is what they might have come up with: a likable but rarely exciting thriller about a family taken hostage by fugitives during a river-rafting expedition. Meryl Streep makes her action-movie debut playing a tough mama and with the exception of a few embarrassing over-the-top moments, she's a fine choice. So are David Strathairn, as Streep's aloof workaholic husband, and Kevin Bacon, as a gun-weilding bad guy with a shit-eating grin. Too bad such high-grade actors are wasted on a typical fight-the-villains-to-save-the-family-unit story. It's a good-looking River, but rather shallow.
The Santa Clause. At first, this Tim Allen holiday star vehicle appears to be going nowhere fast, with Allen making sarcastic anti-Christmas wisecracks to a son too cutesy to make a good comic foil. But after Allen causes the death of Santa (yes, this actually happens) and is forced to become him, the movie picks up some charm. Allen doesn't relate well to the movie camera when he's playing a character similar to himself, but covered in furry white facial hair and cloaked in a roly-poly Santa belly, he manages to elevate the movie's shrewd patchwork plot to something fun enough to sit through.
Stargate. In this good-natured science-fiction adventure, James Spader plays a nerdy linguist enlisted to decipher Egyptian runes that will unlock the secrets to an extra-dimensional space portal. The device leads Spader and a military crew headed by Kurt Russell to a planet far, far away, where they find pyramids, multiple moons and an all-too-friendly primitive culture. They also find dog-headed bad guys with lasers, and an evil alien played by the androgynous Jaye Davidson (who couldn't have asked for a cooler role following The Crying Game). As sci-fi yarns go, this is kid stuff--laughable but likable, best seen on a Saturday afternoon.
STAR TREK: GENERATIONS. It's a mixed blessing having the cast of the Next Generation TV show take over the helm of the enterprising Star Trek movie series. Surely it was time for the first cast to move on, but the new crew brings with them the baggage of recent TV familiarity (instead of the camp nostalgia of the originals). None of the characters are as charismatic as their predecessors, and they don't really spruce up their acts for the big screen; you feel like you've paid $7 to see something you could have watched on TV. William Shatner's brief appearance livens up the proceedings, but the slopped-together script, a strained excuse to create a sci-fi metaphor arguing against drugs and escapism, doesn't make his presence pay off. No doubt fans won't mind--for some, just hearing Captain Picard say "Make it so!" in THX sound or seeing Data have emotions is probably worth admission--but the rest of the moviegoing population would be better off staying here on Earth.
VANYA ON 42ND STREET. Actor-playwright Wallace Shawn and experimental theatre director Andre Gregory made a modest but indelible mark on the film world over a decade ago when they created the fine My Dinner With Andre, a picture based entirely on a conversation. The movie lived in your mind, and Vanya on 42nd Street, which consists of a handful of actors running through the Chekov play Uncle Vanya while dressed in only street clothes, is no different. Based on a long-standing Gregory tradition that has been bringing the same actors together year after year to perform the play, the film's focus is solely on the text and on the actors' ability to make it live. Shawn, a truly unique actor, plays the title role, and his excellent accompaniment includes Julianne Moore, Brooke Smith, Larry Pine and George Gaynes.
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NICE recommends vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty (without stenting) as possible treatment options for some people with spinal compression fractures caused by osteoporosis (see below).
Who can have vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty?
You should be able to have vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty (without stenting) if:
- you have severe ongoing pain after a recent, unhealed fracture of the spine despite treatment for pain, and
- the pain has been confirmed to be where the fracture is.
Why has NICE said this?
NICE looks at how well treatments work, and also at how well they work in relation to how much they cost the NHS. NICE recommended vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty (without stenting) because they work better than other treatments available on the NHS. Although they also cost more than other treatments, this was justified by the benefits they provide.
Your responsibility
The recommendations in this guidance represent the view of NICE, arrived at after careful consideration of the evidence available. When exercising their judgement, health professionals are expected to take this guidance fully into account, alongside the individual needs, preferences and values of their patients. The application of the recommendations in this guidance is at the discretion of health professionals and their individual patients and do not override the responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient, in consultation with the patient and/or their carer or guardian.
Commissioners and/or providers have a responsibility to provide the funding required to enable the guidance to be applied when individual health professionals and their patients wish to use it, in accordance with the NHS Constitution. They should do so in light of their duties to have due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination, to advance equality of opportunity and to reduce health inequalities.
Commissioners and providers have a responsibility to promote an environmentally sustainable health and care system and should assess and reduce the environmental impact of implementing NICE recommendations wherever possible.


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