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Integrating into a New Culture
"The DI helped me become more comfortable with a language that I thought would be impossible to learn."
I came to the United States from West Africa in search of a better life. In the beginning it was difficult for me to find a job because my English was not very good. I was in complete despair because I have a wife and two children in Africa to support. I asked a friend, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for advice. He introduced me to a bishop in my neighborhood who helped me find work at Deseret Industries.
I was very happy and motivated to start the training program at Deseret Industries. My supervisor, a very remarkable man, enrolled me in an English class at DI. I then took another English class at the community college. With improved English language skills, I reached a turning point where I was able to realize my dream of going to school to further my studies as an electrician. After six months, I graduated from an electric power technology program at the local community college.
With the Lord's help, my life has really changed because of the training program and support I received at DI. Today, I can communicate better in English and I am in the process of enrolling in another training program for electricians. I received assistance with research, goals, and career objectives. I was helped to find job opportunities. And, thanks to DI, I met and worked with wonderful people from all over the world with different cultures and religions. I now have a solid foundation from which to integrate into society and the workplace.
There are no words to thank all the people that helped me to achieve my goals—I feel that the Lord gives them His gratitude. The DI helped me become more comfortable with a language that I thought would be impossible to learn. I recommend Deseret Industries for everyone that has a desire to succeed, to serve others, and who find it particularly difficult integrating into society and finding a job.
"By the grace of the Lord, my life has really changed because of the training program and support I received at DI."
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I know she's just a little brown job but I quite liked this close up of the female Chaffinch.
This Blue tit is really showing signs that it is neglecting itself to look after young.
This is the first Gosling I've seen its a Canada Goose chick and there's an interesting story linked to it. It was one of two chicks that were born on a pond just outside of Ross. The pond is a small fishery, I was worried that the chicks were vulnerable as the pond is neither deep or large, my concern was either predation or injury by kids. My fears proved to be well founded as within 48 hrs of leaving the nest there was only one chick left. I have no idea what happened but I do know that Mum and dad Canada Goose walked the remaining chick almost half a mile to another pond nearby. I know they walked because a) the chick is obviously too young to fly and b) they were seen by a nearby resident crossing the road approximately 300 yards from the initial pond, This is more amazing as on the opposite side of the road they crossed is another pond, also a fishery but they chose to ignore this pond and move to another which is more secure and less well known and not fished. Truly nature at its best and most amazing.
Chris Grady and I visited a favourite spot of ours for Wood Warbler and were rewarded with views of this beaut.
Most of the Warblers are rather dull little things, the Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, and Garden Warbler spring to mind immediately, but this little beaut is quite colourful with its yellow tinges and bright white chest.
I'm hoping for Redstart and Pied Flycatcher this next week, weather permitting, so keep your fingers crossed for me and pop back soon to see if I was successful.

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Magnetic resonance imaging uses technology that began as a tool for physicists to accelerate protons to the highest energy in the world.
MRI is a technique used to produce high quality images of the inside of the human body. MRI is based on the principles of nuclear magnetic resonance, a technique used by scientists to obtain microscopic chemical and physical information about molecules.
At the heart of MRI technology are powerful magnets made of superconducting wire and cable first developed in the 1970s to build Fermilab's Tevatron.
To build the Tevatron, Fermilab brought together experts in superconductivity, physics, engineering, material science and manufacturing. Their collaboration made superconducting magnet technology ready for a full-grown role in the new diagnostic capability created by MRI.
A new generation of superconducting magnets will give physicists more powerful accelerators to unlock the deepest secrets of the universe. And a new generation of high-field superconducting MRI magnets will help unlock the secrets of the human body.


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Many of the steps in this procedure are the same as the steps in the previous procedure. See the previous procedure for details.
Each pkg/server instance that is managed by a particular pkg/depot instance must have a unique pkg/inst_root value.
The default value of the pkg/readonly property is true. If this value has been changed, reset the value to true.
$ svcprop -p pkg/readonly pkg/server:studio true
By default, the value of the pkg/standalone property is true. Any pkg/server instances whose pkg/standalone property is set to false can be served from the same location by a pkg/depot service instance.
$ svccfg -s pkg/server:studio svc:/application/pkg/server:studio> setprop pkg/standalone=false svc:/application/pkg/server:studio> refresh svc:/application/pkg/server:studio> select solaris svc:/application/pkg/server:solaris> setprop pkg/standalone=false svc:/application/pkg/server:solaris> refresh svc:/application/pkg/server:solaris> exit $
Make sure the value of the pkg/inst_root property is unique for each instance of pkg/server whose pkg/standalone property is set to false.
By default, the port number of the svc:/application/pkg/depot:default service is 80. This port number can be the same as the port number for any of the pkg/server instances that will be managed by this pkg/depot instance. To change the port number, set the config/port property of pkg/depot:default.
$ svcadm refresh pkg/depot:default $ svcadm restart pkg/depot:default
When users open the http://localhost:80/ location, they see the http://localhost/solaris repository listed with the solaris publisher, and they see the http://localhost/studio repository listed with the solarisstudio publisher.
If one repository provides packages for multiple publishers, all publishers are listed. For example, users might see the http://localhost/solaris repository listed with the solaris and isvpub publishers.
Set the publisher origin to one of the following values:
The unique pkg/inst_root location.
$ pkg set-publisher -G '*' -M '*' -g /export/IPSpkgrepos/SolarisStudio/ \ solarisstudio
The location defined by the value of config/port plus the pkg/server instance name.
$ pkg set-publisher -G '*' -M '*' -g http://localhost:80/studio/ solarisstudio
Next Steps
If you change the content of a repository that is managed by a pkg/depot instance, as discussed in Updating Your Local Repository and Customizing Your Local Repository, perform both of the following steps:
Run pkgrepo refresh on the repository.
Run svcadm restart on the pkg/depot instance.
You can create additional instances of the pkg/depot service where each instance hosts one or more repositories.
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Halestorm and Starset (Gallery and Setlist)
All photos by Adam Dickey.
My third time seeing Starset perform, I was expecting to see the same show…..but I was wrong. The first time I saw them was at a very small venue in downtown Denver, the Marquis Theatre. It was my first concert shoot and they were opening for Framing Hanley. Although not many fans of Framing Hanley fans were too familiar with Starset at the time, they were very receptive to the band's sound. To give you a little history, Starset is a new American rock band from Columbus, Ohio that was formed in 2013 by lead vocalist Dustin Bates. Bates acquired his PhD in electrical engineering from Ohio University, where his interest in space was first discovered. He has completed research for NASA and even taught at the International Space University. His interest for space is transparent in Starset's live performance. Starset is part of a group known as the Starset Society. Their mission is to spread the awareness of science and politics through their music.
Starset made there way through Denver on June 2 to support The Pretty Reckless and Halestorm on their "Carnival of Madness Tour" at the Fillmore Auditorium. Their stage setup continues to expand each time I see them and I look forward to seeing them build upon what is already a great performance.
Starset's Setlist
- First Light
- Rise and Fall
- Down with the Fallen
- Halo
- Telescope
- Carnivore
- The Future is Now
- My Demons
Starset's latest album, Transmissions, is available for download on iTunes here.
Halestorm's Setlist
- Love Bites (So Do I)
- Apocalyptic
- Freak Like Me
- Scream
- I Am the Fire
- Mz. Hyde
- Amen
- Sick Individual
- The Reckoning
- Dear Daughter
- New Modern Love
- Rock Show
- Drum Solo
- Mayhem
- It's Not You
- I Get Off
- I Like It Heavy
- I Miss the Misery
- Here's to Us
Halestorm's latest album, Into the Wildlife, as well as their full discography is available on iTunes.


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When the United Nations was founded, Henry Cabot Lodge said something like "the election results will not take the US to heaven, but it will certainly reduce the chances of going to hell." Aside from the Jeebus related references, to me that about sums up my reactions to what happened in the last 48 hours or so.
I've got to admit that I was surprised to see that the elections turned out the way they did. Despite a massive repug war chest, their bully pulpits, seemingly endless tales of obviously crooked voting machine irregularities and voter intimidation, most ballots were cast and counted toward a repudiation of overtly thuggish republicans. It certainly appears that the people in this country overwhelmingly despise the current abuses and were able to make that known in the face of big money and dirty tricks. It seems that the thugs were only able to stem a whopping landslide with their crap; only a third of the senate was contested. One wonders what would have happened if all the seats were fought over.
On the face of it, as the dust settles the results look like some speedbumps and detours for the fascist agenda. The Pathetic Chimp got slapped around in front of the cameras today when he whimpered on about the elections. They're forced to rearrange the deck chairs by shuffling the personnel around. More local control by democrats will frustrate repug consolidation of power as they'll merrily re - jerrymander voting district boundaries. Some might say that congress won't be just a rubber stamp for any more authoritarian insanity.
Yet try as I do to feel otherwise, my cynicism keeps overriding even fun images like seeing Santorum drop kicked out of his Pennsylvania seat. It's hard to shake the perception that yesterday was only a facelift, a symbolic one finger salute against the empire that won't have much meaning in the overall scheme of things. Knowing their penchant for leaving nothing to chance it's entirely possible that the election results were scripted to come out the way they did. It's possible that the fascists thought it was time to put a velvet glove over their iron fist for a while. As Sockpuppet even alluded to as he stammered through his press conference earlier today - "But it's hard to win an election when you're trying to win a write-off campaign"
So what would our overlords gain from taking one step back after two steps forward? Knowing full well how much discontent there is in the country, after three stolen elections it might have been appropriate to throw some crumbs to the so called opposition party. It may have seemed time to finally legitimize the easily hacked touch screen machines. As a matter of fact the MSM is starting to do just that. 80% of the country used them so they have to be touted as a success for when they're used to seal our fate in the 2008 presidential election. It could be that the new democrat controlled congress will now be blamed for the hideous cesspool we're in because of bushista policies.
Scripted or not, it looks like the democrats will wind up not losing one seat in the senate, house or governors' mansions, something that's never happened before in modern american politics according to Billmon. But the cynical part of me doesn't expect jack shit to be done to fix the long list of despicable horrors perpetrated over the last six years. The democratic party failed every gut check and even cheerled while Bush and his cabal perpetrated the mind numbing crimes that will take generations to undo - the worst being Iraq, where if you remember the senate was controlled by a dem majority when it approved Codpiece's adventure. As for possible impeachment of the scumbags, Ms. Pelosi told us in advance of the election to forget about it. Chris Floyd tells us what we can expect from a democrat controlled congress:
"(...) The Democratic leadership is a deeply embedded part of the Establishment; multimillionaires like our soon-to-be Speaker, Nancy Pelosi (who is probably richer than Bush) aren't going to seriously challenge the near-total domination of American politics and society by Big Business and wealthy elites. They may re-arrange the display a little, but they are not going to upset the golden applecart. So while we may see a slight goosing of the minimum wage, we will almost certainly not see a major rollback of the relentless rightwing assault on the rights, protections and well-being of working people and the poor. We can hope for some modifications of the bizarre and punitive prescription drug "reforms" imposed by the Bush Party; but we won't see anything resembling a national health insurance system, despite the majority of Americans in favor of one. We won't see a reinstatement of the safety net that was gutted, pre-Bush, by Democrat Bill Clinton. We won't see major reductions – or indeed, any reductions – in military spending from a party that has faithfully approved every cent of every "special spending bill" that Bush has submitted to finance his off-the-books wars. We won't see a lessening of international tensions from a crew that has spent most of the past year bashing the Bush Administration for not being bellicose enough in threatening Iran, and for not larding Israel with even more deadly weaponry to carry out its aggression in Lebanon and its increasingly frenzied decimation in Gaza. We will not see an immediate withdrawal from Iraq; at best, we will see a few tentative timetables based on unreal and unrealizable "benchmarks" produced by some grandly gassy "bipartisan agreement" based on the face-saving formulas of the "Baker Commission.
There is going to be no impeachment of Bush, even if the Democrats get hold of the Senate. There is going to be no criminal prosecution for the principal architects of the war crime in Iraq (and probably none of small fry either). There will be little or no rollback of the draconian strictures of the Patriot Act, which was overwhelmingly approved by the Democrats, or the many other measures – "national security letters," warrantless surveillance, etc. – introduced hugger-mugger by the "Unitary Executive." Indeed, we will be very lucky if the new Democratic leadership even revisits the Military Commissions Act."
In sum, not much.
So, all the money and machinations of Rove and company could barely buy off a landslide but with such widespread outrage couldn't avoid defeat. There could be litigation and recounts but it doesn't seem like it. But if all the newly formed democratic congress will do is continue business as usual and not slam the brakes on this highway to hell, Rove had nothing to worry about.
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The time has come to decide who gets your vote in the election.
Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm today (Thursday).
Three separate counts will be held in Erewash following the close of polls.
All the election counts in Erewash will be carried out at Rutland Sports Park tennis centre in Ilkeston.
The overnight count for the General Election will take place following the close of polls at 10pm tonight.
It is expected the count will take several hours and the result of who has been elected as MP for Erewash will be declared in the early hours of Friday morning.
The Erewash Borough Council election count will begin at 10am on Saturday May 9, while the count for the parish council elections will take place at 10am the following day.
The turnout in Erewash at the last parliamentary election in 2010 was 68.5 per cent.
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Off to buy cleats for my five year old. Soccer starts this week! I used to look at all of my colleagues who worked all day and then ran around with their kids to dance, soccer, baseball, church events, back home to do homework and think, "I'll never be able to do that." Well, never has arrived and I guess I'm just going to have to be able to. Life just keeps getting busier and I'm not sure how the time fits itself into days that I already thought were jam packed, but apparently there are always more minutes to be used up! Don't get me wrong. I'm thrilled to be at this stage in life! I love watching him play soccer and watching the kids grow up. I just can't believe it's here already!!! So this week we'll be at soccer twice, a baseball event with his school once and swimming! I'm sure those of you with older children are laughing at me right now (erica included), thinking, "Just wait, Christy. It'll just get
Yikes. And have I mentioned there are only 3 weeks left of school? You wouldn't believe the mountain of grading I have to do!!! World's Greatest Procrastinator--right here. So I foresee a week of all nighters ahead. Procrastinating always catches up with me in the end. And yet I never seem to learn.
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Repairing a Bathtub Drain
Our bathtub no longer holds water. The drain itself is slightly corroded around the edges so it does not sit tightly in the tub. How do I replace the drain hardware? -Barbara
Hi Barbara,
If the drain basket itself needs replacing, it may require access to the underside or back end of the tub. To replace, unscrew the existing tub drain basket by inserting a pair of pliers into the basket and turning or using a special tub drain removal wrench made for that purpose.
If the drain pipe and threads are in good shape, a new drain flange can then be screwed into it. Be sure to apply a ring of plumber's putty around the drain hole in the tub bottom to seal the drain basket to the bottom of the tub.
To see how to remove and replace the internal drain closing mechanism, check out our article Cleaning a Tub Drain.
Good luck with your project,
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January 15th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Hi Chris,
1/4″ drywall is available (I've only seen it in 8′ lenghts), but it's usually used only in multiple layers (for curves) or to skin over existing wall surfaces. It is not strong enough for walls when used alone, unless you plan to leave your existing paneling up and put it on top of it. 1/2″ drywall is considered the standard thickness for walls on 16″ centers. You would probably need to remove the door and window facings then add a shim to the frames to make them flush with the new wall surface before replacing the facing boards.
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January 14th, 2009 at 11:54 am
I have 1/4″ paneling in a bedroom with 2 windows and 1 closet plus the entry door. I want to replace the paneling with sheet rock but the new sheet rock is 3/8″ or 1/2″-Lowes/Home Depot. Is there a 1/4″ sheet rock, if so does it come in 12′ lengths? The room can be done with only 8 sheets of 4′ X 12′. If I use a different thickness how is the best way to make the frame for the windows/doors thicker without replacing them completely? Or what do you suggest?
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On the 2nd July 2019, thousands of people in Chile will enjoy nature's grandest show, a total eclipse of the sun. This is a rare opportunity to view this celestial wonder and the perfect opportunity to experience the unique and ever-changing landscapes of Chile. Awaiting your arrival are eclectic cities with a long and rich history and colourful culture, as well as mesmerising natural wonders including breathtaking geysers, otherworldly volcanic landscapes and the world's largest salt plains. This unique tour has been created to ensure you have the best experience possible in this wonderful part of the world. Why See the Solar Eclipse?The most arresting and emotional astronomical event of them all, a Total Solar Eclipse will occur for 2 minutes and 18 seconds in the late afternoon of Tuesday, 2 July 2019 above Chile's Elqui Valley.This rare celestial event occurs only when a New Moon crosses the Sun as we see it, throwing a Moon-shadow onto the planet. If you stand under the path of that shadow, all of the Sun's rays will be blocked out for a few minutes, and you'll experience darkness in the day.However, under clear skies the few minutes of Totality are about a lot more than darkness. During Totality you can remove your solar safety glasses (which we will provide) to see a mind-blowing 'hole in the sky'. As you gaze at the Sun's powerful, pulsing corona visible as a wispy white ring around the edges of the Moon, you'll see huge explosions on the Sun's surface. A few minutes later, beads of sunlight pour through the valleys of the Moon as the Sun emerges, eventually causing a jaw-dropping flash of light called the 'diamond ring'. It's over, and the adrenalin subsides ... with the help of some local Chilean wines from our beautiful surroundings in the Elqui Valley.In Chile, the Totality occurs at 16:46, just over an hour before sunset, so you'll comfortably view Totality about 15 degrees above the western horizon. Even better, the Moon will appear to 'kiss' the Sun goodbye at 17:46, the precise point of sunset.It's sure to be an intense and emotional experience, and one best shared. So join us for the ultimate experience in travel – a Great South American adventure starring the Great South American Eclipse!
Welcome to Santiago! Chile's capital and largest city sits in a valley surrounded by the snow-capped Andes and the Chilean Coast Range. Your trip begins with a welcome meeting at 18:00 where you will meet your tour guide and fellow travellers.On the morning of day two, you'll enjoy an orientation tour of the city, where you'll admire Hidalgo Castle before continuing to 'Plaza de Armas', Santiago's main square, which is surrounded by the Metropolitan Cathedral, the palace of the Royal High Court, the Main Post Office and other buildings of historical interest. Spend the evening tucking into fresh seafood, or maybe try a 'mote con huesillo' - a typical Chilean drink.
Meals Included: Breakfast (x1) included
Travel to the city of Valparaiso, one of the most important ports in the country. This picturesque city is known for its steep funiculars and colourful, clifftop homes. With its avant-garde culture and vibrant street art, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is often referred to as the 'Jewel of the Pacific', and it won't disappoint.
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Today you'll visit Tabali Winery, whose wine cellar was thought to have been built to commemorate the life of the culture Molle. Tour the beautiful vineyards before that all-important taste test! Continue to the Encanto Valley – this wide amphitheatre was once a religious sanctuary and today remains an important archaeological site, where you can view petroglyphs and pictographs which are over 2,000 years old. Your final stop of the day is the pretty coastal city of La Serena. The next day, you'll explore La Serena on a guided tour of the city. Home to beautiful architecture, a long golden shoreline, tree-shaded avenues and pretty plazas, there is plenty to enjoy in La Serena. The afternoon is yours to spend at your leisure.
Meals Included: Breakfast included
It's the moment you've been waiting for! Today you'll head out of town to a dedicated viewpoint in the Elqui Valley, where you can set up camp in prime position for the magnificent solar eclipse this afternoon. This is a rare opportunity to view this celestial wonder, and we'll make every provision to ensure you have the best viewing spot available, weather depending. Your private vehicle will be on hand to deliver you to the centre line of the eclipse track. This evening, you'll travel back to Santiago where you'll spend the night. Please note, you will arrive between 22:00-23:00 depending on the amount of traffic around Elqui Valley.15:23 Partial eclipse begins 16:38 Full eclipse begins 16:39 Maximum eclipse 16:40 Full eclipse ends 17:46 Partial eclipse ends
Meals Included: Breakfast and packed lunch included
This morning you'll fly to northern Chile, where you'll travel to San Pedro de Atacama, located on an arid plateau surrounded by the Andes and some of Chile's most impressive landscapes. Settle into your hotel, before enjoying dinner and an evening at the observatory, gazing at the wonderful night sky, where you'll learn of the astronomy in the area.
Meals Included: Breakfast included
First up today is Chaxa Lagoon, located in the northern area of the Salar de Atacama. This extraordinary expanse of water in Chile's salt desert is home to countless wild flamingos, so be sure to have your camera on hand to capture these majestic birds. The salt plains themselves have been generated by the evaporation of saline groundwater which has left an impressive, otherworldly landscape. Your journey continues to the Highland Lakes of Miñiques and Miscanti. Located 4000 metres above sea level, these four lagoons are in the middle of a stunning natural landscape, surrounded by imposing mountains. Try Atacamenian cuisine in Socaire Village and stroll around the pretty village of Toconao, before returning to San Pedro de Atacama for the night.
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It's an early start today as you travel through the dramatic Andes Mountain range to El Tatio Geyser, one of the biggest geothermal fields in the world with more than 40 geysers, 60 springs and 70 fumaroles. You'll arrive at El Tatio at sunrise, when the freezing, high-altitude air creates a wonderful show as its steam flows rise up to ten metres in the air. You'll have plenty of time to walk around the field, marvelling at the geothermal wonders, and should you wish, take the plunge into one of the natural thermal pools.You'll then travel to the northern end of the Cordillera de la Sal to the aptly named 'Valley of the Moon'. With its jagged red cliffs and bone-dry valley, you could be forgiven for thinking you'd arrived on another planet! Here ancient sediment and rock have been pushed and crushed to jut out of the landscape vertically.In the late afternoon, you transfer to the airport for your flight back to Santiago where you can connect to your international flight. If you would like to remain longer in Santiago to explore the city, you can reserve additional nights through Grand American Adventures.
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As a gardener, everyday is a day to celebrate and enjoy our garden hobby. But, there are official "days" that we can really celebrate. They are known as garden holidays, garden special days, or garden events. And, the good news, is there is no shortage of days directly or indirectly honoring our hobby.
We have listed below some of the Garden Hobbies "biggie" holidays, celebrations and special days:
January 6- It's Bean Day, Hooray!
January 10 - Houseplant Appreciation Day
January 19 - Popcorn Day - Few people grow popcorn. But, everybody loves it. This holiday is really popping!
January 21 - Squirrel Appreciation Day. It's best that this day is in January. Gardeners do not appreciate squirrels during the gardening season.
January Last Saturday - National Seed Swap Day
February 3 - Feed the Birds Day
February 14 - Valentine's Day - It's not about love....it's about the roses. About Valentine's Day
March is National Celery Month
March 3 - Peach Blossom Day
March, Second Thursday - Popcorn Lovers Day
March 11 or September 26 - Johnny Appleseed Day - Why two dates? Find out now.
March 12 - Plant a Flower Day - Can you dig it?
March 20 or 21 - Spring - AH, at last! This is the day all gardeners look forward to arriving!
March 25 - Pecan Day - A little nutty? Perhaps....
March 26 - National Spinach Day - Be strong, like Popeye
March 28 - Weed Appreciation Day - a day to hug your weeds, perhaps!?
April is Lawn and Garden Month
April 5th - National Dandelion Day
April 6th - California Poppy Day
April 7th - Caramel Popcorn Day This tasty, chewy treat is great.
April 13th - International Plant Appreciation Day
April 19 - National Garlic Day - How's your breath!?
April 22 - Earth Day - Not really a gardening day, but an earthly environment holiday that all gardeners appreciate and support.
April 23 - National Zucchini Bread Day - they hold this at a time when you are not sick of all that zucchini.
April, Last Friday - Arbor Day - It's also called the "Tree Planter's" holiday.
May is Gifts from the Garden Month
May 1 - May Day- This day is celebrated with spring flowers, kewl!
May 3 Garden Meditation Day
May 8 - Iris Day
Second Sunday in May - Lilac Sunday
May 16 - Love a Tree Day - Give your tree a big hug!
May 19 - World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day
May 20 - Pick Strawberries Day - It's a sweet thing to do.
May 29 - Composting Day- Learn about eco-friendly composting, make some compost, more
May 30 - Water a Flower Day
First full week of June - National Gardening Week
June 6 - National Gardening Exercise Day - a healthy day for you and your plants.
June 12 - Red Rose Day
June 13 - National Weed Your Garden Day
June 16 - Fresh Veggies Day - fresh from your garden.
June 17 - Eat Your Vegetables Day
July, First Sunday - Build a Scarecrow Day - for your garden, of course.
July 3 - Eat Beans Day
July 8 - National Blueberry Day
July 10 - Pick Blueberries Day
July 16 Fresh Spinach Day
August 3 - National Watermelon Day - It'll make your mouth water
August 5 - National Mustard Day - Are you a mustard grower?
August 8 - Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day - one way to get rid of the excess.
August, third Saturday - National Honey Bee Day
August 29 - More Herbs, Less Salt Day - a day for herbs growers to strut their stuff.
September is National Indoor Plant Week - third week of month
September 13 - National Peanut Day - it's the P-nuttiest day of the year.
Third Week of September - National Indoor Plant Week
October 1 - World Vegetarian Day - we always thought people should eat more veggies.
October, First Wednesday - National Kale Day
October 12 - Old Farmers Day
October 31 - Halloween - This is the pumpkins' time to shine. Pumpkins are one of the biggest symbols of Halloween. You carve 'em, play with 'em, decorate'em, and eat them! History of Pumpkin Pumpkin Recipes
November 10 - Forget-Me-Not Day
December 1- Eat a Red Apple Day
December 12 - Poinsettia Day- A gardener's symbol of the Christmas season. About Poinsettias
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The tack sharp and reasonably fast Fujifilm 60mm 2.4 Macro. Why'd I buy that you ask? Well I'll tell ya pardner.
I was considering the 50mm F2. At 449.00 on Amazon it seemed like a good buy; except, like it's two other siblings – the 23F2 and the 35F2 its just freakin' ugly. Plain and simple. I knew the 60 F2.4 Macro was what I needed even though I have the extension tubes for my camera. Anyway the 60 2.4 was a tad high priced at 679 or 699.00 US – I can't remember which.
Anyway, I'm shopping the web and came across a deal for a brand new, boxed 60mm for $479.00! I couldn't pass it up! I killed two birds with one stone – actually more as I'm getting a slightly longer focal length; better looking lens, crystal clear and tack sharp lens at that! And I saved over $200.00 to boot — or if I look at it logically, because I would not have purchased the 60mm for the 699 price tag, I got a dual purpose lens for the same price as the 50mm!
I just received it last night and this image here was one of my first seven images with the lens on my X-T2. I have yet to play with it at length. Light was dwindling fast, but on everything I shot on my walk around the block focusing was reasonably fast. Now, when I went inside and tried to take some images there, it is darn slow. I mean creepy crawly slow. I'm ok with that as I knew what I was getting into so no big deal here. But man o man is it slow. LOL. Once it locks on it's razor sharp. Do I wish it were faster? Heck yes but I did not purchase this lens for speed, but for the clarity, sharpness, and close-focusing capabilities so I am thrilled with it!
The image above is from the raw file. No adjustments other than sharpening. And it'll make you bleed if you get too close.
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NBC News Launches Hispanic Website NBC Latino
The English-language news and lifestyles hub will cull relevant content from NBCUniversal properties, including sister network Telemundo
NBC News is expanding its Hispanic-oriented content with a new English-language website.
NBCLatino.com, launching Monday, features original reporting while culling news and lifestyle content from the company's existing properties -- including Today and Nightly News and sister networks MSNBC and Telemundo.
"It's important for NBC News to look for growth opportunities outside of broadcast news, and to continue to develop these targeted ventures that help us reach new audiences and are also a natural extension of how we operate," said NBC News President Steve Capus. "We see NBC Latino as a huge advantage to the overall news network because of our ability to tap into and share their story pipeline with our other programs and properties."
Serving as executive editor of NBC Latino is Chris Peña. He'll work with a roster of bilingual writers and producers from NBC News' New York headquarters, coordinating special reports from existing NBC News personalities such as Natalie Morales, Tom Llamas, Gabe Gutierrez and Miguel Almaguer.
"The goal of NBC Latino is to take Hispanic news beyond the usual conversation, toward something more inspired, empowered and energized; to tell and reflect the Hispanic-American story with authentic voices, and make NBC the brand of choice for Hispanics across mobile, online and TV," said Peña.
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Waste goes beyond trash bin. If there is an industry that is surprisingly destructive to the planet and the people, it's the fast fashion industry. The story of fast fashion is plain horrible from the beginning to the end:
- Clothes are manufactured with synthetic materials like polyester, nylon and acrylic. Basically, they are plastic and will never completely degrade.
- Manufacturing consists of chemical and energy-demanding processes, which require a lot of oil and water. For example, one typical pair of jeans takes 7000 l and one T-shirt 2,700 l of water. While cotton, especially organic cotton, might seem like an environmentally friendly choice, it can take up to 20,000 l of water to manufacture a T-shirt and a pair of jeans. Cotton is also a tricky plant that requires a lot of pesticides and herbicides.
- At the same time, the manufacturing by-products (various hazardous chemicals found in dyes) heavily pollute the water sources. Most of the wastewater is discharged illegally. The World Bank estimates that almost 20% of global industrial water pollution comes from the treatment and dyeing of textiles.
- An awful lot of material is wasted in the cutting process. Sewing takes place in an unregulated working environment in third world countries. Fashion Revolution non-profit dares you to ask the question 'who made my clothes?'.
- The shipping of clothes is a big source of carbon emissions. Clothes have become insanely cheap, retailers are restocking at a higher pace and the demand has been rapidly increasing in the last decades. Most of the clothes have a really short lifespan after which they are improperly discarded.
So what can an individual do? To quote the designer Vivienne Westwood: 'buy less, choose well, make it last', the solution might be as simple as that. I plan on having a minimal functional wardrobe, deciding what I love and need, plan more, avoid stupid purchases and appreciate what I already own!
1.Get rid of what you do not wear (sell, swap, upcycle, donate, recycle)
A rule goes that most people wear just 20% of their clothes and are keeping everything else for various (false) reasons. That could include the "just in case" scenario clothes, ill-fitting clothes, the ones that don't match anything else, clothes that we keep because they were a gift or were expensive, sentimental ones, duplicates, the ones that are all torn but we are keeping for home/sleeping/painting/sports, the ones we think we have to own, bygone trends, and so on. The first step is to figure out what you wear from what you already have and take everything else away for awhile.
2. Love what you have, wear it and take care of it
I owned nicer pieces of clothing that I rarely wore because I figured I have to keep them for a certain special occasion, which never came. Instead of discharging, I started wearing those pieces regularly because this is what they are for. As a matter of fact, I started to wear only clothes I really liked all the time, while trying to figure out why I do not wear certain clothes and learn something from my mistakes.
3. Quit shopping (cheaply, on impulse and without a plan)
I wore only pieces I like for a while and did not buy anything else for a couple of months in order to quit impulse purchases and start planning my wardrobe with more intention.
There were some clothes I never wore because I could not match them to anything, but I still wanted to keep them. Slowly I started to see the holes in my wardrobe. For example, at a certain point, I did not have any comfortable pants even though I was spending most of my time working at home. I started to identify the missing pieces that would finish my existing wardrobe.
4. Figure out what suits your style and life
There is a list of pieces of clothes we (especially women) are supposed to own. I had some items that I never wore but thought I just need to have. However, I realized I actually do not wear many skirts, fancy shorts, blazers, dark jeans, flip flops or heels. I also realized that I am annoyed by certain classics (cliches) like the trench coat, ballerinas, leather pants or graphic T-shirts.
Rethink what you think you need to have in your wardrobe just because everyone else seems to have it. Avoid trends because you will get tired of them quickly. I hate ripped jeans for example.
It is important to be aware of what you actually wear, what your lifestyle needs are and what kind of clothes your climate requires. Are there any special events you like to attend? Do you actually do sports? I mostly wear long pants year round and some summer dresses when it is hot. I work from home a lot and it is cold where I live most of the year.
What suits your body shape, what kind of cuts and colors do you feel good in? My brother used to criticise me that I only wear blue. However, a limited color scheme is actually a good idea. If you want to have a minimal amount of clothing they should match. It also helped me a lot to ask myself how I want to feel in my clothes.
5. Fix what you have
I fixed a couple of things like shredded shirts and buttons and took care of stains that needed extra attention. But besides the obvious, I also fixed a lot of clothes, after I realized why I don't wear them. I turned my linen dress into a T-shirt because I didn't like its form.
6. Find a different source for your new clothes
If you realized you need some missing pieces to finish your wardrobe, start small and take time. Try swap shops or organize a swap party yourself. Go second-hand shopping, consider handmade clothes on Etsy or research sustainable brands.
The goal is to have a smaller coherent wardrobe of high-quality pieces, which suit your lifestyle and personal aesthetics. That way you can focus on what matter most in your life, whatever that might be.


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Psychopathological indices in patients of the gastroenterogical out-patient department which underwent endoscopic investigation for the first time
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- Received: 1 November 2003
- Published: 23 December 2003
- Public Health
- General Population
- Emotional Condition
- Sociodemographic Characteristic
- Specific Questionnaire
The aim of the study was to compare the emotional condition, before the endoscopy, between the patients which underwent colonoscopy or gastroscopy for the first time.
Material and Methods
Forty patients took part in the study (20 patients for gastroscopy and 20 for colonoscopy). Each group included 10 males and 10 females. Their age was 42.1 ± 15.46 for the colonoscopy group and 60 ± 16.68 years for the gastroscopy group. The methological tools we used for the investigation were: 1) A specific questionnaire concerning the sociodemographic characteristics and attitudes 2) The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI-Y-I. 3) The World Health Organization-Five scale psychological General Well-Being Schedule. 4) The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, EPQ and 5. The SCL-90-R.
The majority of the patients that underwent colonoscopy preffered the colonoscopist to be of the same sex. On the contrary, most of those patients that underwent gastroscopy expressed a preference for a doctor of the opposite sex. In both groups, patients expressed their wish to go on the procedure of endoscopy under sedation because of fearing of the pain. There were no significant differences concerning the psychopathological scales between the two groups. Also, their findings were similar to those expected from the general population.
The results indicate the necessity of psychological preparation of the patients attending for endoscopic investigation for the first time in endoscopy laboratory.


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Mac Miller – "Family First" (featuring Talib Kweli)June 20th, 2011 by @E_Wish1 | Hip-Hop/Rap |
With Mac Miller getting more and more love each day, he decided to drop yet another new track. This time he teams up with the legendary Talib Kweli to provide "Family First", an awesome new laid back song that is great to chill do. Keep up the good work Mac and stay "most dope". Enjoy!


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jarque_bera(resids, axis=0)[source]¶
Calculates the Jarque-Bera test for normality
- Parameters
data (array-like) – Data to test for normality
axis (int, optional) – Axis to use if data has more than 1 dimension. Default is 0
- Returns
JB (float or array) – The Jarque-Bera test statistic
JBpv (float or array) – The pvalue of the test statistic
skew (float or array) – Estimated skewness of the data
kurtosis (float or array) – Estimated kurtosis of the data
Each output returned has 1 dimension fewer than data
The Jarque-Bera test statistic tests the null that the data is normally distributed against an alternative that the data follow some other distribution. The test statistic is based on two moments of the data, the skewness, and the kurtosis, and has an asymptotic \(\chi^2_2\) distribution.
The test statistic is defined\[JB = n(S^2/6+(K-3)^2/24)\]
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Leaving the city and watching the country side change has been amazing. From mountainous rocky hills with fertile valleys and lakes crammed with gardens and vegetable crops in every available space to rolling prairie & lush farmland
The sun is setting over flat arid grasslands, the edges of which form the Gobi Desert. The light throws the whole landscape awash in golden and reds of grasses against blue grey sky. Little red brick farm houses periodically dot the landscape.
The farmer in me is fascinated to watch shepherds herd flocks of sheep and goat towards home for the nights. A very different and a more ancient type of farming than we have in New Zealand. It's a harsh beautiful landscape and I wonder how hard the struggle for survival is here, watering and pasture for animals alone would surely be challenging.
A few hours ago it was green and broken up into small sections of corn, sunflowers, grapes and potato fields all bordered by tall tress, with wild flows along the edges of fields. Big handsome donkeys resting in the shade looked healthy and content. I love seeing this, all the donkeys I've seen with my charity work and been malnourished tiny, over worked depressed beasts with sores & injuries. It's a heartwarming change to know that not all the worlds working donkeys live such a life of misery.
Now though I've seen herds of thirty to forty horses grazing alongside the train tracks. Small healthy hardy looking things of all ages in brown bays, and chestnuts. Chunky tough looking animals even hardier than my own Kaimanawas, these look more like what I'm sure to find in Mongolia. These animals seem to be doing just fine in the harsh landscape.
I'm excited I've seen horses for the first time since leaving New Zealand and hours ago are train passed a hill with galloping wild horses engraved in huge white stone motifs all across it. This is a sign i think that I'm headed in the right direction.
Tomorrow morning ill be in Mongolia, the last place to have wild horses and home to some of the most ancient breeds that have not changed in the last thousand years. The same horses used by Genghis Khans hordes that once conquered the world. I can't wait.
For now as the sun sets and the grasslands is slowly losing its hold and becoming desert I'm going to curl up on my hard sleeper bed for the night, I'm sure il be woken at the border for security and passport checks and then tomorrow the real adventure begins.... Mongolia


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Last week, I whined and moaned about a bad head cold and a sore back. This week? Yeah, I've got some new ailments to report.
On Friday we went to our homeschool park day. I spied some kids being a little too wild on the play structure where FishChick 2 was playing so I started to bolt toward her, hopefully to whisk her to safety. Unfortunately, Little Speed Demon on Training Wheels came out of nowhere!
I have no idea where he came from, and like an awkward, animated cartoon figure, I flopped over him to land with my chin and throat on the pavement.* Needless to say, it brought back all kinds of flashbacks of my sophomore year in college when I flew over the handlebars of my own bike and landed the same way.
That time I broke my jaw, banged up a knee, and got stitches in my chin. This time, I banged up a knee and got four stiches in my chin. And the slit is in the exact place as it was 19 years ago. Weird.
I am soooooo very thankful that I did not break my jaw. This experience brought back 52 kinds of unhappy memories, including the five-week liquid diet. I know I want to lose weight, but not that much. Sheesh.
(For the brave of heart, there are photos on my Facebook page.)
The only thing that went according to plan on Friday was my meal plan! 'Member I had said we were going to have Costco pizza? Well, Costco is right around the corner from our medical group. Whoohoo! All was not lost. I must confess, I took a little pride in that fact that at least dinner was not tanked.
This week, I'm hoping for quick healing, less pain, and hopefully, some good eats.
ChiChi's Salad
Here's the plan, subject to change, of course:
10. Lawnmower Taco, Green Salad
11. Pepper Steak, Rice, Salad
12. Pancakes, Turkey Sausage, Fruit
13. Pasta with Red Sauce, Roast CSAVeggies (TBD), Salad
14. Baked Chicken, Quinoa Pilaf, Veggies, Cornbread
15. Pizza Night, ChiChi's Salad
16. Burgers, Veggies and Dip, Fruit Plate
Some tips for Pain-free Meal Planning
- Print out a weekly meal planning grid.
- Plan some weekly themes.
- Keep a list of meals you like.
- Stash some meals in the freezer.
- Be purposeful about take-out. Give yourself a break.
- Always watch where you are going.
How do you make meal planning pain-free?
* The biker involved in this incident rode off into the sunset without a scratch.


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Best Time to Visit Madurai - The city never Sleeps( Thoonganagaram)
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Southern India's oldest city , situated on the banks of the Vaigai rive and home to the mind-blowing Sri Meenakshi Temple, Madurai remains crowded with travelers, tradesman and tramps all throughout. Madurai is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the world and experiences summer, monsoon and winter. The climate is predominantly hot around the year with the exception of few months.The hot climate reflects in their culture; in their choice of clothing as well as the diet, as keeping away heat was always an important objective woven into the very lifestyle of the city.If you are planning a trip to Madurai, then knowing all about the seasons here and the best time to visit Madurai would make some sense to you.
Madurai is accessible to tourists for most time of the year. However, the best time to spend a fulfilling holiday in Madurai is during the winter time.The hottest months are from March to July and the climate gets moderate from August to October. The coolest months would be from November to January and this makes it the most comfortable time of the year to visit the city in terms of weather conditions and the weather is pleasant and ideal for sightseeing and enjoying the various activities Madurai has to offer. During the winter time, you can enjoy the outdoor activities without getting dehydrated or feeling the pangs of heat.
Summer in Madurai
Visiting Madurai during the summers is a strict no-no since the temperature tends to get extremely sweltry and muggy during this time of the year.Summer season lasts from March to June and the temperature ranges from 26° C to 41° C. This is not a good time for tourists to visit Madurai as the city experiences intense heat, especially in May and June.March marks the onset of summer that usually ends by June. Among all the months, May undoubtedly remains the hottest month of the year.
In case you are the more pressing kind of traveller and wouldn't mind the humbling heat, there are quite many festivals to be witnessed in the city in the warmer months. The Chithirai festival happens between April and May and the sights and sounds around the city then have an especially beautiful old worldly feeling; almost like a trip to the past! The festival lasts more than ten days. Many other festivals also happen in the city around the year.
Monsoon in Madurai
As Madurai is equidistant from the ocean and the mountains, both North East monsoon and South East monsoon are experienced which would mean rain in the months from September to November .Being located in the central part of India, Madurai receives meager downpours. However, moderate rainfalls and occasional cloudbursts are good enough to shoot down the temperature levels to great degrees. The average rainfall received by the city is approximately 85 cm. According to the recorded statistics, the city receives an average of 316 cm of rainfall from the Northeast monsoon and 239 cm of rainfall from the Southwest monsoon.
Winter in Madurai
Winters in Madurai are indisputably the best time to make a quick jaunt. During the winter months of December, January and February, the conditions are mildly pleasant with temperature hovering somewhere between 180 C - 300 C
Experiencing comfortable weather while you are in Madurai would make a world of difference to your activity plans.The ideal time to visit the temple city is anytime between October to March. This would mean that you would get to comfortably explore the narrow inner streets near the Meenakshi temple at leisure, soaking in all the culture, or go window shopping in streets that have been named after Tamil months and sample wonderful street-food, or just do building gazing, all without the heat getting on to you. The streets of Madurai can get searing hot in the warmer months and even plain walking on the street is very hard without the aid of proper headgear or an umbrella.On your visit to Madurai, don't miss out on the opportunity to witness the festivals and other cultural programs that are religiously conducted here. While in the month of April/May, the colorful 'Chitirai Festival' is solemnized for 10 long days, the much-awaited float festival is usually observed in the month of January. If you travel in the month of December, you can city streets filled with myriad artistic patterns drawn by women. A temperature of 40 degrees is not unusual at all. There are ancient families living around the temple here and their ancestral homes are all quite a sight that is not to be missed. One could also experience the Pongal festival, Madurai style in the month of January Some of the temples also hold cultural programs and Carnatic music sessions. The people of Madurai are traditional and friendly in their outlook. Hence, visiting the city should be an exhilarating experience for you.


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This week is flying by and before we know it we'll be packing luggage, loading up cars and shlepping to friends/family/loved ones to eat/drink/eat...you get the picture. I have begun the preparations for leaving for a long weekend. A trip to the pharmacy to load up on Amelia's medications, two trips to Loehmann's (I had to buy birthday gifts...and I just happened to find some cute things for me!) and tomorrow -- build an ice cream cake, laundry and PACK!
Thursday we will trek to my niece & boyfriend's new house in Jersey City as they host their first big Thanksgiving dinner and then take off afterwards for Baltimore to visit my family. Really looking forward to it. My sister had surgery on her thyroid last week so it will be good to see her. Also, my 20th high school reunion is on Saturday and I have been looking forward to it...still am...but...
On Monday morning Dyana Eckstein, a friend from high school, lost her battle with cancer. She was 39. Dyana wasn't a close friend of mine. We hadn't spoken in years. We were Facebook friends and I had wished her a happy birthday not even a week ago....but she was a dear friend of several of my dear friends. We went to the same parties in school, then to the same bridal and baby showers and bachelorette parties. We were always around each other in our circle and I liked her. I knew she had been sick on and off for the past several years through our mutual friends, but I thought she was in remission. I didn't realize things had gotten so bad that she was in her last efforts to find relief through clinical trials at NIH. One of our mutual best friends, Bethe, had been in daily contact with her. When I saw a post on Facebook, "RIP Dyana" yesterday I flew to the phone to call her. She told me it was her. I am so sad. Whether or not she and I were close, she was a part of my past -- we were girls together. For the girl she was and the woman she became....for the battle she waged and lost...I am sorry for her and for her family and friends...most of them my good friends. I know she touched so many people's lives and will be missed sorely. I also know she was in pain. She told Bethe that she knew her life wasn't about longevity -- she just wanted to make it to 4o.
So this Thursday, when families across the country sit down together, to give thanks and look across the table at each other -- stop and really take it in. We are in a crappy economy. Unemployment is up. We're in a seemingly endless war -- but we have so much.
For those who are by my side or sharing the holiday someplace else this year -- or who are no longer here with us...I want to send you my love. Thank you for all you have given me. I hope to live in the moment during this holiday season -- snapshots to carry with me, to remind me of all I have.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving
This week is flying by and before we know it we'll be packing luggage, loading up cars and shlepping to friends/family/loved ones to eat/drink/eat...you get the picture. I have begun the preparations for leaving for a long weekend. A trip to the pharmacy to load up on Amelia's medications, two trips to Loehmann's (I had to buy birthday gifts...and I just happened to find some cute things for me!) and tomorrow -- build an ice cream cake, laundry and PACK!
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Monday, November 9, 2009
How do we cope?
Since Amelia was born, so many people have said things to me like "Amelia is so lucky to have such a strong mother," "You do so much for her," etc. and my response is always the same: "What choice do I have? Any parent would do the same. Whatever it takes!"
Last week an old friend 0f mine stopped by with her daughter and boyfriend. She and I have been in each others lives for over 15 years. Crazy! Lots of fun times and too many adventures to mention. We hung out at our little apartment for awhile and when 2pm rolled around, we all went downstairs to wait for Miss Amelia to come home on the bus. Amelia's OT was due at 2:30pm and our small apt. got even tinier. I thought my friend and her posse were going to take off when the OT came, but to my surprise, they stayed. They stayed for the whole session! During Amelia's therapy session, my friend started talking about her nephew, we'll call him David.
David has Cerebral Palsy too. He is 3 now and has aged out of Early Intervention. My friend is sad, angry, frustrated, etc. because her sister-in-law has not transitioned him to the next phase of schooling - CPSE, ages 3-5 years old. David is not receiving any therapy now. David's mother also has a 5 year old daughter who she has not placed in Kindergarten yet either. She doesn't want be apart from them...but isn't proactive in do anything to socially or physically help them either because she has a painful Thyroid problem and doesn't have the physical strength or energy. David is non-ambulatory. My friend told me that when David gets up in the morning, his mother puts him in a laundry basket padded with pillows and sets him in front of the TV to watch "The Wiggles". David's father, my friends' brother, is never home -- he disappears to play golf, play in his band or go to work. My friend is stuck in what to do. She and her Mother (David's grandmother) have tried over and over again to talk, yell, demand, etc. that these parents take action and DO SOMETHING! They are at a loss. Do you call CPS?
Incredibly, this family did do a huge fundraiser last year and raised enough money to take David to China for a stem cell transfusion-- which is so wonderful. They just got back and my friend stated that David feels very different to her -- stronger. Maybe this will be the motivation his parents need to get him into the right program and resume his services.
Onto a personal moment of bragging....my friend video taped some of the amazing things that Amelia was doing with her OT on Friday in hopes of showing it to her sister-in-law. During the session, Amelia decided it was time to throw down books out of her bookcase (which is across the room from where she was) so she belly crawled over the bookcase. When she got there I told her to "sit up to get the books" and did a countdown (she loves 3-2-1) and SHE DID IT!!! I was shocked that she actually listened to me and did something when I asked her to (it so rarely happens that anyone in my house listens to me;).
All this to say, I know so many mom's -- with typically developing kids and with kids with special needs and I have always taken for granted that we all respond the same when it comes to giving our kids everything they need to succeed. To be the best they can be. I can't fathom not doing that. How can you not rise up to the challenge and fight to give your child mobility and language -- in whatever form that is.
A perfect example of this is my friend, Jodi who lives in Italy and is the mom of two adorable and wonderful kids. Her son, Jordan is deaf and uses a cochlear implant (see the link to her blog below -- it's fantastic!). It has been a success for him. Jodi has worked tirelessly from her little town in Tuscany -- traveling to Rome, Pisa, etc. - fighting, talking, pleading, crying, etc. to doctors, administrators, mayors, presidents, etc (you get the point!) to implement a newborn hearing screening for babies, when they are born, before they leave the hospital to go home. She has had incredible success and many cities in Italy have fallen in line and are creating programs for mandatory hearing screenings. Thousands of families will be better off because of Jodi. WOW!
I have to say that somewhere in the middle is Nestor and I. We schlepp Amelia out to hippotherapy (equine assisted therapy) on saturdays...if it's not raining, too cold, if Amelia isn't sick or if the PT who runs it isn't away. We have done 98 dives of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, a few sessions of acupuncture and craniosacral therapies each and three months total of Therasuit/intensive suit therapy through our friends at Therapies 4 Kids. I have Amelia on 10 supplements daily (muscle, overall health, antioxidants and brain enhancers) along with a full regimen of daily respiratory and standing therapies. She goes to school 5 days a week from 8:30-2pm and comes home for more therapies. Amelia's teachers come 5x's/weekly and her PT (Physical Therapist), OT (Occupational Therapist) and SLP (Speech and Language Pathologist) all come 2x's/ weekly (the sessions are 60 minutes).
We know about stem cells in China (stem cell trials from a child's own banked cord blood is the only stem cell therapy happening at this time in this country for children with CP -- at Duke -- and we never banked Amelia's cord blood) and robotics (see a couple posts ago). We know there is aquatherapy and a billion other therapies we have yet to explore.
But today, my little girl got off the bus in the heart of the West Village, NYC -- in one of the greatest cities in the world. I took her to the park three blocks from our little apartment -- at two blocks away, Amelia starts to squeal in delight, knowing the direction of the stroller. Once in the park, I headed to the swings and parked our stroller. I sat myself down on an old fashioned swing, placed my sweet girl in my lap and away we went! I held her with one arm and the chain of the swing with my other. I pumped my legs and swung higher and higher. Amelia gets so excited! She straightens her legs and moves her head side to side in a "no-no-no" pattern (it's a way of self stimulation and something she does when she's deliriously happy or seriously unhappy). When we've gotten enough momentum, I straighten out my legs so she can stretch herself out and lounge. There is laughter, happiness and cooing -- from both of us! I feel so overwhelmingly grateful to be able to give her these moments of weightless joy and flight, I could stay on that stupid swing all day! My arms get sore and my back is breaking, but who cares!!!! What better therapy could be out there than this?
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Happy Monday Everyone!
Hope you all had a fantastic weekend.
I just wanted to say a quick hello and share a few pictures of outfits I wore recently on my post birthday weekend. I love white especially on a sunny day and having the chance to team this white lace-y dress with my new pair of white rubber shoes was a combination I found completely irresistible. I got this pretty dress a few months ago I cannot recall where exactly but we have been inseparable ever since. It is so chic and comfortable, I love the super easy flow silhouette and of course the lace sleeve!
The rubber shoes were a perfect fit since I spent most of my Saturday morning moving from one place to another and that's when I realized how comfy they are and just how much I really love them! Now of course the problem is I cannot really imagine wearing anything else and you can only wear them for so long before something spills on them or someone steps on you! Anyway I hope you are okay with seeing them a lot more on this blog in the near future!
As it turns out, the chemistry between me and the beach was undeniable, that said how could I leave without saying goodbye? So, even Sunday being my last day of the trip I just could not stay away. I made sure to spend most of the day on the beach and I got something in return as a memento of my visit, sunburn!!!
Nonetheless, I enjoyed the sunny weather that was coupled with a light ocean breeze. I will admit though I really wish I had brought along my bathing suit but just getting my feet into the chilly water was good enough. I couldn't help but want to hit pause just so that I can enjoy this day a tad longer…is there anything better than the breeze and smell of the ocean and sun on your skin? A little slice of paradise if you ask me!
I could not get enough of this coral maxi skirt as it was perfect for walking down and bum around the beach collecting LOTS of shells for keepsake!
I am back in Nairobi and still longing for those relaxing north coast days and nights but it's all good as I am busy working on my next exciting chapter starting October, stay tuned!
Thank you for reading,
keep on smiling