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Roswell Daily Record
Saturday, January 14, 2012
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American Coin Buyers and free flu and immunizations
Chaves County Retired Educational Employees
The Chaves County Retired Educational Employees will meet for their regular monthly luncheon on Monday at 11:30 a.m., at Cattleman’s Steakhourse on S. Main St. All retired educational employees are welcome. For more information call 6231616.
be in your community. The experts are looking to spend at least $200,000, buying items such as coin collections, antiques, vintage toys, rare musical instruments, and weapons from WWI, WWII, and the Civil War. There are no limits as to how many items people can bring in and of course there is no obligation to sell. For more information call 217.523.4225 ext. 197.
American Coin Buyers Free Roswell Flu and Immunization Clinic Guild
The American Coin Buyers Guild event will be coming to Roswell from Jan. 16-20 to host a free event, looking for items that might
The Department of Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM) are offering free childhood immunizations
Navy Seaman Apprentice William K. Irwin, son of Lori E. and Vern Bolton of Roswell, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Irwin completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. The capstone event of
boot camp is “Battle Stations”. This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. “Battle Stations” is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly ‘Navy’ flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a Sailor.
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Irwin is a 2009 graduate of Goddard High School.
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tion call 622-7101.
First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir
and seasonal flu shots for adults and children on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the McDonald’s UFO Restaurant on Main Street in Roswell. Parents are encouraged to bring their children’s shot records to the BCBSNM Care Van clinic. Nurses will be on hand from 8 a.m. to noon.
For more information call 505-816-2012.
Roswell Public Library
The Roswell Public Library will be having story time, ‘Hats’ On Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The library is located at 301 N. Pennsylvania. For more informa-
BY SUE MANNING ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Do you brake for cats, dogs, squirrels, skunks and possums? How about horses, cows, elk, moose, or deer? Fight the urge to swerve as you brake if you don’t have time to check traffic first, said Julie Startup, a Washington State trooper and spokeswoman in the agency’s Seattle and Bellevue area. “If you are able to make a safe lane change, by all means do it,” said California Highway Patrol Officer Tamara McCor mack, a spokeswoman in the Los Angeles office. But swerving without looking could result in an accident. The size of the animal matters. If it’s shorter than your car’s hood and you don’t have time to check other lanes, go through it, Startup said. If the animal is taller than the hood, avoid it if you can, knowing it still might be better to hit the animal. “These crashes happen so fast, often times drivers don’t have the option of
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This is a male, neutered, Chocolate lab and he is 4 years old and is available for adoption at Animal Services, 705 E. McGaffey. For more information call 624-6722.
Stossel
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Allison is one of the few CEOs willing to face the cameras and explain banking to people. “Banking is essential,” Allison told me. “Banks allocate capital to people that deserve it. We see really big problems when the banks do a bad job and give capital to the wrong people.” When the bailouts were proposed, Allison spoke against them. “I was the only CEO of a large bank that was opposed to TARP.” But when TARP passed, a federal regulator forced Allison to take your tax money. “He said, ‘You know, John, you guys have way more capital than you need ... (but) ... if you don’t take TARP, you’re in really serious trouble, because we make all the rules on how you run your bank.’ So we ended up taking TARP. ... And it was a rip-off for healthy banks, because we didn’t need the money. ... And we paid a huge interest rate.” Allison also defended individual freedom and private property by refusing to lend money to developers who acquired land through government confiscation called eminent domain. “When the (Supreme
Court’s) Kelo decision was passed and basically there was carte blanche for the government to take somebody’s property and give it to some other private individual, we said we wouldn’t make loans to developers that did that. Interestingly enough, we lost some public entity accounts ... but we had thousands of people move their checking accounts to BB&T. ... We’re proud that a business would actually act on principle ... .” Allison became outspoken about freedom after reading Ayn Rand’s “Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal.” Steve Forbes is another businessman eager to explain that when people are free to practice capitalism, it’s good for the world. “The purpose of business is not to pile up money,” he told me, “but to create happiness — giving people a chance to discover their talents. ... It’s the best poverty-fighter in the world. We certainly need more champions of freedom like these. John Stossel is host of “Stossel” on the Fox Business Network. He’s the author of “Give Me a Break” and of “Myth, Lies, and Downright Stupidity.” COPYRIGHT 2012 BY JFS PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Commission on Aging
The Commission will meet Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m., at Peach T ree Retirement Center, 1301 W. Country Club. Any aging concern will be discussed, and Rodney Schumacher, CEO of Roswell Regional Hospital, will address the Commission and take questions. For more information call Tom Dunlap, 622-2607 or dunlaplawoffice@cableone.net for more info.
Swerving can be worse than hitting animal on road making a decision about what to do,” said Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, “but the best thing, unfortunately, in most cases is to hit the animal and try to avoid swerving or doing something that could cause you to lose control and hit somebody else or an object or go off the road and roll over.” Most human injuries from animal collisions occur not when animals are hit but by the crash that follows. And most fatalities could be prevented by using seatbelts in cars and helmets on motorcycles, Rader said. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recorded 173 fatal crashes and 12,000 injury crashes involving animals in 2009, the latest year statistics are available, said spokesman Jose Alberto Ucles. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimates there are more than 1.5 million crashes involving deer each year, resulting in more than $1 billion in vehicle damage annually. Very few dogs, cats or
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The First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir will present John Rutter's Requiem, with orchestra, on Friday evening, April 6, directed by John Fuss, minister of music at the church. Because there are very few opportunities to perform a choral masterpiece in our region, especially with a full orchestra, Mr. Fuss invites other singers in the community to join with him in this per for mance. Rehearsals will be held on Wednesdays, Jan. 18, from 8:15-9:15 p.m., beginning
Jan. 18, at First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Pennsylvania. Interested singers may contact Mr. Fuss at 622-1881 or by email at music@dfn.com.
vent these complications. There are three major strategies for treating AF: controlling the heart rate, restoring a normal heart rhythm, and using a medication called an anticoagulant. A doctor’s first choice in treating AF is often to try to control the heart rate. Medication can slow down the racing heartbeat in nearly all people with AF. The most useful drugs are beta blockers (such as propranolol and metoprolol) and calcium-channel blockers (such as diltiazem and verapamil). When rapid treatment is in order, these medications can be injected into a vein, which produces an almost immediate effect. But in most cases, pills are used to maintain long-term heart rate control. Doctors usually adjust the dosage to achieve a resting heart rate of about 60 to 80 beats per minute, or 90 to 115 during moderate exercise. Some people with AF may also benefit from rhythm control. The fastest and most effective way to restore the heart’s rhythm is with an electric shock. Though the word “shock” seems scary, the process doctors use to treat AF involves only a small, brief pulse of electric current that is quite safe. And, since patients are given sedatives for this procedure, it is at most mildly uncomfortable. This treatment, officially called “electrical cardioversion,” is most effective when used soon after the onset of AF, but many patients require a period of anticoagulant medication before they undergo cardioversion. Doctors may also prescribe drugs to restore and maintain a person’s heart rhythm. The choice of medication is
other small animals are included in national studies about animal strikes because they are not reported to police or insurance companies, Rader said. But using data from several agencies, including NHTSA, the institute did a comprehensive study in 2004 that found 77 percent of reported animal crashes involved deer, 10 percent involved cattle, 6 percent horses and 6 percent dogs. “We even had one case that was a bear,” he said. Bonny Kelani is still afraid of traffic, Conway said. The first time Conway tried to take her for a walk next to a street “she panicked. Like a colt on a rope, she reared back and almost flipped over.” The family has tried sitting with her on the porch and in the yard but when she gets close to the road, she still tries to get away. Bonny Kelani owes her life to the good Samaritan who took her to the hospital, but experts recommend letting authorities handle animals hurt in crashes. “If they are injured, they will lash out and bite anything without
realizing what they are doing,” Conway said. If you hit an animal and your car will make it, get off the road and call 911. And if you do try to help a dog or cat, cover it first with a blanket or towel so it can’t hurt you. Based on claims, State Farm Insurance estimated there were 1.09 million crashes between deer and vehicles in the United States between July 1, 2010, and June 20, 2011, said company spokesman Eddie C. Martinez in Los Angeles. That is 7 percent lower than a year earlier and down 9 percent from three years earlier, he said. Pennsylvania had the most deer-vehicle crashes, with 101,299, Martinez said, followed by Michigan with 78,304. But he said the chances of a driver hitting a deer in the next 12 months are greatest in West Virginia, at one in 54. That’s better than a year ago, when chances were one in 42, he said. Martinez said the average cost of a crash with a deer is $3,171, up 2.2 percent from a year earlier.
tricky and may have severe side effects. Amiodarone is frequently the drug of choice. Other specialized drugs are available, but all of the rhythm-stabilizers can have side effects. That’s why cardiologists are usually best suited to manage rhythm control, while primary care physicians are able to manage rate control. It is important to note that most people with AF feel fine once their heart rate is controlled. But their well-being is deceptive, since they are still at risk for stroke. The risk is particularly high in older patients, in patients with a weakened heart muscle, high blood pressure or diabetes, and especially in patients with a previous stroke or ministroke (a “transient ischemic attack”). Anticoagulants (blood thinners) can reduce stroke risk in AF patients. Three choices are currently available. Aspirin is the simplest, safest and least expensive. But it is also the least effective, reducing the risk of stroke by only about 20 percent. Warfarin (Coumadin) reduces the risk of stroke by about 60 percent. It has been a mainstay of therapy for decades, but it is complicated to manage. Now a new group of anticoagulant drugs is available. The FDA approved dabigatran (Pradaxa) for AF in 2010 and rivaroxaban (Xarelto) this November. They appear to be at least as safe and effective as warfarin and are much easier to use. Unfortunately, they are also much more expensive and are not suitable for all AF patients. If you’re thinking that AF is complicated, you’re right. But the bottom line is straightforward and important. Your husband’s doctors should: (1) check for things that might have triggered his AF; (2) get his heart rate under control, and discuss the pros and cons of trying to restore a normal heart rhythm; and (3) take steps to prevent a stroke. Think of these three steps as the ABC of AF. (Submit questions to harvard_adviser@hms.harvard.edu.)
All the staff at Copy Rite would like to send a Heart Felt Thank you to Sherri Beckham for 30 years of dedicated service. Enjoy your retirement, home time and all the endeavors you pursue.
Copy Rite continues to have a full staff *Front Office Manager * Graphic Designer * Pressman * Open Monday – Fridays 8am -5pm * We now have a Ruidoso location*