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Agent-restaurateur sponsors children as readers
Jacks Cosmic Dogs is a popular eatery with outlets at 2805 N. Highway 17 in Mount Pleasant and at 1531 Folly Road in Charleston.
It is also Jack Hurleys brainchild. Along with launching Jacks Cosmic Dogs, Hurley is a Realtor and Graduate Realtor Institute designee with Dunes Properties on the Isle of Palms.
The restaurant recently sponsored 50 children from Awendaw and McClellanville for enrollment in Dolly Partons Imagination Library.
Hurley says up to 61 percent of low-income families have no age-appropriate reading materials for children in their homes. He cited figures from a 2009 study on Americas Early Childhood Literacy Gap, commissioned by Jumpstart, a national nonprofit education organization.
Dolly Partons Imagination Library is the primary source for reading material for 34 percent of its participants, he says.
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Local affordable housing groups to split $16,500
A half-dozen local organizations will get grants via the Charleston Realtors Housing Opportunities Fund this year, the group says.
Receiving more than $16,500 in all are Operation Home, Rural Mission, United Methodist Relief Center, Human Needs Network, The Humanities Foundation and Sea Island & Berkeley County Habitats for Humanity.
The funds will go for everything from providing assistance and repairs to residents living in substandard rural housing to financial help for the prevention of homelessness, according to the funds backers.
Rural Mission applied for the housing opportunities money to repair leaky roofs for six homes where water damage was causing serious issues for the occupants and creating structural damage.
We are so excited because it looked like we werent going to be able to get this family into their home, but now, with a few more dollars they are going to make it, says Linda Gadson, executive director of Rural Mission.
Its an unfolding miracle and the funds came just in time.
The Charleston Trident Association of Realtors established the housing opportunities fund so that grants could be handed out to Lowcountry organizations who develop, maintain or repair housing for those in need.
The Coastal Community Foundation administers the fund. For more information, call (843) 760-9400.
Summerville agency touts Realtors of Distinction
Among the top honors bestowed on real estate agents in the Charleston area are the yearly Realtors of Distinction awards.
Charleston Trident Association of Realtors sponsors the program. For 2010, three of the agents are with Prudential Southern Coast Real Estate in Summerville.
The Prudential recipients are Jana Bantz, Cary Collins and Marianne Stabenau. Bantz earned the Executive Circle award, which is the most exclusive. Collins and Stabenau received the Director Circle honors.
Linda Collins, owner of Prudential Southern Coast Real Estate, commended the agents for their dedication to their clients.
Realtors of Distinction is a group of experienced real estate professionals who meet a production criteria based on sales in 2010.
It is a prestigious recognition of local Realtors, according to Prudential Southern Coast.
Give dwellings the once-over in home inspection month
Maybe its the old adage about showers, but April is National Home Inspection Month. So a house checkup next month couldnt hurt.
April is the perfect time for a spring maintenance inspection, says Bill Jacques, president of American Inspection Service Inc.
Moisture intrusion is a leading cause of home maintenance issues and repairs.
Between wet climate conditions and ice and snow melt from rising temperatures, a maintenance inspection is the best way to safeguard your greatest investment from potentially costly repairs, he says.
The American Society of Home Inspectors, or ASHI, encourages homeowners to identify potential maintenance issues now before they become major expenses.
The group offers a spring maintenance checklist. It includes perusing the roof to look for broken, missing or otherwise damaged shingles that may lead to leaks; walking the perimeter of the home to check for signs of settling and for gaps that could allow rain to enter through the foundation; and taking a thorough look at the air conditioning system.
While we dont recommend that homeowners conduct inspections themselves due to safety precautions, there are several areas of the home that homeowners should pay close attention to, Jacques says.
He recommends residents visually inspect hose bibs (the threaded end of the outside water tap or faucet where a hose can be attached) for signs of frost damage; pipes for separated joints or splits; window and door screens for tears and holes; gutters for broken or loose pieces; and surfaces for cracking or peeling paint and caulking.
Before hiring an inspector, homeowners should interview them to understand what the assessment will cover and to verify experience.
Jacques is an ASHI certified master home inspector with 21 years experience in the Charleston area. For more information, call (843) 693-6912 or visit www.aischarleston.com.
To learn more about the society and how to choose a certified inspector, visit www.ASHI.org or call (800) 743-2744.
Realtor joins Handsome Properties
An aficionado of historic restorations has signed on with a Charleston brokerage that handles high-end properties.
Handsome Properties recently added Brian Mello as a real estate agent. According to the agency, he has extensive knowledge in management and real estate sales, as well as a passion for restoring historic Charleston homes.
Mello is a member of the Charleston Trident, South Carolina and National associations of Realtors.
He is involved in the community and is member of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra League. For the past few years, he has helped in the leagues fundraising event, the CSOL Designer Showhouse.
Mello also supports his wife in her efforts at the Dee Norton Lowcountry Childrens Center, a nonprofit that helps child abuse victims and their families.
Originally from Northern Virginia, Mello lives in downtown Charleston with his wife and daughter.
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Love at First Bite! Dr. Perricone's Top Ten Foods to Enhance Your Sex Life
No, Love at First Bite is not a blog about the HBO hit series True Blood. And you won't find one mention of vampires, Bon Temps, Louisiana, Anna Paquin or Stephen Moyer. What you will discover is the anti-inflammatory diet (not a drop of synthetic blood on the menu) which will work wonders for your sex life. In addition, because you quickly drop unwanted body fat, you will also feel more attractive—which always help when it comes to the libido.
Healthy fats are vital to hormone production, and a healthy sex life is all about the hormones. Here is a short list of some wonderful foods that will go a long way in enhancing your sex life as well as your overall sense of happiness.
- Wild salmon and other cold water fish (sardines, herring, trout, anchovies, etc,) high in omega-3 fats. In fact, if you want just one food group guaranteed to help increase overall health and sexual stamina then these fish are for you. Omega-3's are critical to the brain and nervous system. They will also improve mood, increase sense of well-being, fight depression, give you glowing radiant skin and improve memory and brain power.
- Watermelon — Watermelon is rich in l-citrulline, an amino acid that helps improve blood flow.
L-citrulline supports the body in optimizing blood flow through its conversion to L-arginine and then nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is involved in vasodilatation (dilation of the blood vessels). Low levels are associated with mental and physical fatigue and sexual dysfunction.
Like Viagra, l-citrulline increases blood flow to the sexual organs, without any negative side effects. In fact, some experts are asking "is watermelon the new Viagra?"
- Extra Dark Chocolate — contains phenylethylamine, a chemical believed to produce the feeling of "being in love." We all know how good chocolate makes us feel. In fact, a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine found that women who enjoyed a piece of chocolate every day, had a more active sex life than those who didn't. Eating dark chocolate stimulates the production of endorphins, resulting in pleasurable feelings and reduced stress. Serotonin, another important neurotransmitter, acts as an anti-depressant and increases our feeling of well-being.
- Asparagus — Asparagus is rich in folate, a B vitamin that helps increase production of histamine. The correct levels of histamine are important for a healthy sex drive in both men and women.
- Oysters — Oysters are extremely rich in zinc, essential for testosterone production and the maintenance of healthy sperm. And even though women have much less testosterone than men, it also plays a key part in the female libido.
Oysters also boost dopamine, a hormone which results in increased libido in both men and women.
- Blueberries. When it comes to boosting dopamine levels, blueberries rule. Blueberries allow the body a greater ability to release dopamine, an energizing, stimulatory neurotransmitter. Blueberries also protect us from the loss of dopamine cells normally seen with aging. By increasing brain energy production and maintaining youthful brain function, dopamine exerts an extremely important anti-aging effect. And, since dopamine decreases as we age, blueberries become even more important as we get older.
- Pumpkin seeds — Like oysters, pumpkin seeds are also extremely rich in zinc, and extremely healthy for the male prostate gland. Don't underestimate the power of zinc when it comes to a woman's sex drive.
One study found that pumpkin seeds are also a great libido booster. Pumpkin seeds are also rich in omega 3 essential fatty acids, which act as a precursor of prostaglandins—hormone-like substances important for sexual health.
- Garlic —garlic contains allicin, a compound thought to increase blood flow to the sexual organs. Some experts believe that garlic is a very powerful aphrodisiac—but it doesn't work overnight. They recommend taking capsules or eating garlic daily for about a month to reap its remarkable benefits.
- Avocado—rich in folic acid for increased energy product and healthy fats to improve mood and sense of well-being.
- Peanuts—especially for men– Studies show that the amino acid L-Arginine is helpful for improving sexual function in men. L-arginine is used to make nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels. Preliminary studies have found that L-arginine may help with erectile dysfunction because it relaxes the blood vessels. Peanuts are a rich natural source of L-arginine.
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100 Years Ago
1912 - All the teachers who are to be employed in the districts of Maui and Molokai have been appointed. Twenty of the smallest schools are taught by just one teacher. The largest school Lahaina has 10 teachers.
75 Years Ago
1937 - Although no definite decision was reached, every indication points to eventual selection of a site on High Street between Wells and Main streets for the new $130,000 Wailuku federal building. Final choice of the post office will be up to the public.
50 Years Ago
1962 - A long-cherished dream started by Prince Kuhio Kalanianaole moved one step nearer fruition on Saturday afternoon when Gov. William Quinn, Hawaiian Homes Commission personnel, Maui legislators and county officials gathered at Paukukalo. The occasion marked groundbreaking ceremonies of the first increment of what will ultimately be 300 house lots for people of Hawaiian ancestry.
25 Years Ago
1987 - Gov. John Waihee and heads of state departments discussed a wide range of problems yesterday, included the need for improvements at Maui Memorial Hospital. They were on Maui to begin the new "Capital of the Day" program.
10 Years Ago
2002 - Kahu Kamaiki Anakalea of Waihee Protestant Church blessed the entrance of the new Waihee School Library. The $2.4 million building replaces a converted classroom that served as the old library, where students used to sit on the floor.
* "Looking Back Through The Maui News" is a weekly feature compiled by Gail Ainsworth.


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A roundtable with Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Frédéric Worms, Mathias Girel, and Larry McGrath
2013 marks the centennial of a memorable visit by French philosopher Henri Bergson to Columbia University as a visiting professor and Columbia President Butler's personal guest. The Maison Française Centennial in 2013 is an opportunity for this panel of Bergson specialists to evoke the relationship between Bergsonism and American philosophy, pragmatism and William James in particular, and to examine the continuing influence of Bergson's major concepts, including temporality, life, difference, and novelty.
Souleymane Bachir Diagne is a Professor of French and Philosophy at Columbia, whose many publications include Bergson Postcolonial. Frédéric Worms is the Director of the International Center for the Study of Contemporary French Philosophy and Professor of Philosophy at University of Lille III, and the author of many books and editions on Bergson. Mathias Girel is Professor of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and a specialist of pragmatism. Larry McGrath is a PhD candidate at the Humanities Center at Johns Hopkins University. His dissertation examines Bergson's 1913 trip to the U.S.


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Céline Dion takes PEOPLE all over her Jupiter Island, Fla., mansion for a collection of intimate photos with 6-week-old fraternal twins Eddy and Nelson in our new issue, on newsstands Friday.
Lounging on the porch, in the pool, in the family bed – the twins, born Oct. 23, are getting more than comfy their new home, as Dion and husband René Angélil celebrate their expanded family after six difficult rounds of IVF.
The couple's older son, René-Charles, 9, also seems thrilled with his new siblings, cradling them in a mound of red pillows in one photo.
In the story, Dion talks about the pregnancy, birth, life with the newborns and her plans for easing into rehearsals for her new Las Vegas show, which kicks off March 15.
"The love and what I feel inside, what we have accomplished – I don't know how to put it into words," Dion says. "It's bigger than life itself."
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Office Live is built on Windows SharePoint Services v3 and as a result, leverages the powerful new Windows Workflow Foundation.
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Conway Jeffress and Thomas J. Haas • April 14, 2009
One bright spot emerging during Michigan's troubled times is increased collaboration between our community colleges and public universities. All across Michigan, the transition from community colleges to public universities is becoming easier and easier, and students couldn't be happier.
Michigan 's 15 public universities have been working extensively with community colleges to create a smooth pathway for students wanting four-year degrees. Our universities recognize and accept the obligation to see that community college students who are ready to transfer gain access to four-year campus.
Community colleges offer some important advantages to students:
· They tend to be lower cost for the first two years of education.
· They may be closer to home and family.
· Some students would rather stay at home with parents to save on housing costs.
· And some students simply are not ready for the university setting. The extra two years at a community college may bridge an important gap for these students.
That's why community colleges and universities have collaborated to make entry into four year universities easier for students who choose community colleges for their first two years of higher education. Among those programs:
Improved "articulation agreements." That's the academic term for "how you get from community college to university as quickly and easily as possible." Now, due to extensive efforts by both university and community college officials, first and second year classes are increasingly aligned, easing the transfer process. Around the state, many universities are now recognizing credits that in the past might have been deemed unacceptable.
The Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO) has developed a set of computerized systems, better known as the "transfer wizard" (www.michigantransfernetwork.org) that allow students to more easily see the classes that qualify for university credit, and which do not. This helps students plot their path through two years of community college that will seamlessly fit into their four year-degree goal.
University Center concept: Many universities have developed partnerships with community colleges that put junior and senior level courses right on the community college campus. These centers take advantage of university baccalaureate programs by bringing them right to community college campuses.
As part of the University Center concept, universities put counseling facilities at the disposal of community college students, providing personal assistance to ensure students can move as seamlessly as possible from two year to four year institutions. The University Centers are also reminders to community college students that there is a path to the four-year degree on the same campus where they completed their Associate Degree course work.
Michigan's universities and their community college partners are providing the best of both worlds to Michigan's students. It's another example of how higher education is collaborating to meet the needs of Michigan's talented students.
Conway Jeffress is President of Schoolcraft College in Livonia. He's also chair of the , Michigan Community College Association Board of Directors. Thomas J. Haas is President of Grand Valley State University and chair of the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan.


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Apple Pie and Thanksgiving Preparation
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November means one thing to me – Thanksgiving. It is the only month where it is acceptable to plan a meal with more than 2 side dishes and one dessert. It is a month where it is ok to buy trousers one size to big so that they'll still button at the end of the meal. It is a month spent planning an all out feeding bonanza!
Now this isn't my first Thanksgiving abroad; I spent one as a student in Scotland and a second, much hotter Thanksgiving in Brazil. This is however, the first I will be hosting with a proper stove and the first with my boyfriend and his entire family attending!
Surprisingly, I haven't worked out the entire menu yet, but I know this Apple Pie will be a must. No Thanksgiving meal is complete without it and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. More importantly, no Black Friday breakfast is complete without a little sliver either!
Apple Pie
8-10 medium sized apples (Granny Smith but any type will do) peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4 inch thick
1/4 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Pie Crust
Optional Garnish:
Softly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream
In a large bowl, mix the apples with the sugars, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Let the mixture sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to an hour. Pour the apples into a strainer and let their juice drip into another bowl for another 30 minutes and reserve. (There should about 1/2 -3/4 cup of liquid)
Preheat the oven to 220C.
While apples are sitting, roll out half of your pie dough and line your pie dish with it. The dough should extend beyond the rim of the pie dish by about half an inch. Put it in the refrigerator to chill while you wait for the apples.
After the apples have drained, pour the juice into a microwave safe bowl and add 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter Put in the microwave and boil the liquid and butter mixture on high for about 7 minutes. The mixture should be the consistency of syrup. Mix the apples back with the syrup mixture and toss to evenly coat. Pour the apple mixture into the pie tin.
Top with pie crust in a lattice form. For instructions check out this website.
Bake the pie on the lowest oven rack for 45 to 55 minutes or until golden and the apples are tender. Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream.


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In a recent article, Zhao and colleagues1 undertook a study in which they compared standard occlusion therapy for 2 hours per day to acupuncture for older children with amblyopia. As the Program Director of the Ohio Amblyope Registry, the first and only statewide program for children with amblyopia and their families, I found the research to be interesting, but limited.
The acupuncture therapy involved 5 sessions per week for 25 weeks in which needles were inserted at 5 locations (acupoints) including the top of the head, the left and right sides of an eye, a hand, and a lower leg for a total of 625 needle insertions. Needles were twisted after insertion and left in place for 15 minutes. Some of the needle insertions were one-half to three-fourths inches deep (LI4, BL59). Acupuncture and occlusion were assessed after 15 weeks as an outcome measure. The authors report that visual acuity in the amblyopic eye improved 1.83 lines in the occlusion group and 2.27 lines in the acupuncture group, which they stated as being equivalent.
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Sorry for the late reply to this message but it somehow got missed. It only got caught because I was trying to find another post from Wendell and saw this when scanning his posts. Wendell is right on target with all of this. When I originally posted the solution for converting the UBB markup I used a code base that I was developing to act in a sort of search-and-replace type application and had no intention of it being any sort of tree-style parser. As such things like recursion were not even considered. Although I believe that this solution could be modified to process the modified markup recursively that's only because I love the challenge of making something work in a language it wasn't designed to work in and not because it's the right solution for the problem. The final code-base of such an effort would probably look a lot like a bowl of alphabet soup. Sure, all the individual letters can be used to form words but that doesn't mean that they do, or if they do, not in a way that makes sense to anybody other than the person who put them there. The purpose of this list is to help others with there understanding of the XSL-based languages. Such a solution would probably create more confusion and set people back rather than forward in there understanding of the language. As such this is definitely not the right place to be posting such code. Daniel, if I am able to find the time to try to implement such a solution I will contact you directly rather than risk confusing the general XSL public with a bunch of psycho-babble nonsense that is likely to be the resulting code-base. Best regards, <M:D/> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendell Piez" <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [xsl] Text markup for web forums, eg. [b]bold text[/b] > At 06:31 AM 6/1/2004, George wrote: > >How about translating also <> to [] in the first pass and apply in a > >second pass a copy stylesheet with the output method set to xml this time > >that will translate the [] back to <> ? > > George is being very cunning, but the bottom line here is that none of > these approaches have yet proposed a good way of dealing with > pseudo-markup > that does not map directly to well-formed XML. And by definition, you have > no intrinsic way of knowing that all the pseudo-markup you have, does map. > > (The reason you can't just change markup delimiters around in XSLT is that > internally, the XSLT engine sees no markup; it has all been parsed away in > the tree-building process.) > > Whether you work at the character level (translating back and forth > between > different markup delimiters) or try to implement a parser in XSLT (M. > David's first approach) -- unless you have a generic solution for > converting not-well-formed near-XML into true XML (and it won't be XSLT > ;-), this isn't going to work outside controlled environments where you > can > either preclude badly-formed pseudo-markup altogether (in which case why > not use real markup?), or where you can trap it and fix it when it turns > up. > > Cheers, > Wendell > > ><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > ><text> > ><value>Text may < contain [b]bold text[/b], [i]italics[/i] or both > >[b][i]bold and italics[/i][/b].</value> > ></text> > > > ====================================================================== > Wendell Piez mailto:wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Mulberry Technologies, Inc. http://www.mulberrytech.com > 17 West Jefferson Street Direct Phone: 301/315-9635 > Suite 207 Phone: 301/315-9631 > Rockville, MD 20850 Fax: 301/315-8285 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mulberry Technologies: A Consultancy Specializing in SGML and XML > ====================================================================== > > > --+------------------------------------------------------------------ > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > To unsubscribe, go to: http://lists.mulberrytech.com/xsl-list/ > or e-mail: <mailto:xsl-list-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --+-- >
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MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University's football fortunes obviously are becoming worse by the day - not just week.
What second-year head coach Dana Holgorsen now is calling errors and "junior high mistakes" cost the Mountaineers (5-4, 2-4) last Saturday's 55-34 beating at Oklahoma State.
So their losing streak has reached four games, the most since 2001, and after a sparkling 5-0 season's start and 2-0 beginning as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
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It has come down to the players hoping and praying for bowl eligibility. And they surely need a sixth victory for that. That's a most unusual situation for a football program that has been thriving for many years.
Considering that millions of dollars in coaching salaries and the extra millions spent on travel to Big 12 road games, the thought herein is that it's not worth all the big bucks.
I know it's trite to say that the tail is wagging the dog, but I know numerous WVU alumni firmly think that it is.
My thinking has been that West Virginia should have done a better job of recruiting before joining the Big 12 Conference. That is, if the powers-that-be really made the right decision.
I have always been a guy who liked WVU being "a big fish in a small pond" such as the Big East Conference. I felt it certainly was more fitting to WVU's Eastern ties.
But selected others obviously did not. So the university dished out $20 million to get out of the league. To be honest, I was shocked.
But big, big money talks. And the Big 12 reportedly needed a 10th member by June 30 for TV dealings in long-term contracts.
There are some who think the Mountaineers could have dominated the Big East and be 9-0 today - not 5-4.
And that senior quarterback Geno Smith would still be a strong candidate for the Heisman Trophy.
Versatile Tavon Austin, also a senior, and Stedman Bailey, a junior wide receiver, also would have benefited as a year ago.
However, Holgorsen has said he wasn't interested in talking about individuals - only about the team in general.
Holgorsen has admitted at times after a loss that the WVU coaches were outcoached. Perhaps that's an area that should be restructured at season's end.
Who knows how any coach has performed?
"You have some ideas? I'm all ears," Holgorsen told reporters after the OSU defeat. (One writer suggested he was joking.)
"You can't make very simple, junior high mistakes and beat a good team," the head coach said.
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on November 3, 2012 - 6:06 PM
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Sheriff's Office said 20 drunken-driving arrests were made countywide during a Halloween crackdown from Oct. 26-31.
Police departments participating in the DWI enforcement, sponsored through a grant from the county's STOP-DWI office, included the Sheriff's Office and agencies in Niagara Falls, Lockport, North Tonawanda, Middleport, Lewiston, Youngstown, Barker and the Town of Niagara. In all, more than 400 tickets were issued, among other charges.
Sheriff James Voutour said additional DWI crackdowns are planned through the remainder of the year.


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Chapter 17 - Managing Technology and Innovation
Chief information officer (CIO)
Executive in charge of information technology strategy and development.
Development project
A focused organizational effort to create a new product or process via technological advances.
Executive champion
An executive who supports a new technology and protects the product champion of the innovation.
A change in method or technology; a positive, useful departure from previous ways of doing things.
Make-or-buy decision
The question an organization asks itself about whether to acquire new technology from an outside source or develop it itself.
Sociotechnical systems
An approach to job design that attempts to redesign tasks to optimize operation of a new technology while preserving employees' interpersonal relationships and other human aspects of the work.
Technical innovator
A person who develops a new technology or has the key skills to install and operate the technology.
The systematic application of scientific knowledge to a new product, process, or service.


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What materials did you use? All silk and silk/cotton blends, silk batting, silk threads for quilting, 100% cotton backing
Ok this is not for a Craftsy class correct? Too bad for me. All the fabulous quilting you did on a regular sewing machine right? Are the squares quilted individually and then sewn together? You inspire me to practice more.
No, this isn't for a Craftsy class, but I do teach the curved piecing. Yes, the quilting is on a regular machine. The quilt is about 36" square and I sewed it together and then quilted it. Most of the quilting is what I taught in Beyond Basic Machine Quilting.
I'm in love with anything circles lately and this is especially stunning. Do you plan your machine quilting ahead of time or you inspired as you quilt?
Some of both. I knew I wanted the quilting to emphasize the curves, so I planned for the concentric quarter circles to fill each block with designs in each. Then I just started doing some of my favorite designs- feathers, circles, pumpkin seeds, wiggly crosshatching, swirls, etc. Just trying to make sure the same designs weren't in blocks that touched.
I've fallen in love with quilting since doing your class. the silk makes a great statement with all the beautiful patterns.
Thank you
The quilting is lovely and gives the curves so much emphasis! I wish I'd seen this 2 years ago! I made a table runner with curves and it would have looked so much nicer this way.
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Ron Cook is such a douche.
After his Malkin-bashing earlier this week, we have had enough.
We learned from an unnamed source that Cook has been to one Penguin game all year.
Meaning, he has no ground to say Malkin is sulking.
Haven't had a 'shop expo in awhile.
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When you're looking for a new veterinarian, you have several options from which to choose. You can check with friends, neighbors and relatives for recommendations or you can inquire with local animal shelters for suggestions. A veterinary clinic that is close to your home is not only convenient, it also helps in the event you need to rush your pet to emergency care. In addition to good communication skills, a soft touch and a compassionate demeanor are all nice traits in the veterinarian who cares for your pet.
It's also a very good idea to check out the veterinary hospital before you choose a veterinarian to care for your friend. You can observe how the veterinary staff interacts with clients, what hours the hospital is open and what type of payment arrangements they accept. Make sure the facility is clean and the animals seem happy and well cared for.
Don't walk your dog outside your yard without a collar and leash. Your dog should always wear a collar with ID pet information tags and contact information. That way, if your pet ever runs away or gets lost, you will have a better chance of someone returning him to you.
You can also have an identification microchip implanted in your dog. The implant does not hurt, and any agency with a reader, such as a veterinarian's office or animal shelter, can read the chip and identify the owner. Many veterinarians now perform this service because it is a very good safety measure for your dog. Your pet information is stored on the chip so you can be contacted quickly and easily in the event your lost pet is found and taken to an animal shelter or veterinary hospital.
Owning and caring for a pet is a wonderful life lesson for children. However, make sure your kids are ready for the task.
Most experts recommend the child be six or seven before taking on the responsibility of caring for pets, but no matter the age, the maturity of the child is the main thing to consider. Children must understand that they can hurt pets if they treat them too roughly, and that the pet is depending on him or her for survival and love. Rough play can also make a dog aggressive. Children should know that rough tug-o-war and other aggressive play may over-stimulate their pet and cause them to bite. Make certain that your child is conscientious enough to take on this responsibility, or you'll be the one who ends up taking care of pets in the home. Allow your child to help pick out the pet as well, so he or she feels a sense of kinship and love for the animal.
All dogs need daily exercise, but some more than others. Most dogs will be happy and healthy with daily play routines and walks twice a day, but some breeds, like the border collie, are extremely active and need more play time and exercise. If you have a large dog, make sure your yard is big enough for him to run and play, or take your pet to a dog park or another area where he has plenty of room to run. Never exercise your dog vigorously after a meal. Some breeds are prone to bloating and twisting their stomachs. Running or vigorous exercise after a meal is thought to be one of the causes of this condition.
Don't over-stimulate your dog, however. Your dog should be tired but happy after an exercise session, not exhausted. Dogs that get regular exercise are happier and healthier, so make sure your dog has plenty of playtime and exercise every day. If you're not sure how much exercise is right for your dog, ask your veterinarian for more advice.
In the world of veterinary science there are different philosophies on how to feed cats. Cats are carnivores; some believe by giving them only kibble or wet food we've turned them into vegetarians and created new health conditions. There are veterinarians who believe that meat is the only thing cats should eat. Others believe in a combination of types of food.
When feeding your cat, it is important to know you have options that depend on your lifestyle and your cat's health needs. Options include a raw meat diet, dry kibble and/or wet cat food. There are now stores, like Whole Foods, that sell pre-packaged containers of meat specifically for pets. Kibble is beneficial to cats as it helps maintain healthy teeth and ward off plaque.
Always feed cats a high-quality food that does not contain additives or fillers. Additives fill up your cat but lack quality nutrition. To compensate, he will eat more food to get the vitamins, minerals and nutrients he needs every day. This makes for an overweight cat. And contrary to what a lot of people think, many cats are lactose intolerant, so don't give them milk!Always ask your veterinarian for advice on what to feed your cat. Only your veterinarian best understands your cat's behavior, lifestyle, and dietary requirements.
Pet birds do not get enough nutrition from seed-only diets. They should be fed a variety of these foods for the best nutrition:
If you choose the right diet, you'll enjoy years of companionship with your feathered friends!
There's no doubt about it: owning pets is expensive. But there are a few clever ways to cut costs. Even though it may seem expensive, don't skimp on veterinary visits. These check-ups can detect health problems before they progress, preventing catastrophic illnesses or surgeries by catching diseases in their early stages. Veterinarians also perform dental check-ups, an extremely important preventative measure since dental issues are the leading health problem in both dogs and cats.
Make sure your pets get regular vaccinations to prevent illnesses. Spaying and neutering is also a money saver because it reduces the risks of myriad health problems and unwanted breedings. Spayed or neutered animals also statistically live longer lives.
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Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has revealed his excitement at getting to work under new manager Brendan Rodgers.
Rodgers was installed as Kenny Dalglish's replacement in June, and 32-year-old Gerrard is confident the Ulsterman can make an impact.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of Wednesday's pre-season friendly against Roma in Boston, he said: "It's an exciting new era for the players.
"We've been looking in from our holidays and hearing what the manager has been saying, what his vision is and what his targets are."
"All we can do is give him our full support and work as hard as we can to make his job easier.
"We had two big cup finals last year - we won one and lost one - and there is certainly a platform there for this team to grow and improve, and with our new manager and coaching staff in place, it's an exciting time.
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Promega recently introduced a couple of new tools to make life easier for recombinant protein aficionados. HaloTag, despite a name that conjures up cherubim and seraphim, is a solid, down-to-earth product. According to Kate Qin Zhao, Ph.D., a senior research scientist in proteomics R&D, the HaloTag concept was originally based on a bacterial dehalogenase, which will covalently attach to a set of chloroalkane ligands with different functional groups, such as fluorescent dyes, biotin, and solid surfaces. By forming a fusion protein with a gene product of interest, it can perform as a powerful tag and purification device. According to Dr. Zhao, it has been successfully applied to a variety of biotech tasks, such as live-cell imaging, protein interactions, and protein immobilization.
Now a next-generation HaloTag 7 has been configured in order to increase its structural compatibility with its numerous fusion protein partners. The newly redesigned model boasts a number of desirable features, including superior performance compared to GST, MBP and His-tags with better protein recovery, and lower nonspecific contaminants.
Fusion tags are frequently introduced to facilitate protein purification of recombinant proteins. Removal of the tag after purification is usually done by engineering a cleavage site between the tag and the encoded protein recognizable by a site-specific protease, such as the one from tobacco etch virus (TEV). Promega scientists have introduced a TEV linker that allows the protein of interest to be efficiently cleaved from the HaloTag 7 protein, greatly improving the quality of purification. So the system produces proteins with superior yield, purity, and specific activity by providing a simple method for fusion protein detection and quantification. The HaloTag protein purification system will be released this spring.
Dr. Zhao also discussed two cell-free protein expression systems, the S30 T7 High Yield Protein Expression System and the TNT® T7 Insect Cell Extract Protein Expression System. She claims they offer a number of important advantages. The prokaryotic S30 System is a native coupled-transcription/translation device that features high protein productivity per DNA input, with yields as high as 500 µg/mL/hr at 37ºC. Because of its ease of manipulation, it can be used as an efficient screening tool. It is scalable and as little as 5 µL reaction mixtures can be driven with 100 ng plasmid DNA. And the system has the flexibility to permit use of multiple detection methods, including Coomassie, FluoroTect™, Transcend™, HaloTag®Protein purification and His/HQ tagHaloTag.
Finally, the TNT T7 Insect Cell Extract Protein Expression System, designed as a eukaryotic system, uses a DNA template with a T7 promoter for protein yields up to 75 µg/mL. "We believe it offers a higher probability of obtaining proteins with high specific activity," states Dr. Zhao.
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Millennials Focus on Comfort, Pampering Pets
An increasing number of Millennials in committed relationships are moving in together before getting married. New data from the Coldwell Banker's Marriage and Homebuying study shows that nearly ¼ of now-married Millennials say they purchased a home with their current spouse before their wedding. By comparison, just 14% of those 45 and older purchased a home with their current spouse before marriage.
Homeowners (and brands) are thinking proactively about home comfort – a space that naturally supports wellness. Industry data shows that 33% of homeowners are planning improvement projects that will reflect their own style – and the average spend on home renovations this year is predicted to be $3,300. There's a growing trend of older Millennials trying to feel more connected to and in control of their homes through design and self-expression.
Did you know the #1 gadget used on a pet is a fan? We had no idea pets received so much pampering until we initiated a national survey on behalf of Honeywell® Fans. Read more about our "housewarming party" in a Manhattan loft to launch the Honeywell with Febreze Cool & Refresh Fan.
A Living Room Like Don Draper's
Were you shocked by the last episode of Game of Thrones? Will Maggie Smith make a return to the next season of Downton Abbey? TV shows are the quintessential word-of-mouth conversation drivers. If brands could be woven as seamlessly into conversations as the latest season of ABC's Revenge, the world of PR would be a much easier place. Well, they can be – with a little creativity. Whether you're a furniture company like Wayfair showing customers how to create that "Mad Men" era design aesthetic (yes, you really can buy a couch just like Don Draper's!) – or, in the case of 360PR client Alberto VO5, showing women how to recreate a Downton Abbey updo – the opportunities to leverage the hottest TV show your brand's core audience is tuned into are limitless. Creating and curating content like this, in turn, helps fuel both traditional PR and conversation across social media channels.
Inside the Shave Kit
The May issue of the journal Evolution & Human Behavior includes a study in which men with varying degrees of facial hair were rated for their attractiveness. Full beards and heavy stubble were rated "more attractive" than light stubble and the clean-shaven look. From the rise of Movember to Morgan Spurlock's documentary Mansome, grooming is becoming more accessible and nuanced for men. Marketers targeting men should be looking for creative opportunities that emphasize convenience and irreverent style.
Media trainers have long told executives to shave before TV interviews – that Americans don't trust men with facial hair. Perhaps the tide is changing, opening the door for spokespersons with 5'o'clock shadows. Just look at Reed Hastings of Netflix and Richard Branson of Virgin Group.
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Daytime TV Producers on the Move
Think what you want, but it was only a matter of time until Kris Jenner landed her own talk show. Branded Entertainment Producer Elysa Charlestein (previously with Ricki Lake) will be handling product integration and audience giveaways – and is on the hunt for home, garden & personal care products. "Kris" will be a daily, one-hour, FOX syndicated entertainment talk show filmed in Los Angeles that premieres this summer. Set your DVRs to Monday, July 18th!


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A presenter undergoes one of four trials from the Matis Tribe in the Amazon jungle, to prove himself worthy to hunt with them.This was having frog poison introduced into his blood system.
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Because the choice of surgical procedure for colonic perforation is still matter of debate, we retrospectively studied peritonitis caused by spontaneous colonic perforation to assess predictors of mortality and the safety of primary resection and anastomosis.
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We investigated one hundred thirty-six consecutive patients with peritonitis due to colonic perforation who were surgically treated in an emergency surgery department. Eighty-one patients underwent primary resection and anastomosis, thirty-three underwent the Hartmann procedure, and twenty-two had simple colostomy. The seriousness of peritonitis was assessed in terms of Hinchey stage, the Mannheim Peritonitis Index (MPI), and the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II score.
The overall mortality rate was 20%. The APACHE II scores and MPIs were lower for survivors than for nonsurvivors. The mortality rate was 6% for primary resection and anastomosis, 30% for the Hartmann procedure, and 59% for simple colostomy, but the severity scores were significantly lower in patients who underwent primary resection than those of patients who had the Hartmann procedure and colostomy, respectively.
Since primary resection and anastomosis has been shown to be safe, we suggest that is is proper, even in the presence of peritonitis. In spite of this, we conclude that the surgical procedure does not influence outcome but that the mortality rate is related to the severity of peritonitis, accurately measured by APACHE II score and MPI.(Arch Surg. 1993;128:814-818)
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Although the tutorial about flashing an LG Cookie Fresh GS290 is now ubiquitous and free online. However, due to lacking of valid download addresses, people always can't complete a flash on their phone. So I reloaded these files and share with you here. Hope this will help you.
All things you will need:
- LG Cookie Fresh GS290 Fimrware/ROM: GS290AT-00-V10d-EUR-XXX-MAR-11-2010
- LG Cookie Fresh GS290 Flash tool: SETUP_GSMULTI_V3.0.rar
- GS290 DLL: GS290_100211.rar
How to Flash LG Cookie Fresh Steps:
- Extract the flash tool, you will get "SETUP_GSMULTI_V30.exe" and "Install USB Driver and Set Mapping.ppt"
- Install GSMULti V3.0 and USBMap
- Plug your phone without battery, Windows will ask for driver, show driver from C:\GSMULTI\UsbDrivers\INFINEON.
- Open USBMap from C:\GSMULTI, select INFINEON and click MAPPING START, reconnect the phone to usb cable without battery. Some info will show on PORT/KEYNAME, now SAVE & EXIT.
- Open GSMulti main software, go to Setting(s) > Configuration, select DLL and firmware on S/W box, select USB as communication then OK. Now click START on main software, when the software says Wait Phone Connecting..reconnect the cable. If flashing not start without battery just put the battery and slightly press power button.
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text: Contributions are sought for a collection of essays on teaching the Middle Eastern and North African novel. The volume is divided into two main sections: the first devoted to theoretical approaches and the second to the different course and institutional contexts in which the novels are taught; the volume will also include a section on teaching resources. One-page abstracts and brief bios are invited by July 1, 2006; selected contributors will then be asked to submit complete essays by February 1, 2007. Queries welcome:


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April conventions, meetings and business events information for Amarillo are supplied by the Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council, the Chamber of Commerce, individual clubs and associations. Additions, changes or corrections should be addressed to Amarillo Business Journal, Box 2091, Amarillo, TX 79166-0001, sent via facsimile transmission to ABJ at (806) 373-0810, e-mailed to email@example.com, delivered to the Globe-News editorial department on the third floor, 907 S. Van Buren St., or phoned to (806) 345-3474.
AAU Wrestling - La Femme Nationale 2003, April 11-14, hotel not designated, expected number: 1,000.
The Music Man, Broadway Spotlight Series, April 2-3. Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium. Admission fee.
Showcase of Music, April 4, Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium. Admission fee.
Home and Garden Show, April 5-6, Amarillo Civic Center North Exhibit Hall. Admission fee.
Harlem Ambassadors, April 6, Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum. Admission fee.
Amarillo Symphony presents, April 12, Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium. Admission fee.
Headquarters Spring Circuit AQHA Show, April 12-13, Tri State Fairgrounds, Cody Arena.
Model Train Show, April 12-13. Amarillo Civic Center North Exhibit Hall. Admission fee.
The Fab Four, April 18, Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium. Admission fee.
Galway to Broadway, April 26, Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium. Admission fee.
Women's Expo, April 26, Amarillo Civic Center Heritage Room. Admission fee.
Amarillo Youth Choir, April 29, Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium. Admission fee.
Amarillo Area Adult Literacy Council meets first Monday of the month at Eat-Rite. Elaine Basham, 373-9009.
Amarillo Advertising Federation meets second and fourth Wednesday at the Amarillo Club. Sondra Currie, 355-5974.
Amarillo Area Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers, monthly luncheon meeting, second Tuesday, Tascosa County Club. Call Lori Tracy, 358-0913.
Amarillo Area Corvettes meets third Saturday at Westgate Chevrolet. Otto Harz, 354-9606.
Amarillo Inventors Association meets 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month, Downtown Library. Paul Kiefer, 670-5660.
Amarillo Jaycees. Last Tuesday of each month. Dusty Doyle, 373-0150.
Amarillo Marketing Association, monthly luncheon meeting, second Tuesday, Tascosa Country Club. Maurine Seale, 351-2857.
Amarillo West Rotary Club meets at noon each Friday at the Tascosa Country Club.
Armadillo Miata Sports Car Club meets 7 p.m. on the third Thursday at Roasters Coffee Shop in Wolflin Village. Bill Rigsby, 354-8250.
American Subcontractors Association, Panhandle Chapter, monthly dinner meeting, second Thursday, Sunset Center Convention Center.
Canyon Communicators Toastmasters Club, meets Mondays at noon at the University Church of Christ in Canyon, for information call 651-2311.
Golden Spread Coin Club meets first Monday at 7 p.m. at Southwest Library. Mike Nowak, 353-6397.
Desk and Derrick Club of Amarillo, monthly dinner meeting, first Tuesday, place to be announced. Linda Sherrill, 374-7717.
Downtown Kiwanis Club meets noon on Mondays. Call 376-7361.
Downtowners Toastmasters meets 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. on Thursdays at the AIG Building, 205 E. 10th. Rodney Hinds, 345-7465.
International Association of Administrative Professionals (formerly Professional Secretaries International), monthly meeting second Thursday, dinner at 6 p.m. Holiday Inn, Interstate 40 and Ross. Janet Howe, 468-2575.
Panhandle Association of Massage Professionals, monthly meeting first Thursday. Sherry Wilkin, 468-9790.
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission's Contract Procurement Center, every other month luncheon meeting, third Tuesday. Call 372-3381.
PLEA, Professional Lead Exchange Association meets first Thursday of the month at Tascosa Country Club Overflow Room at noon. D.J. Stubben, 356-1555.
The Rotary Club of Amarillo meets at noon Thursdays, Amarillo Country Club. Gina Brown, 352-3108.
Show Me The Money Stock Club meets 9:30 a.m. second Tuesday, Amarillo Central Library board room, second floor. Ed Krizan, 383-4754.
Society of Petroleum Engineers, luncheon meeting, second Tuesday, place to be announced. Bill Lewis, 371-4483.
South Amarillo Kiwanis Club meets each Wednesday at noon at the Kids Inc., Warehouse. Call 622-1162.
Toastmasters meets 6:30 a.m. Mondays at the Red Cross, 1800 S. Harrison. John Early, 371-8818.
Toastmasters meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Western Sizzlin Steak House, I-40 and Wolflin. Keith Schieffer 373-4421.
Toastmasters meets 6:15 a.m. Fridays at Denny's Restaurant, 2116 S. Georgia. Pam Blatzheim, 358-8738.
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9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
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The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund is approaching an important deadline. This deadline applies to individuals who were diagnosed with a 9/11-related eligible cancer other than prostate cancer on or before October 12, 2012 and who have not already registered or filed a VCF claim. Claimants diagnosed on or before October 12, 2012 with one of the cancers added to the list of eligible conditions on that date must register with the Fund by October 12, 2014*. Registration preserves your right to file a claim…Find out more »
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The Kikkoman Companies are offering $1,000.00 scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year to spouses, children and stepchildren of those killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon, American Airlines Flight 77 and United Flight 93. $1,000.00 scholarships are also offered to those seriously injured in the Pentagon that day and to their children, spouses and stepchildren. Please note that the relatives of victims of those killed or injured in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center…Find out more »
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Celic Run Fundraiser
The fundraiser for the 38th annual Marty and Tom Celic 4-Mile Run will be held at the Randall Manor Tavern in Staten Island on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The time will be announced soon. All funds raised will help to fund the track scholarship in honor of the Celic brothers at Monsignor Farrell High School, where both Marty and Tom ran. Marty, an FDNY firefighter, was killed in the line of duty at a fire in 1976, and his younger brother…Find out more »
WTC survivor Joe Dittmar to speak – Lexington, NC
Joe Dittmar, a survivor of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, will speak at the Lexington Christian Women's Connection "Let Freedom Ring" Guest Night at the J. Smith Young YMCA on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 6:30pm. Dittmar is one of only 7 survivors from a group of 54 people meeting at AON atop 2 World Trade Center. He will tell his story of the terrorist attack. There will also be dinner, a performance from singer Lisa Ramos, and…Find out more »
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A fundraiser for Rocco Morabito will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2014, from 7:00pm to 11:30pm at Russo's on the Bay. Rocco was born on December 30, 2011 to FF John Morabito and his wife Laura. Morabito responded to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and worked the recovery effort. Rocco has hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and catastrophic brain damage. He cannot see, speak, walk or breathe unaided. He has now developed scoliosis and kyphosis. The family, who also suffered great…Find out more »


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Development of efficient, affordable and scalable pretreatment technologies.
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Thanksgiving Day Surprise
4:10 p.m. or so on Thanksgiving (I was 37 weeks to the day), I was goofing around on the computer and postponing a trip to the bathroom. When I just couldn't stall any more, I stood up, felt a small pop and a small gush. I figured it was cervical mucus until I got to the bathroom and realized my undies were soaked and even some of my pants were too.
I called to Kenny to let him know I thought my water had broken but wasn't sure (two of my friend had suspected their waters had broken only to discover they had peed themselves instead). Kenny got a little panicky and asked what to do. I decided to go lay down a while and see if a broken water became more apparent, and it did! When I stood up there was another gush. So I put on the depends diapers (ugh) and called the midwife. She told me to rest now and call her when contractions started. I figured we had a couple hours, since with Daniel's labor, they broke my water and two hours later I had real contractions.
Gathering the Team
We called the family members, I contacted Cristin and Marissa (my "birthteam"). We had our thanksgiving "feast" of ham steak and Hawaiian sweet roll and then Kenny went to work about setting up the birth tub in the kitchen. He didn't realize there was a liner, so he started filling it with water then we had to drain it out and redo it with the liner. It's a bit frustrating for both of us, but also kind of comical.
We figured contractions would begin at any moment. I was so surprised that they took so long to come. Cristin, my "semi-doula" came over around 8. We watched Business of Being Born while she rubbed my feet with coconut oil. It was heavenly but still no contractions.
Contractions Start
She gave me some homeopathy stuff to get contractions going, then I sent her home so I could nap a bit. I went to sleep around 11 p.m. and woke up at 12:30 just enough to note a rougher contraction. Then I dozed until 1 a.m. when I couldn't sleep through them anymore. I came out to the living room to count contractions and found kenny asleep on the couch. I remember sitting on the floor next to my sleeping husband as contractions started to get more intense and petting the dog. It was very peaceful.
I spent as many contractions as possible on my hands and knees in the hope that the baby would find a good position. My first labor, the baby had been posterior and I wanted to avoid that this time. It seems to have worked.
Around 2 a.m. I was having enough contractions to call the midwife and birthteam over, so I did. They got there, listened to the baby's heart, checked my blood pressure, and I started needing to lean on the couch while kneeling to get through contractions.
Into the Birth Tub
Things picked up quicky so I got into the birth tub, resume my kneeling position and leaned on the edge of the tub. It felt wonderful. The water had miraculously stayed warm in the 8 or so hours since it had been filled. I quickly
Cristin rubbed my shoulders during contractions, that seemed the most helpful thing she could do for me. Kenny helped out too, though his was a less active role (as I expected it would be).
I experimented with making noises through the contractions, mostly settling on "lalalalala oooooooooooo lalalalala" (my French language background coming through, I guess). I never felt out of control and was chatting in between contractions right up until the end.
Around 4 a.m. I started feeling nauseous. This was unexpected. I never throw up and never felt that way with my first labor. I didn't end up throwing up, but this was a sign to me that I was in transition and the baby would come soon. Within a few minutes I thought I felt the need to push, and told the midwife so. She responded simply "then push, you don't need MY permission!"
I never once had a cervical check, but I trusted my body. I pushed. Within a few contractions I could feel the head in the canal, it was happening so fast (I pushed for 2 hours with my first labor). I had planned on "laboring down" to let myself stretch a bit (hoping to avoid another tear) but in the moment I completely forgot.
I remember thinking "I can't do this!" then hearing my own mind respond "of course you can, you ARE doing it, right now!" It felt like her head must already be out, she was so RIGHT THERE, but they assured me she was not. A few more pushes and she was! The midwife "caught" her then put in her my hands under water and I pulled her up between my legs. She was covered in vernix but bright-eyed and so sweet.
The time of birth was declared to be 4:17 a.m. I realized I had not looked at a clock once since 2 a.m. I was so happy. I felt that with my first birth, so much emphasis had been put on how long things took, so I had made a goal of covering all the clocks but in the end there was no need.
The midwife gave me a warm towel and checked her heart immediately as she laid on my chest, where she stayed as I delivered the placenta.
I then got to really look at her for the first time. She had a powdering of brown hair, and dark blue eyes, dainty little hands and feet. So different from my son. Her lips were a bit swollen from the birth process and I remember thinking she looked much like my paternal Grandma (who was in her late 90's when she passed):
They handed her to Kenny while I got out of the tub and dried off a bit. He was so excited! I sat up on the couch and Kenny handed me her to nurse for the first time. She took to it like a champ.
During that time, Danniele set up an herbal bath in our master bath room for baby and I to take together. She was so pretty and pink and was looking a bit less like grandma and I fell in love. She's a beautiful baby.
Stitches and Stuff
Afterwards they stitched me up on my bed (4 deep stitches along the lines of my scar from the first birth)- oh did that hurt! I was far more vocal through that then I had been in labor. I had had many many more stitches after having my son, but had been anesthetized (which is likely why I tore in the first place) and don't remember them.
While I was being stitched, baby Camille was taken out to meet her big brother, who had just woken up from a normal night's sleep to find his house full of strange people. He seemed to immediately understand that this was the baby from mommy's tummy and his baby sister.
Finally we weighed her -- she was 7 pounds, 2 ounces!
A Trip to Emergency
After a few hours, we noticed the area around her lips kept going gray. You can see it a bit in this picture.
She'd get pinker while on the midwife's oxygen, then go gray again. This can be a sign of heart problems (cyanosis) so we called around to find a pediatrician to look at her. None were open and the oxygen was running out, so we opted to go to the ER instead.
We were the spectacle of the ER. They never see brand new babies; that all happens upstairs at Labor and Delivery. Everyone was shocked I was in such good shape and walking around so soon after birth. All the ER staff gathered in the hall to see the "homebirth baby," but everyone was respectful and congratulatory. None of their equipment was meant for little bitty babies, but eventually we could see that even when she was gray, her heartrate and oxygen level were great.
They took an x-ray then took us up to the NICU to await the results. They told me because we were a homebirth we were going to be kept in isolation so as to not infect the hospital babies (I remember thinking, "No, we should be kept in isolation so the hospital babies don't infect MY baby!" But whatever).
The x-ray showed a potential abnormality (NOT what I wanted to hear) so next they did an echocardiogram. Normally ultrasound techs aren't supposed to "diagnose" anything, but ours was a very friendly guy who, after hearing our story, said "You had a successful homebirth and are walking around 4 hours later...you deserve to hear that everything looks 100% normal." Whew!
Then they moved us to our own large room in the pediatrics unit so we could be observed. By this time, she was staying pink on her own pretty well, but they want to keep us overnight for observation. (I tried to talk them out of it, but she kept spitting up amniotic fluid and each time her heart did funky things so we stayed around.) I stayed the night alone while Kenny went home to be with Daniel.
Home Again
The next morning they sent us home with the completely clean bill of health. Although I'm disappointed we ended up at the hospital (partially because of the financial implications), I'm thrilled with how the birth went, and I'm glad to be proof that homebirthers don't take unnecessary risks and go to the hospital when things look questionable.
It was relaxed, I felt in control, I feel I kept my dignity, I didn't have to fight to get the birth I wanted. It was an amazing experience. I wish all women could have a birth like that!
Jooniper is a long time Pregnancy.org member and a natural birth advocate. She plays harp, loves to sing, and reads about 3 new books each week. She and her husband play video games, frisbee golf, play with their beagle Lucy, and indulge their inner nerds.


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There has long existed a great tension in this city between what's good for the black elite and what's good for the black masses. The truth is there is no single black community, and there might not be any issue, except perhaps the abolition of racism, around which everybody unites.
The struggle for control of Orleans Parish Prison throws a spotlight on that tension. It would be good for Marlin Gusman, the black man who's in charge of that prison, if he's allowed to continue running the jail as he sees fit. But what about the overwhelming black population held in the prison? Would Gusman's continued stewardship be good for them?
Though the sheriff has consistently downplayed the problems there, outside observers say Orleans Parish Prison is the nation's worst. If it is the hell-hole that's been described, then it is black people, for the most part, who are trapped in perdition. But who cares about them, right? They're criminals.
Whether we're black or white, we generally don't lose sleep over reported mistreatment of the incarcerated. We maintain this nonchalance even if the horrible conditions are at those jails where people are confined before trial. If we're going to not care about prisoners, we ought to at least reserve our indifference for those who've been found guilty. It's hard to jibe an innocent-till-proven-guilty jurisprudence with the they-had-it-coming shrug we make at reports of suicides, assaults and rapes.
On the other hand, black people do generally care about the prevalence and success of black elected officials, if only because they've existed for such a short time in national, state and local history. The situation that exists now in New Orleans - a white mayor, a white district attorney, a majority white City Council, a majority-black School Board largely stripped of power - would have been unfathomable before Hurricane Katrina. And yet, here we are, with Gusman as one of the last black folks standing in a city that feels like it is slowly being drained of black political strength.
Even before the sheriff made his recent comments suggesting that racism may be playing a role in the criticism of his management of the jail, there were already some black people who were expressing anger at Mayor Mitch Landrieu's role in publicly embarrassing Gusman. The morning after the videotape was broadcast showing inmates shooting heroin, snorting cocaine, guzzling beer and brandishing a handgun, a caller to WBOK-AM said the video was reason enough to get rid of Landrieu. Another caller was making the same point that afternoon. Landrieu has said that video argues for Gusman's removal. So there was the argument on the radio that black folks should work to remove Landrieu.
It is in this context that the sheriff made his comments to the New Orleans Tribune, a black-owned newspaper. "The only way I could explain how someone would question my leadership, my ability, has to be because they have a different agenda. They have to be looking at something different than just the record. And maybe they're looking at the person who's there. Maybe they're looking at ... they don't like the way that person looks. So -- maybe that's what it's about. I'm not sure ..."
The lawsuit against the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office was brought by the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization known not for advancing racism but for combating it. Read the history of the law center on its website: "dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society," "founded to ensure that the promises of the civil rights movement became a reality for all." Then there's this: "Our lawsuits have toppled institutional racism in the South, bankrupted some of the nation's most violent white supremacist groups and won justice for exploited workers, abused prison inmates, disabled children and other victims of discrimination."
Gusman is an accomplished man, but I don't think he can say that he's waged a war against racism like the SPLC has. There may be racists among the many clamoring for Gusman's departure. There may be folks who want Gusman gone who don't care at all about the prisoners he keeps. But the people who brought suit against the jail - and thus, have questioned his leadership and ability in court - have a strong record of civil rights advocacy and expressed concern for the imprisoned. His criticism of them just doesn't stick.
Despite our tendency to ignore the plight of the incarcerated and despite our tendency to circle the wagons around threatened black officials, this would be a good time to ask who's more deserving of our advocacy. Marlin Gusman will be OK even if he's removed as sheriff. But will people in his jail be OK if he stays in power?
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Admiral of the Ocean Sea is Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's classic biography of the greatest sailor of them all, Christopher Columbus. It is written with the insight, energy, and authority that only someone who had himself sailed in Columbus' path to the New World could muster. Morison undertook this expedition in a 147-foot schooner and a 47-foot ketch, the dimensions of these craft roughly matching those of Columbus' Santa Maria and Niña. The result is this vivid and definitive biography that accurately details the voyages that, for better or worse, changed the world.<P><P> Pulitzer Prize Winner
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In Samuel Eliot Morison's saga, he offers a comprehensive account of all the known voyages by Europeans to the New World from 500 A.D. to the seventeenth century. Together, the two volumes of The European Discovery of America tell the compelling stories of the many intrepid explorers who made what was then a journey fraught with danger--figures as diverse as Leif Ericsson, Columbus, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Martin Frobisher, Magellan, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Sir Francis Drake to name but a few. They also follow the adventures of lesser-known but no less interesting mariners and offer a detailed look at those who set them forth on their travels.
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The Drag Queen - A Poster Guide to Gay Stereotypesby Paul Tuller
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Watch Out for Chris Williams & the UW Huskies at NCAA Championship
Chris Williams isn't looking past next week's NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. Or past next year's senior season at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Chris Williams (Rob Sumner of Red Box Photos)
He won't bolt for the PGA Tour even though many college standouts are considering it. He will not only play this summer in the Palmer Cup at Royal County Down in Northern Ireland but hopes to again be selected for the Walker Cup team and its matches a year later at the National Golf Links of America.
As an amateur. This guy sees the fairways for the rough and is enjoying college and amateur golf so much that the money can wait.
"I understand basketball players like Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten trying to get a guaranteed contract in the NBA," he said of two schoolmates who opted for the NBA draft even though in Wroten's case he is just a freshman.
"There is nothing guaranteed in golf," said Williams. "The PGA Tour has been there forever and it will be there in a few years when I'm better prepared to succeed there than I am now."
As far as college, Williams says, "I'd stay five years if I could. I love it here; I made a commitment to play for Washington and the least I can do is honor it."
A medalist at the recent Southwest Regional the Huskies won by four strokes over top-ranked Texas, Williams has won more tournaments for Washington than any other player in school history. And the Huskies have had good players: 2010 Ben Hogan Award winner Nick Taylor, 2005 NCAA champion James Lepp, All-American Brock MacKenzie, current PGA Tour players Alex Prugh and Troy Kelly, Richard Lee, folks like that.
They've been a consistent and persistent force in the NCAA tournament, and may be again next week. Even though they finished seventh in the Pac-12 tournament, a different format for the NCAA tournament gives them the chance nationally that they didn't have locally.
To put their Pac-12 finish in perspective, six of the top nine teams in the NCAA tournament are from the Pac-12. In the Pac-12s, play was over four days, not three, and five scores counted instead of four. Washington's lack of depth hurt the school in the league tournament, but won't be as much a factor at Riviera.
Despite being a cold-weather school and on the far reaches of the map, Washington under Coach Matt Thurmond has made it to the NCAA tournament nine of 11 years. "Absolutely we can win," said Thurmond of his team's chances in 2012. "But there are a dozen schools that can do that."
The Huskies have firepower. Williams is ranked fourth in the world among amateurs. Freshman teammate Cheng-Tsung Pan has also been ranked in the top 10 internationally. Junior Charlie Hughes, a veteran of three NCAA Regionals, sophomore Trevor Simsby and Ty Chambers, the lone senior on the team, round out the top five.
Why, year in and year out are the Huskies so competitive? "I think coach has recruited a certain personality of player," said Williams, who is from Moscow, Idaho. "And playing in the Northwest makes you ready for anything."
Williams considered flying south to go to school. "Every day in the winter I wonder what I'm doing in the Northwest," he said, "but I love it and the weather in Seattle is certainly better than it was in Idaho. So its 45 degrees with a slight drizzle, that's nice."
Thurmond believes that playing in the Northwest prepares his team better than those who are used to easier conditions. "The golf is harder here than other places," he said. "A 275-yard drives goes 250. The grass grows year-round so there is rough year-round. The trees aren't deciduous, the fairways are narrow, the greens are small and fast, there are uneven lies everywhere; it is just a better test for us than it is for others. You don't miss a shot and see it bounce up onto the green anyway."
It all works for Williams, who Thurmond says is the hardest worker he has ever had. "By far," said Thurmond. "I can't tell you how many times he has called me from Washington National (the UW's home course) to tell me he's locked in the practice facility. I look outside and it is pitch-black. It isn't good for everyone to practice that much, but for Chris it is."
As for his game, Williams is a shot-maker. He doesn't hit it far and hopes to improve his distance with strength and age, but said he won't sacrifice accuracy. It could serve him well at Riviera, which is both long and tight.
Despite his successes, Williams isn't a campus celebrity at Washington. Few know he is one of this country's best international amateurs, with success in both the Walker and Palmer cups. "He's humble," said Thurmond, "and very talented."
Said Williams, "My name is about as common as they come. People don't know who I am."
For Williams, it is mostly about his relationship with Thurmond. "I wanted to go to Washington before I even visited the campus," he said. "He's a great coach and we hit it off right from the beginning. He doesn't force me to get a swing coach. I've never had a lesson in my life and he understands that. It's been a great time together."
And it will continue.
Blaine Newnham has covered golf for 50 years. He still cherishes the memory of following Ben Hogan for 18 holes during the first round of the 1966 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. He worked then for the Oakland Tribune, where he covered the Oakland Raiders during the first three seasons of head coach John Madden. Blaine moved on to Eugene, Ore., in 1971 as sports editor and columnist, covering the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. He covered five Olympics all together - Mexico City, Munich, Los Angeles, Seoul, and Athens - before retiring in early 2005 from the Seattle Times. He covered his first Masters in 1987 when Larry Mize chipped in to beat Greg Norman, and his last in 2005 when Tiger Woods chip dramatically teetered on the lip at No. 16 and rolled in. He saw Woods' four straight major wins in 2000 and 2001, and Payne Stewart's par putt to win the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. In 2005, Blaine received the Northwest Golf Media Association's Distinguished Service Award. He and his wife, Joanna, live in Indianola, Wash., where the Dungeness crabs outnumber the people.
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