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Next, my Daddy's birthday was on Thursday as well but we
Thats some beautiful outfits!
and Nice event!
you have a really beautiful smile!!
I actually yelled out "OMG~~~ :D" as I was reading your blog haha Neighbors probably hate me but I don't care, I'm so happy for you! Congratulations to both you and your hubby-to-be!
I'm glad you had a wonderfull weekend! And congratz on your dads birthday ^___^
aww…ur so damn lucky..u dezerve it..stay hapy gurl
*god blez* <3
Awww you look so cute, and the baby is adorable!!
I love the scarf, I got one similar to that
Cute baby!!
Congrats!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you sweetie!
xo T
Lol, I guess I'mm a little blind today. nice top I meant
Congratulations Dulce – how wonderful! Love the 2 weddings idea :o)
Chloe xxx
amazing pictures, your camera is soo good
congratulations for jesse and you!! cant wait to see some wedding pictures! its gonna be amazing
from germany
Nice outfit like always!
Lawd above!! Congrats on your engagement hunny! Show us a proper the ring!!
Kat x
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I'm so happy and excited for you. What a beautiful family you have!! My God continue to bless you and keep you.
P.s. meant to say proper 'shot' of the ring!! xx
awhh you're starting to look pregnant now it's so cute! That is so sweet of you to do the mariachi band for your Dad. and CONGRATULATIONS on the engagement! My boyfriend & I have been together almost 4 years, we've talked about it & I can't wait till he proposes just like you couldn't wait
oh very lovely post. I am so excited for you that it turned out good for your fathers event. You look great and I am happy for you and your family! Congrats! xXx bisous!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! Ducle you and Jesse deserve all the happiness in the world
Your blog is really great!
I follow you and it would be great if you follow back
yeees, wedding !!!
i love weddings and I wish you all best. that is sooo cool !!!
you will be a perfect bride and wife and mother
you're so adorable. congrats, wish u all the best!
Congratulations! You look absolutely gorgeous! Best wishes to you and yours
Great photos, you seem so happy, I ope your life continues to be perfect!
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CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW WHAT An AMAZING YEAR FOR U!! i cant wait to see pictures of your wedding!!! OMG YAY!!! you look AMAZING!!
OMG I am so happy for you!!!!! Congratulations!!! The ring is gorgeous!!!
I am so happy for you!!!! Congrats on everything!!!!
I saw your tweet! Congratulations!
When you say courthouse I think of SATC.. I can't wait to see the wedding dress and the baby!
You are truly one lucky girl, best of wish!
you look stunning, you sweetie!
love your blog
Wow, congratulations!!!!!!
As soon as I saw that gorgeous ring, I knew itttt!
& Happy bday to your dad!
You look lovely.
The baby in the picture is beautiful!
Kisses from Poland!
wow!! congrats, very exciting news!!
all the best!
omgggggggg finallyyyy!! this is the icing on the cake. your life is like a novela and i mean that in the nicest way cuz it just gets better and better!!!!! congrats Dulce.!!! im sure your a great friend, sister & daughter there is no doubt you'll be an amazing mother and wife x333333. best wishes!
hey sweethrt congratulations to you,Jesse and Izek..:)wishing u all the luck and god bless..
love amrita
congrats dulce!!
hey sweethrt congratulations to you,Jesse and Izek..:)wishing u all the luck and god bless..
love amrita
Congratulations!! You are so sweet person! I wish you luck!
And you are beautiful!
super… :))
Oh my god, you lucky girl. Absolute congratulations, im so happy for you
You look amazing in the photos. And i want your camera!! Which model is it?
congratulations : )
"a girl has been waiting" lol
aww that's hazel right? she's a cutie.
very sweet story about your dad's bday, what a thoughtful gift.
Congratulations my dear You make a beautiful pregnant woman and will make an even more beautiful bride We will look forward to hearing all the plans!!
Congrats Dulce! I wish you the best with your family.
Congratulations!! You're going to be a fantastic mommy and wife.. your family is so lucky to have you in their lives!
Ahh congratsss!! So happy for you!!!! ^___^
congrats!… your going to be a beautiful bride.. best wishes to you and Jesse and your baby. Lets see that beautiful big rock on your finger! im sure your wedding is going to be amazing!.
Your are too gorgeous! I hope I look like you when I'm pregnant *laughs*. That cute little monkey in the zebra stripes is just too cute!
ur voice is v.pleasant 2 hear. Can u do a tutorial inspired by amber rose? Dt bald model? Her skin is v.shiny,most girls want dt skin.can u do dt wen u r free? My name is whacker
love the shoes and the flower on your hair
Congratz on every thing in your life!!! i am very happy for you
you look sooo beautiful!
congrats on the engagement
your weekend sounded so great XD
OMG DULCE; this is amazing news <3
congrats sweetie <3
xoxo Christine
oooh i'm so happy for you
& hazel is really cute
Congradulations on the engagment!!!!
Outfits are super cute as always!
and you are the cutest prego girl ever! wish i was that stylish when I was pregnant with my two boys!
Lovely outfit as always!!
Love Nana
congratulations! i'm glad you had such a great weekend and what a great gift for your dad!
Congrats on your engagement cant wait to see your wedding pictures in the future! I'm so glad your daddy had a wonderful time at his party it makes me happy you girls surprise your father with such an amazing gift now is your time to give since he has given you so much support and love through your most happy and difficult times. Take Care xxoo
Now that is a nice ring, CONGRATS!!
Bueatiful outfits!
Congratulations on the proposal<3
Happy be-lated birthday to your dad:P – maybe god bless him and you aswellxD
Stay safe!
i am so happy for you!! this is so amazing! you will make a fantastic mother AND wife! best wishes!
Awweeh. DULCE your gorgeous. And, i'm really happy for you, Jesse and Izek. You're going to be one great family
Great news sweety ! :*
congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is so amazing!
omg congratulations on your engagement!
you're going to be a beautiful bride
OMG!! I'm so happy for you! Congratulations Dulce
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Aww, Congratulations on the engagement!
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dulce im so happy to see you recieveing so many blessings in your life! God bless you and your amazing new family
Omg Congrats..
Is Sonia going to be a bridesmaid??
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Aww that's so sweet, congratulations mama
Stay gorgeous!
OMG! Congrats!!! Seem like the perfect weekend.
CONGRATULATIONS =) Marriage and having a family are two of the most beautifulest blessings in the world I wish you and your family all the best
Your outfits are just always perfect!:-)
Congratulations on your engagement! I am excited to hear more about your coming wedding
AWWWW!!! The little girl is just tooooo cute!!!! And Congratulations for your wedding!!:)
Awesome! I love mariachi bands! When I went to Mexico I always annoyed them and took pictures with them. I asked if they could play Mi Viejo San Juan and they did! LOL
What a fund weekend you had! Congratulations on the proposal! Such an exciting time for you! I saw that leopard shirt in your haul video and tried in on at Target and on me it looked bad for some reason. On you it looks good, maybe the blazer over it adds to the look! But I did buy that black dress you featured and the patent Mulberry purse. I love your style. You make my shopping trips easier!!!
Oops, I meant fun weekend, not fun. I type too fast
OMG!!!!!!!Im sooooooooo happy for you it's like a movie…Congrats on your big moment.Btw your neice is soooooo adorable! :}
Congrats Dulce! Wishing you all the best!
aww thats so sweet congrats
I'm so happy for youuu<3
Congratulations,welcome to the married life, it's the best. No baby for us yet, but I know that is something that will happen when God is ready for us to have children.
I'm glad your dad had a great birthday with his Mariachi!
OMG congrats dulce. btw im your biggest fan! you so deserve all this
Luv, LayLicious
congratulations!!! i feel like i say this soo much to you lol
Love the outfits!!… N soo happy for you n ur family, u better take footage of the wedding since all ur fans can't go
YOu look so pretty! Hazel is growing up so quickly just like ur baby! U have a big belly now awwww!
Im glad your happy!
Like everyone else already said… you are so beautiful! I'm very happy for you!
Congrats! Show us the ring!!
super excitedd for u!
ur engaged!!
ur family is so happy :]
its cute
u look hot as ;]
love the second pair of shoes
Aw Dulce you looks so cute! Congrats on your engagement girl!!!
congrats on the engagement, u look soo happy <3
CONGRATS to all three of you, lol!!!
Congrats on your engagement!
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I am so happy for you two! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! Wishing all the best for you and your family! And you are glowing by the way! xo
what about the headband???
wow you look great! that's a big mariachi group!! must've been awesome i love it when women are in it glad your daddy had a great time and congrats on taht rock!! hehe *abrazos*
Félication! (mean Congrat in french) ! You derseve to be happy !!! Much love.
Congrats – how exciting!!! Loved this post – even made me tear up a bit. I love happy things and I love it when ppl are happy. A whole lot of awesomeness!
Awww! The little girlie is so darn cute.
Nice shoes on the second outfit btw!
Omg your belly is so cute Congrats on the engagement!!
My bf is actually head of a Mariachi group here in la, so if you ever need hook up ;p haha.
congratulations dulce! I am sooo happy for you, you are just a little bundle of joy and you bring us viewers/readers so much happiness that it makes me so glad you are enjoying the same in your own life. What an exciting time this is for you! Would you pretty please do a video/blog post to tell us how Jesse proposed to you? I would love to hear about it! God Bless you ALL! Josie from New Zealand
Congrats girl So how did he propose?? We need to hear all of it lol So glad u had a great weekend
awww congratulations dulce!!
so happy for you <3
OMG! dulce that's awesome NEWS! congratulations! May you always smile and stay happy with your new little family
how exciting !! congratulations
i love the outfits and your weekend with your family must have been great
Congratulations Dulce! What wonderful news :]
i just stared reading your blog && i love it. you look like such a down to earth girl && i think a lot of girls out there can relate to you because you are latina && i have not seen many latina bloggers.
thanks <3
congrats on the little one. you look like you will be a wonderful mom.
&& congrats on your marriage proposal.
Congrats Dulce!! So glad you had such a great weekend
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Congratz! I'm so happy for you! x
Congratz! I'm so happy for you! x
you look amazing congratulations so happy for you
You look always great.
So happy for you.
Now that you're pregnant you seem even smaller
How tall are you really?
You're a very very blessed girl!! Congratulations
I hope the best for you.
Kisses from Portugal
you're a sweetheart!:)congrats for everything!
OH MY FUCKING BIG GOD! Congratulations!
Congratulations! Your really deserve it! I'm so so happy for you and wish some day te same happens to me! Until there, I'll leaving the happiness of others… like you! I wish you and you're new family health, love, peace and joy! Go on girl…
Bisous from a portuguese girl leaving in switzerland
CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!! I am
BEYOND happy and excited for you! must tell us how he proposed! Thats was beautiful what you did for your father.
Congratulations on your engagement!
Congrats! So happy for you. Me and my hubby just celebrated our one year it was amazing! Married life is such a blessing… well most of the time. xoxoxo
congrads, im so happy for you and jesse and your creation of a wonderful family <3
OMG …congratulations! i kept saying OMG as i was reading your post but seriously all the best for your family …best wishes from london xx
many blessing DULCE!!!!
Congratulations to you Jesse and your growing unifying familia!!!
Dios te bendiga!
congrats!! so awesome!! im planning my wedding too. good luck!! were getting married in June.
post more pictures of your beautiful ring soon.
xo Lindsey
OH MY GOODNESS GIRL! CONGRATS! You have amazing things going in your life right now. God is good. I love your first outfit by the way, you look very pretty.
Congratulations! I am so happy for you! I'm praying that your pregnancy continues to be amazing and that the birth is even better! I also wish the best for you and Jesse! Please post pictures of when you go wedding dress shopping! I'm so excited for you.
Ohmigod congratulations!!! So beyond happy for you, and your ring is beautiful! <3
Congratulations on your engagement, I am so happy for you!
I'd be excited to see one of your mood boards – I'm sure your wedding will be beautiful
Congratulations Beautiful Dulce You are a perfect preggo! I am sooo excited for you! God Bless you and your sweet little family and best of luck on the delivery and Wedding Planning! I LOVE your blogs! You are a HUGE inspiration to me!!!
u r sooooo beautiful… congratulation <3
Wow Good luck is in your favor! Cognrats for eveything!
take pics of your ring! i wana see!!
Girl, you're absolutely beautiful!
What a beautiful mommy-to-be you are!
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Hey Candy! I want to first say that congratulations on the proposal! I am super excited for you! Also congrats about your baby boy and I wish you the best with you and Jesse. Since fall is here I have been on the hunt for nude heels. With the color nude and gray to be in, I have been trying to find some shoes with those color hues in them. I was wondering if you could help me find some pumps, heels, etc. I am not a big fan of online shopping, so maybe like a department store brand that you recommend, something with a reasonable heel but looks sexy as well. Please let me know! You can email me back at firstname.lastname@example.com
congratulations! oh that baby with animal print jacket is so adorable haha want to hug him.
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Congratulations Candy!!! I am so happy for you. I have been following for ages from your youtube channel to chictopia and this blog. You're like one of my best mates. You are such an inspiration and such a great model for young women. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
Ha! I noticed the ring in your last video on youtube! how amazing congrats!!!
Ha! I noticed the ring in your last video on youtube! how amazing congrats!!!
how beautiful your weekend must have been! you're truly blessed! congrats and you look great!
congratulations dulce! i've been watching your youtube videos since WAY back and it's nice to see that everything is falling into place so nicely for you.. you have truly blossomed over the years i wish you every happiness! congrats!
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CONGRATS linda
I love your blog and videos!
Hugs and kisses from NORWAY!!!
always love your cute outfits!
<3 from germany!
I love that leopard top!!! <3 seriously your blog is addicting. I think I like it more than some magazines in general. lol
beautiful outfits and congrats on the propsal :))
That headband is perfect on you.
And it's about time, CONGRATULATIONS!
I love the way everything is panning out so wonderfully in your life. Perfect timing.
congrads on the engagement! you have a lot of big things happening in your life now. I'm happy for you :).
congrats on the engagement!!!
congrats!! So many exciting things
congratulations on the proposal!!
i feel so excited for you <3
i LOVE your outfits
Congrats! I love your blog.
I'm soooo happy for you!!! Congrats Dulce!!! you look so pretty and glowing
love the shoes
When I read this post I literally cried! I have been watching your videos and following your blog religiously for a while now! I feel like I kinda now you from reading your blogs. And you seem like someone I would hang out with. So when I read that you guys were engaged I was so happy for you this like completes it all!!
You look sooooo much like jessica alba!! Like exactly the same! It is crazy!!!
OMGOODNESSS.!!!!!! i have ben looking for cargo skinnies/cargo jeggins just like those for like 2 or 3 weeks now!!!
You are gorgeous!!! Congratulations on your engagement! I saw you in Seventeen and have watched some of your YouTube videos, Love your blog!
You're so beautiful, inside and outside… I'm so proud of you, eventhough we don't really met.
Congratulations to all, and good luck with everything =D Kiss**
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U.S. Senator David Vitter is a bold, conservative reformer who is working to solve the most significant problems facing our state and our nation with Louisiana common sense.
Senator Vitter believes that the federal government is too big, too bloated, and too involved in Louisianians' daily lives, and he's focused on taking practical, mainstream steps to cut spending, reduce the deficit, and put government back in its proper role.
He is a champion for Louisiana jobs that depend on oil and gas drilling, the leader of a Congressional coalition to secure our borders and stop illegal immigration, and an outspoken fighter for reforming the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure better hurricane and flood protection.
Senator Vitter has fought against Washington bureaucracies that place themselves between patients and their doctors, and against government agencies that destroy jobs by piling burdensome regulations on small businesses. He believes that Washington needs the same common-sense approach that is found around Louisiana kitchen tables.
Senator Vitter was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1999. He was elected to his first term in the Senate in 2004, and overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010.
David and his wife, Wendy, have four children and live in Metairie.
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Vernon Parish, located in west central Louisiana, was created on April 11, 1871, by an Act of the Louisiana Legislature. The terrain is gently rolling hills, forested with long-leaf pines, and cut by creeks and bayous that flow from the woods into beautiful reservoirs and lakes.
Vernon Parish is home to the Vernon Parish School system. The Vernon Parish School Board was created by the Louisiana Revised Statute (LSA-R.S.) 17:51 to provide education for the children within Vernon Parish. The Board is authorized by (LSA-R.S.) 17:81 to establish policies and regulations for its own government consistent with the laws of the State of Louisiana and the regulations of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).
The Vernon Parish School Board operates 20 schools with an enrollment of 9,679 students. Of these 20 schools, 5 are K-12 schools, 7 are elementary schools, 2 are middle/junior high schools, 4 are high schools, 1 is a Gates Options Program for grades 8-12, and 1 is an Optional School for grades 7 -12.
(Standing from left to right) W.R. "Randy" Martin (District 4- Pickering), Jerry Jeane (District 2-Anacoco/Hornbeck),Gerald Cooley (District 8-Simpson/Hicks), John Blankenbaker (District 7-Rosepine), Vernon Travis (District 6-Leesville/Ft. Polk) , Robert Pynes, Jr. (District 1- Leesville/Ft. Polk), Col. T. Glenn Moore (Garrison Commander), Mel Harris (District 1- Leesville/Ft. Polk), Richard Schwartz (District 3-Evans) (Sitting from Left) Doug Brandon (District 1-Leesville/Ft. Polk), Quinda Bennett (Recorder), Jackie Self (Superintendent), Randi Gleason (District 1- Leesville/Ft. Polk), Steve Woods (District 1- Leesville/Ft. Polk),Not Pictured: Michael Perkins (District 5- Pitkin),
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People's Choice Photo Contest Presented by Body Glove FootwearFriday, August 2, 2013
Darin McQuoid is a California-based whitewater photographer and paddler.
2013 Spirit of AdventureFriday, August 2, 2013
Dominique Liboiron wins Spirit of Adventure for his 3,300-mile journey from Saskatchewan to New Orleans to release his beloved uncle's ashes.
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In a few weeks, Nancy Klimah will stand on top of California's Mount Shasta waving Tibetan prayer flags, carrying messages from people to loved ones who have died of breast cancer.
While Klimah hasn't had breast cancer, the disease has touched her life.
Klimah's own journey began as a hairdresser, finding herself shaving the heads of women undergoing chemotherapy.
"And then I would shave their heads again," Klimah said about when the cancer would reappear.
With over 30 years in the field, she has shaved countless heads and lost a few clients to breast cancer as well.
But then cancer hit closer to home. Klimah's sister-in-law Arlene Pappalardo, of Naperville, was diagnosed several years ago, followed by Klimah's mother.
Klimah, of Bolingbrook, had been part of the now-retired Luna Chix group in Naperville, a running team that raised money for the Breast Cancer Fund.
According to its website, the Breast Cancer Fund seeks to expose and eliminate environmental causes of breast cancer.
The basis is prevention: helping people say healthy and avoid exposure to harmful contaminants.
The website is filled with tips about what ingredients to avoid in everything from household cleaners to personal care products and cosmetics.
"The people at the Breast Cancer Fund have such a passion for this," Klimah said.
After various triathlons and marathons, Klimah, 57, wanted to up the bar: she applied to be one of the climbers to do the Breast Cancer Fund's "Climb Against the Odds 2014" hike to the top of Mt. Shasta, 14,179 feet high.
"It's unbelievable that she's doing to do this," Pappalardo said.
A runner-walker, Pappalardo has been happy to encourage other women to do something whether that be eat better or simply walk.
But to climb to the top of a mountain?
"I said, 'You're crazy,'" Pappalardo said.
"Why not?" Klimah responded.
The family has pitched in, even with a recent garage sale in Naperville, to help raise funds for Klimah.
She had to raise a minimum of $6,000 and has just topped $11,000 with a few weeks before the climb in mid-June.
Klimah is one of 28 people who will make the trek. They have been in contact monthly via conference call, supporting each other, as they prepare for an incredible challenge.
She even has a mountaineer helping her along the way who told her, "With a name like Klimah, you have to reach the summit."
The entire trip will take 12 to 16 hours, and at the top, Klimah and her teammates will hold up the prayer flags. The Tibetan people believe that flying the flags in the wind carries the messages to loved ones who have died.
While Klimah said she hasn't counted how many flags she has so far, she believes it's at least 50, and she is willing to take more.
The flags come with a donation of $100 and a message of about seven words that can be sent to her (see box).
Many of the climbers are survivors, and Klimah knows she is one of the oldest in the group, but she doesn't let anything faze her.
"My job is to show up as strong as I can," she said. "I'm excited, a little nervous. I know this will change me."
As she prepares and waits for her journey to start June 15, Klimah has been researching Mount Shasta, finding out that it's a sacred mountain and all who climb it can expect that the journey will change them.
Klimah doesn't know how she will be different, but she is up to the challenge.
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I am a 32 yr old female with knee pain. I have aurthritis in wrist, fingers, ankle, and knees already. This pain got really bad when my knee gave out and I fell down stairs. I had mri and xrays done and been seeing ortho some early Aug 2013. They first tried therapy thinking I needed to strengthen the muscles to carry my weight. Yes I am Fat, but due some of my meds it is really hard to loose weight and keep it off. I am trying though. Its hard to do excersise now since the knee has gotten so bad, and swimming is the only thing I can due that doesn't kill me (but it is winter now and way to cold for that). I have had injections, electro stimulation, ultra sound therapy, and even surgery. I had surgery on Nov 15, they repair cartlidge, trimmed fat pad, scrapped bone, and repaired maniscus. he told me my knee cap was ridged and causing damage thats why he shaved down some bone. It has ached ever since the surgery but I finished 4 wks therapy to be able to use weight machines at gym. I am still doing the daily stretches and my last therapy was showing me what weights and machines to use. It hurt a little bit when I was doing those therapy items but I powered through it cause they said it would be little rough first few times. Little did I know it would totally put me down. I cannot bend my knee at all without it locking in place. I have to gradually straighten it and massage as I go. there have been several times it has taken 20 plus minites to get it straight. I really do not want a knee replacement but I am afraid thats what the dr is going to tell me in Feb. I am taking Mobic, Loratab, and had injection 2 days before last therapy. I still use ice for swelling. I just need to know if there is anything else I can try before I go back in Feb
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Actually, I think you are doing everything you can at present. I can't think of anything else you could try. I also have painful knees as well as back, neck and shoulder pain. (And I'm overweight, as well.) Please keep in touch with us here and let us know how you're doing and how the ortho appoinment goes for Feb.
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I have no advice on the mes, as I'm newly diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the knees. Do you have pain in your legs too, like in the tendons and muscles above and below your knee? I can't seem to get that pain under control. Its so miserable. Are you working right now? I'm out on disability but I need to get back to work soon, how ever the muscle pain is stopping me. I walk with a limp and have trouble walking at times. I wanted to hear about other's experiences with it. What kind of doctor are you seeing?


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text: This file was created by the Typo3 extension sevenpack version 0.7.14 --- Timezone: CET Creation date: 2014-12-20 Creation time: 14-44-42 --- Number of references 8 article FranchiOS2013 Mutual Localization in Multi-Robot Systems using Anonymous Relative Measurements International Journal of Robotics Research 2013 9 32 11 1302-1322 We propose a decentralized method to perform mutual localization in multi-robot systems using anonymous relative measurements, i.e. measurements that do not include the identity of the measured robot. This is a challenging and practically relevant operating scenario that has received little attention in the literature. Our mutual localization algorithm includes two main components: a probabilistic multiple registration stage, which provides all data associations that are consistent with the relative robot measurements and the current belief, and a dynamic filtering stage, which incorporates odometric data into the estimation process. The design of the proposed method proceeds from a detailed formal analysis of the implications of anonymity on the mutual localization problem. Experimental results on a team of differential-drive robots illustrate the effectiveness of the approach, and in particular its robustness against false positives and negatives that may affect the robot measurement process. We also provide an experimental comparison that shows how the proposed method outperforms more classical approaches that may be designed building on existing techniques. The source code of the proposed method is available within the MLAM ROS stack. http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.defileadmin/user_upload/files/publications/2013/2013g-FraOriSte.pdf http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de Department Bülthoff http://ijr.sagepub.com/content/32/11/1302.full.pdf+html 10.1177/0278364913495425 antonioAFranchi GOriolo pstegagnoPStegagno article RobuffoGiordanoFSB2012 A Passivity-Based Decentralized Strategy for Generalized Connectivity Maintenance International Journal of Robotics Research 2013 3 32 3 299-323 The design of decentralized controllers coping with the typical constraints on the inter-robot sensing/communication capabilities represents a promising direction in multi-robot research thanks to the inherent scalability and fault tolerance of these approaches. In these cases, connectivity of the underlying interaction graph plays a fundamental role: it represents a necessary condition for allowing a group or robots to achieve a common task by resorting to only local information. The goal of this paper is to present a novel decentralized strategy able to enforce connectivity maintenance for a group of robots in a flexible way, that is, by granting large freedom to the group internal configuration so as to allow establishment/deletion of interaction links at anytime as long as global connectivity is preserved. A peculiar feature of our approach is that we are able to embed into a unique connectivity preserving action a large number of constraints and requirements for the group: (i) the presence of specific inter-robot sensing/communication models; (ii) group requirements such as formation control; and (iii) individual requirements such as collision avoidance. This is achieved by defining a suitable global potential function of the second smallest eigenvalue λ2 of the graph Laplacian, and by computing, in a decentralized way, a gradient-like controller built on top of this potential. Simulation results obtained with a group of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles, and experimental results obtained with four quadrotor UAVs, are finally presented to thoroughly illustrate the features of our approach on a concrete case study. http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.defileadmin/user_upload/files/publications/2013/2013l-RobFraSecBue-preprint.pdf http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de Department Bülthoff http://ijr.sagepub.com/content/32/3/299.full.pdf+html 10.1177/0278364912469671 robu_paPRobuffo Giordano antonioAFranchi CSecchi hhbHHBülthoff article FranchiSSBR2012 Bilateral Teleoperation of Groups of Mobile Robots with Time-Varying Topology IEEE Transaction on Robotics 2012 10 28 5 1019-1033 In this paper, a novel decentralized control strategy for bilaterally teleoperating heterogeneous groups of mobile robots from different domains (aerial, ground, marine, and underwater) is proposed. By using a decentralized control architecture, the group of robots, which is treated as the slave side, is made able to navigate in a cluttered environment while avoiding obstacles, interrobot collisions, and following the human motion commands. Simultaneously, the human operator acting on the master side is provided with a suitable force feedback informative of the group response and of the interaction with the surrounding environment. Using passivity-based techniques, we allow the behavior of the group to be as flexible as possible with arbitrary split and join events (e.g., due to interrobot visibility/packet losses or specific task requirements) while guaranteeing the stability of the system. We provide a rigorous analysis of the system stability and steady-state characteristics and validate performance through human/hardware-in-the-loop simulations by considering a heterogeneous fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles as a case study. Finally, we also provide an experimental validation with four quadrotor UAVs. http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.defileadmin/user_upload/files/publications/2012/2012e-FraSecSonBueRob.pdf http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de Department Bülthoff http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6199993 10.1109/TRO.2012.2196304 antonioAFranchi CSecchi chakurtHISon hhbHHBülthoff robu_paPRobuffo Giordano article FranchiMGRBR2012 Modeling and Control of UAV Bearing-Formations with Bilateral High-Level Steering International Journal of Robotics Research 2012 10 31 12 1504-1525 In this paper we address the problem of controlling the motion of a group of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) bound to keep a formation defined in terms of only relative angles (i.e. a bearing formation). This problem can naturally arise within the context of several multi-robot applications such as, e.g. exploration, coverage, and surveillance. First, we introduce and thoroughly analyze the concept and properties of bearing formations, and provide a class of minimally linear sets of bearings sufficient to uniquely define such formations. We then propose a bearing-only formation controller requiring only bearing measurements, converging almost globally, and maintaining bounded inter-agent distances despite the lack of direct metric information. The controller still leaves the possibility of imposing group motions tangent to the current bearing formation. These can be either autonomously chosen by the robots because of any additional task (e.g. exploration), or exploited by an assisting human co-operator. For this latter 'human-in-the-loop' case, we propose a multi-master/multi-slave bilateral shared control system providing the co-operator with some suitable force cues informative of the UAV performance. The proposed theoretical framework is extensively validated by means of simulations and experiments with quadrotor UAVs equipped with onboard cameras. Practical limitations, e.g. limited field-of-view, are also considered. http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.defileadmin/user_upload/files/publications/2012/2012q-FraMasGraRylBueRob-preprint.pdf http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de Department Bülthoff http://ijr.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/10/05/0278364912462493.full.pdf+html 10.1177/0278364912462493 antonioAFranchi masoneCMasone vgrabeVGrabe maryllMRyll hhbHHBülthoff robu_paPRobuffo Giordano article FranchiSRBR2012 Shared Control: Balancing Autonomy and Human Assistance with a Group of Quadrotor UAVs IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine 2012 9 19 3 57-68 Robustness and flexibility constitute the main advantages of multiple-robot systems with respect to single-robot ones as per the recent literature. The use of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) combines these benefits with the agility and pervasiveness of aerial platforms [1], [2]. The degree of autonomy of the multi-UAV system should be tuned according to the specificities of the situation under consideration. For regular missions, fully autonomous UAV systems are often appropriate, but, in general, the use of semiautonomous groups of UAVs, supervised or partially controlled by one or more human operators, is the only viable solution to deal with the complexity and unpredictability of real-world scenarios as in, e.g., the case of search and rescue missions or exploration of large/cluttered environments [3]. In addition, the human presence is also mandatory for taking the responsibility of critical decisions in high-risk situations [4]. http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.defileadmin/user_upload/files/publications/2012/2012f-FraSecRylBueRob-preprint_01.pdf http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de Department Bülthoff http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6290692&contentType=Journals+%26+Magazines&sortType%3Dasc_p_Sequence%26filter%3DAND%28p_IS_Number%3A6299141%29 10.1109/MRA.2012.2205625 antonioAFranchi CSecchi maryllMRyll hhbHHBülthoff robu_paPRobuffo Giordano article PasqualettiFB2011 On Cooperative Patrolling: Optimal Trajectories, Complexity Analysis, and Approximation Algorithms IEEE Transaction on Robotics 2012 6 28 3 592-606 The subject of this paper is the patrolling of an environment with the aid of a team of autonomous agents. We consider both the design of open-loop trajectories with optimal properties and of distributed control laws converging to optimal trajectories. As performance criteria, the refresh time and the latency are considered, i.e., respectively, time gap between any two visits of the same region and the time necessary to inform every agent about an event occurred in the environment. We associate a graph with the environment, and we study separately the case of a chain, tree, and cyclic graph. For the case of chain graph, we first describe a minimum refresh time and latency team trajectory and propose a polynomial time algorithm for its computation. Then, we describe a distributed procedure that steers the robots toward an optimal trajectory. For the case of tree graph, a polynomial time algorithm is developed for the minimum refresh time problem, under the technical assumption of a constant number of robots involved in the patrolling task. Finally, we show that the design of a minimum refresh time trajectory for a cyclic graph is NP-hard, and we develop a constant factor approximation algorithm. http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.defileadmin/user_upload/files/publications/2012/2010f-FraPasBul-preprint.pdf http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de Department Bülthoff http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6122514 10.1109/TRO.2011.2179580 FPasqualetti antonioAFranchi FBullo article DurhamFB2011 Distributed pursuit-evasion without mapping or global localization via local frontiers Autonomous Robots 2012 1 32 1 81-95 This paper addresses a visibility-based pursuit-evasion problem in which a team of mobile robots with limited sensing and communication capabilities must coordinate to detect any evaders in an unknown, multiply-connected planar environment. Our distributed algorithm to guarantee evader detection is built around maintaining complete coverage of the frontier between cleared and contaminated regions while expanding the cleared region. We detail a novel distributed method for storing and updating this frontier without building a map of the environment or requiring global localization. We demonstrate the functionality of the algorithm through simulations in realistic environments and through hardware experiments. We also compare Monte Carlo results for our algorithm to the theoretical optimum area cleared as a function of the number of robots available. http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.defileadmin/user_upload/files/publications/2012/2011c-DurFraBul-preprint.pdf http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de Department Bülthoff http://www.springerlink.com/content/a02pr41790ll754w/fulltext.pdf 10.1007/s10514-011-9260-1 JWDurham antonioAFranchi FBullo article 6416 The sensor-based random graph method for cooperative robot exploration IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 2009 4 14 2 163-175 We present a decentralized cooperative exploration strategy for a team of mobile robots equipped with range finders. A roadmap of the explored area, with the associate safe region, is built in the form of a sensor-based random graph (SRG). This is expanded by the robots by using a randomized local planner that automatically realizes a tradeoff between information gain and navigation cost. The nodes of the SRG represent view configurations that have been visited by at least one robot, and are connected by arcs that represent safe paths. These paths have been actually traveled by the robots or added to the SRG to improve its connectivity. Decentralized cooperation and coordination mechanisms are used so as to guarantee exploration efficiency and avoid conflicts. Simulations and experiments are presented to show the performance of the proposed technique. http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.defileadmin/user_upload/files/publications/2009b-FFOV.pdf http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de http://antoniofranchi.com/robotics/?q=node/47 Biologische Kybernetik Max-Planck-Gesellschaft 10.1109/TMECH.2009.2013617 antonioAFranchi LFreda GOriolo MVendittelli


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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Celebrating Mass with archbishops from 25 countries, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on his 60 years as a priest, calling it a demanding and "awe-inspiring" ministry that brought him closer to God.
The pope's unusually personal recollection came June 29, the anniversary of his priestly ordination in Bavaria in 1951 and the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the patron saints of Rome.
During the three-hour-long Mass, he gave 41 archbishops the woolen pallium as a sign of their communion with the pope and their pastoral responsibility as shepherds. Among them were four prelates from the United States, including Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, and one from Canada.
The liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica began with a fanfare of trumpets. The pope smiled as he processed toward an altar ringed with flowers, pausing to greet a delegations sent by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.
The pope devoted most of his homily to his 60 years of priestly ministry, and twice he excused himself for perhaps speaking too long about his recollections. He said he felt he had to look back on "the things that have left their mark."
"'I no longer call you servants, but friends.' Sixty years on from the day of my priestly ordination, I hear once again deep within me these words of Jesus that were addressed to us new priests at the end of the ordination ceremony by the archbishop, Cardinal Faulhaber, in his slightly frail yet firm voice," the pope said.
"I knew, at that moment, the Lord himself was speaking to me in a very personal way," he said.
The pope said he felt called into the circle of those God knows in a special way, to a friendship that implies responsibilities.
"He trusts me to proclaim his word, to explain it aright and to bring it to the people of today," he said.
Pope Benedict said friendship in this sense is about conforming one's will to God and being prepared to step outside oneself and toward others -- moving "beyond the inertia of self-centeredness."
This calling of the priest to friendship with God is "so awe-inspiring that one can feel daunted as the decades go by amid so many experiences of one's own frailty and his inexhaustible goodness," he said.
The pope placed the pallium, a stole made from lamb's wool, around the shoulders of the archbishops as they knelt before him. In his sermon, the pope said the pallium signified the "yoke of friendship with Christ," the pastoral duty to be a shepherd and communion with the pope.
"It means that we must be shepherds for unity and in unity, and that it is only in the unity represented by Peter that we truly lead people to Christ," he said.
The pallium is presented every year to new archbishops or those who have been assigned to a new archdiocese. Four new archbishops -- including Archbishop Guire Poulard of Port-au-Prince, Haiti -- were unable to attend the ceremony and received their palliums at home.
In addition to Archbishop Gomez, those receiving the pallium included Archbishops Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, Gustavo Garcia-Siller of San Antonio, J. Peter Sartain of Seattle, and Gerald Lacroix of Quebec.
Afterward, at a reception for well-wishers, the U.S. archbishops spoke about the deeper meaning of the Mass. Archbishop Sartain, who came to Rome with nearly 500 pilgrims, said the pallium liturgy was "a wonderful expression of our unity together -- first of all with the Holy Father, and through the Holy Father with the apostolic mission of preaching the Gospel everywhere in the world."
Archbishop Coakley, noting that the pallium is made of wool, said it symbolized a pastoral challenge.
"It's a sign of the Good Shepherd, being charged with carrying and caring for the sheep, as Christ the Good Shepherd would carry the lost and forsaken sheep to lead them back to the fold," he said. "The Lord entrusted care of the flock to Peter -- and Peter, today in this ceremony, in a very visible and symbolic way, entrusts to each of us some share of that burden."
Archbishop Garcia-Siller said the pope's words rightly underlined the joyful task of building unity in the church, adding: "I hope I will be an instrument of the unity that Jesus wanted." He said that when the pope laid the pallium on his shoulders, he told the pope of this desire for unity.
"The pope responded, 'San Antonio, Texas, yes!' Few words, but very meaningful," he said.
Archbishop Gomez, in Rome with about 400 pilgrims, said he's been sharing the excitement of the events with people back home on a Facebook page.
"I think a lot of people have been following it, and it's been a wonderful experience for me, using the modern means of communication to be in touch with the people of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles," he said.
Among the U.S. pilgrims who traveled to Rome were Edward and Virginia Espinoza. They came for Archbishop Garcia-Siller, whom they met when he was a priest in Oxnard, Calif. They described him as a people person and a great speaker, whose homilies are "second to none."
"He treats everyone as the most important person in the world," Virginia Espinoza said before the start of the Mass in St. Peter's.
Speaking at his noon blessing after the Mass, Pope Benedict thanked Catholics around the world for the prayers they offered on the occasion of his 60th anniversary as a priest. At the Vatican's request, church communities around the world joined in 60 hours of eucharistic adoration to mark the anniversary.
The pope also thanked pilgrims, friends and family members of the new archbishops in a special audience with them in the Paul VI hall June 30.
Greeting them in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Lithuanian and Slovenian, the pope welcomed all those who took part in the pallium ceremony and reminded them that the woolen band is "a sign of communion in faith and love and in the governance of God's people."
He told the archbishops he was praying for them and that nothing should come before their love for Christ, which is fundamental for their pastoral service.
The pope then greeted each new archbishop as well as the two or three family members or friends each archbishop had chosen to accompany him on stage to meet the pope.
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- 1 pound skinless boneless chicken breasts
- Olive oil (for brushing)
- 2 heads of broccoli, cut into florets (about 5 cups)
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 4 cups whipping cream
- 1 cup grated Fontina cheese (about 4 ounces)
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces)
- 1 pound pasta shells, freshly cooked
- 1/2 bunch fresh chives, chopped
Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Brush both sides with olive oil. Grill until cooked through, about 6 minutes per side. Dice chicken and set aside. Cook broccoli in medium pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Gradually mix in cream. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add both cheeses and stir until sauce is smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add pasta, chicken, and broccoli to sauce; mix well. Garnish with chives and serve.
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- Calories1,134
- Carbohydrates69 g (23%)
- Fat78 g (120%)
- Protein41 g (82%)
- Saturated Fat44 g (219%)
- Sodium400 mg (17%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat4 g
- Fiber4 g (18%)
- Monounsaturated Fat25 g
- Cholesterol277 mg (92%)
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The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of choosing a theoretical framework to guide a study of patients' bowel symptoms and self-care strategies following sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer. As a result of a thorough literature review, we determined that the Symptom Management Theory provided the most comprehensive framework to guide our research. 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z Symptom burden in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease: a mixed methods study Farrell, Dawn M. http://hdl.handle.net/10468/1340 2014-01-28T10:05:35Z 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Symptom burden in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease: a mixed methods study Farrell, Dawn M. To investigate the symptom burden experiences of individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). An explanatory sequential mixed methods study was conducted. A cross-sectional, correlational survey was first undertaken. Symptom burden was measured using a modified disease specific version of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, which was administered to a consecutive sample of individuals with IBD (n = 247) at an IBD Outpatients department in one urban teaching hospital in Ireland. Disease activity was determined using clinical disease activity indices, which were completed by the consulting physician. A sequential qualitative, descriptive study was then conducted aimed at explaining noteworthy quantitative findings. A criterion-related purposeful sample of seven participants from the quantitative study was recruited. Semi-structured face to face interviews were conducted using an interview guide and data were analysed using content analysis. Findings revealed that participants experienced a median of 10 symptoms during the last week, however as many as 16 symptoms were experienced during active disease. The most burdensome symptoms were lack of energy, bowel urgency, diarrhoea, feeling bloated, flatulence and worry. Total symptom burden was found to be low with a mean score of 0.56 identified out of a possible range from 0 to 4. Participants with active disease (M = 0.81, SD = 0.48; n = 68) had almost double mean total symptom burden scores than participants with inactive disease (M = 0.46, SD = 0.43; n = 166) (p < 0.001). Mean total psychological symptom burden was found to be significantly greater than mean total physical symptom burden (rho = 0.73, n = 247, p < 0.001). Self-reported disease control, gender, number of flare ups in the last two years, and smoking status was found to be significant predictors of total symptom burden, with self-reported disease control identified as the strongest predictor. Qualitative data revealed tiredness, pain, bowel symptoms, worry and fear as being burdensome. Furthermore, symptom burden experiences were described in terms of its impact on restricting aspects of daily activities, which accumulated into restrictions on general life events. Psychological symptom burden was revealed as more problematic than physical symptom burden due to its constant nature, with physical and psychological symptoms described to occur in a cyclical manner. Participants revealed that disease control was evaluated not only in terms of symptoms, but also in terms of their abilities to control the impact of symptoms on their lives. This study highlights the considerable number of symptoms and the most burdensome symptoms experienced by individuals with IBD, both during active and inactive disease. This study has important implications on symptom assessment in terms of the need to encompass both physical and psychological symptoms. In addition, greater attention needs to be placed on psychological aspects of IBD care. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Postnatal depression is a public health nursing issue: Perspectives from Norway and Ireland Glavin, Kari Leahy-Warren, Patricia http://hdl.handle.net/10468/1506 2014-04-05T02:00:16Z 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Postnatal depression is a public health nursing issue: Perspectives from Norway and Ireland Glavin, Kari; Leahy-Warren, Patricia The framework provided by the Millennium Development Goals includes maternal health as an area of priority. Postnatal depression (PND) is a serious public health issue because it occurs at a crucial time in a mothers' life, can persist for long periods, and can have adverse effects on partners and the emotional, behavioural, and cognitive development of infants and children. Internationally, public health nurses (PHNs) are key professionals in the delivery of health care to mothers in the postpartum period, and international research collaborations are encouraged. Two researchers from the European Academy of Nursing Science (EANS) identified a need to collaborate and strengthen research capacity and discussion on postnatal depression, a public health nursing issue in both countries. Within the context of public health and public health nursing in Ireland and Norway, the aim of this paper is to present a discussion on the concept of PND, prevalence, and outcomes; screening issues for PHNs; and the research evidence of the benefits of social support in facilitating recovery for new mothers. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Symptom burden: A forgotten area of measurement in inflammatory bowel disease Farrell, Dawn Savage, Eileen http://hdl.handle.net/10468/728 2013-12-02T12:58:49Z 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Symptom burden: A forgotten area of measurement in inflammatory bowel disease Farrell, Dawn; Savage, Eileen Inflammatory bowel disease collectively known as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract. Periods of active and inactive disease are common along the trajectory of this illness. A range of symptoms such as fatigue, diarrhoea and abdominal pain are experienced and are often very debilitating in nature resulting in significance interference in daily life. Despite this, to date research in the area of symptoms remains an underexplored topic. This paper aims to discuss current approaches to symptom assessment in IBD and the potential to measure symptom burden in further research, in order to gain a greater understanding into the experiences of individuals with IBD. 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z


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