You are welcome to bring others to watch your child's therapy. All who observe the program are asked to sign our Visitor Log and follow posted rules. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding confidentiality.

Our animals are truly amazing in that they tend to want to shed wounds, abuses, and issues and have absolutely no fear in doing so! They are also very excited to assist us in our journeys of healing as well. With animals it is quite common to see improvement very quickly in behaviors such as aggression/dominance issues; increased confidence in fearful or shy dogs, more sociable interactions in solitary animals.

Missing one or two sessions of a class is usually not a problem. If you have to miss more than that, it becomes a question whether it really makes sense to take the class. (Band Workshop students should miss no more than two sessions over the 10 weeks.) Private lessons offer the flexibility to cancel as-needed with advance notice, so they might be more appropriate in some cases.

No. We strongly believe that the sum of the course exceeds its parts and that attendees will achieve a much richer reward by attending the entire course. In the application, you are asked to commit to attending the whole course and the nominating letter provided by your Chair should indicate commitment to complete attendance. Those applicants with weaker commitment to attendance will not be accepted into the program.

Answer: -- Dress warmly! The winter sky offers some of the best objects for a telescope and it is a shame to cut an observing session short because you didn't bundle up. Even if you live in a warm area, or view during other seasons of the year, you will be surprised how quickly the air cools at night.

Answer: -- Try to observe with a plan. Choose a few easy objects (large and bright) that can be seen from your location and time of year. Check one of the popular astronomy websites such as Sky&Telescope, http://skyandtelescope.com/ and Astronomy Magazine, http://www.astronomy.com/ for a list of objects currently visible in the night sky . Answer: -- The number on the eyepiece is the focal length of the eyepiece. It is not the magnification of the eyepiece .

Yes, but NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN THROUGH A TELESCOPE! To safely view the sun, you should use a projection system or solar filters that fit over the end of a telescope to block most of the light from the sun. They are made of aluminum. (See Observing the Sun for details).

Lurking" is slang for reading without posting. There's nothing wrong with it, especially when you're new to an email list. It's a good way to get a feel for the kinds of concrete information that readers are expecting to see. You're never required to post to an email list to be a welcome member of the group. Because folkmusic has hundreds of subscribers on several continents (more than many lists you may have already seen,) we don't generally ask new subscribers to introduce themselves.

Carrots are a root vegetable with a high glycemic index of approximately 70. Beta-carotene, which is the pigment giving carrots their color and which is important for Vitamin A synthesis, can be obtained by eating sweet potatoes, squash, and broccoli, all lower glycemic carbohydrates. Small amounts of carrots can be added to soups, stews, salads, or crudités to garnish or add color.

Depending on your expectations, the degree of correction and the area to be treated, several sessions may be required. It must be understood that the results from collagen and filler implants are not permanent. Touch-up treatments are needed within six to 12 months after the original procedure. This is especially recommended in areas such as expression lines where the face is more mobile.

The number of the sessions will depend on the 1) area of scalp treated 2) the number and size of grafts used and 3 )the density which the patient desires 4) the individual characteristics of the patient, e.g. coarse hair will provide a more dense look than fine hair. The estimate of the number of sessions can be discussed during the consultation with your surgeon. The hair would be lost until the point where an individual would have been without treatment.

The average women will need 14 to 20 treatments to achieve optimal results. Treatments are generally 35 minutes in duration, at least twice a week. Once a month follow-up treatments are recommended to maintain results. Often referred to as the "orange-peel" or "cottage-cheese" effect, cellulite plagues over 90% of women today.

Sessions are usually conducted at least once a week and often twice or three times per week. The learning goes faster if the sessions can be closer together. Progress is subtle and it might take about 10 sessions before changes start becoming evident, but the data recorded at each session can be easily reviewed by both the trainer and trainee (or parent) to determine the advance.