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Want your toddler to cultivate a good vocabulary? Talk to him or her often and in great detail. A new study suggests that the more an adult talks to a toddler, the better language skills the child will develop
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One man and one woman from four different age groups were selected as the best of the best of the 2008 Success Stories. And on March 14, 2009, at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles, California, Dallas Carter and Kristy McLean were awarded the Grand Prize of $250,000! Read Dallas' story below. Find out what inspired him to transform his body and his life—maybe it'll inspire you to be the
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I remember the birth of my daughter like it was yesterday. It was such a beautiful event, miraculous even. My joy was diminished though by the deep sadness that the sheer girth of my body was so large (355 pounds) that I couldn't even hold my daughter close to my body. It broke my heart. For years, my unhealthy lifestyle plagued my mind and heart. My family had a long history of dying young because of heart disease, diabetes, and respiratory problems related to obesity. All of those issues were beginning to manifest symptoms in my life, and my doctor made it very clear to me that, like family members before me, my life would be short and I would not be around for my growing family if I did not make drastic changes to my health. Something clicked on in my mind at the moment of my daughter's birth. At that very moment, I committed in my heart to change my life and to take hold of my health so that I could be a proper provider for my wife and my family, and to put an end [to] the disheartening family tradition of bad health. So my journey began the very next day in my humble garage on my little island with a small refrigerator full of healthy food, an extremely supportive family, a DVD player, and a couple of resistance bands. I Pushed Play.
The journey was not easy. At 355 pounds, I could barely move. I had the
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Power 90 cardio workout. Some days, I could only do a few minutes before I was drained! But I took it day by day, pound by pound. My family loved me through all of it, even on the days when I was grumpy! My wife kept our food healthy and she even sacrificed some of her favorite foods so I could be faithful to my goals. I gave up all the fast foods, the beer, the high-calorie snacks, etc. I replaced it with lean meats and veggies, whole grains, healthy meal replacement bars, and lots of water! And during the whole journey, if I ever felt like giving up, my little baby girl would smile at me or give a little laugh. It was like a boost of adrenaline straight to my heart. I kept at it and never forgot the words of my Native Hawaiian ancestors to "Kulia i ka nu'u," which means to '"never settle for anything less than excellence."
Before I knew it, I had lost 20, then 50, then 70 pounds! And sure enough, I was able to do more and more workouts. By the time I lost about 90 pounds, I was able to do a full cycle of P90X. I kept gaining muscle, getting stronger, and losing more weight! By the time I entered the monthly [Team Beachbody] competition, I had lost over 170 pounds! That's crazy! Since the competition, things have only gotten better! I have done a few more cycles of P90X and have integrated it with
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Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we bring you The Thriller in Vanilla, the long-awaited fight to crown the World Obesity Federation's heavyweight champion. It's the battle to decide, once and for all, which contender is most responsible for making us fat. In one corner, we have our long-reigning champion, The Heartbreak Hammer, Fat! In the other corner, we have the up-and-coming challenger everyone's been talking about, The Soda Pop Kid, Sugar!
As the undisputed nutrient kings of our fast food world, this is the bout that everyone's been waiting for. Fat has been the people's champion for a long time. Sugar, on the other hand, has only been around as long as humans have been altering foods from natural sources. Lately, a lot of money and science have changed our challenger's traditional fighting style, leading to a string of TKOs (technical knockouts) en route to its shot at the title. Going into tonight's fight, however, the experts still favor The Champion by 2-to-1 odds.
Sugar—Weighing in at 4 calories per gram, the challenger is slight in stature compared to our champion and will look to speed to gain an advantage. Sugar is a carbohydrate, but the form we consume it in is much different than how we find it in nature, where's it's surrounded by a fruit, grain, or other plants. The Soda Pop Kid is synthetic crystalline sugar—the kind that goes into soda, candy, and many convenience foods. Its main weapon is the speed with which it rushes into your system.
Fat—At 9 calories per gram, Fat outweighs its challenger by more than double. Unlike Sugar, Fat is its own food group and an essential part of our diets, just like carbohydrates and protein. It's easily found in nature in many forms and doesn't need to be processed. This, of course, doesn't mean we don't process it when it's convenient or cost-effective. As opposed to Sugar, Fat moves into your system slowly. Then it remains there for as long as it can. In abundance, it clogs things up. Its main weapon being bulk, its goal is to wear you down.
As you can see, we've got a classic tortoise-vs.-hare matchup between these two heavyweights.
Sugar—Since all carbohydrates are broken down into sugars in our blood, it's always been a part of our diets. However, when eaten as a complex carbohydrate or encased in fiber (as in fruit), it affects our bodies differently than it does as processed sugar.
Bees were the first sugar producers, and humans have been eating honey for about as long as bees have been making it. However, it didn't become a major part of our diets until thousands of years later. Westerners began the production of sugar around 1500 BC. Originally made from sugarcane and sugar beets, it's now manufactured from other crops, like corn and wheat, which makes up the bulk of the sugar consumed in the U.S.
Modern technology has enabled us to tamper further with natural sugar. Traditional sugar, like honey, had a much lower glycemic index (GI) than many modern variations. Since the higher the GI number, the quicker the sugar rushes into your system, we are now essentially able to have sugars affect the body like a drug, creating exaggerated hormonal responses, particularly the hormone insulin. You may have heard of insulin because, when we have trouble producing it, we have a disease called diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the result of eating poorly. It's also the fastest-growing disease in the world, which, in Sugar's camp, means they think it's time for a shot at the title.
Fat—Like we stated earlier, fat is dense—it has a lot of calories for its size. It's also an essential nutrient and helps us feel satiated or full. Therefore, when we're hungry, we tend to crave it. And since we don't really need much of it, it's very easy to overeat.
When we eat more food than we can put to good use, our bodies store it in adipose tissue. We call this tissue fat, or fat tissue. But it's not really fat, as in the kind we eat. It's something else. Well, it's adipose tissue, but we've always called it fat. Anyway, the point is that we call it fat whether we get it from eating too much fat, too much protein, too much sugar, or too many carbs, or by drinking too much alcohol. And because of this, Fat gets a worse rap than it deserves.
But make no mistake, fat is formidable. We like fat. We like it a lot. Many fat-laden foods are considered delicacies. And we like fat so much that we've found ways to consume just the bad parts of fat that serve little to no dietary purpose. Stuff like butter, margarine, lard, and trans fats are completely unnecessary for our survival. Yet, somehow, our culture has taught us to crave such things. And these cravings have led to heart disease becoming the planet's most popular way to kill people. Fat has been the undisputed champion of the obesity world for a long, long time. It's not going to relinquish this title easily.
So let's get ready to rumble!
Round 1
Smaller but faster, Sugar comes out in a rush and pummels Fat mercilessly. Because of The Kid's smaller stature, Sugar's punches seem to have little effect on The Champ. But Fat hardly lands a punch himself and is looking old and slow. Could The Hammer's reign be over?
Round 2
The Sugar rush comes to a quick crash. The Champ, in no rush himself, seizes control of the pace and takes the round.
Round 3
All of our sponsors are major lobbyists on the side of Sugar. The Kid replenishes with some Gatorade and responds in another flurry of activity. The Champ is back on his heels, waiting for The Kid's next inevitable crash.
Round 4
The Kid jabs, moves, and controls the pace, but The Champ seems unfazed. Fat knows that Sugar is only an effective nutrient during and immediately after activity, when blood sugar is being used up. So Sugar must keep moving, otherwise it has no nutrient value. The Hammer, being experienced, is willing to bide his time and wait for an opening.
Round 5
Sugar bobs and weaves, employing a psychological game that confounds The Champ. Complex carbohydrates and the simple carbs in fruit break down slowly and provide sustained energy during performance. This gives Sugar an advantage of public misconception because the junk food sugar can be lumped together with healthy carbohydrates. This underhanded attack is clearly something Fat hadn't counted on. It seems to anger The Hammer.
Round 6
The Champ counters, big time. Two can play the public misconception card, and Fat uses its adipose tissue to absorb all of The Kid's body blows. The statement that size matters seems to be holding true. In spite of nearly unending corporate support, Sugar seems to be tiring and its punches are growing less and less effective.
Round 7
Fat is now clearly in control of the bout and uses a cholesterol combo to further weaken The Kid. The Hammer's corner men, Meat and Dairy, are loaded with it, and too much cholesterol is a major cause of heart disease. Could this spell the end for the gallant challenger?
Round 8
A savvy move saves The Kid, who notes that cholesterol is a necessary part of a healthy diet, and that with a proper ratio of fiber and complex carbs, it will have little negative effect. It's a beautiful defensive move, but how long can it work? The Hammer just seems to be warming up his arsenal.
Round 9
Offended by The Kid's trickery, Fat comes out smokin' and unloads an entire 7-Eleven of chips, whipped cream, hot dogs, margarine, and even "vegetable" oils at The Kid. Since they all lead to heart disease, now the leading cause of death in the world, Sugar's only defense is the rope-a-dope. He's clearly in serious trouble.
Round 10
Down goes Sugar! The Champ plants a trans fat to the head and levels the challenger. This could be it, folks. The Kid staggers to his feet, but the referee has stepped in. He seems to be holding up a can of Crisco to see if Sugar can identify what hit him. If not, he's going to stop it.
Oh, but wait a minute! The Kid seems to be okay, and even looks to be smiling. The ref flashes a thumbs-up and the fight continues. Sugar dances away from a series of haymakers. The Hammer obviously wants to end the contest right now. But he can't connect. The Kid survives! In his corner, he's given a Coke.
Round 11
His face is bloodied, but The Kid is back at work. The Champ's attack has been slowed with the news that the Food and Drug Administration has required that trans fat be listed on the side of every food label, while sugar, sugar alcohols, artificial sweeteners, and glucose syrups can be used with virtually no regulation. This tactic has clearly befuddled The Hammer, whose punches are beginning to miss more often than they connect.
Round 12
Ladies and gentlemen, we've got a new fight! Left for dead just a few rounds ago, Sugar is now controlling the pace. Still a long way behind on points, the challenger is using an intriguing combination that's hurting The Champion. But The Champ fights back. The Champ first points out that many fats—the type in nuts, olives, seeds, avocados, fish, and many other foods—are essential for optimal health and then notes that nothing in sugar is needed for human survival; he then combines that with the fact that a "no fat" label can be on a food containing 100 percent sugar. Then he uses the fact that sugar alters the body's pH levels, a clear example that an all-sugar food is far worse than a no-fat food. That's gotta hurt.
Round 13
The credit probably goes to The Hammer's corner men, all major corporate CEOs, but Sugar has got to be one of the craftiest fighters in history. He comes after Fat with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and fibromyalgia, an offensive that clearly caught The Champ off guard. Apparently, they're illnesses attributed in part to excessive sugar in one's diet leading to insulin-resistance problems. The Hammer may have amassed enough points to win a decision but is now clearly on the defensive and reeling. Who knows what The Kid's got up his sleeve at this point?
Round 14
With only one round to go, Sugar swings wildly with a combination of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and soda pop. This is one of the most lethal offensive combinations in the history of obesity! HFCS is the cheapest and lowest-quality sugar produced, and is now added to many items that aren't even sweet—things like salad dressings and peanut butters, items once clearly in Fat's corner. And soda, a substance with no nutritional value whatsoever, has become the singularly most consumed item on the planet. I don't see how The Champ can survive this. He's staggering around the ring, basically out on his feet! Somehow, and it must be experience, The Hammer avoids going down.
Round 15
It all comes down to this: one round to crown the World Champion of Obesity. Fat, the longtime champ, is clearly in trouble but still has enough points to win thanks to his mid-fight dominance. But Sugar has owned the latter rounds thanks to heavy lobbying, effective marketing, deregulation, and public misconception. The Champ was barely on his feet at the end of round 14, and his corner is working furiously to limit the damage. The question is, does Sugar's corner have one last trick up its sleeve?
And here we go . . .
The Champ still manages to show some swagger, and comes out flashing heart disease as the number one killer, recently eclipsing lung disease and cigarettes—no slouch in the death department.
But Sugar barely flinches and counters with type 2 diabetes, the fastes-growing illness in the world, that's almost single-handedly controlled by Sugar. It's like Ali's "anchor punch" against Liston. And it sends The Champ sprawling.
Down goes Fat! Down goes Fat!
And I don't think the Champ will be rising from this one. Nope. Fat is out cold. The Hammer's reign is over. There's a new kid in town. Sugar is elated, dancing around the ring and pointing at the crowd, screaming, "I want YOU! I want YOU!"
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the NEW heavyweight champion of the obesity world: SUGAR!
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You haven't played an mmorpg worth playing for years yet ;) Some of us have, and I think thats why we continually plead our case on these forums heh
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Originally posted by Foomerang
There is none. I started with UO (quite around end of beta .. not a good game), EQ (quit in a year .. too much camping), AC (quit soon), .. LOTRO/DDO/DCUO (good that F2P .. play once in a while).
WOW is the only one i played more than a year .. and i never play only ONE game. Too boring.
Originally posted by kantseeme
Basically the new age MMO's DERAILED the genre. The whole point of MMORPG's is MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER not solo everything. It's so retarded and disheartening to see this genre become derailed from microshops and instances. I use to think WoW was the culprate behind this but as of lately its just the developers greed and misconception on what a MMORPG should be.
FFXI, EQOA, EQ1, DAoC those are MMORPG's. Your new age stuff is garbage. Go play a single player game if you want to solo on a MMORPG. Ah when will we be vindicated? I'm only a gamer but I'm almost certain if I could get investors and a team of developers to do what I say we could turn this genre around finally. No instances, no microshops, no F2P! If you want F2P go read a book, updates aren't free ever.
Time to fix this genre.
Originally posted by Xoshua
I want to be in a small group co-op dungeon. And I do play other games, like D3. But why shouldn't i be playing MMOs if MMOs are providing that to me?
LOL .. you can turn back progress, and turn back the trend? I will believe it when i see it.
No F2P? I bet even WOW will go F2P in 1-2 years.
There is no vindication ... only preferences. If yours are not in-line with the market .. will .. supply & demand always works.
Originally posted by Foomerang
I agree.
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Originally posted by Foomerang
Damn nice post OP.
The Elder Scrolls Online
Originally posted by nariusseldon
We should not have to change our preference if this was OUR genre to begin with! You guys wanting everything hand fed to you is the reason the market has slipped. Go get a job if you cant pay for P2P. Go play D&D in person.
A MMORPG is suppose to be a virtual world. You say the market has changed, if thats so why does everyone come on these boards and complain about how the genre is dead? Death SHOULD kill your experience, make you walk for hours because YOU DIED. Now you die and theres no consequence.
Walking SHOULD take 20 minutes! It's a virtual world, when you start and for a long while you SHOULD have to walk for long periods of time. It will build a sense of accomplishment when you finally DO get to travel faster.
Microshops and F2P fail. Hard. P2P is the way the MMORPG needs to be. Content comes out, that content isn't made for free. People need to be payed for their work. Seriously go troll another thread, this thread is how MMORPG's are dieing because people like you try to justify the cancer the new MMO's cause.
Time to fix this genre.
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Originally posted by bunnyhopper
I guess that means your argument is "Tic Tac Toe is great, even though only a few pl players like it. I love it!" then there's not much point to trying to explain to you how it's a shallow game (or in the case of travel-heavy MMORPGs, an unavoidable shallow part of a larger game.)
What the hell does e-sport PVP have to do with anything? We're talking about games, and how to make them more engaging, meaningful, and deep by not allowing a shallow part of the game to drag down the experience. What have you got against game depth that you try to defend non-gameplay (travel) so vigorously?
It is irrelevant whether travel enables deeper experiences. Because despite getting those deep experience, you're still locked into this non-interactive, shallow game mechanic.
The simple fix is to make that shallow mechanic deeper. You're arguing the status quo for its own sake, at the cost of player freedom and better gameplay.
"Joe stated his case logically and passionately, but his perceived effeminate voice only drew big gales of stupid laughter..." -Idiocracy
Originally posted by nariusseldon
Camp checks were great places to conversate with your fellow gamer. They even had camp checks in Nusibe in VG. Some of the best times i had gaming was talking with others. The devi room in the clock tower in Ragnarok.
Would sit there for hours with people talking and killing devis for a chance at the hat to drop. Travleing was great aswell. Stoping to help others you may see along the road or harvest. Lots of things happen "On the way"
Your problem is you want these CO-OP features in MMOs and they simpley dont belong. Go back to D3 and stay out of MMOs.
See above
You obviously dont know what TREND means.
With over 5 mil people still paying 15 a month? I just dont know about your ilk anymore.
Your right here. Its about preference. I prefer not to spend my money on these garbage MMOs. Cant even call them MMOs any more. need to find a new name for them. These CO-OP Lobby RPGs? No thats not right. Theres no RPG in these new "MMOs" How about CFRLG? (Co-Op Face Roll Lobby Game) How does that sound?
Originally posted by kantseeme
Great minds think alike. You hit the nail on the head. :)
Time to fix this genre.
Originally posted by Xoshua
understand where your coming from. The problem is no one is making this game for us. They jumped on the Blizzard fast track to making money idea and failed horribly. Look at the list of games that have tried to follow the WoW business model and just died 1-3 mouths into its launch.
Now that the market is encompassed with these types of MMOs, people are getting tired of it. And sooner or later someone with make a real MMO and the numbers will justify it being part of the MMO market again. And that's when you'll start to see these current MMOs fall from grace. Hell there already falling from grace.
"OMG AC is going to be god's give to MMOs" No it wasn't
"OMG WAR is going to be god's gift to MMOs" No it wasn't
"OMG SWTOR is going to be god's gift to MMOs" No it wasn't
"OMG RIFT is going to be god's gift to MMOs" No it wasn't
"OMG Aion is going to god's gift to MMOs" No it wasn't
Any other games come to mind that i left out?
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I like turn based mmorpg. But no game company makes turn based mmorpg.
They keep catering to the wow clone or even the sandbox people. There are 10 times more sandbox games than turn based mmorpg.
Do I complain all day on the forum? NO! Get a life. Go play Eve.
Well if thats true, then you started playing a genre that you didn't like or really understand and now it has changed into something you've wanted all along: MMO versions of console action/adventure games.
I can definitely see your pov on this topic now.
this isnt about sandbox. its about choice of playstyles. you want turn based combat? thats cool. this isnt a thread about having one or the other, its about the more the better. not sure why you're ranting when we're on the same side heh
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I hear you completely and I agree with much of what you wrote. Nevertheless, I do not share your sentiments about F2P. F2P, to my mind, is actually what is going to save this genre.
The reason the WoW generation single-player games online took over the industry was because the pay to play model values the casual gamer above the hardcore gamer. Everything became oriented around "casuals" and that is why the genre has become console-gamish. When you have subscription based games, it doesn't matter if you login twice a week or whether you play 15 hours a day, both players are paying the same amount. However, there are a lot more players who will only play part-time than there are full-timers, so these games naturally become oriented toward keeping those players over the hardcore types.
With F2P the duality companies worry about ceases to primarily be between casual and hardcore, but instead becomes between players playing for free, and players who are buying stuff. The free players are just there to give the game life, but the important players are the ones who actually buy stuff -- as far as the company is concerned. And which players buy stuff? The players who are jumping from game to game? No. It is the players who are in love with the game and who invest a lot of their time and energy into it. That doesn't necessarily mean hardcore types, but it certainly is a step in that direction.
You see, with subscription models, companies cater to players who just play a bit now and then, because those are precisely the types of players who won't hurry to endgame disappointment and who will not finish content before new content is released. So everything is about the quick fix, not the epic adventure, because casuals don't have time for epic. Friendships and bonds aren't well established because no one sticks around long enough or logs in at the same times, the community because more impersonal and meanspirited.
In otherwords, subscription models cause developers to prioritize players who only feel lukewarm about the game to begin with. If the players you are primarily listening to are the one's who are already a bit bored, is it any wonder that these games seem a bit boring to the rest of us? We are being pulled into "casuals" players' reality.
But with free2play, companies cater to players who are most interested in the game, players who love the game enough to pay. The percentage of players who actually pay is going to be quite small. Casuals just come and go, they feel no real incentive to pay, they already get their fix without doing so. That means there is a fundamental shift away from people who just feel lukewarm about the game toward players who love it. This is precisely why I expect free2play to result in an explosion of much more interesting games. The niche player becomes all important under the F2P era, no longer the casual, which means a lot of games going after something special, not every game trying to be the next WoW.
The F2P era -- which replaces the WoW era in my opinion -- is really only beginning. Though F2P games have been around for awhile, it usually was an admission of a games failure rather than representing the status quo of the industry. But that is changing, and pay2play is rapidly becoming the minority position, and indeed may even become extinct soon. The brilliance behind free2play is it actually uses the very thing that has been eroding the genre and flips the whole thing on its head. Free2play is fundamentally a result of the "casuals" takeover of the industry, but the result is casuals rapidly decline in importance and more dedicated players return to being the center of the industries attention.
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Originally posted by Zorgo
Bravo! Outstanding post that I think hits the nail on the head!
Originally posted by laokoko
10X more sandbox mmos then theamparks? Do tell.
EDIT: Wait a sec. turn based MMORPGs...
Theres more sandbox games then these types? ROFL!!!!!!
Originally posted by Axehilt
No, what that means is merely that your argument about "forcing" is inherently wrong. Which is also "what the hell" e-sport was mentioned for.
What have I got against depth? That's rather an odd thing to say, given this entire time you have been going on about the fact that the deep mechanics travel through a game world can provide "don't count", "don't matter". I actually think depth matters, what you seem to think matters is to be permanently mashing buttons.
"it is irrelevant whether travel enables a deeper experience". No it is not irrelevant at all. It is also really rather funny to call it shallow gameplay:
"What are you doing fella?"
"Well i'm walking over to that keep there, some friends are meeting me on the way"
"What walking?!!! You mean you are not bouncing up and down on your head whilst juggling balls?"
"Er no, i'd rather just walk over there thanks"
"Wow thats shallow crap, go watch tv".
As to why am I "defending" travel. Well given I have pointed out it can drive depth and interlinks with mechanics and can't simply be replaced. Given the fact I have pointed out some people enjoy it (however few). Given the fact that I feel it is a complete and utter joke to think it has to be made into some form of minigame and given the fact that I have pointed out that by improving the game world is what is really needed. Then I think it should be pretty obvious why I am "defending" travel through an open, virtual world.
Making the game world more dynamic, more interesting, more alive. With the landscape subtly altering, with player cities springing up, with unique and dynamic encounters. People having to pick through the terrain, take cover, look for the next safe route. That is what makes travel through it fun, not "hurr play a quick game of Tetris to increase movement speed to warp factor six".
I'm not seeking the status quo at all, I believe that the base mechanics or travel should be kept simple, what should be improved is the game world you travel through and your interactions within it. Not minigames to move.


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TeenCentral.Net. This new site is a response to the many emails received by KidsPeace on the corporate website, KidsPeace.org, and through TeenCentral.Net from parents who are in need of advice about their parenting issues. The new site also supports the KidsPeace mission of providing hope, help and healing to children, families and communities. KidsPeace invites you to visit ParentCentral.Net and register today. Then start posting about your parenting issues, questions and observations and communicate with counselors and parenting professionals and receive
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Dr. Julius Licata developed TeenCentral.Net in 1998 to respond to the needs of teens around the
world who needed a safe, anonymous place to openly discuss their problems and
receive advice from specially trained counselors. Licata recognized the same
need for assistance in the parents who contacted KidsPeace through TeenCentral.Net and KidsPeace.Org to seek answers
to their questions.
designed ParentCentral.Net much like TeenCentral.Net," Licata said. "Parents
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their children and receive sound advice and guidance from our counselors." Emails are posted on the site, along
with replies they receive, to help other parents or guardians with similar
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respond to parent questions and answers once they are reviewed by a counselor."
The site also contains podcasts on important subjects like how to speak with
your son or daughter, dating, peer pressure and how to have a healthy
relationship with your child.
site also features articles and discussions about punishment, suicide
prevention, dating violence, self-control, preventing child abuse and parenting
standards. Helplines are listed and the content is updated weekly. "Visit
ParentCentral.Net and discover all that the site has to offer. It's free,
anonymous and a wonderful resource to guide parents everywhere," Licata added.
A version of this article was published in The Morning Call as a guest column on February 16, 2011.
William Isemann, President and CEO of KidsPeace
The tragic shooting in
Arizona last month should be a wake-up call for us all because it could have
been prevented. It was alarming to learn that gunman Jared Loughner exhibited
behavior indicative of mental health issues for several years, but had never
received the help he needed.
Alarming, but not
surprising, in light of the fact that funding for mental health services has
been drastically reduced over the same time period.
Young people, who should be
hospitalized or in residential treatment facilities, are being referred to an
overloaded outpatient system or, like Loughner, expelled from school because
they are seen as threats to the student body and faculties. Without treatment,
the issues troubling these kids worsen, escalating into the type of tragedies
we witnessed in Arizona and more recently, in California, where a school
shooting resulted in the death of a school administrator.
As President and CEO of
KidsPeace, a Lehigh Valley, PA-headquartered nonprofit that provides mental health care to
children, teens and young adults, I have witnessed dramatic
transformations. I've seen
children who were literally "saved" by well-trained medical staff and
clinicians applying tailored treatment plans of counseling, medication,
education and hard work. The complexity of needs we see today is unprecedented
and often demands that we intervene quickly to provide care -- wherever they
are needed to save a child.
Budget reductions by
federal, state and local entities, as well as reduced insurance payments, have
had an enormous impact on services for children. Fewer and fewer emotionally
and mentally impaired children are receiving the identification, diagnosis and
treatment they need. There is little funding available for outpatient
treatment, and much less for hospital or residential care that would help
children heal and become productive members of our communities.
Schools must also take a
more proactive role in identifying students with mental health issues, ensuring
that they are referred to counselors, physicians, psychologists, social workers
or clinicians for the help they need.
If parents refuse or are unable to recognize signs of illness in their
children, our schools need to inform the proper social services, medical or law
enforcement authorities that a child is spiraling out-of-control and possibly
toward a violent act.
Prevention is key.
We are calling on all public and private schools to adopt a "Threat
Assessment System" which outlines symptoms, available help and procedures if
any incident takes place.
Dr. Peter Langman,
KidsPeace psychologist and author of the book,
"Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters,"
recommends schools implement a plan based on Guidelines for Responding to
Student Threats of Violence published by Cornell and Sheras.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom
Corbett is standing firm in his commitment not to increase taxes for our
residents. He and his new Cabinet
are currently reviewing state expenditures to determine where reductions should
be made. Adding our voice to the other 130 agencies throughout the state that
provide services to support tens of thousands of at-risk children and families,
KidsPeace is urging our new governor to maintain revenue for Children and Youth
services at the current level. A total of 59% of KidsPeace funding comes
through the state. Those
reductions would have a very significant negative impact on hundreds of children
who depend on KidsPeace and other providers to serve, heal and help children
Removing money today from
mental health care budgets will only cost more in the long run – both in
financial and human costs. There is a strong linkage between mental health
disorders and juvenile justice behaviors.
Research shows that approximately 70% of children already involved with
the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health disorder, and approximately
25% of children have a mental health disorder so severe it interferes with
their ability to function.
The system failed a young
man in Arizona and he unleashed terror on his innocent victims. Other young people
out there deal with similar demons.
Are we willing to allow the system to fail them as well? Some act out by bullying, torturing
animals or terrorizing their families.
Others bring guns to school football games, search the web for plans to
build bombs or attempt suicide. They are unable to deal with their anxiety,
depression or other emotional or mental problems without treatment from
As a society, as a nation,
as a community – we must hear their cries and make a firm commitment to provide
the hope, help and healing they so desperately need.
KidsPeace Introduces New Art Therapy Program in PA Residential
By John Muraco, Art Therapist
At the Inventor Center on
the Orchard Hills campus in Orefield, PA, art therapy is a fairly recent
addition to an already dynamic expressive and recreational therapeutic program.
If you ask an art therapist, "What is art therapy?" you are sure to receive a
different response from every individual. Some views on this creative
therapeutic modality have been shaped by the vision of the art healing process
that offers individuals a way to self-understanding, behavioral change and
emotional reparation[1].
This vision, coupled with specific therapeutic goals and clinical
understanding, can guide a therapist in presenting a client with a way to
process emotions, explore his or her life story and build self-esteem.
KidsPeace has provided the
expressive team with an opportunity to develop ways of fostering creative
growth, emotional awareness and self-expression. As an art therapist, my
intention has been to provide our teens with a safe therapeutic space that
allows them a degree of free and healthy exploration of their adolescent
impulses. Such a space provides clients with a platform for choice making: It
gives them the time necessary to gain some mastery of a chosen medium, and
encourages the use of images to express emotions that cannot be communicated in
words. The sessions even allow them the freedom to sit silently and rebel. As
an art therapist working within the residential milieu, I have grown
increasingly aware of the importance of striking a balance between the
developmental teenage need for freedom and a respect for the structures and
boundaries. In the search for approaches that encourage this balance, I began
to incorporate the use of photography in art therapy sessions.
In her very useful book[2]
Judy Weiser explores the use of photography in therapy. She specifies that
clients who utilize phototherapy techniques do not need to be camera-savvy and
that personal exploration and discovery are welcome while using this medium. A
client can use photography as a stepping-stone for creative expression, insight
and emotional communication, thus promoting personal emotional communication as
central and to encourage it in every way.
To accomplish a
photography exercise, I dug up three digital cameras at home that I had
received from friends and brought them into a session. Working in groups of
three, the girls spent the first session getting used to their cameras at their
own pace and with freedom of choice: They were able to take as many or as few
pictures as they wanted. The theme for the second session was "Relationships."
The girls were asked to first think of a relationship they have with another
person, positive or negative and then to take pictures of subject matter that
represented them and the other individual. They were allowed to explore their
outdoor environment, making certain that they were within my visual field but
still able to walk a distance ahead of the pack if they wished. They marveled
at their surroundings and focused in on details in nature.
A number of them used the
camera and pictures to process major events in their lives. Client M wrote a
letter to her friend who had died and then buried the letter (that contained
what she wished she could have expressed to this person) in a ceremony that she
photographed. She was able to use the photography sessions as a way to "say
goodbye" to her friend who passed away during M's stay at KidsPeace. Another
client, S, took pictures of the clouds, sky and sunlight that prompted her to start
a conversation with her about death and loss. S was also able to write down
some of her feelings about this process in a piece she titled "Heaven." She
wrote: "In photography, I have learned ways of expressing my feelings in
photos, I've learned what some meanings to things are and I've learned that
some things in nature can relate to others relationships." Through their
images, these teens are confronting deep emotional truths that will help them
move forward. The process of taking photographs and the physical evidence of
their accomplishments, build self-esteem.
Photography is the first
digital medium these teens have explored in art therapy, and their emotional
responses to it have been important (strong and rewarding). I look forward to
watching our expressive team grow and bearing witness to the emotional
communication of the boys and girls at KidsPeace.
[1] Malchiodi,
[2] Phototherapy
Techniques, 1993
By Leslie Ten Broeck, LCSW, KidsPeace Sanctuary
KidsPeace is totally
committed to implementing the Sanctuary Model at all levels of care, with
implementation beginning in residential programs in Pennsylvania. Sanctuary is
a model of trauma-informed care and organizational change that is important to
the care and treatment of all clients. The Core Team for Sanctuary at KidsPeace
numbers 37 members and includes seven subcommittees (called "Action Groups"),
which address different aspects of Sanctuary at KidsPeace.
The Sanctuary Institute in
New York has developed a certification process, which includes a published list
of standards that need to be met in order to be certified. KidsPeace is working
toward SI certification in 2012. The certification process is lengthy and
culminates in representatives from the Sanctuary Institute spending several
days at our site reviewing records and practices, observing the daily
functioning of all departments of the organization and interviewing staff,
administration and clients.
What is the Sanctuary
Sanctuary represents a
trauma-informed method for changing an organizational culture in order to
provide an ideal therapeutic environment for everyone who is a part of that
environment. This model reflects the understanding that trauma can be
experienced by all members of an organization, staff and clients, and that the
agency as a whole is dynamic and can be negatively impacted by experiences
within the organization. Thus, Sanctuary seeks to create a culture of physical,
psychological, social and moral safety for all who are part of the
The Aims
of Sanctuary:
Increased perceived sense of
community through the creation of a nonviolent environment
Increased degree of "social
immunity" to the spread of violence
Increased capacity for "social
Increased democratic
decision-making and shared responsibility in problem-solving and conflict
Ability to deal with
Opportunity for all clients
and staff to experience a truly safe and connected community
Opportunity for troubled
clients to have corrective emotional, relational and environmental experiences
Reduced episodes of violence
including verbal, physical and sexual forms of harassment, bullying and
violence on part of staff and clients
Reduced critical incidents
Improved job satisfaction
Reduced staff turnover
Improved client satisfaction
The promotion of collective
recovery, healing and growth.
The goals
of Sanctuary are to guide an organization in the development of a
trauma-sensitive culture with seven dominant characteristics, all of which
serve goals related to trauma resolution and model good relational and
parenting skills. These are known
as the Seven Commitments:
o Commitment to Nonviolence: to understand what
different forms of violence do to children and adults
o Commitment to Emotional Intelligence: to promote an
increase in emotional self-awareness
o Commitment to Social Learning: to promote a
therapeutic teaching and learning environment where we learn from past
o Commitment to Shared Governance: to develop a
community of shared decision-making and discussion
o Commitment to Open Communication: to be courageous
enough to speak openly, honestly and respectfully, in order to resolve problems
in a supportive manner
o Commitment to Social Responsibility: to develop a
therapeutic community of justice, fair play and responsibility
o Commitment to Growth and Change: to help develop a
community of creativity, imagination and hope for a better future.
Resiliency and its Use in Foster Care
By Tom
Culver, State Manager, KidsPeace North Carolina Foster Care and Community
One of the greatest
challenges facing agencies that provide services to high-risk children and
families in community settings is the need to have a well defined Model of Care
that is understood and implemented by all involved in service provision. The
need for a well defined Model of Care that is supported by research to
demonstrate a positive impact on the life outcomes of the families and children
we serve becomes increasingly important as the effects of both child welfare
reform and mental health reform demand that foster care and community services
serve clients who may have otherwise been served in a more intensive residential
treatment setting. KidsPeace Foster Care and Community Programs (FCCP) has
embraced a Model of Care that is based on Resiliency Theory.
Theory arose from the study of the characteristics and life histories of those
high-risk individuals who experienced adversity yet managed to avoid poor life
outcomes such as: substance abuse; dropping out of school; social and
relational problems; mental/emotional problems; problems with law enforcement;
and vocational instability. The studies contributing to the theory of
resilience refer to various cross-cultural lifespan developmental studies on
the lives of children who were born into families and environments that
provided serious risk and adversity to the healthy development of the child.
Studies include: children born to parents who suffered from mental illness
and/or severe chronic substance abuse problems; children raised in homes that
subject them to severe neglect and /or abuse; and children raised in
environments with severe poverty, crime and instability. Surprisingly, the
findings from these long-term studies were that at least 50% - and often closer
to 70% - of youth growing up in these adverse conditions developed the life
skills necessary to overcome the odds and lead successful lives.
The greatest benefit
derived from this research on children who have overcome significant adversity
and have thrived in spite of it, is a list of common characteristics found in
the lives of these individuals. The list of common characteristics known as "protective
factors" has become a focus in the KidsPeace Model of Care as these
characteristics appear to counterbalance the adverse effects that "risk
factors" have on a developing child or on any individual struggling with
excessive levels of stress brought on by too much risk/adversity. <<Read More>>


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USC made news Monday morning when athletic director Pat Haden fired head basketball coach Kevin O'Neill.
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It was during her sophomore campaign that Joyful Victory scored consecutive stakes victories with a seven-length winnng effort in the Grade 2 Fantasy Stakes and an 8 3/4-length win in the Grade 3 Honeybee Stakes.
Joyful Victory has 4 wins, 5 seconds and 3 thirds, and has lifetime earnings of $673,079.
The horse named after one of Aiken's most prominent landmarks will also be making his seasonal bow. All Inn Stable's and Lael Stable's Willcox Inn is among the entries for Saturday's $200,000 Grade 3 Connally Turf Cup at Sam Houston Park. A three time graded stakes winner, the 5-year-old horse is conditioned by Mike Stidham, and has earned $668,543.
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"As a social science secondary education major at Millikin University, I developed my own philosophy of pedagogy. In my history seminar and historiography classes, I learned essential critical thinking tools and content knowledge that I employed in my lesson plans during my junior block and later during my student teaching internship. Education classes further enhanced my classroom capabilities as well as my understanding of today's educational system. From the recognition of how inclusion could be used in my classroom to the diversified way technology could better my teaching, I absorbed a great breadth of knowledge and experience to use in my future courses."
Christopher Sykes
B.A Social Science in Secondary Education Major
Class of 2011
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DECATUR – Millikin University sophomore Hasida Wali remembers a time in Afghanistan when females could barely leave the house, much less play sports.
But since the overthrow of the country's Taliban government in 2001, the 21-year-old has been one of the women making strides on the soccer field and elsewhere.
Wali was recognized for her efforts in December at the 2014 Rumi Awards in Las Vegas, an annual ceremony founded by Abe Nasser to recognize outstanding contributions by Afghans around the world.
She said she initially thought the email notifying her was about her sister, whom she knew was up for a Rumi media award, but to her surprise, it was about her own win.
Wali grew up playing volleyball and basketball before giving herself over to the game she loved most: soccer, or as it's known in her country, football.
She played on a youth team for girls under 14, was selected for the national team two years later and before leaving Afghanistan to go to an English high school in India, she ran the Women's Football Committee of the Afghanistan Football Federation in 2010.
Wali also helped other young women as a youth group leader for the Afghan Women's Network.
She initially studied pre-medicine at Millikin but switched her major to political science after finding she didn't care for biology. She has also played soccer at Millikin but had to serve as a manager this past season after fracturing a toe during preseason practice.
Wali hopes to return to Afghanistan after graduation and "work with the government on (improving) women's rights."
She said despite progress, women tend to be punished for wanting to work, get an education or speak out.
"It's something I can see with my eyes," Wali said. "I feel disappointed for people who don't have rights."
DECATUR – The setting may not have been the U.S. Capitol, but by the time Michael Burlingame spoke some of the words Abraham Lincoln chose for his second inaugural address, you could have heard the proverbial pin drop.
Before a standing-room-only audience at Millikin University's Perkinson Music Center on Thursday evening, the internationally renowned scholar was sharing some insights about our nation's 16th president that he found in the papers of Frederick Douglass.
He said Douglass did not initially grasp the importance of Lincoln's last speech on April 11, 1865, when he said for the first time publicly that he believed some blacks should be given the right to vote, namely those who had served in the Union army and those who were literate.
"I was disappointed by the limited scope of the proposal but should have known (better) … because Abraham Lincoln learned his statesmanship in the school of rail-splitting," Burlingame quoted Douglass as saying. "And to split a rail, you take a wedge, and you first insert the thin edge of the wedge into the log."
By contrast, actor John Wilkes Booth understood the significance of Lincoln's statement all too well and murdered the president for it three days later.
Burlingame's appearance Thursday was the 2015 T.W. Samuels Lecture, created in 1977 in honor of the late senior partner in the law firm of Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson and Sly.
Holder of the Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield, Burlingame has written 12 books on the life of Abraham Lincoln, including "Abraham Lincoln: A Life," a two-volume biography published in 2009.
"Abraham Lincoln was not murdered because he issued the Emancipation Proclamation (nor was he murdered) because he supported the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery throughout the United States," Burlingame said. "Abraham Lincoln was murdered because he called for black voting rights.
"I think it is therefore appropriate for us to regard Lincoln as a martyr for black civil rights as much as Martin Luther King, or Medgar Evers or Viola Liuzzo or James Reeb or Mickey Schwerner or James Chaney or Andrew Goodman or any of those people who were murdered in the 1960s as they championed the civil rights revolution of our modern time."
Thursday afternoon, Burlingame met informally with about 20 students and faculty in Shilling Hall and shared his theory on why Lincoln hated slavery from an early age.
"I suggest that Lincoln loathed, despised and hated slavery because he hated, loathed and despised the way his father treated him," he said. "I think Lincoln, unconsciously, he identified himself with the slaves and his father with the slaveholders."
Burlingame also said Lincoln possessed an "unusually sensitive conscience" and was famous for chastising his playmates growing up in southwest Indiana for their cruelty to animals.
"Boys on the frontier thought it was great sport to take turtles and throw them against trees, throw snakes into the fire and that sort of thing," he said. "I think anybody who was that sensitive to that issue in that time period would have been outraged about cruelty to slaves."
"Panel talks legacy of integration "
Norman says city, schools better off
-Theresa Churchill (H&R Senior Writer)
DECATUR- Jeanelle Norman, president of the Decatur branch of the NAACP, believes the community is better off than it would have been without the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling 60 years ago on Brown v. Board of Education, which called for the desegregation of public schools.
She said a local desegregation plan implemented in 1969 when she was a teacher in Durfee School brought white students from the Meadowlark Subdivision to join a predominantly black enrollment in a relatively smooth transition.
"Many of those black students were in the hallway at first, maybe for discipline, maybe for something else," she said. "The (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) came in and intervened, and after that, we did not see much of that going on anymore."
Norman was one of three panelists who spoke Wednesday as a part of a Constitution Day discussion attended by more than 30 people in Millikin University's Shilling Hall.
Brian Mullgardt, assistant professor of history, presented a history on the NAACP activities leading up to the landmark Supreme Court decision in 1954, and Amber Lusvardi, visiting lecturer of political science, spoke in detail about the case itself.
Norman identified Robertson Charter School, whose enrollment is 86.2 percent black, and Hope Academy, which is 71.2 percent black, as the only public schools in Decatur that lack adequate diversity.
"Decatur has come a long way," she said. "What's disturbing about these two schools is that Robertson has high academic achievement, but Hope Academy has just 22 percent of their students meeting learning standard."
Elsewhere, Norman said re-segregation is occurring at an alarming rate with Illinois reported to be No. 2 in the nation for most segregated schools for blacks and No. 5 for Hispanics.
Asked by freshman political science major Meg Coleman of Denver how she would desegregate schools today, Norman said one way is to have more charter and magnet schools, where the racial balance can be better controlled.
"It's better when people in a community come together to decide hoe they can best implement desegregation in their schools," she said.
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Dr. Dan Monroe has a lecture series set on Sunday the 26th. To learn more about the schedule and the topics download the ALPLM Symposium schedule.


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(2) A civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section shall be payable to the State of West Virginia and is collectable as authorized by law for the collection of debts.
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(4) The Secretary of State and county clerk may review and audit any sworn statement required to be filed pursuant to this article. The State Election Commission shall propose legislative rules for promulgation, in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to establish procedures for the assessment of civil penalties as provided in this section.
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Encourage Bass Pro Shops to come
Big announcement from Bass Pro Shops on Dec. 21: They will not be coming to the Augusta area.
Instead they will build stores in Emerson, Ga., and St. Johns, Fla.
Our economy must still be the worst in the Southeast. That's the reason they gave for putting on hold the plans to build here years ago.
Maybe they think nobody wants them to build here. Maybe they don't like the Augusta area. If that's the case, there are lots of prime building areas in Aiken that run along Interstate 20.
I suggest that everyone write them a letter every week until they make their minds up either way. Or we could try to persuade their competition, Cabela's, to build here. The last time I checked they didn't have a store in the South. Maybe we could be their first.
Kenneth Holley
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Sgt. Simpson responded to Turnerwoods Road in reference to an anonymous tip about a dog being chained to a tree with no shelter from the elements. The sergeant located the dog and noticed it did not have food or water. The sergeant could not locate the owner. He then contacted animal control, who advised it could not legally seize the animal, but it could provide bedding, food, and water for the animal.
January 16
Deputy Graham responded to a business on West Clinton Street in reference to a suspicious person. The complainant said that the man walked into the business and looked as if he had been beaten up. The subject said that he had been beaten and thrown to the ground by the offender at their place of work. The deputy contacted the offender, who denied any wrongdoing, but had a visible bloodstain on his shirtsleeve. The offender was taken into custody. The deputy then surveyed the scene of the altercation, where blood was visible on the floor, door, and window, as well as on the cement outside. The deputy took photographs of the subject, the offender, and the scene and took out a warrant on the offender for aggravated battery.
Deputy Graham was dispatched to Hidden Lakes Drive in reference to threats. The complainant and her husband said the offender had been making derogatory remarks about them via phone calls and text messages. They also heard from a third party that the offender was planning on coming to the husband's place of work and attacking him. The deputy contacted the offender and advised him that if he continued to contact the complainant and her husband he would be charged with harassment and if he went to their residence he would he charged with criminal trespassing.
Officer Middlebrooks was dispatched to Turnerwoods Road in reference to harassment. The complainant said that his neighbor had been constantly harassing him, as well as calling the police and DFCS on him. He said the neighbor is constantly looking out the window at him. The complainant did not wish to contact the neighbor, only document the incidents.
Sgt. Simpson responded to a lookout for a possible drunk driver on Gray Highway. He noticed the vehicle in question weaving and initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of Gray Highway and Lite-N-Tie Road. The driver said he had not been drinking and tested negative on a roadside alcohol test. He said he was blind in his right eye and could not see well while driving at night. He was cited for failure to maintain lane and a relative came to pick up the vehicle.
January 17
Deputy Beard noticed a vehicle traveling on Pecan Lane without a tag light. After the deputy initiated a traffic stop, the driver admitted to having a bag of marijuana in his pants pocket. The bag was turned over to the deputy. The driver was placed under arrest, as well as a passenger in the vehicle who was found to have a valid warrant out of Bibb County.
Sgt. Giltz observed a vehicle traveling 76 mph in a 55-mph zone on Gray Highway. The sergeant initiated a traffic stop and discovered that the driver's license was suspended. The sergeant served the suspension and cited the driver for speeding. The vehicle was turned over to a licensed driver.
Officer Farley responded to a business on West Clinton Street in reference to shoplifting. The complainant said she thought she saw the offender steal some sunglasses. The offender was confronted about the theft and admitted to taking two pairs of sunglasses, taking the tags off of them, and putting them in her purse. She was issued a citation for theft by shoplifting and advised not to return to the business.
January 18
Officer Giltz responded to North Street in reference to suspicious activity. The complainant said that she noticed that one of the doors to her boyfriend's vehicle had been opened and not properly shut back. She suspected that someone was trying to hide drugs in the vehicle. The officer said he would put in a patrol request for the area.
January 19
Sgt. Garner observed a vehicle traveling 50 mph in a 25-mph zone on West Clinton Street. He initiated a traffic stop and noticed that the driver appeared nervous and the smell of burnt marijuana seemed to be coming from the vehicle. The driver said she had smoked marijuana earlier that morning, but threw the cigarette out the window. Officer Hunnicutt arrived to assist and recovered a bag of marijuana from the vehicle. The offender was issued citations for speeding and possession of marijuana—less than one ounce.
January 20
Deputy Jenkins was dispatched to Hickory Ridge Drive in reference to damage to property. The complainant said that she was notified that an unidentified offender shot her boyfriend's truck with a paintball gun. The complainant said she wanted the incident documented because similar damage had occurred elsewhere in the area.


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Just seems funny to think I should have had my 2nd daughter on this day last year, :) I remember last year, whenever we would go out around this time, people would ask how old she was, then give me a funny look when I would say 7 wks... but she still looked like a newborn, only weighing in at around 7 lbs... so then I'd have to explain to them that she wasn't even due yet.
But now, here she is, alreay 13 1/2 months already, time sure flies!! I have to count my blessing though, because she's been as healthy as could be, and sooo sweet!
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Hubby (32)
Grace Ann (3 yrs old) - born 11/28/00 @ 39 wks - Induced for mild pre-eclampsia (6 lbs, 8 oz's & 19 inches)
Allison Rose (1 year old) - born 12/11/02 @ 33 wks - ER C/S for severe pre-eclampsia (4 lbs, 3 oz's & 16 inches)


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|1st Season
Jason Levy is back home.
Levy graduated from Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo and was hoping to make the Matadors basketball team in 1991-92 under then head coach Pete Cassidy.
Levy didn't make the team, but he continued his education at Cal State Northridge that resulted in a degree in 1993 in Leisure Studies & Recreation. Levy's love of basketball led to a coaching career that has taken him to the Midwest, and back to the West Coast.
"This is something I have always thought about, but thought would never happen (his return to CSUN)," said Levy, who is the newest member of CSUN's coaching staff after serving five seasons as an assistant at Loyola Marymount of the West Coast Conference. "For me to get a degree from Cal State Northridge and to be able to coach here is a great honor. I can't express enough how excited I am to be able to work with Dr. Brandon Martin (Athletic Director), who I watched play at USC, and with coach Theus who I watched play for many years in the NBA. This is truly a dream come true."
"Jason Levy is in constant basketball mode," remarked CSUN head coach Reggie Theus. "Jason is a student of the game of basketball. He is constantly learning more about the game. He works hard as a recruiter, and he will be very instrumental in helping me on the court."
Levy played a major role in LMU's many memorable wins over the last five seasons that included the Lions advancing to the semifinals at the 2013 West Coast Conference Championships for the second time in three years. LMU, Gonzaga and St. Mary's are the only other WCC teams to reach the quarterfinals and beyond in each of the last five years.
"Jason provided energy and passion in the success who have enjoyed at Loyola Marymount over the years," said LMU head coach Max Good. "He will be missed."
Levy recruited ten WCC All-Conference selections in five seasons at LMU that included three 1,000-point scorers. Levy's duties also included scheduling, scouting, working with post-players, and defensive strategy. LMU's success included wins over several nationally-ranked teams including Gonzaga, St. Mary's, UCLA and St. Louis. In 2011-12, the Lions defense ranked 20th in three-point field goal defense (.302). The Lions' defense held 15 teams under 30 percent for the game from beyond the arc.
Prior to his assistant coaching duties at Loyola Marymount, Levy spent eight seasons at Cal State Fullerton where he helped the Titans win the Big West regular season (the first conference regular title since 1976) and conference tournament titles during the 2007-08 season that earned the CSF's first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 32 years.
You name it. Jason Levy accomplished it while at Cal State Fullerton. His many assignments included recruiting as well as working with post-players, game preparation and coordinating the team's competitive schedule. His intense schedule proved to be successful as the Titans boasted four straight winning seasons including 20 wins or more in three of the last five years while at CSF.
His recruiting efforts included some of the best players in Titan's history including Bobby Brown, who is the Titans' all-time leading scorer in addition to winning All-Big West Conference honors and Big West Freshman of the Year accolades.
Levy's coaching success at Cal State Fullerton earned him recognition with a 2002 selection to the Top-20 of top assistants at a mid-major school by Rivals100Hoops.com. Levy was one of only two assistant coaches selected from schools west of the Rockies.
Levy also coached as an assistant at the University of Portland after serving the three prior years in the Big West Conference with two seasons (1994-95 and 1995-96) at Long Beach State under then head coach Seth Greenberg, and one year (1996-97) at UC Irvine under then head coach Rod Baker.
After graduating from CSUN, Levy began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant to Rudy Washington at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, before moving to Long Beach State. Levy also coached at the Double Pump Camps at Cal State Dominguez Hills in 1992-93.
Levy's roots grew in New York where he played high school basketball at La Salle Academy in Manhattan before venturing west and playing two seasons at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo.
Levy has one son, Kyle.


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- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD
- Review Date: 12/2014 -
- Update Date: 12/20/2014 -
The American Cancer Society has created a robust web site with detailed information for patients, families, and professionals. The information is provided in both English and Spanish. They provide numerous ways to get involved in your community and message boards where you can share your feelings, ideas, or questions about cervical cancer.
409 12th Street, SW
PO Box 96920
Washington, DC 20090-6920
NCI Public Inquiries Office
6116 Executive Blvd., Room 3036A
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
The National Cancer Institute's web site provides comprehensive information and in an easy-to-understand format. In addition, because the NCI is the government's principal agency for cancer research and training, you can find a lot of information about clinical trails, research programs, and research funding.
7247 Hayvenhurst Ave., Suite A-7
Van Nuys, CA 91406
1-800-685-5531 (for patients and families)
1-818-909-3849 (office)
This site provides plenty of information, but its main focus is providing support to women facing cervical cancer and their families. The organization states on its website, "The NCCC places a very special and personal focus on providing outreach support to women and family members going through the battle against cancer."


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Getting support from Apple
Id always heard Apple had good support. Not from what Ive seen here.
For example, this morning I got transferred by AT&T to Emeril in Apple data plan? support. Been on hold now 1 hour, 14 minutes on the speakerphone clock.
its 0910edt now.
There doesnt appear to be any way to contact for iphone help but... call?
How does one actually get someone to help them at Apple?