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The disappearance without trace and detention without court trials of Gambians and foreign nationals in the Gambia is becoming nightmarish and causing frequent bad experience.
Following recent investigation into the state of affairs of those who fall prey to this traumatizing and agonizing situation, family members give fresh accounts of how their fathers, brothers, uncles and close relatives have been snatched and whisked away from them by people in plain clothes.
In this month's update, we highlight those whose disappearance without trace and detention without trial has clocked nearly a decade, and inclusive are recent persons who also fall victim to this unlawful exercise.
According to our recent investigation, some have never been seen after their arrest, others are said to be held at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) headquarters detention cells, whilst others are said to have been put at the Remand Wing or Security Wing of the Mile II Central Prisons.
The former Finance Minister, Mr Mambury Njie, was first arrested on February, 25th and released on 12th of March, 2014, at the Brusubi Police Station, after 13 days behind bars.
He was re-arrested on April, 15th 2014, around 2pm, after he had received a phone call to report at the Brusubi Police Station.
Mr Mambury Njie is currently standing trial on allegations of Economic Crimes and abuse of office contrary to the Laws of The Gambia. Shortly, after granting him bail at the Banjul Magistrate's court, he was re-arrested and taken to the Brusubi police station where he was detained beyond 72 hours.
The source added that no reason (s) have been put forward for his detention. It is five (5) months now since the Deputy Director at the Ministry of Energy, Mr Kemo Ceesay, also fell prey to this menace and kept at the NIA headquarters.
He was first arrested on September 17th 2013, a day following his return from a visit to Guinea Bissau. Our source hinted that Mr Ceesay got re-arrested in December, 2013, after a phone call at 12pm from the state security, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), to answer for questioning.
Family and close relatives of Mr Ceesay inform that they have been allowed access to him, but said no reason is advanced to them regarding his detention.
Mr. Mamadou Sowe, a resident of New Yundum village, ex- Protocol Officer at State House in Banjul, left home for work but never returned home. Sowe was last seen in public on the 3rd December, 2012, when he set out for work in Banjul. Until now he has not been seen.
This reporter has been investigating and monitoring the disappearance of Momodou Sowe. A source close to Sowe revealed that Sowe's wife had a stomach upset on one weekend, so on Monday 19th November, 2012, Mr Sowe accompanied her to Bunjulunding Clinic and did not go to work that day.
The following day Tuesday 20th November, 2012, Momodou Sowe arrived at the office around 9 O' clock and was approached by someone who told him that one of his Directors wanted him.
The source added that he should accompany him to the NIA Headquarters in Banjul.
The source told this reporter that the two left and he Sowe was later detained there till Thursday, 22nd when he came home with two security agents to his residence in Yundum.
They conducted a search of the whole house and eventually went back to NIA office in Banjul. His detention continued till the following week, when, on Tuesday 27th November, he was granted bail with one surety and D50,000,00.
He was asked to report on bail the following day, which he did. After a few hours, he was told to go home but to report again on Monday 3rd December, 2012. He came home to his family and spent the whole weekend with them.
However, when he set out for work at state house in Banjul Monday 3rd December, as directed, he was detained at the NIA Headquarters. Ever since then December 3rd, 2012, to date, nothing is said of him.
The source also indicates that Momodou Sowe is currently at the Maximum Security in Mile II Prisons, ever since 3rd December, 2012.
It is now one year two months (426) days since his detention without trial without cogent reasons(s) given to the loved ones.
A native of Jarra and an Ex-employee of the Christian Children's Fund (Child Fund) who resided at Bonto village in the West Coast Region, Mr Lamin Kanyi, (alias Kanyi Bakanyi), was arrested after his compound was raided by three men in plain clothes on September 18th 2006.
Family sources say he was arrested around 9pm when he was sitting and putting on his singlet. They also added that three (3) men then came and approached him telling him that they wanted to see him in camera; without hesitation, Kanyiba granted them audience and he requested them to identify themselves and their mission, but they the officers refused compelling him to join them.
The source indicated that a taxi suddenly appeared in the scene and Kanyiba was pushed inside the taxi and the driver then drove-off, leaving the family in tears and shock.
At midnight of the same day, another private vehicle with a numberless tinted glass vehicle came to their compound and requested for Kanyiba.
The source further noted that his younger brother, Wandifa Kanyi informed the visitor of his (Kanyiba's) arrest but the unkown visitor then forcefully conducted a thorough search in the belief that Kanyiba was there. T
he source added that his brother, Wandifa, was then whisked away by the said men and was briefly detained at the Serious Crime Unit, in a cell where he spent the night and released on the following day without any charge or conditionality. Since then Kanyiba Kanyi has never been heard or seen.
At the time of his arrest, his wife was left with a one-month old pregnancy, and family sources indicated that the wife gave birth to a baby girl who is 8 years old now.
Another source close to Kanyiba revealed that Kanyiba's father, in his efforts to trace his son's disappearance, tried to meet the President Yahya Jammeh at his native village of Kanilai but his efforts bore no fruit.
Sources also hinted that his father died shortly after that attempt to see the president. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe also filed "Habeas Corpus" against the state to produce Kanyiba but to no avail.
Two High Court orders were delivered for the release of Kanyiba from unlawful detention but the state insisted that they did not have him.
Three friends, Alhagi Momodou Lamin Nyassi, former Foni Kansala Chief, and Co, Alh. Buba Sanyang (alias Bubai Sanyang) and Mr Ndongo Mboob, all natives of Bwiam in the Foni Kansala district, were said to be arrested on the same day by security agents, put in a blue tinted glass vehicle with a numberless plate and whisked them away.
According to family sources, Alh. Momodou Lamin Nyassi was picked up on a Tuesday evening in April, 2006, just after escorting his friend Ndongo Mboob, who was also arrested on the same evening.
A family source said his disappearance has been causing them trauma and agony. He also added they have made visits to the Mile II Central Prisons, Janjanbureh Prison and the NIA Headquarters in Banjul, but all proved futile as no information about his disappearance is clear to them.
This family source calls on the state to help in finding out his disappearance which, they said, has almost reached 9 years now. ForAlh. Buba Sanyang (alias Bubai Sanyang), a family source told this reporter that they are still worried and concerned about his wellbeing.
It could be recalled that Alh. Buba Sanyang, according to a family source, was also picked up on the same day by three people claiming to be security personnel, soon after he had performed the Maghrib prayer. "That was the evening the 3 friends went missing and not having been heard off up to date."
Jasarja Kujabi, a native of Dobong in the Foni Kansala district, also went missing since Wednesday, July, 27th 2005, after his house was ransacked and raided by three persons.
He was put in a tinted glass jeep with a numberless Nissan 4 wheel vehicle. During the ransacking, Mr Kujabi was on his farm working.
He was later accompanied from his farm to his home where he got dressed and whisked away, leaving his family in shock and despair. Sources also revealed that Mr Kujabi was driven-off along with one Haruna Jammeh, who was also arrested on the same day.
The same source also revealed that Jasarja's brother, James Kujabi, was picked up in 2004 and Abdoulie Kujabi, a former NIA Director, was also arrested and detained at the NIA Headquarters on January 5th 2006, and later detained at the Mile II Central Prison.
James was released whilst Abdoulie was moved to the Mile II Prisons. Sources also indicate that Jame's wife was also picked up at a time when she was breast feeding, but later released by the NIA on the same day.
Journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh, former State House Reporter and a Daily Observer Crime Watch Columnist, also allegedly went following an order from the NIA to respond to questioning on the 7 July 2006.
Family sources said the desperate father of the missing journalist, in a move to search for his son, had approached Mr Harry Sambou, the then Director General of the NIA, Mr Ousman Sonko, the Inspector General of Police at the time, Alhagie Abdoulie Fatty, State House Imam and Madam Isatou Njie-Saidy, the vice president, but all his efforts bore no fruits.
A family source expressed disappointment in the government which he considered unwilling to investigate Chief Manneh's disappearance. "We will not relent until we get to the bottom of this matter and until the perpetrators are brought to book," the source lamented.
The source concluded by calling on all the media organisations and human rights groups to continue their campaign to trace Chief Manneh. Alhagie Mamut Ceesay and Ebou Ceesay, also citizens of the United States of America, were picked up on 22 June, 2013, by strangers and have not been seen since then and did not appear before any court.
According to family sources, the two were in two separate rooms within the building, and were whisked away late at night. In a recent press release issued by the U.S. State Department, through the U.S. Embassy in Banjul, the Gambia Government was urged to locate the two American nationals as the safety and protection of U.S. citizens remain the top priority of the Department of State.
One Mr. Lamin Tunkara, from Kinteh Kunda Marong Kunda, Central Baddibu, was arrested on July 21, 2005, by a group of C.I.D. and N.I.A. agents behind Albert market in Banjul.
The family of Mr Tunkara said his house at Tallinding Kunjang was ransacked by the said security agents who confiscated monies in foreign denominations.
The family added that he was detained at the Police Headquarters for few days before being moved to the Kairaba police Station; that during one of their visits to Kairaba Police Station, they were told that Lamin and his colleagues had escaped from custody.
They said they were also told that whilst in custody, Lamin told his family that he was accused of being an agent of some foreign nationals to facilitate their way illegally to Spain.
They said since then he has neither been seen, nor heard.


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The Driver file details are correct. It is normal to have mutliple drivers per device.
I have attatched some examples from my system. All the devices is my system are working correctly including the USB Mass Storage.
Did USBSTOR.SYS get restored automatically? It is not a good idea to remove windows drivers, could cause further problems.
Thanks for the reply.
Microsoft Windows 7 HP x64 downloaded the file and replaced it back in system32.
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People talking about people about how they look and they dont know what is going on in that person life. They might be going through hell and they have to go to school ,and deal with people BS. People are beautiful in their own way, and cause your life is a living hell at home that"s no reason to make somebody life a living hell. I hate when we are all African American and we are all calling eachother black niggas. Cause one person skin tone is dark then another person that's we can talk about eachother. We are all black and MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL yall can talk stuff ,but yall cant bring me down. That go out to everybody it dont matter if you are gay, straight, black, white, ect,.. everybody … [more]
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I am
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Want You Back My Guardian Angel
I Miss You . I Want To Feel Your Warmth When You Hold Me. I Dream About The Days And Nights We Spent Together And Finally I Figured Out I Can't Live Without, Breath Without. I Feel Dead Inside Because I Gave You My Heart. You Have Become My Other Half. Meeting You Was The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me. I Want To Be Yours Again. To Let You Love Me Again. I Want You To Love Me Again. I Love Your And You May Never Forgive Me For My Stupidity And You Family And Friends May Never Forgive Me For What I Did But I Want You To Know That I Never Stopped Loving You My Guardian Angel ......................... My Love I'm Still Not Ready For Us Just Yet But I Want You To Know That I Am … [more]
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Roanoke Area Tag O Rama
Roanoke Area Tag
There is a mascot on the loose, RAT.
1. Get the mascot and update this thread with a photo
and/or video
of the location stating "GRAB" as soon as possible.
2. Once the Rat is in your possession he only likes to be on the run for 24 hours!
3. Tag by shooting photo of the new location with reasonable hints and photo/description of the actual mascot location and posting to this thread with your bike in one of the photos so we know you didn't drive your car.
4. Acceptable Tag Locations: Public roads, fire roads, no location that costs some amount of money to enter, places that "close at 11" typical park locations or whatever are fine. Just be wary of that before you set out to get the Rat. Obviously since we are starting in January, there is the possibility the Rat could get covered in snow in the middle of the national forest. That just adds to the challenge! Just be wary of drainage ways, we dont want him to get washed/blown away. Bury the rat in some rocks, sticks if you have to with good directions, marked up photos, etc.
5. If the location requires significant gravel/pot holed mud pit fire road access, state this fact so nobody with a GSXR750 goes after it. Please make the mascot invisible to the passing eye as we don't want the Rat to be literally kidnapped. A little hiking to get the RAT is fine but not too much.
48 Hours Mystery Rule:
Tag mascot (Rat) is required to Grab the tag. Please post your "bruced*" pictures even if the tag mascot has already been taken OR you could not Find It. Please do your best to find the mascot, dig, turn over rocks, look down holes. Tag claims must be posted within 24 hours of the 1st "bruced" photo. In the event no official tag claim is made within 24 hours, the person with the 1st "bruced" photo gets the tag and the honor of choosing the next Tag mascot
[Even if the original mascot is found days later, after 24 hours it is no longer in Play]
. Just keep it in that case for future use, decoration on your mantle or at the local bar. This inmate has
additional hours to create a mascot and set it for a total of 48 hours after the first bruced photo. This rule was grafted from the North American Tag game but edited from 12 hours to 24 hours in order to have proper time to investigate the MIA location and give interstate poachers time to get back to NC/WV and post.
*bruced: Means when you show up to get the tag, it is not there because someone already grabbed it or it was eaten by an animal, washed away, etc.
Detailed map with tag/grabs click here:
The map of the game is shown below.
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The last time the world of video games bumped into Richard Starkey, AKA Ringo Starr, was at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles where the former Beatle took to the stage to promote the then-forthcoming Beatles: Rock Band. Now, the rock icon appears to be again traveling to the game world with a solo project.
On January 23, 2011, Starr filed a trademark for "Ringo" under the goods and services description of "computer game software" and "downloadable computer games via the Internet and wireless devices." The mark was also filed under a description for "toys, namely toy vehicles, plush toys…etc."
It is unknown what Starr seeks to do with his video game-related "Ringo" trademark, and GameSpot's calls to Starr's Los Angeles attorney were not responded to as of press time.
For more on Starr's latest appearance in a game, check out GameSpot's review of The Beatles: Rock Band.


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I bought a pack of daisy seeds and when I grew them I came uo with a strange flower I've never saw before. It has striped stalk with purple trumpet shaped flowers that only last aout 2 days.
Hi Brenda,
It sounds like something from the morning glory family or rose mallow, but I'd have to know what shape leaf, and is it a single stalk or vine, and what kind of center the flower has with its stamens and pistils. Sometimes the center is like tiny little stalks with heads, or it can be cone-shaped ...
And is there a particular time of day it opens?
Although with commercial plants and all the new hybrids and varieties, it's sometimes hard to tell.
Whatever it is, it's very pretty!


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NAVSEA Newswire - June 2009
JUN04-02: Navy Re-Advertises Ex-Sea Shadow for Donation, Revises Requirements
By Naval Sea Systems Command Corporate Communications
WASHINGTON – The Navy this week re-advertised the availability of the ex-Sea Shadow and HMB 1 for donation, revising the original requirement to display both ex-Sea Shadow and the HMB 1 as a static museum/memorial.
As detailed in a June 2 Federal Register notice, potential donees can now either display the two vessels as currently configured as a single unit, or display only ex-Sea Shadow as a public museum and reactivate the HMB 1 for commercial use.
"We believe that this change in display requirements will make it easier for the Navy to donate the ex-Sea Shadow to an eligible community or non-profit organization," said Glen Clark, deputy program manager for the Navy's Inactive Ships Program. "We look forward to receiving Letters of Intent from potential donees within 60 days, as requested by the Federal Register notice. Navy ship donations promote public interest in the defense of the nation, commemorate naval history and heritage, and safeguard the preservation of historic vessels for future generations."
Ex-Sea Shadow (IX 529) was built in 1985 to examine the application of stealth technology to naval vessels. The vessel was developed at Lockheed Martin Redwood City, Calif., facility inside the Hughes Mining Barge (HMB 1), which functioned as a covered floating garage during construction and testing.
HMB 1 was originally developed as part of the CIA's Project Jennifer, the top-secret effort mounted by Navy to salvage the remains of the Soviet submarine K-129 from the ocean floor. Upon conclusion of Project Jennifer, HMB 1 was mothballed until 1982. The Navy then towed HMB 1 to a Lockheed Martin facility in Redwood City, Calif., where it became a covered floating garage for the construction and sea trials of the Sea Shadow.
Ex-Sea Shadow and HMB 1 were removed from service in 2006. Both vessels are currently located at the Maritime Administration's National Defense Reserve Fleet in Suisun Bay, Calif.
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Quickly Activate Mobile Safari's Private Browsing From Within Safari With Privata Tweak [Jailbreak]
Using mobile Safari's private browsing mode on an iOS device is a pain, because you have to activate and deactivate via the Settings app. In fact, I've always found that it's just easier to use a third-party browser. But not anymore. If you've got a jailbroken iOS device, installing the Privata tweak allows you to switch back and forth between Safari's private browsing mode within Safari itself.


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By Dennis Drabelle | October 18, 2013
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'Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2:
The Complete and Authoritative Edition'
Edited by Benjamin Griffin and Harriet Elinor Smith.
University of California Press, 733 pp., $45.
The material that composes the second volume of Mark Twain's autobiography - the publication of which he forbade until a century after his death - was dictated by the Man from Missouri in 1906 and '07. And in case you had any doubt about it, the new book demonstrates that Twain dictated as well as he wrote.
Here is a beaut of an anecdote featuring Twain himself; his old crony William Morris Stewart, a U.S. senator from Gilded Age Nevada; and the president of the United States. (The same story is told in Volume 1 of the autobiography, though at shorter length and with much less oomph.)
As Twain tells it, he was in Washington during President Ulysses S. Grant's first term. "Near the White House," he recalls, "one morning, I encountered Senator Stewart. ... He asked me if I would like to see the President. Naturally I said I would. General Grant was the tallest figure in Christendom at the time, and I had never seen him. I supposed that Stewart merely meant to intrude me into the White House and furnish me a distant look at the President. That he would actually introduce me was a thing which could not occur to me."
But in fact, that was just what the bumptious politician had in mind.
"Stewart went blundering into the President's private office, by authority of a rude privilege sacred to Senators." When Stewart made the introduction, "the President slowly raised his head, turned his face, and looked sternly up at me for as much as an hour and a half without winking. I do not mean that it was really that long. I only mean that it seemed that long. When I had endured it as long as I could, and when it seemed to me that somebody must rupture that devastating silence or I should die, I said hesitatingly, 'Mr. President, I am embarrassed - are you?' "
Flash-forward years later to a second meeting between the two men (you may recall that, later still, they entered into a business arrangement by which Twain published Grant's memoirs). It was in Chicago, whose mayor saw fit to present the writer to the ex-president.
"General Grant fixed that same stern look upon my face which had congealed the blood in it in a bygone day," Twain writes; "he allowed it to do its crumbling and disintegrating work upon me for an hour and a half - then he said: 'Mr. Clemens, I am not embarrassed - are you?' "
Dennis Drabelle wrote this review for the Washington Post Book World.


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1. Order and Cook Less
Whether you're eating out or cooking at home, take a hard look at what you're planning for your meals. Of course, you want to make sure you have enough food prepared for you and your family, but over ordering or cooking way too much just leads to waste. This might take some observation as you get a feel for how much you guys actually eat, but the reduction in waste is not only good for the planet, it's good for your wallet!
It's important to balance this out. You don't want to feel guilted into the clean plate club. Remember: food you eat after you're full is just as wasted as food you throw away.
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7:01 PM — MSP John Mason believes civil registrars should be able to opt out of marrying gay couples in Scotland – in the same way doctors of faith can refuse to perform abortions.
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3:21 PM — A gay SNP politician has hit out at colleagues on the issue of gay marriage, calling them bigots. Alyn Smith, an MEP who was elected in 2004, attacked colleagues who signed a motion on gay marriage, calling them "small" and "mean".
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4:54 PM — A Nationalist MSP has been accused of trying to attack gay rights by tabling a motion which says no one should be "forced to be involved in" gay marriages. SNP MSP John Mason tabled the motion ahead of a Scottish government consultation on gay marriage.


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We love a great deal.
And while perusing the latest spring offerings from Rimmel London, we found an especially good one.
The drugstore brand's Sun Shimmer Maxi Bronzer For Face And Body is an oversized compact of satin bronze shimmer, accented by ripples of gold-infused sheen. There are no sparkly bits here to fall all over your face and clothes. Instead, the micro-pigmented color offers just a glistening hint of gold with little to no threat of rub-off.
We're also loving the under-$4-buck line of Lasting Finish Pro Nail Enamel in fresh spring-ready bright pedi shades, as well as more neutral mani options. UV fade protection technology claims to maintain a glossy finish for up to ten days of wear.
Other stand-outs include a Maximum Volume Flash Mascara that is enriched with keratin and collagen for stronger and fuller lashes, as well as Moisture Renew Lip Colours that are enriched with moisturizing hyaluronic acid, Vitamins A, C and E and SPF 18 protection from the sun.
Look for these spring beauties to roll out in drugstores like Walmart, CVS, Target and Walgreens in coming days.
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Time Warner Inc. is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. Formerly three separate companies: Warner Communications, Inc. and Time Inc. before the Time-Warner merger in 1990 and America Online, Inc. before its purchase of Time Warner in 2001 has created the current Time Warner , with major operations in film, television, publishing, Internet service and telecommunications. Among its subsidiaries are AOL, New Line Cinema, Time Inc., Time Warner Cable, HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, The CW Television Network, UBU Productions, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Cartoon Network, CNN, and DC Comics.
It was the parent company for Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Music Group during the 1970s and 1980s. It also owned DC Comics and Mad, as well as a majority stake in Garden State National Bank (an investment it was ultimately required to sell pursuant to requirements under the Bank Holding Company Act). Warner's initial divestiture efforts led by Garden State CEO Charles A. Agemian were blocked by Garden State board member William A. Conway in 1978; a revised transaction was later completed in 1980.
Warner made considerable profits (and later losses) with Atari, which it owned from 1976 to 1984. In 1976, Nolan Bushnell sold his Atari company to Warner Communications for an estimated $28–32 million. While part of Warner, Atari achieved its greatest success, selling millions of Atari 2600s and computers. At its peak, Atari accounted for a third of Warner's annual income and was the fastest-growing company in the history of the United States at the time.
In 1975, Warner expanded under the guidance of CEO Steve Ross and formed a joint venture with American Express, named Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, which held cable channels including MTV (launched 1981), Nickelodeon (launched 1979) and The Movie Channel. Warner bought out American Express's half in 1984, and sold the venture a year later to Viacom, which renamed it MTV Networks.
In February 1983, Warner expanded their interests to baseball. Under the direction of Ceasar P. Kimmel, executive vice president, bought 48 percent of the Pittsburgh Pirates for $10 million. The company then put up its share for sale in November 1984 following losses of $6 million. The team's elderly majority owner, John W. Galbreath, soon followed suit after learning of Warner's actions.
In 1984, due to the video game crash of 1983, Warner sold the consumer division of Atari to Jack Tramiel. It kept the arcade division and renamed it Atari Games. They sold Atari Games to Namco in 1985, and repurchased it in 1994, renaming it Time-Warner Interactive, until it was sold to Midway Games in 1996. Meanwhile, in 1987, it was announced that Warner Communications and Time Inc. were to merge. The last thing Warner did before the merger closed in 1989 was to buy out Lorimar-Telepictures.
Time Warner had also been owner of the Six Flags Theme Parks chain during the 1990s after near bankruptcy. It sold all Six Flags parks and properties to Oklahoma based Premier Parks on April 1, 1998.
In 2000, a new company called AOL Time Warner, with Steve Case as chairman, was created when AOL purchased Time Warner for US$164bn. The deal, announced on 10 January 2000 and officially filed on 11 February 2000, employed a merger structure in which each original company merged into a newly created entity. The Federal Trade Commission cleared the deal on December 14, 2000, and gave final approval on January 11, 2001; the company completed the merger later that day. The deal was approved on the same day by the Federal Communications Commission, and had already been cleared the European Commission on 11 October 2000. The shareholders of AOL owned 55% of the new company while Time Warner shareholders owned only 45%, meaning that the smaller AOL had in fact bought out the far larger Time Warner.
After the merger, the profitability of the ISP division (America Online) decreased. Meanwhile, the market valuation of similar independent internet companies drastically fell. As a result, the value of the America Online division dropped significantly. This forced a goodwill write-off, causing AOL Time Warner to report a loss of $99 billion in 2002 — at the time, the largest loss ever reported by a company. In 2003, the company dropped the "AOL" from its name, and removed Steve Case as executive chairman in favor of Richard Parsons, with AOL remaining a part of the company. That same year, Time Warner spun off Time-Life's ownership under the legal name Direct Holdings Americas, Inc. Case resigned from the Time Warner board on October 31, 2005.
In 2005, Time Warner was among 53 entities that contributed the maximum of $250,000 to the second inauguration of President George W. Bush. On December 27, 2007 newly installed Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes discussed possible plans to spin-off Time Warner Cable and sell-off AOL and Time Inc. This would leave a smaller company made up of Turner Broadcasting, Warner Bros and HBO. On February 28, 2008 co-chairmen and co-CEOs of New Line Cinema Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne announced their resignations from the 40-year-old movie studio in response to Jeffrey Bewkes's demand for cost-cutting measures at the studio, which he intended to dissolve into Warner Bros.
The network is the result of a merger of The WB Television Network (a Time Warner holding) and UPN (a CBS Corporation holding). CBS Corporation and Time Warner each own 50% of the network. Tribune Broadcasting (previously owned a 25% stake on The WB) and CBS Corporation contributed its stations as new network affiliates.
For fiscal year 2002 the company reported a $99 billion loss on its income statement because of $100 billion in non-recurring charges, almost all from a writedown of the goodwill (intangible asset) from the merger in 2000. The value of the AOL portion of the company had dropped sharply with the collapse of the Internet boom, in the early 2000s.
AOL's subscriber base is declining, and declines are expected to continue, adversely affecting subscription and advertising revenue. As more individuals are using non-PC devices to access the Internet, AOL is under pressure to secure placement of its services and applications on mobile devices.
Box office receipts and the growth rate of DVD sales have recently been declining, which adversely affects Warner Brothers' growth prospects and revenues.


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Today, the most effective parent-to-parent conversations can occur beyond the blog post. The ever-evolving online space has witnessed the development of new social tools utilized by bloggers and other digital influencers that can convey a story about a product, provide an inside look at a brand, or enhance a brand's customer service.
Savvy marketing professionals are designing blogger outreach programs with a more holistic approach – taking into account bloggers' use of Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Forward-thinking companies have moved beyond 'spray and pray' blogger outreach to engage bloggers in more meaningful ways – leading to compelling content that's of higher value to parent audiences.
General Motors stands out as a leader for two innovative campaigns that tapped bloggers to create cross-platform content. When prepping for the debut of the 2013 Terrain Denali, GMC invited a dozen bloggers to Michigan. Like other auto press events it included time to learn about the new Denali through a vehicle walk-around and drive-time. But the entire event was wisely designed to be interactive and capitalize on bloggers' influence across multiple social media platforms.
Drive routes to showcase Northern Michigan at the start of summer were planned in conjunction with the Michigan Bureau of Tourism. Inspired by the scenery, bloggers captured images of the car during morning drives using Olympus PL-3 cameras provided through a partnership with Olympus. By the afternoon, we had not only experienced the car, but also learned how to shoot incredible images for our blogs.
Bloggers were invited to select a favorite image of the Denali to appear on the GMC Facebook page for the opportunity to be their new Timeline photo. As soon as the photos were up on the GMC page, each blogger went to work reaching out to our social networks by Tweeting, emailing, and sharing in Facebook groups to get our friends to like our images for the chance to be featured as the new Timeline photo. The well-planned event generated brand awareness and new Facebook fans for the 2013 Terrain Denali, as well as deepened brand relationships with bloggers for long-term gain.
As further evidence of GMC's strategy to both spotlight and leverage digital influencers and their rich content, GMC also recently tapped leading fashion bloggers to showcase design inspirations for a custom Buick Encore digital look book, called Buick Pinboard to Dashboard.
The effectiveness of both of these campaigns is rooted in GMC's recognition of bloggers' digital influence across the broader social media sphere and a focus on the development of rich, compelling content. I'm excited about this evolution in how bloggers and brands are working together, and to see how consumers react to the new content we create together.
Leticia Barr is known throughout the social media sphere as Tech Savvy Mama, her award winning technology and education blog. She is also a Parents.com columnist, and a contributor to several brands' content streams. Reach her on Twitter @TechSavvyMama.


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In a letter delivered today to President Bush, U.S. war veterans declare their belief that U.S. Iraq policy is "headed in the wrong direction." The veterans observe: "At present, U.S. soldiers are falling under attack an average of 35 times each day. To date, 394 U.S. soldiers have been killed in the war. Their lives are being lost for a policy that is unclear and an exit strategy that remains unknown."
Posted at www.veteransforcommonsense.org, the letter was initiated by the Washington-based Veterans for Common Sense, a veteransââ¬â¢ group that has been critical of the Presidentââ¬â¢s handling of Iraq. The letter was e-mailed to veterans over the weekend and quickly gathered over 750 signatories, including high-ranking retired officers. To safeguard U.S. service members and win the peace in Iraq, the letter urges President Bush to undertake "strong diplomacy to better involve our allies" and the United Nations; "create a different kind of force in Iraq" with the help of U.S. allies; and "nnounce a timeline for the phased withdrawal of U.S. and other foreign military forces from Iraq and the restoration of Iraqi sovereignty." Expressing regret with the White House decision to eliminate $275 per month in combat pay for soldiers getting shot at in Iraq and block $1.3 billion in desperately needed funds for veterans' health programs, the letter calls on President Bush to better honor our troops by ensuring "adequate compensation and benefits for all who serve our country" and full funding for veteransââ¬â¢ healthcare.
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FORT WAYNE ŌĆö Alexander Dale Measley, 12, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011 at 12:45 a.m., at Riley ChildrenŌĆÖs Hospital.
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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral developmental disorderaffecting about 3-5% of the world's population. It typically presents during childhood, and is characterized by a persistent pattern of impulsiveness and inattention, with or without a component of hyperactivity. ADHD occurs twice as commonly in boys as in girls. ADHD is generally a chronic disorder with 10 to 60% of individuals diagnosed in childhood continuing to meet diagnostic criteria in adulthood. As they mature, adolescents and adults with ADHD are likely to develop coping mechanisms to compensate for their impairment.
Though previously regarded as a childhood diagnosis, studies completed during the last few decades have shown that ADHD often continues throughout adulthood - though generally with a reduction in hyperactivity. ADHD has a strong genetic component. Methods of treatment usually involve some combination of medications, behavior modifications, life style changes, and counseling. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that stimulant medications and/or behavior therapy are appropriate and generally safe treatments for ADHD. Long term safety of stimulants however has not been determined and drug treatment of pre-school children is not recommended.
ADHD is one of the most controversial psychiatric disorders. The controversy involving clinicians, teachers, policymakers, parents, and the media with opinions regarding ADHD ranging from those who do not believe it exists to those who believe that there is genetic and physiological basis for the condition.
ADHD is best seen as the extreme of a continuous trait that is found throughout the population. It has been classified as a developmental disorder, a behavior disorder and a neurological disorder. ADHD is a developmental disorder where certain traits such as impulse control lag in development when compared to the general population. Using magnetic resonance imaging, this developmental lag has been estimated to range from 3 to 5 years in the prefrontal cortex.. These delays are considered to cause impairment. ADHD has also been classified as a behavior disorder and a neurological disorder.
The DSM IV categorises the symptoms of ADHD into two clusters: inattention symptoms and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms. Most ordinary people exhibit some of these behaviors but not to the point where they significantly interfere with the person's work, relationships, or studies or cause anxiety or depression.
Hyperactivity is common among children with ADHD but tends to disappear during adulthood. However, over half of children with ADHD continue to have some symptoms of inattention throughout their lives.
Inattention and "hyperactive" behavior are not the only problems with children with ADHD. ADHD exists alone in only about 1/3 of the children diagnosed with it. Many of these co-existing conditions require other courses of treatment and should be diagnosed separately instead of being grouped in the ADHD diagnosis. Some of the associated conditions are:
Although the reasons are not clear, it has long been observed (and is not controversial) that many children seem to "outgrow" ADHD. These individuals include those with and without various combinations of medication and/or therapy, although both have proven generally effective and safe in easing symptoms and reducing impairment. It is also known that many adolescents and adults develop coping skills as they mature to offset impairments. An individual's development of helpful coping skills may be enhanced by therapy, but also may result with or without conscious effort of the individual.
Researchers believe that a large majority of ADHD arises from a combination of various genes, many of which affect dopamine transporters. Candidate genes include dopamine transporter, dopamine receptor D4, dopamine beta-hydroxylase, monoamine oxidase A, catecholamine-methyl transferase, serotonin transporter promoter (SLC6A4), 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor (5-HT2A), 5-hydroxytryptamine 1B receptor (5-HT1B), the 10-repeat allele of the DAT1 gene, the 7-repeat allele of the DRD4 gene, and the dopamine beta hydroxylase gene (DBH TaqI).
The broad selection of targets indicates that ADHD does not follow the traditional model of a "genetic disease" and should be viewed as a complex interaction among genetic and environmental factors. Even though all these genes might play a role to date no single gene has been shown to make a major contribution to ADHD.
Environmental factors implicated include alcohol and tobacco smoke exposure during pregnancy and lead exposure after birth. Smoking relation to ADHD could be due nicotine causing hypoxia (lack of oxygen) in utero, however it could also be that women with ADHD are more likely to smoke and therefore due to the strong genetic component of ADHD more likely to have children with ADHD. Complications during pregnancy and birth—including premature birth—might also play a role.
Current evidence does not support an association between head injuries and ADHD.
Preliminary evidence suggests that Omega-3/Omega-6 supplementation reduces ADHD symptoms.
The hunter vs. farmer theory is a hypothesis proposed by Thom Hartmann, a radio host, about the origins of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He believes that these conditions may be a result of adaptive behavior of the species. His theory believes that those with ADHD retained some of the older hunter characteristics.
Proponents of this theory assert that atypical (neurodivergent) neurological development is a normal human difference that is to be tolerated and respected as any other human difference. Social critics argue that while biological factors may obviously play a large role in difficulties sitting still and/or concentrating on schoolwork in some children, for a variety of reasons they have failed to integrate into the social expectations that others have of them.
Social critics question whether ADHD is wholly or even predominantly a biological illness. A minority of these critics maintain that ADHD was, "invented and not discovered". They believe that no disorder exists and that the behaviour observed is not abnormal and can be better explained by environmental causes or just the personality of the "patient."
The pathophysiology of ADHD is unclear and there are a number of competing theories.
In one study a delay in development of certain brain structures by an average of three years occurred in ADHD elementary school aged patients. The delay was most prominent in the frontal cortex and temporal lobe, which are believed to be responsible for the ability to control and focus thinking. In contrast, the motor cortex in the ADHD patients was seen to mature faster than normal, suggesting that both slower development of behavioral control and advanced motor development might be required for the fidgetiness that characterize an ADHD diagnosis.
The same laboratory had previously found involvement of the "7-repeat" variant of the dopamine D4 receptor gene, which accounts for about 30 percent of the genetic risk for ADHD, in unusual thinness of the cortex of the right side of the brain; however, in contrast to other variants of the gene found in ADHD patients, the region normalized in thickness during the teen years in these children, coinciding with clinical improvement.
Additionally, SPECT scans found people with ADHD to have reduced blood circulation (indicating low neural activity), and a significantly higher concentration of dopamine transporters in the striatum which is in charge of planning ahead. Medications focused on treating ADHD (such as methylphenidate) work by reducing dopamine reuptake in certain areas of the brain, such as those that control and regulate concentration. As dopamine is a stimulant, this increases neural activity and thus blood flow in these areas (blood flow is a marker for neural activity). A study by the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory in collaboration with Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York suggest that it is not the dopamine transporter levels that indicate ADHD, but the brain's ability to produce dopamine itself. The study was done by injecting 20 ADHD subjects and 25 control subjects with a radiotracer that attaches itself to dopamine transporters. The study found that it was not the transporter levels that indicated ADHD, but the dopamine itself. ADHD subjects showed lower levels of dopamine across the board. They speculated that since ADHD subjects had lower levels of dopamine to begin with, the number of transporters in the brain was not the telling factor. In support of this notion, plasma homovanillic acid, an index of dopamine levels, was found to be inversely related not only to childhood ADHD symptoms in adult psychiatric patients, but to "childhood learning problems" in healthy subjects as well.
Although there is evidence for dopamine abnormalities in ADHD, it is not clear whether abnormalities of the dopamine system are the molecular abnormality of ADHD or a secondary consequence of a problem elsewhere. Researchers have described a form of ADHD in which the abnormality appears to be sensory overstimulation resulting from a disorder of ion channels in the peripheral nervous system.
An early PET scan study found that global cerebral glucose metabolism was 8% lower in medication-naive adults who had been diagnosed as ADHD while children. The image on the left illustrates glucose metabolism in the brain of a 'normal' adult while doing an assigned auditory attention task; the image on the right illustrates the areas of activity in the brain of an adult who had been diagnosed with ADHD as a child when given that same task. The regions with the greatest deficit of activity included the premotor cortex and the superior prefrontal cortex. The significance of the research by Dr. Alan Zametkin that produced these images is still not definative.
No objective test exists to make a diagnosis of ADHD. It thus remains a clinical diagnosis.
In North America, the DSM-IV criteria are often the basis for a diagnosis while European countries usually use the ICD-10.
Many of the symptoms of ADHD occur from time to time in everyone; in patients with ADHD, the frequency of these symptoms is greater and significantly impairs their life. This impairment must occur in multiple settings to be classified as ADHD. As with many other psychiatric and medical disorders, the formal diagnosis is made by a qualified professional in the field based on a set number of criteria. In the USA these criteria are laid down by the American Psychiatric Association in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), 4th edition. Based on the DSM-IV criteria listed below, three types of ADHD are classified:
The terminology of ADD expired with the revision of the most current version of the DSM. Consequently, ADHD is the current nomenclature used to describe the disorder as one distinct disorder which can manifest itself as being a primary deficit resulting in hyperactivity/impulsivity (ADHD, predominately hyperactive-impulsive type) or inattention (ADHD predominately inattentive type) or both (ADHD combined type).
II. Some symptoms that cause impairment were present before age 7 years.
III. Some impairment from the symptoms is present in two or more settings (e.g. at school/work and at home).
IV. There must be clear evidence of significant impairment in social, school, or work functioning.
V. The symptoms do not happen only during the course of a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Schizophrenia, or other Psychotic Disorder. The symptoms are not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g. Mood Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Dissociative Disorder, or a Personality Disorder).
The American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guideline for children with ADHD emphasizes that a reliable diagnosis is dependent upon the fulfillment of three criteria:
All three criteria are determined using the patients history given by the parents, teachers and/or the patient.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that a diagnosis of ADD should only be made by trained health care providers, as many of the symptoms may also be part of other conditions, such as bodily illness or other physiological disorders, such as hypothyroidism. It is not uncommon that physically and mentally nonpathological individuals exhibit at least some of the symptoms from time to time. Severity and pervasiveness of the symptoms leading to prominent functional impairment across different settings (school, work, social relationships) are major factors in a positive diagnosis.
Adults often continue to be impaired by ADHD. Adults with ADHD are diagnosed under the same criteria, including the stipulation that their symptoms must have been present prior to the age of seven. Adults face some of their greatest challenges in the areas of self-control and self-motivation, as well as executive functioning, usually having more symptoms of inattention and fewer of hyperactivity or impulsiveness than children do.
Common comorbid conditions are Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD). About 20% to 25% of children with ADD meet criteria for a learning disorder. Learning disorders are more common when there are inattention symptoms.
Methods of treatment often involve some combination of medications, behavior modifications, life style changes, and counseling.
Long term safety, however, has not been determined. There are no randomized controlled trials assessing the harms or benefits of treatment beyond two years. The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics feels that it is prudent to carefully assess children for heart conditions before treating them with stimulant medications. The FDA has added black box warning to some ADHD medications. Amphetamines (Adderall ) has warnings about potential for abuse, drug dependence, and sudden death.
Comorbid disorders or substance abuse can make the diagnosis and the treatment of ADHD more difficult. Psychosocial therapy is useful in treating some comorbid conditions.
37% of those with ADHD do not get a high school diploma even though many of them will receive special education services. The combined outcomes of the expulsion and dropout rates indicate that almost half of all ADHD students never finish high school. In the United States, less than 5% of individuals with ADHD get a college degree compared to 28% of the general population.
The DSM-II in 1968 began to call it "Hyperkinetic Reaction of Childhood" even though the professionals were aware that many of the children so diagnosed exhibited attention deficits without any signs of hyperactivity. In 1980, the DSM-III introduced "ADD (Attention-Deficit Disorder) with or without hyperactivity." That terminology (ADD) technically expired with the revision in 1987 to ADHD in the DSM-III-R. In the DSM-IV, published in 1994, ADHD with sub-types was presented. The current version (as of 2008), the DSM-IV-TR was released in 2000, primarily to correct factual errors and make changes to reflect recent research. (ADHD was basically unchanged).
Under the DSM-IV, within the ADHD syndrome, there are three sub-types, including one which lacks the hyperactivity component. Approximately one-third of people with ADHD have the predominantly inattentive type (ADHD-I), meaning that they do not have the hyperactive or overactive behavior components of the other ADHD subtypes.
Even today, the ADHD terminology is objectionable to many. There is some preference for using the ADHD-I, ADD, and AADD terminology when describing individuals lacking the hyperactivity component, especially among older adolescents and adults who find the term "hyperactive" inaccurate, inappropriate and even derogatory.
In 493 BCE, physician-scientist Hippocrates described a condition that seems to be compatible with what we now know as ADHD. He described patients who had "quickened responses to sensory experience, but also less tenaciousness because the soul moves on quickly to the next impression". Hippocrates attributed this condition to an "overbalance of fire over water". His remedy for this "overbalance" was "barley rather than wheat bread, fish rather than meat, water drinks, and many natural and diverse physical activities.
Russell Barkley has argued that Shakespeare made reference to a "malady of attention" in King Henry VII, although the actual quote appears to come from King Henry IV, part II.
In 1975, pemoline (Cylert) was approved by the FDA for use in the treatment of ADHD. While an effective agent for managing the symptoms, the development of liver failure in 14 cases over the next 27 years would result in the manufacturer withdrawing this medication from the market. New delivery systems for medications were invented in 1999 that eliminated the need for multiple doses across the day or taking medication at school. These new systems include pellets of medication coated with various time-release substances to permit medications to dissolve hourly across an 8–12 hour period (Metadate CD, Adderall XR, Focalin XR) and an osmotic pump that extrudes a liquid methylphenidate sludge across an 8–12 hour period after ingestion (Concerta).
In 2003, atomoxetine (Strattera) received the first FDA approval for a nonstimulant drug to be used specifically for ADHD. In 2007, lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) becomes the first prodrug to receive FDA approval for ADHD. The landmark study of 1999 – The largest study of treatment for ADHD in history – is published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Known as the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA Study), it involved more than 570 children with ADHD at 6 sites in the United States and Canada randomly assigned to 4 treatment groups. Results generally showed that medication alone was more effective than psychosocial treatments alone, but that their combination was beneficial for some subsets of ADHD children beyond the improvement achieved only by medication. More than 40 studies have subsequently been published from this massive dataset.
It has been estimated that about eight million adults have ADHD in the United States. In 2004, noted researchers estimated the yearly income loss for adults with ADHD in the United States as $77 billion. This may be partially because it is also estimated that only 15% of adults in the U.S. with ADHD are aware that they have the disorder, although many adults struggle with it.
A diagnosis of ADHD may offer an adult insight into their behaviors and allow the patient to become more aware and seek help with coping and treatment strategies. Studies show that adult ADHD is treated successfully with a combination of medication and behavior therapy.
Many professionals have speculated that in the next DSM (tentatively DSM-V), ADHD in adults may be differentiated from the syndrome as it occurs in children. Only recognized as occurring in adults in 1978, it is currently not addressed separately. Obstacles that clinicians face when assessing adults who may have ADHD include developmentally inappropriate diagnostic criteria, age-related changes, comorbidities, and the possibility that high intelligence or situational factors can mask ADHD symptoms. For adults, most treatments with medication and therapy are basically similar; a mature patient may more able to provide feedback and help self-direct the process.
Another study looked at Colombian and Castillejos, Zambales schoolchildren to examine whether ADHD is merely a cultural phenomenon, or a cultural phenomenon with a biological basis. The authors conclude: "If ADHD were explicable as a culturally formulated psychiatric phenomenon, then it would be predicted that the same hyperactive and inattentive behaviors displayed in different cultural contexts would be associated with differing degrees of harmful dysfunction. In this study we found that children's hyperactive and inattentive behavior were similarly expressed in diverse populations and systematically related to children's social and academic wellbeing across those varied cultural contexts." This study was later criticized for assuming a homogenous culture for the United States population, failing to mention the socioeconomic backgrounds of the populations, and using two study populations that share European cultural origins.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) "is a highly controversial pediatric disorder despite being a well validated clinical diagnosis". The controversy involving clinicians, teachers, policymakers, parents, and the media with opinions regarding ADHD ranging from those who do not believe it exists to those who believe that there is genetic and physiological basis for the condition. The controversy is discussed in depth in the Sept. 2008 UK publication of the NICE guidelines on ADHD.
Researchers from McMaster identified six features of ADHD that contribute to its controversial nature: 1) it is a clinical diagnosis for which there are no laboratory or radiological confirmatory tests or specific physical features; 2) diagnostic criteria have changed frequently; 3) there is no curative treatment, so long-term therapies are required; 4) therapy often includes stimulant drugs that are thought to have abuse potential; and 5) the rates of diagnosis and of treatment substantially differ across countries.
The British Psychological Society states that: "The idea that children who don't attend or who don't sit still in school have a mental disorder is not entertained by most British clinicians."
In the Harvard Review of Psychiatry, three authors from Departments of Political Science and Psychology at the University of California campuses in Richmond and Berkeley stated "ADHD is one of the most controversial psychiatric disorders, in part because it is also the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder among minors. There is concern about the effects of an ADHD diagnosis on the mental state and self-esteem of patients. There is disagreement over the cause of ADHD and there are questions about research methodologies , and skepticism toward its classification as a mental disorder. Social critics point to changing standards of diagnosis , such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issuing a more careful set of standards in 2000 to aid clinicians than merely using DSM-IV.
Concern exists that "elevated but still developmentally normal levels of motor activity, impulsiveness, or inattention" traits of childhood could be inappropriately interpreted as ADHD. The National Institute of Mental Health states that, "stimulant drugs, when used with medical supervision, are usually considered quite safe. Some parents and professionals have raised questions about the side effects of drugs and their long term use. Calls for greater scrutiny are made by some news sources, social critics, religions, and medical professionals. Ethical and legal issues with regard to treatment have been key areas of concern for these critics. "Alternative theory" critics contend that the symptoms of ADHD can be better explained by the Hunter vs. farmer theory or Neurodiversity. Fringe critics question if ADHD exists at all as a disorder social construct theory of ADHD. Fringe critics question if ADHD exists at all as a disorder.
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The type of child care service you are looking for is referred to as drop-in or hourly child care. Child care providers who offer this service usually require some advanced notice so try to start you search as soon as possible. You can get started by contacting you location Child Care Resource and Referral Agency. You can find your local agency by visiting chlidcareaware.org and using our "Find Your Local CCR&R"search engine. They will be able to provide you with a list of state licensed child care providers.
One way to get information on these providers if you are not able to go visit them all would be to check their inspection history. Some states offer this information online and those that do not you can contact the licensing agency for more information. You can locate either the licensing or the inspection website at Child Care Licensing Inspections Reportspage. At the bottom of that page you can select your state to get more information.
After you select your provider, you should then focus on preparing the information they will need or request. For example, any medical needs you child may have (i.e., allergies, hearing/ speech issues, etc.) you will want to prepare a list of this information. You should check with the provider's pick up policies. Some child care providers will only allow the child to leave with the person who dropped the child off in the morning unless other arrangements are made in advance.
Keep in mind that a lot of what goes into finding an hourly provider is the same as finding a full time provider. Taking these steps can help insure you child is safe and allow you to focus on your interview.
Jonecia joined Child Care Aware of America in September of 2009, as a parent liaison specialist and transitioned into her current role in December 2010. She played a vital role in conducting research to gather information on resources related to child care in all fifty states. She also works with parents and families daily to help them find resources for child care. Mrs. Wade has a bachelor's degree in Public Administration.


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Hartwick Student Receives Prestigious EPA FellowshipOctober 11, 2012
Hartwick College student Catherine G. Winters '14 of Duanesburg, NY has received a Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Undergraduate Fellowship from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA recently awarded approximately 40 GRO undergraduate fellowships in 2012 to students pursuing a bachelor's degree in an environmentally-related field.
Students who earn the fellowship receive funding to support their academic studies and research work during their junior and senior years. Award recipients are required to complete a three-month summer fellowship at an EPA facility between their junior and senior year and to attend at least one technical/scientific conference during the course of the fellowship as well.
For her fellowship, Winters plans to study the environmental geochemistry of the Ouleout Creek watershed that drains into the Susquehanna from the south east, near Unadilla, NY. She is interested in investigating the effect of geology and land use on the water chemistry, specifically looking at the cause of high sediment load in the creek. Dr. Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad, assistant professor in the departments of Chemistry and Geology and Environmental Sciences at Hartwick College will act as her research advisor.
"I am very excited for this opportunity to do research that could affect the greater Oneonta area, which has been my home for two years now," said Winters. "The chance to work at the EPA is an opportunity which many students will only ever dream of. I cannot wait to meet new people who are as passionate about the environment as I am, and to learn about possible career paths I can take in the future."
Winters will work on her EPA internship during the summer of 2013 with hopes to present at the Geological Society of America National Conference in the fall of 2013 and the National Conference of the American Chemical Society during the spring of 2014. Her research findings will also be presented during Hartwick's annual Student Showcase in both her junior and senior years.
To date, Winters has had several internship and research experiences at Hartwick, including conducting a recycling pilot study on campus (under the guidance of Daniel Morse '97 and Dr. Brian Hagenbuch), an internship at Roots & Wisdom, an urban organic agriculture and youth development program in Schenectady, NY (under the guidance of Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Sara Rinfret), and shadowing Hartwick alumni at Massachusetts Clean Energy in Boston, the EPA office in Boston, Vote Solar in New York City, the Center for Autonomous Solar Power in Binghamton, and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) in Washington, D.C.
Winters is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Chemistry, a minor in Environmental Science & Policy and a minor in Political Science. She is a Blue Key Tour Guide, the Secretary of the Chemistry Club, a Career Advising Peer in the PSGE Center, a Class Representative on the Honors Advisory Board, a member of the Wick SAA, and a student member of the Campus Theme Committee. Her career goals include working in the field of environmental policy and education, with a focus on educating the public about sustainability and working with environmental policies.
"This is a great opportunity for Catherine," said Balogh-Brunstad. "It is a very prestigious fellowship and only approximately 40 undergraduate students nationwide receive this award each year. I am proud of her accomplishment in receiving this honor and I look forward to working with her on her research over the next two years."
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Registration is under way for Adkins Arboretum's June summer nature camps. The camps offer children a chance to enjoy summer outdoors in a variety of ways. Fees vary; registration is required. To register or for more information: 410-634-2847, ext. 0; or go to adkinsarboretum.org.
Flea market
The Big Flea Market and Community Yard Sale at Anne Arundel Community College will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 1 on the Arnold campus, 101 College Parkway. The free event takes place rain or shine. In addition to bargains from household decor to exercise equipment, clothing, jewelry, toys, tools and furniture, the college's public safety officers will be offering free shredding of personal documents from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Vendor space is $30. No food vendors allowed. The Arundel House of Hope's Doughy Dog will provide refreshments for sale. For more information: 410-777-2724 or 410-777-2614, or go to aacc.edu/events.
Register your bike
The Annapolis Police Department is sponsoring a bicycle registration program. The owner's name, address and phone number and the bike's serial number, manufacturer and color are recorded in the department's database. Registration is available to any Annapolis resident. To schedule an appointment, contact Cpl. Craig Medley at 410-268-9000, ext. 7225, or email@example.com. Owners must bring their bikes when registering. Neighborhood associations should contact Medley if they want to hold a community registration.
The board of directors of the Captain Salem Avery Museum in Shady Side invites museum members and residents to a reception to meet the new executive director, Jeff Holland, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. June 18. Holland comes to the museum from the Annapolis Maritime Museum, where he served as executive director from 2001 to 2012. Coffee and dessert will be served. Information: 410-867-4486 or captainaverymuseum.org.
'Operation Paperback'
This nonprofit organization collects used books nationwide and sends them to American troops deployed overseas. Since 1999, more than a million books have been shipped to military personnel around the world. Organizing the effort in this area is Sandy Marron of Annapolis. She can be contacted at email@example.com. Put "books" in the subject line. Information: operationpaperback.org.
Concert series
The Annapolis Maritime Museum's 13th annual Summertime Maritime Concert Series, featuring Chesapeake Bay musicians and artists from across the country, begins at 7 p.m. June 20 with the Dan Haas Band in Cap'n Herbie Sadler Waterman's Park, 723 Second St. Admission is free, but a $10 donation will be accepted. Information: 410-295-0104 or amaritime.org.
•June 20: Dan Haas Band.
•June 27: Michael McHenry Tribe.
•July 11: Wayne Taylor, Mickey Basil Duo.
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'Selfie' video: Karen Gillan is terrible at social cues in ABC comedyAdd to Favorites | Doctor Who
Watch out America, here comes former "Doctor Who" star Karen Gillan with her own ABC comedy. In "Selfie," Gillan gives a modern spin on "My Fair Lady" as Eliza Dooley, someone who is way better at socializing online than in real life.
When she realizes that online friends and real-life friends aren't exactly the same thing, she hires marketing guru Henry (John Cho) to teach her how to talk to people and be less self-involved. She might not be very willing to learn, though.
"Selfie" will air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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Riverside County and San Bernardino County to the north form this metro area. Like many such metro areas in the Southwest, it extends far into uninhabited desert areas, in this case east through the Mojave Desert to the Nevada/Arizona border. Larger than nine U.S. states, it is often referred to as the Inland Empire. Cities in the western portion, including Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, and a patchwork of other communities, are developed suburbs of the Los Angeles area with a rapidly growing and increasingly self-sufficient economy.
Suburbs along the I-10 corridor, including Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana and Colton tend to be more commercial, while others off the main roads and against the area's many mountain ranges, like Loma Linda, Chino Hills and many parts of Riverside are more residential. Ontario is also the site of one of the LA area's best airports with considerable discount air service. Old mansions, public buildings, and packing sheds serve as evidence of the orange-growing industry that once dominated the area, but these have been long since surrounded by housing developments, industrial parks, and commercial/retail centers. Farther east through a mountain gap lie the resort communities of Palm Springs and Palm Desert.
Today the main economic activities include a host of diversified light manufacturing, international trade and offices of overseas companies. Although rising rapidly, costs of living and housing remain relatively affordable for comparable areas in Los Angeles and Southern California. The area is now facing many of the same issues confronting Los Angeles as a whole- overcrowding, sprawl, poor air quality, and long freeway commutes. Bottom line: this area offers many Southern California advantages while bringing the negatives in somewhat smaller doses.
The area is semiarid to arid with dry valleys surrounded by desert mountain ranges. Most of the valley floor to the west is developed. Moving east, coastal grasses and brush give way to desert foliage, including brush, creosote bush, and cactus. The climate varies by altitude and distance from the Pacific Ocean. Summers are warm in the western portion of the counties to extremely hot and dry eastward. Evenings, consistent with the desert climate and with some marine cooling, are comfortable. Winters are mild and mostly dry, but most annual precipitation, including rainy spells, occurs during this season. There are a few days each winter with below-freezing temperatures, but many winters are frost-free. Snow is rare but can occur.
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The Kids Corner Music Festival on November 2nd will feature the best in today's live kids' music entertainment. Josh & Gab will take the stage at 11 a.m. and Ratboy Jr. will follow at 12 p.m. WXPN will have free balloon creations for kids made by The Balloon Man (and his helpers), and a kid-friendly selection of food and drinks will be available for purchase at the event.
"There's no better way to cap off the silver anniversary celebration of Kids Corner than with a gathering of Kids Corner kids and their families enjoying wonderful music, food and fun together. That's what the Kids Corner Music Festival is all about," said Kids Corner host Kathy O'Connell.
Josh & Gab are Josh Verbanets and Gab Bonesso, Pittsburgh-based comedy writers, performers and educators who have developed a unique and unforgettable musical anti-bullying program. Ratboy Jr. consists of longtime pals Tim Sutton and Matt Senzatimore, who hail from New York's Hudson Valley and bring clever lyrics, entertaining rhymes and humorous riddles such as those found on their two albums Smorgasboard and Champions of the Universe.
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Airing weeknights from 7pm to 8pm on WXPN-FM 88.5 FM, Kids Corner is WXPN's live, interactive radio show for children that has earned more than two dozen broadcasting awards, including the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in radio and television broadcasting. The show's primary mission is to provide a stimulating variety of educational and entertaining topics, guests and music for children ages 6 to 13. The program also serves as a resource for parents, educators and professionals in child-related fields.
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MITCHELL, S.D. – To call Tamika Irvin's career with the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field team successful would be something of an understatement.
The senior sprinter from Denver, Colo., has earned All-GPAC honors on 10 times, been to five national meets and set school records in 10 events. Her name is all over the Tiger track and field record books, as she also recorded five other times or marks that are in the top 10 in school history.
Last week, she ended her career with the biggest accomplishment of her career. Irvin became the first female track athlete in Dakota Wesleyan history to earn All-American honors thanks to a pair of top-five finishes at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships, held May 24-26 in Marion, Ind. She finished fifth in the nation 100-meter dash and took third and set another school record in the 200.
In the 100-meter dash preliminary race, Irvin took fifth and qualified for the semifinals with a time of 12.22 seconds. She took eighth in the semis with a time of 12.05 seconds, but that was good enough to qualify for the finals, where she finished in fifth with a time of 11.94 seconds. That time was just shy of her school record of 11.92 seconds, which she set earlier this year. Oklahoma Baptist's Jura Levy won the race in 11.35 seconds – a new NAIA Outdoor Nationals record.
In the 200-meter dash, Irvin recorded the second-best time in the field in the preliminary race with a time of 24.76 seconds. She finished fourth in the semifinals, but improved on her prelim time with a 24.48 second run, and in the final race of her career, she finished third and set a school record with a time of 24.26 seconds. The previous school record was 24.33 seconds, which she set earlier this year. Levy also won the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.26 seconds.
Irvin's two top-five times mark the 20th and 21st All-American honors in Tiger track and field history, but the first honors earned by a female track athlete. She also becomes the fifth track and field athlete in DWU history to earn multiple All-American honors, and the first to earn multiple honors at the same national meet in the same year.
Irvin wraps up her career with a pair of All-American honors, five Great Plains Athletic Conference titles – four individual and one relay title – and 10 total All-GPAC awards. She holds the school's outdoor records in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and is a part of the record-holding 400-, 800- and 1600-meter relay squads. She also holds some of the school's top times or marks in the long jump and 400-meter relay. Irvin also holds the school's indoor records in the 55-, 60- and 200-meter dashes, the long jump and was part of the record holding 800- and 1,600-meter relay teams. She was also a part of the 400- and 1,600-meter relay squads that hold one of the best times in school history.
Fifth-year senior Derik Fossum also competed at the national meet this past weekend. He finished just outside of All-American honors with a 12th-place finish in the triple jump. He recorded a leap of 47-feet-5 inches, which is the third-best mark in school history. He wraps up his career with several trips to nationals and six All-GPAC honors under his belt, including the 2010 GPAC indoor triple jump title.
Fossum holds the second-best indoor and outdoor triple jump marks in school history, and he earned his third straight Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honor this year, it was announced last week. He is a triple major in public service and leadership, business administration and religion, with a legal studies and coaching double minor.