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Hospital Birth vs. Home Birth: A Debate on Choices
Dr. Jay DiLeo, OB-GYN, with midwife advocate James Henderson, Esq.
Let's face it, there are two aspects to labor and delivery: 1) the thinking part, and 2) the mechanical part.
The thinking part is addressed during prenatal care. High risk conditions will prevent planning a home birth, and I think even the most ardent supporters of home delivery have no problem agreeing. The mechanical part is addressed at delivery. At this point, obstetrics is easy; a woman is either going to deliver vaginally … or she's not. Dysfunctional labors are the very things that midwives handle very well. Unfortunately, obstetrics is a condition in which an emergency can crop up suddenly, progress rapidly, and hurt or kill a baby or mother. If delivery is natural, so is still birth, placental abruption, fetal distress, shoulder dystocia, etc.
This is the problem with home deliveries. If a baby is suffering hypoxia, every minute counts. On a baby-by-baby case, a home delivery that cannot provide immediate Cesarean rescue is unfair to the unborn should a problem occur. Every birth I've attended has been in a hospital. It's been rare (approximately three to four times a year), but I've been in the uncomfortable position of needing to deliver a baby within moments. To put a new life at higher risk, even the slightest higher risk, of jeopardizing his or her intellectual potential is too selfish to justify. If you think not having the birthing experience you want is a bitter disappointment, try to imagine brining a special child to physical therapy every day or to Children's Hospital every month, or having to learn how to thread feeding tubes. Suddenly the romance of the hearth flickers out.
In my book, a main philosophy is that it's not how you have the baby, but how you raise the baby. Having the perfect delivery memory is silly if you won't put seat belts on your children, if you smoke, or if you lose it and inflict physical or emotional abuse on them. If you're looking for fulfillment with children, get it from raising them. Sure, it would be nice and important to have the birth memory you desired, but most of all you want a normal child who will give you the expected fulfillment in raising him or her.
OK, so far I've been philosophical about the whole thing what if this and what if that. Home birth enthusiasts feel that under the right conditions normal pregnancy a home birth is just as safe as a hospital delivery. They quote statistics that compare the neonatal and maternal complication rates with those of hospitals wherein there seems to be no difference.
Beware statistics!
You can use statistics to argue your side just as legitimately as the other side can use them to their own advantage. This is why all of the studies in the prestigious medical journals follow such stringent guidelines to eliminate any polluting aspects and ensure a verifiable conclusion. Another warning about studies: They generalize the population. If there's only a one in a thousand chance of a complication happening, that's pretty good odds against that happening to you. But if you ARE that one, it might as well be a thousand out of a thousand, right? The point here is that studies are conducted academically on vast numbers of people by physicians who don't have to face those ones out of the thousands in their private practices. Your doctor, on the other hand, wants the best guarantee that everything that could be done to protect your baby is in fact being done. Because he or she would have to face you if the unthinkable happens. This is an awesome responsibility. And you can't say you've done everything you could to protect your child from sudden, bad surprises unless you have anesthesia immediately accessible, a blood bank nearby, and surgical rescue readily available. Your home can't do that. Only a hospital can. Even with it's bigger, badder germs that are thrown up in the pro-home birth arguments.
This is not to say that statistically significant studies aren't meaningful they're what move medicine forward. Another thing that moves medicine forward is the professional specialty organizations that oversee the studies, as well as the training and continuing education of the respective specialists. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is one such organization. It above all represents the highest scientific authority in determining the most prudent protocols in assessing, administering to, and preventatively managing women's health and pregnancy. ACOG assumes this responsibility with the highest of ideals. I myself follow the
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Who is Autumn Williams?
Autumn Williams is a Bigfooter. She has a Website, a Blog and a YouTube Channel. She has been researching Bigfoot all her life, ever since an encounter at the age of two-and-a-half. An encounter shared with her mother.
On her sight www.oregonbigfoot.com she has one of the best (and oldest) sightings database on the web. She collects sightings from several sources; BFRO, International Bigfoot Society, various publications and even reports submitted directly to her through her website. She even includes hyper-links to the source websites when possible.
She has recently been posting some real gems on her blog (http://www.oregonbigfoot.com/blog/). Her writing is light and casual and filled with detail and insight you could only gain from a veteran with seasoned experience.
She was recently interviewed on Night Callers web radio. Its the best dose of Autumn Willams a person can get, she divulges several pearls of Bigfoot wisdom.
On her Youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/oregonbigfoot) you get to actually meet her, she has trailer to her DVD, and a several video blog clips. You can watch the trailer at the end of this post.
Finally everybody here at Bigfoot Lunch Club are big fans of Autumn, we appreciate her novel approach to Bigfoot Research. We love her main philosophy; try to gain a rapport, a relationship with the Sasquatch. An interaction with Bigfoot must on the creatures' own terms. genius.
We salute you Autumn Williams.
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- AnonymousMar 28, 2012, 10:37:00 PM
I read some of William's 'Stuff', did a little Backgrounding", and was frankly, unimpressed. I'll stop before reducing her to a self-serving, self-promoting, quasi-researcher, but I cannot stop before relating what happened to me when I offered her a bit of constructive criticism (that she honestly needs but will never hear). I was very kind and had no intentions of being rude or offensive, for I still respected her as a researcher/experiencer and only meant to help. Well, she immediately banned me from her site and was clearly outraged (I call it the "Sybil Sheppard Syndrome") that I dared to offer her, the goddess of Sasquatchery, advice on anything.ReplyDelete
Clearly, after her Sybil Sheppard like tantrum, my opinion of her is no longer that of a selfless researcher whose primary concern is for subject and not self. Autumn Williams is a self-serving ego maniac in the same mold of Matt Moneymaker. She is great at managing the impressions of others and is clearly not use to hearing anything but praise - I imagine that this is a quality that she has learned to manipulate since the time she was an adorable young blonde child.Replies
- Ricardo NascimentoMar 29, 2012, 11:06:00 AM
Your opinion means nothing if you're anonymous. It's the coward's way out.Delete
- AnonymousMar 31, 2012, 4:02:00 AM
I like Autumn and her research,but I have to admit,I agree with some aspects of your post.The members of Oregon Bigfoot seem to be "Autumn Williams Fans" first and foremost.If you dare to disagree or critisize,you will be punished.Delete
- AnonymousJul 25, 2014, 9:53:00 AM
Matt or Autumn is neither like what you are saying. Ok, so you tried giving your uninvited advice and she disagreed, that doesn't make her a bad person. She probably just got a little offended. You seem like you're interested in the bigfoot research, then maybe you can make you own site about it and then allow anybody and only anybody that you would prefer into it. I'm sorry that you were banned from the site, but all in all I really don't see anything wrong with autumn.Delete
- AnonymousMar 29, 2012, 10:53:00 AM
It's Cybil Sheppard.. ;)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMar 29, 2012, 11:45:00 AM
How mean spirited you are. Please have some respect for others. Is this commentary merely professional jealousy, or just a cowardly comment meant to make youself feel superior? Shame on you!ReplyDelete
Autumn is one of the few researchers out there that tell it how it is and won't bow down to the mainstream way of thinking,she's been there and done it!Her book Enoch is an absolute gem,more than worth the read,she's in my opinion one of the most genuine and straight talking researchers out there,she does it her own way and if she treads on a few toes it's for a good reason! To put her and Matt Moneymaker in the same sentence is a joke,now that guy is a real clown! Well done to her for everything she's done and been involved in.If you are one of the lucky people to have encountered one of these majestic beings then she'd be the one i'd go to,not all these fake,wanna be so called researchers,a true lady of honour and respectful to everyone,unless they have some sort of hidden agender or just plain in it for the money!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJul 30, 2012, 7:33:00 AM
Autumn have you heard anymore from the fella in Enoch? I found that book very interesting and would like to hear more about it.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousSep 21, 2012, 6:27:00 AM
The fella in the Enoch book was in a bad accident and nearly killed. It was on the local news in Fort Myers Florida awhile back. And it left him really messed up, some kind of brain injury I'm told. Don't know if Ms Williams is in contact with him, I hear they had a falling out of some kind. I would like to hear more about Enoch and mike but it sounds like that won't be happening.Delete
- AnonymousOct 16, 2012, 6:46:00 PM
That guy in FT. Myers FL. that got hurt is not the same guy in the book. I know the guy in the book and he's doing fine.Delete
- AnonymousAug 21, 2012, 12:22:00 PM
I think Autumn Williams is a kind and sensitive researcherReplyDelete
who honestly had an encounter and is looking for answers. While she may be attractive and possess that undefined
"star quality", I find her to be real, down to earth, and
very sincere. I realllly hate to see her hang it up but I
wish her absolutely the best in health and happiness.
Maybe we'll be lucky enough to see her back searching for
truth of bigfoot again. I, for one, are more than ready
to see that happen. And, I certainly respect her for following her heart and her beliefs. Very few of us have
the courage to do that anymore.
- AnonymousAug 21, 2012, 1:58:00 PM
I have found over the years it interesting to watch Autumn and how she interacts with men. Being a stripper at Jiggles in Eugene, Oregon does not give her the right to think all men are lusting after her.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSep 6, 2012, 6:45:00 AM
"Bigfoot Is Real"ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSep 20, 2012, 12:29:00 PM
Total nutjob!ReplyDelete
I think Autumn is a decent person. I've been following her blog and website on and off for a couple years now, and I have no reason to believe that she has any ulterior motives.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOct 27, 2012, 5:45:00 AM
Hi Autumn I really miss the "Mysterious Encounters" show, was wondering why it went off the air?ReplyDelete
Does anyone know how Autumn is doing?ReplyDelete
hello Autumn just wanted to say I just found your big into this Bigfoot research that is cool good for you autumn I also wanted to say that we met before a long time ago its cool to see that your doing great good luck to you and stay save BrianReplyDelete
Autumn, I hope you are doing well. I have always admired you for your astute observations and wisdom. You are beautiful enough to be a movie star, but aren't afraid to get dirty and uncomfortable being in the forest doing sasquatch research. You have always been nice to me, even when a jealous wife of a sasquatch investigator slandered me at the beginning of my own sasquatch research.She made untrue accusations, signed her husband's name to it and sent the letter to BFRO. I was so new that the field researchers and other curators didn't know whether to believe it or not. I could tell it damaged my reputation. I let it slide rather than keeping it stirred up, figuring that in the long run, I would prove myself.ReplyDelete
I am preparing to write a book on sasquatch behavior...behavior that hasn't been described, as far as I know, in any other book. I would appreciate your input, Autumn..Replies
- Shelly Parker-BinkleyJan 26, 2014, 11:36:00 PM
Sue have you heard from her? Sorry to hear this happen to you. That is why I keep a low profile mostly I don't need the drama. The truth does come out in a matter of time. Best luck with your book.Delete
- AnonymousJan 7, 2014, 4:33:00 PM
- AnonymousMay 8, 2014, 8:26:00 PM
autumn williams is the bomb when it comes down to bigfoot research so keep it up girl as the legend LIVES!ReplyDelete
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reassured Egypt's new Islamist president on Monday that the United States would forge ahead with plans to expand economic assistance despite anti-American protests that cast new shadows over U.S. engagement with the region.
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The senior official said Clinton, who has personally lobbied lawmakers to keep U.S. aid to Egypt and other Arab countries on track, believed these concerns had been laid to rest.
"Of course we understand that there may be (of Congress) who have questioned (the aid), but there is strong bipartisan support for Egypt being a democratic success because it's in our national security interest that that occur," the official said.
The United States was a close ally of Egypt under Mubarak and gives $1.3 billion in military aid a year to Egypt plus other assistance
Mursi will use his New York trip to appear at former President Bill Clinton's annual philanthropic summit but has no plans to meet U.S. President Barack Obama, who is forgoing individual meetings with world leaders during his own brief stop at the United Nations on Tuesday.
In his talks with Clinton, Mursi outlined his government's plans to enact economic reforms as part of a broader push to win a $4.8 billion loan package from the International Monetary Fund, which the United States supports, the official said.
"The Egyptians have a lot of tough road in front of them to take the budget reforms that will be necessary and to do it in a way that helps them to move their democratic process forward," the official said.
Clinton and Mursi also discussed security issues including a rising militant threat in the Sinai Peninsula, a region critical to relations with neighboring Israel.
The U.S. official said Clinton and Mursi also touched on the issue of Iran but indicated the United States would be slow to support Mursi's proposal that Iran, Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia form a new group to try to find a solution to the violence in Syria.
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Obama's rival in the U.S. presidential race, Republican Mitt Romney, called for a tougher line with Egypt after protesters scaled the Cairo compound wall and tore down the U.S. flag in one of series of protests that also saw the U.S. consulate attacked in the Libyan city of Benghazi, killing the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
Obama created doubts this month when he told a Spanish-language television network that the United States considered the new Islamist government neither an ally nor an enemy.
The U.S. official said Clinton's meeting with the Egyptian leader was relaxed and warm and waved away suggestions that the president's "ally" comment reflected broader uncertainty in the relationship.
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GPS maker Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) will officially be added to the S&P 500 on Dec. 11 after the bell rings. The commercial printer RR Donnelley (NASDAQ: RRD) will be cast out of the club to make room for Garmin. RR Donnelley, not to be left out in the cold completely, however, will be added into the S&P 400 MidCap Index, because the company's "market cap is more representative of the mid-cap market space," according to S&P Dow Jones in a press release. So, with the recent news, what does it all mean for Garmin?
The company reported its Q3 results on Oct. 31, reporting relatively strong revenue growth. According to the company:
"Gross margins improved to 53% in the quarter. Operating margins also improved to 24% from 22% in the prior year as operating expenses were essentially flat. Revenue growth combined with improved margins resulted in both operating income and proforma EPS growth. Operating income for the quarter grew 9% to $160 million while proforma EPS was $0.74, a 4% improvement over the prior year. We sold approximately 3.7 million units in the quarter, which is up 7% year-over-year as Auto OEMs and Outdoor volumes increased."
Garmin has also announced that they will be raising their full year proforma EPS guidance after considering their third quarter results.
Garmin looks reasonably valued at first glance, so lets dig a little deeper into the company.
The Aviation, Marine, Outdoor and Fitness segments contributed 43% of the total revenue mix for the company, and 59% of the total operating income for the quarter.
The company's Aviation segment showed promise, and is one of the company's best shots for future expansion and growth. The company saw revenue in its aviation segment grow 3%, with six announced cockpits planned for delivery in the coming year- which should help generate and sustain new revenue and growth in the upcoming future. The company is also investing more into its aviation segment, explaining that:
"During the quarter, we announced two additional cockpit wins that highlight the progress we are making to expand our presence in the OEM market. Just this week, Cessna announced that our G5000 integrated flight deck has been chosen for the upgraded Citation Sovereign. And early in the quarter, we announced a new relationship with AgustaWestland, who selected a G1000H for updated 119 model helicopter. Both the Sovereign and the 119 are scheduled for certification in 2013."
The aviation business should be lucrative for Garmin going into the future, and the company would be wise to evolve into more of an aviation-related OEM provider. Auto and outdoor volumes increased as well, with YoY sales rising 7%. The marine segment was the thorn in the company's side at the end of their most recent quarter. A decrease in revenues by 7% was blamed on the weak economy, but the company also elaborated that higher gross margin and gross profit helped to "more than offset the impact of lower sales."
Garmin is remaining profitable overall and its strengthening aviation segment should provide the company with future growth. Although they may not be the most exciting company to invest in, they are extremely healthy financially with a rock-solid balance sheet.
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I have no doubt that their antics will continue as we move forward, but I'm going to take a (semi)brief hiatus from posting in order to help prepare my family for our upcoming out-of-state move and help the girls get acclimated to our new home. I hope to be back at it in the not-too-distant future; please don't forget to check in every once in awhile, or the easiest way to keep tabs on me is to click "subscribe" on the right hand corner of the screen; enter your e-mail address, and you'll automatically get an e-mail whenever there is a new post. (Don't worry, you won't get any spam or other e-mails, only posts from this blog).
Happy spring to all of you, and for now, I'll leave you with some of my favorite new quips from Puppy and Kitten. Enjoy!
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Puppy (munching on an apple a few minutes later): This apple is exquisite!
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Puppy (about a scratch above her eye): If it doesn't heal it won't end up good, like how the scar above your eye camouflages in with the rest of your wrinkles.
Kitten (waiting for a playdate): If they don't come, I'm cancelling my playdate. Literally. I've been waiting hours for this day.
Kitten (pointing to fancy dress she'd outgrown): I want to keep this so when I am a teenager I can wear it to a ball and go strutting in my heels.
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Lost at Wal-Mart? There's an app for that
Smartphone features help shoppers find what they're looking for -- and hopefully buy more.
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With top-line troubles weighing on their shoulders, retailers are doing anything they can to get customers to buy more, including lowering prices, adding incentives and squeezing into cities.
But according to Nathan Pettyjohn, the CEO of Aisle411, about 20% of retail sales are lost not because of a tough economy or low consumer spending but because shoppers simply can't find what they're looking for.
As a shopper, I can relate. I've walked into a Wal-Mart (WMT), for example, countless times looking for just one item and immediately felt like I was lost in a foreign city. The store layouts aren't uniform, and the only thing they all have in common is their massive size.
But, as they say, there's an app for everything these days. And now, there's an app for that, too.
Wal-Mart is just one of a few stores that have introduced indoor navigation apps to help customers become more efficient -- and hopefully more proficient -- shoppers.
Wal-Mart's app allows you to search for an item and find the aisle number for its location, while Target (TGT) and Walgreen (WAG) have made their floor layout plans available on gadgets like the Apple (AAPL) iPhone.
Home Depot (HD), with its 40,000 or so items, also has an aisle-number locator, which it is actively working to make even more accurate and consistent.
So far, customers have responded well. Within two weeks of Wal-Mart's May launch of the additional feature, about 15% of page views were from shoppers locating goods in stores, USA Today reports.
The move to get customers to find and buy more products comes as the competition between Wal-Mart and Target is as tough as ever -- with the latter recently stealing the title of "cheapest" from its bigger rival. Both stores are also facing pressure from online retailers like Amazon (AMZN).
The increased prominence of e-tailing has even pushed some stores to include coupons, prices, store hours and bar code scanners in their app offerings -- things that are usually not released, for competitive reasons.
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Rob Johnstone: When I hear that a finish is remaining tacky and refusing to dry, my first thought is that the finish is old and no longer viable. Can I explain why it was OK with the first coat and not with the second … nope. At this point in time, it is not really important why it stayed tacky. (I would get rid of that poly, though.) Were it my project, I would remove the tacky poly, let the piece sit for 24 hours (in a heated space, not a cold garage …), then sand it smooth and apply a new coat of a freshly purchased poly. Getting the tacky stuff off is going to be a pain. I'd try some coarse steel wool combined with flooded-on mineral spirits to see if that will get it off of the wood. If not, then I'd move to a cabinet scraper and elbow grease.
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Forbes - yeah, we all know them - has released a Top 10 list of the World's Most Expensive Cars. Think forking over $100,000 on a car is already a financial burden? Well, think again. Not only are these cars fast and powerful, but they command a pretty steep price tag, which is only affordable to those people that have as much money as we have lottery tickets.
Something of note for this list is that there are two cars that have yet to be unveiled, let alone given a price tag. Their respective prices are then assumptions by Forbes and may change the list once the actual prices have been revealed.
Another thing that we noticed is the conspicuous absence of the Aston Martin One-77 , which, at $1.77 million, is easily one of the most expensive cars in the world. Forbes normally covers a lot of holes on their list, but they clearly made one oversight there.
Check out Forbes' list after the jump.
Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe: $447,000
The newest Rolls-Royce to come out of West Sussex also happens to be its most expensive. The new Phantom Drophead Coupe commands as much respect for its luxury and performance as it does for its price tag. The luxury ride is powered by a 6.75-liter naturally aspirated V12 engine that delivers an impressive 453 horsepower and 531 lb/ft of torque with the option of adding a teak deck made of 30 different pieces of fine-grain wood. As you can expect, Rolls-Royce s don't come cheap, and in the case of the new Phantom Drophead Coupe, that's $447,000 you're going to have to part with.
Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce: $455,400
If the Drophead Coupe is all about riding in luxury, then the Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce is all about riding at break-neck speeds. As one of the last special edition Murcielago models to come out of Sant'Agata, Lamborghini wasted little time in making this Murcielago a car nobody's going to forget anytime soon. Inside this stunning piece of Italian machinery lies a 6.5-liter V12 engine that produces 670 horsepower and can clock a 0-60 mph time of just 3.2 seconds. Care for one? Do you have $455,400?
Ferrari SA Aperta: $520,000 (est.)
The first of four estimated price tags on this list belongs to a car that we first saw at the Paris Auto Show: the Ferrari SA Aperta . Built to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Pininfarina, the SA Aperta is based on the 599 GTO with an engine that's nothing to laugh about, that is unless you classify a V12 engine that produces 670 horsepower as funny. Ferrari has yet to reveal an official price on the SA Aperta, although Forbes seems to think that it's going to be somewhere around $520,000. This limited run Ferrari 's price tag is aided not just by its performance capabilities, but also because of its exclusivity, which, in case you didn't know, limits the vehicle to 80 units.
Gallery Ferrari SA Aperta
LeBlanc Mirabeau: $728,000
Not a lot of people are familiar with this Swiss racer, but the street-legal LeBlanc Mirabeau just happens to be one of the most expensive cars on this list – and for good reason, too. It packs a supercharged V8 engine under its hood, producing a whopping 700 horsepower and 850 Nm of torque. And also, despite it's race-aesthetics, the Mirabeau is absolutely street-legal, providing a car that's going to grab attention like a basketful of magnets inside a hardware store. As for the price tag, well, let's just say that unless you have about $728,000 at your disposal, you might want to think of a cheaper – and more practical – set of wheels to take around the block.
Gallery LeBlanc Mirabeau
SSC Ultimate Aero: $750,000
Ultimate is as Ultimate gets. That's how you describe the SSC Ultimate Aero , the one-time fastest car on the planet, thanks in large part to its monster V8 engine that produces 1,287 horsepower with a staggering top speed of 273 mph. Many have described the SSC Ultimate Aero as the Bugatti Veyron 's kryptonite, and for good reason. Before Bugatti recently reclaimed the title of fastest production car on the planet, the Ultima te Aero held that lofty title, one in which they're itching to get back. As for the price tag for one of these bad boys, it's going to cost you $750,000. Speed has a price, so they say.
Gallery SSC Ultimate Aero
Ferrari F70: $870,000
Unless Forbes knows more than any of us care to imagine, number five on their list is a car that hasn't even had its world unveiling yet. Yep, they're talking about the successor to the Ferrari Enzo, a car that's been christened as the "F70 ". Not much is known about the "F70" other than its rumored to have either a V12 engine or a turbocharged V8 that produces somewhere in the neighborhood of 700 horsepower. Either way, Forbes is pricing the "F70" at $870,000, which is about $200,000 more than what its predecessor – the Enzo – was priced when it first hit the market about a decade ago.
Pagani C9: $1.3 million
Another car that's yet to hit the market despite it's apparent fondness for being photographed by 'auto-razzis' over and over again is the Pagani C9 . Contrary to earlier reports, the new Pagani supercar will not come with an AMG-sourced V12 engine. Although AMG will still be tasked to build the new engine, it will be created specifically for the C9 with a rumored output of somewhere around 700 horsepower. The car will only be limited to 40 units and as such, Forbes is estimating that Pagani will be taking advantage of the law of supply and demand, putting in a price tag of $1.3 million for each model.
Gallery Pagani Huayra
Maybach Landaulet: $1.405 million
As one of only two luxury cars to make it on the list, the Maybach Landaulet completely redefines the words 'class' and 'luxury'. The chauffeur-driven limousine is based on the 62S and features a soft partial convertible top above the rear-sear passengers making for a pretty comfortable Sunday morning car. Talking about luxury, the Landaulet is one of the closest things you can find to a mobile hotel room. It comes with its own refrigerator, folding tables, and two champagne flutes hand-polished in 925 sterling silver. Further stressing its 'luxurious' image, the Landaulet is a car that can only be afforded by those who live and breath in luxury - people that can afford a car for $1.405 million.
Koenigsegg Agera: $1.5 million
Straight from the Scandinavian winds of Sweden is a supercar that breathes 910 horsepower and can accelerate 'north to 60' in just three seconds. As the latest masterpiece built by Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg , the Agera is definitely in a class all its own. We've already touched on all those ponies under its hood, which is made entirely possible because of the 4.7-liter V8 engine underneath, but the Agera is also being touted for one advantage it has over its competitors: cabin and luggage space. Sure, it's not the first thing you're going to look at when you're in the market for a supercar, but at an estimated $1.5 million – and we know that kind of money doesn't just grow on trees - you're going to take any advantage you can get.
Gallery Koenigsegg Agera
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport: $2.6 million
The Holy Grail of all Bugatti Veyron models, the Super Sport isn't just the most expensive car on the planet with a $2.6 million asking price, but it also happens to be the current record-holder of fastest production car on the planet having clocked a Guinness World Record speed of 268 mph. We're pretty sure that that record is eventually going to be broken someday. But in the world of the present, the Veyron Super Sport stands head and shoulders above everybody else as the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive production car you'll find today.


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It's been more than five years since the Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station was heavily damaged by flood waters.
Tuesday, crews marked the end of an era- tearing down the building that's served the city since 1985.
It's a scene that triggered memories for firefighter Nick Miller.
"It's sad. I wanted to document it in my mind," he said.
This is where Miller's career as a firefighter began.
Miller spent just two years under the roof of the city's central station before it took on ten feet of water in 2008's flood.
"Getting hired and getting brought in to the family of firefighting, getting accepted and working with the guys every third day, it becomes your second family," Miller said.
Tuesday, Miller was among the group of current and retired firefighters getting one last look as the building was reduced to rubble, but with the demolition comes the prospects of a new beginning.
"While one chapter closes, another one opens," said Greg Buelow, spokesperson with the Cedar Rapids fire department.
In just three weeks construction will wrap up on the city's new central fire station, which is set to open in the fall.
"As bad as the flood was, as surreal as this scene is seeing your old central fire station demolished, we realize that we're in a better spot," Buelow said.
The new 67,000 square foot, $20 million facility will be equipped with better efficiencies and technology.
Most importantly, it will help the fire department respond quicker to emergencies.
"Over 12 percent of the city will be within a mile and a half of a fire station that wasn't at the time of the flood," Buelow said.
Reason to believe the new building will better serve the area for many more years to come.
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Hot or Not? "3 Sets" for Roland Garros
9 Comments
Dumber. Good taste costs no more.
Kitsch. I suppose it would be cute (ick) for a clubhouse or something...
I guess I could see this in a clubhouse, but anywhere else- ugly.
I think it's meant for the court. In that case, it works.
Not sure about the other stuff, but the decanter looks great.
Taken out of context, that decanter and the tumblers are quite chic.
I think it would be great for a game room or a backyard but not for living room.
So not. I thought that big decanter was a bong at first glance.
Great stuff for the tennis addict. The decanter and board are great. Table is cool but even cooler would be based on a modern day racquet.


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After a hectic day at Longleaf Learning Center, a group of preschoolers wind down with some yoga.
"Peace begins with us," they repeat, with their yoga instructor, Sarah Hawks leading the mantra.
"We meditate for what reasons you guys. What do you think?" she asked, " If you're feeling...?"
"Sad," answers one little girl.
"Sad, perfect answer," said Sarah, "You guys are such good little yogis."
After an entire day of studying, these kids can enjoy some active yoga playtime.
"Children learn through play, so we've turned this into a playful way for them to do yoga," Sarah explained.
From cat poses to shaky fun moves, this class gets the entire class moving. Well, almost the entire class. One little boy, who's new, seems a little shy at first.
"The minute that he saw we were all laughing, dancing, singing, he started dancing to the songs, he started clapping," Sarah explained.
"I did downward dog," said little Alexandra Marzo, a cute little 4-year-old wearing glasses.
Like Alexandra, these kids are all getting quite the workout.
"The way that we have them up and down, up and down, throughout the whole class, it's a lot of cardio!" exclaimed Sarah.
Bella Arwood, 4, also loves all the fun and play.
"We do a silly monkey dance!" she said, with a smile.
"It's also a lot of focus, so by the time we're done, they're pretty wiped out," the instructor told us.
So that's when it's time to go from musical mayhem to meditation: Kids channeling their inner chakras and learning to chill after a long day of preschool.
"They can dream up anything that they want to and they can lay there and just imagine it."
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Lynne Ferguson
Artist in Residence
Kentucky Library & Museum
Graduated: 2005
Where do you currently work?
I work at the Kentucky Library & Museum at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY. The Kentucky Library & Museum is the Special Collections Department of Universities Libraries.
Tell me a bit about your career?
As Artist in Residence at the Kentucky Library & Museum, I work in the education department with various responsibilities. I explore and nourish collaborations with other art entities, artists, and crafts persons. Examples are the Side-by-Side annual art exhibit in collaboration with VSAarts of Kentucky, and the Bowling Green Gallery Hop, which consist of non-profits, businesses, and individual artists. I develop workshops for adults and curate exhibits with local and regional artists as basket maker Beth Hester and artist Willie Rascoe. I develop and direct history and art day camps for primary and secondary school age children and art programs for school field trips. I also do professional development for educators.
As an oral historian I worked with the Bunch Historic District project, Glasgow, KY, and with Greater Campbellsville United, Campbellsville, KY. Both projects were collecting histories from residents and former residents of the traditional historic African American communities within the towns.
As adjunct faculty at Western Kentucky University I have taught Introduction to Folklore.
As a visual artist I have exhibited work regionally, received many awards and have work in many collections in the region. I have a studio in my home and continue to paint, draw and recycle objects into my work. I have been involved in many artists' related organizations and taught drawing and painting workshops and classes.
How has folklore prepared you for your career?
The study of folklore at Western Kentucky University awakened my awareness of community aesthetic. I have always believed that all things people create were intrinsically valuable without realizing the importance of social aesthetic. This understanding is a valuable tool in orchestrating community collaborations. Folklore fieldwork classes gave me a new range and appreciation of documentation and fieldwork, which I used as an oral historian. The professors painfully (painful for them) taught me how to effectively communicate my fieldwork through writing.
The professionalism, intellect, and compassion that I found in the professors in Western's Folklore Department changed my life. I have so many great memories of time spent in graduate school.


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