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Predictors of non-adherence among individuals with bipolar
disorder receiving treatment in a community mental health clinic
Martha Sajatovic, MD,
Professor of Psychiatry and of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Rosalinda V. Ignacio, MS,
Senior Research Associate, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center
(SMITREC), Health Services Research and Development, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System and
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jane A. West, BA,
Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Kristin A. Cassidy, MA,
Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Roknedin Safavi, MD,
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,
Cleveland, Ohio; Medical Director, Connections, Cleveland, Ohio
Amy M. Kilbourne, PhD, MPH, and
VA Ann Arbor National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Education Center, Associate
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Frederic C. Blow, PhD
Director, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center (SMITREC), Health
Services Research and Development, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, and Professor,
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Background—Subjective experience of illness is a critical component of treatment adherence in
populations with bipolar disorder (BPD). This cross-sectional analysis examined clinical and
subjective variables in relation to adherence in 140 individuals with BPD receiving treatment with
mood stabilizing medication.
Methods—Non-adherence was defined as missing 30% or more of medication on the Tablets
Routine Questionnaire (TRQ), a self-reported measure of medication treatment adherence. Adherent
and non-adherent groups were compared on measures of attitudes towards illness and treatment
including the Attitudes towards Mood Stabilizers Questionnaire (AMSQ), the Insight and Treatment
Attitudes Questionnaire (ITAQ), The Rating of Medication Influences (ROMI), and the
Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC).
Address Correspondence to: Martha Sajatovic, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue,
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Results—Except for substance abuse comorbidity, adherent individuals (N=113, 80.7%) did not
differ from non-adherent individuals (N=27, 19.3%) on clinical variables. However, non-adherent
individuals had reduced insight into illness, more negative attitudes towards medications, fewer
reasons for adherence, and more perceived reasons for non-adherence compared to adherent
individuals. The strongest attitudinal predictors for non-adherence were difficulties with medication
routines (OR 2.2) and negative attitudes towards drugs in general (OR 2.3).
Limitations—Results interpretation is limited by cross-sectional design, self-report methodology
and sample size.
Conclusions—Comorbid substance abuse, negative attitudes towards mood stabilizing
medication, and difficulty managing to take medication in the context of one's daily schedule are
primary determinants of medication treatment adherence. A patient-centered, collaborative model
of care that addresses negative attitudes towards medication and difficulty coping with medication
routines use may be ideally suited to address individual adherence challenges.
Bipolar disorder; treatment adherence; compliance; subjective experience; attitudes towards
treatment; mood stabilizers
Medication treatment non-adherence among populations with bipolar disorder (BPD) is
widespread and pervasive. A recent large-scale (N=3,681) study found that 40% of individuals
with bipolar mania were partially or totally non-adherent with prescribed medication treatments
[1]. The effects of medication non-adherence include symptoms worsening, reduced quality
of life and in some cases, suicide. A recent study of suicidal behavior in relation to mood
stabilizer treatment found a sixteen-fold greater suicidal behavior rate after medication
discontinuation compared with mood stabilizer monotherapy continuation (55.9 vs. 3.5 events/
100 patient years) among 405 individuals with bipolar disorder followed for a 3-year period,
suggesting that commonly utilized mood stabilizing drugs (lithium, divalproex,
carbamazepine) are protective against suicidal behavior [2]. Reduced adherence with mood-
stabilizer therapy is also associated with greater use of mental-health related emergency room
visits and inpatient hospitalizations [3].
Factors reported to be associated with treatment non-adherence among individuals with BPD
include demographic variables specific to an individual such as gender, ethnicity, age, and
illness-specific features such as illness severity or comorbidity. However, more mutable
factors, such as attitudes towards illness and treatments, also contribute to non-adherence, [4,
5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13]. These factors can potentially be addressed in targeted psychosocial
interventions, such as psychoeducation or social cognitive theory-based interventions that are
used to supplement pharmacotherapy in bipolar disorder.
Individual perception of risks and benefits of medication treatment are known to affect
treatment adherence in bipolar populations [14,15], and the experience of burdensome or
intolerable side effects, complicated medication regimens, lack of knowledge of underlying
illness and felt /experienced stigma in relation to mental illness are all known to have a negative
effect on medication adherence [14,16,17,18,19,20,4] Additionally, an individual's beliefs
regarding controllability of one's health, or health locus of control is likely to affect illness
experience [15]. Self-reported adherence with health treatment has been associated with
personal health locus of control beliefs [21,22,23] with those individuals who perceive an
internal locus of control being more likely to have good adherence with treatment compared
to those individuals with an external locus of control. Finally, insight is another aspect of
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subjective experience of illness worth special mention. Although "lack of insight" has more
traditionally been associated with primary psychotic illness, such as schizophrenia, increasing
attention is being paid to the often – severe deficits in insight seen in individuals with BPD
Patients are described as "the final health care decision-makers", and satisfaction with and
perceived value of medication treatments among individuals with BPD are strong drivers of
medication adherence/non-adherence [25]. Identification of predictors of adherence in
populations with BPD, particularly those that are mutable, provides a starting place for focused
adherence enhancement interventions. Previously published studies on adherence in bipolar
populations have not generally included reasons for adherence as well as non-adherence or an
assessment of locus of control, and many studies have not adjusted for clinical characteristics
and illness severity [26]. The aim of this analysis was to examine the relationships between
demographic and clinical variables, selected illness severity markers, and markers of subjective
illness and treatment attitudes in relation to treatment adherence in a sample of 140 individuals
with BPD being treated with mood stabilizing medications in a community mental health clinic
(CMHC). The study focuses on individuals with bipolar depression, a population known to be
particularly disabled.
This is a cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with treatment non-adherence among
individuals receiving treatment for bipolar disorder in a CMHC. The analysis is part of a larger,
prospective study on treatment adherence conducted by this group of investigators (K23 MH
065599-01, PI Sajatovic). This analysis was confined to baseline study data.
This analysis compared characteristics of individuals with BPD who were adherent and those
who are non-adherent with treatment at a CMHC as defined by missing 30% or more of their
medication on the self-reported Tablets Routine Questionnaire [TRQ,27,19]. In addition to
standardized psychiatric diagnostic evaluation and assessment of baseline demographic
variables, study participants also completed a variety of measures that evaluated illness severity
(symptoms, substance abuse comorbidity and psychosocial supports), as well as their personal
attitudes towards illness and treatment, insight into their disorder, reasons for adherence/non-
adherence and perceived control over health.
All study participants met the following inclusion criteria: 1) Subjects had a clinical diagnosis
of BPD Type I determined by a standardized diagnostic interview, the Mini-International
Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) [28]; 2) Subjects had illness of at least two years duration;
3.) Subjects had an index depressive episode; 4) Subjects received treatment with medication
to stabilize mood for at least six months (Mood stabilizing medications were: Lithium,
lamotrigine, valproate, carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, topiramate, gabapentin, aripiprazole,
olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, clozapine, clonazepam. Medications, including atypical
antipsychotics, could be utilized as either monotherapy or as part of a polytherapy regimen);
and 5) Subjects were able to participate in psychiatric interviews and able to give written,
informed consent to study participation. The study was approved by the local Institutional
Review Board (IRB).
Specific Measures
Medication Treatment Adherence
Adherence was evaluated with the Tablet Routines Questionnaire [TRQ,26,19] a brief, self-
report instrument which has been validated in populations with bipolar disorders [14,26]. The
revised version by Adams and Scott [19] has specificity for non adherence of 90%. The TRQ
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identifies "non-adherent" individuals, defined as those who miss 30% or more of their
medication in the last month. A number of investigators have defined "good" adherence in
seriously mentally ill populations, including those with BPD, as missing no more than 20% of
medication [29,30,31], while Scott and Pope [14] have derived a clinically relevant definition
of poor adherence in BPD as missing 30% or more of medications as identified by the TRQ.
The conservative estimate of non-adherence as defined by Scott and Pope [14] was utilized in
this study in order to maximize clinical relevance and focus on a population where non-
adherence could be anticipated to be extensive enough to pose substantial risk for relapse.
Individuals were considered to be non-adherent if they self-reported missing 30% or more of
prescribed medication in the past week. Weekly adherence (number of days medications were
taken out of the past seven days) was calculated for each mood stabilizing medication, and
then in cases of multiple medications, an average weekly adherence was calculated. Individuals
who were unable to determine a percentage of adherence, but who self-reported missing 3 days
or more of medication in the last week were also considered to be non-adherent. The TRQ does
not separate medications by individual compound. In this analysis, in instances where an
individual was prescribed multiple medications, an average of missed medications was
calculated based upon their self-report.
Symptom severity variables and social supports
Overall psychopathology was evaluated with the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale [BPRS, 32]
and the Clinical Global Impression [CGI,33]. Depressive symptoms were evaluated with the
17-item version of the Hamilton Depression Scale [HAM-D,34]. Substance abuse comorbidity
was assessed as a continuous measure using a portion of a standardized instrument, the
Addiction Severity Index [ASI,35,36] items 1 through 14 of the Alcohol/Drug Index (ADI).
The ASI evaluates both lifetime and past 30-day use of a wide variety of commonly abused
substances. Psychosocial support was measured with the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List
[ISEL,37], a 40-item self-report questionnaire that was developed to assess social support. The
ISEL captures perceptions of resources provided by others. A total index is comprised of 4
subscales: tangible assistance (material aid), appraisal (availability of someone to talk to about
life's problems), self-esteem (positive appraisal of self from others and positive comparison
when comparing one's self with others), and belonging (people with whom one can do things.)
Response for each item is coded on a four-point Likert scale ranging from definitely false to
definitely true.
Subjective attitudes to illness and treatment
Attitudes toward medication treatment were evaluated with the Attitude toward Mood
Stabilizers Questionnaire (AMSQ), a modification of the Lithium Attitudes Questionnaire
[38] which evaluates an individual's attitudes towards mood stabilizing medication [14,19].
The AMSQ has seven subscales that represent key attitudinal domains with respect to
adherence including 1.) opposition to prophylaxis, 2.) denial of therapeutic effectiveness, 3.)
fear of side effects, 4.) difficulty with medication routines, 5.) denial of illness severity, 6.)
negative attitude towards drugs in general, and 7.) lack of information about mood stabilizers
[38,14]. Higher scores on each subscale represent more negative attitudes toward mood
stabilizers. The AMSQ has been used by other investigators to predict adherence in BPD
[14] and have been noted to improve with psychoeducational programs for BPD [27].
Reasons for adherence/non-adherence were evaluated using the Rating of Medication
Influences (ROMI), a standardized assessment of selected reasons for compliance and non-
compliance with medications [39]. Insight was evaluated with the Insight and Treatment
Attitudes Questionnaire (ITAQ), an 11-item rating scale to evaluate patient recognition of
illness and need for treatment in psychiatric illness. The ITAQ has been widely utilized in both
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populations with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder [40,41,42,43]. Each ITAQ item is scored
on a 0 to 2 scale (0 = no insight, 2 = good insight), and the scale has high inter-rater reliability
(r=0.82, p<.001) [44]. Locus of control was assessed with the Multidimensional Locus of
Control (MHLC), an 18-item instrument that measures three dimensions of locus of control of
reinforcement as it pertains to health (internal, IHLC: external-chance, CHLC: and external
powerful others, PHLC) [45]. The MHLC has been utilized to study locus of control in
populations with severe affective illness where treatment adherence has been a focus of
evaluation [19]. Scoring is from 6-36 with higher scores indicating stronger beliefs.
Statistical analysis
Individuals who self-identified as non-adherent with medications (missing 30% or more of
prescribed treatments) were compared to individuals who self-identified as adherent with
treatment. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize demographic and clinical
characteristics of patients with BPD who were adherent and those who were non-adherent with
treatment. Chi-square analysis and t-tests were used to test statistical significance for
categorical and continuous variables, respectively. Multiple logistic regression models were
used to compare clinical characteristics, severity markers and attitudinal variables of adherent
and non-adherent groups. As there have been reports of clinical and illness-related variables
being associated with non-adherence in bipolar populations [26], sex, age, ethnicity, education,
duration of illness, symptom rating scores, and substance abuse were included as covariates in
the models. To evaluate the strongest factors in attitudes towards treatment, a logistic model
for non-adherence vs. adherence was estimated with AMSQ subscales 1 through 7 in the model,
while controlling for sex, age, ethnicity, education, duration of illness, BPRS, HAM-D, CGI
scores, and substance abuse.
Table 1 demonstrates characteristics of individuals with BPD who were adherent (N= 113,
80.7%) and those who are non-adherent (N=27, 19.3%) with treatment. There were no
significant differences in age, gender, ethnicity, education, or duration of illness. Individuals
who were non-adherent had more substance use comorbidity (p=.0039), while depressive and
psychotic psychopathology was not significantly different between adherent and non-adherent
individuals. Global psychopathology (CGI score) was statistically greater (p=.0183) for non-
adherent individuals, but appeared to be of marginal clinical difference (CGI mean for adherent
individuals was 4.9 compared to 5.3 for non-adherent individuals).
In contrast to the relative similarities on clinical characteristics and illness severity among
adherent and non-adherent individuals, there were substantial and significant differences in
illness and treatment attitudes between the two groups. Individuals who were non-adherent
with prescribed medication had significantly more negative attitudes towards mood stabilizers
(p<.0001), reduced insight into illness (p=.0039), fewer reasons for adherence (p=.0248) and
more reasons for non-adherence compared with adherent individuals (p=.0001). Additionally,
non-adherent individuals more often perceived an external locus of control compared to
adherent individuals (p=.0422).
In addition to overall more negative attitudes towards mood stabilizing medications, there were
differences in specific negative attitudes among adherent vs. non-adherent individuals with
BPD. Except for the AMSQ subscale for denial of therapeutic effectiveness, non-adherent
individuals had significantly higher mean scores in the AMSQ subscales (p<.01) indicating
more negative attitudes toward mood stabilizers, with differences in mean scores ranging from
0.3 to 1.8. Controlling for the effects of clinical characteristics and illness severity in a multiple
logistic model for non-adherence vs. adherence, subscales of the AMSQ that appeared most
predictive for non-adherence were negative attitudes towards drugs in general (Odds ratio,
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — With rippled chests, bushy beards and wild hair, they call themselves the mountain men of the Canadian Olympic team.
On Monday, the lumberjacks broke down in tears on the finish deck as the three Canadian sleds placed sixth, seventh and ninth in the two-men bobsled competition at the Sochi Games.
For in truth, three top-10 finishes mean little in the grander Olympic spectrum of gold, silver and bronze – especially in the modern area for Canadian athletes at the Winter Games.
And, in a cruel twist of irony, not 10 metres from the crestfallen Canadians, stood a jubilant Pierre Lueders under the bright lights at the Sanki Sliding Centre.
A five-time Canadian Olympian and the most decorated pilot in Canadian history, Lueders moved to Russia two years to coach the bobsled team. Under his watchful eye, Alexander Zubkov and Alexy Voevoda, obliterated the field to win gold on home soil.
"Good for him," muttered pilot Lyndon Rush, the ninth-place finisher with brakeman Lascelles Brown. "I don't want to say anything bad. He's a Canadian legend … He's coaching the Russians so I'm not really cheering for him.
"But I bleed red."
Outside of Lueders, Justin Kripps and rookie Bryan Barnett proved Canada's best bet to grace the Olympic podium. Sitting in fourth place after three runs – just .09 seconds out of a bronze — Kripps scrapped the conservative approach and decided to go all out on the fourth and final ride down the track.
"I knew that if I just kept doing what I was doing, we could end up fourth," Kripps said, with Barnett too choked up to talk in the mixed zone. "Fourth to me is the same as sixth. I wanted to get a medal."
Flying down the icy canyon, Kripps kissed the wall up top and bled time the rest of the way down, allowing the Russian 2 sled to vault into fourth place.
Beat Hefti of Switzerland captured silver. American Steven Holcomb won bronze.
When Kripps looks back, he'll have no regrets.
"We risked it ," said the 27-year-old from Summerland, B.C. "We wanted to go for it, and we came in sixth."
Chris Spring and Jesse Lumsden, a retired Canadian Football League running back, combined for a seventh-place finish, and they could hear the Russian crowd cheering their demise all the way down the track.
"That's just sport," Lumsden said after taking a moment to compose himself. "Shoot, I've been booed all my life on the football field. It doesn't really bother me that much."
"This is Russia's Olympics. Four years ago, it was the exact opposite, so that's the way she goes."
To Spring, the Olympic experience brought back memories of a 2012 crash in Altenberg, Germany that left him with a gash to the buttocks so deep the doctors could see the base of his spine.
Spring initially thought he killed his teammates that day, and the mental images came roaring back in the biggest race of his life.
"I think that will be something I'll battle with my whole career," the 29-year-old said tearfully. "I definitely draw on the confidence of my team to help me get through it a lot of the time. It's just the visuals, the sounds — everything like that. Even just talking about it now gets me pretty upset.
"But it's something that's helped me a lot, too. I nearly died that day, and you have to appreciate life more after something like that."
Next up: all three Canadian pilots have another shot in the four-man competition starting Saturday at the Sanki Sliding Centre.
Once again Zubkov and Voevoda – and by extension, Lueders — are the favourites to win gold.


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|Publication number
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|7 Oct 2004
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|2 Apr 2004
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|4 Apr 2003
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|Miles Libbey, Len Fenkel, Jing Zhu, Steven Yoshimoto
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|Yahoo! Inc.
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|Patent Citations (26), Referenced by (87), Classifications (9), Legal Events (2)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
[0001] This Utility Application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/460,707, filed Apr. 4, 2003, the benefit of the earlier filing date is hereby claimed under 35 U.S.C. 119(e).
[0002] The present invention is generally directed to electronic mail (email), and more particularly, to employing a challenge to verify outbound email traffic associated with an email account.
[0003] Recently, tools for administrators of email systems have become available to prevent their clients from receiving unsolicited/unauthorized inbound email (spam). For example, several types of firewalls and customizable filters are available to prevent inbound spam email. Adaptive filters, such as those based on bayesian probability models, have also been relatively effective in preventing some of the more sophisticated spam email, such as spam that tries to obfuscate source addresses and/or general content. Although tools to manage inbound spam email have improved in efficiency and efficacy, the "spammers" have become equally ingenious in devising ways to beat the latest preventive methods. Also, the amount of system resources that must be dedicated to handling the seemingly ever increasing amount of inbound spam email can seriously reduce the amount of resources available for legitimate email traffic.
[0004] Although email administrators have had access to a wide variety of methods to prevent inbound spam emails for some time, preventing the abuse of an email system employed to originate outbound spam email has not received the same degree of attention. Notably, most spam prevention methods are directed to stopping inbound spam email, not outbound. Also, it has become known that a significant portion of spam email originates in email systems that enable anyone to anonymously sign up for multiple email accounts. Unfortunately, spammers are known to abuse this anonymity by automating the sending of large amounts of spam email from multiple email accounts, often to users of the same email system. To prevent such abuse, email administrators could benefit from a method that could challenge a particular client's outbound email usage that exceeds certain limits in a manner that is incompatible with an automated response, i.e., a challenge that is easily solved by a human being and difficult to answer for an automated computer program such as those employed by spammers.
[0005] Non-limiting and non-exhaustive embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the following drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the various figures unless otherwise specified.
[0006] For a better understanding of the present invention, reference will be made to the following Detailed Description of the Invention, which is to be read in association with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0007]FIGS. 1-4 show schematic diagrams of an illustrative operating environment for the present invention;
[0008]FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrates a flow diagram for challenging a client's message usage based on an image verification test;
[0009]FIG. 6 shows an exemplary statement that can be used in determining if a limit for the number of recipients for a particular client's message has been exceeded;
[0010]FIG. 7 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary image verification test based on a Gimpy Captcha challenge; and
[0011]FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of an exemplary image verification test based on a Bongo Captcha challenge, in accordance with the present invention.
[0012] The present invention is now described. While it is disclosed in its preferred form, the specific embodiments of the invention as disclosed herein and illustrated in the drawings are not to be considered in a limiting sense. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Indeed, it should be readily apparent in view of the present description that the invention may be modified in numerous ways. Among other things, the present invention may be embodied as devices, methods, software, and so on. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.
[0013] Throughout the specification, the meaning of "a," "an," and "the" may also include plural references. The meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on." The term "coupled" means a direct connection between the items that are connected, or an indirect connection through one or more intermediary devices or components.
[0014] Briefly stated, the present invention is directed to a system and method for determining if a "spam" message is originating from a particular account by challenging a particular client's outbound message usage with a test that requires verification of content that is easily understood by a human being, but not an automated computer program such as those used by "spammers." If a limit on the number of recipient for outbound messages is exceeded, a test is presented the next time a client attempts to send a message. Also, if the client fails to successfully answer the test within a relatively short period of time, their ability to send a message is disabled. The time limit helps to prevent the batching of tests for several accounts that are used to automatically send relatively large numbers of outbound messages. Once disabled, the client can reinstate the ability to send a message by contacting a representative of the message system out of band, e.g., a telephone call to confirm legitimate outbound message use. Additionally, if the test is correctly answered or a client reinstates their account out of band, the recipient counts and the various limits are reset.
[0015] Different limits based on a recipient count of outbound messages can be calculated hourly, daily, and over the lifetime of a particular account. Also, a random number can be used for determining various recipient count limits so that the limits will vary within a range at each reset. Moreover, the type of message can include, but is not limited to, email, blog, message board, Short Message Service (SMS), Multi-Media Message Service (MMS), instant messaging (IM), and the like.
[0016] Additionally, a profile can be generated for each client to determine different recipient count limits. For example, a relatively new client might have relatively low hourly, daily and lifetime limits for outbound messages. In contrast, the profile for a longtime client could enable the invention to provide relatively high hourly, daily, and/or lifetime limits. However, if a longtime client failed the image verification test, the profile could be modified so that the limits are reduced to those typically associated with a new client. Moreover, a client could modify their profile by paying a fee to extend their limits and/or advising in advance of certain occasions, such as holidays, birthdays, weddings, and the like.
[0017] The image test can be any type that has been shown to be difficult for a computer program to verify, but relatively simple for a human being. For example, an image based Captcha test can be employed, such as Gimpy, Bongo, Pix, and the like. In one embodiment, the number of false positives for the image test can be reduced if the content of an outbound message is further analyzed by a filtering system that identifies spam messages.
[0018] An exemplary Gimpy image test picks at least one word from a dictionary and employs various filters and effects to distort and/or deform displayed text. Next, a user is prompted to enter the displayed text in a box. For the Gimpy image test, distortions and deformations are chosen that are relatively simple for a human being to recognize the underlying text, but exceedingly difficult for a computer program to do so. An exemplary Gimpy image test is illustrated in FIG. 7.
[0019] In a Bongo image test, a user is prompted to solve a visual pattern recognition problem. FIG. 8 illustrates an exemplary Bongo image test where the symbols on the right are drawn with a light line weight and the symbols on the left are drawn with a heavy line weight. To solve the Bongo test, the user has to notice the predominant similarities in each group and to which group (left or right) a separate symbol belongs.
[0020] Although not shown, in a Pix image test, several different images that mostly include the same subject are distorted and then displayed. A user is prompted to enter the name of the subject to pass the Pix image test.
[0021] In another embodiment, a sound based Captcha test may be used such as Eco, instead of an image test in substantially the same manner. A visually impaired client can make use of the Eco sound test in substantially the same manner as the image based tests discussed elsewhere in the specification. For example, to perform a sound test, a word or sequence of numbers is picked and, at random, the word or number is rendered into a distorted sound clip. Upon playing the sound clip, the user is prompted to enter the contents of the distorted sound clip. In this case, the distortion in the sound clip is chosen so that it is relatively easy for a human being to identify the content but difficult for a computer program.
[0022] Illustrative Operating Environment
[0023]FIGS. 1-4 show components of an exemplary environment in which the invention may be practiced. Not all the components may be required to practice the invention, and variations in the arrangement and type of the components may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.
[0024]FIG. 1 shows a plurality of local area networks ("LANs") 120 a-d and wide area network ("WAN") 130 interconnected by routers 110. Routers 110 are intermediary devices on a communications network that expedite message delivery. On a single network linking many computers through a mesh of possible connections, a router receives transmitted messages and forwards them to their correct destinations over available routes. On an interconnected set of LANs—including those based on differing architectures and protocols—, a router acts as a link between LANs, enabling messages to be sent from one to another. Communication links within LANs typically include twisted pair, fiber optics, or coaxial cable, while communication links between networks may utilize analog telephone lines, full or fractional dedicated digital lines including T1, T2, T3, and T4, Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs), Digital Subscriber Lines (DSLs), wireless links, or other communications links known to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, computers, such as remote computer 140, and other related electronic devices can be remotely connected to either LANs 120 a-d or WAN 130 via a modem and temporary telephone link. The number of WANs, LANs, and routers in FIG. 1 may be increased or decreased arbitrarily without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention.
[0025] As such, it will be appreciated that the Internet itself may be formed from a vast number of such interconnected networks, computers, and routers. Generally, the term "Internet" refers to the worldwide collection of networks, gateways, routers, and computers that use Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol ("TCP/IP") and other packet based protocols to communicate with one another. An embodiment of the invention may be practiced over the Internet without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.
[0026] The media used to transmit information in communication links as described above illustrates one type of computer-readable media, namely communication media. Generally, computer-readable media includes any media that can be accessed by a computing device. Computer-readable media may include computer storage media, communication media, or any combination thereof.
[0027] Communication media typically embodies computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. The term "modulated data signal" means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, communication media includes wired media such as twisted pair, coaxial cable, fiber optics, wave guides, and other wired media and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared, and other wireless media.
[0028]FIG. 2 shows an exemplary server that may operate to provide a World Wide Web site (web site), and a message system, among other things. When providing a web site, server 200 transmits pages to a browser application executing on the requesting devices to carry out this process. For instance, server 200 may communicate pages and forms for setting up a messaging account for the user. Moreover, server 200 may transmit pages to a requesting device that allow the user to participate in a web site, such as send email to another user. The transactions may take place over the Internet, WAN/LAN 100, or some other communications network known to those skilled in the art.
[0029] Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the server 200 may include many more components than those shown in FIG. 2. However, the components shown are sufficient to disclose an illustrative environment for practicing the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, server 200 is connected to WAN/LAN 100, or other communications network, via network interface unit 210. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that network interface unit 210 includes the necessary circuitry for connecting server 200 to WAN/LAN 100, and is constructed for use with various communication protocols including the TCP/IP protocol. Typically, network interface unit 210 is a card contained within server 200.
[0030] Server 200 also includes processing unit 212, video display adapter 214, and a mass memory, all connected via bus 222. The mass memory generally includes random access memory ("RAM") 216, read-only memory ("ROM") 232, and one or more permanent mass storage devices, such as hard disk drive 228, a tape drive (not shown), optical drive 226, such as a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive, and/or a floppy disk drive (not shown). The mass memory stores operating system 220 for controlling the operation of server 200. Basic input/output system ("BIOS") 218 is also provided for controlling the low-level operation of server 200.
[0031] The mass memory as described above illustrates another type of computer-readable media, namely computer storage media. Computer storage media may include volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information, such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Examples of computer storage media include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can be accessed by a computing device.
[0032] The mass memory may also store program code and data for providing a web site. More specifically, the mass memory may store applications including WWW server application 230, message server application 231, and programs 234. WWW server application 230 includes computer executable instructions which, when executed by server 200, generate browser displays, including performing the logic described above. Server 200 may include a JAVA virtual machine, an SMTP handler application for transmitting and receiving messages, an HTTP handler application for receiving and handing HTTP requests, and an HTTPS handler application for handling secure connections. The HTTPS handler application may also be used for communication with an external security application to send and receive sensitive information, such as email, in a secure fashion.
[0033] Server 200 also comprises input/output interface 224 for communicating with external devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, scanner, or other input devices not shown in FIG. 2. Likewise, server 200 may further comprise additional mass storage facilities such as optical drive 226 and hard disk drive 228. Hard disk drive 228 is utilized by server 200 to store, among other things, application programs, databases, and program data used by message server 231 and WWW server 230.
[0034]FIG. 3 depicts several components of client computer 300. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that client computer 300 may include many more components than those shown in FIG. 3. However, it is not necessary that those generally-conventional components be shown in order to disclose an illustrative embodiment for practicing the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, client computer 300 includes network interface unit 302 for connecting to a LAN or WAN, or for connecting remotely to a LAN or WAN. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that network interface unit 302 includes the necessary circuitry for such a connection, and is also constructed for use with various communication protocols including the TCP/IP protocol, the particular network configuration of the LAN or WAN it is connecting to, and a particular type of coupling medium. Network interface unit 302 may also be capable of connecting to the Internet through a point to point protocol ("PPP") connection or a serial line internet protocol ("SLIP") connection as known to those skilled in the art.
[0035] Client computer 300 also includes BIOS 326, processing unit 306, video display adapter 308, and memory. The memory generally includes RAM 310, ROM 304 and a permanent mass storage device, such as a disk drive. The memory stores operating system 312 and programs 334 for controlling the operation of client computer 300. The memory also includes message client 315 for accessing messages over a network, and browser application 314 for accessing web sites. It will be appreciated that these components may be stored on a computer-readable medium and loaded into memory of client computer 300 using a drive mechanism associated with the computer-readable medium, such as a floppy disk drive (not shown), optical drive 316, such as a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive, and/or hard disk drive 318. Input/output interface 320 may also be provided for receiving input from a mouse, keyboard, or other input device. The memory, network interface unit 302, video display adapter 308, and input/output interface 320 are all connected to processing unit 306 via bus 322. Other peripherals may also be connected to processing unit 306 in a similar manner.
[0036]FIG. 4 illustrates an overview of an exemplary environment in which the invention operates in which multiple clients 300 can be in communication with at least one server 200 that provides message services over network 100. Although FIG. 4 refers to client computer 300 as an exemplary client device, other types of client devices may be employed with the invention. For example, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, PDAs, wearable computers, and the like. These client devices may also include devices that typically connect to network 100 using a wireless communications medium, e.g., mobile telephones, smart phones, pagers, walkie talkies, radio frequency (RF) devices, infrared (IR) devices, integrated devices combining one or more of the preceding devices, and the like.
[0037] Illustrative Image Verification Method
[0038]FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrate a flow chart for exemplary actions for employing an image based test to verify outbound message activity is initiated by a human being instead of a computer program that automatically sends "spam" messages to other messaging accounts. Outbound message activity that exceeds at least one limit causes message functionality to be disabled until a human being can verify the message usage.
[0039] In FIG. 5A, the process moves from a start block to block 502 where in response to a request from a client, a page that enables a client to compose a message is displayed. At block 504, the process detects if the send message command has been selected for a message composed in the page. After the send command is detected, the process steps to decision block 506 where recipient count is compared to at least one of a client's limits, e.g., hourly, daily, and lifetime. Exemplary methods for determining these limits are shown in FIG. 6 and discussed in greater detail below. Also, if the process determines at decision block 506 that none of the limits are exceeded, then it moves to decision block 507. At decision block 507, a determination is made whether there is an indication that the message is spam. This indication may be provided by one or more filters that detect message content and/or a recipient(s) that has an association with spam. If the determination at decision block 507 is false (no spam indicated), then the process advances to block 520 where the message system sends the composed message to each of the intended recipients. Next, the process advances to a return block and returns to performing other actions.
[0040] Alternatively, at decision block 506, if the process does determine that a recipient limit has been exceeded, it flows to block 508 (FIG. 5B) where a verify image page is displayed. Also, at if the determination at decision block 507 was affirmative (spam indicated), the process would move to block 508 and perform substantially the same actions. In one embodiment, a Captcha image test may be employed, such as Gimpy, Bongo, Pix, and the like. In another embodiment (not shown), a sound based test, such as an Eco sound test, can be employed in substantially the same manner, either in combination with the image test or separate.
[0041] In FIG. 5B, the process flows from block 508 to block 510 where the process waits for an attempt to verify the image test. If the attempt has occurred or a determined period of time has been exceeded, the process moves to decision block 512. The process determines if the predetermined period of time to solve the image test has expired. If affirmative, the process moves to block 522 where at least the ability to send a message is disabled for the client. The process moves to block 524 where a verification error page is displayed, which typically displays information that the client can use to contact a representative of the message system to reinstate the disabled messaging functionality. Next, the process flows to a return block and returns to performing other actions.
[0042] However, at decision block 512, if the process determines that the time period to solve the test has not expired, it moves to decision block 514. Here, another determination is made whether the total number of attempts to solve the test has been exceeded. If affirmative, the process jumps to block 522 and performs substantially the same steps discussed above.
[0043] In the alternative, at decision block 514, if the process determines that the number of attempts to solve the test is not yet exceeded, it steps to decision block 516. At decision block 516, a determination is made as to whether the image test is verified, e.g., solved. If not, the process jumps back to block 508 where substantially the same actions discussed above are performed again. However, at block 508, a different image test than the previous one is typically displayed for solving by the client.
[0044] At decision block 516, if the determination is made that the image test is verified, the process moves to block 518 where the recipient count for the client are cleared and reset. The process moves to block 520 (FIG. 5A) and sends the message to the intended recipients. Next, the process flows to a return block and returns to performing other actions.
[0045]FIG. 6 illustrates three different algorithms that in concert form an exemplary recipient count statement for determining if hourly, daily, or lifetime limits for a client have been met and/or exceeded. It is important to note that the introduction of a random number into the hourly and daily algorithms causes the actual recipient count limits to vary each time they are reset between some percentage of their maximum limits. The random number is typically provided between zero and one inclusive. Also, the constant number "Y" enables the image test to be displayed at some percentage that is less than the maximum limit. The recipient count statement shown is exemplary and any number of various methods could be further employed to determine limits based on other factors, such as holidays, birthdays, special events, and client profiles.
[0046] The above specification, examples and data provide a complete description of the manufacture and use of the composition of the invention. Since many embodiments of the invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, the invention resides in the claims hereinafter appended.
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Recent Sand Sculpture Events...
Our 3rd Annual Sugar Sand Festival
Clearwater, Florida
Click photo for a link to all Sugar Sand Festival displays..
Another two in a series of Disney Nature movies.
This one at Animal Kingdom..
This one at EPCOT..
We headed to the Turks & Caicos for two displays..
Their photoshoot..
Turks & Caicos second display..
NCAA Final Four/ Tampa, FL
Abbott / Table-Top Sand Sculpture / Daytona Beach, FL
Abbott / Sand Sculpture Team Building
Cancun, Mexico
A "Promposal" / Lido Beach, FL
Our annual display for the
Dania Beach Arts & Seafood Celebration / Dania Beach, FL
A big pile at the Shamrock Marathon
Virginia Beach, VA
Gordons Food Service
Ritz Carlton / Naples, FL
A Myrtle Beach Promotion in Cleveland, Ohio
Easter Sand Castle @ Loews / South Beach / Miami, FL
Accenture Logo / Loews Resort / Miami, FL
Another Myrtle Beach promo
For The Big South Basketball Championships
A1A Marathon - 10th Anniversary
Our 10th annual display for them [every one]
Presidents Day
Gasparilla Inn / Boca Grande, FL
Ronzoni Sand Sculpture
South Beach Wine & Food Festival
Miami Beach, FL
Gasparilla Inn / Spring Break
Nuance had us host their guests for a send time.
This year it was: Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas
February 2015
Hard Rock Sand Sculpture / Miami Beach, FL
Forbes @ Ritz Naples
Special Olympics - Polar Plunge / Virginia Beach, VA
A Truck Table-Top / Gaylord Palms / Orlando, FL
Corporate Team Building / Crandon Beach Park
Miami, FL
Nikki Beach .. using their existing sand
Las Vegas themed Sand Castle
South Florida Fair / West Palm Beach, FL
University of Florida
Ground Breaking Sand Castle / Gainesville, FL
Sand Sculpting at the Hilton / Marco Island, FL
Happy New Year / Gasparilla Inn
[note: some Photoshop involved here..]
Christmas Tree Sand Sculpture
West Palm Beach Holiday Display
New York State Fair Sand Sculpture
Click photo for a full series at New York State Fair
Sandfest / Ocean City, Maryland
Click photo for a full series Ocean City Sand Sculptures
A Sand Sculpture on Governors Island in Manhattan
A Sand Sculpture inside the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center
The first of a series of Summer Sand Sculptures
for Busch Gardens: Adventure Island
Our 5th annual event in Detroit
for the Riverdays Festival
Click photo for a full series of Riverdays
The kick-off logo for Linked-In team building
Another year hosting a display and contest at
L'auburge Casino
Our 6th Annual Sand Sculpture at
Riverbend in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Click the photo above for more Riverbend
A Sand Sculpture for South Florida TV
Promtiong Simpsons & American Dad
A Sand Sculpture for Sands Casino
Macau, China
Crafted in 1 & 1/2 rainy days
A third annual Sand Sculpture for
Time Warner Cable
A Sand Sculpture inside Hard Rock Casino
A Sand Sculpture in Aruba
A Sand Sculpture for The Golf Channel
To promote Myrtle Beach
Another Sand Sculpture to promote Myrtle Beach
Atlanta, Georgia
A table-top Sand Sculpture for David The Agency
A Sand Sculpture for a Beach Proposal on Siesta Key
Another in a series of Marathon Finish Lines
click for more marathon photos: www.TeamSandtastic.com/Marathon
A Proposal Sand Sculpture / Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A logo at the Raleigh Resort / Miami Beach, FL
A logo for a Sand Clinic[sm]/ Clearwater Beach, FL
Another group at Clearwater Beach, FL
Another in a series for Disney Nature Films
Team Building
A Sand Sculpture to Promote Myrtle Beach, SC
Team Building for Christ Felloship / Juno Beach, FL
A 13.1 Sand Sculpture
A1A Marathon Sand Sculpture/ Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Multi-logo kick off logo for Team Building
An Annual Kid's Week Sand Castle / Lido Beach, FL
Miami Boat Show / Miami Beach, FL
Special Olympics / Virginia Beach, VA
Rock Balancing / Fantasia Ballroom, Disney
A Table-Top Sand Sculpture / Ritz Carlton / Sarasota, FL
A First Annual Sand Sculpting Contest / Sanibel, FL
Ultimate Software / Team Build / Jupiter, FL
An Annual Sand Sculpture for South Florida Fair
click for more shots: www.TeamSandtastic.com/SFFair
Nationwide / Team Building Event on the Beach
A Sand Sculpture at The Mandarin Oriental / Miami, FL
A Castle & Dragon / Commercial Photo Shoot
A logo for Symphony on the Sand / Coquina Beach, FL
Luxottica / Team Building Event in South Florida
Our 13th Annual SandBlast event
A Table-Top for Harris Bank / Gaylord Palms, Orlando, FL
A Table-Top for Ernst & Young / Loews, Miami Beach
A Team Building Event for Wells Fargo
A Sand Sculpture at Caesar's Palace Casino
Team Building on Miami Beach
A Party at Breakers Resort / Palm Beach
Another event at Breakers Resort
A Truly International Competition
American Express kicked off two team building events at the same moment.
One in Puerto Rico and one in Ft. Lauderdale
They texted & Skyped the progress and presentations..
Team Building for Progressive Insurance
A Table-Top & Performance Art..
A Table-Top Sand Sculpture
A Sand Clinic[sm] for Pros in Durban, South Africa
A team building event at Ponte Vedra, FL
Our third year crafting a sand sculpture at the
New York State Fair
[to see all NY Fairs go to: www.TeamSandtastic.com/NYFair ]
A Sam Adams Sand Sculpture
for commercial filming
A Sand Sculpture for Tradewinds Iced Tea
A Proposal Sand Sculpture at Mandarin Oriental
A Sand Sculpture for Disney Cruise Lines
A Heineken Sand Sculpture / St. Petersburg, FL
Ocean Potion Sand Sculptures
A Poolside Sand Sculpture at Seminole Hard Rock Casino
Another President's Day Sand Sculpture
[for more proposal sand sculptures click on: www.TeamSandtastic.com/Proposals ]
note: an actor climbs through the tube in the middle... very unique
Cast Party / St. Pete
Ft. Lauderdale
Ft. Lauderdale Beach
Hard to get a sense of scale.. this is 9 feet high and more then 100 feet long
Wrigley Logo in the Sand
Team Building On The Beach
Table-Top Sand Scculpture / Penguin Books
Nautica Triathlon
Sand Sculpting in Jamaica
Oracle Team Building via Sand Sculpture
FICO @ Nikki Beach / Miami, FL
Tervis / prep for Team Building
Lido Beach
Corporate party on the beach
[this is what sand sculptors do when they have a little extra time]
Note: She said yes
See more of our Novartis Events at: www.TeamSandtastic.com/Novartis
A Proposal on Deerfield Beach...
Fit for a King & a Queen
See more Proposals at: www.TeamSandtastic.com/Proposals
Corporate Team Building via Sand Scultpure...
An entrance display in Ft. Lauderdale...
Headed to Costa Rica for a team building program
After Bernafon above.. we used the pile to
perk the resort we were at...
Team Building in Naples...
Whole Foods Sand Clinic[sm]
Sargent Sand Clinic[sm]
A Beach Proposal...
At the Don CeSar Resort in St. Pete
Royal Canin had us host their guests in
St. Maarten
DHL team building.....
One of many "Aerial Logos" we've crafted
at the Westin Diplomat...
Potential Church / Baptism Sand Sculpture
Sand Sculpting in Cape Town, South Africa
Coca -Cola Sand Sculpture / California
Sand Sculpting Clinic(sm)
NCL's Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
Proposal Sand Sculpture / Miami Beach, FL
Riverdays Festival in Detroit
ESPN Bassmaster Fishing Tournament / LaGrange, GA
L'auberge du lac Casino / Lake Charles, Louisiana
Display and Sand Sculpting Contest
Nikki Beach / South Beach, Miami, FL
[Out of existing beach sand]
State Farm / Eden Roc Hotel/ South Beach, FL
[Out of existing beach sand at Eden Roc]
Frost & Sullivan / Marco Island Marriott
Fountainbleau Hotel / Miami, FL
Accenture / Swan & Dolphin / Orlando, FL
[Out of existing beach sand]
A team building event for Election Systems & Software...
How I Met Your Mother promo...
A Table-Top at Marriott Hollywood Beach...
A Table-Top Sand Scultpure
Frito Lay "aerial logo"
Photographed from the 33rd floor of the resort..
At MGM Grand's Mansion
At the Westin Diplomat
As you can see... lots of fun events so far...
Of course.. more to come....
We hope you enjoy your visit and
something catches your eye and sparks an idea.


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But one of the worst incidents involved trying to fire missiles from a pickup at a roadside target — an old car. The missiles, which were designed to be fired from a stationary location while pointed upward, left a significant burn on the individual's hand as it sped toward the car, then exploded inside.
The fire began immediately. There was no way to put it out. Guess who it belonged to?
So if you have any ideas of trying any of these stunts, here's some advice. Don't.
Just enjoy the holiday the safer way. Watch a parade, have a barbecue, attend a picnic, go to a concert, play games, enjoy your family and friends.
Let those who have expertise in doing so handle the fireworks show. And if you happen to be at an event with some guy known as Bubba, don't let him near the matches.
He's not real good in a boat either. It's best not to let him out on the lake. Trust me.
If it moves, burns, or explodes, Bubba can be a problem.
By the way …
Expect a visual preference of law enforcement personnel during the holiday. They're there to keep you safe.
Enjoy your week, your holiday and drive safely.


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Day 1 matches | Drama MIA? | Tee times
Presidents Cup: U.S. capsules | International team
Spieth requests DJ as partner, gets DJ as partner
Prez Cup much different feel than Ryder for U.S.
J. Haas gets emotional sitting son during Day 1
Schwartzel sick, sat for opening foursomes
Woods still attending America's Golf Cup
Fowler crushes trolls | Korean BBQ, too
Rory: Apology saved $20K | Quit Euro Tour?
Internationals play for Price's 'broken putter' award
World No. 2 Day expected to be Intn'l team leader
SMU's DeChambeau to determine future this week
Trick shot at 3,000 feet | NFL player does 'Gilmore'
Ko, Wie highlight Malaysian groups | Tee times
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LPGA No. 1, POY up for grabs | Compelling stories
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Wild Crash Caught On Camera In Lodi, New Jersey; 1 Seriously InjuredAn out-of-control car plowed through a backyard fence in Lodi, sending the family that lives there scrambling as the car shattered their backyard bliss.
Man Says He Was Shot By Pedestrians Angry Over U-Turn In Bedford-StuyvesantIn what sounded like a pedestrian version of road rage, a passenger in a car said he was shot and wounded by angry pedestrians on a Brooklyn street.
Brooklyn Woman Charged In Assault On 10-Year-Old Boy At Bronx BodegaThe assault happened inside a bodega located at 271 E. 206th St. in the Norwood section of the borough, authorities said.
Man Crushed To Death In Elevator Accident At Upscale Williamsburg BuildingA 37-year-old man was crushed to death when an elevator he was in malfunctioned in Brooklyn early Friday morning.
Hurricane Joaquin Intensifies; Parts Of Tri-State Area In Possible PathThe Tri-State is keeping a close eye on Hurricane Joaquin.
CBS2 Exclusive: 'King And I' Actor Speaks Out After Audience Disruption, But It's Not What You Think"The King And I" cast member Kelvin Moon Loh is speaking out after an incident during Wednesday's matinee.
NJ High School Football Player Dies After Being Hurt In GameWarren Hills Regional High School quarterback Evan Murray died after being injured in a game Friday night.
Maserati Crashes Into 2 Stores On Long IslandMichael Bidetti, 40,was driving a 2010 Maserati southbound on Udall Road when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into two stores on Higbie Lane around 10:30 p.m. Monday, police said.
Shattered Window Of NJ State Police Cruiser Prompts Manhunt For Possible GunmanWhen New Jersey state troopers responded to a car crash on the westbound side of 1-78 near Lebanon early Saturday morning, they never suspected they might come under attack.
Staten Island Landlord: Tenant Is Squatting While Section 8 Rent Goes ElsewhereLandlord-tenant disputes are a way of life in New York City, but a Staten Island landlord feels his current battle one hits a shocking low.
Garbage Truck Gets Stuck In Sinkhole In BrooklynA garbage truck ran into some trouble Tuesday morning in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.


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