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Chinese Made Dry Walls Making Houses Sick
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Tags: Alabama, Chinese, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Drywall, Florida, Florida Health Department, Louisiana, Sick Homes
My sister just called to tell me that she heard about this story on CNN. This is another instance of how lack of regulation by the Bush administration has caused harm to the American public at large. If these Chinese made dry-walls can decay and eat away air conditioning systems, what can they do to our lungs? This is an outrage. If your home is emitting any of these odors or you see any of these conditions in your home call one of these attorneys. Read the story below:
Officials are looking into claims that Chinese-made drywall installed in some Florida homes is emitting smelly, corrosive gases and ruining household systems such as air conditioners, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says.
The Florida Health Department, which is investigating whether the drywall poses any health risks, said it has received more than 140 homeowner complaints. And class-action lawsuits allege defective drywall has caused problems in at least three states — Florida, Louisiana and Alabama — while some attorneys involved claim such drywall may have been used in tens of thousands of U.S. homes.
Homeowners' lawsuits contend the drywall has caused them to suffer health problems such as headaches and sore throats and face huge repair expenses.
The drywall is alleged to have high levels of sulfur and, according to homeowners' complaints, the sulfur-based gases smell like rotten eggs and corrode piping and wiring, causing electronics and appliances to fail.
"It's economically devastating, and it's emotionally devastating," said Florida attorney Ervin A. Gonzalez, who filed one of the lawsuits. It would cost a third of an affected home's value to fix the dwelling, Gonzalez said.
"The interior has to be gutted, the homeowners have to continue paying mortgages, and they have to pay for a [temporary] place to live," Gonzalez said.
The CPSC has been investigating claims in Florida for more than a month, according to commission spokesman Joe Martyak. He would not confirm whether CPSC is checking other states or reveal how many cases it is probing.
The Florida complaints generally involve homes built or renovated in 2005 and 2006, when a building boom and post-hurricane reconstruction caused a U.S. drywall shortage that spurred builders to turn to imports, Martyak said.
The allegations come after a number of recent safety problems with other Chinese exports, ranging from toys to pet food.
Dick and Nancy Nelson, who say the Florida retirement home they bought new in 2006 has Chinese-manufactured drywall, contend all their appliances with copper are failing, according to CNN affiliate WFTS-TV.
"The washing machine, the dryer, the microwave, and a refrigerator — these are all brand new appliances, and they're breaking down," Nancy Nelson of Palmetto told the Tampa station. The Nelsons are among those who have complained to the state health department.
In a neighborhood in Homestead, Florida, owners of homes with Chinese-manufactured drywall say the dwellings smell like rotten eggs especially on humid days, according to CNN affiliate WPLG-TV.
Electronics and appliances with copper components stopped working in short order, and copper pipes and wiring turned black, homeowners told the Miami station.
"My dream has turned into a nightmare," one of the homeowners, Felix Martinez, told WPLG-TV. He said he closed on the home in August 2006.
Michael Foreman, head of construction consulting firm Foreman & Associates in Sarasota, Florida, said he's been investigating drywall complaints in that state since last year and is sharing information with at least one group of lawyers preparing lawsuits on the matter. Based on shipping records, Foreman estimates the United States in 2006 and the first two months of 2007 imported enough drywall from Chinese manufacturers named in lawsuits to produce at least 50,000 homes at a size of 2,000 square feet each.
Florida ports alone took in enough of that drywall during those 14 months to build 30,000 homes of that size, he estimated, citing records he obtained from the Port Import Export Reporting Service, a company that collects information on cargoes entering and leaving U.S. ports. Foreman said he has yet to see import records from 2004 and 2005, years covering what he said was a building boom with a high demand for drywall.
Two Florida attorneys involved in separate class-action lawsuits, Gonzalez and Jordan Chaikin, said they, too, believe shipping records indicate tens of thousands of residences in the United States, with a good chunk of them in Florida, may have drywall from the manufacturers.
"The breadth of this thing is a lot bigger than people think," said Chaikin of the Parker Waichman Alonso law firm in Bonita Springs. Chaikin said the problem is perhaps more easily recognizable in Florida because humidity exacerbates it.
An Alabama-based homebuilder alleges that Chinese-manufactured drywall in 40 houses it built in 2005 and 2006 — 32 in Alabama and eight in Florida — caused corrosion or odor problems. The builder, Mitchell Co., has filed a class-action lawsuit in Florida against certain manufacturers, attorney Steve Nicholas said.
"We filed on behalf of builders because we believe … they're going to be the ones with the initial loss" to fix the problems, said Nicholas, of Alabama law firm Cunningham Bounds.
The Miami suit seeks compensation and medical monitoring of the homeowners.
To read this story in full go to:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/chinese.drywall/index.html
Is California On The Verge Of A Financial Collapse?
Filed under: Barack Obama,Business,Current Affairs,Democrats,DNC,Economics,Economy,Finance,Jobs,Legal,Money,News,Politics,POTUS,President,President Obama,Random,Republicans,Thoughts,Uncategorized,Women,Wordpress Political Blogs — Paulette @ 3:13 pm
Tags: Budget, California, financial crisis, Florida, Furlough, Governor Schwarzenegger, Stimilus Plan
California is America's most populous state and it might be on the verge of a financial collapse. If this is happening in California, how long will it be before this same type of financial monsoon slams into your state?
More than 200,000 state government employees are expected to stay home without pay today as California began it's first-ever furlough (involuntary unpaid leave of absence), a move intended to save money during the ongoing fiscal crisis.
State agencies scrambled in the days before the furloughs took effect to avoid confusion for the public, such as people trying to register vehicles, getting drivers license or trying obtain professional licenses or city permits.
Among the offices to be closed Friday are those of the Department of Motor Vehicles and Department of Consumer Affairs. The governor's Office of Emergency Services also would be dark as part of a cash-saving move ordered by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Critical and revenue-generating agencies were scheduled to remain open, including police precincts, fire stations, parks and employment centers that process unemployment insurance claims. California's unemployment rate is 9.3 percent — a 15-year high.
Schwarzenegger ordered the two-day-a-month furloughs, reducing the average state worker's salary by 9.2 percent, as he and lawmakers try to solve the state's $42 billion budget shortfall.
The governor had hoped his order would apply to some 238,000 state employees, but each of the seven other constitutional officers have said they will not comply. Employees of the Legislature are not under his authority.
Schwarzenegger's legal affairs secretary, Andrea Hoch, said the administration was prepared to sue the state controller if he did not reduce paychecks for more than 15,000 workers in the other constitutional offices, which include the attorney general, secretary of state and insurance commissioner.
A judge who affirmed Schwarzenegger's authority to order the furloughs said his ruling did not apply to statewide elected officials because they were not a party to the lawsuit. The administration has maintained that employees of constitutional offices are covered by the furlough order.
Doors to about 180 DMV offices were to be locked Friday. Some people said the state gave little notice to the public about the furloughs, which will continue on the first and third Fridays of each month through June 2010.
"They don't have any signs telling us about Friday," said Ingrid Dela Cruz of Sacramento, who was inside a Sacramento DMV office on Thursday.
In fact, there were plenty of signs, but they were posted in locations invisible to most customers because they were hidden behind sliding glass doors.
Schwarzenegger's administration estimated that cutting worker hours would save the state $1.3 billion over the next year-and-a-half.
The state decided to keep some 250 career centers open after previously announcing they would be closed. The centers are where the unemployed get information about job training and benefits.
Dan Gurule, a police officer at the state mental hospital in Norwalk, said the state would have to pay overtime at 24-hour facilities to those workers who backfill the shifts of people on furlough. Five state mental hospitals and 33 adult prisons are required to provide constant care to patients and inmates.
"Somebody has to fill in my position," Gurule said. "We still have to have a minimum staffing. That's going to be someone on overtime, being paid time-and-a-half."
California is not the only state on the brink of a financial disaster. The state of Florida still has a balanced budget — for the time being — but barely. Governor Charlie Crist has acknowledged that "this economy is struggling greatly." He has co-signed a letter with Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin, a Democrat, supporting Obama's stimulus package and encouraging all governors to do the same. "If President Obama sees a need for Republican assistance with his stimulus plan, I'm happy to do that," said Crist.
He sees in Obama and his recovery plan "lifelines of hope to persevere." "There is a level of optimism that is not detached from reality. … I see the glass as half-full —and not without reason. … My optimism does relate to the stimulus plan."
Many Governors and Mayors support President Obama's Stimulus Plan since they are on the front lines and see the crises up close and personal on a daily basis.
Governors and Mayors do not want to see police precincts and fire stations closed. Nor do they want to see thousands upon thousands of teachers losing their jobs which will cause classroom sizes to increase or schools to close.
Governors and Mayors do not want to see the millions of unemployed Americans lose their unemployment insurance and lose the ability to pay for food, utilities, rent/mortgage, taxes, car loans and the necessities of life.
I urge you to contact your Senators and Congresspersons from both Houses and encourage them to get together, make the necessary revisions and get this stimulus plan passed for the greater good of all Americans!
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Is Jeb Bush Aiming For The White House?
Filed under: Current Affairs,Elections,Family,Jobs,Life,News,Politics,Ramblings,Random,Republicans,Society,Thoughts,Uncategorized,Vote — Paulette @ 12:24 pm
Tags: Florida, Jeb Bush, Senator
Can American afford another Bush in the White House? I don't think so. I know that the Bushes want to see Jeb Bush as President someday but had pushed that hope to the side since Dubya was an inept President at best. Dubya invaded Iraq and started a war of choice with Iraq over WMD which never existed. Dubya flew over as New Orleans sank and now Dubya is standing on the sidelines drinking Peruvian Piso Sours as America's economy is flushed down the toilet.
Now Jeb wants to be a Senator from Florida. Undoubtedly he sees this as a stepping stone to the White House.
Two sources close to Jeb Bush, including one who has spoken to the former Florida governor within the past few hours, say he is seriously considering a run for Senate now that incumbent Republican Mel Martinez has retired."He is receiving a lot of encouragement from both in and out of the state," a longtime Bush adviser said tonight. "He is going to take his time and approach this very methodically." Bush will weigh, according to this adviser, how a run would impact his family, his business, and whether the Senate would be the best platform for the causes he'd advocate — education, immigration, GOP solutions to health care and energy."the old white-guy party" and that it ought to modulate the way it handles the immigration issue. Bush, who speaks fluent Spanish and won the support of a majority of Hispanic voters during his 2002 re-election bid, favors a comprehensive approach to reform. But Bush said that Republicans can't give up on conservatism, and, in what might be interpreted as a dig at Florida's current governor, said that Republicans "can't be Democrat-lite. We can't just 'get along." The words echo some Republican criticism of Crist, who they view as accodomationist in his politics and unwilling to push for real reforms.
Bush did not respond to an e-mail seeking comment.
If he decides to run, Republicans expect the field to clear for him. Maybe. Governor Charlie Crist, with whom Bush has not had the warmest of relations, is said to be interested in moving to the Senate. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is weighing a bid, as is former state House Speaker Marco Rubio, Orange County executive Richard Crotty, and U.S. Rep. Connie Mack.
Bush, in an interview with Newsmax this week, said that the GOP risked becoming
Vote America! One Voice Can Change The World, One Voice Becomes Many
Filed under: Barack Obama,Current Affairs,Democratic Convention,Democrats,DNC,Economy,Education,Election 2008,Elections,Family,Joe Biden,National Security,News,Obama,Politics,Random,Thoughts,Uncategorized,War,Women — Paulette @ 8:21 pm
Tags: Colorado, Florida, Michigan, nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vote
Democrats measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage; whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college diploma. We measure progress in the 23 million new jobs that were created when Bill Clinton was President – when the average American family saw its income go up $7,500 instead of down $2,000 like it has under George Bush.
We measure the strength of our economy not by the number of billionaires we have or the profits of the Fortune 500, but by whether someone with a good idea can take a risk and start a new business, or whether the waitress who lives on tips can take a day off to look after a sick kid without losing her job – an economy that honors the dignity of work.
The fundamentals we use to measure economic strength are whether we are living up to that fundamental promise that has made this country great – a promise that is the only reason I am standing here tonight.
Because in the faces of those young veterans who come back from Iraq and Afghanistan, I see my grandfather, who signed up after Pearl Harbor, marched in Patton's Army, and was rewarded by a grateful nation with the chance to go to college on the GI Bill.
In the face of that young student who sleeps just three hours before working the night shift, I think about my mom, who raised my sister and me on her own while she worked and earned her degree; who once turned to food stamps but was still able to send us to the best schools in the country with the help of student loans and scholarships.
When I listen to another worker tell me that his factory has shut down, I remember all those men and women on the South Side of Chicago who I stood by and fought for two decades ago after the local steel plant closed.
And when I hear a woman talk about the difficulties of starting her own business, I think about my grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle-management, despite years of being passed over for promotions because she was a woman. She's the one who taught me about hard work. She's the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me. And although she can no longer travel, I know that she's watching tonight, and that tonight is her night as well.
I don't know what kind of lives John McCain thinks that celebrities lead, but this has been mine. These are my heroes. Theirs are the stories that shaped me. And it is on their behalf that I intend to win this election and keep our promise alive as President of the United States.
What is that promise?
It's a promise that says each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but that we also have the obligation to treat each other with dignity and respect.
It's a promise that says the market should reward drive and innovation and generate growth, but that businesses should live up to their responsibilities to create American jobs, look out for American workers, and play by the rules of the road.
Ours is a promise that says government cannot solve all our problems, but what it should do is that which we cannot do for ourselves – protect us from harm and provide every child a decent education; keep our water clean and our toys safe; invest in new schools and new roads and new science and technology.
Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work.
That's the promise of America – the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper.
That's the promise we need to keep. That's the change we need right now. So let me spell out exactly what that change would mean if I am President.
Change means a tax code that doesn't reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it.
Unlike John McCain, I will stop giving tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, and I will start giving them to companies that create good jobs right here in America.
I will eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses and the start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow.
I will cut taxes – cut taxes – for 95% of all working families. Because in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle-class.
Bloomberg to Jews: Obama Is Not A Muslim; Don't Believe The Lies
Filed under: Barack Obama,Current Affairs,Democrats,Election,International,John McCain,News,Obama,Politics,Religion,Republicans,Society,Uncategorized — Paulette @ 9:37 pm
Tags: Boca Raton, Florida, Israel, Jews, Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, Muslim, new york city
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is urging Jewish voters to condemn the online rumor that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim with a hidden agenda.
Bloomberg was speaking to members of a Jewish group in Boca Raton, Florida on Friday, June 20.
The mayor says the rumor campaign is "cloaked in concern for Israel" but threatens to undo the strides that Jews and Muslims have made together.
Obama is Christian but has noted that some of the rumors about him have also been insulting to Muslims.
Political independent Bloomberg has not endorsed anyone yet in the presidential race. His defense of Obama could help the Illinois senator in Florida, which is home to many Jewish voters.
As mayor of New York City, Bloomberg declines to receive a city salary, accepting compensation of $1.00 annually for his services. He maintains a public listing in the New York City phone directory, residing not in Gracie Mansion, the official mayor's mansion, but instead at his own home in Manhattan, he also takes the subway to work most days.
Bloomberg was born to a Jewish family of Russian and Polish descent and was raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. Bloomberg is among the world's richest people with a net worth estimated at $11.5 BILLION.
John McCain: My Man On Mars, Wants To See A Man On Mars
Filed under: Democrats,News,Politics,Republicans,Uncategorized — Paulette @ 7:37 pm
Tags: Everglades, Florida, John McCain, Mars, NASA, Ray Bradbury, Red Planet, The Martian Chronicles
While in Florida on Thursday John McCain said that he would like to see a manned mission to Mars as part of a "better set of priorities" for NASA that would better engage the public.
Mr. Cain, forget NASA and Mars for a minute. I would like to know how you propose a "better set of priorities" for your campaign. You've had a three month head start on the Democrats yet still today you seem ill-equipped to run a competent campaign. Your campaign is disjointed, your campaign is all over the place and your campaign is extremely disorganized. Is this the way you would run America if elected?
What were you thinking when you decided to make a stop at Florida's Everglades Park to bolster your environmental credentials? Did you forget that you 'sold-out' the Everglades?
Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. It is known for its stunning displays of wildlife. The area boasts rare and endangered species, such as the American crocodile, Florida panther, and West Indian manatee. It has fabulously fun-filled airboat tours and it has been designated as an International Biosphere Reserve, a World Heritage Site, and a Wetland of International Importance, in recognition of its significance to all the people of the world.
Yet, Mr. McCain, in 2007 you voted with George W. Bush and opposed spending $2 billion dollars to recondition the Everglades but you didn't stop there Mr. McCain, you URGED your colleagues to let President Bush's veto of the preservation bill stand!!! This is a bill that REAL environmentalists spent 7 years lobbying for. Yet at the flick of a wrist the eco system of the Everglades SUFFERED BECAUSE OF YOU and George W. Bush!!! Just one year ago Mr. McCain!
White Female Clinton Supporters: Why So Angry?
Filed under: Democrats,Life,News,Politics,Uncategorized — Paulette @ 7:47 pm
Tags: Angry supporter, Barack Obama, Delegates, Democratic Nominee, DNC, Elections, Florida, Harriet Christian, Hillary Clinton, Hillary supporter, Michigan, RBC
Watch video of Harriet Christian:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KACQuZVAE3s
What did Clinton supporters expect the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee to do with the Florida and Michigan delegate allocation?
How can there be no penalties after rules were broken? What would happen in 2012?
It has been revealed that Barack Obama had enough votes in Michigan's write in ballots (write in ballots were not initially counted) to demand a 50/50 delegate allocation in Michigan but he left the allocation up to the RBC — the RBC split the delegates 69/59 in Clinton's favor. Barack Obama could have insisted on something other than half a vote for each Florida delegate but he didn't — he left the allocation up to the RBC. After the rulings Senator Clinton came out ahead with a net of 24 delegates more than Senator Obama.
How is this Barack Obama's fault?
I don't understand all the hate being projected onto Barack Obama. How is Hillary losing his fault? It's a competition and he's winning. Are people angry just because he's running and winning? What would they prefer? That he did not run? If anyone is to blame it's Hillary for not running a better race. Hillary was the 'Presumptive Nominee' when the race started. It was her race to lose.
I am a HUGE sports fan. I want the LA Lakers to win the NBA Championship but I won't HATE the Boston Celtics if they win. I would be disappointed that the Lakers lost, but I would have to respect the Celtics for winning. If they win it's only because they played a better game.
In sports there's nothing more exciting than a highly competitive game; I love a game that goes into overtime. The only difference in this nomination process is that it's the fourth quarter and Barack Obama is winning and it doesn't look like his opponent can score enough points to win. It's a competition, someone has to win.
Do you remember this years Super Bowl game between the New York Giants and the highly favored New England Patriots? The game was one of the most significant upsets in Super Bowl history. It was an exciting game! The Giants (14-6) won 17–14 preventing the Patriots (18-1) from becoming the first undefeated team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins went 17–0.
The Giants became the first NFC wild card team to win a Super Bowl!


EghtesadOnline: Iran recorded an agrifood trade deficit of $3.64 billion for the 11 months to Feb. 19, 2019, which shows a 7.1% rise year-on-year.
EghtesadOnline: Three European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—namely Germany, France and Britain, have proposed to limit the scope of INSTEX, the long-awaited mechanism for facilitating trade with Iran, to pharmaceutical, medical devices and agrifood in its initial phase, Iran's Ambassador in London Hamid Baeidinejad said on Twitter.
EghtesadOnline: Iran's agricultural trade deficit amounted to $2.12 billion in the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22).


So this has been quite an exciting year! I didn't spend the winter off-season training indoors like I normally do. This time, I took time off because I was pregnant!
My last tournament was in July 2017, in Long Beach California. It was there that I had a strong suspicion that something was going on with my body... so I snuck over to the local grocery store and bought a pregnancy test. It was very exciting to see it turn out positive! Pretty tough to keep the secret from Taylor, but I knew I had to wait and make sure John was the first to hear the good news. He was joining me in California the following day. FUN TIMES!
Here is a selfie I took moments before I shared the news with John!
The pregnancy was great, other than feeling pretty tired, I had nothing to complain about. It was pretty cool to see how my body changed month to month.
Finally on March 24 (two days after John's birthday) we got to meet Maxwell. I can't even begin to describe how much I love him.
I was doing yoga throughout my pregnancy (shout out to Yoga Mamas!). Once Max arrived, I was able to bring him along to yoga as well. I started up again when he was about 6 weeks old. Gradually I felt myself getting stronger. I finally felt ready to hit the sand for some light (very light!) training about 3 months later. It has been so much fun to get back into training. I really missed playing. Now, Max is 6 months old and I am in full force, working on getting my strength and fitness back. Taylor and I have our sights on an upcoming Tournament in Las Vegas in mid-October. I can't wait to get back out there and compete!
I am so grateful for my family's love and support in helping me pursue my volleyball dreams as a mom.
If it weren't for the unconditional love and support I get from John, this wouldn't be possible.
My mom (now known as Grandma! lol) has been so amazingly helpful in every way, probably even in ways I haven't noticed yet too. She is always there to help with whatever I need, whether it's cooking, babysitting or whatever. Not to mention, she is quickly becoming Max's BFF. Thank you "Grandma"!


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DRDO successfully test fires AKASH – MK -1S (Relevant for GS Prelims & Mains Paper III; Science & Technology)
DRDO successfully test fires AKASH…
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired AKASH-MK-1S missile from Test Range, Chandipur, Odhisa.
What is Akash Mk1S?
Akash Mk1S is an upgrade of existing AKASH missile with indigenous Seeker. AKASH Mk1S is a surface to air missile which can neutralize advanced aerial targets.
What is Akash weapon system?
Akash is a group of four medium range surface to air missile along with a radar called Rajendra. The missiles in Akash system are for defence purposes. The missiles have multi-target engagement capacity. The radar detects incoming objects and the missiles are fired upon these objects. The incoming objects can be fighter jets, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. The missile system can target up to 30 km away, at altitudes up to 18,000 m. The Akash system of missiles is already in use.
Akash system was launched under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). IGMDP is a Ministry of Defence programme for the comprehensive research and development in the range of missiles. It was launched in the year 1983. IGMDP is the most ambitious missile development program that was launched by India.
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import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.*;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.*;
import org.springframework.http.*;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.builders.*;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.*;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.*;
import org.springframework.security.config.http.*;
import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.*;

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    public void configureGlobalSecurity(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth) throws Exception {
        auth.userDetailsService(userDetailsService);

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      http.csrf().disable()
        .authorizeRequests()
        .antMatchers("/**").access("hasRole('ROLE_ADMIN')")
        .and().httpBasic().realmName(REALM).authenticationEntryPoint(getBasicAuthEntryPoint())
        .and().sessionManagement().sessionCreationPolicy(SessionCreationPolicy.STATELESS);//We don't need sessions to be created.
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Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Honored With Aviation Industry Leader of the Year at the "Living Legends of Aviation Awards"
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jan. 21, 2015 — Honda Aircraft Company announced today that President and CEO Michimasa Fujino has been honored with the Aviation Industry Leader of the Year Award for the development, production, marketing and sales of the innovative HondaJet.
The award recognizes dedication to the aviation industry and is presented each year by the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy. Fujino was honored on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 as part of Kiddie Hawk's 12th annual "Living Legends of Aviation Awards" event in Beverly Hills, California.
"We are pleased to grant Michimasa Fujino this award for his contributions to the advancement of business aviation with his original concept design, the HondaJet," said Kiddie Hawk volunteer Paul Lips. "With this award, we recognize his efforts and vision to create new technology with the HondaJet Over-The-Wing Engine Mount configuration."
In accepting the award, Fujino shared the significance of the honor to Honda. "I am grateful to the "Living Legends of Aviation" and Kiddie Hawk Air Academy for this extraordinary award," said Fujino. "To have Honda recognized as a leader in aviation with the HondaJet is a true honor. Honda Motor Company's founder, Soichiro Honda, had a strong passion for many forms of human mobility, including aviation. With the HondaJet, I want to keep alive his challenging spirit."
The "Living Legends of Aviation" is a group of people of extraordinary accomplishment in aviation including entrepreneurs, innovators, industry leaders, record breakers, astronauts, pilots and celebrities. The Legends meet annually to recognize and honor individuals who have made significant contributions in aviation.
Kiddie Hawk Air Academy is a Colorado nonprofit dedicated to both honoring individuals who have made significant contributions in aviation and fostering youth interest in aviation.


The rate of infant mortality in Texas is almost six per 1,000 people, but the infant mortality rate for the black population statewide and in Travis County is twice as high.
This story originally appeared on KUT. Audio will be available shortly.
Health officials have some ways of explaining the disparity in rates of infant death among blacks compared to whites and Latinos.
But that doesn't fully explain the higher rate in the black community. Latinos and black women have high rates of obesity and diabetes – both have seen a 22 percent increase in pre-pregnancy obesity since 2005 – but Hispanic women are more likely to be uninsured. However, black women may be exposed to more stress.
But, as Rachel Farley of the Austin Travis County Health and Human Services Department explains, it's not just economic stress.
The University of Texas System and UT Health Northeast in Tyler, have a new collaborative made up of healthcare providers, scientists, hospitals and state agencies to improve birth outcomes.


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Kamala Harris Accused of Plagiarizing MLK Story To Score Social Justice Points
Brittany M. Hughes , @RealBrittHughes
January. 5. 2021
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is being accused of plagiarizing Martin Luther King Jr. after telling a story supposedly from her own childhood that bears an almost exact resemblance to one the Civil Rights leader told back in 1965.
In an October interview with Elle Magazine, the California senator, who's soon to be first in line for the presidency, recalled a story from her own childhood in which she claimed she fell out of her stroller and got separated from her family during a civil rights march.
In the piece, Elle writer Ashley Ford begins:
"Senator Kamala Harris started her life's work young. She laughs from her gut, the way you would with family, as she remembers being wheeled through an Oakland, California, civil rights march in a stroller with no straps with her parents and her uncle. At some point, she fell from the stroller ... and the adults, caught up in the rapture of protest, just kept on marching. By the time they noticed little Kamala was gone and doubled back, she was understandably upset."
"My mother tells the story about how I'm fussing," Harris told the magazine. "And she's like, 'Baby, what do you want? What do you need?' And I just looked at her and I said, 'Fweedom.'"
But many are noting that story is almost an exact replica of one that MLK recounted in 1965 in an interview with Playboy, in which he told the same account of another little girl – in Birmingham.
"I will never forget a moment in Birmingham when a White policeman accosted a little Negro girl, seven or eight years old, who was walking in a demonstration with her mother," King said at the time. "'What do you want?' the policeman asked her gruffly, and the little girl looked at him straight in the eye and answered, 'Fee-dom.' She couldn't even pronounce it, but she knew. It was beautiful!"
The uncanny and nearly impossible resemblance sparked instant backlash on Twitter, where many accused Harris of plagiarizing King's story and passing it off as her own to score social justice points - while noting that the media have yet to call her on it.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are two plagiarizing frauds.
Biden plagiarized during law school and from RFK, Hubert Humphrey, JFK, and he stole the family history of a British politician.
Now Kamala Harris plagiarized from MLK. https://t.co/h5QOs0t6Mx
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) January 4, 2021
Read this too-perfect Kamala Harris story. Then click on this 1965 Alex Haley interview with MLK and search for the word "fee-dom" (h/t @andraydomise): https://t.co/x1Kj2010OR https://t.co/1S50ac9Q5L
— Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) January 4, 2021
Guess we know why Biden chose his running mate. He saw a lot of his own plagiarism in her.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) January 4, 2021
Expect most of the news media to downplay or ignore this because they are corrupt https://t.co/9GnmHkN1fr
— Dan Gainor, BA, MA, MBA (@dangainor) January 5, 2021
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"GOD'S POWER IN CREATION" PART 2. | Contending For The Faith Publications!
"GOD'S POWER IN CREATION" PART 2.
Though the forces of evil and hell may seem to be victorious, yet in the end God will conquer all those opposing His great cause. Why? Because God is all powerful.
Read Exodus 15:3,6,11-12; 1 Samuel 2:6-8; Job 9:4-13; Isaiah 26:4; Psalm 77:14-18; Psalm 106:8; Jeremiah 10:6,12-13; Ephesians 3:2-21; Revelation 20:10; Matthew 4:18-22 & 19:26.
Notice the Bible says, "With men this is impossible." Only God can take the love of the world out of the human heart, and the rich as well as the poor can only be saved by the supernatural power of God.
In our text, Jesus does not retract what he had said: but rather reinforces it, by saying that the salvation of a rich man can only come through the Omnipotence of God. With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.In other words, human efforts alone cannot save a man. The young man was zealous in keeping the commandments, but there was a great lack. He did not understand that only the grace of God can save.
Only the grace of God can break down the trust and love for wealth, and fill the heart with the love of Christ. It is the love of money, not money that is the root of all evil.
We need to understand that a meager man can love money as much as a millionaire.
When Jesus beheld them, He looked on them with pity and love, and told them that God could do that which, apart from him, would never come to pass. To enter the kingdom is impossible to man without God. Only one sin of unbelief can keep us from being saved.!
Unfortunately, the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches are two powerful forces that can keep a man or woman from going to heaven. The blessing is that God is not only mighty to save, but with God all things are possible. What a wonderful truth for us for the remainder of this year.
It is impossible for any man, rich or poor, to get to heaven by his own means.
We need to think about the power of God, and by faith act upon it; and not rely upon our own strength or ability to do the impossible.
"GOD'S POWER IN CREATION!" CONCLUSION!


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The last day of the month is here and it appears that the new month will start rather mild to rather steamy in the KC region. A significant run of above average temperatures will greet the new month…and I"m not really sure when we'll have more than a day or two below average in the next 10 days or so. There is a lot of gulf moisture to be tapped by any front that gets into the region but there aren't any overwhelming signals for widespread decent rains yet at least into Friday…beyond that though there may be some hope…we'll see.
Wednesday: If there is a hot day…it's probably Wednesday. Gusty winds and hotter with highs well into the 80s. The record is 95°. It's safe.
The real estate manta…location…location…location applies in a big kind of way when it comes to weather. Sometimes we try and be so precise that we talk about how the weather will change from 25-50 miles away to locally. That is somewhat the case today with another rather wide variation due to a stationary front that is draped just north of KCI but south of St Joe…and the effects on the temperatures are rather stark.
This front will continue to waffle around up there…we should stay in the warm and muggy air through Monday but the front may briefly dip southwards later Monday into Tuesday AM…allowing at least part of the KC area to dip into the cooler air for awhile TUE AM before the front retreats northwards again. This may create some mist or drizzle in parts of the area TUE AM before the front retreats.
Then we again pop into the warm and humid air mass…and with some additional sunshine it should get hotter and windier on Wednesday. Data today indicates that the winds above the surface will be 40-50 MPH on Wednesday…and it won't take much at all to get some of those stronger wind gusts to come down to the surface…so Wednesday will NOT be a golf day for yours truly. Gusts to 45 MPH are possible I think.
It is worth noting the 1st week of October and the warmth records. While we won't threaten any daily record highs it is worth noting as well the the record warm lows are mostly in the 72-75° range during the 1st 7 days of October.
Sketchy…I could see something light and a nuisance on Tuesday AM as the front oozes southwards and stalls near or just south of the Metro…that means areas north of the front could see some minor amounts. Then we again play the waiting game with the front and how quickly it surges back northwards. Faster and we heat up more on Tuesday…slower and we're more stuck in the grunge on Tuesday. Highs may again vacillate from the 60s to the 80s depending on the front's location and the sunshine situation in the afternoon.
Then a new push of a new cold front will again try and make it to the region on Thursday…that to may give us a chance of rain in the region…that push too will fade near the area…although perhaps it could push barely through…IF that's the case then we're cooler on Thursday. IF the front doesn't make it we'll remain in the warm air again.
I mentioned last week that this was going to be a mess to figure out…and would be one of the reasons why forecasts were going to do a lot of swinging back and forth. The placements of fronts are a huge issue and will remain so all week long. They try and dip in…then retreat in 12 -24 hours…and that has major implications on the weather locally.
If it dumps in…then it should retreat on Friday and we again go into the warmer air ahead of another push on Saturday. The model data isn't really helpful…when dealing with a frontal placement that IF it varies by 100 or so miles will mean the difference between 65 and 85° (or thereabouts) in KC temperatures. So again bear with your friendly meteorologist this week.
It's a good week to take a vacation I think…and I will. I'll be off until the 12th so the blogs will be somewhat erratic. I will get a few together though in my absence.
IF you want to get a few laughs and learn about what made me what I am…well I've got that covered for you. Nick and I did a podcast a couple of weeks ago that is now online. This is a set-up to MY podcast that I'll be doing when I return from vacation. This project has taken me a bit longer to get going but it will be happening and this is an appetizer of what I'm about and what drives me to do the best I can everyday for you. There are some funny (I think) stories in there and things that you don't know about the person who's been writing weather blogs for over 15 years and has been with you on the air for over 20 years. Take a listen and let me know what you think.
Oh and by the way…I'll be answering some of YOUR questions during the podcasts too. Blog readers get 1st dibs on what I talk about since you've supported the blog all these years. I'll let you know how you can ask me those questions and then I'll answer them on the podcast. I'm not sure what to expect and how this will go…but I'm going to jump into the deep waters right off the bat and see how I like the format.
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Se ha descrito como Iniestapodus burgensis a un nuevo tipo de huellas fósiles (icnitas) atribuidas a un dinosaurio saurópodo (cuadrúpedo, herbívoro, cola y cuello largos), localizadas en Quintanilla de las Viñas (Burgos), en sedimentos de comienzos del Cretácico (Era Mesozoica), hace 144 millones de años.

El nombre es un homenaje a Andrés Iniesta, jugador de fútbol conocido mundialmente por, entre otros muchos logros en su palmarés, haber marcado el gol que dio a España el campeonato mundial de fútbol en 2010.

El trabajo de investigación se ha llevado a cabo por un equipo encabezado por Fidel Torcida Fernández-Baldor (Museo de Dinosaurios de Salas de los Infantes, Burgos) y en el que participaron Ignacio Díaz Martínez (CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina), Pedro Huerta Hurtado (Universidad de Salamanca, Colectivo Arqueológico y Paleontológico de Salas), Diego Montero Huerta (Colectivo Arqueológico y Paleontológico de Salas) y Diego Castanera (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont). Se ha publicado en Scientific Reports del grupo Nature Research.

Descripción
Las icnitas de Iniestapodus se localizan en 3 afloramientos rocosos que forman parte de Las Sereas, un megayacimiento con más de 1000 huellas, extendido unos 5.6 km de longitud entre Cubillejo de Lara y Mambrillas de Lara; en ese espacio se han identificado hasta el momento 14 afloramientos con huellas fósiles de dinosaurios, pero muchos otros pueden estar ocultos por tierra y vegetación. El yacimiento Las Sereas 7, muy cercano a Quintanilla de las Viñas, está protegido y preparado para su visita.

Se han documentado huellas de distintos tamaños, tanto de individuos adultos como juveniles; aunque hay rastros que se cruzan y se concentran en algún punto determinado de los yacimientos, no hay direcciones ni sentidos de avance coincidentes de los rastros, ni otras evidencias de que fueran juntos, es decir, serían individuos solitarios, no gregrarios.

Esos dinosaurios se desplazarían por un entorno lagunar, en lagos con orillas de poca pendiente y con frecuentes cambios en el nivel del agua; en los descensos de nivel, quedarían amplias llanuras de barro por donde se moverían libremente estos animales, dejando miles de huellas.

La nueva icnoespecie tiene una combinación única de caracteres anatómicos: una mano semicircular con marca de 3 dedos anteriores, y el dedo I (que se correspondería con el pulgar) deja una marca pequeña en la parte posterior; el pie tiene marcas de 4 garras (lo normal es que hubiera 3), con dos garras dirigidas hacia delante y otras dos lateralmente; además el dedo I es más corto y se sitúa en una posición posterior en relación con el resto. Estas características no las posee ninguna otra icnita de dinosaurio saurópodo descrita por los paleontólogos en el planeta.

Clasificación
Icnotaxón: Iniestapodus ichnogenus nov. Holotipo: Iniestapodus burgensis. Conjunto completo de mano y pie catalogado como LS7B, 3m y LS7B, 3p. Están in situ y existe un modelo fotogramétrico de ambas huellas.

Se ha identificado el posible autor de las huellas como un dinosaurio de tipo Titanosauriforme (como, por ejemplo, Brachiosaurus); es interesante que en el yacimiento, cercano y de edad semejante, de Torrelara se haya recuperado un húmero de un braquiosáurido primitivo.

Tecnologías avanzadas
A lo largo de todo el proceso de investigación se han desarrollado tecnologías avanzadas. En los años 2014 y 2015, gracias a un convenio de colaboración entre el Museo de Dinosaurios de Salas de los Infantes y el Centro Nacional de Investigación de la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), se escanearon dos yacimientos de Las Sereas. Gracias a ello, se han elaborado modelos virtuales en los que se reconstruye con una elevada fidelidad la superficie del yacimiento, tanto las huellas de los dinosaurios como cualquier otro tipo de marca o irregularidad de la roca. De esa manera se producen documentos gráficos digitales, útiles para medir distancias y profundidad entre huellas, además de permitir la generación de perfiles topográficos del yacimiento, réplicas en materiales ligeros de última generación o documentos 3D con aplicaciones tanto científicas como divulgativas. Otra técnica de digitalización aplicada, ha sido la fotogrametría, que permite obtener datos en tres dimensiones y muy precisos de las icnitas y de la superficie modificada por el paso de los dinosaurios. Por último, en el proceso de documentación y también con fines divulgativos, se hicieron fotografías aéreas de los yacimientos con el uso de vehículo aéreo no tripulado.

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Three of the world's largest bitcoin mining equipment makers plan to raise billions of dollars with initial public offerings in Hong Kong, even as other companies report plunging demand for the chips needed to make bitcoin and a halving in the price of the cryptocurrency.
Yet the U.S. chipmaker Nvidia said this month that second-quarter sales to crypto miners totaled just $18 million, compared with $100 million expected by analysts.
"As the bitcoin price decreases, so does the profitability of mining itself, which decreases demand for mining chips and miners," said Wang Leilei, a consultant at financial services consultancy Kapronasia.
It is not just the price of bitcoin that is causing worries.
People close to the IPOs said regulatory scrutiny and a patchy performance by Hong Kong offerings this year were additional concerns.


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Miami Mayor seeks to ban travel to Cuba due to coronavirus
Miami, Mar 12 (EFE) -. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Giménez asked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday to intervene with US President Donald Trump to ban flights from Cuba, where three cases of coronavirus have occurred, according to official sources of the island.
"We already know that the virus is in Cuba, and since I do not believe the Cuban government, I am sure there are more cases," said Cuban-American Giménez, accompanied by DeSantis, who showed his support for the initiative.
The Government of Cuba reported on Wednesday the first positive cases of coronavirus infection in three Italian tourists visiting the island, who were treated Tuesday for respiratory symptoms when they were in the city of Trinidad, in the central province of Sancti Spíritus. .
"I am asking the governor for help asking the president to also include Cuba in the list of those countries that should not be traveled to," he said.
Trump announced on Wednesday the suspension, for at least 30 days, of travel from 26 European countries to the United States to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
As part of its policy towards Cuba, the Trump government has increasingly restricted commercial and charter company travel to the island, and there are currently only a dozen daily flights from Miami International Airport, according to Giménez.
The mayor accompanied DeSantis at a press conference in which the governor reported on the incidence of the pandemic in Florida, where two people affected by CONVID-19 have died.
The Florida Department of Health detected six new cases Wednesday and the first in Miami-Dade, of a 56-year-old man who is stable and who had recently traveled to Iran.
In total, 34 cases have already been detected in Florida, and there are 151 people waiting to know the results of the tests.
One in three cases of contagion in the state comes from a cruise ship that traveled on the Nile River, they detailed at the joint press conference.
To curb the spread of the virus, DeSantis, who had already announced level two emergency, recommended canceling mass events for more than 250 people.
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Obama Asks FCC To Support Net Neutrality
Trending News: Obama Just Made A Power Move When It Comes To The Internet
Emma Overton
Because now that President Obama's voice has been added to the 4 million-plus voices that have already spoken out about protecting net neutrality, the FCC will finally listen. Probably.
This morning, President Obama released a video asking the FCC to reclassify the internet as a utility in order to protect net neutrality.
Another voice has been added to the 4 million voices who have already spoken out against the FCC's plans to end the era of an open internet: President Obama.
This morning, the president released a video in which he urged the FCC to reclassify the internet as a utility.
"To put these protections in place, I'm asking the FCC to reclassify internet service under Title II of a law known as the Telecommunications Act," said Obama. "In plain English, I'm asking [the FCC] to recognize that for most Americans, the internet has become an essential part of everyday communication and everyday life."
If the FCC were to reclassify the internet under this title, it would mean the internet would be treated as a utility like water or electricity, and would flow freely and unmediated from internet service providers (ISPs) to the public (provided that you've paid your bills, of course). This is, essentially, our current experience of the internet.
This past spring, the FCC voted to advance a new proposal on net neutrality. In May, The FCC and its Chairman Tom Wheeler stated that their decision on the future of the internet could go one of two ways: 1) reclassifying broadband as a telecommunications service (a.k.a. utility) OR 2) introducing a new set of rules that allows companies to make deals with ISPs for "fast lanes."
In his official written statement, Obama outlined what he believes should be the four main rules of the internet — the concept of internet fast lanes is very clearly against the President's vision of the internet:
No blocking. If a consumer requests access to a website or service, and the content is legal, your ISP should not be permitted to block it. That way, every player — not just those commercially affiliated with an ISP — gets a fair shot at your business.
No throttling. Nor should ISPs be able to intentionally slow down some content or speed up others — through a process often called "throttling" — based on the type of service or your ISP's preferences.
Increased transparency. The connection between consumers and ISPs — the so-called "last mile" — is not the only place some sites might get special treatment. So, I am also asking the FCC to make full use of the transparency authorities the court recently upheld, and if necessary to apply net neutrality rules to points of interconnection between the ISP and the rest of the Internet.
No paid prioritization. Simply put: No service should be stuck in a "slow lane" because it does not pay a fee. That kind of gatekeeping would undermine the level playing field essential to the Internet's growth. So, as I have before, I am asking for an explicit ban on paid prioritization and any other restriction that has a similar effect.
Since the FCC opened the topic to public commentary this past spring, the response has been overwhelming and in line with the points Obama made today. However, Wheeler and the FCC have not embraced the plan to reclassify the internet under Title II and have stated that they have another plan for a set of "Hybrid rules" that will "include Title II solutions" — basically double-speak for: There will be internet fast lanes.
Unfortunately, the FCC has the final word and it doesn't sound like they are taking President Obama's voice into account any more than the other 4 million voices who have spoken up. "As an independent regulatory agency we will incorporate the President's submission into the record of the Open Internet proceeding," Wheeler said in response to Obama's statement. "We welcome comment on it and how it proposes to use Title II of the Communications Act."
Senator Ted Cruz sent out this tweet soon after Obama's statement:
"Net Neutrality" is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government.
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) November 10, 2014
Obama's statement came on a high-tension day for the net neutrality battle. This morning, at 6:55 a.m. EST, net neutrality activists blockaded Tom Wheeler's driveway, refusing to let him leave for work until he dropped plans for the "hybrid rules" and agreed to reclassify the internet under Title II.
In the video, you can hear the protestors singing to Wheeler, "Which side are you on Tom?/Which side are you on?/Are you with the people, Tom, or the Telecoms?" In response, Wheeler says "I'm on your side," but, of course, the protestors don't buy it. One protestor in the video accuses Wheeler of trying to "please Comcast and fool the people."
You'd think the overwhelming plea from the public and now the president of the nation to keep the internet open would be enough to show the FCC what their decision needs to be. Just recently, the Hungarian government showed the world what it means to listen to the people by putting the kibosh on a proposed "internet tax" after mass protests. Here's to hoping the FCC listens to the booming voice of the people instead of the corporations whispering in their ear.
Ask The Big Question: If Obama can't sway the FCC's decision, then who can?
Disrupt Your Feed: The net neutrality protests needs to be stepped up a notch if they want to get through to the FCC.
Drop This Fact: The FCC received over 3.7 million responses on the topic of net neutrality, 99% of which favored net neutrality and reclassification.
Trending News: Everything You Need To know About Obama's Speech


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Sally J Stevens
Gender and Women's Studies, Rm. 205
sstevens@arizona.edu
Sally Stevens, PhD is the Executive Director of the University of Arizona - Southwest Institute for Research on Women and a Distinguished Outreach Professor in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies. Dr. Stevens conducts collaborative research in the area of health disparities, substance abuse, mental health, sexuality, human trafficking, equity, and innovations in education. Much of her work is community-based with a focus on gender and culture, and those living in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Dr. Stevens' research also includes national cross-site evaluations examining process, outcome, and cost-benefit analysis for programs serving justice-involved youth; and women with children and youth enrolled in various substance abuse treatment modalities. She has been the Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator, Project Director, Evaluator, and Project Advisor for more than 60 projects; with funding from the National Science Foundation, Ford Foundation, National Institutes of Health (e.g. NIAAA; NIDA), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (CSAT; CHAB), Library of Congress, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and from other federal, state, local public and private agencies. Dr. Stevens serves as a reviewer for professional journals, conducts trainings and webinars on topics relevant to her work, and has published over 300 journal articles and technical reports. Contact: sstevens@email.arizona.edu
Ph.D. Educational Psychology
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
University of Arizona - Gender and Women's Studies, (2004 - Ongoing)
UA SIROW (2004 - Ongoing)
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Engineering Mentoring
White House Council on STEM and the national Science Foundation, Fall 2019
SIROW/WOSAC Travel Award
SIROW/WOSAC, Fall 2019
2017 Diversity Award
Women Transportation Seminar - Tucson Chapter, Fall 2017
SIROW Travel Award
SIROW, Spring 2017
Mary Bernard Aguirre Professorship
WOSAC Travel Award
Women's Studies Advisory Council, Fall 2015
Women's Studies Advisory Council, Fall 2013
Distinguished Outreach Professor
University of Arizona, Fall 2012
Tucson Weekly newspaper, Fall 2012
LSAC (1992)
Health disparities; substance abuse, mental health, sexuality, human trafficking, education, criminal justice, gender
GWS 393 (Spring 2018)
Honors Internship
HNRS 393H (Fall 2017)
GWS 393 (Fall 2017)
HNRS 393H (Spring 2017)
Bootzin, R., Cousins, J. C., Kelly, M., & Stevens, S. (2013). Substance use: Caffeine, alcohol, and other drugs. In The Oxford Handbook of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Sleep and Behavior (pp 532-544). Chennai, India.: New Knowledge Works Pvt Ltd.
Stevens, S. J. (2020). Improvements in self-acceptance for LGBTQ+ and straight allied youth and young adults enrolled in an affirming, system-of-care program. Children and Youth Services Review . doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105382
Stevens, S. J. (2020). Socioenvironmental risk factors for adolescent marijuana use in a United States - Mexico border community. American Journal of Health Promotion . doi:DOI:10.1177/0890117120927527
Stevens, S. J. (2020). Well-being of justice-involved youth in Arizona. Making Action Possible in Southern Arizona. Making Action Possible in Southern Arizona .
Stevens, S. J. (2019). How the U.S.-Mexico Border Influences Adolescent Substance Use: Youth Participatory Action Research Using Photovoice. : Youth Participatory Action Research Using Photovoice. International Journal of Drug Policy .
Stevens, S. J. (2019). Youth participatory action research for youth substance use prevention: A systematic review. Substance Use and Misuse .
Stevens, S. J., Mayer, B., Blume, A., & Black, C. (2018). Improving student learning outcomes through community-based learning The Poverty Workshop.. Teaching Sociology, .
Stevens, S. J., McCollister, K. E., Davis, M. M., Greene, A., & Dennis, M. L. (2018). Economic Evaluation of the Juvenile Drug Court Reclaiming Futures Model. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research. .
Stevens, S. J., Luibheid, E., & Andrade, R. (2017). Intimate attachments and migrant deportability: Lessons from undocumented mothers seeking benefits for citizen children. Journal of Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-19, DOI:10.1080/01419870.2017.1286025. .
Stevens, S. J. (2016). History of juvenile justice in the United States: The need for ongoing research.. Drug Court Review, X, 1, 1-5. .
Stevens, S. J., Andrade, R., & Melissa, P. (2016). Motivating Young Native American Students to Pursue STEM Learning through a Culturally Relevant Program. Journal of Science Education and Technology .
Stevens, S. J., Andrade, R., & Page, M. (2016). Motivating Young Native American Students to Pursue STEM Learning through a Culturally Relevant Program. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 25, 6, 947-960; and DOI: 10.1007/s10956-016-9629-1. .
Stevens, S. J., Dennis, M. L., & Baumer, P. C. (2016). The concurrent evolution and intertwined nature of juvenile drug courts and Reclaiming Futures approaches to juvenile justice reform.. Drug Court Review, X, 1, 6-30. .
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C. C., Ellasante, I., Korchmaros, J. D., & Haverly, K. (2016). iTEAM: Outcomes of an affirming system of care serving LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness. Journal of Contemporary Social Services Families in Society, 97, 181-190. DOI 10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.24. .
Stevens, S. J., & Andrade, R. (2015). Fractured mothering: The impact of U.S. and Arizona immigration policies on Mexican immigrant mothers with U.S. and non-U.S. citizen children. The Mother Blame Game. Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement , 181-196.
Stevens, S. J., Andrade, R., Josephine, K., & Kelly, S. (2015). Intergenerational trauma among substance using Native American, Latina, and Caucasian mothers living in southwestern United States. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions , 15(1), 6-24.
Stevens, S. J., & Vinson, J. (2014). Preventing pregnancy or supporting students?: learning from the stories of young mothers. Journal of Sexuality Research & Social Policy , 10.1007/s13178-014-0157-6.
Stevens, S. J., & Vinson, J. (2014). "I was the one who opened my legs": The troupes and consequences of blaming pregnant and mothering teens. The Mother Blame Game. Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement , 82-104.
Korchmaros, J. D., Powell, C., & Stevens, S. (2013). Chasing sexual orientation: a comparison of commonly used single-indicator measures of sexual orientation. Journal of homosexuality , 60(4).
Korchmaros, J., & Stevens, S. (2013). Examination of the role of therapeutic alliance, treatment dose, and treatment completion in the effectiveness of The Seven Challenges. Child and Adolescent Social Work , 30, 3 ISSN 0738 0151 DOI 10.1007/s10560 013 0307 3, 1-26.
Stevens, S. J., Thompson, E. M., Vinson, J., Greene, A., Powell, C., Lacona, A., & Russell, S. (2013). Informing sexuality education though youth generated anonymous questions. Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning , 13(51), 84-98.
;Your Role: lead author and writer;Collaborative with graduate student: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member at UA: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: SIROW resaercher;
Stevens, S. J., Thompson, E. M., Vinson, J., Greene, A., Powell, C., Lacona, A., & Russell, S. (2013). Informing sexuality education though youth generated anonymous questions. Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning , 13, 51, 84-98. DOI:10.1080/14681811.2013.781020..
Stevens, S. J. (2012). Meeting the substance abuse treatment needs of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women: Implications from research to practice. Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation , 3(1), 27-36.
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., Lo Dolce, B., Sinclair, K., & Swenson-Smith, C. (2012). Outcomes of a trauma-informed Arizona family drug court. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addiction , 12(3), 219-241.
Stevens, S. J. (2020, Fall). Gender Differences in Trauma, IPV, and PTSD of Unstably Housed Adults: The Need for Gender-specific Interventions for Men . . Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma. San Diego, CA. Virtual presentation due to COVID 19.
Stevens, S. J. (2020, Fall). Socioenvironmental Risk Factors for Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana Use in a U.S.-Mexico Border Community . American Public Health Association. San Diego, CA. Virtual presentation due to COVID 19.
Stevens, S. J. (2020, Spring). Working Across Workforce Sectors to Combat Human Trafficking . 2nd Annual Winter Institute for Public Safety & behavioral Health Conference. Phoenix, AZ: 2nd Annual Winter Institute for Public Safety & Behavioral Health Conference.
Stevens, S. J. (2020, Summer). Gender Differences in Living Conditions, Substance Use, Mental Health, and IPV of Adults Enrolled in a Substance Abuse Treatment and Housing Program . 12th International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group Conference. Hollywood FL. Changed to virtual presentation due to Covid 19. Poster: RTI.
Stevens, S. J. (2020, Summer). Improvements in Self-Acceptance for LGBTQ+ Emerging Adults Enrolled in a System of Care Substance Abuse Treatment Program . 12th International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group Conference. Hollywood FL. Changed to virtual presentation due to Covid 19. Poster: RTI.
Stevens, S. J. (2019, April). Juvenile Justice Initiative Project: Improving Policies and Practices for System-Involved Youth and Families . Youth and Families. 21st National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Stevens, S. J. (2019, November). Youth Advocacy: Changing Fines and Fees Policies and Practices to Increase Success of Court-Involved Youth. Coalition for Juvenile Justice . Coalition for Juvenile Justice: 2019 National Racial and Ethnic Disparities Conference.
Stevens, S. J. (2019, September). Addressing Sex and Labor Trafficking: Coalition Building and Best Practices . 24th International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma Across the Lifespan.
Stevens, S. J. (2019, September). Reducing Burdens and Increasing Success of Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System . 24th International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma Across the Lifespan.
Stevens, S. J. (2018, Fall). Health Issues and Disparities among Native American Women . Web-based presentation for Research Triangle International, Raleigh NC.
Stevens, S. J. (2018, Fall). Health and Social Well-being in Chronically Homeless Women Living in Southern Arizona: Current Risks and Opportunities . Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness: 2018 Annual Conference.
Stevens, S. J. (2018, Spring). Effective Strategies for Coalition Building to Address Sex and Labor Trafficking . 15th Hawai'i International Summit: Prevention, Assessing & Treating Trauma Across the Lifespan.
Stevens, S. J. (2018, Spring). Engaging Native American Students in STEM: Theoretical Framework and the iSTEM Program . Perspectives on Diversity Speaker's Series..
Stevens, S. J. (2018, Spring). Juvenile Justice: Policies and Practices that Impede the Wellbeing of Youth . 12th Annual Social Justice Symposium: Power and Privilege – Tackling Microaggressions in Public Health.
Stevens, S. J. (2018, Spring). Planting the Seed: Strategies for Cultivating Coalition Partnerships in a Multi-Disciplinary Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force . 31st Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health.
Stevens, S. J., & Andrade, R. (2018, Fall). Pima County Safety & Justice Challenge Qualitative Evaluation Report. . Pima County Safety and Justice.
Stevens, S. J. (2017, August). SAATURN Evaluation Findings . SAATURN Quarterly Meeting. Nogales, AZ.
Stevens, S. J. (2017, December). Women in the Transportation Industry . Women Transportation Seminar. Tucson. AZ.
Stevens, S. J., & Andrade, R. (2017, September). Qualitative Evaluation . Pima County Safety and Justice Quarterly Stakeholder's Meeting. Tucson, AZ.
Stevens, S. J., & Black, C. (2017, February). SAATURN Evaluation Findings . SAATURN Quarterly Meeting. Tucson, AZ.
Stevens, S. J., & Black, C. (2017, May). SAATURN Evaluation Findings . SAATURN Quarterly Meeting. Tucson, AZ.
Stevens, S. J., & Black, C. (2017, November). SAATURN Evaluation Findings . SAATURN Quarterly Meeting. Tucson, AZ.
Stevens, S. J., & Mondell, B. (2017, November). Juvenile Justice Initiative . Vitalyst health Foundation Board Meeting. Phoenix AZ.
Stevens, S. J., & Sargus, T. (2017, November). Juveile Justice : Reducing Burden and Increasing Opportunity . Southern Arizona Children's Action Alliance. Tucson, AZ.
Stevens, S. J. (2016, July). Essential Design Elements and Core Services for Family-Centered Care for PPW Women and Their Families: Lessons from the Field . Pregnant and Postpartum Women Family Centered Summit. Washington DC: SAMHSA.
Stevens, S. J. (2016, May). Treatment Completion in SAMHSA-Funded Pregnant and Postpartum Women's Programs . Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Grantee Meeting. Bethseda MD: SAMHSA.
Stevens, S. J. (2016, October). iSTEM Project: Engaging Young Native American Students in STEM. Growing the Legacy of Native American Leadership in Science and Technology . A Thought Leadership Event,. Chandler AZ: Intel.
Stevens, S. J., Korchmaros, J., & Greene, A. (2016, April). Key Findings of the National Cross-Site Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Courts and Reclaiming Futures . Reclaiming Futures National Conference. Miami, FL.: Reclaiming Futures.
Stevens, S. J., Korchmaros, J., & Greene, A. (2016, June). A System of Care Approach in Treating Substance Use Disorders among Adolescent Girls . The College of Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Conference. Palm Springs, CA: CPDD Annual Conference.
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., Ellasante, I., & Waters, C. (2016, April). Examining Outcomes of an Evolving, Trauma-Responsive System of Care for LGBTQSA Youth . 2016 Society for Research on Adolescents. Baltimore, MD: Society for Research on Adolescents.
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., Ellasante, I., & Waters, C. (2016, June). Outcomes of a Trauma Responsive System of Care for LGBTQ Youth . The College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Conference. Palm Springs, CA: CPDD.
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., Ellasante, I., & Waters, C. (2016, March). Centering the Most Marginalized: Striving to Meet the Unique Needs of LGBTQ Homeless Youth . 6th Annual South Hampton Roads Regional Conference on Ending Homelessness. Norfolk, VA.
Stevens, S. J. (2015, April). Bad Mothers or Bad Policies? Intergenerational Mothering & Family Loss among Ethnically Diverse Substance Using Mothers in the U.S. Mexico Border Region . Maternal Subjectivities: Psychology/Psychoanalysis, Literature, Culture and the Arts, Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement. Rome, Italy.
Stevens, S. J. (2015, March). Sex Trafficking and Pregnancy: Life in Context for two Teenage Mothers . Social Justice Symposium. Tucson AZ.
Stevens, S. J., Andrade, R., Page, M., Knox, C., & Gomez, R. (2015, April). Engaging Native American 3rd – 8th Grade Students in STEM through Culturally Relevant Science . American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.
Stevens, S. J., Baumer, P., Korchmaros, J., Dennis, M., & Moritz, K. (2015, July). Programmatic factors related to outcomes in juvenile outpatient treatment: Evaluating the effectiveness of juvenile drug courts . National Association of Drug Court Professionals 21st Annual Training Conference. Washington DC.
Stevens, S. J., McCollister, K., Baumer, P., Davis, M., Greene, A., & Dennis, M. (2015, October). Economic Evaluation of the Juvenile Drug Court/Reclaiming Futures (JDC/RF) Model . Addiction Health Services Research Conference. Marina Del Rey, CA.
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., & Ellasante, I. (2015, March). iTEAM: An Innovative Program Supporting LGBTQSA Homeless and Near Homeless Transitional Age Youth . National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence. Washington D.C..
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., & Ellasante, I. (2015, May). Many obstacles, many fronts: Examining disparities in and barriers to health care and service engagement for LGBTQ homeless youth on the United States-Mexico border . 7th Annual Health Disparities at Teachers College. Washington DC.
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., & Ellasante, I. (2015, May). Many obstacles, many fronts: Examining disparities in and barriers to healthcare engagement for LGBTQ homeless youth on the United States-Mexico border . National Healthcare for Homeless. Washington DC.
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., Waters, C., & Ellasante, I. (2015, July). Putting the pieces together: Ten years of youth research and many lessons learned . National Conference on Ending Homelessness. Washington DC.
Stevens, S. J., Valdez, E., Haverly, K., & Korchmaros, J. (2015, October). Gender and ethnic differences among youth enrolled in Juvenile Drug Courts-Reclaiming Futures (JDC/RF) . Addiction Health Services Research Conference. Marina Del Rey, CA..
Stevens, S. J. (2014, Fall). Intergenerational Trauma: Substance Using Native American, Latina, and Caucasian Mothers Living in Southwest United States. . California State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, CA.. Long Beach, CA: UCLB.
Stevens, S. J., Andrade, R., Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. (2014, Fall). Women who Lose Children: Consideration of Health Consequences and Potential Solutions . Women's Health Research: Sex and Gender Differences Symposium. Tucson AZ.
Stevens, S. J., Andrade, R., Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. (2014, March 2014). Women Who Lose Their Children: Consideration of Health Consequences and Potential Solutions . Consideration of Health Consequences and Potential Solutions. Tucson, AZ.
Stevens, S. J., Andrade, R., Korchmaros, J., & Sharon, K. (2014, Spring). Health, Opportunity, Mothering and Family Loss Disparities Experienced by Substance Using Native American Women Living in Southwestern United States . 17th Annual American Association of Behavioral & Social Sciences Conference. Las Vegas, NV.
Stevens, S. J., Ellasante, I., & Powell, C. (2014, Summer). Assessing Sexual Orientation, Substance Abuse, and HIV Risk behavior among Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (LBT) Women Living along the US/Mexican Border. . In-Women's International Conference. San Juan PR.
Stevens, S. J., Greene, A., & Korchmaros, J. (2014, Spring). Meeting the Needs for Integrated Sexual Health and Substance Abuse Interventions: SIROW-Health Education for Youth. . Society for Research on Adolescents. Austin, TX.
Stevens, S. J., Greene, A., & Korchmaros, J. (2014, Spring). Process, Implementation Issues, and Challenges of Adapting and Integrating Sexual Health and Substance Abuse Interventions . Society for Research on Adolescents. Austin, TX.
Stevens, S. J., Greene, A., Korchmaros, J., Ostlie, E., Kagan, R., Davis, M., & Canevale, J. (2014, Spring). Guiding System-Level Change: Developing a Comprehensive Plan for Integrating Innovative Programs into Drug Court. . National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Training Conference. Anaheim, CA.
Stevens, S. J., Ian, E., & Claudia, P. (2014, Fall). Unstably housed LGBTQA youth: The impact of a community-based collaboration . Women's Health Research: Sex and Gender Differences Symposium.. Tucson AZ.
Stevens, S. J., Korchmaros, J., & Greene, A. (2014, November). The National Cross-site Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Courts and Reclaiming Futures. . American Society of Criminology 70th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.. San Francisco.
Stevens, S. J., Luibheid, E., & Andrade, R. (2014, Spring). Fractured mothering: The impact of U.S. and Arizona immigration policies on Spanish speaking immigrant mothers with U.S. citizen and non-citizen children . Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Tucson, AZ.
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., & Ellasante, I. (2014, Summer). Providing affirming and welcoming services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender homeless youth . National Conference on Ending Homelessness. Washington DC.
Stevens, S. J. (2013, April). Arizona State University's Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center Annual Conference . Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center Annual Conference.
Stevens, S. J. (2013, April). Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Women: Sexuality and Mental Health . 12th Annual Women's Mental Health Symposium.
Stevens, S. J. (2013, April). Step Forward: A Collaborative Effort to Reduce Health Disparities Impacting Latino Youth . Health Disparities Research at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity and Disability.
Stevens, S. J. (2013, April). iTEAM's Community Based Collaboration: Providing Wrap-Around Care for LGBTQ Youth . Arizona State University's Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center Annual Conference.
Stevens, S. J. (2013, December). Adolescent Substance Abuse in the United States . University of Arizona.
Stevens, S. J. (2013, December). National Cross-Site Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Courts and Reclaiming Futures: Overview and Findings . The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Juvenile Drug Court Research to Practice Initiative Meeting.
Stevens, S. J. (2013, July). Community-based collaboration: iTEAM's wrap-around care for LGBTQA youth . 14th Annual Summer Institute.
Stevens, S. J. (2013, June). Health and Opportunity Disparities among Substance Using Native American Women Living in the US/Mexico Border Region . 2013 International Women's Sixth Meeting and Conference: Health Disparities, Women, and Substance Abuse.
Stevens, S. J. (2013, May). Step Forward: A Collaborative Effort to Reduce Health Disparities Impacting Latino Youth . Familias En Accion Latino Health Equity Conference.
Stevens, S. J. (2013, October). Innovations in Assessment, Effective program, Adaptations, and Program Outcomes for LGBTQSA Youth . Addictions Health Services Research Conference.
Stevens, S. J. (2013, October). Models for Success: An Integrated Approach for Juvenile Drug Courts . Addictions Health Services Research Conference.
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., & Ellasante, I. (2013, April). Innovations in Assessment, Practice, and Care for LGBTQQSA Youth . Let's Get Better Together Statewide Conference on LGBTQ Behavioral Healthcare. Tucson, AZ.
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., & Ellasante, I. (2013, Februrary). Addressing the treatment environment and therapeutic approach for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender homeless youth . National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness. Seattle, WA.
Stevens, S. J. (2012, 2012-06-01). Addressing the Treatment Environment and Therapeutic Approach for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth and Young Adults in Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment. 74th Annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence . 74th Annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence. Palm Springs, CA.
;Submitted: Yes;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
Stevens, S. J., & Korchmaros, J. (2012, 2012-04-01). Innovative Strategies for Simple and Informative Program Evaluation. Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness . Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness. Washington D.C..
;Submitted: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: SIROW researcher;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
Stevens, S. J., & Schwebel, R. (2012, 2012-04-01). Sustaining Programs in an Era of Health Care Reform: Monitoring and Improving Outcomes . Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness. Washington D.C.
;Your Role: editor and reviewer, data analysis;Submitted: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Community professional;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
Stevens, S. J., & Vinson, J. (2012, 2012-03-01). My Pregnancy Story: Teenage Mothers' Views on Pregnancy and Parenting . The University of Arizona Honors College. Tucson, AZ..
;Invited: Yes;Collaborative with graduate student: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
Stevens, S. J., Andrade, R., Luibheid, E., Peterson, V. S., & Sinclair, K. (2012, 2013-02-01). Immigrant Mothers with US Citizen Children: Issues related to Recent US Immigration Policies . Mothers and Mothering in the Global Context Conference. Christ Church, Barbados.
;Submitted: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member at UA: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: SIROW researcher, UA post doc student;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
Stevens, S. J., Ellasante, I., & Powell, C. (2012, April). iTEAM's Community Based Collaboration: Providing Wrap-around Care for LGBTQ Youth . Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Annual Grantee Conference. Washington, DC: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Stevens, S. J., Greene, A., & ,, . (2012, 2013-07-01). Expanding the Definition of Risk: Integrated Sexual Health & Wellness and Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment . The 13th Annual Summer Institute. Sedona, AZ.
;Your Role: editor and reviewer;Submitted: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: SIROW reseacher;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
Stevens, S. J., Greene, A., & Ruiz, B. (2012, 2012-04-01). Implementing HIV Prevention and Sexuality Education Interventions into Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment. Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness . Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness. Washington D.C.
;Your Role: editor and reviewer;Submitted: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: SIROW reseacher;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., Sinclair, K., Nutini, J., & Ellesante, K. (2012, 2012-04-01). Addressing the Treatment Environment and Therapeutic Approach for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth and Young Adults in Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment . Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness. Washington D.C..
;Submitted: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: SIROW researcher, community professional, UA post doc student;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
Stevens, S. J., Vinson, J., Licona, A., Sinclair, K., & Russel, S. (2012, 2012-02-01). Teen Mothers' Changing Perspectives on Pregnancy and Parenting . Mothers and Mothering in the Global Context Conference. Christ Church, Barbados.
;Submitted: Yes;Collaborative with graduate student: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member at UA: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: UA post doc student;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
Stevens, S. J., Vinson, J., Licona, A., Sinclair, K., & Russel, S. (2012, 2012-03-01). Student-Generated Anonymous Sex Questions: Informing Sexuality Education Curriculum . 14th Society for Adolescent Research Biennial Meeting. Vancouver, Canada.
Stevens, S. J. (2019, June). Service Needs of Human Trafficking Victims in the U.S./Mexico Border Region: Where Does Substance Abuse Treatment Fit In? . International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group Conference.
Stevens, S. J. (2018, Fall). Will Deterministic World Views Bring on the Zombie Apocalypse? . Zombie Apocalypse Medicine Meeting.
Stevens, S. J. (2018, Spring). Developing a Community-Based Response to Sex Trafficking of Minors in the U.S./Mexico Borderlands. . 31st Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health.
Stevens, S. J. (2018, Spring). HIV Risk, Substance Use, and Sex Work among Young Women in Belize: The Need for Prevention Efforts . 31st Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health..
Stevens, S. J., & Black, C. (2017, June). What Does Law Enforcement and Victim Services Data Tell Us about Sex Trafficking in the U.S./Mexico Borderland? The Role of Substance Use . 10th Annual International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group Conference. Montreal Canada.
Stevens, S. J., Korchmaros, J., & Fitzsimmons, K. (2017, June). Structural interventions in Myanmar to advance women's economic independence to reduce substance use and other health risk behavior . 10th Annual International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group Conference. Montreal Canada.
Stevens, S. J., Pope, C., Castellanos, E., & Korchmaros, J. (2017, June). Female Sex in Belize: Substance Use, HIV Risk, and Prevention Activities . 10th Annual International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group Conference. Montreal Canada.
Stevens, S. J. (2016, June). Women in Crisis: Addressing Substance Use Disparities and Risks Facing Transgender Women . International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group Conference. Palm Springs, CA: RTI.
Stevens, S. J., Davis, M., Korchmaros, J., & Greene, A. (2016, June). Key findings of the national cross-site evaluation of juvenile drug courts and Reclaiming Futures . The International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group Conference. Palm Springs, CA: RTI.
Stevens, S. J., Valdez, E., Haverly, K., & Korchmaros, J. (2016, April). Gender and Ethnic Differences among Youth Enrolled in Juvenile Drug Courts Implementing Reclaiming Futures . Coalition for Juvenile Justice Conference. Washington DC: Coalition for Juvenile Justice.
Stevens, S. J. (2015, March). Evidence of Abuse and Harassment among LGBTQ Youth and Adults . National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence. Washington DC.
Stevens, S. J., Ellasante, I., & Powell, C. (2015, June). Improvements in housing stability, mental health status and access to services for LGBTQA youth in southern Arizona . International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group Conference. Phoenix, AZ.
Stevens, S. J., Rosi, A., Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. (2014, Spring). Women Who Lose Their Children: Consideration of Health Consequences and Potential Solutions. . Arizona Global Health Conference.
Stevens, S. J. (2019, April). Women in the ADOT Workforce Extended Report.
Stevens, S. J. (2019, August). Women in the ADOT Workforce.
Stevens, S. J. (2018, Spring). Securing and Administering Grant Funding. Workshop University of Arizona CALS.
Stevens, S. J. (2017, February). Broadening Participation in STEM: A Hybrid Program for Engaging Young Native American Students. STELAR webinar.
Stevens, S. J. (2017, February). Broadening Participation in STEM: A Hybrid Program for Engaging Young Native American Students.. Webinar.
Stevens, S. J., & Page, M. (2017, October). An Innovative Hybrid Program for Diversifying and Building Capacity in the STEM/ICT Workforce: iSTEM - Final Report: 2/15/12 – 7/31/17. NSF.
Stevens, S. J., Ashley, O., Greene, A., Ross, C., Clifton, C., Laborde, D., Hill, J., & Scaglione, N. (2017, January). Evaluating infrastructure development. webinar.
Stevens, S. J., Ashley, O., Greene, A., Ross, C., Laborde, D., Hill, J., & Scaglione,, N. (2016, January). Evaluating Infrastructure Development. Webinar.
Stevens, S. J., Doolen, A., Clifton, C., Ashley, O., Scaglione, N., Hill, J., Ross, C., Andrade, R., & Powell, C. (2017, January). Process Evaluation.. webinar.
Stevens, S. J., Korchmaros, J., & Greene, A. (2016, June). Findings from the National Cross-Site Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Courts and Reclaiming Futures, X, 1.. Drug Court Review (guest editiors for journal issue).
Stevens, S. J., Korchmaros, J., Greene, A., Davis, M., Baumer, P., Dennis, M., Carnevale, J., Ostlie, E., Kagan, R., & McCollister, K. (2016, January). National Cross-Site Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Courts and Reclaiming Futures - Final Report: 7/1/2011-6/30/2015.. OJJDP.
Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., & Ellasante, I. (2016, October). Starting with Accessibility and Affirmation: A System of Care for LGBTQ Youth Experiencing Homelessness. webinar.
Stevens, S. J. (2012, Annually Spring, Summer, fall). SIROW Regional and Community Newsletters 2012- 2016.
Stevens, S. J., Ashley, O., Ashok, M., Vance, M., & Laborde, D. (2015, April). System Evaluation. Webinar.
Stevens, S. J., Ashley, O., Laborde, D., Hill, J., Ross, C., Caitlin, C., Andrade, R., & Powell, C. (2015, November). Using System Evaluation to Inform Intervention Development. Webinar.
Stevens, S. J. (2014, November). iSTEM Project: Engaging Rurally Located Native American & Hispanic Youth in STEM. Strategies for Increasing Doversity in STEM Learning Environments, STELAR webinar,.
Stevens, S. J., Stahmer, E., & Mckee, C. (2013, October). The link between domestic violence and animal abuse. The Feminist Wire.
Stevens, S. J. (2012, April, October). iTEAM Biannual Reports 2012-2015.
;Full Citation: iTEAM Biannual Reports: September - March, 2012 and April - September, 2012;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: SIROW reserachers;
Stevens, S. J. (2012, October, January, April, July). RF/JDC Quarterly Reports 2012-2016.
;Full Citation: Reclaiming Futures/Juvenile Drug Court National Cross-site Evaluation Quarterly Reports: Year 1 Quarters 1-3; Year 1 Quarter 4; Year 2 Quarter 1; Year 2 Quarter 2;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: SIROW researchers;
Stevens, S. J. (2012, Summer). Project Final Reports 2012-2016.
;Full Citation: My Prengancy Story Project Final Report, University of Arizona, December 2012;Collaborative with graduate student: Yes;
Stevens, S. J. (2013, July). Youth and legislation: Sexuality education - Insights from youths' anonymously submitted questions. Crossroads Connections, 2(1), 1-4..
Stevens, S. J., & Davis, . (2012, October). RF/JDC Annual Report 2012-2016.
;Full Citation: Reclaiming Futures/Juvenile Drug Court National Cross-site Evaluation Annual Report;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: SIROW reseachers;