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DeAndre Brown – Southern Miss – breaks leg during bowl game (tibia and fibula)

admin — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:48:07 +0000

Five minutes into the game, Brown caught a pass for a nine-yard gain to set the school single-season receptions mark. Then, on the next USM drive with the Golden Eagles at the Troy 30-yard line, Brown broke free on a route near the left sideline. Quarterback Austin Davis lofted a pass, but just as Brown planted his left foot, it seemed to catch in the turf. He tumbled to the ground while trying to extend for the ball. Brown immediately began to clutch at his lower left leg, holding it up in the air as part of the leg dangled at an impossible angle. It was one of the more gruesome injuries you are likely to see, and you had to wonder: Is his story headed for a heartbreaking ending?

A cart immediately was rushed out as teammates and USM medical staff hovered over him before the freshman was driven off with the leg in an air cast. The crowd began chanting “De-An-dre! De-An-dre!” Brown was rushed to Tulane Medical Center, where he was diagnosed with a fractured left tibia.

USM went on to rally without its star to win 30-27 in overtime. Afterward, Tony Hughes, the USM istant who had recruited Brown, remarked how bittersweet the victory was. “They only thing you can do when you see something like that is start praying,” Hughes said. “It’s so sad. He’s such a good kid.”

However, as shocking as it might sound after seeing such a horrific break, Brown might not miss a game in 2009. According to The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger, Brown was to undergo surgery Sunday night as soon as he arrived back in Hattiesburg.

“It’s a clean break,” USM orthopedic physician Lance Line told The Clarion-Ledger’s Tyler Cleveland late Sunday night. “We’re going to operate tonight in Hattiesburg, and he will definitely miss all of spring practice, but if everything goes perfectly the rehab should take about six months.”

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Drugs History: Axis & Requiem for a Dream pt.4/5

admin — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:48:02 +0000

The La Guardia Committee was the first in depth study into the effects of smoking marijuana. It systematically contradicted claims made by the U.S. Treasury Department that smoking marijuana results in insanity, deteriorates physical and mental health, ists in criminal behavior and juvenile deliquency, is physically addictive, and is a “gateway” drug to more dangerous drugs.

The report was prepared by the New York Academy of Medicine, on behalf of a commission appointed in 1939 by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia who was a strong opponent of the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act . Released in 1944, the report infuriated Harry Anslinger who was campaigning against marijuana and he condemned it as unscientific. [1] Anslinger went on an offensive against what he saw as a “degenerate Hollywood” that was promoting marijuana use.

After high profile arrests of actors like Robert Mitchum, Hollywood gave Anslinger full control over the script of any film that mentioned marijuana.

Sociological Conclusions:
1- Marijuana is used extensively in the Borough of Manhattan but the problem is not as acute as it is reported to be in other sections of the United States.
2- The introduction of marijuana into this area is recent as compared to other localities.
3- The cost of marijuana is low and therefore within the purchasing power of most persons.
4- The distribution and use of marijuana is centered in Harlem.
5- The majority of marijuana smokers are Blacks and Latin-Americans.
6- The consensus among marijuana smokers is that the use of the drug creates a definite feeling of adequacy.
7- The practice of smoking marijuana does not lead to addiction in the medical sense of the word.
8- The sale and distribution of marijuana is not under the control of any single organized group.
9- The use of marijuana does not lead to morphine or heroin or cocaine addiction and no effort is made to create a market for these narcotics by stimulating the practice of marijuana smoking.
10- Marijuana is not the determining factor in the commission of major crimes.
11- Marijuana smoking is not widespread among school children.
12- Juvenile delinquency is not ociated with the practice of smoking marijuana.
13- The publicity concerning the catastrophic effects of marijuana smoking in New York City is unfounded.
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The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, is a United States federal law that, with subsequent modifications, requires the pharmaceutical industry to maintain physical security and strict record keeping for certain types of drugs. Controlled substances are divided into five schedules (or classes) on the basis of their potential for abuse, accepted medical use, and accepted safety under medical supervision. Substances in Schedule I have a high potential for abuse, no accredited medical use, and a lack of accepted safety. From Schedules II to V, substances decrease in potential for abuse. The schedule a substance is placed in determines how it must be controlled. Prescriptions for drugs in all schedules must bear the physician’s federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license number, but some drugs in Schedule V do not require a prescription. State schedules may vary from federal schedules.

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, is the legal foundation of the government’s fight against the abuse of drugs and other substances. This law is a consolidation of numerous laws regulating the manufacture and distribution of narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, anabolic steroids, and chemicals used in the illicit production of controlled substances.

Duration : 0:10:1

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The Pact Intro

admin — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:28:13 +0000

SPARK MEDIA PRESENTS:
A gritty, provocative true-life story of three friends from the ‘hood, Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis, and George Jenkins, who made a pact in high school to find a way to go to college and then medical school. They not only accomplished this, but they’re now spreading the word to inspire other inner-city kids to stay off of drugs, out of gangs and to take the educational route to a better life.
THE PACT captures the pathos of the men’s
individual journeys, the integrity of their voices and the power of their rare friendship. Their stories affirm the values that ultimately sustained and drove them: courage, tenacity, and faith. And they give
tribute to the life of the mind and its power to turn dreams into reality.

Produced and Directed by Andrea Kalin
Executive Producer: Bill Duke
Edited by Paula Heredia
Director of Photography: Bryan Sarkinen

www.thepactthemovie.com

Duration : 0:2:21

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