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Cosco sinks deeper into the red for Q2, warns of worse days ahead
SLUGGISH marine engineering and shipping markets sunk net losses at Cosco Corporation for the quarter ended June 30 by close to seven times deeper when compared to the same period a year ago, even as it expects even choppier waters in the months ahead.
In a filing to the Singapore Exchange after trading closed on Friday, Cosco reported losses of S$36.8 million for the second quarter of FY2016. This is 673 per cent deeper than the S$4.8 million loss in Q2 FY15.
Cosco's revenue fell by a smaller margin at 11 per cent. This was at S$762.9 million, down from S$853.5 million a year ago. This was due to lower shipyard and shipping revenues, said the group.
Diluted loss per share thus went deeper to 1.64 Singapore cents, from a loss of 0.21 cents per share in Q2 FY15.
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The poor showing in Q2 was due to external weaknesses beyond the company's control, said Wu Zi Heng, president of the China-based, ship repair and conversion firm.
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Indoor vegetable gardening is a very fun, easy hobby. Just as long as you have the right supplies and equipment, you can grow plants inside your home without any problems. You will need products for maintaining the potting soil, humus levels, levels of light, and so forth. You can save a lot of money in the long run by growing your own vegetables rather than buying them at the supermarket. However, you still need to invest in products and supplies in order to get your indoor vegetable "garden" going.
Thankfully, indoor vegetable gardening really isn't that hard. They can grow easily in just about any container. Whether you want to use a ceramic pot, plastic pot, or some other type of container, make sure it has holes in the bottom for drainage. You can easily make your own holes at the bottom of a plastic pot with a sharp object. As for the soil, make sure it's not packed too tightly, or else the roots will have trouble developing.
The basics of indoor gardening are pretty much the same as those of outdoor gardening. You can start out with seeds and take care of them as they sprout. You can even start them out indoors during anytime of the year since you can control the lighting and temperature. You will also need to feed your plants with fertilizers in order to boost their humus levels and nutrients. A good fertilizer will help improve water retention, which is vital in regards to indoor vegetable gardening.
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Why We've Got to Stop Comparing Ourselves to Kate Middleton
You there. Sitting in your yoga pants with the mom hair look. I have something I want to whisper in your ear today.
You may have seen the Royal Baby Announcements and festivities unfold.
You may have seen the pictures of Duchess Kate headed home from the hospital looking stunningly gorgeous just 12 hours after giving birth.
And you might be feeling just a little bit like you don't measure up.
Like you're a loser mom.
Like you're dropping balls all over the place.
Like you need to lose 10 pounds, find a better makeup routine, figure out a better hairstyle, buy a new wardrobe…
You may be overwhelmed by your to-do list. You may be frustrated that you can't get your act together more. That you can't have a cleaner house. That you aren't more organized. That you ate that extra cookie last night. That you got irritated at your child, yet again, this morning.
Here's the thing: Kate Middleton is beautiful. She's amazing. She's graciously handled all sorts of pressure and scrutiny. She's the epitome of poise. And I've never seen her look anything but stunning.
So the pictures of her looking incredible just hours after giving birth didn't surprise me. And for a split second, I started to wonder what my problem was that I looked like I'd been run over by a train for at least a few days after giving birth to my kids.
Well, and that some days — even years after giving birth — I look like I've been run over by a train. {Here's some picture proof, if you missed my post yesterday.}
But then I quickly reminded myself: Kate has a whole team of people who help her get ready for big photo-ops like this. If you and I had a hairstylist, a makeup artist, and a dress designer get us ready for something like this, we'd probably look amazing, too!
That's why we can't compare ourselves to Kate. Our reality is completely different than her reality.
Comparison is the thief of joy. Always.
So I want to whisper this in your ear today, moms: You are enough.
You don't need to be thinner or more organized or more fit or have a nicer wardrobe or get a better handle on your finances or find a new makeup routine or get your hair styled differently in order to finally be enough.
Yes, it's fantastic if you want to work on areas in your life that you could improve in — we all have those areas where we struggle or are weak in (ahem, like me and my laundry issues). But remember that your struggles don't have to define you. Your failings do not make you a failure.
You are enough… exactly as you are.
P.S. Oh and I thought you might like to see this photo I found of my tired and swollen self at 40 weeks pregnant with Silas. It's a far cry from gorgeous pregnant Kate — and that's okay! 🙂
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Thank you for the encouraging post!
To be completely honest, I didn't even know (or really care) that she was even pregnant.
Though it would have never occurred to me to compare myself to Kate Middleton, when there are so many other American women to look up to, if I were to do so, surely it would be Rose Kennedy; a devout Christian, philanthropist, author, humanitarian, a mother to nine, including one US President, three Senators, two war veteran, and founder of the Special Olympics. She was also a wife to the US Ambassador to the UK, married for over half a century, and was mother to a beautiful, disabled child . This was a woman who prided herself on never missing a Sunday mass in over fifty years, never employed domestic servants, wrote essays on home economy, while maintaining a self-imposed, depression-era household budget post-depression, and who lived to the grand old age of 105. Now, that's an American mother worth looking up to!
Wow! Now I want to know more about Rose Kennedy. Do you have a book to recommend?
Are you kidding? Rose Kennedy had multiple homes, tons of maids/cooks/nannies, and was a married to a multi-millionaire. All of her clothes were custom designed couture. She did many good works, yes, but she never cut expenses or lived in poverty. That's just a myth!
That, and the whole issue of Rosemary and her lobotomy. Puts a damper on the hero worship.
I do enjoy following Kate Middleton in the news because we are about the same age and our kids are extremely close in age. She certainly does have a team of help from nannies to cleaning staff to beauty staff. Such a classy lady!
I don't mean to criticize, but you made a comment on your facebook earlier about how you wish Kate could enjoy her baby without prying eyes, but you've posted 2 stories to Facebook and wrote a blog post within hours of her baby's birth. How does that give her the quiet that you said you wish she had?
I think she would probably like to be one of us for a day. One thing I have never wanted to be is famous!
I recently gave birth, and I hate to admit that I was indeed comparing myself to this gorgeous woman today. Thank you, Crystal, for the reality check and encouragement!
Thanks for the encouragement! Excellent post!! How can she wear heels like that? I was so swollen!
I may be a bit older than some of your readers. In my day, we were all taken with Princess Diana. The romance, the glamour, the royal wedding and yes, those sweet babies. That fairy-tale, of course, has all faded.
I am thankful for life; my messy, middle-class, sometimes crazy life. I hope to one day be alive to enjoy my grandchildren.
You are absolutely right. We must live each day that God gives us to the best of our abilities. May God bless the wonderful women we see in the news. May God bless each one of us amazing women, doing our best to serve Him, outside of the limelight.
Hm. Wow, yes, the last thing I would have wanted 12 hours after delivering my babies would have been millions of photos taken of me and shared around the world. NOPE! I was quite happy to be nursing my baby and resting. I did go home the next day after delivering my third (and last) baby… she was born on Christmas Eve, and we wanted to be home on Christmas Day. Since she was an uncomplicated delivery, it wasn't a problem.
My son was also born on Christmas Eve 2014. I got to go home on Christmas Day. 🙂
Thank you for the great reminder. These are such encouraging words for all moms! I do feel a tad bit sad for her though, that she can't just enjoy the birth of her little princess, in her comfy clothes, resting. But has to be perfect for the public.
Thank you again, for the great reminder!
Thank you so much for this post! You have an amazing gift to know exactly what your readers need to hear at the right time. Thank you for trusting your gut and posting this. You are such an encouragement!
I was just telling my husband today that I'm pretty sure I could not do what Kate does.
12 hours after having my first baby I was in the hospital covered in petechiae from a 48 hour labor and was doped up on all the pain meds I could safely handle to ease soreness and pain from a 3 degree tear and manual placenta evac.
12 hours after my second I was in the hospital getting a blood transfusion after a retained placenta and a blood loss of 5 units. Both times it was days before I wanted to be (or really could be) standing and *months* before I even looked at a pair of heels. O.o.
I can't even imagine the pressure from knowing that millions are watching, waiting and expecting you to step out and let them see your new baby just hours after pushing her out. Or even just waiting for a birth announcement when it's reported that you're going into labor. I barely even like to let family know when I feel I'm starting labor in case it wanes, takes longer than I'd like it to or goes completely opposite from what I hoped and planned for!
She handles it all so beautifully and gracefully and I admire her but I'm quite happy with my simple, happy, 'common' little life. 🙂 (Although I certainly wouldn't mind some nanny/house/beauty help from time to time. :P)
These were my thoughts too. While I think she looks beautiful (as always) and I'm very impressed with her poise and elegance, I can't imagine that kind of pressure. Twelve hours after giving birth to my babies I was sleeping or nursing or whatever…I wasn't having to do hair and makeup for international photos. I can't imagine what that would be like. I give her lots of credit for being as gracious and graceful as she is!
I never comment, but I think you wrote this post just for me! I am due with my third baby in a few months and feel anything but glamorous. When I saw Kate step out today, looking radiant, fit and beautiful, I did envy her. But, your so right. Her situation may look glamorous to us, but it's definitely not how I would want to live my life! And comparison has been stealing my joy for far too long. Thanks for the encouragement, Crystal!
While I was happy to hear about the new baby (can't resist tasting a little bit of that royal glamour every once in a while), I'm so pleased that you included that picture of yourself and your precious little girls at the end! Now THAT I can identify with! 🙂
Thank you for this post! I had just been seeing those pics of Kate and feeling extremely inadequate. Your post was a great reminder!!
ahhhhh this is SO good. Thanks for keeping it real.
Thanks I really needed this today after I attempted to go shopping for something to wear to an upcoming wedding and feeling like my pretty days are so OVER! They are still over, but I know I'm not alone and it's more important how I serve God and love people anyway than how I look.
I had no idea Kate was even pregnant till like a week ago and today her picture of her leaving the hospital popped up on my news feed. My thoughts: Wow, she looks amazing…I wish I looked even half as good as her. I know she has people tending to her, but she is just beautiful. You get the point…I felt like a big fat ugly woman. I have a 2 yo and a 9 month old so I didn't have much time between children to "get myself together." I was breastfeeding when I got pregnant with my second daughter so I wasn't really thinking about "bouncing back." I was having fun enjoying my daughter and not caring what I looked like. I have felt overwhelmed with two young children and someone always needs me. I try to workout, but my husband and girls are more important. So my point being this blog post touched my heart! Not only about not comparing, but seeing your picture where you look like me. I have always thought you look beautiful and to show a picture where you look tired and pregnant…it made me feel less alone and even beautiful people have times when they look less beautiful and not put together. So thank you and I do think you are a very pretty woman inside and out.
Crystal you are just plain gorgeous yourself so Kate Middleton has nothin' on you. But she looked a whole lot better than she did after she had George so I'm assuming her L&D were a whole lot easier this time around. And besides she had the horrible nausea again at the beginning of the pregnancy. I bet she is looking so happy because she says "I'm done!" 🙂
Thank you for the encouragement and the photo. You are beautiful!!
Thank you so much for this. It is so easy to fall into a comparing trap. It helps to think about all the things she might be longing for about the life of an non-famous mother. And it helps to just be happy for her. And gratitude. Gratitude for all I do have. Thanks for your reminder. Most needed!
Good post especially for someone who is not far behind Kate in pregnancy. I am sitting here with swollen feet, hands, etc. But that came from deep cleaning my house, laundry, cooking, and sitting in the sun at my son's baseball game. I have caught myself comparing myself to her since we are so close in our pregnancies. She was always tiny and I feel huge etc. But this was a great post especially for someone that in a few weeks will be having my own bundle of joy and will NOT be leaving the hospital in heels and a dress with my hair nicely done and makeup perfect. Thanks for the post!
I was reading the news about the royal baby birth and looking at the pics as my 4 month old threw up on my shoulder. Lol…!
I think there's a reason that most of us don't pack a cute Spring dress along with heels and some control top pantyhose in out hospital bag. Who would want to wear that on the way home from giving birth. If ever there was a time that yoga pants and a comfy sweater were welcome!
Thank you for this…We have a Silas too:)
This was a great, encouraging post. Thank you! Especially now that I'm on a post-baby weight loss journey, it's hard not to look around at other people who seemingly have it all together and wonder what my problem is.
Another way to look at Kate's public appearance: she basically went back to work 12 hours after giving birth. Because appearing in public and all the primping that goes with it IS her job. So much pressure. Hopefully she can retreat to her home for as long as she needs to. Sometimes I really feel sorry for celebrities.
How did you know I was in yoga pants?
Just kidding. Thanks for sharing.
I've always admired Kate and felt a kinship to her- we're the same age, and she and my daughter share a birthday, and we look similar, though she is more beautiful than I am (not being self-deprecating, the woman is gorgeous!) But that's it- I just admire her. I understand that her role in her life is different from mine. She's a public figure, part of a centuries-old monarchy, and so she really needs to be beautiful and radiant.
I, on the other hand, am a stay-at-home mom and a writer. I certainly try to look nice for my husband, but I'm happy to leave the pressure of glamour to the one whose job requires it. I'll stick to my jeans and let her be fabulous enough for the both of us. 😉
Thanks so much for this encouraging post! I've been super skinny my whole life, and I've recently had my third baby, and cannot get rid of the baby weight! It's nice to read posts that are great reminders of the important things, like just being there for our kids.
Comparison is such a joy-stealer, I agree!
I think we can also compare in another way, though– saying we wouldn't want her life, still comparing our lives! Contentment is a wonderful thing for each of us, and this is a life Kate chose. I wouldn't want people to say they feel sorry for my life simply because they wouldn't want it themselves. I think the positive comments on her grace under a lot of expectation are the most helpful, and we shouldn't assume how she feels (maybe she liked some fresh air and having her hair done!)
I was just telling my husband at dinner that Kate has a whole team! I bet one of the nannies was tending to the baby while she was pumping and getting her hair and make up done. That doesn't sound like a lot of fun to me. She's probably in a lot of pain, too; I can't imagine wearing heels after delivering an 8 lb baby feels on all those tender body parts – UGH! Poor lady!
I was thinking the same thing, Anne. After her team got her dressed and on her feet, I would bet she stoically putting on that beautiful smile and wondering how long it would be before she could get in the car and go home to her own bed.
If anything I feel quite horrible for her. She just gave birth and has to parade around. I would like to think I am content with my unorganized and unplanned life.
BTW, I think you looked great in your picture!
"And you might be feeling just a little bit like you don't measure up"…
Well, until reading that I'd never actually considered it.
i have to admit that I was a little shocked and a tad jealous when I saw the pics of Kate leaving the hospital. However, I would never want the spotlight and pressure that necessitates her team of people. As my friend put it "I hope she went home to a giant ice pack, pjs and a big bowl of chocolate!"
Thank you for posting this!
You have laundry issues too eh? Thank goodness I'm not alone ! And we have the same MacArthur bible.. I need to open mine more! I really enjoyed reading your blog tonight ( my four yr old woke me up 2am.. Third night in a row.. :/
I will admit to loving following Kate and William. They are so down to earth and choosing to live their public lives in a reasonable way. They have a nanny and a cook and all of that, but when you see them with their son, Prince George, it is clear that there is a personal relationship. I also love how William appears to really cherish and protect his wife.
We something similar with princess Mary of Denmark. She dresses so beautifully as is required by her station, but when her children are with her you can tell they are her priority as well.
Its easy to be jealous of them, but these two women also have to live their entire lives under scrutiny. We all dream of being a princess but do we realize that part of it?
Thank you SO MUCH for posting this. Thank you for saying what most of us don't dare to say out loud: that we sometimes secretly compare ourselves to Kate. Reading this was such a relief. You are right, we (moms) are way to hard on ourselves sometimes, specially when we compare ourselves to others. We try, we really try, but the constant feeling of failure is exhausting. I actually was wondering this morning (when I saw Kate) if there was something wrong with me for leaving the hospital the day after giving birth wearing my red/pink plaided pajamas, white slippers and the hair as if my lovely 2 year old had helped me put it up on a pony tail. Thanks again for such comforting and encouraging post. Lots of blessings to you and yours!
For anyone feeling inept compared to Princess Kate, keep this in mind when looking at her post-birth pictures:
She's probably wearing DEPENDS!
… kind of brings her down to us "norms", doesn't it?
i definitely don't compare myself to Kate for reasons mentioned & more. Admittedly I was shocked they stepped out in public so early I mean the baby is less than 12 hrs old. But I would bet that after she made her 10 minute debut full of smiles she went right back into bed & put on comfortable clothes to recover in peace.
This was a great post Crystal. This 7 month post-partum, feeling a bit "doughy" momma needed the encouragement!
Funny thing, when I saw the photo of the Duchess all glammed up 12 hours after giving birth, I wondered if she was taking your advice and "dressing for the day she wants to have". 🙂
I hope she is now able to sit on a comfy couch somewhere in yoga pants and mom hair and enjoy her new little blessing.
I read your article and looked all the pics. You are gorgeous in every one sister! Even 40 weeks prego. That is such a precious memory for you. What we all have that Kate doesn't, is a life. I won't trade that for staged photo ops, ever.
Her people did not have wealth and then boom shakala they had a card and birthday/anniversary and special times of one's life and made millions of pounds of money literally..She went to a privileged school both her and Pippa and met wealthy and well connected people. She met William at one of those occasions and he fell for her like a rock falls from a cliff.. She and her hubs are one the wealthiest people in all of great Britain..How one compares to that wealth is beyond me..Most people don't live quiet lives of desperation they yell loud and clear..A lot of people in the USA in my opinion the greatest country on this earth are hungry and no jobs and no real home, I get to help at a pantry for people who need food, I do not belong to this congregation but I cook and help out, believe you me, the ones who work and are starving they feed their wives and tiny ones don't give a fig about Kate Middleton, they are trying to get food so they may work in excess of 60 hours on jobs no one born in the USA would lift a finger to do..You look great in my book, your children adorable and it looks like you have the means to enjoy time with them and food and the necessities of life, isn't that really what is more important than following Kate Middleton, a place to call home, a job, food, hydration, heat and the people you love and adore..ciao~!!
I meant to say Kate Middleton's parents had a card shop that sold all kinds of things for special occasions and hit it big, they are very wealthy, not everyone in their lifetime is so lucky…I think one has to appreciated the basic necessities I realize that many in the USA have little and I mean little..Your blog is thoughtful and kind, you look like you are doing well, how is the little one??? hoping great your girls look like little angels..I say be grateful and appreciative and kind to others, happy mothers day early tooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes! We all just need to be ourselves. To do our best at what our hearts call us to do. We are enough.
I know that Kate looks great and all that and there are lots of comments about it, comparing ourselves when we had our babies to how she looks just after giving birth to her second, but first of all, she has one thing most of us do not have: Staff. Number two: she is very tall and therefore will not show extra weight the way a shorter woman would. Number three: she is athletic and keeps herself in shape.
That said, I think that having Kate, William and the children in the news is heartening for the public. They have every appearance of being a normal family. Kate and William seem to be loving parents. It's good to see. There have been no ugly scandals and sour faces in the news for quite some time.
I agree, PattyLynn. I think the public needs some good news! There are so many tragic things in the world currently and it's wonderful to see joy.
I notice in my mom circles that a lot of women find camaraderie in wearing yoga pants (I wore these to work in while pregnant– I hoped no one noticed…) I think it is so important to realize that Kate does have hair dressers, makeup artists, and probably a personal trainer. While our lives can seem very different, I think she's also a great example. We may not have someone to do our hair, but as a mom, doing our hair can be a little joy amidst chaos. Putting on a pretty dress can lift our spirits even if we feel like yoga pants for the first year! We may not have a trainer, but staying fit helps our bodies to recover the best (I learned this the hard way after baby #1– I was kicking myself for never discipling myself for exercise before children and realized it would have helped me in the long run!)
So no, most of us will never have the help Kate has to look picture ready (and most of us don't need to look picture ready!) and we should not compare ourselves but take the good things from her example: that being a mom is a wonderful, blessed role but not our only role in life, and little things (like throwing on a cute dress) can really lift our spirits when we have young children!
What a GREAT post for young women to read! I saw the pics and was AMAZED at how she looked, but when I saw the pic of thousands of cameras pointed at her I realized I wouldn't want to live like that even if I had a team of people working on me and another team doing my housework, cooking, driving, etc. I definitely am with you on the "train ran over me" look after childbirth! In a way, I wonder if she feels cheated out of time to just relax after the birth. It was nice to be pampered and to have people's acknowledgement that I had just been through a very tough and painful thing after I had my kids. It's like Kate hardly had time to take a nap before she's whisked in front of bazillions of people. It's so nice that you are always reminding women not to compare themselves because all of our lives are so different. Thanks Crystal!
I love you for posting this! Although I already knew it, I needed to hear you say it out loud and remind me of it. Without the hairstylist, makeup artist, and filters, my husband and children still think I'm beautiful!
Great post. I didn't see beauty to be jealous of, but a respect for a fellow mom for having the poise and strength to manage the amount of pressure she has in so many ways that go way beyond what she looks like in that moment. I'd take looking like a train wreck any day over that pressure. To be honest, I was looking at her face, for expressions of "help, this is too much, can we just go home?" My heart went out to her as she maintained her duty even through this very special time that should be personal. Even with the entourage of support. I'd hate to have all those people around especially to make me appear like a Disney princess.
We as fellow moms need to be supportive of each other in any stage, any circumstance, and any looks. We are all beautiful in our Father's eyes and irreplaceable in our child's. Go moms!!
I have had seven babies, and after every one except for my first I felt (and looked) like I had been run over by a truck. Seeing these pictures of Princess Kate and others in similar situations because of social media can make contentment so hard in so many different areas.
I wrote on this comparison thing. It is so hard to not do it even in real life. There are a couple of moms I know in "real life" who always look like she does to me, and somehow when I bump into them I am always at my frumpiest, usually wearing baby spit up or baby poo after having not had the time to take a shower after my 8 mile run…lovely.
Sigh. Thanks for keeping it real and writing about what we are all thinking and feeling like 🙂
I didn't compare myself to Kate for the same things you posted. She is just at a whole different level than most people and has to constantly live in the public eye. But there are other women out there who also make others feel like they don't measure up. On Instagram, @sarahstage constantly has comments on her pages with people saying "birth goals" and such. She is a model. She also has a trainer. Why all the comparisons? Her son is adorable but most of her comments are about her physical appearance. We need to be happy in our own skin, even if we have 10 or 50 lbs of baby weight to lose?.
My understanding is that Kate had hypermesis gravidarum or HG. This means she may have been vomiting and nauseous the entire length of her pregnancy. This may be the reason she looked as thin as she did. I had this when I was pregnant. Knowing what I do about it, she probably would have preferred the post pregnancy weight.
She also does have the baby's blanket covering up any belly pooch that may be there. I have done that trick several times myself! 😉
It also means that this may have been only the second day that she felt GOOD in 9 months – able to eat toast and coffee and keep it down for the first time in MONTHS …
I bet she wishes she could just wear a big nursing top, yoga pants, and flip flops too. She looks beautiful, but I can't imagine wanting to get so dressed up for my trip home from the hospital.
totally agree with you, she must wish I can just go home in my big t shirt n sweat pants and not have to do my hair, get out there to warn to these people out there waiting for me outside the hospital!!!
Really appreciated this post, this was exactly what I was thinking this week! Thanks for your blogging, you are an inspiration to us beginners!
I actually found comparing my pregnancy to Kate's helpful! I was pretty sick for the first four months, and have been nauseous every day since. But having that prominent reminder that it could have been worse helped–I could keep ginger ale down, and I didn't have to go to the hospital.
Love the pic you shared at the end! Your love for your kiddos really shines through. And isn't that what really matters? our kids don't care if we look like a supermodel in pictures, they just want to be able to look back and see Mom hanging out with them, no matter how she looks! Love your bravery 😉 (not that showing a pic of oneself look less than 100% is brave…but hopefully you catch my drift!)
I love your quote: Comparison is the thief of joy.
Thanks for sharing!
I saw those pictures yesterday and I did not feel envy, I did not feel "not good enough". I felt really sorry for her, honestly, and grateful that nobody was waiting outside the hospital to take hundreds of pictures of me for people across the globe to gawk at. Even with a team of people doing her hair and makeup and custom clothing, she still had to get her tired body up and out of bed and smile, smile, smile, when all she probably wanted to do was cuddle her newborn and her son and rest. She is beautiful and she is poised, but, man, I wouldn't want her life. I like my own. 🙂
My thoughts exactly. She doesn't look perfect all the time because she wants to. She looks pretty and perfect all the time because she has to. She can't wear her hair in a messy ponytail and sweats to get bread from the market. Every time she leaves her house, there is a possibility someone will take her picture. This weekend I went to Target with frizzy fluffy hair and am so glad I didn't have to worry about my picture ending up on a magazine cover with a made-up headline about my life.
Loved this article! thanks for the perspective 🙂
Thank you for this… It made me cry! – Most of the time I hear that I am not enough as my shortcomings are constantly being pointed out. I am working on having inner peace, no matter the situation.
I have been in your shoes and its a hard place to be. I will pray for you
Can't relate to this post at all. Thank God.
This post made me cry; more like sob like a baby. Thank you for posting this Crystal. God uses you in amazing ways, and you carry His will to us so gracefully. Big hug and thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you for this. I needed it today, not because of comparing myself to Kate but because of feeling down on myself. My internal dialogue is very critical so it's nice to be reminded that I'm enough.
I agree with Emily, I would not want her life, regardless of how glamorous and sophisticated she appears to be. I'm glad that the only people I had to impress were my husband, children, and our parents – because they expect me to look like a slug after having a baby.
It makes me sad that this post needed to be written, because it did. Mothers should never compare themselves to anyone else. You're all amazing, and how a celebrity or a Duchess looks the day after she gives birth means nothing about anyone else. Humans were brought into the world, and that's all the celebration we need.
Thank you for this post. So many of my mom-friends have complained all over social media about Kate's appearance and "Why do we need to see this?" I know that they can benefit greatly from these simple words.
I feel like even MORE of a failure b/c I've never given birth to a baby and I STILL look like a train ran over me! LOL What excuse do "I" have?! I can't even use a baby as an excuse.
I definitely feel "less than" b/c Kate looks far more gorgeous than me even after having a baby! I can't imagine how much WORSE I'd look after having a baby than I do now (when I already look awful); it is a scary and depressing and hopeless thought.
Thanks for trying to encourage us. You encourage women who aren't even mothers &/or are single. Be encouraged.
I don't need to see you to know that you're a beautiful person. Hold your head high, not having children doesn't mean that you need a different excuse to look like a slug. No one knows your story, so no one can judge you.
Crystal, You're the best. Amen to all of it. My hubby is prepping to co-host a conference for the next two weeks and I was panicking today, thinking, "He is way more fun. How will I survive? Will my boys like me two weeks from now? Can I do it all?" After a beach walk and shrimp tacos, I realized I can. It may look messy and imperfect, but it's the best I can give. And I'm enough in the process. xoxo
Thanks for reminding us that Kate's persona is an illusion created by a whole team of people hired to make her look good all the time. She is gorgeous and very poised but she does get lots of help to stay looking that way. The rest of us are on our own. Love your post that puts it in perspective. Thanks, Crystal!
Illusion is a perfect word! I just saw where they say it takes 4-6 hours to retouch one magazine photo !! That was just the face. No wonder women feel like they can never compare. They are chasing nothing more than an illusion.
This couldn't have been more timely since I am due in one week and look nothing like Kate. 🙂 I love the picture you posted at the end and I know I keep saying it but you're authenticity blesses me so much! Thank you Crystal.m
I love this post! Thank you for sharing some encouraging words and also sharing your pregnancy photo. I love your honesty. Crystal, your blog has been such a blessing to me over the many years! God Bless you and your family
Loved this post! Thanks for speaking truth and being brave enough to always be real with your readers!
Thank you for this post Crystal – you are a beautiful person!
I agree with not comparing. For sure. She's a princess, after all! (duchess). We're most of us just average middle class folks.
But, hey, she's a princess! There's also no need to get huffy and offended that we don't look like she does, after just having a baby. Let her be beautiful and glamorous as she is, with her entourage of people getting her pretty. It's ok that there's a "story book" royal family out there. In fact, it does my heart good to see their beautiful family, and I wish them all the best. I basically agree with this post, but I think it doesn't need to become a big issue of basically jealousy and why can't I look that good. Let her be beautiful, and let us be content. 🙂
I agree with you! I love seeing a story book royal family, especially in a world filled with such chaos. I don't understand why women tend to be jealous of beauty, or talent, or whatever. Can't we all just be happy for each other, and content with our lot? If you feel frumpy, do your hair, get out of pi's and maybe exercise a bit. I'm coming out of a 2 year slump of frumpiness, and it really feels great to give myself a little TLC. Grace for the rough days? Sure! But that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with getting prettied up, and no need to say backhanded things like, glad I don't have her life! Jeeze. Well wishes to the royal family!
Thank you, Crystal!
Why is it always easier to tell another mom this than to believe it ourselves?
I am always reminding myself that celebrities and such have a team of people that make them look like they do. Without that team of people, they would be 'average' like the rest of us. They have makeup artists, personal fitness trainers and chefs, choreographers, back-up dancers, and handlers (I think that's what they're called?). I always remind myself that without all of these people to help them, we wouldn't know their names. Oh, and then there's the people who retouch their photos.
Someone on here commented that it's all an illusion, and it really is. I'm done chasing illusions and done trying to measure up to something that isn't even real. I get fired up about this sort of topic because I'm so, so tired of how women are portrayed in the media. And it's sad because we all feed into that ugly machine. It wouldn't be there if people didn't want.
So we've gotta tune out that noise and be ourselves and be who God made us to be, not who other people think we should be.
and I remember the horrible comments about her appearance when she left the hospital after having George. I am sure she wanted to avoid those. I admire her poise under the constant microscope
I truly believe that every mother is beautiful the day they bring their baby home from the hospital. And brave. Beautiful and brave … just like Kate.
Crystal, thanks for posting this. I am blessed to be surrounded by supportive, spiritual and prayerful women. So, I know how uplifting and secure it is to have a crowd of prayer warriors either helping to cushion the falls or picking me up and pushing me back in the arena. Women NEED to encourage one another and we all need to be encouraged. Thank you for being courageous enough to address so many of the issues that women are afraid to even admit to other women, much less ask for help with them. You are such a blessing. I pray that in return, you are blessed daily.
Instead of being envious of Kate or being glad that "we don't have her life", we should be lifting her up in prayer. It can't be easy carrying, giving birth to and raising your children in the public eye. All the while, being a supportive wife.
I gave birth to our 4th the EXACT same day as Kate! Jammie pants and comfy tops for me and I am perfectly fine with that!
While getting dinner (crock pot lasagna!) on the table tonight, my wonderful husband looked at me and we laughed about how we will somehow survive this chaos! We know it will become the new norm, but we're not sure how 🙂
Your message hit home fore sure!
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TV Ratings: NBC Thursday Climbs With 'The Wall'
The Wall scored some enviable growth on Thursday night. The NBC series improved by two-tenths of a point, averaging a 1.2 rating among adults 18-49.
Coupled with a strong repeat of America's Got Talent, which shared the same score in the key demo, and an even episode of The Night Shift (0.7 adults), NBC shared a nightly win among adults 18-49 with CBS.
Big Brother propelled CBS with another 1.8 rating among adults 18-49, while Zoo followed with a 0.6 rating.
The rest of the reality-heavy night brought a mix of steady episodes and slight dips. Beat Shazam, renewed for a second season on Fox, pulled another 0.9 rating among adults 18-49 — widening its gap with lead-out Love Connection. The latter dipped to a 0.6 rating. ABC saw Boy Band (0.6 adults) and The Gong Show (0.7 adults) match last week's scores, while Battle of the Network Stars slipped some to a 0.7 rating.
The CW saw Penn & Teller: Fool Us earn a 0.4 rating in the key demo, while new entry Hooten & the Lady — come again? — joined with a 0.2 rating.
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Valerie Bertinelli refuses to let her online bullies get the best of her.
The 59-year-old actress and Food Network star received praise from fans and famous pals after she took to social media to address body shaming.
The "One Day at a Time" star shared a screen cap of a hurtful comment posted in response to a tweet promoting an upcoming live appearance (screen name @Wolfiesmom) on the "Food Network Kitchen App."
"Awwww. So chubby," the online bully wrote. Bertinelli redacted the person's username.
"Wow," Bertinelli replied, taking the jab in stride. "Someone is always there to remind me to tidy up my negative thoughts some more. Thank you for reminding me I am so much more than my body. Have a blessed day."
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The tweet earned Bertinelli support from her more than 270,000 followers, who applauded her for taking the high road.
Wow. Someone is always there to remind me to tidy up my negative thoughts some more. Thank you for reminding me I'm so much more than my body. Have a blessed day. ❤ pic.twitter.com/453f6P3MFG— Valerie Bertinelli (@Wolfiesmom) February 18, 2020
"You are always class," one fan wrote. "That post says more about them than anything. You are beautiful through and through."
"I can't believe someone wrote this to you!" tweeted another. "Not only are you SO MUCH more than your body, you are an amazing and talented woman that's accomplished so much in her life and the lives of others. Not to mention your cooking is amazing. Can't wait to make those turkey and Swiss [sandwiches!]"
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Kelly Clarkson, who has been outspoken about body-shaming in the past, retweeted Bertinelli's reply. The Grammy winning singer and host of "The Kelly Clarkson Show" echoed Bertinelli's fans and praised her for leading with positivity and kindness.
True power is recognizing the projection of others negativity & punching it square n the face w/all the positive, remarkable, intelligent, beautiful light that seeps from ur pores. Pity people that speak ill of others because while some of us r dancing, the others r too afraid. https://t.co/X03QKyFzIc— Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) February 18, 2020
"True power is recognizing the projection of other's negativity and punching it square in the face with all the positive, remarkable, intelligent, beautiful light that seeps from your pores," wrote Clarkson. "Pity people that speak ill of others because while some of us are dancing, the others are too afraid."
Bertinelli isn't letting her critics detract her from living her best life. Earlier this year, she debuted a new series with TODAY that focuses on finding happiness and health after loss. In a candid essay, Bertinelli revealed she gained weight following the death of her father and mother in 2016 and 2019, respectively.
"With the loss of my parents and dealing with other trials life throws our way, I've used food as a way not to feel the sadness or the stress," Bertinelli revealed. "But by eating something away, all it does is make me feel worse about myself. One of my personal mottos is 'choose happy.' But sometimes that choice is really challenging."
Ahead of her 60th birthday, the TV icon and bestselling author is focused on breaking bad habits and moving forward towards healing and success.
"Things can go wrong and then you can put them right," she told fans. "Some are a little bit more challenging to put right – but it's always about moving forward. I'm not going to let any mistakes that I make in 2020 define me as a failure – and neither should you."
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Achieving Obama's Economic Goals: Five Steps to Take
President Obama's inspiring inaugural address thrust a challenge upon every American: We must work to build a nation which "thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work;" an America where "the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship."
Confronted by a Republican House and cautious centrist Democrats, the President can only seek progressive economic reform if the 99 Percent organize to demand it.
Fortunately, there's no shortage of ideas around which we can organize. Here are five practical proposals for redirecting the U.S. economy toward justice, crafted by some of our wisest economic experts.
1) Increase the federal minimum wage to $9.80 per hour, as proposed by Senator Tom Harkin and Rep. George Miller. This one simple step will improve the lives of 29 million workers. Contrary to claims by the fast food chains and other low wage employers, raising the minimum has little effect on consumer prices and no negative effect on job creation.
2) Restore full employment with a massive public investment program, even if it temporarily increases the deficit. Deterioration of our nation's infrastructure poses one of the greatest threats to our nation's future prosperity. With interest rates low and unemployment high, now is the best time in decades to rebuild the roads, water systems and clean energy infrastructure economic growth requires, argues Andrew Fieldhouse of the Economic Policy Institute. A trillion dollar investment (that's $1,000,000,000,000!) in public works over the next five to seven years would speed the return to full employment. By making our economy more productive, borrowing to fund this pro-worker and pro-business program would also do far more than public service reductions to cut the U.S. deficit in the medium to long term.
3) Reduce the non-war military budget to the Bush-era level. Believe it or not, routine defense spending (the amount the U.S. military spends on everything but our foreign wars) has actually crept upward in the past six years. Cutting back to the 2007 level would save $500 billion over the next decade. All government spending creates jobs, but spending on human needs creates more jobs than spending on war. Transferring the savings to domestic programs could create up to 800,000 jobs without weakening national defense, says Lawrence J. Korb, who was an Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Reagan. Click here for Korb's detailed list of the most wasteful parts of military budget.
4) Invest in high-quality, universal early childhood education. This investment — which would preserve and greatly expand on the proven success of Headstart and other existing education programs — will more than pay for itself, writes University of Massachusetts Economics Arthur MacEwan. "Economic gains are reflected in the higher salaries that the children earn later in life, the greater economic contribution to society that these salaries tend to reflect, and the higher resulting tax payments. There are also impacts that yield fiscal savings for the government: lower incidences of grade retention and special education; elevated high school graduation rates and college-attendance rates; reduced reliance on social support programs; and less engagement with the criminal justice system."
5) Adopt the common sense tax proposals in Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' deficit reduction plan including:
Ending all tax breaks for oil, gas and coal companies.
- Imposing an emergency surtax on millionaires.
- Making Wall Street pay an extra tax on the swaps, derivatives and other speculative investments that crashed our economy.
- Canceling tax breaks for companies that move jobs overseas.
- Eliminating abusive off-shore tax shelters.
- Assessing investors at the same tax rates as wage earners.
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Kuznetsov's Status for Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final Unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) Capitals coach Barry Trotz says he has no update on injured center Evgeny Kuznetsov or his status for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Kuznetsov left in the first period of Game 2 Wednesday night clutching his left arm after taking a hit from Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb and did not return.
On a conference call with reporters Thursday, Trotz called Kuznetsov day-to-day. He says he might have an update Friday when the Capitals are scheduled to return to practice.
Kuznetsov is Washington's leading scorer in the playoffs with 25 points on 11 goals and 14 assists in 21 games.
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The Portland station was part of the original UO solar monitoring network. It was located at the Ross substation in Vancouver from 1980-1983 (Lat.=45.65; Long.=122.67; Alt.=135 m). In September 1983, it was moved to Reed College (Lat.=45.45; Long.=122.64; Alt.=45 m) until monitoring ended in 1985. In 1999 a new solar monitoring station was established in Gladstone. Links in the table below will take you to more in-depth information about the accuracy of the data collected and the instruments in use.
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This Portland station is part of the Clackamas Community College Environmental Learning Center program. Data are share via an agreement with Portland General Electric. Doug Boleyn manages and maintains the station on the roof of his house.
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Huai'an China
Investment Environment
Huai'an has advantages for establishing highland of IT industry
Formation of a local industrial cluster, scale of the cluster and maintenance of cluster mainly depend on built-up effect of the industry, that is the industry's capacity of absorbing further investment by foreign assets, and Huai'an has a lot of advantages of establishing industrial cluster of Taiwan capital. Professor Liu Zhentao, Superintendent of Taiwan Institute of Tsinghua University who came to Huai'an and attended Huai'an Taiwan Merchant Forum, received an interview and said the above words.
Liu Zhentao thinks since several years ago, Taiwan merchants began to face problem of industrial transformation, which needs certain conditions. For example, way of maintaining supports of factors including low cost, talent, land policy, market and so on, and after evaluating such relative factors, Taiwan merchants will certainly have a choice. Huai'an has such advantages, and Taiwan merchant think highly of the advantages, so many head enterprises, basically leading enterprises in the industrial chain, come to Huai'an in succession。 In Liu Zhentao's opinion, although many places are also carrying out "Supporting economy and trade by culture", usually they are not successful, because many "services" are not good enough, while image of Huai'an is becoming better and better in eyes of Taiwan merchants, because overall investment environment here is very good.
Liu said Huai'an has many advantages for establishing concentration highland of IT industry, and the most important investment environment contains Huai'an Municipal Party Committee and Government's scientific plans for establishing cluster of IT industry and their honest consciousness of serving Taiwan merchants. Huai'an belongs to the same administrative zone as Southern Jiangsu, where Taiwan merchants concentrate. On the basis of studying Southern Jiangsu's experiences of serving Taiwan merchants, Huai'an propounded a series of conceptions and effective measures of serving Taiwan merchants and wins favorable comments from the merchants; besides, Huai'an has low price of lands, low salary of labor forces and other expenses, so it has late-developing cost advantage for attracting Taiwan investment from east coastal area and Yangtze River Delta Area; furthermore, Huai'an has abundant human resources, it owns manpower environment for Taiwan IT industrial cluster. Huai'an has six general colleges and universities including Huaiyin Teachers' College and Huaiyin Institute of Technology, as well as professional schools which cover subjects of finance and economics, electron, chemical, architecture, commerce and so on. They cultivate a number of talents each year and provide abundant human resources for developing industrial cluster; being in a same administrative zone with Southern Jiangsu, Huai'an has system advantages of undertaking industrial transformation from Southern Jiangsu and overall development of Jiangsu; and in recent years, under conception guidance of "Attracting investment by building good environment", Huai'an increases investment to improve infrastructures and satisfy demands of Taiwan merchants who invest in Huai'an.
In respect of further improving IT industrial cluster and establishing highland for Taiwan investment, Liu Zhentao suggested that leading enterprises and dominant products should be introduced further, complete industrial chain should be built and cohesiveness of IT industrial cluster should be reinforced. In the new wave of Taiwan's investment in the mainland, Huai'an can invite merchants mainly on terminal products, cultivate professional labor forces and talent market, and by methods including preferential taxation and establishing innovation fund, encourage IT enterprises to invest in R&D and carry out technical innovation, absorb Taiwan merchants to participate in local government and politics to build and manage urban investment environment together. In respect of municipal construction and management, Kunshan Municipality actively absorbs suggestions from Taiwan merchants, its local Taiwan Merchant Association proudly calls itself as "the fifth administrative group"; propaganda strength should be increased, medias and cross-strait large scale activities can be utilized to improve popularity of Huai'an.


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Arsenal's recovery will start against QPR – Time to get behind the team again!
It absolutely amazes me how much 'structural' dissatisfaction there is in Gooner-world at the moment. Just like anybody else, I am of course unhappy about the last two results, but for so many fellow Gooners this seems to have triggered … Continue reading
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No focus and disjointed all over the park: Arsene and Steve have a job to do!
We have all learned over the years that supporting Arsenal is a roller-coaster ride, but last night's unexpected woeful performance against the Canaries was nevertheless a painful stab in our Gooner hearts. Away games after long inter-lull periods are often … Continue reading


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The Graduate Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Domestic Regulatory Affairs prepares students to enter the field as regulatory affairs professionals.
As biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies rapidly seek federal approval for products, demand is growing for qualified regulatory affairs professionals. The Graduate Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Domestic Regulatory Affairs is designed to provide students with a greater understanding of biopharmaceutical product regulation and the industry's evolving compliance requirements in the U.S.
Scientists developing new products and legal experts guiding them through the FDA approval process will benefit from regulatory affairs training. The program will also prepare students to assure compliance, reduce costs, and improve techniques governing acquisition and measurement. Students will also develop a vocabulary of over 750 acronyms and technical/regulatory words to which the FDA has applied its own distinctive meaning.
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- Courses from this certificate may be applied toward the Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices
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I have painted over 300 butterflies thus far and have gotten much faster in the process, learning that sometimes it's ok to take some shortcuts so long as the end result is not compromised (I'll explain in detail later).
Time away from my blog also made me realize I have so much to learn about being a 'grown up' blogger. I figure a 'grown up' blogger would have arranged several scheduled posts in anticipation of a busy week so to ensure readers (you) would not be left hanging. The thing is, I don't just want to post for the sake of posting and I don't consider you just 'my reader', but a friend….
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Kate Moss has always loved the simplicity of the little black dress and yesterday night, while on a night out at swanky London hotspot Annabel's, the legendary supermodel revamped the classic look. Moss styled her floaty black frock with a familiar 1980s staple—a wide, waist-cinching belt—instantly transforming what could have otherwise been a basic dress into something far more fashion forward.
Moss has been in a vaguely boho mood with her summer fashion choices—think, floral frocks and bow-accented blouses—and last night's ensemble was in the same zone. The Swiss-dot trimmed dress featured leather at the sleeves, a nice complement to the corset-like belt. A pair of python to-the-knee boots were the finishing touch.
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It is my last week of spring semester, my finals are a week from today. I have papers to write, research to conduct, studying to do, and I can't hold a pen. For the past 6-8 months or so I have been suffering from chronic inflammatory pain in my ankles, that moves up through my leg within hours. Once I feel the onset, I recognize it, but then dismiss it because it's always there. For the past month though, I have been suffering from pain in the joints of my fingers. Sometimes I can't even hold things because my joints are so stiff, that they will not allow for my fingers to close. As a waitress, I am constantly using my hands, even when I'm not at work. I love to garden, get crafty, cook, and write. I began to credit my pain to the constant use of my hands, and that there was nothing that I could do.
Until last night.
The pain in my fingers, hands, feet, ankles and various other parts of my body in the bones, made it difficult to fall asleep. It felt like my hands would not open back up once I put them in a certain position.
So this morning I made an appointment to get it all checked out.
For the past few weeks, I have been eager for the spring semester to be over so that I can get back into running, and hopefully run some summer races. I have an eight month old German Shepherd that would appreciate some trail time, and now I can't even hold his leash.
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Radiology services are now complex structures with constrained resources. They have to focus on targets for performance, patient quality optimisation, and structural costs. Department managers need exact and live statistics to monitor activities and ensure that costs are constrained and efficiency targets are reached.
OsiriX Statistical Analysis allows (subscription required) to extract a live statistical analysis on any imaging sources (DICOM nodes or DICOM databases). It is a management tool where you can track indicators, discover areas for optimisation, and monitor the quality of the service provided to the patient. This tool helps to analyse the efficiency of radiology department. This tool is fully customizable, you can easily create your own dashboards to monitor your own parameters.
With this dashboard, you can clearly see the activities hours for conventional radiography, MR and CT exams. The period between 17:00 and 19:00 seems underutilized.
With this dashboard you can see the most important referring physicians for conventional radiography, MR and CT exams. You should probably contact personally these doctors, and ask them how you can improve your service.
With this dashboard, you can clearly see that CT exams have increased during on-call periods. On the contrary, activity for conventional radiography images have decreased during the same period.
This tool is separated in two windows, accessible from the Network menu in OsiriX.
In this window, you can create a statistical analysis. A statistical analysis is a database containing the studies description for each day during the year. You can define the sources (DICOM nodes and databases) for each statistical analysis and easily retrieve the data to keep the database up-to-date. This tool is based on the DICOM standard to ensure that it can extract data from any DICOM compatible source. You can export or import the database to a CSV file to analyse it with another software.
In this window, you can extract statistics and display them as charts. You can define dashboards with your own charts settings to personalise your environment. There are 4 types of charts available: Timeseries Chart, Donut Chart, Heatmap, Stacked Bar Chart. Each chart type has several parameters to configure, including modalities, time periods, and extracted field (Referring Physician, Performing Physician, Study Name, Modality, Manufacturer Model Name, Body Part Examined, Day Of Week, Month, Hour Of Day).
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UCLA Luskin Report on Recruiting Homes for Foster Children The report focuses on the dual foster care recruitment system used to develop resource families
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs has released a report on their analysis of the current process used to recruit and train new families for fostering and adopting children. These families are referred to as "resource families." The report focuses on the dual foster care recruitment system used to develop resource families, one being the system used by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the other being the system used by private state-licensed foster family agencies (FFAs). By and large, the families recruited by DCFS become independent state-licensed foster homes, while those recruited by FFAs become certified foster homes providing care under the FFA's management. Patricia Curry, a Commissioner on the Los Angeles County Commission for Children and Families, remarks, "This report comes at a crucial time when L.A County is facing a serious shortage of foster homes. Hopefully we can take some of the key findings in the report and use them to guide us in developing a strategy for increasing the number of caring foster parents for children in the child welfare system."
Seventeen of the 46 FFAs contracted by Los Angeles County agreed to participate in the study, along with DCFS managers involved in the resource family recruitment and training process. The researchers used surveys and interviews of FFA and DCFS managers to gather their primary data. Although many families expressed initial interest in participating, only two families fully participated, thus their insights were helpful, but could not be considered representative. The data collection and analysis approaches were designed to describe each of the major points of the recruitment process and to document the impact of each part of the dual system, with emphasis on identifying areas of need and potential solutions. The report notes positive aspects of the dual approaches, including the breadth of child-specific recruitment conducted by the County that is consistent with recruitment strategies recommended nationally and implemented in many counties and states. These approaches include the weekly Wednesday's Child TV feature on Fox 11 and the traveling and online Heart Gallery LA photo exhibits of children in foster care waiting for adoptive homes. Like DCFS, FFAs are involved in a number of media campaigns (including television, radio, print and internet) to attract new resource families. The report also highlights challenges presented by the dual system, including inconsistent information given to resource families regarding approval requirements and benefits. According to the UCLA researchers, "The Resource Family Recruitment report highlights that there are many opportunities to overcome the challenges of the dual foster care recruitment system, including increased coordination and collaboration among agencies, more consistent quality foster parent training standards, and the creation of information systems capable of identifying and driving system improvements."
The report was made possible through the financial support of the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation. "Our foundation is committed to supporting LA County and all its partners in ensuring that every child who enters foster care can look forward to being placed with a loving and supportive caregiver," noted Winnie Wechsler, the foundation's executive director, "UCLA Luskin School's report offers some concrete proposals to help ensure that happens."
Along with helpful charts and graphs representing the effectiveness of outreach efforts, the level of need for foster homes and the demographics of prospective resource parents, the report includes a number of recommendations related to each stage of becoming a resource parent (such as recruitment, training, assessment and approval). Recommendations include exploring the use of online foster parent orientation, increasing transparency of the assessment and approval process, and improving interagency communication and collaboration. Philip Browning, Director of DCFS, gives the report positive reviews, stating, "I am thankful to the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation for funding this report and to the UCLA researchers for their insights and recommendations, which will help us as we move forward with our FFAs to recruit even more high quality families to meet the needs of the children we both serve."
The full report can be found here.
For additional information, please contact:
Armand Montiel or Neil Zanville, DCFS Public Affairs
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"My professional career of over 34 years has been dedicated to improving the lives of patients with spinal disorders. I have seen firsthand the devastating effects that conditions involving the spine can have on a patient's life and by extension their family. It has been my privilege to work with these patients and help them on the road to recovery. –
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Dr. Byrd is a Norfolk, Virginia native who graduated from Norfolk Christian High School in 1971 as the class salutatorian. He then attended the University of Richmond until 1974 graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry. This was followed by four years at the Medical College of Virginia in the School of Medicine, where he graduated with honors. Dr. Byrd then served two years in the general surgery program at Emory University Hospitals 1978-80, followed by four years of orthopaedic training at Duke University Medical Center 1980-84. His formal training was then completed in 1985 with a one year spinal surgery fellowship at the prestigious Twin Cities Scoliosis Center in Minneapolis.
Dr. Byrd then served as Chief of Adult Spinal Surgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Spinal implant development has been a special interest of Dr. Byrd's since his fellowship days, and he is holder of numerous patents on implant devices. He helped develop the Synergy Spinal System, the Polaris Spinal System and the Solitaire Cervical and Lumbar cages which are distributed worldwide to help patients with spinal problems. Dr. Byrd is well published and lectures in the U.S. and internationally. In addition, Dr. Byrd currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of the Scoliosis Research Society, and is an active member of the North American Spinal Society. Both organizations are select societies dedicated to treating patients with spinal disorders.
Dr. Byrd specializes in the treatment of both pediatric and adult patients with complex spinal problems, such as degenerative and herniated lumbar and cervical disc disease, scoliosis, kyphosis, as well as tumors and trauma of the spine. A large portion of Dr. Byrd's practice is devoted to patients that have continued pain following lumbar surgery and require further evaluation and treatment. Over the past 34 years, Dr. Byrd has guided many patients from a state of chronic, debilitating pain back to leading healthy, productive lives.
During his 34 year career of caring for patients with spinal deformities, Dr. Byrd has dedicated much of his time treating patients with sagittal plane deformity or lumbar flatback. Dr Byrd's dedication to his patients and specialty was recognized by The Virginia Orthopaedic Society in 2016, when he was awarded the Virginia Career Orthopaedic Award and then the sentence "Aside from orthopaedic surgery, Dr. Byrd enjoys spending time with his wife of 39 years, Allison, and his three children one of whom is an attorney and two who are orthopaedic surgeons. He also enjoys boating, fishing and playing with his standard poodle, Wolfie.
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When I graduated from the University of South Carolina in December of 2019, the last thing I wanted to do was study for an exam. I felt eager to jump into my career and wipe my hands of the academic demands of college life. College is hard, and I was finished. It wasn't until I […]
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