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As the Board Chair for The Meeting Place Mission, I would like to not so much review our organization, but tell you about the impact you can make with as little as $50.00.
* Fifty dollars will ensure the lights stay on and the water is warm at the Women & Children's shelter for 2-3 weeks.
* Fifty dollars will provide a hot, nutritious meal for all the men at the Transitional House for 2 nights.
* Fifty dollars will purchase cleaning supplies for both FACES homes for 1 month.
* Fifty dollars will buy new pillows for every bed at the Women & Children's Shelter.
* Fifty dollars will buy new coats for FACES children.
* Fifty dollars will put gas in the van to take our men to the doctor, VA, ESC and other appointments.
So you see with as little as fifty dollars you have the opportunity to cause positive lasting change in someone's life. I urge you to take that opportunity as often as you can. It is after all one small movement repeated on a regular basis that moves us from where we are toward where we will be.
Our group volunteered to help get a house ready for a family to move in. We cleaned, moved furniture, made beds and put away dishes. It was great to see the effort our young volunteers put into the project, and the care they took picking out children's books and getting rooms ready. They were excited to meet the family that was going to move in. Our efforts helped a homeless family begin a new life, but they also helped show our group the importance of working to make a better community.
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The Meeting Place One is a necessary and vital contributor to the effort of combating homelessness in Burke County, North Carolina. The Men's Transitional program, F.A.C.E.S., and the Burke Women & Children's Shelter (programs of The Meeting Place One) provide crucial assistance to the marginalized within our community while serving a diverse population of individuals and families with extraordinary care and compassion. The Meeting Place One prioritizes the individual by encouraging and developing self-worth while simultaneously empowering the participant for personal development and goal-attainment. Without a doubt, this agency provides the necessary respite and care for individuals and families as they transition from homelessness to independence.
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text: With the "new and improved" UPS promoting/hiring persons that have never driven a pkg car to "on road" supervisors and controlling dispatch via EDD/ORION, there seems to be a glitch. For some strange reason, the technological advances can not replace real world experience. My center has called back a retired sup, on a contract hourly basis, to train the temporary Christmas drivers. He is a great guy that I have worked with for 25yrs. An excellent driver and a dedicated sup that got burned out by the "new and improved" UPS. The reason he was bribed back for a month is that the new "on road" sup's do not know how to physically run a route,nor can they train others. When I was hired at UPS every person in management worked their way up the ranks from the bottom. Now, they are hired for their skill at looking at a computer. Really? I mean really? Is this the future of UPS? This retired sup is a 60yr old gray haired man like me and can run circles around the over weight twenty "on road" somethings that UPS has replaced him with. I can't use his real name, so I will call him Mike. Mike will make more money training drivers, on contract, without all the back stress of the useless paperwork and corporate BS than he did as an on road sup. Technology is a wonderful tool, but real world experience is the trump in this house of cards.

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Sheri spends her days fighting zombies and her nights chained to a wall, earning her every breath by telling stories to her captor Aleksy-stories that make them both forget the ruined world. Sheri could put up with the conditions-at least she knows her sister is safe in the community Aleksy leads-until she realizes she's falling for him...even though he wants her dead.
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When Aleksy allowed Sheri and her sister into his compound, he didn't know about the zombie bite on her back. It's only a matter of time before she turns into one of the rising dead and threatens their existence, but Aleksy has a secret need for Sheri and her stories. For everyone's safety, he chains her to his bedroom wall, hoping for just one more day. But how long will the community allow Aleksy to ignore his own rule: always kill the infected. Always.
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Medicinal marijuana user won't face trial
September 08, 2004
Ginny Merriam, MissoulanThe Missoula woman charged in May with possession of dangerous drugs and drug paraphernalia because of her medicinal use of marijuana will not be prosecuted if she is 'law abiding' for the next nine months. But it's not clear what she'll have to do to be 'law abiding' and whether her continued use of marijuana for her chronic illness and pain would send her to court.
In an agreement with prosecutors, Robin Prosser said she will 'remain law abiding and shall commit no acts that could result in charges for violations of federal, state or local law.' However, that agreement also says, 'Defendant's use of treatment recommended by her health care providers for her chronic painful permanent medical condition is not a violation of this subsection.'
Prosser's case presented authorities with a unique situation that began May 10 after she tried to kill herself with prescription drugs in her Missoula apartment. When her psychologist, Paul Bach, discovered a suicide e-mail from Prosser that morning in his office computer, he went to her apartment. He called police when she didn't answer the door. Inside her apartment, where Prosser was semiconscious, police officers found a small amount of marijuana and pipes for smoking it. She was charged with possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Prosser has lived nearly 20 years with an immunosuppressive disorder that's related to lupus. It causes bone pain, muscle spasticity, irritable bowel, constant migraines, spinal pain and other symptoms. She is allergic to narcotic prescription drugs. The only thing that has given her relief, she says, is marijuana, which she smokes. But the strain and expense of getting the illegal drug is difficult, and the dry spells are overwhelming. She has lived on Social Security disability for 14 years and has lost nearly everything she owns.
Two years ago, Prosser fasted for more than a month in a public plea for the legalization of the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
She appeared in court on May 27. She told a reporter that day, 'I couldn't get the medicine I needed. So I decided I'd rather die than live with that pain.'
Prosser did not want to plead guilty because she was afraid of the maximum sentence Judge Don Louden told her she could draw - one year in jail. She had no money to hire an attorney, she said. But Missoula defense attorney John E. Smith volunteered to represent her free.
Short of an outright dismissal, Smith said, the deferred prosecution agreement is the best result for Prosser.
'Trials are stressful,' he said. 'She doesn't need more stress in her life. She has only so much energy.'
The agreement is best for everybody, he said.
'It's a win-win,' he said. 'The prosecution is not giving up the ability to prosecute the case, and my client's not giving up the right to defend herself.'
City authorities are vague about what the 'use of treatment recommended by her health care providers' means. Assistant City Attorney Judy Wang would not say whether 'treatment' includes the medicinal use of marijuana.
The agreement is not an attempt to weigh in on the controversial topic of medical marijuana, she said, which is the subject of an initiative that will appear on the Montana ballot in November.
'Each case needs to be evaluated on its unique facts,' Wang said. 'That was the best just resolution.
'It just seemed like a reasonable resolution given the facts and circumstances of the case,' she said.
Paul Befumo, the campaign spokesman for the Medical Marijuana Policy Project of Montana's effort to get voters to approve Initiative 148 protecting patients, doctors and caregivers from arrest and prosecution, considers the agreement in Prosser's case a victory.
'They basically have passed I-148, but only for her,' he said. 'The rest of the people of Montana deserve the same consideration. Š It's definitely a good resolution for Robin.'
Missoula Police Capt. Marty Ludemann said that the use of marijuana, even if recommended by a health care provider, could not be included as a treatment that's considered law abiding, even if it's recommended by a health care provider.
'It can't be marijuana,' he said. 'Montana doesn't recognize medical marijuana. The court can't condone the use of medical marijuana. The judge can't condone the use of illegal drugs for any medical condition.'
Law enforcement has to abide by the wishes of the Legislature, he said.
'If it happened tomorrow under the same circumstances, we would arrest her again,' he said.
That's true, said Smith.
'The police were doing their job as the Legislature sees the law,' he said. 'Personally, I feel that people should be able to use this drug medically if they need it, whether it's Marinol or whatever form they need.'
Bach, who has been Prosser's psychologist for six years, said that 'recommend' is too strong a word for his role in her medical use of marijuana. He is not licensed to prescribe drugs. However, he said, he has never tried to dissuade her.
'The longer I've known her, the more apparent it's been to me that it is of therapeutic value to her,' he said.
There is significant existing science, he said, to support marijuana's benefit in certain cases. Prosser's suicide attempt was a serious one, without question, he said.
Prosser, who asked Smith to talk about the case for her, is in a hard spot because the drug Marinol does not work for her. Marinol contains a synthetic version of the active ingredient in marijuana.
'The ingestion of marijuana, the use of that substance, is the only way for her to get relief,' he said. 'She does much better with her pain, and she's much more cogent with the use of marijuana.'
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Fluxed Redstone Mod 1.11.2, 1.10.2, 1.9.4Minecraft Mods — January 15, 2017, 6:32 AM -
Fluxed Redstone Mod adds 4 types of RF power cables to minecraft.
- Name – RF/Tick
- Redstone 128
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- Blaze 8182
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To see the recipe I would use a mod called Just Enough Items.
Note: This mod Requires RebornCore and MCMultipart.
How to install Fluxed Redstone Mod
- First you need download and install Minecraft Forge.
- Then download this Minecraft mod file at link below.
- Next, go to %appdata%. It can also be found by searching for "%appdata%" in your start menu.
- Go to .minecraft/mods folder.
- If the "mods" folder does'nt exist in your PC, you can create one.
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Brandon Downing & Daniel Tiffany | Issue #8 (February 17, 2012)
Reading from his serial poem PRIVADO (Action Books, 2011), Daniel Tiffany narrates this collapsed militant ascent, cobbled together from Leni Riefenstahl's legendary 'mountain movie' (Bergfilm), 1932's The Blue Light. Soundtrack is the opening 16 bars of Schubert's Ninth Symphony, 1st Movement, slowed 1306% and reprocessed. Editing and remixing by Brandon Downing. Voice recording and engineering by Daniel Rothman.
Brandon Downing's most recent books are Lake Antiquity (Fence), AT ME (Octopus Books), and Mellow Actions (Fence), dropping this fall. Many more of his videos can be found online at YouTube, channel bdown68. He lives in New York City.
Daniel Tiffany is the author of six books of poetry and literary theory. His fourth book of poetry will be published by Omnidawn in 2013. He is presently working on a critical book about poetry and kitsch, which gives him an excuse to read things that poets in the eighteenth century took seriously: pet epitaphs, gothic "mynstrellesie," and the archives of teenage forgers. He is the recipient of a Whiting Fellowship, the Chicago Review Poetry Prize and, most recently, the Berlin Prize of the American Academy. He lives in Venice, California.


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Wed, 28 May 2014
We are back after a rough week for all of us. This week we talk about so many random things it is hard to keep them all straight and trying to list them here would be pointless. Enjoy the craziness!
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Wed, 14 May 2014
Team Too Nerdy is back in full force. This week we try out a new recording method that will hopefully mean more content. We talk about a TON of stuff like Star Wars, SHIELD, Free Comic Book Day, the Peeps movie (yes, the Peeps movie) and Chris gets on a Power Ranger soap box.
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Fri, 9 May 2014
This week is a panel from SicFi Expo featuring cast members from Defiance. Tony Curran, Jaime Murray, and Jesse Rath talk about SyFy's hybrid series that also exists as an MMO. We will begin regular, weekly hosted episodes next week so stay tuned.
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Wed, 30 April 2014
This week the Too Nerdy guys are ALL OVER the place. We talk things like Frozen, Windows sucking, Sam and Cat's tribute to Silence of the Lambs, and we try to teach Chris how time works. Chris also soapboxes about having to have a cable or sat provider login to watch online and raises the question of who are comic movies really made for.
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Wed, 23 April 2014
In honor of the FINAL 6 episodes of Warehouse 13 (airing Mondays on SyFy) we present the Warehouse 13 panel from SciFi Expo featuring Eddie McClintock (Pete), Saul Rubinek (Artie), Jaime Murray (HG Wells), and Allison Scagliotti (Claudia).
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Fri, 18 April 2014
Hello everyone! Chris here. If you at all a fan of this show you know that my favorite TV show right now is Arrow. I am a huge fanboy for Oliver and Co. (see what I did there). I decided a few months back that I wanted to do an Arrow costume. I started looking in to it and quickly realized that The Arrow was not going to happen. Time and money are my El Guapo on that project. Then I saw episode 11 "Blind Spot" and saw Slade in full Deathstroke costume. HOLY CRAP was that awesome. It was then that I decided to focus on a Deathstroke costume. Seemed fairly easy and my facial hair (which I REFUSE to shave) would fit the character. I have been scouring the interwebs for costume pieces and I think I have found what I need...for the most part. Below are the pieces to about half to three quarters of my Deathstroke costume.
Mask (paint half orange)
Armor front
Armor back
Leg armor (the red part comes off)
I have an eye patch already. Now I need at least one holster, prop weapons, and the pants and that pretty much takes care of things.
Speaking of prop weapons...I have a wooden samuari sword (a bokken) for practicing. I am considering getting a real sword. I would never take a real sword to a convention, but it could give it that extra zing for pictures. I have looked in to some sword dealers online and the best one I have found has got to be Swords of the East. I have always like samuari swords and would love to learn more about how to properly use one. They do not kid around at Swords of the East, either. Their swords are top quality and expensive but you get what you pay for. If I make the jump to a high-quality real sword it would be quite the investment. NOTE: They do have some AMAZING movie replica swords as well.
So what do you guys think of my costume idea? I personally love the mask. Do you guys think it is a good Deathstroke mask? Should I invest my child's college fund on a proper sword to really make this costume epic? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks!
-- Chris @chrisevans17
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Thu, 17 April 2014
This week we talk about the different workout programs we are all using and talk some Winter Soldier (minor spoilers) and catch up on the nerdy news of the last few weeks. The audio is a bit off at the beginning but does level out after a few minutes, sorry.
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Fri, 11 April 2014
Aaron Douglas panel from SciFi Expo. Aaron Douglas of course is best known as Chief Tyrol from the SyFy Battlestar Galactica. We have new original content coming as well as a few special announcements. Stay tuned.
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Wed, 2 April 2014
This is the Doctor Who Panel from Sci-Fi Expo featuring Silvester McCoy and Karen Gillan. Is there really anything else to say?
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Fri, 28 March 2014
This is as close to the live show we were going to have as we could get. Chris, Mickey, and BJ talk Arkham Knight, Flash, DC Animated Movies and more "live" from artist alley at Texas Vintage Toy Expo.
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I woke up feeling fragile this morning.
Some combination of aching muscles, impending goodbyes, recent grief, and a weird night's sleep* left me feeling groggy and disorientated upon waking. Since my New Year's resolution could best be summed up as "take care of myself," I decided today was a chance for some radical self-love in the form of breakfast.
*Nightmares always feel like such a cheap shot– how can I choose joy and peace if you're picking on me in my sleep? How am I supposed to wake up and face the day with whales and wars and drowning still floating around in my brain?
I mentioned the other day that we lost my grandpa a couple of weeks ago. It's been a hard and homesick season, with Christmas and loss and all of us so scattered across the globe. But we've been sharing memories back and forth over the internet like we would over a kitchen table, and I have loved welcoming each treasured one as it floats to the surface of my mind.
Summers for me as a child were wild, Alaskan affairs, full of wandering and discovering and moose. My grandparents had a house in Anchorage and a cabin in Cooper Landing, and we would stay with them– sometimes as a family, sometimes just me. This particular memory has very little specificity to it, just shades of comfort and freedom and love. I'm a little girl, maybe seven or nine, and I've just woken up at the cabin, and Grandpa is standing at the stove making sourdough pancakes with a big old smile on his face.
Since I've been bringing my sourdough starter back to life this week and it's just about to overflow all over the counter, sourdough pancakes seemed like the right choice. Tangy and lighter than normal pancakes, these are decidedly still a treat.
Sourdough Pancakes
Serves 1, generously
1/2 cup (113 ml) sourdough starter, fed the night before
1/4 cup (31 g) plain flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1 1/2 tbsp oil
- Whisk all ingredients together thoroughly.
- Pour 1/4 cup batter onto a greased, medium hot griddle or skillet. Flip when batter looks dry around the edges and a few holes remain without filling in when bubbles pop.
- Cook another 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown on both sides. Don't flip more than once.


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Google is at it again with their wonderful use of Easter Eggs. And this one comes just in time to celebrate the Force and countdown to The Force Awakens.
It's real simple…. Go to google.com and type in 'A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.' I'll wait.
This is a lot of fun and something that get's you excited for the release of Star Wars the Force Awakens. We are officially one week away from the debut of The Force Awakens, and Star Wars fever has gripped the nation– hell, the world! You'd be hard pressed to find anyone NOT excited for the movie – and Google knows it.
As we here at the Nation prepare for Star Wars, enjoy Google's celebratory Easter Egg. And to celebrate along with US, click HERE and you will be taken to our archives for Star Wars – Countdown to the Force Awakens! We are also celebrating focusing on one article a day that looks at the past 6 movies, the video games, the Clone Wars series and everything in between.
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Usually character meet and greets are fairly perfunctory. Kid waddles up, presents the character with an autograph book, the character signs it, gives the kid a hug, snaps a picture, the next kid in the factory line waddles up and repeats the process.
But, when given the opportunity, the characters can get really creative with their interactions. Luckily, we have YouTube to share these unique experiences with thousands of Disnerd strangers. Here are my personal favorites.
Small Child Joins the Dark Side
This little girl knows the real hero of the Star Wars Trilogy, and she is ready to bow down in fealty.
Another Small Child Turns to the Dark Side…of Bar Room Drinking Songs
My parents may have taken me to Disney bars as a child, but at least they never taught me to use maracas as old lady boobs.
Lord, I miss The Adventurer's Club so much it hurts.
The Mad Hatter Runs Off With Someone's Cell Phone
Talk about embracing the character! Disneyland seems to get all the creative character interactions. In fact, just search "disneyland musical chairs" on YouTube and you'll get a ton of fun videos to watch. Attending one of these soirees in person has become a life goal.
Peter Pan's Life Advice
Sounds a lot like my own mantra…
The Stepsisters Finally Get Proposals!
Okay, yeah, this has become a pretty common gag now. But I think this video was one of the very first ones that started the trend. Plus, this is my favorite Anastasia. She kinda reminds me of Carol Burnett.
Some girls dream of being Cinderella…but my personal life goal is to play an ugly stepsister.
What are your favorite character interaction videos? More importantly, what character interaction videos do you want to see?
Because the next time I head to the parks, I will see the characters you request and ask them or tell them the things you want me to tell them (obeying the rule that certain words, phrase, and ideas cease to exist in Walt Disney World), and post the videos on my YouTube channel!
Want me to hand a Simba plush to Rafiki and play The Circle of Life on my iPhone? Or ask him to whack me over the head with his stick? Maybe ask Buzz Lightyear to go into "Spanish" mode? I could ask Gaston on a date, or even propose to a stepsister myself! Whatever your little hearts desire! Leave your requests in comments, tweet me, or tell me on Facebook!


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Made an oil brush in Paint Tool Sai a while ago, this was just the result of playing around with it.
Paint Tool Sai
Artwork, Illustrations, Doodles and on occasion bits and pieces of my life.
Skeleton girl pin up. I want her hair.
You can buy prints here.
Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canucks!
Adobe Illustrator CS3, Paint Tool Sai.
I liked her so much I finished her. The hair took the longest to do, but I'm really happy with how much they remind me of cinnamon buns. I kind of wish she had feet, but when I tried drawing them in, they just wouldn't.
Prints are available here.
Adobe Illustrator CS3
Digging through my old stuff to see if I could find something to post. I already posted this to tumblr a year or so ago (prior to my obtaining a WordPress).
Various 30 – 40 minute digital sketches of celebrities, they include Chris Evans, Lana Del Rey, Michael Fassbender and Christina Hendricks.
Paint Tool Sai.
A colured sketch in my sketchbook. I was originally going to tag this as NSFW seeing as her bra is sheer, but frankly I don't really care. Anyways, the sketch was a 6 minute doodle, that looked super cute, so I gave it a quick 30 min colouring job. I think she's adorable. I'm quite fond of the embroidery on her panties.
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Each Tuesday in July, artists representing a variety of genres will take to the Hard Rock Cafe stage during the OL:M Shorts Festival.
Archive | June, 2016
Secure your t-shirt and join the movement to proclaim that "Indie Films Matter." Your choice of Black/Yellow, Red/Black and White/Blue in M/L/XL. Purchases available for pickup at Hard Rock Cafe Memphis, 126 Beale Street Tuesdays in July at 7pm ONLY.
On Location: MEMPHIS and Hard Rock Cafe Announce Films For Second Annual Shorts Festival
The Second Annual On Location: MEMPHIS Shorts Festival will take place each Tuesday in July at the Hard Rock Cafe on Beale Street.


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Mumbai | The Reserve Bank of India today fixed the reference rate of the rupee at 67.2855 against the US dollar and 75.2185 for the euro. These rates were 67.4467 and 75.2098 respectively, yesterday.
According to an RBI statement, the exchange rates for the pound and the yen against the rupee were quoted at 98.9501 and 61.34 per 100 yens, respectively, based on reference rates for the dollar and cross-currency quotes at noon.
The SDR-rupee figure will be based on this rate, the statement added.


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This weekend along with our Supper Club, we hosted a celebration of our friend's marriage at our home. They had recently eloped to Napa Valley so it was an honor to host a party for them. I'll be sharing some party highlights in another post.
Enjoy this week's Worthy Reads.
Recipe of the Week
These Cheesesteak Sliders by Holly at Life in the Lofthouse are perfect for a football party. You'll want to save this recipe for the upcoming Super Bowl.
Room of the Week
I love the rustic elegance of this home's foyer found at Design Chic. Be sure to click on the link to tour the rest of this beautiful home.
55 Beauty Products Refinery29 Editors are Obsessed With
I love perusing lists like this on a mission to find a new product to try – especially for my under eye bags. Out of these 55 products, which one are you interested in trying?
The Snap It Button by Sherwin-Williams
The Snap It Button by Sherwin-Williams is a great tool. It can instantly turn any online image into a personalized paint palette. It will help you to create a custom paint palette and help you make better color decisions based around your furniture and artwork.
Visit Snap Your Colors and give it a try.
Good to Know Cheese Facts
The Splendid Table shares 16 good-to-know cheese facts from Cheese Monger Steve Jenkins.
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Philanthropy is what allows St. Paul's to thrive in caring for seniors, and we believe that donors should be recognized for their generosity and that part of their soul that compels them to help others. Every community at St. Paul's is adorned with a sparkling Donor Wall, each one a little different, and all honoring those who have made significant contributions to St. Paul's.
St. Paul's opened its first PACE Center in March of 2008 and redefined healthcare for low-income frail seniors. Thanks to generous gifts and a lot of hard work, St. Paul's second PACE center in the South Bay is slated to open in July of this year. Along with that comes the planning for another very special Donor Wall. The PACE South Bay Tree of Life sculpture will be an original work of art based upon a live oak tree, carved by renown artist Sanford Werfel.
Each shiny leaf will be strategically positioned in many levels, emulating and echoing the patterns and rhythms of an actual tree. Single leaf plaques will represent donations starting at $1,000 up to $9,999, two-leaf plaques will represent donations of up to $24,999, and four-leaf plaques will represent donations of up to $99,999. The stones below the tree will symbolize major support of $100,000 or more.
The Tree of Life is a beautiful tribute not only to the community, but to the many residents, participants, donors and friends of St. Paul's, so we turn to people like you. Please become a part of the Tree of Life community at St. Paul's and invest in the long term care of the frail elderly, a population that deserves our attention. Your generosity today will serve generations tomorrow.


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Forum looks at mental health progress, challenges facing Berkshires
Photo Gallery | 2016 Berkshire County Mental Health Legislative Forum
PITTSFIELD — The life story of a 39-year-old Berkshire County woman named Tammy starts with childhood abuse, leading to lifelong bouts of depression, and multiple suicide attempts.
But the latest chapter of her life features more stability, a loving fiancée, and the ability to live at home and not in a hospital bed.
After sharing the details of her struggles and successes during the annual Berkshire County Mental Health Legislative Forum on Monday, Tammy received a standing ovation from the more than 60 mental health professionals, community members and a couple of state legislators gathered in the auditorium of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
The forum is a sort of state-of-the-state, as told by local legislators, of what's happening with state policies and proceedings designed to support the rights and care of people with mental health disorders. Experts working in the field then have the opportunity to offer feedback to delegates about what's working and what's not.
Tammy urged attendees to continue to advocate and support people like her, not through only legislation, but also through genuine attempts to understand and try to relate with the circumstances and experiences people with mental health disorders — like, anxiety, depression, addiction, stress and trauma — are going through.
"I feel like there is still a lot of stigma for people with mental illness," Tammy said. "But people change, people get better, people grow."
Some members of the Berkshire delegation were unable to attend due to the snow, but Sen. Benjamin B. Downing and Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, both Pittsfield Democrats, were on hand to field questions during the 90-minute forum, introduced by NAMI Berkshire County Executive Director Brenda Carpenter, and moderated by Brien Center CEO Christine Macbeth.
Downing said future access to mental health services in Berkshire County, particularly longer-term and residential treatment programs, greatly hinges on the current development of the state budget and the formula and methods used to make allocations for such services. The senator said that population-based allocations hurt Berkshire County and don't meet needs.
The administration of Gov. Charlie Baker has elevated issues related to opioid addiction to a legislative priority in the commonwealth, which, the legislators said, is helpful to some extent.
"The issue that's stood out to me, an issue many of us in this room talk about and know about is the particular challenge we face in terms of access to the services we need," Downing said. "According to a report on access to treatment, there are something like 14 different modes of services needed to effectively treat substance abuse, but in the Berkshires they found that only three to five of these modes were even present in the county, and that's excluding the accessibility of them for different people."
Dr. Jennifer Michaels, a clinician for both the Brien Center and Berkshire Medical Center, said that there are some positive strides being made, including a new project known as Seymour House. The project, being co-developed with BMC, will provide a residential recovery home for women in Pittsfield.
The distribution of Narcan, an emergency treatment that can stop the potentially lethal effects of an opioid overdose, also has become more widespread, and now can be obtained through pharmacies.
But both Downing and Farley-Bouvier noted that not only are county residents inhibited by geography to accessing other kinds of services and treatments, they're also hindered by health insurance plans.
When Gov. Charlie Baker characterized the substance abuse bill he signed last month as a "bold" action for the state, Farley-Bouvier said she congratulated him, then said, "Governor, I need you to be bolder than you are being."
"You are asking a lot of doctors, of the communities and of law enforcement, but I have yet to see you ask anything of the insurance companies," she said.
In 2014, Gov. Deval Patrick signed the preface to Baker's bill that required state insurers to pay for up to 14 days of inpatient care for addiction treatment without prior authorization.
"Fourteen days is not nearly enough for sustainable treatment, but this is considered progress in the Legislature," Farley -Bouvier said. "It's time for us to be asking for [insurance companies to cover] a full four weeks. That's the next step."
Mental health legislation and insurance coverage also has to go beyond the scope of treatment of addiction, attendees said.
Roberta Russell, MSW, a licensed independent clinical social worker in Lenox, spoke about how disruption in insurance coverage is interrupting the continuum for care of thousands of patients, particularly in the Western Massachusetts region. This included 16,000 patients who were dropped from Health New England's MassHealth CarePlus plan, effective as of February. The provider cited a failure of state reimbursement rates covering the actual costs of care.
Russell said in the past year, 10 of her clients were dropped from their insurance, leaving them to scramble for coverage and often finding that their new providers don't include Russell in their network of therapists.
"The people who we see who are on MassHealth are among the poorest and most traumatized. They can't just switch and start over again. ... And they don't have the resources to shop around for the best insurance. They're in survival mode," Russell said.
Tammy, for example, who has been in care for the past 25 years, has been shuffled to services throughout the region, from residential care in Williamstown, to hospitals in Springfield and Holyoke. During some periods of treatment, she lost her apartment and her pets.
But, she said, it's been caring clinicians, dedicated social workers and understanding friends that have made her feel more like a human and less like a patient identification number on a case file. That kind of attention and help, she said, is anyone's best chance of recovery.
"I might have a mental illness, but that does not define who I am. I'm a human being," said Tammy.
She recounted a recent incident during which, due to a medication change, she had an adverse reaction and trouble breathing, and called 911. But because of her past record of suicide attempts, the dispatchers sent police along with the ambulance, who searched her home for drugs and asked her if she cut herself instead of immediately taking her to the hospital to help her breathing.
"They treated me horribly in the ER because of who I was in my past. They asked me, 'Do you need an Ativan,' and I said, 'No, I need to be treated with respect."
Contact Jenn Smith at 413-496-6239.
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She climb on his back without undies so that means he felt something *wink* *wink* 😄
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Ashton and Luke? Where's Calum and Michael at???😍😂😂❤
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Scientifically speaking, humans can't go two days without water... So... 😑
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I don't care if the main is a white wolf as long as she isn't the cliche savior of the werewolf world
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A serial rapist convicted of more than a dozen attacks on women, culminating in murder during a 1979 rape of a woman in her bed, was scheduled to seek parole from state prison on Tuesday.
Alfonza Calhoun, now 49, is serving 45 years to life in state prison on one charge of first-degree murder and 13 charges of rape. Prosecutors say he continues to pose a serious threat to public safety and planned to oppose his release at a parole hearing Tuesday afternoon.
The outcome of that hearing was not available late Tuesday afternoon from the California Department of Corrections or the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
Calhoun was 17 years old when he climbed through the bedroom window of a Santa Ana apartment, stripped, and then straddled a husband and wife asleep in their bed, prosecutors said. He stabbed the husband several times, killing him, prosecutors said, and then raped the wife at knifepoint.
Investigators linked Calhoun to 12 other rapes after his arrest, according to a statement from the Orange County District Attorney's Office. In all of them, he snuck into homes occupied by women and sometimes children and raped the women, often threatening them with a knife, according to the statement.
Calhoun pleaded guilty to the murder and rapes and was sent to prison in 1980, prosecutors said. He has since received eight major prison rules violations, most recently for refusing to accept assigned housing in 2010, as well as 17 lesser rules violations.
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back at it again with the ten best of the week.
1 | my good pal sonya sent me this article about why sunflowers turn to follow the sun. maybe i'm a weirdo that loves reading about flowers but maybe you are too?!!
2 | jenna and i have decided we need this sweatshirt. might start a petition to have topshop lower the price.
3 | alsooooo i have been recently obsessed with the chainsmokers and this song has been on repeat for 48 hours straight. it makes me feel 10x cooler than i probably really am. but where do i listen to this new album everyone is talking about?!?! halp.
4 | you all lurved my post about the breakfast bowls i have been making all summer – snap me a pic @ania.sullivan on snap chat if you make one! i have been brainstorming fun recipes to share with you guys and top of the list are those stuffed green peppers i made on snap chat two weeks ago. stay tuuuuuuned.
5 | this sale on jeans is happening for a limited time! i have a pair of these black jeans that i bought in san fran when i was too broke to buy a pair of designer jeans and was v impressed.
6 | my mom couldn't eat cashews (her fav snack) before her surgery last week so she tried to assimilate them through her nostril as a joke. just please picture that and lol to yourself.
7 | i tried coconut on my breakfast bowl and was VERY into it. but here's the thing: a cup of coconut flakes is 200 calories. like WHAT?! so i did some measuring and did the math for you to find out a reasonable proportion for my bowl without selling my soul to coconut. my result is 1 teaspoon = 25 cals ish = perfect for a topping on anything! i love those little white flakes but i also do not have the metabolism of my middle school self anymore amirighttttt
8 | if you haven't seen Nike's commercial with this nun, you are missing out big time. i watch it at least once a day. #sistergoals
9 | ben rector continues to be one of my fav artists. i have seen him twice in concert and would go see him a million times more. watch his new 'music video' and let your heart be pierced my friends.
10 | starting to edit photos from a little shoot i did of three besties in san diego. and i booked my first engagement shoot. baby steps are just as good, people. tell yourself that if you're not seeing fast enough results in something!!! i am constantly.
happy weekend! i shall be drafting my first style post for you all so get pumped. eeeeeeek not used to seeing myself on the other end of the camera so much!!!
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Greece Overcomes Set Back - April 1941.
Various shots, King George of Greece. He lays a wreath, and with him is Prince Paul. They then take the dais and a fairly large parade starts. Youth Movements, Pioneer Corps. with wheel barrows, and also Greek military including Evzones.
Various shots of a plaque being unveiled by dignitaries. Two dignitaries stand next to plaque after unveiling. An American and Greek Flag fly either side of it. Shots of soldiers holding flags and standing to attention.
Various shots of Investiture of Greek soldiers in the field by high ranking officer (the officer wears small round spectacles). Several shots of nuns on ship. They walk down ramp of ship. Various shots wartime damage in Athens and the army give people a hand to get straight after the damage caused by the Italians. The soldiers keep communications going. More shots of the damaged city
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"Various shots of Investiture of Greek soldiers in the field by high ranking officer (the officer wears small round spectacles)."
In fact, this is a military decoration of Greek soldiers from Prince Paul (the officer wears small round spectacles). This took place in 1940 on village Poptisti, north west of town Koritsa.
A proof of the above location are the photos of this ceremony, taken by Dimitris A. Harissiadis, which are in the "BENAKI MUSEUM" in Athens.
Here is the location of the village.
I wrote this comment in memory of those Greeks that have died for their country and win the war against Italian invasion in 28th October 1940.
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You know what you want to do. Deep down part of you knows exactly what you're going to be, what you want to do with your life. It knows. It really really knows. And it knows it will be fulfilling and you'll be good at it. And it doesn't worry about money because it knows the money will follow.
It's always known.
So, tell me, or more importantly, tell yourself…what are you going to do? Who are you going to be?


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Ask Kendra is a monthly(ish) feature where I will answer reader submitted questions about mental health, motherhood, creativity and more! (*please keep in mind I am not a doctor or medically trained professional). Have a question you want answered?
General topics: mental health, mindfulness, (art) journaling, motherhood, self awareness.
I share a lot about my personal story and thoughts on mental health and wellness, but I'm ready to know what you want to know!
This form will allow you to send a secure email straight to my email. I will never share your personal information. All questions will be presented anonymously on the blog unless you ask otherwise.
Check out the past Ask Kendra Posts:
How Can I Control Panic Attacks Without Medication?
My Mom Has Depression, Does That Mean I Will Too?


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Skip to comments.Obamas foolish war on marijuana (Obama Regime Doing Bidding of Mexican Drug Cartels?)
Posted on 12/09/2011 6:35:47 AM PST by PJ-Comix
When it comes to the subject of marijuana, Barack Obama appears to talk out of both sides of his mouth. As a candidate, Obama intimated that he would respect state laws regarding medicinal marijuana and would not prosecute medicinal marijuana sales and use in states where it is legal. Its not a good use of our resources, he said at the time. When Obama took office, the Justice Department released a memo that seemed to confirm that position. But in the years since Obamas inauguration, his administration has shifted course. Now, Attorney General Eric Holder is vigorously prosecuting medicinal marijuana growers and sellers.
That effort appears to be intensifying. On October 7, Obama directed his Justice Department to employ an aggressive array of enforcement actions against Californias medicinal marijuana producers and distributors, as well as the landlords who lease space to operators of marijuana dispensaries. All told, President Obama's Justice Department has conducted well over 150 federal raids in at least seven states, and U.S. attorneys have threatened local and state officials in 10 states with criminal prosecution for failing to adopt proposed medicinal marijuana laws.
In September, the administration unveiled an online petition system that allows people to start their own petitions and sign other peoples petitions. Petitions that receive more than 5,000 signatures are supposed to get reviewed by White House officials and receive an official response. Petitions expire one month after they are created. Two of the most popular petitions concern marijuana. One of them, which received 17,026 signatures, calls for the administration to stop interfering with state marijuana efforts. The other, which received 74,169 signatures, calls for the administration to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana.
The administration responded to both petitions with the same vague, factually unsupported form letter. The letter states that, Our concern about marijuana is based on what the science tells us about the drug's effects, and that although we are not going to arrest our way out of the problem, the President's National Drug Control Strategy is balanced and comprehensive, emphasizing prevention and treatment while at the same time supporting innovative law enforcement efforts.
This is the same tired excuse that the Bush administration offered for its opposition to the legalization of medicinal marijuana.
If the Obama administration recognizes arrests are not going to solve the problem, then why are we spending $14 billion a year on marijuana-related arrests? Why are people being sentenced to life in prison for marijuana-related crimes? And more importantly, why did Obama direct the Justice Department to target dispensaries a week after these petitions received the minimum amount of signatures necessary to receive a response?
The fact is, marijuana is less deleterious to the human body than alcohol. In fact, there are no scientific studies that conclusively prove that marijuana poses real health risks to humans. To the contrary, 16 states have recognized its medical benefits and legalized it for medicinal use. By hiding behind the science that doesnt exist, the Obama administration is trying to brush off the 74,000 Americans who signed the petition to legalize marijuana and the 70% of voters who would like to see medicinal marijuana legalized. This administrations marijuana stance makes neither scientific nor political sense.
Fortunately for voters, there is a presidential candidate who supports legalizing marijuana: former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson. Sadly, Johnson has been systematically excluded from the Republican debates and has not had the opportunity to articulate his bold plans to reform the nations drug laws. I hope that Johnson will seek the Libertarian Party nomination next year, since it appears that the Libertarian candidate will be on the general election ballot in all 50 states. Pro-marijuana voters can expect nothing from Barack Obama.
Well, I got to thinking about this and then I remembered that the KEY to this regime is to FOLLOW THE MONEY. And now in light of REVELATIONS of the DEA laundering money for the Mexican drug cartels as well at the ATF supplying the cartels with weapons via Operation Fast & Furious, the answer came to me. I am sure the drug cartels will be supplying huge campaign funds to the Obama re-election campaign. Since the Mexican drug cartels obviously don't like the competition from the legalized marijuana industry, the word has gone out to crack down on that group. No other reason for the current crackdown makes any sense.
And to Steve DeAngelo---Sorry dude but any paltry contributions you might make to the Obama re-election fund can't come close to matching that made by the Mexican drug lords. Therefore expect to see more pressure from the federal government on your business.
Or, perhaps, blowing smoke out of both sides of his mouth?
Preemptively eliminating the competition? The man's MUST be planning on doing SOMETHING after he leaves office...
Preemptively eliminating the competition? The man MUST be planning on doing SOMETHING after he leaves office...
Preemptively eliminating the competition? The man MUST be planning on doing SOMETHING after he leaves office...
Interesting analysis, PJ. Thanks for the post!
I don't mind that people do buy the weed legally and some really do need it but some of those "ailments" I've seen on the show make me chuckle.
Meanwhile the Obama Regime is cracking down on that business solely because it competes with the Mexican Drug Cartels.
The democrat base doesn't work for a living - otherwise, they'd be taxpayers and vote Republican. So, where does the democrat party get all it's money? It's not coming from their American base. It has to come from somewhere else (like Al Gore, China, and the ice tea episode, for example).
The Oboma administration is bending over backwards for anything and anyone coming out of Mexico. There has to be big money there somewhere. Campaign money and winning elections is always #1. The democrats will do anything it takes to find money somewhere. (Tax dollars are simply used to buy votes and manipulate people later, so they're a close 2nd.)
It's ironic that the vast majority of the marijuana producers and users in California supported Obama and yet who is pulling the rug from under them? Hey Dopers! Enjoy your moment of legalized weed because the CRACKDOWN has already begun from the Obama Regime because the Mexican drug cartels don't like competition.
Marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States. It is a dry, shredded green and brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The main active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC for short.
How is Marijuana Abused?
Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (joint) or in a pipe. It is also smoked in blunts, which are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and refilled with a mixture of marijuana and tobacco. This mode of delivery combines marijuana's active ingredients with nicotine and other harmful chemicals. Marijuana can also be mixed in food or brewed as a tea. As a more concentrated, resinous form, it is called hashish; and as a sticky black liquid, hash oil.* Marijuana smoke has a pungent and distinctive, usually sweet-and-sour odor.
How Does Marijuana Affect the Brain?
Scientists have learned a great deal about how THC acts in the brain to produce its many effects. When someone smokes marijuana, THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream, which carries the chemical to the brain and other organs throughout the body.
THC acts upon specific sites in the brain, called cannabinoid receptors, kicking off a series of cellular reactions that ultimately lead to the "high" that users experience when they smoke marijuana. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors; others have few or none. The highest density of cannabinoid receptors are found in parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thinking, concentrating, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement.1
Not surprisingly, marijuana intoxication can cause distorted perceptions, impaired coordination, difficulty with thinking and problem solving, and problems with learning and memory. Research has shown that, in chronic users, marijuana's adverse impact on learning and memory can last for days or weeks after the acute effects of the drug wear off.2 As a result, someone who smokes marijuana every day may be functioning at a suboptimal intellectual level all of the time.
Research into the effects of long-term cannabis use on the structure of the brain has yielded inconsistent results. It may be that the effects are too subtle for reliable detection by current techniques. A similar challenge arises in studies of the effects of chronic marijuana use on brain function. Brain imaging studies in chronic users tend to show some consistent alterations, but their connection to impaired cognitive functioning is far from clear. This uncertainty may stem from confounding factors such as other drug use, residual drug effects, or withdrawal symptoms in long-term chronic users.
Addictive Potential
Long-term marijuana abuse can lead to addiction; that is, compulsive drug seeking and abuse despite the known harmful effects upon functioning in the context of family, school, work, and recreational activities. Estimates from research suggest that about 9 percent of users become addicted to marijuana; this number increases among those who start young (to about 17 percent) and among daily users (25-50 percent).
Long-term marijuana abusers trying to quit report withdrawal symptoms including: irritability, sleeplessness, decreased appetite, anxiety, and drug craving, all of which can make it difficult to remain abstinent. These symptoms begin within about 1 day following abstinence, peak at 2-3 days, and subside within 1 or 2 weeks following drug cessation.3
Marijuana and Mental Health
A number of studies have shown an association between chronic marijuana use and increased rates of anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia. Some of these studies have shown age at first use to be an important risk factor, where early use is a marker of increased vulnerability to later problems. However, at this time, it is not clear whether marijuana use causes mental problems, exacerbates them, or reflects an attempt to self-medicate symptoms already in existence.
Chronic marijuana use, especially in a very young person, may also be a marker of risk for mental illnesses - including addiction - stemming from genetic or environmental vulnerabilities, such as early exposure to stress or violence. Currently, the strongest evidence links marijuana use and schizophrenia and/or related disorders.4 High doses of marijuana can produce an acute psychotic reaction; in addition, use of the drug may trigger the onset or relapse of schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals.
What Other Adverse Effect Does Marijuana Have on Health?
Effects on the Heart
Marijuana increases heart rate by 20-100 percent shortly after smoking; this effect can last up to 3 hours. In one study, it was estimated that marijuana users have a 4.8-fold increase in the risk of heart attack in the first hour after smoking the drug.5 This may be due to increased heart rate as well as the effects of marijuana on heart rhythms, causing palpitations and arrhythmias. This risk may be greater in aging populations or in those with cardiac vulnerabilities.
Effects on the Lungs
Numerous studies have shown marijuana smoke to contain carcinogens and to be an irritant to the lungs. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50-70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke. Marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, which further increase the lungs' exposure to carcinogenic smoke. Marijuana smokers show dysregulated growth of epithelial cells in their lung tissue, which could lead to cancer;6 however, a recent case-controlled study found no positive associations between marijuana use and lung, upper respiratory, or upper digestive tract cancers.7 Thus, the link between marijuana smoking and these cancers remains unsubstantiated at this time.
Nonetheless, marijuana smokers can have many of the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers, such as daily cough and phlegm production, more frequent acute chest illness, and a heightened risk of lung infections. A study of 450 individuals found that people who smoke marijuana frequently but do not smoke tobacco have more health problems and miss more days of work than nonsmokers.8 Many of the extra sick days among the marijuana smokers in the study were for respiratory illnesses.
Effects on Daily Life
Research clearly demonstrates that marijuana has the potential to cause problems in daily life or make a person's existing problems worse. In one study, heavy marijuana abusers reported that the drug impaired several important measures of life achievement, including physical and mental health, cognitive abilities, social life, and career status.9 Several studies associate workers' marijuana smoking with increased absences, tardiness, accidents, workers' compensation claims, and job turnover.
What Treatment Options Exist?
Behavioral interventions, including cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational incentives (i.e., providing vouchers for goods or services to patients who remain abstinent) have shown efficacy in treating marijuana dependence. Although no medications are currently available, recent discoveries about the workings of the cannabinoid system offer promise for the development of medications to ease withdrawal, block the intoxicating effects of marijuana, and prevent relapse.
The latest treatment data indicate that in 2008 marijuana accounted for 17 percent of admissions (322,000) to treatment facilities in the United States, second only to opiates among illicit substances. Marijuana admissions were primarily male (74 percent), White (49 percent), and young (30 percent were in the 12-17 age range). Those in treatment for primary marijuana abuse had begun use at an early age: 56 percent by age 14.**
Is Marijuana Medicine?
The potential medicinal properties of marijuana have been the subject of substantive research and heated debate. Scientists have confirmed that the cannabis plant contains active ingredients with therapeutic potential for relieving pain, controlling nausea, stimulating appetite, and decreasing ocular pressure. Cannabinoid-based medications include synthetic compounds, such as dronabinol (Marinol®) and nabilone (Cesamet®), which are FDA approved, and a new, chemically pure mixture of plant-derived THC and cannabidiol called Sativex®, formulated as a mouth spray and approved in Canada and parts of Europe for the relief of cancer-associated pain and spasticity and neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis.
Scientists continue to investigate the medicinal properties of THC and other cannabinoids to better evaluate and harness their ability to help patients suffering from a broad range of conditions, while avoiding the adverse effects of smoked marijuana.
How Widespread is Marijuana Abuse?
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)***
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in 2009, 16.7 million Americans aged 12 or older used marijuana at least once in the month prior to being surveyed, an increase over the rates reported in all years between 2002 and 2008. There was also a significant increase among youth aged 12-17, with current use up from 6.7 percent in 2008 to 7.3 percent in 2009, although this rate is lower than what was reported in 2002 (8.2 percent). Past-month use also increased among those 18-25, from 16.5 percent in 2008 to 18.1 percent in 2009.
Monitoring the Future Survey****
Results from the 2009 Monitoring the Future survey show, as in the past few years, a stall in the decline of marijuana use that began in the late 1990s among our Nation's youth. In 2009, 11.8 percent of 8th-graders, 26.7 percent of 10th-graders, and 32.8 percent of 12th-graders reported past-year use. In addition, perceived risk of marijuana use declined among 8th- and 10th-graders, and disapproval of marijuana use declined among 10th-graders. This is a concern because changes in attitudes and beliefs often drive changes in drug use.
Recent Trends
Marijuana Use by Students - 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey
8th Grade 10th Grade 12th Grade
Lifetime 15.7% 32.3% 42.0%
Past Year 11.8 26.7 32.8
Past Month 6.5 15.9 20.6
Daily 1.0 2.8 5.2
Past Trends
Percentage of 8th-Graders Who Have Used Marijuana:
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Lifetime 19.9% 23.1% 22.6% 22.2% 22.0% 20.3% 20.4%
Past Year 15.8 18.3 17.7 16.9 16.5 15.6 15.4
Past Month 9.1 11.3 10.2 9.7 9.7 9.1 9.2
Daily 0.8 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Lifetime 19.2% 17.5% 16.3% 16.5% 15.7% 14.2% 14.6%
Past Year 14.6 12.8 11.8 12.2 11.7 10.3 10.9
Past Month 8.3 7.5 6.4 6.6 6.5 5.7 5.8
Daily 1.2 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9
Percentage of 10th-Graders Who Have Used Marijuana:
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Lifetime 34.1% 39.8% 42.3% 39.6% 40.9% 40.3% 40.1%
Past Year 28.7 33.6 34.8 31.1 32.1 32.2 32.7
Past Month 17.2 20.4 20.5 18.7 19.4 19.7 19.8
Daily 2.8 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.5
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Lifetime 38.7% 36.4% 35.1% 34.1% 31.8% 31.0% 29.9%
Past Year 30.3 28.2 27.5 26.6 25.2 24.6 23.9
Past Month 17.8 17.0 15.9 15.2 14.2 14.2 13.8
Daily 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.7
Percentage of 12th-Graders Who Have Used Marijuana
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Lifetime 41.7% 44.9% 49.6% 49.1% 49.7% 48.8% 49.0%
Past Year 34.7 35.8 38.5 37.5 37.8 36.5 37.0
Past Month 21.2 21.9 23.7 22.8 23.1 21.6 22.4
Daily 4.6 4.9 5.8 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.8
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Lifetime 47.8% 46.1% 45.7% 44.8% 42.3% 41.8% 42.6%
Past Year 36.2 34.9 34.3 33.6 31.5 31.7 32.4
Past Month 21.5 21.2 19.9 19.8 18.3 18.8 19.4
Daily 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.4
Lifetime refers to use at least once during a respondents lifetime. Past year refers to use at least once during the year preceding an individuals response to the survey. Past month refers to use at least once during the 30 days preceding an individuals response to the survey.
Other Information Sources
For additional information on marijuana, please visit www.marijuana-info.org.
Data Sources
* For street terms searchable by drug name, street term, cost and quantities, drug trade, and drug use, visit: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/default.asp.
** These data are from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Highlights 2007: These data are from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Highlights-2007: National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services (Office of Applied Studies, DASIS Series: S-45, DHHS Publication No. SMA 09-4360, Rockville, MD, 2008), funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The latest data are available at 800-729-6686 or on line at www.samhsa.gov.
*** NSDUH (formerly known as the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse) is an annual survey of Americans aged 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. This survey is available on line at http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh.htm.
**** These data are from the 2009 Monitoring the Future survey, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, and conducted annually by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. The survey has tracked 12th-graders' illicit drug use and related attitudes since 1975; in 1991, 8th- and 10th-graders were added to the study.
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Yep. When people can grow their own, the cartels have an unsellable product - unless they sell it at such a price it's practically free. It takes them right out of the picture. They'll have to get a real job if they want to pay their rents.
I'll bet most of their business is in California. I'll bet they've taken quite a loss.
Not only do the cartels, no doubt, donate to democrats, but when ever a drug ring is caught and broken up, the government gets to keep the spoils. There's big money there, and the tax payers have no idea where that money goes.
You want the truth? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!
Two points —
First, keeping it illegal — and in fact cracking down hard — keeps the price high and that makes the cartels very happy. But the police (at all levels) are equally happy to receive all that grant money for their long-failed War on Drugs, so they want to keep reefer illegal as well.
Second, this is a state issue, not a federal one. Since the Tenth Amendment is all but forgotten, maybe we can take a lesson from Prohibition?
The sad thing is that Republicans are just as deserving of blame as Democrats are concerning this issue. Let the individual states decide!
Two hours later I was in possession of one. My medical excuse: chronic Achilles tendonitis from years of running and playing basketball. I went to a place called Norcal Health Center, a store-front place, where I was interviewed by a doctor and my vital signs checked. I do have some achilles pain and flinched a little when she checked the tendon, but I certainly don't require medication for it.
Total cost: $100 for the exam and prescription. $40 for an optional ID card. It is good for one year.
That's my story.
There are no more potheads, only medical marijuana patients.
Or do you even care about such things?
I was surprised by the number of young people in the waiting area. Many appeared to be in their early 20s.
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It has been said of Brutus and Cassius that each lacks what is best in the other. Compare and contrast the personalities of the two rebel leaders from Shakepeare's Julius Caesar.
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In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, conspirators abound. Caeasar has enemies everywhere; yet, he has been offered the crown by Marc Antony. Too much power, too much arrogance---Marcus Brutus fears that Caesar will become a true dictator, ruling with an iron fist.
The conspiracy is led by Cassius. Like Brutus, he is a Roman senator; however, Cassius is not as well liked and trusted as is Brutus. Brutus and Cassius have a familial connection because Brutus married Portia who is Cassius's sister.
Cassius wants Caesar dead for more personal reasons than does Brutus. Once Cassius had to save Caesar from drowning, so he believes that Caesar is weak.
Caesar cried, "Help me, Cassius, or I sink!"
I, as Aeneas our great ancestor
Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder
The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber(120)
Did I the tired Caesar. And this man
Is now become a god
Cassius is a much harder, more cynical man than Brutus. The qualities that Cassius exhibits stand him in good stead to carry out the assassination. He is clever, more experienced, older, and able to see into the hearts of the men around him. When observing Antony, Cassius sees that he is dangerous; Antony should be put to death as well. Caesar rankles Cassius because he believes that Caesar is no better than anyone else. Cassius thought himself to be a great soldier just as Caesar was.
One surprisingly quality that Cassius demonstrates throughout the play comes from a subservient feeling toward Brutus. Time and again, Cassius suggests something that probably should have been done, and Brutus vetoes the idea and interjects his own. Unfortunately for all, Brutus never makes good decisions. The conspirators suffer from Cassius not standing up to Brutus and overruling him.
Brutus is a softer, more sensitive man. He does think about personal gain or jealousies. Brutus works for Rome. His decisions are based almost entirely on what would be the best for Rome. That is why he joins the conspirancy in the first place. Not to murder Caesar, but to save Rome from a dictatorship.
Brutus does not see in to men's hearts. He trusts people. Cassius knew that Antony was dangerous. Brutus will not agree:
And for Mark Antony, think not of him,
For he can do no more than Caesar's arm
When Caesar's head is off.
How wrong can a man be! Of course, Antony is more dangerous than either man understood. Brutus repeatedly overrides Cassius's decisions which leads to the downfall of the assassins.
Brutus=sensitive, trusting, wise, popular, lover of Rome
Cassius= cyncial, clever, admiring of Brutus, jealous, greedy
This is what makes these men unlikely partners in the greatest assassination plot in literary history.


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