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Santa gets equipped with OnStar

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To get into the spirit of the holiday season, OnStar has decided to offer their services to Santa Claus’s sleigh this year. On Christmas Eve, OnStar will allow subscribers to follow Santa as he makes his journey across the world by simply pushing the OnStar button and requesting an update on Santa’s location.

Below is OnStar’s press release along with a link to a holiday video of Santa visiting the OnStar Command Center. You are welcome to post these on your website. Thank you.

OnStar Connects Children to Santa with the Push of a Button
NORAD partnership provides location information for subscribers; Santa’s sleigh gets fitted with OnStar technology

DETROIT –Santa Claus is getting a technology upgrade this Christmas season. This Christmas Eve for the first time, OnStar subscribers will have the ability to follow Santa’s journey around the world using their OnStar system thanks to a new partnership with The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

Starting at 6:00 a.m. EST on December 24, drivers with an active OnStar subscription will be able to press the blue OnStar button in their vehicles and request a “Santa Update.” From there, an OnStar advisor will share Santa’s whereabouts based on location information provided by NORAD. The advisors will receive a new update from NORAD every hour and will be able to inform subscribers of Santa’s location through 5 a.m. EST on December 25.

“We are honored to help the world’s busiest traveler find his way this holiday season,” said Scott Kubicki, Vice President OnStar Service Delivery. “We know with our core suite of services, Santa’s travels will be much easier.”
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For more than 50 years NORAD has used its GPS technology to monitor Santa’s whereabouts and share this information with children and families around the world. This year, OnStar will be sharing that location information through its advisors and links to the NORAD website from onstar.com, onstarconnections.com and facebook.com/onstar.

Santa will also be enjoying the safety and security of OnStar in his sleigh this Christmas. St. Nick recently paid a visit to the OnStar Command Center to pick up his newly outfitted sleigh and learn about the real services the company offers subscribers and the custom services OnStar created just for him.

Santa’s custom fictional services include: Reindeer Health Diagnostics to keep him abreast of the reindeers’ hunger and energy levels, Hands-Free Calling to allow him to keep his hands on the reigns and eyes-on-the-sky and Turn-By-Turn Navigation directions to help route him to the homes of the good little boys and girls around the world.

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About OnStar

OnStar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors, is the leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and communication services. OnStar is available on more than 30 MY 2010 GM models. OnStar is standard for one year on nearly all new GM retail vehicles in the United States and Canada. OnStar provides services to nearly 6 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. More information about OnStar can be found at http://www.onstar.com/.

About NORAD

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a bi-national United States and Canadian organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America. More information about NORAD and the NORAD Tracks Santa 2009 can be found at http://www.norad.mil and http:/ www.noradsanta.org

About General Motors

General Motors, one of the world’s largest automakers, traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 219,000 people in every major region of the world and does business in some 140 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 34 countries, and sell and service these vehicles through the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM’s largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Germany. GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. General Motors acquired operations from General Motors Corporation on July 10, 2009, and references to prior periods in this and other press materials refer to operations of the old General Motors Corporation. More information on the new General Motors can be found at www.gm.com.

CONTACTS:
Kameya Shows
OnStar Communications
313.667.2600 (office)
313.779.4627 (cell)
Kameya.shows@onstar.com

Jocelyn Allen
OnStar Communications
313.665.2790 (office)
313.378.8668 (cell)
jocelyn.allen@onstar.com

Effect of Divorce on Children

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According to Wikipedia, Divorce or dissolution of marriage is a legal process in which a judge or other authority dissolves the bonds of matrimony existing between two persons, thus restoring them to the marital status of being single. A divorce does not declare a marriage null and void, as in an annulment, but rather declares that fully consummated marriage is irretrievably broken and that it should be dissolved, allowing the parties to marry other individuals. The legal process for divorce may also involve issues of spousal support, child custody, child support, distribution of property and division of debt, though these matters are usually only ancillary or consequential to the dissolution of the marriage.

According to the study, there are common effects to the children of having their parents divorced like psychological problems, poor intellectual development and affected parent-child relationships.

Psychological effects,in children as young as 6 years of age, lets a child develop anxiety disorders where they experience overwhelming fear in being abandoned. The children feel isolation and sadness which can also manifest through other problems such as eating disorders or depression. The children can also have a Poor Intellectual Development in which the children feel insecurity, neediness, irritability and constant craving for attention. It can result to poor relationship with others, poor cognitive skills, poor academic performance, low self-esteem and depression.

Children blame themselves on what happen to their parents as divorce affect parent-child relationship. It could be Positive or Negative effect to children but it depends on coping strategies of a child. Teens engage on promiscuous activities and have no concept of an ideal parent. But some teens, take this as a learning experience and have a better decisions on the future.

The common concerns of the children from a divorced parents are financial worries especially in terms of their future career. They may think their parents separated because of financial problems. Divorce can also develop role or status anxiety in children in which the children try to play the role of either parents in attempts to mend their parents’ problems. This is considered as an unhealthy effect especially in adolescents.

To avoid or at least ease these effects, parents must allow their children to speak up openly and make their children understand that both mom and dad will still be their parents, act like parents, discipline them when needed, protect them from harm, follow consistent rules, not lean on the children for support but will provide support for the children and ensure that the love for the child will remain. No matter how justified the reason for the divorce, parents need to understand their responsibility to minimize the impact on them and make this major change in their lives as easy as humanly possible.

200,000 U.S. Teens and Preteens need Cholesterol Drugs

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Cholesterol is a substance that your body uses to hold cells together and to make vitamin D, hormones, and substances that help digest foods. It comes from the animals products such as meat and whole milk but too much of it can cause problems. This is known as high cholesterol or other names is hypercholesterolemia or hyperlipidemia.

According to the study, published in the journal of Circulation on February 16, 2009, about 200,000 U.S. teens and preteens need medication to lower their cholesterol. Doctors from American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended the cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, for children aged 8 and older. A person with family history of heart disease showed high cholesterol on a blood test. Statin is to be considered for children with low density lipoprotein (LDL) and bad cholesterol level that are greater than 190 mg/dl. The drug treatment is recommended for lower LDL levels if certain cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes or obesity are present. But before having this drug, you must see the doctor first for a check-up so to give you the do’s and dont’s of having this drug and information about the level of your cholesterol. Having a High Cholesterol can affect the health of the children or can affect the Future of this children. There must be a lifestyle change such as increased exercise and healthy diet.As early as now, parents must know what is right for their children to have a healthy life in the future.

Smoking Moms

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What about all the Women I see, driving in their cars, 2 children strapped in the back, windows up, and 2 Moms SMOKING away in the front seat. When are you ladies going to get the word out, “take your ass outside to smoke” “don’t smoke in Cars with children and young people” We have to stop this it causes respiratory problems, ear aches, and perhaps even dementia. Second Hand Smoke is not fair, and I submit it is a crime. Endangering a minor with cigarettes is not acceptable. Take it outside. No more smoking indoors or in cars where children and young adults may be present. That is my opinion.

A 13 years old young father

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One of my friends sent this article to me that really shocked me. It was from The Sun news in United Kingdom, titled “Baby-faced boy father at 13″. And it’s really shocking because the boy Alfie is only 13 but he looks like five years younger. And his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman is only 15 years old and gave birth to 7lbs 3oz Maisie Roxanne.

A 13 year old should be playing outdoor and computer games but this one, he had embraced the big responsibility of becoming a dad in an early age. And it is also a heartbreaking news because of the consequences that they have to face without thinking. I know this news will be an reminder to everyone to be a responsible teenager and also to the parents. As parents should educate their children in an early age and open their minds about sex education.

I hope that alfie and chantelle will become a responsible parents to Maisie Roxanne with the help and support of their family and friends. Nobody knows what will their future be but as long there is faith and love for each other they will overcome what they have come through.

Source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2233878.ece

Healthier Habits and Happier Families

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Accordingt to World Health Assembly, Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health is one of the factor to have a healthy and happy family. To achieve this, lifestyle is one to be consider especially to the children.

Santa Cruz County (U.S.A) are in the top 10 of the high rates of obesity but when they plan the 24 point to increase an healthy eating and physical activity for children they went down to 29th in 2007. The plan was call to action, reaching out to young people, parents, doctors, educators, employees and city planners. And now, people are now aware of the problems created by being overweight and are taking steps to adress it, especially to school districts who are adopted the students on the wellness policies.
Last October 2008, the Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative developed the “5210″ were the doctors endorsed it. “5210″ stands for:

5: Eating five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
2: Limiting TV/video game time to two hours or less a day.
1: Participating in one or more hours of physical activity every day.
0: Eliminating soda and sugar-sweetened drinks, replacing them with water and low-fat or fat-free milk.

It is not easy to achieve this goal in an easy way but when the family are striving and willingly to change their lifestyle it will come out a happy life.

A Mother’s Tragedy will help others

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Maggie Zingman is a mother who had a daughter who died of rape and got murdered almost 4 years ago. Britanny Phillips was a college student when she was murdered in her Tulsa apartment in 2004. And until now, the case has not been closed. Even though there is a DNA evidence in Brittany’s case, the killer has not been found. Zingman launched “Caravan to Catch a Killer”. She’s been traveling across the country in her small SUV, which is wrapped with photos of Brittany and a website.

Even though these type of murder are not going to stop but at least this will help to decrease the number of violent offenders that are out there. The goal of her traveling is to educate people on DNA evidence issues and rape cases. It is hard to solve this mystery but at least it will lessen the number of other daughters, family members lost. I know in time the Truth will be come out, not in the eyes of the people but in the eyes of God.

Web: http://www.brittanyphillipsmurder.net/

A book influence the relationship of a mom and their children.

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“Start talking with your children” that is what all the counselor says to the parents who had difficulty talking sex through to their children. We all know the sex is a very sensitive topic. Start communicating is the key for that. When I browsed the internet, I saw this book and thought it will help all the girls out there. It gives information about everything from body image and routine health care to menstruation and STDs. And they also have illustrations, questions and answers and sample conversations. And I think, the authors have the passion to help girls grow strong and responsible be women.

Source: http://www.freep.com/article/20090118/FEATURES01/901180319/1026/The+sex+talk++and+other+touchy+topics+for+mom