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Courtney Jenrath Featured in Upcoming Edition of Momentum Magazine
September 24, 2013
Dustin Williams
Our fellow Young Ambassador Courtney Cooper Jenrath will be featured in the upcoming edition of VICC's Momentum Magazine. What an exciting way to showcase the community of support that Young Ambassadors have locally and nationally. Thanks for representing us well, Courtney!
Blind Date by Kate Steinbeck
May 21, 2013
Dustin Williams
William Henry once stated, "What is research but a blind date with knowledge." A little over four years ago, my sister and I and a few other young professionals, driven by our desire to end cancer, asked Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center on a blind date, and from my perspective it was love at first sight! Four years in, our relationship continues to grow! At our recent kickoff meeting we were able to meet with new potential young ambassadors, and share with them a bit of our history…..
In the beginning, our mission was to raise enough money to award one discovery grant ($35,000 per grant) each year to a promising young researcher. We met that goal six months into our first year, so we challenged ourselves to two grants our first year. Done!
That motivation didn't stop. In our 2nd year we awarded two grants, in our 3rd year we awarded three grants, and currently in our 4th year, you guessed it…. we will award four grants! One of those grants will be awarded to a past recipient for ongoing research.
If you are keeping up with the math this means that since our inception, we have awarded $230,000 in the form of 7 Discovery Grants in just three years. It is also worth noting that this funding has generated additional funding of $2.4 million, a greater than 940% return! WOW! I am not a Las Vegas Handicapper, but I believe it's safe to say the bets we have taken on these researchers have been solid picks every time and any financial advisor would tell you that we are a wise investment!!
When I look back over our accomplishments it would be easy to say those of us who have been there since the beginning could take a step back and let our new members get their feet wet in the fundraising. However, that is not the case. We must remember why it is we started this project in the first place. I was quickly reminded of why I continue this fight in March when my grandmother passed away.
When reviewing her wishes my sister and I discovered in a hand written letter that in lieu of flowers at her funeral she asked that people make donations to our Cancer fund in memory of our dad, her son, who lost his life to cancer six years ago. This was not something we had asked of her or even knew she had wanted. At 91 she wasn't exactly getting online to check our fundraising efforts or tweeting about our success, I am actually not certain she had ever even seen our website. However, she knew how important our work is and how every dollar, no matter the amount, makes a difference. This moved us to tears, and at the same moment renewed our passion for the work we do with the Young Ambassadors.
Thanks to our grandmother, my sister and I are off to a great fundraising start this year, but because of her we are also challenging ourselves to a higher goal!
Most people are frightened of blind dates, myself included, but sometimes it works out and you find it was worth the gamble. I look forward to building a lifelong relationship between the Young Ambassadors and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the discoveries we unfold. If we can accomplish this much in just four years, imagine what we can do with a little more time and (hopefully) a lot more money!!
The C Word – Courage, Creativity…and Cure by Todd Jackson
April 29, 2013
You can't always control what happens to you, but you can control how you react.
When I mention "the C word" (particularly on a cancer website), a natural reaction is to think of pain and suffering…hopelessness and despair. Words are powerful. They can become so loaded with latent meaning as to almost become oppressive. I can think of few more tyrannical words in use today than "Cancer."
Cancer can be a curse (another "c word"), but only if you choose to accept that fate.
When I think of cancer, I prefer to think of wisdom and inspiration…courage and creativity. "Courage" and "Creativity." These are my "C words" of choice when I think about cancer.
I am constantly inspired by people who have been diagnosed with cancer or have loved ones who are living with the disease. In fact, I am honored to be part of a group – the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) Young Ambassadors – who embody "Courage" and "Creativity" when faced with cancer in their lives.
I encourage you to read more about our group by perusing our redesigned website. Start with reading the Young Ambassadors profiles under "Who We Are." I think you will be inspired by the "Courage" and resilience of my fellow Young Ambassadors. What an amazing group of volunteers dedicated to making a difference!
Then I recommend you read about the young cancer researchers at Vanderbilt the Young Ambassadors have funded – seven Discovery Grants over the last three years for a total of $230,000 – to see "Creativity" in action by these super-talented pioneers. We are so honored and proud to support the research efforts of these out-of-the-box thinkers and their bold, audacious ideas that may lead to a discovery to better diagnose and treat cancer…or, dare I say it, lead to a "Cure."
There it is. The elephant in the room. The ultimate "C word" is "Cure." What an aspirational and bold goal that will require continued courage and creativity to achieve!
The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Young Ambassadors are committed to finding a cure for cancer. I hope you will join us in the journey by supporting our effort.
Thank you for visiting our site. Please leave a comment and be sure to check back for updates. We intend for this site to serve as a hub of our group's activities.
Be well,
Todd Jackson
Co-Chair, VICC Young Ambassadors


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K1 "fit"
Bought mine in 1994 (1990 model), and now have 110,000kms on it. I find it very reliable. One burnt valve which was caused by racing it then doing @240kph for 2 hours out the back of SA on the way home. Everything else has been crash damage, as I've layed it down once, and put it into a "road closed" street sign at night.
Mentioning "racing", I don't understand you guys that say it's slow? 0-100 in 4.7sec, top speed I've actually DONE 245kph. I get around Phillip Island on it fast enough for me, and round up a few Duc916's while I'm at it. (Ok, they are weekend riders who trailer their bikes and can't ride). The K1200RS came out with THE SAME specifications! It's no GSXR750/1100, and certainly not as fast in a straight line as my GPz750Turbo, but what do you want/expect from a BMW "tourer"?
I also don't understand you guys that say you need to be tall to fit a K1? I bought mine specifically because the K100RS I was riding didn't fit me properly. I'm a short arsed 5'8" with really short legs, and the K1 fits me "perfectly". Every tall person that has tried mine has hated it. (Maybe everyone except me hates it?)
The prices here in Oz are creeping up. I paid $14k for mine, it dropped to $6k-$7k about 9 years ago, now it's back to around $9k-$10k from what I see. But mines no showroom pony. It's got chips, marks, gets left outside for years on end, sometimes it gets a cover. I bought it to ride. I also like "collecting" rare-ish BMW bikes, hence the 2004 Dakar as well.
I had mine completely repainted after the last get-off, and if anyone with the blue/yellow wants a cheap paint you can't pick the difference, try Hyundai Napoli Blue, paint code EA. Well, maybe you could pick the difference if you had two side by side. It probably wouldn't work for a touch-up paint, but maybe it might? It's bloody close and 1/4 the price of the BMW paint, and VERY easy to match and touch up later.
I have gaiters on mine, as you can see (pretty blue ones!). Those forks are not good, so if you have a K1, cover them if you ride it. In the 15 years I've owned it, the last set of fork seals I put in it, was when I put the gaiters on.
Replacing the BMW rear shock with the Fox Twin Clicker got me about 2 seconds at Phillip Island. It really makes a difference setting the rear up on these.
I've just signed up for the BMW TS Safari, so I'll be doing some long days on it again. It's been about 7 years since I did any long distance riding on it, so I hope it still "fits"! Better get some miles on it and me over the next month or so to make sure, or I'll have to take the Dakar!
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YIELD: Serves 4 as an entrée
In a steamer set over boiling water steam asparagus, covered, until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer asparagus to a colander and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Drain asparagus well.
In a 6-quart kettle bring 5 quarts salted water to a boil for pasta.
In a deep 12-inch skillet heat butter and cream over moderately low heat until butter is melted and stir in zest, lemon juice, and salt. Remove skillet from heat and keep sauce warm, covered.
Add pasta to boiling water and boil, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Ladle 1/4 cup pasta water into sauce and drain pasta in colander.
Immediately add pasta and asparagus to sauce and cook over moderate heat, tossing, 1 minute, or until heated through. Add parsley and salt and pepper to taste and toss well.
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Medion Akoya E7216
SpecificationsNotebook: Medion Akoya E7216
Processor: Intel Core i3 380M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 17.3 inch, , 1600x900 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 3.3kg
Price: 800 euro
Average of 3 scores (from 3 reviews)
Reviews for the Medion Akoya E7216
Source: Good Gear Guide
We like this notebook a lot. It may not look pretty, but its performance is great for a low-cost laptop and it has a lot of features that simply can't be found on comparably priced units yet. We recommend it for everyday office work, multimedia work and even if you want an inexpensive media centre–style laptop. The only thing it can't do well is run the latest games.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 85%
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Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 84% features: 86% display: 92% ergonomy: 86% emissions: 94%
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
380M: The Core i3-380M is a fast clocked Core i3. The TurboBoost, AES, VTd, and Trusted Execution functions are deactivated in the i3-series. Therefore, it always clocks with max. 2.53 GHz (of course Speedstep is included). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.3": Meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. The DTR-laptops can't be carried easily, need much energy but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
3.3 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.
Medion: Medion AG is a German consumer electronics company. It operates in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region. The main products are computers, TVs, refrigerators, toasters, and fitness equipment. The manufacturer of laptops Medion mainly is active in the German market, but to smaller extent also in Western Europe. Market shares and amount of reviews are low. Above all, supermarkets like Aldi sell their laptops.
80.67%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.
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Marin County posts poor scores in annual tobacco law 'report card'
(January 19, 2012)—
Marin is doing a poor job of cracking down on cigarette smoking, according to a new analysis by the American Lung Association that gives the county an overall D grade on the local "state of tobacco control."
The association's annual "report card" on curbing smoking gave Belvedere, Corte Madera, Mill Valley and Sausalito failing grades, and San Anselmo a D. Getting a C score were Fairfax, Ross, San Rafael, Tiburon and the county's unincorporated area.
Although Larkspur last year enacted the toughest anti-smoking law on the books in Marin, the association's review continued to give Novato, which passed anti-smoking legislation in 2008, the county's highest rating. Novato garnered nine out of 12 points, getting a B, followed by Larkspur, also rated a B with eight points.
Pam Granger, a lung association spokeswoman, said that Novato edged Larkspur because it outlaws tobacco sales near schools and parks, while Larkspur does not. San Rafael has a similar sales restriction.
Both Novato and Larkspur outlaw smoking in apartments and condominiums with shared walls, with Larkspur's new law the strictest in that regard. County supervisors are considering a similar measure.
Novato Councilwoman Madeline Kellner noted Novato's law is "a far-reaching one" that includes a communication campaign and "systems in place between our police department and code enforcement unit to enforce" it.
Marin Supervisor Susan Adams, a nurse, noted that "the health consequences of tobacco are serious and costly" and that the county is "currently considering a series of smoking ordinance changes, one of which will strengthen protections for nonsmokers in multiunit residences, similar to what Larkspur has done."
Asked how an affluent, liberal enclave like Mill Valley could flunk a lung association tobacco survey, Mill Valley Mayor Garry Lion noted the advocacy group has a "very stringent set of grading criteria."
Lion, saying he had not seen the latest survey, added he intends to renew a call for anti-smoking legislation this year. He noted a multifaceted proposal was put on the back-burner by the City Council for more "community input" last year when a bid to outlaw smoking in condominiums and apartments spurred concern.
Failing grades posted by Mill Valley, Belvedere, Sausalito and Corte Madera, as well as marks for other jurisdictions, are based on tobacco control laws and regulations in effect as of Jan. 1, 2012 and are available at www.stateoftobaccocontrol.org.
The association study indicates Marin's mediocre showing is a slight improvement
from recent years. The agency's 2010 report gave five Marin cities failing grades, while four got Ds, two received Cs and Novato got a B, one of only 11 jurisdictions statewide to receive that grade. In 2008, seven Marin cities received failing grades.
The association used the report, which gives California an overall D score, to trumpet support for the California Cancer Research Act on the June ballot, a proposal to raise the state's tobacco tax by $1 per pack. Revenues would finance treatment, prevention and cures for lung disease, heart disease and stroke, cancer, and other tobacco-related illnesses, tripling the state's funding for tobacco prevention and cessation efforts.
The association's "state of tobacco control" report card grades all 50 states and the federal government on smoke-free outdoor air, smoke-free housing and reducing sales of tobacco products. Points are allocated, then totaled for an overall tobacco control grade.
California earned a D for ranking 33rd for its 87-cents-per-pack tax, far below the national average of $1.46. The state posted an F for failing to adequately fund tobacco prevention and control programs.
"With very few exceptions, 2011 was an abysmal year for state tobacco control measures across the country," the association said.


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1. Eat food that is as close to its natural form as possible.
This means eating a fresh apple found in the produce section of your grocery store, rather than a processed form found in a can, box, or bag. This might even extend to the pre-packaged produce section as some produce is treated with a sodium solution which adds unnecessary sodium to an otherwise healthy choice.
Be cautious - the more obvious products found within the aisle of the grocery store can also have added sodium, sugar, and other unnecessary ingredients.
2. Eat more fruits and veggies.
Most Americans do not meet the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables as found within the USDA's 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Including these foods in each of your meals will give your body the necessary vitamins and minerals required for normal metabolism, function, and repair. They also include a good amount of fiber which has been suggested to lower cholesterol, be heart healthy, and keep you regular.
If you can't keep fresh produce in your home because you only grocery shop once per month, at least choose frozen produce over the canned variety. But again, check the ingredient list to make sure you're only buying the fruit or vegetable and not added, unnecessary ingredients.
3. Choose whole grains.
There is a whole aisle in your grocery store dedicated to breads. What really makes each loaf different from one another other than color and price? Look on the front of the package to see whether the food contains "whole grains." Then flip the package over and look at the ingredient list.
Are there a lot of ingredients you can't pronounce or ones you wouldn't be able to buy to make your own loaf of bread?
If there are, keep moving down the aisle until you find a loaf that lists real ingredients. This also extends to other starches like pasta, pita, and tortillas.
4. Limit added sugars, sodium, and saturated fats.
Let's face it. Convenience products (pre-packaged, ready mixes, canned foods) found within most grocery stores have lots of ingredients added to them to keep them self-stable and last longer on the shelves. But these products can definitely be useful when it is time to make a meal after a long day/night at the office.
If you find yourself in need of these products, decide which ones you really don't have time to make yourself (like chicken broth or tomato sauce) and weed out the others. But choose wisely and select low-sodium or low-sugar varieties of those needed food items.
5. Drink more water.
Most people don't drink enough water throughout the day. Water is great calorie-free fluid that helps regulate body temperature, assist in metabolism, and can assist with a healthy skin appearance. Do you find that you often drink sweetened beverages, soda, or milk-based coffee beverages? Some people would be amazed how many calories they drink throughout the day when they actually write it down.
Start by replacing one of those beverages per day with a bottle of water, and choose the low-calorie version of other beverages.
For example, ask for fat-free milk or sugar-free flavored syrups in your coffee drink, or select a diet soda or a smaller bottle of soda. Over time, replace more of those calorie-laden beverages with water instead. There is no exact water recommendation for everyone, but a good goal would be to shoot for those eight, 8-ounce glasses per day
Katie Miller, RD, LDN, CSCS, is a registered dietitian with dual bachelor degrees in criminal justice and nutrition and dietetics. She has served as a police officer in her previous local community, has trained with the Marine Corps, and currently trains with the U.S. Army as a commissioned officer. At the NSCA, Katie currently works as a nutrition consultant and tactical athlete coordinator.
United States Department of Agriculture and United States Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. 7th Edition, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, December 2010.
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Perhaps the most important component of your bath textiles collection, the bath towel should offer premium softness and plushness. At Nordic Interior Design, we offer the thirstiest, most absorbent bath towels you'll find anywhere. Whether you prefer wide stripes, nature-inspired designs, contemporary patterns, or earth-toned solids, you're sure to find the towel that meets your bathroom décor needs. Each towel is woven from a highly absorbent terry/linen blend that provides unrivaled comfort while drying you faster. Choose from a variety of fashionable Finnish designs, including the Maininki bath towel, the Polaris bath towel, the Meri bath towel, and more.
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We need to start measuring how well we teach, rather than worrying about dying institutions.
Hubble probes the complex history of a dying star .
And birds were dying all over the place, including now at the zoo.
There is living and dying, and we are not one or the other, but both.
He worked on the statue for 34 years before dying in 1982.
Write as if you were dying.
And in the end, it's never saved a single person from actually dying.
Lacking cohesion and focus, this off-putting but energetically told story chronicles the chaotic final thoughts of a dying man.
If you find out how venom is used you can stop somebody from dying.
But talking about dying is hard work, too.
The nebula's unique shape comes from gas and dust emitted in cone-shaped bursts from the dying star at its center.
Many giant squid have washed up on beaches or have been found dead or dying in fishing nets.
Hurricanes may actually provide a healing balm of sorts for dying coral reefs, a new study shows.
And although reports of serious human injury are rare, there are records of people dying from the creature's noxious sting.
These nebulae, which are not technically related to planets, are gas clouds forced outward by a dying star.
The children taking their seats would represent the dying out oak trees in your area.
Pollution and a diet containing food additives have contributed to about half the old tigers dying of cancers.
Dying algae in turn feed bacteria, which consume so much dissolved oxygen that fish and plants cannot survive.
The layers were ejected into interstellar space during the star's dying throes.
These dying stars can become hundreds to thousands of times the size of our sun.
Perhaps the shriek of a dying animal enticed the dinosaur into the trap.
First, it's exceedingly hot and humid, and people who enter without special cooling suits risk dying of heatstroke.
So many malls have died or are dying that a new hobby has appeared: amateur shopping-mall history.
For the dying, dignity and comfort often means prescribing powerful drugs.
Meanwhile, water supplies are drying up and crops are dying.
If taken from the beaches before laying their eggs, they would last only a matter of weeks before dying.
The donut of material confines the intense radiation coming from the remnant of the dying star.
Not that he was dead, but that he was capable of dying.
Last year, people started reporting dead or dying specimens.
At first, the population plunge baffled scientists, who thought the animals were dying from disease.
Around it the sky was dark, where the bacteria were dying.
These guys were heroes and their stories had not been told and they were old and they were dying.
These tiny fig wasps work their way inside the fruit and pollinate it, laying their eggs inside and then dying inside.
It is this particular form of dying that has made them useful animal models for our own heart disease.
But now it seemed as if people were fighting and dying their way down to the bottom of the food chain.
Lately, the engine has been dying mysteriously after two or three hours.
Within a month the troops were eating their horses, dogs and moccasins, dying by the scores from exposure and disease.
Patients do not want to hear that they are dying and doctors do not want to tell them.
Before dying, ants anchor themselves to the leaf, clamping their jaws on the edge or a vein on the underside.
He is dying of pancreatic cancer, and he knows it is a painful way to go.
Even after a cliché starts dying, there's a strategy for making it acceptable: the old switcheroo.
Your chances of success would be small and your chances of dying of boredom would great.
Creativity is dying in students because more and more students are not being encouraged to learn via the arts.
The idea of growing old and dying at this school throws me into a deep dark place.
The latter are a dying breed because of their impact of accreditation.
The father's dying words go to the heart of the matter.
She hardly remembers the dog itself, let alone the experience of him dying.
People have died and are dying to protect your right to vote.
Now the golden goose is dying and the future of tenure is certain, it has none.
Otherwise, you will be miserable and may end up dying from extreme frustration and stress.
The attic was covered in pigeon feces and mites and pigeons were getting stuck and dying inside the walls of the house.
Coral reefs are dying off at record rates, thanks to pollution, disease and global warming.
Serving in a war carries with it the possibility of being wounded or dying in combat.
Chances are you'd be dying to know about that delectable tidbit of gossip offered by a confidant.
After a dying star consumes its last bit of hydrogen, it begins burning heavier elements at higher temperatures.
Simulations indicate that the key may be a wobbling shock wave that accompanies the explosion of a dying star.
The tooth sockets had been resorbed into the skull, suggesting that he had lost the teeth several years before dying.
On the one hand are the heartrending emotional pleas of dying patients who are eager to try unproved experimental drugs.
Such dying stars have plenty of debris around them, resulting in a bright afterglow.
The only clue to the mysterious phenom was a white, powdery organism on the muzzles, ears and wings of the dead and dying bats.
And then, there will be reefs dying and yet other pristine reefs that arent.
Describes how the photographer was constantly attempting to capture the departing soul of a dying soldier on a negative.
Tells about his suicide, and about a dying patient on writer's ward.
At times, the lovers seem to be fighting not only against a malignant fate but against the dying of the light.
The experience, with the metabolic changes it sets off, is a simulacrum of dying.
But it was his best chance of dying peacefully, in his own bed, and being able to say goodbye to his loved ones.
People are dying and our leaders are sniping at each other.
Eliminating dying cells keeps a mouse healthy, wealthy, and wise.
The test seems so beside the point when you have someone right next to you dying.
The only place with such abundant helium is the neighborhood of dying red giant stars.
And, yes indeed, people stopped dying at the same rates they used to be dying.
Aging, dying, and letting the next generation take over have always been part of the fundamental human condition.
It's already dying down, but you never know: there may be some activity tonight.
There are three basic stages that take a cow's hide from the cow to your sofa: tanning, dying and finishing.
She told her sister she'd been depressed, she'd thought about dying, but she was fine now.
With the dying wiggle of the final snake dance, football becomes largely a matter of theoretical bitterness.
Nineteenth-century vice presidents had an annoying habit of dying in office.
Getting each character's hair coloring exactly right required specific, individual dying times.
And we're all dying to find out what goes on in this little triangle here.
As far as the world economy is concerned, they might as well not have been born, and might as well hurry up about dying.
The tech features are top-tier and easy to use without dying.
They never have to fear any illness, and they don't have to worry about dying.
Quickly, it was determined they had been poisoned, and were dying.
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FOUR and a half thousand years ago, Egyptian craftsmen took limestone, malachite and sand, ground them together and created a vivid blue pigment to colour their wall paintings. Since then, the history of art has been influenced as much by the availability of colour as by ideas of form and aesthetics. The spectacular progress of chemistry in the 19th century spawned new pigments that fed the impressionists' desire to capture the vibrant hues of natural light.
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There were 20 of them, cute and innocent as could be. The farmer raised his shotgun and pumped one shot after another into each one of them, killing every last piglet, and their mothers too. This was heart-wrenching for the farmer, but he knew he had no choice since the State of Michigan was about to descend upon him with a SWAT-style team intending to arrest him as a felon if any of his pigs were found alive on his property. His crime? Harboring an animal that the State had designated as an "invasive species". And this farmer's tragedy was not the only one to play out in the State; there were thousands of others facing similar dilemmas.
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Aslandess we were actually missing one sister, and it was easier to get most everyone together because 3 of my sisters still live at home I love living close to my parents, we usually visit at least once a week. It is a great chance to take a break since usually one of my 5 siblings still at home wants to run and play with my toddler. Plus i didn't grow up around any of my extended family and never see them now, I want that to be different for my kids, so I take advantage of the fact that for now we live close.
Mommy to J ('12) and L ('13), expecting #3 May '15
Wayworn - I got af back at 13weeks pp and gave had a cycle every month since then....but I was unable to fb my dd so I would probably trade having my cycles for continuing to bf.
cynthiamoon - hi!
Afm, I'm doing pretty well on remembering to take my vitamins and eating well. I weighed myself the other day and am under my pre pregnancy weight so that felt good too. Trying to relax about my age and enjoy these moments I have with my daughter as an only child, and have some faith that things will work out ok. I've had a few conversations with DH too about timing so I think we're getting closer to being on the same page timing wise. I've been charting sporadically, not temping, just cm, ovulation pain and menses. I may temp in the next cycle to gather more info but I don't want it to freak my DH out. He hated that thing when we were TTC. Of course now dd wakes us up so the beeping of the thermometer may not be any worse...
@cynthiamoon Hi!
@writermama12 I'm on tenterhooks!
@Aslandess I am always so impressed with folks who can take charge of their own remodeling. My SIL just bought a house and they unfinished their finished basement and are taking it on DIY style with plans to make it better than the previous home owner did. It can be really overwhelming to roll up your sleeves and get in there.
@harmonious I am right there with you. I have not been able to get good temps b/c of nursing all night overnight so I decided to stow the thermometer away until DD night weans. I started temping in hopes to catch sight of AF before she came to visit, but I don't think its happening. The 23rd of this month will be my 2 year anniversary of no AF. DD still nurses a TON so until we are weaned I am trying to enjoy the absence of AF and not miss her too badly :P
I spent a half hour googling fostering and adoption (not that I was really considering it now, but down the road) before I realized that it was probably just the fever making me do things. Although I feel that being in a space to do something that selfless is a nice place to aspire to. I just want allthebabies I organized our drawers and closet trying to get all of the cold weather clothes out and thinking of our anticipated move in a few weeks. We went vinyl shopping today and spent just over $50 on 49 records so I am feeling the success of a shopping trip well done right now! We're going to a wedding tonight so that should be awesome, especially because it s the wedding of a near and dear old friend and we're happy for him that he found such a nice girl. Weddings are fun and romantic any way and I get to dress up which doesn't happen so often so I'm happy to be going.
I hope alla ya'll are doing alright with your baby fevers?
I was doing a teacher licensure program, but the last year is a really intensive schedule I am not sure I can handle with a baby. So I may be finishing with this awful amorphous "individually structured" major of some sort. :-/
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I have the habit of dropping in from outerspace every 3 weeks or so.
I have been reading along but don't have time to update on everyone at the moment.
Congrats writermama! I hope that you come back and update us so I don't have to stalk you in the DDC's. In case you don't come back, will you get a 20 week ultrasound for gender or will you wait til the birth? That gives me my stalking timeframe
I hope that all current mamas have/had a wonderful Mother's Day and that all the wanting/waiting mamas feel the spirit of their babies close by today.
I am still horribly conflicted as to whether or not DH and I are done with children or not. Most days I'm very sure that my two boys are perfect for us and we have maxed out our time and money in terms of kids (both now and for the future). Then there are days like today where I'm so over the moon to be a mama and can't imagine not TTC, being pregnant, nursing all the time, cloth diapering, snuggling a sweet tiny baby again. How to reconcile my head and my heart...?
On the body image/weight topic, I, too, have finally reached my pre-preg weight from DS1 but would love to get toned and fitter. I have a diastasis recti that will not resolve without serious effort/a splint/and/or surgery and I know another pregnancy will totally make it worse. If I want to heal it naturally, I need to move sooner rather than later but if there is even the slightest chance of pregnancy, I will just undo all of my hard work if I get pregnant so it doesn't even feel worth it. Mummy tummy it is, for the moment!
Maria , wife to A , mama to DS M 8/09 and DS L 6/12
Everything will be ok in the end. If it's not ok, then it's not the end - Paolo Coelho
Just browsing this thread and thought I'd join. I have two boys, 2.5 (and a bit) and 7 months. I had my first period pp 22 days ago, which was surprising as I'm tandem nursing...and all I can think about is having another baby! My baby is still a baby! I think I would like to try in late summer/fall, as I don't think I can handle another fall/winter baby. My boys we're born in September and October. Also I would really love to try for a little girl.
Do you think the "fever" is a result of hormones? Is it more? A soul wanting to come through? I suppose it depends on your personal beliefs, how you ultimately view it.
Anyway, I feel crazy for wanting already...the first 4 months after ds2's birth were intense and not often happy...I think I was dealing with some un diagnosed PPD...but I want! But I'll try to wait til at least August or September. Also, I'd like to give ds2 more time at the breast.
Sorry for the ramble. Here I am!
Welcome @BushMama83
It's hard to say- if you're me, you believe that the tug to have another baby is mama hormones talking. But the hormones themselves are a part of the fabric that makes us mamas- and God created us this way. So, yeah. Hormones. But purposeful hormones. If that makes sense. We do still, thankfully, have brains in addition to hormones so that we can look at the situation logically and say "huh. it makes sense to wait on having another little one right now" even as our hormones scream "what are you doing?! have another baby this INSTANT. look at the fuzzy headed newborn over there, DON'T YOU WANT ONE?!" hahah.
Quick update: I'm doing pretty well these days. Ran a relay a week ago and the race, plus the onset of warmer/brighter weather, has really invigorated me. I've had a few moments this week where I've wondered if I'm pregnant- I'm tired, a bit nauseous, and have a headache. But the chances are kind of slim- we've only DTD sans condom two or three times recently, and I haven't even had a postpartum cycle (I'm 15 months out now). So... wishful thinking, probably. My DH and I are on the same page and are thinking we'll start trying-not-trying this month, and continue to "try" through July. With a brief hiatus from trying for a month or two (to hopefully prevent conceiving a baby who will be due around the time we'll be moving- in late May/June). Then back at it.
I never thought I'd say this, but I really really really want AF to come back! I need to know what the heck is going on with my body so that I can have my second sweet winter baby. I'm considering night weaning my 15 month old, but she is so attached to me at night that I know it will be hard, and then I think "well, maybe this is nature's way of telling me that my current LO isn't quite ready to give me up to another baby". Sigh.
@SidraJedi - I almost replied "WOW! 2 years?! that's crazy!" But then I did a quick calculation and my last AF was late April 2012, so..... I'm also "celebrating" 2 years sans AF! eeeeep. I'm eager to get AF back, not quite as relaxed as you. I also find myself googling foster parenting webpages and adoption sites. I know it's not something we'll be able to do in the near future, but definitely in the next ten years. I'm hopeful! There are so many kiddos out there who need mamas.
26 years old. Central PA. Married to a resident physician. DD1 - Valentine's Day 2013. New LO coming November 2015.
I am so bad at keeping up with this board!
Welcome, @BushMama83 & @cynthiamoon, to the wait list!
CONGRATULATIONS, @writermama12!!! I hope you do drop back in to give us updates.
As for a few of the other conversations that have been floating around:
I am the fertile-Myrtle who started AF back almost immediately PP, even while BFing exclusively & on-demand (read, "constantly"). I think with DS1, it maybe took a couple or 3 months, but with DS2, it was right away. Then I got an IUD & it went away altogether! :)
I'm really happy for you ladies who have been able to get back to their PP weight. I did get almost back to mine, but then I gained a bunch again. Now I'm about 20lbs heavier than I'd really like, but I'm honestly struggling to find the motivation to lose it. I really would like to, ultimately, but I have so much else on my plate right now that I really feel like I can't make it a priority.
Also, I did text with my midwife, and she said she would do the IUD removal, but then we couldn't find a time that worked for us both. So, I went ahead and made an appt. with an OB, since I'm going to have to find one anyway, sooner or later. Might as well get established at this place now. So, it's scheduled for next week. That makes it a little easier for us to be sure we don't get a cold-weather baby, anyway. Now we can start ttc pretty much right away, once the IUD is out.
I am still torn about the girl method stuff. I do want a girl, but I'm not really sure if there's much point in stressing about it, or if we should just let nature take its course (so to speak). Hubby is willing to go either route. :)
Wife to since '98; Homeschooling, just completed my doctorate & becoming crunchier by the day; Mom to DSs: 06/10,12/05, & 1/99 & (3/15)
My original plan was to wait until June to ttc, but that is next month! I have no idea were the time has gone but I don't think I'm ready for another yet. My two year old is going through a screaming phase. If he wants something he screams, when I say no he screams, he also screams when he is tired, hungry, board or for no reason at all. I'm so over it. Plus I'm up 1-3 times a night with my 9 month old. I'm thinking maybe august will be better. That is all assuming AF shows up, which I don't think is going to happen until I start weaning my dd and I have no idea when I'm/she is going to do that.
Mommy to J ('12) and L ('13), expecting #3 May '15
I'll check in later.
Mommy to J ('12) and L ('13), expecting #3 May '15
I think I belong here. I'm very much wanting another right now, but definitely need to wait. DD will be 9 months old tomorrow, and I just finished chemotherapy last month. I know I need to focus on my health right now before even thinking about becoming pregnant, but I'm obsessing right now.
I want to start ttc in fall 2015 or spring 2016. That feels like such a long time. Guess it gives me a while to work on my health.
cancer-beating wife to DH since 7/4/09, mother to DS 5/1/11 + DD 8/21/2013
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Wanted to say hi to all the new ladies!
Wayworn- Congrats on moving from the "waiting to try" to the "waiting to conceive" phase! Let us know!!!
SidraJedi- Hope everything goes smoothly for the move! Let us know when you're in and settled!
The gender method stuff is interesting. I'm willing to eat some high potassium foods (which is supposed to get you a boy) but I told my DH about some of the things, and he basically agreed that as long as it doesn't affect my health we can try it. I just want to, as a pp said, make my belly a beach side condo for the new baby, and keeping healthy is number one. I would rather have another girl and know that I did everything to keep my health at the top for her.
I definitely had an uptick in baby fever when my LO got close to her first bday. I think it's that you see your baby isn't an infant anymore, and is starting to walk, and all those memories are still so fresh of all the firsts. Since DH and I have definitely achieved everything that we wanted to get done before having another we're just waiting to sell this house next spring and move to our forever home. I've waited five years, what's one more year?
Sorry I don't have much to comment on, I think I need to respond earlier in the day before my brain turns off
Who is getting close to ttc? I can't remember and I'm to lazy to try and go back to see on my phone.
Mommy to J ('12) and L ('13), expecting #3 May '15
Hey, ladies & welcome to newbies. I am officially going to be leaving you ladies in waiting to join the TTC thread!! :-)
Here's what happened (kinda long):
After my Family Physician's office allowed me to schedule an appointment for IUD removal at her office, I went in for the removal, and she says: "I can't do that- they wont pay my medical malpractice for GYN." SO- then I had to figure out who to see. I contacted the midwife who attended DS2's birth, but we couldn't seem to find a time to get together for her to remove it. Turns out that was a good thing, because I decided to just go to the OB affiliated withe the hospital system for which I work (which means I get a discount), and who actually came recommended by some Mothering.com local ladies. SO- I made that appointment, but had to be with the NP or wait another month for the MD. NP it is. I actually REALLY liked her & wish she did C-sections (I'll be a repeat C/S- long story), but when she went to pull the IUD out, there weren't any strings! She was calm as a cucumber, but I started panicking a little. So, after laying there forever, and she left the room at one point to help the MA find a "straight one" - whatever that is, she did FINALLY find it & got it out! Whew!!
So, AF visited the next day (Friday), and now I'm just waiting to O. I'll drop in to check on you ladies occasionally, but DH & I were laying in bed talking about names this afternoon! :-)
All the best of luck to you all & Ciao!
Wife to since '98; Homeschooling, just completed my doctorate & becoming crunchier by the day; Mom to DSs: 06/10,12/05, & 1/99 & (3/15)
Anyways, that's me in a nutshell
Wife to DH (12.10.2009), Anchorage based doula , Proud mama to Autumn (09.03.2008), Sylas (04.25.2010), (06.11.2012), Calliope(04.23.2013) .
I feel like a lot of people are moving on to TTC, I'm so jealous! I'll just think about knocking out the pre-preg to do list. We really need to finish our home renovations, it's really driving me crazy! We're making a big push to get most of it done in the next 2 weeks before my DD's 5th bday.
@katydid09 Hope everything is going well for you, are you still thinking about TTC in late summer?
Welcome alaskanmomma!
Wife to my Sweetness and Light, DH (03), WAHM to DS('01), DS('11), and DS('13). Encouraging mothers everywhere to write for their lives. Expecting our fourth and final baby( It's a GIRL!!!) in January 2015.
I have a preconception appointment with my midwife on Wednesday. We will hopefully be attempting a home birth with baby #3 (Our first! #1 was born in a freestanding birth center and #2 in the hospital, both unmedicated). My midwife is awesome. She is a CNM and by the time I deliver will be a doctor of nurse practice. I trust her completely. She has already started me on extra folate in addition to my prenatal (I am taking Vitamin Code's Raw Prenatal), calcium/vit D, and magnesium. I might be starting on some iron supplements as well if I need to increase my iron stores. Will be getting a blood draw Wednesday as well to test all this stuff! :-)
I am still nursing DS however I think I will probably wean him (unless he weans himself beforehand) around six months before we plan to TTC so I can let my body rest a bit. :-)
I am glad to be here! I have only read just this last page and it looks like some ladies are ready to TTC or already pregnant! Congratulations and best wishes!
Alicewyf: Doula, wife to DH, and mama to Lillian (7/09) , Daniel (6/12). (11/14).
alaskanmomma hi! those sound like some good goals to work towards. I can understand with wanting to move, I'm also in a two bedroom apartment and it does not look like we will be moving anytime soon. Of course we have one less person than you so for now it is still working for us.
aslandess yes I'm still thinking about late summer, although the closer it gets the less ready I feel so we'll have to see. AF still MIA but I feel like I'm nursing less so maybe it will show up soon. Regardless we are not preventing in anyway so I'm kind of hoping for a surprise that way I don't have to actually try for a baby
writermama congratulations on seeing the heartbeat! sorry your sick, hopefully it won't last long.
alicewyf welcome, good luck on your appointment!
AFM I finally got the kids sleeping in the same room! for the last week we have been able to put them to bed at the same time and eventually (after much giggling, yelling and playing) they will both fall asleep. And as an added bonus my dd has slept through the night the past couple of days. I hope that she continues, I forgot how amazing it is to sleep through the night and not have someone scream me awake (since they have someone to play with when they wake up they don't immediately need me, which means I can actually wake up before I get out of bed). I love having my room to myself again!
Alicewyf: I recognize your name from the June 2012 DDC. Our kids are spaced almost exactly the same. Welcome!
writermama: it was good to see your name again. Congrats on a heartbeat and I hope that your sickness dissipates in the coming weeks.
congrats to all those "graduating" to the TTC side. Best wishes for a speedy conception!
katydid: I hear you on the days creeping up. When I first joined here, I thought that the summer seemed so far away that I was bound to come to some kind of decision about a 3rd child by then. Here is it is June already and I really only have 5 more months of TTC to have an April-August baby and I haven't even decided if I want another baby. Gah! This is my first post with the new format so if it ends up looking wonky, sorry!
Maria , wife to A , mama to DS M 8/09 and DS L 6/12
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I think I can feel my hormones changing and I know that as soon as I ovulate I will want to start TTC right away! I am nervous about being fertile again. I am already so excited about having another and ovulating will just make me even more excited.
We are still surrounded by boxes and I am making shelves out of pallet wood to get the books/DVDs/vinyls off of the floor. It's slow going but it beats buying expensive modular systems from the container store
Welcome to all the news and congrats to the graduates.
sidrajedi congratulations on surviving the move! You'll get everything put away soon enough, then you can really start enjoying your new place. Are you going to do anything (temping, checking cm etc) to see when you start ovulating?
I don't know if it is because June was my original ttc date or what but I've been kind of obsessing over everything my body has been doing wondering if I'm ovulating yet. Unfortunately I keep forgetting to take my bbt and I'm clueless about cervical mucus (I'm not sure what people are talking about with descriptions and I really don't want to google any images) and even if I did remember and understand, I don't have any kind of baseline to work with. I wish I knew about all this stuff before I had kids, maybe then I would have some kind of idea about what's going on
@sidrajedi Congrats on getting all moved in! We've made and thrifted some of our furniture since we got our place. That's cool that your building shelving out of pallets! Ana White has a lot of plans to build your own furniture, but some of the bigger pieces are cheaper to thrift/yard sale.
@katydid09 That's cool that you got your kiddos to share a room and that your getting some more sleep. I'm trying to learn more about fertility etc, and ordered Taking Charge of Your Fertility and I'm just waiting for it to come in the mail. I signed up with Fertility Friend and am attempting to chart. I had trouble with temping before, but I'm going give it another go. I had a laugh when you said you didn't want to image search CM. Me either, lol. I did find that some of the charting websites give better descriptions then others.
AFM We got the wood floor down finally! Major remodeling in the main living spaces are done, just need to do a few small things. I'm excited I can have ppl over again!
My partner and I (and my 6 year old son from my previous relationship) are are due to move into our first house together in 2 weeks, after several years of mostly spending only weekends and the odd mid-week day together. We bought it in November and have been completely renovating it ever since, so it's very exciting!
We have absolutely no doubt that we will be together always and have our family, but are not yet engaged due to all the focus on getting our house ready (and all the money involved!), though I have been assured it will be soon! Early-ish in our romantic relationship (we had been best friends first) we discussed having babies and decided that this winter would be okay, considering the way modules are organised for my part-time degree programme. It took us a lot longer than planned to find and make ready our new home though, so my partner now wants to wait until next autumn rather than this.
We have a very limited window of about 2 months it would be okay to have a baby, again because of my degree, and we would have to conceive in either October or November next year. The chances of success in that time are not great, and I have a history of first trimester miscarriage which makes me very anxious about it. If we failed then it would be another year until we could try again.
I am very aware of my advancing age being a problem. I was 19 when I had my (surprise) son and struggled a lot with joint and muscle pain from early on then. It turns out I have a problem with the way my collagen is made so my joints are not held together well, and obviously the relaxin released in pregnancy makes it much worse. My daily level of pain has been getting much worse over the last few years and I really worry about how I will cope with pregnancy if I leave it much longer, especially since we would really like 2 more children. If we failed next autumn it means another 3 years from now until our child would be born, and it's impossible to predict how much worse my body will be then.
It's all making me very worried and dampening the excitement of the official start of our new life as a family of 3
Memento welcome! Congratulations on the house, that sounds exciting. Sorry about your school and ttc dilemma that's rough. What degree are you doing? (I know a lot of people that manage school and a baby, I wasn't one of them but I do know they are out there). It is really stressful having a narrow window to conceive. Have you been tracking your cycles at all? if not that might help you know when you ovulate etc so you would have the best chance of conceiving in your time frame.
Afm this last week has been rough my toddler has been showing his displeasure over everything by screaming at the top of his lungs and my dd has been sick and doing the same. As a result I have been trying to unwind by quilting in my spare time. So far I have 4 quilt blocks down and about 28 more to go, maybe sometime next year I'll be able to sew them together and see what my quilt will look like
I'm studying for a BSc in human biology. I've already done the school-with-a-baby thing, as I got pregnant in my first term of university at 18 (ooops!) then went back when my son was almost 2 to start again. It didn't go well because I was a single mum and fighting an eating disorder and other health problems, and it took me two years of supposedly full-time study to get my first year finished. It was hard! In the end I decided studying from home part-time was a much better idea. After some recovery time and support from my wonderful partner I'm now half-way through my second year but due to funding issues and the way the modules I need to take fit around each other it's going to take a while longer yet to finish. I'm hoping to do a Masters in reproductive science after it :)
I tracked my cycles for 6 months after a chemical pregnancy a few years ago, intending to try again, but my relationship ended and I started on the pill again. I really do not like it as it negatively affects my mood and sex drive a lot, and I've spoken to my partner who has agreed it would be okay to come off it once we move and use fertility awareness methods to avoid pregnancy until we try to conceive. I am really looking forward to feeling like myself again! I was pretty good at taking my BBT and checking CM, and I ovulated every month with a consistent luteal phase. I'm worried that being on the pill for a while might have messed it up though so I guess we'll be being extremely careful for a few months until I can be sure my cycle has stabilised.
I know I should be taking each step into our future by itself and enjoying it, but I can't help thinking about having a baby together (all the time!!). My partner's sister is now 7 weeks pregnant and it's made the longing very much stronger!
I would really, really like to just not prevent during August to November this year though not really *try*, and just see what happens, but my partner is against it so far because he wants to do things in "the right order". I don't think that is very practical as we won't be able to get married for a long time after all the expenditure on the house.
I just made a bunch of upcycled family cloth and am getting things in place to stat cloth diapering full time again now that we have our washer and dryer. I just need 3 or so more covers and a clothes line. After that I am moving onto making curtains.
I can't see previous posts on mobile right now but I remember someone asked about temping to predict? I was doing that but after three months of temping with wonky trends on my fertility friend app and no signs of Any hormonal shifts I am not doing anything except waiting and watching. Before DD DH and I used FA using CM and intuition/awareness only and no temps. It was risky but we only had one "oops" at the beginning that ended in a very early (7 week) m/c in 9 years. When we conceived DD it was easy peasy, I knew I was ovulating and we didn't avoid that night. So, hopefully my knowledge of my body will carry through to PP fertility and menstruation. Right now I have been feeling more like PMS and getting EWCM for a couple of months off and on so I am expertly fertility to return sometime between 18-20 months. I would be surprised but not unprepared if I was wrong. Right now DH and I are not preventing but usually we practice a very cautious early pulling out (and switching to other physical contact to finish) method as back up.
That being said we are still undecided about trying for anther as soon as my fertility returns or waiting a little longer. I think we will just cross the bridge when we come to it?
Welcome, momento! I too have had a bad time on conventional birth control and I battle daily with EDNOS. I started recovery over three years ago and pregnancy greatly reduced my symptoms but an ED is something that kind of never goes away. I hear you on wanting to be out of school with a baby. I am so glad I have been able to stay at home with my DD. school is enough without a baby or toddler!
I'm going to attempt a pic of my living room in progress. It actually looks way cooler and way less sketchy than my skills can manage
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Italian Luxury Goods house Salvatore Ferragamo has a history with these elite shoppers. Salvatore invented the concept of the designer shoe decades ago as his immigration from rural southern Italy to Southern California would change the world of footwear forever. Inventing (and patenting) many of the most worn shoe shapes worn by women - from the platform to the stiletto - Ferragamo became the shoemaker to the stars and to the society women that the world of luxury fashion was created to dress.
Today, 100 years since Salvatore came to America as a young man, the global empire that now bears his name is taking the Trunk Show experience in the 21st century. Just as Salvatore Ferragamo was ahead of his time and a visionary, the powers that be steering his legacy have a modern vision that also respects the rich history of this truly inconic fashion house.
In addition to hosting physical Trunk Shows in key flagship stores around the country, Ferragamo has also invente an on-line partner to the in-store experience. Shoppers that visit www.TrunkShow.Ferragamo.com can view the entire collection available for purchase in a variety of ways. Clicking through the collection can view a 360 degree view of items worn on a model, view the images from the Runway Show, and what I think is the most fun part - create your own outfit with a 21st century paper doll tool. Simply click on shoes, bags, and clothing to instantly view the combination on the body. Then with a click -change your mind, remix, and redress this virtual you - without ever having to take off your own shoes ( that is if you are even dressed!). I don't care if you grew up with Barbies or Bratz - who can resist paper dolls?
Of course, any luxury goods are best seen in person so you can touch and feel and actually try them on. However if you are very busy, or don't live so close to a Ferragamo boutique - the trunk show website is an excellent way to learn about the collection before you visit a store. With over 650 boutiques globally, I challenge any reader to tell me they don't live near a Salvatore Ferragamo fashion experience! ** The Ready-To-Wear is only available in Ferragamo boutiques - a true luxury detail **
click over now to experience the Salvatore Ferragamo Spring 2014 Collection.]]>
All the fashionable Brits were there - Dame Judy Dench, Sienna Miller, etc. Also a few billionaire wives like Salma Hayek were in holiday spirits. (Salma looks good - that skincare line of hers at CVS must work!)
Of course, the Stella McCartney boutique is a destination for the famous, the fashion, and the fun every day of the year.. but even more so during the holiday season. Still holiday shopping? Get to the Stella McCartney boutique near you NOW.. they're all over the world now,you know? #BRAVOSTELLA]]>
Stella McCartney expresses herself in her campaigns using strong, bold colors, and striking poses. Her ads are always about more than one dress or one coat, but the overall image as art, and ultimately - the brand. Stella is an island unto herself when it comes to - well so many things in the fashion world. She is the only woman in her 40's running a global, namesake, fashion house. She is the only global fashion designer that refuses to use leather in her collection. She is the only major fashion designer to be developing organic skin care. Stella McCartney is consistent and a class act - she is also cool. Dive in for Fall. Menswear tailoring and silhouette heavily influence key pieces in the collection - TREND ALERT. While this trend is being felt across the industry - Stella has street cred when it comes to Menswear detailing - in fact she owns it. From her first collections at CHLOE in the 90's, Stella has iced her collections with a masculine piece here and there.
Look for the campaign in print in the September issues!
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Once when I was on vacation in Vienna I had a chance to become familiar with the brands luxurious body lotion and skin care. I was lucky enough to be a guest at the Hotel Imperial. Once the residence of a king, it now hosts the rich and famous (and a fashion blogger like me!) as they visit this beautiful city. Everything about the hotel says luxury. From the marble stairs, to the fine silk curtains, and Bulgari products fully stocked in a most imperial bathroom suite. The rich formulas of the products made such an impression on me, I regularly look for it when I'm shopping abroad. The products are beautifully packaged, expensive, and make you feel pampered.
The fragrances that represent the house are just as luxurious. Hollywood starlet Kirsten Dunst is nothing short of breathtaking in the exclusive campaign for MON JASMIN NOIR. The floral scent of Jasmine, with the intriguing depth of a spicy depth give this scent a sensual identity. A perfect introduction to Spring, and the sultry nights that Summer can bring. Click BVLGARI to shop the fragrance now.]]>
In the 80's Vautrin retired, continuing to create one of a kind items as she desired. British collector David Gill would connect with the artist soon after, convincing her to travel the world exhibiting her unique collections. Vautrin died in 1997 at the age of 84, leaving an incredible body of work - and an amazing legacy.
This month, two New York legends of their own unite to bring a capsule collection of Line Vautrin's work to passionate collectors of fashion jewelry and collectibles. Gallery Maison Gerard and on-line destination- 1st dibs both have a loyal following of taste makers and collectors. Maison Gerard - a brick and mortar location, and 1st dibs - a website and a concept have coordinated this sale launching 12/12/12. Bravo to Gerard Widdershoven and Benoist Drut of Masion Gerard, and Michael Bruno of 1st dibs- for their continued vision of sophisticated design and limited luxury. Preview this capsule collection - exclusively available at www.1stdibs.com
Recently when I was in the Ferragamo Flagship Boutique on 5th Avenue, I saw this breathtaking display created by this Italian House of Luxury's Visual team. To see more color, click Beautiful Bordeaux.]]>
After all, just because you're in your bathing suit - doesn't mean you shouldn't be planning your city suit!
Charm bracelets have a magical ability to flatter any wrist it decorates. From 8 to 80, every girl and woman appreciates a charm bracelet. Some are covered in charms that are personal, representing children or grandchildren, gardens, homes, and even cars. Today, any passion can be represented as a charm.
Amazingly, these charm bracelets lend themselves to every woman that wears one. What is innocent and playful on a girl can be downright seductive on a beautiful woman.
At the most iconic fashion and jewelry houses, charm bracelets take on similar significance. These charm bracelets are adorned with brand "icons" that represent the savoir-faire and legacy of the fashion house. Whatever her favorite brand is, there is a bracelet full of iconic charms just waiting to be hers. The price range is great, as some are made from costume jewelry materials like resin and brass, and some are made from sterling silver and gold. Legendary fashion houses like Chanel and Ferragamo have symbolic charm bracelets in stores now. Fine jewelry houses like Tiffany and Bulgari are of course destinations for these little charmers as well.
Think of your mother's favorite designer and click over to the website today. After all, don't you want your mother to lead a charmed life!
Click on images or links to find the store nearest you.
For Spring 2012, Chantecaille partners with the Marine Conservation Institute in the goal to protect 10% of the worlds oceans by 2020. In an effort to keep the message in the minds, and on the lips of Chantecaille clients, The Coral Reefs Palette of lip and cheek colors was created. With a portion of proceeds benefiting the MCI, this palette draws inspiration from these natural colors found in the deepest of ocean waters.
Ms. Chantecaille is a fixture on the New York Social Scene and is one of the most glamorous attendees at any society soiree! A priceless brand ambassador, Olivia is also the face of the print and advertising images.
The fashion world has also been enchanted by the sea in the Spring 2012 collections. The biggest names in fashion referenced natures bounty under water on the runway. French couture house CHANEL took to the ocean floor for inspiration with Coral heeled pumps and oversized shell handbags! In Milan, the house of FERRAGAMO saw a colorful runway of glamorous prints and gowns highlighted by seahorse earrings and bracelets.
Find your inspiration from this magical world beneath the sea - click on images for more information. Visit a Chantecaille Boutique near you soon, or shop on-line for these wonderful products.


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The Primetime Emmy celebrations continue with lavish after-parties. Here's a look at a few celebrities popping champagne and celebrating over the years.
Richard Schiff talks with fellow cast member John Spencer of the NBC drama series "The West Wing" at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences event honoring the 52nd annual primetime Emmy Awards nominees in Los Angeles.
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News: Centegra Health System offers freedom from smoking
The 2010 McHenry County Healthy Community Study reported that lung cancer is the leading cause of death in McHenry County among men and women ages 45 to 75. Centegra Health System and the McHenry County Department of Health partner to provide "Freedom from Smoking" classes that teach practical ways to end nicotine addiction.
"We know quitting isn't easy. To be successful, people need to be aware of the challenges they will face and the different options available for getting help," said Celine Pope, wellness manager with Centegra Health System.
The class offers group support and behavior modification and reviews the nicotine replacement products currently on the market."Having support is very important when people are trying to quit. Share plans to quit with family and friends and ask them for support during the process," said Pope. "The Freedom from Smoking class also offers support and tools to help people be successful." The McHenry County Department of Health staff members who are trained in the American Lung Association's Freedom from Smoking program teach the class. Classes will be conducted from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 12 to Feb. 23 at Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center-Huntley located at 10450 Algonquin Road. The $25 course fee is refundable if all seven sessions are attended. Call 877-CENTEGRA for more information and to register.To speak with a counselor immediately, call the Illinois Tobacco Quitline at 1-866-QUIT-YES.


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As Marc Bodero approaches his 30th year, he reflects on the cars he's had. At first it was imports, lightweight weapons like the Civic Si, Corrado SLC (supercharged), and the '70 BMW 2002ti, all of them exponents of agile handling, exemplary road manners, and almost enough grunt to get him in trouble. Though woefully underpowered compared to a muscle car, they were the instruments that taught him about vehicle dynamics, where power matched the capability of the chassis. There were others, of course, but he never forgot what he learned from those experiences. Now, he makes his living as a master tech at a BMW dealership.
Somewhere along the line, a paradigm shift occurred, a change in his way of thinking. After seeing his high school buds laying rubber and taking names with their deep-throated American muscle, Marc went domestic.
It was then he found a '74 Camaro, straight body and a straight-six motor. He sold the Honda for $5,000 and bought the Camaro for less than half that. His parents weren't happy but they saw the joy in him and let it pass. He'd had an excellent argument, too. He'd use the car as his senior project. Ostensibly, the theme was how the trials and adversity of the project had helped him grow. Marc embraced an entirely different agenda. That was in 1999.
He'd be growing his muscle car. He tore the straight-six asunder, sliding a 355 ci and a Turbo 350 in its stead. He fixed the 10-bolt with an Eaton differential, for there was much rubber to burn and a peg leg would have royally sucked. He covered it in suede and drove the hell out of it. Then fate stepped right in front of him. Three months before he was to reveal his assignment, "Some nice guy decided to run into my car-when I had the right-of-way!" Adding salt to the wound, his insurance only paid out a whopping $2,500 for his rumpled mess.
The project deadline loomed like a buzzard on his roof. He began a frantic search but soon found the car in a trailer camp. The 3 inches of water in the trunk hosted a mosquito theme park. The "interior" was crushed velvet. Marc was happy. "It had a six-cylinder, too, but it didn't matter because I still had the wreck in my garage and knew I could pirate almost everything I needed for the new car." Enter good friend Bill McCool. "I built 90 percent of the Camaro myself with Bill's help and guidance," Marc declared. But certainly, life wasn't that simple. "I had an after-school job, a girlfriend, and was relying on buddies for rides to school."
Marc and McCool thrashed for two solid months, mostly at night. "I learned a lot during that whole process and was able to finish the car with a week to spare. I got an 'A' for my effort and got to drive the car for the last month of school. When I look at those photos from 1999 today I'm amazed at how far it's come. It's on its fourth motor, third transmission, and second rearend."
Always hungry and always inspired, Marc continued to refine his ride, mostly with a straight-line, dragstrip vibe, but a lot can transpire in 10 years, including dispositions about what the car was meant to represent then and what it is now. For the past two years, the Pro Touring ethic has eaten its way beneath our protagonist's epidermis. Since then, he's made the shift, happier to cruise around with his wife Lara and their young ones, Chenoa and Kylee, than rattle the citizenry with boom, smoke, and fire.
"I have to thank my car because it pushed me and gave me the confidence to work at a profession that has supported my family and recently afforded me to buy a house. I'm just glad that my girls have great interest in it and are never short of questions about how things work, and show me what someone can do on their own if they want it badly enough. I think I could build it all over again for $18-20K." Young guns, please take notice.


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There are also mechanical items that can influence an engine's octane requirement. One aspect is combustion-chamber design. Design reflects on how the A/F mixture behaves in the combustion chamber. Early '60s chamber designs often were a closed style. Today's aftermarket heads, depending on the application, often have more open configurations that promote efficient combustion help, contributing to reduced octane sensitivity.
In addition to mechanical considerations, octane requirements in modern Corvettes are influenced by the sophisticated engine control electronics. Today, an LS6 engine with a 10.5:1 compression ratio, and the former ZR-1 with 11:1 compression, will operate on 92-octane unleaded premium. "How that is able to happen is through the engine management computer," Brown says. "It simply takes more timing out of the engine. What we have found is, if you used GT Unleaded (100-octane), that would allow the computer to put more timing back into the engine and you would see an increase in performance, everything else being equal."
To sum up, if you have a new or nearly new Corvette, use the octane grade recommended in your owner's manual. If your older street-driven Corvette has an original high-compression engine, or you've rebuilt it that way, start with Sunoco's 100-octane GT Unleaded premium to make sure there is no detonation. If it's OK there, blend in a 50/50 mix of 94-octane Ultra, and see if knock occurs. When there is none, that's the lowest octane your engine is happy with. Remember, using a higher octane fuel than what your engine needs only costs you more money.
Here's a selection of compression ratios used in Corvette engines over the decades, with the ZL-1 being the ultimate. This was a thinly disguised race engine and required 100-octane fuel, minimum. Note that compression has slowly crept up over time. The reason compression can increase today, yet still use unleaded 92-octane, lies in the refined combustion-chamber configurations and sophisticated engine electronic controls. Also note that the increased compression contributes to increased power, but it is not the sole reason for the power increase.
If you don't know an engine's compression, you need to measure the elements that determine the compression ratio in order to calculate it. There are mathematical formulas to do it manually, but we have discovered an online compression-ratio calculator.
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MAC Mineralize Eye Shadows for Summer 2010 & Pigments at Counters!
MAC Mineralize Eye Shadows for Summer 2010 & Pigments at Counters!
As part of MAC's permanent Mineralize unit, they switch out the mineralize products from time to time. They will switch in different Mineralize Eyeshadows (all previously released) as of April 29th, 2010, while Pigments will become a permanent part of counters on June 10th.
Mineralize Eye Shadow ($19.50 U.S. / $23.50 CDN)
- Pink Split Rose with bronze and pale blue veining/Pink with gold pearlized pigments (Frost)
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