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News & Research Round-up: In Transition Edition
It's been a busy week or so. In addition to my mad flurry to finish several projects before I begin with Childbirth Connection next week, we've been busy reviewing the many great applications we got for Community Manager of this blog. I'm glad I'm not the one who has to choose, because I love so many of the applicants and get excited about the different ways this blog could evolve under any of them. (Lamaze should be able to announce the new Community Manager by early November. Watch this space!)
Meanwhile, the world hasn't stopped offering up fascinating things to blog about. So, here's a round-up!
Speaking of round-up, the Lamaze Annual Conference returns to Texas in 2011. Abstracts are being accepted.
On the heels of my recent post about the limitations of standard evidence, the media and internet have been full of thought-provoking articles about the integrity and best use of scientific research. The Atlantic Monthly profiled one of the most outspoken skeptics of medical research in the feature-length article, "Lies, Damn Lies, and Medical Science" and e-Patients.net followed it up with a nice companion piece aptly titled, "Fixing Those Damn Lies." Kent Bottles at the Health Care Blog weighs in on the politics of comparative effectiveness research, and Rachel Walden from Our Bodies, Our Blog offers a round-up of her own, with links and insights from the recent joint meeting of Consumers United for Evidence-Based Healthcare, the Cochrane Collaboration, and the Campbell Collaboration.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement will offer several sessions on perinatal care at their upcoming National Forum, taking place December 5-8, 2010 in Orlando, FL: a learning lab entitled "Reducing Elective Near-Term Deliveries: When Doing Nothing Is the Right Thing" and a workshop "The Next Evolution of Neonatal Intensive Care," among others.
The Effective Health Care Program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is offering a free webcast, "Applying Existing Evidence to Obstetric Care" on November 10 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET. The program will highlight AHRQ's patient-centered outcomes research and review ways it can be used to support decision-making in clinical settings.
Several bloggers have written posts for the forthcoming blog carnival to raise awareness about Agnes Gereb, a Hungarian doctor and midwife who was jailed for attending an out-of-hospital birth. Rixa at Stand and Deliver has a nice summary of the issues. I have a post up at Giving Birth with Confidence about my two home births, one of which took place in a state where my midwives could have been arrested for attending me.
And in the maternity care journals:
Through November 15, the journal, Midwifery, is offering free access to a suite of articles on patient safety in maternity care. The issue includes contributions from former Science & Sensibility guest contributors Debra Bingham and Christine Morton.
If you've been around women laboring out of bed, you may have suspected that the purple vertical line on a woman's low back late in labor signifies full dilation. Someone has finally studied this. (It correlates, but isn't foolproof.)
Kathleen Fahy and Carolyn Hastie, subjects of one of my Consider the Source interviews, have, along with several additional co-authors, published a study comparing the outcomes of "holistic physiologic third stage care" with active management of the third stage. Their study, which looks only at low-risk women who had spontaneous vaginal births and no risk factors for hemorrhage, showed a markedly lower rate of postpartum blood loss in the women receiving physiologic care.
A woman's brain grows after giving birth, and that growth happens in the areas of her brain that regulate how she responds to her infant. The same research team that conducted this study published a 2008 study in which they reported differences in brain activity between women who had vaginal births and other women who gave birth by cesarean. Both studies were small and limited, but I'm interested in watching for more research from the Yale Child Study Center. It has potential implications for labor and birth care as well as how we approach postpartum care and support.
I know I've missed plenty of other goodies. Feel free to leave your favorite links in the comments! I'll be blogging for Lamaze for several weeks longer, then when the new Community Manager is all up to speed, I'll be posting less frequently and on behalf of Childbirth Connection. Transition is hard, but in the end leads to great things…


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Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey answers a question at a news conference during the NCAA college Atlantic Coast Conference media day in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013.
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News today that the NY Times is laying off 190 employees will have bloggers playing taps for the Times. Coming on top of news that the paper will be charging for access to its columnists, this is truly schadenfreude-inducing if you're of a mind that traditional media is being torn apart by technology.
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To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park's Youth Ambassador Program created a song and video about the 54th Regiment. This is pretty good.
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"They laughed when I said I could name all 27 books of the New Testament . . . but after I named them all in order, plus the 46 books of the Old Testament, they begged me to show them how I did it."
Yes, I know that memorizing the Faith is no substitute for living a holy life, but even devout people can't live by truths and precepts they don't remember.
That's why, over 700 years ago, St. Thomas Aquinas perfected an easy method for his students to memorize most any information, but especially the truths taught by Christ and His Church.
As the years passed, our need for this ancient art of memorization grew, yet somehow our culture largely forgot it . . . which is why today, when you and I try to remember a list of things, we have to repeat their names over and over. Or, to remember to call the dentist, we tie a string on our finger. And we clutch at any means whatsoever to recall our passwords for ATMs, credit cards, and voicemail, our login names for Yahoo, eBay, and Amazon, and the host of other names and numbers that clog our minds and clutter our days.
Now, thanks to the delightful pages of Memorize the Faith!, you can easily keep all these in mind - and learn the Faith! - by tapping into the power of the classical memory system that helped St. Thomas become the Church's preeminent theologian, and made it easier for him to become one of its greatest saints.
Here, Catholic scholar Kevin Vost makes available again Aquinas's easy-to-learn method - the method Dr. Vost himself has used for decades to recall names, dates, phone numbers, the first dozen digits of pi (3.141592653589) and even whether, when his wife called him at work today, she asked him to bring home ice cream and toffee . . . or was it truffles and coffee?
Indeed, Dr. Vost will teach you to remember virtually anything, but he devotes most of his book to showing you how to improve your memory of Catholic truths so you can live the Faith better.
By the time you finish this book, you will have memorized dozens of key teachings of the Church, along with hundreds of precepts, traditions, theological terms, Scripture verses, and other elements of the Faith that every good Catholic needs to know by heart.
Memory is the foundation of wisdom. It makes holiness easier. To grow wiser in the Faith . . . and holier . . . turn to Memorize the Faith! today.
Memorize the Faith! will teach you and your children how to remember anything, but it's particularly useful to those involved in religious education: catechists and converts, CCD teachers, RCIA members, and homeschoolers of all ages.
Here, Dr. Vost and St. Thomas Aquinas show you easy ways to memorize the following truths and precepts of our Faith, plus many more:
And anything else you want to remember, from the 14 items on your grocery list to the birthdays of your 7 nephews and nieces!
I was somewhat skeptical this book could deliver the claims it made. I had read other memory books in the past and was unimpressed with the methods they proposed. There seemed to be something missing that kept me from fully realizing my potential. This book provided that missing part. I don't want to give away what it is but, I can assure, if you apply the methods the author outlines in this book you will definitely increase your ability to retain and recall at will almost anything you can imagine. It took only two, 45 minutes sessions for me to memorize all 73 books of the Bible, in order, and backwards!
Mr. Vost writes in a breezy style that entertains while informing. His book will be especially useful to anyone tasked with teaching others be they child or adult. If as a teacher you have struggled for a way to make a dry list or technical term memorable, this book will give you everything you need to make that happen.
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Cry Foul!
Unemployment rate down; good news right?
Not so, say a few; and they're mostly white
What's good for the goose, is the opposite for them
It's manipulation by the lefties; by the dems
Good news for the country means 4 more years of him,
As they watch their hateful chances dim
They say, "We worked so hard, and it's going for naught
Our subversive tactics aren't working out like we thought!"
Put party ahead of America; THAT"S the way to go
If the other side thought of it; you just say no
Your party is an anchor, slowing everything to a crawl
When asked for your ideas, you don't have any, at all!
The democratic workers must be lying,
When they say they found work, the numbers you aren't buying,
But those same numbers, when in your favor,
You totally believed to be accurate; their negative you savored
Suddenly, you scrambled for a new tin foil hat theory
You're only happy when the rest of us are in misery
Cry foul; cry foul; something is amiss
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LAKE MCCLELLAN. Lake McClellan (McClellan Creek Lake), with a capacity of 5,005 acre-feet, was constructed on McClellan Creek twenty-five miles south of Pampa in southern Gray County (at 35°12' N, 100°51' W). It was built in the late 1940s by the Panhandle Water Conservation Authority, primarily for soil conservation, flood control, recreation, and promotion of wildlife. The lake is named for Capt. George B. McClellan, who accompanied Randolph B. Marcy on his exploration of the Red River. Surrounding the reservoir is McClellan Creek National Grassland, one of several scattered tracts of land across the Panhandle and in Oklahoma and New Mexico bought by the federal government after the dust bowl of the 1930s. This area has been allowed to go back to native grasses and brush to anchor the soil and help prevent destructive dust storms. It is generally characterized by a flat to rolling terrain with deep sandy loams. Facilities are provided for picnicking, camping, fishing, and boating. Near the lake is the site where Lt. Francis (Frank) D. Baldwinqv, commanding two companies of United States Cavalry, attacked Chief Grey Beard's band of Cheyenne Indians on November 8, 1874, and rescued Julia and Addie German (see GERMAN SISTERS).
Grace E. Meredith, ed., Girl Captives of the Cheyennes (Los Angeles: Gem, 1927).
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A culturally-diverse group, it will present choral music celebrating the season from many parts of our planet.
Also featured in the one-hour concert will be Mindy Root, a master's degree voice student at Ball State University, singing a holiday solo, and the Planet Earth Quartet featuring Jim Pyle, Isaiah Standridge, Earl Rigsby and conductor Doug Amman singing a barbershop song. ...


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How to Dice an Onion
Dicing an onion, or finely chopping it into small pieces, is a basic cooking skill you'll see in many recipes. Use a sharp knife and a good cutting board to make sure the onion doesn't slip. Read on for a quick, effective dicing technique.
1Cut off the ends with a sharp chef's knife. Don't cut too much; just remove the dry part of the tip and root.Ad
2Put the onion cut-side down on the cutting board.
3Cut the onion in half lengthwise.
4Peel off the skin. If the first layer of onion is slimy or dry, remove that as well.
5Place an onion half face down with the root end facing away from you.
6Make vertical cuts. Cut finely spaced vertical stripes into onion, top to bottom, making sure not to cut all the way through the root. You want to leave a section of the root intact, to hold the onion together.
7Turn the onion half 90 degrees.
8Cut across the onion half, top to bottom, working your way from right to left.
9Behold! Diced onion. Now do the same to the other half.
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- Practice on large onions.
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Originally posted by Jim Yingst: Well, you certainly can't do this by casting, because a String is now an array of bytes. But it's possible to write a method that will take a String "00000000" as input, and return a byte[] containing { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } as output - if that's really what you want. A rough algorithm: create a byte[] with the same length as the length of the String
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return the byte[] array Is that what you're trying to do? [ October 19, 2007: Message edited by: Jim Yingst ]
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Episode 2: J. WOW.
As Blakeley put it, this really is just like watching the Jerry Springer Show. The only difference? This is slightly trashier. I can't wait to see a "where are they now" on the Twins in 5 years.
Competition: Of Course Stagliano would be good at this. Of Course.
Instructor: Do you know how to hula hoop?
Erica: No.
Instructor: Do you want to learn?
Erica: No.
You know how gymnasts always seem to be stuck in the 90's? Either Jamie really went all out, or she just fits the mold. Bright red lipstick with a high bun and scraggly styled 90's bangs blinded me. You know? There are still ways to make a tacky gymnastic suit look cute, and this is NOT one of them. The bright blue eye shadow worries me for a few different reasons, but I won't go there. The main reason that the girls don't in any way shape or form resemble an actual gymnast? The answer is quite obvious: Their bazongas.
Ass Face claims he was relieved, but also shocked that the girls were so bad at their routine stating, "Shopping and gymnastics, like what the f@#k else do you have to do in your life?" Well, Ass Face, we do a lot. Not that you would know, because you are constantly holed up at the local Ralph Lauren chain store busy being a "luxury brand consultant." And for the record, you seem the type to excel at gymnastics.
Weird that Stagliano makes himself the center of attention throughout the routine. He starts with himself positioned in the middle of all the guys and counts out every move. Remember the synchronized swimming competition last season? This is obviously going to give him a rose. This is also why he won all the challenges on BPad 2 and now 3! He is a true competitor.
Michael and Blakeley win, and Donna immediately starts obsessing over going on a date with Michael. She runs like hell to the nearest tanning bed to get her fix in and then starts sketching some new drawings. This time she focuses on close ups of Michael eyes, nose and mouth in an attempt to win a date with the man of her dreams. (I may or may not have made up the last couple sentences.) Donna says a few conceded lines such as, "Guys normally flock to me. They obsess over me," and, "I never need to try to get a guys attention." Er, where is this chick hanging out? In Tampa? No offense Dave Good. Maybe I'm just pissed that Donna never sketched a photo of me. Seriously though, that's sort of bull shit.
Michael's Date: "Holly" Crap.
Michael loves acting like the Bachelor so much so, that I think he is forgetting this is Bachelor Pad as he makes out with Rachel AND Donna. The girls want to win money, not his heart…and they are putting the moves on hardcore!
I think Michael is taking it upon himself to get noticed by Dancing With The Stars. If that's not the case and this "chest out, hips sway move" was intentional and serious, then I can't wait to make fun of him to his face next time I see him;) Don't get me started on his outfit. It's way to Broke Back for my liking.
Holyyyyy Crap is right, Michael. Holy. Crap.
The last thing I would do to someone who was obsessed with me and drew pictures of me would be to make out with them. Michael doesn't look into this tongue massacre with Donna at all as he places his hand on the wall to show off his outfit. Donna licks Michael's face and mouth as Michael nibbles her tongue. Where is Jamie when you need her for "making out 101?" What is going on here?!
Back at the Mansion: Ryan prepares the room to make his first time special.
Oh my God this is not happening. The non-drinking V is wearing a polo. An Abercrombie and Fitch, freaking polo. Oh My Wow, he needs help. He is even wearing it the way my high school friends did back in 1999. A ring collared crew neck under a tight polo. WHAT. He then takes Jamie away to creepsville and shows her the birthday shrine he has created for her. He baked a cake, spelled stuff with licorice, decorated with rose petals, and decked out the room with streamers and balloons. I'm pretty sure Jamie would trade this all in for an exotic toy and pinot noir.
Ryan took Jamie away from the crew to give her a sushi dinner. Jamie is so stressed, because she wanted alone time with Chris, but can't be rude so she sucks it up and hangs with Big V. As she complains about the recent news from Ryan that Chris doesn't want to be her partner, she kinda flips out and puts on clothes to mourn her loss.
These certainly are great funeral gloves. Oh, and Chris is all over the place. He better be careful! Just because Blakeley won, he is ditching Jamie that fast? He SHOULD HAVE PULLED Jamie aside and told her he was going to play on Blakeley's feelings to get the rose, then come back safe and save her and become her partner the following week. Or he could have told her he was "pretend" staying with Blakeley to throw everyone off, but made a secret partnership with Jamie instead. These people know nothing. NOTHING!!!
Nicely done Chris. I spoke to soon and he did exactly what he should have. He told Jamie to sit tight while he played Blakeley. He should have told her before Ryan got the chance. Never tell someone what you are going to do before you do it. #BachelorPad101
Blakeley is chilling in the hot tub, oblivious as to what is going down. I love Blakeley's swimsuit on her. The color is great with her skin tone and is classier than I've seen her in. Is that a tattoo on her lower left stomach? Blakeley has got some serious skeletons in her closet. Some ass kicking skeletons.
Blakeley's Date: "Let's get a little racy and get in the pool." -F-ing metaphors.
Well, if we didn't all think Chris looked like a bobble head before…
Chris gets the rose after Blakeley attempts to tease poor David into thinking he was getting it. What a jerk move. I honestly felt bad for David…she didn't need to be such an A-hole about it. Christ almighty Chris is so hot. He should just walk around shirtless the rest of the season. For all of you hating on Chris for being a player, note that this is a good thing when PLAYING A GAME! He is playing the game beautifully. Love him or hate him, I think he is definitely making final 4. If it's a cast vote, he won't win the final challenge after they see all of this though, lol.
Mansion After Party: Ed makes the worst sex noises.
Ed hooks up with Sara, Erica hooks up with Donna (yes, you read correctly), Jaclyn hooks up with Ed, David hooks up with a twin, Chris hooks up with Blakeley, Ass Face hooks up with Lindzi, etc…. This is ridiculous and I love it.
As the twins start fighting, Nick's snoring gets louder and Jamie throws on yet another tacky top.
UGH. I love this girl! I just don't like her style. YOU GOTTA KNOW I LOVE YOU, JAMIE! Plus, without her I wouldn't have as many pictures for my blog:)
Wait, wait, wait a minute. I don't care if you are sleeping or not, in fact I couldn't give a care what people wear when they sleep. But when they try to be cute and wear something creepy? Hello Kitty? HELLOOOOO BLAKELEY! You are 37, girl (I think? I'm just going off what the twins said)! Plus, that was an awful nerdy trend 5 years ago picked up by high school kids. The only time it's cool is when it is age appropriate. When you are between the ages 5-10.
As the two psychos continue to fight, I spy Ass Face and Lindzi in bed together.
two things wrong here…. 1.) The obvious. These two together? 2.) Every girl knows better than to wear make up to bed! What is Lindzi thinking? On both counts?!!!
One of the crazy twins tries to wake up David to say goodbye. She is so concerned and upset about leaving him. He didn't even flinch when she said goodbye. He was all like, "BITCH, don't wake me up just leave you crazy spaz!" And then I was all like, "Bitch you better get outta here with that purple turtle neck on." Seriously, WTF?! OH MY GOD. They are so lucky I wasn't on this season. I would have locked them out of the house not only for their screaming, but also for wearing turtlenecks.
Rose Ceremony: Yes, let's send home the non-threatening, sober virgin who has zero chance of winning. That sounds smart.
The Good:
Chris Harrison looks fantastic in a dark grey suit with a light purple checkered shirt, and a solid egg plant colored tie with a couple diagonal stripes to throw off the perfect symmetry of the outfit.
Lindzi loves her asymmetrical dresses a little too much. Whatever! She looks great in them and knows how to show off her body in a classy way. This light silver cocktail dress is sure to give Ass Face a major word that rhymes with loaner.
The Bad:
For freaking real, Ryan. Abercrombie and Fitch on a 32 year old is not acceptable. Don't use your virginity as an excuse. People who remain celibate can still mature fashionably.
This is not a good look for Jaclyn. The dress is way too tight and short, plus the one sleeve thing isn't working for this particular dress.
Jamie keeps trying to play with her hair and do anything to get her funeral gloves some air time. She thinks they are cool. Jamie, I really like you. Please let me help you. We can work through this and get you on track to better style:)
Yes, Reid is handsome. But, this is not the point of the picture. I'm simply pointing out the tacky hickey on the dude's neck behind him. Who is this?! Hold please. I'm fast-forwarding to do some investigating. (pause——–) And the winner of tackiest neck hickey is…… Drum Roll please……….Holy shit, it's Michael Stagliano. Shouldn't he be standing next to Blakeley? I thought he was passing out roses to the girls for winning the challenge? Oh wait, it's because the girls are safe. I'm totally shocked!
Sara made a bad move telling Ed she voted for him. Is she playing the game or here to cry about it? Honesty is NEVER the best policy inside the Bachelor Pad unless it's benefiting you or it's within your alliance. If Ed were in Sara's alliance, she wouldn't have voted him out. These people really do play a bad game…
"To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia." – H.L. Mencken
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La Almunia del Valle
Monachil, south of Granada
Style and comfort in the Sierra Nevada at this bucolic mountain hideaway, only 15 minutes' drive from Granada and 20 from the ski resort
You're in the first folds of the Sierra Nevada here, but only
a 15-minute drive from the centre of Granada. Spectacular landscape
encircles you: mountains rise across the valley, streams gurgle,
pine forests cling to the hills. If you want to walk, you can
strike out from the front door (maps and walking sticks are on
hand); alternatively, sit out by the pool in the shade of an
ancient fig tree and drink in the views. Come in winter and go
skiing: the Sol y Nieve resort is just a 20-minute car ride
As for the house, well, that's not bad either, a beautifully orchestrated commingling of contemporary art, furnishings and fittings with the building's more rustic base elements of slate and dressed stone: rustic chic at its very most appealing. It's built into the side of a hill and a couple of the rooms have raw stone walls. Elegant, uncluttered bedrooms come with long views and crisp linen, a fire smoulders in the first-floor sitting room in winter, and summer suppers are taken up on the rooftop terrace, where, on clear nights, you'll see the moon slip over the mountain and light up the valley below. Magical.
Reviewed by Tom Bell
- The fabulous setting on the side of a hill has mountains all around
- The comfortable and stylish bedrooms offer great value for money
- Beautiful Granada and the magnificent Alhambra, the finest palace in Spain, are just 10 minutes away
- The Sierra Nevada National Park is great for long walks, horse riding and mountain biking
- Patricia and Manuel are consummately good hosts: warm, caring and genuinely keen for you to experience the best of Granada and its sierra
- La Almuñia has a droolingly romantic, hidden away feel to it: you can't fail to slip into easy R&R at this place
- The set menu for dinner offers no choice. But menus are discussed in the morning, any allergies or veggie leanings accommodated, and the produce is all locally sourced
- If you want the bars and clubs of the big city, you'll have to drive down to Granada each night
- You're up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, at the end of a long and very narrow country road, so you'll need a car to get here
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Mosaic and Cov. Plus are the only 10" deep block combination walls on the market to my knowledge. Unfortunatley if you want to go combination, retaining a decent surcharge you need grid. With grid placement you need seams to do it right. I would agree, but its either a 10" panel with Mosaic, or a 21" panel with Cov Plus, pick your poison.
I never installed a wall with "pannels'. Every multi size wall I ever built was a random pattern. We would stagger the grid. For example: We would run 12' for grid after course 3. Then run 6' after course 4 then run 18' after course 3 and so on.
Or every 6-8 feet we would install a block to break the seam and cut the grid around it. This is seen in one of the pics. I am not picking on you are trying to stir trouble. I am just trying to give to advice and maybe give you an idea that you have not thought off.
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In 1904 British Columbia was a province of promise and hope. Yet disease and death, especially from tuberculosis, the No.1 killer at the turn of the century, were sadly accepted as facts of life.
During that year, the BC Anti-Tuberculosis was formed and in July 1907 purchased the Fortune Ranch at Tranquille with its own funds. The Society converted the Tranquille facility into an institution for the care and treatment of people suffering from tuberculosis and operated the institution on that basis from November 1907 to April 1921.
In 1920, the Directors of the Society commenced negotiations with the provincial government to take over the operation of the Tranquille Hospital. An agreement was signed on February 23, 1921 and Tranquille Hospital was transferred to the Province of British Columbia.
By virtue of that Agreement, the Province undertook to maintain and operate the King Edward Sanatorium at Tranquille. Provincial secretary at the time, John McLean, said "This is too large and important an undertaking to be managed and supported by voluntary effort, and secondly, because the care of contagious disease of this nature should be the duty of the province."
For 18 months, the Society ceased to function actively, but on October 30, 1922 the "Tranquille Tuberculosis Publicity Society" was incorporated under the Societies Act. The objects of the Society at that time were as follows:
The Society changed its name to the "Tranquille Tuberculosis Society" and from that name to the "British Columbia Tuberculosis Society" on November 9, 1936. On June 27, 1964, it again changed its name to the "British Columbia Tuberculosis Christmas Seal Society" and, finally, on July 27, 1978, the name was changed to the British Columbia Lung Association.
In 1926, the young Society introduced the Christmas Seal in British Columbia, conceived in Denmark in 1903 and carried over the Atlantic in 1907. The Christmas Seal was adopted in 1927 as the official method for tuberculosis associations across Canada to appeal to the public for funds. The colourful stamps, designed to raise money to "stamp out" tuberculosis, immediately captured public attention and rallied people in the fight against TB, and established the Society as the spearhead of that fight.
The Society worked actively with the Department of Health in conducting public surveys to diagnose disease in British Columbia communities. In 1944, Streptomycin, the first effective drug therapy for tuberculosis was discovered. This was the beginning of three decades of successful drug treatment research.
Because of efforts of the Society and its sister organizations throughout North America, and because of the generous contributions of time and money from the public, tuberculosis was gradually becoming a disease which could be detected and treated. In the 1970's, TB hospitals were closed because patients could be treated with new drug therapies at home or in general hospitals. They also closed because there were fewer patients to treat, and a preventive drug treatment became available during this time.
As tuberculosis was declining, other lung diseases, especially those linked to cigarette smoking, were increasing. Recognizing the need to extend its efforts and programs to include the entire scope of respiratory disease, the organization started to work on new challenges. In some ways it was like starting over again. Cures for emphysema, lung cancer, asthma, and occupational lung diseases did not, and do not exist. Today, relentless medical research continues, and the public education emphasis is on programs of prevention and control.


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First Wright Conserve Defective Hip Lawsuit goes before JuryNovember 12th, 2015
Earlier this week, the first bellwether trial in the Wright Conserve defective hip lawsuit MDL began.
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The hip is one of the genuine ball and socket joints in the body. The ball is the top of the thigh, or femur, and is actually ball shaped. The socket is a cup-shaped indentation in the pelvis and is called the acetabulum.
Dislocation of the hip implant is one of the most common complications after hip joint replacement surgery. What it means is that the artificial femoral head slips out of the artificial acetabulum.
Dislocation can occur if a patient moves improperly before the new hip is secure. Patients are taught following surgery to avoid an entire set of movements to protect the implant until it becomes stable. Before scar tissue forms and muscles strengthen around the implant, it is susceptible to coming loose.
The physical therapist teaches the patient which types of movement are ok and which are not. Proper postures as well as strengthening exercises must be followed for weeks after surgery. The occupational therapist helps the patient learn how to help themselves around the house including dressing, bathing, cooking, eating, reaching and picking up things from the floor in a manner that will not put the implant in danger of dislocating.
A hip implant might also dislocate when the acetabulum (or socket) of the ball and socket joint come loose for other reasons. Some types of artificial hips have acetabulums that are too shallow and difficult to implant, according to surgeons who do the procedure. The shallowness of these acetabulums can make it more difficult for the ball part of the joint to be properly seated.
Dislocation of a replacement hip occurs in about 4 percent of patients having surgery for the first time. Dislocation occurs in about 15 percent of patients having revision surgery, meaning another surgery after the initial operation to correct problems. Patient use of alcohol during the recovery period is linked to a higher rate of dislocation as well.
If you experience the following symptoms, you should visit your doctor right away to determine if your implant has dislocated:
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Light posting this weekend as I will be talking the big boat out for a cruise.
That 4300 gallon tank means you may be dropping $200k per fillup, but you probably don't have to do it every week.
Cruise Missile: Pershing 90
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considering a tote for my 830 with embroidery module. Bernina makes one. anyone familiar with it? like? dislike? cost? Bluefig makes one also. i am not familiar with either. any opinions on either? Thanx.
I am sort of wishing I would have bought the Bernina tote instead of the Tutto. I think the open center would make lifting it much easier for getting in and out of the car. I have not seen the Blue Fig
------Bernina 880, Creative Sensation Pro, Bernina350SE,
I bought the Bernina case (with the cutout) made for the 830 for my machine and the Bluefig (in red) for the embroidery module. It makes a good set.
I like the Bernina case because the machine is super secure inside; it really protects those knobs well. It is a bit of a chore to get it in and out but it's more important to me that the machine be well-padded in transit.
As to the Bluefig for the module, be sure to get their foam insert to hold the module in place securely.
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I have the Blue Fig rolling tote for my 830LE and the matching bag for the embroidery module. I also bought the foam inserts for both items. The inserts fit into the bottom of the tote and bag, which are cut to the exact shape of the machine and module and keep them from shifting. The rolling tote is large and is a bit hard to maneuver, but I think this will be a problem with any rolling tote for the 830 just because it's such a big, heavy machine.
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I struggled to make a decision on the tote for my 830 because, as Patricia mentioned, it is just so massive and heavy.
I have to take mine up and down stairs without help so the case needed to be as compact as possible. The Bernina case was my best choice.
As to price? I don't really remember what I paid. If I can come across the receipts I'll let you know. But I do know the Blue Fig was full price at Allbrands and the Bernina I got from my next-closest dealer who is always having a 20% off sale.
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hi....i don't like unnecessary chores much :-) i found this posted on the net by accident; "the machine fit was so tight that they had to take off the side thread holder & that the power cord & foot pedal would not fit when they tried to zip up the case".
did you find this to be true? Thanx.
My preferred Bernina dealer recommends Bluefig. I have a rolling Bluefig bag, the TB19 IIRC, for my 350, and I am not entirely impressed. The front always sags forward, and it looks awful. It seems to protect the machine pretty well though.
The Bluefig Sewing Machine/Proiect Tote that I have is great (I have 2 actually), but I don't know if I would trust one for such an expensive, heavy machine. The embroidery unit bag, yes, but not the machine.
------it doesn't matter what type of sewing you do. you are sewing, and sewing is good.
Yes, that is true. The case fits like a glove.
For me, though, taking off the thread holder and removing the cords and foot control is not an issue since, when it's in its case, it's usually just going to the shop so I don't need those parts.
The only 'extras' that go into the case with the machine are the pads that protect critical areas of 830.
It's the only case I've seen that I feel would protect it from impact such as tipping over in a car or on a sidewalk.
Thank You all for your help...........there seems to be no ideal bag, so I think I will use the original box with the styro foam inserts. I only need to transport the machine for the first 3 intro classes and then the Mastery classes, and them i guess for the once a year check up. so spending $300 for the Bernina bag that doesn't house everything doesn't appeal to me. the other bags seem thin walled(although i can always add foam cushioning). Thanx Again. Sew Happy
I have a strange walker type thing on wheels with a seat insert and huge waterproof canvas bag on the back in a metal frame. Even an umbrella holder! I picked it up when living in Japan. It is commonly used by the elderly walking to the grocery stores. They can sit and rest and the vertical canvas bag in the metal frame box supports heavy groceries and protects from elements. The wheels independently turn for very easy maneuvering and it collapses for storage.
Reminds me somewhat of a baby stroller for adults.
I have alway envied that some folks bring in their machines in these huge $$$ totes- they look pretty. So I got a blue fig and it is too heavy to lift in the car and too awkward to maneuver and when I get to the workshop it is a pain to find a spot to put it somewhere.
I have gone back to my stroller. I load all the accessories and emb unit into the sturdy canvas bag with padding. I can secure my machine separately in the car- set it on the stroller in the parking lot, secure it in place and wheel it in. Once set up, the stroller collapses and I have room at my station.
So I say, whatever works!
PS I don't have the B 830, I have an Ellisimo. It may not be as big but it is the same problem- awkward and too heavy inside a wheeled tote.
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At AFBC, we offer a variety of opportunities designed specifically for adults. On Sundays at 9:45am, we provide several Bible study groups geared towards adults in different ages/life stages. On Wednesdays, we offer Grow University classes, a discipleship program designed to help you grow deeper in the faith. Additionally, fellowships and other activities are offered throughout the year just for adults!
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• Outcome 3: Ph.D. candidates will be able to use a range of perspectives from interdisciplinary fields of study particularly to provide leadership that addresses societal challenges.
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Cowboys OLBs Anthony Spencer, DeMarcus Ware return after suffering injuries in game
ARLINGTON — Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer injured his right calf on the first defensive drive of the third quarter Sunday. Spencer left the game after he and Dan Connor tackled Bryce Brown after the Eagles running back gained three yards. But he would eventually return and deflect a pass in the fourth quarter of Dallas' 38-33 victory over Philadelphia.
With Spencer out, Alex Albright took his spot and inside linebacker Ernie Sims handled the defensive calls.
Spencer wasn't the only outside linebacker who was hurt. DeMarcus Ware hurt his shoulder and neck early in the first quarter. He would also come back and would finish the game with three tackles.


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My mother's recipe for chocolate pound cake calls for 6 sticks of whipped butter. I can only find the whipped butter in 8 oz. tubs. How many tubs of whipped butter will I need to equal 6 sticks of whipped?
By Joyce from Salisbury, NC
Editor's Note: A "stick" of butter equals 1/2 cup
By Frances Adams 11 557 08/19/2010
Do you have any way to verify that it means to take 6 sticks of butter, and whip them? That is how I read it.
I often write recipes for family, and try to add notes for situations such as that, where I know what I mean, but it may not be a standard recipe instruction.
1 stick of butter = 4 oz. So you would need to buy 3 - 8 oz. tubs of the whipped butter.
Compare prices and see if it would be cheaper to buy the butter and whip it yourself than the whipped butter.
I would take it that the recipe meant to take six sticks of butter and whip them.
By dan ward 5 31 08/19/2010
I stick of butter equals 4oz
Joyce, I think that is more of a "recipe instruction" than it is a recipe measurement! Should probably read: 6 sticks of butter, whiped
As others have mentioned you can simply whip the butter yourself and save oodles of money. ;-) Also, not all sticks of butter are 4 oz anymore. The brand of butter I buy now comes in 2 oz sticks (8 sticks to a pound) so we all need to start using ounce, tablespoon or cup in measurements for our recipes because 'sticks' for measurement are no longer the standard.
By Linda Kennedy 1 41 08/20/2010
I would buy the actual sticks and whip them. Whipped butter has additives to keep it spreadable.
4 sticks is 16 oz
6 sticks would be 16 + 8
Whipped store bought butter has either water added to it or oil. Recipes that say add sugar and 6 sticks butter whipped generally mean whip the sugar and butter together till light and fluffy. Chances are this was written to mean 6 sticks of butter whip it so it would be easy to add in drys.
G'day - I am from Australia and would just like to add that when people from the US talk about a Tablespoon it is a different measurement than what we have here in Australia for a tablespoon. An American tablespoon is only 15g or 3 teaspoons and Australian tablespoons are 20g or 4 teaspoons so be sure to make allowances for this difference.
Edited to add: if 8 American tablespoons = 1 stick of butter then you would only need 6 Australian tablespoons to equal the same amount of butter.
First of all: a standard "Stick of butter" always means 4 ounces. a "half-stick" is two ounces so Deeli is incorrect in saying that 4 ounces is no longer the standard. Secondly, fatboyslimsmom, if you are talking about mixing butter (or other fat) with sugar in the beginning of a recipe, it may be called "creaming". This means to blend your butter and sugar until they are no longer able to be distinguished from each other. to "whip" butter would mean to whip it separately then add your sugar in (by whatever means are most appropriate, whether that be folding it or whipping). Always be aware that the more you allow you butter to melt (if you are baking) the more it will spread in the oven.
Also, shortening may be a good substitute for butter (since it is much cheaper) but also be aware that "butter flavored" Crisco just has coloring in it. It is much easier to mix and converts to the same amount.
zachlechler, before you insist I am incorrect about sticks of butter measurements you might want to check out this link which includes photographic proof. ;-)
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How much is 6 teaspoons of butter with in a stick??
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Click on the volume conversion or the metric conversion chart. In the US sticks of butter are sold 4 to a package, one package is 1 pound or 16 ounces. One stick of butter is 4 ounces. To convert this to metric I think it is - 1 stick = 4 ounces = 0.1134 killograms. I hope this helps. Bev (08/02/2006)
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East never meets West quite the way it does in Zeeland.
It isnt so much a meeting as it is a collision. Head on.
Zeeland East and West hooked up again Friday night, but this time the two played a defensive battle. Well, defensive if you compare it with last seasons Week 2 game, when East beat the Dux, 60-52, in double overtime.
This time is was a 50-44 East victory, and it took only one overtime.
It seems like its always like that, East coach Derek Pennington said.
These Division 3 powerhouses share the same campus, stadium and community, and they know how to put on a show.
The Chix took a 31-14 lead with 3½ minutes left in the third quarter. But if you have seen the Duxs high-powered, full-house T-formation, you know there arent many safe leads, especially with more than a quarter to play.
That T stuff they run, its hard to corral it the whole game, Pennington said. We got up a couple scores, and we were feeling pretty good, but then they popped a couple of runs. That Bauder kid theyve got is really fast.
That would be Danny Bauder, and after shredding the Birmingham Detroit Country Day defense for 171 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries last week, he came back Friday with 310 yards on 18 carries and two fourth-quarter TDs.
West tied the game, and then Bauders 51-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-3 play gave the Dux a 44-37 lead with 2:51 left in the fourth.
Easts Dylan Dykstra came in at quarterback and threw a short pass to Corey Westra (227 yards on 14 carries), who turned it into a 65-yard TD, forcing overtime.
The East defense stopped West four times, and the Chix took the ball at the 10-yard line. Spencer Viening got the ball three straight times, and on third down from the 3-yard line he broke a tackle on a run up the gut, broke to the outside and broke two more tackles for the East victory.
Viening finished with 109 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries, but that was only half of his contributions. He also had a monster game as middle linebacker.
I bet he had 20 tackles on defense, Pennington said. He made all the plays inside the tackle box, but Bauder would get outside sometimes, and he runs 10.8. Once he gets loose, hes tough to track down.
The victory makes East 2-0, but the Chix have to deal with the rugged OK Black Division, featuring 2-0 Muskegon, which just knocked off overall No. 1 Grand Rapids Christian.
This gives our kids a lot of confidence going into the rest of the season, Pennington said. Certainly last year when we won this game it kind of sprung up, and we were able to win the rest of them. But weve got a tough schedule.
A year ago, East finished 9-0 after beating Muskegon in Week 9. But in that game it lost its best back, Josh Blauwkamp, and was drilled, 46-0, by West the following week in the opening game of the state playoffs.
Blauwkamp and Spencer, that was our offense, and we lost half of it when he got hurt, Pennington said. Honestly, we were really beat up from the Muskegon game. Severely beat up. Not just Blauwkamp we had other guys beat up.
The challenge for East is to remain healthy while enduring the OK Black until it meets West again in the state playoffs, when the good people of Zeeland should be treated to another classic, just like Friday night.
It was another amazing game in Zeeland, Pennington said, right down to the wire.
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PARIS — Grimacing after some poor shots, leaning over with hands on knees while catching her breath after others, longtime tennis star Venus Williams left the French Open after the first round for the first time since 2001.
Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion seeded 30th, struggled with her serve — all sorts of strokes, actually — and lost 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4 on Sunday to Poland's 40th-ranked Urszula Radwanska, who never has been past the second round of a major tournament.
The quick exit for Williams, who was broken 11 of the 17 times she served, came a year after she lost in the second round at Roland Garros to Radwan- ska's older sister, Agnieszka, the 2012 Wimbledon runner-up.
"Yeah, of course, I was talking with Aga about Venus," Urszula said. "I was well prepared for this match."
Venus's sister Serena made a fluent return to the clay-court major tournament, overwhelming 74th-ranked Anna Tatishvili 6-0, 6-1 — then addressing an appreciative audience in the local language.
"I have been speaking French for years and years, but I don't really have a lot of confidence," Serena said later, in English. "It's way, way more nerve-wracking than playing tennis."
Venus was one of two seeded players — men or women — to lose on Day One: Monica Puig of Puerto Rico surprised No. 11 Nadia Petrova of Russia 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. Otherwise, results went to form, with 17-time major champion Roger Federer picking up a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory over a guy making his Grand Slam debut, Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain, while No. 4 David Ferrer, No. 14 Milos Raonic of Canada and No. 18 Sam Querrey of the U.S. also were among the winners.
Venus, 32 and still learning to live with an energy-sapping autoimmune disease, now has two first-round losses in the past four Grand Slam events. Her defeat at Wimbledon last June was the first time she'd left a Slam that early since she lost in the first round in Australia 6½ years earlier.


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July 15, 2010
Assistant Attorney General Karen A. Gorham
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Attorney General Michael Delaney and Deputy Banking Commissioner Robert Fleury issue the following consumer alert to New Hampshire citizens.
The New Hampshire Attorney General and the New Hampshire Banking Department have received two complaints in as many weeks from lawyers who are being targeted by international scam artists. The counterfeit check scam has already cost one local attorney over $240,000.
In the first case, a local attorney was retained, purportedly by a large company, for a collection matter. That attorney's client then claimed to have settled the matter on their own. A large settlement check was forwarded to the attorney, complete with a letter from local "opposing counsel" on what was later determined to be fraudulent letterhead. Instructions were then sent to have settlement money wired to the client. The attorney was concerned and contacted "opposing counsel." The client did not know anything about the case. The check was deemed fraudulent. This attorney never wired the settlement money to the "client" and suffered no monetary loss.
In another case, a local attorney was "retained" by a Chinese company via e-mail. The retainer was to be paid by one of the client's customers via bank check. The attorney received a very large check and deposited the check in an IOLTA account. The attorney then received wire transfer instructions. As a result, the bank verified that the funds were available. The attorney then wired approximately half of the total check amount to a "supplier" of the client, per the client's instructions. Within days, the attorney learned that holds had been placed on all of his business, personal and joint accounts. The initial check he had received was deemed counterfeit. Since the depositor is responsible for checks deposited into the account, this attorney suffered a loss exceeding $240,000.
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Far more fun than gawking at the gowns for bridal fashion week is imagining what kind of person would wear them. Shows like Bridezillas and Say Yes to the Dress have magnified our curiosity in bridal archetypes, and the very specific, very crucial ways a bridal gown reflects its wearer. If your personal style is the… »


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Gov. Deval Patrick said no to the efforts of legislators to keep Taunton State Hospital.
On Sunday, Patrick vetoed a $5.1 million line item allowing the Taunton State facility to maintain 45 acute care beds after the year ends while an independent study is used analyze the need for mental health resources in the state. The line item was inserted by the state House of Representatives and the Senate after the governor in January slated the 169-bed facility in Taunton for a complete shutdown.
Patrick said he remains dedicated to closing Taunton State, consistent with his administration's "Community First," which emphasizes the placement of mental health patients in community homes that are operated by state-funded vendors. Patrick added $9 million to this year's state budget to promote housing and programs to integrate the mentally ill to live and work in society, as opposed to locked, institutional settings.
Many critics of Patrick's decisions regarding Taunton State support a community first initiative, but they say the real issue is that there is a shortage of beds available throughout the state for the patients with acute care needs, resulting in more mental health patients winding up homeless or in jail. Patrick is maintaining 626 acute care beds in the state Department of Mental Heath system, but many critics are expressing concerns about hospitals being flooded with mental health crisis patients along with the lack of access to acute care beds in the region after Taunton State is closed.
State Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton, who helped urge his fellow legislators to approve the $5.1 million item to keep Taunton State open, said of the veto that it was troubling to hear that Patrick is not listening to families of the patients from southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands who are served by Taunton State and want the facility to remain open.
"It's disappointing that the administration would not allow the 45 beds to be maintained and then go ahead and allow the committee to go ahead with the study, because it is something the legislature has spoken on and the patients' families have spoken loudly and clearly," Pacheco said.
Pacheco said that while there may be good intentions on the part of the administration in favor of more modern facilities, the situation involves more than numbers.
"I see (Patrick's) management style is going along with whatever the Secretary of Health and Human Services wants," Pacheco said. "It's all about budget numbers. There are faces behind the number. There are patients and families and staff who will be impacted quite negatively if the governor's veto is upheld."
Pacheco said at this point State Rep. Patricia Haddad, D-Somerset, has already started to work to see if she can have an override vote taken in the House on the vetoed line item, which could happen as soon as early this week. An override needs to go through the House first before it goes up to Senate as part of a budget authorization bill process.
Page 2 of 2 - Pacheco said at this point he'd encourage any citizen in Taunton to call members of the House and Senate, particularly the Ways and Means Committee chairs, to request the veto be overridden.
Brenda Venice, president for the southeastern Massachusetts region for the National Association on Mental Illness, said that the veto is "a terrible thing that (Patrick) has done to innocent mental health patients who don't have a voice." Venice said shipping patients patients out to Worcester is wrong.
"We already have a shortage of beds," said Venice, of Fall River. "Shutting down Taunton State isn't going to save any money. It's going to result in more people on the street and in jail, because when they are sick, they do things and end up in jail. So where is it going the save Massachusetts any money? We need that study to show that we have a shortage of beds."
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Halle Berry is keen to start a new life in France, it seems, as the actress has now said that she's still planning on moving abroad when her little one turns 18, despite her daughter's father Gabriel Aubry not wanting her to do so.
The star wants to start a fresh with her fiance Olivier Martinez but her former partner, Gabriel Aubry reportedly isn't too happy about the pair planning on taking their little girl, Nahla, with them.
Olivier and Gabriel have definitely had their differences in the past and Halle has now said that she's ready to delay her dream until her daughter is old enough to make her own decision about where she wants to live.
"It probably won't be until my daughter is 18 and off to college," she told Hello magazine.
"When Nahla turns 18, she'll be legally able to make her own decisions about where she wants to be and I think that then, when she's off on her own, we'll move there. It's where I want to end my days, that's for sure."
Halle Berry still plans to move to France (Photo: WENN)
Olivier Martinez and Halle's ex Gabriel Aubry had an infamous bust up last Thanksgiving, with Nahla's father showing off visible injuries after the fight, whereas Olivier escaped with minor injuries. Could this have anything to do with Gabriel not being so fond of him moving so far away with his daughter?
Halle with beau Olivier Martinez (Photo: WENN)
But, it seems like Halle's not letting her ex stop her dream of moving away and has even hinted that she's going to be learning the language.
Halle says she won't be learning to speak French until she lives there as boyfriend Olivier Martinez thinks it will be too much for her to take on at the moment.
"I was told very lovingly by him not to work on it too hard now but to wait until we get to live there. Because for me, at my age and with all that I already have on my plate, trying to learn French is probably one of the hardest things I could possibly do," she said.
"He thinks I'll have an easier time when we're living there and immersed in the culture – if we ever get to go that is."
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