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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Although his time as Commander-in-Chief has come to an end, former President Barack Obama found a way to make students in New Rochelle smile with a hand-signed note recently.
In October, students in Carol Donnelly's computer application class at the high school were instructed to write a business letter, prompting senior Alyssa Purrier to address hers to the then President on a whim.
In her letter, Purrier spoke at length about how much she admires Obama and the adversity he has faced in his life.
"I really admire you!" Purrier wrote in her letter to Obama. "The fact that you are the first African-American President really inspires me. It lets me know that anything is possible, and anyone can do anything as long as they believe they can, and they put their minds to it. You have overcome many obstacles and many people treating you unfairly and trying to bring you down but you did not let it stop you. Thank you for being a great President!"
It took a few months, but Obama took the time late last month to send a response - and photos of the former first family - to Purrier about his time in office.
"Being President has been one of the greatest privileges of my life, and while my term is coming to an end, that doesn't mean I'll stop fighting to make sure doors of opportunity are wide open for you and your generation," Obama said in the letter.
"That's a promise I will never stop working to keep. And once I leave the White House, I'll be counting on young people like you to step up and get involved--because we all share a lasting responsibility to bring about real and meaningful change that will make our nation stronger."
Donnelly said that Purrier, and her classmates, "were extremely excited to get the letter."
"Learning to compose a business letter is an important skill that students will use throughout their lives," she added. "Students will never forget the experience of hearing back from he famous person they wrote to."
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St. Joseph Montessori School excels at providing an exceptional educational experience due to the generosity of our entire community – parents, alumni, faculty, staff, grandparents, board of trustees, volunteers, and friends – who give of their time, talent, or treasure to support our school. Whether the gift is volunteering their time or talent, or making a monetary contribution – no gift is too small to make an impact. It is with the giving spirit that we are able to offer so much while keeping tuition affordable.
Each year, St. Joseph Montessori School offers a variety of philanthropic opportunities that take into consideration our community's diverse financial capabilities and time commitments. Please take a look below at our "Year in Giving" to see how you can best support SJMS for the 2018-2019 school year.
The support and enthusiasm of our families and students is inspiring. This truly is a community of parents, faculty, staff, and friends that value education and I am excited to be a part of SJMS. Please visit our Supporters Page to see how gifts, big and small, have made an impact on our students' daily lives.
Need ideas on how to get involved? My door is always open and I am happy to help you find your way to give to our community.
Melanie Steadman
Director of Development
(614) 291-8601 ext 103
"It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving." - Mother Teresa
The Year in Philanthropy 2018-2019
5th Annual Spaghetti Dinner
Friday, September 21, 3:30-7:00pm
Join us for a family community event full of food, friends, and fellowship! For 2018, the Spaghetti Dinner will benefit faculty and staff professional development.
SJMS Annual Fund Campaign
September 27 - November 27, 2018
The SJMS Annual Fund is the cornerstone of our fundraising each year. It serves the important purpose of going beyond what tuition covers to facilitate exceptional experiences for our students. Gifts to the SJMS Annual Fund make an immediate positive impact on the daily lives of SJMS students - from programming enrichment to faculty support to facilities improvement. We strive for 100% community support of our annual fund. Annual fund contributions may be made as a one-time payment or by setting up monthly gifts. Cash, check or credit cards are accepted. We also offer the option to donate through the tuition payment system.
SJMS Book Fair
October 8-12, 2018
Be sure to stop by the multi-purpose room to support our book fair featuring selections from Cover to Cover Books. Sponsored by the SJMS Family Association. All proceeds benefit the SJMS Library and the SJMS Family Association.
Fall Family Festival
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us for a day of community fellowship. The SJMS playground will be transformed into a fun, fall festival complete. The SJMS Family Association will be entertaining the students with great fall activities including pony rides, games, crafts, and more. This event will be great fun for all ages. Check back often for more details!
Jolly Holiday Breakfast
Saturday, December 1, 2018
The SJMS Family Association will transform SJMS once again into a winter wonderland! All proceeds benefit the SJMS Family Association. This is a family community event open to all. Returning this year are the flying pancakes from Chris Cakes!
Spring Gala
Saturday, March 9, 2019
The Spring Gala is our largest annual fundraiser and a great party for our entire community! Proceeds from the event go directly to the SJMS general operating fund, with a special Fund-A-Need event at the end of the evening solely benefiting our tuition assistance program.
SJMS Book Fair
April 23-26, 2019
Be sure to stop by the multi-purpose room to support our book fair featuring selections from Cover to Cover Books - our guests on Grandfriends' Day are sure to enjoy perusing with students on Friday! Sponsored by the SJMS Family Association. All proceeds benefit the SJMS Library and the SJMS Family Association.
Techno Trek Walk-a-thon
Friday, May 3, 2019, 12:30-2:30pm
Our Techno Trek provides students in K-8 an opportunity to do their part to contribute to SJMS. All proceeds this year will benefit the advancement of technological resources in our classrooms. Students collect pledges from community members such as neighbors, friends, and family leading up to the walk-a-thon.
SJMS Spirit Wear - throughout the school year
Check out all the new SJMS swag and gear available for order anytime! All proceeds benefit the SJMS Family Association.
Store Rewards - continues throughout the school year
Support the SJMS Family Association at no cost to you! Simply select SJMS as your chosen charity with Kroger, Giant Eagle, and Amazon.com's Amazon Smile programs and SJMS will begin to benefit from the purchases you make every day.
Erdkinder Fundraising - throughout the school year
Erdkinder students will be sponsoring Pizza Fun Fridays, bake sales, and other events throughout the school year to raise money for their annual class trip. These fundraisers also provide practical life skills opportunities for our oldest students.


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Read their detailed information and make an appointment with the best doctor, then you can get a personalized opinions and treatment from the right doctor. Now it's your turn to choose your doctor!
The special tests provided at our website can not only help you know about your kidney condition but also offer directions to choose appropriate treatments.
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'Powerless against people, places and things'
Written by Duncan Macmillan, produced by Headlong (directed by Jeremy Herrin) and designed by Bunny Christie (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time).
This play is an intoxicating story of escape from reality and about surviving the modern world. The protagonist, Emma, checks herself into rehab. Initially, she struggles to admit that she has a problem. As the play unfolds, Emma is slowly unfurled from the cocoon of her denial and forced to confront the reasons and nature of her addictions.
On the surface, this play is about an actress who feels that she is nothing when she is not on stage; great at performing a character but with no substance of personality when she is brought back to reality. Emma also uses addiction to dampen feelings of guilt and grief following the death of her brother.
Emma's struggles with addiction and recovery are poignant and relatable to all who struggle to come to terms with the world in which we live; made up of people, places and things. We live in a world where injustice and inequality are omnipresent and feel guilty for our own struggles because of our relative privilege. Awareness of these modern problems and their scale against the individual cause a further moral conundrum when it is difficult to see a solution. In this way, people are often faced with feelings of guilt and worthlessness that are mirrored in Emma's journey through the play, and a desire to escape reality is strikingly understandable.
Fundamentally, this play is about being 'Powerless against people, places and things;' how to deal with existential crises that arise from surviving in the modern world. Emma's story reflects a feeling of wanting to escape when we feel unable to face reality.
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Apparently, Lupita Nyong'o and I have the same plan for if/when we meet Beyoncé. First step: Stay cool, take a pic for proof. Second step: freak out for the next 24 hours and tell everyone.
When the Oscar-winning actress hooked up with Bey and sister Solange at the 2014 Met Gala Monday night, she looked calm and happy in her flapper-esque beaded dress when snapping a pic. But sure enough, Lupita was "screaming inside" after meeting music's royal family and actress Sarah Paulson.
"YUP! This happened!!!! #regram @beyonce @saintrecords #METBall #StillScreamingInside," she wrote, reposting Beyoncé's picture on Tuesday (May 6).
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On our first Healthy Diet Podcast of the New Year we cover what it takes to develop good health habits. That involves change, easy for some hard for others.
Show notes:
- Change is difficult for some, but if you want to take charge of your health, change is necessary.
- Three principles of positive change in your healthy diet and lifestyle.
- First, all change begins with an awareness there is a problem or an impending problem.
- Why do you desire change? What are the risks of changing your diet? What are the risks if you don't change?
- Some are addicted to food. It's a slow form of suicide.
- Second, gain knowledge about the problems and the solutions.
- Our epiphany came through The China Study by T Colin Campbell. Some good resources are Mercola.com, Hacres.com, Alternative Medicine magazine, ezHealthyDiet.com .
- Develop a personal philosophy about your health. What will you eat when a new fad diet comes along? What about cloned animals, will you eat them when they come to market? Decide now.
- Write down key concepts about your personal health philosophy.
- Thirdly, translate your new found knowledge into wisdom and action. Make health goals you can stick with and write them down and or get accountability.
- Plan your meals and make grocery lists so you don't buy stuff at the store that is unhealthy.
Next week: Medication madness
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Family fun at Sidmouth's Donkey Sanctuary
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There will be lots of family fun on offer at the Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth this Easter.
Holiday activities are now on and will run until Easter Monday (April 17).
There will be an Easter egg hunt, a carrot seed planting activity and, of course, donkeys to cuddle.
Find out more at www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk


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The January deal on Senate rules forged by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell has actually held. It just wasn't very ambitious in its scope.
The deal was designed to cut down on dilatory tactics so they could, in the words of one senator, "get back to legislating." And they kind of have. Since the deal was reached, the Senate has produced some actual legislation of significance: the partial repeal of the Bush tax cuts, the expansion of the Violence Against Women Act and most recently comprehensive immigration reform.
But the Reid-McConnell deal didn't aim to prevent baseless filibusters of cabinet nominees, agency heads and judges.
And so, even though President George W. Bush got his Environmental Protection Agency and the Labor Department nominees confirmed within two weeks of being sworn in, it's now six months into President Obama's second term and his entirely uncontroversial picks for those two departments still are in limbo.
Plus, Republicans still refuse to confirm Richard Cordray to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, not because of any problem with his performance as acting director, but because they refuse to allow a vote until a law is passed that guts the entire agency.
On top of that, Republicans are refusing to allow a vote on several nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, knowing full well that gridlock into September will leave the board without a quorum.
Again, none of these acts of obstruction directly violates the January deal. McConnell and the Republicans are following the rules. They're just abusing the rules to make it harder for Democrats to run the government as the people elected them to do.
When the deal was struck, Reid warned, "…what will happen if the minority continues to abuse the rules is we won't get rid of the filibuster, but we'll go to something like what [Sen. Tom] Harkin has pushed, where one vote is at 57, and then another vote is at 55."
So here we are. Reid is about to put all those nominations on the floor. And if Republicans continue their childish behavior, all bets are off.
The threat has already forced Republicans to budge, signaling they will stand down on the EPA nomination at least.
Now they have to ask themselves: Are the rest of these obstructions worth the potential loss of minority powers?
Does it really matter if Cordray becomes formally confirmed, when the bankers themselves say "Cordray has proven to be a more open and reasonable regulator than they anticipated"?
Do Republicans really want to explain to working people across the country that they made it impossible for the National Labor Relations Board to function?
Will they be able to give one reason why Obama shouldn't have his pick for Labor secretary?
Republicans are already not taken seriously as a governing party run by adults by much of the public.
Reid is forcing them to choose: Do you want to help govern or do you want to throw a giant temper tantrum on the Senate floor?
Senate Republicans behaved like big boys and girls during the immigration process, collaborating instead of obstructing. They have precious little to gain by regressing and throwing another filibuster crybaby hissy fit.
There's only one rational course of action. We'll see if they take it.


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Welcome to another great Festive Friday Hop, our host is Terri Sproul - make sure to start
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I took two different colors of green and my Quick Snippers using the volt design I cut out all the trees in different sizes. I took some colored wire and wrapped around some of the trees.
I used some glitter mist sprays in blue and silver and colored the white card stock first, then
took each tree and glued it to the card using Aleene's Tacky Dot Singles, then I took a white ink stamp and added some here and there to make it look like snow.
Last I glued some tiny little iridescent white pearls to the top of the card (it got cut off a bit from the photo). I chose not to add a holiday greeting, I feel it can be used for the holidays or just because.
Here are some of the products I used to make this card, can't remember the brand of the paper or ink I used.
Thank you for stopping by and please go check out Susan's project - hop over to her blog. http://www.sbartist.blogspot.com/


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Court details reveal judge scheduled to hear case against her own husband. SCOTLAND'S judiciary are facing fresh allegations of conflict of interest after it emerged a multi million pound damages claim against the Lord Advocate and Scotland's Chief Constable for wrongful arrest and financial damages – was set to be heard by a judge who is the wife of the Lord Advocate.
The NINE million pound damages claim against Scotland's top cop and top prosecutor has been lodged by David Whitehouse – a former administrator at Rangers FC – who is seeking financial damages from Police Scotland's Philip Gormley and Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC.
A copy of the Court Rolls handed to the media at the time reveal Lady Sarah Wolffe QC – an outer house senator of the Court of Session – was scheduled to hear the case involving the claim involving the Lord Advocate - her own husband - A295/16 David Whitehouse (represented by Urquharts) v Liam Murphy &c (represented by Ledingham Chambers for SGLD - Scottish Government Legal Directorate) - on November 15 2017.
Liam Murphy is currently listed as a Crown Office Procurator Fiscal on "Specialist Casework".
However, Lady Wolffe appears to have been removed from the hearing, with no official comment from the Judicial Office or Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS).
Claims have since been made Lady Wolffe was suddenly dropped from the hearing when it 'emerged at the last minute' her husband – Lord Advocate James Wolffe - was involved in the case.
A report from a source claims a second Court of Session Judge - Lady Wise QC - was then scheduled to hear the case.
However, the silent replacement of Lady Wolffe with Lady Wise - has now raised serious questions as to why there are no references to any note of recusal made by Lady Wolffe – who clearly had a conflict of interest in the case given one of the core participants in the action is her own husband – the Lord Advocate.
The case then takes another turn after media reports of the hearing on Wednesday 15 November reveal a third judge – Lord Arthurson QC – eventually heard the case, and has since arranged for a four day hearing for legal arguments.
The background to the civil damages claim stems from when David Whitehouse and Paul Clark were appointed to the former Rangers Football Club PLC in 2012 after owner Craig Whyte declared the business insolvent.
The Duff and Phelps administrators faced a failed prosecution bid by the Crown Office in relation to the collapse of the Ibrox oldco, while Mr Whyte was found not guilty of fraudulently acquiring the club during a trial in June.
The charges against David Whitehouse and his colleague Paul Clark were later dropped.
Both PoliceScotland Chief Constable Phil Gormley and Lord Advocate James Wolffe claim police and prosecutors acted in accordance with correct legal procedure.
Yet questions remain on how the Crown Office acted in this case, and many others where prosecutions which ultimately collapse, appear to be based on flimsy or even non-existent or unprovable evidence.
Police arrested and charged Mr Whitehouse and Mr Clark during the investigation into businessman Craig Whyte's takeover of the club in 2011. Charges were dropped following a court hearing before judge Lord Bannatyne in June 2016.
Lawyers acting for Mr Whitehouse claimed their client was "unlawfully detained" by detectives in November 2014. They also said that throughout the period of detention, there was no reasonable grounds to suspect that Mr Whitehouse had broken the law.
Mr Whitehouse also claimed that police obtained evidence without following proper legal procedure. An indictment against Mr Whitehouse was issued without any "evidential basis", his lawyers said.
It is also claimed the actions of police and prosecutors are said to have damaged Mr Whitehouse' reputation of being a first-class financial professional and led to a £1.75m loss in earnings.
A legal document states: "He lost income, in particular his entitlement to bonus payments and future earnings. His reputation was severely damaged."
At the hearing on Wednesday 15 November – originally scheduled to be heard by Lady Wolffe - lawyers acting for Mr Whitehouse appeared during a short procedural hearing where it also emerged Mr Whitehouse's colleague Mr Clark is also suing the chief constable and Lord Advocate.
At the hearing, Court of Session outer house Judge Lord Arthurson arranged for a four-day hearing into the legal issues surrounding the case to take place at a later date.
Given the similarities of the two claims, lawyers are now examining whether the two actions should be rolled into a single case.
The case has emerged from the circumstances surrounding Mr Whyte's takeover of Rangers in 2011. Mr Whitehouse and Mr Clark worked for Duff & Phelps and were appointed as administrators of the club in February 2012. Four months later, the company's business and assets were sold to a consortium led by Charles Green for £5.5m.
Mr Whitehouse believes that his human rights were breached as a consequence of the actions of the police and prosecutors.
The chief constable and the Lord Advocate claim that police and prosecutors acted in accordance with correct legal procedure.
Lawyers acting for the top cop & Lord Advocate claim that Mr Whitehouse's human rights were not breached and that he did not suffer any loss or injury as a consequence of the actions taken by the police and prosecutors.
Lawyers acting for the Chief Constable & Lord Advocate also claim should be dismissed because the Lord Advocate is exempt from civil action from people who were the subject of a legal investigation.
However, the use of the Lord Advocate's immunity from civil action - in times where the Crown Office have often been found to have got things wrong in court, or have acted improperly during investigations and the application of criminal charges, should now come under increased external scrutiny and ultimately be withdrawn from legislation.
The Judicial Office, and the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service have both refused to issue any further comment or statement on this case, despite the Judicial Office informing journalists a statement would be issued, over two weeks ago.
However, questions remain as to why no recusal has been posted by the Judicial Office with regards to Lady Wolffe stepping aside from the case.
Clearly, had a register of judicial interests existed in a form currently being studied by MSPs of the Scottish Parliament's Public Petitions Committee, incidences such as these could be avoided.
Lady Wolffe Biography:
The Hon Lady Wolffe was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Courts in March 2014.
Lady Wolffe qualified as a solicitor in 1992 and worked at the Bank of Scotland legal department from 1992 to 1993. She called to the bar in 1994 and until 2008 practised as a junior counsel, mainly in commercial and public law. From 1996 until 2008 she was also standing junior counsel to the Department of Trade and Industry and its successor departments. Since 2007 she has been an ad hoc advocate depute. She was appointed QC in 2008. As senior counsel she has practised mainly in commercial and public law. She was a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Faculty of Advocates 2005-2008 and has been a member of the Police Appeals Tribunal since 2013. Mrs Wolffe emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1987.
Crown Office Specialist Casework Function:
The Crown Office Specialist Casework Function – currently led by Deputy Crown Agent: Lindsey Miller - comprises a number of specialist units involved in the delivery of case preparation and the provision of other legal services in support of COPFS core functions where the nature, size and/or complexity of the case or subject matter means that it is most effectively dealt with within Specialist Casework. This Function is managed nationally by Liam Murphy, Procurator Fiscal Specialist Casework, but delivered from various locations throughout Scotland.
The Specialist Casework units are:
- Appeals
- Criminal Allegations against the Police
- Health and Safety Crime (including the Helicopter Incident Investigation Team)
- International Co-operation Unit
- Proceeds of Crime Unit
- Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit (including Road Traffic Fatalities Unit)
- Serious and Organised Crime (including Counter-Terrorism and Economic Crime)
- Wildlife and Environmental Crime Unit
The Civil Recovery Unit also sits within Specialist Casework.
The Specialist Casework and the High Court Functions together are known as Serious Casework.


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I sat down with Leslie Hawthorn, Community Manager at Red Hat, and chatted with her about the 2012Â Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference that was held in Baltimore, Maryland this year. She confided that the theme, Are we there yet?, is a reference to the idea that while women have made many strides for equality in terms of equal pay, equal work, and so on, the group still feels like women in tech have a long way to go.
The idea behind the Grace Hopper conference is to provide a gathering place for women in technology to be able to network, knowledge share, and enhance their technical skill sets; with the general conclusion being that we are going to get there, through mutual support and collaboration...Read more at OpenSource.com


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text: Fact Games helps students practice their math facts (+ and -). Some of the games are pictured below. The group of three are playing Domino Top It (similar to War with dominoes). Students need to add up the two sides of the domino they flipped over. Brooke is practicing her facts while playing Math Chicken Number Scale. A fact is displayed at the top and they have to find the answer to balance the bridge for the chicken to cross over. The two boys in the bottom left are playing a game called It's Mine (also called Bump). Players add up the total of two dice and try to cover the sums without getting "bumped" off by their opponent. The last picture shows my first grade friend playing Math Monsters (a bingo game).


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New software could get rid of EV range anxiety by making better estimates of range
Researchers at North Carolina State University have made it harder for anyone to use range anxiety as an excuse for not wanting to own an electric car. A team of computer engineering professors has created software that more accurately estimates the amount of miles the car has left on a battery charge than the current technology being used in the vehicles.
With the new technique, drivers plug in their destination and the software calculates a host of variables to predict the energy use that will be required for the trip. For example, the current technology used in cars to estimate range may tell you that you can make it from point A to point B based on the charge left, the miles required and how much energy has been consumed in the past few miles, but if you suddenly encounter hills or drive at higher speeds on an interstate, the miles left in the battery could drop below that estimate.
"Existing technologies estimate remaining range based on average energy consumption of the past 5 miles, 15 miles, etc.," said Dr. Habiballah Rahimi-Eichi, a postdoctoral researcher at NC State. "By plugging in the destination, our software looks at traffic data, whether you'll be on the highway or in the city, weather, road grade, and other variables. This predictive, big-data approach is a significant step forward, reducing the range estimation error to a couple of miles. In some case studies, we were able to get 95 percent range estimation accuracy."The software analyzes all of the information about the route to the destination and determines which pieces are important and plugs those into the algorithm to predict range. The algorithm then also takes into consideration the charge remaining in the battery and the performance of the car to come up with the most accurate estimate of range.
The researchers have patented their technology and will present their findings to the 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society at the end of this week. Pretty soon, range anxiety could be a thing of the past.


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Yesterday was my first day back from Thanksgiving vacation. I had an excellent day working with my special education students for PE. Some days are like that. Everything seems to click and your kids make some good progress.
My first student is a seventh grade girl. She has some vision and balance issues. We are working on doing a fitness routine consisting of chair squats, knee lifts, marching and push-ups. She is showing a lot of progress, especially on the knee lifts for balance. She held each leg for about 8 seconds. She, the teacher and aides are really working hard.
On our walk, she gained confidence on each of our obstacles. On the way out, for each one she required one hand support. On the way back, she didn't need any. She also took single steps up and down the stairs with one hand support. Before it was always stutter steps.
My second student is a child with autism. He's got great balance and gross motor skills. Unfortunately, he loves to stem and doesn't follow instructions. His stemming manifests itself as lifting up dirt, sand or leaves and letting it run through his fingers. He loves it.
I'm working on using a pail filled with sand so that he is stemming on my command, as opposed to whenever he wants to. It's working marginally well (which for him is really good). He still needs hand over hand support to keep him from stemming in the dirt but it is lessened with the sand.
I had two other students which did well too. If I get around to it, I'll update you on them as well.
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Viscera Film Festival 2011 Los Angeles Report
Text and Photos by Staci Layne Wilson
with additional photos by Beau Ryan
Cinefamily (or The Silent Theater as most of the local L.A. film scene still calls the establishment) played host to a gaggle of ghoulish gals and their accessorized male pals on Sunday, July 17 to show off the best and brightest female filmmakers from all over the world (one all the way from Norway).
Sticking with shorts and teaser trailers, Viscera Board of Directors Shannon Lark, Heidi Honeycutt and Stacy Hammon nonetheless had their capable hands full with hours of programming, partying, performances and a quick Q&A awards ceremony.
After a cocktail reception — celeb guests including actors Bill Moseley, Brinke Stevens, Danielle Harris, Matthew Currie Holmes, and Gabby West, plus directors Kevin Tenney (Witchboard), Peter Cornwell (A Haunting in Connecticut), and Susanna Lo (The Manson Girls) — attendees enjoyed the first round of films.
Actor and filmmaker Matthew Currie Holmes and recent Saturn-Award Winning Director (for Never Sleep Again: The Nightmare on Elm Street Legacy) Andrew Kasch
Ace actresses Dana Davison and Gabby West (who will be seen next in Chillerama, debuting at San Diego Comic-Con)
Trailers were up first, with Annette Slomka's The Blood Shop drawing the most enthusiastic response. What's not to love about the fusion of welding and weapon-wielding? Reminiscent of the 2006 Japanese feature Kamikaze Girls, but with a definite horror bite, Adventure Girls (written by Dara Moats, but directed by… shhhh… a man) was a personal favorite of mine on the trailers slate.
Kevin Tenney
Peter Cornwell (who gets photo credit for the snap below)
Jeffrey Reddick, Staci Layne Wilson and Annette Slomka
Mark Hengst
Shorts followed, galloping the gamut from funny and playful, to dark and twisted. I was lucky enough to be included on the program with a piece of my own artsy-shmartsy triptych, The Key To Annabel Lee — so, it was a rather cool conundrum to be there at the fourth annual Viscera Film Festival as both a journalist and a filmmaker (walking the red carpet and doing the Q&A, mixing with the ladies and watching their works while also watching with as objective an eye as possible).
12-15-1996 by Mae Catt (who later won the Best Director prize) — Spare story of two serial killers on a road spree, and what happens after they're pulled over by highway patrol. Strong performances, a tight script and witty but organic dialogue.
Aftershock by Lori Bowen — The ultimate vacation from hell story, wherein a woman awakes in her hotel room, ready for some fun in the sun, only to find that zombies have taken over the world. What's a girl to do?
Bon Appétit by Kate Shenton — Mini twisted takes on on three meals, breakfast & lunch & dinner… none too appetizing, but clever, cute and best of all: 0 calories.
Doll Parts by Karen Lam — Serial killers and hitchhikers collide in this moody and thought-provoking mini-mystery. Well-acted and nicely shot outdoors, Lam knows how to make an impression.
Blood Bunny by Molly Madfis — Truly hilarious holiday horror about the Easter Bunny vs Jesus Christ, each vying for the same holiday. "Hippity Hoppity, Heads Go Choppity!"
Blood Bunny from molly madfis on Vimeo.
A Fever and a River by Rachael Deacon — Somber and moody visual study of sorrow through a woman's eyes, featuring sad songs and Día de los Muertos makeups and artful body paint.
Short Lease by Jennifer Eiss and Prano Bailey-Bond — Ghost story about a realtor who finds herself on the wrong end of the for sale sign in this standard but well-made scenario.
Box by Nikki Wall — Easily the prize crowd-quieter of the evening, this disturbing but arresting and unflinching look at a home abortion has a supernatural twist which left the audience thinking… and soon lightening up again, with the next short…
The Ghost and Us by Emily Carmichael — A frothy take on Topper and Over Her Dead Body, this is a well acted, nicely photographed short with some impressive visual effects and a likable, albeit lifeless, lady in the lead.
The Party's Over, Lump, and Threnody followed the intermission, along with The Key To Annabel Lee (specifically, "Rocks" which is part three in the triptych) and The Many Doors of Albert Whale.
The other two out and out comedies in the lineup were, along with the aforementioned Blood Bunny, my favorites. Both featured tongue-in-cheek narration ala Pushing Daisies, with clever turns of phrases and even cleverer killers.
Nursery Crimes by Laura Whyte — Little Bo Peep on a rampage! Watch the short here.
Nursery Crimes Trailer from L. Whyte on Vimeo.
Daddy's Girl by Helen Komini Olsen — "Girl" kills "Father" just before a family picnic… wonder how she gets rid of the remains, hmmm? Standard story but full of flair, accented by perfect casting, natty costuming, and a narrator who sounds like he stepped right out of a classic Fractured Fairy Tale cartoon from the 60s. Regretfully, there are no links online to this adorably acerbic fable.
Attack of the Killer B's! Bill Moseley, Brinke Stevens and Brian Feeney
The evening ended with a Q&A featuring the filmmakers (lots of cracking wise about whom they had to sleep with to get their jobs — a few winks, since most of the ladies are married or otherwise engaged with fellow filmmakers — plus a few kudos from the audience) and the festivities continued with an after-party on patio featuring a specially made red velvet cake, gothic performance artists, and flowing spirits of all kinds.
Be sure and catch the Viscera Road Tour in Las Vegas next week if you can, or batten down the hatches and wait for its return to L.A. in ominous 2012. (We survived Carmageddon this year, so King Pacal Voltan be damned!)


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Friday, August 9, 2013
7 Quick Takes, Volume 25
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{1} After a few weeks of feeling pretty displaced and dealing with a lot of temptation to despair, I'm grateful to report that in the space of the last week, I was offered and accepted a new job as a secretary at Andrew's soon-to-be university! We'll be in different departments on campus during the day, but I'm excited at the prospect of being near each other most days of the week, and so thankful for the peace of mind that this opportunity has brought so far. I've had somewhat of a bumpy history with job searching, though the Father has always provided for us so well, so it can be a struggle for me not to define myself by work. With moving to a more expensive area, though, and with the lower pay that Andrew will be receiving as a grad student, it's been a good lesson to me in the last month or so to learn to value money without freaking out about it all the time. Being overly concerned about not enough, I've realized, can be just as draining and prideful as I imagine being overly concerned with excess can be. God is so good to us!
{2} With me being gone now for most of the day, with Andrew having a few more weeks before classes start, and with how much we love living near our close friends again and hosting them, my husband has been cooking up a storm, and doing it so well! Gone are his frozen burrito days (remember when he hijacked my blog and wrote about his malnourished bachelor days?). He made our favorite chicken soup and some carrot cake cupcakes for a game night with two of our friends this week!
{3} Here's my 29-week belly...as I approach 30 weeks on Monday, it suddenly feels like our baby's arrival is so much closer. There's something that feels so big and so soon about being in the 30s weeks, and not the 20s, timewise. I took my gestational diabetes test a few days ago; it was as nasty as everyone told me it would be, but I'm happy to report that all in the land of my blood sugar is well.
{4} In other baby news, Stephanie from I Found Him Whom My Soul Loves gave birth to her son Gabriel a few days ago! She's become a wonderful spiritual friend to me in the blogging world, and I couldn't be happier for her and her husband Michael! Head to her blog for pictures and to show them some love! P.S. Did you catch Steph's guest post on Captive the Heart this week?
{5} One last pregnancy matter: I've read some things here and there about this thing called belly binding, a method of helping to heal and strengthen your back and ab muscles postpartum. There are bands like this one that I have to say I'm intrigued by, not so much for the promises of shedding the baby weight faster (or, in their words, my "pre-pregnancy hotness...?"), but for the chance of a slightly easier, quicker recovery. Evidently it's a longtime practice in non-Western countries (and evidently, non-Western countries seem to perceive that we Americans make things way complicated for ourselves when it comes to babies and childbirth. But that's another matter). Which brings me to asking if any of you have experience with this: have you mamas ever done a belly wrap after giving birth? Did it help? And by all means, if there's a particular item you recommend, lay it on me.
{6} Confession time: I love writing about books on marriage, sexuality, and love on this blog, but I haven't read a new spiritual book on any of these topics in the last few months! The well is dry right now. I'd love your suggestions, but to give this another spin, I've been thinking about tossing in a movie here and there in place of a book. I have to say that I'm kind of a hard sell for most romances (I generally find them too cute, too unrealistic, or too focused on lust instead of love), but I do have a few in mind that I'd love to share with you. That said, enlighten me! Would you like to see movie selections now and then on the blog? And, tell me your favorite love story!
{7} We're lucky enough to live just over 2 hours from the beach in our new home and are off to spend the weekend at the shore with Andrew's family! I'd love to know what you're up to, too!
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Your picture is adorable! And my favorite love story movie is A Walk to Remember. It made me bawl and my husband was wildly impressed by it. It's like a conversion story and love story all in one.ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness, how are you so far along?! Where have I been? The time has flown by! Excited for you to meet your little one.ReplyDelete
Awww, thanks so much for the shout out in #4! :D I was just catching up on your blog as I write my piece to link up to my second guest post. :) You look SO SO SO BEAUTIFUL, chica! I remember feeling exactly the same way once we hit week 30...because it makes it feel JUST around the corner. I'm so excited for you!!!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness, yes. Saying 30 weeks last Thursday made it seem so real. I just tell people he's due in October because that still sounds much farther away than saying I'm 30 weeks pregnant. Let the "panic" begin :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Haha, no panic yet here, but you're so right! Bonus for giving the general date of October: no one, I hope, will stick their noses in as my due date gets closer, with opinions on induction and whatnot, if I don't tell them the actual day =)Delete
A few movie ideas for you ... "Last Chance Harvey," "Life is Beautiful," "The Tiger and the Snow," (the latter two are in Italian, but the subtitles are worth it!), "A Beautiful Mind," "Shadowlands," ... I'm sure others will come to mind, but without looking at my DVD collection, this is all I'm coming up with at the moment.ReplyDelete
You look great, Stephanie, and congrats on the new job. Handling money pressures with grace can be so difficult! Have you ever seen Cinderella Man? I watched it for the first time recently and I love the lessons (via examples) it gives about marriage.ReplyDelete


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Cute and pete FTV Kristen returns for some Hawaii porn with her girlfriend Nina North. We meet up with the girls in Waikiki, watching them flirt and kiss down the main strip in front of a lot of tourists! Finding a nice park, we see that Kristen isn't wearing panties under her dress, and Nina plays with her labia on a bench.[See more of this FTV Girl]
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FTV teen Kelly just turned 18 and is breaking her innocence with First Time Video. Okay, she only looks innocent. In truth she claims to be sexually experienced, and loves to masturbate. Still, we make sure she discovers many new things during her photoshoot…[See more of this FTV Girl]
FTV Amy is a fashion model gone bad at only 19. This tall, leggy, girl next door type has super kinky secrets and she's ready to make her first time video. We start at a fancy tourist spot, where we do a 'fashion shoot' only she's flashing every chance she gets. She doesn't even mind getting caught! But when nobody is looking she goes for extreme fingering in her pussy and butt, and some double penetration with two glass dildos. In her skimpy dress. Wow.[See more of this FTV Girl]
Beautiful busty blonde Bonnie is only 19, and she has an amazing pair of natural boobs! Luckily for us, this dream teen wants to make her first time video with us! We first take her to a busy tourist spot, where we get many upskrit views in her cute summer dress without panties. Sitting on a bench at a park, she reveals her big naturals and rubs her clit while trying not to get caught![See more of this FTV Girl]
FTV Nicky is a very athletic girl with a beautiful college ass, joining us for her very first time video. She's comfortable with public nudity so meet her at a hiking trail. It's filled with people, but she's sneakily flashes her tops and bottoms throughout, getting lots of attention with that lovely butt of hers.[See more of this FTV Girl]
FTV Aurora is the hypersexual teen just starting a career in porn, and making this her very first time video. She's supercute and sporty, so we take her rollerskating in a park wearing a very short skirt. Lots of upskirt panty shots before getting really risky with some butt shots, fingering herself, and flashing some construction guys before going completely nude with just her rollerskates on.[See more of this FTV Girl]
FTV Misty is a nude art model that has decided to go all the way with porn. She has an amazing body and as you can guess, it willing to try just about anything. We meet her a tourist spot, where we get some upskirt and pussy fingering shots in her sexy black dress. Without much prompting she goes fully nude on the street and plenty of people see her naked glory.[See more of this FTV Girl]
Orgasmic Milf Reena Sky is very self-confident with her sexuality and is a welcome addition to our new site FTV Milfs. We begin by seeing Reena in a flowing dress and heels near a fountain, strolling around and then sitting to take out her large breasts and we notice how comfortable she is with her body. She flashes and fingers herself at the fountain, bringing herself to orgasm with her fingers already! We get to experience how giggly and silly she becomes after climax, shaking her breasts and spanking herself in public right next to an office building. Back inside she slips off her panties for some more self-pleasure! After some fingering she brings in her personal toy which brings her to multiple strong gasping orgasms in a row. Next we see some pussy closeups before she takes a little break to get her breath back. When we see Reena Sky again she is blowing the glass ball toy before penetrating herself with it as deep as she could take. Going faster with the toy we notice how dripping wet her vagina gets and soon she's experiencing yet another orgasm before licking the toy clean. Next she wants to dance, enjoying the post-orgasm glow as she puts on music and moving to the song in her sheer top. After a song or two she deploys the Vibraking, enjoying its powerful vibrations as she presses it against her clitoris. We see her have multiple strong climaxes from this toy with strong vaginal contractions, and she is barely able to hold on to the toy through the orgasmic waves! It was beautiful weather outside so she wanted to go on a hiking trail, flashing her tits and ass for fun in the sunshine while bicyclists rode by! After another hard breast massage she takes her shorts off entirely to enjoy the breeze before going for a topless jog before saying goodbye back at the house. Reena Sky is truly a sexual dynamo who loves to explore and play and share, showing her real personality right here on FTV![See more of this FTV Girl]
Naughty schoolgirl Kristen is a very petite and very cute first timer – never done any porn before. We meet her at a downtown park, where we enjoy some upskirt and downblouse teases and we notice – some other people are enjoying it too! She likes the attention and starting fingering on the park bench until she's ready for more.[See more of this FTV Girl]
FTV Brooke the midwest girl is from Wisconsin, looking all cute and innocent behind her glasses. She's not shy, however! She wants to join the adult industry so has decided to do her first time video with us. We meet her at a restaurant where we first get a glimpse of her exhibitionist side, flashing her breasts and fingering herself under the table, attracting the attention of some people inside…[See more of this FTV Girl]
FTV Arya the dancing hippie chick is a fun-loving adventurous type making her nude debut here at First Time Video. We meet her in a park and she isn't shy at all, showing upskirt panty peeks and her very flexible body from being a yoga expert.[See more of this FTV Girl]
FTV Aveline the rodeo teen visits us from Oklahoma – the perfect girl next door that dips her toes into the world of porn. We meet her at the airport, where this cutie gives us some great titty and pussy flashes on the tram. No problem whatsoever! Aveline is so wet from the excitement we take her straight to the FTV house where she immediately masturbates with her fingers…[See more of this FTV Girl]


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16 September 2013
Selections from Display, Graphic Design Collection–
over 150 works of graphic design history.
Exhibition Dates:
Sept 9–Nov 25, 2013
Closing Reception:
Monday, Nov 25 from 4–6pm
Pratt GradComD Gallery
144 W. 14th Street, 7th fl.
New York, NY 10011 map
Gallery Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–6pm
Collections tell stories. From the experimental to the playful to the rational, Collecting History, Collecting Design shows a distinct point-of-view about mid 20th century graphic design and some of its pioneers working in the United States, Italy, and Switzerland–when Modernism's distinctive graphic language emerged as an integral part of mass culture, from advertising and publicity to corporate identity.
This unique collection of over 150 works from Display, Graphic Design Collection highlights important building blocks of graphic design's historical record featuring the varied and unique styles and sensibilities of the work of lesser-known designers and the lesser-known work of well-known design pioneers.
As collectors, owning the objects falls short–it's about what they can teach us and how they help us see. The histories embedded in these artifacts take us back to a time when graphic design was a primary force in the dissemination of post-war, late Modernism.
One of the primary responsibilities of owning a collection is conducting research about the objects and finding out how they can far exceed their role as inspirational eye candy. The collection is a valuable tool to our design practice, education and writing. As designers, we can improve and inform our practice by having a sense of graphic design history.
A closing reception of the exhibition will take place on Monday, November 25th at 4pm. For more information or to schedule a private tour, please contact us. Visit our Flickr page to see more images of the exhibition.
Curated by Patricia Belen and Greg D'Onofrio–assiduous collectors, designers, writers and partners at Kind Company, a design studio in New York City. Display, Graphic Design Collection is their platform for research, writing and discoveries in graphic design history. A very special thanks to Jeff Bellantoni, Michelle Hinebrook, and Pratt Institute, Graduate Communication Design.


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The dazzled blind
For at least a century, if we go back to Dada and avant-garde cinema frames, in the field of experimental photography absolute freedom has reigned. Not that artists have been latching on to photographic technique in an irreverent, anarchical way, they have just not been keeping to the order of the images. Experimental photography does not fit in with the logic of reproducibility of the world, each time it launches a fresh attempt at making one from scratch. The work of Thibault Hazelzet falls in this category.
The dazzled blind
For at least a century, if we go back to Dada and avant-garde cinema frames, in the field of experimental photography absolute freedom has reigned. Not that artists have been latching on to photographic technique in an irreverent, anarchical way, they have just not been keeping to the order of the images. Experimental photography does not fit in with the logic of reproducibility of the world, each time it launches a fresh attempt at making one from scratch. The work of Thibault Hazelzet falls in this category.
The recent series titled La Parabole des Aveugles (the parable of the blind) sounds like a homage to the well-known painting by Bruegel. But given the optical experiment it proposes, it in turn takes on the shape of a parable on sight and the jeopardy facing those deprived of it. However, Thibault Hazelzet's blind are not metaphors for ignorance, still less for the conformist attitude that leads us towards the cliff edge. What we initially make of it refers back to a world of shadows and primitive shapes plunged in irradiated night. To try and come close to it we need to forget the title for a moment, and blind ourselves in order to approach these polyptychs, of which there is only one, thereby distinguishing in an immediate, non-theoretical way the difference here between number and the multiple.
As a painter by training, an adventurous visual artist happy to try his hand at sculpture and installation art, photography is not a discipline for Thibault Hazelzet. But at the same time he states plainly that the work is there: in these variable Diasec mounted formats, the result of a recording made with a view camera. So it is not so much photography per se as "photographic work". What is to be made out is unmistakably the product of a lens. You will find it has types of aberration such as blurriness and distortions, which are a part of our visual culture. So "things" have indeed been recorded but without any desire to watch them having been implemented. Such technical casualness bordering on negligence with respect to the optical system is due to a deeper intention: Thibault Hazelzet does not change his lenses to meet any particular need, he acts in a pragmatic and intuitive way, adjusting or misadjusting depending on the point that he wants to show in focus, or on the contrary depending on the areas he wishes to leave fuzzy. He has a sensual approach to the camera lens. Talk to him about lighting, you will get the same answer: he is not looking for any effect through the lighting of his things, although he knows that you can obtain whatever effect you like. Ultimately, for Thibault Hazelzet, photography is never as good as when it is reduced to a kind of archaic use: an optical impression.
This way of working with photography by no means rules out complex operations or the sense of meticulous exploitation of the resources offered by the actual material of this medium. Thibault Hazelzet is good at setting up devices that work against the visual order. In earlier series, and again here, the artist takes several pictures on the same sensitive film. These multiple exposures are carefully calculated and thus combine several records on a single surface, in a layering of optical material. This precision tinkering is foreign to the resources available nowadays in terms of computer-generated imagery, as if manipulation, in the literal sense of handiwork, were indeed necessary. Thibault Hazelzet also likes to play with the positive and negative of the photographic image. Here he finds a mode of dialogue between the spaces. Now digging deep through darkness, now pinning down in intense light, he unfolds and turns values upside down, thereby adding graphic power to the expressiveness of the optical aberrations. In the end, the spectator is made to face a viewing experience verging on bedazzlement, but of a kind that can be interrupted—not to bring it to a stop, but on the contrary to turn it into a representation.
La Parabole des aveugles would thus itself be a form of blindness. But we nonetheless need to describe what is perceptible in it and is preserved by the dazzle: some awkwardly geometrical structures tottering in this shadow theatre. They appear now close now distant, we can make them out but without being sure of our ability to see them perfectly. This army of defeated forms resembles the one that a might be recorded by a thermal camera, an X-ray machine or some other sophisticated wave scanning equipment.
As to the fact that we are here in the studio, before real wooden and plaster sculptures set on the floor the way fetishes would be, we know nothing apart from what the artist is willing to tell us. These beings have been the subject of an odd sacrifice that has turned them into a series of optical sculptures. They are the blind restored to the light.
Michel Poivert
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Wouldn't it be nice to carve this one in stone!! Same size as the real one, maybe even same place as the real one...13 Jun 2013
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Music major Maddie Taylor just finished her junior year of college and has a summer internship lined up with the LA Philharmonic, yet every night she practices guitar and secretly dreams of a louder life. But geeky girls like her don't get to be rock stars. That is, until tattooed singer Jared Cross catches her playing guitar and invites her to join his band on The Sound, a reality TV show competition.
Once on the show, Maddie discovers there's more to Jared than his flirty smile and bad boy reputation – and that he's just as big a geek as she is. With each performance their attraction becomes impossible to ignore, but when the show pressures them to stay single they're forced to keep their relationship secret.
As the competition heats up, Jared will do whatever it takes for his band to win, and Maddie must decide if following her dream is worth losing her heart.
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Have you ever wondered what it is like behind the scenes on show's like The Voice?? If so this is going to be a book for you. I love a book that I can see clearly in my head and that is what I could do the entire time I read this love story. Jared and Maggie do not have your typical love story, but what they do have will give you a huge smile. Maggie has had a crush on Jared for quite some time and finally gets the opportunity to meet him. Right away his band has issues that only she can help him with, should she help or should she stay away knowing about his bad boy reputation, well lucky for us readers she decides to help him out and they start they're love story. The other band members do not want them to get together but when your hormones are hot and heavy there is nothing else for you to do but hook up and see where it goes, but hide it from all others.
Elizabeth Briggs is a Young Adult and New Adult author who lives in Los Angeles with her British husband and a bunch of fluffy white rescue dogs. She's a guitar-playing geek who loves books, rock music, and video games, goes to Comic Con every year, and is still hoping to be a Jedi when she grows up.
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But one of the main problems you say, is having to write mostly in one large chunk right?
What I meant is that when I was programming in C, there would be one main function at the beginning that would call on other smaller functions. So this one commanding function would, say, take a inputted number then grab another function to add 1, then a different to subtract 2, and print to the screen the new number. Is SImutrans set up like that where the executable is one big main function which grabs the supporting texts and paksets[?]


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Nursing your baby is great for both of you.
When Cheryl Hendricks learned she was pregnant with her first child, she had no doubt that she'd adore being a mother. What took her by surprise was how much she loved breastfeeding. "It was such a powerful feeling to be able to do something for my daughter that no one else could do," says the mother of three from Fishers, Ind.
Hendricks knew about the many benefits of breastfeeding even before she had her baby. But her child's health wasn't the only reason she continued nursing Libby for 12 months. There was also the support she got from her husband and friends, as well as a pediatrician, all of whom encouraged her to continue breastfeeding.
Such support is too rare in the United States, according to Jeanne Raisler, Dr.PH., a certified nurse-midwife and assistant professor of nursing at the University of Michigan School of Nursing in Ann Arbor. "Almost everybody, even the poorest women in our society, knows about the benefits of breastfeeding, such as the protection breast milk provides against illness. But knowing isn't enough," says Raisler, who studies and promotes nursing among low-income women. "A woman who wants to breastfeed will be more likely to do it if she has encouragement from people she is close to."
In addition to finding support, learning some basic skills is essential for success. "In the best of all worlds, women would sign up for a breastfeeding class at the same time they sign up for a childbirth-education class," says Wendy Haldeman, R.N., M.N., a certified lactation consultant and co-owner of The Pump Station, a breastfeeding support center in Santa Monica, Calif. While we can't cover an entire class's worth of material here, Haldeman does offer 10 tips that will help you get off to a good start.
Most women know about the benefits that breastfeeding offers to babies, but there are many benefits for moms that we don't hear so much about. For starters, nursing releases oxytocin, the 'love' hormone, which promotes bonding. You end up forming a unique bond because you're giving your baby something that no one else can. It's priceless. —JEANNE RAISLER, Dr.PH. Assistant professor of nursing, university of michigan school of nursing
10 ways to make breastfeeding work
1. Make the commitment "In the early postpartum period, you can feel so overwhelmed that you start to doubt if you can breastfeed," Haldeman says. Make a list now—before you even have your baby—of the top five reasons you want to breastfeed, whether it's for the health benefits to the baby, the special bond it creates or the help it gives you in getting back to your prepregnancy weight. When the going gets tough, pull out that list, read it slowly and then pat yourself on the back for giving your baby and yourself these gifts.
2. Nurse within an hour of delivery Research shows that breastfeeding goes more smoothly for women who nurse within an hour of giving birth. If you can't breastfeed immediately—for instance, if you had a Cesarean section—request that you do so as soon as possible. But also know that if breastfeeding is delayed, even for several days, you will still be able to do it. It just may take a bit more effort on your part, including pumping frequently to maintain your milk supply.
3. Get a good latch This can be tricky for many women. When you position your baby at your breast, make sure she is directly facing you, with her belly touching yours. Also ensure that your nipple is well inside her mouth and behind her gum line. If the latch is too shallow, she'll pull on your nipple, which will make nursing painful. Even worse, your baby may not get enough milk.
4. Request that your baby "room in" The only way you can prevent well-meaning hospital staff from feeding your baby formula or giving her a pacifier (both of which can contribute to less-effective nursing) is to keep her in your room around the clock. This also gives you the opportunity to nurse whenever your baby wants (see tip No. 5). Sleep close to your baby when you get home, too.
5. Establish a good milk supply The breast makes milk fastest when it's empty, so the more often you nurse, the greater your milk supply will be. "During the first six weeks, it's essential to let your baby nurse whenever she wants, even if that's every hour at times," Haldeman says.
6. Take your pain medication Nursing is easier if you aren't in pain, so be sure to take any medication prescribed after childbirth (especially a C-section). Many pain medications are safe to use while breastfeeding; just be sure to remind your doctor that you're nursing.
7. Care for yourself, too Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day (or enough that your urine is nearly clear), eat nutritious meals and get as much sleep as you can. "Excessive stress and not taking care of yourself can affect milk production," Haldeman says.
8. Don't use bottles or pacifiers for at least two weeks "Issues with nipple confusion aren't so problematic if you nurse exclusively for the first two weeks and breastfeeding is well established," Haldeman says.
9. Learn the signs that your baby is getting enough milk Many nursing moms supplement with formula because they're concerned about their babies getting enough milk. If your newborn has six to eight wet diapers a day, plus at least three stools, she's getting enough to eat. But if you're still worried, call your pediatrician's office and ask to schedule a weight check. Your doctor will let you know if and when you need to supplement.
10. Get help If you're having any problems breastfeeding (many women do), schedule an appointment with a lactation consultant as soon as possible after delivery. If your insurance company won't pay for it, here's how to justify the expense: One visit with a certified lactation consultant can cost less than a month's worth of formula. If you don't know of a specialist near you, call the International Lactation Consultant Association for a referral at 919-861-5577 or visit www. ilca.org. If you have an urgent question, locate a local La Leche League leader by calling 800-525-3243. Also invest in a good breastfeeding book, such as The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins, R.N., M.S.


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Director Doctor Paula Strait applied the science of osteopathy to the
problem of fatty liver and discovered a simple topical formula that works.
The manufacturer created a biological solution to break through the visceral fat which mobilizes lymphatic detoxification through natural osmosis. Belly Fat Freedom™ topical detoxification and cleansing targets removal of retained toxins, particularly metals, promoting lymphatic drainage and improved circulation.
Belly Fat Freedom™ is a remarkably safe and an effective way to alleviate the heavy burden placed on the liver and deep visceral fat of the belly. Few people realize that their symptoms of bloating, reflux, improper digestion, sluggish metabolism and poor immunity are simply the result of a much deeper and more serious problem. We are toxic.
Any "-itis" is a sign of inflammation. Inflammation is a reaction against offending irritants. Taking anti-inflammatories, steroids and
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Getting rid of the heavy burden and toxic load that has weighed down our liver allows us to breath, laugh, run, get down and up from the floor. We jiggle and giggle as we discover our new beautiful self.
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When using the Belly Fat Freedom (BFF), it is beneficial eat 1-2 cups of cooked leafy green and raw vegetables at each meal. Supplementing may be necessary for those who are low in Vitamin C and Magnesium as well. It is also recommended that when first using the BFF such things as sodas, breads, pasta, and processed foods should be avoided whenever possible. These things are high in additives and low in the healthy kind of salts and can increase visceral fat to the organs and the intestines.
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The unique blend of oils softens the belly and allows better blood flow to encourage the body to flush the lymph channels and eliminate the fat.
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Things like more energy, increased flexibility, clothing fitting nicely or getting very loose (returning to previous wardrobe), rings falling off, bras fitting properly, body contours becoming defined and visible, total body sculpting from head to toe.
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6. Is there a downside to Belly Fat Freedom?
None at all
7. Does this really affect the visceral fat in the abdomen?
Yes. Visceral is the deep stored fat which is so hard to get rid of; it works to flush it out (irrigation of fluids thru the fat to break it up). The way you know this is because the entire body is showing results and the functions of the body are responding. This would not be so if it were subcutaneous fat which is more responsive to diet and exercise. (less calories and aerobic energy/heat)
8. How soon does one expect to see results (lost inches) from Belly Fat Freedom?
This varies, some reports of within one month show noticeable (visible) signs, with physical changes in body functions such as elimination happening in the earlier stages of using the cream. Many report that by two months they are seeing considerable changes in body sculpting and measurements. For some it is up to 3 months for visible changes to become apparently. All these improvements will continue as long as you have stored visceral fat, so it will only improve with use. A good measurement of how long to expect to reach the desired result is to safely say for every year of added fat (inches or pounds); it will take approximately 21 - 30 days of cream use to take effect. Ideally if you are trying to get rid of 30 pounds of stored fat from 10 years of accumulation, expect approximately from 7 to 10 months. These are preliminary results.


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Nov 12, 2009
The University of Mary Washington women's soccer team dropped a 3-2 decision at Maryville (Tenn.) College on Thursday evening in the first round of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament. The Eagles close the season with a record of 12-5-5.
After a scoreless first half in which the Eagles were outshot, 7-1, UMW came out strong to open the second stanza. Junior midfielder Sarah Tryon (Fairfax Station, Va., South County) scored on an Amy Olson (Crofton, Md., Arundel) assist in the first two minutes of the second half, giving the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
Maryville would come right back three minutes later to tie the score, and score again midway through the half to take a 2-1 lead. Junior Chrissy Reardon (Springfield, Va., Robert E. Lee) tied the score for Mary Washington with 20 minutes remaining on a Katy Generelli (Spotswood, N.J., Spotswood) assist. Maryville capped the scoring with the game winner coming on a header with 4:30 remaining in the game.
Maryville outshot the Eagles, 20-7, and had six corner kicks to three for UMW. Sophomore goalie Tina Brehm (Springfield, Va., Robert E. Lee) had six saves for UMW, who played without All-CAC defenders Emmalee Denkler and Karen Strat, who missed the game due to injury.
Mary Washington closes the season after having won their 13th Capital Athletic Conference title and advanced to its 13th NCAA Tournament.