text:
If you have ever rented a car from one of several facilities at the Los Angeles International Airport, you know it can be quite the excursion. The airport's new Consolidated Rent-A-Car (ConRAC) Facility is ready to change this. The airport is visited by rental car shuttles more than 3,200 times a day to transport travelers in and out of the airport. ConRAC is eliminating these shuttle trips by relocating more than 20 existing rental car locations into one convenient area. At 6.3 million square feet, the facility is estimated to be the largest cast-in-place concrete project of its kind, only slightly smaller than the building area of the U.S. Pentagon.
When complete, it will have the capacity to handle 21,000 rental vehicles, including both autonomous and futuristic cars, making it the largest rental car complex in the world. During peak activity, a rental car is expected to leave the facility every two seconds.
Since the project's beginning, we have remained committed to finding new and innovative ways to positively impact the local community, economy and environment.
The project is committed to a 30% local workforce and has exceeded the requirements by developing career opportunities for small, local businesses. The team is also sponsoring 100 new, local apprentices to work on the facility. Additionally, the project's drought tolerant landscape, reclaimed water usage and solar farm are just a few environmentally-friendly elements included in the initial design.
Stats/Awards
The facility will include 186 fueling dispensers, making it the world's largest gas station.
An 8,400-megawatt photovoltaic solar panel system will be large enough to power 1,100 houses.
The project will use more than 56 million pounds of reinforced steel, equal to the weight of 6,000 African elephants.
More than 703,000 square feet of asphalt will be used for paving, enough to cover 52 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
The building's concrete volume is estimated at 265,000 cubic yards, which would cover New York City's Central Park in more than two inches of concrete.
Constructed by


Given the provisions of the 14th, 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments, which prohibit the government's restriction of voting based on a person's race, gender, or age, it seems that voter registration requirements either should not exist, or must not discriminate against a set population of people. No states restrict voter registration based on any of these demographic identifiers; they simply make it more tedious for certain populations. It is inexplicable that only 26 states offer online registration, when the internet can be accessed by almost the entire population.  Similarly, there is little logical basis for requiring people to register during a limited pre-set time period before an election. Though some states do offer same day voting, so someone can register on the same day that they vote, it is a small minority. Therefore, even if someone is not strictly prohibited from registering to vote, the obstacles put in place by the government are enough to discourage it.
Therefore, the example set by Governor Brown is encouraging. It is time to stop eulogizing the death of the American democracy, and start piloting legislation that removes voter registration requirements through, what are often divided, legislatures and across the desks of executives.In countries that have high voter turnout—often as a result of compulsory voting—there is evidence of greater political equality. Although the U.S. has not quite reached the frontier of compulsory voting, automatic registration is the next progressive step.
 Lachman, Samantha. "Jerry Brown Signs Automatic Voter Registration in California". Huffington Post. 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/automatic-voter-registration-california_561680d5e4b0082030a15119 .
 Lachman, Samantha. "Chris Christie Looks Likely to Veto New Jersey Voting Reforms". Huffington Post. 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/09/chris-christie-new-jersey_n_7761708.html.
 Rhine, Staci L. "Registration Reform and Turnout Change in the American States". American Politics Research. 2012.
 Ansolabehere, Stephen. Konisky, David M. "The Introduction of Voter Registration and Its Effect on Turnout". Political Analysis. 14. 2005.
 Holbein, John B. Hillygus, D. Sunshine. "Making Young Voters: The Impact of Preregistration on Youth Turnout". American Journal of Political Science. 2014.
 "Online Voter Registration" National Conference of State Legislatures. 2015.


text:
#ifndef itkLevelSetTestFunction_h
#define itkLevelSetTestFunction_h

#include "itkLightObject.h"
#include "itkImage.h"

namespace itk
{

/**
 * \class LevelSetTestFunction
 *
 * \brief A simple function to compare the numerical methods of the level set classes
 * to the analytical values.
 *
 * \f$ f(x,y) = \sqrt{ (x-5)(x-5) + (y-4)(y-4) } - 3 \f$
 */
template <typename TPixel>
class ITK_TEMPLATE_EXPORT LevelSetTestFunction : public LightObject
{
public:
  ITK_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_MOVE(LevelSetTestFunction);

  using Self = LevelSetTestFunction;
  using Superclass = LightObject;
  using Pointer = SmartPointer<Self>;
  using ConstPointer = SmartPointer<const Self>;

  itkTypeMacro(LevelSetTestFunction, LightObject);

  itkNewMacro(Self);

  static constexpr unsigned int Dimension = 2;

  using PixelType = TPixel;

  using ImageType = Image<PixelType, Dimension>;
  using IndexType = typename ImageType::IndexType;
  using PointType = typename ImageType::PointType;

  using OutputRealType = typename NumericTraits<PixelType>::RealType;
  using GradientType = CovariantVector<OutputRealType, Dimension>;
  using HessianType = Matrix<OutputRealType, Dimension>;

  OutputRealType
  Evaluate(const PointType & point) const;

  GradientType
  EvaluateGradient(const PointType & point) const;

protected:
  LevelSetTestFunction() = default;
};

} // end namespace itk

#ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
#  include "itkLevelSetTestFunction.hxx"
#endif

#endif

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The first Golfer of the Year stroke concludes on Thursday 3rd of May and is a DRAW so ladies please be in attendance in plenty of time for the draw times. Placing on fairways only. Prizes for this competition are sponsored by Kathleen Gibbons, Una O'Reilly and the club.
Who says lightning never strikes twice in the same place! Tommy Carey would disagree because despite winning €5,900 in our Alpha Bet drawn in May 2010 with the letters RICK he continued to support the club and kept buying Alpha Bet tickets and was rewarded once again on Monday 24th of April when his letters JCBR were pulled out and he won the jackpot of €3,700! Congratulations Tommy! The 5 lucky dippers each winning 20 were Felim Woods Lisnaskea, Pat Dolan C/O Bridge Club, St. Vincent de Paul Clones, Hubert Cassidy Smithboro and John Duffy Clones. The jackpot now starts again at 2,000 so have a go you never know!
The 18 hole stableford Mary Peters' Trust will be played on Sunday 6th of May and Thursday 10th of May. The winner will travel with LC Veronica to Massereene for the finals later in the year.
The ladies competed in an 18 hole stroke Medal on Sunday 21st and Thursday 26th of April with prizes sponsored by Noirin McKenna, Vera Tighe and the club. The Sunday players had a nice dry afternoon after the torrential rain in the morning the Thursday ladies had a whole different scenario with very high winds and bitterly cold conditions. It was thought that the winning scores would come from Sunday but indeed out Thursday players scooped all three sections with Brid Finlay bringing in the best score to win Section B with a 72 nett and Brid lost a shot for her trouble! Section A was won by Vera Tighe (nett 76) who always said she hates playing in the wind! You'll have to re-think that one Vera! Section C was won by Lady Captain Veronica McGorman with an 83 nett.
Next year 2013 Clones Golf Club will be 100 years old and we need to mark the occasion in style. If you have any ideas to mark the occasion please let Gerry Kelly know or note them down and pop them into the suggestion box. A suggestion that old photographs of events over the years are displayed appears to be gathering pace so if you could start digging through those drawers of old pics and put your name of the back and we'll let you know when we need them!
Time sheets for next week's April monthly medal Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th of April are now available in the bar. This is Golfer of the Year and is kindly sponsored by The Kilmore Hotel. Book your tee times 047 56017.
The ladies will play in an 18 hole stroke Medal this Thursday 26th of April. Ladies please note placing on fairways only so a handicap cutting competition. Prizes sponsored by Noirin McKenna, Vera Tighe and the Club. The following Sunday 29th of April and Thursday May 3rd is the first stroke Golfer of the Year DRAW. Draw times are Sunday 1.45pm and Thursday 8am, 10am, 12 noon, 4pm, 5.15pm and 6pm. Prizes sponsored by Kathleen Gibbons, Una O'Reilly and the club.
Clones Golf Club invite ladies and gents to play in an 18 hole stableford OPEN weekend repeater from Friday 4th May to Sunday 6th May. This will give you something to do over the Bank Holiday weekend!
Clones Golf Club is hosting the Newtownbutler Ladies GFC fundraising Classic on Saturday 12th of May. Teams of 4 just €100.00 lots of fabulous prizes! Main sponsor The Paragon Bar, Clones. If you would like to support this Classic by giving a donation or by entering a team please telephone Sean McBrien 0771 547 6246 or the club on 047 56017. Timesheet in operation.


A number of British Airways Executive Club frequent flier accounts have been hacked, the Associated Press just announced.
The London airline has not said how many accounts have been breached, but did indicate that most personal information of its frequent fliers is safe. Travel histories and credit card details have been deemed secure, according to spokeswoman Michele Kropf. Customers were emailed reactivation details for their accounts.
The unauthorized access was apparently accomplished by a third party using information found online using an automated process. Other companies who have recently fallen victim to similar breaches include Hilton and Starwood as well as United and American airlines.
"It's a major cost to the programs themselves. Members are always made whole and do not lose their points once the problem is identified," Gary Leff, co-founder of online frequent flier discussion site MilePoint told AP. "The best things you can do to protect your accounts are to use unique passwords ... and remain vigilant. Check your accounts daily so that you notice miles disappearing quickly."


Spring is upon us, so hopefully everyone who hasn't been grilling and smoking all winter long is dusting off the smoker and ready to kick out some killer tacos! This is a recipe that you'll want to try now, because it's gonna be a hit all Spring and Summer long! Check out these Brisket Tacos with Smoked Salsa, cooked on the Yoder Smokers Pellet Grill.
Mix the Sweetwater Spice Tres Chiles Fajita Bath and water and strain. Reserve 1/2 cup of the marinade mixture for the wrap. Inject the liquid into the brisket flat in a grid pattern, covering the entire piece of meat. Wipe off excess marinade.
Mix the Cattleman's Grill 8 Second Ride Carne Asada Seasoning, ground cumin and Mexican oregano. Season the brisket flat generously with the rub mixture. Let set up until the rub looks wet, about 5 minutes. Transfer the brisket flat to the main cooking grate of the smoker.
Place the tomatoes, onion and jalapeño on the second shelf of the smoker. Smoke for about 90 minutes until the tomatoes are tender, and have soaked up some smoke. Remove from the grill.
Rough chop the tomatoes, jalapeños and onion. Place in the Vitamix Blender along with the remaining salsa ingredients. Process until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning, as necessary. Add hot sauce to increase heat, if you like.
When the brisket achieves a deep mahogany color, about 6 hours into the cook, remove from the grill and place on two large sheets of foil. Pour the reserved 1/2 cup of the marinade mixture over the brisket, as well as a couple dashes of worcestershire sauce. Double wrap the brisket in foil as tight as possible without puncturing the foil. Return the brisket flat to the grill. Place on the second shelf. Increase the grill temperature to 300ºF. Continue cooking until the brisket is tender and there is very little resistance when probed with an instant read thermometer. The internal temperature will likely be around 205ºF-210ºF. Remove from the grill and rest for at least 30 minutes.
Slice the brisket across the grain. Chop the slices. The brisket should be tender, but not falling apart. Reserve the juices in the foil. Toss the chopped brisket in the juices before serving.
Turn the grill up to 350ºF. Place your tortillas on the main cooking grate. Cover each tortilla with the pepper jack. Cook just until the cheese is melted. Remove from the grill before the tortilla is crispy.
Build your tacos, starting with the chopped brisket over the cheesy tortilla. Top with the smoked salsa, Mexican crema and finish with the micro greens.
Thanks for video I'm sure gonna try this recipe with all ingredients. Thanks again Chef Tom loving the good thanks you put out .
Your smoked Salsa recipe calls for 1/2 cup of vegetable stock but nowhere in your video or instructions it calls for it, Is it needed?
Its when he adds it to the blender to make the salsa thinner. If you like the thickness don't add the broth. Cheers.


text:
<glade-catalog name="spindl_window" domain="glade-3"
               depends="gtk+" version="1.0">
  <glade-widget-classes>
    <glade-widget-class title="Spindl Window" name="SpindlWindow"
                        generic-name="SpindlWindow" parent="GtkWindow"
                        icon-name="widget-gtk-window"/>
  </glade-widget-classes>
</glade-catalog>


Emails in its simplest form is an electronic message sent from one device to another. With the introduction of mobile phones, tablet computers, social networking sites, e-Commerce, corporate infrastructure, personal communication, etc., the digital world of communication is exploding.
There are many basic components of emails, each one simple, but yet play a very vital role.
SMTP - (Simple Mail Transport Protocol), is the internet standard for sending email. By default, uses TCP port 25 (non-secured) and port 587 for SSL (secured) for sending. SMTP Server are also referred to as Outgoing Mail Server or MTP Server.
POP - (Post Office Protocol), supports simple download-and-delete requirements for access to remote mailboxes. Most POP clients have an option to leave email on server after download, email clients using POP generally connect, retrieve all messages, store them on the user's device as new messages, deletes them from the server, and then disconnect.
IMAP - (Internet Message Access Protocol), which is used for coordinating the status of emails (read, deleted, moved) across multiple email clients. With IMAP, a copy of every message is saved on the server, so that this synchronisation task can be completed. In other words, it does everything the simplier POP protocol does and so much more.
MUA - are software programs which people refer to as their email clients (Outlook, Mozilla, gmail, ymail, hotmail, etc). These clients allow the users to organize, create, read, send and do everything we love to do with email by using the protocols mentioned above.


Trump on the other hand has very few friends within the system. That is because his decision to run for President appears to have been more a spontaneous impulse rather than a long planned ideological take over. In fact, Trump seems to lack any clear ideological vision, other than thinking he is a great deal maker. But as we are seeing, that talent, even if he did have it, is not an important skill when it comes to politics.


The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office will be taking back unwanted prescription drugs April 27 at the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office, Osceola, MO – On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 17th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office at 360 Chestnut, Osceola, MO, 64776. (Sites cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
If you cannot make it to this event, don't worry! The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office will take your unwanted prescription pills or patches every day of the year! You can drop them off at the Sheriff's Office or hand them to a deputy, so we can properly dispose of them.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows, year after year, that the majority of misused and abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including someone else's medication being stolen from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.


text:
Back to school? Ohio's Lourdes University offers four-year degree in Craft Beverages that also studies abroad in Ireland
September 19, 2018 Keith Gribbins
Ten miles from Toledo proper, Lourdes University is a 1,300-plus student college in Sylvania, Ohio. The university has a Catholic Franciscan tradition and popular degrees range from nursing to business administration to criminal justice and social work. Recently adding to the college's allure, Lourdes University announced a Bachelor of Science in Craft Beverages. It's a whopping four-year program with three internships, and one of those internships will be through the University's Irish study abroad program (Galway). The degree will focus on beer, spirits and wine.
On its news page, the university says it's "the first higher education institution in the United States to offer such a comprehensive bachelor's degree program." They call it the "The Full Bodied Degree," which is notably awesome. From the news page:
"Lourdes has designed a program that has contemporary curriculum supported by experiences in the industry. Our brewing and vineyard partners are excited to work with our students and provide them with the professional skills and knowledge needed to be successful," adds [Vice President for Academic Affairs Terry M.] Keller.
What's all in this Full Bodied Degree?
From the news page: Students can complete the program in four years with three internships, one which will be through the University's Irish study abroad program and other opportunities across the U.S. Brewing and vineyard internship partners include Inside the Five, Black Cloister, Twin Oast, Upside, Heidelberg Distributing, select vineyards in California, and Galway Hooker and Nephin Distillery in Galway, Ireland.
Inside the classroom, students will benefit from extensive courses on the artisanship, science, sustainability and business operation of the craft beverages industry. In line with the University's Franciscan values, the curriculum instills in students and future craft beverage professionals the importance of a respectful approach to the industry in regards to responsible drinking.
Those interested in the Bachelor of Science in Craft Beverages program, can contact an Admissions Counselor at 419-885-5291, or [email protected].
Brooklyn-based Threes Brewing opens Huntington, N.Y., beer store and (eventually) on-premise operation
Marketing idea of the week: Perrin Brewing's annual Ice Jam (at-home)
The 25 best craft beer sales and marketing ideas in 2020
Michelle Rable says
@DiscoverLourdes Thank you for a great article !

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


A MoU has been signed between the Women and Child and Development Ministry and the Uttar Pradesh government for managing a shelter home for widows built by the former at Sunrakh Bangar in Vrindavan.
The shelter home for widows has a capacity of 1,000 inmates.
The memorandum of understanding shall be in force for a period of two years which may be renewed for a further period on the satisfactory running of the home, a release by the WCD ministry said.
The shelter home shall be run either by the state government or any of its institution, any civil society or by any reputed non-government organization. The decision in this regard will be taken by the state government, it stated.
According to the MoU, the state government shall be responsible for activities including setting up the mechanism for identifying beneficiaries, providing residential care to the widows, deploying staff according to norms.
It further states that senior officials of the Uttar Pradesh government will visit and check the security staff periodically and monitor their performance. It also includes provisions for facilitating Aadhaar cards for all inmates and medical and geriatric care for them.


This letter was written by a teenager who visited the monastery for the first time and stayed five days practicing with friends. One night, the teenagers were invited for an activity called "Dear Present Me". They were encouraged to write a love letter to themselves, a letter that gives them strength, courage and determination in this moment and later on in life. When encountering difficulties, this letter serves as a refuge place, a ladder that helps them to continue to climb up and not giving up hope so quickly. Each friend chose a comfortable space in the dining hall and with a simple pen and a sheet of paper, he/she opened his/her heart out to no one, except to himself or herself.
You are beautiful. No matter what anyone says, or has ever said to you. The inner beauty that is expressed is a powerful thing, and you are filled with it. Your physical appearance is not important.
You are strong. Life has done many things to bring us down yet we are still here. 6 months ago you could not get yourself out of bed and now we are here: smiling and happy. Those days I found it impossible to think I could even have the will power to make it through to a tomorrow.
You can be happy. You do not have to live your entire life suffering from depression or being unhappy. You can stop and smell the roses! You are allowed to smile! You can be happy!
You have control. We decide how we feel, how to react, and what to do. No one else can have control over your life again.
You will make mistakes. Big ones, small ones, and everything in between. That is okay, that is okay because everyone who has ever lived on this earth has made mistakes-including you. There is no need to judge yourself or others so harshly.
You are amazing and talented. You play music, write, do photography, and take care of people and animals. Things can come to you naturally and even the things that do not- are okay.
You are smart. Not everyone will think so, but you are smart. Reguardless of test scores and grades, life has given us a lot of wisdom to use and share.
You can love and be loved. After life has tried so hard to change that, you deserve this. Not only can you love others, but you can love yourself. You deserve to have and share this beautiful compassion.
You can trust people. Not everyone in this world will betray you or hurt you. This will be hard but like I said, we are strong.
You are kind-hearted. Although there is always more room for kindness we should always be kind no matter who they are and what they have done unto you and others.
Listen Melinda, it is hard, and it may always or never be like that again. Yet in every moment of life you are amazing. You are beautiful, strong, happy, flawed, talented, smart, loving, trusty, and kind- hearted. After everyhting we have been through I know we can handle whatever life may throw this way. There is always one thing you need to remember: YOU DESERVE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE!
The many nights we wished for death, wanted to kill ourself, just wanted everything to be over and done with. This precious beautiful body has been given to you and it is unique and wonderful. You deserve this life and to completely live it. After the sexual abuse from your father, watching that man commit suicide, abuse from your mother, the bullying, losing your bestfriend Dylan, being heart-broken, and assaulted, you were angry, but now that inner-hatred is diminishing. Just because these things have happened, does not mean you should take your life. This is a beautiful journey we have taken and there is much beauty in the struggle. The anger, depression, anxiety, and sadness that we feel is difficult to overcome; however, we need to remember that difficult and impossible are not synonymous.
I look at all the people who have been in my life from the time i was a child, to this current moment. There have been many but a very few have stayed. The main one is my mother and while she can be harsh and shaky at times, she is the one thing that has held me down. Always apperciate it and her sacrifices. Love her unconditionally as she has done for you. All of those others who have or will do wrong to you: forgive them. Your heart cannot hold that hate and still expect to love. Understand that no one has fully discovered their inner beauty. It is so important to always see from the other's perspective and we should learn to always live like this. Life continues and we need to know that we can also be happy while it does. Make at least one person a day happy- including yourself. Maintain your inner peace and joy. Share your love and understanding with others.


text:
En el universo de ficción de Star Trek, la Sección 31 es una organización clandestina de inteligencia de la Federación Unida de Planetas, no reconocida por el gobierno de esta última. Tiene por objetivo principal la protección de los intereses de la Federación contra posibles amenazas internas o externas a la misma.
Sus agentes se caracterizan por su metodología poco ortodoxa y antiética, utilizada para cumplir con sus misiones. Su falta de escrúpulos se compara con la actuación de la Orden Obsidiana y la Tal Shiar.

Antecedentes
En Espacio Profundo 9 el director de esa organizaión fue Sloan. Él intentó, sin éxito, reclutar a Julian Bashir para su organización. De esa manera la tripulación de Espacio Profundo 9 se entera de la existencia de la organización. Sección 31 no tiene un cuartel general estacionado en un solo lugar. Siempre es trasladado de un lugar a otro para evitar ser atrapados.

La Sección 31 tuvo gran participación en la victoria de la coalición Federación-Imperio Klingon-Imperio Galáctico Romulano en la guerra contra el Dominio debido a la introducción de un virus, que ellos crearon, en el Gran Enlace abusando de ello de Odo, lo cual contribuyó en gran medida al resultado de la guerra.

Su actuación, sin embargo, fue repudiada por la Federación misma, ya que tenían la intención de cometer genocidio y de matar también a Odo para ese propósito. Julian Bashir detuvo a Sloan por lo que hizo y él se suicidó en un intento vano de evitar que Odo reciba el antídoto en un intento de evitar que los Fundadores luego reciban el antídoto.

Véase también
 Star Trek
 Dominio (Star Trek)
 Federación de Planetas Unidos

Enlaces externos
 StarTrek.com: sitio oficial de Star Trek (en inglés).

Seccion 31
Agencias de inteligencia ficticias

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


wonderingfellow: Do I remind you of Jesus?
Do I remind you of Jesus?
I heard this great question today while driving home and I immediately began praying and asking God about it because it's a question that I've never honestly asked myself - "When people see me do I remind them of Jesus?". A deep question for sure.
I've thought about this a lot this evening (and I suspect I will for a few more days), and I wanted to share where I'm at with the question right now.
The first answer that comes to mind is, of course and emphatically, "No!". I have to ask myself then "Why?". I mean I do work for a Christian company, I'm going to seminary, I read Christian books, I listen to Christian podcasts and music (and like them), I have lots of Christian friends, and most importantly I am a Christian (got saved, been redeemed, accepted Christ, turned my life around, asked Jesus into my heart, walked the aisle, got religion, had a conversion experience, been baptized, etc). I'm going to heaven when I die. I see God working in my life and I give him the credit. Seemingly all of the right things. But when it comes down to it - would most people say "You remind me of Jesus"? I don't think they would.
It's not due to a poor self image or false humility that I say this! It's my external actions that reveal it, and it's the still small voice that whispers it to me. I want to publicly here over the next few days ask myself and ask you to ask yourself "How am I willing to go to let God change me to be someone who people look at and are reminded of Jesus?". I hope that some of you will begin to ask yourself the same question and will share your thoughts here!


text:
This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Hygrophila polysperma listed in key words.
Results also available in (click to export table to spreadsheet)
Cut-and-Paste Reference
10598 Journal Article Angerstein, M.B., and D.E. Lemke. 1994. First records of the aquatic weed Hygrophila polysperma (Acanthaceae) from Texas. SIDA, Contributions to Botany 16(2):365-371.
32969 Database APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service). 2012. Federal Noxious Weed List. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/weeds/downloads/weedlist.pdf. Accessed on 08/20/2014.
29659 Report Aquatic Nuisance Species Program. 2017. Draft 2017 Annual South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Plan - Part II. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Columbia, SC. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/invasiveweeds/draftplan.html.
29238 Database Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 2021. Botanical Research Institute of Texas Philecology Herbarium (BRIT). SEINet Data Portal. http//:swbiodiversity.org/index.php. Accessed on 04/06/2021.
24369 Database Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. 2019. EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system. The University of Georgia, Tifton, GA. https://www.eddmaps.org/tools/query/. Accessed on 01/27/2019.
28165 Database Clark, J.L. (curator), J. Lopez-Bautista (curator), S. Ginzbarg, R.R. Haynes, and B. Keener. 2009. University of Alabama Herbarium (UNA). University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL. http://bama.ua.edu/~bsc/herbarium/.
28650 Conference Proceedings Cuda, J.P., and D.L. Sutton. 2000. Is the aquatic weed hygrophila, Hygrophila polysperma (Polemoniales: Acanthaceae), a suitable target for classical biological control? Pages 337-348 in Spencer, N.R, ed. Proceedings of the X International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 4-14 July 1999. Montana State University. Bozeman, MT.
32651 Book De Thabrew, W.V. 2014. A Manual of Water Plants. AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN.
31299 Journal Article Doyle, R.D., M.D. Francis, and R.M. Smart. 2003. Interference competition between Ludwigia repens and Hygrophila polysperma: two morphologically similar aquatic plant species. Aquatic Botany 77(3):223-234.
32652 Journal Article Duke, D., P. O'Quinn, and D.L. Sutton. 2000. Control of hygrophila and other aquatic weeds in the Old Plantation Water Control District. Aquatics 22(3):4-8.
10790 Journal Article Duke, Dennis, Pat O'Quinn, and D.L. Sutton. 2000. Control of Hygrophila and other Aquatic Weeds in the Old Plantation water control districts. Aquatics 22(3):4-8.
10661 Database Farid, A. (curator). 2018. University of South Florida Herbarium (USF). University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/.
31585 Report Findeisen, J., and G. Binion. 2014. Dunlap Reservoir 2013 Fisheries Management Survey Report. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division, Mathis, TX. https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/lake_survey/pwd_rp_t3200_1287_2013.pdf.
31302 Report FL DEP (Florida Department of Environmental Protection). 2007. Status of the aquatic plant maintenance program in Florida public waters. Annual Report Fiscal Year 2005-2006. Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Invasive Plant Management. http://www.floridainvasives.org/toolbox/reports/aquaticsfy05-06.pdf.
28791 Database Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Invasive Plant Management Section. 2017. Annual aquatic plant survey 1982-2017. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, FL. http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/invasive-plants/aquatic-plant/.
10702 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2021. University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS). Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL. https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herbarium/.
31301 Web Page GISD (Global Invasive Species Database). 2005. Hygrophila polysperma (aquatic plant). http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Hygrophila+polysperma. Accessed on 08/19/2014.
31300 Web Page Hall, D.W., V.V. Vandiver, and C.J. Gray. 2003. East Indian Hygrophila, Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson. https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/hygrophila-polysperma/. Accessed on 08/20/2014.
28652 Report Harman, W.N. 2011. Catskill Region Aquatic Nuisance Species Survey for the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development. SUNY Oneonta, Biological Field Station, Oneonta, NY. http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/biofld/PUBS/ANNUAL/2011/23%20Aquatic%20Survey%20CRISP.pdf.
29296 Database Harris, E. 2011. University of Central Florida Herbarium (FTU). University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
28811 Journal Article Hook, M.W., and J.B. Nelson. 2011. Noteworthy Collections: South Carolina. Castanea 76(2):195-196.
32654 Journal Article Hussner, A, K. Van de Weyer, E.M. Gross, and S. Hilt. 2010. Comments on increasing number and abundance of non-indigenous aquatic macrophyte species in Germany. Weed Research 50:515-526.
29769 Book Kasselmann, C. 1995. Aquarienpflanzen. Stuttgart:Ulmer.
23137 Journal Article Kay, S.H., and S.T. Hoyle. 2001. Mail order, the internet, and invasive aquatic weeds. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 39(1):88-91.
27722 Database Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, C.S. Major, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2017. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL. http://www.floraofalabama.org/.
10192 Journal Article Les, D.H., and R.P. Wunderlin. 1981. Hygrophila polysperma (Acanthaceae) in Florida. Florida Scientist 44(3):189-192.
28190 Database Louisiana State University. 2020. Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium (LSU). SEINet Data Portal. swbiodiversity.org. Accessed on 04/30/2021.
31288 Journal Article Maki K., and S. Galatowitsch. 2003. Movement of invasive aquatic plants into Minnesota (USA) through horticultural trade. Biological Conservation 118(3):389-396. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320703003835?via%3Dihub.
14075 Journal Article Maki, K., and S. Galatowitsch. 2004. Movement of invasive aquatic plants into Minnesota (USA) through horticultural trade. Biological Conservation 118:389-396.
10662 Database Mast, A.R., A. Stuy, G. Nelson, A. Bugher, N. Weddington, J. Vega, K. Weismantel, D.S. Feller, and D. Paul. 2004. Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium (FSU). Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/.
31296 Journal Article Mora-Olivo, A., T.F. Daniel, M. Martinez. 2008. First record in the Mexican flora of Hygrophila polysperma (Acanthaceae), an aquatic weed. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 79(1):265-269. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230664124_First_record_in_the_Mexican_flora_of_Hygrophila_polysperma_Acanthaceae_an_aquatic_weed.
31289 Journal Article Mukherjee A., D. Williams, M.A. Gitzendanner, W.A. Overholt, J.P. Cuda. 2016. Microsatellite and chloroplast DNA diversity of the invasive aquatic weed Hygrophila polysperma in native and invasive ranges. Aquatic Botany 129:55-61. https://ac-els-cdn-com/S0304377015300334/1-s2.0-S0304377015300334-main.pdf?_tid=b2426fba-5465-4d7c-9701-d6cf26aa7fbb&acdnat=1522270248_aee599dba814276b2d33e5b0ad8c8b3a.
31295 Report Nault, M.E., and A. Mikulyuk. 2009. East Indian Hygrophila (Hygrophila polysperma): a technical review of distribution, ecology, impacts, and management. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Science Services, PUB-SS-1049 2009, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. https://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/pubs/ss/SS1049.pdf.
31859 Report Neahr, T., and J. Findeisen. 2006. Lake McQueeney 2005 Survey Report. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division, Mathis, TX. https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/lake_survey/pwd_rp_t3200_1333_2005.pdf.
28478 Database Nelson, J. (curator). 2015. Andrew Charles Moore Herbarium (USCH). University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. http://www.herbarium.org.
32970 Web Page Osceola County. 2012. Hydrilla & Hygrophila Demonstration Project FAQ's. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/osceola/faq.html#benefitshydrilla. Accessed on 08/20/2014.
22751 Journal Article Owens, C.S., J.D. Madsen, R.M. Smart, and R.M. Stewart. 2001. Dispersal of native and nonnative aquatic plant species in the San Marcos River, Texas. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 39(1):75-79.
31294 Web Page Ramey, V. 2001. East Indian hygrophila (Hygrophila polysperma). http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/191. Accessed on 03/29/2018.
28651 Journal Article Reams, Jr., W.M. 1953. The occurrence and ontogeny of hydathodes in Hygrophila polysperma T. Anders. New Phytologist 52(1):8-13.
32655 Journal Article Reams, W.M. Jr. 1953. The occurrence and ontogeny of hydathodes in Hygrophila polysperma T. Anders. New Phytologist 52:8-13.
14457 Journal Article Rixon, C.A.M., I.C. Duggan, N.M.N. Bergeron, A. Ricciardi, and H.J. MacIsaac. 2005. Invasion risks posed by the aquarium trade and live fish markets on the Laurentian Great Lakes. Biodiversity and Conservation 14:1365-1381. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-004-9663-9.
29256 Database Robertson, K., G. Nelson, A. Bugher, A. Stuy, and A.R. Mast. 2010. Tall Timbers Research Station Herbarium (TTRS). Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL. http://www.ttrs.org/museum.html.
31293 Report Robinson, M. 2003. Potential invader, Eastern Indian Hygrophila: an exotic aquatic plant. Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Office of Water Resources, Lakes and Ponds Program, Boston, MA. http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dcr/watersupply/lakepond/factsheet/hygrophila.pdf.
32657 Book Romanowski, N. 2011. Wetland weeds: causes, cures, and compromises. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia.
32659 Report SC DNR (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources). 2010. Aquatic Nuisance Species Program Illegal Aquatic Plants: Hygrophila (Hygrophila polysperma). http://www.dnr.sc.gov/invasiveweeds/img/hygrophila.pdf. Accessed 19 August 2014.
32971 Report Schmitz D.C. 1985. Hygrophila polysperma - a review of the scientific literature. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL.
32660 Journal Article Schmitz, D.C. 1985. Limnophila and Hygrophila: a review and physiological assessment of their weed potential in Florida. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 23:7-16.
28656 Journal Article Schmitz, D.C., and L.E. Nall. 1984. Status of Hygrophila polysperma in Florida. Aquatics 6(3):11-14. http://www.fapms.org/aquatics/issues/1984fall.pdf.
28331 Database SEINet Portal Network. 2021. Southwest Environmental Information Network. Symbiota Software Project, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/index.php. Accessed on 04/17/2021.
28166 Database Solomon, J. (curator). 2015. Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium (MO). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO. http://www.tropicos.org.
10719 Journal Article Spencer, W., and G. Bowes. 1985. Limnophila and Hygrophila: a review and physiological assessment of their weed potential in Florida. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 23:7-16.
28569 Database Sullivan, H. (botanist). 2012. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Herbarium (MMNS). Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Jackson, MS. https://www.mdwfp.com/seek-study/bio-collections/plants.aspx.
10682 Journal Article Sutton, D.L. 1995. Hygrophila is replacing Hydrilla in South Florida. Aquatics 17(3):4,6,8,10.
31291 Journal Article Sutton, D.L., P.M. Dingler. 2000. Influence of sediment nutrients on growth of emergent Hygrophila. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 38:55-61.
30788 Web Page Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. 2018. Lake Survey Reports. https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/lake_survey/. Accessed on 11/30/2018.
28995 Journal Article Toth, L.A. 2016. Variant restoration trajectories for wetland plant communities on a channelized floodplain. Restoration Ecology 25(3):342-353. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rec.12427/full.
28913 Database Tucker, G. (director). 2015. Stover-Ebinger Herbarium (EIU). Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL. http://ux1.eiu.edu/~gctucker/eiu-herbarium.htm.
25944 Database Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie. 2021. iNaturalist.org. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 11/23/2021.
17830 Database University of Florida Herbarium. 2016. Florida Museum of Natural History. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herbarium/.
32972 Web Page USDA NRCS (United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service). 2014. Hygrophila polysperma Profile. http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HYPO3. Accessed on 08/20/2014.
32661 Journal Article Van Dijk, G.M., D.D. Thayer, and W.T. Haller. 1986. Growth of Hygrophila and Hydrilla in flowing water. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 24:85-87.
32662 Journal Article Vandiver, V.V. 1980. Hygrophila. Aquatics 2:4-11.
31486 Report Wright, L.D., and T.J. Bister. 2013. Caddo Lake 2013 Fisheries Management Survey Report. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division, Marshall, TX. https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/lake_survey/pwd_rp_t3200_1262_2013.pdf.


Plumbing Renovations - EH Gochnauer & Sons, Inc.
If it's time to make your home fresh and new again with a renovation or addition, EH Gochnauer can provide all the professional plumbing advice, installation and services you need. Our team of expert advisors will recommend high quality options that complement your existing systems and achieve the beautiful, stylish results you desire.
Our seasoned technicians will ensure that every bathroom, kitchen, water supply, drainage and sanitary system is properly installed and functioning. Each has the experience and knowledge to tie new systems into your home's current plumbing. We will take care of all the details and permits from start to finish. And with EH Gochnauer, no job is done until it is done right.


Peg is the youngest child of a U.S. Navy Commander who served in a variety of military towns in the United States in the 50s and 60s.
Military records are available to relatives wishing to discover their family history.
I always intended to ask my Dad for the name of the ships where he was stationed during his twenty-four years in the U.S. Navy. Unfortunately, I waited too late. But all was not lost. I found a way to get the official records that would answer my questions and it was surprisingly simple.
Who Can Request Naval Records?
If you are a veteran or a deceased veteran's next of kin, you can submit a request for records through the National Personnel Records Center. There's no charge for this service and it's remarkably easy whether by mail, fax or online.
Growing up as military dependents, our family members were used to getting a crisp salute from the Marines at the gate when we entered any Naval base. Showing our identification cards allowed us access to the Commissary where we bought our household groceries. The Base Exchange (BX) provided many of our back-to-school clothes and we often went to the Saturday matinee on the Navy base where movies were only ten cents.
As children, we took Judo Classes on the base and participated in tournaments against other students. The Navy was our world and most of our friends were also military dependents.
During the time spent in the service, the names of ships changed as often as the names of the cities where Dad was stationed. Brooklyn Naval Yard, Key West Naval Station, Charleston, SC, and Norfolk, VA were ports in the short span of a couple of years.
Remembering these along with the names of the corresponding ships became hard after years had passed along with my father.
When Dad would talk of his time in the Navy, he would captivate the room with his adventures and narrow escapes. I took notes, but there are gaps that I can no longer fill in with a quick phone call. I wish I'd asked more questions while I still had the opportunity. He's gone now, but not forgotten. Rest in peace, Dad.
Finding out more about him through the official records has been an insightful experience that helped me fill in some of those gaps.
Personnel records and Service Treatment Records (STR) of military service members who retired, were discharged or died in service over the past sixty-two years are available to the next of kin of the veteran.
When the Standard Form 180 is submitted to the appropriate agency, depending on the branch of service, it requires only a minimal amount of information to complete the form, including the exact name the veteran used during service, their social security number, date and place of birth, branch of service and date entered and released from military service.
The form asks if this person is deceased and the date, and if the person retired from military service. They offer a checklist of items that may be requested, such as a form DD214 (which is the military discharge "Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States"), an important form useful when filing for military benefits and other business.
The requester can ask for All Documents in the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), Medical Records including Service Treatment Records (outpatient), inpatient and dental records.
The form does ask your purpose in obtaining these records. Although the answer to this is voluntary, it may result in a "faster reply" when answered. When I submitted my Form 180, I listed my interest in writing a chronology for the veteran's descendants and for publication of stories related to military interest.
Your signature is required on the form along with any proof of death, such as a death certificate, and the relationship you have to the military service person, for example, next of kin. In my case, it was as the daughter. I didn't have a copy of the death certificate but they accepted the obituary from the newspaper along with the funeral card showing the birth date and date deceased of the veteran.
After making a copy of my request, I mailed it off on March 7, eager for the return of my packet. I called to follow up on the request on March 25th and spoke with an efficient, well-informed staff member who found my request quickly and let me know they were "working on it" pending copies of certain documents. He let me know I should expect to receive something by the middle of April.
The manila envelope marked Official Business came from the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, arriving in remarkable time just thirty days after my request was mailed. It included a list of decorations, medals, badges, commendations and campaign ribbons that he was awarded.
There were records indicating his pay scale, ports of duty, dates he took leave and even the service training he completed. Copies of his enlistment papers listed classes he took in high school and which sports he played written in his own hand. I'm still discovering interesting facts about my father's military service from the documents I received.
If you're a historian or just fascinated with the details of your parent's military service, requesting this information for your veteran is highly recommended. Follow the link to the National Personnel Records Center to begin your quest.
I wish you all the best in your search to find out more about your family history.
My wife is almost finished with a (surprise) Quilt of Valor to give to an old friend that served in the Navy from 1967-1970 in Vietnam. She would like to put a label on the back with his actual ship and the date it was presented to him. We have asked his wife to try to get this information (in casual conversation) for us, but she has not been able to get it. Is there a way that we can get this info online?
What a nice tribute to your friend that served in Vietnam. Please thank him for his service to our country when you see him. The link above requires that a direct relative seek the information you need. Perhaps you can include the veteran's wife in your surprise and ask her to get the information for you.
Can you please direct me towards someone to help locate my father?
With some basic information about your father, you can find out where he served during his time in the service. Start with the Standard Form 180 and fill in as much information as possible, then, submit it online. Several questions come to mind about your quest: Is your father living? Do you know his military service number? Do you know his place of birth? Do you know in which branch of the military he served and when?
In addition to the online form to request military records, you might Google the name(s) of any ships where he was stationed. The online administrator can direct you to personnel lists. Do you know any duty stations where someone might remember him? Perhaps they have a list of assigned personnel by year.
Another option is to Google the online site for National Archives where they have a "Contact Us" option.
How do I find someone if I don't have the information needed to find military service records?
According to this website, http://www.dd214.us/methods.html, the best method to get the separation papers for your veteran is write to the NPRC or National Personnel Records Center and explain the circumstances of your request. The DD214 Separation Form will provide much of the info needed to file a Standard Form 180. The site also gives several options for obtaining this information including the use of paid researchers.
Hello Patrick, So sorry to hear about your brother. May he rest in peace. There are several sources for locating records. Especially with the Discharge Certificate you would have his essential dates and service numbers.
Under the link for the National Archives there is a page called Locations of Service Records which gives several more links to branches of service including US Army Human Resources Command and active and non-active duty National Guard.
Hi Toni Lowry, I wish for you success in your quest. Hopefully you have some of the basic information about him to help in your search.
Dear Wilton, You'll definitely need to find out his social security number or service number or dates of service from his discharge papers (DD214) or inquire at https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service... about her options. This may start the process out for your Mom.
My dad was in the Koran my mom doesn't know his social security number she needs his ss number so she can get some benefits his name is Wilton touchton,sr born live oak fla 19?? Can you please help me?
Hello Shaun, If you Google The National Records Center St Louis you will see a phone number listed. I hope they will be able to guide you in providing the information needed to locate his records.
All I would like to know is which LST my grandfather served on during WWII. How would I go about doing that? He passed away in 2013. Thank you.
Hi Eloise, Sometimes you can check with the admin for the ships where your husband served. They may have a crew member photo on file. Search on Google for the name of the ship, then follow the links to the ship's page. Best of luck in finding what you need.
I have all information and would like a picture of my husband showing him in his Navy Uniform for a tribute in our local newspaper. How can I obtain this information? Thanks for any help.
Sherry, I'm sorry you've had difficulty in locating your father's records. The only ideas I have are to ask relatives for more information and also look through old photos and paperwork to get insight into his duty stations, service number, social security number or the names of ships where he served. There are groups online for many of the ships and once you locate a name, they may have crew lists of their personnel. You can follow the trail from there. You could also try a historical search of the family on one of the genealogy sites. Best of luck to you in your quest.
Thank you for stopping in, Anonymous. I'm glad you found the information useful.
Peg, thank you for this valuable information, I hope to find the time to do some research in near future.
Dear Michelle, Thank you for the email. I'm so sorry for the loss of your dad. That's so hard to process.There are many questions we wish we could have asked them. Since you are a direct descendant, you should be able to obtain his military records. Try to locate his social security number and the years when he served if you can and submit a Standard Form 180 to the address in the link above. Hopefully they can help you. Thanks to your dad and to so many others who served our country when called.
Hello Trisha, Thanks for the email telling me about your Great Uncle Joseph. If you'll follow the links in this article to the agencies where service records are kept, they may be able to help you find a bit more information on your relative. I admire your interest in honoring his memory and service.
Hi Carl, Thanks for stopping in.
Dear Captain Lukas W. R, Thanks for your email question regarding the soldier you met who fought at Iwo Jima. Honoring this man at a Parris Island graduation would be a fine tribute. I would recommend that you contact the Customer Service Center at the National Archives, 1 866 272 6272 and explain your intentions and need for details on this veteran. Due to HIPA and other privacy acts it may be tough to get his personal information unless you go through a relative who is next of kin to the veteran. Thank you sir, for your service.
Hello Sean, I would recommend asking his wife (next of kin) to request the military records. You can help her fill out the online form and submit it. When the records arrive they should list his ribbons, medals and awards received to help you with your shadow box creation. What a great idea to pay tribute to his service!
Thank you for your service in the army and to your uncle for serving as well.
I'm trying to make my uncle an I love me shadow box of his ribbons and rank and such with a few pictures of his ship. I'm curious if I'm able to request the forms? I'm also a veteran that served in the army. He's not deceased, and I'm not his next of kin. Should I have my aunt ( his wife ) do it? Would she be able to get the records if I'm not able? He's not able to remember all of the ribbons and such he'd had while serving. He also has nothing left of it as it was stolen when his house was broke into tens of years ago. Thanks.
Thanks for coming by, Kenneth, and the best of luck in finding the records for your dad. It truly is eye-opening to discover things that you never knew about a loved one. For example, I found out my dad was captain of his football team in high school. I never knew that! Anyhow, thanks for the visit.
This hub is just what I needed. I am going to my local Vets Administration Office and see the people in that office about securing my dad's service records.
Peg, thank you for writing this hub.
Matt, as an afterthought, several years ago I corresponded with a shipmate of my Dad's that I found after signing up for notifications under the specific ship's name. Perhaps some of your Dad's friends could provide additional information for your quest. It's worth a try.
Dear Matt, In answer to your email, the records that are available from National Personnel Records only tell destinations, ship names, dates of leave and other general information rather than identify specific duties undertaken while on station. I'm sorry I can't be of more help. There are so many things I wish I had asked my own Dad while there was still time.
Dear Edna W, You are a valuable person who, I'm sure, has a lot going for them regardless of whether you knew the birth parents that brought you into the world or not. It seems like it was his loss not to get a chance to know, love and cherish you. I will hope for you to find your true purpose and your finest talents will shine. God Bless you.
Dear Tina N, My heart goes out to you in your situation. It is difficult at best to find a birth parent without a good deal of information. I'm not familiar with any organizations that can help you locate someone with only a photo of them. Maybe one day that will be possible. All the best to you in your quest. I do wish I could help you. So sorry this happened to you. May God bless you and keep you safe.
Hi am trying to find my father who was in the Navy i was born in 1959, he went by the name of Chico, he meet my mom in the L.A area a place call wilmington ca. I just need to know where i belong i feel lost and empty because i feel my whole life been a lie.
Hello Jackson, It's great that you know about your grandpa's military service aboard the USS Rich. Well done. We were living in Key West Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis and my dad was stationed on the Naval Base there. We watched a convoy of military vehicles come into the city. It took hours for them all to drive past there were so many.
Hello Mary, Thanks to your dad for his military service and to you for stopping by to check this out. I was pleased to get the package from the official records and to learn many new things about my dad.
This is interesting info. I am sure many descendants of service people would be happy to know more. My father served in WW2 and would be happy to know more.
Hello Ashley, It's sad to hear that your father and you don't have a relationship. My dad and I had a couple of years when we didn't speak then I finally realized he wouldn't be around forever and he was, after all, my dad, for better or worse.
I hope you will reconcile your differences and ask him for the truth directly. As a direct dependent you can gain military records if you can provide his service number and other pertinent data. The link is shown in the article.
All the best to you in your quest. I hope that you get the answers you need.
My bio father, a real piece of work, says he was honorably discharged from the navy back in Vietnam. My family says he was in fact dishonorably discharged. My father and I never had a relationship, but I would like to know the truth. As far as I know he's still alive, but again we don't speak, how do I find out the truth?
Thanks very much.. Much easier to lose them tho than see them go thru so much and have no life afterward. I always think if you set them free they choose their desires themselves. Thanks again for your help and God Bless you and yours.
Dear Judy, I'm so sorry I couldn't be of more help. You have my deepest condolences on the loss of your brother. The day we put them to rest is one of the hardest days. May God bless you and your family at this time of grief.
Thank you very much for answering me. We are running out of time finding the information. Funeral is tomorrow. No closer for the military funeral tho.
Hello Judy, Your brother and my dad likely served in the same waters watching the same sunsets.
Thanks for stopping in and best of luck on your search.
My brother was Charles Blake Farley Jr. he was in the Navy in the 50s. He was on the Ship USS CharlesHRoan. On Sep 1 2017 he died. We cannot find his Service number is there a way for us to get it?
Thanks so much Ms. Cole for posting this information. My father was also in the Navy during WWII and I have long wanted to have his records. He worked on the floating drydocks in the Admiralty Islands where he was on and involved in the repair of so many ships of that day. He has also passed away and these records will now be my only chance to get more of the detailed info and always wondered just how to go about the process. Again Thanks, Charlene K.
Hi Joe, Thank you for stopping in here and for the nice remarks. Your visit encouraged me to revise this article and add some new photos. I really appreciate your encouragement. Best of luck in finding your historical info.
I had never thought about some of the things you recommend, and I'm HUGE into documenting my family history. Thanks for the information!
Hello Anne, Thank you for stopping in and for commenting. I had to delete your comment unfortunately since it led to an outside link. I'll try to include a link to the SF 180 form within my text. Again, thank you for the visit.
Hi Cogerson. I hope your brother will be able to find out the history on your grandfather and solve some of the family mysteries. It really is fascinating to find out stuff about our ancestors. I was lucky to have the basic information I needed to begin. Too bad much of it is missing from further back in the family history. One of my great uncles served in the Confederate Army from what I was told.
Thank you for the kind words and votes on this hub and all the best to you in your search.
Great information in this hub. My grandfather served during World War 2.....and he is almost a mystery to the family as he passed away during the war and my father never got the chance to know him....I am sharing this with my brother who is always looking for information on our family. I think it is very fascinating to trace your family history....voted up and very interesting.
Hi Jason, Thank you for stopping by and for leaving such a nice comment.
Wow, this is really incredible. Thanks for sharing!
Hello and thank you for the visit here along with the kind comments. I hope others have the same good fortune in finding out about their family's military history through this method.
Thank you Ggent001. I was really pleased that this process worked for me. You've shared a good clue for those with more difficult cases. Nice to see you here and thanks for the additional help.
Hello Brenda, Where would this information be kept for example on the public records? If you know the state where he went to high school you might start there with an on line inquiry. I didn't have this issue since I already knew the SS#. That really helped.
Would you be able to look up income tax records on line that would have his SS#? As next of kin they might release it to you upon direct inquiry.
Or you might write to the Bureau of Records at the link above.
All the best to you in your search.
I was very young when my father passed away and it seems no one has the info I need to acquire the service information. How do I obtain my fathers SS# and/or service record #? I used to know this. My mother and father divorced when i was very small and she has no interest in helping me. Thanks in advance.
Hello Shiningirisheyes and I'm so glad to meet you here. What a great piece of history you have with those taped conversations you made of your Dad. So much of what their lives were like and what they went through can be remembered now. All the best to you in finding the records you seek.
Thanks so much for your visit and votes!
Thanks for that additional tip on finding crew members and such on line. I believe there's a link on this hub that takes you to one of the ships on which my Dad served as a plank officer; The USS Rich. There is a write up of his service and a memorial tribute written following his passing. I have neglected to do any further investigation on the other ships that I learned about via this method. Guess it is time to get back on that project.
Requesting civil war records is an excellent idea and I must someday delve into that, as one of Dad's ancestors served as an officer. So much fun when the records arrive, reading and learning.
Thanks for stopping in to share more ways that we can unravel the mystery of our ancestors.
Peg, you don't mention it, but once you know the ships a relative served on, the internet is a great place for additional information. Photos of each ship, for one, but also online accounts of crew members who served on them. Many times, these will include details of battles and such that never appeared in the "official" records.
My dad never served in the military, but I AM familiar with the excitement you felt on receiving your dad's records when I received the Civil War (and pension) recs of some of my ancestors. Here, too, it's extremely important to specify "ALL records".
The photos are great to have and even better with the details that will come in answer to your request. Inside the package I received were "leave records" so I knew what time frames for which ships based on these dates. All the best in your research and thanks for stopping in to comment. Hope you'll let me know how it goes.
Thanks so much for writing this article. My father was a Navy medic in the South Pacific during WWII. I have a lot of photographs, but very little information about the ships. I'm going to follow the steps you've outlined and see what I can find.
Hello Peg. I am sure your poetry is beautiful. Mr. popularity, if they only knew who funny that is.
Hi there Mck. Wow, you've become Mr. Popularity. Wooooo. I'm honored to see your note here. Really. I've been working on a little poem today. We'll see if I have the courage to publish it eh? Good to see you.
This is great information. A friend's father was a pilot and died in a non-war crash. She has very little info about him and this will make her so happy. Oh, thank you for your great research and for sharing it in a Hub.
Great information wish I had thought of it. I sent for my Dad's military records last year. I do genealogy so it really helped me to get his information.
Voted up from one military brat to another.
PegCole17 the records we sent for with the information you provided arrived, in just under two weeks. I wanted to thank you again.
Hi ethel, Thank you for stopping by and for commenting.
Hi Jo_Goldsmith11, Thank you. Finding the time to research is difficult and yet it offers the pleasure of personal discovery. I believe each person gets something different out of fact finding missions with their family history. Even looking through old pictures creates a certain feeling about our ancestors and their lives.
Really great history you have found! I think this is something you could start up for folks to come to you, after you do all the work researching! Take care..
Epigramman, Having recently discovered your writings, I look forward to learning more about you and reading your Dad's story as well. I find that kind of history truly fascinating. And, btw, you are the great hubber e-man, not me.
Hello writeronline, I'm so glad you decided to stop by and leave a comment here. Your mention of a heroic rescue is timely as I have just found a clipping of a news article from the 60s about my own Dad.
You are so right about getting that story written, sooner rather than later. I'm hopeful these records will help me fill in the blanks in my sketchy notes. And the process of writing is truly cathartic as you mentioned. It's so nice to meet you here, and having read a little about you, I look forward to reading much more.
Again, thanks so much for your kind words and thoughtful comments.
..what a lovely and most interesting story you have presented us here ...... and one in which I can relate - you see my dad (and best friend) was a veteran of World War II as a Canadian soldier for over 6 years and he even wrote a memoir of his experiences and in civilian life he was quite the historian of not just 'his' war but of all wars and history in general - so yes this wonderful story of 'yours' made me think and it moved me and touched me too - so nice to meet up with you here at the Hub - thank you for your nice endorsement of my humble little hubspace and coming from such a great hubber like you that is really quite a compliment indeed.
Sangre, Hi. Thank you for your very nice comments. Truly I was pleased and surprised at the way my request was handled.
b. Malin, I'm hopeful that others will find this information helpful. And thanks, your compliment is very, very sweet. He was rather dashing in his uniform, at least, I always thought so.
Sister that - Again, thank you so very much for the positive reinforcement and helpful link.
Nice to meet you also PegCole17. My brother is the awesome writer and I do the family genealogy. Thank you for your kind words. Easy to see why you have hundreds of "followers". :) Take Care and keep up the good work(s).
Sister that, How nice to meet you. I'm so thankful your brother shared the link with you.
Thanks so much for relaying your success in ordering your Dad's records and for providing another resource for others like us who are gathering up clues. You are awesome! I look forward to reading more about you.
Hello there A.A. Zavala, Good point, using the info to research survivor benefits. It is important to find out what's available. Thanks for adding that note and for your nice comments.
Hi Lynda, I just found out something new about you. Didn't know you had a connection to the navy. Then you've lived the life of a military dependent as well. In one of my other lives I was an Air Force wife. It is good to see you here today - I've missed you lately.
Lynn, my friend, so nice to see you again. Thanks for the nice comment and for sharing my joy!
CWanamaker, Yes, really do able. I could barely believe it was that simple.
Pamela99 Hi! So good to see you again. I seem to remember that you have done a lot of research in ancestry. Thanks for the nice comments here.
What a helpful hub. Not being from the US, I won't be able to put it to direct use; but it makes me think there are likely to be similar records kept by other countries....my Dad served in the New Zealand Navy during WW2, but never really opened up about it; he was involved in one heroic incident that was reported in the local paper, and his sister kept the clipping, so growing up, I did get to see that.
Using your terrific advice I was able to go online today and order military records for my Dad. Use this link at eVetRecs at http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/. Request must be signed and can be faxed or mailed. Expect a 90 day turn around. Thanks again.
Wonderful Hub with lots of useful information. It probably will help a lot of people. Thanks for sharing...You Dad was quite a Handsome man, you make him proud.
Thats an amazing story and it's a useful hub for anyone who is looking for the same type of information, it's great they were so organised and able to give you the info you requested.
Thank you for posting this valuable information PegCole17 and to Mck for forwarding me the link.
Hey there Susan, Isn't it great to discover stuff about your Dad that you never knew? This morning on the Today show, Maria Schriver interviewed a lady who wrote a book about her Dad, after discovering a suitcase filled with his Military items. She reconnected with her father who suffered from PTSD after years apart. Fascinating story. I hope one day to write about my Dad too.
Hello WillStar, Great to see you again and congrats to your wife's cousin on the Captain's status. Quite an accomplishment!
Mckbirdbks, Hey there. Thanks for sending the link to your sister, the historian. I hope she will find the records she needs! Nice to see you today and thanks for the nice message recently. I've been thinking a lot about Dad recently. Thanks for your kind words.
Outstanding hub. A good way to determine if there are survivor benefits available for surviving dependents as well. Thank you for sharing.
This is a terrific hub that I'm sure will help a lot of people. As I have been tracing my ancestry for about 20 years I so appreciate tips from people that help fill in those holes in their lives. What you are doing is creating a legacy that will pass on to your children and their children and so on. Great information and rated up.
I didn't realize it would so easy to figure things out. Thanks for the information.
That is soooo cool and wonderful!! Totally interesting and yet another way to gather history. love it.
My Dad served in the Canadian Navy and after he passed I wrote to Ottawa and got all of his records. I actually found out some pretty interesting stuff about my Dad that he had never told me about through the records. Awesome Hub!
Well, this is really interesting. Our family historian is my older sister and I am going to send her a link to your Hub. Thank you this information is so valuable.
You've made your Dad even more proud of you!
One of my wife's cousins just made Navy Captain.


text:
Growing up in a crowded world
To mark World Population Day 2015, Inside Energy visited the world's 7 billionth baby to find out what life has been like for her.
Story published in July 2015
She is nearly four. But friends and family members all delight in calling Dhanica Camacho "Seven", a nickname befitting a child whose birth officially brought the world's population to 7 billion.
The United Nations gave her that title on October 31, 2011, to put a human face to the challenges of a growing world population.
Dhanica, born at Manila's Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in the Philippines, was introduced to the world under the glare of television cameras and an explosion of camera flash bulbs. Her photo made the front page of national and foreign newspapers. Video clips from news bulletins discussing her birth were posted on YouTube.
"Mama, this is me!" the lively Filipino girl calls out today when she sees herself on the screen.
Since her birth, the outside world has largely forgotten Dhanica, says her mother, Camille. "Sometimes we question what it really means to be the 7 billionth baby," she adds.
Yet in reality, Dhanica's plight encapsulates more than ever the strains of an increasingly crowded, urbanised and energy-needy world.
Meeting the world's 8 billionth challenge
Title: 7 Billionth Baby
Duration: 2:03 minutes
7 Billionth Baby Film Transcript
[Background music plays]
Bright, uplifting music
[Female Narrator]
Like many four-year-olds, Dhanica likes to watch YouTube. Unlike most, though, she's watching herself, because four years ago, when she was born, she was chosen by the UN to be the symbol of population growth.
[Video footage]
Posed photo of a smiling Dhanica.
Still of Dhanica and a little girl of about her age sitting on a bed, looking at a tablet device on Dhanica's lap.
Video of Dhanica and her friend looking at the tablet device.
Dhanica and her mother seated on the edge of their couch at the small desk which holds a computer. Dhanica stands up, continuing to look at the computer screen.
Close-up of head and shoulders of a more serious Dhanica. She is looking sideways at the computer screen.
View of a browser open to show a video on YouTube. The video has the title ''Philippines welcomes symbolic '7 billionth baby'''. The onscreen YouTube video changes to show a newborn infant on an examination table, a nurse and camera crew surrounding her. A camera crew in white lab coats is filming something off-screen.
She's the world's 7 Billionth Baby.
Close-up of a newspaper clipping. It bears the headline: Philippines welcomes 7 billionth baby Danica.
A smiling Dhanica, proudly holding up the newspaper clipping.
She was born in poverty, in the overcrowded metropolis of Manila, one of the many millions across Asia and around the world.
Camera pans across rooftops of a slum.
Crowded slum street.
A little girl climbs a tree growing on the side of the crowded street in the slum.
Since then she and her family have moved out to spare her the pollution of the big city.
Rooftop view of a section of crowded street in the slum.
View into a home in the slums as seen through a glassless window. Large cloths which act as screens are drawn aside.
[Dhanica's Mother]
Dhanica cannot be exposed to smoke and pollution, because she gets sick easily.
But things have not necessarily improved. The neighbourhood is friendly, but their home is basic.
Rain pouring down and running off a corrugated tin roof.
View from inside a home; rain drips through countless holes in the corrugated tin roof.
Indoors, looking upward at the exposed corrugated tin roof.
Interior of a very cramped and modest home.
The family only use a few appliances, but there is little money left when they've bought food and paid their electricity bill.
Verandah in front of Dhanica's home. Empty clothes hangers hang from a line strung high across the verandah.
A bright, bare light hangs from the rafters of the corrugated tin roof.
Dhanica and her mother at the computer.
Dhanica points at the monitor.
Children from all over the globe write to the 7 Billionth Baby, but her fame now doesn't mean her future is secure.
Letters, many with maple leaves stuck on them, addressed to Dhanica.
Dhanica holding in each hand a large photo print of the pile of letters.
A close-up of a letter to Dhanica. It reads: ''Dear Dhanica. We are a fifth grade class from Bremen (North Germany) and we would like to welcome you as the 7,000,000,000th member of our society. In the envelope you will find some pictures we made for you and your family. Each maple leaf has its own personal wishes for you and yours.''
Close-up of the letter in Dhanica's mother's hands.
As parents, we hope that we'll be able to provide for her needs and I hope she can someday lift us out of poverty.
Dhanica and her mother seated on a couch, looking at a photo album together. Dhanica points and exclaims at certain photos.
Camera viewpoint shifts and shows view from above.
Close-up of a page in the album showing scenes from Dhanica's birth.
Millions like Dhanica will all put increasing pressure on energy production.
So how to generate the electricity they'll need without adding to pollution and climate change?
The solutions won't be easy, but together, we must find them, and soon, so that all the babies beyond 7 billion have a brighter future.
Still of three little girls smiling broadly at the camera. One of the girls shows the peace sign. The slum is visible behind them.
Posed still of a mother and her infant in the slum.
Still of a street in the slum.
Still of a scene across rooftops in the slum.
Night-time scene, taken from ground level, of a busy street. Car and motorcycle headlights zoom by.
Night-time scene of pedestrians walking along a fairly busy city street.
Night-time scene of cars and cyclists on a busy city road.
Night-time scene of a city apartment or office block. Many lights are on.
Night-time scene of brightly-lit skyscrapers on a city skyline.
Night-time scene of a brightly-lit city apartment or office block.
Looking up at a bright neon sign in red, blue and green.
Night-time scene of a brightly-lit city skyline across a large body of water.
Shell logo on white background.
http://www.Shell.com/global/future-energy.html
Florante, 26, Dhanica's father and the family's sole breadwinner, brings in a modest weekly income of about $33 from driving a jeepney, a popular form of public transport that looks like a cross between a bus and a jeep, three times a week. The family's budget gets squeezed even further when it rains and flash floods prevent Florante from plying his usual route through Manila's business district.
The family uses most of its income to pay for food, which Camille says she finds increasingly expensive, and electricity. To keep their power bill down, the family of four limits the use of household appliances to two electric fans, lights, and a desktop computer. They have no fridge and use cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas for cooking.
Dhanica and her parents share a one-bedroom home 25km east of Manila
We hope that Dhanica can someday lift us out of poverty," says Camille from the family's one-bedroom home in Antipolo, a hilly city 25 kilometres east of Manila. "Life is hard. You feel the impact of higher costs of living. When there's no income for the day, you feel like you are left with nothing."
Anxieties like these will likely be heightened in the coming decades, with the global population expected to rise to 9.6 billion by the middle of the century from its current 7.3 billion, according to estimates by the United Nations.
There will be higher demand for energy as the global population grows and hundreds of millions of people leave poverty behind. Yet this surge in energy has to be met while lowering carbon emissions to tackle climate change, and reducing air pollution from increased traffic and industrialisation.
Dhanica wants to be a doctor when she grows up
For the Camacho family, these are not abstract issues. They had to uproot from Manila in 2011 and move to Antipolo because pollution from worsening traffic conditions in the Philippine capital was causing Dhanica, who was born prematurely at seven months, to fall ill.
The family's economic future is uncertain. But Camille hopes that Dhanica, who says she wants to be a doctor when she grows up, will use some of the gifts given to her at birth to help lift them out of poverty. Dhanica has free healthcare as well as the offer of a college scholarship when she turns 18, giving her far better opportunities for education than her parents ever had.
"We're proud that our child has a title to something," says Camille. "We're hoping that she'll have a bright future because she's the 7 billionth baby."
UN World Population Day
More in Inside Energy
Widening horizons
How a training programme in Patagonia gives people new skills for the growing local energy industry.
Keeping the lights on in the Philippines
An innovative project in deep waters demonstrates how older gas fields can continue providing energy to power homes and businesses.
For many in the world, better access to energy could mean the difference between poverty and prosperity: it affects their health, education and their ability to earn a living.
We work closely with communities to understand their concerns and identify how to address them.
Deep dive into earthquake detection
Can this technology tackle climate change?
Could the world's cities become carbon neutral?
The road to better safety
Nature's role in the fight against climate change
The Energy Podcast
What could the roads of the future look like?
Powering the remote corners of the world
Explorers in search of a better future
Appomattox: the energy project that defied the odds
Carbon capture: the quest for cleaner energy
The race for cleaner cars
India's energy entrepreneurs
Brent Delta: a North Sea giant gives up its secrets
China's charge into an electric future
Sowing seeds for the future
My grandparents lost everything: it made me an economist
Power on: a village transformed
How nature helped solve an industry challenge
Why climate activists give me hope


text:
AGMs
Advance Care
All Programming
Driver Program
Bowen's Health Resource Guide
13 Mar2014 Comments
Early Mammography Saved Our Lives
Categories: CancerTags: Breast Cancer, Colleen O'NeilAuthor: Julia McCaig
From left: Sam Knowles, Mary Letson, Cathryn Robertson and Colleen O'Neil Photograph by: Meribeth Deen
By Meribeth Deen – Editor, Bowen Island Undercurrent
When the BC Cancer agency approached Colleen O'Neil to get her friends together to film a commercial about mammograms, she responded positively, and invited her friends to meet her at Diane's Lingerie shop in Vancouver. The premise was a party to support women who'd lived through breast cancer and surgery, the camera crew was an add-on, and supposed to be a surprise.
"I wasn't entirely on board with surprising my friends about such a serious topic," says O'Neil. "But I think it's important to emphasize the importance of mammograms."
Islanders who saw the commercial on television may have recognized O'Neil, as well as Shari Ulrich and Jane Kellett. However, O'Neil said she wanted to shelter her friends, especially those who had personally experienced breast cancer, and another group of women provided the focus for the commercial. Still she says the topic needs to be broached because mammograms save lives, and a routine mammogram at age 53 saved hers.
"When it came to breast cancer I felt bulletproof, I had no family history. It's recommended that women over 50 get mammograms every two years, so that's what I did. When they found cancer in my breast, there were already three lumps and I had to have the whole breast removed. I often wonder, if I had not skipped a year between mammograms, maybe I could've gotten away with a lumpectomy instead of a mastectomy."
O'Neil says what did appear in her mammogram looked like grains of sand and would never have been detected through a breast exam.
O'Neil is just one of a handful of women on Bowen who have survived breast cancer, and who were diagnosed because of mammograms. O'Neil and three others gathered at Caring Circle to talk about their experiences.
Mary Letson says that because she had a family history of breast cancer she was diligent about getting mammograms every year after the age of 45.
"For my first three mammograms, I wasn't afraid. But I'd heard about a number of friends who had been diagnosed recently and when I went last year to the mobile screening clinic set up in Dr. Zandy's office, I felt something very different."
Letson was diagnosed last August at age 49.
"The cancer might have been in my breast when I'd had the previous year's mammogram, but it wasn't detected. By the time it did appear, it was already in my lymph nodes which is why I needed to go through chemotherapy."
Despite the fact that the cancer had advanced beyond her breast, Mary says there's no way she could've felt any kind of lump.
Sam Knowles was 43 when a routine mammogram showed a few "areas of concern." Further tests, an ultrasound and a biopsy, revealed pre-cancerous cells in her breast. The removal of those areas of Sam's breast, and the pathology that followed, revealed ductal carcinoma in situ, the most common and most treatable form of breast cancer. While this form of cancer is usually treated by lumpectomies and radiation, Sam ultimately required a full mastectomy.
"I would never say to someone that you have to go get a mammogram, but if you do have breast cancer and get a mammogram, you might not have to go through treatment that's as invasive, and I'm living proof of that," says Knowles, adding that while the cancer had spread to her whole breast it did not spread to her lymph nodes so she did not have to endure chemotherapy.
Cathryn Robertson had already lived through the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in her right breast when, eight years later, a routine mammogram highlighted an area of concern in her left breast. Robertson's doctor sent her for an ultrasound to follow up the mammogram, which did not turn up anything.
"The doctors said, don't worry about it, and then, six months later I could feel a small lump, and that progressed to a burning sensation in my arm. The doctor sent me for an ultrasound which revealed a tumor they said was one centimetre, but when they went in to remove it they found out that it was actually five centimetres!"
After two lumpectomies, there was still cancer in Robertson's left breast and she was told that she would need a mastectomy. That surgery revealed that the cancer had spread into her lymph nodes and led to the diagnosis of "stage three cancer" treated with chemotherapy.
Robertson says that if she were to go back in time, she would've demanded a biopsy following her "false positive" mammogram.
"It's important to trust your caregivers," she says, "but you also have to be your own advocate. There are people who say you shouldn't get a mammogram because they turn up false positives. These people are not looking at things the right way, take the false positive as a gift, someone is looking at your breast and is concerned. It's an opportunity for you to take care of yourself, and if the result is in fact false, then it is a very good thing."
The anxiety caused by mammogram results considered to be "false positives" is one of the reasons for revisions to mammography guidelines in British Columbia that recommend women under 40 who have an "average" risk of breast cancer only need to be screened every two years. While experts are split over whether or not this change is for the better (O'Neil points to two Vancouver radiologists who treated her and have differing opinions on the matter) what is not disputed and what hasn't changed, is that mammograms have cut death rates from breast cancer by about one-third. Colleen O'Neil, Mary Letson, Sam Knowles and Cathryn Robertson all insist, that the benefits delivered by mammograms outweigh the risks and fears that go with them.
"Mammography is how we are not dead," says Colleen O'Neil. "There is one study from 30 years ago, that was flawed to start with, that keeps getting resurrected and publicized, diminishing the importance of mammography. But the fact is simple: early detection leads to cures."
While Knowles says she would never tell someone that they have to get a mammogram, when she hears that mammograms are risky, or don't work, it makes her angry.
"We've lost too many women to breast cancer on this island already," she says.
All the women agree, that the journey through diagnosis and treatment is terrifying. The women also agree that, iving on Bowen, they were able to find the support and resources they needed to help get them through, and they say they hope other women facing breast cancer will reach out and find them.
– See more at: http://www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/news/mammography-is-how-we-are-not-dead-1.912757#sthash.6ayZCaTX.dpufLink to original article: Mammography is How We are Not Dead
Did you like this entry?
Here are a few more posts that might be interesting for you.
Making Bowen More Age-Friendly
Big Steps Towards Better Health Care on Bowen
Caring Circle approaches BC Ferries about Assured ...
Take Care of the Girls
Health Survey Will Inform Priorities and Resource ...
Caring Circle Office Opens
Jordan Sturdy, MLA, West Vancouver – Sea to Sky,...
For Bowen's Health
Colleen O'Neil Blindsided by Breast Cancer D...
End of Life Seminar – Sep 23rd, 2019September 18, 2019 - 5:30 pm
Bowen Island Immunization Clinic – Tues Mar 12thMarch 11, 2019 - 9:31 am
SafeTeen Program for Youth Age 11-13October 10, 2018 - 8:02 pm
Youth Mental Health Gets a Boost on BowenJuly 18, 2018 - 5:34 pm
Healthy Brain: help understand dementia and Alzheimer diseaseJuly 16, 2018 - 10:27 pm
Pain Hurts! Conversations about Chronic PainNovember 6, 2017 - 1:00 pm
Blood Clinic at Gleneagles Community Centre – Wednesday May 24thMay 8, 2017 - 9:48 pm
New Guide to Hiring Home Care ServicesMarch 20, 2017 - 12:05 pm
Community lunch at Legion tomorrow CANCELLED!November 21, 2016 - 11:46 am
New "Connections" Program Launched!November 21, 2016 - 11:13 am
End of Life Matters: A Caring Circle SymposiumNovember 18, 2016 - 4:56 pm
Run for Fun Supports Caring CircleNovember 15, 2016 - 6:10 am
Knick Knack Nook Auction supports Caring CircleNovember 15, 2016 - 5:26 am
Thank you Bowen Firefighters!October 21, 2016 - 7:43 pm
Caring Circle gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.
Additionally, since opening our doors in 2013 we have been supported by
- Bowen Island Fire Department
- Bowen Island Municipality
- Knick Knack Nook Re-use it Store Society of Bowen Island
- Bowen Island Literacy Task Group
- Bowen Island Recycling Depot
- The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #50
- The First Credit Union - Bowen Island Branch
- Private donations from many individual Bowen Islanders.
We sincerely thank our supporters for helping us do the work we do.
The mandate of Caring Circle is to provide information about access to health and social services. We do not give medical advice.
The information from the Caring Circle's Resource Guide, Website, or from the Resource Centre's personnel is not a substitute for professional counsel. The names of service providers in our Resource Guide are included by their request and are in no way an endorsement of their services. The Program Director and Volunteers of Caring Circle are not responsible for your choice of service provider, and are excluded from any and all liability for negligence arising in connection with the use of suggestions or listings and/or the actions of any service provider. Individuals contacting a listed service are responsible for verifying information, references and credentials about the prospective service.
© Copyright - Caring Circle - Website by Black Dog Creative


text:
Search RMIT
Local students
You're viewing program information for local students.
Not a local student?
Switch to international content
RMIT considers you a local student if you are:
a citizen or permanent resident of Australia, or
a New Zealand citizen, or
a Temporary Protection visa (TPV) holder.
If you are unsure or hold a different visa type, please contact Info Corner for more information.
You're viewing program information for international students.
Not an international student?
Switch to local content
RMIT considers you an international student if you are:
intending to study on a student visa, or
not a citizen or permanent resident of Australia, or
not a New Zealand citizen, or
not a Temporary Protection visa (TPV) holder.
WARNING: Looks like your cookies are disabled. We use cookies to help your browsing experience
Local students International students
If you are unsure or hold a different visa type, please contact Info Corner for more information. Welcome to Australia.
Life at RMIT
Enter your search term Search
Levels of study
Applying to RMIT
Career advisers
Why choose RMIT?
Research Centres and Groups
Partnerships and research translation
PhDs and other research degrees
Find RMIT Researchers
Recruit students and graduates
Staff development and training
Collaborate with RMIT
Facilities and equipment services
Contact the Industry Engagement Team
RMIT shortlisted for prestigious architecture award
RMIT's A'Beckett Urban Square has been shortlisted for Urban Design and Sustainable Architecture in the 2015 Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Victorian Architecture Awards.
A'Beckett Urban Square, from Swanston Academic Building. Photo by John Gollings.
Chris Hewison, Executive Director, Property Services, said the nominations was the latest industry recognition for the University's commitment to providing superior built environments that underpin student and staff experience.
The winners of each state chapter join the shortlist for national awards, to be announced in November.
Located on the corner of Stewart and A'Beckett Streets, the Urban Square is an example of the University's efforts to utilise existing spaces, and create fluidity between the campus and the city community.
Hewison said that what was a vacant site is now an outdoor recreational area featuring ball sport and BBQ facilities, wrapped by an artist's wall, modern landscaping and Wi-Fi connectivity.
"By reworking an under-utilised central space, the Urban Square pop-up showcases the University's creativity and commitment to a dynamic CBD community," he said
"RMIT Property Services is focused on designing innovative and interactive spaces for all students.
"This project is another example of how the University continues to live up to its industry-leading reputation for innovative design and technology."
Reflecting on the enthusiastic use of A'Beckett's pop-up, Hewison acknowledged the importance the built environment has on developing an integrated learning experience.
"We are focused on creating experimental, sustainable and integrated spaces that create a shared destination between the University, the city, and students.
"We are pleased to see the facility in constant use, to us, that is an important measure of the project's success."
Peter Elliot Architecture and Urban Design, the firm commissioned to design the Square, submitted the project to AIA.
Their impressive approach, developed "…a piece of urban theatre carved out of the surrounding city, which is framed by new residential towers, multi-level car parks and RMIT academic buildings".
The inner city pop-up uses harmonised, bold colours and graphics, materials and textures that enhance the purpose of each feature, and has proved an engaging urban recreation facility in the heart of the city.
The winners of the state awards will be announced at the AIA ceremony on Friday 26 June.
Students making use of the basketball facilities on the A'Beckett Urban Square site. Photo by John Gollings.
Victorian Architecture Award
Peter Elliot
A'Beckett Urban Square Flickr album
RMIT praised for urban design excellence
Find media releases, alerts and expert comments.
Newsroom for Media
Got a media query?
RMIT shortlisted for architecture award
Partnerships and commercialisations
Contact Industry Engagement
Respect for Australian Indigenous cultures
Our locations and facilities
Giving to RMIT
Discover us on YouTube
Join Us On Weibo
You are now viewing content in a pop-up style. Click escape to return to the page


On the most important day of your life, you can trust the specifics to Executive Catering. Our extensive and synergetic approach ensures your complete vision for your big day will be brought to life.
Executive Catering's specialty is in events. What this means for you is that we expertly take care of everything that's needed to make your wedding flawless. We celebrate weddings of all kinds, and bring our vast experience of catering to ensure that every fine detail of your day is covered.
Planning an event in Brevard and looking for Melbourne's premier catering company? You've found it! Whether your event is a small luncheon reception or a larger event such as a nighttime gala, a store or gallery opening or a corporate event, we cover every aspect of planning the perfect event.
With years of providing catering services for a diverse range of clients, we can assist you with venue selection, personalized menus and more, making sure your event is tailored specifically to your style and needs.