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A place to turn for food assistance: Bruin
Campus Cupboard a vital resource for SLCC
students
The Bruin Campus Cupboard opened in November last year in response to a survey indicating
that 65 percent of students at Salt Lake Community College were often going hungry because of
low income and other difficult circumstances.
We pick up a delivery from [the Utah Food Bank] the third week each month, says Justin
Hughes, a volunteer and the former food pantry coordinator. Its sort of a set deal; we can go in
and change our food order and make it bigger if we need to or [make it] less, depending on what
our demand for food is.
The food pantry is expanding to include toiletries
The food pantry will provide two full bags of groceries, now including toiletry items, each month
for students in need. To get help, students need only simply to present their OneCard and fill out
a basic form.
When the food pantry first opened on campus, it only carried basic food items, but the Campus
Cupboard has now expanded its services to provide basic toiletries like laundry detergent and
personal hygiene products.
As of our new order thats coming in this month, we will be having laundry detergent and
toiletries, says Hughes. We dont have room to really expand because our closet is so small,
but yet, we are trying to pack in there as much help as we can.
The food pantry can hold up to approximately 3,500 pounds of food, but because of student
demand, shelves quickly become bare.
New hours help reach more students in need
The pantry was originally only open on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Because students usually have
classes on either Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, or on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the
Campus Cupboard was only able to reach a fraction of the student population.
Up until this semester, we have been open on Tuesday and Thursday so I think we were just
helping the same set of students, says Hughes. [When] we opened up on Mondays, I think that
now we are seeing [quite a few] new clients.
On Monday, June 23, before volunteers had restocked the shelves, pantry inventory dropped to
less than 1,500 pounds.
This week, the pantry will also be open on Wednesday, July 2, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with the
hope that they will be able to reach a third of SLCCs population students attending classes at
night.
The food pantry wants to offer healthier foods
Another goal that Hughes would like to see achieved is a range of healthier foods donated to the
pantry, though they are willing to take what they can get if it will keep students from going
hungry.
We are trying to provide more healthier types of food for students to put into their diet, says
Hughes. We have chili, an assortment of beans, we have canned pork and turkey, [but we also
have] snacks, like cheese nips and cookies. [There is] a lot of shredded wheat and we have some
baby food items that have been donated.
Tips for clubs on campus who would like to host a food drive
The Campus Cupboard is always open to food drives, and tries to coordinate with clubs on
campus who want to participate.
One of the things that we try to ask from other clubs who do food drives for us is to try to
communicate with us and maybe see what our needs are, says Hughes.
Donation items from the food bank are random and often disproportionate in numbers. For
example, a shipment coming in last Monday had a lot of cans of corn and beans, but only a few
packages of things like pasta or other items that could be used to make home cooked meals. If
students are relying on the food pantry for a large amount of food support, it could be
challenging to pull together a meal using only the items available there.
If a club or group would like to host a food drive, they can contact the food pantry by emailing
Rose Gomez at bruincampuscupboard@gmail.com
Opportunities for humanitarian service
Weve been trying to work with the culinary arts program, says Hughes. Maybe they can help
develop recipes using the items that we [usually] have available, and then [we could] have the
recipes put together on cards, but since its summer semester theres just not a lot going on right
now.
In addition to being a great help for struggling students, the food pantry offers many
opportunities for humanitarian service as well.
Rose Gomez, the new food pantry coordinator, volunteers at the Campus Cupboard because she
loves the way that helping others makes her feel, and she wants to give back to the community.
[Volunteering here] is something that really makes me feel passionate, like I am doing a little
bit of good in the world, says Gomez. Maybe Im selfish, but I really like that part.
She originally became acquainted with the Campus Cupboard as a student in need.
Last semester I really struggled. I utilized the food pantry because I didnt have a job and I was
just living off financial aid at the time. I was stressed out I dont have a car, I dont have a way
to get around, I just take the bus, says Gomez. But I live really close to South City Campus, so
to have this available where I could take two bags of food a month and feed myself without
having to worry, it was just really convenient. It just made me aware of how much this service is
needed.
There are more resources available for students in need
Gomez is a single college student without children, but she also empathizes with parents who are
going back to school to make a better life for their families.
I can only imagine how difficult it would be [as a student with a family] to be in between
paychecks, and try to be a student, says Gomez. Youre trying to better yourself and then [to]
not have food to feed your family, that would be a pretty bad place to be.
Even though the Bruin Campus Cupboard usually only provides two bags of groceries per month
to each student, if there is an emergency and a student needs more than that, they are encouraged
to come back. The food pantry also has a list of other food pantries in the valley, some of which
can provide weekly assistance for families.
The Bruin Campus Cupboard is located in room #2-152 of the South City Campus, and is open
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from noon to 4 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 8
p.m.
2.) Helping homeless college students
Word count: 902 By Atlanta Journal-Constitution, adapted by Newsreel staff
March 06, 2014
Samuel Robinson, who is a homeless student,
studies at the library, where he spends most of his time, on the Kennesaw State University
campus, Feb. 5, 2014, in Kennesaw, Ga. Photo: Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT
ATLANTA College student Javon Butts had his routine worked out pretty well.
Most days, it went like this: Start classes at 8 a.m., finish up around noon, then head off to work.
His recent life as a student at Kennesaw State University (KSU) was far from perfect, but it was
temporarily manageable.
And then his cars transmission failed.
The vehicle that left him stranded wasnt just his transportation it was his home as well.
Hes not alone, says Marcy Stidum, coordinator of KSUs CARE center, which helps homeless
students. Most every college in the nation has students like Butts. They attend classes each day,
work on assignments and blend in. But when other students retreat to dorm rooms or apartments
for the night, they turn to their cars, campus buildings and the couches or floors of friends.
"Living In Their Car"
To tackle the problem, Georgia state officials are creating an outreach program to help homeless
students at each of the state's public campuses. For now, though, KSU is the only Georgia
College with a staff person dedicated to helping such students.
People say these students arent homeless, they are in college, said Stidum. "Grants and loans
pay for tuition, but its the other things like housing that they cant afford. They are not the
stereotypical homeless. These are students with clothes on their backs, with an iPad, living in
their car, and starving.
Stidum came to KSU to work in the schools mental health program, but a year into that job she
received a call about a homeless student. After helping almost a dozen homeless students that
semester, she realized it was a serious problem. Since fall 2011, KSUs CARE center has helped
61 homeless students, including Butts.
Sophomore finance major from Gainesville, Butts came to KSU in August 2012 after
transferring from a South Carolina college. A bad experience there and a strained relationship
with his family left him looking for a fresh start.
At first Butts, 20, settled comfortably into college life, playing paintball in his spare time and
living in a university dorm. In fall 2013, he was using his student loan money to pay his monthly
student housing bill.
But before he paid the third months rent, his mother and sister needed help paying their bills, so
Butts gave them his rent money. Unable to get the money back, he got further and further behind
on his financial obligations and was eventually evicted.
I wanted to look out for them, he said. But in reality you have to look out for yourself.
Finding Housing
During the 20122013 academic year, more than 58,150 college students nationwide identified
themselves as homeless on forms they fill out to get loans and scholarships from the government.
That was an increase from the previous years 53,705, according to information obtained by the
National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY).
Moreover, the more recent figure is likely understated. Some students living on friends couches,
for example, dont consider themselves homeless, and some others are too embarrassed to
identify themselves that way, said Barbara Duffield, NAEHCYs executive director.
Last year NAEHCY received 260 requests for assistance, and calls from Georgia outnumbered
all other states.
That lets me know that the state (department of education) is working with NAEHCY and
letting kids know about this, said Cyekeia Lee, NAEHCYs national higher-education
coordinator for homeless youth. "But it also lets me know that gaps still exist for these students."
Under Georgias new program, each college would have staff like KSUs Stidum, assigned to
identify and provide support for homeless students.
These days Butts, who wants to be a financial analyst, keeps pretty much to himself. The less
other students know about his situation, the better. He has a hotel room but cant afford it for
long. With Stidums help, he is looking for a cheaper off-campus apartment until he has saved up
enough from his job and student loan to move on campus in the fall.
Working out A Budget
What Georgia has begun to do is similar to approaches in other states where campus coaches
help guide homeless students through the college process, but also teach life skills like paying
bills. Nationally, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is pushing a bill designed to help homeless
students. If passed, it will make getting loans and scholarships less complicated, reduce
paperwork and establish contacts at each college to help students along the way.
That type of help is benefiting students like Samuel Robinson, 38, who has been homeless for
more than a year.
He didnt start out that way. After graduating from high school in the bottom of his class,
Robinson worked low-paying, unskilled jobs for a while before getting a degree in general
studies and business. He left small-town Georgia for better opportunities in the Atlanta area, but
again found only low-paying employment. He enrolled at KSU in 2010, and was slowly working
his way through school when he lost his job two years later.
Stidum is helping Robinson work out a budget to pay off outstanding college fees in time to re-
enroll for the summer semester. He is still living with friends, but he now has a job to pay for his
living expenses there.
Like Butts, Robinson never told his family about his struggle.
I dont want pity, he said. Its embarrassing to be an adult and be homeless.
3.) ProCon.org
Pro & Con Arguments: "Should any vaccines be required for children?"
PRO Vaccines
1. Vaccination should be required for
children. No individual should have
the right to risk the health of the
public solely for the purpose of
satisfying their personal moral,
philosophical, or religious views.
2. Vaccines can eradicate disease and
prevent serious illness and death.
Mandatory vaccination has eradicated
diseases that once killed thousands of
children, such as polio and smallpox.
According to researchers at the
Pediatric Academic Society,
childhood vaccinations in the US
prevent about 10.5 million cases of
infectious illness and 33,000 deaths
per year. [2]
CON Vaccines
1. Governments should not have the
right to intervene in the health
decisions parents make for their
children. 31% of parents [37] believe
they should have the right to refuse
mandated school entry vaccinations
for their children, according to a 2010
survey by the University of Michigan.
2. Many parents hold religious beliefs
against vaccination. Forcing such
parents to vaccinate their children
would violate the 1st Amendment which
guarantees citizens the right to the free
exercise of their religion.
3. Vaccines are often unnecessary in
many cases where the threat of death
from disease is small. During the early
3. According to the American Academy of
Pediatrics, most childhood vaccines are 90-
99% effective in preventing disease. When
children who have been vaccinated do
contract a disease, despite being vaccinated
against it, they usually have milder symptoms
with less serious complications than an un-
vaccinated child that gets the same disease. [3]
4. Since some individuals that have been
vaccinated may still get sick when exposed to
infected individuals, 75% - 94% [33] of the
population (depending on the disease)
must be vaccinated to acheive "herd
immunity." When herd immunity is achieved
the number of immunized individuals is high
enough to prevent the spread of disease
through the population. [4]
5. The risks of not being vaccinated far
outweigh the small risks associated with
vaccination. Preventable diseases like measles
and mumps can cause permanent disability
and death. In 1991 an outbreak of measles in
an unvaccinated group of children in
Philadelphia caused seven deaths. Children
infected with the mumps can become
permanently deaf. [5] Although a very small
number of deaths from the MMR (measles,
mumps, rubella) vaccine have been reported),
[34] the most common adverse reactions are
minor soreness and or fever.
6. Even when diseases seem to no longer exist,
outbreaks can still occur if children are not
vaccinated. In Boulder, CO, fear over possible
side effects of the whooping cough (pertussis)
vaccine [6] led many parents to refuse
vaccination for their children causing Boulder
to have the lowest school-wide vaccination
rate in Colorado for whooping cough and one
of the highest rates of whooping cough in the
US as of 2002. [7]
7. Because children and infants are more
vulnerable to the swine flu (H1N1 virus) they
should be required to take the FDA-approved
vaccine to prevent illness and possible death.
[8]
8. The claim that vaccines cause autism
is false. Many studies, including one
by researchers at the Centers for
nineteenth century, mortality for the
childhood diseases whooping cough,
measles, and scarlet fever fell
drastically before immunization
became available. This decreased
mortality has been attributed to
improved personal hygiene, water
purification, effective sewage
disposal, and better food hygiene and
nutrition. [12]
4. Vaccines interfere with natural law
and God's plan for humanity. Disease
is a natural occurrence, and humans
should not interfere with its trajectory.
5. Common childhood vaccinations may
cause rare yet serious reactions [38]
including anaphylactic shock,
paralysis, and sudden death. This risk
is not worth taking, especially
considering most diseases vaccinated
against are not necessarily life
threatening.
6. Vaccines can trigger auto-immune
disorders such as arthritis, multiple
sclerosis, lupus, Guillain-Barr
Syndrome (GBS), and other disorders.
[13]
7. Vaccines can cause brain
inflammation (encephalopathy) which
can lead to death or permanent brain
damage and disorders such as autism,
ADD/ADHD, and other
developmental problems. [14] In
addition, the vaccine additive
thimerosal (found in most pre-1999
vaccines) has been associated
specifically with the development of
autism and is still found in certain
meningococcal, tetanus, and flu
vaccines such as the H1N1 vaccine.
[39]
8. Vaccines clog and disrupt the
Disease Control and Johns Hopkins
University School of Public Health,
reject the hypothesis that thimerosal, a
mercury-based preservative in
vaccines, causes autism [9]. On Mar.
12, 2010, in the case of Mead v.
Secretary of Health and Human
Services, [35] the US Court of Federal
Claims ruled that the "theory of
vaccine-related causation [of autism]
is scientifically unsupportable."
9. Children should be required to receive
vaccination against hepatitis B. The disease
can cause inflammation of the liver leading to
cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver or cancer. The
World Health Organization recommends that
hepatitis B vaccination be a part of universal
childhood vaccination programs. Reports that
the hepatitis B vaccine may cause multiple
sclerosis have been refuted by many
published studies. [10]
10. Girls between the ages of 11 and 12 should be
required to get the HPV (human papilloma
virus) vaccine because it protects against four
strains of HPV - two of which cause cervical
cancer. In the US, cervical cancer is the
second leading cancer killer of women, with
10,000 women diagnosed each year, and
3,700 dying from the disease (as of 2009).
The HPV vaccine can stop these deaths and
should be given to all girls before they
become sexually active and have the potential
to contract HPV. [11]
11. Vaccines should be required because they
produce significant economic benefits for
society. According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, every $1 spent on
vaccination saves the public $6.30 in medical
costs [36] that would result from having to
treat unvaccinated diseased individuals.
12. Children should be vaccinated against
rotavirus. The Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) and World Health Organization
(WHO) both recommend the vaccine.
According to the WHO, nearly every child is
infected by a rotavirus by the time he/she is 5
years old, and the virus is the leading cause of
severe dehydration, vomiting, and diarrhea in
lymphatic system with large foreign
protein molecules (the active
ingredients contained within vaccines)
which may lead to lymphatic cancers
such as leukemia and lymphoma. [15]
9. All vaccines cause immune system
suppression, and can permanently
damage the natural immune system.
Unvaccinated children build and
strengthen their immune systems
through fighting off infection and
developing natural immunity to
diseases like measles and chickenpox.
Artificial immunity, generated
through vaccination, weakens the
immune system and leaves children
more vulnerable to all other diseases
and infections. [16]
10. Children should not be required to
receive the DPT (diphtheria, pertussis,
tetanus) vaccine. Some studies have
shown that children who receive the
DPT vaccine exhibit shallow
breathing which has been associated
with sleep apnea and may be a causal
factor in sudden infant death
syndrome (SIDS). Studies of infants
whose deaths were recorded as SIDS
show a temporal relationship with
DPT vaccination (these infants tended
to die at similar time intervals in
relation to when they were
vaccinated). [17]
11. Children should not receive the
hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B is a
blood-born disease and is primarily
spread by sexual intercourse and
intravenous drug use. Children are not
at great risk of contracting the disease.
In addition, researchers have found
that immunization with the hepatitis B
vaccine is associated with an
increased risk of developing multiple
children younger than 5 worldwide. [60] The
CDC estimates that rotavirus caused
approximately 453,000 infant deaths globally,
maining in developing countries, and 20 to 60
deaths of children under 5 years old per year
in the United States before the vaccine was
introduced. [61] Without the vaccination,
roatvirus hospitalized 55,000 to 70,000
children in the United States per year; with
the vaccine, the number of hospitalizations
has been reduced by 80%. [62] The CDC also
estimates the rotavirus vaccine prevents more
than 400,000 doctor visits per year. [61]




sclerosis. [18]
12. Young girls should not receive mandatory
vaccination for HPV (human papilloma
virus). The vaccine was approved in 2006 and
the long-term effects are unknown. Since
approval, adverse side effects such as severe
allergic reactions, Guillain-Barr syndrome,
spinal cord inflammation and pancreatitis
have been reported to the US Vaccine
Adverse Events Reporting System. Although
these adverse reactions may be rare, they are
not worth the risk since the vaccine only
protects against two of the 15 strains of HPV
that may cause cancer of the cervix (20-40
years after an individual is infected). [19]
13. Vaccines are promoted primarily to
generate profits for manufacturers and
financial donations for medical
organizations that endorse vaccines.
In 2003, a House Committee on
Government Reform report [40]
revealed that the CDC Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices
had members with significant
financial ties to vaccine companies.
The American Academy of Pediatrics,
a leading pro-vaccination
organization, receives millions of
dollars from vaccine companies. [20]
14. Children should not be vaccinated
against rotavirus. According to the
CDC, rotavirus lasts only a few days
and can be treated with fluids to
rehydrate the patient. Only one in
seven children requires hospitalization
for the virus. The CDC further notes
that vaccinated children may contract
rotavirus because there are many
types of the virus and neither the
vaccine nor natural infection (catching
the virus) provide full coverage
against the virus. The vaccine may
increase a child's liklihood that he/she
will suffer intussusception, an
intestinal blockage that can c

4.) Obesity in America: How to Lose Fat And
Win The Battle of the Bulge
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The battle of the bulge is and has been officially on for years in our beloved country! This is a
battle of which we must learn how to lose in order to win. Today America is fatter and sicker
than ever. It doesnt seem to be getting any better folks, check out these statistics;. According to
a 2010 study released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 3 of 4
Americans will be obese or overweight by 2020. But this dire prediction doesnt have to come
true. The solution lies in understanding how we got here and making some essential lifestyle
changes to reverse this disturbing trend.

Although we are all well aware of the epidemic of obesity, most of us do not appreciate its extent
and its impact in both human and economic terms. One striking illustration of this is evident
when you look at the progression of obesity by state. According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), in 1990 Colorado was among the thinnest states in the United
States, with an obesity rate of <10%. Back then, the fattest states, mainly those in the South, had
obesity rates between 10% and 14%. Today, Colorado is the thinnest state in the United States,
with an obesity rate between 15% and 19%. This rate would have placed it alone as the fattest
state in the union back in 1990. All other states today have obesity rates of 20%, and many have
obesity rates of> 30%.

Only a few generations ago, obese individuals were few and far between, and their weight
problems were primarily attributable to slow metabolisms. Today the cause is rarely from slow
metabolism problem; rather, it is attributable to our computer-TV-video gamecentric, sedentary,
fast-food lifestyle, which has rapidly evolved over the past 30 years. When obesity is caused by
our modern lifestyle, fat is stored primarily in the belly, leading to the apple shape, rather than
primarily under the skin in the thighs, buttocks, and elsewhere, which results in the pear shape.
Importantly, the insulin-resistance, apple pattern of obesity is associated with wide-ranging
health risks, not the least of which is heart disease.

Today, in adults between 35 and 45 years of age, there is evidence that the rate of heart attacks
and the amount of coronary artery atherosclerosis is on the increase. Why? Because this
generation is really the first to be raised on fast food, video games, TV, and computers. Its a
generation thats been eating poorly and spending too much time sitting since childhood, and
these same men and women are sleep-deprived as well. We can now conclude that today our
toxic lifestyle is trumping our advances in medical science.

Just 30 years ago, before the beginning of our epidemic of obesity, Americans had access to
plenty of calories, yet most of us were not walking around fat. Today, we are walking around far
fatter and hungrier than in the past. What has changed? The answer is too much fast, processed
food, too little exercise, and too little sleep.
Highly processed food is absorbed too quickly into our blood streams, inducing abnormal insulin
responses that in turn lead to exaggerated swings in blood sugar. This has us walking around
hungry, consuming excess calories to combat that hunger, and storing the excess energy in our
bellies as fat. According to official medical publications, that belly fat is linked with
inflammatory factors that are associated not only with heart disease but also with many forms of
cancer, arthritis, dementia, macular degeneration, and other chronic diseases.

Additionally, we now know that lack of sleep promotes weight gain because it affects the
production hormones that help regulate your hunger levels and your metabolism.
Theres no question that the digital revolution has Americans expending much less energy at
work and often during recreation as well. Little or no exercise means fatter and sicker
Americans. In fact, statistics show that approximately 65% of the population routinely sits
instead of stands, drives instead of walks, and rides the elevator instead of taking the stairs,
which puts those Americans at an increased risk for the same chronic diseases just mentioned.

The Blueprint To Victory:
Enough bad news, now lets see some hope. Compared with recent decades that were
characterized by great confusion regarding what constitutes healthy eating, today the principles
of a healthy diet are largely settled: Consume a variety of healthy carbohydrates, healthy fats,
and lean sources of protein and get plenty of fiber (which is easy to do when youre choosing the
right carbohydrates). Experts now agree that we must evaluate the quality of the carbs, fats, and
proteins we eat, not just the quantity. We must also provide our bodies with quality absorbable
plant-derived supplements in order to make up for what we cannot get from our foods now days.
It is a well known fact that the nutrient availability of our soil has been deleted over time due to
the industrialization of our farms. Our bodies still require 90 essential nutrients to avoid nutrient
deficiency deceases, and the best way to painlessly ensure that is through proper nutritional
supplementation.
The best strategy for sustaining an ideal weight and good overall health is to apply the principles
of optimal nutrition as mentioned above. Too often, dieting in our culture has been thought of
primarily from the calorie-cutting perspective.

Can you lose weight just counting calories without understanding the principles of good
nutrition? Over the short term, the answer is yes. You can even lose weight on junk food if you
eat very little of it. Theres no question that on any calorie-restricted diet you will lose weight,
but you are unlikely to sustain the weight loss, and even if you do, eating primarily nutrient-poor
food, even in limited amounts, will certainly not lead to good health. Calories count, but
counting calories alone is an unhealthy and an invariably unsuccessful approach to weight loss.
By choosing a healthy variety of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, while getting proper nutrient
supplementation, enough exercise and proper sleep, your body will usually find its optimal
weight. So when you think about food and diet, think nutrition, not just calories.
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5.) Crashes and fatalities on Utah roads.Utah Car Crash
Kills 6, Including 11-Year-Old
| By BRADY McCOMBS
Posted: 07/07/2014 8:47 pm EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) An 11-year-old girl was among six victims of a fiery, head-on
collision that occurred during one of Utah's deadliest Fourth of July weekends in the past two
decades, authorities said Monday.
The young Esmerelda Velasquez, of Salt Lake City, was in a minivan that struck a sports car
while trying to pass another car, the Utah Highway Patrol said in a news release.
Three others from the minivan died. They were Samantha Blueeyes, 23; Michael Blueeyes, 22;
and Alfreda Bowman, 28, all from Salt Lake City.
The two who died in the sports car were: Cody Farrabee, 22, of Queen Creek, Arizona; and
Rheana Hazel, 23, of Las Vegas.
A seventh person, who was in the minivan, also is in very critical condition from Sunday's crash,
Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce said. He is Travis Howland, 24, of Salt Lake City.
The wreck happened on U.S. Route 191 near Monticello, about 285 miles southeast of Salt Lake
City. The sports car caught fire, killing both occupants at the scene. Five people were in the
minivan, and three of them died at the scene. One other victim died later at the hospital.
It came two days after another head-on collision involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 80
in northern Utah killed three members of a family.
All told, there were at least 11 confirmed traffic deaths in the state from Friday through Sunday
of the holiday weekend, said Gary Mower, a research analyst for the Utah Highway Safety
Office. Several other people remain in critical condition.
The deadliest July Fourth weekend since the state began keeping track 20 years ago was in 2008,
when 12 people died over four days. Last year, 10 people died over five days, Mower said.
The rate of highway deaths around the Fourth of July ranks the highest of any of the holidays,
with 1.4 fatalities per day over the past 10 years, Utah statistics show
Royce said this year's two major crashes should serve as a stark reminder that people need to
drive more carefully.
Impairment is suspected in the I-80 crash, and a bad decision to try to pass another car with not
enough room caused the US-91 collision, Royce said.
"If they would have been a little more patient," he said. "Both of these crashes were entirely
avoidable."
In the I-80 crash, authorities say Paul Mumford, 36, of West Jordan, inexplicably turned around
Friday night and drove the wrong way before colliding with an SUV driven by Jose Adame-
Orozco, 36, of Farmington.
Three passengers in the SUV died at the scene: Adame-Orozco's girlfriend, Delphine John, 44,
and her daughters, Deliah Ramirez, 18, and Anaya Orozco, 3.
Mumford has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, manslaughter and driving
under the influence, court records show.
6.) More than 17 pounds of meth seized in Park
City drug bust:

Posted 5:38 pm, October 8, 2013, by Ashton Goodell, Updated at 12:42pm, October 9, major
drug traffickers in jail.
Park City police seized more than 17 pounds of meth, which on the street could turn into more
than 7,000 drug deals. Summit County Sheriff David Edmunds spoke about the bust in a press
conference Wednesday
This case has sent a very, very powerful message, and that message is simply this: We do have
the sophistication required to conduct these types of investigations and take out some very high
level people, he said.
This week, police arrested Julio Cesar Perez-Vargas and Francisco Javier Romero-Barajas on
federal charges for distribution of a controlled substance. Vanessa Barron-Ballardo faces state
charges for child endangerment and distribution of a controlled substance.
At the beginning of the year, police noticed an increase in drug use and activity in Park City,
which led them to members involved in the trafficking operation.
Chief Wade Carpenter, Park City Police Department, said there was activity indicative of drug
use in the area.
We had a lot of break-ins, a lot of property crimes, violent crime was rising, and we also
noticed we had three heroin overdoses, he said.
Investigators followed up on those smaller crimes, which led them to the distributors.
Police said they tracked phone calls between members of the drug cartel to find the key players.
After three months of undercover work they carried out a series of raids Saturday to make the
arrests and seize more than 17 pounds of methamphetamine.
Essentially Park City was a sale head, that had several fingers that went into Colorado, across
northern Utah into the Vernal area and some of those other areas, Carpenter said.
Police said that, by the way the drugs were packaged; it looks like they were smuggled here from
Mexico by dealers with ties to a known drug cartel.
Police said they expect to make more arrests as the investigation continues.
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The research team is watching dads to understand the impact of play.
PICCOLO, a tool that measures parent-child interactions, began in the Research and Evaluation
Division of the CPD and literally moved on to the world. Now, the research tool is taking on a
whole new frontier: Dads.
Dr. Lori Roggman, a professor in Utah State Universitys Family Consumer and Human
Development department and a CPD Faculty Fellow, led a research team on the original
PICCOLO (Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations) project. From over
4,500 video clips of mothers with their young children, the team identified good things parents
do to contribute to learning and healthy development. Eventually researchers developed a
checklist to measure affection, responsiveness, encouragement and teaching.
Now thoroughly road-tested, that checklist has been used by numerous programs all over the
United States and even internationally. (It has been distributed in response to 118 requests for
permission to use it at last count, and researchers from five countries have sought permission to
translate it.) The uses for the tool vary, but they all have something in common: they seek to
measureand encouragegood parenting.
But the tool was primarily used to gauge a mothers behavior. What about fathers, and that
activity that dads do so well: play?
The same parenting behaviors that we established in PICCOLO are important for dads as well,
Roggman said. But research shows that dads spend a higher percentage of their parent-child time
playing than moms do. (Moms spend more of their parent-child time taking care of the child.)
Roggman wanted to understand how those play behaviors correlated to a childs development.
Father research is this emerging area, said Sheila Anderson, a doctoral candidate in the Family
and Human Development department who is doing a dissertation associated with the PICCOLO-
D project. PICCOLO-D seeks to understand parenting without forcing fathers into the same
template as mothers. The research team is watching dads to understand the impact of a fathers
parent-child play, like rough-and-tumble experiences, surprise, non-verbal touch, animated
behavior and excitement.

And while the data the researchers have collected is still preliminary, Anderson said its safe to
say fathers are important for children.
To get started, the researchers listed possible father behaviors and had practitioners rate them for
importance. They also had ten father research experts do the same thing online. From there they
developed a checklist of behaviors to watch.
As with the original PICCOLO project, the data will be gathered by watching and coding 1400
video clips of fathers with their young children. PICCOLO-D will identify the fathering
behaviors that predict good results in a childs problem-solving skills, vocabulary, and social
behavior.
Both the PICCOLO and the PICCOLO-D tools are developed for the field so that professionals
working with young children and their families will be able to measure what Mom and Dad are
doing right.
It's an important angle to take, said Roggman, since giving parents advice on how to raise their
children can be a touchy thing.
For more information on the PICCOLO and PICCOLO-D projects, contact Lori Roggman or
Mark Innocenti. The research team that developed the original PICCOLO measure included Gina
Cook, Mark Innocenti, Vonda Jump Norman, and Katie Christiansen. PICCOLO-D is run
through the Family, Consumer and Human Development Department at Utah State University.
8.) Little people, lots of pills: Experts debate
medicating kids
By Madison Park, CNN
May 24, 2011 7:05 a.m. EDT

Gavin Gorski, seen here with his father takes about 17 pills everyday to treat his behavioral
disorders. Editor's note: Americans have been led to believe -- by their doctors, by advertisers
and by the pharmaceutical industry -- that there is a pill to cure just about anything that ails
them. This week, the networks of CNN go deep into the politics and the pills.
(CNN) -- Gavin Gorski, 11, opens his hands as his father dispenses the pills.
An orange tablet, a green pill, white oval shapes and oblong ones -- nine drugs total -- fall into
his palm. The fifth-grader scoops them into his mouth. Later in the day, he takes eight more pills.
Gavin takes 119 pills every week.
The clozapine helps him with the hallucinations and voices he hears. The lithium stabilizes
Gavin's mood. Without them, he stays up for nights and has no impulse control.
"We couldn't exist without him being medicated," said Rob Gorski, Gavin's father. "We
struggled with it at first. Nobody wants to medicate their kids, but it comes to a quality of life
issue. When he is un-medicated, his quality of life is really low."
Gavin started taking several drugs at age 5. Increasingly more U.S. kids are taking behavioral
drugs, according to several studies.
The majority of cases are not as severe as Gavin's. The most common reasons for use of
antipsychotics by children are intellectual disability, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and
disruptive behavior disorder.
But children's conditions could be misdiagnosed and drugs prescribed for minor symptoms,
experts say. Putting kids on multiple drugs could put them at risk for drug interactions and side
effects, they say.
There also is potential for abuse, with parents intentionally medicating their children to make
their behavior more manageable.
Drugging kids for parents' relief called abusive
"If the child is horrendously disruptive -- self-injury and hurting themselves -- yes, use
medication in young children," said Dr. Mani Pavuluri, director of the Pediatric Brain Research
and Intervention Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. "But it's always cautious to wait
until they're a bit older than 5."
Pharmaceuticals should be the last resort after therapies and behavioral interventions, Pavuluri
said.
From 1999 to 2001, 0.78 per 1,000 children ages 2 through 5 used antipsychotic drugs. That rate
increased to 1.59 by 2007, according to a study published in the Journal of the American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
In a Columbia University study, the rates of antidepressant use increased among people age 6
and older from 5.84% in 1996 to 10.12% in 2005.
Six years ago, Gorski and his wife mulled whether to put their eldest son on several prescription
drugs. The Gorskis felt uneasy about putting their then-young son on so many drugs.
Gavin has Asperger's syndrome and schizoaffective disorder, which is similar to schizophrenia.
Without taking 17 pills each day, Gavin boasts that he can jump out the window and fly. He can't
differentiate between reality and hallucinations. He loses all fear and runs in front of cars.
Sometimes, he becomes violent to his family members.
The drugs help him so much, his father said.
"There is stigma attached to it," Gorski said about putting his son on several drugs. "People think
you can manage it with diet and that you're making your child worse, that they're poisoned. If
you take meds for the right reasons, it serves a purpose. It gives them a better life."
Other parents have expressed shock at the number of pills Gavin needs to consume.
"We don't medicate him because it makes life easier. We medicate him because it's best for him,"
said Gorski, a father of three special-needs children in Canton, Ohio.
Medication for mental illnesses is the cornerstone of treatment, especially when patients are
aggressive and manic, said Pavuluri, an American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
spokeswoman.
She recalled a dramatic case of a 6-year-old patient who was using Google to search the word
suicide and trying to eat the carbon off a pencil to harm herself.
In such cases, medication may be necessary, but doctors should try to rely less on pills for milder
psychological disorders and examine the child's life as a whole, Pavuluri said.
"It's very important to see that behavior is related to how kids are being parented," Pavuluri said.
One diagnosis that is rapidly growing is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Nearly one in 10
U.S. children has a diagnosis of ADHD, according to a 2010 report from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Not all ADHD cases require medication, medical experts said. There are nonpharmaceutical
routes such as making sure the child's home life is more organized. Parents can limit screen time
and teach planning skills to overcome some distractions, several medical experts said.
ADHD: Who makes the diagnosis?
There could be bigger issues affecting children's behavior and attention, like a death in the
family, an abusive relationship and other life experiences, experts said.
The problem could be a result of poor parenting, said Dr. Elizabeth Roberts, a child and
adolescent psychiatrist.
"We are medicating children sometimes for ferociously awful behavior based on poor parenting,"
she said.
The behavior is construed as ADHD, and more severe cases are diagnosed as bipolar disorder,
she said.
While stressing there are legitimate cases that call for medicating children, Roberts, who
practices in Murrietta, California, warned against throwing pills at a problem.
Sometimes, parents fake a condition for the child in hopes of getting drugs for themselves, she
said.
Some parents request prescription drugs because their kids misbehave in school, get low grades
or got a lower SAT score than they had hoped for, Roberts said.
ADHD drugs such as Adderall and Ritalin have become popular on college campuses for
students who don't have the condition but want to boost their academic performance through
better focusing.
A 2010 CDC survey found that one in five U.S. high school students said they had taken a
prescription drug such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, Adderall, Ritalin or Xanax without a
physician's prescription.
"Who holds the key to the medicine?" Roberts said, about who controls access to the prescription
drugs. "Not the drug companies, the parents, the teachers -- the doctors. They should stop this in
the tracks."
9.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl
ayer_embedded&v=O-sV0diu8kM
Protein, Puberty, and Pollutants
The early onset of puberty in girls associated with animal protein consumption may be due to
endocrine disrupting chemical pollutants in the meat supply.
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Doctor's Note For more videos on this topic see:
Protein & Puberty
Dairy & Sexual Precocity
The Effect of Soy on Precocious Puberty
Xenoestrogens & Early Puberty
If you're not familiar with IGF-1, I have a series of videos about the growth hormone (though
mostly in relation to cancer risk). See, for example, The Answer to the Pritikin Puzzle
and Cancer-Proofing Mutation. And if you've never heard of "metabolic syndrome" I talk about
it in Metabolic Syndrome and Plant-Based Diets. Is it possible to overdo soy? Yes, but you'd
have to work at it: How Much Soy Is Too Much?
I talk more about endocrine disrupters in:
Xenoestrogens & Sperm Counts
Flame Retardant Chemical Contamination
Food Sources of Flame Retardant Chemicals
Pollutants in Californian Breast Tissue.
For more context, please refer to the following associated blog posts: Why Are Children Starting
Puberty Earlier? and Schoolchildren Should Drink More Water
10.) Saving Lives By Treating Acne With Diet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1L2zinb7
QM8
Over-activated TOR signaling may help explain link between acne and subsequent risk for
prostate and breast cancer.
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Doctor's Note: TOR is considered the engine-of-aging enzyme detailed in Why Do We Age?
and Caloric Restriction vs. Animal Protein Restriction, as well as my previous video: Prevent
Cancer From Going on TOR.
Ive touched on this topic before in Acne and Cancer and covered acne and dairy in:
Skim Milk and Acne
National Dairy Council on Acne and Milk
The Acne-Promoting Effects of Milk
Urologists saving the lives of men is detailed in Survival of the Firmest: Erectile Dysfunction
and Death and 50 Shades of Green.