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D4 LIFE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2006 DECATUR, ILLINOIS www.herald-review.com Hacker claims to have cracked iPod restrictions Older broken bones take longer to heal SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) A hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple Computer Inc's iPod and iTunes music products and plans to license his code to others. The move by Jon Lech Johansen, also known as "DVD Jon," could pit the 22-year-old against Apple's lawyers, experts say, but if successful could free users from some restrictions Apple and its rivals place on digital music. Today, songs purchased from Apple's online iTunes Music Store can't be played on portable devices made by other companies. Songs purchased from many other online music stores also won't work on iPods because they similarly use a form of copy-protection that Apple doesn't support.

Johansen said he has developed a way to get around those restrictions by creating code that mimics Apple's copyprotection system. But unlike his previous work, which he usually posts for -free, the Norway native plans to capital ize on his efforts through his Redwood Shores-based DoubleTwist Ventures, said the company's only other employee, managing director Monique Farantzos. An unnamed client will soon use the technology so its copy-protected content will be playable on iPods, she said, declining to give any specifics. "There's a certain amount of trouble that Apple can give us, but not enough to stop this," Farantzos said Tuesday. "We believe we're on good legal ground, and our attorneys have given us the green light on this." Friend's advice to pregnant teen takes tiMiMiHinnrrA force this kind of communication with the home.

Of course, parents want their children regardless of age to come to them if there is a crisis. And I am told that seven out of 10 teens who find themselves pregnant do exactly that. However, those who don't usually have a good reason for not doing so. Teens like the girl in your letter need counseling and care, not laws forcing them to face abusive parents. I'm glad you wrote to me.

Your sad story is a lesson for other well-meaning adults. Ring etiquette Dear Abby: Can you please resolve a problem for me? I want to know the proper etiquette for wearing a heart-shaped diamond ring. Do you wear it with the point facing you or facing the tip of your finger? Cara in West Virginia Dear Cara: According to Michael Botsko, director of the Tiffany jewelry store in LA's Century City, the stone should be worn with the point facing outward so that when you extend your hand, people won't mistake it for one that's round or oval. No kissing Dear Abby: I am very concerned. I recently started AS3Y wish I had known how to protect her from a dangerous and violent situation at home.

I hope you will share this letter with other concerned parents and give your thoughts on this heart-wrenching problem. Shocked and Saddened in Sherman Oaks, Calif. Dear Shocked: Please stop being so hard on yourself. You advised your daughter's friend to do what most other parents wouldfhave. What you failed to take into consideration was the fact that many teens live in homes where there is violence, abuse, drug problems and incest.

A year ago here in California, there was an attempt to legislate "parental notification" into law. Fortunately, it was voted down. It's teens like your daughter's friend who would have been harmed by this kind of law. They certainly cannot go to their parents and I have never believed that the law can successfully Dear Dr. Donohue: I am 82.

1 fell off a ladder while painting my shutters. I broke my right leg, the tibia bone. This happened six weeks ago. The doctor just examined me, and I had an X-ray. He said it looks like the bone isn't healing, and he wants me to return in another month.

Aren't most bones healed in six weeks? What happens if mine doesn't heal? L.N. The tibia is the larger of the two lower-leg bones. You can feel it if your run your hand down the inside part of the leg between the knee and ankle. It's the shin bone. Healing time for a broken bone depends on a lot of considerations: the severity of the break; its location in the bone; whether broken bone has pierced the skin; the quality of a person's circulation; and on and on.

In the best of circumstances, it takes most bones about six weeks to heal. In older people, partly because of inadequate circulation and partly because of diminished bone quality, it takes longer for bones to heal. It can take months and months. If healing doesn't take place, orthopedic surgeons have a number of tricks up their sleeves. They can take a piece of good bone from another bone and use it as a bridge between the two nonhealing ends of the broken bone.

Or they can joint the two bone ends with metal hardware. You're not far off schedule for healing. It's not time to lose hope of nature taking its course. Digestion goes awry Dear Dr. Donohue: For about a year, I have had attacks of diarrhea that are so bad I have to rush to the bathroom to avoid an accident.

I gave up all dairy products, but that didn't help. I haven't eaten any fruit or vegetables for the past three months. That didn't do anything. My doctor says diarrhea in someone my age isn't unusual. Is that true? N.M.

In my book, it's unusual regardless of age. You need an extensive investigation of your digestive tract, and you should have it soon. Have you lost much weight? I'd contact a gastroenterologist, a doctor who specializes in this kind of problem. The gastroenterologist will want to look at your digestive tract with a scope to detect things such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. He or she will want your stool analyzed for its fat content.

An abundance of fat in the nnitntnir stool implies that food isn't being absorbed. There are other malabsorption syndromes, such as celiac disease, where diarrhea is a prominent symptom. In celiac disease, the digestive tract is intolerant of gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Gluten turns up in many foods that might surprise you. Diarrhea results if gluten is eaten.

Illnesses far removed from the stomach and intestines can also lead to diarrhea. An overactive thyroid gland, for example, sometimes speeds up the passage of food through the tract. I could go on listing causes of diarrhea, but it wouldn't serve a useful purpose. What would is putting yourself in the hands of a gastroenterologist. Do so.

Dilated airways Dear Dr. Donohue: My mother is 83 years old. She spent three months in the hospital with pneumonia. The doctors tell me she has bronchiectasis. Will you tell me about this illness and what can be done for it? E.L.

Bronchiectasis (BRAWN-key-EK-tuh-suss) is a permanent dilation of the bronchi, the airways. Dilated airways retain mucus, which serves as a spawning ground for bacteria. Thick mucus obstructs the flow of air into the lungs. Symptoms include a chronic, wet cough, voluminous amounts of sputum, difficulty breathing and sometimes coughing up blood. Your mother must attend to any lung infection immediately, before it has a chance to get out of hand.

Some doctors advise bronchiectasis patients to adopt postural drainage. One technique is to lie on the stomach with the head over the side of the bed to encourage drainage from the airways. A respiratory therapist should demonstrate postural drainage positions to your mother. In some instances, surgical removal of the dilated airways, if there are discrete areas of dilation, improves symptoms. Dr.

Paul Donohue writes for North America Syndicate. Send letters to Box 536475, Orlando, FL OBITUARIES HI Overlot tragic turn seeing a man who refuses to kiss me. He will peck me on the lips or the cheek, but nothing more. I have asked him about it. He claims he has never kissed, and that it actually turns him off.

I feel like because of this I can't connect with him on a more intimate level. Is this normal? Please help. Lipless Lover in Flagstaff, Ariz. Dear Lipless Lover: Although his aversion is not unheard of, it is not "normal." Most affectionate lovers kiss. I can't answer for you, but for me, this would be a deal-breaker.

My "gut" tells me you should keep him as a friend and expect nothing more. Good advice for everyone teens to seniors is in "The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It." To order, send a business-size, self-addressed envelope, plus check or money order for $6 to: Dear Abby Anger Booklet, Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Postage is included in the price. Dear Abby is written by Jeanne Phillips for Universal Press Syndicate. Write to Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Simon FARMERS VILLE Evelyn Beryl Simon, 96, Quincy, formerly of Farmersville, retired teacher and principal, died Wednesday (Oct. 25, 2006). Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Farmersville United Methodist Church. Visitation: one hour before services in the church.

Burial: Rovey Cemetery, Farmersville. Arrangements by: Hough Memorial Home, Farmersville. Memorials: Chad-dock Children's Foundation, Quincy; Good Samaritan Home, Quincy; or Farmersville United Methodist Church. Member: Farmersville United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star, Haselmere Chapter 221, Taylorville. Survivors: son, Gene Simon, Quincy; daughter, Beverley Nail, Chesterfield, four grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren.

Preceded by: husband, Eldon; parents; one sister; and one brother. Online guest book at www. legacy.comherald-review Obituaries, asp Thompson COWDEN Bunea E. Thompson, 91, Cowden, died Thursday (Oct. 26, 2006).

Arrangements incomplete: Lockart-Green Funeral Home, Cowden. Thompson TUSCOLA Thomas R. "Tommy" Thompson, 85, retired farmer, Tuscola, died Wednesday (Oct. 25, 2006). Services: 1 p.m.

Monday, Edwards Funeral Home, Tuscola. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Burial: Tuscola Cemetery. World War II Navy veteran.

Member: Tuscola American Legion. Survivors: second wife, Mary E. Thompson; stepson, Julio Piscopo, Sterling Heights, stepdaughters, Justine Vogel and Mary Ann Clark, both of Clinton Township, Nancy Hobson, Troy, Darlene Decker, Sterling Heights; Vicki Hurford, St. Clair Shores, several step-grandchilden; several great-stepgrandchildren. Preceded by: first wife, Eileen; parents.

Online guest book at www. legacy.comherald-review Obituaries.asp lj Dear Abby: I am extremely shaken by a recent experience, and I want to share this with other parents who may one day find themselves in a similar situation. My daughter, "Mary," is almost 18 and in the 12th grade. We have always had a close relationship. She has always come to me to talk about what's going on in her life friends, crushes, school, just about everything.

A few months ago, Mary told me about a terrible situation concerning one of her classmates. "Jill" had just learned that she was pregnant and was frantic. She told Mary that she couldn't tell her parents because she was afraid of a violent reaction. Mary was so worried about Jill that she came to me for help. After hearing the story, I encouraged my daughter to tell Jill to talk to her parents.

I never imagined what would happen next. I knew from things Mary had said that Jill's parents were hard on her, but I didn't know the extent of her problems at home. When Jill took my advice and told her parents she was pregnant, her father beat her so badly she ended up in the hospital and lost the baby. Abby, you can't imagine how terrible I feel about this. Jill will never be the same, and I feel I am to blame.

I Continued from D3 Hanfland SIGEL Ruth Ann Hanfland, 84, Sigel, homemaker, died Wednesday (Oct. 25, 2006). Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Michael The Archangel Church, Sigel.

Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Swengel-O'Dell Funeral Home, Neoga, with 7 p.m. parish wake service. Burial: St. Michael Cemetery, Sigel.

Memorials: donor's choice. Member: St. Michael The Archangel Church and ladies Sodality, Sigel. Survivors: sons, Larry Hanfland and Ted Hanfland, both of Sigel; Dan Hanfland, West Columbia, S.C.; daughter, Susan Baugh-er, Windsor; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Preceded by: husband, Peter Joseph; parents; and twin sister.

Online guest book at www. legacy, comherald-review Obituaries.asp Lucas TUSCOLA Mary J. Lucas, 75, Tuscola, retired licensed practical nurse, died Tuesday (Oct. 24, 2006). Services: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Hilligoss-Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola. Visitation: 9 a.m. until services. Burial: Tuscola Township Cemetery. Memorials: Alzheimer's Association or American Diabetes Association.

Send condolences: www.hilligossshraderfh.com. Salmon TUSCOLA Thomas O'Neil Salmon, 90, Tuscola, retired farmer, died Wednesday (Oct. 25, 2006). Services: 1 p.m. Sunday, Edwards Funeral Home, Tuscola.

Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Burial: Tuscola Cemetery. Survivors: sons, Max Salmon, Peoria; Jim Salmon, Grayslake; Dwight Salmon, Pontiac; daughter, Nancy Mitchell, Ridge Farm; sisters, Lucinda Miller, Sheila White and Dorothy Geary, all of Lincoln; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Preceded by: wife, Lola; parents; and one brother.

Online guest book at www. legacy.comherald-review Obituaries.asp k.lj Stites CHARLESTON Edna M. Stites, 95, Charleston, died Wednesday (Oct. 25, 2006). Graveside services: 10 a.m.

Saturday, Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston. No visitation. Arrangements by: Adams Funeral Chapel, Charleston. Memorials: American Diabetes Association. GRADUATES 60's and 70's.

Following his retirement he worked as a courier for the Scott State Bank. Buzz was an avid baseball fan and rooted for his Cardinals up to the end. He began his Little League Baseball Program in Bethany around 1966 with a group of young boys he dearly admired. He coached the Decatur Thoroughbred Team from 1977 to 1979. He was proud to be able to assist coaching his grandson's Mt.

Zion Baseball Teams. He was a past member of the Bethany Fire and Ambulance Department and the Stonington Zue Vandeveer American Legion Post 257. Buzz lived his entire life as a devout believer in Jesus Christ. One of Buzz's greatest attributes is that he never met a kid he didn't like He took great pride and joy in watching his grandchildren grow and loved his family more than anything else in life He was a humble man with a big heart. Buzz married Margie Barber on March 2, 1957 in Pana, prior to attending college at Eastern Illinois University at Charleston, where his sons, Mike and Dave were born.

Though he spent four months working at Urbana prior to teaching, he spent most of his lifetime in the community of Bethany with the people he loved. Buzz is survived by his wife, Pastor Marge (Barber) of Bethany; son, David Over-lot and his wife Cindy of Decatur; grandchildren, Sean Michael, Bryce David and Brittany Leigh Overlot. He was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Mike. Obituary written by family members. Online guest book at www.legacy.comherald-review Obituaries.asp Schnautz CLAY CITY Mary L.

Schnautz, 80, Clay City, homemaker, died Wednesday (Oct. 25, 2006). Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sailor Springs Christian Church. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m.

Friday, Frank Bright Funeral Home, Flora, 9 a.m. until services in the church. Burial: Clay City Cemetery. Memorials: Pioneer Bible Translators. Send condolences: www.frankandbright.com BETHANY Francis "Buzz" Overlot, 71, of Bethany, died 8:45 a.m.

Wednesday (October 25, 2006) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. A Celebration of Life service will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Okaw Valley (Bethany) High School Gymna Francis Overlot sium with the Rev. Ron Barrick officiating. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m.

Saturday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Burial will be in the Rosemond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond, Illinois with military rites conducted by the Bethany American Legion Post 507 and the Stonington Zue Vandeveer American Legion Post 257. Memorials are suggested to the Overlot Memorial Scholarship Fund, co Scott State Bank, Bethany, Illinois to assist deserving students to further their education. Condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Buzz was born June 26, 1935 in Pana, IL, the son of Francis L.

and Mary Rose "Emma" Chladny Overlot. He was a graduate of Pana High School with the Class of 1953 whom he loved and respected dearly. He was a U.S. Army paratrooper during the Korean Conflict. Buzz received his Bachelor of Education Degree in 1960 and his Masters Degree in Industrial Technology in 1990 at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston and was a member of the Epsilon Pi Tau Honor Fraternity.

He taught Industrial Arts at Bethany High School from 1960 until his retirement in 1994 as well as coached numerous sports during the Plunk TUSCOLA Patty Sue Plunk, 68, Tuscola, died Thursday (Oct. 26, 2006). Arrangements incomplete: Hilligoss-Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola. Suslee COALTON Joseph Suslee, 86, Coalton, retired Caterpillar Inc. machinist, died Thursday (Oct.

26, 2006). Services: 10 a.m. Monday, St. Louis Church, Nokomis. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday in the church with 5:45 prayer service. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Nokomis. Arrangements by: Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home, Nokomis. Mattoon: Sam Anderson, Brent Baker, Cara Blume, Nancy Clark-Kull, Kaitlin Cor-rie, Stevi Croy, Ryan Donaldson, Kambri Dow, Stacey Frichtl, Jentri Fullove, Julie Gaines, John Glosser, Karen Goodrich, Sarah Hampsten, Steven Hopper, Cameron Jones, Shayna Key, Dustin Man-infior, Amy Masengale, Tyler Mattmiller, Hannah Mazanek, Michael McCarter, Linda McKerrow, Reva Nale, Bret Patrick, Kaylee Redfern, Cindi Rogers, Lindsey Starwalt, Debra White, Jessica Young. Montrose: Charles Taylor.

Neoga: Christa Boren, Adara Deters, Rami Mayhall, Summer Monroe. Newton: Rhonda Adamson. Oakland: Kayla Goatley, Jori McCol-lum. Heather McConnell, Joyce Savage. Pana: Eric Bruns, Mindi Lane, Scott Loos.

Paris: Patricia Carroll, Lesa Fairbanks, Avoree Gore, Abby Hollis, Cassandra Lucas, Jessica Slater. Saint Elmo: Sheila Veteto. Shelbyville: Gail Depew, Christopher Elliott, Tiffanie Graven, Lori Hinton, Brittany Mose, Jennifer Reichart. Sigel: Nicholas Deters. St.

Elmo: Traci Spain. Stewardson: Donald Brown, Cheryl Hinkley, Richard Hoene, Michael Warner. Strasburg: Adaire Rincker. Taylorville: Cat Archibald, Courtney Barker, Roberto Bretado, William Carter, Johnny Cobb, Haldaine Collymore, James Cook, Casey Coonley, Jerry Davis, Donald Felton, Billy Fiscus, Jerry Francois, Michael Ingram, Bert Jachino, Michael Lutzow, Charles McRae, Gavin Oldigs, Daryl Perkins, Ronald Porter, Michael Robinson, Michael Rubio, Travis Shields, Roberto Suarez, David Sydenstricker, Thinh To, Steven Weakley, Bob Wood rum. Teutopolis: Nicole Kruger, Samantha Rauch, Jeffrey Stephens, Mark Verdeyen, Amy Will.

Toledo: Charles Coleman, Kylie Fehrenbacher, Alisa Gray, Uriah Herring-ton, Nicole Long, Jarod Markwell, Kelli Sowers. Tuscola: Andrew Porter. Vandalia: Joseph Brezinski, Rodrigo Caballero, Bruce Dush, Robert Ellison, John Hogsett, Roger Hoopes, Jimmy Hoskins, Derek Howard, Kourtney King, Azad Mohideen, Orlando Perez, Christopher Schulein, Nathaniel Thompson, Feai-ire Valentine, Michael Whetstone, Michael Wicker, Derrick Wren. West Union: Jodi Atwood. Windsor LaShanna Cook, Cindy Cooper, Cartie Dexter, Timothy Rincker.

Xenia: Chris Pierson. Area students receiving degrees from universities, colleges and technical schools: Lake Land College, Mattoon Altamont: Amber Myers, Amanda Schultz, Aaron Verdeyen, Jennifer Williamson. Areola: Marjorie Jarvis. Arthur: Nicholas Schrock. Ashmore: Annette Kbontz, Jada Temples, Chad Wetzel.

Beecher City: William Donaldson, Christopher Tull. Brownstown: Shannon Harre, Jessica Ireland, Davis Redman. Casey: Tiffany Easton, Whitney Mathews, Christopher Schultz, Brian Shobe. Charleston: Greggory Allison, Michael Braswell, Mandy Buell, Tina Burris, Christopher Davis, Renae Hernandez, Tori Jones, Erin Kelly, Kelly McDermand, Heather O'Connell, Mary Robinette, Brit-tney Sager, Jonathan Stratton, Kelli Wal-trip, Martin Weatherford, Michelle Wolff, Maralea Wright. Cowden: Maria Barfield.

Decatur: Myah Smith. Dieterich: Sara Fred, Julie Klein. Effingham: Nicole Antonich, Andrew Barker, Cleone Bloemker, Shannon Burlingame, Elizabeth Bussman, Amanda Chojnicki, Robert Cornell, Clint Dasen-brock, Kenneth Fritcher, Jason Gouchenouer, Dustin Herrmann, Mary Hoizer, Bradley Krischel, Sarah Kuhlman, Lesli Meek, David Shuler, Kendra Stone, Ryan Tieffel, Kristen Wendt. Farina: Tim Fulk. Findlay: Ricky Kirkley.

Greenup: Melanie Anderson, Meriah McCash, Megan Nelson, Cheryl Sowers, Matthew Sowers. Herrick: Jerad Lorton. Hillsboro: Daniel Baize, Virgil Bell, Steven Bundy, Earl Carter, Cory Davis, Gregory Fayne, Keenan Glasgow, Anthony Graves, Antonio Haynes, Aaron Hicks, Michael Iseton, Edward Jones, Nicholas Jordan, Antonio Kent, Kevin Lancaster, Charles Lee, Steven Leonard, Joseph Merritt, Shane Misch, Larry Murphy, Donta Ray, Marvin Reynolds, Larry Skinner, Raymond Stille, Yohence Strayhorn, Jeremy Swanson, Dennis Tennant, Charlie Thompson. Humboldt: Mary Couch, Dena Reavis. Kansas: Blake Heltsley, Kelly Simpson.

Lerna: Jeffrey Janes, Matthew Osborne, Jamie Shoot, Darrin Starwalt. Lovington: Nicole Davis. Marshall: Amy Morecraft. Archives and research Call the HerakiRevkw library for information 421-7964.