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            <p align="center"><font size="6">The Kelsey Shelton Briggs Story </font><br />
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            <font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Read more: </font><a href="http://heavens-gates.com/kelseybriggs/#ixzz0v0dBv6PR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: #003399"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span id="lw_1280358202_16" class="yshortcuts">http://heavens-gates.com/kelseybriggs/#ixzz0v0dBv6PR</span></font></a><br />
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            <p align="center"><font size="3">Kelsey's biological father <span id="lw_1280358202_0" class="yshortcuts">Lance Briggs</span> was interviewed on national TV (August 18 2007) on <span id="lw_1280358202_1" class="yshortcuts">Fox News</span><br />
            This is the 1st time Kelsey's story had been on national TV<br />
            Thank you <a title="Julie's Bio" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,155985,00.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1280358202_2" class="yshortcuts">Julie Banderas</span></a> for your coverage <a title="View the interview with Lance Briggs" href="http://www.foxnews.com/bigstoryweekend/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1280358202_3" class="yshortcuts">FoxNews.com</span></a><br />
            Julie is continuing coverage of this tragic case. </font></p>
            <p align="center"><img border="0" src="http://heavens-gates.com/kelseybriggs/kelseyspurpose2.jpg" alt="" /><br />
            <font size="3">December 28 2002 - October 11 2005 </font></p>
            <p align="center"><font size="5">The Kelsey Shelton Briggs Story ~Daddys <span id="lw_1280358202_4" class="yshortcuts">Little Girl</span>~<br />
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            <p align="center"><a href="http://heavens-gates.com/kelseybriggs/recform.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="3" face="Lucida Handwriting"><span style="letter-spacing: 3px">SHARE Kelsey's Page</span></font></a></p>
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            <p align="center"><font size="4">Kelsey Briggs lost her life before the age of three due to Child Abuse.<br />
            Please watch/read her story and share it with others. It is a Tragic story but one that must be shared. Hopefully Kelsey's story will touch your heart and you will be willing to step up to the plate and help children who can't help themselves. </font></p>
            <p align="center"><font size="4">If you know of a child being abused, call Law enforcement and Social Services immediately.<br />
            You might just save a child's life. </font></p>
            <p align="center"><img border="0" src="http://heavens-gates.com/kelseybriggs/kelseybriggs3.jpg" alt="" /></p>
            <p align="center">Kelsey's Grandmother Kathie Briggs runs a site in Kelsey's Honor, You can find it at<br />
            <a href="http://www.kelseyspurpose.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1280358202_5" class="yshortcuts">http://www.kelseyspurpose.org</span><br />
            <img border="0" src="http://heavens-gates.com/kelseybriggs/kelseychildabuse.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
            They are doing alot of good things to help abused children. It is free to join, you can find more info there.</p>
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            Kelsey Shelton Briggs</p>
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            <font color="#000040" size="6">A Poem for Kelsey<br />
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            <p align="left"><font size="4">My name is Kelsey, I'm only two.<br />
            I'm way too young to know right from wrong, I can barely sing a <span id="lw_1280358202_6" class="yshortcuts">children's song</span>.<br />
            When you hurt me, why can't you see, I don't understand, I'm not even three.<br />
            I try to walk: &quot;Can't!&quot;<br />
            My little body's black and blue and now you have taken my family too.<br />
            I love my daddy and he loves me, Grandma, PaPa, where can you be?<br />
            I don't forget, I think of you and when I'm hurt, your love shines through.<br />
            It's dark in here, I can't go on.... No! Wait! There's light, an <span id="lw_1280358202_7" class="yshortcuts">angel's song</span>.<br />
            I feel God's hand lift me away, he has the perfect place to play.<br />
            I know you hurt, I see your tears, but only God knows why I'm here.<br />
            Daddy, I'm okay, my body's new and I will never, ever forget you.<br />
            My name was Kelsey. </font></p>
            <p align="left">Written by Connie Mathews (Kelsey's great-aunt)</p>
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            <p align="center"><font size="4">Kelsey's message board <a href="http://www.kelseyspurpose.org/forums/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1280358202_8" class="yshortcuts">http://www.kelseyspurpose.org/forums/</span></a> </font></p>
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            A lot of people failed Kelsey. Remember her story the next time you think a child is being abused.<br />
            Please report it, if you don't, that child may suffer the same fate as Kelsey.<br />
            Please don't let that happen.<br />
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            <p align="center">In 2006 the Oklahoma state legislature passed the <span id="lw_1280358202_9" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand">Kelsey Smith-Briggs</span> <span id="lw_1280358202_10" class="yshortcuts">Child Protection Reform Act</span>. The bill would significantly reform the way courts and the <span id="lw_1280358202_11" class="yshortcuts">state Department of Human Services</span> handle cases related to <span id="lw_1280358202_12" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand">child abuse and neglect</span>.</p>
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            <td class="pub_info" valign="top"><strong>Year Published:&nbsp;2007 </strong></td>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Current through June 2007</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>You may wish to review this introductory text to better understand the information contained in your State's statute. To see how your State addresses this issue, visit the </strong></span><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/state/"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>State Statutes Search</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Every State, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have statutes providing for the termination of parental rights by a court. Termination of parental rights ends the legal parent-child relationship. Once the relationship has been terminated, the child is legally free to be placed for adoption, with the objective of securing a more stable, permanent family environment that can meet the child's long-term parenting needs.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Termination may be voluntary or involuntary. Birth parents who wish to place their children for adoption may voluntarily relinquish their rights.</strong></span><sup><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#1" name="fn1"></a></sup><span style="font-size: larger"><sup><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#1" name="fn1"><strong>1</strong></a></sup><strong> When addressing whether parental rights should be terminated involuntarily, most States require that a court:</strong></span></p>
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    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Determine, by clear and convincing evidence, that the parent is unfit</strong></span><sup><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#2" name="fn2"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>2</strong></span></a></sup></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Determine whether severing the parent-child relationship is in the child's best interest</strong></span></li>
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<h2><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>The grounds for involuntary termination of parental rights are specific circumstances under which the child cannot safely be returned home because of risk of harm by the parent or the inability of the parent to provide for the child's basic needs. Each State is responsible for establishing its own statutory grounds, and these vary by State.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>The most common statutory grounds for determining parental unfitness include:</strong></span></p>
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    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Severe or chronic abuse or neglect</strong></span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Abuse or neglect of other children in the household</strong></span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Abandonment</strong></span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Long-term mental illness or deficiency of the parent(s)</strong></span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Long-term alcohol- or drug-induced incapacity of the parent(s)</strong></span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Failure to support or maintain contact with the child</strong></span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Involuntary termination of the rights of the parent to another child</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Another common ground for termination is a felony conviction of the parent(s) for a crime of violence against the child or another family member, or a conviction for any felony when the term of incarceration is so long as to have a negative impact on the child, and the only available provision of care for the child is foster care.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) requires State agencies to file a petition to terminate parental rights, with certain exceptions, when:</strong></span><sup><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#3" name="fn3"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>3</strong></span></a></sup></p>
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    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>A child has been in foster care for 15 of the most recent 22 months.</strong></span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>A court has determined:<br />
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        <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>A child to be an abandoned infant</strong></span></li>
        <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>That the parent has committed murder or voluntary manslaughter of another child of the parent; aided, abetted, attempted, conspired, or solicited to commit such a murder or voluntary manslaughter; or committed a felony assault that has resulted in serious bodily injury to the child or another child of the parent</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>In response to ASFA, many States have adopted limits to the maximum amount of time a child can spend in foster care before termination proceedings can be initiated. Typically, States have adopted the ASFA standard of 15 out of the most recent 22 months in care. Some States, however, specify shorter time limits, particularly for very young children. The laws in most States are consistent with the other termination grounds required under ASFA.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>The above factors become grounds for terminating parental rights when reasonable efforts by the State to prevent out-of-home placement or to achieve reunification of the family after placement have failed to correct the conditions and/or parental behaviors that led to State intervention.</strong></span><sup><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#4" name="fn4"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>4</strong></span></a></sup></p>
<h2><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Exceptions</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>ASFA requires that proceedings to terminate parental rights be initiated when the child has been in foster care for 15 of the most recent 22 months. An exception may be made under some circumstances, including:</strong></span></p>
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    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>The child has been placed under the care of a relative.</strong></span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>The State agency has documented in the case plan a compelling reason to believe that terminating the parent's rights is not in the best interests of the child.</strong></span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>The parent has not been provided with the services required by the service plan for reunification of the parent with the child.</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Approximately 20 States and the District of Columbia confirm these requirements in their statutes.</strong></span><sup><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#5" name="fn5"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>5</strong></span></a></sup></p>
<h2><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Effects of Termination</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>A termination action can sever the rights of one parent without affecting the rights of the other parent. If the rights of both parents are terminated, the State assumes legal custody of the child along with the responsibility for finalizing a permanent placement for the child, either through adoption or guardianship, within a reasonable amount of time.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>In approximately four States, if a permanent placement has not been achieved within a specific timeframe, a petition may be filed with the court requesting reinstatement of the parent's rights.</strong></span><sup><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#6" name="fn6"></a></sup><span style="font-size: larger"><sup><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#6" name="fn6"><strong>6</strong></a></sup><strong> If the court determines that the parent is now able to provide a safe home for the child, the request may be granted.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>To see how your State addresses this issue, visit the </strong></span><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/state/"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>State Statutes Search</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>To find information on all the States and territories, view the complete printable PDF, </strong></span><a href="http://abusefreedom.com//systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/groundterminall.pdf"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights: Summary of State Laws</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong> (PDF - <span class="evensmaller">444 KB</span>).</strong></span></p>
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<p class="footnote"><a name="1"></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong><a name="1"><sup>1</sup></a> For State-by-State details on voluntary relinquishment, see Information Gateway publication <em>Consent to Adoption</em> at </strong></span><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/consent.cfm"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/consent.cfm</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>. </strong></span><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#fn1"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Back</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong> <br />
</strong></span><a name="2"></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong><a name="2"><sup>2</sup></a> The U.S. Supreme Court, in Santosky v. Kramer (455 U.S. &sect; 745 (1982)), set the standard of proof in termination of parental rights proceedings at clear and convincing evidence. </strong></span><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#fn2"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Back</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong><br />
</strong></span><a name="3"></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong><a name="3"><sup>3</sup></a> ASFA (P.L. 105-89) amended title IV-E of the Social Security Act, which establishes guidelines that States must comply with as a condition for receiving Federal funds. </strong></span><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#fn3"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Back</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong><br />
</strong></span><a name="4"></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong><a name="4"><sup>4</sup></a> For more detailed information on the reasonable efforts requirement, see Information Gateway's <em>Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families</em> at </strong></span><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/reunify.cfm"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/reunify.cfm</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>. </strong></span><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#fn4"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Back</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong><br />
</strong></span><a name="5"></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong><a name="5"><sup>5</sup></a> The word <em>approximately</em> is used to stress the fact that States frequently amend their laws. This information is current only through June 2007. The States that currently provide for these exceptions include Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wyoming. In other States, the Federal requirements apply to any child whose foster care maintenance payments are funded through the title IV-E program. </strong></span><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#fn5"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Back</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong><br />
</strong></span><a name="6"></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong><a name="6"><sup>6</sup></a> In California, after 3 years, a child who is age 12 or older may petition (Welf. &amp; Inst. Code &sect; 366.26(i); in Hawaii, after 1 year, the parent or State Department may petition (Rev. Stat. &sect; 571-63); in Nevada, the child or the legal guardian of a child who has not been adopted and is not likely to be adopted may petition (2007 Nev. Ch. 43); and in Washington, after 3 years, a child who is age 12 or older may petition (2007 Wa. HB 1624, &sect; 1). </strong></span><a href="http://abusefreedom.com/#fn6"><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Back</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: larger"><strong><br />
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<p>A black box warning appears on the label of a prescription medication to alert you and your healthcare provider about any important safety concerns, such as serious <a href="http://drugs.about.com/od/medicationabcs/a/side_effects.htm"><font color="#3366cc">side effects</font></a> or life-threatening risks.</p>
<p>A black box warning, also known as a &ldquo;black label warning&rdquo; or &ldquo;boxed warning,&rdquo; is named for the black border surrounding the text of the warning that appears on the package insert, label, and other literature describing the medication (e.g., magazine advertising). It is the most serious medication warning required by the FDA.</p>
<h3>When Does the FDA Require a Boxed Warning?</h3>
<p>The FDA requires a black box warning for one of the following situations:</p>
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    <li>The medication can cause serious undesirable effects (such as a fatal, life-threatening or permanently disabling adverse reaction) compared to the potential benefit from the drug. Depending on your health condition, you and your doctor would need to decide if the potential benefit of taking the drug is worth the risk.</li>
    <li>A serious adverse reaction can be prevented, reduced in frequency, or reduced in severity by proper use of the drug. For example, a medication may be safe to use in adults, but not in children. Or, the drug may be safe to use in adult women who are not pregnant.</li>
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<p>The FDA requires the boxed warning to provide a concise summary of the adverse side effects and risks associated with taking the medication. You and your doctor need to be aware of this information when deciding to start the drug or if you should switch to another medication altogether. Understanding side effects will help you make a better informed decision.</p>
<h3>Examples of Black Box Warnings</h3>
<p>The following are examples of black box warnings that have been required for some commonly used medications:</p>
<p><b>Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics</b><br />
According to the FDA, people taking a fluoroquinolone antibiotic have an increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture, a serious injury that could cause permanent disability. The FDA warning includes <a href="http://drugsaz.about.com/od/drugs/ciprofloxacin.htm"><font color="#3366cc">Cipro</font></a> (ciprofloxacin), <a href="http://drugsaz.about.com/od/drugs/levofloxacin.htm"><font color="#3366cc">Levaquin</font></a> (levofloxacin), <a href="http://drugsaz.about.com/od/drugs/moxifloxacin.htm"><font color="#3366cc">Avelox</font></a> (moxifloxacin) and other medications containing fluoroquinolone. (<a href="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01858.html" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XJ"><font color="#3366cc">Warning</font></a> issued July 2008.)</p>
<p><b>Diabetes Medications</b><br />
According to the FDA, people with diabetes taking <a href="http://drugsaz.about.com/od/drugs/avandia.htm"><font color="#3366cc">Avandia</font></a> (rosiglitazone) have an increased risk of heart failure or heart attack if they already have heart disease or are at high risk of suffering a heart attack. (<a href="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01743.html" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XJ"><font color="#3366cc">Warning</font></a> issued November 2007.)</p>
<p><b>Antidepressant Medications</b><br />
According to the FDA, all antidepressant medications have an increased risk of suicidal thinking and behavior, known as suicidality, in young adults ages 18 to 24 during initial treatment (generally the first one to two months). The FDA warning includes <a href="http://drugsaz.about.com/od/drugs/zoloft.htm"><font color="#3366cc">Zoloft</font></a> (sertraline), <a href="http://drugsaz.about.com/od/drugs/paxil.htm"><font color="#3366cc">Paxil</font></a> (paroxetine), <a href="http://drugsaz.about.com/od/drugs/lexapro.htm"><font color="#3366cc">Lexapro</font></a> (escitalopram), and other antidepressant medication. (<a href="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01624.html" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XJ"><font color="#3366cc">Warning</font></a> issued May 2007.)</p>
<h3>What Does a Black Box Warning Look Like?</h3>
<p>The following excerpt from the prescription label of Zoloft is an example of a black box warning.</p>
<blockquote class="no"><b>Suicidality in Children and Adolescents</b><br />
Antidepressants increased the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior (suicidality) in short-term studies in children and adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and other psychiatric disorders. Anyone considering the use of Zoloft or any other antidepressant in a child or adolescent must balance this risk with the clinical need. Patients who are started on therapy should be observed closely for clinical worsening, suicidality, or unusual changes in behavior. Families and caregivers should be advised of the need for close observation and communication with the prescriber. Zoloft is not approved for use in pediatric patients except for patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).</blockquote>
<h3>Medication Guides</h3>
<p>Along with a black box warning, the FDA also requires a drug company to create a medication guide that contains information for consumers on how to safely use a specific medication. The guides contain FDA-approved information that can help you avoid a serious adverse event.</p>
<p>These guides are meant to be given out by your pharmacist at the time you have your prescription filled. The guides are also available online from the drug company and from the FDA. For example, the medication guide for Avandia (rosiglitazone) is available from <a href="http://www.avandia.com/pdf/KAV280_Final%20Sample_MedGuide.pdf" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XJ"><font color="#3366cc">GlaxoSmithKline</font></a>, the manufacturer of Avandia, and from the <a href="http://www.fda.gov/cder/Offices/ODS/MG/Avandia_MG.pdf" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XJ"><font color="#3366cc">FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research</font></a>.</p>
<p>If you are concerned that your medication has a black box warning, ask your pharmacist and, if available, obtain a printed copy of the medication guide.</p>
<h3>Additional Resources</h3>
<p>The Drug Information Center of the Kansas University Medical Center maintains an <a href="http://www.formularyproductions.com/master/showpage.php?dir=blackbox&amp;whichpage=189" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XJ"><font color="#3366cc">online listing</font></a> of all medications that have a black box warning. The medications are listed by generic names. If you are taking a brand name drug and would like to know the generic name, use the About.com <a href="http://drugsaz.about.com/"><font color="#3366cc">Drugs A to Z</font></a> listing.</p>
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<span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Parents are becoming quite familiar with the term 'black box warning,' as the FDA is applying their most serious warning to more and more medicines. </strong></span>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>In addition to antidepressants, eczema medicines (Elidel and Protopic), and asthma medicines (Advair and Serevent), it looks like stimulant medications that are used to treat ADHD, including Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, and Focalin, may also soon get a black box warning. Strattera, a non-stimulant that is used to treat ADHD already has its own black box warning. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>The FDA's Drug Safety &amp; Risk Management Advisory Committee recently recommended that ADHD stimulant drugs receive a black box warning on their labels to discuss their possible risk of causing high blood pressure, stroke, and sudden death. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>It is important to note that this recommendation does not mean that the FDA will add the black box warning and that there is no proven link between case reports of cardiac problems and ADHD drugs. </strong></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Black Box Warnings</strong></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: larger"><strong>The need for warnings on medicines is clear, as several drugs have recently been withdrawn from the market because of known side effects. Many experts question if adding warnings to medicines even when the link to side effects hasn't been proven, as in the case of antidepressants, eczema medicines, and ADHD medicines, will be as effective. </strong></span>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>With so many warnings out there, won't people just start ignoring the warnings? </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>That is definitely one possible problem with all of the recent warnings. Many doctors and parents may simply get so used to the warnings that they don't even consider them when deciding if a child should take a medicine. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Although being silent and ignoring obvious safety hazards would be a mistake, scaring people about rare and theoretical risks, espeically when the benefits of the medicines outweigh those risks doesn't do anyone any good. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Adding to the controversy, with the new warnings, many experts come out against them, as in the case of Elidel and Protopic, which are used to treat kids with eczema. Althought the FDA added a black box warning to them recently, the American Academy of Dermatology issued a statement in response to the FDA warning, saying that they disagree with the FDA and that they believe that current research doesn't prove that Elidel and Protopic are dangerous when used properly. </strong></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>ADHD Black Box Warning</strong></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: larger"><strong>There is no general ADHD black box warning yet. The FDA will now have to review the recommendations of the Drug Safety &amp; Risk Management Advisory Committee, which voted 8 to 7 for the black box warning, with one abstention, and make a decision on whether to actually add the black box warning. </strong></span>
<p><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>And when considering whether or not to keep your kids on ADHD medicines, keep in mind what Dr. Laurence Greenhill had to say, when he testified in front of an FDA committee on behalf of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Psychiatric Association: </strong></span></p>
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The Africans faced untold terror as they were removed from their homeland, sold into slavery, and forced to jump over brooms to get married. Often their children were sold on the market like cattle and disappeared as frightened small ghosts. Horrified parents would put the word out trying to find out what happened on the information chain. Sometimes they found out, sometimes they didn't. Many children ended up tortured and dead. Currently, they have the &quot;dis-proportionality card&quot; and organized groups of highly educated prominent individuals who regularly voice descent at the <span id="yiv820612539lw_1280181182_2" class="yiv820612539yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: rgb(54,99,136) 2px dotted; cursor: pointer"><span id="lw_1280296578_3" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand">civil rights</span></span> atrocities occurring in their defense. Relative placement seems to be a higher priority in the black community and bio family isn't nit picked and dissected for <span id="yiv820612539lw_1280181182_3" class="yiv820612539yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1280296578_4" class="yshortcuts">character defects</span></span> as much as some.</strong></span><strong><span style="color: black"><br />
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</span><span style="color: #ff9900">Now, it is the Caucasians turn. Not just any Caucasians though, only the poor ones. The middle and upper classes enjoy the advantage of child removal laws that somehow remove the risk of most government intervention. Orders are taken from potential parents wanting to adopt. They want the blond haired blue eyed little girls and boys and they are getting them. Relatives are regularly kicked to the curb in favor of stranger placement and told they have no rights.<br />
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From the moment an impoverished mother steps into the Doctors office and gets a positive pregnancy test, the games begin. Drug tests and background history start the process of collecting evidence for the prosecution. A test for depression is offered (please don't take it) and the subjectivity of the test and broad ranging questions hands government intervention opportunities to them on a silver platter. This is important to states who find themselves struggling financially because the federal financial entitlements produce a thriving economy using public funds and dwindling <span id="yiv820612539lw_1280181182_4" class="yiv820612539yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1280296578_5" class="yshortcuts">social security dollars</span></span> for child removal and adoption.<br />
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Doctors have set themselves up as an absolute legal authority. For a parent to disagree with an offered treatment or service is failure to follow medical advice and CPS will get called in. Hospitals can place a hold on a child for pretty much any reason. If one misses an appointment with either a doctor or the Women's Infants and Children program it may mean being accused of medical neglect and child removal. The reasons for removal do not have to be imminent danger - just a power struggle and subjective reasoning.<br />
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This puts the poorer Caucasian community in a real dilemma. Faced with more <span id="yiv820612539lw_1280181182_5" class="yiv820612539yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1280296578_6" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: medium none; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand">civil rights violations</span></span> both in CPS and <span id="yiv820612539lw_1280181182_6" class="yiv820612539yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: rgb(54,99,136) 2px dotted; cursor: pointer"><span id="lw_1280296578_7" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand">family courts</span></span> then one can count, they find there are no laws that protect white people from subjective and erroneous government intervention. Caucasians are in unfamiliar territory without a voice or advocate. Perhaps it was assumed it would never be necessary but things have evolved.<br />
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How do they justify their actions? Its all about obscure arguable reasoning that in practice doesn't happen most of the time. One argument is children fare better in a two parent household so they remove from single parents using that as one of the reasons only to place with a single foster/adopt. Another is bonding. Once a child is removed, heaven help the parent if the child even smiles at the foster because that is deemed &quot;bonded&quot; and will get used against family in a court of law.<br />
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The bonding argument is used in virtually every dependency case. They mistake adaptation for bonding regularly never asking children their preference. As a matter of fact, it is in writing not to. So, while the children are screaming for their families, acting out and getting drugged to death, the caseworkers are in the court room talking about &quot;loving foster families&quot; and &quot;forever homes&quot; where they state the child is bonded more to the foster than the parents or extended family. Using flowery words that look nothing like the real picture, they destroy family after family. Perjury is the number one most protected crime by the government in family dependency cases and is how the case goes to termination most of the time.<br />
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The white impoverished race is in trouble with nowhere to turn except to the very people that have been raped by the government for 200 years and know the ropes. Because the need to change and challenge this status quo requires rapid intervention to gain back parental and bio family rights, the races should be working together and are not. Will they help us? They don't have to. I am hoping that the spiritual will recognize that it is the poor of all races that are under attack and bind together as a unified force. We can change this horrible travesty in motion, but we need each other to do it.</span></strong></p>
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<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">By Tom Lyons</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Sunday, July 25, 2010 </span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Apparently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had at least heard about the suicide of Gabriel Myers.</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Myers' death by hanging happened in a <span id="lw_1280175604_1" style="border-bottom: medium none; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: text">Florida</span> foster home last year, but that wasn't the main reason it triggered a major reaction at Florida's <span id="lw_1280175604_2" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand">Department of Children and Families</span>.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">The real reason: He was 7 years old.</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Whatever else might have helped lead such a young child toward ending his life, one detail was impossible to ignore: The boy was being treated with three different psychotropic medications.</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Medications of that sort make some people more depressed or even suicidal, and their effects when combined are harder to predict, especially in children.</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">So DCF did a quick check on how many <span id="lw_1280175604_3" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand">foster children</span> were being given such drugs. Troubling facts emerged.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Not only was the percentage high, it was not really known. And, in more than a third of known cases, required approval permission documents were missing.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">DCF Secretary <span id="lw_1280175604_4">George Sheldon</span> quickly acknowledged the problem and started a study group to learn more and give advice. And a year later, the picture is at least more clear. Very few files lack required documentation now. And when I asked for the most current numbers, they were available, and somewhat lower. In the Sarasota-Manatee-DeSoto county region, 11 percent of foster children are given psychotropic meds. Statewide, it is 13 percent.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Some critics insist too many foster parents, lacking the skill or patience to work with troubled children who arrive as strangers, are still too quick to see medication as the way to curb problem behavior or just keep <span id="lw_1280175604_5" style="border-bottom: medium none; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand">foster children</span> quiet, no matter the side effects.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">But whatever the truth of that, the study group recommended some good changes, and one made sense immediately, I thought: Ban the use of foster kids in drug trials.</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Drugs helpful to some adults can react differently in children, who may suffer more extreme and <span id="lw_1280175604_6">unintended side effects</span>. And so, <span id="lw_1280175604_7">clinical trials</span> on children are needed, but it it is a scary field of study. The most alert and caring parents are key for monitoring the children during such trials, I would think.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">So I was surprised at the FDA's response when Sheldon wrote to ask how many Florida foster children were involved in drug studies as they bounce from foster family to foster family.</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Jill Hartzler, an associate FDA commissioner, responded that the <span id="lw_1280175604_8" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand">FDA</span> -- which oversees the studies to make sure children's involvement is approved and understood by parents or guardians -- didn't have an exact number. Or even an estimate. The FDA, in fact, doesn't have the slightest idea how many Florida foster kids are or have been involved in its drug studies.</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">But that wasn't the weirdest part. Hartzler and the FDA also urged that Florida not bar foster kids from drug trials, arguing that benefits can outweigh risks.</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">I'm happy to say Sheldon is not taking that advice. But as he explains his reasoning more tactfully than does Richard Wexler of the National Coalition for <span id="lw_1280175604_9" style="border-bottom: medium none; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand">Child Protection Reform</span>, I'll quote Wexler, who says the FDA's position is absurd.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">&quot;I would love to ask Associate Commissioner Hartzler,&quot; Wexler said, &quot;if she'd care to let a total stranger decide if her children should be enrolled in a trial for a potentially dangerous drug.&quot;</span></div>
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                        1. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)&nbsp;conference is in <span id="lw_1278862259_3" class="yshortcuts">Anaheim CA</span>&nbsp;the end of July and beginning of August 2010. <a href="http://www.ncadv.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1278862259_4" class="yshortcuts">http://www.ncadv.org/</span></a>
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                        NCADV gets it - they are presenting an entire track on <span id="lw_1278862259_5" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand">family court</span>!<br />
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                        On <strong>Monday, August 2</strong> the <span id="lw_1278862259_6" class="yshortcuts">Plenary Session</span> is on <span id="lw_1278862259_7" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand">Child Custody</span> and Domestic Violence. &nbsp;<br />
                        FROM DISGRUNTLED LITIGANTS TO THE CANARIES OF THE CUSTODY COURT SYSTEM: Protective Mothers Were Right-They Are Being Mistreated by the Courts <br />
                        Opening remarks from Ms. Joye E. Frost, Director, Office on <span id="lw_1278862259_8" class="yshortcuts">Victims of Crime</span>. The new book, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ABUSE and CHILD CUSTODY establishes that the routine use of outdated and discredited practices has resulted in thousands of children being sent to live with abusers.&nbsp; The research is now readily available to challenge and prevent the common mistakes that so often harm children.&nbsp; The success of the abuser tactic seeking custody to maintain control over their victims and failure of the courts to recognize this tactic undermine the work of our movement and have led to an increase in domestic violence homicides after many years of declines.&nbsp; Mo Therese Hannah will discuss the research available to help protective mothers.&nbsp; Judge Mike Brigner will explain how judges are getting it wrong so often.&nbsp; Garland Waller exposes the failure of the media to report this scandal.&nbsp; You will want to stay until the end because Barry Goldstein will explain how to use this information in your home communities as we use the research in the book to reform the broken custody court system, prevent the unfair attacks on protective mothers and make sure no child has to cry herself to sleep because a court separated her from her safe, courageous, protective mother. &nbsp; <br />
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                        On <strong>Tuesday August 3</strong> CA Protective Parents Association and Center for Judicial Excellence will present a workshop titled &quot;Action: Let's Roll&quot; from 10:15 to noon. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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                        2. <strong>Kathie Justi</strong>, a wonderful protective mom who was instrumental in bringing down a judge and changing the culture of the <span id="lw_1278862259_9" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: medium none; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand">Santa Clara California family</span> court to better protect <span id="lw_1278862259_10" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand">battered women</span> and children, is interested in compiling testimonials about your journey through this ordeal. Let me know if you would like her contact information.<br />
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                        Her vision: &quot;Many mother's have lost custody, some regained their child(ren), some didn't until they were 18, and able to try to establish a relationship.&nbsp; Many mothers have written their custody story, but this is about you!&nbsp; Not about your dear children.&nbsp; This story is about your own journey, your struggles, your successes, your triumphs, your losses.&nbsp; Coping, not coping.&nbsp; You didn't give up, because you are here now.&quot; <br />
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                        3. New resource: <strong>Safe Child International</strong>: <a href="http://www.causes.com/causes/497298?m=71bb3202&amp;recruiter_id=84515530" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1278862259_11" class="yshortcuts">http://www.causes.com/causes/497298?m=71bb3202&amp;recruiter_id=84515530</span></a>.<br />
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                        4. New book:&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Sexual Sabotage</strong> by Judith Reisman PhD about <span id="lw_1278862259_12" class="yshortcuts">Alfred Kinsey</span>'s&nbsp;early junk science&nbsp;that underlies&nbsp;the current&nbsp;junk science that encourages sex offenders to get custody of their victims. <br />
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                        5. <strong>September 12-15, 2010</strong>. The International Violence, Abuse and <span id="lw_1278862259_13" class="yshortcuts">Trauma</span> (IVAT) conference is being held in <span id="lw_1278862259_14" class="yshortcuts">San Diego</span> <a href="http://www.ivatcenters.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1278862259_15" class="yshortcuts">http://www.ivatcenters.org/</span></a> There is an excellent training from September 10-12 by Child Abuse Solutions <a href="http://www.childabusesolutions.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1278862259_16" class="yshortcuts">www.childabusesolutions.com</span></a> &nbsp;in the Affiliated Training section which is designed for evaluators and other court related professionals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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                        6. Keep <strong>Friday October 1, 2010</strong> open for another exciting demonstration at the <span id="lw_1278862259_17" class="yshortcuts">White House</span> with a parade to the U.S. <span id="lw_1278862259_18" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: medium none; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand">Dept of Justice</span> and the U.S. Senate! <br />
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                                    <p align="center"><font color="#c49b71"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NOW for The Rest Of <span id="lw_1275775091_0"><span id="lw_1277588531_0">The story</span></span></strong></font></p>
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                                    <p align="center"><font color="#c49b71"><i><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 20pt"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font color="#b27c51">WELCOME TO</font></strong></span></i></font></p>
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                                    <p align="center"><font color="#c49b71"><font size="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>JANE AND T.K.</strong></font> </font></p>
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                                    <p align="center"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 20pt"><strong><font color="#c49b71"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em><font size="6">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ABUSE FREEDOM LIVE</font></font></strong></span></p>
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                                    <p align="center"><font color="#c49b71"><b><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#a040ff"> July 4th, 2010</font></span></b></font><font color="#a040ff"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt">from</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt">7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt"><span id="lw_1275775091_1"><span id="lw_1277588531_1">Eastern Time Zone</span></span></span></b> </font></p>
                                    <p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt"><b><i><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 22pt"><font color="#c49b71">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This Sunday Night&rsquo;s Guest</font></span></i></b></p>
                                    <p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt"><b><i><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 22pt"><font color="#c49b71">This week we have a very Special Guest!</font></span></i></b></p>
                                    <p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt"><b><i><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 22pt"><font color="#ff4040">Josie Perez of Modelfamily.org</font></span></i></b></p>
                                    <p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt"><b><i><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 22pt"><font color="#ff0000">and cps Chronicles will be aboard with us the whole hour!</font></span></i></b></p>
                                    <p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt"><b><i><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 22pt"><font color="#c49b71">We will be announcing some very exciting news and also explaining how to fill out the ocr forms being sent to you!</font></span></i></b></p>
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                                    <div align="center"><font color="#ff4040">PETER LOVE</font></div>
                                    <div align="center">SINGER,SONGWRITER,SAVE OUR CHILDREN FOUNDATION..ECT.</div>
                                    <div align="center">PETER WILL BE SPEAKING WITH GUEST ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE WASHINGTON DC&nbsp;RALLY OF WHICH HE WILL BE SINGING AND&nbsp;SPEAKING!!</div>
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                                    Welcome to the website of Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter, Entertainer and Music Producer Peter Love. Love's other websites are located to the right of this page.&nbsp; Click on the links to visit them.&nbsp; Scroll to the bottom of this window to read more about Peter Love and his incredible music/songs, career, his &quot;Band of Love,&quot; and achievements. For more, visit the menu links to the left. Below the photo of Peter Love you can click on the link to see a live performance. <br />
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                                    <base target="_blank" /><span style="background-attachment: fixed"><font color="#ff3e3e">Mr. Love, The Smooth Entertainer, sings and performs music of all genres.&nbsp; He has a very dynamic stage show that caters to his audience.&nbsp; He and his Band Of Love perform songs that include Top 40, Jazz, Blues, Light Rock, R&amp;B, Motown Hits, Love Ballads,&nbsp;Instrumentals and requests and songs from his CDs. Songs are oldies to the present.&nbsp; The songs Love performs include famous and favorite artist that is sure to satisfy everyone:&nbsp; Mr. Love&nbsp;is a hell of a dancer and plays a mean&nbsp;harmonica.&nbsp; His&nbsp;Super Band Of Love include: Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards and Drums.&nbsp; They are the best musicians around and compliment Peter Love's show that always receive a standing ovation!&nbsp;&nbsp;They have performed across the country and abroad at all types of music venues.&nbsp;Music critics&nbsp;have&nbsp;given Peter Love nothing but positive&nbsp;reviews with the highest praise.&nbsp;&nbsp;Go to&nbsp;Peter Love's website's guest book to&nbsp;read the emotional and sincere testimonials from people around the world.&nbsp; Their words about Mr. Love are incredible; some will make even the strongest soul cry.&nbsp;&nbsp; You will love Peter Love and want more!&nbsp; Peter Love is now accepting shows for hire.&nbsp; Due to high volume of requests for shows, now is the time to call for shows in advance for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years gigs.&nbsp; For bookings call (708) 873-1801<span dir="ltr"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting&nbsp;<span dir="ltr" title="Call this phone number in United States of America with Skype: +17088731801"><span skypeaction="skype_dropdown">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span title="Skype actions" skypeaction="skype_dropdown"><span skypeaction="skype_dropdown" style="background-position: -4499px 1px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;(708) 873-1801</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;end_of_the_skype_highlighting</span>.</font></span></div>
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                                    <base target="_blank" /><span style="background-attachment: fixed"><font color="#ff3e3e" style="font-size: 13pt">Peter Love&nbsp;is presently&nbsp;working with his Band Of Love appearing at various venues around&nbsp;the country and abroad&nbsp;with much success and rave reviews!&nbsp; He is receiving international radio airplay from songs from&nbsp;three of his CDs:&nbsp; 1.Unforgettable Love CD --Daddy's Little Girl, A Mother's Love and I Wanna Make Love. &nbsp;2</font></span>
                                    <base target="_blank" /><span style="background-attachment: fixed"><font color="#ff3e3e" style="font-size: 13pt">. Save Our Children CD-- Save Our Children (Vocals) and Save Our Children (Instrumental) and 3. My Safe Harbor CD -- My Safe Harbor. In addition, &nbsp;Love is presently working on his new CD to be announce soon.&nbsp; The long awaiting CD is sure to be another winner for Peter Love.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Love's&nbsp;fans will love his new CD with new songs he has written with you in mind.&nbsp; Stay tuned.&nbsp; His Save Our Children song, which created the Save Our Children Day/Crusade and The Peter Love SOC Foundation, continues to be an international draw to combat child abuse.&nbsp; Awesome!</font><span style="background-attachment: fixed"><img border="0" width="331" height="115" alt="" src="http://www.peterlove.biz/pete/index.1.jpg" /></span><font color="#ff0000" size="4"><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="6"><br />
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                                    June 16 - 17, 2006</font></strong></font></span></div>
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                                    <div align="left"><font color="#ff0000" size="2">The&nbsp;two-day second annual&nbsp;&quot;Save Our Children Day&quot; for the City Of Aberdeen&nbsp;was a huge success cultimating with a rousing performance at the Aberdome&nbsp;by founder and&nbsp;recording artist/songwriter Peter Love. </font></div>
                                    <div align="left"><font color="#ff0000" size="2">We want to thank everyone that came from across the country&nbsp; to support and make this dream, the SOC Day/Concert, a reality.&nbsp; We will be listing those involved with making this day possible; posting names, speakers, organizations, pictures, newspaper&nbsp;articles, etc., &nbsp;and of course, the official Second Annual SOC Day Proclamation issued by the City of Aberdeen, MS.&nbsp; Awesome!</font></div>
                                    <div align="left"><font color="#ff0000" size="2">With Love,<br />
                                    The SOC (Save Our Children) Foundation&nbsp;:-)</font></div>
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                                    <p align="center"><font color="#ff8080"><b>&nbsp;</b>&nbsp;<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt"><strong>The Abuse Freedom LIVE Radio Blog Talk Is </strong></span><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">HOSTED BY <font color="#b27c51">JANE OF ABUSE FREEDOM UNITED</font> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.abusefreedom.com/"><span style="color: black">http:www.abusefreedom.com</span></a></span></b><b><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b> </font><font color="#c49b71"><strong>And</strong> </font></p>
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                                    <p align="center" style="text-align: center; background: white"><span style="font-size: 8pt"><font color="#c49b71">The abuse freedom live show may contain language not suitable for children. Also note: The opinions and views of our guests and callers do not necessarily reflect the views and agenda of Abuse Freedom United, . It is recommended that all callers keep their questions to a minimum so that we may be able to give our guests our full undivided attention. Abuse Freedom United would like to thank our guests last week and appreciate the time taken to inform and educate our listening audience. Your participation and time on our shows help to educate families with respect to family preservation nationwide </font><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://us.mc11.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jane@abusefreedom.com"><span id="lw_1277588531_11"><font color="#c49b71">jane@abusefreedom.com</font></span></a><font color="#c49b71"> Jane <span style="color: #1f497d">(President)</span>. ABUSE FREEDOM <span id="lw_1275775091_15"><span id="lw_1277588531_12">UNITED CORP</span></span>.</font><span style="color: #1f497d"><br />
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<div><b><span style="color: blue">Region IV - <span id="lw_1278183127_0" style="border-bottom: medium none; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand">Atlanta</span> (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, <span id="lw_1278183127_1">Mississippi</span>, North Carolina, South Carolina, <span id="lw_1278183127_2">Tennessee</span>)</span></b><span style="color: blue"><br />
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<span id="lw_1278183127_5" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand">61 Forsyth Street, S.W.<br />
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Room 509F HHH Bldg.<br />
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