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Following Apple's new 'Why you'll love iPhone' campaign, they have now done the same for the iPad. The new page on Apple's site highlights both the iPad and iPad mini and why existing users already love it.
Apple's main focus seems to be on the features that set the iPad and iPad mini apart with a strong emphasis on the availability of apps, battery life, and LTE. Interestingly, out of all the features that Apple has decided to tout, the first feature they decided to list were some statistics for how many users are currently using iPads and how many school systems and government agencies have or plan to deploy iPads.
Unlike their iPhone campaign, Apple didn't decide to compare it to other tablets on the market but instead highlight the features that they think highlight why people already love iPad. Hit the link below to see all the features Apple chose in their entirety.
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They forgot to Highlight the main reason!
Agreed Strings78. I've owned a Samsung Galaxy Tab, Asus TF-300T and the Nexus 7. All of which had less than stellar battery life and the apps are mainly stretched phone apps. It was never a truly pleasant experience.
I now have an LTE iPad mini and I LOVE it. I've never used a tablet as much since I got my iPad. Far better apps and MUCH better battery life.
i have a playbook, nexus 7, and a ipad 3 and i have to say the ipad is the best tablet of them all
I think all three points are the main reason that made me want an iPad. I think they are on point with this one. The others can't offer those features. I love my iPad and the apps!
The best reason to get an iPad over any other tablet has to be the apps: they completely make the device. If it wasn't for them, I can easily see more people flock to cheaper Android tablets. Really smart of Apple to put it near the top of the list, and highlight the main advantage that's only available to them in the tablet space.
The ipad
I loooovvvve my iPad!
"It's beautifully made. And performs beautifully."
I can second that! I've had the pleasure of using my brother's iPad and an Android tablet on different occasions, especially side-by-side and there's no denying that the iPad outshines the Android tablet offerings in most areas easily. I love Android, but overall the iPad is still one of the best tablet available right now that performs exceptionally well without much lags or performance issues. Even playing the heaviest of games can outlast much longer in terms of battery.
I don't own a tablet myself, as I right now don't have much need for one, yet! Admittedly, I'm looking forward to trying out my hands on MS Surface as well as that also has its own appeal.
I have the iPad mini as well as the Blackberry Playbook. Both have comparable hardware specs. The Playbook is heavier and more sturdy, has better audio, the display is as good as or better than the iPad, the battery life on both is comparable and you can pick up a Playbook for around the $100 mark. The down side on the Playbook is the OS is a bit flakey and the lack of some of the more prominent and desirable apps. I do like the ability to play flash in the browser but the page loads are a bit slower than the iPad. The iPad is lighter, loads web pages a bit faster and has more apps. I find myself flipping back and forth between the two devices, depending on what I am doing.
Personally, I love my iPad 1 (Wifi). It can do everything I want with AMAZING BATTERY life. The only problem is that my outdated iPad doesn't have a gyroscope so I can't play all my games that I want. Even though it has it's hardware limitations, it's battery life is AMAZING compared to my silly iPhone.
As far as phones go it is debatable if apple is still the best ! For me they are 100% and I really don't like android, but they are getting better all the time and even I cannot deny that.
But when it comes to tablets the ipad is number one and there is no denying that unless you are a massive android fanboy with your blinkers on.
I have owned the first three gen iPads and I am currently using a 64gb ipad mini which I absolutely love.
My youngest son owns a nexus 7 tablet and although it is a very nice little tablet and the best android experience I have ever had. It is still nowhere near as good as ipad mainly due to apps battery life and the smoothness of iOS.


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By Heidi Spear
Massive school governance consolidation without cost benefit analysis or clearly stated goals for expanded opportunities would be a costly step in the wrong direction.
Over the past 15 years, education spending in Vermont has ballooned to the point that we are now spending $1.5 billion and consuming 47 percent of all state and local revenues. Our leadership is now debating raising more revenues through a greater tax burden or whittling away crucial dollars for our most vulnerable citizens, while they continue to turn their backs on the responsibility to reform the beast of their own making. For some reason, completely beyond, well, reason, our executive and legislative leadership remains unconvinced that there is an urgent problem with education funding in Vermont. Next year, they say.
Instead of allocating real energy to fixing this problem, Shap and friends are fixated on a plan for massive school governance consolidation. Somehow, perhaps thanks to the full-time lobbying of the Vermont Superintendents Association, reducing independent oversight of school budgets by 50 percent to upwards of 90 percent and consolidating power in the hands of superintendents has gotten on the front burner.
Now, I am not one who thinks we must and should live or die by our current governance models, those defined in the distant past. However, as a means to reduce our spending, increase accountability, or improve opportunities, H.883, a plan with zero clarity about what opportunities we will expand to compel our effort, no design or metrics for efficiencies to inform our alignment, and no cost benefit analysis to prioritize our investments, is worse than an empty gesture. This is another cart-before-the-horse cram down with deadlines but no substance. It isn't enough to have grand ideals and high hopes. As anyone with actual business experience can tell you, success depends upon execution.
As evidenced by the assembly of K-12 districts whose budgets failed this year, consolidated budgets and governance doesn't necessarily translate to lower costs, better outcomes, or sufficient transparency or accountability. There is a tremendously high-level leap of faith that reducing the number of districts from 270 to 45 to 55 would automatically translate to better things for kids, taxpayers, or for the communities they hail from. First off, we don't even agree on what expanded opportunities are a priority – what excellent education looks and feels like. And, truly, must we?
Experts in the field of education have stated repeatedly that a consolidation plan should not be implemented with any expectation of considerable cost savings, but legislators seem to view them as inevitable. Since when is efficiency just inevitable when you grow a bigger organization? When you undermine accountability for the dollars spent you certainly won't help this efficiency come to pass. H.883 includes zero provisions or guidance to facilitate let alone ensure cost reduction. Despite this fact, for those who follow this prescription for consolidation on the jiffy, you can get grants of $20k and $50k – all at the discretion of the central powers that be. You could spin your wheels entirely, you could spend more on higher labor contracts and cut no staff at all, but we would have invested in you and your totally unrealized potential. The bill raids the Special Fund of $4 million for these purposes. This plan, passed unanimously by the House Education Committee, jettisons fiscal accountability by doling out free money (grants don't count in the education spending that factors into the tax formula) on the basis of nothing more than just falling in line.
What is certain, regardless of the downstream potential of some efficiency gain, is that a massive consolidation effort will drive costs up, not down, for the foreseeable future. There are very real barriers to the proposed consolidation – not just lack of community buy-in. This effort would require investments in infrastructure and staffing. Resources that could be focused on identifying shared resources and purchasing efficiencies or facilitating right sizing efforts to contain actual spending would instead be heavily occupied with accounting systems migrations and changing all employment contracts. Labor costs would settle up, not down, as contracts get unified. Central office staff would be tasked with change management, stewarding the bloody, divisive process of consolidating the budgets and governing boards themselves, instead of remaining focused on such things as, um, educating students. The AOE offered preliminary H.883 cost estimates of $11 million, exclusive of higher costs at the agency to guide and oversee the consolidation.
Further, we should be abundantly clear and give ample consideration to the fact that eliminating town school districts would be a game changer in Vermont. This move would disenfranchise a great many involved parents and community members in a process that more, not fewer, of us should be involved in. Town Meeting as most of us know it would be a thing of the past as town presentations and reviews of local school budgets would be replaced with Australian ballots for a single, much larger budget that crosses voting districts.
While centralization of control and oversight might seem appealing to some, I have to question the sanity of this move with current state-level performance. The Agency of Education employs 155 people and spends a budget of over $24 million, up 10 percent from FY13. This spending level is equal to almost $90,000 per current district (not all of them operating schools) or $400,000 for each of our current supervisory unions and supervisory districts. I am not sure they have much to teach us about efficiency.
It appears it will take the engagement of our citizenry to stop our legislators from sidestepping key concerns of voters, and ignoring basic management best practices while mandating sweeping change. Absent our voices, we will be embarking on another costly venture spending precious few resources well beyond regional norms and our own means. If you also take issue with this legislation, please consider signing the petition to oppose H.883 at http://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/defend-local-education-in-vermont.
Heidi Spear is chair of the Fayston School Board.

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Physicians highlight importance of compassion
HUNTINGTON -- Several physicians and faculty members from the Marshall University School of Medicine took part Friday in Solidarity Day to remind medical students that compassion is a key component of treating patients.
The event was one of 60 being held nationwide at medical schools as part of Humanism in Medicine Week and Solidarity Day. It was sponsored by the school's chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
The society started three years ago following the deadly shooting in Tuscon, Ariz., in January 2011 that left former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords with a gunshot wound to the head.
About six weeks later, the first Solidarity for Patient Care Day was held, having been ignited by Dr. Randall Friese, who was the trauma surgeon who initially treated Giffords. He said the most important thing he did in the ER was to take her hand and tell her she was in the hospital and would be cared for.
That has inspired other doctors to recall moments, good or bad, that illustrate the importance of compassion in what they do.
"It's a good reminder to our students of the compassion and humanism part of medicine," said Dr. Kathy O'Hanlon, a teaching physician at the school.
Dr. Joseph Werthammer, the senior associate dean for Clinical Affairs and a neonatologist at Cabell Huntington Hospital, said his story of compassion came full circle in a grocery store last summer.
As he shopped for cereal, a woman and her 21-year-old daughter approached him. The mother wanted to say she had been mad at him for the past 21 years because of what he told her when her daughter was born premature and weighed less than 2 pounds. At a time when technology was dramatically different than it is today, Werthammer said he was just trying to be realistic with the woman about the baby's chance for survival.
In the grocery aisle, she told Werthammer he had taken away her hope.
That sent him back 15 years to when his son was in an accident that left him in a coma and with brain injuries. He said two of the three neurosurgeons projected a very optimistic attitude, while the other was always doom and gloom. Both the woman's daughter and Werthammer's son survived and are doing well today. They serve as a reminder that honesty can be devoid of compassion.
"I could understand why that lady was mad at me," Werthammer said.
Dr. Ali Oliashirazi, a professor and chief of Orthopaedics at the medical school, said a psychiatric study three years ago stated that orthopedic doctors, in particular, are high-tech, low-touch people.
"But that may not just be orthopedics," Oliashirazi said. "Maybe we've all at some level become low-touch people.
"Patients expect competency, but you have to be compassionate to win loyalty," he added.
Brian Abadir, a fourth-year student who plans to be an anesthesiologist, said students work and study hard during the first two years of medical school in an effort to acquire knowledge. Sometimes, the compassion part can get lost. Events that promote that go a long way, he said.
"It reminds us this isn't just about finding out what's wrong and curing it," said Abadir, a member of the med school's Gold Humanism Honor Society. "It's about taking care of them and helping to heal their heart and soul."
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There is much interest in the development of agricultural land management strategies aimed at enhancing reliance on ecosystem self-regulation rather than on artificial inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides. This study tested the usefulness of measures of soil microbial biomass and fungal:bacterial biomass ratios as indicators of effective conversion from an intensive grassland system, reliant mainly on fertilisers for crop nutrition, to a low-input system reliant mainly on self-regulation through soil biological pathways of nutrient turnover. Analysis of soils from a wide range of meadow grassland sites in northern England, along a gradient of long-term management intensity, showed that fungal:bacterial biomass ratios (measured by phospholipid fatty acid analysis; PLFA) were consistently and significantly higher in the unfertilised than the fertilised grasslands. There was also some evidence that microbial biomass, measured by chloroform fumigation and total PLFA, was higher in the unfertilised than in the fertilised grasslands. It was also found that levels of inorganic nitrogen (N), in particular nitrate-N, were significantly higher in the fertilised than in the unfertilised grasslands. However, microbial activity, measured as basal respiration, did not differ between the sites. A field manipulation trial was conducted to determine whether the reinstatement of traditional management on an improved mesotrophic grassland, for 6 years, resulted in similar changes in the soil microbial community. It was found that neither the cessation of fertiliser applications nor changes in cutting and grazing management significantly affected soil microbial biomass or the fungal:bacterial biomass ratio. It is suggested that the lack of effects on the soil microbial community may be related to high residual fertility caused by retention of fertiliser N in the soil. On the basis of these results it is recommended that following the reinstatement of low-input management, the measurement of a significant increase in the soil fungal:bacterial biomass ratio, and perhaps total microbial biomass, may be an indicator of successful conversion to a grassland system reliant of self-regulation.
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Biology and Fertility of Soils
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While Fridays are Homemade Pizza Day at our house, Sunday is JP Makes Crêpes Day, especially on those Sundays when the refrigerator is bare, except for some milk, eggs, maybe some cheese and a package of bresaola. It means a casual, fun, "you get to eat dessert for dinner" dinner. And when JP makes crêpes, these are not those light-as-air, thin-as-paper sissy crêpes that just call out to be flambéed, but thicker, more rustic home-style crêpes just like his Maman always made.
Crêpes are traditionally eaten on 2 particular days in France : on Mardi Gras and on "la Chandeleur" (February 2, 40 days after Christmas). Mardi Gras, of course, leads into the 40 days of Lent. Now, why eat crêpes? Because traditionally Catholics were forbidden to eat eggs during Lent, and the French took advantage of this last day before Lent, Mardi Gras, to eat eggs in the form of Crêpes.
La Chandeleur, or Candlemas, is February 2 and the religious celebrations are in honor of the infant Jesus in the Temple 40 days after his birth. Again, why crêpes? Originally this day was a Roman celebration in honor of Pan. Later, the Christians "Christianized" this day rather than banning it completely. There are processions of "chandelles", or candles, through the church and through the town and strangely enough, I find, the townfolk then go home and eat crêpes. But with a little research I discover that this custom began around 492 when the Pope Gélase would hand out crêpes to the pilgrims coming to Rome to celebrate as a reward for their coming, and a tradition was born. This religious fête was timed with the return to the fields after winter by the rather superstitious country folk, so candles were lit and crêpes were eaten as a way to protect the wheat harvested throughout the coming year.
Crêpes are also a specialty of Brittany, the region in France that we call our own, so there is a Crêperie on practically every block where we can eat savory sarrasin, or buckwheat crêpes filled with local scallops or smoked haddock or goat cheese, or sweet crêpes brushed with local salted butter and sprinkled with sugar, a squeeze of lemon juice or cooked apples.
But we eat crêpes simply because we love them. I pull out the jars of jelly, the maple syrup and the sugar shaker while he pulls out ingredients; milk, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla and sugar. I grab my pen and start asking questions; "How much? How many? How long? But that, as we have seen, is not his style. He cooks by "feel" and would be hard put to give me precise measurements. I followed as best I could, tagging his every movement and scribbling furiously in my notebook. He explains that he has never measured ingredients when making this recipe, in fact, there is no recipe, just what he remembers his mom doing. Not quite a liter of milk, almost a kilo sack of flour, adjusting as he goes. Well, I did my best, but you get the idea. You can find exact measurements somewhere in your own cookbooks or on-line, JP shows us his method.
JP'S CREPES for Sunday Night Dinner
2 ½ cups (1/2 liter) milk + 1 cup (@ 250 ml) milk
2 to 4 Tbs (30 to 60 g) unsalted butter, depending on how buttery you like your crêpes
@ 5 cups / 1 lb or a little more (600 g) flour and more as needed
Large pinch salt
2 rounded tsps (11 g / 1 sachet) baking powder
1 Tbs vanilla
¼ cup (50 g) sugar
4 egg yolks (from large eggs)
In a medium-sized saucepan, heat 2 ½ cups (1/2 liter) milk with the butter until the butter is melted and the milk is heated through but not boiling. Remove from the heat and add the rest of the milk, which will cool it down. Add the vanilla to the milk and butter.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, a large pinch of salt, the baking powder and the sugar. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
Put the 4 egg yolks into the well in the flour. Pour a ladleful of the milk/butter/vanilla into the well with the yolks. With a whisk or a wooden spoon, combine just enough of the flour into the liquid and stir vigorously to make a thick, smooth paste. Gradually add the liquid into the center well, a ladle or two at a time, blending and stirring vigorously each time until the liquid is turned into a thick smooth paste. Eventually pull in all of the flour mixture and continue stirring until, again, it is thick and smooth. At this point you can gently blend in the rest of the liquid. This is the best way to and up with a smooth batter with no lumps!
Add a bit more flour if you find the batter too thin or add water if you find it too thick. Experience only can tell!
Cover the bowl with a clean dishtowel and let the batter sit for 30 minutes. The batter will thicken, but, again, add a little water if you want a thinner batter.
Now, heat up your crêpes pan or a skillet until hot over medium-high heat. Rub a corner of a paper towel in butter or margarine and quickly rub it all over the surface of the skillet to butter it lightly if non-stick, a bit more than lightly if it is a regular skillet.
Now quickly lift up your pan and pour a ladle of batter onto one side and very quickly swirl the pan to spread the batter until it covers the surface in a thin layer, adding a bit more batter if needed to fill holes. You must do this quickly so it doesn't start to cook on one side before you have it spread around.
Return the pan to the heat and allow to cook until the batter firms up and bubbles start to form.
Carefully lift up an edge of the crêpe with a spatula to make sure that it is lightly browned, then carefully lift and flip it over. Cook a few more minutes until the bottom is lightly browned as well, then slide onto a plate.
If you like, when you flip the crêpe, you can also smear and melt butter on the crêpe followed by sugar until it is all melty, or a squeeze of lemon juice.
Now each person spreads his or her crêpe with whatever they please, savory or sweet. We normally have grated cheese on hand, though more often than not we offer a selection of jellies and jams, maple syrup and sugar.
Simple and sweet!
Monday, January 19, 2009
3 comments:
- Sara said...
I love crepes too, I don't make them nearly often enough. I like sweet crepes with jam and savory crepes with ham and cheese.
- January 19, 2009 at 7:16 PM
- Dragon said...
Simple and splendid! Great job!
- January 20, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Great blog! Thanks for the recipe and pictures..what a gal!
- January 21, 2009 at 7:49 PM
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Mar 15, 2007
I've recently come down with a wicked case of pregnancy brain. I had my glucose test this morning and after staying up late reminding myself not to forget my medical records from my previous doctor, I rushed out the door and realized an hour later (still sitting in Seattle traffic) that I left them on the counter. Again.
It's affecting every aspect of my life. I have to write lists. I'm easily distracted. You will email me and I'll go, "oooh!! EMAIL!" and then I'll start writing you back, look over my shoulder and go, "Ooohhh, dishes!" and off I go to do the dishes. While doing the dishes I'll see the garbage needs to go out and I'll go, "ooohhh, garbage…" and off I go. (Please see a pattern here so I don't have to spell it out for you. Or maybe I'll spell it out anyway….)
I am easily distracted by all things S-H-I-N-Y. Or not so shiny. Or, apparently, smelly.
What was I saying? Right. Today's glucose test…
So I go to the doctor, get the blood drawn, yaddayadda (this is not the fun yaddayadda from Seinfeld but rather an insanely boring string of events revolving around needles that do not include a large usage of the word "DUDE") and as I'm leaving, I ask about scheduling my C-section. I'm a scheduled C-section since LB's horridly long birth story involved a major traffic jam in the hayhay region and 24 hours of "why won't she just COME OUT. GET HER OUT." :: hurl hurl :: It was a bucket full o' fun that I do not plan on reliving ever again. The entire first week of her life was the hardest week of mine, which makes me sad to say, but reflecting on the labor, emergency c-section, failed breastfeeding, uterine infection and re-admission to the hospital after two nights in the ER lasting 12-14 hours each, I think a planned c-section is the way to go this time. No wonder I got wigged out with PPD afterward. That week alone could cause some sort of post traumatic stress disorder.
And yet? After all of that? I have my reservations about the C-section. It's so strange to me to walk in to a hospital completely fine and healthy and ask them to hack you up. "HI! I'm FINE! Can you please give me some drugs, cut me open and then make me feel like crap for six weeks? Oh! And give me a pretty scar and ask me if I've started farting yet and then, when I hurl, tell me that's normal and ok and I'm going to be just fine. Please?" See? Do you see? It's weird, isn't it?
I guess it's not as weird as walking around for two weeks waiting to wet your pants/bed/car/floor. So, there's that.
I've been reading more and more about women who went in for scheduled C-sections (or who are going to shortly before me). They tell me the same thing my mother tells me, "It's so much easier the second time. You're not exhausted from the long labor, your body is better able to recover, you can plan the birth, you mentally heal faster. It's just that much easier." And I believe them. I read about it. I hear about it. I know they aren't lying.
Or are they? Like those moms that say, 'My child slept through the night at three weeks and put himself to bed for naps starting at 18 months. Oh! And taught himself to potty in the toilet. And got in to Harvard at 14 but we decided to keep him in public schools because of the experience."
Do you have any thoughts on repeat C-sections? And not in the "You should try a VBAC" because I've had seven doctors tell me I will NOT try a VBAC given my experience and the reasons she got stuck. Apparently it's not a healthy option for me to even try and the risks of death outweigh the anxiety I might feel about the surgery. And honestly, the kid has to come out one way or another. Last time I checked, the vajaja was a one way street. It's just a bit weird that I already know the date and time of this kid's birth. I practically have the birth announcement filled out. Fudge the weight and height a bit and slap in a photo. Nobody would ever know I made it three months early. If I could only remember to get the paper….
Totally not lying. I swear.
I, too, labored for days (and pushed for 4 hours) before having an emergency c/s with Boo.
This time around? SO MUCH BETTER. I swear. The hardest part of the whole thing was getting that damn IV. It really was quick and fairly painless and I was up and about and chasing the kidlet (not the new one) in no time. I did take my fair share of rx drugs, but probably just cause I was afraid of pain and not really because I was experiencing it.
But I swear, it was such a great experience this time around. The whole labor thing? Totally overrated. And this is coming from someone who totally wanted to have a VBAC and went c/s as plan B.
As for the distracted by shiny things, well, I'm still waiting for that to go away.
By Andy on 2007 03 15
Let's see…thoughts on repeat C-sections. Well, I hope mine won't be too discouraging, but my second was MUCH worse than my first! Of course, I tried a VBAC and labored with back labor for like two days and then at 3 am after being in hard labor since 10 pm the previous evening, it was decided that my 9 pound 23 inch boy just would not fit. I thought I was going to DIE when the doc said it was time to throw in the towel. When I learned how big he was, though, I was relieved. The surgery was awful though. It took longer because of the scar tissue to cut through from the first incision. Also, my hubby didn't get to room in with the second time due to needing to be home with our 2 1/2 year old. I desperately missed my daughter at home the entire LONG time I had to be in the hospital. Then my incision bruised really bad three days post-op…we're talking BLACK abdomen.
Having a toddler to chase immediately after being hacked open AND having the whole newborn thing going on was beyond exhausting and excruciatingly painful. All the literature reminds you that you just had a MAJOR surgery ON TOP OF childbirth and managing a newborn and strongly suggests that you need to get LOTS of rest! ?????????????? How the hell do you get LOTS of rest with a newborn crying every two hours to be fed (did I mention that in spite of nursing my daughter a full year and thinking I was a real pro, I STILL got nipple scabs when I began breastfeeding again?) and simultaneously chasing a toddler all over the house? It was bad….a very bad dark time.
I will even allow myself some disgusting detailed tangents next, because, well…I read your blog and it can't get any worse than some of the stuff I've read here before . So here goes….
The worst part was that for some reason, even though I never got the pushing stage with either of my pregnancies, the second time I developed a MAJOR case of hemorrhoids several days after the C-section. I mean, it was BAD! That alone would have been the deciding factor for me to NEVER go through childbirth again, if I hadn't already made the decision. OMG! I'm talking piles that literally HUNG there in such a way that I could NOT in any way forget about their existence, even for a moment. Not even if I laid completely motionless. They pretty much covered the entire area from one opening to the other. They were throbbing and wedging my cheeks apart to the point I was relieved I didn't want more children because I figured my husband could never see past (pun intended) the anomaly in my crotch to ever have sex again anyway. I had to send hubby to the pharmacy for all sorts of wild ointments and a donut pillow thingy. BTW, if you develop this problem, Vicks is the key. I know that sounds crazy, but the icy hot effect is really relieving…if you can deal with the funky smell. HA! I think I'm having flashbacks right now!!!!! THANK GOD they did actually go away within about three weeks. I've never Googled hemorrhoids as a daily ritual before that experience. I was seriously afraid that I would have to have surgery. After surviving the C-sections, I sure as heck didn't want my sphincter area operated on next.
Anyway, you survived some ugly stuff with the first one, so what I described with the second one probably sounds like a cake walk. Thus, I must deduce that you will be just fine. Pick up an extra bottle of Vicks, though, just in case!
By MGM on 2007 03 15
Would I lie to you? (cue Annie Lennox)
I labored all night with Caitlin and pushed for 2 1/2 hours yadda yadda yadda (you've read it by now). Any way, the scheduled c-section was so much easier on me physically. Therefore, I wasn't a blubbering, exhausted sweaty mass of oozing liquids in bed. I had a two night stay at the hospital as opposed to four night, too. Mucho better hon. The hardest thing was the epidural while not in labor. Ouch. But so much easier. They also gave me a non-narcotic pain killer which was mucho better than the morphine I'd had the first go round.
Now you'll still need help with LB and all that jazz, but I think (hope) you'll find it easier on everyone!
HUGS! I understand the nervousness.
By Jamie on 2007 03 15
So what's the date??
If I had another (which I most likely won't), it would be by planned C, after the emergency C the first time (our stories are similar, but I think yours was worse)... I understand how you feel, and in the end it sounds like it will be best all around.
Your pregnancy brain sounds like my natural state lately… easily distracted! (Blogging is grrrrrrreat for that, isn't it?)
By Marie on 2007 03 15
ps—did you hear? Lindsay @ Suburban Turmoil had her son yesterday… a 10 pounder! Ouch!!
By Marie on 2007 03 15
I already knew I'd be having a c-section with Eli cause he was breech, so when I went into labor 2 days before the date I didn't labor long before the surgery, which went great. I was insanely tired afterward but that's to be expected. Not a lot of pain, sex a few weeks later, yadda yadda. With Anna it was a planned repeat c-section and there was even less pain, good experience (except that time I dry heaved a few time during surgery, not sure why) , but I got cocky and did waaaay too much waaaay too soon (I don't recommend a day long walking shopping trip a week out) so it took my incision a little longer to heal the second time around.
Good luck!
By Sarah on 2007 03 15
I'm doing the repeater this time too. I'm praying it goes the way I hear from everyone. I'm just praying I don't go into labor beforehand. I had a similar but different bad first experience, emergency c/s then infectted incision. IT BLEW. I don't think I left the house for 2 mos. Talk about PPD. Anyway, I'm praying it's better this time. Cause really? That's all we can do. Pray and go with it.
And JEEZ will this one get OFF my sciatic nerve for the love of all things HOLY.
By Susie on 2007 03 15
Personally, since I had a C-Section with Julian, I'm like "Right on! No More Labor!" LOL As I told my husband, "well, atleast we don't have to play the waiting game anymore."
Anyway….please don't get discouraged but….that attention span issue you're having…it keeps going even after giving birth. Oooo…look, SHINY STUFF! *runs off*
aka the queen of lists or, I swear, I'd forget my own name
By Anne on 2007 03 15
My only thought about your c-section is check your insurance coverage. And start saving your pennies now.
My oldest cost $25K, with $5K out-of-pocket. Was a vaginal birth, I was only in labor with him for less than four hours. I was not pleased with those bills. Btw, 10-pounders are do-able… hurt less than my not-quite-8-pounder… they're squishier.
I'm in my own 'shiny stuff' phase - ooooh, gardening seeds!
By Lanna on 2007 03 15
Oh, and have a meal game plan for after the baby's born. Whether it's gift certificates for takeout at Applebees or frozen entrees in the freezer or flirting with the pizza guy for free coupons, start thinking about that stuff in the next few months. Cooking will be the last thing on your mind.
By Lanna on 2007 03 15
I've had two scheduled c-sections, and I'll have a third at the end of May. While they're not total pieces of cake (you still have to have the epidural and the catheter, and you still have to recover from surgery), I found them totally peaceful and pleasant in comparison to my one attempt at labor and then a c-section after no sleep and no shower and an epidural-gone-wrong. I liked going in all rested and showered, and saying, "Excuse me, but I seem to have a baby lodged in my uterus; could you please remove that for me?" And then they did, and then I went back to my room and my hair was still approximately as it had been when I arrived, and I could sit up in bed and talk pleasantly to people and enjoy the baby and be awake for the rest of the day, instead of collapsing as I did after my post-labor c-section.
By Swistle on 2007 03 15
First of all, it sounds like you don't have a choice. It's not like you are Britney Spears who was scared and wouldn't even try.
And I went through the same (or similar thing) although mine wasn't on threat of death. He just wouldn't come out. Over two days of inducing. NO PROGRESS. Doc broke my water. STILL NO PROGRESS. I opted for the C-Section. And after that i said no way in hell am I trying labor again. My other two were scheduled and it really is easier when you aren't so tired (physically and mentally and emotionally) from the labor and disappointment of not being able to do what you are told your whole life that you should be able to do.
Try not to stress or obsess over this Leslie. You are doing what is best for you and your baby. And you know what to expect this time and I think you will find that none of it is as bad as you remembered—because this time you get to go in scheduled, planned and well rested.
By sleeping mommy on 2007 03 15
Pregnancy brain is going to help you. How? you may ask?
Simple…tomorrow you are going to forget that the baby has to come out.
OoOoOOO pretty shiny object!
By ^starshine on 2007 03 15
That photo reminds me of Sarah Silverman taking a drive with her cough syrup. Awesome.
By Leah on 2007 03 15
I can't really say anything about a c-section but I can commiserate on the pregnancy brain thing. I had to go back to the video store twice because I forgot to put the dvd in the case and then because I forgot the other movie. I keep meaning to call and change an appointment and then I sneeze/ David cries/ a light flashes and I don't remember my name anymore.
I just can't wait for the psycho dreams to start. (please note sarcasm)
By Mrs X on 2007 03 15
I am one of those women who had a horrible labor and eventual emergency section with my first. I had an induction and a VBAC with my second and amazingly actually pushed out my 10.5 lb. guy. He got stuck at one point, I tore A LOT and needed many stitches, and I remember telling my OB, "Never again. I am getting a scheduled c-section if we have a third." And I meant it! I think you're making the right decision.
By Jessica on 2007 03 16
Starshine makes me giggle.
I almost burned my house down from pregancy brain once…..not good. But I think you're a lot smarter than me, so no worries.
I never had a c-section, I bow before anyone who has. My first son was a 9 pounder (please keep in mind that when I got preg with him, 5 feet tall and 110 pounds…yes, it hurt like hell) and yeah, I tore all the way up to the back of my neck. but then by the fourth baby, they pretty much walked out of my uterus.
So, seriously…you'll be fine. YOUVE DONE IT BEFORE! No worries girlfriend!!
By Sonia on 2007 03 16
I've had 3 c-sections, it's really OK.
While the subsequent ones felt a bit more like abdominal surgery than the first one did, the other readers are right, when it's scheduled, you just go in and do it, it's done, and, there's your baby. It doesn't take long at all, and, you are not quite as exhausted.
By Busy Mom on 2007 03 16
jeeze louise…reading about all this baby birthin' , tears, and stitches makes me want to grab my crouch and an ice pack! OUCH!!
And men thought they had it rough with a kick to the crouch…
By ^starshine on 2007 03 16
I agree. I' thinking C-section sounds a lot better than a tear. And I appreciate everyone who's subsequent C-sections went well (MGM mom, poor thing…) and I LOVE the "I was showered and my hair was mostly the same when it was over" because I remember being so out of it one day, three days after labor started (without a shower now) that when the nurse walked in, it could've been anyone and I wouldn't have known, I blurted out at 2AM, "I REALLY WANT A SHOWER." I didn't even remember telling her this. She came back later that morning to help me with it. And not in the "chicka chicka bowow" kind of a scene my husband wishes it was. More like floppy used uterus with IV drip taking shower while nurse keeps chords out of the water.
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AllThingsD's John Paczkowski has "confirmed" that the iPhone 5S will come in gold along with the standard black/slate and white/silver. And Mark Gurman at 9to5Mac reports that although the 5S is indeed likely to include a fingerprint sensor, the home button will not be "noticeably convex" contrary to some previous rumors. Gurman's sources also indicate that "the sensor won't be suitable for handling payments (at launch.)"
So we're looking at a new iPhone that is almost undistinguishable from the last one save for a new color. Why gold? Gold, of course, is the international color of bling, the Midas touch, gilded and auriferous. It is the color most likely to appeal to people who want to make sure you know they have the latest iPhone! So this is, in fact, a difference with a distinction. I predict the gold and white toned iPhone will start showing up in rap verses and videos any day now and will be prominently featured in the year ahead by costume stylists trying to telegraph tech-savviness on the big and small screens.
It is likely that the fingerprint sensor, if included, will have only limited functionality. It is a feature with profound possibilities in terms of user experience and commerce, but it will require extensive, real-world battle-testing before consumers will entrust their security and actual lucre to their iPhone's home button. Without a killer feature, the next iPhone will require some signal of being the latest and greatest. It would be somewhat disappointing if the color of the case turns out to be that signal, but that seems to be (in fact) the case.
Luis Brunel's 1972 surrealist film classic, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, parodied materialist strivers who were neither discreet nor charming. Apple Apple has turned many of us into techno-bourgeoisie. Our "capital" is our "currency" with the latest iPhones and iPads. There will be nothing discreet or charming about the gold iPhone, but (you know who you are) if you gotta have it, you gotta have it!
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Patrick Neal started cooking for the simplest of all reasons: it was summer break, and the then-sophomore at Central Catholic High School was hungry. "My dad was a business guy and my mom worked," Neal, now 19, explained. "I'd experiment during the day because I needed to eat something."
Those experiments turned out to be the spark that ignited Neal's passion for cooking, and a commitment to it that has won Neal acceptance to the prestigious Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, New York.
From those first experiments in his own kitchen, Neal moved on to Kitchen Tools and Skills, a shop in Perrysburg that offered cooking classes and demonstrations by guest chefs from around the area. Neal was particularly impressed by Marcel Hessling, then head chef at the Toledo Zoo.
"After his demo I asked him if I could go and work with him for just one day," Neal said. Hessling agreed, and was evidently equally impressed with his young apprentice.
"He offered me a job the same day I worked," Neal said. He spent the next two months at the zoo, gaining commercial kitchen experience that would turn out to be crucial for his CIA acceptance.
"They require six months of experience," Neal said, "and if you don't have it, you don't go."
But the road to the CIA hasn't been without its twists and turns. When Neal graduated from Central Catholic in 2010 he'd already thought about culinary school, but kept it to himself and stayed on a more traditional path to the University of Cincinnati and a major international business. As the son of Terry Neal, president and CEO of Impact Products in Toledo, the aspiring chef knew which field was likely to be more lucrative.
"I knew in business I'd make more money," Neal said.
But after a year at UC, he realized he'd made the wrong choice.
"When you're not doing what you want to do, and you know what you do want to do, the days drag on," he said.
So, last March, Neal told his parents he wanted to leave UC and go to culinary school.
"I was really nervous," he said. "But they said they pretty much knew that's what I wanted to do anyway."
In fact, mom Debi said she and he husband were more surprised by their son's first choice.
"When Patrick decided on international business, my husband was floored," she said with a laugh. "When he told us about culinary school, we weren't surprised at all."
And by the time he told them, she said, the wheels were already in motion.
"He'd already applied to the CIA," she said. "He told us, 'That's the one I want to go to. I'm not going to settle for just cooking.'"
So far, Neal is the only student from Ohio to be accepted to the CIA for this fall. He's in the process of fulfilling his commercial experience requirement, working at Chowders n' Moor in Holland.
"They've got me doing a little bit of everything," he said.
The CIA is considered by many to be the premier culinary school in the world, and counts some of the country's best-known chefs and restaurateurs among its alumni. Neal will pursue a bachelor of culinary arts degree, a program that typically takes 38 months to complete. And after that?
"My goal is definitely to own my own restaurant," he said.
In addition to bachelors' and associates' degrees, the CIA offers classes for food enthusiasts, including a selection of week-long "boot camps" centered on various skills and cuisines. To find out more about the CIA, visit www.CIAchef.edu.
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Jeevithanouka - 1951
Jeevithanouka was a turning point for Malayalam cinema. This highly dramatic musical film, which narrated the story of ego clashes in a joint family, was mainly directed towards the women audience. Jeevithanouka was a huge success, and can be considered as the first 'super hit' of Malayalam cinema. Thikkurishi Sukumaran Nair, an actor from the stage, became the first 'superstar' of Malayalam cinema after the success of the film. But this success had also an adverse effect on Malayalam cinema. Films that were produced after Jeevithanouka were made according to this success formula, and nothing creative was seen for a long time. Superstars took over the driver's seat and directors were forced to the background.
Ramu Karyat
Acclaimed as an innovator of Malayalam cinema of the 1950s to the 1970s, Ramu Karyat (1927-79), is one of the protagonists of Kerals People's Art Club in the domain of the communist IPTA. After Neelakuyi in 1954, he shot Minnaminungu (The Firefly) in 1957, a path breaking film of Malayalam cinema. Thoppil Bhasi's famous play Mudiyanaya Puthran (The Prodigal Son) was filmed by Ramu Karyat in 1961. This film featured Satyan, a specialist in 'macho' roles, which is a convincing melodrama about the irresponsibility of a self-centered young man who deliberately sinks into anti-social behaviour before being reconciled with life by the love of a young 'untouchable' girl and by the warmth of a group of workers. After Moodupadam (1963), a social film about the relationship between three major religious faiths of the State, Hindu, Christian and Muslims, Ramu Karyat made Chemmeen a definite turning point in Malayalam cinema.
P Bhaskaran
P Bhaskaran started as a lyricist for the film Chandrika and made his directorial debut with Ramu Karyat as a co-director and an actor in Neelakuyil. He attempted hard-hitting realism in his earlier films but later works were mainly love stories and melodramas with social concerns. Some of his memorable films are Rarichan Enna Pauran (1956), set in the neo-realistic vein of Newspaper Boy, Anveshichu Kandethiyilla (1967) and Irutinte Atmavu (1967).
A Vincent
A Vincent joined Gemeni Studio, Chennai as an assistant cameraman in 1947. He handled camera for the path-breaking film Neelakuyil. He made his directorial debut with Bhargavinilayam (1964), based on story by renowned Malayalam writer Vikom Muhammad Basheer. Nadi (1969) won him the State award and Thulabharam (1968) the National award for second best film.
Neelakuyil - 1954
Through Neelakuyil Malayalam cinema for the first time had an authentic Malayalam story. The story for Neelakuyil was penned by renowned Malayalam writer Uroob and directed by the duo of P Bhaskaran and Ramu Karyat. This melodramatic film dealt with the issue of untouchability in the society. Satyan and Miss Kumari were elevated to stardom after the huge success of this film. Malayalam film music till then were cheap imitations of Hindi and Tamil film music, also came up with original Malayalam tunes through this film. The lyrics written by P Bhaskaran were arranged by K Rghavan, influenced by Malayalam folk music, which became popular among the masses. This was also the first Malayalam film to be shot outdoors. Neelakuyil announced the presence of Malayalam cinema in Indian film arena.
Newspaper Boy - 1955
Newspaper Boy (1955) was the reflection of neo-realism in cinema, which became popular all over the world. This film was a result of extreme hard work by a group of college students. Newspaper Boy was directed by P Ramadas, who was totally new to cinema and almost all technical works were handled by amateur students. This film was distributed some months before Satyajith Ray's Pather Panchali came out. This film narrated the sad story of a printing press employee and his family reeling through poverty. He dies of extreme poverty and illness, which forces his children to stop their education. His elder son Appu leaves to Madras in search of a job. Failing to secure a job there, he returns and decides to take up the job of a newspaper boy.
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Mint tins are such a good, crafty building block to start with. Sometimes I find myself eating through my mints just to have the case for my latest project. These cases are great for all types of survival kits and will keep all of your essentials safe and secure.
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A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the tri-county area until 3:45 p.m.
A cold front is headed for the Lowocuntry and with it will come an increased chance of lightning and thunderstorms, the National Weather Service reports.
Storms this afternoon won't be as severe as the conditions that triggered tornado watches in Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton and Dorchester counties overnight, meteorologist Emily Timte said.
The severity of today's weather conditions is expected to diminish over time, Timte said, but the Lowcountry could see some stronger storms and gusty winds.
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development of these relationships provides lessons for the current and future course of gay marriage
Gay Marriage And Interracial Marriage In America New York and Rhode Island are the two most recent states to legalize gay civil unions or gay marriage. Interracial romantic relationships were once met with the same kind of stigma that homosexual relationships are today in the US. Over time, as racism declined, interracial marriages became accepted legally and culturally. They remain controversial in some quarters, but the positive development of these relationships provides lessons for the current and future course of gay marriage in America. Most states had laws restricting interracial sexual contact and marriage at one point or another in their history. These anti-miscegenation laws arose before American independence, in the 1690s in places like Virginia and Maryland, and continued to be legislated in new states over the course of American history. Many were repealed in the late 19th century in the wake of the abolition of slavery. Others remained in force or were strengthened in the 20th century. Despite constitutional challenges and repeals in the 1940s and 50s, they enjoyed some popularity, with a 1958 Gallup poll indicating that 94% of Americans disapproved of interracial marriage. In fact, as late as 1983, half of Americans disapproved of such unions. Miscegenation laws remained on the books in all Southern states and some others until 1967, with the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling that such laws were unconstitutional (Loving v. Virginia). Similar to gay marriage today, opposition to interracial marriage was often supported with religious foundations. Virginia trial court judge Leon Bazile declared in the case that eventually went to the Supreme Court: "Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, and red, and he placed them on separate continents. And but for the interference with his arrangement there would be no cause for such marriages. The fact that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix." The Supreme Court identified a "right" to marriage in its 1967 decision: "Marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man,' fundamental to our very existence and survival... To deny this fundamental freedom on so unsupportable a basis as the racial classifications embodied in these statutes, classifications so directly subversive of the principle of equality at the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment, is surely to deprive all the State's citizens of liberty without due process of law... Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not to marry, a person of another race resides with the individual and cannot be infringed by the State." This opinion can be construed in favor of, or against, gay marriage. Insofar as marriage is a basic civil right, it may very well apply to homosexual couples as well as heterosexual ones. However, insofar as its status as a right partly comes from its being "fundamental to our very existence and survival," it may not. The question facing America today is whether the concept of "marriage," already broad enough to include a man and a woman with different physical characteristics, is also broad enough to include two people of the same sex with different sexual characteristics from the norm. Do such people have the same "right to marry" as a heterosexual couple? Increasingly, Americans are saying yes. Like interracial marriage, the majority of states today have banned gay marriage, either by constitutional amendment or legislation. However, unlike interracial marriage, such laws are not supported nearly as much by popular opinion. The majority of Americans in a recent poll support the legalization of gay marriage. It is strongly supported among liberals and independents, and even more strongly among the young. Given the much broader and deeper appreciation for civil rights and tolerance in the US today, the anti-gay marriage laws have arisen in a time of general increasing acceptance of homosexuality. Rather than being representative of Americans' evolving attitudes, these laws are typically functions of a vocal but diminishing reactionary element in American culture. The overall momentum of American history has decidedly favored more freedom and more tolerance for more people. Anti-gay marriage sentiment goes against this grain. Significant tolerance of homosexuality and even gay marriage--unthinkable in an earlier time--has arisen in a historical era of increasing liberalism in civil rights and cultural attitudes. Today, long after the civil rights era, interracial marriage is at an all-time high. Large numbers of American children are mixed today, and any remaining stigma or discomfort with these relationships is shrinking rapidly. Almost 15% of all new marriages were interracial in 2008. Nevertheless, roughly 40 years after the legalization of interracial marriage, there remain small pockets of staunch resistance. Almost half of Mississippi Republicans think interracial marriage should be illegal in 2011. Among belief groups, white Evangelicals were the most opposed to interracial marriage in a survey, with 16% saying it was bad for society. The "unaffiliated" belief category (which includes atheists and agnostics) were the most in favor, with almost 40% saying it was good for society. Even if and when gay marriage is a reality in most of society, the history of interracial marriage tells us that a minority--perhaps an influential minority, and certainly religiously-motivated--will be uncomfortable with the concept for a long time. Gay Wedding Hamptons Long Island
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LAS CRUCES, N.M.—The New Mexico State University track and field team will conclude the 2013 track and field season with the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships in Arlington, Texas, scheduled for May 8-11.
"The conference championships are what you try and get set up for," said head track and field coach Orin Richburg. "We need everyone to perform at the level they are capable of performing at."
The Aggies finished third overall in the conference in the WAC Indoor Championships back in February. The WAC Indoor Championships for the Aggies were highlighted by junior Brianna Cromartie being named WAC Track Athlete of the Year, and Cromartie and junior Alishia Perkins being named co-High Point Champion.
Last season, the Aggies finished sixth overall in the WAC Outdoor Championships with three individual titles. The Aggies won titles in the 400m, javelin, and the heptathlon.
The Aggies have continued to set school records year after year. This year, the Aggies set or improved upon 30 records over the course of the regular season. Of those 30 records, three of those records are new all-time school records. Senior LaSasha Aldredge set a new school record in the 400m when she ran a time of 52.59 at the Bobcat Classic on April 26. Sophomore Diana Hawk set a new school record in the 1,500m when she ran a time of 4:28.06 at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational on April 6. There was also an all-time school record set by the Aggies in the 4x400m relay when the Aggies ran a time of 3:41.55 at the Michael Johnson/Dr. Pepper Classic (April 20). Aldredge, Perkins, Cromartie and junior Zoe Meade were a part of the record-setting squad.
"Everyone has evolved quite well throughout the season," said assistant track and field coach Christopher Huff. "Everyone must perform at their best ability across the board and everyone needs to try and win as many points as possible."
Aldredge was named WAC Athlete of the Week on two different occasions this outdoor season. Aldredge was first named WAC Athlete of the Week on April 10 when she set new top overall conference marks in the 200m and the 400m over the weekend. She finished first overall in the 400m with a time of 52.59 and second overall in the 200m with a time of 23.57. Aldredge's time in the 400m is a new school record and her time in the 200m gave her the second overall school record and ranked sixth in the NCAA at the time. In the 4x100m, Aldredge helped the Aggies place first overall with a time of 45.34, which ranks first in the conference and third all-time in the NM State record books. In the 4x400m, Aldredge also helped the Aggies finish first overall in that event with a time of 3:45.51 to place eighth all-time for NM State.
Aldredge was also named WAC Athlete of the Week on May 1. On this weekend, Aldredge finished fourth overall in the 400m with a time of 52.61. Her time ranks tenth in the nation in the 400m. In the 200m Aldredge finished 11th overall with a time of 24.30. In the 4x100m relay, Aldredge helped the Aggies finish third overall with a time of 45.53, which now ranks third all-time for NM State. In the 4x400m relay, Aldredge and her teammates finished fourth overall with a time of 3:43.03, which places the squad second all-time for NM State.
The WAC Outdoor Championships will begin Wednesday, May 8, at 10 a.m., with the women's heptathlon and will conclude on Thursday, May 9. On Friday, May 10, field events will begin at 11 a.m., and track events will begin at 5 p.m. Finals in all track and field events will take place on Saturday, May 11, starting with field events at 11 a.m. and track events at 5 p.m.


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Glenn Nolan Richards was pulled over back in October in Carson County.
Troopers found nine bundles, five or more kilos of cocaine, in his vehicle.
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The Department of Transportation has delayed action until May on its "Enhancing Traveler Protections III" rulemaking, in which it is considering a number of proposals.
The delay is five months later than DOT's previous target date and nearly 18 months behind the original timeline.
The most contentious rule would require GDS-participating airlines to list their ancillary services and fees in the GDSs. Airlines are against that proposed mandate, contending that ancillary services are leverage in contract negotiations with the GDSs.
The GDSs and consumer advocates contend that the GDSs have been charging for ancillary services for five years and have made little progress in making them available to consumers who want to conveniently shop for the lowest price.


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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Va. – Two teenage girls were victimized by a Virginia man who filmed or took pictures of them in sexual situations, according to Virginia State Police.
Francis D. Marrin Jr., 42, of Cumberland, Virginia, was arrested Thursday after a grand jury indicted him on 33 felony counts.
"In April 2014, Virginia State Police Special Agent K.R. George initiated an investigation into allegations of child pornography and sexual assault involving Marrin and a 16-year-old female," Virginia State Police wrote in a statement. "During the course of the investigation, a second female teenage victim was discovered and identified."
Marrin was indicted on charges of:
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- Aggravated sexual battery
Marrin, who lived in Cumberland, was never employed by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, according to Cumberland Sheriff Darrell Hodges.
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The undergrad classes of 1965, '75, '85, '95, '05, and '10 will celebrate a reunion in 2015. We'll also hold a Platinum Alumni Dinner for the undergrad classes of 1940, '45, '50, '55, and '60. Watch this website in the coming months for more information about Class Reunions.
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This short video provides an overview of Trilogy, an advanced radiation therapy technology used at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center for treating cancer. It explains how Trilogy works to precisely target tumors, and features a lung cancer patient, Rich Dobrzykowski, who was treated with Trilogy.
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In their new book, Packaging Boyhood: Saving Our Sons from Superheroes, Slackers, and Other Media Stereotypes, authors Lyn Mikel Brown, Sharon Lamb, and Mark Tappan address the various ways culture and the media bombard boys with idealized images they're never likely to live up to.
In this exclusive excerpt from the book, they analyze the limited – and highly gender-divided – range of choices in Halloween costumes and advise that you talk to your sons about being able to be themselves, even while wearing the standard ultra-violent and superhuman outfits.
Click here for Lamb and Brown's chapter on Halloween costumes for girls from their previous title Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketer's Schemes.
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Surf the web, flip through the many catalogs, or walk through department stores beginning in early September to look for a Halloween costume and Boyhood (that's with a capital B) will assault you at every turn. Take him to any big box store like Walmart or Target and your little boy can pour over a dizzying array of costumes. When boiled down, his choices include scary characters, fighters, and heroes – either in super form, like Spiderman or Batman, or the real life version, like police officers, military personnel, or sports stars. For the youngest boys there's the occasional Pooh Bear or SpongeBob, even a cute puppy or lion, but they are buried in an avalanche of ninjas, special Delta force soldiers, and Transformers.
Halloween for boys is mostly about embodying a sense of power and full-throttle action. Boys dress up as men and the version of manhood presented to them is one in which superheroes and warriors are ready to save the world. Their costumes come with every weapon he needs to control, dominate, and save, and just to prove he's physically up for the challenge, they come complete with fake muscles. "Bulging padded 'muscles' are stitched into torso, arms and legs," announces a catalog description. "Transform your little hulk into the most powerful human-like creature."
Most powerful. Every costume says extreme action! Being a soldier is tame, almost boring, compared to being a Special Force Fighter Child, complete with ragged, ripped camo pants and "3-D foamed muscle top jumpsuit" that fakes 6-pack abs – "A great costume if you want to be Rambo." Of course few boys today know who Rambo is, aside from those who have seen Stallone's recent R-rated sequel with the tagline: "Heroes never die; they just reload." Even if he's not allowed to see the movie, the little boy posing in the costume, his camo headband off-kilter, his hands on his hips, his best five-year-old "don't mess with me" expression, conveys the idea pretty well.
It's no surprise that Halloween invites boys to dress up as the superheroes they watch in movies or sports stars they admire on TV, but it's striking how many costumes are just variations of tough guys carrying all manner of weapons. Fighting crime like Superman and imagining you can dunk a basketball like Michael Jordan or win the Indianapolis 500 like NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson is great fantasy, but just as pink and princess have overrun all manner of girls' costumes, boys' costumes have to come with some kind of ninja attitude and fighter paraphernalia.
And more is always, always better. More stuff, bigger muscles, tougher-sounding descriptions. Who wants to be just any ninja when you can be Shadow Ninja Bounty Hunter? This extra-tough guy costume includes a jumpsuit with muscle torso, attached belt, sword, shin guards, apron, hood, and badge. The red and black mask covers all but his eyes: "You'd better hope this ninja isn't on your trail if you're a fugitive on the run because he always gets his man."


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Durham has a bustling performing arts scene thanks to organizations like DPAC -- the Durham Performing Arts Center and the Carolina Theatre. That scene is enhanced by other organizations and venues that also bring diverse and exciting programming to stages throughout Durham to entertain residents and visitors alike.
Programs like Duke Performances really round out Durham's offerings. The organization hosts 60-70 world-class performances each season along with hosting visiting artist residencies and developing and commissioning new works.
The reasonably-priced performances are designed to engage students and faculty with performances in spaces on Duke's campus, as well as out in the community at venues around Durham. The artists presented span musical genres including classical, new music, jazz, Americana, independent rock, international music, theater, and dance.
Duke Performances hosts the eclectic acts they curate at venues such as B.N. Duke Auditorium, Baldwin Auditorium, Page Auditorium, Reynolds Industries Theater, Sheafer Lab Theater on campus. They have also presented acts at DPAC and Carolina Theatre, as well as Motorco Music Hall, The Hayti Heritage Center, Manbites Dog Theater, and more.
During the 2013-2014 season, Director Aaron Greenwald brought The Blind Boys of Alabama, Ciompi Quartet featuring the Kruger Brothers, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Yuja Wang, Kayhan Kalhor and Imani Winds among others. There are still tickets available to shows this season and can be booked online at dukeperformances.duke.edu.
Did You Know?: Pete Seeger, Itzhak Perlman, Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead have appeared at Duke University.
The Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau (DCVB) is Durham's official marketing agency. For more information about things to see and do in Durham, visit www.Durham-NC.com and www.DurhamEventCalendar.com, or stop by the Visitors Information Center at 101. E. Morgan St. in Downtown Durham and pick up the Official Durham Visitor & Relocation Guide.


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5,850 Latinos currently serve in elected offices nationwide, in all levels of government.
9 Hispanics serve in statewide offices, including the office of governor.
U.S. Senate:
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Marco Rubio (R), Florida
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24 Latinos serve in the 112th Congress
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68 Latino state senators serve in state legislatures across the country
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183 Latinos state representatives serve in state legislatures across the country
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund is pleased to provide its seventh Directory of Latino Elected Officials in CD-ROM format, in addition to the printed version.
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PBS Announces Ian Grey as New Project Management Services Division Director
Mid-Atlantic PBS is happy to announce Ian Grey as the new Director of Project Management Services (PM). The PM Division consists of a team of Project Management professionals and support staff who manage the Mid-Atlantic Region's program of large-scale/capital projects. The Division provides expertise to our clients in planning and executing the Region's most complex, high profile, and high dollar value projects.
Ian Grey moves to the PM Director position from his most recent experience as the Director of Mid-Atlantic PBS Office of Client Solutions. In this position, Ian oversaw a broad spectrum of initiatives designed to manage customer services strategically.
Ian began his career with PBS in 1985, and in 1987 took the lead of the regional Space Planning Group. In 1994, Ian transitioned to the position of Project Manager, where he managed many complex projects and contributed to various GSA national initiatives. Ian then moved to positions in Realty Services beginning in 1997 before returning to the PM Division in 2002 as the Project Executive responsible for the oversight of several complex prospectus level projects.
Ian later transitioned to the position of Delaware Valley Field Office Manager, where he served until 2009 when he returned to the GSA Regional Office as Director of Client Solutions. Throughout his career with GSA, Ian has provided excellence in customer service directly to his clients and through countless project teams.
On his return to the PM Division, Ian says, "I am excited about returning to my PM roots and looking forward to the challenges of expanding our project management culture across the Mid-Atlantic Region, while still staying connected with our regional customer base throughout project delivery."
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Ever gone to a sporting event and wondered how the team could survive with so little fans in the stands? Even when this thought crosses your mind, there are usually at least a couple thousand people there. Imagine going to a game and seeing only a few hundred!
How could this happen? In 2011, The Florida Marlins played the Cincinnati Reds and broke the record for the least amount of people at an MLB game. The previous record had been set in 1979 at an Oakland Athletics game with only 653 people. The reason only 347 people turned out was because of Hurricane Irene.
Many of those who had purchased tickets decided to flee the area and save their belongings from the potential damage than attend a sporting event. Justin Cohen, a fan at the game, counted five sections with only three or four people in them and three that were completely empty!


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