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- Programme Implementation Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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State laws that require co-prescribing opioids and naloxone and co-dispensing practices
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How to safely celebrate winter holidays
By Keri Althoff and Elizabeth Stuart / Published Oct 20, 2020 More than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. finds itself at a precarious point. Overall, controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 remains challenging, and transmission rates are high in many areas. And now we're moving into a time when fall and winter weather in many areas of the country may limit outdoor activities.
App seeks to halt spread of fake war photos on social media
CAIRO — In a grisly set of photos zipping around Twitter this week, a group of men dressed in Egyptian military uniforms circle around two blood-soaked civilians, kicking them as they attempt to crawl away. As the hashtag accusations escalated from #torture to #genocide, Egyptian media outlets argued over the photos’ authenticity. Some declared them fake, pointing out that a few of the “soldiers” pictured are wearing flip-flops.
How politics and unrest are changing religious life in Egypt
CAIRO — The call to prayer rings out over Sherif El-Sabbahy’s neighborhood just before noon, echoing across the urban landscape, drowning out the honking traffic and the chatter of the street market. From his window, El-Sabbahy, 20, can see the stream of men, prayer mats slung over their shoulders, heading to the mosque. But he doesn’t follow. He nudges his 17-year-old brother. “You ready to go?” His brother doesn’t look up from the game of “Throne Rush” he is playing on Facebook.
Mesa Police Kill Woman During Asperger's Meltdown
Two Mesa police officers who shot and killed a 24-year-old woman with Asperger syndrome have been placed on administrative leave while officials investigate, it was announced this afternoon. “We don’t know at this point why they made the decision to go lethal,” police spokesman Esteban Flores told reporters. Three officers went to Danielle Jacobs’ home Thursday after a friend alerted police that she was suicidal.
The making of a peace activist: What psychology can tell us about solving the Israel-Palestine conflict
On a recent fall afternoon, a crowd of Arabs and Jews gathered in front of the concrete wall that divides Israel from the Palestinian territories, holding signs reading, “Revenge is not a political plan” and “Stop the violence! Yes to coexistence!” Five stoic-faced Israeli soldiers in combat boots and military greens stood by, watching, with M16 assault rifles slung across their chests. Yaniv Belhassen raised a megaphone. “This land grab is not democratic!” he shouted in Hebrew.
Federal Parity and Spending for Mental Illness
Mental disorders are prevalent in children and adolescents.
Federal Parity and Spending for Mental Illness
Federal Parity and Spending for Mental Illness Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, Andrew J. Epstein, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Rebecca L. Haffajee, Emma E. McGinty, Alisa B. Busch, Haiden A. Huskamp, Colleen L. Barry Pediatrics Jul 2018, e20172618; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-2618
Protocol: mixed-methods study to evaluate implementation, enforcement, and outcomes of U.S. state laws intended to curb high-risk opioid prescribing
The U.S. opioid epidemic was associated with over 65,000 opioid overdose deaths [1, 2] and decreased U.S. life expectancy during 2015–2016 [3]. This epidemic has been driven in large part by the high volume of opioids prescribed by healthcare providers [4–7]. Increases in opioid prescribing beginning in the late 1990s led to parallel increases in opioid overdose deaths, which quadrupled from 1999 to 2015 [8–10].
Persistence of depressive symptoms and gait speed recovery in older adults after hip fracture
Objective Depression after hip fracture in older adults is associated with worse physical performance; however, depressive symptoms are dynamic, fluctuating during the recovery period. The study aim was to determine how the persistence of depressive symptoms over time cumulatively affects the recovery of physical performance.
Persistence of depressive symptoms and gait speed recovery in older adults after hip fracture
Depression after hip fracture in older adults is associated with worse physical performance; however, depressive symptoms are dynamic, fluctuating during the recovery period. The study aim was to determine how the persistence of depressive symptoms over time cumulatively affects the recovery of physical performance.
Protesters Decry Ducey's Attempt to Block Refugee Resettlement as Racist
A crowd of Phoenicians chanting "We reject racism!" descended on Governor Doug Ducey's office today after he pledged to resist President Barack Obama's plans to resettle thousands of refugees in Arizona over the next year. "We cannot sit idly in our offices safe and sound while xenophobia and racism are publicly flaunted," said Reverend Reginald D. Walton, senior pastor of Phillips Memorial CME Church, who led the protest alongside Francisca Porchas, organizing director for Puente Arizona.
Getting Help for Autism Spectrum Disorder | Public Health Post
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) generally require chronic management of their disorder during their lifetimes; that management can be intensive. Some of the behavioral services recommended for children with ASD, such as applied behavioral analysis, are delivered for up to 40 hours per week. Historically, however, private insurance did not always cover the costs of such therapy, especially at the levels required.
Old Glorious: Thousands of Arizonans Wave the Flag for Donald Trump in Prescott
More than 10,000 people schlepped to the Prescott Valley Events Center Tuesday to see Donald Trump in the flesh. Fans started lining up for the rally — Trump's sixth appearance in Arizona — at 9 p.m. Monday. There wasn't enough room inside, so several thousand watched the Republican presidential nominee on a Jumbotron.
GOP Vice Presidential Nominee Mike Pence Buffs Running Mate Donald Trump's Image at Mesa Megachurch
Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence largely sidestepped politics at a low-key question-and-answer session at a Mesa megachurch on Thursday, choosing instead to focus on more personal matters. Before a crowd of about 900 people at Living Word Bible Church, the Indiana governor described Republican running mate Donald Trump as a faith-oriented family man.
Protesters Demand Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman Stand Down in Tussle Over Stinky Egg Ranch
Hickman's Family Farms' Tonapah egg ranch stinks — in a literal sense. And that, a group of downwind residents argue, should preclude the farm's vice president of sales, Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman, from having a say in the county's air-quality control. Hickman was appointed to the five-member Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in 2013, then elected in 2014. He chairs the board.
Brother Dean, the 'Slut-Shaming Preacher,' Arrested for Assault, Banned from University of Arizona Campus
A street preacher infamous for condemning yoga pants and tramping around the University of Arizona campus hollering "You Deserve Rape" was arrested Tuesday after allegedly kicking a woman in the chest. Dean Saxton, a Christian who calls himself Brother Dean, was booked into the Pima County Jail, charged with misdemeanor assault, and banned from the school's Tucson campus for one year, says Sergeant Filbert Barrera, a public information officer for the university police.
Phoenix Protesters Blast Bureau of Land Management for 'Inhumane' Treatment of Wild Horses
The rumblings of Internet rumormongers notwithstanding, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management isn't gearing up to euthanize 44,000 wild horses and 1,000 burros. But just to make sure, several dozen horse lovers mobbed the agency's downtown Phoenix office Thursday, trotting a fuzzy stuffed horse up and down Washington Avenue and shaking signs inscribed with slogans such as "BLM don't murder!" "Save the horses!" they yelled, pumping their fists at passing pedestrians.
Slew of ADA Compliance Lawsuits May Have 'Dangerous' Repercussions for the Disabled, Advocates Say
As a quadriplegic who relies on a wheelchair to get around, Phil Pangrazio doesn't know whether to applaud or condemn a new advocacy group that is patrolling Phoenix parking lots, taking a measuring tape to their handicap-accessible spaces, and suing businesses that don't comply with the standards outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Defying National Trend, Arizona Allows Concealed Guns in K-12 Schools
A push to allow people to pack heat on college campuses ignited a firestorm at the state capitol earlier this year, when Republican state Representative Sonny Borrelli of Bullhead City filed House Bill 2072, which would permit anyone who obtains a "certificate of firearms proficiency" from the Arizona Department of Public Safety to carry a concealed weapon on public college and university property. But following frantic pushback from the Arizona Board of Regents, the effort fell short.
We're No. 6! Sierra Club Names ASU One of Nation's Greenest Universities
The 2,700 revelers who attended Arizona State University's most recent staff barbecue cast aside more than 580 pounds of soda bottles, plastic cutlery, leftover food, and other assorted trash. But less than .03 percent of that, or what Mick Dalrymple, ASU's director of sustainability practices, describes as "about half a bag," was actually carted off to the landfill. The rest, sorted by hand by frat boys and other volunteers, was composted or recycled.
Broken Bonds: A Law Designed to Protect Native American Children Leaves Some Trapped in Foster Care
There are two portraits on display in Jennifer’s Mesa living room. Two little boys. Dark-eyed with chubby cheeks, impish grins, and thick, black hair. They look so alike in their striped shirts, it’s easy to mistake them for the same child. Even Jennifer’s toddler, Jacob, the subject of one of those portraits, a canvas print on the wall, struggles to keep it straight.
Arizona Supreme Court Rejects Business Coalition's Attempt to Block Minimum-Wage Ballot Initiative
A ballot initiative to raise Arizona's minimum wage has (once again) been cleared for a vote in November. The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an earlier decision to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the validity of signatures gathered in support of the initiative, Proposition 206, which proposes to increase wages incrementally from $8.05 to $12 by 2020.
Dolores Huerta Launches Latino Voter-Turnout Effort to Defeat Donald Trump and John McCain
Mexican American civil rights activist Dolores Huerta visited Phoenix last week to encourage Latinos to turn out and vote against presidential nominee Donald Trump. At an August 26 press conference with several other Latino leaders, including including U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego and State Representative Rebecca Rios, Huerta called Trump "bizarre" and "dangerous." "Donald Trump has shown by his words and his actions that he doesn't have any respect for anybody," she said. "It's all about him.
Parking Lot Trolls: ADA Defenders or Enemies of the State?
The parking lot for Deanna France's indoor batting cages in Mesa has 10 handicap-accessible spaces marked with a clearly painted wheelchair symbol — four more than are required under the Americans with Disabilities Act. So she was confused, in June, when she was served with a $10,000 lawsuit for not providing adequate access for people with disabilities. Her offense? Two of the "reserved parking" signs she had posted at the head of each space were a few inches too short.
Nitpicking the Nitpickers: Judge Nixes Challenge to Minimum-Wage Raise Initiative on Technicality
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging thousands of signatures gathered in support of an initiative to increase Arizona's minimum wage, clearing the way for it to appear on the ballot. Given that it hinged on the minutiae of Arizona law concerning ballot initiatives, it was perhaps fitting that the suit got tossed on a technicality.
Here's Why the Court Challenge to Minimum-Wage Initiative Was Inevitable
Clipboards in hand, they wave down grocery shoppers and fairgoers, sweat dripping down their faces in the 120-degree Phoenix sun. In what appears a noble testament to the cause of the day — raising the minimum wage, legalizing marijuana — they keep at it for hours, wrangling with grouchy people, shaking off rejection after rejection, to gather support to put legislation on the ballot.
Magistrate Recommends That Rapist Pay $10 Million for Assault on Prison Teacher
An inmate who raped a teacher at an Arizona state prison in 2014 may be forced to pay her $10 million — in the unlikely event that he gets out of prison and/or inherits a boatloads of cash. A federal magistrate made the recommendation earlier this month after Jacob Harvey, 22, declined the help of a defense attorney and refused to participate in court hearings.
Court Challenge Jeopardizes Arizona's Minimum-Wage Ballot Measure
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge Thursday threw out a substantial number of signatures gathered in support of a voter initiative to raise Arizona's minimum wage to $12 an hour. Judge Joshua Rogers struck many of the signatures by default because the people who gathered them, some of whom were out-of-towners hired to canvass, did not respond to subpoenas.
Former Arizona Lawmaker Mark DeSimone Charged with 'Execution-Style' Murder in Alaska
A former Arizona legislator has been charged with first- and second-degree murder in connection with the May 15 death of a 24-year-old Alaska man. Mark DeSimone, 53, is accused of shooting 34-year-old Duilio Antonio "Tony" Rosales, an immigrant from Nicaragua, twice in the back of the head during a hunting trip at a private cabin in Alaska, according to documents filed in Juneau District Court. Police say Rosales appeared to have been sitting on a picnic bench removing his boots when he was shot.
Arizona Department of Corrections Provides Shoddy Health Care to Inmates, with Deadly Consequences
Jorge Rios wasn’t thinking straight when he got the news. The mother of his 15-year-old son, the woman he’d loved since high school, had been transferred to the hospital from Arizona’s Perryville Prison, where she was nine months into a two-year sentence for drug possession. Jorge, at 35 an athletically built man with a shaved head and a prickly goatee, didn’t know the name of the medical facility, what had happened to prompt the abrupt move, how she was holding up — anything.
Gila River Indian Community Asks U.S. Judge to Block South Mountain Freeway
The Gila River Indian Community this week asked a U.S. District judge to issue a summary judgment in its lawsuit challenging a planned expansion of the Loop 202 freeway. In the lawsuit, filed against the Federal Highway Administration and the Arizona Department of Transportation, the community argues that the freeway extension will desecrate culturally significant trails, shrines, and archaeological sites on South Mountain or, as the tribe calls it, Muhadagi Doag.
Work Part-Time for PayPal, Get Tuition Assistance at ASU
As summer gears up, no doubt, thousands of Arizona State University students are hunting for jobs hoping to bank a bit of cash to help offset next year's tuition bill. The Cincinnati-based nonprofit Education at Work, in partnership with ASU and the online payment company PayPal, has a better idea: How about a job that, in addition to paying hourly, comes with up to $6,000 a year in tax-free tuition assistance? PayPal hires students to help with online customer service for $9 per hour.
Arizona Governor Signs Bill Protecting Salt River Wild Horses
On Wednesday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2340 into law, making it a crime to take, harass, kill, or otherwise interfere with a popular herd of wild horses that runs free along the Salt River northeast of Phoenix in the Tonto National Forest.
Arizona Legislature Votes to Protect Salt River Horses
As of Thursday, all that’s standing between Arizona’s beloved Salt River horses and state protection is the governor’s signature. After months of negotiation, the House of Representatives voted 53 to 3 (with 4 representatives not voting) to pass an amended version of House Bill 2340, which makes it illegal to take, harass, kill, or otherwise interfere with the herd of approximately 100 free-roaming horses that makes its home in the Tonto National Forest just outside Mesa.
Voters May Have Say on Arizona Minimum Wage
Voters this year may be asked not only to decide whether Arizona should raise the minimum wage, but also by how much. Two groups on opposite sides of the issue are pushing November ballot measures to address the issue: the workers'-rights organization Arizonans for Fair Wages and Healthy Families; and the Arizona Restaurant Association, a trade group.
ACLU: Police in Arizona Violating Civil Rights During Immigration Checks
Tucson police enforcing the controversial "show me your papers" section of Arizona's SB 1070 are routinely prolonging traffic stops in order to investigate a person's immigration status, according to a new American Civil Liberties Union investigation. The U.S. Supreme Court specifically warned against such action in 2012 when it allowed Section 2(B) to stand after ruling much of the rest of SB 1070 unconstitutional.
Arizona Mulls Stiffer Penalties for Protesters After Donald Trump Road Block
Incensed by a group of protesters who blocked a road in an attempt to shut down a Donald Trump rally in Fountain Hills last month, a right-wing Arizona senator is pushing to increase the penalty for political protesters who interfere with traffic. Already, protesters who block traffic can be charged with a class-3 misdemeanor, fined up to $500 and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
Harkins Theatres Cancel Arizona Showing of Anti-Vaccine Film
Harkins Theatres has canceled a planned screening of film alleging a connection between autism and the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine amid complaints from pediatricians. Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Catastrophe will complete its week-long run at Harkins single-screen Valley Art theater in Tempe this evening. But Harkins has pulled the film from its 18-screen theater at the Arrowhead Fountains Center in Peoria. Harkins did not respond to requests for comment.
Phoenix Man Sets Girlfriend On Fire
The argument was getting heated so police allege that 28-year-old Rafael Arredondo decided to set his girlfriend on fire. Well, first, Arredondo, who lived with his girlfriend near 21st Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix, allegedly bound and gagged her with clear packing tape. Then, he doused her shorts and shirt with lighter fluid and lighted her on fire.
Arizona State University Autism Professor Promotes Anti-Vaccine Film Despite Doctor Protests
An Arizona State University autism researcher is encouraging parents to see a controversial film alleging a connection between the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and the neurological disorder — despite widespread consensus that the premise is scientifically flawed.
Assault Charges Filed Against Arizona Veteran Who Threatened to Sue Over Police Brutality
Gilbert Police have filed aggravated-assault charges against a veteran who announced intentions in March to sue the department for using excessive force while attempting to calm him down during a post-traumatic stress disorder breakdown.
Arizona Senate Approves Proposal to Protect Salt River Wild Horses
The Arizona Senate approved a bill Monday that would make it a state crime to take, harass, kill, or otherwise interfere with a herd of horses that runs free along the Salt River. The bill passed 27-2, with one senator not voting. House Bill 2340 already prevailed in the House of Representatives; however, over the course of its contentious run through the Legislature (detailed in the New Times cover story “Unbridled”), its sponsor Representative Kelly Townsend gutted and reworked the proposal.
Eight Times U.S. Judges Squashed Arizona's Attempts to Clamp Down on Immigration
When the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a permanent injunction last week blocking former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's executive order denying driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants with work permits, it started to feel like deja vu. As Congress continues to stall on comprehensive reform, more and more states are grappling for control over immigration, clogging up the courts with questions about who has power to regulate what.
Watch Arizona Peregrine Falcons Navigate Downtown Phoenix on New Live-Stream Cam
High above the bustle of Phoenix traffic, atop the Maricopa County Administration Building, a female peregrine falcon guards a pile of new eggs. Her partner has soared off (presumably to hunt) so she’s alone in the nest, shifting her weight from foot to foot as she surveys the city with beady eyes. The action is unfolding in real time on the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s new Peregrine Cam, an online video feed of the bird family’s little home.
Arizona Asks Federal Judge to Lift Ban on Executions
Attorneys representing the state of Arizona called on a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the way the state carries out the death penalty. If U.S. District Judge Neil Wake rules in its favor, the Arizona Department of Corrections would be free to resume lethal injections, which were put on hold after an experiment with a new drug cocktail went awry in 2014, leaving convicted murderer Joseph Wood gasping on the executioner's gurney for more than two hours.
Board of Regents Raises Tuition at Arizona State University
The Arizona Board of Regents voted to raise tuition and fees at Arizona State University. International and out-of-state undergraduate students will pay $1,000 more, bringing their annual bills up to $26,470. In-state undergraduate students will pay $10,640, which is a $200 increase over last year.
Arizona State University Student Club Battles Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
“Allahu Akbar,” called the imam at the Islamic Community Center of Tempe. “God is the greatest.” In unison, several dozen men raised both hands up to their ears, palms facing toward Mecca, the birthplace of Islam. “Audhu billahi min ashshayta nirrajeem,” he said. “I seek God’s shelter from Satan, the condemned.” The men knelt, folding at the waist to touch their foreheads to the floor.
Arizona Veteran to Sue Gilbert Police for Using Excessive Force During PTSD Meltdown
A veteran plans to sue the Gilbert Police Department after, lawyers say, officers Tased him until his heart stopped while in the midst of a psychotic episode caused by post-traumatic stress disorder.
Arizona Legislator Attempts to Overturn City "Puppy-Mill" Bans
Nicole Galvan has to feed her greyhound June by hand, one kibble at a time, because she only has one tooth. The nonprofit that rescued the dog from a commercial breeding facility where she was kept in a cage just six inches longer than her body had to remove all the rest because her jaw was rotting from inadequate dental care. Her back is deformed and her legs are permanently twisted into a crouch from seven years of bearing litter after litter of puppies.
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