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On 27 December 2008 Curaçao hosted its second annual Global Nomad Salon. The event was organized by Janera in Landhuis Bloemhof and was made possible by Randolph van Eps, a partner at the law firm VanEps Kunneman Van Doorne, and the Fundashon Bon Intenshon of Greg Elias, owner of The United Trust Company.
During the Salon about thirty experts, all Curaçaoans residing either on the island or abroad, exchanged ideas about embracing the diversity of the island and how to combat its extremism in these uncertain times.
The constitutional structure of the Netherlands Antilles in the Dutch Kingdom will soon be amended, effectively ending the federation's existence. Both the island territories of Curaçao and Saint Marten voted to become separate, independent countries within the Dutch Kingdom (status aparte). The remaining territories, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba, will be given a new status (sui generis) within the Kingdom. These territories will have a direct tie to the Netherlands and can also have cooperative relationships with the other countries in the Dutch Kingdom.
The island territory of Curaçao has a remarkable diversity of cultures. The ethnic inhabitants of Curaçao—the Arawak, Dutch, Spanish, West Indian, Latin, and African— have created a rich heritage and thriving culture. Although Dutch is the official language, English and Spanish are widely spoken. The majority of the residents of Curaçao also speak the native language, Papiamentu—a Creole mix of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, French, English, and Arawak Indian. At the moment there are around forty to fifty different nationalities residing on Curaçao. Despite racial, cultural, economical, social, and religious differences, these people have largely found a way to live together on the island.
Although Curaçao is a mix of nationalities, the African descendents make up the majority. Rising up through the oppression of the slave trade, the Afro-Curaçaoan people have established rich cultural traditions that have been embraced by both native and visitor alike. However, they also form the majority of the social economically underprivileged on the island
In the past few months, during the negotiations between Curaçao and the Dutch Kingdom, some citizens have demonstrated against the amendment of the constitutional structure. The outrage is largely caused over Holland's insistence that, while Curaçao can be granted autonomy within the Dutch Kingdom, they, the Dutch, will still preside over certain issues (for example, criminal persecution). When Aruba was granted autonomy in 1986, the Arubans were not subject to this condition, and many Curaçaoans, particularly those of African descent, are outraged. Violence during the demonstrations has been escalating and the reason seems to be—but not limited to—racial hatred. For some Curaçaoans, the memory of Dutch Colonialism and its subsequent African slave trade is still fresh. Most Afro-Curaçaoans are the descendents of slaves who were brought by the Dutch to Curaçao from Africa, and to them, the fact that the Netherlands can still control some aspects of island life is reminiscent of the power the Dutch colonialists had over the slaves. As a result, many Afro-Curacaoans are clashing with the island's European demographic, and arguing for more freedom. The Salon focused on how this amendment will affect the social relationships in Curaçao.
As usual Janera opened the Salon by introducing herself and talking briefly about the topic. Indicating that she herself is living abroad, she requested the local experts to introduce themselves and to give their opinion on the identity of Curaçao. These experts consisted of a former prime-minister of the Netherlands Antilles, lawyers, accountants, artists, entrepreneurs, an internationally regarded medical doctor, writers, managing directors of private and public companies on Curaçao, ambassadors of the Dutch Kingdom in foreign countries, a chief editor of a well known local newspaper, a radio commentator. Though all were Curaçaoan, those living abroad called the United States, the Netherlands, Spain, Rwanda, and Paraguay home.
Everyone introduced him- or- her- self and gave their opinion, either in Dutch or Papiamentu. Greg Elias said he feels that Curaçao has lost the once-tolerant identity of its society, and he expressed his concerns about the latest demonstrations against the amendment and the violence involved. He said that he has been reading and studying about other nations who have faced similar problems, but he could not find a solution for Curaçao.
Another guest mentioned that outstanding leadership should bring back the confidence of the society and help Curaçao solve these problems. Following that, someone suggested that the people of the island should be global citizens, living by international norms and values. Curaçaoans should listen to their fellow islanders in order to find a solution to their mutual problems. Guests agreed that it is difficult to create an identity when people are living in poverty.
Several guests said that Curaçaoans are not well informed on the issues of the proposed constitutional changes, and feel that some political groups are using these changes and misinformation to divide the people, presumably to gain support. Some of the Salon guests expressed their willingness to collaborate in projects to better inform the people of Curaçao of the constitutional structure and also to combat the poverty on the island. Others talked about forming volunteer groups dedicated to informing their fellow islanders about the issues at hand. Ensuring all inhabitants have equal and accessible knowledge on the proposed changes would help to prevent extremism on Curaçao, guests agreed.
It was clear that everyone had one thing in common: All are very proud of Curaçao, regardless of where they live in the world. No matter where the Global Nomads from Curaçao reside, they will always support the island and will always consider Curaçao their home. Janera indicated that everyone, no matter where he or she lives, can and must, in one way or the other, contribute to the development of Curaçao and the identity of the "Yu di Korsou" – child of Curaçao. Curaçaoans must say no to intolerance and they must create a sincere dialogue between each other in order to keep and to strengthen the proud, tolerant and unified identity of "Yu di Korsou."


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If you're shopping for a new iPhone, Apple gives you not just one, but three options to choose from. Do you splurge on the flagship iPhone 5s, with its cutting-edge fingerprint sensor? Do you save a few bucks, and get the colorful and capable iPhone 5c? Or maybe you sign a two-year contract and get the aging iPhone 4s for "free?" Let Gizmag help you decide, as we compare the features and specs of the three iPhones available in 2013-2014.Read More
The budget iPhone: rumormongers have obsessed out the possibility for years. Though Apple hasn't – and likely never will – manufacture a new iPhone just to tackle the economy market, the company has covered that segment nonetheless. The recipe is simple: continue selling previous years' iPhones in decreasing increments of $100. So, on store shelves this year, the iPhone 5 is joined by its previous two ancestors. There's no question which phone is the best – the iPhone 5 is a phenomenal smartphone – but is it worth saving a few bucks on one of the older models?Read More
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Here's one that should be a fair bit harder.
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Sep 20, 2011 8:21 AM
We may not be getting married, we may not be attending a fancy event and we may not even care if we ever have somewhere to wear these dazzling little numbers. But hot damn these Jimmy Choo Quinze Booties ($165) are on sale and on our feet in the time it takes to get from warehouse to our house.
Editor's Note: Some readers have noted that the website linked for these shoes may not be the most reliable. And we understand not everyone is willing to take their chances on some skeevy back alley marketing. So proceed at your own risk. We'll still buying them in the hopes that they stand up at least once around the block. That's all we're asking.
Outblush, these (and along with all the other "designer shoes on sale" are counterfeit. If it's online and it's too good to be true, the it's literally too good to be true.
Technically I know that. Realistically, I still want them.
But you advertise them to your readers as "Jimmy Choo's on sale"??
I'm kind of really disgusted.
Yes, these (and the other on the site) are total fakes. Why give free advertising to this crap?
Shame on you, Outblush. This is in bad taste.
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2. "Don't date a man you wouldn't marry, remember you don't choose who you fall in love with. That's why it's called falling in love."
3. Doing what's best for me isn't selfish or stuck up it's having my best interest. If I choose to keep to myself it's not because I'm a loner, it's because I want to make sure I associate with people who have my best interests at heart. Be selective.
4. I'm one of those people who are okay with not being connected all the time. Sometimes people get angry with me because I don't respond to emails right away or choose Facebook to contact me all the time. If it was truly important you'd call. I guess I know the ability to live life offline.


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Chef Patti Jackson Is Served First
'I'm really bossy.'
Chef Patti Jackson runs the kitchen of two very different Italian restaurants — you might even call them "male" and "female" restaurants, under the specifications Bruni laid out last week I Trulli and Centovini. Jackson is also one of 25 chefs cooking at the Prince George Ballroom on Tuesday evening as part of a tasting/benefit for Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR), a group our New York Diet subject last week, Lidia Bastianich, helped found in 1993. The $75 ticket helps pay for scholarships for women in the field, but Jackson found the group key for networking in a hectic industry. Since she's come out ahead in the chaos, we asked about her kitchen style, the varying treatment of sexes in restaurants, and of course what dish she'll be whipping up for the lady-heavy crowd tomorrow.
How do you feel about restaurants serving women first and treating them differently as diners?
It's so ingrained in what we do, it's almost not sexist. In all our restaurants there's an L key. [A notation by the server to indicate where a woman is sitting so she is served first.] I think when people break that mold it becomes confusing. For example, I don't like to be called "chef." For me, having someone say "oui, chef" in the middle of service doesn't make me feel more powerful. It puts up unnecessary boundaries between the kitchen and everybody else. We're all working toward the same things.
So does it bother you, as a food expert, if a server looks to a male counterpart you're dining with to lead?
I'm really bossy. I don't know if that's ever actually happened. I think there's also a personality aspect to it. I present myself as somebody who's interested. I think certainly the days of the shrinking-violet woman who get the menu without prices that's pretty much over.
And you don't care if a male or female gets a plate first?
Ideally, I get everything first.
So, are your restaurants "male" or "female"?
I think of them both as female because I work in them. I mean, I Trulli is a really homey restaurant. We get a lot of kind of guys who want their bowl of pasta or veal Milanese chop, but the restaurant is really a reflection of the owner's mother. Centovini; it's designed by male design geeks. It has a definite masculine femininity. I would say it's a little more delicate. Perhaps ladies like it, but in both cases our clientele run down the middle. [In designing the menu], it's two different neighborhoods; two different tastes.
What are you serving at the Women Chefs & Restaurateurs tasting?
Pork-belly braciole with broccoli rabe, like a stuffed pork skin rolled with pine nuts and stuff and braised in tomato sauce.
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Perceived Support Among Iranian Mothers of Children with Learning Disability
This qualitative phenomenological study explores the lived experiences of perceived support by Iranian mothers who have children with learning disability. Twelve open interviews with six mothers of learning-disabled children (7–12 years of age) were audiotape-recorded with participants' consent. The interviews were transcribed and data were analyzed using Van Manen methodology. Two major themes emerged from 138 thematic sentences. The mothers' experiences could be interpreted as a sense of being in the light or being in the shade of support, with variations for different participants. The results indicate a need for more specialized and individually adjusted support for mothers in Iran.
Between 15% and 20% of children and adolescents in the United States live with a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition (Newacheck et al., 1998). Children with chronic health conditions are often referred to as "children with special health care needs" and are at much higher risk for disruptions to social and emotional development, including family and peer relationships (Miller, Recsky, & Armstrong, 2004).
Studies indicate that parents of children with chronic-condition disabilities experience a higher level of stress than parents of children without disabilities, and they also are prone to an increased risk of reduced well-being (Hatice & Dokuz, 2006; Lam & Mackenzie, 2002; Ong, Chandran, & Peng, 2005; Roach et al., 1999; Sisk, 2000). Mothers who have children with a special need such as learning disability (LD) require support, which has been described as a multidimensional concept including affective, cognitive, and functional behavior, and includes informative, practical, social, and emotional support. Emerson (2003) wrote that social support is positively related to overall improved well-being. Studies about the experience of perceived support by mothers who have children with LD are scarce and are needed to further develop support strategies. Parents of children with disabilities must raise their children within the context of powerful societal discourse that devalues adults with disabilities and, therefore, holds low expectations for the ultimate "success" of parenting children with disabilities (McKeever & Miller, 2004). According to most mothers, healthcare workers do not furnish adequate amounts of information about LD and rarely distribute enough printed materials or make referrals to parent support groups (Poehlmann, Clements, Abbeduto, & Farsad, 2005; Skotko & Bedia, 2005).
Support for families who have preschool- and school-age children with LD is limited in Iran and Iranian mothers must find sources of support to help their children. There are no school nurses in schools with special-needs children, and resources and services provided to children and mothers by social services are insufficient. Consequently, studies that focus on long-term outcomes and identify required adjustments are needed. Within Iranian society, parents' roles are defined in such a way that mothers are presumed to be the caregivers, and fathers are often limited to economic responsibility. Healthcare professionals must provide assistance on topics such as basic care requirements and helping families, especially mothers, make suitable arrangements for their children. But these professionals need to have a solid understanding of the lived experience of these mothers to support them. Most studies examining the support for parents of children with LD are quantitative (Emerson, 2003; Norah, Daya, Alegrı, & Sribneyb, 2006), and only a limited number have been conducted using a phenomenological approach. Conducting such a study was of paramount importance to gain enhanced insight into the support phenomenon and give mothers the opportunity to describe their support experiences and present their stories. Furthermore, no studies were found that addressed the following questions: How is the concept of support perceived by mothers who have a child with LD? What comes to mind when mothers hear the phrase "received/perceived support"? What are the mothers' perceptions of support? What resources are helpful for mothers? Applying a phenomenographic approach, this study was conducted to explore and describe mothers' perception of support in Iran. This was imperative because no studies of Iranian mothers with children with LD had been conducted. Cultural and social circumstances were bound to influence the study's outcomes, compared to previous studies conducted in a Western cultural context.
An exploratory inductive design was chosen because research on this topic was lacking. The methodology used was inspired by Van Manen (1990) phenomenological approaches, and previously has been described (Hall, 2000).
Data Collection
A convenience sample of six mothers was interviewed twice. These mothers, who were age 28–42 years (mean = 38), were homemakers. All were married and lived with their husbands, had one or two children without LD, and had one child with LD. Two mothers had one disabled child and no other children. The children with LD were between 7 and 12 years of age (mean = 9). Data were collected from mothers whose children were educated in a special-needs school. All mothers who were contacted agreed to participate. Interviews, ranging in length from 90 to 180 minutes, took place in participants' homes or at their child's school.
To provide autonomy, all potential participants were informed that participation was voluntary (Beauchamp & Childress, 2001). All participants were given oral and written information about the study and asked to sign a written informed consent form stating that they agreed to be interviewed and that their words would be audiotaped and transcribed by a researcher for analysis. Mothers could terminate their participation at will. Confidentiality was assured, which meant that only the researcher would know the identities of participants on the tapes, reports, or descriptions (Holloway & Wheeler, 1995).
Each participant was assigned a numeric code. The researcher served as the contact person (by means of telephone) so the mothers could contact them with new ideas or to terminate their participation. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee for Medical Sciences Research at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, Iran.
Data Analysis
Each interview was tape-recorded and repeatedly listened to, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed. Analysis followed the process suggested by Van Manen (1990).
The first step—taking a holistic approach to data—was to determine overall and fundamental meanings of the support. Each interview was condensed into a short description of how mothers received and perceived support in this chronic situation.
In the second step—hermeneutic reflection (Van Manen, 2001)—the selective approach was used to isolate thematic statements. The selective approach was accomplished by highlighting phrases and quotes that stood out and seemed to expose themes related to the experience of mothering. The question asked in this approach was "What does this sentence/meaning unit reveal about the phenomenon, being a mother, in this situation?"
The third step required the researcher to interpret each sentence or meaning unit in a way that was pertinent to nursing. The question was "What does this sentence/meaning unit reveal of the nature of the support phenomenon, in this situation seen from a nursing perspective?"
The last step was to create mindful and sensitive phenomenological text that could be useful to family care nurses (Van Manen, 1990). In this phase, the focus was on highlighting data identified during the selective approach. These phrases and quotes were read, reread, combined, reduced, written, and rewritten until a satisfying basic structure or essence of what it was like to be a "supported mother" in this chronic situation was identified. This basic structure was then grouped into themes and subthemes. Later, meaning units and a detailed approach were considered (Van Manen, 1990).
Credibility assumes that researchers have made efforts to establish confidence in data interpretation in terms of accuracy (Polit & Beck, 2006). To ensure credibility, we presented our preliminary findings to research colleagues at a seminar to achieve collaborative analysis. Transferability refers to external validity. According to Polit and Beck (2006), it rests with research colleagues and expert nurses to judge transferability based on the description of the findings. Dependability is guaranteed when credibility is assured.
We also provided an audit trail and evidence to support interpretations and dependability. Conformability indicates researcher neutrality and links data with sources, related conclusions, and interpretations. To further meet rigorous study criteria, we conducted all activities based on our initial research design. Participants checked transcribed interviews for accuracy. There were no difference between view points of colleagues and participants.
The results of this study are expressed in significant statements about lived experiences of support that were organized into 138 formulated meanings and then grouped into 45 themes from which two major themes emerged.
This research reveals that Iranian mothers who have children with LD receive poor support. These mothers indicated that God provided their main support, while their remaining support was received from husbands, relatives, friends, and others. The mothers' experience focused on the stress and burden they felt in caring for their children and the lack of support from caregivers. Two other categories emerged from the transcribed text:
1. Receiving attention, with internal variation described as the subcategories feeling relief and being the focus of others' concern.
2. Being neglected, with internal variation defined as the subcategories receiving insufficient information, feeling uncertain, and feeling misunderstood.
Mothers' stories and the text as a whole could be described in two major themes: being in the light or being in the shade of support (Table 1).
Being in the Light of Support
For Iranian mothers, being in the light of support meant receiving attention. The feeling of being in communion with God was very important and gave mothers feelings of relief, strength, and confidence. They believed that God would reward them in the afterworld or for their patience in this world. They also believed their contentment with what they had been given in this life would provide a special source of support for them. In fact, mothers generally considered the presence of their child as a special blessing from God. Mothers perceived this phenomenon as "special attention" from God or God's favor, so they could accept their children and the associated difficulties.
One 30-year-old mother said, "God always wants the best for us. Whatever he wants happens. God is the source of all wisdom. I am hoping for his grace." A 29-year-old mother said, "I tell myself, 'God is testing me and will reward me in the other world'…when I think of God, I become very calm and relax." This study revealed that all of the mothers considered God as a strong source of power and support.
Being the Focus of Others' Concern
Husbands, relatives, and friends played an important role in mothers' feelings of harmony. Mothers said that receiving attention resulted in feeling relief. These feelings of relief emerged when others took responsibility for emotional, social, or practical support. A 41-year-old mother said, "When my husband understands me, this helps me to calm down. I become happy and enjoy my life more…support of my husband helps me to take care of the child and use effective coping strategies and increase my life satisfaction." A 32-year-old mother said, "My son is liked by my family and my husband's family; they say he is a blessing in our life. Their attitudes have a positive effect on my morale."
Being in the Shade of Support
For the mothers in this study, being in the shade of support meant being neglected. Feeling neglected included the experience of receiving insufficient information. This especially was expressed in relation to perceived support during the initial phase of accepting their situation. Mothers pointed to a lack of support from the healthcare system and staff at the child's school; they felt they had received little or no information about their disabled children, the hereditary aspects of LD, toilet training, how to take care of their child and manage his or her problems, and identifying future employment opportunities.
Lack of information forced mothers to search for information from other sources. This created frustration, which in turn led to feelings of irritation, abandonment, and neglect. One mother said, "I have so little knowledge on the subject, that's why I want to have some information about what I should do and how I can handle our child. I need to know about how to manage my own situation and that of my child, but nobody (healthcare providers and staff at the school) gives me the help and support that I expect and they do not have new and up-to-date information about disability for me. I don't know what I am doing. Governmental sources of support for us are both limited and uncertain…we are alone and helpless."
The majority of participants dedicated themselves to their children. One stated, "My child's health is more important than my own. I see my health as being totally dependant upon that of [my child's] health, and that is how I calm myself down. I even miss out on my own rest periods in order to look after him."
Most participants said they have no plans for their own lives and they only think about dedicating their future to their children. One mother said, "My life is very routine, daily chores. I am often at home, no plans, no entertainment, my days are repetitious. I don't do anything for my own well-being."
Feeling neglected also included stories about feeling misunderstood. Mothers felt their situation was misunderstood by those close to them (e.g., relatives, friends). Being misunderstood created feelings of disappointment, irritation, and isolation. Mothers said, "Others use hurtful words and look upon us with pity," or "Horrible words of friends and relatives break my heart and infuriate me. We have problems with family, relatives, and society. They feel a pity for us, their words hurt me a lot." Another mother said, "I make such an effort for my son to speak a word. It has been so hard, for 10 years, this is a lifetime. When he says hello to his grandfather, he doesn't pay any attention to him. This behavior is very painful for me, as though a person is stabbing me in my heart." Another respondent, while crying, said, "I am very sensitive toward others' behavior and comments directed at my child. I cannot help it. I always focus on what they do and what they say. Therefore, I always stay at home because people don't understand our child, and we hardly have any social friends or relationships."
Being surrounded by darkness made the mothers feel unprepared for what the future would bring. Anxieties relating to the future for children with LD involved concerns about both short- and long-term issues. Immediate worries included placement in school and health issues. Looking further ahead, mothers were most concerned about their child's ability to perform self-care and issues such as marriage, occupation, independence, self-control, and provision of care after a mother's death. One participant said, "I am anxious that I may still have to take him along with me everywhere even when I am old. Sometimes I come across mothers who are very old but still have to take along with them a grown-up adult. Immediately, it reminds me of my own situation and tears come to my eyes. It seems that I am seeing my own future in them." Said another mother, "I worry about my child's future. Could he take care of himself, say when he is 20 years old or more? I take care of him now, do everything for him, but I'm not sure about the future. I feel a sense of hopelessness."
The results indicate that perceived support by Iranian mothers who have children with LD has been insufficient. Two main themes emerged from the narrations: being in the light and being in the shade of support. Norah (2006) described the importance of social cohesion, social support, and emotional support, not only upon acceptance of disability, but also throughout life as necessary.
For mothers who perceived themselves as being in the shade, formal support from professional caregivers and staff at school and the informal support from husbands, relatives, and friends was sparse and the support they had received was inadequate. Caregivers can become emotionally involved in their child's disability to the point at which they enter a process of grief and become preoccupied with adapting to the situation and controlling their feelings. Some parents of children with LD became closer and more unified as they transitioned into adapting to their child's disability (which was a source of support for mothers), while others became more distant from each other (which had a negative impact on mothers). The transition to adapting to the situation appears to influence mothers' need for support.
Hatice (2006) reported that some families with children with Down syndrome are in close contact with relatives such as grandparents. Having a large or extended family can be a benefit in some cases because family members may provide economic, social, and emotional support to each other. However, in our study most relatives did not provide information or understanding to the Iranian mothers. Hatice (2006) also reported that relatives require information to be supportive. This confirms the study's findings; consequently, healthcare professionals must not only address the needs of the parents, but also needs of key members of the extended family.
One of the most important sources of strength identified in our study was support from "God" and "prayer," especially when mothers viewed their child as a "life blessing." However, support from God was not highlighted in previous studies as beneficial for mothers of children with Down syndrome (Hatice, 2006).
Spirituality has been recognized as positive for health promotion and improved quality of life regardless of perceived life threat (Laubmeier, Zakowski, & Bair, 2004). Stainton and Besser (1998) wrote that the positive effects of having a child with intellectual disabilities in a family include increased spirituality and expanded personal and social networks and community involvement. But there also is an urgent need for informative, practical, social, and emotional support for mothers. In contrast, Hastings and colleagues (2002) wrote that maternal perception of a child as a source of personal growth and maturity was positively associated with the usefulness of perceived support from family and friends and the demand that caregiving put upon mothers. Mallow and Bechtel (1999) reported that families with children with disabilities did not have access to sufficient health and support services—a finding that is replicated in our study.
In the Iranian culture, parents believe that their baby is "a beautiful blessing and a gift" and that God supports new parents psychologically, emotionally, and economically. Parents of a child with LD believe they are likely to enjoy significantly higher levels of God's attention than parents of children without disabilities. In the Iranian culture, there is a belief that one of God's most important tests for parents is illness or any disability of a child: These beliefs help mothers accept their child with LD. Most Iranian mothers perceive their child with LD as distinct and special, so they often refer to their child as "a part of themselves." These mothers devote a great deal of their time, physical and psychological energy, and patience to taking care of and training their child in day-to-day life skills. This result is similar to earlier findings, which indicate strong pressures on mothers of children with disabilities to conform to a traditional philosophy of care in which mothers devote themselves selflessly to the welfare of their children (McKeever & Miller, 2004).
Mothers in our study believed it was God's wish to test them. Consequently, in Iranian culture, religious beliefs facilitate acceptance of the process of living with a child with disability, and this heightens spirituality. In contrast, in studies of family experience in Western culture, there is no reference to spiritual support and most emphasis is placed on social and family support (Hockenberry & Winkelstein, 2005; Skok, Harvey, & Reddihough, 2006). However, other studies (Laubmeier et al., 2004; Ostermann, Bussing, & Matthiessen, 2004) have indicated that spirituality can diminish depression, anxiety, and feelings of helplessness and can promote better mental health.
In Western societies, "spirituality" is part of the social support that is provided for those who have children with special needs; consequently, education addresses needs of mothers and families (Speraw, 2006). In contrast, within Iranian society, spirituality is an individual endeavor. Every person in Iran, depending on his or her personal and social needs, searches for spirituality, reaches out for the main source of support (God), and adapts to their personal situation to protect their overall well-being.
In this study, however, spiritual support did not appear to be accompanied by support from husbands, relatives, friends, health workers, or staff at the child's school, leading to a sense of hopelessness. This resulted in negative feelings and behavior, self-neglect, uncertainty about the future, chronic sadness, and feeling burned out. Iranian mothers did not have a support system in their lives and were burdened with pressure.
Study Limitation
Because of the study's qualitative nature, the findings should not be generalized to apply to all mothers who have children with LD. There is little understanding of how spirituality influences the lived experience or faith for mothers who care for their children with disabilities. Consequently, it is necessary to conduct further research on the subject. Also, further studies on the effects of spirituality on emotional health within Iranian culture are needed to enhance the understanding of parental experiences in these situations. This study also could be conducted in the same population with other family members such as fathers or siblings with the other qualitative methods. The qualitative design limits generalizability; however, these findings should be considered when working with mothers and their children.
The study's findings can serve as an important tool for developing support strategies for mothers of children with LD. Nurses working in schools, health clinics, homes, and hospitals can use these results to develop a holistic nursing care plan. By identifying factors that influence mothers' experience of support as they care for their children with LD, institutional and no institutional healthcare services can improve the organization of the entire healthcare process and develop mother-focused support programs. These findings also could be used to train nurses and other healthcare employees who may work with mothers who have special-needs children. Iranian nurses can play a key role in advocating for developing research programs in their society and evidence-based services to enhance the lived experience of parents of children with LD. In addition, nurses can form rehabilitation teams and coordinate rehabilitation programs for mothers with disabled children.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals must take into account the experiences of Iranian mothers as they design rehabilitation programs in both Western and Eastern societies. This knowledge also may be applied when providing support for Middle-Eastern immigrants living in the United States or other Western countries who may have similar issues. Cultural diversity is an important factor for nurses to consider in any country because the concept of nursing as a profession is not limited to one culture or one country. Furthermore, these study results can be used when designing educational packages for mothers who have children with LD.
We thank Miss Massnavi, administrator of Mehr Pakan Exceptional School, and Miss Ghazi, administrator of Exceptional Organization. The authors also are grateful to the mothers who participated in the study.
About the Authors
Sima Mohammad Khan Kermanshahi, PhD RN, is an assistant professor of nursing at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, Iran.
Zohreh Vanaki, PhD RN, is an associate professor of nursing at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, Iran. Address correspondence to Tarbiat Modares University, Nursing Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fazlollah Ahmadi, PhD RN, is an associate professor of nursing at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, Iran.
Parviz Azadfalah, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, Iran.
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Developing Tuxedo Servers with SALT and SCA
By Todd Little-Oracle on Feb 04, 2009
Technical APIs are those APIs that access infrastructure or system functions that are not directly related to the business functions the application provides. Thus APIs that allocate messages, populate messages, send and receive messages, invoke services, etc., are all technical APIs. While not bad in and of themselves, technical APIs can get in the way of programmer productivity.
The SCA Client and Implementation standard defines how a particular programming language should provide SCA capabilities. In the case of C++ it defines the classes and methods that need to be provided by an SCA runtime that supports SCA clients and servers written in C++. This blog entry will show how a Tuxedo ATMI server and an SALT SCA based server are written. To keep the business logic to a minimum and pick a subject area familiar to all I'll use a simple 4 function calculator.
ATMI ServersIn an ATMI server, the developer creates services as C functions. The function is dispatched automatically by Tuxedo, whether in a single thread or in a worker thread for multi-threaded servers. The function receives as an argument a structure that contains such information as the name of the service, some flags, and a pointer to the message sent by the client. The function then extracts the information sent by the client from the message, performs whatever business function needs to be performed, creates and populates a return message, and then returns that message to the client. Here is an ATMI server that implements for services, ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, and DIVIDE.
ATMI Calculator Server
Each service implementation uses the the FML32 functions to extract the incoming fields from the message sent by the client, then performs the simply business logic of a calculator. Finally it modifies the original message to remove the input fields, add the result field, and returns that to the client.
SCA ServersSCA servers in SALT 10gR3 have all of their message handling performed by the SCA container and generated code. These pieces accept a message, extract the appropriate fields, then call a C++ method to perform the business logic. The method simply returns the result to the SCA runtime which in turn creates a reply message and returns that to the client. With the ATMI Binding Extension provided by SALT, a normal ATMI buffer is used to hold the request and reply messages which allows interoperability with ATMI clients and server. Here is an example of a 4 function calculator server written using the SCA container.
SCA Calculator Server
As you can see, there is considerably less code to write for an SCA based server. As well the code is all pure C++ code without any technical or middleware APIs used. This same code could be used in many ways, not just within the context of an SCA service implementation.
Hopefully these two simple examples illustrate some of the benefits of using SCA to implement services. In my next entry, I'll show how this same 4 function calculate can be accessed as a web service and how SALT help makes this a trivial exercise requiring no code changes to either the ATMI server or the SCA server.


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Date When Celebrated : Always January 16th
National Nothing Day is quite simply... a day for nothing.
This day is an "un-event". The expectation is that we do not create or otherwise promote this day. In other words, we do nothing. And, to say anything more would contradict the purpose of this day.
Celebrate this day by doing....nothing. Of course, that assumes that doing nothing is okay with your boss.
Origin of National Nothing Day:
All we know about this day, is that it was created in 1973 by newspaperman Harold Pullman Coffin.
Other than that, we understandably found nothing about this day.
There is no evidence to suggest that Nothing Day is truly a "national" day, which requires an act of congress.
This Day in History January 16th
The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. (1120)
The first grammar of the Spanish language is presented to Queen Isabella I. (1492)
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. (1572)
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American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent. (1780)
Virginia enacted the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson. (1786)
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Hartley Colliery Disaster: 204 men and boys killed in a mining disaster, prompted a change in UK law which henceforth required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. (1862)
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is passed. (1883)
The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands. (1900)
Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. (1909)
Temperance movement: The United States ratifies the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing Prohibition in the United States one year after ratification. (1919)
The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France. (1920)
Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard. (1942)
Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called F�hrerbunker. (1945)
President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine. (1956)
Hello, Dolly! (musical) starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances. (1964)
Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk. (1969)
Anna Christian Waters disappears from her backyard. She is never found. (1973)
Bonanza Final episode airs on NBC. (1973)
First meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force. (1986)
The Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War (U.S. Time). (1991)
US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish�American War. (2001)
The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban. (2002)
The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry. (2003)
Romanian university lecturer and novelist Adriana Iliescu gives birth at 66 to her daughter Eliza, breaking the record for the oldest birth mother in the world (2005)
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state. (2006)
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Be $\Phi$ an irreducible root system. $\Phi^{+}$ a choice of positives roots in $\Phi$. Prove that if $(\alpha,\beta)\ge0$ $\forall \beta \in \Phi^{+}$ then $\alpha$ is the highest root among the roots with the same lenght of $\alpha$.
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This beautiful screen evokes the world of pleasure and entertainment created for men in Japan of the early 1780s.
Welcome to Yoshiwara – the most famous brothel district of Edo (modern-day Tokyo). This rare surviving screen depicts elaborately dressed courtesans, who would today be referred to as female sex workers, presenting themselves to attract clients at the brothel known as Kado-Tamaya, the Jewel House on the Corner.
During the Edo period in Japan (1600–1868) a military government regulated almost every aspect of daily life, promoting duty and hard work, but the 'floating world' (ukiyo) of the brothel and theatre districts presented a more seductive message – surrender to the pleasures of the moment. Today the 'floating world' is known mostly through woodblock prints and hanging scrolls. This screen is one of the most important paintings from this school of art, being one of only a few large-scale depictions of the subject to have survived.
Combining evidence from popular prints and specialised guidebooks, this display offers insights into the culture, etiquette and sexual economy of the so-called 'pleasure quarters' (yūkaku) of the period. Explore the artistry of this exquisite screen and find out what it meant to be a woman of the pleasure quarters, both in public and in private.
Courtesans of the Tamaya House. Detail from a screen painting attributed to Utagawa Toyoharu (1735–1815). Japan, late 1770s or early 1780s.
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It belongs to Telangana region .
It is located 84 KM towards East from District head quarters Nalgonda.
It is a Mandal head quarter.
Mattampally Pin code is 508204 and postal head office is Huzurnagar .
Peddaveedu ( 4 KM ) ,
Allipuram ( 7 KM ) ,
Mellacheruvu ( 8 KM ) ,
Chinthalapalem ( 8 KM ) ,
Amaravaram ( 9 KM )
are the nearby
Villages to Mattampally.
Mattampally is surrounded by
Mella Chervu Mandal towards East ,
Huzurnagar Mandal towards North ,
Garide Pally Mandal towards west ,
Chilkur Mandal towards North
Jaggaiahpet ,
Kodad ,
Miryalaguda ,
are the nearby Cities to Mattampally.
This Place is in the border of the Nalgonda District and Guntur District.
Guntur District Machavaram is South
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Some loser said he didnt see the advanced techniques and he thinks I wasted 11 hours of my life. Does anyone see that shit?
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Wow, that's impressive.
looks great awsome job,i think you actually did it because if you look @ the "pipes" i think on the top you can see a strange color.
Im impressed...
According to my dad they were painted dark blue and the pipes were 'chrome'. Hence the coloring like that.
Hey, most of this shit was done offa HIS memory.
That is just fucking awesome.
LPimp, what's the font that's used in your sig?
The image looks great, but i think the image would have been better if you used a pen instead of mouse for this. I can see a little blue by the tip of the trees.
uuh,you mean on the FTI sig???let me see....i think its anglo text,if its not,try argor got sqaghOriginally posted by 0mega@Mar 15 2005, 06:21 AM
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Murer, H (2002). Functional domains in the renal type IIa Na/P(i)-cotransporter. Kidney International, 62(2):375-382.
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The proximal tubular brush border membrane type IIa Na/P(i)-cotransporter is an important element in overall phosphate (Pi) homeostasis. Its regulation is tightly associated with membrane retrieval/reinsertion mechanisms. Specific molecular domains are involved in its internalization (predicted third intracellular loop) and in its apical expression (carboxy-terminus). Regulation and apical expression require a correct ('proximal tubular') cellular context and interaction with specific cellular proteins (scaffolding). Basic cotransport function is via a 3 Na+ to 1 P(i)-coupling ratio, also including the possibility of a Na+-leak, and is strongly affected by changes in pH. This function can be assigned to monomeric transporter molecules. The predicted first intracellular and third extracellular loops contribute important functional characteristics. It is suggested that they may form "re-entrant loops" and thereby a "permeation pore." Sequences in this region determine also pH-sensitivity and affinities in P(i)- and in Na+-interaction, respectively.
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It's always great to see what the large fabric companies are doing during Quilt Market, but sometimes the true treasures of market can be found walking up and down the seemingly endless rows of the show floor. Here, shop owners, independent businesspeople, aspiring designers, and inventors set up booths in order to share their new products, their ideas, their vision and their inspiration with all of the show's attendees. Here is where you can meet some of the most interesting people that Quilt Market has to offer.
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And here on the show floor is where Katy and I first met Brigitte Heitland, the owner and creative visionary behind Zen Chic. Zen Chic is new pattern company that truly embraces the "modern" part of modern quilting. Through her design, Brigitte aspires to achieve a very contemporary, pure style that fits well in a modern interior with colors and design that complement wood, furniture, walls and floors. In addition to her sewing and quilting patterns, Brigitte has expanded the Zen Chic brand into textile design with her own line of digitally printed fabric.
I happen to know that Brigitte, with her fresh and contemporary take on quilts — not to mention her gorgeous, award-winning booth — won over many fans in Salt Lake City.
Image courtesy of Amy Smart of Diary of a Quilter
In addition to running Zen Chic, Brigitte is a prolific blogger that can be found at Farbstoff. Brigitte's blog is an absolute delight, chock full of gorgeous eye candy, great free project tutorials, and activities like modern quilt-alongs.
We wanted our readers to get to know Brigitte and learn about Zen Chic as well, so we invited her to be our guest here on the Fat Quarterly blog. Not only did she agree, but she brought along some goodies to share with some lucky readers. Learn more about our Zen Chic giveaway at the end of this post.
In the meantime, sit back and enjoy hearing from Brigitte herself!
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"I was born in Germany's Black forest region and grew up with three siblings. We were a funny gang and loved spending time with our grandma who sewed a lot of clothes for us children. I always sat down next to her old PFAFF and felt so comfortable. She once told me: "When you are tall enough to get your feet down to the pedal, I'll teach how to sew too." Maybe this was the best thing anyone could ever give to me. I started sewing at the age of six and I hope I can keep sewing until I die . Of course as a German girl I had never heard about quilting. I just sewed my own clothes and loved to have unique things to wear.
"When it was time to decide which profession or area of study to choose, it had to be something creative and I decided on Interior Design. But more and more I was drawn to all the students in the classroom next to mine who were working with needles and thread, and so I ended up as a student of Textile Design. Yet – I was a rebel, had a fight with my professor and left high school without a diploma. I became mother of three wonderful children who fill my life with their laughter, adventures and individuality and life lead me another path. I took care for the income and worked for years as an accountant. Many of my friends wondered how I, as an artist, could do such a "boring job"
Image courtesy of Jessica Levitt of Juicy Bits
"Then one day, about seven years ago, while browsing in a bookstore, I happened to stumble on a book with photos of wonderful quilts. I was hooked at once. I had to try it myself and got hopelessly addicted to patchwork. Of course there are always a lot of projects I work on simultaneously (as every quilter does). So I needed fabrics, lots and lots of different fabrics to dive in. And so it came that I could no longer keep myself from starting my own little online quilting shop (and this means I can take pieces of fabrics at any time right here in my house – what a feeling!) Besides I'm also running my own longarm quilting business, blogging about modern quilting, and sewing quilt samples for European magazines.
"It's inevitable: as a trained Textile Designer I had to create my own line of fabrics sooner or later. And so I did, which led me full circle back to my roots of Interior Design. When developing a fabric or even the design for a quilt, the entire impression of a room comes to my mind. I see the light, the furniture, the color concept, and the style.
"The resulting quilt is a natural element of this scene, fitting in harmoniously. I like clarity in a room, an environment of simplicity where you are surrounded by only the things you really need and love, where you can relax, find your inner peace and balance. So my quilts have a kind of minimal, pure and clear style. They show just enough color and pattern to catch your eye and let it rest there for a while.
Photos courtesy of Monica Solorio-Snow of Happy Zombie
"I started my own product line, ZEN CHIC, and had my debut as pattern and fabric designer at Quilt Market Salt Lake City – and what a warm welcome I got."
Zen Chic sure did receive a warm welcome at Quilt Market, judging from the buzz on the show floor — especially among the modern quilting contingent! — and the booth award that Zen Chic won at the show. We here at FQHQ foresee big things for Zen Chic. It's one to watch, for sure.
So how about that giveaway we promised? Brigitte has generously offered to award two lucky Fat Quarterly readers each with a Double Mini Fabric Pack of the Zen Chic fabric line! Each pack contains a selection of large scraps (close to fat eighth size) of Brigitte's designs, perfect for use in your own projects or to make a quilt from a Zen Chic pattern: the pieces included are large enough to sew all patterns except for the Juggling Summer and Orange Brick patterns (which require larger cuts).
How to win? Simply leave a comment on this post (one comment per reader, please) and let us know what you think of Zen Chic. Had you heard of the brand before? Does it provide a good match for your personal style? Which of Brigitte's quilt patterns is your favorite? And how about that booth — stunning, huh? We're not looking for anything too specific here — we just want to hear what you think!
We'll randomly select 2 winners next Friday, August 19th. Good luck!
** NOTE: Giveaway is now closed. Thanks for your entries! **


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Also check out http://get-spscripts.com - only just gone up but looks like it could be a useful resource
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The Harrison County Sheriff's Office canceled an endangered person advisory for a missing 2-year-old.
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Investigators said the advisory was issued after Calley Stanton, 27, left the home of the toddler's grandmother in Bethany, Missouri, about 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
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The wife and two children of a former Montville Township man accused of raping the family's babysitter testified in his defense Wednesday.
Patrick Shank, 47, is charged with 12 counts of rape, first-degree felonies each punishable by up to 11 years in prison. He now is serving six years in prison on a 2012 conviction of sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct with a York Township teenager.
In this week's trial, which began Monday, Shank is accused of raping a Montville Township girl from 2003 to 2005, when she was 13 to 15 years old.
On Wednesday, Shank's wife, Darla, was the first witness defense attorneys called to the stand.
The mother of three disputed the testimony of the woman her husband is accused of raping, who now is 24 years old.
The woman testified that she started babysitting the Shank children in 2002 and said Shank got her drunk at a birthday party in 2003 and raped her for the first time in an in-house recording studio.
The wife said the woman never was the family's babysitter and the house didn't have a recording studio in 2003.
"We remodeled the house and turned the laundry room into a recording studio in approximately 2006," Darla Shank testified.
She also said the woman couldn't have been raped at her home because the woman said Patrick Shank opened a garage door to get inside.
"If you're sleeping, does that garage door wake you up?" defense attorney Elizabeth Kelley asked.
"Yes," she said, adding that she was a light sleeper and the garage door was very loud in the master bedroom.
During cross-examination, county Assistant Prosecutor Scott Salisbury asked Darla Shank why the woman would lie about being raped.
"Does she have any reason or vendetta against your husband?" he asked.
"Yes, she does," Darla Shank said. "She made passes at Pat."
"So you're saying that she made up these allegations of 100 rapes because she made a pass at your husband and he turned her down?"
"It was more than one pass," she said. While she said she never saw the woman try to seduce her husband, she heard about it through other people.
Salisbury noted that during her husband's October 2012 trial, Darla Shank said the recording studio wasn't installed until 2009 — a year after the sexual assault in that case.
Darla Shank also was contradicted by a defense witness, a former member of Shank's band, Brian Klupp, who testified later Wednesday that the recording studio was in the house in 2003.
Darla Shank also testified that she was surprised by the woman's allegations because she had come to her home during her husband's 2012 trial and offered support.
Patrick Shank's daughter, Sarah Shank, 21, also testified Wednesday that the woman had come to the Shank house that week.
"She came over a few times during the trial," Sarah Shank said.
Sarah Shank also disputed the woman's Monday testimony that she often would go to see Shank practice with his band in his garage, where she was provided alcohol.
The daughter said children weren't allowed at the band practices.
But Klupp, Shank's former bandmate, testified that the woman and other children were allowed to watch the band practice.
Sarah Shank's half-brother, Joshua Sullins, corroborated Klupp's testimony. He said she would watch the band practice regularly and other teenagers would watch, too.
But Sullins, 21, said his father didn't want his children associating with the woman who now is accusing him of rape.
"He told me to stay away from her because she was a bad influence and did drugs — specifically marijuana," Sullins said.
Under cross-examination, Sullins admitted he has smoked marijuana and has stolen alcohol from his father.
All three family members said Patrick Shank never condoned underage drinking or provided alcohol to minors.
During cross-examination, Darla Shank acknowledged Sullins' 1993 birth was the result of an affair between Shank and a 17 year old who would watch the band practice.
Darla Shank said she didn't believe that Sullins, who visited on weekends and moved in with her family in 2008, was her husband's son until a DNA test confirmed it.
The prosecutor suggested Darla Shank was refusing to recognize the evidence of her husband's guilt.
"Despite all this evidence to the contrary, much like how you felt about your husband's girlfriend, you're in denial," he said.
Three friends of Shank also testified Wednesday: Lorie Jackson, Amy Coe and her brother, Nelson Coe.
Jackson testified that she overheard the alleged rape victim woman ask Shank to kill her boyfriend in October 2010.
Jackson said she hoped to sell a handgun to Shank to buy a plane ticket to Arizona to visit her mother, who had suffered a stroke.
When she arrived at the house, she said the woman was asking Shank to "take care of" and "get rid of" her boyfriend.
While inspecting guns in Shank's house, Jackson said the woman approached.
"She peeked over my left shoulder and she said, 'Yeah, that'll do it,' " Jackson testified.
"This struck you as not joking?" asked Common Pleas Judge James Kimbler, who will render the verdict because Shank chose not to be tried by a jury.
"Right," Jackson said. "She never said 'kill,' but she insinuated it."
The Coes said Shank was a good man who would never rape anyone.
Shank's trial will continue today at 1:30 p.m.
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New developments in the disappearance of baby Delano Wilson indicate public scrutiny is being cast in the direction of the infant's father. This Friday news report reveals that police are questioning the inconsistencies in Willie Wilson's story. However, officials have also been careful to note that he is not yet a person of interest in the infant's disappearance. Willie Wilson told authorities a handful of days ago that he was attacked in broad daylight by a man and woman who brandished a firearm at him. He said that he "blacked out," and when he woke up his child was missing.
"You can look at the interviews that he has done with our local media affiliates and you can see there are some inconsistencies of what he is saying...but that's not the focus of what we are doing. We just need to fill in some of those holes to be able to find Delano," an official working the case said.
These developments come after reports that a tank had been searched for the missing infant. This news report reveals that the tank was drained and scoured by police officials, but no sign of missing baby Delano were found. Officials are also referring to the search for the Indianapolis baby as a "search and rescue" effort. It's hard to read into what this means, other than the idea that they think the baby may have been abducted and perhaps "ditched" by the kidnappers.


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NEW ORLEANS, La. - - Anneli Axsater and Joyce Bergman each posted wins in the A Flight singles draw at the Tulane Green Wave Women's Tennis Classic on Saturday.
Axsater recorded a 6-4, 6-1 win over LSU's Amy McIlhaney, while Bergman was a 6-1, 7-5 victor over Louisiana-Lafayette's Arina Uratani. Tulane's Anna Monhartova did not play on Saturday after suffering a minor injury on Friday.
In the B Flight singles draw, Green Wave players Lucy Wood and Olga Mikhailova each lost in the semifinals. Wood dropped a hard-fought 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 decision to South Alabama's Josien Boverhof, while Mikhailova fell 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 to USA's Marcela Kotesovcova.
In doubles action, Mikhailova and Wave teammate Maiko Cook reaced the semifinals thanks to a 9-7 win over the South Alabama duo of Scheltens and Boverhof, but dropped an 8-5 decision to LSU's team of Tsucumoto and McIlhaney to miss out on a spot in the finals. The Tulane tandem of Axsater and Wood also turned in a 9-8 win over the UNO team of Hallstrom and Hedenberg.
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No. 11 Mens Water Polo Beats La Verne, Falls to Top-Ranked UCLA & USC
The No. 11 Princeton men's water polo team beat La Verne in a rousing 13-5 victory to snap a two-game losing skid, sandwiched by losses to the top-ranked teams in the nation Saturday in Southern California. The Tigers opened Saturday's action with a 22-4 defeat at No. 2 USC and concluded the day with a valiant effort at No. 1 UCLA but ultimately fell 15-3.
Princeton goes to 8-3, 3-0 Southern on the year, suffering all three losses to top-seven teams. The Tigers close out its West Coast road trip with Claremont McKenna and Whittier on Sunday.
Jovan Jeremic found the back of the net three times and Thomas Nelson scored once in Princeton's loss to the 12-time national champion Trojans. In goal, Ben Dearborn made nine saves over three quarters and Tyler Amina notched a pair in the fourth.
Princeton managed to slow down the USC attack in the first quarter, limiting them to a 4-1 lead off Jeremic's goal with 27 seconds left, but the Tiger defensive efforts were not enough to keep the game within range.
USC went on to add four or more goals over the remaining quarters, outscoring Princeton 18-3 to put away the victory.
The Tigers rebounded with a decisive win over La Verne behind Jeremic and Nelson's three-goal effort.
Freshman Jeremic has a team-best six goals on the day, thus far.
Amina earned the start in the cage and made 13 saves and four steals, picking up his first complete victory of the year against the Leopards.
He shutout La Verne over the first two quarters, while Princeton jumped out to a 7-0 advantage.
The Leopards managed to break up the clean sheet with five goals in the second half, but it was not enough to slow down the Tigers.
A.J. Galainena finished with two steals, two assists and a goal, and Curtis Fink had a pair of goals and steals.
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No. 11 Princeton: 1 – 1 – 2 – 0 – 4
No. 2 USC: 4 – 4 – 6 – 8 – 22
Goals: Nelson 1, Jeremic 3
Steals: Fink 2, Wachtell 1, Hoffenberg 1, Buchbinder 1, Rafter 1, Amina 1
Saves: Dearborn (24:00) 9, Amina (8:00) 2
No. 11 Princeton: 2 – 5 – 4 – 2 – 13
La Verne: 0 – 0 – 2 – 3 – 5
Goals: Nelson 3, Galainena 1, Fink 2, Butler 1, Buchbinder 1, Hinrichs 1, Jeremic 3, Kuprenas 1
Assists: Galainena 2, Butler 1, Buchbinder 1, Hinrichs 1
Steals: Nelson 1, Galainena 2, Fink 2, Butler 1, Hoffenberg 3, Hinrichs 1, Nakos 1, Amina 4
Saves: Amina 13