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January 31 Thyroid Disease Awareness Month (January)
The Month of January is (was)…
Thyroid Disease Awareness Month Graves’ Disease Awareness WEEK was Jan 12-17, ‘09
Thyroid disease is too-important an awareness topic to have the month end without saying more about. It’s something which affects SO many people – from 30 to 59 million Americans, alone (&200 million people at minimum worldwide)! Oprah Winfrey has helped bring awareness to it, though, recently – by sharing what she’s been through, what with finding out (last year) that she had health issues related to it (kudos for doing that, Oprah!).
When the thyroid doesn't function correctly, it can affect every aspect of a person’s health. The thyroid is involved with cellular energy & metabolism. Thyroid hormone controls virtually every cell, tissue, and organ in the body. Thyroid disease can be the actual cause of weight issues (gain or loss), depression, fatigue, high cholesterol & hair loss in certain people. For women (who are 7 times more likely to be affected by it), it can cause irregular menstrual periods, low sex drive, infertility, miscarriages, breastfeeding, difficult menopauses, & osteoporosis.
The vast majority of Americans with a thyroid condition don't know that they do; and their doctors may not suspect it. Those who are diagnosed often have a hard time finding proper treatment.
Supermodel Kim Alexis is another famous person who’s been affected by thyroid disease:
Thyroid Awareness PSA by Kim Alexis
So how do you know if you might have a thyroid problem? Start with these quizzes:
Quiz 1: “Could You Have a Thyroid Problem?” [click]
Quiz 2: “Could You Have a Thyroid Problem?” [click] (Additional thyroid quizzes available below, at this link, also.)
Quiz 3: Quick Thyroid Assessment [click]
And/or, you can read these…
“Top 10 Signs That You May Have a Thyroid Problem” [click]
Could You Have a Thyroid Problem? [click]
Download your FREE copies of this thyroid magazine & book while they’re still available:
Power of Prevention® FREE Magazine: “Your Guide to a Healthy Thyroid!” Featuring super-model Kim Alexis, & other stories & resources.
“The Thyroid Awareness Month Guide to Thyroid Disease” FREE eBook [click] Featuring info on thyroid function, diseases & conditions; risk factors, signs and symptoms; tests, diagnosis and treatments; websites & resources.
For more information on thyroid disease:
American Assoc. of Clinical Endocrinologists
The Broda O. Barnes, M.D. Research Foundation, Inc.
Thyroid Awareness Month Website
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January 30 National Volunteer Blood Donor Month (January)
The Month of January is…
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
Have you donated blood, yet, this month (or ever)?
Every TWO SECONDS, someone in the U.S. needs blood!
Every day in our country, approximately 39,000 units of blood are required in hospitals and emergency treatment facilities for patients with cancer and other diseases, for organ transplant recipients, and to help save the lives of accident victims.
Blood products are needed year-round… so that means that, if you’re able to donate blood, you’re very much needed to help save lives! If you are at least 17 years of age (some states permit younger people to donate with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and meet other donor requirements, you may be eligible to donate blood. Up to THREE lives can be saved from just ONE blood donation! You can be a hero by donating blood.
Check Out the Blood Donor FAQs
Find a Blood Donation Location in Your Area
For more information on donating blood, visit:
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January 29 Peanut Products Recall Expanded (Again) (Jan. 29, '09)
Peanut Products Recall Expanded (Again):
As per an update from the FDA (of late Thurs. evening), they are expanding the recall again, & are now also recalling dry and oil roasted peanuts and granulated peanuts.
It now includes all styles/sizes/lots beginning with a 7, 8, or 9 of peanuts, peanut butter, peanut paste, peanut meal & peanut granules originating from that one plant (Peanut Corporation of America [PCA]). According to the FDA, “the recalled peanuts and peanut products were distributed nationwide to institutions, food service industries, and private label food companies as well as and in Canada, Haiti, Korea and Trinidad.”
The newest press release from the FDA on this latest expansion of the recall can be viewed HERE.
The FDA notes that “To date, no association has been found with major national brand name jars of peanut butter sold in grocery stores.”
In addition to the website links (see below), you can also call 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) for up-to-date information. (“Representatives are available 24/7 to answer your questions in English and Spanish.”)
Please refer to previous Care-Aware post(s) [click here or scroll down, in blog] for more information, history & links for this recall. Peanut Products Recall Expanded (Again) (Jan. 29, '09)
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Peanut Butter Recalls Continue to Spread (Jan. 28, ’09)
Peanut Butter Recalls Continue to Spread
More & more products have been added to the recalled foods, since the peanut-product recall was first announced. I noticed, from the FDA’s postings, that there have been many more brands/foods/products added this past week.
Reports are now saying that federal inspectors found roaches, mold, & signs of a leaking roof (amongst numerous other problems) at the plant where the contamination originated from.
Read more in this current news report from the Associated Press on MSNBC:
“FDA finds multiple problems at peanut plant” (1/28/09) [click]
Most of the foods still fall into the same categories of food products (i.e. cakes, cookies, crackers, candies, cereals, snack/energy/granola bars, ice creams, some fruits/vegetables [i.e. apples, celery, etc.] with pb), but I noticed a couple other types of products in the listings of newer ones - such as dinners which had sauces which were made with peanut products, cookie doughs, Whole Foods brand “Carob Energee Nuggets” & bears, & numerous other bakery products.
Multiple brands of pet products are now involved - including dog & cat treats & bird foods. (For more instructions on handling those, if you find that you have any of them, click HERE and recheck the list below.)
Please recheck the previous (now-updated) recall lists for all products:
Click HERE for Recall Links in Previous Care-Aware Post (Linked reports should now show the updated versions)
The FDA & CDC are advising consumers to “postpone eating other peanut butter containing products (such as cookies, crackers, cereal, candy and ice cream) until more information becomes available about which brands may be affected”; & also to consult your health care provider if you think you may have become ill from eating a peanut butter product.
For more information about the original recall, click on the link above (to the previous Care-Aware post).
UPDATE (from late Thurs 1/29/09):
The recall has been expanded again - please see the newer Care-Aware posting for additional information.
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Stonewall Kitchen Dessert Sauces Recalled
Seven Dessert Sauces by Stonewall Kitchen of York, Maine, have been recalled “because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death.”
They are warning consumers not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.
Get more information about this specific recall at the FDA website link, below:
Stonewall Kitchen Voluntarily Recalls Seven Dessert Sauces
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Medications & Pharmaceutical Products Recalled
Medication Alerts / Pharmaceutical RecallsETHEX Corporation
The ETHEX Corporation (which is a subsidiary of KV Pharmaceutical), issued a nationwide voluntary recall of numerous medications/drugs/pharmaceutical products “as a precautionary measure because they may have been manufactured under conditions that did not sufficiently comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices”, this Monday (Jan 26th, 2009).
Some of the products had been previously recalled, in specific lots, due to defects which had been found - including oversized tablets which were delivering higher-than-labeled doses. Multiple additional products (quite a lengthy list!) are being removed to assure that no other defective products remain in the marketplace.
For the complete listing of recalled products, & instructions on what to do if you have any of them (or have an adverse reaction to one) click on this link (below):
ETHEX Corporation Pharmaceutical Recalls Listing
This recall includes products from the Ther-Rx Corporation.
The recall announcement is also posted on the KV Pharmaceutical website.
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National Compliment Day (Jan. 28th, ’09)
Today – Jan 28th, 2009 – is…
National Compliment Day
National Compliment Day grew out of the work which Kathy Chamberlin and Debby Hoffman do in their business and personal growth seminars, and from their book - Find Something Nice to Say – The Power of Compliments. This is the eleventh anniversary of its’ founding day in 1998.
Compliments can express praise, admiration, fondness, good wishes & regards, courtesy & respect or congratulations.
Compliments have many benefits for all involved:
"Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones." – The Bible
Every day is a good day for a compliment! See if you can give away 5 compliments each day!
"The best compliment to a child or a friend is the feeling you give him that he has been set free to make his own inquiries, to come to conclusions that are right for him, whether or not they coincide with your own." - Alistair Cooke
Compliments can strengthen relationships, boost self-esteem, and increase self-confidence. They have the ability to change the way we view ourselves and the world around us. Compliments are good for our health! Compliments are kindnesses which have the power to change lives; yet sometimes we might either hold back from giving them or have trouble receiving one.
At a loss for what to say?...
Get Some Compliment Tips HERE [click]
Finding it hard to accept a compliment?...
Read “How to Accept a Compliment” [click]
Go beyond words… Try Some Fun Compliment Activities [click]
"Nothing makes people so worthy of compliments as receiving them. One is more delightful for being told one is delightful -- just as one is more angry for being told one is angry." - Katherine F. Gerould
Learn More about Complimenting:
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National Glaucoma Awareness Month (January)
January is...
National Glaucoma Awareness Month The Month of January is Nat’l Eye Care Month
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve & result in vision loss and blindness.
How much do YOU know about Glaucoma?
Test your “Eye-Q” with this Quick Glaucoma Quiz [click]
Get the Glaucoma FAQ’s [click]
Send FREE Glaucoma Ecards [click]
[Source: National Eye Institute, NIH]
Click HERE for More Glaucoma Resources/Links
PS When’s the last time YOU got your eye’s checked? I just got MINE checked, this month, in honor of National Eye Care Month (plus, well, it’d been a while). YOUR turn!
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January 26 National Nurse Anesthetists Week (Jan. 25-31, ’09)
This week - January 25th–31st, 2009 – is…
National Nurse Anesthetists Week Yesterday (Jan 25th) was National IV Nurse DAY
National Nurse Anesthetists Week was established by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. It’s an opportunity for patients & families to recognize the important contributions which Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) make to America’s healthcare system.
This is the tenth year that Nurse Anesthetists will be celebrated for their “Proven, Professional and Passionate” care (the week’s theme) during the week which is designated to recognize their nearly 150 years of history & accomplishments in serving patients.
From Jackie Rowles, CRNA, MBA, MA, FAAPM, president of the 40,000-member AANA:
“Since the beginning of the nurse anesthesia specialty during the Civil War, we have played a key role in improving patient monitoring technology, anesthesia equipment, provider education, and overall patient safety. In fact, according to the Institute of Medicine, anesthesia today is nearly 50 times safer than it was during the 1980s, and the efforts of CRNAs have been monumental in the achievement of these results.”
Nurse anesthetists are advanced practice nurses who administer approximately 30 million anesthetics in the United States each year. They are at the forefront of anesthesia patient safety, practicing in every type of setting where anesthesia is needed. CRNAs are the sole anesthesia providers in nearly two-thirds of all rural hospitals, and have been the main provider of anesthesia care to U.S. service men and women on the front lines of battle since World War I.
“I believe I speak for the majority of today’s CRNAs when I say that one of the most fulfilling parts of my job is reassuring patients that I will be by their side throughout their entire procedure, monitoring every beat of their heart and every breath that they take, and ensuring the safe provision of anesthesia and the effective treatment of pain,” Rowles said.
[Source: AANA]
Often patients are asleep or sedated while under the care of a nurse anesthetist in the OR, and may not recall that a nurse anesthetist is caring for them. Patients often associate their anesthesia experience with the fading of operating room sounds and activities only to safely awaken later in the recovery room. But while their patients sleep, CRNAs remain vigilant during the procedure—checking their patients’ vital signs, adjusting their anesthesia, and bringing them back to consciousness when the surgery is complete.
Some helpful reading for anesthesia preparedness:
“Preparing for Your Child's Surgery and Anesthesia ... A Parent's Role” [click]
“Anesthesia Options for Labor and Delivery:What Every Expectant Mother Should Know” [click]
More Brochures are Available Here [click] (RE: Anesthesia, Surgery, Conscious Sedation, Sedated MRI’s, etc.)
For More about Nurse Anesthetists:
Visit the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Website.
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Chinese New Year
This is the Year of the Ox (AKA “Brown Cow Year or “Ji Chou”). It’s said that the next 12 months should bring prosperity through hard work & patience; & that by “accepting the challenges and opportunities that come, and by exploring your talents, you can learn and achieve great things.”*
According to Chinese traditions, here are some things which are believed to boost one’s prosperity/luck/wealth:
Red & Gold are said to attract happiness & wealth. Wearing a new outfit in the colors is supposed to be even luckier. Poems are often written on red paper; & "lucky money" is given to children (& others) in red envelopes. Red symbolizes fire, which according to legend can drive away bad luck.
The number eight represents prosperity. It’s believed that a pair of eights can double one’s fortune (since, “good things come in pairs”).
Flowers which bloom on New Year’s Day are believed to predict a prosperous year ahead.
The Chinese Lunar Year Festival (AKA the Spring Festival) is typically celebrated for 15 days – beginning on the first day of the Chinese New Year (Jan. 26th, this year [2009]). A Lantern Festival is held on the fifteenth day of this first lunar month (this yea’s will be on Feb. 9).
The Ox is believed to characterize dependability, patience, strength, stability, a methodical & calm nature, strong work ethics, responsibility, leadership, fearlessness, stubbornness, friendliness, materialism & ambition.
Watch Video on the History of the Chinese New Year [click]
Take the Chinese New Year Quiz [click]
Send someone a Virtual Fortune Cookie Greeting [click] (Recipients click-to-crack – revealing their fortunes/quotes & numbers.)
Happy New Year!
* Source: Neil Somerville in Your Chinese Horoscope 2009: What the Year of the Ox Holds in Store for You.
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January 25 National IV Nurse Day (Jan. 25th, ’09)
Sunday – January 25th, 2009 – is…
National I.V. Nurse Day This week is National Nurse Anesthetist Week
This year’s theme is:
“IV Nurses—With You Every Step of the Way”
National IV Nurse Day began in 1980. The day is set aside to honor and recognize the accomplishments of the nation’s infusion nurse specialists, as well as the Infusion Nurses Society (INS).
For more information, visit these websites:
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January 24 Healthy Weight WEEK (Jan. 18th-24th, '09)
This week– January 18-24, 2009 – has been…
Healthy Weight Week Thurs. (1/22) was Women’s Healthy Weight DAY
Healthy Weight Week is a time to celebrate healthy living habits that last a lifetime and prevent eating and weight problems, rather than intensifying them, as diets do.
Traditionally many Americans begin a diet the first week in January and "blow" it the second week. Healthy Weight Week, the third week, is a time to stop dieting for good and help people normalize their lives. It’s a welcome antidote to the dieting and bingeing that typically begin the New Year! Healthy Weight Week promotes healthy non-diet lifestyles for children and adults of every size. It helps them move ahead to healthy habits they can live with long term – sound, reasonable habits that allow them to live well and get on with their lives. Eat well, live actively, and feel good about yourself and others.*
So, if that DIET you started as a New Year’s resolution hasn’t been working out – there’s good news:
Francine Berg, of Healthy Weight Network is advising people to skip dieting and move ahead with healthy habits that last a lifetime. “Here’s a plan for the new year that’s free, freeing of your spirit and available to all,” she suggested. “It’s a way to get your life on track, improve your health and move on with what’s really important in your life.”
- Record your dieting history (weight lost, weight regained, favorable and ill effects, time frame of each). Reflect on what you have written.
- Resolve to follow a healthy diet-free lifestyle through 2009, adapting guidelines that work for you. (Handouts available at www.healthyweight.net/handouts.htm)
So, don’t give up your resolve to be healthier; just re-resolve to put some healthier non-diet lifestyle habits in place. (For Tips on how to create good habits, go to Care-Aware’s New Year's Day post [Jan 1, 2009]. http://care-aware.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DBE452D9D129BF48!265.entry) Here are some suggestions from the Healthy Weight Network website that you might pick from to start with (see site for more):
[*Source: Healthy Weight Network - www.healthyweight.net]
The second set of Healthy Weight Week awards – the Slim Chance Awards for the worst weight loss products of the year – were presented on Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day, which was this past Tued., Jan. 20, 2009.
The “winners” of the Slim Chance Awards for 2009 are:
Most Outrageous: Kevin Trudeau infomercials
Worst Gimmick: Skineez jeans
Worst Claim: AbGONE
Worst Product: Kimkins diet
(For more information on the "winners" [and why they are] go to www.healthyweight.net/fraud.htm)
Also: Friday, January 22, 2009, was… Women’s Healthy Weight DAY. See the previous Care-Aware post for more on that.
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Today – January 22, 2009 – is…
Women’s Healthy Weight Day This is also Healthy Weight WEEK
Women’s Healthy Weight Day is a day to honor size-diversity and women's equality, especially within advertising and the media. This year (2009) is the 16th annual celebration of this event.
Weight categories were dropped to a lower level in 1998, which automatically increased the number of people who were labeled as “overweight.” The new category of “Normal Weight”, defined as body mass index between 18.5 and 24.9, was set as the level where health risks associated with weight were supposedly at their lowest level; but that defines health risks as beginning at a BMI of 25, which is actually much lower than is suggested by research.
Read more on the Healthy Weight Controversy [click]
Women's Healthy Weight Awards are given on this day “to honor organizations which support size-diversity and positive body images, and reject the thinness-obsession and gender-stereotypes which are shattering the lives of so many women, young girls and their families.”
The 2009 Women's Healthy Weight Award-Winners are:
Best program: Reflections Body Image Program
Reflections Body Image Program is a research-based program (endorsed by the Academy of Eating Disorders) which combats the ultra thin media model of female beauty prevalent in today’s society. It consists of peer-led small group sessions which are run on campuses; & it trains student leaders and professionals, and fosters research. A key Reflections message is: “Friends don't let friends fat-talk.”
Best Website: The National Organization for Women Foundation’s Love your Body Website.
The Love your Body website gives girls and women tools and encouragement to “just say no” to destructive media images; and it helps raise awareness about women's health, body image and self-esteem - “to be healthy and love yourself regardless of what the scale says.” The site features suggestions for campus activities on how to treat your body with respect, mentoring, articles, a poster contest, positive and negative ads, and activism options on dealing with advertising, clothing stores and the media.
More about Healthy Weight:
“Top 10 Reasons NOT to Diet” (PDF) [click]
Health, strength and beauty come in all sizes:
“Healthy Living at Any Size” (PDF) [click]
Visit the Healthy Weight Network Website
For more Healthy Weight info, read the next Care-Aware post on Healthy Weight WEEK.
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Peanut Butter Products & Bulk Commercial Peanut Butter & Peanut Paste Recalls - January 21, 2009:
The recent issue with the salmonella (Salmonella Typhimurium) contamination of commercial (non-retail) King Nut brand peanut butter (a type which was distributed to schools, colleges, hospitals, nursing homes, etc.) has now spread to multiple peanut-butter- &/or peanut-paste- containing retail products, as well.
The FDA has traced the outbreak source to the Blakely, Ga. processing plant which is owned by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). PCA expanded its previous voluntary recall on January 18 – it now includes more products and lot numbers of the peanut butter/paste products which were manufactured either on or after July 1, 2008; & they’ve also stopped all production at its’ Blakely, Ga. plant during the continuing FDA investigation.
Since the paste/butter which they made is both distributed to served by institutions such as long-term care facilities and cafeterias AND also used as an ingredient in many commercially produced products (including cakes, cookies, crackers, candies, cereals, snack/energy/granola bars, ice creams, some fruits/vegetables [i.e. apples, celery, etc. with pb], & at least one brand of pet product), the recall has now become wide-spread (sorry – I can neither resist nor avoid the pun there - p.b.<-->spread [while at the same time remaining sincerely concerned about the potential health risks, here]).
It should be noted that (per the FDA) “major national brands of jarred peanut butter are not affected by the PCA recall.”
What should we avoid eating?
The FDA has created an extensive & searchable combined list of products and brands which are involved in the recall:
View &/or Search the Peanut Butter Products Recall List [click]
Full listings of recalled products are also available in either PDF (requires Adobe) or Excel (requires Microsoft viewer) formats:
Download PDF of Full List of Recalled Products PDF
Get Excel Spreadsheet of Full List of Recalled Products
For the complete FDA Bulletin on the above recall, CLICK HERE.
NOTE: Two more updates regarding this recall have been posted to Care-Aware since the time this one was originally posted. Please read those (HERE and HERE) for additonal information.
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National Prayer Service (Jan 21, ’09 @ 10 a.m. EST)
Today - Wednesday, January 21, 2009 – is a day of…
National Prayer Service
A National prayer service with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, and members of their families will be held at the Washington National Cathedral. The service will bring together dignitaries and Americans of diverse faiths to celebrate the previous day's events through prayer, readings, and musical performances; & will include a traditional prayer for civil leaders, a prayer for the nation, & a selection by the Washington, DC-based Children of the Gospel choir. A number of religious leaders were specially invited to participate.
Various websites were reporting that the following participants were expected to be there:
Rev. Sharon Watkins - who is the pastor & president of a Protestant denomination (Christian Church [Disciples of Christ]) which has about 700,000 members in the United States and Canada - will deliver the sermon at the National Prayer Service; & is the first woman ever chosen to do so.
Dr. Uma Mysorekar - a Hindu woman priest who is president of the Hindu Temple Society of North America & heads the popular Ganesha temple in New York (& who is also a practicing gynecologist) - will offer 'responsive prayers' at the service.
Ingrid Mattson - the first woman president of the Islamic Society of North America (which is based in Indiana, & is the nation's largest Muslim group) – is said to also be on the list of thos invited to offer a prayer at the service.
Three rabbis, representing the three major branches of American Judaism, will say prayers at the service, as well. The Jewish clergy are: Rabbi David Saperstein (Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform), Conservative Rabbi Jerome Epstein and Orthodox Rabbi Haskel Lookstein.
It is also traditional for the incoming administration to ask the Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington to lead a prayer. The Most Rev. Donald Wuerl currently leads the archdiocese. Other sources say that Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will offer the closing prayer.
For the finalized listing of participants by the PIC (Presidential Inaugural Committee), however, click HERE.
The event is not open to the public. The service is by invitation only and tickets are required. (All ticketed guests should arrive before 8:30 a.m. - doors open at 7:30 a.m.) The service is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST.
Recap of the prayers from the 2009 Inauguration of America’s 44th President, Barack Obama:
Dr. Rick Warren’s Inaugural Invocation Prayer January 20th, 2009
Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery’s Inaugural Benediction Prayer January 20th, 2009
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January 20 Inauguration Day, USA (Jan 20, 2009) – Part 2
Today – Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 - is…
Inauguration Day, USA
It’s Official: PRESIDENT Barack Obama & VICE PRESIDENT Joseph Biden are now in office.
Here’s President Obama’s Swearing-In Ceremony & Inaugural Speech:
President Barack Obama 2009 Inauguration and Address
Read the transcript of President Obama’s Inaugural Address
Interestingly, President Obama is America’s eighth left-handed president. The seven other left-handed presidents were: James Garfield (1881), Herbert Hoover (1929 – 1933), Harry Truman (1945 – 1953), Gerald Ford (1974 – 1977), Ronald Reagan (1981 – 1989), George Bush (1989 – 1993), & Bill Clinton (1993 – 2001).
“My Country ‘Tis of Thee” - Aretha Franklin
The White House website has been revamped to reflect the new presidency: (Change.gov, the former-President-Elect’s transition site, has now been retired.)
Read the First Posting on the White House Website’s Blog (by the Director of New Media for the White House – Macon Phillips)
The Office of Public Liaison & Intergovernmental Affairs (OPL-IGA) is online:
Share Your Thoughts with the White House via This Form [click]
“YES WE CAN!” - Jay Ottaway Obama Inauguration Tribute Song
Senator Ted Kennedy was taken to the hospital by ambulance, after having a seizure during the Inaugural Luncheon. Senator Kennedy had been diagnosed with a brain tumor some time ago, which he’d had surgery for. It’s been reported that he is now in stable condition at the hospital.
“Air and Simple Gifts” - by John Williams Performed by Itzhak Perlman, Yo Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero and Anthony McGill
The Parade is over, & the first Neighborhood Inaugural Ball has begun. The ball features performances by Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Shakira, and Stevie Wonder. ABC is covering the event LIVE. Check your local listings &/or ABC’s Website for more information.
You can watch live streaming for the YOUTH Inaugural Ball (with MTV.com) at the link below:
Watch LIVE Streaming of the Youth Inaugural Ball (TUES only, @ 10 p.m. EST.)
More Inauguration Day information (plus multiple links, “America’s Song” (FREE MP3 download), schedule/program & history) is available in the previous Care-Aware post http://care-aware.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DBE452D9D129BF48!288.entry. [click]
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Inauguration Day, USA
Today, President-Elect Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States of America. Vice-President-Elect Biden will be sworn in to his new position, as well. The event has an added historic note, this time, as Barack Obama will be the first American President who is also African-American.
The 2009 Inaugural Theme is “A New Birth of Freedom”, which commemorates the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The words (from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address) express Lincoln's hope that the sacrifice of those who died to preserve the United States would lead to "a new birth of freedom" for the nation.
The Swearing-In Ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. (EST); after which, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, and members of their families will attend an Inaugural Luncheon hosted by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
See the Luncheon’s Menu, Gifts, China, Art & Flowers [click]
Download the Recipes used for the Luncheon’s Menu (PDF) [click]
At around 2:30 p.m. (EST) over 10,000 people from all 50 states will follow the President and Vice President during the 56th Inaugural Parade from the Capitol down the 1.5 mile route on Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. Music and cultural groups will join representatives from our Armed Forces in the historic parade, which concludes at the presidential reviewing stand, where the President and Vice President will watch the processional with their families.
In the evening, President Obama will host the first-ever Neighborhood Inaugural Ball at 7:00 p.m. - Walter E. Washington Convention Center. There will be many musical performances by well-known artists; & the event will be aired on ABC, live, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET. This event will also be linked interactively with Neighborhood Ball Parties happening across the country.
More on the full Inaugural Day Schedule [click]
Download Inaugural Program (PDF) [click]
Barack Obama on the Inauguration (from Jan. 13th, 2009)
Visit the Presidential Inaugural Committee Website [click]
Visit the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies’ Website [click] Watch the Inauguration LIVE – beginning @ 9:30 a.m. EST Listen to Audio Description starting @ 11: a.m. EST
Visit the DC Presidential Inauguration ’09 Website [click]
“America’s Song” – Will.i.am & David Foster
sung by Will.i.am Feat. Faith Hill, Mary J. Blige, Seal, & Bono
accompanied by David Foster
Watch & Download “America’s Song” MP3 FREE [click] (24hrs ONLY - until 5 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Jan 20th)
More about “America’s Song” & other celebratory music [click]
Learn About Inaugural History [click]
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan 19th)
Today – Monday, January 19, 2009 – is…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
MLK Day celebrates the life & “Dream” of the late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., the famous civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, & Baptist minister. Dr. King is also famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech (1963), which is often considered to be one of the greatest and most notable speeches in history, & was ranked the top American speech of the 20th century by a 1999 poll. One of the most-remembered lines from this speech is, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday by Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King, Jr: A Life of Service
Michelle Obama - USAService.org
“See a Need and Take Action” Corporation for National and Community Service (CNS)
More about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
PBS – “Citizen King” Transcript
The Time 100 Leaders & Revolutionaries Profile
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January 15 Religious Freedom Day (Jan 16th)
Friday, January 16th, is…
Religious Freedom Day
Religious Freedom Day (RFD) was first established by proclamation of President George H. W. Bush in 1993.
From the President George W. Bush’s proclamation on RFD 2009:
“Religious freedom is the foundation of a healthy and hopeful society. On Religious Freedom Day, we recognize the importance of the 1786 passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. We also celebrate the first liberties enshrined in our Constitution's Bill of Rights, which guarantee the free exercise of religion for all Americans and prohibit an establishment of religion.”
Read the President Bush’s full 2009 RFD Proclamation HERE [click]
Download the FREE Official RFD Guidebook (PDF) [click]
Learn more, read stories &/or tell your own, & get tools for educators, parents & students at ReligiousFreedomDay.com.
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Oprah is hosting a FREE webcast by Dr. Mehmet Oz on her Website Tonight (Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2009). This webcast is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m./8 p.m. Central Time.
Use the direct links below to register & get set up for it (or visit Oprah’s site):
1. Register for Oprah’s Best Life Series Webcast Events
2. Install the Webcasts’ “Move Networks” Video Player
3. Homework: Dr. Oz’s 3 Health Questions
More:
Dr. Oz’s 10 Step Ultimate Health Checklist
(Full bio, Dr. Oz on Oprah & Friends, Beauty School/Quiz, FREE monthly eNewsletter, etc.)
UPDATE:
For those of you who missed this webcast, when it originally aired – no worries! You can still view the video of the webcast. Just click on the link below:
"Dr. Oz’s Ultimate Health Checklist" Webcast Video [click to watch]
IMPORTANT REMINDERS from Oprah’s “Best Life Series”:
UPDATE:
Did you miss Suze’s webcast, when it originally aired? Just click on the link below to view the video of her webcast:
“Your Money with Suze Orman” Webcast Video [click to watch]
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