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Statement on Drought for the 5 and 12-month
periods ending 31st December 2006
December rainfall totals were generally below average across the
drought-affected parts of eastern and southern Australia, with
rainfall deficits therefore
remaining widespread over Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, New South
Wales and southern Queensland. It was the driest year on record (back
to 1900) across parts of the south, most notably in northern and parts
of eastern Tasmania, northeast Victoria and adjacent parts of southern
NSW and the ACT.
The period from August to December was especially warm and dry across
the southern half of the country. Averaged over the Murray-Darling Basin
it was the driest such period on record as well as being the second warmest,
with much of the central-west and southwest slopes of NSW having mean
maximum temperatures more than 3�C above the long-term average. SA and
Victoria had their second driest August to December period, while in
area-average terms it was the warmest last five months of the year for
the country as a whole, as well as for WA, SA and Victoria.
A poor start to the northern wet season has also caused short-term rainfall
deficiencies to develop across some parts of tropical Australia.
For the 5-month period from August to December,
generally severe rainfall deficiencies covered most of SA apart from the
northeast quarter, all of Victoria, northern and eastern Tasmania, most of
NSW west of a line from Bega to Tamworth to Bourke, southern inland
Queensland, parts of northwest and northern Queensland, areas in the
northern NT and the coastal zone between Albany and Esperance in southern
WA. Record low falls were widely scattered about all these areas.
For the 2006 calendar year, serious to severe rainfall
deficiencies affected a large part of southeast Queensland centred on about
Charleville, much of the southern half of NSW west of the ranges, Victoria
(apart from far East Gippsland), northern and eastern Tasmania, southeastern
SA and a coastal strip in WA from Carnarvon to Albany. In addition, areas
near Bourke and from Alice Springs to south of Tarcoola also have deficiencies
for this period. Record low falls are analysed along Tasmania�s north coast
as well as in parts of the southeast of that State. Records were also broken
in the mountainous regions of northeast Victoria and southeast NSW extending
into parts of the southwest slopes, central tablelands and central-west, on
the SA/Victoria border near Bordertown and in a few patches along the southwest
coast of WA. It was also the driest year on record in a small region just to
the south of Oodnadatta.
The deficiencies discussed above have occurred against a backdrop of
multi-year rainfall deficits that have severely stressed water supplies
in the east and southwest of the country.
deficiency maps for standard periods out to three years are
Note: The terms used to describe rainfall in these
Drought Statements have the following meanings -
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- rainfalls in the lowest 10% of historical totals,
but not in the lowest 5%
Severe deficiency
- rainfalls in the lowest 5% of historical totals
Lowest on record
- lowest since at least 1900 when the data analysed begin
Very much below average
- rainfalls in the lowest 10% of historical totals
Below average
- rainfalls in the lowest 30% of historical totals,
but not in the lowest 10%
- rainfalls in the middle 40% of historical totals
Above average
- rainfalls in the highest 30% of historical totals,
but not in the highest 10%
Very much above average
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"The first report of a zolpidem awakening came from South Africa, in 1999. A patient named Louis Viljoen, who, three years before, was declared vegetative after he was hit by a truck, had taken to clawing at his mattress during the night. Thinking he was suffering from insomnia, his family doctor suggested zolpidem to help him sleep. But 20 minutes after his mother ground the tablet up and fed it to him through a straw, Viljoen began to stir. His eyes, which normally wandered the room, vacant and unfocused, flickered with the light of consciousness. And then he began to talk (his first words were "Hello, Mummy"), and move (he could control his limbs and facial muscles). A few hours later he became unresponsive. But the next day, and for many days after that, zolpidem revived him, a few hours at a time."
— Is there a spectrum between consciousness and unconsciousness? New research is casting doubt on our binary understanding of consciousness. Stories like the above demonstrate how ambien, a common sleeping pill, can wake the minimally-conscious to incredible effect.
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Moraga, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Brad Waldow scored 24 points as the Saint Mary's Gaels blew past the Eastern Washington Eagles, 93-65, in a non- conference joust at McKeon Pavilion.
Kerry Carter added 18 points off the bench for Saint Mary's (7-0). Also in double figures for the Gaels were Beau Levesque (14 points), James Walker III (12) and Stephen Holt (11). Garrett Jackson tallied 12 rebounds.
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Hands-on with the elusive Windows Phone 8 Samsung ATIV S
Summary: Microsoft has been pretty coy about letting its upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices off the leash, so we haven't seen much about them. Here's a glimpse of the ATIV S - essentially the Galaxy S III, with a different OS.
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The cameras on the ATIV S are pretty well specified too, with an 8-megapixel one on the rear and a 1.9-megapixel front-facing one for HD video calling.
While it does have on-board photo editing capabilities (pictured), I did find myself missing some of the more advanced photo features found on the Nokia Lumia 920 and 820, even if these are a bit of a novelty.
Storage is provided in 16GB or 32GB capacities and can be augmented through use of a microSD card. This is a good thing. I've seen too many Windows Phones lately that don't provide for expansion, including the Lumia 920 (thankfully the 820 does). There's also 7GB of free SkyDrive storage too.
Microsoft has been very secretive about some of the features of Windows Phone 8, ahead of the curtain officially being lifted on Monday 29 October. But I did manage to get a quick look at the new 'Wallet' feature native to the upcoming mobile OS.
Sadly it had not been pre-populated for the demo (pictured).
Wallet, which in part can use NFC technology for things like payments, is the new home of anything payment-related in Windows Phone 8. So any locally available deals, loyalty cards, in-app purchases, credit and debit cards and contactless payment details are all stored here.
Windows Phone 8 will also be able to use NFC for features like 'Tap + Send', for sharing content with another phone - much like the Android Beam feature introduced in Ice Cream Sandwich.
The app store on the ATIV S and Windows Phone 8 looks much like the store found in the current version of the mobile OS. However, the handset maker has added a 'Samsung Zone' section, which includes many of the apps that come pre-installed, such as ChatOn, Music Hub and Photo Editor.
However, it's not exactly the same as the Windows Phone 7.0 and 7.5 versions; it introduces an app overview screen which provides visual shortcuts to sections of the store, such as 'best rated', 'top free', 'top paid', and 'collections' (pictured).
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Vancouver: a thing of beauty
If you follow me on Instagram, you may recall that we were in Vancouver a couple of weeks ago.
I had never been before, and had always heard how beautiful Vancouver is, how green, how lush, how the mountainsblahblah blah.
You guys, SHE IS A THING OF BEAUTY!!
Here's a 2.5 hour walk to and from Stanley Park.
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In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars.
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Categories > Celebrities > 30 Seconds to Mars > A Beautiful Lie
Chapter 19.0 Reviews
Lilee finds out why she has no mother. Guess what...I'm gonna try to make chapter 20 LAST CHAPTER!
"I fell off my bed."
"Are you okay?"
"Are you okay?"
"Do you want me to turn the T.V. back on?"
"Okay. I'm leaving it on for half an hour."
AHHHH!!!!!! Well, chapter 20 is last chapter. THEIR WILL BE A SEQUIL!
Lilee unlocked the door to her house. The livingroom was empty.
"Dad?" She called. She walked into the kitchen. "Jared?" She heard music coming from his room. "Dad?" She walked into his room to find him looking at pictures.
She gave him a hug.
He sighed. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah." She said. "More importantly...are you okay?"
"Umm...yeah. You know how much I'd like to say you look like your mom. But..." He laughed. "You don't."
"Oh." She looked at the ground.
"I didn't mean to make you run away."
"I know...I...had a lot on my mind and...I needed to get away."
He nodded. "I shouldn't have freaked out on you like that. You can blame me."
"I don't need to."
"For the past 2 days I've been getting calls if you were dead..."
Lilee's eyes widened. "Why?"
"Apparently because...this flyer has been going around."
"Oh...that." She said. "Remember Nikki?" Jared nodded. "Her family...was kind of..out for me."
"Well, you guys are..kind of related. Her father is your mom's brother."
Lilee's mouth dropped open.
"I know."
"Just...why? Why do they want me dead? What did I do to them?"
Jared sighed. "Your the reason that your mom's dead..."
"When you were born...she died. Nobody knew why...she just..did."
A tear fell from Lilee's eyes.
"I was 19, going on 20. Apparently it didn't work out."
"So..if I wasn't here...mom would still be alive."
"Don't say that!" He yelled. "You are the best thing that could've happened to me."
Lilee put on a small smile.
"If I was able to turn back time..I wouldn't."
Lilee leaned on Jared a little bit.
"I thought I'd tell you, you're old enough now."
"I only yelled at you because I didn't want to lose you." He said. "I don't know what I'd do."
"Well, here's something I've never told you."
"I never liked your career. I never liked who you dated. Scarlette Johanson...Lindsay Lohan. Esspecially her because she's only a few years older than me."
Jared sighed. "Why not?"
"They were always...kinda bitchy to me."
"You never told me."
"They said you payed too much attention to me than them."
Jared shook his head.
"I might've been the reason they dumped you."
"Well, then I'm glad they dumped me."
They both laughed.
"You might hate me for this...but...I've been thinking about moving."
"What? Why?"
"We're..not really safe here. You don't have a lot of friends."
"Yeah." She sighed. "But where were you thinking about moving."
Lilee's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Yeah. I mean. I can't force you to go where you don't wanna go."
Lilee hugged him. "I'll start looking." She smiled.
The next day at school...
Everyone was paying attention to Lilee. Asking her if she was alright. Ignoring Nikki.
Lilee was finally approached by Nikki.
"Hey." Nikki said.
"Umm..hey." Lilee decided to go with it.
"I'm sorry I ditched you when you had that fight."
"No, it's okay. I got outta there in one piece."
"Good, friends?"
Lilee put on a serious face. "You expect me to be friends with you? After I find out you and your family want me dead?"
"Lilee, no! Listen-"
"No! I now know that you were using me! Anyways. I'm moving...far away from you!"
"What? Where!"
"I'm not telling you!"
"But-you're my best friend."
"Not anymore!" Lilee started to walk away.
"I don't want you dead!"
Lilee ignored her and continued to walk. Hopefully Vegas had a better future for her. Hopefully...she still had a few months.
Well, Ima try and put next chapter up today. To make you ALL happy. See you...next chapta!


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what i think about this school is it is grate. I was a student there it was really grate they helped me get throw some tuff times in school and there are grate teachers and students I love this school.
We have been very pleased with Werner. My children were new last year and we were welcomed immediately. The principal takes the time to get to know each family and it really feels like a community. This year, my daughter's reading was a little lower than it should have been. She received extra help, including an after school "homework club." At the same time, my son is getting plenty of challenge in his advanced class. The PTA seems a bit "clique-y" but I think that is how it goes at any school. For the most part the parents are warm and friendly.
Based on our experience the school did not live up to my expectations. The teacher was very unorganized. My child had a folder that was supposed to come home on Thursdays with homework for the week. Instead the homework was often crumpled up in the backpack with a pile of crumpled art projects and schoolwork. I had to sift through piles of junk paper to dig for homework and communications from the teacher. We never had a clear understanding of what was expected. I volunteered in class and was surprised at how loud, unorganized and chaotic things were. The children didn't seem to know what they were supposed to be doing. In my opinion, elementary school children need to have some structure and a clear understanding of what is expected of them. I found the school to be very unstructured. Even the lost and found pile just sits in the hallway full of lost belongings that are just strewn about - another element adding to the chaos and disorganization that appears prevalent here. There were aspects of the school we liked but in general we were disappointed.
Wow, this has been just about the best move we could have made for our family. The teachers have been great for both of my kids. They were made to feel welcome and got right into fantastic social groups. I can't say enough about this wonderful learning community.
My kids first year at the school was 5th grade (2010/11) and it has been the worst of all the schools he has attended. He received a "F" on the second day of school! He didn't even know where his classroom was yet!! The teachers are very ridged and they don't take the time to get to know new students. If your family grew up in Werner you are good. If not good luck if you dont fit the right mold. My child who was a excellent student in 3 other states now hates school. Thanks a lot!
I will have to say that this is the worst school that we have encountered. Not only did my children lose a good quality education that they had received prior to coming here but they have great animosity towards their previous 5th grade teachers there. The principal has done nothing to improve the quality of staff that is teaching there and shows no interest in the concerns of the parents. The staff has NO interest in teaching but just receiving a paycheck and that is the saddest part of this experience. They should be ashamed of themselves having called themselves educators.
As a former parent, I want to thank Werner's staff. My children received an outstanding education, and I contribute much of their success to the teachers at Werner.
I was disappointed with this school when my children attended. I have a child with special needs, and the school could not fit him into the special needs class, so we had to pay for private lessons for him to help him. The school has a good reputation on the whole, but some people keep their bad opinions to themselves.
We just moved into the area and our kids felt welcomed and they really like Werner. The teachers seem to really care about each child's individual learning styles. The teachers also seem sincerely interested in getting to know the parents. This is a gem.
Fort Collins has many outstanding options for elementary schools. We evaluated several of them on the south side of town. Werner stood out. It has great staff, strong parental involvement, and a well-balanced mix of extracurricular and academic programs. We are very happy with it, and so are our kids.
The teacher involvement is exceptional and the learning atmosphere is wonderful for all ages.
We have a new principal this past year (2003-2004), I like him quite a bit he certainly is a high 4 and maybe a 5. We should know by the end of 2005.
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Artichoke and Pickled Shrimp with Lemon Aioli Recipe
The tangy lemon aioli in this recipe by NOLA chef Donald Link (Cochon, Herbsaint) complements the artichokes and shrimp without overpowering either. This dish, although fabulous on its own as an appetizer, would also be delicious atop a bed of lightly dressed greens or even stuffed inside a crusty roll.
This recipe was featured as part of our Mardi Gras Recipes photo gallery.
For the pickled shrimp:
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground fennel
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup small-dice carrots
- 1/2 cup shiitake mushrooms, cut into small pieces
- 1 jalapeño, sliced
- 1/2 cup diced turnips
- 1 pound shrimp, cooked and peeled
For the artichokes:
- 3 large artichokes
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- Juice of 2 lemons (4 to 5 tablespoons)
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
For the lemon aioli:
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Pinch freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/4 cups canola oil
- Bring the water, vinegar, and bay leaves to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in oregano, sugar, salt, red pepper flakes, fennel, and pepper and boil for 1 minute. Add carrots and boil for 2 more minutes. Add mushrooms, jalapeño, and turnips and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
- Toss the cooled mixture with the shrimp in a nonreactive bowl, cover, and refrigerate for 4 hours.
For the artichokes:
- Using a paring knife, prepare the artichokes by trimming away the tough, dark green, inedible leaves, moving around the outside of the artichoke with the knife until the light green center is exposed (you will be cutting away a lot of the leaves). Trim around the base of the artichoke to remove the stubs of the leaves and create a smooth surface. Cut off the top of the artichoke about 1/2 inch above the base (heart). Trim the stem about 3/4 inch from the heart and, using a paring knife or vegetable peeler, remove the tough dark green skin from the stem. Repeat with the remaining artichokes.
- Place the artichoke hearts in the smallest pot they will fit in that allows them to sit side by side (not on top of each other). Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes, or until you can pierce the hearts with a paring knife. Once cooked, remove the artichokes from the liquid and allow them to cool to room temperature. Remove the choke center with a spoon or paring knife, then cut away any tough pieces remaining. Cut each heart in half vertically, then each half into four pieces, and set aside.
For the lemon aioli:
- Combine egg yolk, lemon juice, mustard, zest, salt, and pepper in a blender or food processor. Purée until smooth. With the blender or food processor running, slowly drizzle in the oil until the mixture is emulsified. Refrigerate until ready to use.
To serve:
- Place the shrimp and artichokes in a large bowl. Add 1/4 cup of the aioli and stir to combine. Add more aioli by the tablespoon if necessary to just coat the shrimp and artichokes. Reserve any remaining aioli for another use.
Recipe provided by Chef Donald Link, author of Real Cajun: Rustic Home Cooking from Donald Link's Louisiana.


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"An injustice," said another.
"What can people do with their frustrations?" asked a third.
The setting was neither a courtroom nor an activist meeting. It was at the Sundance Film Festival, and the assembled had just watched "The Internet's Own Boy," Brian Knappenberger's quietly evocative look at wunderkind hacker Aaron Swartz, whom the film suggests was driven to suicide in 2013 by a zealous federal prosecutor in Massachusetts.
"We have real problems with our justice system," Knappenberger told the audience. "We've given a lot of power to prosecutors. Our system needs an overhaul."
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At the recently concluded Sundance — with four of the five 2014 Oscar nominees originating there, the festival is a key barometer of the documentary zeitgeist — nearly a half-dozen films contained this undercurrent. They included a wide range of subjects, in movies revisiting the case of Pamela Smart (the New Hampshire woman serving a life sentence for conspiring to kill her husband in 1990), the recently convicted Boston gangster Whitey Bulger and even an instance of the FBI confiscating a discovery by South Dakota paleontologists as prosecutors racked up charges against them.
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By injecting themselves into the legal process, these films — many will play on TV and in theaters in the coming months — have opened a powerful storytelling vein and shone a light on perceived injustices. At this Edward Snowden moment, creators say, they tap into perceptions of government run amok. But they also create tricky conditions for filmmakers and the form.
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|A wonderful teacher at Challenging Heights
I sit here typing with my mind racing, still. It has not stopped since the first day at the Hovde House.
Residing in the Hovde House are 48 children, 44 boys and 4 girls aged from 5-19ish years old. There they provide 3 meals a day, a snack, shelter, space for play, a beautiful garden, a football (soccer) field, school classrooms, and a beautiful library full of art supplies, puzzles, books, and games. Their house mothers are incredibly caring, giving, and dedicated to children's progress and rehabilitation. Most all the children have been rescued from child labor in fishing villages. The children are forced to work, receive no education, and work almost all day and night with little sleep. No time for play, childhood, nurturing, or love. They dive into deep seas, take a lot of risks by doing so to try and untangle fishing nets. Needless to say, they develop injuries, water diseases, sicknesses, and experience friends' lives that drown because of the sea dives. If that is not enough to handle, they are also punished with physical/verbal/mental/sexual abuse. As I said before, my mind is still racing.
These children stopped me. Not physically, but in life. As I take a step back and reflect, this is why:
This past week has been the best week of my life. Never have I been so moved, touched, and changed by someone's presence.
I was placed (with Madam Amanda J) in their first level class (almost equivalent to a 1st grade classroom in theUS but hard to compare). Teaching, helping, and assisting them in anything they needed were the only things I wanted and strived to do. We practiced English, the alphabet, sentences, addition, numbers, and writing. For some of the children, writing is extra difficult because their little hands/fingers are beat up and their fine motor skills are gone due to their trafficked past.
They have little breaks throughout their school day to run around and play before their class starts the next subject. Every break I am asked to read with a 15 year old young man who is incredibly thirsty to learn. He does not want to stop. Therefore, during breaks we visit the library and grab a book off of the shelf (usually a lower level book). We repeat all of the pages until break is over. I had to laugh today because he picked up a piece of paper on the ground today after class and simply asked me, "Madam, what does this say?" The paper had one simple sentence on it, but because he saw English, he was curious to learn how to say it. I have never been so choked up while being one on one with a student before. He is diligent, confident, and persistent to learn and become educated. Being 15 and in the lowest classroom, I look around and there are mostly younger boys filling the benches. It does not effect this 15 year old. It does not matter that he is reading 1st grader books over and over. He is driven and I pray he will continue to thirst for knowledge.
Within moments of teaching, the language barrier did not interrupt our connections because of something powerful, something greater than everything: love. The root of life. Little moments make a huge difference in my life and one is very special in my heart from one of the boys at Hovde. I picked him up and was hugging him, squeezing him, spinning him, and doing everything in my power to get him to smile and giggle because when these children smile, they shine. After I put him down, I looked down and saw his smiling face. With a raspy voice he said, "thank you!" It was a real thank you. I am a big fan of little moments.
As much as my heart physically hurts for them, as much as I want to change their past of slavery, abuse, neglect, malnutrition, disease, and punishment, I can't. But there is hope. Hope for a future. Hope for a life of joy, smiles, education, work, family, and community. I am amazed at how quickly I have fallen in love with them. I truly wish I could give them a life they missed out on during their slavery days, a life they deserve as children.
One of the biggest lessons I have learned there (and overall here in Ghana) is to encourage. Encourage any chance you get whether by a genuine smile, a pat on the back, a "GREAT JOB!", anything. To acknowledge humanity and become interested in someone's life changes everything. One's perspective transforms because one's energy turns into selflessness. One's thoughts turn into recognizing who people are. Embrace people. Share life with them; ask them to share parts of their life with you. Ask them how they are doing. Serve them.
Though we only have a few days left to serve in Ghana, I pray it will not stop here. I hope we will all continue to keep our arms wide open and our hearts filled with joy wherever we end up. Despite tragedy, loss, and suffering, I pray we all believe in hope & love which overcome all such things.
Madam Katelyn and Madam Amanda are holding class in the shade as the children learn to count and use numbers. These photos cannot adequately convey the power of the situation, for these children are learning. The excitement of learning new things triggers a chain of events in the imagination. New confidence fuels more curiosity and a desire to learn even more. The children naturally associate these good feelings with Katelyn and Amanda. There is a lot of love in the room.
To laugh often and love much. To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children.
To earn the appreciation of honest critics, endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty. To find the best in others. To leave the world a bit better. Whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition.
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded. -Author Unknown
It's getting to that point in the trip where the kids are asking when we leave for America and how many days we have left with them. I am not ready to say goodbye and I am not ready to prepare myself to say goodbye.
These joyful, energetic, hilarious children have changed me for life. They have taught me so many things about life and have challenged me to change things when I return home. Praise God.
"Madam Kate, I am small enough to fit in your luggage!"
Sunday was quite the day packed with incredible excursions:
First, we visited the Kakum National Park where we walked across a very swingy-roped in walk-way. Looking back on it, it was a very terrifying experience. I was somewhat sad on the ride there because I was bummed I couldn't attend church that morning…but I received church in a different, unique way.
Baffour, our friend who is with us here in Ghana was behind me on the canopy walk. The whole way I was hearing from his sweet Ghanaian voice, "Jesus, sweet Jesus." "Lord, forgive me of my sins." "Oh Lord Jesus protect me please Lord take me safely", etc. etc. the list could go on with bible verses and songs of praise. Little did I know how afraid he was to walk across the tops of the rain forest. But, we all made it and I enjoyed every second looking across the rain forest, seeing all of the creation of different trees and vines, hearing the birds, and listening to the laughter and joy from our group experiencing this walk together. Because after all, this whole trip is a "walk" or journey, if you will.
We then proceeded to visit a monkey sanctuary where we saw the following animals: patas monkey, civet monkey, hyrax, mongoose, turtle, snakes (rock python, green mamba), and a antelope (duiker).
Yes, the green mamba is one of the deadliest snakes located in Africa. Yes, I am terrified of snakes. And yes, I needed help from Sarah Aman (animal expert on the trip) on how to spell the animals we saw.
The final destination was in Cape Coast to eat a meal and watch a live African drumming and dancing performance. I enjoyed every single step and beat. They are VERY talented at what they do. Music and dancing is a huge part of the culture here and it makes me wish I was brought up with more dancing and and music around every day. I am almost positive everyone in this country is good at dancing and/or a musical instrument. This is not a joke. The 2 year-olds can dance and step well.
It is a fascinating thing to see so much joy come from our feet, hands, and rhythm of a drum.
This post goes out to an incredible woman who has changed my life, my mom.
She is one who encouraged me to go on this trip after I was accepted and questioned whether I should commit to it or not.
She sent out a newsletter in her classroom of first graders to gather supplies for donations.
My mom is a giving, humble person that truly serves from her whole heart, something I aspire to acquire.
And here I am, across the ocean and she still encourages me to smile toward anyone I encounter, spread love and hugs to all the children, and find much to be thankful for every day.
She can encourage in this way because she does it herself as a mother, wife, sister, friend, grandmother, and teacher.
So thank you, mom for being a huge impact on this trip even though you are not even here physically with me.
Happy birthday!!
The trip to Cape Coast is difficult to describe in words. The entire time we were touring the Slave Trade Castle, I physically felt like I was in a movie or watching a movie. This part of history, this portion of cruelty is unimaginable and challenging to comprehend when you are standing in the very dungeons & cells that the African slaves stood in, slept in, ate in, LIVED in for months at a time before departure to the West. Never will I forget the vivid images in my mind of the darkness, power, and representation of slavery in our world's past.
It put into perspective modern day slavery and how much we need to fight for the lives of the helpless. There is still work to be done.
Pictured is part of the castle from outside after the tour, the beautiful beach of Cape Coast, and a picture of myself on the other side of the Atlantic (for you, Mom & Dad).
Yesterday I was asked to jump rope with some of the kids from school on their break. With excitement I ran over to them to find a tied up mess of electrical wires. Little did I know this was our jump rope. I smiled and we started but inside, it hit me hard.
When these children smile, they smile. Their laughs or giggles get me every single time. They are more beautiful than any advertisement of beauty I have ever glanced at hands down. Each one is loving and inviting to myself and the rest of the group. They constantly ask us questions and always before we leave, make sure they know when we will be back. I am humbled by them every day. Their stories, their gifts, their dance moves, everything is incredible to learn about and see in action. What an extraordinary experience for us to build relationships with these students. They have already taught me so much about life and about showing joy to everyone you encounter.
Later in the evening today, I caught a little guy looking at a book. I asked him if he could read it to me, but with little english he asked me to read it instead. After page 1, I had about 6 more children around me listening to the story. They are eager to learn, ready to listen, and willing to try.
This week I have volunteered with Kwesi, a caring man who works for Challenging Heights. Specifically, he helps coordinate Child Protection Committees, develops and monitors micro-credits for families and so much more. Today, I sat in on a group meeting of women who have their children enrolled at CH. It was a great encouragement to hear their concerns, questions, yet provision for their children to stay in and finish school. I think the best part of the meeting was when the Ghanaian women helped put a beautiful baby girl on my back with their cloth and all. They laughed as I asked them, "where do I put my hands?!" Different cultures, what a beautiful thing.
I also worked with Lydia, our theater expert, and Kat on the after school programs. She is incorporating theater activities and games and I am throwing in art activities for the kids as well. They are so creative and it is a fantastic to watch their minds bursting with new ideas and excitement. We also learned a new game: "Fire on the mountain" which is the same thing as "duck duck goose" but 10 times better.
Everything here is a learning experience. May we all continue to seek joy in any situation we are placed in.
I listened to the sounds of drums and over 700 children of all ages singing songs of praise, making joyful noises with their hands and feet. The sounds of liberation were flooding our ears. I am privileged to play, laugh, dance, and spend time with the children of Challenging Heights this summer. They have overcome a darkness in this world and are rising up to a new life of freedom and a future. I am humbled to be a part of their journey.
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This bill increases the penalties for mislabeling fur to $1500 for the first violation and $3000 for each subsequent violation.
Assemblymember Rosenthal introduced and passed the New York fur labeling act (A.8966) in 2007, which requires garments sold in New York to state "Real Fur" or "Faux Fur" on the label, hangtag, or sticker if they contain either such material. However, in the beginning of 2013 the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Assm. Rosenthal did an undercover investigation that found that popular New York department store Century 21 sold multiple animal fur garments in violation of state and federal fur labeling laws. Increasing the fines for mislabeling fur is aimed at deterring such unlawful behavior.
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Many new-mom diets include too much soda, sugar, and fat
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Moms and dads of young children tend to exercise less, eat more junk food, and weigh more when compared to kid-free men and women their same age. At least that's what a study in the journal Pediatrics says. How bad is it? The University of Minnesota study of about 1,500 relatively young adults, found that those with kids, particularly the moms, ate more fattening and sugary foods, including drinking soda, and exercised less than their childless counterparts. Moms consumed an average of 2,360 calories per day, compared to 1,992 for women without kids, while the mothers only got 4.5 hours of physical activity per week, compared to six hours for the other women.
Dads also averaged less physical activity than non-dads. Surprisingly, researchers found no difference in BMIs between fathers and men without children.
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Is having children hazardous to health? "This isn't a study about blame," co-author Jerica Berge, a University of Minnesota researcher, says in an Associated Press (AP) interview. "This is about identifying … a very high-risk time period" for parents that doctors should be aware of so they can offer solutions, she notes.
Advice to seek out from your own doctor or your children's pediatrician include tips on healthy family diets, parent-child exercise classes, and how to exercise regularly as a family, even when you have a little one in tow.
And if you have relegated the skinny jeans to the back of the closet for now, it could just be temporary. As the AP report points out, the study doesn't say how recently women had their babies; extra weight could simply represent still-to-be shed pregnancy pounds. There's also no information on the number of single parents, who likely face even more diet and exercise challenges than married parents. Other experts feel that some of the mothers may have had postpartum depression, which might affect their eating and exercise habits.


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There are 3 private schools located in IL that offer as an interscholastic sport.
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EvanstonBeacon Academy
622 Davis Street
Evanston, IL, 60201
(224)999-117737 students | Gr. 9-12
ChicagoChicago Waldorf School
1300 W Loyola Ave
Chicago, IL, 60626
(773)465-2371Waldorf School356 students | Gr. PK-12
Des PlainesScience & Arts Academy
1825 Miner St
Des Plaines, IL, 60016
(847)827-7880Special Program Emphasis312 students | Gr. PK-8
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