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The study will consist of two study arms. Each arm will include a 24-96 hour outpatient run-in period prior to their exercise visit wearing the bi-hormonal bionic pancreas. In random order subjects will then complete two approximately 5-hour exercise visits, one wearing the bi-hormonal bionic pancreas and one wearing the insulin-only bionic pancreas.
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Age ? 18 years and have had clinical type 1 diabetes for at least one year
Diabetes managed using an insulin pump for ? 6 months
Have used a CGM for ? 4 weeks over the last 12 months (usage does not need to be consecutive)
Prescription medication regimen stable for > 1 month (except for medications that will not affect the safety of the study and are not expected to affect any outcome of the study, in the judgment of the principal investigator)
Live within 120 minute radius of Massachusetts General Hospital
Willing to remain within a 250 mile radius of the central monitoring location during the outpatient run-in period. No air travel will be allowed, and subjects will still be expected to follow the visit schedule as described.
Willing to spend the night prior to both exercise visits in a hotel and fast overnight prior to exercise
Willing to wear two steel cannula infusion sets (6 mm Contact Detach) and one Dexcom CGM sensor and change sets frequently (a new glucagon infusion set daily and a new insulin infusion set every other day during the outpatient run-in period)
Have a mobile phone they will have access to at all times during the outpatient run-in period for making contact with study staff
Exclusion Criteria
Unable to provide informed consent (e.g. impaired cognition or judgment)
Unable to safely comply with study procedures and reporting requirements (e.g. impairment of vision or dexterity that prevents safe operation of the bionic pancreas, impaired memory, unable to speak and read English)
Current participation in another diabetes-related clinical trial that, in the judgment of the principal investigator, will compromise the results of this study or the safety of the subject
Pregnancy (positive urine HCG), breast feeding, plan to become pregnant in the immediate future, or sexually active without use of contraception
Subjects must use acceptable contraception for the two weeks prior to the study, throughout the study and for the two weeks following the study.
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Current alcohol abuse (intake averaging > 3 drinks daily in last 30 days) or other substance abuse (use within the last 6 months of controlled substances other than marijuana without a prescription)
Unwilling or unable or to avoid use of drugs that may dull the sensorium, reduce sensitivity to symptoms of hypoglycemia, or hinder decision making during the period of participation in the study (use of beta blockers will be allowed as long as the dose is stable and the subject does not meet the criteria for hypoglycemia unawareness while taking that stable dose, but use of benzodiazepines or narcotics or other central nervous system depressants, even if by prescription, may be excluded according to the judgment of the principal investigator)
History of liver disease that is expected to interfere with the anti-hypoglycemia action of glucagon (e.g. liver failure or cirrhosis). Other liver disease (i.e. active hepatitis, steatosis, active biliary disease, any tumor of the liver, hemochromatosis, glycogen storage disease) may exclude the subject if it causes significant compromise to liver function or may do so in an unpredictable fashion.
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Personal history of cystic fibrosis, severe pancreatitis, pancreatic tumor, pancreatectomy or any other pancreatic disease leading to diabetes mellitus.
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History of eating disorder within the last 2 years, such as anorexia, bulimia, or diabulemia or omission of insulin to manipulate weight
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Hemoglobin < 12 g/dl for men, < 11 g/dl for women
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Capitola's Trestle Mania and Other Big Ballot Measures
Political battles are brewing over rail trail, rent control and financial oversight
A judge ruled that any questions about Greenway Capitola's ballot measure would be better decided after the November election. PHOTO: WILL MAYALL
By Jacob Pierce
Activists in Santa Cruz County's smallest city got the green light this week to move forward with a vote that has the potential to play an outsized role in the future of Santa Cruz County transportation planning.
Judge John Gallagher ruled on Monday, Aug. 20 in favor of Greenway Capitola petitioners, allowing their ballot measure on the rail trail to proceed to the Nov. 6 election. Environmental attorney Sara Clark, who represented the Greenway side, says she wasn't surprised by the ruling, even though Capitola officials had expressed concerns about the measure's wording.
"In elections law, there's a pretty standard rule that most challenges to an initiative are best ruled on after the voters have a chance to weigh in," Clark says.
And it isn't just the Greenway Capitola measure that voters are talking about this election season. With the November election fast approaching, discussions over a few closely watched local ballot initiatives—on topics like rent control and finance—have begun heating up.
THOROUGHFARE
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) has plans to build a bike and pedestrian path along the county's coastal railroad tracks and leave room for future rail transit—an approach the commission is currently evaluating in its Unified Corridor Study. But supporters of Santa Cruz County Greenway have been pining for a different approach, given their concerns about the high costs of the rail-with-trail plan, and questions about ridership estimates they say are too meager to have any impact. Greenway supporters envision a wider trail along the length of the corridor with no train tracks.
Parts of the rail corridor are rather narrow, and the rail trail's official guiding document, the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Master Plan, is unclear about where certain bike and pedestrian detours may be needed—particularly in Capitola. In order to build a bike path that spans the valley over Soquel Creek Water District, construction crews would likely need to build a brand new bridge—about 200 feet long and a few dozen feet high.
Measure L, the new Greenway Capitola initiative, essentially asks voters what sounds like a simple question: Do you support keeping the bike and pedestrian path on the protected corridor, instead of detouring it onto city streets?
Most people expect Capitola voters to say "yes," which is why the measure could have an impact going forward, even if it technically will have no impact on the decisions of the RTC. Most measure supporters don't want a train on the tracks.
But Capitola City Attorney Tony Condotti sees the wording as "impermissively vague." He says that the initiative conflicts with existing city plans and complicates efforts to make needed bike infrastructure improvements nearby, including spur trails shooting off the main route.
Clark argues that the measure's language is actually pretty straightforward, and says that Capitola staffers and council "were manufacturing inconsistencies where there weren't any."
Capitola Councilmember Stephanie Harlan says this all could have been a lot simpler if the measure just asked whether or not residents support a train.
However, there's still reason to believe that everyone—both rail and trail supporters—could get what they want, no matter what the outcome of the measure. The RTC has already signaled an interest in making room for both rail and trail through Capitola.
This past June, at the suggestion of Friends of the Rail and Trail Chair Mark Mesiti-Miller, the commission made minor adjustments to its five-year spending projections, as it finalized its new plan. The RTC allocated $50,000 to study building a new bridge through Capitola that could accommodate both rail and trail.
RENT SEEKING
In the city of Santa Cruz, rebuttals to arguments over a controversial rent control measure are due Friday, Aug. 24.
Things got ugly earlier this summer after opponents of the measure initially missed the deadline to file arguments against Measure M, the rent control measure, while supporters of the measure met the deadline. The situation was cause for concern among landlords and rent control opponents. To the initiative's supporters, it all seemed to good to be true—given the hundreds of thousands of dollars that opponents had already raked in, between local fundraising and cash from outside organizations.
But city staffers admitted they had erred in setting the deadlines unnecessarily early and that the guidelines were confusing, and the city may have even opened itself up to a lawsuit in the process.
With four members recused from a heated public meeting on the topic, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 4-0 to give both supporters and opponents more time to submit statements.
The irony of giving the landlords extra time was not lost on rent control advocates.
"Tenants live with deadlines that have real consequences," Cynthia Berger, an organizer with the Santa Cruz Tenants Association, said at the meeting earlier this month. "If I don't pay my rent, that's immediate grounds for a three-day pay or quit notice."
BILLING NOTICE
Capitola City Councilmember Jacques Bertrand has fond memories of his days as the city's treasurer, a position that's now facing a referendum.
"The main thing is people want to know where their money goes, and that's what the treasurer does," explains Bertrand, who remembers discovering ways to make to improve the Capitola's finances in his four-year term from 2008 to 2012.
But the city's current treasurer Peter Wilk, who Bertrand sought out for the position, says he doesn't see any reason for voters to elect a treasurer at all, as many of its roles overlap with other authorities like the finance director, auditors and the Financial Advisory Committee. Additionally, Wilk says the budget is very transparent to the general public, and the treasurer has no clearly defined power. Most other jurisdictions—including every other local government in the county—have no elected treasurer position.
The Capitola City Council voted unanimously to place Measure K on the ballot to remove the treasurer as an elected position and instead make it an appointed one. Wilk and some city councilmembers have even floated the idea of eliminating the job altogether. Bertrand has serious reservations about it all, as he feels the treasurer position provides a sense of financial transparency.
Councilmember Harlan has warned Bertrand that she won't support him in his reelection bid this year if he actively campaigns against the initiative. While Bertrand hasn't hit the streets in opposition, he says he's been having conversations with residents about the measure. He worries taking a stand could sink his reelection campaign, but it hasn't dissuaded him from raising concerns.
Also in this year's City Council race are former Capitola Mayor Sam Storey, ironworker Jack Digby and Yvette Brooks, of the county education office.
Bertrand concedes that the city of Capitola has had at least one activist treasurer in the past, who tested the limits of the position and developed a "caustic" relationship with city officials, but he sees that ordeal as an outlier.
Bertrand admits that it stings a little to see Wilk—who he believes is doing a great job—argue against a position Bertrand took so seriously, but he insists that isn't his primary motivation in questioning the new measure.
"The reason I'm talking to you is I want the debate," Bertrand says. "Peter brought up things that need to be talked about. We're friends—the fact that I don't like his conclusions doesn't make him a bad guy."
Jacob Pierce
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Jacob, the news editor for Good Times, is an award-winning journalist, whose news interests include housing, water, transportation, and county politics. A onetime connoisseur of dive bars and taquerias, he has evolved into an aspiring health food nut. Favorite yoga pose: shavasana.
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Caymus
The rail/bike trail is a ridiculous and costly idea. Anybody who has walked the railroad tracks completely and evaluates the existing trestles knows just how decrepit ,rotten,and dangerous many of these trestles are. These trestles must be rebuilt. Here is the problem: Rebuilding these trestles to accommodate a train is MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE than rebuilding them to accommodate bicycles. Instead of a rail ride to nowhere for people commuting to workplaces nowhere near the rail line,a bicycle trail would allow commuters easy and safe access to pedal to work. Use common sense and observe how the Monterey Peninsula has a very successful bike trail built over the old rail line.
Michael Lavigne
Well stated. Monterey and Pacific Grove have a beautiful trail used daily by thousands, and they figured out 30 years ago that a passenger and freight trail on a scenic ocean corridor with few local employers and a small population base makes no sense. It's a $500+ Million taxpayer funded debacle with very low projected ridership, and will do nothing to decrease traffic congestion on Highway 1.
Gavin R. Putland
VACANCY TAX: BETTER THAN RENT CONTROL
The trouble with rent control is that it doesn't force owners to offer their properties "to let" at the allowed rent, let alone build more housing. On the contrary, it discourages both. Defenders say you can exempt NEW buildings in order to encourage construction. But that still doesn't open up EXISTING buildings. Worse, it means that the stock of rent-controlled becomes a shrinking fraction of the whole — unless the exemption is only for a limited time, in which case you're discouraging construction again!
Better idea: Put a punitive tax on vacant lots and unoccupied housing, so that the owners can't afford NOT to build housing and seek tenants! By reducing the owners' ability to tolerate vacancies, a vacancy tax strengthens the bargaining position of tenants and therefore reduces rents.
Such a tax, by reducing the cost of housing, would make it easier for employers to pay workers enough to live on. A similar tax on commercial property would reduce rents for job-creating enterprises. That's GOOD FOR BUSINESS and GOOD FOR WORKERS.
A vacancy tax is also GOOD FOR REALTORS because they get more rental-management fees for properties coming onto the rental market, plus commissions from any owners who decided to sell vacant properties to owner-occupants (who of course don't pay the tax).
Best of all, the need to avoid the vacancy tax would initiate economic activity, which would expand the bases of other taxes, allowing their rates to be reduced, so that the rest of the city/state/country gets a tax cut!
Barry Scott
If this measure passes and survives the challenges that may follow, I see two possible outcomes:
A. The rail trail is built everywhere except in the City of Capitola, which will come last, or,
B. For the benefit and use of all county residents and visitors, the county will remodel or rebuild it's bridge to include both rail and trail, which is the ultimate outcome described in the C0astal Rail Trail Master Plan, already supported by the City Council through resolution.
Capitola will see nothing but goodness coming from eventual implementation of light electric rail vehicles serving peoples' needs along with a world class trail!
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The Hotel Brexton - One of Baltimore's Best!
By Linda - August 12, 2010
Before you start reading about one of the best boutique hotels that Baltimore has to offer let's play a little game. Take a look at the picture below and guess what it is.
Chances are good that you didn't have to trip back to the 60's to figure out that it was a spiral staircase that had been somewhat modified! Below is the original picture of the spiral staircase that is located in the north turret of the Hotel Brexton - the recently renovated and reopened boutique hotel in the Mount Vernon district of Baltimore where Amanda and I stayed for the weekend of Otakon.
From the 5th floor looking down
As awesome as it is, though, that spiral staircase isn't the only cool thing about the Hotel Brexton which opened in February of 2009 after a multi-million dollar restoration.
The history of the Hotel Brexton dates way back to 1868 when the Baltimore City Council decided to extend Park Avenue north of what was then Richmond Street (now Read Street north to Biddle Street); this decision created some very oddly-shaped lots including the triangle created by Park Avenue's intersection with Tyson Street and Tyson Alley (which is now Brexton Street).
So what does one do with a triangular building lot? Prominent Baltimore merchant and developer Samuel G. Wyman, owner of the property, had Charles Cassell, his favorite Baltimore architect, design a 'residential hotel' on the site. Cassell had previously designed the former Stafford and Junker Hotels - two very prominent Baltimore hotels in their time.
Constructed of Baltimore-pressed brick and Scotch sandstone in the Queen Anne style, building began on the Brexton in 1881. When it opened as a 60-room residential hotel with shared bathrooms, the seven-story hotel featured a distinctive slate tile roof and was declared by the Baltimore Sun on November 22, 1881 to be "A Very Handsome Improvement..." on the previously vacant property.
Ownership of the Brexton was turned over to the non-profit Mary Byrd Wyman Memorial Association of Baltimore upon the death of Samuel Wyman on March 3rd, 1883 and the property was later converted from a hotel to apartments.
The hotel's most famous resident moved into the Brexton with her mother and widowed "Aunt Bessie" Merryman in 1905. Bessie Wallis Warfield (later Simpson), who would later go on to marry the man who wouldn't be king when Edward VIII abdicated his throne for her, was only nine years old when she and her mother moved into the Brexton after her father died from tuberculosis at the young age of 27.
On January 10th, 1931, Wallis was introduced to Edward the Prince of Wales by Lady Furness at the Melton Mowbray. On June 3rd, 1937, Wallis married Edward, who had ascended the throne of England as Edward VIII on January 20th, 1936 but abdicated that throne less than a year later on December 10th as he found it "impossible to do my duty as King and Emperor without the help and support of the woman I love." As a twice-divorced American with two living ex-husbands, Wallis could never become the wife of a king and Edward loved Wallis more than being King.
The Hotel Brexton at night
In the 1970's the Brexton building closed due to changes in the city's building codes and pretty much fell into rack and ruin in spite of an attempt in the 1980's to get it back up to code. In 1987 Roger Wood established the Brexton Renaissance - a non-profit organization and registered Maryland charitable organization which served as the focal point for all things related to the Brexton. At that time, though, the old hotel had fallen into a complete and total state of disrepair.
After several other attempts to renovate the property fell through, it was finally bought by Richard Naing of RWN Development Group who spent $4.5 million to restore and upgrade the unique building. Working with architect Kann Partners of Baltimore, in less than three years RWN restored the exterior to its original appearance and reconfigured the interior to create 29 unique and individual guest rooms with large private baths, contemporary and comfortable furnishings, and 21st-century amenities such as flat-screen TVs and wireless Internet access.
Today, the Hotel Brexton is the proud recipient of a 2010 Historic Preservation Award from Baltimore Heritage, Inc., the city's nonprofit historic and architectural preservation organization. It's also a member of the Historic Hotels of America which requires that a hotel must be at least 50 years old and be listed in or be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places to qualify. All of this made the Brexton the ideal place for me as you all know how much I love history!
So how did we end up staying at the Brexton? Well, to try to make a long story a tad bit shorter - with Otakon in town for the weekend plus international soccer going on, too, it was getting a bit tricky to find a hotel somewhere within a reasonable distance of the downtown area that wasn't going to cost me several arms and at least one leg though I was putting in due diligence in trying to find one. Finally, I came across the website for the Hotel Brexton which looked to be right up my alley but I had a couple of questions so I emailed the hotel and received an almost immediate response from Paul Masai, the hotel's manager.
Several emails followed as Paul told me about the parking situation (something you always, always, always need to check on when staying in Baltimore) as well as what he had available for rooms that would accommodate myself and my 18-year old daughter. All of his double rooms were booked but he told me that a superior Queen room had a couch with a fold-out bed that would be perfect for the two of us.
Following another email wherein I told Paul that my plans for the weekend were to spend it with my Nikon exploring the Mount Vernon District as I write a blog and would be doing posts on the history of the area, he wrote me back and told me that he was going to upgrade my room to a superior King at what I thought was a darned good price as he wanted me to have a room with really good views of the city. He also told me that if I let him know when I would be arriving that he would block off parking for me (which is available free of charge for guests in the front of the hotel) and that if needed, I would be able to check into my room ahead of the 3:00 p.m. check-in. He also told me that if there was anything else he could do for me to not hesitate to contact him and he would take care of it directly. I jokingly mentioned that if he could get me some decent weather for the weekend I would be eternally grateful and as it turned out, the weekend was gorgeous and a beautiful break from the horribly hot summer that Baltimore has been experiencing. I tell ya, that man is good!
The location of our room near the south turret
Some of the views from our room - Paul was right!
As you can see, the lobby was cute and cozy and the girl at the front desk when I checked in was incredibly nice (I should've gotten pictures of the staff - darn, I'll have to go back!)
Even though the elevator was small, it was quite unique in that it is pentagon shaped. I apologize for the not-so-great picture but it was a last minute thought to get a picture of it!
As for the room itself, we were on the 6th floor in #603 which was huge! The king-size bed was probably big enough for three - never mind just me - and about as comfortable as a bed could get! The couch was darned comfortable, too, as I sprawled out on it with my feet up while watching a mini-marathon of "House" on the flat-screen TV in between photo hunts while my iPhone recharged on the iPod-docking clock radio.
As for the bathroom - it was huge! That was the first thing Amanda remarked on when she finally got to see the hotel around 10:00 Friday night. The room was rather triangular-shaped due its placement in the building and I just loved the vanity with its glass bowl sink! The towels - oh mai goodness - the towels were the softest I have ever experienced at a hotel and there were loads of them as the cabinet under the vanity was well-stocked, too!
It was the little touches that really made the Brexton an even more enjoyable experience, though. The rosette-shaped tissues, that cute little toilet paper triangle, swans made from towels (my very first experience with towel animals!), and the in-room coffee machine was a Keurig with a large assortment of flavored creamers and teas and coffee. What more could a traveler ask for??
Well, now that you asked I can tell you! On the very lower level of the hotel the Brexton has a small kitchen/cafe area where they serve a lovely European Continental breakfast every morning and where they have an ice machine, microwave, refrigerator, and the most wondrous machine of all -
The "Latte Lounge" serves coffee/tea/hot chocolate/espresso and more 24 hours a day. This thing was totally amazing and the beverages that came out of it were absolutely out of this world. I wish I'd been there longer so that I could have tried even more of the choices available but believe it or not - a gal can only drink so many hot beverages in a two-night stay! Trust me, I tried a lot of them, though! A really nice touch is that there were glass coffee mugs as well as insulated to-go cups complete with sippy lids. I tell ya, they think of everything at the Hotel Brexton!
And then there's that amazing spiral staircase that extends from the lobby up the fifth floor in the north turret. It's just an amazing architectural piece and the view from the windows as you go up just gets better and better!
Going down and going up!
Spiral Sepia
From the lobby looking up
One of the views from the staircase windows
Even at night without using a flash, the Hotel Brexton is absolutely beautiful and reminds me of something out of a Harry Potter novel with its turrets and spires and angles. As for that orb on the right side of the photo, perhaps it's the ghost of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor come back to take a look at her old home. I bet she'd be quite pleased with the renovations and beauty!
If you're ever in Baltimore and you need a place to stay, I highly, highly, highly recommend that you contact Paul Masai at the Hotel Brexton and see what he can do about fixing you up with a room that you are absolutely positively going to love with perhaps only one exception - the Wi-Fi is not free. I might have been upset about that except that I was too enchanted with everything else and truth be told, I didn't mind not being on-line for the weekend for a change. It was good for me!
All in all, the hotel is beautiful, the neighborhood is enchanting (more on that later), and the staff is wonderful. The Hotel Brexton has charm and personality and history and was a totally great place to stay. As a matter of fact, I'm already trying to figure out what excuse I can use to get back down there again! Oh and hey - maybe next time I can stay in the Wallis Warfield Simpson Suite!
Janet Granofsky Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 6:39:00 PM EDT
Dear Linda:
I believe I stayed in the Brexton long before you did, and for a longer period. I stayed in #601, if I recall correctly, in the "penthouse" (6th floor), by the North turret. I have a note of my arrival and departure dates, and I paid $75.00 per month, to a Rose Pettus! (Yes, the dot between "75" and "00" is intended to be there.) I recognise the little dead end in the Wallis Simpson Suite in hotelbrexton.com's virtual tour--I'm pretty sure it was my kitchen. I think they moved the bathroom entry. There was a fire escape outside my bathroom window that bottomed on Tyson St. A burglar and a cat entered that way; the latter fathered kittens with my feline roomate; one of THEM fell out a Park Ave window (there were no screens back then.) I used to get up on the roof and photograph with my Pentax; I bet YOU didn't.
Google my name to find more.
--Janet Granofsky
Paul Hopkins Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 3:35:00 PM EDT
I can not but agree with this description of the Hotel!
I stayed for only two nights here in mid October 2011 during an exhausting flurry of business trips mixed in with holiday/sight seeing etc.
The atmosphere, facilities, welcome and staff in the Brexton were extra-ordinary. It was 'home away from home'. Paul is a brilliantly friendly and professional manager - but the ladies in Reception were also outstanding!
This hotel is a real gem!
Linda Hess Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 11:18:00 AM EDT
You have cemented my decision to stay at this hotel! My husband and I are traveling to Baltimore in November for a concert at the Lyric Opera House (Joe Bonamassa) and I have been looking for something within walking distance. I am an amatuer photographer and can hardly wait to taek spiral staircase photos! Thank you very much
Linda Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 11:30:00 AM EDT
I am so glad to hear that Linda - you and your husband will love it there! If you see Paul Masai, the General Manager, please give him my best!
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Junqueras is currently a member of the Parliament of Catalonia, President of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya and Mayor of Sant Vicenç dels Horts in the Baix Llobregat.
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The region's new abortion laws came into force in October. Before then, Northern Ireland was known for being a safe place for unborn children.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland, December 2, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Thousands gathered outside the parliament buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday in protest against the region's new abortion laws, which came into force in October.
Since 1967, Northern Ireland has been the only part of the United Kingdom where abortion has remained presumptively unlawful. While abortion claims over 500 lives daily in the rest of the UK, opposition from the people of Northern Ireland has, until now, prevented all attempts to liberalize the Province's pro-life laws.
Northern Ireland rejected the 1967 UK Abortion Act and since then, unborn children in the region have been continued to be protected by 1861 Offences Against the Person Act. But the new law repeals the sections of the 1861 Act which defend unborn children. Pro-life leaders have described the current situation as a state of "legal chaos."
The event was a continuation of recent pro-life demonstrations. 20,000 people protested in September prior to the laws coming into force. On Saturday, thousands of people processed together to the top of the parade immediately outside the parliament buildings and placed stones with pro-life messages on the ground. The group then stood in silence for six minutes, holding lights in the air in an expression of solidarity with unborn children.
The event was organized by NI Voiceless, and was supported by a number of other pro-life groups including the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) and Precious Life.
Sarah Crutchley, spokesperson for NI Voiceless, said in an interview with LifeSiteNews:
"We're here today to express our sorrow. We want to create a space for the general public where they can peacefully and publicly express their sorrow at this change. We feel this is a really devastating time for Northern Ireland where the right to life of unborn babies is being completely disregarded. We also want to come together in unity for people of all religions and none, with people of all political backgrounds here and all ethnic backgrounds as well – where we can come together and shine a light for the value of every human life. And that's what today is about. We want a life-affirming society where every life is valued and no human death is chosen. And so today we're here to stand, speak, and to serve for life."
Father James O'Reilly, a Catholic priest who attended the event, told LifeSiteNews:
"I came here today because it's just so important. You know the law might be changing but we need to continue to stand up for life. Because the lie that abortion is somehow healthcare, that it empowers women, is just outrageous. I just believe in life. It can be so easy just to get on with things, that the law has changed and to accept that, but we can never accept this lie."
Another participant at the event told LifeSiteNews:
"I'm here because in 1972 my mother was told that she and I couldn't survive. She was told the same again four years later – we all lived to tell the tale. Doctors make mistakes and whether or not doctors make mistakes nobody has the right to ever take life under any circumstances. This [event] is an act of mercy and we should show mercy and show compassion to these women and offer them alternatives because there is always a better option than abortion."
Liam Gibson, political officer for the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) in Northern Ireland, attended the event and told LifeSiteNews:
"Our immediate concern is the consultation taking place and closing on 16 December. We have drafted some advice for people to take part in that consultation, regardless of the fact that the consultation is very much a controlled show – it's really just for window dressing. It asks people to make a choice between abortion on demand up to 12 [weeks] or abortion on demand up to 14 weeks, whether a request for abortion is going to be rubber-stamped by one healthcare professional or by two. But we believe that a strong, robust, and emphatic response from the public will help to reverse what has happened in Northern Ireland."
Dr. Paul Coulter, one of the event organizers, addressed the participants at the conclusion of the witness. He urged them to continue to stand up in defense of unborn children, to elect pro-life candidates in the upcoming general election, and to support pro-life groups in their efforts to stop abortion.
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Q: Reserved Keyword in spark sql Folks,
I wrote a pyspark program which reads json files and converts it into a dataframe. The problem i am facing is when i try to cast and rename a column which happens to be a reserved keywords. The column parent.sub.GROUP (group being the reserved word)
Example
==> option 1
tempvar2 ="`parent.sub.group`" + ".cast(string).alias(parent_sub_group)"
==> option 2
tempvar2="\"parent.sub.group\"" + ".cast(string).alias(parent_sub_group)"
#pass the variable into select
dataframe2 = dataframe1.select(tempvar2)

it is strange that it if i double quote column name it works fine in pyspark shell. if it works in shell it should work with my program as well but i am find it hard to figure out what i am missing. Any help / lead would be appreciated
i have tried the below as well
dataframe2= dataframe2.selectExpr("cast (parent.sub.group as string) communities_association_group" )
dataframe2 = dataframe2.selectExpr("cast (\"parent.sub.group\" as string) communities_association_group" )
dataframe2 = dataframe1.selectExpr("cast (\"`parent.sub.group`\" as string) communities_association_group" )
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The minimum age was one of the "most discussed issues" by the more than two-dozen Canadian health agencies working on the issue, Gillian Connelly, Ottawa Public Health's manager of health promotion and disease prevention, told CBC News:
"We wanted to ensure that we're reducing access for youth," explained Connelly.
"One of the things that the research clearly demonstrates is that early access to cannabis can have detrimental affects for brain development and the brain develops up to age 25."
OPH also suggests the minimum should be Canada-wide and "must be coupled with rigorous enforcement and penalties for violations in order to be effective."
Marijuana advocates and industry members countered that the minimum age to purchase legal cannabis should align with the country's drinking age of 19 years old, according to CBC.
The Canadian Medical Association, along with substance abuse experts, also have called for a minimum age of 25.
But Canada's doctors association said such a restriction likely would be unrealistic, according to the Toronto Star:
Dr. Jeff Blackmer, who headed the CMA's policy formulation group, said in an interview that the experience of other jurisdictions that have already loosened pot laws and "the reality in terms of the implementation of this type of regime" led the doctors to settle on 21 years of age as the minimum.
"It's trying to find that balance between what the scientific evidence says and what is sort of the art of the possible," he said.
Even now, as marijuana use remains illegal, its use among youth aged 15 to 24 is double that of the general population, the CMA says.
Under a legalized system, those aged 25 and older are likely to share with their underage friends and so the physicians' group is calling for regulations that would mandate lower maximum purchase levels and lower THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient) levels in product sold to those under 25.
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How in the World are they Making that Sound?
Posted at 12:26 on Friday 15 July, 2016
OK, so why did no-one tell me that Jonathan Richman — of whom I am, or used to be, a fan — released a song back in 1992 or so, called "Velvet Underground"? I've been a fan of them since long before it was cool, as you know.1
OK, so though Jonathan wrote the mighty "Roadrunner" (and apparently was called by some, "The Godfather of Punk", though I thought that was Iggy), he later moved to a much more mellow, quieter sound. And that's fine. There's nothing wrong with that. We don't always want to to be listening to the loudest stuff.2
But anyway, it turns out that there's this song about the Velvet Underground, which is cool as fuck, as you might expect. Jonathan, of course, has been associated with the Velvets since the early days, roadieing for them and whatnot. So who better to write a song that tries to evoke the startling, shocking effect they had on people, on the music scene, back in 1966 or so?
Here's his description of John Cale in action:
A spooky tone on a Fender bass
Played less notes and left more space
Stayed kind of still, looked kinda shy
Kinda far away, kinda dignified
They were "America at its best," he says, and who could disagree? If you haven't heard it, it's on Apple Music, Spotify and even YouTube, where I understand the younglings like to go.
Both guitars got the fuzz tone on
The drummer's standing upright pounding along
A howl, a tone, a feedback whine
Biker boys meet the college kind
After one of the choruses where he sings, "How in the world were they making that sound?/Velvet Underground," he says, "Like this," and launches into a verse of "Sister Ray." It's all very, very cool.
Though to be fair, I should thank a group of friends from school that I'm not in touch with anymore for getting me into them. But let's leave that aside for now. ↩
Though let's face it, we mostly do. If there was a god, and it didn't want us to listen to loud music, then why would it have invented amplification? ↩
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I am so not a gamer.
Oh, I loved Asteroids back in the day. I solved Monument Valley, and I got on fine with Alto's Adventure. But I've never got more sophisticated modern games. There's a whole big post about that that I'll maybe write one day.
But Pokémon Go has lit up the internet for the last week or so, and it sounded kind of fun. So I thought I'd give it a try. Probably more healthy than arguing about the Labour leadership crisis on Facebook, anyway.
I was just out at the shops, and I remembered I had it, and sure enough, there was a wild Golbat outside the local supermarket. You've got to throw the pokéball to catch them, right? I've seen enough of the TV series with my kids to get that.
But could I catch it? Could I buggery. No matter how many times I flicked up on the screen to send the ball towards it, it just would not connect. I must have tried like fifty times, standing outside the shop like an idiot.
This is why I never get into games. I soon hit upon something frustrating and get bored with them. No doubt I was doing something wrong. I'll try again, I suppose, but it's very discouraging.
Oh, and I couldn't get the name I wanted. "Devilgate" was taken, but so was it along with just about every suffix I could think of, including just random strings of numbers.
Kind of cool to see the pokéball rolling off under the vegetable racks, though.
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Oh hey, I seemed to have been somewhat absent since my last blog post. Mostly due to being snowed under at work [I've nearly closed off my first ever contract go me ^_^] doing as much overtime as I can so I have some serious spends for my Japan trip in October Hai, and i've also started a new fitness guide as mentioned in my last post, i've had a lot on my plate. Plus the weather was GRIM thats right all caps it was that bad over Easter [what, crappy weather over bank holiday you say? That NEVER happens, said no one ever.] that I honestly couldn't muster the energy to leave my cosy house to take pictures, I wasn't feeling very inspired. I don't think wearing my Slytherin joggers and baggy band tee's would make a very good outfit post.
It's great how freshly dyed hair, a bit of sun and some body positivity can do for your mood. I hope you all enjoy your weekends, i'm about to be truly British and enjoy our first BBQ of the year. Peace out.


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Angel Stadium is the home ballpark of The Los Angeles Angels, and is located in Anaheim, California. Angel Stadium was once home to the Los Angeles Rams, before they became the St. Louis Rams, but was reconstructed into a baseball stadium in 1966. In 1996, the stadium underwent major renovations; the parking not only had to be reconfigured but additional parking became necessary.
There is one very large parking lot that serves as the official lot of the stadium, but since it is one very large lot, exiting after the game is very complicated. The fact is that there are cheaper and more easily accessible options nearby that are simply going by unnoticed. With some quick preparation, a driver can be educated on the tips, tricks, and layout of this expansive stadium.
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General Parking: Parking in the official Angel Stadium lot starts at just $10 for regular season baseball games. Prices may change for post-season baseball games, concerts, and other special events at the stadium.
Preferred Parking: Visitors to Angel Stadium can purchase a preferred parking space for $20. Preferred spaces are closer to the stadium and allow for easy entry and exit via an express lane. Fans with tickets along the third base side will want to enter off of State College Boulevard. Those sitting on the first base side will want to enter via Orangewood Avenue.
Premier Parking is only available to season ticket holders in the Diamond Club section, also worth $20 and can be found by the home plate gate.
Easy Exit: Getting out of a crowded parking lot can tack on a frustrating few minutes to your outing. To avoid this, use the State College Boulevard entrance and park close to the exit.
Tailgating is permitted in general parking (non-preferred) areas. These areas can be found near the Big A, Orangewood, State College and Douglass parking areas. The lot opens 2 ½ hours before the start of the game; tailgating cannot begin before the lot opens, and it cannot continue after the lot closes an hour past the end of the game.
Tailgaters can bring barbecues, but only if they are approved gas or propane units with full-valve turn offs. Charcoal grills are prohibited.
Alcoholic consumption in the lot is strictly prohibited. Additionally, there can be no on-site catering, unlicensed motorized vehicles, or a tailgate that occupies more space than their marked stall.
Handicap Parking is located outside Gates 1-6 and the Home Plate Gate. Parking cashiers and attendants will direct those with a valid state-issued disabled parking permit and/or a disabled license plate to these areas. The use of Segways is permitted if the person has one or both of the pieces of identification listed above, and there are over 500 handicapped seats in the stadium.
Free street parking spaces are available in areas surrounding the stadium. This is a great way to save a few dollars if you're willing to walk a few blocks. Orangewood Avenue, just across the street from the stadium, also has free parking spots on the street. These spots will fill quickly, and your vehicle will be parked in a fairly crowded area.
Use a service like SpotHero to reserve guaranteed parking spaces ahead of time. Find a cheap space just outside of the stadium for a quick exit after the game!
Use the Orange Line of Los Angeles' public transportation system to get to Angel Stadium stress-free. Park at one of the many stations nearby for free and ride in to the stadium. Depending on how many people you're going to the game with, this can be a great way to save money.
There is free street parking along the lot and further from the stadium, but it is not as secure as the official lot.
How much is an Angel Stadium parking pass?
General parking costs just $10. A preferred parking pass will cost $20, which allows for an express entry lane into the lot and designated areas by gate 1, 4, and 6.
Can I tailgate? If so, what are the rules?
Tailgating is permitted in certain sites of the lot, and must abide by their opening and closing hours. Alcohol is prohibited, as well as charcoal grills and wood-burning fires.
Is it better to take public transportation?
There is ample parking, and finding a spot shouldn't be an issue, but there is public transportation available. The Metrolink has a stop at the edge of the Angel Stadium parking lot. Most Metrolink stations offer free parking.
How early do you need to get there to get a spot?
The official lot opens 2 ½ hours before the start of the game, and usually fills up before the game begins. For a spot on the official lot, it is advisable to arrive at least one hour before the game.
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Março 15, 2018 Fernando Ferreira 0 Comments Avantgarde Metal, Black Salvation, Experimental Metal, Gothic Metal. Symphonic Gothic Metal, Graveshadow, Hard Rock, Psych Rock, Symphonic Metal, Thy Catafalque
SYMPHONIC METAL GROUP GRAVESHADOW UNVEILS NEW SONG FROM M-THEORY AUDIO DEBUT
The Sacramento-based quintet GRAVESHADOW – who deftly mix symphonic/gothic metal with elements of doom, thrash and epic progressive power metal – have released a riveting new track from their forthcoming M-Theory Audio debut, Ambition's Price, due out April 13. The song "Doorway To Heaven" can be heard below:
"Doorway To Heaven" – which is also now available digitally for stream or download at iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp and other platforms – marks the second advance taste of Ambition's Price. Last month, the group released a lyric video for the new song "Widow and the Raven," which can be seen at this location – https://youtu.be/sjGsEINzJys A music video for a third song was filmed last week and will premiere closer to the album's release.
GRAVESHADOW will perform the new songs live next month when they hit the road for a string of West Coast dates with the Norwegian gothic metal act Sirenia and Canada's Threat Signal. The group, who just played a successful show in their native Sacramento alongside Iced Earth, has also announced a hometown acoustic performance at Dimple Records (Arden Way location) on Record Store Day, April 21. A local record-release show will take place later that night at The Boardwalk.
Ambition's Price is available now for pre-order via the M-Theory Audio webshop (www.m-theoryaudio.com/store). The stunning and detailed cover art was created by Serbian fantasy graphic designer Dusan Markovic (Jag Panzer, Seven Kingdoms, Mystic Prophecy), while the album was produced and mixed by Armand John Anthony (Night Demon, The Fucking Wrath, Gygax), and mastered by Colin Davis at Imperial Mastering (Deeds of Flesh, Decrepit Birth, Origin).
BLACK SALVATION premiere "Breathing Hands" video
German psychedelic, hard rock trio BLACK SALVATION shares their new video for "Breathing Hands" today. The track comes by way of their impending full-length album Uncertainty Is Bliss, set for release via Relapse Records next month.
BLACK SALVATION – featuring Uno Bruniusson formerly of In Solitude and Grave Pleasures and currently of Death Alley – challenges the listener to open wide the doors of perception and slowly drift away amongst their transcendental compositions and deeply hypnotic tales of magic and mysticism. Across eight tracks and over forty minutes, BLACK SALVATION exquisitely blends hard rock, doom, and psychedelia into an intoxicating synthesis of rock 'n' roll alchemy.
BLACK SALVATION's Uncertainty Is Bliss is due out April 6th on CD, LP, and digital formats via Relapse Records. Physical packages are available via Relapse.com HERE. The digital edition can be purchased at THIS LOCATION.
Thy Catafalque release second single taken from forthcoming new album
THY CATAFALQUE are premiering the second amazing song taken from their forthcoming new masterpiece, 'Geometria'. The album is scheduled for release on May 4th, 2018. The Hungarian multi-instrumentalist is now streaming "Sárember" below:
Mastermind Tamás Kátai states: "This is a song about soil on more than one level and symbolically deals with the duality of matter and other dimensions. Stars in my eyes, mud on my heart. The title translates as 'Mud Man' and it features Gyula Vasvári from Perihelion on vocals and Misha Doumnov on violin."
The artwork of 'Geometria', which has been created by Tamás Kátai himself, can be viewed in the video.
Pre-sales: http://smarturl.it/ThyGeometria
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Looking for something new to jump into in Call of Duty: WWII? It's just about time for a new community event, which has just started up today. Activision has announced that its Blitzkrieg Community Event is now live, and will be up and running between today and May 8. It's free to participate in if you own the game, and it's carting a brand new game mode called Ground War (9 on 9 for massive ground battles) and six new weapons to play around with. If you've been thinking about playing around in Call of Duty recently, this might be your ticket back to regular play.
As far as new weapons go, you'll be able to earn the Type 5, ITRA Burst, and M2 Carbine rifles, the Type 38 Sniper, the Sterling SMG, and the Baseball Bat melee weapons. Other unlockables include helmets, weapon charms, an exclusive Rose II Grease Gun variant, and more.
There's also a new HQ map that you can play either Prop Hunt or Gun Game with, if you so desire. The HQ map is a permanent addition to the game, though, so you can play it long after this new event is over. If this all sounds like your cup of tae and you're raring to go with some Call of Duty: WWII this weekend, the Blitzkrieg event is ready for you to start checking out right now. You can see a bit of a sneak peek in the trailer below.


Anabio Technologies LTD., welcomes Dr. Aidan Fitzsimons as the newest member of their rapidly growing team. Taking up the role of Commercial Director, Aidan brings a wealth of experience commercialising food ingredients and innovative technologies from a variety of roles based in Ireland, France, UK and USA. He joins from Dairygold Food Ingredients where he held a number of senior management positions since 2004. Previous to that he worked in sales and R&D roles in Greencore and Ornua. Aidan holds a Henley MBA and a PhD from Dublin City University.
Aidan commented 'I am thrilled to be joining the AnaBio team at such an exciting time in the company's development and am really looking forward to working with my new colleagues to bring the consumer benefits offered by AnaBio's technologies to existing and new customers around the globe'.
Dan McSweeney (AnaBio Chairman) commented " I am delighted that Aidan has joined the AnaBio team and the AnaBio success story. His expertise and experience will be a great support for the team and I look forward to continued growth in the future".
Sinead Bleiel (CEO) commented: "We are delighted to welcome Aidan, who has a proven track record in business development and commercialization. With Aidan's support, AnaBio will soon be running and winning marathons on the global platform of functional foods and therapeutics. At AnaBio our motto is "Dream Big" and we will continue to implement this value with Aidan's participation".
AnaBio Technologies is a rapidly growing innovative Irish company providing micro-encapsulation expertise and contract manufacturing solutions for the stabilisation of food, pharmaceutical and animal health product ingredients. Our core technologies are patented for the stabilisation, protection and targeted release of sensitive ingredients. Applications for our targeted delivery technology including Probiotics, Omega Oils, Amino Acids, Peptides, Nutraceuticals and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API's). Our products have been clinically proven to significantly improve the stability and targeted delivery of active ingredients. AnaBio research scientists in collaboration with our customers and industry advisors are continually developing new commercial applications for our novel micro-encapsulation technologies.


So proud of these YAG members as well as the other Stanford Mental Health Innovation Challenge (SMHIC) winners who presented at the 2018 Adolescent Mental Wellness Conference.
Starting the conversation about the misrepresentation of mental health and much more in the media.
What is The Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing?
The Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing recognizes that we are in the midst of a national public health crisis among US youth and is committed to spearheading a new national vision for adolescent and young adult wellness and mental health support. The clinical and research experts within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences have laid the groundwork for the creation of a national initiative for youth through their expertise in early mental health support, development of self-regulation tools, school mental health, and suicide prevention. By creating an innovative health system, and a new culture of health for the adolescent and young adult population, Stanford hopes to create a model for the country in how to better support our young people to navigate the transition to adulthood and realize their full potential as adults.
The data on adolescent health and educational success in the US is of great concern. High rates of depression, alcohol and drug abuse, teen pregnancy, youth violence, and low college graduation rates compared to other industrialized nations indicate that something is missing in our support for young people. Adolescence has become a perilous rite of passage for many youth. We need a new culture of adolescent wellbeing across the United States that builds skills, resilience, and opportunities for a healthy path into adulthood.
We know that US teens are more stressed than ever before. In a 2013 survey, teens reported higher stress levels than adults and many also reported feeling overwhelmed, depressed or sad as a result of stress (Bethune, 2014).
Fifty percent of mental health disorders have their onset by the age of 14 and seventy five percent emerge before the age of 25 (Kessler et al, 2005).
The adolescent brain is especially malleable to both positive and negative influences and the period from 12-25 is the last critical opportunity to affect the healthy development of our young people (Steinberg, 2014).
Early Support Services: Symptoms in response to anxiety, depression, and trauma are generally the first mental health problems for which young people need support. Yet such early mental health supports are scarce. In developing a new early access and intervention model in the United States with the allcove program, Stanford will create clinical sites where young people ages 12-25 feel comfortable independently accessing early support and mental health guidance in safe and comfortable environments, a critical first step toward developing a national youth model for public mental health.
Severe Anxiety and Mood Disorders: Enhanced clinical services and support for young people and families for treatment of mood disorders, especially those with depression and suicide risk.
Eating Disorders: Providing early support for young people with eating disorders allows for community intervention and decreases the need to miss school due to hospitalization or needs for extended care away from home.
Early Psychosis: The INSPIRE Clinic at Stanford provides treatment for young people with symptoms of early psychosis. In addition, National Psychosis-Risk and Early Psychosis Program Network (PEPPNET), facilitated by Stanford, ensures clinical sites across the country working in this field are connecting with cutting edge training, treatment programs, and cross-site collaboration, allowing for rapid referral to specialist treatment and decreasing the potential impact of untreated psychosis.
Trauma Prevention and Early Intervention: Adolescence is a time when many young people face traumatic events as a result of abuse or violence, necessitating rapid intervention to minimize the long-term consequences of traumatic events.
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Triage Program: A core component under development is a clinical assessment service that provides a day long, multi-disciplinary assessment for young people and their families. This collaborative process will provide a roadmap towards wellness and healing, which includes recommendations on the appropriate support within the continuum of care for that young person.
Integration With Primary Care: Primary care providers are often in the best position to detect early symptoms of mental health conditions, but many lack the training or clinical time needed to follow up on these concerns. In partnership with the Stanford Health Care System and Stanford Children's Health, the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing seeks opportunities to increase the capacity of primary care providers to support early identification and treatment of mental health issues.
Parent Education & Outreach: In partnership with community based organizations and schools, the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing develops programs to help families build the skills and awareness to recognize signs of distress, to engage in healthy parent-child communication, and to support the overall mental health of their children. Examples include Stanford Communication Health Interactive for Parents and Others (CHIPAO) and panel events such as Supporting Your Child During the Transition to High School.
School Partnerships: Schools are where adolescents and young adults spend most of their time. Academic success depends upon the ability of students to be attentive, focused, and ready to learn. School collaborations around wellness and mental health support ensure our young people are able to benefit from their educational opportunities and thrive as young adults.
Stigma Reduction: Through a variety of community-based events and dialogues facilitated by Department faculty, including focus groups, the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing works toward breaking down the stigma associated with mental health and accessing mental health services.
Suicide Prevention and Postvention Services: The Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiative provides leadership and clinical consultation to schools in addressing suicide response and prevention related issues.
Screening, Early Intervention and School-Based Health Services: Schools frequently lack on-site health and mental health services provided by licensed mental health and health professional from the community. Through a recent agreement giving Stanford access to the tools previously developed and utilized by the Columbia TeenScreen program, Stanford is now developing new approaches for linking young people with early mental health issues to on-site providers.
Linkages to School-Based Support: The Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing collaborates with other teams within the Department who are leading innovative school-based programs promoting protective skill development. These include supporting secondary school students through the practice of meditation and yoga and through leadership and mentorship programs that allow young people to reach beyond themselves and learn at an early age to grow by giving to others. These programs help to decrease stigma and support mental health literacy thereby helping to provide critical suicide prevention support and link young people to early services through peer connections.
Community College Early Support Program: Fewer than 13 percent of community colleges provide psychiatric services for students, despite increasing mental health problems among community college students. With expertise in identifying and treating those at the earliest stage of illness, the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing is well positioned to build a community college outreach program to link students with appropriate clinical services.
Mental Health and Technology: Young people often seem to prioritize screen time over face time. Many are also using social media and new technologies to reach out for peer support and guidance around mental health needs. In addition, telehealth is expanding as a model for providing direct clinical care, supervision for primary care and school staff, and didactic training. A core element of the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing is to utilize innovative technologies to support adolescents, young adults and their families.
Technology Linkages to Clinical Care: With the proliferation of web applications and text lines designed to link young people to services and crisis support, it has become increasingly important to coordinate these with local services to ensure young people have real-time access to safe and appropriate guidance as they reach for technology in times of trouble.
Telebehavioral Health Support: Whether provided locally, regionally, statewide, nationally or internationally, telehealth offers a medium for expanding access to mental health support for young people and their families. Direct clinical services and consultation and training for school and primary care partners are some of the ways the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing is developing telehealth models to expand behavioral health support for young people.
Assessment of and Guidance on Mental Health Technology: While there are a proliferation of websites, apps and text lines with a mental health focus, there is no current program that evaluates, reviews and provides guidance for young people and families on the safety and efficacy of the various mental health tools available. The Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing has the experience to evaluate and then build on this framework of technology support that young people and families can trust to ensure safe and appropriate connections to mental health support.


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Title: New York State's Victim Notification Program: A Statistical Summary 2001
Author(s): Robert L. Fisher; Janet Koupash
Corporate Author: New York State Dept of Correctional Services
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Type: Report (Study/Research) ; Statistics
Format: Document
Annotation: This report presents information on the Victim Notification Program of the New York State Department of Correctional Services for 2001.
Abstract: "Victim Notice" is a form prescribed by the commissioner of corrections and distributed by the district attorney prior to sentencing. On the form, a victim or a family member of a victim may indicate a demand that he/she be advised of the escape or absconding, discharge, or parole of any inmate convicted of a crime of which he/she or a family member was a victim; a recent addition to the law has added notification in the case of an inmate involvement in a temporary work release program. Data in this report show that as of December 31, 2001, 7,106 inmates had at least one victim notification request on file. Of these inmates, 84 percent were committed for violent felony offenses. A total of 248 of the inmates with victim notifications on file were women offenders, including 186 committed for violent felonies. Of the inmates with victim notifications on file, 58 percent were from the five counties of New York City, and 18 percent were from Upstate Urban Counties. As of December 31, 2001, 16.3 percent of violent felons in prison had at least one notification request on file, the highest percentage of such felons since the department began tracking this statistic in 1994. In calendar year 2001, 2,497 certified notification letters were sent to victims upon the release of the inmate they had registered against. The number of new registrations for phone notification increased from 1,438 in 1999 to 2,196 in 2001. 5 tables and appended forms
Main Term(s): Victim services
Index Term(s): Criminal Justice System Response to Victims; New York; Victim Services Notification