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GREENVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 3, 2012) — A little more than a fourth of the way through the fiscal year, the medical group practice at East Carolina University is making money on operations and building its cash reserves, officials said Thursday.
Through the first four months of the fiscal year, ending Oct. 31, ECU Physicians had $56.1 million in operating revenue and $56 million in operating expenses, according to Brian Jowers, executive director of ECU Physicians, the faculty practice plan of the Brody School of Medicine at ECU.
Operating revenue and expenses are those directly related to providing patient care. Counting non-operating and other revenue and expenses, the practice lost $800,000, but that's not a significant cause for concern, Jowers said.
"Our usual process for the past several years is we lose a lot of money in the first five to seven months then we begin to make it back in February," Jowers said during a meeting of the health sciences committee of the ECU board of trustees.
More promising, he said, is that ECU Physicians has upped its cash reserves to $39.6 million, up from $15.8 million at the end of fiscal year 2012. That equals approximately 90 days of operating cash – money the practice would need if for some reason patient care reimbursements stopped.
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'No health benefit' from prayer
Patients did not know they were prayed for
The world's largest study into the effects of prayer on patients undergoing heart surgery has found it appears to make no difference.
The MANTRA study, run from Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, involved 750 patients.
Before their operations, they were randomly split into two groups, and half were prayed for by Christians, Jews, Buddhists and Muslims.
However, checks revealed they had fared no better than those not prayed for.
The results of the controversial study contradict earlier findings from the same team which suggested a drop of a quarter or more in "adverse outcomes" - including death, heart failure or heart attack.
However, that trial involved only 150 patients, and the more extensive research, completed this year, found no evidence of any benefits.
The study is the subject of a BBC "Everyman" documentary to be broadcast next week.
Prayer groups asked God to intervene
Prayer teams from various denominations and faiths were alerted by email to start intercessory prayer as soon as possible after the patient was enrolled on the trial.
Neither hospital staff, the patients, or their relatives had any idea which patients' were receiving prayer, to prevent any chance of the results being skewed.
After the patients had undergone an angioplasty procedure, in which a balloon is insterted into a heart artery and inflated to clear an obstruction, they were followed for six months to see how they progressed.
'Unwise test'
Many theologians say that, even if you believe in the power of intercessory prayer, such a trial is doomed to failure because it "puts God to the test" - and there are clear instructions in the Bible not to do this.
The Bishop of Durham is critical of the experiment
The Bishop of Durham, the Rt Rev Tom Wright, said: "Prayer is not a penny in the slot machine.
"You can't just put in a coin and get out a chocolate bar.
"This is like setting an exam for God to see if God will pass it or not."
Other experts are highly critical of the concept that the benefits of prayer might be "dose-dependent" - that is, that the benefits might increase as the number of people praying went up.
This is particularly important, as Duke University is at the centre of the US "Bible belt" - and many of the trial participants, regardless of whether they were randomised to receive prayer during the trial, would be getting it from relatives and friends - and of course themselves.
Dr Richard Sloan, from the New York Presbyterian Hospital, described the concept of a prayer "dose" as "absurd".
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Long Vowels & Limericks-Looking at Poetry
Lesson 8 of 8
Objective: SWBAT distinguish long vowels in regular spelled one-syllable words and common vowel teams.
- There Once was a Very Odd School and Other Lunch Box Limericks by Stephen Krensky
- Limericks powerpoint
- Lesson vocabulary words from the Reading/Writing word wall: poetry, rhyme, rhythm, syllables, vowels
- Set up the whiteboard
- Limericks & Long Vowels worksheet (printed front/back)
- Poetry tree
I chose this book because it has great limericks that are age appropriate for second grade. Most of the classic limericks have very difficult language and the topics are dated, but this book was fun for the kids and really helped them to understand the idea of limericks. They also loved the book's topic of 'school'.
For this unit and specifically in this lesson, I really want to emphasize the importance of the text of the poetry. The puzzle piece worksheet in this lesson helps students zero in on text evidence. Instead of teaching poetry in a free form way, (although it is beautiful and fun), I want students to keep site of the actual text of the poem as well as the rhythm and rhyme of the genre.
The students have learned to love poetry this unit because of the great rhythm and rhyme. In this lesson and others, they are describing how the words and phrases (regular beats, rhymes and repeated lines) supply rhythm to the poem. (RL.2.4) They are interpreting the phrases and words as they are used in the text, including the figurative meanings and learning how to analyze how the author chooses specific words to shape meaning and tone.
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Underlined words below are lesson vocabulary words that are emphasized and written on sentence strips for my Reading & Writing word wall. I pull off the words off the wall for each lesson, helping students understand this key 'reading and writing' vocabulary can be generalized across texts and topics. The focus on acquiring and using these words is part of a shift in the Common Core Standards towards building students' academic vocabulary. My words are color coded 'pink' for literature/'blue' for reading strategies/'orange' for informational text/'yellow' for writing/'green' for all other words.
Common starting point
- "Today we are going to read a kind of poetry called a 'limerick'." (Write that on the trunk of the poetry tree)
- "These poems have rhythm like a song, but they are usually silly." (Write that on the leaves of the tree)
- "We can count the syllables in these limericks, like we did with a cinquain and haiku to make it sound right."
- "Today in these limericks we'll also review the idea of long and short vowels... (I paused)... who remembers those?" (I got some hands up- it was great to take the chance to review in this lesson)
- Take a look at the discussion I had with my students to introduce the lesson.
- Here's a picture of our completed poetry tree.
This is the last lesson in my poetry unit. I used the 'poetry tree' in all of my lessons in this unit to create a tool that pulled together all of the ideas and kinds of poetry. The kinds of poem are listed down the trunk and the ways that poetry help us are listed on the leaves. I discussed repetition, syllables, rhyming and repeated words in my other lessons, including Poetry: What Is It?, Dogs and Haikus: What's the Plot?, Poetry Takes Shape, Synonym Adjective Verb-Put Them In A Cinquain and Reading Acrostics: Poetry of Letters, Pieces of Meaning in Free Verse Poetry and Don't Worry: Alliteration and Onomatopoeia Help Us. I used a 'Poetry Tree' for the whole unit and added ideas as we read different kinds of poems.
If you have not discussed these poetry features with your students, spend a few moments talking about these important parts of poems as you discuss limericks so they have the background knowledge needed.
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Teacher's Turn
Give the purpose of the lesson
- "We have talked throughout the year about long and short vowels. Today we are going to look at our limericks to identify the long vowels." (Powerpoint slide 1)
- "Limericks, like other kinds of poetry, have rhyming words. Many of the words that rhyme in these poems have long vowels. We'll look at how these vowel teams are spelled."
- "What are the long vowels?" Write these on the board as you say them – leave space so you can add words underneath. "/a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/"
- "Today we'll identify the spelling in these limericks and then at the end of the lesson, we'll write a limerick as a class!"
- Here's how I set the purpose.
- "Here are two sample limericks. What do you notice?" Prompt for rhyming, rhythm, number of lines (slide 2)
- (slide 3) "Limericks are silly and funny. The 1st. 2nd and 5th lines rhyme and have the same number of syllables. The 3rd and 4th lines rhyme." This is our discussion about the poetry features in the limerick.
- "Let's go back to the first limerick. It rhymes because there are long vowels. What are they?" (slide 4) Kids identify the vowels – slide 5 "Notice that that although the long vowels are the same, they are spelled differently." (long /a/ is 'ain' and 'ane' and long /i/ is 'ie and 'ugh'). Write those on the whiteboard. "Wow, there are different ways to spell 'long a'!"
- Spend some time discussing this spelling - this is the crux of the lesson. Here was our discussion.
- "Let's take a look at the second limerick. Does it follow the rules? (slide 6) Yes, syllables and rhymes are correct."
- "What are the long vowels that rhyme? How is the spelling different?" Write those on the whiteboard.
Guided practice
- "I brought a fun book today full of limericks. We're going to look at those with long vowels and identify how they are spelled."
- "I have a big poster with all of the long vowels listed. We're going to write the words with these vowels and look at the spelling."
- "Let me read the first page. Tell me what the long vowels and how they are spelled." Read page 1 – take ideas. Write 'day' and 'play' on the paper and put it under the /a/ on the board. Write 'school', 'rule' and 'cool' under the /u/ on the board. "So what are the ways to spell long /u/?"
- "Let's check page 2 – read it. It doesn't have long vowels so we'll skip it."
- "Let's try one more." Read page 3. "What long vowels do you hear?" (write 'knight' and 'fight' on the board). What about the long /e/ vowels?" Our discussion about long vowels that are spelled the same sounded like this.
- This is what the whiteboard looked like when we were done.
Students Take a Turn
Explain the task
- "I'm going to read the next pages of the limerick poem and put them on the Elmo (if you're using one)."
- "Look for the words with long vowels and write them on your paper." Pass out the worksheet - do the front only.
Find the vowels
- "Read the pages aloud and ask the kids to list the words. Here are the long vowels for the book." Help as necessary, especially on the first few pages. Spelling is important, so give the kids time to copy.
- P. 6 brain, insane, plane
- P. 7 team, scream, dream….. twice, sacrifice
- P. 8-9 shy, hi, guy
- P. 11 face, case
- P. 12 great, mutate
- P. 14 mind, grind, behind
- P. 15 cheese, sneeze
- P. 17 lace, place, base
- P. 20 Mable, table
- I was pleased that one of my kids noticed the placement of the rhyming words on the lines. Here's his comments about the words being on the end of the line.
- Here's what the completed whiteboard looked like.
- This is an example of one of my students' student worksheet (front only).
Discuss the long vowels
- "Let's look back at how the vowels are spelled. Who can tell me the ways to spell long /a/?"
- "Who can share about spelling long /e/? The /ea/ is called a 'vowel team."
- Use the time to discuss the long vowel spelling.
- One student noticed that she could use the spelling rules to help her read a word - WONDERFUL and a teachable moment. If you know that it rhymes and it's a long vowel, then use what you know to read the word correctly! I added a comment - rhyming poems and text is easier to read if we know that the reading words are based on rhyme.
This is the crux of the lesson - discussion of how long vowels and vowel teams can be spelled differently. The Common Core State Standards encourage students to know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words, including distinguishing long vowels when reading regularly spelled one and two syllable words with long vowels (RF.2.3a, RF.2.3c). This lesson is a classic example of how you can teach grammar inside a literature lesson. Instead of reviewing long and short vowels in isolation (a long vowel worksheet), it was great use this poetry book to find them as we were learning about literature.
Write A Class Limerick
Set up the class limerick
- "In our book today, there were only a few long /o/ spelling words. Let's brainstorm some words that have the long /o/. "
- Take some time to think of words:
- glow, so, toe, doe, foe, throw, low, know, row, bow, beau, go, tow, hoe, mow, sew, grow, flow, Joe, Flo, dough, though, show
- "Why don't we add some long /u/ words since there were not many in the poem?"
- blue, Sue, too, to, boo, do, goo, who, Jew, knew, moo, stew, kangaroo, zoo
- Our brainstorming sounded like this.
- Here's the whiteboard with added words for the class limerick.
- "Now let's make up a limerick that has these words."
Create a limerick
- We had great fun writing the limerick. It was really interactive! We used the words we had brainstormed and talked about all of the poetry features - rhyming, rhythm, and syllables in a limerick. Here's a peek at us creating the limerick.
- This was the class limerick that our class wrote together. My students copied on the back of the page. I read the class limerick with the kids - It was great fun!!
- Here's an example of the second page of the student worksheet.
Scaffolding and Special Education: This lesson could be scaffolded down, depending on student ability.
Students who struggle may need to be paired with a partner for long vowel identification. You could also write the words on the board, as I did in the completed whiteboard example.


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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Joseph P. Clancy,
v. Docket No. CR-08-321
Bristol County Retirement Board,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Alfred Gordon, Esquire
Pyle, Rome, Lichten, Ehrenberg & Liss-Riordan, P.C.
18 Tremont Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02108
Appearance for Respondent:
Michael Sacco, Esquire
285 College Highway
P.O. Box 479
Southampton, MA 01073-0479
Administrative Magistrate:
Judithann Burke
Building Inspector in Town of Norton applied for accidental disability retirement on the basis of an injury he sustained when he climbed over a full length counter/ barrier in order to reenter his office from an outside door, an injury not sustained while in the performance of his duties. Eighteen months later, in December 2006, he reinjured his back while getting out of a chair, a common movement which is not compensable under Section 7. The Petitioner continued to work on light duty after the December 2006 injury until he was placed on administrative leave on December 12, 2006. He was provided with a lawful reasonable accommodation.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32 § 16(4), the Petitioner, Joseph P. Clancy, is appealing from the April 22, 2008 decision of the Respondent, Bristol County Retirement Board (BCRB), denying his application for accidental disability retirement benefits prior to the convening of a regional medical panel. (Exhibit 1). The appeal was timely filed. (Exhibit 2). A hearing was commenced on January 9, 2009 then continued to January 22, 2009 when it was heard to completion at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA), 98 North Washington Street, Boston, MA.
At the hearing, twenty-four documents were marked as exhibits. Exhibit 25, a compact disc (CD) containing video surveillance of the Petitioner on three different dates, was also entered into evidence. The CD was watched by the Administrative Magistrate and both parties during the first day of hearing. The Respondent presented the testimony of the following witnesses: Captain William Downes of the Town of Easton Fire Department and elected member of the BCRB; and, Charles Haskell, Senior Investigator at American Investigative Services. The Petitioner testified in his own behalf. A total of three (3) audiotapes were made of the proceedings; one (1) on January 9 and two (2) on January 22, 2009. The record was left open for the filing by the parties of post hearing memoranda of law. These were received at DALA on March 3, 2009 thereby closing the record.
Based upon the testimony and documents submitted at the hearing in the above- entitled matter, I hereby render the following finding of fact:
1. The Petitioner, Joseph P. Clancy, d.o.b. 08/21/1949, began employment as the Building Inspector for the Town of Norton on September 21, 2000. He worked Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. He was responsible for running the inspection office, including the supervision of inspectors and clerical staff. He also performed all of the tasks necessary to the carrying out of all stages of building inspections. He spent about half of his time in his office and the other half performing inspections. (Testimony and Exhibits 5 and 7).
2. While working in his office, the Petitioner reviewed applications and other documents related to building permits. He sat for extended periods of time, and he climbed stairs. When he was out in the field, the Petitioner performed soil inspections, foundation inspections, rough frame inspections and final building inspections. This all involved much climbing, twisting, lifting and navigating some narrow beams and other precarious settings during different stages of construction. (Id.).
3. The Petitioner saw his primary care doctor, Ross Reel, M.D., on May 13, 1999 for chronic low back pain. The doctor reported that the Petitioner had experienced low back pain since he had landed on his tailbone while he was performing a back flip as a gymnast during the seventh grade in the early 1960's. The Petitioner informed the doctor that his back pain had been worse over the ensuing months. He also reported that he had recently been waking up with pain over the lateral aspect of his hips. The doctor advised him to undertake a regular program of stretching and strengthening. (Exhibit 14).
4. On June 20, 2005, the Petitioner was alone in his office. The secretary was out of the office and other inspectors were out on the road. . He left his office in order to go downstairs and retrieve the mail. When he did so, he inadvertently locked his office door, the only means of ingress and egress to his inside office. To regain access, he went around to the outside door of the office, the public means of ingress and egress to a service counter that spanned from wall to wall. There was no doorway into his office from this outer area.
The Petitioner climbed up on and over the counter. As he was rolling off of the counter, his cell phone caught on the counter and he fell four feet down to the floor and landed on his back. He also hit his head. He remained on the floor for several minutes, then got up and reported the incident to the nurse in the office next door. He also made a report to the Assistant Town Manager. His low back was aching. He was unable to stand up straight. (Testimony and Exhibits 5, 8 and 14).
5. The Petitioner continued to work half days for several weeks following the injury. (Exhibit 14).
6. On June 27, 2005, the Petitioner saw Dr. Reel for his low back pain. The doctor reported that the Petitioner had fallen "at work one week ago and injured his back; continues to have low back pain; with certain movements he gets radiation down his right leg and this pain is severe; takes Vicodin and soma during the day; has been going to work but no climbing or lifting and is working half days". The Petitioner was treated conservatively with ice and medications and he was referred to physical therapy. Dr. Reel's initial diagnosis was "lumbar contusions."(Id.).
7. On June 29, 2005, Dr. Reel updated his notes to indicate that the Petitioner was also referred for an MRI of the head at that time because of anosima (loss of sense of smell) and tremors. The Petitioner had complained of a loss of smell and an intermittent tremor in the left arm. The Petitioner also reported a long history of migraine headaches. He complained of elbow pain. The elbow pain was diagnosed as "tennis elbow", or "bilateral humeral epicondylitis." This condition was also treated conservatively. (Id.).
8. A June 29, 2005 MRI of the brain revealed small vessel disease with no evidence of stroke or tumor. (Exhibits 15 and 16).
9. On July 16, 2005, the Petitioner saw William Mullahy, M.D., a neurologist, for the tremors in his left arm. Dr. Mullahy indicated that he was concerned about the possibility of early Parkinson's disease. The Petitioner reported that, in addition to the tremors, he had been walking very slowly over the previous month, which he attributed to low back pain. (Exhibit 16).
10. The Petitioner returned to work full time in July 2005 and continued to work through the summer with restrictions on lifting and climbing. He collected temporary Workers' Compensation benefits from July 12, 2005 through August 28, 2005 at which time the benefits were terminated. (Exhibits 7 and 10).
11. The Petitioner continued treating with Dr. Reel and undergoing physical therapy through the summer of 2005. His back pain became worse if he tried to lift. (Exhibit 14).
12. On September 23, 2005, the Petitioner informed Dr. Reel that he had been able to keep working with restrictions on lifting and climbing, but that the low back pain had not improved. The restrictions included: no lifting a weight greater than ten pounds; climbing limited to one to two hours; and limited bending and squatting. At this time, Dr. Reel indicated that the Petitioner suffered from a "lumbar strain." (Id.).
13. In late October 2005, the Petitioner stopped undergoing physical therapy because of increased pain. (Id.).
14. A November 17, 2005 MRI of the lumbar spine revealed:
1. At the L5-S1 level, there is a small disc protrusion, more prominent
to the right. The protruding disc abuts the S1 nerve roots, greater right
than left. Mild bilateral facet hypertrophy and hypertrophy of the
ligamentum flavum is identified.
2. At the L3-4 level, there is a posterior disc bulge which effaces the L4 nerve roots. Bilateral facet hypertrophy and hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum is noted. There is moderate foraminal stenosis.
3. Degenerative changes involving the L3-4, L4-5 and L5-S1 intervertebral discs.
(Exhibits 15 and 17).
15. On December 2, 2005, the Petitioner reported to Dr. Reel that he was making slow progress. He noted that his daily walking was helping his low back symptoms. By late December 2005, the Petitioner told Dr. Reel that he had increased the number of Darvocet he used to six per day because he was tired of living with the pain from taking a lower dose. He continued to work with restrictions. (Exhibit 14).
16. On February 6, 2006, Dr. Reel changed the Petitioner's muscle relaxant medication from Soma to Flexeril for the latter's additional pain relieving properties. The Petitioner was seeing a chiropractor three times per week at that point, but he did not feel that it was helping a great deal. During this appointment, the Petitioner also informed Dr. Reel that he had been experiencing increasing mental slowness. He indicated that he had not been able to pass the open book certification test for work. He also complained that he had a constant tremor. Dr. Reel raised the question of whether the Petitioner had Parkinson's disease. At this point, Dr. Reel indicated that the Petitioner was not to perform any outside inspections at work. (Id.).
17. The Petitioner saw the neurologist, Dr. Mullahy, again on February 17, 2006. He told the doctor that he was having trouble with activities of daily living, including buttoning his shirt, tying his tie and tying his shoes. He stated that he walked slowly, and he then attributed this to low back problems. Dr. Mullahy noted during this visit that the tremor of the left arm was easily suppressed and, that there appeared to be a volitional component to the symptoms. He also noted that the patient walked slowly with a rigid posture. The doctor prescribed Sinemet and noted that he suspected early Parkinson's disease. (Exhibit 16).
18. In a note addressed "To Whom It may Concern" dated February 17, 2006, Dr. Mullahy indicated that the Petitioner had been under his neurologic care for tremor. The doctor stated that the patient would require an extension for certification requirements for his position as inspector, and, that he should be allowed twice the usual time to complete the testing. (Id.).
19. A February 24, 2006 MRI of the cervical spine revealed a posterior disc protrusion at C4-5 and disc bulges at C5-6, C6-7 and T1-2. The bulging discs at C6 and C7 abutted the nerve roots. (Exhibit 15).
20. The Petitioner saw Dr. Reel for a follow up of back pain on May 2, 2006.
At that time, Dr. Reel noted that the Petitioner had begun taking the medication Sinemet
for his tremors. The Petitioner was not sure whether the medication had helped. He
reported to the doctor that he had lost significant motor control of his left arm and that he
could no longer play the guitar, mandolin or banjo. (Exhibit 14).
21. On May 15, 2006, the Petitioner reported to Dr. Mullahy that he had noted some improvement in the tremors, but that he was bothered by being restricted in his movements. He moved very slowly (bradykinesia). The doctor changed the medication from Sinemet to Requip. (Exhibit 16).
22. On June 17, 2006, Dr. Mullahy reported that the Petitioner had noted improvements after taking the Requip, although he still could not play the guitar. The doctor rendered the diagnosis "Parkinson's disease." (Id.).
23. The Petitioner worked with restrictions into the summer of 2006. On June 23, 2006, Dr. Reel addressed a letter "To Whom it May Concern" that the Petitioner should continue with the following restrictions at work: 1) no outside inspections; 2) no lifting of more than ten pounds; and 3) he should avoid climbing, squatting, bending and twisting. (Exhibit 14).
24. Some time in the summer of 2006, the Petitioner's employer hired two part time building inspectors to be available to assist the Petitioner in those duties he was unable to perform. The employer heeded the June 23, 2006 letter from Dr. Reel and modified the Petitioner's other job duties accordingly. These part-time inspectors were available for nineteen hours a week. (Exhibit 7 and Testimony).
25. On July 21, 2006, Dr. Reel indicated that he was referring the Petitioner to a pain program for advice from a pain specialist about the management of his back pain. (Exhibit 14).
26. On July 21, 2006, Dr Mullahy changed the Petitioner's medication from Requip to Mirapex due to the Petitioner having nausea on the Requip. (Exhibit 16).
27. The Petitioner saw Dr. Mullahy again on September 8, 2006. The doctor noted that the patient had not noticed any progression of his gait abnormality or significant worsening of the bradykinesia. Dr. Mullahy stated that the Petitioner had stopped taking the muscle relaxant Soma in late July 2006 and started Neurontin. He suffered several major motor seizures. He went back to taking the Soma. His left arm tremors continued. He also had a mild tremor in the right arm. Dr. Mullahy advocated that the patient come off of all narcotic medications and begin taking a trial of Lyrica.
In addition, Dr. Mullahy noted that the Petitioner's back complaints were out of proportion to his MRI findings. (Id.).
28. On September 15, 2006, Dr. Reel noted that the Petitioner's back pain seemed to be doing better, but, that he was experiencing ongoing problems with family stress. The Petitioner informed Dr. Reel that he had seen a lawyer about applying for medical disability. The Petitioner indicated that he was having problems driving to work and that he was unable to do lifting. Dr. Reel indicated that the Petitioner was to perform no outside inspections. (Exhibit 14).
29. The Petitioner saw neurologist Bonnie Hersh, M.D. on September 21, 2006. He reported that the tremor in his left arm felt worse in the morning. He also indicated that his voice did not project as well, and, that he was slow to get up out of a chair. He attributed this to his low back pain. The doctor noted that he also had a postural tremor. The Petitioner stated that his balance was not quite as good as it had been and he needed to be a bit more cautious, although he had not yet fallen. The doctor wondered whether some of the Petitioner's back discomfort was related to his axial rigidity (rigidity of the trunk and head). The doctor opted to change his medication to Rasagiline. The Petitioner was to continue trying to taper off of the Soma. (Exhibit 20). 30. The Petitioner got out of his chair at work during the morning of December 4, 2006 and felt back pain. He informed a co-worker over the phone that he would be unable to attend an upcoming seminar. He remained at work and reported the incident to Dr. Reel the next day. He completed a medical incident report on December 13, 2006. (Testimony and Exhibits 5, 8, and 11).
31. On December 5, 2006, Dr. Reel noted that the Petitioner was there for a follow up of low back pain. The Petitioner informed the doctor that he was unable to perform outdoor inspections which were part of his job. He indicated that he was contemplating going out on permanent disability and that he was under a lot of stress due to his son's Asperger's syndrome.
Dr. Reel agreed with the Petitioner's pursuing disability. He stated that "both back pain and Parkinson's disease limit his ability to work." A treatment for anxiety was also discussed along with a plan for family counseling. The doctor's diagnoses on that occasion were "low back pain, chronic pain syndrome and anxiety."(Exhibit 14).
32. The Petitioner saw Dr. Hersh again on December 8, 2006. He reported that he continued to have slowness in speech, slowness in movement and low back pain. The doctor determined that he was only slightly improved from the last visit and she added the medication Amantadine to his regimen. She indicated that he was a stage
2.5 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale. (Exhibit 20).
33. The Petitioner continued to work part time and on intermittent days with limitations until December 12, 2006 when he was placed on administrative leave for suspected misconduct. (Testimony and Exhibit 7).
34. On December 18, 2006, Dr. Reel reported "To Whom It May Concern" that the Petitioner had chronic low back pain as a result of an injury sustained at work in June 2005. The doctor noted that he continued to have significant limitations due to his back pain despite physical therapy.
Dr. Reel concluded, "he remains unable to perform essential functions of his job and, in my opinion, is permanently disabled effective December 5, 2006." (Exhibit 14).
35. The Petitioner filed his Employee's Accident Report relative to the December 4 incident with the Town of Norton on December 26, 2006. He was denied Workers' Compensation benefits for the December 4, 2006 incident. (Testimony and Exhibit 8).
36. In late January 2007, the Petitioner saw Dr. Reel and complained of tingling in the right cheek and substernal chest pain. It was determined that he suffered from a lacunar infarct (stroke). The medications aspirin and Coumadin were added to his regimen. (Exhibit 14).
37. After suffering the stroke, the Petitioner began having chest pains and underwent a stress evaluation. It was determined that he had suffered a myocardial infarction. He underwent an angiography and had a stent implanted. The medications Plavix and nitroglycerin were added to his regimen. (Id.).
38. In early February 2007, the Petitioner's workers' compensation claim was
denied. On February 5, 2007, Dr. Reel wrote "To Whom It May Concern" that he understood that the Petitioner was denied based on an injury that allegedly occurred on November 12, 2006. The doctor indicated that the form he signed contained two different dates: November 12, 2006 and December 4, 2006. The doctor noted that the Petitioner had been seen repeatedly for back pain since June 2005, and, that he "reinjured his back on December 4, 2006 when he slipped getting out of his chair at work." Dr. Reel indicated that his patient was disabled "due to his inability to perform all of the functions of his job." (Id.).
39. n June 30, 2007, the Petitioner's employment officially terminated with the Town of Norton. The parties executed a Settlement Agreement. (Exhibit 9).
40. The Petitioner submitted his application for Section 7 accidental
disability retirement benefits to the BCRB on July 31, 2007. He claimed that because of back injuries he had sustained on June 20, 2005 and December 4, 2006, he was totally and permanently disabled form performing the essential duties of Building Inspector. On page 02 of his application, the Petitioner indicated that the activities that he was required to perform in his current position were climbing, bending, lifting, pushing, walking, sitting, using a computer and using tools. The Petitioner also applied for ordinary disability benefits at that time, however, he had not accrued ten years of service and he was not eligible for Section 6 benefits. (Exhibit 5).
41. On April 22, 2008, the BCRB denied the Petitioner's application for accidental disability retirement benefits prior to the convening of a medical panel.
After a careful review of all of the testimony and documents in this case, I have concluded that the Petitioner is not entitled to prevail in this appeal. He has not met the threshold requirement that he demonstrate that his accident occurred "while in the performance of his duties". See Boston Retirement Board v. CRAB, 340 Mass. 109 (1959)and Lisbon v. CRAB, 41 Mass. App. Ct. 246 (1996).
The June 2005 injury which the Petitioner has asserted is the main cause of his low back symptoms, was not incurred in the performance of his duties. While he may arguably have been responsible for retrieving the office mail in his secretary's absence, he certainly had no obligation to return to his office by climbing over the counter in the outer reception area in order to regain entry from the front entrance. No employer or job description imposes this sort of risk taking behavior on its employees. In fact, conduct which places employees at risk for injury is discouraged in the workplace. Cf. Damiano v. CRAB, 72 Mass. App. Ct. 259 (2008).
The record reflects that the Petitioner had some ongoing health issues in June 2005. He had experienced intermittent back pain from and after the incident in gymnastics during his youth. Further, he was experiencing the beginning of Parkinson's disease and had already complained about the onset of tremors. If anything, he had an obligation NOT to perform and activity that would place himself at risk. Scaling the counter cannot be deemed as an activity consistent with the expectations of his job and the retirement system is not obligated to compensate the Petitioner for such an injury. .
Damiano, supra.
The Petitioner claims that he reinjured his when he got up out of a chair on December 4, 2006. This is the version of events that appeared in the earliest medical reports and the December 26, 2006 accident report. Accordingly, this is the version of events that I have accepted as fact. The Petitioner's hearing testimony concerning the chair having been faulty is determined not to be credible, along with other aspects of his testimony. This conclusion is rendered after observing his demeanor and manner of answering questions as well as listening to his responses to other questions during the course of the hearing.
The December 4, 2006 incident, as originally reported, resulted from a common movement and is not compensable under retirement law. CRAB has held that common movements, without more, cannot serve as a basis for an award of accidental disability retirement benefits. See Rammel v. Bristol County Retirement Board, CR-92-100 (DALA, CRAB 1993) and Budzinski v. Worcester Retirement Board, CR-96-005 (DALA 1996; CRAB 1997). Cf. Adams v. CRAB, 414 Mass. 360 (1993).
In the Rammel case, supra, DALA found, and CRAB affirmed, that there was no
compensable injury for a police officer's act of exiting a cruiser which caused a knee
injury. In the Budzinski case, supra, DALA found, and CRAB affirmed, that there was
no compensable injury for a police officer's act of entering a cruiser and sustaining a
knee injury. Both the Rammel and Budzinski cases, supra, are on-point with this Petitioner's situation. His December 4, 2006 injury in the act of getting up from a chair
cannot serve as the basis for an accidental disability retirement or as the aggravation of a pre-existing condition.
Lastly, there is merit to the BCRB's contention that the reasonable accommodation that was provided to the Petitioner from the Town of Norton, the light duty work with no requirement of outdoor inspections, lifting, or climbing, precludes him from receiving accidental disability retirement. In Samuel Foresta, Jr. v. CRAB, SJC-10288 (April 24, 2009) the SJC affirmed CRAB and held that an employer is not precluded from reassigning an employee to a different or less physically demanding position so as to accommodate that employee's physical limitations unless such action is otherwise precluded by an employment contract. In the Petitioner's case, there is no Collective Bargaining Agreement or other employment contract which precluded the employer from affording the Petitioner the reasonable accommodations of restrictions on lifting, repetitive stooping and bending and outdoor inspections, notwithstanding the Petitioner's protestations that these accommodations were inadequate. These protestations were not weighed heavily in light of the credibility findings previously referred to herein. It should also be noted here, that at the time he submitted his application for Section 7 benefits, the Petitioner listed all of the duties of his position prior to the accommodations. In this, his application was inaccurate. On December 5, 2006, Dr. Reed was reporting that outdoor inspections were part of the Petitioner's job. This, too, was incorrect.
In conclusion, the Petitioner has failed to establish a prima facie case that he is entitled to accidental disability retirement benefits. The injury he sustained on June 20, 2005 was not incurred in the performance of his duties; the injury sustained on December 4, 2006 was a common movement that cannot form the basis of a Section 7 retirement; and, the Petitioner was able to perform light duty work after the December 4, 2006 injury up to December 12, 2006 when he was placed on administrative leave. The decision of the BCRB denying Joseph Clancy's Section 7 application prior to the convening of a medical panel is hereby affirmed.
So ordered.
Division of Administrative Law Appeals,
Judithann Burke
Administrative Magistrate
DATED: July 24, 2009


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The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, was first reported by the Internet publication Law360. Bally filed a motion to dismiss the suit, and discovery is pending a determination by the state of Illinois.
Sheehan had been with 24 Hour for seven years and most recently served as the company's chief operating officer before taking over as Bally CEO on July 1.
"As CEO of defendant Bally, a direct, head-to-head competitor of 24 Hour Fitness, defendant Sheehan cannot 'unring the bell,' as he will be charged with executive responsibilities for the same areas that he worked in as chief operating officer of 24 Hour Fitness," 24 Hour said in the lawsuit. "On information and belief, defendant Bally targeted defendant Sheehan to become CEO of defendant Bally in order to obtain the proprietary 24 Hour Fitness trade secrets and confidential information as part of defendant Bally's new business strategy and/or plans upon its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 1, 2007."
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Houston City Councilmember Wanda Adams plans to challenge State Representative Dr. Alma Allen, D-Houston, for the Democratic Party nomination in house district 131, according to a recent post on Adams' blog. The race will pit two candidates with very different records on LGBT issues.
Rep. Dr. Alma Allen
Allen has served in the House since 2005. She is a former school principle who, during the last legislative session, co-authored HB 224, legislation that would have required public schools to report incidences of bullying to the state using an enumerated list of that included sexual orientation (but not gender identity or expression). HB 224 did not pass. During the special session last summer Allen voted for a budget amendment that included a similar reporting requirement (which also did not pass). She was one of 44 house members who opposed attempts by Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, to ban LGBT resource centers from college campuses. Although Allen is not the most outspoken ally of the LGBT community in the Texas House, she has a strong voting record on LGBT issues.
Councilmember Wanda Adams
Adams was recently sworn in for her third city council term. Until redistricting this year Adams' District C included much of Montrose. She regularly attends LGBT events (she actually cut the ribbon at the dedication ceremony for the Transgender Center) and has a reputation for being open-minded and willing to speak to people. However two events in the last year have some in the LGBT community questioning the depth of her commitment to the community.
In June the Houston City Council considered cutting funding for Marjoe House, a residential HIV/AIDS treatment facility. Adams spoke in the council meeting of the importance of continuing funding, which was opposed by Council Member Jarvis Johnson. When the time came for the vote, however, Adams left the council chambers and was recorded as "absent" (the council voted to continue funding, 10 to 2). Community leaders who had lobbied Adams for her support were disappointed that she missed the vote. "We had been given every indication that she would be in support of renewing funding," says Robert Shipman, president of the Houston Stonewall Young Democrats. "It was extremely disappointing that she left the room when it was time to put that support into effect."
Adams support for a Catholic youth homeless services provider has also led to questions about her dedication to her LGBT constituents. The provider, Covenant House (located in the heart of Montrose) had been accused by leaders in the transgender community of denying services to transgender and intersex youth unless they were willing to live in the gender they were assigned at birth. As a private religious organization, argued the agency's director, Rhonda Robinson, Covenant House was under no obligation to provide services without discrimination. Things changed when Council Member Jolanda Jones threatened to cut the funding Covenant House received through the city unless they enacted a non-discrimination policy that was inclusive of gender identity and expression. While the threat worked and Covenant House is now working with local organizations like the Transgender Foundation of America to change their policies and practices, Adams continued to defend the organization. "Covenant House has long history of doing great work and making sure that our homeless youth are protected without any… type of prejudices," she told the council, refuting allegations that the agency discriminated in it's services.
"I was extremely disappointed at Council Member Adams' defense of Covenant House," said Cristan Williams, executive director of the Transgender Foundation of America. "TFA and others worked for over a decade to bring them to the table to discuss their very well documented discrimination. For the person who cut the ribbon at the opening of Houston's Transgender Center to turn around and defend discrimination against trans-identified children made me feel ill. It was like being stabbed in the back."


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Caroll Edwin Spinney (b. December 26, 1933) has performed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street for over 45 years. In a 2008 Washington Times article, Spinney said that even though performing Big Bird is physically demanding work, he has no intention of stopping, saying, "I can't imagine willingly walking away from Big Bird and Oscar."[1] He has described his experience as Big Bird as "a lot like growing up to be Mickey Mouse... only taller!"[2]
Spinney was born in Waltham, Massachusetts and was an accomplished artist before he started working as a live performer. After graduating from high school in 1951, he attended The Art Institute of Boston's College of Art & Design. While in the military, he created a comic strip under the name Ed Spinney. In the early 1960s, he created an animated cartoon series called Crazy Crayon under the same name.
In 1955, Spinney headed to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he created the show Rascal Rabbit.[3] He returned to Boston in 1958, appearing in the summer series The Judy and Goggle Show as a puppeteer opposite Judy Valentine, performing Goggle the bird.
When Judy and Goggle was moved out of its slot for station WHDH-TV's returning programming, both Spinney and Valentine were offered a berth on the Boston broadcast of Bozo's Big Top in 1959. Spinney played a variety of hand-puppet creations, usually in one-off skits, and also played Bozo's grandmother Grandma Nellie (in full clown-make-up) and several recurring costumed characters. These included Flip-Flop the Rag Doll, Kookie Kangaroo (a failed boxer), and Mr. Lion, "the fastest draw alive." The latter role combined Spinney's performing and cartoonist skills, creating quick sketches for the kids.
In the 1960s, Spinney created two puppet cats, Picklepuss and Pop, who he performed in various venues, including stage shows and some Bozo broadcasts. Picklepuss and Pop would later go on to perform with the Muppets just once, in the 1988 Jim Henson Play-Along Video Wow, You're a Cartoonist!. In 1969, Spinney met Jim Henson at the Puppeteers' of America Festival at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, following an ambitious experimental presentation (hosted by Picklepuss), which combined different live-puppetry techniques with film projections. The show went awry due to various technical issues and other problems, but afterwards, Henson told him that he "liked what you were trying to do." Henson then asked Spinney if he wanted to work with him on a new children's show being developed.[4] Spinney went on to star as the man behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.
As Big Bird, Spinney traveled the world -- in the TV specials Big Bird in China and Big Bird in Japan, and in special Sesame Street episodes that took him to New Mexico and Hawaii. He has also starred in a feature film, Follow That Bird.
Spinney has guest starred as his characters on many other programs, including The Flip Wilson Show, Scrubs, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, 1 vs 100, The Muppet Show, and over 141 episodes of Hollywood Squares.
Spinney wrote a 2003 autobiography titled The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers. Caroll Spinney also wrote and illustrated How to Be a Grouch, a 1976 picture book that explains the world from Oscar's point of view. Spinney also drew the picture of Mr. Hooper that Big Bird drew after Mr. Hooper died, and designed one of his characters, Bruno the Trashman. His artwork was featured in a 2010/2011 exhibit at ToonSeum. A documentary about Spinney titled I Am Big Bird premiered in 2014, chronicling the life of Spinney and his wife Debra.
Muppet Credits
- Sesame Characters: Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bruno the Trashman, Granny Bird, Granny Fanny Nesselrode, Shivers the Penguin, Sam the Robot (occasional), Lefty the Salesman (occasional), Fred's son, Beautiful Day Monster, Hippie, various Anything Muppet characters (including Bennett Snerf)
- See also Big Bird Filmography and Oscar the Grouch Filmography for films, guest appearances and specials
- Spinney explained in a 2007 interview that when there's a scene with both Big Bird and Oscar that "if I'm doing the Bird, I'll have my assistant move Oscar, but I'll do both voices. Usually, we pre-record the one that my assistant is moving. Once in a while, if it's Oscar's scene and he has a lot more words than Big Bird, then I have my assistant stand in for Big Bird and I record Big Bird's voice, digitally. That way, they can be talking to each other."[5]
- While Sesame Street was still in planning stages, Caroll Spinney suggested to Jim Henson that the show have unscripted conversations between Muppets and real-live children.[6]
- Spinney almost left Sesame Street before the second season, due to a low salary, the expense of living in New York, and an offer to produce his own Picklepuss show in Boston during the break between seasons. However, Kermit Love convinced Spinney to give the show another month before deciding to quit, and soon decided to stay on the show.[7]
- For some time, his name was spelled as Carroll Spinney, with two r's in his first name.[8]
- During the first two seasons of Sesame Street, Spinney would often perform right-hands and one-time characters, but didn't really enjoy it, so he eventually stopped,[9] limiting his performing primarily to Big Bird and Oscar, with only a handful of other recurring characters later on (Bruno, Shivers the Penguin, Granny Bird).
- Since 2015, Spinney has ceased puppeteering Oscar and Big Bird due to physical setbacks.[10] Eric Jacobson and Matt Vogel now manipulate the characters respectively and Spinney still supplies the voices in post-production. This is primarily done for the main series and TV specials; Jacobson and Vogel perform both the voices and puppetry for all other media and appearances. However, Spinney continues to sporadically perform Oscar for various public appearances.[11]
Awards & Honors
Dates Unknown
- Spinney has earned four Daytime Emmy Awards, two Gold Records, and two Grammy Awards.
- As Big Bird, Spinney was honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- As Big Bird, Spinney was awarded the Library of Congress Living Legend Award in April 2000. According to the Library of Congress website, "the award is selected by the Library's curators and subject specialists to honor artists, writers, activists, filmmakers, physicians, entertainers, sports figures and public servants who have made significant contributions to America's diverse cultural, scientific and social heritage."[12]
- Daytime Emmys Lifetime Achievement Award
- Outstanding Performer In A Children's Series (tie): Kevin Clash as Elmo, and Caroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch (transcipt)
- ↑ "He's happy being Big Bird", Ellen Simon, The Washington Times. June 19, 2008.
- ↑ The Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter volume 3, number 6, page 4
- ↑ Street Gang, pages 101-102
- ↑ Spinney, Caroll The Wisdom of Big Bird, page 21-25.
- ↑ Twardzik, Cathleen. Meet the man behind Big Bird, Parents and Kids. February 19, 2007.
- ↑ Spinney, Caroll. The Wisdom of Big Bird, page 132.
- ↑ Spinney, Caroll. The Wisdom of Big Bird, pages 63-65.
- ↑ Jim Henson's Red Book entry, 8/1969 – P. of A. Festival. Salt Lake City – met Carroll Spinney. Asked him to join us.
- ↑ Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones, page 159
- ↑ Caroll Spinney at Steel City Con in 2017 (at 10:08)
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Library of Congress website.


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Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is now available for the PlayStation Vita system. Unleash your ultimate anytime, anywhere as the latest version builds upon the console experience, complete with all modes plus new features designed specifically for the PS Vita system. The Heroes & Heralds mode, a separate mode for online and offline gameplay, is available as a free update for the system beginning today.
The epic rematch looms in the distance as Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 prepares to take the battle to all-new heights. With new iconic characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes, 48 characters (total of 50 with DLC), a refined fighting system, eight new stages and new modes, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 continues the Capcom fighting game legacy.
The PS Vita system version of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 includes several new features specific to the system. Players can battle in exciting online matches using new touch screen controls, either locally or via wi-fi. A Spectator Mode and Replay function lets players watch and share matches over wi-fi and the Replay analyser allows downloads of replay data which can be evaluated to hone skills. The PS Vita system NEAR feature offers an exclusive Gold Herald colour option for all characters which can be obtained through trades with friends. For fans who also have the PlayStation 3, DLC purchased from the console can be shared and the PS Vita system can be used as the "Ultimate Controller" to play the PS3 version of the game. Lastly, the console DLC Heroes & Heralds is a separate mode that is available as a free update.
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For years, Martin Anwar Duckworth, last week's Metro Transit bus shooter, was a fixture in Pioneer Square. Here, in this mangy swath of downtown Seattle, he languished among a legion of fellow desperadoes, where days are spent crouched against warm brick walls in stinking sleeping bags, enduring the endless ambulance sirens and the jarring hiss of curses and threats.
Street people like Duckworth live in this muck, cleaning pigeon droppings off mottled blankets, bumming cheap smokes on sidewalks washed daily out front of the Union Gospel Mission, while gingerly engaging in the cautious camaraderie of the homeless.
In the end, the incorrigible 31-year-old was just another broken man, not altogether different from the others, coaxing handouts and relying on crumbs, just as the pigeons do.
For Duckworth, who on his Facebook page described himself as a self-employed barber, nothing seemed to work out. He was a victim himself of a random act of violence, shot by an unknown assailant in Pioneer Square in March. He was a frequent no-show at court-ordered drug rehab and mental-health therapy, both programs of which he enrolled in but didn't come close to completing, reports Department of Corrections spokeswoman Norah West.
Repeated referrals to housing assistance programs and other community resources were largely ignored. So, too, were the come-to-Jesus admonitions from his community corrections officers, who called him a "chronic violator" of the conditions of his supervision.
"It is not unusual for high-risk offenders to have a large number of violations," notes West.
It is not known where Duckworth got the gun, police say, or where he lived his final hours. It may have been in an alleyway beneath the rumble of the Viaduct near the Compass Center. This is the shelter he frequented, usually to fetch his mail, sometimes with a girlfriend in tow, a caseworker tells Seattle Weekly.
It is the address, 77 S. Washington, which he gave police the last time they hauled him in, nine minutes past midnight on July 29, 2011, for selling three chalk-colored rocks of cocaine to an uncover cop under the I-5 freeway on S. King Street.
"He wasn't very talkative, but he seemed easygoing. I never saw any aggressive tendencies," adds the Compass worker, who asked that his name not be used. "I've known him for a longtime and he was never menacing to me in any way.
"It is obvious though that he had a substance-abuse problems because he was usually very exhausted during the day, since he was probably out all night."
On a warm sunburst Monday morning at 8:48, the 5-foot-8, 150-pound Duckworth, clad in a hood and dark-colored sweatshirt, climbed aboard the Route 27 Metro Transit bus on Third Avenue in front of Benaroya Hall. Eyewitnesses say he paced back and forth, refusing the driver's request to pay his fare.
Then, inexplicably, Duckworth lept at the driver, 64-year-old DeLoy Dupuis, and attacked him before turning his revolver on him. He shot Dupuis at least twice, in the cheek and arm. Police chased Duckworth down University and along Second Avenue. They gunned him down in front of 40 startled passengers after he entered another Metro bus at Second and Seneca.
Drug-addled, homeless, with a 10th-grade education, Duckworth, court records show, was arrested 71 times over the past dozen years. Most those arrests involved drug dealing or drug buying, though in March 2007, he was arrested for firing a rock through the window of a Pioneer Square nightclub and then stabbing an employee with a plastic knife, and spent 76 days in jail. He got another 60 days for crack cocaine possession in July 2007.
On Oct. 6, 2011, Duckworth was sentenced for the rock cocaine sale under the freeway overpass and ordered to serve twelve months of supervision and attend drug and mental health evaluation. On a dozen occasions, however, Duckworth ran afoul of conditions laid down by the court and his community corrections officers.
As one of his corrections officers wrote, "Mr. Duckworth failed to address both his chemical dependency and mental health issues throughout the time of his supervision."
Under the Washington Department of Corrections' Swift and Certain program for criminals on supervision, an offender who screws up by failing to meet with his corrections officer can immediately be jailed for one to three days. After five violations, they can face up to 30 days in jail for each subsequent violation.
Because of numerous violations, – which included failing to report, using drugs and tampering with his drug tests – it took Duckworth eighteen months, until April 15, 2013, to complete his DOC supervision.
Currently, there are 15,286 offenders on supervision in Washington state, two-thirds of whom are identified as "high risk to reoffend." Duckworth was one of those.
Even though Duckworth failed time and again to follow the rules laid down by his corrections officers, supervision came to end, and could not be extended – unless he was charged and found guilty of committing another crime.
"He had completed his year," said DOC's West. "The story for us ended on April 15, 2013."
Strangely enough, in the early morning hours of March 21, Duckworth was shot in the face by an unknown person in the area of Third Avenue and S. Washington Street. Shirtless and bloody, he ran through the streets, where he tried and failed to seek refuge – aboard a Metro bus.


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The following is a sampling of calls received by the Town of Niagara Police between Jan. 7 and 14.
Monday, Jan. 7
•2500 block of Military Road, larceny. Complainant states an unknown male walked out the front door with a 32-inch flat screen television, put it in the trunk of a silver Nissan Altima with tinted windows, and fled the scene.
•4800 block of Theresa Lane, mental health. Complainant said she is depressed and unable to sleep. Taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center by Rural Metro Ambulance.
Tuesday, Jan. 8
•1500 block of Military Road, larceny. A male accompanied by two females was seen placing four steaks in his jacket and leaving the store.
•Hyde Park Boulevard and Lockport Road, Military Road and Third Avenue, traffic tickets. A driver was stopped for driving at night without headlights and going through a red light. He also could not show proof of insurance. In the second incident, the driver was stopped for going through a red light and having an inspection sticker that expired in November. He said, "Sorry, I thought I could beat the light and I was given a ticket for the inspection sticker, but haven't had a chance to get it inspected."
Wednesday, Jan. 9
•4800 block of Tuscarora Road, mental health. A woman, highly upset about losing her job, was taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center for evaluation after her fiancé and a witness said they believed she was about to jump over the bridge.
•700 block of B Street, removal. A woman reported her ex-roommate was intoxicated and pounding on her door. Patrol found him on A Street and discovered he had an active bench warrant out of Town of Niagara and took him into custody.
•Military Road, traffic ticket. A driver, observed doing 51 mph in a 40 mph zone and having an expired inspection sticker, said, "Yeah, I know, but I'm waiting for my taxes."
Thursday, Jan. 10
•1500 block of Military Road, larceny. A 57-year-old Niagara Falls Boulevard resident was arrested after he fled from a business where he placed steak, shrimp, chicken and olives in a store recyclable bag and fled toward the city. He was transported back to the scene by a Niagara Falls Police officer.
•8200 block of Porter Road, stolen vehicle. A woman reported someone stole her maroon 1991Chevrolet overnight. She said the vehicle was in the driveway unlocked and the keys were under the seat.
•5000 block of Tuscarora Road, animal problem. Patrol secured a stray, black and white poodle-terrier mix that had been wandering all day in the parking lot area of Wildwood Acres. SPCA responded.
Friday, Jan. 11
•Military Road and Fashion Outlet Boulevard, traffic ticket. Driver heading south on Military Road went through a steady red signal.
•200 block of Beckwith Avenue, EMS. A 70-year-old woman was transported to Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center by Rural Metro Ambulance after falling in the driveway.
Saturday, Jan. 12
•2300 block of Military Road, EMS. An Ely Avenue resident fell and struck his face while climbing over ice at the north side of a business had a large cut on his forehead and appeared disoriented. He was taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center by Rural Metro Ambulance.
•2400 block of Military Road, larceny. A Rhode Island Avenue man reported he left his wallet in his pants pocket inside a locker and, when he returned, someone had removed $300 and a personal check in the amount of $68.
•1000 block of Expressway Village, check situation. Caller reported large open burn with lots of smoke. Resident stated he threw wet boxes on his campfire. He was advised that it is illegal to have an open burn in the town. Another resident from the 7200 block of Packard Road was advised of town policy in a separate incident.
Sunday, Jan. 13
•9300 block of Lockport Road, rollover accident. Driver said he swerved when a rabbit ran in front of his vehicle, which caused him to lose control and go through a ditch, causing his vehicle to roll over and end up against a tree. Niagara Active Hose Volunteer Fire Co. and Rural Metro Ambulance responded, but driver stated he was not injured.
•600 block of C Street, assist citizen. Complainant was angry with a male for not giving her a cigarette. She was advised to get her own cigarettes.
•Licata Drive, trespass. Complainant said he heard noise in his garage and found a highly intoxicated male wedged between his truck and the stairs leading to the residence. It was discovered that the 55-year-old Royal Avenue resident had an active warrant out of Orange County, Fla., for first-degree robbery, assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.
Monday, Jan. 14
•8200 block of Cherry Lane, larceny. Complainant reported that someone entered his unlocked vehicle while it was parked in his driveway and took $10 from the center console.


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Sprint threatens P2P throttling on WiMAX
Like Comcast (without the lies)
Sprint has reserved the right to limit the bandwidth of P2P file sharers on its brand new broadband wireless network..
According to the "acceptable use and network management policy" for the thing called Xohm, the company "may use various tools and techniques designed to limit the bandwidth available for certain bandwidth intensive applications or protocols, such as file sharing."
As you might expect, the Free Press - one of the watchdogs who sparked the FCC's investigation of Comcast's BitTorrent busting - isn't too happy about this. Sprint has touted Xohm as an open network, but Free Press says it's closed.
"We are very troubled by this development and the larger moves across the wireless industry to limit consumer access to the legal content and services of their choice," reads a statement from Free Press policy director Ben Scott. "We hope that Sprint will quickly disclose exactly what tools and techniques it plans to use, and demonstrate why it is necessary to maintain a closed network when consumers demand an open Internet."
Naturally, Sprint doesn't like this talk. "It is not our intent to police the internet or the content that our customers access," a company spokesman told us. "And we will not shape or modify the delivery of customer data. We are working to deliver a great customer experience for all of our customers. This is an open network... We are not targeting a specific application used on our WiMAX network."
Ah, but the network's terms and conditions also say this: "To protect our network, services, or for other reasons, we may place restrictions on accessing certain Data Content (such as certain websites, applications, etc.), limit throughput or the amount of data you can transfer, or otherwise limit or terminate services."
It's true: Sprint hasn't disclosed how it would throttle file sharing traffic. But it should at least be commended for admitting - upfront - that such throttling might happen. That was hardly the case with Comcast. ®


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Audio experts differ on whether screams for help captured on 911 calls are those of defendant George Zimmerman or of shooting victim 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, according to reports released Tuesday.
One New Jersey-based audio expert said in a report that the screams came from Martin, while another Florida-based audio expert said the shouts were a mix of Martin and Zimmerman.
Attorneys prosecuting Zimmerman on a charge of second-degree murder hired the audio experts to compare samples of Zimmerman's and Martin's voices with the shouts from the 911 calls phoned in by neighbors of Zimmerman. The residents of the gated community heard the neighborhood watch leader struggling with the South Florida teen during a confrontation last year. Determining whose voice was calling for help could aid a jury in deciding whether Zimmerman's claims of self-defense were justified.
Zimmerman is pleading not guilty and his trial starts next month.
Martin's family claims the voice is that of the South Florida teen, while Zimmerman's father has said in court he believes the cries are from his son.
Zimmerman's defense attorney, Mark O'Mara, has asked a judge to determine whether the audio analysis can be used at trial. O'Mara said in a filing that he was concerned the analysis of the 911 calls would prejudice jurors.
"Counsel has significant and legitimate concerns that such evidence will confuse the issues for this jury to decide, and it may well mislead the jury in this area of inquiry," O'Mara said in the filing.
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Life through the eyes of Juanita Sigmon
As long as Juanita Sigmon can remember, she has looked at the world around her and thought about how she might paint it.
Her paintings, she said, are inspired by her desire to record and keep scenes and remembrances. Sigmon uses art to keep special moments and special places close to her. Mixed among more than 500 paintings of scenes from western North Carolina, including Burke County and Catawba County, are some really captivating oils and watercolors. Take for instance, the many dogs and cats painted from photographs sent to Sigmon from her three children and grandchildren. Still lifes of flower arrangements are reminders of the flowers she received on special days such as Mother's Day, birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas and flowers sent "just because."
Stacks of paintings — framed and unframed — and lots of memories. The collection represents years of work, almost a lifetime. Sigmon, 92, began to paint when she was a student at Lenoir-Rhyne College (University) in 1939.
"I've always drawn — we didn't call it painting then," Sigmon said, from Pinecrest, an independent retirement living community, where she resides. "In 1939, the WPA hired an artist to come to Lenoir-Rhyne to teach."
Sigmon met her husband, C. Miller Sigmon Sr., at Lenoir-Rhyne and within a year, they married. Both graduated with degrees in education and began to teach. In addition, in the 1940s, she tinted photographs for area photographers before there was color film.
Sigmon taught 43 years, first in Burke County schools, then in the Morganton city school system, and finally in the consolidated system. She retired teaching third grade.
"My life from the 1940s through the 1970s was filled with family, friends, teaching and supporting Miller's career," Sigmon said. "I continued my love of art and with crafts."
Sigmon said her mother passed down artistic abilities to her — sewing, knitting, crocheting and making dolls. Born in 1918, Sigmon, grew up during the Depression.
"I never knew the difference, although I'm sure my parents did," she said. "I can't say it was hard because I didn't know anything else. All my memories are happy ones."
Most of Sigmon's works were painted after 1980, a time when her life changed dramatically. She retired from teaching, her husband died, and then her mother died.
Sigmon continued to paint every day — oil and watercolor paintings of beloved and familiar scenes such as Table Rock, old barns in Burke County and landmarks in Morganton. Sigmon's art depicts her love for nature and the year's seasons as seen through her eyes during trips up and down N.C. 181, from Morganton to Jonas Ridge.
The oil and watercolor paintings may take as little as a few hours to complete or may take months of working to get the feeling and expression she is looking for, she said.
In 2007, her book, "Through My Eyes: The Art of Juanita Houser Sigmon," was published and was an instant success. More than 100 photos depict the beauty she found in Burke County and in her life.
And, May 15, Sigmon's work will be displayed through July 15 at the Georgia College & State University Music Therapy Gallery.
Her one-woman show at GCSU highlights her new paintings that tell her story of life since moving to Pinecrest in June 2009. Older works provide a glimpse into her life in Morganton, where she lived with her husband.
"I painted more than 30 oil and water color paintings since I moved here," she said. "In fact, I came to Pinecrest because it was promised that I could paint. That lasted two years."
Up until Easter, she painted daily at Pinecrest in a room set aside for arts and crafts.
Now, she said, she can't paint, and hasn't, since Easter.
"They took it away — they took our room away," she said. "For all of us. None of us can paint."
Sigmon said the room was a regular apartment that was empty, and that now Pinecrest wants to rent it. Sigmon said she understands — it happened before, in an apartment the artists previously used.
"They told us we would have another room," she said, "and we did."
Sigmon and other artists still hope for a place to paint. Meanwhile, her oils are "stuck in boxes in a storage room, piled away."
For an artist who painted every day for 72 years, abandoning her brushes and oils is difficult.
"You have to have a place to paint," she said passionately. "I don't know what to do with myself because I can't paint."
Her apartment is filled with stacks of mounted but unframed oils and some watercolors. Still, she pulls out more paintings. Her life is before her — in her art. Although she can't travel up and down the byways and backroads of western North Carolina to paint beloved scenes, she paints from photographs her family sends and from photographs she makes.
Those special flower arrangements received in the past are still with Sigmon — on the canvasses stacked around her apartment.
"When I receive a gift of flowers, I want to keep it forever, so I paint it," she said. "I always loved being outdoors with my flowers and plants. These are times just for me with no phones or commitments to interfere."
For now, her days are spent knitting and crocheting in her room. And, in a small corner of her kitchenette, Sigmon found just enough space to watercolor birds.
"If I can't use oils, I'll use watercolors," she said.
Meanwhile, Sigmon hopes to travel to Georgia to see her exhibit. One of her daughters, Chesley Sigmon Mercado, is curator of the GCSU Music Therapy Gallery.
" This is an exciting show that will appeal to students, faculty and the community," Mercado said. "It is a chance to see the beautiful countryside of North Carolina through the view of someone who experienced so much of life, and testimony that we are never too old to follow our passions, be productive if given the opportunity, and express ourselves."
Mercado also chose the paintings for Sigmon's book, and her husband, Eduardo Mercado Jr., a professional photographer in Georgia, photographed each painting.
"I tried to select paintings that best represented my mother's love of nature, her belief that old barns should not disappear and moments in her life that I know she cherished," Mercado said. "My mother is very private so it took a lot of persuading to get her to agree to publishing a book of her art. I think her work needs to be shared and enjoyed."


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Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ontario, Canada)
The Valleyview Mennonite congregation in London, ON began services in 1953, and formally organized in 1962. The first building was occupied in 1953, with a subsequent building program in 1963. Alvin Roth and Ralph Lebold are considered the founding leaders of the group. The congregation originated through outreach by Nairn Mennonite Church, the Western Ontario Mennonite Conference and the Mennonite Conference of Ontario. The church was an outgrowth of the Goodwill Rescue Mission established in London by Nairn Mennonite in the early 1950s. Services began with Sunday School. Previously known as Forest City Mennonite Mission and King St. Mennonite Church (1953-62).
In 1965 there were 44 members; in 1975, 121; in 1985, 119; in 1995, 117; in 2000, 120; in 2003, 175. The congregation has been affiliated with the Western Ontario Mennonite Conference (1953-1988), Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (1988-) and Mennonite Church Canada (1995-). The congregational holds services in both English and Korean. The Korean services began in Fall 2000.
The congregation's address is 1170 Melsandra Ave., London, ON, N5Y 4N9. (519) 438-1705. The church is located at the corner of Briarhill and Melsandra. In 2003 Russell Sawatsky served as pastor to the English language fellowship, and Young Jee Na and Young Ho Park as pastors to the Korean language fellowship.
Mennonite Reporter (27 October 1980): 12.
Adams, John. "Ministry to Community: the Mennonite Church in London, Ontario, 1953-1970." Research paper, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries, 1970, 68 pp.
Mennonites in Canada collection, "50-London," Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
Records as Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
|Marlene Epp
|Date Published
|January 1989
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Epp, Marlene. "Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 1989. Web. 20 Aug 2018. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Valleyview_Mennonite_Church_(London,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=78463.
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Epp, Marlene. (January 1989). Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 20 August 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Valleyview_Mennonite_Church_(London,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=78463.
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