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danah boyd
|danah boyd
boyd in 2008
November 24, 1977
Altoona, Pennsylvania
|Social media
|Microsoft Research
Harvard University
New York University
|Alma mater
|University of California, Berkeley,
MIT Media Lab,
Brown University
|Taken out of context: American teen sociality in networked publics (2008)
|Doctoral advisor
|Peter Lyman
Mizuko Ito
|Known for
|Commentary on sociality, identity, and culture among youth on social networks[1]
|Notable awards
|Technology Review TR35 Young Innovators 2010[2]
danah boyd (born November 24, 1977 as danah michele mattas)[3] is a social media scholar,[4][5][6][7][8] youth researcher, and advocate working at Microsoft Research, New York University Media Culture & Communication and the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society. In 2009 boyd was named one of the most influential women in technology.[9]
Early life[edit]
Boyd grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Altoona, Pennsylvania,[10] and attended Manheim Township High School from 1992–1996. According to her website, she was born danah michele mattas, "spelled all funky because my mother loved typographical balance."[3] Once she reached college, she chose to change to her maternal grandfather's name, Boyd, as her own last name, and eventually she settled on giving her name as danah boyd, "to reflect my mother's original balancing and to satisfy my own political irritation at the importance of capitalization."[10][11]
Her initial ambition was to become an astronaut but after an injury, she became more interested in the internet.[10]
She initially studied computer science at Brown University where she worked with Andries van Dam, and wrote an undergraduate thesis on how "3-D computer systems used cues that were inherently sexist."[10] She then pursued her master's degree in sociable media with Judith Donath at the MIT Media Lab. She worked for the New York-based V-Day, first as a volunteer (starting in 2004) and then as paid staff (2007–2009). She eventually moved to San Francisco, where she met the individuals involved in creating the new Friendster service. She documented what she was observing via her blog, and this grew into a career.[12]
In 2008, boyd earned a PhD at the UC Berkeley School of Information,[13] advised by Peter Lyman (1940–2007) and Mizuko Ito (aka Mimi Ito). Her dissertation, Taken Out of Context: American Teen Sociality in Networked Publics, focused on the use of large social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace by U.S. teenagers,[14] and was blogged on Boing Boing.[15][16]
During the 2006–07 academic year, boyd was a fellow at the Annenberg Center for Communication at the University of Southern California. She has been a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University since 2007, where she co-directed the Internet Safety Technical Task Force,[17] and then served on the Youth and Media Policy Working Group.[18]
In January 2009, boyd joined Microsoft Research New England, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a Social Media Researcher.[19] She was also involved with a three-year ethnographic project funded by the MacArthur Foundation and led by Mimi Ito; the project examined youths' use of technologies through interviews, focus groups, observations, and document analysis.[20][21] Her publications included an article in the "MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Learning, Identity Volume" called Why Youth (Heart) Social Network Sites: The Role of Networked Publics in Teenage Social Life.[22] The article focuses on social networks' implications for youth identity. The project culminated with a co-authored book "Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media."[23] In addition to blogging on her own site, she addresses issues of youth and technology use on the DMLcentral blog. Boyd has written academic papers and op-ed pieces on online culture.[24]
In early 2014, boyd published her book It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens at Yale University Press.[25]
Honors and awards[edit]
In 2009 Fast Company named boyd one of the most influential women in technology.[9] In May 2010, she received the Award for Public Sociology from the American Sociological Association's Communication and Information Technologies (CITASA) section.[26] Also in 2010, Fortune named her the smartest academic in the technology field[27] and "the reigning expert on how young people use the Internet."[28] In 2010, boyd was included on the TR35 list of top innovators under the age of 35.[29]
Boyd has spoken at many academic conferences, including SIGIR, SIGGRAPH, CHI, Etechm Personal Democracy Forum and the AAAS annual meeting. She gave the keynote addresses at SXSWi 2010 and WWW 2010, discussing privacy, publicity and big data.[30][31][32] She also appeared in the 2008 PBS Frontline documentary Growing Up Online providing commentary on youth and technology.[33]
Foreign Policy named boyd one of its 2012 Top 100 Global Thinkers "for showing us that Big Data isn't necessarily better data".[34]
Personal life[edit]
She has an "attraction to people of different genders," but as stated on her website, identifies as queer rather than lesbian or bi. "I very much attribute my comfortableness with my sexuality to the long nights in high school discussing the topic in IRC."[3] She had a child in July 2013 with partner Gilad Lotan, a male Israeli computer scientist.
- ^ Heer, J.; Boyd, D. (2005). "Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization (INFOVIS'05)". p. 5. doi:10.1109/INFOVIS.2005.39. ISBN 0-7803-9464-X.
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- ^ MIT (2010). 2010 Young Innovators under 35, Danah Boyd, 32, Microsoft Research: Shaping the rules for social networks, Technology Review.
- ^ a b c boyd, danah. "a bitty autobiography / a smattering of facts". danah.org. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
- ^ List of publications from Google Scholar
- ^ List of publications from Microsoft Academic Search
- ^ List of publications from the DBLP Bibliography Server
- ^ Donath, J.; Boyd, D. (2004). "Public Displays of Connection". BT Technology Journal 22 (4): 71. doi:10.1023/B:BTTJ.0000047585.06264.cc.
- ^ Marlow, C.; Naaman, M.; Boyd, D.; Davis, M. (2006). "Proceedings of the seventeenth conference on Hypertext and hypermedia - HYPERTEXT '06". p. 31. doi:10.1145/1149941.1149949. ISBN 1595934170.
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- ^ a b Fast Company Staff (February 1, 2009). "Women in Tech: The Evangelists". Fast Company. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Debelle, Penelope (August 4, 2007). "A space of her own – Encounter with Danah Boyd". The Age (Australia).
- ^ boyd, danah. "What's in a Name?". danah.org. Retrieved March 30, 2008.
- ^ Erard, Michael (November 27, 2003). "Decoding the New Cues in Online Society". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ boyd, danah (2008). Taken out of context: American teen sociality in networked publics (PhD thesis). University of California, Berkeley.
- ^ "Voices on Antisemtisim interview with danah boyd". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Taken Out of Context – my PhD dissertation". zephoria.org. January 18, 2009.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (January 19, 2009). "danah boyd's PhD thesis: Teen sociality online". Boing Boing. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "Members of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force". Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative".
- ^ McCarthy, Caroline (September 22, 2008). "Microsoft hires social-net scholar Danah Boyd". CNET. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
- ^ "MacArthur Foundation Project Summary". Retrieved January 9, 2009.
- ^ "Final Report". The Digital Youth Project. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
- ^ boyd, danah. Buckingham, David, ed. "Why Youth (Heart) Social Network Sites: The Role of Networked Publics in Teenage Social Life". Youth, Identity, and Digital Media. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning (Cambridge: MIT Press). 119–142. doi:10.1162/dmal.9780262524834.119. ISBN 978-0262026352. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ Ito, Mimi; et al. (September 2009). Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media. MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-01336-3.
- ^ Shirky, Clay (February 28, 2008). Here Comes Everybody. Penguin Group. pp. 224–5. ISBN 978-1-59420-153-0.
- ^ boyd, danah (2014). It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300166316.
- ^ "2010 CITASA Awards". CITASA. 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ Jessi Hempel; Beth Kowitt (September 7, 2010). "Smartest Academic: Danah Boyd". Fortune. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
- ^ Hempel, Jessi (2010). "Ones to watch: Danah Boyd". Fortune. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ Naone, Erica (2010). "Danah Boyd, 32". Technology Review. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ "danah boyd's Opening Remarks on Privacy and Publicity" (Press release). South by Southwest. March 14, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ Kincaid, Jason (2010-03-13). "Danah Boyd: How Technology Makes A Mess Of Privacy and Publicity". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "Keynote Talk: danah boyd on "Publicity and Privacy in Web 2.0"". WWW 2010. April 29, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "PBS Frontline: "Growing Up Online" with danah boyd – January 22nd" (Press release). Berkman Center for Internet & Society. 2008-01-14. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers". Foreign Policy. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
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- A Discussion with danah boyd, Ibiblio Speaker Series, 2006
- An interview with danah boyd, Women of Web 2.0 Show, 2008
- danah boyd Interview at YouTube
- Friending Your Child by Lawrence Goodman, Brown Alumni Magazine, 2012
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He died last Monday.
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We are losing our future everyday on our highways. Our future leaders, our teens are being killed or injured in a higher ratio than any other age group based on miles driven. Some are causing their own death and injury through unsafe driving behavior and just plain immaturity and inexperience. Others are the innocent victims of another driver's bad choices or criminal behavior.
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Minnesotans for Safe Driving (MSD) worked very hard for passage of a bill to clarify the language in the Hit and Run Statue. (more information below) Nancy Johnson, our legislative Liaison with MSD, worked closely with Kelly Moller with Minnesota Alliance on Crime and Kris Zell, whose brother was killed in the Supreme Court case that lead us to get this bill passed. This bill probably would not have passed without the dedication of its chief authors, Senator Kevin Dahle (Northfield) and Representative Paul Rosenthal (Edina) and their Legislative Assistants Bryan Wells and Gina Kunesh. Our thanks to all of them for helping to make this important bill a reality.
The following are bills that passed this session that pertain to traffic or teen driving. There is information at the bottom of this list to access the entire bill
Clarifying the language of the Hit and Run statue HF1335/SF1246 Chapter 186
Requires the driver to stop and investigate what they hit and to remain on the scene if the collision was with a person or vehicle or report later as required in statue if the collision was with some other object. This bill also changes the word accident to collision in the Hit and Run part of the statue.
The reason we brought this issue to the legislature was to respond to the Supreme Court' s suggestion after they reversed a Hit and Run conviction because the language was vague in the Hit and Run statue. It said that you only needed to stay at the scene if you knew you hit a person or vehicle. On that case the defendant said he was asleep at the wheel so he didn't know what he hit was a person. This defense was later used by others to avoid a conviction. Of course the big media case that used this issue was the Amy Sensor case.
Requirements for obtaining cell phone data HF2288/SF2466 Chapter 278
This bill requires law enforcement to secure a tracking warrant in order to receive cell phone tracking data; specifying certain exceptions; defining certain terms; specifying certain reporting requirements; clarifying admissible evidence usage
Graduated Driver License rules modified HF2684/SF2867 Chapter 261
Each school (driver education provider) must establish a schedule or procedure for providing "Supplemental Parental Curriculum" to any primary driving supervisor who chooses to receive it. At a minimum, the supplemental parental curriculum must: 1. Be at least 90 minutes in length; 2. Be provided by or in the presence of a driver education instructor; and 3. Provide information concerning graduated driver licensing, safety risks associated with novice drivers, potential influence of adults on driving behavior of novice drivers, and additional resources.
Defines "primary driving supervisor" as the primary person who supervises driving with an instruction permit holder. Raises the number of hours of supervised driving time for an instruction permit holder before obtaining a provisional license. The increase is from 30 hours to either 40 total hours, or 50 total hours if a driving supervisor did not attend the supplemental parental curriculum prior to the driver having received an instruction permit. Minimum night time hours that the permit holder must drive with a primary driving supervisor are increased from 10 to 15 hours.
Work Zone changes (part of an Omnibus bill) HF 3172 –find at 121.5
Describes a work zone; sets fine of $300 for violations in a work zone; makes the owner of the vehicle responsible for the violation if the driver cannot be named except under certain exceptions. Defines what the reduced speed is in a work zone and under what conditions.
Ignition Interlock program changes HF2255/SF2174 Chapter 298
Those convicted of Criminal Vehicular Operation resulting in injury where the offender has fewer than two qualified prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten years or fewer than three qualified prior impaired driving incidents ever; may apply for a conditional reinstatement of the driver's license, subject to the ignition interlock restriction. If the offender has two or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten years or three or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents ever; may apply for a limited license, subject to the ignition interlock restriction. This is not available to those convicted of Criminal Vehicle Homicide, killing someone in a traffic crash.
Medical Marijuana HF1641 SF 1818 Chapter 311
Description: Medical Cannabis Therapeutic Research Act; clinical trials on the therapeutic use of medical cannabis required and standards set, commissioner of health required to contract with one medical cannabis product manufacturer, impact assessment and reports required, fees set, and money appropriated. The law does not allow anyone who legally can use marijuana for medical purposes to drive impaired.
The commissioner of transportation shall perform engineering and traffic investigations on trunk highway segments that are two-lane, two-way roadways with a posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour. If they determine that the 55 miles per hour speed limit can be reasonably and safely increased under the conditions found to exist on any of the trunk highway segments examined, the commissioner may designate an increased limit applicable to those segments and erect appropriate signs designating the speed limit. The new speed limit shall be effective when the signs are erected. Of all the roadways to be studied under this section, approximately one-fifth must be subject to investigation.
A few college students from St. Paul's Concordia University Political Science class were advocating adding wordage to a card that Legislators have been given for over 100 years to protect them from being arrested at the time and jailed for petty and civil crimes during session for the main reason to stop them from voting. These students believe that these cards have been used by a few legislators to get out of a DWI. An arrest is needed to take the tests needed for a conviction. They wanted to add to the card that impaired driving arrests do not have immunity. This bill did not pass but the education that the media brought to the issue probably made it the same as if it did pass. Now all law enforcement knows that DWIs are to be treated the same no matter who you are.
To read the entire law of any of these bills visit http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/bills/chapters.asp?ls_year=88&session_year=2013&session_number=0 and find the chapter listed. Except for HF 3172 visit https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?session=ls88&number=HF3172&session_number=0&session_year=2013&version=list and find either 121.5 or 142.1 on the left side
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At the press conference to announce Enhanced Impaired Enforcement through Labor Day, victims of impaired driving spoke about what the death of their loved ones by impaired driving meant to their lives. The Impaired driving "Broken Heart" license plate was featured as a way to send a send a message to all drivers about the dangers of Impaired Driving and to support the victims of the carnage caused by drunk drivers.
Those speaking from Minnesotans for Safe Driving were:
Barbara Degnan along with her husband John were instrumental in the development and passage of the bill to have these plates available to victims across the state and all drivers who do not want to become victims. Barbara's son was killed by the actions of an impaired driver.
Earl Conley whose son Austin was killed by a drunk driver as a pedestrian.
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over: Extra DWI Enforcement on Minnesota Roads Aims to Save Lives
ST. PAUL – As Minnesotans enjoy the final days of summer, motorists are encouraged to keep the celebrating safe and not deadly. To help with the effort, law enforcement will be focusing extra attention on drunk drivers during a DWI enforcement and education campaign Aug. 16 through September 1. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety coordinates the campaign, which is part of a nationwide effort.
In the last three years (2011 – 2013), 279 people lost their lives in drunk driving crashes in Minnesota and 81 were killed in 2013 alone. Beyond the fatalities, 2,300 people suffered injuries in alcohol-related crashes last year.
"It takes just one very poor decision to shatter so many lives," said Donna Berger, OTS director. "Summer days are special to Minnesotans as we enjoy our lakes, parks and all the beauty and activities our state has to offer. Let's keep these days special and all motorists safe by not letting drinking and driving destroy lives."
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Klobuchar Joins the Shreya Dixit Memorial Foundationn and Minnesotans for Safe Driving to Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Crack Down on Distracted Driving
The Improving Driver Safety Act would help more states access critical funding for enforcement and public education to curb distracted driving; driver inattention and distraction has been the most common factor contributing to motor vehicle crashes in Minnesota
Sherya Dixit died in 2007 on a ride home from college when the driver turned to grab something from the back seat and crashed the car; Sherya's family started a Memorial Foundation in her honor
MINNEAPOLIS, MN –U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar joined the Shreya Dixit Memorial Foundation and Minnesotans for Safe Driving to announce bipartisan legislation to help crack down on distracted driving. The Improving Driver Safety Act would help more states access critical funding for enforcement and public education to curb distracted driving. Klobuchar was joined by the Shreya Dixit Memorial Foundation, Minnesota AT&T President Paul Weirtz, and Minnesotans for Safe Driving.
"As the mother of a 19 year-old, driver safety is something that is on my mind literally every day," said Klobuchar. "The numbers are staggering – across the country distracted driving caused more than 86,000 crashes between 2009 and 2013. Beyond the statistics, it is the real people who have lost their lives and real families still suffering that are the true call to action and why we need to stop distracted driving."
Klobuchar has introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) that would expand access an existing grant program that provides funds to states taking steps to curb distracted driving. In 2014, seventy-percent of the funds were unused with only one state receiving funds through the program. The Improving Driving Safety Act would adjust the requirements to ensure more states, including Minnesota, that are taking steps to curb distracted driving aren't prevented from qualifying for receiving funds.
There were more than 86,000 crashes attributed to distracted driving between 2009 and 2013. It is reported that nine people die every day and more than 1,000 are injured due to crashes involving distracted driving. In Minnesota, the Department of Public Safety reports that each year in Minnesota driver inattention and distraction contributes to nearly one in four crashes resulting in at least 70 deaths and 350 serious injuries.
August 8, 2014 release
No Fatalities in Minnesota During Challenge
Law enforcement in 15 states participated in enhanced traffic enforcement Aug. 1-4
August 4, 2014 release
There's No Excuse: 16,926 Drivers Cited in July Speed Enforcement Campaign
Fastest Motorist Stopped at 125 mph
July 24, 2014 release
Minnesota DWI Enforcer All Stars Recognized At Minnesota Twins Game Tonight
State Patrol's Gordon Shank Leads State with 216 Arrests in 2013
How Ignition Interlock Works
This Minnesota Department of Public Safety video explains how ignition interlocks work and their benefits for road safety.
The mandatory Ignition Interlock law has been in effect for one year now. The following press release "One Year Since Interlock Law: DPS Urges DWI Offenders to Use Device for Sober, Legal Driving" give more information on the law and the benefits to the offenders.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Less than 1 percent of the 10,664 DWI offenders in Minnesota who have used or are currently using ignition interlock have reoffended since the program's statewide inception in July 2011, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety. To date, 3,283 people have graduated from the interlock program—meaning, they used the device for the required period without reoffending. There are currently 7,381 people using ignition interlock in Minnesota.
Ignition interlock devices are connected to a vehicle's starter. The only way a driver can start the vehicle is by blowing into the device and measuring an alcohol content under 0.02. If the alcohol content is at 0.02 or above, the car will not start and the information will be recorded and later transmitted to the monitoring authority. "Interlock devices are proving to be effective tools that are keeping the vast majority of past DWI offenders from repeating their mistakes," says Donna Berger, Office of Traffic Safety director. "In turn, this technology is cutting down on impaired driving and creating a safer driving environment for the traveling public."
As the interlock program continues to limit the amount of DWI reoffenders on Minnesota roads, law enforcement around the state continue a nationwide DWI enforcement crackdown scheduled to run through Labor Day. Law enforcement statewide arrested 425 for DWI during the first weekend of activity (Aug. 16-18), including several at or above an alcohol-concentration level of 0.16, making them eligible for interlock.
Who Is Eligible for Interlock
Repeat DWI offenders, as well as first-time offenders arrested at 0.16 and above alcohol-concentration level must use interlock in order to regain legal driving privileges, or face at least one year without a driver's license. Offenders with three or more offenses are required to install interlock and use for three to six years, or they will never regain driving privileges.
Based on historical data, officials expect around 21,000 DWI offenders to be eligible for interlock sanctions during a given year. Cost of an interlock is $3-$4 per day. There are 32 states—including Minnesota—that use ignition interlock for first-time DWI offenders.
Interlock Features
"Rolling re-tests" require driver to provide a breath sample three to five minutes after starting the vehicle, and randomly thereafter.
In-car cameras record all breath tests. Video and test results are available for DPS to monitor.
Specific hum or "suck back" patterns required when providing breath sample.
Users are required to have the interlock calibrated monthly by a service provider. Service providers will run reports that indicate how many times the vehicle started, number of rolling re-tests, and any test fails (an alcohol-concentration limit of 0.02 or above). Service providers will send reports to DPS for review and to take appropriate action or extend sanctions.
Cell phones and driving
This website is a good resource on the dangers of cell phone use while driving. Deadly Calls: How answering your phone can cost you your life.
This website displays articles from all over the world on cell phone use
Hand-held Cell Phone Use: 12 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from using hand-held cell phones while driving. Beginning in October 2013, all laws will be primary enforcement—an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense taking place.
Most studies show that drivers on cells phones are twice as likely to miss traffic signals, their reaction time is slower to the signals they do detect, and their risk of causing a crash increases by 400%. Using hands free equipment has not been proven to improve driver performance while on the cell phone. It is the phone conversation and the intensity of it that distracts a driver and causes the crash. All studies have found that talking on a cell phone is a major distraction.
Provided by The National Safety Council
Driver Wars: Who's America's Best Driver?
If you've ever felt like you're the only good driver on the road some days, you're not alone—in fact, surveys show that most people believe they are better, more reliable drivers than the other people on the road at any given time. The average person is involved in a car collision just once every 17 years, but with over 300 million people in the US, that rate can add up pretty quickly. If you've ever been involved in a car collision, you know that it can be tough to sort out just who's to blame. And even if you may feel like the best driver on the road, there's a good chance that you're not. When it comes to deciphering who is the best driver, there are some candidates who you know have a higher collision rate than others—for instance, teenagers, due largely to inexperience, have a much higher accident rate than someone in their 30s or 40s. So who is the best driver? Statistically, the answer may be a big surprise to some. The following infographic examines, from a statistical standpoint, who the best driver on the road is. Read on to see whether or not you fit the description!
Traffic safety is why we are Minnesotans for Safe Driving. Most of our members have experienced firsthand what happens when the driving public doesn't put traffic safety first.
We developed this website to bring "up close and personal" the stories of how drunk driving, distracted and careless driving destroy lives; whether to the victim and their family or the family of the driver who caused the crash.
You'll find recent impaired driving statistics and many drunk and drugged driving facts to prove why choosing to drive impaired in any way is so dangerous. It will help you understand the workings of the court system, what rights victims have in the courts, teen and parent issuespending legislative issues and many more informational articles, facts, programs and links to related websites. This site will also inform you about what educational resources MSD has to offer plus training they can provide in Death Notification, and Returning to Work after Bereavement.
MSD has Crash Cars available for events and operates Victim Impact Panels in four different counties. The site also has information and support for those dealing with the trauma of a loved one who was involved in a serious crash.
We hope that after visiting our site, you have learned more about our organization and some very important drunk driving and careless driving facts that will reinforce your commitment to drive "Safe and Sober".


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Adele Arrives in L.A. With Baby Boy Ahead of Golden Globes (PHOTOS)
The singer's set to make her first post-baby public debut at the Sunday awards show.
Adele has landed.
Just days before she's set to debut her post-baby body at the Golden Globe Awards, the Grammy-winning songstress stepped out at LAX Airport in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan 10. But she didn't jet in to the states solo: Adele cradled her baby boy in a blanket as a security team shielded them from photographers.
Adele and her the bundle of joy -- her first child with boyfriend Simon Konecki -- have remained mostly out-of-sight since the birth in October, last year.
Now the British pop star will return to the spotlight for the first time at the Globes, where her James Bond theme song "Skyfall" is nominated for Best Original Song.
Her hit single — which was named Best Song at the 2013 Critics' Choice Awards on Thursday — will vie against Taylor Swift's "Safe and Sound" from The Hunger Games, Jon Bon Jovi's "Not Running Anymore" from Stand Up Guys, Keith Urban's "For You" from Act of Valor, and "Suddenly" from Les Miserables.
Then it's on to the Academy Awards for Adele, where "Skyfall" will compete against the crème de la crème in the star-studded category for the Best Original Song Oscar: the Scarlett Johansson-sung "Before My Time" from Chasing Ice; the Norah Jones-sung and Seth MacFarlane-written "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted; "Pi's Lullaby" from Life of Pi; and Hugh Jackman's heart-wrenching "Suddenly" from Les Misérables.
After hearing word of her nominations, Adele shared her joy on Twitter. "Oh my God I feel like Meryl Streep!," she wrote to her 11 million followers. "Thank you x."


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I didn't think I was going to be able to Egg until Sunday, but I'm taking the small and mini to my Mom's tomorrow for practice cooking some appetizers I might do for the farmer's market cook I'm doing in June. I was thinking about trying "Magnum Loads", a recipe by Spring Chicken from the 2012 Georgia Mountain Eggfest. I'm also going to try one my co-worker turned me onto from Paula Dean. I'm also doing some tortilla pizzas. GADZOOKS! My diet is taking a hit!
Sunday I'm spatchcocking a turkey. Have a great weekend everybody!
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Man, why would you go do a root canal on Friday? Don't you know you need to be eggin on weekends? )
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There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and the sinners who think they are righteous.Blaise Pascal
The highest order of mind is accused of folly, as well as the lowest. Nothing is thoroughly approved but mediocrity. The majority has established this, and it fixes its fangs on whatever gets beyond it either way.Blaise Pascal
Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what he loves.Blaise Pascal
The more intelligent one is, the more men of originality one finds. Ordinary people find no difference between men.Blaise Pascal
Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him?Blaise Pascal
Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read thisBlaise Pascal
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I think this would be a neat way for us all to help each other out while reading our Bible together. In a nutshell, you get a group of ladies together and sign up as a group. We are supposed to email, text, facebook, (whatever we choose,) to each other daily Monday - Friday. It is just to say goodmorning, encourage one another, and share about our quiet/Bible time. Would any of you be interested in doing this? From the site... We will do an EIGHT-week series in the book of Colossians starting September 15! This will include a FREE eWorkBook, Bible study Guide, videos, articles, resources and MORE! Here is a video explaining what it is better.


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Dean's quest to save his brother's soul is in direct opposition to what Sam's up to in "Appointment in Samarra." The action involves Dean becoming Death for 24 hours, while Sam tries to kill his father figure (Bobby) to prevent from getting re-souled.
Let's start at the very end and work our way back. I wondered how long we were going to have to wait before Sam and his soul met up again. So happy it's halfway through Season 6 and we didn't have to wait until the finale.
Now we're left with tons of questions. What's Sam going to be like when the hellatus is over? Death placed all of Sam's memories behind some sort of wall since his soul is "flayed to the point of raw nerves." Does that mean he'll be OK when he wakes up? Are we going to be on pins and needles waiting for that wall to come tumbling, crumbling down, resulting in Sam feeling the full effect of being in hell for a year? Is this re-souling business just putting off the inevitable, meaning a transition to Coma-Sam or Insane-Sam? This definitely gives the Sam-in-hell story more legs.
Another question is how will Sam treat Dean once he realizes what happened? Just because he gets his soul back doesn't mean we'll get the Sam we know and love. He may be super-resentful Dean didn't give him the option of reconnecting him with his soul or he may be super-grateful. I'm waiting anxiously to see how this plays out. I don't think we can expect the brothers to be the Winchesters of (way) old just yet. They still have a lot to work through. I'm cautiously optimistic Sam and Dean are on their way to a better sibling relationship.
Dean, once again, shows how far he's willing to go for his brother. He never questions the fact Sam needs his soul back. He goes to extreme lengths to get this done. Psychic Pamela's not around so he goes to see Robert Englund's Dr. Robert, who treats injured hunters for a living. He and his "cheerful" assistant Eva help him die so he can have a conversation with Death. Death basically tells him he'll get his brother's soul back, but Dean needs to put on Death's ring and be him/it for a day. Tessa's also back and she reluctantly acts as Dean's guide.
Naturally, Dean doesn't want to take the life of a 12-year-old girl who's suffering from a serious heart condition. He learns an awful lesson when a hospital nurse dies in her place. The line of dialogue that strikes me the most during the Dean-as-Death portion of the episode is: "Everything you do has consequences." I think this is going to be a continuing theme. The boys have played around with the natural order for so long, things might come back to (again) bite them in the-you-know-what.
Meanwhile, Sam's definitely a wild card. He's come to the conclusion he doesn't want his soul back, so he goes to his own extreme lengths to prevent that from happening. He turns to Balthazar, Cas' heavenly friend we met earlier this season in "The Third Man." The rogue angel tells him about a spell. Only problem is Sam will need to resort to patricide; and while John Winchester isn't around, Bobby Singer sure is. I really loved the scenes where Sam's chasing Bobby, trying to hunt him down. They each get some licks in, but by the end, Bobby's tied to a chair. Dean conveniently shows up at the perfect time to knock Sam out and imprison him like he did when Sam was addicted to the demon blood. It's getting to be we can't go a season without one of the brothers being locked up at Bobby's house "for their own good." I hope this is the last time we see this happen.
Death shows up and reconnects an unwilling Sam with his soul. The episode ends with the youngest Winchester screaming his brains out. So much happened in "Appointment in Samarra," I'm still trying to process it all. I think this is a very good end to the first half of the season. It's not one of those cliffhangers where it completely made my jaw drop, but it's a good one. I can't believe the next new Supernatural won't be until January 28, 2011.
The Guest Stars
Four great guest stars make "Appointment in Samarra" a must-see episode.
Sebastian Roché (Balthazar): I really like his presence. I hope he comes back again. While Balthazar's willing to help Sam, he mentions he really doesn't like Dean. I'd like to see the two go up against each other in the future.
Lindsey McKeon (Tessa): After "In My Time of Dying," I always hoped Tessa would return. And now, along with Season 4's "Death Takes a Holiday," she's proving to be a go-to-girl for this show. I totally dig that.
Robert Englund (Dr. Robert): There are so many guest stars in this one that I fear (had to use that word) we didn't get enough Freddy Krueger. Dr. Robert no longer has a medical license and his treatments are most probably outside-the-box, but I like seeing this aspect of the hunters' life. At least nothing horribly gruesome happened to Doc Robert as so frequently happens when someone comes across a Winchester. Maybe this can become a recurring role for Englund. I think a medical expert's a nice fit for this universe. The way the doctor greeted Dean was just so funny. He practically pinched his cheeks. I wonder if he ever met wee Dean and wee Sam back in the day when he treated Big Daddy Winchester.
Julian Richings (Death): I went back and watched last season's "Two Minutes to Midnight," the first episode to feature Death. And I don't know what you guys think, but the Horseman's introduction scene set to the song "O' Death" is probably one of the coolest Supernatural scenes of all time. I hit rewind a few times because it's just that awesome. In both "Two Minutes" and "Appointment in Samarra," the scenes between Death and Dean are spectacular. They often involve food like deep-dish pizza, or in this case, bacon dogs; Dean's usually scared out of his mind having to face this particular Horseman, although that doesn't ever stop him from being Dean. This means he almost always has some sort of disrespectful comment for Death. But that's OK because Death usually is quick to put Dean in his place. It's a nice give-and-take, isn't it? Julian Richings completely rocks my world in "Appointment in Samarra." He gives the role so much weight.
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- Death tells Dean: "But you have use. Right now you're digging at something, intrepid detective. I want you to keep digging, Dean." "Are you just going to be cryptic? Or..." "It's about the souls. You'll understand when you need to." Any theories? This is an important conversation that might possibly have to do with whatever happens at the end of the season.
-Well, at least the show finally mentioned Adam. Dean asked Death to get both Sam's soul and Adam out of the pit. Death just said to pick one. Poor Adam. I do wonder if we're ever going to see him again.
-Dean died again. How many times is that now? Is anyone keeping count?
-I feel for Robo-Sam. I get why he doesn't want his soul back. But it's interesting how this Sam is treating the old Sam like they're two completely different people. The psychological aspects of this story are pretty fascinating.
-I felt the part with Dean being Death for a day was rushed. I wanted him to be Death for the full day.
-There's no mention of Sam walking away at the end of last episode. I guess I incorrectly thought the two would be going solo but all of a sudden Dean's filling in Sam and Bobby on his soulful plans.
-A break-my-heart moment of "Appointment in Samarra": Dean gives Doc Robert a letter to send to Ben should something happen to him while he's under. It's also sad that he didn't leave anything for Sam. And what about Lisa?
-"Appointment in Samarra" is a short, but powerful story that involves Death and predestination. It's pretty appropriate to what goes on in this episode. Google it.
-I love how the odds in this episode are always 75 percent.
-Congratulations to everyone involved with Supernatural. I was beyond ecstatic to go to the grocery store this week and see Jensen and Jared on the cover of TV Guide Magazine. Love that the fans made this happen.
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Reading is fundamental! Movie fans took to the books with Mona Lisa Smile's sophisticated women, who dressed up our latest movie preview (#737, Nov. 14). ''If this issue came out in the '90s,'' notes era-aware Jason P. Schankman of St. Louis, ''I would describe the cover in one word schwiiiing! This gathering of cinematic ladies will help me have a happy holiday indeed!'' Our profile on another brainy leading lovely garnered a favorable review from Lynda Kruss of Bettendorf, Iowa: ''The way writer Karen Valby used language to capture Diane Keaton's personality was outstanding. Valby showed that EW can be entertaining, informative, and well-written.'' But followers of classical wunderkind Josh Groban felt our critique of his new CD warranted a revise. ''Scott D. Paulin failed to recognize the depth and beauty of Groban's material on Closer,'' says Valerie Sooky of Glenview, Ill. ''I think that Mr. Paulin should be one step 'closer' to pursuing a new career.'' No need to read between those lines.
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Bravo on a job well done! Your Holiday Movie Preview was the best of its kind. How delightful to find documentaries (Just an American Boy, My Architect) and foreign films (El Bonaerense, The Trilogy) included among the big-budget blockbusters. Keep up the great work! SUSANNA KING Arlington, Va.
I bet the parents of children with birth defects and those who participate in the Special Olympics got a real chuckle out of Ben Affleck's wisecracks regarding his EW cover photo in 1998. Maybe his next cover photo will be so embarrassing he'll say it looks like he has cancer. This guy has future political ambitions? Now I'm laughing. MIKE SCRIBNER firstname.lastname@example.com Grafton, Wis.
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The Mentalist Review: An Odd Little Townby Christine Orlando at . Comments
It was a "Red Letter Day" on The Mentalist, as the oddities spread from the town of Percy, California to Jane's attic. The latter had to do with Agent Bob Kirkland.
Lisbon and Kirkland shared the most uncomfortable cup of coffee I've ever witnessed. What's the opposite of chemistry? Repulsion? Teresa looked as though she couldn't flee the scene fast enough.
Just when I thought Kirkland couldn't get any creepier, he did. As Jane and Lisbon mentioned in this The Mentalist quote…
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But it just got odder. It was no surprise that he had his agents break into Jane's attic to see what he had on Red John... but what was his purpose? Was it to let Red John know what Jane had on him? Is he actually Red John and just admiring Jane's handiwork? I'm really not sure.
Percy, California turned out to be just as odd as the man who owned it. When Hollis snarled at his son that he should have known Julianna was his sister, I could completely understand why he snapped and killed him. What a horrible nightmare.
The best part of the Wild West setting was that it allowed Jane to sharpen his skills and relive a bit of his carnie days. I could only laugh when Jane told Kevin that his magic sucked eggs. It seemed so odd to hear those words come out of the normally more eloquent Patrick Jane.
Another highlight was allowing Rigsby to use his arson skills to crack the case of the cabin fires. It's always nice to be reminded that there is a smart investigator behind that Wayne Rigsby blank stare.
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@huisclothes I think Jane's aim with cutting witticisms would always be off. Witticisms would go right over the zombies' heads lol!
I'm back!!! Safe! Oohh @Entwife - your tin foil hat idea came too late, but I made it without it! But now I'm almost dying from laughing! What the zombies didn't do you might accomplish! ROFLMHO
jane has to kill the zombies with cutting witticisms. all to the head.
@bonaduz In case you're not sure how to make a proper tin foil hat, think Jiffy Pop. Needs to cover the entire cranium, with a bit of an antenna-looking twisty spike at the top. The spike is what makes it so dangerous in a thunderstorm.
@bonaduz I recommend a tin foil hat to keep from broadcasting your brain buzz to any zombies that might be lurking. Not to be worn in a thunderstorm, however.
@Entwife - A great ending to the Red John arc.
@Entwife and @Watcher - dang it! now you have me all worked up with your stupid zombies and I still have to go outside and feed the horses - and it's getting dark....and there is no light from the house to the barn...and my dog is a complete coward that will NOT protect me from zombies!!! Hopefully Jane with his sword will be there to protect me! ;-) So, if you never hear from me again....
Jane could figure out, after many failed experiments, how to calm the zombies down, teach them a little vocabulary, give them some self-relaxation skills, do a little zombie-consciousness raising (hilarity ensues) until they begin to see Red John for the slaver he is. Of course if they won't relax, Jane would have to chop their heads. Or Lisbon blow them off with her hand cannon. And, well, if the zombies attack it's all out carnage. Finally, they turn on RJ of course, and being the sniveling bully he is, he wets his pants and runs away. But the zombies catch him and eat his brains, no problem. At long last the zombies will seek a more peaceful existence which for them is to go back to their cozy graves for a nice long snooze, where they can dream their zombie dreams, forever.
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Nashville, TN: They sold out of Corona Light before he even hit the stage at Freebird's on the beach in Jacksonville Friday night for the one and only Keg In The Closet show, following a week of sequestered rehearsals at Veteran's Memorial Arena... And Saturday, Kenny Chesney kicks off the summer's biggest party - including 19 stops at NFL Stadiums across the nation - with the first stop of his 2013 No Shoes Nation Tour at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium.
"It felt so good to get out and play for people," Chesney says of the freewheelin' show first leaked on March 7 by WQIK and WGNE, then announced later via social media and No Shoes Radio. "When you wanna road test what you're playing, there's nothing like a room filled with sweaty fans, having a good night with their friends! After weeks of playing to empty rooms, it did me and the guys a world of good to put the music out there - and we're so ready to get to Tampa and do it with all the bells and whistles."
But any fan of the 4-time Academy of Country Music and 4-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year knows it's as much about the pre-game build-up. So now it's time for the No Shoes Nation to rally the troops in preparation for the kick-off of this year's biggest tour with a Beach Party at the PCI Beach Bar at the Postcard Inn on the Beach in St. Petersburg!
"Jon and Tambo (NSR) are teaming up with the local radio station (WQYK) to start broadcasting live at 3," Chesney says. "And they know how to stir it up! Then at 7, Barry Carew, who's Corona Light's official Tailgate DJ, is gonna keep the party rocking! I never know if I am gonna be able to get there, but you know... It's the first Beach Party of the year, and it sure sounds like it's gonna be a great kick-off for the No Shoes Nation."
With "Pirate Flag," a song of rebellion nobody sees, just outside the Top 10, it's a fast-moving anthem of insurrection for people who know how to work within the system. Though a more driving track than much of what's on Life On A Rock, due April 30, the lead single reflects the project's intense need for everyone to find their place in the world, recognize it for what it is and embrace it for all its worth.
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Baby, it's cold outside! While a mug of hot cocoa does the trick, wouldn't it be better with a bit of booze? We think so, too. We asked a few bartenders from around the country to send us their best hot concoctions making it that much easier to cope with the remaining winter days ahead.
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Spicy barbecue sauce isn't the only thing heating up Hill Country Barbecue in Washington, D.C. The restaurant draws its name from an area in the central part Texas, and its menu is certainly inspired by the Lone Star State. While you might not think it, Austin has its fair share of apple orchards, which was the chef's inspiration for this warm cider-based beverage.
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