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Why bother with Diagnosis?Posted by Gretaj to Parents of ADHD Children on Jan 31, 2014 at 8:54pm | 17 Comments
I read the article this morning on How to Get the Right Diagnosis by Ms. Barrow, but I left the article feeling as I often do - WHY?? Why go through all the trouble of the diagnosis if you already know your child has ADHD? Maybe the article or discussion thread is already out there, but there isn't a lot of time spent on the "what to do with the diagnosis" piece. So here is what I know:
-An ADHD diagnosis can hurt a child later in life by preventing them from getting into certain occupations or even schools.
-I struggle with whether to medicate my child, so if you don't want to medicate, you wouldn't need a diagnosis for that.
-In my case, a proper diagnosis could cost thousands of dollars and still leave me with uncertainty. I will probably never know the cause (and its too late to do anything about it anyway), so the testing will just tell me, MAYBE, where my child could be impaired. I feel like I can already explain this without spending thousands of dollars on testing.
-If the purpose is to get your child an IEP, I don't believe you need a diagnosis to get one, you just need to start a letter-writing campaign to the school, which I believe you have to do even if you have a diagnosis.
I would just like to hear from those who have spent the money and time - how did it help? What did your child gain from the experience? What am I missing?
I am facing the same question and have the exact same sentiments. I am looking forward to see what others reply here. I will tell you one thing. I have been in contact with a great behavior consultant in LA who insists that professionals invariably diagnose and attempt to medicate basically everyone that comes in. Yet another reason why I don't think it is necessary or good for my child.
A diagnosis opens the door to opportunity. It helps you understand your child at a more meaningful level. It helps you gain access to services and accommodations at school (most parents have to fight even with a diagnosis to get a 504 Plan or IEP in school). It provides the opportunity for medication, which my son could not function without at this point. It explains a lot of whys.
If your child and your family do well without a diagnosis, then I guess there's no need to pursue it. But most need the diagnosis to access the means to success.
ADDconnect Moderator & Mom to Tween Boy with ADHD and LDs
I agree that putting a label on your child can have it's good side and bad side. On a large scale, humans like to put things into "explanation boxes" so that we can understand our world. The entire medical profession is based on this and medical training in "differential diagnosis," the way to figure out what's wrong with a patient, is based on the goal of what "box" to put that patient into so they know how to best treat him/her.
Our kids are both beneficiaries and victims of these boxes. My son is now forever labeled as having ADHD. Having him go through very thorough educational testing was beneficial because we could rule out any other major issues with his learning. It was actually a relief to know that his biggest issue is ADHD and he doesn't have any other major issues that will impede his learning beyond a minor auditory processing issue. This would be one reason to go through the testing to get a diagnosis—so you can rule out other things that might benefit from interventions.
On the other hand, I have friends who really stepped away once my son was diagnosed, and any misbehavior is automatically assumed by them to be due to his ADHD. Their kids can be very judgmental too. It's a heavy burden to bear. At the same time, I've met other parents of kids with ADHD and have found a new community of pretty awesome people, all of us struggling with similar issues.
Your child might also benefit by having a diagnosis, but might not realize it until later. It seems that almost every adult who has been diagnosed later in life with ADHD has felt relief to finally understand why they feel so different, or why they have struggled in some way.
I know one graduate student who had an undiagnosed learning disorder who almost failed out of graduate school because her disorder wasn't officially diagnosed. The system is set up to give accommodations only to those who have a diagnosis. Luckily, she got a diagnosis after several months and was able to get the accommodations she needed to stay in graduate school.
There's no going back once you have a diagnosis. It can be a scary thing, but it can also have it's good sides.
I am coming from a different place. My husband and I fought a diagnosis for several years due to the "stigma" it would place on our daughter, but at 8 things were getting worse, not better, and we had a change of heart. Our home was not a calm, happy place and we knew something had to be done.
We homeschool so we are not in need of an IEP or a 504 plan, but getting a diagnosis has been a relief for us. It helps us to understand what we are facing and how we can help our daughter face the challenges she has been battling for so long. It isn't just "poor parenting" or "a lack if firm boundaries." She has a medical condition that can be treated.
We have tried the non-medication route and unfortunately for us, it did not work. Getting a diagnosis helped us determine the therapies that would be most beneficial for her, how we can adjust our parenting techniques, and helping her to see there is a reason for the difficulties she faces. She is not a "troublemaker"; she is a kid with impulse control issues, distractions, and focusing challenges that can be overcome with the the proper diagnosis, treatments, and a doctor that does not "push" medication but tries to help his patients to function to the best of their ability.
She now takes medication (a nonstimulant) and while it is not a "cure" it does help her to focus and be less distracted, making it easier to reason with her.
Right now she sees an occupational therapist since she also was diagnosed with dyspraxia and sensory issues. Her hyperactivity is still something we are dealing with but with the right therapies, we have found ways to help her cope with that, as well.
I suffer from anxiety and depression. I tried to fight it on my own for several years due to the "stigma" associated with it and all it did was make my life miserable. Every day felt like an uphill battle. Why would I do that do my child?
I am now seeing a doctor to help with my condition. It is not something than can be cured overnight, but with the right therapies and medication, my life is much more enjoyable. It also makes it much easier to help my daughter to see that her symptoms can be treated and she can find ways to cope. There is no "cure" for ADHD but it can be managed if it is diagnosed and treated properly.
It is different than it was in my day or even my father's day as ADHD seems to run in our family. Back then kids with with ADHD were just "brats that needed more discipline." We no longer see ADHD as some sort of "stigma" that will follow her around the rest of her life. She can be as productive and successful as any other kid her age but as her parents we have to do what we feel is right for her.
She is a great kid but living with a child with severe ADHD can be exhausting and overwhelming. My husband and I finally realized, it isn't about us, it is about doing what is best for her and helping her to function to the best of her ability.
Wow - I must be really blessed in my area. When both of my kids were diagnosed (at 4 & 7), it was huge relief for me to know what the problem was & opened the door to understanding for their teachers & other adults who work with them. Our pediatrician has never pressured us to medicate them (she wouldn't medicate the 4-year-old until he was 6) - just presented it as a treatment option & has worked with us as we have put them on medication for a short while & then taken them back off. Our friends have been very understanding & didn't treat us any differently after the diagnosis than before. It was more like "oh, I get it now" (in regards to the kids' behavior). I feel bad for the kids I see at our school that obviously have some issue going on, be it ADHD or something else, whose parents refuse to have them diagnosed & never treat the problem. Since their teachers don't know if these children have a diagnosable condition, they are just labeled as problem children, not children with an issue that can be addressed. I think this is much more detrimental to the child's self esteem in the long run than having a diagnosis & knowing what they are up against. Every school is different with how they deal with ADHD, so I guess maybe we are lucky to be in a school with such understanding teachers & staff. So, for us, having a diagnosis has been very beneficial.
I don't have time to read the replies so please forgive if I repeat. You've got it turned around. Actually an official DX is necessary for accommodations at school and especially for taking the SATs and ACTs which is one third of the criteria for getting into a good college. So if they have accommodation on those tests their score will be higher. My son is a Freshman in High School and only this year is he using the accommodations, but we had to show an official medical diagnosis to get it. Also, ADHD well treated is fairly invisible (during the day : ). When we had the 504 meeting at school his teachers told us they were very surprised to learn he even had it so I don't think you have to worry about discrimination. All doors are open to our children if they get the right treatments. Best of luck.
Just to clarify, I understand we all have unique situations, so I am, by no means, questioning parents who have pursued diagnosis. In our case, our child has outwardly nearly invisible symptoms, although we believe he has moderate to severe inattention. The hyperactivity manifests as relatively minor fidgeting, and the impulsivity is also low grade.
I also wanted to point out that we are familiar with medical disqualifications for all sorts of schools and professions. Police, fire, military, federal services, all the service academies, flight training, etc. Not trying to scare parents, but it is not true I every case that they will be able to pursue their chosen career path if they have that label on their medical and school records. In my own mind, I guess I also wrestle with the idea that if they need an accommodation to get through a test like the SAT, I have a problem. I need to work so that he can function in everyday situations without issue, and if he can't, he just may not be able to have the career he wants. Life is not always fair, for sure.
I am a diagnostician and I get this question all the time. Simply put, a more accurate diagnosis leads to more effective treatment and thus better outcomes.
That's all I have to say.
I hope this information is helpful to you.
Susan in PC, Ohio
-An ADHD diagnosis can hurt a child later in life by preventing them from getting into certain occupations or even schools.
Says who?
-I struggle with whether to medicate my child, so if you don't want to medicate, you wouldn't need a diagnosis for that.
True. My son was diagnosed when he was 9. (We're Canadian, so it costs us nothing more than parking fees at the clinic. And I guess in our taxes, but we won't get into that!) He could cope with support, structure and accommodations. This year at age 11 though he hit a wall. All of his symptoms increased tenfold and we'd already tried everything else. He's on medication now and his teacher says she's amazed at the difference. He still needs accommodations and support and structure, but the huge amount of anxiety is gone. The signs we were all seeing of ODD are fading. Our psychiatrist says this is normal at this age as there is huge brain development happening (much like before they were 5). So what I'm saying is that things might change. You can't rule anything out with an ADHD kid.
-If the purpose is to get your child an IEP, I don't believe you need a diagnosis to get one, you just need to start a letter-writing campaign to the school, which I believe you have to do even if you have a diagnosis.
Where we live, I still don't think I can get my son an IEP, even with the diagnosis. I'm trying, with the help of the specialists we're seeing and my son's teacher who has a background in special ed, but there are requirements and even with the crisis we had before the holidays, I don't know if I can get one. Without a diagnosis I'm just the crazy mom making things up for her bratty kid.
Without a professional diagnosis you could be missing something. It might not be ADHD, it could be a learning disability instead. Probably you're right, and learning as much as you can about ADHD, and then following the advice you learn, should help your kid. Maybe you don't need a diagnosis. Maybe.
Actually… the more I think about this one, the more angry I get.
If your sole reason not to have your child officially diagnosed was the money, and that you were researching ADHD and taking steps to help them, and it was working because their ADHD is mild, and you educated your child about ADHD as well, then fine.
But if your reason to avoid a diagnosis is because of any stigma… you're contributing to that stigma and making it worse for everyone else with any kind of mental health issue.
ADHD isn't just about school performance. It affects relationships and home life too. People will make comments without thinking and those comments will impact your child's self esteem. If they don't know that that person is wrong and why ("I'm not lazy, I have ADHD.") they are going to internalize those comments and it will become a part of who they are. Have you seen the stats on teen pregnancy and suicide in ADHD kids? They're high. Really high. To me, an official diagnosis from a doctor is important because if nothing else my son knows it's not his fault. It's a medical condition and he doesn't need to be embarrassed about it.
What you are missing is the ADHD is THE most treatable psychological disorder there is. The medications work very well to treat the symptoms and have relatively few side effects when administered correctly - by an expert.
The second thing is untreated ADHD shreds children's self esteem. You can't see this happening but it is. And that, according to our child's psychiatrist is worse than symptoms of ADHD. Low self esteem is resistant to treatment! ADHD is very treatable.
I am a special education teacher. My son and I have ADHD. Even though I "knew" he had ADHD at an early age, it wasn't easy to get the official diagnosis and make the decision to medicate him at age 9 (even though I medicate my ADHD). By getting a professional evaluation, I gained a better understanding of my son's academic strengths and weaknesses. He now has a 504 plan and enjoys school so much more now.
Please make sure you have accurate information about school records. It is unlawful for a child's disability to be listed on report cards and transcripts. If there is a 504 plan or IEP, these documents are confidential. I have NEVER heard of a diagnosis of ADHD preventing anyone from getting into college or occupation…that would be unlawful discrimination. It would be up to you/your child if you wanted to share the diagnosis with a college or employer.
You don't have to spend thousands of dollars; your pediatrician can make the diagnosis (through rating scales completed by teachers and parents). I went through a developmental pediatrician and did spend $1,300, which was very difficult to raise but SOOOO worth it! If you feel that your son's ADHD is significant enough to warrant an IEP evaluation, then you can write a letter to the school's child study team to request an evaluation. You would not have to pay for the evaluation if the team agrees with the need for one.
Lastly, please know this: if you do not get the correct label for your child, others will give their own label…and the label they give will probably not be one you approve of. As a teacher, I have seen undiagnosed students with ADHD labeled by educators as lazy, uncaring, "bad" kids. Appropriate labels HELP teachers understand students' behavior and needs.
I wish you and your son well on your journey.
Thank you, running late, for your caring reply.
Unfortunately, in our case, we are under the federal medical system, and the bureaucracy and incompetency involved will cost us literally years and many potential mis-diagnoses. We have even been told by the system administrators that we need to go off the regular plan and pay for medical care if we want to be able to chose our own doctors (such as a developmental pediatrician).
I attempted as an adult to get medication for my ADHD and was threatened with loss of my job and told that ADHD was a made up disease by my doctor. I am not allowed to sue the federal government as an employee, and like it or not, the stigma created by starting that fight would have cost me my job and reputation anyway.
We have had relatively good luck with teachers who have been mostly very accommodating (pulling him up next to them during tests to be able to remind him to keep taking the test, otherwise, he would time out and not finish, for example), although one stated that she "did not believe in ADHD." The teachers have admitted that it takes them nearly 1/2 a year to "learn" my child, so they cannot make specific recommendations to the study team for at least that long. What I have gotten from the schools is that he is not deficient enough on his grades and testing to warrant receiving testing from the school. The teachers are wonderful and mean well, but the bottom line is that there were too many other kids who needed support for them to give the kind of attention to my child that I felt he needed. We were in the fortunate position of being able to homeschool, so that was how we decided to handle it. I understand this is not an option for everyone, but for us is was the logical choice given our experiences with the school. The schools, of course, do not see ADHD as an LD, so even if I had a diagnosis, he gets no special services, the only thing they can do is accommodations. In my mind, if you have to force a teacher to give your child accommodations (caveat- this is MY understanding), which are essentially a legal mechanism forcing them to do so, we have a problem. I do not like the idea that I need to force a teacher to do anything- we need to have a working relationship and I guess I just didn't feel I could work with someone who was unwilling to help or worse yet, who believed I was making the problem up.
SO that leads me back to my original question because at this point I can either fight my medical system, or pay out of pocket to get a diagnosis. SO far, I have been led around and around in circles with no end in sight, and huge anxiety and stress related to the inability to get help, which is greater than the stress and anxiety of working with my child. I am concerned there is an underlying LD issue and that I am missing out on some wonderful support and therapy, but what I have to do to get there, just wondering if it is worth the price in our family's sanity.
Last note on labeling. For us, homeschool also solved that problem. We are in a group of parents who are always there with their kids and who model supportive relationships. We are in a Christian community who understands we are all flawed and need to lean on each other for support. I explain my child has ADHD, and the parents do not allow bullying or name calling, and often lend a hand when needed. My "normal" kindergartener was not spared that fate in public school, as within a week of starting school, I received a phone call from the school telling me that he had been punched by another kid in the class. He came home almost every day being called names- I'm assuming for being normal?
Diagnosis is really important, mainly to have your child taken seriously and not brushed off as "lazy" as my son was. I am thankful that he was diagnosed simply because now his teachers have an understanding, hopefully, that he is not just lazy. As for overmedicating kids, if your child does not have ADHD, the meds most likely won't do anything—nothing will change, so you will have ruled something out. And if you have a good evaluation, they won't just throw meds at your child anyway. Yes, it is expensive, but you can request an evaluation through your school. In my son's case, it is a good thing that we had the evaluation because we found out that yes, he does have ADHD, but he also has Asperger's. Not a happy diagnosis, but at least it is done and he must have an I EP. I was spinning in circles trying to figure this out for years.
It seems there is both a problem with your insurance, it's provider (your employer?), & your local school system.
Re the school system, you may be able to stay with the superintendents office. If no success there, you might be able to all the courts for an Educational Guardian Ad Litem (GAL). They are attorneys who know what your child's rights are. Unfortunately, not all special ed providers know the legal requirements for various conditions.
Until I began reading these boards, I had no idea my social difficulties & anger issues could be related to my ADD. I was badly bullied at school all the way thru high school. Combined with lack of a father at home after my parents' divorce, navigating relationships was completely Greek to me. I would've benefited from a diagnoses, socialization classes, & anger management as a kid. I took my frustrations out in my younger sister. I needed help with organization, long term planning for projects such as term papers, reports, large projects requiring multiple steps. My mother was often working two or three jobs just to keep the family afloat. This made her unavailable to help with these thing, but possibly unqualified anyhow.
As far as the doctor, it would seem you could at least get a second opinion for yourself, or see a pediatric psychiatrist for your child.
Best wishes!
Question: If your child had a suspected medical problem would you have him formally diagnosed knowing that a diagnosis could lead to appropriate medication, supports and services which could help him feel better and have the opportunity to succeed in life?
Why is this any different?
The world has become more educated about ADHD and the long lasting, often devastating effects it can have on people (not just the adhd person, but everyone around that person). Stigma is not like it used to be. But even if it was, who cares! It's more important to meet the needs of your child by knowing what you're up against then to worry about what strangers will think of him.
I have suffered from adhd my entire life which wasnt diagnosed until age 39 & then only after my children were finally diagnosed. I too was worried about being labeled and placed that burden on my kids until i came to the realizatiin that life doesn't have to be so hard.
Are we teaching our children that it's not okay to ask for help? Do we want them to live with the low self esteem and constant feeling of failure that oh so often accompanies a person suffering from adhd? Not to mention additional mental/behavioral problems that arise with many people who live with untreated ADHD like self-medicating, addiction, and suicide.
I can tell you from personal experience that my life was hard and only made more difficult by the "suck it up and deal with it" attitude. I've never felt "normal" or whole like i could have because of not getting the right help early on. This has affected every aspect of my life.
I won't let my children suffer through life as i have because of this very treatable medical disability. Please do the right thing. Do the best thing for your kids by getting a diagnosis from qualified professionals who know how to help your family through this challenging time.
Our son was diagnosed in 1st grade with ADHD by a panel of professionals. We wanted to have him evaluated outside the school system. He was having difficulties in school. We were unsure what was wrong with him. We spent a lot of money for the diagnosis because our insurance did not cover most of it. My husband who was relunctant to spend such a large amount of money for it now agrees with me that it was money well spent to help our son.
The school offered little to no help with our son at school until we received an official diagnosis. The place we took our son was highly respected so they knew the diagnosis was accurate. After the diagnosis, my son received help with the Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist, School Counselor, and Special Education Teacher. He never received these services prior to his diagnosis.
The panel of professionals gave us an extensive report of their findings which helped us understand our son better. We were also able to share the report with the school staff so they were able to understand him better also.
The panel of professionals also were able to educate us about our son's rights, his strengths, his weaknesses, ideas on how to help him at school and home, and books to continue to learn about his condition.
We did not want to put him on ADHD medication but we did it because the professionals suggested it would help him. It did help him immensely at school and home. He has minimal side effects from taking the ADHD medications (he may not eat a lot at lunch).
Our son was honor roll prior to the diagnosis but his grades got higher. His behavioral problems at school improved and he even received Improvement Awards at school.
Good luck!
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The acquisition complements an already significant collection of 18th and 19th century published works on the archaeology, history and culture of the Middle East owned by Birmingham Library and Archive Services and will give Birmingham the largest and most significant collection of work relating to Francis Bedford in the world.
The acquisition will enable the Library to stage a major exhibition in the future showing the entire work for the first time since the exhibition in the 1860s – in the new Library of Birmingham. It may also enable the Library to organise an exhibition as part of a series of cultural exchanges proposed through the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between Birmingham City Council and Abu Dhabi.
Pete James, Head of Photographs, Birmingham Library and Archive Services, said, "We are very grateful to the Art Fund and to the V&A/MLA Purchase Grant Fund for their continued support in enabling us to strengthen and diversify our collections and Birmingham's reputation as an international centre of excellence. This truly inspiring body of work by Francis Bedford will further enhance the value of our collection for scholars of the Middle East from educational institutions all over the world."
Stephen Deuchar, Director of the Art Fund, said, "We're thrilled to have helped with the purchase of this fantastic collection of historic photographs which tell us so much about the UK's history in 'the East' and offers a fascinating insight into the role of the Royal family some 150 years ago. Over the past few years we've helped Birmingham Library and Archive Services with a number of major photography acquisitions and look forward to the opening of the Library of Birmingham and the fantastic displays it will bring to members of the public.
'Tour in the East' is regarded by most photographic historians as being amongst the most important body of nineteenth century photographs of the Middle East andthe crowning achievement of Bedford's photographic career. Opening to critical acclaim in 1862, the exhibition at the German Gallery in Bond Street, London was described by the British Journal of Photography as ''perhaps the most important photographic exhibition that has hitherto been placed before the public". Bedford received a silver medal for the series at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1867.
The acquisition bolsters Birmingham's reputation locally, nationally and internationally as a centre for the history of photography, particularly within the context of the photography research centre to be created as part of the new Library of Birmingham.
In recent years, the Art Fund, the national fund-raising charity for works of art, has helped Birmingham Library and Archive Services with a number of major acquisitions. These include a £42,695 grant towards the John Blakemore Archive (2010), £6000 towards the Back to the Village series by Anna Fox (2009) and £12,000 towards the Sir Benjamin Stone Legacy Collection (2008).
Further information please contact Roulla Xenides or Tom Parker, S&X on 0121 604 6366 or Marina Bradbury, The Art Fund on 020 7225 4819
Notes to Editors
' Tour in the East' is regarded by most photographic historians as the crowning achievement of Bedford's photographic career and complete sets of the work are extremely rare with one recent set sold on 19 February 2009, at the Swann Galleries in the USA, The sale setting an auction record for Bedford's work with the suite of three albums selling for $132,000 (approx ?82,500). Individual prints have sold for ?800 to ?1200 each. The Library of Birmingham acquisition consists of:
Suite of 3 portfolios entitled "Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales."
172 photographs. Albumen prints, each is approximately 8 3/4×11 inches
(22.2×27.9 cm.), many with Bedford's credit in the negative with a single photograph mounted to each leaf.
2 x oblong folios, with the original gilt-lettered morocco title label "Photographic Pictures of Tours in the East" affixed to front covers.
London: Day & Son, 1862.
Birmingham Central Library already holds a substantial body of work by and about Francis Bedford. This includes:
? The largest surviving collection of Bedford's work: 2700 glass negatives and 2049 prints, mostly architectural and topographical views of Great Britain c1870-1880.
? Published works illustrated with Bedford photographs including W.M. Thompson, The Holy Land, Egypt, Constantinople and Athens, 1866; Photographic Views of Torquay c1865, Photographic Views of Warwickshire c1865.
? A comprehensive catalogue of all Bedford topographical photographs including Cabinet, Large Cabinet, Panoramic, Small Cabinets, Large Photographs, and Small Panoramic Miniature Views.
? A facsimile of the 1862 catalogue of Bedford's Photographic Pictures taken during the Tour in the East .
? Published works illustrated by Bedford lithographs and chromolithographs including Owen Jones, The Grammar or Ornament, 1856; Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, 1858; Sir John C Robinson, The Treasury of Ornament, 1858.
? Bill Jay, 'Francis Bedford, 1816-1894, English landscape Photographer of the wet-plate period': a manuscript 'being substantially the same as a dissertation submitted for a MA Fine Arts, University of New Mexico, 1976.'
? Bedford's British topographic photographs are also present in collections such as The Sir Benjamin Stone Collection.
Francis Bedford (1816-1894) was the son of the prominent architect Francis Octavius Bedford, an influential figure in the Greek Revivalist movement of the early 19th century. He began his career as a draughtsman and lithographer and illustrated a series of books on architecture. The types of composition used in his drawings and lithographs became models for the photographs he was to make in later life.
Bedford took up photography in the early 1850s. He became well-known as one of the best English landscape photographers of the wet-plate period, his background in commercial art providing invaluable insights into the marketing of images and the tastes of the public. Bedford worked extensively in the south-west of England, the West Midlands and in Wales.
His work was highly acclaimed during his lifetime. More recently, the photo-historian, Graham Ovendon, has suggested that 'Bedford's photographs illustrate what is perhaps one of the most important qualities in Pre-Raphaelite art, the harmonious existence of the natural and the human world.'
Between 1843 and 1849 Bedford frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy. In the 1850s he produced numerous publications featuring his work including two Photographic Albums, 1855-1856; The Treasury of Ornamental Art, 1858; and The Sunbeam, 1859. By 1861 he had been elected Vice-President of the London Photographic Society.


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Recently I posted three articles, all of which surround a letter that would be sent to the members of congress. The letter is strongly worded and it describes our dissatisfaction with congresses performance. It doesn't single out any particular political party it simply describes some of the issues that plague our country and their failure to work together to resolve them. It also states we have asked them for years to resolve these issues but they have ignored our voices therefore the time for asking has past now it is time to demand.
I specifically posted the three articles to see if members would come together and have the ability to find common ground on the subjects addressed in the letter. Also to see if members could work together and come up with a version of the letter that would be satisfactory to the majority. I went as far as submitting it to a petition website so people could sign it.
The proposals in the letter were not unreasonable and they could be beneficial to the citizens of our country. Some of the responses were negative and attacking in nature. I am not insulted by the overall response to the proposals or the letter. The responses clearly prove what I believed would occur prior to posting the articles to begin with and they are as follows;
People in general like to spew garbage out of their mouths.
People say things just to hear themselves speak.
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UWF received goals from Jodi Galucci, Dernelle Mascall, Jordan Stone and Jamaican transfer Shaneka Gordon with a 4-0 win over St. Rose and improved to 24-0-1 on the season.
"Coming into the game we didn't know what to expect," said Argos coach Joe Bartlinski. "Early in the match, we wanted to see what they were going to do. We had to work hard for all of our goals; they didn't give us anything."
Sophomore forward Amanda Johnson scored two goals and assisted on the third to send Seattle Pacific into the final with a 3-1 semifinal victory over Metro State.
"This is how it should go. This is our third time here in four years, we should come out confident," SPU coach Chuck Sekyra said. "We knew what to expect. I've got a very intelligent team and they've learned that you have to get after it from the first minute."
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Grab hold of your chair leg while you're reading this because, touch wood, Melbourne Tigers could be going all the way to a National Basketball League championship.
There remains the old "anything can happen, it's the Tigers" fear, but having beaten the Adelaide 36ers and their first sudden-death challenge, Melbourne can be reasonably confident of getting past "Knockout 2" against the Brisbane Bullets in Brisbane tonight to enter a best-of-three semi-final against the Sydney Kings.
That is the view of Friday's winners and losers.
"I think they can win it (the championship)," said Adelaide coach Phil Smyth, a long-time Tigers fan. "If they get past Brisbane it's very difficult to see anyone stopping them.
"That's the tough game for them now, to be able to back up against Brisbane in Brisbane.
"They (the Tigers) were a little tight against us in the first quarter - that's probably gone from their game now, there's a sense of relief, (so) against Brisbane I think they'll start on fire and maintain it."
Smyth said the Tigers had size, experience and "a deceptiveness".
"People are focused on their age and have missed that they've got a lot of talent and a lot of experience," he said, adding the rider that it all depends on Melbourne staying injury free.
"The question is when you play them, who are you going to focus on? You say, well, we'll stop (Mark) Bradtke. Well, then (Andrew) Gaze, (Lanard) Copeland, (Darryl) McDonald, (Stephen) Hoare, (Dave) Thomas will all get you. That's what makes them hard to match up on - where do you put your focus?"
Smyth said forward Hoare was close to being Melbourne's best player in the win at the State Netball Centre. "I think he's the quiet achiever in their group right now."
Captain Andrew Gaze and coach Lindsay Gaze agreed that Hoare was playing an important role. "He's a bits and pieces (player)," Andrew Gaze said. "He's developed his role as a feeder and he's a workhorse on the boards."
Lindsay Gaze added: "He's very often given a tough defensive assignment as well, usually giving a bit of size. I think he's done much better since his education when we played in China against (its giants, Mengke) Bateer and Yao Ming."
Hoare had 10 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in 42 minutes against Adelaide.
"That was good," Hoare said. "When I did shoot I was shooting pretty well, so I was happy about that.
"Then just doing other things, the rebounding and the passing ... I thought I played pretty good D (defence) at times."
Defending Brisbane import Bobby Brannen will be a task for Hoare tonight. "It's a big responsibility for me to keep him out," said the man the Tigers call "Sneaky". "He is athletic, he's got some good (shooting) range, he's a fair bit stronger than me." Not as strong as Bateer, though.
West Sydney advanced to the semi-finals with a 110-88 home victory over Cairns at the State Sports Centre in Homebush last night.
Aaron Trahair celebrated his 300th NBL appearance with a season-high 31 points, and captain Sam Mackinnon scored 28.
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An international body managing tuna fishing in the eastern Pacific failed to agree on tighter restrictions on bluefin tuna catches at its annual meeting in Peru last week, the Fisheries Agency said Saturday.
Japan, Mexico and the United States, each a member of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, will hold another meeting on fishing regulations for 2015 and beyond, with an aim to conclude the talks as early as October.
At the five-day meeting in Lima through Friday, Japan proposed halving catches of immature bluefin tuna allowed in eastern Pacific waters based on the average catch from 2002 to 2004, following a sharp fall in bluefin tuna resources in the Pacific. Juvenile bluefin tuna weigh less than 30 kg and cannot lay eggs.
But Mexico strongly opposed the proposal out of concerns over adverse effects on its fishery industry, and the talks ended without an agreement.
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I want to welcome you to this hybrid version of Speech 151, Group Communication. Speech 151 is an introduction to how groups influence our lives and affect our self-concept. To be successful in business, social organizations and in a family, a person needs to be effective in groups. This course will introduce you to approaches useful in improving your group skills and yet will still allow you to maintain your individual identity.
This is a hybrid class. That means that this course will be taught both face to face in a traditional classroom setting and online. Normally we would be in class around 11 hours per week. Instead we are going to be in class for four and a half hours. In between classes, you will be spending time online. You need to have access to the internet! You will be spending about eight hours a week online.
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We had been invited to the awards ceremony for 'Camden in Bloom' to collect our joint third prize for allotment newcomers.
Allan and Ruth were unable to attend so it was left to Nancy (my four-year-old daughter, fellow gardener/mud pie maker) and I to represent the allotment and collect our prize.
It was a cold dark evening, with a real smell of winter in the air. The leaves had almost obscured the pavement and muffled our footsteps as we found our way in the dark to Waterlow Park. It seemed a curious time of year to be celebrating Camden in bloom.
We were cheerily welcomed at the door and escorted into a busy room where we sat down just in time for the award presentations to begin.
The new category for allotment newcomers was second up - so Nancy and I proudly went up to shake hands with the mayor and receive our certificate and £10 voucher for Camden garden centre. Other categories celebrated by Camden were, best allotment, best balcony, best business frontage, best communal garden/gardening club, best council housing estate, best environmental garden, best front garden and best school grounds.
Those present in the hall ranged from pensioners to school children and for the best part of an hour winners and runners up collected their certificates and prizes. Behind them were photographs of their gardens, allotments or balconies. Brightly coloured petunias or wildlife friendly havens.
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this is fantastic for a quick meal. i used wine instead of beer and added a cup of chopped broccoli
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 lb low-carb elbow macaroni (recommend Dreamfields Pasta)
- salt
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 (12 ounce) package beef hot dogs (Can use TOFU PUPS to make this Vegetarian) or 1 (12 ounce) packagepork hot dogs, chopped into 1-inch pieces (Can use TOFU PUPS to make this Vegetarian)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup low carb beer, 1/3 of a bottle whatever you have on hand
- 2 cups milk
- pepper
- 1 tablespoon spicy mustard
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 3 cups yellow sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, divided (Buy preshredded cheese. You will need 1 1/2 sacks of 10-ounce packages.)
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- Boil a large pot of water for macaroni. Salt water and under cook macaroni, cook about 7 minutes until just under al dente in doneness.
- Preheat broiler and set rack 12 inches from heat.
- While pasta works, heat a large deep nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, then add hot dogs and brown on both sides, 4 minutes total. Remove the dogs with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate. Add another tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, and the butter. When butter melts, cook onions 4 to 5 minutes, then add flour and cook another minute. Add beer and cook off completely, 1 minute. Whisk in milk and bring to a bubble, then season the sauce with salt and pepper and stir in the mustard and ketchup. Lower heat and add 2 cups of the cheese. Stir to melt, 1 minute. Adjust mustard, ketchup, and salt and pepper, to your taste.
- Drain pasta well. Combine pasta and hot dogs with sauce and coat evenly then pour into large casserole and top with remaining cheese. Melt and brown cheese under broiler, 2 minutes. Serve.


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Many 5K races try to drum up enthusiasm with costume contests, obstacles, and other bells and whistles. But not the After Dark Dash. As its official website states, the race promises, "No fads. No gimmicks. Just you, the pavement, and the city lights." Yes, this race is all business—at least, until the race ends, when runners are treated to beverages, fresh eats, and music at a local hangout.
The race series takes over four US cities—San Diego, Sacramento, Boise, and Denver—and uses the simplicity of the city lights as a backdrop for each meditative jaunt. Courses zigzag through some of the hippest neighborhoods and historic districts in town, presenting runners with the chance to simultaneously explore new areas and the limits of their tender Achilles tendons.


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Like an elephant's trunk, the IceRobotics "mimetics actuator" will be waiting in the parlour for any Friesian or Guernsey in a mood to be milked. When Buttercup and Daisy decide that they are feeling a little full, they will step into a stall equipped with the latest in vision software. A "thinking camera" will locate the first teat and using that as a guide, start looking for the other three. Gentle pressure will start the milk flowing from the udder, and at the same time soothe the nurturing beast with supplies of food. The design, dreamed up by Bruce Davies, of Heriot-Watt University, while studying for his PhD, earned a £98,000 grant yesterday from Nesta, the national endowment for science, technology and the arts.
"If you have the system designed right for the cow, then they actually just go in voluntarily. It's comfortable for them, they get some food. The problem tends to be that the cows go in too much," said Robert Boyce, co-founder of the IceRobotics venture.
Farmers normally milk early in the morning and before nightfall, seven days a week. If herds could unburden themselves three or even four times a day, yields could rise by 10% or 20%. The system could soon be on offer to 200,000 dairy farms across Europe.
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If your home were a car, how many miles-per-gallon would it get? Is it a Toyota Prius or a Hummer? To give consumers answers, the U.S. government is creating a mpg-like label for homes.
Federal agencies are working together to develop such a label for all homes. Currently, new homes seeking the government's Energy Star label get a HERS rating for energy efficiency. The lower the score, the more efficient.
"We want to motivate people to do retrofits cost-effective to them," Kathleen Hogan, the Department of Energy's deputy assistant secretary for energy efficiency, tells Green House.
Such a label is slated to launch this fall after pilot testing in the summer, Logan says. DOE is developing options with the Environmental Protection Agency, the White House and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
She says the label could spur demand for the rebates that President Obama outlined last week as part of his HomeStar proposal.
The private sector is also promoting energy labels for new and existing homes. The Oregon-based non-profit Earth Advantage Institute has developed the Energy Performance Score, which enables homeowners to compare scores and helps realtors sell the most efficient homes. A score for a new home is shown above.
Its EPS, which has been rolled out on a voluntary basis for new homes in Oregon, is now being tested in 5,000 existing homes in Seattle.
Both Oregon and Washington state legislatures have created task forces to explore whether to mandate energy labeling when homes are listed for sale, according to the Earth Advantage Institute, which has certified more than 11,000 green homes.
"We use EPS information as a marketing tool to help sell our homes," said Aaron Fairchild, president of G2B Ventures, a Seattle-based real estate investment firm, said in the Institute's press release.
The EPS, which includes an energy audit, is based on a home's size, insulation levels, air leakage, heating and cooling systems, appliances and lighting. It also includes a carbon score that is based on the greenhouse gas emissions for the amount and source of fuels used.
"We pointed to energy labeling as one of the top 10 green building trends for 2010," said Sean Penrith, executive director of Earth Advantage Institute, said in a statement. He said the EPS won first place last month in the energy category at Change.org's "Ideas for Change in America."
Readers: What you want such an energy label for your home?
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The United States has long enjoyed lecturing the communist government of China over the conduct of that nation's economy. How times have changed. Chinese officials have recently criticized the United States' "warped conception" of regulation, among other economic blunders.
With the American economy stumbling while China's boom continues, Beijing has taken the opportunity to gloat.
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The Americans scolded the Chinese on mismanaging their economy, from state subsidies to foreign investment regulations to the valuation of their currency. Your economic system, the Americans strongly implied, should look a lot more like ours.
But in recent weeks, the fingers have been wagging in the other direction. Senior Chinese officials are publicly and loudly rebuking the Americans on their handling of the economy and defending their own more assertive style of regulation.
Chinese officials seem to be galled by the apparent hypocrisy of Americans telling them what to do while the American economy is at best stagnant. China, on the other hand, has maintained its feverish growth.
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Cold, but not blustery, for Penguins-Blackhawks at Soldier Field
CHICAGO — The Windy City will only slightly live up to its nickname Saturday night.
The Penguins are expected to skate in 15 to 20 mph winds during an outdoor game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Solider Field.
Channel 11 Severe Weather has forecasted game-time temperatures in Chicago at about 18 degrees for Saturday night, and the next big winter storm is not projected to make for a snowy contest.
"The big stuff will come much later Saturday night, if it makes it that far north at all," WPXI-TV meteorologist Scott Harbaugh said.
More than 70,000 tickets have been sold for the game — the fifth of six outdoor contests the NHL has staged this season. Saturday's is expected to attract the largest crowd.
About 11,500 tickets were sold to Penguins fans, the NHL confirmed to the Tribune-Review on Thursday.
The game is scheduled to start around 8 p.m., and Harbaugh said fans attending — or tailgating a couple of hours beforehand — will not experience a significant temperature drop once daylight fades.
The NHL will postpone the game if on-ice conditions are not deemed to be safe.
However, weather should not provide a reason to postpone, Harbaugh said.
Solider Field, unlike Heinz Field, is not open-ended, meaning winds off Lake Michigan will be more noticeable to tailgaters than players. Still, Harbaugh said, one team will be skating into the wind at all times.
Thursday's temperatures in Chicago were around 8 degrees.
Temperatures should reach 13 degrees Friday with little wind for a late-afternoon practice by the Penguins on the Solider Field rink. The Blackhawks will practice Friday evening.
"It will be very cold," Harbaugh said. "I think the teams will get off the ice as soon as possible."
Homeward-bound Western Pennsylvanians will want to leave Chicago as early as possible Sunday morning because of a winter storm that could make for treacherous driving conditions, Harbaugh said.
One to 3 inches of snow could fall in the Chicago area late Saturday into early Sunday. The storm will hit Western Pennsylvania late Sunday night into Monday morning, though WPXI had not forecasted a snowfall total as of Thursday.
"It's going to be better to be back home by the afternoon on Sunday," Harbaugh said. "But for the game, though it's going to be cold, it's going to be not much different than a Steelers game in mid-December."
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Intl Criminal Court Decision on Palestine Is a Victory for Israel and a Defeat for Amnesty International (CNS) CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE) By Patrick Goodenough 04/04/12)
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(CNSNews.com) A decision by the International Criminal Court rebuffing the Palestinian Authoritys attempt to have Israel put on trial for war crimes is a setback not only for the P.A. but also for a so-called lawfare campaign waged by some non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
One of those NGOs, Amnesty International, called Tuesdays decision by the ICC prosecutors office dangerous and charged that it opened the tribunal to charges of political bias.
Organizations that supported Israels position, on the other hand, argued that it was the P.A. that had sought to politicize the court in The Hague by seeking its decision on jurisdiction in the first place.
This is a major victory for Israel in the international arena and a sound defeat for the unfounded lawfare attack leveled against Israel, said Jay Sekulow, chief counsel at the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ).
Whats clear is that this legal assault against Israel not only lacked jurisdiction, but amounted to nothing more than an international campaign to discredit and demonize Israel, he said.
The ACLJ and its Strasbourg-based European Center for Law and Justice affiliate made a number of submissions to the ICC prosecutors office arguing that Palestine did not meet legal criteria for statehood, and also met twice with the prosecutor.
Lawfare is a term used primarily by critics to describe efforts by activists to use international law to bring claims against states, for example attempts to have visiting Israeli political or military leaders arrested in Europe under universal jurisdiction statutes.
On Tuesday, ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced that his office lacked the authority to determine whether the P.A. self-rule area constitutes a state. Under the treaty that established the international tribunal, the 1998 Rome Statute, only states (or the U.N. Security Council) may file actions.
The P.A. in 2009 unilaterally declared that it was recognizing the ICCs authority for acts committed on the territory of Palestine since 1 July 2002.
The move, amounting to an official request that Palestine be considered a state for the purposes of ICC jurisdiction, was a first step towards bringing war crimes complaints against Israel arising out of the 2008-2009 war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
During a lengthy subsequent process of examining whether the P.A. declaration met statutory requirements, the ICC received submissions from organizations and academics coming down on both sides of the argument, including the ACLJ/ECLJ in opposition, and the Palestinian rights group Al-Haq in support.
In his decision, Moreno-Ocampo effectively ceded the matter to competent organs of the U.N., or countries that are parties to the ICC, saying that should they resolve the legal issue then his office could in the future consider allegations of crimes committed in Palestine.
Amnesty International said Tuesday the prosecutor should have handed the case over to the tribunals judges for a ruling.
This dangerous decision opens the ICC to accusations of political bias and is inconsistent with the independence of the ICC, said Marek Marczynski, head of the advocacy groups international justice campaign.
Despite Amnesty Internationals calls and a very clear requirement in the ICCs statute that the judges should decide on such matters, the prosecutor has erroneously dodged the question, passing it to other political bodies, he said.
The Jerusalem-based group NGO Monitor, which earlier also submitted a legal brief to the ICC prosecutor opposing the P.A. bid, called Tuesdays decision a key defeat for NGO lawfare in the Arab- Israeli conflict.
The groups legal advisor, Anne Herzberg, said that a group of European-funded NGOs had campaigned at the ICC in support of the P.A.s political goals, exploiting a tribunal that had been created to punish the worst perpetrators of war crimes and mass murder.
The fact that the case even proceeded this far was clear legal overreaching, but it shows the strength of NGOs that lead the de- legitimization and demonization campaigns against Israel, she said.
Herzberg hailed the prosecutors decision. International arenas are routinely hijacked for political purposes, but todays decision was markedly different.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Tuesday that as far as she was aware, the U.S. government did not take any position on the case. (copyright 1998-2012 Cybercast News Service 04/04/12)
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WASHINGTON (AP) President Obama has assured the people of Indonesia that he is looking forward to visiting his former home once the health care debate is resolved.
Obama put off a trip to Indonesia until this summer as the health care overhaul gained steam in Congress this week. A vote in the House is likely this weekend, and the president decided he should remain in Washington.
In an interview airing Friday on RCTI, Indonesia's largest commercial television network, Obama said it makes sense to wait until June so he and his family are not rushed when they visit Indonesia, where he lived for four years as a child.
Obama said he looks forward to buying some bakso (bah-so), a meatball soup, when he returns to Indonesia.
In Jakarta, Indonesian officials said they understand and are not disappointed by Obama's decision. Australia's leader said he too sympathized with Obama's situation.
Obama already had delayed his trip to Indonesia and Australia by several days in a bid to rally last-minute votes for his health care bill. The $940 billion bill, which would expand coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, comes to a vote in the House on Sunday.
The visit to Jakarta was meant to be a homecoming of sorts for the president, who spent four years in the world's largest Muslim country as a boy when his mother married an Indonesian man. A statue of Obama as a child has been erected at the elementary school he attended.
THE OVAL: Obama to speak on health care
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Obama was scheduled to arrive Tuesday in Jakarta and then was to fly to Canberra, Australia, for a quick one-day visit.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said his government "fully understands" the reason behind the delay and was "not disappointed."
"Even though we've been prepared for the visit, (the delay is) not the end of the world," he said.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told Seven Network television that Obama had called him on Friday.
"We had a good conversation, but it's going to be good to see him later in the year," Rudd said. "He'd like to have a more relaxed visit than the 24-hour whip in, whip out that the last one had come down to."
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Thursday that Obama regretted having to delay the trip, but told the leaders of both nations that health care is a crucial priority.
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First time Super Bowl advertisers push to get noticed
Here's one way for a first-time Super Bowl advertiser to try to attract attention: show soccer hunk David Beckham in his underwear.
That's what apparel retailer H&M plans for Super Bowl Sunday, when it rolls out Beckham's line of body wear. H&M will be joined on Feb. 5 by at least four other advertisers in the game for the first time: Dannon, Century 21, Lexus and Acura.
A Super Bowl debut is a rite of passage that has built — or broken — many a marketer. This year will be no exception. But the key requirement for a Super Bowl newbie may be this: guts.
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"We've got everything we need to make this ad a success," says Steve Lubomski, North American marketing director for H&M. "We've got a global sports icon. The biggest stage in the world. And an amazing product."
That product, David Beckham Body Wear Collection for H&M, starts at $12.95 for a pair of briefs. And Lubomski insists he's not nervous.
But it's nerve-racking for first-timers, because there's is no larger stage than the Super Bowl, which could have more than 110 million TV viewers, plus a social-media audience that will amplify the buzz — or criticism — for weeks. "There is no middle ground on the Super Bowl," says David Lubars, creative chief at agency BBDO, which has made dozens of Super Bowl spots, including one for M&M's this year. "You either kill or get killed."
Lubars vividly remembers his first Super Bowl spot, an ad he helped create for the 2000 game that showed cowboys herding cats. He made it for EDS while at the agency Fallon Worldwide. "It was daunting," he recalls. "Every first-timer must know what it feels like to be a player in the game for the first time."
Other first-timers:
•Dannon. The yogurt maker says it's trying to improve Americans' snacking habits. And what better stage than the Super Bowl, when snacking is often at its worst? "Now is time for us to step up our game to change that behavior," says Sergio Fuster, head of marketing.
•Century 21. Advertising on the Super Bowl, "sends a clear signal that now is the time to look into the possibilities of homeownership," says Bev Thorne, chief marketing officer.
•Acura. Acura has not given details but said last week that it will air its first Super Bowl spot.
•Lexus. "2012 is a big year for Lexus; we wanted to kick it off in a big way," says Brian Smith, vice president of marketing. "There's no bigger way than advertising on the Super Bowl."
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Porkchop Duo
Porkchop Duo- a popular stand-up comedy duo which has been called "The Showbiz Ambassadors of Goodwill" especially when they were involved in OWWA's "Hatid-Saya" (1987-1989) musical outreach program bringing fun and laughter to countless homesick overseas Filipino workers abroad.
The Duo
The duo consist of Romeo G. Vargas a.k.a. "Choppy" and Renato P. Gomez a.k.a. "Porky". For 27 years as Porkchop Duo and 29 years as friends, they have been touching people's lives through stand-up comedy performances and song renditions not only in the Philippines but also throughout the world. The duo pioneered stand-up comedy in the country, to include Tatlong Itlog and Tatlong Pinoy back then.
Born and raised in Tondo, Manila, Choppy and Porky have been to 34 countries for special invitations and performances. But never did they allow such an achievement to sink into their heads; they have remained down-to-earth, warm and really funny.
Fans who have witnessed their blossoming career in show business know that laughter, coupled with music, becomes more than just a great medication to make one feel good.
"They have been known for more than two decades. Honestly and obviously, they are really doing excellently, making many people laugh," Carina said.
But not only are Porky and Choppy gifted with a sense of humor and talent, they also perform responsible tasks as family men, and project sensibility in their quest to help upgrade the standards of any stage show especially stand-up comedy.
They have had a string of SRO performances in in 24 countries - from the US, and Canada, to Asia, Europe, the Middle East and even in Libya. South Africa. It is on record that in Milan, a Filipino diplomat almost fell from her seat, quite breathless, laughing at their rib-tickling jokes.
They have released two VCD/DVD and 14 compact disks of their successful performances in Rembrandt hotel, Metro bar and other places worldwide. Romeo Vargas is the leader and the writer of the group since the Duo started.
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