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A nice large Heirloom tomato and some cherry tomatoes, freshly picked yesterday and they are very tasty

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued a special recognition honoring Ojha, a Nepalese-American immigrant who first came to Arizona with his parents at age 15. His father started as a graduate student at the University of Arizona and is now a researcher there.

Nepalis, Nepalese Americans, Arizonans, and death metal rockers are all rushing to congratulate and claim young Lujendra "Luju" Ojha, the 25-year-old graduate student who was part of the team that helped confirm the existence of liquid flowing water on Mars, as announced by NASA this week.

"Certainly it's a great achievement for me and for the whole team as well," Ojha told NBC News. "I am receiving great messages, which is encouraging me a lot. I am really feeling grateful."

John McCain ✔ @SenJohnMcCain
Congrats to @UofA grad Lujendra Ojha, who first spotted evidence of water on #Mars as undergrad in #Tucson - #Arizona is very proud! #NASA

U.S. Embassy Nepal ✔ @USEmbassyNepal
Congratulations to Lujendra Ojha - the 25y old #Nepal-USA @GeorgiaTech grad student who discovered water on #Mars ! http://goo.gl/qifWI7

[url]http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/nepalese-american-death-metal-rocker-who-discovered-water-mars-n437131?cid=sm_fb[/url]

The Diary Of A 22 Year Old


In February of 2015, I was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer. I had just turned 22 years old. Attending college, working, and engaged to my high school sweetheart. The cancer spread to my lymph nodes, chest bones, and hip bone.

Losing my hair was one of the hardest things for me. Just like any other young woman, my hair has become my identity. I hid behind my hair. How my hair was that day, was how I felt that day. I felt like I completely lost myself when I lost my hair.

I had to learn that I am not my hair.. I am not all my scars.. I am beautiful, with or without these things!

June 10th was my last session. My hair began growing. I went back to college and work. I felt my life pulling back together.

September 8th I had a lumpectomy and several lymph nodes removed. A week after the surgery, I was told that the cancer was not gone, and that I had to go back onto chemotherapy. I felt like all that I worked so hard for, was gone..

October 1st will be my first day back on chemotherapy. Go figure, for breast cancer awareness month! I've come to realize struggles make us stronger. I have to stick through the fight. When life knocks me down, I have to get back up and fight back. I may have cancer, but cancer doesn't have me.

Elizabeth Buck
Plano, IL

Look at all the fuzzy cat toys!

Sorry to be the bearer of not so good news .....