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Course Offerings by Semester
CLNR 504 – Special Research in Clinical Research
Credit: Variable (Maximum 2 Hours)
This course will introduce the graduate student to the scientific inquiry process used in clinical and scientific research. This involves application of the scientific process including but not limited to: literature evaluation, literature search, design of project, development of written and verbal skills, data acquisition and analysis, use of web-based systems and data and project management.
CLNR 505 – Principles of Clinical Research
Credit: 1.5 Hours
This course will provide a broad understanding of Clinical Research definition, methodology, conduct and applications. The course will explore the basic elements of clinical research including the hierarchy of clinical trial design, clinical trial conduct, and safety surveillance. Application of clinical trial knowledge to specific medical practice issues will also be explored.
CLNR 510 – Pharmacokinetics
Credit: 2 Hours
Pharmacokinetics involves the rates of liberation, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs and chemicals in the body. A basic course in pharmacokinetics examines these principles from the mechanistic, mathematical, and graphical perspectives, and provides a scientific approach to rational drug selection and therapy. The principles governing liberation, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion will be presented. The rates or kinetics of these processes, and the mathematical methods associated with pharmacokinetics, will be examined. Application of theoretical principles will be extended to examine drug product equivalency, dosage regimen design, and dosage adjustment in renal and/or liver failure.
This course is co-listed as PHAR 410.
Prerequisites: PHAR 304 & 314
Permission of instructor required.
CLNR 515 – New Product Development
Credit: 1.5 Hours
New Product Development provides an introductory overview of the process of developing a molecule into a therapeutic agent, as well as an overview of the process from discovery through regulatory approval and introduction to the market place. This course will provide a perspective of the interaction required between Research & Development and marketing in order to ensure product success in a regulated environment. It is designed to provide students with the background necessary to pursue a wide range of additional courses leading to degrees in clinical research.
CLNR 518 – Experimental Design & Biostatistics
Credit: 3 Hours
This course is intended to provide students with the basic knowledge of estimation, hypothesis testing, sample size and power analysis, and other selected statistical methods including two sample tests, contingency table inference and odds rations, one-way analysis of variance, simple linear and logistic regression and multivariate regression. Applications of the methodology and interpretation of results is the primary focus of the course.
Prerequisite: CLNR 324 or equivalent Statistics course
CLNR 519 – Physical & Clinical Assessment
Credit: 2 Hours
This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic principles of medical terminology, history taking, the basic techniques of physical examination assessment, and diagnostic test data.
Prerequisite: BIOL 221 or equivalent Anatomy & Physiology course
CLNR 520 – Advanced Data Management
Credit: 2 Hours
This advanced course covers in detail topics such as the role of data management in clinical trials and the duties of the Clinical Data Coordinator. Topics include organization, collection, review, and tracking of data. Coding of adverse drug experiences, drugs and disease states, and standardized terminology are also considered.
Prerequisites: CLNR 505 & 515
CLNR 525 – Medical Ethics
Credit: 3 Hours
This course will use a combination of didactic lectures, interactive discussion, case presentations, and student presentations to explore the field of medical ethics. The course will primarily focus on medical ethics as it relates to clinical research. However, medical ethics in clinical practice may also be addressed. Historical cases as well as current events will be extensively used to highlight key principles of medical ethics. During the course, students will satisfy the requirement of human subjects training required for clinical investigators by the national Institutes of Health.
CLNR 528 – Pharmacogenetics
Credit: 2 Hours
Population genetics, disease state prevalence, and population variances in response to drug therapy are covered in this course. The impact of pharmacogenetics on the future of clinical trials will be considered.
Prerequisites: CLNR 505, 515 & 518
This course is co-listed as PHAR 594 and PHSC 564.
CLNR 529 – Epidemiology
Credit: 2 Hours
This course presents an overview of epidemiology and how the field augments clinical research. The course emphasizes an introduction to the application of epidemiological methods. The primary goal of the course is to orient students to the field of epidemiology and foster an appreciation for the methods used to do observational studies in "real world" settings.
Prerequisites: CLNR 505, 515 & 518
CLNR 530 – Regulatory Affairs
Credit: 3 Hours
This course provides the student with an overview of the regulatory affairs universe, with emphasis on requirements for initiating clinical trials, developing pharmaceutical products, and gaining approval for worldwide marketing applications. Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of regulations in the commercialization of healthcare products. This will include data submission requirements, quality procedure regulations, marketing considerations, and post-approval requirements including safety reporting.
Prerequisites: CLNR 505 & 515
CLNR 539 – Medical Genomics
Credit: 2 Hours
This course starts by teaching basic genomics and molecular biology. Attention then focuses on the benefits of this knowledge in biomedical research and medicine. Examples of topics discussed include pharmacogenomics and toxicology, an awareness of the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic research, and the potential future implementation of Precision Medicine and Information-based Medicine.
CLNR 541 – Behavioral Medicine
Credit: 2 Hours
Behavioral Medicine is the interdisciplinary scientific field concerned with the development and integration of behavioral and biomedical knowledge. This knowledge can then be applied to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, and to preventive medicine strategies such as health promotion and wellness programs.
CLNR 550 – Introduction to Public Health
Credit: 2 Hours
The course provides a comprehensive examination of the basic and critical issues in public health for pharmacists. The course content includes a basic knowledge base of public health issues, an exploration of the various roles that pharmacy can provide in offering public health services, and examples of unique applications to pharmacy practice. Issues in public health care are examined both from the pharmacy perspective and the traditional public health viewpoint.
CLNR 552 – Scientific Communications
Credit: 2 Hours
This course briefly reviews fundamental communication skills, and then teaches scientific communication in both written and verbal forms. Regulatory documentation, abstracts, posters, manuscripts, and professional reports are covered. Oral presentation skills are also covered. Interpersonal skills are developed in team project work.
CLNR 555 – Special Populations in Clinical Research
Credit: 2 Hours
This course will cover topics and issues associated with conducting clinical research in special populations and vulnerable populations. The special populations reviewed will include pediatrics/adolescent, geriatrics, obstetrics/women issues, and ethnic minorities. Current regulatory mandates and guidance will be covered and issues unique to each special population will be discussed such as measurement challenges, recruitment, ethics, and IRB issues. The course will use a case study approach with examples based on current literature and clinical research approaches to each of the special populations examined.
CLNR 559 – Advanced Managing & Monitoring of Clinical Trials
Credit: 3 Hours
This advanced course is designed to provide an in depth introduction to the principles of managing and monitoring clinical trials. The varied environments in which clinical research is conducted are described and the roles of the different personnel involved in a clinical trial will be detailed. Managing & Monitoring Clinical Trials will introduce students to the elements of clinical trial protocols and data collection strategies. The course will provide an overview of regulations relevant to clinical trials including responsibilities of sponsors, investigators, institutional review boards, and contract research organizations. In addition, the course will cover selection of investigators, conduct of investigator meetings, procedure for site monitoring visits (study initiation, periodic monitoring, close-out and study termination), patient enrollment issues, safety monitoring, case report form review, and data management. Students will become familiar with Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the quality assurance process (QA), and FDA audits. The course uses both lecture and in class exercise formats.
Prerequisites: CLNR 505 & 515
CLNR 560 – Pharmacoeconomics
Credit: 3 Hours
This course is designed to introduce and familiarize students with the terminology, concepts, methods, assumptions, controversies, strengths and practical applications of pharmacoeconomic research.
This course is co-listed as PHAR 561.
CLNR 561 – Healthcare Economics
Credit: 2 Hours
This course will give participants an in-depth international perspective on healthcare economics. This perspective will be delivered by starting at the macro-economic, global level and then narrowing the focus of study to numerous national healthcare systems and landmark case studies. All case studies will be aimed at measuring the economic impact of specific healthcare crises. Each case will be preceded by the description of cultural values that impact healthcare delivery and government response in the event of a healthcare crisis.
CLNR 562 – Preclinical Drug Development
Credit: 2 Hours
This course provides students with an overview of the process of classical and modern drug development. The course will also provide a perspective of the interaction of research, development and marketing activities in a regulated environment. Particular emphasis is placed on promising approaches expected to lead to novel therapies and drug delivery systems within the next decade. A focus on illustrating future therapeutic targets and drug delivery systems is included.
Prerequisites: CLNR 505 & 515
CLNR 566 – Advanced Study Design & Analysis
Credit: 3 Hours
This course presents a selection of study designs and statistical analyses that are most relevant to clinical research. The course will also present research question development, endpoints, database utilization and sample size calculation. The course emphasizes the application of these topics beyond just understanding the concepts. The role of clinical research in providing the evidence for Evidence-based medicine is considered. The primary goal of the course is to present the concepts that are crucial to prepare students for CLNR 690/695 Research Project I/II, and develop the knowledge for the central importance of statistical thinking in clinical research (from initial conceptualization of the study, through design, statistical analysis plans, statistical analysis, and interpretation), rather than to become experts in computation.
Prerequisite: CLNR 505, 515 & 518
CLNR 568 – Project Management
Credit: 2 Hours
This course will introduce the generic concepts of professional project management that should be applied while managing projects in several industries. The full life cycle of a project will be studied including project initiation, planning, execution, control and closeout. The project manager's role in developing and maintaining the timeline, budget, and quality of a project will be defined. Students will be exposed to the principles of project management as it applies specifically to clinical research. While management of an individual clinical trial will be covered, the broader perspective of managing new drug project development projects in the pharmaceutical industry will be a major focus. In the latter, the project manager integrates basic research, pharmacology, toxicology, chemical development, analytical development, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, clinical research, and marketing aspects for delivering a new product to the marketplace.
Prerequisite: CLNR 505 & 559
CLNR 573 – Evidence-Based Medicine
Credit: 2 Hours
This course will trace formulation of relevant questions from clinical cases through the methodology required to search the clinical literature for critical information. Students will be exposed to the process of evaluating the validity and usefulness of this information in order to incorporate it into clinical practice.
Prerequisites: CLNR 505, 515 & 518
CLNR 574 – Integrated Drug Safety
Credit: 2 Hours
This course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the many facets of contemporary pharmaceutical and biologic drug safety. A lifecycle development approach is taken, whereby discussions of drug safety considerations during in silico simulation modeling, drug discovery, in vivo and in vitro nonclinical research, preapproval clinical research, and postmarketing surveillance are fully integrated.
CLNR 578 – Biopharmaceutics
Credit: 3 Hours
This course presents the biological and physiochemical factors of the body, drugs and dosage forms that influence drug availability, disposition and pharmacological and toxicological responses. This course is co-listed as PHAR 314. Permission of instructor required
CLNR 581 – Pharmaceutical Compliance & Quality Assurance
Credit: 2 Hours
This course is designed to provide an overview of the process of compliance and quality assurance activities within the Pharmaceutical Industry. Emphasis will be placed on auditing fundamentals, audit processes and tools, quality program management as well as FDA compliance activities. Students may be exposed to a variety of industry experts during the course. Emphasis will also be placed on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Clinical Practices (GCP). Students will gain a practical knowledge of Quality as a scientific discipline.
Prerequisites: CLNR 505, 515, 530 & 559
CLNR 593 – Leadership Development
Credit: 2 Hours
This course is intended for students who are contemplating a management/leadership career track. The lectures present fundamental skills of organizational behavior and leadership that are essential to effectively managing and leading both direct reports and project teams. The course involves lectures supported by video presentations, group discussion, and role play. Participant materials can be retained by the student for future use/reference in the workplace. The course contains both theoretical content, as well as an examination of processes involved in human behaviors in the healthcare organizational setting. Due to the heavy emphasis on process, participation and group-intensive instructional approaches are used in the course; there are three primary student goals for the course:
Demonstrate mastery of the content as specified in the course objectives; apply the theories to case studies and Develop an understanding of your own managerial style.
CLNR 595 – Bioterrorism & Mass Public Health Threats
Credit: 3 Hours
This course provides an overview of current issues related to bioterrorism and mass threats to public health. Details of specific risks of threat entities and their treatment will be taught. An emphasis is placed on response planning and preparation. Cross listed as PHAR 595
CLNR 606 – Clinical Research Seminar
Credit: 2 Hours
This seminar is intended to assist the student in developing critical thinking skills in clinical research design and analyses of data. The course will reinforce learning of experimental methods in clinical research by analyzing manuscripts in the published literature. Students will learn criteria for quality that will allow them to distinguish those studies with the strongest validity. They will apply statistical methodology and knowledge of study design that they acquired in previous courses. Students will develop an understanding of the limitations of data and study design. The skills developed in this course will assist those students who will be writing their own manuscripts. The course will also prepare students to report on their research project.
Prerequisites: CLNR 505, 515, 518 & 566
CLNR 690/690L – Research Project I
Credit: 2.5/1 Hours
This course is the first part of the two-part Clinical Research Project course, which comprises CLNR 690/L and CLNR 695/L. These courses are typically taken in two consecutive semesters and are intended to provide students with the opportunity to conduct a research project that entails practical application of knowledge previously obtained from the didactic courses preceding this course. Students will utilize prior didactic experience in the Clinical Research Program to propose, design, and conduct a research project. Students may engage in a research project that involves multiple disciplines within clinical research, or alternatively, the student may choose to delve deeply into issues involving a single discipline. During CLNR 690/L students will submit a written Research Proposal describing a primary research question, appropriate research hypotheses, and a Study Protocol describing the methodology that will be employed in the study as well as the analytical methods that will be employed. Full acceptance status in the program, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and completion of all required core courses prior to beginning Research Project I is mandatory.
Acceptable co-requisites: CLNR 525 & 606
CLNR 695/695L – Research Project II
Credit: 2.5/1 Hours
This course is the second part of the two-part Clinical Research Project course, which comprises CLNR 690/L and CLNR 695/L. During Research Project II (CLNR 695/L) the student will implement the research, analyze the data and write a Research Report. During the execution of their study, students can seek guidance from the team of expert researchers that work closely with the Course Director. Finally, the student will present and defend their project to course colleagues and possibly external advisors, faculty and appropriate representatives from Campbell University. Prerequisite: CLNR 690/690L. These courses are restricted to students who have successfully completed all required MSCR courses listed below or who have received special permission from the Course Director. Students must have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better in the required Clinical Research courses prior to beginning the research project. Students must also have gained full acceptance into the program before starting the research project.

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Tandoori Lamb Wrap
Recipe courtesy Anjum Anand
- Total Time:
- 12 hr 20 min
- Prep:
- 10 min
- Inactive:
- 12 hr
- Cook:
- 10 min
- Yield:
- 5 servings
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Total Time:
- 12 hr 20 min
- Prep:
- 10 min
- Inactive:
- 12 hr
- Cook:
- 10 min
- Yield:
- 5 servings
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Marinade
- 5 ounces Greek-style yogurt
- 1/2 small onion, roughly chopped
- 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon red chile powder
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Lamb
- 1 pound lamb (leg meat is ideal), bones removed, cut into 1-inch cubes and pierced with a fork
- 2 tablespoons melted butter, for basting
- To serve
- 5 ready-made flour tortillas, wrapped in foil and placed in the oven for the last 5 minutes of cooking
- 1/2 onion, finely sliced
- 2 tomatoes, finely sliced
- 1 Little Gem lettuce or romaine lettuce, finely sliced
- 3 1/2 ounces Green chutney, mixed with 3 tablespoons yogurt, to serve
- Special equipment: 10 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 1/2 hour
Put all the yogurt, onion, ginger, garlic, cilantro, garam masala, cumin, coriander, salt, fennel seeds, chile powder, pepper, oil, and lemon juice into a food processor and blend until smooth. Pour the mixture into a large bowl and stir in the lamb cubes. Mix well to coat the lamb cubes. Cover the bowl and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for as long as possible, preferably overnight. Remove the bowl from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature an hour before cooking.
Preheat the grill to medium heat or preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Thread the lamb cubes onto the skewers leaving a space between each piece and place under the grill. Cook for around 5 to 6 minutes, turning halfway through cooking, or until tender. Alternatively, cook in an oven for 8 minutes. Baste the skewers with the melted butter and cook for another minute or 2 for slightly pink meat, or longer if you prefer the lamb well done.
Divide the lamb pieces into five equal portions and place each portion in the center of a warmed tortilla. Top with a handful of the sliced vegetables and a spoonful of chutney. Roll up and serve.
These wraps are the perfect grab-and-go meal. You can also use seasoned yogurt and some fresh chopped cilantro and mint instead of the chutney.
Recipe courtesy Anjum Anand


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My 2012 Impreza is beginning to really bother me. 25k miles on it and it burns 2 qts of oil every 3k miles now. Yes, the CVT is noisy as can be, but I knew that when I bought it. In winter, my highway gas mileage does drop to 27 mpg which is almost 10 mpg lower than EPA sticker. Overall, I'm dissatisfied with the car, especially after finding out Subaru won't do much to help with the oil consumption other than to say its "normal". And to that I say BS. Never had a Toyota or Honda---I've owned 8 new ones--- burn oil.
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The seat fabric has folded in some parts, and became unwoven in others, the driver seat squeaks when your body shifts (only 178 lbs).
Seats are uncomfortable on long trips (my Pontiac Vibe had more comfortable and supportive seats).
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|Adam Scott, of Australia, hits his tee shot on the 15th hole as security looks on during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pinehurst, N.C., Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Wearing a target at the U.S. Open is nothing new for Adam Scott. He had a green jacket-shaped bull's-eye on his back as last year's Masters champion at Merion.
As the world's top-ranked player at Pinehurst No. 2 this week, it comes with much more stress.
"Last year, I felt the weight of the world off my shoulders — I had just won my first major, so I thought everything was bonus from there," Scott said Friday. "Certainly a little bit of expectation on myself and maybe from everyone else as being the No. 1 player at the moment, to perform like that. That's something I've tried to adjust to after the last few weeks since being No. 1."
During a round dominated by Martin Kaymer's record-breaking second straight 65, Scott had an under-the-radar 67 that marked his best score at a U.S. Open, and just the third time in 13 years that he's been under par there.
That helped him move to even par — 10 strokes behind Kaymer.
"I needed a good one today," Scott said. "I think I probably got the better end of the draw on the first two days, coming out early after a bit of soaking rain overnight and that front nine certainly we could fire a little more aggressively at the pins. Hit some good shots and made some putts today and it still felt like hard work, but I'm very happy with the score."
It's been 42 years since someone other than Tiger Woods (2002) won the Masters and the U.S. Open in the same year. Jack Nicklaus was the last to do it in 1972.
Scott couldn't do it last year, finishing in a tie for 45th at Merion, and current Masters champion Bubba Watson wrapped up his second round at 6 over.
"They are both such demanding tests of your game, and to be in that kind of form those two weeks in the one year is asking a lot," Scott said. "The competition is getting stronger and stronger and only a guy with Tiger's record has been able to do that, and it shows you how hard that is."
IN IT TO QUINN IT: Fran Quinn will get to spend some quality time with his son on Father's Day.
The 49-year-old Web.com Tour journeyman followed his opening-round 68 with a 74 that left him 2 over and assured of making the cut.
That means he'll get to play Sunday with his 15-year-old son Owen as his caddie.
"It's the U.S. Open. You go out there ... all the stands are packed, people are cheering for you," Quinn said. "People are rooting for you. People love the story. And, you know, it's pretty neat to see a father playing with his son caddying on the bag on Father's Day weekend."
Simply making the cut is a huge deal for Quinn, a Massachusetts player who failed to make it to the weekend of his only Web.com Tour event this year and is in his first U.S. Open since 1996.
He had to play his way to Pinehurst this year at a sectional qualifier in Purchase, New York.
BATTLE OF THE BLUES: Leave it to the USGA to stoke one of the nation's most intense rivalries in college sports.
This is a region where school ties run deep. And perhaps with that in mind, one of the Friday morning groupings included former University of North Carolina player Mark Wilson and Duke graduate Joe Ogilvie.
The USGA resorted to a bit of wordplay with the final member of the threesome — Ken Duke.
That led Ogilvie to quip that playing with Ken Duke "is much better than playing with Ken Carolina."
USGA FAREWELL: Joe Ogilvie has played his final round at a USGA event.
The former Duke player tweeted after his round Friday that this U.S. Open would be his final USGA event as a player.
Ogilvie shot a 76 and was at 9 over through two rounds.
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Contents out of view or which are invisible because of scrolling in a scrollable window would not be present in a printout. At printer, they will be placing a dumb effect. This specified problem is usually present with larger components printing like a swing table or text components.
Multiple lines of text are present in many components that are entirely not visible at the screen. Contents shall be printed in a way that is consistent along with the screen display.
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naan, good idea bob.
I think we will give that a go today, too!
You can always come and try it some day
i have found the dog doesn't like curry, i am now full up.
now settle down to a GOGD concert
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Do you do deliveries?
to go with this i am making Naan Breads, Onion Bhajis, Coliflower curry and Chick pea Curry along with popodoms
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2 Chicken breasts sliced
1 onion chopped
1 Fresh Pineapple 9skinned and cubed)
1 clove garlic (Chopped)
2inch cube ginger chopped
creamed coconut
teaspoon Kalangi (onion Seeds)
tablesppon turmeric
teaspoon cumin seeds
teaspoon coriander seeds
teaspoon Cloves
teaspoon cardamon pods
teaspoon fenugreek seeds
carton of natural yoghurt
salt to taste
put the chicken in a non metalic bowl and mix with the yoghurt, turmeric, cumin seeds and 1/4 of the onion and leave in fridge to marinate
in a hot pan put the rest of the spices to toast, just a couple of minutes add some vegetable oil and then the rest of the onion, Garlic and ginger, and cook slowly until softened (10 mins or so)
turn the heat up and add the pineapple and cook until it starts to colour. Then add the chicken and marinade and cook until chicken starts to colour.
Add water to cover and the creamed Coconut
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3 large carrots chopped
1 stick of celery chopped
1 large onion chopped
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heat oil in a casserole.
put meat in a plastic bag with sufficient flour to cover the meat and then brown the meat in batches and then remove from casserole
When all meat is browned, put a little more oil in pan and soften the onions on a low heat turn up the heat and add Mushrooms, Celery and carrots and fry then return the meat to the pan and add the beer
I like to use a sweetish beer more then a stout. Any english style beer can be used i just prefer a dark beer.
add the herbs and cook slowly for 2 to 3 hours until the meat is starting to fall apart.
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Authorities are warning of con artists posing as debt collectors who dupe their victims into thinking they've got unpaid court fines that could lead to their arrests unless settled immediately.
According to the state Attorney General's Office, the scammers are claiming to represent various courts located across Washington state and demanding that money be wired to them in order to prevent their arrests. Officials believe the scammers are setting their phone ID to make it appear they are calling from official court offices.
The Attorney General's Office advises that courts never call people to collect debts and that courts discourage people from wiring money.
Here's a news release from Deputy Craig Chamberlin, spokesman for the Spokane County Sheriff's Office:
On Monday, June 4th, 2012, the Liberty Lake Police Department Contacted a magazine company called Strickly Business 1. The company was attempting to sell magazine subscriptions door to door without a license and was issued criminal citations for Soliciting Without a License. Salesman told Liberty Lake Officers they recently came from the Seattle area.
These types of magazine sales companies have surfaced in Spokane County several times in the past couple months. Investigators from the Better Business Bureau have warned consumers that these types of companies are required to be registered with the Secretary of The State's Office and required to obtain a business license for such types of sales.
These types of companies have gained the attention of Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna, whose office sent out the following release:
Guess who is back in town? It's the door-to-door magazine sellers from out of state who appear on doorsteps claiming outrageously priced subscriptions will help fund "second chance" opportunities for inner city youth. The Washington Attorney General's Office has issued warnings about such visitors before, and is again alerting consumers to beware of these solicitors and think twice before buying their magazines.
The Attorney General's Office has received numerous complaints from victimized consumers who paid $50 to $784 for magazine subscriptions purchased from door-to-door sellers. Consumers say they were touched by the solicitors' stories and believed their purchases would be for a good cause. Solicitors claim to be earning money for college, working toward a better job, receiving points for a free trip, or contributing proceeds to help homeless youth.
"Unfortunately, another common theme is that time and again, consumers throughout the country never receive the magazines they purchased, or hear from the sellers again, and have no idea what happened to their money." said Attorney General Rob McKenna.
Many of these solicitors claim to work for "business or job training" companies that send young adults door to door to give them a "fresh start" on life. In a recent complaint to the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division, one seller claimed to represent a company called "Strictly Business." The consumer did his own checking and found the company was based in Texas. It had a Better Business Bureau rating of "F" for failing to respond to complaints and failing to deliver magazines.
"Besides the potential of falling victim to fraud, there are many other risks involved, such as threats to personal safety or the possibility of being a victim of identity theft. It all makes buying items from strangers who knock on your door a bad idea," added McKenna.
Consumers should always check out a charity with the Secretary of State prior to making a donation. A state search engine listing registered charities is available at www.secstate.wa.gov/charities.
Many of these sales people claim they are raising money for school fundraisers, which is usually not true. If you are contacted by these types of sales people you are urged to contact the Better Business Bureau at 509-232-0579 to verify the validity of the company
Authorities are reminding people to be cautious when responding to purported "Secret Shopper" and other offers through email or phone after a Spokane Valley woman lost nearly $1,000.
The woman told a sheriff's deputy on Monday that she responded to an email asking if she would like to participate in the Secret Shopper program. She received a FedEx envelope on May 11 with a money order for $980, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.
She also received an email explaining that she was to deposit the money order into her bank account, withdraw $805 and send it via Western Union to Tony Adams at 40 Arsene Rd., Quezon City, Manila. She was told to keep $175.
The woman's bank notified her on May 19 that the money order was no good and that she was responsible for the $980. She received additional money orders in her mailbox that day with instructions to send money to Johnnie Swift in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Mike Michon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Joe Cole from Novi, Michigan.
Spokane businesses are being targeted for cash in a scheme that involves someone posing as a jailer to collect bail bond money for a supposedly arrested employee.
At least three businesses today reported phone calls from a man claiming to be a sheriff's corrections deputy seeking bail money for an employee jailed for a drunken driving crash, said Deputy Craig Chamberlin, spokesman for the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.
The son of the owner of Dewey's Burgers and Brews on North Division Street was at the bank trying to withdraw money when a bank employee grew suspicious of the scenario, Chamberlin said.
Earlier today, a man claiming to be James Sullivan with a sheriff's personnel number of 6331 tried to get $1,600 from another local business owner. The man told the owner he couldn't give the owner the employee's name because of privacy laws but said he could provide a general description and that if he guessed the name, he would confirm if he or she was in custody.
The owner offered a name and the man confirmed and said he was in jail for drunken driving and for the crash and needed $16,000 to get out, or a $1,600 payment through a bail bond company.
The owner withdrew $2,000 and the man stayed on the phone for more than an hour as the owner went to a WalMart to send the money in two $800 money orders. The man requested one be sent to Nichole and the other to Seth Thomas in Florida, then hung up when the owner said he would only send the money to an actual business.
Sheriff's officials confirmed no employee by the name of James Sullivan exists. Corrections deputies are not authorized to contact people to set up bond agreements.
Anyone who is targeted by the scam is asked to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233.
Authorities are again warning of the "grandparents scam" after a north Spokane County man wired nearly $20,000 to Peru.
The man said he received a call about 10 a.m. Tuesday from a man he thought was his grandson. The caller said he needed $2,400 to get out of jail and that if he wired the money to Lima, Peru, they would avoid a two-day waiting period, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.
He did so, and the man called again saying the judge increased bail and he needed $6,250. She transferred that money, then transferred another $6,250 upon request.
The man called again Wednesday about 9:30 a.m. and asked for $4,800 to pay lawyer fees. The victim transferred the money, but he refused another request for money that afternoon and called the sheriff's office.
It turns out the man was not his grandson.
The sheriff's office released the phone numbers the man called from today as part of a warning to the public: 438-998-6142, 514-458-3080, 438-993-6948, 438-998-6142
Similar scams were reported in spring 2010, December 2010 and in fall 2009. Anyone with an elderly relative should warn them of the scam.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Talk about a dirty scam.
Federal prosecutors in Florida say at least three people working for a septic tank company duped customers into buying about $1 million in unnecessary products — in some cases enough toilet paper to last more than 70 years.
More than a dozen customers were told they needed special toilet paper to avoid ruining their septic tanks because the federal government changed regulations on toilet paper. The federal government does not regulate septic tank products.
The trio pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to commit wire fraud. The Miami Herald reported that they worked for Riviera Beach-based FBK Products.The trio faces up to two decades in prison when they are sentenced in February.
Here's a news release from Spokane Valley police Sgt. Dave Reagan:
A 63-year-old Spokane Valley man is out $250 after he sent a "fee" to a company that told him he had won 3.5 million dollars and a new Mercedes in a lottery.
The victim reported that he sent the money, but was called a second time and told to send an additional $350 to cover a "federal stamp to go through the IRS." He refused to send the second payment.
The victim reported that he received news of the lottery winnings in a phone call from two men, a Mr. Washington and a Duane Moore, both of whom had Jamaican accents and said they represented Global West Moon Fruit of Las Vegas, Nevada.
The lottery scam is an ongoing fraud where victims receive word by phone call or e-mail that they are a winner and must pay a "fee" or "taxes" to collect their prize. It is unknown how many intended victims don't fall for the scam, but enough people are duped to keep the fraud alive and well in Spokane County.
Crime Check sees recurring reports from victims who have mailed or wired money to the "lottery officials" only to see their money disappear with no prize ever received.
The easiest way to avoid becoming a victim is to ask if you have actually entered any sweepstakes or purchased any lottery tickets for the stated event. If you haven't, you aren't a winner - keep your money in your pocket.
A Spokane man who swindled several potential renters out of about $15,000 has been sentenced to a year pin prison.
Jeffery S. Crutchfield, 40, pleaded guilty to first-degree theft and was ordered to spend a year and a day behind bars and pay $15,070 in restitution.
Crutchfield was considered a model tenant at 1328 E. Wabash Ave. when he began advertising the home for rent on Craigslist. He collected deposits from at least seven potential renters, but when they showed up to move in, they realized they'd been duped, court documents say.
Crutchfield has been in jail since his arrest last October.
He has previous theft convictions in Oregon, as well as a third-degree assault conviction relating to a 1996 drunken driving crash that paralyzed a woman. He was sentenced then to 13 months and jail and denied responsibility for the crash, according to previously published.
A nationwide identity theft scam is targeting citizens who may have neglected to fulfill their civic duties.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is warning of a cam that involves a caller telling citizens a warrant has been issued for the their arrest because they failed to respond to a jury duty summons.
The caller requests Social Security numbers and birth dates to verify information.
"Give out your Social Security number and birth date, and bingo, your identity was just stolen," Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones said in a prepared statement. "When in doubt, don't reveal your personal information."
Authorities called the scam "particularly insidious" because it uses intimidation by people pretending they are with the court system.
The fraud has not been reported in Grant County but has surfaced in at least 11 states, including Arizona.
The FBI and the federal court system are also warning about the scam.
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An attorney charged with stealing $99,000 from two elderly couples he represented has met a judge's deadline to appear in court for trial.
Fifty-three-year-old Mark Morrison didn't appear for trial Monday after his attorney said he couldn't arrange for an ambulance to bring the bedridden counselor to the Fayette County Courthouse.
But the Herald-Standard newspaper in Uniontown is reporting that County Judge Steve Leskinen believes that Monday's delay and some related motions may be a last-ditch attempt to put off the trial that has been pending since 2006.
Leskinen has found Morrison competent to stand trial even though the attorney showed up on a gurney and claimed to be unable to speak during a competency hearing in November.
The judge's staff says Morrison arrived in court Tuesday morning.
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Police say a Georgia woman used a friend's baby to collect more than $1,600 in child support from an ex-boyfriend after she convinced him the child was his.
Dougherty County Sheriff's Capt. Craig Dodd says Regina Thompson's ex-boyfriend paid the money over two years. Dodd says the ex-boyfriend even had pictures made at the girl's birthday party.
The 38-year-old Thompson has been charged with five counts of theft. Police say she was keeping her friend's child when she concocted the scheme.
The girl's mother, Lastraga McCloud, didn't know anything about the plot. Police say it began to unravel when the girl, now five, began to talk more and told Thompson's ex-boyfriend, Joseph Golden, that he wasn't her father.
Thompson did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
A 30-time felon described by police as a "one-man crime wave" is headed to a Washington prison for a short-lived crime spree in Spokane last spring.
Ricky Wayne Everett, 33, was sentenced to 43 months in prison this month for theft of a motor vehicle. Sentences for unlawful issuance of a bank check, fourth-degree assault, attempting to elude police and forgery will be served concurrently.
Everett, who was wanted for passing bad checks in Maryland, was arrested in May for buying a car from a Chattaroy couple with a fraudulent $13,900 check.
That was just a couple months after he left federal prison after serving time for impersonating a U.S. marshal in Oregon. He moved to Spokane in April after meeting a teenager over the Internet and quickly caught the attention of law enforcement, who said he carries a Taser and has told citizens he's a police officer.
Everett held a local business license private investigation firm called Ricky's PI Service, which he apparently used to help perpetuate scams. He also has a history of responding to accident scenes as a police officer or as a paramedic.
Federal prosecutors in Oregon have called his mental state, "a puzzle, to say the least."
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Law enforcement is again warning of a swindle known as the grandparents scam after a 79-year-old Spokane Valley woman sent money to a con man claiming to be her grandson.
The woman called Crime Check on Monday and said a man claiming to be her grandson called on Dec. 9 and asked for money to bail out jail in Canada.
The victim believed him and sent a $2,750 money order to a man named "B" in New Jersey, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office. She later realized it was scam.
Similar scams were reported last spring and in fall 2009. Anyone with an elderly relative should warn them of the scam.
"Citizens in their 70's, 80's and 90's grew up in a more trusting era and are particularly susceptible to this type of fraud," according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office. "Suspects can pick their victims from obituaries where the children and grandchildren are occasionally listed by name."
Law enforcement is again warning of a swindle known as the grandparents scam after a 77-year-old Spokane County woman sent $3,000 to a con man claiming to be her grandson.
The woman sent the money to Kent, England on Wednesday after receiving a call from someone she thought was her grandson, who said he had been arrested at the Canadian border after a friend was caught with drugs, and he needed money for bail.
"The woman questioned the money going to England, but the "grandson" convinced her that was the way Canadian authorities posted bail," according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.
When he man called again on Thursday requesting she sent $2,500 to Niagara Falls, employees at Western Union persuaded her not to comply.
The woman learned of the scam after calling her grandson.
"Elderly victims are frequently targeted by this type of fraud and may become known to the suspect through published obituaries that list surviving relatives, according to the Sheriff's Office. "Spokane County sees three or four of these scams that are successful every year."
Last fall, a similar scam bilked a Spokane woman out of $17,000.
And last month, Walmart employees stopped a woman from sending $4,200 to a supposed lawyer in Canada.
Anyone with an elderly relative should warn them of the scam.
Police are warning of a scam targeting the elderly after a conman nearly bilked an 89-year-old Spokane Valley woman out of $2,500 last week.
The man called and said he was reviewing employees at a Spokane financial institution "to see if they were handling her account correctly," according to the Spokane Valley Police Department.
The man asked for her balance, then asked her to deliver a $2,500 check to a man named "Meyers" at a nearby grocery store.
"The intended-victim said she was preparing to leave with the check when it occurred to her to call the bank," according to a news release. "Employees there quickly squelched the attempted fraud."
Another woman last month told police she nearly sent a man posing as her grandson money for bail in Canada before realizing it was a con. (Read a story on that scam here.)
People with elderly parents are encouraged to talk to them about potential frauds. Thieves may scan obituaries seeking elder widows or widowers to target.
"Persons in their 70s and older grew up in an age where people were more trusting in others, and the elderly frequently fall prey to this type of con," Sgt Dave Reagan said in a news release.
As far as crime goes, there is low, there's downright dirty and then there's the grandparents scam.
An 82-year-old Spokane woman was bilked out of more than $17,000 of her savings last month by swindlers who persuaded her to wire the money to bail her grandson out of trouble with the law in Canada.
"I felt so stupid," said Rose Alexander, who was conned by a man pretending to be her adult grandson, Spencer. "But I wanted to help."
Alexander agreed to speak to the media about her ordeal in hopes that it will help prevent others from becoming victims. Many of those who've been scammed don't even tell police.
Read the rest of Kevin Graman's story here.


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Home + School Programs Modestly Slow Teen Prescription Drug AbusePsych Central February 19, 2014
Teen prescription drug abuse programs have experienced mixed levels of effectiveness, ranging from big drops in drug abuse to no measurable effect. The finding comes from a study of 11,000 teenagers by researchers at Duke and Pennsylvania State universities. The best results came from pairing a school-based program with a home-based intervention, resulting in a 10 percent decrease in abuse rates. The six-year study is among the first to measure the success and cost-effectiveness of prescription drug abuse prevention efforts.
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When Do You Feel Most Sore After a Tough Workout?
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Whether you like the feeling of sore muscles after a workout or not, sometimes we can't avoid it. Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can be felt hours after a workout, the next day, or even two or three days later. Soreness sets in at different times for different people. One factor for me is the type of workout, but as I moved out of my 20s and into my 30s, I have noticed the delay seems to be longer. For me the pain sets in most intensely two days post-workout, but what about you . . .
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VeeKeeTee 4 years
two days after but i guess it tells you it's working?
VeeKeeTee 4 years
two days afterbut i guess it tells you it's working?
RunninginBoston 5 years
I usually feel sore the day after exercise. If I do weight training one day and don't do cardio the next day, sometimes the soreness lingers longer. I think my muscles recover faster than my tendons and ligaments, so I have different types of pain on different days.
ohbaby7 5 years
the next morning it's painful to get out out of bed! and the next morning, and the next..boy am i out of shape..
Allytta 5 years
2 days. used to be 1, but it changed in the last year and i actually freaked out about it :)))
Jess8902 5 years
Like Lo Lo, I also enjoy the pain when I wake up to it. It hurts but I know I've done something right! LOL
glitter-junkie 5 years
The next day - especially if I do something different than usual. I find doing another workout cures it - I alternate my workouts so if I go to the gym for cardio/weights one day, I'll swim the next, and this seems to fix it.
Lo-Lo291303 5 years
I LOVE waking up the following morning and being sore! It means I did something right!
Spectra 5 years
Typically, I'm sore the next day after a tough workout, but the soreness is usually fairly short-lived. My husband is a second-day soreness sufferer. If he goes out to split firewood on Saturday, he will feel it majorly bad on Monday.
bailaoragaditana 5 years
The next morning when I wake up. Stretching is the first thing I do when I get up on a day like that, because otherwise I will be in ridiculous pain the rest of the day...
GlowingMoon 5 years
It depends on the activity. With some exercises, I'm tight and sore right afterward. With other exercises, the next day.
starangel82 5 years
The next day.
starangel82 5 years
The next day.
Entertainment 5 years
I'm almost always most sore the second day, but I still always expect to be sore the day after and feel relieved if it's not that bad — I think I've dodged the worst of it! And then I wake up on day two.
nutrihuney 5 years
if it is something new, and I work out in the morning I will sometimes start feeling sore that evening.
sunshinepointe 5 years
The next day is always the kicker, but sometimes (like this past weekend) if I really overwork a muscle I can feel it right away and I know I'm going to be immobile the next day. Stupid ice skating and out of shape bottom.
staticnoise 5 years
When I get sore it starts in the evening of the next day and is the worst on the 2nd one. But I don't get sore if I do work out regularly, only after breaks or if I'm doing something totally new.
chameleon7 5 years
It seems to depend on what I do. Some times I am sore after strength training or cardio and other times I am not. When I am sore it is the next day and last for that day, some times last for 2 or three days total - all depending on what I did and the intensity. Haven't really seen that much difference as I get older.
TammyO 5 years
Next day is always the worst. Or sometimes I will get the pain settling in later in the evening if I did an early morning workout.
tlsgirl 5 years
Next day. That day I'm usually fine and lulled into a fall sense of security that I won't be sore at all.
Kimpossible 5 years
The next day. But I reduce the soreness by making sure I take branch chain amino acids prior to my workout and also have a recovery drink after my workout. That post workout drink is really helpful I recently found out. Last week after a leg workout I skipped the post workout drink and boy was I feeling it the next day. The soreness level was much higher than usual.
Renee3327 5 years
I'm usually sore for about two or three days after a really tough workout, with the second day being the worst. Most of the time it's only a day but when I really push myself and work out very hard the second day is the worst.
aimeeb 5 years
Next day for sure...
aimeeb 5 years
Next day for sure...
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Texting, live chatting are redefining sense of being together, apart
Text messaging and live video chatting is allowing people to keep in such constant communication that it has begun to radically change the sense of what it means for people to feel together, or alone, or apart
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A few days ago, Elliot Kort, 22, woke in his Lawrence apartment, yawned, brushed his teeth and greeted his girlfriend, Elyse, in the way he does most every morning.
"Hi, sweetie."
"Hi, baby," Elyse responded. "How did you sleep?"
"It took me a little bit to get there, but I slept OK. How about you?"
"Very well," she told him.
Intimate? Ordinary?
And yet, experts said, it is that such a conversation is now deemed routine — happening, as this one did, by computer, with Kort electronically chatting with his girlfriend at her apartment in Washington, D.C. — that makes it remarkable.
"It's our morning breakfast table in the digital realm," Kort said.
Cyber-savvy experts view it as more than that. It's an example of how technology — and especially the growth in text messaging and live video chatting — is allowing people to keep in such constant communication that it has begun to radically change the sense of what it means for people to feel together, or alone, or apart.
Researchers have names for it: "connected presence" or "persistent presence," the feeling, through technology, that you are with someone when you are not.
"It's having this sense, this ambient awareness, of your friends or family," said Mary Madden, senior research specialist with the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. "Even if you're not communicating or interacting, they have a sense of you being there and being OK, just by you being logged on."
But the boom in constant connections also is raising significant concerns, from fostering poor focus and lack of independence to the difficulty of cutting ties in an era of Facebook "friend" connections.
More privacy questions are expected to arise with the evolution of new phone applications. Foursquare or Gowalla tell people where you are, using GPS satellites.
Some people worry about stalking, domestic violence and being connected to people who are unwanted.
"We are seeing persistent texting," said Parry Aftab, a lawyer and executive director of WiredSafety.org, an Internet safety organization. "People wanting to know where you are at every hour of the day, who you are with. When does it go from, 'I care about you,' to 'I'm a stalker ... ?' There's a thin line from what's reasonable and what's manic."
Narrowing the gap
Technology's role in helping bring people closer is older than the chariot. Trains, planes, telegraphs, telephones have all played roles.
But social scientists said nothing had so narrowed that gap as the rise in technologies — text messages, Skype video chats, Twitter, cellphone access to social-networking sites such as Facebook — that allow people to commune with one another as they walk through their days at anytime and anywhere.
In January, a report on children 8 to 18 showed that 31 percent of second- to fourth-graders have cellphones. By 18, nearly everyone has one. Some 4.1 billion texts are sent each day in the United States, at least four times what it was in 2007.
Last year, users of Skype, which offers instant messaging and video conferencing, logged onto their computers to make 3.1 billion minutes of calls, up 44 percent from the year before. Of all Skype users, slightly more than one-third were talking face to face over live video.
A few results of such constant connection:
• Going to college no longer means kids are on their own.
"There are parents who are now sending their college kids wake-up calls in the morning," said Mary Chayko, a professor of sociology at New Jersey's College of St. Elizabeth and author of the 2008 book "Portable Communities: The Social Dynamics of Online and Mobile Connectedness."
Maureen Baker, a teacher at Mize Elementary School in De Soto, Mo., said her daughter Hannah, 20, a business major at the University of Kansas, "Probably calls me two or three times a day."
Hannah says, "I talk to her on my way to different classes or when I'm grabbing something to eat. It's definitely comforting. Sometimes I'm a little homesick."
• The perception of improved relationships.
"Staying in constant communication actually adds to relationships," said sociologist Barry Wellman, director of the University of Toronto's NetLab.
Wellman said he knew one couple, married for about three years, who text "I love you" to each other 50 times a day.
Kort, the student in Lawrence, attended his grandmother's funeral this year. His girlfriend couldn't be there. He said that in the limousine, surrounded by grieving relatives, and driving back from the grave site, he took out his cellphone.
"I missed her so much I could barely breathe," Kort said. "I wanted her there so badly."
He texted, "I miss you so much." She immediately texted back words of comfort. Kort understands that some people might recoil at the notion of texting at such a moment.
"Without knowing what is going on, it could be deemed as rude," he said. "But I did feel better. ... At that moment, I needed her to be there."
In a virtual sense, he felt she was.
Loss of focus
Researchers and others recognize that such constant communication also presents difficulties, even a dark side.
Chayko, the New Jersey sociologist, said there existed a general sense that such constant communication, often conducted while multi-tasking, was creating a culture with a shortened attention span.
People talk or text while they walk or eat, watch television, sit in the movie, attend classes and, dangerously, drive. A recent poll of some 1,200 teens showed that 24 percent sleep with their cellphones.
"It is a compulsion to be in contact. People actually feel nervous, uncomfortable when they are too far away from their phones," Chayko said.
It becomes a preoccupation, she said.
"They have trouble doing one thing at a time. When they meet friends face to face, they will be texting at the same time they are with these other kids. They are used to juggling all these interactions, and they are good at it, but there is a loss. There is a loss of focus, a loss of reflection. There is a loss of depth."
Maureen Baker, whose daughter calls or texts her from college multiple times each day, cherishes her constant contact with her daughter. But she wonders whether it comes at the price of her daughter developing greater independence. Like Chayko, she also senses that repeated contact may be an outgrowth of people being unaccustomed to exploring quiet moments.
Although being in constant contact helps sustains relationships, it also can make getting out of those relationships that much harder.
"We run into all kinds of messy situations," said Madden of the Pew Center.
Amber Bourek, spokeswoman for Safehome, Johnson County's domestic-violence agency, recalls a client who left an abusive marriage. Twenty times each day, the man continued to text her, "Miss you," and "Thinking of you."
One day, when she knew he would be at work, she headed to the house the couple once shared to retrieve some belongings. Once she got to the house, she heard the man's voice on the answering machine: "While you're there, let the dogs out."
Aftab of WiredSafety.org said the constant communication could too easily lead to constant watching.
Technology "allows us to have a spy camera everywhere our significant other is," Aftab said. "And that information can do some serious damage when you no longer care about that person."
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