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Photo Essay: Spending election night with Scott Walker supporters, as elation turns to dismay
By Coburn Dukehart (Wisconsin Watch) | November 7, 2018
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Jennifer Dunlop, from Watertown, Wis., is seen towards the end of the Scott Walker watch party, as the crowd waited for additional information on the more than 45,000 additional ballots the city of Milwaukee announced would be counted late.
Early in the evening on Nov. 6, crowds began to trickle into the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, to watch the election results for the governor's race roll in. They were there to support two-term governor Scott Walker, a Republican who was hoping to win a third term over Democratic opponent Tony Evers. The bar was open and beer glasses were clinked, selfies were taken in front of the Wisconsin flag, and the mood was jubilant as the crowd hoped for a win — and a speech by their candidate, thanking them for their support.
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Samantha Gumm, 9, and her father, Joshua Gumm from Germantown, Wis., pose with Sen. Ron Johnson at the Scott Walker watch party at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, Wis., on Nov. 6.
The crowd at the Walker watch party mingles early in the evening at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, Wis.
Tim and Christie Hentges take a selfie early in the evening at the Scott Walker watch party at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, Wis.
Television cameras lined the back of the room, blasting the attendees with light. Rock music blared from the PA system. The news of the evening was broadcast on a large screen in the center of the room. Occasionally TMJ4 News from Milwaukee would go live from the hotel, and, seeing themselves on screen, the crowd would break into cheers and chants of "four more years, four more years," trying to get their enthusiasm conveyed on live TV.
Evan Barczynski, 25, watches early election results at Walker and state Sen. Leah Vukmir's watch party at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee. "I'm voting for the side I believe stands with god," Barczynski said. "I'm pro-life. It's about the babies."
Paula Lindner, left, Erich Guenther, center, and Lynn Guenther, shout "four more years" at the Scott Walker watch party after early results showed him in the lead over Tony Evers.
Leah Vukmir — joined by her two children — concedes Tuesday after losing to Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. With 100 percent precincts reporting, Baldwin secured 55.44 percent of the vote compared to Vukmir's 44.56 percent. "We ran a pretty hard race, and we ran a race as hard as you could run in Wisconsin, and I'm proud of the race we ran," Vukmir said.
Jacob Hucke, 12, watches election results come in at Walker and Vukmir's election night party. Hucke was joined by his mother Theresa Hucke and his 10-year-old sister Alyssa Hucke.
The hour grew late and families with children started to leave. By midnight the crowd had significantly thinned as results flip-flopped between Walker and Evers. When Walker was in the lead, the crowd would whoop and cheer. When Evers was in the lead, boos would erupt. And then came the news that with nearly all precincts around the state reporting, more than 45,000 early and absentee ballots from the city of Milwaukee would need to be tallied late. The mood immediately shifted.
The TV news reported it would be at least another 45 minutes before results were in. People started to sit on the floor. Some clasped their hands together in prayer. Quiet settled over the room.
From left: Joe Sari, 18, from Spencer, Wis., Corban Mayhak, 20, from Waunakee, Wis., and Angel Vazquez, 20, from Chicago, are seen at the Scott Walker watch party at the Ingleside Hotel.
Mike Chrisien, left, and his son Harry Chrisien, 13, from Waukesha, are seen at the Walker watch party.
Nick Valentino, a Marquette University student from a Chicago suburb, is seen toward the end of the Walker watch party at the hotel in Pewaukee.
The crowd's attention picked up when the news said the Milwaukee results were close to being announced. Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch made a surprise visit to the stage to say that the race was not yet over and a recount would most likely be necessary. But her speech had been written before the Milwaukee ballots were tallied, and almost before she finished speaking, it seemed clear to the crowd that her information was out of date.
Not long after Kleefisch left the stage, people started quietly filing out of the room. The music was turned off. The house lights went up. For the Walker supporters, the show was over. He never showed up. Tony Evers had won the race for governor of Wisconsin.
Paula Lindner from Racine, Wis., sits on the floor around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 7. The crowd had been waiting for final results of the governor's race since the party opened to the public at 8:00 p.m. on Nov. 6.
Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch speaks at the end of the evening during the Scott Walker watch party at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, Wis., on November 7. Kleefisch's remarks about the possibility of a recount were made based on information showing the governor with a slight lead over Tony Evers, with the announcement of the additional Milwaukee ballots occurring just as she was arriving to take the stage.
About Coburn Dukehart
Coburn Dukehart is the digital and multimedia director for the Center. Her role includes directing its visual strategy, creating visual and audio content, managing digital assets and training student and professional journalists. Dukehart has a master's degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri, and has previously worked as a senior photo editor at National Geographic and NPR. Her multimedia work has been honored with a Webby, a Gracie, a Murrow and duPont awards, and she was nominated for a national Emmy. She specializes in documentary storytelling and visual reporting, and is a member of the National Press Photographers Association and Investigative Reporters and Editors. She is based in Madison, Wisconsin. She can be reached at cdukehart@wisconsinwatchmediapartners.wpcomstaging.com
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Q: using euler's theorem (phi/totient function) to compute order of group elements The question is to prove that every element of $(Z / 72Z)^{\times}$ has order dividing $12$, somehow using Euler's theorem to first reach the fact that every element has order dividing $24$, and then proceeding from there. I am very confused; I can't see how Euler's theorem/phi function are to be used here.

A: Hint: By the Chinese remainder theorem,
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(\mathbb Z / 72\mathbb Z)^{\times}
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(\mathbb Z / 8)^{\times}
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Ruth Saunders
Performance rewarded with spot on Subaru board
Dealership's service record impressive, says Ruth Saunders
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Ruth Saunders gives a customer a big hug.
Her father Bob, jumps in next, her brother and former Colwood mayor Dave Saunders shortly thereafter. After 36 years in the family business, the entire family is clearly well respected and well liked.
Ruth however, has earned a different accolade of late, becoming the first female to sit on Subaru Canada's national advisory board in the history of the company.
"It's a male industry, so I felt honoured that they respected me for what I have done for so many years," she said.
"I felt more respected for my knowledge and what I have done for the last 34 years, than (for) being a female."
Saunders, who manages the service side of Saunders Subaru after starting off washing cars on the lot as a teenager, has seen her service station's national customer satisfaction index scores serve as impressive barometer for more than a decade.
"At the dealership level we have a good success rating in sales and services," she said. "We're recognized continually as one of the top achievers for service for our customers across Canada. We are always in the top 10, quite often we are number one."
Reluctant to give up these credentials while preferring to stay humble behind the scenes, Ruth has continually proven that their family-style attitude, coupled with her steadfast work ethic, has been a recipe for success. That success eventually drew the eye of one of Subaru's senior executives, who even brought her with him to Japan to take in the Tokyo Auto Show and meet some of Subaru's top executives.
"Most dealerships are more interested in sales and new cars and products, and Ruth has the ability to talk about that and also about services and parts," said Subaru Canada senior vice-president Don Durst. "It has been a valuable insight."
While the appointment was a little late coming, Durst said, it had nothing to do with gender and everything to do with her abilities, which blossomed from the days when her parents Bob and Norma Saunders started one of Subaru's original dealerships back in 1978.
"(She has) that culture, that never give up attitude. Right now we are doing extremely well and at times it wasn't (so positive in the industry)," Durst said. "She remembers those times and how to prevent (it from happening again)."
Ruth comes to work five days a week, with the same routine of yoga at 6 a.m., into the office by 8 a.m., with the occasional hockey game in the evening.
She believes this latest honour is all about performance.
"I don't think it is a (gender) role, I think it is a qualification role," she said. "You (have to) go into anything you do and do it the best you can, with a passion."
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Two Democrats pass this photo from the Infamous Romney Ad over to Sam Stein.
Well, if he says so. I'm told that the offending picture from the ad is b-roll not from an Obama event, but from one of the Congressional Black Caucus job fairs that happened before the last recess. The intended message: In Obama's America, there's a lot of unemployment. And that's true, there is. Black unemployment is the highest it's been in 27 years, stuck in the mid-teens, nearly twice as high as the national average.
If the ad is subliminal, and it's meant to associate Obama with scary black people, who's the intended audience? The Romney campaign keeps pointing out that this ad is only live on one New Hampshire station, and it's going to be seen by Republican primary voters and for-now-unengaged general election voters. The image of a bunch of unemployed black people is supposed to tell them what? That black people – in scarce supply in this part of New England – can only be staved off by Mitt Romney? That they're on welfare? No, the ad never mentions that.
As with everything else about the ad, this can be explained as 1) subtle political brilliance that was caught, 2) a pure accident, or 3) really subtle brilliance aimed at making liberals go insane and give the ad free attention.


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Belgravia is an English series based on the historical period drama genre. It was released in 2020. It is adapted from the novel with the same name written by Julian Fellowes. The series is directed by John Alexander. It follows the story of two historic families who share a secret that could change their lives. The series has one season up till now which consists of a total 6 episodes. Philip Glenister has played the role of James Trenchard also known as 'the magician' in the series market trader, who is building a new area for the rich called Belgravia, his elite and bold style in the series is the inspiration behind this coat that we recreated for his fans.
This elegant James Trenchard Coat is composed of cotton fabric which is quite comfortable. Another thing that adds to its comfort is its soft inner viscose lining. It has exotic lapel-style collars which enhance its classic style. The double-breasted buttoned front closure also gives it a sophisticated and elegant look together with its eye-catching black color. It comes with long fitted sleeves including open hem cuffs. The coat has two side waist pockets and two inner pockets which provide you the space to store your belongings in.
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Timeshares mean Don't Worry, Be Happy.
The benefits of Timeshares are that you have your own property just for the weeks per year you want.Either buy, or rent, it saves you a lot of headache.You don't have the expenses and worries for the other weeks and months you won't be using the property.Arubian properties are mostly a part of a cooperative organization which handles the shares.They handle the sales, resale, rentals and much more.
Some organizations handle properties in other countries, so there is a possibility to let other people who own property in an other country stay in yours while you stay in theirs.
In Aruba it was first made possible with the opening of the Aruba Beach Club Resort in 1977.The island's industry has since thrived, expanding its options and services whereby there are now a total of 16 resorts that present a diverse array of comforts.
Let's say you want to visit Aruba on yearly bases in July for example.If you did not make reservations way ahead (at least 6 months), chances are that you will reach Aruba, but won't find any accommodation that is vacant.
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Educator Rebecca Kemp Brent uses basic computer fonts and a sewing machine to create beautiful monograms on It's Sew Easy. She shows how to use a basic word processing program to make patterns for letters. Using a Brother sewing machine with the Monogram Foot (N), you will see how simply you can create custom monograms! This can also be done using a number of our embroidery software programs, then transfer into your sewing machine. Rebecca will advise you of the needed steps.
You'll love personalizing pillows, totes and more using this technique from It's Sew Easy.
We'd love to see what you make using Rebecca's method for Appliquéd Letters. Be sure to share your photos with us on social media by tagging us at #BrotherSews and #StitchingSewcial on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and stop by again in two weeks for another chapter from It's Sew Easy.


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Gabriel Fauré's Piano Quartet No. 2, in G minor, Op. 45, is one of the two chamber works he wrote for the conventional piano quartet combination of piano, violin, viola and cello. It was first performed in 1887, seven years after his first quartet.

Background
Fauré's previous work in the genre, the Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 15, had been favourably received at its premiere in 1880, and was among the chamber works for which he had been awarded the Prix Chartier by the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1885. Little is known about the composer's reasons for writing another. It was not commissioned, and appears to have been written because Fauré was interested in the possibilities of the piano quartet medium, and was wary of writing chamber music with no piano part. The Fauré scholar Jean-Michel Nectoux comments that the choice of this unusual form showed the composer's desire to break new ground and be his own man. Nectoux adds that there was the advantage that the existing classical repertory contained very few top-flight piano quartets with the exception of Mozart's.

It is not certain when Fauré began work on the Second Quartet, but writers are generally agreed that it was in either 1885 or 1886, and the work was completed in time to be premiered on 22 January 1887.  It was given at the Société Nationale de Musique by Guillaume Remy (violin), Louis van Waefelghem (viola), Jules Delsart (cello) and the composer (piano).

The piece was published soon after the first performance, with a dedication to the conductor Hans von Bülow.

Structure
Fauré adopts the classical four-movement structure: an opening Allegro is followed by a scherzo, slow movement, and finale. This follows the pattern of German Romantic works such as  Schumann's Piano Quartet op. 47 and Brahms's Piano Quartet op. 25.

I. Allegro molto moderato
The first movement, which is in classical sonata form, opens with a unison string melody accompanied by relentless piano figuration. The piano takes up the theme, after which the viola introduces an expressive variant of the main theme, and the violin transforms the variant into a more relaxed second subject. The exposition ends with a modified return of the opening theme and its pulsing accompaniment. Viola and cello introduce a new theme, molto tranquillamente, which provides a link into the central development section and returns, in its original form and then at double speed, towards the end of the section. The recapitulation begins with the first theme fortissimo, turns to G major with the viola melody, and the second subject returns on the cello and then the violin. The coda is primarily based on the opening theme but also reintroduces the molto tranquillamente melody now at double speed, and ends quietly in the major.

II. Allegro molto
The C minor scherzo is the shortest of the four movements. It is in a fast 6/8 metre with a syncopated piano theme. Melodic material from the first movement – first its espressivo second subject and then the main theme – is transformed into a rondo. Cross-rhythms of 3/4 in a broad string melody give way to another smooth theme which forms a kind of "trio" interlude, although the perpetuum mobile of the main scherzo material continues behind it and carries the movement on to its conclusion.

III. Adagio non troppo
The third movement, Adagio non troppo, is in E-flat major. The gentle undulating piano figure with which it opens was, according to Fauré, "a vague reverie" inspired by a memory of the evening bells of the village of Cadirac near his childhood home. The viola solo that follows is a rhythmically modified version of the second subject from the first  movement, transformed into a gently oscillating siciliano. At the start of the middle section, the bell figure is played on the strings in a mixture of arco and pizzicato. The movement builds gradually to a fortissimo  climax  before the return of the bell motif leads the music back to pastoral quiet. At the beginning of the coda of the movement, the bell theme, given a more elaborate shape, given to the piano as an accompaniment to a cello melody. The music finishes quietly in the home key of E flat major. Nectoux says of this movement, "The sense of space it creates, rapt and profound within a narrow range of notes, marks it out as being truly the music of silence".

IV. Finale—allegro molto
The critic Stephen Johnson says of this movement, "Passion and violence are again let loose … The relentless forward drive of this movement is quite unlike anything else in Fauré". The movement sets off in fast triple time, with an insistent rising string melody together with piano triplets. The second subject, derived from the molto tranquillamente theme of the first movement,  is a vigorous theme reminiscent of a waltz. It is succeeded by a melody for viola and cello related to the trio section of the scherzo. After a development and recapitulation, there is a coda in which thematic elements from the entire quartet are glimpsed. The work ends in an emphatic G major.

Critical reputation
The musicologist Robert Orledge comments in his 1979 biography of Fauré that the Second Piano Quartet "marks a significant advance on the First Quartet in the force of its expression, the greater rhythmic drive and complexity of its themes, and its deliberately unified conception". Orledge adds that in this work "Faure announces his full artistic maturity and the beginning of his second period". Nectoux expresses reservations about the finale, finding the second theme "rather on the heavy side" and a later section "unusually for Fauré, lacking in imagination". Aaron Copland wrote that the Second Quartet shows the composer "less carefree, less happy, more serious, more profound" than in the First. To Copland the adagio was "the crowning movement of the quartet". He described it in a 1924 essay, as "a long sigh of infinite tenderness, a long moment of quiet melancholy and nostalgic charm. Its beauty is a truly classic one if we define classicism as 'intensity on a background of calm'."

Notes

References

External links

Chamber music by Gabriel Fauré
Faure
1886 compositions
Compositions in G minor

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This is the longest section in the instruction (206-217) on the Easter Vigil. I'm going to chop up the two paragraphs. I find this section rich, but pretty dense with the repeated phrase "renunciation of sin and profession of faith. The Church tries to lay out the connection of the two, such that they form one liturgical rite. The strong implication in this section is that a believer cannot compartmentalize her or his life. You can't profess faith without renouncing sin. You can't renounce sin, in the sense of deciding not to do wrong acts, without having an accompaniment of faith. Ultimately, the power resides outside of ourselves, or any decision we make, however good it might be.
211. In their renunciation of sin and profession of faith those to be baptized express their explicit faith in the paschal mystery that has already been recalled in the blessing of water and that will be connoted by the words of the sacrament soon to be spoken by the baptizing minister.
This is obvious, placing this ritual after the Scriptural references in the blessing of the water. It seems a bit of a liturgical break not to go directly from the blessing of the water directly to baptism. But the Church is wise to focus not on the materials of the rite, but on a natural progression in the expression of faith.
Adults are not saved unless they come forward of their own accord and with the will to accept God's gift through their own belief. The faith of those to be baptized is not simply the faith of the Church, but the personal faith of each one of them and each one of them is expected to keep it a living faith.
Adults cannot be saved when they lack a personal commitment: is this a valid corollary? Note that the will to be baptized is not a momentary impulse, but must be maintained through life. The strong implication is that the renunciation of sin and profession of faith is more than a liturgical act. It is an aspect of a continual conversion.
Therefore the renunciation of sin and the profession of faith are an apt prelude to baptism, the sacrament of that faith by which the elect hold fast to God and receive new birth from him. Because of the renunciation of sin and the profession of faith, which form the one rite, the elect will not be baptized merely passively, but will receive this great sacrament with the active resolve to renounce error and to hold fast to God. By their own personal act in renouncing sin and professing their faith, the elect, as was prefigured in the first covenant with the patriarchs, renounce sin and Satan in order to commit themselves for ever to the promise of the Savior and to the mystery of the Trinity. By professing their faith before the celebrant and the entire community, the elect express the intention, developed to maturity during the preceding periods of initiation, to enter a new covenant with Christ. Thus these adults embrace the faith that through divine help the Church has handed down, and are baptized in that faith.
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Amnesty International: Amnesty International is a (NGO) which has more than 2.2 million of members and also has more than 150 countries of subscribers. With a huge support of public they works for the human rights by performing research as well as generate action to end of the grave abuses of human rights.
Human Right Action Center: Human Right Action Center is situated in Washington DC, which was founded by Jack Healey. It is a nonprofit organization which works on the issues of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They stand for creating and developing the way of removing human rights abuses. They also support in growing different human right organizations in different country all over the world.
Children's Defense Fund: Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a child encouragement organization and its mission is to have playground for the children. Children's Defense Fund works for the children and save them from political violence, poverty, childhood labor. They ensure the children right to equal education and care.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): UNESCO is a human right organization which works with the huge support of public and a popular human right organization and its goal is to make peace in the minds of men. It acts as a catalyst for international, national and regional as well as raise awareness among the people about their rights.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Its work for the protection of human right of all the people. It helps people to realize their right by raising awareness among the people and ensuring them that they are implemented.
Human Right Council: Human Right Council's mission is to promote and protect human rights internationally. It is a human right organization which works with the support of public; its aim is to remove suffering of the people of the world.
Human rights monitoring learning course offers participants practical guidance by providing the knowledge of monitoring human right. After that, these participants will be introduced to set up of guidelines and style of human rights monitoring and mainly it develop through the work of different nongovernmental organizations and international organizations, such as the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, Human Right Watch, Amnesty International, Association for the Prevention of Torture (ATP) and national human rights NGOs. Again, the participants will also obtain knowledge both the practical and theoretical on the method of human rights monitoring.


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12 Osaka Attractions You Must Not Miss
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With so much to see and do in Osaka, deciding where to go on your visit there can be a torturous task, especially when you have only a few days to stay there and not much time to linger. To help you decide where to go in Osaka, we have compiled a list of the twelve attractions you must see so you can maximize your trip in this first-ever capital city of Japan.
#1 Dotonbori
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The area of Dotonbori is considered to be the most popular representation of Osaka. A commercial district known for its neon lights, its collection of restaurants marking Osaka as a foodie destination, its traditional puppet show theatres, and the presence of the Hozenji Temple at the end of the Dotonbori Canal, Dotonbori symbolizes an Osaka that has fully embraced modernity without shedding its ancient past.
#2 Koyasan
Located south of Osaka, Koyasan is the headquarters of the Koyasan Shingon, a sect of Japanese Buddhism. The mountain temple complex is built on a valley surrounded by Koyasan's eight peaks. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the complex boasts of 120 temples, a religious university, rock gardens and other religious sites.
#3 Minoo Park
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Minoo Park is where the people of Osaka go to enjoy nature. This park is famous for its rich autumn foliage and the lovely Minoo Waterfall. A stroll down the Takimichi walking trail, a trail that follows a stream and offers a lot of selfie opportunities, will take you to the waterfall. If you want to challenge yourself, you can head on to the Katsuoji Temple four kilometres past the waterfall.
#4 Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
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Kaiyukan is one of the largest public aquariums on the planet. It boasts of 27 fish tanks in 16 exhibits, each of which represents marine and freshwater habitats found on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
#5 Osaka Bay
Osaka's bay area is perhaps the most modern part of the city, where you will find numerous theme parks, shopping centres, museums, and business districts, including Kansai International Airport, as well as the city's international and domestic seaports. Additionally, Osaka Bay is where you will find the Setonakai National Park, a collection of 3,000 protected islands in Japan's Inland Sea; as well as the Nanko Bird Sanctuary.
#6 Osaka Castle
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Osaka Castle, the subject of thousands of postcard-perfect and Instagram-worthy pictures, is one of the most famous landmarks not just in Osaka but of Japan itself. The five-storey castle and its parklands are popular destinations for picnics and other outdoor activities, especially during cherry blossom season.
#7 Osaka Museum of History
Osaka Museum of History is a modernist edifice that houses exhibits documenting the history of Osaka from its days as the first established capital of Japan up to contemporary times. Standing across the street from Osaka Castle, the upper floors of the museum also serve as observation decks looking over the castle.
#8 Shitennoji Temple
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Shitennoji Temple possesses the distinction of being the first state-built Buddhist temple in Japan. It's also among the oldest temples in the country. Built by Prince Shotoku in 593, the temple complex is famous for its five-storey pagoda as well as the otherworldly Gokuraku-jodo Garden, a garden based on what paradise is supposed to look like according to Amida Buddha.
#9 Sumiyoshi Taisha
One of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan, Sumiyoshi Taisha was built in the 3rd century, just before the arrival of Buddhism in the country. Sumiyoshi Taisha is known for its uniqueness in that it was built in an architectural style that is distinctly Japanese, free from Chinese influences. Among the temple's most popular features is the picturesque Sorihashi Bridge.
#10 Tempozan Ferris Wheel
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The Tempozan Ferris Wheel is one of the many highlights of the Osaka Bay skyline. This Ferris wheel was once the largest and tallest of its kind in the world. It's still a popular venue for dates and for viewing the cityscapes around Osaka Bay.
#11 Umeda Sky Building
Counted among Osaka's most famous landmarks, the Umeda Sky Building is a set of twin 40-storey towers connected by a bridge and the doughnut-shaped Floating Garden Observatory on its roof. The Observatory offers unobstructed views of Osaka, and farther away to Awaji Island on a clear day. In its basement is the Takimi-koji gourmet street, reminiscent of Osaka of the 1920s.
#12 Universal Studios Japan
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A sister theme park to Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Japan features themed attractions based on popular Hollywood movies, including Despicable Me, Shrek and Jaws. The latest themed attraction to open here is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Maximize your holiday to Osaka by visiting these twelve must-see attractions of the city. If you haven't booked your trip to Osaka yet, book it now. You can also read the article about Things To Do in Osaka: 10 Exciting Experiences For First Timer.


14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
The works that we do in His name are not to call glory to ourselves. What work we do in faith is through the power of the Holy Spirit, but all of it points back to the source, the Father, and therefore He gets the glory.
4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?5 For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise and walk'? 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"—then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house." 7 And he arose and departed to his house.
8 Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified G-d, who had given such power to men.
It was Jesus' mission to preach the Father's will to us, and to tell us that the Father is here to help us in our fallen state, sending His Son to redeem us, to reconcile us back into the kingdom.
But it has to be our choice to believe. No one will be standing next to anyone else in the day of judgment and blame another for not having a relationship with our Lord and Savior. The Word says what it says, and none can add to it or take away from it, and as Jesus prophesied, it will not pass away.
9 Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
3 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; 3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. 4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, "Look at us." 5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. 6 Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." 7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
Many who were once mighty leaders in teaching, seeking His will, and preaching the Word of the Lord fell by the wayside and were cut off because they attributed their blessings to their efforts, and began to compromise their G-d-given authority from the pulpits with the values of the world. They sought its wealth by which they could live well and exercise control as the religious leaders of Jesus' day controlled their own people for profit and the praises of men like themselves.
Let us be mindful of our calling, and who we serve, as we work out our salvation and finish the work of our earthly ministries, that His kingdom may be made known, and through our works, the Father is ever glorified. It's only through His Spirit that we are able to be successful in all that He has given us to do.
15 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
We are called to walk in the light as Your Son is in the light, for He tells us that a time of darkness is coming, where no one can work (John 9:4).
As the day is far spent, the harvest plentiful, and the workers few, let us then be diligent in our work and sure of our calling before that hour comes.
All that we do is for You, and through You, the giver of grace through the obedience of Your Son, our Shepherd, to whom You have given all authority to justly decide who will enter into Your rest, and who will be cast into the outer darkness, for in that day it will be too late to seek Your face and know Your will.
So Father, today we submit ourselves, whether it be the first time, or the thousandth, to the gentle yoke of hard obedience through faith as we follow the Narrow Way behind our Shepherd.
"I and the Father are One." (John 10:30).
We ask to give us the strength to abide in Him, as He abides in You, now and forever.
We ask in faith, believing we've received.
May it be done to us according to our faith, and as You have said.


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Study: Teens who are 'sexting' more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior
Moi wrote in What parents need to know about 'texting': Parents must talk to their children about the appropriate use of technology. Jessica Citizen (Tecca) has a very parent-friendly Time article, 92 Teen Text Terms Decoded for Confused Parents:
These days, teens are texting more than ever, but the advent of QWERTY smartphone keyboards, predictive text, autocorrect, and the removal of message character limits should allow young social butterflies the opportunity to type full, real words. However, the confusing shorthand continues to live on anyway. With the help of Twitter, the microblogging site that still limits each post to a mere 140 characters, abbreviated slang appears to be here to stay. http://techland.time.com/2012/05/03/92-teen-text-terms-decoded-for-confused-parents/#ixzz1tvyDjnEp
Citizen includes a list of the most popular terms in her article.
For those who are unable or unwilling to set and observe personal boundaries, Apple just may bail you out. Alexia Tsotsis is reporting at Tech Crunch, Apple Patents Anti-Sexting Device So, for the stupid and truly clueless, looks like Apple is about to come to your rescue. Common Sense Media has some great resources for parents about teaching children how to use media responsibly. Their information about Talking About "Sexting" is excellent.
We live in a society with few personal controls and even fewer people recognize boundaries which should govern their behavior and how they treat others. Aretha Franklin had it right when girlfriend belted out, "Respect."
In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.
~Jane Haddam
https://drwilda.com/2012/05/04/what-parents-need-to-know-about-texting/
Laura Mc Mullen writes in the Health Buzz article, Sexting Teens More Likely to Have Risky Sex:
Study: One in Seven Los Angeles Teens Has Sexted
Sexting is once again linked to risky sexual behavior among teens in a study released today in the journal Pediatrics. One out of every seven Los Angeles teenagers surveyed for the study has sent a sexually-explicit text or photo, the study revealed, and those "sexters" are more likely to be engaging in unsafe sex, as in unprotected or under the influence. "What we really wanted to know is, is there a link between sexting and taking risks with your body? And the answer is a pretty resounding 'yes,'" Eric Rice, sudy author and assistant professor at the University of Southern California's School of Social Work, told Reuters. http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2012/09/17/health-buzz-sexting-teens-more-likely-to-have-risky-sex
Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated With Sexual Risk Among Adolescents
Eric Rice, PhDa,
Harmony Rhoades, PhDa,
Hailey Winetrobe, MPHa,
Monica Sanchez, MAb,
Jorge Montoya, PhDc,
Aaron Plant, MPHc, and
Timothy Kordic, MAd
aSchool of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California;
bDepartment of Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts;
cSentient Research, Los Angeles, California; and
dLos Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California
OBJECTIVES: Sexting (sending/receiving sexually explicit texts and images via cell phone) may be associated with sexual health consequences among adolescents. However, to date, no published data from a probability-based sample has examined associations between sexting and sexual activity.
METHODS: A probability sample of 1839 students was collected alongside the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey in Los Angeles high schools. Logistic regressions were used to assess the correlates of sexting behavior and associations between sexting and sexual risk-taking.
RESULTS: Fifteen percent of adolescents with cell phone access reported sexting, and 54% reported knowing someone who had sent a sext. Adolescents whose peers sexted were more likely to sext themselves (odds ratio [OR] = 16.87, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.62–29.59). Adolescents who themselves sexted were more likely to report being sexually active (OR = 7.17, 95% CI: 5.01–10.25). Nonheterosexual students were more likely to report sexting (OR = 2.74, 95% CI: 1.86–4.04), sexual activity (OR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.07–2.15), and unprotected sex at last sexual encounter (OR = 1.84, 95% CI: 1.17–2.89).
CONCLUSIONS: Sexting, rather than functioning as an alternative to "real world" sexual risk behavior, appears to be part of a cluster of risky sexual behaviors among adolescents. We recommend that clinicians discuss sexting as an adolescent-friendly way of engaging patients in conversations about sexual activity, prevention of sexually transmitted infections, and unwanted pregnancy. We further recommend that discussion about sexting and its associated risk behavior be included in school-based sexual health curricula.
sexual risk behavior
CI —
LAUSD —
LGBTQ —
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/unsure
STIs —
YRBS —
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Accepted May 21, 2012.
Copyright © 2012 by the American Academy of Pediatrics
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/09/12/peds.2012-0021.abstract
Moi wrote in Talking to your teen about risky behaviors:
Many parents want tips about how to talk with their kids about risky behaviors and whether they should spy on their children.
Perhaps the best advice comes from Carleton Kendrick in the Family Education article, Spying on Kids
So how do you make sure your teens are on the straight and narrow? You can't. And don't think you can forbid them to experiment with risky behavior. That's what they're good at during this stage, along with testing your limits. You can help them stay healthy, safe, and secure by doing the following:
Keep communicating with your teens, even if they don't seem to be listening. Talk about topics that interest them.
Respect and ask their opinions.
Give them privacy. That doesn't mean you can't knock on their door when you want to talk.
Set limits on their behavior based on your values and principles. They will grudgingly respect you for this.
Continually tell them and show them you believe in who they are rather than what they accomplish.
Seek professional help if your teen's abnormal behaviors last more than three weeks.
A 1997 landmark adolescent health study, which interviewed over 12,000 teenagers, concluded that the single greatest protection against high-risk teenage behavior, like substance abuse and suicide, is a strong emotional connection to a parent. Tough as it may be, you should always try to connect with them. And leave the spying to James Bond. It will only drive away the children you wish to bring closer.
In truth, a close relationship with your child will probably be more effective than spying. Put down that Blackberry, iPhone, and Droid and try connecting with your child. You should not only know who your children's friends are, but you should know the parents of your children's friends. Many parents have the house where all the kids hang out because they want to know what is going on with their kids. Often parents volunteer to chauffeur kids because that gives them the opportunity to listen to what kids are talking about. It is important to know the values of the families of your kid's friends. Do they furnish liquor to underage kids, for example? How do they feel about teen sex and is their house the place where kids meet for sex?Lisa Frederiksen has written the excellent article, 10 Tips for Talking to Teens About Sex, Drugs & Alcohol which was posted at the Partnership for A Drug-Free America
So, in answer to the question should you spy on your Kids? Depends on the child. Some children are more susceptible to peer pressure and impulsive behavior than others. They will require more and possibly more intrusive direction. Others really are free range children and have the resources and judgment to make good decisions in a variety of circumstances. Even within a family there will be different needs and abilities. The difficulty for parents is to make the appropriate judgments and still give each child the feeling that they have been treated fairly. Still, for some kids, it is not out of line for parents to be snoops, they just might save the child and themselves a lot of heartache. https://drwilda.com/2012/06/07/talking-to-your-teen-about-risky-behaviors/
Sexting Information: What every parent should know about sexting. http://www.noslang.com/sexting.php
Social Networking and Internet Safety Information for Parents: Sexting http://internet-safety.yoursphere.com/sexting/
Teen Sexting Tips http://www.safeteens.com/teen-sexting-tips/
New study about 'sexting' and teens https://drwilda.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/new-study-about-sexting-and-teens/
Sexting' during school hours https://drwilda.com/2012/08/05/sexting-during-school-hours/
CDC report: Contraceptive use among teens https://drwilda.com/2012/07/24/cdc-report-contraceptive-use-among-teens/
Title IX also mandates access to education for pregnant students https://drwilda.com/2012/06/19/title-ix-also-mandates-access-to-education-for-pregnant-students/
Dr. Wilda says this about that ©
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Talking to your teen about risky behaviors
In No one is perfect: People sometimes fail, moi said:
There are no perfect people, no one has a perfect life and everyone makes mistakes. Unfortunately, children do not come with instruction manuals, which give specific instructions about how to relate to that particular child. Further, for many situations there is no one and only way to resolve a problem. What people can do is learn from their mistakes and the mistakes of others. Craig Playstead has assembled a top ten list of mistakes made by parents and they should be used as a starting point in thinking about your parenting style and your family's dynamic.
1) Spoiling kids
2) Inadequate discipline
3) Failing to get involved at school
4) Praising mediocrity
5) Not giving kids enough responsibility
6) Not being a good spouse
7) Setting unreal expectations
8) Not teaching kids to fend for themselves
9) Pushing trends on kids
10) Not following through
Playstead also has some comments about stage parents.
Let kids be kids. Parents shouldn't push their trends or adult outlook on life on their kids. Just because it was your life's dream to marry a rich guy doesn't mean we need to see your 4-year-old daughter in a "Future Trophy Wife" t-shirt. The same goes for the double ear piercing—that's what you want, not them. Teaching kids about your passions is great, but let them grow up to be who they are. And yes, this goes for you pathetic stage parents as well. It's hard enough for kids to figure out who they are in the world without you trying to turn them into what you couldn't be.
Paul Tough has written a very thoughtful New York Times piece about the importance of failure in developing character, not characters.
In What If the Secret to Success Is Failure? Tough writes:
Dominic Randolph can seem a little out of place at Riverdale Country School — which is odd, because he's the headmaster. Riverdale is one of New York City's most prestigious private schools, with a 104-year-old campus that looks down grandly on Van Cortlandt Park from the top of a steep hill in the richest part of the Bronx. On the discussion boards of UrbanBaby.com, worked-up moms from the Upper East Side argue over whether Riverdale sends enough seniors to Harvard, Yale and Princeton to be considered truly "TT" (top-tier, in UrbanBabyese), or whether it is more accurately labeled "2T" (second-tier), but it is, certainly, part of the city's private-school elite, a place members of the establishment send their kids to learn to be members of the establishment. Tuition starts at $38,500 a year, and that's for prekindergarten.
Randolph, by contrast, comes across as an iconoclast, a disrupter, even a bit of an eccentric. He dresses for work every day in a black suit with a narrow tie, and the outfit, plus his cool demeanor and sweep of graying hair, makes you wonder, when you first meet him, if he might have played sax in a ska band in the '80s. (The English accent helps.) He is a big thinker, always chasing new ideas, and a conversation with him can feel like a one-man TED conference, dotted with references to the latest work by behavioral psychologists and management gurus and design theorists. When he became headmaster in 2007, he swapped offices with his secretary, giving her the reclusive inner sanctum where previous headmasters sat and remodeling the small outer reception area into his own open-concept work space, its walls covered with whiteboard paint on which he sketches ideas and slogans. One day when I visited, one wall was bare except for a white sheet of paper. On it was printed a single black question mark.
For the headmaster of an intensely competitive school, Randolph, who is 49, is surprisingly skeptical about many of the basic elements of a contemporary high-stakes American education. He did away with Advanced Placement classes in the high school soon after he arrived at Riverdale; he encourages his teachers to limit the homework they assign; and he says that the standardized tests that Riverdale and other private schools require for admission to kindergarten and to middle school are "a patently unfair system" because they evaluate students almost entirely by I.Q. "This push on tests," he told me, "is missing out on some serious parts of what it means to be a successful human."
The most critical missing piece, Randolph explained as we sat in his office last fall, is character — those essential traits of mind and habit that were drilled into him at boarding school in England and that also have deep roots in American history. "Whether it's the pioneer in the Conestoga wagon or someone coming here in the 1920s from southern Italy, there was this idea in America that if you worked hard and you showed real grit, that you could be successful," he said. "Strangely, we've now forgotten that. People who have an easy time of things, who get 800s on their SAT's, I worry that those people get feedback that everything they're doing is great. And I think as a result, we are actually setting them up for long-term failure. When that person suddenly has to face up to a difficult moment, then I think they're screwed, to be honest. I don't think they've grown the capacities to be able to handle that…."
Whatever the dream you feel you didn't realize, remember that was your dream, it may not be your child's dream. https://drwilda.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/no-one-is-perfect-people-sometimes-fail/ Still, parents must talk to their children about life risks.
David Beasley is reporting in the Reuters article, One-third of U.S. teens report texting while driving: CDC:
A new federal study shows dramatic improvement in the driving habits of U.S. high school students, but texting by teenagers behind the wheel is a concern, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
One in three high school students reported they had texted or emailed while driving during the previous 30 days, according to the centers' 2011 youth risk behavior survey of 15,000 high school students.
The percentage of those who had texted or emailed while driving was higher for upper classmen, with nearly 43 percent of 11th graders and 58 percent of 12th graders saying they had done so in the past month. This is the first time texting questions were included in this survey.
"Texting or emailing while driving a car can have deadly consequences," said Howell Wechsler, director of the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health.
The CDC did not have statistics on how many teens are killed annually from accidents caused by texting or emailing.
In 2010, auto accidents killed 3,115 teens aged 13-19, the CDC said. That was down 44 percent over the past decade, but auto accidents remain the leading cause of teen deaths.
The centers said the survey revealed more teenagers are wearing seatbelts and fewer are driving after drinking.
Over two decades, the percentage of high school students who never or rarely wore a seatbelt declined from 26 percent to 8 percent, the CDC said.
In 2011, only 8 percent of students said they had driven a car within the past 30 days when they had been drinking alcohol, compared to 17 percent in 1997. The percentage of students who rode with a driver who had been drinking during the previous 30 days dropped from 40 percent to 24 percent…
Nearly 40 percent of students said they had at least one alcoholic drink in the previous 30 days….
http://news.yahoo.com/one-third-u-teens-report-texting-while-driving-221543484–sector.html;_ylt=AsxzGlM8pNbQr9cKMiVPFctPXs8F;_ylu=X3oDMTQ0aGZqaDlwBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBVU1NGIEVkdWNhdGlvblNTRgRwa2cDNTFkZDYzMDUtZjNmZS0zZjgwLWI0NjMtZmQyZjFlOWE3MDFiBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyAzg0NDJhMjUxLWIwZWUtMTFlMS1iYjlmLWNhMjM4ODFmOGVjNQ–;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3
So, in answer to the question should you spy on your Kids? Depends on the child. Some children are more susceptible to peer pressure and impulsive behavior than others. They will require more and possibly more intrusive direction. Others really are free range children and have the resources and judgment to make good decisions in a variety of circumstances. Even within a family there will be different needs and abilities. The difficulty for parents is to make the appropriate judgments and still give each child the feeling that they have been treated fairly. Still, for some kids, it is not out of line for parents to be snoops, they just might save the child and themselves a lot of heartache.
What parents need to know about 'texting' https://drwilda.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/what-parents-need-to-know-about-texting/
Children and swearing https://drwilda.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/children-and-swearing/
Does what is worn in school matter? https://drwilda.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/does-what-is-worn-in-school-matter/
Teen dating violence on the rise https://drwilda.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/teen-dating-violence-on-the-rise/
Tags: 10 Tips for Talking to Teens About Sex, Children and Families, Drugs & Alcohol, One-third of U.S. teens report texting while driving CDC:, Partnership for A Drug Free America, Risky behavior and children, Spying on Kids, top ten list of mistakes made by parents, What If the Secret to Success Is Failure?
WOW: Massachusetts school district to give condoms to 12-year-olds
Increasingly, this culture is taking decisions about values away from the family. Cara Pallone of the Statesman Journal of Oregon has written an article about a Halloween incident which describes the cultural divide which currently exists in this culture. On the one hand, are the Sex and The City mavens who advocate sex with anything with a pulse. On the other hand, are those who espouse what is commonly described as traditional values and who advocate a bit more restraint. Pallone reports in the article, Condoms for Halloween Trick-Or-Treaters
Some teenage trick-or-treaters received condoms in their bags on Halloween night in Silverton.
For the couple who handed out the prophylactics, the act was a community service, health education and a message of pregnancy prevention.
For the father of one 14-year-old girl who got them, the act was an intrusion of family privacy and a violation of his right to raise his daughter as he wishes…..
Is providing condoms to teenagers a pragmatic strategy to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, or is it an unintended signal that promotes promiscuity? Or did the Harrises just overstep?
"It is hard for me as a parent to imagine any justification for giving children condoms without parents' consent," Côté said. "It's inappropriate. I want to deal in my own house with my own children."
Parents must be involved in the discussion of sex with their children and discuss THEIR values long before the culture has the chance to co-op the children. Moi routinely posts the number of Planned Parenthood at the blog along with information about the vacuous and troubled lives of Sex and the City aficionados and troubled pop tarts like Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton. Kids need to know that much of the life style glamorized in the media often comes at a very high personal cost.
Hopefully incidents like this will prompt parents to have discussions about sex and values at an age appropriate time for their child. Parents have an absolute right to instill THEIR values into THEIR children as long as they are not abusive or neglectful.
In answer to the question of whether handing out condoms to kids on Halloween was OK?
Dr. Wilda says NO. This is a discussion for the child's family.
Huffington Post is reporting in the article, Condoms For 12-Year-Olds: Springfield Massachusetts School Committee Approves Contraceptive Policy:
A Massachusetts school has taken its first step toward giving students as young as 12 free access to condoms at school.
The Springfield School Committee voted 5-1 Thursday in favor of the "Comprehensive Reproductive Health Policy," which aims to promote safe sex, prevent sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy.
Under the proposed program, students would be able to acquire condoms from school nurses and high-school based clinics, according to The Republican. Those who receive the contraceptive would be counseled on abstinence and proper storage and use.
The district would notify parents of the program before it takes effect, allowing them to opt out if they don't want their children to participate. The proposal requires a second vote of approval to be implemented.
The sole dissenting vote came from committee member Peter Murphy, who said he's not comfortable with providing condoms to 12-year-olds when the legal age of consent in Massachusetts is 16, according to The Inquisitr.
Springfield's teen birth rate has increased to make it the fourth-highest in the state in 2009, The Republican reports.
Springfield's move counters a number of political efforts on sex education across the country. The Wisconsin State Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill that would impose abstinence-only sex ed in schools. The proposal also requires that sex ed courses discuss parental responsibility and the socioeconomic benefits of marriage.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/16/condoms-for-12-year-olds-_n_1354621.html?ref=education
Parents must have THAT discussion about sex earlier and earlier.
Moi wrote about the need for parents to talk to their children about sex in Teaching kids that babies are not delivered by UPS https://drwilda.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/teaching-kids-that-babies-are-not-delivered-by-ups/ Parents and guardians must have age-appropriate conversations with their children and communicate not only their values, but information about sex and the risks of sexual activity. Lisa Frederiksen has written the excellent article, 10 Tips for Talking to Teens About Sex,Drugs & Alcohol which was posted at the Partnership for A Drug-Free America
1. Talk early and talk often about sex. "Teens are thinking about sex from early adolescence and they're very nervous about it," explains Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD, MSW, Executive Director, Answer, a national sexuality education organization based at Rutgers University. "They get a lot of misinformation about sex and what it's supposed to be like. And as a result they think that if they take drugs, if they drink, that's going to make them feel less nervous."
Take this quiz to sharpen your talking skills.
2. Take a moment. What if your teen asks a question that shocks you? Dr. Schroeder suggests saying, "'You know, that's a great question.' or 'I gotta tell you, I'm not sure if you're being serious right now but I need a minute.'" Then regain your composure and return to the conversation.
Learn how to handle personal questions from your teen like: "How old were you when you first had sex?" and "Have you ever used drugs?"
3. Be the source of accurate information. Beyond many school health classes, teens have lots of questions about drugs, pregnancy, condoms, abstinence and oral sex.
Find out what one mom discovered when she sat in on her daughter's sex ed class.
4. Explain the consequences. Since teen brains aren't wired yet for consequential thinking and impulse control, it's important to have frank discussions with your teens about the ramifications of unprotected sex and the importance of using condoms to prevent the spread of STDs, HIV and unwanted pregnancy.
Find out how to guide your child toward healthy risks instead of dangerous ones.
5. Help your child figure out what's right and wrong. Teens need — and want– limits. When it comes to things like sexuality, drugs and alcohol, they want to know what the rules and consequences are.
6. Use teachable moments. Watch TV shows (like "16 and Pregnant," "Teen Mom," "Jersey Shore" and "Greek"), movies, commercials, magazine ads and the news with your teen and ask "What did you think about that?" "What did you notice about how these characters interacted?" "What did you think about the decisions they made?" For us, one of the best ways to talk about a number of heavy topics was to take a drive — that way we weren't face-to-face.
7. Explain yourself. Teens need to hear your rationale and why you feel the way you do. One approach is to talk about sex, drugs and alcohol in the context of your family's values and beliefs.
One of the most challenging moments for me was when my daughters brought up the subject of intercourse. I explained that my hope was they would not do it until they were in a committed, mutually caring relationship and that it would be a choice, not an attempt to hold onto a relationship and that it would be mutually satisfying.
8. Talk about "sexting." Texting sexual images and messages is more prevalent than you may think. Read more.
9. Remember how you felt. I know when I started puberty I had many thoughts, feelings and questions that weren't discussed in my family. Things like body changes, feelings of attraction, acne, weight gain, emotional confusion and the desire to push your parents away. I wanted to help my daughters avoid that confusion. I wanted them to understand early on that puberty is a hardwired, biological change that happens to all humans so they become interested in sex for the purposes of procreation. It's natural to have impulses and feelings that are part and parcel to puberty. Teens don't have control over these feelings and impulses, but they do have control over whether they act on them.
10. Persevere. Dr. Schroeder warns that your teenager may not want to talk — he or she may shrug and walk away. "Adolescents are supposed to behave in that way when inside what they're really saying is 'Keep talking to me about this. I need to know what you think. I'm trying to figure this out for myself as a teenager and if I don't get messages from you, then I'm not going to know how to do this,'" she explains.
Parents not only have the right, but the duty to communicate their values to their children.
Tags: 10 Tips for Talking to Teens About Sex, Children and Family, Condoms, Condoms For 12-Year-Olds Springfield Massachusetts School Committee Approves Contraceptive Policy, Condoms for Halloween Trick-Or-Treaters, Drugs & Alcohol, Sex Education, Talking to kids about sex
Underage drinking costs society big-time
KING5 News reported in the story Teens Who Use Social Media Most Likely to Drink and Use Drugs, Study says
A new study finds teenagers who use social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter, are most likely to drink and use drugs compared to teens who avoid the social networks.
About 70 percent of teens say they use social networking sites every day. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University surveys teens every year in an attempt to track drugs, alcohol and tobacco use. This year, questions about social media were added.
The study states that teens that use social networking sites are twice as likely to use marijuana, three times as likely to drink alcohol, and five times as likely to use tobacco.
Some experts say kids see images of teens drinking and using drugs online, which takes the shock value out of bad behavior and leads some to think it's what everyone is doing.
There are signs which may indicate that your child has a substance abuse problem.
How Can You Recognize the Signs of Substance Abuse?
Parents provides general signs of substance abuse and also gives specific signs of alcohol abuse, and several different drugs, narcotics, and inhalants. The general warning signs are:
· Changes in friends
· Negative changes in schoolwork, missing school, or declining grades
· Increased secrecy about possessions or activities
· Use of incense, room deodorant, or perfume to hide smoke or chemical odors
· Subtle changes in conversations with friends, e.g. more secretive, using "coded" language
· Change in clothing choices: new fascination with clothes that highlight drug use
· Increase in borrowing money
· Evidence of drug paraphernalia such as pipes, rolling papers, etc.
· Evidence of use of inhalant products (such as hairspray, nail polish, correction fluid, common household products); Rags and paper bags are sometimes used as accessories
· Bottles of eye drops, which may be used to mask bloodshot eyes or dilated pupils
· New use of mouthwash or breath mints to cover up the smell of alcohol
· Missing prescription drugs—especially narcotics and mood stabilizers
Remember, these are very general signs, specific drugs, narcotics, and other substances may have different signs, it is important to read the specific signs. Lisa Frederiksen has written the excellent article, 10 Tips for Talking to Teens About Sex,Drugs & Alcohol which was posted at the Partnership for A Drug-Free America
Huffington Post reports in the article,
It's no surprise that underage drinking is common in the U.S. In a 2009 study by the Centers for Disease Control And Prevention, 42 percent of high school students reported having consumed alcohol in the previous month. But what some might find shocking is the high cost of drinking-related hospitalizations.
Underage drinking takes a toll not only on teens' health and wellness, but also on treatment facilities. A Mayo Clinic study published today found that the total cost of hospitalizations for underage drinking is an estimated $755 million per year.
According to researchers, of the 40,000 young people aged 15-20 hospitalized in 2008, 79 percent were intoxicated when they arrived at the hospital.
The average age of alcohol-related hospitalizations was 18, and 61 percent of young people hospitalized for drinking were male. The highest number of incidences occurred in the Northeast and Midwest, while the lowest frequency was in the South.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/15/underage-drinking-on-the-_n_1279336.html?ref=email_share
Here is the citation for the Mayo Clinic study:
Journal of Adolescent Health
Hospitalization for Underage Drinkers in the United States
Jason Y. Kim,
Sumeet K. Asrani, M.D.,
Nilay D. Shah, Ph.D.,
W. Ray Kim, M.D. ,
Terry D. Schneekloth, M.D.
Received 28 April 2011; accepted 21 October 2011. published online 15 February 2012.
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Hazelton.Org has some good reasons parents should not provide alcohol to children and the reasons can be summed up with the thought, someone has to be the adult.
Parents are poor role models if they reinforce the idea that alcohol and other drug use is a necessary and accepted way to entertain at parties. Kids need to know how to have fun without alcohol. Parents need to talk with their children about alcohol before hosting a party. They can be responsible hosts by setting a no-alcohol rule. Provine suggested that parents greet kids at the door, make certain that no uninvited guests are allowed in, check in on the party frequently, and not allow guests to come and go. Parents should never leave the party unattended….
The situation that most frequently results in problems is when parties are held while parents are away for the weekend, said Johnson. The word travels fast about such parties, and before you know it the party is out of control, with hundreds of uninvited guests.
Rules and expectations need to be clearly spelled out with young people before drinking opportunities present themselves. Young people need to be prepared to say no to alcohol in advance of drinking opportunities. Parents need to help them choose parties where there will be no alcohol. Parents need to deliver a clear message: Alcohol and other drug use of any kind is not acceptable.
The fact that a parent has to assume the role of their child's friend says a lot about their lack of maturity and judgment. Unfortunately, for some children, mom and dad are growing up right along side them.
Assuming you are not one of those ill-advised parents who supply their child with alcohol or drugs like marijuana in an attempt to be hip or cool, suspicions that your child may have a substance abuse problem are a concern. Confirmation that your child has a substance abuse problem can be heartbreaking. Even children whose parents have seemingly done everything right can become involved with drugs. The best defense is knowledge about your child, your child's friends, and your child's activities. You need to be aware of what is influencing your child
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Teaching kids that babies are not delivered by UPS
It is time for some speak the truth, get down discussion. An acquaintance who practices family law told me this story about paternity. A young man left Seattle one summer to fish in Alaska. He worked on a processing boat with 30 or40 others. He had sex with this young woman. He returned to Seattle and then got a call from her saying she was pregnant. He had been raised in a responsible home and wanted to do the right thing for this child. His mother intervened and demanded a paternity test. To make a long story, short. He wasn't the father. In the process of looking out for this kid's interests, my acquaintance had all the men on the boat tested and none of the other "partners" was the father. Any man that doesn't have a paternity test is a fool.
If you are a slut, doesn't matter whether you are a male or female you probably shouldn't be a parent.
How to tell if you are a slut?
If you are a woman and your sex life is like the Jack in the Box 24-hour drive through, always open and available. Girlfriend, you're a slut.
If you are a guy and you have more hoes than Swiss cheese has holes. Dude, you need to get tested for just about everything and you are a slut.
Humans have free will and are allowed to choose how they want to live. What you do not have the right to do is to inflict your lifestyle on a child. So, the responsible thing for you to do is go to Planned Parenthood or some other outlet and get birth control for yourself and the society which will have to live with your poor choices. Many religious folks are shocked because I am mentioning birth control, but most sluts have few religious inklings or they wouldn't be sluts. A better option for both sexes, if this lifestyle is a permanent option, is permanent birth control to lessen a contraception failure. People absolutely have the right to choose their particular lifestyle. You simply have no right to bring a child into your mess of a life. I observe people all the time and I have yet to observe a really happy slut. Seems that the lifestyle is devoid of true emotional connection and is empty. If you do find yourself pregnant, please consider adoption.
Let's continue the discussion. Some folks may be great friends, homies, girlfriends, and dudes, but they make lousy parents. Could be they are at a point in their life where they are too selfish to think of anyone other than themselves, they could be busy with school, work, or whatever. No matter the reason, they are not ready and should not be parents. Birth control methods are not 100% effective, but the available options are 100% ineffective in people who are sexually active and not using birth control. So, if you are sexually active and you have not paid a visit to Planned Parenthood or some other agency, then you are not only irresponsible, you are Eeeevil. Why do I say that, you are playing Russian Roulette with the life of another human being, the child. You should not ever put yourself in the position of bringing a child into the world that you are unprepared to parent, emotionally, financially, and with a commitment of time. So, if you find yourself in a what do I do moment and are pregnant, you should consider adoption.
Why the rant? Live Science reports in the article, 1 in 6 Teen Moms Say They Didn't Believe They Could Get Pregnant:
Half of teen mothers say they were not using birth control when they got pregnant, and a new report outlines the reasons teens give for not doing so.
Of teen moms who reported not using birth control, 31 percent said they did not believe they could get pregnant at the time. To decrease teen birth rates, teens need factual information about the conditions under which pregnancy can occur, along with public health efforts aimed at reducing or delaying teens' sexual activities, according to the report released today by researchers for the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention.
Others gave various reasons for not using birth control — 24 percent said their partner did not want to use contraception, 13 percent said they had trouble getting birth control, 9 percent said they experienced side effects from using contraception and 8 percent said they thought their sex partner was sterile. Twenty-two percent of the teens said they did not mind getting pregnant.
Health care providers and parents can work to prevent teen pregnancy by increasing teens' motivation to avoid pregnancy; providing access to contraception and encouraging the use of more effective methods, and strengthening the skills of teens to negotiate contraceptive use with their partners….
Research has shown that teens who report using birth control do not use it consistently, the report noted. One survey found that among sexually active teens who reported using condoms, only 52 percent said they used a condom every time they had sex.
The rates of not using birth control did not vary among teens of different racial groups — whether white, black or Hispanic, about half the teens reported not using birth control when they became pregnant.
There were some differences among the groups in terms of the reasons teens gave for not using birth control. Forty-two percent of Hispanic teens reported not using contraception because they did not think they could get pregnant at the time, whereas 32 percent of black teens gave that reason and 27 percent of white teens did.
Previous research has shown that 17 percent of all sexually active teens report not using birth control when they last had sex….
About 400,000 U.S. teens ages 15 to 19 give birth each year, which gives the United States the highest teen birth rate in the developed world, according to the report.
Teen mothers are more likely than others to drop out of school, and infants born to teens are more likely to have low birth weight, putting them at risk for a number of health conditions, and lower academic achievement, according to the report.
http://news.yahoo.com/1-6-teen-moms-didnt-believe-could-pregnant-202403188.html
Parents and guardians must have age-appropriate conversations with their children and communicate not only their values, but information about sex and the risks of sexual activity.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a plethora of information about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs).
STDs are one of the most critical health challenges facing the nation today. CDC estimates that there are 19 million new infections every year in the United States.
STDs cost the U.S. health care system $17 billion every year—and cost individuals even more in immediate and life-long health consequences.
CDC's surveillance report includes data on the three STDs that physicians are required to report to local or state public health authorities—gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis—which represent only a fraction of the true burden of STDs. Some common STDs, like human papillomavirus (HPV) and genital herpes, are not required to be reported.
The latest CDC data show troubling trends in three treatable STDs:
Gonorrhea: While reported rates are at historically low levels, cases increased slightly from last year and more than 300,000 cases were reported in 2010. There are also signs from other CDC surveillance systems that the disease may become resistant to the only available treatment option.
Chlamydia: Case reports have been increasing steadily over the past 20 years, and in 2010, 1.3 million chlamydia cases were reported. While the increase is due to expanded screening efforts, and not to an actual increase in the number of people with chlamydia, a majority of infections still go undiagnosed. Less than half of sexually active young women are screened annually as recommended by CDC.
Syphilis: The overall syphilis rate decreased for the first time in a decade, and is down 1.6 percent since 2009. However, the rate among young black men has increased dramatically over the past five years (134 percent). Other CDC data also show a significant increase in syphilis among young black men who have sex with men (MSM), suggesting that new infections among MSM are driving the increase in young black men. The finding is particularly concerning as there has also been a sharp increase in HIV infections among this population.
For more detailed data on each disease, see the Snapshot and Table.
Less than half of people who should be screened receive recommended STD screening services
Undetected and untreated STDs can increase a person's risk for HIV and cause other serious health consequences, such as infertility. STD screening can help detect disease early and, when combined with treatment, is one of the most effective tools available to protect one's health and prevent the spread of STDs to others.
STDs in the United States: A Look Beyond the Data
STDs primarily affect young people, but the health consequences can last a lifetime
Young people represent 25 percent of the sexually experienced population in the United States, but account for nearly half of new STDs. The long-lasting health effects are particularly serious for young people:
Untreated gonorrhea and chlamydia can silently steal a young woman's chance to have her own children later in life. Each year, untreated STDs cause at least 24,000 women in the U.S. to become infertile.
Untreated syphilis can lead to serious long-term complications, including brain, cardiovascular, and organ damage. Syphilis in pregnant women can also result in congenital syphilis (syphilis among infants), which can cause stillbirth, death soon after birth, and physical deformity and neurological complications in children who survive. Untreated syphilis in pregnant women results in infant death in up to 40 percent of cases.
Studies suggest that people with gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis are at increased risk for HIV. Given the increase in both syphilis and HIV among young black gay and bisexual men, it is particularly urgent to diagnose and treat both diseases.
A range of factors place some populations at greater risk for STDs
STDs affect people of all races, ages, and sexual orientations, though some individuals experience greater challenges in protecting their health. When individual risk behaviors are combined with barriers to quality health information and STD prevention services, the risk of infection increases. While everyone should have the opportunity to make choices that allow them to live healthy lives regardless of their income, education, or racial/ethnic background, the reality is that if an individual lacks resources or has difficult living conditions, the journey to health and wellness can be harder. Even with similar levels of individual risk, African Americans and Latinos sometimes face barriers that contribute to increased rates of STDs and are more affected by these diseases than whites. http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats10/trends.htm See, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) http://www.emedicinehealth.com/sexually_transmitted_diseases/article_em.htm
Lisa Frederiksen has written the excellent article, 10 Tips for Talking to Teens About Sex, Drugs & Alcohol which was posted at the Partnership for A Drug-Free America
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