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limits my abilities to commu- nicate with my daughter." The search for answers led Wilson to UC Davis or- thopaedic surgeon Robert Szabo, an expert at repair- ing hand and wrist inju- ries. During a clinical exam, Szabo ruled out all but two wrist parts, "but treatment plans can be very different depending on the specific site of the problem," he said. Szabo recommended a study of Wilson's wrist us - ing Active MRI, a new type of imaging developed at UC Davis that creates live-ac- tion video of the wrist in mo- tion. The results showed two subluxations — one snap- ping tendon and a near joint dislocation. "Both problems could be clearly recorded and visu - alized using the new tech- nique," said Szabo. Active MRI was devel- oped by radiologist Robert Boutin and medical physi- cists Abhijit Chaudhari and Michael Buonocore in con- junction with Szabo, who saw the need to improve imaging of joints and bones for accurate diagnosis and to guide surgery. A typical MRI exam obtains sets of images in three- to five-min - ute time blocks. Any move- ment during that time blurs the images. "Routine MRI provides exquisite details, but only if the body is completely mo - tionless in one particular position," said Boutin. "But bodies are made to move." While MRI had been used to show limited movements of the jaw, further refine - ments were necessary to apply it to a joint as com- plex as the wrist. The UC Davis team adjusted the standard technique to cap- ture a new image every 0.5 seconds. Specialized pads were employed to stabilize the magnetic field and re - duce signal dropoffs. And a unique harness was built to hold the forearm in place, while leaving the hand free to move through a variety of positions such as wav - ing, rotating and clenching. The outcome is dynamic images of the wrist and its many moving parts in about 35 seconds. "Active MRI provides a detailed and 'real-time' view of the kinesiology of the wrist in action using a widely available and safe technol - ogy," said Chaudhari. The team's next step is to share Active MRI with the broader world of phy - sicians and patients. They also want to develop sim- ilar techniques for knees, shoulders and other body structures. And they want to use it in research to de - termine, for instance, why women are more prone to some orthopaedic injuries than men. "There really isn't any limit to its applications," said Boutin. "Our job now is to get the word out that it is both possible and available." Now that she has an accu - rate diagnosis, Wilson can make an informed decision about treatment, which in- cludes conser vative and surgical options. "Even though I need more treatment, it is really nice to finally have answers," she said. "And it was wonderful to be part of something new and help UC Davis break new ground." For information, v isit http://www.healthsystem. ucdavis.edu. Wrist From Page 1 Angelo: Michael W. Angelo, 59, of Red Bluff died Tues- day, April 15 at St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Thursday, April 17, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Michaelson: Brandy Lee Michaelson, 32, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, April 16 at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Thursday, April 17, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Death notices must be pro- vided by mortuaries to the news department, are pub- lished at no charge, and fea- ture only specific basic infor- mation about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified adver- tising department. Paid obit- uaries may be placed by mor- tuaries or by families of the deceased and include on- line publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of con - tent, including photos. Death notices First go-round leaders in Wednesday's slack events for the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo are as follows: Tie-down roping 1 Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas 8.1; 2 Ryan Watkins, Bluff Dale, Texas 8.3; 3 Ty- son Durfey, Colbert, Wash. 8.5; 4 Trevor Thiel, Greeley, Colo. 8.7; 5 tie Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash. 8.8 and Jared Ferguson, Cottonwood, Calif. 8.8; 7 Roger Nonella, Klamath Falls, Ore. 9.0; 8 tie Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas 9.1 and Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas 9.1; 10 Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D. 9.3; 11 Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 9.4; 12 tie Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 9.5 and Fred Whitfield, Hock - ley, Texas 9.5 Steer wrestling 1. Seth Brockman, Wheat- land, Wyo. 4.6; 2. Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alb. 4.9; 3. Trigger Pugh, Ponoka, Alb. 5.5; 4. tie Luke Bran - quinho, Los Alamos, Ca- lif. 5.7 and Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark. 5.7; 6. tie Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. 5.8 and Timmy Sparing, Helena, Mont. 5.8; 8 Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alb. 5.9; 9 Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore. 6.0; 10 Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. 6.1; 11 Forest Sains - bury, Camp Crook, S.D. 6.2; 12 Ryan Bothum, Caddo, Okla. 6.3 Team roping 1 Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif. and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 4.6; 2 Arky Rogers, Lipan, Texas and Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif. 5.0; 3 Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 5.1; 4 Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. and Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz. 5.2; 5 tie Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. 5.3 and Da - kota Shipp, Lincoln, Texas and Joe Mattern, Plant- ersville, Texas 5.3; 7 Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas 5.5; 8 tie Luke Brown, Ste - phenville, Texas and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. 5.6 and Logan Olson, Flan- dreau, S.D. and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. 5.6; 10 Zayne Dishion, Bishop, Calif. and Derrick Peterson, Louis - burg, Kan. 5.7; 11 tie Hayes Smith, White City, Ore. and Tristen Luther, Bakersfield, Calif. 5.8 and Jake Stanley, Hermiston, Ore. and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif. 5.8 All results are unofficial. Thursday's slack, which be - gins at 10 a.m., will be the second go-round for the tie- down roping, steer wrestling and team roping and will de - termine the 24 contestants who will compete on Friday and Saturday. Fo r m o r e i n fo r m a - tion, visit www.RedBluf- fRoundup.com . rounD-uP Wednesday Rodeo slack results, competition to continue over weekend opportunity to recognize Una Jordan for all of her contributions to the com- munity, her extensive com- munity involvement, and her commitment to making Red Bluff a great place to live," the proclamation read. A mong the contr ibu - tions noted in the procla- mation were Jordan's in- volvement in Rotary, the Sacra ment o R iver D is - cover y Center, Blues for the Pool, the Red Bluff Round-Up Chili Cook-off and the Salvation A rmy Board. Jordan was a key leader in starting the Tehama County Special Olympics in 1976. Most recently Jordan was selected as the grand m a r s h a l for t he 2 01 3 Round-Up Parade. She was named Most I n spi rat ion a l R ot a r i a n in 2010, Tehama County Farm Bureau Volunteer of the Year in 2002 and Busi - ness Woman of the Year in 1986. Jordan owned and oper- ated Red Bluff Flower Bou- tique for 25 years. Jordan From Page 1 FiLE PHoTo — DAiLy NEWS Una Jordan is pictured with John Growney at the 2013 Round-Up Parade. Jordan has been recognized by city council for her community involvement. By David eggert Associated Press Detroit » Pressure was building Wednesday for Michigan lawmakers to commit $350 million to De - troit pensions, a day after the city reached tentative agreements with pension funds and a retiree group to reduce payouts. The city has an $816 mil - lion pledge from founda- tions, philanthropists and Gov. Rick Snyder to shore up pension funds and pre- vent the sale of city-owned art as part of Detroit's strat- egy for exiting the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history. But the state's share still hasn't been nailed down, and some in the Republi - can-controlled Legislature aren't sold yet. "It's not going to be easy because it's so easily demagogued," said House Speaker Jase Bolger, R- Marshall, who supports the plan. "There will be an important balance between ensuring Detroit's success on the positive side and en - suring Detroit doesn't lapse back into trouble on the cau- tionary side." Retired police officers and firefighters would see smaller cost-of-living pay - ments but no cut in pension benefits under a deal an- nounced Tuesday. Detroit's other retirees, who have smaller pensions, would get a 4.5 percent cut and elimi - nation of yearly inflation al- lowances under a separate compromise. Retirees and city employ- ees who qualify for a pen- sion will get a ballot in a few weeks. If they don't support the plan, the $816 million vanishes and deeper pen- sion cuts are inevitable, De- troit emergency manager Kevyn Orr has warned. Bolger said the city's unions should put money in the pot — and not just in the form of concessions from members. "They have profited from these contracts. They have collected union dues. They should step forward and join in mitigating the effects of the bankruptcy," he said. State aid for Detroit is tricky for the Republican governor and lawmakers who are uncomfortable with talk of a "bailout." Some leg - islators are worried about the rescue setting a prece- dent if other cities collapse. Draft legislation is in the works. One potential advantage for Snyder is that south- eastern Michigan is home to many lawmakers who want to see the city turn a page. Nearly five of every 10 lawmakers represent parts of Wayne, Oakland or Ma - comb counties. City retirees at risk of significant pension cuts without state aid also live in many of those dis - tricts. But lawmakers outside the region say their con- stituents have other prior- ities, such as better roads and schools. Snyder, Bolger and other leaders in the Capitol are hoping to persuade them that Michigan's long-term health is related to a health - ier Detroit. The House re- turns Thursday, while the Senate is back in session next week. Rep. Greg MacMaster, a northern Michigan Republi - can who is running for the state Senate, wants to know more about the concessions and what the city is doing to cut costs through competi - tive bidding. "I'm not keen on bail- ing out Detroit. They got themselves into this mess," he said. The state's conditions for helping the pension funds could include nam - ing independent fiducia- ries to manage them after concerns about misman- agement and corruption in the systems and protect- ing Michigan from lawsuits from pensioners and cred- itors. "The governor's com- mitment to this process and Detroit's comeback is unwavering, and he will be working with partners in the Legislature to do ev - erything it can on the state's end," spokeswoman Sara Wurfel said. Meanwhile, reaction was mixed to the tentative deals reached Tuesday. Water department re - tiree David Sole, 65, said he'll vote no. He feels whip- sawed, especially after the city had threatened to cut pensions as much as 34 per- cent before settling on 4.5 percent for retirees outside police and fire. There would be no annual cost-of-living payments. "Now they're say ing we're not going to kill you —we're just going to kick you in the head," said Sole, whose pension is $1,700 a month. "We shouldn't pay a penny. No COLA will eat away at pensioners. As you get older, your life gets harder." Detroit still needs $350M from state lawmakers both the 30th DAA and Te- hama County board of su- pervisors. Building maintenance and repair has become a "critical issue," the letter states. "Much of these re - pairs have been deferred due to funding cuts made to all fairs and exposi- tions. These buildings are at least 20 to 30 years old and will require major in- vestment over the next 10 to 15 years in order to pro- vide a suitable venue that meets the diverse needs of the community." The letter, which says the fairgrounds already has 100 events scheduled for 175 event days, points to competition as a reason the JPA is necessary. Without the J PA , the letter states, attracting f i r s t - cl a s s e vent s w i l l be diff icult for both Te - h a m a C ou nt y a nd t he f a i r g r o u n d s . T h e l e t - ter points to the Rolling Hills Casino Equestrian Center, which is compet- ing for horse show and ro- deo events. A nother benef it of a p a r t n e r s h ip w i t h t h e county, the letter states, is a $200,000 "buyout" loan from the county that could resolve litigation re - garding the fairground's solar system. More infor mation on the mu lti- d istr ict pho - tovoltaic lawsuit can be found here: http://goo.gl/ W2ZJfG. The letter states the Te - hama District Fairground is a part of the recreation, public safety and economic vision of the community and Tehama County. "As such," the letter said, "we must all work to - gether to make sure that the Tehama District Fair- ground does not close." JPA From Page 1 "e ven t ho ug h i need more treatment, it is really nice to finally have answers." — C at hy Wi ls on , R ed B lu ff appropriately dressed rac- ers, Budweiser Clydesdales strutted their stuff before the bikini-clad barrel racers were off and running, the bi - kini races, and the related shirtless cowboy races, have become an added sta- ple during Round-Up week. It also probably doesn't hurt the attendance. The event's announcer, as the bikini races were approaching, said "Look what happens" when rid - ers will run barrels in bi- kinis. "The whole town shows up." Pa sca rel la , however, looked around earlier and said the people filling the grandstands at the arena looked about the same com - pared to years before skin was in. Twenty barrel racers delighted onlookers, draw - ing hoots and hollers dur- ing their appearances. The bikini-clad barrel racers, some of whom ran in the open competition, ne - gotiated their way on the dirt for a shot at a $1,000 prize. The competitors were chosen by an online fan vote, which orga nizers said created fostered en - gagement and took the responsibility off them to choose who would run. This story will be up - dated at http://redbluff- dailynews.com when re- sults from the events are gathered. Rodeo From Page 1 PAUL SANCyA — THE ASSoCiATED PRESS in this oct. 23, 2013 file photo, Dennis Marton walks with protesters at a rally outside The Theodore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroit. The city of Detroit reached tentative agreements to preserve pensions for retired police office and firefighters but cut monthly payments for other former employees, officials said Tuesday, April 15, 2014. THOMAS RENE TORRES August 19, 1958 ~ April 11, 2014 Thomas Rene Torres, 55, lost his battle with cancer April 11, 2014, with family at his side. Thomas resided in Tehama County, he earned an AA Degree in Machanics in 1978, and worked as an Agricultural Machine Mechanic. Thomas is survived by his children; Alex Torres, Redd- ing; Ginny Torres, Red Bluff; Jean Ann Gavris, Red Bluff; Tana Tracy, Angel Phelps, Red Bluff; brother Bruce Mace, Chico, CA.; sisters Margie Ramirez, Vina, CA, Carmen Nordeck, AK, Trudy Prewitt, Vina, CA, Nancy Collins, NV, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Thomas is preceded in death by mother, Virginia Torres and brother Timothy Torres. Cremation is being handled by Blair's Cremations of Redding. Memorial services will be held at a later date. 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