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By Alan Caruba
Warning Signs-Alan Caruba
"I have this theory about Barack Obama. I think he's led a kind of make-believe life in which money was provided and doors were opened because at some point early on somebody or some group took a look at this tall, good looking, half-white, half-black, young man with an exotic African/Muslim name and concluded he could be guided toward a life in politics where his facile speaking skills could even put him in the White House.
In a very real way, he has been a young man in a very big hurry. Who else do you know has written two memoirs before the age of 45? "Dreams of My Father" was published in 1995 when he was only 34 years old. The "Audacity of Hope" followed in 2006. If ,indeed, he did write them himself. There are some who think that his mentor and friend, Bill Ayers, a man who calls himself a "communist with a small 'c'" was the real author.
His political skills consisted of rarely voting on anything that might be deemed controversial.. He went from a legislator in the Illinois legislature to the Senator from that state because he had the good fortune of having Mayor Daley's formidable political machine at his disposal.
He was in the U.S. Senate so briefly that his bid for the presidency was either an act of astonishing self-confidence or part of some greater game plan that had been determined before he first stepped foot in the Capital.
How, many must wonder, was he selected to be a 2004 keynote speaker at the Democrat convention that nominated John Kerry when virtually no one had ever even heard of him before?
He outmaneuvered Hillary Clinton in primaries. He took Iowa by storm. A charming young man, an anomaly in a state with a very small black population, he oozed "cool" in a place where agriculture was the antithesis of cool. He dazzled the locals. And he had an army of volunteers drawn to a charisma that hid any real substance.
And then he had the great good fortune of having the Republicans select one of the most inept candidates for the presidency since Bob Dole. And then John McCain did something crazy. He picked Sarah Palin, an unknown female governor from the very distant state of Alaska . It was a ticket that was reminiscent of 1984's Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro and they went down to defeat.
The mainstream political media fell in love with him. It was a schoolgirl crush with febrile commentators like Chris Mathews swooning then and now over the man. The venom directed against McCain and, in particular, Palin, was extraordinary.
Now, a full year into his first term, all of those gilded years leading up to the White House have left him unprepared to be President.
Left to his own instincts, he has a talent for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. It swiftly became a joke that he could not deliver even the briefest of statements without the ever-present Tele-Prompters.
Far worse, however, is his capacity to want to "wish away" some terrible realities, not the least of which is the Islamist intention to destroy America and enslave the West. Any student of history knows how swiftly Islam initially spread. It knocked on the doors of Europe, having gained a foothold in Spain . The great crowds that greeted him at home or on his campaign "world tour" were no substitute for having even the slightest grasp of history and the reality of a world filled with really bad people with really bad intentions.
Oddly and perhaps even inevitably, his political experience, a cakewalk, has positioned him to destroy the Democrat Party's hold on power in Congress because in the end it was never about the Party. It was always about his communist ideology, learned at an early age from family, mentors, college professors, and extreme leftist friends and colleagues.
Obama is a man who could deliver a snap judgment about a Boston police officer who arrested an "obstreperous" Harvard professor-friend, but would warn Americans against "jumping to conclusions" about a mass murderer at Fort Hood who shouted "Allahu Akbar." The absurdity of that was lost on no one. He has since compounded this by calling the Christmas bomber "an isolated extremist" only to have to admit a day or two later that he was part of an al Qaeda plot.
He is a man who could strive to close down our detention facility at Guantanamo even though those released were known to have returned to the battlefield against America . He could even instruct his Attorney General to afford the perpetrator of 9/11 a civil trial when no one else would ever even consider such an obscenity. And he is a man who could wait three days before having anything to say about the perpetrator of yet another terrorist attack on Americans and then have to elaborate on his remarks the following day because his first statement was so lame.
The pattern repeats itself. He either blames any problem on the Bush administration or he naively seeks to wish away the truth.
Knock, knock. Anyone home? Anyone there?
Barack Obama exists only as the sock puppet of his handlers, of the people who have maneuvered and manufactured this pathetic individual's life.
When anyone else would quickly and easily produce a birth certificate, this man has spent over a million dollars to deny access to his. Most other documents, the paper trail we all leave in our wake, have been sequestered from review. He has lived a make-believe life whose true facts remain hidden.
We laugh at the ventriloquist's dummy, but what do you do when the dummy is President of the United States of America?
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By Associated Press
Some members of US Congress demanding closer scrutiny of pipes following serious spills in Arkansas and North Dakota.
A freshwater channel that separates Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas is a premier midwestern tourist attraction and a photographer's delight, offering spectacular vistas of two Great Lakes, several islands and one of the world's longest suspension bridges.
But nowadays the straits of Mackinac is drawing attention for something that is out of sight and usually out of mind, and which some consider a symbol of the dangers lurking in the nation's sprawling web of buried oil and natural gas pipelines.
Stretched across the bottom of the waterway at depths reaching 270 feet are two 20-inch pipes that carry nearly 23m gallons of crude oil daily. They are part of the 1,900-mile Lakehead network, which originates in North Dakota near the Canadian border. A segment known as Line 5 slices through northern Wisconsin and Michigan's upper peninsula before ducking beneath the straits of Mackinac and winding up in Sarnia, Ontario.
The pipes were laid in 1953. They've never leaked, according to the system's owner, Enbridge Energy Partners LP, which says the lines are in good shape and pose no threat.
But a growing chorus of activists and members of Congress is demanding closer scrutiny as stepped-up production in North Dakota's Bakken region and Canada's Alberta tar sands boosts the amount of oil coursing through pipelines crossing the nation's heartland.
Concern has risen in the past year following serious spills in Arkansas and North Dakota, and as the government weighs the proposed Keystone pipeline project that would stretch from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The issue is especially sensitive in Michigan, where another Enbridge line ruptured in 2010, spewing more than 840,000 gallons of crude into the Kalamazoo River and a tributary creek.
The straits of Mackinac epitomizes a potential worst-case scenario for a pipeline accident: an iconic waterway, ecologically and economically significant, that could be fiendishly hard to clean up because of swift currents and deep water that's often covered with ice several months a year.
The 5-mile-wide straits link Lakes Huron and Michigan and flow near Mackinac Island, which is famed for its horse-drawn carriages and fudge shops. Several villages draw drinking water from the straits and cargo freighters and passenger ferries use it as a passageway. Sport anglers chase salmon and trout, while commercial crews harvest whitefish and perch for restaurants.
Hundreds of activists attended a rally to protest the pipeline last summer. Local residents haven't paid it much attention over the years, but a packed crowd grilled Enbridge representatives at a community meeting this month.
"It's a huge pipeline carrying oil in one of the most ecologically beneficial and sensitive places in the world," said Andy Buchsbaum, director of the National Wildlife Federation's Great Lakes office. "A massive oil spill there would have dire and irreversible consequences."
The Senate's second-ranking Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, and Michigan senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow sent a letter of concern to the federal pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration in December. Agency head Cynthia Quarterman said Enbridge has agreed to step up its inspections of the Lakehead system since the Kalamazoo river spill.
"We've invested a lot of money, time and resources to ensure that we're using the best available technology to operate our pipelines with the utmost integrity," said Jackie Guthrie, spokeswoman for the company, based in Calgary, Alberta.
Now, line 5's segment beneath the straits is getting extra attention.
Enbridge has reached an agreement with Michigan Technological University to deploy a newly developed "autonomous underwater vehicle" to provide digital images of the pipeline eight times in the next two years. The device resembles a 7-foot-long missile with a tiny, whirring propeller and will be fitted with sonar devices, cameras and computers.
The equipment probably isn't capable of detecting cracks, but "never before have you been able to see this kind of detail," said Guy Meadows, a director of the university's Great Lakes Research Center.
The National Wildlife Federation maintains it's time to replace the lines. The group posted a short video taken by divers that appears to show broken supports and sections suspended above the bottom or covered with debris. Critics also complain the company won't release enough data from its inspections of the pipelines and note that above-ground sections of Line 5 have ruptured in numerous spots on land, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons.
But Guthrie said the underwater section is sound.
"It's been operating there for decades and operating safely," she said.
The US coast guard has conducted spill-response exercises in the straits the past three years. Some have taken place in winter to test technology for tracing oil beneath ice, said Steve Keck, a contingency specialist based in Saul Ste Marie, Michigan.
Dean Reid, planning commission chairman in Mackinac County who organized the community meeting, said locals needed more information about the pipelines, which many didn't know existed until recently.
"We tend to take for granted what's here," Reid said, "and sometimes don't know what's here."

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Once-proud XL Center is now outdated and in need of rescuing
So now the American Athletic Conference takes its pageant to Mohegan Sun, another significant sporting event here in our corner of the world. The American, as it fancies itself, will bookend its women's basketball season in Neon Uncasville, with Media Day here Monday and the championship tournament here in March.
The dramatis personae said all the right things about the new digs Monday for the cameras and recorders. Great arena, perfect size, first-class treatment. Old friend Jamelle Elliott, now the coach at Cincinnati, called the property "a city in itself."
Hardly unexpected. New guests aren't going to track mud in the hallways and belch at the table. Still, though, there was a sense of earnestness that comes from standing inside a place with some cachet, thinking what it might look like for the television cameras and sound like in full throat a few months from now.
Which invites the following question:
Has Hartford, specifically the XL Center, ever been more irrelevant?
That's not posed with a hint of glee. We should root for our capital city. But think about sports and entertainment in our state at the moment:
Mohegan Sun gets the preponderance of concerts and shows. It is home to the Connecticut Sun and the state high school basketball championships, both of which draw well. AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco has hinted that it could become the home of the women's tournament.
Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport just landed a pair of UConn basketball games for this season, on top of normal duties with minor league hockey and Fairfield basketball. It will make a run at the state high school hockey finals (and should get it, by the way). It is smartly managed, done beautifully as host of NCAA women's basketball and hockey regionals and is perfectly sized with well-positioned luxury boxes.
Then there's the XL Center. Cavernous and outdated. Just lost its bid for the AAC Tournaments of both genders. It was charging UConn exorbitant rent, $50,000 for each home basketball game last year, per several school sources. It is cluttered with the cosmically irrelevant Hartford Wolf Pack for 40 nights per year and the occasional concert. (At least it landed a college hockey tournament Monday).
But is there one UConn student that prefers a game at the XL to Gampel Pavilion?
As one coach from the AAC said Monday, "it's a dump."
Nobody really likes going there. Sad. Because it's more convenient for most state residents to drive to Hartford than negotiate the traffic to Bridgeport or the boredom coming to them, thar hills of Uncasville.
Somebody needs to fix this. A vibrant, downtown Hartford is good for everybody. The building needs a facelift, if not a makeover. That's not exactly news. But is there anybody out there with some juice, or at least a bank account, that can assume command of the project sooner, not later?
No one can answer the question definitively about when or if the XL Center gets fixed.
Will it maintain the same capacity?
Will they move luxury boxes from the roof to the concourse?
Is expanding the concourse possible?
Would the arena stay in its location or move somewhere else?
Some conversations last spring with Those Who Know suggested that a new building might surface in a different part of the city, perhaps on land near the Sisson Ave, exit. A smaller capacity, perhaps 11,000 or so, but with all the amenities. Not a bad seat in the house, sort of like Mohegan and Bridgeport, but with access to luxury boxes in the same time zone as the arena floor.
That could run afoul of the Bring-Back-The-NHL folks, although their bouts with lucidity appear sporadic at best.
The XL Center appears to have one fan: Gov. Malloy. He fancies himself as instrumental in influencing UConn's impending move to Hockey East and expects that in return, conference home games are to be played downtown to pump more money into the region.
UConn students say they won't travel downtown for hockey with much frequency, inviting the question of whether they should build a new hockey facility on campus or at least expand the Freitas Ice Arena. One school source said that a new hockey arena on campus depends on whether Malloy is reelected.
Lots of ifs and maybes here. But this is what we know: Mohegan and Bridgeport are winning the race. Monday was merely another example.
This is the opinion of Day sports columnist Mike DiMauro.
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After four years of self-imposed exile, Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has come home. His plan is to run for office and reclaim political influence, but death threats and legal battles complicate his return.
Security at Karachi airport was unusually tight as he arrived Sunday, NPR's Julie McCarthy reports; the Pakistani Taliban has issued threats to kill the former president. Just before he was whisked away for his own safety, CNN reports, Musharraf made a statement to a few hundred supporters.
"I have put my life in danger and have come to Pakistan — to you, to be the savior of this country," he said. "I have come to save Pakistan."
Pakistan's columnists are calling the 69-year-old's return politically naïve, McCarthy reports, even ego-maniacal.
"They wonder aloud whether this isn't a man's personal battle against irrelevance, against the idea that his day has come and gone," she tells Weekend Edition Sunday.
Musharraf wants to run in Pakistan's elections, which are scheduled for May 11. He formed his own party while in exile, the All Pakistan Muslim League, but McCarthy says most independent analysts view it as politically marginal. Musharraf has returned to a country that has changed in his absence, she says.
"For the first time in its 65-year history, a democratically elected government has just completed its five-year term," she says. "It's seen as a watershed for this country."
Musharraf came to power in a military coup in 1999. Although he's a civilian now, his legacy is that of a military dictator.
"Pakistanis like determining their own leaders," McCarthy says. "While they may feel patriotic about their army, they don't want to be governed by it."
Musharraf stepped down from office in 2008 to avoid impeachment over suspending the nation's constitution and imposing emergency rule.
Aside from the very real threat of death — former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in 2007 when she returned to campaign in Pakistan — Musharraf also faces imminent legal battles.
Among the charges against him is that he did not provide enough security to prevent Bhutto's death. To smooth his arrival, McCarthy reports, Musharraf was granted pre-emptive bail, which essentially prevented his immediate arrest upon returning to Pakistan.
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On February 1, students of Kentucky's career colleges and schools took a break from the classroom to put the practical skills they're learning on display for state lawmakers. The Kentucky Association of Career Colleges and Schools (KACCS) organized a "Career College Day" at the state Capitol to demonstrate the many valuable skills and trades students learn in their programs. Students and program directors from seven career colleges made the trip to Frankfort for the event and the opportunity to reach out to Kentucky's legislators.
Career College Day provides an excellent learning experience for both students and legislators. Students in attendance at the event were able to practice and demonstrate skills learned in the classroom while sharing their educational experiences. The event also encourages students to learn about and become involved with the legislative process. Legislators and staff also benefit from the opportunity by gaining a greater understanding about the wide range of degrees and certificates offered by career colleges and schools.
Students from Sullivan University's culinary arts program prepared an impressive display of hors d'oeuvres and desserts for the event. The university's pharmacy program and graduate degree programs were also represented and provided information about their programs and the opportunities they have gained through their educational experience.
Several students in attendance offered various medical screenings for legislators and legislative staff. National College's Medical Assisting students provided glucose screenings, cholesterol screenings, and blood pressure checks and Spencerian College brought students working toward their Medical Laboratory Technician, Nursing, and Medical Assisting degrees who provided pulmonary function testing, body mass index (BMI), blood typing and blood pressure checks.
Computer Graphic Design students from Spencerian College were also in attendance at the event. In addition to an impressive showcase of graphic art from students in the program, those in attendance were also able to demonstrate computer design techniques.
Sullivan College of Technology and Design students representing both the Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Repair (HVAC-R) program and the Mechanical Engineering Technology program displayed and shared information about their programs and skills attained by hands on learning provided in their classrooms.
ATA College was represented by their Dental Assisting students who handed out toothbrushes and dental floss and provided information on oral hygiene.
Daymar College Medical Massage Therapy students provided a moment of relaxation for legislators by offering chair massages to Career College Day attendees. Lincoln College of Technology Massage Therapy students taught attendees how to make salt scrubs and provided information on how they can be used therapeutically for relaxation at home.
The event was a great success with legislators, students and special guests all benefiting from the experience.
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text: URMC / Encyclopedia / Content Search Encyclopedia External and Internal Heart Rate Monitoring of the Fetus* (Fetal Monitoring, External and Internal) Procedure Overview What is external and internal fetal heart rate monitoring? Fetal heart rate monitoring is a procedure used to evaluate the well-being of the fetus by assessing the rate and rhythm of the fetal heartbeat. During late pregnancy and labor, your physician may recommend monitoring the fetal heart rate and other functions. The average fetal heart rate is between 110 and 160 beats per minute, and can vary five to 25 beats per minute. The fetal heart rate may change as the fetus responds to conditions in the uterus. An abnormal fetal heart rate or pattern may indicate that the fetus is not getting enough oxygen or that there are other problems. There are two methods for fetal heart rate monitoring, external and internal: External fetal heart rate monitoring uses a device to listen to or record the fetal heartbeat through the mother's abdomen. A fetoscope (a type of stethoscope) is the most basic type of external monitor. Another type of monitor is a hand-held electronic Doppler ultrasound device. These methods are often used during prenatal visits to count the fetal heart rate. A fetoscope or Doppler device may also be used to check the fetal heart rate at regular intervals during labor.Continuous electronic fetal heart monitoring may be used during labor and birth. An ultrasound transducer placed on the mother's abdomen conducts the sounds of the fetal heart to a computer. The rate and pattern of the fetal heart are displayed on the computer screen and printed onto special graph paper. Internal fetal heart rate monitoring uses an electronic transducer connected directly to the fetal skin. A wire electrode is attached to the fetal scalp or other body part through the cervical opening and is connected to the monitor. This type of electrode is sometimes called a spiral or scalp electrode. Internal monitoring provides a more accurate and consistent transmission of the fetal heart rate than external monitoring because factors such as movement do not affect it. Internal monitoring may be used when external monitoring of the fetal heart rate is inadequate, or closer surveillance is needed. During labor, uterine contractions are usually monitored along with the fetal heart rate. A pressure-sensitive device called a tocodynamometer is placed on the mother's abdomen over the area of strongest contractions to measure the length, frequency, and strength of uterine contractions. Because the fetal heart rate and uterine contractions are recorded at the same time, these results can be examined together and compared. Internal uterine pressure monitoring is sometimes used along with internal fetal heart rate monitoring. A fluid-filled catheter is placed through the cervical opening into the uterus beside the fetus and transmits uterine pressure readings to the monitor. Other procedures that may be used to monitor the well-being of the fetus include amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling. Please see these procedures for additional information. Anatomy of the fetus: amniotic sac - a thin-walled sac that surrounds the fetus during pregnancy. The sac is filled with amniotic fluid (liquid made by the fetus) and the amnion (the membrane that covers the fetal side of the placenta), which protects the fetus from injury and helps to regulate the temperature of the fetus. anus - the opening at the end of the anal canal cervix - the lower part of the uterus that projects into the vagina. Made up of mostly fibrous tissue and muscle, the cervix is circular in shape. fetus - an unborn baby from the eighth week after fertilization until birth placenta - an organ, shaped like a flat cake, that only grows during pregnancy and provides a metabolic interchange between the fetus and mother. (The fetus takes in oxygen, food, and other substances and eliminates carbon dioxide and other wastes.) umbilical cord - a rope-like cord connecting the fetus to the placenta. The umbilical cord contains two arteries and a vein, which carry oxygen and nutrients to the fetus and waste products away from the fetus. uterine wall - the wall of the uterus uterus (Also called the womb.) - the uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen, between the bladder and the rectum, that sheds its lining each month during menstruation and in which a fertilized egg (ovum) becomes implanted and the fetus develops vagina - the part of the female genitals, behind the bladder and in front of the rectum, that forms a canal extending from the uterus to the vulva Reasons for the Procedure Fetal heart rate monitoring is used in nearly every pregnancy to assess fetal well-being and identify any changes that might be associated with problems during pregnancy or labor. Fetal heart rate monitoring is especially helpful for high-risk pregnancy conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and problems with fetal growth. Situations during pregnancy in which fetal heart rate monitoring may be used include, but are not limited to, assessment of fetal heart rate during prenatal physician visits and monitoring the effect of preterm labor medications on the fetus. Fetal heart rate monitoring may be used as a component of other procedures, including, but not limited to, the following: nonstress test (a procedure that measures the fetal heart rate in response to fetal movements) a contraction stress test (a procedure in which the fetal heart rate is observed with uterine contractions which have been stimulated with medication or other methods) a biophysical profile, or BPP (a test that combines a nonstress test with ultrasound) Situations during labor which may affect the fetal heart rate and for which fetal heart rate monitoring may be used include, but are not limited to, the following: uterine contractions pain medications and/or anesthetic agents given to the mother during labor procedures performed during labor pushing during the second stage of labor There may be other reasons for your physician to recommend fetal heart rate monitoring. Risks of the Procedure There is no radiation used and generally no discomfort from the application of the transducer to the abdominal skin. The elastic belts that hold the ultrasound and pressure transducers in place around your abdomen may be slightly uncomfortable. These can be readjusted to help you feel more comfortable. You must lie still during some types of fetal heart rate monitoring. You may be required to stay in bed during labor. With internal monitoring, you may experience some slight discomfort during the insertion of the electrode. Risks of internal monitoring include, but are not limited to, infection and bruising of the fetal scalp or other body part. Internal fetal heart rate monitoring is contraindicated in women with active herpes lesions on the cervix or vagina because of the risk of transferring the infection to the fetus. There may be other risks depending upon your specific medical condition. Be sure to discuss any concerns with your physician prior to the procedure. Certain factors or conditions may interfere with the results of the procedure. These include, but are not limited to, the following: obesity of the mother position of the fetus or mother too much amniotic fluid (polyhydramnios) cervix not adequately dilated or amniotic sac not broken (for internal monitoring) Before the Procedure Your physician will explain the procedure to you and offer you the opportunity to ask any questions that you might have about the procedure. You may be asked to sign a consent form that gives your permission to do the procedure. Read the form carefully and ask questions if something is not clear. The consent form for fetal heart rate monitoring may be included as part of the general consent for your labor and birth. If fetal heart rate monitoring is performed in conjunction with another monitoring procedure, such as a nonstress test or biophysical profile, you may be asked to eat a meal before the procedure. This can help increase fetal activity. You may or may not be able to eat or drink with fetal heart rate monitoring during labor. Although the gel applied to the skin during the procedure does not stain clothing, you may wish to wear older clothing or a hospital gown, as the gel may not be completely removed from your skin afterwards. Placement of an internal electrode requires that the amniotic membranes (the fluid-filled sac that surrounds the fetus during pregnancy) be broken, and the cervix be dilated (opened) several centimeters to allow contact with the fetal scalp or other body part. Based upon your medical condition, your physician may request other specific preparation. During the Procedure Fetal heart rate monitoring may be performed in your physician's office, on an outpatient basis, or as part of your stay in a hospital. Procedures may vary depending on your condition and your hospital's practices. Generally, fetal heart rate monitoring follows this process: For external fetal heart rate monitoring: Depending on the type of procedure, you may be asked to expose your abdomen, undress from the waist down, or undress completely and put on a hospital gown. You will lie on your back on an examination table. A clear gel will be applied to your abdomen (the gel acts as a conductor). The transducer will be pressed against the skin and moved around until the fetal heartbeat is located. You will be able to hear the sound of the fetal heart rate with Doppler or an electronic monitor. During labor, the fetal heart rate may be monitored intermittently or continuously, depending on your condition and the condition of your fetus. For continuous electronic monitoring, the transducer will be connected to the monitor with a cable. A wide elastic belt will be placed around your back to secure the transducer in place. The fetal heart rate will be recorded in the medical record. With continuous electronic monitoring, the fetal heart pattern will be displayed on a computer screen and printed onto graph paper. You may or may not be allowed to get out of bed with continuous external fetal heart rate monitoring. Once the procedure has been completed, the transducer will be removed and the gel will be wiped off. For internal fetal heart rate monitoring: You will be asked to undress completely and put on a hospital gown, and lie on a labor bed, with your feet and legs supported as for a pelvic exam. The physician or nurse will perform a vaginal examination with a gloved hand to check cervical dilation (the amount the cervix has opened). This may be slightly uncomfortable. If the amniotic sac is still intact, your physician may break open the membranes with an instrument. You will feel warm fluid coming out of your vagina. The physician will feel the part of the fetus at the cervical opening with gloved fingers - this is usually the fetus head. A long, plastic electrode guide will be inserted into your vagina. A small spiral wire at the end of the electrode will be placed against the fetal part and gently rotated into the fetal skin. The guide will be removed and the electrode will be left in place, attached to the fetal part. The electrode wires will be connected to the monitor cable and secured with a band around your thigh. You may or may not be allowed to get out of bed with continuous internal fetal heart rate monitoring. Once the baby is born, the electrode will be removed. After the Procedure There is no special type of care required after external fetal heart rate monitoring. 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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
TYC Documentary Project Launches Website
45 comments:
I hope they do their research. Joseph is not the "victim" that he seems. Check with local law enforcement and investigators and they will tell you that none of his allegations proved true, and that he is just using the "victim" role to get attention.
Perhaps those of you that feel that way should ask Emily if she'll interview you for the documentary. There's no better way to get your version of the "truth" out there than to speak it yourself.
- Unknown said...
Indeed, I do hope anyone who really wants their version of things noted will contact me at tycmove [at] yahoo.com.
We do investigate all of the allegations that each youth makes to the extent possible in cases that are as much as five years old and may not have been properly investigated at the time. I can tell you that medical records from both TYC and local hospitals bear out that Joseph received extensive injuries on multiple occasions, including a broken jaw that had to be wired shut. I'm sure we can all agree that for a minor to receive these sorts of injuries while in state custody is troubling. One's personal opinion of the individual's personality and motivations are really quite irrelevant. - 11/28/2007 05:51:00 PM
Justin AND Joseph??? Awesome. I'm only surprised "Ricky" wasn't in line to get on camera, too. *LOL*
Current leadership has to be happy with those subject choices, it certainly supports their position/motives. - 11/28/2007 06:13:00 PM
If that "Ricky" is from the Austin area and Hispanic I am also surprised.
Actually, I don't see how that any person's "personality or motivations" are NOT relevant. Both of these lead directly to credibility.
I certainly agree that a broken jaw and his assorted injuries are greatly troubling but does not mean an automatic assumption of guilt on the part of the state or staff involved.
I find your statement "troubling" and certainly causes me to question any conclusions you might draw.
But I have long had my doubts about investigative journalists ability to get "facts" straight and not put a "spin" on the evidence to sell a story. - 11/28/2007 07:25:00 PM
I certainly agree that a broken jaw and his assorted injuries are greatly troubling but does not mean an automatic assumption of guilt on the part of the state or staff involved.
What are you implying, that the kid broke his own jaw to play victim? Maybe he paid someone to break it! Or maybe he just got what he asking for and God bless the person that shut him up.
Off topic here but all of you should know, one of the reasons JCO's and other staff in TYC don't get much sympathy and attention from Joe Public anymore is THEIR insistence on playing the role of victim, or martyr. "I'm so wonderful, such a hero, I took this low-paying thankless job to selflessly help these poor kids because noone else will do it, I'm saving society, and you're certainly not tough enough to do it and blah blah blah, so on and so forth.
Well, most people are sick of all the bitchin' and moanin'. Noone forced you to take the job and keep hanging on. If you'd spend as much energy looking for another job as you do crying over OC and black (not jeans) pants then you'd already be employed elsewhere. In fact, if you were typing a resume instead of blogging you'd be way ahead of the game!
I say wait till the film comes out before assuming you and yours are going to judged guilty...
Joe Q. - 11/28/2007 08:33:00 PM
Enough with the implications already. If you know something against the credibility of those persons, post it, email it to the writer, or shut the hell up. At least the kids had the huevos to put their names with their stories. Do you?
Joe has a distinct advantage over those who know the truth - we cannot, by law, reveal anything that he or his mother have not already revealed. He knows that. I'm just hoping that TYC does not decide to settle his case. Let him tell his story under oath on the stand in Federal court - then, stand back and be prepared to eat crow!
Congratulations on getting the site up and running. Looks like you have found some good subjects to profile.
To those who are sniping at Emily here, I very much doubt the film's goal is to make staff look bad. Other documentary films have been made on juvenile justice in the past decade. I highly recommend the films "Juvies" (1999) and "GirlHood" (2002), both of which profile kids in the Maryland system.
Those films portray kids and well-meaning staff trapped in a prison-like, bureaucratic, mass custody system that undermines almost any possibility of rehabilitation.
Bill B. - 11/28/2007 10:05:00 PM
I was not "implying" anything other than I found her comment in my "professional judgment" troubling and shows some bias on her part.
My experience with "investigative" reporters (not on the receiving end, just as an observer) is that their stories often show a lack of bias and fair reporting.
I'm a Joe Friday and want "just the facts." However, personality and motivation can be relevant to an investigation.
Your also wrong to assume "joe q" that I am a JCO or work for TYC.
For the record, I did not make the comment at 4:43 pm and would not assume that "Joseph" is using the "victim" role.
Also, I hope that Emily can provide a fair, balanced, and factual account but call me jaded and skeptical. Furthermore, if she wants to encourage people to open up and talk with her then she should choose her text more carefully! - 11/28/2007 10:21:00 PM
It's true - juvenile court records (and CPS records) and the records of youth who are committed to TYC cannot be released to the public without the written permission of the youth, (or his/her legal guardians, if he/she is still underage.) Therefore, youths and their families can say anything they want to the press, and the juvenile authorities cannot respond with any specifics to counter the claims. Families can pick and choose which records they want released.
The long and the short of it is that if a kid wants to down-play his offense in recounting it to the press, there is nothing that juvenile authorities or CPS can do about it. No one can "set the record straight," so to speak.
If he wants to make claims of abuse, only those TYC investigative records, or parts of same that he wants released can be released. Furthermore, the results of criminal investigations are confidential unless a grand jury indictment is brought. So, if a person makes a criminal complaint; if the criminal investigation does not result in an indictment, the criminal investigation is sealed - even if the accused were completely exhonerated.
Now, given the publicity Joe and his mother got, with a State Senator making a major issue of the claims on the Senate floor, is it rational to believe that his allegations were not thoroughly investigated by law enforcement agencies outside of TYC?
However, the records are not automatically sealed from law enforcement authorities. Therefore, if a juvenile offender were to enter a job that required a security clearance from the government, the FBI, NCIS or contract investigative agency would have access to the records.
The Merchant Marine requires its recruits to undergo the same background checks as the Navy and the Coast Guard. Thus, they would have access to a recruit's juvenile record.
Think about it. Old Salty - 11/28/2007 10:33:00 PM
Dallas Morning News Article on google about the oc spray court agreement.
If corruption, abuse and neglect are something you need for your documentary, might I suggest you do an open records search of all of the medical neglect, abuse charges against McFadden Ranch, In particular with students that have left recently...I believe you will find quite a bit of material there.Ask about students J.G and D.C and CS. Maybe you can expose the crimes that TYC wants to bury so badly. - 11/28/2007 10:50:00 PM
Emily, Your documentary is excellent. The "credibility" of a youth, that was incarcerated people is not the issue here. The issue is to expose the gaping wholes of injustice in the system. No one has ever said these kids, operative word, KIDS - were the picture of perfect...but they are "in the image of Jesus." Whether behind bars or not - no one deserves to be raped, receive a broken jaw, get assaulted, get anything but "do their time." I know the JCO's and staff, some of them do try to do their job, but hiding and allowing wrong because they are inmates....is not what we as American, we as people and we, as TYC workers, or we, as parents of any incarcerated person should desire to be about. I can accept the claims of Joseph Galloway, I can accept the claims or allegations of any of the children...but through this whole mess...I have yet for TYC to say "We are apologetic - we are correcting and we stand before you broken but with a promise to fix." At least these kids and families have been transparent with "My kid is in TYC for sexual assault or murder or whatever." I have even heard a parent say she had been incarcerated...but that does not mean these harms or injuries to these kids have not happened or exisited or still are happening. Let us not be divided by slamming Emily, she is exposing 4 kids and their trials in TYC and if you are reading in TRUTH....they all actually shake hands in story and valadation with the other kids of their story. Four kids, four stories, and yet different campuses and different jail times...and yet the same stories. Instead of slamming and attempting to cover up and call these kids victims....let's call them survivors and pray they are move on in life with success and the documentary to expose the hurt and harm so it can stop.
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11:09 am
Of course the credibility of the youth is an issue.
My problem with your "kids" statment is that many of these "kids" are teens and young adults who have committed, in many cases, adult offenses.
My experience with people, in general, who call the youth in TYC "kids" is they tend to excuse and rationalize away the youths behavior forgiving them of any responsibility of their actions. This mind set might work with a few youth but many are hardened and streetwise and only view such beliefs as "weakness." Often these staff end up serving their own interests not he best interest of the youth.
On the flip side, those who view the youth as "criminals" tend to be punitive and justify abuse...
Both views are wrong...
The "youth" of TYC should be treated as young adults who need mentoring, guidance, and accountability (not a white washing of their offenses.) No youth or adult for that matter should be subjected to abuse, neglect, or humiliation under any circumstances...but that doesn't mean that a "youths" credibilty shouldn't be considered when investigating the veracity of his/her claims.
Please, wake up to reality! - 11/29/2007 12:58:00 PM
I have to say this and I hope that no one on this blogs takes it in the way it was NOT intended.
I have listened and watched the video's on your website of these now young adults. I have heard them talk about how they were abused and mistreated in TYC and all the hell they have been through.
What I would like to hear from them is a discussion on how they think their victims felt at the time they were the abuser.
How they would rate their abuse on a scale of one -ten with the pain they caused their victim.
Why do they think that the abuse they claim to have recieved at TYC was so much more important than the pain they caused their victim.
Why do they think or the public thinks that they should have been treated like Kings because they assualted someone? Is jail suppose to be a hotel with room service and new clothes and a credit card to buy what ever they want? I thought jail was to punish someone for a crime taking away the free world privege for one to learn he has done wrong.
Is their victim suing them for this pain and agony? Is the victim telling their stories on how they were abused? Are they getting their 15 minutes of fame and fortune?
I am not saying that they deserved this and I don't want anyone to think that. But have they learned from the alleged abuse they proclaim? Has it made them understand what they did was just as painful to others.Did all of this really happen and did they instigate the abuse that they claim that was just bestoyed on them for nothing? That is really had to believe.
Sad but true as in any jail, gangs are there and TYC does train to watch for signs of gang activity and does its best to stop it as in the adult system. Its part of jail life. One reason might be that most who join gangs end up in jail.
Turning this around might be tool that could stop them from reoffending in society, maybe? But its really not all about them now is it? But the public is just hearing about how bad they were abused. I am asking the crime is acknowleged that got them to TYC in the first place. I did read in the begining you do state the crime, but the person in the video does not say how he has learned or how he realizes that his victim must have felt like he feels now about his abuse.Its all about them and that is what just really gets to me.
This hit me as I was pulling into the parking lot of TYC this morning after viewing the video's last night. What about the victims, they never talked about how they must have felt. - 11/29/2007 07:02:00 PM
Well stated, 7:02.
I had great hopes for this documentary. I am disappointed. The assumption seems to be that what the kids are telling really happened. Some of us know that in at least one case, none of what the kid said is true - but we are prevented from providing specifics because of confidentiality laws. What a travesty!
I think it would be completely fair and just to get both sides of the TYC travesty story. get some former (since current employees are under confidentiality gags) employees to do the same kind of documentaries. i have seen these employees and youth suffer at the mismanagement of legislature, administrators, central office and so on. although some of these youth's stories may ring true i have also seen some of these same youth locked up in tyc.. assault, stab injure & disrespect employees that get paid very minimal to deal with these types of offenders. I don't completely take to heart all allegations these young men are claiming however I don't dismiss them either however we should get the other side of the stories. not all jcos or employees of TYC are monsters some actually care about what they do and try to help these youth in trouble. lets be fair and not just take bias to these ex-offenders and put a spin on it.
2:29 - it is not quite so simple as having ex-employees give their side - the confidentiality of juvenile records is not just a TYC policy, it is the law. An ex-employee who divulged information about a specific youth would be subject to prosecution. These kids know this, and are counting on it to guarantee that the truth will not come out.
What some of these youths are counting on is for TYC to settle their lawsuits out of court. If the case goes to court, they will have to swear to their allegations under the penalties of perjury. I am intimately familiar with the details of the investigations into the allegations made by one of these youth cases, and I guarantee that one does not want to do that. Once it goes to court, the evidence can come out, and anyone who lies on the stand can be charge with perjury. I, for one, really, sincerely hope that TYC does not settle. That, I am afraid, is a forlorn hope. - 11/30/2007 06:47:00 PM
- Unknown said...
I hate to see staff and youth behave as if they were on opposite sides here. I'm surprised that some folks assume since we are looking at the system from the point of view of the youth, we are therefore "against" the staff.
Our question is, what are the factors that created an environment in which young people under state custody were harmed, and, have those factors been alleviated or do they persist?
An environment that is dangerous for youth is dangerous for staff also. An environment which is safe for youth will be safe for staff. At least, that seems to be the consenus among the judges, policy analysts, attorneys, activists, and yes, TYC employees, who've given interviews for this film. (And, yes, I'm open to talking to still more employees, so go ahead and contact me if you have something you want to say.)
The video clips are of the boys, and the boys will be the focus of the film. Because, after all, the welfare and rehabilitation of youth is the mission of this agency. Right? - 11/30/2007 06:57:00 PM
Yes, to rehab these kids is the purpose but you can not do that until they admit to their own guilt in the situations that they encounter. To stray from that and put blame on others is far from making them ready for society.
I think we are losing site of this with these kids for news. It seems to most this is about the kids and you stated that the focus would be on them.TYC is not as bad as these kids protray it to be. Everyone that works at TYC is not evil and did they ever mention the good people that work there or tried to help them? They may have and I may be incorrect. But please protray the good as well as the bad. Bad makes better stories and that is what all will remember, no one remembers the good.
I am wondering how long it will be if not before that these kids will reoffend. I hope for society that they never do. They already have victims out there that are not getting their fame and fortune off the crimes that they committed against them. - 11/30/2007 10:10:00 PM
wow ya'll must be seeing something i am not. all i saw was a couple of minutes of a couple of boys stating what they said happened to them. doesn't say they are guilty or innocent either way. doesn't say all staff are evil, either. some of us are a tad defensive maybe?
anyway, ya'll must have seen the movie already since you got your minds made up. please show me where i can see the movie so i can have my mind made up too.
fl - 11/30/2007 10:49:00 PM
I don't think we have our minds made up, just voicing opinions for helping with the documentary. I think that we would like to see this as reality instead of a one sided story.
Nothing is being said that is to be taken in a spiteful way or against Emily for writing this story or at lest I am not.
Some people seem to know some of these kids. I just personally do not want to see TYC protrayed as a evil place and all that works there. I think as a rule of thumb we do help most of the kids and most of us try our best to find a way to get thru to them. We do care. There are bad apples on every tree in the orchard but that does not mean that all of the apples are rotten. That is part of life on this earth.
TYC provides or tries to provide kids a better way of life and some get it and some don't. Some even in the worst situations have it better than they had it in the home enviroment. No we should condone the alleged treatment that these kids are saying that happen to them. I am not disputing that fact. There is always more to a story that is being told and that is what needs to be told. If these kids were treated as bad as they say they were, then the courts should punish those who abused them as well. - 11/30/2007 11:28:00 PM
typo. I meant to say should NOT condone the alleged treatment
These kids lied to you. Plain and simple. I know the stories of two of those youth, and they lied. They didn't just deceive, or lead you on, they outright lied. They lied about their overall situation, and they lied about the abuse they claim happened to them. Unfortunately, neither I nor anyone else can give you the facts because their records are not releasable under the law. Believe me, I would love to show you the proof about two of these kids, but I cannot. I keep hoping that their lawsuits will make it to court, because then we can bring out the facts. And the facts are overwhelming, well-documented, and provable. I only know two of the youths featured here, but I can tell you that one of them is one of the absolutely worst sociopaths I have ever met. He is not typical of TYC youth. He is a true, down and dirty, predatory sociopath. All of that particular individual's allegations were thoroughly investigated, not just by TYC, but by outside law enforcement investigators. None, I repeat, none of his allegations were true! I have dealt with literally thousands of kids in TYC, and I have met very, very few who were really evil. One of your poster boys is one of those very few. Old Salty - 12/01/2007 12:28:00 AM
Well, Joe Q. why do you assume it was a staff member who broke his jaw? Did it ever occur to you that maybe he made a racist challenge that got answered by another youth before staff could intervene? One punch can break a jaw.
- Unknown said...
Well, let me assure everyone that we don't think TYC is an evil place. I personally don't believe in "evil" places or "evil" people.
However, just as it would be naïve not to understand that the youths in TYC have committed real crimes, it would naïve not to acknowledge that real abuses have taken place there.
I spent the last few days going through five years' worth of investigators' reports from the security unit at Marlin. I'm thinking of one JCO in particular who had nine confirmed abuses against him in one six-week period of 2005. (Three more unconfirmed.)Given that investigators are quite conservative about confirming abuse – generally only when it has been caught on camera or is corroborated by multiple witnesses with identical stories – this is really quite staggering.
These confirmed abuses were not instances of a guard taking down an out-of-control youth and accidentally injuring him. I am talking a six-foot tall man throwing a handcuffed 15-year-old the floor, slamming his face into the ground, and kicking him in the mouth. For one example.
Even more amazing to me were the five other staff who covered for this JCO, lying even about events that were clearly caught on tape. The abusive JCO eventually resigned. Those that covered for him may still be working for TYC or in some other position of responsibility with young people. Maybe they are somewhere right now, supervising your kids.
So while we may all have our own personal opinions about the youth in this film and whether they are telling the truth, and personal opinions are fine, please don't tell me that the kinds of abuses they are talking about have never happened.
Anyway, I am not interested in pinning blame on individual staff. I am interested in how a system developed where this sort of incident could routinely take place. I want to know if last spring's reform legislation has actually created a system in which this kind of incident will no longer take place, or at least not quite so often, or quite so casually.
I know there are many, many wonderful staff at TYC who are doing all they can for the kids under what must be the most trying of circumstances. Unfortunately, in all honesty, the focus of this film will not be on them. I could not in good conscience make a film like that, given the state of this agency at this time. If I did make that movie, then you would really be calling me naïve.
Also, please bear in mind that you have seen, like, 12 minutes of footage, out of 62 hours we have shot. That's around .03%. Please, be patient.
Emily - 12/01/2007 12:58:00 AM
- Unknown said...
Also, Salty, I'm going to call you out, because I've always respected your posts, so if this is your honest opinion about this individual I want to heed it.
There are plenty of ways, in the anonymous world of the internet, that you can point me where to look, if you are really so inclined, without having to tell me your name or anything about yourself.
You know my email. It's not hard to get an anonymous email account. Write to me and tell me what you think you know. Tell the the dates of the incidents you have in mind and the kinds of documents to look for. I have all sorts of avenues for getting hold of obscure documents. So if you are serious, let me know. - 12/01/2007 01:01:00 AM
Think about what, Old Salty? That kids who have been adjudicated delinquent have the ability to provide their own perspective on what happened? Or, that a youth who is a sex offender will not be able to find a job, even in our armed forces b/c the offense follows him wherever he goes? You seem to be saying that at least Joseph will "get his." I find the idea that there is some fundamental "truth" out there that Emily & her crew are responsible for finding out laughable and frankly, juvenile. In an institution with around 300 youth imprisoned and almost as many staff charged with their care, there are countless versions of what is "true."
Similarly, I find the idea that youth incarcerated at TYC are somehow beholden to be honest, respectful, and completely exemplary in their dealings with staff who are often anything but to be a joke. Your notions of good and bad, right and wrong, are simplistic.
I am particularly disappointed in you, Old Salty. As a former Marine, who no doubt was up to his elbows in actions that many would view as horrific, you especially should appreciate the fact that perspective is everything and that life is made up countless shades of gray.
Every one has a perspective. No one is a neutral observer. Get over it. - 12/01/2007 04:19:00 PM
I know this blog is intended to share views and opinions, but if I might...I would like to share MY story of my short time at TYC because it has deeply saddened me and truthfully, shaken my soul to its core at some of the incidents that have occured at the facility that i worked at. I went home many nights, wondering in this day and age how things like this can happen without recourse. Why nobody was being held accountable.Why these children were being allowed to be abused...and it was covered up. I cried on many of those trips home. Emily said that she doesn't view TYC as an evil place or the people as evil. My opinion sharply differs from hers....as I HAVE witnessed evil. I have witnessed hatred and the worse treatment I have ever encountered as a result of speaking up against the administration. So many laws were broken, so many policies were violated and to this day....those responsible remain in place. I am not saying these children were perfect, far from it...they are criminals. But if animals were treated the way that I saw these kids treated, something would have been done. Kids were being molested by volunteers and staff members...and I couldn't do one damn thing about it!!! I called the hotlines, talked to the rangers, people covered up for each other and threatened the youth involved more time if they spoke up. I hate the fact that I am no longer there, because I know these abusive situations continue....and they have no voice anymore to help them. Because of my actions, the Rangers removed staff and volunteers that had been involved in some of the abuse, so I know I made a difference...it just haunts me to know that the people that allowed this abuse to continue for so long are still in charge.
I know that many of you are tired of hearing about Mcfadden Ranch, but just because it doesn't involve hundreds of kids...doesn't mean the ones sentenced there don't matter, they are somebody's son's, brother's, grandchildren. Don't forget about them Emily....they need somebody's help. - 12/01/2007 05:22:00 PM
What's your point, 4:19? You obviously don't know anything about pedaphiles or sociopaths. I made a point of saying that I have met very, very few evil kids in TYC. I'll add that most of the kids who are classified as sex offenders in TYC are not pedaphiles.
I happen to believe that the overwhelming majority of these kids can be helped.
Emily, it not a matter of protecting my identity - it's a matter of law. I cannot reveal to you anything in private that I cannot reveal here. If you have a way of legally obtaining access to investigative reports, I suggest you look to get them for a youth who made numerous allegations, and is now one of your interviewees that is on this website. I cannot even mention his name, although 4:19 seems to think he knows to whom I am referring. Old Salty - 12/01/2007 09:45:00 PM
Salty, my faith in you is slipping with every comment. MANY of the youth in TYC for sexual offenses are what you would call "pedophiles", that is to say, these underage youth have engaged in sex acts with other underage youth. Who do you think a 14-year-old would be molesting...an adult?
I'm not excusing it. Sex offenses have to be dealt with. I just don't know where you get your information that most TYC sex offenders have committed some other kind of offense. - 12/02/2007 11:31:00 AM
i find it interesting the 'confidentiality' doesn't prevent folks from calling an individual a liar, a sociopath, evil, a psycho, a predator, and a pedaphile, but DOES prevent them from backing their allegations up with anything. The law sure is convenient sometimes, isn't it?
The law is to protect the youth and allow them to begin again with a fresh start. However, if any of these youth were to take TYC to court then the restrictions on confidentiality would be lifted because the agency would and staff would have the right to defend themselves. In such a case some of the youth in question might not be comfortable with some of the documents released.
So 2:21 it is not a matter of convenience, it is the protect the youth and his future, have a problem with it talk to your legislature! - 12/02/2007 04:18:00 PM
11:31 Perhaps you should go to the DSM and read the definition of a pedaphile. Your very comment about underage youth having sex with another underage youth, indicates that you do not understand sexual offenses. If these underage youth grow to maturity and still have a sexual fixation on children, that is a different story. Then, they should be classified as pedaphiles.
I might add that some of these kids who had underage sex do maintain a deviant sexual response towards children. Most of the ones I have dealt with do not. (The operative word is "most".) There is a very good reason why children cannot be diagnosed with personality and character disorders until they reach maturity. Childhood is a developmental process, that means their personalities are still developing. With children who have committed sexual offenses, we need to do everything we can to impact the developmental process in a positive way. (It starts with confronting the offense itself).
Ah, but it is easier and cheaper to just lump them all into the same basket and call them all pedaphiles. But then again, it is easier and cheaper to lump all these kids into one basket and call them criminals. After all, they did commit crimes, so therefore, they are criminals, right? If so, then we don't need a separate system for the kids, put them all in TDCJ and be done with it.
I fear that is exactly what is happening. Old Salty - 12/02/2007 05:50:00 PM
Are you actually filming in any TYC facilities? Or in juvenile court or JDC? Just curious.
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TYC has been very helpful about allowing us to film in their facilities. We were allowed to shoot extensively in the Marlin Orientation unit before it closed, and were given a thorough tour of the new orientation unit at Mart. We've been allowed to visit kids at TYC facilities, with prior parental permission. We do sign an agreement before we shoot that we will limit filming of non-participant kids, to protect their privacy. The staff who've helped us with all of this have been extremely professional and courteous.
We've also filmed at a county-run boot camp where one of our subject is currently held.
So far, we have not been allowed to film any court proceedings, although Judge Meurer issued a standing invitation to sit in on her court some time, sans camera. I hope to do this, if I get time. Should be really interesting. Judges are generally pretty strict about cameras in court rooms, for understandable reasons. - 12/04/2007 02:24:00 PM
Emily, when you finish the film, I hope you will be careful to use terms like "allegedly" and "he says," when talking about allegations from students. I know a small portion of the history of one these boys, too, and I think you are stating an unproven (possibly DISproven) allegation as fact. Please educate me on when such qualifying terms should be used in a publication. Thanks.
The news media is a very powerful medium that often has a strong influence on public opinion, often regardless of the facts.
While it is essential to have a free press in a democratic society it is incumbent on those in the media to report facts as dispassionately as possible. Otherwise, you get a twisting of the truth that becomes propaganda rather than good news reporting.
Emily, I hope you provide an accurate and fair an balanced account! - 12/06/2007 08:50:00 AM
As someone who has worked within TYC for many years I am truly dishearten to see what the context of this documentary is. From reviewing the blog as well as the website it appears to be a venue to find and point out the worse there is within TYC. And I don't disagree that there are some horrible things in TYC, with the past administration as well as with the current administration. However, it does not appear that this documentary will include what was and is right. There have been thousands of youth go through TYC over the years and many of those youth have become productive, successful individuals. They have gone to college, join the military, had families, found successful careers, etc. and many of them contribute their success to their time spent in TYC. It saved their lives. However, I accept as a society what makes news and what people want to hear are the negative things, just look at what we read in the newspaper and see on the news everyday. Who wants to hear about the good things in our world, it is not news. If you want to include a different perspective search for those successful youth they are everywhere in our communities.
I know two of these kids, and one of them invented all but one of his allegations. One thing did happen to him, but the facts around that incident bear absolutely no relation to the story he tells about it.
The other youth conveniently leaves out some highly significant facts about his situation, and carefully avoided mention of the hard work his caseworker and IPC went to in order to get him set up on his first release - and how he blew that one as well as how he blew his latest release. - 12/08/2007 12:14:00 PM


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Andy Shaw received his Master of Fine Arts from the New York State College of Ceramic Art at Alfred University, Alfred, NY in 2000. Since that time he has firmly established himself as one of the best young potters in the United States. Shaw's work celebrates function. It is meticulously crafted with beautifully proportioned forms and simply textured patterned surfaces highlighted through the pooling of a softly colored glaze.
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I have an idea for a play, or at least for the format of one, in which human actors are replaced by empty costumes set among the other necessary theatrical props. Aside from lighting changes and scene dialogue read from the wings, there is no other activity onstage. Early innovators in motion studies discovered persistence of vision, in which the brain briefly retains flashed still images. Utilizing this phenomenon to develop the perception of motion, they would show a sequence of images knowing that the brain would fill in the time gaps between each frame. I would apply an interpretation of this discovery to the play to see whether the dramatic dialogue can bring life to the vacancy in the costumes through the perception and imagination of the audience.
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