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News about Newark, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Sep. 29, 2014
Rachel L Swarns The Working Life column describes arduous work schedule of Maria Fernandes, 32-year-old who worked three jobs at three different Dunkin' Donuts stores in New Jersey; Fernandes was found dead in her car, where she regularly napped between jobs with engine running; notes that Fernandes has been held up as symbol of the range of hardships facing nation's army of low-wage workers. MORE
Jul. 23, 2014
Three-year Justice Department investigation finds that Newark Police Department engaged in pattern of unconstitutional practices, chiefly in its use of stop-and-frisk tactics, unwarranted stops and arrests, and discriminatory police actions. MORE
Jul. 10, 2014
Federal government will appoint a monitor to oversee Newark's Police Department as it moves to address longstanding allegations of brutality, discrimination and neglect of civilian complaints; effort is part of response to investigation begun by Justice Department in 2011 that has uncovered pattern of constitutional violations by police of New Jersey's largest city. MORE
Jun. 17, 2014
New Jersey prosecutors say plastic flowers acted as fatal accelerant in fast-moving blaze that killed six family members in Newark. MORE
Jun. 16, 2014
Fire breaks out inside Newark home, killing six people, including an 11-year-old boy; cause of blaze is under investigation. MORE
Jun. 2, 2014
Lewis Katz, financier and philanthropist who died along with six others in Boston plane crash, attempted to leverage his part ownership of the New Jersey Nets in late 1990s and early 2000s to revitalize the city of Newark, NJ; while plan detoured and eventually dissolved, team enjoyed its greatest success in the NBA during Katz's ownership. MORE
May. 25, 2014
Newark's Halsey Street, over past six years, has offered increasing number of cafes and art collectives, giving New Jersey's largest city a denser downtown culture district. MORE
May. 15, 2014
Election of Newark's new mayor Ras Baraka is seen by many as rebuke of both Cory A Booker, now a senator, and charter schools; Baraka had run campaign ads casting his opponent Shavar Jeffries, also a Democrat, as puppet of Wall Street groups that support charter schools. MORE
May. 14, 2014
Councilman Ras Baraka is elected mayor of Newark; election result heralds shift in the direction that New Jersey's largest city has embarked upon for most of the last decade; Baraka defeated Shavar Jeffries in a bitter contest that was in many ways a referendum on former Mayor Cory A Booker's reformist policies. MORE
May. 13, 2014
Michael Powell Gotham column holds that mayoral race in Newark has a brutal aspect to it; asserts that both Ras Baraka and Shavar Jeffries are intelligent, early-middle-age men exchanging windmill punches and uppercuts; contends that their campaign styles fit the stakes of bruised and limping city. MORE
May. 9, 2014
Mayoral race in Newark between Ras Baraka and Shavar Jeffries is seen as referendum against Cory A Booker, now senator, who defined city for decade as celebrity mayor; Booker elevated Newark's profile nationally, but was never able to shake accusations that he was only a visitor on his way to higher office, leaving unresolved debates over education and gentrification. MORE
Apr. 25, 2014
Dan Barry This Land column on the demise of Newark Bears, minor league baseball team; it is auctioning off everything and formal title of event--The Newark Bears Baseball Team Liquidation--underscores the harsh truth that, for all its pastoral charms, professional baseball is a fickle, difficult business. MORE
Mar. 30, 2014
Fran Schumer reviews Mompou Taas Wine Bar and Lounge in the Ironbound section of Newark (Metropolitan/New Jersey). MORE
Mar. 18, 2014
David Brooks Op-Ed column relates personal story of Shavar Jeffries, candidate for Newark mayor who overcame tremendous adversity as a youth; argues that race between Jeffries and Ras Baraka exemplifies conflict in cities nationwide between those who are part of the political structure and those, like Jeffries, who want to change it. MORE
Mar. 4, 2014
Michael Powell Gotham column observes that Sen Cory A Booker of New Jersey talks often in speeches about his regard for Newark, sharing a splendid narrative of his time serving city as mayor; holds that Booker's speeches do not tell the whole story of his tenure, citing state audit revelation that Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corp, which Booker championed, was pilfering from city's coffers. MORE
Feb. 25, 2014
Study by American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey about police stop-and-frisk encounters in Newark finds that one quarter of police stops ended in an arrest or a summons, about twice as often as they do in New York City; study is first to examine stop-and-frisk policies of the Newark Police Department; group's executive director says new data could help spur public debate in Newark about the practice. MORE
Feb. 20, 2014
Michael Powell Gotham column; Archbishop John J Myers of Newark is adding 3,000 square feet to 4,500-square-foot vacation home in Pittstown, NJ, paid for by Newark Archdiocese; critics say half-million being spent on renovations could be better spent on parishioners and keeping Catholic schools open. MORE
Jan. 1, 2014
Fifteen-year-old New Jersey boy is charged with murders of 13-year-old Zainee Hailey and 15-year-old Kasson Mormon in Newark on Christmas Day; murders are among five committed on same day, raising fresh concerns over public safety in city. MORE
Dec. 29, 2013
Newark is experiencing an epidemic of carjackings; sharp rise in carjackings comes at a time when Newark is experiencing high rates of other violent crimes, and the feeling of lawlessness among residents is palpable. MORE
Dec. 27, 2013
Five people are shot and killed in two separate shootings in and around Newark, in outbreak of violence that leads to renewed questions about public safety in New Jersey's largest city. MORE
Sep. 26, 2013
Lynsie Lee, 26-year-old stripper from Oregon, reveals Twitter correspondence with Newark, NJ, Mayor Cory A Booker; Booker is currently running for United States Senate; exchange was published on BuzzFeed. MORE
Sep. 25, 2013
Archbishop John J Myers of Newark defends appointment of Archbishop Bernard A Hebda by Vatican as coadjutor archbishop, denying move is related to criticism over his own handling of sexually abusive priest Michael Fugee; coadjutor automatically succeeds current archbishop upon his retirement, transfer or death. MORE
Sep. 24, 2013
Paul Bergrin, defense lawyer who once had a roster of celebrity clients and boasted of having tried hundreds of cases in federal court, is sentenced in Newark, NJ, to life in prison without parole after his conviction on nearly two dozen counts, including murder conspiracy and racketeering. MORE
Aug. 8, 2013
Editorial asserts Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who is running for the Senate, has obligation to give a full and personal accounting of his involvement in an Internet start-up that he formed with the help of several high-powered investors from Silicon Valley; warns Booker that he must make certain his connections do not create a conflict or an appearance of conflict should he win the senate campaign. MORE
Jul. 21, 2013
Michael Kimmelman Critic's Notebook column highlights the quiet upheaval that is turning New Jersey's Passaic River into a front line of reclamation; notes that revamping ravaged waterfronts in cities like Newark has become a common approach in area planning and renewal. MORE
Jun. 30, 2013
Scott Veale reviews Nico Kitchen & Bar in Newark (Metropolitan/New Jersey). MORE
Jun. 28, 2013
David Goodell pleads guilty to murdering his ex-girlfriend Viviana Tulli after escaping in 2010 from custody of Newark halfway house run by Community Education Centers; case brought to light the many problems in state's system of halfway houses. MORE
Jun. 19, 2013
George Mendes, chef at Aldea in Chelsea, discusses classic Portuguese cooking and food during shopping trip to Ironbound neighborhood in Newark, area that still maintains Portuguese food culture. MORE
May. 26, 2013
Newark Msgr John E Doran is forced out of his post for failing to properly monitor the activities of Rev Michael Fugee, who had been forbidden from having contact with children; his departure is latest fallout from sexual abuse scandal that stretches back more than a decade. MORE
May. 20, 2013
Analysis by Metropolitan Police Program of the Brookings Institution finds that while the number of poor people in New York City and Newark has declined by 7 percent between 2000 and the 2008-2010 census, population of poor rose in suburbs rose by 14 percent. MORE
May. 18, 2013
Newark Mayor Cory A Booker, now a Senate candidate, reports that he earned $1.3 million in speaking fees over the last four and a half years; says he paid $476,156 in taxes and donated $619,253 to charity. MORE
May. 17, 2013
Op-Ed article by journalist and author Jonathan Schuppe describes how gun violence wreaks havoc on communities beyond blood and mayhem, as he has come to know from years of being crime reporter in Newark. MORE
May. 13, 2013
New Jersey Sen Steve Sweeney calls for Newark Archbishop John J Meyers to step down after reports surface that priest Michael Fugee, who was barred from being around children unsupervised, has been working with youths. MORE
May. 3, 2013
Five people are shot and wounded at a home in Newark; circumstances surrounding the shooting and the identities of the victims, all recovering at University Hospital, remain unclear. MORE
Apr. 14, 2013
Bard High School Early College in Newark is being lauded across the country as a way to provide low-income and disadvantaged students with a road map to and through college; students can earn both a high school diploma and an associate degree, and some are set on path to a four-year degree. MORE
Apr. 14, 2013
Michael T Luongo Heads Up column observes that culinary scene in Newark's Ironbound district, once dominated by restaurants serving traditional Italian or Iberian fare, has shifted gears in recent years; notes that area houses a variety of restaurant and nightclub hybrids with music and menus that cater to all comers. MORE
Mar. 26, 2013
Reassessment of property values in Newark shows that many commercial sites have doubled in value, with appreciation of some commercial properties outpacing that of office space in Midtown Manhattan; jump in land assessments has shocked Newark businesses, generating such a strong outcry that Mayor Cory A Booker describes situation as a crisis. MORE
Mar. 21, 2013
Roth Society and Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee organize celebration of writer Philip Roth's 80th birthday in his native Newark; two-day event features daylong academic conference, photo exhibition, bus tour and party at the Newark Museum. MORE
Mar. 19, 2013
Jury in federal court in Newark convicts Paul W Bergrin, attorney known for his defense of drug lords and rap stars, on all 23 counts against him, including murder; Bergrin was accused of using his criminal defense practice as an elaborate front for prostitution, drug running and even the killing of witnesses. MORE
Mar. 5, 2013
Mayor Cory A Booker of Newark, NJ, who is preparing to run for US Senate seat, says he earned about $1 million from public speaking engagements in his seven years in office, but that he donated almost all of the outside earnings to charity; pledges to put forth a full accounting of his earnings beyond his roughly $135,000 annual salary. MORE
Mar. 3, 2013
Newark, hometown of author Philip Roth, is planning bus tours, parties and conferences to honor his 80th birthday (Metropolitan/New Jersey). MORE
Feb. 14, 2013
Newark Mayor Cory A Booker denounces not only three men charged with forcing another man to strip naked before savagely whipping him, but also those who knew of the attack, which was posted on YouTube, and did not tell police; Ahmad Holt, Raheem Clark and Jamaar Gray are charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault and face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. MORE
Feb. 12, 2013
Ronald Salahuddin, former deputy to Mayor Corey A Booker of Newark, is sentenced to a year and a day in prison for conspiring to commit extortion. MORE
Feb. 6, 2013
Newark is in midst of a building boom and Military Park is poised for its own makeover; $3.25 million renovation will be overseen by Daniel A Biederman and his firm Biederman Redevelopment Ventures. MORE
Jan. 29, 2013
Plans to close or reorganize public schools in Philadelphia, Detroit and Newark are drawing complaints of discrimination against black and Hispanic students, and those with disabilities. MORE
Dec. 24, 2012
Police and prosecutors say they are investigating two stabbings in Newark, in which a young woman is killed and a boy is left in critical condition, as related crimes. MORE
Dec. 14, 2012
Newark Mayor Cory A Booker, whose accomplishments in troubled city fall short of what residents hoped for, weighs run for New Jersey governor; growing complaints that he is better marketer than mayor has even some fellow Democrats arguing that he should run for Senate seat in 2014 instead. MORE
Dec. 13, 2012
Newark, NJ, Mayor Cory A Booker appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; appearance, promoted among Booker's 1.3 million Twitter followers, earns Booker praise from Stewart, who refers to him as 'the superhero mayor of Newark'. MORE
Nov. 22, 2012
Newark, NJ, City Council meeting explodes into a melee as Mayor Cory A Booker, following controversial parliamentary maneuvering, successfully installs a candidate into a vacant council seat who is allied with the city's biggest political boss; residents rush elected officials on the dais, and police officers in riot helmets use pepper spray to restrain the crowd. MORE
Nov. 21, 2012
Prominent Democrats in the New Jersey Assembly propose landmark legislation to significantly tighten oversight of the state's troubled halfway houses and curb the operations of Community Education Centers, the politically influential company at the heart of the system; bill could threaten the state's largest halfway house, in Newark, which has beds for 1,200 inmates. MORE
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Highlights from the Archives
In Newark, Proposing a First Step in Regulating Guns
The new policy calls for local laws that would require the registration of all firearms in Newark and the reporting of lost or stolen guns.August 17, 2007 nyregionNews
In Newark Murder, a Mixed Band of Men and Boys
A disturbing portrait is taking shape of the suspects linked to the shootings of four young people.August 15, 2007 nyregionNews
White Police Chief Could Upset a Balance in Newark
In Newark, the decision to place two white men at the helm of the city's Police Department could threaten the good will and unity that Mayor Cory Booker has been enjoying.August 15, 2007 nyregionNews
3rd Suspect, 15, Held in Newark Killings as Hunt Continues
A 15-year-old youth on Friday became the third person arrested in the fatal shootings of three young people on a Newark playground last week.August 11, 2007 nyregionNews
The Hard Part
After Killings, Sense of Unity Surprises Newark
A brutal triple murder has provoked a level of outrage not seen since the riots of 40 years ago.August 14, 2007 nyregionSeries
Man and Youth Held in Killings of 3 in Newark
At least three other suspects were still being sought in the murder of three young people and the wounding of a fourth.August 10, 2007 nyregionNews
Illuminating a Life Made Visible by Death
Rachel Swarns, who writes the Working Life column, explains why she pursued the story of Maria Fernandes, who died in between work shifts.
September 30, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON NEWARK (NJ) AND: Swarns, Rachel , Virshup, Amy , Newark (NJ) , Dunkin Donuts , Careers and Professions , Deaths (Obituaries) , Wages and Salaries
For a Worker With Little Time Between 3 Jobs, a Nap Has Fatal Consequences
The death of Maria Fernandes, a 32-year-old Dunkin' Donuts worker, has been held up as a symbol of the hardships facing the nation's army of low-wage workers.
September 29, 2014, Monday
MORE ON NEWARK (NJ) AND: Newark (NJ) , Fernandes, Maria Lenore , Wages and Salaries , United States , Minimum Wage , Dunkin Donuts
What Would We Do Without It?
New books trace the changes air-conditioning brought; politics and change in Newark; and idiosyncracies of the five boroughs of New York City.
September 21, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON NEWARK (NJ) AND: Books and Literature , Curvin, Robert , Basile, Salvatore , Rothman, Julia , Air Conditioning , Newark (NJ) , New York City
Black Fathers, Present and Accountable
Zun Lee has produced a photo book that challenges the persistent narrative that African-American fathers are absent from the lives of their children.
September 19, 2014, Friday
MORE ON NEWARK (NJ) AND: Lee, Trymaine , Obama, Barack , Africa , Chicago (Ill) , Germany , Hyde Park (NY) , Newark (NJ) , Toronto (Ontario) , Blacks , Books and Literature , Children and Childhood , Discrimination , Father's Day , Korean-Americans
Peter Theo Curtis, Released by Al Qaeda's Syrian Branch, Flies Home to His Family
Peter Theo Curtis, who had been held captive for nearly two years by the Nusra Front, was released after the government of Qatar intervened on his behalf, his family said.
August 27, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON NEWARK (NJ) AND: Curtis, Peter Theo , Kidnapping and Hostages , Al Qaeda , Syria , Newark (NJ) , Boston (Mass) , Qatar , United States , Al Nusra Front , News and News Media
New Carriers Are All Business
Two new high-end carriers, La Compagnie and BizCharters, began flying this summer.
August 19, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON NEWARK (NJ) AND: Chicago (Ill) , Morristown (NJ) , Newark (NJ) , Paris (France) , Airlines and Airplanes , Travel and Vacations
A Front Line Against Ebola Runs Through Newark's Terminal B
Erica J. Sison, the head quarantine officer at Newark Airport, has been on an increased lookout for symptoms of Ebola since a outbreak in West Africa that has killed nearly 1,000 people.
August 9, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON NEWARK (NJ) AND: Ebola Virus , Newark Liberty International Airport (NJ) , Airports , Africa , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Newark (NJ) , Sison, Erica J
Stop-and-Frisk in Newark
Philip Montgomery learned there were few cinema-worthy stop-and-frisk moments in Newark. Instead, he found distrust and misunderstanding clouding these encounters.
July 28, 2014, Monday
MORE ON NEWARK (NJ) AND: Montgomery, Philip , Newark (NJ) , New York City , Police Department (NYC) , Police , Photography , Search and Seizure , Drug Abuse and Traffic
U.S. Inquiry Reports Bias by the Police in Newark
A federal investigation labeled practices like unwarranted stops discriminatory, and said the Police Department's practices "have eroded the community's trust."
July 23, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON NEWARK (NJ) AND: Racial Profiling , Discrimination , Search and Seizure , Newark (NJ) , Police , Justice Department
U.S. Naming a Monitor for the Police in Newark
The city's new mayor, Ras J. Baraka, has been a critic of a department that has long been accused of brutality and bias.
July 10, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON NEWARK (NJ) AND: Civil Rights and Liberties , Booker, Cory A , Justice Department , Fishman, Paul J , Discrimination , Newark (NJ) , Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings , Baraka, Ras
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I thought this would make such a cute gift for a new baby. I've never had one for any of my babies, (and wouldn't you know it I'm having a boy so this cute girly one won't work) but I've heard babies just love them. Both are easy and quick to make. Ribbon blanket measures approx. 18 1/2" square, block is about 4" square.
6 squares from Hushabye charm pack by Tula Pink.
6 Five inch squares of thin batting (I used Warm and Natural).
12 pieces of different ribbons cut into 5"-6" pieces.
Your favorite fiber fill or stuffing to fill the finished block.
Ribbon Blanket
16 squares from Hushabye Charm pack by Tula Pink.
1 - 20" piece of thin batting (I used Warm and Natural).
1 - 20" coordinating piece of minky fabric.
12 - 16 pieces of different ribbon, cut into 5" - 6" pieces.
Step One -
Pick 6 - 5" square pieces from your Hushabye charm pack.
Cut 6 - 5" squares from batting
Cut 12 ribbons into 5" - 6" pieces.
Step 2 - Layer pieces for sewing. Layer batting, fabric, ribbon pinned in the center, fabric (right sides facing together on fabric pieces), batting and pin.
Step 3 - Measure in 1/2" on all corners of batting and make a mark. This will need to be done to all pieces of batting.
Step 4 - Starting on the side of the fabric stack that you pinned, start sewing at the 1/2" mark using a 1/2" seam allowance. Sew until you get to the next 1/2" mark on the same side.
Step 5 - Follow steps 2 through five until you have sewn four 5" squares together with the ribbon pinned in the middle.
Step 5 - Sew the 1st and 4th squares together. Below is how it should look when this is done.
Step 6 - Pin ribbon onto top and bottom of block. Four on the top and four on the bottom.
Step 7 - Open top left corner at the 1/2 mark and pin on 5" fabric piece and 5" piece of batting. Next do the same at the top right corner, also pin again where the ribbon is.
Sew across the top starting and stopping at the 1/2" marks. Next, pin the bottom the same way and sew, and then repeat process on the sides.
It should look similar to this on the corners. Repeat step 7 for the bottom of the block. Be sure to leave a 3" opening on one of the seams on the bottom so that you can turn the block right side out. Use your favorite type of stuffing and fill block, then hand stitch the opening on the bottom closed.
Ribbon Blanket
Step 1 - Pick 16 of your favorite squares from your charm pack and lay them out how you want them to look.
Step 2 - Sew together one strip at a time, then sew strips together pining at the seams.
Step 3 - Once all blocks are sewn together start pining the ribbon on the out side of the block in the center. On the corners I only used one ribbon, but it would look cute with two also.
Step 4 - Cut your minky fabric and batting to match the size of the top of your blanket. Place right sides of minky fabric and the top of your ribbon blanket together pinning on the seams. Sew around entire blanket leaving about a 4 - 5" opening on one of the sides so you can turn it right side out.
Step 5 - Using one of your favorite stitches on your machine sew around the entire ribbon blanket, using about 1/2" seam allowance. I'm not sure I would choose the stitch I used again. You really have to pull the fabric through the machine, and it was hard to make this stitch look uniform.
And ta da, your finished.
A very cute ribbon blanket and ribbon block for your very favorite baby. If you'd like to make one of these for yourself, be sure and come visit my blog. I'm having a giveaway for a free Hushabye Charm pack and enough ribbon and batting to make your very own block or. I think I'll throw in another surprise charm pack as well. I also have another fun Halloween giveaway going on right now you'll have to check out.

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I have so much to reply too, but feeling in a bit of a funk so I'll have to catch up later. I wanted to say thank you for listening to my crazy ramblings (again) and being so understanding
I have so much to reply too, but feeling in a bit of a funk so I'll have to catch up later. I wanted to say thank you for listening to my crazy ramblings (again) and being so understanding
Ugh. I think I must have a uti coming on because I'm feeling run down and have a heavy, painful feeling near my left ovary. It didn't help that I had a very light lunch and didn't eat dinner til 8pm, so I had no energy at all. Dh really stepped up to the plate when he realized how unwell I felt. He fixed dinner and sorted the kids' bedtime and let me recoup.
I'm feeling better now but will definitely be going in to the doctor tomorrow. I'm wondering if I should be checked for an ovarian cyst as I remember at one of the u/s I had when pregnant they told me they saw a cyst but not to worry about it. I've seemed to be getting a uti once every fewmonths nowadays and one of the doctors mentioned that it could be a cyst causing the problem and not a uti as I never have the main symptom of painful or constant urination. I have lots of pain on my left side and feel nauseous and run down.
Will let y'all know what the Dr says tomorrow. I'm supposed to be taking Travis to the movies tomorrow, so I'm hoping to feel better by then.
Oh no Ash - I'm glad you're going in. I hope they can figure it out. I had trouble with cysts when I was younger and man! They can be so painful. Feel better soon.
Christina, this thread is called "Confesssions," right? So this is the place for anything you might ramble. I'm so sorry for the dysfunction you've had to deal with in your family. You've really shouldered a lot. I'm glad your dad's ok, but I can understand your frustration.
And Rachael, I meant to tell you I'm so sorry for your ongoing upset with your ex. What a jerk. You are a strong woman and a great mom, and you're doing a fantastic job. I agree that you should block the meddler - it's none of her business to stalk them and tell you all about it! yuck.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that on top of feeling crummy physically, I felt so down mentally because one of my friends found out today that her dad has prostate cancer. Her mother was diagnosed with lymph node cancer about 6 months back after her Gran had a stroke and her grandad has withered away with Alzheimer's. Along with that, someone my mil knows is nearly dead from breast cancer and I saw (on Facebook) that a girl who was a year ahead of me in high school is suffering with bowel cancer. I hate thinking about it...
Well ladies, I took your advice and blocked her. I also called James for the first time since before Parker was born and apologized for this persons actions, it went to voicemail, thank god. I told him that people were snooping on them and that they might want to make their pages private to keep that from happening continually.
This person texted me today asking where my fb is. I simply said "I blocked anyone who is looking into James' life and I contacted James and let him know about it". All she said was okay.
Thanks for the support ladies. I appreciate it.
I think you handled it with absolute grace and she should want to be your friend even more after realizing how strong and cool you are. If she can't appreciate that in you then her loss, I say. I am very impressed with how you handled that!
Okay, spent the last 30 minutes catching up in here for the last few pages at least.
Kate I LOVE the new pic of Josh!! He is such a cutie! Reminds me that I need to put a new one up of my kiddos as mine is probably 2 years old and both of them are pretty huge now in comparison.
Loved everyone's thoughts on motherhood earlier. Late to the game but I never even considered whether I would or would not have kids, I just figured I would, if I didn't I do feel I could have adjusted and been happy to be childfree but I really love the experience of being with my kids. And I honestly don't think that so far mothering has been all that hard for me. I think because I grew up in such a large family and kids are just a part of the picture and I also feel it is because I'm a somewhat lazy mom who is pretty uninvolved in most daily going-ons in my kids' lives. People who know me think I am crazy for feeling I am uninvolved but I really don't feel I pay all that much attention to them. I don't get involved in their petty arguments. I don't plan many activities with them or for them, I figure they are kids and can be imaginative and find something to do. I don't even really play many games with them or anything. I go get other kids for them to play with because I just feel kids should play with other kids and I am somewhat of a quiet loner. That said, I love talking to Elle and hearing about her day and she can go on and on - Racheal you speaking of Cam not shutting up reminded me of Elle lol! She is just a 'blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-BER" LOL. But I do enjoy listening to her blah-ber most of the time and when I have had enough I tell her to go tell daddy about it or I'll just say I need some quiet time to myself or ask her to leave so I can be alone and she is okay with that. She is just so cute and hilarious to me the things she says and she is so serious about her little group of friends and their experiences that she just enchants me at times. The ages of 4-10 are my favorite ages for kids because they are really "people" with their own little ways and personalities and likes/dislikes and I love hearing of their experiences and thoughts and daily lives as it reminds me of the innocence that we all started with.
I have only recently begun to see that motherhood can be really difficult and mostly it is due to Ky and his reserved nature as I worry about him and think that he may not be sharing things with me that I feel he should share. He has always been reserved and not wanting to worry me since he was around 7-8 years old. So I do worry about him, probably more than I should.
I have never thought I did much of anything though to make them the good kids they are. I think the majority of people are by nature just good people and so I just try to have a calm, loving, respectful environment for my kids so that they will not grow up and have their good nature reversed. I think it helps that I am naturally really laid back. My dad used to call me "cool breeze" as I don't let things get to me. When they were babies and cried, it didn't really bother me since babies cry. When they were older and tantrumed (Ky mostly, Elle rarely tantrumed even though she recently has decided to start screaming when she is angry) I didn't let that get to me either since I have never seen a toddler/preschooler not tantrum. So I don't link their behavior to mine or what I am doing in most circumstances. The only one I can remember is Ky and his frustration at different choices that he was allowed to make. After thinking about it for months, I just took away pretty much all his choices and he was much calmer, though still not 100% tantrum, bratty kid proofed. He is still really emotional when he wants to be and his behavior from 18 months to 4 years old was the primary reason why I didn't allow myself to get PG as I felt I needed a break from what I deem "the battle years" and I could enjoy his childhood a bit before having to deal with more tantruming and screaming/crying.
Last edited by Ky'sMom; 05-28-2013 at 09:53 PM.
Erin, I get it. I'm a lot like you in the whole "uninvolved" feeling. Like, on one hand I know I'm not and no one that knows me and my kids would ever even dream I'm an 'uninvolved' mom...but then I read stuff on here and elsewhere on the internet and I can't help but feel that way. I'm sooooooo not involved in the daily BS they got going on in their lives. If they have issues with their friends, I fully expect them to sort it out. Not that I'm not here to talk to for advice, but I'm not nosy. I'm not grilling them every day about 'their day' and listening for hours on end about every little detail and conversation that happened. Nope. That ain't me.
Something happened today (minor FB drama) with Syd and another adolescent boy. Syd got me involved and I handled it in less than an hour. I talked to her and made sure she was ok emotionally and if she wants to we'll talk it about again, but I'm not going to ask her about everything that's going on forever more. Not in this, or anything surrounding this boy.
Unless there's something that makes me think I should 'take interest' (and I do peruse their facebook daily), I'm not going to be any more 'involved' than she wants me to be. It's the same with friends over, sleepovers, parties, or sports. If they want it, they have to ask me for it. I don't suggest anything like that to them after Kindergarten.
Somehow, we've managed to have great communication and they've led very active lives. In fact, Bobbie's & Jesi's were so active I was celebrating when Bobbie got her license....only because that meant for me the 'mom taxi' could get a break lol
I don't call that uninvolved, I call that allowing your children to lead independent lives. Hovering over them, directing their every move, is not condusive (in my opinion) to teaching children independence and self worth. I know too many people who had mommy and daddy handle everything for them. Now as adults, graduating from college, they are so lost. It's almost comical watching them try to handle everyday 'issues'.
I just read this.....
My mom has been my cousins troop leader the past few years and found the new style of parenting drove her nuts. She called them the drama mamas. Most of which were somewhat around my age. This was not a troop of 5 yr olds but 3rd, 4th, 5th graders. The mamas were all super involved in what was going on in the troop, what was going on between the girls, what was going on between the other mamas. My mom started kicking them out and said that they had to stay out in the hallway.
Very different from when I was a girl scout and just got dropped off at the meetings and mom did errands. Or when she was a leader for my sister's troop....none of the parents hung around and got so caught up in girls friendships. It was like cool....free babysitting for a few hours.
It's bad when even my mom is like these parents are way too involved and need to get a life....seeing as back in the day, she was seen as a pretty involved parent. LOL
and when there little girl goes off to college, graduates, gets a job, and doesn't know how to deal with everyday conflict and/or problems in the workforce - what is she going to do, call mommy and daddy to take care of it for her?Good parents naturally are invested in every aspect of their children's lives, they contend.
Love this. Failing is a part of life, it is how we learn.
"When we do not give the child the freedom to try on his or her own and maybe fail on his own, he doesn't develop the competency that children who fail learn,"
Interesting article, Jennifer. Seems like common sense to me-the more you do for your children, the harder it will be for them to handle it themselves.
I saw the dr this morning. She said she thought it was just ovulation pain because my urine test was clear. I never realized ovulation was so painful! She dismissed the cysts worry I had, so I'm going to leave it for a bit and if this happens again, I think I'll push to get an ultrasound to check for any ovarian cysts.
I took Travis to the movies today to see Epic. He was totally only there for the popcorn. As soon as he had eaten it all (about 20 minutes in), he was ready to go. Good thing it was a relatively short film.
Now we're home, and I need to conjure something up for dinner.
Anyone have experience dealing with auto insurance and their screw-ups? In December 2011, Bobbie hit a car in a grocery store parking lot. I'm trying to get new insurance and that accident is coming up on my license with me being 'partially at fault' so of course it's doubling what my rate should be.
I've tracked it down-it's a clerical error made by the adjustor at Safeco (or his receptionist-however they do it) and that information is entered into some secret database that every.single.insurance.company across the US accesses whenever a new policy is underwritten. I NEED to get Safeco to fix this but they appear absolutely clueless! My prospective insurance agent told me to request a "letter of experience" from Safeco. So I did. And this is the response I got from Safeco:
Uh---I KNOW WTF happened! You people need to fix your sh!t so it doesn't come up when insurance companies (including Safeco themselves) run my license!!!!Hello Ms. Seymour,
I reviewed your file and we have your daughter at fault for this accident. Her statement to use was that she pulled out and hit the claimant. We also had to pay progressive for the damages that paid for their insured.
Moses Mitchell
Voorhees, NJ
Office: 856-435-2898
Mailing Address: Processing Center, PO Box 515097, Los Angeles, CA 90051-5097
Claim documents shoud be mailed to: [email protected]
From: Wright, Jason
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 8:00 AM
To: Mitchell, Moses
Subject: FW: Letter of Experience (?) Needed
Please see below regarding a Safeco claim.
Hope all is well!
Jason B. Wright
Claims Specialist II
Personal Market Claims
701 Route 73 South, Suite 201
Marlton, New Jersey 08053
Phone: 1-800-486-6152 ext 72482
Fax: 1-866-864-2525
ps-Jason B Wright is the adjuster that initially entered the information wrong. I'm not sure why he forwarded my 'problem' to Mr Mitchell.
Maybe they are thinking that is enough of a letter of experience because it states that your kid was at fault and not you? What a major PITA.
Ashley, I almost wondered if that was what it was. I never had that when younger and was on the pill for I don't know around 10 years, maybe more like 8 years. But after I started trying....I get awful O pain. Way worse than AF. The first time I thought I was getting my first UTI and I couldn't hardly sit. It was a weekend and I almost had DH take me to the ER. Now I recognize it and just have a nice stiff drink if I am at home. Best are the times that it hits when sleeping because it doesn't seem to wake me up.
I did have a number of ultrasounds back when I was going throught he IF clinic and they didn't show any signs of cysts.....just that I seem to grow very big follicles...generally 29-31mm before they popped an egg. Much more common are lower 20's. I have always wondered if maybe that is why I felt O pains so much but never found anything in the literature to support my theory.
It's pretty sad that in 10 minutes of Googling, I already know more about a LOE than he does.
Perhaps, a politely (but curtly) worded response, with an attached sample LOE is in order. Yeesh!
I did send a very curt email with a copy of the claim summary attached. I used a red arrow to point out their mistake. And threatened them with the attorney general's office. I told them they needed to escalate this and resolve it today, or tomorrow I'll be calling an attorney that they will end up paying for.
Chrissy, next time I have to deal with some bureaucratic BS, I'm calling you.
Ash, I'm glad it's not a UTI. I get ovulation pain too. It can be really awful. It has a funny name -- Mittelschmerz! So now, whenever I have it, I sing a little song about mittelschmerz, and I take a painkiller and sit in a nice hot bath (or put on a rice bag or hot water bottle) and it seems to really help.
I get ovulation pain as well, which is a totally separate feeling than when my cysts burst. Ovulation pain is achey for me, but also and maybe this sounds crazy, but my ovary/ovaries twitch. Like when your eye is twitching and you can's stop it, same feeling Cysts bursting ususally happen around AF and will cause a sharp, stabbing pain, and than a momentary feeling of nausea. Not fun.
Chrissy, good grief! I hope you get it sorted out without having to resort to a lawyer.
Gayle and I were talking about helicopter parents at work once. She said something I think is brilliant - that a parent's job is to teach their children how to function without them. Really, I think that sums it all up.
I apologize for all the posts I haven't replied to in the last few days, but did want to give Rachael an extra big hug for the whole situation.
Suja, I'm firming up plans for my trip. I can't remember - will you be in the area on June 4? You can reply by fb or PM if you prefer.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
Ooh, I want to sing the mittelschmerz song. I don't get it, but with that title the song has to be great.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
Doesn't look like it, Mandy. My FIL is in the ICU, and DH will likely be traveling (pending clearance from his ENT). FIL appears to have kidney failure now, in addition to liver disease.


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North Rhine-Westphalia: a travel destination throughout the entire year
Ludwig van Beethoven, Heinrich Heine or Joseph Beuys – the most populous and most densely populated Federal State is at the same time also an important cultural state! North Rhine-Westphalia has produced many artists and is one of the largest cultural regions in Europe. Millions of visitors are attracted to the region every year by the numerous museums, concert halls and events. And there are all of four fantastic UNESCO World Heritage Sites here: Cologne Cathedral, Aachen Cathedral, Schloss Augustusburg and the Zeche Zollverein
Sportspeople as well get their money's worth in North Rhine-Westphalia: around 14,000 km cycle transport network leads through wonderful landscapes, to industrial culture, castles and regional history. Hikers appreciate the highs and lows of North Rhine-Westphalia in particular; hikers wander through romantic river valleys on medalled routes as well as over the tips of the low mountain range.
Apart from the diverse range of cultural and sporting activities available, North Rhine-Westphalia offers enjoyable traditions like "Karneval" as well as a great deal of shopping opportunities. And those looking for relaxation and peace will find this in the numerous health resorts, thermal baths and in brine and moor mud baths. The culinary delights in North Rhine-Westphalia also leave nothing to be desired: there are two 3-star restaurants at home here, likewise regional specialities, from Aachen Printen (gingerbreads) to Westphalian ham.
Largest cities
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Tourismus NRW e.V. hopes you have a great time on your discovery tour on www.tourism-nrw.com.
Your North Rhine-Westphalia ACTIVE – your zest for life.
Those of you wishing to really let off steam can do this in North Rhine-Westphalia in a great variety of ways. For example, there are 13,800 kilometres of cycle tracks in the region. Those setting off by bicycle or on foot will be rewarded on the varied tours with very special insights.
Your North Rhine-Westphalia HEALTH – your vitality.
Hot springs, mud baths or drinking cures – North Rhine-Westphalia is healthy. Spa and health holidays play a very special role here since prevention is combined with recuperation here.
Your North Rhine-Westphalia CITIES – your flair.
Sauntering and shopping is something you can do anywhere, the choice is endless. The shopping landscape ranges from the exuberant inner cities, to busy pedestrian zones up to the alleys and squares of historical town and city centres.
Your North Rhine-Westphalia CULTURE - your discovery.
Cologne Cathedral, Aachen Cathedral, Schloss Augustusburg and Zeche Zollverein – four Unesco World Heritage Sites lend splendor to North Rhine-Westphalia. Added to this are 900 museums.
Your North Rhine-Westphalia CULINARY – your taste.
North Rhine-Westphalia is diverse – also from a culinary point of view. The very different regions have their own specialities.
Cultural Highlights and City Tours
With over 900 museums North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the most diverse cultural regions in Europe. With their displays the exhibition houses provide deep insights into the fields of art and history, technology and science or environment and nature. Included among the large houses with international charisma are above all art museums, such as the art collection North Rhine-Westphalia with the K20 and K21 (www.kunstsammlung.de), the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn (www.bundeskunsthalle.de), the Folkwang Museum in Essen (www.museum-folkwang.de) as well as Museum Ludwig and Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne (www.museenkoeln.de).
Palaces and Castles
Impressive castle and palace towers rise up into the sky in all regions of North Rhine-Westphalia and provide impressive evidence of the lifestyles our predecessors led. Yet it wasn't only dukes, electors or knights who lived in these residences but also strange legendary figures. Many of the structures are open to the public today.
Industrial Culture
No other region in Germany has so many significant testimonies to industrial history than in North Rhine-Westphalia: a dense network of over 60 industrial museums and visitors' mines, almost 200 museums as well as an even greater number of industrial and industrial monuments cover the land. On a circuit of 400 km the route of Industrial Culture (www.route-industriekultur.de) links sights from 150 years of industrial history in the Ruhr region. The highlights include the Gasometer in Oberhausen and the landscape park Duisburg-Nord.
Active lifestyle and nature in North Rhine-Westphalia
Whether it's untouched forests, jagged low mountain range ridges or romantic riverscapes and pasture landscapes: North Rhine-Westphalia is nature pure.
Active participants get their money's worth, for example cyclists: North Rhine-Westphalia is the number one cycling state in Germany. At present the regional cycle network is around 13,800 kilometers' long. There are over 60 cycle stations and over 500 "Bed + Bike" businesses ( www.bettundbike.de ) make it especially easy for cyclists to find a suitable place to stay the night. The various cycle routes offer cycling pleasure to suit everybody's taste:
Furthermore, North Rhine-Westphalia has numerous "excellent hiking trails". With the Eifelsteig (www.eifelsteig.de), the Rothaarsteig (www.rothaarsteig.de), the Hermannshöhen (www.hermannshoehen.de) and the Rheinsteig (www.rheinsteig.de) as many as four of ten long-distance hiking trails belong to the "Top Trails of Germany".
Seven hiking trails in North Rhine-Westphalia were chosen by Deutsches Wanderinstitut and awarded the hiker's seal for premium trails: Eifelsteig, Rheinsteig, Rothaarsteig, Bödefelder Hollenpfad, Geologischer Rundweg Düdinghausen, Via Adrina and Wittgensteiner Schieferpfad.
Regions in North Rhine-Westphalia
Bergisches Land
Altenberg Cathedral in Odenthal, Paper Mill Alte Dombach near Bergisch Gladbach, Stalactite Cave Wiehl, Dhünn Dam, "Bonte Kerken" (colourful churches)
Naturarena Bergisches Land GmbH
Phone +49 2266 463370
Fax +49 2266 4633737
Beethoven House, Drachenfels in Siebengebirge, Poppelsdorf Schloss (Schloss Clemensruh) in Bonn, Museum Mile, Old Town Hall
Tourismus & Congress GmbH
Region Bonn/Rhein-Sieg/Ahrweiler
Phone +49 228 910410
Fax +49 228 9104111
Die Bergischen Drei
Müngstener Bridge, Wuppertal Cable Railway, Schloss Burg, Knive museum in Solingen, German Röntgen-Museum im Remscheid
Bergisches Land Tourismus Marketing e.V.
Phone +49 212 88160665
Fax +49 212 88160666
Düsseldorf and Kreis Mettmann
Königsallee, art axis with art collection North Rhine-Westphalia, Schloss Benrath, Media Harbour, Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann
Düsseldorf Marketing & Tourismus GmbH
Phone +49 211 172020
Fax +49 211 172023230
neanderland/Kreis Mettmann
Phone +49 2104 990
Fax +49 2104 995049
Eifel and Aachen
Aachen Cathedral, Carolus Thermal bath Bad Aachen, national park Eifel, Red House in Monschau, Rur dam
Eifel Tourismus (ET) Gesellschaft mbH
Phone +49 6551 96560
Fax +49 6551 965696
aachen tourist service e. V.
Phone +49 241 1 80 29 02
Fax +49 241 1 80 29 30
Cologne and Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Cologne Cathedral, Chocolate Museum, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Schloss Augustusburg in Brühl, Rhenish Lignite Mining Region
KölnTourismus GmbH
Phone +49 221 22130400
Fax +49 221 22130410
Rhein-Erft Tourismus e. V.
Phone +49 2271 9949940
Fax +49 2271 9949953
Moated Castle Nordkirchen, Prinzipalmarkt with Town Hall Münster, Landgestüt Warendorf, Burg Hülshoff in Havixbeck, 100 Palaces Route
Münsterland e. V.
Phone +49 2571 949392
Fax +49 2571 949399
Münster Marketing
Phone +49 251 4922702
Fax +49 251 4927742
Lower Rhine
Archeological Park Xanten, Schloss Moyland in Bedburg-Hau, Selfkant Railway, Museum Insel Hombroich, Moated Castle Dyck
Niederrhein Tourismus GmbH
Phone +49 2162 817903
Fax +49 2162 8179180
Ruhr region
Zeche Zollverein in Essen, Gasometer in Oberhausen, Planetarium in Bochum, Landscape park Duisburg-Nord, Dortmunder U
Ruhr Tourismus GmbH
Phone +49 208 899590
Fax +49 208 89959188
Atta Cave Attendorn, Biggesee Dam, Historical city centre Soest, Burg Altena, Wintersport arena Sauerland
Sauerland – Tourismus e.V.
Phone + 49 2974 202190
Fax +49 2974 969833
Schloss Berleburg, "Alter Flecken" in Freudenberg, Schloss Wittgenstein, Museum of Contempory Art Siegen, Rothaarsteig
Touristikverband Siegerland-Wittgenstein e. V.
Phone +49 271 3331020
Fax +49 271 3331029
Teutoburg Forest
Hermann Monument, Extern Stones, Wewelsburg, Burg Sparrenberg Bielefeld, LWL-Open Air Museum Detmold
OstWestfalenLippe Marketing GmbH
Teutoburger Wald Tourismus
Phone +49 521 9673325
Fax +49 521 9673319
North Rhine-Westphalia – the best address for trade fairs and conventions
North Rhine-Westphalia is an ideal location for conferences, trade fairs and congresses. The most heavily populated German state is a place where the world's economies comes together. Nine DAX companies are headquartered here, over 70 universities offer outstanding research and teaching programmes, and around 100 international trade fairs are held at the trade fair centres in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund and Essen every year. Thanks to the central location and the good international transport connections, you will reach your destination in no time. The state's six airports, 2,200 kilometres of motorway, and extensive train and bus network connect North Rhine-Westphalia with the world. Business partners come together in over 40 congress centres, in more than 500 conference hotels and in numerous events locations across the state.
Conference planner for NRW
The conference planner for North Rhine-Westphalia provides all the most important information for holding conferences in NRW's cities, rural regions or at one of its more unusual locations. In addition to information on high-quality conference sites, congress and events centres, conference hotels and events locations, the conference planner also offers numerous convenient services: the opportunity to directly and simultaneously request information from multiple providers, an overview of the available conference packages and conference rooms, image and video material of the event locations as well as tips for ensuring a successful supporting programme.
You will find further information at www.nrw-tourism.com/business
Barrier-free through North Rhine-Westphalia
Aachen offers guided tours for the blind
People with visual impairments can go on a special city tour in Aachen: a audio city guide provides not only interesting facts about the most important sights the city has to offer but also gives information on dangerous situations in road traffic and warns in good time when stairs, kerbs and uneven ground is approaching.
Düsseldorf barrier-free
As of now people with reduced mobility can find out in detail about the accessibility of facilities relevant to tourists in Düsseldorf with a new brochure. The brochure summarises information on hotels, arriving and departing, on restaurants in the area of the old town and the Media Harbour as well as on the accessibility of cultural institutions and sights. Moreover, it also gives tips on where to go for a relaxing shopping spree.
Barrier-free through the National Park Eifel
The wild Kermeter in the National Park Eifel comprises a barrier-free route network of 4.7 km in length. The finely gravelled routes open up paths to the important common beech mixed forests and the popular viewpoints of the Kermeter. All facilities like the car park, bus stop and toilets are barrier free for people in wheelchairs. Benches placed at regular intervals and four sensory relaxation places with quotation boards offer numerous possibilities to rest. In addition the information on site is shown in Braille and raised capitals or acoustically prepared.
Event overview
Whether it is the thrill experience at the huge fairground or enjoying art in first class exhibitions, whether it is romance at spectacular firework displays or excitement at sporting events – great events take place in North Rhine-Westphalia.
You'll find more highlights on the internet: www.tourism-nrw.com.
01.01.- 25.05.2014 - PINA40 in Wuppertal
18.01.-26.01.2014 – Water sports show "boot" in Düsseldorf
27.02.-05.03.2014 – Carnival
01.03.-01.09.2014 - Quadriennale Düsseldorf
12.03.–22.03.2014 – Literature festival "lit.Cologne"
28.03.-12.10.2014 – Exhibition "Is(s) was!" in Bonn; Eat and Drink in Germany
10.04.-13.04.2014 – Art Cologne
16.04.-18.10.2014 – horticultural Show Zülpich
03.05.2014 – Rhine in Flames in Bonn
17.05.2013 – Japanday in Düsseldorf
29.05.–01.06.2014 – Dirt Masters Freeride Festival in Winterberg
20.06.-21.09.2014 – Exhibition "Charlemagne - Force, Art & Treasuries" in Aachen
28.06.2014 - Extraschicht – Night of Industrial Culture
07.07.-13.07.2014 - 42. Music Festival Week Castle Berleburg
11.07.-20.07.2014 – CHIO World Festival of Equestrian Sport in Aachen
19.07.2014 – Cologne Lights
07.08.–17.08.2014 – Cranger Kirmes in Herne
05.08.–28.09.2014 – Ruhrtriennale
29.08.-02.09.2014 – Germany's largest civilian shooting match in Neuss
06.09.–03.10.2014 – Beethoven Festival Bonn
Ball Tango Argentino in Wuppertal
05.11.–09.11.2014 – Soest Old Saints Funfair
26.11.–23.12.2014 – Münster Christmas market
Tourismus NRW e.V.
Völklinger Straße 4
40219 Düsseldorf
Phone +49 (0) 211 91 320 -500
Fax +49 (0) 211 91 320 -555
Our North Rhine-Westphalia newsletter will provide you with information on regular event tips, ideas for destinations for trips out as well as other attractive offers by email. You can order the newsletter online at www.dein-nrw.de or send us an email to email@example.com .
North Rhine-Westphalia is easy to reach from everywhere; regardless of whether you are arriving by rail, car or plane.


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"The waking mind is thinking inside the box; the dreaming mind is thinking outside the box." - Professor David Kahn
Dear Lauri,
This is really weird. I dreamed my husband pooped in our bed and I was upset because I had to go buy new sheets. Any explanation for this one? - Irene 63, West Chester, PA
Lauri: Have either of you been dealing with a crappy situation lately? Has he let loose in some way or relieved himself of frustration? Since this was in your bed it may have to do with intimate matters or something that he has finally put to rest once and for all. However, in the process, it seems you have had to make some changes as well, hence the new sheets. It's something you aren't terribly happy about but I think your dream is trying to show you a renewal is taking place.
Irene replies: Hmmm. Well it's not about intimate matters. We're A-OK in that department. It may have to do with work. He works all the time since he's self employed and rarely gets a break. He has a passion for backpacking and being in the most remote wilderness areas. He is planning to let loose as you say and is planning a summer backpacking trip. I'm not going so it does affect me since I'll be on my own with the business and other responsibilities for 9 days. Not thrilled about it, but he does have my support since I know he needs this so badly. It is crappy for me, but he does so much for me and works so hard for us, there's no way I'd deny him something that he was truly born to do in addition to the fact that he desperately needs a break from work. I think you nailed it.
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Safer cycling near HGV's
HGV's have significant blind spots where cyclist are invisible. Follow the tips below to protect yourself.
- Cycle sensibly and assertively to help yourself stay safe
- Recognise that lorry drivers may not be able to see you
- Never cycle up the left hand side of a lorry stopped at a junction
- Look out for lorries turning left from beside or behind you.
- Don't stop too close to the front of a stopped lorry.
- Take up a visible position at lights: three metres out in front and not by the left kerb or very close to the lorry.
If you wish to find out more then follow the link below for more information regarding cycling safely near lorries. The link offers a 3D poster so that you can see for yourself how large the HGV blind spot. You can watch a video on safer cycling near lorries.
Birmingham City Council and the Freight Transport Association (FTA) are forming a closer working relationship to improve cycling safety through greater driver and cyclist awareness.
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Months before Newtown - an artist was working on a project about guns. That project has rolled into our area. It is a yellow school bus, shot up with about 6000 rounds of ammunition.
Artist Viktor Mitic says, "The idea is to bring the viewer as close as possible to the actual devastation that a gun can make."
Mitic grew up in Yugoslavia and lives in Canada. Most artists use a paint brush, Mitic uses a gun.
"It represents innocence, but in nature yellow and red are the signs of danger and I kind of wanted to embed the negative energy into something very positive and kind of merge it," says Mitic.
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A married couple rushed to the hospital because the woman was in labor.
The doctor told the couple, "I have invented a new machine that you might want to try, it takes some of the labor pains away from the mother and gives it to the father."
The married couple decided they would try this.
So the doctor hooked the machine up and put it on 10% of pain switched from the mother to the father.
The husband said "I feel okay, turn it up a lot more."
The doctor turned it up to 50% and the husband said "why don't you just put it all on me because I'm not feeling a thing."
The doctor warned the husband "this much could kill you if you're not prepared."
The husband replied "I am ready."
So the doctor turned the machine up to 100% but the husband didn't feel a thing.
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Fashionable silhouettes in the past, especially in female dress, usually required underpinnings of some kind to provide the overall shape, and this was often performed by underwear of one type or another. Crinolines, bustles, hoops, "bum rolls" and pads were all actual structures attached at the waist to push out the skirt to the sides and back; more frequently, a fuller skirt was achieved by layers of different petticoats. Just before the adoption of the crinoline in the later 1850s, an evening outfit might have required perhaps eight different cotton underpetticoats to give sufficient bulk. By the later nineteenth century, with sleeker, more fitted styles, three or four had become the norm, less in summer. As the few selected examples shown below demonstrate, petticoats in the nineteenth century were not always white, with pink, purple and brown amongst many brighter colours chosen.
In the 1920s, such custom was swept away in the wake of rising hemlines and slim boyish styles. A single silk or rayon princess-line petticoat became usual, minimising any bulk below the outer dress. Even so, as with the earlier periods, petticoats were used to provide a barrier layer which could be laundered, protecting the dress, which might be silk or highly decorated, from the wearer.
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We're starting to learn more about people who want to read local news on the Internet. One of the first lessons is that they don't comment on stories nearly as often as occurred when the online newspaper stories were open to everyone.
In the past, our stories occasionally drew dozens of reader comments – mostly with anonymous display names. There almost always were double-digit displays of comments on multiple stories.
As all can see at the lower-right portion of our pages, there now are far fewer comments following the change that limits reader access to paid newspaper subscribers. It's not necessarily a bad thing.
We anticipate that with this change, fewer comments will be seen as inappropriate in terms of language, personal attacks, etc. As paid newspaper subscribers, we think online readers will feel and show an extra degree of responsibility toward fellow readers.
We still allow readers to use anonymous display names in posting comments. However, there is less potential for true anonymity since they are paid subscribers to the newspaper. That may change in 2013 when we install programming to allow single-day subscriptions to the website.
Meanwhile, we don't mind the smaller number of comments. And it's good to see that in just a few weeks there are about 500 newspaper subscribers registered to use the website – a number that is growing daily.
Over time, reader comments will add more community perspective on the news and commentary articles – perhaps providing opinions that find their way onto the pages of the newspaper.
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I think people are not commenting because they no longer choose to. It really boils down to making a personal choice. The News-Register at the current subscription price of only $6 a month delivered, is, quite affordable to those wishing to comment on it's published articles, stories and/or editorial opinions.
So, what's actually holding a larger number of people back from posting their comments (in my opinion) here, equates to less than one would pay for one small 'popcorn & soda' order in a theater.
But ... I could be wrong as usual, kona.
Any thoughts?
That said, I would like to see more comments. Different perspectives offer ways to understand any subject from another point of view, whether agreeing or not. So I would agree (with kona) that comments be open to all, if only for the sake of variety.
I agree, and that has always been the case going back over the last 10 years it seems, with numbers typically hovering around a core of 6 to 8 people participating most often.
I'd seen that over on the old 'Online Forum' feature of years ago. Even though it had been... 'Open to All' ....and no registration required to participate.
"In general, the people who are allowed to comment anonymously will have more to say and usually be more confrontational, especially in areas of personal emotions." --Don Dix
I would agree to some degree on the last part. Perhaps Jeb might consider re-installing the old emoticon feature, you know, for the whoa-is-me-chomping-at-the-bit-I'm -so mad-I-could-spit, folks ..or.. maybe just an abiliiy to register a thumbs up, or a thumbs down on each comment might have a somewhat less confrontational feel to it.
Question, kona...how would someone be able to comment on an article they can't read as a non-subscriber?
I think there will always be a "tease" to all of the articles. And, if a person read the printed edition, they would have an opportunity to comment online about what they read.
Interesting concept, kona. Perhaps, if theater owners were to invite non-ticket holders into their lobby for a bag of free popcorn & small soda, so as to allow them to co-mingle with the paying crowd so that they may discuss....
.... 'The Big Picture' ... people at some point might stop demanding the free stuff?
My understanding is that there are a large number of small town theaters faced with the possibility of going out of business because of the high cost in switching from film ..to.. digital projection.
I dunno, any other thoughts out there concerning the big picture?
Actually, I believe that having people post and comment and discuss is valuable to success of community. In fact we need more of it. Maybe people wouldn't feel so isolated like they can't speak to someone so instead of taking a gun to a mall, they would communicate and get help. Communication in my opinion is the answer more than staying quiet ever will be.
Democracy isn't a spectator sport - It requires commuincation to work!
Posting might bring our representatives to read and think about issues. It also helps hold people accountable, staying quiet just allows them to continue which might not be best for them or the rest of us.
Sometimes I come across arrogant, radical or like Susan Paynter described "When politics get to personal", but I would prefer someone open up and comment and hate me, then someone be quiet and like me. Because expressing one's self brings change, which in my opinion opens the doors for a better Democracy.
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I don't read you as any of the above.
I try, but I'm pretty direct about things and sometimes that sets people off. At the same time you can't guess where I stand.
That's just a basic quality that we all possess, heck, even monkies do that, especially the howlers. As for your "big mouth" statement...you might take that up with your dentist the next time "(so it may seem)" that he's able to work with both hands in your mouth.
I'm sure that he ..or.. she would be way more than happy to verify the voracity of that claim. Just asking couldn't hurt anymore than it already does. Could it?


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What's your favorite video game, and could you kick our butts at it?
The Assassins Creed series. Amazing storyline. I can get down on some Call of Duty as well!
Piercings/Tattoos (How many? Where?)
Cross tattoo on back of neck and Chinese writing "faith and dream" below bikini line. Planning on getting another soon! I have ears pierced and a belly ring.
What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
Do you think I'm sexy by Rod Stewart. He's the man though.
What's the most memorable pick-up line you've ever heard?
I've heard some crazy things but I've gotten asked "Do you think I'm a badass?" before. If you have to ask a girl that, it's more likely that no, you're not.
What's the worst job you've ever had?
Jobs are hard to come by these days, so I can't really complain about being lucky enough to even have one.
What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
I'd like to go skydiving so I can say I've done something pretty dangerous. If it's the last thing I do, it's a pretty good way to go.
It's 4AM after a crazy night out – what are we eating?
All my friends know I'm a big fast food eater. McDonald's or Wendy's is where it's at that late at night.
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Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio elected pope -- first pontiff from Americas. He has chosen the name Pope Francis.
Looking stunned, Francis shyly waved to the crowd of tens of thousands of people who gathered in St. Peter's Square, marveling that the cardinals needed to look to "the end of the earth" to find a bishop of Rome.
Pope Francis -- the first Jesuit pope -- has spent nearly his entire career at home in Argentina.
The former Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, reportedly got the second-most votes after Joseph Ratzinger, the last pope, in the 2005 papal election. He has long specialized in the kind of pastoral work -- overseeing churches and priests -- that some say is an essential skill for a pope.
In a lifetime of teaching and leading priests in Latin America, which has the largest share of the world's Catholics, the former Bergoglio has shown a keen political sensibility as well as a self-effacing humility, according to his official biographer, Sergio Rubin. His personal style is the antithesis of Vatican splendor.
Bergoglio is also known for modernizing an Argentine church that had been among the most conservative in Latin America.
A list of popes from the 20th and 21st centuries:
Pope Francis -- March 13, 2013-
Benedict XVI -- April 19, 2005-Feb. 28, 2013.
John Paul II -- Oct. 16, 1978-April 2, 2005.
John Paul I -- Aug. 26-Sept. 28, 1978.
Paul VI -- June 21, 1963-Aug. 6, 1978.
John XXIII -- Oct. 28, 1958-June 3, 1963.
Pius XII -- March 2, 1939-Oct. 9, 1958.
Pius XI -- Feb. 6, 1922-Feb. 10, 1939.
Benedict XV -- Sept. 3, 1914-Jan. 22, 1922.
Pius X -- Aug. 4, 1903-Aug. 20, 1914.
Leo XIII -- Feb. 20, 1878-July 20, 1903.
In choosing a 76-year-old pope, the cardinals clearly decided that they didn't need a vigorous, young pope who would reign for decades but rather a seasoned, popular pastor who would draw followers to the faith. The cardinal electors overcame deep divisions to select the 266th pontiff in a remarkably fast, five-ballot conclave.
Francis asked for prayers for himself, and for retired Pope Benedict XVI, whose surprising resignation paved the way for the conclave that brought the first Jesuit to the papacy.
"Brothers and sisters, good evening," Francis said to wild cheers in his first public remarks as pontiff. "You know that the work of the conclave is to give a bishop to Rome. It seems as if my brother cardinals went to find him from the end of the earth. Thank you for the welcome."
Bergoglio had reportedly finished second in the 2005 conclave that produced Benedict -- who last month became the first pope to resign in 600 years.
After announcing `'Habemus Papam" -- `'We have a pope!" -- a cardinal standing on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday revealed the identity of the new pontiff, using his Latin name.
The longtime archbishop of Buenos Aires has spent nearly his entire career at home in Argentina, overseeing churches and shoe-leather priests.
Like other Jesuit intellectuals, Bergoglio has focused on social outreach. Catholics are still buzzing over his speech last year accusing fellow church officials of hypocrisy for forgetting that Jesus Christ bathed lepers and ate with prostitutes.
Bergoglio has slowed a bit with age and is feeling the effects of having a lung removed due to infection when he was a teenager.
In a lifetime of teaching and leading priests in Latin America, which has the largest share of the world's Catholics, Bergoglio has also shown a keen political sensibility as well as the kind of self-effacing humility that fellow cardinals value highly, according to his official biographer, Sergio Rubin.
He showed that humility on Wednesday, saying that before he blessed the crowd he wanted their prayers for him and bowed his head.
"Good night, and have a good rest," he said before going back into the palace.
Tens of thousands of people who braved cold rain to watch the smokestack atop the Sistine Chapel jumped in joy when white smoke poured out a few minutes past 7 p.m., many shouting "Habemus Papam!" or "We have a pope!" -- as the bells of St. Peter's Basilica and churches across Rome pealed.
hey cheered again when the doors to the loggia opened, and again when Bergoglio's name was announced.
"I can't explain how happy I am right now," said Ben Canete, a 32-year-old Filipino, jumping up and down in excitement.
Elected on the fifth ballot, Francis was chosen in one of the fastest conclaves in years, remarkable given there was no clear front-runner going into the vote and that the church had been in turmoil following the upheaval unleashed by Pope Benedict XVI's surprise resignation.
A winner must receive 77 votes, or two-thirds of the 115, to be named pope.
For comparison's sake, Benedict was elected on the fourth ballot in 2005 -- but he was the clear front-runner going into the vote. Pope John Paul II was elected on the eighth ballot in 1978 to become the first non-Italian pope in 455 years.
Patrizia Rizzo ran down the main boulevard to the piazza with her two children as soon as she heard the news on the car radio. "I parked the car ... and dashed to the square, she said. "It's so exciting, as Romans we had to come."
The Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said it was a "good hypothesis" that the pope would be installed next Tuesday, on the feast of St. Joseph, patron saint of the universal church.
Unlike the confusion that reigned during the 2005 conclave, the smoke this time around has been clear: black during the first two rounds of burned ballots, and then a clear white on Wednesday night -- thanks to special smoke flares akin to those used in soccer matches or protests that were lit in the chapel ovens.
The Vatican on Wednesday divulged the secret recipe used: potassium perchlorate, anthracene, which is a derivative of coal tar, and sulfur for the black smoke; potassium chlorate, lactose and a pine resin for the white smoke.
The chemicals are contained in five units of a cartridge that is placed inside the stove of the Sistine Chapel. When activated, the five blocks ignite one after another for about a minute apiece, creating the steady stream of smoke that accompanies the natural smoke from the burned ballot papers.
Despite the great plumes of smoke that poured out of the chimney, neither the Sistine frescoes nor the cardinals inside the chapel suffered any smoke damage, Lombardi said.
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The 2010 NAB Show is days away. My e-mail box is full of information from exhibitors. It's a mix of great, good and useless information.
The great
We cover the technology of radio broadcasting. You already know that. When I receive information about new products, product updates, significant transactions, new installations, company appointments and similar information, we share it with you right away. That's a big part of what we do. We process information for you so you can do your job better.
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I also get plenty of material that has relevance, but it tends to serve the manufacturer's interests more than anyone else's. Quite often I have to do more legwork and get the real meat from these items. The fact that a company is exhibiting at a convention is nice to know, but there has to be more to it. Begging for both visitors does no one any good.
The useless
Then there are the releases that say absolutely nothing. I think these releases are written for the company CEO so he can feel good about himself, or they are written for potential investors who want to read a series of buzz words that have no substance, or they are written by a PR person who was given no real information in the first place but was told to issue a press release. (There's an art to issuing a press release that says nothing but appears to be loaded with great information.) I call the useless releases fact-free press releases. They say nothing. They often say nothing but still use 1,000 words to do it.
Here's a great example I just received:
"[The company] will use its industry skills to form a product offering that will give value to the customer, while keeping stringent control over quality. [The company] aims to introducing higher end features into a cost effective range of products for the broadcast media market. This is great news for the end-users as they have gone through a torrid financial crisis and have been forced to trim the organizational fat. [The company] has done this from the beginning! And [company] will endeavor to bring in new business ideas to keep overheads at a minimum while giving fantastic value."
The release goes on and about how this manufacturer will develop new products that help the bottom line, but there is no mention about what these products might do.
And my final peave? The exhibitors who spam the news media list with releases. Do you think I need to know about the newest $20,000 camera lens?
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There's new app's out there that can help you save on gas. Smart phone app's like 'Gas Buddy' might end up being this year's most popular. This app can allow the user to check for the cheapest gas prices in any given area. The information comes from like-minded consumers utilizing a concept called crowd-sourcing, according to CNET Editor Brian Cooley.
"Crowd sourcing means people like you who have the app installed when you go to a gas station while you're filling up you say 'uh, I got a second or two, I'll enter the gas prices at this gas station and then everyone else can see that information."
Apple's app for the I-Phone is called 'Fuel Finder', but relies on 'Gas Buddy' for its information, which is constantly being updated from people standing right at the gas pump.
"I think the real value here is that you're going to get a very community oriented take on where the cheapest gas is in a way that only thousands of real eyeballs in the street could ever do," says Cooley.
These app's cost very little or nothing at all, and a serious upswing in use is expected if gas prices go even higher.
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Soziale Verantwortung von Unternehmen als erwünschter Konsumparameter (Kommentar)
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Volume (Year): 30 (2004)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 421-428
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