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What is the Deal with Excessive Religiosity and Black Women in USA?
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In an older post, I put forth the idea that Christianity is the second worst thing (after slavery and its sequelae, of course) to happen to black people in USA. In another one, I wrote that the quest of black people from previous generations for respectability (as defined by whites) hindered their efforts towards attaining real and enforceable legal equality. As most of you know, there has been no shortage of a small minority of blacks, from Bill Cosby to Barack Obama, who cynically used appeals to black respectability for ingratiating themselves with fearful and sexually insecure whites while simultaneously using their fame to elicit a high degree of support from black people, while also simultaneously crapping on them. A few months ago, I also wrote an article about the modern black misleadership class. And this brings me to a somewhat controversial topic.
What is the deal with black women, especially older ones, and an excessive belief in Christianity? More broadly, why are black women in USA obsessed with Church, Preachers, Christianity and worshiping a white Jesus? The most common explanation seems to be something along lines of.. "it is a black thing". Really? If it was a "black thing", why are levels of religiosity in black-majority Caribbean nations noticeably lower and qualitatively different from those seen in USA. While the church still, sadly, has an important social function in those countries- people in those countries (often materially poorer than USA) seem to be far less obsessed with being religious. The same is true in African countries, where beta men and not women are the most devotedly religious group. My point is that, black women in USA are somehow especially likely to indulge in excessive and self-destructive levels of religiosity. Buy why? What is in it for them?
What makes this even more peculiar is that these same women are also very likely to keep voting for politicians who ignore them after election and have done nothing (since the 1970s) to improve their quality of life. There are those who say that this behavior is somehow "pragmatic". But is it? How was the passage of 1994 Crime Bill and 1996 Welfare Reform Bill by a democratic president (and senate?) a win for black people. And how exactly would republicans, who pretty much wrote both those bills along with democrats such as Joe Biden, have made it any worse if they were in control of all three legislative branches. Or look at what Barack Obama didn't do after winning the presidency with record black voter turnout in 2008. His first term saw a number of deliberate decisions which screwed black homeowners way more than their white counterparts in aftermath of 2007 housing crash? Are you starting to see a pattern?
There is a strong correlation between poor self-image, white worship, lack of critical thinking and excessive religiosity among black women in USA. Now I am sure there are historical reasons for this most unfortunate constellation of self-destructive beliefs. Perhaps, black churches and other religious associations provide a sense of community and opportunities for social networking. But whichever way you look at it, the degree of personal interest displayed by american black women in Christianity is much higher than those displayed by black women in Caribbean countries and Africa. Clearly, something systemic is behind this long-standing pattern. I am also aware that the degree of religiosity among younger black women (born, say, after 1980) is noticeably lower than their predecessors. I am curious to hear about what my readers have to say about this topic.
Categories: Critical Thinking, Current Affairs, Dystopia, Musings, Philosophy sans Sophistry, Reason, Secular Religions, Skepticism Tags: black women, Christianity, religiosity
doldrom
Black African women are not a very homogenous demographic, and there plenty of examples of groups where the women are very religious/Christian; sometimes also the men. As for the diminishing religiosity among young black (American) women, isn't that true for everybody else born after the eighties? I don't think all your points of comparison are valid.
Some more questions: Why is such a large portion of Koreans so Christian (Protestant), say compared to China or Japan? Japan is another interesting case. Christianity is a small minority, but it is more than 90% women! Women on the whole tend to be more religious everywhere — Why is that? Globally, 80% of the cases of religious persecution is against Christians. Why would that be?
And some other questions. Why did blacks embrace Christianity at all? It wasn't just foisted upon them, they actively and creatively assimilated and contextualized it, so there must be something in it for them. In Latin America as well, the indigenous and poor tend to be far and away the most religious. They must get something out of their devotion — it can't simply be a matter of imposition … religious devotion varies considerably across individuals, and the more devout are not being coerced into being devout.
As for a white Jesus, the entertainment industry seems the biggest promoter. There are plenty of examples where the madonna or Jesus are depicted as a locals, and there is little pressure against such representations. There's no weighty reason why blacks shouldn't portray Jesus as a black guy in pictures and Sunday School material.
lalit
The only people that actually persecute Christians are muslims. Christians persecute everyone else where ever they can, having mastered the art of crying out in pain while striking vicious blows. This was just the beginning and it's even worse now
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa_Inquisition
The 80% is what human rights groups reports — it's not an interpretation like your comment.
hoipolloi
@ lalit: I like the expression, "having mastered the art of crying out in pain while striking vicious blows" and hope to use it.
@doldrom: Christians complaining about persecution is fake. They go to far off places and interfere in local politics which they have nothing to do and get banned. Don't go by the human right groups either. They are a Western biased organization who never find fault with Europe or U.S.
We have all powerful faking victim hood now and then. In India, one hears Brahmins complaining how they are a discriminated minority. This is going off topic but certain things are worth pointing out. Cheers.
It is not only excessive religiosity that has this pattern. Indians are largely victorian prudes. While England where victorian prudes originated is no longer that way. I think it takes a while for a group to wise up and therefore, it can be said that the oppressed classes be it, old black women or Indians are slow in order to wise up. In fact, the oppressors may have wised up before the oppressed class. Such is the case with religiosity.
@Don. You said it right. Even Indian educated and sundry think the present day prudery is Indian family values while it is patently Victorian. In many cases the originators move on but the natives and true believers cling to it like lice. The Aryans in the Indus valley civilization with the original Hindu religion, Vedas, and culture have moved on and embraced the latest cult from the Arabian desert. Whereas people from Madurai, South India cling to every incantation in those earlier rituals. They get their rewards.
Conscience Constituent
Black women want that sweeet,sweet traditional housewife lifestyle and know that the best way to abtain that is to have the church pressure (black) men into that fulfilling that role for them.
It's very simple really.
If the church doesn't dare to question whether she has opened her legs to other guys besides her husband, then the church is part of the con game that protects Chads and Thots.
The black community is a matriarchy. The women dont desire to be in a subservient role to black men.
The women dont desire to be in a subservient role to black men that they aren't attracted to.
Fixed that for you, no charge.
Black women want that "sweet sweet traditional housewife lifestyle"?? LMAO – Are you kidding? That's the funniest thing I've read this week!
Well usually that is the reason why white women go to church, so it's not unreasonable to expect the same from black women.
A short way of putting it is that, unfortunately, elder blacks are married to the system that fucks over black life and especially black youth. Fortunately, younger people born after 1980 are way more realistic, rebellious and cynical to the older way of doing things and are increasingly walking away from worthless "traditions".
There are a handful of black CONservative males who are obsessed with religion and those particular self-hating middle class black idiots love throwing that bible at people's foreheads, especially those who they fear and want to control (rebellious young people, bisexual women, promiscuous women, etc – Not long ago, a friend of mine came down on a self-righteous idiot jackass who chased a bisexual black woman down with fake bible scriptures, even though he personally despises black women and fornicates himself).
Of course elders naturally have a disdain for the young generation, but still foolishly expect the same people they shit on to follow their "lead" and show them respect. Well, that too is fading away. For the older generation, religion (Christianity AND Islam) was a security blanket for them during the civil rights movement, but especially now, it is a handy crutch that helps people limp their way through life – to ignore "ugly" realities and hide behind blind faith. Black churches are en mass in black (and even Latin and SE Asian) communities, yet the neighborhoods look like war zones and don't get me started on how black churches have probably swindled more money from impoverished blacks than the legal system.
And the sexual hypocrisy (homophobia and anti-promiscuity messages) the black church perpetuates is very sickening – I could look up many articles now about some bisexual preacher in Atlanta, GA who knowingly infected their female "clients" with HIV, but will yet tell black men to "keep their dicks in their pants", just so they can pull theirs out. And the fact that people in Africa were stupid enough to ALLOW Catholic popes to tell them to stop using condoms (starting in 1999) says more about their mentally ill "devout" followers.
The ultimate betrayal is when older generations regurgitate that bullshit, then feed it onto the young generation who have to stand up to AND compete with people who don't live by that nonsense. Even though they act as if they do, which is a front to "keep them in the dark and feed them plenty of bullshit" (mind control tactic).
My grandmother used to force that religious bullshit on me, because it was her biggest dream to see me convert to that bullshit. She's got the message now that it's a lost cause and that I have zero interest. I won't get started on her, but some people convert to religion as a way to clear up their resume before they expire, because they fear karma from the foul shit they've done back in their day.
MikeCA
The Southern black churches were the first institutions to be organized and controlled by blacks. Churches are much more than just places of worship, they are social organizations. Both black and white women are more likely to attend church than men. I suspect the social part of the church experience is a lot of the reason. Also many women want to bring their children to church so they meet other children from religious families.
Historically, black churches were places that blacks could go and socialize with other blacks without being threatened by whites. Black preachers became community leaders. Black churches became centers of political organizing for the black community.
During the civil rights struggle black churches were bombed and burned because whites recognized there role in organizing the civil rights movement, but that was one of the things that helped turn the tide of public opinion against segregation.
Another thing I wanted to add… while I personally don't blame so-called "white supremacy" for everything, there's a reason why the two most freest people in America are white men and black women. Both have also had a history of sexual duplicity and being able to have their cake and eat it too. But that was until the 1960s. Tables turn and what goes around comes around.
There's also a reason why racist, fearful and sexually devoid whites insist on using black women as pawns to see to it that black males "stay in their place" (and feed them worthless fairy tales). This is the reason why so many bad ideas have been regurgitated by older AND middle-class blacks, which get passed onto young males raised by their mothers and grandmothers. As a result, many young men have no balls, no killer instinct and no sense of "trial and error" – especially when it comes to three important factors in life: Pussy, Money and War!
I'm unsure if you know it or not, but Africa is matriarchal (not saying patriarchy is perfect in it's entirety), to the degree to where they have this "queen mother" concept shit going on and Victorian Era where white women were put on pedestals was really a cheap imitation of that. A woman can never teach a boy how to be a man and while I'm all for women having their own personal rights over their own personal choices, when it comes to certain things, they need to stay in their lane and stop making everything all about them.
FACTS !!!!
1: History. You touched on tradition and how there is/was a social aspect of the church, this is very true ESP for older people. My understanding is that in the past, the church was really the only place we were allowed to congregate with some level of leeway. And ofc many people of prominence came from the church (MLK Jr etc etc). Now WHY that stuck? I'm GUESSING black people in Africa/Caribbean etc probably went back to older traditions that were more central to their identities throughout history (this after and during being invaded by whites), whereas in the US…. those traditions were pretty much forcefully removed successfully by whites and replaced with Christ/Bible
2: …..rape (and general abuse). A LOOOOOOT of black women in the US get raped and that shit also goes back to slavery. IMO Jesus is the father/structure/rock etc they leaned on as kids, and collectively in church. This even way more so with older women. Nowadays, the rape still happens, but the pain is expressed in different ways because they CAN now. In the old days, black women and women in general were more restricted, and old habits die hard ie God/Bible was the "acceptable" way to release hardships. There is a lot of mental health issues in black america bc of slavery, but people try to say "it's over now." Shit compounds just like wealth compounds, unless fixed/lost etc.
I kinda wonder how religious black people were in the north when we had our own shit/towns/businesses etc (I really think people were probably more secular, at least behind closed doors, for a brief period of time but I do not know.) Kinda wish I would have understood how fucked up a lot of white people are, I would have asked my Great Grandmom these questions had I known… Kinda sucks how all the old shit just… erases black people (films, etc). Shit pisses me off black people were involved MAJORLY in all events in this rotten country's history and you'd never guess (plenty of black cowboys in fact that ideal image of "The Cowboy" I REALLY THINK mostly started off as freed black men learning from Mexican Caballeros (just a guess really), but all we see is bitch ass John Wayne)
Speaking about Martin Luther King:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7084749/TOM-LEONARD-probes-troubling-truth-shaming-Martin-Luther-King.html
It's the story America can't bear to hear: As newly released FBI files report civil rights champion Martin Luther King sexually harassed dozens of women, TOM LEONARD probes the troubling truth behind the shaming of an icon
FBI files say Martin Luther King had affairs with 40-45 women, claims biographer
They add that he indulged in hotel room orgies and fathered illegitimate children
Biographer David Garrow tried to publish his findings in the Washington Post and Atlantic magazine but was turned down by both
By TOM LEONARD IN NEW YORK FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 00:26 BST, 30 May 2019 | UPDATED: 14:40 BST, 30 May 2019
Listening through headsets into the bugged hotel suite next door, the small group of FBI agents couldn't quite believe the sordid events that were unfolding.
It was January 1964 and they were hearing what sounded like a pastor raping a female member of his congregation while his boss looked on, laughing and offering advice.
The voices of both men were familiar.
According to the agents sitting in the Willard Hotel, Washington DC, the rapist was an assistant to civil rights leader Martin Luther King. And his chortling companion was the anti-racism icon himself, the man whose 'I Have A Dream' speech, delivered a year earlier, continues to inspire activists to this day.
Looks like somebody decided to have a (wet) dream.
Yusef
They recycle this shit year after year after year.
You know the FBI hounded King, did what they could to destroy him and his reputation, and FINALLY the FBI assassinated him, as also Malcolm.
J. Edgar Hoover hated MLK. How come the hate tapes of J. Edgar Ghoulver don't periodically resurface year after year after year?
"More broadly, why are black women in USA obsessed with Church, Preachers, Christianity and worshiping a white Jesus?"
Have you ever been to a black church service?
It may not be what you think it's going to be.
It's actually a pretty happening thing and I can see why it appeals to some people.
I also doubt Jesus was white. Nothing requires anyone to depict Jesus as white or worship him as a white man. I think the idea is he isn't even worshipped as a man. A God-man, maybe, but that's not a man.
Women in general are more social and more religious. The idea that an all powerful Alpha looks over them is biological in its basis no ??
A biological basis for religiosity in general is one possible explanation, but an explanation for the greater religiosity of women than men would still be needed, assuming women are indeed more religious than men. In the primal horde, the powerful Alpha was looking over both the women and the younger, less powerful males. (Assuming we're thinking of the same things here, and my experience with the internet is, likely we're not.)
One thing making me uncomfortable with this is that we are taking it for granted women are more religious than men, always have been– everywhere, at all times. This isn't so clearly true as seems to be accepted. It wasn't even true in the Americas prior to roughly the end of the eighteenth century.
Prior to that, in the NE of America, the church and state were not separated and church attendance was mandatory. So was the tithe. Everyone was compelled to attend, and you ended up in stocks or something else punishing and humiliating if you failed and got caught. It was only after the ratification of the Constitution and a lag of twenty or thirty years before it started to emerge women were the church goers. That suggests a socio-historical origin to this phenomena, does it not? Also, what about the fact women were the congregation while all the preachers remained men? (For a good long while, anyway.) What does that mean in terms of who is more religious, women or men? Do we really want to say the most religious of all were some men, while of a middling sort of religiosity were most women?
Women tend to be more religious in general (without going all the way back to the primal horde). Women tend to seek out the security of the herd, are more influenced by what others are thinking, are more regular and tend to keep better rhythms in life (eating cleaning sleeping cooking), are more attuned to rituals and doing things together, place more priority on keeping in touch with other people and attending social events … there's a lot of reasons that religion/church/rituals tend to be supported more by women than men.
In the Jewish faith, you are Jewish if your mother was .. they're assuming the mother is more instrumental in passing on the faith than are the fathers and their observation seems correct.
"If it was a "black thing", why are levels of religiosity in black-majority Caribbean nations noticeably lower and qualitatively different from those seen in USA. While the church still, sadly, has an important social function in those countries- people in those countries (often materially poorer than USA) seem to be far less obsessed with being religious."
It is always difficult to know whether you are over-generalizing or simply making things up as you go along. A lot of what you are talking about here is very difficult to summarize, but as you tend to make statements such as the above without any citation whatsoever, there's no good reason to find your conclusions at all convincing.
What's a black majority Caribbean nation? Is Cuba one? You know for a long time Cuba was under Castro and Castro more or less attempted to ban religion? Could that be an explanation for religion not being "important" in Cuba?
But I'm not willing to grant you any of your major points until you specify what you are talking about. Do you think, for example, Jamaica is "noticeably lower" in religiosity than the USA? Because, man, I hear a lot of great reggae which is Christian to the core or I'll eat my own shit. (But then you are also saying "qualitatively different" and I will to some extent grant you that, except I actually know black Americans who listen appreciatively to reggae and favor it, including the message.)
So, come on. I mean, really.
Since you mentioned Jamaica, tell me something.. have you noticed that most people from that country are more interested in showing you they are believers than acting as if they believe in that crap? The same is true of allegedly catholic countries such as Brazil. My point is that american black belief in Christianity works against their own best interests because too many of them (especially older women) seem to believe in that crap- rather than just put up a good show of belief.
airmar50c
Tbh, I think AD is probably correct when it comes to Caribbeans (my family is Caribbean) and although many Caribbean people seem to be "nominally" religious, they don't give a super huge fuck about it and they aren't delusional like some of the evangelical or baptist Americans.
On the other hand, although all of the Africans I've met are immigrants to America (which might bias the sample), a lot of them seem to be very much into Christianity. But even though they are more devout, they are very educated and (generally) avoid the more retarded aspects of Christianity. Some of them do harbor elitist self-hate in the form of "those black Americans need to be like us Africans and educate themselves and pull up their pants blah blah…" but it never seems to quite reach super-coon level where you'd see them on Fox News preaching bullshit next to house n*ggers/professional suckers of white cock like David Clarke or Ben Carson.
Regardless of country, I think religion fucked all black people, but in USA it seems to have had a more pivotal role in the destruction of blacks as opposed to the outright raping and pillaging of Africa or the Caribbean through colonialism. In the USA whites had to keep blacks under control using bullshit gatekeeping tactics like religion, slavery, redlining, Jim Crow, the war on drugs, "law and order", "pick yourself up by your bootstraps", etc, whereas in Africa the whites mainly focused on stealing shit and raping the continent dry.
The whole movement to emancipate blacks in America got its energy from Protestant ministers and Sunday School teachers. It's disingenuous to explain religious beliefs as something the elite foists on people to keep them down — there has to be something in it for them. They often manage to find narratives in the religion that are the opposite of what the oppressors would like. A whole lot of simplistic blaming going on here. The Poles used their Catholicism to get out from under Communism. In Iran Islam was used to get rid of the Shah. In India Islam and Xianity appeals to untouchables. The Blacks in America applied God smiting the Pharaohs and the freeing the oppressed Israelites directly to their own situation. Religion is just as often subversive as it is legitimizing.
The Jamaicans I've listened to and paid attention to seem strikingly sincere. I think, though, a lot of their practices might seem to belie such sincerity unless you agree with them ganga is a sacrament and not a vice, that rock and reggae are spiritual, not the devil's music, and good sex is something to be celebrated as a gift of heaven, not to be viewed as shameful and kept secretive. I personally have no problem with any of that and I do wish more Americans would agree. I don't really know what to say about this because I personally do not actually know precisely what most Americans do or do not think. I find I cannot trust the media or most social science statistics, even though if you can't trust those, how can you find out what others think. They call it "media" because it mediates over/between individuals and diverse groups, but ours doesn't do so well or accurately. The media distorts the relationships between these rather than facilitating them and making them more straightforward. Maybe we should add dis-media or maybe dys-media or mis-media to your concept of misleaders.
I go to a church and see others I know don't think pot, good music, or sex is filthy– probably the priest or minister doesn't really, either. And I don't think these people act according to the idea these things are filthy…Their behavior doesn't reflect such a belief in actuality. I wouldn't therefore call them insincere. I would say they are trapped in a strangely static "public" structures by such mechanisms as mis-media and misleaders.
"… there's a lot of reasons that religion/church/rituals tend to be supported more by women than men."
I don't know, but even if the numerical support is from women, there has to be politically, economical, and socially powerful support coming from men, because that's been the main place that kind of support comes from. Religion would be swept away without the men. Rabbis are men. So was the Sanhedrin and the Sadducees and Pharisees and so on. There's a Pope, not a Popess, and we've never seen Catholic priestesses, to this day. There was a Dalai Lama in Tibet, and in India you just do not see as many holy women as holy men. Not that I'm an expert on religion in India. Islam– well, I don't even need to remark.
Note I didn't say only women support rituals — women tend to support them more than do men. By support I mean show up and enact. Even in Islam, where there are mosques that are 98% male attended, go and look who is organizing Ramadan get-togethers and the food.
thordaddy
Older black woman can see three things clearly:
The rationale for her "black man" to maliciously miscegenate for the "struggle" was never rational.
The hyperbolic exaggeration of the "struggle" by this young crop of ingrates.
And "white Jesus" done lost his "pimp hand" and dons a velvet g-love, now!
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ETF's vs. index funds: fight!
Though the financial media buzz has faded somewhat in recent years, ETF's (exchange-traded funds) exploded in popularity in the mid-2000's as an alternative to index funds. What are they, and should you invest in them?
ETF's are very difficult to auto-invest. As of this writing, the only popular brokerage I know of that allows you to automatically invest in an ETF is ING's Sharebuilder, which, while cheap at $4 per automatic investment, is not commission-free. The others only allow automatic investment for mutual funds. Of course, if your ETF has a commission, you probably won't be automatically investing monthly anyway; likely, you'll save up in a money market account every month, then invest in ETF's once every three or four months, so you're only charged the commission three or four times a year. Either way, it's not as easy as mutual funds.
ETF shares are generally more cumbersome to trade. With mutual funds, you just tell your mutual fund company how many dollars of your funds you want to buy, sell, or exchange (in the case of rebalancing), and the firm takes care of it all at the end of the day, no muss, no fuss. With ETF's, if you're rebalancing, you have to sell the shares from the too-high ETF, wait for everthing to clear, then buy the shares from the too-low ETF. And in the meantime, because you can only buy whole shares, you've got money piling up in your money market account, leftover from each trade. On the whole, annoying.
ETF's have a bid/ask spread. Because they're traded on an exchange, there's a small amount of "friction" involved in buying or selling an ETF, in the form of a bid/ask spread. The more you trade, the more the spread will eat into your returns. Mutual funds do not have this problem.
So, are all the disadvantages worth the lower expense? They can be; however, it's worth it to sit down and plot out how much you would save in dollars per year if you moved from an index fund to an ETF, and make your decision based on that.
Got a preference? Tell us about it in the comments!
the ins and outs of espp's, part 3: so now what?
So I gave you a summary of what ESPP's were all about, then went into detail on the intricacies of ESPP's and taxes. Now: what exactly are we to do with all this information? Should you participate in your company's program, or not? And if so, how long should you hold on? Well, everyone's situation is different, but for most people, I would say this: participate in your company's plan as much as you are able, and sell as soon as you can. I'll break down the reasons why, so you can see whether this applies to you in particular.
Participate, because it's free money. The discounted price at which you get to buy the stock is, if you sell immediately, almost always guaranteed free money. (Among the exceptions are companies with extremely volatile or rarely-traded stock.) If you don't participate, you are, as they say, leaving money on the table. Obviously you don't want to go into debt over it, but if you can swing it, do it!
Sell immediately, because to do otherwise is to greatly increase your risk. Holding onto these shares is, in most cases, a highly risky proposition. Yes, holding onto them for long enough to make a qualified disposition may give you some tax advantage, but is it really worth dealing with the ups and downs of your company's stock?
Moreover, if you think of an "investment" as a "source of future income", you're already highly invested in the company you work for. For diversification's sake, do you really want to put even more eggs in that basket?
"OK," you may say, "but what do I do, then, with this sudden influx of cash?" Well, your first instinct may be to splurge — and if so, that's OK. Set aside some amount you feel comfortable with — say, 5 or 10% — and go for it. Consider giving some of it away, as well; chances are, if you have access to an ESPP, you're in a position to help other folks out. Set the rest aside — either for basic financial goals or long-term ones, like retirement or your children's education.
Of course, I know several engineers who quite simply and literally have more money than they know what to do with. You know who you are — and that's perfectly OK. I may go into more detail on recommendations in a future post, but for now (assuming you're already maxing out what options you have in the way of tax-advantaged accounts), I'll just recommend parking the money in a well-diversified balanced stock-bond fund, such as the T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, the Vanguard LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund, or the Fidelity Balanced Fund. Any of those will give you a nice, simple, inexpensive compromise between returns and stability until you decide you want to pull that "mad money" out.
Now that I've said that: what do you currently do with your ESPP, if you have one? Has this post given you any new ideas?


jie lun new song nice.
i wan to thanks mrs chan and lao shi.
for always guiding and encourage me during this 4 months in Touch.
mrs chan gave me a book.
written by a christian teacher.
i still dun wan to tear open the wrapper.
lao shi gave me a..
jewellery box i can say.
they wrote a card for me too..
i hold back my tears.
encourage words from the staff there..
ofcourse they will see me again.
than of her who has a husband,"
look at joy's cute handprint.
she did this during doughplay!!
i really like this stitch writing pad.
falling in love with 7610!
take pic got sound lo..
like so proud to let ppl know im taking pic in their shop.
lau pa sat food is nice nice nice.
if i have the appetite, i will gobble up the sotongs..
God's light shining on me..
this is my last lunch in Touch.
i am used to eat this kinda food already.
snap some pics during lunch.
cute little clara posing for me.
cedric!! so reluctant to eat.
he just keep his food inside his mouth.
he asked me to take pictures of him!
with his mouth like that..
that is the retarded pic i drew..
my last chart i done up in Touch.
i will still go back!
is just so cute la..
"looks like cream oozing out from some cake."
I slept on it once.
does God's word went into my head after that??
i am so looking forward to meet you!
i fall so deeply in love with you!!
nothing can replace you at all..
you are always there when i needed you.
support me when i am so down.
but u used me, to love the ppl around me.
there may be alot of things i still dunno about you.
but i am willing to learn and listen.
life is hard, but u are still good.
i will run the race!!
till i see ur face..
i know. i will see ur face..
i just feel so excited.
some may feel werid after reading this.
that u cannot denied Him.
i dunno how can i wake up, without him in my life..
u still have a chance to return to Him.
let Him walk beside you.
u must know that, he will always carry u..
we had stingray, sotong, satay, mee gorang, xiao bai cai.
food are shared among 14 of us!
A guy which i forgotten his name sit infront of me and eat and eat.
daddy talk to us in the car.
what is my life goal??
what i really wan to achieve.
i nv really think b4.
and is really disturbed me to think u know.
i just wan to follow God i think.
and do whatever he wants me to do.
thats y i can bond with children well.
maybe prepare the children for church?
i dun mind serving little children.
i dun mind to clean their vomits.
i dun mind to humble myself.
if it is what he wants me to do.
Should i read my bible now?
i really miss sister Jo and Bel alot.
i hope they know how i feel.
do they miss me too?
as much as i miss them?
sister jo say will try to come on tues!
dun mind me, if she come, im gonna stick to her!
wrote finish 25 letters for my children.
zhen always remind me not to get too emotional.
it is the attached feeling i have with them.
just let me be. for today.
what jesus do if, someone close to Him drift away.
i returned my locker keys yesterday!
heee, cause last day returning everything very saddening la..
and gave me a voucher..
Another English teacher also told me she leaving next year..
cause sometimes it is really bored to work in the same place..
even though very comfortable.. still must change!
the item i bought for zhen arrived..
cute cute cute, at least thats how i find la..
I left with 2 more days..
den get to know mrs chan more..
we talk about the story behind us.
what really causes me to be soft-spoken.
and she also shared her life story.
feel closer to her, and yes, i love her!
since im young, i feel pressurize by my family.
but ya, i appreciate it, cause it help me alot!
table manners, abacus, mental calculation.
if sit not properly, will get scold.
it cause me to be timid.
and i decide to shut myself up i guess.
my parents dun live together.
and truly i hate it alot.
now its diff, because of God, i dun grumble..
God pushes my potential to the most end..
A teacher gave me a voucher today.. thanks!
hahha dunno what bookshop one..
she asked me whether i got find any job.
she say can call her.. she have job..
even mrs chan ask me got find another part time job not..
thats y today keep hug my little angels.
well, they love to hug me too what..
ya la.. they like to hug my leg, my hand.. twirl around me..
God! thank you for the time i had with mrs chan!
i just wan to praise u, for being with me the whole day.
u presense encourage me to hold on..
'yan wen, u can do it'..
I am so looking forward to next year.
definately not because i will be 18!
Every thing start from afresh.
i already start telling zhen i will be shopping for new mirror.
Yes! new mirror! full lenght of possible..
where i can organise my things.
i wonder where will God bring me to?
not sure when sch starts again..
i love to study u see..
about all the children behaviors.
today got impt ppl coming, get this out by afternoon..
ask me to draw a boy and girl??
draw me? opps.. wrong person..
well.. i did draw.. muahahha!! children say nice.
i must take the picture and post it up.. nice??
sobbing little tinkerbell.. cute huh.. sayang! be brave..
It has been so long since i blogged!
i miss blogging, it;s just that i did not find a skin i liked so i stop..
Stupid reason u may say.
guess what, i left with, 3 more days..
3 more days then im out of TOUCH carechild..
leaving my lovable babies there.. i'll miss u darlings!!
they wrote letters for me!
i hugged brendan on monday, almost cried..
Let me show u my precious Joy!
isn't she cute?? She is already 7, cant tell??
thats the goodie bag i brought for them! they will sure it!
oh ya! bought a watch!
kinda crazy nowadays.maybe because im leaving.its killing me inside, just that i didnt show, it doesn't mean im alright.
Dear father is Heaven, i pray that u will lead me to a place you wan me to serve! yup! exams coming.. im ready! yeah right.. got study.. but.. feel so confidence leh.. although i just complete 2 topics.. hahaha!
can, and Wisdom to know the difference.
hAad so much fun Taking pictureS..
At suntec toy r us.
i love the things at toy r us.. haha! caps and stuffs.
haben find a skin that i really like.
i shall let monday be just monday..
i will get over it soon..
`For God so loved the world, He gave His only beloved Son.


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Khan, Shaw, Bhagwandin win in Survival Supermarket Pre-Fathers' Day Golf Classic
Kassim 'Sugar' Khan, Mahendra 'Rommel' Bhagwandin, and Aasrodeen 'Tackie' Shaw defied the opposition to produce the Best Net scores in their three Flights in the refreshing inaugural Survival Supermarket Chain Pre-Fathers' Day Golf Classic coinciding with Survival's 19th year of operation, held on Saturday last at the Lusignan Golf Club.
Winners and Club President Aleem Hussain proudly display their hampers. From left: William Walker, Balgobin Ragnauth, Kassim Khan, Aleem Hussain, Aasrodeen Shaw, Patrick Prashad, Mahindra Bhagwandin and Joaan Deo.
Golfers certainly welcomed Survival's contribution to the Sport especially as how their prizes for this tournament were a refreshing change from trophies to some delightful Father's Day hampers for the 1st and 2nd best net scores in each Flight.
In the 20 – 28 Flight, 'Rommel' who has not been in the Winners Row for a few months, commented, "From Tee to Green my game was solid, I ensured that I didn't get in the rough, because that would have been very detrimental under these weather conditions; that was the success of my game today." He placed way ahead of all the other golfers, returning the best net score for his Flight and the whole tournament. Winners were: Rommel Bhagwandin (66/21) – 1st and Apostle Balgobin Ragnauth (74/21) – 2nd. Dr Philbert London (Pope Emmanuel) came in 3rd with 79/24.
In the 11 – 19 Flight, veteran Club Treasurer 'Tackie' Shaw outdid former PRO William Walker to emerge champ in the Flight. Tackie indicated that he "chipped and putted very well today", while William, who has been shy of winning for several months, gleefully indicated "every dog has his day!" Winners were Tackie Shaw (67/16) – 1st and William Walker (68/13) – 2nd. Other notable scores were offered by Satrohan Tiwari (72/15), Shanella Webster-London (73/15), and Mahendranauth Tewari (77/14).
In the 0 – 10 Flight, perpetual winners, 'Sugar' Khan and 'Pat' Prashad, tied for 1stplaace but Kassim, who contended that "Quality performance which I normally deliver made me stand out today" pipped Pat on the countback of the back nine. Winners were 'Sugar' Khan (73/9) – 1st and 'Pat' Prashad (73/9) – 2nd. Close contention came from Alfred Mentore (74/10), Mike Mangal (76/10), and Club President Aleem Hussain (77/9).
The Nearest The Pin prize was won by Troy Cadogan, while amusingly the Longest Drive was won by Dr Joaan Deo, who while her drive was not the biggest, she managed to keep her ball on the Fairway, while the other better drives sent their balls into the Rough.
In 2000 Parshuram Arjune opened his first Survival location on Vlissingen Road & Duncan Street, and 8 years later opened the Sheriff Street location. Survival is now a leading provider of household essentials, with seven days weekly great service, and often discount packages and regular promotions offered by the many suppliers that support the supermarkets' drive for excellence. In addition, Survival offers other relevant business services such as a travel agency, and Bill Express and Western Union services.
Survival's collaboration with the LGC resulted from an easy friendship between Survival's Owner and CEO, Parshuram Arjune and LGC President Aleem Hussain, with whom he shares the same passion and vision to succeed in providing excellent service. According to Mr Arjune, "Nothing will ever stop those who want to win, and as in the game of golf, the desire to be the best in providing top quality products and services is the goal of Survival." He added that "This inaugural expansion of Survival's community involvement to include golf is the beginning of a long term relationship that will be of mutual benefit to the customers and staff of the Survival Supermarket chain, as well as to the Lusignan Golf Club."
LGC Executives were pleased to note the presence of Stabroek News reporter on the scene, since for quite a while that Agency had not covered the Golf game locally.
The public is reminded that for more information on the LGC, on how to become a member, how to learn the basics of golfing free of charge, how to contribute to the Club, or how to use the facilities, please visit the LGC's Facebook page at lusignangolfclub or call 220-5660 or 668-7419.


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El Hapoel Bnei Lod Football Club es un club de fútbol israelí de la ciudad de Lod. Fue fundado en 1980 y juega en la Liga Leumit.

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Hapoel Bnei Lod
Equipos de fútbol fundados en 1980
Israel en 1980

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I read on the couch mostly.
Either a receipt or a BOTM bookmark.
I prefer to stop at the end of a chapter, but if there is a break in a long chapter, I will stop there.
I always have water close by when I am at home. I don't eat while I read though.
Most of the time it doesn't bother me to have the TV on, especially if I just have a show that I've seen several times on in the background.
Usually two, a physical book and an audiobook. I try not to physically read more than one at a time, but sometimes the mood for another genre hits and I start another book. I usually try to finish one book before starting another though.
Everywhere. I listen to my audiobook in the car and at the gym. I read in the car when my husband is driving. If I go to a doctor's office, I take a book. Never be without a book!
I don't read ahead but I will skip or skim if I am not feeling a book, but still want to know how it ends. I did this with Hidden Bodies this past month.
Keep it like new! I will not let people borrow paperback books because I know they won't take care of my books!
NO. I hated when my English teachers in high school would make us underline passages or write in the margins.
What are some of your reading habits? Leave me some answers in the comments, or do the tag and comment the link below so I can see your answers!
I always get so stressed when I borrow paperbacks from people. It got to the point recently where someone lent me a book, but I was so scared to ruin the spine that I borrowed it from the library instead, lol.
LOL I would be the same way! I would hate to know I messed up someone's book.


Muirapiranga / Bloodwood #6494 - 15/16" x 6-1/4" x 133"
Home Muirapiranga / Bloodwood #6494 - 15/16" x 6-1/4" x 133"
Dimensions (TxWxL) 15/16" x 6-1/4" x 133"
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a bright, vivid red. Color can darken to a darker brownish red over time with exposure to light. Applying a thick protective finish, and keeping the wood out of direct sunlight can help slow this color shift. Well defined sapwood is a pale yellowish color, though given the typically large trunk diameters, it's seldom seen or included in imported lumber.
Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight or slightly interlocked. Has a fine texture with good natural luster, and is also somewhat chatoyant.
Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; large pores, few; solitary and radial multiples of 2-3; tyloses and other mineral deposits common; parenchyma winged and confluent; narrow to medium rays, normal spacing.
Rot Resistance: Reported to be very durable, and resistant to most insect attacks.
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David Regal (USA) David Regal is a television writer, creator of effects for magicians, and two-time Academy of Magical Arts Lecturer of the Year.
Rob Torres (Photo, USA) For the past two decades Rob Torres has travelled to over 45 countries performing in theatres, circuses, varieties, galas, TV and film. His performances at the Budapest, Moscow and Monte Carlo circus festivals have all won him awards, but more than that, laughter!
Levent (USA) Levent started out at a very young age performing throughout his native New York City. At the age of 17 he was awarded 1st prize for Stage Magic at the International Brotherhood of Magicians' National Convention and hasn't looked back since.
Christian Schenk (Germany) Christian believes that in 2004 a client's trade show themed "IT's Magic" brought him back into magic as he printed his first deck of playing cards. What he thought was just a new hobby turned out to be the most serious (and fun) part of his life.
High Jinx (UK) High Jinx (Michael Jordan and Tamsyn Sear) are professional variety entertainers, their acts are a thrilling mix of Magic, Illusion, Escapology and Circus skills delivered in a way that will leave you amazed, puzzled even scared but above all entertained. Michael was the 2009 Magic Circle "Young Magician of the Year".
Archini and Smith (UK) John Archer (the first magician to fool Penn & Teller!) and Mike Smith formed this double act back in 1995 when they won the "Alistair Wand" in the International Brotherhood of Magicians stage competition. The act was subsequently performed at many magical society dinners and conventions all over the country.
Ricky McLeod (UK) For the past 19 years the popular showman has been adding a touch of magic to thousands of children's and family events. The Scottish Association of Magical Societies have crowned him 'Children's Entertainer of the Year' on four occasions, while he has also twice received the 'Murray Wand for Showmanship'.


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'Maleficent' Movie Trailer: Angelina Jolie's New Role Looks Wonderfully Terrifying
ByKris Holt
Disney has released the first trailer for its upcoming fairy tale revisionist film, Maleficent. Angelina Jolie stars as the titular evil witch who casts the fateful spell on Sleeping Beauty in the classic Disney flick. But instead of another retelling of the Sleeping Beauty tale, we'll see Maleficent's origin tale.
Disney says the live-action movie, directed by Robert Stromberg, will show how Maleficent turned from a sweet young woman to the dark side after suffering a betrayal. Seeking revenge, she tussles with the invading king's successor and curses his infant daughter, Aurora — later known as Sleeping Beauty.
This is Disney's first trailer for the film, so it doesn't offer too much insight into the film. The teaser gives us a few glimpses of Jolie in costume and some sense of the visual style. This is Stromberg's first movie as a director, but he served as production designer on Alice in Wonderland, Avatar, and Oz the Great and Powerful. He won Academy Awards for his work on those first two films. The visuals in the trailer are heavy on CGI and are similar to the hyper-real fantasy worlds depicted in Stronberg's previous work.
The focus of the trailer is on Elle Fanning, who plays Aurora, but the film will play out from Maleficent's perspective. Keeping Jolie's screen time in the teaser to a minimum brings a little more intrigue to her character and adds some mystery as to how her story might play out.
Jolie and Fanning star alongside Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley, Peter Capaldi (the new Doctor Who), and Imelda Staunton. Disney will release the film on May 30, 2014.


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125 Online Tools In 23 Different Folders
Click a tab heading (all caps) and a new folder opens.
HOTLINES AND HELPLINES
TREATMENT LOCATORS
SAMHSA's National Helpline
1-800-662- HELP (4357) or 1-800-487- 4889
Provides a free, confidential 24/7, 365-day-a-year information and treatment referral service, in both English and Spanish, for individuals and families facing mental and substance use disorders.
An Extensive List of Hotlines Sponsored by the HHS Family and Youth Services Bureau
Provides a long list of helpful services and hotlines specifically for families and youth.
Provides 24/7 support for individuals experiencing a crisis via text message.
loveisrespect.org
Provides an opportunity for teens and young adults to receive support when dealing with an unhealthy or abusive relationship. The site offers online chats, telephone support, and texting with a peer advocate.
Serves as a support network for families of children struggling with substance misuse.
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Connects callers to a local sexual assault crisis center so they can receive information and support. Includes access to a new RAINN app that gives survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones access to support, self-care tools, and information.
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Provides confidential, one-on-one support for women, men, children, and families affected by domestic violence. Crisis intervention and support are offered 24/7, 365 days a year with well-trained advocates via phone, online chat, text, or video phone for victims who are deaf or hard of hearing.
SAMHSA's Online Treatment Locator
Provides links and phone numbers to locators for mental and substance use disorder treatment and recovery services.
The Opioid Response Network
Provides critical networking information free of charge. Simply click the button below and type in your question.
How To Find Help Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
A step-by-step guide for finding treatment for drug use disorders.
NIDA Treatment Page
Details a step-by-step guide on what to do if you or a loved one has a problem with drugs.
SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator
Provides a confidential source of information for persons seeking treatment in the United States or U.S. territories for mental and substance use disorders.
FindHelpNow
Provides quick access to addiction treatment facilities in Kentucky that are currently taking new clients.
National Alliance for Recovery Residences
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Provides a confidential source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities in the United States or U.S. territories for mental and substance use disorders.
Provides a national network of over 2,400 chartered self-run recovery residences.
Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Search
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Offers a self-empowering addiction recovery support group network with face-to-face and daily online meetings.
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Offers resources to help individuals achieve and maintain sobriety and abstinence from alcohol and substance use disorders.
MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESOURCES
SUICIDE HELP
SAMSHA's "Talk. They Hear You."
Helps parents and caregivers talk to kids (9-15 years old) about the dangers of underage
drinking.
SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Disaster Response App
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Treatment Services Locator to identify substance use and mental health treatment
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Connections: A-CHESS Platform
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prevention for people recovering from substance use disorders.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Diary Card and Skills Coach
Provides users with self-help skills, reminders of therapy principles, and coaching tools for coping.
I Am Sober
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notifications for new milestones.
The Addiction Recovery Guide's Mobile App Listing
Provides descriptions and links to other apps that support recovery, including
self-evaluation, recovery programs, online treatment, and chat rooms.
SAMHSA's KnowBullying Mobile App
Provides parents and caregivers with information and guidance on ways of preventing
bullying and building resilience in children.
SAMHSA's Early Serious Mental Illness Treatment Locator
Provides a confidential and anonymous source of information for persons and their family members seeking treatment in the U.S.
Discusses mental health as a topic area, offering an overview of the issue along with recommendations for improving access to care.
MentalHealth.gov
Offers guidance for recognizing mental health issues and starting conversations with friends and family members, educators, and faith and community leaders, among others.
Lists training resources for supporting people with substance abuse and cooccurring
disorders.
National Council For Behavioral Health
Details guidance on policy action, consulting, and best practices in behavioral health.
American Psychiatric Association's Practice Page
Lists resources and information on practice management and professional development for psychiatrists.
Provides education and advocacy programs for those affected by mental disorders, including a toll-free helpline for families in communities throughout the United States.
Mental Disorders Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Serves as the leading peer-directed national organization focusing on the two most prevalent mental disorders, depression and bipolar disorder.
Offers resources about mental disorders; through affiliates, provides America's communities and consumers with direct access to a broad range of self-help and professional services.
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health
Provides training, support, and consultation to advocates, mental health and substance abuse providers, legal professionals, and policymakers working to improve agency and systems-level responses to survivors of domestic violence.
Serves as the lead Federal agency for research on mental disorders.
Psychology Today's Find A Therapist Directory
Allows users to locate, by city or ZIP code, a therapist, psychologist, or counselor who specializes in mental disorders.
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America
Promotes improvement in lives affected by schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders (mental illnesses involving psychosis) and promotes hope and recovery through support programs, education, collaboration, and advocacy.
FAQ Sponsored by Al-Anon Family Groups
Provides the answers to frequently asked questions by those with alcohol problems and their families and friends.
Alcohol Treatment Navigator Sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Offers a comprehensive, step-by-step strategy for finding evidence-based alcohol treatment services for an adult loved one.
Lists resources for those experiencing alcohol dependence and helps individuals find and join a local chapter.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Offers tools and training materials for community, school, and family interventions related to alcohol use and misuse.
Treatment for Alcohol Problems: Finding and Getting Help
A list of available treatment choices and what to consider when choosing among them.
Moderation Management
Promotes self-management, balance, moderation, and personal responsibility for people who struggle with alcohol use who are able to manage and moderate their use and wish to do so.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Sponsored by SAMHSA
Provides a free, 24-hour helpline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
Suicide Prevention Resource and Training Center
Provides resources for training in preventing suicide and responding in emergencies.
Suicide Safe
Helps providers integrate suicide prevention strategies into their practice, address suicide risk among their patients, and make referrals to treatment and community resources.
MAT AND MOUD
A Primer on Opioids: The Critical Role of Health Education in Preventing Addiction and Saving Lives
The Society for Public Health Education's fact sheet to promote understanding of the
health education approach to the opioid epidemic.
SAMHSA's Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
Helps communities and local governments develop policies and practices to prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. The toolkit addresses issues of interest to first responders, treatment and service providers, and those recovering from an opioid overdose.
SAMHSA's Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 63
A Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) that reviews the use of the three Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications used to treat OUD—methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine.
Decisions in Recovery: Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Helps families make informed decisions about treatment for addiction to pain medication or other opioids, such as heroin or fentanyl.
Get Naloxone Now
Contains interactive trainings on naloxone administration for professional first responders.
Harm Reduction Coalition
Provides resources on Naloxone distribution and partnering with law enforcement to advocate for individuals and communities affected by drugs.
Naloxone for Opioid Overdose: Life-Saving Science Sponsored by the National Institute On Drug Abuse
Includes information and resources for those who may use Naloxone to combat opioid overdoses.
A Naloxone Toolkit Sponsored by the National Training and Technical Assistance Center
Offers information and resources to help law enforcement agencies establish Naloxone programs.
Patient and Family Opiate Treatment Guide
Offers facts about treatment related to opiates and provides resources for
responding to an opioid overdose.
SAMHSA's Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Page
Defines and discusses the effectiveness of Medication-Assisted Treatment and provides a list of treatment locators.
The St. Josephs Health Alternatives to Opioids Pain Management Model
Details how to use targeted non-opioid medications, trigger-point injections, nitrous oxide, and ultrasound-guided nerve blocks to tailor acute and chronic pain management strategies to meet patient needs while eliminating the risks associated with opioid prescribing.
Providers Clinical Support System for Medication Assisted Treatment
Offers training, consultation, and mentoring to physicians and other healthcare providers (including nurse practitioners and physician assistants) who desire to prescribe and/or dispense FDA-approved products approved for the treatment of opioid use disorders.
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
Details substance use statistics and the impacts on American citizens and healthcare systems.
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Spotlight on Opioids
Provides research, facts, and resources about the opioid epidemic and lists recommended actions to address it.
SAMHSA's Website
Provides numerous resources and helpful information related to mental and substance use disorders, prevention, treatment, and recovery.
SAMHSA's Recovery and Recovery Support Webpage
Provides information on how recovery-oriented care and recovery support systems help people with mental and substance use disorders manage their conditions.
Faces & Voices of Recovery
Supports the 23 million Americans living in recovery to ensure their rights and access to needed services as well as demonstrates the power and proof of obtaining long-term recovery.
Facing Addiction with NCADD
Provides education on misperceptions surrounding addiction; recently merged with the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NCADD).
Get Smart About Drugs
Provides information about substance use from the Drug Enforcement Administration for parents, educators, and caregivers.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Offers tools and training materials for community, school, and family interventions and other substance use programming.
FAITH-BASED RESOURCES
NATIVE AMERICAN RESOURCES
SAMHSA's National Family Dialogue
Connects families of young people with substance use disorders to resources and support.
SAMHSA's Information and Resources for Families and Family-Based Organizations
Resources for families and family-run organizations supporting recovery and
resilience for children, youth, and adults.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative
Provides information and resources to help identify and address traumatic stress in children, which increases the risk of behavioral health challenges and for a range of medical conditions.
Nar-Anon Family Group
Facilitates connections with family groups for those who have a loved one experiencing a substance use disorder.
What to Do If Your Teen or Young Adult Has a Problem with Drugs Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health
Provides parents of teens and young adults with information on how to identify and handle possible substance misuse situations.
Fosters a supportive, physically active community for individuals who are recovering from a substance use disorder.
Provides awareness campaigns, outreach, advocacy, and events catering to the mental health needs of students on college campuses.
Mental Health Resources for Adolescents and Young Adults
Provides resources, apps, and clinical information sources for preventing, treating, and recovering from mental and substance use disorders in youth and adolescents.
American Academy of Pediatrics' Clinical Report on Screening Youth for Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Provides information and best practices on when and how to prevent and screen youth
for mental and substance use disorders.
Association of Recovery in Higher Education
Supports collegiate recovery programs and collegiate
recovery communities, the faculty and staff who support them, and the students who
represent them.
Mental Health First Aid for Youth
Teaches parents, family members, health workers, peers, school staff, and other community members how to help an adolescent who is experiencing a mental or substance use disorder.
How To Help A Friend Sponsored by the National Alliance On Mental Illness
Provides information for teens, adolescents, and young adults experiencing mental and co-occurring disorders.
College Aim Alcohol Intervention Matrix Sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Assists college and university administrators in identifying and choosing evidence-based, cost-effective prevention strategies to reduce drinking on campus.
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week Sponsored by the National Institute On Drug Abuse
Provides information about NIDA's annual campaign to promote the science behind alcohol and substance use disorder treatment and recovery.
NIDA For Teens Web Page
Provides science-based information on how substances affect the brain and body in adolescence.
Opioids Facts for Teens
Provides information on opioids for teenagers and adolescents who want to
know more.
OK2Talk
Offers youth and adolescents a safe space to discuss their experiences with mental and substance use disorders.
Let's Erase Bullying Sponsored by SAMHSA
Federal government website managed by SAMHSA designed to educate youth and their parents regarding the harms of bullying and how it can be stopped.
Mental Health Literacy for Teens
Aims to improve mental health of youth by the effective translation and transfer of scientific knowledge into digestible information.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Adolescent Mental Health Page
Offers a detailed list of links and tools for addressing adolescent mental health.
ULifeline
Provides databases, newsrooms, and a helpline for college students who are or have peers who are experiencing or curious about mental and substance use disorders.
Youth Move National
Provides resources and advocacy information for young people with mental health disorders.
Young People in Recovery
Mobilizes the voices of young people in recovery and provides training and networks to individuals, families, and communities to help them promote recovery and reach their full potential.
Association of Recovery High Schools
Connects recovery high schools with training, expertise, resources, and best practices to assist every student who is in recovery.
Provides the education, resources, and community connection needed to help recovering students in higher education.
SAMHSA's Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Provides information and best practices on programs in mental health services, substance use prevention, and addiction treatment at the national, state, and local levels.
Provides Christian faith-based support for those in recovery through summits, groups, and church-centered meetings.
Wellbriety Movement
Provides an interconnected online resource across Native Nations about recovery for individuals, families, and communities.
The National Congress of American Indians
Provides resources and information regarding conferences and other events useful to tribes fighting the opioid epidemic.
White Bison
Offers a wide range of culturally-based resources to help Native Americans and Alaska Natives fight addiction and achieve sobriety and well-being.
FIRST-RESPONDER RESOURCES
PHYSICIAN/PHARMACIST RESOURCES
SOCIAL WORKER RESOURCES
SAMHSA's Programs and Campaigns
Helps train and educate behavioral health and general health care practitioners to improve delivery of recovery-oriented services, supports, and treatment.
Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions
Promotes the development of integrated primary and behavioral health services to better address the needs of individuals with mental health and substance use conditions, whether seen in behavioral health or primary care provider settings.
Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network Sponsored by SAMHSA
Provides research and information for professionals in the addiction treatment and recovery services field.
National Institute On Drug Abuse: Medical and Health Professionals
Describes a range of strategies healthcare professionals can use to treat and prevent substance use disorders.
Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Responders Provided by the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Provides a fact sheet with evidence-based recommendations for first responders when they encounter fentanyl during their daily activities.
Police-Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit
Provides a toolkit and other resources to help law enforcement agencies partner with mental healthcare providers.
Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative
Serves as an alliance of practitioners in law enforcement, behavioral health, community, advocacy, research, and public policy, whose mission is to strategically widen community behavioral health and social service options available through law enforcement diversion.
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
Details information for providers and patients, and a mobile app to support use of
the guideline.
American Society of Addiction Medicine Clinical Resource Page
Provides useful tools for clinicians treating substance use disorders.
American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Resource Centers
Provides information, tools, and resources for hospital pharmacists on topics including opioid management and substance use.
CDC Guidance On Non-Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain
Outlines the principles and recommended treatments for common chronic pain conditions.
CDC Information on Syringe Services Programs (SSPs)
Offers information for those interested in partaking in SSPs.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Best Practices Memorandum
for Addressing Prescription Opioid Overdoses, Misuse and Addiction
Provides details on addressing the opioid crisis in an informational memorandum.
E-QUAL Network Opioid Initiative Sponsored by the American College of Emergency Physicians
Provides training and a wide variety of free online resources on reducing opioid prescribing, and on supporting the adoption of evidence-based interventions, such as Naloxone prescribing and buprenorphine induction, in emergency departments.
American College of Emergency Physicians E-QUAL Network Opioid Initiative
Provides training and a wide variety of free online resources on how to reduce opioid prescribing and supporting the adoption of evidence-based interventions such as the use of Naloxone and Buprenorphine induction in emergency departments.
Mental Health Clinical Recommendations and Guidelines Sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians
Provides guidelines for family doctors on treating and preventing behavioral health conditions.
Certified Clinical Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Social Worker Credentials Provided by the National Association of Social Workers
Recognizes clinical social workers who have met national standards of knowledge, skills, and experience in the field of clinical social work and ATOD and agreed to abide by the NASW Code of Ethics, the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Substance Use Disorders, and the NASW Standards for Continuing Professional Education.
Mental Health Specialty Practice Section Provided by the National Association of Social Workers
Details resources and guidance for social workers aiming to address behavioral
health conditions.
American Public Health Association Substance Misuse Page
Gives public health professionals information and resources on how to address substance use and substance use disorders.
Provides Spanish language resources to help families prevent drug use and underage drinking.
Recovery Research Institute
Conducts research for the advancement of addiction treatment and recovery.
International Overdose Day
A global event held on August 31 each year to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of drug-related death.
International Recovery Day
A global celebration on September 30 that welcomes all supporters of recovery.


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Regional Express Rail - Highway 401 Rail Tunnel
Contract Awarded for Highway 401 Rail Tunnel
TORONTO - Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have awarded a fixed-price contract to Toronto Tunnel Partners (TTP) to design, build and finance the Highway 401 Rail Tunnel project, in support of the province's GO Regional Express Rail (RER) program.
The contract is valued at $116.9 million, which reflects the substantial completion payment.
Members of the TTP team include:
Applicant Lead: EllisDon Capital Inc. and STRABAG Inc.
Construction: EllisDon Civil Ltd. and STRABAG Inc.
Design: WSP Canada Inc., Dr. Sauer & Partners, Amec Foster Wheeler
Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc. and STRABAG Inc.
The selection of TTP is the result of an open, fair and competitive procurement process overseen by a third party fairness advisor.
Scope of work for the project includes construction of a new tunnel under Highways 401 and 409 to accommodate two tracks, future signaling and communications infrastructure, and replacing footings of retaining walls that support the ramp from eastbound Highway 409 to eastbound Highway 401.
Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2018, with an expected substantial completion date for late summer 2021. At the peak of construction, TTP anticipates approximately 50 workers on-site, with the majority coming from the Greater Toronto Area.
Visit here to learn more about the Highway 401 Rail Tunnel project.
The project is being delivered using IO's Alternative Financing and Procurement model, which transfers the appropriate risks associated with design, construction and financing of the project to the private sector.
Work on the Kitchener GO corridor is part of a larger, system-wide plan to improve overall GO Transit service, including the delivery of Regional Express Rail (RER). GO RER will provide faster and more frequent service across the GO rail network, with electrified service on core segments, including the Union Pearson Express. GO RER is one of the largest transit infrastructure investments in Canada.
Transit improvements like the delivery of GO RER are part of Ontario's plan to create fairness and opportunity during this period of rapid economic change. The plan includes a higher minimum wage and better working conditions, free tuition for hundreds of thousands of students, easier access to affordable child care, and free prescription drugs for everyone under 25 through the biggest expansion of medicare in a generation.
Ontario is making the largest infrastructure investment in hospitals, schools, public transit, roads and bridges in the province's history. To learn more about what's happening in your community, visit Ontario.ca/BuildON.
"Ontario is moving forward to build the infrastructure we need to deliver GO Regional Express Rail. Improving service on the Kitchener GO corridor will make it easier for people to use public transit to travel to work or school or for appointments. The 401 Rail Tunnel Project, which will also support potential high speed rail service between Toronto and Windsor, is another step forward in building the transportation system Ontario needs to continue to grow and prosper."
Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation
"The province continues to provide faster, more frequent service by implementing GO Regional Express Rail in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area, one of the largest transit infrastructure investments in North America. Our investments in public transit and transportation across Ontario are managing congestion, connecting communities and giving people more travel options, as we support economic development for all Ontarians."
Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Infrastructure
"Building a new tunnel under the 401 will allow us to expand service on the Kitchener GO corridor to make it easier for our current and future customers between Toronto and Kitchener to choose GO Transit as a way to travel. We are excited to be working with the Toronto Tunnel Partners consortium to build this new infrastructure to add more track to deliver our future electrified 15-minute all-day service in core areas to get our customers to their destinations faster and easier."
Phil Verster, President and CEO, Metrolinx
"The Highway 401 Rail Tunnel is one of many infrastructure projects required in order to expand rail service in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. We have great partners with Metrolinx and Toronto Tunnel Partners, to not only complete the project on time and on budget, but to the high standards and safety measures required to complete this project within the busiest transportation hub in the province."
Ehren Cory, President and CEO, Infrastructure Ontario
Metrolinx and RER
BuildON
Lisa DiMenna
Anne Marie Aikins
Metrolinx


Home > Fox's Garrett exaggerated in claiming Obama's statistic on bankruptcies tied to health costs is "[n]ot even close"
At a March 5 health-care forum, Obama said, "The cost of health care now causes a bankruptcy in America every 30 seconds." Garrett reported that when asked for support for the statistic, the White House cited a 2005 Washington Post op-ed  by Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren, in which Warren wrote:" Every 30 seconds in the United States, someone files for bankruptcy in the aftermath of a serious health problem." Garrett noted that in that op-ed, Warren referred to a 2005 Harvard study , of which she was a co-author. But rather than note that the 2005 study cites statistics from 2001 that support Warren's -- and indirectly Obama's -- assertion, Garrett noted that the study relies on 2001 statistics, but then referred to Treasury Department statistics from 2000 that he said did not support Warren's assertion. Based on the 2000 data, which were not the basis for the Harvard study or Warren's op-ed, Garrett then pronounced Obama's assertion "[n]ot even close."