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http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/53285
I could look at this all day.
Click previous to see a few more pictures. This photographer is my friend, Mona, from high school. We're having lunch tomorrow. I'm so proud of her! She had unbelievable access at the DNC and it shows in these pictures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_t44siF
The story behind the video can be found here:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestof
Cronen Plumbing & Heating
(303) 937-8369
2291 S Kalamath St
Denver, CO
We spoke to a tech named Terry, who did not want to come out to yet another emergency call. So he talked us through resetting the furnace, which worked! No charge! He told us this would have been a $500 charge if he'd come out. We have heat again!!!!
If you ever need heating, plumbing or A/C repair, don't hesitate to call them. Good karma goes a long way!
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- Mood:
happy
This is a legitimate contest where the winning hospital wins a new MRI machine. Cooper Green Hospital is the hospital in Birmingham, Alabama (my hometown) that takes everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. They DO NOT have an MRI machine and desperately need one. This would make a big difference in patient's lives.
I have a friend who works as a nurse in the ER at Cooper Green. The staff there struggles to provide the best care they can with extremely limited funds. Alabama is not a rich state, and Birmingham is definitely not a rich city. They get by with very little.
To vote, you need to watch the Cooper Green video all the way through. It's very cute (the staff is rapping/singing about their need for the MRI machine). You can vote once a day from any computer. You can vote through December 31st.
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- Mood:
tired - Music:House
http://twenty-black.livejournal.com/106
I'm going later this week. This is awesome!
There are only 12 Kwik-E-Marts around the country. To find one near you, go here:
http://www.7-eleven.com/kem.asp
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/07/tr
Childhood trauma widespread, study finds
CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- About two-thirds of U.S. children will go through a traumatic event in their childhood but few are likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder, U.S. researchers said Monday.
The finding reveals a certain emotional resilience in children, but it also suggests that the way children process troubling experiences is different from adults, said William Copeland of Duke University Medical Center, whose study appeared in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
Copeland and colleagues conducted annual interviews with 1,420 kids at ages 9, 11, and 13 who were representative of the general U.S. population between 1993 and 2000.
By age 16, 68 percent of those studied had experienced at least one traumatic event, such as the violent death of a loved one, physical abuse by a relative, sexual abuse, fire, natural disaster or a serious accident.
"It was a little shocking to me that it was that high," Copeland said in a telephone interview.
Despite those numbers, he said few kids end up developing post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, which is characterized by reliving the trauma in some way, avoiding places associated with the trauma and feelings of irritability and being on edge.
About 13.4 percent of those who experienced a traumatic event developed some post-traumatic stress symptoms by age 16, but fewer than 0.5 percent met the criteria for the disorder.
But children exposed to trauma had nearly double the rates of other psychiatric disorders, such as depression, anxiety and conduct problems.
"What it says is kids do fine following trauma, but kids who have problems don't have the types of problems we think they are going to have," Copeland said.
In adults, PTSD usually occurs after a triggering event, such as war, rape, natural disaster or serious illness.
About 6.8 percent of U.S. residents will experience PTSD at some point, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center for PTSD, which estimates 5.2 million U.S. adults have the disorder in any given year.
The most common at-risk group in adults are those serving in combat.
Copeland said the study suggests clinicians need to look at a wider range of symptoms when evaluating the effects of trauma in children.
"This may be more common than we thought, but it also seems like kids do OK after being exposed to trauma," he said.
"On the other hand, there's a wide range of things we need to keep our eyes on."
Michael and i broke up.
If you don't want to be my friend - defriend me.
I consider a friend someone who is concerned about my welfare. If this isn't you, go away.
Bye!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/1
and
Click here for another video.
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- Music:Cars driving through the slush/water on MLK
Ghost World
Simpsons: Season 9
Castle in the Sky
Little Miss Sunshine
Michael got:
Memoirs of a Geisha
Sling Blade
Superman 2: The Donner Cut
Superman the animated series
For those who like anime, the Borders in Stapleton has a lot of good stuff.
- Location:couch in living room
- Music:Red Dwarf: Season 1: Episode 2
http://www.instructables.com/id/EWAMSPF
This web site is so cool:
http://www.instructables.com/
TO: Select CU Students
FROM: Psychology Department: Colorado Alcohol & Smoking Lab
SENDER: vyga.Kaufmann@Colorado.edu
DATE: 10/18/2006
SUBJECT: Cigarette Smokers: $60 for research participation!
To manage stress? To help you focus? To feel better? People smoke cigarettes
for different reasons and we want to learn more about it. Come participate in
our research study so that we can learn more about the different ways people
experience nicotine....and earn $60 for participating!
This is not a quit smoking study.
Call to hear more and to see if you can participate:
303-492-6900.
Contact: VRN Study Staff
If any of you are interested, give them a call. I have no other information other than what's in the email. Although this is legit and you will be paid.
