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There's no point to this article. I'm not saying that writers are dead and rappers are running the literary world. I'm not trying to objectively argue that hip-hop is the new, like, "books," or whatever. There's no profound statement, here. Sometimes, if you spend enough time in libraries listening to rap music on your iPod, you notice a bunch of strange similarities, and even though you know these connections are just utterly meaningless coincidences and nothing more; you still want to share them with somebody. But of course there's no grand cosmic reason that several prominent American authors have bizarrely specific parallels in American hip-hop ...
... Unless there totally is!
Ernest Hemingway and Biggie Smalls
If you're serious about building a real familiarity with either American Literature or American Hip-Hop, the quickest way to piss off and alienate yourself from true fans of either world is to say, "Oh, no I still haven't checked out Hemingway (or Biggie)." Art-form-purists will wonder how you can even pretend to be a fan while claiming total ignorance of the big, angry granddaddy of the genre.
And they're right. Ernest Hemingway and Chris "Biggie Smalls" Wallace were really, really good at what they did.
The Pointless Biographical Similarities
For starters, both were incredibly influential in their respective fields (Plus? Fat!), but they also had a bunch of weirdly specific stuff in common. By his close friends, Hemingway was affectionately called "Papa," and according to several reliable sources, Biggie reportedly enjoyed being called "Big Poppa." Hemingway influenced entire generations of writers and Biggie had buttcheeks, wherein techniques reportedly dripped out, directly onto every rapper that came after him. And Hemingway received a Nobel Prize, which I think is the literary equivalent of a Source Award. In 1996, while working on his second album, Biggie was in a terrible car accident that shattered his left leg, and in 1954, Hemingway got into two plane accidents while traveling in Africa.
Biggie discusses suicide often in his music and, by the end of his first album, Ready to Die, he shoots himself (in the song). Hemingway also frequently contemplated suicide and, by the end of his life, he shoots himself (in the face).
Both Biggie and The Notorious Hem.Ing.Way were very blunt and matter-of-fact when it came to their writing styles. Hemingway was never flashy or verbose, like James Joyce; his aim was to be true, and simple. He once said of fellow writer William Faulkner, "Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use." Biggie similarly avoided such flash and ornament in his writing. As Big Daddy Kane says, "[B.I.G.] didn't use a large vocabulary, his wordplay was really simple, he just put his words together a slick way and it worked real good for him."
Both men stuck to writing what they knew (bullfighting, the drug trade, being real great), and saw little value in concocting absurd fantasies. Additionally, Hemingway's protagonists are stoic men exhibiting "grace under pressure," a quality that's very important to Papa, personally and creatively. Likewise, Biggie (operating as his own protagonist), has never been known to crack under pressure -- whether dealing with serious crimes (he keeps his hand steady on his glock) or his treatment of hoes (he does not sweat them), he still boasts a smoothness that stretches all the way back to "the days of Underoos."
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Three of Hemingway's books and two of Biggie's albums (including one double-disc), were released posthumously, meaning these great and influential men had more success dead than most of us will alive.
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Tupac
Want to know what's super-convenient? No one can bring up Biggie without also mention Tupac in a conversation about influential rappers, and no one can bring up Hemingway in a conversation about influential American authors without also talking about Fitzgerald. I mean, it's not super convenient for all of the parties involved (everyone died under pretty horrific circumstances), but for a person like me, whose job it is to find similarities between literature and hip hop, the fact that the Hemingway/Fitzgerald love-hate relationship almost perfectly mirrors the Biggie/Pac love-hate relationship is a real treat. Thanks, universe.
The Pointless Biographical Similarities
Fitzgerald and Hemingway had a relationship that was simultaneously supportive and destructive. They loved and respected each other, but were viciously competitive, because one of them had to be the Greatest Living American Writer of the early-to-mid 20th century, and they both knew it. Someone had to be the voice of their generation, and neither would be content with second place. As is the case with a lot of creative relationships among people in the same field, the lines between admiration and jealousy grew blurry, and what started as a strong friendship between two talented writers evolved into a bitter and depressing feud that was never quite resolved.
Similarly, Biggie and Tupac were wicked tight for a while, and then they (very likely) indirectly caused each other's deaths.
In How to Rap, Bishop Lamont said that Shakur "mastered every element, every aspect" of rapping, which is basically the highest compliment any one person can pay another when it comes to rap. Fitzgerald was paid a similarly high compliment by Don Birnam (of The Lost Weekend), who said of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald's masterpiece, "there's no such thing as a flawless novel, but if there is, this is it." And it's not just one fan or one critic showing appreciation; the influence of these two figures reached absolutely everyone that followed. J.D. Salinger often cited Fitzgerald as his chief inspiration, the way that 50 Cent cites Tupac as his inspiration. Also both lived lavish, like players (all day).
As smart and as influential as Tupac was, his flow was never as good as Biggie's (you'll find support of this claim on Yahoo Answers, AllHipHop and your ears if you listen to any Tupac song followed by any Biggie song). The general consensus among critics and fans is that Biggie's technical flow was better than Tupac's, but Shakur's message, passion and ideas eclipsed those of Biggie. Which is sort of perfect when you look at the parallel relationship shared by Hemingway and Fitzgerald; Hemingway was always a more confident and efficient writer, but his work was dwarfed by the passion and drama and excitement that pulsed through Fitzgerald's writing.
I can't even tell which is which!
At a glance, Tupac and Fitzgerald might look like polar opposites, in terms of what they were both rapping/writing about. Tupac was dissatisfied with the lack of equality in America, and his lyrics reflected this sensation. Fitzgerald, on the other hand, wrote about rich white people who really wanted to nail other rich white people.
They seem pretty disparate but, upon closer inspection, their worlds aren't too different. Tupac's lyrics were informed by his life as the child of two prominent members of the Black Panther Party. His parents fought for liberation and equality, and they won, but something was still off, the equality they were promised hadn't come yet. Fitzgerald meanwhile was writing about a similar disillusionment (though his was focused on the American dream, not the belief that he, as an Ivy League-educated white man, was being oppressed in any way). His protagonists were brainwashed into thinking that they could, through hard work and perseverance, "achieve wealth and happiness," and they were always proven wrong. Fitzgerald's Gatsby can amass a fortune and host dozens of lavish parties, but he'll never get what he wants (Daisy), so he'll never truly be happy, because Fitzgerald knew that happiness and the "American Dream" is a lie. Similarly, Tupac was a post-Civil-Rights child who was falsely led to believe that everyone would be treated equally, regardless of their race. They may be writing about completely different societies, but we're still dealing with two writers whose entire careers are born out of the total frustration that comes with discontent and disillusionment.
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Sometimes funerals are perfect. All of Fitzgerald's protagonists are basically Fitzgerald himself (a tall, attractive, wealthy white guy chasing after some crazy broad), so it felt like a really appropriate tribute when, at Fitzgerald's funeral, Dorothy Parker cried out "the poor son-of-a-bitch," a line said at Jay Gatsby's funeral in The Great Gatsby. For an egomaniac like Fitzgerald, having your signature work referenced at your funeral is kind of a perfect send-off. As for Tupac, his body was cremated and some of his ashes were rolled up with some pot and smoked by members of Outlawz. Pac loved the Outlawz and he loved weed and, if he was watching from Rap Heaven, I'm sure he would have loved the whole scene.
Two funeral ceremonies for two cultural giants that were simultaneously really weird and really perfect. Coincidence? Or super-coincidence?!


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Rebecca Holcombe
BARRE Vermonts secretary of education has written a letter condemning the federal No Child Left Behind Act, which has identified nearly every school in the state as low performing.
Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe issued a letter Wednesday to parents and caregivers of students in the states K-12 public school system about what she called broken NCLB policy. She said it forces the state to identify a school as low performing if a single student fails to reach the proficient level on statewide standardized tests.
This policy does not serve the interest of Vermont schools, nor does it advance our economic or social well-being, Holcombe wrote. Further, it takes our focus away from other measures that give us more meaningful and useful data on school effectiveness.
Under the federal NCLB Act of 2001, states must use a standardized test to assess student proficiency, and more importantly, adequate yearly progress, or AYP. It is this measure of progress that has labeled nearly every Vermont school as low performing.
Each year for the past 13 years, the NCLB Act has lowered the allowable percentage of students whose test results suggest they are not proficient in math or language arts. This year, that percentage became zero.
In effect, all it takes for a school to labeled as low performing is for a single student to fail to reach a score of proficient.
Most states are not facing the same dilemma because they received a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education. In exchange for the waiver, the states agreed to use standardized test results to evaluate teachers and principals.
Vermont along with California, Montana, Nebraska and North Dakota never applied for the waiver. As a result, nearly every school in these states has been identified as low performing.
Holcombe said Vermont did not apply for the waiver because research has shown standardized tests to be unreliable for teachers in classrooms with 15 or fewer students, which compose nearly half of the classrooms in the state.
It would be unfair to our students to automatically fire their educators based on technically inadequate tools, Holcombe wrote.
Some states that received waivers are having second thoughts about tying teacher performance to standardized tests.
In March, legislators in Washington state voted not to use test scores to measure teacher efficacy. In response, the U.S. Department of Education rescinded its waiver. Friday, the Utah State Board of Education was expected to decide whether it would seek a waiver extension.
Consequences for failing to meet AYP vary, depending on how many years the school has been identified as low performing. The first step is to create a corrective action plan intended, over a multi-year period, to raise test scores.
However, the NCLB Act also contains provisions for more dramatic actions, from the large-scale dismissal of school staff to closing a public school and reopening it as a charter school.
Other provisions include turning over the school to the state or to a private management company.
Ironically, the only way a school could pass the NCLB criteria would be to leave some children behind to exclude some of the students who come to our doors, Holcombe wrote. That is something public schools in Vermont will not do.
By some metrics, Vermonts students are doing quite well. The state has the highest graduation rate in the country, and in a 2013 study by the U.S. Department of Education that compared test scores by state against scores from 47 other nations, Vermont ranked seventh in the world in eighth-grade math and fourth in the world in eighth-grade science.
In a few short days, Holcombes letter has garnered national attention, including praise from the Northwest Progressive Institute, a liberal advocacy group for Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The group described the letter as a remarkable, even inspiring document that Washington should immediately follow.
Vermont could have hung their heads in shame, the group said in a statement. Instead, they took the requirement as an opportunity to defend holistic public education and attack (U.S. Education Secretary Arne) Duncans test-obsessed policies.
Dianne Ravitch, research professor of education at New York University and author of the 2011 book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education, also praised Holcombe for her stand against NCLB.
For her thoughtfulness, her integrity, her devotion to children, her understanding of the broad aims of education, and her courage in standing firm against ruinous federal policies, Rebecca Holcombe is a hero of American education, Ravitch wrote in her blog Thursday.
If our nation had more state commissioners like her, it would save our children from a mindless culture of test and punish that the federal department of education has imposed on them and our nations schools.
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- Genetically-engineered salmon on the dinner table?
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While genetically-engineered (GE) crops are nothing new to U.S. dining tables, GE animals are a different matter. In the case of GE salmon, at least, it appears that is about to change.
Reports that government regulators will soon approve the fish -– developed by Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies -- for consumption have surfaced and, as expected, GE naysayers are howling in protest. Along with the typical concerns about the safety of such genetic manipulation in general, there are also worries about such fish getting loose and, if that happens, how they will affect wild salmon populations.
In mid-October, Farm Press spoke with Ron Stotish, AquaBounty President and CEO. Stotish spoke on the arguments against GE salmon, the positive impact the GE fish could have on declining world fisheries and where they can be raised. Among his comments:
A short history…
"I joined AquaBounty in 2006 from another biotech company. I came specifically to help them with preparations for a new animal-drug application for the AquAdvantage salmon.
"When I joined, there really wasn't anyone in the company with experience in getting a product like this approved. In fact, it was before the FDA issued guidance on how these products would be regulated.
"So, I arrived in 2006 and took over as CEO in 2008.
"My background – over close to 40 years, now -- is in the animal health industry with extensive involvement in research, development and commercialization of a variety of animal drugs."
This is the first GE animal set to be approved by the government?
"That's absolutely true. This would be the first genetically modified (GM) food animal approved in the United States.
"As your readers know, we've had GM crops for many years. Their market penetration is quite extensive. That's particularly true of soybeans, sugar beets, cotton and other crops.
"Although this sort of science started with animal systems back in the 1970s, the animal side has been much slower to move into the food supply."
On the GE salmon genetics…
"It's very straight-forward. These fish are basically genetically identical to all other Atlantic salmon with one exception: we've added a single gene for the growth hormone from a Chinook salmon. A single copy of that gene has been placed in the Atlantic salmon background so that fish grows faster than the unmodified Atlantic salmon.
"That's roughly one gene out of, probably, 30,000 in the fish. That's less than one ten thousandth of one percent of the DNA. That's less variability than you see, for instance, in normal sexual mating and other sorts of changes in animal genomes.
"It's a very minor, very specific change. And what we've done is basically give the fish the ability to grow faster when conditions – water temperature and food -- permit. That distinguishes it from its wild counterpart."
GE salmon's actual rate of growth?
"If you look at growth curves, depending on where you pick it, the growth rate can be six to 10 times faster.
"The idea, though, is that this fish grows more rapidly in the first year of life. That translates to a fish that reaches market-weight in approximately half the time.
"Normal, or unmodified, Atlantic salmon grow very, very slowly for the first two years of life. Beyond that period, the growth rates (of the GE and wild salmon) are very similar."
So, you cut the production time by half. What does that mean in terms of feed? Does it take the same amount of feed to raise a GE salmon as it does a wild salmon to reach the same size?
"Our fish is a little more efficient so it takes less feed to reach the same weight. It isn't 50 percent but our fish probably (requires) 10 to 20 percent (less), depending on the numbers you use. (That) comes from published studies from a variety of sources, including ourselves.
"Our fish have greater feed efficiency. That's typical of what you see in animals with higher levels of growth."
You mentioned temperatures are important. How far south can these GE salmon be raised and still be viable?
"Well, salmon are cold-water fish.
"We grow them in Panama today where there's a fairly tropical climate. But we're growing them at about 3,000 feet altitude, which means there's nice, cool water.
"For the GE salmon to grow at a maximum rate, the water temperature should be between 9 degrees and 15 degrees Celsius. With refrigeration or elevation, you can grow these fish economically."


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This guide will help you fit physical activity into your life—your way. Decide the number of days you'll exercise, the types of activities you'll do, and the times that fit your schedule.
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ChooseMyPlate.gov from the USDA illustrates the five food groups that are the building blocks for a healthy diet and provides tools for diet/calorie tracking and information on weight management, physical activity, and healthy eating. Some materials available in Spanish.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Eat More, Weigh Less? provides information about cutting caloric intake to successfully lose weight. Details include a list of nutritious and filling foods, healthy ingredient substitutes for recipes, and ways to cut calories without eating less.
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This booklet and website, designed for Latino families, provides strategies for quitting smoking and factors to consider when making a plan to quit smoking.
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This DVD, designed for older adults, features strength, balance, and flexibility exercises that can be done at home, at work, or at the gym.
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Audit shows city employees turn in credit card receipts late
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An audit of city credit card purchases made by high-ranking city officials — prompted by a series of Pasadena Weekly articles that revealed excessive charges for meals at high-end local restaurants and other food-related items — did not question the types of purchases made but found that many employees turn in receipts late.
In a letter from city Finance Director Andrew Green to the city's audit committee, Green wrote, "The results of the auditor review shows that there is one primary issue: Timely review and reconciliation of charges to the statements."
All told, auditors found that out of 350 random transactions selected in three phases, city employees failed to reconcile the account on time for 78 of 350 purchases, or 22.3 percent of the time.
In Phase I of the audit, a random sample of 67 of the city's 101,046 credit transactions between 2008 and 2012 revealed that 22 percent of the time employees failed to go into the city's database within one month of the purchase and enter information regarding sales.
The second and third phases of the audit revealed similar results. In Phase II, cardholders did not reconcile the purchases on time 47 times out of 233 purchases. In Phase III, 60 transactions were randomly selected and 16 purchases — about 27 percent of the transactions — were not reported on time. Receipts for all credit card purchases are due within two weeks of card use.
"The issue that I found with the timeliness is if the billing comes by mail and we have holidays, it does not give you a lot of time. We are going to be looking at extending that so we will have no issues with reconciliation," Green said.
Auditors recommended that all city employees with a city-issued credit card be required once a year to certify they have read the city's credit card policy.
The audit found that what appeared to be excessive restaurant and food purchases made by employees were made in compliance with the city's policy.
The Weekly reported in June that city officials spent more than $2.3 million on credit card purchases in the first part of 2012, with at least $46,876 spent on meals and other food-related costs.
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Why not look more into it Andre and let us know -- by item-line -- the more outrageous lunches and dinners that were bought on the public dime.
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A British woman recently found herself stuck in a child's high chair.
Serene Curtis, 31, had been relaxing and drinking wine with a friend at her Oxford, U.K. home when she decided it was great idea to climb into her son's high chair, according to the Sun.
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Evidence linked to Casper's only open murder case was discussed in court all day today to determine what will be allowed in Thomas Miller's trial next month. Nearly 75 pages of witness statements and evidence were presented to Judge Wilking for Miller's trial on October 28th. She separated the evidence in four categories, and from there into sub-categories regarding every detail. All of the information was related to either specific threats or violence to Natalie, events reflecting their relationship, acts of threats by miller to others or evidence immediately surrounding the murder case. Some of the evidence Judge Wilking dismissed was about previous incidents that she felt could sway the jury. But, she will allow a past girlfriend to testify. That woman claims miller put a gun to her head,both parties were advised to keep their witnesses on track and not to speak of the evidence that was excluded during the trial.


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The National Stud shows the highly evolved business of horse breeding in action. Here, you can look round the stables themselves and stroll through two attractive on-site gardens (included in the admission price). Based at Tully on the south side of Kildare, it's a well-signposted 2km from the town centre, across the M4.
The stud farm was established here, by the mineral-rich River Tully, in 1900 by Colonel William Hall Walker, of the famous Scotch whisky family. Hall Walker's methods were highly successful, though eccentric: each newborn foal's horoscope was read, and those on whom the stars didn't shine were immediately sold, regard- less of their lineage or physical characteristics. In 1915, the colonel presented the farm to the British government – who promptly made him Lord Wavertree – on condition that it became the British National Stud. It was finally transferred to the Irish government in 1944 at an agreed valuation.
Within the attractive grounds, with their various yards, paddocks and stallion boxes, as well as a café, you can watch traditional saddlers and farriers at work. But the highlight of the tour has to be the horses themselves. They include fallabellas from Argentina, the smallest horses in the world (above pony height), as well as top stallions who command up to €75,000 for what's quaintly called a live cover and who jet as far afield as Australia to mate with local mares. From February until July, you should be able to see mares and their young foals in the paddocks.
The beautiful and playful Japanese Garden was created by Colonel Hall Walker along with two Japanese gardeners on a reclaimed bog between 1906 and 1910. A product of the Edwardian obsession with the Orient, it symbolizes the life of man from oblivion to eternity. Over miniature hills and waterfalls, past colourful flowers and trees, you follow from birth to death a delightful numbered trail, which yields a choice between bachelorhood and marriage, as well as a few false leads along the way.
The recently created St Fiachra's Garden close by is perhaps a little less compelling. St Fiachra was an Irish monk from a noble family who established a much-revered hermitage near Kilkenny town in the early seventh century. The hermitage became too popular for its own good, however, and the saint was forced to move to France, where he eventually founded another retreat near Meaux, 40km northeast of Paris, before his death in about 670. Fiachra always encouraged his disciples to cultivate gardens, from which they could distribute produce to the poor, and thus became the patron saint of gardeners – as well as of French taxi-drivers (after the cabs, known as fiacres, which used to take pilgrims from Paris to his shrine at Meaux). The garden comes across as a stylishly enhanced arboretum, encompassing a lake in which has been placed a group of 5000-year-old bog-oak trunks, branchless and blackened, suggesting not only death but also longevity.
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Change announced at Rutland DCFBy NEAL GOSWAMI
Vermont Press Bureau | June 21,2014MONTPELIER State officials announced a change in leadership Friday at the Rutland office of the Department for Children and Families in the wake of an investigation into the death of a 2-year-old local girl.
Lynne Klamm, field services director for the Agency of Human Services, has assumed leadership of the district office of the Family Services Division.
She replaces John Zalenski, who will be transferred to the departments central office in Essex Junction. Commissioner David Yacovone said the replacement and transfer were not disciplinary actions.
We are immediately implementing several actions to help keep children safer, Human Services Secretary Doug Racine said Friday. Paramount is ensuring the district office in Rutland has strong supervision and staff, and has comprehensive procedures in place to protect Vermonts children.
The department has been heavily scrutinized since the deaths of 2-year-old Dezirae Sheldon, of Poultney, and 15-month-old Peighton Geraw, of Winooski, earlier this year. Both children, whose deaths were determined to be homicides, were under the supervision of DCF.
The personnel change in Rutland announced Friday afternoon follows the release of a criminal investigation report on the Dezirae case completed by the attorney generals office. The report detailed significant problems, including a lack of thorough communication among social workers, the courts, law enforcement, medical personnel and others.
The state is also seeking assistance from Casey Family Programs, a nationally known child welfare foundation, to help DCF conduct a thorough review of its child safety practices.
The state will also contract with six specialists to assist social workers in cases where substance abuse are factors in alleged child abuse or neglect.
Racine and Yacovone said work is continuing on implementing changes sought by Gov. Peter Shumlin last month. That includes boosting the DCF workforce with an additional 18 social workers and two social work supervisors
Shumlin also called for a proposal to reorganize DCF to ensure that its focus is on protecting children. That work continues.
Yacovone, who has faced calls for his resignation, defended the departments efforts to improve.
This agency moved promptly following the death of Dezirae to begin making the changes we hope will help prevent future tragedies, he said. In addition, the attorney generals report pointed out specific, significant flaws in our system that were immediately correcting.
He added, We are also reviewing staffing and procedures at other DCF offices around the state to ensure potential problems are addressed. And we welcome input from a legislative and an independent investigation into these tragic deaths, which might indicate additional improvements.
The governor has not asked Yacovone to resign.
Shumlin said Friday he is pleased with the departments efforts.
The loss of Dezirae and Peighton has been heartbreaking, he said. Nothing we can do will bring them back. But the additional changes we are announcing today will strengthen staffing, management and practical policy at DCF to keep our children safer going forward. We will continue to look for ways to improve the system even further to prevent these tragedies in the future.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER Gov. Full Story
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Feminine FormsJudith WilliamsI express myself through visual metaphors and symbols, free associating thoughts and feelings with images. In this series, a dress form and bodice were the motivating symbols. As I worked, I thought about femininity, family, childhood, and adulthood.With a desire to incorporate text in my work, I compose and paint with dictionary pages, architectural blueprints, sewing pattern paper, novels, comics, Asian calligraphic papers, phone book pages, and maps.
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I'm really afraid of sea creatures. If anything touches me while I'm swimming in an ocean or lake, I flail in panic that it's actually a kraken raised from the depths of all that is dark coming to eat me and my babies. (I don't even have babies yet! The kraken is that terrifying! It helps me meet a nice man and accompanies me to Lamaze class when dude's at work only to rip each member of my beloved brood apart years later.)
Being eaten alive by a giant slime ball that calls my watery grave home is my reoccurring nightmare. Shudder. It's as if my imagination snorted lines of bad Pixar dust … or I was eaten by a whale in a past life.
For this story, I went to the Columbus Zoo's Stingray Bay, where about 30 cownose rays and southern stingrays swim in shallow water. Anyone can lean over the side and pet the rays. Yes, pet. Despite some hesitation, I reached in and touched one. It loved it. The rays were like declawed house cats; the zoo trims their dangerous barbs, so parents with Steveirwintradgedyaphobia can relax.
The strangest moment was when I fed them. I had to stick the business end of a small fish between my knuckles and then hold it underwater. Stingrays' mouths are on their bellies, so they swim over your hand to eat. The sensation of a stingray's floppy mouth suckling from my imperative appendage nearly made me dizzy from an adrenaline rush. I won't say I liked it, but I didn't hate it.
The animals were sublime to watch. I enjoyed how friendly they were. I just didn't like them unexpectedly rubbing against my arm. Maybe my terror stems from a deep-seated fear of losing control? Regardless, Doc, I'm sure their rubbery thick skin will be fodder for my overactive imagination next time I try to be normal and swim on vacation.


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Last night we gave our 4-week old little man, GPM, his first bottle w/ mom's milk. Based on what we've read, we gave him a bottle w/ 4oz in it. We had him propped up in almost a full sitting position. We used a Medala bottle & slow-flow nipple, and he took it like a champ. My husband was doing the feeding, and when he got to the 2oz mark, he sat GPM up at got a good burp out of him. After that, he gave him the rest, but GPM left a little bit in there. Again, my husband got a good burp out of him. All of this took about 10 minutes, when a normal feeding lasts 30 minutes.
The feeding was at 6:30pm, and GPM was up all night. There was one more burp later on in the evening, but there was a lot of gas out of the other end. The only way we were able to get any sleep was with him sleeping on my chest. We are planning on doing a bottle a day for a while, then eventually increasing that when he goes to day care @ 12 weeks. In the meantime, I need help on a few things:
1) My husband made sure to keep GPM upright, and the bottle horizontal. He was worried about GPM's air intake, so even though he had the bottle horizontal, he kepts the nipple filled with milk. Is this the correct way to do it? Should it be horizontal, but not filled with milk?
2) I've read that a bottle feeding should take almost as long as a breast feeding. My husband wants to be the one who does the bottle feeding, so should he be taking more burp breaks?
3) Should we be using an anti-gas medicine with these feedings to cut down on gas with bottle feedings?
I pumped at the same time, and for now, we're only doing 1 bottle a day, but pumping and bottle feeding is a necessity, as I have to go back to work right after 12 weeks. Any and all advice or help is greatly appreciated. My husband felt so bad this morning about GPM's state, not to mention the fact that he and I didn't get any sleep.


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The Kauai Police Department says it is continuing to search for a man and woman who were reported missing earlier this month.
Police do not believe the cases are related.
Izabela Kozak, 32, of Kapaa, has not made contact with her family since Nov. 16, 2012, and they are concerned for her welfare.
Kozak is 5-feet-3-inches-tall and weighs roughly 110 pounds. She has brown eyes, brown dreadlock hair, a thin build and fair complexion.
Ilya Nikolayevich Lomov, 42, was reported missing on Wednesday, Jan. 9.
Lomov was last seen on Jan. 2 in the Kalalau Valley. He has not returned home to California or made contact with his family since.
Lomov had a camping permit for several campsites on the North Shore. His permit was valid from Dec. 29 through Jan. 3.
Lomov is 6-feet-2-inches-tall and weighs roughly 220 pounds. He has brown eyes, brown hair, a heavy build and a light tan complexion.
"We continue to ask the public to be on the lookout for both of these individuals," stated Assistant Chief Roy Asher. "And should you have any information on their possible locations, please contact police immediately."
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of either Izabela Kozak or Ilya Lomov is urged to call KPD Dispatch at 241-1711, Investigative Services Bureau, 241-1696, or Crime Stoppers, 241-1887.


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We Want a Pitcher…
…who won't be inducing the indigestion I've been experiencing lately while watching the Phillies. I think I'm going to be buying these:
by the caseload, if things continue this way.
Last night, Cole Hamels looked pretty good against the Padres through the first four innings, giving up one run on a solo homer to Luis Rodriguez in the third. At the end of four, the Phillies held a 7-1 lead.
After that, things went to h*ll in a handbasket pretty darn quick. Hamels gave up a two-run shot to Scott Hairston in the fifth, and another two-run shot to Nick Hundley in the sixth. But he still left the game with a 7-5 lead. Not great, but a lead nonetheless.
Unfortunately, the Padres' bullpen held the Phillies scoreless after they'd scored 7 off of starter Chris Young. On the other side, normally reliable Ryan Madson gave up 3 runs to give the Padres a 8-7 lead. The Phils, unable to rally in the bottom of the ninth, took the loss after blowing a 6 run lead.
Their record now stands at 4-5. Last year, their record after nine games was also 4-5, and things didn't turn out so bad.
However – in those nine games last year, the Phillies scored 39 runs, and gave up 48. This year through nine games, they've scored more runs, 49, but they've given up 62!
The Phillies have a chance to redeem themselves tonight, as Brett Myers faces Shawn Hill. I'm hoping that this afternoon's memorial service for Harry Kalas, being held at the ballpark, does not prove too much of an emotional distraction.
C'mon, win another one for Harry!
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Sue – you and me both! The way the Red Sox starting pitchers have been playing it's either tums or alcohol! lol!
Seriously, pass the antacids. These guys are making me want to scream! If they lose tonight, I think I will just hide under the covers and not come out until they win. With the memorial service today, I think they owe it to themselves to come out and nail one down…it would make everyone feel a lot better.
Dont take the juice quite yet.
This corp of fellows are too good to be in the tank. We usally see the starting pitchers tanking, and even though it was the releif last night, it is still too early.
Can you just imagine what they have endured the past few weeks… getting rings, raising the banners and then Harry.
Folks, as good as they are and as 'professional' as theya re to be (and I never liked that word) , they are still human. Except for Jamie and a few others theya re still kids… Just as you said though … its par with last year.
"MY" concern and greif comes from the fact that we now have to listen more to the mouth that never shuts up (Wheels).
When you think of dropping from the top to the bottom.. its not on the feild, but in the now partially empty broadcast booth.
THAT the Phillies can correct OFF the field… but????
Most players prefer to hit when it warms up in the summer, but I think the trio of Howard, Utley, and Rollins prefer it moreso than the average player. In '07 and '06, the team got to 11-14 before the wins came and that coincided with May 1st.
Of course giving up 8 runs in three straight games doesn't help. Myers stopped that tonight.
I'm beginning to wonder if anybody can pitch! This season is getting off to a very bizarre start. Pass the Tums, please.
I think that Hamels will definitely come around– Jon Lester did today. And I know that the Phils are playing the entire season for Kalas.


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Could La Crosse become a major transfer site for frac sand?
Could frac sand be coming through a neighborhood near you? That's a reality a north side La Crosse neighborhood could be facing.
It was a full house Tuesday night as county leaders and the public learned about the possibility from DNR and health officials.
The railroad is currently looking at a number of sites throughout the area to serve as transfer points, places where dump trucks could bring sand to be shipped to places out of our area for hydraulic fracturing. That includes a spot near the Harry J. Olsen Senior Center on La Crosse's north side.
A typical medium-sized mine can move about a million tons of sand a year and residents who would see that come past their house every day are worried. "I'm very concerned about the health issues related to the expansion of frac sand mining. I have the road concerns and the disruptions to the neighborhoods and the property devaluation that would occur," said County Board Supervisor Ralph Geary.
DNR officials say there's no conclusive evidence of health hazards to people not mining the sand.
They also say they've put a number of safeguards in place to keep everyone safe. "The existing regulations we have are good, they're protective of human health and requirement, so long as they comply with them. I don't think we need more stringent standards or anything on that matter," said Senior DNR Manger Tom Woletz.
Woletz also said there's essentially an endless supply of sand in La Crosse County.
Tuesday night's meeting was expected to be one of several as county leaders gather more information on the potential impact if La Crosse was chosen as a transfer site.
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Here is the problem.
The website in question is http://www.olakalinowska.pl and it is built on wordpress, with the postloop and branding modified to produce the current result. There is a script on the main page which takes all the galleries from a specified album ID and produces a collapsible menu - if you hover on one of the title bars, it will produce a sub-menu with links to specific galleries.
The thing is, the ordering of the galleries seems random. At first I thought it goes by gallery ID, but it does not, if you look at it. I don't think it utilizes any sort of array result ordering.
What I would like it to do is to follow the ordering on the wordpress ngg gallery in the CMS. In the very least, I would like to be able to set the sorting manually. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Karisma Penn scored 26 points and had 14 rebounds as Illinois defeated Wisconsin 60-53 in a Big Ten women's basketball game in Champaign Monday night.
Wisconsin trailed 31-22, but rallied to within three points midway through the second half but Illinois then went on an 11-0 run.
Nicole Bauman and Morgan Paige led the Badgers with 14 points teach. Jacki Gulczynski was held to four points- her lowest total since November 18th.
Illinois forced 27 Wisconsin turnovers including 17 steals.
Illinois is now 8-4 in the Big Ten and 15-9 overall. Wisconsin falls to 3-10 in the conference and 11-15 overall.
The Badgers next game is Saturday when they play at Northwestern at noon.


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Robert M Rohrbaugh, MD
Professor of Psychiatry; Deputy Chair for Education and Career Development, Department of Psychiatry; Residency Program Director, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Office of International Medical Student Education, Yale School of Medicine
Research Interests
Internship and Residency; Medicine; Mental Health Services; Global Health; Evidence-Based Medicine; Ethical Analysis; Electronic Health Records; Psychiatry and Psychology; Health Care
Research Organizations
Psychiatry: Aging & Geriatric Psychiatry, Division of
Research Summary
Dr. Rohrbaugh has developed clinical programs and educational programs at the interface of geropsychiatry and medicine. His research has been focused on evaluating the effect these interventions have had on patient care and on trainee education and skill development. For example, Dr. Rohrbaugh developed a psychiatry primary care clinic at VA-Connecticut to provide primary care medical services to patients with serious mental illness. He also participated on the team that evaluated this intervention and found it improved access, quality of care, and cost essentially the same as standard care. Dr. Rohrbaugh included a module on psychiatry resident education on the principles of primary care in the development of the clinic. This module was part of a national review of such interventions recently published by Dr. Rohrbaugh in 2009.
Specialized Terms: Undergraduate Medical Education; Post-graduate (Residency) Education; Electronic Medical Record; Practice Based Learning
Extensive Research Description
Use of Electronic Medical Record to Enhance Resident Competency in Practice Based Learning
Ethical Analysis in International Settings
Resident Physician Recognition of Overweight and Obesity in Patients with Psychiatric Illness
Selected Publications
- Rohrbaugh, RM, Borysiuk L, Federman DG and Sernyak MJ: Utilizing VA Information Technology to Develop Psychiatry Resident Prescription Profiles. Academic Psychiatry 2009; 33: 27-30.
- Rohrbaugh, RM, Felker B and Kosten TR: The Veterans Administration Psychiatry Primary Care Education Initiative: Defining a Model and Determining Outcomes for Psychiatry Resident Education in Primary Care. Academic Psychiatry 2009; 33: 31-35
- Campbell W and Rohrbaugh RM, "The Biopsychosocial Formulation Manual: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals." Routledge, New York. 2006
- Drickamer M, Levy B, Irwin K and Rohrbaugh RM: Perceived Needs for Geriatric Education by Medical Students, Internal Medicine Residents and Faculty. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2006; 21: 1230-1234.
- Randall M, Rosenbaum J, Rohrbaugh RM, Rosenheck R: Attitudes and Behaviors of Psychiatry Residents Toward Pharmaceutical Representatives Before and After an Educational Intervention. Academic Psychiatry 2005; 29:1-8.
- Lim, S and Rohrbaugh RM: Why Inpatient Psychiatry Training Still Matters: Now More Than Ever. Academic Psychiatry 2007; 31: 266-269.


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Here's a photo of Fun. at the Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge in Washington last week. Click HERE to see the full gallery of photos from Sasquatch courtesy of Prefix Magazine.
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Rory Phillips of The Impossibles spoke to the Austinist about the band's upcoming reunion shows this weekend.
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Totally and completely floored by the fact that … there was just kind of no precedent for it. Even in the band's heyday when we did really well, we weren't a band that really sold venues out. We were the band that could pack it out pretty well and it would be a good show and everybody was happy. But honestly I would love to dig into the numbers and find out why.
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In this new video, Andrew, Nate and Jack from Fun. discuss each song on their album, Some Nights - available now on Fueled By Ramen. You can find the full-length commentary for each song exclusively on Spotify.
Here's a video from A Rocket To The Moon when they were on The Kids In The Street Tour with The All-American Rejects including footage from their day in West Palm Beach, Florida for SunFest on Cinco de Mayo. Follow @ARTTM on Twitter for more updates from the band!
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Annual Survey of Governments, 1978: Employment Statistics (ICPSR 8145)
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. ANNUAL SURVEY OF GOVERNMENTS, 1978: EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 197?. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1984. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08145.v1
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Syrian President Bashar Assad is confused and worried. The heat is on, and it's not clear he can take it.
Israel points a menacing finger at Syria for hosting terrorists, accusing it of enabling last Friday's deadly terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, which has been blamed on the Damascus-based Islamic Jihad.
Assad has said he wants to renew peace talks with Israel, but at the same time he wants to please his backyard radicals. In addition, anti-Syrian sentiment in Lebanon is sizzling; the United States and France are pressing Syria to withdraw from Lebanon; the United States is growing impatient with Syria's tolerance of Palestinian and Iraqi terrorists; Assad wants to appease the United States without losing his face with Arab hardliners; and Syria's longtime ally, Egypt, is toying with "democracy," while Assad's own internal reforms are stuck.
So which way can he go?
The Syrian leader is genuinely worried that sooner or later his regime could go the way of Saddam Hussein's, but he seems unwilling or unable to take drastic measures in response to Western pressure.
To be on the safe side, Assad claims innocence. On Monday, he shrugged off any responsibility for the attack in Tel Aviv. At the same time, he warned that the United States was about to attack Syria.
Assad told an Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, that Syria wanted Middle Eastern stability, and insisted it had no hand in the Feb. 15 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri or in the Tel Aviv bombing.
Relations between Syria and the United States have soured even more since the Beirut bombing that killed Hariri.
"If you ask me if I'm expecting an armed attack" from the United States, "I've seen it coming since the end of the war in Iraq," Assad told La Repubblica.
In an effort to appease the Americans, Syria last weekend extradited one of Saddam's half-brothers to Iraq. Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan al-Tikriti was suspected of having played a major role in the Iraqi insurgency during the past two years.
Assad's tactics are to give a little and take a little without going overboard, trying to keep as many options open as possible.
Recent statements on Syria's deployment of forces in Lebanon are a case in point. Lebanon's defense minister, Abdul Rahim Mrad, confirmed last week that Syria soon would redeploy its troops to the eastern Bekaa Valley, which borders Syria, in conformity with the 1989 Taif agreement.
That pact, which put an end to Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war, allows "the two governments to determine the strength and duration of the presence of the Syrian forces," but does not set a specific deadline for Syrian withdrawal.
Syria rejected U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559, passed in September 2004, which called for removal of "all foreign troops" from Lebanon. It may be quoting the Taif agreement as a face-saving measure in preparation for an eventual withdrawal from Lebanon.
Syria has carried out a series of redeployments in Lebanon since June 2001, cutting down its military presence there from 40,000 troops to 14,000.
"From a technical viewpoint, the repatriation [of Syrian forces] could happen within the end of the year. But from a strategic viewpoint, it will only happen if we get serious guarantees. In a word, peace," Assad told La Repubblica.
Syria has long argued that large segments of the Lebanese political community insist on the continued presence of the Syrian army as an essential tool for stability. Given Syria's economic and military domination of Lebanon, however, such assent is not considered to be freely given.
Last week, Egypt dispatched intelligence chief Omar Suleiman to Damascus for talks to "contain the situation in Syria and Lebanon within an Arab framework."
Shara then traveled to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. Mubarak was expected to visit Damascus soon for a summit with Assad.
But there is more to Assad's nervousness than just threats from Washington and Jerusalem.
Election results in Iraq have tipped the scale on the delicate balance between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in the Arab world. Once the United States pulls out of Iraq, the Shiite majority will rule the country for the first time, creating a "Shiite crescent" running from Iran east to Syria. It will extend west to the Shiites in Lebanon.
The weakening of Sunni Syria could affect the Sunni-majority Arab states, including Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Arab states have been subject to heavy American pressure to open their societies to democracy and civic participation.
According to some analysts, Mubarak's dramatic decision to allow a competitive presidential election came in response to reports that Washington would demand that Egypt spend part of its annual $2 billion in U.S. aid on political and economic reform.
Mubarak has taken several measures to convince the Americans that he's indispensable. Not only has he pressured Syria to pull its troops from Lebanon, he has upgraded his involvement in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Accused of trying to stifle dissent engineer his son's succession, he initiated an amendment to the electoral law that permits more than one candidate to run in the country's next presidential election.
In contrast, Assad has made a few overtures but no great progress toward civic freedom.
Syria now has civic society clubs -- though those that allowed provocative political critiques were quickly shut and their members jailed -- but there is no real fight against corruption. Assad does allow a certain measure of free speech. Last year he allowed the publication of a petition signed by several hundred intellectuals who demanded comprehensive political reform. But that was all they got -- some publicity but no reform.
Judging from his performance so far, Assad still believes democracy is a dirty word.
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And The Winner Is…Me!…
Another wager, another victory!…
Yet again, my friend, Julia of Julia's Rants, came up on the short end of our latest wager. After starting last year 0-8 against Boston, I was starting to wonder if the Yankees would ever beat the Red Sox. Since then, the Yankees have dominated the series. Regardless of the outcome of tonight's game, the Yankees will have captured another series. Since the beginning of the season, the Yankees have only lost one series (versus the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim).
Saturday, in a nationally televised game, the Yankees beat the Red Sox 14-3. The game featured three home runs by first baseman Mark Teixeira (although I temper that somewhat by the fact that the last home run was off outfielder Jonathan Van Every who was brought in to save the arms in the pen).
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CC Sabathia missed picking up the win by one out. While facing Victor Martinez, who could have been the third out of the inning, the game was interrupted by a rain delay that ended the night for CC. When the game resumed, Alfredo Aceves was on the mound and it was he who picked up the win.
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The game marked several historic achievements. Teixeira is the first Yankee since Lou Gehrig in 1927 to hit at least three home runs in one game against the Red Sox. Also, catcher Francisco Cervelli, filling in for Jorge Posada, had 5 RBI's, something that hasn't been done by a Yankees catcher since the days of Yogi Berra.
Today, history was made in Oakland when pitcher Dallas Braden threw the first perfect game in A's history since Jim "Catfish" Hunter did it in 1968. Given that I credit Catfish Hunter for being a Yankees fan (I rooted for the A's as a child until Hunter signed with the Yankees as a free agent in 1974), it was rather bittersweet to see his A's record matched by, of all people, Dallas Braden. Braden, president of the Anti A-Rod Club or so it seems, nearly walked the final batter as he worked a 3-1 count but a ground-out upheld the gem. The victory was especially sweet since it came against the AL East leading Tampa Bay Rays. It was rather ironic that Braden would help the man he bitterly opposes. For the record, I was on Braden's side of his beef with A-Rod, but Braden does need to let it go (as he made further comments about it this week). Nevertheless, congratulations to Braden for a very fine performance.
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The San Jose Sharks finally overcame their nemesis and advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a 2-1 Game 5 victory against the Detroit Red Wings. First or second round failures have become commonplace for the Sharks in recent years so hopefully the team has shaken its demons and is a collision course with the Stanley Cup. The team now awaits the winner of the Chicago Blackhawks-Vancouver Canucks series (Chicago leads 3 games to 2).
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Back to the Yankees, they weren't so fortunate in Boston tonight as Jon Lester was on his game and A.J. Burnett wasn't. A.J. gave up 9 runs in 4 1/3 innings (8 earned), meanwhile, Lester went 7 innings and only gave up 4 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 7.
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So, congratulations to Julia for her victories today (the Celtics also won), and she was right, the Red Sox avoided the sweep. But still the wager victory is mine and the series win goes to the Yankees, so until we meet again Julia! By the way, don't you have some shopping to do?….
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Shopping…yea…hey – I can pick you up some Ellsbury & Beckett wine tomorrow, will that do?😉 Okay…plan B….
I find it odd that the last two perfect games thrown in baseball have been thrown against the Rays! I wonder if A-Rod will walk over the mound the next Dallas Braden is on it? Congrats to Braden – though I do understand your feelings about having Catfish Hunter's record matched.
My Bruins look to close out the Flyers tonight – and given that earlier in the day today there will be a ceremony unveiling a statue honoring that famous Mother's Day goal 40 years ago by Bobby Orr, I think a win by the B's is all but guaranteed!


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MHS golfers to begin practice Thursday
Since Marietta High's golf team has been a member of the East Central Ohio League, it has known nothing but championships.
Three straight to be exact.
Not too shabby.
Is a fourth ECOL crown on the horizon this upcoming fall?
Could be.
At Marietta Country Club at 9 a.m. Thursday, the Marietta High golfers are scheduled to officially begin their first practice of the 2013 campaign. The Tigers' opening match of the season is slated for Aug. 8 at Turnberry Golf Course in Pickerington.
MHS graduated a couple of good ones in ECOL Player of the Year Jared Hammons and all-league performer Joe Broughton, but the Tiger golf cupboard is far from bare.
"We have a good core of kids coming back, who are ready to play golf," said MHS second-year boss John Doughty, also the 2012 ECOL Golf Coach of the Year. "Right now, I know pretty much who my first six golfers will be."
Marietta High's No. 1 or 2 golfer is expected to be senior Nathan Matheny, an all-league honoree last season. In the 2012 ECOL meet at River Greens Golf Course in West Lafayette, he carded rounds of 84 and 83.
Jeffery Hensler was an all-league golfer as a Tiger freshman, shooting an 85 and 81. Last Friday, he carded a 74 to win the 15-16 year-old division of the Tiger Paws Classic golf fundraiser at MCC.
Next on the MHS roster will probably be junior Garrett Bertram, who was runner-up to Hensler at Tiger Paws with a round of 81.
No. 4 in the order could be junior Nick Thieman, and battling it out for the fifth and sixth spots will probably be twins' Max Fitzgerald and Matthew Fitzgerald, who shot 97 and 96, respectively, at Tiger Paws.
Also in the mix will be senior Austyn McVicker.
Marietta High's first home golf match at MCC is slated for Aug. 21.
"We're going to be doing a lot of traveling early in the season so that we can get to play 18 holes on a regular basis," Doughty said.
Doughty's assistant and JV coach will be J.D. Secrest. The Marietta Middle School golf coach will be Bryan Wittekind.


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My DS will be 5 months old next week, and about 90% of his nursing is done in the side-lying position. Besides the first two weeks of his life, he's never liked being held in a cradle hold, and barely tolerated it for nursing with a nursing pillow. Starting at about four months, he definitely became distractible and would pop on and off when offered the breast between naptimes. (This means he's eating every 2-3 hours, with little interest in snacking.)
I work from home, so it's not a big deal when we're here, but when we're out, he refuses to nurse. After a few cranky, back-arching, breast-exposing moments in restaurants and even in the car, I've mostly given up trying to feed him in public. (though he will nurse in a sling occasionally, if he's hungry enough.) We've started bringing bottles for car feedings. I worry that he'll forget how to nurse any other way and will only associate the breast with sleep.
Or maybe that's no big deal?
Anyone have similar experiences?
P.S. This is my first post here! I've been browsing the amazing forums here for weeks and am so impressed by how helpful and encouraging everyone is. Happy to be here!