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US 5831685 A Abstract A method and apparatus used in the field of image compositing which eliminates the need to obtain an original clear frame of the backing during production, by synthesizing during post production a clear frame of the backing from a frame of the foreground scene that includes the subject as well as the backing. This synthetic clear frame eliminates the problems of obtaining a registered clear frame during production, and thereby permits the ready application of nonuniformity correction to image compositing in both motion pictures and graphic arts. The invention is also directed to a method and apparatus used in the field of image compositing which reduces the processing time for developing the inhibit signal that prevents the corrections from being applied to the subject, the control signal Ec, and a number of other functions that are computed from the colored backing. It is possible to generate only that portion of a clear-frame needed to apply screen correction, and thereby save a major portion of the time needed to process and composite the image.
Claims(2) 1. In a method for correcting a background scene and a foreground scene, generating by extrapolation approximate RGB levels of a colored backing in a semitransparent transition area between the backing and an edge of a subject caused by subject motion or poor focus, said generated RGB levels representing a clear backing in said transition area when inhibiting corrections are applied to a video signal to remove non uniformity of backing luminance and color, said method comprising the steps of:
a) generating a control signal controlling the background scene level as a function of the luminance and visibility of the colored backing, b) generating processed video (PRV) by subtracting levels of the control signal matching the RGB levels in the color backing thereby reducing the colored backing to a black backing, c) automatically identifying the semitransparent transition area as those pixels in which PRV>0, Ec >0, d) identifying an unobscured colored backing area as those pixels in which PRV=0, Ec >0, e) identifying an opaque subject area as those pixels in which PRV>0, Ec =0, f) extrapolating the RGB levels from said unobscured colored backing area into said transition area, g) terminating the extrapolation process at an opaque subject boundary identified as PRV>0, Ec =0, thereby generating backing RGB levels in the transition area that approximate the RGB levels that existed prior to the presence of the subject, said generated RGB levels stored in a clear frame memory. 2. The method of claim 1 in which the generated RGB levels on each scan line within the transition area are assigned the RGB levels of a colored backing pixel adjacent to a transition area boundary.
Description This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/417,649, filed Apr. 5, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,515,109. Composite photography is a process for inserting a foreground subject into a background scene. The subject is photographed against a colored backing, typically blue or green. The physical backing often consists of a translucent projection screen, rear illuminated by blue light, thus the name Blue Screen Composite Photography. In the motion picture industry, the foreground and background scenes are photographed on film which is subsequently scanned to produce high definition RGB signals for computer assisted image compositing. In the compositing process, the colored backing is replaced with a background scene so that the foreground subject and the background scene appear to be a single scene. A linear image compositing process provides a linear relationship between the luminance and visibility of the colored backing and the signal level of the background scene. It is therefore essential to obtain uniform illumination of the backing. Pat. Nos. 4,344,085 and 4,625,231 are examples of such a linear compositing process. Small or rear illuminated backings can be illuminated with good uniformity. A large blue backing that includes a blue floor, and one or more blue set pieces, are front illuminated with multiple light sources which must be kept out of camera view. These multiple light sources; the shadows cast by blue set pieces; the low reflection angle from the blue floor to the camera; all make it impossible to produce a blue field of uniform luminance and color. The blue floor is necessary if the actor, i.e., the foreground subject, including his feet, is to fully appear in the background scene. Blue set pieces, having the size and shape of objects in the background scene, permit the actor to appear to move among, on, and behind, such background objects. This apparent interaction with background objects adds to the illusion of realism. The sensitivity of the linear image compositing method to backing luminance and color uniformity, and the need to composite scenes that include a blue floor, led to the invention of "Backing Color and Luminance Nonuniformity Compensation," U.S. Pat. No. 5,032,901. The backing luminance and color correction method taught in this patent requires a registered clear frame for each scene in which all subjects, including all furniture and other non-blue set pieces, have been cleared from camera view. The resulting clear frame shows the blue backing with all its lighting imperfections as well as shadows from blue set pieces. In accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 5,032,901, correction of nonuniformity is accomplished by selecting a well-illuminated point on the backing and matching the RGB levels for every point on the backing to the RGB levels of the selected reference point. The subject therefore appears before a perfectly uniform field of blue. The clear frame is compared with the uncorrected foreground scene so as to generate an inhibit signal that will prevent the corrections from being applied to the subject. Backing luminance and color correction as taught by U.S. Pat. No. 5,032,901 is an elegant solution to the backing nonuniformity problem, but its application has been difficult. Motion picture shooting is typically behind schedule, and there is rarely enough time to clear the set of people and set objects, for each scene, to obtain a few clear frames of the backing. Nonuniformity correction has therefore found limited application in motion pictures. In the case of image compositing for still photography as applied to the graphic arts, the large film formats and cameras are usually not pin registered (i.e., are not accurately locked in position), nor are the camera platforms uniformly stable. Registration of a clear frame under these conditions is difficult and time consuming. Nonuniformity correction has therefore found limited application in the graphic arts. The invention is directed to a method and apparatus used in the field of image compositing which eliminates the need to obtain an original clear frame of the backing during production, by synthesizing during post production a clear frame of the backing from a frame of the foreground scene that includes the subject as well as the backing. This synthetic clear frame eliminates the problems of obtaining a registered clear frame during production, and thereby permits the ready application of nonuniformity correction to image compositing in both motion pictures and graphic arts. The invention is also directed to a method and apparatus used in the field of image compositing which reduces the processing time for developing the inhibit signal that prevents the corrections from being applied to the subject, the control signal Ec, and a number of other functions that are computed from the colored backing. It is possible to generate only that portion of a clear-frame needed to apply screen correction, and thereby save a major portion of the time needed to process and composite the image. FIG. 1 is an illustration of a foreground scene including a foreground subject and colored backing to be used in a composite image. FIG. 2 is an illustration of a clear frame of the blue backing in which the RGB levels of the blue backing within the bounded area 5 are generated by extrapolation and/or interpolation. FIG. 3 is an illustration showing the processing performed by the present invention to generate a composite image when incorporating screen correction limited to a small blue band adjacent to the subject. This invention is explained as follows: FIG. 1, illustrates the display of a foreground scene 1 consisting of a subject 2 and the subject's shadow 3 against a blue backing 4. A display cursor 5' is manually moved, by mouse or equivalent, to draw a line 5 that surrounds the subject and the subject's shadow as shown. This boundary line 5 is drawn close to the subject, but not touching it. The address (i.e., the horizontal and vertical position on the display) of each pixel along the line is placed in a clear frame memory. When the subject is in motion, or out of focus, it will exhibit a semitransparent blur at its edges. Spacing the line 5 out a short distance from the subject assures that this semitransparent blur is not cut off. The boundary line and the area it surrounds is defined as the bounded area 6. Scan line 8 crosses the bounded area. FIG. 2 shows what will become the clear-frame memory, 10. The backing area 4 of FIG. 1 is the same backing area one would have photographed in a clear frame. The RGB signals from this area may therefore be stored as area 4 in clear frame memory 10, shown as FIG. 2. FIG. 2 also shows the bounded area 12 which includes the transition area 6 from FIG. 1 as well as the subject 2 and shadow 3. The RGB signals on scan line 8 (FIG. 1) may be extrapolated and/or interpolated across the bounded area with reference to the pixel values outside the bounded area, but which are on the scan line to generate RGB signals that might have existed behind the subject. These interpolated signals for line 8 are stored in clear frame memory 10. In a similar manner RGB signals may be generated for all scan lines crossing the bounded area. The clear frame memory 10 is an exact duplicate of a true clear frame in the backing area 4, and is almost a perfect duplicate in the bounded area 12. The extrapolated data will be quite accurate for a short extrapolation distance. Accuracy is needed only in the narrow blue band 6 between the boundary line and the subject. The RGB values in the backing area behind the opaque subject 2 are of little concern since this area of the backing is covered by the foreground subject and needs no correction. A simple linear extrapolation is normally sufficient. Boundary line 5 should be drawn far enough away from the subject to avoid touching the semi-transparent blue at the edge of a moving subject. The extrapolated RGB data should therefore agree with the RGB data inside band 6 for a few pixels. The entire purpose of extrapolation is to generate RGB backing data for the partially hidden backing caused by a partially transparent subject. More accurate extrapolated data may be obtained by extending a data curve into the bounded area, and by a vertical and/or angular scan. The data curve is obtained from changes in the RGB values on any line penetrating the boundary line from any angle. When the backing is illuminated from above or from one side, the illumination will fall uniformly across the backing from a higher level to a lower level. Because of this smooth transition, one may encompass the subject with a rectangular, circular, or oval window as generated by a typical window generator. The use of a window generator eliminates the need for a hand drawn window to encompass the subject. The uniform shapes (rectangle, oval, etc.) provided by a window generator does not conform closely to the non uniform shape of the typical subject. Where conformity is poor, the extrapolation distance from window edge to subject is increased. However the extrapolation accuracy will be quite good because of the uniformly changing luminance across the backing. The synthesized clear frame 10 may then substitute directly for the clear frame called for in U.S. Pat. No. 5,032,901, "Backing Color and Luminance Nonuniformity Compensation. This synthesized clear frame solves the problem of obtaining a clear frame on the set. In the following discussion, the shorter term "Screen Correction" is used to designate the term"Backing Luminance and Color Nonuniformity Correction". The procedure described above does not reduce the processing time for developing the inhibit signal, the control signal, and a number of other functions that are computed from the colored backing. It is possible to generate only that portion of a clear-frame needed to apply screen correction, and thereby save a major portion of the time needed to process and composite the image. In examining FIG. 1, four areas may be recognized. The first is the unobscured backing area 4. This area contains no elements of the foreground subject. It extends from the edge of the frame to the boundary line 5 which surrounds the subject. The second area is the narrow blue band 6 between the boundary line 5 and the opaque subject 2. This area includes a small portion of the blue backing as well as the backing-to-subject transition area containing mixed elements of the foreground subject and blue backing. Band 6 may represent only 2 to 5% of the backing area. It is only the area within blue band 6 for which clear-frame data must be synthesized. The third area is the opaque non-blue subject 2. The fourth area is the subject's shadow 3. The shadow is included as part of the bounded area if the shadow is to be retained, and is excluded from the bounded area if the shadow is to be eliminated. In fact any object not within the bounded area will be eliminated by the "screen correction" method described here. Implementation requires the address of the pixels representing these areas or their boundaries. The boundary line addresses are known since they are placed in memory as the line is being drawn. All pixels outside the bounded area define the unobscured backing area. The opaque subject is defined as that area in which the background control signal Ec is zero. The transition area lies between these two known areas. In the image compositing process, as described in the referenced compositing patents U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,344,085 and 4,625,231, a control signal is generated by an equation such as: Ec =k (B-K1)-max(G,R)! Eq. 1 This control signal Ec controls the level of the background scene. It is 1.0 in a fully illuminated area of the backing; some value less than 1.0 in semitransparent subject areas, and zero in an opaque subject area. A control signal of zero therefore identifies an opaque non-blue subject area 2. The end result of the signal processing, in a linear image compositing process, is to generate a processed foreground (FG) video signal (PRV), and a background scene level-control signal, Ec. The processed video (PRV) is a FG scene in which the blue backing is removed by subtracting a portion of control signal Ec from the foreground video just sufficient to reduce the blue backing to a black backing, (i.e., zero level). The control signal Ec is often referred to as the alpha channel. In applying screen correction, a major saving in processing time is possible by limiting screen correction to the transition area 6 and assigning values to the alpha channel and a processed video (PRV) channel, in all areas other than the blue band. The method for determining assigned values and generating screen corrected data in the transition area is explained with the aid of FIG. 3. An image of the foreground scene 1 includes the blue backing 4, and a subject 2, and is held in a full frame memory, labeled "FG scene". It may also contain a backing shadow 3. A boundary line 5 has been drawn to surround the subject and its shadow. The address of the pixels forming this line are placed in clear frame memory 20. The backing area and the bounded area are therefore identified by boundary line 5. A screen corrected unobscured backing area will result in an Ec or alpha channel value of 1.0. Therefore, one may omit screen correction and Ec calculations and simply assign an Ec value of 1.0 in an alpha channel memory 30 for all pixels in the area (31) outside the bounded area. Since the unobscurred backing area 41 in the processed video channel memory 40 is known, all pixels in this area are assigned a value of zero. It is necessary to calculate an Ecs 22 within the bounded area 5 of full frame memory 20 so as to identify the opaque subject, where Ecs represents the control signal generated from the subject frame 1, using equation 1. The opaque subject area 2 (also represented by 33 and 43 in FIG. 3) is identified as that area in which Ec is zero. Therefore all pixels in the subject area 33 of alpha channel memory 30, are assigned a value of zero. The RGB signals representing the opaque subject 2 in subject frame 1 may be transferred to corresponding addresses 43 in the processed video channel memory 40. All of the screen-corrected data for the alpha channel memory and the processed video channel memory is now complete, except for he transition area. The RGB signals for this area are generated as follows: A scan line 8 that passes through the subject 2 will also ass through the bounded or transition area 6. The RGB signal levels on a scan line are extrapolated from the boundary line to the subject. This extrapolated RGB data will be reasonably accurate in representing the blue backing over the short distance between the boundary line and the subject. It is not necessary to extrapolate or interpolate behind the opaque subject since the backing is not visible in this area and therefore no correction is necessary. An Ecs of zero may be used to terminate the extrapolation process. The extrapolation process covers only the transition area 6 from the boundary line 5 to the opaque subject 2. The clear-frame RGB signal levels for the transition area 6, as determined by extrapolation (or interpolation) are placed in the clear-frame memory 20. This synthesized data is generated only for the transition area 6 which is the only area for which screen correction calculations must be made. Screen corrections are generated from the clear frame memory 20 by selecting a point 7 on boundary line 5 to act as a standard reference point. This point is selected where the backing area is at or near full illumination. The RGB signal levels at the reference point 7 represent an average of a group of local pixels so as to minimize grain noise. The RGB levels of each pixel within the transition area 6, are compared 24 with the RGB levels at the reference point 7 and correction data representing the differences between the two compared values is stored in memory 28. The differences resulting from this comparison are screen corrections, which are to be added back to the foreground scene RGB signals in the transition area. However, these corrections must first be inhibited to the extent the backing was obscured by the semitransparent portions of the subject. An inhibit signal is generated by taking the ratio 23 of Ecs 22, from subject frame 1, and Ecc 21 from clear frame 20, where Ecc 21 and Ecs 22 are derived using equation 1. The contents of memory 28, representing a correction signal, and the inhibit signal from ratio 23, are multiplied in multiplier 26 so as to partially inhibit corrections when Ecs is less than 1.0, and fully inhibit corrections when Ecs is at zero. Corrections, as inhibited by multiplier 26 are added by adder 27 to the foreground scene video within the transition area 6 to form the screen corrected foreground scene video. A new Ect signal 36 is generated from the RGB signals in the screen corrected transition area using equation 1. The new Ect signal is adjusted to a value of 1.0 at the reference point, 7. The adjusted Ect is then transferred to all the pixels in the transition area 32 of the alpha channel memory 30. All areas of the alpha channel now have valid data for a scene that included screen correction. Ect is also adjusted, using for example a potentiometer 28, to match the RGB signal levels at the reference point 7 and the adjusted Ect is subtracted by difference circuit 37 from the transition area signal levels reducing the blue backing RGB signal components to zero within the transition area. The transition area, having its blue backing components subtracted therefrom are then transferred to the processed video memory 40 in the transition area 42. All areas of the processed video channel now have valid data for a scene that included screen correction. To produce a composite image, a background scene 44, under control 45 of the Ec of alpha channel memory 30, is simply added 46 to the processed video channel 40 to form the composite image 47. The method described above limits the calculations required for screen correction to a narrow blue band 6 which is about 2 to 5% of the backing area, and the primary Ec calculations are limited to the bounded area encompassing the subject. This invention permits the application of screen correction to both motion pictures and to still photos used in graphic arts, without requiring a registered clear frame to be made on the set. It also results in a major reduction in image processing time. A typical 20 second motion picture blue screen shot, photographed at 24 frames per second results in 480 individual frames of film to composite. Even at one minute per frame, it would take 8 hours to complete this scene. The process can be shortened by being a little less precise in drawing the boundary line by drawing it a little farther away from the subject. On successive frames a joy stick or cursor can be used to quickly shift the entire boundary line to again encompass the subject. Where there is little subject motion for two seconds, for example, no change in the position of the boundary line is needed for a succession of 48 frames. Having drawn the boundary line loosely around the subject extends the distance over which the backing signals must be extrapolated, which could reduce extrapolation accuracy. However, the actual transition area containing mixed elements of the blue backing and the subject can be precisely defined as that small blur at the edge of a moving object. By confining screen connection to this true transition area, calculation time can be further reduced. Since Ec was determined for the bounded area, the processed video (PRV) may be determined for this same area as described earlier. The actual transition area is defined as those pixels in which: PRV>0, and Ec >0. A (new) true transition boundary line is thereby determined automatically, and the transition width will be, in most cases, a tiny fraction of the transition width created by the hand drawn boundary. The loosely drawn boundary line 5 is still required to limit the area for which Ec calculations are made. Utilizing the above criteria (PRV>0, Ec >0), all pixels meeting these criteria constitute the actual transition area. Boundary line 5 no longer represents the edge of the transition area. Because of the very short distance across the true transition area, all pixels on a given scan line within the transition may be assigned the same RGB signal level as the pixel at the backing-transition boundary. In most cases, extrapolation would not be required. Scenes with rapid cross screen motion produce a much wider blur. An option is provided to use extrapolation, or assignment, to synthesize the clear frame levels in the transition area. An operator makes this decision depending on the extensiveness of backing nonuniformity and the degree of blur in the subject. The use of the true transition area eliminates the shadow. However, a "soft" line drawn at the edge of the shadow can reinsert the shadow at an assigned density. This shadow insertion technique eliminates the need for screen correction in the shadow area. A "soft" line designates a soft transition at the shadow's edge. Softening a line or transition is common in the video art and is a standard feature of many software programs. In the alpha channel, all pixels in the blue backing area are assigned a noise free value of 1.0, and all pixels in the opaque subject area are assigned a noise free value of zero. In the processed video channel all pixels in the blue backing area are assigned a noise free value of zero. The opaque subject area in the processed video channel contains the original foreground scene RGB signals which are at the minimum noise level of the compositing system. It is only in the shadow and transition areas that system and grain noise is pronounced. Any application of noise filtering therefore need be applied only to the transition area, and the addresses of this area have been identified above. The semitransparent image such as the edge of an out-of-focus object, or an object having rapid cross screen motion, is the only area in which each pixel contains RGB signal components of both the subject and the blue backing. This is the transition region between the unobscured backing and the opaque non-blue subject. In many scenes this area is so narrow as to be almost nonexistent. This is the only area in which screen correction is needed. All other areas, if screen corrected, yield a "one" or a "zero". Since that would have been the outcome of screen correction, one achieves the same result by simply assigning a "one" or "zero" to these areas, leaving only the actual transition area to be screen corrected. The information that would have been provided by a clear frame in this transition area is needed if screen correction is to be achieved in this area. Equation 1 determines Ec for all areas of the foreground image frame. When Ec is zero, the scanning spot is on the opaque non-blue subject. Thus, area 2 is identified, and its outermost pixels form its boundary. Boundary line 5 is known to be on the blue backing and will have a large Ec. Therefore, if selected levels of Ec are adjusted to match the RGB levels existing at a selected reference point on boundary line 5, and are subtracted from the reference point, then the reference point will have zero video as will all other points along the scan line containing the selected point. This assumes that there are no significant cross screen color changes occurring in bounded area 5. Reducing the blue backing to zero level is defined as processed video (PRV). The transition area is defined as any area in which PRV>0, and Ec >0. Ec is required to generate PRV, but it is only required for the subject area and the transition area. Computations can be minimized by limiting the area to be scanned by using a boundary line such as line 5. This will be the only use for boundary line 5. All pixels within the bounded area having PRV>0, and Ec >0 constitute the transition area. All pixels whose processed video is zero, and whose Ec is greater than zero represents the unobstructed blue backing. All pixels whose Ec is zero represent the opaque subject area are therefore identified. The pixel on the backing, adjacent to a pixel on the transition area, defines the edge of the transition area for a given scan line. The RGB signal levels at this point can be transferred to a clear frame memory. As the scanning line enters the transition area, from both the right and the left, the RGB levels at the blue backing pixel adjoining the transition area can be repeated for all pixels across the transition area. The clear frame memory now contains RGB levels that might have existed in the absence of the subject. The remainder of the procedure is the same as described for FIG. 3. The functions of add, subtract, multiply, divide, memory store and display, are required when implementing this invention. Such functions are readily available in digital hardware. They are also readily available in the form of a desktop computer having adequate memory for high definition images. The computer instructions are those needed to execute the functions as described in the above specification. Although the foregoing description with reference to FIG. 3 shows a number of separate memories, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that while there may be different logical memories, the various stored values may all utilize the same physical memory. The application of screen correction (U.S. Pat. No. 5,032,901) using a clear frame obtained in production has been implemented in analog hardware (Ultimatte System-6 available from Ultimatte Corporation) and in software (Ultimatte CineFusion available from Ultimatte Corporation). Patent Citations
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You know me.
I'm that kid that everyone stares at on the street.
I'm that person that gets the awful messages on Facebook.
I'm the one that has been told "God hates you."
You know me.
Even if you've never met me, I'm known worldwide.
"That freak."
It never ends.
But I own a bold face.
When they say "God hates you"
I say "Why am I here, then?"
They shut up.
But sometimes it gets to me.
There are times when the taunting…
The names…
The emails…
Make me miserable.
I go to her.
She's the one that tells me
"It'll be alright."
The one that hugs me and loves me.
No matter what.
I hear it's not just me.
I heard that the same story goes for
That boy on the other side of town.
But his boyfriend left him
In fear of being outed.
But not just him.
That one girl I know?
She's called a slut.
It's not her fault that she likes both boys and girls.
She's been accepted by her parents though.
And along with her…
There are also the twins next door.
The two girls that live next to me.
But one of them is forced to wear pants
And is forced to cut her hair.
You know us.
The question is
Do you know how much it destroys us?
How we think about the way we were born?
Well I'll tell you.
We're proud.


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When her fourth child, Synoloa, was delivered five weeks early by emergency cesarean, Holly Paz worried she might not be able to nurse. Her three previous children had presented breastfeeding difficulties including, among other challenges, one child with a double palate.
Synoloa's time in the neonatal intensive care unit weakened Paz's plan to breastfeed her newborn. And this time she also was recovering from major surgery. "I couldn't imagine how I would do it with all these staples in me," she said.
But when Paz got home with her new baby, she couldn't imagine denying her daughter the lifeline she had given freely three times before. "How could I not give her the same benefit?" Paz said.
Now three months old and thriving, Synoloa is nursing expertly, despite being born with a lip and tongue tie.
Paz, who recently moved to Spring Hill from Boston, found a breastfeeding support group that meets Thursday evenings at Bayfront Health Spring Hill. Through the group, women like Paz get the support they need to make informed nutritional decisions for their babies.
The sessions also provide important networking among mothers who have persevered to continue breastfeeding despite the challenges.
Breastfeeding support, before and after delivery, is a major factor in breastfeeding success. While the act is as natural as giving birth, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) peer counselors and certified lactation counselors Shanna Reynolds, Amy Fritsch and Jennie Rae Lanziero admitted hurdles are common.
The women coached and counseled hundreds of new mothers through WIC, a food and nutrition program through the Florida Department of Health. One of the main goals of WIC is to provide education and support for breastfeeding moms.
But they felt they could do more if they could reach out to all expecting and new mothers, not just those who utilized WIC. So they joined forces with Mary Becker, an international board-certified lactation consultant, obtained their own training and certifications, and opened Total Lactation Care (TLC), a private lactation consulting business. Through TLC, all women in the community have access to information to help them make informed nutritional decisions for their babies.
TLC is grounded in the belief that human milk has superior nutritional value for babies. The women cite facts showing that mothers, too, benefit with fewer cases of breast and ovarian cancers, faster post-baby weight loss and fewer missed days from work.
But to receive those benefits, pregnant and new moms need to be educated about breastfeeding techniques, how to avoid common roadblocks to success and where to turn if problems arise.
TLC offers lactation counseling and support in the hospital, at the Enrichment Center at Bayfront Health Spring Hill, and through private classes or consultations.
The main mission is to provide "evidence-based lactation information and breastfeeding support to mothers, families, health care professionals and the general public." TLC also strives for that goal by offering classes, support groups and one-on-one consultations.
One of TLC's core beliefs is that successful breastfeeding begins with knowledge imparted during pregnancy. New moms should receive as much information as possible about the values of breast milk vs. chemical formulas so they can make informed decisions.
"Every pediatrician in this county wants moms to breastfeed," said Reynolds, "because they know it is the healthiest option." And most mothers, if given the evidence-based information, choose to nurse.
But problems can begin as early as the first feeding after a baby's delivery if certain techniques are not followed.
Babies naturally want to nurse from their mother's breast. TLC recommends immediate skin-to-skin contact with mother and newborn for as long as it takes for the baby to nurse. "It might be five minutes; it might take an hour," Reynolds said.
Latching is also a very important part of successful breastfeeding. Reynolds, Fritsch, Lanziero and Becker go into the hospital and offer to observe and assist if the baby's latch isn't correct. They also counsel and guide new moms whose babies were given bottles in the neonatal intensive care unit.
TLC is available to observe a new mom and her baby, to address obstacles to nursing and to provide the encouragement moms need to continue, if they wish.
Successful breastfeeding for as long as possible produces healthier babies, fewer ear infections, fewer trips to doctors and a healthier society, its advocates say. While the TLC women cannot offer medical advice, they can refer moms to information showing that leading medical institutions favor breastfeeding.
Lanziero, Reynolds, Fritsch and Becker have children who were exclusively breastfed. They are well-versed advocates of the superior nutritional values of breast milk, the positive health benefits to moms and society's slow but steady acceptance of breastfeeding as the best form of nutrition for babies.
Through TLC, the women are educating pregnant and new mothers about benefits of breastfeeding and helping to ensure those who choose to breastfeed have access to support.
Total Lactation Care is a locally based service that draws clients from throughout Florida. Still fairly new, the company encourages potential clients to find them on Facebook at tlctotallactationcare and join their Facebook support group at Breast Friends for support, information and assistance in all areas of breastfeeding and healthy babies.


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Lenny can't resist driving home the point of every scene in his would-be musical as though Lou were a blockhead who can't figure out that one lonely fatty needs "to learn how to love herself." In return, Lou gives Lenny shallow pieces of advice such as "You need to show the ongoing torment of these people every day of their life." Sometimes it's hard to tell whether they're discussing a musical or a group therapy session.
In fact, since Lenny presents himself as a guy desperately "chasing a dream" -- a phrase he utters ad nauseum -- it's sometimes difficult to know who needs self-esteem more, Lenny or the people he's singing about. Is there a future for The Last Supper? Thanks to Tom Giamario's low-rent set, with both bookshelves and posters of Broadway shows amateurishly painted on the walls, one thing is sure -- the current production of The Last Supper is not going to make a lasting impression.
At least not at the theater. How it works on the viewer's stomach is another thing altogether. All that saccharine talk about food cravings can be provocative. If you're wondering what kind of business the concession stand does during the intermission of a show that is obsessed with large thighs, on the night I attended few declined the spread of bagels, cream cheese, and cake waiting for them in the lobby. At one point Lenny wonders, "Once you give up hope, whaddaya got left?" In the case of this show, you got a few good songs, a few crumbs of cake, and the comforting glow from the light inside your refrigerator.
The Last Supper.
Book, music and lyrics by Artie Butler and Earl Brown; with Artie Butler and the recorded voices of Milton Berle, Lou Zorich, Ilene Graff, and Ed Ames. Through July 19. Hollywood Playhouse, 2640 Washington Ave, Hollywood; 305-919-3731.


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Longview, TX — L.D. Cary will tell you that if there's one thing he's learned while living at his home on Doublewood Drive in Pine Tree, it's "don't leave home at quittin' time."
About 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Cary said he can't get out of his subdivision onto Dundee Road because traffic is backed up both ways as far as the eye can see.
"At 5 p.m. you can forget about getting out of here," said the 78-year-old Cary. "And it's not much better in the morning when people are going to work."
Residents along Dundee Road want to see improvements to the roadway. At the very least, they said, some of the cracks and potholes should be filled.
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I've recently started playing ranked games (been playing normals forever) and something that has caused me a lot of angst is the fact that your teams pick order is at the mercy of an RNG. Every ranked game at champ select I try to talk to my team to find out who wants to play what so I can pick around them. 25% of the time this works and we make a well balanced team. 75% the time 1 or 2 players are mute, and then will instalock champions in roles we already have covered. Now I understand there will always be players like this, but I think it would be nice if there was a way to at least accommodate their adamant champion preferences. For an example, maybe have a system where anyone can pick a champion, but once the first person picks the other players have to wait until somebody on the other team picks, etc. That way, the instalockers can pick first, and those of us who prefer to pick last can do that as well.
From what I've heard ranked draft is in order of elo from top to bottom. Normal draft being completely random (with pre mades getting shoved up top). It sounds like your system would nullify counter picking. And what would you do if both teams picked the same champ? I do wish there was a better way to do champ select when you get into teams where there is no communication. It really bugs me when I'm first pick and say pick brand and our number 4 picks Annie and calls "mid", with no previous warning or request at all. Maybe a way to lock in your role without picking a champ. That I would love to see. edit Now that I think of it, maybe just an option to pick ranged ad, ranged ap, tank, support, melee ad, melee ap, jungle etc that puts a mark next to your box letting everyone know your intention? Let's face it, some people just dont like communicating. But, how to deal with multiple people picking the same role? Would it be first come first serve and favor insta lockers? And would you limit there selection according to the champs discription? Obviously it would have it's kinks but it would be nice once ironed out.
You misunderstood my idea, in my way everyone would be able to be first pick, but once somebody made a pick, the other players would not be able to pick anymore, and it would be the other teams turn to pick. Basically the game will ask the team, "OK, who wants to pick first?" Then somebody picks, then it's the other teams turn. I've never heard about the draft order being by ELO from top to bottom, but if that's true that's just stupid, high ELO should be at the bottom, if low ELO is at the bottom you just get the same trolls not cooperating with the team during champ select and instalocking teemo every game.
ok, yeah I see what you mean now. It would potentialy be a mad rush to insta lock the "next champ". Some games would be a big mess having 10 people spam clicking to get "there" champ and there would be no synergy at all. But, of course there would be the game where only a couple would be spam clicking and the rest could take there time filling out the group. Interesting idea. How would you work bans in that system? And I assume they put the highest elo as captain and in charge of the bans because theoretically they should be the better player and have better knowledge of who to ban and hopefully give good advice to others during selection (notice I said theoretically).
In ranked it makes sense to have the highest ELO at the top. If they had last pick they would be in the best position to counter pick the other team, and there would be a higher likelihood that they would stomp the other team. With them picking first it gives the other team a better chance of countering the best player. Assuming ELO is an accurate representation of skill...


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President Obama's executive orders closing the Guantánamo detention facility and outlawing torture were interpreted in some circles as closing the door on the Bush administration's global war on terror.
But Mr. Obama – who used the word "war" in his inaugural address to describe the fight with Islamic extremists who would do America harm – is not so much ending the war on terror as he is redefining it and narrowing its focus.
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Although the rally in stocks has drawn in fresh money, last year's big slowdown in trading is likely to lead to some further thinning of the online broker herd in 2013. Some of that will come through a handful of takeovers, and others will occur via straightforward closures, according to brokerage executives and analysts.
Because of continued near-zero interest rates and cost increases in clearing fees and data from exchanges, "there will have to be consolidation this year. It may be less in the form of mergers, though, and more likely where one firm just exits the business and sells its accounts to another firm," says George Ruhana, CEO of OptionsHouse. As the head of one big firm puts it, "there is excess system and people capacity."
TD Ameritrade AMTD -0.32608695652173914% TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD36.68 -0.12 -0.32608695652173914% /Date(1425591463484-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1491034 P/E Ratio 24.965986394557824 Market Cap 20002014722.036 Dividend Yield 1.6348773841961852% Rev. per Employee 555536 More quote details and news » (ticker: AMTD) Senior Vice President Steve Quirk adds, "The industry is probably in the seventh or eighth inning of the acquisition game." He says there are still some opportunities, and that the smart companies are evaluating and watching for the right strategic/financial balance.
Hedge fund Citadel's recent announcement that it was shedding its 9.6% stake in E*Trade is a sign the market for online brokers is pretty limited, according to Richard Repetto of equity-research firm Sandler O'Neill. Citadel has been pushing E*Trade ETFC 1.433151046577409% E*TRADE Financial Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD26.895 0.38 1.433151046577409% /Date(1425591464289-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2576952 P/E Ratio 24.89814814814815 Market Cap 7684683319.04663 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 626824 More quote details and news » (ETFC) to sell itself and apparently gave up on its quest, he noted. E*Trade hasn't commented on Citadel's decision to sell.
The only relatively large firm to disappear in 2012 was Zecco, which was folded into TradeKing via a August merger.
Fewer new brokers are expected to jump in to restock the ranks. CEO Neville Golvala of ChoiceTrade says, "It is unlikely that a new market entrant can be successful in a crowded field." Fidelity's recently hired executive vice president of retail brokerage, Ram Subramaniam, notes, "The number of new entrants into the brokerage space has certainly slowed as it has become more difficult and expensive to introduce a new trading platform that could compete with what is currently available."
Still, a number of intrepid newcomers have braved the environment over the last 18 months: Ditto Trade, Motif Investing, Kapitall Investing and OptionShop, all of which Barron's has covered. These entrants occupy small niches, though, and they cater to a specific investment style or process. Tom Heffernan, vice president of marketing at TradingBlock, says, "We figure they're just short-term plays looking to prove their model and then try to cash out if the big boys find what they're doing has value, and choose to acquire or replicate."
Alok Prasad, head of Merrill Edge, believes there's room for a broker that provides integrated services, including self-directed, advisory, and banking. "We don't expect to see a lot of new entrants in the traditional direct brokerage model, but rather the emergence of interesting new providers in line with these themes, including analytics and social collaborative consumption," says Prasad. Not surprisingly, Merrill Edge is such a broker.
Analyst Repetto says trading volumes in the second half of 2012 were "just miserable." The dollar volume for stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange declined 25.5% from 2011 to 2012; the fall was 32.2% when comparing just the latter half of each year. "The numbers have modestly improved since the back half of 2012," says Repetto. However, he isn't anticipating a big uptick for the first quarter.
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Here's a hearty winter favorite from the upper Midwest. Wild rice—the official state grain of Minnesota—"pops" when you cook it, adding creaminess to the soup.
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2. Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add leeks, celery, and mushrooms; sauté 10 minutes or until tender. Stir in 6 cups broth. Add rice and next 3 ingredients (through pepper); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 to 55 minutes or until rice has "popped."
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I got a bunch of rubber bands.
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To examine whether globotriaosylceramide (Gb3/CD77) is a receptor for verotoxins (VTs) in vivo, sensitivity of Gb3/CD77 synthase null mutant mice to VT-2 and VT-1 was analyzed. Although wild-type mice died after administration of 0.02 microg of VT-2 or 1.0 microg of VT-1, the mutant mice showed no reaction to doses as much as 100 times that administered to wild types. Expression analysis of Gb3/CD77 in mouse tissues with antibody revealed that low, but definite, levels of Gb3/CD77 were expressed in the microvascular endothelial cells of the brain cortex and pia mater and in renal tubular capillaries. Corresponding to the Gb3/CD77 expression, tissue damage with edema, congestion, and cytopathic changes was observed, indicating that Gb3/CD77 (and its derivatives) exclusively function as a receptor for VTs in vivo. The lethal kinetics were similar regardless of lipopolysaccharide elimination in VT preparation, suggesting that basal Gb3/CD77 levels are sufficient for lethal effects of VTs.
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Judy Lovell describes Keringke Arts Aboriginal Incorporation and the effect of the 'Emergency Response' and government reforms; and Ntwerle Aboriginal Incorporation, a new initiative promoting and hosting whitefella leadership training programs.
The economy of shells: A history of Aboriginal women at La Perouse making shellwork for sale
Maria Nugent, National Museum of Australia
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 9 November 2009
Maria Nugent explores the 130-year-long practice of shell-working by Aboriginal women at La Perouse in Sydney's south, and how the makers have been able to create or find new markets by adapting their products to appeal to new customers.
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Peter Thorley and Andy Greenslade, National Museum of Australia
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Thorley and Greenslade consider Papunya Tula during the 1970s, as Indigenous art became recognised as fine art, and remote markets developed, shaping the art movement. But local markets persisted, and their effect on the movement warrants further study.
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