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[Updated 5 June 2010] Here are answers to frequently asked questions about the successful MindFreedom campaign to support Ray Sandford and end his involuntary outpatient electroshocks in Minnesota.
FAQ Updated 5 June 2010
Every Day for Ray is Victory Day!
Ray is a Minnesota resident who was regularly receiving "Involuntary Outpatient Maintenance Electroshock." At Ray's request, MindFreedom launched and international campaign, and ended Ray's forced electroshock. Ray won!
Ray's last forced electroshock was 15 April 2009, so for more than a year Ray has proven the mental health system every single day. Those giving Ray forced electroshock said he had to have the procedure against his will regularly to survive. So every day Ray does well without his forced electroshock, he proves he was right and the mental health system was wrong.
WHAT IS STATUS OF RAY SANDFORD'S CAMPAIGN?
5 June 2010: Ray continues to do great, phoning the office about once a week to check in, more than one year after his last forced electroshock. Recently he was glad to hear that his past court-appointed attorney would be different for an upcoming routine re-commitment. But he remains free of forced electroshock.
15 April 2010: One year after his last forced electroshock, Ray is doing great! Though the taxpayers may want to reflect on just how much of their money is being wasted by bullying mental health authorities who are continuing to do forced electroshock to other US citizens.
18 February 2010: Ray continues to "thrive," as a friend describes him. Ray has moved into a better place.
Ray continues to enjoy getting stationery supplies and cards from people. If you wish to write to him his new address is:
Ray Sandford
1518 Scheffer Ave.
St. Paul MN 55116
22 October 2009: Victory! It is official. After more than 40 involuntary, outpatientelectroshocks (also known as electroconvulsive therapy or ECT), Ray haswon. The court has agreed to his change of guardianship.
For more info on this news, see Ray Alert #22.
15 April 2009: Because of the MindFreedom campaign, "tax day" was Ray's last forced electroshock. By coincidence, it's also the date of the world's first known electroshock — which was also administered involuntarily — in 1938 in Italy.
History of the Campaign
The rest of this Frequently Asked Questions is from during the campaign. Of course, the campaign is over, and Ray has won, people can stop taking the recommended actions, and celebrate. To understand how the campaign was won, here is its history….
September 2009: MindFreedom submitted a petition opposing Ray Sandford's forced electroshock to Ray Sandford, because of organizing work by MFI member Felice Eliscu. To see the petition, click here.
10 August 2009: Minnesota State Legislature scheduled a public hearing for today on the topic of electroshock of Minnesota residents who are committed. Ray submitted a signed statement which you may read by clicking here. A source credits Ray's campaign for the hearing .
6 August 2009: Ray called to say his new psychiatrist has been officially approved by the mental health system. The new psychiatrist opposes forced electroshock.
Ray has already successfully changed his attorney. Now he is seeking to change his guardianship service.
And Ray is still riding a great boost of publicity, when the weekly newspaper in Twin Cities called City Pages ran a front page story about Ray and his forced electroshock. The article tells both sides of the story, and dramatically brings the reader along with Ray on his forced electroshock.
To read the City Pages article, click here.
To see the provocative City Pages full-page cover illustration (showing a psychiatrist wielding jumper cables) click here.
Ray was last scheduled for a surprise involuntary electroshock on 13 May 2009, but at the very last minute his shock was postponed. To read alert #20 click here.
Associated Press ran an article on 10 May 2009 giving the Ray Campaign more national coverage, though mainly quoting experts who refused to speak out for Ray. The AP article is being picked up by many newspapers, including UK Guardian, Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today and others.
To read the Associated Press article click here.
MindFreedom International held peaceful "May Day for Ray" protests inside the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda and elsewhere from 1 to 3 May 2009. For a report click here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/shield/ray/no-forced-ect
This all means, Ray's last involuntary outpatient maintenance electroshock was on Wednesday, 15 April 2009, which was USA Tax Day. He has had more than 40. May this always be his last electroshock.
MindFreedom members have researched more than two dozens individuals and groups involved in Ray's life that receive taxpayer funding, directly or indirectly. A few are helping Ray. But most stayed silent, or directly profiting from Ray's forced electroshock.
Ray's Web of Link$ is here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota
For more in-depth updates, and a snapshot of the information about Ray, please go to the Gateway to Ray's Campaign. This one web page organizes an overview of links to info about Ray, including National Public Radio and other media coverage, YouTube video, blog, alerts and more:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray
WHAT'S RAY'S STORY IN BRIEF?
On many Wednesdays mornings, Ray was woken up early in his room in his group facility called Victory House in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, adjacent to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Under court order, he was administered involuntary electroshock.
He was escorted the 15 miles to Mercy Hospital. There he is put under anesthesia, electrodes are placed on his head, and he receives Electroconvulsive Therapy or ECT, also known as electroshock.
Like all other USA states, Minnesota has loopholes allowing citizens to receive electroshock over their expressed wishes.
Ray says the forced electroshock is "scary as hell." He absolutely opposes having the procedure. He says it's causing poor memory for names such as of friends and his favorite niece.
"What am I supposed to do, run away?" Ray asked.
HOW OLD IS RAY?
Ray was born 4 January 1954, so at the time of his last forced electroshock on 15 April 2009, he was 55.
IS RAY A CRIMINAL? IS HE VIOLENT?
No. And no. Ray is not a criminal. Throughout his campaign no one has called him violent, though court records allege he was violent when he was in a psychiatric institution early 2008.
We have found no evidence of Ray being charged or convicted with any actual crimes, at least for many years. Perhaps in years past he had brushes with law, but we have not heard of anything for many years.
His mother has confirmed this. Ray is not a criminal.
If anyone knows differently let us know.
Ray lives peacefully in a group home. He is not violent. In fact, he identifies himself as religious, and Christian. He wants the shock to end legally. Even though he is large, he is not using physical force to refuse to go to the forced shock. He makes his wish known verbally that he does not want forced electroshock.
We have not heard any reports of Ray being violent, at least for years.
This is one of the most common questions. A question back: If Ray had broken a law, does anyone think forced electroshock would be okay? It would be cruel and unusual punishment!
But to repeat, Ray is living peacefully at home. That's why he's allowed to live out in the community! He is not in forensic division. He is not a currently in the criminal justice system.
WHAT WAS MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM'S REASON FOR FORCIBLY SHOCKING RAY?
It's hard to tell.
Of course, not all psychologists and psychiatrists support Ray's forced electroshock. In fact, quite a number of concerned mental health professionals have spoken out, and even protested on behalf of Ray.
Here's an article by Al Galves, PhD, a psychologist and author who is on the board of MindFreedom, about why he cared so deeply about the Ray campaign that he flew to Minnesota to protest:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/shield/ray/al-galves-on-ray-sandford
Ray has been in and out of the mental health system for more than 30 years, with a diagnosis of "bipolar." Ray admits he has had severe and overwhelming mental and emotional problems.
But he says the shock is making him worse, and causing him great pain and suffering.
One main reason Ray is electroshocked is because of the current mental health system tends not to offer many alternatives to the old-fashioned "medical model" of drugs and shock, even though many alternatives have been proven to work, including peer support, counseling, supported housing, jobs programs, nutrition, exercise, community independent living centers, etc.
According to his mother, the mental health system mainly tried psychiatric drugs on Ray, and when those didn't work they turned to electroshock. Apparently, other alternatives have not been offered to Ray and his family beyond psychiatric drugs and shock.
He is not being forcibly shocked for any criminal justice reasons. According to more than one authority, Ray has no serious criminal convictions, at least for the past number of years.
But a question back to those asking this: Do you conceive of a circumstance where it is okay to forcibly electroshock someone over their expressed wishes?
MindFreedom's position on extremely intrusive and potentially irreversible procedures is that "No always means no," whatever the circumstance.
The bottom line is, there is no good reason to forcibly electroshock anyone, at any time. It is inherently intrusive, traumatic and brain damaging. Despite his experiences, Ray remains crystal clear that he does not want his forced electroshock, and he wants to tell the world. Especially, forcibly shocking someone out in the community makes everyone even in their own homes unsafe.
WHO PROFITED FROM RAY'S FORCED ELECTROSHOCK?
Ray has been surrounded by an astounding number of agencies, organizations and individuals who are in some way receiving taxpayer funding.
MindFreedom launched Ray's Web of Links to help you keep track. Find out who to thank. Find out who to peacefully ask to support Ray's rights. Click here:
One of the main entities to profit from Ray's forced electroshock is the enormous medical company Allina.
WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND GROUPS IN MINNESOTA WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT RAY?
Ray is actually surrounded by an astounding number of individuals, groups and agencies in Minnesota who receive some form of taxpayer funding, and are supposed to protect Ray.
Some are supporting Ray's rights, some are opposing his campaign, others are staying silent.
For a growing of individuals and groups in Minnesota that receive some form of taxpayer funding, and who MindFreedom has contacted about Ray, click here:
Many people ask about the American Civil Liberties Union. MindFreedom has assisted Ray to go through a lengthy process to fill out forms and request help from the ACLU. This is especially difficult for folks like Ray who have cognitive disabilities, and do not have easy access to photocopy, envelopes, post office boxes, etc.
However, Ray did successfully file a request for ACLU help. ACLU Minnesota head Chuck Samuelson has cautioned that they get hundreds of requests, and only take on a few cases. So far ACLU has not taken on Ray's case.
DOES RAY EAT HIS OWN FECES?
There is a totally false, horrible rumor that, "The electroshock is because Ray eats his feces."
This rumor arose because of a misunderstanding about the NationalPublic Radio report. Here is the actual story of a one-time event, from long ago, confirmed by Ray'smother and Ray:
Several years ago Ray was inside a psychiatric institution solitaryconfinement tied in restraints. He was extremely upset by his mistreatment. Raysaid he could not get the staff's attention through the little window in the door. They would totally ignore him.
Ray came up with astrategy to attract attention, and at that point he did "play" with his feces. He evenpretended to eat it, but he emphatically says he did not actually do so. Ray has saidmany times about his strategy, "It worked." He said staff immediately came in and got himout of restraints.
We may disagree with Ray's approach in this story, and clearly Ray was experiencing severe mental and emotional problems, but it was yearsago.
When asked if he ever does anything like that now or in the last fewyears, he says, "My goodness no!" Ray's mother has recently confirmed this,including by asking staff and checking his record.
Even an abused animal in a zoo will turn tosuch outrageous behavior, but even in this case he was not dangerous. Thisstory is now being used to dehumanize Ray, but someone with deepempathy could perhaps for a moment imagine the overwhelming distress that may leadsomeone to do such an act.
This is the worst the mental health system has been able to come up with about Ray, to justify their abuse.
The bottom line is, this incident from years ago cannot and should not be used to justify Ray's ongoing forced electroshock today.
In fact, nothing would justify such an intrusive procedure against someone's will, which amounts to torture. Forced electroshock is worse than waterboarding, which has now been banned by the USA even against alleged terrorists.
CAN I READ THE LEGAL AND MEDICAL FILES ABOUT RAY'S FORCED ELECTROSHOCK?
Certainly, you can read the court order for the forced shock. It's been a public document.
In June 2008, a judge ruled that Ray could be forcibly electroshocked against his will. Ray thought this would mean a few electroshocks, but as he says it has now gone on forever. To down a PDF of the June 2008 court order against Ray, click here.
In December 2008, this court order was reaffirmed.
But what about viewing medical and other records? That's a problem. His general guardians LSSMN and his court-appointed attorney have refused to cooperate with the campaign for Ray, and have even put up obstacles to Ray's campaign against his forced electroshock.
Ray himself has some of this material, such as a record of expenses on some of his care. However, Ray himself has severe cognitive problems, and is unable to get out much to make photocopies. Even signing and dropping a form to the ACLU was difficult. Poignantly, Ray remembered he does pass a postal box: The one in front of Mercy Hospital on his way to forced electroshock!
Also, visits to Ray have been severely restricted, and it's very difficult to even meet with Ray to look over his own materials.
The mental health system may claim Ray has been de-institutionalized and is in a community assisted living center, but in many ways Ray's rights are as severely limited as if he were in a back ward. In these circumstances, it's difficult to actually view his records, materials, etc.
HOW DID MINDFREEDOM GET INVOLVED?
Ray asked us to do something!
After months of forced electroshock, Ray got desperate. Ray phoned his local public library's reference desk and asked about human rights groups. The reference librarian referred him to MindFreedom International.
Ray called David W. Oaks, Executive Director of MindFreedom International, in late October. "At first I did not believe him," said David. "I know that Involuntary Outpatient Electroshock — or IOE — was theoretically possible, but Ray sounded so clear, I wondered how it could be true."
MindFreedom International has documented proven cases of electroshock against the expressed wishes of the subject all over the world inside institutions, including in the USA. MindFreedom succeeded in having the United Nations World Health Organization call in writing for a global ban on all involuntary electroshock.
David Oaks confirmed Ray's story by calling two staff at Victory House as well as his court-appointed conservator, Tonya Wilhelm of Luthern Support Services of Minnesota.
Ms. Wilhelm said, "We are following the letter of the law." She said the State of Minnesota had secured a variety of court orders that require Ray to have forced electroshock against his expressed wishes. Ms. Wilehlm says it's all legal and she can't do anything about it.
Krista Erickson, chair of MindFreedom's Shield Campaign, sees it differently. "This is terrible. This is a serious human rights violation that should stop. I hope MindFreedom members and supporters speak out. Even if Minnesota is following the letter of the current law, the law ought to be changed. And Ray has not had the legal power to appeal to higher courts."
Ray has made it clear throughout his campaign that he totally supports MindFreedom's efforts to reach the public and influence the Governor. Ray supports MindFreedom's use of his full legal name, and he willingly posed for a volunteer for a photograph for the MindFreedom web site. For personal reasons, involving his fear that he will lose housing and benefits, Ray has been more cautious with media, sometimes only using his first name or a pseudonym. That is his choice. He continues to support the MFI Ray Campaign, and he is in charge of it.
WHAT IS THE POSITION OF STATE OF MINNESOTA ON THIS?
Where does Minnesota Governor Timothy Pawlenty — who has spoken out for "limited government" — stand on involuntary electroshock? Unfortunately, the Governor's office simply tells people that the law is being followed, that a court has ordered Ray's forced shock, and they can do nothing.
But what about securing better legal representation for Ray? Why wasn't Ray's forced electroshock appealed?
And what is the Governor's policy position on the whole subject of involuntary outpatient electroshock? The Governor calls for changing laws all the time, why not about involuntary outpatient electroshock?
In any case, why are many phone calls to the Governor's office from what they say are "hundreds of people" mainly routed into a voice mail — and never answered? Why do some receptionists in the Governor's office hang up on some callers asking about Ray?
Taxpayers are paying for Ray's electroshocks, including the more than a dozen personnel — such as conservator, guardian, judge, psychiatrist, court-appointed attorney, anethesiologist, attendants and more — who surround Ray. Other proven alternatives beyond psychiatric drugs and electroshock tend not to get as much funding.
The national media speculates that Governor Pawlenty may have higher political aspirations. He has campaigned for a "get government off our backs" philosophy. He has been Governor since 2002.
So shouldn't he at least answer some simple questions about one of the worst case scenarios in mental health? If you politely insist and persist, you can now reach a staff person who will discuss involuntary electroshock, but who argues that Governor Pawlenty can do nothing. That's not true. He can at least speak out about the need to change the law.
Even the Governor's Director of Communciations, Brian McClung (phone: (651) 296-0001) refuses to comment on the controversial subject.
WHAT IS INVOLUNTARY OUTPATIENT MAINTENANCE ELECTROSHOCK?
From the Back Ward to Your Front Porch!
Involuntary outpatient electroshock (IOE) is part of a trend to bring the power of forced psychiatric procedures out into the community.
Your home is no longer your castle… it can become your ward. For example, most USA states have quietly passed laws allowing individuals living at home to be court ordered to take powerful psychiatric drugs against their will. It was only a matter of time until such outpatient coercion included electroshock.
Electroshock itself has made a comeback throughout the USA, and internationally, without adequate human rights protection.
Ray is receiving so-called "maintenance" ongoing weekly electroshock over his expressed wishes while living at home. Falsely believing "new improved" electroshock is safe, the mental health system is at times administering more than 100 "maintenance" electroshocks to a single individual over months and years.
This could happen to Ray. Even his mother, who is a retired nurse who used to administer involuntary electroshocks back in the 1950's, is concerned by the sheer number of forced shocks he has received.
This could happen to anyone.
This could happen to you or a loved one.
The mental health system today has a lot of "buzz words" like empowerment, self-determination, advocacy, recovery, peer support, transformation, consumer-run, trauma-informed care.
How real are buzz words, when Ray Sandford gets forced outpatient electroshock each week?
For plenty of more information on electroshock itself, click here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/search?SearchableText=electroshock
HAVE THE MEDIA COVERED THIS?
Once the public hears about involuntary electroshock they tend to be outraged. But if the public never hears about it, how will they ever know?
The main media coverage so far has been National Public Radio, which ran Ray's story nationally to an estimated 2 million listeners.
Here is a list of stories, including the 15 December 2008 NPR story.
20 May 2009: City Pages – the main weekly newspaper in Twin Cities – runs in depth front page cover story on Ray Sandford. Check out the cover illustration!
10 May 2009: Associated Press gives MindFreedom protests for Ray Sandford more national exposure. This article is being picked up by a variety of publications such as USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, UK Guardian, etc.
17 December 2008 – Digital Journal covers Ray's story.
16 December 2008 – WCCO — a local Minnesota television station — reported on Ray's court hearing to end his forced electroshock.
15 December 2008 – National Public Radio's Day to Day — which reaches an estimated two million listeners on 200 stations — covered the Ray campaign in a nine-minute piece, to hear it on NPR's web site archive. You'll also find a link to transcript and slide show.
18 November 2008 — Zenith City Weekly — a small newspaper from Duluth — that printed an article about Ray's forced electroshock, quoting MindFreedom's director David Oaks, click here to read it.
HOW MAY I READ ALL THE MFI ALERTS ABOUT RAY?
Here they are in chronological order from the start.
7 Nov: Alert #1 – How to e-mail the Governor: http://www.mindfreedom.org/shield/ray-sandford
12 Nov: Alert #2 – First phone-in to Governor: http://www.mindfreedom.org/shield/pawlenty-electroshock
16Nov: Alert #3 – Ask Governor's Director of Communications Brian McClungfor answers: http://www.mindfreedom.org/shield/ray/16-nov-08-update
24 Nov: Alert #4 – Ask Governor for Thanksgiving Reprieve for Ray: http://www.mindfreedom.org/shield/ray/alert-4-sandford-24-nov
10 December: Alert #5 – Ray's Next Forced Electroshock Scheduled for UN International Human Rights Day
10 December: Alert #6 – Ray shocked on International Human Rights Day
15 December: Alert #7 – National Public Radio's Day to Day show covers Ray Campaign.
24 December: Alert #9 (incorporates 8) – MindFreedom Open Letter To Lutheran Church [ELCA}
14 January 2009: Alert #10: Decision: Protest mental health system or not?
28 January 2009: Alert #12: Miracle: Ray's forced electroshock today postponed. [incorporates Alert #11]
5 February 2009: Alert #13: Ray's involuntary outpatient forced electroshock resumed today.
12 March 2009 Alert #14: Ray Forcibly Electroshocked Today: Write to President Obama
17 March 2009 Alert #15: Ray Sandford in Online Video Against His Forced Electroshock
25 March 2009 Alert #16: Another Forced Electroshock Today for Ray
9 April 2009: Ray's Web of Links [alert 17]
24 April 2009: News Release about "May Day for Ray" protest in Minnesota [alert 18]
13 May 2009 Alert #19: Ray Scheduled to Receive Another Forced Electroshock Today
13 May 2009 Alert #20: Reprieve! At Last Minute Ray's Forced Electroshock is "Postponed."
6 August 2009: Alert #21: Ray wins new psychiatrist.
22 October 2009: Alert #22: Victory! Ray wins new guardianship, and permanently ends his forced shock!
IS THE CAMPAIGN HAVING AN IMPACT?
Ray's campaign has won a series of small steps, leading to some bigger steps.
As of August 2009, it looks like he's winning.
Some Ray Campaign Small Steps:
Within days of MindFreedom launching its Ray Campaign on 7 November 2008 to stop the weekly involuntary outpatient electroshock of Ray Sandford, his doctor has decided to "skip a Wednesday."
Ray was then put on a complicated schedule of every other week, followed by every third week, and then back to every other week.
Ray was then put on an "every 30 day" schedule.
Ray received his 35th involuntary electroshock on 10 December 2008. This was also International Human Rights Day, and a special one at that: It was the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
He received his 36th involuntary electroshock approximately Christmas Eve.
Meanwhile, the Governor's office refuses to assist in any way, though they admit that "hundreds" of people have contacted them.
An example of the poor response from the Governor's office is that a number of calls were redirected to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. At first that sounds good. But this office says it is only focused on determining whether narrow discrimination complaints are legally valid. A spokesperson said this department makes no statements about policy.
The Minnesota human rights agency did hold a major one-day human rights conference and forum on 5 December. One barrier was the "forum" costs $200, keynoted by the nationally-known civil rights activist Kweisi Mfume.
For information on this Minn. Dept. of Human Rights, and their "forum," click here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/shield/ray/minnesota-human-rights-conference
MindFreedom activists, members and allies have continued to do what they can.
On Friday, 21 November, disability advocates met with Ray at the Minnesota Center for Independent Living. Ray told advoctates he very much supports this campaign.
During the meeting a teleconference was held with MindFreedom President Celia Brown in New York City and MindFreedom Director David Oaks in Oregon. Celia interviewed Ray so that MindFreedom could file a human rights complaint under a new process with a United Nations Special Rapporteur. The complaint was filed with the United Nations on 25 November 2008.
Because of recent developments, some types of severe psychiatric abuse may now be considered torture by the UN.
One of the best results of the campaign is that at least three agencies successfully sought to replace Ray's court-appointed attorney, Jon Duckstad, who has been almost totally non-responsive to multiple polite e-mails and phone calls from MindFreedom International. Mr. Duckstad has continued to refuse any offer of free help from a number of attorneys with experience about forced electroshock who would like to offer technical assistance.
Ray did get finally a new attorney to replace Jon Duckstad.
For a while this was very difficult. It would mean simply replacing Mr. Duckstad with another from the local pool of court-appointed attorneys! Ray has had experience with a number of these attorneys, and does not think any would be any better than Mr. Duckstad. In the end, faced with this limited choice, Ray chose to let Mr. Duckstad represent again in the 16 December hearing, because at least Mr. Duckstad knew Ray.
Unfortunately, Mr. Duckstad did not call any independent expert witnesses on Ray's behalf at the 16 December hearing, which was held in an undignified setting in a hospital basement, according to several eye witnesses. The judge ruled against Ray, again, and his forced shocks continue.
Ray continues to be very dissatisfied with his legal representation, of course.
Ray's lack of adequate legal assistance is one more indication of his powerlessness. Poor legal representation is very common among those with psychiatric diagnoses who get court-appointed attorneys. An inside source states that even the judge's in that area are dissatisfied with the quality of the panel of court-appointed attorneys there.
The Governor's office and others continue to say that this is a matter for the courts. But the courts have totally let Ray down.
You may read some of the many public comments that have been e-mailed to the Governor at tim.pawlenty@state.mn.us here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/shield/ray/sandford-support-letters
You can also keep up with some of the latest developments about the Ray Campaign on the MindFreedom blog by MindFreedom director David Oaks, here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/mfi-blog
WHAT ABOUT RAY'S LEGAL REPRESENTATION?
Finally, Ray has a lawyer who is responsive to him, his family and advocates.
But it took the family finally hiring an attorney.
The court-appointed attorney Jon Duckstad, who is no longer Ray's attorney, did a terrible job, according to Ray and multiple witnesses.
Poor and marginalized people in the mental health system tend to have horrible legal representation. With some exceptions, often the court-appointed attorney talks to people like Ray just for minutes before hand, and has a paternalistic attitude. In other words, many court-appointed attorneys do not adequately fight, and fight hard, for their clients.
There was an effort for months to find an Twin Cities area attorney who will volunteer to take on Ray's case.
Unfortunately this effort has failed. MindFreedom and allies have approached many attorneys, including members of the Minnesota branch of the National Lawyers Guild, but none have taken on case.
In May 2009, Chuck Samuelson, director of the Minnesota branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, after evaluating Ray's case, refused to take it on. This is partly because even though Ray's attorney Jon Duckstad did not adequately fight hard for Ray, he did apparently 'dot his i's' and 'crossed his t's,' legally, so it may be difficult to argue that Ray had incompetent representation by the legal definition.
Leonard Roy Frank, long-time activist and shock survivor, has issued this statement about Ray's quest to find a decent attorney:
"Attorneys, for money or pro bono, will rush to represent defendants in well-publicized cases, sometimes involving the most heinous crimes. But even after considerable national coverage, not one of them has stepped forward to offer his or her services in defense of Ray Sanford, an innocent human being under conservatorship in Minnesota, who has already undergone more than 40 court-ordered electroconvulsive 'treatments' (ECTs) administered weekly – against his will – and who is now apparently being set up for an unspecified number of additional brain-damaging electrical assaults. He needs to be represented by a courageous and capable attorney. Is there someone out there willing and able to help Ray Sanford end this nightmare?"
WHAT'S THE MAIN ACTION I CAN TAKE TODAY?
Please tell all your friends and colleagues about this campaign, and that they can go to this gateway for more information:
1) Please forward this public alert to supporters of human rights on and off Internet with an encouragement to act *NOW*!
2) Join!
There's a reason MindFreedom International has broken the silence on this issue:
Independent united activism.
To support MindFreedom and this campaign please join, renew early or donate today, click here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/join-donate
Once you join MindFreedom, current members can apply to get on the MindFreedom electroshock campaign e-mail list called ZAPBACK where the Ray campaign is coordinated internationally. Once you're an MFI member sign up on ZAPBACK here:
http://www.intenex.net/lists/listinfo/mindfreedom-zapback
3) Visit or write to Ray:
Ray is receiving letters and packages successfully at this time.
His new address as of February 2010:
Please do not write to Ray at his old address. Ray's old address was:
Columbia Heights, MN 55421-2880 USA
4) Nonviolent protest
Several individuals and groups are contacting MindFreedom with interest in holding peaceful protests both in Minnesota, and also wherever they live in solidarity. Please contact the MindFreedom office if you are interested, and if possible get on the MindFreedom zapback list above to help coordinate actions if you are interested.
5) Engage your local religious organizations in dialogue on human rights and mental health
Rayhas given us all an opportunity to encourage our local faith-basedcommunities to address the justice issues involved in mental healthcare today.
Ask that your local church, synagogue, mosque, etc. find a way to raise issues about human rights and mental health.
Thosein the USA may also seek to engage in dialogue with participants andleaders in your local ELCA church, which you may easily locate here:
http://www.elca.org/ELCA/Search/Find-a-Congregation.aspx
6) Garrison Keillor is a progressive cultural leader with close ties to Minnesota (and a sense of humor about Lutherans). Join an online campaign to Let Mr. Keillor know about Ray, click here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-arts/humor/garrison-keillor
7) Please write to President Barack Obama about this abuse of Ray, and your personal story if any about the mental health system today.
Full contact information for President Obama can be found here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
SINCE RAY IS AN OUTPATIENT IN A GROUP HOME, WHY DOESN'T HE JUST ESCAPE?
You are correct that forced psychiatric intervention on an "outpatient" basis does have a weak link: Some people in this situation simply leave the area of the forced procedure, or even the state. One of the crusaders for forced outpatient treatment, psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey, is aware of this vulnerability in outpatient forced procedures and has even called for a national federal "extradition" law to try to return escapees back over state line! Thankfully, he has been unsuccessful so far.
While MindFreedom does not have an underground railroad, MindFreedom has assisted individuals receiving involuntary outpatient procedures to publicize their alerts. These have a times resulted in the individual building their own underground railroad, and escaping forced outpatient procedures. For instance, Gabriel ("Gabe") Hadd is a young man who escaped his forced psychiatric outpatient drugging in Michigan this way, and he credits MindFreedom for supporting his goals of freedom. The Wall St. Journal gave his story national coverage.
However, the bottom line is that Ray is in charge of his own campaign. Ray is captain of his own ship here. And Ray has chosen not to flee. Ray has multiple reasons — including family connections, housing, benefits, friends, cognitive impairment from shock, and more — for wanting to stay where he has lived for many years. He feels he should not have to flee in order to have his human rights.
One more thing about people "escaping" outpatient forced psychiatry: Just as when a spouse escapes domestic abuse, more is needed than just a bus ticket away from the scene. Often, an individual has special physical and mental support needs, as well as needed advocacy to transfer benefits, and much more. In other words, a whole safety net is needed in a "landing zone" for someone who chooses to create an "underground railroad." If you and your community are interested in creating such a place, you may want to consider it.
But the bottom line is on this campaign: Ray wants to stay where he is, and nonviolently fight for his human rights.
CAN'T RAY'S FAMILY PROTECT HIM?
Ray's mother has had primary responsibility for Ray for many years. His Mom has told MindFreedom that since she is now elderly, she has been unable to continue to oversee Ray's care. This is why she supported Ray getting a "General Guardian," LSSMN.
Ray's mom has objected publicly and to his carers about the over-use of ongoing electroshock on Ray, however she said she has no say about this.
Ray's family have now hired him a better attorney, and are seeking to change Ray's guardianship.
MAY I HAVE A PHOTO OF RAY?
You may download a photo of Ray Sandford taken with his permission for the public by his friend Daryl Sandford, here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/shield/ray/ray-sandford-electroshock
I HAVE LOTS MORE IDEAS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RAY CAMPAIGN, CAN YOU RESPOND TO ME PERSONALLY?
Thanks for your interest in the campaign! Ray is getting a lot of interest from people with questions and suggestions.
While we read all feedback, and try to respond as much as possible, please read this:
It's best if you are very interested in helping to join MindFreedom and get on the ZAPBACK e-mail list, which is helping to coordinate the campaign. That way there can be a network approach to working on the campaign, rather than a centralized approach via the office. MindFreedom has limited resources. We count on your empowerment and self-determination to form a web with others in a mutually supportive way to build this campaign.
The office can't personally answer all questions in a centralized way. We may answer questions via updates of this FAQ, or ask volunteers to help answer questions. No guarantee of a reply, and volunteers do not necessarily officially represent MindFreedom.
WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ABOUT RAY'S CAMPAIGN TO STOP HIS FORCED SHOCK?
Here's a chronology of a few other activities involving Ray, from most recent on back:
15 April 2010: One year anniversary of Ray's last forced electroshock. He continues to do well, checking in with the MindFreedom office. Every single day Ray is disproving the mental health system's claim that he had to have regular forced electroshocks to survive.
22 October 2009: Ray Wins! Victory! Ray is very grateful to all supporters of the MindFreedom campaign to support Ray's human rights! You may now stop actions about Ray's forced shock, and celebrate! For more info click here.
6 August 2009: Ray called to say his new psychiatrist, who opposes forced electroshock, has been approved by the mental health system.
24 June 2009: Ray is winning the battle for public support, but now the rubber hits the road. A friend of Ray updates us about Ray's efforts for a new lawyer, new psychiatrist, and new guardianship service. Ray's spirits are up. For the 24 June report from Ray's friend click here.
29 May 2009: Ray's 'general guardian' Lutheran SocialService is again suddenly and without explanation canceling hisappointment with a potentially new psychiatrist. His mother wassupposed to go along on the appointment. LSS told the family they will not quit Ray's case, as they had thought.
20 May 2009: City Pages, the main weekly newspaper in Twin Cities, runsa front-page cover story about Ray that brings reader along into hisforced electroshock. To read it click here.
13 May 2009: Ray was scheduled for another forced electroshock, but at literally the last minute it was "postponed."
12 May 2009: Ray receives surprise news from Fola, a staff member at the assisted living facility where Ray lives called Victory House, that he is scheduled for another forced electroshock tomorrow.
10 May 2009: Associated Press covers Ray's campaign, to read article click here.
4 May 2009: Ray is supposed to have an exit interview with his psychiatrist Dean K. Knudson, who is quitting, and meet with a potentially new psychiatrist. LSS cancels both interviews claiming they want Ray's mother Marilyn present. However, Ray says this is a fabrication. Ray says Marilyn is out of state at this time, and in writing requested the new psychiatrist. LSS does not even require family members present for an interview with a psychiatrist.
3 May 2009: That morning MindFreedom leaflets at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, and a pastor tries to stop the leafleting. Later that day MindFreedom does skits and gives out flyers reaching more than a thousand people at the the famous and huge May Day Parade in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
2 May 2009: MindFreedom holds strategy meeting, launches MindFreedom Twin Cities, then leaflets hundreds at NAMI's main state fundraiser about Ray.
1 May 2009: MindFreedom holds a peaceful protest in the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda to end Ray's forced electroshock. Click here for information.
23 April 2009: Apparently LSS is also asking to "resign" from Ray's case, because of public pressure.
15 April 2009: Ray received another forced electroshock on USA Tax Day. Because of public pressure, Ray's psychiatrist Dr. Knudson announced he plans to quit as Ray's psychiatrist.
9 April 2009: MindFreedom issued Ray's Web of Links to list those involved in Ray's life who are in some way getting taxpayer funding, to see this list click here.
7 April 2009: Ray meets with his psychiatrist Dean Knudson. Dr. Knudson confirms forced electroshock on 15 April, and says after that Ray will be on a 30 day schedule. Ray said the doctor appeared upset about receiving the letter from David Oaks, director of MindFreedom, dated 18 March (see below). Ray said Dr. Knudson seemed to imply that MindFreedom may be practicing without a license, but MindFreedom has not received any complaint from Dr. Knudson to that effect.
18 March 2009: MindFreedom's director David Oaks writes to Ray'spsychiatrist informing him of web video by Ray and his mom, begging forthe forced shock to end. To download a PDF of the letter click here.
On 9 March 2009 Ray met with his psychiatrist, who has changed hisfrequency of electroshock to every 3 weeks, so his next two scheduledelectroshocks are 25 March and 15 April.
4 March 2009: Ray receives another forced electroshock.
February 2009: Ray receives two forced electroshocks during this month.
28 January 2009: Ray's electroshock today is postponed.
14 January 2009: Ray had another forced electroshock.
13 January 2009: Ray meets with a neurologist Ray said hetalked extensively about memory problems related to shock. However,according to Ray, the neurologist said that the psychiatrist could notbe over-ridden, and Ray's forced electroshock continues.
29 December 2008: Ray and his mother meets with his psychiatrist. Ray's mother, who is a retired psychiatric nurse, told the doctorthat Ray is suffering from severe memory loss. He couldn't evenremember where the garbage chute is in her home, though he's visitedthere for years. She argued Ray should not be on a regular maintenanceforced electroshock. The psychiatrist said he would skip anelectroshock every other shock (alternating between every-other-weekand every-third-week). Ray and his mom are not satisfied, and want theforced shock to end.
25 December 2008: Ray has a special message of appreciation after this electroshock to you all for speaking out and supporting him: "Thank you to people who take the time and effort to think about this. God bless. Happy holidays."
16 December 2008: Ray had a hearing. Unfortunately, it wasa very unfair hearing, with no independent expert witnesses called tospeak on behalf of Ray.
7 November 2008: First public alert is sent out about Ray.
4 November 2008: MindFreedom investigation confirms Ray's story of forced electroshock and contacts the Governor for the first of many times.
27 October 2008: After Ray contacts local library and asks for phone numbers of groups working on human rights and mental health, Ray then telephones the MindFreedom office today to let us know about his forced electroshock. MFI begins investigation.
June 2008: Court order for Ray's forced electroshock, to download a PDF of the court order click here.
Thank you again, everyone, for all your support and interest for Ray, and for human rights in mental health! Please spread the word!
This campaign will apparently take THOUSANDS of united people working together, we are counting on YOU as one of the leaders!
Keep up this campaign until Ray's forced electroshock stops, until he is provided with alternatives… and until there is a nonviolent revolution in the mental health system so this abuse never happens again!
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A flurry of recent deals and announcements in Pickering, Ont., bodes well for the economy of the Durham Region city of 94,000 east of Toronto.
"We're very, very excited about the development in Pickering and for the opportunity for more development moving forward," Mayor Dave Ryan told RENX in an interview.
Ontario Gaming GTA LP, a partnership between Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GC-T) and Brookfield Business Partners (BBU-UN-T), announced on April 3 that it's proceeding to municipal permitting for the Durham Live entertainment complex.
Toronto-based developer Triple Properties acquired the approximately 240-acre site, located at the corner of Church and Bayly Streets off Highway 401, from Runnymede Development Corporation a few years ago.
The Durham Live development, expected to cost approximately $1.3 billion, will include a casino, indoor water park, film studio, hotels, restaurants, convention space and more. It's anticipated the casino, which will be built first, will be operational by late next year.
"It will become one of Ontario's top tourism destinations and entertainment sites," said Ryan.
CBRE Land Services Group executive vice-president Mike Czestochowski and senior vice-president Lauren White led a team that earlier this month brokered deals for two Pickering properties which are part of the provincially owned Seaton lands.
CBRE was enlisted in 2016 to sell approximately 1,200 acres of Infrastructure Ontario-managed land in Seaton, with approximately 308 acres for residential and mixed-use, 834 acres for employment and 56 acres for community uses.
Proceeds from the sale go to the Trillium Trust, which helps fund transit, transportation and other infrastructure projects across Ontario.
Upon completion, Seaton is expected to be a mixed-use community which will be home to 70,000 and support 35,000 jobs.
Mattamy Homes, TACC Construction Ltd., Paradise Developments and Fieldgate Homes formed a consortium called Seaton TFPM which purchased 397.4 acres located south of Highway 7 and west of Sideline Rd. No. 18 for $156.67 million. Two-thirds of the site will be dedicated to multi-density housing and one-third will be for employment uses.
The City of Pickering had purchased 27.3 acres of industrial, commercial and investment land in Seaton north of Whitevale Road and west of North Road for $2.8 million a day earlier.
"We recognized all along that residential growth had to be balanced by industrial," said Ryan. "Without that economic base, we become a super large bedroom community.
Most recently came the April 13 announcement that the City of Pickering had finalized agreements with three companies in the "Pickering Innovation Corridor," which is comprised of development land located along Highway 407 between York-Durham Townline Road and Brock Road.
The City of Pickering purchased 28 acres from the province and optioned 197 acres of innovation corridor land in order to directly market, sell and manage economic development opportunities.
The Seaton Landowners Group is comprised of Mattamy, DG Group, Lebovic Homes and White Sun Developments.
Tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer Kubota Canada Limited purchased 50 acres and will build a 500,000-square-foot warehouse and logistics facility and 65,000 square feet of head office space in its first phase. Kubota will invest approximately $67 million in the land and buildings.
Construction is expected to begin this fall and occupancy should begin late next year. The campus could expand to more than a million square feet in future phases.
Red Crest Developments purchased approximately 5.5 acres at $100,000 an acre. It will build two adjacent office buildings totalling almost 300,000 square feet that will present leasing opportunities for businesses of all sizes. Ryan said, to his knowledge, Red Crest doesn't have pre-construction tenant commitments but feels confident in moving forward with its development.
While the City of Pickering is attempting to attract energy, environmental and engineering companies to the innovation corridor, it's open to other opportunities as well.
The Behar Group purchased approximately 25 acres at $100,000 an acre. It will build a four-star hotel with an adjoining 30,000-square-foot convention centre to accommodate industry conventions, trade shows, corporate meetings, weddings and social events.
The federal government owns thousands of acres of land immediately north of the Seaton community which were expropriated in the early 1970s, with plans to build an international airport that has yet to come to fruition.
Ryan, however, is optimistic it will be built. Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga is expected to reach capacity within 20 years, and it takes at least 10 years to develop a major airport.
"The federal government has commissioned what they tell us is going to be the final study through KPMG," said Ryan. "It will be doing a full financial analysis of the potential for those lands.
"We think, from the work that we've done and other studies that have preceded this, that there's going to be no question of the economic viability of those lands. To realize their full potential, the right solution is to move forward with the airport development.


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Thank you facetfully! I love the different textures of these fields – the barley is really very sharp and spiky but looks like soft hair in the distance!
Fabulous detail in the foreground and I love the distant outcropping, Jane.
Thanks Jane! I did a few of these trying to capture the spikiness of the barley in the foreground and how it looks soft and fluffy when far away – you'll probably see another of these on Instagram!!
The sea of corn with an island of trees. This reminds me of my childhood, where we had 'our tree island' in the middle of a field.
I love the image! So great how you realize that! The blurred entirety of the field, but still sharp in the focus of the single stalk!


Congratulations to Creekview High School for winning the 2017 State Championship!
Thousands of high school students from across the state participate each year in this highly motivating, energetic, and challenging academic competition! The program provides a great way for students to gain an "insider's view" of our judicial system, plus, they gain confidence speaking in front of others and have a lot of fun at the same time. The competition is open to all high school students - public, private and home school. Former participants say that the benefits of preparation and participation in the mock trial program are well worth the time and effort spent. Attorneys and judges alike have been highly impressed with the caliber of the program, the students, and the sponsors. To learn more about the history of the Texas High School Mock Trial Competition, click History.
A team of 7-10 high school students are gathered by a team advisor - this can be a teacher, an attorney, or even student leaders; and once registered, the team will begin preparing to compete against their peers in an organized Regional Competition meet. In October of the current school year, teams will be able to download information related to a fictional case. Each team must learn both sides of the case study (Prosecution/Plaintiff and Defense) and students must play the roles of both attorneys and witnesses in a 'mock' trial. Members work together to learn the facts of the case and create strategies for trial and then compete in local-area meets. The Regional meets are usually held on a week/end between January 15-February 15 at a local courthouse or legal institution within the region. The winners of these meets will then advance to the State Competition in Dallas, TX held the first weekend of March during the current school year. The final champion team will then represent the Great State of Texas at the National High School Mock Trial Competition held in May (usually the first or second week/end). For more information, to locate your region and/or to review case materials, please visit all of our informative website tabs above.
A team advisor - a teacher, an attorney, or even student leaders – will need to register his or her team online and pay the registration fee by the deadline, December 15. Early registration is encouraged even before all team members are gathered, so that current members can be ready/prepped before the case materials launch in October. Important: There can only be one team of 7-10 members per high school. Therefore, if many students are interested, please have an internal competition, or try-outs, to determine who is on the Varsity team. Also, please notify the school principal and others at the school who may be interested in starting a team of your participation, so that more than one team does not register. Once the team is registered for the competition, teams are provided with a copy of the case materials for the year (included in the registration fee) and these contain the rules, procedures, and the case problem itself. The case for the year is usually released each October. Teams should secure assistance from a local attorney or judge to help with courtroom decorum and trial skills – even for one day this is helpful! Also, helpful materials and links are provided to new teams via this website.
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Registering after Dec. 15 is possible, but the team will incur a "late" registration fee. It is not recommended that a team register after January 12.
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Good morning. Here's everything you need to know in the world of advertising today.
1. Snapchat is paying $200 million to buy a search engine that helps people find things to do. Vurb bills itself as an "experience" search engine.
2. Mobile game "Best Fiends" shifted almost all of its ad budget to YouTube influencers. The developer behind the game, Seriously, says this has helped it rack up 2 million daily active users and 5 million fans across all platforms.
3. A nasty Android malware appears to be spreading using Google's online ad network. Researchers from security firm Kaspersky found the malware was being distributed by AdSense.
4. Domino's is banking on mum guilt to boost sales. It has added salad to the menu.
5. Usain Bolt's historic run on Sunday night marks the end of an era for NBC's Olympic coverage. For NBC, Bolt's run was the pinnacle of its Olympic broadcasts.
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An astrolabe is a plane representation of the celestial sphere that allows astronomical and astrological measurements and calculations to be made.
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Super Bowl LIII will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Feb. 3.
The Super Bowl will be played in Atlanta for the third time on Feb. 3, 2019. Earlier this month, the NFL sent about 200 representatives here for four days of planning meetings. Here's an update on the preparations, less than eight months from the big game.
The Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee said 2 ½ months ago it was seeking to recruit about 10,000 people to serve in a variety of volunteer roles, mostly during a 10-day stretch leading to the game. So far, almost 25,000 people have applied, said Brett Daniels, the host committee's chief operating officer.
The on-line application process will remain open through July at atlsuperbowl53.com/volunteer. In-person interviews will be conducted in July and August. If you're wondering how the host committee can interview so many applicants, Daniels said 475 volunteer "captains" – mostly people with a track record of volunteering with other Atlanta events – have been selected to help handle that process.
Volunteer roles will include assisting with host-committee events and welcoming visitors or answering their questions. Volunteers won't work inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on game day – and won't get access to Super Bowl tickets.
Plans are taking shape for several major ancillary events that will precede Super Bowl LIII.
Super Bowl Live, a free 10-day fan festival with concerts, fireworks and other activities, will be held in Centennial Olympic Park.
Super Bowl Experience, an eight-day indoor theme park, will be held in the Georgia World Congress Center.
Super Bowl Opening Night, formerly known as Media Day and now a ticketed prime-time event, is planned for Jan. 28 in Philips Arena.
NFL Honors, the league's nationally televised awards show that recognizes the season's best players and performances, will be held at the Fox Theatre on Feb. 2, the day before the game.
Q: What are the top priorities for the Atlanta host committee in the next month or so?
The NFL hasn't – and won't – put Super Bowl tickets on sale to the general public at face value, leaving hospitality packages or the secondary market as the likeliest options for many who want to attend the game.
The league's official hospitality partner, On Location Experiences, is currently selling pricey premium packages that bundle game tickets with other perks. The packages, which are being marketed to fans and corporate clients, range from $5,000 to $17,500.
The top-end package includes a 50-yard-line club seat, a pregame party, in-game access to the stadium's fanciest club and post-game access to the field for the trophy presentation.
O'Reilly reiterated that the NFL would like to play the Super Bowl with Mercedes-Benz Stadium's retractable roof open if the weather is favorable – a big if for early February. Memories of the ice storm that preceded the 2000 Super Bowl here loom over preparations for this game.
The roof, which has been closed for all but three events in the stadium, recently was open continuously for about 10 days as part of what the Falcons organization called the final phase of work on its automation. The organization hasn't provided an update on the progress since the roof was re-closed last week.
O'Reilly said the NFL staff will watch the roof in operation at Falcons games in the fall.
"We certainly hope for good weather (on Super Bowl weekend) and the opportunity to have the roof open for the game," he said.
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They became the country's first fighter pilots. With little known about this historical group and the current war situation, producer Dean Devlin ("Independence Day") knew it was the right time for this film to be made.
"It's been 40 years since 'Blue Max,' the last movie about World War I dogfights, was made in Hollywood," he said.
Air flight is relativity new in 1916, and when some planes are made into war planes, the invitation to fly strikes a chord with a diverse group of young men who head to France to become flying aces and fight against the the German air force.
Blaine Rawlings (James Franco) has not had an easy life on his Texas ranch. With both parents now gone, the ranch goes into foreclosure and Blaine gets into trouble. He sees the Lafayette Escadrille as his escape and joins up right away.'
Once there, Blaine falls under the command of Capt. Georges Thenault (Jean Reno), a conventional leader who makes sure the men are well trained before they enter battle action. Fellow fliers include Reed Cassidy (Martin Henderson), a flier who doesn't mix well with the guys but is quite effective in the air; Briggs Lowry (Tyler Labine), a snobbish rich kid who came to France under pressure of his tyrannical father to make something from himself; Eugene Skinner (Abdul Salis), a black American and up-and-coming young boxer who's been living in Paris to escape American racism and is tired of the punches; hot shot William Jensen (Philip Winchester); and Eddie Beagle (David Ellison), a somewhat timid guy who is not sure why he volunteered.
As the boys learn to fly, their personalities unfold. They quickly learn this is not a game. The planes offer little protection, and the pilots know most of them will die. Co-star David Ellison said most of the original fliers lived less than 72 hours in the first years of service.
Blaine is a cocky flier who stands out and goes toe-to-toe with Reed Cassidy and his mascot Whiskey, a lion. During his flight training, Blaine meets Lucienne (Jennifer Decker), a young French girl who is left to raise her brother's children, and a romance develops.
Franco ("Tristan and Isolde," "The Great Raid"), quite charismatic and often compared to James Dean, was so into making this film that he learned to fly.
"I went up with (director) Tony Bill in a Steerman PT-17 trainer airplane," he said. "We did loops, and it was a blast. I said I might as well learn how to do it myself so four months before we started filming I went every day and got my license."
Ellison was already a great flier.
"This was my passion most of my life," he said. "I started flying at 13, did my first solo flight on my 16th birthday, started flying nationals and at 20 got invited to fly the Oshkosh Air Show."
Tony Bill insisted Ellison be in the movie.
"I wanted my actors to be comfortable in what they do in the movie, so we had them all learn to fly," Bill said. "There's a passion that develops with flying, and we needed the actors to get that bug."
The cast is secondary to the story. The film resonates on several levels. It has a nostalgic feel about a time when honor was inherent and young men gave up their lives to protect their country.
"It was a much simpler time, but if you compare it period-wise to what we have now, it would seem just as complicated to the people living in that era," Frano said. "These guys volunteered before the U.S. went into this war. Then it was about losing the world. The conflict now is very different, but the similarities are the people that put their lives on the line, these pilots and soldiers volunteering to do what they think is right, but once they're there, it's about standing by the person that's next to you and protecting them."
The filmmakers bravely chose to make the film independently, which meant a low budget, but the movie still delivers in the action department. They shot 22 real airplanes for three and a half months, then augmented the footage with computer-generated images to create the major battles. The flying battles are realistic, intense and engaging.
"Flyboys" is a well made and action-filled film that includes human elements and even a romance.
"Flyboys" is playing at AMC La Jolla 12.


Air pollution is currently intensively discussed in Germany as well as other countries. One major source of emissions is the traffic of street vehicles. Due to a new act, regular exhaust investigation of each car in Germany is mandatory again. In September 2017 the Federal Council passed a law which demands tailpipe emission measuring of diesel as well as gasoline vehicles. It has to be executed since January 2018. Captured are amongst others CO2, but currently no NOx (Nitrogine oxides) emissions. Starting in January 2019, additionally, ultrafine particles have to be counted. Examinations at workshops and test facilities by plugging a device into the car ("On-board diagnostics") have been proved as not secure enough against manipulation and car enigne malfunction.
Mandatory tailpipe measuring can be seen as a result of the discussions during the last years about issues like the so-called diesel scandal.
An initiative of VERT, launched in November 2016, addresses the needs of tamper-proof methods for exhaust assessment. The initiative focuses on "New periodic technical inspection" (NPTI). The initiative is supported by the European Union as well as the governments of Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
As a first step two authors published a whitepaper about NPTI (PDF file). It summarizes the current situation concerning NPTI. Authors are Eng. Msc. Gerrit Kadijk (TNO - Netherland Organization for Applied Sciences) and Dr. med. h. c. Andreas Mayer (Chief technological officer and senior scientist of VERT).
Main questions are how tailpipe testing procedures can be made reliable, i. e. tamper-proof against software manipulation of car engines during tests, convenient executable for operators, not time-consuming and cost-ecffective. VERT emphasizes that valid testing systems are available and will be further improved in 2018. According to VERT only periodic testing and well-defined tailpipe measurement methods are reliable. VERT members are going to further optimize their diagnostic instruments to detect irregular exhaust patterns. A second target of the initiative is to support even small workshops with reliable testing devices. Currently only large inspection companies can afford the investment of devices at huge test benches.
(1) DPF (Diesel particle filter): NPTI is urgently needed. The VERT/TNO-NPTI proposal with the PN (particle number) test in low-speed idle run is considered to be correct. It is expected that this procedure will be introduced quickly throughout Europe. Other manufacturers of measuring instruments are developing corresponding NPTI-PN devices. It is assumed that the process will also be suitable for petrol engines with increased idling. The study commissioned by BASt (Federal Highway Research Institute, Germany) to test the measurement methods is currently conducted at TUEV Sued. It will be completed in mid-2018.
(2) De-NOx (NOx reduction system): In addition to SCR (Selective catalytic redauction), the function of EGR (Exhaus gas recirculation) should also be tested. Load connection is unavoidable. The investment costs for simple roller dynamometers (on workshop floor) are manageable and can be amortized within one year. The time required should not be significantly more than 10 minutes. However, experience is still lacking for a final definition of a suitable test procedure; many more tests with different vehicles and DeNOx process variants would have to be carried out and it would be necessary to clarify which additional requirements are enforceable in the law, e. g. disclosure of the strategy and functional release for the test. This will be necessary and therefore only future vehicle generations will be considered. Alternatives such as AdBlue monitoring should also be considered. However, some countries, particularly France, will push for solutions that can be implemented quickly.
(3) 3WC (3-way cat): Testing of the catalytic converter of petrol engines in the PTI, which is currently customary, is also in a bad state. A German association of after-sales companies has carried out a study on this subject, which a VERT member presented and was supplemented by another comany. The current test method does not make it possible to separate functional catalysts from almost uncoated Internet offerings. In this area, too, improvements are needed. Using a simple performance role would remedy this immediately. The report (not publicly available) estimates that around 3.5 million installed cats in Germany do not work properly. Only about 35,000 of them are currently detected. The main cause for this situation are cheap but not reliable import products, VERT says. They are available on the Internet. Although the cat systems own a valid certificate of the European Union 3 of 4 examined cats did not work correctly during an investigation of TUEV Nord. Only one cat and the OEM product passed the test. All other examined systems failed to pass the test. The defect systems showed to high NOx and/or fine dust values. VERT estimates that around 50,000 of these cheap cats are currently available on the Internet. They can be bought for about 15 percent of the price of an OEM product.
The working group will meet again until June 2018 to further discuss unsolved problems. Until then, more information is expected from the ongoing work on the specification of PN measuring instruments, from the German measurement instrument study, from the CITA study on SCR testing and from the French programme.
VERT president Lars Larsen and VERT scientific advisor Dr. med h. c. Andreas Mayer, additionally, criticize the current focus in the public discussion. From their point of view it is essential to pay - also in all NPTI discussion - more attention to the ultra-fine particle problem. Policymakers should not only focus on the currently broadly discussed negative effects of NOx of diesel cars. Negative health effects of NOx are over-estimated according to Dr. med. h. c. Mayer. Several reports show that even significant overshooting of NOx limit values prove no harm, Mayer says, while nanoparticles are still underestimated by far. This has to be considered not only in all further NPTI discussions.
VERT emphasizes that with the technology of its members harmful emissions can be reduced up to 70 percent (NOx) and 99.9 percent (fine-dust). Policymakers, who currently only focus on electric mobility, should also consider another effect. New diesel cars according to Euro VI and retrofitted vehicles have - at first glance - a weird effect: They act as vacuum cleaners and reduce air pollution. E. g. fine-dust pollution by abrasion from brakes and tires from electric cars would be higher than emissions from first-fit or retrofitted diesel driven cars. Air quality in a city is improved if new diesel cars with Euro VI after treatment systems pass a city, Mayer says.
VERT is a technology association for emission control. Members can be as well companies as individuals. VERT cooperates, amongst others, with several universities in Switzerland. Its experts consult the European Commission in regards to exhaust control and air pollution. Several VERT members were leading technological experts during the formation process of EURO 5+6/VI. Additionally, VERT corporate members, as well as scientists, are globally active in the field of air quality. They consult local authorities in countries like Iran, Israel, Mexiko, Chile, China and Germany.
>> EPA - Environmental Protection Agency, United States, leading in uncovering the "Diesel Scandal"


US Army 90th Artillery enlisted collar brass in excellent condition. The 90 is attached seperately to the crossed cannons. The device measures 1 3/4 inches across by 1 1/4 inches high. This has a pin on the back with a hook fastener. There are no maker marks on the piece. Circa 1902-1905 period.


How Much Will I Have to Pay for My Case?
If someone else's negligence has caused you to suffer debilitating or painful personal injuries, you may have already had the idea of filing a lawsuit against them to seek financial compensation. However, the idea of paying high attorney fees to do so might have understandably put hesitation into your mind. After all, there is never a guarantee that you will win a beneficial settlement, no matter how the evidence is stacked in your favor. Could hiring a personal injury lawyer simply be putting too much money on the line for what could be seen as a gamble? Or is there a better way to save your money and pursue justice?
The answer just may be contingency fees, sometimes called contingency fee agreements.
When an attorney works for contingency fees, they are agreeing to represent you without the use of traditional attorney fees. They will only be paid if they win your case, and then they will only be rewarded from a percentage of your winnings. This also means that you never have to pay out of your own pocket, so you don't have to worry about attorney fees being greater than your finances.
Contingency fees are particularly useful in the way that they can spare you from heavy financial burdens. If you are worried about initial fees typically associated with retaining a lawyer, finding an attorney who also offers free case evaluations can be to your benefit.
What other types of attorney fees are there?
Some attorneys may work for flat-fees, meaning that they are always paid a particular amount no matter the outcome of the case; this is usually seen as disadvantageous to the client because it provides no motivation to the attorney to put extra effort into their work. Others still may utilize hourly fees; this can quickly make costs spiral out of control as lawyers slow their pace just to put more time on their "punch card."
Do contingency fees motivate the attorney?
An attorney who works for contingency fees will be driven to earn you the maximum settlement possible for your case, as more money for you directly translates to more money for them. This added driving factor can make a massive and positive difference. It also nearly-guarantees that they will show up on your court dates, as those are essentially their pay dates.
For the average personal injury case, contingency fees will range between 25% and 40% of any winnings. At the time you retain your attorney, you should ask what the rate will be, and if it is negotiable. Typically, you can expect a higher contingency percentage for cases that may be complicated, difficult to win, or demand a large period of time to handle. Remember: no matter the contingency fee rate, the attorney is never taking anything out from your own finances.
If you live in the greater Portland area and are looking for a personal injury attorney who offers contingency fee agreements, you can contact me, Attorney Timothy Grabe. For more than 30 years, I have been proud to support my community by providing powerful representation at prices that do not drain my clients' finances. Call (503) 825-2115 today and we can start discussing your legal options in a complimentary initial consultation.


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Q: Python modifying dict entries in-place during iteration I know that in the general case, it's unsafe to mutate a dict while iterating over it:
d = {1: 2, 3: 4}
for k in d.keys():
    d[k + 1] = d[k] + 1

This yields a RuntimeError as expected. However, while reading the documentation for dict, I found the following (emphasis mine):

Iterating views while adding or deleting entries in the dictionary may raise a RuntimeError or fail to iterate over all entries.

So I tried the following code:
d = {1: 2, 3: 4}
for k in d.keys():
    d[k] = d[k] + 1

Note: I did not add or remove any entries during the iteration; I only updated existing entries. I've tried it with a few examples and so far have not received a RuntimeError, and the loop works as expected.
Is this guaranteed to work by the language? Or have I just been lucky so far?
Note: I am using Python 3, so d.keys() returns a dynamic view rather than a list).

A: The internal structure of the dictionary is determined by the keys, and not the values. At least currently. This means that you can modify the value associated with a key, but adding or removing keys (which the first example's d[k + 1] = d[k] + 1 does) will cause problems.

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Have you ever left a job interview feeling like the interviewer was more focused on your appearance than your responses? Chances are you have — and new research shows that if you're a woman, that gut feeling is quite rational.
A new study from my company, Fairygodboss, asked 500 hiring professionals to look at images of 15 professional women of varied ages and races who had different hairstyles, body shapes, and attire. Respondents chose three adjectives (out of 11) to describe each woman and selected the women they'd be most likely to hire.
The responses revealed that appearance does play a significant role in how hiring professionals perceive women.
In our survey, we first asked hiring managers to pick the top qualities they look for when assessing job candidates. The most frequently selected qualities were professionalism (chosen by 68.28 percent of respondents), reliability (chosen by 60.69 percent), and leadership material (chosen by 46.21 percent).
The top hiring choice was a young, Caucasian brunette. She was described as professional, confident, and friendly. While only one of these qualities overlaps with the three top-rated qualities among respondents, she was still the most likely to be hired.
If a candidate's appearance varied from this woman, she was less likely to be hired, regardless of whether or not she had the qualities hiring managers were looking for.
Hiring managers were particularly harsh when judging the heaviest candidate. She was more likely than any other woman to be described as lazy (20 percent of respondents matched her with this adjective). Even though 44.8 percent said she was professional and 32.8 percent said she was reliable, just 15.2 percent said they would hire her over the other candidates. This placed her 14th of 15 for hireability.
When shown an image of an older candidate, respondents ranked her sixth (out of 15) for professionalism, third for leadership ability, and first for reliability — yet just 29.2 percent said they would hire her over other candidates.
Women of color also seemed to be facing a strong bias. Respondents rated most of the women of color as more reliable and having more leadership ability than the Caucasian woman, but remarkably enough, they were all less likely to be hired.
This is how the data breaks down:
The Caucasian brunette was rated:
Professional – 75.4 percent of respondents
Reliable – 19.6 percent of respondents
Leadership material – 27.8 percent of respondents
Would be hired – 60.0 percent of respondents
The African-American woman was rated:
The Asian woman was rated:
The Hispanic woman was rated:
What this means for women
It's an unfortunate reality that you are still largely judged by how you look and dress. Hiring managers might perceive that you possess all of the qualities they're looking for, but depending on your appearance, you still may not get the job. Since your age and race — and to some extent your weight — are out of your control, what can you do?
In some situations, even the best interview responses might not overcome these biases. It is worth mentioning, however, that not all people share the same prejudices.
Our data suggests that some hiring managers are less biased than others. For example, younger hiring professionals (between 25 and 34 years old) were more likely to hire the older candidate. Thirty percent said they'd consider the older woman, while just 15.4 percent of respondents over age 54 would. This means that older job seekers shouldn't be afraid to apply for positions at up-and-coming companies that are largely led by young employees.
Our research also shows that most women of color are more likely to be hired if their interviewer is of the same race. Both African-American and Asian respondents said they would hire the candidate of the same race.
While you cannot choose the age or race of your interviewer, you can do research on companies to determine whether they prioritize diversity. Before interviewing, check review sites to see what current and former employees have to say about the organization in terms of inclusion.
In the end, women are going to face unique and unfair obstacles during the job search. Hiring managers will look at them and make assumptions about who they are based on their appearance. But that doesn't mean there's nothing you can do to prove you're worth hiring.
Georgene Huang is obsessed with improving the workplace for women. She's the CEO and Co-founder of Fairygodboss, a marketplace where professional women looking for jobs, career advice and the inside scoop on companies meet employers who believe in gender equality. Previously she ran the enterprise business at Dow Jones and was a Managing Director at Bloomberg Ventures. She is a graduate of Cornell and Stanford Universities.
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