Injuries are common in disasters, but there are simple things you can do to comfort those who are hurt and prevent further harm. It’s always a good idea to learn first aid, CPR and the Heimlich maneuver.
Cover wound with a clean cloth and press firmly. Add cloths on top of first cloth as needed. Elevate bleeding arm or leg unless a fracture is suspected.
Flush burned area with cool water (unless an electrical burn). Do not use ice or ointments except on minor burns. Do not break blisters or remove clothes stuck to skin. Cover injured area with a dry, clean dressing. Call 911 if burn is serious or covers more than one body part, involves head, neck, hands, feet or genitals, or is caused by chemical, explosion or electricity.
Indicated by pale, clammy skin; weakness; fast breathing; rapid, weak pulse; confusion. Lay victim on his/her back with feet raised, and keep victim warm. Always call 911 if a person is seriously injured.
Alleys of Guanajuato 02 The homes are all painted with bold colors. Potted plants are a ubiquitous ornamentation. While taking this image, two young children approached me and started a friendly conversation. My Spanish was so bad, I believe they felt sorry for me and returned to their game, disappointed.
Kidnapping, rape suspect still at large Woman attacked by man she gave a ride - tribunedigital-baltimoresun
County police have released a composite sketch of a man they believe kidnapped and raped a 49-year-old woman Tuesday morning.
Detectives said the woman came out of her Annapolis apartment, on South Cherry Grove Road near West Street, and saw a man standing near her car.
After the man began talking to her, she gave him a ride to another apartment complex. Police said the man then forced her drive to Research Drive, near Bestgate Road, where he raped her.
After driving the woman to the intersection of Calvert and Clay streets, the man ran away. The victim drove herself to the hospital.
The suspect was described as a black male in his early 20s, between 5 feet 8 and 5 feet 10 inches tall. He had a medium build, short-cropped black hair and was last seen wearing a baseball cap with a "Rams" insignia on the front.
Anyone with information about the crime or the suspect is urged to call the county police Criminal Investigation Division at 222-3468 or dial 911. Detective Sylvia Perry is in charge of the case.
In honor of the holidays coming up, here's a verbal smorgasbord of tips, recipes, cookbooks and other items to help you prepare for entertaining or a family meal, or simply to share some Thanksgiving cheer.
All those dishes, all those ingredients, all that time! To help all busy cooks, the Georgia Department of Agriculture has put together a collection of holiday recipes that each take six ingredients or less, which cuts down on both preparation time.
The recipes are for stuffed turkey breast, country ham souffle, apple- and pecan-filled squash and colorful spinach salad.
For free copies of the recipes, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to "Celebration Recipes," Georgia Department of Agriculture, 328 Agriculture Square, Atlanta, Ga. 30334.
Slice acorn squash in quarters. Remove seeds. Scoop a teaspoon of squash pulp out of each quarter to make extra space for apple mixture. Place in microwave-safe dish and add three tablespoons water.
Combine brown sugar, butter or margarine and chopped apple, and mix well. Spoon into squash shells. Cover, leaving a vent for steam to escape, and microwave at 50 percent power for 5 minutes. Turn dish 1/4 turn and microwave at full power for 7 minutes. Squash should be tender and moist. Sprinkle with pecans.
Note: To toast pecans, toss in a skillet over medium-high heat until toasted. This will happen quickly, so be careful not to let them burn.
Some holiday parties pack a real "punch" -- with calorie-laden lTC eggnog or "spirited" concoctions that can leave guests bleary-eyed in the morning. An alternative to alcoholic drinks might be a delicious fruit punch, such as red raspberry mulled cider, from the J. M. Smucker Co. Here's the recipe:
The cider may be prepared in advance and reheated in a microwave oven in individual cups. Or, it can be kept warm in a decorative saucepan set over a chafing dish.
If you're new to the business of roasting a turkey, you may be baffled about what utensils to buy. Metro Marketing of Gardena, Calif., makes the answer easy with its new seven-piece roasting set. The set includes an oversized, non-stick roasting pan, a V-shaped rack, an oven thermometer, a bulb-type baster, a basting brush, turkey skewers and string.
The rack is designed to position the turkey for even roasting, and allows placing vegetables in the bottom of the pan to braise in the turkey's juices.
Suggested retail price for the kit is $19.99; it's available from Metro Marketing; call (800) 367-0845.
Tired of the same old dishes at Thanksgiving, the baked sweet potatoes with marshmallows, the overdone Brussels sprouts? Alternatives abound in the "Chuck Williams Thanksgiving and Christmas," a companion to the Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library series from Time-Life Books. Author and store founder Chuck Williams offers six different menus for holiday dinners: traditional Thanksgiving; "light" Thanksgiving; cozy Thanksgiving; festive Christmas; casual Christmas; and Christmas for friends.
An ordinance designed to control the shooting of bows and arrows within Hampstead's town limits may not fly.
Critics of the proposed ordinance say it would not tighten the restriction on bow and arrow use. Instead, they say, it would loosen regulation of the use of guns and other weapons within the town.
The proposed change to the town code will be the subject of a public hearing at a special meeting of the Town Council at 7 p.m. Monday in the Hampstead town hall.
The proposed ordinance says a person may not discharge any firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow or explosive mechanism designed to shoot a projectile, within town limits. It was written after residents complained to the council in June that an archer on Sugar Maple Street was practicing his skills from his back porch, creating a safety problem.
* The use of weapons would be allowed where necessary to protect life or property or to kill a dangerous animal.
One controversial part of the proposed ordinance would allow discharges of weapons "in a private basement or cellar target range, private property or residence" so long as such activities do not endanger other people or property.
Councilman Wayne Thomas said the ordinance, as written, would allow a Hampstead resident to fire guns in a private basement if he or she thought there was an adequate backstop.
Councilman Dwight Womer, who presented the ordinance to the council, said the problematic passage could be fixed by specifying the weapons as "any bow and arrows."
Mr. Womer said he did not design the ordinance to restrain archers, but to tell them, "If you're going to do it, here's what you need to do."
He said he had sampled bow-and-arrow ordinances from around the state and found some of them very restrictive.
Mr. Womer said some questions -- such as whose responsibility it would be to decide whether a backstop is sufficient -- probably will be addressed at the public hearing.
Town police will enforce the ordinance if it passes, he said, but they will need guidelines to apply to specific cases.
Mr. Thomas said that even if the controversial section is changed, most Hampstead yards are too small to allow the safe discharge of bows and arrows. Many back yards of local townhouses are only 30 feet deep, he said.
"I can throw an arrow 30 feet," he said. "I don't need to shoot it. We've just got too many people living too close together."
Hampstead Mayor Clint Becker said, "I think there's more work ** that needs to be done on the bow-and-arrow ordinance."
He said the matter ultimately will be decided by the Town Council, but he thinks there are few places where a bow and arrow can be safely fired within the town's limits.
While the state unemployment rate nudged down in January, local unemployment rates rose slightly throughout the tri-city region with retail, professional services and education shedding the most jobs.
The unemployment rates in Burbank and Glendale increased by 0.4%, coming in at 9.8% and 10.5%, respectively, according to data released Friday by the California Employment Development Department.
Unemployment rates in San Marino and South Pasadena both edged up by 0.2% to 5.5% and 6%, respectively.
In La Cañada Flintridge, the jobless rate was 4.7%, a 0.2% increase, while the rate in the La Crescenta-Montrose area increased by 0.3% to 6%.
Members of the Hagerstown City Council changed their minds a couple of times on the procedure for replacing Kristin Aleshire. How should they do it if a vacancy occurs again?
The next highest vote-getter should be placed in the vacant seat. We the people elected them, (not) the sitting body.
Elect two alternates when you have elections. That way, if someone's sick, resigns, gets tossed out for ethical violations, or whatever comes up, you already have "replacements" in place. Works for jury duty - 12 sitting and two alternates. Just do the same with local administrations.
Let Bob Maginnis decide. He wields power and his compassionate piece on homelessness at Christmas shows he knows just how to resolve all the tough issues by digging into his handy little manila files he keeps for reference.
The first person to guess how many downtown establishments that advertise in this newspaper AND sell alcohol, fills the vacancy.
I think they should narrow it down to three candidates and hold a special election for those three candidates.
What is the nicest thing anyone did to make you really feel the Christmas spirit? Responses will be posted on the Web site and on this page on Tuesday, Dec. 26.
The holiday shopping season is here. People all over the country are buying gifts, making travels plans and preparing for the new year. How can we stay alert and watch for the Lord amid the busyness of the holidays? It’s not only a busy time of year, it’s also, and more appropriately, a joyous time, and it’s helpful to consider what that means. In this Christmas season, we celebrate and share the hope, love, benevolence, and saving practicality that Christ Jesus brought to mankind.
Jan. 24, 1962 - July 10, 2005 Within a Christian home full of love and joy, Kathy Ster's soul has been lifted to the heavens, leaving behind a loving and caring family. Kathy, 43, passed away peacefully in her home in Leawood, Kan., surrounded by her loving family on the morning of Sunday, July 10. Services were held in Leawood on Wednesday. Kathy Ann Larsen was born Jan. 24, 1962 in Glendale. She was a product of Dunsmore Elementary School, Clark Junior High and Crescenta Valley High School.
The past couple of weeks, I've been giving myself a doggone headache trying to intellectualize the phenomenology of "Christmas," and "Believing." It ain't easy; especially when you have to think. Quoting one of my Brownie Scouts from troop 889, "What the heck!" Enough is enough; I'm going back to the basics. You know, Vince Lombardi - the fundamentals. So, when the world becomes a bit too esoteric, I fondly remember Mrs. Venola, (Mrs. V). She just knew about things. I lived in her guest house in La Crescenta, but little did I know she was the Christmas Angel that we seek.
Continued from last week's column: The judge peered above his spectacles, fixating on the mustard stain on my sweatshirt. He wanted an explanation. “Your honor, extra mustard on a Berge's sandwich,” I said. Would justice prevail over my disheveled appearance? Adolph Huxley predicted a “Brave New World” in which freedoms would atrophy in lieu of the sensibilities of the Politically Correct. Had it arrived? “Charlie Kamar,” the judge began, “you are accused of wishing your customers a Merry Christmas.
Parcel tax was on the agenda at the La Cañada Unified School District meeting on Tuesday. Charles Heath, vice president and senior consultant for Tramutola, shared a PowerPoint presentation on what his company would do to help the district present a parcel tax to the public. A parcel tax is a qualified special tax that requires a two-thirds approval in a scheduled election. The board has brought the subject up on several occasions, especially with the education budget crunch all districts are now facing.
Tuesday’s La Cañada Unified School District board meeting was not as long as usual but covered the same ground as many of their meetings have in the past, with the discussion of a parcel tax. For several meetings the board has discussed, reviewed and debated the relevance of presenting La Cañada voters with a parcel tax on a future ballot. All have agreed that it is needed for the benefit of the future of educating the city’s students but how to approach the subject with the voters has always been a sensitive and much-debated issue.
In a 5-4 decision, the justices reject the idea that Americans have a right to refuse to give their names to officers.
WASHINGTON — Police officers who have reason to stop a suspicious person may also require the individual to identify himself, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday, calling such a requirement a "common-sense inquiry" that is basic to good police work.
In a 5-4 decision, the justices rejected the idea that Americans have a constitutional right to remain silent.
The decision upholds the laws in Nevada and 20 other states that make it a crime to refuse to identify yourself when asked to do so by the police. California has no such law.
The case of a Nevada ranch hand who refused to give his name provoked talk of national ID cards and totalitarian states that require persons to identify themselves on the authorities' demand. But in Monday's opinion, the Supreme Court said it was endorsing a much narrower proposition.
The requirement to identify oneself applies only when a police officer has a "reasonable suspicion" that an individual is involved in wrongdoing, the court said, and does not extend to a person sitting innocently on a park bench or a pedestrian walking down a street.
The arrest of ranch hand Larry Hiibel was triggered by a call to the Sheriff's Department in Humboldt County, Nev. The caller reported seeing a man assault a woman in a red and silver GMC truck on Grass Valley Road. A deputy dispatched to investigate came upon a red and silver pickup truck parked on that road. A woman was sitting inside the truck; a man was standing outside.
The deputy approached the man and said he was investigating a report of a fight. He observed that the man appeared to be intoxicated and asked for identification.
The deputy asked 11 times for the man to identify himself; each time, the man refused. He put his hands behind his back and offered to be put under arrest.
Finally, the deputy arrested the man, who was charged with violating a Nevada law that makes it a crime to "willfully resist, delay or obstruct a public officer" in discharging his duties.
Another portion of the state law says an officer "may detain any person" who an officer reasonably believes has committed or is about to commit a crime. Moreover, "any person so detained shall identify himself," the law says.
Hiibel was convicted and fined $250. The Nevada Supreme Court upheld his conviction in a 4-3 decision, with the judges citing the war on terrorism as a reason for their decision. "We are at war against enemies who operate with concealed identifies, and the dangers we face as a nation are unparalleled," the Nevada court said.
That claim may have prompted the Supreme Court to take up Hiibel's appeal last fall, but the ruling Monday in Hiibel vs. Nevada was narrow and focused.
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, writing the majority opinion, said that since 1968, the court has said that police may "stop and frisk" a suspicious person.
"Our decisions make clear that questions concerning a suspect's identity are a routine and accepted part of many [such police] stops," Kennedy said. Learning a suspect's name allows an officer to check to see if he is wanted for another offense. In domestic disputes, a name is the first step for the police in figuring out who they are dealing with, he added.
Usually, a name itself is not an incriminating statement, he said. If so, a defendant could invoke his right to remain silent under the 5th Amendment if he had a reasonable belief that his name alone would be incriminating, Kennedy said.
"We need not resolve those questions here," he concluded, because Hiibel did not claim that revealing his name would be incriminating. Kennedy was joined in the majority by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. The dissenters offered two reasons why they disagreed with the majority.
Justice John Paul Stevens said that forcing Hiibel to speak violated the 5th Amendment's right against self-incrimination. "As the target of the investigation, [Hiibel], in my view, acted well within his rights when he opted to stand mute," Stevens said.
Justice Stephen G. Breyer said that forcing a suspect to talk violated the 4th Amendment and its protection against "unreasonable seizures." While police may stop and frisk a suspect to check for weapons, he said, the court had not required the detained person to say anything. Unless put under arrest, those people remain free to walk away, he said.
"There is no good reason now to reject this generation-old statement of the law," Breyer said in a dissent joined by Justices David H. Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Microsoft had a rough go with the first generation of its Surface tablets, but the company hasn't let those early struggles deter its mission to compete in the tablet market.
The first set of Surface tablets -- the RT and the Pro -- was slow to sell, so much so that Microsoft was forced to take a $900-million charge over the summer due to unsold inventory. Later, the company also cut the price of both products.
The Surface was supposed to be Microsoft's answer to the Apple iPad, but despite clever ads that showed off some of the Surface's superior features, Apple still has a dominant grip on the tablet market.
But Panos Panay, corporate vice president of Microsoft and the creator of the Surface tablet, said the company was staying the course. He said he believes customers who want to use their tablets to get real work done will see the benefits of the Surface.
"If the team stays focused and the people believe in what they're building, I think you're going to see that in the products," Panay told The Times during an interview at the Microsoft Store at the Westfield Century City mall in Los Angeles. "It comes down to this: if you're making great products, people will buy them."
Panay said it was important for Microsoft to stick to its brand and focus on users who "want to be able to get more done."
"If that's not your primary goal and it's about watching movies or playing games and only that, that's a great thing. And people can select the best device for that," Panay said. "But if your goal is to get more done, and we stuck with that, the promise of this product brings that truth to life."
Microsoft will release the second generation of the tablets -- the Surface 2 and the Surface 2 Pro -- on Oct. 22, and they are already available for preorder online. As with all tech gadgets, the new Microsoft tablets are faster, thinner and lighter, but Microsoft has also improved the products in other areas.
The upcoming gadgets feature higher-resolution screens than before, while their glare has been reduced to some of the lowest levels in the industry, according to Microsoft. Additionally, the Surface's kickstand now has a second viewing angle that makes it easier to set on the lap and for use by tall people. And there is now a silver color option as well.
But perhaps more importantly, Microsoft has beefed up the battery life on both versions of its tablet, fixing the chief complaint about the first generation of the Surface. The Surface 2 has 25% more battery life than its predecessor and now lasts 10 hours -- the same as an iPad -- while the Surface 2 Pro received a 75% increase in battery life. Microsoft did not say how long the battery lasts on the Surface 2 Pro.
"Both products had a significant focus in making sure if people were going to be productive, we needed more battery life in both products," Panay said.
Secondly, Microsoft is selling the Surface 2 for $449, which is $50 less than what its predecessor debuted for last year. This time around, Microsoft is also including its suite of Office programs with the purchase of the Surface 2.
And finally, Microsoft is also giving users who buy a Surface 2 or Surface 2 Pro 200 gigabytes of cloud storage through SkyDrive for two years. Those customers will also get free Skype calling to landlines in 60 countries and access to Skype Wi-Fi spots around the world for one year.
The first generation of the Surface was about showcasing the touch-focused Windows 8 operating system, Panay said. The second generation is about bringing every part of Microsoft together on one device and supporting professional users.
"It's all of those software properties coming together and making sure the hardware is thinking about each one of those pieces so they can all come to life together," Panay said.
The Surface creator also said his team has more momentum than ever, thanks in large part to a boost in sales spurred by the Surface's late-summer price cut.
Panay said he and his team were excited about what is still to come for the Surface, and that's because of the potential in the tablet's click-in touch covers.
Previously, the touch covers, which are flat and double as a Surface screen cover, had 80 sensors to detect users' typing. The new touch covers have more than a thousand sensors and can now detect typing more accurately. They can also be used to perform gestures, and more importantly, Microsoft is working for ways to have all sorts of touch covers, not just those that are laid out like a keyboard.
Microsoft's first stab at this came at the unveiling of the new tablets. There, the company also showcased a touch cover that looks like a DJ controller. With that cover, the Surface can be used to create music.
"That's what's cool about it," said Stevie Bathiche, research manager in Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group, who accompanied Panay. "It becomes a platform for the future."
But before Microsoft begins selling the DJ touch cover or other types of covers, the company is first focusing on the release of the Surface 2 later this month.
To that end, we applaud the efforts of Gaylord city officials whom are exploring the interest and feasibility of the introduction of the "pocket park" concept - leaving an occasional city lot undeveloped for reasons of nothing more than having space for children in their neighborhood to play, for development of sitting space to read a book or share a picnic lunch, or cultivate a neighborhood garden.
This is an outstanding, and refreshingly proactive way by which city officials can help preserve and create green space in an increasingly urban atmosphere of sprawl and commercial and residential development that continues to mark the evolution of our community.
The city of Gaylord already boasts Doumas, Freel and Hale parks that strive to maintain a neighborhood feel at various central locations throughout the city. The pocket-park concept is a little different. It could result in the city's acquisition of a small lot between existing homes or lots, that due to their location or physical attributes, haven't attracted much investor interest and remain undeveloped.
The concept is hardly original, but like most good ideas if it works elsewhere pocket parks can play a strong role in Gaylord to strengthen neighborhoods and the community as a whole by recognizing the value of creating oasis-like areas where people can gather to talk, play and simply relax.
Great cities and great communities expend a lot of energy and time to ensure there's places for people to safely walk, in-line skating, ride a bicycle or simply provide the open space for persons to throw a football or Frisbee around.
In northern Michigan this has been successfully achieved in cities like Petoskey, Traverse City, Mackinaw City and Cheboygan, so much so that the presence of the relatively small but diverse pocket parks have become an identifiable feature enjoyed by both local residents and visitors alike.
City manager Joe Duff is very familiar with the miniparks, having served as city manager in Mackinaw City where they are common. Development of the parks could occur on purchased or donated lots, or potentially as a second land use on land the city already owns.
Duff, city clerk Rebecca Curtis, and eight to 10 others from the city planning commission and the community have been invited to attend meetings to update the city's five-year recreation master plan. The pocket-park idea is part of a draft plan to be subject of a public hearing at the planning commission in the next 60 days.
Once completed, the recreation master plan becomes Gaylord's planning document and basis for grant application for the next five years.
The completed version is kept on file by the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources that likes to see that a community has a recreational plan should monies be available for a grant.
The new plan will also incorporate a countywide network of nonmotorized pathways, a proposed skatepark on South Wisconsin Avenue and proposals for a farmers' market downtown.
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