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Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy
Politics and foreign policy of South Korea and North Korea; U.S.-Korea relations; Northeast Asian security; and U.S.-Asia relations
Scott Snyder is senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the program on U.S.-Korea policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), where he had served as an adjunct fellow from 2008 to 2011. Snyder's program examines South Korea's efforts to contribute on the international stage; its potential influence and contributions as a middle power in East Asia; and the peninsular, regional, and global implications of North Korean instability. Snyder is co-author of The Japan-South Korea Identity Clash: East Asian Security and the United States (Columbia University Press, 2015). He also the co-editor of North Korea in Transition: Politics, Economy, and Society (Rowman and Littlefield, October 2012), and the editor of Global Korea: South Korea's Contributions to International Security (Council on Foreign Relations, October 2012) and The U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Meeting New Security Challenges (Lynne Rienner Publishers, March 2012). He served as the project director for CFR's Independent Task Force on policy toward the Korean Peninsula. He currently writes for the blog, "Asia Unbound."
Prior to joining CFR, Snyder was a senior associate in the international relations program of The Asia Foundation, where he founded and directed the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy and served as The Asia Foundation's representative in Korea (2000-2004). He was also a senior associate at Pacific Forum CSIS. Mr. Snyder has worked as an Asia specialist in the research and studies program of the U.S. Institute of Peace and as acting director of Asia Society's contemporary affairs program. He was a Pantech visiting fellow at Stanford University's Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center during 2005-06, and received an Abe fellowship, administered by the Social Sciences Research Council, in 1998-99.
Snyder has authored numerous book chapters on aspects of Korean politics and foreign policy and Asian regionalism and is the author of China's Rise and the Two Koreas: Politics, Economics, Security (2009), Paved With Good Intentions: The NGO Experience in North Korea (co-editor, 2003), and Negotiating on the Edge: North Korean Negotiating Behavior (1999). He has provided advice to NGOs and humanitarian organizations active in North Korea and serves on the advisory council of the National Committee on North Korea and Global Resource Services.
Snyder received a BA from Rice University and an MA from the regional studies East Asia program at Harvard University and was a Thomas G. Watson fellow at Yonsei University in South Korea.
The U.S.-ROK alliance has succeeded beyond expectation in its evolution from a security-focused, military-dominated relationship dedicated to deterring North Korea to a multifaceted, comprehensive alliance. The relationship now faces two new challenges that require careful coordination and effective management: shifts in the geopolitical environment resulting from China�s rising power and South Korea�s evolving conception of itself as a middle power. U.S. rebalancing policy prioritizes Asia, but assumes levels of continuity in the security situation on the Korean peninsula that are not guaranteed. Effective management of these issues will require more time and political attention, and will be critical to maintaining a robust alliance amidst geopolitical uncertainly. With the Project on the U.S.-ROK Alliance, CFR�s Program on U.S.-Korea policy considers the impact of geopolitical shifts in relative influence of the United States and China on how to coordinate policy toward North Korea; the challenging regional security dilemmas South Korea faces as a result of rising nationalism in both China and Japan; the impact of South Korea�s middle power role for U.S.-ROK cooperation; and the potential strategic and policy implications of regional developments, including China�s rise and U.S. rebalancing policy, for South Korea. Through study group and roundtable meetings, articles, and blog posts on Asia Unbound, this project aims to identify issues, opportunities, and challenges in the U.S.-ROK alliance.
This project is made possible through the support of the Korea Foundation and the Smith Richardson Foundation.
South Korea has used its �hosting power� in recent years as a stepping stone for its ambitious and constructive efforts to contribute substantively on the international stage. While its hosting of international gatherings has revealed clear constraints on South Korea�s ability to shape the international agenda or to serve as an intermediary on conflicts involving larger powers, these roles have also�provided South Korea with�valuable experience�on the international stage�on niche issues�on�which the country appears poised to make a difference. Middle Power Korea: Contributions to the Global Agenda aims to examine South Korea�s role as a middle power, its contributions and ability to influence international institutions, and its prospects for cooperation with the United States. This forthcoming book focuses on four areas in which South Korea has expanded its capabilities, made efforts to influence the global agenda, and shown potential to play a greater role: international development, financial stability, nuclear governance, and green growth.
This project is made possible through the support of the Korea Foundation.
The world's leading North Korea experts analyze the challenges and prospects the country is facing.
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South Korea has emerged as a major contributor to international security, participating in a wide range of activities far from the Korean peninsula. CFR scholars outline several steps that will ensure that South Korea can sustain this broadened role.
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An exploration of the possibilities for enhanced U.S.-ROK cooperation in both traditional and nontraditional spheres.
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CFR scholars provide policy options for preventing a major crisis in the territories immediately adjacent to China: North Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
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Japan and South Korea are Western-style democracies with open-market economies committed to the rule of law. They are also U.S. allies. Yet despite their shared interests, shared values, and geographic proximity, divergent national identities have driven a wedge between them. Drawing on decades of expertise, Scott A. Snyder and Brad Glosserman investigate the roots of this split and its ongoing threat to the region and the world.
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The attack on Mark Lippert, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, allegedly by a knife-wielding Korean progressive activist at a breakfast meeting in Seoul, was a rare and shocking reminder of the ongoing conflict that continues to divide the Korean Peninsula.
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Scott Snyder, senior fellow for Korea Studies and director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy, and Woo Jung-yeop, research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, suggest that Washington should support the Seoul Process under NAPCI and Seoul should support the U.S. rebalance, given the two allies' overlapping goals of promoting cooperation and strengthening respect for international norms in Asia.�
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South Korea and the United States have reached an impasse in bilateral talks on nuclear cooperation. Senior Fellow Scott Snyder argues that the United States should extend the current agreement and make a follow-on agreement contingent on the results of an ongoing study on feasibility and proliferation risks of South Korea's right to enrich and reprocess U.S.-origin nuclear fuels.
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Xi Jinping's arrival in Seoul today marks the first time a Chinese leader has visited South Korea ahead of Beijing's traditional ally North Korea. Is this a slap on the wrist for Pyongyang, or a more serious shift in Asia-Pacific relations?
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While North Korea has been condemned by a UN panel for crimes against humanity, its ally China is focused on denuclearization, not human rights, says CFR's Scott Snyder.
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New strategic challenges that have emerged in recent months influence China's relations with both Koreas into the new year. While regional developments, especially North Korean domestic politics, may lead to a deepening convergence of aims among the United States, South Korea, and China, there remains a stark difference over preferred outcomes. CFR's Scott Snyder and See-won Byun of George Washington University explain the defense and economic developments over the past year and look at prospects for 2014 China-Korea relations.
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North Korea's capability to threaten the United States comes in two forms:
The possibility that North Korean-origin fissile material could be sent to the United States, either through sale to terrorist groups or by delivering a nuclear device to a U.S. harbor by boat, or;
The ability to threaten U.S. interests abroad, including through renewed conflict on the Korean peninsula, where 28,000 U.S. forces are stationed with the mission of defending South Korea from North Korean aggression.
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Following North Korea's announcement of the execution of senior cadres, Scott Snyder outlines short-term domestic and international ramifications of Pyongyang's purge.
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Examining prospects for Sino-South Korea relations, Scott A. Snyder argues that China does not need to be worried about the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
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Chinese officials see stability on the Korean peninsula under the Korean Armistice as a component that has enabled China's growth for over three decades. Despite a growing difference between the economic systems of China and North Korea, China's communist party leadership feels an affinity with North Korea because its government, like China's, pursues one-party leadership under a socialist banner.
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Escalating tensions on the peninsula due to North Korea's recent provocations motivate Presidents Xi Jinping and Park Geun-hye to closely coordinate policies toward the North. However, Beijing's shifty stance on sanctions, an increase in Sino-DPRK economic exchanges, and the obstacles to China-South Korea-Japan trilateral cooperation impede North Korea policy alignment between Beijing and Seoul. Still, the willingness of both leaders to improve bilateral relations offers a silver lining, explain CFR's Scott Snyder and See-won Byun of George Washington University.
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In their first White House meeting on Tuesday, Presidents Obama and Park will likely seek to reassert the long-standing security and economic relationship between the United States and South Korea, says CFR's Scott Snyder.
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Despite Pyongyang's aggressive public posturing in recent days, the greatest threat from North Korea will likely be a surprise guerilla-style provocation, says CFR Korea expert Scott Snyder.
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North Korea's ratcheting up of tensions requires South Korean and U.S. military forces in Korea to be prepared to defend against North Korean military incursions. Resumption of diplomacy will only be possible when North Korea signals it is ready to resume dialogue and all parties agree on an agenda that includes both tension-reduction and denuclearization.
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Scott A. Snyder outlines five things to know about the increase in threats from North Korea.
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"The complex evolution of the Obama administration's policy toward North Korea during its first term and the characteristics of President Obama's world view together provide a framework for considering what the administration is likely to do in a second term," says Scott A. Snyder.
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A conservative and a progressive appear to offer South Koreans sharply different presidential options, but both are likely to pursue similar foreign policy tracks, says CFR's Scott Snyder.
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On the upcoming South Korean presidential election, Scott A. Snyder says the determining vote will be "South Korea's bulging forties cohort" that played a critical role in South Korea's transition from authoritiarianism to democracy and also has the greatest stake in its economic stability.
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Despite an ongoing threat from North Korea, South Korea has emerged as a producer rather than a consumer of international security goods. As a newly elected member of the UN Security Council, South Korea has the opportunity to use these investments as a "middle power" and responsible leader in the international community, says Scott A. Snyder.
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BETHEL — Meatloaf said it first and Kinston baseball coach Mike Ellsworth reiterated it: "Two out of three ain't bad."
On Tuesday afternoon, the Vikings picked up their second win of the Pitt County Classic by steamrolling Amelia County (Va.) 11-1 at North Pitt High School.
In the same tournament last year Kinston (4-9) lost two of three.
"It's good to see the kids being rewarded for all of their hard work," Ellsworth said. "We've lost some tough games but we've kept our heads up and continued to improve."
The final outcome against Amelia (3-5) could have been much worse. Kinston left an incredible 15 runners on base, including at least two in every inning.
The Vikings pounded out nine hits and took advantage of six Raiders errors. Four Amelia pitchers also combined to walk 10 batters.
"We failed to take capitalize on a few occasions, but overall I thought we did a good job of taking advantage of their mistakes," Ellsworth said.
Kinston put the game away early by scoring three runs in the top of the first and two more in the second.
Robert Blake and Ryan Harrell each drove in runs with base hits and Sam McLawhorn contributed a sacrifice fly.
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The Vikings added two more in the seventh, keyed by pinch hitter Duane Mills' RBI single.
"We hit the ball hard when we got pitches to hit," Ellsworth said. "I'm proud of the way we attacked at the plate."
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"Robert threw strikes, challenged hitters, and let his defense make plays behind him," Ellsworth said. "He did everything you ask a starting pitcher to do."
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden is thanking Democratic supporters in the afterglow of President Barack Obama's second inauguration, dropping plenty of hints that he may try to cement Obama's legacy with his own presidential campaign in 2016.
Biden packed his schedule with events and receptions attended by party insiders surrounding Obama's inauguration, giving him a chance to thank prominent lawmakers and donors and plant the seeds for a future bid. It comes on the heels of the vice president's prominent role in brokering a compromise on the "fiscal cliff" standoff with Congress and developing gun-control legislation after December's deadly elementary school shooting in Connecticut.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton remains the heavy favorite of the Democratic party faithful, but Biden is making clear that he has no intention of closing any doors that could lead to the White House _ especially if Clinton decides not to run.
As vice president, Biden can stay in the spotlight, and he is no stranger to the rigors of a presidential campaign after two unsuccessful bids, in 1988 and 2008. The former Delaware senator has racked up a long list of domestic and foreign policy achievements, even as his occasional off-script moments have become fodder for Republican critics.
"There's a whole lot of reasons why I wouldn't run," Biden, who will be nearly 74 on Election Day in 2016, told CNN before the inauguration. "I don't have to make that decision for a while. In the meantime, there's one thing I know I have to do, no matter what I do. I have to help this president move this country to the next stage."
White House press secretary Jay Carney on Wednesday reiterated Biden's focus on helping the administration achieve Obama's goals, which Carney said was demonstrated most recently in the effort to deliver to Obama a package of policy proposals to reduce gun violence.
"That's the vice president's focus, in his own words," Carney said. "It was when I worked for him, it was throughout the first term, it is now. As he said, other considerations are for the future. He's focused on his work as vice president as the president's partner."
Yet with his high-profile perch, Biden is doing nothing to tamp down the speculation.
Biden's private swearing-in ceremony Sunday was attended by recently elected New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan, someone who would be a potent ally in the state's first-in-the-nation primary. Attendees at a Sunday afternoon reception at the vice president's residence at the Naval Observatory said they noticed a lot of party activists from early voting states like New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina.
During the weekend, Biden attended several balls with Democrats who would energize a presidential campaign. At the Iowa State Society Inaugural Ball, Biden told partygoers he was "proud to be president of the United States," prompting cheers. He quickly corrected himself, saying he was "proud to be vice president of the United States, but I am prouder to be ... President Barack Obama's vice president." Laughing it off, he said, "There's goes that."
At a ball celebrating Latino voters, Biden said the Hispanic community was "a decisive factor" in the election. "This is your moment," Biden said. "America owes you." Some party stalwarts said it was noteworthy that Biden asked Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina justice, to administer the oath of office.
At a ball honoring environmentalists, sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation and other environmental groups, Biden said the Obama administration was committed to confronting climate change. "I don't intend to let these four years go by without getting a hell of a lot done" on the environment, Biden said.
On Inauguration Day, Biden and his wife, Jill, walked part of the parade route, waving to the cheering crowds in a made-for-TV moment. At one point, the vice president even jogged across Pennsylvania Avenue to shake hands with "Today" show weatherman Al Roker, a clip that the morning show played repeatedly the following day.
"It seems obvious that he's going to keep that option open for himself and do the right things," said Mike Gronstal, the Democratic leader of the Iowa state Senate, who attended the Naval Observatory reception. Gronstal said Biden actively worked the room, thanking supporters for their help during the 2012 campaign.
On Tuesday afternoon, Biden met with members of the Democratic National Committee at a private reception after a DNC meeting, where delegates unanimously re-elected Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz to another term as chair.


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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - The New York Rangers barely had enough time to celebrate their first Eastern Conference title in 20 years when talk turned to their presumably slim chances in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Having eliminated the Montreal Canadiens in six games and earning the franchise's first spot in the Stanley Cup Finals since last winning it all in 1994, the Rangers are being given little chance to lift the Cup against either of their potential opponents from the West.
It's not as if anybody is saying the Rangers are not a really good team, but it is difficult to justify picking them to beat either the Chicago Blackhawks or Los Angeles Kings in the next round.
New York is a deep team at both ends of the ice and has considerable team speed, and it was the club's quickness that gave Montreal -- a good skating team in its own right -- fits in the conference finals.
The club also boasts one of the world's best goaltenders in Henrik Lundqvist, but it's hard to get over how much better the West is than the East in this current NHL landscape.
Like most teams from the East, the Rangers struggled beating Western Conference teams on a consistent basis in 2013-14. New York had a 31-18-5 record within its conference during the regular season, but was just 14-13-1 when facing teams from the West. That means New York played at a 102-point pace over the course of 82 games against the East, but the number drops to 85 points if the Rangers only played teams from the opposing conference.
The contrast between New York's success against the East and its struggles versus the West is jarring, but it's not like the Rangers have zero chance to take down either the Blackhawks or Kings. Outside of Boston (and maybe Pittsburgh), the Rangers were always the East team with the best chance to win against the West in this year's Cup Finals. That's because under head coach Alain Vigneault, who led Vancouver to the Cup Finals in 2011, New York plays like a Western Conference team, using speed and puck possession to control the pace of the game.
It's also become clear Lundqvist is not only New York's best player, but perhaps the top goaltender in the East. Entering this postseason, the one thing Lundqvist was lacking was a signature playoff year and, regardless of what happens in the next round, he's already achieved that in 2014.
Show me a person who believes New York has a chance to beat Chicago or L.A., and I'll show you somebody who is betting big on Lundqvist. If the Rangers stand a chance to claim the franchise's fifth Stanley Cup title, it will be because of Lundqvist.
New York will likely face the Kings in the Cup Finals, assuming Chicago will be unable to overcome a 3-1 series deficit to beat L.A. The Kings have a second chance to end the series on Friday, or else the clubs will meet Sunday in Chicago for a decisive seventh game.
If the Blueshirts had to choose between the Blackhawks and Kings to be their opponent in the Cup Finals, it would probably pick Chicago for a few reasons. Although the Blackhawks are the defending Stanley Cup champions, New York would have a big advantage over them in net, where Lundqvist is clearly better than Chicago's Corey Crawford. L.A., meanwhile, not only can match the Rangers' skaters in terms of depth and speed, but Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick also is at least on equal footing with Lundqvist.
There also is a practical reason the Rangers should prefer facing the Blackhawks, and that's because a Chicago win would give New York a few extra days before the start of the Stanley Cup Finals. The final round will begin Wednesday in either Chicago or Los Angeles, leaving the winner of a potential Game 7 only two days of rest in between the third round and the Cup Finals.
To be clear: Saying New York deserves to be underdogs in the next round is not the same as declaring the club has no chance to beat the Blackhawks or Kings. It would not qualify as a Lake Placid-caliber "miracle" if the Rangers wind up as the last team standing, but it certainly would be a surprise.
Still, you won't find many people picking New York to pull off the upset, and for good reason. Like it or not, at this point the idea that the West is the stronger conference is not merely a narrative, it's pretty much a fact.
With the amount of luck involved in the NHL playoffs, it would be unwise to say the Rangers have no chance in the next round. Then again, it'd be smarter than picking New York to win.
While New York is set to be heavy underdogs against its West opponents, the situation would be more out of hand had the Canadiens been the team coming out of the East.
That's not to say the Habs are a fluke, it's just Michel Therrien's young team arrived a little ahead of schedule this spring. That's an excellent sign for fans of Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge and their chances of making another deep postseason run sometime in the near future.
Already boasting excellent young players like goaltender Carey Price (26 years old), defenseman P.K. Subban (25) and forwards Max Pacioretty (25), Brendan Gallagher (22) and Alex Galchenyuk (20), the Canadiens unearthed another potential gem during the six-game series loss to New York. Dustin Tokarski was a virtual unknown when pressed into emergency goaltending duty following Price's injury in Game 1 of the East finals and proceeded to turn heads for his solid play throughout the rest of the series.
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Romney hit the podium swinging at anything tossed his way: Obamacare (which the President is OK with us saying now), Big Bird, the moderator himself. I never saw a clear home run, but he landed on base more than his opponent, which was a critical move his campaign needs right now.
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PORTSMOUTH The Coast Guard Cutter Forward and her crew of about 110 are due home to Portsmouth Monday following a 45-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea.
During the deployment, the Forward's crew coordinated with other counter-drug agencies such as the Air Force, Navy, Drug Enforcement Agency, Customs and Border Protection and Joint Interagency Task Force South to intercept and interdict illegal activities and stop the flow of narcotics.
The law enforcement crews of the Forward teamed with the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence and an embarked aviation detachment from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron to counter two illicit trafficking interdictions leading to the seizure of more than $50 million in narcotics.
'The ship-helicopter team is a winning combination that enables us to make important contributions to regional and homeland security,' said Cmdr. Greg Wisener, the Forward's commanding officer. 'Interdiction at sea is a highly-efficient and cost-effective way to counter transnational criminal organizations.'
Crew members were excited to be reunited with loved ones after missing the holidays at home.
'It's a good feeling coming back and knowing that we're out there for a long time two months at a time, ' said LT Marguerite Collins.
'A lot of times it's a lot of waiting around for the bad guys, sitting in the ocean, but coming back knowing we have a bust, it's a good feeling,' she added.
Operation Martillo is a U.S., European and Western Hemisphere partner nation effort launched in January 2012, targeting illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along the Central American isthmus. Operation Martillo directly supports a key objective of Central America Regional Security Initiative - the disruption of illicit drug trafficking and the dismantlement of transnational criminal networks in Central America.
'It's nice to come back home and be able to tell these stories to our family and loved ones and let them know that we stopped people from entering drugs into our country,' said BM2 Raymond Figueroa.


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Sunday: October 8th, 2006. Mormon Sacrament Meeting.
Since I attend church with my wife and kids as a general support structure, I thought I could chronicle some of the wacky things I hear over the pulpit, sermonized as inspiration or motivationals. I intend to post on this thread when and if a truly worthy gem of a candidate drops into my ears sending shockwaves of disgust into my gut… or perhaps something that sends my eyebrows way over the top of my head. I will also post general curious and puzzling interactions with supposed members of Christ's only True Church On Earth (c).
Today's gem of a Sermon: Adversity
This sermon was given by an mid 50's single lady who I had never seen before at church but who claimed to be a long term member of the congregation. She felt qualified to address the topic since she had to "go through" losing her son to an illness.
She explained her insights as to how god works in mysterious ways.
Point #1: She has a nice man in the church who calls her out of the blue every single time she is feeling really low. God inspires this man to call her up. This is a miracle.
Point #2: One day years ago, she had a sick child in the car who threw up, then she got a flat tire on the freeway and she pulled over to the side. This was a serious trial for her, she was weeping hysterically. She was even wearing a white suit so she was unable to fix the tire. (please).
Insert her miracle: Just then, a state trooper pulls up and fixes her tire and gets her on her way again. God does work in mysterious ways.
Point #3: As she preached to the choir and congregation, this woman waxed a little more bold with the following statement:
"We have Jesus Christ to raise us up in our trials and tribulations. If any of you have been coasting along without any trials, you are not living the gospel strictly enough. God tests his people! God tries his people! You need to embrace your struggles and trials! This is God's way of helping you grow! If you lived life without any struggle, you would never amount to anything!"
(I don't even need to comment, but I did roll my eyes into the back of my head.)
Point #4: Complete with a wagging finger, and peering over her librarian style glasses she warned us all with the following:
"If you think that you can get through your trials without Jesus Christ, you are a FOOL!"
I sat up at that point. What tha…? This lady just called me a fool! The nerve! Who does she think she is? My blood pressure dropped when I realized that she cannot help herself. Yes, she is in the death grip of a social virus that is killing her softly from the inside.
She ended her sermon with her testimony that she knows that God lives, Joseph Smith is a true prophet, and the book of Mormon was translated by the power of god as a second witness of Jesus Christ. She also explained how she knows God sustains each and every one of us through our trials.
That meeting ended. I take my daughter to the Nursery. A fellow whom I have not seen in months pops in and notices me. This is the guy that took 2nd place on NBC's weight TV loss sensation program "The Biggest Loser". He was all chiseled abs, toned body… last year. Now he is a dough boy again. Whatever, I mean, I can't fault the guy, food is highly addictive. Anyway. So he has not seen me nor has he made any attempt to befriend me in all the years we have gone to church together. It has been casual pass in the halls stuff. You might guess what my next irritation in this Chronicle of Mormonia will be:
DoughBoy and I, catching me clueless, are some how best friends today. How did I miss this blossoming of friendship? Puzzling… it was very odd to not see this man for months and suddenly here he was, smiling, pumping my arm like a slot machine, really genuinely interested to engage me in conversation. Slap on the back, how ya doing, Noggin, good tah see ya Noggin… Man how have ya been Noggin!! by the way, what do you do again? Oh geez that's right. I thought you bought and sold property for a living? Well, DoughBoy I do that, but I am also part owner of a family owned roofing/ construction business.
You are? Oh wow! How did I miss that?
(Oh, I don't know, Dough boy… maybe it's because you and I do not know each other past Hello and Goodbye)
Anyhow. His eyes actually light up and get really big. I mean it was practically cartoonish. Dollar signs in eye balls… cue the ringing sound of a cash register… it was all there. I kid you not. This is what comes out of his mouth complete with a really large and enthusiastic grin:
"Ohhhhhh.. then… you have e x p e n s i v e insurance!!"
**said to me with piercing eye contact as he nodded his head "Yes"**
Me? Oh shitsticks! I wanted to kick him in the nuts. I also wanted to tell him to wipe the drool off of the left side of his mouth. What was I, some grade A filet mignon cut of beef? Jesus. Believe it or not, he actually pursued his bad taste in social graces.
"Who do you use for Insurance? You know I sell insurance now right?"
I purposefully grounded my right leg onto the floor… I had to command my foot not to move as the fast twitch fibers were spasmodically begging me to engage them to move the foot to the general direction of his crotch. I was definately feeling mined, culled, catalogued, filed away. I was feeling used.
"I dunno, some firm out of San Jose".
"San Jose!! Wow. We are going to have to talk about that!"
And with that, he made some comment about how I looked like the 49er's quarterback Steve Young and he was gone. Off to the glories of his god. I wanted to shout after him…
"No, no, uh, Friend… I don't think you should bother yourself…"
But he was already mining his next potential client down the hall way somewhere. He was pumping their arms like slot machines too. Because that's really all I was to him. A slot machine. Lucky Seven! Come on Lucky Seven!!
Absolutely disgusting.


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King's Cross forms the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, one of the UK's major railway backbones. Immediately to the west is St Pancras station, the terminus for international Eurostar trains, and the two stations share King's Cross St. Pancras tube station on the London Underground network.
West of King's Cross are, in succession, St Pancras station, the new British Library building and Euston station, all within a few minutes' walk.
The reconstructed and restored St Pancras is the new London terminus of High Speed 1 replacing Waterloo International from 14 November 2007. Eurostar trains serve Lille Europe, Paris Gare du Nord and Brussels Midi-Zuid, and from 2009 domestic SouthEastern services will serve Kent over the High Speed 1 route.
Considerable regeneration effort has gone into the area in recent years, with the opening of new hotels and office space under construction.
The station is served by routes from the north and east of England and Scotland, connecting to major cities such as Cambridge, Peterborough, Hull, Doncaster, Leeds, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.
Four train companies currently run services into the mainline station:
King's Cross was originally designed and built as the London hub of the Great Northern Railway and terminus of the East Coast Main Line. It was designed by Lewis Cubitt and constructed in two years from 1851 to 1852, on the site of a former fever and smallpox hospital. The main part of the station, which today includes platforms 1 to 8, was opened on 14 October 1852. It replaced a temporary terminus at Maiden Lane that had opened on 8 August 1850.
The platforms have been reconfigured several times; originally there was only one arrival and one departure platform (today's platforms 1 and 8 respectively), with the space between used for carriage sidings. In later years as suburban traffic grew, space for additional platforms was added with considerably less grandeur; the secondary building now containing platforms 9–11, (which would include the fictional Platform 9 3/4), survives from that era.
When the railways were privatised in 1996, express services into the station were taken over by GNER; though they successfully re-bid for the franchise in 2005, they were asked to surrender it in December 2006. The incumbent operator, National Express East Coast, took over the franchise on 9 December 2007, after an interim period when GNER ran trains under a management contract.
According to legend, King's Cross is built on the site of Boudica's final battle, or else her body is buried under one of the platforms. Platforms 8, 9 and 10 have been suggested as possible sites. There are also passages under the station which Boudica's ghost is supposed to haunt.
The King's Cross fire of 1987, in which 31 people died, was at the adjacent King's Cross St. Pancras Underground station. A major redevelopment of this Underground station (partly influenced by the report issued after the fire) is currently in process. Phase One was completed in 2006; Phase Two is expected to be complete by 2011.
The original "King's Cross" was a monument to King George IV.
In 1972, a one-storey extension designed in-house by British Rail was constructed in front of the station. While the extension was intended to be temporary, more than thirty years later it still stands. Many consider the extension unattractive, not the least because it obscures the Grade I-listed façade of the original station. Prior to the construction of the extension, the station façade had already become hidden behind a small terrace of shops. This extension is scheduled to be demolished, revealing once again the full glory of the Lewis Cubitt architecture, when a new ticket hall and concourse area is built on the station's western side.
On 10 September 1973, a Provisional IRA bomb exploded in the booking hall at 12.24 pm, causing extensive damage and injuring six people, some seriously. The device was thrown without warning into the station by a youth who escaped into the crowd and was not apprehended.
In days gone by, part of King's Cross was an intermediate station. On the extreme east of the site was Kings Cross York Road, with suburban trains travelling south from Finsbury Park calling here, then going underground using the York Road curve to join the City Widened Lines to Farringdon, Barbican and Moorgate. In the other direction, trains from Moorgate came off the Widened Lines via the Hotel Curve, with platform 16 rising to the main line level. Services to and from Moorgate were diverted via the Northern City Line from August 1976.
In 2005, a £400m restoration plan was announced by Network Rail, which was approved by the Camden Council on 9 November 2007. Planned is a thorough restoration of the arched roof of the station and the demolition of the 1972 addition, to be replaced by an open-air plaza. A semi-circular concourse (estimated completion date 2012) will be built in the space directly to the west of the station behind the Great Northern Hotel, which will have some outbuildings demolished. It will replace the current 1972 concourse, shopping area and National Express East Coast ticket office, providing greater integration between the intercity and suburban sections of the station, as well as easier access to St Pancras. The land between the domestic main lines leading from the two stations will be redeveloped with nearly 2,000 new homes, of offices and new roads as King's Cross Central.
Major work is ongoing at the station to link the various entrances to two new ticket halls for London Underground and reduce overcrowding.
In their hit music videos West End Girls (1985) and Rent (1987), Kings Cross Station is used extensively as a backdrop. In West End Girls they are seen walking around the concourse while the song plays in the background and in Rent, the same concourse is used as a meeting point for Chris Lowe and Margi Clarke playing characters who are reunited, in front of the departures / arrivals board. Also in the background are notices stating that engineering work will disrupt services, which at the time, 1987, was actually in progress to modernise the line. It is not known if the station was closed for filming, and it doesn't look like it was at all. Parked outside in the taxi rank of the station is Neil Tennant, who is playing Margi Clarke's taxi driver in the same music video.
The station was also extensively filmed in for the Pet Shop Boys feature film, released in 1988, It Couldn't Happen Here.
King's Cross is featured in the Harry Potter books, by J. K. Rowling, as the starting point of the Hogwarts Express. The train uses a secret platform located by passing through the brick wall barrier between platforms 9 and 10.
Unfortunately, platforms 9 and 10 are in a separate building from the main station; also, rather than being adjacent so that a barrier could be between them, they are separated by two intervening tracks. Rowling intended the location to be in the main part of the station, but misremembered the platform numbering. During an interview in 2001, she indicated that she had confused King's Cross with Euston. In fact, platforms 9 and 10 at Euston are also separated by two intervening tracks, so either she had yet another station in mind or else she simply did not consider or did not remember the physical arrangement of consecutively numbered platforms.
When the movies were filmed, the station scenes took place within the main station, with platforms 4 and 5 renumbered 9 and 10. In the film of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the exterior of the adjacent St. Pancras station was used, as its Gothic façade was considered more impressive than the real King's Cross station.
When the first film was released, a large floor panel was placed on the ground outside platforms 9 and 10 indicating the Hogwarts Express. It was later removed. Within King's Cross, a cast-iron "Platform " sign has been erected on a wall of the station's suburban building containing the real platforms 9 and 10. Part of a luggage trolley has also been installed below the sign; whilst the near end is visible, the rest of the trolley seems to have disappeared into the wall.
"Kings Cross" is the title of the 35th chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, where a location resembling the station plays a significant role. The station is also featured in the epilogue of the same book, making it the final setting of the Harry Potter series.
"And what have you gained?"
"A starting-point for our investigation." He hailed a cab. "King's Cross Station," said he.
''"We have a journey, then?"
"Yes; I think we must run down to Cambridge together. All the indications seem to me to point in that direction."
The station name, King's Cross, is seen spelt both with and without an apostrophe:


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Leading practice : a development programme for first-line managers (Facilitator's handbook)
Development programme created for first-line managers in social care. Divided into eleven sessions and consisting of activities, discussion points and reading suggestions, it is intended to assist the development of the individual and organisation through gaining a better knowledge and understanding of practice-focused management.
Publisher:Social Care Institute for Excellence
Copyright:Copyright © Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)


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|LECOM School of Pharmacy students, standing from left, Kelly Nicewonger '10, Jamie Caputo '10, Laurence Namdar '10, Jessica Condello '10 and Priya Paul '10, joined Rachel Ogden, BS Pharm, Director of Student Promotion and Retention and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, at the Harbor Creek Senior Health Expo during American Pharmacists Month.
LECOM School of Pharmacy students, faculty and staff in Erie and Bradenton carried the message of "Know your Medicine, Know your Pharmacist," to their respective communities during American Pharmacists Month, which took place throughout October.
Hershey Bell, MD, MS, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the LECOM School of Pharmacy, stresses the importance of the pharmacy profession in the future of health care, and why recognition of the role of the pharmacist is important.
|LECOM School of Pharmacy Bradenton students at the American Diabetes Association Expo in Tampa, Fla., include (back row from left) Dr. Fallon Enfinger, Peris Mukundi, James Le, Lucas Reinhartz, Olutola Ajanaku and Sparky Vilsaint. Front row, from left, are Angeline Cheng, Jenica Patel, Diana Garcia, Krupali Shah, Rebecca Nelson, Melinda Buchanan, Vishva Gandhi and Pratima Patel.
"It's becoming evident as we move down this road of health care reform that every person needs to understand the resources available in this country, and pharmacists are the health professionals best positioned to be experts in medication management," he said. "As I look into the future of health care management, pharmacists will help us all understand health care, and we're doing our part to bring that awareness to the community."
In Erie, pharmacy students made an immediate impression on the first day of the month, joining together to create a "Human Pink Ribbon" in recognition of the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The LECOM chapter of the American Pharmacists Association handed out pink ribbons for all students and staff to wear throughout the day, and all were encouraged to wear a pink shirt or tie.
According to Sohini Sarkar, PharmD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, the event brings together pharmacy and medical students and faculty to raise awareness for an important cause.
"As future pharmacists and physicians, our students will be on the front lines working to prevent the onset of cancer and encouraging patients to be screened," she said. "These students will eventually play a prominent role in the communities they will serve, and it will be their duty to contribute to the awareness of breast cancer."
LECOM students also took part in community service projects, including participation in Senior Health expos and the annual Trail of Treats event at the Millcreek Mall. At all sites, students talked with senior citizens and young children about the effects of consuming poisonous materials and looking for ways to avoid confusing poisonous products with common, everyday items around the house.
Seniors at the Millcreek Geriatric Education & Care Center also had a unique opportunity to participate in a hayride at WLD Ranch in Girard, Pa. Several residents of the center took part in the hayride with assistance from pharmacy students, including Jamie Caputo '10, SGA president. "It's really important for students to take advantage of the opportunities we have, but also to give back to the community while we are here and show them what we can do and what we have learned," she said. "LECOM has quite a few clubs that participate in these events, so we always have a good turnout."
|Erie pharmacy students Jamie Caputo and Jessica Condello helped several residents of Millcreek Geriatric Education & Care Center participate in a hayride at WLD Ranch in Girard, Pa.
During American Pharmacy Education Week (Oct. 25-31), members of the pharmacy faculty met with students interested in pursuing education as a career path after graduation. Sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the event helps students consider the potential contributions they can make to the pharmacy profession as educators.
LECOM Bradenton students participated in the annual American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk at the Sarasota (Fla.) Polo Club.
LECOM Bradenton ranked among the top 10 participating businesses by raising $2,672.60 for breast cancer research and public education.
The event was especially meaningful for School of Pharmacy faculty member Kari Furtek, PharmD.
"I still cannot believe how many LECOM students came out and I would like to let them know how happy and excited I was to have them there to share the day with me," she said. "Having a family member survive a very difficult battle with breast cancer gave me incentive to be part of the cause. I was able to see that our students really wanted to make a difference in society. This is what our profession is all about - showing our support and care for others."
LECOM's Bradenton's local chapter of the American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) Pharmacy participated in the American Diabetes Association Expo in Tampa, Fla.
|LECOM School of Pharmacy Bradenton students Hartanti Linny, Jinnel Hosein and Sanaz Derakhshan at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk at the Sarasota Polo Club.
The ASP supports diabetes patient education, awareness of the practice of pharmacy and the promotion of LECOM.
"As our program grows in both size and recognition, we continue to increase our service to humankind and our communities," said LECOM School of Pharmacy Bradenton Dean Gary Levin, PharmD.


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It's finally time—after three months of spirited competition, we are excited to announce the results of the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge. Division 5 champion The Animal Foundation of Las Vegas, Nevada will take home the $100,000 grand prize in grant funding from the ASPCA. The organization accomplished an increase of 1,055 animals' lives saved over the same period during 2012. Congratulations!
The following division leaders will each receive $25,000 in ASPCA grant funding:
Division 1: Washington Animal Rescue League of Washington, D.C., with an increase of 326 lives saved over the prior year
Division 2: Texas Humane Heroes of Leander, Texas with an increase of 389 lives saved over the prior year
Division 3: HALO Animal Rescue of Phoenix, Arizona with an increase of 824 lives saved over the prior year
Division 4: Citizens for Animal Protection of Houston, Texas with an increase of 625 lives saved over the prior year
All told, the 49 Challenge contestants saved 56,379 animals' lives over the course of the exciting three-month challenge—a combined increase of 12,050 lives saved compared to the same period during 2012. We are truly impressed by the dedication, hard work and creativity these shelters employed in order to find loving homes for thousands of animals in need. Congratulations to our Challenge winners, and to all those who participated. You deserve a round of applause!
Congrat's to Las Vegas to help even more animals in the shelters and rescues.
CONGRATULATIONS, everyone! This is incredible. Be proud, all of you!!! Hooray!!!
Congratulations to all involved. 56,379 lives saved. Be proud, I am.
I'm so excited about this incredible increase of lives saved!!
Congraulations all for an awesome number of lives saved!!!! You all ROCK!!!!
I'm just so happy so many animals' lives were saved!!!! :D
I live in Las Vegas and I am appalled that the Animal Foundation (which was just awarded this year's $100,000) KILLS HEALTHY ANIMALS EVERY DAY. While they always find time to self-promote, they rarely find time to post any animals. In order to win, they had adoptions for $10 and for "name your own price" and yes, animals were adopted; how many were also returned and subsequently KILLED (wonder if those were subtracted from the totals)? ASPCA, contest rules need to be changed so that every KILLING counts against the total number adopted.
State this loud and clear somewhere other than this message board. Your knowledge needs to be heard by those who can do something about it. Thank you for making this known.
I loved your last line. Now that's a real kick in the butt. Amen/
Diane - I agree. The contest rules need to be changed and ASPCA representatives should be monitoring how these shelters are able to adopt out so many pets through this initiative. Finding a forever home for a pet should NEVER be a contest, but something that is done out of love for an animal. I don't believe the ASPCA should include ANY KILL SHELTERS in these "contests", but help those NO KILL shelters who truly have compassion for animals.


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- Psychotherapy
(Counseling; Emotion-Based Psychotherapy; Individual Therapy; Psychosocial Therapy; Talk Therapy)
- Cognitive behavioral therapy —focuses on how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and altering those thoughts
- Interpersonal therapy—focuses on improving interaction with others and current relationship problems
- Psychodynamic therapy—focuses on childhood experiences, internal conflicts, and problematic thoughts or feelings about yourself
|Managing Mental Health Concerns
|Mental health concerns may be caused by a combination of physiological and emotional triggers. Psychotherapy can help patients cope by decreasing the effects of emotional triggers.
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Reasons for Therapy
- Anxiety disorders , such as obsessive-compulsive disorder , phobias, panic disorder , or post-traumatic stress disorder
- Mood disorders, such as depression or bipolar disorder
- Addictions, such as alcohol , drugs , or gambling
- Eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia
- Personality disorders, such as borderline personality disorder or antisocial personality disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Emotional pain
- Relationship conflicts
- Doing poorly at work
- Drug use
- Suicidal thoughts or attempts—It is important to remember that, if left untreated, mental health conditions like depression can lead to suicide.
- Dealing with the loss of a loved one
- Coping with a serious illness or traumatic event
Possible Complications
What to Expect
Prior to Therapy
Make a list of questions you would like to ask the therapist, such as
- What therapeutic approach they use and how successful it might be
- How long the sessions will be and how many you will need
- What your goals should be
- Think about what you would like to talk about in therapy.
Description of Therapy
- Are going to harm yourself or someone else
- Have abused a child or an adult (eg, a person with a disability or an elderly person)
- Marriage counseling
- Family therapy
- Group therapy
How Long Will It Take?
Post-therapy Care
Call Your Therapist
American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org
Mental Health America http://www.nmha.org
Canadian Mental Health Association http://www.ontario.cmha.ca
Canadian Psychiatric Association http://www.cpa-apc.org
Individual therapy. Good Therapy.org website. Available at: http://www.goodtherapy.org/individual-therapy.html. Accessed December 28, 2010.
Kassel K. Cognitive-behavioral therapy. EBSCO Health Library website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/healthLibrary. Updated December 1, 2010. Accessed December 28, 2010.
Psychotherapy. Mayo Clinic website. Available at: http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/psychotherapy/basics/definition/prc-20013335. Updated November 5, 2010. Accessed December 28, 2010.
Psychotherapy and counseling. Help Guide.org website. Available at: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/psychotherapy%5Ftherapist%5Fcounseling.htm. Accessed December 28, 2010.
Strupp H. Psychotherapy. Discovering Psychology website. Available at: http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/22/e22expand.html. Accessed December 28, 2010.
What is psychotherapy for children and adolescents? American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry website. Available at: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families%5Fand%5FYouth/Facts%5Ffor%5FFamilies/Facts%5Ffor%5FFamilies%5FPages/What%5FIs%5FPsychotherapy%5FFor%5FChildren%5FAnd%5FAdolescents%5F53.aspx. Published February 2005. Accessed December 28, 2010.
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- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD
- Review Date: 05/2014 -
- Update Date: 05/23/2014 -