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Mad Hatter Tea Party draws women, girls to celebrate special family time
Saturday's anticipated affair meant hats of all kinds were on display: traditional and original, monochromatic and colorful, feminine and fanciful.
Pearls and floral print dresses were matched with high heels and sparkling wedges.
But the beautifully dressed women at the Murrieta Senior Center weren't even thinking about the 139th Kentucky Derby as they lifted their cups of tea or lemonade, snacking on pastries and other goodies catered by The Mill restaurant, exchanging smiles and lighthearted conversations.
They just looked as if they should have been.
Around 50 mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters and granddaughters were focused on family fun while attending the annual Mad Hatter's Tea Party, sponsored by the Murrieta Community Services Department.
Organizers say the intimate two-hour event that brings family members together to spend time with one another is just one of the ways the city continues to foster its family-friendly atmosphere.
"I love how everybody's so dressed up," Murrieta Recreation Supervisor Jeri Copeland said. "It's nice to take time for mother-daughter time."
For the Downs family, preparation for the family-bonding tea party meant spending an additional hour together before the event to make their hats. Each one required newspaper, tissue paper, cotton balls, colored duct tape and sparkly embellishments.
"And then you go crazy with the hot glue," said Connie Downs, 48, with daughters Melissa, 24, and Kaila, 8. "It's all about the hats."
When asked if the Downs trio would rather be at Churchill Downs sporting their creative hats, Connie had a decisive answer: No.
"Because I would rather be on the horse than watching," she said. "We're all horse-crazy."
For many of the young girls in attendance, it was their first time seeing a chocolate fondue fountain. Many gasped and others exclaimed "Cool!" upon seeing the interactive dessert table with strawberries, pretzels and flavored wafers waiting to be drizzled.
Brooklyn Rubio, 3, squealed and laughed in delight.
"She was very excited to come," said her grandmother, Rita Rubio. "We have tea parties at home, so this is our first real one."
Brooklyn, a chocolate lover, could smell the fountain as soon as she came into the room inside the senior center, Rita said.
"She said 'smells chocolate,'" Rita said with a smile.
For Amanda Brunsmann, 32, and 3-year-old Rebekah the event meant an hour-and-a-half of preparation. Both came with curled and styled hairdos. Rebekah wore her "wedding dress," as she calls it, while she told her mother to wear an actual bridesmaid dress, which was more formal than another dress Amanda had picked out for the party.
Amanda said she was enjoying the fact that her daughter had a couple of hours "to do what she wants; it's a day for her."
"And she didn't fuss when I did her hair," she added.


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We talk a lot about the great things retailers can do to make the omni-channel customer experience optimal and seamless. It was no different at last week's CRMC event (Customer Relationship Management Conference). There were great sessions and speakers detailing sophisticated ways to personalize customer relationships — optimizing every engagement, so customers will be happy and buy more.
Some tidbits picked up at the conference:
Steven Braun, ex VP of digital and mobile marketing at OfficeMax, complained that brand loyalty is at an all-time low. Consumers want consistency in omni-channel communications from retailers, but many retailers are still aligned in silos and not communicating learnings across internal channels. He said a common set of facts is needed about customer interactions, along with a cultural change that gets companies to view their competition as being external, not internal.
Mara Kelly, VP CRM & loyalty at Toys "R" Us (TRU), and Ann Pressimone, manager loyalty marketing at the chain, talked about how retailers need to capture data and engage in ways that are meaningful to customers. TRU launched its Rewards R Us program in October of 2008 and now has 18 million active members in the U.S. They have been learning along the way: the perils of communicating too frequently; the importance of dynamic messaging; how to be proactive instead of reactive; and the art of having complex communications vs. outbound messaging. One of their main messages for retailers is to make sure communications revolve around the customer and not around internal departments or issues.
Nicola Saraceno, VP CRM, and Gianluca Pogliani, senior director analytics & consumer insights, Luxottica, said tech should be an enabler that allows ongoing conversations with a real and consistent presence across multiple reach platforms. Plus, the data must be right the first time, in order to create real-time personalization. Retailers can create sets of personas, so they can build campaigns with a personalized experience, faster.
It is easy to come away from a conference like this energized, thinking about what all that data, technology and improved analytics can enable us to do. And then reality hits us in the form of this e-mail from Southwest Airlines:
With a great reputation like Southwest has, you'd think it would be on top of its customer communications, right? Not exactly:
In my mind, the promise of personalized experiences and the reality of dealing with marketers are often different. The possible isn't often yet the reality. So, my advice for marketers is to work harder on the basics, really think about how automation, analytics and personalization can improve the customer experience, and stop trying to make personalization about efficiency and squeezing every last nickel out of your customers and your marketing efforts.
How would you rate most marketing personalization efforts you've seen in the last year?
I have dinner with CIOs and other top leaders every week, and most of them say that their Boards of Directors simply don't understand how ancient systems and silos negatively impact customer service.
It might be time for a retailer or two to hold a seat on the Board for an actual customer -- a woman managing a household who's responsible for most of the purchasing. That might be a wakeup call.
Retailers apparently hate "the basics." The evidence? Most of them are pretty poor at executing against them.
Technology can easily become a labyrinth of denial, a forest of bells and whistles, features and functions, apps and options that quickly make it all but impossible to see the trees of individual customer need sets.
Analytics are one path to insight, but they aren't insight in and of themselves.
As more channels it seems it's a little bit like being right or left eye dominant. Retailers that excel in one channel rarely excel in all.
So while I'm sure wiser heads than mine will cite the Apples of the world, I'll just cynically note that my new iPhone came with no instructions other than directions to a website that was great if I had a FAQ. For everything else there is YouTube.
It's the basics, stupid. More than personalized emails, texts and coupons consumers want a seamless shopping experience. They want to walk into Gap, and find that items in-store are the same price as items online (they are not). They want to go to Target, and finding items out of stock (which they frequently are), have a sales associate place the order online, so the item can be delivered to the consumer at no additional charge. The stories go on and on.
Retailers need to take care of the logistics first, then address personalized offers to consumers.
I could not help but smile reading Ryan's comments about his new iPhone. I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy that came with the same set of "non instructions." Great customer service, isn't it? They are taking the easy way out leaving the consumer to fend for themselves after spending the money on their product.
KISS means what it stands for. The simpler the process the happier the customer base using it.
Ed Rosenbaum, CEO, The Customer Service Rainmaker, Rainmaker Solutions
The customer experience is really simple. Sell a product that does what it is supposed to do and be nice to the customer. That "nice to the customer" part includes every touch point, including what happens after the actual experience of buying the product, which could include some type of follow up, customer support, and more.
Technology gives us a great advantage if used properly to support the customer experience, instead of complicating it. We've gotten into data collection and it becomes overwhelming at times. What information is important? What information will aid in enhancing the customer's experience? It's easy to get caught up in complicated information.
We're just scratching the surface of what technology is doing to help the customer experience. True personalization that allows interactions that are customized are starting to become easier to create and (probably most important) relevant to the customer.
If you want to learn from the master in this business, watch what Amazon.com does to communicate and customize their messages.
Shep Hyken, Chief Amazement Officer, Shepard Presentations, LLC
Just like dieters who keep looking for yet another simple way to lose weight, retailers turn to analytics because it may be the answer to what ails them when the basics fail.
When what you are doing doesn't work, try fixing it before turning to something new.
Lewis Olishansky, Principal, Retailmatics
Amazon always comes to mind, as the ordering process is simple, and returns are usually not a problem. Any big utility - the airlines, and the infamous banks and credit card companies absolutely suck at service. The fact they exist, and take your money without any personal touch just makes me angry. Small independents are not off the hook either, as uneducated employees who don't care can ruin the experience of buying something quickly.
I was taught customer service by my father and mother, who told me to be a good listener, honestly answer the customer's questions, and surround yourself with smiling, extremely friendly employees who know how to greet people and handle a simple transaction without looking like a fool.
Yes I am a simple man, and our online Facebook experience must meet the standards I have set for a pleasant experience to view, and always maintain the freshness of what we offer.
Online technology must be simple, and help needs to be available 24-7 if you want to succeed in this intensely competitive genre. There are plenty of good online companies who respond to your needs, and that is what I look for when searching for things that I need for my store, or personal stuff for home.
New technology and analytics are wonderful enhancements that can improve the customer experience in-store and on the web. However, they do not in any way replace the critical issues in customer experience -- which are driven by culture and values. Essentially, companies fail to treat their two critical constituents with the dignity and respect that they need -- their best customers and their store associates.
By seeing their customers as "revenue machines" rather than as trusted partners, and by seeing their store associates as easily replaceable, most retailers are driving down their retention and profitability themselves. The lack of core values around these two groups lead to extensive commoditization and attrition.
No amount of technology can replace that.
Imagine you're at the checkout stand making a purchase. During the whole time the checker is ringing up your sale, she's distracted by interruptions, doesn't even look you in the eye, and doesn't bother to ask you how your day is going. She finishes bagging your purchase and totaling the sale. As she hands you the receipt, she finally looks up at you, smiles and thanks you by your name, which she gets from your loyalty card. Was this a personal experience? Is addressing you by name alone relationship building?
Now, imagine another checkout experience at a different store. The checker greets you with a smile and introduces himself. He asks you how your day is going while scanning your items. He shows a genuine interest in making sure you found everything you were looking for. He makes you laugh. He bags your items and hands you your receipt. He asks if you would like help taking your items to your car. He thanks you by name and wishes you a good day. Far more personal? Of course!
You have a loyalty card at each of these stores and they have collected data on your purchases. Both send you a follow-up email. Which are you more likely to open? Which are you more likely to follow on Facebook or tweet about? Which store has a personal relationship with you?
Relationships aren't built solely on collecting data or calling someone by name. How a customer responds to being engaged with on multiple channels is more based on whether you have taken the time to build an authentic relationship complete with proper introductions and getting-to-know-you small talk. Otherwise, "personalization" is creepy. Customers want to be treated personally, not be personalized.
I don't think there is a retailer today that does a solid, 7/10 job of communicating seamlessly across channels. A primary reason is because the sales channels have been run independently for years/decades and it's going to take time (aka years) to integrate them. I am working on a couple of projects currently trying to facilitate this, and both are multi-year efforts.
And absolutely agree with Cathy's comment that there is a major disconnect between the boards and many senior executives, their systems' capabilities, and the how these investments are being made.
Yes! This isn't just about communicating across the marketing divide, but also ensuring that there is a follow-up to the initial communication and that the consumer has what they were looking for initially...especially for an upset consumer....
This is really not news, but a refresher course. Having completed a weekend event of putting the concepts of "Service design" into place, one thing came back to slap me in the face. It's about the entire life cycle of the service! Each step along the customer's path should have in mind the step before and the step after. Duh!
How many retailers need this wake-up call? You don't just look at isolated instances along the path to purchase and stick in technology. No, you look at the entire journey and make sure it all comes together to see the customer through to the end. A happy end, I might say for my 2 cents....
Lee Kent, Sharing Insights for Success in Retail, YourRetailAuthority
In reading an interview yesterday with a CEO of a supermarket retailer, I smiled when I read one of his strongest "learnings." That was, bad marketing can take down a retailer faster than most anything else. He equated it to retailers often promising to be something they are not.
The effectiveness of the use of personalization and analytics is not necessarily in the marketing received by the customer, its presentation, its value, or the form in which it was received. It is in the steps to execution of that offer or commitment that is the customer experience.
It really doesn't matter how you deliver the message if the retailer can't deliver the execution too. Technology is not a silver bullet that corrects that or can exist without it.
Even in the simplest old world, without any personalization when you published an ad, the consumer judged a retailer just as equally on what was in the ad as they judged their ability to deliver it. It has always been the case that the ability to deliver was likely the more weighted factor.
If you know I like apples, and you send me an offer for a free pound but you don't have them, am I not even less satisfied than having received no offer at all?
Technology is just the new tool. Execution is and has always been the most important factor.
The survey results are the story here, with respect to which retailers are impressive in communicating across various marketing channels. If likely 90% or more are ineffective, it will be hard to come up with the few that are, or are thought to be effective. When the group is that small, it's probably hard to tell in the first place.
The challenge of personalization does not end with conveying the right, relevant promises to customers with varying needs and interests. It also means being prepared to flawlessly deliver on those promises.
For retailers that extends to the stores themselves. If a personalized deal item is not available, or there's a redemption hiccup, the chain of trust can be broken. Weak implementation can make liars out of your marketing folks.
For airlines, differentiation generally comes down to travel frequency. Except for a few top-tier fliers, it's not really very personal at all, and in my experience the communications tend to reflect that. But that's no excuse for lazy email programs that convey indifference. There's still a brand and a set of customer relationships at stake.

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NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PSEG Solar Source announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a 15 MW DC (12 MW AC) solar project in Milford, Delaware, from juwi solar Inc. (JSI). Under separate agreements, JSI will engineer, procure, and oversee construction of the facility as well as perform operation and maintenance services for the project. Construction of the project will begin this month. The project has a power purchase agreement for energy and solar renewable energy credits with Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation. The project will be owned by PSEG Solar Source, a subsidiary of PSEG, a diversified energy company based in New Jersey. Upon completion, the PSEG Milford Solar Farm will be largest solar farm in the state of Delaware.The PSEG Milford Solar Farm is expected to be completed in the 4th quarter of 2012. The $50 million project will be located on 80 acres of land in Kent County, Delaware and will create approximately 100 jobs during construction. "We welcome PSEG Solar Source to Delaware, creating jobs and clean energy for our state," said Governor Jack Markell. "Through the innovative partnership between DEMEC, the Town of Milford, and PSEG, the Milford Solar Farm joins more than 30 megawatts of other solar installations in Delaware, making our state a national leader in solar deployment per capita." "As the cost of solar power continues to decline, Delaware is emerging as a leader in the adoption of clean energy systems, improvement of air quality, and creation of local installation jobs," said DNREC Secretary Collin O'Mara. "The PSEG Milford Solar Farm will be among the largest solar projects on the East Coast and will help prove that we can have cleaner and less costly energy at the same time." "PSEG Solar Source is pleased to be constructing a solar farm in Delaware," said Diana Drysdale, president of PSEG Solar Source. "We continue to invest in projects where we provide clean, emissions-free solar energy to help meet solar and renewable targets and with supportive local and state policies. The Milford project fits the bill." "We are proud to have closed our fifth solar project transaction with PSEG Solar Source and to have expanded into a new market in the United States." said Michael Martin, CEO of juwi solar Inc. "Our development efforts for the Milford project have been a great success, and we now look forward to building and operating a solar project in the state of Delaware." This is the fifth solar project built by JSI for PSEG Solar Source. It currently owns:
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Teachers panicking over new computing curriculum
Raspberry Pi, IBM and teachers want more government support
THE UK DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION (DfE) should be doing more to prepare schools for the recently adopted computing curriculum, according to teachers and industry leaders, who say there's growing panic about the shift to coding.
The new curriculum, which will be mandatory for primary and secondary school students in the UK from September this year, includes complex topics such as algorithms and programming languages.
The inclusion of these topics in particular has led to widespread concerns that teachers and schools will not have time to prepare before the new curriculum comes into force.
Speaking at the Westminster Education Forum in London, Mark Wakefield, manager of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs at IBM UK, spoke of the "rising tide of panic" among primary school teachers around the new teaching requirements, and he urged the government to give the industry time to set up a consistent support structure for teachers.
"Now we've got a structure, now we've got a curriculum, please give us time to actually bed this down, get it sorted out, get the support structures and let it work," he said.
Raspberry Pi director of Educational Development Clive Beale questioned whether the DfE is doing enough. He said, "I'm really worried it hasn't been taken seriously enough."
He asked, "Has the government taken it seriously enough and put enough resources into supporting the teachers?"
John Myers, head of the Standards Division for the DfE, rebuffed Beale's questions, claiming that the DfE is "absolutely taking it seriously".
"It's not just government, there's lots of great support from organisations who teach computing that can be taken advantage of. I'm sure when I talk to schools and headteachers about computing, there's a great deal of excitement. Looking forward to the new curriculum, they recognise there is support out them for them to help."
Myers cited free websites to help teachers prepare, and highlighted the government's various funding initiatives to get teachers ready.
However, Paul Neale, head of computing at Theale Green school in Berkshire, questioned how effective it is to send schools to websites to find resources that will inevitably vary in quality.
"That's taking the teachers' time to see what's good. It needs a co-ordination role," he insisted. Myers didn't respond to this suggestion. µ
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The bad language in "Raging Bull" has nothing on "Wolf of Wall Street"
"Raging Bull," when that opened, it got some good reviews, but there was a wonderful article in the esteemed great American newspaper the New York Times and it was quite funny because the language in "Raging Bull" is quite terrible. The language, the attitude, the cursing. The article was, "What Happened To Language?" and they quoted some of the worst lines. So we destroyed the language. The main pull quote was from the scene where De Niro threatens to kill his neighbor's dog. The language is very tough in that film, but not as bad as "Wolf Of Wall Street," my new film. Much worse, muuuch worse. I mean, they're making money.
Working with DiCaprio has inspired Scorsese to keep going
With Leonardo DiCaprio it's different, I'm 30 years older than him. De Niro introduced me to Leo, by saying to me, "I'm working with this young boy and you should work with him one day," and I found that Leo liked the movies we made in the past and he has the same sensibilities, similar interests. He has great courage and a fearlessness in the work. He's not afraid to go to certain emotional places [or tackle] psychological issues.
And it's a tricky thing with Leo because he became a major box office star with "Titanic." When I did "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator," people kept asking me, "is he an actor?" I said yes. I saw "What's Eating Gilbert's Grape," the film he did with De Niro, "This Boy's Life" before "Titanic." So there's a stigma there which people still refer to. But we found that he regenerated my enthusiasm for making films. Mainly because as you get older it gets physically difficult and also the business especially — the financial issues. You're responsible for a lot of money, if you get it. It's all pressure, but can you do it? His enthusiasm and excitement really kept me going, for another five pictures now.
Scorsese seems to feel he may not have a huge number of films left to make and feels his time for experimentation is passed.
Desire? Yes, I have the desire to make many films, but as of now I'm 71 and there's only a couple more left if I get to make them. I miss the time when I had the desire to experiment and try different kinds of films, I miss that time, but that's done, it's over. There is obligation as you get older, you have family. I've been very lucky in the last 10 years or so, to have found projects that combine the desire, the subject matter—from "The Aviator" to now—with, as best I can, fulfilling the obligation to my family and the financiers.
Sometimes, though the obligation has outweighed the desire, and Scorsese has felt "trapped" by the making of a film.
It's a complex question, so to clarify more, there's a number of projects I've made over the years, that I've been persuaded by the actor, two of them for Robert De Niro, Paul Newman, and DiCaprio. So I have to find if I can take my time and put my energy and passion into what they like or are drawn to, and luckily in many cases it has worked out. And for me ultimately, I have to have the final say, the final cut.
Now there is one other thing, over the past few years now I've been trapped in a couple of films. Where because I agreed at first, I found that the circumstances—whether they were financial, executive situations at studios or physical difficulties—I tried to get out, but I couldn't, and I had to make the movie. And then it was a matter of making something really special. I really have to find a way to stay really in there and stay interested and find something special. That happened a couple of times in the last 10 years.
Care to speculate on which projects he was referring to there? In any case, "The Wolf of Wall Street" arrives on Christmas Day, and you can be sure we'll be talking a lot more about the film world's very own Santa Claus, Martin Scorsese, in the days and weeks to come. --with Rodrigo Perez


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The Power of Independent Thinking
A Gala for Liberty: Special Tribute from Ron Paul
Recorded: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The Independent Institutes 25th Anniversary with Congressman Ron Paul and Independent Institute President David J. Theroux.
Experts: Ron Paul, David J. TherouxType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Freedom, History (U.S), Political Ideology and Philosophy
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Part 3: History of The Independent Institute and Fund for the Future
Part 4: Tribute to Lech Walesa
Part 5: Special Tributes, Sponsors, and Credits
Experts: Leszek Balcerowicz, Price V. Fishback, Robert Higgs, Ron Paul, Jorge Quiroga, David J. Theroux, Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Mario Vargas Llosa, Lech Wałęsa, Yuri Yarim-AgaevType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Defense and Foreign Policy, Democracy, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Government Power, History (International), History (U.S), Latin America, Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privatization, Property Rights, Terrorism and National Crises
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Recorded: Friday, November 11, 2011
A Special Tribute celebrating The Independent Institutes 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty held on 11/15/11 from Mart Laar, former Prime Minister, Republic of Estonia.
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Robert Higgs on the Market for Quality Assurance
Recorded: Wednesday, November 2, 2011
This presentation by Independent Institute Senior Fellow Robert Higgs was presented on July 29, 2011, at Mises University, sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, in Auburn, Alabama.
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Recorded: Monday, October 31, 2011
A Special Tribute celebrating The Independent Institutes 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty held on 11/15/11 from Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Founder of Grameen Bank.
Type: Independent Institute EventIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Freedom
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Research Editor Anthony Gregory interviewed on KTVU 2 on the dangerous precedent of the US government assassinating American citizens such as Anwar al-Awlaki.
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Ivan Eland, Director, Center on Peace and Liberty at the Independent Institute, talks to Russia Today about Obama disregarding the War Powers Act since entering Lybia over 60 days ago.
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The Top Films Of 2000 -20009 and what to drink while watching them, CHEERS
If you are interested in knowing what the Top Ten Films from 2000-2009 were, come and enjoy the cinematic ride
The 2009 American Film Market in Los Angeles added a public event this year called The Favorite Film Pitch Contest. AFM in conjunction with the People's Choice Awards will record movie pitches in the Filmmaker's Lounge
The Book of Eli, a post disaster Christian Western style film that may not last into the future
Sherlock Holmes - is new always better?
A romantic comedy Did You Hear About the Morgans? is a fun romp through the west
New television station makes its mark as Hollywood goes to Upper Manhattan
Both a portent of a potential crisis, and part urgent plea to turn back before it's too late, Phillipe Diaz's documentary The End of Poverty? is an enlightening film
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Richard as Owen Sr in the new comedy Men of a Certain Age, Dec 7th TNT
Everybody's Fine is a very moving, deep and funny piece all in one
AFI Fest 2009 was a great hit and had some big changes this year
Despite excellent acting performances, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," is like being crushed with an anvil of pure sorrow
Planet 51 is a humorous, animated film that is a joy for both children and adults with a story line that is very believable and engaging as it evolves from a different perspective than other alien movies
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Can i still nurse while im pregnant?
My son is 10 months and im 7 weeks pregnant. Some people tell me to stop now and i dont really want to. They say it could be bad on the unborn baby...anyone know if this is true? And what about the colostram for the unborn baby? do i need to stop for that reason? so my baby will get that? I would ask la leche league bu ti cant get ahold of any leaders. so i thought i would ask here until someone calls me back. thanks moms!
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I have nursed thru pg twice & am tandem nursing for the second time. he general rule is: if you can have sex you can nurse,both release the same hormone.Be prepared for a supply dip,some women even lose their milk. You might have to supplement a bit if that happens.The milk will change to colostrum towards the end of pg.I highly reccomend the book "Adventures in Tandem Nursing" by Hilary Flower.I got my copy at Hastings.It was a lifesaver the first time around!It has very accurate info about nursing while pg! Tandem nursing has been very rewarding for me.I am very glad that, not only could I do it once, but twice! I got the same lectures about how dangerous it is from people who know nothing about breastfeeding.Just ignore them! Unless you are at risk for pre-term labor, you are fine (even then the book I spoke of, she makes a very good case that even nursing during a high-risk pg may be safe!) Although some may wean due to changes in milk, most don't. Congrats!posted 06/25/2010 by momsangel03
I agree, that's definitely not true! I was just in a Mommy Group where this question was asked. A mommy to a 12month old was 12wks pregnant and asked about BFing both. The RN said this is absolutely possible. It's called "Tandem-Feeding" and at 5months pregnant her milk will turn back into Colostrum for the newborn. What's great about this, is that yes, the toddler might wean herself, but she also can't empty the breast of the colostrum if she continues nursing. Both babies will continue to get exactly what they need. Isn't nature amazing!posted 06/24/2010 by Southernbeba
Thankyou for all the great advice! i appreciate the support and the encouragment!posted 06/28/2010 by cheerfor07
ALWAYS be suspicious of breastfeeding advice from people who either didn't breast-feed or who only nursed a few months. ;-) You can probably nurse just fine during pregnancy. It won't hurt your unborn baby, or you. You may find it becomes too uncomfortable to nurse, or that your milk supply drops so much that your baby weans. Much depends upon how attached he is to the breast & how determined you are. I nursed two kids through two pregnancies and tandemed on the other side. It can be a very good thing--I didn't deal with issues like engorgement/leaking the second & third times around, like I did the first. When I needed to ensure my preemie daughter got the high-fat hindmilk, I could nurse my older daughter a bit first. There will be other benefits you'll find on your own. Good luck!posted 06/25/2010 by SabraO
Its not true, its fine to BF while pregnant, the only thing is that your baby will probably wean himself because of the different taste later in pregnancy when the colostrum starts to come back. It will change im pretty sure back to colostrum for the baby.posted 06/24/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
My baby is 8months and 2weeks now and she just went on BF strike last week. Iam 14 weeks pregnant and im in dilema since iam not sure if it is because of her teething or the change of milk taste. I have been trying to breastfeed her but she just play with the nipple and bite it really hard. When i give her formula (SMA) she takes it without any problem. Should i keep trying or she is old enough to just go on with the formula? I use to breastfeed her only at night since iam a working mum.posted 09/06/2011 by hannah51
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Thunder 92, Grizzlies 89
Overtime. Again. But this time, after losing two straight overtime games, the Oklahoma City Thunder survived for a 92-89 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum to even their first-round Western Conference playoff series at 2-2.
Reggie Jackson scored a career-high 32 points, including the last five in regulation, as the Thunder rallied from an 80-75 deficit over the last 1:20 to send the game into overtime tied at 80.
The Thunder had led by 14 with 26 seconds left in the third quarter.
In overtime, Jackson scored eight of the Thunder's 12 points and sank four free throws over the last 12.2 seconds.
The Thunder never led by more than three in overtime and the Grizzlies never led by more than one, the last time at 1:34 when point guard Mike Conley hit a step-back jumper.
Conley's three-point attempt bounced high off the iron as the overtime ended.
Memphis missed opportunities at the free-throw line, shooting 56.5 percent (13-for-23).
Thunder stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook again struggled against the Grizzlies' physical defense and scored less combined (30 points) than Jackson did by himself.
Westbrook finished with 15 points, going 6-for-24 from the field, and Durant scored 15 while making 5-of-21 from the floor.
Marc Gasol led Memphis with 23 points and 11 rebounds and four assists.
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Pacers 91, Hawks 88
Indiana could have folded under another barrage of three-pointers from the Atlanta Hawks but instead the Pacers answered and evened a series that has been much closer than many expected.
Paul George scored 24 points and George Hill had his best game of the series in a 91-88 victory over the Hawks at Philips Arena. The first-round playoff series is tied 2-2 and heads back to Indiana for Game 5 on Monday.
Hill, like the rest of the Pacers, has struggled in the series, but scored 15 points, including the last basket of the game on a driving layup that put Indiana up three with 56 seconds to play.
The Hawks hit 11 three-pointers, but needed one more and failed to convert on their last three possessions.
Atlanta point guard Jeff Teague hit a deep three-pointer with 4:36 left in the fourth quarter that put the Hawks up 83-78. Hill answered with a corner three-pointer on the next possession.
George and forward David West hit back-to-back three-pointers that helped the Pacers build a four-point lead with 1:32 to play.
The Hawks did not make a field goal in the final four minutes of the game.
Atlanta forward Paul Millsap led the Hawks with 29 points, and Korver added 15. The Hawks scored 11 straight points in the second quarter and led by as many as 10. They led 58-52 at halftime.
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Mavericks 109, Spurs 108
Vince Carter sank a desperation three-pointer to give the eighth-seeded Dallas Mavericks a 109-108 victory over the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs and an unlikely 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
Only moments earlier, Spurs guard Manu Ginobili delivered what looked like would be the winner, spinning home an awkward shot over Dallas center Sam Dalembert with 1.7 seconds left.
But with guard Monta Ellis and forward Dirk Nowitzki bottled up, Carter broke free in the corner and sank the three-pointer to win the game.
The Mavs, who had lost nine regular-season games to the Spurs, continued to frustrate San Antonio with their switching defense while getting help throughout the lineup offensively.
Nowitzki finished with 18 points, Ellis delivered 29, including 12 in the fourth quarter.
Guard Jose Calderon had another strong game with 16 points. Carter finished with 11 points.
Spurs point guard Tony Parker had 19 points and six assists, and forward Tim Duncan scored 22 points a day after turning 38.
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LeBron James scored 30 points, and the Miami Heat rolled over the Charlotte Bobcats 98-85 to take a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
The two-time defending NBA champions took control with a 16-4 run to end the first half for a 58-46 halftime lead, then opened the second with a 21-7 spurt to push the lead to 79-53.
Charlotte made a late run to whittle the final margin down but never seriously threatened.
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The Heat also got 17 points from guard Dwyane Wade and 12 from forward Chris Andersen.
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Strict adherence to universal precautions prevents exposure to blood-borne pathogens including HIV and hepatitis B.
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Why use an interactive whiteboard when a simple chalkboard will do? This may be the question on many people's lips as the revolution of technology in the classroom technology gathers momentum.
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Technology is revolutionizing the way Americans communicate and conduct business; yet, it has been slow to really take foot in our schools curriculum's. Up until recently, technology has been introduced to students as an elective versus a complete integration and redefining of the way students are taught...
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Marriage is known as the social institution under which a man and woman are bound together in a covenant that marks them as husband and wife. As part of tradition, the groom has to deliver a wedding speech during the reception that follows the wedding ceremony. Here, now, are groom speeches examples.
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Would you like to know how somebody succeed so that you are able to copy them. OR are you concerned about what they are doing AT THE MOMENT so as to take part in their organization in the future? One of the people that taught me a great deal questions me during his live events: "Would you like me to let you see how I got where I am at present or would you like me to show you what I am doing today.
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Learn how to make the most of technology in the classroom. Important information all students in education should know.
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Some Examples of Popular Cosmetic Dental Practices
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Numerous cosmetic dental methods are now readily available to enhance one's smile. Such techniques employ modern technologies, being major advancements from more common dental procedures in the past years.
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Several cosmetic dental practices are now available to enhance one's smile. Such techniques employ modern technology, being major advancements from more conventional dental procedures in the past years.
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Educational learning with technology is for any individual who would like to learn in a different, less traditional manner. Technology in the classroom has become more predominant recently with the creation of computers in the classroom.
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The development of globalization as well as human civilization has led to increased interactions among the world population. This has led to remarkable developments in the education system, whereby different world education systems have been integrated. One of the profound elements of modern education system is the concept of second language acquisition. This is a process through which people gain knowledge of a second language (Osborn 2000, p 29).
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The elements of Indian architecture have their roots inthe religion, culture and history of the Indians. Indian architecture hasevolved over time as influences of different cultures touched the design of buildings and other structures in the country.
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I get a lot of emails asking me about the food offerings, taste, and variety of the Nutrisystem foods. I understand this because when I was researching this diet, the food was what I was most interested in also. After all, you're going to be eating this food at almost every meal (unless you go with the flex program) so it's important that you'll actually find it enjoyable or at least tolerable. Because if you don't, it's just not going to be a positive experience that you'll want to repeat.
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|Length: 160 – 180 cm (2)
The dalmatian pelican is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and is listed on Appendix I of CITES (3). It is also listed on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (4) and on Appendix II of the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (5). It is listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive (6).
Stunning, silvery-white plumage adorns this large pelican during the breeding season, contrasting with the rubbery orange-red pouch beneath the bill, as well as to the yellow to purple bare skin around the eyes. A thick crest of silver feathers on the nape adds to the luxurious look of this impressive bird. The undersides of the wings are pale grey, darkening towards the ends. As the breeding season progresses, the pouch fades to yellow, and during the winter the plumage loses its silvery sheen, appearing whitish or grey. The dalmatian pelican has a range of vocalisations including barks, hisses and grunts (2).
The dalmatian pelican has two main populations. The first breeds in Eastern Europe and winters in the eastern Mediterranean region, whilst the second breeds in Russia and central Asia and winters in Iran, Iraq and the Indian subcontinent (2).
Breeds amongst the reed beds or in the open on islands in river deltas and coastal lagoons. The dalmatian pelican is also found at inland, freshwater wetlands (2).
Foraging close to roosting grounds, the dalmatian pelican fishes in the morning and late afternoon. It may feed alone, or in cooperative groups, sweeping the bill underwater for eels, mullet, gobies, shrimps, worms, beetles, prawns, catfish and other small fish. Whilst swimming, this pelican plunges its head beneath the surface to check for prey. Famous for the large pouch on the throat under the lower half of the bill, the pelican does not always eat as it fishes, instead filling the pouch for later consumption (7).
Breeding begins in March and April in the western part of the range, but varies geographically. Nest sites are found in areas with plentiful fish and vegetation, and nests are constructed from reeds, grass, and sticks, fastened together with droppings (7). Between two and four eggs are laid and incubated for 31 days (7) (8). The young pelicans gather in 'pods' after six weeks, and fledge at 75 to 85 days of age (7) (8). They are sexually mature at three to four years (7).
Declines in the past have been due to wetland drainage, shooting, and persecution by fishermen who believe that the dalmatian pelican competes with them for food. Fishermen continue to threaten this bird only in a few areas, as does disturbance from tourists. Currently, habitat degradation from wetland alteration and water pollution are serious threats, which are compounded by over-exploitation of fish stocks by the fishing industry and hunting by Mongolian livestock herders. The bill of the pelican is traditionally used by the Mongolian nomads as a pouch (2).
Conservation efforts have been successful in controlling some of the more important threats in Europe. Actions include marking and removing power lines, providing breeding platforms in Turkey and Bulgaria and rafts in Greece, as well as guarding key sites. A European action plan was produced in 1996. Continued action is necessary, including the sustainable management of wetlands, complete legal protection of dalmatian pelicans and a halt to the traditional Mongolian use for the pelican bill (2).
For further information on the dalmatian pelican see:
- BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
Authenticated (05/12/2006) by Dr. Alain Crivelli, Chair of the IUCN Pelican Specialist Group.
IUCN Red List (July, 2014)


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The son of a local police officer is facing several charges after police say he stole a car and then intentionally crashed it into another vehicle.
Goldsboro Police Major Michael West tells WITN the juvenile appeared to intentionally crash a car he had stolen into another vehicle at 12:33 a.m. on September 2. The wreck happened as the victim's car was trying to leave the parking lot of the Pizza Inn off Highway 70 Bypass in Goldsboro.
Major West says the suspect is the 15 year old son of a Goldsboro police officer. The name of the suspect is not being released because of his age.
Charges against the juvenile include larceny of a vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, fleeing to elude arrest, assault with a deadly weapon, speeding and reckless driving.
Major West says the teen had bruising but ran from the scene. There were no visible injuries on the driver of the car the teen hit. Police said neither were taken to the hospital. The father of the teen in the car hit by the suspect told WITN his son has sustained injuries from the accident.
Police say they don't believe the suspect knew the driver of the car he intentionally crashed into.
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STAFFORD - Bobby Santos III opened the 2010 Whelen Modified Tour season at Thompson International Speedway's Icebreaker with a perfect weekend of racing in his first event with Mystic team owner Bob Garbarino.
At Thompson, Santos, of Franklin, Mass., was fastest in practice, set a track record in qualifying and went on to win the Icebreaker 150.
Saturday at Stafford Motor Speedway Santos kept that perfect record intact, again in record breaking fashion.
Santos won the pole in time trial qualifying for Sunday's Tech-Net Spring Sizzler 200, in the process shattering the previous track record.
Santos toured the half-mile oval at Stafford in 17.965 seconds (100.195 mph), breaking the record of 18.009 seconds set by Matt Hirschman in 2007. Santos was also fastest in practice on Saturday.
"The track records mean a lot," the 24-year old Santos said. "Track records are pretty awesome. I grew up coming to Stafford and Thompson. You know records aren't going to last forever, I'm sure they will get beat eventually, but it feels pretty cool to have my name on records at both of those tracks.
"The biggest thing in racing is confidence. Be confident but don't be cocky and I think that's where we're at right now and I think that can make us good all year."
For Garbarino, the success out of the box with Santos hasn't been a surprise.
"I knew we had the right pieces, we just had to get them together." Garbarino said. "He impressed me before we got together. I just think he can do what he's doing. Nothing really surprises me with him. I would love to be spoiled with perfection, but I won't get used to it. This game can knock you down as fast as it brings you up."
Rowan Pennink of Huntingdon Valley, Pa. was second in time trials at 18.009 seconds (99.950 mph).
"That team, everything is clicking for them right now," Pennink said of Santos. "At Thompson we were right behind them in practice speeds, we were right behind them in practice speeds here, qualified right behind by just a little tiny bit. They're just that little bit better right now. But I was happy with our qualifying run."
Erick Rudolph of Ransomville, N.Y. was third (18.075 seconds, 99.585 mph).
The top-10 qualifiers redrew for position with Santos drawing the pole for Sunday. Doug Coby of Milford will start second and Jamie Tomaino of Howell, N.J. third.
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"The words need to float above the orchestra," composer Laura Karpman instructs world-renown soprano Jessye Norman who is singing passages of Langston Hughes' most ambitious though nearly forgotten work, his 1960s epic poem Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz. Sitting in folding chairs in a Carnegie Hall rehearsal room, Norman and Karpman, along with mezzo-soprano Tracie Luck and jazz vocalist de'Adre Aziza, prepare for the first major performance of Hughes's jazz poem, which premieres on March 16 at the historic theater.
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"Of course," replies Norman, who has sung at the hall dozens of times. She lifts her chin, and in the voice that has thrilled millions of grand opera lovers the words take flight, soaring to the rafters. But this music isn't about a tragic heroine; it's about the African American experience.
Luck and Aziza join in, the three distinct voices merging and separating as the piano accompanist plays a stripped-down version of Karpman's multi-layered score.
Diamonds in pawn
(And I never had a diamond
in my natural life)
In the White House
(And ain't never had a black house)
Do, Jesus!
They repeat the "Amen" several times, then erupt in laughter and smiles. The lines resonate with everyone in the room. Hughes's phrase "Me in the White House" seems both funny and prescient just a month after the inauguration of the first African-American president.
Hughes's Ask Your Mama is playful and serious all at once. He teases the reader by couching his verse in the black urban expression known as the "dozens," but the work is intended to dig deep into the American consciousness. Hughes's biographer, Arnold Rampersad, describes the sardonic verbal jousting as "a familiar ritual of personal insult in the black American world." The title of the poem is a "dozens" riposte and is repeated throughout the work.
They asked me at the PTA
Is it true that Negroes—?
I said, ask your mama.
Hughes began the cycle of poems after witnessing white youths rioting at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival because the performances were sold out. Perhaps he saw the irony in the fact that whites were now fighting for the right to see black performers and sensed a shifting of old ways. When Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz appeared in 1961, the collection was largely ignored by reviewers and the public, according to Rampersad. Shortly after Hughes death, the book went out of print and only a few small-scale performances have been staged.
"The poem amounts to a bristling challenge to the established American social and political order," Rampersad says in the introduction to the recent reissue of the Hughes biography. Hughes, who died in 1967, seems keenly prophetic. Writing 50 years ago, he imagined a future when "Martin Luther King is governor of Georgia" and "wealthy Negroes have white servants."
The Ask Your Mama production is part of "Honor!" a three-week festival on African American music commissioned by Carnegie Hall and curated by Norman. "There are kids today who are making hip hop and rap who are too young to have had any personal knowledge of the sixties," she says. "I want them to understand that what they're doing has grown out of something very old."


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First of all I know I was slated to go full power but have been having quite a bit of trouble walking out weight due to an old knee injury and it turns out ill be having surgery to remove some calcium build up on the 17th. Because of this I had decided to go push/pull at the meet but strained my pec a week out. Kind of a bummer but I've really been itching to pull over 700/705 at a meet and this was my chance to do it. I decided to play it safe and lowered my planned opener to 661 due to the knee pain I've been experiencing. Everything felt good in the warm-up room so I decided to bump my opener back to 705. Here's how it went.
Opener 705-good lift.
Felt a bit of instability at the knees on the way up and almost dropped the bar but was able to recover and lock out easily. I've had this happen once before and it hasn't repeated in a long time so I assumed its mostly a fluke. Usually stalling at the knees ends a lift for me but after the last attempt locking so easily I was confident that 733 was the right move on my next attempt.
733-good lift 28# meet PR!! I wanted to take a crack at 749 but decided that i'd done what I came to do and it was time to shut it down. Really happy with how the day went!!


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Bartholomew County residents could cast their votes at centrally located vote centers instead of designated precincts as early as May 2014 if the concept secures unanimous approval from the Election Board.
But a lot has to happen for that idea to become reality, said Jim Holland, chairman of the Bartholomew County Election Board. A committee, which assembled in January to consider voting centers, is gathering information and attending meetings to see if the idea is worth proposing to the public.
One of those meetings occurred Monday afternoon, when Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson visited Columbus to explain the concept in detail and to answer people's questions about how it might change the voting process.
The state piloted the concept of vote centers in 2007 in Tippecanoe, Wayne and Cass counties and has since expanded the option of creation to every county in Indiana.
Vote centers in Bartholomew County would establish five to seven large polling places instead of the county's current 66 small precincts, officials have said. Voters would be allowed to vote at the location of their choice, no matter where they live.
The concept would put many voting machines at fewer polling places instead of an average of two machines per precinct. Those centers could go nearly anywhere, as long as the location has Internet service to meet voting needs.
Officials hope the centers would speed up voting times, in contrast to waits of more than two hours in some Bartholomew County precincts in the November presidential election.
Lawson has been touring the state to lay out the details so communities can decide for themselves if the centers are right for them. Accompanying her Monday were Wayne County Clerk Joanne Stewart and Johnson County Clerk Susie Misinec, both of whom have successfully launched the vote center concepts in their counties.
Stewart, who launched voting centers in Wayne County in 2007, said her office distributed a questionnaire to voters after the election that year and received only positive feedback.
Misinec, who launched voting centers in Johnson County in 2012, said comments that came to her office were mostly positive. She said the only negative comment was in regard to accessibility at a church designated as a voting center.
Bartholomew County Clerk Tami Hines said after the meeting that the study committee is exploring potential startup costs associated with starting vote centers.
Those centers use special hardware and software that let voters cast votes at central locations while at the same time ensuring individuals can't cast ballots in more than one place.
Hines said the part that appeals to her most is that vote centers could be established nearly anywhere — a grocery store or mall, for example — and that they do not have to be open any set hours for early voting before Election Day.
She said the study committee is under no time constraint to make a recommendation to the Election Board about whether to try to sell the vote center plan to the public.


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A three-member state Appellate Court on Friday upheld the authority of Governor Christie to veto a mid-2011 effort by the state Racing Commission to disburse $15 million in purse subsidies to the state's horse racing industry.
The Thoroughbred Breeders' Association objected to both the commission's decision of how to dole out the money from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA): $2.5 million apiece to the thoroughbred permit holders Meadowlands Racetrack, Monmouth Park and Atlantic City Race Course; plus $5 million to harness racing permit holders Meadowlands Racetrack and $2.5 million to Freehold Raceway.
The breeders, meanwhile, had asked for $10 million, Freehold Raceway had asked for $1.9 million, the Atlantic City track sought $875,000, and the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association hadn't asked for anything based on its ongoing negotiations with the state. The Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association first asked for $10 million for the New Jersey Bred program and an unspecified purse subsidy for Monmouth Park, according to the ruling, before revising their request to zero as talks continued on the takeover of the track by the horsemen:
The story gets more complicated: after seemingly endless negotiations, the state Legislature on Feb. 1, 2011 passed a bill creating the Atlantic City Tourism District that included allowing the racing commission the discretion to allocate up to $15 million to the horsemen.
This was curious because for the previous year+, Christie had made it abundantly clear that he did not support ANY subsidies for horse racing purses – not even when they are funded by private interests such as the casinos.
I wondered if the bill would be vetoed, as this is not a measure Christie is exactly loathe to use. Instead, he signed it into law without addressing the seemingly offending passage.
We can see from this ruling why Christie – a former U.S. Attorney – didn't have to do so.
The commission unanimously agreed to the payouts to the tracks anyway on June 29. The measure went to Christie's office a day later – and a day after that, Christie vetoed the minutes of the meeting, killing the subsidy.
Christie said that not only did the subsidy go against the goal of making the tracks self-sustaining, the specific allocations – including some to groups who didn't ask for any money – "defies reason and logic."
The thoroughbred breeders protested, saying that:
- the veto was unconstitutional
- the veto was 'arbitrary and capricious'
- the commission's allocations were 'arbitrary and capricious' because the breeders got no money
The first prong is that the legislature clearly wanted the racing commission to turn over up to $15 million of CRDA money to the tracks if it was so inclined. So the argument is that the Governor can't just override such express intent by the legislators.
But the court found that the elected officials passed a measure that clearly left the Governor's veto power intact. The court also notes – and this is important – that the 1947 state Constitution "intentionally strengthened the power of the Governor."
The breeders also claimed that the Governor can't block actions by the commission, but the judges again disagreed.
As for the second prong, the judges note that "independent research has not revealed" any cases in which "a court has applied the arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable standard of review to the discretionary actions of a Governor."
Finally, since the Governor's right to veto was affirmed by the panel, "we need not consider the third argument" – whether the commission acted improperly by not awarding money to the breeders.


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Country singer Mindy McCready committed suicide Sunday at her home in Arkansas, authorities say. She was 37. Cleburne County sheriff's deputies responded to a report of gunshots at 3:31 p.m. and discovered McCready's body on the front porch of her Heber Springs house.
"Ms. McCready was pronounced dead at the scene from what appears to be a single self-inflicted gunshot wound," the sheriff's department says in a statement. "At this time family members have been notified of the incident. Ms. Mcready will be transported to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy and the matter will be fully investigated."
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She is survived by her son Zander, 6, with ex Billy McKnight, and Zayne, 10 months.
It was a tragic end for a woman who had such promise and early success but who spiraled into addiction and legal problems. In January, McCready's life partner and Zayne's father, singer-songwriter David Wilson, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Just three weeks later, a judge ordered McCready to be committed to a treatment facility to cope with mental health and alcohol issues and her sons were placed in foster care.
Police opened an investigation into Wilson's death, telling WHO that the cause of death was 'unknown.'
Professionally, McCready was best known for her hit debut album Ten Thousand Angels. In recent years, it's been the singer's personal troubles making headlines, though she was attempting to reestablish her music career. In 2010, McCready released a new album titled I'm Still Here.
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McCready became one of country music's most promising artists when Ten Thousand Angels went double platinum in 1996. The album spawned four top ten singles, including the no. 1 hit "Guys Do It All the Time." That year, she was nominated as the Top New Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards and as Favorite New Artist for the American Music Awards.
But her personal life soon got in the way of her success. In 2004, after illegally obtaining Oxycontin, she was charged with prescription drug fraud. She served three years of probation and performed 200 hours of community service. The following year, she was arrested and charged with DUI and driving with a suspended license.
Shortly thereafter, she got into a physical altercation with her ex-boyfriend, Billy McKnight. Although he was initially charged with attempted murder, McCready's story quickly changed and he served 30 days for misdemeanor assault. Despite the fact that she testified against him in court, they quickly reconciled. That same year, she was charged in Arizona with identity theft, unlawful imprisonment, and hindering prosecution. She was hospitalized for attempting suicide days later.
In September of 2005, McCready attempted suicide again by taking 30 antidepressants while pregnant with Zander.
Two years later, she spent several months in prison, stemming from a probation violation after resisting arrest and committing battery during an argument with her mother, Gayle Inge.
There were more hospitalizations and trips to rehab, including an appearance on VH1's Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2009.
In 2011, McCready fled Florida with Zander in tow, settling in Arkansas. She continued to battle McKnight for custody.
But despite all her problems, McCready continued to pursue a country music career. Her 2010 album, Still Standing, unflinchingly documented her downfall. On "I'm Still Here," she sang: "After the storm blew through, It kept me and it saved me. I'm still standing right where you left me."
Despite many attempts to untangle her complicated life, she was sadly unable to save herself.
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