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The Canisius College women's lacrosse team dropped its first conference game in nearly two years after falling to Marist 10-9 on Wednesday afternoon, snapping a nine-game winning streak in league play.
The Red Foxes controlled much of the first half, taking a 5-2 lead into the locker room and was able to hold off a Canisius rally in the second.
After Canisius battled back to tie the game at nine, junior attacker Tori Quinn appeared to score the go-ahead goal with just over one minute to play. Following a stick check, Quinn's goal was disallowed due to an illegal pocket.
On the ensuing possession, Marist's Kara McHugh netted the game winner with 21 seconds to play.
"I think our team had been coasting a bit through our last few games and today it caught up to us," said head coach Scott Teeter. "We got off to a poor start today and made a lot of unforced turnovers, which is uncharacteristic for us. We need to get back to getting off to a quick start, playing for a whole 60 minutes and really limiting our mistakes."
The Griffs, who entered the contest averaging 14 turnovers per game, had made 13 at halftime and were just 8-14 on clears at the break. They'd finish with 20 turnovers and 15-22 on clears.
Senior midfielder Maria Kotas and sophomore attacker Taylor Giglio led Canisius offensively, each netting three goals. Quinn, junior attacker Meghan Cuddy and sophomore midfielder Ashley Bull each chipped in a goal as well. Bull also had a team-high five draw controls, while Kotas added five ground balls.
Senior defender Gabby Kotas, who caused three turnovers and collected four ground balls in the game, anchored the Griffs' defensive effort.
The Blue and Gold now sit at 1-1 in MAAC play, with its next contest coming at Quinnipiac on Sunday with first draw scheduled for noon.
GAME NOTES: The loss was Canisius' first loss to a MAAC opponent since a 13-11 loss at Marist on April 14, 2012… Including postseason play, the Griffs had won 13-straight against MAAC opponents… Canisius has been held in single digits in four of their five losses this season.
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Strong First Half Leads Marist Past Griffs
Courtesy: Canisius College Athletics
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I remember reading your thread back when it happened and thinking good for you, but what a mess the whole thing was - I'm so happy he's gone and your family can settle down and heal. You say you can take care of your wife now - is she ill?
Yes Ann she got phenomena and then the MRSA set in. She has bad lung's to start with. She had about 0 oxygen in her blood when I got her to the hospital she was in there for 8 day's I got her home yesterday she is on some heavy duty antibiotic's now. The lack did something to her brain but the doc said she should get better.

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How did everyone miss Jeremy Lin?
An undrafted Asian American from Harvard excelling for the storied New York Knicks in the NBA's most famous arena is unlikely enough.
Marry that with a timely confluence of unpredictable events and unique circumstances, and Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin's unprecedented rise from bench warmer to global basketball star in 14 days begs the perplexing question:
How did Lin go so unnoticed for so long?
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Lin's unforeseen performance — hardly an NBA coach, general manager, scout or fan saw this coming — has captivated sports fans throughout the world, including Asia, where Lin has roots. He is the NBA's first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent.
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"Lin is changing perceptions of Asian Americans, in ways that both reinforce and deeply challenge existing stereotypes," said Thad Williamson, a University of Richmond professor of leadership studies. "On the one hand, he is the prototypical high-academic-achieving Asian American. But on the other hand he is a baller who has shown he can not only compete but excel against the world's best players."
Said Knicks legend and TV analyst Walt Frazier, "This league is dominated by African Americans. What are the odds of an Asian guy coming on and having this impact? It's amazing. It's inexplicable."
It began with a desperate attempt by coach Mike D'Antoni to jump-start the then-struggling Knicks. The answer turned out to be Lin, a 6-3, 200-pound guard with an economics degree and faith in God who just happened to be a perfect fit for D'Antoni's offensive system.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who played basketball at Harvard, has developed a relationship with Lin and worked out with him on the court.
"Everyone who thinks this an overnight success fundamentally gets this wrong," Duncan said in an interview with USA TODAY. "Jeremy has been very good for a long time and just never quite had the opportunity."
Or as Knicks courtside season ticket-holder Spike Lee told a Sacramento TV station at halftime of Wednesday's Kings-Knicks game: "It's harder to slip through the cracks now, with the tape, with 900 channels. … No one saw this, so how could someone with his talent just be there and no one saw it?"
In his last seven games, Lin has averaged 24.4 points, 9.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds, filling Knicks fans with joy and hope and replacing frustration that existed for the last decade.
Since D'Antoni gave Lin his chance, the Knicks are 7-0, including 6-0 with Lin as a starter. New York (15-15) has moved from 10th to eighth in the Eastern Conference standings, revitalizing its season and re-energizing a Madison Square Garden crowd that has not enjoyed an NBA title since 1973.
"You can feel an energy here that has been missing for a long time," Frazier said.
Right place, right time
Race played a factor early in Lin's career, Duncan said.
"This is classic low expectations and, frankly, stereotyping," Duncan said. "He was underappreciated and underrecognized. The fact that he's Asian American, those two things are absolutely linked."
Lin is aware of the stereotypes and says he perhaps can open doors to basketball previously unknown to Asian Americans, similar to how Tiger Woods introduced golf to more people.
"The more we can do to break those down every day, the better we'll become," said Lin, who plans to conduct a basketball camp in Taiwan after the season. "Hopefully, in the near future, we'll see a lot more Asians and Asian Americans playing basketball in the NBA."
But Duncan also pinpoints an important factor in Lin's ascent: getting an opportunity in the right place at the right time. It's much easier for an unheralded player to emerge in football, baseball and hockey, where roster sizes are larger and players develop at different rates.
In basketball, many of the top players are identified in their pre-teen and early teens and, as Commissioner David Stern told USA TODAY, "The conventional wisdom is that you know everyone who's going to be coming into your league by the time of the McDonald's High School All-American game."
As a Palo Alto (Calif.) High senior, Lin wasn't on national recruiting analysts' or college coaches' radars. He wasn't ranked nationally by position or in California. Rivals.com has a five-star rating system for recruits. Next to Lin's name: zero stars.
Rivals.com recruiting expert Jerry Meyer said he wasn't aware of Lin when Lin played at Palo Alto.
"I couldn't even tell you what AAU team he played for," Meyer said. "He wasn't considered a major or midmajor prospect. I didn't know about him until he started to play well at Harvard."
In his own backyard, Stanford didn't offer him a scholarship.
"Jeremy Lin was a good basketball player then," said then-Stanford coach Trent Johnson, who is now at LSU. "We talked about the possibility of having him walk on. He didn't want to walk on.
"It's a good story. It's a great story. But right now, everybody seems to think he was playing as well then as he is now. It's comical. Well, who drafted Jeremy Lin? No NBA team."
At Harvard, Lin had supporters and believers, especially then-Crimson assistant coach Kenny Blakeney.
Blakeney said he told Lin that he could be an NBA player, saying he told Lin he was "more athletic than what people give you credit for … and physically tougher than a lot of people will give you credit for."
So what took so long for the NBA to discover Lin? The Golden State Warriors cut him. They were deep at the guard position and couldn't give him playing time. The Houston Rockets picked him up, but Lin ran into the same closed door: too many guards, no minutes and an offense that didn't suit his style. They cut him, too.
But the Knicks needed a point guard who could direct D'Antoni's offense, a style suited to Lin's abilities.
If the Warriors hadn't cut him, if the Rockets hadn't cut him, if Knicks guard Baron Davis hadn't been out with an injury, if Lin hadn't been equipped to run this offense, if D'Antoni hadn't taken a chance … Lin's story might have never played out.
"I feel like a lot of teams have that 'Jeremy Lin,' " Kings rookie guard Isaiah Thomas said. "For whatever reason, it's not the right situation.
"This league is all about opportunity and what you do with it. It's all about being put in the right situation to succeed. That's life in general."
'He is the first of his kind'
In two weeks, Lin not only became a trending topic on social media (from virtually no Twitter followers to more than 380,000) and a star for the NBA and the Knicks, he also became an overnight role model for Asians throughout the world.
"This seems like an important development in the way Asian Americans are likely to be perceived and portrayed," Williamson said.
Fans attending the Knicks-Raptors game Tuesday in Toronto said the buzz about Lin rivaled the first visit of Yao Ming, the Chinese-born former Rockets center.
"We're here for Jeremy Lin," said Samuel Li, 21, a Chinese Canadian from Markham, Ontario, who attended the game. "He is the first of his kind. We're Yao Ming fans, but he's 7 feet and from China. Jeremy is my size and from America. We can identify with him."
Lin's story is especially appealing to Asian basketball players, who say his success is an inspiration.
"He speaks like us. He's heard all of the same stereotypes we've heard," said Asian Canadian Darren Liu, 25, a former high school basketball player. "To see a guy go through all those things, to get cut by teams, it's something we can look up to and be proud of."
Lin's story is one NBA executives, including Stern, have enjoyed immensely, in part because it has helped eliminate residual bitterness over the league's 149-day lockout and in part because of the league's commitment to marketing itself in China. The NBA is paying close attention to the impact there as the league tries to increase its popularity after Ming's retirement last summer.
According to the NBA:
• From Feb. 4 to Feb. 12, Lin had the top-selling jersey at NBAstore.com, which has shipped Lin merchandise to 22 countries — Taiwan and Hong Kong were third and fourth behind the USA and Canada.
• On Sina, China's version of Twitter, Lin went from 190,000 followers on Feb. 2 to 916,747 on Feb. 14. Lin is the No. 1-searched term on Baidu, China's equivalent of Google.
In two decades of reporting on U.S. and Chinese basketball, Su Qun has never seen anything like Lin.
"There is no precedent for this," says Su, 43, editor-in-chief of Basketball Pioneers, a twice-weekly Chinese-language newspaper.
For each of the last four editions, Lin has been the cover star.
"That never happened before, with Yao Ming, Kobe Bryant or LeBron James. The first two editions, I chose him as I wanted to commemorate his feats and make him better known to Chinese fans," Su says. "Then he exceeded expectations, and we had no choice but to use him."
On Rivals.com's list of the top 150 high school seniors, not one is primarily of Asian descent, Meyer said.
"You just don't see that many good Asian-American players," he said. "That doesn't mean they're not out there. That had a lot to do with Jeremy being such a sleeper. People don't expect Asian Americans to be that good at basketball. We just have to be honest about that. … That's crass, and that's stereotypical. Obviously, he's breaking that. He might open the door for more Asian-American players."
Thursday, the league made Lin a late addition to the Rising Stars Challenge, a game involving rookies and second-year players Feb. 24 that is part of the NBA's All-Star weekend in Orlando.
Despite that type of recognition and all of the hype, Lin has remained humble.
"I want to be the same person before and after," Lin said. "That's where I want to be. I don't want to let anything affect me or our team."
Lin's agent, Roger Montgomery, is impressed with the way Lin has handled the pressure of playing for the Knicks and his demeanor off the court in the face of growing multimedia requests.
"He's holding up pretty good," Montgomery said. "I'm proud of how well he is doing. … What right now people are forgetting is the engine, and the most important endorsement we have right now is that he is the starting point guard for the New York Knicks."
Contributing: J. Michael Falgoust and Rachel Shuster in McLean, Va.; Tom Pedulla in New York; Robert Klemko in Toronto; Calum MacLeod in Beijing; Glenn Guilbeau in Baton Rouge
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Two-Year-Old Singing Pearl Jam's "Elderly Woman Behind The Counter in a Small Town"
There are a lot of videos of cute kids doing stuff on the Internet. Here is another one. This video is a couple of years old, but at the time, Penelope was two.
The two-year-old sings the Pearl Jam song Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town from the band's VS album.
She does a pretty good job. Actually, she enunciates some of the words better than Eddie Vedder.


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'"Give Chicago credit, they played the kind of game that we played when we went into Montreal last night," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "They did a lot of pinching, a lot of puck pressure, and I thought we were a step slow a lot of the game."'
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1Jio Fontan
Fontan & Wise Named USC Basketball's Team MVPs for 2012-13 Season
Bryan, Fuller, Dedmon, Wesley, Terrell and Oraby also claim awards
USC Plays Utah In Pac-12 Tournament First Round
No. 7 seed Trojans face the No. 10 seed Utes for the right to face No. 2 seed Cal
Seniors Fontan And Wise Named Pac-12 Honorable Mention
Trojans play Utah in first round of Pac-12 Tournament Wednesday
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Trojans seek road split, better Pac-12 Tournament seeding
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Trojans to honor 8 seniors before the game
2012-13 Season In Photos
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Utah vs. USC
Utah vs. USC
Men's Basketball vs. Washington State
USC lost to Washington State, 76-51
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UCLA at USC
Trojans host the Bruins.
BREAKDOWN: Jio Fontan (JEE-oh Fon-TAN) is a 6-foot, 175-pound senior point guard who became eligible after the Trojans' 10th game of the 2010-11 season following his transfer to USC from Fordham in January 2010. He is a true experienced court general and leader who possesses the ability to distribute the ball to his teammates and play tough defense. He was expected to be the team leader for the Trojans last season, but tore his ACL on a summer exhibition tour to Brazil and missed the entire season.
2011-12: Fontan and the Trojans were dealt a tough blow when he tore his ACL on the team's exhibition trip to Brazil, where he scored 57 points in the first two games before being injured in the third contest. Fontan had successful surgery to repair his left ACL on Sept. 13 at the Kerlan-Jobe Surgery Center in Los Angeles and missed the entire season.
2010-11: Sat out the first semester due to transfer rules and became eligible to play his first game as a Trojan on Dec. 18 at Kansas. He started and scored 15 points, had two assists and made two free throws with 1:36 left to give the Trojans a 68-66 lead, but Kansas' freshman Josh Selby answered with a three-pointer and No. 3 Kansas went on to defeat USC 70-68 and run their home winning streak to 65 games. Fontan played in 24 games, all starts, and was second on the team in scoring at 10.5 points per game and in assists with 94. He scored in double-figures 12 times, scoring 21 points twice, Dec. 23 vs. Lehigh and Feb. 24 vs. Arizona and 20 points at Washington on March 5. Led USC with 14 points in the NCAA first-round 59-46 loss to eventual NCAA semifinalist VCU. He had 14 games of four assists or more, including the last five. He averaged 4.6 assists over the last 10 games. Scored eight points or more in 19 of 24 games.
2009-10: Played in five games for Fordham, averaging 15.0 points and 4.2 assists before transferring to USC. He began classes at USC on Jan. 11, 2010.
2008-09: Fontan was named to the Atlantic-10 All-Rookie Team as he averaged 15.3 points, 4.7 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game. He was also named to the All-Metropolitan Conference third team, as he ranked ninth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring, fourth in assists and 12th in assist/turnover ratio. Fontan ranked 10th in the country in scoring among freshmen. He appeared in all 28 game for the Rams, making 27 starts. He scored in double figures in 16 of the final 17 games and in 20 of the last 22 contests. Dished out 11 assists, the most for a Ram since 1992, and had 10 points vs. Xavier on Jan. 1. Scored a season-high 25 points at St. Bonaventure on Jan. 28. Netted 23 points, shooting 5-for-8 from three-point range, and added five assists at La Salle on March 4. In all, he scored 20 or more points six times. He had a season-best six rebounds twice and had a season-high five steals at Rhode Island on Jan. 18. He made 60.2 percent of his free throws (100-for-166), 33.0 percent of his three-pointers (31-for-94) and had a team-leading 33 steals. Was twice named Rookie of the Week in the Atlantic 10.
HIGH SCHOOL: Fontan graduated from St. Anthony's HS in Jersey City, N.J. and helped lead them to a perfect 32-0 record in 2007-08 and the number one national ranking in both the USA Today Super 25 and the ESPN High Elite 25 polls. Fontan was ranked as the No. 13 point guard recruit in the nation by Scout.com for the 2008 class. He averaged 10.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists as a senior. Fontan was also a four-year honor roll student at St. Anthony's HS. Played AAU ball for The PlayazClub and scored a game-high 41 points in the IS8 championship game to earn MVP honors. He led Playaz to the 2007 Spring Fling title, earning MVP honors in the process.
PERSONAL: Fontan was born on Jan. 4, 1990 in Paterson, N.J. His full name is Jiovanny Sa'mir Fontan. His parents names are Samar Fontan (stepmother), Jorge Fontan and Salina James (birth mother). He has a brother Jorgio and sister Jianni. Lists his favorite recording artist as Eminem and his favorite movie as The Pursuit of Happyness. His favorite sports figure is Michael Jordan and his favorite non-sports figure is his father. Fontan was featured in a PBS documentary in 2010 titled, "The Street Stops Here," which focused on well-known high school coach Bob Hurley Sr. Fontan was described by the filmmakers as, "co-captain of the St. Anthony High School team and is often seen as the soft voice of reason. Smart and strong-minded, Fontan is determined to learn from his father's transgressions and work hard in school to ensure that he is defined by more than just basketball." His father Jorge is described as someone who spent time in prison as a young man and dedicated his life to helping Jio and teammate Travon Woodall "learn from his mistakes and escape a life of drugs, crime and poverty." Fontan is a Communications major at USC.


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A coroner releases Ariel Castro's official death report
(Columbus) A coroner's final report confirms Cleveland kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro died by hanging himself in his prison cell.
The report by Franklin County Coroner Jan Gorniak says Castro was unresponsive when prison guards found him the evening of Sept. 3 and that prison medical staff tried reviving him.
The report made available Monday says no drugs were found in Castro's system.
A preliminary coroner's report last month said the 53-year-old Castro hanged himself by attaching a sheet to a window hinge in his prison cell at the Correctional Reception Center outside Columbus.
Castro was serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to imprisoning three women in his Cleveland home for a decade and repeatedly raping and beating them. He was arrested after the women escaped May 6.
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Welcome to the Plattsburgh family! As the Director of Special Programs it is my job to make sure that all special program students have the support they need to succeed academically at SUNY Plattsburgh. I love my job because I love our students.
For some, love may seem like a strong word - but truly there is no other word adequate to describe the depth of feeling I have for the intelligent and exciting students I have met over the years.
We share a special connection with the students at Plattsburgh and in many cases beyond their years here. I have students send me pictures of their weddings, their jobs, their children and all the other exciting times that happen in their lives - and I cherish each one. I hope to meet you and add you to my extended clan.
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Why do we seem to always struggle on Special Teams? For some reason we have great special teams coverage, however we can't get it done when the ball is in our hands. Does it fall on Joe DeCamillas? Hell, after everything that happened in the past, can you really fire this guy if it does fall on him? We have no threat as a returner. The only one I thought we had proved me wrong by his fumbling issues.
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It's time for DeCamillis to go... we've had to many blunders on ST's and not enough special plays ourself.
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Our special teams under Decamillis have been terrible. From the blocked punt last year against Arizona to the struggles this year we have been pitiful.
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I like Special Teams that I forget about and don't think about. I don't care if they aren't returning kicks for touchdowns, etc... but I don't want them giving them up, getting downed inside the 15 yard line on kickoffs, getting punts blocked, missing important field goals... all of which has happened a lot this year. Joe D needs to go. I'm wondering if he has "tenure" from the neck thing.
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So long as we are not talking about replacing L.P. Ladouceur, then I agree that a few things need to be done to fix the Special Teams.
1. We need a punt returner that can actually make someone miss and keep Dez Bryant on the sideline.
2. We need a kick returner that can actually get past the 20 on a consistent basis. That man is Dennis Johnson of Arkansas. He could be our backup RB and KR, replacing Felix Jones. DJ is the SEC's all-time leader in kick return yardage and is a good all around RB.
3. I think we need a new ST Coordinator. But, we all need to remember that it might be hard for Jerry Jones to fire DeCamillis, because of the whole broken neck thing. So, he might be around for a while.
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Kinda uprising to see this thread after last week is like the first time we saw any kind of spark on returns.
I liked Lance Dunbar returning kicks last week, he looked good out there, let's just wait and see if he does it this week.
I've been sporting this Dunbar guy the whole time since pre-season and I and every game hes proving my faith right.
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Why can't we just put Cole Beasley at Punt Returner? I don't know if he has ever done it, but it seems like he would be a natural.
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I want Special teams coach D.J. Durkin. For those who don't follow College Football, back under the Urban Meyer tenure - Florida placed a heavy emphasis on Special Teams. Blocks, Returns, etc. Durkin has been around in one capacity or another. Since Meyers has left, Florida has had TEN (10) blocked punts or kicks. He knows hot to motivate and attack units. I want him as our Special Teams Coach.
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Wow, only if I would have known that they would have stepped up after my post, I would have done that a long time ago. I hope it continues.
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Harris has been excellent on punt returns.
He has fair caught the ones he needed to, let the ones go over his head that he needed to and returned the ones he could included 2 big ones in 2 games. Even when he does not get a big return he is getting positive yards which is always a plus.
Hope he keeps it up.
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What do all of these drivers have in common? They aren't on the track or struggling to get on the track full time thanks to lack of funding. The name of the game has changed. Money is as almost as big of a factor for drivers as flat out skill.
And while Indycar has slowly been heading to "ride buying", it isn't nearly as bad as Formula 1. Indycar's field remains stocked full of talent. There are exceptions of course, but Formula 1 is unfortunately heading for gloom.
With no restrictions on the budget for F1 teams to develop the cars, smaller teams are left begging for money. Small teams like Caterham, Maurssia, Williams, Toro Rosso, and Sauber simply don't have the budgets that Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, and Mercedes. As a small team, one of the quickest ways to bring in money is hiring a driver with large financial backgrounds. Some of the drivers with large financial backgrounds in the past couple years and this upcoming years include Pastor Maldonado, Charles Pic, Max Chilton, Esteban Gutierrez, Valtteri Boltas, Bruno Senna, Vitaly Petrov, Karun Chandhok, Narain Karthikeyan, Jerome d'Ambrosio, Lucas di Grassi, and many more.
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The turnover rate at the new small teams is incredible. At HRT, which has now closed shop, they fielded nine drivers since their inception three years ago. In their three years, Maurssia fielded four drivers, with a different driver in the second each year as Timo Glock has occupied a seat since their beginning, but now that he's gone, there will be a new driver combo. Caterham has fielded four drivers in three years.
It begs the question, what do talented drivers have to do to do to get a ride? Racing has become a cruel, unfair sport for many drivers. Will things change? Or will more racing head down this vulgar warpath?
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Earlier AD diagnosis creating demand for early-stage support groupsJuly 1, 2005
Many people are being diagnosed earlier in the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) because of improving sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic techniques and increased awareness of the disease. Health care professionals, the Alzheimer's Association, and other organizations are responding by offering a broader range of support services to ease the emotional and social strains of people with early-stage AD and their families. As these support programs expand, new research is finding that people with early-stage AD retain more cognitive capacity than previously thought.
People with early-stage AD often have preserved personality and coping skills and remarkable awareness of themselves and their symptoms. However, they may experience considerable distress, embarrassment, and isolation because of perceived stigma of the disease. Thus, they are seeking, along with their family members, new coping strategies, meaningful activity, and mental stimulation. They are eager to educate themselves, to share common experiences, and to break potential barriers and isolation imposed by the early diagnosis and symptoms of AD.
What exactly is a support group?
The Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center receives thousands of calls and e-mails a year from families, professionals, and people living with AD who need help in addition to medical care. They may be seeking respite, a safe place to express concerns, tips for care, resources, or just reassurance that they are not alone. ADEAR information specialists often refer the caller to a local office of the Alzheimer's Association, whose services include a variety of support groups led by a caring, compassionate group of health care professionals and/or trained volunteers.
Although support groups vary in structure, format, membership, and leadership, all offer a forum for education and learning as well as a positive, safe, and nonjudgmental place to discuss concerns for people with AD and their family members, together or separately. Many diagnosed people and their family members acknowledge the need to connect with others who are facing similar challenges, loss, anxiety, confusion, depression, isolation, and grief, and specialized support groups may offer the right help at the right time.
Early-stage support groups
Within the last decade, a number of support groups specific to the unique needs of people with early-stage AD and their families have been established. With greater public awareness, earlier diagnosis, and advocacy to reduce the social stigma of AD, there is greater demand for this early-stage support.
Generally, most support groups offer participants an opportunity to share common personal experiences with others in similar situations. Early-stage support groups are usually facilitated or led by a professional and/or a trained volunteer and commonly meet once a week for 6, 8, or 10 weeks. Participants can expect to share common experiences, and learn tips from the insights and materials prepared by the professional or trained facilitators. Some sessions are for both care partners, and others are mainly for people living with the diagnosis of AD. When people with AD talk with each other, common themes come up, such as dealing with loss of independence and driving, money management, self-esteem, how to tell others about the diagnosis, and how to reduce embarrassment or fear of making mistakes in social situations.
Detecting AD early
Researchers and experienced clinicians agree that diagnosing AD in its earliest stages can be highly beneficial: the patient can seek optimal early treatment, participate in clinical trials, deal with emotional and practical issues, and make decisions with his/her family that reflect long-held values and beliefs. However, knowing the diagnosis earlier can take a significant emotional and psychological toll on the person with AD. Lisa Gwyther, MSW, CCSW, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University Alzheimer's Disease Center in North Carolina, says that "people with early-stage AD must address questions of how much to tell, to whom, and when, long before their disability may be recognized by others. It is extremely important that people with early-stage AD and their families get timely, consistent, open-ended support in learning to cope effectively and even thrive over time. People with AD retain a capacity for pleasure and take joy in nourishing and sustaining relationships."
Several types of support groups meet at Duke University Medical Center. Gwyther believes that people with AD need to find a comfortable level of familiar routines and social opportunities in their daily lives. Sometimes, because of geographic isolation or other constraints, this can best be achieved in a dependable weekly or monthly support group. She finds that people with early-stage AD are willing and quite open, in most cases, to discuss their concerns with other support group members who become friends over time.
A recent NIA-supported study conducted by the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that while people with early-stage AD had identifiable characteristics and memory problems, they did not have the more serious cognitive problems found in mid-stage AD. These problems include confusion and disorientation, performance issues in social or work settings, or inability to plan ahead. This research suggests that, although hampered by memory deficits, people with early-stage AD can participate in many daily activities, including active involvement in a support group.
Support group structure
Generally, there are two major types of early-stage AD support groups. One model is the structured, time-limited, 6- to 10-week group of about 20 to 30 people (including both caregivers and the person with AD) attending for one to two hours at a time. The participants are provided with a list of topics to be discussed, by whom, and in which session(s). Guest speakers share expertise in particular subjects, such as the legal or financial burdens facing a family caring for a person with AD. In some programs, caregivers and care partners meet in separate but concurrent groups. In other programs, the person with AD and his or her caregivers are usually together for half of each session and then separated for the second half. Experts say this can encourage freedom to discuss issues or express concerns without the presence of the respective caregiver or diagnosed person.
At the end of the time-limited early-stage AD support group model, participants are encouraged to take advantage of existing community resources for more help, or to attend, if available, support groups that cater to the needs of mild-to-moderate AD. Some time-limited groups offer monthly "graduate groups" that afford participants the opportunity to continue meeting or to develop social networks. Sometimes these graduate groups focus on providing social activities and the social framework for leading a normal and healthy life (within the context of the limitations of early AD).
Researchers have found that, in many cases, AD families may withdraw or be gradually excluded from their usual social groups, friendship circles, or network of former work colleagues. An Alzheimer's Association chapter may sponsor multigenerational pot luck dinners or trips to an outdoor concert or a bowling alley. Because of their non-demanding social nature, these activities would be appropriate for people in the moderate stages of AD. Sue Stone, of the Family Day Center in Fairfax, Virginia, says, "Alzheimer's patients need companionship and laughter through social situations almost as much as they need to learn what they should expect in the upcoming months and years ahead. We are focused on getting through today rather than what's going to happen tomorrow."
The second main type of early-stage support group is the "ongoing" model. It is less structured and gives participants the opportunity to initiate topic discussion and process complex issues over an extended period of time. Participants with AD may be in the group anywhere from many months to a number of years, depending on the rate of decline and their continued ability to participate meaningfully in group discussion. These weekly ongoing groups can also give families the opportunity to build long-term relationships.
There are many other types of support groups that are organized to help meet some of the needs of people with early-stage AD. They feature programs offering participants volunteer work, art, writing, and vocational pursuits.
Where are groups emerging?
In many areas of the country, the Alzheimer's Association, NIA-funded Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADCs), and other organizations have created early-stage support groups. As health professionals gain experience and fine tune their approaches, they are also now offering more specialized, culturally diverse programs. But there are still many places where lack of resources and skilled medical services results in fewer early-stage diagnoses. That means less awareness, less demand for local services, less education, and more potential social stigma of AD.
Who can participate?
To participate in an early-stage support group, people with AD and their care partners are usually screened by a clinical professional or a social worker. A comprehensive assessment or an interview will establish if the person with AD has the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral skills to function successfully in a group. Participation also may be based on whether the person with AD has a willing and able partner to escort to and, in most cases, participate in the sessions.
Robyn Yale, a social worker in San Francisco who pioneered the first early-stage support group in 1986 and consults for the Alzheimer's Association and other organizations, says, "It's important to screen people to select those who will be comfortable and do well in the group. We seek people with AD who have insight into their condition, the ability to articulate their feelings and concerns, and the desire to have the support group experience." Yale notes that while having a care partner to escort the person with AD and attend a concurrent support group is ideal, it is not a mandatory prerequisite.
Yale's book, Developing Support Groups for Individuals with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease, has been used as a guide for creating groups nationally and internationally. In it, she discusses planning, implementing, and evaluating group sessions. She identifies topics that are likely to arise and encourages group members to raise issues that are important to them. Suggested topics include questions and concerns about memory loss, relationships with family and friends, adjusting to new situations, and wellness and optimism. Yale's model has evolved from time-limited to ongoing groups, with individuals transitioning out of a group when they can no longer participate.
Group leaders vary in how long they permit participants to remain in the group as their cognitive abilities decline. Clear guidelines and ongoing communication are essential so that group facilitators and people with AD and their families have a sense of how and when transitioning out may happen. While challenging, this is a necessary part of the process for individuals and the group as a whole, and, according to Yale, it can be managed successfully. Yale raises another concern: "The fact that there are few regions of the country with an appropriate program as a 'next step' for this population is also difficult, as they may not yet be ready for day care," she says. At the very least, group leaders hope they have instilled a spirit of camaraderie, coping skills, and emotional support that will continue to help people with AD and caregivers when the sessions end. An important point, many group leaders say, is that early-stage support groups are not for all people with early-stage AD and their family members. While most participants report positive outcomes, such as a greater sense of control over their lives and feeling that they are not alone, others may not participate due to family conflict, denial, significant cognitive impairment, or discomfort with the intimacy of a group experience.
How does the early-stage support group impact quality of life?
Rebecca Logsdon, a Research Associate Professor of Psychosocial and Community Health at the University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, is collaborating with the Western and Central Washington State Alzheimer's Association Chapter to evaluate early-stage groups conducted by the chapter. "Early-stage groups are becoming more and more popular, but there is a wide range of practices among Alzheimer's Association chapters regarding who may participate and what type of group is offered," says Logsdon.
"The goal of our 3-year study, funded by the Alzheimer's Association, is to evaluate quality of life outcomes of early-stage group participants compared to a control group. We are evaluating specific benefits that were identified in discussions with early-stage participants and facilitators, including overall quality of life, depression, perceived stress, sense of control, communication between participants and caregivers, and decision making regarding legal, financial, and medical planning, says Logsdon. She believes her research ultimately "will allow us to provide the most appropriate and effective interventions and resources for individuals and families dealing with early-stage Alzheimer's disease."
Veteran social worker Lisa Snyder, of the University of California, San Diego, firmly believes that the criteria for participating in an early-stage support group should be strict. She believes that participants must be high functioning within the group and dedicated to participating in order to maximize the experience for everyone. Snyder has adopted an ongoing group model to keep the patient-caregiver pair as long as they are able. In Coping with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders: An Educational Support Group for Early-Stage Individuals and Their Families, a manual created by Snyder for conducting an early-stage AD support group, an 8-week structured course highlights issues such as self-esteem, legal and financial concerns, health maintenance, and daily living.
Kathleen O'Brien, Senior Vice President of Program & Community Services for the Alzheimer's Association, notes that the Association has more than 91 early-stage support programs offered across the country. Most adopt the time-limited model. O'Brien notes also that the Association is working hard to create more specialized AD caregiver support groups, particularly those serving minority and bilingual populations such as African-American, Hispanics, and Chinese-Americans, as well as groups designed specifically for male caregivers.
While the level of resources for support group options may be uneven throughout the country, O'Brien encourages people to consider their options. "Practical and emerging alternatives to classroom-based support groups can be found in some locations via telephone or e-mail," she says. More and more people with AD and their families are finding that the Internet and telephone "help lines" are proving viable alternatives to classroom-based support groups. "These choices are especially helpful for those who cannot travel to a nearby support group or who do not have the resources in their area. The most important thing is to get help if they need it and to do that by any means possible, whether that's on the phone, on the Web, or in class," she emphasized.
Health professionals can help
Some AD caregiver advocates believe that health professionals are slowly becoming aware that support groups are positive options for families who are initially frightened and depressed by the Alzheimer's diagnosis. But more work is needed to inform health care professionals about the benefits of support groups for their early-stage AD patients. UCSD's Snyder says, "If health care professionals campaign for early-diagnosis for dementia patients, then they should also advocate for support groups and other services to help families in the early stages of the disease."
While support group models differ from one another significantly, each is intended to help people living with AD and ease the family's burden. Although formal studies of their effectiveness are ongoing, experience so far suggests that early-stage support groups allow those with AD and their caregivers to build the emotional structure they need to cope with the significant demands of the disease.
For more information
To find out if an early-stage AD support group is operating in your area, contact the Alzheimer's Association at 1-800-272-3900 or visit www.alz.org. Some ADCs also organize support groups. Call the ADEAR Center at 1-800- 438- 4380 to receive a print directory of the ADCs or visit www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/alzheimers-disease-research-centers. Other resources include: Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) at 1-800-445-8106 or www.caregiver.org
Suggested reading:
Yale, R. (1995). Developing Support Groups for Individuals With Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation. Available from Health Professions Press, Inc. P.O. Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624. 1-888-337-8808; 410-337-9585; FAX: 410-337-8539. PRICE: $32.50.
Copies of Lisa Snyder's manual, Coping with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders: An Educational Support Group for Early-Stage Individuals and Their Families, and a manual by Lisa Gwyther designed to help families in North Carolina, Working with Family Caregivers of People with Memory Disorders, can be requested from ADEAR at 1-800-438-4380.
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A Manhattan mother who was nearly killed last Halloween by a shopping cart hurled from above by "bored teens" has broken her silence, the New York Post reports. Blind in one eye and hobbled by other physical challenges, 47-year-old Marion Hedges spoke to the press about her life-threatening ordeal.
In addition, footage from security cameras on the afternoon of the assault has been released for the first time. Together, the clips show the young perps grabbing a shopping cart from a Target store, launching it from a walkway four stories above an East Harlem mall parking garage, and the commotion that ensued. Hedges was there to buy candy to hand out to needy children.
In her statement Hedges commended 14-year-old Achilles Baskin, who tried to dissuade his companions from going forward with the "prank," calling him "brave." When asked whether she had received an apology from the two boys who critically injured her she said, "I haven't heard from them, but I wish them well," adding:
I feel very sorry for them. I don't know that my son would do something like that or that his friends would do something like that. But there were a lot of things in [the two boys'] lives to bring them to that. A shopping mall is not a place for kids to hang out.
Baskin, the teen who intervened, told The Post that he has been hassled by "neighborhood thugs" for "snitching" on the two boys responsible for the crime, Jeovanni Rosario, 13, and Raymond Hernandez, 12.
The pair pleaded guilty to assault. Rosario is now serving six to 18 months in a nonsecure facility in Westchester, and Hernandez is doing six to 16 months in a therapeutic group home.
As for Marion Hedges, relatives report that she has a long way to go in her recovery.
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