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Honda Dax ist ein kleines motorisiertes Zweirad von Honda. Es wurde in verschiedenen Hubraumversionen angeboten.

Ausstattung
Angetrieben wird die Dax durch den liegenden Einzylinder-Viertaktmotor des Kleinkraftrads SS 50 in modifizierter Form. Dieser Einzylindermotor ist mit seinen zahlreichen Varianten der meistproduzierte Viertaktmotor für ein Zweirad und wurde auch bis 2014 noch eingebaut. Anstelle eines Fünfgang-Getriebes, das nur im Modell SS 50 zum Einsatz kam, wurde ein Dreigang-Getriebe mit Fliehkraftkupplung ohne separate Handbetätigung verwendet.

Die Form des 1969 eingeführten ersten Dax-Modells war so innovativ, dass es sich bis auf kleinere Modifikationen unverändert bis zu den heutigen Lizenz-Nachbauten hielt und für viele Fans weltweit Kultstatus erlangte. Alle Modelle fielen in mehrerlei Hinsicht auf: kleine Räder in der Größe 3,50 × 10, der Tank ist unter der Sitzbank in den aus zwei Blechschalen geschweißten Rahmen eingebaut. Der Lenker lässt sich umklappen, wodurch sie heute in jeden Van passt und (wie die noch kleinere Monkey) als motorisiertes Gefährt bei Wohnmobilen beliebt ist. Durch den Viertaktmotor ist das Motorengeräusch weitaus leiser und für viele Menschen angenehmer als das schrille Geräusch der in den 1970er Jahren zahlreichen Zweitakt-Mopeds. Auffällig ist auch der typische Auspuff, welcher sich, wie sonst nur bei Geländemotorrädern üblich, seitlich nach oben zieht. Zusammen mit den langen Federgabeln (bedingt durch die kleinen Räder, um trotzdem eine ausreichend hohe Sitzposition für den Fahrer zu erhalten) sah die Dax somit immer etwas wie ein zu klein geratenes Geländemotorrad aus.

Versionen
In Deutschland gab es mehrere Versionen mit unterschiedlicher Leistung. Das schwächere Modell ST50G, beschränkt auf ca. 40 km/h und mit dem günstigen Moped-Versicherungskennzeichen zu fahren, und das Modell ST50E mit  bei 9000/min für Führerscheinklasse 4 und 5 mit 70 km/h. Mit mehr Hubraum gab es dann noch das Modell ST70. Mit rund 70 cm³ Hubraum wurden ca. 70 km/h erreicht und man benötigte den damaligen Führerschein der Klasse 1 (ab 18 Jahren). Die Versicherungseinstufung war sehr günstig in der Klasse Motorrad bis 10 PS und war zum Ansparen schadensfreier Versicherungsjahre beliebt. Heute werden alte 70er als Leichtkraftrad bis 15 PS zugelassen.

Bei der im oberen Bild abgebildeten DAX handelt es sich um die in Amerika angebotene Version namens CT70 (Cross Trail). Die US-Ausführung wurde von 1969 bis 1994 verkauft und ist an den hoch angesetzten Chromschutzblechen und an den an der Gabel seitlich angebrachten Reflektoren zu erkennen. Da auf dem oberen Foto eine DAX mit handbetätigter Kupplung dargestellt ist (erkennbar am Kupplungshebel an der linken Lenkerhälfte), handelt es sich um das in USA gefragte Modell CT70H oder Trail70H mit dem für dieses Modell erhältlichem, verchromtem Motorschutz.

Die Auslieferung der amerikanischen DAX als CT70, die dort ausschließlich mit dem 72-cm³-Motor der äußerst erfolgreichen HONDA CUB50 ausgeliefert wurde, begann mit zwei Modellen, der CT70 mit dem bekannten Dreigang-Fliehkraftkupplungsgetriebe und einer CT70H-Version mit Vierganggetriebe und handbetätigter Kupplung. Die H-Version sollte der CT70 zu noch besserer Geländegängigkeit verhelfen, wurde aber bereits 1972 eingestellt.

In Europa deckten die Schutzbleche haubenförmig die Bereifung ab und waren anfangs silbern lackiert. In Kombination mit den schlankeren, verchromten Schutzblechen wurde ein hinterer Spritzschutz aus Kunststoff ergänzt. Das bis dahin für alle Honda Modelle typische runde Rücklicht (mit gelben Bremslicht) wurde durch ein in den hinteren Spritzschutz integriertes, rechteckiges Rücklicht ersetzt.

Die ersten Modelle waren mit einer 6-Volt Zünd- und Lichtanlage ausgerüstet. Die DAX AB23 hatte nun eine 12 Volt Zünd- und Lichtanlage, eine hydraulische Teleskopfedergabel vorne sowie leicht verbesserte Stoßdämpfer hinten. Der Kettenschutz der AB23 war nun nicht mehr am Pressrahmen der DAX verschraubt, sondern wurde auf der Schwinge befestigt. Die frühen 6-Volt Modelle hatten nur einen Seitenständer. Mit Einführung der DAX des Typs AB23 war an diesem Modell nun auch ein zentraler Hauptständer verfügbar.
Honda stellte den Verkauf der DAX AB23 1999 ein.

Nachbauten
Seit 2009 werden sie in verschiedenen Modellvarianten vorwiegend von chinesischen Firmen gefertigt und auch in Deutschland angeboten, so beispielsweise von Sky Team (Jiangsu Sacin Motorcycle Co.) oder auch Jincheng Motors und anderen.

Die Stückzahlen des noch immer gebauten und mehrfach deutlich weiterentwickelten Motors belaufen sich auf mehr als zehn Millionen. Der Motor kommt außer in den Repliken von Honda Dax, Monkey und Gorilla serienmäßig mit bis zu 125 cm3 mittlerweile auch in wesentlich größeren Lizenznachbauten wie etwa Kymco Nexxon und Sachs MadAss zum Einsatz.

Beispiel hierfür ist auch der Lifan 1P54FMI (125 cm³) der als Motor in vielen Dirt Bikes zum Einsatz kommt.

Mittlerweile baut auch Honda selbst wieder eine Dax für den europäischen und deutschen Markt, nunmehr in einer Leichtkaftradversion mit 125 cm³ und ca. 7 kW. Allerdings ist ihr Preisniveau im deutschen Markt etwa doppelt so hoch wie die chinesischen Nachbauten z. B. von Jinfeng.

Weblinks

 Geschichte und Bilder
 Deutsches Honda DAX Wiki
 Honda Deutschland

Einzelnachweise

Kleinkraftradmodell
Motorradmodell
Dax
Kraftradmodell mit Pressstahlrahmen


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Are you in the midst of setting a festive holiday mood throughout your house this Christmas? Other than having the classic Christmas tree, twinkling fairy lights, garlands, and wreaths, flowers can help to level up your Christmas decor too.
There are quite a variety of flowers and plants that are associated with decorating for the Christmas season, such as poinsettia, mistletoe, and holly. Arrangement of any type of flowers with a festive vase or basket, with blooms chosen in Christmas colours such as white, silver, gold, red and blue can help to create that holiday spirit.
These floral arrangements from the team at Floral Garage will definitely help to beautify your home this Christmas!
WINTER SILVERBALLS – Fluffy cotton with Silver brunia balls.
WINTER EFFLORESCENCE – A flurry of cottons and a foliage of thin leaf coverings. Long-lasting and is perfect for a wintery display.
A round-patterned arrangement of cones, cotton and some small dried flowers. They come nicely arranged in a vase which makes it perfect for display as a centerpiece on your dining table.
My favourite goes to the Winter Sonata, a beautiful and well-mixed bouquet filled with fluffy cotton, Silver brunia balls, hydrangeas and roses.
Decorating your home for Christmas is one of the ways to help create special memories for your family and guests. Give your home a special touch this year and accentuate the enjoyment of Christmas warmth and joy with Floral Garage. These floral arrangments is currently on sale, so do place your order soon before they're all gone!
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This month's Big Equipment Showcase highlights the top manufacturers of Vacuum Excavators, including Ditch Witch, McLaughlin, Ox Equipment, Ram-Vac, Ring-O-Matic, Super Products, Rival Hydrovac, Vacall, Vac-Con, Vacmasters, Vactor, Vac-Tron and Westech.
The oil and gas industry is committed to zero pipeline incidents and one of the keys to reaching this goal is by maintaining pipeline integrity. Enter the vacuum excavator! These heavy-duty suction machines allow contractors to safely and efficiently dig around buried infrastructure, such as oil and gas pipelines and related facilities.
The wide variety of machinery available in this category ensures that contractors will be able to properly size the equipment to suit the types of jobs they perform based on spoils tank size, vacuum power and mounting configuration. With units available as towable trailer-mounted, midsize mounted to heavy-duty pickups and larger chassis-mounted semi-trucks, a contractor needs to make the right acquisition when it comes to vacuum excavation equipment.
In this new product showcase format, North American Oil & Gas Pipelines takes the concept of the Big Equipment Handbook, formerly published each October, and spreads it across each issue. Readers will be able to check the specs on the large equipment used in the pipeline sector to make decisions about purchases or leasing machines. The spec categories allow for apples to apples comparison between multiple brands, so that you can pick the best machine for your project. Visit the manufacturers' websites for further details and for purchase options.


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Running to Get Healthy: How Almost Missing a Train Changed Naomi's Life
By Jeanette BeninatiDefault Post, Improve Your Running, Running After 50, Stories of Success July 13, 2020 June 26, 2022 1 Comment
Naseba Naru: Try and You Will Succeed
That's 55-year-old Naomi Kamasawa's mantra, now that she's started running to get healthy. But it wasn't always like this.
"I would say I HATED that season…" –Naomi Kamasawa
It all started back in Japan when Naomi was a child. "In Japan, elementary schools usually have long-distance running events in winter that are mandatory, and we all needed to do training in gymnastics classes.", Naomi told me. "I would say I HATED that season (though I liked sports, especially ball games, volleyball, soccer, softball, etc.). I always wondered what the point of running was because I found it so tough!"
Can Running Help You Get Healthy?
In the early 2000s as an adult in her 40s, Naomi had been living a fairly sedentary, somewhat unhealthy, lifestyle. At that time, she had taken a job in Colorado as a research scientist. To get healthy, she decided to buy a pair of running shoes. But memories of grade school and those mandatory running competitions haunted her. No matter how much she wanted to try running again, she still couldn't bring herself to run in her new shoes.
After accepting a position in a research lab back home in 2007, she headed back to Japan and secured an apartment for herself on the western side of the country. Although the job was rewarding, she had to take a bullet train (3 1/2 hours one way!) to the eastern part of the country every weekend to be able to spend time with her family. This meant she had to take a local train between her home and the Tokyo Train Station, and a bullet train between Tokyo and her work.
One Day, Disaster Struck!
Early one Monday morning, Naomi was on the local train heading towards the Tokyo train station. The train suddenly stopped. There was an accident on the tracks up ahead. The train eventually started up again, but it arrived at Tokyo Station late. This meant that when she got off the local train, she would need to run about a half-mile to catch the bullet train. She sprinted as fast as she could, huffing and puffing the entire way, and just barely made it on the train before it pulled away from the station. When she was on the train getting funny looks from the other passengers for being so out of breath for so long, she couldn't help but feel old and out of shape! She vowed to do something about her lack of fitness and unhealthy lifestyle right then and there.
Another New Pair of Running Shoes!
So once again, Naomi went out and bought another new pair of running shoes. Only this time she also purchased a book about running to get healthy. She started running 1-2 times per week, roughly 1-2 miles at a time. Although her fitness level was improving, she still had trouble catching that train when her local train was delayed. She knew that she had to do even more if she was serious about improving her health and fitness.
Moving to The Running Mecca of the South
In 2011, Naomi accepted another research position in the US, this time in Jupiter, FL. Since the Florida environment and the neighborhood she settled into was conducive to running, she decided it was time to ramp up her running game to get healthy once and for all. She started running a few times a week, 2-3 miles at a time. (I guess she bought a new pair of running shoes too!) After a while, she found some colleagues at work who also enjoyed running and formed a workplace running group that is now about 20 members strong. She found that running with friends was not only motivating, it also helped ignite her competitive spirit. As a result, she signed up for her first 5K race in 2015 and enjoyed it so much she knew she was on to something…
Her Nemesis: A Sub-30 5K
For the next five years, Naomi signed up for a few 5Ks per year. She was running, on average, an 11-min/mile pace during training runs, and turned in 5K race times above 30 minutes (roughly 10-min miles). Naomi incorporated a little random speed work into her training and managed to finish one 5K in 2018 at 28:55 but was never able to do this again. She kept telling herself, "I guess I am just a slow runner. I will never be able to break the 30-minute mark again!" But she really wanted to leverage running to get healthy.
In late 2019, Naomi found Off to a Running Start. She signed up to take the free, FUNdamentals of Running Training Program and learned how to run with good form and manage her cadence, something she knew very little about. Naomi completed all of the workouts and documented her progress in the training workbook that was provided with the program. She was so motivated that she even completed some of the workouts more than once!
In January of 2020, she signed up for another 5K. She had high hopes of breaking 30 minutes this time, and prove to herself that she's a healthy runner. When she woke up on race day she found she was tired and her legs felt heavy and the weather was downright horrible (raining, windy, and cold). She gave it everything she had and turned in a respectable 30:07 time (9:41 pace) despite all of the race-day obstacles, but this still wasn't good enough. She had to break that 30-minute mark!
She doubled down on her speed work and started incorporating additional ORS interval workouts and running ladders. Then, she and other members of her workplace running team signed up for the Riverbend 5K Green Run in February. When race day arrived, it was a beautiful day and she felt ready. She took her team out for a pre-race warm-up jog and tried to keep her body and her mind as loose as possible. At the starting line, the countdown timer reached zero and she was off!
Her Race Plan
Naomi planned on running her first mile in nine minutes or less. She accomplished this by running it in 8:50. During the second mile, she started to get tired and eased up a little, and finished it in 9:27. But being a research scientist, she quickly calculated in her head that even if her third mile slowed to 10:00, she would still make her sub-30 goal.
Sub-30 wasn't good enough for Naomi on this day in February 2020. She rallied during the third mile and completed it in 9:10. She ended with a kick during the final tenth of a mile at a blazing 8:37. This enabled her to finish in 28:34!! Naomi set a PR, earned sixth place in her age group and ranked in the top one-third overall!
Set a Goal, Develop a Plan, Live Your Dream
Naomi proved to herself that if you set a clear goal, develop a plan, and put in the effort, anything is possible. Naseba Naru!
Since this victory in February, Naomi had hopes of entering additional races. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit and temporarily suspended this goal. She continues to learn and practice how to run and enjoys the times when she has to run solo. She even recently started running with the ORS tribe on weekend mornings for our socially-distant group runs.
If you live in the local area and are interested in joining us one of these mornings, add a comment below or click here. We would love to see you!
Tagged: C25K, running to get healthy, success story
About the Author: Jeanette Beninati
Jeanette Beninati, AKA Jupiter Running Girl, is a lifelong runner. She earned her coaching certification from the United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy. She's an elementary school teacher and educator by trade, a health and fitness enthusiast, and has completed several ultra marathons. More posts by Jeanette Beninati
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Laura Janis Thompson says:
Great story! Go, Naomi! 🏃♀😊
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She's in college now, but has been living with lupus since she was in grade school. Its a terrible disease that had caused her immune system to go out of control, wreaking havoc on her entire body, causing long hospital stays, and a lot of scary sleepless nights for her mother and me.
Lupus needs awareness and attention and I can only hope that my squeaky bike wheels get the grease. I believe that we're just $1 away from a cure – even the smallest amount of money and support could put us over the top, and on the way to a life without lupus. That's our hope; that is our goal.
I know right now that times are tough and that there are many people out of work. My husband hasn't had steady work for months. But if everyone reading this could donate just $1 – imagine how much that would add up to! You can click HERE to donate.
Keep watching and reading Chris' Life Without Lupus blog to get updates on how his training for the race is going!
Well done Chris, this world need much people like you. Good job.


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Michael A. Pizzi; Promoting Health, Well-Being, and Quality of Life for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese and Their Families. Am J Occup Ther 2016;70(5):7005170010p1-7005170010p6. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2016.705001.
Obesity is a complex, multidimensional challenge that compromises occupational participation for children and families. Children who are overweight or obese are at serious risk for being stigmatized, bullied, or marginalized, and they often are medically compromised. They cope daily with occupational participation issues at home, in school, on playgrounds, and in their communities. Prevention and health promotion assessment and intervention in occupational therapy are imperative for the profession to make a significant and sustainable difference in the lives of these children and families. Innovative client- and occupation-centered programming promotes health, well-being, and quality of life for this population. It is incumbent upon occupational therapy practitioners to prevent occupational marginalization, deprivation, and alienation while promoting occupational justice for children who are overweight or obese.
Childhood and adult obesity has escalated to a national and worldwide epidemic. The statistics are remarkable (Table 1), and the escalation appears endless. It has become a public health issue, especially as the trajectory for being overweight or obese among children continues to climb. World Health Organization (WHO; 2016a) statistics demonstrate that globally, insufficient physical activity, one of the greatest contributors to childhood obesity, has become pandemic (Figure 1).
Table Footer NoteNote. FPL = Federal Poverty Level.
Table Footer NoteaData from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2016a .
Table Footer NotebData from CDC, 2016b .
Prevalence of physical inactivity among children ages 11–17, by country.
Note. Physical inactivity is defined as <60 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily.
Source. Prevalence of Physical Activity Among School Going Adolescents, Ages 11–17: Both Sexes [online image], by World Health Organization, 2016, Geneva: Author. Retrieved from http://gamapserver.who.int/mapLibrary/Files/Maps/Global_InsufficientActivity_Adol_BothSexes_2010.png. Copyright © 2015 by the World Health Organization. Reprinted with permission.
Psychological stress such as depression, behavioral problems, and issues in school.
Low self-esteem and low self-reported quality of life.
Impaired social, physical, and emotional functioning (para. 13).
Children who are obese are more likely to become obese adults, with health consequences that include heart disease, diabetes, metabolic disorder, and cancer (Biro & Wien, 2010). Obesity in one parent is correlated with obesity in offspring; other factors that place children at risk for being overweight or obese include ethnicity, educational level of head of household, and family income level (CDC, 2015).
Every occupation of childhood is affected by obesity, including occupational engagement and participation. Social and mental health issues include marginalization, stigmatization, being bullied, development of a negative self- and body image, poor social participation, and depression (CDC, 2015; Davison & Birch, 2001; Pizzi & Vroman, 2013; Puhl & Latner, 2007). Prejudicial attitudes among health professionals, including occupational therapists, can compromise service delivery (Vroman & Cote, 2011) .
Many occupational therapy practitioners work with children with special needs, including physical, mental, and socioemotional challenges. Research indicates that more than 40% of children with a disability are at higher risk for being overweight or obese (Rimmer, Rowland, & Yamaki, 2007), and children with developmental delay are more likely to be overweight by age 3 than their nondisabled peers (Emerson, 2009; see also Bazyk & Winne, 2013).
Reasoning through occupational issues related to children who are overweight or obese using systems thinking must also include use of public health models that emphasize prevention and health promotion. Bazyk's (2011) work in the area of public health related to the mental health of children and adolescents has emphasized a three-tiered public health model for intervention while also advocating for a systems perspective. This model corresponds to the primary, secondary, and tertiary areas of prevention; is strengths based; and focuses on supporting all children coping with the challenges of being overweight or obese.
Diversity training for students and teachers to eliminate bullying behaviors and weight bias.
The Comfortable Cafeteria and Refreshing Recess programs are examples of embedded programs developed by occupational therapists that focus on healthy food choices, positive social interaction, and enjoyable active play (Every Moment Counts, 2013a, 2013b).
Tier 2 involves targeted interventions or secondary prevention for children at risk for being overweight or obese. Some of the most at-risk children include those with disabilities and those living in poverty (CDC, 2015). These children often face occupational deprivation, marginalization, lack of access to healthy foods, limited opportunity for physical activity, and environmental demands not known to other children (Pizzi et al., 2014). Children at risk for being overweight or obese are also at risk for being bullied and stigmatized (Pizzi & Vroman, 2013; Puhl & Heuer, 2010; Puhl & Latner, 2007). Occupational therapy practitioners have the skills and knowledge to create prevention programs for at-risk children focused on social and recreational activity that promotes healthy eating, movement, and social participation in a stress-free and safe environment, both during and after school. To intervene at this level, enabling children's positive physical, mental, and social health, occupational therapy practitioners must be aware of the multiple factors that place children at risk.
Tier 3 interventions involve more individualized activities correlating with tertiary prevention for children and youth who are already overweight or obese and who require direct intervention. This group requires more than functional and educational assessment; they require assessment focused on health and well-being, motivation to change a health behavior, and investment of family and individual time and effort to make that change in behavior. One such assessment tool is the Pizzi Healthy Weight Management Assessment (Pizzi, 2014), which has been used in several research and clinical studies; more occupation-based and health-focused assessments are needed to help meet society's needs. Examples of targeted interventions include recommending culturally specific healthy routines, evaluating families' cooking styles and food preferences, teaching home management strategies that promote health and well-being, and developing walking or dance programs for children and families that can easily be implemented daily. Above all else, occupational therapy practitioners must remain client centered throughout the process, incorporating all factors that will help each client sustain a lifelong commitment to improving health behaviors.
Occupational therapy practitioners have done an exemplary job in the area of tertiary prevention, in which the role of rehabilitation specialists is appreciated. Much greater understanding of the occupational challenges and possibilities for positive health behavior change among communities and populations is necessary for the health care community to recognize occupational therapy as a major force toward change.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM; 2012) report Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention discusses five major goals and provides recommendations, strategies, and action plans for obesity prevention. Occupational therapy has a significant opportunity to translate these goals to practice.
Goal 1: Make Physical Activity an Integral and Routine Part of Life.
Promoting physical activity through play and engaging children and adolescents in fun, interesting, and engaging activity that is grounded in moving and interacting with others is standard occupational therapy intervention for children with special needs. A commitment by practitioners to properly assess and intervene with children who are obese or overweight is necessary to ensure that all occupational and health needs are met for every child, including those who do not have special needs. It is vital to intervene early in children's lives and to promote movement activities for individuals, communities, and populations. Education for children and their parents and caregivers about the health benefits of movement, intertwined with actual movement activity, is imperative to improve occupational health and prevent disease and disability for those who are overweight or obese.
Goal 2: Create Food and Beverage Environments That Ensure Healthy Food and Beverage Options Are the Routine, Easy Choice.
Occupational therapy practitioners work in homes, schools, and communities where children live, learn, and play. In each of these environments, education about what constitutes a healthy food source and which beverages are healthy and unhealthy for children can be an effective strategy to implement using occupation-based activity. Occupational therapy practitioners can make a difference by advocating (e.g., with legislators) for health policies on consumption of less sugary drinks, providing health education activities for families and schools about offering healthy snacks and less sugary drinks during snack times or play breaks, and creating Tier 1, 2, and 3 interventions that help children always choose the healthy option.
Goal 3: Transform Messages About Physical Activity and Nutrition.
Develop family education sessions, individual treatment sessions, and community-based workshops that educate through activity.
It is also vital that practitioners and the profession transform messages about physical activity and nutrition using a health literacy approach in a way that helps the general public connect the messages with occupational engagement. For example, practitioners can provide families with fun strategies to help children eat healthier, and they can help society understand that play and any activity incorporating movement and occupational engagement improve health. As a profession, we must continue to create and provide powerful, positive health messages that link occupation to health and ensure that our message is made public through various media sources.
Goal 4: Expand the Role of Health Care Providers, Insurers, and Employers in Obesity Prevention.
Occupational therapy practitioners must help transform what is meant by early intervention and educate insurers that early intervention must include prevention, particularly with communities and populations. Practitioners can implement this goal by addressing childhood obesity and prevention through primary care practitioners including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and all practitioners involved in any setting related to childhood obesity. Talking to and educating insurers about the benefits of occupation as prevention will continue the conversation that occupational therapy is a vital service. Finally, development of obesity prevention and health-related occupation-centered programs for schools and businesses can create new pathways for the profession to pursue.
Goal 5: Make Schools a National Focal Point for Obesity Prevention.
According to the 2015 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) workforce and salary survey, 60.8% of occupational therapists work in school settings in direct intervention, and 13.7% work as school consultants. Pizzi and Orloff (2015) strongly suggested that anyone working in school systems begin to document and advocate for healthy weight management goals. Occupational therapy practitioners need to explore the impact of obesity on academic achievement, including school attendance, which is often diminished because of health problems related to being overweight or obese. When occupational therapy practitioners clearly and consistently articulate and document the link between healthy weight management and occupational participation in school, then children, their families, and their school systems and communities will better understand the power of occupation in children's lives. Being knowledgeable about and advocating for increasing recess in schools can help all children achieve and maintain healthy weight (AOTA, 2012).
Implement comprehensive programs that promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviors in children and adults.
Integrate and strengthen guidance for noncommunicable disease prevention with current guidance for preconception and antenatal care to reduce the risk of childhood obesity.
Provide guidance on, and support for, healthy diet, sleep and physical activity in early childhood to ensure children grow appropriately and develop healthy habits.
Implement comprehensive programs that promote healthy school environments, health and nutrition literacy and physical activity in school age children and adolescents.
Occupational therapy practitioners can strengthen the IOM and WHO goals and strategies by collaborating with colleagues and creating interdisciplinary programs. It is important to acknowledge the strengths and contributions of others working to address childhood obesity, such as nutritionists, physical therapy and nursing professionals, health educators, primary care personnel, psychologists, community organizers, social workers, and those in the creative arts professions. The onus is on the occupational therapy profession and practitioners to expand what we do and whom we collaborate with, to think outside the box, and to be creative and innovative to help meet this societal need.
Preventive, proactive, and innovative approaches are needed to reduce the health impact of childhood obesity for all societies and populations (WHO, 2016b); "[t]hese innovative approaches need to consider the child's occupational challenges in the context of multiple environments" (Pizzi & Orloff, 2015, p. 29). The occupational therapy profession needs to align itself with the health, well-being, and quality of life issues that affect society. Children who are overweight or obese are challenged in all of these areas on a daily basis, yet practitioners often overlook their health and wellness needs to meet only their functional or educational needs. Although this omission may be a result of school or reimbursement mandates, it is vital to address children's overall health needs, which affect their functional and educational needs. Use of a systems perspective enables health through occupation. Attending to the child as a person with multiple occupational challenges and being aware of the impact of obesity on a child's functional and educational needs can only strengthen the profession and practitioners' assessments and interventions. Children who are overweight or obese are best served when they are viewed as occupational beings who participate in family, community, and society.
Develop and implement family-centered care and education for families with parents and children who are overweight or obese.
Interweave health promotion and prevention throughout all occupational therapy curricula related to obesity and healthy weight management.
Create school-based occupational therapy interventions that meet the individualized education program and health and wellness needs of children who are obese or overweight.
Create multilingual and culturally appropriate educational materials, in clear and understandable language, that explain the direct link between obesity and academic achievement.
Develop fun and engaging community-based, occupation-centered after-school programs that enable physical activity and healthy food choices, some of which could also be family centered.
It is imperative that occupational therapy practitioners engage in assessment and intervention of children who are overweight or obese using a public health framework, including assessment and intervention of family systems. Children do not play and participate in life in a vacuum, but rather must be viewed as being in constant interplay with families, schools, and communities, the environments in which they interact.
The best program or intervention and outcome will never make a difference to the larger society, however, unless others are informed about the power of occupation. To meet the societal and global challenge of childhood obesity, the occupational therapy profession must be visible, produce evidence, and make it known how well we transform individual lives and communities. The future of each child depends on it.
I acknowledge the collegiality and support of the AOTA Obesity Prevention and Health Promotion Work Group; Lorie Richards, AJOT editor-in-chief, who believed in the need for this special issue; and Susan Bazyk, for her review of this editorial.
American Occupational Therapy Association. (2015). 2015 AOTA salary and workforce survey. Bethesda, MD: Author.
Institute of Medicine. (2012). Accelerating progress in obesity prevention: Solving the weight of the nation. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Kuczmarski, M., Reitz, S. M., & Pizzi, M. A. (2010). Weight management and obesity reduction. In M. Scaffa, S. M. Reitz, & M. A. Pizzi (Eds.), Occupational therapy in the promotion of health and wellness (pp. 253–279). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis.
Pizzi, M. A. (2014, April). Assessment in childhood obesity. Paper presented at the conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Indianapolis.
Pizzi, M., & Orloff, S. (2015). Childhood obesity as an emerging area of practice for occupational therapists: A case report. New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61, 29–38.


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UK MEPs urge EU to 'learn lessons' of Brexit
Media captionWiddecombe: "Co-operation morphed into domination"
MEPs from both sides of the debate have urged the EU to "learn the lessons" from Brexit.
The European Parliament is debating the future of the bloc in Strasbourg in one of its last sessions before the UK is set to leave on 31 January.
Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe said the EU should scale back to a "loose alliance" if it wants to continue.
And Green Party MEP Scott Ainslie warned against it becoming "distant, unaccountable and out of touch".
The parliament's Brexit co-ordinator, Guy Verhofstadt, also said the EU "has a problem when a big country is leaving".
He appealed to the bloc to change and work "from the bottom up", representing citizens better to "defend a Europe in which our children and grandchildren can survive in this new world".
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Ms Widdecombe, who is a vocal campaigner for Brexit, claimed the UK might have stayed part of the EU had it kept to its "early vision".
"The European Union started with six countries and the vision then was that it would be a loose alliance of sovereign nations in a trading agreement, with some sort of political cooperation [and] with a totally noble ideal that that would somehow promote peace," she said.
"And if that had remained the vision and was still the vision, I venture to say that I don't believe that Britain would now be leaving."
Instead, she claimed, "cooperation morphed into domination" and "sovereignty morphed into a super state".
'On your doorstep'
Ms Widdecombe added: "I believe that when we have made a big success of being a competitor on your doorstep others will follow us.
"And therefore, if you want a future... learn the lessons of what has happened in the UK."
Mr Ainslie, who supported remaining in the EU, also called for the bloc to think about how it can change to stop another country exiting.
"Brexit should serve as a dire warning to all of us as to what happens when ordinary people see the EU as distant, unaccountable and out of touch," he said.
Media captionAinslie: Brexit "a dire warning" for EU
Mr Ainslie added: "In the UK, it is too late. The damage is done. But it would be an absolute tragedy if the EU didn't learn lessons from the calamity that is Brexit."
He called for "the voices of citizens and civil society [to] be heard loud and clear" and for the debate of the bloc's future not to be "reduced to a tokenistic rubber stamping exercise".
Mr Ainslee added: "It is absolutely critical that we seize this chance to amplify citizen's voices of all Europeans which I and my country as proud Europeans look forward to continuing to do."


The Psychology of it is passionate about bringing the human back into psychology.
We are a compassionate and caring bunch who just really dig people! Eager to understand what makes us all tick, we'll be delving into the science behind common (and not so common) experiences in life, translating the jargon and really long words from the latest research into easy to understand, practical, user-friendly information.
The Psychology of it is the brainchild of clinical and health psychologist, Dr Jodie Fleming, an avid, curious and open observer of humans. A writer. A lover of life.
A BREATHTAKING RETREAT HOLIDAY THROUGH THE STUNNING ANCIENT HEART OF BALI. JOIN US FOR THIS AMAZING TWO CENTRE BOUTIQUE EXPERIENCE SET AMONGST STUNNING OCEAN AND HINTERLAND LANDSCAPES, FOR WHAT WILL BE, A TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY.
You are invited to join Mindful Tribes, The Psychology of It's Dr Jodie Fleming, and yoga teacher Peta Jolley, for a unique wellbeing holiday on the beautiful island of Bali.
Dr Jodie Fleming is a highly respected and experienced clinical and health psychologist, and enthusiast for values-driven living. Jodie chooses to live a conscious and balanced way of life, through her relationships, self-care practices and passion for embracing every moment. Jodie is excited to step out of the clinic and into a new way of sharing her knowledge and own experiences of living consciously.
Mindful Tribes is a bespoke retreat travel specialist, based in Melbourne, founded by Jo Duffy. Jo and her team have earned an enviable worldwide reputation as creating highly polished, hand crafted, wellbeing retreat holidays for the everyday person. A Mindful Tribes retreat holiday infuses boutique wellness workshops, stunning food experiences and once in a lifetime experiential moments, all in the most breathtaking destinations.
Peta Jolley is a passionate yoga teacher who has studied under Lorraine Bell, Simon Borg-Olivier and John Weddepohl, empowering her vast understanding of Yoga and Self Knowledge. Peta loves to co-create with the community and has co-founded The Warrnambool Yoga Project with four other teachers to bring the community together through yoga. Peta teaches adults as well as children creating a Kids Yoga Program which is taught throughout kindergartens and schools across South West Victoria.
The Conscious Living Retreat offers self-reflective workshops, beginner's Hatha Yoga whilst immersed in the beauty of Bali.
Jodie's workshops and Peta's yoga classes create the space to explore your inner-self as we guide and support you to reflect upon your ways of living, identifying where change is necessary. The combination of yoga and your values-driven inspiration, you will rediscover a conscious life.
In Sanskrit, Mandala literally means 'circle' and in Buddhism and Hinduism it is a spiritual and ritual symbol representing the universe. In Jungian psychology, mandalas are symbolic of the inner process by which individuals grow toward fulfilling their potential for wholeness. According to Carl Jung, the powerful, generative centre of our inner reality, is the Self.
The lessons in the workshops and yoga classes will allow you to come full circle, to look inside yourself and rediscover deep desires for yourself, your loved ones or for humanity. From beginning to end, step-by-step, day-by-day, we will assist you to add the metaphorical grains of colourful sand to your own conscious mandala of life.
The teachings of each yoga class and every workshop will be carried into every aspect of this wonderful retreat with a difference. Be it a sunrise meditation walk around a volcano, the nourishing soul-food eaten in Bali's incredible wellness restaurants, the restful massages or sunset ancient temple visit, you will flourish with the conscious acts of living each experience, mindfully.
Embarking on this breathtaking two centre retreat, you have the opportunity to experience a personal journey of self exploration, empowerment and cultural diversity, meanwhile finding deep relaxation and peace in the timeless beauty of Bali.
Regardless of whether you are at the beginning of your journey into living consciously or you are a dedicated wellbeing lover, this retreat will be a transformative journey led by our amazing MINDFUL TRIBES team.
Our 7 Day / 6 Night retreat holiday offers 3 Nights at the Desa Seni, Canggu and 3 nights at Alaya Resort, Ubud.
On arrival at Denpasar airport, you will be met by our driver and guide and transferred the one hour drive to Canggu where you will be welcomed by our Mindful Tribes community, Jodie and Peta, for your first three nights.
Desa Seni, our first beautiful retreat home, is located in Canggu, one of the newest and most talked about Balinese destinations. Famous for its emerging wellness scene, expansive beach and incredible eateries, Canggu's enviable ocation on the south west coast of Bali, means it is firmly at the top of the to do list for most travellers to a new, exciting Bali. Referred to as a State of Mind rather than a place, it boasts 10km of beach and sunsets you'll never forget.
Imagine waking up in a traditional Indonesian village, with the hum of Bali as your wakeup call, as the sun rises over blue skies. Steps to your morning yoga classes, a meandering path to organic, farm to table goodness, or strolling up to Merapu Svaasthya, the spa for some self-love. Why not swim in the salt water pool and if you are in need of an oleh oleh, souvenir in Indonesian, visit the curated gift shop, Rumah Candi. Meet old friends and make new friends! Cherish the moments in life that are like windows to the invisible.
The Desa Seni boasts unique accommodations in original antique wooden homes, imported from the many islands of Indonesia, restored and refurbished. Enjoy living amidst original Indo artefacts and antiques reflecting true Indonesian culture and heritage.
On bidding Canggu farewell, we will continue our journey north east to the hinterland village of Ubud.
Alaya, our second retreat home is located in the midst of Ubud, set amongst the rice paddy fields. Nestled in plush tropical gardens, this retreat is a breathtakingly beautiful garden of Eden. From the moment you arrive your breath will change pace, with the quiet of the birds singing and the hum of Bali around you. The inviting healing swimming pools and day spa will allow you to relax and unwind whilst we enjoy the absolute delights that this world leading wellness scene in Ubud has to offer.
Jodie will be sharing with our group workshops brimming with experiential insights into personal inner reflections revealing self motivating values and desires for change. You will learn how to translate those desires into choices and actions in your new approach to living consciously.
As an essential ingredient to the Conscious Living Retreat, the foundation for incidental mindfulness practice will be provided within Jodie's workshops and Peta's Yoga classes and brought to life in the wonderful excursions and experiences designed for you throughout your retreat.
In addition to the group workshops there will be the opportunity to also book a private personally tailored one-hour session with Jodie at an additional cost.
Our special guest, Hatha Yoga teacher Peta Jolley, would like to introduce you to the benefits of yoga and meditation through a beginners' gentle Hatha practice. Designed to complement Jodie's workshops, the classes will cater to all levels and abilities, including absolute novices. In our quest to introduce you to a mindful and conscious life, yoga allows you to meet yourself each morning on your mat with love and compassion.
Our retreat holidays are wholly focused on wellbeing and we hand craft them with only one thing in mind. To showcase to you, a more mindful way of living through our unique daily experiences. Workshops to beginners' yoga classes, amazing food experiences to experiential travel experiences showcasing a hidden land.
Delicious, healthy food is always a big focus and with this beautiful wellness holiday we aim to exceed all expectations with our stunning menu. Our mainly vegetarian menu has been carefully curated with local, seasonal and fresh produce in mind.
We will showcase to our group a beautifully hidden Bali full of breathtaking views, rugged landscapes, pristine beaches and world renowned historic villages. We will walk through rice paddy fields, practice yoga in truly spectacular locations and enjoy unique dining experiences with the opportunity to enjoy the option of trekking breathtaking Mt Batur volcano for a sunrise mindfulness walk. And whilst enjoying the company of new friends you have made, you can't help but relax and find a sense of purpose in your world.
Many of our travellers join our wellbeing holidays on their own. If you are travelling solo you can either choose a solo room or we can buddy you up with another traveller of the same gender in a twin share.
Dr Jodie Fleming is a Kylie Minogue loving Staffy owner who does her best to live in the moment. She also cares about people and is deeply interested in the human-ness behind all that we do. Jodie came back to psychology as a career after trying a handful of other people-centred professions in her twenties, including myotherapy, tertiary teaching and working as a movement therapist based on the Pilates Method. She was always going to be a psychologist though, and now works in her private practice, The Psychology of It, and as a part of the mental health department at St John of God Healthcare.
On the background of her own chronic health issues, Jodie is a motivated exerciser and understands the importance of eating well and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Recently, she has begun practising more 'therapy in action', taking her clients out of their minds and into their lives. Jodie strives to motivate her clients to move their bodies when they are lacking the motivation to do so. Walk and talk therapy has become one of her new favourite ways of working.
Jodie has enjoyed sessional lecturing undergraduate psychology students but is doing more guest-speaking at the moment within a cancer survivorship program, general community education events, and young leaders programs. She is also developing the local Mental Health Week activities with the city council. Needless to say, Jodie is completely thrilled to be leading her first wellness retreat in conjunction with Mindful Tribes.
Passionate about writing and sharing information in the name of helping others, her first book, A Hole in My Genes, is set to be published later in 2018.
Peta is a spiritually rich and passionately responsible human, who loves to engage with warmth, humour and compassion. Peta's wealth of experience with yoga for over 20 years, offers you classes with depth and space for self discovery as you practice. Through the combination of asana, spinal movement, Yoga Nidra, Pranayama and Meditation you can restore yourself to wholeness.
Peta will offer yoga classes that are accessible to any level of experience with yoga. On this Conscious Living Retreat, you are encouraged to be willing to open your heart and mind to the experience of yoga. You have the opportunity to form a relationship with Yoga and in doing so, form a deeper, transformative relationship with Self.
The retreat package is either based on a Superior Twin room or a Superior Solo room.
At the Desa Seni Retreat Hotel the twin share or solo options are based on an individual house villa. Please be aware that by nature of the design of Desa Seni the accommodation is a group of individual boutique Javanese houses that all differ in design and size. Some may be larger and some may be smaller and will be allocated to each guest randomly by the team at check in. At the Alaya Hotel, Ubud the rooms will be Deluxe twin or king solo.
This retreat is highly limited and we expect places to fill up quickly.


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Dusky-Footed Woodrat: 17 Facts You Won't Believe!
Rats or mice can be really annoying in communities. Mice infest areas and grow in numbers like anything and make their own nest anywhere they desire. This mouse species is extremely smart and nocturnal. A mouse grows really big in size. Dusky footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) are hosts to a variety of deadly pathogens that cause life-threatening diseases in humans, such as hantavirus, rabies, and more. With the increase in industrialization, the increase in urban areas and human settlements led to the cutting down of grasslands and burrow holes that were homes to predators like snakes that would feed on these nuisance pests in their nests. A decrease in their predators led to a disruption of the normal food chain and hence an increase in the population of Dusky Footed Woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes).
One such mouse or rodent we will be discussing in this fact file is a dusky-footed woodrat, also known as a trade rat mouse found in Mexico and the United States. Scientifically, this member of the mouse species is known as Neotoma fuscipes. Here are some of the most interesting facts about the dusky-footed woodrat. Afterward, do check our other articles on aurochs facts and takin facts as well.
Dusky-Footed Woodrat
Omnivores
2-3 pups
8.26 in (21 cm)
Light brown color body, tail with modest fur
Habitat loss, predators
Deserts, juniper and coniferous mixed forests, cultivated land, and open grasslands of Central Valley, UC Davis Quail Ridge Reserve
North America and Mexico
Neotoma fuscipes
Neotoma
Dusky-Footed Woodrat Interesting Facts
What type of animal is a dusky-footed woodrat?
The dusky footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) is a rodent that dwells in the wilderness of the deserts and juniper and coniferous forests of the Northern American Continent. These rats or mice are large-sized rodents and have a bulky and stout appearance.
What class of animal does a dusky-footed woodrat belong to?
A dusky-footed woodrat or mouse belongs to the class Mammalia of phylum Chordata in kingdom Animalia. A mouse further belongs to the Cricetidae family, which contains rodents, mice, voles, and true hamsters and the order Rodentia.
How many dusky-footed woodrats are there in the world?
This dusky footed rodent/mouse species is widely spread in the deserts and forests in North America. There is no proper count of the population of the mouse, but according to the reports, it is stable for now. Their nests can be present around inaccessible places like poison oak patches or thorny bushes and trees.
Where does a dusky-footed woodrat live?
Dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) is a mouse that is found in North America and Mexico. Here this mouse species can be found in Oregano, in Baja California. Their population is widespread in deserts along the Pacific Coast and the Great Basin. A mouse prefers forests such as juniper forest and coniferous forest and prefers densely covered grounds with lots of trees. The woodrat houses are in the form of a dome-shaped stick house located in chaparral or coastal sage scrub. In northeastern California, these woodrats are able to nest in lava rims and beds if adequate herbivorous vegetation cover is provided for the house along with thick-leaved trees. They prefer a consistent habitat for their food cuttings storage requirements.
What is a dusky-footed woodrat's habitat?
Dusky-footed woodrats mouse species lives close to hillsides and valleys that are situated near water streams, coniferous forest, and water bodies as they are known as nesting woodrats. Typically, a mouse prefers covered areas with plant population Arroyo willow or live oak for protection. These species are nocturnal and avoid areas that even have moonlight showing it. Also, a mouse prefers cold and less humid weather to build their stick houses/nest in. Their nests are present in the form of a stick house and are prepared from shredded grass, and California bay laurel leaves along dense vegetation or rock cover.
Who do dusky-footed woodrats live with?
Woodland rat species or a mouse, in general, live in groups in a place known as woodrat dens or an empty den. In a suitable habitat range, 3 - 15 rats build their nests together. This way, woodrats make small colonies or nests using ground cover where they live, forage and breed together.
How long does a dusky-footed woodrat live?
A dusky-footed woodrat mouse species lives in the wild in satellite dens. These species are always under a threat of being attacked by predators such as snakes and raptors. This is one reason that these species have a comparatively shorter life span. They live for around two to three years or even less if they are attacked by a predator.
Male woodrats or mouse species living in solitary reaches sexual maturity a lot earlier than the ones that live in groups as their mating system is designed in such a way. Female woodrats reproductive period begins from September and lasts till June-July mid. This is because the arrival of monsoon season is soon after, which brings a lot of vegetation and food to feed the young ones. The female species are monogamous, and after mating, they give birth to two to four young ones on average.
These woodrats species have stable population densities, and hence their family falls in the Least Concern category of species according to the IUCN Red List. Hence, habitat generalists say that the woodrat populations are not endangered and do not required protection schemes.
Dusky-Footed Woodrat Fun Facts
What do dusky-footed woodrats look like?
These woodrats or packrats rodents mouse have cinnamon-colored fur for exoskeleton with a hint of pink and buff in some rats with small body length. This helps them in camouflaging with the ground. Females have whiskers that are present in rows that are evenly spaced and are parallel. Females also have large ears that are round, broad, and covered in hair. Females have colorless claws that are short and sharp but are even. Males are usually larger and heavier in size than the female.
They are generally cute in appearance, mostly because of their fur color and round ears. But it totally depends on the perception of a spectator whether they would find rats cute or not.
A dusky-footed woodrat mouse is sharp, alert, and intelligent, just like any other rodent. They are able to pick up vibrations very quickly. They pull their ears back when they are annoyed or angry. Male rats, apart from this, fight a lot where they sneer and bite each other.
How big is a dusky-footed woodrat?
A dusky-footed woodrat is quite big in size. A male is always bigger than a female rat. A female rat may range around 13.5 in (35 cm) in length, including its tail which is comparatively longer than the body. The male may range around 17.44 in (44.3 cm) in length.
How fast can a dusky-footed woodrat run?
The dusky-footed woodrat is a fast mammal. They are sharp, alert, and run very fast. Woodrats can achieve a top speed range of 8 mph (12.8 kph).
How much does a dusky-footed woodrat weigh?
A dusky-footed woodrat is a heavy rodent. An average adult rodent can weigh somewhere around 0.55 lb (0.210 kg). The male rodent is usually heavier than a female rodent.
A male and a female dusky foot do have separate names.
What would you call a baby dusky-footed woodrat?
A baby mouse is referred to as a pinky. The babies of this species are usually born without any fur for the exoskeleton.
Their diets or food source consist of around 72 different types of plant matter and leaves. Blackberry, flea larvae, maul oak, soap plant, sticks, valley oak, leaves, and bracken, to name some. They eat a lot of food, especially at night time. These plants and leaves species provide a good amount of nutrients and water content to these rodents. Footed wood rats also feed on rotten or fresh fruits.
When it comes to predators, woodrats often fall prey to hawks, owls, coyotes, and weasels.
Are they poisonous?
They are not poisonous as they feed on leaves only. They may bite or harm by scratching, which can be problematic. This is because they may be hosts to a variety of deadly pathogens that may lead to life-threatening diseases in human beings.
A pet enthusiast may keep them well. But they are wild animals and feed on plants, unlike urban rodents; thus, in my opinion, they might not make good pets. This is mostly because they may get violent if they get the scent of incense cedar very easily and are high maintenance.
These rats are said to have some economic importance. Their feces in coastal areas of California are used as fertilizers for gardening. Hence they are commercially important.
Other mice species can be found living in the abandoned houses of the dusky-footed woodrat.
Are dusky-footed woodrats endangered?
Their population is stable, and they fall in the Least Concern species category. But there are several threats imposed on them, such as clearing of forest ground for urbanization and industrial activities and loss of habitat that might put them in danger.
How did the dusky-footed woodrat get its name?
They got their name because of the sooty gray appearance of their feet. Their light-colored feed and their habitat, which is woods got them their name.
Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly animal facts for everyone to discover! For more relatable content, check out these naked mole rat facts and African elephants facts pages.
You can even occupy yourself at home by coloring in one of our free printable dusky-footed woodrat coloring pages.


I enjoyed the podcast, as always.
The Lurker's Guide indicates that JMS originally had Kosh's death planned for a little later in the series, and I wonder if some development of the relationship was lost in the acceleration.
Mmm. Good cast. The nail on the head is that much of their relationship happens off screen. Kosh at council meetings? Training to fight legends? Well, we just don't see enough of it. It doesn't help that comes the inquisitor is a big intro to this training while also thoroughly horrible viewing at times. On the plus, it's powerful foreshadowing on the horrible nature of the vorlons. Valen, I'm such a buzz kill tonight.
Comes the Inquisitor is definitely a fabulous episode. One of my favorites, only really let down for me by the overdone "Jack!" stuff in the last scene.
Another problem is the fake religious-revelation attached to Kosh's action of saving Sheridan's life. I can't remember when it's suggested first that this is because Vorlons have mucked around with other species' make-up, but whenever that does come up, it undercuts what would otherwise be one of the main positive things that Kosh does in the entire series.
I believe they brign that up in the very same episode. Something Sheriden says to Delenn.
The last six episodes of this season are all fantastic, and I can't wait until the podcast gets to them. But then season three really cranks up. So much great stuff to look forward to! So hard to wait!
So, when you think about it, the Shadow plot to suborn Earth and make its leadership more compatible with their aims, a conspiracy years if not decades* in the making**, with fellow travellers in the PsiCorps and the Future GOP, almost becomes unravelled because when it comes down to the all-important question "How do we get our guy off the ship before it goes boom?" the best they can come up with is a SICKNOTE?
** Whereas their pact with the Centauri seems a much later development, based on Morden's auditioning of Londo, G'Kar and even Delenn in the first season – I wonder why?
The creation of Telepaths was a Vorlon thing, and yes it was centuries in teh making because they knew the Shadows would be back and moved slowly with the modification.
As for why they are already at Earth though, my guess it would have to do with the Icarus being their "first contact" of this cycle. Since they had a bunch of humans who were either subjugated or agreed to work with them they started there. The assassination conspiracy wouldn't have taken more than a couple months to plan, especially as Santiago/Clark were only recently re-elected at that point. And Bester later in the series clearly states that the changes in Psi-Corp have been recent.
Also, I don't know that the Shadows really would care that much about Clark as an individual. (I tend to think that Justin is sincere in Z'Ha'Dum that the Shadows see potential in humanity.) If Clark's guilt is discovered, it doesn't affect the Shadows as long as they get to remain in the, err, umm, shadows. They move on to the next ambitious human leader.
In fact, speculating, given the Shadows' general views on life, it might be that they would regard this as a test for Clark, and if he can't manage to cover everything up, then he didn't deserve their support in the first place.
One of the impressive things that B5 achieves is that all this conspiring on the part of our heroes basically comes to nothing, because Clark is already in a position to declare martial law when things come to a head – and yet this doesn't feel unsatisfying.
Question – do you think the Shadows pushed for the Earth civil war as a way to cut off the supply of telepaths in the event of the war they knew was coming? Or is this really obvious and I am being slow?
I'd always imagined that it was basically ideological: the Shadows were looking to strengthen those elements in humanity that were hostile to other species as part of their agenda of promoting progress through conflict.
But it's made pretty clear in S4 that both the Shadows and the Vorlons are really more devoted to defeating each other than they are to their ostensible beliefs, and your theory fits better with that.