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Battle to Protect Norwich's Historic Buildings From Pigeons WidensTuesday, December 18th, 2012
by Richard Wheeler (via Norwich Evening News 24)
The battle to protect Norwich's historic buildings from feathered invaders has intensified – as officials attempt to defend two more city attractions from their droppings.
How it could look if pigeons attacked Norwich Castle. (Image credit: Norwich Evening News 24)
Proposals to install pigeon-guarding systems have been put forward for the Bridewell and Shirehall, following a successful application for a similar idea at Norwich Castle. Mess on the pavement outside the Shirehall, in Market Avenue, below where the pigeons roost, affects access to the building for visitors according to planning documents from the Norfolk museums service.
The papers add that the droppings are also causing white staining to the stonework, which cleaning is "unlikely to remove", as well as health and safety issues. At the Bridewell, the documents state the volume of pigeon waste creates a risk of "slipping on wet foul".
Measures to deter pigeons from sills and ledges in the museum's central courtyard were installed during a recent £1.5m refurbishment. But the plans reveal these are ineffective in many areas.
There are concerns at both sites that the mess stops workers being able to reach and clean out gutters and pipes to stop them getting blocked. There is a risk water could seep into the walls and damage the buildings' walls if these are not unblocked.
Posts with thin wire on them are proposed for both buildings. These aim to stop pigeons from being able to roost or perch.
Museum officials are also bidding for cash to fund a similar defence system at Norwich Castle after the city council approved the plan. It is hoped these measures will protect the 11th century structure from further damage. The post and wire system was trialled and also checked by English Heritage before permission was granted, to try and ensure it will not ruin the appearance of the castle.
Stuart Garner, operations manager for Norwich museums, said: "We've had the pilot and we all agreed on the best way forward with English Heritage. We've got the majority of listed-building consent. Now, it's preparing the documents for the funding."
Mr Garner said it was Norfolk County Council's responsibility to look after the attractions, but the city council has agreed to contribute 30pc toward the costs of pigeon-proofing them. No cost figures have yet to be made public.
Dr Will Fletcher, English Heritage's inspector of ancient monuments in Norfolk, said it is difficult trying to protect historic buildings from pigeons.
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Dr Fletcher said of the Norwich Castle plans: "It can all be taken away without damaging the fabric and leaving the castle intact.
"We will come back six to eight months or a year later down the line to see how effective it's been.
"We are aware of the fact pigeons can be a problem elsewhere. We've talked about the issues, falconry and other options around the town but it pushes it from one place to another.
"There will be an ongoing issue and it's really something for the people of Norwich to get involved in and we welcome their views."


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As young people mature, the decisions they make have an enormous impact on their families, their communities and our world. But growing up surrounded by poverty, war or in the aftermath of disaster increases their risks and limits their choices.
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When disaster strikes, young children are especially vulnerable to developing emotional and social problems that can jeopardize their futures. Mercy Corps worked with experts to design our signature Comfort for Kids program that helps children process their trauma and recover through play, sports and art activities. See our expert's recommendations for how parents and caregivers can help children through times of crisis ▸
For adolescents faced with violence, early marriage and interruptions to schooling, we provide opportunities for community involvement, vocational training and life skills development. Our goal is to empower youth in the toughest places to make smart life choices and invest their energy in developing solutions to their countries' biggest challenges.
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Ride 2 Recovery to Partner Once Again with ATOC
Published on Sep 26, 2013
Ride 2 Recovery to Partner Once Again with Amgen Tour of California in 2014 Gold Series Honor Ride Cycling Events to Raise Funds and Awareness for Injured Veterans
Calabasas, CA, September 26, 2013 – Ride 2 Recovery, in partnership with AEG and theAmgen Tour of California (ATOC), announce the 2014 Amgen Tour of California Gold Series Honor Rides, four non-competitive cycling events to help raise funds and awareness for Ride 2 Recovery and injured veterans.
"Ride 2 Recovery is honored to once again partner with AEG, the Amgen Tour of California and our mutual partners to bring these fun and inspiring cycling events to California communities in 2014," said John Wordin, founder and president of Ride 2 Recovery. "Cycling participants can ride along some of the official Amgen Tour of California routes while supporting America's healing heroes," added Wordin.
The ATOC Gold Series Honor Ride events provide local cyclists with the opportunity to ride parts of many of the Amgen Tour of California professional cycling courses and ride alongside healing heroes on a non-competitive, fun ride. The rides will cover distances from 20 miles to 75 miles, and each event will honor local fallen heroes.
"The Amgen Tour of California Gold Series Honor Ride is an inspiring way to get active, stay fit and make a difference in our communities, around the state and country," said Kristin Bachochin, executive director of the Amgen Tour of California and senior vice president of AEG Sports. "Using the international platform of the Amgen Tour of California to support our military's healing heroes, while promoting a healthy lifestyle, perfectly aligns with our mission, and we look forward to supporting each event."
While the ATOC Gold Series Honor Ride host cities are still being finalized, events will be held throughout the state, with an emphasis on cities that will host an actual Amgen Tour of California Stage during the 2014 event or those that are close in proximity. Events will take place in both Northern and Southern California.
The Partnership also extends to some of Ride 2 Recovery's other events, including the 2013 Honor Ride Las Vegas, and the 2014 California Challenge, a multi-day event for active duty military and injured veterans, riding alongside the general public, that covers 450 miles from Northern California to the Santa Monica Pier and pushes participants to their limit, both physically and mentally.
Also new for 2014 will be the Pro Cyclist Mentor Program, featuring riding tips, training sessions, and motivational guidance for regional injured veterans participating in Ride 2 Recovery cycling programs. Professional cyclists will work with injured veterans and local cycling enthusiasts to help encourage rider confidence and build basic training skills.
"Cycling is an activity that just about anyone can do," said Linda Glassel, National Honor Ride Director. "The Amgen Tour of California Gold Series Honor Ride is a fun, non-competitive ride that brings communities together to make a difference - to raise funds and awareness for our healing heroes and to provide another means of rehabilitation for them through the wonderful sport of cycling. The Partnership with the Amgen Tour of California helps to build awareness for Ride 2 Recovery and establish programs that are great for both brands," added Glassel.
Ride 2 Recovery's mission is to improve the health and wellness of healing heroes through mental and physical rehabilitation programs that feature cycling as the core activity. The funds raised through the ATOC Gold Series Honor Rides will support outdoor cycling programs and Spinning Recovery Labs at Military and VA locations around the country, as well as local rides for healing heroes. Participation is open to all ages, including veterans and the general public.
America's largest cycling race, the Amgen Tour of California is a prominent event on the international professional cycling calendar and holds a 2.HC ranking, the highest classification for non-World Tour events.
Each year, the Amgen Tour of California draws global attention as one of the most anticipated cycling events of the year - one that attracts Olympic medalists, World Champions and top Tour de France competitors.
About Ride 2 Recovery
Ride 2 Recovery, a 501(c) 3, helps injured veterans improve their health and wellness through individual and group cycling programs at military bases, as well as on seven long-distance challenge events staged each year. Cycling has proven to be a catalyst in the recovery process by providing a new physical challenge while concurrently helping to cope with the mental challenges. Ride 2 Recovery major sponsors include UnitedHealthcare, Heritage Bags, Raleigh Bicycles, USO, United Airlines, U-Haul, Macy's, Rudy Project, and Saris Racks. For more information, visit Ride2 Recovery or follow us on Facebook or Twitter at @Ride_2_Recovery.
About the Amgen Tour of California
The largest cycling event in America, the Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race created and presented by AEG that challenges the world's top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course that traverses hundreds of miles of California's iconic highways, byways and coastlines each spring. Beginning in 2006, the annual event is dedicated to promoting cycling along with a healthy lifestyle while creating hundreds of millions of dollars of impact to the California economy. The teams chosen to participate have included Olympic medalists, Tour de France champions and world champions, as well as America's most promising racing talent.
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Agency: Child exploitation a problem in El Dorado County
El Dorado County's Health and Human Services Agency on Tuesday updates the board of supervisors on its efforts to stop the commercial sexual exploitation of children, a growing problem in the county.
From 2010 to 2012, the HHSA was aware of three child exploitation cases in the county. Since 2013, it has become aware of 15 more cases, most of which are children in the foster care or probation systems.
"We need to change the conversation," said Mark S. Contois, assistant director of human services of HHSA. "This exploitation of children is one of the most horrific crimes possible and we need to treat these children as victims instead of criminals by providing the children with the intensive intervention and services needed to be successful."
To address the issue of human trafficking and sexual exploitation for foster and probation youth, HHSA has partnered with Placerville Police, El Dorado County Probation, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, El Dorado County District Attorney's Office, El Dorado County Counsel and the El Dorado County Office of Education to form the Foster Youth and Human Trafficking Task Force.
The task force's goal, according to HHSA, is to quickly respond and address all needs of the child and pursue criminal prosecution against people who are exploiting children.
"Human trafficking can only be stopped through the coordinated efforts of many organizations," Contois said. "Our county task force brings the right people to the table to combat human trafficking locally through partnership, awareness, prevention and prosecution."
According to HHSA and the Federal Bureau of Investigations, three of the nation's 13 largest child prostitution areas are in California, the San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego metropolitan areas. Sacramento is one of several California hubs for trafficking because of its central location between Stockton, the Bay Area and Reno.
El Dorado County District 4 Supervisor Ron Briggs requested a presentation from the Foster Youth and Human Trafficking Task Force at the Tuesday, April 22 board of supervisors meeting.
The presentation will focus on the task force, the scope of child sexual exploitation problems in El Dorado County and the need for education and prevention programs. It starts at 10 a.m.


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Two Democrats vie for seat held by term-limited Speaker Mark Ferrandino of Denver
AN APOLOGY: Several times during this blog, I referred to Owen Perkins as Owens, which I have to say must be the lasting influence of former Gov. Bill Owens.
The only hotly contested race today at the Denver County Democratic assembly was the contest to succeed outgoing Speaker Mark Ferrandino, who is term limited.
Alec Garnett and Owen Perkins are running for Ferrandino's seat. The other Denver Democrats running for the House are uncontested in their primaries.
Garnett, former executive director of the Colorado Democratic Party and son of Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett, received top line, capturing 61 percent of the delegate vote.
Dozens of fans wearing gray Garnett T-shirts showed up at North High School for the assembly. Many of them appeared to be around the same age as the 31-year-old Garnett.
"I'm really excited about how many young people are at their first assembly. We've really tried to change the demographics of the caucus-going Denver delegate," Garnett said. "The Democrats have to continue to engage the young voter in order to be successful in keeping Colorado blue."


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Caught up in the scandal that cost him his marriage to Sandra Bullock, Jesse James will appear on ABC's "Nightline, where he'll give his first TV interview since the breakup.
According to a sneak preview, James tells ABC's Vicki Mabrey he "took an amazing life and amazing success and marriage...and threw it away by my own hands." He will reportedly discuss his stint in behavioral rehab and the allegations he cheated on Bullock with a parade of tattooed skanks.
James is also going through another major life change two months after Bullock moved out with the child they adopted and filed for divorce. The motorbike mechanic is selling the two-story Orange County home he shared with the actress during their five-year marriage and moving to Austin, Texas, according to a report. It was not known how much he was asking, but the Sunset beach house is assessed at $3.6 million.
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"Jesse has put his house up for sale," a source told People magazine.
James continued to live in the home with his kids from a prior relationship, Sunny, 6, Jesse Jr., 12, and Chandler, 15. But the magazine said he's already made an offer on a home in Texas. While James and the Oscar-winning beauty were married, they made Austin their adopted hometown, and Bullock has been seen there and in New Orleans since their seismic split.
James owns Austin Speed Shop, a custom–car garage, and Bullock owns an Austin restaurant, Bess Bistro.
A pal of James told the mag the cheating gearhead still hopes to win back Bullock.
"His mind-set is the same as [just after the split], and Jesse feels that as time goes by, his and Sandra's relationship has still not reached the final chapter," the friend told People. "He is not giving up hope that Sandra will come back to her family."


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Interviewed by Joelle Seligson
This interview appeared in the July/August 2011 issue of Dimensions magazine.
The science writer and ASTC 2011 speaker on denialism, vaccine phobia, and why organic food won't save the world
In the face of today's massive organic movement, Michael Specter lauds synthetic drugs and genetically modified foods. Specter, staff writer at the New Yorker and author of the 2009 book Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives, does not factor political correctness into his crusade to conquer fear with facts.
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"Reflecting on the Reflection!"
My wife and I very much enjoyed our cruise on the Celebrity reflection. Celebrity is a bit of a step up from the other cruises we have done, a little more sophisticated and with very attentive service and excellent food - worth the extra cost for some little luxuries. The Reflection was very big but we didn't find that to be a problem, and we loved sitting in the stunning Grand Foyer with a drink before dinner to watch the world go by. Dinner one of the nights at Qsine was a highlight, fantastic food and service. We had an Oceanview stateroom which was very nice, I especially enjoyed the ice we could have delivered each day and the upgraded bedding - bliss! My wife was appreciative of the nice toiletry products which were in the bathroom. We had never cruised the Mediterranean before and were worried it would be too hot at that time of year, but the ocean breezes certainly helped with that. The cities we saw were incredible, the Greek Islands were beautiful - all in all an amazing experience! We would definitely recommend the Celebrity Reflection and a Med cruise to anyone.Read more
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My First Cruise with Celebrity but have cruised in excess of 25 times. I Was looking forward to it very much as I had very good reports about this cruise line. Initially impressions were good the ship was very clean and very modern, the cabin which was a sunset veranda was as expected of high quality and it delivered with the view that we were looking for, the cabin stewards did a fine job except that were a bit lax about cleaning the balcony which did get a little black soot but nothing to worry about. The staff in the entire ship were always friendly and the service was exceptional, the classic drinks package had sufficient drinks included to satisfy most drinkers. The ship however seemed very crowded at times , having been on a few of these super liners this seemed more crowded than usual particularly at dining time which was disappointing until we sorted it out. The select dining (of which we had no choice)was awful with no being able to make a reservation even in the morning and then having to wait up to 30 mins for a table, some people even longer, I think they need to have more people with the set times as it just doesn't work. Overall the ports were great but the ships excursions were extremely over priced and we booked others on the internet for half the price. Would definitely try them again but at the right price.Read more
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NEPTUNE POOL: Honest now. Does the Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle cross your mind, oh, a dozen times a year? At least. It's the one pool no one ever forgets once they've seen it -- we've just got to say it like it is a fact, because we do believe it to be -- but it is also an area one doesn't spend a tremendous amount of time at (because one is usually on a tour of the landmark, and tours tend to move). That can change at Sunset's Savor the Central Coast, the publication's annual celebration of area wines and eats. The opening night VIP party will be next to the famous hilltop swimming pool, which is reason enough to get tickets. Oh, and when do tickets go on sale? Why thank you for asking. The date is Thursday, May 5.
FALL DATES: Savor the Central Coast 2011 is set for Sept. 29 through Oct. 2; the Hearst Castle soiree is on Thursday, Sept. 29. The event will then move to several other Central Coast locations, including the lovely Santa Margarita Ranch and Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, for more food- and wine-focused seminars, tastings, and samplings. And such. Oh, and if you're a fan of Washington wines, note that they'll be making a cameo this year. Mmm. Now, to think of the Neptune Pool for a few minutes. Excuse us.


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Report: Wis. temple shooter had no drugs in system
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A white supremacist with a history of alcohol problems was drug-free when he walked into a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee this summer and fatally shot six people before killing himself, according to a toxicology report released Wednesday.
There were small amounts of alcohol in Wade Michael Page's heart, but because there was none in his bloodstream the alcohol may have been produced after Page's body tissues began breaking down, a Milwaukee County pathologist said.
"It is impossible to tell if the ethyl alcohol level is due to alcohol ingestion or a product of decomposition," Agnieszka Rogalska said in an email.
Page's sister had told investigators that in the year preceding the rampage, her brother developed a bloated appearance that made her wonder if he'd been drinking recently. She also said Page seemed to grow more intense over the past year, as if he had lost his wit and sense of humor, according to an investigative report.
Page, 40, opened fire Aug. 5 before a service was to start at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in suburban Milwaukee. He killed six people and wounded four others before he was shot in the abdomen during a firefight with police. He died after he shot himself in the head.
The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office, which released the investigative report, officially ruled his death a suicide.
Page's sister told authorities her brother didn't use drugs but had a history of alcohol problems. He was cited several times over the years for his drunken behavior, and was convicted in Colorado of drunken driving in 1999 and in Texas in 2004 for drunkenly kicking holes in an El Paso bar's walls.
Page had several tattoos associated with the white supremacy movement, including the number 14 on his left shoulder and the number 88 on his right one, according to an Aug. 6 autopsy report that had been kept under seal until the FBI completed its investigation Tuesday. In white-supremacist circles, "14" represents the 14 words in a popular skinhead mantra. The number "8'' points to "H'' as the eighth letter of the alphabet, and 88 is a reference to, "Heil Hitler."
He also had tattoos of skulls and crossbones on one forearm, flames on his lower leg, the word "Suffer" across his shoulders and "Pride" on his upper chest. He also had four letters that abbreviate a profane anti-social statement tattooed on the knuckles of his left hand.
The FBI issued a four-page statement Tuesday saying the agency had concluded its investigation into the rampage and found no evidence to suggest Page had any help or was carrying out any directive from any white-supremacist group. Investigators also found nothing to suggest the attack was part of any ongoing threat to the Sikh community.
The statement did not mention any motive, and the bureau didn't release any supporting or supplemental documents. The FBI has said previously Page's motive may never be known.
Dinesh Ramde can be reached at dramde(at)ap.org.
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Back from the Brink: One Teen's Struggle with Alcoholism
It started with a glass of wine when Leigh Ann Nolan was 12. Then came the fall — failing grades, lying, despair, and rage that tore her family apart. Four years later an all-out intervention — and her family's love and faith — helped save her.
A Full-Blown Alcoholic at 15
It was September 2005, the night of the varsity volleyball match against archrival The Bolles School, and the hundreds of teens heading into the gym at Bishop Kenney High in Jacksonville, Florida, were stoked. So was 15-year-old Leigh Ann Nolan, who'd spent the day drinking rum. "My big sister, Jennifer, had driven me and a friend of hers to the game, but they had no idea I was wasted," she says. "Other than stumbling through the door, I don't remember a thing." That's because Leigh Ann had downed three 12-ounce water bottles filled with Bacardi 151, a liquor so potent — 75.5% alcohol — it's actually as flammable as lighter fluid. Jennifer, however, has total recall of what happened next. She watched as Leigh Ann somehow made her way to the top of the bleachers on the other side of the court. "She called out to me," Jennifer says. "She was giggling, but she looked ill. Suddenly, here comes my sister rolling down the steps onto the gym floor, throwing up all over herself."
Friends ran over and carried Leigh Ann to the bathroom. When police arrived, they found her lying on the floor, babbling incoherently, and were unable to rouse her. By the time she arrived by ambulance at nearby Wolfson Children's Hospital, her breathing was shallow and irregular, her heart rate had slowed, and she was in danger of choking on her own vomit. "The ER physician explained that they didn't normally admit teenagers for being drunk, but Leigh Ann was suffering from acute alcohol poisoning and at risk of dying," says her mother, Susan, who had rushed to hospital with her husband, David. The Nolans spent the next 24 hours in an anxious vigil as Leigh Ann was administered IV fluids and vitamins in order to flush the alcohol from her 5'10", 150-pound frame. When she regained consciousness the next day, doctors told her she was lucky to be alive.
But Leigh Ann was beyond the point of being scared sober. She was in the grips of a full-blown addiction that had begun three years earlier with her first sip of wine; within months she'd graduated to the hard stuff and was soon nursing vodka in class and stashing liquor bottles in her school locker. Susan, 52, a sales executive, and David, 57, a human resources manager, knew their daughter was in trouble — but not how deep — and having tried everything from tough love to therapy, felt helpless to save her. This time they had Leigh Ann undergo three weeks of intensive treatment for chemical dependency at Ten Broeck Hospital in Jacksonville and attend AA meetings nearly every other day. That, too, failed. "I got sober for all of one week," Leigh Ann says. "Quitting wasn't a matter of wanting to. I was hooked — on the high and the adrenaline rush of sneaking around and fooling people. Drinking numbed the pain from all hassles of life, but it wasn't like my problems disappeared. I knew if I stopped I would feel it really bad all over again."
The Beginning of an Alcohol Addiction
It's an early fall evening, and Leigh Ann, 18, sits on the bed in her Jacksonville apartment — a few miles from the red-brick ranch house where she grew up — sifting through her memories. "We had a pretty great family," she says, recalling how she loved to play sports with her dad and tease Jennifer, two years older, by stealing her Barbie and Ken dolls. Leigh Ann was still the tomboy when she enrolled at Hendricks Methodist Day School, where she was captain of the basketball team and a star soccer player, but a C student. Near the end of seventh grade, she was home alone one night when she came across an open bottle of white wine in the kitchen and, on a whim, poured herself a glass. "It tasted good, and I liked the feeling — all warm and relaxed," she says. "I didn't understand alcohol other than it being something my parents drank every now and then. And not just them — everybody. All the TV shows we watched had people drinking, from Friends to Will & Grace. I figured it was part of life, and I wanted to check it out."
Of course the reason wasn't that simple. Leigh Ann had been a sunny, sociable kid throughout elementary school. But when puberty hit, she no longer felt comfortable in her skin. Her moods darkened, she turned inward, and fault lines opened up within the family. "My mom and I both have strong personalities, and we couldn't find common ground — not even the sky being blue," she says. "We should've been able to have cool conversations, but I was never the kind who could talk about clothes or hair or gossip magazines. My sister was popular and accomplished — everything I wasn't — and as we got older our relationship got worse. I still liked my dad, but we grew apart too." Leigh Ann also found the social life at Hendricks way harsh. "I hung out with the guys a lot because they kind of thought of me as one of them. But the girls were jealous of that and shut me out. I guess I felt really lonely."
Leigh Ann took to secretly drinking in her room whenever her parents were out or too busy to notice. "I'd steal bottles from the wine cases my mom stored in the garage for this gift-basket business she had, then dump them in the recycling bin when nobody was around," she says. By eighth grade, the 13-year-old was hanging with older kids in the neighborhood, chugging beer and rum and bringing home the bottles they didn't finish. Soon she was desperate to get wasted as quickly as possible. "I went into my parents' liquor cabinet, where the vodka was," she recalls. "I hated the stuff at first — it was really gross the way it burned my throat, and I almost started crying. But I wanted that feeling of freedom, of being uninhibited, of not having to worry."
Susan and David watched with alarm as their daughter grew sullen and disengaged. Leigh Ann lost interest in soccer and basketball, her grades slumped, and she fell into a depression so severe that they sent her for her first stay at Ten Broeck. But Leigh Ann kept her distance — and her torment — to herself. "I never let on, but deep down I was ashamed I hadn't done anything to make my mom and dad proud," she says. "Jennifer was good and never got in trouble, and I felt they liked her better. I wanted us to do more things as a family, but when we did go on vacation, I'd ditch them at night and go drinking with kids I'd never see again." Her parents, who had never seen her drink, didn't suspect alcohol abuse, nor had they discussed the dangers of drinking with Leigh Ann or Jennifer. David might have a beer once a week and Susan a glass of wine when friends came over for dinner, and they assumed that being good role models for their girls would be enough. "Looking back, it's clear we were oblivious to the warning signs," says David. "We thought she was just going through the usual problems of being a teenager."
Spiraling Out of Control
In the summer of 2003 the Nolans were shocked to find a stash of empty liquor bottles in Leigh Ann's bedroom. They immediately sent her back to Ten Broeck, this time for several weeks as an inpatient. "There were kids there for booze, heavy-duty drugs, suicide attempts," recalls Leigh Ann. "We were all very good manipulators, nodding our heads when the counselors lectured us and saying we were sorry and all the other things they wanted to hear. But I had no intention of quitting and started planning how not to get caught from my first day in the hospital."
By the time Leigh Ann started Bishop Kenney High School that fall, she had her scam down pat. "I'd hang around outside the Publix supermarket, where there'd always be some old guy asking for money," she says. "I'd give him 20 bucks to go to the liquor store two blocks away and buy me a bottle, and tell him to keep the change." When her savings from babysitting ran out, she plucked bills from her parents' wallets. "They'd ask me where the money went, and I'd tell them I had no idea," she says. Vodka became her drink of choice. "I had to have it before leaving the house, then I'd fill up a water bottle with it and bring it to school every day. I sipped slowly so I was always buzzed but never totally wasted. My teachers never caught on." She chewed gobs of gum and brushed her teeth between classes. As for the telltale bottles, she hid them in the yard until Monday mornings, when she'd toss them in the garbage before pickup that afternoon.
As the year wore on, Leigh Ann was struggling to make D's at Bishop Kenney. "One night she told me, 'If this is all life is, it's not worth living,'" Susan recalls. "I was terrified." But she and David were also in denial, telling themselves that their daughter was no longer drinking. "We were so clueless, thinking she was drinking more water," says Susan. They sent her to a psychiatrist, who diagnosed her with Attention Deficit Disorder and prescribed Ritalin and Prozac. And as Leigh Ann kept spiraling out of control, all her parents could see was defiance. They cracked down harder. "There wasn't a day we didn't fight — about homework, clothes, cleaning up my room," Leigh Ann says. "I'd get grounded and yell back at them. But inside I was hurting. I had no self-esteem. I'd cut myself off from everybody. I knew I was trash — and I didn't care."
Nearly drinking herself to death the day of the volleyball game did nothing to change that. Nor did AA meetings and another round of treatment at Ten Broeck. Expelled from Bishop Kenney, Leigh Ann transferred to Englewood High in October 2005 and went right back to the bottle. At home, the family retreated into a bitter silence. Her sister, furious about that terrible night in the gym, stopped speaking to Leigh Ann altogether. "Then and there, my name went from Jennifer Nolan to the girl whose little sister was an alcoholic," she explains. In their confusion and despair, Susan and David also withdrew. "The only time we talked was when we fought," says Leigh Ann.
Getting Help
As her behavior became more brazen — breaking curfews, turning off her cell phone and ignoring her parents' calls, stealing their credit cards to buy an iPod, a paintball gun, and more — the battles escalated. "One night in November — I was actually sober for this one — I came home and they started yelling at me," she says. "I was starving, so I went to the kitchen to get a bowl of tomato soup. My mom followed me and tried to yank it away, and it spilled everywhere. My dad ran in, screaming and cursing. He pushed me, I pushed him. Then he slapped me, and I struck back." Leigh Ann ran to a neighbor's house and, wanting to punish her father, called the police. When officers knocked on the door, she was arrested for battery and spent seven nights in a cell at the Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center.
Throughout 11th grade, Leigh Ann continued to founder. But in June, when she got an F in world history, something inside her shifted. "Everyone else was moving on but me," she says. "They'd graduate, but I wouldn't be with them. It was a total shock, and I suddenly realized that drinking wasn't as cool as I thought." She tried to scale back by not drinking alone or on school days, only to relapse again and again. For the first time, Leigh Ann opened up to her parents and pleaded to be sent away. It was the tipping point toward sobriety. Since Ten Broeck had not been able to help her, in August 2006 Susan and David took Leigh Ann to Greenwood Associates in Tampa, which assesses and matches at-risk teens with treatment programs and special-needs schools. There, clinician and educational counselor Bernie Zimmerman recommended the Second Nature wilderness program at Cascades, outside Bend, Oregon. "It was clear she needed powerful intervention," he says. "A lot of kids find sitting in a therapist's office punitive. But being outdoors, rising and sleeping with the sun, disarms them and allows them to be vulnerable. That's when they can reflect — and change."
Leigh Ann boarded a plane the next week. "I still get emotional thinking about it," says David, choking back tears. "I felt like a failure as a father, and now I had to turn my child over to strangers 3,000 miles from home and have faith that they would make a difference." Out in the high desert, Leigh Ann and half a dozen other girls hiked in 100-degree heat, dug latrines, built campfires, cooked meals, and bedded down in the open air. "At first I'd get cravings so bad I'd shake all night, but I didn't tell anyone," she says. Not that the counselors didn't know. They let the teens detox for a week or so, then the real work began — one-on-one therapy, group sessions, journal writing. "It was a relief to talk to other kids about the fighting, lying, and stealing, which I'd never been able to do before," says Leigh Ann.
Still, she was a hard case — defensive, hostile, resistant to introspection — and her scheduled six-week stay was extended to four months. But Leigh Ann finally had her breakthrough. "It was at this meeting when a leader called me out for being an attention hog," she recalls. "I got upset, so she made me sit under a tree for hours while everyone did chores, fixed dinner, and hung out together. I was really pissed, and then it clicked. I was drinking for the attention. My sister was getting it all. I couldn't compete, so negative attention was better than none. When I told the group, nobody made a big deal, but that was okay. I didn't need the attention anymore."
Moving Forward
Despite her progress, the counselors at Second Nature believed Leigh Ann was still at risk for relapsing. Following Zimmerman's advice, the Nolans sent her straight to Bromley Brook, a private boarding school in Manchester Center, Vermont, where she could take 12th-grade classes while continuing to receive intensive counseling. Having depleted the girls' $40,000 college fund for Second Nature, the couple had to take out a $100,000 second mortgage on their home. Sure enough, Leigh Ann started ditching classes and acting up again. "I broke the rules because I thought I was too good for them," she says. And she hadn't taken the crucial step of assuming responsibility for her drinking and the damage done to herself and her loved ones. "[Nolan was] initially angry and resentful against her mother," reads her transition report, which also noted her inability to "get her needs met without lying and manipulation" or to "tolerate difficult emotions without acting out." One year and hundreds of therapy sessions later, Leigh Ann "successfully identified her substance-abuse patterns" and learned how to "communicate effectively and establish boundaries...[and] show greater self-restraint." She was finally ready to come home.
Susan and David had also passed the test. They worked closely with Leigh Ann's counselors, participating in weekly conference calls with Second Nature. They attended parenting workshops and family counseling at Bromley in order to understand the ways they contributed to their daughter's illness and to change their family dynamic for good. The couple learned when to back off, how to negotiate instead of dictate and, above all, how to listen to Leigh Ann, even when her words were painful to hear. "They deserve credit for being active partners and helping her become more resilient," says Zimmerman. "Adversity happens. Kids will stumble, but the goal is for them to get back up without turning to substance abuse."
Susan only wishes they had done it sooner. "We made so many mistakes — assuming her drinking was a phase, trying to police her behavior, thinking that therapy with time-outs, smiley faces, and behavior charts would fix things," she says. "It was an emotional roller coaster, but we finally found something that helps all of us for the long-term. Life is going to throw anything and everything at Leigh Ann, and she has to learn to make the right choices."
Since returning to Jacksonville in January, Leigh Ann has been doing just that. "I stick to people I know are good for me and stay away from strangers and situations I get bad vibes about," she says. But her intuition isn't infallible. On a six-week hiking trip along the Appalachian Trail last summer, Leigh Ann discovered that a friend of hers from Bromley was carrying drugs and alcohol and came right back home. "I worry all the time that this will be a lifelong struggle for her," says David. "We were vacationing in Daytona not long ago, and she asked to stay over with a friend on Saturday night. She is by her own definition a master manipulator, and it's always in the back of your mind that she'll start drinking again. But she's 18 — you have to let go of the string and turn her loose."
With her life back on track, Leigh Ann is starting to lay the cornerstones of adulthood. She's apprenticing as an electrician's assistant, hoping to save enough money to attend the National Outdoor Leader School in Australia and become a wilderness instructor. Last summer she moved in with her boyfriend, a 21-year-old electrician. "This is the first relationship where I've really let someone get to know me," she says. Having pushed people away for so long, she's yearning to connect, especially with her family. Not all wounds have been healed, but the Nolans are closer than ever. And Leigh Ann is happy, healthy and sober. "I totally know myself now and accept my faults, which is the only way I could have stopped drinking," she says. "I'm one of the lucky ones."
The Prevalence of Alcohol Abuse in the Media
Think of the hours your kids spend watching TV and movies. Then factor in all the boozing going on, whether it's the hammered teens in Gossip Girl or Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. You get the big picture: There's more alcohol being consumed onscreen than ever — and it's driving kids to drink. One study found that 95 percent of R-rated, 93 percent of PG-13, and 89 percent of PG films show people downing beer, wine, or liquor; even worse, drinking is depicted as cool and consequence-free. Alcohol is the most common beverage on TV, according to Stanford University researchers, who concluded that for every one-hour increase in daily viewing, there's a 9 percent greater risk an adolescent will start drinking. And kids now see some 300 TV ads for alcoholic beverages every year, a 40 percent jump from 2001.
Parents should start countering the media messages early on. Nurturing your kids' self-esteem, providing supportive family relationships, and being a positive role model will help them make smart choices for life. Discuss the dangers of drinking and prep them for the real world by offering concrete advice on how to handle peer pressure and social situations involving alcohol. (Have them check out TheCoolSpot.gov, a great interactive site for teens.) Make your expectations clear, and be consistent and fair when it comes to discipline for breaking the rules. Learn to recognize the symptoms of abuse. For more information, see the "Make a Difference" parents' booklet at niaaa.nih.gov.
Statistics on Teen Alcohol Abuse — and What Parents Can Do to Help
- There are an estimated three million teens in America who are alcoholics. Several million more have a serious drinking problem they cannot control on their own.
- On average, boys first try alcohol at age 11 and girls at 13. By 14, 41 percent of kids have had at least one drink. Teens who begin drinking before age 15 are five times more likely to become dependent on alcohol than those who start at 21.
- Adolescents who abuse alcohol, particularly binge drinkers, have problems with memory, verbal skills, and perceiving spatial relationships. Research suggests such effects could persist into adulthood.
- "The impact of one drink on a girl is roughly equivalent to the impact of two drinks on a boy, so girls who are keeping up with the boys are actually subjecting themselves to far worse consequences," says Susan Foster, a director at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
If Your Child Needs Help
The best way to combat alcoholism is to join a support or self-help group while receiving advice and guidance from a health professional. Treatment should also involve family members, since recovery can't take place in isolation. Below, some helpful organizations:
- The National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Routing Service has a toll-free number, 1-800-662-HELP, where you can get referrals for substance abuse treatment centers in your state.
- Alcoholics Anonymous (aa.org) offers both private, one-on-one meetings for your child and a counselor as well as meetings that include the whole family. Special groups for teens are available in some areas.
- Al-Anon (al-anon.alateen.org) has a specialized program, Alateen, for young people whose lives have been affected by a family member's or friend's drinking.
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (madd.org) offers support groups for those with loved ones who have been injured or killed by a drunk driver. Through its Youth In Action program, high school students work with adult coordinators to reduce underage access to alcohol.
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Mariano Salaz, the man charged in DWI in a crash that killed a 22-month-old child, agreed to a plea deal on Thursday morning.
Salaz agreed to plead no contest to homicide by vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident. The charges hold a combined sentence of six years behind bars.
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"I wish that he would have gotten more time. I wish that we had stricter laws," said the child's mother, Nicole Diaz.
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Feud alert! Justin Bieber used Twitter, where he is the most followed person alive, to hit back at the Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney. Biebs said the lanky sticksman ought to be slapped after he commented that the teen shouldn't be butt hurt about his Grammy snubs since he's rich.
The Biebs had a good reason to issue such an incendiary tweet.
Carney's comments socked the Biebs right in the gut, since the singer wants nothing more than to win a Grammy but wasn't even nominated for 'Believe.' The Keys, however, carried home three gold gramophones.
While Da Biebs was on vacation, staging a live web chat at the same time as the Grammy ceremony, breaking the Internet and garnering substantially more attention in the Twitterverse than any act at Music's Biggest Night, Carney was answering TMZ's questions about the snub heard 'round the world, and his answer seemed to wholly divorce commerce from art.
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It was likely an off-the-cuff answer, one he gave because he was asked a question he likely hadn't thought about.
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Cause for Alarm in Iraq, or Just a Ripple?
Najim Abed al-Jabouri, former mayor of Tal Afar, has a piece in the Times that seems like cause for alarm:
Both the military and the police remain heavily politicized. The police and border officials, for example, are largely answerable to the Interior Ministry, which has been seen (often correctly) as a pawn of Shiite political movements. Members of the security forces are often loyal not to the state but to the person or political party that gave them their jobs.
The same is true of many parts of the Iraqi Army. For example, the Fifth Iraqi Army Division, in Diyala Province northeast of Baghdad, has been under the sway of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, the Shiite party that has the largest bloc in Parliament; the Eighth Division, in Diwaniya and Kut to the southeast of the capital, has answered largely to Dawa, the Shiite party of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki; the Fourth Division, in Salahuddin Province in northern Iraq, has been allied with one of the two major Kurdish parties, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
More recently, the Iraqi Awakening Conference, a tribal-centric political party based in Anbar Province (where Sunni tribesmen, the so-called Sons of Iraq, turned against the insurgency during the surge) has gained influence over the Seventh Iraq Army Division, which was heavily involved in recruiting Sunnis to maintain security in 2006.
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Now, via Spencer Ackerman, we find out that there may be support for al-Jabouri's fear that "these political schisms are partly responsible for coordinated terrorist attacks like those on Sunday or the so-called Bloody Wednesday bombings of Aug. 19, which killed more than 100." 61 Iraqi army and police officers were just arrested in connection with Sunday's blasts, part of the effects of which you see over there on the side of the post.
Al-Jabouri writes ominously that
in a little more than two years, the United States drawdown of forces will be complete. In that time, the Iraqi security forces can go further in the direction of ethno-sectarianism, or they can find a new nationalism. True, the status quo offers a temporary balance of power between the incumbent parties, likely providing relative peace for the American exit. But deep down, ethno-sectarianism creates fault lines that terrorist groups and other states in the Mideast will exploit to keep Iraq weak and vulnerable. The better alternative is to reform and gain the confidence of Iraqis. The people will trust the security forces if they are seen as impartial on divisive political issues, loyal to the state rather than to parties, and if they embody the diversity and tolerance that we Iraqis have long claimed to be a defining characteristic.
President Bush was making a good point in 2005 when he said on al Arabiya that "the future of Iraq depends upon Iraqi nationalism and the Iraq character -- the character of Iraq and Iraqi people emerging." I think this overall point is right and fundamentally unanswered, at least according to al-Jabouri. Barbara Walter, one of the leading academics studying civil wars, wrote in August that Iraq would likely melt down if U.S. troops left, worrying about what she called "the settlement dilemma":
Combatants who end their civil war in a compromise settlement -- such as the agreement to share power in Iraq -- almost always return to war unless a third party is there to help them enforce the terms. That's because agreements leave combatants, especially weaker combatants, vulnerable to exploitation once they disarm, demobilize and prepare for peace. In the absence of third-party enforcement, the weaker side is better off trying to fight for full control of the state now, rather than accepting an agreement that would leave it open to abuse in the future.
Finally, al-Jabouri's "better alternative" seems to amount to praying for a miracle. It's not clear what can make Iraqis come to perceive sectarian security forces as "impartial on divisive political issues, loyal to the state rather than to parties," and fundamentally national rather than sub-national. (Perhaps I was suckered once again by Bill Kristol when he told me in January of this year that George W. Bush's greatest achievement was "winning the war in Iraq.")
Given the enduring sectarianism and the relative weakness of Iraqi nationalism al-Jabouri describes, it could be interesting or even scary to see what hatches out of the egg we've been perched atop for the last six and a half years.
Update: I neglected to include a link to Nir Rosen's detailed Boston Review piece on the changing nature of inter- and intra-sectarian political allegiances in Iraq. It's definitely worth reading, for people interested in the issue.