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Maureen Miller
AC360° Writer
Tonight on 360°, you'll hear from Michigan's Assistant Attorney General who is raging an online war against an openly gay college student.
Andrew Shirvell is in charge of taking on serious criminals and upholding the law. But in his spare time, he's running a controversial blog called "Chris Armstrong Watch."
Chris Armstrong is the student body president at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. He's also openly gay. Shirvell targets Armstrong in his blog saying he has a 'radical homosexual agenda." The first posting has a photo of Armstrong with the word "resign" over his face, along with a swastika and rainbow flag.
Shirvell graduated from University of Michigan in 2002, where he was active in the pro-life community.
Shirvell's boss, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, released this statement:
"Mr. Shirvell's personal opinions are his and his alone and do not reflect the views of the Michigan Department of Attorney General. But his immaturity and lack of judgment outside the office are clear."
Shirvell claims he's exercising his First Amendment right of free speech. But critics say he's gone too far and say his tactics amount to cyber-bullying.
Anderson talked with Shirvell just moments ago about his blog. Hear what he has to say for himself tonight on the program.
Also on our radar tonight, the home invasion case in Connecticut. Testimony has ended in the trial of Steven Hayes, who's accused of killing a mother and her two daughters in 2007. Closing arguments are slated for Friday. We'll talk about today's developments in court with Beth Karas, a correspondent for "In Session" on our sister network truTV. She was in court today. We'll also talk with CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin.
Join us for these stories and much more starting at 10 p.m. ET on CNN. See you then.
This is the most insane story I've ever heard! I can't believe this guy has not been fired yet. He claims it's a political campaign, but this poor kid is just trying to get involved at school. It's not like he was elected to a public position that is continuously open to scrutiny! God help our country if this is what it has become...
So why was this guy so afraid that he never looked directly at the camera, or maybe it was shame?
AC, I think this story isn't worthy of your time. I think you're better than this.
This is is actually an ATTORNEY???
I find this utterly amazing!!!
What an absolute dweeb and completely off his rocker
Anderson Cooper,
I watched your interview with the creepy guy from Michigan tonight while I was at work, and I thought from what I was able to watch that it was really good. All speech isn't free in this country. However there are Christian families that protest military funerals and use scaldingly hot anti gay rhetoric at them, and they are legally protected. I don't have answers but I wish things were different. Best wishes from a total stranger in San Antonio.
What a shocking story...and after watching it, I wanted to see Shirvell's website for myself. After reading some of the posts, I think Shirvell is a very unbalanced and dangerous person...I hope this man doesn't own a gun. This is the type of guy that ends up going on a shooting spree because he is so filled with hate...and then states afterwards that God told him to kill gay students. And to think that this man is Mich. AGA...God help us all...when people like this are in power.
Anderson my wife and I are sitting here speechless. Mr.Shirvill appears to be obsessed with this young college student. We still can't believe what we just witness. This guy appears to be disturbed and should be relived of his duties immediately.
Paul Nardone is right... not only does Shirvell have a crush... I think he is a stalker.
I watched as Anderson interviewed Mr. Shirvell and my jaw kept dropping. Thank you and also Jeff Toobin for reporting and providing a legal interpretation of this man's comments. I will, as a Michigan resident, advocate the removal of Mr. Shirvell from his 'ADA' position, and admonish Mike Cox for his not so benign support of him, by firing him immediately. As a taxpayer I am appalled that this person is employed by the State to uphold the law, in a neutral atmosphere.
Mr. Cox should not play politics when deciding to fire this idiot. Yes, a gay and lesbian group helped Mr. Armstrong get elected to the student body at Michigan, but to focus on Mr. Armstrong exclusively or gay people as a group is just wrong. Who are we to decide who another person finds attractive. Mr. Cox should not listen to the people that got him elected and listen to his conscious before he becomes as bad as that idiot.
I've just finished reading all the posts on this thread and I must say how refreshing it is to see such overwhelming consensus on Mr. Shirvell's disturbing behavior.
Even though I usually refrain from automatic judgement on a person, I would venture to guess that Mr. Shirvell is quite a deeply disturbed and distressed person. To act out so radically must be an external manifestation of internal termoil. Having said that, I'm so heartened to see people banning together to support a young man who didn't ask for this harassment and certainly does not deserve this abhorrent vituperation.
Be strong Chris and take heart. It seems an entire nation now sees your plight and supports you.
You really are a professional. I can't believe how well you keep your composure. I on the other hand was yelling at the TV. Mr. Armstrong needs to sue the State of Michigan for allowing that hatefull bigot to be in office. They say that what you put out comes back 3 fold....and he deserves whatever he gets!
What a nonresponse put out by the AG, Cox.... What is not clear is what he intends to do about the AGA's inability to serve the people of Mich. in his current capacity. I hope both Cox and this nut are fired and severely prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
at first i thought i was watching a skit from saturday night live with Anderson Cooper as a guest star then i realized that this assistant ag was for real. Why do wakos allways hide behind the 1st ammendment?
This is the first time I have ever commented on any blog, but felt so sickened by what I just watched- I could not believe it. They need to bring out the straight jacket for this supposed public servant Andrew Shirvell, and lock this guy up in the looney bin. He has clearly lost his mind- even listening to him talk gave me the willies. He seemed like he was very close to being like one of those nut jobs that blows up abortion clinics. How can someone like this even have a job, much less one in government? He needs to get FIRED immediately. I'm still in shock.
Anderson, thank you for covering this and bringing it into the public spotlight. Actions promoting hate in any way, shape, or form are unacceptable and should be stopped.
The Michigan State Bar Association needs to discipline this nut job. His actions and words undermine the public's confidence in the profession. Any Michigan attorney who saw this interview and fails to report this clown to the Ofiice of Disciplinary Counsel is shirking her or his ethical responsibilities.
AC/360 is without a doubt the best and most revealing of all the news shows. Anderson Cooper's level of self constraint is simply mind boggling. Both of those flaming (pun intended) morons should be fired tomorrow. Every day I find new reasons to embrace my Agnosticism and be ashamed of my country. Keep up the great work you guys!
I am appalled at the actions of Mr. Shirvell. His attacks on Mr. Armstrong are reprehensible. He not only should be fired, he must be fired. If he is allowed to get away with such obviously illegal and irresponsible behavior, it will only encourage others to commit similar acts. It will also erode the confidence in the Michigan Attorney General's office to represent and defend all the citizens of Michigan. Mike Cox will abdicate his responsibility to the people of the State of Michigan if he does not fire Mr. Shirvell. I am also a Univ. of Michigan alumnus and am ashamed of the actions of my fellow alumnus. To Mr. Armstrong, I say, be encouraged, and GO BLUE! James Holloway LSA '76.
I am a first grade teacher and we teach our students about bullying and how to recognize it and what to do about it. Even my first graders would know that was is happening here is bullying. Talk about politics! Are any of the "real" politicians involved here making the right decisions? Wow.....
Three cheers to AC for taking on the assistant AG and persisting in asking questions which clearly reveal a person who is highly bigoted and has no right to be in the position he is holding. He is clearly in violation of federal anti-harassment laws, and should be immediately relieved of his position.
Anderson, that was the best face off I have ever seen. You tenacity on each point was beyond impressive. In my opintion, I predict Shirvell will not be long on the job... but unfortunately losing the job won't stop the apparent hatred.
Seriously! He has a right to to voice his opinion but who is going to put people like this in their place. The people that have the power to draw a line on what is acceptable and what is not. Are not doing their job morally or correctly. What this guy is doing is ridiculous. Words of wisdom: STOP LOVING TO HATE AND START LOVING TO LOVE! Dude needs some therapy!
I hope Chris throws the book at this guy, No wonder our world is the way it is these days with guys like this walking around. Then to call himself a Christian( I believe is what he said). Love your show Keep up your good work.
I must say that I found this story disturbing and believe that Mr. Shirvell's days as an Asst. AG are numbered...the AG cannot overlook this "after hours" behavior as it puts into question his own judgment. Behavior should be above reproach at all times in their profession. As a matter of fact, if I was a defendant who lost a case tried by Shirvell, I would request to have my case reviewed.
I don't mean to at all sound offensive, but it is my guess that Shirvell has different motives for harrassing this guy than what he is leading us all to believe. I further to guess Mr. Shirvell has things he is hiding in his own closet that he is covering up. I'm just sayin'
This man should lose his job. The cyber bullying issues, the harrassment, discrimination is blatant. I understand that Hatch Act states what the government employee can and cannot do while "at work" – However, at the level of AG... is there a separation of the work individual & the non-work individual? His position of authority is recognized no matter where he goes or what he does. Very much like my position as clergy. There is no separation between my behaviors at church and my behaviors away from church. People recognize the position of authority... they expect a different standard of behavior ALL the time from those who lead communities.
Michigan's Assistant Attorney General, Andrew Shirvell is crazy and should be fired. For someone who is claiming to be such a godly man he sure isn't acting like it.
I was especially proud of AC in his interview with the radical asst. AG of Michigan. The asst. AG does not deserve to be serving the gov't and should be fired by the AG. As a lifelong Republican, I cannot believe that the Attorney General thinks he can maintain his own credibility by allowing this jerk to serve as his asst. Good job, Anderson. Keep up the excellent journalism.
right to free speech comes with a responsibility, to speak of things that are beneficial and within legal and moral bounds. we are to ask ourselves whether what we have to say is the truth and we stand to gain something significant. rants like that of Shirvell's reflects how poorly he understands his freedom – the basis of the position he holds, what the United States is about.
The Asst AG should be fired IMMEDIATELY! And the AG's role as supervisor/employer for keeping him on staff this long warrants serious review. Great piece, and excellent commentary from Jeff Toobin!
In your interview with this man, how many times did Andrew Shirvell say um, um, um? I can't believe that this man can represent the citizens of Michigan or is a citizen of a global world. What anger he possesses.
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What is it with people who call themselves "good Christians" as a means to justify what they are doing. What is the difference between a good Christian, a good Jew, or a good Muslim? This guy is nuts and should be fired from his position. It's absurd to me that it has even gone this far.
Thank you for the piece on a gay student and a Michigan AG. I not only feel sorry for Michigans leadership but I feel for the lost IQ points to myself for having endured his comments.
This interview was truly amazing. I can not believe there are people in this world like Shirvell. I hope this man has worked his last day for the State of Michigan. He clearly is only targeting Chris because he is gay. He could not provide any sound justification for his position. Thanks for the great interview, this man's idiocy and intolerence bordered on humorous, that is sad.
Anderson Cooper hit the 'nerve' in his question: "why are you so obsessed with this young man" ...indeed!! methinks he protests way too much! As a Christian my prayers go out to Christ Armstrong. And shame on Andrew. Hopefully he will get the pyschological help he needs.
Thank God that others were as offended as I was. This man needs to be relived of his professional duties immediately! Immaturity and lack of judgement should be grounds for dismissal in his position! All of us Christians should be appalled and squelch this type of hatred . . . Not what Jesus would do!
1. First of all, not even to address the fact that Shirvell is a public servant, his behavior in general goes far beyond freedom of speech, and should be considered stalking (video taping outside Armstrong's home), and cyber bullying.
2. Shirvell provides no support for any of his accusations, and his misuse of Nazi insignia is disturbing and disrespectful.
3. If I were a citizen of the state of Michigan I would not feel comfortable knowing this man was the Assistant AG, I know that their are political complications with him losing his job, but this man's ignorance has now made international news (I'm watching from China) and that is a complete disgrace the Attorney General's Office, the State of Michigan and the United States as a whole.
4. Even if I did not agree with Armstrong's views and support of gender-neutral housing (which I do support), his behavior is inexcusable, and by definition he is a bigot, Anderson Cooper nailed that right on the head.
5. My support goes out to Chris Armstrong, who as a college student should not have to be dealing with someone as bigoted, ignorant and intolerant as Shirvell.
Thank you, Anderson. What a horrifying story. I live in Michigan–about 30 minutes from the state capital; I read the newspapers; I watch the local as well as the national news; I listen to public radio–why haven't we heard about this in Michigan? This is a great state but one with a lot of problems right now–no wonder! How pathetic.
I was just channel surfing when I heard a blurb for this story and tuned in. I was completly shocked, disgusted and honestly disturbed by the whole story! I think Mr. Shirvell is mentally unstable and that is what should be addressed. How could this Assistant Attorney General still have a job! Doesn't Michigan have enough problems without having to deal with a mentally imbalanced stalker for a public official!
This man needs to be relieved of his duties immediately. If this isn't cyber-bullying what the hell is? I mean I am just sickened that this man can hide behind the First Amendment. Fire him immediately. Gosh someone needs to give Michigan a break!
This is unbeleivable!!!! Shirvelle is something else dont ever in your life say your a christian and you judge people christian or not dont ever act or say anything about some ones lifestyle and christan??? puh- leese your harassing a college student if i was him i would of interveiwed and gave shirvelle a peice of my mind!! Yall have a good night!
Mr. Cooper...is it fair to say that if the AG in mich. is wrong for saying he was standing behind his first amendment right.....when does a public official get "OFF THE CLOCK ?"and be a normal citizen,,,and have the right's as the rest of "AMERICANS?" this includes the KKK..OR OTHER EXTREMEIST...AS A CITIZEN HE LOST HE'S RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH...your speaker claimed there was some law that prevents he ...I don't know this law could he clarify???????????
Michigan's Assistant Attorney General, Andrew Shirvell, and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox are eamples of their god's christian soldiers. Not my god. They are both blinded by their hatred of homosexuals. These are two people who I think are very similar to Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber. VERY DANGEROUS. These christian soldiers are wacky. Not the kind of company I'd want to hang around with. I be afraid they would try to nail me to a cross. Shirvell appears very strange in his interview with Anderson. To me he seems to easily be on the edge of sanity and insanity. These two nuts are making Michigan state look bad. Chris Armstrong should have an around the clock body guard to protect him from these two state officials. I feel for Armstrong.
A truly disturbing interview. Good work AC360. It leaves me wondering what someone has to do to be considered unsuitable for public office. If I was Michigan tax payer I would refuse to pay my taxes until Shirvell was sacked. The bigger question is why it is "okay" for radical christian zealots to pursue their agenda seemingly unchecked. I grew up in a christian household and this man seems as far from god as it is possible to be. What version of the bible is he following? Truly scary
I work for major airline where you are fired for these types of actions and comments "rule 32"" this in fact is traning for us. I have three children of very different walks of life this is very scarey to me..one of my children graduated from a Michigan College. thank you for your time. Shirvel angers me a great deal. Debi Adams
Not a very sophisticated thing to say on my part, but that Shirvell guy is such a homophobe, which is probably what his biggest problem is and which is probably why he's so obsessed with the gay student in the first place. I was so angry listening to him, he does not deserve to keep his job as Michigans' assistant attorney general, it would be inappropriate. Thanks for letting me vent Tracy Hawes
Shirvill is the product of generations of hateful, fire and brimstone preaching...These extremists have hijacked the Christian religion.....I am Christian and these hate peddlers do not speak for me..Jesus preached love one another...
no where in the new testament did he say terrorize,torture, insult, burn at the stake...yet all these things have been done in the name of Christianity....The interest of the radicals is gain control and power under the pretense of doing Gods will...They are the American Taliban and when I see one of them in public office is scares me...If they take over our government and set up thier theocracy two thirds of the US population would be killed for heresay,,,
It's incredible that Shirvell still has a job. As your legal analyst said, it's well established that a public employee does not have unfettered First Amendment rights. There also probably is some code for state AGs saying that they must not by their conduct undermine the authority of their office.
I wouldn't be surprised if Armstrong is contemplating an action alleging defamation, invasion of privacy, cyber stalking, etc.
Deliberate cheap shot: I thought Michigan was a top law school. Shirvell sounded like an idiot.
Thank you Anderson for shining light on this story. Where do thrze crazies come from
How could Shirvell say that his opinion is limited to private time, after work hours ? Does he have a switch where he can turn his biases/bigotry/hate/anger On and Off ? I don't think so... the person you are after work is the same person you are at work – the only difference is you feel free to express yourself when you get home – at work you'd get fired.


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Towards a crypto thaw: Using incentives to drive adoption
As the crypto winter stretches past the twelve-month mark, many people are asking what went wrong and when (or indeed if) it's going to end.
But the diagnosis isn't mysterious. And neither is the cure.
Fostering breathless excitement about price and moon lambos was always unsustainable. Yes, ICOs injected a lot of tokens into the ecosystem, but that's not how you bootstrap. Cryptocurrencies only have value if they're useful, so we need people to use them. HODLing and trading aren't true adoption, and without true adoption we won't get anywhere.
I realize this isn't exactly a revelation. There are countless articles, even from long before the crypto winter, making the same basic three-point case:
- Crypto isn't a gimmick or a scam. It has enormous real-world utility.
- But theoretically useful things only become genuinely valuable if they're actually used.
- People won't use their crypto if they think it's about to explode in value.
Which is all well and good, but it's February 2019. No-one thinks their crypto is about to explode in value any more. And the first two points about crypto's potential are as true as always. And yet it's still winter. So what's going on?
Well as with anything in tech, just identifying the problem gets you nowhere. Any armchair futurist can see what went wrong, maybe throw in some vague talking points and a nod towards "gamification", as if that means anything on its own. We know adoption is the problem, and we know incentives are the answer, but no-one has made any progress beyond that.
We need a viable and actionable plan.
So what should crypto projects do to drive real, sustainable adoption? At Stegos, I believe we've found the answer. Like all good plans it's tailored to our specific requirements, but I think there is a lot that will hold true for any crypto project feeling the bite of crypto winter.
Forget the tech
First, projects need to stop relying on their technology alone to attract investors. The base technology is proven at this point – what's doubtful is whether enough people want to use it. Clear models for how a project plans to attract and retain users are far more valuable.
From a user perspective, adoption has two dimensions: incentives and accessibility. Or, to put it another way: "What do I get out of it?" and "What do I have to do to get it?" These are closely linked. People will put in a lot of effort for a high enough reward, and with a low enough barrier to entry people will find even modest incentives enticing (but only if they don't already have a good alternative, or often even a markedly inferior one. We'll circle back to that.).
From a project perspective, the questions are different: "What can we offer users?" and "What do we want in return?" The standard answers here are "A solid crypto use case" and "For people to flock to our platform (but we haven't built anything yet, so for now just our Telegram)", but these are woefully insufficient.
"Look at our use case!" has been the standard line for the whole of 2018 (ever since investors woke up to the fact that projects basically just yelling "CRYPTO! YEAH!" wasn't much of a value proposition). And its not working. Users aren't interested, and investors certainly aren't buying it.
Maybe there is a killer use case out there that's good enough to attract everyone to a brand-new platform, sight unseen. But it would have to be lifechanging.
That's because there aren't just barriers to entry, there are barriers to exit. People are locked in to their existing tech and services. Someone might only ever have bad things to say about their bank – but it's still going to take a lot for them to leave the safety of the established system and shift to something they see as new and scary.
No, those users have to come later, once the platform has grown enough. To start with, it's important to focus on people who are already on board with crypto.
So what do they want? Well, you only have to look in any project Telegram or Discord to find out. They want tokens. And what do they want to do to get them? As little as possible, frankly.
Well, luckily, tokens are exactly the thing that every crypto project has to offer.
Tokenized incentives
But if we use our tokens as incentives, aren't we just back where we were before? Handing out tokens like candy, hoping that's the same as bootstrapping a platform?
Not at all. The key is in the second question. We're offering tokens: What do we want in return? In our case, the answer is active participation. Stegos is a privacy coin that benefits strongly from having a large number of active users. And not just active in the sense of hanging around on Telegram asking when the next airdrop is. Running nodes, validating transactions, growing and securing the network.
Which brings us back to accessibility.
"What do I have to do to earn tokens?" "Run a node." "That's too hard. I'm out."
So we've decided to make it easy. And not just crypto easy. Actually easy.
Most people are never going to set up a crypto node as they exist today. It's complicated and scary. What they will do is download and install an app on their phone. So we have to make that possible. And not just a minimally functional light wallet. Remember: we're trading these tokens for active participation. It needs to be a fully functional node that's helping to validate and maintain the blockchain.
(The question of how that's possible will have to wait for the next article: the short answer is that Stegos uses a unique method of cryptographic pruning to ensure the blockchain is always kept small enough for smartphone nodes to be viable.)
Finding the balance
Now comes the crucial part. We need to decide how to distribute these tokens to maximize incentivization across the board. Who gets tokens, and in what proportion? A lot of crypto projects handwave their incentives with catch-all concepts like "Everyone gets incentivized" or "Everyone gets paid", but that's not a useful model. Everyone in a sweatshop gets paid, but you wouldn't want to work there.
"Everyone gets paid" isn't sufficient on its own. Everyone needs to get paid enough.
If a project is running its own blockchain, then tokens are distributed to miners or validators via the regular block rewards and the transaction fees, depending on the chosen consensus mechanism. The Stegos blockchain is designed to run on phones, so Proof-of-Work (PoW) is immediately out. It's too computationally expensive, and it uses too much energy.
So we're using Proof-of-Stake (PoS). Proof-of-Stake is the perfect choice for smartphone users, as it's inexpensive and low effort.
But PoS has its own problems. The average user doesn't have much to stake, so they hardly ever win the right to create a block. Users can pool their stakes, but this gets messy and complicated. So the small stakes drift away, and the network gradually centralizes around the whales.
Of course, those whales are important! They've invested the most money. But the little guy is important too, or the network won't grow. We've tweaked the token distribution to incentivize our smartphone users without discouraging large stakers. Instead of giving the entire block reward to the winner of each consensus round, a proportion is given to every active validator. So everyone running a node is constantly earning.
That's a good start, but it won't be enough on its own.
How can we give everyone a lot of tokens, without totally devaluing the block rewards? The answer is to offer everyone the potential of getting a LOT of tokens. Instead of only awarding tokens based on stake, we also add a lottery mechanism, based on a unique algorithm for providing verifiable distributed randomness designed by the Stegos team. Part of the block reward for each block is added to a jackpot pool, which is periodically awarded to a random single validator. As the jackpot grows, it's more likely to be awarded. We're also always seeding the next jackpot, so winning doesn't reset the prize pool to zero, killing the incentive.
Don't lose sight of the fundamentals
It's important to not go overboard. The block reward must remain the highest and most reliable form of income. The network needs large stakes to increase security. But Stegos's extra gamified layer which the lottery adds means there's always an incentive to be a validator, especially because it's virtually no effort thanks to the smartphone app. It's also fun, which is an essential component of long-term engagement. The size of the current jackpot is always visible, and it grows with every block until it's been won. The odds of winning increase the longer you've been validating, too, which will encourage user retention.
There are always more tweaks to make, different types of incentives for behaviors helpful to the project. For example, new wallets could be seeded with a small number of tokens, so everyone can start running their node right away.
We're still balancing things, but the crucial point is that we're not trying to convince people based solely on our innovative tech or various use cases (although of course those are also important, and I'll be talking about them in future articles). We've made incentives and adoption a cornerstone of the platform, not just an afterthought.
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Difference Between XD and XDM Polymer Handheld Pistols
XDM and XD are two types of polymer handheld pistols as per the Springfield Armory. These guns seem basically the same and it is difficult to repeat that which is by someone not very familiar with them. It is of great help to know the difference between the two.
XD Pistol
XD is a hand held semi-automatic the gun. Like most of the semi-automatic rifles, it uses magazine found inside the capture of hands. XD means the duty and extreme variations including compact, service, tactics and XDM. Due to the change the first version of XD has improved with time. Trivia: This type of rifle is first party in Croatia and is a standard part of the armory of their military.
XDM Polymer Pistol
As mentioned earlier, XDM is a variation of the gun XD. This comes in .40 S& W caliber and 9 MM. As per Springfield Armory, this gun is more accurate and is best at target shooting. Its structure has the best texture, and can have better control with this arm as well as better decision. To add comfort, it also has an additional feature where you can customize the size of grip as per convenience.
Difference between XDM and XD Polymer Handheld Pistol
Both are semi automatic but the difference is that the XD is a broader hand guns. XD is around in quite a while many deviations of this has came around; XDM is latest version of XD. The XD cost less compared to XDM. XD can be exact, yet many say XDM is much precise. XDM has a negligible reset trigger which users view as best for the next shots.
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Total April Bankruptcy Filings Increase 2 Percent over Last Year, Commercial Chapter 11s Increase 11 Percent
Total U.S. bankruptcy filings increased 2 percent in April 2018 over April of last year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. Bankruptcy filings totaled 71,260 in April 2019, up from the April 2018 total of 69,781. The 67,817 consumer bankruptcy filings in April 2019 were also up 2 percent over the April 2018 consumer total of 66,510. Total commercial filings increased 5 percent in April 2019, as the 3,443 filings were up from the 3,271 commercial filings registered in April 2018. Total commercial chapter 11 filings increased 11 percent to 440 in April 2019 from the April 2018 total of 395.
"The costs of accessing the promised fresh start of bankruptcy add another challenge to families and businesses struggling with heavy debt burdens," said ABI Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano. "ABI's Chapter 11 Reform Commission and Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy have released recommendations to modernize the Bankruptcy Code to provide better access to struggling households and businesses seeking a financial fresh start."
Both the Senate and House are considering the recommendations of ABI's Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 for restructuring small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ABI's Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy last month issued its Final Report of recommendations to improve access to the consumer bankruptcy system. Click here to get your copy.
Meanwhile, soaring bankruptcies in the farm belt could benefit from legislation (S. 897, H.R. 2336) that would raise debt limits in chapter 12.
April's commercial filing total represented a 5 percent increase from the March 2019 commercial filing total of 3,292. Total bankruptcy filings for the month of April, however, decreased 3 percent when compared to the 73,500 total filings recorded the previous month. Total noncommercial filings for April also represented a 3 percent decrease from the March 2019 noncommercial filing total of 70,208. Commercial chapter 11 filings fell 2 percent from the 448 filings in March 2019.
The average nationwide per capita bankruptcy filing rate in April was 2.50 (total filings per 1,000 per population), a slight increase from the 2.42 filing rate during the first three months of the year. Average total filings per day in April 2019 were 3,239, a 3 percent decrease from the 3,323 total daily filings in April 2018. States with the highest per capita filing rates (total filings per 1,000 population) in April 2019 were:
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Shop Floor: Companies losing their moral compass, executive pay, On the Go Economy and unhappy employees
Nick Peters
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Have businesses lost their moral compass? Nick ponders this with Charles Wookey, CEO of the Blueprint for Business organisation. He also talks to Ben Chu of the Independent about executive pay levels when business is going badly, and about Instanity, a phenomenon identified by expenses management company Concur, affecting those living in the so-called On the Go Economy.
Charles Wookey,Ben Chu,Chris Baker,Jimmy Gordon
Sun 31 Jul 2016


text: Dear Editor,(Note: This is one of the very first, if not the first, letters I ever wrote to media. It is in writing the end of this letter that persuaded me to go out the next day and put my entire portfolio into John Embry's Royal Precious Metal Fund. It would go on to become one of the best performing funds on the planet over the next three years. Best investment decision ever. Worst? Getting out after only two years...actually third worst...but those are other tales)Re: Feeling ResponsibilityYour editorial should be used in journalism classrooms as an example of what happens when supposedly worldly, seasoned newsmen become blinded by the shining light of ideology. Any realist understands that, if it were not for a fluke of birth, Bush would be selling popcorn at triple A stadiums. Your angst over the fact Clinton did not follow the usual protocol of departing Presidents shows your inability to grasp different realities. After all, unlike past departing Presidents, he is not an aging retiree, suffering from the physical and mental ravages of time, being sent off to pasture. Clinton is still a vigorous man of 54, in the prime of his intellectual abilities. He leaves with the highest approval rating of any President, for reasons which are obvious to most , but impossible for right wing ideologues to stomach. The fact that this approval rating comes despite seven years of the most concentrated media attack in planetary history just adds salt to the wounds. As an aside it also shows that it is modern news media, and not public servants and policy makers, who have become irrelevant within liberal democracies.My accusation that the editorial board has completely jettisoned themselves from any reality of fact comes from their supposition that Bush will bring "civility" to the White House, and that when he loses the next election he will do so with quiet dignity. The past election shows however that dignity in defeat is not within Bush's scope of character. When McCain won his first primary, Bush could not even work up the courage to phone him and congratulate him as per normal protocol. When McCain won again, they went on a smear campaign, charging with automated phone messages that he was against breast cancer research. Civility only comes on the condition that he gets what he feels he is entitled to.Then we come to the Florida election. You would have to go to some very scuzzy countries before you find a political party that worked so hard to keep votes from being counted as did the Republicans. (Everyone understood of course that if they actually counted the votes, that Gore would win). The poisonous rhetoric coming from the Republican camp was consistently edged with the tinge of hate, and the implied threat of violence if things did not go their way. Anyone not goose-stepping to the Bush tune was described in the most extreme of hyperbolic terms: anarchists, criminals, thieves, frauds, chad molesters. It did not matter whether they were volunteer workers or Supreme courts judges. The ordinary interests of senile pensioners and minorities were described in term's of the Anti-Christ's agenda.If the votes were allowed to be counted, and Gore declared the victor, do you really believe that Bush and the Republicans would have duplicated the dignified exit of the Democrats? There would be no dignified concession, just unarticulated rage and an overwhelming need for vengeance. The Republicans would be currently engaged in their own version of holy war, a scorched earth policy threatening national collapse if the Democrats did not cede power...After all this was the campaign team , according to TIME magazine, that was ready to start a PR blitz discrediting the electoral college system, until of course they found out they lost the popular vote. This is a party, that invoked a constitutional crisis over some high-school level groping in the White House, even while most of the most vocal accusers were also known to be diddling the hired help...Your editorial shows is that you have become what you would mock. You are the flip side of the loony left in the 60's and 70's, seduced by the beauty of ideological abstraction, and too arrogant, too certain of themselves to muddy their feet in historical fact. I, for one hope that Ashcroft gets confirmed, Indeed I hope Bush surrounds himself with the fundamentalists which now guide the Republican party. Conservatives of the present have forgotten why conservatives of the past created the very mechanisms they are now dismantling. The California power debacle, is just a taste of things to come.There is great need of a reality check., and one thing reality shows is that any country that is run by fundamentalists becomes a basket-case. Eight years of global dominance, economic, social, and environmental progress, are about to be book-ended by the Bush Years, years which will be filled with war and economic turmoil. If society does not learn from this, then it deserves everything it's going to get.....good and hard.


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Requiring extreme global warming, the formation of jet has seldom occurred in Earth's geological history. The resulting materials display 'magical' properties which have resulted in jet being used for multiple applications including divination, banishing and protection from witchcraft since the Neolithic. Graves containing jet finds are often, as a result, interpreted as those of sorceresses. Recognised by Viking invaders, Whitby Jet was traded as far as Greenland. Jet remains notoriously difficult to identify in the archaeological record and little progress has occurred in its characterisation; but with a new methodology, we may fully appreciate the scope of the Viking jet trade in the Dark Ages.
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PEARL HARBOR – USS Paul Hamilton will depart Hawaii April 5 after more than twenty years of being homeported in Pearl Harbor.
The U.S. Navy announced recently that USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) will swap homeports with USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) this summer. William P. Lawrence departed San Diego on a regularly scheduled deployment in January and will arrive in Hawaii in mid-2016.
This move supports the rebalance to the Indo-Asia-Pacific, placing our most advanced capabilities and greater capacity in that vital theater. Likewise, it will allow Paul Hamilton, also a guided-missile destroyer, to proceed to San Diego for a scheduled extended dry-docking selected restricted availability.
"Commissioned in 1995, USS Paul Hamilton has been operating out of Pearl Harbor ever since, providing forward presence for the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. The men and women who served aboard this destroyer directly strengthened Pacific maritime security during dozens of deployments, training missions and exercises, including Koa Kai and RIMPAC." said Rear Adm. John Fuller, commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific and Navy Region Hawaii. "This homeport assignment is part of the U.S. Navy's strategic laydown and dispersal plan. The Navy is committed to basing approximately 60 percent of Navy ships and aircraft in the region by 2020. As such, our readiness and the warriors' ethos in Hawaii will continue to be critical to maintaining security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region."
Both Paul Hamilton and William P. Lawrence are Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers that perform key roles in support of a carrier strike group, expeditionary strike group, or surface action group.
DDGs are capable of sustained combat operations supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control and deterrence. These combatants operate in a network centric warfare environment and execute multi-mission tasking to include air, surface, undersea, space and cyber warfare. DDGs coordinate with units of a task group to conduct naval operations and execute the Maritime Strategy under a naval component commander.
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The recent exposé in this newspaper about the Trump family finances shines a light on the ways in which the wealthiest Americans can avoid estate and gift taxes on the transfer of assets to their children. While many of the Trump family schemes described in the report were clearly outside of the law, a disturbing number exemplify commonly used techniques.
This would not be as troubling if the richest Americans paid more income taxes. But most of the wealth they acquire is not taxed as income. This situation — generous exclusions from income taxes combined with easy evasion of estate and gift taxes — has given the wealthiest a free pass on the costs of running the country.
To see how the ultrarich acquire their wealth, look at the Forbes 400, an annual listing of the wealthiest Americans. This year an individual needed to have more than $2 billion to be included, and together the group controls over $3 trillion. This enormous wealth was generally acquired in one of two ways: through inheritance or by building or investing in a successful business.
How do income taxes apply to these ways of acquiring wealth? They don't.
Like Donald Trump, many of the Forbes 400 acquired some or all of their wealth from their parents. These transfers of wealth pass entirely free of income taxes.
This may be surprising, because the income tax purports to be imposed on "all income from whatever source derived" — and the I.R.S. is clear that this should be interpreted broadly to include not just a person's salary, but also unemployment benefits, lottery winnings and even the cash value of bartered items.
Nonetheless, the income tax code has an explicit exclusion for funds received by gift and inheritance. The reason for this exclusion is not clear. Gifts and inheritances were originally subject to tax in the first income tax code and were removed in 1913. One tax scholar suggests "the tale is simply one of the triumph of lobbyists." As a result, a person can inherit $100 million, or even $100 billion, and owe no income taxes.
There is not even a requirement to report that money on a tax return. This allows the wealthy to believe that their tax liability is more burdensome than it actually is. Imagine a person with a $1 million salary (subject to $350,000 in income taxes) and a $100 million inheritance. Since he has to report only that $1 million, he might think he is paying taxes at a rate of 35 percent, when his actual tax burden is less than 1 percent of the wealth he acquired that year.
The second way that the ultrarich make their wealth is through building or investing in businesses. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is the ultimate example of the successful entrepreneur. With wealth topping $160 billion, Mr. Bezos is not only the wealthiest American, but is also estimated to be the richest person in the world.
This enormous wealth has not resulted in much in the form of income taxes. Unlike many European countries, the United States does not tax the value of a person's property; income taxes are due only if Mr. Bezos sells his stock. Mr. Bezos need not sell his stock in order to enjoy its value, because the tax rules allow him to borrow against the stock tax-free. Most troubling, Mr. Bezos and his family can avoid all income taxes on the growth in the value of his stock by holding it until his death. His heirs will then be treated as if they had purchased the stock at its market price, allowing them to sell it without owing any income tax.
Since much of the wealth acquired by the wealthy passes free of income taxes, often the only federal taxes imposed are estate and gift taxes. Unfortunately, the estate tax has been under assault for nearly 30 years.
In the early 1990s, 18 super-wealthy families (including the DeVos, Koch and Walton families) invested $500 million in lobbying efforts to undermine the estate tax. Their results have been impressive. In 1990 the estate tax applied to all estates in excess of $600,000 and the tax rates were as high as 55 percent. Today the tax applies only to individuals with assets greater than $11 million ($22 million for a couple) and the top tax rate has been reduced to 40 percent.
While these changes are fiscally significant, the lobbying effort's greatest impact was rhetorical: It shifted the conversation about the estate tax as a legitimate tax to one that "imposes double taxation" and "hurts family farms and businesses." These families took an issue that applied to less than 2 percent of Americans and made it a populist rallying cry against "death taxes."
As a result, repeal of the estate tax has become one of the core tenets of the Republican Party, while Democrats hardly bring the topic up at all, leaving Congress with little appetite for closing loopholes. Indeed, the last time that Congress adopted any legislation closing estate tax loopholes was 1990.
This has let taxpayers artificially reduce the value of their estates just long enough for them to pass from one generation to the next. Three common techniques — minority discounts, grantor-retained annuity trusts and family limited partnerships — were all used by the Trumps.
What is to be done about this situation?
To begin with, let's introduce honesty into the debate. For too long, we have allowed the perpetuation of the myth that the super-wealthy are subject to greater tax burdens than regular Americans. That's simply not true, and we need to recognize that.
We can then take steps to adopt a tax system in which everyone pays his fair share. If people who earn salaries, receive unemployment benefits or profit through barter exchanges pay taxes, so too should wealthy heirs. We should eliminate the rule that allows all taxable gains to be wiped out at death. And we should take a serious look at our estate and gift taxes: Their purpose is to curtail concentrations of wealth, and we should fortify the rules so they can do their job.
The measure of a well-functioning democracy is a tax system that fairly apportions its burdens. When we go to the polls next month, we would do well to keep in mind the importance of electing officials who represent the interests of everyone and not just the wealthiest among us.
Ray D. Madoff is a law professor at Boston College, the director of the Boston College Law School Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good and the lead author of "Practical Guide to Estate Planning."
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Contagion fever hits Children's
On September 9, the new feature film Contagion from Warner Bros. Pictures, Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi will be released in theaters nationwide. The picture sports an all-star cast and revolves around a rapidly spreading virus that threatens to infect millions of people.
Of course it's a fictional movie, but that's not to say it's completely fake. The film's depiction of how public health workers track the deadly outbreak shows them using a technology similar to HealthMap, a real-life online surveillance system designed to track emerging infectious disease threats. Co-founded by John Brownstein, PhD and Clark Freifeld of Children's Hospital Boston's Informatics Program, HealthMap has over a million users a year including regular users from the World Health Organization, the CDC and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. …
Tracking outbreaks online
Are you looking to read reviews about the new Greek restaurant that opened up down the street? Google it. In an argument about who drove in the final runs in the Red Sox's 2004 world series run? Google is right there to let you know it was Trot Nixon. While most of us use Google for seemingly trivial purposes, (I know Sox fans, '04 was anything BUT trivial in your eyes) researchers at Children's Hospital Boston are using the powerful search engine to fight disease.
A team from the Children's Hospital Informatics Program (CHIP), led by John Brownstein, PhD, put their heads together with people from Google and found that web-based search data is a great info sharing source for citizens and public health officials alike. With this in mind, the team recently turned their attention towards tracking outbreaks of dengue, a mosquito-borne virus affecting 500 million people living in tropical parts of the globe. To help accurately record dengue outbreaks as they occur, CHIP and Google have created an online tool called Denguetrends, which collects information on dengue activity as it occurs in real time. The advantage of this type of data aggregation is that it warns people when dengue is being reported in their area and gives public health officials the chance to immediately respond to outbreaks as they happen, instead of waiting for data to be collected and processed. Its creators hope the tool will lead to faster response times and more efficient management of dengue outbreaks.
"By using search data, we're tapping into a freely-available, instant dataset that can be gathered, analyzed and released much more quickly and at much lower effort and cost than through traditional national surveillance and reporting programs," said Brownstein, director of the Computational Epidemiology Group in CHIP. "The kind of information the tool provides can help direct public health officials target interventions aimed at mosquito control and disease prevention, such as education campaigns, as early as possible." …
The end of summer means the start of flu season
Come on, folks, roll up your sleeves—and your kids' sleeves, too. Summer's officially over and it's time for the flu shot.
Every year, I'm caught off guard by how many people don't want to get a flu shot. There are lots of people who are happy to get them—anxious, even—but I'm always surprised by how much I end up being a flu shot salesman. …


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Background: Knowledge about the effect of GH treatment on adaptive functioning in children with PraderWilli syndrome (PWS) is limited.
Objective and hypotheses: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of GH treatment on adaptive functioning in children with PWS.
Method: Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS) was assessed at start, at the end of the RCT, and after 7 years of GH treatment. In the RCT, 75 children (42 infants and 33 prepubertal children) with PWS were included. Subsequently, 53 children were treated with long-term GH 1 mg/m2 per day.
Results: Children with PWS were delayed in their adaptive skills in all domains. Older age and lower intelligence were associated with more delay in adaptive functioning compared to references. On short-term, no effect of GH treatment was found between the GH-treated and untreated group in the RCT, in both infants and prepubertal children. However, after 7 years of GH treatment, there was significantly less delay in adaptive functioning in infants of the former GH treatment group vs the former untreated group in all domains (communication: P<0.001, daily living skills: P<0.001, socialization: P<0.001, motor skills: P<0.001). An earlier age at start of GH treatment during infancy (03.5 years) was associated with less developmental delay in communication (P<0.05), daily living skills (P<0.05), socialization (P<0.05) and motor skills (P<0.005), but in children who started GH treatment above the age of 3.5 years, this association was not found.
Conclusion: Our study demonstrates a marked delay in adaptive functioning in infants and children with PWS. The earlier GH treatment was started during infancy, the better the adaptive skills on the long-term.
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European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology


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Today I would like to share with you a mental shift that I experienced last fall which completely transformed my sedentary lifestyle and lack of passion about fitness. I hope that today's post may inspire you to pursue a more active lifestyle as well.
Except for a couple of years in college, during which I had a mild obsession with the stair master, I have never been a gym person. I've also never been hugely into sports, so the pursuit of fitness always seemed like yet another thing to cross off my never-ending to do list (and honestly, who has time for that?)
Combine that mentality of thinking about fitness as a chore with mainstream motivations that never resonated with me (for example, 'work out to look hot' or 'work out so you too can be a health guru' or 'work out because you're supposed to…') and the result was fitness ranking low in my personal priorities. I walked my dogs daily, I took stairs over escalators, I would run for the streetcar whenever I was late – I figured I was 'fit' enough and didn't really need think about it further.
Then one day, I fell down a flight of stairs. Completely missed a step and tumbled all the way down to the bottom. My breath caught in my chest and I was left sprawled out, completely in shock. My back was extremely bruised and tender for weeks, yet I considered myself lucky. I could have easily broken a leg (or worse) and that's when something clicked permanently in my mind.
I realized that had I broken my leg or slipped a disc in my back, I would most likely be instructed to not move extraneously for several weeks while I recovered. And when I imagined being told, 'You must stay still,' I saw myself wishing for the ability to move again above anything else.
It became clear to me that you always want what you cannot have (a cliche saying that is all too true) and that I needed to personally make a stronger effort to appreciate what I had by not breaking my leg – the freedom to move however I liked, whenever I liked.
From that point on fitness became all about movement for me. Now rather than ask myself, "Did I work out today?" I instead ask, "How much did I move today?" Fitness is no longer about completing 'x' number of reps or seeing an exercise program through from start to finish. To me fitness now means commanding my body to move on a daily basis, be it through running, biking, dancing, swimming or lifting weights, and marvelling at its ability to move in wonderful and wacky ways.
As long as I have my heart rate up, my blood circulating and I am moving enough to break a sweat, I consider my fitness goals for the day achieved and I feel inspired to try and make my body move even more the next day. I move now (read: workout) to keep my body strong and able to move.
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On the sideline of the 71st United Nations General Assembly holding in New York City, President Barack Obama has held talks with his Nigerian counterpart, President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting yesterday, Obama said he discussed ways of countering the Boko Haram militant group, while also lauding Nigeria's effort in tackling corruption.
Obama describes Nigeria as a very important country in the comity of nations which is why his administration decided to assist the administration in the fight.
SEE ALSO: President Buhari Joins Other World leaders To Adopt Declaration On Refugees, Migrants
The U.S President also pledged to assist in the area of the economy, agriculture, promising to inject more fund to assist Nigeria to come out of recession.
He wished President Buhari well, pledging to set up a framework for more support from America even while he leaves office.
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If someone you loved was dying, would you sacrifice an hour of your time so that they might live? If your brother or sister, mother or father, spouse or partner was dying, how grateful would you be if a bystander could save their life?
The United States is currently in the grip of an epidemic that is claiming the lives of people of all walks of life. The opioid crisis is something that affects all of us, and the East End is no exception. And it's not just heroin or other illegal drugs, either. The grandmother who accidentally takes a second dose of her painkiller because she forgot that she took one that morning. The father who gets injured and is prescribed an opioid, but who winds up addicted. The son or daughter who gets their prescription filled, but the pharmacist accidentally made an error in the dosage.
Earlier this week, there was a free training on the use of Narcan held at the East End Library. During the training, both staff and members of the general public learned about addiction, opioids, and how to recognize the signs of an overdose. At the end of the training, all participants received a free kit that contained two doses of Narcan. Little did we know at the time, how fortunate it would be that we had the training on Tuesday and received that life-saving drug.
On Wednesday afternoon, a young man overdosed.
I was leaving work to get my hair cut, when I noticed commotion in a parking lot nearby. When I got there, he was on the ground, some of his family standing around him, more scared than you can imagine. He wasn't breathing. He wasn't moving. His lips were turning blue and his face was pale and starting to change color. Even though 911 had been called, anyone could see that he was going to die.
Because of the training we'd received, I knew that it was possible that he had overdosed. I ran to where I keep my narcan kit and raced back. Narcan is administered like a nasal spray; if you've ever used Flonase or Afrin or any other nasal spray, it's similar to that. I tilted his head back, inserted the narcan, and pressed the plunger.
Within a matter of seconds, this young man who was moments from death, he coughed. He drew breath, and he groaned. He was going to live.
It took several minutes and another dose of narcan to bring him around and out of immediate danger, but by the time the ambulance arrived, he was sitting up. A few minutes later, as I walked away from the situation now that it was well in hand, he was standing and talking with EMTs.
Until this week, I didn't truly understand the crisis we face, or how powerful the tools are that we have available. I'd heard about narcan as some "wonder drug," but didn't understand how important it was; I've read about the opioid crisis, but it hadn't quite hit home. But now that I have seen with my own eyes how amazing this life-saving drug can be, now that I have seen that it can bring a person back from the dead, I am so glad to have taken the training and am ready.
That young man was the third overdose that the EMTs had seen in the East End that day. We are in talks to do another training at the library later this year, and I would love to see more faces from the community there. Anyone who works with the public needs this training; anyone who is concerned about our community needs this training. Anyone who would save a life needs this training. It took me one hour to complete the class offered by the Richmond City Health District, and I was involved in the incident the other day for about ten minutes; so far, I have given 70 minutes of my time to learning about the opioid crisis, how to administer narcan, and actually performing the techniques I learned. 70 minutes of my time, which could have just as easily been wasted watching YouTube, playing a video game, reading mindless articles. 70 minutes of my time, but that young man has his whole life back.
How do you tell the difference between someone who's very high and who's overdosing? If you're having a hard time telling the difference, it is best to treat the situation like an overdose – it could save someone's life. The Harm Reduction Coalition shares the following tips:
If someone is really high and using downers like heroin, or pills:
- Pupils will contract and appear small
- Muscles are slack and droopy
- They might "nod out"
- Scratch a lot due to itchy skin
- Speech may be slurred
- They might be out of it, but they will respond to outside stimulus like loud noise or a light shake from a concerned friend.
If you are worried that someone is getting too high, it is important that you don't leave them alone. If the person is still conscious, walk them around, keep them awake, and monitor their breathing.
The following are signs of an overdose:
- Loss of consciousness
- Unresponsive to outside stimulus
- Awake, but unable to talk
- Breathing is very slow and shallow, erratic, or has stopped
- For lighter skinned people, the skin tone turns bluish purple, for darker skinned people, it turns grayish or ashen.
- Choking sounds, or a snore-like gurgling noise (sometimes called the "death rattle")
- Vomiting
- Body is very limp
- Face is very pale or clammy
- Fingernails and lips turn blue or purplish black
- Pulse (heartbeat) is slow, erratic, or not there at all
If someone is making unfamiliar sounds while "sleeping" it is worth trying to wake him or her up. Many loved ones of users think a person was snoring, when in fact the person was overdosing. These situations are a missed opportunity to intervene and save a life.
Upcoming Trainings and Resources:
- Richmond City Health District Free Narcan Training and Dispensing: 400 E Cary St Richmond VA 23219 . 1st Friday of the month at 2pm. Training and dispensing limited to the first 25 people. For more information, contact Kate Bausman at 804-339-5241.
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- SAARA Center: 10:00- 12:00pm on the second Thursday of each month. 2000 Mecklenburg Street, Richmond, VA 23223. For more information, contact Laura Madsen at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Mel Gibson's first directorial effort is an unusual success, hinting that the wonderful Braveheart would soon follow. The Man Without a Face is a compelling story of a kid who runs across the town's outcast, a man with ugly burn marks on one side of his face. One by one, preconceptions are shattered and secrets of the past are exposed as the two develop a strong friendship. But there's a tragic undercurrent lurking in the background, and one never gets the sense of security that justice will be served, at least not without considerable undue pain. The themes here are not new, nor are they particularly subtle in presentation. But the story is remarkably moving.


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Next Monday 2 June, I will start a new chapter for my second study pedagogy/ child care. In my hometown I got the opportunity to work as a pedagogic specialist at a daycare for two whole day's a week (Monday & Tuesday) and I am super excited to begin! The daycare has five different locations. … Continue reading New internship
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Words.There are long words and short words, nice words and mean words.
There are silly words, scary words, and hard-to-spell words.
There are so many words in our world! But where did they all come from?
Award-winning children's book author Sandy Eisenberg Sasso tells a creative tale about the origin of words, and the power of language, in When God Gave Us Words. Inside this innovative children's book, God gives the power of words to humankind. At first God and the angels are pleased with how people use words, but over time they start to use words to make curses, lies, and threats. The angels beg God to take back the gift of language, and just as God is about to take it back, new beautiful words begin to fill the air.
When God Gave Us Words features imaginative illustrations by Darcy Day Zoells and is ideal for children ages 3-7.
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso is the Director of Religion, Spirituality and the Arts Initiative at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) Arts and Humanities Institute, as well as Rabbi Emerita of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck. Her many children's books include Who Is My Neighbor?, The Marvelous Mustard Seed, and Who Counts? , all cowritten with Amy-Jill Levine, and the classic God's Paintbrush.
"An imaginative tale about God's desire to give people language." —Spirituality & Practice
When God Gave Us Words is a 2018 Spirituality & Practice Award Winner!
"A creative way of explaining how words came to be." —Kids' BookBuzz
"The gift of language becomes relevant and real in this original tale." —Kirkus Reviews
"Inspiring without being overly sentimental, this book is a nondenominational meditation on the beauty and power of shared expression." —Booklist
"Beautifully illustrated...[a] recommended addition to family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections." —Midwest Book Review