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gabriele · 1/23/2016 4:44 pm

april6263 wrote:
gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:

me too....I don't think we get TSN......hopefully the vids will be up soon.....are the Shibutani's skating in it????
Yes, the US nationals are this weekend too. The Shibutanis are second within a point after the Free Dance. I am keeping my fingers crossed for them. They haven't always gotten the recognition they deserved in the past. Hopefully the federation gets behind them.
I am crossing fingers too....I had never heard of them until I hearing about them through following Meryl and Charlie.....and have they decided yet if they are done competing???? (M&C I mean)

I can't possibly imagine them returning, but it wouldn't we wise to say so because of the continued attention that might wane somewhat if the were officially retired.

gabriele · 1/23/2016 5:06 pm

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CEK40 wrote:
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Hi View!! so glad you are having a good trip will you be seeing the Grand Canyon????? while your in Arizona????......it is so beautiful

but I personally would NOT be walking out on this....LOL.....no way.....LOL

I know I wouldn't be on it either...no way!!!!
especially when that thing is clear like plexi-glass or something......uhh, uh.....don't look down.....LOL.......no way for me!!!!

Glass bridge in China. That's how the sisters would get across. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03456/china-glass-bridge_3456934b.jpg

gabriele · 1/23/2016 5:58 pm

The Shibutanis are your new national ice dancing champions!! Not sure if the others made a mistake, but happy for them. They deserve it.

april6263 · 1/23/2016 9:30 pm

Hi guys is everyone getting cold weather tonight???.....it's even cold here...well ok no where near as cold as you guys I'm sure...LOL....stay safe and warm I intended to be on earlier but my son had my computer...LOL....gonna go catch up

april6263 · 1/23/2016 9:32 pm

gabriele wrote:
The Shibutanis are your new national ice dancing champions!! Not sure if the others made a mistake, but happy for them. They deserve it.

YAY!!!!! GO SHIBS!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!

april6263 · 1/23/2016 9:41 pm

ok so I was going to post some things from One Day at a Time.....LOL...well I realized I never watched the show much so don't know hardly anything about it other than Valerie Bertinelli was on it......sooo....LOL.....I decided to play a game instead......I am going to post just a few pics of casts from 1970's sit-coms to see if you guys can guess them any one interested??????....here's a few just in case

april6263 · 1/23/2016 9:45 pm

gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:
CEK40 wrote:

I know I wouldn't be on it either...no way!!!!
especially when that thing is clear like plexi-glass or something......uhh, uh.....don't look down.....LOL.......no way for me!!!!

Glass bridge in China. That's how the sisters would get across. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03456/china-glass-bridge_3456934b.jpg

OMG GABRIELE.....I wouldn't even crawl across it...LOL.....unless I was blindfolded and didn't know where I was...LOL....this would be me.....you guys would be having to drag me across....LOL

april6263 · 1/23/2016 9:46 pm

gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:
gabriele wrote:

Yes, the US nationals are this weekend too. The Shibutanis are second within a point after the Free Dance. I am keeping my fingers crossed for them. They haven't always gotten the recognition they deserved in the past. Hopefully the federation gets behind them.
I am crossing fingers too....I had never heard of them until I hearing about them through following Meryl and Charlie.....and have they decided yet if they are done competing???? (M&C I mean)
I can't possibly imagine them returning, but it wouldn't we wise to say so because of the continued attention that might wane somewhat if the were officially retired.

I bet you are right....I am just glad they are still skating together

april6263 · 1/23/2016 9:47 pm

gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:
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Thanks April,my day is just coming to an end now, just after midnight. That would be so interesting. I'll have to see if I can find an old episode on youtube, just to check it out. Not sure we'll get into the party mood for 70s. Too many musicians of that era have passed away over the last couple of weeks. David Bowie of course, then Mott the Hoople's drummer and Glenn Fry from The Eagles.
It was really interesting....the town which in the show looks to be many miles away from the house is actually just a short walk away...LOL

and yeah a lot of them have passed recently.....and really shortly too....I was really young in the 70's but I grew up listening to Bowie and the Eagles I feel so sorry for Celine Dion though....with her brother dying just 2 days after her hubby and of the same thing.....that must be rough to go through
Me too. She is planning to be back doing shows in just three weeks, I believe. One tough lady, at least on the face of it.
I

she is handling it with so much courage and grace

april6263 · 1/23/2016 9:57 pm

gabriele wrote:
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Thanks KOS! Sorry, I didn't get a chance earlier to catch up properly. I feel so sorry for the parents who have gone through the journey many years ago. First we had the 'refrigerator mum' idea, then the money was on the genetic cause with little positive practical follow on for the people who live with autism. Only now and with the epidemic increase (no such thing as a 'genetic' epidemic), there is funding into the medical causes of autism. I watched a series of interviews/lectures through the autismintensive.com on the weekend. Positive is that we now have around half a dozen autism phenotypes that respond to biomedical treatment. Very exciting. We have done biomedical interventions since 2008, as soon as we could get in with a practitioner. I went for it based on a gut feeling, as I could see he was physically unwell oftentimes, thinking he won't be the best he can be without feeling well. Our prognosis then was severe autism, likely to remain non-verbal. My little guy talks now, still very delayed, but we probably wouldn't be where we are without biomedical treatment. Our next goal is to transfer him from special education to mainstream.
If you don't mind me asking what is the "refrigerator mom" idea?????
It was an early explanation of what causes autism and prevailed for quite a while. The child's autism is caused by cold, unloving mothers. Too add insult to injury, if you want. It came out of one of the universities, Chicago, I believe and was the paradigm within the medical community. Along came Bernie Rimland, a MD who had a son with autism. He debunked the idea and became the founder of the Autism Research Institute. Even since, it was often a parent-professional to push medical practice forward.

thanks for explaining and ummmm.....wow......that was the prevailing thought???....I mean ....how many loving, caring moms must have been made to feel badly and were just wanting help for their kids......I am so glad Dr. Rimland debunked it......I had to find a pic of him to share with the sisters here he is