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[*]According to Reuters CSI: Miami started out a little slow on Monday night, but the show picked up some viewers at its regular slot and ended up being watched by 18.6 million people. NBC's Medium suffered from losses but still came in second, with 13.7 million viewers, 5.4/13 of the share. A full ratings report will be posted by the end of the week.

[*]<font color=yellow>Gary Sinise's</font> Lt. Dan Band will be performing this Saturday night at Joe's Bar in Chicago for the USO Illinois Benefit Concert. Visit the band's official website for more information.

[*]Marg Helgenberger.net has new pictures of Marg along with CSI's executive producer <font color=yellow>Anthony Zuiker</font>.

[*]Screen caps of "Unbearable" and "King Baby" are now available at the William Petersen Appreciation Page.

[*]The Official CSI DVD Collection has a sneak peak at the upcoming British CSI magazine. The issue will include episodes 11 and 12 of the original show.

[*]Something Can Be Done.com has organized an auction to aid victims of the tsunami disaster that struck Asia last year. One of the items up for bidding is a walkon role on CSI: Miami. The bidding starts at a thousand dollars and will end on March 9th.

[*]<font color=yellow>Miles Heizer</font>, who played Johnny Templeton in Miami's "Nothing To Lose", was a little shy about watching the 90-minute episode. "I think I'm going to go into the other room so I don't have to watch it with everybody," he told the Lexington Herald-Leader. "It's going to be weird to hear myself scream."

[*]Co-executive producer <font color=yellow>Josh Berman</font> recently spoke to the Fredericton Daily Gleaner about the reason behind CSI's popularity. "One of key reasons it's succeeded is because it entertains and educates." Berman described working on CSI as, "exhilerating. It's so wonderful that what we write and produce is seen by so many people across the globe." Thanks to Elyse for this!

[*]<font color=yellow>Sofia Milos</font> (Yelina Salas) is one of many actors speaking out against the increase of psychiatric drugging of schoolchildren. The actress will attend the Citizens Commission on Human Rights awards banquet on February 26th, where she will present Italian doctor Georgio Antonucci with the Thomas S. Szasz award for his lifelong work with mentally ill patients. Visit U.S. Newswire for more information.

[*]<font color=yellow>Charlie Catchpole</font>, of the British newspaper UK Daily Express recently reviewed CSI: New York's "Blink". Though the critic found the show's darkness distracting, the depth of front man Mac Taylor was well received. "Mac spotted a wedding ring on the finger of a young blonde whose body had been dumped beside the East River. 'Someone out there's missing a wife,' he said, staring moodily into the middle distance. Some might have thought this [ending scene] unnecessarily mawkish. I found it almost unbearably moving." Thanks to Elyse for this!

[*]CBS does not need to worry about newcomer New York's performance in the ratings. According to a recent report, the show is one of the 18 highest rated shows on television, an impressive number after only 15 episodes. Other successful freshmen include ABC's Lost, NBC's Medium, and FOX's House.

[*]<font color=yellow>Marg Helgenberger</font> recently reacted to FOX's new special Stars Without Makeup. "They were all shots taken from the distance. Theydeliberately chose all the crappy shots." The show will air on Thursday night against CSI. Thanks to Elyse for this![/list]<center></center>

 

[Destiny]

Posted by CSI_Files:
Sofia Milos (Yelina Salas) is one of many actors speaking out against the increase of psychiatric drugging of schoolchildren. The actress will attend the Citizens Commission on Human Rights awards banquet on February 26th, where she will present Italian doctor Georgio Antonucci with the Thomas S. Szasz award for his lifelong work with mentally ill patients.

My nephew was on meds for having ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), the school he was attending requested this, when he was 8, claiming he was to hyper and each time the docs would up the dosage (as the school would call and say this or this) and his mother thinking he was to hyper in her opinion agreed to it.
Well my brother got fed up with him seemingly acting drugged and just plain zombied, constantly not feeling well and forgetful (docs claimed side effects).
So he and my (Ex) sister-in-law took him to another doctor, he removed him from the meds and said that the school was full of it, and that the doctor should have known better.
He was just being a kid, who enjoys life, so after he was off the meds, he would come to our house and run (we live in the country) and by the time he went home, he was wore out, he was happy, and the next day he was fine.
Since he lives with his mom and visits my brother, they agreed she would move to another school district, and they never requested this, as they try not to encourage meds unless its necessary.
In his old school he got C's, in this new school he is happy and getting mostly all A's except for a couple B's.

So i am with them, IF the child REALLY needs the Medicine and it does infact help them, thats good, but IF they don't need it, don't give it to them, just cause their full of life.
My (Ex) Sister in law realized that what she saw as hyper was just him being himself, happy and excited, but he was also 10 yrs younger then his half sister (only other sib) and she was always more calm and shy, where as my nephew is definitly not shy. :lol: but he sometimes acts like he is also 10 going on 30 when it comes to seriousness, then there are times he is just a kid being a kid.

 

[Ducky]

^I'm glad we don't use meds like that here (yet) God knows how strong medication I'd have got if it was like that when I was kid. :lol: And see, no medication and I'm just like all others and still did well at school.

 

[midnight_tiptoes]

That pisses me off to no end, so I was really happy when I saw that report. The drugging of children and teenagers in this country is a horrible problem, and nobody does anything about it. The ammount of children and teenagers on unnecessary drugs like Ritalin and Prozac is staggeringly high. And of course, drug companies are having a field day with it, so are doctors, so they let teenagers and kids believe they're mentally ill to cash in on the "cure". It makes me sick.

Parents, spend some time with your children and you'll see how fast all these "troubles" go away. And it's completely normal to have mood swings during your teenage years, it's normal to get depressed, it's called adolescence and it's caused by hormonal changes. Stuffing Prozac down a teenager's throat will only cause psychological problems. There's nothing about these things that can't be cured with a little TLC and some patience. You shouldn't let drugs do the parenting for you.

I'm glad your nephew isn't on drugs anymore, Susan! Children should be allowed to be children. I'd be pissed as hell if my parents took my childhood away with some drug.