Early predictor for glaucoma identified

Jan. 2, 2013 ? A new study finds that certain changes in blood vessels in the eye's retina can be an early warning that a person is at increased risk for glaucoma, an eye disease that slowly robs people of their peripheral vision. Using diagnostic photos and other data from the Australian Blue Mountains Eye Study, the researchers showed that patients who had abnormally narrow retinal arteries when the study began were also those who were most likely to have glaucoma at its 10-year end point. If confirmed by future research, this finding could give ophthalmologists a new way to identify and treat those who are most vulnerable to vision loss from glaucoma.

The study was recently published online by Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Open-angle glaucoma (OAG), the most common form of the disease, affects nearly three million people in the U.S and 60 million worldwide. Vision loss occurs when glaucoma damages the optic nerve, the part of the eye that transmits images from the retina to the brain. Unfortunately, because glaucoma does not have symptoms, many people don't know they have the disease until a good portion of their sight has been lost. Early detection is critical to treating glaucoma in time to preserve vision.

The findings of the new study, led by Paul Mitchell, M.D., PhD, of the Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, supports the concept that abnormal narrowing of retinal blood vessels is an important factor in the earliest stages of OAG. Tracking nearly 2,500 participants, the study found that the OAG risk at the 10-year mark was about four times higher in patients whose retinal arteries had been narrowest when the study began, compared with those who had had the widest arteries.

None of the participants had a diagnosis of OAG at the study's outset. Compared with the study group as a whole, the patients who were diagnosed with OAG by the 10-year mark were older, had had higher blood pressure or higher intraocular pressure at the study's baseline, and were more likely to be female. Elevated intraocular pressure, or pressure within the eye, is often found in patients with OAG. Study results were adjusted for age, family history of glaucoma, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and other relevant factors.

"Our results suggest that a computer-based imaging tool designed to detect narrowing of the retinal artery caliber, or diameter, could effectively identify those who are most at risk for open-angle glaucoma," said Dr. Mitchell. "Such a tool would also need to account for blood pressure and other factors that can contribute to blood vessel changes. Early detection would allow ophthalmologists to treat patients before optic nerve damage occurs and would give us the best chance of protecting their vision."

A symptomless eye disease like glaucoma highlights the importance of regular eye exams. The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends that everyone have a complete eye exam by an ophthalmologist at age 40 and stick to the follow-up exam schedule advised by their doctor.

This January during Glaucoma Awareness Month, the Academy encourages people to learn more about the disease known as "the sneak thief of sight." People who have a family history of glaucoma, or who are African-American or Hispanic, may be at higher risk.

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1. Ryo Kawasaki, Jie Jin Wang, Elena Rochtchina, Anne J. Lee, Tien Yin Wong, Paul Mitchell. Retinal Vessel Caliber Is Associated with the 10-year Incidence of Glaucoma: The Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology, 2013 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.07.007

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The Dynamic of the Gift: Authority and Submission in Christian ...

Both persons in a marriage are called to love ? called to a life of giving and receiving.? The catch is:? spouses don?t give and receive in exactly the same way ? because man and woman are not replicas of one another, nor are they mirror images.

At the heart of the Christian vocation lies the notion of gift.? Each of us is called, in some particular way, to make a gift of our very self.? It is this ?self-gift? which we call ?love.?? Living out a true dynamic of gift within the specifics of family life, however, brings with it a distinct challenge.? This is because the love relationship, marriage, which is the foundation for the family, is not just any ordinary community of persons.? The persons who enter marriage are either man-persons or woman-persons.? As Catholics, we do not profess to be gender-neutral; we believe that masculinity and femininity shape the entire person, not merely the body.

Both persons in a marriage are called to love,which means that each one is called to a life of giving and receiving.? The catch is:? spouses don?t give and receive in exactly the same way.? This is because man and woman are not replicas of one another, nor are they mirror images.? Instead, they seem designed to exist in an asymmetrical relationship which has often been described as ?complementary.?? The recently canonized German philosopher, Edith Stein, provides some excellent insight into the spiritual differences between man and woman.

Edith Stein argues that a person?s physical nature is an expression of his or her spiritual dimension, and is to be understood as a ?clue? to that person?s destiny.? With what specific qualities does nature endow a woman?? The most obvious is the capacity to bear new life?the ability literally to grow and nurture another person in her own body.? Stein suggests that it is precisely because of a woman?s natural disposition to cherish, guard, and preserve the life within her womb that her spiritual ideals take on a distinctly feminine character. ^1?

Regardless, then, of whether a particular woman ever bears a child in her life, she has been given a psychological outlook which is geared toward the development and nurturing of another person.? Fulton Sheen noted that while men tend to gather around discussing things and ideas, women are much more inclined to gather around discussing other people. ² We must ask:? in what way is a person different from a thing or an idea?? For one, a person is a concrete whole.? There is nothing abstract about a person.? When a mother takes care of a child, she does not have the luxury of caring for his physical needs one day, and his psychological needs the next.? She needs to relate to her child as a whole?and in the present moment!? She cannot abstract from, or ignore, any of his needs.

A person is a multi-faceted creature, with women being more inclined and equipped to deal simultaneously with all of these facets, and giving women a tendency to excel at multi-tasking. A woman is a natural multi-tasker because she is ?person-oriented.?? She demonstrates an instinctive way of ?tuning in? to persons and personal details to a degree that most men do not share. ?(Men tend to develop these abilities by way of learning, rather than by instinct.)

What gift, specifically, enables a woman to connect so naturally with others?? Stein argued that it was a woman?s emotions which fueled this ability.? She commented that it is only through the stirring of the emotions that one can really relate to a soul in its entire being ³?one glance at her child?s face can often reveal more to a mother than if she were to ask the child a barrage of questions.? It is the place of the intellect to separate and abstract: the intellect breaks things down in order to understand them. ?The emotions, on the other hand, can sense the whole.? This ability is what the ages have termed ?women?s intuition?? an immediate grasp of a particular truth.?? This is not to suggest that women do not have an intellect, but merely that it is not primarily the intellect which powers her heightened ability to engage with persons.

It is precisely the intellectual ability to abstract from the whole that informs the natural outlook of men.? Consider a man physically.? His physical form is not designed for bearing and nursing a little person. What characterizes his physical form is size and strength.? His capacity for battle and for work indicates that he is designed not to receive and nurture a person, but instead to act on the world.? While this is done certainly for the sake of persons, his immediate outlook is less person-oriented, and much more deed or object-oriented.? A man tends to more easily distance himself from the immediacy (often, the total chaos) of a situation in order to pursue a long-term goal beyond it.? This is a strength of the intellect. ?Man has an ability to pursue the future by disentangling himself from the emotional pull of the present moment.? Think about it:? how else could a father leave the intimacy of home and family, day after day, to trudge off to work?? How else could he stand to leave his loved ones in order to march off to battle??? (How else could he spend five hours straight playing video games?) ??Men often rely upon their ability to compartmentalize, to ?shut down? their emotions, in order to accomplish important tasks.

Once again, these complementary perspectives of man and woman, Stein asserts, find their source in the sexual difference. ?A woman?s entire sense of identity is deeply connected to her body, and its nurturing power.? From an early age, her body, and its natural hormonal cycles, remind her she is female.? She seldom feels the need to ?prove? she?s a woman in the way a man does.? Her body simply reveals it to her, and in a certain way, she identifies herself with that body.?? (Note the amount of time and attention women pay to the details of physical appearance.)?? A man?s body-soul relationship, however, is a little less direct?his body does not immediately reveal to him that he is a ?man.?? Because his physique is designed for work, his body serves more as an instrument to his identity. ⁴? It is precisely those deeds which he accomplishes through his body that form the basis for his sense of self; hence, the time-old tradition of initiatory rites for young men, who attempt to ?prove? their manhood through various actions. Comprehending this subtle difference in self-understanding is key in explaining the different ways in which men and woman both crave and express love.

The masculine and the feminine orientations?towards the ?project? and the ?person??are both absolutely necessary for the fostering of the family.? While a man?s concerns tend to be more ?linear??directed toward accomplishing a single task at a time?a woman is inclined more globally?interested simultaneously in all aspects of the person.? It has been said that while men tend to be specialists, it is women who are the great universalists.? The fact remains that the world needs both.

What we need to remember, however, is that God?s design, beautiful as it is, has been profoundly affected by original sin.? And it is not just human nature in general which bears the wounds of sin, but human nature in its particular incarnations of masculinity and femininity.

It is well-known that a man?s particular abilities for specialization and abstraction can come at the expense of personal relationships.? A man?s absorption in his career may cut him off from family life.? His drive toward accomplishment and dominion may degenerate into an exploitation of the world, a senseless acquisition of wealth and, often, an objectification of women. ⁵??Frankly, man?s ?worst fault? is summed up in a single phrase:? he tends to rank things over persons, or better, he tends to treat persons like things.? Sinful man approaches the world from the perspective of dominating and controlling things for their use, and is, therefore, inclined to abuse other persons along the way, treating them as objects.

Women, too, must examine the perils of their own femininity, which did not make it through the Fall unscathed either.? Her instinctive concern for the growth of others can easily be perverted.? It can be confused, first of all, with mere curiosity about others, leading to that incessant gathering of all possible information about them.? That women are most often the perpetrators of gossip is no accident; it is simply a perversion of her natural, global concern for persons.

Furthermore, because of her orientation toward the whole, rather than the part, a woman can too easily make the mistake of ?frittering away her powers? ⁶ by dabbling in too many things at once, putting herself in danger of living only at a superficial level.? Where a man might get lost ?in his project,? so to speak, a woman often has her hand in so many things that she doesn?t enter very deeply into anything.

There exists another perversion of the feminine nature, as well:? a woman?s concern for others can degenerate into something radically self-centered.? A woman?s emotional desire for personal relationships can propel her to insert herself into the lives of others, drawing satisfaction by clinging to the ?needy,? gaining a sense of importance through involvement in others? lives.? While Stein asserts that the emotions are the feminine source of strength which enable a woman to ?tune in? so effectively to persons, they become her Achilles heel if she does not temper them.? Experience reveals that it is all too easy for women to become obsessed with relationships, and slaves to their moods.

So we can see that the man-woman relationship, which is foundational for the family, is a precarious one because of the effects of original sin.? The account of Genesis is clear on this point.? After eating of the forbidden fruit, the man and the woman in the Garden face the consequences.? God addresses the woman:? ?Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.? (RSV Gen 3:16)? For his part, the man will be prone to dominate his wife, to use her and control her as one would an object;? the sad complement here, however, is the part the woman plays:? through her own fallen nature and desires, she will allow?and even encourage?this domination to happen.? Sin transforms the man-woman relation into what Stein calls ?a brutal relationship of master and slave.? ⁷ And while these fallen tendencies of ours cannot be ignored, we know that they are not God?s will for the family.? That is simply not how he made us?sin and its consequences are a human accomplishment, not a divine one!? Christ our Lord has placed the relationship between man and woman at the foundation of the family for a reason. If sin fractures this relation, we must ask:? how, specifically, does Christ propose to repair it?

For if Christ came to redeem the world, surely he came to redeem marriage as well.? It is at this point that we must look at St. Paul?s letter to the Ephesians.? Here, encapsulated, is Christ?s teaching on the husband-wife relation:? what marriage is meant to look like, what the grace of redemption enables the man and woman to become.

Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord.? For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.? As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands. ?Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish (RSV Eph 5: 22-27).

It is clear in this passage that the natural differences between man and woman do not ?disappear? as a result of Christ?s grace; there remains a definite ?asymmetry? in the relation that founds the family.? The man as ?head? is clearly not identical to the woman, called to ?be subject? to him.? Today?s feminist ideology, which identifies any ?difference? with ?inequality,? completely disregards St. Paul?s words here as being culturally conditioned?simply a remnant of the ?dominating male/servile female? notion of antiquity.? What are we to make of this?

On the one hand, we know that the early Christians were radically counter-cultural. So there was no reason for St. Paul to dilute the truths of faith in his preaching.? On the other hand, if the so-called ?master-slave? relation between man and woman was the result of original sin, how could St. Paul possibly be referring to?and upholding?this model in his preaching on the sacrament of marriage?? Christ came to heal our sins, not to reinforce our already sinful inclinations.? So we must try to understand the asymmetric relation between husband and wife in a redeemed sense.

If being ?head? does not mean ?being a tyrant,? and if ?being subject? does not mean ?being a slave,? then we must consider the true meaning of these terms, without compromising them to make them more palatable for our times.? In marriage, St. Paul makes clear that the husband is the authority.? We must, then, ask:? what is the authentic meaning of ?authority??

The root of the word ?authority? is ?author,? and what is an author but the very source of a thing?s life?? An author brings a thing to life. The philosopher, Yves Simon, describes the function of authority in a similar way, though from a more political perspective.? He argued that authority was an essential principle in governing people.? This is so because every group of people needs guidance and coordination if their common good is ever to be achieved.? ?He claimed that the precise function of authority is to vivify each of the different parts of a whole. ⁸ And what does ?vivify? mean?? To energize or bring to life?there is that idea again.? True authority ?brings out the life? of those it serves.

When authority, in the political or the domestic sphere, is misunderstood as tyranny, it attempts to squash and dominate its subjects; it crushes their spirit and it squelches their life.? All true authority must be true to its name:? it must foster life.? This principle was affirmed by John Paul II, when he stated that in ?revealing and reliving on earth the very fatherhood of God, a man is called upon to ensure the harmonious and united development of all the members of his family.? ⁹

Through his initiative and purposeful activity, a father?s ?project? is to help realize the potentialities of those under his charge, to foster their lives.? This notion finds its biblical correlate in St. Paul?s letter to the Ephesians.? There, a husband is called to be ?head? in the manner of Christ himself, to love his wife as Christ loved the Church.? How, precisely, did Christ give life to the Church?? By pouring out his own life for her.? You can?t ?give life? unless you literally give life.? A father is called to self-sacrifice to the point of death for his beloved ones.? Like Christ, he is not a tyrant, but a lover; he does not exercise authority by taking, but by giving.? And so it seems that in the gift dynamic of marital love, it is the man who emerges as the chief giver?and it is precisely in this mode of giving in which he properly exercises authority.

But if this is the case?that there is an authority proper and exclusive to the husband?how are we to understand the submission of the wife?? Does this make her something like a slave, servile and unequal in dignity?? First of all, a slave is someone who has not chosen to serve; a wife is one who voluntarily chooses to submit to her husband.? From the beginning, there is the will: the exercise of freedom in marriage.? In fact, the Greek verb St. Paul uses for ?be subject? (hypotasso) has the character of being reflexive?it literally translates to ?submit yourself.?? It is a call for wives to make this free choice to submit. (He does not say, ?Wives, you are by nature inferior beings,? but rather, ?You are being called to make this submission so that the family will be truly fruitful.?)

And what is the nature of this submission?? Since the husband is called to give himself, a wife?s submission is essentially a way of receiving her husband?s self-gift.? John Paul II refers to a wife?s submission as ?above all, the experiencing of {her husband?s} love.? ¹⁰ She is becoming vulnerable, allowing him, in fact, to do certain things for her.? After all, how can he give his life to a wife who will not accept it?

What we need to realize is that being a receiver is more difficult than it sounds.? Being on the receiving end of a gift requires a willingness, as Gabriel Marcel suggested, to ?accept the unexpected.? ¹¹ ?After all, with a gift, we never quite know what we are going to get.? One does not order a gift according to certain specifications.? Furthermore, receiving a gift makes one vulnerable to the giver of the gift. It makes one, in a certain way, freely indebted to him, willingly obliged to him, and inextricably involved with him.? The receiver of a gift carries a great burden?the entire relationship hangs in the balance based upon her free response to the gift.? Will she receive it gratefully or ungraciously?? Will she wound the giver? Or inspire him to give more generously through her appreciation of his efforts?

From the beginning, the human person has struggled with being on the receiving end of a gift.? Adam and Eve simply could not countenance being in such a position with regard to God.? Consider that, from the very beginning, they had known nothing else but God?s total generosity and care for them in the Garden.? And yet, they could not stand having to accept such generosity on God?s terms.? The humility required by such terms was more than they could bear.? They instead chose to accept Satan?s proposition that God was not loving, but jealous, that God?s command to them (regarding the forbidden fruit) was not for their good, but in order to withhold power from them.? Though such an idea was totally insupportable in the face of God?s complete generosity toward them, our first ancestors chose to accept the lie of the tempter.? As John Paul II declared, Adam ?cast doubt in his heart on the deepest meaning of the Gift? and ?on love as the specific motive of creation.? ¹² They chose to believe that God?s relationship to them was not rooted in gift, but in a mere power play.

From the beginning, then, man has had a mistaken notion about authority.? We have made the fatal error of believing, like Adam and Eve, that God?s authority was bound up in some sort of knowledge that we could gain.? Such an error has echoed down though millennia, and was summed up the Baconian mantra that ?knowledge is power.?? When in reality, true power, true authority, was first and foremost rooted in love?in the utterly unmerited, divine gift of creation itself.

And so it is, that a husband?s authority, a husband?s headship, is not even possible without a free and gracious reception on the part of his wife.? Indeed, a husband needs to be allowed, freed, enabled to be ?head.?? At its heart, then, authentic submission is an attitude, a fundamental disposition of gratefulness, offered in response to a husband?s works performed on behalf of his family.

These works, these ?gifts,? so varied in kind, are the concrete manifestation of his authority?of his ?life-giving? role in the family.? Examples of such gifts are his material support, through which he creates the conditions for his wife to fulfill her person-centered nature.? Through his employment, he is enabling her, freeing her, to foster the emotional ties upon which she and her children thrive.? Even assistance with household tasks?such as cleaning and laundry, and anything that helps his wife to be more patient, nurturing and attentive toward her children?is included in this gift.? Beyond material support, the spiritual encouragement he gives his wife to continue to develop and share her own talents (something often neglected by the ?multi-tasking? wife), can be essential in maintaining her happiness, and sense of self-worth. ¹³ Another critical gift is his presence.? A father?s educative ?presence? in the family begins at birth, when he introduces a newborn child to the very notion of otherness, and continues through the teenage years, as he sets an example for his children, particularly through his faithful love of their mother.? One may object that such actions are generally expected of a ?good? husband and father; the material point here is that such activities are essentially an exercise of true authority, and they are not to be feared.

What usually strikes a note of fear when addressing the topic of husbandly authority, however, is in the area of decision-making.? Does a husband?s headship extend to decision-making?? Certainly, it cannot be denied that each member of the family has a proper ?sphere of activity? in which free decision-making is possible and necessary.? How can anyone be prepared for a fully human life if his or her freedom has not been developed?? Spouses, as a natural part of their vocation to love, should seek to communicate, as fully as possible, regarding decisions that affect their family?s future?and should seek consensus.? In fact, a wise husband will often heed his wife?s advice, deferring to her expertise in many matters.? But, there are times in every family when a consensus cannot be reached, and it falls to the husband to make the decision.? And while there is a certain sense in assigning someone in the family with ?a final say,? it is not simply accidental that such a say is given to the husband.? William May points out that a husband?s masculine nature helps equip him for such a task:? ?at times, [the man's] superior strength is relevant; very often, his experience in dealing with the external world, and his tendency to devise means to achieve particular goals, is of crucial significance? ¹⁴ in being able to make decisions for the common good of the family.

Recall that a man tends to be future-oriented; a woman, because of her attention to persons, is at times so consumed in tending to them in the present moment that it can be difficult to abstract from it in order to gain perspective. ?On the other hand, the woman?s nature gives her a distinct advantage in accepting her husband?s decision in a difficult matter. The feminine ability to subordinate her own interests for the sake of a personal relationship ¹⁵ enables her to ?get on board? with a decision with which she may disagree.? A man, being object-oriented, struggles more to accept such decisions, and, should they backfire, may be less willing to take responsibility for them.

What is important to keep in mind here is that these types of ?final say? decisions are not the norm in marriage; they are the exception.? Those who would argue against a husband?s authority often paint a picture of a dictator husband making ?final decisions? on a daily basis and a passive, subservient wife who keeps her opinions to herself.? Having a clear principle of authority within marriage, however, ought to give wives a new sense of responsibility.? A wife needs to use all of her powers?of intelligence, of intuition, and especially of her natural warmth?to influence her husband.?? If she takes her maternal mission seriously, she will work to be an effective advisor to him, and a passionate advocate for her children?s well-being.? The more devoted a wife becomes to communicating positively with her husband, the more rare it is that a stalemate is reached.

And such decisions can hardly be considered a ?triumph? for a husband.? In fact, they can be quite burdensome because they are to be made for the common good of the family, not in order to satisfy his own whims.?? He must then bear the weight of responsibility for those decisions, particularly if they should turn out badly.

So, we see that authentic authority does not tyrannize; it will not oppress those whom it leads.? In fact, we recognize instead the great trepidation of those who wield it; for it is they who are called to complete self-oblation.? The husband is called to image Christ?and though he is not Christ?he will grow more and more into Christ?s image through the respectful submission of his wife. ?It is she, who by lovingly placing herself in his hands, inspires him to claim responsibility for herself and her children.

Such an idea may be difficult for a modern wife to swallow.? But the bleak alternative to such a model?otherwise known as the ?nagging and controlling? wife?is already a documented failure.? Nature has simply ordained it this way. Nagging will, without a doubt, repel a man.? Why??? Because nagging erases the freedom of his gift.? Nagging demands a gift,which really negates the meaning of gift in the first place.? Nagging strikes at his masculinity, which is bound up in being a giver.? Harsh criticism from a wife is toxic to a man; it can seriously compromise his ability to give, because his identity is wounded by digs at his efforts.? While a woman is more easily wounded by remarks against her physical person; a man, on the other hand, is more sensitive to critiques of his ideas or actions.

It is rather through beauty, admiration, and gratitude that a man is truly motivated to give.?? When a wife shows appreciation for his deeds, however imperfect, she is communicating a respect which affirms him to the core.? It is often precisely the measure of a wife?s delicacy, of her respectful adherence to him, that has awakened in many a husband the vocation to live as another Christ.? For every husband fails in some way?and though she may be tempted to?no woman should respond to the failure of a husband by failing as a wife.? Each wife must take literally the words of St. John Chrysostom:

?Be subject to each other out of reverence for Christ.?? If your spouse does not obey God?s law, you are not excused.? A wife should respect her husband even when he shows her no love, and a husband should love his wife even when she shows him no respect. ¹⁶

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Notice his language here?though man and wife are both called to love?there is an underlying asymmetry in the dynamic of this love.? A woman craves love in the form of a gift; a man craves respect as an expression of gratitude for that gift.? A wife?s submission, at its root, is a loving, grateful reception of her husband?s self-gift.? But is not love supposed to be mutual?? Does a wife have nothing to give? Certainly, but her most valuable gift to her husband is no ?thing? at all:? it is a fundamental disposition of gratitude. A woman, sensitive to a man?s soul, knows that an appreciative manner can truly build him up, and inspire him to become even better.? Just as she nurtures others in her life, she must ?make room? to receive and appreciate what he has to offer. ¹⁷

For his part, a man, though acting in the role of chief giver, demonstrates his gratitude, his appreciation for his wife through his acts of giving.? It is an honor for him to be able to give to her; to have his gifts received and cherished exclusively by her. ?His outgoing deeds demonstrate his appreciation, his gratitude for the woman.?? It is like a gift to him to be able to bestow something upon her.? Hence, the phrase ?allow me? when performing a service for another.? There is a certain simplicity to it; but it does not make living this gift dynamic ?easy.? Therapists have noted that one consistent symptom in troubled marriages today is that husbands do not feel respected by their wives.? Such a ?gift dynamic? seems grounded in our very natures; couples ignore it only at the cost of their own happiness.? It is only through the self-sacrificing gift, and generous acceptance, on the part of husband and wife that marriage will cease to resemble the ?power play? suggested by Satan, and will, more and more, begin to image the Trinity in being a self-giving love that is fruitful.

Source: http://www.hprweb.com/2013/01/the-dynamic-of-the-gift-authority-and-submission-in-christian-marriage/

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Alabama Homeland Security: RUN HIDE FIGHT - Business Insider

Alabama's Department of Homeland Security has released a video that is designed to show civilians how to react in the event that they are involved in a mass shooting.

According to the AP, the video was produced after a request from Governor Robert Bentley following the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in December.

The video, originally produced for the Houston Police Department and re-edited for Alabama audiences, shows a shooting inside an office building. It is titled "RUN HIDE FIGHT", after the order in which citizens are advised to react.

The video was uploaded to YouTube days ago and has seen a flurry of discussion over the tactics in YouTube's comments.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/alabama-homeland-security-run-hide-fight-2013-1

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T-S: A year in a review: Triumph, tragedy and community spirit mark 2012

JANUARY

Jan. 1 -- Plaza New Year -- The Arcata Police Department called the new measures taken to reduce damage and extreme partying on the Arcata Plaza during the New Year's Eve celebration a success.

Jan. 3 -- Elder theft sting -- A local senior care home recently set up a sting that caught a new employee stealing property. The facility's director bought back items from local pawn shops.

Jan. 5 -- SoHum bus vote -- The Southern Humboldt Unified Board of Trustees voted to eliminate the district's transportation department, days after cuts to K-12 transportation statewide went into effect.

Jan. 7 -- Ferndale council's wind concerns -- The Ferndale City Council didn't completely oppose the Shell Wind Bear River Wind Turbine Project during its meeting, but voted to send two letters to Humboldt County expressing its concerns.

Jan. 8 -- T-S ends Monday print edition -- The newspaper starts ?digital first? Mondays, with no printed edition due to high cost of paper, ink and delivery combined with a drop in advertising due to the recession.

Jan. 9 -- Worker dies --Kenneth Newell, 68, died 11 days after being struck from behind while he worked in a construction zone and four days after his family took him off life support.

Jan. 10 -- Klein retires -- After more than 40 years practicing law, Humboldt County Deputy District Attorney Arnold Klein has hung up his briefcase and his

sport coat.

Jan. 13 -- ACRC v. HWMA -- The Humboldt Waste Management Authority voted to terminate negotiations with the Arcata Community Recycling Center regarding a proposed lease of the center's operations.

Jan 14 -- ACRC shutters doors -- The Arcata Community Recycling Center Board of Directors announced that the center's Samoa Processing Facility and 10th Street collection site in Arcata will no longer operate after today.

Jan. 18 -- Urgency ordinance -- Humboldt County supervisors voted unanimously to direct staff to work on crafting an ordinance that aims to clarify the proper use of county property as it relates to protests and public assemblies.

Jan. 24 -- Bomb scare -- The Eureka Police Department evacuated Christie's Motel on Fourth Street and the surrounding block after receiving reports that a man currently housed in the Humboldt County jail left explosives in his room, but no device was found after a search that lasted three hours.

Jan. 25 -- Klamath dams -- A draft report released by the U.S. Department of the Interior says a landmark agreement to remove dams in the Klamath Basin will restore salmon and sustain irrigation for farmers in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

Jan. 26 -- Stolen baskets recovered -- Seven antique female Native American basket hats were stolen from the Blue Lake Museum, and a Eureka man was arrested around noon after trying to sell them at a local antiques store.

FEBRUARY

Feb. 1 -- Salmon concerns -- Watershed groups and other conservationists expressed concern with terms used by NOAA to rank salmon population areas in the a long-awaited draft recovery plan in fear it would reduce efforts for populations not listed as a ?priority.?

Feb. 2 -- Church Street fire -- An 18-year-old man is in critical condition at the UC Davis burn center after he and an unidentified female were injured during an apartment fire on Church Street in Eureka. A dozen residents were left homeless.

Feb. 4 -- Take Back the Courthouse --More than 100 people gathered at the Humboldt County Courthouse to participate in a pair of protests.

Feb. 7 -- Nursing death -- Loleta resident Maggie Jean Wortman, 27, accepted a plea offer and pleaded guilty to a charge of voluntary manslaughter for killing her infant son with methamphetamine-laced breast milk.

Feb. 8 -- Prop. 8 ruling -- As local gay marriage supporters celebrate a federal appeals court ruling declaring California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, the ban's proponents are hoping the case moves forward.

Feb. 9 -- Rigge leaving Fortuna -- Officials said a provision in the Fortuna city manager's current contract that requires a super majority vote for his termination became a sticking point during recent negotiations, prompting the city council to search for a replacement.

Feb. 10 -- Dumpster diving -- Humboldt County Sheriff's deputies arrested three men during a pair of stakeouts this week at Humboldt Sanitation after receiving reports that people were breaking into the facility after hours in search of discarded marijuana trimmings.

Feb. 12 -- Hollywood coming to Humboldt -- ?After Earth? readies to make a stop in Humboldt County this spring to do some filming in the redwoods. With Will Smith cast in one of the film's leading roles, rumors of the production's likely stop behind the Redwood Curtain are causing a stir, and not just among film fans.

Feb. 13 -- Earthquake hits -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Humboldt County, striking about 18 miles northeast of Trinidad.

Feb. 14 -- Steele convicted of murder --A jury convicted Jacob Charles Steele, 23, of second degree murder and making criminal threats in the January 2010 shooting of Jerry George and the ensuing cover up of his death.

Feb. 15 -- Riese acquitted -- Former Del Norte County District Attorney Michael Riese, 48, was acquitted on all counts against him after standing trial in Del Norte County.

Feb. 16 -- Neely's new job -- Bonnie Neely, former chair of the California Coastal Commission and six-term member of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, has taken a new job as a senior policy advisor for a Sacramento legal firm.

Feb. 18 -- Benbow Dam -- The Southern Humboldt community may have accepted the fate of the Benbow dam, the source for a popular recreational lake that State Parks officials say has become too expensive and too heavily regulated to keep.

Feb. 22 -- 'Corps Ain't Peeps' initiative -- A signature gathering campaign began to limit the influence of corporate money on political campaigns in Arcata.

Feb. 23 -- A former Yurok Tribal employee and two Eureka biologists are suspected of embezzling more than $900,000 from the Yurok Tribe, according to officials with the Del Norte County District Attorney's Office.

Feb. 24 -- Tree measuring -- A federal judge presiding over a case in which the Richardson Grove realignment project is contested has issued an order for a Humboldt County federal judge to oversee the measuring of redwood trees at the site.

Feb. 29 -- Tsunami cuts -- Less than one year after the March tsunami devastated Crescent City's harbor, the Obama administration moves to reduce funding for tsunami warning and preparedness programs operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by $4.6 million.

MARCH

March 1 -- Water woes -- The U.S. House of Representatives approved a controversial water bill that the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors say would hurt salmon stock by blocking the restoration of the San Joaquin River and giving California farmers and urban residents more water.

March 2 -- Mikal Xylon Wilde -- A 29-year-old Eureka man was indicted by a federal grand jury on murder and drug charges stemming from a 2010 shooting at a Kneeland marijuana farm, and potentially faces the death penalty in the case.

March 4 -- Clean up -- Members of Occupy group Humboldt Village cleaned and painted a Eureka home that was vandalized in January by individuals that police officers said were part of the Occupy movement.

March 5 -- Pup rescue -- Two dogs were reunited with their owner after a Humboldt County Sheriff's Office deputy rescued them from a small outcropping on the Eel River.

March 7 -- Airline guarantee -- The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors approved the concept of a revenue guarantee agreement with incoming airline American Eagle.

March 9 -- Campbell prosecution -- The California Attorney General's Office has agreed to decide whether Michael Joseph Campbell will face a felony DUI charge for his role in the motorcycle crash that killed a 30-year-old Eureka woman.

March 16 -- Got raw milk? -- The dozen or so raw milk advocates were disappointed when the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to maintain the status quo of Humboldt's ban on raw milk sales.

March 17 -- Fortuna shooting -- A Fortuna police officer shot and killed a man after a reportedly violent struggle on O Street during which the suspect began beating another officer with a baton.

March 18 -- Gundersen appeal -- A California appellate court has reversed a pair of 2008 felony firearms convictions against David Gundersen, leaving the possibility that the former Blue Lake Police chief will face another trial.

March 20 -- Nursing death -- A 27-year-old Loleta woman was sentenced to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter stemming from the death of her infant son.

March 21 -- Racial taunts -- Ferndale High School Principal and Superintendent Jack Lakin requested the special meeting amid news that the body that governs interscholastic athletics in Northern California was launching a formal investigation into the racial taunting allegations.

March 22 -- Saying goodbye -- The Humboldt Crabs announce past president and original board member Jerry Nutter died.

March 27 -- St. Joe layoffs -- St. Joseph Hospital and Redwood Memorial Hospital announced that 68 employees -- or 5 percent of the hospitals' total workforce -- will be given layoff notices Monday.

March 28 -- Urgency ordinance -- An urgency ordinance was enacted by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors that prohibits certain protest activities in an effort to address health and safety issues in front of the county courthouse.

March 30 -- Arcata standoff -- Officers with the Arcata Police Department coax a man out of his apartment near Heather Lane and Foster Avenue in Arcata after the man allegedly threatened a maintenance man with a handgun.

APRIL

April 3 -- Storm deaths --Storms over the previous month played a role in two deaths, closed several roads with landslides and pushed March well past the average rainfall on the North Coast.

April 4 -- Remembering Peter Douglas -- Peter Douglas, who drew the ire of developers while working for 40 years to preserve California's coastline and ensure that its beaches were open to the public, died.

April 5 -- Former Yurok Tribe Forestry Director Roland Raymond, 49, was booked into the Del Norte County jail after turning himself in to authorities, according to the Del Norte County District Attorney's Office.

April 8 -- Caltrans is planning to cut some of the eucalyptus trees along the U.S. Highway 101 safety coordinator down to their stumps in light of aviation safety concerns.

April 10 -- Jacob Charles Steele, 24, of McKinleyville, was sentenced today to 40 years to life in California State Prison for the murder of Jerry George, according to the Humboldt County

District Attorney's Office.

April 11 -- After more than a month of negotiating with American Airlines to start flights to Los Angeles from the Arcata/Eureka Airport, Humboldt County officials said the potential deal has been grounded -- at least until spring 2013.

April 12 -- Shaded parcels -- The Humboldt Coalition for Property Rights -- a private property rights organization -- announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Humboldt County, stating it needs to stop the practice of shading parcels, or marking properties with an uncertain legal status.

April 13 -- EPD settlement -- The city of Eureka agreed to pay longtime police department employee Suzanne Owsley $150,000 as part of a settlement in her workplace harassment case.

April 14 -- Nature boy -- Miranda resident Dillian Staack can't wait to travel to Montana this summer to go exploring after recently learning he's won the field trip of a lifetime through National Geographic Kids magazine.

April 15 -- Local control -- Humboldt County officials are alarmed over a proposed bill that may take away local government's ability to issue coastal development permits and instead pass the responsibility over to the state.

April 17 -- Crider on board -- The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District has chosen an Oregon port manager to be its new chief executive officer.

April 18 -- An 84-year-old Fortuna woman was killed after she was hit by a school bus filled with elementary school students, according to the California Highway Patrol.

April 19 -- A 16-month-old girl was hospitalized after a woman kicked the girl into the air and against a wall in downtown Arcata.

April 21 -- Fortuna shooting -- The parents of Jacob Newmaker filed a wrongful death claim against the city of Fortuna for the death of their son in an officer-involved shooting last month.

April 23 -- Blue day -- Blue the ox died surrounded by his owners and community members after falling into a ditch despite repeated rescue efforts.

April 24 -- Cougar town -- Two mountain lion sightings were reported in the area of West End Road and Spear Avenue in Arcata

April 26 -- After Earth --Several days into the filming of Will Smith's latest movie in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County Film Commissioner Cassandra Hesseltine said the production will be an economic boon for the county.

April 27 -- Two neighbors have appealed the Arcata Planning Commission's decision to allow Cypress Grove Chevre's proposed expansion of its Q Street creamery in Arcata.

MAY

May 1 -- Heck of a herbarium --Humboldt State University students and staff recently completed a botanical database which, linked with a statewide project, holds a wealth of information and possibilities throughout the state.

May 2 -- Fatal accident -- A 27-year-old Eureka woman with previous drug- and alcohol-related convictions was arrested on suspicion of murder after she lost control of her vehicle while attempting to evade police Monday night and struck a minivan, killing an Arcata mother near Bayshore Mall.

May 4 -- Park land -- The Yurok Tribe is rolling out new draft legislation next week in its attempt to place more than 1,200 acres of national park land under the tribe's control.

May 5 -- End of an era -- After changing his retirement plans a little over one year to accommodate the city council's wishes, Eureka City Manager David Tyson announced that he is retiring after his contract runs out Dec. 31.

May 8 -- Girard resigns -- Humboldt County Community Development Services Director Kirk Girard resigned Monday, saying he's taken a job with the planning division of Santa Clara County.

May 9 -- Freed whale -- Members of a disentaglement team have freed the gray whale that wandered into Humboldt Bay. The young gray was entangled in fishing gear and suffered deep lacerations on its tail.

May 10 -- Post office reprieve -- The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service has backed off of a plan that would have closed eight local post offices, but it will instead reduce the hours at 23 locations in Humboldt County under a proposal unveiled Wednesday.

May 14 -- Beating death -- A 27-year-old Arcata man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter stemming from the beating death of a 4-year-old.

May 15 -- Del Norte DA -- The State Bar of California filed disciplinary charges against Del Norte District Attorney Jon M. Alexander for alleged corruption, and the Office of Chief Trial Counsel is recommending disbarment.

May 23 -- A judge ruled that a mixed-martial artist accused of murdering and mutilating his friend in 2010 is mentally competent to stand trial.

May 26 -- Kinetic kickoff -- The noon whistle's blast and cheers of thousands of spectators still echoed when the first machines -- a flaming ant and a metallic cockroach -- scurried down Eighth Street in Arcata for the first leg of the Kinetic Grand Championship.

May 29 -- Slape convicted -- A Humboldt County jury found the owner of Back in Action Inc., a physical therapy business, guilty of one count each of sexual penetration and sexual battery by fraud on a victim known as ?Jane Doe 1? and a lesser charge of battery with a second victim.

May 31 -- Guilty verdict -- A Humboldt County jury found Brian Cole Fiore guilty of murdering his 21-year-old friend David Fields following a 2009 marijuana heist.

JUNE

June 1 -- Urgency complaint -- Fortuna resident Janelle Egger filed a complaint against Humboldt County's urgency ordinance in federal court, stating the ordinance violates her fundamental rights to free speech and assembly.

June 5 -- Venus transit -- North Coast residents had another chance to use their solar viewing glasses as Venus slid across the face of the sun. The solar crossing, known as a transit of Venus, won't occur again until 2117.

June 6 -- Cypress Grove -- Cypress Grove Chevre announced an agreement was reached with neighbors, who had appealed an Arcata Planning Commission approval of the company's Q Street creamery expansion.

June 7 -- MLPA -- The California Fish and Game Commission approved proposals for a series of marine protection areas along the North Coast.

June 9 -- Student success -- Students with East High School have received national recognition for their work on a series of projects with the Bureau of Land Management.

June 13 -- Walmart opens -- More than 10 years after Walmart's initial overtures to open in Eureka sharply divided the community, a crowd of around 300 customers gathered outside the discount giant's new store waiting its official 8 a.m. opening.

June 15 -- Sipma dies -- Glen Sipma, a 16-year Humboldt County coroner who fought for the office to remain independent and built a strong relationship with the law enforcement community, died at age 83.

June 17 -- Smith steps down early -- First District Supervisor Jimmy Smith said he is stepping down from office Aug. 3 so he can focus on treating his lymphoma.

June 22 -- Fire season -- The length and severity of Northern California's fire season is hard to predict, but some experts are saying weather conditions on the North Coast may mean a mild to average fire season.

June 25 -- Party melee -- A raucous Loleta party devolved into a melee involving more than 30 people, resulting in at least five stabbings and an injured Humboldt County sheriff's deputy.

June 28 -- Community activist dies -- Community activist David Elsebusch, 77, died at his McKinleyville residence from unknown causes.

June 29 -- Little boy found -- The remains of a 13-year-old boy missing since 1989 are being returned to his family, the Eureka Police Department Missing Persons Unit announced.

JULY

July 1 -- Pot TV -- The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors approved a contract between the sheriff's office and a production company, granting film crews access to marijuana investigations and eradication efforts.

July 5 -- Child assault -- A woman charged with attempted homicide following the downtown Arcata assault on a toddler in April has been declared unfit to stand trial.

July 7 -- Ghilarducci -- From a federal prison in Texas, former Humboldt Creamery CEO Richard Ghilarducci is asking a federal judge to release him from prison after serving less than half of a 30-month sentence for bank fraud.

July 10 -- Shell backs out -- Shell WindEnergy Inc. announced that the company is opting to exit the Bear River wind project that has been in the works for years.

July 12 -- Urgency verdict -- A jury found three people not guilty of charges related to the restrictions placed on protesters by Humboldt County's urgency ordinance, leaving the district attorney's office to investigate how the decision impacts other cases.

July 14 -- Pot farm poison -- Potent rat poisons used on large-scale illegal marijuana farms sprinkled through forest lands throughout the state may be killing off a rare forest carnivore, according to a groundbreaking study.

July 16 -- Bohn appointed -- Gov. Jerry Brown's office announced that Rex Bohn, 57, has been appointed to serve the remainder of 1st District Supervisor Jimmy Smith's term.

July 18 -- Containment -- Fire officials declared that the Flat Fire is 100 percent contained and said road restrictions on State Route 299 were lifted.

July 19 -- Plea deal -- Brooke Danna Hames, 27, will serve 14 years in state prison for the car crash that killed Danielle Weaver, a 24-year-old mother, and seriously injuring Weaver's fiance, Joseph ?Bob? Chisholm.

July 20 -- Quakes hit -- A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck off the Humboldt County coast at 6:52 p.m. with a quick jolt but no damage. At 11:04 p.m., another jolt, this time a magnitude 5.3 quake, shook the North Coast.

July 26 -- Jim Bernard -- Well-known North Coast weatherman Jim Bernard says he is leaving News Channel 3 due to neurological problems.

July 29 -- Ailing pelicans -- Nearly 200 brown pelicans are undergoing care at the Humboldt Wildlife Care Center after becoming ill due to castoff fish waste at local harbors.

AUGUST

Aug. 1 -- Cal State -- California State University reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract with its faculty that largely preserves current contract terms and calls for no salary raises.

Aug. 3 -- Fires -- Sixteen separate fires began this afternoon along State Route 96, closing the route from the Humboldt County line to Dillon Creek -- about 60 miles north of Willow Creek.

Aug. 8 -- Tsunami repairs -- Reconstruction work is underway at the Crescent City Harbor to ultimately make it capable of withstanding the strongest possible tsunami generated in a 50-year period.

Aug. 9 -- Big bust -- Multiple law enforcement agencies led by the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office eradicated more than 26,000 marijuana plants from a sophisticated grow operation on Hoopa Valley Tribal land Tuesday in the area's largest marijuana bust so far this year.

Aug. 13 -- Roland Raymond -- A former Yurok Tribe forestry director charged last week by the U.S. Attorney's Office with embezzling nearly $1 million from the tribe pleaded not guilty in federal court.

Aug. 15 -- Mistrial -- A mistrial was declared in the case of a Hoopa man accused of murdering a Willow Creek volunteer fireman during an attempted robbery after jurors reported they were unable to agree on a verdict after more than seven days of deliberations.

Aug. 16 -- Bassler death justified -- A SWAT team's fatal shooting of Aaron Bassler, who was wanted in the killings of two men in the Fort Bragg area last year, was justified, according to a report released by Mendocino County District Attorney C. David Eyster.

Aug. 17 -- EPD chief search on hold -- The city of Eureka decides to scrap its police chief hiring process, with department veteran Murl Harpham to become chief until another search is complete.

Aug. 18 -- Soccer scandal -- The California State University Chancellor's Office is investigating an alleged hazing incident involving the Humboldt State University men's soccer team. HSU President Rollin Richmond later cancels season.

Aug. 21 -- License cam -- The Eureka and Arcata police departments began installing a new camera system on patrol cars which constantly scans for license plates, an upgrade lauded by law enforcement but raising privacy concerns for others.

Aug. 27 -- Theft warning -- An increase in petty crime has the Eureka Police Department urging residents to take precautions against theft and break-ins.

Aug. 29 -- Hazing on women's team -- A Humboldt State University investigation found evidence of hazing at a women's soccer team party. President Rollin Richmond suspended the team for three games.

Aug. 30 -- Jackson Surber -- A Hoopa man will be retried on a murder charge in connection with the shooting death of a Willow Creek volunteer fireman that left a jury deadlocked.

Aug. 31 -- Brooke Hames -- A Eureka woman has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison in connection with the death of an Arcata woman she killed in a drunken driving crash in April near Bayshore Mall.

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 1 -- Taking on ticks -- A Humboldt State University professor recently received a $350,000 grant to fund research that may provide the foundation for reducing deer tick populations in Northern California -- and, in turn, Lyme disease, the stealthy bacterial infection borne by the tiny insects.

Sept. 5 -- CSU contract -- The California State University faculty has overwhelmingly approved a new four-year labor contract, ending more than two years of contentious bargaining with the administration.

Sept. 6 -- Lens deal -- Ending years of dispute, Ferndale and the U.S. Coast Guard have settled the future of the lighthouse lens that has stood over the Ferndale Fairgrounds entrance for more than six decades.

Sept. 7 -- Jarrod Wyatt -- Four days before his trial was set to begin in Crescent City, a mixed-martial artist pleaded guilty to murdering and mutilating his friend in 2010.

Sept. 8 -- Fortuna shooting -- Six months after a fatal officer-involved shooting in Fortuna, the parents of the man killed are filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the city seeking an unspecified amount in damages.

Sept. 13 -- Back in time -- Tom Maxon digs up time capsule buried in 1966 at the Fifth Street building, which housed his family's successful music shop.

Sept. 14 -- Earthquake -- A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck the Humboldt County coast at 4:53 a.m.

Sept. 21 -- Pepper spray assault -- Fortuna Police Department officials investigate a home invasion at a 12th Street apartment complex that sent five people -- including an infant and a toddler -- to the hospital after they were doused with bear pepper spray.

Sept. 27 -- New chief -- Eureka Police Chief Murl Harpham was sworn in at the newly renovated City Council chambers in front of a packed house.

Sept. 28 -- Hoopa murder and joggers hit -- A 40-year-old mother was killed, and two other women suffered major injuries in a hit and run collision while jogging along Myrtle Avenue. The case is related to the murder of a Hoopa mother, who was found in her home during an investigation into the hit and run.

OCTOBER

Oct. 2 -- Warren named -- The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office named Jason Anthony Warren as a person of interest in the murder of a Hoopa woman and a later hit-and-run that killed a mother of two and severely injured two others on Myrtle Avenue.

Oct. 4 -- Warren sentenced in separate case -- The man considered a ?person of interest? in the death of a Hoopa woman and a hit-and-run crash that killed a Humboldt State University instructor was sentenced to nine years in prison for assault with a deadly weapon, after failing to show for his sentencing in September for an unrelated case.

Oct. 9 -- Lawsuit dropped -- Fortuna resident Janelle Egger has dropped her lawsuit against the county over its urgency ordinance.

Oct. 11 -- Pain at the pump -- As Californians fume over the latest record-setting spike in gas prices, there's a big question at the pumps: Is there any way out?

Oct. 14 -- Biomass -- Concerns over what contaminants may be associated with Humboldt County's biomass industry -- and Eel River Power's plans to shutter its Scotia facility, citing reasons including regulatory uncertainty -- highlight just two sides of the challenge of tapping the region's largest source of renewable energy.

Oct. 16 -- Jon Alexander -- The fight for Del Norte County District Attorney Jon Alexander's professional life got under way in a tiny courtroom in the downtown San Francisco high rise that serves as headquarters for the State Bar.

Oct. 18 -- Mayan settlement -- An Arcata construction company has agreed to pay $570,000 to Humboldt County as part of a settlement agreement regarding disputes about work done at the Arcata/Eureka Airport in McKinleyville.

Oct. 20 -- Ghilarducci -- Imprisoned former Humboldt Creamery CEO Richard Ghilarducci is challenging his sentence in a bank fraud case, but the U.S. Attorney's Office said his allegations have no merit.

Oct. 23 -- Orick waterspouts -- A waterspout, a tornado that forms over the water, appeared off the coast of Redwood Creek near Orick.

Oct. 25 -- Raven troubles -- A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to poison predatory birds that are harming the snowy plover population on Clam Beach has people concerned about the use of toxic chemicals on county land.

Oct. 27 -- Kevin Hamblin -- Arcata resident Kevin Hamblin, who served as a Eureka development official for 25 years, is set to take the reins as the new Humboldt County director of planning and building.

Oct. 30 -- Shark attack -- A likely great white shark attack near the North Jetty today left a group of surfers scrambling to save a 25-year-old man's life.

Oct. 31 -- Survivor's story -- Surfer Scott Stephens tells how he punched a shark on the side of its head until it relented and let go, seconds after biting him and pulling him underwater off the North Jetty.

NOVEMBER

Nov. 1 -- Eureka standoff -- A seven-hour standoff between law enforcement and an armed man on the 3000 block of E Street in Eureka ended without incident.

Nov. 2 -- Fairhaven fire -- Fire crews and business owners were left to assess the damage of a fire that ravaged sections of the Fairhaven Business Park in Samoa.

Nov. 4 -- Cruz waivers -- District Attorney Paul Gallegos has asked his prosecutors to oppose all Cruz waivers after a man released on one in August became a person of interest in an Old Arcata Road hit-and-run and a Hoopa homicide in September.

Nov. 8 -- Ferndale tie -- Candidates in two local races -- including the currently tied race for the Ferndale mayor seat -- are waiting to see which way the final results will swing with more than 7,000 ballots from across Humboldt County remaining to be counted.

Nov. 9 -- Gas below $4 -- Humboldt County motorists are finally seeing relief after wholesale fuel prices across the state surged to record-breaking highs in October.

Nov. 10 -- Urgent care -- St. Joseph Hospital's urgent care clinic will close early next year, hospital officials confirmed.

Nov. 13 -- Norman Shopay -- President of the Mad River Rotary Club and general manager of the McKinleyville Community Services District, Shopay died while traveling near Half Moon Bay on Saturday.

Nov. 16 -- Underwater -- When a ?king tide? hit the local coastline -- an unusually high tide caused by solar and lunar gravitational pull -- the result was submerged streets in King Salmon, flooded cow pastures and inundated shorelines on Indian Island.

Nov. 18 -- Community rallies -- A Girl Scout who uses an iPad program to communicate will get her voice back after news that it was stolen rallies the community.

Nov. 20 -- Jason Warren -- The person of interest in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Humboldt State University instructor has officially been named a suspect in the murder of Hoopa resident Dorothy Ulrich.

Nov. 21 -- Raven poisoning pulled -- A proposal to protect threatened snowy plovers on Clam Beach by poisoning egg-gobbling predators was withdrawn Tuesday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Nov. 24 -- Big Lagoon tragedy -- The bodies of a Freshwater couple were recovered and the search continued for their 16-year-old son at Big Lagoon, after they were pulled into the surf from shallow water.

Nov. 26 -- Community in mourning -- Humboldt County residents mourn Freshwater residents Mary Elena Scott, 57, and her husband Howard Kuljian, 54, who died after being swept into the ocean at Big Lagoon near Orick. The couple's son, 16-year-old Arcata High School student Gregory ?Geddie? Kuljian, remained missing.

Nov. 26 -- Arcata SEAL killed -- The mother of a local Navy SEAL killed over the weekend in Afghanistan said a ?Kevin Ebbert Memorial Fund? has been set up through the Humboldt Area Foundation for people who would like to donate in his name. Ebbert, 32, of Arcata, died Saturday while ?supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.?

Nov. 30 -- Election final -- Eureka City Councilwoman Linda Atkins retained her seat in a tight race against challenger Joe Bonino, while Stuart Titus narrowly grabbed a win over Ken Weller in a close race for the Ferndale mayoral seat.

DECEMBER

Dec. 2 -- Stormy weather -- Flood warnings put in place for the Eel River at Fernbridge and the Van Duzen River near Bridgeville.

Dec. 7 -- Discovery Museum -- Without some holiday help, the Redwood Discovery Museum in Old Town Eureka may be closing its doors.

Dec. 9 -- School bonds -- Half a dozen school districts in Humboldt County are among 200 statewide that have borrowed billions of dollars to build and modernize schools using capital appreciation bond -- or CAB -- financing that some critics contend should be banned because it burdens homeowners with high debts that take up to 40 years to pay off at exorbitant interest rates.

Dec. 10 -- Robert Alan Mott -- A McKinleyville doctor who pleaded guilty to charges of battery will face five years probation, but will be allowed to practice, the Medical Board of California has decided.

Dec. 13 -- RV park -- As the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District board considers moving forward with plans to develop a district-operated recreational vehicle park on Woodley Island, some members of the business and fishing communities have stepped forward to voice concerns.

Dec. 14 --Tsunami debris -- A proposed $60.4 billion federal disaster aid package includes money for marine debris removal. But it's not clear how much might go toward clearing West Coast beaches -- including those in Humboldt County --of debris from the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami.

Dec. 17 -- Sacred site -- A Karuk ceremonial site was recently determined to be eligible for federal and historic designation, a move that pleases the tribe but may not offer more than symbolic protection.

Dec. 18 -- Let it snow -- Snow and rain hit the North Coast.

Dec. 22 -- Atmospheric rivers -- A new high-tech weather station will soon be installed near Eureka to better forecast damaging precipitation and flooding, like the drenching storm the North Coast recently witnessed.

Dec. 24 -- $2.4M question -- The city of Arcata is being confronted with paying back $2.4 million in redevelopment money that is already overdue -- according to the state -- and much of which has already been spent on building projects.

Dec. 27 -- Federal settlement -- Christmas came early this year for Hoopa Valley Tribe members in the form of payouts from a federal settlement -- and not long after New Year's, the tribe faces a vote on how to divide the rest of the money.

Source: http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_22283444/year-review-triumph-tragedy-and-community-spirit-mark?source=rss

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NRA: Video game industry 'sows violence against its own people'

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After a week of intense anti-gun sentiment?following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the National Rifle Association on Friday blamed?video games and their virtual guns?for creating a culture of violence that breeds killers.

"There exists in this country a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells, and sows, violence against its own people through vicious, violent video games with names like 'Bulletstorm,' 'Grand Theft Auto,' 'Mortal Kombat' and 'Splatterhouse,'" said?NRA?executive vice president Wayne LaPierre during a news conference that was interrupted by protesters. (See video above.)

While most of the games LaPierre listed are popular adult-themed games made by some of the biggest game companies in the world, the NRA chief?also called out a game called?"Kindergarten Killer" and asked why the media had ignored it.?

"How come my research department could find it and all of yours either couldn't or didn't want anyone to know you had found it?," he asked the press gathered in front of him.

If you know the name of the game, it's easy to find in a Web search, but it's not something someone is likely to stumble across.?That's because the simple, amateur Flash-animation game ? about a janitor who goes on a shooting spree in a school full of heavily armed children ? was posted in online forums a decade ago and?has never been for sale. There is no indication that the Newtown?shooter, 20-year-old?Adam Lanza, knew of its existence. Though a?Finnish site did remove the game after a shooting there, it is still available for free through other Flash sites.

LaPierre's accusations?come after lawmakers?and pundits earlier in the week?suggested that video games had played a role in the Newtown shootings. Though some reports suggest Lanza?played video games ranging from the family-friendly "Mario Party" to the violent "Call of Duty," investigators have yet to make any such connection.

While a new Gallup poll suggests that 47 percent of?Americans do think reducing gun violence in movies, TV and video games would be "very effective" in preventing mass shooting at schools,?researchers?and adolescent?psychiatrists have?spoken out this week, insisting?that the link between digital violence and real world violence is tenuous at best.?

"There is no good evidence that video games or other media contributes, even in a small way, to mass homicides or any other violence among youth," wrote?Chris Ferguson???professor of psychology and criminal justice at Texas A&M University and author of several studies on the subject,?in Time Magazine.

Meanwhile, in the wake of the real-world bloodshed, some gamers have called on their fellow players to take the time to examine their fascination with digital guns and violence.

Winda Benedetti?writes about video?games for NBC?News. You can follow her tweets about games and other things?on Twitter?here?@WindaBenedetti?and you can?follow her?on?Google+.?Meanwhile, be sure to check?out the?IN-GAME?FACEBOOK PAGE?to discuss the day's?gaming news and reviews.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/nra-video-game-industry-sows-violence-against-its-own-people-1C7661427

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General Dynamics' 30,000th Combat Search and Rescue Radio ...

HOOK2? combat search and rescue system has been a vital link for rescuing downed pilots, aircrews and isolated personnel for more than 30 years.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ ? General Dynamics C4 Systems? recent delivery of 674 AN/PRC-112G? radios to the U.S. Air Force included the 30,000th combat search and rescue (CSAR) radio fielded by General Dynamics. The PRC-112 radio, which is part of the HOOK2? CSAR system, has been connecting downed military pilots, aircrew and isolated personnel to search and rescue team members since the early 1980s.

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?In Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world, the HOOK2 search and rescue system has helped to save the lives of military personnel isolated or in harm?s way during a mission? said Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems. ?We continue to improve the system and deliver the technical expertise and training that are critical to successful combat search and rescue missions.?

The HOOK2 CSAR system includes the AN/PRC-112G radio which is carried by pilots, aircrew and special operations personnel, providing them with secure, two-way communications and automated alerts that help rescue crews identify and locate them quickly. The airborne component of the system, the Quickdraw2? Interrogator, is used aboard the search and rescue aircraft to locate the position of personnel and send secure responses back to the AN/PRC-112G radio. A satellite communications base station helps CSAR teams to locate and communicate with the AN/PRC-112G radio over long distances.

In addition to the U.S. Department of Defense, the HOOK2 system is used by NATO and coalition partners in 29 countries.

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