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Day of Shame- protest to reverse minimum wage cuts 1st Feb 2011

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TradeUnionTVIreland

A coalition of trade unions and community sector organisations held a ceremony outside the gates of Dáil Éireann to publicly mark the cutting of the National Minimum Wage which came into effect on 1 February 2011 — Ireland’s Day of Shame. The organisations have also joined forces to campaign for a reversal of the €1 per hour cut to the Minimum Wage and to protect Employment Regulation Orders (EROs) which have recently come under review.

We Are One

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AFLCIONow

We stand in solidarity with teachers, firefighters, nurses, construction workers and all who are under attack by governors and state legislatures.

Mayo Clinic Researchers Tie Parkinson’s Drugs to Impulse Control Problems

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mayoclinic

Mayo Clinic researchers found that dopamine agonists used in treating Parkinson’s disease result in impulse control disorders in as many as 22 percent of patients. Mayo Clinic first reported on this topic in 2005. The 2005 study linked dopamine agonists to impulse control behaviors such as compulsive gambling and hyper-sexuality.

When Medicine Got it Wrong

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In 1974 a small group of parents became the first in the nation to publicly refuse blame for causing their children to have schizophrenia. They formed Parents of Adult Schizophrenics and their activism led to parents around the nation demanding changes in how the disease is understood and treated. Parents of Adult Schizophrenics waged their battles in an era when mental hospitals were shutting down and the most severely ill patients were turned over to the promise of community care. Yet that community care rarely materialized.

A Prison Life Gets a Second Act

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TheNewYorkTimes

Robert Salzman, 51, has spent most of his life incarcerated, but a chance meeting with a film director last year has him concentrating on a new life as a film actor.

(Colorado #3) Underage Drinking: It’s an Adult Problem

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SAMHSA

This short vignette raises awareness of the prevalence and consequences of underage alcohol use, emphasizes that all adults bear responsibility for preventing underage drinking, and offers tips for those who are of legal age for how to behave in the company of those who are underage. This video was produced through the SAMHSA/CSAP Underage Drinking Prevention Education Initiatives (UADPEI) in an ongoing collaboration with States and Territories to produce videos that support local underage drinking prevention communications efforts. Across the Nation, every State and Territory is unique and so are their approaches to preventing and reducing underage drinking. The video project supports the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Strategic Initiative #1: Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness, which states, “… prevention of underage drinking [is] a priority for States, Territories, Tribal entities, universities and communities.”

A Conversation with HHS on the 12 Cities Project

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aidsgov

AIDS.gov spoke with Dr. Ronald Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to learn more about the 12 Cities Project and its connection to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

(Colorado #2) Underage Drinking: It’s an Adult Problem

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SAMHSA

This short vignette raises awareness of youth access to alcohol, emphasizes the fact that adults are responsible for preventing underage drinking, and shares tips for keeping youth safe and healthy. This video was produced through the SAMHSA/CSAP Underage Drinking Prevention Education Initiatives (UADPEI) in an ongoing collaboration with States and Territories to produce videos that support local underage drinking prevention communications efforts. Across the Nation, every State and Territory is unique and so are their approaches to preventing and reducing underage drinking. The video project supports the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Strategic Initiative #1: Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness, which states, “… prevention of underage drinking [is] a priority for States, Territories, Tribal entities, universities and communities.”

Defend Social Security Bill Proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

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“Let us also be very clear,” Sanders said. “Social Security has never contributed one dime to the federal budget deficit or the national debt. In fact, Social Security currently has a $2.6 trillion surplus that is projected to grow to $4.2 trillion in 2023. It is absurd, therefore, to be discussing Social Security within the context of deficit reduction.” Sanders’ bill would require extraordinary majorities in Congress to approve any reduction in benefits. “Congress should not be able to cut the hard-earned Social Security benefits of current or future eligible recipients without a two-thirds vote by the Senate and the House,” Sanders said.
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) introduced the same measure in the House. “Social Security is an intergenerational contract that has never been broken. The GOP has pledged to attack its very foundation. This bill would arm us for the coming battle,” Weiner said.

Fearing Alzheimer’s Disease – Mayo Clinic

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mayoclinic

Mayo Clinic neurologist, Dr. David Knopman, an Alzheimer’s disease specialist responds to the results of a recent survey which found Alzheimer’s disease is ranked right behind cancer as the most feared diseases in the United States.

Pediatric Bipolar Biobank Identifies the Right Treatment for the Right Child – Mayo Clinic

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mayoclinic

Christopher A. Wall, M.D. discusses the pediatric bipolar biobank at Mayo Clinic. The biobank is a resource for the bipolar research community working to confirm risk factors and discover additional contributors to bipolar disorder susceptibility and response to treatment. Funding for an individualized medicine biobank for pediatric bipolar disorder was approved in May 2010. A study of children at risk for bipolar disease will include participants whose parents are included in the adult study. Additional participants will be recruited after the study protocol is approved.

2011 Road to Recovery: Join the Voices for Recovery: Recovery Benefits Everyone

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recoverymonth

The National Recovery Month (Recovery Month) campaign offers help and hope not only for individuals receiving recovery services, and in recovery, but for families, loved ones, and friends. The benefits of treatment and recovery ripple out across entire communities throughout our Nation, proving there are effective treatments and people do recover. As the Road to Recovery series kicks off its 11th season, this episode will highlight the many accomplishments of the 2010 Recovery Month campaign and look forward to a successful September 2011 Recovery Month.

‘America Is NOT Broke’: Michael Moore Speaks in Madison, WI — March 5, 2011

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“Contrary to what those in power would like you to believe so that you’ll give up your pension, cut your wages, and settle for the life your great-grandparents had, America is not broke. Not by a long shot. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It’s just that it’s not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich.” — Michael Moore

UNICEF: oneminutesjr. – The Worst Begins

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unicef

Karla Dawson, age 14, British Virgin Islands, 2009 | A poem expresses the pressures and fears of drugs in the schoolyard. Created in the 2009 Barbados oneminutesjr. workshop and featured on the SOWC 2011 website.

Squatters on the Skyline

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NY Times

Facing a mounting housing shortage, squatters have transformed an abandoned skyscraper in downtown Caracas into a makeshift home for more than 2,500 people.

One Voice, One Thousand Children

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PulitzerCenter

By Marcus Bleasdale / VII in association with Human Rights Watch and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Recently the Obama administration continued military aid to four countries known for their use of Child Soldiers, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Yemen and Southern Sudan by issuing a waiver to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act. In a memorandum to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, President Obama said he had determined that the waiver was in “the national interest.” “One Voice, One Thousand Children” is a two part series by Marcus Bleasdale looking at Child Soldiers in the first part and Young Girls who are conscripted, raped and made the wives of soldiers in the second. The stories are told by two distinct single voices representing many.