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By admin on February 25, 2012 in health tips

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scream and shout
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my son when angry:)

please, email me your link once you post this photo – thanks!

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www.steadymom.com/2009/10/how-to-teach-your-sons-to-expre…
hubpages.com/hub/Louisiana-Summer-Sigh
www.blogcatalog.com/blog/ezgreatlife
www.malinaink.com/MalinaBlog_files/b259cf90f222f000428551…
blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/archives/2009/09/whe…
communities.canada.com/VANCOUVERSUN/blogs/parenting/archi…
professionaltradeshowpresenter.com/
randomactsofparenting.com/naughty-chair/tattlefits-not-yo…
loveandtrash.com/2010/04/must-stop-the-screaming/
parentingtweens.suite101.com/article.cfm/anger-management…
pillartechnology.com/blog/?p=115
parentologyblog.com/2010/05/correcting-our-childrens-beha…
early-childhood-development.suite101.com/article.cfm/is-y…
www.cipriangavriliu.ro/
www.pequesymas.com/desarrollo-afectivo/cinco-maneras-de-c…
www.bohdel.com/blog/
lisaslingo.blogspot.com/2010/08/learning-about-my-new-stu…
astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/chronicles-of-a…
www.tengrrl.com/bsm/bits/2010/0928-neverdo.html
www.familyonthephone.com/teenage-cell-phones-is-it-a-priv…
stuffhipstershate.tumblr.com/
huwanews.blog135.fc2.com/blog-entry-198.html
www.mamaeve.com/index.php/effective-discipline/142-findin…
www.uncommonhelp.me/articles/being-a-patient-parent
www.flickr.com/photos/threesadtigers/5234423735/
social-discomfort.com/health-family-and-relationships.html
www.khaledallen.com/warriorspirit/
www.refocusonline.com/2011/01/anger-management-and-children/
anixtilesvos2008.blogspot.com/2010/11/party-radio-revolt….
kissingmatters.com/your-noisy-and-rambunctious-bundles-of…
chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/the-midterm-examination-of…
tomvanderwell.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/chapter-a-day-jere…
writeforyourlife.net/writing-voice
www.realitysandwich.com/anger_energy
www.bohdel.com/blog/2010/06/25/today-i-am-a-mom-just-like…
www.cipriangavriliu.ro/noduri-in-gat-senzatii-de-sufocare…
vorhaus.com/crisis-15-essential-truths/?goback=.gde_10819…
blogs.nd.edu/donschindler/2010/08/18/seven-things-you-nee…
friendtoyourself.com/2011/02/25/stop-before-hurting-yours…
www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpsychiatry/
www.mnn.com/family/family-activities/stories/kids-who-mis…
www.petapixel.com/2010/10/18/twitter-photo-rights-controv…
www.smalltok.co.il/2010/12/%D7%96%D7%A2%D7%9D-%D7%95%D7%9…
www.perhesivut.com/uhmaika/
blog.experience.com/2011/03/3-things-i-wish-business-scho…
lauraschenck.com/how-to/how-to-use-anger-constructively
www.fredtracy.com/getting-rid-of-negative-people/
thealmostlifeofelisa.blogspot.com/2011/04/almost-lost-it….
www.dare-up-your-party.com/teen-truth-or-dare-double-dare…
www.dailydouz.com/anger-management-and-communication/
www2.curriculum.edu.au/scis/connections/behaviour.html
greatergreaterwashington.org/post/10516/georgetown-busine…
jewishmom.com/2010/12/27/aggression-life-with-adhd-by-rob…
www.beatinganger.com/derby/blog/understanding-anger-for-p…
www.dejaporter.com/blog/how-to-stop-your-little-boy-to-winge
prudentialstory.tistory.com/m/153
www.dailypeppermint.com/2011/06/443/
uyumluyasam.com/b/1097/ses-sagliginizi-korumanin-8-yolu-v…
kitoconnell.com/2011/06/11/gyesika-conflict/
blog.kulin.cz/
turning60consciously.blogspot.com/2011/06/day-266-mother-…
blog.kidsbeachclub.org/index.php/tag/childrens-ministry/
www.youngnotdumb.co.uk/?p=14
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLvqQCR6YAc
greatergreaterwashington.org/post/10516/georgetown-busine…
www.tipsareforkids.com/behaviour-management-strategies-fo…
www.babysittingworld.com/blog/empty-threats/
www.soymom.com/2011/08/17/tantrums-and/
www.thebettermom.com/2011/08/a-soft-answer-vs -a-harsh-word/
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breezymama.com/2011/10/31/talking-back/
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brandywinebooks.net/?post_id=4504
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By admin on February 25, 2012 in health tips

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12-02 Bsktbll – WCS Crusaders vs Charleston Townies – 122
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Saturday, February 11, 2012.Recap: No. 15 C’Town 87, No. 19 WC 69.By Brendan Hall..CHARLESTOWN, Mass. — At this time last year, Charlestown made the trek West, down Route 146, to deliver a haymaker to a Whitinsville Christian squad considered the state’s tallest lineup. ..This afternoon, the Crusaders came East to Bunker Hill, with a different look for the Townies — smaller, quicker, more surgical — and the result was very nearly a different outcome. The Crusaders hung with Charlestown through three quarters, before the Townies pulled away in the fourth, outscoring Whitinsville 31-14 in the final frame en route to an 87-69 victory. .."That team’s very good, I thought that was the best shooting team we saw," Charlestown head coach Edson Cardoso said. "They’re very well balanced, with a real good point guard, big man, two-guard, so I knew coming into this game it was going to be a battle. I told the guys, ‘You’re going to see a team like this in the state tournament, eventually down the line." ..The Townies (14-3), played just seven due to health (Jawhari Dawan-Abdullah, stomach bug) and off the court issues (Gary Braham, suspension). But they saw all five of their regular starters reach double-figures, with senior point guard Rony Fernandez (26 points, four assists) leading the way. Senior forward Tyrik Jackson (12 points, 13 rebounds) came up big on the glass again, while Tyrese Hoxter (16 points, seven assists), Omar Orriols (13 points) and Iser Barnes (12) contributed some big shots from the perimeter to keep the defense stretched out. ..But early on, the Crusaders (12-2) gave them fits with the methodical way they broke through the Townie’s 2-3 zone with some of the most disciplined and precise ball movement they’d seen in a while. Junior point guard Colin Richey (23 points) funneled the offense down to the baseline, finding a player planted right in the heart of the zone and kicking to either the baseline or either wing. ..Whitinsville shot nearly 40 percent from the field, getting good looks from the short side from Tyler VandenAkker (12 points, eight rebounds) and Jesse Dykstra. Grant Brown (10 points) came up with some big shots from the perimeter as well. .."We decided to extend a little bit more on the short corner, because they hit about four shots in a row from the short corner," Cardoso said. "We also decided to have the opposite guard extend even more on shooter No. 2 (Tim Dufficey). So we made some extensions in the second half, did a little better job — not a great job, but it helped us get the victory." ..To start the fourth quarter, Barnes completed a 6-0 run by ripping the ball out of his defender’s hands at midcourt and landing a breakaway layup. A few possessions later, Hoxter found Jackson underneath the rim for an easy tip-in and 68-59 advantage. ..Then with 1:37 to go, sophomore Taris Wilson hit the first of two monster breakaway slams, this one making it 76-63 to essentially put the game in hand. ..Hot from the field: The Townies outrebounded the Crusaders 16-7 in the final frame, giving way to many key transition points that helped ice the lead and the win. From the glass, WC still held a slim 35-33 advantage. ..But down at the other end, the Townies had a terrific night from the field, shooting nearly 58 percent overall. That was aided by a 7-for-17 effort from three-point range, including three 3′s each from Fernandez and Orriols. ..Praise for Richey: Last season, New Mission head coach Cory McCarthy was throwing around high praise for the then-sophomore Richey, calling him "a suburban kid that plays urban". ..Consider Cardoso another Boston City League coach that’s a fan. .."He’s tough," Cardoso said. "He’s one of the toughest guards coming out of his league, and I think he’s going give a lot of teams problems in the state tournament, because how do you stop a kid like that?" ..Turning point? Following last season’s loss to Charlestown in its home gym, WC coach Jeff Bajema greeted his players in the locker room and told them, "Guys, we can win states." ..Sure enough, the Crusaders never lost another game the rest of the way, picking up their first Division 3 state title since 2005 at the DCU Center in Worcester. After that game, Bajema spoke to reporters about how much the whitewashing by Charlestown seasoned them for what to expect in the state tournament. ..Given how much more competitive the Crusaders were this time around, could this be seen as another momentum shift? .."Hopefully, a game like this will lead us to better things," Bajema said. "But we’ve got a tough one Tuesday (against Holy Name), so we’ll see."

Shot at ISO 1600, Aperture of 3.2, Shutter speed of 1/320 and Focal Length of 70.0 mm
Taken with a 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM lens and processed by Aperture 3.2.2 on Saturday February-11-2012 17:09 EST PM

12-02 Bsktbll – WCS Crusaders vs Charleston Townies – 74
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Image by gus_estrella
Saturday, February 11, 2012.Recap: No. 15 C’Town 87, No. 19 WC 69.By Brendan Hall..CHARLESTOWN, Mass. — At this time last year, Charlestown made the trek West, down Route 146, to deliver a haymaker to a Whitinsville Christian squad considered the state’s tallest lineup. ..This afternoon, the Crusaders came East to Bunker Hill, with a different look for the Townies — smaller, quicker, more surgical — and the result was very nearly a different outcome. The Crusaders hung with Charlestown through three quarters, before the Townies pulled away in the fourth, outscoring Whitinsville 31-14 in the final frame en route to an 87-69 victory. .."That team’s very good, I thought that was the best shooting team we saw," Charlestown head coach Edson Cardoso said. "They’re very well balanced, with a real good point guard, big man, two-guard, so I knew coming into this game it was going to be a battle. I told the guys, ‘You’re going to see a team like this in the state tournament, eventually down the line." ..The Townies (14-3), played just seven due to health (Jawhari Dawan-Abdullah, stomach bug) and off the court issues (Gary Braham, suspension). But they saw all five of their regular starters reach double-figures, with senior point guard Rony Fernandez (26 points, four assists) leading the way. Senior forward Tyrik Jackson (12 points, 13 rebounds) came up big on the glass again, while Tyrese Hoxter (16 points, seven assists), Omar Orriols (13 points) and Iser Barnes (12) contributed some big shots from the perimeter to keep the defense stretched out. ..But early on, the Crusaders (12-2) gave them fits with the methodical way they broke through the Townie’s 2-3 zone with some of the most disciplined and precise ball movement they’d seen in a while. Junior point guard Colin Richey (23 points) funneled the offense down to the baseline, finding a player planted right in the heart of the zone and kicking to either the baseline or either wing. ..Whitinsville shot nearly 40 percent from the field, getting good looks from the short side from Tyler VandenAkker (12 points, eight rebounds) and Jesse Dykstra. Grant Brown (10 points) came up with some big shots from the perimeter as well. .."We decided to extend a little bit more on the short corner, because they hit about four shots in a row from the short corner," Cardoso said. "We also decided to have the opposite guard extend even more on shooter No. 2 (Tim Dufficey). So we made some extensions in the second half, did a little better job — not a great job, but it helped us get the victory." ..To start the fourth quarter, Barnes completed a 6-0 run by ripping the ball out of his defender’s hands at midcourt and landing a breakaway layup. A few possessions later, Hoxter found Jackson underneath the rim for an easy tip-in and 68-59 advantage. ..Then with 1:37 to go, sophomore Taris Wilson hit the first of two monster breakaway slams, this one making it 76-63 to essentially put the game in hand. ..Hot from the field: The Townies outrebounded the Crusaders 16-7 in the final frame, giving way to many key transition points that helped ice the lead and the win. From the glass, WC still held a slim 35-33 advantage. ..But down at the other end, the Townies had a terrific night from the field, shooting nearly 58 percent overall. That was aided by a 7-for-17 effort from three-point range, including three 3′s each from Fernandez and Orriols. ..Praise for Richey: Last season, New Mission head coach Cory McCarthy was throwing around high praise for the then-sophomore Richey, calling him "a suburban kid that plays urban". ..Consider Cardoso another Boston City League coach that’s a fan. .."He’s tough," Cardoso said. "He’s one of the toughest guards coming out of his league, and I think he’s going give a lot of teams problems in the state tournament, because how do you stop a kid like that?" ..Turning point? Following last season’s loss to Charlestown in its home gym, WC coach Jeff Bajema greeted his players in the locker room and told them, "Guys, we can win states." ..Sure enough, the Crusaders never lost another game the rest of the way, picking up their first Division 3 state title since 2005 at the DCU Center in Worcester. After that game, Bajema spoke to reporters about how much the whitewashing by Charlestown seasoned them for what to expect in the state tournament. ..Given how much more competitive the Crusaders were this time around, could this be seen as another momentum shift? .."Hopefully, a game like this will lead us to better things," Bajema said. "But we’ve got a tough one Tuesday (against Holy Name), so we’ll see."

Shot at ISO 1600, Aperture of 3.5, Shutter speed of 1/640 and Focal Length of 24.0 mm
Taken with a 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM lens and processed by Aperture 3.2.2 on Saturday February-11-2012 16:42 EST PM

12-02 Bsktbll – WCS Crusaders vs Charleston Townies – 163
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Image by gus_estrella
Saturday, February 11, 2012.Recap: No. 15 C’Town 87, No. 19 WC 69.By Brendan Hall..CHARLESTOWN, Mass. — At this time last year, Charlestown made the trek West, down Route 146, to deliver a haymaker to a Whitinsville Christian squad considered the state’s tallest lineup. ..This afternoon, the Crusaders came East to Bunker Hill, with a different look for the Townies — smaller, quicker, more surgical — and the result was very nearly a different outcome. The Crusaders hung with Charlestown through three quarters, before the Townies pulled away in the fourth, outscoring Whitinsville 31-14 in the final frame en route to an 87-69 victory. .."That team’s very good, I thought that was the best shooting team we saw," Charlestown head coach Edson Cardoso said. "They’re very well balanced, with a real good point guard, big man, two-guard, so I knew coming into this game it was going to be a battle. I told the guys, ‘You’re going to see a team like this in the state tournament, eventually down the line." ..The Townies (14-3), played just seven due to health (Jawhari Dawan-Abdullah, stomach bug) and off the court issues (Gary Braham, suspension). But they saw all five of their regular starters reach double-figures, with senior point guard Rony Fernandez (26 points, four assists) leading the way. Senior forward Tyrik Jackson (12 points, 13 rebounds) came up big on the glass again, while Tyrese Hoxter (16 points, seven assists), Omar Orriols (13 points) and Iser Barnes (12) contributed some big shots from the perimeter to keep the defense stretched out. ..But early on, the Crusaders (12-2) gave them fits with the methodical way they broke through the Townie’s 2-3 zone with some of the most disciplined and precise ball movement they’d seen in a while. Junior point guard Colin Richey (23 points) funneled the offense down to the baseline, finding a player planted right in the heart of the zone and kicking to either the baseline or either wing. ..Whitinsville shot nearly 40 percent from the field, getting good looks from the short side from Tyler VandenAkker (12 points, eight rebounds) and Jesse Dykstra. Grant Brown (10 points) came up with some big shots from the perimeter as well. .."We decided to extend a little bit more on the short corner, because they hit about four shots in a row from the short corner," Cardoso said. "We also decided to have the opposite guard extend even more on shooter No. 2 (Tim Dufficey). So we made some extensions in the second half, did a little better job — not a great job, but it helped us get the victory." ..To start the fourth quarter, Barnes completed a 6-0 run by ripping the ball out of his defender’s hands at midcourt and landing a breakaway layup. A few possessions later, Hoxter found Jackson underneath the rim for an easy tip-in and 68-59 advantage. ..Then with 1:37 to go, sophomore Taris Wilson hit the first of two monster breakaway slams, this one making it 76-63 to essentially put the game in hand. ..Hot from the field: The Townies outrebounded the Crusaders 16-7 in the final frame, giving way to many key transition points that helped ice the lead and the win. From the glass, WC still held a slim 35-33 advantage. ..But down at the other end, the Townies had a terrific night from the field, shooting nearly 58 percent overall. That was aided by a 7-for-17 effort from three-point range, including three 3′s each from Fernandez and Orriols. ..Praise for Richey: Last season, New Mission head coach Cory McCarthy was throwing around high praise for the then-sophomore Richey, calling him "a suburban kid that plays urban". ..Consider Cardoso another Boston City League coach that’s a fan. .."He’s tough," Cardoso said. "He’s one of the toughest guards coming out of his league, and I think he’s going give a lot of teams problems in the state tournament, because how do you stop a kid like that?" ..Turning point? Following last season’s loss to Charlestown in its home gym, WC coach Jeff Bajema greeted his players in the locker room and told them, "Guys, we can win states." ..Sure enough, the Crusaders never lost another game the rest of the way, picking up their first Division 3 state title since 2005 at the DCU Center in Worcester. After that game, Bajema spoke to reporters about how much the whitewashing by Charlestown seasoned them for what to expect in the state tournament. ..Given how much more competitive the Crusaders were this time around, could this be seen as another momentum shift? .."Hopefully, a game like this will lead us to better things," Bajema said. "But we’ve got a tough one Tuesday (against Holy Name), so we’ll see."

Shot at ISO 1600, Aperture of 2.8, Shutter speed of 1/400 and Focal Length of 55.0 mm
Taken with a 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM lens and processed by Aperture 3.2.2 on Saturday February-11-2012 17:28 EST PM

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By admin on February 19, 2012 in health tips

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Delaware partners celebrate text4baby success
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Image by Christiana Care
Participating Delaware partners who helped enroll women in text4baby, a free text-messaging service of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, celebrated their top finish in the 2011 national text4baby state enrollment contest.

Text4baby provides a fast and convenient way of communicating health and safety information via cell phones during pregnancy and during the baby’s first year of life. By simply texting "BABY" (or “BEBE” for information in Spanish) to 511411, women can register to receive weekly text messages that are in sync with key times based on their baby’s due date and at significant points throughout the baby’s first year.

The tips and messages have been developed in collaboration with government and nonprofit health experts.

At the Jan. 30 celebration event at the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Delaware) described how seamlessly the Delaware organizations worked together to help the First State take first place. Those partners included Christiana Care Health System’s Obstretrics and Gynecology Department, the University of Delaware’s Center for Disabilities Studies and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.

Key Delaware leaders who attended the conference included Rita Landgraf, Secretary of Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services, Karyl Rattay, M.D., director of Delaware’s Division of Public Health, Lolita Lopez, president and CEO of Westside Family Healthcare and Rosa Rivera, president and CEO of Henrietta Johnson Medical Center. Both Westside and Henrietta are federally-qualified health centers.

Over the course of the contest, partners in Delaware used diverse outreach methods, combining media, a state-wide contest and targeted distribution of text4baby materials to every obstetrician in Delaware. These collective efforts helped text4baby register 4.5 percent of eligible moms during the contest period, nearly doubling the number of participants in the state to a total of 979 users as of October 2011.

“Our patients truly value the text4baby services,” said Mary Stirparo, the practice manager at Christiana Hospital’s Department of Obstetrics. “One patient, after receiving a text sought care at an Ob/Gyn unit and that all came out of text4baby. Thanks to text4baby, this patient ended up giving birth to a healthy baby.”

Delaware partners celebrate text4baby success
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Image by Christiana Care
Participating Delaware partners who helped enroll women in text4baby, a free text-messaging service of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, celebrated their top finish in the 2011 national text4baby state enrollment contest.

Text4baby provides a fast and convenient way of communicating health and safety information via cell phones during pregnancy and during the baby’s first year of life. By simply texting "BABY" (or “BEBE” for information in Spanish) to 511411, women can register to receive weekly text messages that are in sync with key times based on their baby’s due date and at significant points throughout the baby’s first year.

The tips and messages have been developed in collaboration with government and nonprofit health experts.

At the Jan. 30 celebration event at the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Delaware) described how seamlessly the Delaware organizations worked together to help the First State take first place. Those partners included Christiana Care Health System’s Obstretrics and Gynecology Department, the University of Delaware’s Center for Disabilities Studies and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.

Key Delaware leaders who attended the conference included Rita Landgraf, Secretary of Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services, Karyl Rattay, M.D., director of Delaware’s Division of Public Health, Lolita Lopez, president and CEO of Westside Family Healthcare and Rosa Rivera, president and CEO of Henrietta Johnson Medical Center. Both Westside and Henrietta are federally-qualified health centers.

Over the course of the contest, partners in Delaware used diverse outreach methods, combining media, a state-wide contest and targeted distribution of text4baby materials to every obstetrician in Delaware. These collective efforts helped text4baby register 4.5 percent of eligible moms during the contest period, nearly doubling the number of participants in the state to a total of 979 users as of October 2011.

“Our patients truly value the text4baby services,” said Mary Stirparo, the practice manager at Christiana Hospital’s Department of Obstetrics. “One patient, after receiving a text sought care at an Ob/Gyn unit and that all came out of text4baby. Thanks to text4baby, this patient ended up giving birth to a healthy baby.”

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By admin on February 06, 2012 in health tips

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If a tree falls in the forest
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Image by Coal and Ice
I am,
I know,
very very fortunate.

I am a
more or less middle class
white
male
born in the United States
and living in the 21st Century.

All my internal organs function properly
at least as far as I know
and I am not missing any limbs.

I am married to a woman who loves me
and tolerates my eccentricities
and encourages my aspirations.

I am employed at a university
in a position I enjoy
and that dovetails nicely
with my abilities and talents.

I have health insurance
clothing,
a house,
3 meals a day if I want them

In short I have no reason to complain.

And yet from time to time
I get depressed
about my lack of accomplishment(s)
the relative paucity of my remuneration
my outsider status,
my age,
my inertia
my
…..you name it.

When I was in grade school
I attended a Baptist parochial school
that included a mandatory Bible study class.

One thing I remember
was that we seemed to spend
a lot of time on The Exodus
and that the Children of Israel
seemed to complain a lot.
As a child I couldn’t understand this.

How can you complain
after seeing the 10 Plagues
and the parting of the Red Sea
and Moses striking the rock and bringing forth water
and manna
and being lead by a pillar of smoke by day
and a pillar of fire by night?

I mean c’mon!

Daily miracles
and yet time and again comes the refrain

Exodus 15:23,24
“And when they came to Marah,
they could not drink of the waters of Marah,
for they were bitter
And the people murmured against Moses,
saying, What shall we drink?”

A month later, in Exodus 16:2
“…the whole congregation
of the children of Israel
murmured against Moses and Aaron…”,
saying, would to God we had died in the land of Egypt
where we did eat bread to the full
instead of coming out into this wilderness
where we will all die from hunger.

and so forth and so on.

Now,
as an adult,
living in the 21st Century
surrounded by technological miracles
like the Internet,
microwave ovens,
cell phones,
digital cameras,
dialysis,
not to mention all the varieties of food available
even in the dead of winter
from all over the world,
I understand it.

But today,
I am not complaining.
Today I realize how fortunate I am
and today I give thanks
for all I have
and for the pleasure of your company

What prompts this, you may well ask….

FREECYCLE!

Before I go any further
I should explicitly state that
my employment is a 9 month contract

Like the students I serve,
I get the summer off.

Now obviously I am not spending it
interning on Capitol Hill
or vacationing in Florida
or going to summer camp.
I have a LOT of things to get done this summer,
not the least of which is

The Shed

and the list seems to be growing daily.
I will look like I do above
until the middle of August at least
working outside and schvitzing

But I am not complaining!
I am excited!

This week I take a class
suggested by my wife
in Rustic Furniture making.

In preparation for this
between the usual chores
I have been collecting green wood

Me being me,
if the teacher suggests we bring

twigs and branches from ½” to 4” in diameter,
in lengths up to 8’
in a bundle 18 or so inches in diameter

you know I am not going to stop with that.

So far I have collected
three medium sized truck loads
of cedar, apple, honeysuckle, pine
catalpa and black oak.

And that is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg

Behind me you see
Goliath

It occurred to me to post a “wanted” on Freecycle
and the response has been impressive.

Now naturally there are people out there
with trees they want pruned,
underbrush they want cleared
and “yard waste” they want hauled away.
And naturally they are happy to take the opportunity
When some fool actually says he wants the stuff
and will come and get it For Free.

Still, to me, it’s a Gold Mine!
All those selections of books I posted
back in February?

www.flickr.com/photos/coalandice/2293901874/

www.flickr.com/photos/coalandice/2497285411/

www.flickr.com/photos/coalandice/2293198749/

Not to mention the visit by The Man
Himself?

www.flickr.com/photos/coalandice/1808101885/

NOW is the when the rubber meets the road
Or maybe the saw bites the dust?

A Freecycler told me there was
a catalpa he wanted trimmed
and that a tree on his neighbors property
had fallen during the recent tornado spawning weather we’ve been enjoying.

I could not recall any mention of catalpa
used as lumber,
but any port in a storm, y’know?
Beggars can’t be Choosers, etc.

So I scheduled him for the last stop of the day
last Wednesday.
The truck was already full
I was NOT prepared for what he had
to show me.

The catalpa is usually planted as an ornamental tree
This particular specimen however
is over 3 feet in diameter at the trunk
and some of the branches are insanely thick as well.
More of it you will see anon.

Then he showed me the oak.
You will see it as I can upload the images
Flickr has been persnickety of late
in that regard for me.
Maybe it’s the satellite?
Dunno.

Suffice it to say
this was a mighty mighty tree
and I feel privileged to meet it
and honored to use part of it
to make something practical
functional,
and if I get really lucky
maybe even
beautiful

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More than 1,200 Finance & Business employees attended the inaugural Healthier U Wellness Fair. The April 22 event featured 27 regional and local health groups and vendors that offered the attendees tips and tactics on living healthy. For more on the event, visit live.psu.edu/story/39415

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By admin on December 29, 2011 in health tips

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Oct. 27 – Fabulous Free Networking for Women
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Image by FatherDalton
ATTACHED PHOTO by George Markovitch.
ATTACHED EVENT FLYER: photos by George Markovitch

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Donna Di Sante, 313-881-2258, dmdisante@att.net
OR:_Dr. Diane Buffalin MPWN44@AOL.com, 248-559-3359

Fabulous Free Networking Event
Get Your Body and Business in Shape Expo, Thursday, October 27th, 10 am – 3 pm.

The Michigan Professional Women’s Network presents its 20th annual Get Your Body
and Business in Shape Expo, Thursday, October 27, 2011, 10 am – 3 pm, 2000 Town
Center, Garden Atrium, Southfield, Michigan. Admission to the expo is free.

The MPWN expo offers more than 100 exhibitors, and includes free health
screenings, business support, tips on personal health, fitness, and weight
management, and “business health”: i.e. marketing, finance, and networking. Expo
goers will calypso to the music by Gratitude Steel Drum Band. Food and beverages
will also be available. The Southfield Town Center Atrium offers a lush garden
get-away setting for this enjoyable event.

Last year those who attended developed business contacts and learned new,
innovative health and business solutions in this lively and exciting venue.

See the list below of 2011 exhibitors. The cost for exhibitors is 5 / 0
for electricity. Those booking space before October 1st get a reduced rate of
0 / 5 for electricity. Non-profit organizations may set up an exhibit for
. For sponsorship, exhibitor or general information contact: MPWN44@aol.com
or Dr. Diane @ (248) 559-3359. Those interested in direct sales may view
information on the website (www.MPWN.org) or call Julie Sullivan @ (313)
586-7481.

About MPWN: The Michigan Professional Women’s Network (MPWN) was formed in 1981
by women executives seeking opportunities for professional development and
personal growth. It represents women of diverse backgrounds who join together to
meet the needs of others by:
• sharing resources
• increasing personal business networks
• supporting each other
• exchanging ideas and
• providing valuable information
to help members reach personal and professional goals. MPWN is not a place for
self-promotion, but an opportunity to lend a helping hand to someone else. MPWN
contends that what one does for another will always be returned— multiplied many
times over. MPWN is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization. To learn more about
the organization, or to join, please see the website at www.mpwn.org/,
email MPWN44@AOL.com or contact Dr. Diane Buffalin at 248-559-3359.

A partial list of Get Your Body and Business in Shape Expo 2011 exhibitors:
Arbonne International -
American Business Women’s Addoc.
The Atrium Cafe
AuSzym Designs (Jeweler)
Ashley & Alexandria’s Bridal
Bank of America
Beijo Bags
BioMed Solutions (Compound Pharmacy)
Body by ViSalus – (Weight Loss) Team Dowler
Boresha International Coffee – Team Appleton
CEED
City of Southfield
Comerica Bank
Cookie Lee Jewelry
Costco
CVS (Flu shots)
Diane Buffalin, Ph.D., Psychologist
The Diaper Bank
Foolina the Clown
Geri "The Bra Lady" Soelz
Girl Scouts of America
Gratitude Steel Band
Graphico Signs
HealthQuest Chiropractic
It Works !
JNS Support Services, LLC
Jensen’s Massage & Holistic Center
The Jewish News
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Liberty Tax
The Memoir Maker LLC / ZEBBRA! Coupon/Newsletter
Michigan Business & Professional Association
Michigan Professional Women’s Network
MJE Associates – Your Virtual Assistant
Neumetric Technology
NuSkin
OCC Mobile Nurses
The Pampered Chef – Team Chantiny
Perry’s Tents & Events
MHG Jewelers
Premier Jewelry Designs -
Premier Pets
Primerica Financial Services
Private Quarters
Dr. Ayesha Quereshi
Rodan + Fields -
Scentsy – Team Rush
Send Out Cards – Team Duran
Silpada Jewelry Designs -
Southfield Chamber of Commerce
Soul Purpose
Spring Arbor College
Take Shape for Life (Weight Loss)
Thirty-One Gifts
Tim Horton’s
Tocco Chiropractic -Dr. Sam Tocco
Town Center
Wannie Style Handbags & Accessories

Barry in his 4th month weight reduction
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Image by Barry Gourmet and Raw

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By admin on December 13, 2011 in health tips

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Play Me, I’m Yours, Day 6 – Jun 30, 2010 – 22
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Image by Ed Yourdon
Finally, a guy came up to the piano and peered at it … while another man looked at him as he walked past with his dog…

Apparently, that was enough to attract a blog publisher: this photo was published in a Jul 9, 2010 blog titled Service Dog Training: How to Prepare Your Dog "Service Dog Training: How to Prepare Your Dog." It was also published in an Oct 31, 2010 Beach Movers blog, with the same title and detailed notes as what I had written on this Flickr page. And it was published in an undated (mid-Dec 2010) Dog Training, Obedience & Health Advice blog with the same title and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page.

Moving into 2011, the photo was published in a Jan 9, 2011 blog titled "Help me with my characters names?" And it was published in an undated (early Jul 2011) blog titled "2011 cancer horoscope reading of India." What this photo has to do with cancer or India is a mystery to me … but, hey, I don’t ask questions. I just report on who is publishing my photos…

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On the 6th day of the "Play Me, I’m Yours" project, I tackled the borough of Brooklyn — starting at the Brooklyn Bridge Park, down at the edge of the East River, looking across to the southern tip of Manhattan — and the Statue of Liberty in the background. I spent some time watching an aspiring young concert pianist named Andrew Mancilla playing some tunes, before the piano was taken over by a couple of young children

From there, I hiked back up the hill to Boro Hall and Cadman Plaza, where I found my second piano; and then a couple blocks east to Willoughby Plaza (just a couple blocks away from the old Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, now renamed New York Polytechnic) for piano #3. Andrew Mancilla appeared again, and I listened to his music for a while…

Then, being woefully ignorant of the bus/subway system in Brooklyn, I took a gypsy cab to Ft. Greene Park, where I found one piano in the entrance to the park, and another one at the top of the hill where the Visitor’s Center sits.

From there, it was on to Grand Army Plaza, where I found a piano tucked away at the edge of the massive monument that mimics the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. I then walked several blocks down Flatbush Avenue, past the Brooklyn Zoo, to find the carousel, where another piano sat by its lonely self, ignored by everyone.

The next stop was the Herber Von King Park, somewhere in the middle of the borough, where I found a vandalized piano sitting at the base of of an outdoor theater for community affairs; one of the stage hands was busy painting some sets for a play, and shrugged when I asked her who had done the damage.

Next came McCarren Park, up in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, where I found a bright yellow piano being played energetically by a pierced and tattooed young woman who spoke little or no English when I asked her a few questions. Her place was then taken over by a couple of local fellows, one of whom brought along some bongo drums to accompany his pianist friend.

After a quick lunch in a bar at the corner of the park (which included the biggest, tastiest, and most filling BLT sandwich I have ever had), I took a taxi down to Coney Island and walked out on the boardwalk to find my final piano. A man by the name of John Rotante was playing a number of popular tunes; he told me that he sells Volvos by day, and plays the piano by night. If you want to hire him, his email address is pianostylist@aol.com and his website is www.pianostylist.com.

When it was all over, I trudged over to the subway stop at Stillwell Avenue, and took the long ride back into Manhattan on the F train. All in all, it was a day well spent…

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A few years ago, a British artist by the name of Luke Jerram came up with the intriguing idea of spreading pianos around the city, with an open invitation for anyone nearby to wander up and begin playing something. Anything. First it was London, and now it’s here in New York City.

Starting on June 21st, sixty pianos have been donated, painted, and "installed" throughout the five boroughs of New York; you can see the locations here. I managed to visit seven of the pianos on the first day, and another seven on the second day. The program will only be running for two weeks, and I’ll be out of town for at least a few of those days … so it won’t be easy, but my goal is to track down, visit, and photograph all 60 pianos by the time it’s over. Even the one at the Staten Island Zoo, and the one located somewhere in the Joyce Kilmer Park up in the Bronx.

Aside from the logistics of getting to these remote corners of the five boroughs, it sounds like a straightforward task: ride a subway train to the appropriate stop, walk a block or two, take photograph or two, and then go back where you came from. But it’s turning out to be a little more difficult than I had thought, partly because the maps provided on the Web site are somewhat ambiguous and imprecise, and partly because the officials (e.g., guards, cops, grounds-keepers, etc.) whom you would expect to know about such things have been remarkably clueless.

I’ve also been hearing rumors that some of the pianos are being moved around between one day and the next. That might explain why I had to abandon today’s plan to photograph the piano in Bryant Park: after circling the park and the adjoining New York Public Library a couple of times, I concluded they had either hidden the piano, or moved into a subterranean cell.

As for the pianos I’ve found, the experiences have been quite varied. Some of the pianos sit mute and abandoned — including, oddly enough, the very fist piano in Times Square, which had been plunked down at Seventh Avenue and 44th Street, and basically ignored by everyone. The same was true of one of the pianos situated in a hard-to-find corner of Lincoln Center, as well as a piano ostensibly located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — which turned out to be sitting next to the giant obelisk behind the museum, and on the far side of the inner park roadway.

As for the pianos that do attract some musicians: it’s quite a varied bunch. Some are casual amateurs, some of whom have no idea what the program is all about, and who had no advance warning that the pianos would even be there. Some have obviously been planning and practicing for months. Some of the musicians sing, some don’t; some bring along drummers, guitarists, and vocalists. I even heard that one musician brought some dancers to help liven up his performance, but I haven’t seen that myself…

Anyway, I’ll keep photographing the pianos, and uploading the best of the photographs, until I run out of pianos, run out of time, or run out of energy — whichever happens first.

Jogging in the park…
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Image by Ed Yourdon
Upper East Side, Central Park – Jun 2008 – 114

These pictures were taken on two successive days when I had doctor appointments on the Upper East Side of NYC, and had the chance to walk along Fifth Avenue, and then through Central Park in order to return to my apartment on the Upper West Side, at Broadway & 96th

After my first stroll through the park, I returned a second day (because of a second doctor’s appointment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan). This time I entered the park at 97th Street instead of 84th Street — so I saw an entirely different set of scenes.

At this point, I had reached the western side of Central Park, once again on the inner roadway that circumnavigates the park, and was now turning south to find the 96th St. exit.

This was at about 98th Street, heading south. I was on the inner roadway, and was passed by an energetic woman jogging along with her child in a stroller…

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Note: this photo was published in an Oct 24, 2008 blog called "The Wisdom Journal," in an article entitled "10 Tips to Stretch That Health Care Dollar." It was also published in a May 29, 2009 blog titled "Busy Moms – Find Time to Exercise." And it was published in a Jun 9, 2009 blog titled "Postpartum Exercise & Fitness." And it was published in a Sep 14, 2009 blog titled "Rytiniai pasilakstymai." (I have no idea what that means, but I’m sure it’s good stuff.) It was also published as an illustration in an undated (Oct 2009) Mahalo blog titled Jogging, with a URL of www-dot-maholo-dot-com-slash-jogging

Moving into 2010, the photo was published in a Jan 8, 2010 blog titled "7 Exercise and Fitness Beliefs You Need to Overcome." And it was published in a Jan 17, 2010 blog titled "Troppa palestra rende sterili: sarà vero?" It was also published in an undated (Feb 2010) blog titled "The Bob Ironman Sport Utility Stroller is a very special and useful Jogger Stroller." And it was published in a Feb 26, 2010 blog titled "What can you do with your excessive cholesterol." It was also published in an Apr 5, 2010 blog titled "Study shows exercise can boost new moms’ well-being."

It was also published in an Apr 12, 2010 blog titled "Cholesterol treatment content articles by a health enthusiast and simultaneously in an Apr 12, 2010 blog titled "Cholesterol treatment articles by a wellness enthusiast, and an Apr 12, 2010 "Maureen’s Blog" posting titled "Cholesterol care posts by a health enthusiast" and an Apr 12, 2010 blog titled "Write-ups of healthy life" — all four of which ended with a comment that said, "Above picture [i.e., my Flickr picture] is a random extract from Flickr, writer of this blog do not claim ownership of this picture, visit Flickr for its owner." Gee, thanks for that enthusiastic citation!

Moving on, the photo was published in an Apr 19, 2010 blog titled "Our Bodies, Our Daughters." It was also published in a Sep 21, 2010 blog titled "The Best Fitness Ideas for Moms."

And moving into 2011, the photo was published in an undated (late Jan 2011) blog titled "Get Off the Couch and Run!", as well as a Jan 19, 2011 blog titled "25 Best Healthy Living Blogs You Aren’t Reading Yet." It was also published in an undated (early Apr 2011) blog titled "Treating Depression Naturally – Some of the Most Powerful Alternative Treatments for Depression!" And it was published in an Apr 13, 2011 blog titled "Importance Of Fish Oil For Pregnant Women," and a May 7, 2011 blog titled "Importance of Taking Fish Oil during Pregnancy." It was also published in a May 12, 2011 blog titled "Treating Postpartum Depression Improves Children’s Behavior." And it was published in a May 16, 2011 blog titled‏ "Desde que soy madre voy en chándal." It was also published in a Jun 15, 2011 Guidamamme blog titled "GUIDA ALL’ACQUISTO DEL PASSEGGINO E DELLA CARROZZINA – settima parte." And it was published in a Jul 17, 2011 blog titled "Finding the motivation to exercise after your baby is born…" It was also published in an undated (late Jul 2011) Panic Attacks Symptoms blog titled "An Alternative Prostate Cancer Treatment: Mind and Body Wellness through Acupressure." And it was published in an Aug 16, 2011 blog titled "Momma on the Run: Tips For Running With Your Baby."

Note: after seeing how frequently this photo was being published, I decided to make some editing improvements — though it wasn’t easy, as I shot the original photo as a JPG image, and thus didn’t have access to all of the editing facilities that would have been available if I had taken it as a RAW image. But in any case, I focused primarily on reducing the extent of under-exposed shadow areas in the woman’s shorts, and the stroller. Hopefully the result is a little bit better than before…

Susan, how are we ever gonna lose any weight if we don’t *ride* our bicycles? Walking them doesn’t burn off any calories…
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Image by Ed Yourdon
Note: this photo was published in a Sep 6, 2010 "Lose Weight Workout blog, with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. It was also published in an Oct 3, 2010 Out Of Shape-dot-net blog, with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. And it was published in an Oct 28, 2010 GettingWeightLoss-dot-com blog, with the same title and notes as what I had written on this Flickr page. It was also published in a Dec 25, 2010 blog titled "Weight loss tips counting calories to lose weight."

Moving into 2011, the photo was published in a Feb 15, 2011 blog titled "Are you a health food junkie? How a dangerously obsessive quest for the perfect body has become the new middle-class … " And it was published in an undated (late May 2011) Cool Weight Loss Tips Images blog, with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. It was also published in a Jun 6, 2011 blog titled Travel: three for the road, with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. And it was published in a Jun 20, 2011 issue of The Frugal Mom blog, also with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. It was also published in an Oct 1, 2011 One Planet Earth Juice blog, with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page.

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Because Central Park occupies a massive 843 acres in the (duh!) center of Manhattan, it’s no surprise that there area numerous entrances and exits all around the perimeter of the park. Some of them are quite well known — such as the entrance on the southeast corner, at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street (across the street from the GM Building and the old Plaza Hotel), or the entrance at the western side of the 72nd Street "transverse" that cuts through the park and comes out on Fifth Avenue (well known because the statuesque Dakota apartment building, where John Lennon once lived, is located at Central Park West and 72nd Street).

Based on where they live, and based on their normal work and leisure routines, most New Yorkers tend to favor certain entrances and exits, and may never have used (or even seen) certain other ones. In my case, for example, I’ve always been aware that there’s an entrance at the southwestern corner of the park, right at Columbus Circle. It’s officially known as Merchant’s Gate — and it’s hard to miss, because there’s an enormous monument commemorating the explosion/sinking of the Maine in February 1898, which precipitated the Spanish-American War. But since I don’t live, work, or travel to that particular corner of Manhattan very often, I’ve almost never used that entrance to the park. By "almost never," I mean only once or twice in the 40+ years that I’ve lived in New York City.

I don’t think that this almost-perfect record of non-use of a park entrance has had any negative effect on my life … but it occurred to me, the other day, that I might have missed some interesting photographic opportunities. And since I was getting a little bored by returning to the same old places to photograph the same old scenes in other parts of the city, over and over again, I decided that the southwestern corner of Central Park was worth taking a look at.

As you might imagine, the massive Maine monument dominates the scene — and I felt obliged to photograph it once or twice, just to acknowledge its existence. But after that … well, it turns out that it’s not really all that photogenic, and nobody was paying much attention to it. Aside from the monument, there was an open mini-plaza where people could walk, chat, sit, and relax — presumably on the way into, or the way out of, the park itself. There were a couple of food stands, offering items that looked slightly more nourishing and tasty than the stuff available from the usual hot-dog stands that one finds throughout the park (and almost every street corner). I wasn’t hungry myself, but I noticed that several people bought a snack, or a sandwich, and then found a convenient spot to sit and relax while they munched and nibbled.

So, in the end, the photographic opportunities turned out to be pretty much the same as always: it was the people who were the most interesting — not the statues or the squirrels or the trees or the flowers. There were tourists, and New Yorkers on their lunch break, and students from a local parochial school, and office workers on their lunch break. There was a Statue of Liberty mime, a few retired people, some bicyclists, joggers, and athletes. There were nannies pushing babies in strollers, and mothers carrying babies in snugglies and backpacks, and dog-walkers with their pets. There were crazy-looking people, and beautiful people, and ugly people.

And there were lots, and lots, and lots of guys hustling unwary tourists, offering them rides and tours through the park in their brightly-colored pedicabs. Perhaps because I was wielding a camera, I was mistaken by several of these guys as a tourist; when I responded to their pitch about a park ride by saying, "I live here," they gave me a disgusted look and quickly moved away. Meanwhile, several other vendors had tables with photos and trinkets and bawdy signs that they did their best to sell to anyone who walked by. All of this, as best I could tell, was dutifully recorded by a NYC Police Dept. security camera, which sat high above it all … but nobody seemed to even notice it.

I took some 300+ photos to document all of this, and winnowed it down to 50 "keepers" that will hopefully give you a reasonably good impression of what the scene looked like. Having done so, I hopped in a taxi and headed back uptown. For all I know, it may be another 40 years before I enter this corner of the park again…

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MEDFLAG 09: U.S. Army Africa Partnership strengthens ties with partners in Swaziland 090813
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United States Army Africa

MEDFLAG 09: Partnership strengthens ties and friendships

By Staff Sgt. Lesley Waters
CJTF-HOA Public Affairs

MANZINI, Swaziland – Partnership was the key to success during MEDFLAG 09, a U.S. Army Africa exercise held this August that benefited thousands of people in Swazi villages.

That partnership was built on cooperation between the U.S. military and government of Swaziland, said Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett III, commander of U.S. Army Africa.

“Our pledge is to continue to serve side-by-side with our national and international partners to promote security, stability and peace in Africa, and of course in Swaziland,” Garrett said. “MEDFLAG 09 has been an important demonstration of our commitment to our African and partnered nations.”

The exercise included the Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force, the Swaziland Ministry of Health, U.S. Army Africa and U.S. Africa Command.

Swazi medical staff got firsthand tips from U.S. medical officers. Meanwhile, the U.S. troops learned how to overcome the challenges to offering healthcare in rural African villages, Garrett said.

At a medical professional exchange, a dozen Swazi military and civilian medics took part in a seminar with U.S. medical officers – sharing ideas that build capacity to work together in the future. Through “first responder” mentoring, 25 Swazi medics from the USDF and the health ministry gained important tools that can help them in a crisis.

Overall, 16 Swazi medics, both military and civilians, took part in joint medical missions in local communities that helped Swazi people in need.

“Our Soldiers learned important lessons about how to operate in Africa, while the Swazi medical staff increased their capabilities through our interaction,” Garrett said. “As an added benefit, the people of Swaziland received quality care from this partnership effort.”

During the two-week exercise, roughly 2,400 medical and dental treatments were performed during visits to Swazi villages. At veterinary clinics, nearly 10,500 animals received treatment.

While in Swaziland, Garrett visited the joint U.S.-Swazi medical teams and spoke at the closing ceremony, held Aug. 14 at USDF headquarters.

“American and Swazi medics worked side-by-side to improve our readiness and enhance our ability to work together in combined medical operations,” Garrett said.
U.S. and Swazi teams carried out six veterinary civil assistance projects (VETCAPs), including a two-day visit to Hhohho Village in Zinyane Province, one-day at Shiselweni Village in Mkhwakhweni Province, one day at Manzini Village in Matufseni Province and a two-day visit in Lubombo Village in Maloma Province. During the VETCAPs, the veterinary team treated 6,792 cattle, 3,381 goats, 195 sheep, 195 dogs, one horse and one pig.

They also operated and successfully removed a benign tumor growing on the throat of a cow on the first day of VETCAPs.

“It was an unexpected surprise,” said U.S. Army Maj. Michael Simpson, of the Fort Dix, New Jersey-based 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, who was leading veterinary efforts during MEDFLAG 09. “Even though the tumor was benign it was near the throat. If it continued growing, it would have cut off the cow’s air passage and it would have suffocated.”

As the U.S. and Swazi veterinary teams treated the Swaziland livestock, medical and dental teams treated the local villagers.

The medical teams, which consisted of members from the 212th Combat Support Hospital, the U.S. Army Center for Health and Preventive Medicine and the 21st Sustainment Command, treated 1,519 patients during the six medical civil assistance projects (MEDCAPs).

“We saw patients who had everything from the basic cold to an elderly woman who had a goiter,” said 2nd Lt. Matthew McCreery, MEDFLAG 09’s executive officer.

The dental team, which consisted of members from the 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Patrick AFB, Fla.; 59th Medical Wing, Wilford Medical Hall, Texas; and 212th CSH, treated 262 patients and extracted 273 teeth during the six dental civil assistance projects (DENCAPs).

“We were able to gain the trust of the Swazi villagers,” said Air Force Col. Dean Whitman, oral and maxillofacial surgeon. “Conducting these sorts of missions is important so the Swazis know we have good intentions and our primary concern is to help.”

During MEDFLAG 09, both U.S. and Swazi personnel conducted classes on disaster medical planning and operations, a mass casualty exercise and humanitarian and civic outreach to local communities. Classes included first responder familiarization, disaster relief, preventive medicine and tropical medicine.

“The health of the Swazi people and their livestock is clearly very important,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Money, co-director of MEDFLAG 09. “It is our distinct privilege to have worked side-by-side with our new found friends from the USDF and the Ministry of Health, to deliver medical and veterinary care in all four regions of this beautiful land.”

Cleared for public release.

Photos by Air Force Staff Sgt. Lesley Waters. CJTF-HOA Public Affairs

PHOTO CAPTION: Students from Lubombo Village look on as members of a local drama group perform health education skits during the second of a two-day combined medical and dental civil assistance project (MEDCAP and DENCAP) as part of exercise MEDFLAG 09 in Lubombo Village, Swaziland on Aug. 13. More than 600 patients were treated during the two-day visit.

The images are generally considered in the public domain. Request that credit be given to the U.S. Army and individual photographer.

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

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MEDFLAG 09: U.S. Army Africa Partnership strengthens ties with partners in Swaziland 090813
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