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The Cedi has in the past two years seen a significant depreciation in value.
Its 2013 year to date depreciation against the dollar stands at about 11 percent and currently is exchanged at about 2 cedis 9 pesewas on the interbank market.
The Cedi has also depreciated about 12 percent against the British pound and 14 percent against the Euro.
Government has indicated it intends to among others reduce domestic borrowing, a move that could significantly strengthen the cedi.
Head of research at Gold Coast Securities, Samuel Ampah told Citi Business News, if government goes according to its economic plan indicated in the 2014 budget, the cedi could end up at 2 cedis 40 pesewas.
"If government is successful in raising some of its revenue through the bond market, that will come to shore up the value of the cedi a little bit. If government's fiscal discipline is strengthened in 2014, we might have the cedi relaxing a little bit" he said.
"But however if we get the streak of high expenditure on government side and revenue expectation are also not met in the first and second quarter in 2014, the impact will be felt in the high rate of depreciation of the cedi. So we will expect that the cedi will not cross GHS2.40 by the end of 2014", he added.


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Fairground attraction
STEPHEN LEWIS visits St George's Field car park to see if all the fun of the fair is as noisy as it's cracked up to be read more
Taming of Toyah
SHE used to boast a hairstyle that even David Beckham would blanche at, and sang shrilly about turning the world upside down. read more
Dynamic duo
Motoring Editor MALCOLM BAYLIS drives Ford's new super-fast Focus and Mondeo read more
City release four teenagers
YORK City chief Terry Dolan today revealed his reasons for cutting free third year trainees Scott Emmerson, Kieran Darlow, Marc Salvati and Ben Rhodes. read more
Wise head at the back
TEENAGER Stuart Wise is poised for his first start in the heart of York City's defence against Swansea City tomorrow. read more
Collateral Damage (15) 109 minutes
ARNIE the Amazonian Austrian, the redneck people's President of the USA, is past his action sell-by date, just like Roger Moore's James Bond before him. read more
The Officers' Ward (15) 135 minutes
LIEUTENANT Adrien F had enjoyed his last bedroom tango in Paris, a quickie with Clemency, before going off to fight the Great War. read more
Welcome to clean machine
THIS is the van that is helping the York Housing Association clean up its act. read more
Barbican thumbs up for WaspAid 2002
THE major music event being organised to raise money for York Wasps has been pencilled in for Saturday, June 1 at York's Barbican Centre. read more
Green light to turn signal box into coffee shop
RAIL bosses have warmly welcomed plans to transform an old signal box at York Station into a coffee shop and passenger lounge. read more
Deadly lesson in drug abuse
HIS father said everybody loved him, and that love shone through in the tributes to Thomas Staniforth. read more
Rethink your charges
WE often read in the Evening Press how worried they are about the tourist industry in York. read more
Mirad - A Boy From Bosnia, Pilot Theatre, in The Studio, York Theatre Royal, April 11 to 27
PILOT Theatre, the company with the Castleford address and no permanent rehearsal space, is enjoying the kind of special relationship with York Theatre Royal patented by the leaders of the UK and USA. read more
Northern Broadsides' Macbeth on tour: Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, April 8 to 13
SO much for Macbeth being "the Scottish play", as all actors call it in a wish to avoid the legendary thespian curse of Shakespeare's tragedy. read more
Dead Funny, York Theatre Royal, April 6 to 27
Actor Robin Hooper tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON why he left The Office for York Theatre Royal read more
The street which was measured in yards...
TODAY'S look-back at times past in York focuses on the history of Walmgate, the current home of the Evening Press. read more
Jobs to go at York Nestle factory
YORK'S biggest employer is to shed up to 90 jobs. read more
Closures and silences to mark the funeral
COURTHOUSES, stately homes and shops across North Yorkshire will close on Tuesday as a mark of respect to the Queen Mother. read more
The long goodbye
THE crowds were small at first today, with the railings, which line the streets surrounding Westminster Hall in central London, standing idle. read more
The case for more cash for train conductors
MANY of your readers will be dismayed at the prospect of more strikes on Arriva Trains Northern. read more
Burning issue
IN response to Raymond Harben, comments on the fire station being built in the wrong place and the fire appliances having to turn left along the A1237 towards Hopgrove (March 13). read more
York RI 'B' grab second spot
THE runners-up position in division one of the Focus Fireplaces York and District Table Tennis League went to York RI 'B' after their 9-1 win over INL 'A' in which John Hughes and Vic Smith won three each for RI. read more
Bay turn the Corner to crush sorry Tap
BAY Horse, Fulford, demolished Tap 9-0 with an awesome 9-0 display in York Atlas Auto Services Darts League division one. read more
Williams on sidelines
FORMER York City striker John Williams may have to settle for a place on the bench against his old club at Vetch Field tomorrow, writes Dave Stanford. read more
Wise head at the back
TEENAGER Stuart Wise is poised for his first start in the heart of York City's defence against Swansea City tomorrow. read more
Welcome to clean machine
THIS is the van that is helping the York Housing Association clean up its act. read more
Glory beckons for brave Ben's Outsider
TRY Struggles Glory at 40-1 in tomorrow's Grand National. read more
Aiming for the top
HELPERBY trainer Jimmy Turner is hoping to make his first trip to Aintree a successful one. read more
Anger over farms disease 'mistakes'
FARMERS have spoken with anger and frustration about their experiences during last year's foot and mouth crisis at a North Yorkshire inquiry. read more
Niki Dee carries N Yorks hopes in National
Niki Dee, who has not been seen in public for 23 months, will bid to make a fairytale comeback in the £500,000 Martell Grand National at Aintree next Saturday. read more
Moped rider stabs man in stomach
A YOUNG man was stabbed in the stomach by a moped rider in a York city centre street. read more
York project cuts rough sleepers
A HOMELESS centre has succeeded in making a massive cut in the amount of people sleeping rough on York's streets. read more
Arriva passengers face National crisis
RACEGOERS in York gearing up for tomorrow's Grand National could be left stuck in the starting gates thanks to industrial action. read more
City release four teenagers
YORK City chief Terry Dolan today revealed his reasons for cutting free third year trainees Scott Emmerson, Kieran Darlow, Marc Salvati and Ben Rhodes. read more
Ex-City trainee cleared of drug charge
FORMER York City trainee goalkeeper Miles Massey has been cleared of supplying Ecstasy to Sheffield Wednesday player Thomas Staniforth before his death. read more
Town on the brink of their title goal
TWO wins for promotion, three for the title. read more
Minds set for points push
POCKLINGTON and Selby will have to put the thrills of sevens and tour rugby behind them when they return to Yorkshire One rugby at Percy Road tomorrow. read more
Road closures
A stretch of High Petergate in York is set to be closed to traffic between Monday, April 15, and Sunday May 5, for structural repairs. read more
Coma awakens to beat Dregs
COMA, from the new school of York bands brought up on punk and classic rock, have won Round One, Heat Eight of the Fibbers/Evening Press Battle of the Bands 2002. read more
Dyson's birdie song
BACK-to-back birdies have breathed new life into the challenge of North Yorkshire ace Simon Dyson at the Algarve Portuguese Open in Faro. read more
Barbican thumbs up for WaspAid 2002
THE major music event being organised to raise money for York Wasps has been pencilled in for Saturday, June 1 at York's Barbican Centre. read more
Man in court on 2nd murder charge
A MAN accused of murdering a South Korean student whose body was found in a suitcase dumped near York has appeared in court charged with the killing of another woman. read more
It's no mystery why Toyah visited York
EIGHTIES punk star turned actress and TV presenter Toyah Wilcox has filmed scenes for BBC Songs of Praise at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York. read more
Silver Knight set to sparkle
Tim Easterby, who is not represented in the Martell Grand National, can still play a strong supporting role at Aintree tomorrow. read more


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The Network Support Analyst/LAN Administrator evaluates and analyzes the networking needs of the department, unit and/or division; ensures the availability of the systems to users; installs, configures and troubleshoots local area networks and maintains the functionality of all components and applications.
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Belly Binding
Note: This page contains free excerpts from my upcoming book on postpartum recovery! Enjoy!
What's so great about Belly Binding?
Belly Binding is the best first step you can take for yourself postpartum. It's one of those things that seems gimmicky and ridiculous — "what, I'm just going to wrap my abs and they'll go flat? SURRrrre…" — but it really does work.
Or, to put it more accurately, belly binding is the best first step you can take to get back to having flat abdominals.
Anthropological record shows that mothers across time have ritually bound the abdominal area after childbirth to provide external support to the posture and to compress the abdominals to heal the muscles and help involute (shrink) the uterus back to its pre-pregnant size.
Outside of the English-speaking world, belly-binding occurs with regular frequency. See the "history" section below.
Whether you have had a C-section or a vaginal birth with or without complications, belly binding makes all kinds of sense.
Why Bind?
After childbirth, the muscles of the abdomen are extremely lax. They've been trained to hold something about the size of a watermelon, and now suddenly that watermelon is gone.
The danger here is that the spine relies on the coordination of the core musculature to hold a person up. So when half of those muscles suddenly don't function well (or at all!), back pain and dysfunction generally result.
Worse, when the abdominals are left to their own devices right after birth, they start repairing themselves right into that permanent mommy tummy position.
If you don't teach a wild muscle how to be civilized, it will do whatever it finds easiest and most convenient. So when you breastfeed or bottle feed your newborn for all of those long hours, well beyond the current capacity of your core to support you, you will in effect be further training your abdominals to persist in that dysfunctional and unattractive dome shape.
(Keep an eye on that word "training"; my goal is to get you to think about it a lot!)
So the idea of belly binding is to provide the external structure that the abdominals currently aren't capable of providing.
In addition, the core needs encouragement knitting back together correctly, particularly if the mother delivered via C-section. There's no better way to train muscles to sit properly than to pair mechanical placement of the muscles (i.e. gentle constriction) with consistent targeted exercise, which will be covered in later chapters.
Doesn't not using a muscle make it weaker?
That's a great question, one I get often from fit moms with great intentions.
It may help to think of it in terms of a temporary support, much like you would wear after a sprained ankle. The wrap helps those ligaments and muscles that have been very stretched have some support while they heal and contract.
Binding doesn't weaken the muscles. Rather, belly-binding supports the muscles while they move back into place.
Without the support, the muscles are constantly trying to contract against gravity in a weakened state. The wrap allows them to regain their strength within the protection of the binding.
One night of spasming muscles that have been left to drop in the now empty space after delivery will be enough to convince any doubter that there are good reasons for providing external support to the body during recovery.
Which Belly Binder?
The theory is sound! Now, which one should you buy?
There are so many options out there. Many women swear by the Belly Bandit (especially since Kourtney Kardashian reportedly wore one after her delivery), while some others prefer the smoother construction of the Squeem.
You can also go with the "medical grade" abdominal binders that run upwards of $150. They probably work pretty well, but I didn't use one like that and I don't know anybody who has — particularly when there are cheaper models that work perfectly well.
My experience: I bought a cheap one at a local, just to have SOMETHING holding me together, but the binding-ness of what I bought left much to be desired. I wasn't trying to have a celebrity body right out of the gate, I was just trying to FEEL more put-together, and the cheap-o option wasn't cutting it.
I wound up using the Squeem, just like this feisty mother of twins:
Can you believe that's 5 months postpartum?! (Wait until the end of the video when she does the big reveal.) I'm not sure I can believe it. But don't let that stop you from giving belly-binding a try. Her results may not be typical, but there's no way she'd have those results without using this tool.
What I like is what Twinpossible here likes — that the Spanx fits seamlessly under clothing and it spans the entire abdomen.
I mean, seriously, what's with the belly binders that only get you from the belly button down? You're going to want a belly binder that covers you "from stem to stern".
And by the way, it is absolutely better to have SOMETHING than nothing at all. Go get the cheap-o from Target if that's all you have, but for goodness sakes', get that tummy bound right away. You'll astound your OB with how much more quickly you're recovering than your fellow mamas.
What about after a C-Section?
If you had a Caesarian, you're going to need and possibly even desire the support of a belly binding garment right after delivery. Your incision will heal more quickly and you may also find that the pain and instability around the surgery will be alleviated while you are belly binding:
I had an emergency c section a few days before my planned c-section and wore the Belly Bandit afterwards. The pain in that area was simply unreal and the compression of the band relieved it. I could stand up straight without pain which was the most important thing to me. I hated walking around the house bowled over in constant pain. –Sarah, mother of twins
Make Your OWN Belly Binder
If you want to go the DIY route, find a light but sturdy piece of fabric — something that breathes — whose width is approximately more than the distance between the top of your pubic bone and the bottom of your sternum. You want it to cover your two lower ribs with the top of the wrap, and you probably want to have some extra material to fold over, so that the edges don't cut into your skin.
Place one end of the wrap on the small of your back. Then wrap the fabric snugly around your abdomen as you gently contract your abdominals to pull them close to your spine. (If you are just out of delivery, don't worry about contracting the abs yet.) Do NOT "suck in".
Complete two full encirclements of the torso, and then, holding the wrap firmly, check what happens when you relax the abs.
- Does the abdomen bulge to where it was before you started wrapping? If so, start fresh, wrapping a little tighter.
- Is the abdomen pulled in so tight that you have skin folding over the edges of the fabric? If so, that's a bit too tight, OR the placement of the wrap could stand some adjustment.
When you have found the ideal compression and placement for YOU, continue wrapping as evenly as possible for another one or two encirclements, using the last 6 inches of the wrap to tuck into the top of the back of the wrap.
For extra stay-put action, use an Ace bandage around the outside of your wrap. I do not recommend using an Ace bandage directly on the skin, as it tends to constrict unevenly and may prevent the skin from contracting nicely.
You'll get better results if you have someone helping you wrap (say a partner, female relative, or midwife), because they'll be able to pull it a little more snug from behind you.
If the wrap just doesn't stay put or allows your abdomen to bulge a lot over time, consider buying a belly binder. They're made for this!
(I wish I had a belly binder pattern for adept sewers, but I'm just not that handy. Maybe one of you handier ladies can help me out here?)
Too Proud to Bind?
I'll admit it: I was almost too proud to wear a belly-binder. I think of myself as strong and athletic (side effect of a decade of martial arts training) and almost gave this practice a pass, thinking I could whip myself back in shape quickly.
But I gave it a second thought when I realized that weight lifters and construction workers wear wide support belts to support their back and core. When you look at the loads that powerlifters and other strength athletes can move, and then look at the associated strain on their midsections, you realize that for a postpartum woman to carry her 8-pound child around without injuring herself, in the face of having no functional strength there AT ALL, will require that same sort of external support.
The fact of the limitation of the transverse abdominus was thoroughly brought home for me by the wonderful Helene Byrne in her interview on the BioJacked podcast, in which she agrees that powerlifter loads and the pregnancy/postnatal cycle can be analogized.
(Link to podcast coming soon!)
History of Abdominal Binding
"Massage and binding is a traditional postpartum ritual practiced by the Maya women in the Yucatan. It is analogous to the American 6 week medical checkup and is the last duty of the midwife and symbolizes the mother's return to normal life. If the massage and binding does not occur the postpartum woman is expected to have trouble breastfeeding her infant, lose weight, become pale, and suffer general debility… In the final stage of the massage process, another female relative (usually the mother-in-law) helps the midwife by laying the binder over the abdomen and passing the ends to each other under the small of her back. The binder is cinched around the pelvis as tightly as the woman can stand it."
Fuller, Nancy and Brigitte Jordan. Maya Women and the End of the Birthing Period: Postpartum Massage-and-Binding in Yucatan, Mexico. Medical Anthropology, 5(1): 35-50, 1981
Hispanic Traditions & Pregnancy Post Partum
Immediately after the delivery of the placenta female relatives would rush to put on Faja, a band that is placed around the abdomen of the mother and baby. This band is thought to prevent herniation. For the first forty days post partum the mother and baby traditionally received total care from family. Diet changes included no green foods, cold foods, or beans because it was believed to cause colic and infection. Honey, rosemary tea, and chamomile tea were believed to help in the healing process. New mothers would often have other moms come and breastfeed their child. It was a common belief that colostrum was not sufficient and they w anted to ensure the baby had an adequate diet.
Moore, Julie. Transcultural Index. Hilo. 2006.
"During a confinement period, Hmong women also practice abdominal binding. This is an effort to bring the woman's abdomen back to its normal shape. It also makes the woman feel more comfortable after eating because the abdomen does not become overly expanded. One woman explained:
'You bind the tummy to help making the body feel tight… When you are pregnant the tummy gets bigger. You bind it so that the belly skin doesn't fall down low…. If you don't do that then with every meal that you eat and feel full your tummy will expand to the size that you were when you were pregnant…. When you eat and feel full your tummy will not be too big. You bind it to make you feel comfortable.'
Another woman explained:
'You do it so that your tummy will not be big. If you don't do it then with each child your tummy will be bigger and bigger and then you will not look good. If you want your tummy to be slim then you will tie your tummy up so that it will not look fat…. If you don't do it then after one month your tummy will look big and not nice and you won't like it.'
Rice, Pranee Liamputtong. Hmong Women and Reproduction. Westport: Bergin & Garvey, 2000.
"It is believed that during the hasi may heat gives back the strength and energy which is lost during delivery. Heat is believed to freshen the blood and to create new blood. Moreover, warmth relieves the pain suffered at the time of delivery. Warmth, too, is believed to be good for the 'open stomach' and to tighten the stomach again. For this, women also 'bind the stomach' with a cotton cloth tied around the underbelly 'to get the stomach down and to close the open stomach again.' Women explained that due to pregnancy their belly had expanded and by binding the stomach it would return to its normal shape. In addition, 'the birth canal is open after delivery and should be closed again.'
The cotton cloth worn after delivery speeds up this process. Stomach binding is also believed to be good to get rid of waste blood."
Makhlouf, Carla. Cultural Perspectives on Reproductive Health. New York, Oxford University Press, 2001.
"She must dress in a long-sleeved shirt, several lower garments, long socks if she can get some, a stomach binding cloth (to flatten the belly), and most importantly, a cloth turban or woolen hat to protect her head."
Stott, Philip Anthony, ed. Nature and Man in South East Asia. London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2001.
"Heated lime and lime juice was then applied to the abdomen, and the binding wrapped: Safiah, though, used alcohol spirit and wore a Western corset instead."
Dundes, Lauren. The Manner Born: Birth Rites in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Lanham: AltaMira Press, 2003.


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Sight & Sound Theatre invites area residents to see "Miracle of Christmas" for a special ticket price of $15 for adults and $10 for teens and children, plus tax. Residents of Taney, Stone, and Christian counties in Missouri; and Carroll and Boone counties in Arkansas; are able to purchase up to 6 tickets for any performance of "Miracle of Christmas" now through December 31. Tickets are subject to availability and residents will be required to show proof of residency, such as a utility bill or photo ID. Employees of Stone and Taney counties are also eligible for this special offer and will need to present a photo ID and current pay stub. When ordering tickets, you must mention the special offer code of BR11AAN.
"Miracle of Christmas" takes you on the extraordinary journey of Mary and Joseph as they traveled to Bethlehem for the miraculous birth of Jesus the Messiah. Performed on one of the largest stages in the county, the show features a cast of over 45 actors, dozens of live and animatronic animals, spectacular sets, and a soaring musical score. Special flying rigs have been installed to allow angels to fly over the audience from a 45-foot grid above the stage. The Christmas experience begins as shepherds and live animals greet guests outside the theatre. Sight & Sound's newest original production, "Joseph," will premiere for the 2012 season in Branson.


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Out of 26 million Texans, you may have an idea to change the world. You may have had several ideas to change the world. But only a tiny minority of you pushed through the U.S. Patent office from application to successful patent. We've seen Texans change the world many times over. Jack Kilby did it with Texas Instruments in 1958 with the integrated circuit, causing the start of the digital revolution, which, in part, is why you can read these words over your electronic device.
Over the last few years, Texas Business has brought its feature: Texas Business Patent of the Day. This list is of the ones that were either extremely clever, odd or strange. One thing becomes apparent from these patents and the patent that runs daily in Texas Business—Texans have a unique mind set.
Though the history of the Corn Dog is disputed, the State Fair of Texas claims to have introduced the Corny Dog sometime between 1938 and 1942. As a paean to that invention that now sits in the freezer section of every grocery store in the southwest, here are the fried foods the State Fair of Texas has introduced, or tried to introduce, in the last seven years.
Dead Texas musicians live on every time you hear their songs. Their songs play everywhere, so the dead Texas musicians appear to be immortal. Here's the short list.
Don't get caught up with John Wayne religion. For one thing, he's not Texan. He's in some fine movies involving Texas, most notably The Searchers, but none of his movies can make the best cut of Texas movies. Here's the short list.
Tourist Traps. Some are absurdly large. All are monuments to the bizarre notions of the human spirit.
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Texs Business reports: AUSTIN—A biologist at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study native prairie grasses as potential sources of biofuel.
The project, which is being led by Tom Juenger, is looking in particular at "panicgrass," which is native to Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico. The grass is useful as a proxy for studying the genetics and physiology of switchgrass, one of the most likely sources of biofuel in the near future.
"Switchgrass shows enormous potential as a source of biofuels," said Juenger, associate professor of integrative biology in the College of Natural Sciences. "It's a beast to study, though. It is a very large perennial plant, requiring a lot of space to grow, and has a very complex genome and breeding system."
Juenger and his colleagues chose to study Panicum hallii, panicgrass, because although it's a close genetic relative to switchgrass, it's much smaller and has a simpler genome.
"We are looking for genes that underlie plant growth, architecture, and response to environmental stresses," said Juenger. "We will then translate our findings into the more agronomically important switchgrass, Panicum virgatum."
The grant is part of a larger $41 million investment from the DOE and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 13 projects that will drive more efficient biofuels production and feedstock improvements.
"If we want to develop affordable alternatives for oil and gasoline that will help reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we need investments like these projects to spur innovation in bioenergy," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "By producing energy more efficiently and sustainably, we can create rural jobs, boost rural economies and help U.S. farmers, ranchers and foresters prosper."
In 2009 Juenger and his integrative biology colleagues Christine Hawkes and Tim Keitt received a $4.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to explore how switchgrass will fare under future climate change.
This grant will further that research and promote investigations of the genes involved in biomass production and tissue quality, both of which are important factors in selecting and breeding potential bioenergy crops.
The Texas News Scrawl is a handy reference to stories Texas Business recommends from other news sources. Some of the stories that Texas Business currently suggests include: Texas regulators not aware of potential CFTC manipulation probe, Irving spends incentive dollars to lure two corporate headquarters and almost 2,000 jobs; Hotels, restaurant operators prep for record Final Four; Star-Telegram presses roll one last time; Robert Rodriguez breathes new life into an old vampire favorite; ClubCorp buys Prestonwood Country Club in Dallas and Plano; Office Depot overcharged Dallas by up to $3.6 million, city auditor finds; Texas power market monitor resigns amid unresolved reform debate; and more.


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Congratulations to Elon Musk for a successful and historic lift off carrying 1,000 pounds of needed supplies for the International Space Station. The Space X Falcon 5 Dragon Rocket lit up the eastern skyline with it's rocket engines rapidly burning bright I observed tonight from Orlando some 60 miles away. Space X partnership with NASA has allowed the U.S. to regain control in utilizing domestic and now private resources since retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet. Another demonstration of cutting edge technology making itself known to the world along with Telsa Motors S Model (mine being built now) both pioneered by Elon.
Here's something to contemplate. If a meteor were to damage the life support systems in such a way that the 6 astronauts aboard would have to evacuate within a few days, which agency/nation/other launch facility could get a vehicle up in time to rescue them? Even ignoring every safety guideline, etc., no one on the planet. Except SpaceX (Elon once responded to such a question in the affirmative). No nation even has a vehicle able to carry 6 at once.
And no vehicle except Dragon could subsequently carry a repair crew to the neighborhood and allow EVAs and then repressurize and return to Earth.
The systems to do these things are not certified, yet, but that's about 75% a bureaucratic issue.
Above assumes an F9 is assembled or nearly so; every Dragon can be reused.
I hadn't thought about it that way, but so true. As a result, Space X is becoming more valuable to the U.S. and NASA while reducing the cost of trips to space. Elon Musk's vision for the future (including planetary visits) has filled an important void in the high tech cutting edge transportation industry on our roadways and now in space. It will be interesting to see what Space X technologies if any might be shared with future Tesla EVs ie navigation, communications etc.
I think it goes beyond US. SpaceX is a company, not agency or nation ans as such is a lot more flexible than traditional space agencies in their operations.
If they want they can sell their product to other countries as well, and even launch their vehicles pretty much wherever they want. AFAIK there is no reason why SpaceX Dragon and Falcon could not be used to launch some ESA, Chinese etc. equipment into orbit, fix and maybe retrieve failing satellites etc.
It speeds things up. Much less governmental baggage involved.
Inspect their manifest; they have many international clients already, both commercial and governmental. http://www.spacex.com/launch_manifest.php
I think they are in the cat-bird seat as far as getting new clients. E.g. Was just listening to NASA's Web Telescope rundown. They will launch on the Ariane 5 in 2018. The speaker was wishing there was more room in the telescope launch capsule. If they'd had the upcoming Falcon Heavy, they'd have had about 50-100% more mass allowance, and the 'trunk' volume can be expanded to suit.
And the cost would have been reduced by 40-70%.
Space X as Tesla offers it's products internationally. But I got to believe that they are careful not to transport to space questionable cargo from a country or company just because they can pay the cost. ie non-US friendly spy satellites, or any sort of weapons. Although they may not need US permission legally speaking, I think Space X is smart to carefully predetermine about who they do business with if they feel any transported product would have a negative global impact which is consistent with their philosphy. I wander if US govt asks them to consider US national security prior to agreeing to transport certain items from other non-US friendly inquiring parties? Or do they take a non-geopolitical perspective in their decision?
I doubt any hostile gov't would entrust such a launch to a US company.
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Committee passes legislation that would rename Philadelphia VA Medical Center in memory of local soldier that received Medal of Honor.
U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey and Bob Casey Jr. have introduced a bill to rename the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, at 3900 Woodland Ave. in West Philadelphia, in memory of Army Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz, a Cardinal Dougherty High School graduate who earned the Medal of Honor for bravery in the Vietnam War.


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In 2011, 28,833 vehicles were reported stolen in Washington, a 1.6 percent decline from 29,298 in 2009, but still up 8 percent from 2009 totals. That's an average of 79 stolen vehicles per day and more than three vehicles stolen each hour.
"American consumers continue to pay billions of dollars each year for auto theft," said Karl Newman, NW Insurance Council president. "That's because the cost to replace stolen vehicles and repair those that are recovered is reflected in our insurance rates – so stopping auto theft is definitely important to all of us."
In 2009, auto theft cost more than $170 million in Washington. Vehicle theft is the nation's number-one property crime, costing an estimated $5.2 billion in 2009, according to the FBI. The average value of a motor vehicle reported stolen in 2009 was $6,505.
Here are the Washington cities with the highest theft rates:
City Thefts Theft Rate*
*The theft rate is based on number of thefts per 100,000 inhabitants using U.S. Census data.
"Anti-theft technology in newer vehicles is helping to bring auto theft down across the country," said Karl Newman, NW Insurance Council president, "There also are a number of proactive steps you can take to protect your vehicle from thieves."
NICB and the NW Insurance Council recommend that drivers follow NICB's "four layers of protection" to guard against vehicle theft:
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· Keep valuable items such as bags, purses, cell phones and briefcases out of sight.
2) A Warning Device
Popular devices include:
3) An Immobilizing Device
Use a device that prevents thieves from bypassing your ignition and hot-wiring the vehicle. Some examples are:
4) A Tracking Device
The final layer of protection is a tracking device which emits a signal to police or a monitoring station when the vehicle is stolen and the vehicle can be tracked via computer.
How to Help Stop Auto Theft & Insurance Fraud
If you witness or have knowledge of an auto theft, you can report it anonymously by calling toll-free 1-800-TEL-NICB (1-800-835-6422) or by texting keyword "fraud" to TIP411 (847411).
In some cases, auto theft is a form of insurance fraud when vehicle owners arrange to have their vehicles stolen with hopes of collecting the insurance money. If you know of anyone who has filed a false insurance claim, you may be eligible for a fraud award up to $5,000 offered by NW Insurance Council. Call the Auto Theft & Fraud Hotline at 1-800-TEL-NICB to report it.
For more information about the Hot Spots Report and insurance fraud, visit National Insurance Crime Bureau or NW Insurance Council.
NW Insurance Council is a nonprofit, public-education organization funded by member insurance companies serving Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
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Hopefully Elle will be making another trip to Sundance next year! Phoebe in Wonderland will be showing, according to the LA Times (thanks Lauren). Sundance will be taking place from the 17th to the 27th of January next year.
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Turtle soup
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Chinese turtle soup
|Soup or stew
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|Cookbook:Turtle soup Turtle soup
Turtle soup is soup or stews made from the flesh of the turtle. The dish exists in some cultures and is viewed as a luxury or delicacy. The green turtle was commonly used for turtle soup in Singapore and The United States. Soup made from the snapping turtle was found mainly in the United States. Chinese and other East Asian cuisines use primarily soft-shelled turtles for turtle soup.
In countries such as Singapore with large Chinese populations, turtle soup is a Chinese delicacy. The meat, skin and innards of the turtle are used in the soup. Soft-shelled turtles (鱉) such as Pelodiscus sinensis are commonly consumed in this manner in Chinese cuisine,[1] while consumption of hard-shelled turtles (龜) is often avoided due to their mythical connotations. However, the hard shells of certain turtles are used in the preparation of so-called "turtle jelly", or Guilinggao.[2][3]
United States[edit]
19th-century American cookbooks advised homemakers that for the best turtle soup one should choose a turtle about 120 pounds (54 kg) in weight, as a smaller one would not have enough fat, and a bigger one would have too strong a flavor.[4]
In many jurisdictions, turtle soup is illegal because many species of turtle are listed as threatened or endangered, and cannot legally be captured, let alone killed. Generally speaking, turtle populations cannot quickly recover from the loss of a breeding adult; thus, killing these turtles to make soup can depress populations below sustainable levels.
The snapping turtle has also long been used in the US, especially in the South.[5] In this case the soup is commonly referred to as snapper turtle soup,[6] or simply snapper soup (not to be confused with red snapper soup, which is made from the fish called a red snapper).
In the Delaware Valley, snapper soup is available at many area diners. It is a heavy, brown soup that tastes a little like thick gravy. The Philadelphia restaurant Old Original Bookbinder's served Snapper Soup which can also be purchased in cans at supermarkets.
Among Creole communities, Turtle soup is known as Caouane. In New Orleans, it is a specialty of several neighborhood and classic Creole restaurants such as Commander's Palace, Brennan's, and Galatoire's.
Turtle soup was U.S. President William Howard Taft's favorite food.[7] He brought a special chef into the White House for the specific purpose of preparing this dish.[8]
Eating the flesh of some marine turtles can cause a type of seafood poisoning called chelonitoxism. [9]
The symptoms appear 12 hours after consumption and may include vomiting, dizziness, a burning sensation in the throat, headache, abdominal pain, and occasionally diarrhea. After about two days the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat become swollen, and swallowing is sometimes difficult. The papillae of the tip of the edges of the tongue swell and may remain enlarged for two months. Drowsiness may occur early. The patient may respond when spoken to but rapidly falls asleep again. Other nervous system signs may be present. The severity of the condition can vary depending upon the amount of meat consumed. Mild cases show mouth and throat symptoms while in severe cases central nervous system signs are always present. The patient may remain unconscious for a week or more. The mortality rate in cases which develop central nervous system signs is very high.
According to health authorities there is no known antidote or medicine that can specifically treat chelonitoxism, and children are more susceptible to the effects of the poison.[10]
See also[edit]
- ^ Forest Soft-shell Turtle (Dogania subplana), www.science.edu.sg, accessed 6 August 2007.
- ^ Subhuti Dharmananda. "Endangered species issues affecting turtles and tortoises used in Chinese medicine". See in particular APPENDIX 1: "Golden Coin Turtle" (A report dated April 27, 2002 by ECES News (Earth Crash Earth Spirit)), and APPENDIX 3: "Tortoise Jelly (Turtle Jelly)". Quote: "The popularity of turtle jelly can be seen in the success of Ng Yiu-ming. His chain of specialty stores has grown from one shop in 1991 to 68 today, in Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China. Ng also packs turtle jelly into portable containers sold at convenience stores. He insists no golden coin turtles are used. 'They're too expensive' he said. '... [I]f you know how to choose the herbal ingredients, jelly made from other kinds of turtles will be just as good.'"
- ^ Medicinal Turtle Preparation
- ^ Turtle soup recipe in The Household Cyclopedia of General Information (1881)
- ^ Keith Sutton, Snapping turtle makes for a delicious dinner
- ^ Turtle Soup/task/display/itemid/79787/recipeid/79449 Snapper Turtle Soup Recipe
- ^ "US Presidents - William Taft". Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ Arlene Burnett, "Slow food: Turtle soup is a throwback to an earlier elegant time", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 26, 2008
- ^ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17250862
- ^ http://pacificfamilyhealth.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/turtle-meat-poisoning-in-papua-new-guinea-a-review-of-literature/
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The Texas Concealed Handgun License law went into effect on September 1, 1995. As of December 31, 2009, Texas had over 400,000 active Concealed Handgun License Holders. That number continues to grow as more and more Texas residents recognize that personal defense is both a right and a responsibility.
Police budgets are strained throughout the state and that trend is likely to continue. Even when police departments are fully staffed, they are more likely to show up after a crime has been committed rather than being available to prevent the crime.
Concealed handgun laws reduce violent crime for two reasons. First, they reduce the number of attempted crimes because criminals are uncertain which potential victims can defend themselves. Second, victims who have guns are in a much better position to defend themselves. Countless studies have shown this. For an in-depth look at the statistics and more, check out More Guns, Less Crime by John R. Lott, Jr.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Fatherhood in America has changed over the past few decades. Dads today are more involved in every aspect of child care, from diaper-changing to helping with homework. Nobody questions paternity leave – even Major League Baseball players take it and stay-at-home fathers are no longer unusual.
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Frank is the morning sports anchor for All News 99.1 WNEW and 106.7 The Fan.
A D.C. native, Frank has covered virtually every team in his 15 years in the Washington market, including the Redskins, Wizards and the Nationals.Frank is also the TV play-by-play voice of the Washington Mystics.
Frank and his wife Dyani have two children, Harper (4) and Lila (1) and they live in Northeast, D.C.
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Wizards Coach Flip Saunders talked to 106.7 The Fan prior to Tuesday night's game against Detroit, with some injury news on his team.
Wizards Win Again On Road
The Wizards actually won another road game, this time at Charlotte 97-91.
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Wizards will face Cleveland without their best player as John Wall got suspended by the NBA for his role in that Miami scuffle.
Wizards Get Second Road Win
They almost let it slip away, but the Wizards picked up their second road win of the season at Utah Monday night.
Wizards Can't Close
The Wizards let a great opportunity slip away, losing double overtime at the Clippers 127-119.
Bumpy Start On Road Trip For Wizards
Not the start the Wizards wanted, as they got blown out by Portland in the first game of their five game road trip.
Thunder Up, Wizards Brace for OKC
Wizards coach Flip Saunders chatted this morning about tonight's opponent, Oklahoma City led by Kevin Durant.
Wizards Blasted By Bulls
It sounded like a Bulls home game as the league's best known bench warmer got in for the last few minutes and scored.
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The Wizards made another trade on Wednesday nght, as the team continues the rebuilding process.
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UPDATE: Metallica has been revealed as a headliner, and the final lineup also includes Jonny Greenwood, St. Vincent, Haim, Yoko Ono, and the War On Drugs. The updated poster is above.
England's Glastonbury Festival, the oldest and arguably the most important of the world's annual gigantic music festivals, just announced its lineup for this year's show, which goes down 6/27-29. The festival always has one overall headliner, and this year it's Arcade Fire, which might make this the grandest, most prestigious show in that band's career. The other acts at the top of the bill include Jack White, the Black Keys, Elbow, Lily Allen, Skrillex, and the inexplicably-huge-in-the-UK Kasabian, who get second billing. (Other big-over-there inclusions: Ed Sheeran, Rudimental, MNEK, Paolo Nutini.) This year's festival will also have a ton of time-tested legends from a bunch of different genres, some of whom rarely play festivals like this: Dolly Parton, Robert Plant, Pixies, De La Soul, Massive Attack, Blondie, the Wailers, Bryan Ferry, ESG, Dexys Midnight Runners, the Sun Ra Arkestra. And of course, the lower reaches of the lineup are absolutely stacked: Disclosure, M.I.A., James Blake, MGMT, Chance The Rapper, Chvrches, Danny Brown, tUnE-yArDs, Phosphorescent, Interpol, Warpaint, Chromeo, Kelis, Little Dragon, Mogwai, John Grant, Tinariwen, Jurassic 5, Jagwar Ma, London Grammar, Angel Haze, Parquet Courts, Temples, Jamie xx, Courtney Barnett, Chlöe Howl, and tons more. You'll find all the relevant info here.
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This poster sets a real precedent for both font and vertical placement equality. It hardly seems ranked at all.
notice like 70% of these acts are all the same at coachella, and governers ball.
Everyone is complaining that major head liners are off the road this year. I think it's awesome. Finally a stage spot for the amazing growing underdogs.
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Penn Badgley has best wishes to send newlyweds Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
Sources confirmed late Sunday night that Lively and Reynolds, who started dating after starring in the superhero film Green Lantern together, got married Sept. 9 at a plantation outside of Charleston, S.C.
Although the Gossip Girl actor dated his co-star Lively, 25, from 2007-2010, he had no problem expressing his congratulations to the famous bride and groom.
"I'm happy for her," Badgley, 25, told Us Weekly at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday. "Genuinely happy."
Badgley explained that he didn't know "that [their marriage] is confirmed" and heard the good news along with the rest of the world on Sunday night. "[People] were like, 'Hey, did you hear that Blake's getting married?' I was like, 'OK, great!' "
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The newly renovated Red Line kicked off its first morning rush hour Monday — promising a smoother, faster ride — after a semitrailer truck on the Dan Ryan Expy. jumped the concrete wall and threatened to spoil the party.
Repairs to Red Line were completed early Monday after the truck hit the wall near the 69th Street station and landed on the southbound tracks, damaging the third rail, spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski said.
But all was fine early Monday by the time Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool greeted commuters at the 95th Street station, thanking them for putting up with a five-month shutdown while the southern portion of the line was rebuilt.
"As I said to a number of commuters, 55 mph beats 15 mph anytime," Emanuel said Monday morning.
The mayor shook hands with commuters hustling for their trains.
"You'll enjoy this ride more," Emanuel said to one commuter. "Thanks for your patience."
Emanuel and his entourage then took the Red Line downtown.
Sunday was the first day the doors to the nine Red Line stations from 95th to Cermak-Chinatown reopened since May — when the $425 million overhaul began. It was the first complete track replacement since the south branch opened more than 40 years ago.
Before the construction, almost half the Red Line South's tracks carried trains that could travel only 15-35 mph instead of the 55 mph maximum that a straight track can bear.
The new track will cut the commute from 95th street to downtown by 10 minutes and 20 minutes round-trip, the CTA says.
Almost without exception, passengers pouring into the Red Line stop at 95th Monday were pleased with how CTA has handled the project.
"It's been very organized," said South Sider Donna Goodloe, 52, who commutes to work downtown. "As far as the shuttle, I thought I was going to have a problem with that, but it worked out very well. ... The bus worked out better for me. I got spoiled."
Said Patricia Townsend, 43, a financial assistant who works downtown: "Originally, I didn't think it would be a good idea. I was going to start driving to work. ... I thought it was unfair. After a couple of months dealing with the shuttle, it went really smoothly."
Phillip Burton, 45, was a bit more of a skeptic.
"The slow zones (on the Red Line) were a bit cumbersome. So I'm glad they got those out of the way. My question for Mr. Claypool, if I had time, how long will this run worry free?"
It's unclear how many commuters will return to the Red Line South on Monday, but weekday ridership was about 80,000 a day in the past. Ridership was light Sunday, and the reopening started off smoothly, said CTA spokesman Brian Steele.
"It definitely felt smoother — maybe not faster, but a lot smoother," said Jaleel Sanchez, a 22-year-old Chatham resident and Chicago State chemistry student who rode the Red Line South on Sunday.
Not every rider was pleased, though. Fuller Park resident Marean Byrd said southbound trains were running infrequently.
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Linda Brown, 52, also of Chatham, welcomed the return of the Red Line South. She was going to visit her sister in the hospital Sunday.
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More than 91 percent of customers used alternate routes during the five-month project, CTA President Forrest Claypool said.
"Our customers gave us five months and looked to us to deliver on a promise to build a brand-new railroad . . . and we kept that promise," he said.
In 154 days, crews reconstructed a 10.2-mile stretch of track from the ground up — including the rails, ties, ballast drainage systems and signaling equipment. Stations also got a face-lift, with a new coat of paint, new signs and a deep cleaning.
Stations that didn't have elevators for the disabled — Garfield, 63rd and 87th — now will. There's an added bonus: riders will be traveling downtown on the new 5000-series trains.
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The words crunchy and pasta don't normally go together. But if you are one of those souls who can't get enough of the crispy bits on the edge of a baked macaroni and cheese, or find yourself just hoping for that good thick crust of crackling rice on the bottom of the pot, then you have two words to be excited about. Capellini Gratin. It's been some time since I've cooked from one of Frank Stitt's cookbooks. Recently, I picked up Bottega Favorites. It's Stitt's Southern roots spin on Italian cuisine, a combination that is quite wonderful. Neither cuisine shies away from flavors that are at once comforting, simple and rich. And as I was flipping through, I stopped mid page turn when I saw what I initially thought was a panful of perfectly caramelized hashed browns. After a quick double take, I realized that there were no potatoes in the pan... simply a tumble of angelhair pasta in a parmesan cream sauce baked to a lovely golden crust. Oh, wow. Crunchy pasta, it's what's for dinner.
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Frank Stitt's recipe was simply seasoned with salt & pepper... I can't resist adding nutmeg to any gratin, and a little piment d'esplette gives just the tiniest bit of zing.
1 lb capellini 3/4 cup heavy cream 1 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano or Peccorino 1/2 t freshly ground nutmeg a pinch of piment d'esplette (or paprika) sea salt black pepper butter
Lightly butter your baking dish of choice, and preheat the oven to 425F.
Cook the capellini according to the package directions until al dente.
While the pasta is cooking, stir together a slurry of the cream, half of the grated cheese, and the spices. Using a pasta spoon, scoop the pasta out of the water and into the cream mixture. Stir well to coat each strand... if it seems too dry, add it a bit of the pasta water. Let it sit for a couple of minutes.
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Anant Shastri and the education of womenTraditional society in India was not a very welcoming place for girls. Women were considered inferior to men and were not allowed to be educated or to work. Child brides were very common, as were child widows. Even with the abolition of sati (the practice of burning widows on their husband's funeral pyres), the fate of these widows was harsh: they were considered cursed and were subjected to terrible abuse and even torture at the hands of their husband's family.
Anant Shastri was a highly educated Brahmin (the priestly caste in India) who made his living reading the Puranas (Hindu Scriptures) in Temples. Hinduism teaches that listening to the Puranas is a way of earning spiritual merit.
Unlike the vast majority of his peers, Anant Shastri believed that women should be educated. When he was forty years old, he married a nine year old girl and taught her Sanskrit. This led to his family and community ostracizing him, so he, his wife, and three children began an itinerant life reading the Puranas wherever he could—in temples, during festivals, for wealthy but illiterate Hindu families, etc. This was enough to earn them a modest living, even though they were constantly on the move.
One of the children in the family died young. The other two were an older son named Srinivas and younger daughter named Ramabai. When Ramabai was thirteen, the region was hit by a tremendous famine. People could no longer support the Shastri family, and they began to starve. They tried living off the land, but the parents grew ill. Anant Shastri was the first to succumb to hunger and illness, followed a few months later by his wife. Ramabai and Srinivas were left to fend for themselves.
A shaken faithRamabai's faith was shaken by these experiences, but she followed in her father's footsteps by reading the Puranas and teaching Hinduism. She and her brother made their way to the city of Calcutta where the local Brahmins welcomed them. Ramabai astonished them with her ability to read the Puranas and by her mastery of the very difficult grammar of Sanskrit. She also showed a great deal of wisdom, with the result that the Brahmin community in Calcutta gave her its highest title, Pandita (scholar) and invited her to give lectures and to continue her studies.
Her further studies did nothing to confirm her faith, however; she grew increasingly dissatisfied with Hinduism. Then in 1880 her brother took ill and died. Bipen Behan Das Medhavi, a friend of her brother, had sought her hand in marriage for some time. Although he was a lawyer from a lower caste, she followed in her father's footsteps by breaking with tradition and married him. This again shocked the Brahmin community, but he did love her and took good care of her. They had a daughter, whom they named Manorama (Joy of the Heart).
Pandita Ramabai noticed a copy of the Gospel of Luke written in Bengali in her husband's library (part of the fruit of William Carey's work). She asked him about it, and he told her he got it at a missionary school. She wanted to know more, so they invited a missionary into their home to explain it to her. She felt drawn to Jesus and wanted to become a Christian, but she knew her husband would not agree to that.
Pandita Ramabai and her husband had planned to start a school for widows, but after they had been married for only eighteen months, her husband contracted cholera and died. As a widow, she was not welcome in her husband's home, so she returned with her daughter to her home territory. She settled in Pune and began to learn English. She wrote her first book there, entitled Morals for Women.
Journey to ChristOne day, a child widow came to her door looking for charity. Pandita Ramabai took her in and treated her like her own daughter. In response to the young widow's situation, Ramabai started an organization called Arya Mahila Samaj to educate girls and to advocate for the abolition of child marriage. Unfortunately, she had little money and she realized she needed more training if she was going to be able to fulfill her vision.
Meanwhile, she got to know an English missionary named Miss Hurford. Miss Hurford was returning to England and she urged Ramabai to accompany her. Although she was afraid of the voyage, she believed God was calling her to go. The sales of Morals for Women earned just enough money to book passage for her and for Manorama, so they set sail with Miss Hurford for England.
In England, she converted to Christianity and would spend the rest of her life living out her faith even as she continued to pursue the vision for widows she had developed in India.
Pandita Ramabai arranged to teach Sanskrit at Cheltenham College, and in exchange she studied English and education. From there, she travelled to America in 1886 to study the public school system and get some industrial training. She also began networking. She wrote a book entitled High Caste Hindu Woman and began giving lectures on the plight of women in India. In 1887, the Americans responded by setting up an association to fund her work. They guaranteed support for her for 10 years.
Ministering for the LordPandita Ramabai returned to India in 1889. She went to Bombay (modern Mumbai), and within six weeks set up a school for Brahmin girls called Sharda Sadan (House of Knowledge). Her friends in Bombay agreed to support her as long as she did not promote Christianity. She agreed, and so the school followed all the rules of the Brahmin caste while remaining non-sectarian. This was the first home for widows in the Bombay area and only the second in India.
But the reformers in Bombay, all of whom were Hindus, were suspicious of Pandita Ramabai's motives and the financial connection with missionaries. Within a year the school was under attack, and given that she allowed the widows to attend prayer meetings, local financial support dried up. She moved the school to Pune, and by 1900, the school had trained 80 women who were able to support themselves through teaching or nursing.
At this point, she realized just how much she needed Christ's help if she was to carry on with her work. She wrote,
One thing I knew by this time, that I needed Christ and not merely His religion... I was desperate... What was to be done? My thoughts could not and did not help me. I had at last come to an end of myself, and unconditionally surrendered myself to the Saviour; and asked Him to be merciful to me, and to become my righteousness and redemption, and to take away all my sin....
Meanwhile, a famine hit the area around Pune in 1897. Plague had also broken out, and so the government of Pune tried to prevent its spread by restricting the movement of people; as a result, the school was limited to 100 students. But Pandita Ramabai still felt called to care for the widows and girls who were suffering from the famine, so she purchased 100 acres in Kedgaon, 30 miles from Pune, and started her second school. She called this the Mukti Mission. (Mukti means "salvation" in Marathi, the local language.) She soon found 200 girls and child widows and brought them to the new school.
Pandita Ramabai had only two assistants, one Indian and one English. They quickly built huts for the girls and organized a system to take care of them and educate them. They would teach the older ones first, who would then take care of the younger ones. In this way, they managed to care for the growing number of girls who made their way to the school. By 1900, 2000 girls were living there.
The curriculum in these schools included a range of subjects: literature, selected for moral teaching to promote caring; physiology, to teach them about their bodies; botany; and industrial arts such as printing, carpentry, tailoring, masonry, wood-cutting, weaving, needlework, farming, and gardening.
Students were also required to join societies such as the Temperance Union or the Christian Endeavour Society to break down caste barriers and to develop relationships based on common interest rather than birth. Pandita Ramabai believed that caste was one of the most serious problems facing India, and she worked very hard to break its power over the culture.
Along with establishing these schools, in 1904, Pandita Ramabai began translating the Bible into Marathi, her native language, from the original Hebrew and Greek; the New Testament was published in 1913, and the complete Bible in 1924.
In 1919, the King of England awarded Pandita Ramabai the Kaiser-i-Hind award, the highest honor that could be given to an Indian during the colonial period.
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