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About me and my passion for cars
I currently own a black 97 Trans Am
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Things I love today:
:: this article speaks soul talk! Everyone comes unraveled, sometimes. And she beautifully writes about how I myself may come unraveled sometimes.
:: I can't believe that it's taken me so long to find the beautiful Roost blog. I think, even, my mother-in-law mentioned it one time or another, and I missed it then. Right now, I'm fantasizing about cooking these beautiful waffles for breakfast this Saturday!
:: I love Guy Clark radio on Pandora.
:: I love morning baths under the canopy of the forest.
:: I love my daughter sipping tea on our back porch.
:: I love our new forest tent bathroom (pictures coming, I promise!). I love it all so much.
:: um, yes please! You know I love tiny homes, and this one is the cream top, that milky kitchen ceiling and the the exposed wood wall. The wood stove, oh the wood stove! The literacy wall–I tried, believe you me I tried to push for a full wall of books in the bus; I was vetoed in the nature of storing dishes, the refrigerator, the table, you know practical things (I'm glad, because one day we'll have a tiny home that is a little bigger than our current tiny home, and there, there my friends will be a full wall of books!).
:: :: this gives me goosebumps and I hear a calling to our home, our land, loud like the wolf howling on the full moon. It's so beautiful.
:: I love you, for understanding my absence in the past few weeks. For understanding that I'm nesting, big time. That I'm spending every last moment with my daughter, or enjoying grandparents doing the same before our baby comes into our life. You, are a real gem, sweet reader.
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Another central bank has made a surprise move.
The Bank of Canada cut its overnight interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%, the first reduction in the key rate since April 2009, the height of the recession. Why? Canada is an exporter of oil, and falling crude prices are "unambiguously negative" for its economy.
In fact, policy makers lowered their GDP forecast for 2015 to 2.1% from 2.4%, and predicted that Canada's headline consumer-price index number to fall to 0.3% in the second quarter, from 0.5% in the current quarter.
The U.S. dollar surged 1.67% to $1.23 against the Canadian dollar
Oil prices have fallen more than 50% since June as the U.S. amid a global supply glut.
The Canada is among many central banks that have recently cut rates, including Denmark, Egypt, India, Romania and, most recently Turkey. Less than a week ago, the Swiss National Bank shocked financial markets by removing the cap on its currency rate, sending the Swiss franc and the euro shooting in opposite directions.
Faster and sooner are the words the folks at Barclays used today when forecasting how the Federal Reserve will handle interest rate hikes in 2015.
During a media briefing regarding the firm's quarterly Global Outlook report, strategists maintained its forecast that the Fed will start raising interest rates in June 2015, but warned that the central bank could take action as early as March. And once it begins hiking rates, the Fed will likely take action every month, rather than every other month, according to Dean Maki, an economist at Barclays.
Exactly when the Fed plans to start raising interest rates next year has been a subject of concern among investors. Most central bankers continue to believe that the central bank won't act until the middle of next year, which is a view shared by many investors. But some Fed officials have warned that unexpectedly strong gains in the job market, if they can be sustained, could push up the timing of interest rate increases.
Yesterday, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said that he still sees the U.S. central bank raising interest rates sometime early next year.
Barclays forecasts U.S. GDP growth of 2.5% during the current quarter, which ends next week. Granted, that is slower than the better than 4% expansion generated during the previous quarter. Still, strategists at Barclays say that growth is strong enough to fuel a faster-than-expected drop in unemployment.
Citi analysts Faisel Khan and Mohit Bhardwaj today take a look at master limited partnerships, naming five core holdings in the space and upgrading three other names. Why? Citi expects growing hydrocarbon production in the U.S. that requires additional infrastructure, improving prices for NGL and the compressing of the spread between MLPs and U.S. Treasuries if interest rates rise.
Citi forecasts a 10% total return by the entire MLP sector during the next 12 months.
Citi writes:
Our estimated IRR assumes MLP yields trend back to its historical median spread, despite previous occasions when the sector traded at a much narrower spread during a rising rate environment. In our opinion, we believe this spread has further room to compress over the next few years as institutional acceptance of MLPs continues to expand and other fixed income investors look for growth to help offset a rising interest rate environment. Should spreads contract more than the our 25bps estimate for 2014, for example due to large inflows from bond investors seeking reprieve from rising rates into higher-growth MLPs, the sector has the potential to post high-teens returns similar to that of 2013.
Citi's core recommendations include: Williams Energy Partners (WPZ); Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP); Enterprise Product Partners (EPD); Northern Tier Energy Partners (NTI); and Boardwalk Partners (BWP).
The firm also upgraded the following companies: Tallgrass Energy Partners (TEP) from Neutral to Buy; El Paso Pipeline Partners (EPB) from Neutral to Buy; Niska Gas Storage (NKA) from Sell to Neutral; and TC Pipelines (TCP) from Sell to Neutral.
Citi downgraded Genesis Energy (GEL) and Rose Rock Midstream (RRMS) from Buy to Neutral.
Treasury prices climbed as economic data release today raised questions about the pace of economic growth.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year note, which falls as bond prices rise, dropped almost five basis points to 2.69% as of 3 p.m. in New York. The price of the note, due 2024, rose 13/32 to 100 14/32.
The five-year yield dropped more than five basis points to 1.677%, while the two-year yield fell two basis points to 0.445%.
Orders for durable goods—products such as refrigerators and cars meant to last more than three years—rose 2.2% in February, the Commerce Department said. That marked the strongest reading since November.
However, digging deeper into the numbers showed pockets of strength and areas of concern. February's gain was driven by aircraft demand. Stripping out the volatile transportation segment, durable goods posted only a 0.2% gain. Also, January's overall figure was revised down to a 1.3% drop.
Today's sale of $35 billion in five-year notes drew the highest yield in almost three years, as the securities were at almost the cheapest level in four years relative to two- and 10-year debt.
What bond bear market? So far 2014 has been the year of falling interest rates. Rates nosedived on Friday after a lousy December jobs report, and they fell again today as stocks were busy doing a nosedive of their own.
The ten-year Treasury note finished the day up 8/32 in price, per Tradeweb data, trimming its yield from 2.862% at the open to 2.828% at the close. By way of comparison, that's nearly identical to the 2.829% closing yield on August 16, nearly five months ago. So rates don't really seem to be in any great hurry to rise.
BlackRock's latest weekly commentary should offer some reassurance to investors worried that this week's two-day Ben Bernanke speak-a-thon in front of Congress could cause another jump in interest rates, like, say, his last time speaking before Congress. Here's Russ Koesterich, BlackRock's global chief investment strategist:
[W]e expect fixed income markets to remain volatile, but we do not believe that we will see a precipitous drop in prices and overly dramatic advance in yields. For one reason, inflation still remains tame, which means the Fed is under less pressure to move quickly.
Thanks to a strong US dollar, which lowers the cost of foreign imports, US import prices were up only 0.2% in June on a year-over-year basis. Stripping out oil prices (which have been rising recently ), overall import prices were actually down 0.5% over the last year. Additionally, last week's data showed that June's Producer Price Index (PPI) was reasonably well contained. The headline number did show a spike, but the core number (which excludes volatile energy and food prices) showed just a 1.7% increase, close to the lowest level seen since early 2011.
Although several members of the Federal Reserve have clearly indicated that the central bank's longstanding easing bias presents some risks, without inflationary pressure the Fed is unlikely to quickly shift away from monetary accommodation .
Tuesday's bond selloff made it pretty clear what happens to highly-rated corporate bonds when Treasuries tank: they tank too. Never mind the stellar credit ratings for investment-grade issuers. When Treasury yields rise sharply, as they did yesterday, so do the yields on corporate bonds, which are benchmarked against Treasuries, with the highest-rated among those corporate bonds usually suffering the worst because they offer the least yield cushion over comparable government bonds. Mike Cherney reports in today's Wall Street Journal on the fallout from yesterday's bond rout:
The prices of bonds issued by Apple Inc., (AAPL) Merck & Co., (MRK) Microsoft Corp., (MSFT) Nike Inc. (NKE) and McDonald's Corp. (MCD) tumbled along with U.S. Treasurys, underscoring the risk of purchasing high-rated corporate bonds at a time when interest rates are near record lows. These high-grade companies have raised nearly $27 billion in the past month on bonds that often yield within a percentage point of U.S. government debt….
"It could be some scary times" in the investment-grade market, said Dan Hannis, a corporate-bond trader at William Blair. He said prices could be pushed down further when individual investors rush to sell their investment-grade mutual-fund shares after seeing consistently negative returns.
When Treasury yields rise, investment-grade bond yields tend to climb in lock step. That pushes down prices of the corporate bonds, since prices fall when yields increase. Bonds of lower-rated companies typically fall less hard because the debt pays more interest, giving investors a bigger cushion before their returns turn negative. Bonds that have longer maturities also are more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Lower-rated companies don't issue as much longer-term debt.
Such interest-rate sensitivity fits broadly under the heading of duration, a key bond-investing concept I covered most recently in this lengthy blog post from early April, when investors were dipping their toes back into highly rated, longer-dated bonds as rates had been falling. Yesterday's activity showed how much bond investors of all stripes stand to lose in the event of an acute and/or protracted rates selloff.
Cherney's story points out that Apple's 10-year bond fell by 1.15% Tuesday to 95.85 cents on the dollar, while its 30-year bond tumbled by 1.98% to 92.6 cents on the dollar. By contrast, junk bonds offered more protection against yesterday's sharp interest-rate moves, with the heavily traded 10-year bond of Constellation Brands, (STZ) falling just 0.25% to 99.25 cents on the dollar.
In its monthly fixed-income report, Goldman Sachs this week ratchets up its 10-year Treasury yield projection for the end of 2013, to 2.5% from 2.2% previously, and the end of 2014, to 3.0% from 2.75%. Treasuries "have proved to be very resilient to a string of above-consensus economic data recently," writes Goldman's economics research team, citing three factors that have kept yields from rising further to this point:
And more from Goldman:
Nominal bond yields have started to realign to where relationships with macro factors would put them, in the case of Treasuries reaching our 2.0% end-March forecast, but have encountered increasing headwinds in the ascent, in the forms described earlier. Nonetheless, we are of the view that they can increase further…. US growth is continuing to expand, and credit availability increasing. With 'core' inflation already running at 2.0%, these dynamics could result in higher future inflation.
Goldman adds that it sees European rates rising by a smaller amount than Treasuries, as de-leveraging remains a drag on domestic activity there, and also expects wider Treasury yield differentials compared with Japan.
Russ Koesterich, BlackRock's global chief investment strategist, takes stock of the Treasury market in the wake of the ongoing Cyprus debacle and sees a continuing grind higher for yields as well as better investment opportunities elsewhere:
Over the long term, we still expect rates to rise and we would stick with a year-end forecast of between 2.25% and 2.5% for the 10-year Treasury. Any such increase, however, is likely to be slow and erratic. From an investment perspective, we still believe Treasuries look unattractive and would suggest a focus on credit sectors of the fixed income market, including high yield, bank loans and emerging markets debt.
Koesterich says a broader anticipated asset flow out of bonds and into stocks hasn't occurred yet because bond fund continue to see inflows. Even when the Fed does decide to end its bond-purchase program, Koesterich said it is likely to do so gradually rather than suddenly. "With the Fed being such a major purchaser of new bond issues, there is simply not a great deal of new supply for the market to absorb, which is also acting to keep yields down," he says, adding that other areas of the bond market continue to suffer from a lack of new supply as well.
While the Fed keeps short-term rates near zero, investors keep trying to divine the direction of longer-term interest rates (a subject I covered in my Current Yield column in this week's Barron's magazine) and how Fed policy will play out further along the yield curve. Zach Pandl, senior interest-rates strategist at Columbia Management, today offers a clever take on the current rate environment that places bonds not in a bubble, but along a continuum familiar to the foreign exchange market somewhere between a fixed-rate and floating-rate regime:
[L]ong-term interest rates today have similarities to partially-managed exchange rates: they are market determined to a point, but also affected by direct government intervention and at least implicit policy goals. In the exchange rate world, economists often refer to this grey area as "dirty float."
Pandl sees a Treasury market migration from the free-floating end of the continuum to somewhere in the middle due to a combination of existing quantitative easing, where the Fed is directly intervening in the long end of the yield curve with a stated goal of pushing down rates, and recent comments from Fed officials suggest the central bank may not entirely step away from the long-end of the yield curve after QE is over. Pandl reminds us that managing longer-term interest rates is actually a part of the Federal Reserve's mandate to "promote effectively the goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates." More from Pandl:
We therefore think the outlook for Treasury yields could have aspects of a "dirty float": Fed officials would probably tolerate a moderate glide path higher in rates, but might intervene with communication and balance sheet tools to prevent disorderly outcomes. If they were successful, a policy like this would imply (1) structurally lower volatility in the rates market and (2) a less painful adjustment for fixed income investors.
That being said, we see at least two important caveats. First, the policy outlook can be overtaken by events: the Fed would likely be more tolerant of a sharp increase in rates if it were accompanied by higher growth expectations. Second, just like in the foreign exchange market, the policy regime can change quickly. Without an explicit commitment from the Fed—in which its credibility is on the line—we cannot be entirely confident that the rise in bond yields will remain moderate.
In a world of exceptionally low interest rates, investors are hungry for income. Barrons.com's Income Investing blog, written by Michael Aneiro, helps readers find undervalued securities that offer attractive yields, with an emphasis on dividend-paying stocks, preferred shares, bonds, REITs, Master Limited Partnerships and closed-end funds. Prior to joining Barron's, Michael spent five years as a reporter covering credit markets for Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal. He holds a master's degree in financial journalism from New York University.


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Please identify the attached. The variegated leaves can become curly and the purple flowers look like orchids. |
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I can't remember the name of the plant, but I don't think you have variegated leaves. It looks like insect damage...thrips perhaps, and perhaps a nutrient deficiency as well. I could certainly be incorrect about that.... |
Sometimes making ID's can be difficult if the OP fails to provide their location\zone info. Would also help to know if this is a houseplant or something planted outside. Extreme closeup shots often don't give an idea of size, leaf structure, form. A picture really is worth a thousand words. :-) |
Some form of Pseuderanthemum, I think. |
So sorry, here's an additional photo with someone holding it. I'm in the Philippines (hot and humid most of the year). I don't see any insects so I don't think it is insect damage. They look that way even when they were smaller. These plants are planted outside. Thnx for the help. |
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) --Google Inc. (GOOGL - Get Report) is said to be acquiring Jetpac Inc., a start-up software developer that analyzes digital pictures, adding to its list of recent purchases, Bloomberg reported.
Jetpac uses information taken from social-media photos in order to create city guides, by analyzing pictures of people, food, and decor.
The acquisition was announced on Jetpac's website, but terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Shares of Google are up 0.68% to $587.68 in pre-market trading on Monday.
Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates GOOGLE INC as a Hold with a ratings score of C. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate GOOGLE INC (GOOGL) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and reasonable valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, disappointing return on equity and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:- GOOGL's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 19.9%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 21.7%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.
- Although GOOGL's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05 is very low, it is currently higher than that of the industry average. Along with this, the company maintains a quick ratio of 4.14, which clearly demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
- The gross profit margin for GOOGLE INC is rather high; currently it is at 61.68%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Regardless of the strong results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 21.44% trails the industry average.
- Despite any intermediate fluctuations, we have only bad news to report on this stock's performance over the last year: it has tumbled by 32.79%, worse than the S&P 500's performance. Consistent with the plunge in the stock price, the company's earnings per share are down 37.92% compared to the year-earlier quarter. Naturally, the overall market trend is bound to be a significant factor. However, in one sense, the stock's sharp decline last year is a positive for future investors, making it cheaper (in proportion to its earnings over the past year) than most other stocks in its industry. But due to other concerns, we feel the stock is still not a good buy right now.
- The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Internet Software & Services industry and the overall market on the basis of return on equity, GOOGLE INC has outperformed in comparison with the industry average, but has underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Disney's Brave "The Prize" Trailer
How Do You Do It?
And when I got home, I was exhausted.
And you know what, I'm still exhausted as I crawl into bed to call it a day.
I didn't do anything too strenuous either but I was all over the place doing this and doing that and I feel like I could collapse (of course, going to the park and the grocery store after all this didn't help) and I feel like I would die if I worked full time.
It leaves me pondering how the hell do working moms do this?
I also wondering if I could even hack it as a working mom?
I'm sure after some time I would find a healthy balance and I wouldn't be bitching about how tired I am but you know me, I'm a whiner.
So how do you do it?
Friday, February 24, 2012
Florida Friday: Fun in Central Florida this weekend
All of these activities are without a doubt a fun experience, but... they come with lots of crowds, lots of traffic and lots of mayhem.
If you're like me and tense up at the thought of too many people, you can avoid big ticket crowds and opt for smaller activities.
I came up with some great ways to have fun without feeling like a cow in a chute full of other cows.
Check out CoCo Key and its fantastic water park. The weather is in the high 80s today and it's the perfect time to skip the crowds and have some fun.
There's the Orlando Science Center and it's low-key activities that entertain kids of all ages.
You can make the drive out to Fantasy of Flight and spend the day drooling over gorgeous restored airplanes and even take a flight in a Bi-Plane.
If you have a sweet tooth you can spend time at Farris and Foster's mixing up to-die-for chocolate treats.
Or indulge your artist senses and soak in the masterpieces at the Orlando Museum of Art.
All of the above mentioned activities are super fun, I'd done them all and can vouch for them.
And there's a good chance you won't get caught up in the mega crowds and lose your mind.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
I was perfectly sandwiched between them and in the dim light of the morning coming through the curtains I was able to sit still and gaze at them.
I could hear their soft breath, see their little bellies rise and fall.
And I fell in love with them, all over again.
I drank in Roo's perfect profile with her tiny nose and beautiful lips.
I was able to snuggle into Turtle's thick hair and her sweet scent.
It was in that moment I felt complete.
I felt that no matter what happened in my life, I was lucky enough to have this moment.
I was lucky enough to be their Mama.
I'll tuck this memory into my pocket and when I'm feeling overwhelmed, upset and bothered by the crap of a day I can pull it out and remember that there's more to life than groceries, homework, blog posts or drama.
And the world will be right again.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I Love Florida
I love love love it.
Our beautiful weather makes every weekend perfect. Heck, it makes every day perfect.
The wonderful folks at VisitOrlando have put together a very thorough list of festivals and shows for the upcoming months to entice you to visit my home state.
From a press release:
Monday, February 20, 2012
Review: Moser Roth Chocolate & Aldi
They Grow Up Too Fast
When they say time flies, they weren't lying.
My baby is growing up and I'm doing my best to just keep up.
Turtle, I love you so dearly. Please ignore the tears on your cupcake.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Girls Are So Much Fun
And I had a moment of what my life was going to be like for the next 18+ years.
Or maybe even longer.
Sometimes my babes get along swimmingly... they play nicely, they share, they make my life beautiful.
Then there are moments when Turtle is straight up mean and snatches every toy that Roo is playing with and throws temper tantrums when I scold her for misbehaving.
This is not to say that Roo is a complete angel while Turtle runs around with the devil horns. Roo can be quite the troublemaker when she wants to be, girl has been known to shove.
Those moments when they are at each other's throats make me want to put everyone in their beds and crawl into my own bed with a pile of chocolate and bad reality television.
Of course, the moments when they are sweet as can be, I just want to run and find my phone to take video of them playing together so I can save it for those crazy days when they make me nuts or when they're 13 and screaming that they hate each other.
I try to convince them that they are going to be together forever and that they might as well just get use to each other, but that often falls on deaf ears.
Regardless of whether they are pulling each other's hair out or they are snuggling on the couch, I love these girls so damn much.
So much that I feel like crying if I stop and thinking about them.
And regardless of anything, I am blessed... I am lucky and I am thankful.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Turtle is absolutely in love with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
We will spend all morning watching it and when the hot dog song comes on, she drops what she's doing and starts to dance.
The latest DVD from Disney is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: I <3 Minnie.
The DVD is out now (it hit the shelves on February 7th) and has an all-new, never-before-seen episode and four other episodes to enjoy.
From the press release:
- Minnie & Daisy's Flower Shower (All-New, Never-Before-Seen) - The botanical highlight of the year is in trouble, unless Minnie and Daisy can get their flowers to bloom! Together, they board the glove balloon to help coax the clouds to sprinkle much needed rain.
- Daisy's Dance -Clap your hands and tap your feet! Join Daisy, as she gets ready for one of the most important events of her life––performing in the big talent show!
- Daisy's Pet Project - The Pet Parade is almost here and Daisy needs to find the perfect animal for which she can love and care. But it's not as easy as she thinks and soon she has three new friends: an elephant named Bubbles, a giraffe called Longfellow and a bunny called Captain Jumps-a-lot!
- Minnie's Rainbow - After a brightly colored rainbow appears over the clubhouse, Minnie searches for the pot of gold that's supposed to be at its end. Along the way, she meets a leprechaun and discovers that not all treasure turns out to be as she expected!
- Minnie's Birthday – Today is Minnie's birthday, but the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse friends need to set up her birthday party.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Review: Bertolli Meal Soup
Giveaway: Pillsbury Cookies
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Born via C-Section
I like to think that I am an open person, meaning that I am open to how people live their lives and I'm cool with it. I am an accepting person and believe that people make their own decisions about their lives and I have no say in it.
Sure, if they ask my opinion I will give it, but I always stress to them that the decision is theirs.
I'd never tell anyone what to do, how to do it or why I would do it a certain way.
It's just not my bag, baby.
I've never spoken about my girls births like this before but February is C-Section Awareness Month and I want the world to know that I had a c-section with both of my girls and I had them by choice.
Yes, there were medical reasons to my choice but I still choose to have them that way. I had a choice to risk their lives and I decided that it was in their best interest to play it safe and have them delivered in a sterile operating room.
And I'm not ashamed of it.
I have had women try to shame me into feeling like a worthless piece of shit for having my babies the way I did, one even telling me that I really wasn't a mother since my babes didn't come out the chute.
I think I gave that woman the finger.
Mature, I know.
My point is that the births of both of my girls were wonderful, special, moving, beautiful and full of happy tears.
The point is they arrived!
The point is they are here.
Having them via c-section doesn't mean I am a horrible person, it means I'm their mother and they are my children.
Despite how a child arrives to be in their mothers arms is irrelevant. Whether it's through natural birth, an adoption, a c-section, heck even if a stork drops them off in a basket, they are children and we are mothers.
Despite how a child arrives, Mothers still bathe, dress, nurse, nurture them.
We still love them.
And they love me.
Huggie's Little Movers Slip On Giveaway!
Have you ever watched that commercial and nodded your head along with it?
Yeah, me too.
Turtle is one squirmy baby, especially when I am changing her diaper. Her favorite move is the twist and roll and then dart to the corner of the bed where I can't reach her... and then she laughs at me, all while naked and jumping up and down.
Cute, yes. Annoying, sometimes.
Yes, I just admitted my baby can be annoying sometimes.
Huggies has just launched their own You Tube channel where you can upload videos of your own squirmy baby! This is a delicious way to spend some spare time because OH MY GOODNESS! The cuteness!!
To celebrate the launch, Huggies has graciously given me a Little Movers prize pack to giveaway to one of you! You'll get a package of Little Movers Slip Ons and a cute magnetic photo frame for your fridge.
All you need to do to enter is tell me your babies favorite move.
Easy peasy.
This contest ends on February 22, 2012.
Please make sure you leave an email address so I can contact you if you win.
I received a package of diapers in exchange for this post. All opinions in this post are 100% my own. Please see my full disclosure policy for more information.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Valentine's Day Goodies from EdenFantasys
Have you even started shopping for your honey?
I spent some time on one of my favorite websites, EdenFantasys and picked out some yummy goodies that just might score you major brownie points with your sweetheart.
Another great thing about EdenFantasys is that they have a ton of hot lingerie for only $14.99!


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A tenant can bring a case against a building owner in Housing Court to get an order to correct the conditions. This case is called an HP Action. HP actions are lawsuits brought by tenants or groups of tenants against building owners to force them to make repairs and provide essential services, like heat and hot water. A building owner's failure to make a repair or provide an important service may be a violation of the New York City Housing Maintenance Code or the New York State Multiple Dwelling Law. In an HP action, a judge can order the building owner to correct the violations. If you want to start an HP proceeding against your building owner, go to the Clerk's Office at the Housing Court. You do not need a lawyer to start an HP case. For more information about HP actions, visit the website of the New York State Unified Court System.
Housing Court Information Tables
Housing Court answers operates information tables at Housing Court in each of the five boroughs. Staff at the table will provide information on HPD programs, regulations and other assistance available to landlords and tenants to assist in the preservation of residential property in New York City. In Court Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday (except Staten Island). Website Link: housingcourtanswers.org
Housing Court information (City-Wide) telephone number: 212-962-4795.
Housing Court
Fact Sheets from the Citywide Task Force on Housing Court (also available in Spanish)
Legal help for low-income New Yorkers
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If you have acrophobia, kinetosis or ancraophobia, Whiskey Dick Mountain is not for you.
Because this wind farm called Wild Horse in Kittitas County has 149 turbine towers gently swaying in almost constant winds, 23 stories up.
Plant manager Dan Rottler climbs out a trap door and snaps his safety harness into the two rails lining the sides of the covering over the generator, 230 feet above the high desert of Central Washington. In the distance he can see
Mount Rainier, Mount Adams and Mount Hood.
It's difficult to gauge the sheer size of everything until you're up close, really close, like standing atop the bus-sized powerhouse to which the blades are attached.
Inside the gearbox, the generator and transformer turn wind into wattage, each making enough power to keep 470 homes in steady supply.
The journey to the top is difficult. Workers have to be limber enough to slide on their stomachs or backs, over or under machinery, to reach trap doors designed for the trim and fit.
Rottler has worked at just about every type of generating station, including thermal, hydro, wind, solar and diesel power. This is his favorite.
There is only a slight whir, a whoosh of blades turning, and the wind.
The Puget Sound Energy engineer sports a Washington State University shirt and a large Cougar flag in his office.
His only phobia is WSU losing the annual Apple Cup to the Huskies, he says.
Unlike most wind facilities, this one has a visitor center, open from April through November.
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Department of Economics
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Box 41014, Lubbock, TX 79409-1014
T 806.742.2201, F 806.742.1137, www.depts.ttu.edu/economics
About the Program
This department supervises the following degree programs:
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics
- Bachelor of Science in Economics
- Bachelor of Science in International Economics
- Master of Arts in Economics
- Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
Dual Degree Program
- Master of Public Administration / Master of Arts in Economics
The economics faculty supervises the professional requirements of the economics major for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree offered through the Rawls College of Business. Back to Top
Undergraduate Program
Students with either a major or minor in the Department of Economics must have at least a C in all economics courses in all programs. Moreover, a minimum grade of C is required in all core courses in the B.S. in International Economics degree. Courses specifically required in the core by course number for the B.S.I.E. may not be taken pass/fail. Courses required for the major or minor in the B.A. or B.S. in Economics degree may not be taken pass/fail. Courses taken pass/fail by a student before declaring a major or minor will be evaluated by the curriculum committee of the department and a decision rendered as to whether they will satisfy the degree requirements.
Students choosing any of the undergraduate programs offered by the Department of Economics must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of their economics courses in residence at Texas Tech University. Students minoring in economics must complete a minimum of 6 semester hours of their economics courses in residence at Texas Tech.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics. The undergraduate program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered to students who want to pursue a broad liberal arts education while at the same time studying the complex interrelationships between consumers, producers, and governments in an economic system. A minimum of 30 semester hours in economics courses is required for the major, including ECO 2301, 2302, 3311, 3312, and 4314 plus 15 hours of advanced economics courses. Additional requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Economics include an adjunct course in statistics (MATH 2345 or Math 2300 or equivalent) and 18 semester hours in a minor field of choice. A minimum of 120 credit hours is required to complete the degree. Candidates for the B.A. degree in economics are encouraged to consult with their advisors for more information. Other requirements appear in the college's "Undergraduate General Degree Requirements."
Bachelor of Science in Economics. The undergraduate program leading to the 120 credit hour Bachelor of Science degree combines a broad liberal education with rigorous and extensive training in theoretical and mathematical economics. The program is highly structured and technically oriented. Students in this major must include ECO 2301, 2302, 3311, 3312, ECO 4305, and 21 hours of advanced economics electives. The mathematics minor consists of 18 hours of mathematics subject to the approval of the Mathematics Department. The basic requirements are listed in the college's "Undergraduate General Degree Requirements." The adjunct requirements include a two-semester course sequence in statistics (MATH 4342 and 4343) in addition to the math minor.
Bachelor of Science in International Economics. The B.S.I.E. is a unique degree program that provides correlated emphasis on international economics, international politics, and international business. See the curriculum table belowfor course requirements.
Minor in Economics. Requirements for the minor in economics are ECO 2301, 2302, 3311, 3312, and two elective courses in advanced economics.
Graduate Program
Students seeking a degree in economics should consult with the graduate advisor or the chairperson of the department.
Master's Program
Non-Thesis Option. The non-thesis plan requires successful completion of 12 courses (36 credit hours) and passing of a comprehensive written examination for the Master of Arts in Economics degree. The coursework includes ECO 5311 and 5312; 21 hours of economic electives; and 9 hours of approved general electives.
Thesis Option. The thesis plan requires successful completion of 12 courses (36 credit hours), writing an M.A. thesis, and a successful final defense of the M.A. thesis. The coursework includes ECO 5311, 5312, and 6000 (6 hours); 15 hours of economics electives; and 9 hours of approved general electives.
Doctoral Program
The candidate for the doctoral degree must choose three specializations from within the areas of international economics, monetary economics, public finance, labor economics, environmental and natural resource economics, industrial organization, and special fields of economics.
In addition, the doctoral student must demonstrate a mathematical proficiency in calculus and analytical geometry.
Dual Degree Program
The Department of Political Science and the Department of Economics, both in the College of Arts and Sciences, offer a 54-hour dual degree program leading to the Master of Public Administration and Master of Arts in Economics degrees. The program is designed primarily for students who wish to complement their administrative skills with knowledge of economics. The dual M.P. A.–M.A. in Economics degree program will be particularly helpful to students intending to specialize in areas such as fiscal administration, health administration, and policy analysis.
Students wishing to pursue this dual degree program must apply to, and be accepted by, both the M.P. A. program in the Department of Political Science and the Department of Economics. To fulfill the requirements of the dual degree program, the student must take 18 hours of core courses in public administration, 18 hours of core courses in economics, and 12 hours of approved elective courses in public administration, economics, or in a related field, plus 6 hours of internship in public administration for a total of 54 hours. The first two years of study will consist entirely of the core courses in public administration and economics. The third year will consist of the balance of coursework in specialized areas in public administration or economics.
Curriculum Tables
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics
- Bachelor of Science in Economics
- Bachelor of Science in International Economics
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The Julia Kiecksee and Florian Maas photo series is mischievous and alluring, drawing the audience into the poor decisions and forgotten actions of the boys' night out. The photographer team evoked a rambunctious, but somewhat sorrowful narrative. The shots are very dark and brooding, as if the group of buddies are seeking vengeance or are simply drunkenly energized.
The models were outfitted by stylist Julie Adler. The sartorial appeal heightens the sleek and suspicious vibe of the models. The ensembles are ultra polished, with trenches, scarves and full piece suits. Memorable pieces include the ornate paisley suit jacket worn with no shirt and the leopard trimmed jacket.
The 'Downtown' series invites the audience into a dark and drunken night filled with dapper men and mischievous intentions.


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When Google announced Keep last week, one of the coolest features we learned about is the ability to accept the "note to self" command that has been part of Google's Voice Actions since the Froyo days. Previously, this would send an email to your own account with the transcribed text and the original audio file. Keep allowed users to send that data to a proper note-taking app instead. Well, as it turns out, Catch wants in on that voice action, so in a recent update, it's added the ability as well.
Catch Notes, the popular note taking app, has been updated to v5.0, with a number of improvements that make it easier to quickly take notes and collaborate with other users.
The most obvious addition in this latest update, which is only available for phones at the moment, is the introduction of the Catch capture wheel. The capture wheel is accessible from the bottom of the screen and allows you to create new voice, photo, and text notes with one tap.
The popular do-everything notepad app Catch Notes received an update today that includes full Honeycomb support and provides some advanced features specifically designed for tablets. Among the new features is an improved UI that makes the app much more intuitive on the larger screen. You can now expect to see multiple views on the same screen, which will make note input a much more fluid task, along with an enhanced note editor that will allow for much faster note taking, and better overall organization.


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Ceremonial purification.
- After the laws concerning clean and unclean food, come the laws concerning clean and unclean persons. Man imparts his depraved nature to his offspring, so that, excepting as the atonement of Christ and the sanctification of the Spirit prevent, the original blessing, "Increase and multiply," Ge. 1:28 , is become to the fallen race a direful curse, and communicates sin and misery. Let those women who have received mercy from God in child-bearing, with all thankfulness own God's goodness to them; and this shall please the Lord better than sacrifices.
Leviticus 12:1-8 . WOMAN'S UNCLEANNESS BY CHILDBIRTH.
2. If a woman, &c.--The mother of a boy was ceremonially unclean for a week, at the end of which the child was circumcised ( Genesis 17:12 , Romans 4:11-13 ); the mother of a girl for two weeks ( Leviticus 12:5 )--a stigma on the sex ( 1 Timothy 2:14 1 Timothy 2:15 ) for sin, which was removed by Christ; everyone who came near her during that time contracted a similar defilement. After these periods, visitors might approach her though she was still excluded from the public ordinances of religion [ Leviticus 12:4 ].
6-8. the days of her purifying--Though the occasion was of a festive character, yet the sacrifices appointed were not a peace offering, but a burnt offering and sin offering, in order to impress the mind of the parent with recollections of the origin of sin, and that the child inherited a fallen and sinful nature. The offerings were to be presented the day after the period of her separation had ended--that is, forty-first for a boy, eighty-first for a girl.
8. bring two turtles, offering made by Mary, the mother of Jesus, and it affords an incontestable proof of the poor and humble condition of the family ( Luke 2:22-24 ).


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TUCSON - Another day of Monsoon storms on tap for southern Arizona.
According to News 4 Meteorologist Jeff Beamish, mostly clear skies this morning will help heat up highs into the 100's later this afternoon. That heat, combined with abundant moisture, are the ingredients needed to develop isolated valley/scattered mountain storms today.
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Of all the groups running at Road Atlanta, SCCA encompasses the widest variety of competition vehicles. On any given weekend you're likely to see races with production-based cars from the smallest commuter vehicle through fire-breathing Corvettes and Vipers, single-seat formula cars from 40 hp VW engines and 600cc motorcycle drivetrains through winged monsters that resemble F1 or Indy Cars, purpose-built, tube frame "silhouette" GT cars that resemble production cars, and multiple classes of open cockpit sports racers with varying levels of performance. And while we don't (yet) have a class for SUVs or mini-vans, we DO have a class for compact pick-up trucks!
All these cars can't be on the track at the same time so there are multiple races for the different classes throughout the weekend, sometimes as many as eight in one day. If you happen to be disinterested in what you're seeing right now, wait thirty minutes for something else. And for those who like to move around to various viewing spots around the track, we also have selected races that last up to three hours as well.
Another thing that sets the SCCA apart is the accessibility to the participants, both racers and workers. There are few corporate sponsors involved in Club Racing, so as you wander through the paddock drivers and crews are not hidden behind barriers and banners. Stop by the corner stations and ask the folks in white about what's happening on the track. SCCA members are everyday people who love to share their passion for auto racing.
We cannot run race engines during Sunday's Quiet Time (10am – noon), so we use that time to conduct a Performance Driving eXperience (PDX) event. This is not a competition activity, so it is open to a much wider variety of street cars only. Drivers are placed in one of three groups based on their experience and each group gets two 20-minute sessions on the track. Passing is allowed in designated areas with a "point by" and instructors ride with Novice students, but otherwise you get to experience Road Atlanta at greater than normal highway speeds. We invite everyone with a safe street car to join us for the Performance Driving Experience. Check out the Atlanta Region SCCA website (www.atlantascca.org) for more information.
Finally, at each of our SCCA weekends we also have Track Tours for the general public during Saturday's lunch break. Everyone in the car must sign an insurance waiver and top speeds are controlled via a pace car leading the group, but for $20 per car you can take your street car out to see the rolling hills of Road Atlanta from a different perspective.
South Eastern Championship Series / Time Trials / PDX
This is also an opportunity for drivers to earn an invitation to the Runoffs ®, but since the road racing season has now begun in other parts of the country participation from drivers who live outside the southeast drops off. Southeastern drivers who want to earn points toward the Runoffs at Laguna Seca, more than make up for the lower participation from outside of the southeast. On Saturday and Sunday there will be several Time Trial sessions where drivers are introduced to Road Atlanta's 2.54 miles of Georgia Hills and compete against the clock toward points in the Southeastern Time Trials series (www.sedivtt.com ). If you want to get a feel for running the track at speed without the rush of wheel to wheel competition, then Time Trials might be for you. Got the bug? Do you want to drive the course in your street car with an instructor? Join us for the PDX held during quiet time (Sunday 10:00 – 12:00) during every SCCA race weekend and get started in Club Racing at its finest. For more information, please go to our website – www.atlantascca.org .
Spectator tickets can be purchased from Road Atlanta for the 2-day event for $25.00 each ($15.00 for SCCA members, veterans, or those with a valid student ID). Single day tickets $15. Spectator vehicle parking passes are an additional $5
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LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is giving visitors a free pass to recreation sites in its Colorado River District.
The Today's News-Herald reports the agency says entrance fees will be waived on Monday, the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
District Manager Roxie Trost says this is an opportunity to help others experience public lands.
Recreation areas that will have free admission include 87 Lake Havasu campsites, the Bullfrog Day-Use Area and Crossroads and Empire Landing campgrounds.
Areas that will be free in the region of the BLM Kingman office are Burro creek, Wild Cow Springs and Windy Point Recreation sites.
Site standard amenity and individual day-use fees won't be charged. But other fees, such as overnight camping and group day-use will be in effect.
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similar to this one. If anyone has a pattern similar to this, i would appreciate it if you would share. |
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Here is a pattern for a hooded baby sweater that's along the same lines as this sweater. It's worked in garter stitch rather than stockinette. |
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Thiruvananathapuram: Poet and lyricist O N V Kurup has been chosen for the maiden Thoppil Bhasi Award instituted by the Thoppil Bhasi Foundation.
The award was announced by CPI leader and foundation chairman Panniyan Raveendran at a news conference here on Wednesday.
As one of the founder members and key lyricist of KPAC theatre group, ONV had been a close associate of playwright and director Thoppil Bhasi, whose plays, especially 'Ningalenne Communistakki,' played a prominent role in popularising Communist ideology in Kerala. The songs penned by ONV were instrumental in popularising theatre in Kerala,'' the jury comprising A K Nambiyar, Pirapancode Murali, Panniyan Raveendran and Vallikkav Mohandas said.
The award, carrying a purse of Rs 33,333, a statute designed by Karakkamandapam Vijayakumar and a citation will be presented to ONV at a function to be held on the Thoppil Bhasi commemoration day, December 8.
As Thoppil Bhasi had left indelible imprints in various fields such as theatre, cinema, journalism and social work, the foundation will select illustrious persons from each of the fields for the award every year on a rotation basis.
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I have a purple butterfly bush plented in 2004. It's only bloomed once or twice since then and only small blooms. I've tried pruning it in winter and I've tried letting it grow. Need help! |
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I would think the problem is not enough sun. It could also be a nutrient imbalance. Too much nitrogen relative to phosphorus and potassium can cause lots of green growth without much flowering. Pruning should not be an issue since they bloom on new wood. I cut mine down to about a foot tall in the spring. You can wait to prune until you see new growth to determine how far the die-back was in winter. Leaving it up in winter protects the plant somewhat and provides winter interest too. For me the store-bought butterfly bushes always performed poorly. They usually only lasted a year or two and never got any size to them. Then I wintersowed some seed I got in a swap and have had the resulting plants for almost 5 years now. The one in full sun shoots up to almost 7' tall every summer after cutting back to 12" in spring. It is loaded with blooms that I deadhead to keep it blooming until a hard frost. I have never fertilized it, but we do have a more clay based soil that retains nutrients. I think some of the more cultivated varieties and hybrids have probably sacrificed hardiness and vigorousness for the sake of compact size and new colored blooms. |
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Got your sights set on becoming a teacher? If you're thinking of studying a teacher training degree at university, make sure your A-level line-up ticks admissions tutors' boxes…
There are two main paths into teaching: you could take a teacher training undergraduate degree, or you could study a different subject and then take the postgraduate route into teaching (via a PGCE qualification).
The A-levels listed here refer to the teacher training degree requirements, whether you want to become a primary or a secondary school teacher. You should also decide whether or not there is a subject you want to specialise in.
Essential A-levels (or equivalent)
At least one from:- Art, biology, chemistry, design and technology, English, French, geography, German, history, IT, Italian, maths, music, physics, physical education, religious studies (theology), Spanish.
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Hi what type of catmint is really used for medicinal purposes? I think most think of - common - nepeta cataria.... can others be used? I for example also have nepeta faasenii.... Can you use that? I just wouldn't want to use an herb that wouldn't work / and or / isn't safe. Any info? :) |
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There is often confusion about Catnip/Catmint/Catnep whose names are sometimes used interchangeably. I've managed to sort out some of the wheat from the chaff, with the following results: Catmint (Nepeta faassenii): An infusion of leaf and flowering tops will relieve colds and fevers, colic in children, headaches and acts as a mild sedative. Drinking two cups of the tea per day is reputed to reduce the likelihood of developing cataracts. The tea also reduced the eruptions of measles and chicken pox sores. It can be used to induce parturition and encourage menstruation. Apply externally as a wash for wounds. A poultice of the leaves is used for hives, sore breasts of nursing mothers, and to reduce swelling. A tincture is used as a rub for rheumatic and arthritic joins and to treat haemorrhoids. Catnip:(Nepeta cataria) Used to treat coughs, colds, fluid retention, diarrhoea, headache, catarrh and as a mild sedative for nervous tension and nightmares. Use the tea to ease stomach cramps caused by indigestion. Has been used to prevent miscarriages and premature births. Research has shown that drinking 2 cups of catnip tea per day may significantly reduce the likelihood of developing cataracts. The leaves can be used as a poultice to ease the discomfort of mumps, and other skin problems to reduce the swelling. The leaves can be chewed to ease a toothache. Catnip is not considered dangerous, but over-dosage can result in hallucinations. Some people may experience upset stomach when using catnip. |
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As all relaxant herbs, this herb will lose its effectiveness if used regularly. If you are using any relaxant herb or any sleeping pill, you will find that after a while they have no effect on you at all. I have a list of the different relaxant herbs which I will send you on request. I have found, though, that the herb stays effective if only used to breathe in rather than ingested. I have collected a number of uses that way which work better than making a tea. If you want that list, let me know and I will email it to you, too. |
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Can someone help me? We bought our home 2 ˝ years ago on a lovely wooded acre lot. This year one of our smaller trees (the leaves look like it's some kind of Hickory) has this ghastly "red galls" on 95% of the tree's leaves. I am not able to post an actual photo of our tree – so I'll try to discribe it: The "galls" look like (human) skin tags - LOTS of them on each leaf - and RED! YUCK!
Please, anyone, can you tell me what's happening – what WILL happen – will our tree survive – and will it spread to other trees, what can we do about it or IF we should do anything? Thanks for ANY help. P.S. I found a photo that looks just like my problem on a college website - but I am not suppose to post that address??? |
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I wonder if your leaf problem looks like any shown on this site: http://www.hsu.edu/content.aspx?id=2151 I haven't found anything about how to treat it. Maybe you should take a sample to your local county extension agent. |
- Posted by hundredswife (My Page) on Fri, May 25, 07 at 0:05
Yes! So I am not going crazy? Thank you! I think I will take a sample to someone local for advice. Although, thanks to you, I think I found a name for the problem "Eriophyes tiliae: Mite" Here's another photo that looks like it: Thank you for you help, Wishful! |
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You are welcome. Good luck! |
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Slobodan Milosevic's son alleged on Tuesday that his father had been "killed," while a U.N. war crimes tribunal official said the court had been told the late Serb leader had regular access to unprescribed medication and alcohol smuggled into his prison cell.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the tribunal's strict confidentiality rules, told The Associated Press that the unit's prison warden had told the court that he could no longer guarantee Milosevic's health.
The official said prison authorities repeatedly found banned material in his cell, including alcohol and unprescribed drugs.
The prison warden, Timothy McFadden, refused interview requests, and U.N. tribunal spokeswoman Alexandra Milenov said the court could not comment "because the investigation into Milosevic's death is ongoing."
The tribunal official, who has access to confidential documents on Milosevic's medication use, said two doctors concluded that the former Serb leader was intentionally taking drugs that undermined the prescribed medication for his heart ailment.
Milosevic, who was defending himself against 66 counts of war crimes, was allowed to work in a private office where he could meet privately with witnesses and legal advisers, making it impossible to monitor material they may have smuggled in to him, the official said.
A Dutch toxicologist, Donald Uges, said on Monday that blood tests he conducted on samples taken from Milosevic earlier this year uncovered traces of a drug used to treat leprosy or tuberculosis that would neutralize the effects of the beta-blockers Milosevic was taking to control his blood pressure.
The official said other doctors had found similar results in their tests.
U.N. prosecutors complained as early as 2004 that Milosevic was defying his regime of prescribed medication and taking other drugs to manipulate his health to his advantage during the court proceedings. The trial was repeatedly interrupted at critical points because of the defendant's ill health.
Four Russian medical experts traveled to the Netherlands on Tuesday to examine the results, saying they distrusted the findings and the care that Milosevic received from U.N. authorities.
The former president's son, Marko Milosevic, flew to the Netherlands to claim the remains of his father.
"He got killed. He didn't die. He got killed. There's a murder," Marko Milosevic said on arriving in Amsterdam for the short drive to The Hague where his father's remains have been kept since his death was discovered Saturday.
Milosevic, the Serbian strongman who presided over four Balkan wars and the breakup of Yugoslavia that cost some 250,000 lives, died of a heart attack, according to preliminary autopsy findings.
The results of a toxicological examination during the autopsy on Milosevic were due to be released in the coming days, said tribunal spokeswoman Alexandra Milenov.
In Courtroom 1 at the tribunal building, meanwhile, the case against Milosevic was declared closed on Tuesday.
Judge Patrick Robinson, who repeatedly clashed with the combative defendant over four years, said the Milosevic's "untimely passing ... terminates these proceedings." A formal order closing the file would be issued shortly, he said.
The two-minute hearing brought an abrupt end to the most important war crimes trial in 60 years, in a case that was meant to establish political responsibility for the worst crimes known to man - genocide.
It was still unclear where Milosevic would be taken for burial. The family requested a state funeral in Belgrade - though a ceremony with state honors was unlikely to be granted since it could become a rallying point for nationalists and Milosevic loyalists.
A Belgrade court said Tuesday that an arrest warrant for Slobodan Milosevic's wife had been suspended, leading to a possible Belgrade funeral.
The court said Mirjana Markovic "will remain free and will not be taken into custody" after her lawyers deposited a bond worth $17,000 guaranteeing she would appear in court at a hearing that has not yet been scheduled.
Markovic left Serbia in February 2003 to join her son, Marko, in Russia, and an Interpol arrest warrant was issued against her the same month over a real estate scandal. It was briefly revoked and later reinstated after Markovic failed to appear in court in September 2005.
But, the court said, "on her arrival in the country, the defendant's passport will be impounded."
Markovic has said she would return to Serbia only if the arrest warrant was lifted.
But she has also indicated in recent interviews with Belgrade media that she had plans to return to Russia after the burial. The impounding of her passport would prevent her from leaving Serbia.
On Monday, Marko Milosevic raised the possibility of a temporary burial in Russia if the Serb government banned a Belgrade funeral.
Milosevic was the sixth war crimes suspect from the Balkans to die at The Hague. A week earlier, convicted former Croatian Serb leader Milan Babic, a star prosecution witness against Milosevic, killed himself in the same prison.