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ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell left nothing to question entering the 2011 NCAA tournament. The Big Red is firmly ensconced in the category of top contenders for a national title.
A three-minute non-releaseable penalty on Harvard's Kevin Vaughan helped turn a low-scoring affair into a Cornell blowout in Sunday's Ivy League men's championship game.
The Big Red used three man-up goals during that stretch to snap a 2-2 tie and go on to beat the Crimson, 15-6.
Cornell (13-2), ranked second in Division I, earned the Ivy's automatic berth in winning its 10th straight game. Cornell's starting attackmen combined for 14 points, and its defense held its fifth straight opponent to less than seven goals.
"They took it to us," Harvard coach Chris Wojcik said.
Cornell entered the Ivy League tournament with two lingering questions: goaltending and faceoff play.
Sophomore goalie A.J. Fiore was pulled during the first half of an April 30 win over Princeton. Freshman Andrew West played out the string, and played well.
Cornell coach Ben DeLuca gave Fiore a vote of support during the week, and the sophomore lefty responded with 19 saves in two tournament games and a save percentage of .684.
Fiore made eight saves in the Harvard win.
A.J. Fiore responded to being replaced in the regular season finale with 19 saves and a .684 save percentage in Cornell's Ivy League championship victories.
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"I thought A.J. played an absolute great game," Cornell defenseman Max Feely said. "We definitely had some lapses where he bailed us out, and it's great having that behind you."
And faceoffs?
Cornell lost 16 of 22 draws in Friday night's semifinal win over Yale, but made up for it by hounding the Bulldogs into 24 turnovers.
Against Harvard, an above average faceoff team, the Big Red won 15 of 23.
"It's an incredible advantage to be able to have that ball in our sticks in the offensive end," DeLuca said. "When you have an offense like ours, the ability to get them the ball after you score, is huge."
Rob Pannell had two goals and three assists, but his contributions were spread out by a Crimson defense that attempted to shut him off.
Sophomore Steve Mock scored five goals, and senior David Lau finished with two goals and two assists to up his season point total to 41.
On several possessions, Pannell took his defender off to the side and let the attack work five-on-five.
Mock said the key was not to force anything.
"When he's getting shut off like that, it puts more pressure on me and David at the attack to take a little bit more of the load," Mock said. "I think we stick to what we do normally, making our first easy pass off the dodge."
Cornell will enter the 2011 NCAA tournament as one of several favorites, a departure from past seasons. Cornell's 11-6 win over Syracuse on April 12 has been followed by four straight convincing wins over Ivy opponents.
"We're on a stretch now," Pannell said. "We're a confident group, but by no means are we cocky at all. We know any team can be beaten on any given day, as we've seen this year in college lacrosse maybe more than any year. Any team is up for it this year."
Cornell is one. With three final four appearances over the past four years, only one question remains.
Is this the Big Red's year?
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Geoffrey - I would be greatly interested in your experience with ferns. We grow quite a number even in the dry south-east of England, and I am keen to start growing them again from spores. I visited Martin Rickard many years ago, after seeing his extraordinary and superb displays at the Chelsea Show, and I am sure there is quite a revival again in their interest amongst gardeners. I am especially attracted by many of the xerophytic species, though these are grown by relatively few gardeners. Several of these grow well on a simple sand bed along with dryland alpines and provide good contrast.
Thank you Rick! I see that the nargs and srgc forums are closely related! ;D
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Yes please, would love to see your Epimediums, particularly 'The Giant' hybrids. Feel free to post in the Epimediums 2012 topic:
Ok, the first blooms of the 'Giants' hybrids will begin here in late March, so I would take plenty of pictures.(There are pictures of many epimediums in the flickr gallery under my name, at the bottom of my post).
There is an interesting book on ferns, very accessible, "Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns" by Sue Olsen, a good book, well illustrated.
Ferns are perfect companions for epimediums, indeed, particularly those with small or medium sizes like Gymnocarpium, Phegopteris, Polypodium etc.
Here I grow about an hundred of them, most are really easy to grow, some require a little more care and patience, as Pyrrosia ...
Tim, here the climate is quite wet (almost 1000mm / year) and the garden soil is clayey, which doesn't let me any choice for xerics species: container or, as you say, sand bed where they grow very well in full sun. So, the number of xerics ferns here is quite small at the moment: Cheilanthes tomentosa, Cheilanthes lanosa, Cheilanthes sinuata (Astrolepis sinuata), Pellaea rotundifolia, Pellaea falcata, Pellaea atropurpurea, Paraceterach muelleri.(many forms of Ceterach officinarum but it's not really a xeric fern)
I would try others but it's not always easy to find them in France...
By cons, if I often grown ferns from spores (it's incredibly easy isn'it?), I never even tried sowing xeric fern spores...Maybe later, I'm very encumbered by my little fern-seedling's greenhouses!
1 : Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King'
2 : Adiantum aleuticum 'Japonicum'
3 : Adiantum 'Miss Sharples'
4 : Adiantum venustum
5,6 : Onocloa sensibilis, for wet soil.
7 : Cystopteris lanosa
8 : Gymnocarpium dryopteris, a very good groundcover
9 : Phegopteris connectilis, wich is a very very good fern and a good companion for Epimediums.
Geoffrey, I checked out your Flickr link, and WOW, many superb Epimediums there, I'm taking notes on some exciting named Epimedium hybrids I've not heard of. I'm sure we'll be discussing these.
Regarding ferns, that's a super selection of ferns you show, please let us know which ones they are, I want to grow all of them! I too have been intrigued by xeric ferns, but don't currently grow any, this topic can serve as a good reference for ones to try, as you have suggested. Your annual rainfall is actually quite similar to what we get here in Northeastern USA.
Ooops, I was sure that I put the identifications...I correct immediately.
Well Mark, if you have a rather sunny place, fairly dry and very well drained, try Cheilanthes tomentosa, the most adaptable of Cheilanthes in my opinion.
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1,2,3 : Coniogramme emeiensis, one of my favourite! Often called "Bamboo fern". Easy from spores, I've got many babies.
4 : Blechnum penna-marina, a little groundcover, easy in half-shade in acidic or neutral soil.
5 : Athyrium otophorum 'Okanum', well known, but I love it, very colorfull.
6 : Polypodium cambricum, I don't know the name of the selection...Great with Epimedium!
7 : Polypodium cambricum 'Omnilacerum'
8, 9 : Dryopteris wallichiana
10 : Adiantum venustum, for me, the best of the Adiantum.
Lots of beauties Geoffrey! ferns are another group I have little of, but hope to have more someday! Likely a rather different set than yours for hardiness reasons!
What a wonderful assortment, Geoffrey. :o
I need to add to my pitifully small collection, too!
Hi, Geoffrey, you have a fine collection!
Geoffrey, what a super fine selection of ferns :o :o :o , my list of "must have" ferns just increased dramatically. The red-pink color on Adiantum aleuticum 'Japonicum' is wonderful. I'm partial to Adiantum, the one named 'Miss Sharples' is so fine and lacy. I like the "fluffy" looking ferns very much, your first form of Polypodium cambricum is gorgeous.
But it is the upright vase-shaped ferns that I like best, like Dryopteris wallichiana that you show us, to add elegant vertical accent in the woodland garden. So this one goes to the top of my list for fern acquisitions 2012 :)
I have an Adiantum growing in my garden since I moved into my current home 25 years ago. Just spent about 1-1/2 hours looking for photos, I know that one spring season over the last few years i took lots of photos capturing the fronds as they emerge, but can not find them (I take thousands of photos, most live with their generic digital names until I have time to go through them and rename them). I did find a few general garden views where the Adiantum is present, I think it is A. pedatum, or A. aleuticum, but could it be venustum? If I'm wrong, please let me know.
Here are some garden views of what I think is Adiantum pedatum, co-mingling with Epimedium, Pulmonaria, and Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, from the red emerging shoots, chartreuse young unfurling leaflets, to the dark stemmed green leafy canopy by early May.
What a glorious mix of plants! I grow several adiantums but, oh, I wish I had clumps of cypripedium like that too. Woodland plants like this I think are gardening at its very best, and probably also more accessible for many gardeners than the more esoteric alpine plants that many of us love so much. So now which way do I turn - the long wanted tufa garden or the 'woodland'? Nothing better than such a choice!
On the forums I too get pulled in this direction or that. I marvel at eye-popping hardy cacti and incredible Yucca plants seen on NARGS, to such an extent that I mentally reconsider my "no spiny plants and glochid-free gardening" doctrine, but when it comes down to it, soft fluffy fronds, feathery foliage, and foamy flowers in the woodland garden take precedence. So, I'm still on the fence about whether I start a hardy cacti garden, but creating a sunny enbankment full of hardy succulents (Sedum, Sempervivum, Delosperma and company) is definitely on my agenda for the 2012 season.
I remember visiting one of the most remarkable private gardens in Seattle (although can't remember the owner's name), one that featured ferns almost exclusively; it left an indelible impression on my garden sensibility, one that I feel compelled to pursue some 28 years hence. :)


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So, baby is only 10 months now but I am already gearing up for a "battle" if you will with my mom and possibly the pediatrician. I'm not as concerned with the pediatrician because he is very laid back and pretty much do-what-works-for-you kind of person. But, with my first, she was dropping on the charts at a year and told me he would like to see her given cows milk for meals only. If she drinks it, great, if not, no biggie. I was already going to start weaning her slowly, so it wasn't a huge deal to me. However, with this baby, I would really like to see her get the benefit of my milk and delay doing cows milk, though still not 100% sure what I will do yet.
So, here is the deal with my mom. She has started saying things like, "well I think she just looks thirsty sometimes." or asks things like, "When does food become more important nutritionally than breastmilk?" Even though I try to educate her on some of these things, she doesn't seem to listen. I would really like some good solid information about breastfeeding past one so that if these comments get confrontational, I can send her a link. Basically these are my questions:
How much water should she drink after a year?
How do I know if she is getting enough breastmilk after a year?
Should I continue to offer nursing before solids if I want to maintain my supply or is it okay to relax on that?
If you have any good links or books that I can check out of the library that address these things that would be great! When I look these up on kellymom there is a lot of "benefits" to nursing past 1 but not a lot of direction as to how to go about it. I totally get that it's a process and that just because she turns a year, does not mean something magically changed in her overnight, but that's how I feel my mom views it and so I want to have something to "prove" to her that I'm still doing the right thing.


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June 27, 2007
Illinois State Board of Education sponsors innovative fine arts program for state's homeless children
Six homeless shelters participating in summer pilot program
Springfield, Ill. – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced today that six family homeless shelters throughout Illinois will participate in an in-shelter fine arts education pilot program this summer for elementary and middle-school homeless children.
The Summer Camp in the Shelter program is designed to allow homeless students in kindergarten through eighth grade an opportunity to learn about the fine arts in an engaged and fun atmosphere. The program will give homeless students another avenue to express their creativity, while also learning important social and life skills.
"Every child can benefit from the arts. Research has shown the importance of the arts to a student's academic and social development," said State Superintendent Christopher Koch. "This link becomes even more important for a homeless student, who often experiences poverty and a state of constantly changing atmospheres."
To ensure success in the program, each participating shelter has received an Artworks curriculum, curriculum CDs and video tapes, numerous books, supplies and other resources. The summer program is funded by the Federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act Funds for homeless education and youth.
Artworks is a series of curriculum units designed, developed and provided by the Institute for Children and Poverty. The standards-based curriculum uses of social studies, language arts, literature, film, history, drama, creative and fine arts, to assist children experiencing high mobility, poverty and homelessness with a window to culture and their engagement in the production of culture. This marks the first time that the curriculum will be used in homeless shelters.
The six participating shelters are:
- Salvation Army Harold Rust Transitional Shelter in Pekin
- Salvation Army Family Shelter in Peoria
- Good Samaritan Shelter in Granite City
- The Lighthouse Shelter in Marion
- A Safe Place in Zion
- Lazarus House in St. Charles
The Illinois State Board of Education has also made training school personnel in compassionately identifying students as homeless a priority. Data collected by local school districts in 2006 indicated approximately 18,000 students in Illinois schools were homeless. However, based upon the most current research methodology, and the 750,000 students who receive free or reduced price lunches, it is estimated that the number is more likely 60,000 homeless students in Illinois.
Additional information on homeless education issues can be accessed at http://homelessed.net or by calling the Illinois State Board of Education Information Hotline at 800-215-6379.


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Senate passes its 4-year wage planBy Neal P. Goswami
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | May 06,2014MONTPELIER The Senate has given final approval to a minimum wage bill, setting up a showdown with the House over just how fast the states lowest-paid workers should see a boost in their pay.
The Senate approved its version of the legislation Monday after defeating two additional amendments.
This version will raise the minimum hourly rate for workers to $10.50 in 2018. First it would raise the rate from its current $8.73 an hour to $9.15 on Jan. 1. The wage would then go to $9.60, $10 and $10.50 over the next three years. Annual cost-of-living increases based on the consumer price index would resume in 2019.
The House-passed version would raise the rate to $10.10 on Jan. 1, followed by increases based on the consumer price index.
Sen. Peter Galbraith, D-Windham, offered an amendment Monday that would require companies with 50 or more employees to pay at least $12 an hour. The proposal, he said, was based on broad sympathy for the idea that Vermont taxpayers should not be subsidizing low-wage employees at very profitable companies through social welfare programs.
This is a provision that reflects the debate that we had on Friday, Galbraith said. This is a bill that will help Vermont taxpayers. It will put some extra money into the pockets of low-wage earners, and it will not impact small businesses.
Galbraith said locally owned franchises would be subject to the higher wage requirement if the parent company had more than 50 employees.
The Senate rejected his amendment on an 18-10 vote after Sen. Kevin Mullin, R-Rutland, the chairman of the Senate Economic Development Committee, said the committee found it unfavorable.
Another amendment offered by Sen. Peg Flory, R-Rutland, was also defeated. She sought a 12-week training wage of 85 percent of minimum wage.
This is fashioned on the very same law that applies to the federal minimum wage, she said.
Galbraith questioned whether a company could hire an entire seasonal staff and pay the lower wage, then rehire the same staff again at the lower wage.
Flory said both federal and case law would prevent that from happening.
However, Flory acknowledged a ski resort could rehire a lift attendant for another position at the lower wage if that person was foolish enough to do it.
If youre hiring them for a new job with new job skills you probably would be able to, she said.
The Economic Development Committee also opposed that amendment, Mullin said. It failed on a 22-4 vote.
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Both chambers bills differ from what Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin wants. He has called for increasing the wage to $10.10 by 2017 in three stages. He has been touting that plan since attending a March event in Connecticut with President Barack Obama and other New England governors.
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Survivors include his wife, MaryAnn Hogan of Denver; two sons, James Hogan of Middlebury and Timothy Hogan of Aurora, Colo.; four grandchildren; a brother, John J. Hogan of Oswego, N.Y.; two sisters, Rosemary H. Lindsey of Shaftsbury, and Karen King of Cincinnati, Ohio; an uncle, several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by a daughter, Elizabeth (Beth) Hogan.
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The Drama Club!
Yankees Win Again in Dramatic Fashion
I'm giving the Yankees the nickname "The Drama Club." It seems like every time the Yankees win, they do it dramatically. That definetely was the case last night. I was so happy when they won, because I wanted them to win for Melky on his birthday. The Yanks beat the Blue Jays by the score of 7-5.
Pitching Analysis: Joba Chamberlain pitched for the Yankees last night. It was an adequate start for Joba. He went 6 innings, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits, striking out 5 along the way. He was good early, but then ran into a little trouble.
Joba's performance was not as good as he wanted it to be.
Joba had a scorless 1st, and an easy 1-2-3 11 pitch 2nd inning. It got a little ugly in the third. Joba walked the #9 hitter (never a smart idea) Joe Inglett, who has a really cool batting stance. Then Scutaro singled. Hill forced out, and the Adam Lind walked to load the bases. Then cleanup hitter Lyle Overbay, the obvious annoying guy of this series, hit a double in the right-center gap which cleared the bases and tied the game at 3. Ugh. In the 4th, Joba gave up a leadoff home run to the rookie Randy Ruiz, which gave the Jays a 4-3 lead.
Bruney pitched a scorless 7th, Coke and Robertson combined for a scorless 8th, and Mo picked up the save in the 9th. But he actually gave up a run! (GASP!) Edwin Encarnacion hit a solo home run to centerfield. Mo actually did the worst out of all the relievers. But he got the save, so whatever!
The pitching was pretty good last night. If you take away the 3rd, Joba pitched very well. The bullpen did a wonderful job of keeping the game at 4-3, and giving the Yankees the opportunity to win.
Defensive Analysis: The defense was again strong last night. The Yanks played errorless baseball once again. In the 1st inning, Johnny Damon made a nice play. Scutaro hit a liner to left, and it was a little over Johnny's head. Damon went back, and thanks to a little jump, he caught the ball. Nice way to start the game.
Offensive Analysis: The Yankees came out swinging against Richmond. Jeter hit a first pitch single, followed by a Damon double. Tex singled to score Jeter. The Jorge hit a 2 out double, which scored Damon. For some unknown reason, Tex attempted to score, and failed miserably. He touched third base when the cuttoff man released the ball. That was a stupid way to end the inning. And for a long time, I thought that play would be the difference in the game.
In the 2nd, Cano got a leadoff double, moved to third because of a balk, and then scored on a sac fly by the birthday boy, Leche. That made it 3-0, and that was all the offense for a long time.
The bottom of the 8th is where it all changed. Hideki Matsui, who was 0 for 3 at the time, hit an ENORMOUS home run into right field. ENORMOUS!!! That tied the game at 4, and gave the crowd something to cheer about. Then Posada comes up, and he hits a home run to right field! But Cito Gaston wanted to make sure it was a home run. From his angle, it looked like a fan stole the ball from Inglett. But according to the replay, Inglett just missed it, and it was ruled a home run! YAY! Yankeed lead 5-4! How dramatic was that?!
Matsui hits a bomb to tie the game………
……and Posada hits one to give Yanks the lead! BACK-TO-BACK!!!
The Yankees weren't done yet. Hinske hit a 1 out double. Then my man Melky hit a single, which scored pinch runner Jerry Hairston. Melky stole second, and scored on a Johnny Damon single. Melky had a nice birthday. He was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI, 1 run, and a stolen base.
What a game for the Yankees! They jumped out early, then lost the lead, but came back dramatically late in the game and held on for the lead! The heroes for last night are Jorge & Hideki, for providing back-to-back drama, which was the 3rd night in a row the Yankees went back-to-back. The other heroes are Bruney, Coke, Robertson, and Mo for shutting down the Blue Jay offense and giving the Yankees the chance to make it dramatic. I'll throw Melky in there as well, just for having a nice birthday. I love you, Melky! There was no change in the Yankee lead in the division. The Red Sox won as well, cheating it up at home and having brawls with cute rookie pitchers. How classless are they? The rubber game of the series will be played in the afternoon, and the Yanks look to live up to the new name I gave them. GO YANKEES!
I have a quick lookalike. I think there is a small resemblance between these two pitchers.
Last night's starter Scott Richmond…..
……and Yankee star Dave Righetti!
They kind of look alike. They are making the same face. It is hard to tell from the pictures, but last night I noticed it.
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Those dramatic wins can be fun–and terrible–can't they? You guys keep on winning. And the Sox and Rays can't get their acts together.
They actually do like a bit alike. You're good at finding those!
Keep up the good blogging
Drama is sure more fun to watch in MLB especially if your favorite team wins that one. That was a fun game. Great analysis!
Matthew Tang
I totally agree with your nickname the Drama Club lol. I like the dramatic wins though its a nice change from the blowouts we were having earlier!
as nice as it is to see you (well read about it anyway) all joyous in your Yankees wins, i just want you guys to lose a couple… and Drama Club is a good one for the Yankees, that can hide a multitude of sins for the players behaviours too…LOL
Outside the Phillies Looking In
It was another dramatic win and the Yankees are a Drama Club! I just want all the dramas to have happy endings. LOL. And I like the look-alike with Rags. He was such a great Yankee. Now let's finish off the Jays today with another win – dramatic or otherwise!
Ahhh, let's not call them The Drama Club. It seems like kind of a g@y and patronizing nickname, you know, cause the drama club are usually a bunch of outcasts and weird people and dudes who either are weak sauce or are trying to get some…
Joba is certainly an entertaining act. I can tell you love your team. I love to hate your team, but at least we both love baseball.
As I said to you on my blog, the Yankees DO have a flair for making things interesting, probably to make sure everyone is still watching! Maybe they're afraid if they do a basic 15-0 blowout, people will turn the TVs off? Who knows, as long as they keep winning, I don't give a hoot how it happens.
And to commentator cervellifan:
//It seems like kind of a g@y and patronizing nickname, you know, cause the drama club are usually a bunch of outcasts and weird people and dudes who either are weak sauce or are trying to get some…//
No offense intended here, but stereotype much? I think "The Drama Club" is a great nickname for a team that loves to wait until the final innings sometimes to pull a win out. Face it, this team lives for that kind of stuff and as fans we eat it up. I don't think it's gay or patronizing or stupid or whatever else.
The Drama Club! I like that. The Yankees are playing great no doubt. It seems like they don't lose in this ballpark, and with the AL getting home field advantage in the WS, that may be a great lift for this team should it go that far. But, you gotta get there first. Big road trip coming up, they should be able to beat these teams, hopefully they can keep this up on the road. But we all know how tough it has been for the East to play in the West. Good Luck Bombers.
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Okay, after today's game… yeah, I concede. This team is all about the DRAMA.
Nice nickname! I love dramatic wins. "The Drama Club" is perfect.
Yes, we are so much alike! I'm 14 and a freshman living in San Diego loving the Padres like a family. When it comes to celebrities that my friends talk about, it gets annoying and I would much rather be watching Padres baseball. My crush is adorable, little David Eckstein. I adore him so much even though he is way older than me. Age doesn't matter. When I got his autograph, he was so sweet enough to give a big smile and talked to me. Padres are rebuilding and I would never give up on them. Thanks for the nice comment you wrote!
(By the way my full, first name is Hyun Young. Not Hyun🙂 )
For the time being, I have changed the name of my blog to A Bite Off The Big Apple. I would like to ask you — being my MLBlog best friend — do you like The Yankee Lounge or A Bite Off The Big Apple better?
Very dramatic, almost Shakespearean… okay not really, but I felt smart saying it.
Either way, it's good. It's really good. It's really, really good. And you know what? I LOVE IT !!!!!


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Retail sales show increase in November
STEUBENVILLE – Retail sales in Jefferson County increased by 4 percent in November compared to the same period last year.
Jefferson County Treasurer Raymond M. Agresta said retail sales for November totaled $59.43 million, generating $891,555 in piggyback sales tax revenue for the county. Agresta said piggyback sales tax receipts for November 2011 generated $851,994, based on retail sales of $56.79 million.
Retail sales in Jefferson County have averaged $60.43 million a month in 2012, compared to $54.97 million a month during the prior four years.
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STEUBENVILLE – Eastern Gateway Community College is hosting a three-person art show through Feb. 1 in the lobby of the Jefferson County Campus.
The exhibit features the work of Steubenville Art Association members Robert S. Martin, Laura Thrasher and Jim Watson. The free exhibit is open to the public.
Visitation day at JCCS set for Feb. 1
WINTERSVILLE – The Jefferson County Christian School in Wintersville will host a visitation day from 8:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on Feb. 1 to visit with students and staff.
Interested families with students entering kindergarten through 12 for the 2013-14 school year can register for visitation day by calling the school at (740) 275-4326, extension 203.
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These are soooo cuuuuuute!
I want these, if we are dreaming:
I can't wear those black ones because I have slightly Hobbit-like feet. So I can only dream.
I sorta like these. Not quite as "girly" but still...
And yes, I'm totally aware of the fact how bipolar my footwear choices are. From one extreme to the other.
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Think of the haters in your life as sandpaper; theyll scratch you up time and time again but in the end youre polished, smooth, and spotless..while they end up useless
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Moo, how bout these fancy thangs for you? You can show off future SI pedis in them.
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@ Moo, you're no fun.
@Waiting4Daylite, you can't see a pedi in those!
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How bout these? They're kinda cute in a semi-dorky way.
I have been sporting one bedroom slipper since I broke my ankle and just looking at those shoes makes me wince.


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Mechanics, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, optics and modern physics. More comprehensive than Physics 120, 220 and designed for students who intend to major in chemistry, mathematics, physics, or who follow the dual-degree (3-2) Engineering track. One laboratory each week.
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Waterloo - Canadas National Youth Orchestra summer tour and training program began in 1960, as a means to identify and train young Canadian classical musicians and to provide them with the best possible preparation for a professional career in music. Over 50 years later the NYOC, which has been internationally recognized as one of the best orchestral training institutes in the world, has chosen to take up residency at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Beginning in June, over 100 participants and teachers will live, eat, train, and perform on Lauriers Waterloo campus. Youth aged 16-28 audition for the NYOC from across Canada, attracting some of the best and brightest young talent our country has to offer.
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Those selected for the National Youth Orchestra will be in good company as approximately forty percent of Canadas professional orchestral musicians are NYOC alumni. Wilfrid Laurier Faculty of Music graduates Cathy Anderson and Judith Davenport first met as members of the NYOC in 1992. The two women still perform together as members of The Bremen String Quartet and the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony.
These are exciting times for Laurier's Faculty of Music, with new programs, faculty and staff coming on stream said Glen Carruthers, dean of the Faculty of Music. We are committed to enhancing our national and international outreach and to expanding our out-of-classroom activities and profile. To these ends, we've created a number of new strategic alliances - with Tapestry New Opera and Stratford Summer Music, for example.
In light of these developments, it is especially exciting that Laurier will become home to the National Youth Orchestra of Canada beginning this summer. The NYOC has played a pivotal role in the lives of so many brilliant Canadian musicians. The world-class mentoring and experiential learning that are part of the NYOC experience dovetail perfectly with the Faculty of Music's mission and mandate. Laurier looks forward to a long and fruitful association with this iconic national institution.
The 2013 NYOC training institute will begin on June 23, 2013 and culminate in late July at which time the orchestra will embark on a Western Canada tour. Dates and Venues for the 2013 NYOC Concert tour are available on the NYOC website, www.nyoc.org. In addition to the concert tour, the NYOC will perform numerous Chamber Music concerts while in residence at Wilfrid Laurier University. Stay tuned for more details on the dates and venues for these concerts.


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OK, so I'm new here. I've been reading all of the bf-ing your preemie posts to try to find some encouragement and answers to my questions before posting, but I'm still needing some more info. Everyone's posts have been super helpful, though! So thanks for sharing all of your experiences with other mommys
My son was born in December at 28 weeks, and just came home last week. Today is actually his due date, so he is just now "full term." In the NICU, I was putting him to breast about once a day when I could be there, and sometimes gave him a bottle after depending on how much he took (weighed before and after feeding to determine how many cc's he got). He's always been on EBM, so all bottles are my milk. Now that we've been home, I've been putting him to breast at every feeding, then offering him a bottle after. Most of the time he takes some, but sometimes he doesn't. He gets really sleepy at the end of breastfeeding and then wakes up a little when we give him the bottle, then gets sleepy again.
So, I have a few questions, I guess...
* If he's getting so sleepy, how do I know if he's taking enough? (He wets lots of diapers, but poops rarely...)
* Should I be putting him to breast every time? Or, should I do some straight bottle-feeds to avoid making him too tired?
* How can you tell if he gets to a point where he is just using my nipple as a pacifier?
* How long did it take you moms to switch to JUST the breast where your LO was taking enough and you didn't have to supplement with a bottle?
I am using a nipple shield, because I have a forceful let down, and he fusses a lot and/or refuses my breast when I don't have the shield. His mouth is also very small. He does latch and suck/swallow for a while on the shield.
I'm just getting scared that I will never be able to get him off the bottles, and I don't know how much I need to "push" it. I don't want to tire him, but I don't want him to be on bottles forever, because I just HATE pumping! YIKES!
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Although I have changed some of the names and combined a few incidents, the Thanksgiving described below represents my feelings and memories of that day, some 50 years ago.
A cool, crisp November day signal good omens for our first Thanksgiving on the ranch, even though there was a brisk wind a'brewing. The guest list was fairly large for the old house because there was no dining room , though a very large kitchen. By days end, it would seem much overfilled with people, food and emotions.
My sister and one of her college friends came out the night before to help prepare the bread dressing that our family had been making for the last 20 years – since the early 1940s. The recipe was handed down by Mrs. Latta, the grandmother on the Paisley ranch family, where we spent the summer that I was five. According Mrs. Latta, who reportedly was a wide as she was tall, the trick to a fluffy dressing is finely plucking the bread into to tiny bits. My sis quickly became the self appointed monitor of what "finely plucked" bread look like – often helped by a hot toddy.
This morning I added the seasoned butter to the wine, and stuffed the huge bird, laced up the cavities, drizzled the wine'n'butter mixture over turkey and placed the bird in the oven. A bowl of butter and wine mixture for basting simmered over the pilot light of the old gas stove --- an ever present reminder of the delicacies to come.
My husband Ric was outside with his chainsaw cutting plywood for two makeshift tables which would form a huge U-shaped table along with our scarred old kitchen table. Our young daughters, ages 5 and 6, gathered pine cones and branches as well as sage twigs for centerpieces. Thankfully, I had enough dishes for our family of 5 and our 14 guests due to months of collecting coupons. Now my high kitchen cupboards were filled with place settings for 12 of sea green dishes, edged in silver, which along with parts of two mismatched sets rounded out my holiday table setting.
Ric carted in the plywood sheets and saw horses about the same time that the girls came in with their greenery for the centerpieces. Once the tables were put together, on went the crisp clean sheets and the aromatic centerpieces. Loli and Sharnie had the set the tables well before the first of our guest drove up the lane and over the creek to our house. The first to arrive was my sister and her friend, followed by my mother, my aunt Gail (mother's younger sister), and my younger brothers who were barely in their teens. Coming across the creek, just behind them was Cecil, who worked shares on mother's lower lake grain land – and was becoming part of the family. My brothers hauled in big bowls of fruit salad and marshmallow-covered sweet potatoes, bags of store bought rolls and cans of cranberry sauce and jelly. My Aunt Gail brought several bottles of wine, and from the giggles, sampling had begun early. Cecil stepped out of his pickup, company dressed in new jeans, cowboy shirt, cleaned boots, and his ever present six pack of beer.
The party was in high gear, and it wasn't quite noon, and three hours before the bird would be ready to take out of the oven. Whoa! Mother was fussing around Cecil; Aunt Gail, also vying for his attention, was ever pressing him to the forefront. Cecil, fisted hands so tight that his knuckles were white, gazed intently at his boots. Then my brothers and daughters began whooping because our partners in the ranch, Matt and Sandy, were coming up the road towing their horse trailer. Stuffed in the front seat of their King cab pickup were Matt, Sandy, and their two children (a son just older than our daughters and a baby). In the back seat, bundled in layers of heavy coats and sweaters were Sandy's grandmother from Arizona and her two granddaughters, Bru and Barbie, daughters of Sandy's sister who was for some unspoken reason was not with them. Out of the side compartments of the horse trailer, Sandy unloaded pies, some green and oddly textured veggie dishes her grandmother made, and a couple of cases of soda pop. Matt unloaded the horses with a horseman's grace.
The kids gathered around Matt and chorused, "Are you going to let us do some roping today?"
"Sure, but we gotta get the horses squared away in the barn first, then we set up a roping steer."
While the kids were helping Ric and Matt, Sandy's grandma doted over her newest grand baby and my five-month old baby McBuck, while the granddaughters Bru and Barbie ran outside like untethered colts. They were city girls and loose from street grids and they ran and ran. Then grandma would panic, leave the babies and run outside herself – yelling at the running girls who paid her no never mind. Sandy and I told her that there was several hundred acres that was in sight of the house so the girls would be fine. Grandma then alternated between cooing at the babies, then running outside to yell at the city-bred creatures turned wild.
Outside, Matt and Ric had secured a set of cow horns to a wooden approximation of a cow's head set on a post. Each kid had their own lariat and was practicing their roping technique. Lots of dropped loops amid much laughter from kids and Matt, who, although an amateur, was an accomplished rodeo roper and horse trainer.
Grandma was now tippling a glass of wine between cooing and yelling. As the wind picked up she seemed to tipple, yell and coo in tempo to the increasing velocity. Aunt Gail and mother too were tippling, with mother coquettish and Gail trying to get Cecil to go out and show the guys how to put the roping steer up. Cecil clasped his beer even tighter and gave the appearance that he wasn't in the same room --- certainly not in the same place as the two women.
Sandy and I brought out hor'dourves and elderberry wine coolers. Grandma switched to wine coolers, but it appeared to me she had a flask in her purse that found its way to wine cooler more than once. Cecil ambled out to his pickup for another case of beer.
Ric and Matt saddled up a couple of horses so they could ride the ridges and check on the horses that Matt had brought up for winter pasture. Meanwhile the kids decided that roping the wooden steer was too tame so it was time to ride the donkey in the corral. Donkey did not like being ridden and had dumped each kid numerous times --- but then that was the fun of it. My sis and her friend were on the corral fence laughing with the unceremonious dumping of each kid, then egging them to get back on Donkey's sharp-ridged back. Sore butts and dirt covered, the kids soon looked for a new outlet, which meant roping REAL cows in the holding corral. The three boys each roped a cow, but couldn't get the rope off of the cows, and were chased by angry cows with ropes swinging to and fro from their heads.
Our daughters ran to the house screaming, "Momma, the boys have done it again."
Ric and Matt rode up and shook their heads with amusement tinged with disgust as they surveyed the now wind-spooked, pissed-off cows dragging ropes around the yard. "Can't leave your rope dangling on a cow like that --- not good for the rope and makes the cow mad," drawled Matt.
"We tried to get the ropes off --- chased them all over but those old cows wouldn't stop," exclaimed the breathless boys.
Two sets of ropes snaked out. Matt got his cow, and easily lifted the two ropes from the cow's head.
Ric had to take another try. "Course you're a rodeo roper," groused Ric. Ric got his cow on the next throw and loosed the ropes as Matt roped the third cow and removed both ropes. As the guys rolled the lariats and put the horses in the stalls, Grandma had lost track of Bru and Barbie, what with her tippling and cooing. Now she was in full run mode and yelling at Bru and Barbie --- all three of them running loose like wild horses. Sandy chuckled. " A good run before dinner will do the three of them good.
By this time my sister and her college friend came back in the house for wine coolers and snack. "Sue, this is just like stepping back in time. Feels like being in an old western movie," giggled her friend, who had also been tippling a bit.
My sister nodded and laughed, "It's always like this when I come home from college. We play so hard that I have to go back and check into the infirmary for a day or so to rest up."
A final check on the wine'n'butter soaked bird told me it was time. The golden brown bird came out of the oven at the same time that Ric, Matt and the kids came in to wash up for dinner. Soon to be followed by a windblown, blowsy grandmother with Bru and Barbie in hand. Aunt Gail and mother left Cecil in peace and quiet. Mother arranged the salads and sweet potatoes on the table. Aunt Gail got out the wine glasses and put out the wine in the tin buckets filled with ice. Sandy and I mashed potatoes and made gravy, while Ric and Matt carved the turkey.
We all laughed and jostled to get into place at the makeshift table, and then for a moment a quiet settled around us – not exactly a saying of grace because none of us were church going folk, – and some were even atheist and agnostic – but a recognition of friendship, family and laughter.


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"Well, I grew up in a ranching family all my life, and it was a hard deal because my real father died on a horse when I was a baby. When my mom remarried, my step-dad finally talked her into it, and I've been roping six years competitively," Otto said. "At first I was very uncoordinated. It's very different from roping on the ranch."
Otto ropes as a heeler and has been in the Texas High School Rodeo Association Finals for three years in a row. His best time was eight seconds as a sophomore when he competed in Bulverde.
He attended a roping school in Van while in seventh grade where he worked with six Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world champions. He said he has spent the last four years practicing with Russ Farrell of Three Rivers and considers him to be a mentor.
"It's just what I've grown up in, and I love to do it; it's a passion," Otto said. "Grandpa said to pick something you love, and it will never feel like you are trying to do it. It's just natural."
Otto said he's won about nine or 10 saddles, about 50 team roping belt buckles, and came within $400 of winning a truck. His 3.75 grade point average also helped seal the deal for the scholarship.
TRHS Principal Charles Odom said Otto is the first Three Rivers student to get a rodeo scholarship in the two years he has been principal.
"I was very excited for Kyle; he deserves it, worked hard and has been an excellent student here," Odom said. "He's a model student and an excellent individual, very polite and very courteous and a pleasure to know."
Ranger is a two-year college and Otto hopes to transfer to either Sam Houston State University or Texas A&M and fill his PRCA permit. Otto said he would like to study agricultural engineering and petroleum.
"I would like to go pro. It's hard, but if anything, I want to create an engineering business and train some horses for some top-notch ranches have the engineering money to support the horses," Otto said.
Otto said he rides for the girls and adrenaline but also for the friendships he's made that extend across the country and into Canada.
"If you don't have connections, you're going nowhere," Otto said. "Money doesn't grow on trees and this helps a lot."
When asked who he would like to thank for helping him grow as an athlete, Otto replied, "I would like to give all the glory to God and overall support of my family, my mom a lot for being there for me, my step-dad for getting me to where I am today, and Russ Farrell because, without him, I would not be at the level of competition I am today."


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Perennials: Perennials are defined as living for several years. Any plant that lives for upwards of 2 years and produces soft or succulent stems which die down every year, the roots remaining alive and sending up fresh growth the following year, is commonly designated a Perennial.
In Horticultural, any plant that persists more than 2 years are all perennials, which would then also include trees, vines and shrubs, however, the word perennial is usually reserved for herbaceous perennials (plants which die down to the ground annually). Then the groups shrubs, sub-shrubs and vines are formed for the others.
Shrubs: A shrub is a perennial plant with many persistent woody stems usually freely branching from the base. If the woody part is confined to the lower portion of the plant while the upper shoots are soft, the term sub-shrub is applied.
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Anyone seen the upper bowl yet? Any photos?
I just received notification from MSG about season ticket offerings. Out of curiosity, has anyone else that was on the VIP waiting list been offered full season tickets? if so, which seats?
Black seats at MSG? I thought they dropped the black color from jerseys and logos because the nets are rocking it in BK
Has anyone else had a different experience?
thanks for the feedback, Flushing Roots -- that particular mini-plan was a nice consolation while I wait for full season tix to become available.
btw, does anyone have an idea of exactly how many season tickets the Knicks sell? I know MSG seats nearly 20,000 for basketball but I'm curious how many of those seats are sold as season tickets.
They first started that 2 years ago, and my seats that I paid $25 were being sold for $140 against the lakers. So at a nearly 600% markup, they're going to want to have as many of those available as possible


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Allows interactive communication between the BrightLink projector and the computer. Install the driver software on all computers you will use with BrightLink. It must be installed and running on computers connected to BrightLink for the interactive pen to work.
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This list has been compiled by Volunteers serving in Kenya and is based on their experience. Use it as an informal guide in making your own list, bearing in mind that experience is individual. There is no perfect list! You obviously cannot bring everything we mention, so consider those items that make the most sense to you personally and professionally. You can always have things sent to you later. As you decide what to bring, keep in mind that you have an 80-pound weight limit on baggage. And remember, you can get almost everything you need in Kenya.
General Clothing
You may also find that the clothing you bring from home will suffer more wear and tear than ususal. Fortunately, used clothing markets abound in Kenya, even in smaller towns, so it is not necessary to bring two years' worth of clothes.
- Several pairs of khaki trousers
- T-shirts
- Sweatshirts/ fleece
- Athletic shorts, for sports or home
- Jeans
- One or two dressy outfits
- Bandannas
- Long skirts
- Raincoat
- Cotton socks (grey or atheletic)
- Undergarments, including slips for women
- Linen clothes it gets hot
Durable shoes are an essential investment. Shoes will wear out more quickly in Kenya than you are used to because of all the walking you will do.
- One or two pairs of hiking/walking shoes or boots
- One or two pairs of sneakers or running shoes
- Two pairs of comfortable dress shoes
- Comfortable sandals
Personal Hygiene and Toiletry Items
A range of basic hygiene items is available in most towns and cities, however, if you have strong personal preferences, plan to bring those brands.
- Deodorant (if you prefer the stick kind, which is not available locally)
- Contact lens solutions (available locally but very expensive); the Peace Corps does not provide these
- A three-month supply of any prescription drugs you take, including birth control pills
- Good-quality sunscreen (with a high SPF)
- Tampons (o.b. brand is available locally but expensive)
- Aloe or after-sun lotion
- Camera and accessories (film is available locally)
- Laptop most Volunteers come with one, or buy one when they get here.
- Binoculars
- Music player/recorder—iPod, MP3, CD, cassette (voltage coverters are available locally)
- Your favorite music (blank tapes are available locally)
- Shortwave radio (three- to seven-band is recommended)
- Portable musical instruments
- Biking shorts and gloves (the Peace Corps provides a helmet and repair tools)
- Sports equipment (e.g., Frisbee, kites, football, soccer ball, snorkeling gear)
- Art supplies
- Games and puzzle books (e.g., playing cards, cribbage, Scrabble, chess)
- Favorite novels (but there will also be plenty circulating among Volunteers)
- Almanac and dictionary
- Camping or hiking gear
- Tent (useful for travel as well as backpacking)
- Cotton sheets (full or queen size) *MANDATORY, as these will not be provided during pre-service training and/or home stays. You can bring these items with you to your site)
- A light blanket *MANDATORY, see above
- Bath towels *MANDATORY, see above
- Sleeping bag *MANDATORY, see above
- CPSC-approved bicycle helmets (if interested in having a bicycle)–Up to $30 reimbursable item with receipt
- Favorite sleeping pillow
- Pens and pencils, stationery, and notebooks
- External Hard Drive!
- Solar calculator (essential for small enterprise development Volunteers)
- Sturdy water bottle (e.g., Nalgene)
- Solar batteries and recharger
- Sewing kit
- Knives (available locally but of poor quality)
- Plastic storage bags and containers
- Duct tape
- Peeler, grater, etc. (available locally but expensive)
- All-purpose knife (e.g., Leatherman)
- Packaged sauces, seasoning and soft-drink mixes
- Potholders
- Solar shower
- Work gloves
- Cash (most Volunteers bring $200 to $500 in traveler's checks for travel and vacation)
- Credit card and/or ATM card
- At least 12 passport-size photos of yourself for visas, work permits, etc. (NOTE: These photos are a must)
- Pictures from home
- U.S. and world maps
- U.S. stamps (you can often have letters mailed in the United States by travelers)
- Checks from a U.S. bank account (handy for ordering things from home)
- Day planner
- Sunglasses/visor
- USB Flash Drive


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The Argentine horned frog is also commonly known as the Argentine wide-mouthed Frog or Pacman frog, and is the most common species of horned frog. The Argentine horned frog is native to the rain forests of Argentina but can now be commonly found throughout Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
The Argentine horned frog is most well known for being a voracious eater, as the horned frog will attempt to swallow anything that moves close to the horned frogs wide mouth. The horned frog tends to hunt things such as insects, small birds and mammals, lizards and other frogs, and the horned frog is often very greedy with its selection.
The Cranwells horned frog is also originally from Argentina but is hard to find elsewhere as the Cranwells horned frog is an extremely popular exotic pet particularly in North America. This is because the horned frog is a very hardy species of frog, making the horned frog one of the easier exotic pets to look after.
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Infographics are everywhere. A staple on websites across the internet, those colorful, poster-like illustrations grab our attention and help us visualize data. They can display facts and figures, research and surveys, ideas and trends, or simply a marathon route. Infographics may be old communications, but recently they've been paired with social media to engage target audiences.
Just in time for the recent Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), OCSE designed our first infographic in Spanish. Following rave reviews of our storybook, Child Support Services and You, Let's Work Together, our communications team crafted the infographic with parents in mind. How to Apply for Child Support Services describes various ways to apply with a local agency. See the infographic, in both English and Spanish, on the Families page on our website.
Child support professionals and stakeholders in the program have reason to use compelling communications to reach Hispanic and Latino Americans. Our country now claims nearly 51 million Hispanics, of which 37 percent are foreign-born.
We can learn more about long-term trends in Hispanic population growth from the Census Bureau's infographic America's Foreign-Born in the Last 50 Years. Also based on the Census data is the Pew Research Center's infographic Hispanics in the U.S.: Origin and Place of Birth. An article on the Texas Comptroller's website, Texas by the Numbers, also offers infographics with Census data.
Innovative infographics can spread messages effectively to our diverse caseload and help us share data and other content with all of you. The more we know about our stakeholders and families, the better we can tailor these communications. I hope you will share our storybook and infographics in your jurisdiction. Please let us know your ideas for creating others.
Vicki Turetsky was appointed as the Commissioner for the Office of Child Support Enforcement in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. As Commissioner, she oversees the child support program operated by each state and by many tribes.


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My DD is 14 months and she has never taken a bottle, pacifier or even her thumb. We are still nursing every couple of hours- even at night! I was beginning to feel pressure from those around me that this was too much, but now I don't feel so alone.
She isn't a big solids eater, but she is getting there. She seems happy and healthy, so I'm not too worried yet.
She loves to nurse to sleep and I was advised to get her to sleep by not nursing, but it is so lovely to see her little face drift off so peacefully and easily. I did try a couple of times to "train" her, but it never felt right and we both ended up very upset. DH and I agreed that I would take night duty since he is working and I get to stay home and be mom. I feel so lucky to be able to watch her grow each day (and we co-sleep at night).


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The RSBS Podcast, Episode 4: Finally, Allen's Krause… and Other Stuff
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Fun listening to Allen this time! He sounds like he's in a tunnel, but that gives him an air of mystery, like he's on his way to a meeting of CIA agents. Love it.
Nice podcast! And yes, the wave is whack…had to sit through one last night. Yuck. I guess people were really, really bored.
Freaking hilarious, and Yes, Strasburg is the reincarnation of Jesus. Happy to finally hear Allen… And I agree with Jenn about the wave http://stlcardinals06.mlblogs.com/
listening while i cruise the hood.
I have friends in Chewbaccia!
Jane — He was in a tunnel. That's where we keep him. So he behaves🙂
Jenn — Thanks! The wave is really that bad, eh? I had no idea all these years.
StlCardinals06 — Thanks, man. Keep comin' back!
Mike — Make sure their shots are all up to date… I hear there's an Wookie Influenza bug devastating the country.
Ah, fatty bashing – the last bastion of bigotry even for our beloved beacons of liberalism & tolerance at RSBS. I'd organize a Million Fat Man March on Washington to protest, but I doubt D.C. has enough hot dog vendors, defibrillators, and EMS crews available to man the national mall for the event.
(According to Seinfeldian Rules, as a fat guy, I'm permitted to make that joke without being a bigot).
And yes, the wave sucks a$s.
I still can't listen. need to get off the work laptop and log on to the home but running late now. Will listern when I come back from the game.
Jonestein — What can I say? It's Allen's fault. And Johanna's. Though as a bystander, I am not off the hook, for I watched it happen…but I was busy eating a hot dog so that's my excuse😉
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My MIL still suggested this with number 3--not real pushy, but still... Fortunately I was able to tell her quite truthfully that it made no difference in the sleep pattern of the other two.
My MIL still suggested this with number 3--not real pushy, but still... Fortunately I was able to tell her quite truthfully that it made no difference in the sleep pattern of the other two.
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Thank you so much everyone! I had a feeling that solids wouldn't change her sleep habits much, but I wonder why everyone says that if it's not true...
DH and I have talked, and I showed him the info on the KellyMom site. He agrees that we should wait a little longer to introduce solids (will look into BLS some more) and says he will back me up if anyone tries to push it before we think she's ready.
We feel much better and more confident after reading your responses. Thank you again for the support
DD, 7-2-2011, "Little Owl" nursed for 21 months
DS, 10-10-2013, "Mr. Man" EBF and going strong
People say lots of things that aren't true and people forget what really worked and what didn't from when they had kids. And people forget not all kids are the same. Do what works for you guys
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18+ months and for Gavin, born with an incomplete cleft lip and incomplete posterior cleft palate
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Man, if I had a nickel for every single thing that people repeat even though it's not true... Right now I'd be deciding whether or not to take my private jet to the Barbados, not whether or not I want to walk or drive over to the convenience store!Originally Posted by @llli*juliasmomma
And with your MIL... just be careful that she is not going behind your back and defying your wishes. I know people don't want to think this about faaaaaaaaaaaamily, but having a former pediatric nurse who is clueless about breastfeeding and pressuring you to do what she wants = recipe for disaster, in my book.
You don't have to justify or defend or explain anything to her. You are the mom. If she can't follow your instructions than pay for childcare who can. That's my vote, anyway.
DD just turned 6 months the other day and form the past month I have been giving her one meal about 5 pm and itnhas never made her sleep through the night...so solisds in my case did not make baby sleep. If don't think baby is ready then baby is not ready.
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Many of us here skipped rice cereal all together. It's not a LLL recommended first food.
Way too lazy for formula
Heck, if everything everyone else said about OUR babies was true, they would:
- NOT be breast feeding
- sleeping through the night by 3 weeks, when you put rice cereal in their bottles
- sleeping on their tummies
- still in walkers on wheels
etc. etc. etc.
I swear the "advice" we get is all from the 50's. It's almost 2012 - time to update what we do, what we believe in and what we listen to. Just let me say THANK GOD for the internet.
It reminds me of this story that kind of applies:
A daughter was watching her Mom make a roast. Her Mom carefully cut the ends off of the roast and put it into the pot. "Mom? Why do you cut the ends off of the roast?" "I don't know honey. My Mom always did it, so I always have. Maybe we should ask Grandma." she replied. They gave Grandma a call "Grandma? Why do you cut the ends off of the roast?" "I don't really right know. My Mom always did it, so I've always done what she did. Give Great Grandma a call." So they called the retirement home and got Great Grandma on the phone "Great Grandma? Why do you cut the ends off of the roast?" Great Grandma chuckled and said "Well honey, back in my day, we didn't have as may pots and pans as you do today, money was tight! So I'd have to cut off the ends to get it to fit into the only pot I had."
Just because it's always been done that way doesn't mean it's right, still applies or is based on the reasoning that people thought.
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I seriously think that I could have written this post myself! Since my son has been three months old (he is now 6 months) my MIL has been bugging me about rice cereal. Finally one evening two weeks before our 6-month MD appointment, she blew up on me and confronted me about why I won't feed him rice cereal and basically insinuated that maybe I was starving him! I got really upset and wouldn't talk to her for weeks. Then, at our doctor's appointment, she also suggested we try rice cereal and begin feeding him to 'fatten' him up and help him sleep better at night. So we fed him his first non-breast milk that night- rice cereal, and he screamed for three hours!
I have been using the Baby-Led Weaning/Feeding method with him and have only fed him a bit of oatmeal since then- and he is sleeping WORSE than he did before! He is really enjoying eating, though, which is fun for us. We have been giving him sticks/chunks of sweet potato, apple, pear, carrot, etc. Would love to tell you my experiences with this method as it unfolds in our 6-month old.
Anyway, the biggest lesson I have learned in all of this is that solid food has NOT made him sleep better, rice cereal has almost NO nutritional value and really isn't necessary, and the biggest lesson of all is that I really need to trust my own instincts to do what is best for my child and not go off of what everyone else wants to tell me about sleeping, eating, etc. I feel like I am getting crazy with everyone's advice. I am just going to do what we think is best and know that it is FINE. I guess I am ranting a bit, also, but really just want you to know that you are not alone in this, that you should do what feels right to you and your husband, and that you are not somehow depriving your healthy child if you don't start cereal, or even food at all! Breast milk is best! In the old days, they didn't start foods until 9 or 10 months when they got the pincher grasp, and everyone somehow survived to adulthood!
I would have loved it if solid food made him sleep better, but it hasn't! In fact, he has gotten worse because now he is gassy and trying to figure out his new solid food poop thing! Hang in there, keep doing what you are doing. Breast milk really is the best thing until at LEAST 6 months of age. There are many reasons for that, many of which are covered in the Baby-Led Weaning book I have. Good luck and let us know how things are going!
Even the AAP recommends waiting until baby is 6 months old before 'introducing' solids. They recommend 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding-That means nothing else. So you could show that to anyone questioning your choices, but then of course they may expect you to break out a big meal on the 6th month birthday.
At LLL we are not that hard nosed about it and merely suggest moms look for the developmental signs a baby is ready and start offering and experimenting with solids 'around the middle of the first year." "Offering" means just that-offer the food and see what baby does. It does not mean "put it in a spoon and shove it into baby's mouth when they are looking the other way." Some babies indicate readiness a bit before 6 months, but for many, it is after 6 months & for some, long after that.
Another danger of too early solids or solids 'pushed' on baby is that the baby fills up on the 'solid' meal and does not nurse as much and milk supply is affected. Since breastmilk should be baby's primary source of nutrition for at least the first year, that can be a big problem.
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PARIS Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham went out in a burst of fireworks and adulation Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement.
Fans chanted his name before the game, and they chanted some more when he was finished. There was an outpouring of hugs, cheers, song and congratulations from teammates, opponents and even former President Nicolas Sarkozy.
There also was some soccer to be played. And Beckham, appointed captain for the game, was involved in two of his teams goals in a 3-1 victory over Brest.
He drew a roaring standing ovation and looked close to tears when he left in the 81st minute. As the match drew to a close, Beckham appeared to tire, putting his hands on his thighs as he leaned forward.
The crowd, which included Sarkozy, rose as one and players trotted over to give him a hug. The players from Brest also understood the moment. Charlison Benschop, who had scored Brests consolation goal a minute earlier, walked over to shake his hand.
With chants of Dav-eed Beckham, Dav-eed Beckham echoing, Beckham looked to be on the verge of tears. He applauded the crowd and blew a kiss to his family in the stands. There was time for one more hug this one a bit longer from coach Carlo Ancelotti before he sat on the bench, maybe for the last time.
The former England captain announced Thursday he is retiring at the end of the season. He has yet to say if he will play in PSGs last game, at Lorient on May 26.
Its a historic moment, the stadium announcer intoned as Beckham was substituted. Not that the crowd of 44,983 needed a reminder.
As Beckham walked off slowly, applauding the fans, his hair uncharacteristically bedraggled, his mother, Sandra, wiped away a tear in the stands.
His replacement, Ezequiel Lavezzi, gave Beckham a big hug and then ruffled the fashion mavens hair. Beckham immediately swept it back into place.
After the final whistle, teammates hoisted Beckham off the ground and repeatedly tossed him in the air, putting a smile back on his face.
The celebrations kicked in as the lights were turned off, light sticks were held up and the crowd broke into song. The fireworks then flew into the night sky, accompanied by an `Ole! as each one went off.
Before the game, the 38-year-old Englishman was given a rousing reception at Parc des Princes. Spectators broke into chants of Merci, David when his name was read over the stadium speaker.
PSGs players walked onto the field to a thunderous reception, with Nirvanas Smells like Teen Spirit reverberating. PSG right back Christophe Jallet dyed his hair in the blue, white and red of the French flag while the players all wore next seasons team jerseys.
The game brought a stronger security presence, with about 150 riot police forming a ring inside the stadium in the second half. The show of force followed Monday nights riots at Trocadero plaza, where a celebration to mark the French title turned violent.
This was Beckhams 14th game and fifth start since joining PSG in a surprise move on the last day of the transfer window. He was appointed captain before the game.
PSG clinched the league title last weekend, making Beckham the first English player to win the championship in four countries after title success with Manchester United, Real Madrid and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Beckham was involved in the opening goal in the seventh minute. His free kick found Clement Chantome, whose pass released Zlatan Ibrahimovic as he broke into the penalty area down the right side. Ibrahimovic struck the ball into the opposite corner.
Ibrahimovic almost scored a minute later when Beckhams superb long pass sent him through, but the imposing Swede hesitated between heading the ball over goalkeeper Alexis Thebaux or taking it past him. Theabaux snatched the ball from him.
Beckham set up the second goal in the 32nd with a corner kick from the left. Blaise Matuidis poorly hit ball bounced into the ground and looped over Thebauxs outstretched arm. Ibrahimovic blasted in a free kick from 30 yards into the top left corner for the third goal, setting a personal record with his 29th league goal of the season.
Early in the second half, Beckham almost set up striker Kevin Gameiro with a curling cross from the right that the striker headed wide.
It would not be long before Beckham was gone, but the noise and the celebration and the fireworks still had a ways to go.
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Starbucks is planning to add new flooring, remodel restrooms, and replace indoor and outdoor furniture. »Read Full Article
Little DeMarinis sets opening for Feb. 11 in Bay View
Little DeMarinis, the successor to the longtime Bay View Italian restaurant Mama DeMarinis, expects to open to the public on Feb. 11 in its new location, on Kinnickinnic Ave.
It's opening in the George Washington Bay View Post 180 of the American Legion, 2860 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., once it passes its final electrical inspection. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades went from playing for free beer to opening for Merle Haggard
An open mic at the Northland Ballroom in Stevens Point led to a lot of open doors for Horseshoes & Hand Grenades. It was there in 2009 that five University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point college students first bonded over bluegrass music. »Read Full Article(2)
Milwaukee loves football; Super Bowl rating higher than national average
Milwaukee loves football. Or commercials.
Or a chance to eat and drink in front of the television on a cold winter's day. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Top of the Charts: Katy Perry rides "Dark Horse" to No. 1
Three weeks was the limit for Pitbull and Ke$ha's run at number one, as Katy Perry rides to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week with her newest smash hit, "Dark Horse." See the new chart topper below and then strap into the Way Back machine as we reset our look at the biggest hits this week in 2000, 1990, 1980 and 1970.
No. 1 hit Feb. 2, 2014 »Read Full Blog Post
Countdown to Spring: 46 days
Will spring ever get here? Officially, it will be here in 46 days.
Why not lean into the weather and the snow (there's enough of it to go around) by learning how to cross-country ski. Introduction to Cross Country Skiing begins at the Urban Ecology Center in Riverside Park. Skis are provided. »Read Full Blog Post