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Larry Stuart Ingham, 74, a resident of Parsons, departed this life Wednesday morning, March 27, 2013, in Hospice Care Corp. Inpatient Unit at Elkins. He had been in declining health.
He was born Thursday, July 21, 1938, at Arlington, Va., a son of the late Leonard Rice Ingham and Lulu Madison Ingham.
He was twice married. First on Aug. 20, 1960, he was married to the former Lara Sue Williams, who preceded him in death. Second on April 2, 2002, he was married to the former Judith Lee "Judy" Orr, who survives.
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Also surviving are two sons, Michael Stuart Ingham of Parsons and Mark David Ingham and wife, Jennifer, of Villa Rica, Ga.; three daughters, Mary Belinda Cordell and husband, Randy, of Douglasville, Ga., Melissa Lou Gibson and husband, Robert, of Canton, Ga., and Melanie Sue Ambrose and husband, Jim, of Moore Station Road, Parsons; two stepdaughters, Melanie Lynn Kelly and husband, Kenny, of Dailey, and Susan Annette Heckler and husband Mark, of Hambleton; and 18 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
He was a graduate with the class of 1956 from The Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Va., and attended Davis & Elkins College in Elkins. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was a former manager of Shoney's Restaurant, retiring during 1982. He was a licensed private pilot, was a member of Mt. Top Hunting Club, was a hunter and enjoyed golf.
The family will receive friends at Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Parsons today from 5 to 8 p.m. Final rites will be conducted at the funeral home parlor Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Jeff Anderson will officiate, and interment will follow in Parsons City Cemetery at Parsons.
The family suggests that expressions of sympathy be in the form of contributions to the First United Methodist Church, 101 First St., Parsons, WV 26287. Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Larry Stuart Ingham. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com.


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Wonder how many takes Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell's family photo required?
In a week that saw a holiday homage to awkward family photos – from Kelly Clarkson's kooky Christmas card to Mena Suvari's purr-fect picture – the actors went a bit more old-school (and comfortable) with their card.
"Happy Holidays from all nine of us!!" Romijn, 40, wrote alongside a Twitter pic of her big family, all of whom – from the couple's twin girls Dolly and Charlie to their three dogs and two cats – were clad in bright green Christmas pajamas decorated with snowmen and pine trees.
Romijn and O'Connell, 39, have much to celebrate this holiday season, as their daughters turn five on December 28, which will likely prompt the twins' first-ever birthday party now that they're getting older.
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May 15, 2014
Not For Me
This just didn't work for me, very few hairs were removed regardless of how many passes I made or in what direction. I don't know if I have a faulty unit or if the hairs and contours of my underarm don't match that of this epilator, which is the first I've tried.
I'm fairly certain that the length of the hair was at least .5mm and there was never any product on when I tried it. It worked on the lower part of my arm where the hairs are longer but finer, although I'm not sure if it pulled it from the root because there wasn't really any pain.
I am discouraged from trying another as this just may not be a type of hair removal that works for me.
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May 6, 2013
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.
I am fair skinned with thick hair. I have coarse dark hair on my lower legs and plenty on my arms as well all though it is not as dark and thick there. When i shave my legs you can still see the hair in the follicle that the razor doesn't get which kind of makes shaving pointless for me because it looks like i still have stubble and it also grows right back overnight. That is why I starting looking into epilators because they remove the hair right from the root so this was looking like the answer to my hair removal problems.
This epilator has 72 tweezers that spin and catch hairs and remove them from the root. The more tweezers, the faster the process. I use it mostly on my underarms every few days because your hair does not grow at the same rate and there are always a few stragglers popping up. It is the least painful to use there in my opinion and i find it much more convenient to do than shaving. I use to have to shave my underarms everyday and was always left irritated, sensitive and I still had little black dots left behind (the root). The epilator eliminates all of these issues for me, removes all my hair and leaves my underarms smooth. I also use the epilator on my arms where my hair is finer. It removes all my hair and leaves my arms super smooth. I do get irritation afterwards and am left feeling a bit sensitive for the rest of the day. These side effects go away in a few hours and I like to use Aveeno lotion to calm the irritation. My arms stay 100% hair free for about a week and then little hairs start to surface here and there. While my arms tend to become a bit fuzzy over the next few weeks the hair that regrows is much thinner and sparse. I tend to epilate my arms every 3 weeks or so.
I do not get the same results when I use this on my legs. It does remove the MAJORITY of my leg hair but not 100%. I am still left feeling a little stubbly in places and It doesn't always remove all the hair from the root, sometimes it breaks the hair instead. My lower legs are where my hair is the darkest and thickest so this is probably why i do not get the same great results as I do with my arms/underarms. I am still having the problem where you can still see some root left behind but I think that's just something I'm going to have to accept due to my fair skin (unless I start fake-tanning). My hair does grow back much faster on my legs, I start to see new hairs coming in after a few days but like i said before this is due to different growth patterns. I will say however when it does grow back it is a lot thinner and sparse like with my arms. A huge improvement than regrowth from shaving which happened overnight and left me with harsh scratchy stubble. I will say the first time I used the epilator IT HURT ALOT! I am not kidding, I did one leg one day than the other the next day because the pain was just too much. It also took a long time too because I was getting use to how to use the thing. I was doing short slow strokes because it was so painful. After using it a few times though the pain lessens. It also helps if you pull your skin taught. It still hurts a bit for my around my ankles and on my upper thighs but it is much more tolerable now that i've been using it for almost a year. A fast sweeping motion works best for me, just bending the wrist back and forth over skin until no hair is visible. I can get both my legs done in about 30 min now (that's 15 min for each leg).
It is important that you exfoliate well prior to using the epilator to prevent ingrown hairs and to prep hair for quick removal. I use a loofa every time I shower but I like to use a sugar scrub especially before epilation I find it makes removal much faster and less painful compared to using just the loofa. I like one made my Shea Moisture with coconut oil and hibiscus (Target $10).
Overall I do like the epilator because I do not have to shave all the time which saves me from having to constantly buy new razor cartridges. I also save myself time in the shower. I do not use it as much in the winter but during summer it is a real life savor. I do not have to worry about constantly having to shave my stubble. I went on a vacation for a week and didn't have to worry about my legs at all, just my underarms a couple times. The only things I do not like about the epilator is that the charge doesn't last very long so you could probably save yourself $20 and just buy the corded one, I end up using it plugged in for my legs and arms anyways. I also am still getting a bit of irritation on my ankles and arms but It does subside. If you are willing to take a little pain to keep yourself smoother longer than I think this would be a good investment for you. Especially if you are having the same issues of fair skin and dark hair as I am. I WILL NOT however use it on the bikini area. That's the only reason I still have my razor.
6 out of 6 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
Apr 9, 2013
Not So Sure
I was excited after reading all the reviews. I wanted this for the hairs on my chin. They are gray and very resistant to waxing and depilatories. But after multiple passes over the same area, I still have quite a bit of hair left. I am wondering if maybe the hairs need to be longer. There are a couple of places where the skin is broken. Maybe I am not using it correctly. Or maybe this one is not good for facial hair? Not sure. I don't have hair on my legs or arms to try it on. I think I will send it back. Possibly another model or brand of epilator will be better. Anybody got any ideas or suggetions? I am open.
Mar 28, 2013
Don't Buy!!
After 25 years of using different depilators i can say this one is definitely the worse!!Thought spending more money would get me a better product , but not the case. Multiple passes to get rid of that one hair and had to go back to my old depilatory (norelco phillips) to do the job. Left half of the hair behind not feeling soft and finished. Folica is a wonderful website and their returns are easy and painless. Thank you! But the product itself was a huge 'LET DOWN".
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Stef D.
Mar 26, 2013
Worth The Pain!
The pain definitely takes some getting used to but the epilator is growing on me. I don't have to shave as often, which is exactly what i wanted and my underarms look so much better than they ever did after using a razor. I'm never turning back!


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Apple iPhone 4S pre-orders break the 1 million barrier on day 1
0. phoneArena 10 Oct 2011, 08:17 posted on
Apple iPhone 4S pre-orders have just broken another record - 1 million units in a single day. The iPhone 4S has trumped the previous record holder, the iPhone 4, which sold in 600,000 units…
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1. toaster (Posts: 114; Member since: 13 Sep 2011)
inb4 incessant rabbling from apple and android fanboys.
Guess people were wrong when they said the i4S would flop.
8. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
The iPhone 4s would not flop. BUT IT SUCKS. Because of all the hype and their thinking of an iPhone 5, they all went out and ordered it without even knowing the freakin product. Even if the iPhone 4s had a 500Mhz Processor and Apple says it is fast, they would buy it. And by they I mean the ISHEEP.
21. shafboy (Posts: 179; Member since: 26 Sep 2010)
Ok look, the iPhone 4S isn't suckish at all. However it isn't a big upgrade from the iPhone 4, and lets be honest the huge upgrade is what everyone wanted. No matter for Apple though because what they really have isn't the perfect phone, but the perfect business technique. This is why they always sell so much.
55. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
@bob. How does the ip4s suck? Because of those rumors that turned out to be rumors after all? Hahahahaha. And hello, pre orders came after the ip4s was launched, not before. So how can you say that everyone went and pre ordered it just based on expectations? You are just running out of excuses. And you have nothing more to say other than there are a lot of isheeps, hahahahaha. Pathetic android fanboy.
84. NVPMOTHAF (Posts: 78; Member since: 28 Sep 2011)
im going to have to agree with 530gemini. All you android fanboys are mad because, once again, iphone beats all android's phone sales. I can't believe bobfreking55 said they bought it without knowing the phone's offerings. It was shown at an Apple conference 3 days before pre-orders came out. What a sap.
88. Dj21o (Posts: 437; Member since: 19 May 2011)
Lol, if the iPhone sells so much, why does Android own 50% of the shares? And Google doesn't release 1 phone a year, unlike Apple. I'm sure if you add total Android sales to the iPhone, the iPhone would still lose. Good try. The iPhone 4S is garbage. When they get a big boy screen with IOS5, I would consider buying one. 3.5" is embarrassing for a phone. f**kin' sheep are blind now, let's get passed the being dumb part now lol.
99. NVPMOTHAF (Posts: 78; Member since: 28 Sep 2011)
92. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
I mean they may have the ability to know it, but since it's Apple, they wouldn't mind.
Like this friend I have, So impressed with the iPhone 3G camera and says its nice, but she actually owns a 5MP Camera Galaxy S.
It's apple. people think its the best. you can't deny that.
94. toaster (Posts: 114; Member since: 13 Sep 2011)
Thank you for proving my point beautifully. (:
100. NVPMOTHAF (Posts: 78; Member since: 28 Sep 2011)
Because it is the best.
23. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Meh. This is the first 'introduction' where VZW and Sprint customers were part of the introduction. I would have been shocked if the iPhone 4S had not broken all previous records.
I am not hating on the iPhone, just pointing out some facts.
56. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
@droid. It does not matter. The ip4s is selling more than ever. What if I say that android only has a bigger market share because they are on all carriers, so we should not honor its market share lead? Hahahahaha.
2. ivanko34 (Posts: 617; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
Very nice success
22. 3D (unregistered)
Another Apple stealing success from Samsung patents.
At the iPhone 4S launch, CEO Tim Cook and co were quoted as saying,
"Improving on the innovative stainless steel external, dual-antenna design of iPhone 4, iPhone 4S is the first phone to intelligently switch between two antennas to send and receive."
28. iamcc (Posts: 1319; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
"Improving (Fixing) on the innovative stainless steel external, dual-antenna design of the iPhone 4(the previous faulty antenna), iPhone 4S is the first phone to intelligently switch between two antennas to send and receive (allows the new iPhone to actually make phone calls, regardless of how it is held.)"
31. Me (unregistered)
Wow. I felt sorry for these iSheeps. iPhone 4S is not the first.
57. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
@me. We have the highest customer satisfaction rating. So don't feel sorry for us. We will be very happy with the ip4s :-)
54. mandkeee (Posts: 82; Member since: 27 Feb 2009)
APPLE IS MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER THEN stupid samsung company
samsung = best copycat company
samsung = no skills to make their own OS...
samsung = fascinate , droid charge ,still android 2.2......never update
83. u (unregistered)
89. Dj21o (Posts: 437; Member since: 19 May 2011)
Congratulations, you can read the instruction manual. Every phone pretty much has 2.3, and ICS will come to all phones that have 1ghz and above processors. IOS5 can't touch Android. Everyone knows dumbasses will buy the new iPhone, even when the old one is getting the new software. And how many of those people have the iPhone 4 already? Probably the majority. And I even gave Apple the pleasure of emailing them why they suck. But no one listens, even the little farm animals. Go figure.
101. NVPMOTHAF (Posts: 78; Member since: 28 Sep 2011)
congrats for ICS.......Oh wait, are they actually testing it insead of prematurely spraying the old android phones that couldn't support it like the stupid release of 2.3. If ICS has so much to offer with all these cool features (that probably wont work without you having to download something else and even then....) do you honestly think that the 1ghz single core phones will be able to support it when most couldn't support the 2.3. Come on if you think that they will be able to support the new one with out it crashing, when they couldn't support the current, you have got to be smokin something other than cigarettes. I would love to hear an argument on that one, I work for Verizon tech, and know a bunch of people with other carriers that have them, and 90% of my calls are with 2.3 devices daily. With averaging 36 calls a day, that would make 32 of my calls androids. That would make it 832 android phones a month that have issues. Only about 6 a month that are Iphones. hmmmmmmm...................................
93. 3D (unregistered)
Did you read Phonearena news today. I hope Samsung use this patent to ban iPhony 4S.
3. geekxxxnerd (unregistered)
i just dont understand the negative nancys out there that like to rain on everyones parade and say, " boo hoo boo hoo it doesnt have this screen or this body style its not so coo blah blah blah." Its a great phone its past far beyond great i cant wait till i get my 4S, this phone still has Steve Jobs signature on it respect him and his vision everything has its time and its place and im just happy I get to keep my same plan with SPRINT got to love unlimited atleast for now it will be $10 for unlimited data but ha better than big greedy read and lame ATT.
4. theBankRobber (Posts: 681; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
Sprint sales helped out as well, if Sprint had the iPhone last year, it would have sold a lot more. This will quickly turn into a flame wars article with androids and iphones talking trash to each other. It sure has over on engadget lol, so sad.
6. bossmt_2 (Posts: 449; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
Its not ju-st Sprint, this is the first simultaneous launch with AT&T and VZW. If this didn't shatter records the phone would be a flop. So instead of launching to a potential approx 100 mil its launching to approx 250 mil
16. Owlet (Posts: 450; Member since: 21 Feb 2011)
Very good point, boss.
20. theone (unregistered)
good point didnt think about it like that......
58. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
@boss. Well if android phones aren't released on all carriers either, it won't sell as much. So what's the difference? Android fanboys are not using their brains. Makes me question if they have one, hahahahaha.
72. readingthissh1t (Posts: 303; Member since: 20 Jul 2011)
*sighh* i really dont want to explain sh!t to you right now. whats up with callin everyone fanbois too? im readingthissh1t and bossmt_2 has a good point. makes me wonder if you have a brain.
85. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
@reading. Of course I have a brain, and it's working way better than yours. And yes, iphone antagonists on here are android fanboys :)
86. readingthissh1t (Posts: 303; Member since: 20 Jul 2011)
haa your mom has the best brain :)
5. Beer Looter Dude (unregistered)
Even though the 4gs wasn't a huge upgrade, I suppose these pre-order numbers show, in my opinion, a few different things:
- People will always have the need to own the latest and greatest, no matter how miniscule the upgrade
- The people are becoming more and more aware of the advances in the mobile phone industry, increasing the market and exchange rate of phones
- iPhone still has a ridiculous following that is expanding at an alarming rate
59. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
@beer. From single core to dual core. From 5mp camera to 8mp camera. From 780p to 1080p video recording. From 4 lenses to 5 lenses on its camera. Added Siri personal assistant. Antenna improved with better and newer technology. And you say that those are minuscule updates from the ip4? You're stupid :-)
73. readingthissh1t (Posts: 303; Member since: 20 Jul 2011)
dual core is a big upgrade, the camera is one too. *huge upgrades were expected along with a new name, if apple is so innovative, then where the phuck is the innovation in the 4s (outside of siri) i give apple props for siri.
7. Mozarrt (Posts: 301; Member since: 08 Oct 2011)
Nothing wrong with people liking the new iPhone, I'd love to have it, but Mango is good enough for me right now.
27. clevername (Posts: 1436; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
Same here. I miss my iPhone but after mango IE9 is awesome. Tastes browser ever.
so far.
9. marcus (unregistered)
I think what has already been said time and time again: the reason that it is doing so well is because it is being launched on three U.S. carriers at the same time.
10. ryq (unregistered)
the death of steve jobs and the succeeding coverage of his life story made a lot of people want to buy this phone. steve is really a genius even after his death.
11. GixxerRider311 (unregistered)
I like the iPhone as much as I like Android, I don't understand why people hate on the iPhone, just because is Apple??? Apple makes great quality products, that's one of the many reasons why people buy them. That doesn't mean Android is bad, Android has a much bigger line up of devices at different price ranges that customers can choose from and is also more of an open source OS making it easy to modify. If you don't like the iPhone or Apple in general, why bother looking at this posts if it's nothing that interests you?
42. alx33 (Posts: 32; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
EXACTLY!!!!!!! I like all the major phone Os's (ios, android, blackberry os, webOS etc) and I don't understand why people bash other people just because they like a different product. I can understand if you like android but please, KEEP IT TO YOURSLEF!!!!!!!!!
60. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
@gixxer. Kudos to you. I personally have nothing against android devices. But I have a lot against android fanboys. They're very rude and disrespectful.
87. GixxerRider311 (unregistered)
I agree like there's really no point in bringing a debate over what's better, sure they all compete but every OS is made different and is also focused to different markets but they ALL have something that makes them unique and I don't see why people should have to be rude like that, They can just keep their negative comments to themselves.
12. testman22 (Posts: 338; Member since: 03 Nov 2009)
The iphone 4s could have been a piece of dog crap in a box and theyd still sell millions. People buy apple blindly, they probably dont even know the differences between 4 and 4s. Cant wait to hear the reactions of the people who receive their 4s and are confused why it looks exactly like the iphone 4.
13. testman22 (Posts: 338; Member since: 03 Nov 2009)
And before my comment starts a flame war let me be clear im not hating on apple, im hating on the people who buy stuff not even caring what it is.
35. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Then hate on all the android users and blackberry users that are ignorant as well
41. ivanko34 (Posts: 617; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
you are right. Apple is the king at marketing. People don't buy a phone they follow. It is funny to see how iphone owners are surprised if you show them a galaxy s2
52. bossmt_2 (Posts: 449; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
It is interesting when that happens. I acknowledge that Apple in general releases more polished devices and apps, but when I show people what my Android can do they're shocked. But then again to this day I still dazzle people with what I can do with a PC.
70. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
@ivan. Android fanboys have confidently declared the ip4s an epic flop right after its launching. But now that the ip4s broke record sales, you guys are back on the marketing king excuse, hahahaha. And those iphone users who are surprised to see your sgs2 are only acting surprised. I know because I do that too just to make them happy. Use your brain if you have one. If we are sooooo surprised with your sgs2, shouldn't we have bought it instead of the ip4s? :-)
You see, we iphone users are civilized. We don't attack people just because they got themselves an android device. We respect them for their choice and we will not call them sheeps or any other derogatory adjectives. And we want them to feel good about their choice. Unlike you android fanboys who are unabashed on attacking iphone users, like we have no right to choose what works for us.
77. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
I have to disagree about iPhone users not attacking people based on their device. I've been attacked even while complimenting Apple and the iPhone, simply because of my Android Ninja avatar. But it goes both ways, i've seen Android fans attack iPhone users too out of no where. Some of the iPhone users I have seen were just so very condescending, even though they lacked the knowledge to put up an intelligent debt.
79. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Debate! Please, excuse the spell check typo.
62. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
@testman. People don't buy the ip4s blindly. They know that there are significant updates with its internals. Apple levels up the internals of the current iphone model every year and redesigns the iphone every two years. Think ip3g to ip3gs, and now ip4 to ip4s. It will be the same with the ip5. Ip5 for 2012, and ip5s for 2013. If you use your brain for a change instead of hating blindly, you would see Apple's clockwork on their annual iphone releases.
74. readingthissh1t (Posts: 303; Member since: 20 Jul 2011)
~_~` they might memorize what new internals there are but do most people *really know about the internals? im betting that one of my friends will come bragging about their dual core iPhone and not even know that it means. just saying that some people buy because they are loyal to apple and its products, some because iPhone is a fashion statement, and some because they appreciate what the iPhone can do for them.If android or wp7.5 blew up like that, the same could be said about their phones too
82. SomeGuy (unregistered)
What's to know? Dual-core = faster
14. thethingis (unregistered)
Congrats to Apple!
Boy, they sure know what they are doing... announce a marginal upgrade that disappoints just about everyone.. and break records for preorders! Now it's looking like a pretty smart move, because if they turn around and announce an iPhone 5 in 6 mos.. people will scramble to buy that too!
I think someone should do a study of Apple consumers.. they seem to be such an incredibly faithful group, buying anything Jobs throws at them.. regardless of what it is.. like happy little iCrack addicts.
63. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
@thethings. Yes, Apple and Apple users know what they're doing, and it's none of your damn business since it has nothing to do with you. What they need to do a study on are the pathetic mentality of android fanboys getting so upset and affected by the success of the iphone when it has nothing to do with you guys. Now that's pretty insane don't you think? :-)
75. readingthissh1t (Posts: 303; Member since: 20 Jul 2011)
i somewhat agree with your statement sir --_--`
15. THE_GAME5 (Posts: 35; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
the sale is not totally due to his death....
the meare fact that ios is much stable compared to android + better quality apps is enough to drive its sales.......
the critics are either jealous idiots or those who cannot afford it or hackers who are unable to do tinkering with it.......
for a normal guy nothing comes closer for being the best smartphone as iphone.......
76. readingthissh1t (Posts: 303; Member since: 20 Jul 2011)
fuvking spammer, go sit in a corner. the only thing different about this post is the top line. 4 different articles, same thing
17. Owlet (Posts: 450; Member since: 21 Feb 2011)
I wonder how long Apple can ride their popularity before people finally open their eyes and turn away from Apple? It's taking ridiculously long. I'm glad I'm not part of that crazed crowd.
38. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
People will stop riding the Apple wave when they no longer make the best smartphones on the market.


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Hedges SB, Marin J, Suleski M, Paymer M & Kumar S (2015) Tree of Life Reveals Clock-Like Speciation and Diversification. Mol Biol Evol 32: 835-845
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Kumar S & Hedges SB (2011) TimeTree2: species divergence times on the iPhone. Bioinformatics 27:2023-2024
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Hedges SB, Dudley J & Kumar S (2006) TimeTree: a public knowledge-base of divergence times among organisms. Bioinformatics 22:2971-2972
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May is the month, especially in Charleston, to remind everyone to practice sun safety for the protection of your precious skin and eyes.
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Following are local events:Thursday: Sixth annual "I Will Reflect" Fashion Show and Cocktail Party, 7-10 p.m. at the Spa at Charleston Place. Suggested donation $20. Proceeds benefit research. RSVP at email@example.com 21: Free skin-cancer screening, 5-7 p.m. at the Trident Medical Center Burn Center. Call 797-3463 for an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome, but those with appointments will be seen first.May 21: Free skin-cancer screening, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Roper St. Francis Cancer Center on the West Ashley campus of Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital, 2085 Henry Tecklenberg Drive. Appointments are required by calling 402-CARE.May 24: Roper St. Francis Cancer Care is declaring the Friday before Memorial Day "Don't Fry Day" to encourage sun safety just as summer kicks into gear. Don't Fry Day is the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention's annual effort to bring local attention to sun safety awareness. See skincancerprevention.org/programs/dont-fry-day.
The month is national Skin Cancer Awareness Month, but the message to cover up, seek shade and wear quality sunscreen and sunglasses along with wide-brimmed hats is even more important in the Lowcountry.
The nonprofit Vision Council, which represents the optical industry, ranked Charleston the 12th city with the "highest ultraviolet concentration" in 2012, according to a report to be released Wednesday.
Using data from the Environmental Protection Agency and National Weather Service, the Vision Council noted that Charleston had 198 days of "extreme and very high risk" ultraviolet exposure. That's only a few days less than sun-soaked Houston (203), Los Angeles (202), Phoenix (202) and Albuquerque (201).
Dermatologists increasingly acknowledge that a sunny day outside is hard to resist, but that people can enjoy the outdoors and take precautions.
"It's impossible to resist the lure of the Lowcountry outdoors, but starting summer with a severe sunburn ruins your experience and could cause lasting damage," says Steve Akman, medical director of the Roper St. Francis Cancer Care.
Roper is declaring May 24, the Friday before Memorial Day, as "Don't Fry Day" after the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention's annual effort to bring local attention to sun safety awareness
"It takes multiple steps to protect your skin, including sunscreen, clothing, shade and smarts. So remember Don't Fry Day and avoid being added to the list of those who wish they'd been more careful."
So far, Charleston's usually sunny and warm early spring has been cloudy and cool. Has that meant fewer sunburns? And does it set the stage for a rash of sunburns in May?
No to both questions, says Dr. Marguerite Germain of Germain Dermatology.
"I don't think the cool spring has set the stage for more sunburns in May," Germain says. "In fact, in my practice, I have seen more sunburns than usual this spring because people do not realize that they can get burned even on a cloudy day. Because of the clouds, they forget to wear sunblock, and after being out all day, when their skin begins to hurt and blister, they realize that they got too much sun."
Germain adds, "We need to get the word out that sun protection is important throughout the entire year so it becomes an everyday habit."
As part of The Spa at Charleston Place's "I Will Reflect" sun safety campaign, organizers enlisted first-graders at three local elementary schools to create a sun safety superhero. A class taught by Cari James at St. Andrew's School of Math and Science Magnet won for creating "SunnyPants Kid."×
Tout Talent Agency models strut on the runway in Calypso St. Barth sun-safe sportswear at last year's "I Will Reflect" Fashion Show and Cocktail Party at The Spa at Charleston Place.×


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On paper, John Cody is the type of contestant who should do well on Survivor. Athletic, attractive and affable, the 30-year-old doctor from Washington DC seemed primed to go the distance.
But things went awry 30 seconds into the game when his wife, Candice, was voted out of her tribe. As she dominated challenges on Redemption Island, he became a bigger target.
After being blindsided on Day 8, he lasted 11 more days on Redemption Island until he lost a challenge and was eliminated from the game.
He talks to PEOPLE about his game, his socks, and crying in his underwear on national TV.
Let's start with this week. If you had won the Redemption Island, you would have come back into the game.
I felt like I had a lot of game left to play! While I was on Redemption Island, I had been making plans to return to the game, and what I was going to do. I felt like I had unfinished business.
So you get to the challenge, and it's a pole-clinging challenge!
I know! That was not a challenge that played to my strengths. I knew that the cards were stacked against me. I was going to have to hold 200 pounds up, and I knew it was unlikely I'd win. But I gave it all I had.
You kicked off your shoes partway. Big mistake?
I was really struggling before then. It was a last-ditch effort on my part. I couldn't get a foothold, and so I was holding myself up with just my arms. I regretted taking off my shoes because I had socks on. I should have gone barefoot. I took my elimination hard. I think you could see that on TV.
So the game didn't turn out like you expected?
Not at all! First thing, I watched my wife get voted out. That was the single worst thing I had to deal with, to see someone you love more than yourself go through something so painful.
That's Survivor!
I knew that anything was possible, but it would have been easier for me if I had been the one voted off first.
You could have changed places with her.
She wasn't going to let me do it. We made the right decision. If I had switched with Candice, she goes to a tribe full of people whose loved ones just voted her out of the game. I'm not sure it would have worked in Candice's favor.
It's a very complex season.
It was really hard to predict what's going on. None of the normal rules of Survivor applied. Everyone's wondering what's in the best interest of both them and their loved one.
So what was your big mistake?
I should have talked to Caleb, because both of our loved ones weren't in the game. I should have had a conversation with him about forming a different alliance. But I thought I was safe and thought Brad [Culpepper] and I were together.
You clearly weren't.
[Laughs] I probably should have picked up on that. I thought we were together.
So after you were eliminated from the game, you and Candice spent weeks with Brad in Loser's Lodge. How was that?
There were some awkward moments, of course. But the hatchet has been buried. Brad is not a bad guy. He made some bad moves in the game, but he's not evil. He's very talkative and brings attention to himself, but I have no hard feelings towards him. We hugged it out after the game was over.
Part of the reason why he didn't trust you is that you didn't share the clue for the immunity idol.
I didn't think it was going to be a factor. I really didn't look hard for the Immunity Idol because I didn't want to stand out. Here I'm a big guy, a doctor, and if they thought I had the Immunity Idol, it would have been bad.
Speaking of being a doctor, how have your patients reacted to you being on Survivor?
Everyone in my residency program is giving me a really hard time. You know, because I cried in my underwear on national TV! Everyone thinks that's really funny.
I'll bet.
I expected some ribbing, so it's all in fun. There have been a few parents in the emergency room that have recognized me. As I'm setting their kid's fractures, they're taking pictures with me. That's a little weird. But people have been pretty positive.
Survivor's John Cody: I Took My Elimination Hard
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The Beach Boys release "Good Vibrations," a rebuilt London Bridge opens in the Arizona desert, a vice president resigns, and the entertainment world loses Yul Brynner, Orson Welles and Christopher Reeve, all on this day.
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Jack McInerney had a goal and an assist to lead the Union to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night.
Gabriel Gomez and Antoine Hoppenot also scored to help Philadelphia (9-15-6) win for the second time in three games after an eight-game winless streak. With head coach Frank Klopas serving a one-game suspension, the Fire were coached by assistants Mike Matkovich and Leo Percovich.
Dominic Oduro scored for Chicago (16-10-5), which lost its second straight and remained tied with New York for second place in the Eastern Conference, five points behind Kansas City with three matches remaining.


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Oct. 18, 1925 – March 24, 2013
A memorial Mass for the Rev. Edward T. Dunn, a Jesuit priest, retired scholar and educator at Canisius College, will be offered at 4 p.m. next Thursday in Christ the King Chapel at Canisius College, 2001 Main St.
He died March 24 at Murray-Weigel Hall in the Bronx. He was 87.
A native of Orange, N.J., Father Dunn attended Our Lady of the Valley High School from 1939 to 1942. He transferred to St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, N.J., for his senior year, graduating in 1943. He entered the Society of Jesus in the summer of 1943 at St. Andrew-on-Hudson in Poughkeepsie.
Father Dunn received a master's degree in education from Woodstock College in Maryland and then taught English, Latin and German at Regis High School in New York City before returning to Woodstock to study theology. Ordained a priest in 1956, Father Dunn came to Canisius College in 1958.
He originally taught theology when he came to the college. He earned a master's degree in history in 1964 and a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 1969. He joined the college's history department faculty in 1968. Father Dunn retired from teaching in 2000.
Father Dunn's specialty was American history. He taught courses in the history of Canada, the Age of Jackson, America between the Wars (Civil War and World War I), Colonial History, the American Revolution and the American Railroads.
"Ned was an extremely engaging writer and lecturer," said Larry Jones, Ph.D., professor of history, who served as department chairman during Father Dunn's tenure. "He blossomed as a published historian. He was also a good storyteller and had a crusty sense of humor that many people didn't realize."
Father Dunn was also actively involved in the college's student organizations and served as moderator of Little Theatre and as faculty adviser for the Canisius College Republicans.
Father Dunn published many scholarly articles as well as several books through Canisius College Press, including "Buffalo's Delaware Avenue Mansions and Families" (2003) and "A History of Railroads in Western New York" (2000).
A member of the Canisius Jesuit Community, Father Dunn was admired as a priest and scholar.
"Ned will be remembered in the community as an enthusiastic reader, teacher, published scholar and preacher," said the Rev. Michael F. Tunney, rector of the Canisius Jesuit Community.
"To this day, people around town always ask about Father Dunn. They are quick to share favorite stories of him from the classroom and pulpit. Jesuits are meant to care for people's souls. Father Dunn made sure to shape their intellects as well."
For more than 20 years, Father Dunn said Mass every other Sunday at Christ the King Parish in Snyder. He had an extensive model railroad collection.
An avid sportsman, he was a fierce competitor on the golf course and tennis court.
In addition to the memorial Mass, a wake and Mass of Christian Burial were held March 27 and 28 in Murray-Weigel Hall.


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A Tiffin business owner is the winner of the Republican nomination for a seat on the Seneca County Board of Commissioners.
According to unofficial results of Tuesday's primary election, Fred Zoeller received 5,171 votes, about 71 percent, for a county commissioner seat which begins Jan. 3, 2013.
"I'm just overwhelmed by the support of the friends, and family and people of Seneca County for this election," he said.
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Fred Zoeller visits with Sue Stephens (left) and Jean Janson.
Zoeller commented many people have asked him if he was nervous about the election, to which he said his concerns are based on what may come after the results of November's contest.
"I'm nervous not about the upcoming election, but if I can make things happen (if elected). ... I think with my experience and background, that I can," he said.
Zoeller has run Laminate Technologies for 28 years, and oversees three plants in the United States. Today he focuses primarily on high-end finances and long-term direction. Zoeller said he will keep an office at LamTech for this purpose, but will not be involved in the day-to-day operations if he is elected to office.
During his campaign, Zoeller emphasized he intends to run the county as a business, and his plans to work closely with Seneca Industrial and Economic Development Corp. for job development.
Running against Zoeller was Kevin Carrigan, who previously managed sales for Essex Group Inc. in Indiana. Carrigan received 2,097 votes, about 29 percent, according to unofficial results.
"Was I surprised? No," Carrigan said, adding his expressed views on issues involving the 1884 courthouse and the role of the Seneca Industrial and Economic Development Corp. were polarizing.
Carrigan congratulated Zoeller on his victory.
"Fred has a long road ahead of him, and I wish him the best of luck," he said.
Zoeller also thanked his opponent, saying he ran a fair campaign and had some good points.
Zoeller is to face Ben Nutter, current county commissioner president. In Tuesday's voting, 1,954 people cast votes for Nutter.
Wilma Klopp also has filed as an independent for the seat. A conflict may exist as she voted in the election already as a Republican. Her petitions, filed Monday, have not been validated by the Seneca County Board of Elections.


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"Speechless," Taylor Swift Tweeted. "And for the worst reason."
Glee's executives producers released a joint statement: "We are deeply saddened by this tragic news. Cory was an exceptional talent and an even more exceptional person. He was a true joy to work with and we will all miss him tremendously. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones."
Here's how Hollywood paid tribute to Monteith on social media:
Fans of Monteith's may make donations in his name to three charities that were especially important to him: Project Limelight Society, which exposes youth living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to the arts; Virgin Unite, founded to support entrepreneurial efforts to better the world; and Chrysalis, which helps homeless and low-income individuals find employment.


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Seventeen-year-old Hannah Misera will take her final bow on the Sparkle stage this year, and the Bellwood-Antis senior has already predicted tears. From the rave review she gave the productions, it's no wonder.
The original musical production from Altoona Community Theatre and Blair County Arts Foundation makes the children involved feel special, and she has made friendships that she sees lasting a lifetime, Hannah said.
"Oh, they're fantastic on many levels," particularly in how the production teaches the children such theater lessons as stage direction and what it is like to participate in a show, she said. "It's just a wonderful overall experience."
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Jonathan O'Harrow sits with cast members (from left): (top row) Lily Ansley, 6, Hollidaysburg, Cecelia Williams, 6, Duncansville, and Chloe Hammond, 6, Tipton; and (bottom row) Trinity Riva, 6, Altoona, Lexi McLanahan, 6, Hollidaysburg, and Ava Rokosky, 6, Altoona.
The shows have featured hundreds of children over the last decade. Hannah was in eight or nine of the Sparkle shows since her first one at age 8.
This year's show, taking the Mishler stage Friday, is entitled, "It's a Sparkle Life," which show creator, writer and director Karen Volpe calls a cross between "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," and "It's a Wonderful Life."
Volpe said this is the 10th show, but the 11th year since the production began.
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What: "It's a Sparkle Life"
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: The Mishler Theatre, 1208 12th Ave., Altoona
Tickets: $12.50 for adults, $8.50 for children
This year's production has 76 cast members in first through 12th grades from Altoona, Hollidaysburg, Loretto, Ebensburg, Lilly, Duncansville, Newry, Gallitzin, Everett, New Enterprise, Dysart and Cresson.
More than 25 years ago Volpe started ACT's Summer Drama Workshop for Children and Teens, she said.
"During those first 10 years or so, I realized that these young people wanted more opportunities to perform in the area," she said. "In 2002, I decided to write a musical play that included as many kids as possible. That musical, entitled, 'Broadway Babies,' was the first in a series of 10 productions we now refer to as the 'Sparkle Shows.'"
The shows are set in the fictitious Sparkle School of the Arts. Each production is a new storyline, but a constant is Mr. Joe Sparkle, owner and operator of the school, played by Jonathan O'Harrow.
In this year's production, the Sparkle School of Arts is in need of funding, and a new character is attempting to do away with the arts.
Mrs. Funderburg, played by Marlene Liszka, who is retired from the Penn State Altoona drama department, owns Funderburg Enterprises and is not a supporter of the arts, Volpe said. Johnny Angel, also played by O'Harrow, appears before Funderburg. He is trying to get a promotion, and jokes that he's not powerful enough to steal the arts, an idea Funderburg thinks is great.
O'Harrow, who is also the show's music director, said Mr. Sparkle takes a step back to his other character in this show.
"I find inspiration from the kids and Mr. Sparkle," Volpe said. "I often think to myself, how can I include dozens of kids and how can I utilize Jonathan's talents? It's fun to develop new, ridiculous business for Jonathan on stage. He's always willing to go for it. From that thought process, the story just evolves and unfolds."
O'Harrow said in other shows he has become an alien and lost his memory when a sandbag hit him. He applauded Volpe's dedication to the Sparkle productions.
"I'm the lucky one who gets to take a bow at the end of it, but she's the one who makes it happen," he said.
Every year, O'Harrow says the show is the best they have done, and wonders if they can top it, he said.
"During the past 11 years, the Sparkle Shows have taken on a life of their own," Volpe said. "They bring kids together who share a like interest [in the performing arts]. I love to watch them feel a part of the arts community and develop long-lasting friendships."
Mirror Staff Writer Amanda Gabeletto is at 949-7030.


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A major story from last year was ACLU challenging the patentability of genes.
2009 marked a year of extremes for the biotech segment. While headlines about major workforce reductions, slashing R&D projects to save money, and heightened FDA scrutiny ran rampant, good news also caught our attention. Here are the most important stories from last year.
The New Congress
Barack Obama seems to have brought with him a renewed interest in science. The year began with the approval of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which devoted $21.5 billion for science and research. In August, President Obama appointed Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., known for his leadership of the Human Genome Project, as the new director of the NIH. The President concluded the year by bringing the much debated Healthcare Reform Act closer to completion. The industry has, for the most part, been supportive of the bill but urges that innovation not be forgotten. The Senate and House are now tasked with reconciling the differences between their respective bills and trying to make sure that no one is left out.
Embryonic Stem Cells
President Obama also reversed President Bush's ban on federal funds for embryonic stem cell research. In July, just four months after the president's decision, NIH put forth guidelines for such funding and in December approved the first set of human embryonic stem cell lines for research under these rules. A report released toward the end of December, however, pointed out that more ethnic diversity in stem cell lines was required to enable comprehensive research. On the industry side of things, embryonic stem cells have had mixed reviews. In January Geron was given the go-ahead to begin Phase I trials with its hESC-based treatment for spinal cord injury, but new animal data prompted the FDA to place the study on hold in August. Besides these regulatory uncertainties, much remains to be done from a legal point of view to ensure a good return on investment as well as to harmonize cultural differences and morality issues.
The debate over biosimilars also heated up during 2009. Political pundits are still hashing out the details; the term for data-exclusivity, currently set at 12 years, is the major sticking point. In the meantime, the industry is clearly gearing up for the onslaught of biosimilars and will have to keep track of how legislation pans out. Merck & Co. set up a division focused on biosimilars, generic drug giant Teva Pharmaceutical is also making a play for biogenerics, and countries like India and China, where biosimilars are already common, are strategizing to expand their markets.
Emerging Markets
The so-called emerging markets certainly played a significant role last year as is evidenced by the increased interest from major players in these regions. Countries like India, China, and Brazil, which have traditionally been hubs for CROs, are now sporting companies involved in the entire life cycle of a bringing a drug to market. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) expanded into South Africa, Pfizer formed alliances with Indian firms, Novartis bought a controlling stake in a Chinese vaccine company, and Sanofi Pasteur, Evotec, PerkinElmer, Merck KGaA, as well as Lonza each picked up Indian companies. GSK set up a joint venture in China focused on vaccines, Novartis invested $1.25 billion in new facilities in China, and Merck Serono invested almost $216 million in an R&D site to be set up in China. Novartis is also trying to gain more control of its operations in India, as are Millipore and Pfizer.
The Legalese behind Gene Patenting
As long as genes have been known to exist, there has been controversy over whether they should be allowed to be patented. Once scientists were able to isolate a gene, they won the argument that such a process was indeed patentable. In the middle of last year the American Civil Liberties Union filed a case against Myriad Genetics, challenging the patentability of the BRCA1 gene. And not suprisingly, ACLU plans to take on the issue of patenting all genes in general.
Cancer Vaccines
The much heralded arrival of a cancer vaccine is, well, not yet upon us but is at least closer. Dendreon and Biovest both had Phase III success with their respective vaccine candidates. However, other companies are still struggling, with Genitope's MyVax and Favrille's mitumprotimub-1 failing in Phase III.
Interesting Trends
Besides the aforementioned biotech news highlights from 2009, we'd like to point out a few more developments that will likely serve as fodder for future trends.
Genzyme Temporarily Halts Production at Plant in Massachusetts (June 16, 2009)Genzyme Plant Shutdown Could Mean up to $300M in Lost Sales (July 2, 2009)Companies Step In to Fill Gap in Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Gaucher (July 24, 2009)Shire Reports Positive Data from First Phase III Study of Gaucher Disease Therapy (Aug. 3, 2009)EMEA Issues Treatment Recommendations to Preserve Supply of Genzyme's Gaucher Drug (Aug. 14, 2009)Restart of Genzyme's Allston Landing Production Plant Has Been Completed (Sep. 23, 2009)Protalix' Gaucher Therapy Demonstrated Positive Results in Phase III (Oct. 15, 2009)Refocusing on Therapeutic Protein Production in Plants (Nov. 20, 2009)Big Pharma Adopting Orphan Drug Strategy (Dec. 14, 2009)
The Obesity Epidemic—It's Your Fault (and Yours, and Yours...) (Dec. 7, 2009)Obesity Therapies Show Lackluster Efficacy Results (Dec. 3, 2009)Amylin to Receive $75M in Obesity Alliance with Takeda (Nov. 2, 2009)Arena Reports Positive Data from Phase III Trial with Obesity Therapy (Oct. 26, 2009)Orexigen's Obesity Therapy Shows Promise in Phase III (July 20, 2009)Merck & Co. Pays Galapagos €1.5 million to Kick Off Diabetes and Obesity Alliance (Jan. 9, 2009)
How Biotech Unions Could Save Companies and Revitalize Pipelines (Nov. 17, 2009)This Year's Major Mergers—What Makes Sense and What Doesn't (July 17, 2009)Pfizer to Pony Up $68B for Wyeth (Jan. 26, 2009)Merck to Pony Up $41.4B for Schering-Plough (Mar. 9, 2009)Genentech Goes Beyond Antibodies with Bayhill Therapeutics Diabetes Deal (June 19, 2009)Roche Wins Over Genentech with $46.8B Offer (Mar. 12, 2009)Roche Sweetens Its Bid for Genentech Offering $45.7B (Mar. 9, 2009)Roche Cuts Acquisition Offer for Genentech to Roughly $42.47B (Jan. 30, 2009)Genentech Believes that It Is Worth More than the $43.7B Roche Is Offering (Aug. 13, 2008)Roche Makes $43.7B Bid for Genentech (July 21, 2008)
Researchers Reveal Major Differences between Current H1N1 Strain and Other Recent Flu Strains (Nov. 17, 2009)Novartis' Swine Flu Vaccine Effective at Half the Current Antigen Dose (Nov. 17, 2009)FDA Clears CSL's Seasonal and Swine Flu Vaccines for Pediatric Populations (Nov. 12, 2009)FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization to Gen-Probe's PCR Test for the H1N1 Flu (Oct. 29, 2009)Blog: Killer Vaccines and Deadly Viruses on the Rampage!!! (Aug. 31, 2009)FDA Okays Vaccines for 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus (Sep. 16, 2009)Swine Flu's Ability to Attach to Lung Receptors Increases Chance of Respiratory Problems (Sep. 10, 2009)Inovio and NIH Vaccines Research Center Ally on Swine Flu and Universal DNA Vaccines (Aug. 10, 2009)NIH to Evaluate Novavax Vaccine Candidate for Novel H1N1 Strain (June 4, 2009)Blog: Swine Flu fear Boosts Biotech Stocks (Apr. 27, 2009)
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Position Statement 48: Prevention of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Young People
The evidence regarding the benefits of systematic prevention and promotion programs is strong, and Mental Health America believes that the promotion of mental health and the prevention of mental health and substance use conditions should be central to the nation's public health agenda[1,2]. Evidence based programs have been developed that will have positive effects not only on an individual's health but also on multiple social health issues in educational achievement (since mentally healthy children can take fuller advantage of learning opportunities) and the economy (since mentally healthy adults can be more effective in their job performance), among other social goods. Investing in the mental health promotion and prevention of mental and substance use conditions in youth will have long term positive effects for individuals, communities, and the nation as a whole[3,4.]
Mental health and substance use conditions affect large numbers of young people. According to the Institute of Medicine ("IOM"), almost one in five young people have one or more such conditions at any given time. A 2007 review of the epidemiological literature indicates that mental illnesses are a developmental disorder, with fifty percent of lifetime diagnoses occurring in the mid-teens and with a U.S. median age of onset of 14[5]. Although symptoms occur during the two years prior to meeting diagnostic criteria, treatment lags diagnosis by an average of 10 years[6.] Mental health conditions have life-long effects that include high psychosocial and economic costs, not only for the young people, but also for their families, schools, and communities. Beyond the financial costs, mental health and substance use conditions interfere with young people's ability to accomplish developmental tasks, such as establishing healthy interpersonal relationships, succeeding in school, and making their way in the workforce.
In 2009, the IOM released its seminal report: "Preventing Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders among Young People."[7] According to the IOM, clear windows of opportunity are available to prevent mental health and substance use conditions from developing into serious disorders before they occur. Risk factors are well established, preventive interventions have been rigorously tested and are available, and the first symptoms typically precede a disorder by 2 to 4 years. Because mental health and general health problems are interwoven, improvements in mental health will also improve overall health. Yet the approach has largely been to wait to act until a disorder is well-established and has already done considerable harm. All too often, opportunities are missed to use evidence-based approaches to prevent the occurrence of disorders, establish building blocks for healthy development in young people, and limit the environmental expo¬sures that increase risk.
Interventions that prevent disorders before they manifest offer the best opportunity to protect young people. "Mental health promotion" was defined broadly by the IOM, consistent with international bodies like the World Health Organization, to include: "efforts to enhance individuals' ability to achieve developmentally appropriate tasks (developmental competence) and a positive sense of self-esteem, mastery, well-being, and social inclusion and to strengthen their ability to cope with adversity."[8] Such interventions can be integrated with routine health care and wellness promotion in schools, families, and communities. School-wide Positive Behavior Support is a particularly promising approach to mental health promotion in schools. (See MHA Position Statement 45, "Discipline and Positive Behavior Support in Schools"). Thus, wellness promotion, in addition to interventions that reduce the rate of problematic behaviors and those that reduce environmental risk, has become a new focus: changing "from thinking that youth problems are merely the principal barriers to youth development to thinking that youth development serves as the most effective strategy for the prevention of youth problems."[9]
Screening for risk in the family and for precursors of a disorder in young people is also essential. (See MHA Position Statement 41: Early Identification and Treatment, which addresses this issue.) According to the IOM, a range of policies and practices that follow up on mental health promotion and "universal" prevention interventions by targeting young people with specific risk factors ("selective" or "indicated" interventions) have proven to be effective at reducing and preventing mental health and substance use disorders. But this position statement focuses on promotion and "universal" prevention, rather than on risk factor identification, screening and follow-up treatment, which are the critical next steps in the prevention agenda.
A recent study by the National Research Council and the IOM reviewed the research on the prevention of mental disorders and substance abuse among young people and recommended multiple strategies for enhancing the psychological and emotional well-being of young people. Research demonstrates the value of:
- Strengthening families by teaching effective parenting skills; improving communication; and helping families deal with potential problems (such as substance use), disruptions (such as divorce) and adversities (such as parental mental illness or poverty).
- Strengthening individuals by building resilience and skills and improving cognitive processes and behaviors.
- Promoting mental health in schools by offering support to children encountering serious stresses; modifying the school environment to promote socially adaptive behavior; developing students' skills at decision making, self-awareness, and conducting relationships; and coping with potential violence, aggressive behavior, and substance use.
- Promoting mental health through health care and community programs by promoting and supporting socially adaptive behavior, teaching coping skills, and targeting modifiable life-style factors that can affect behavior and emotional health, such as sleep, diet, activity and physical fitness, sunshine and light, and television and computer use.
The key to most of these approaches is to identify biological, psychological, and social factors that may increase risk. Some of these risks reside in specific characteristics of the individual or family environment (such as parental mental illness or substance abuse or serious family disruptions), but they also include social stresses such as poverty, violence, lack of safe schools, and lack of access to health care. Most risk factors tend to come in clusters and are associated with more than one disorder. Currently, treatment interventions tend to isolate single interventions focused on specific family adversities (bereavement, divorce, parental psychopathology, parental substance use, parental incarceration), but there is growing evidence that well-designed prevention interventions reduce a range of problems and disorders and that these efforts need to be sustained over the long term. These programs can help children, families, and schools build strengths that support well-being. A focus on prevention and wellness can have multiple benefits that extend beyond a single disorder.
Call to Action
Officials at the local, state, and federal levels all play a role in mental health promotion and the prevention of mental health and substance use disorders. Many providers and agencies are responsible for the care, protection, or support of young people: the child welfare, education, and juvenile justice systems, as well as medical, mental health, and substance abuse providers and community organizations. Yet resources within these agencies are scattered, not coordinated, and often do not effectively support prevention programs or policies. No public system is formally charged with the responsibility of carrying out the critically important work of promoting health by fostering resilience and promoting well-being. The result is a patchwork that does not perform as an integrated system and fails to serve the needs of many young people and their families.
Leadership is necessary to make systematic prevention efforts a high priority in the health care system as well as an integral aspect of the network of local, state, and federal programs and systems that serve young people and families. Leaders at the national, state, and local levels need to pursue specific strategies, such as partnerships among families, schools, courts, health care providers, and local programs to create coordinated approaches that support healthy development, as described in the IOM report and in this position statement.
Policy Implications
Broad Strategies. National leadership is necessary to make systematic prevention efforts a high priority in the health care system as well as an integral aspect of the network of local, state, and federal programs and systems that serve young people and families. Leaders at the national, state, and local levels should pursue specific strategies, such as:
- A national initiative to develop an inter-departmental strategy that identifies specific prevention goals, directs multiple federal agency resources toward these goals, and provides guidance to state and local partners.
- Development of state and local systems involving partnerships among families, schools, courts, health care providers, and local programs to create coordinated approaches that support healthy development.
- Investment in prevention and promotion, including setting aside resources for evidence-based prevention in mental health service programs (such as the federal mental health block grant program) and investment in proven prevention approaches by school systems.
- Workforce training, including development of prevention training standards and training programs across disciplines including health, education, and social work.
- Long-term tracking of the prevalence and frequency of mental health and substance use disorders.
- Continued research on both the efficacy of new prevention models and real-world effectiveness of proven prevention and wellness promotion interventions.
- Adaptation of research-based programs to cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic subgroups.
- Public education, with mass media and the internet offering the opportunity to greatly expand the reach of specific messages about risk factors and available resources, to reduce stigma, and to deliver some kinds of interventions.
- Early childhood safety net, including policies to help ensure families' financial security, provide safe neighborhoods and schools, improve access to health care and other services, and provide enriched early childhood environments.
- Tools to equip young people who are at risk with the skills and habits they need to live healthy, happy, and productive lives are available. What is lacking are the will, social policies, and collaborative strategies to adequately fund prevention programs that support the healthy development of the nation's young people.
Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Strategies. While advocating for this broad prevention agenda, it is essential that we secure access to funding for prevention. Private insurance will cover more screening and prevention services under the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act federal health care reform law, and MHA will be vigilant in monitoring its implementation as the Affordable Care Act essential benefit package is developed. But in the meantime, Medicaid is the key. Affiliates and mental health advocates should consider strategies to incorporate community-based prevention efforts into each state's Medicaid program. This will require waivers and creative interpretations of the cost-neutrality requirement for Medicaid waivers. Among the strategies that should be considered are:
- Develop state-based coalitions to design waiver proposals and approach the state Medicaid authority to seek a Section 1115 waiver of medical necessity and other criteria to permit group-based interventions.
- Design cost-benefit research to assess cost savings for preventive services within both Medicaid and other government programs.
- Petition the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to consider long-term Medicaid and other government savings that result from the funding of evidence-based preventive services.
Effective Period
The Mental Health America Board of Directors adopted this policy on March 5, 2011. It is reviewed as required by the Mental Health America Public Policy Committee
Expiration: December 31, 2016
- Source: Institute of Medicine Committee on Prevention of Mental Disorders and Substance Abuse Among Children, Youth, and Young Adults, 2009.
- As applied to young people, the term "mental health or substance use conditions" as used in this policy statement is intended to mean the same thing as the federal term "emotional or behavioral disturbance."
- Brown H. & Strugeon S. , "Healthy Start of Life and Reducing Early Risks. In: Hosman, C., Jané-Llopis, E., & Saxena S., Eds. Prevention of Mental Disorders: an Overview on Evidence-based Strategies and Programs. Oxford, Oxford University Press (2002).
- World Health Organization Prevention of Mental Disorders, Effective Interventions and Policy Options. (2004). http://www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/en/prevention_of_mental_disorders_sr.pdf
- Kessler, R.C., Amminger, G.P., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Alonso, J., Lee, S., & Ustün, T.B.,
"Age of Onset of Mental Disorders: a Review of Recent Literature." (2007) Curr. Opin. Psychiatry 20(4):359-64.
- Kessler, R. C., Berglund, P., Demler, O., Jin, R., Merikangas, K.R., & Walters, E. E., "Lifetime Prevalence and Age-of-Onset Distributions of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication." (2005)
Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 62:593-602. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15939837
- Released on March 12, 2009. http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2009/Preventing-Mental-Emotional-and-Behavioral-Disorders-Among-Young-Peo... Mental Health America acknowledges the IOM for the basic outline of this position statement.
- Id., p. 67
- (Washington, DC: Center for Youth Development and Policy Research, Academy for Educational Development 1991), at 3 (emphasis supplied). A New Vision: Promoting Youth Development.Pittman, K.J. and Fleming, W.E.,


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ALBANY – Democrats picked up another victory in the State Senate after the opening of the final paper ballots this morning in a long-contested race in Ulster County.
Democrat Cecilia Tkacyzk will represent the sprawling Hudson Valley and Mohawk Valley 46th Senate District that Republicans created during last year's redistricting process with the idea that GOP candidate George Amedore would easily win.
But Tkaczyk capitalized on the GOP's failure to pay much attention to the race until it was too late in October; the Albany County Democrat had, in the end, a better absentee ballot strategy than Amedore, especially in the more Democratic-leaning southern end of the district in Ulster County. That's where the final ballots were counted this morning.
What her victory means remains to be seen.
The GOP is still in partial control of the Senate thanks to an unusual power-sharing deal with five breakaway Democrats. For now, Tkaczyk gives Democrats another vote if close or controversial matters make it to the floor, such as on campaign finance reforms or raising the minimum wage. Her presence also would matter if the coalition deal between Republicans and the breakaway Democrats stumbles.
The 46th District was created specifically for Amedore, who was in the Assembly before his Senate run. The Senate GOP added a new seat to the Senate – making it a 63-member chamber – during last year's redistricting process that was approved by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. The district runs from west of Amsterdam in Montgomery County along the Mohawk River to a town a couple hours south in Ulster County.
The Republican was up by 37 votes after the Court of Appeals declined to hear his case to block further counting of 99 remaining ballots. After the Ulster County vote today, Tkaczyk was up by 19 votes with just one more left to count in Albany County.
"No one believed our campaign had a chance in a district hand-carved by Republicans, and yet the power of good ideas and a strong campaign proved itself,'' Tkaczyk said in a statement.
Amedore conceded the race is over. "The time for politics has ended and the time to govern is at hand,'' he said.
Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein, the leader of the breakaway Democratic group that formed an alliance with GOP senators to run the Senate, welcomed Tkacyzk, who is not a member of Klein's organization, to the chamber after her victory.
Tkacyzk got sizable financial help from Friends of Democracy, which was co-founded by Jonathan Soros, son of billionaire and Democratic Party donor George Soros. The younger Soros backed her effort in large part because of her support for creation of a taxpayer-funded campaign finance system in New York state.
"Her win today is an unmistakable mandate to work to change the broken campaign finance laws that have shut out the voices of regular New Yorkers,'' Soros said in a statement.
The race had been undecided since November with both sides taking the fight to three levels of state courts over what absentee and affidavit ballots could be counted.
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The Stetson men's basketball team (10-14, 7-6) will head on the road for the final time of the 2012-13 regular season this weekend, beginning with a Thursday night contest at Lipscomb (9-14, 4-8) on ESPN3. The Hatters and the Bisons will square off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Allen Arena.
Stetson remains tied with USC Upstate and Jacksonville for third place in the Atlantic Sun Conference, but the Hatters have lost four of their last five games, as well has their last three road contests.
"Our emphasis for the last couple of weeks has been to be more efficient on offense," Stetson head coach Casey Alexander said. "Taking care of the basketball has to be our priority on that end. We're playing hard enough and well enough in other areas, but we've given games away by making so many unforced errors."
The Hatters have turned the ball over at least 17 times in each of their last five games, leading to a 1-4 mark during the stretch. The last time Stetson took care of the ball efficiently was Jan. 19, in an 85-69 home victory over Lipscomb. It was the fifth straight victory for Stetson, and put the team in first place in the league at 6-2.
"I'll be surprised if we don't see a very confident Lipscomb team Thursday night," Alexander said. "They played very well their last time out against NKU and I'm sure they've followed that up with a spirited week of practice."
The Bisons topped the Norse 76-58 on Feb. 8, snapping a three-game losing skid, and improving to 4-8 in conference play. Lipscomb is currently ninth in the A-Sun standings, but has played well at home, earning six of its nine total victories at Allen Arena. Deonte Alexander, who scored 23 points against Stetson back on Jan. 19, continues to lead the Bisons in scoring at a mark of 13.0 points per game.
"He's really scoring the ball well and with great versatility," Coach Alexander said of Deonte Alexander. "His ability to make threes is his greatest strength, but he's also scoring in transition and in their motion. They are at their best when he is playing well."
Thursday night's game can be viewed exclusively on ESPN3 and the Watch ESPN app. George Plaster and Justin Seamon will be on the call from Nashville. Hatter fans can also listen to the game with play-by-play from Robbie Aaron on WSBB 1230 AM, 1490 AM, and MyAM1230.com. Live Stats, the @StetsonMBB Twitter feed, and Hat-Alerts are also available for in-game updates.
*Note: ESPN3 and WatchESPN is available to fans who receive ESPN's linear networks as part of their video subscription from Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Verizon FiOS TV, Comcast Xfinity TV or Midcontinent Communications, Cablevision or Cox Communications. The app is available free to download for Android devices from the Google Play store and Amazon Appstore and for Apple devices from the App Store, as well as online via WatchESPN.com.


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As pessimistic an atmosphere as this forum can have at times, it has absolutely nothing on the Wings' HFBoards subforum in that category. The majority of posters over there are acting as if this signing means the end of the world. My personal favorite:
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First, let me tell you what I didn't tell you last week. When I told you about Nathalie, the Belgian exchange student, staying with Lynn and Cathy Walker, I meant to tell you that she was then visiting them. I apologize for the omission.
I had the nicest phone call from my sister Katie last week. She said they had meant to surprise me but thought perhaps they should call before coming over on my birthday. They knew I would be 80 on my birthday, August 2, and she and her daughters, Norma Faye Bolander, Patricia and husband Wayne Tanev, are coming over to help me celebrate. That helps ease the pain of growing older but, hey, I am very thankful the Lord has let me live to celebrate 80. I always thought it was neat that I was born on my late mother's birthday. Norma Faye's birthday was last Monday, July 30, and Patricia's is August 3, so we will celebrate three birthdays in one. Norma Faye turned the big 65 and Tricia will be 62.
Also happy birthday to Elizabeth Reeder on August 3, and to her sister Megan Reeder on August 4; to Carolyn Griggs, their grandmother and our church organist, on August 5; and to Page Elizabeth Bolander, Norma Faye's grandchild in Alabama, also on August 5, who will be a big nine. One more this week is Amy Randle Snyder whose birthday is August 6. I don't think she minds that people know she's a healthy 35. May you all have many more happy birthdays.
Our young people were scheduled to leave last Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. going to the Smokey Mountains on a well deserved trip. They were joined by our pastor and his wife, and our youth director and his wife, and I imagine anyone else they would accept. When you mention going to the Smokey Mountains in the summertime, you don't have any problem getting a group, especially during the extra hot weather we are enjoying. They always have a wonderful time of Christian fellowship.
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