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Victor Grimmy Owusu (born July 20, 1987), better known by his stage name V.I.C., is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. His hit single, "Get Silly", reached #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2008. V.I.C. was born in Queens, New York to an American mother and a Ghanaian father.At ten he wrote his first song, a drug awareness rap for his elementary school. Later that year he moved with his family to College Park, Georgia, an Atlanta suburb. After graduating from high school he worked as a freelance barber. His debut album Beast was released on August 26, 2008. Anything worth having demands hard work and sacrifice. Just ask Atlanta's newest superstar-in-the-making V.I.C. as he readies for his debut album, due in Spring 2008. Born in the rough and tumble Corona section of Queens, NY to a native New Yorker mom and African immigrant dad from Ghana, V.I.C. has been making music for as long as he can remember. He was 10 years old when he first put pen to pad after being asked ... Read More
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Recent library events, news and more.
On October 23 the Alma Powell Branch had a very lively book discussion on the book Daddy's House by Azarel. The book group will meet again on November 20 to discuss The Prada Plan book 1 & 2. If you like Urban Fiction please join us at 6:00 on 11/20 at Powell. See you then.
How fortunate we are to have musicians of this caliber in our midst. Elden Kelly and Carolyn Koebel staged a remarkable show at Central Library on September 19th, the 69th show in the library's ongoing live concert series. Kelly is often labeled as a virtuoso guitarist and Caroline a percussionist extraordinaire, but there is simply no better way to describe them, and there is truthfully no easy way to put into words what they do. Their music crosses borders and bridges genres, both are absolute masters of their craft. Kelly sings and plays an array of exquisite instruments, including six and 12-string guitars, a Turkish cumbus, and an 11-string fretless guitar. And Carolyn's self-described "broad palette" of percussive instruments, ranging from tiny bells and tuning forks to the "giant drum," takes the art of percussion to a whole new level. Thanks to the generosity of both artists, you can relive their show in its entirety here, or purchase their recordings here and here. Please support these artists; how fortunate we are to have them both.
Last week we chatted virtually with an author for the first time in a Children's program at Kalamazoo Public Library! It was awesome! Sara Pennypacker, writes the Clementine books, in addition to many other wonderful books for young readers. She was gracious enough to talk with us virtually through the website Skype. Our new book club for 1-3 graders and their parents were the lucky group who got to speak with her and it was a highlight of my week and one of the coolest things I've done in a long time. We could all see Sara on the big screen from her home and she could see the group of 37 kids and their parents, eager to talk with her about Clementine and writing. To prepare for the visit, the group discussed which questions to ask Sara. Some of my favorites were "What's "Rutabega's" real name?" and "How did you come up with the idea for Clementine?" We asked a few questions as a group and then individual children spoke directly to Sara via the microphone and laptop. I think everyone who wanted to was able to ask a question and Sara gave thoughtful and sometimes hilarious answers. She told the kids that paying attention to all kinds of things in their life will give them great ideas for stories. She encouraged us all to really listen to the children in our lives and to give them the gift of our undivided attention on a regular basis. No question was too small or too often asked for Sara as she patiently chatted with us about life, writing, being a kid, and parenting. I think we all learned something different from her visit!
We hope to continue to meet with authors virtually at KPL programs! It's a great way to connect with authors and perhaps bring more to Kalamazoo than we otherwise could. The next chance to participate in a virtual author visit will be October 18,when Kazu Kibuishi, author of the very popular Amulet series "visits" the Van Deusen room!
If you missed the Art Hop circuit Friday please consider stopping at the Alma Powell Branch during our open hours and check out John Wijnberg's exhibit. It's one of our better exhibits if not our best.
John has provided us with some great portraits as well as some scenic ones. This exhibit will be showing until late September.
Through the generous support of the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society, the Oshtemo Branch Library of KPL is pleased to offer a telescope available for check out! The telescope, an Orion Star Blast 4.5" Astro, comes with a kit that includes all the tools you need to observe the skies, along with a simple instruction manual and star maps.
Members of the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society will be at the Oshtemo Library on Monday, July 16 at 3pm to talk with the public about the telescope, astronomy, and KAS. At 6pm they'll teach you how to use a variety of telescopes, including the library's Orion Star Blast. If you have an old telescope collecting dust, bring it in and they'll teach you how to use it! Then, on August 8, they'll host an observation session outside the Oshtemo Library.
Beginning Tuesday, July 17, the telescope may be checked out at the Oshtemo Branch Library for up to two weeks. You may place a hold on the telescope, but it can only be picked up at and returned to the Oshtemo Branch.
While anyone may attend the telescope workshop and observation session, please be aware that the telescope is available to Kalamazoo Public Library resident borrowers in good standing, who are at least 18 years old and have a valid license.
Staff from the Oshtemo library and KPL's IT department were joined by folks from the Oshtemo Township Park last week for a test run of our upcoming collaboration, Movies Under the Stars. We can't wait to screen the first film in our series, "The Muppets Take Manhattan", this Thursday, June 21 at the Oshtemo Township Park! Please join us for the movie at 9:15pm, and don't forget to bring a lawn chair or blanket, bug spray, and a flash light!
Every Wednesday at the Oshtemo Branch Library we partner with Connie Koening, an experienced Registered Nurse and Coordinator of Bronson Family Centered Education, from Bronson Hospital. Under Connie's guidance, we host 2 programs – Toddler Talk on Wednesday mornings from 10:00 to 12:00 and Baby Talk from 1:30 to 3:30. Programs are designed to gather Moms, Dads, and interested adult caregivers and their children for good old fashioned play. Ms Koning facilitates discussions among the adults while the toddlers play with puppets, puzzles and look at books. Once a month, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, I present a storytime planned especially for toddlers. I share stories, finger plays and action movements with the families.
Baby Talk meets weekly from 1:30 to 3:30 every Wednesday as well. We invite families with babies up to one year old to join Connie to network with other Moms and share the joys and trials of caring for a new baby. Again storytimes are offered on the third Wednesday of the month.
Come join us for some good old fashioned fun!
With the trend towards home grown, home-made and items of nostalgia, interest in quilting is gaining in popularity. Quilts can be functional, decorative and works of art. On March 24th the Oshtemo Branch Library featured the works of two quilters, Vicki Fischer of Stamford, Connecticut and Bette Boulding of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Seventy-five people were in attendance and they all enjoyed the program.
Vicki Fischer refers to herself as a story quilter. Her textile art quilts have been exhibited in galleries in Salt Lake City, Utah. She talked about what inspires her and the techniques used such as pin weaving. Inspiration for four of her quilts came from her experiences in Edo State Nigeria.
Bette Boulding, a former public school teacher is a utilitarian quilter. She shared with the enthusiastic audience an assortment of quilts such as tee shirts, recycled denim jeans, colorful African fabric prints and pictorial quilts. Her love and expertise in recycling items from dollies to men's suits and ties to create beautiful functional quilts was warmly received.
Before Spring officially arrives, I wanted to share a winter tradition which happens each December at the Oshtemo Branch Library.
During the month of December, volunteers from the Oshtemo Grange bring a Mitten Tree to the Library with the thought that our patrons will decorate the tree with donations of mittens, gloves, hats and scarves which they then donate to local schools. Just as in past years our mitten tree was loaded with items. This year alone Oshtemo patrons donated 59 hats; 26 scarves; 120 pairs of mittens, 16 hat and mitten sets plus other warm items for a total of 227 pieces! Oshtemo Branch Library patrons pride themselves on knitting for the tree throughout the year and their beautiful handiwork adds to the special beauty of the Mitten Tree.
This year a Daisy Troop visited the Oshtemo Branch Library for a tour and storytime. We of course had fun reading mitten stories and I shared two of my very favorite ones. Everyone should enjoy Knitty Kitty by David Elliott and The Missing Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellogg. The highlight of the visit was when each Daisy member decorated the Mitten Tree by adding their mitten donations.
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What a wonderful tradition to carry on by the partnering with the Library and the Grange. We look forward to next December.
On a Tuesday evening in January the Alma Powell Branch had its first Urban Fiction book discussion. The group was totally geeked about Ashley and Jaquavis' book The Trophy Wife. It was generally agreed upon that it was a love story full of mystery and intrigue.
On March 27 we will be diving into our next book Gunz and Roses by Keisha Ervin.
Please join us at 6:00 for good discussion, fellowship and refreshments.
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The U.S. stock market's rally to five-year highs is not a "sugar-high" courtesy of the Federal Reserve, but a result of a strengthening American economy, market watchers told CNBC on Monday, after the S&P 500 index closed Friday at its highest level since Dec. 31, 2007.
"This [rally] is a fundamentally driven advance in the stock market by growth in the economy," said Wells Capital Management's James Paulsen on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
Richard Bernstein, CEO of Richard Bernstein Advisors, agreed. "The economy is not strong in the absolute sense, but it continues to improve and that's why the stock market is up." He added, "There's very little to say that's going to change."
Despite Friday's surge, the S&P 500 is still about 6 percent away from its all-time closing high on Oct. 9, 2007. The Dow Industrial Average is about 5 percent from its record close on that same day.
There are a number of forces that could propel stocks to those new highs, or stop the rally in its tracks, such as the political battles over the U.S. debt ceiling and other budget matters.
(Read More: Market Has a Big 2013 Open, Now Brace for Earnings)
But Wells Capital Chief Investment Strategist Paulsen told CNBC that Washington's squabbles will have less of a market impact going forward.
"We've been desensitizing to some of these Armageddon stories," Paulsen observed. "The markets will react less to this debt ceiling than they did to the fiscal cliff."
While he thinks that the current rally in the markets isn't solely Fed-driven, Paulsen does believe monetary policy will be the main focus later this year.
"Fed policy is going to take over the investment consciousness by the end of this year," he said. "Fiscal issues are going to fade away, and it's all going to be about monetary issues."
Meanwhile, Bernstein of Bernstein Advisors told CNBC that even if the economy continues to improve and the Fed starts to tighten down the road, the stock rally could still have some legs.
"In every cycle there's a point when the Fed starts to tighten. That's not generally the end of the bull market," he argued. "The end of the bull market is when the Fed tightens too much. And we're years away from that right now."
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The Secret to keeping me young – Ever since my daughter started working there 3 years ago as a receptionist the girls at Pierre and Carlo have transformed the way I look. I can't even give credit to one singular person because I have seen them all at some point or another. My color is always changing depending on my mood to just to keep it fresh and exciting and my cut actually has some style to it compared to the look I used to have. As for the spa the deep tissue massage is AMAZING especially after I hurt my back a year ago. My eyebrows will NEVER leave Pierre and Carlo either they have shape and definition and I love them now. Great place
Fun Stylish Salon with Elegant and creative ideas! – When it comes to hair they can keep it classic and elegant or take you to hip and stylish depending on that night's plans. Offer a great range of versatility in styles and cuts and by far my favorite spa service... the signature facial! Its relaxing time spent under massaging hands and warm steam that takes you to where ever you mind wanders haha. Im hooked!
Friendly Welcoming Envioronment! – From the moment you walk in the door your welcomed by name from anyone walking by. The stylists are great of course! They know what there doing when it comes to anything with hair and they are always competeing or going to some educational program! When it comes to skin they tell you what you need and dont need without the excess spending or info. But on top of it all, the salon is in this great old house so it makes you feel home! You get that great one on one service where you can tell your stylists all about last weekends hot date without blushing! Love the place, Love them, plain out love it!
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Elizabeth Potillor, 84
Margaret Potter, 87
Doris Della Winkler, 88
In all their glory, the angels came and carried Sister Elizabeth Potillor to her eternal home with the Lord, Sunday evening, Nov. 22, 2009, from her bedside at Plumas District Hospital in Quincy.
Elizabeth was born 84 years ago in Manning, Ark., March 1, 1925, to the late Floyd and Georgia (Turner) Hunter. She was raised and educated in Manning, living there until she moved to Quincy some 60 years ago.
Elizabeth married her childhood sweetheart, the late Richard Potillor, Nov. 28, 1941, in a ceremony in Manning, Ark. To this holy union four daughters and four sons were born.
A loving wife and mother who took great pride in caring for her family and her home, Elizabeth worked at Plumas District Hospital as well as Care West Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for many years as a housekeeper.
She was a member of the original First Starlight Baptist Church of Quincy where her love of music and talent at the keys of the piano led her to serve the congregation as both their pianist and soloist. She also enjoyed sewing and gardening.
Elizabeth will be remembered by many in the community whom she so graciously touched with her open heart and hands in their time of need. In her later life she found great pleasure in sharing her time with her grand, great-grand and great-great-grandchildren.
In passing Elizabeth leaves her sons Richard Jr. of Redding, Mitch of Walnut, Joe of Los Angeles and Tommy Potillor of Quincy; daughters Lovene and her husband Elijah Knight of Los Angeles, Bobbie Hooks of Redding, Patricia Potillor and Jacqueline Potillor both of Quincy; brother Bertfield Hunter of Sparkman, Ark.; sisters Rebecca Perry of Muskegon, Mich. and Daisy Hamilton of Quincy, along with her precious 22 grand, 32 great- grandchildren and one-great-great grandson.
Along with her husband Richard, who passed from this life in 1988, she joins two brothers and four sisters in their eternal home.
A celebration of Elizabeth's life was held Monday, Nov. 30, at the Starlight Baptist Church on Redberg Ave., Quincy. Interment will follow alongside her husband in the Quincy East Lawn Cemetery.
An opportunity to express condolences to the family and sign the memorial guest register is available online at fehrmanmortuary.com.
Margaret "Marge" Potter, 87, of Greenville, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at Windsor Chico Creek Rehabilitation Center in Chico.
Margaret lived in Greenville for the past 49 years and is survived by her two sons: John and wife Dea Potter of Kingman, Ariz. and George and his wife Esther Potter of Greenville; her four grandchildren: Terri Morris of Chico, Tammy McIntyre of Gridley, Jacob and Nicole Potter both of Arizona, along with her two great-grandchildren: Justin and Cody Morris of Chico.
Margaret was a loving mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed by all.
At Margaret's request, private family services will take place.
An opportunity to express condolences to the family and sign the memorial guest register is available online at fehrmanmortuary.com.
Doris Della Winkler died Nov. 29, 2009.
Born in Quincy, Dec. 11, 1920, to Mike and Gladys Hedrick, Doris began her long and varied life, graduating from Sherman Institute in Riverside, in 1939. Doris then worked in Oakland and Long Beach, Ca where she welded in the shipyards during World War II. There she met her future husband Norman Winkler and they were married in 1946. Living in Quincy area they raised twelve children and moved to Willows in 1961. In 1975 they relocated to Hawaii until 1983 when they returned to Willows.
Doris was a master beadier and seamstress and her passion was her family. She has touched many lives, and will be loved clearly, and remember long.
She survived by her sister, Shirley Ann Martinez; children Martin Winkler, Norma Newald, Janet Simmons, Jean Beavers, Edward Winkler, Norman Winkler, JoAnn Carvalho, Mark Winkler, Paula Johnson, Brad Winkler, Tamara Hitt, Mellany Harris; and numerous grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, and Andy.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, Dec. 5, at noon at the Quincy Stiver Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Merv and Vivian Hanson residence, 1021 Bucks Lake Road, Quincy.
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Flumotion Streaming Media Server Moves to Python 2.6
Flumotion, a free server for video and audio streaming over the Internet, was made compatible with Python 2.6 in version 0.6.1 .
Flumotion 0.6.0 was the first stable release in two years to offer new features, while version 0.6.1 that followed shortly thereafter fixed a number of bugs. Prominent among the new features is compatibility with Python 2.6, while Python 2.3 support has been dropped.
Some new enhancements went into the Flumotion HTTP server, which now allows remote seeking of MP4 files, much like Apache's mod_h264_streaming. The server is notified via the HTTP GET parameter start of the starting position in the media file. The new release provides a new GUI for the Playlist Producer component in the GTK administration interface. A new plugin was also added to set the bitrate for media files individually. A detailed list of changes is in the release notes.
Flumotion is under GPL and being developed by Fluendo. The software is in Fluendo's repositories specific to Fedora and Ubuntu package managers, with further details on the download webpage. Source code is also available, although Fluendo recommends not compiling from it as a general rule.
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Against Cherokee County, Katie Neisler had 14 kills, one ace, two digs and three blocks; Blessing Dunn contributed 12 kills, one dig and two blocks; Halee Stallings, eight kills, one dig and two blocks, Tamaria Mays, seven kills, and six blocks; Mallory Patterson, two kills and one block and Breanna Hosch one kill and two digs.
Setter Ashley Clingan was credited with 29 assists.
The Lady Eagles will next be in action on the road on Tuesday in an area match with Hokes Bluff and on Thursday at home in an area match-up with Alexandria.
On Saturday, September 28, the Lady Eagles will travel to Hoover to participate in the Over the Mountain Tournament.


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The HIPAA Omnibus Rule is now in full effect. While the Rule technically went live back in March, as of September 23, 2013 organizations can be held accountable for noncompliance and face fines of up to $1.5 million per violation. Gulp.
The expanded HIPAA Rule personally impacts me in two ways. As a consumer and patient, it makes my life easier. I now have the right to request my electronic health records in an electronic format. And I have to say: it's about time.
As a Product Manager, these expanded patient rights bring a huge sense of responsibility. At Accellion, we play a critical role in helping organizations keep PHI secure to support ongoing compliance. Our solutions plug right into customers' HIPAA compliance ecosystems and for many, serve as the go-to source when a patient wants immediate access to his or her own health data. The onus is on us to make sure that process is fast and easy and also thorough and secure. And, we've met that challenge head-on.
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Purple Line riders can expect a slower commute for much of this spring, when the CTA suspends express service on the route for construction on the Wells Street Bridge.
Purple Line express service will be suspended from March 1 through 11 and again from April 26 to May 1, according to a statement from the CTA. Crews from the Chicago Department of Transportation will use that time to rebuild parts of the 90-year-old bridge, while CTA crews will simultaneously replace the tracks.
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During that period, Purple Line local service will continue as regularly scheduled between Linden and Howard, but commuters must transfer to the Red Line at Howard Street, according to the CTA.
Because the bridge construction will also necessitate suspension of Brown Line service during the same time periods, the CTA is warning commuters that the Red Line will likely be very crowded at that time.
"CTA strongly encourages its customers to plan ahead for longer commutes by leaving earlier, changing travel patterns or considering alternative service," the agency said in a statement on its website.
To find out more about how the track work and bridge reconstruction will affect service, visit the CTA website.


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Argentina: frosty reception for glaciers bill overturned
After the conflict over the Barrick Gold Pascua-Lama project in neighbouring Chile, legal initiatives to protect glaciers were put forward in Chile and Argentina. In 2008, the law was passed by the Argentinean Congress, but then vetoed by the Argentinean president. Several organisations, including Friends of the Earth Argentina, submitted a letter to the president requesting that she review the decision. Together with over 100 organisations they also initiated a campaign to collect signatures calling for the passage of the bill.
The Glaciers Protection Campaign successfully reached out to a wide range of social sectors. Actions were carried out in cities along the mountain range, in Buenos Aires and elsewhere. 156,350 signatures were eventually submitted to the House of Representatives.
Congress was forced to reconsider the initiative. Following two years of demands and protests, and after eight hours of debate in the Senate, the bill was approved on 30 September 2010.
This new law is supposed to safeguard all areas with frozen soils and it prohibits mining near glaciers. It is also the most progressive step forward in the fight against climate change since it demands that climate change policies be in line with the goal of preserving glaciers, both at the national level and in international agreements on climate change. Hence it can be used to challenge the current global temperature targets that threaten glaciers' survival.
Many longstanding mining concessions are affected, and Barrick Gold Company took the country to court. On 4 April 2011, environmental and civil society organisations started a new campaign aiming at 2 million signatures asking for the full implementation of the law and the rejection of Barrick Gold's legal actions.


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3-star resort near the beach
Offering direct access to the beach in Micoud, this resort is within the vicinity of Fregate Island Nature Reserve, Errard Plantation, and Savannes Bay Nature Reserve. Area attractions also include Mankote Mangrove.
Resort Features
Fond Bay Suites and Villa features a restaurant, complimentary wireless Internet access, and a garden.
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In addition to cable television, guestrooms include beds with pillowtop mattresses, kitchenettes, and complimentary wireless Internet access.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Fond Bay Suites and Villa
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This Micoud resort has its very own private beach. The resort offers a restaurant. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This beach resort also offers a terrace, a garden, and tour assistance.
Fond Bay Suites and Villa has designated areas for smoking.
- Patio
- Number of floors - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Cell phone/mobile rental
- Designated smoking areas
- Free Wi-Fi
- Terrace
- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Private beach nearby
- Pool cabanas (complimentary)
- Pool sun loungers
- Free outdoor parking
- Tour assistance
- Garden
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
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Free outdoor parking
- In the room
- Premium bedding
- Furnished patio
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Cable TV service
- Microwave
- Free Wi-Fi
- Separate living room
- Private bathroom
- Pillowtop mattress
- Eat and drink
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Fond Bay Suites and Villa has a restaurant serving breakfast and dinner.
Breakfast is available from room service (during limited hours).
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The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Scuba diving nearby
- Boating nearby
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- Running track/path nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bird watching nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Swimming on site
- Ziplining nearby
- Kite-surfing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
The Fine Print for Fond Bay Suites and Villa
- Check-in
Check-in time ends at 10 PM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Special check-in instructions:Guests arriving after 6 PM must contact the hotel directly prior to arrival for the gate security code. There is no check-in after 10 PM.For more information, guests can contact the hotel directly by using the number provided in the booking confirmation email.
- Check-out
Check-out time is 11 AM
- How you can pay
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Coordinates: 52°32′N 2°2′W / 52.533°N 2.033°W
The Black Country is an area of the West Midlands conurbation in England, north and west of Birmingham and south and east of Wolverhampton.1 During the Industrial Revolution, it became one of the most industrialised parts of Britain with coal mines, coking, iron foundries and steel mills producing a high level of air pollution.
The 14-mile road between Wolverhampton and Birmingham was being described as "one continuous town" as early as 1785,2 but the first trace of The Black Country as an expression dates from the 1840s3 and it is believed that it got its name because of black soot from heavy industries that covered the area.
The Black Country can be roughly defined as encompassing the three Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall and the southern parts of the city of Wolverhampton, historically divided between the counties of Staffordshire and Worcestershire.4 It does not include Birmingham. A geological definition follows the South Staffordshire coal seam. Although this can be a narrow definition as it mainly excludes heavy industrialised areas which didnt have or had few mines but had lots of forges, iron and steel works and glass works etc which produced lots of polution and would otherwise fit the description and often mines to the far east and west etc had thick coal but required deeper pits as it was further down as with Oldbury, Smethwick and East West Bromwich and that often Black Country dialect, traditions and food is found outside the bentley fault lines and miners, industrial workers and their families often settled in former agricultural cleaner areas due to overcrowding and slum clearances.
The first record of the term "the Black Country" dates from 1846 and occurs in the novel Cotton Green: A Tale of the Black Country by the Reverend William Gresley, who was then a prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral.5 He introduces the area as "that dismal region of mines and forges, commonly called 'the Black Country'", implying that the term was already in use.6 The phrase was used again, though as a description rather than a proper noun, by the Illustrated London News in an 1849 article on the opening of the South Staffordshire Railway.6 An 1851 guidebook to the London and North Western Railway included an entire chapter entitled "The Black Country", including an early description:6
In this Black Country, including West Bromwich, Dudley, Darlaston, Bilston and several minor villages, a perpetual twilight reigns during the day, and during the night fires on all sides light up the dark landscape with a fiery glow. The pleasant green of pastures is almost unknown, the streams, in which no fishes swim, are black and unwholesome; the natural dead flat is often broken by high hills of cinders and spoil from the mines; the few trees are stunted and blasted; no birds are to be seen, except a few smoky sparrows; and for miles on miles a black waste spreads around, where furnaces continually smoke, steam engines thud and hiss, and long chains clank, while blind gin horses walk their doleful round. From time to time you pass a cluster of deserted roofless cottages of dingiest brick, half swallowed up in sinking pits or inclining to every point of the compass , while the timbers point up like the ribs of a half decayed corpse. The majority of the natives of this Tartarian region are in full keeping with the scenery – savages, without the grace of savages, coarsely clad in filthy garments, with no change on weekends or Sundays, they converse in a language belarded with fearful and discusting oaths, which can scarcely be recognised as the same as that of civilized England.
— Samuel Sidney, Rides on Railway
This work was also the first to explicitly distinguish the area from nearby Birmingham, noting that "On certain rare holidays these people wash their faces, clothe themselves in decent garments, and, since the opening of the South Staffordshire Railway, take advantage of cheap excursion trains, go down to Birmingham to amuse themselves and make purchases".7
The geologist Joseph Jukes made it clear in 1858 that he felt the meaning of the term was self-explanatory to contemporary visitors, remarking that "It is commonly known in the neighbourhood as the 'Black Country', an epithet the appropriateness of which must be acknowledged by anyone who even passes through it on a railway".6 A travelogue published in 1860 made the connection more explicit, calling the name "eminently descriptive, for blackness everywhere prevails; the ground is black, the atmosphere is black, and the underground is honeycombed by mining galleries stretching in utter blackness for many a league".6 An alternative theory for the meaning of the name is proposed as having been caused by the darkening of the local soil due to the outcropping coal and the seam near the surface.8
It was however the American diplomat and travel writer Elihu Burritt who brought the term "the Black Country" into widespread common usage9 with the third, longest and most important of the travel books he wrote about Britain for American readers, his 1868 work Walks in The Black Country and its Green Borderland.10 Burritt had been appointed United States consul in Birmingham by Abraham Lincoln in 1864, a role that required him to report regularly on "facts bearing upon the productive capacities, industrial character and natural resources of communities embraced in their Consulate Districts" and as a result travelled widely from his home in Harborne, largely on foot, to explore the local area.11 Burritt's association with Birmingham dated back 20 years and he was highly sympathetic to the industrial and political culture of the town as well as being a friend many of its leading citizens, so his portrait of the surrounding area was largely positive.10 He was the author of the famous early description of the Black Country as "black by day and red by night", adding appreciatively that it "cannot be matched, for vast and varied production, by any other space of equal radius on the surface of the globe".12 Burritt used the term to refer to a wider area than its common modern usage, however, devoting the first third of the book to Birmingham, which he described as "the capital, manufacturing centre, and growth of the Black Country", and writing "plant, in imagination, one foot of your compass at the Town Hall in Birmingham, and with the other sweep a circle of twenty miles radius, and you will have, 'The Black Country".13
Metalworking was important in the Black Country area as early as the 16th century, due to the presence of iron ore and coal in a seam 30 feet (9 m) thick, the thickest seam in Great Britain, which outcropped in various places. Many people had an agricultural smallholding and supplemented their income by working as nailers or smiths, an example of a phenomenon known to economic historians as proto-industrialisation and by the 1620s "Within ten miles of Dudley Castle there were 20,000 smiths of all sorts".14
In 1642 at the start of the Civil War, Charles I failed to capture the two arsenals of Portsmouth and Hull, which although in cities loyal to Parliament were located in counties loyal to him. As he had failed to capture the arsenals, Charles did not possess any supply of swords, pikes, guns, or shot; all these the Black Country could and did provide. From Stourbridge came shot, from Dudley cannon. Numerous small forges which then existed on every brook in the north of Worcestershire turned out successive supplies of sword blades and pike heads. It was said that among the many causes of anger Charles had against Birmingham was that one of the best sword makers of the day, a man named Robert Porterdisambiguation needed, who lived and made his blades in Worcestershire, but sold them in Birmingham, refused at any price to supply swords for "that man of blood" (A Puritan nickname for King Charles), or any of his adherents. As an offset to this sword maker, the Royalists had among their adherents Colonel Dud Dudley, who had invented a means of smelting iron by the use of coke, and who claimed he could turn out "all sorts of bar iron fit for making of muskets, carbines, and iron for great bolts", both more cheaply, more speedily and more excellent than could be done in any other way. His method was employed on the King's behalf.1516
By the 19th century or early 20th century, many villages had their characteristic manufacture, but earlier occupations were less concentrated. Some of these concentrations are less ancient than sometimes supposed. For example, chain making in Cradley Heath seems only to have begun in about the 1820s, and the Lye holloware industry is even more recent.
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, coal and limestone were worked only on a modest scale for local consumption, but during the Industrial Revolution by the opening of canals, such as the Birmingham Canal Navigations, Stourbridge Canal and the Dudley Canal (the Dudley Canal Line No 1 and the Dudley Tunnel) opened up the mineral wealth of the area to exploitation. Advances in the use of coke for the production in iron enabled iron production (hitherto limited by the supply of charcoal) to expand rapidly.
By Victorian times, the Black Country was one of the most heavily industrialised areas in Britain, and it became known for its pollution, particularly from iron and coal industries and their many associated smaller businesses. This led to the expansion of local railways and coal mine lines. The line running from Stourbridge to Walsall via Dudley Port and Wednesbury closed in the 1960s, but the Birmingham to Wolverhampton line via Tipton is still a major transport route.
The anchors and chains for the ill-fated liner RMS Titanic were manufactured in the Black Country in the area of Netherton. Three anchors and accompanying chains were manufactured; and the set weighed in at 100 tons. The centre anchor alone weighed 12 tons and was pulled through Netherton on its journey to the ship by 20 Shire horses.
In 1913 The Black Country was the site of arguably the most important strike in British history when the trades workers of the region came out for two months in a demand for a 23 shilling minimum wage. During this confrontation with The Midlands Employers Federation, the Asquith government's build-up to WW1 was threatened in its procurement of naval equipment and other industrial essentials such as steel tubing, nuts and bolts, destroyer parts and so on. The employers settled on 11 July after arbitration by government officials from The Board of Trade.
The area had earlier gained widespread notoriety for its hellish appearance. Charles Dickens's novel The Old Curiosity Shop, written in 1841, described how the area's local factory chimneys "Poured out their plague of smoke, obscured the light, and made foul the melancholy air". In 1862, Elihu Burritt, the American Consul in Birmingham, described the region as "black by day and red by night", because of the smoke and grime generated by the intense manufacturing activity and the glow from furnaces at night. Early 20th century representations of the region can be found in the Mercian novels of Francis Brett Young, most notably My Brother Jonathan (1928).
It is saidby whom? that J. R. R. Tolkien based the grim region of Mordor on the heavily industrialised Black Country area in his famed novel The Lord of the Rings. Indeed, in the Elvish Sindarin language, Mor-Dor means Dark (or Black) Land, and is sometimes even referred to within the novel as "The Black Country".citation needed It is also claimed by one Black Country scholar (Peter Higginson) that the character of Bilbo Baggins may have been based on Tolkien's observation of Mayor Ben Bilboe of Bilston in The Black Country, who was a Communist and Labour Party member from The Lunt in Bilston. But the scholarly evidence for this is still questionable.
The 20th century saw a decline in coal mining in the Black Country, with the last colliery in the region – Baggeridge Colliery near Sedgley – closing on 2 March 1968, marking the end of an era after some 300 years of mass coal mining in the region, though a small number of open cast mines remained in use for a few years afterwards.17
In recent years the Black Country has seen the adoption of symbols and emblems with which to represent itself. The first of these to be registered was the Black Country tartan in 2009, designed by Philip Tibbetts from Halesowen.181920
In 2008 the idea of a flag for the region was first raised.2122 After four years of campaigning a competition was successfully organised with the Black Country Living Museum.2324 This resulted in the adoption of the Flag of the Black Country as designed by Gracie Sheppard of Redhill School in Stourbridge and was registered with the Flag Institute in July 2012.25
The flag was unveilved at the Museum on 14 July 2012 as part of celebration in honour of the 300th anniversary of the erection of the first Newcomen atmospheric engine.26 Following this it was agreed by the museum and Black Country society for 14 July to be recognised as Black Country Day to celebrate the areas role in the Industrial Revolution.27 The day was marked by Department for Communities and Local Government in 201328 and following calls to do more29 in 2014 more events are planned around the region.30
The heavy industry which once dominated the Black Country has now largely gone. The twentieth century saw a decline in coal mining and the industry finally came to an end in 1968 with the closure of Baggeridge Colliery near Sedgley. Clean air legislation has meant that the Black Country is no longer black. The area still maintains some manufacturing, but on a much smaller scale than historically. Chainmaking is still a viable industry in the Cradley Heath area where the majority of the chain for the Ministry of Defence and the Admiralty fleet is made in modern factories.
Much but not all of the area now suffers from high unemployment and parts of it are amongst the most economically deprived communities in the UK. This is particularly true in parts of the boroughs of Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. According to the Government's 2007 Index of Deprivation (ID 2007), Sandwell is the third most deprived authority in the West Midlands region, after Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent, and the 14th most deprived of the UK's 354 districts. Wolverhampton is the fourth most deprived district in the West Midlands, and the 28th most deprived nationally. Walsall is the fifth most deprived district in the West Midlands region, and the 45th most deprived in the country. Dudley fares better, but still has pockets of deprivation. Overall Dudley is the 100th most deprived district of the UK, but the second most affluent of the seven metropolitan districts of the West Midlands, with Solihull coming top.
As with many urban areas in the UK, there is also a significant ethnic minority population in parts: in Sandwell, 22.6 per cent of the population are from ethnic minorities, and in Wolverhampton the figure is 23.5 per cent. However, in Walsall 84.6 per cent of the population is described as white, while in Dudley 92 per cent of the population is white. Resistance to mass immigration in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s led to the slogan "Keep the Black Country white!".
The Black Country suffered its biggest economic blows in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when unemployment soared largely because of the closure of historic large factories including the Round Oak Steel Works at Brierley Hill and the Patent Shaft steel plant at Wednesbury. Unemployment rose drastically across the country during this period as a result of the Thatcher government's neo-liberal economic policies; later, in an implicit acknowledgement of the social problems this had caused, these areas were designated as Enterprise Zones, and some redevelopment occurred. Round Oak and the surrounding farmland was developed as the Merry Hill Shopping Centre and Waterfront commercial and leisure complex, while the Patent Shaft site was developed as an industrial estate.
Unemployment in Brierley Hill peaked at more than 25% – around the double the national average at the time – during the first half of the 1980s following the closure of Round Oak Steel Works, giving it one of the worst unemployment rates of any town in Britain. The Merry Hill development between 1985 and 1990 managed to reduce the local area's unemployment dramatically, however.31
The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley recreates life in the Black Country in the early 20th century, and is a popular tourist attraction. On 17 February 2012 the Museum's collection in its entirety was awarded Designation by Arts Council England (ACE).32 Designation is a mark of distinction that celebrates unique collections of national and international importance.
Evidence of this area beginning to grow once again can be found in the fact that a new Jaguar-Land Rover factory is set to be built near Wolverhampton.
Dialect and accent
In general, the Black Country accent has resisted many of the changes from Middle English that are seen in other accents of British English. There is no Trap-Bath split, so that "bath" rhymes with "math", not with "hearth"; nor a foot-strut split, so that "cut" rhymes with "put"; nor NG-coalescence, so that "singer" rhymes with "finger". However, the Black Country accent is non-rhotic, such that "draw" and "drawer" are homophones.33
In common with most parts of the UK, the extent to which the Black Country accent and dialect are used varies from person to person and across the Black Country itself, with some elements of the dialect being stronger in some towns than others. Local dialect was, and probably still is to a lesser degree quite distinctive between the different towns and villages of the Black Country. Although most outsiders to the Black Country cannot tell this difference, Black Country folk can quite fiercely defend the difference between the accents.
Thus while a single example of Black Country dialect is hard to give, as different areas of the Black Country differ with colloquialisms, examples include "babby" for child, "wench" for wife, "alf baerked" (half-baked) for stupid, "argy-bargy" for fight, and "bostin" to mean "very good".
The word endings with 'en' are still noticeable in conversation as in 'gooen' for going, callen for calling. The vowel 'a' is pronounced as 'o' as in 'sond' for sand, 'hond' for hand, 'opple' for apple, 'sponner' for spanner, and 'mon' for man. Other pronunciations are 'winder' for window, 'fer' for far, and 'loff' for laugh.34
The traditional Black Country dialect preserves many archaic traits of Early Modern English and even Middle English,35 and can be very confusing for outsiders. Thee, Thy and Thou are still in use, as is the case in parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire. "'Ow B'ist", meaning "How are you?" is a greeting contracted from "How be-est thou?", with the typical answering being "'Bay too bah", meaning "I am not too bad" contracted from "I be not too bad". "I haven't seen her" becomes "I ay sid 'er". Black Country dialect often uses "ar" where other parts of England use "yes" (this is common as far away as Yorkshire). Similarly, the local version of "you" is pronounced /ˈjaʊ/ YOW, rhyming with "now". The local pronunciation "goo" (elsewhere "go") or "gooin'" is similar to that elsewhere in the Midlands. It is quite common for broad Black Country speakers to say agooin where others say going. By now you may be thinking that you understand Black Country salutations and the appropriate response but there is yet another that combines some idioms already mentioned. "Ow b'ist gooin" (How are you) to which a typical response would be "Bostin ah kid" (very well). However, while "bostin" means very well or very good "bosted" means broken!
Despite the close proximity, many inhabitants of the Black Country resist hints at any relationship to people living in Birmingham, which may be called "Brum-a-jum" (Birmingham's colloquial name is Brummagem, a corruption of its older name of Bromwicham36citation needed – and hence West Bromwich) or Birminam (missing the "g" and "h" out and saying it the way it is spelt). Residents of Birmingham (Brummies) meanwhile often refer to their Black Country neighbours as "Yam Yams", a reference to the use of "Yow am" (or yow'm) instead of "You are". However its possible yam comes from not yow'm or yo'm but from yea'm or yer'm which when pronounced quick comes out as yum or yam, which itself may come from old english ye or ge for you which is a yer with a slight 'a' sound at the end, which is only used in certain areas.
A road sign containing local dialect was placed at the A461/A459/A4037 junction in 1997 before the construction of a traffic island on the site. The sign read, in translation, "If you're soft (stupid) enough to come down here on your way home, your tea will be spoilt."3738 This island was completed in 1998 and was the first phase of the Dudley Southern By-Pass which was opened on 15 October 1999.
The dialect's perception was boosted in 2008 when an internet video, The Black Country Alphabet, described the whole alphabet in Black Country speak.39
The Black Country is home to five radio stations – Free Radio, Gold, 102.5 The 'Bridge and Signal 107 and Black Country Community Radio Online. Both Free Radio and Gold (formerly Radio WABC) have broadcast since 1976 from transmitter sites from Turner's Hill in neighbouring Rowley Regis, with the studios being located in Wolverhampton. Free Radio was known as Beacon until late March 2012 when it changed its name along with 3 of its Sister Stations. Signal 107 broadcasts from Mander House to areas of Shropshire & The Black Country. Black Country Community Radio broadcasts online from its Dudley Studios in the heart of the Black Country covering The Central and Northern Black Country.
The Express and Star is one of the region's two daily newspapers, publishing eleven local editions from its Wolverhampton headquarters and its five district offices (for example the Dudley edition is considerably different in content from the Wolverhampton or Stafford editions). It is the biggest selling regional paper in the UK.40 Incidentally, the Express and Star, traditionally a Black Country paper, has expanded to the point where they sell copies from vendors in Birmingham city centre.
The Black Country Mail – a local edition of the Birmingham Mail – is the region's other daily newspaper. Its regional base is in Walsall town centre. Established in 1973, from a site in High Street, Cradley Heath, the Black Country Bugle has also contributed to the region's history. It started as a fortnightly publication, but due to its widespread appeal, now appears on a weekly basis.
One independent local publisher, Dudley's Kates Hill Press, has been producing books on the Black Country and its people since 1992. Recently the 'Black Country Alphabet and Black Country Christmas Song' by the Black Country Tee-Shirts company have helped to demonstrate the accent and dialect further across the country.
In September 2009 a group of Black Country filmmakers showcased a variety of video poems about the area and its cultural identity (Known collectively as "Black Country Cinema"). The films were exhibited at Wolverhampton's Light House Media Centre. Local film and digital media agency Screen West Midlands referred to the event as "Personal, Instinctual & Organic Video Poetry of everyday life."41 The event was a way of embracing the Black Country's distinctive cultural characteristics in the medium of film. The group later went on with the help of the UK Film Council to produce the short documentary Luv'in the black country.
See also
- Pays Noir, Sillon industriel, Flemish Diamond similar early industrialising regions of Belgium.
- ^ "What or where is the Black Country?". Blackcountrysociety.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ Jones, Peter M. (2009). Industrial Enlightenment: Science, technology and culture in Birmingham and the West Midlands, 1760–1820. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-7190-7770-2.
- ^ Jones, Peter M. (2009). "Birmingham and the West Midlands". Industrial Enlightenment: Science, technology and culture in Birmingham and the West Midlands, 1760–1820. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-7190-7770-2. "The notion of the Black Country, that is to say, a rectangle of territory bounded by Wolverhampton and Walsall to the north and Smethwick, Halesowen and Stourbridge to the south, is also an anachronism, since the expression cannot be traced back beyond the 1840s"
- ^ "Official Black Country history website, featuring content supplied by the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall, and the City of Wolverhampton". Blackcountryhistory.org. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Upton, Chris (18 November 2011). "And so it came to pass...". Birmingham Post (Trinity Mirror Midlands). Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Jones, Gavin (4 April 2013). "'Black Country' in print over twenty years before Elihu Burritt". Black Country Bugle (Staffordshire Newspapers Limited). Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Sidney, Samuel. "Rides on Railways". AJH Computer Services. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ http://distinctlyblackcountry.org.uk/
- ^ Mugridge, Stuart (2007). "Mapping The Black Country". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marsh, Peter T. (Sep 2013). "Burritt, Elihu (1810–1879), peace campaigner and American consul". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Chapman, Gordon (23 February 2006). "'Ackle' – a word causing some hassle!". Black Country Bugle (Staffordshire Newspapers). Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Press Pack" (pdf). Black Country Living Museum. p. 3. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ Ian, Walden (29 July 2007). "Keeping history alive; Ian Walden, Director of The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, explains why he thinks Birmingham and the West Midlands needs more of a vision.". Birmingham Post (Trinity Mirror Midlands). Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ Dudley 1854, p. 7.
- ^ John William Willis-Bund. The Civil War in Worcestershire, 1642–1646: And the Scotch Invasion of 1615, Birmingham: The Midland Educational Company, ltd., 1905, pp. 4,5,88
- ^ Joan Zuckerman, Geoffrey Eley. The Birmingham heritage, Taylor & Francis, 1979. ISBN 0-85664-875-2, ISBN 978-0-85664-875-5. p. 34
- ^ "Closing of Baggeridge". Blackcountrysociety.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Black Country gets its own tartan BBC NEWS, 12 January 2009
- ^ Reference: WR3278 Scottish Tartan World Register
- ^ [1] Scottish Register of Tartans
- ^ "Flying the Flag for the Black Country". Express & Star. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "A Flag for the Black Country". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Budding artists invited to design official Black Country flag". Dudley News. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Black Country Flag". British County Flags. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Black Country – UK Flag Registry". Flag Institute. 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Black Country Flag Design – Officially Registered". Black Country Living Museum. April 2012.
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- Dudley, Dudd (1854) [1665], Bagnall, John N., ed., Dud Dudley's Metallum Martis: or, Iron made with pit-coale, sea-coale, &c: and with the same fuell to melt and fine imperfect mettals, and refine perfect mettals (reprint ed.), London
Further reading
- Raybould, T.J. (1973). The Economic Emergence of the Black Country: A Study of the Dudley Estate. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5995-9.
- Rowlands, M. B. (1975). Masters and Men in the West Midlands metalware trades before the industrial revolution. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
- Gale, W. K. V. (1966). The Black Country Iron Industry: a technical history London: The Iron and Steel Institute.
- Higgs, L. (2004) A Description of Grammatical Features and Their Variation in the Black Country Dialect Schwabe Verlag Basel.
- Led Zeppelin (1975). "Black Country Woman", Physical Graffiti.
- Webster, L. (2012) Lone Wolf: memoirs in the form of short stories. Dudley: Kates Hill Press. ISBN 978-1-904552-42-0.
External links
- Black Country Dialect
- The Black Country 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article
- BBC Black Country BBC website for Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton
- Black Country History Catalogue of Museums and Archives in the Black Country
- distinctly black country a network for understanding yesterday's landscape today
- Black Country Living Museum Website
- Black Country Society
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"I said I would one day be the principal at that high school," he said. That came true earlier this summer when Carter was selected to replace Mike Newell. Carter spoke to the Jacksonville Exchange Club last week.
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Carter's arrival will allow him to oversee one of the biggest changes in Jacksonville school history – the start of the iPad program.
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Another thing Carter brought up is safety in the system.
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Is it safe to run when you're expecting?When a woman becomes pregnant, it's no surprise she may have to give up some of her normal habits. Last weekend, Kate Middleton was the center of some pregnancy criticism after fashioning a pair of heels for the St. Patrick's Day parade, begging the question of whether or not pregnant women should even wear heels. On the other hand, we're seeing less women slowing down--women are now encouraged to remain physically active throughout their pregnancy. So where should moms-to-be draw the line?
Somewhere along the way, we went from running for fitness and health to training and completing long distance races. The "I am woman, watch me race" mentality is celebrated in our culture. When the woman in question is expecting, like the mother who ran Chicago in 2011 while nine months pregnant, she can attract lots of media attention. But this is not the time to prove we can run a marathon. This is also not the time to prove how strong and wise we are. It's the time to adjust our goals, focus inward, and train for delivery and our new lives as running mothers.
It's not that we can't do it, we can--but at what cost? This is the time in our lives when we learn what it means to put our goals second to the needs of our baby. Once the baby arrives, you begin to heal, create your new life schedule, and get back to running for yourself. (Related: Are you at-risk for Post-Partum Running?)
Don't get us wrong--we're not saying running while pregnant is a no-no. But there's a tipping point at which you have to ask yourself, "Why am I really doing this marathon?" If the answer is, "Because I've already paid," "it's been on my bucket list," "it will keep me motivated," "I'm in shape for it," or "I want the shirt"--you are more focused on your goals not your team's goals (you and baby that is).
Many elite runners complete half-marathons without injury or harm to the baby, but it's important to understand that a light effort for them is an impossibility for most of us. An elite female runner can cover 6 miles in 42 minutes or faster and hardly break a sweat. Not to mention this is what they do for a living. They run 120 miles per week, so when they run 60 miles per week pregnant, they are cutting back 50%! Still, elite or not, every runner is vulnerable to injuries from overtraining--you could accidentally injure your pelvis and be forced to stop running until the baby arrives.
There's a limit to what we can do as women and mothers. Adjusting your running doesn't mean you're weaker than or less than, it means you're a wise running and soon-to-be active role model.
Related: Are Women Runners Less Competitive Than Men?
It's not the time to train for you. It's the time to train for two. Your body goes through many changes while pregnant. One of them is the release of the hormone relaxin, which relaxes pelvic ligaments to allow for the growth and delivery of the baby. If you've been running, continuing to run is generally safe as your body is used to the demands and impact forces. But there is a mileage point at which you are at more risk for injury as you progress through the pregnancy. This can't be easily defined for any woman, but it is safe to say that training and long-distance racing goes well beyond this point. It can be done, but as you increase the time, distance, and intensity, you also increase the impact forces as well as the risk of injury to your body and the baby. (Here's a safer way to stay fit while pregnant: 5 Fitness Tweaks for When You're Expecting.)
It's relative, as every woman's journey to motherhood varies based on her fitness, health, the variables of the pregnancy, her running form, and more. Plus, no two pregnancies are ever the same. A woman can run all the way through her first pregnancy, and walk-run through the second. The importance here is in understanding the purpose of running through pregnancy. That is--for your health, fitness, and strength, and ultimately for the health and safety of your baby.
We're not going back to the days where running and exercise weren't considered safe during pregnancy, but we do need to better define our limits--because we can't have it all at the same time.
There are a lot of demands on our bodies when we are growing a child. In essence it is similar to that of the demands of training for a marathon, in that it progresses throughout the nine months and gets more challenging as you go. As the baby grows, your heart rate increases to deliver the oxygen to you and the little one, your center of gravity and pelvis shift as does your running form, and your body grows stronger to support the little one as you move through your every day life.
When you shift your goal from race finish to delivery date, you also modify your training routine to include shorter, high-quality running workouts, low-impact cross-training (elliptical), total body strengthening, kegels, and flexibility. And over time, most runners adjust their normal runs to run-walks, then walk-runs, and finally walks. Just like marathoning, when you train to specificity and by your body, your performance improves.
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The bottom line is, you should alter your fitness routine when you're pregnant. Create a new race date--your delivery date. And everything that goes into your running and fitness plan is about balance, going by how you feel, adjusting as you progress through the trimesters, fueling for life, and keeping an open mind. As your training progresses, you'll gain or maintain fitness and strength as the baby grows.
It may seem like you're losing fitness because your normal pace becomes quite challenging, but think about it: You're carrying the weight of the baby plus all the physiological demands that help the little one grow. It is a little like running with a weighted pack. Your normal easy effort three mile run at 10 minute pace is going to eventually feel like a speed workout because of the demands on your body.
You're not losing fitness, you're gaining it, and no watch will tell you that. Your body will during your delivery, your recovery, and as you get back into running again post-pregnancy. It's more important to have a balanced fitness routine than to reach a finish line. There are plenty of those to cross post-baby and you'll have a new fan waiting for you on the sidelines.
--By Jenny Hadfield, certified personal trainer and coach with a Bachelor's Degree in Education and Health Promotion and a Masters Degree in Exercise Science.
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Is it safe to run when you're expecting?When a woman becomes pregnant, it's no surprise she may have to give up some of her normal habits. Last weekend, Kate Middleton was the center of some pregnancy criticism after fashioning a pair of heels for the St. Patrick's Day parade, begging the question of whether or not pregnant women should even wear heels. On the other hand, we're seeing less women slowing down--women are now encouraged to remain physically active throughout their pregnancy. So where should moms-to-be draw the line?


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