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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Wife of ex-judge arrested in slain Texas DA case
KAUFMAN, Texas (AP) ? North Texas authorities have arrested the wife of a former justice of the peace who was charged with making a terroristic threat in connection with the shooting deaths of a district attorney and his wife.
Kim Lene Williams was arrested early Wednesday. Online jail records do not list charges against her and efforts to reach Kaufman County Sheriff David Byrnes, county Judge Bruce Wood and others were not successful.
A law enforcement official has said authorities are trying to build a case against her husband, Eric Lyle Williams, in the deaths of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, whose bodies were found at their home March 30.
A probable cause affidavit says Eric Williams sent an email, one day after the McLellands' bodies were discovered, implying there would be another attack if authorities didn't respond to various demands. The email was sent from Eric Williams' personal computer. Authorities arrested him on Saturday and charged him with making a terroristic threat.
He was being held on $3 million bond on that charge.
Williams lost his elected position as justice of the peace after he was convicted of stealing three computer monitors from an office. McLelland and Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse ? who was shot and killed in an apparent ambush outside a courthouse in January ? prosecuted that case.
During closing arguments, the prosecutors presented testimony indicating that Williams had made death threats against a former girlfriend and a local attorney.
A jury found Williams guilty; he received two years' probation and lost his law license and position as justice of the peace.
"The good old boy network is gone," McLelland said at the time.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/wife-ex-judge-arrested-slain-texas-da-case-134043565.html
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Still a Long Way To Go in Senate On Gun Control
Democrats were feeling pretty good last week after inking a bipartisan agreement on sweeping background checks for gun purchases and getting the votes to begin a Senate debate on new gun restrictions. But now they return to the Capitol at just the beginning of what will be a long, tough road to turn gun legislation into law.
First, the bill must survive this week?s planned debate in the Senate. And it?s still unclear whether the pact struck by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania to expand background checks has the 60 votes needed to pass. Indeed, it looks like it might not.
?Just because your leadoff hitter is on base in the first inning doesn?t mean you won the game,? a GOP Senate leadership aide said. ?It just means your leadoff hitter?s on first base.?
Republicans will demand full consideration of their amendments and are prepared for a fight. And should the bill make it through what is sure to be an emotional and messy floor debate, it might fall short when the roll is called. Two Democrats, Sens. Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas, voted against even starting debate on the measure. And of the 16 Republicans who voted with Democrats to start debate, about half will not support the bill, while a half-dozen others have not made up their minds.
Democrats, for their part, continue to argue that the bill won?t rise or fall on a few moderate Democrats?they?ll get the votes they need, Dems argue?but rather on whether Republicans are willing to block background checks, a provision that enjoys wide public support. ?This is going to be a background-check bill,? a Senate Democratic leadership aide said.
How much support the Senate bill can muster will have big implications for its prospects in the House.
?If it?s an 80-plus vote in the Senate, it?s going to be hard to slow down over here,? a House GOP leadership aide said. On the other hand, if the bill barely makes it out of the upper chamber, ?that?s when we can really take a look at what the Senate sent us with a magnifying glass,? the aide said.
That was the read-between-the-lines message from GOP House Speaker John Boehner last week when he said, ?I fully expect that the House will act on legislation in the coming months. But I want this to go through regular order. And I want the Judiciary Committee to take the time to look at whatever the Senate does produce?assuming they produce something?and have members on both sides review that and make their determination.?
The Judiciary Committee is one of the most conservative panels in the House. So if its lawmakers are given time and space, their gun bill would likely end up looking much different than whatever the Senate might pass. The committee, an aide said, would be given a lot of direction by House Republicans. And while a vocal minority are opposed to any new gun regulations, there is support in the Republican conference for some kind of reform, the aide said.
Another GOP leadership aide put it this way: ?If a bill emerges from the Senate, the House will still have its say.?
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/still-long-way-senate-gun-control-072510232--politics.html
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Anxious about life? Tylenol may do the trick
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University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to relieve physical pain, the study suggests the drug may also reduce the psychological effects of fear and anxiety over the human condition, or existential dread.
Published in the Association for Psychological Science journal Psychological Science, the study advances our understanding of how the human brain processes different kinds of pain.
"Pain exists in many forms, including the distress that people feel when exposed to thoughts of existential uncertainty and death," says lead author Daniel Randles, UBC Dept. of Psychology. "Our study suggests these anxieties may be processed as 'pain' by the brain but Tylenol seems to inhibit the signal telling the brain that something is wrong."
The study builds on recent American research that found acetaminophen the generic form of Tylenol can successfully reduce the non-physical pain of being ostracized from friends. The UBC team sought to determine whether the drug had similar effects on other unpleasant experiences in this case, existential dread.
In the study, participants took acetaminophen or a placebo while performing tasks designed to evoke this kind of anxiety including writing about death or watching a surreal David Lynch video and then assign fines to different types of crimes, including public rioting and prostitution.
Compared to a placebo group, the researchers found the people taking acetaminophen were significantly more lenient in judging the acts of the criminals and rioters and better able to cope with troubling ideas. The results suggest that participants' existential suffering was "treated" by the headache drug.
"That a drug used primarily to alleviate headaches may also numb people to the worry of thoughts of their deaths, or to the uneasiness of watching a surrealist film is a surprising and very interesting finding," says Randles, a PhD candidate who authored the study with Prof. Steve Heine and Nathan Santos.
Backgrounder
While the findings suggest that acetaminophen can help to reduce anxiety, the researchers caution that further research and clinical trials must occur before acetaminophen should be considered a safe or effective treatment for anxiety.
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The study, The Common Pain of Surrealism and Death: Acetaminophen Reduces Compensatory Affirmation Following Meaning Threats, is available by request.
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Public release date: 16-Apr-2013[ | E-mail |
Share ] Contact: Basil Waugh
basil.waugh@ubc.ca
604-822-2048
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to relieve physical pain, the study suggests the drug may also reduce the psychological effects of fear and anxiety over the human condition, or existential dread.
Published in the Association for Psychological Science journal Psychological Science, the study advances our understanding of how the human brain processes different kinds of pain.
"Pain exists in many forms, including the distress that people feel when exposed to thoughts of existential uncertainty and death," says lead author Daniel Randles, UBC Dept. of Psychology. "Our study suggests these anxieties may be processed as 'pain' by the brain but Tylenol seems to inhibit the signal telling the brain that something is wrong."
The study builds on recent American research that found acetaminophen the generic form of Tylenol can successfully reduce the non-physical pain of being ostracized from friends. The UBC team sought to determine whether the drug had similar effects on other unpleasant experiences in this case, existential dread.
In the study, participants took acetaminophen or a placebo while performing tasks designed to evoke this kind of anxiety including writing about death or watching a surreal David Lynch video and then assign fines to different types of crimes, including public rioting and prostitution.
Compared to a placebo group, the researchers found the people taking acetaminophen were significantly more lenient in judging the acts of the criminals and rioters and better able to cope with troubling ideas. The results suggest that participants' existential suffering was "treated" by the headache drug.
"That a drug used primarily to alleviate headaches may also numb people to the worry of thoughts of their deaths, or to the uneasiness of watching a surrealist film is a surprising and very interesting finding," says Randles, a PhD candidate who authored the study with Prof. Steve Heine and Nathan Santos.
Backgrounder
While the findings suggest that acetaminophen can help to reduce anxiety, the researchers caution that further research and clinical trials must occur before acetaminophen should be considered a safe or effective treatment for anxiety.
###
The study, The Common Pain of Surrealism and Death: Acetaminophen Reduces Compensatory Affirmation Following Meaning Threats, is available by request.
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AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert! system.
Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/uobc-aal041613.php
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Razor-wielding woman to Jackman: Let's get married
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Actor Hugh Jackman arrives for the premiere of "Les Miserables" during the Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 9.
By Shimon Prokupecz, NBCNewYork.com
NEW YORK -- A 47-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with stalking actor Hugh Jackman.
According to police sources, Kathleen Thurston approached Jackman outside a gym in the West Village Saturday, pulled out an electric razor and said to the actor "we should be married."
Jackman told Thurston not to touch him and went inside the gym. Thurston tried to follow him inside, but was stopped by staff at the gym, sources said. Thurston then dropped the razor and ran off. She was arrested several blocks away.
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Jackman told police he had seen Thurston outside his daughter's school and again outside his home on Perry Street on Friday.
Source say Thurston appears to have serious psychological issues. Her last known address was a homeless shelter.
This story was originally published on Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:29 AM EDT
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How Gold Is Used - Business Insider
Gold skeptics often warn that the yellow metal has no intrinsic value.
But that's a bit of an exaggeration.
In addition to its use in jewelery, gold has many practical real world uses too.
The folks at U.S. Global Investors put together this slideshow to illustrate some of the uses of gold.
Thanks to U.S. Global Investors for allowing us to feature this presentation.
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-gold-is-used-2013-4
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