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There are some basic supplies many nursing moms consider crucial to successful breastfeeding. We'll take you through the list step by step.
Leaking is very common…
Leaks WILL happen. Prepare for those times when your milk floweth over with breast pads.
Once they do become wet, change them for your breast health…
Choose between cotton disposables and reusable washables depending on what works best for you.
Good, supportive bras are a must. Look for comfort, fit and convenience. Choose from:
specially made nursing bras with easy-to-open flaps; regular bras that unfasten or open in front; or easy-access nursing tops, camisoles and nightgowns.
Medically purified lanolin is an excellent choice, unless you have a wool allergy.
In choosing nipple creams or lotions, look for those labeled safe for nursing mothers and babies.
And rub it between your two fingers to warm it.
The old-fashioned way is still the best method to care for your breasts – gently wash and air dry.
Also it's best to get professional advice before using nipple guards, protectors or shields.
If you are having trouble nursing – or your baby is having difficulty latching on – see a lactation specialist for individual guidance.
Many nursing moms use breast pumps to express their milk for convenience, work or travel.
Manual pumps or small electric or battery powered models are less expensive and good for occasional use.
Good quality automatic pumps can be pricey, but are more efficient at emptying breasts and protecting milk supply.
A double electric pump – or one that allows you to express milk from sides both at one time – is the best choice for moms who work outside the home.
Most stores do not allow returns – so if possible – examine and compare display models to get a feel for how they operate.
You can also rent hospital-grade pumps from lactation consultants and hospitals.
Using a pump takes a bit of practice, so go ahead and give it a try as soon as breastfeeding is well established.
Generally, 3-to-4 weeks is an ideal age to introduce expressed milk – let baby get used to taking one bottle a day as you get accustomed to the pump.
Start by washing your hands thoroughly.
Then find a comfortable, private spot where you can relax and remain calm for best milk letdown and production.
Center your nipple in the middle of the pump so it doesn't pinch or irritate.
If you're using an electric pump, begin at the lowest suction level, and increase the tug slowly. A typical session lasts about 10-15 minutes per breast.
With a manual pump, you control the speed by squeezing or using a plunger. Expect pumping sessions to at least double in time.
When finished, gently insert a finger between your breast and the shield plunger.
Remember to clean all pump parts in the dishwasher or with hot soapy water and dry before the next use.
When it comes to storing your breast milk: Use clean bottles or specially made plastic storage bags.; Securely seal and date the containers
Then place them in back—not door—of the refrigerator for up to three days; Or in the freezer for one to three months.
Before using frozen milk it should be thawed and brought to at least room temperature by using warm, running water or a container of warm water.
Never use a microwave –it destroys the healthy, infection-fighting antibodies in breast milk and the uneven heating could burn baby's mouth.
Discard any milk that has been warmed or is leftover after baby drinks from the bottle.
Keep going…
Soon you'll be breastfeeding and/or pumping on the go, and for that there are plenty of portable pumps and cover-ups to make the mission discreet.
Know always, there is nothing wrong with going public – it's your own comfort level that counts.
With all the benefits breast milk offers newborns – from fewer ear infections to a reduction in the rate of SIDS – pediatricians encourage mothers to keep breastfeeding as long as possible.
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"He played a lot of stuff," April said, "and everything he played he was good at."
Even as relatives urged George to focus on school — his dad would have wanted that, they would say — Chen's younger son continued pursuing sports. He was named MVP of Del Norte's first freshman football team and, until he dropped basketball and volleyball this school year, played on three varsity squads.
"Growing up, I had a lot of stress from my family, from academics, just from everything," George said. "I think football was just the ultimate way of me forgetting about all of it."
Answered prayers
April laughs recalling the clasped hands and high-pitched voices. When they were younger, Jesse and George repeated the same prayer every day.
God, please give us a baby, a dog and a daddy.
"The order is wrong," April would say. "You need a daddy first. Then you can have a baby."
She remarried 11 years ago. Then came a yellow Labrador retriever. Then a younger sister named Jade, now 10.
George admits his relationship with his stepdad has never been perfect, but he adds, "I can't blame him for trying to be a dad. Going to a family with two kids, I can understand why it was hard on him."
He says he doesn't hold a grudge toward Frederick Davidson, who is serving a life sentence in prison.
"I just don't know why he would do that," George said. "Honestly, I would trade everything I have right now to take that back, but I don't think I would've turned out the way I am right now. I definitely wouldn't be playing football."
He's happy to be staying close to home next fall. His mom can attend every home game. He has been told he may see playing time as a freshman linebacker displaying the same on-field intensity that impressed Del Norte football coach Leigh Cole, who has three sons.
"It's great that he's the first guy to represent Del Norte. Anybody would be proud to have him as a son," Cole said of the boy who wonders what his dad would think.
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Thanks for joining us this year! 2015 registration information will be available soon.
Warm up your Thanksgiving appetite with the Baptist Health South Florida Turkey Day Run Miami presented by Publix! Turkey Day Run brings family and friends together to start the day in a healthy way. Join runners, joggers and walkers for a morning of fun.
Like the temperature of your bird in the oven, the price increases the closer we come to Thanksgiving dinner, so register today to receive the best pricing.
|Aug 28 - Oct 1
|Oct 2 - Nov 25
|Race Day
|Adult 5K
|Adult 10K
|Student 5K/10K
|Kids Trot
Date: November 26, 2015
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Location: Tropical Park
All Baptist Health South Florida Turkey Day Run Miami presented by Publix participants will receive a shirt with their race registration! Shirts will be available at pre-race packet pickup and at the race.
The Baptist Health South Florida Turkey Day Run Miami presented by Publix lines up inside Tropical Park next to the baseball fields. All participants will begin by following the path through the park, past the tennis courts and then head out to Bird Rd.
The route proceeds along Bird Rd. and then back in through the main entrance. Participants continue following the main park road and will pass by Miami's famous Santa's Enchanted Forest and wrap back around the park stables. All completing the 5K course will make their way towards the stadium and finish the last leg of the race with one lap around the track.
All 10K participants will split off, continuing past the dog park and lake. Once again the 10K will exit the park at Miller Rd., head up SW 82nd Ave. and turn around just past SW 44th St. Runners then retrace their outgoing path, take their final lap around the track and finish at the stadium as well.
For children ages 2-9, we offer an exciting opportunity to participate in the Turkey Day Kids' Trot. All registered children will receive a child's size tech T-shirt and a finisher medal.
Races will be run in the following order with the following distances:
2-3 years - 100 meters
4-5 years - 200 meters
6-7 years - 400 meters
8-9 years - 600 meters
Pre-race packet pickup will take place at:
Sports Authority
Dadeland Station
8634 South Dixie Highway
Miami, FL 33143
Monday, November 23
12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 24
12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 25
12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Please be sure to bring two cans of food (or more) to packet pickup or the race site to benefit Baptist Health South Florida.
6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Race day registration and packet pickup at the registration tent at Tropical Park (7900 SW 40th St.)
7:30 a.m. 5K & 10K start
9:00 a.m. Kids' Trot starts
Awards will be given to the top 3 male and top 3 female participants immediately following the race.
Participant instructions
Check out our participant instructions document for additional race-day information.
We're delighted to have the support of our wonderful sponsors! Click here to view the complete list.
Feeding South Florida
Rub-a-dub-dub thanks for the grub! This Thanksgiving holiday help those in need by bringing canned goods to our food drive on race day. The Baptist Health South Florida Turkey Day Run Miami presented by Publix will be giving all food donations to Feeding South Florida to distribute to those in need for their Thanksgiving meal.
Your generosity can win you big!
Bring in two canned food items (per person) and you will be entered into a raffle to win a complimentary race entry for any 2014-2015 Florida race! Drawing will take place at the post-race party.
About Feeding South Florida
Feeding South Florida (FSF) is the leading domestic hunger relief organization in South Florida serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties through a network of nonprofit partner agencies including soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, group homes and other emergency food service programs. Through the generosity of the community, almost 3 million pounds of food and grocery products per month are distributed to those in need throughout South Florida. To learn more, visit feedingsouthflorida.org.
Be a volunteer!
Volunteers are essential to the Turkey Day 5K. Come out to cheer, encourage and support your family, friends and other athletes all before you butter your yams.
Please email Maria Alea for more information. We can't have this event without YOU!
The Baptist Health South Florida Turkey Day Run Miami presented by Publix starts and finishes at Tropical Park, located at 7900 SW 40th St.
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Race Day parking will be available at the Tropical Park entrance located at the intersection of Bird Rd. and SW 79th Ave. Please plan to arrive early. No cars will be allowed into the park after 7:15 a.m. If you are dropping off a runner, please do so at the shopping center across the street as there will be no outgoing traffic permitted until after the race.
To Tropical Park from downtown Miami:
Take 836 West to 826 South, exit onto Bird Rd.
To Tropical Park from North or South:
Take 826, exit onto Bird Rd.
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Just wondering how long a baby can ONLY have breastmilk and when did you or when do you plan on introducing solids to your baby?
When did EBFers introduce solids?
Posted 12/03/2012
what's BLW?
June 42, angel baby 1/27/11, CP 6/11, finally a healthy bean on the way!
Posted 12/03/2012
LO is 7mo and he refuses to eat solid food he will not get off of the boob and as much as I would love to EBF I would like him to explore the spoon. ODS had very bad attachment issues stemming from his inability to cope from boobie withdrawl. Idk what to do it was awful I couldnt leave him with ANYONE for longer than 2 hours.
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sorry!! Yes, baby-led weaning (blw) which actually got it's name from the British. It has nothing to do with weaning from nursing... it'd be better described as baby-led solids if you ask me lol Basically it's just introducing your baby to real food & letting them touch, suck, taste, play, discover & learn. Yes, lots more info on google! :)
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Debra Messing Says She's 'at Peace' with Divorce
Originally posted 05/04/2012 11:15AM
When news broke in December that Debra Messing and her husband of 10 years, Daniel Zelman, were divorcing – and then that Messing was dating her Smash costar, Will Chase, who is also going through a divorce – the actress said she was prepared for the backlash.
But she's learned to not let it get the better of her.
"I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible – embracing saying 'no' and being okay with people being unhappy with me," Messing, 43, tells Ladies Home Journal.
Smash Sneak Peek: Katharine McPhee Channels Her Inner 'Redneck'
Originally posted 02/16/2012 08:00AM
Katharine McPhee's character might be up for the role of Marilyn Monroe on NBC's Smash, but on next week's episode (Monday, 10 p.m. ET), she proves she's still a "Redneck Woman" at heart.
In a sneak preview (see video above), McPhee's Karen Cartwright returns to Iowa for a baby shower, where she performs karaoke at a bar to Gretchen Wilson's country hit "Redneck Woman."
Meanwhile, back in New York, the writing-producing team played by Anjelica Huston and Debra Messing are working on getting investors for the show and looking to cast someone as Yankee hero – and Monroe husband – Joe DiMaggio.
(In 1983 there really was a Monroe musical, the short-lived Marilyn: An American Fable. It featured, in his Broadway debut, a pre-Quantum Leap Scott Bakula as DiMaggio. Alyson Reed played Monroe.)
Smash Premieres: Is NBC's Musical Drama a Hit?
Originally posted 02/06/2012 11:00PM
Smash has finally arrived!
After months of heavy promotion (and access to the pilot on iTunes), NBC's buzzed-about musical drama that goes behind the scenes of a Broadway show premiered Monday night – but will it be a hit? Caution: Spoilers ahead.
In the first episode, we meet the players – struggling actors, conflicted writers, an egotistical director and an ambitious producer – involved in launching a musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe.
"Everyone's doing her now," says Debra Messing's character, writer Julia Houston. "There's a Marilyn movie, diaries. You know what there's an app for the iPad now? You blow on it and the skirt goes up."
Debra Messing's New Man Meets Her Parents
Originally posted 01/27/2012 11:00AM
Looks like Debra Messing's Smash romance is getting serious!
The star of NBC's upcoming musical series (premiering Feb. 6, 10 p.m. ET) and her on-and-offscreen love interest, Will Chase, attended the N.Y.C. premiere for the show Thursday night, and hit a major relationship milestone in the process.
At an opulent dinner after the premiere, Chase, 41, met Messing's parents, sidling up to her father in a booth while the actress's mother sat on his other side.
A show insider confirmed to PEOPLE last month that the costars were dating – shortly after Messing, 43, confirmed that she and her husband of 10 years, Daniel Zelman, separated in 2011. (Chase also recently split from his wife.)
Inside Debra Messing's Budding Romance with Smash Costar
Originally posted 12/29/2011 08:50PM
Life has come quite close to imitating art for Debra Messing and her new man, Smash co-star Will Chase.
On the NBC show, which premieres in February, the actors play married people who are romantically entangled.
And in real life, their personal lives are just as complicated.
Messing, 43, and her husband of 10 years Daniel Zelman, separated earlier this year, she recently revealed. Chase, 41, is currently divorcing his stage actress wife Stephanie Gibson, after splitting this month.
Debra Messing Is Dating Her Smash Costar
Originally posted 12/28/2011 05:50PM
Sparks have apparently been flying on the set of the new NBC musical series Smash!
A show insider confirms to PEOPLE that Debra Messing – who announced Dec. 20 that she was separating from her husband of 10 years, Daniel Zelman – is now dating her Smash costar, Will Chase.
Chase, 41, recently separated from his wife, Broadway actress Stephanie Gibson, and the couple are getting divorced, his rep tells PEOPLE.
Debra Messing Splits from Daniel Zelman
Originally posted 12/20/2011 03:30PM
Debra Messing and her husband, Daniel Zelman, have parted ways.
The pair, who are parents to 7½-year-old son Roman, "privately separated earlier this year after a 10 year marriage," Messing's rep confirms to PEOPLE.
"The decision was mutual, and they remain supportive of one another and committed to raising their son as a family."
Messing, 43, first met Zelman – now an actor and producer – when they were both students at New York University (and then dated for eight years).
Katharine McPhee Makes a Star Turn in Smash
Originally posted 12/16/2011 08:00AM
Ever wonder what goes on backstage at a Broadway show? Well, NBC's new drama Smash is pulling back the curtain.
The series stars Katharine McPhee as a struggling actress desperate for her chance in the spotlight.
"I could just so relate to this girl," says the American Idol alum, 27. "All the doors shut in my face. She's just like, 'Let me show you what I can do.' "
Debra Messing Is Proud of Her 'Healthy' Weight Loss
Originally posted 11/25/2008 08:00AM
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"It was written about in the tabloids a lot," the actress, 40, says of her post-baby body in the January issue of Shape magazine.
"On one page it showed all the actresses who got skinny in six weeks or less, and on the other page was me! I was so depressed and frustrated."
The Will & Grace star, who gave birth to son Roman in 2004, first tried a physical trainer but the demanding workouts were too much.
"I was exhausted! I couldn't work out three hours a day and do my job as a mother and an actress. So I took the pressure off: I cut back on seeing the trainer but started eating healthier."
Katharine McPhee Fitted for Nicole Kidman's Baby Bump
Originally posted 08/09/2007 02:00PM
Call it the battle of the bumps: For pregnant roles in upcoming films, Katharine McPhee and Debra Messing will both don faux bellies, but only one will be brand new.
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There's a (non-exhaustive) list on WGU's website of schools that have accepted WGU degrees as pre-requisite for a masters.
I don't know if you can request specific mentors or not, but mine is really great. Always on time with phone calls and responds to my e-mails sometimes even on his days off (I got several e-mails from him over this last holiday weekend). If you want his name, send me a PM.
You are able to request specific mentors, I requested one for my MS as my BS mentor does not do MS mentoring unfortunately. I can suggest a BS mentor if you'd like, just PM and let me know.
Passed the BOV1 (JavaScript) exam this morning. Going to start on CJV1 tonight. 5 classes to go!
How was the Javascript test?
As someone who has done that test, if you have any previous coding experience it should be a breeze. Keep in mind it is a CIW test, the difficulty level is going to be on the low side, even for someone with no previous experience.
Oh ok thanks for answering my question. How are the leadership and principals of management classes do you have to write a few papers then take a test?
I did RIT1 in 2 days. This class is simply writing 4 papers. Principles of Management in a week, mostly due to the 5-day waiting period to schedule the proctored exam with the web cam. This class was basically read the book and take a test. Make sure you do the pre-assessment for these classes. You'll get a breakdown of the strong / weak areas.
Task 2 for LKT2 came back with a pass. You can really tell the difference between the level of complexity between the undergrad and the graduate programs. My task 3 is getting close to the size of my undergrad capstone at this point.
Have you done one of the chat sessions with the mentor? She has a document that outlines pretty much everything you need. She suggests, and I agree with, writing a full paper and then extrapolating the important information into your slides and presenter notes. Ended up passing that one just fine as well.
The only reason I hadn't finished task 3, I had a ton of questions to ask the mentor about the level of freedom we have to improvise in our network merge and security policies. Just wondering what you chose your five biggest security threats as, I had four of them immediately given the physical makeup of the network but the fifth took me a little time.
You just made me realized I missed the chat session again this morning. I definitely got carried away with the study, and as you can see, I must have been losing motivation already as I was frustrated with the task. I just set the reminder on my phone this time, so I don't forget. I emailed the mentor, but her response wasn't enough. Maybe she divulges more details in the chat session, but I thought the same thing too like you said. Just write a paper then put the summaries on the slides. I will get back to it once I boost my self-esteem back to where it should be after completing my RHCSA milestone.
Task 3 seems straightforward, but I know I will have to do a lot of reading, so I can be sure I don't miss anything. It will definitely take me a while to finish it.
Ah, yeah I just finished up the last of my Visio and submitted the task. Now to take the rest of the evening off and enjoy tomorrow at the botanical gardens. When I get home, on to VUT2 task 1, been thinking about that one ever since I read it, so excited to do it.
Congrats usagent27!! Well done.
WGU Progress: In Progress | Finishing Bachelors Degree in IT-Security
No need to put up with that situation. I mean I know people have personal issues from time to time, but if you have a scheduled time, keep it. At the very least shoot an email out saying you can't make it. Even my undergrad mentor did that when she had a death in the family and couldn't make our call one week. I'd be calling student services, you're paying around 3k every 6 months for school, at the very least you need someone who can keep an appointment.
Well LKT2 task 3 was sent back. Only 1 section requires revision which is physical security. Upon re-reading that section of the document it does seem lacking to me as well. I think I need to read just a bit more of the COS stuff on physical security and re-do that section a bit. Otherwise everything else was a 3 or 4 so no worries there.
Edit to add: Resubmitted. The skillport site was down for a few hours so I couldn't read through what I was looking for on the physical security aspect. Finally checked into the CISSP standards and addressed each physical concern for the scenario. Took a couple of paragraphs and delved into things to the extent of about a page and a half. To be fair I did kind of wing that section initially, physical security isn't something I deal with often.
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Task 3 just came back and we're all good. LKT2 is done. Skipping ahead to VUT2, mostly because that interests me a lot more. Hope to knock that out by the weekend fully, next Tuesday at the very latest. Starting next Wednesday i'll be on call for a week, really hard to get work done without sleep.
Gratz on the pass, Hypntick.
It sounds like you're moving along at a pretty fast pace.
I moved through the BS at around that pace as well. I just write pretty quickly overall so the writing stuff isn't difficult to me. When I hit the certs, that's going to be what slows me down, there's a ton of ground to cover for those. Although I am over halfway through the all-in-one for the C|EH.
Then again I am slightly insane.
Anyone have any tips for the GAC1 exam? I hate that math is holding up my graduating now


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As with a traditional cafeteria plan, an FSA offers a cash or benefits option; funding is through payroll deduction, hence there would be some reduction in employment tax (FICA, FUTA, SUTA) that the employee and employer pay. Some non taxable benefits in this sort of arrangement might not be otherwise available to employees, to wit: dependent care, dental, etc.). Finally, where the employee share of health insurance costs have increased (deductibles, coinsurance, increased contributions), a flexible spending account helps to reduce the employee's expense by converting after-tax employee expenditures to pre-tax expenditures.
FSAs must comply with the often times complicated nondiscrimination rules applicable to cafeteria plans; employees have to monitor their family benefit situations and file election forms annually on a timely basis; adverse selection could be an unexpected by-product of this type of arrangement with the unintended result of increased benefit costs; administrative costs tend to be higher, making such plans applicable for large employers; risk of forfeiture: the employee must use all contributed amounts in a given year or such benefits will be forfeited.
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it showed the cover page before I bought it but it did not show as the book tittle on my audible library...so my son who is not reading yet cannot recognize his books by picture of a book. I won't by it. the content is unclear for kids level.
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In Japan, Doujinshi authors don't get sued by the companies tthat own characters. Many companies consider Doujinshi to be a sort of fan appreciation of their properties, even if those fans have perverted minds. it can also be a sort of guage to see how popular a series is at the moment.
The US has seen a couple localizations of Doujinshi, such as "Plagiarism" from Jlist. The company that makes Sailor and the Seven Balls also makes exclusive (poor quality) doujinshi comics and animation.
The only real defense Doujinshi has in a sue happy America is the concept of "Sexual parody." In this case, parody is used without necessarily involving humor (though it can). Think of all the Mad Magazines, Maxims, or any other magazine that's had drawings of pop culture figures from comics, movies, scifi, games, etc. They obviously aren't selling someone else's work, but they ARE drawing the exact likeness of characters without the author's permission.
No big deal. But what about an entire comic? MAD might feature entire stories about Spiderman or Lord of the Rings, but not get sued due to its satirical nature (it may change names of characters, but often doesn't have to).
As far as sexual parody goes, doujinshi might have a remote chance of working. Considering all the fanfics being written, several pages of drawn art should still be able to be sold in conventions without drawin too much attention. As long as the characters aren't owned by someone known to be sue happy, like Marvel currently is with anything that even resembles one of their characters (City of Heroes).
But lesser known or more independant characters could slip under the radar if used in Doujinshi, such as Dark Horse, Image, Viz comics, etc. And games, tv shows, and movies could get the same treatment as long as it didn't stay on any major companies' permanent radar, such as Disney.
If magazines did have compilations of stories centered around sexual parody of copyrighted characters, it could say that the entire magazine is a general parody of everything, rather than having a specific character issue. Could it work?
I don't know whether or not you (or the people reading this) know this, but Shogakukan recently threatened a US doujin circle with legal action.
It's a really bad precedent, as even though doujin is technically illegal, all suing over it is going to do is set your own fanbase against you.
On the conspiracy theory tip, it's possible that rights-holders don't want to see a Comiket situation in America, where hundreds of thousands of otaku are buying the porno doujin of their favorite manga (putting money in the hands of other otaku) instead of buying more fine Shogakukan products (putting money in the hands of Shogakukan).
Were they selling dojin of Shogakukan over the Internet? What an idiot...
Just like there is traffic manners on the road, there is unwritten doujin manners on the doujinshi bussiness. They drove on the road without knowing the manners only to get into the accident. A divine justice.
For stupid but brave oversea doujin artists, I'll give you some advices.
1. Avoid Shogakukan.
2. Avoid Nihon Animation.
3. Avoid Futabasha.
4. Avoid Ah! My goddess and Ghost in the Shell.
5. Avoid Loli. In Japan, it is acceptable as long as you can claim "these girls may happen to look underaged, but acctually they are matured!!", so doujin artist often use the expression like "e***ent***y school". But at any rate, they can be illegal in the US.
6. Avoid bizarre murder.
7. Avoid trying to inspire incidents.
8. Avoid character goods (like accessory or stationery). Just make books, CD-ROMs, cards, etc.
7. Avoid online catalog shopping or download distribution. Just make your doujinshi for local conventions or private tradings.
If you are not an experienced doujin artist, follow these lines at least. As you broaden in experience, you will find they are not absolute rules.
"Avoid Futabasha."
Any relation to Futaba Channel...?
Disney once sued someone for producing a doujinshi (non-sexual) about Mickey Mouse fighting the Air Pirates.
I thought the Air Pirates book was very much an underground comic packed with sex and drug use?
4. Why? Copyrightholders extremely protective of these properties?
Right. Kodansha is relatively tolerant of doujinshi, but they hint at caution that concerns with these titles, for some reasons.
Well, fanzines, sometimes with illustrations, used to be very popular over here. Many fans stopped making them and buying them because of the prohibitive cost, but some people still put zines out. People seem to be more willing to shell out money for all-artwork stuff like doujinshi, so that might work.
But the big thing about doujinshi here would be money. The people writing fanfiction about US properties are usually not sued partially because they're not making any money off the work, thus making it generally not worth the time for the company to sue them (or, well, send them a C&D, since fans don't have money to actually take it to court). But I've always gotten the impression that doujinshi circles do make profit (though I don't know if it's much)--that would be really hard for a lot of companies to overlook.
Maybe if US doujin circles stuck to the traditional fanzine "no profit" rule?
doujinshi circles do make profit
in japan, they make profit.
Same it true in Europe.
Only Americans still cling to the primitive tradition of "no profit" ?
We stick to it because it makes companies less likely to view our activities as copyright infringement that should be met with legal action. American companies are very protective of intellectual property (see this whole ridiculous crap going on with the RIAA and the MPAA).
Instead of seeing it as a way to advertice and make the general public more interested in what show/comic the doujin is based on. American companies instantly sees it as a treath(competitor if you will) to the canon comic in question. Wich I don't really understand why.
What if they took the view of parody or satire, like MAD magazine? Some of their recent spoofs are drawn exactly like what they're making fun of (Spiderman, Star Wars, LotR, etc)
A lot of Western media fans have talked parody and satire in fandom legal debates. There's some debate as to whether a lot of the material, especially if it's explicitly sexual, would qualify as satire or parody.
Sexual material has a lot of trouble, as it often gets the most negative sentiment (especially if it's somewhat unorthodox, like yaoi/slash). For example, JK Rowling has expressed flattery at fan fiction and art, but some adult Harry Potter fanfiction archives (which don't necessarily feature characters underaged, either using adult characters from the books or 'aged up' young characters) got some C&D letters from a publisher a while back.
As to it being a threat, most fans (including those among our ranks who are lawyers) argue that it's a tough case for the copyright holder because they can't prove that fan material is negatively impacting their profits. They can't prove that fan work makes them lose money--in fact people often suggest (and I agree) that fan presence and activity tends to result in higher rates of merchandise buying, since hardcore fans will often spend more money on said stuff than your average casual viewer will. As well as acting like free advertising period.
Unfortunately there hasn't been an opportunity to actually set a precedent in court for it. Generally when a company gets tetchy about their copyrighted stuff being used, they send a Cease and Desist letter to the webmaster of the site (or zine distribution circle) telling them to stop; since most fans don't have anything resembling the money to actually take it to court, and the companies often don't want to bother with it either (since they might not be able to prove monetary loss), the fans just shut down their activities or the company stops action, leaving it as a slap on the wrist.
Until something gets into court, the arguments are all theoretical, since there's no legal precedent. And I'm not sure if it'll ever get into court.
See http://chillingeffects.org/ for information on various legal issues involving fan fiction and fan sites.
The US just doesn't have the same anime/manga culture Japan does. Doujinshi are nowhere near as big.
Rule 4 seems a bit odd... I've seen entire Oh My Goddess doujinshi SERIES. What the dilly-o?
Anything that stops bad fanworks is fine by me.
The entertainment industry would jump at the chance to sue MAD magazine, why don't they? On the inside cover of every issue of MAD, in fine print, is a Letter of Intent saying its a comicedic parody. I have never seen a doujinshi with anything resembling a letter of intent about sexual parody in it. Leaving them leagly vunerabul if they did have the money to go to court. Although the entertainment industy could brobably get away with sueing them anyway because doujinshi creators don't have the money to get a fair chance. If a doujinshi circle grew big enough and did insert a letter of intent on the first page then we might get to see it go to court and there's a fair chance that with proper representation the doujinshi creators would win, primarily because of that letter of intent.
There are certainly American "underground cartoons." I think I read that there was this case back in the 1970's over copyright when one of those people in the underground cartoons circles tried to bring one of them, about Micky Mouse, out in the open. The defendant said it was parody, and the judge ruled that it was nothing more than Mickey Mouse in lewd poses, had no artistic value, and was illegal.
There you have it.
'No artistic value" is an opinion and subject to change over time. Picasso died penniless because people of his time thought his work had no artistic value, now hes one of the worlds most famous painters.
Many people (including myself) still dont care for his work, but we cant say it has no artistic value. In court it depends upon your representation, knowledge of prior cases, and ultimitley the judge. If the Judge is a total prude, your screwed.
My question is, can an American artist get e Japanese publisher? Im working on a Doujinshi, and dont like the prospect of being sued (there are ways around a C&D, so im not too worried there).
I speak a little Japanese and am going to take Jap2 next semester if language is a factor.
The true problem with American Doujinshi is that, in America, companies are so up-tight about protecting their properties that they don't realize that a 12 year old drawing a story about how Superman and Goku would have an epic battle couldn't possibly destroy there company.
Most of the insanity comes from the sheer murkiness of the American Copyright system and the fact that the US government gets a good chunk of there money by sucking the corporate cock. And, just to keep face, the corporations have to make a big fuss over every thing. In their minds, if left unchecked, fan made publications could destroy their products to the point that the public image of their creation is that of the fan and not of their own. (However, this has only happened ONCE, and that was Lupin III).
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Just a month ago, a 3D-printed lower receiver was put to the test by Michael Guslick, who wrote on an AR-15 enthusiast web forum that he was able to assemble a working model of the rifle with a receiver printed on a Stratasys model printer and to fire 200 rounds without any sign of wear on the printed piece.
Despite the unsettling notion of a technology that lets anyone download a lethal weapon as easily as an pirated episode of Game of Thrones, regulating 3D printing to prevent gun printing would be both counterproductive and ineffective, argues Michael Weinberg, an attorney with the non-profit Public Knowledge who focuses on the legal issues around 3D printing. "When you have a general purpose technology, it will be used for things you don't want people to use it for," he says. "That doesn't mean it's wrong or illegal. I won't use my 3D printer to make a weapon, but I'm not going to crusade against people who would do that."
Weinberg points out that even before consumer 3D-printing became fashionable, gun enthusiasts were already making their own metal firearm components with computer controlled milling machines and posting their designs to sites like CNCguns.com. "If you want to make an effective gun, making it out of metal is probably better than making it out of plastic anyway," says Weinberg.
But Defense Distributed's Wilson believes 3D printers like the RepRap could become a far cheaper and more ubiquitous source of homemade firearms than computer-controlled mills. RepRaps even have the unique quality of being able to produce most of the components of another RepRap, effectively reproducing. "The idea is that the printer will pollinate and be everywhere," he says. " " Imagine an insurgent scenario. People could be replicating printers in their neighborhoods, out of site. Anywhere there's a computer and an Internet connection, there would be the promise of a gun…That has to change how the state treats citizens."
And what about the possibility, in that imagined future, of more innocent deaths than ever from guns spreading beyond all control? Or that people who can't access guns, like felons and the mentally ill, will be especially eager to use the technology? "I don't see empirical evidence that access to guns increases the rate of violent crime," answers Wilson. "If someone wants to get their hands on a gun, they'll get their hands on a gun."
"This opens a lot of doors," he admits. "Any advance in technology has posed these questions. And it's not clear cut that this is just a good thing. But liberty and responsibility are scary."
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3. CPU Fan starts going at max speed
Switching to VT, and using top shows gnome-session is eating 100% CPU.
However perf top shows that all the time is spent in nvidia-driver:
PerfTop: 1001 irqs/sec kernel: 2.5% exact: 0.0% [1000Hz cycles], (all, 1 CPU)
I'm using GNOME3, and it happens logging in as either "gnome-shell mode" or "fallback mode".
EDIT: I forgot to mention that 280.04 works fine.
Re: 280.11: 100% CPU and hung gnome-session
[bug report] 275.19 makes Gtk apps go into infinite loop when quitting, breaks Gnome
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The (apparently) same bug is triggered by Clementine. Latest nVidia driver hits an infinite loop:
Thread 1 (Thread 0x7fc4a51a88a0 (LWP 8135)):
#0 0x00007fc49b07aba4 in _nv012tls () from /usr/lib/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.280.11
#1 0x00007fc49e21eded in ?? () from /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
#2 0x00007fc49e1fe4a9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
#3 0x00007fc4a4fe321c in ?? () from /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
#4 0x00007fc49e97dd82 in __run_exit_handlers (status=0, listp=0x7fc49ecc54c8, run_list_atexit=true) at exit.c:78
#5 0x00007fc49e97ddd5 in exit (status=-1630763112) at exit.c:100
#6 0x00007fc49e965eb4 in __libc_start_main (main=<value optimized out>, argc=<value optimized out>, ubp_av=<value optimized out>, init=<value optimized out>,
fini=<value optimized out>, rtld_fini=<value optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fff07ee40f8) at libc-start.c:260
#7 0x0000000000519c11 in _start ()
(gdb) disassemble 0x00007fc49b07aba4
Dump of assembler code for function _nv012tls:
0x00007fc49b07ab80 <+0>: sub $0x8,%rsp
0x00007fc49b07ab84 <+4>: callq 0x7fc49b07a990 <_nv009tls>
0x00007fc49b07ab89 <+9>: test %rax,%rax
0x00007fc49b07ab8c <+12>: je 0x7fc49b07ab9f <_nv012tls+31>
0x00007fc49b07ab8e <+14>: xchg %ax,%ax
0x00007fc49b07ab90 <+16>: mov 0x8(%rax),%edx
0x00007fc49b07ab93 <+19>: test %edx,%edx
0x00007fc49b07ab95 <+21>: jne 0x7fc49b07aba4 <_nv012tls+36>
0x00007fc49b07ab97 <+23>: mov (%rax),%rax
0x00007fc49b07ab9a <+26>: test %rax,%rax
0x00007fc49b07ab9d <+29>: jne 0x7fc49b07ab90 <_nv012tls+16>
0x00007fc49b07ab9f <+31>: add $0x8,%rsp
0x00007fc49b07aba3 <+35>: retq
=> 0x00007fc49b07aba4 <+36>: jmp 0x7fc49b07aba4 <_nv012tls+36>
Re: 280.11: 100% CPU and hung gnome-session
Thanks for reporting this. I filed bug 858349.
Re: 280.11: 100% CPU and hung gnome-session
From this gentoo bug I've found that compiling the cairo library without opengl support fixes the problem
Re: 280.11: 100% CPU and hung gnome-session
I can confirm this as well (can't even login via gdm... I enter username & passwd and the screen just goes to the gdm background while xserver eats an entire core...)
275.09.07 work well for me.
280.13 & 285.03 have this issue.
What is more worrying is with this new "long-lived" driver program (ie 275.28) which is just suppose to have bugfixes has this EXACT same issue.
Thus one of these so call bugfixes has the regression
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SUBMIT: Systemic therapy with or without up front surgery of the primary tumor in breast cancer patients with distant metastases at initial presentation
1 Department of Surgery, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
2 Department of Epidemiology, GROW--School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
3 Division of Medical Oncology, Department Internal Medicine, GROW--School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
4 Department of Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
5 Radiotherapeutic Institute Friesland, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
6 Department of Surgical oncology, Dutch Cancer Institute--Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
7 Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
8 Department of Radiotherapy, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
9 Department of Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Postbus 90153, 5200 ME 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
BMC Surgery 2012, 12:5 doi:10.1186/1471-2482-12-5Published: 2 April 2012
Five percent of all patients with breast cancer have distant metastatic disease at initial presentation. Because metastatic breast cancer is considered to be an incurable disease, it is generally treated with a palliative intent. Recent non-randomized studies have demonstrated that (complete) resection of the primary tumor is associated with a significant improvement of the survival of patients with primary metastatic breast cancer. However, other studies have suggested that the claimed survival benefit by surgery may be caused by selection bias. Therefore, a randomized controlled trial will be performed to assess whether breast surgery in patients with primary distant metastatic breast cancer will improve the prognosis.
Randomization will take place after the diagnosis of primary distant metastatic breast cancer. Patients will either be randomized to up front surgery of the breast tumor followed by systemic therapy or to systemic therapy, followed by delayed local treatment of the breast tumor if clinically indicated.
Patients with primary distant metastatic breast cancer, with no prior treatment of the breast cancer, who are 18 years or older and fit enough to undergo surgery and systemic therapy are eligible. Important exclusion criteria are: prior invasive breast cancer, surgical treatment or radiotherapy of this breast tumor before randomization, irresectable T4 tumor and synchronous bilateral breast cancer. The primary endpoint is 2-year survival. Quality of life and local tumor control are among the secondary endpoints.
Based on the results of prior research it was calculated that 258 patients are needed in each treatment arm, assuming a power of 80%. Total accrual time is expected to take 60 months. An interim analysis will be performed to assess any clinically significant safety concerns and to determine whether there is evidence that up front surgery is clinically or statistically inferior to systemic therapy with respect to the primary endpoint.
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Sometimes I find food writing kind of frivolous, and I wonder why I am not doing something more important with my life.
Then I hear a story that reinforces my obsession with food's power to evoke memory, connect, and heal. Yesterday, it came from my cousin Dana.
Dana spent most of his adult life in his bedroom with the door closed, suffering from severe anxiety. His dad took care of him until 2000, when he passed away, and now I check in with Dana from a distance. (I'm in Oakland, CA and he's a six-hour drive away in L.A.) At almost 50, he's my sweet little brother, and we talk almost every day. Two years ago, doctors diagnosed Dana with multiple myeloma, a cancer he cannot outlive.
Dana and my uncle loved to eat, and Dana became a good cook. When he felt well enough, he made my family's Iraqi-Jewish comfort food of vegetable-rich stews, eggs with caramelized onions and parsley, and chicken cooked overnight in rice. After his father died, Dana hardly ever cooked. Since his cancer diagnosis, he's been in too much pain or poor health to stand for more than a few minutes in the kitchen.
A year ago, a caregiver moved in. He takes great care of Dana, but doesn't cook. Dana subsists on frozen dinners and sandwiches in front of the television, watching Top Chef, the Food Network, and Hell's Kitchen. Recently Dana realized he might have liked to be a chef.
Last weekend, Dana had a plan. He sat on a stool and made murag, a chicken soup with potatoes in a peppery tomato broth. The Arabic word for soup, our family's murag is a simple dish of chicken browned with onions and turmeric, to which Dana added water, tomato paste and potatoes. On Monday he sent me this email:
"I made MURRAG (however you might spell it, the wrong kind of chicken soup!) tonight and it turned out fantastic! In fact I had 6 servings which was about 80% of the pot! I am so tired of the food I have been eating that when I get my tastebuds around an old friend (I made murrag at least once a week with Dad), I just went crazy in wanting to eat it. It does bring back good memories. I remember taking the skin off 3 of the six thighs when I made murag. I am the one that liked the skin, Dad liked the skinless pieces.
"Finally a success that I can make again and again. The apartment smelt so good with the aroma of Jewish food."
It's a small victory, but profound. A little piece of Dana's past, filled with cherished memories, came back last weekend, in a pot of chicken soup. And a piece of his future arrived too: the satisfaction that he can still make the homemade food he loves.
His story gives me the opportunity, as a food writer, to do something important with my life. I'm passing this story on, to you.
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Nicely done, cousins Dana and DJ!! Of course food is important! I'm going home to make a chimichurri (look it up) right now!
A priceless story and vivid reminder, as you say, of the power of food to evoke memories and heal. Bravo to Dana for getting back in the kitchen, that in itself is a small miracle, and surely one of the many ways people find connection to their histories and the stories of their youth. He's hitting all the right points, and so glad he shared it with you, so you can pass it on to us. Be well, and Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanks for a great story. There was a smile on my face while reading how happy Dana was after cooking for himself. I using tumeric more in my recipes and will try his recipe really soon. Have a great Thanksgiving.
That is a beautiful post Dianne. Thanks for sharing a little part of yourself. I read on Twitter that you wanted to "show not tell" and I think this piece really achieves that. You are an inspiration and so is Dana.
Thanks for sharing, Dianne. I sometimes feel that food writing is frivolous as well. But then I think about the joy it brings me and others, and well, there ain't nothing frivolous about that! We should take happiness where it's found and not question it too much. Here's to Dana!
Nice story, thanks for sharing. I wish Dana all the best. Dana, you should write a cookbook!
I loved this post, Dianne. Just perfect.
That was beautiful and very touching. It's a lovely evocation of the power of food and memory, and how simple pleasures can triumph, even temporarily, over the everyday difficulties of life. Thanks for sharing it.
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I think food writing, or any writing, can be frivolous, we've all read prime examples…but when you take that writing up a road so many can relate to – a special family member entwined with a food connection/memory – it transcends, becoming a gift as well as an inspiration. You'll probably never know who got in touch with a family member because you put a little blood on the page, who cooked a special meal for someone because you introduced us to your cousin.
Thanks! THIS is writing for food!
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Thank you Dianne for sharing this.
Food heals in so many ways…
The soup sounds wonderful..
we never get to hear much about Iraqi cooking.
It's the little victories that inspire so much hope in a child who pronounces his first word..after weeks being afraid to try, its the mother who can let go of her terror of a bad fall for her beloved, it is Dana who despite his illness, smelled Murag…sat on a stool, made it and ate it…with joy. What amazing courage to face life, to embrace it, to overcome….if only for a moment. I'm so thankful to God for HOPE!
Beautiful story! I am not able to write unless it is about food and my blog is like therapy, writing about my life and food I am able to talk about my life, my childhood, face the death of my brother and whatever else is going on inside of me. I too suffer from agoraphobia and have spent long periods of time locked inside. Thanks to my food blog I can reach out, open myself up and be with others. This story about Dana is wonderful and it shows the healing power of food and words.
I missed this post! And here I thought I was a loyal reader! I've never felt that food writing was frivolous. When I was at university, I took a course that involved some material on food and memory. Ever since, I have felt that writing about food is some of the most important writing one can do. The action of eating is so brief and fleeting, and the only way personal food memories can continue to exist beyond your mind is through writing!
You have written down Dana's story and shared it with all of us, inspiring us, giving us hope, or at the very least, making us grateful for our ability to cook simple food, eat and share. I feel like I know so much about Dana after only a few paragraphs! I hope that he is able to continue cooking and enjoying the food he loves. I can't give Dana a big hug, but I hope that I can send him one through you.
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