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Director of Research, Early Learning Center
Ph.D., Duke University
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Mary Dozier
Intervening with young biological, foster and adopted children; attachment; neuroendocrine regulation
In our lab, we study the adjustment of infants and young children who have experienced early adversity and disruptions in their relationships with caregivers. Over the past 10 years, we have developed a training program that targets the needs of these young children. We are assessing the efficacy of this intervention in a randomized clinical trial. We are studying a range of outcomes, including the attachments that children form with their caregivers and children's ability to regulate physiology, behavior, and emotions.
Grant Funding
National Institute of Mental Health R01 MH74374 award, "Specialized mental health services for birth parents." Period of support: January 1, 2006-December 31, 2011. Total amount: $3,379,668. (Dozier: Principal investigator).
National Institute of Mental Health R01 MH084135 award, "Services for Children Adopted Internationally." Period of requested support: 2008:2013. Total amount: $3,742,000. (Dozier: Principal investigator).
National Institute of Mental Health R01 MH052135 award, "Specialized mental health services for toddlers in foster care." Period of support: January 1, 2006-December 31, 2011. Total amount: $3,066,957. (Dozier: Primary investigator).
Recent Publications
Green, B., Kaltman, B. L., Chung, J. Y., Glennie, M., Jackson, S., & Dozier, M. (In press). Attachment and health care experiences among low-income women with trauma histories: A qualitative study. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation.
Bick, J., Dozier, M., & Perkins, E., (In press). Convergence between attachment classifications and natural reunion behavior in a child care setting. Attachment and Human Development.
Mueller, S. C., Hardin, M. G., Korelitz, K., Daniele, T., Bemis, J., Dozier, M., Peloso, E., Maheu, F., Pine, D. S., & Ernst, E. (In press). Incentive effect on inhibitory control in adolescents with early-life stress: An antisaccade study. Child Abuse and Neglect.
Dozier, M, Velez, C., Wallin, A., & Ball, S. (In press). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: Intervening early to enhance behavioral and biological regulation. Journal of School Health.
Zeanah, C. H., Dozier, M., & Shauffer, C. (In press). Foster care of young children: Why it must be developmentally informed. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dozier, M., Zeanah, C. H., Wallin, A. R., & Shauffer, C. (In press). Institutional care for young children: Review of literature and policy implications. Social Issues and Policy Review.
Bernard, K., Dozier, M., Bick, J., & Carlson, E. (In press). Enhancing attachment organization among maltreated infants: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Child Development.
Bick, J., Dozier, M., & Perkins, E., (In press). Convergence between attachment classifications and natural reunion behavior in a child care setting. Attachment and Human Development.
Bernard, K., Butzin-Dozier, Z., Rittenhouse, J., & Dozier, M. (2010). Cortisol production patterns in young children living with birth parents vs children placed in foster care following involvement of Child Protectice Services. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 164, 438-443.
Sumner, M. M., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (2010). Young children's full-day patterns of cortisol production on childcare days. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 164, 567-571.
Bick, J., Dozier, M. (2010). Mothers' and children's concentrations of oxytocin and vasopressin following physical interaction. Developmental Psychobiology, 52, 100-107.
Bernard, K., Dozier, M. (2010). Examining infants' cortisol responses to laboratory tasks among children varying in attachment disorganization: Stress reactivity or return to baseline? Developmental Psychology, 46, 1771-1778.
Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (2011). This is My Baby: Foster parents' feelings of commitment and displays of delight. Infant Mental Health Journal, 32, 251-262.
Dozier, M., Bernard, K.,& Bick, J. (In press). Attachment-based intervention for substance using mothers of infants. In N. E. Suchman, M. Pajulo, & L. C. Mayes (Eds), Parenting and substance addiction: Developmental approaches to intervention. New York: Oxford University Press.
Dozier, M., Bick, J., & Bernard, K. (2011). Attachment-based treatment for young, vulnerable children. In J. Osofsky (Ed.), Young children and trauma: Intervention and treatment. New York: Guilford.
Lewis, E., Dozier, M., Knights, M., & Maier, M. (2008). Intervening with foster infants' foster parents: Attachment and biobehavioral catch-up. In R. E. Lee & J. Whiting (Eds.), Handbook of relational therapy for foster children and their families. Washington DC: Child Welfare League of America. 269-292.
Bick, J., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (In press). Designing early interventions for high risk mother-child dyads: Behavioral and neurohormonal mechanisms. In A. Torres, L. C. Mayes, & D. Reiss (Eds.), The comorbidity of psychiatric and addictive disorders: A family perspective. Washington: APA.
Naumova, O. Y., Lee, M., Koposov, R., Szyf, M., Dozier, M., & Grigorenko, E. (2011). Differential patterns of whole-genome DNA methylation in institutionalized children and children raised by their biological parents. Development and Psychopathology.
Lindhiem, O., Bernard, K., Dozier, M. (2011). Maternal Sensitivity: Within-person variability and the utility of multiple assessments. Child Maltreatment, 16, 41-50.
Mueller, S. C., Maheu, F. S., Dozier, M., Peloso, E., Mandell, D., Leibenluft, E., Pine, D. S., & Ernst, M. (2010). Early life stress impairs cognitive control in adolescence: An fMRI study. Neuropsychologia, 48, 3037-3044.
Maheu, F., Dozier, M., Guyer, A., Mandell, D., Peloso, E., Poeth, K., Jenness, J., Lau, J., Ackerman, J., Pine, D., & Ernst (2010). A preliminary study of medial temporal lobe function in youths with a history of caregiver depreivation and emotional neglect. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 10, 34-49.
Oosterman, M., de Schipper, C., Fisher, P., Dozier, M., & Schuengel, C. (2010). Autonomic reactivity in relation to attachment and early adversity among foster children. Development and Psychopathology, 22, 109-118.
Dozier, M., Lindehiem, O., Lewis, E., Bick, J., Bernard, K., & Peloso E. (2009). Effects of a foster parent training program on young children's attachment behaviors: Preliminary evidence from a randomized clinical trial. Child Adolescent Social Work, 26, 321-332.
Grasso, D., Moser, J., Dozier, M., & Simons, R. (2009). ERP correlates of attention allocation in mothers' processing faces of their children. Biological Psychology, 81, 95-102.
Higley, E., & Dozier, M. (2009). Nighttime maternal responsiveness and infant attachment on year. Attachment and Human Development, 11, 347-363.
Dozier, M., & Bick, J. (2007). Coping with early adversity: Young children's behavioral and biological adaptations to changing caregivers. Pediatric Annals, 36, 205-208.
Fisher, P., Gunnar, M. R., Dozier, M. , Bruce, J., & Pears, K. (2006). Effects of therapeutic interventions for foster children on behavior problems, caregiver attachment, and stress regulatory neural systems. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1094, 215-225.
Dozier, M. , & Lindhiem, O. (2006). This is my baby: Differences among foster parents' commitment to their young children. Child Maltreatment, 11, 338-345.
Dozier, M., Peloso, E., Lewis, E., Laurenceau, J., & Levin, S (2008). Effects of an attachment-based intervention on the cortisol production of infants and toddlers in foster care. Development and Psychopathology, 20, 845-859.
Dozier, M. , & Rutter, M. (2008). Attachment issues in foster care and adoption. In J. Cassidy & P.R. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook of attachment theory and research. New York: Guilford.
Dozier, M. , Peloso, E., Lindhiem, O., Gordon, M. K., Manni, M., Sepulveda, S., Ackerman, J., Bernier, A. & Levine, S. (In press). Preliminary evidence from a randomized clinical trial: Intervention effects on foster children's behavioral and biological regulation. Journal of Social Issues.
Dozier, M., & Bick, J. (2007). Coping with early adversity: Young children's behavioral and biological adaptations to changing caregivers. Pediatric Annals, 36, 205-208.
Dozier, M., & Bick, J. (2007). Changing Caregivers: Coping with early adversity. Pediatric Annals, 37, 411-415. (reprinted from Pediatric Annals.)
Lewis, E., Dozier, M., Ackerman, J., & Sepulveda-Kozakowski, S. (2007). The effect of caregiving instability on adopted children's inhibitory control abilities and oppositional behavior. Developmental Psychology, 43, 1415-1427.
Lindhiem, O., & Dozier, M. (2007). Caregiver commitment to foster children: The role of child behavior. Child Abuse and Neglect, 31, 361-374.
Dozier, M., Peloso, E., Lindhiem, O., Gordon, M. K., Manni, M., Sepulveda, S., Ackerman, J., Bernier, A. & Levine, S. (2006). Preliminary evidence from a randomized clinical trial: Intervention effects on foster children's behavioral and biological regulation. Journal of Social Issues, 62, 767 -785.
Dozier, M. , Manni, M., Gordon, M. K., Peloso, E., Gunnar, M. R., Stovall-McClough, K., Eldreth, D., & Levine, S. (2006). Foster children's diurnal production of cortisol: An exploratory study. Child Maltreatment, 11, 189-197.
Dozier, M. (2005). Challenges of foster care. Attachment and Human Development, 7, 27-30
Gordon, M. K., Peloso, E., Auker, A., & Dozier, M . (2005). The effect of flavored beverage crystals on salivary cortisol enzyme-immunoreactive assay measurements. Developmental Psychobiology, 47, 189-195.
Dozier, M. , Manni, M., & Lindhiem, O. (2005). Lessons from the longitudinal studies of attachment. In K. Grossmann & K. Grossmann (Eds.). The longitudinal studies of attachment. New York: Guilford.
Ackerman, J.P., & Dozier M. (2005). The influence of foster parent investment on children's representations of self and attachment figures. Applied Developmental Psychology, 26, 507-520.
Dozier, M ., Lindhiem, O., & Ackerman, J. (2005). Attachment and biobehavioral catch-up. In L. Berlin, Y. Ziv, L. Amaya-Jackson, & M. T. Greenberg (Eds.), Enhancing Early Attachments. New York: Guilford.
Ackerman, J. P., & Dozier, M. (2005). The influence of foster parent investment on children's representations of self and attachment figures. Applied Developmental Psychology, 26, 507-520.
Stovall–McClough, K.C., & Dozier M. (2004). Forming attachments in foster care: Infant attachment behaviors during the first 2 months of placement. Development and Psychopathology, 16, 253-271.
Dozier, M., & Sepulveda, S. (2004). Foster mother state of mind and treatment use: Different challenges for different people. Infant Mental Health Journal, 25, 368-378.
Dozier M. (2004). The impact of attachment-based interventions on the quality of attachment in infants and young children. In: R.E. Tremblay, R.G. Barr, & R. Peters (Eds.), Encyclopedia on early childhood development. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.
Dozier, M., & Sepulveda, S. (2004). Bridging the gap: The role of mothers' state of mind. Infant Mental Health Journal, 25, 368-378.
Dozier, M., & Bates, B. (2004). Attachment state of mind and the treatment relationship. In L. Attkinson (Ed.), Attachment: Risk, psychopathology, and intervention. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Stovall-McClough, K. C., & Dozier, M . (2004). Forming attachments in foster care: Infant attachment behaviors during the first 2 months of placement. Development and Psychopathology, 16, 253-271.
Bernier, A., & Dozier, M. (2003). Bridging the attachment transmission gap: The role of maternal mind-mindedness. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 27, 355-365.
Dozier, M. (2003). Attachment-based treatment for vulnerable children. Attachment and Human Development, 5, 253-257.
Dozier, M., Dozier, D., & Manni, M. (2002). Attachment and biobehavioral catch-up: The abc's of helping infants in foster care cope with early adversity. Zero to Three, 22, 9-13.
Bernier, A., & Dozier M. (2002). The client-counselor match and the corrective emotional experience: Evidence from interpersonal and attachment research. Psychotherapy: Theory/Research/Practice/Training, 39, 32-43.
Bates, B., & Dozier, M. (2002). The importance of maternal state of mind regarding attachment and infant age at placement to foster mothers' representations of their foster infants. Infant Mental Health Journal, 23, 417-431.
Dozier, M., Higley, E., Albus, K.E., & Nutter, A. (2002). Intervenir aupres de parents d'accueil: Trois spheres essentielles. (French translation of: Intervening with foster infants' caregivers: Targeting three critical needs). Prisme.
Dozier, M., Dozier, D. & Manni, M. (2002). Recognizing the special needs of infants' and toddlers' foster parents: Development of a relational intervention. Zero to Three Bulletin, 22, 7-13.
Dozier, M. (2000). Motivation for caregiving from an ethological perspective. Psychological Inquiry, 11, 97-100.
Dozier, M., Lomax, L., Tyrell, C., & Lee, S. (2001). The challenge treatment for clients with dismissisng states of mind. Attachment and Human Development, 3, 62-76.
Dozier, M. (2000). Motivation for caregiving from an ethological perspective. Psychological Inquiry, 11, 97-100.
Tyrrell, C., & Dozier, M. (1999). Foster parents' understanding of children's problematic attachment strategies: The need for therapeutic responsiveness. Adoption Quarterly, 2, 49-64.
Albus, K., & Dozier M. (1999). Indiscriminate frendliness and terror of strangers in infancy: Contributions from the study of infants in foster care. Infant Mental Health Journal, 20, 30-41.
Tyrrell, C., & Dozier, M. (1999). Foster parents' understanding of children's problematic attachment strategies: The need for therapeutic responsiveness. Adoption Quarterly, 2, 49-64.
Stovall, K.C., & Dozier, M. (1998). Infants in foster care: An attachment theory perspective. Adoption Quarterly, 2, 55-88.
Dozier, M., & Tyrrell, C. (1997). The role of attachment in therapeutic relationships. In J.A. Simpson & W.S. Rholes (Eds.), Attachment theory and close relationships (221-248). New York: Guilford.
Dozier, M., & Lee S. W. (1995). Discrepancies between self- and other- report of psychiatric symptomatology: Effects of dissimissing attachment strategies. Development and Psychopathology, 7, 217-226.
Dozier, M., Cue, K. L., & Barnett, L. (1994). Clinicians as caregivers: The role of attachment organization in treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62, 793-800.
Dozier, M. (Ed.). (1993). Tailoring clinical case management: The role of attachment. In M. Harris & H.C. Bergman (Eds.), Case management for mentally ill patients: Theory and practice (41-58). Langhorne, PA: Harwood Academic Publishers.
Dozier, M., Lee, S. W., Keir, S. S., Toprac, M., & Mason, M. (1993). A case management program in texas revisited. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 17, 183-188.
Dozier, M., & Kobak, R. R. (1992). Psychophysiology in attachment interviews: Converging evidence for deactivating strategies. Child Development, 63, 1473-1480.
Dozier, M. (1991). Functional measurement assessment of young children's ability to predict future behavior. Child Development, 62, 1091-1099.
Dozier, M., & Franklin J. L. (1988). Social disability in the young adult mentally ill. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 58, 613-617.
Dozier, M., & Butzin C. (1988). Cognitive requirements of ulterior motive usage: individual child analyses. Journal of Experimental and Child Psychology, 46, 88-99.
Dozier, M. (1988). Rejected children's processing of interpersonal information. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 16, 141-149.
Dozier, M., Harris, M., & Bergman, H. (1987). Social network density and rehospitalization among young adult patients. Hospital & Community Psychiatry, 38, 61-65.
Harris, M., Dozier, M., & Bergman, H.C. (1984). Measuring outcome. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 35, 1236-1237.
Wallach, L., Wallach, M. A., Dozier, M. G., & Kaplan, N. E. (1977). Poor children learning to read do not have trouble with auditory discrimination but do have trouble with phoneme recognition. Journal of Educational Psychology, 69, 36-39.
Representative Publications
Dozier, M. , Higley, E., Albus, K.E., & Nutter, A. (2002). Intervening with foster infants' caregivers: Targeting three critical needs. Infant Mental Health Journal, 25, 541-554.
Dozier, M. , Albus, K., Fisher, P. R., & Sepulveda, S. (2002). Interventions for foster parents: Implications for developmental theory. Development and Psychopathology, 14, 843-860.
Dozier, M. , Stovall, K.C., Albus, K.E., Bates, B. (2001). Attachment for infants in foster care: The role of caregiver state of mind. Child Development, 72, 1467-1477.
Stovall, K.C., & Dozier M. (2000). The development of attachment in new relationships: Single subject analyses for ten foster infants. Development and Psychopathology, 12, 133-156.
Tyrrell, C., Dozier, M. , Teague, G.B., & Fallot, R.D. (1999). Effective treatment relationships for persons with serious psychiatric disorders: The importance of attachment states of mind. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67, 725-733.


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My twitter timeline is on fire with news that the House Appropriations Committee in the US just released its fiscal year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, which will be voted on by the subcommittee tomorrow (July 7). This bill funds the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and other related agencies. It also proposes to pull the plug on JWST.
To the best of my knowledge, despite lots of rumours flying around, there never was any serious discussion over cancelling JWST. It was a scenario that had to be considered given the criticism over bad management and cost overruns – but as far as I was aware, this was an academic exercise. The Decadal Survey and every other similar roadmap placed the highest priority on JWST, and everyone, scientists as well as politicians, work under the assumption that JWST will fly.
So…. I don't really have anything to say on this. I'm writing this to ask for information. Who knows more? Is this some political hard-balling hoop-jumpery?
An email from our European PI for MIRI gave little extra factual information over what's being talked and written online, but urged us to support our US colleagues who will have to mobilize and fight to keep JWST alive. Also something about the "international collaboration" card ESA will "almost certainly" play if and when it's called for. Meanwhile within the project it's business as usual. Remember we're in the middle of our final all-important flight test campaign at the Rutherford Labs In Didcot before we deliver MIRI to NASA later this year – lovely data are pouring in, lots to do.
Links (no longer a complete list but I'll try to post anything official or particularly interesting or relevant):
Official reaction from the American Astronomical Society (AAS) – very strong words of support for the mission
NY Times piece by Dennis Overbye with reactions from Matt Mountain, Tod Lauer
Nice by Jonathan Amos on the Beeb, words from NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver
Brief blog post on Cosmic Variance
Space News story Nature news story
Well informed piece on Space Policy Online
Risa Wechsler on Cosmic Variance
Here's a Save the James Webb Space Telescope facebook page you can like, and a twitter feed to follow.

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Friedrich Engels
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Invest like Engels: At the heart of Engels' theories: Capitalists profit by "exploiting" workers. It's hard to argue with that. Investing in businesses with low labor costs remains a sound way of making money. Two blue chips: McDonald's, which yields 3%, and Wal-Mart, with a 2.5% dividend yield.


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A Sandwich a Day: Pulled Pork from Slow's Barbecue in Detroit
Detroit doesn't exactly have a style of barbecue it can call all its own, which is why Slow's, an institution-in-the-making on the main strip of Michigan Ave doesn't really have a style of its own either. Instead, you'll find their own versions of staples from around the country like Texas-style brisket, Carolina-style pulled pork, or St. Louis ribs. More


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Give It Good
November 28, 2012 § 9 Comments
My birthday was last Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. We don't make a big deal over birthdays in our house; more specifically, we don't make a big deal over birthday gifts in our house. I received precisely three material objects for my 41st birthday: From Fin, a paper mache snake. From Rye, a round of elm with holes drilled to hold pens on my desk. From Penny, a hand carved spoon of apple wood. In the evening, we ate leftover pumpkin pie from the previous day's gathering, and Penny made ice cream from our own cream and eggs and our friend's maple syrup, and I am happy to report that my new spoon did its job exceedingly well. In the morning, I helped a friend slaughter a pig and went rabbit hunting with Rye. I honestly can't remember what I did in the afternoon, which either means it wasn't very memorable, or that I'm getting old. Probably a little of each.
We have pretty much – though not entirely – abandoned obligatory gift-giving in our household in favor of spontaneous gifting, often in the form of things that hardly resemble our culture's contemporized expectation of what constitutes a gift, and I am constantly reminded what a powerful thing this can be. The day before Thanksgiving, a friend stopped by on his bicycle with a card he'd drawn; inside the card was a note expressing his gratitude for our friendship, and on the back was a poem. I can promise you there is nothing anyone could have bought me at any black Friday salebration that could have made me feel half as damn good as it did to get that card, and I think this was in part because it was totally unexpected. It was an expression of appreciation completely unsullied by obligation.
I have been thinking about this an awful lot, particularly in the context of the rampant consumerism associated with the season. So many gifts, so much shopping, and so often done begrudgingly, out of sheer obligation. This does not mean the people exchanging these gifts do not genuinely care for one another; in only means they are capitulating to cultural expectations in a way that diminishes the giving. Everyone expects gifts this time of year, and everyone knows that the gifts they receive are given, at least in part, because they are expected to be given.
I tend to shy away from offering overt advice in this space, because I generally believe that advice unasked for is advice best not given. Still and all, here is a radical notion: Stop giving gifts when they are expected or, at the very least, make them materially minimal. Instead, give in ways and at times that are entirely unexpected, that carry no sense of obligation and are therefore pure in their intent. And give of what your family and true friends really want and need: You. Your time, your art, your words, your simple gratitude for having them in your life. Things that can't be bought, that have a value that is at once unmeasurably small and boundlessly infinite.
And if this isn't what they want? Give it to 'em anyway.
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This is just beautiful – thank you! Your writing is a gift and, although I'm sure many of your readers (including me!) would love for you to write posts more often, maybe that's what makes them even more special. I'll be keeping this one as reassurance that I have chosen the right approach to gift-giving and gratitude. Have a wonderful day!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and advice…think we all could hear more reminders to stay calm with the idea of giving. It can be so lovely of an experience, however so often we get it mixed up with stress. The gift of giving in its pure form actually becomes receiving. Thanks again for this gift you have shared.
i loved this so much!!!
Yes, this is so wise and important… Thank you.
perfect words to hear right now as our immediate family is struggling with the obligatory gift giving that surrounds this season in our culture… it is easy for us to give materially-minimal gifts to each other, but it is the longer distance relationships that are harder to navigate, the siblings and parents that are attached to giving grand material items, or even just money and now we are feeling that we MUST give them something in return. if you have any advice for treading these waters it would be appreciated. my gut feeling is to just give as i feel called to, and let them do the same, even if that means many excess items from the givers and perhaps disappointment on how we (my partner, child and I) are not reciprocating with the same type of material nonsense.
thank you for this.
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Re: My views on the Borg Queen
There is merit in what you outline esp as it could explain in-universe the different faces of the Queen and her apparent death in FC and resurrection in Voyager.
I guess most people's gripe with the Queen rests just in how the Borg appeared more scary when faceless - Picard in BoBW talking to a huge empty cavern within the cube. Lines and lines of drones, voices speaking as one. Whoah ... chilling.
Queen? Reduces them to almost a villian of the week status - which is what they became in many people's eyes in
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Planning a trip to the resort tomorrow. Just wondering if it's crowded or not. I noticed the operating hours are quite long for a Sunday, so curious if the crowds are sizeable this weekend?
In my experience Sundays during the off season are never too bad.
Hubby and daughter went this afternoon, will let you know later on how crowded it was.
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Ill be there tomorrow tooOriginally Posted by HarajukuBoy
I was there yesterday, and it was more crowded than it has been in previous months. I think part of the reason is was especially crowded is there's some nation cheerleading competition going on somewhere in Anaheim so the park was over-run with heards of loud teenage girls, not exactly my idea of fun. I don't know how long the cheerleaders will be around, but it could be all weekend.
It's not htat busy right now ... if you wanna know how busy it'll be ... call (714) 781-7290 and ask the cast member who answers the phone what the wait times are in the park. I sugguest doing this a few hours after the park has opened! This way you have an idea about how long the lines are before you go in! That's what I do!
Me too, tooOriginally Posted by DisneyMickey
Originally Posted by Crazy Legs
Sure thing ... it's just the general information number. It is all over the Disneyland.com website!
Hubby and daughter said most of the rides had waits up to about an hour today...could be worse tomorrow. Buzz was open today also, first time they passed it, it was about a 20 minute wait, an hour later it was an hour wait. And yes the cheerleaders from all over the country are here for a competition at the Convention Center.....We'll all be there tomorrow also!
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I stopped by the Park tonight and it was very busy. Buzz had a 45 minute wait. Expect tomorrow (Sunday) to be busy as well.. No wonder the hours tomorrow at 8am - 12am.. a bit unusual for a Sunday this time of year.
Not only were the cheerleaders there but it was also Deaf Awareness Day on Sat...you wouldn't know it though...very poor job of accessibility on Disney's part. WDW has Anaheim beat hands down when it comes to that.
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I agree. Very crowded for this time of year. And now that I'm too old for them to be eye candy (let's not go into American Beauty here ), the cheerleaders were WAAAAYYY too abundant. And loud! My ears are still ringing.... I also noticed the last couple of weekends a large number of Asian groups at DLR. Like groups of 15-20, all over the place. Not that it was a problem, I just noticed a larger number than usual, and very few of them speaking English. Could be there's just some tourism packages filling up the parks... Who knows. This summer is apt to get pretty ugly, though...
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This last sat was Deaf Awareness day, which brought extra people to the resort. . . all-in-all a lot of guests are coming back on their 2fers when it's not raining, so it'll be moderately crowded, especially on fri-sun for the next few weeks, followed by week-long crowding for Spring Break and then (of course) the BIG jump to the 50th in early May.
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Chief Justice Roberts' masterful opinion (which attracted eight votes) provides a way out of the corner into which the administration has painted itself. Because the case will now return to the lower courts for further proceedings, the administration has an opportunity to reflect further on its legal strategy. There is a way in which everyone could win without further litigation – assuming President Obama is willing to learn from what President Clinton did in a similar situation.
In 1994, Congress directed the State Department to permit American citizens born in Taiwan to have "Taiwan" put on their passports as their place of birth, instead of the People's Republic of China, despite American foreign policy recognizing the Communist regime as the only Chinese state. The State Department initially refused to comply on grounds it would adversely affect relations with China – but the Clinton administration eventually complied while issuing a statement that American foreign policy about "one China" remained unchanged.
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This is not in our view a recognition case. This is a passport case. The question is, what goes on the passport, and may somebody self-identify? … If in fact the statute had said "we don't say Jerusalem is part of Israel, but you can identify yourself as being in Israel," my – we submit that result can very easily be achieved and was achieved in the case of Taiwan by a public statement by the executive.
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"Over the past two years, we've been working diligently to build an effort focused on improving our web presence to improve customer service, usability and easy access to our science," USGS Social Media Lead Scott Horvath wrote in a blog post. "We've listened to and analyzed customer feedback over the years and have baked that in from the beginning of this effort. In addition, we're embracing new directions in federal web management such as the Digital Government Strategy, mobile first, domain consolidation, content management tools and more."
Horvath said the beta site is just the tip of the iceberg, and a simplified design, mobile-responsiveness, improved navigation and search capabilities, and an enhanced user experience are still to come, likely by May or June. The beta site should be up for at least 30 days in HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript, while the full rollout will be in the open-source content management framework Drupal.
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Copa America Centenario Coming to USA
beIN SPORTS has exclusively learned that the long-rumored Copa America Centenario is coming to the United States in 2016.
By Phil Schoen (@PhilSchoen)
The long-rumored Copa America Centenario is about to become a reality.
beIN SPORTS has learned than an official announcement that the 2016 tournament will be coming to the United States is imminent and could happen as early as May 1. The tournament would be the biggest sporting event held in the U.S. since the 2002 Winter Olympics and the most prestigious soccer event since the 1994 World Cup.
The tournament has been in the planning stages for years as part of the 100th anniversary of the first Copa America and the founding of CONMEBOL, South America's governing body for soccer. Original plans had the tournament taking place in both the United States and Mexico in an effort to tap into the vast expat communities in both nations—not to mention increased access to television and stadium revenues and sponsorship dollars. A source inside CONCACAF, the confederation that governs North and Central American soccer, told beIN SPORTS that the decision has been made that the U.S. will host the tournament.
Back in October 2012, CONMEBOL appeared to jump the gun by announcing the tournament was ready to go. The United States Soccer Foundation and CONCACAF said that while they were interested, there were still several issues that needed to be addressed. Apparently, those concerns have now been resolved.
This past January, Spanish sports daily Marca announced that the venues for the tournament had already been chosen: the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif., MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., the Citrus Bowl, in Orlando, Fla., R.F.K. Stadium in Washington D.C., and Reliant Stadium in Houston. There was no confirmation from beIN SPORTS sources on the stadiums that will be used, other than to say the tournament would be "nationwide."
All 10 teams from the South American confederation will participate. The United States, Mexico and four additional CONCACAF teams will join them. The initial plan would award the four remaining berths to the best finishers in CONCACAF's 2015 Gold Cup championship. However, yesterday the president of the Honduran football federation announced that has changed. Rafael Leonardo Callejas revealed that the next champions of the Central American UNCAF Cup and the winners of the upcoming Caribbean Cup would automatically earn a spot in the Copa America Centenario. The top two nations in next year's Gold Cup among the rest of the CONCACAF nations will grab the final two berths in the 2016 event.
The Centenario will mark back-to-back Copa America tournaments. The 2015 edition will be held in Chile and will be broadcast live on beIN SPORTS. That tournament was originally set for Brazil, but due to conflicts with this summer's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Copa America was switched to Chile, with Brazil now scheduled to host in 2019.
It will not be the first time CONCACAF teams have participated in a Copa America. With only 10 nations in the confederation, CONMEBOL changed the format of the tournament back in 1993 to invite two outside nations for an initial group stage with three groups of four nations.
The U.S. national team's best performance came in 1995 in Uruguay when they finished fourth, beating Argentina 3-0 in the group stage, only to be beaten in the semifinals by Brazil, 1-0. The United States did not make it out of the group stage in 1993 or 2007, declining numerous other invitations to take part due to conflicts with the Major League Soccer season and other national team commitments.
Mexico has finished runners-up twice, in 1993 in Ecuador and in Colombia in 2001. Three CONCACAF teams took part in that tournament as Argentina withdrew, fearing the political situation in Colombia at the time. Honduras stepped in for the Albicelestes—arriving on a Colombian Air Force plane just hours before its first game—and finished a surprising third. Costa Rica also advanced to the quarterfinals in both 2001 and in Peru 2004.
While the centennial tournament is designed to pit the best teams from both halves of the American continent, there are plenty of hurdles to cross, not the least of which is getting on the FIFA calendar. In the past, CONCACAF participants have been handicapped. The games they played were determined to be friendlies by FIFA, so clubs did not have to release their players.
The secretary general of CONMEBOL, Jose Luis Meiszner, says it would not make sense to play such a symbolic tournament if the participating teams could not put their best team on the field. Representatives from CONMEBOL, CONCACAF and FIFA met three weeks ago to discuss those concerns. Gaining FIFA approval could be more difficult given the fact that the tournament could compete for international attention with the 2016 Euro finals. At the time, Meiszner reportedly said a decision would be made by September. It now appears that date has been moved forward.
Another logistical hurdle lies closer to home, as the Centenario will fall in the heart of the MLS season. While that has hampered U.S. participation in the Copa America in the past, in recent years the league has even embraced midseason friendlies with international teams. The tournament will also likely conflict with the start of a new Apertura season in Mexico's Liga MX.
The tournament could spark even more cooperation between the two confederations. There has even been initial interest in MLS joining Mexico in CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores. The last inter-confederation tournament involving MLS came in 1998 as D.C. United defeated Brazil's Vasco da Gama in the final edition of the Copa Interamericana.
Perhaps the biggest obstacle to deal with is the effect the Centenario would have on the FIFA calendar. The round-robin qualifying schedule marathon that CONMEBOL has used for the past five World Cups would have the fifth- and sixth-round games set for June 2016, just before the Copa America Centenario would get underway. That would also conflict with the opening games of CONCACAF's third round, when the six North American Centenario teams would likely begin their road to Russia 2018.
A record 10 nations from the Americas will participate in this summer's World Cup. Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay join hosts Brazil in representing CONMEBOL, while CONCACAF will send Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico and the United States.
Frank Dell'Apa (@frankdellapa) contributed to this story.


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Learn about viticulture and it's history in the food and beverage industry specifically in fine dining for a local effort, sourced locally.
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Develop research into a hard goods product line for a high energy client and his company.
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Emile Studham, founder and former CEO, was a professional rugby player and Phys-Ed teacher at the high-school level in Australia. He transitioned into Canada's pace of life to invigorate students in the elementary stream of schooling to be physically healthy and active through Aussie rules footy, netball and rugby.
Models, powerpoints, discussions, research, and collaborating with 3D printing studios locally.
Collaborated with street and graphic artists, illustrators, and photographers to develop the painted facade of a historical monument for James Street North's Art District. To be made in the future the site will become a project for new condominiums.
The building was painted on three separate occasions, publicly viewed, and free for participants to engage.
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Highlights of the Council's programmatic activities
Annual Meeting Sessions
Council members and staff collaborate with NIDA and NIAAA to organize research tracks at APA's Annual Meeting. The series are done on a rotational basis. The next track will be undertaken with NIAAA and will be presented at the 2015 APA Annual Meeting in Toronto.
Update on APA Council on Addiction Psychiatry
with John Renner, M.D.
Training – Opioid Use Disorders
Courses on Office-Based Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders are presented at both the Annual Meeting and Institute on Psychiatric Services. Completion of the 8-hour course qualifies the physician to receive a waiver to treat opioid use disorder in an office-based setting. APA also offers an on-line buprenorphine training course that is accessible at www.APAeducation.org
Training – Buprenorphine
APA was a partner organization in the Physicians' Clinical Support System for Buprenorphine (PCSS-B) and organized monthly webinars for physicians and other interested clinicians. Though the program ended in May 2013, recordings of each of the webinars remain accessible on APA's website (www.psychiatry.org\buprenorphinewebinars)
Training – Opioid Therapies
APA is a partner organization in the Providers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies (PCSS-O) and presents occasional webinars on topics related to the appropriate use of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain and recognition and treatment of opioid use disorder. APA-sponsored webinars are accessible at www.psychiatry.org\pcssowebinars. Resources provided by all of the partner organizations in the PCSS-O are accessible at www.pcss-o.org
Training – Medication Assisted Treatment
APA is a partner organization in the Providers' Clinical Support System for Medication Assisted Treatment (PCSSMAT). This program expands on the former PCSS-B to include all FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorders. APA's contribution to the program is a series of 16 webinars per year. Live presentations are scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month at noon Eastern. Recordings are made available at www.APAeducation.org (with CME option) and at www.psychiatry.org\pcssmatwebinars (without a CME option). The programs dedicated website is www.pcssmat.org.
Position Statements
Recently approved Position Statements include Use of Medical Marijuana for posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Marijuana as Medicine. The council is also collaborating with the Council on Psychiatry and Law on a statement that addresses decriminalization of marijuana. It is expected to be approved in 2014.
Full list of Council Members 2013-2014
• Providing psychiatric leadership in the growing field of prevention and treatment of addictive disorders;
• Developing and clarifying the role of the psychiatrist in the prevention and treatment of addictive disorders;
• Formulating policy recommendations related to prevention, education, treatment, and research in addictive disorders;
• Considering important developments in basic knowledge, treatment, methodology, treatment systems, and related matters in the field of addictive disorders, and dissemination of that knowledge;
• In cooperation with other appropriate APA components, enhancing the quality and quantity of medical education in addictive disorders, at all educational levels, including undergraduate, residency, fellowship, and continuing medical education;
• Providing additional liaison to medical, educational, consumer interest, and governmental organizations interested in alcohol and other drug problems;
• Collaborating with other councils and components of the APA on common issues related to the role of psychiatry in addictive disorders; for example, to improve the quality of care and risk management for addictive disorders, to foster adequate research efforts and funding, and to foster adequate reimbursement for treatment.
• Liaison with the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) to address mutual interests and priorities and advance shared goals
(1) maintain active communication and collaboration with Federal agencies and offices (i.e., White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Substances Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and its Center for Substance Abuse Treatment);
(2) provide ongoing consultation to initiatives to train and provide clinical mentorship to physicians who treat opioid use disorders,
(3) consult with the Department of Government Relations on legislative and policy initiatives that impact education, research, and clinical care;
(4) maintain ongoing collaboration with components focused on other psychiatric subspecialties and seek opportunities to join together in efforts to strengthen the respective fields;
(5) work closely and collaboratively with the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.
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By now, it is very likely that you've heard something about Khloe Kardashian's nipple debuting along with Khloe herself as the host of The X Factor last night. For those of you who haven't, and care enough to ponder about the situation, this is not about Khloe accidentally spilling out of her top on television as performers are wont to do. We wish that was the case because then all this fuss would make more sense. Instead it is about the fact that Khloe's semi-sheer purple blouse, worn as she hosted the show, showed a hint of nipple poking through the shirt. Not a nipple slip, not a wardrobe malfunction, but just a very minor case of headlights. And this is what folks are freaking out about? We've even had to blur it out in the picture above in case someone gets offended, because so many people are talking about it. Heading this brigade would be Simon Cowell — one of the judges of the show — himself, who couldn't contain his excitement yesterday and said, "May I say Khloe, you're looking very sexy tonight … I think the air conditioning is on high." As if staring at her fully-covered breasts wasn't enough, he also tweeted this last night.
To all of this we say: GET OVER IT. She had clothes on. Most people didn't even notice it but thanks to Simon perving out, now everyone else is too. Do we really have so much time on our hands that we now have to find problems with women who are properly and fully clothed too? Khloe herself seems to be amused about her "nip action", as her tweet seen below reveals, but we're feeling like everyone needs to move on now.
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Gateway Gallery in Clayton presents "Artini" April 4- May 17, 2013, featuring an intoxicating mix of paintings by Annie Smith Piffel. Read More
For over a decade, artist Jordan Eagles has garnered public and critical attention for his unique, signature use of animal blood in his works. Through an experimental, self-inve... Read More
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By Staff Sgt. Ryan Hansen, USAFSpecial to American Forces Press Service
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Sept. 13, 2005 The leader of the all-Air Force men's softball team knew it was going to take more than talent alone to claim the 2005 armed forces men's softball championship.
But after claiming the title with a 7-2 record during the three-day round-robin tournament held here Sept. 7 through 9 at Foster Stadium, the four-time head coach now believes it may have come down to a little astrology.
"The stars and moon were lined up in the right direction for us this time, and we were real fortunate," said Steve Shortland, all-Air Force men's softball team head coach, a retired master sergeant at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. "This tournament was such a nail biter."
The tournament championship is the Air Force's second straight title and its third in four years.
"Our big thing is team, team, team," Shortland said. "We had veterans producing, rookies producing, and we used them all in different situations throughout the tournament. Everything really paid off for us."
The all-Marine Corps team grabbed second place with a 6-3 record, while the all-Army team snagged third with a 4-5 record. Coming in fourth was the all-Navy team with a 1-8 record.
"This is the first time for me coaching at this level, and the team went 0-9 last year, so we had fun all the way through," said Dathan Edwards, all-Marine Corps head coach, a first sergeant at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. "I think we were underestimated a bit, but we fed off of that and played hard."
On paper it may appear as though the Air Force had an easy run to the championship. But they actually dropped their opening game of the tournament to the Navy, 7-6.
"It seemed like everybody was really gunning for us," said Steven Folds, all-Air Force second baseman, a captain at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. "But that game definitely served as a wake-up call."
From there, the Air Force rebounded with a 14-7 win over the Army, generally considered one of the top teams in the tournament.
"There's a lot of parity and these teams are truly indicative of what their services offer," Shortland said. "The competition is great."
The Air Force continued its rebound by hammering the Marines 25-3 in the nightcap, ending day one at 2-1.
"We just needed to get our focus down and realize what we needed to do," said Sherwin Lockridge, all-Air Force shortstop, an airman first class from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. "The veterans really told us what to expect, and they led us in the right direction."
The Air Force team continued its roll on day two of the tournament, defeating the Army in their second matchup, 12-5. But a hard dose of reality came in the afternoon, courtesy of the Marines, in a 6-5 loss.
"The first loss should have been an eye opener, but after we won a few games we may have gotten a little complacent," Shortland said. "But scores will humble you, and for us, it worked."
At that point the Air Force, Army and Marines were all 3-2, with the Navy at 1-4. The tournament championship was still up for grabs, and Shortland had to get the team focused.
"I just reminded them that they have to play this tourney one game at a time and not take any team for granted," he said. "To win you have to bring your 'A' game every time."
The team listened and sunk the Navy 11-3 that evening, while the Marines defeated the Army 8-6. Those two wins set up a showdown between the two 4-2 teams the next morning.
"We still controlled our own destiny, and all we had to do was win out," said Christopher Markey, all-Air Force utility player, a technical sergeant at Osan Air Base, Korea. "We didn't want to have to have help from anyone else; we just wanted to win the games we needed to win and take control."
Take control is exactly what the Air Force team did, handily defeating the Marines, 13-4.
"We were really stoked going into that game," Edwards said. "We had a good shot, and our guys never gave up, and I'm really proud of them."
"We pulled together when we needed to," said James Flagg, all-Air Force outfielder, a first lieutenant from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. "That was a key game, and we had to have it."
A win against the Navy in the afternoon would clinch the title for the Air Force. However, the sailors wouldn't go down without a fight, losing a close 9-8 ball game.
"Softball is a game of inches," said Earlie West, all-Navy head coach, a chief petty officer on the USS Peleliu. "A line drive here or there, and our destiny may have changed a bit."
"I told the team that on my death certificate, when I die, it will read cause of death - 2005 Armed Forces Tournament," Shortland said. "But I wouldn't trade it for the world."
With the title decided, the Air Force came out relaxedfor the final game with the Army. They took an early lead, but found themselves down in the bottom of the seventh. Flagg nailed a three-run, walk-off home run to win the game, 15-12.
"Everyone would like to walk through a tournament, but the added drama does make it sweet," Markey said. "We had to work, work, work and pick each other up. It was a total team effort."
"It's been incredible and a great experience for me," Folds said. "We came together as a team in a short period of time and it was great."
Shortland said a few rule changes evened the field out and made for a great tournament.
"We had a new system this year where we couldn't use our own equipment," he said. "We had to use the bats purchased by the armed services folks, and that really changed the tournament."
"There was a level playing field this year, no doubt about it," said Victor Rivera-Collazo, all-Army head coach, a sergeant major at Fort Drum, N.Y. "The changes really evened it out between all of the teams."
(Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Hansen is assigned to Air Armament Center public affairs.)


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Puyallup, Wash. --- (KING News) She was initially called a hero, who saved her young son from their burning home. Now, that Puyallup, Washington mom is accused of setting the fire herself.
Investigators with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department arrested Melinda Sayers on Thursday.
Detectives say Sayers intentionally started a fire at her 107th Avenue Court East home on April 1st. She and her two-year-old son were the only ones home at the time.
Neighbors remember seeing her pull herself and the young boy through a front window. Many praised Sayers for her quick action and bravery.
"To me she seemed like in a state of shock," said neighbor Jessica MacDougall. "Overwhelmed with the fire and didn't have much to say and was kinda shocked. Then once Chris got here, he ran over to his wife and son to make sure they were okay."
Relatives, friends, neighbors and even strangers rallied around the family in the days and weeks that followed the fire, which they thought was accidental at the time. Thousands of dollars in donations poured for the Sayers.
They'd heard the family's sad story and felt compelled to help. Not only had they lost everything in the fire, the couple had an infant baby that had spent nearly a year at Seattle Children's Hospital.
Baby Abigail was born premature and suffered complications as a result. She survived several brain surgeries over the course of her 11-month-old life. She died at the hospital one day after the fire.
They say Melinda Sayers eventually admitted to setting the fire because "she had too much going on" and wanted her daughter to stay at the hospital.
Sayers is now being held in the Pierce County Corrections Center, on suspicion of Arson in the 1st degree. She is due in court on Friday.
The family's home in Puyallup is unlivable for Chris Sayers and his surviving children.
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