Hemorrhoids are clusters of veins in the lowest part of the rectum and anus that become swollen and distended.
You can have hemorrhoids without any symptoms. But hemorrhoids can also have very unpleasant symptoms — rectal pain, itching, soiling and bleeding. Hemorrhoids are rarely dangerous, however, and there are many treatment options.
Hemorrhoid symptoms can also be caused by other conditions, including anal warts and fissures, Crohn’s disease and (rarely) anal cancer. So if you have persistent bothersome symptoms that you think are caused by hemorrhoids, it’s wise to see your doctor.
There are several helpful home treatments. The first thing you should do is boost the fiber in your diet. Eat high-fiber foods (such as prunes, pears, beans, bran cereals and oatmeal), take a fiber supplement (there are many varieties available in drugstores), or both. Fiber softens stools and makes them easier to pass. This reduces pressure on hemorrhoids, which in turn reduces the risk of bleeding, inflammation and swelling. Make sure to take fiber with plenty of fluids.
Exercise is another important home remedy for hemorrhoids. Take a brisk walk for 30 minutes a day, at least five days a week. Not only does this have a powerfully positive effect on your health, it also is a great way to stimulate your bowels.
When you feel the urge, go to the bathroom immediately; don’t wait for a more convenient time. Waiting can cause your bowels to back up, leading to increased pressure and straining.
Sitz baths can relieve itching, irritation and muscle spasm. A sitz bath is a warm water bath for the buttocks. Sit in a regular bathtub with a few inches of warm water, or buy a small plastic tub that fits over a toilet seat. Try a 20-minute sitz bath after each bowel movement and an additional two or three times a day. Afterward, gently pat the area dry.
Over-the-counter pain-relief creams can temporarily soothe pain, irritation and itching. Witch hazel wipes (Tucks) are soothing and have no harmful effects. A small ice pack placed against the anal area for a few minutes may also help.
Finally, sitting on cushions rather than hard surfaces can help reduce swelling.
If the treatments I’ve discussed don’t help, talk to your doctor. You may benefit from a simple outpatient procedure to treat hemorrhoids. One procedure involves rubber rings tightened around the hemorrhoid. Other procedures, using lasers or infrared light, heat the hemorrhoids, causing them to shrink. Injecting a chemical into the hemorrhoids also can shrink them. If your symptoms continue despite these measures, you may need minor surgery to remove your hemorrhoids.
Hemorrhoids are among the most common “minor maladies of man.” The good news is that, most of the time, simple home remedies can give you great relief.
2012年1月8日星期日
2012年1月5日星期四
Religious rhetoric mars political effectiveness
Apparently, when God is not overseeing his vast and wonderfully imperfect universe, he is keeping up with American politics.
This week, television evangelist Pat Robertson claimed that God clued him in on the results of the next presidential election.
Curiously, he refused to share the electoral outcome. Robertson also informed his viewers that God is unhappy with President Barack Obama’s agenda, and that the spiritual battle against him “Can only be won by overwhelming prayer.”
These words relate directly to the problems of this country. Just like any other interest group, the radical Christian right has infiltrated the electorate in an effort to push forward its own ignorant agenda, only contributing more to the divisiveness that plagues American politics.
Republicans, in particular, seem to invest themselves in the religious rhetoric.
Just last month, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry released a campaign commercial stating that, “You know that something’s wrong with this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.”
He then promised to “End Obama’s war on religion.”
Seriously? The last time I checked, openly celebrating Christmas seemed to be more of a widespread phenomenon rather than a widespread problem, and the government wasn’t capable of preventing anyone from thinking or praying when and where they choose.
If we want to get on the subject of openly celebrating religious holidays, maybe we should count the number of Hanukkah specials aired on television.
Oh, that’s right — there are none.
The founders established the principle of separation of church and state for a reason. The purpose of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” was to create a healthy democracy. Such a democracy should allow the freedom of one’s own thoughts, beliefs and convictions, separate from the government’s collective mentality.
The Treaty of Tripoli, ratified by Congress in 1797, clarifies America’s religious neutrality by stating that, “The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.”
A basic premise of Robertson’s divine inspiration is correct. This country has real problems. Our economy is in turmoil, and it is apparent that our current leaders are incapable of creating a solution.
And as a fiscal conservative, I also hope that Obama is defeated in November. But trading one radical defective ideology in the White House for another is not going to resolve anything.
By all accounts, everyone should participate in our country’s political discourse. But Americans should avoid contributing to ignorant rhetoric. They should make decisions free from any interest groups, including the Christian right.
While Robertson is busy healing people’s hemorrhoids via the television and conversing with God about public policy and Tim Tebow, take time to learn about the issues of the day. Though your religion should mold your politics, it should not be your politics.
If we all keep educated and vote, I think God’s will for America is more likely to manifest itself throughout our great nation — rather than just making a brief appearance on Robertson’s television show.
This week, television evangelist Pat Robertson claimed that God clued him in on the results of the next presidential election.
Curiously, he refused to share the electoral outcome. Robertson also informed his viewers that God is unhappy with President Barack Obama’s agenda, and that the spiritual battle against him “Can only be won by overwhelming prayer.”
These words relate directly to the problems of this country. Just like any other interest group, the radical Christian right has infiltrated the electorate in an effort to push forward its own ignorant agenda, only contributing more to the divisiveness that plagues American politics.
Republicans, in particular, seem to invest themselves in the religious rhetoric.
Just last month, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry released a campaign commercial stating that, “You know that something’s wrong with this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.”
He then promised to “End Obama’s war on religion.”
Seriously? The last time I checked, openly celebrating Christmas seemed to be more of a widespread phenomenon rather than a widespread problem, and the government wasn’t capable of preventing anyone from thinking or praying when and where they choose.
If we want to get on the subject of openly celebrating religious holidays, maybe we should count the number of Hanukkah specials aired on television.
Oh, that’s right — there are none.
The founders established the principle of separation of church and state for a reason. The purpose of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” was to create a healthy democracy. Such a democracy should allow the freedom of one’s own thoughts, beliefs and convictions, separate from the government’s collective mentality.
The Treaty of Tripoli, ratified by Congress in 1797, clarifies America’s religious neutrality by stating that, “The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.”
A basic premise of Robertson’s divine inspiration is correct. This country has real problems. Our economy is in turmoil, and it is apparent that our current leaders are incapable of creating a solution.
And as a fiscal conservative, I also hope that Obama is defeated in November. But trading one radical defective ideology in the White House for another is not going to resolve anything.
By all accounts, everyone should participate in our country’s political discourse. But Americans should avoid contributing to ignorant rhetoric. They should make decisions free from any interest groups, including the Christian right.
While Robertson is busy healing people’s hemorrhoids via the television and conversing with God about public policy and Tim Tebow, take time to learn about the issues of the day. Though your religion should mold your politics, it should not be your politics.
If we all keep educated and vote, I think God’s will for America is more likely to manifest itself throughout our great nation — rather than just making a brief appearance on Robertson’s television show.
2011年12月29日星期四
Medical fees fixed for seven treatments
As early as this summer, medical fees for treatment of seven diseases will be fixed and covered by the national health insurance scheme, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday.
The seven treatments are cataract surgery, hemorrhoids treatment, tonsil removal, caesarian section, hysterectomy, appendectomy and herniotomy. The program will be applied to local clinics and small hospitals from as early as July next year and extended to general hospitals or top-tier teaching hospitals by July 2013.
Regardless of the severity of the symptoms and the level of treatment, the patients will have to pay the prefixed fees, the Ministry said. The program will lower patients’ medical fees as doctors will be less likely to carry out unnecessary treatments, the ministry said.
The precise fixed fees will be determined based on current average medical fees for such treatments, calculated from figures filed by doctors.
The seven treatments are cataract surgery, hemorrhoids treatment, tonsil removal, caesarian section, hysterectomy, appendectomy and herniotomy. The program will be applied to local clinics and small hospitals from as early as July next year and extended to general hospitals or top-tier teaching hospitals by July 2013.
Regardless of the severity of the symptoms and the level of treatment, the patients will have to pay the prefixed fees, the Ministry said. The program will lower patients’ medical fees as doctors will be less likely to carry out unnecessary treatments, the ministry said.
The precise fixed fees will be determined based on current average medical fees for such treatments, calculated from figures filed by doctors.
2011年12月26日星期一
An evolution in guidelines for research on chimps
Chimps are about 96 percent genetically identical to humans, and like us they are self-aware enough to recognize themselves in a mirror.
But physically, we show some remarkable differences. They don't get the same kind of heart disease humans get. They develop some of the brain abnormalities associated with Alzheimer's disease, but not others. And despite being more sexually promiscuous than humans, they don't get the same sexually transmitted diseases.
They heal better than we do and don't get sleep apnea, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, or acne. They aren't vulnerable to cancers of the breast, lung, stomach, pancreas, colon, ovaries, or prostate.
Physician-scientist Ajit Varki says these differences can be as informative as the similarities. With new restrictions expected soon on the use of chimpanzees in research, he and other scientists spoke about some types of research not mentioned in a new report, which they hope will continue or even increase.
The changes are expected to follow an Institute of Medicine report, released earlier this month, that stressed that biomedical research should be necessary, behavioral studies should be noninvasive, and animals should be housed and cared for appropriately. It was hailed as a positive step by animal-welfare advocates, such as the American Anti-Vivisection Society in Jenkintown. (According to the society's Sue Leary, there are currently no research chimpanzees in Philadelphia.)
The report said that most current research on chimpanzees is unnecessary. In response, the National Institutes of Health has called for a moratorium on new grants for chimp research until the agency can implement IOM's recommendations. But the new guidelines are not specific enough for scientists to predict which research projects will get the ax.
Some types of research should actually increase, said Varki, including studies that monitor the health of chimpanzees in research centers and sanctuaries. These, he said, can be conducted as part of the chimps' health care and can potentially benefit chimps, since they suffer their own unique set of health problems.
His bottom line is that scientists shouldn't do anything to a chimp they wouldn't be able to do ethically to a human. Researchers, he said, should consider invasiveness as well as any potential benefit to the chimps. Those criteria were not mentioned with regard to biomedical studies.
Varki said there is also a great deal we can learn through autopsy, and yet many sanctuary-housed chimps are incinerated when they die. Sanctuaries are not funded for autopsies or providing samples taken during routine medical care. "It's a lost opportunity to learn about them and us," he said.
Our opportunity to study chimps is also winding down. They are no longer imported for government-funded research. Research chimps are not bred in captivity, and, according to one estimate, will die out by 2037. Chimps in the wild are endangered, and may disappear as well.
Until that time, there is much that can be learned about ourselves from studying chimp behavior, said Emory University psychobiologist William Hopkins. Our evolutionary cousins are helping us understand the nature of our own language, culture, self-awareness, and social relationships. Studying chimps is helping us understand what makes us human.
"They exhibit abilities that other animals don't, so they occupy this unique niche in terms of information about how the brain works and how cognition evolved," Hopkins said.
He also sees no ethical problems with the behavioral work he is involved in at Yerkes National Primate Center, near Atlanta. Some of the studies involve brain scanning, but chimps can't sit still in a scanner without sedation. While darts are sometimes used to anesthetize dangerous animals, Hopkins said workers at Yerkes have trained chimps to accept getting a shot. That limits stress, which improves the accuracy of the scanning.
He is now investigating a form of nonverbal communication called joint attention, which happens when an individual looks at something and others follow his gaze. About 75 percent of chimps do this readily and the remaining 25 percent do not, he said. Genetic studies show those failing to follow another's gaze tend to have an altered form of a gene that codes for a hormone called vasopressin, implicated in bonding and social behaviors.
He also has found that chimps have varied and complex personalities. Some are more extroverted than others, some are more conscientious, and some are more neurotic, said Hopkins. "There are Woody Allens of the chimp world," he said.
He said he believed that the new guidelines might have little effect on behavioral research, and that they were more likely to restrict invasive biomedical studies.
Whether such studies will continue may hinge more on the potential benefit to human health. The IOM panelists were divided over the use of chimps to study Hepatitis C vaccines. The disease kills people, and chimp research may advance the search for a vaccine. But the process - infecting healthy chimps and subjecting them to liver biopsies - is not something any scientist would do to humans.
Regardless of how NIH decides to go on this, there's an unmistakable trend away from invasive research. "Seventy years ago chimps were sent off into space, given lethal doses of radiation, or infected with leprosy or TB," Varki said. "That kind of thing is fading away."
Some of this change comes from our understanding of evolution. "Chimpanzees are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom," said NIH Director Francis Collins. The connection between evolution and animal rights was an underlying theme in the film Planet of the Apes, in which two chimp scientists became enlightened about human rights as they recognized an evolutionary relationship between themselves and human beings. Now we seem to be moving in the same direction.
But physically, we show some remarkable differences. They don't get the same kind of heart disease humans get. They develop some of the brain abnormalities associated with Alzheimer's disease, but not others. And despite being more sexually promiscuous than humans, they don't get the same sexually transmitted diseases.
They heal better than we do and don't get sleep apnea, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, or acne. They aren't vulnerable to cancers of the breast, lung, stomach, pancreas, colon, ovaries, or prostate.
Physician-scientist Ajit Varki says these differences can be as informative as the similarities. With new restrictions expected soon on the use of chimpanzees in research, he and other scientists spoke about some types of research not mentioned in a new report, which they hope will continue or even increase.
The changes are expected to follow an Institute of Medicine report, released earlier this month, that stressed that biomedical research should be necessary, behavioral studies should be noninvasive, and animals should be housed and cared for appropriately. It was hailed as a positive step by animal-welfare advocates, such as the American Anti-Vivisection Society in Jenkintown. (According to the society's Sue Leary, there are currently no research chimpanzees in Philadelphia.)
The report said that most current research on chimpanzees is unnecessary. In response, the National Institutes of Health has called for a moratorium on new grants for chimp research until the agency can implement IOM's recommendations. But the new guidelines are not specific enough for scientists to predict which research projects will get the ax.
Some types of research should actually increase, said Varki, including studies that monitor the health of chimpanzees in research centers and sanctuaries. These, he said, can be conducted as part of the chimps' health care and can potentially benefit chimps, since they suffer their own unique set of health problems.
His bottom line is that scientists shouldn't do anything to a chimp they wouldn't be able to do ethically to a human. Researchers, he said, should consider invasiveness as well as any potential benefit to the chimps. Those criteria were not mentioned with regard to biomedical studies.
Varki said there is also a great deal we can learn through autopsy, and yet many sanctuary-housed chimps are incinerated when they die. Sanctuaries are not funded for autopsies or providing samples taken during routine medical care. "It's a lost opportunity to learn about them and us," he said.
Our opportunity to study chimps is also winding down. They are no longer imported for government-funded research. Research chimps are not bred in captivity, and, according to one estimate, will die out by 2037. Chimps in the wild are endangered, and may disappear as well.
Until that time, there is much that can be learned about ourselves from studying chimp behavior, said Emory University psychobiologist William Hopkins. Our evolutionary cousins are helping us understand the nature of our own language, culture, self-awareness, and social relationships. Studying chimps is helping us understand what makes us human.
"They exhibit abilities that other animals don't, so they occupy this unique niche in terms of information about how the brain works and how cognition evolved," Hopkins said.
He also sees no ethical problems with the behavioral work he is involved in at Yerkes National Primate Center, near Atlanta. Some of the studies involve brain scanning, but chimps can't sit still in a scanner without sedation. While darts are sometimes used to anesthetize dangerous animals, Hopkins said workers at Yerkes have trained chimps to accept getting a shot. That limits stress, which improves the accuracy of the scanning.
He is now investigating a form of nonverbal communication called joint attention, which happens when an individual looks at something and others follow his gaze. About 75 percent of chimps do this readily and the remaining 25 percent do not, he said. Genetic studies show those failing to follow another's gaze tend to have an altered form of a gene that codes for a hormone called vasopressin, implicated in bonding and social behaviors.
He also has found that chimps have varied and complex personalities. Some are more extroverted than others, some are more conscientious, and some are more neurotic, said Hopkins. "There are Woody Allens of the chimp world," he said.
He said he believed that the new guidelines might have little effect on behavioral research, and that they were more likely to restrict invasive biomedical studies.
Whether such studies will continue may hinge more on the potential benefit to human health. The IOM panelists were divided over the use of chimps to study Hepatitis C vaccines. The disease kills people, and chimp research may advance the search for a vaccine. But the process - infecting healthy chimps and subjecting them to liver biopsies - is not something any scientist would do to humans.
Regardless of how NIH decides to go on this, there's an unmistakable trend away from invasive research. "Seventy years ago chimps were sent off into space, given lethal doses of radiation, or infected with leprosy or TB," Varki said. "That kind of thing is fading away."
Some of this change comes from our understanding of evolution. "Chimpanzees are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom," said NIH Director Francis Collins. The connection between evolution and animal rights was an underlying theme in the film Planet of the Apes, in which two chimp scientists became enlightened about human rights as they recognized an evolutionary relationship between themselves and human beings. Now we seem to be moving in the same direction.
2011年12月1日星期四
What To Do With Painful Hemorrhoids Symptoms
Hemorrhoids may take place if pressure in the veins that are located in the anus increases. You can have either external or internal hemorrhoids, depending on the location of your hemorrhoid.
Hemorrhoids are very typical condition impacting millions of people worldwide. Hemorrhoids can often cause very bothersome and painful symptoms. If they don't, you may notice their existence by having blood spots on the toilet paper while wiping your backside.
The causes of this condition can be due to overly straining to have a bowel movement, pregnancy, or obesity. This is due to increased pressure within the walls of the anus to assist with pushing out stool.
Also, if you are constipated this will most definitely increase straining. Diarrhea, on the other hand, can increase irritation of your hemorrhoids causing itching and/or pain. These are the most usual symptoms of hemorrhoids.
Since blood can indicate also some more severe condition, such as cancer, it might be a good idea to see a doctor in order to eliminate such a possibility. He is going to make all the necessary tests to ascertain whether you have hemorrhoids or some additional medical condition.
If the diagnose is that you have hemorrhoids, there are countless home remedies for hemorrhoids you can easily use. These consist of having a high fiber diet, such as eating lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, and remaining well-hydrated. Additionally, a proper amount of physical exercise can help.
After bowel movements you need to use soft or moistened toilet paper. Just remember not to wipe too hard. Make sure that the paper is not perfumed or dyed since this can cause increased irritation to the affected location.
Over the counter pain relievers might assist to reduce symptoms as well. Some find that utilizing ice will aid to lessen the inflammation. Sitting in water that is as warm as you can stand will help to ease symptoms as well.
When it comes to your undergarments, you really should use cotton since it is not so irritating. Avoid prolonged sittings. This causes pressure to your anus which in turn advances the occurrence of hemorrhoids.
In some cases even surgery is needed. However, this should be used only if your condition is so severe that nothing else is working. The most common medical treatment is a rubber band ligation where the blood flow into the hemorrhoid is prevented with a rubber band. Eventually the hemorrhoid will shrink and die of.
In summary, if you notice any blood after bowel movements, you really should contact to your doctor to leave out the possibility of cancer. On the other hand, if you have hemorrhoids, there are many natural methods to get rid of them. In the most serious cases, medical procedure might be the only choice.
Hemorrhoids are very typical condition impacting millions of people worldwide. Hemorrhoids can often cause very bothersome and painful symptoms. If they don't, you may notice their existence by having blood spots on the toilet paper while wiping your backside.
The causes of this condition can be due to overly straining to have a bowel movement, pregnancy, or obesity. This is due to increased pressure within the walls of the anus to assist with pushing out stool.
Also, if you are constipated this will most definitely increase straining. Diarrhea, on the other hand, can increase irritation of your hemorrhoids causing itching and/or pain. These are the most usual symptoms of hemorrhoids.
Since blood can indicate also some more severe condition, such as cancer, it might be a good idea to see a doctor in order to eliminate such a possibility. He is going to make all the necessary tests to ascertain whether you have hemorrhoids or some additional medical condition.
If the diagnose is that you have hemorrhoids, there are countless home remedies for hemorrhoids you can easily use. These consist of having a high fiber diet, such as eating lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, and remaining well-hydrated. Additionally, a proper amount of physical exercise can help.
After bowel movements you need to use soft or moistened toilet paper. Just remember not to wipe too hard. Make sure that the paper is not perfumed or dyed since this can cause increased irritation to the affected location.
Over the counter pain relievers might assist to reduce symptoms as well. Some find that utilizing ice will aid to lessen the inflammation. Sitting in water that is as warm as you can stand will help to ease symptoms as well.
When it comes to your undergarments, you really should use cotton since it is not so irritating. Avoid prolonged sittings. This causes pressure to your anus which in turn advances the occurrence of hemorrhoids.
In some cases even surgery is needed. However, this should be used only if your condition is so severe that nothing else is working. The most common medical treatment is a rubber band ligation where the blood flow into the hemorrhoid is prevented with a rubber band. Eventually the hemorrhoid will shrink and die of.
In summary, if you notice any blood after bowel movements, you really should contact to your doctor to leave out the possibility of cancer. On the other hand, if you have hemorrhoids, there are many natural methods to get rid of them. In the most serious cases, medical procedure might be the only choice.
2011年11月29日星期二
Complaining of hemorrhoids, mall employee moons fellow workers
A 36-year-old Chicago man who allegedly showed his naked posterior to employees at an Orland Square Mall department store was cited for disorderly conduct Nov. 19 during a 9:10 p.m. police contact. He is scheduled to appear at a Dec. 13 administrative hearing. The man allegedly approached several employees individually complaining he had hemorrhoids, and would then pull down his pants, asking them to look.
A 38-year-old Calumet City woman who allegedly identified herself as a Harvey Police Department employee was arrested Nov. 17 for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving the wrong way, failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision, illegal transportation of alcohol and operating an uninsured motor vehicle during a 6:25 p.m. crash investigation on the 10200 block of 151st Street. She is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 5. Harvey Police reportedly said the woman previously worked as a community service officer.
A 25-year-old Crestwood man was arrested for possession of cannabis Nov. 19 during an 8:45 p.m. traffic stop on the 15800 block of LaGrange Road for not wearing a seat belt. He is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 20. He allegedly had four grams of cannabis.
A 24-year-old Tinley Park man was cited Nov. 18 for possession of drug paraphernalia during a 12:35 a.m. traffic stop on the 15900 block of Harlem Avenue for not wearing a seat belt. He is scheduled to appear at a Dec. 13 administrative hearing.
A 21-year-old Orland Park man from the 11900 block of 139th Street was cited Nov. 15 for possession of cannabis and possession of drug equipment during a 9:25 p.m. traffic stop on the 10600 block of 153rd Street for speeding. He is scheduled to appear at a Dec. 13 administrative hearing.
A 20-year-old Orland Park man from the 14600 block of Birch Street was arrested around 7:40 p.m. Nov. 15 at his home on a Will County warrant alleging he violated the terms of his probation on a conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia. Court hearing information was unavailable.
A 19-year-old Homer Glen male was cited Nov. 22 for possession of drug paraphernalia during a 3 a.m. traffic stop on the 12200 block of 159th Street. He is scheduled to appear at a Dec. 13 administrative hearing.
A 19-year-old Westmont male and a 19-year-old Saint Germain, Wisc. female were cited for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia Nov. 16 during an 11:25 p.m. traffic stop at 153rd Street and 108th Avenue for a malfunctioning rear registration plate light. They are scheduled to appear at a Dec. 13 administrative hearing.
An 18-year-old Orland Park male from the 13900 block of Charleston Drive was cited Nov. 17 for possession of cannabis during a 1:05 a.m. police contact at the intersection of Somer Lane and Glenlake Drive. He is scheduled to appear at a Dec. 13 administrative hearing
A 38-year-old Calumet City woman who allegedly identified herself as a Harvey Police Department employee was arrested Nov. 17 for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving the wrong way, failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision, illegal transportation of alcohol and operating an uninsured motor vehicle during a 6:25 p.m. crash investigation on the 10200 block of 151st Street. She is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 5. Harvey Police reportedly said the woman previously worked as a community service officer.
A 25-year-old Crestwood man was arrested for possession of cannabis Nov. 19 during an 8:45 p.m. traffic stop on the 15800 block of LaGrange Road for not wearing a seat belt. He is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 20. He allegedly had four grams of cannabis.
A 24-year-old Tinley Park man was cited Nov. 18 for possession of drug paraphernalia during a 12:35 a.m. traffic stop on the 15900 block of Harlem Avenue for not wearing a seat belt. He is scheduled to appear at a Dec. 13 administrative hearing.
A 21-year-old Orland Park man from the 11900 block of 139th Street was cited Nov. 15 for possession of cannabis and possession of drug equipment during a 9:25 p.m. traffic stop on the 10600 block of 153rd Street for speeding. He is scheduled to appear at a Dec. 13 administrative hearing.
A 20-year-old Orland Park man from the 14600 block of Birch Street was arrested around 7:40 p.m. Nov. 15 at his home on a Will County warrant alleging he violated the terms of his probation on a conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia. Court hearing information was unavailable.
A 19-year-old Homer Glen male was cited Nov. 22 for possession of drug paraphernalia during a 3 a.m. traffic stop on the 12200 block of 159th Street. He is scheduled to appear at a Dec. 13 administrative hearing.
A 19-year-old Westmont male and a 19-year-old Saint Germain, Wisc. female were cited for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia Nov. 16 during an 11:25 p.m. traffic stop at 153rd Street and 108th Avenue for a malfunctioning rear registration plate light. They are scheduled to appear at a Dec. 13 administrative hearing.
An 18-year-old Orland Park male from the 13900 block of Charleston Drive was cited Nov. 17 for possession of cannabis during a 1:05 a.m. police contact at the intersection of Somer Lane and Glenlake Drive. He is scheduled to appear at a Dec. 13 administrative hearing
2011年11月16日星期三
Elephant in the room hidden behind nervous ticks
During 20 minutes of contrived theatrics where the think tanks of the US and International teams faced each other over a small wooden divide, nebulous nonsense took a physical presence. Fred Couples, Jay Haas and John Cook sat on one side with printed pieces of paper that contained some handwritten notes or adjustments, Greg Norman, Frank Nobilo and Tim Clark huddled on the other.
The pairing for today's six matches of foursomes was the order of business. When it came to the fifth match and neither Adam Scott nor Tiger Woods's names had popped up, the most talked about match-up since Shane Warne and Liz Hurley had become unavoidable. Scott, with Steve Williams on his bag, would play with KJ Choi against Steve Stricker and Woods, with Williams on his mind.
Captains Norman and Couples both denied the Woods-Scott pairing was planned but said nonetheless that it was for the best. The two men were good mates, it would engage the story of the past week head-on and as an issue it would therefore be dead come Sunday when the singles were to be played and Presidents Cup decided.
Typically, the reason why the Woods-Scott pairing was so sensitive was not mentioned by the captains. Organisers are doing their best to vaporise any evidence that Williams, once on Tiger's bag, called the golfer a "black arsehole" two weeks ago in a grubby night of caddie celebrations. No action was taken by tour officials then and they obviously hope today's match can be the full stop to a saga that they did not - or were incapable of - taking with the appropriate gravitas. They could not find enough reason to sanction Williams but neither could they find their spines.
In fairness, some things had been settled before yesterday's draw. Everybody thinks the course is fantastic (tick), the wind and heat will make gibbering idiots of them all come tomorrow (tick), everybody has bonded to the point they are biologically fused (tick), they all feel they ascended and went to heaven when they drove through the Royal Melbourne gates (tick), they are all so excited to be here representing their, er, team that they wet their pants when picked (messy) and the hometown crowds could well determine the fate of the cup, especially if they kick Tiger's ball deep into the rough (please).
All of that compulsory drooling will be done with by 1.05pm today when Ernie Els and Ryo Ishikawa take on Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson. The format today is foursomes where players take alternate shots. The pairings announcement yesterday was manufactured and barely caused anyone to shift in their seat except for the veteran journalist who subsequently owned up to a case of churlish hemorrhoids.
The opening gambit from Norman, when asked to name his first coupling, was: "I put in Nobilo and Clark." Well, talk about laugh. The only hesitation during the protocol came when Norman announced his exciting pairing of Aaron Baddeley and Jason Day. The Americans paused: "Give us a second here, Sharkie," Couples said. After conferring with his assistants, Couples came up with Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar to complete what should be an enthralling third match.
Throughout the build-up to yesterday's draw, much had been made of the most appropriate pairings. Variables such as putting together a big and short hitter; which players prefer what balls; strength of individual relationships and good putter with so-so putter were all said to be considerations to lose sleep over.
Yet there is no doubt a modicum of show business as well as golfing nous was involved with yesterday's draw. Els with the baby of the team Ishikawa, who arrived late and must remain unfamiliar still with the course, makes sense tactically. Els reduced a form of this composite course to 60 shots in the 2004 Heineken Classic. Woods against Scott must have made broadcaster Channel Nine tingle. It makes sense to pair Koreans KT Kim with YE Yang for ease of communication in a team event is self-evident.
For all the trumped-up promotion of this event, some players have gone about their business anonymously. It only became apparent David Toms and Jim Furyk were on the US team when transcripts of their news conferences appeared in the media centre. They were not rambling documents. They must hope their golf talks for them.
For the public, the day ended with an opening ceremony that was necessary but nonetheless long and unremarkable except that Norman was still in denial that Woods had been racially vilified by his former caddie. He referred to it as some other matter.
Much like Tim Finchem, the commissioner of the PGA Tour. In a media interview in the evening he failed to understand the phrase "racial vilification". He needed it explained to him. This is rather surprising after the world's greatest golfer was called a "black arsehole" but does explain why the PGA Tour shied away from taking any action.
The pairing for today's six matches of foursomes was the order of business. When it came to the fifth match and neither Adam Scott nor Tiger Woods's names had popped up, the most talked about match-up since Shane Warne and Liz Hurley had become unavoidable. Scott, with Steve Williams on his bag, would play with KJ Choi against Steve Stricker and Woods, with Williams on his mind.
Captains Norman and Couples both denied the Woods-Scott pairing was planned but said nonetheless that it was for the best. The two men were good mates, it would engage the story of the past week head-on and as an issue it would therefore be dead come Sunday when the singles were to be played and Presidents Cup decided.
Typically, the reason why the Woods-Scott pairing was so sensitive was not mentioned by the captains. Organisers are doing their best to vaporise any evidence that Williams, once on Tiger's bag, called the golfer a "black arsehole" two weeks ago in a grubby night of caddie celebrations. No action was taken by tour officials then and they obviously hope today's match can be the full stop to a saga that they did not - or were incapable of - taking with the appropriate gravitas. They could not find enough reason to sanction Williams but neither could they find their spines.
In fairness, some things had been settled before yesterday's draw. Everybody thinks the course is fantastic (tick), the wind and heat will make gibbering idiots of them all come tomorrow (tick), everybody has bonded to the point they are biologically fused (tick), they all feel they ascended and went to heaven when they drove through the Royal Melbourne gates (tick), they are all so excited to be here representing their, er, team that they wet their pants when picked (messy) and the hometown crowds could well determine the fate of the cup, especially if they kick Tiger's ball deep into the rough (please).
All of that compulsory drooling will be done with by 1.05pm today when Ernie Els and Ryo Ishikawa take on Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson. The format today is foursomes where players take alternate shots. The pairings announcement yesterday was manufactured and barely caused anyone to shift in their seat except for the veteran journalist who subsequently owned up to a case of churlish hemorrhoids.
The opening gambit from Norman, when asked to name his first coupling, was: "I put in Nobilo and Clark." Well, talk about laugh. The only hesitation during the protocol came when Norman announced his exciting pairing of Aaron Baddeley and Jason Day. The Americans paused: "Give us a second here, Sharkie," Couples said. After conferring with his assistants, Couples came up with Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar to complete what should be an enthralling third match.
Throughout the build-up to yesterday's draw, much had been made of the most appropriate pairings. Variables such as putting together a big and short hitter; which players prefer what balls; strength of individual relationships and good putter with so-so putter were all said to be considerations to lose sleep over.
Yet there is no doubt a modicum of show business as well as golfing nous was involved with yesterday's draw. Els with the baby of the team Ishikawa, who arrived late and must remain unfamiliar still with the course, makes sense tactically. Els reduced a form of this composite course to 60 shots in the 2004 Heineken Classic. Woods against Scott must have made broadcaster Channel Nine tingle. It makes sense to pair Koreans KT Kim with YE Yang for ease of communication in a team event is self-evident.
For all the trumped-up promotion of this event, some players have gone about their business anonymously. It only became apparent David Toms and Jim Furyk were on the US team when transcripts of their news conferences appeared in the media centre. They were not rambling documents. They must hope their golf talks for them.
For the public, the day ended with an opening ceremony that was necessary but nonetheless long and unremarkable except that Norman was still in denial that Woods had been racially vilified by his former caddie. He referred to it as some other matter.
Much like Tim Finchem, the commissioner of the PGA Tour. In a media interview in the evening he failed to understand the phrase "racial vilification". He needed it explained to him. This is rather surprising after the world's greatest golfer was called a "black arsehole" but does explain why the PGA Tour shied away from taking any action.
2011年11月2日星期三
Detroit firefighter honored for rescuing family
Like most heroes, Sgt. Dennis Dooley, 46, of the Detroit Fire Department doesn't like being called one.
It doesn't matter that he was recently awarded the department's Meritorious Medallion Award for saving the lives of six people who would have perished in their home had he not nearly broken their front door down.
It doesn't matter that he was not on duty when he came upon the fire and thus wasn't wearing any protective gear when he ran up the smoke-filled stairs to awaken the family, who were already unresponsive due to smoke inhalation.
It doesn't matter that upon meeting Sgt. Dooley at Ladder 8, Engine 27 on W. Fort Street, he does not acknowledge the 4-inch-long burn on the side of his face until you ask outright, because it's all in a day's work.
And it doesn't matter that everybody who works alongside him here at the firehouse — this band of brothers who run into burning buildings for a living — say he's a unsung hero, most notably his chief Mike Cleland, who grabs Dooley by the shoulder as he attempts to skirt by unnoticed to tell you "Good man, here. We're sure proud of him."
In his personal life, Dooley is the kind of guy who moved into his sister's house for a few weeks so that she could tend to her dying husband. Says a sister-in-law: "He's wonderful guy and very much hates the spotlight on him."
Of course, knowing this was all the more reason for his fellow firefighters to rib him during the interview.
Just as he was answering a question, a voice broadcast on the intercom: "Sgt. Dooley, your wife is on the phone. She wants know when you want her to bring the medication for your hemorrhoids."
In fact, he only did the interview because his childhood buddy, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Allen, goaded him into it. For his part, Allen, (who comes from a family of Detroit cops and firefighters and knows whereof he speaks) says: "I have had many accomplishments, accolades and awards in my own life and career, but I'm not quite sure I measure up to his quiet integrity and bravery. He is one of my great heroes, and I hope my kids measure up to his example."
While Dooley says saving six lives was "nothing more than a kick in the door," Joe Peacross, Mary Allen, Lakysha Allen, Ahmad Cooper, Kijuanna Richardson and Khalil Warr would beg to differ.
All of them were asleep on May 1, a Sunday morning in their two-family flat on 1551 Military St. on the city's southwest side. Dooley was on his way to work, sitting at the light at Vernor and Livernois, just looking at the sky.
Firefighters are "always looking," he says, because after you've carried a limp child in your arms out of a fire, you are always looking. It's ingrained."
When he discovered the back of the house was engulfed in flames, Dooley started pounding on the front door with both fists. No sooner had he gotten everybody out when the entire first floor of the dwelling was leveled.
Days after the fire, the survivors came to the fire house to thank Dooley. TV cameras were rolling. They were calling him "Angel Dooley."
Dooley rolls his eyes. "I'm no angel, trust me. The only reason they were saved is because of the grace of God. I just get to be part of that grace."
He's not the hero, he says. His wife Annabel is. Because while he's been fighting fires for the last 21 years, she's been raising their five kids: three boys and two girls ranging in age from 22 to 3 years old.
He's not the hero, he says.
"All of these guys are," he says, with a wave of the hand. "I know when I go into a fire, I know that if something bad were to happen, there's a whole crew of guys that will come in and get me. I can say that about guys all over the city."
Dooley would prefer us to settle on a hero among heroes. Sorry Dennis, but your buddy Judge Allen knows better: "In a world full of bad news and in need of a hero," he said, "here we have one right under our nose."
It doesn't matter that he was recently awarded the department's Meritorious Medallion Award for saving the lives of six people who would have perished in their home had he not nearly broken their front door down.
It doesn't matter that he was not on duty when he came upon the fire and thus wasn't wearing any protective gear when he ran up the smoke-filled stairs to awaken the family, who were already unresponsive due to smoke inhalation.
It doesn't matter that upon meeting Sgt. Dooley at Ladder 8, Engine 27 on W. Fort Street, he does not acknowledge the 4-inch-long burn on the side of his face until you ask outright, because it's all in a day's work.
And it doesn't matter that everybody who works alongside him here at the firehouse — this band of brothers who run into burning buildings for a living — say he's a unsung hero, most notably his chief Mike Cleland, who grabs Dooley by the shoulder as he attempts to skirt by unnoticed to tell you "Good man, here. We're sure proud of him."
In his personal life, Dooley is the kind of guy who moved into his sister's house for a few weeks so that she could tend to her dying husband. Says a sister-in-law: "He's wonderful guy and very much hates the spotlight on him."
Of course, knowing this was all the more reason for his fellow firefighters to rib him during the interview.
Just as he was answering a question, a voice broadcast on the intercom: "Sgt. Dooley, your wife is on the phone. She wants know when you want her to bring the medication for your hemorrhoids."
In fact, he only did the interview because his childhood buddy, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Allen, goaded him into it. For his part, Allen, (who comes from a family of Detroit cops and firefighters and knows whereof he speaks) says: "I have had many accomplishments, accolades and awards in my own life and career, but I'm not quite sure I measure up to his quiet integrity and bravery. He is one of my great heroes, and I hope my kids measure up to his example."
While Dooley says saving six lives was "nothing more than a kick in the door," Joe Peacross, Mary Allen, Lakysha Allen, Ahmad Cooper, Kijuanna Richardson and Khalil Warr would beg to differ.
All of them were asleep on May 1, a Sunday morning in their two-family flat on 1551 Military St. on the city's southwest side. Dooley was on his way to work, sitting at the light at Vernor and Livernois, just looking at the sky.
Firefighters are "always looking," he says, because after you've carried a limp child in your arms out of a fire, you are always looking. It's ingrained."
When he discovered the back of the house was engulfed in flames, Dooley started pounding on the front door with both fists. No sooner had he gotten everybody out when the entire first floor of the dwelling was leveled.
Days after the fire, the survivors came to the fire house to thank Dooley. TV cameras were rolling. They were calling him "Angel Dooley."
Dooley rolls his eyes. "I'm no angel, trust me. The only reason they were saved is because of the grace of God. I just get to be part of that grace."
He's not the hero, he says. His wife Annabel is. Because while he's been fighting fires for the last 21 years, she's been raising their five kids: three boys and two girls ranging in age from 22 to 3 years old.
He's not the hero, he says.
"All of these guys are," he says, with a wave of the hand. "I know when I go into a fire, I know that if something bad were to happen, there's a whole crew of guys that will come in and get me. I can say that about guys all over the city."
Dooley would prefer us to settle on a hero among heroes. Sorry Dennis, but your buddy Judge Allen knows better: "In a world full of bad news and in need of a hero," he said, "here we have one right under our nose."
2011年9月27日星期二
24 Hours in the ER First Look
Synopsis: Every day 60,000 people walk into an ER department in the UK. Around 350 of them are treated at King’s College Hospital, London. With a staff of 140, it is one of the busiest ER departments in the country. The hospital is a major trauma centre, which means it sees some of the most serious cases in London, ranging from stabbings and shootings to car crashes and major accidents. But it’s also a community hospital with its fair share of boils, cut fingers, hemorrhoids and splinters.
With unprecedented access to the hospital, the production team rigged over 14 miles of camera cable with 70 remote cameras strategically placed around its major trauma department. The installation had to cause the minimum disruption to patients and staff. Filming took place 24 hours a day for 28 days, capturing 4200 hours of footage. One hundred and sixty-eight people worked on the production team. The result is a raw, revealing and captivating narrative that captures life in the trauma ward, from the perspective of both patients and the medical staff, in a way that has never been done before.
With unprecedented access to the hospital, the production team rigged over 14 miles of camera cable with 70 remote cameras strategically placed around its major trauma department. The installation had to cause the minimum disruption to patients and staff. Filming took place 24 hours a day for 28 days, capturing 4200 hours of footage. One hundred and sixty-eight people worked on the production team. The result is a raw, revealing and captivating narrative that captures life in the trauma ward, from the perspective of both patients and the medical staff, in a way that has never been done before.
2011年9月19日星期一
Virginia City and Nevada City, Montana
On May 26, 1863, while the great armies of the Civil War slaughtered each other with calculated fury back East, six gold prospectors camped a dozen miles west of Montana’s Madison River beside a creek in a draw between the Gravelly Range and Tobacco Root Mountains, way out there in the middle of nowhere. Having escaped their own capture by Crow Indian warriors, and now headed for the gold camps at Bannack, one of those miners, Bill Fairweather, scooped a little dirt into Henry Edgar’s pan hoping to find some tobacco “money” in the form of gold. It payed off and what followed was nothing short of mayhem.
Within a year 10,000 - 30,000 people, depending on your source, packed into a string of nine communities along a 14-mile stretch in and around Alder Gulch and exploited one of the richest gold deposits in North America. Many got rich. Most didn’t.
Evolving from crowded tent camps, wickiups and log shacks to resplendent Victorian residences and looming commercial establishments, this lawless, roaring cauldron of money-grubbers and hucksters, ditch-diggers and gold-panners, merchants and madams and evil gun-slinging road agents put the “Wild” in the “Wild, Wild West” and put Virginia City, and Nevada City a mile and a half down the road, on the map and in Montana’s history books.
Drive a dozen miles west of the beautiful, small town of Ennis and step back in time because Virginia City is the best preserved gold mining town from the 1860s in the Rocky Mountains. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and preserved with loving care and abject devotion, the twin cities are astonishingly authentic and a fantastic place to visit.
These are not idle words. A “living” ghost town with 150 year-round residents today, back in the 1860s Virginia City boasted over 1,100 buildings compared to 230 major structures still standing. It had the first newspaper, telegraph and public school in Montana, and was the capitol of the Montana Territory from 1865 until 1875 when placer gold played out and most everyone moved on to more fertile grounds. A third of Virginia City’s population were hard-working Chinese; they didn’t all wash laundry and serve Kung Pao Chicken but labored in the mine fields, re-working old claims and breaking their backs like the rest in order to survive and hopefully thrive.
Sundays in Virginia City were indistinguishable from the rest of the week as boozing, bartering and brawling roared full-throttle. Known far and wide as the “Social City,” the locals were partiers, celebrating seemingly non-stop with balls and galas and square-dances and shindigs and hoedowns and similar foot-stomping gyrations. The women weren’t all sluts and whores and gold-digging leeches, either. Some could read and formed literary circles and took baths, and some thought themselves better than others and embarked on missions to “reform” those beneath them and spruced up their town of 5,000 with the trappings of relative civility.
Located 90 road miles from Yellowstone National Park and situated on the infamous Bozeman Trail, Virginia City became a regional marketplace, a major hub and transit corridor through the 1880s. It continues to feel remote notwithstanding the many buildings and 70,000 tourists and history buffs that trickle through every year.
It was due to this convenient remoteness and tremendous wealth that flowed out of Alder Gulch that its history is drenched in blood. With no state-sanctioned courts or statutes to speak of, the region was lawless, and not in a good way. Between the booze and the guns and all that greed that brings out the worst, and the chaw, and the stink and the stench and the smoke, and the muddy manure, it was a nasty life by most accounts, certainly by 21st- century standards.
They mine humans and their dollar bills today. Virginia and Nevada cities provide all the amenities the visitor should expect. From rustic lodging to upscale bed and breakfasts, cheap grits to fancy dining, you’ll be treated well. But don’t be mistaken; it’s not just a bunch of old buildings on display. There’s plenty to do and see. Gathered between those musty, dark walls are historic artifacts and collectibles galore. The Nevada City Music Hall has the largest collection of music machines, gaviolis and player-pianos in the world, or at least North America. You can jar your teeth and rattle your hemorrhoids on a bumpy ride on the iconic horse-drawn stagecoach, or take in a naughty theater show at the opera house. Or, try your hand panning for gold or digging up rubies. Better yet, hop on the fully restored 1910 Baldwin steam locomotive that rolls back and forth between Virginia City and Nevada City.
And if you’re still bored, why not lick an ice cream cone sitting on a bench near one of those old weathered livery stables and daydream back in time to the noise and the crowds and the guns and horses and the main street muck, and explain to me how Bill Fairweather, who scooped-up that first pile of gold-laden dirt, died a penniless alcoholic at the age of 39 when so many others became so filthy, stinking rich off his discovery. Explain that.
Within a year 10,000 - 30,000 people, depending on your source, packed into a string of nine communities along a 14-mile stretch in and around Alder Gulch and exploited one of the richest gold deposits in North America. Many got rich. Most didn’t.
Evolving from crowded tent camps, wickiups and log shacks to resplendent Victorian residences and looming commercial establishments, this lawless, roaring cauldron of money-grubbers and hucksters, ditch-diggers and gold-panners, merchants and madams and evil gun-slinging road agents put the “Wild” in the “Wild, Wild West” and put Virginia City, and Nevada City a mile and a half down the road, on the map and in Montana’s history books.
Drive a dozen miles west of the beautiful, small town of Ennis and step back in time because Virginia City is the best preserved gold mining town from the 1860s in the Rocky Mountains. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and preserved with loving care and abject devotion, the twin cities are astonishingly authentic and a fantastic place to visit.
These are not idle words. A “living” ghost town with 150 year-round residents today, back in the 1860s Virginia City boasted over 1,100 buildings compared to 230 major structures still standing. It had the first newspaper, telegraph and public school in Montana, and was the capitol of the Montana Territory from 1865 until 1875 when placer gold played out and most everyone moved on to more fertile grounds. A third of Virginia City’s population were hard-working Chinese; they didn’t all wash laundry and serve Kung Pao Chicken but labored in the mine fields, re-working old claims and breaking their backs like the rest in order to survive and hopefully thrive.
Sundays in Virginia City were indistinguishable from the rest of the week as boozing, bartering and brawling roared full-throttle. Known far and wide as the “Social City,” the locals were partiers, celebrating seemingly non-stop with balls and galas and square-dances and shindigs and hoedowns and similar foot-stomping gyrations. The women weren’t all sluts and whores and gold-digging leeches, either. Some could read and formed literary circles and took baths, and some thought themselves better than others and embarked on missions to “reform” those beneath them and spruced up their town of 5,000 with the trappings of relative civility.
Located 90 road miles from Yellowstone National Park and situated on the infamous Bozeman Trail, Virginia City became a regional marketplace, a major hub and transit corridor through the 1880s. It continues to feel remote notwithstanding the many buildings and 70,000 tourists and history buffs that trickle through every year.
It was due to this convenient remoteness and tremendous wealth that flowed out of Alder Gulch that its history is drenched in blood. With no state-sanctioned courts or statutes to speak of, the region was lawless, and not in a good way. Between the booze and the guns and all that greed that brings out the worst, and the chaw, and the stink and the stench and the smoke, and the muddy manure, it was a nasty life by most accounts, certainly by 21st- century standards.
They mine humans and their dollar bills today. Virginia and Nevada cities provide all the amenities the visitor should expect. From rustic lodging to upscale bed and breakfasts, cheap grits to fancy dining, you’ll be treated well. But don’t be mistaken; it’s not just a bunch of old buildings on display. There’s plenty to do and see. Gathered between those musty, dark walls are historic artifacts and collectibles galore. The Nevada City Music Hall has the largest collection of music machines, gaviolis and player-pianos in the world, or at least North America. You can jar your teeth and rattle your hemorrhoids on a bumpy ride on the iconic horse-drawn stagecoach, or take in a naughty theater show at the opera house. Or, try your hand panning for gold or digging up rubies. Better yet, hop on the fully restored 1910 Baldwin steam locomotive that rolls back and forth between Virginia City and Nevada City.
And if you’re still bored, why not lick an ice cream cone sitting on a bench near one of those old weathered livery stables and daydream back in time to the noise and the crowds and the guns and horses and the main street muck, and explain to me how Bill Fairweather, who scooped-up that first pile of gold-laden dirt, died a penniless alcoholic at the age of 39 when so many others became so filthy, stinking rich off his discovery. Explain that.
2011年6月14日星期二
Is Laser Surgery For Hemorrhoids A Good Choice?
It is understandable how people will feel once people learn that they are suffering from hemorrhoids. Social stigma in the workplace, school and even at home can occur because of the prejudices and notion that people associate with hemorrhoids. But the sad truth is, even person who may look at you differently because you have hemorrhoids may also be suffering from the same condition, though not to his or her knowledge.
It’s true—hemorrhoids can occur to anyone—any people, for that matter, of any age. Hemorrhoids are more common in the elderly and among women in the peak of their child-bearing age since delivery and labor can lead to hemorrhoids of varying degrees. Hemorrhoids affect many people and most of them are even undiagnosed by doctors.
Hemorrhoids Defined
Simply defined, a hemorrhoid is a swollen and inflamed part of the anal stricture due to pressure in the said area when the person strains in episodes of constipation, defecation, labor and delivery and other means. Also, people who engage themselves in non-conventional methods of sexual intercourse like anal sex are prone to developing hemorrhoids. There are two main forms of hemorrhoids—one is referred to as internal hemorrhoids, since these are located inside the anal cavity. Internal hemorrhoids most often do not give rise to any symptoms. The other form is external hemorrhoids, which is the usual type of hemorrhoid people are knowledgeable of.
There are many forms of treatment aimed at completely removing the hemorrhoid tissues to prevent discomfort and possible infection of the said area. One of the growing methods of dealing with hemorrhoids is through hemorrhoids laser surgery.
It’s true—hemorrhoids can occur to anyone—any people, for that matter, of any age. Hemorrhoids are more common in the elderly and among women in the peak of their child-bearing age since delivery and labor can lead to hemorrhoids of varying degrees. Hemorrhoids affect many people and most of them are even undiagnosed by doctors.
Hemorrhoids Defined
Simply defined, a hemorrhoid is a swollen and inflamed part of the anal stricture due to pressure in the said area when the person strains in episodes of constipation, defecation, labor and delivery and other means. Also, people who engage themselves in non-conventional methods of sexual intercourse like anal sex are prone to developing hemorrhoids. There are two main forms of hemorrhoids—one is referred to as internal hemorrhoids, since these are located inside the anal cavity. Internal hemorrhoids most often do not give rise to any symptoms. The other form is external hemorrhoids, which is the usual type of hemorrhoid people are knowledgeable of.
There are many forms of treatment aimed at completely removing the hemorrhoid tissues to prevent discomfort and possible infection of the said area. One of the growing methods of dealing with hemorrhoids is through hemorrhoids laser surgery.
2011年4月20日星期三
SFIFF bonus blurb: British comedy "The Trip"
Eclectic British director Michael Winterbottom (2002's 24 Hour Party People) rebounds from sexually humiliating Jessica Alba in last year’s flop The Killer Inside Me to humiliating Steve Coogan in all number of ways (this time to positive effect) in this largely improvised comic romp through England’s Lake District.
Well, romp might be the wrong descriptive — dubbed a “foodie Sideways” but more plaintive and less formulaic than that sun-dappled California affair, this TV-to-film adaptation displays a characteristic English glumness to surprisingly keen emotional effect. Playing himself, Coogan displays all the carefree joie de vivre of a colonoscopy patient with hemorrhoids as he sloshes through the gray northern landscape trying to get cell reception when not dining on haute cuisine or being wracked with self-doubt over his stalled movie career and love life.
Throw in a happily married, happy-go-lucky frenemy (comic actor Rob Brydon) and Coogan (2008's Tropic Thunder, TV’s I’m Alan Partridge), can’t help but seem like a pathetic middle-aged prick in a puffy coat. Somehow, though, his confused narcissism is a perverse panacea. Come for the dueling Michael Caine impressions (“She was only 16 years old!”) and snot martinis, stay for the scallops and Brydon’s “small man in a box” routine.
Well, romp might be the wrong descriptive — dubbed a “foodie Sideways” but more plaintive and less formulaic than that sun-dappled California affair, this TV-to-film adaptation displays a characteristic English glumness to surprisingly keen emotional effect. Playing himself, Coogan displays all the carefree joie de vivre of a colonoscopy patient with hemorrhoids as he sloshes through the gray northern landscape trying to get cell reception when not dining on haute cuisine or being wracked with self-doubt over his stalled movie career and love life.
Throw in a happily married, happy-go-lucky frenemy (comic actor Rob Brydon) and Coogan (2008's Tropic Thunder, TV’s I’m Alan Partridge), can’t help but seem like a pathetic middle-aged prick in a puffy coat. Somehow, though, his confused narcissism is a perverse panacea. Come for the dueling Michael Caine impressions (“She was only 16 years old!”) and snot martinis, stay for the scallops and Brydon’s “small man in a box” routine.
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