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There were calls in the newspaper letters pages for harnesses to be used and in response a representative of the joint contractors, Tancred, Arrol & Co, wrote to this newspaper, accusing the press of "gross exaggeration", claiming that half the deaths were the kind of accident that could occur in any workshop or yard.
"They gave the example of one chap," says Hay, "who had been reported in the press as seriously ill or dead. From their point of view, he'd simply been hit on the head by falling metal and had been sent home on the train.
"But we tracked him down, and he was actually admitted to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where he died six days later of a fractured skull.
"I think there must have been very few briggers who worked on the Forth Bridge who didn't bear some sort of physical scar from the job," muses Wills. "I certainly can't cross the Forth Bridge now feeling quite the same way about it."
It wasn't only tragedies that they unearthed, however. The influx of thousands of workers to the two Queensferries – 4,500 at the peak of the contract in 1887-88 – had an inevitable impact on these communities, and by 1878, the book states, "the immediate (South Queensferry] locality boasted six hotels and inns, eight public houses and 14 licensed grocers". The famous Hawes Inn was known to set up 200 pints at a time on its bar on pay day.
The researchers also found reports of a dance held on a platform perched on the bridge during construction, with the participants, in all their Victorian finery, being hoisted up in a lift cage.
One visiting railway manager remarked that he wouldn't work "up there" if he was paid 1,000 a minute, while, during a celebrated visit to the bridge in July 1889, the Shah of Persia, watching a cage-load of men rising up the Inchgarvie cantilever, suddenly asked his host, Sir John Fowler, co-designer of the bridge, "How many men have been killed falling down there?" We're told that Fowler's terse reply suggested relatively few.
Many of the book's high-resolution images, from the National Archives of Scotland, were taken by Evelyn Carey, who as an engineer was the only photographer allowed on the structure during construction process.
The campaign to list the names of the dead on memorials at either end of the bridge continues, although Wills describes it as "a long haul". However, two years ago sculptor-welder, Hamish Gilchrist created on his own initiative a memorial beside the bridge piers at South Queensferry.
It was unveiled by First Minister Alex Salmond, who said that it "recognises the sacrifice and honours the memory of those who made that sacrifice, but also recognises the strength and lasting endurance of this blood-red wonder of a golden age".
Strictly speaking, the name for the structure's paint shade is "Forth Bridge red", but Alex Salmond's term seems apt enough, given the human cost of creating it.
THE bridge was designed by Sir John Fowler and Benjamin Baker (an earlier design by Thomas Bouch, on which preliminary work had started, was scrapped after the disastrous collapse of Bouch's Tay Bridge in December 1879). The main contractor was Tancred, Arrol & Co, a joint venture formed by Sir William Arrol, the eminent iron and steel fabricator and the consulting engineer Sir Thomas Tancred.
The overall length of the bridge, including viaducts, is 8,298ft, the length of the cantilevers is 680ft and the two mains spans each 1,710ft. The maximum height of the towers above water level is 361ft. Work started early in 1883 and the bridge was formally opened by the Prince of Wales on 4 March, 1890, opening for some passenger services the following day, although it was June until the main north rail route was linked in.
It's an iconic structure today, but at the time not everyone thought so. William Morris called it "the supremest specimen of all ugliness", while the New York Tribune demanded that "the contractor, designer, engineer of the Forth Bridge ought, each and all, to be hanged from the topmost angle of its cantilevers. This is the only thing that would improve the appearance of this hideous structure, except dynamite".
SERGIO RAMOS was booed by opposition fans during Real Madrid's Club World Cup final against Al Ain.
The Spanish giants won the competition once again, beating their Abu Dhabi opponents 4-1 in the UAE on Saturday.
But controversial figure Ramos was booed throughout the clash by Al Ain fans.
And it is believed to be because of the Champions League final, in which Mohamed Salah was injured by the Spaniard in the first-half.
Marca claim Al Ain fans wanted to show their solidarity to the Egyptian, who left the field in tears back in May after a clash with Ramos.
The Madrid defender scored in the 4-1 win, celebrating by gesturing for the crowd to be quiet.
Ramos also stopped an almost certain goal, pulling off a super goal-line clearance in the second half.
Speaking earlier this year, the 32-year-old said: "I never wanted to hurt an opponent on the pitch, of course, so my conscience is really clear about what I did that night.
"I’m not going to be affected by that at all.
“Yes, it was [the worst moment of my career],” Salah declared when asked about his injury in the final.
“When I fell to the ground, I had a mixture of physical pain and a lot of worry.
"Also anger and sadness for not being able to continue playing the Champions League final.
Ramos and Salah were reunited at an awards ceremony back in August.
And awkward footage emerged of the Madrid man walking past his counterpart and touching his shoulder.
The wireless carrier has a next-generation garage for new in-car services, but you'll pay for 'em.
LAS VEGASAT&T is hot rodding. The carrier today announced its Drive Studio, a 5,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta where it will jam with carmakers and software companies on new connected car technologies.
"The 5000+ square foot showroom was designed with collaboration in mind," said Glenn Lurie, AT&T's president of emerging devices. "In the vehicle bays, the AT&T connected car team can brainstorm with other auto experts from around the world."
The company partnered with GM, Nissan, Tesla, Ericsson, and others. Sprint and Verizon are working on competing connected car platforms, as well.
What does AT&T bring to the automotive world? Content, for one thing. Lurie pointed out that AT&T's U-Verse cable content deals could extend themselves into partnered cars. GM's president of global connected consumer, Mary Chan, was excited about AT&T's ability to bill consumers for various wireless services.
"We're also leveraging the AT&T Drive platform solution to really allow us to give the flexibility of billing different data services within that vehicle," she said. "Think about infotainment, insurance, other things that you might want to do inside that vehicle," she said.
AT&T sees cars as a "smartphone on wheels," Lurie said, encouraging developers to write apps and services for cars using AT&T's new in-car APIs. The natural language speech API has some of the greatest potential, he said, as it may enable drivers to use various information services without taking their eyes off the road.
Carmakers also want diagnostics apps, as well as apps dedicated to specific models of car, Lurie said.
"Automobile OEMs want an app store for themselves, they want apps built for specific models, and big data and diagnostics may be the biggest opportunity," he said.
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Summer programs range from producing a Broadway-style musical to diving into an intense week of BMX racing.
For more camps, scroll down. We'll continue to add more as we get new information.
Inspire your budding artist and send them to ARTScool at the Naples Art Association. The summer camp program, for ages 5 to 17, features eight different weekly sessions in subjects like painting, drawing, paper arts, mixed media, digital art, clay models and assembling 3-D sculptures, as well as others. Classes are $125 per week per child and run June 4 to August 3, with two class times daily, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Early morning drop-off is available for an additional $5 per day. Naples Art Association, 585 Park St., Naples. 239-262-6517 or naplesart.org.
Your child will thrive at Collier County Parks & Recreation summer camps, which operate at most Collier parks. With a wide variety of options, Collier Parks & Rec features educational camps on cooking, Snapology and arcade games, as well as others. There are camps for web animation and web design plus sports camps for soccer, tennis, basketball and BMX racing. Your child can also learn waterskiing and kneeboarding or attend camp to learn how to sail. Camps are $85 per week, and if you register for the full summer, the rate drops to $66 per week. Collier County Parks & Recreation, locations vary. 239-252-4000 or colliercountyfl.gov.
Do you have a little performer in your life? KidzAct will foster those natural talents, with camps for various ages throughout the summer. Kinder Act (for children who have completed prekindergarten or kindergarten) teaches beginning theater skills, including singing, dancing, diction, character, costume and plot. $200 per session. First Act (completed first or second grade) builds on your child’s understanding of theater skills but adds elements like learning stage direction and acting terminology. $300 per session. Third Act – Mini Musical (completed third to eighth grade) will have campers work on new material and present a mini musical at the end of each two-week session. $400 per session. There’s also an Advanced Conservatory Theatre course for ages 13 to 18, which is new this year. The Naples Players KidzAct Summer Theatre, 701 Fifth Ave. S., Naples. 239-434-7340 or naplesplayers.org.
Foster your child’s love of all things electronic and send them to Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead. With different opportunities all summer, kids can choose from classes such as Coding, Web Design, Robotics and others. There is even a camp for learning how to pilot, maintain and repair a drone or a music tech camp that uses recording equipment and software, so students can record and edit musical compositions. Most camps are for ages 9 to 13, but there are camps for kids as young as 6. Camps run either 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m., and fees range from $250 to $395. Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead, 625 111th Ave. N., Naples. 239-451-3142 or fullsteamaheadfl.com.
Your kid can truly embrace the Florida lifestyle by attending Ocean Kids Camp, held at Lowdermilk Beach Park in Naples. Kids learn how to properly conduct themselves in a marine environment and receive an introduction to lifesaving skills like CPR and first aid as well as learn basic boat and water safety. The program exposes campers to surfing, snorkeling, stand-up paddleboarding and skimboarding. Each week, campers take part in Beach Olympics competing in beach and lifeguard games. All campers must be good swimmers. Camp is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Cost is $150 or $40 per day. Ocean Kids Camp, 1301 Gulf Shore Blvd., Naples. 239-213-3020 or oceankidscamp.com.
If your child is an outdoor enthusiast, then Camp Wyhoway at the Greater Naples YMCA is a great option. Campers spend much of their day outside, taking part in different activities such as baseball, swimming, tennis and can even climbing a rock wall (at the Naples location). Each week has a theme and on select weeks, there is a field trip to places like Sun-n-Fun Lagoon, Lowdermilk Beach Park, the Collier County Museums, Big Cypress National Preserve and others. If you sign up early, the $100 registration fee (per child) is waived. Camp is $100 per week if you are Y member or $125 for nonmembers. There is also CAT bus service to select locations with a Y staff member riding along. Breakfast and lunch is included. Greater Naples YMCA, 5450 YMCA Road, Naples. 239-597-3148 or greaternaplesymca.org.
A budding outdoorsman (or girl) will love Calusa Nature Center’s summer camp. The program features themed weeks, but all focus on teaching kids how to be nature explorers and reinforce scientific understanding of ecosystems and animal lifecycles. For ages 6 to 14, the camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 31 to August 9 and offers daily or weekly rates. (Fees were unavailable as of press time.) Early drop-off and late pick-up options are offered, too, for an additional fee. Each week, campers enjoy private planetarium shows and get behind-the-scenes access to the center. They also learn how to care for the animals. Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave., Fort Myers. 239-275-3435 or calusanature.org.
Got little ones who would love this camp? Check out the Woodland Nature Montessori School on property (scroll down for details).
Your child can take music lessons at the Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs this summer as well as take part in camps that cover a range of interests. Digital Drawing & Animation teaches children how to bring their drawings to life with computers. Campers can learn to draw basic cartoons in Comic Strips and Cartoons. Other camps are Fashion & Jewelry Design, Paint the Picasso, sewing, art, playwriting, pottery and more. Each summer, the center also hosts a youth theater program for ages 8 and older. This year, they will perform “High School Musical Jr.” Each camp costs $140 per session (some vary). Children as young as 4 can enroll, too. Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs. 239-495-8989 or artcenterbonita.org.
The William Austen Youth Center hosts summer camp for children in kindergarten through fifth grades, with a different theme each week, such as Diving Into Summer (June 4-8), Critter Connection (June 18-22), Time Travelers (July 9-13) and Sports Mania (July 16-20), to name a few. Campers take part in field trips, group activities and arts and crafts in relation to each theme. The camps run 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. with extended hours available until 9 p.m., which requires a youth center membership ($30 per year). The camp cost is $99 per child, per week. The center is at 315 S.W. Second Ave., Cape Coral. 239-242-3950 or capeparks.com.
Become a master at paddleboarding and kayaking at summer camp with the Cape Coral Yacht Club. Or learn about the marine ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico during Beach Buddies, a half-day morning camp ($60 for residents) for ages 4 to 5 and an afternoon camp ($85 for residents) for ages 6 to 8. Both are taught by a Lee County Public Schools marine biology teacher and give campers a hands-on opportunity to interact with marine life. Advanced Beach Buddies, for ages 9 to 14, is an all-day camp ($120 for residents) where campers collect sea life for analysis. Nonresidents pay a higher fee to attend. Cape Coral Yacht Club, 5819 Driftwood Parkway, Cape Coral. 239-574-0806 or capecoral.net.
Budding actors will shine at Camp Florida Rep: Summer Intensive, a fast-paced, comprehensive theater camp that cumulates with a live performance of a different musical every two weeks. Campers receive instruction in dance, music and drama, and rehearse to produce a full Broadway-style musical. Five programs are offered this summer: “The Addams Family,” June 4-15; “Singin’ in the Rain Jr.,” June 18-29; “Willy Wonka Jr.,” July 2-13, and “High School Musical Jr.,” July 16-27. Camp is for ages 8 to 17 and is held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Tuition is $415 per camp, and aftercare is available. Florida Rep, 2268 Bay St., Fort Myers. 239-332-4665, ext. 2020, or floridarepeducation.org/camps.
Send your kids to traditional camp, teen camp, a specialty camp, or if they have special physical or developmental delays, they can attend a special needs camp with Lee County Parks & Recreation. Each offering has a weekly schedule of activities and outings. Specialty camps provide an in-depth week on topics such as nature and wildlife, health and fitness and lifeguarding. New this year is an Eco Tour Travel Camp, where teens slosh through the Six Mile Cypress Slough and visit CROW, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. Most camps are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with extended care available. Locations and fees vary by camp. Register at leegov.com/parks/programs/summer or call 239-533-7440.
Hammerhead sharks, sea slugs, osprey, tarpon — and even an overnight expedition to Belize — are just some of the summer camp offerings from Sanibel Sea School. The low camper-to-teacher ratio (less than 6-to-1) creates an environment where kids can learn “sea” skills, biology, how to surf and more. Most weeks are tailored to ages 6 to 13, but there are offerings for younger campers, ages 4 to 6, as well as teenagers, ages 13 to 18, who can serve as counselors-in-training as well as sign up for the Belize trip. Prices vary and space is very limited. This year, there are three locations: Flagship campus, 455 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel; Sundial Beach Resort & Spa, 1451 Middle Gulf Drive, Sanibel, and the Canterbury School, 8141 College Parkway, Fort Myers. 239-472-8585.
If you have little ones, age 3 to 6, and still need a camp this summer, the Woodland Nature Montessori School is an option. The camp is located in the Iona House on the campus of the Calusa Nature Center. Campers study local plants and animals as they explore the grounds of the center. They also walk the hiking trails, watch animal shows, study animal exhibits, visit bird and butterfly aviaries as well as the natural history museum. Camp is $50 per day and requires a full week of enrollment. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Woodland Nature Montessori School at Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave., Fort Myers. 239-896-3662 or woodlandnaturemontessorischool.com.
Your child’s summer will get a heavy dose of ShTEaM (science, history, technology, engineering, art and math) when they attend an IMAG summer camp. Campers experiment, explore and investigate during camps that are targeted to lower elementary (first and second grade), upper elementary (third to fifth grade) and middle school (grades sixth to eighth). Some offerings are Fairytale Engineers, where campers use engineering to design escape plans for Rapunzel or build a new castle for Cinderella; Spy School, where campers learn how to crack codes, create disguises and go on a top-secret mission, or Boom, Bang, Fizz, a program that is more like an explosive chemistry camp. Cost is $175 per week for members and $225 per week for nonmembers. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford Ave., Fort Myers. 239-243-0043 or theimag.org.
We've added more camps here in alphabetical order. For even more camps, go to our searchable summer camps database.
LARC's Career Building Youth Program — A hands-on classroom experience where students with developmental disabilities learn employment skills, develop self-advocacy skills and gain work-related experience. For ages 15-21. For information or to apply, contact Pamela Jenkins at 239-334-6285 ext. 226 or pamelajenkins@larcleecounty.org.
If you have a camp you’d like added to this list, email the information in the following format to editor@swflparentchild.com: Name of Camp. One sentence description. Location. Phone number and website where readers can get more information.
This story originally ran in the March 2018 issue of SWFL Parent & Child magazine. Find it at family-friendly locations throughout Lee and Collier counties, on Issuu and at swflparentchild.com.
Dr. William Dubin and his son, Dr. David Dubin, were found guilty in a fraud investigation involving Psychological A.R.T.S.
AUSTIN — A federal jury on Monday convicted two Austin-area psychologists on numerous charges after a fraud investigation at their establishment, Psychological A.R.T.S., P.C.
After a three-week-long trial, the jury convicted Dr. William Joseph Dubin, 73, and his son, Dr. David Fox Dubin, 33. William was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks, and two counts of offering to pay and paying illegal kickback, while his son was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, one count of health care fraud and aiding and abetting health care fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft.
Prior to Monday, a third defendant, 68-year-old Glen Elwood McKenzie Jr. of Cedar Park, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the federal anti-kickback law and one count of receiving an illegal kickback. McKenzie was the president of the board of directors of an emergency shelter house about 80 miles from Austin that provided temporary shelter or crisis intervention and mental health services to children ages five to 17 who had been removed from their homes by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
Based on evidence provided during the trial, Dr. William Dubin paid McKenzie to refer children to Psychological A.R.T.S. for mental health services, which were billed to the Medicaid program. Upon payment for those services, William paid him a 10 percent kickback from the money paid to his facility.
The evidence also revealed that Dr. David Dubin engaged in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud and committed health care fraud by causing at least one fraudulent billing to be submitted to the Medicaid program. He was convicted of engaging in aggravated identity theft when he caused a fraudulent claim to be submitted to Medicaid and unlawfully used a patient’s personal information to receive payment of the bill.
Dr. William Dubin faces up to five years in federal prison for each count related to the illegal kickbacks. His son faces up to 10 years for each count related to health care fraud; and a consecutive mandatory two-year term for the count related to aggravated identity theft. The Dubins remains on bond pending sentencing scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 19.
Dodge County District Attorney William Bedker files criminal charges of assisted suicide against Joshua Walters, a Dodge Correctional Institution prisoner who helped to kill the guy who killed Madison activist Joel Marino.
"By helping with the strangulation, holding him down, and several other things, which of course, is a crime. So, we take that very seriously."
Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls says the charges follow an extensive investigation of the January 10th death of inmate 20-year-old Adam Peterson. What's the motive for Walters to help kill Peterson?
"Well, I don't know what the motivation is to assist in a suicide. There was some mention that the cellmates may have made a suicide pact. You know, 'I'll help you and after you're dead I'm going to kill myself.' Of course that didn't happen."
Walters faces a maximum sentence of six years in prison and $10,000 in fines if convicted. Nehls says it doesn't seem like enough.
"To assist another person in a death and leave that person hanging there for an hour while you laid in your bunk before you alerted the correctional staff is very disturbing to say the least."
RAPPER TINIE Tempah has signed American R'n'B star, Omarion, to a one-off single deal.
The south east Londoner, real name Patrick Okogwu, will release the Crazy Cousinz-produced track, Arch Your Back, through his Disturbing London record label featuring the former B2K frontman on lead vocals.
It is believed that the musical pair developed a relationship when the recorded a unreleased song in London last year.
Omarion told MTV: “Let me tell you a really funny, interesting story about Tinie Tempah. I haven’t spoken to him in a while, but the last time I came to London, a mutual friend connected us together. I heard his stuff and I was like, ‘Let’s go to the studio.’"
"So we started cutting a record and we were vibing. But mind you, it was literally four/five in the morning when we started. So we were kind of way out and I had to catch a flight," he added.
Tinie Tempah, who recently became the first British rapper to go platinum with a debut single in the US, has had a long and successful relationship UK producers Crazy Cousinz, which dates back to early collaborations on his undeground hits Wifey and Hood Economics.
Arch Your Back is set for release this Autumn.
Busy Philipps is opening up about an incident during her teenage days on the set of Freaks and Geeks, where she alleges co-star James Franco assaulted her.
The actress details the alleged attack in an excerpt from her upcoming memoir, This Will Only Hurt a Little, obtained by Yahoo Entertainment. According to Philipps, she and Franco were doing a scene together where she was supposed to lightly hit him in the chest during their conversation. However, Franco apparently didn’t know the hit was part of the scene and wasn’t expecting it. Philipps claims when she hit him, he snapped.
The 39-year-old actress goes on to explain that despite encouragement from co-star Linda Cardellini, she never reported the alleged incident to her manager. Philipps says Franco apologized to her the next day after he was forced to by the show’s producers and director. However, Philipps claims that he was never truly punished for his alleged behavior.
Franco was accused of inappropriate behavior and sexual misconduct by five women earlier this year. During a visit to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in January, he addressed the allegations.
"In my life, I pride myself on taking responsibility for things that I've done. I have to do that to maintain my well-being," he told host Stephen Colbert. "I do it whenever I know that there's something wrong or needs to be changed. I make it a point to do it."
"The things that I heard were on Twitter are not accurate, but I completely support people coming out and being able to have a voice because they didn't have a voice for so long," he continued. "So I don't want to shut them down in any way. I think it's a good thing and I support it."
The alleged incident between Philipps and Franco isn't the only traumatic moment detailed in her new book. She also discusses being raped at age 14, which she first revealed on Instagram amid Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
"This is me at 14. The age I was raped," Philipps captioned an old photo. "It's taken me 25 years to say those words. I wrote about it in my book. I finally told my parents and sister about it 4 months ago. Today is the day we are silent no more. All of us," Philipps wrote. "I'm scared to post this. I can't imagine what Dr. Ford is feeling right now."
Two Eastern Kentucky police officers shot and killed the son of a retired Kentucky State Police trooper after he attacked them with a knife early Thursday.
Kentucky State Police Trooper Isaac Whitaker and Martin police Sgt. Brian Ratliff were called to a disturbance at Petry Apartments on Main Street in Martin about 2:30 a.m., said Trooper Scott Hopkins, a spokesman for the state police post in Pikeville.
By some wonderful twist of fate, the creative team of writer John Arcudi, artist James Harren, and colorist Dave Stewart is releasing four issues of new material in the span of two months. It’s a rare enough occurrence to get monthly content from James Harren—whose meticulous work requires quite a bit of lead time—so to have him putting out two issues a month for two months straight is an astonishing feat.
This Wednesday sees the release of Dark Horse’s B.P.R.D. #127 (co-written by Mike Mignola) and Image’s Rumble #2, two titles that feature gritty urban environments, fantastical monsters, and dynamic action, but have drastically different tones. (For more on that, check out this “Big Issues” from last month.) While Rumble incorporates a dark sense of humor into its story, B.P.R.D. takes a much bleaker approach, painting a somber picture of a world struggling to survive after Armageddon. This preview of B.P.R.D. #127 spotlights that seriousness as two agents make their way back to the rest of their squad two days after a devastating monster attack, a reunion depicted with a cold, stark visual style that doesn’t suggest things are getting any better now that the group is back together.
It’s a chilly start to the issue, which intensifies as it delves into the events of those two days, as well as how the team’s current situation ties into Agent Howards’ past experience as a prehistoric warlord. Unlike the expansive previous two chapters in this arc, this week’s issue narrows the focus to look at how two characters deal with these horrific circumstances, making it a powerful spotlight for Agent Howards specifically. B.P.R.D. is Dark Horse’s longest-running ongoing series, and thanks to the synergy of the creative team, it’s still going strong after over a decade’s worth of stories.
Americans are far more socially isolated today than they were two decades ago, and a sharply growing number of people say they have no one in whom they can confide, according to a comprehensive new evaluation of the decline of social ties in the United States.
A quarter of Americans say they have no one with whom they can discuss personal troubles, more than double the number who were similarly isolated in 1985. Overall, the number of people Americans have in their closest circle of confidants has dropped from around three to about two.
The comprehensive new study paints a sobering picture of an increasingly fragmented America, where intimate social ties -- once seen as an integral part of daily life and associated with a host of psychological and civic benefits -- are shrinking or nonexistent. In bad times, far more people appear to suffer alone.
"That image of people on roofs after Katrina resonates with me, because those people did not know someone with a car," said Lynn Smith-Lovin, a Duke University sociologist who helped conduct the study. "There really is less of a safety net of close friends and confidants."

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