NEW YORK (AP) — Actors Jonah Hill, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kristen Bell are among a batch of celebrities donning Russian-language "Love Conquers Hate" T-shirts to show support for gays in Russia alarmed by a new law banning pro-gay "propaganda."
It's part of an initiative launched Monday by the Human Rights Campaign, the largest U.S. gay-rights group.
Participating celebrities will share photos of themselves wearing the T-shirts on their social media platforms, encouraging followers to do likewise. The HRC says all net proceeds from shirt sales will go to a fund supporting gay-rights efforts in Russia.
"We stand with Russia's LGBT community and their allies," said HRC President Chad Griffin. "We are committed to doing as much as we possibly can to support their efforts to repeal this heinous law."
According to the HRC, other celebrities joining the T-shirt campaign include Fergie, Kelly Osbourne, Ricky Martin, Kevin Bacon, Doutzen Kroes, Anthony Bourdain, Tim Gunn, Perez Hilton, Todd Glass, Jonathan Del Arco, Amanda Leigh Dunn, Ana Matronic, Olympic swimmer Craig Gibbons, NBA basketball player Jason Collins, country singer Maggie Rose and soccer players Jozy Altidore, Lori Lindsey and Megan Rapinoe.
The law banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors" was enacted in June.
Gay-rights activists have asked the International Olympic Committee to call for the law's repeal ahead of the Winter Olympics, to be held in Russia in February.
Contact: Kayee Ip ip@aaos.org 847-384-4035 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Authors of article on dangers, considerations for driving
WHO: Orthopaedic surgeons Geoffrey S. Marecek, MD, and Michael F. Schafer, MD, co-authors of a new literature review outlining the potential limitations and necessary precautions for driving after orthopaedic surgery and procedures.
WHY: While the topic can have emotional, legal and public safety implications, there are currently no laws, or well-established insurance or medical guidelines, to help patients and physicians determine when it is definitively safe to drive again following orthopaedic procedures. As a result, many patients drive without consulting their physician, while still on narcotic pain medication, and/or while wearing splints or casts which can significantly impair their ability to drive.
WHAT: "Driving after Orthopaedic Surgery," appears in the November 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS).
Highlights from the literature review include:
Patients should never drive if they are taking narcotic pain medication.
The use of both arms is essential to the safe operation of a vehicle.
Splints, casts, slings and other devices used for post-surgical immobilization, and the treatment of fractures and dislocations in the upper extremities, may seriously diminish a driver's ability to control the wheel.
A lower extremity injury, cast or splint may limit a driver's ability to use a car brake or gas pedal.
HOW: Contact the AAOS public relations department at 847-384-4035 to schedule an interview with Drs. Marecek or Schafer.
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November 1, 2013 Full JAAOS Table of Contents
Management of Septic Arthritis Following ACL Reconstruction: A Review of Current Practices and Recommendations
Foot Compartment Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management
Hip Pathology in the Adolescent Athlete
Tendon Transfers for Radial, Median, and Ulnar Nerve Palsy
Management of Metastatic Bone Disease of the Acetabulum
Driving After Orthopaedic Surgery
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Is it safe to drive with my arm in a cast?
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Authors of article on dangers, considerations for driving
WHO: Orthopaedic surgeons Geoffrey S. Marecek, MD, and Michael F. Schafer, MD, co-authors of a new literature review outlining the potential limitations and necessary precautions for driving after orthopaedic surgery and procedures.
WHY: While the topic can have emotional, legal and public safety implications, there are currently no laws, or well-established insurance or medical guidelines, to help patients and physicians determine when it is definitively safe to drive again following orthopaedic procedures. As a result, many patients drive without consulting their physician, while still on narcotic pain medication, and/or while wearing splints or casts which can significantly impair their ability to drive.
WHAT: "Driving after Orthopaedic Surgery," appears in the November 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS).
Highlights from the literature review include:
Patients should never drive if they are taking narcotic pain medication.
The use of both arms is essential to the safe operation of a vehicle.
Splints, casts, slings and other devices used for post-surgical immobilization, and the treatment of fractures and dislocations in the upper extremities, may seriously diminish a driver's ability to control the wheel.
A lower extremity injury, cast or splint may limit a driver's ability to use a car brake or gas pedal.
HOW: Contact the AAOS public relations department at 847-384-4035 to schedule an interview with Drs. Marecek or Schafer.
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November 1, 2013 Full JAAOS Table of Contents
Management of Septic Arthritis Following ACL Reconstruction: A Review of Current Practices and Recommendations
Foot Compartment Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management
Hip Pathology in the Adolescent Athlete
Tendon Transfers for Radial, Median, and Ulnar Nerve Palsy
Management of Metastatic Bone Disease of the Acetabulum
Driving After Orthopaedic Surgery
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It looks like BlackBerry’s oft-cited transition period isn’t over just yet. The company confirmed this morning in a statement that the Fairfax takeover isn’t happening and that CEO Thorsten Heins is being dismissed, and BlackBerry shareholders are not taking the news very well. At time of writing the company’s stock price is hovering at about $6.90, down over 11 percent from its closing position on Friday — not exactly a sign of shareholder confidence in the ailing smartphone maker.
Still, that’s small fries compared to what happened before the market even opened. The Globe and Mail broke the story about BlackBerry’s new direction early this morning and it wasn’t long at all before the company’s stock price took a serious drubbing — it tanked to the tune of almost 19 percent before trading was halted just before 8:30 AM Eastern so BlackBerry could announce the specifics of the Fairfax deal itself, under which the company will accept $1 billion in investments from a slew of investors.
Even though things are apparently starting to flatten out, that’s not a pretty drop no matter how you slice it — today’s was BlackBerry’s lowest open since September 2012 (the Monday after it announced service outage in the EMEA regions, no less) and the dip represents a nearly half billion dollar decline in BlackBerry’s market cap. Naturally, while shareholders may be wary of the company’s future, BlackBerry chooses to look at its hefty investment as a sign of hope for its forthcoming endeavors.
“Today’s announcement represents a significant vote of confidence in BlackBerry and its future by this group of preeminent, long-term investors,” BlackBerry board chairwoman Barbara Stymiest in a statement. That’s great and all, but there’s little doubting that today’s BlackBerry isn’t surefooted in its mission as it once was. For a long while there getting BlackBerry 10 (and the devices that ran it) out the door was the guiding star over Waterloo, an initiative spearheaded by soon-to-be-former CEO Heins himself. Of course, as the Globe and Mail pointed out previously, the push was met with consternation from other BlackBerry higher-ups included former co-CEO Mike Lazaridis.
Now with Heins nearly out the door, the search for his replacement begins, as does the search for a new philosophy. Despite its legion of rabid fans, BlackBerry 10 doesn’t seem to have charmed the masses in the way the company has hoped, and I don’t envy the person who ultimately gets tapped to try and fix that.
It looks like BlackBerry’s oft-cited transition period isn’t over just yet. The company confirmed this morning in a statement that the Fairfax takeover isn’t happening and that CEO Thorsten Heins is being dismissed, and BlackBerry shareholders are not taking the news very well. At time of writing the company’s stock price is hovering at about $6.90, down over 11 percent from its closing position on Friday — not exactly a sign of shareholder confidence in the ailing smartphone maker.
Still, that’s small fries compared to what happened before the market even opened. The Globe and Mail broke the story about BlackBerry’s new direction early this morning and it wasn’t long at all before the company’s stock price took a serious drubbing — it tanked to the tune of almost 19 percent before trading was halted just before 8:30 AM Eastern so BlackBerry could announce the specifics of the Fairfax deal itself, under which the company will accept $1 billion in investments from a slew of investors.
Even though things are apparently starting to flatten out, that’s not a pretty drop no matter how you slice it — today’s was BlackBerry’s lowest open since September 2012 (the Monday after it announced service outage in the EMEA regions, no less) and the dip represents a nearly half billion dollar decline in BlackBerry’s market cap. Naturally, while shareholders may be wary of the company’s future, BlackBerry chooses to look at its hefty investment as a sign of hope for its forthcoming endeavors.
“Today’s announcement represents a significant vote of confidence in BlackBerry and its future by this group of preeminent, long-term investors,” BlackBerry board chairwoman Barbara Stymiest in a statement. That’s great and all, but there’s little doubting that today’s BlackBerry isn’t surefooted in its mission as it once was. For a long while there getting BlackBerry 10 (and the devices that ran it) out the door was the guiding star over Waterloo, an initiative spearheaded by soon-to-be-former CEO Heins himself. Of course, as the Globe and Mail pointed out previously, the push was met with consternation from other BlackBerry higher-ups included former co-CEO Mike Lazaridis.
Now with Heins nearly out the door, the search for his replacement begins, as does the search for a new philosophy. Despite its legion of rabid fans, BlackBerry 10 doesn’t seem to have charmed the masses in the way the company has hoped, and I don’t envy the person who ultimately gets tapped to try and fix that.
FILE - This Sept. 24, 2013, file photo shows singer Taylor Swift at the premiere of "Romeo and Juliet" in Los Angeles. Swift is performing her hit song “Red” with special guests Alison Krauss, Edgar Meyer, Eric Darken, Sam Bush and Vince Gill on Nov. 6, 2013, at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - This Sept. 24, 2013, file photo shows singer Taylor Swift at the premiere of "Romeo and Juliet" in Los Angeles. Swift is performing her hit song “Red” with special guests Alison Krauss, Edgar Meyer, Eric Darken, Sam Bush and Vince Gill on Nov. 6, 2013, at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Country Music Association Awards aren't until Wednesday, but Taylor Swift is already a winner.
The CMA will present Swift with its Pinnacle Award, given to an artist who has achieved worldwide success and recognition that's unique to country music.
Garth Brooks is the only other performer to win the award. It was created in 2005.
Swift is the top nominee at Wednesday's awards, airing live at 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. She's got six nominations along with Kacey Musgraves, and is going for a third win of top honor entertainer of the year.
Swift will perform on the awards show with Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Sam Bush, Edgar Meyer and Eric Darken.
The Kardashian/Jenner family rented out a theme park on Oct. 29 to celebrate Kendall Jenner's upcoming 18th birthday. The birthday girl -- flanked by amicably separated mom and dad Kris and Bruce Jenner, big sisters Kim and Khloe, birthday girls Kendall, plus brothers Rob Kardashian, Brody and Brandon Jenner -- enjoyed a goofy afternoon filled with crazy rides, games and pictures to document the fun at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif.
Newly-engaged Kim, who like her family members posted social media updates from the bash, shared this Keek video while on a roller coaster. "Alright, I hope this isn't too scary," said the 33-year-old reality star as the caboose slowly inched its way up a steep incline. "We better not drop our phone." Like a true pro, even as the screaming commenced, the mom to 4-month-old North West managed to keep her phone and subsequently shared the experience on social media.
Although her fiance Kanye West was unable to join the somewhat-private affair, Kardashian reciprocated the rapper's lovey-dovey, recent interview with Ryan Seacrest in her Oct. 30 appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. "I'm very happy right now," she shared. The star also confessed to Leno how the fat-shaming she endured while pregnant with her first baby was damaging to her soul.
"It changed how I am in public," said the bombshell. "I've tried to live more of a private life."
Teens in child welfare system show higher drug abuse rate
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PISCATAWAY, NJ Teenagers in the child welfare system are at higher-than-average risk of abusing marijuana, inhalants and other drugs, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
However, the study also shows that parental involvement matters. "When youth perceive that their parents or caregivers are actively engaged in their lives, this may steer them away from drugs," according to lead researcher Danielle L. Fettes, Ph.D., of the University of California, San Diego. "Youth who feel supported by parents tend to have a better sense of self and better mental health and, in this case, are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviorswhich is important for this already high-risk population."
Using data from two national surveys, Fettes and colleagues found that 18 percent of teens in the welfare system admitted to ever smoking marijuana, versus 14 percent of other teens. Meanwhile, 12 percent said they'd abused inhalants, compared with 6 percent of other U.S. kids.
In addition, although abuse of "hard drugs," like cocaine and heroin, was less common, teens in child welfare were still at greater risk: Six percent admitted to ever using the drugs, versus 4 percent of other teens.
The findings are not necessarily surprising, according to Fettes. It's known that kids who enter the child welfare system typically have some risk factors for drug usesuch as a history of domestic abuse or mental health issues.
But until now, there had been little research into their actual rates of substance abuse, Fettes said.
For their study, she and her colleagues culled data from two national health surveys: one covered 730 12- to 14-year-olds in the child welfare system; the other included 4,445 kids the same age from the general U.S. population.
Overall, teens in the welfare system were more likely to have tried marijuana, inhalants or hard drugsbut not alcohol. Around 40 percent of kids in each survey admitted to drinking at some point in their lives.
That, according to Fettes, may reflect a couple of facts. "Alcohol is readily available to teenagers," she said, "and drinking is something of a normative behavior to them."
But whereas drug use was more common among teens in the welfare system, not all of those kids were at equal risk. A key risk factorfor all teens in the studywas delinquency. Teenagers who admitted to things like shoplifting, theft, running away or using a weapon were at increased risk of both drug and alcohol abuse.
On the other hand, some family factors seemed to protect kids from falling into drug use.
Teens from two-parent homes were generally less likely to report drug useand so were kids who said they felt close to their parents or other guardian. For the parents and others who care for these kids, Fettes said it's important to be aware of the increased risk of substance abuse.
On the wider scale, Fettes said that right now, there are typically multiple, distinct service systems working with teens in the child welfare system. They may also be receiving mental health services and alcohol and other drug counseling, as well as having contact with the criminal justice system. "Often, they don't work together," she noted.
"Given the increased risk, the child welfare system may be an ideal venue to incorporate proven prevention and intervention programs for youth substance use," Fettes concluded. "Drug abuse screening and treatment, or referrals for treatment, should be a regular part of kids' case management."
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Fettes, D. L., Aarons, G. A., & Green, A. E. (November 2013). Higher rates of adolescent substance use in child welfare versus community populations in the United States. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74(6), 825.
To arrange an interview with Danielle L. Fettes, Ph.D., please contact Debra Kain at ddkain@ucsd.edu or 619-543-6202.
The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs is published by the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. It is the oldest substance-abuse journal published in the United States.
To learn about education and training opportunities for addiction counselors and others at the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, please visit AlcoholStudiesEd.rutgers.edu.
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Teens in child welfare system show higher drug abuse rate
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Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6202 Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
PISCATAWAY, NJ Teenagers in the child welfare system are at higher-than-average risk of abusing marijuana, inhalants and other drugs, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
However, the study also shows that parental involvement matters. "When youth perceive that their parents or caregivers are actively engaged in their lives, this may steer them away from drugs," according to lead researcher Danielle L. Fettes, Ph.D., of the University of California, San Diego. "Youth who feel supported by parents tend to have a better sense of self and better mental health and, in this case, are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviorswhich is important for this already high-risk population."
Using data from two national surveys, Fettes and colleagues found that 18 percent of teens in the welfare system admitted to ever smoking marijuana, versus 14 percent of other teens. Meanwhile, 12 percent said they'd abused inhalants, compared with 6 percent of other U.S. kids.
In addition, although abuse of "hard drugs," like cocaine and heroin, was less common, teens in child welfare were still at greater risk: Six percent admitted to ever using the drugs, versus 4 percent of other teens.
The findings are not necessarily surprising, according to Fettes. It's known that kids who enter the child welfare system typically have some risk factors for drug usesuch as a history of domestic abuse or mental health issues.
But until now, there had been little research into their actual rates of substance abuse, Fettes said.
For their study, she and her colleagues culled data from two national health surveys: one covered 730 12- to 14-year-olds in the child welfare system; the other included 4,445 kids the same age from the general U.S. population.
Overall, teens in the welfare system were more likely to have tried marijuana, inhalants or hard drugsbut not alcohol. Around 40 percent of kids in each survey admitted to drinking at some point in their lives.
That, according to Fettes, may reflect a couple of facts. "Alcohol is readily available to teenagers," she said, "and drinking is something of a normative behavior to them."
But whereas drug use was more common among teens in the welfare system, not all of those kids were at equal risk. A key risk factorfor all teens in the studywas delinquency. Teenagers who admitted to things like shoplifting, theft, running away or using a weapon were at increased risk of both drug and alcohol abuse.
On the other hand, some family factors seemed to protect kids from falling into drug use.
Teens from two-parent homes were generally less likely to report drug useand so were kids who said they felt close to their parents or other guardian. For the parents and others who care for these kids, Fettes said it's important to be aware of the increased risk of substance abuse.
On the wider scale, Fettes said that right now, there are typically multiple, distinct service systems working with teens in the child welfare system. They may also be receiving mental health services and alcohol and other drug counseling, as well as having contact with the criminal justice system. "Often, they don't work together," she noted.
"Given the increased risk, the child welfare system may be an ideal venue to incorporate proven prevention and intervention programs for youth substance use," Fettes concluded. "Drug abuse screening and treatment, or referrals for treatment, should be a regular part of kids' case management."
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Fettes, D. L., Aarons, G. A., & Green, A. E. (November 2013). Higher rates of adolescent substance use in child welfare versus community populations in the United States. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74(6), 825.
To arrange an interview with Danielle L. Fettes, Ph.D., please contact Debra Kain at ddkain@ucsd.edu or 619-543-6202.
The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs is published by the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. It is the oldest substance-abuse journal published in the United States.
To learn about education and training opportunities for addiction counselors and others at the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, please visit AlcoholStudiesEd.rutgers.edu.
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