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While Josh and I were engaged we talked about the names for our future kids. Josh made the deal with me that if he got to name the first boy child Joshua junior, that I could name all the rest. I took this deal. But it really hasn't worked out that way.
Our oldest child is a boy and so he was named Joshua junior. There was no question once we found out he was a boy. We knew his name. We did have to try and decide what to call him, because we already had a Josh. Josh wanted to call him Junior, and I liked JJ. We called him Joshua for A LONG time because we couldn't agree on anything else. In fact we called him Joshua until he got old enough to tell us to call him Josh Jr. So my oldest is Josh Jr. to family and family friends, but he is just Josh at school and with his friends. I'm sure it will get more confusing as time goes by.
When we found out our second child was going to be a boy as well, I got excited to come up with his name. And I can honestly say I can't remember if there was a lot of discussion on what we would name him. I was reading a book and one of the important character's name was Benjamin. I liked Benjamin. I also thought that it would be fun to have a Justin (just-in-case haha). But I wasn't going to go with Justin for the first name, but I thought that Benjamin Justin Case sounded good, and people wouldn't have to know his middle name, so he shouldn't be picked on too much. And so he was Benjamin Justin Case the whole pregnancy. I thought Josh was good with this. And then he was born... And we had to fill out the paper work... And Josh started to think of all the times he would have to use his full name... And he is not Benjamin Justin Case. I did get Benjamin (though I don't know that we ever called him Benjamin), but I did not get Justin. We decide we would name him after his grand fathers. Josh's dad is Jerry and mine is Don. So his middle name is Jerdon. And it works for him. He has always been called Ben, and I don't see him going with anything else. He is our Ben.
When we were pregnant with our third child we did not find out what she was until she was born (it was not completely planned to do it that way, but that is another story). So we had to come up with a girl name and a boy name. We agreed pretty quick on a boys name (though I don't think I really picked it), but we could not agree on one for a girl. We had it down to two names for a girl. McKayla Joy and Brooklyn Joy. I liked McKayla, and Josh was all for Brooklyn. Our third child was a girl and so we had to decide at the hospital which name to go with. Josh really wanted Brooklyn and I agreed if we could change the middle name to Rose instead. So our oldest Daughter is Brooklyn Rose.
When we were pregnant with our fourth child we found out she was going to be a girl. Which was probably a good thing, so that we could figure out a name. I decided that since we had a Brooklyn that we should go for another city name for our second daughter. We quickly narrowed it down to Sydney Joy and Savannah Joy. I was for Sydney and Josh was for Savannah. We went to the hospital to have her still not agreeing on which name we would use. Our forth Child is Savannah Joy.
When we found out that our fifth kid was going to be a girl we had to pull out the maps. We had many family members and friend trying to come up with a city name that would work for us. And now we had the added requirement that it had to be in the U.S. Josh and I quickly agreed on the middle name, and both loved the name, but I was set that she had to have a city for her first name. I loved Alexandria...but Josh did not. We couldn't come up with a nick name that we could agree on for her. I have a nephew that goes by Alex and Josh didn't want another Alex (even though he lives in Ohio and we don't see him all that often). Josh also didn't like Lexi or Andy for a nick name... Josh did not like Alexandria. I couldn't list all the name we went through. I really clung to Alexandria, and Josh continued to look for something better. We had many friends and family members that searched U.S. maps in search of a name we both could agree on. About a week before our daughter was born, Josh's coworker came up with Catalina island. We couldn't find it as a city, but we decided that it might work..Or I guess I should say I decided it might work... Josh Loved it! I wasn't sold on it completely when we went to the hospital to have our baby. But Josh was.
Our fifth child's name is Catalina Jacquelle (her middle name is another story). And we call her Cat. I use to tease Josh all the time that I had made him a "Cat" lover :) Oh and FYI there is a city in the U.S. named Catalina :)
We are now expecting our sixth child... a girl! So we are headed to the drawing board (or maybe I should say map). We would love ideas, but there are a few requirements. It needs to be a city in the U.S. We would love to go with one that starts with an S or an S sound. We have two Js, two Bs, and two K sounds. So we thought that we would even things out with an S or S sounding name. We also need a middle name that is a J or a R (preferably an R). All of the middle names in our family are Js and Rs (we have three Rs right now and four Js). I know I'm crazy, and that we should just pick a name. I didn't intend for it to end up this way when we first started having the girls. But now I see why people end up with the names they do :)
Now I want to point out something. If you remember back to the beginning (sorry it's a long blog again) Josh and I made a deal. He got to name the first boy child and I got to name ALL the rest of the kids. I don't know if you paid attention to the names that "won", but I didn't fully name ANY of the kids. And as far as first names go, I have really only picked one (Ben). As I have sat here writing all this I figured something out. Josh waits until I have just given birth to the kids, and then he slips in the name he wants. I am to tired, over joyed, wiped out, what ever you want to call it. But I give in. He waits until he can slip it in on me... and he wins... every time! I guess this next time I need to decided what I want and be set for sure on it before I go to have the baby :)
Just an FYI... I Love all my kids names. I wouldn't change one of them. They are the right names for my kids... I just didn't get to pick them :)


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Trainer Abramson Wins With First Career Starter at Laurel Sunday
Rainbow 6 Carryover Tops $10,000 for Return of Live Racing Friday
LAUREL, MD – Two days after his first starter as a trainer was scratched at the starting gate, Noah Abramson returned to Laurel Park to send out his first career winner in Sunday's fourth race.
Harbortown Stable and breeder Carol Ann Kaye's Temple Sky, a 3-year-old filly racing for the first time, stalked the early pace on the outside, forged a short lead at the top of the stretch and shook off a late challenge from Honor and Blissing to kick clear and win the 5 ½-furlong maiden claiming event by 1 ¾ lengths.
Abramson, an accomplished show horse rider and trainer in Howard County, Md., saddled Hunca Rock for the same connections in the 10th race finale Friday June 16 at Laurel. After acting up at the gate and losing rider Xavier Perez, the 3-year-old Rock Slide gelding was scratched from his race debut.
Temple Sky was the second-longest shot in a field of seven at odds of 14-1, completing the distance in 1:05.25 over a fast main track.
Live racing returns to Laurel Park with a nine-race program Friday that will feature a jackpot carryover of $10,197.47 in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 that spans Races 4-9. First race post time is 1:10 p.m.
Tickets with five of six winners Sunday were worth $417.56.
Notes: Jockey Horacio Karamanos kicked off a riding triple Sunday with Liquid Aloha ($12.60) in the third race, his 2,000th career victory. He also won with Peace Prize ($5.40) in the fifth and Love You Much ($19.80) in the 10th.
Jockeys Jevian Toledo and Edgar Prado each rode two winners Sunday. Toledo was first aboard Uhwarrie Sky ($16.80) in the first and Temple Sky ($31.80) in the fourth, and Prado scored on No Knock Raid ($13.80) in the seventh and Light the Night ($15) in the ninth.
Light the Night's victory for owner Live Oak Plantation and trainer Mike Trombetta came in 1:00.94 over a firm Bowl Game turf course, breaking the previous 5 ½-furlong track record of 1:01 set by Coastal Sea July 24, 2016.

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How to Cut & Polish Granite Countertop DIY – Undermount Sink
From www.toolocity.com this is part of a 28 minute video on how to fabricate granite undermount kitchen sink for Do-It-Yourselfers. The project was to replace a top mount granite kitchen sink with an undermount granite kitchen sink. We took a piece of matching "pre-fabbed" granite slab (by pre-fabbed we mean the edge has been pre-fabricated), cut the sink hole and polished the entire sink edges.
In the full 28 minute video, Buren Smith, our 25-year veteran stone fabricator, demonstrates the following skills and techniques:
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6. Polishing undermount sink with dry polishing pads;
7. Drill a faucet hole with Sure-Guide and dry core bit.
This video demonstrates fabrication of a rectangular undermount sink. These skills and tools can also be applied to fabricating oval undermount sinks and vessel bowls.
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Yes, this is a shamefully cute picture of my dog, Jersey. The little scamp stole into our lives this past December via the Durham APS. Early estimates pegged her as an Akita, then Corgi, and even Chow(?!). I guess we'll never know how she or her three sisters ended up in the shelter.
Since there was no interest in a bear-killing Akita, the pups didn't get much attention until their pen was re-labeled "Corgi". As a marketer, I can attest to the power of a label. After some basic google research, my best guess is Basenji mutt. She has the exact head and neck structure of the barkless East-African hunting dog, but she managed to retain a plenty loud bark. Her color does suggest some sort of shepherd influence.
She is decidedly smart, which is, to say, that she evaluates requests based on her potential benefit. Yes, she weighs the pros and cons of obeying my order before doing so or merely walking off. Her most powerful trick is those manipulative puppy dog eyes.
Well, she seems to have topped off at 36lbs and a healthy "medium sized" label. Her first couple weeks were marked by the violent sickness which followed eating our butterfly bush. The overdose of medication from the vet had an even worse effect, making a punch-drunk, stumbling puppy which nobody was sure would recover. Horrible holiday season, wondering will my puppy live to see the new year. Thankfully, she came out of her stupor the day after xmas and steadily improved into the energetic little shit she has become.
The house will never be the same.
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Freakonomics & B-words.
(Originally published as "The Economic Theory of Mathilda wasting time at the there" on Facebook on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 5:38pm)
Sitting in the MRT, back home from work at 11pm is a new experience. I was pondering taking my usual mode of transport, the car or taxi till I wondered, "Hey, what's the rush? Nothing good on TV…the swimming pool is closed, Sialla boring go home so fast with nothing to do."
So contrary to my aching feet I decided to trudge to Lavender MRT station and take the train to indulge in some people watching.
As expected, the train was full. So I pulled out my Economist Magazine and started feeding my brain with the backdated issue that was celebrating Barack Obama's fresh ascension to the throne.
I like the way economists think. Not the fuddy duddy boring ones who give interviews on the news channels, but the accomplished theoreticians who can string together abstract, seemingly unrelated issues that when connected, can be so volatile, they spark revolutions. They form the link between the butterfly flapping its wings over the ocean and the impending hurricane.
So I decided, lets look around the MRT train and see if I can find a link between our current economic state and what I see immediately in front of me.
I looked up to the advertisements above my head. And I noticed the bloomin link.
The Letter "B"
"Bad Flu?"
Panadol's new flu medication adverts were plastered over half the Ad space in the train. Is this an indication of a new flu pandemic or could this be a late introduction? Remember just months ago the Banking (another B word) industry issued a silent flu pandemic warning to employees. The rest of us normal Singaporeans just thought it was a "bug" going around…not realising that virtually everyone had caught the flu/cough or other assorted illnesses. Could this advert be a harbinger of doom? Could this "Bad Flu" add further woes upon the world's strung out populace? Pls note, the H5N1 virus is back in HongKong threatening all chicken rice lovers…now what was that viral strain called…the BIRD FLU! Yet another "B" word!
Prepare for the "Bear" market with XXX "Bank".
The word Bear and Bank seem to go hand in hand these days. The advert tried to water the ill-fated pairing down by using the image of a cute cuddly Teddy Bear. As I write this 8000 Sony employees will find themselves jobless during this dismal Christmas. Business development people at all companies are staring at empty E-mail Inboxes and starting to re-think their Bangkok getaways.
The 1987 Black Monday fiasco happened when I was 5 years old. I barely remember anything about that day or even that year except for my Dad watching a lot of Adam Smith's MoneyMind and hearing a lot of jargon about the market that my 5 year old brain would not understand. I also remember him saying that a lot of people commited suicide that year by jumping from tall buildings. The single day loss on Black Monday amounted to 508 points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. On the 29th of September this year, amidst gaping mouths and faxes flying helter skelter at the Business Desk of every News Agency, The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 778 points, or 6.98 percent, to 10,365.45.
Recently I was watching a CNBC re-run of their own NBC special aired during 1987 (the Great Crash).
They took a retrospective look at the Great Depression, and described an eye-witness account of residents who would stand guard with shotguns on their porches as thousands would drift from one state to another…looking for work or even just a loaf…sometimes breaking into homes for crumbs.
Such was the suffering that it spawned the birth of another "B" word. The Blues. Are we in for another musical genre next year?
"Beijing" 101 Haircare.
Sitting just opposite me was a Chinese couple, obviously from Northern China. They had their work clothes on, visibly tired after a long day of working the Bubble tea stand. Regardless of dischevelled hair, their accents were so elegant I could'nt help but strain to listen to their conversation. It revolved around the guy wanting to "get some" tonight but she was "too tired" and no amount of his hugging, kissing and assorted legal love-making would convince her otherwise.
Most of the people in the train were giving them dirty looks but I found it refreshing that the "Zhong Guo Ren" couldn't give a flying fuck what anyone thought about them making out in their Bubble Tea uniforms. Later on I saw the Chinese girl cycling past me. Looks like Bubble Tea buddy didn't get none that night.
I bet the Chinese couple looked at the "Beijing" 101 Haircare and sniggered to themselves. What about "Beijing" as a brand bolsters the idea of hair care? If anything, the amount of pollution + the recent Melamine scare in the capital city would make me more wary of any hair care solution either eaten or topically used. Will solving hair loss be a money making enterprise in 2009? Or will it disappear like a fart in the wind….which brings me to the next point.
It wasn't an advert but it was the woman next to me. Dressed in a Bebe suit with Charles & Keith shoes, this woman looked like WOW POW. She was obviously tired, nodding off to sleep and waking up intermittently to give me a dirty stare and hug her branded bag closer. I, being a creature threatened, was pissed to high heavens and returned her stare with a loud "tsk..tsk…" but did nothing else, just reading my magazine.
And then….she started letting out the silent farts. To prevent you from vomiting your dinner into your mouth, I'll spare you the gory details. However I must tell you, her farts had the distinct smell of curry puffs gone awry. Dont ask me how or why. It just did. Now I am conjecturing of course, but when a business professional, dressed to the nines, upset to be sitting in a train next to "thieving mamas" such as myself who obviously want to steal her handbag only has curry puffs for dinner that can mean 3 things.
1)The economic downturn is worse than we thought and our Fashionistas have to resort to taking the train instead of the MRT, eating curry puffs instead of Apple Waldorf Salad and sleeping next to aforesaid "Thieving Mamas."
2)The farting bitch could have had some curry puff death concoction and it was my BAD LUCK to sit next to an ungracious fart-face.
3)Old Chang Kee Curry Puffs are making a KILLING at the till.
For economic purposes, let me sum up my observations just within a 3 meter radius and wildly project them as economists do, to our current state of affairs.
If medical companies are allegedly engineering flu viruses to co-incide with their marketing campaigns…Panadol got the brief too late.
If you can't get a job, sell curry puffs with the sliced egg inside at Shenton Way.
Beijing 101's tagline of "Its works" aint gonna cut it. Forget hair loss treatments. Find a new way to bring back affordable hourly rates at Hotels so that Chinese couples can "de-stress" after a hard day at the Bubble Tea shop.
Open a Bubble Tea shop.
If the Freddy Mac/Fanny Mae/ Lehman Bros fiasco has taught you anything, its that a cute Teddy bear on an MRT advertisement is no adequate reason to buy ANY FINANCIAL PRODUCT.
The music industry needs a new genre to re-place the Blues. Invent it.
As economists are also very fond of numbers, here are some figures to remember.
1987 Black Monday DJIA crash-508 points
2008 September 29 crash-778 points
Number of "B" words in this article- 60
I'm so clever. Bluar!


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February 26, 1953 - May 29, 2016
Pelham Manor, New York | Age 63
Steve Sibrizzi a resident of Pelham Manor, passed away peacefully, with his wife by his side, on Sunday, May 29th 2016. He was 63 years old.
Steve was born on February 26, 1953 in the Bronx, to Jennie (Soave) and the late Angelo Sibrizzi. He graduated from Baruch College, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and then went on to become the President of Sibrizzi Fuel Enterprises Inc. where he worked alongside his wife Lillian for 30 years. In 2011, the company was acquired by Castle Oil, currently Sprague Energy, where Steve continued serving others with his extensive knowledge in heating plant designs and installations.
Educating and passing on his knowledge to others was his passion, whether it be in the heating industry, music, or day-to-day life obstacles. He was a friend to many and will be missed by all of those that knew him.
Steve was a beloved husband of 37 years to Lillian (Lombardi) Sibrizzi and a caring father to his daughters, Michelle and Jessica, and son-in-law Brian Sestak, and grandson Marco Sestak. He is also survived by his mother Jennie, his brothers Jack (Diane) Sibrizzi, Joseph (Frances) Sibrizzi, Leonard (Renee) Sibrizzi and sister Cathy (Gerald) Fiorino and many loving nieces, great nieces, nephews and great nephews.
Steve's life will be honored and remembered at the Pelham Funeral Home, 64 Lincoln Ave., Pelham, NY on Wednesday, June 1st from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM and again on Thursday, June 2nd from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 3rd at 10:00 AM, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in 559 Pelham Manor Road, Pelham Manor, NY. Interment will follow the Mass at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in his memory to Calvary Hospital at 1740 Eastchester Road , Bronx, NY 10461.
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Lost Video Camera
We have discovered the first casualty of our last move: the video camera. Mike and I have talked about getting it out to record this or that, but we decided to get serious about posting a short clip of Zeke rolling over. As we searched the apartment we discovered many things in boxes and stuffed into closets, but no video camera. I'm sure it's here somewhere, right? That or we accidentally gave it away to GoodWill. Anyway, just trust us; Zeke rolls over. And, for now, the rolling will only be done via live performance.
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- renée said...
Don't your cell phones take video? Oh, wait... you don't have cell phones. :o) Ok, but really, don't your cameras take video? I mean, if you have actual cameras.
- May 25, 2009 at 1:33 PM
- Nicole said...
You can borrow mine if you want. I also love the picture on the top of Zeke and Aubree.
- May 25, 2009 at 2:12 PM
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Recent hair depilation is cheap but it is cheap.Why is hair loss wanting to be cheap?
In such a case, I'd like to check out the story of my friend who is actually going, easy to get around in the neighborhood, easy-to-go opening hours and easy-to-go items.
Although it was cheap, it seems to be tough for gasoline fee than depilation fee if you take one hour by car.
Now, as most of the salon staff are well trained and studied, so even if you ask counseling and ask questions about ""?"" I think that there is almost no response like I think.
I was worried, I think that it would be better to go to counseling for the salon that I wanted to ask.
In fact, most of the salons that take steps such as asking for explanation and agreement after consent are listening to the story by counseling, do not match, after all refusing refusing to stop it , Has been explained first.
If you do not have such an explanation and start contracting quickly, I'd recommend that you clearly explain that there is no contract will and leave the place.
And when you actually asked for it, I would like you to cover it with a sticker etc. so that it does not strike the hook when you block the light.
If you continue to irritate the hook, there is a possibility that it will change to a malignant tumor, so I think that it is better to check whether such things are properly informed and care.
If you do not do anything, I think you should ask here.
I want to reduce the risk as much as possible and get a beautiful skin.
Once you go to the salon, you can completely satisfy yourself with wasting your hair! Those who think. Unfortunately it is not. I am going to a salon with a certain period of time and making it a skin that does not gradually grow hair.
The period is about 2 years (depending on individual differences) Honestly, even if you run in front of the summer, it is the summer of the year after tomorrow will be completely slippery.
Although the road to beauty may seem long, nothing will change unless you take the first step forward. You may feel long for sure, but why do not you take a step.


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"To infinity and beyond!" For many of our students earning the GED is like attaining something that seemed unreachable! And yes, it can also seem like an infinite process because of the level of time and commitment involved. And yet it is what lies beyond infinity that propels these students to continue to strive towards achieving this… Read more »
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Holding the Door
Guest Blogger: Emilio Zamarripa, Youth Development Director On the evening of October 1, 2015, a group of about 30 people gathered to celebrate three young adults for accomplishing a goal they had set for themselves in 2014. It wasn't listed in the papers or shown on any news outlets. However, the reported impact of the… Read more »
Laughing and Learning: An April Fool's Day Special
Guest Blogger: Emilio April 1st. A date marked on the calendars of many in hopes of avoiding the shenanigans of friends who, on this one day, feel they have attained a Master of Arts in Pranking, and plan to demonstrate their skills on each other. Because of the extremes people sometimes choose to take them,… Read more »
Guest Blogger – Melanie Unique Film Opportunities The Community Media Center (CMC) and Steepletown Neighborhood Services partnered together to implement a project called Elevating Voices. Jen VanderHeide, Elevating Voices Project Coordinator, and some of Steepletown's staff member's organized a week long opportunity for the Honoring Our Youth (HOY) participants. The events were scheduled for Mon…. Read more »
Our Week In Review
History Blog Guest Blogger Melanie This week, was the Open House of the Steepletown Preschool. In order to spread the word, the staff went out of the building Monday evening to increase community awareness by passing out flyers and personally inviting families of preschool aged children. Dick Bulkowski found the activity very rewarding, not only… Read more »
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THREE really great things happened on Monday!
First my beloved mailman pulled up to the door (instead of stopping down at the mailbox...this means PACKAGES)...he & I went to high school together, it's always nice to have a chat with an old friend!
I was delighted to see that he brought me TWO very exciting things!
First, my Mama Precious woven labels...I got these to use on my aprons & camera straps that I am working on here in my little bitty "studio"....they turned out even better than I expected, *sigh* I was SEW in love! ;)
Second, my new book purchase arrived...Seams to Me by the amazing Anna Maria Horner! She is a whirlwind of inspiration...I ADORE her new fabric line!
The cover & pages were just filled with crafty eye candy...and even better, because I ordered from her site mine arrived AUTOGRAPHED!!! (what a treat!)
The weather was GLORIOUS & the kids were playing together SO well (how often do I get that combo!?!)...I curled up in a high back chair & devoured that crafty goodness right there on the spot!
Reading about all that delicious crafting really got me excited!!! The next thing I know, it's time for E's nap...Big O is playing the Wii, and Miss O & I went to work on a MAJOR crafting frenzy! I found this ADORABLE Softie Doll free tutorial on the wonderful Nicole Owens' blog 60piggies...
Miss O & I just had to try our hand at making one (ok, it was mostly ME doing the making...but she did help quite a bit). ;) She wanted one that would look TDF on her bed, matching her special quilt...so, meet "Sally"...isn't she a cutie!?!
I am thinking about making a few of these cute dolls for my nieces for Christmas, they are really fun!
Next on my crafting list is decoupaged FABRIC tubs for my sewing room, idea compliments of Sandi Henderson the Portabellopixie (aren't they just YUMMY...just like her fabric...it's SO delish)! ;)
And, lastly (ok, I guess that's four great things...not just three...LOL)...CWDKids (one of my FAVORITE places to shop) is featuring Miss O as Pinkalicious on their blog today!
Now, HOW cool is that!
Happy Wednesday!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Sew Crafty Lately...
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- Kim Sue said...
those dolls are just so stinkin cue who wouldn't want one of those to match their quilt!
- November 6, 2008 at 5:58 PM
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Pratt & Whitney F135 Propulsion System Powers Historic First Vertical Landing of F-35 Lightning II
Pratt & Whitney's F135 propulsion system, using the Rolls-Royce LiftFan® and lift system successfully powered the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) through its first vertical landing. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.
"Years of dedicated hard work by the men and women of Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Lockheed Martin, and the F-35 Joint Program Office, along with our sister company, Hamilton Sundstrand, have gone into successful completion of this historic milestone," said Warren Boley, vice president of F135 Engine Programs.
F-35 Lead STOVL Pilot Graham Tomlinson performed an 80-knot (93 miles per hour) short takeoff from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., at 1:09 p.m. EDT. About 13 minutes into the flight, he positioned the aircraft 150 feet above the airfield, where he commanded the F-35 to hover for approximately one minute then descend to the runway.
Tomlinson said that the vertical landing onto a 95-foot square pad, "showed that we have the thrust and the control to maneuver accurately both in free air and in the descent through ground effect."
"We have been working steadily towards this goal of a first vertical landing which advances the program one step further towards delivery to our U.S. service members as well as our partner countries. After more than eight years of development and test and more than 13,000 hours of combined ground and flight testing, successful completion of this historic first vertical landing validates the performance and capability of the Pratt & Whitney F135 propulsion system," Boley said.
The F135 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) program surpassed 13,000 hours of engine test time and has successfully completed more than 200 hours of flight time. Missions have included augmented takeoffs, supersonic flight, in-flight cycling of the weapons bay doors, air-to-air refueling, in-flight engine restarts, and cross-country flights to and from Eglin and Edwards Air Force Bases and Patuxent River Naval Air Station. The F135 CTOL/CV variant has also received Service Release.
Pratt & Whitney has designed, developed and tested the F135 to deliver the most advanced fifth generation fighter engine for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, as well as eight international partner countries. The F135 is derived from proven technology of the only operational fifth generation fighter engine, the Pratt & Whitney F119 powering the F-22. It has been further enhanced with technologies developed in several Air Force and Navy technology programs.
The F135 is the only engine powering the F-35 Lightning II flight test program. The F135 propulsion system has proven it can meet diverse aircraft requirements, and the ground and flight test experience demonstrates the maturity and the associated reliability of the F135 for armed forces around the world.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future business opportunities. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in funding related to the F-35 aircraft and F135 engines, changes in government procurement priorities and practices or in the number of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design, development, production and support of technologies; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in United Technologies Corp.'s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.


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Comprehensive Right Based Life Cycle Approach in Disability Management
Persons with Disabilities are the most disadvantaged sections of the society. They themselves, their family and care takers face several challenges in their daily social life including the social stigma and discrimination. It is accepted and proven fact that physical, mental and sensory impairment can either be prevented or its adverse effects can be reduced through proper and timely intervention. This requires a well-designed Disability Management Approach, a physical and social environment positive to persons with disability and committed delivery system.
Kerala State in line with the latest developments in disability prevention and management across the globe and in the country, launch a comprehensive approach in disability management right from primordial prevention to sustainable rehabilitation of PwDs – Comprehensive Right Based Life Cycle Approach in Disability Management- named "ANUYATRA" means walking together. This project will be implemented in a campaign mode with specific objectives, tangible indicators and time bound activities.
Vision: Transform Kerala to a Disabled Friendly State through a Comprehensive Rights Based Life Cycle Approach.
1. Prevention of Disabilities both Congenital and Acquired.
2. Early Screening and Detection and Early Intervention.
3. Provide support for training, skill development, education, employment, rehabilitation and socialization.
4. Provide appropriate Modern Assistive Devices/ Technology Solutions
5. Ensure services based on Individual Care Plan.
6. Organise Community Education Programmes to remove the social stigma and isolation to PwDs.
7. Provide support to ensure the Rights of PwDs.
8. Provide barrier free environment for PwDs.
9. Strengthening of institutions and systems for PwDs.
10. Strengthen Local Government Institutions for effectively addressing issues of PwDs
11. Establish Institutions for Community Based rehabilitation (CBR).
12. Ensure a disabled friendly environment in all walks of life.
1. Comprehensive Life Cycle Approach
2. In line with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities act 2016
3. Special emphasis on Intellectual Disability, Developmental Delay and Hearing Impairment
4. Targeted approach in special areas of Focus like Tribal sector, Coastal sector etc
5. Innovations in disability management
6. Convergence of Services, Resources and Institutions
1. Primordial and Primary prevention Activities.
2. Secondary and Territory prevention Activities
3. Permanent District Early Intervention Centers (DEIC)
4. Mobile Intervention Units
5. Early Intervention Units in focused areas ( tribal, coastal etc)
6. Strengthening of Existing District Early Intervention Centers (DEIC) of RBSK
7. Disability Correction Surgeries
8. Special Anganawadies for intellectually challenged pre school children
9. Support for Strengthening Buds Schools
10. Promoting inclusive education
11. Establishing Model Child Rehabilitation Centers
12. Establishing of Buds Rehabilitation Centers and Assisted Living Home
13. Vocational Training programmes
14. Support with Assistive Technology devices/ Assistive Solutions
15. Individual Care Plan
16. Project Autism
17. Kathoram for Hearing Disability
18. Issuing Unique ID for persons with disabilities (UDID)
19. Enrolling in Health Insurance Scheme
20. National Workshop in Disability Initiatives
21. Student Initiative in Disability Management
22. Centralized Help Desk for Persons with Disabilities
23. IEC Activities
24. Community Education and Sensitization
25. Innovations in Disability Management
Primordial and Primary Prevention
o Awareness creation regarding pre natal determinants of Disabilities - Consanguinity, Anemia, Early marriage, late pregnancy etc.
o Disability Education in pre-marital counseling including the need for Folic Acid, Rubella Vaccination, Planned Pregnancy etc.
o Strengthening Antenatal and Perinatal care with emphasis on disability prevention.
o Community Education programmes to prevent Acquired Disabilities including those due to road accidents
Early Identification by strengthening New Born Screening Facilities.
1. Training in Disability Screening to Doctors, Staff Nurses and all Delivery point JPHNs.
2. Training to Delivery Point JPHNs of NHM and Hearing Screening JPHNs of SID and attach them with the Pediatric Department/Delivery points of Hospitals.
3. Disability screening chart at all delivery points
4. Equip all delivery points with adequate facilities for new born screening, early identification and minimal intervention to limit disability
5. Strengthen facilities in State Public Lab and Regional Public Labs for New Born Screening of disordersand factors causing disability.
6. Strengthen Universal Hearing Screening of Neonates and establishing OAE screening at all delivery points
7. Hearing screening of all Anganawady and pre-primary School children.
Establish Permanent District Early Intervention Centers in all Districts (DEIC)
With the objective of providing quality services to persons with disabilities especially to children, permanent District Early Intervention Centres will be established in all Districts with all modern facilities and equipment. Sufficient manpower and technical professionals will be provided. Quality services service will be ensured. All types of disabilities are managed under one umbrella is the concept behind permanent DEICs.
Mobile Intervention Units (Service at Doorstep)
Early screening and early detection and intervention is the universally accepted protocol in disability management. Children with disability are to be provided with proper medical support and appropriate therapies, so that their disability can either be corrected or the magnitude and manifestations of disability can be minimized. In order to accomplish this situation, the children with disabilities have to undergo various therapies like physiotherapy, occupational therapy, development therapy, speech and language therapy, psychological therapy etc depending the nature and severity of disability. Along with this process their parents are also be trained in various aspects of follow up training and for confidence creation. This process doesn't properly take place mainly because of the scarcity of institutions providing such services. Equally the matter of concern is that the institutions available are located in District Headquarters/ Taluk Head quarters. This situation desist the parents of children with disabilities residing in rural areas particularly with low income background in accessing such services. It is realized that most of the parents of children with disabilities avail services in the initial stages, subsequently abstain from continuing therapies due to difficulty in bringing children to distant places, or due to financial limitations. As part of Anuyatra Campaign 25 Mobile Intervention Units (MIU) ie, at the rate of one MIU for six Block Panchayats, will be established.. Each MIU shall comprise of one Developmental Therapist, one Physiotherapist, one Speech therapist and one Special Educator with necessary equipments. MIU Project will be implemented as an outreach activity of the existing DEICs with the support of LSGIs.
Early Intervention Units in Focused Areas
Certain specific areas like Tribal Settlements, Costal Areas etc has high incidence of disabilities where intervention facilities are less. Lack of awareness and difficulties in accessing therapy centres are the most prominent factors prevents them from availing therapy other related services. Keeping this into consideration, Special Early Intervention Units will be established in such areas of focus. The first unit of this kind will be established in Attappady. This facility will subsequently be extended to other identified areas.
Disability Management
Disability Management will be one of the core activities of Anuyatra. Emphasis will be given for the management of intellectual disabilities like Mental Retardation, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, and Multiple Disabilities
Intellectual disability:
Strengthening of existing of DEICs of RBSK
With the objective of providing quality services to Children with disabilities till the full-fledged permanent DEICs become operational the existing DEICs of RBSK will be strengthened by filling the gaps in man power, equipments, training etc. The service of a Development Therapists and Special educator i(HI) will be additionally provided to all DEICs of RBSK. Capacity Enhancement Trainings and domain specific skill up gradation trainings will be imparted to the existing DEIC professionals including, Paediatricians.
Disability Correction Surgeries
There are instances of persons with disabilities who require correction surgeries. As a component of Anuyatra campaign correction surgeries to the needy children will be undertaken. This will be implemented as a collaborative programme in association with IOA and other Non Government institutions. Full fledged disability correction centre will also be established.
Universal Developmental Surveillance and Management:
Universal Developmental Surveillance and Management System will be established (first 1000 days) based on Trivandrum Developmental Screening Chart (TDSC) for 0 to 3 years and Parental Evaluation of Development (PED) tools developed by Child Development Centre. A pilot project on Community Based Development Surveillance will start shortly. Anganawadi Workers and ASHA workers will be trained in early identification of developmental challenges based on CDC scale.
Special Anganwadies
In order to take care of pre-school children with special needs and intellectually challenged and developmentally delayed Special Anganwadies will be established in all districts. Through this project children with disabilities at preschool stage itself will be identified and provide services, therapies, parental awareness, etc so that the possible numbers of such children shall be send to mainstream education
Strengthening Buds Schools:
Most of the Buds schools functioning at present are not able to provide the expected level of services. Lack of trained caretakers, deficiency of appropriate professional and technical support etc are the reasons behind this situation. Moreover the number of Buds schools existing are very few in number. The Local Bodies can contribute remarkably in this area, provided they are endowed with proper guidance and technical support. As part of Anuyatra Campaign technical and professional support for establishing new buds schools and strengthening the existing buds schools will be provided.
Inclusive Education
For promoting inclusive education special teachers of IED and SSA will be trained for better performance, Barrier free access shall be ensured and at least one Disabled friendly toilet will be provided in each school. Parents of children with disabilities will be motivated to send their children to regular schools. Orientation to teachers and PTA will also be organized.
Establishing Model Child Rehabilitation Centers (MCRC)
The number of children with development delay and mental retardation in the age group 10-18 is estimated as 28,000 as per Disability Census 2015 conducted by Social Justice Department. A significant number of children falling in this group refrain from therapies due to difficulty in accessing the institutions. In order to overcome this situation 28 Model Child Rehabilitation Centres (MCRC) will be established for providing quality services to this category ie, at the rate one MCRC for each 1000 population.
Buds Rehabilitation Centres and Assisted Living Homes:
Anuyatra campaign envisages establishing of Buds Rehabilitation Centers and Assisted Living Homes. This will be implemented as a need based activity.
Steps for establishing institutions for providing vocational training in collaboration with vocational institutions will be initiated. Training and placement potential through ASAP, DDUKGY will be explored. The benefit of schemes like NULM, NRLM etc shall be effectively utilized for providing employment to PwDs. Apart from this the employment opportunities for PwDs in mega projects like Vizhinjam Harbor, Smart City, Kochi Metro, Technopark etc. shall also be explored. .
Assistive Technology / Technology Solutions
A centre of excellence will be established to identify, plan and propagate new technologies and IT enabled cost effective assistive devices in line with WHO guidelines for assistive Technology for LMICsand for providing appropriate Technology Solutions
Individual Care Plan.
Steps will be taken to provide customised services based on an Individual care plan for each person with disabilities In the first phase this will focus to those with profound disabilities. Provide timely support and appropriate services based on ICP is one of the core objectives of ANUYATRA campaign. Under this programme services will be ensured with the support of Local Bodies and by availing the technical support of institutions.
Project Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) management Centres will be established in all Government Medical Colleges and Government autonomous institutions which are having excellent track record in this sector.
Universal Hearing Screening Programme to Life Cycle Approach in Hearing Disability Management.
With the objective of early screening and early intervention of hearing disability at present hearing screening of neonates are done. The hearing Screening will be elevated to a life cycle approach in Hearing Disability Management and will be implemenedt as a special project named as Kathoram – as a component of Anuyathra campaign - with a 1,3,6,18,42 month time line interventional approach as detailed below.
a. Hearing Screening at Birth or maximum by 1st month
b. Software based Real Time Data Entry.
c. Confirmation of hearing disability by 3 months:
d. Support with Hearing Aids and Auditory Verbal Therapy at 6 months:
e. Cochlear Implant at 18 month
f. Post Implant Habilitation Therapy up to 42 months
g. Follow up at Anganawadies and School
Virtual Rehabilitation Units
Virtual reality is a technology that provides a sense of presence in a real environment with the help of 3D pictures and animations formed in a computer environment which enable the person to interact with the objects in that environment. In other words, VR described as an improved form of human-computer interaction that allows the user to be part of and interact with a computer-generated environment.
VR use in physiotherapy and rehabilitation has increased significantly in the last 2 decades across the globe. Depending on the characteristics of the software used, VR-based therapies provide significant experiences to the user within the targets of the therapy. VR applications became the spark among new treatment modalities used for children with Cerebral Palsy as computer technology became intriguing and motivating for children. VR provides an opportunity for active learning, encourages the participant, and ensures motivation. It enables performing difficult movements in a secure environment and objectively shows the behaviours that are a result of these motions. An ever-increasing number of studies report that VR implementation in children with CP positively affects brain reorganization, plasticity, motor capacity, visual perceptive skills, social participation and personal factors.
The results of the use of VR as a habilitation and rehabilitation approach in children especially in cerebral palsy cases are promising. A total number of 20 Virtual Rehabilitation Units will be established ( In14 DEICS and in 6 Medical Colleges where Autism Centres are being established)
Centralised Help Desk cum Grievance Redressal Cell for PwDs(Call Centre)
As per disability census, there are 7,93,937 Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the State. It is a matter of fact that the persons with disabilities especially Intellectually Challenged and Development Delayed children require continuous support and attention. There are many institutions working for the welfare of PwDs. Likewise there are many welfare programmes like pensions and other assistances, scholarships, concessions to different categories of PwDs. Most of the parents/caretakers of PwDs are not aware of the details of such services and assistances and how to access them as there is not a single point information service system where the PwDs/their parents/care takers can easily contact and get advices and clarify their doubts.
is a constant demand from the part of parents, care takers of PwDs, experts, institutions, media and well wishers that a fully equipped help desk shall be established. Taking all the above facts in to consideration, a Help Desk will be established at the Office of Kerala Social Security Mission. Through a toll free number, anyone can access the help desk from where replies to queries, details of institutions and services, details of schemes, proper advices etc. for PwDs will be provided.
Student Initiative in Community Based Rehabilitation.
In order to instil better orientation to the student community of Medical Colleges and to become more proactive towards Social Health Issues and to develop a socially committed next generation doctors and nurses they were allocated to field areas for house to house visit for ascertaining their Health and Social status and enabling environments. Through this programme, they learn to empathise with the needs and feelings of differently abled and they nurture themselves for a socially committed profession and change in their social perceptions. At present, this activity is confined to limited areas mostly near by the Medical Colleges due to many constraints and limitations. It is ascertained that this potential of student community can be widened by providing support to the Community Medicine Department of Medical Colleges and there by expand the scope of the community activity to vulnerable areas like coastal belt, fishermen community, tribal community etc. Viewing this aspect in the angle of disability management, it will enhance the chances to reach the islands so far unreached and thereby expand the scope of activities of SID by utilising the service of medical students in disability management. Keeping this in view a Project "Student Initiative in Community Based Rehabilitation will be implemented in association with Community Medicine Department of Medical College, Alapuzha.
National Workshop on New initiatives in Disability Management
For addressing the multifaceted manifestations of disability and managing its diverse complexities higher level of competency and professionalism is required in its approach and planning. Whatever be the category of disability, each stage of intervention right from primordial prevention to sustainable rehabilitation need appropriate services, adaptable technologies, accessible environment, feasible models of community participation, Resource mobilisation strategies, cost effective technologies, affordable and acceptable practices etc. In our country there many institutions and organisations both in public and private sector conducting research and studies in this area and come out with replicable models of innovative interventions. Many states have evolved their own strategies for rehabilitation, education and employment. There are organisations including MNCs providing employment to PwDs. In order to learn and comprehend such efforts and to prepare a customised disability management development plan for interpolating more effectively in the disability sector, a national workshop "NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON COST EFFECTIVE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND BEST PRACTICES IN DISABILITY PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT" participating the cross section of national experts working in disability sector is proposed.
UDID Project (Unique ID for Persons with Disabilities)
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India is in the process of implementing UDID project. The Objective of the project is to issue Unique ID to Persons with Disabilities and to create a National Database of PwDs. The issuance of UDID cards is an online process through the special software developed for this purpose by the Ministry. At State level Department of Social Justice, Health and Revenue are involved in this process. There is a State Level Admin and District Level Admins for each Department. As per GO (Rt.) No 555/2016/SJD dated 29.11.2016, Kerala Social Security Mission is the nodal agency of UDID project in the State. It is proposed to implement this project as part of Anuyatra.
Swavlamban Health Insurance:
Swavlamban Health Insurance is an insurance scheme for the persons with disabilities which provides health insurance upto Rs. 2 lakhs. An amount of Rs. 357/- is to be paid by the beneficiary who desires to enrol in this scheme. Administrative sanction has been accorded for implementing the Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme by meeting the beneficiary contribution of Rs. 357/- to 100,000 PwDs coming under BPL category by state Government. The list of one lakh PwDs are ready for enrolmen.
IEC and BCC activities
Training for the Intellectually Challenged children in Magic (M Power)
For the effective dissemination of the spirit of Anuyathra campaign, intensive IEC activities with innovative tools and with the involvement of primary stake holders are essential. As such a novel project - Training for the Intellectually Challenged children in Magic named as M - Power is derived. As the first phase 20 intellectually challenged children are selected from different special schools and BRCs in and around Trivandrum. Magic learning will help these children to easily overcome their limitations through quick response and thereby become intrinsically motivated. Through continuous practice they will have the opportunity to turn their failure to success, in an intense manner. The training is organized in collaboration with Academy of Magic sciences, Poojappura under the patronage of Sri. Gopinath Muthukad, the famous magician. This Team will be the Ambassadors of Anuyatra Campaign.