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I trapsed many a foot path to find this flycatcher. I thought...So I shouldered 17 lbs of gear all morning locating a bird that weighs a handful of ounces? I must be medicated!!... Well, I know I'm in good company - as many of you experience similar unrestraint of mind. What we wouldn't do to write a tasty fowl image to our CF/SD cards!! Happy Shooting All!
A critique about self-medication, it was in my idea notebook long time ago but I took the photo today because my lack of ideas...
I always fail to see the little things in front of me,
The things that mean so much to you,
A way to let you know
That I appreciate the way you always tolerate,
But sometimes when I medicate,
Frustration in you shows me how you feel.
Staind - "Devil"
in 1987 D was living with a
manic psychosis
on the upper west side of Manhattan.
Most of what she said did not make logical sense.
She did not present a harm to self or others.
We did monitor people like her
and assess any decompensation .
Most folks who represented a danger to self or others or were literally unable to care for themselves were taken to Bellevue with NYPD assistance and medicated.
All were usually discharged that same day or admitted for 2-3 days and then let go back into the streets.
ManHatTan
Photography’s new conscience
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I don’t talk a lot about Dominic here on my blog anymore but this post is going to be all about him today (and he has given me his permission to share this post). For those that are new to my blog, Dominic is our youngest. He’s now 13 years old and in the 8th grade.
When he was born, Anna was three years old and she had global developmental delays. We did not yet know about her intellectual disability or autism, or that she would develop epilepsy within the first few months of her brother’s life. The next few years became even more intense and life revolved around Anna’s therapies, interventions, and specialists. I just lugged Dominic along with us to all of her appointments. I think because her issues were so complex, I didn’t want to acknowledge that he had his own challenges. Dominic’s elementary and preschool teachers all gently suggested that he might have ADHD. I poo-pooed them… he was just being a boy… he was meeting milestones… he was fine. It all came to a head in 2nd grade, when Dominic was in the office weekly for behavioral challenges, and then he got suspended. We took him to see his first psychiatrist and got him tested. He did indeed have ADHD, and to our surprise, he was also depressed. We made the difficult decision to medicate him.
Here’s the thing about neurological and psychiatric drugs… it’s all trial and error to see what works and what doesn’t. It’s a scary proposition, poking medications down your young child’s throat, not knowing if the side effects will make things worse, praying for a dramatic change in behavior. But Dominic was not functional in school and was starting to alienate his peers. He was so unhappy and even worse, he felt like his negative behaviors were his fault. After months of experimentation with various medications, we learned that he could not tolerate stimulants and found a decent balance with Strattera and Intuniv. He improved. Fast forward a few years, we added an anti-depressant to help him with the worsening depression and a mood stabilizer to help with his anger. In middle school, Dominic’s struggle with depression and impulse control got worse. We changed psychiatrists because of the move from Austin to New Braunfels, and the new doctor recommended trying a stimulant again… a mild extended-release liquid called Quillivant XR. It made a night and day difference for Dominic. We saw him smile again, he made real friends, his grades improved, and his visits to the principal’s office became non-existent. We were able to discontinue two of his other medications because the Quillivant worked so well for him.
Last year, Curtis’s division was sold to a new company, so at the beginning of this year, we had brand new insurance for the first time in six years. Much to our surprise, we discovered that all of our prescriptions went toward our $5K deductible in addition to medical visits. We also discovered that Dominic’s Quillivant was not covered at all and that Quillivant was on back order through the manufacturer and was difficult to find. (On a side note, several other medications for myself and Anna are not covered at all; one of my medications was $342/month so I stopped taking it. One of Anna’s is $169/month. Ouch. Most of our regular prescriptions allow one fill at our regular pharmacy and the refills must be through their mail order pharmacy or they won’t be covered… this was shock number two when we started getting refills in February.) I spent hours on the phone over the last six weeks with different prescription benefits representatives, with various pharmacies, and with the doctor’s office. First we had to find the Quillivant, then we could figure out how to get it covered (which will involve a letter of medical necessity from the psychiatrist to the medical review board for the prescription benefits company). I managed to find the Quillivant for January from a different pharmacy for $270, but for February, I couldn’t find it anywhere within a 100-mile radius. The manufacturer doesn’t have any update as to when it will be back in stock. After talking with the psychiatrist, he recommended that we try Dominic on Concerta… basically the same base medication as Quillivant but in pill form. Since he was a few days away from running out of Quillivant, I had to drive to San Antonio to pick up this new prescription for Concerta and get it filled. He started on it last weekend when I was in the hospital.
Last week was an awful week for our son. He was grumpier than usual, sometimes he was downright oppositional. Tuesday evening, he reacted badly to a joke and shut down on us. Wednesday morning, Dominic and Curtis got into an argument as Dominic was leaving for school and Dominic came back into the house and said he wasn’t going. After being firm with him, Curtis got him to make it outside just in time to catch the bus to school, but we were all near tears and very upset. Later in the day, the girl that Dominic asked to the school dance canceled and he got very angry. When he got home from school, he went directly to his room and shut the door. He didn’t want to talk about it. Thursday he woke up with tummy issues and stayed home. Friday, he went to school but forgot his headphones, so I had to chase down the bus because he couldn’t stand to listen to country music on the way to school. Two hours later, he texted me saying that he was in his behavioral specialist’s room. He said that he was angry with the kids for talking during announcements and he yelled at the entire class before storming out. I made the connection to the Concerta and said maybe it was this new medication that was making him grumpy. He agreed saying that he’d been feeling irritated and violent since being on it. “I am angry at everyone for everything, even if it doesn’t make any sense.” Curtis went to pick up Dominic from school… there was no way he was going to be functional so he brought his school work home.
I left a message for his psychiatrist to see what other options we had and again began calling pharmacies to see if anyone had the Quillivant in stock. I still had his Quillivant paper prescription from late January and after the fourth call to various pharmacies in San Antonio, I found one that had Quillivant. However, the prescription was 28 days old and they would only honor it for 21 days. So I had to get a new paper prescription from the psychiatrist first. I called again to the psychiatrist and left another message, then praying that he was in the office, took off in the car to head to his office. Luckily, he was seeing patients that afternoon and I had to wait about 40 minutes to get a new prescription. (I still haven’t received a call back.) Then I headed to a tiny Target in central San Antonio that was supposed to have the Quillivant. There was a moment of panic when I thought I was at the wrong store, but they did have it. The packaging was smaller, so I had to get two bottles… the cost? $580. I almost cried. I was still recovering from the kidney infection and had been driving around all day. The pharmacy staff worked with me to look for coupons and discount codes to no avail. Nearly two hours later, I walked out with Dominic’s Quillivant and $580 charged on our emergency credit card. I didn’t get home until 6:30 that evening.
I don’t know how families with two working parents can find the time to manage issues like this… endless phone calls and appointments and driving… and how can anyone afford these kind of prices? Curtis and I have talked a lot about the difficult choices we have to make to help our children. There has been a lot of talk in the media lately about mental health and medications with regard to school shootings. I could see how this change in medication made Dominic so angry. We do not have typical kids so many parents do not understand how hard it is to decide to medicate. What would happen if they didn’t have these medications at all? Why do our kids even need these drugs in the first place? Why are there so many more kids diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and on the autism spectrum? Is this strictly an American issue? The dollar cost becomes irrelevant. We do not know how these medications work, we do not know what effect these medications have long-term, and we have to experiment using a trial and error process in order to find the right combination of medications to help our children function (it was a similar process to help Anna manage her epilepsy). We will do whatever it takes to help them.
So my photo today represents the expensive experiment to which we are subjecting our children. This tiny pill, Concerta, at 3/8″ long, caused our son to become angry and violent. Because of a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s lack of medication availability, and the change in our insurance, we had modify what was working for Dominic. We are good parents. We are involved. We set limits and boundaries. We have a team of medical and educational professionals helping us help them. We just want what every other parent wants for their own kids… for our kids to be happy. At the end of the day, that’s all we want… a chance for them to be happy. But at what expense?
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12/2018 Published in the Take Care assignment on National Geographic.
Here we have a very wise blue jay. He uses the blues. Word up to one and all: God is not a jerk. Negative emotions aren't just for suffering or medicating. They're useful tools. And I wish I had a nickel for every time I've shared that truth. I'd be wealthy enough to share it with the world.
I hate doctors, I told them at the surgery that the soles of my feet were burning at night pressing against the warm sheets and so they called me in for an inspection and a blood-test. Now they've discoved my serotonin levels are almost twice what they should be. If you don't know what it does it controls our moods and makes us happy. Well I knew something keeps me always cheerful and a lot of the time sexy so I'm hoping they don't try to medicate me and make me behave like someone should at my age. I'm recovering slowly but nicely from my injury and now I just want to be left alone to enjoy life especially now summer is coming...
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I'll never forget around ten years ago arriving home from the store one rainy evening to encounter a fluffy softball sized Eddie floundering in the street. He was soaking wet, muddy, cold, and lonely with health issues galore. Not meaning to brag, but Tommy just met his guardian angel. I am guessing he might have been perhaps one month old, with upper respiratory infection and eyes matted shut, with fur falling out too. Well anyway I medicated little Eddie to a healthy little bundle of catnip loving joy. Had to wake up in the middle of the night to bottle feed this little guy some kitten formula for around six straight weeks. At the point when little Eddie began to bite through the rubber nipples, I switched to more solid kitten food.....When things were going badly throughout the years, Eddie would shower me with affection to remind me that there's always hope! As if to tell me, "Look how hopeless things were for me, before my guardian angel arrived to my rescue, dude!"
Despite numerous medicated baths, Darla's skin is still driving her crazy with itchiness (you can see the inside of her right ear is a bit pink) So we'll be seeing the vet again this week. I know skin conditions can be really hard to diagnosis, but I hope they can figure something out to give her some relief.
Fox squirrels at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday January 11th, 2023. It is also the day I make sure I hook up my mange patients with their medicated pecans. Some of them are starting to show some good improvement, and that is nice. Here is wishing you joy, health and peace wherever you are.
Yuba's nightly portrait for 15 January 2021. He's in the kitchen after having eaten his nightly snack (I'll have to post a picture of them provided my memory works long enough for me to do so). His expression indicates he thought his snack wasn't enough... He is always welcome to eat the medicated food we get from the vet to help him reduce weight...
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Abused & Abandoned Jungle Dogs.
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Photo #1 in a series of 5.
Back Story ......................
Alright I'll start at the beginning and go from there.
Today is a special day, why you ask ?
Well it's No# 1 Wife's Birthday ....... ;-)
So last night being a good husband I asked her in advance what she would like for her B-Day ?
Her quick reply was to go with me in the morning and see "All" the dogs on my route.
So I went over the plans to make certain there wouldn't be any confusion during our journey, and to make sure there was enough supplies on board.
First stop is at The Dog Palace to feed the Browns and Leroy Crew.
That was agreed upon as long as there is enough time set aside to clean up Ding Bat, Mama and of course Mr Brown, agreed.
Second stop is way up in the jungle to feed and clean Python Polly, agreed.
Third stop is to feed Tri-Pod, 1-i-A and Little Black Bear, agreed.
Fourth stop is to find, feed, and medicated Lucky Lucy, agreed.
With everything agreed on we left just after 5:30AM with a bunch of food and backup medications.
Roads were dry for the most part, sky is gray an overcast but no rain to deal with.
All three Browns were waiting and went completely bananas when they saw just who I had brought along..Ding Bat really likes No# 1 Wife......So do I .....;-)
After they finished up their breakfast The Browns escorted me through the DMZ and stopped at the boundary line.
Now it's The Leroy Crews time to go absolutely bananas .
Yelling, jumping, licking, pocking, back flips, etc etc .........;-)
Messed around with them for a short time and then once again was escorted from the boundary line through the DMZ and back to where No# 1 was waiting with the cleaning kit... Everybody had their ears cleaned, Mama didn't like it but Mr B and Betty love the attention.
Job was wrapped up, mounted the scooter and hit the road heading North to see Python Polly.
FYI.. These roads really suck, even in a vehicle so now imagine on a small bike loaded to the hilt with two people ......;-(
As you can see in the photo Polly was overjoyed when we pulled in.
More jumping, worming, licking, yelling etc etc ..;-)
The guard is always just as happy to see us too. He told No# 1 Wife they were having problems with a number of King & Siam Cobras lately. I asked about the pythons ? He smiled and said "Always Python Trouble !" .
Polly was taken care of and once again we were traveling down the patched up roads on the way to see Mr Tri-Pod and Crew.
Sometime later we pulled into see Mr T who by chance was also waiting for us. More jumping and over exuberance from Mr T, 1-i-A and Little Black Bear.
Soon the feeding began, all is well.
Now our planned last stop was to find Lucky Lucy and see if she is still with the living ?
Surprisingly we did find her but not in very good shape.
She was laying just off the side of the road, very weak, disoriented and was unable to control her bowels.
Took a long time, finally she was able to stand but still very frightened of everything. It was as if she didn't remember who we were.
That's ok we just wanted to get some more quality food and additional medications in her, and that did happen but we needed more fresh cooked chicken meat.
No# 1 looked at me and said "I know what your thinking"
My reply "What am I thinking ?"
No# 1 " I know you know that I know what your thinking"
My reply" How do you know that ?"
Her reply "How many pieces of BBQ chicken are you going to go get for Lucy ?"
My reply " I have enough for 10 pieces"
Her reply "I'll wait here, hurry !"
I hurried and soon returned with the chicken .
My guess is tomorrow we will head back out to find Lucy and see if she is still with us ?
If not, so be it, but if she is still hanging on we'll give her some more food and meds .
You might have noticed the photos were all loaded backwards from last to first.
If you think about it, it's OK cuz there really isn't any rules other then the rule of survival .............
Thank you all for taking the time to read this story and view the photos.
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Mange is a parasite infection, caused by a mite. Most wild canines are exposed to mange it only manifests when the animal is under stress or has another underlying health condition. The foxes who lived in this area became very stressed when a large part of their territory was bulldozed. Several of the foxes became infected badly with mange. I personally medicated, and cured over six foxes. The hardest one was dear Butterscotch who got infected with mange in the heart of cold winter. In order to treat her I had to sit out in sub-zero temps. Mange causes great suffering and is a very slow death. Sad as it is easily cured. This is dear Kaboodle with full blown mange, in the previous photo he is totally recovered.
For a change in cover photo only. This was originally set up for my Facebook cover photo, not sure if it works as well here.
Sunday Feb 9: Gosh! Had no idea this would make Explore. Thanks all for the views if I had any idea I would have put a better copy of this photo on here. As it is I just dropped the copy that was set up for Facebook so I could try it as a cover photo.
For those who might be interested here's info about Solo. We call him Solo. This is the coyote that nearly died a few years back due to the ravages of mange. I finally resorted to do or die treatment for his condition and medicated him, adding it to canned dog food. He spent the cold winter months during the time he was without fur sleeping in our barn at night. Much to our surprise the mules and donk pretty much tolerated his sharing their quarters. He had coyote brethren that he hung out with before he became so ill but during that time they deserted him and he has been solo since that time. He's not a pet and we don't consider him one but he spends a lot of time on our property - perhaps he feels welcome and safe here.
Solo, you have always been a star to me but now you are one for others too! Thanks again everyone.
Roberta
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So i've been kinda lost.
I've been busy with some homework and dealing with people who haven't been so kind. I need vacation!!!
Some lack of inspiration and insecurities have attacked too so, I hope that's just a don'tknowwhy thing and go away.
Meanwhile let's just medicate with tea.
Greetings.
Just in case you thought you knew what was coming next, I don't even know what sets and groups to put this one in :)
No photoshop trickery required either, just sunshine and a shiny black table.
Thanks again for all the well wishes, i'm crossing everything possible that the hole in my mouth is healing, i got a dry socket last time round and that made the whole extraction thing seem like a fun day out. Nothing like having the bones and nerves exposed to test out your pain thresholds.
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We had been walking across the vast crystal-lit cavern for about an hour before I noticed a darker corner where no crystals grew. I stopped, unsure what to make of it, and Djiimi also halted. I searched around and found a rock, intending to throw it, but before I could test the dark zone's safety the frog hopped ahead of us and into the dim recess. Djiimi cried out- (so it was hers?) but the shadowy frog-shaped outline squatted on the dark side, unscathed. Cautiously, we followed it. Once within the darker area my eyes adjusted and it became apparent what had caused the absence of illumination: most of the crystals had been uprooted or shattered. Djiimi looked at me.
"Something big did this."
I did not answer her but wandered a little farther into the crevasse. Dimly I could perceive a faint blue line glowing softly in the distance.
"Come on," I said, "I see something."
She hesitated but I was adamant, and a short while
later we stood on one side of a thin stream of luminescent liquid crystal. On the other side was a cave. Bones were littered around the entrance, interspersed by the occasional crystal stump. Now that I have time to think about it, the predator that lived within must have destroyed the glowing crystals so it would have an easier time catching prey in darkness. My eyes were drawn to a scrap of fabric outside the entrance, then to a skull nearby. I gasped, and Djiimi leaped the stream to inspect it.
"Don't worry," she said quickly, "this skull is months old."
"Then Quane must be inside,"
I murmured.
Wordlessly we entered the inky-black opening.
Sorry this took so long, my poor old cat got a bacterial infection and peed in my lightbox, so things had to wait while I got a new one and she was medicated. : /
Anyway, I have something BIG to upload soon, besides making more techno-abstract stuff. I hope you enjoy! :D
Um texto, em português, da Wikipédia:
Hibiscus
Hibiscus L. é um gênero botânico, com cerca de 300 espécies, inserido na família das Malvaceae, com flores e folhas exuberantes. Devido à nova taxonomia pela filogenética (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group), muitas espécies que pertenciam a esse gênero estão migrando para outros gêneros. Por exemplo: Hibiscus esculentus L., a planta do quiabo, agora é Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. O cultivo dos exemplares do gênero, tanto ornamental como econômico, está disseminado nas regiões subtropicais e tropicais, cuidando para não sofrerem com geadas e temperaturas baixas constantes.
Etimologia:
Hibiscus significa Ísis (deusa egípcia), em grego.
Sinonímia:
Bombycidendron Zoll. & Moritzi
Bombycodendron Hassk.
Brockmania W. Fitzg.
Fioria Mattei
Espécies:
Hibiscus acetosella
Hibiscus x archeri (híbrido)
Hibiscus arnottianus
Hibiscus bifurcatus
Hibiscus brackenridgei
Hibiscus calyphyllus
Hibiscus cameronii
Hibiscus cannabinus
Hibiscus chitra
Hibiscus cisplatinus
Hibiscus clayi
Hibiscus coccineus
Hibiscus denisonii
Hibiscus diversifolius
Hibiscus elatus
Hibiscus furcellatus
Hibiscus fuscus
Hibiscus grandiflorus
Hibiscus hastatus
Hibiscus heterophyllus
Hibiscus indicus
Hibiscus kokio
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
Hibiscus lavaterioides
Hibiscus lobatus
Hibiscus ludwigii
Hibiscus macrophyllus
Hibiscus mastersianus
Hibiscus militaris
Hibiscus moscheutos
Hibiscus mutabilis (malva-rosa)
Hibiscus paramutabilis
Hibiscus pedunculatus
Hibiscus pernambucensis (guanxuma-do-mangue)
Hibiscus platanifolius
Hibiscus radiatus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (hibisco)
Hibiscus sabdariffa (vinagreira)
Hibiscus schizopetalus (hibisco-crespo)
Hibiscus scottii
Hibiscus sinosyriacus
Hibiscus splendens
Hibiscus syriacus (hibisco-da-síria)
Hibiscus tiliaceus (algodoeiro-da-praia)
Hibiscus trionum (flor-de-todas-as-horas)
Hibiscus waimeae
Hibiscus dioscorides
Hibiscus diriffan
Hibiscus escobariae
Hibiscus noli-tangere
Hibiscus quattenensis
Hibiscus socotranus
Hibiscus stenanthus
Portugal:
Em Portugal este género está representado por 2 espécies, presentes em Portugal Continental, a primeira nativa, a segunda introduzida:1
Hibiscus palustris L.
Hibiscus trionum L.
Classificação do gênero:
Sistema Classificação Referência
Linné Classe Monadelphia, ordem Polyandria Species plantarum (1753)
Papuodendron C. T. White
Pariti Adans.
Talipariti Fryxell
Wilhelminia Hochr.
A text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Hibiscus
For other uses, see Hibiscus (disambiguation).
Hibiscus
Hibiscus flower TZ.jpg
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Hibisceae
Genus: Hibiscus
L.
Species
232 species
Synonyms
Bombycidendron Zoll. & Moritzi
Bombycodendron Hassk.
Brockmania W.Fitzg.
Pariti Adans.
Wilhelminia Hochr.
Hibiscus (/hɨˈbɪskəs/ or /haɪˈbɪskəs/) is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is quite large, containing several hundred species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Member species are often noted for their showy flowers and are commonly known simply as hibiscus, or less widely known as rose mallow. The genus includes both annual and perennial herbaceous plants, as well as woody shrubs and small trees. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ἱβίσκος (hibískos), which was the name Pedanius Dioscorides (ca. 40–90) gave to Althaea officinalis.
Description:
The leaves are alternate, ovate to lanceolate, often with a toothed or lobed margin. The flowers are large, conspicuous, trumpet-shaped, with five or more petals, color from white to pink, red, orange, purple or yellow, and from 4–18 cm broad. Flower color in certain species, such as H. mutabilis and H. tiliaceus, changes with age.[5] The fruit is a dry five-lobed capsule, containing several seeds in each lobe, which are released when the capsule dehisces (splits open) at maturity. It is of red and white colours. It is an example of complete flowers.
Uses:
Symbolism and culture
Hibiscus species represent nations: Hibiscus syriacus is the national flower of South Korea, and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia. The hibiscus is the national flower of Haiti. The red hibiscus is the flower of the Hindu goddess Kali, and appears frequently in depictions of her in the art of Bengal, India, often with the goddess and the flower merging in form. The hibiscus is used as an offering to goddess Kali and Lord Ganesha in Hindu worship.
In the Philippines, the gumamela (local name for hibiscus) is used by children as part of a bubble-making pastime. The flowers and leaves are crushed until the sticky juices come out. Hollow papaya stalks are then dipped into this and used as straws for blowing bubbles.
The hibiscus flower is traditionally worn by Tahitian and Hawaiian girls. If the flower is worn behind the left ear, the woman is married or in a relationship. If the flower is worn on the right, she is single or openly available for a relationship. The hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower.
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie named her first novel Purple Hibiscus after the delicate flower.
The bark of the hibiscus contains strong bast fibres that can be obtained by letting the stripped bark set in the sea to let the organic material rot away.
Landscaping
Many species are grown for their showy flowers or used as landscape shrubs, and are used to attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds.
Paper
One species of Hibiscus, known as kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus), is extensively used in paper-making.
Beverage
Main article: Hibiscus tea
The tea made of hibiscus flowers is known by many names in many countries around the world and is served both hot and cold. The beverage is well known for its color, tanginess and flavor.
It is known as bissap in West Africa, agua de jamaica in Mexico and Honduras (the flower being flor de jamaica) and gudhal (गुड़हल) in India. Some refer to it as roselle, a common name for the hibiscus flower. In Jamaica, Trinidad and many other islands in the Caribbean, the drink is known as sorrel (Hibiscus sabdariffa; not to be confused with Rumex acetosa, a species sharing the common name sorrel). In Ghana, the drink is known as soobolo in one of the local languages.
Roselle is typically boiled in an enamel-coated large stock pot as most West Indians believe the metal from aluminum, steel or copper pots will destroy the natural minerals and vitamins.[citation needed]
In Cambodia, a cold beverage can be prepared by first steeping the petals in hot water until the colors are leached from the petals, then adding lime juice (which turns the beverage from dark brown/red to a bright red), sweeteners (sugar/honey) and finally cold water/ice cubes.
In Egypt,[citation needed] Sudan and the Arab world, hibiscus tea is known as karkadé (كركديه), and is served as both a hot and a cold drink.
Food
Dried hibiscus is edible, and it is often a delicacy in Mexico. It can also be candied and used as a garnish.
The roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is used as a vegetable. The species Hibiscus suratensis Linn synonymous to Hibiscus aculeatus G. Don is noted in Visayas Philippines being a souring ingredient for almost all local vegetables and menus. Known as Labog in the Visayan area, (or Labuag/Sapinit in Tagalog), the species is a very good ingredient in cooking native chicken soup. Certain species of hibiscus are also beginning to be used more widely as a natural source of food coloring (E163),[citation needed] and replacement of Red #3 / E127.
Hibiscus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidopteran species, including Chionodes hibiscella, Hypercompe hambletoni, the nutmeg moth, and the turnip moth.
Health benefits
The tea is popular as a natural diuretic; it contains vitamin C and minerals, and is used traditionally as a mild medicine.
A 2008 USDA study shows consuming hibiscus tea lowers blood pressure in a group of prehypertensive and mildly hypertensive adults. Three cups of tea daily resulted in an average drop of 8.1 mmHg in their systolic blood pressure, compared to a 1.3 mmHg drop in the volunteers who drank the placebo beverage. Study participants with higher blood pressure readings (129 or above) had a greater response to hibiscus tea: their systolic blood pressure went down by 13.2 mmHg. These data support the idea that drinking hibiscus tea in an amount readily incorporated into the diet may play a role in controlling blood pressure, although more research is required.
Studies have demonstrated the anti-hypertensive effects of H. sabdariffa in both humans and animals. It has been proposed that the antihypertensive effects of H. sabdariffa is due to its angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibiting activity. In a randomized, controlled clinical trial involving 39 patients with mild to moderate hypertension, Captopril was compared to an extract of H. sabdariffa for antihypertensive effects. Subjects taking an extract of H.sabdariffa, consumed daily before breakfast for four weeks, found reduction in blood pressure similar to Captopril. Another randomized, placebo clinical trial involving 54 study participants with moderate hypertension demonstrated a reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. However upon discontinuation of treatment, both systolic and diastolic blood pressures were subsequently elevated.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis has a number of medical uses in Chinese herbology. Lokapure s.g.et al. their research indicates some potential in cosmetic skin care; for example, an extract from the flowers of Hibiscus rosa- sinensis has been shown to function as an anti-solar agent by absorbing ultraviolet radiation.
In the Indian traditional system of medicine, Ayurveda, hibiscus, especially white hibiscus and red hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), is considered to have medicinal properties. The roots are used to make various concoctions believed to cure ailments such as cough, hair loss or hair greying. As a hair treatment, the flowers are boiled in oil along with other spices to make a medicated hair oil. The leaves and flowers are ground into a fine paste with a little water, and the resulting lathery paste is used as a shampoo plus conditioner.
Hibiscus tea also contains bioflavonoids, which are believed to help prevent an increase in LDL cholesterol, which can increase the buildup of plaque in the arteries.
A previous animal study demonstrated the effects of H.sabdariffa extract on atherosclerosis in rabbits. Notably, a reduction in triglyceride, cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein was observed in rabbits consuming a high cholesterol diet (HCD) in addition to H.sabdariffa extract compared to rabbits only fed HCD, suggesting a beneficial effect.[16] Furthermore, the H. sabdariffa seed is abundant in phytosterol and tocopherol, plant forms of cholesterol that have antioxidant and LDL cholesterol lowering effects.
Precautions and Contraindications:
Pregnancy and Lactation
While the mechanism is not well understood, previous animal studies have demonstrated both an inhibitory effect of H. sabdariffa on muscle tone and the anti-fertility effects of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, respectively. The extract of H. sabdariffa has been shown to stimulate contraction of the rat bladder and uterus; the H.rosa-sinensis extract has exhibited contraceptive effects in the form of estrogen activity in rats. These findings have not been observed in humans. The Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is also thought to have emmenagogue effects which can stimulate menstruation and, in some women, cause an abortion. Due to the documented adverse effects in animal studies and the reported pharmacological properties, the H. sabdariffa and H.rosa-sinensis are not recommended for use during pregnancy. Additionally, they are not recommended while breastfeeding due to the lack of reliable information on its safety and use.
Contraindications
No contraindications have been identified.
Adverse Effects
Drug Interactions
It is postulated that H. sabdariffa interacts with diclofenac, chloroquine and acetaminophen by altering the pharmacokinetics. In healthy human volunteers, the H. sabdariffa extract was found to reduce the excretion of diclofenac upon co-administration. Additionally, co-administration of Karkade (H. sabdariffa), a common Sudanese beverage, was found to reduce chloroquine bioavailability. However, no statistically significant changes were observed in the pharmacokinetics of acetaminophen when administered with the Zobo (H.sabdariffa) drink. Further studies are needed to demonstrate clinical significance.
Species:
In temperate zones, probably the most commonly grown ornamental species is Hibiscus syriacus, the common garden hibiscus, also known in some areas as the "Rose of Althea" or "Rose of Sharon" (but not to be confused with the unrelated Hypericum calycinum, also called "Rose of Sharon"). In tropical and subtropical areas, the Chinese hibiscus (H. rosa-sinensis), with its many showy hybrids, is the most popular hibiscus.
Several hundred species are known, including:
Hibiscis acapulcensis
Hibiscus acetosella Welw. ex Hiern.—False Roselle
Hibiscus acicularis
Hibiscus aculeatus—Comfortroot
Hibiscus altissimus
Hibiscus andongensis
Hibiscus angolensis
Hibiscus aponeurus[26]
Hibiscus archeri—Archer's Hibiscus
Hibiscus aridicola
Hibiscus arnottianus A.Gray—Kokiʻo ʻula (Hawaii)
Hibiscus asper—Bush Roselle
Hibiscus austroyunnanensis
Hibiscus barbosae
Hibiscus benguellensis
Hibiscus berberidifolius
Hibiscus bernieri
Hibiscus bifurcatus—Fork-bracted Rosemallow
Hibiscus biseptus—Arizona Rosemallow
Hibiscus bojerianus
Hibiscus boryanus—Foulsapate Marron
Hibiscus brackenridgei A.Gray—Hawaiian hibiscus Maʻo hau hele
Hibiscus burtt-davyi
Hibiscus caerulescens
Hibiscus caesius—Dark-eyed Hibiscus (South Africa)
Hibiscus calyphyllus—Lemonyellow Rosemallow (Tropical Africa)
Hibiscus cameronii—Cameron's Hibiscus, Pink Hibiscus
Hibiscus cannabinus L.—Kenaf
Hibiscus castroi
Hibiscus cisplatinus—Rosa Del Rio
Hibiscus citrinus-
Hibiscus clayi O.Deg. & I.Deg.—Hawaiian red hibiscus (Hawaii)
Hibiscus clypeatus—Congo Mahoe
Hibiscus coccineus (Medik.) Walter—Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus colimensis
Hibiscus columnaris—Mahot Rempart
Hibiscus comoensis
Hibiscus congestiflorus
Hibiscus costatus
Hibiscus coulteri—Desert Rosemallow
Hibiscus cuanzensis
Hibiscus dasycalyx—Neches River Rosemallow
Hibiscus denudatus Benth.—Pale Face (Southwestern United States, Northwestern Mexico)
Hibiscus dimidiatus
Hibiscus dioscorides A.G.Mill. (es/pt) (Yemen)
Hibiscus diplocrater
Hibiscus diriffan A.G.Mill. (Yemen)
Hibiscus diversifolius—Swamp Hibiscus
Hibiscus dongolensis
Hibiscus donianus
Hibiscus elatus—Mahoe
Hibiscus elegans
Hibiscus engleri—Wild Hibiscus
Hibiscus escobariae
Hibiscus excellii
Hibiscus ferrugineus
Hibiscus ficalhoanus
Hibiscus flavoroseus
Hibiscus fragilis DC.—Mandrinette (Mascarene Islands)
Hibiscus fragrans
Hibiscus fritzscheae
Hibiscus furcellatus Desr.—Lindenleaf rosemallow (Caribbean, Florida, Central America, South America, Hawaii)
Hibiscus fugosioides
Hibiscus furcellatus—Salad Hibiscus
Hibiscus fuscus
Hibiscus genevii Bojer (Mauritius)
Hibiscus gilletii
Hibiscus gossweileri
Hibiscus grandidieri
Hibiscus grandiflorus Michx.—Swamp rosemallow (Southeastern United States)
Hibiscus grandistipulatus
Hibiscus grewiifolius
Hibiscus hamabo
Hibiscus hastatus
Hibiscus heterophyllus—Native rosella
Hibiscus hirtus—Lesser Mallow
Hibiscus hispidissimus
Hibiscus huellensis
Hibiscus hybridus
Hibiscus indicus
Hibiscus insularis Endl.—Phillip Island hibiscus (Phillip Island)
Hibiscus integrifolius
Hibiscus jaliscensis
Hibiscus kochii
Hibiscus kokio—Red Rosemallow
Hibiscus labordei
Hibiscus laevis All. (=H. militaris)—Halberd-leaved rosemallow (central and eastern North America)
Hibiscus lasiocarpos—Woolly Rosemallow
Hibiscus lasiococcus
Hibiscus lavaterioides
Hibiscus laxiflorus
Hibiscus leptocladus ([Northwest Australia])
Hibiscus leviseminus
Hibiscus lilacinus—Lilac Hibiscus
Hibiscus liliiflorus—Rodrigues Tree Hibiscus
Hibiscus longifolius
Hibiscus longisepalus
Hibiscus ludwigii
Hibiscus lunariifolius
Hibiscus macrogonus
Hibiscus macrophyllus—Largeleaf Rosemallow
Hibiscus macropodus
Hibiscus makinoi—Okinawan Hibiscus
Hibiscus malacophyllus Balf.f. (Yemen)
Hibiscus malacospermus
Hibiscus martianus—Heartleaf Rosemallow
Hibiscus moscheutos Welw. ex Hiern.—Crimsoneyed Rosemallow (Central and Eastern North America)
Hibiscus mutabilis L.—Cotton Rosemallow, Confederate Rose (East Asia)
Hibiscus paramutabilis
Hibiscus pedunculatus
Hibiscus pernambucensis—Seaside Mahoe
Hibiscus phoeniceus—Brazilian Rosemallow
Hibiscus platanifolius
Hibiscus quattenensis
Hibiscus poeppigii—Poeppig's Rosemallow
Hibiscus radiatus—Monarch Rosemallow
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.—Chinese hibiscus (East Asia)
Hibiscus sabdariffa L.—Roselle, Omutete, or Sorrel
Hibiscus schizopetalus—Fringed Rosemallow
Hibiscus scottii
Hibiscus socotranus
Hibiscus sinosyriacus
Hibiscus splendens
Hibiscus stenanthus Balf.f. (Yemen)
Hibiscus striatus—Striped Rosemallow
Hibiscus syriacus L. (Type species)—Rose of Sharon (Asia)
Hibiscus tiliaceus L.—Sea hibiscus (Australia, Southeast Asia, Oceania)
Hibiscus trilobus—Threelobe Rosemallow
Hibiscus trionum L.—Flower-of-an-Hour
Hibiscus vitifolius—Tropical Rose Mallow
Hibiscus waimeae A.Heller—Kokiʻo keʻokeʻo (Hawaii)
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He looks and acts like a bunny sometimes. Cutiepie :)
Bad news.. It looks like Dennis have epilepsy. He had a seizure yesterday, and he's had one or two before too.
He just stood there, begging for food, when he started acting weird. I got him out from under the table and my boyfriend got Kajsa away from us. Dennis was shaking, panting, stiff and wobbly. He looked scared and had huge eyes. I could get in contact with him, but only now and then.
It felt like an hour, but it lasted only 2-3 minutes. It's a mild seizure (thankfully!), but I was soooo scared. I thought about losing him. I really, REALLY don't want to lose my very best friend in the whole world!
He's alright now though. He was alright after the seizure yesterday too. :) I'll call the vet tomorrow so we can get some bloodwork done, and maybe get a x-ray of his bladder. (Since he's got calcium oxalate bladder stones.) I don't think I'll medicate him yet, if it is epilepsy.. The seizures doesn't last long, and he don't get them often.
I love my little boy! I hope he lives until he's really old!
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Taken in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan today - Thursday January 16th, 2020. I did see one the squirrel over on the Law Quad who has mange. I was able to give her (or maybe him) the medicated pecan today. And since she has started the medication - she needs a name. I am going to call her Eleanor - for Eleanor Shellstrop from TV's "The Good Place." On the first episode - Eleanor (played by Kristen Bell) wore a Michigan Law t-shirt. So that makes sense. ANYWAY - This is Eleanor and she started her medication regimen today.
Nice early Summer day in Ann Arbor. Saw lots of fox squirrels out and about in Ann Arbor on Tuesday July 9th, 2019 at the University of Michigan. So all sorts of things going on. I was about to see "Patches O'Houlihan" today - and was able to give her the second medicated pecan that she needs. I did not see her yesterday and was nervous. Patches is a squirrel who had lost most of her fur because of mange on the Law Quad. I reached out to the Friends of Wildlife Michigan and they connected me with someone who has worked up some medicated pecans for me to feed the squirrels. I did see "Justin" - named for the youngest team member on the dodgeball team that Patches coaches - and he has both treatments. I did see "Steve the Pirate" again. He has something on his left paw - and a bald patch on his left side and gets his second pecan on Wednesday. So Patches is not that pretty - but hey - it feels good to do something good for a squirrel friend. I am fairly certain that they are related - they hang out together and I think Justin is Patch's baby.
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Abandoned Abused Street Dogs.
Some unexpected things happened today
and we'll get to that soon enough. But first
by 5:45AM I was on the road heading in an
easterly direction. Towards Cambodia to be
more precise.
Warm with dry roads, this is good.Same on
the way home, this is also good .................;-)
Mama & Rocky met me at the gate, big toe
licking, crashing and overall loony toonies.
As we were going up the first set of steps
at The Dog Palace Broken Tail Puppy was
spotted laying in the weeds in the courtyard.
Usually he's zipping all around us waiting for
a head rub or a bowl of kibble, not today he
just watched us in route to The Bingo Room.
15 minutes later feed bags are packed and
off we go still heading in an easterly direction
towards the concrete walking bridge. Of course
both dogs race past me and are waiting on the far
side of the bridge. And yes the monkeys had split !
Legs The Zoomer is so excited to see me as she zips
past barely touching my hand, does a 180 degree turn
and does it again. That's how my morning starts out here
at The Monkey Temple. So what comes next ? Medication
time is what's next.Positioned myself on the wooden table
you've seen many times on The Nurse Nuns porch.Next to
me is Tinker Bell with her pink lizard tongue darting about as
if my ear is a bulls-eye.She did hit her target a couple of times.
One by one, all the dogs received their monthly medications.
Next stop is The Spirit House where the 3 Musketeers have
big fun consuming pieces of hot-dogs. Each piece is cut the
size of a nickel so this takes awhile and they love doing it.
Went down to The Hooligans Turf, fed them, medicated them
then headed back to pickup Mama waiting on the boundary.
Now this next part is a very first..Mama & I always walk back
to The Dog Palace for a rest. This time Mama wouldn't do it !
Figured she'd show up in due time but this one did puzzle me.
Before starting up the stairs at The Dog Palace I glanced over
at Broken Tail Puppy. His head was in a precarious position ?
Walking over to help him I could tell he was no longer with us.
Reached down an placed my hand on his chest. Slightly warm
but no breathing plus his tongue was hanging out, dull eyes.
BTP is now residing with others in the big kennel in the sky..;-(
R.I.P. - BTP, I'm Crying.
Mama finally showed up but she was peeking around the
corner for some time before she'd enter the court yard.
When she did enter, Mama laid down about 5 meters
from BTP with her head gently resting on her paws.
Alright, couple hours later I'm home where no# 1
tells me it's time to do another trap-line run.
Some of you may remember sometime back when I was
doing "trap-line runs" closer to our home. Remember ?
Well there's a local temple with 20-30 stray dogs
that we have been feeding and medicating
for the last 3 or 4 months. Cooked rice
with mixed fish plus odds an ends.
This afternoon no# 1 and a niece fed the dogs and washed
eleven new puppies that were covered with stinky stuff !
No# 1 gave me a pass this afternoon but expects my
participation in the near future. So far our niece has
been filling in for me but they need a photo man.
OK, enough for today, I'm burned out .......;-)
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Jon&Crew.
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Ran onto campus for my 14th "Squirrel Run" at the University of Michigan since our work from home started to combat COVID-19. I was on campus on a beautiful June day - Friday June 12th, 2020. I did see a good number of juveniles making their way out in the world and their mommas. I did see a number of squirrels that were not doing well. Over on the Law Quad, there were a number that had mange in varying severities. I was able to hook up a number of them with my medicated pecans. I did see a juvenile near Mason Hall who was not doing well. I got that little one a pecan, but not completely sure that she got it. I did see Lefty - so that was good. At a personal level, the squirrels cheer me up. They always do. Sending love and virtual hugs from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
During the procession of enthronement of the newly restored image of Our Indu I became teary eyed when after the procession everyone paid homage to the Indu, they all wanted to have some flowers from her andas, everyone wanted to have a glimpse of her, take photos, touch her hands and face even (which is a no no) but not a single soul went for the Del Perdon. Seeing what is happening… no matter how I love the Indu, I left her side and went by the andas of the Senyor. I kissed his foot and promised that if the image would visit our home I would do the best I could to enhance his features.
When I first visited the Indu and saw the Del Perdon, what strikes me most was the way he tenderly looks at you from the altar. ” If only someone could enhance this image”… he perfectly stares at anyone who is looking from below. It is so amazing when a revered image has this special connection on an individual. It is as if he stares and about to say something to you…
After the holy week of this year, Nanay Baby and friends from Baliti visited me here at home. With them is the image of the Santo Cristo del Perdon. I found it hard to schedule when to start the re-carving coz He came at a time when we were all busy. Papang and Mamang were busy packing then for their out of the country vacation. My bro Doc. Paul was as always busy with work. I was left running the house hold chores and instructing ate Ely on what to do and not do. Coupled with the massive responsibility at home was the fact that I had been experiencing pain at my lower back that sometimes it is too painful to bear. I can’t sit longer than 20min or even less… I can’t stand for long periods either. When I lie I must always lay flat coz even some minor twist causes pain. I medicated, saw my doctor and had a few therapy sessions.
Time flew too fast. My friend reminded me that the May feast of the Indu and Senyor is on a third Saturday of May. I only have a few days left, even if I could still feel some pain I felt that I have no choice but to sit and start the re-carving so as I could fulfill a promise.
I prepared myself for the task. I had my nine days of prayer, fasting and abstinence. Sat and started the re-carving. Miraculously whenever I sit and extend my working hours for the image I felt no pain. There is that slight discomfort but what I felt whenever I held the image I do not consider as painful. Knowing how bagal I am, it was also wonderful to note that this particular image was my fastest work of re-carving to date. :c)
I decided to re-carve the head rather than change it to a new one. I also would want for Him to resemble antique images of Christ para bumagay ang ukit nya sa Indu. I employed the binihon type of balbas and had the eyes deeply set and pinalaki ko ng bahagya ang mga talukap-mata gaya ng sa Indu para ma retain ang Filipino and asian influence ng ukit… the encarna was inspired by a Santo Cristo image that I borrowed from Tatang Paniong of Baliti.
Miracles were also sent to us while working on the Del Perdon… the Cofradia of Virgen dela Soledad and the Dalaw Soledad could attest to that… hehe. (wink wink)
May 12, the image finally returned home. I was so thankful that the parishioners finally again began to revere their image of The Santo Cristo Del Perdon. I txted my mother that i already finished what we promised, I told her that finally we have a gift to the people of Baliti in return for their unending prayers for our family. She lovingly noted that, “Oh, the Indu celebrated Mothers’ day with her Son! How wonderfull!”
Again, special thanks go to Ate Ely who lovingly cooked our meals for us whenever I can’t be at my other office… our kitchen. Hehehe. For fixing my ‘kalat’ whenever I’m too tired to do so. For taking care of my plants for a few days (even if na-murder nya ang iba kong collection ng succulents. Grrrr. Haha) most especially for bearing with my ‘Kasungitan.’ Hahahaha
To Mark; who stayed for a few days to pay homage to the Sto. Cristo del Perdon by washing our dishes, for being our runner whenever we need to buy some materials, most especially for doing the final sanding of the Del Perdon before I laid out the encarna.
Maraming maraming salamat sa lahat ng nagdasal at nag ayuno kasama namin.
May all of you who see this image and prayed insistently be answered if your prayers are pleasing to the Lord and if it is for His greater glory.
AMEN.
VIVA STO. CRISTO DEL PERDON!!! VIVA!!!
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Pouring rain before daylight, pouring rain at day light.
Pouring rain on the ride out to The Dog Palace and yes
it was pouring rain while at The Dog Palace.
Oh, lets not forget it was pouring rain on the way home !
Took a long time to get there this morning as trucks and
cars raced past sending up wave after wave of spray !
Same for the ride back. Lots of water covering the road
which made it impossible to see the pot holes, and there
are many deep ones ! Ggeerrrrrrr ! ...;-(~
Started to question myself as to just what is it I'm doing ?
No# 1 wife's words started to make some sense......
"Your a young monkey boy with no brain 4 thinking"
Pulled into The Dog Palace real slow trying my best to
avoid the deep muddy holes in the driveway !
Mama raced out from behind the old rusty gate, touched
my leg then ran back under cover. It's pouring rain !!!
While serving Mama her breakfast I see some movement
out of the corner of my eye. Movement is coming from the
top of the stairs on the 2nd floor. It's Mr Blind Man Brown.
Called him but he was unsure of himself and wouldn't come
down the stairs. Went around the corner so now I'm at the
base of the stairs looking up. Usually this section of stairs is
no big deal for Mr B but today was way different.
It's raining so hard water is cascading down the steps.
Mr B being blind feels this on his paws and doesn't want to
take a chance. Made an executive decision and once again changed the mornings routine.
Put Mr Blind Man Browns food in his tray then along with Mama
we took his food up to him on the 2nd floor.
This photo is taken while straddling Mr B as he eats his meal.
He likes it when I stand over him with both my legs rubbing on
both sides of his big body. IMO, he knows no monkeys are going to mess with him while he's eating, seems to calm him.
So from here Mama and I go back down stairs and prepare the other dog food bags. When I took off for The DMZ Mama
stayed in the dinning area watching me leave, smart dog.
Pulled out my emergency umbrella, about the size of a Frisbee
and went 4 it. Water an mud over my ankles in many places.
Arrived at the big drum, no Leroy Crew ! Whistled, nothing !
OK, circled around and found them with Honey in a dry spot.
Handed Honeys food bag to The Head Monk and along with
Girl Friend and Tuff Guy we went back to the big drum............
Don't even know why I was carrying this umbrella over my
head cuz it feels like I just came out of the swamp soaking wet.
Still had lots to do so no need to start sniveling now, keep going.
Back at The Dog Palace another resupply was done then off
to The Nuns Place.
This time Mama was right beside me. As we passed The Kind Monks I could see his roll up door was up maybe 6-7 inches.
He had to do that as the rain is coming down so hard it would
be blowing into his eating area.
Now this next part is important.....
Stuffed inside my shirt was Apollos meal and special medicated shampoo I had promised The Monk 2 days ago.
As mama and I walked past the shampoo and meal were slid under the door. I could hear him saying thank you in Thai.
We kept right on going towards the cement walking bridge.
Next photo will give you an idea of the intensity of the rain.
Once we had crossed the bridge I could see way down the road to The Nuns Place. No dogs were waiting in the road.
Upon our arrival all the dogs, one monk and two nuns were on the porch, Mama and I soon joined them giving us shelter from the unrelenting monsoon storm .
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Dogs are fed and checked over carefully, everyone's doing well. The Nuns and Monk are talking a mile a minute while pointing at the dog food, me, camera and each dog, they are very happy with this new arrangement, so am I .. ;-)
While everybody is busy on the porch Mama and I take off back to The Kind Monks Place. He was big time happy with the shampoo. Apollo was also big time happy like a young puppy playing with me and the monk . Mama played a little bit with Apollo. Didn't see any open sores and a little peach fuzz has started to grow where no hair was before starting his meds.
Didn't stay to long as wind and rain was blowing into the opening where the roll up door is.
Back at The Dog Palace I took The Think Tank Belt off and placed it on the table where Mama was laying. I'm sitting next to her in the blue plastic chair.
All of the sudden Mamas nose comes up high as she is air scenting something across the courtyard. Now remember rain is coming down monsoon style, how she could smell anything is proof to a dogs olfactory's extraordinary capabilities .
She took off with her hackles up and a growl coming from her throat . I stayed in the blue plastic chair as this position commands a view of most everything except way up on top of the roof. Plus it's raining and my body is worn out. But I didn't stay long before taking off to do my own investigation.
Never did figure out what it was that Mama was so pissed off about . She covered the 1st floor then up the stairs to the 2nd.
Just out of curiosity I left the blue plastic chair and started counting my steps around the 1st floor. From the chair around the 1st floor and back to the chair is 300 steps. That's like making a square circle.And my stride is almost 3 feet.
By 10:30AM the rain wasn't slowing down at all so it was time to just go do it and head home. That was not fun at all ....;-0~
Most likely I will be home tomorrow, but if it's dry I might try to see Mr Tri-Pod. That's only if it's dry!........................
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Hospital 126 (MSCh 126) is a large hospital based at the North end of Priypat.
The basement contains liquidators uniforms which are highly radioactive. On this note, it is not recommended to go into the basement for this reason alone.
The hospital is a vast complex occupying the largest part of the first micro-district of Pripyat. The building is adorned with huge letters on its roof that read: "??????'? ?????? - ????????? ??????" or “health of a people - riches of the country”.
It was at this hospital on the 26th April 1986 that the first victims of the disaster were delivered by ambulance: firemen and personnel of the Chernobyl Powerplant. The majority of those had already received deadly doses of external and internal radiation also having severe skin burning from beta radiation. After such doses, most did not survive; they still stood up, tried to joke about it but the days or even hours of their lives were already numbered.
Hospitals are not a cheery place to be but this one was full of dereliction, dark corridors, doors slamming with the wind. Ghosts of the past still haunting this building.
The victims stayed here less than a day; were then transported to Kiev, and then by plane to Moscow. Everybody, except engineer Shashenok, died in hospital, he was the first one to die in the night of April, 26th. There were 6 firemen, 22 powerplant workers who died of sharp radiation sickness in the 6th radiological clinic of Moscow in the course of several months after the initial disaster.
Named for the nearby Pripyat River, Pripyat was founded on 4 February 1970, the ninth nuclear city in the Soviet Union, for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was officially proclaimed a city in 1979, and had grown to a population of 49,360 before being evacuated a few days after the 26 April 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Though Pripyat is located within the administrative district of Ivankiv Raion, the abandoned city now has a special status within the larger Kiev Oblast (province), being administered directly from Kiev. Pripyat is also supervised by Ukraine's Ministry of Emergencies, which manages activities for the entire Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Access to Pripyat, unlike cities of military importance, was not restricted before the disaster as nuclear power stations were seen by the Soviet Union as safer than other types of power plants. Nuclear power stations were presented as being an achievement of Soviet engineering, where nuclear power was harnessed for peaceful projects. The slogan "peaceful atom" (Russian: ?????? ????, mirnyj atom) was popular during those times. The original plan had been to build the plant only 25 km (16 mi) from Kiev, but the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, among other bodies, expressed concern about it being too close to the city. As a result, the power station and Pripyat were built at their current locations, about 100 km (62 mi) from Kiev. After the disaster the city of Pripyat was evacuated in two days.
A 35 man (plus guides) trip to the Ukraine exploring Chernobyl, the village, Duga 3, Pripyat and Kiev including Maidan (Independence Square) and observing the peaceful protests underway.
Some new faces, some old, made new friends and generally we were in our elements.
Rhetorical question but did we have a blast? You bet!
Amazing group, top guys. Till the next time!
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This is Karriem AKA Dream'z my youngest son,
I relate this quote to him because he has ADHD & is Asthmatic, now you give a kid with ADHD some Albuterol & see what you get, LMAO
Anyway they said give him the ADHD meds, me no way!
I've had him tested but they say he doesn't need special classes.
They also noted that on one of the test he scored so high now this was in the 5th grade mind you!, that they couldn't believe it there were adults that didn't come close.
Doc says that most kids with ADHD are borderline genius but the attention isn't right.
Well Karriem is 18 & doing just fine!
I'm proud because he's mine, I never medicated him & there were time's where I had it up to here over how they called me back & forth to school but he's not lost.
He's taught himself how to play the guitar on his own & there is almost nothing you can tell him about a computer.
He didn't get it from me, lol...
It's OK to be different it's OK to be you, because no one else can be it & nobody can live your life for you.
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Quick trip onto campus for my 18th "Squirrel Run" at the University of Michigan since our work from home started to combat COVID-19. Headed in on a hot sunny day - Wednesday July 1st around midday. My squirrel friend Juli noticed a squirrel over at Law who had very bad puffy eyes. This squirrel, who I named Bingo, got the medicated pecan on Monday. She is due for another one early next week. She was moving around pretty well. I might be hopeful, but I think the puffiness around her eyes is going down. I will know more next week. Glad I got to visit my squirrel friends today. At a personal level, the squirrels cheer me up. They always do. Sending love and virtual hugs from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
February 27 - Last day of 2014-2015 dolphin hunting season
Even though every Cove Guardian has been waiting for this, it was a bit unexpected after 10 days without any slaughter and the incessant thirst of blood of the killers but the end of the season has been sounded in Taiji today, Friday February 27th.
"Only" 9 of the killing boats went out this morning while the rest of the crew stayed in the harbour to pick up and store the material of the bloody occupation of this little Japanese town. While a Cove Guardian team was monitoring the hunt of the day, another one was monitoring the harbour where they quickly observed unusual moves. Killing boats, skiffs, trainers, vets, tarps and nets, a lot of bustle in Taiji harbour that turned out to be the preps to put an end to this season of hunt.
Nearly 700 dolphins have been killed and 70 taken captive during this winter since the beginning of September. Today is a "happy" day but it is especially a day to think of all the victims that fell at the hands of the Taiji killers and of all the lovely dolphins detained as prisoners in dolphinariums and other marine lands all over the world. Special thoughts for these animals but also for all the volunteers that have been in Taiji this season and the previous ones to give a voice to the voiceless and to put an end to this insane activity with an infinite patience…
We’ll stand here until they stop !!!
Sites for more information :
Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Page (official)
www.facebook.com/SeaShepherdCoveGuardiansOfficialPage
Cove Guardians
www.seashepherd.org/cove-guardians
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Ben doesn't have much time left -- a few days, maybe a couple weeks if we're lucky -- but for now he's well-medicated, eating and happy to hang out with us.
Use the brains, not a drug. Surrealism Nellie Vin © Photography.
Overmedicated nation USA -36 million people or more are on drugs.
The number one goal of drug makers in dispatching sales
representatives to meet with doctors face-to-face to increase sales by convincing doctors to prescribe drugs off-label for unapproved uses and by saying whatever it takes to achieve that goal.
Big Pharma pays for thousands of speeches by doctors each year because companies can not legally promote off-label uses. So, in other words, the law allows drug makers to hire doctors to do the dirty work that would be illegal for the company itself.
Psychiatry treats people as if they are broken mechanical devices that can be tinkered with by a person who knows much less about the brain than the average mechanic knows about your car.
Use the brains, not the drugs. Surrealism/ Nellie Vin.
Anti-drug poster. Read the labels, ask questions about side effects, and don't consume everything they give you!
Get intelligent and literate it's your life in your hands.
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Her story, from one BC warrior, Ashley Mtichell:
Today marks my one year completion of my breast reconstruction.
I found an incredible, wicked sense of humor on this journey. I also found the typical 'inspriations' didn't work for me. What helped me cope and fight came in very abstract forms. Like the "Hooters" t-shirt I wore in the hospital after my mastectomy.
Oddly enough, the single biggest source of inspiration came from a Bon Jovi concert. Go figure! Approximately November, 2009, on a whim, I had purchased two tickets to their March 2, 2010 concert in Sacramento. Months later when my health changed and a double mastectomy was scheduled I didn't realize that the two events woul overlap. I quickly made the decision that if I was going to live long enough for my son to graduate high school, I would simply not slow down, not get tired, not go to bed...if I just lived my life exactly as if nothing were wrong, 'IT' wouldn't get me.
Due to complications during my mastectomy, my doctor told me I'd be in the hospital about 5-7 days. Since my attitude was nothing would slow me down, I informed him that that wouldn't be possible...I had a Bon Jovi concert to attend. The day of the concert, I met my doctor at the door and told him I was going home. (Okay, so that's the short version of that story...but it's really not that interesting.)
I did, indeed, go to the concert...with my drains and bandages still in place. I am sure I was the only woman at that show with NO boobs....all the other girls had theirs on display - mine were totally gone! But I digress. I was still so heavily medicated that I remember very little of the show. But towards the end of the show Jon Bon Jovi talked about the choices we make based on fear. As best as I remember it, he talked about making choices based on the concept of love being the only rule, which was the introduction to a song called "Love's the Only Rule". The song's message is not to let anyone else tell us what our story will be, what our truth will be, or to accept someone else's rules...what if love were the only rule? The lyrics, in part, are: "You write your truth, I'll write mine. One man's ceiling is another man's sky-high." And with those words, combined with a hefty dose of percoset I thought of my doctors telling me my expectations and thought to myself "F*ck That! I'll write my own truth". (Not sure which surprised me more - my using the 'f' word or the certainty that I was going to win this thing!) Their final song that night was "Living on a Prayer"...I've heard that song a million times on the radio. I like it. But I wouldn't consider it a favorite. Until now. When the music to that song started, I got chills all over and the hair on my arms stood up. Inexplicably, I threw my head back and shouted at the top of my lungs "Bring it on home, baby!" I knew, and sang, every word with Jon and the boys.
I decided that I wouldn't settle for living long enough to see my son graduate from high school. I would live to see HIM become a grandfather. Period. No doctor will tell me what the end of my story will be. He can write his truth, I'll write mine!
My next goal? To see (and remember!) Bon Jovi in concert again. Partly because I want to see if the show is as good when I'm not high on Percoset. And partly to see if I still get chills at the intro to "Living on a Prayer". But mostly, I want to bring this thing full circle...I want to be in the same room again with someone I've never met (or will meet, for that matter) but who changed the way I think and taught me to fight hard for a long life with those I love most. After all, Love's the Only Rule!
And to think I'd never bought a Bon Jovi record in all these years....I don't see the hair, teeth, sex appeal that is written about Jon Bon Jovi. I see a man who had a thought, put it to music and somehow got that message to me at just the right moment.
Next concert, think I'll wear that 'Hooters' t-shirt and take my new boobs out for a night on the town!
You go Ashley!!
Kill the lights,
These children learn from cigarette burns, fast cars, fast women, and cheap drinks.
It feels right,
All these asphyxiated, self-medicated; take the white pill, you'll feel alright.
From 'Street Life in London', 1877, by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith
The subject of the accompanying illustration is a vendor of cough lozenges and healing ointment. He was originally a car-driver employed by a firm in the city, but had to leave his situation on account of failing sight. His story, told in his own words, is as follows :-
"First of all I had to leave my place on account of bad sight. It was brought on by exposure to the cold. Inflammation set in the right eye and soon affected the left. The doctors called it ‘atrophy.' I went to St. Thomas's Hospital for nine months, to St. George's Hospital, and to Moorfields Opthalmic Hospital. From St. Thomas's Hospital I was sent to the sea-side at the expense of the Merchant Taylors' Company. No good came of it all, and at last I was so blind that I had to be led about like a child. At that time my wife worked with her needle and her hands to keep things going. She used to do charing during the day and sewing at night, shirt-making for the friend of a woman who worked for a contractor. She got twopence-halfpenny for making a shirt, and by sitting till two or three in the morning could finish three shirts at a stretch. I stood at a street corner in the New Cut selling fish, and had to trust a good deal to the honesty of my Customers, as I could not see.
"At this time I fell in with a gentleman selling ointment, he gave me a box, which I used for my eyes. I used the ointment about a month, and found my sight gradually returning. The gentleman who makes the ointment offered to set me up in business with his goods. I had no money, but he gave me everything on trust. It was a good thing for both of us, because I was a sort of standing advertisement for him and for myself.
"I now make a comfortable living and have a good stock. When the maker of the ointment started he carried a tray; now he has three vans, and more than fifty people selling for him.
"I find the most of my customers in the street, but I am now making a private connexion at home of people from all parts of London. The prices for the Arabian Family Ointment, which can be used for chapped hands, lips, inflamed eyes, cuts, scalds, and sores, are from a penny to half-a-crown a box. Medicated cough lozenges a halfpenny and a penny a packet."
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youtu.be/Txcxcmp-n_s Relaxing Piano Music with Nature Sounds is the perfect study companion to get you through final exams with the best amount of focus and concentration, due to embedded alpha waves or alpha binaural beats. Get A+ on all your exams and papers for the rest of your academic career with our study music. Piano Music - Piano Music is one of our specialties here at Healing4Happiness. We have classical Piano Music from composers such as Mozart, Bach, Mendelssohn and many others. All our classical piano music is of high quality and has Alpha Waves. We also produce Instrumental Piano Music which is often more relaxing, soft and calming than Classical Piano. Relaxation - With soothing tones and gentle melodies, our relaxing music is the perfect tool to wash away a stressful day. Don't wait until you need a medical (or self medicated) fix to release your anxiety, fear, worry or stress. BiNaural Beats built into this music have been scientifically proven to alter one's state of mind for better well being. Music for Relaxing is becoming very popular and we are proud to be a part of it. When listening to Relaxation Music it’s good to take a few deep breaths and connect with your body. Listen to the relaxing sounds, ideally with speakers either side of you or with headphones to get all the benefits to become fully relaxed. #RelaxingMusic #RelaxingStudyMusic Study Music - Study music can help to calm a busy mind which allows for focus on the task at hand. This means you can study without difficulty or distraction. We also include BiNaural Beats in our tracks which gives a huge added bonus to how effective it will be. You memory retention and other cognitive abilities including focus, concentration, attention span etc will be greatly enhanced. Our Alpha BiNaural Beat has been proven to give average higher grades. This is why it will be so helpful when it comes to final exam time! Study Music for Final Exam Study Time. #StudyMusic #MusicForStudying Final Exams - Final Exam study time is a very stressful time of year and time in your life, that's why listening to our amazing study music is perfect. Our Study music for final exam study time is designed to assist you in learning all the information you need to, in the most effective way possible. Through Alpha Waves embedded in our music your brain's rhythm will naturally be adjusted to the perfect frequency, the alpha state. With your brain in an Alpha Wave state, information is absorbed more effectively, memory retention is increased greatly and stress levels are lowered or gone entirely. #FinalExams #FinalExamStudyTime Alpha Waves - Alpha Waves are our signature BiNaural Beat which is embedded into all our Study Music. These waves naturally alter your brain’s frequency to function in the Alpha Brain State. This state is where Super Learning, Advanced Memory, Increased Concentration and an all round improvement in cognitive abilities easily happens. Its also a very relaxed state so if you have been cramming or pulling a few all nighters to finish your studies, it may put you to sleep. But that is only because you need it! For a well rested mind the Alpha State is a relaxed state where thoughts flow easily, creativity is abundant and problem solving is done with ease. The Alpha Waves that we produce at Healing4Happiness at totally unique. We have tried and tested many formulas and found this to be the MOST effective Alpha BiNaural Beat available to achieve a zen like state and achieve more than you imagined possible. #AlphaWaves #AlphaBiNauralBeats Nature Sounds - When you listen to our Nature Sounds you can feel the deep soothing and relaxing sounds of nature entering your entire being. Our Sounds from Nature are the perfect Nature Sounds for Study, Sleep, Relaxing and Reading. We have Nature Sounds Forrest often combined with Nature Sounds Bird, lots of Nature Sounds Water. Many of there are Ocean or Wave Nature Sounds. We love the gentle sounds of the river flowing or soft stream. We enjoy the playful sound of birds and soothing sound of ocean waves. We hope you enjoy the all as much as we do. #NatureSounds