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Not only will he soon be nominated for baseball s Hall of Fame, but former Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken, Jr. is being honored for his determination, perseverance and his never-quit attitude. He played in 2,632 straight games, and now Ripken s name has become synonymous with strength, character, endurance and integrity. His philosophy of working hard, playing with passion and enjoying the game has made a tremendous impact on the sport and on fans everywhere. That s why Ripken is the inaugural inductee in the Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame. Ripken will join Energizer in a nationwide search for everyday people whose attributes and actions best exemplify qualities such as perseverance, determination and a never-quit attitude. Since the Energizer Bunny first appeared more than 16 years ago, its unique spirit and endless energy have invited compliments and comparisons. Today, Ripken is using the platform that baseball has provided him to help expand the game he loves at the grassroots level. This next phase of his life includes the construction of a one-of-a-kind baseball complex in his hometown of Aberdeen, Md. The Aberdeen Project currently consists of Ripken Stadium, a...

Autism is a developmental disability that affects both children and adults. The symptoms of autism are usually diagnosed within the first three years of the child s life. These symptoms may be more pronounced in some than others and will often affect both the social and communication abilities of the individual. When diagnosed with autism, the individual can benefit from many of the different treatment programs and educational programs available. Biomedical While there is no special drug to cure the symptoms, professionals, as well as parents, have found that some drugs that are often used for other disorders will help to alleviate some of the behavioral symptoms of autism. For example, Serotonin re-uptake inhibitors have been used to help treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety. Through research it is found that there are elevated levels of serotonin in as many as one-third of those diagnosed with autism. Drugs such as Anafranil, Lenox, and Prozac may be able to reverse some of the symptoms of having high levels of serotonin, such as repetitive behaviors, irritability, and aggressive behavior. Some researchers found that autistic children may show...

Did you know that 75 of 4th Grade girls report that they are on a diet. Did you know that dieting can be an eating disorder as serious as binge eating. Given the impact of body image on women s consciousness, it is not surprising that eating disorder is becoming a critical problem in our age of affluence. It is estimated that Bulimia affects between one and two per cent of women aged 15 to 40. Anorexia is estimated to affect between one and five teenage women in every 100,000, and the age at which most cases develop is 16 to 17. Most of the victims are females. Take a look at this confession from a young woman who is working on her recovery from an eating disorder. I began dieting at 13 and started throwing up at 16, after I saw another friend do it. At first, it was just something I d do now and then, after I d eaten too much or when I felt too fat. But soon it seemed like I was eating too much too often and feeling fat all the time. In college, I started running to try to keep my weight down, but I couldn t stop eating. The academic and social stress was just too much for me. I remember at night going from vending machine to vending machine, trying to fill this...

Over Compulsive Disorder is very much a mental complaint that we the sufferer fight to control twenty fours a day seven days a week. OCD is like; buy one get one free offer down at the local supermarket. A two in one offer where bargain of the day is pain. We have the mental hurt accompanied by the physical pain like backache, headache, cramp and much more while seeking contentment. Depending on the individual symptoms may differ. Victims usually suffer from back pain due to a second carpeting of bits on the floor. An OCD victim is more times on bended knee than those of any priest or vicar believe me. Pockets in an apron are a necessity for an over compulsive disorder sufferer. Well because this is a great place to stash every bit or crumb picked up from the floor. No matter how severe the agony of back pain, you may bet an OCD sufferer will find a way to stoop to remove the offending bit of fluff. This offensive alien no bigger than the size of a pin head can cause severe heartache till exterminated. Crumbs are enough to send an OCD victim to hell and back. Before sitting down to eat, forced upon us is the imaginary stop watch where count down begins to finish a meal. A...