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Because of maintenance supervisor Harry Tetrick, employees knew how to take care of equipment at the MUSC College of Dental Medicine, and it lasted.
In fact, because of Mr. Tetrick, one MUSC dental assistant had the oldest Vac-U-Spat dental stone mixer in the country.
And because of Mr. Tetrick, the College of Dental Medicine recently received its largest gift to support scholarships in the school's history -- $400,000 from his estate.
Dr. John Sanders, dean of the college, stood before a plaque in honor of Mr. Tetrick and his wife, Adela, at a reception earlier this month and said, "I wish I had known him." Dr. Sanders said Mr. Tetrick reminded him of the Johnny Cash song "I've Been Everywhere."
Mr. Tetrick was born in 1911 in rural Montana. He joined the Navy in 1928 and served a 28-year career that took him to the Pacific Theater during World War II. He also was stationed across the country and in Guam and in Puerto Rico.
Along the way, he met his wife, a West Virginia native, who followed him everywhere but out to sea. She even took work in a California shipyard during World War II.
After he retired from the Navy, Mr. Tetrick went to work at MUSC in 1960. He joined the College of Dental Medicine in 1969, where he spent the next decade.
Students knew him as the man who could fix almost anything and who wasted nothing. He preferred to recover and repair old equipment rather than buying something new. Mr. Tetrick kept all the school's dental equipment on a regular maintenance schedule and taught new employees how to take care of it – but they had to prove themselves.
"I was honored to be given my own set of tools," said Gail Ward, who met Mr. Tetrick when she went to work as a dental assistant at MUSC in 1976. She said that Mr. Tetrick, although older than most other employees, worked faster. And despite holding employees to exacting professional standards, Mr. Tetrick always was generous. He and Mrs. Tetrick brought zucchini bread for his colleagues each year around the holidays.
"It was a privilege to know him. Even when you mention him today, there's always a smile, and that is the best compliment," Ward said. "We missed him for many years and, after his departure, you would hear someone say, if Mr. Tetrick were here, he could fix it."
Betty Ochoa, a retired instructor at the college, said no one ever called him by his first name. "It was always Mr. Tetrick, and that was the respect that he commanded."
One dental instructor even asked Mr. Tetrick to lecture students on how to maintain equipment. That lesson became a part of the annual curriculum for new dental students.
After he retired in 1979, Mr. Tetrick stayed busy. He taught Sunday school at Ashley River Baptist Church, where he and Mrs. Tetrick mentored disadvantaged and disabled children. Mrs. Tetrick served on the collections committee at their church and as Sunday school secretary for four decades. Mr. Tetrick, an outdoors enthusiast who had a pilot's license, took the kids camping and flying.
Although the Tetricks had no children together, they treated their neighbor's son, Dr. Jim Strom, as if he were their own.
The Tetricks visited Dr. Strom and his wife at their home in Clemson, always with Tiger flags flying on their Toyota Camry. Mr. Tetrick said that, if he died first, he wanted Dr. Strom to take care of his wife.
Following Mr. Tetrick's death in 1992, church members and a neighbor became Mrs. Tetrick's caregivers, and they kept Dr. Strom updated on her condition. Whenever medical needs arose, Dr. Strom and his wife drove down to help out for more than a decade. Toward the end of her life, Mrs. Tetrick also asked Dr. Strom for a final favor: She asked him to handle the Tetrick estate when she died.
Specifically, Mrs. Tetrick wanted to endow a scholarship at the MUSC College of Dental Medicine in her late husband's memory. "They loved children, and Adela wanted to do this in his honor," Dr. Strom said.
Mrs. Tetrick died last summer at age 97. The gift from the Tetrick estate will provide a scholarship to several first-year dental students annually and ensure that, even though they can't hear his lecture on proper equipment maintenance, they still will learn a thing or two from Mr. Tetrick.


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Enforcement of Family Medical Leave Act Weakened by Supreme Court
Today, in Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland, the Supreme Court held that state workers cannot sue for money damages for violations of the "self-care" provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Enacted in 1993, the FMLA allows eligible workers to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave (1) to care for their own serious health condition, (2) to care for a seriously ill family member, or (3) to bond with a new child.
The Court previously held in Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs that Congress validly allowed states to be sued for violations of the "family care" provision of the FMLA, since that provision was based on evidence that family medical leave policies discriminated based on sex.
In today's decision, the Court ruled that Congress lacked the power to abrogate states' immunity under the "self-care" provision of the FMLA because that provision was not aimed at an identified pattern of gender discrimination, and was not congruent and proportional to a pattern of sex-based discrimination by the states.
As Justice Ginsberg noted in her dissent, Congress, in enacting the self-care provision of the FMLA, was responding to "evidence of a well-documented pattern of workplace discrimination against pregnant women." She explained that self-care leave "is a key part of Congress' endeavor to make it feasible for women to work and have families."
The Coleman decision means that state workers are left without a meaningful remedy when they are denied leave for pregnancy or to care for their own serious illness. The decision affects men and women alike, extending to all state workers who are denied medical leave under the FMLA.
Despite the Court's weakening of the self-care provision of the FMLA, as Justice Ginsberg noted, both the states and private employers still must comply with this provision, and state workers still may sue for injunctive relief. Moreover, the U.S. Department of Labor may bring an action for monetary damages on an employee's behalf.

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The international community is condemning North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket, with the US and its allies calling it a test of technology that Pyongyang would need to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports.
BEIJING - There was anger and dismay after North Korea launched a long-range rocket into orbit on Wednesday -- plenty of it in South Korea and Japan. There was also surprise.
North Korea had warned of a possible delay to the launch for "technical reasons," although there was speculation that the real reason was political, that China was applying pressure behind the scenes. After all, Beijing had expressed "deep concern" over the test, and that is pretty strong for China, the North's closest diplomatic and economic ally.
So Wednesday's test would seem to be an extraordinary snub to China, when it might be assumed that North Korea's new young leader, Kim Jong Un, would want to get off on a good footing with China's new Communist Party chief, Xi Jinping.
North Korea watchers have been speculating that Kim is angling for an early audience with Xi, which so far has been denied.
North Korea says it successfully launched controversial satellite into orbit
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North Korean scientists work as a screen shows the Unha-3 (Milky Way 3) rocket being launched Wednesday.
Launching a rocket in defiance of Beijing would hardly seem a great way of achieving it.
Beijing's initial response was a masterful piece of diplomatic contortionism -- expressing "regret" and calling on Pyongyang to abide by U.N. Security Council resolutions, but at the same time making clear that China isn't about to back sanctions against the North.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman called for a resumption of six-party talks, even though these have been widely discredited, and called for "all sides" to act calmly.
There was anger, dismay and some surprise as North Korea launched a rocket in defiance of its critics abroad. NBC's Ian Williams reports from Beijing.
North Korea claims US mainland within range of its missiles
International talks are a big favorite of Beijing, which likes the role of diplomatic ringmaster.
Pyongyang squandered the United States' trust earlier this year after its April missile test torpedoed a February agreement with the Americans that would have traded U.S. food aid for a suspension of major elements of its nuclear program.
So, what to make of North Korean-China relations? And what pressure is China willing and able to exert on North Korea?
Despite the rocket launch's international reverberations, Pyongyang's motive was largely domestic, according to Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt of the International Crisis Group, a non-governmental organization that works to prevent deadly conflict around the world.
The move was meant to boost the standing of the young Kim, who has not yet fully consolidated power, and whose credibility was damaged by the failure earlier this year of another attempt to put a satellite into orbit (a thinly disguised ballistic missile test in the view of the U.S. and her allies), she said.
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un still a mystery, Leon Panetta says
And it is fair to speculate that Kim was probably on the edge of his seat during the launch.
"This definitely will be used heavily for internal propaganda in North Korea," Kleine-Ahlbrandt told NBC News. "It's certainly important in light of the failed rocket launch we saw in April."
There have also been reports in the South Korean press (always to be taken with caution) that after purging his enemies, Kim himself was feeling vulnerable, and had limited his travel outside of Pyongyang while beefing up security around his residences with armored vehicles.
Pyongyang also probably wanted to show Beijing that it is not beholden to anybody, Kleine-Ahlbrandt said, which would seem like quite a high stakes game given the parlous state of the North Korean economy.
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A North Korean KRT TV presenter announces the successful launch in this still image taken from TV.
North Korea: We found a unicorn lair
So, how to read China's reaction?
"They could certainly do more to pressure Pyongyang," Kleine-Ahlbrandt said. "And the West would certainly like to see them do that."
As Beijing prizes stability above all else and would not want to do anything that would further exacerbate tensions or hasten the demise of a fragile regime, China may have a longer-term goal in mind, she said. Beijing was probably intent on heading off another nuclear test, which the North has hinted at, and that would be seen internationally as a far graver development than Wednesday's rocket launch.
Yan Xuetong, the dean of the Institute of International Studies at Beijing's Tsinghua University, had a more nuanced view of Chinese diplomacy.
"If China wants to maintain its relatively large influence over North Korea, it has no choice but to adopt a different policy," than the U.S., he told Reuters.
China was likely as surprised as anybody else by the timing of the launch.
If it is to step up pressure, Beijing is unlikely to publicize it actions. Its immediate aim has been to get the North to adopt Chinese-style economic reforms.
Back in 2010, as part of the leak of the U.S. diplomatic cable, it was revealed that Chinese officials had described North Korea as a "spoiled child." That assessment is unlikely to have changed.
More world stories from NBC News:
- Pope Benedict sends his first tweet
- Analysis: Egypt is rapidly approaching its own 'cliff'
- Nelson Mandela suffers recurrence of lung infection
- Banking giant HSBC to pay record $1.9 billion in money-laundering case
- Suspect in US envoy's killing in Libya arrested in Egypt
- Cuba's jailing of American contractor 'arbitrary,' UN panel concludes
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Janice and Joel Kanoff of Hollywood, Florida, formerly of Huntingdon Valley, announce the engagement of their daughter Kimberly Joy to Jarett Adam Berman, son of Sondra Berman of Miami, Florida, and Gene Berman of Santa Rosa, California.
Kimberly is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law. She is the head of the Appellate Department at McIntosh, Sawran & Cartaya, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and an adjunct law professor.
Jarett is a graduate of the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication and History. He is a sports producer at WSVN/TV Channel 7 FOX in Miami, Florida.
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By: Dave Henry on March 13, 2014 - 12:55pm - Add new comment
Taxpayers paying for child care for those born with a silver spoon in their mouth?
Only in America.
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved today an amendment by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., that gets rid of federal tax subsidies related to child care for millionaires.
That's right — millionaires using something called "The Dependent Care Tax Credit" or the "Dependent Care Assistance Program" are getting money back for child care expenses.
By: Dave Henry on March 4, 2014 - 11:30am - Add new comment
As of this writing — the morning of Election Day — it is not known whether Todd Staples will win the GOP primary for Texas lieutenant governor, or make what many have predicted will be a runoff for governor lite.
There is little debate, though, about which of the Fab Four GOP candidates wins the honor of having the best ride.
Staples, who recently stumped in Amarillo, came by the ivory tower of the Amarillo Globe-News for an editorial board meeting. After talking politics, we went outside to see Staples' rather impressive campaign bus.
By: Dave Henry on February 4, 2014 - 5:30pm - Add new comment
A column I wrote back in August (Henry: Amarillo College sidesteps religious debate in education, Aug. 24, amarillo.com) finished in the Top 10 in the "Top-Ten Evolution Stories of 2013," according to evolutionnews.org. (Thanks to a reader for pointing it out. I would have missed it.)
For the record, I finished sixth.
By: Dave Henry on October 17, 2013 - 12:07pm - Add new comment
This originated somewhere in cyberspace, so I'm not taking credit for it, but it is still a great "story" - ahem.
The Washington Redskins are changing their name, finally surrendering to the likes of Bob Costas and Barack Obama, who consider the team's name offensive, derogatory, etc.
The team is removing "Washington" from its name.
Hopefully, by ridding itself of a name that many associate with greed, power grabs, poison politics and nonsensical rhetoric, the team can improve its public image.
Sure ... it is a joke, but is it really that far from the truth?
By: Dave Henry on October 9, 2013 - 10:56am - Add new comment
No, AGN Media has not reached a deal with Al Jazeera, at least as far as I know. (And sometimes I'm the last to know things, admittedly.)
Got a call and a fax this week wanting to know why we were not offering "full disclosure" on AGN Media using the byline "A-J Media" on certain stories and articles.
"In reality, this is the journalistic arm of Al Jazeera, or Islamic propaganda."
"I propose spelling their byline correctly ... readers have an absolute right to know who contributed this article ..."
By: Dave Henry on August 8, 2013 - 10:50am - Add new comment
Former Amarillo Mayor Debra McCartt is looking at a new elected office - Potter County judge.
McCartt said Thursday she is "more than interested" in running for judge in Potter County.
"I'm excited about the opportunity," McCartt said. "I'm ready to step up and make a difference in the county."
According to the county, candidates can file for elected office, including county judge, beginning November 9.
McCartt has not made an official/formal announcement, but is "very much interested" in the office.
By: Dave Henry on July 2, 2013 - 1:39pm - Add new comment
If you want to get people fired up, there are three subjects that can usually do it - homosexuality, capital punishment and abortion.
Thanks to the Texas Legislature, abortion is the most recent spark. AGN Media Guest Columnist Claudia Stravato recently fanned the flames, comparing pro-life lawmakers in Texas to the Taliban - calling them the "Texas Taliban."
Let us cool off for a minute.
By: Dave Henry on May 16, 2013 - 11:25am - Add new comment
Want to know where your Congressman, Mac Thornberry, stands on the IRS?
Thornberry, the Clarendon Republican, responded in his video mailbox to an Amarillo resident who wanted to know his take on the IRS scandal.
Well ... let's put it this way.
Thornberry ain't happy.
He said it does look like certain groups were targeted for political reasons by the IRS, which is a characteristic of a totalitarian state.
And by the way, Thornberry points out the IRS will be responsible for Obamacare.
As Thornberry said: "Deeply, deeply disturbing."
By: Dave Henry on March 18, 2013 - 4:03pm - Add new comment
I caught the latest episode of the History Channel's impressive series, "The Bible," Sunday. I have to admit - even an alleged right wing nut like me did not get the supposed resemblance between Satan and President Obama.
Maybe there is hope for me.
Pundits on the right and the left have been questioning why Beelzebub supposedly looked like Barack wearing a hoodie (some serious and some not so serious), with all sorts of conspiracy theories slithering around like ... well, a snake.
I'm not buying it - not even for 30 pieces of silver.
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On this day (Oct. 7) in 1792, Revolutionary statesman George Mason IV died at age 67 at his Potomac River plantation Gunston Hall.
Mason was born in 1725 in Fairfax County on the northern neck of Virginia into the wealthy slave-owning family of George and Ann Mason. He was educated initially by private tutors and, after his father's death, by his uncle, John Mercer.
The studious young Mason utilized his uncle's 1,500-volume library to gain, without the benefit of any formal schooling, a classical education that, perhaps, equaled that of many of his more illustrious college-educated fellow founding fathers.
Mason was foremost an active plantation owner who much preferred the unhurried lifestyle of a wealthy country gentleman to that of an active politician. His main focus always was the management of his large estate and raising the nine children that survived his wife's (Anne Eilbeck) early death.
In 1780, after years of single-parent life, Mason married Sarah Brent, with whom he lived his last 12 years in rural opulence. Despite his oft-stated aversion to public service, he did somewhat reluctantly participate intermittently in the political life of Fairfax County, of Virginia, and of the young American republic.
Mason served as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1758-1760 and of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1776-1788. Greatly infuriated by the British parliament's passage in 1765 of the universally hated Stamp Act, Mason actively joined the anti-British patriot movement.
After passage of the 1767 Townshend Duties, Mason drafted the nonimportation resolution, which his Potomac River neighbor and close friend George Washington presented to the House of Burgesses. After passage of the 1774 Coercive Acts, Mason was asked to draft the Fairfax Resolves, which adroitly stated the colonial constitutional position on British post-1763 taxing policies.
More famously, Mason drafted, in 1776, the Virginia Bill of Rights, which became the model for Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and later for the Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution).
In and out of public office, Mason staunchly supported the disestablishment of the Anglican Church (of which he was a member) in Virginia.
Mainly because of his well-known and well-deserved reputation as a political theorist and writer, Mason was chosen as one of Virginia's seven delegates to the 1787 Philadelphia Constitutional Convention. At the Grand Convention, Mason was one of the more frequent speakers, usually speaking in support of states' rights and "small" national government, and his opposition to the "nefarious" slave trade. Although he was apparently a benevolent slave master, he was one of the largest slave owners in Virginia and, therefore, could be legitimately censured for his active support of slavery and for his hypocrisy.
Interestingly, although he was one of the major drafters of the Constitution, he was one of the three delegates present at the convention Sept. 17 who refused to sign the final draft because he claimed that "the dangerous power and structure" of the proposed government "would end either in monarchy or tyrannical aristocracy."
He also lamented the absence of a Bill of Rights in the final draft; a concern, however, that was mollified with the addition of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution in 1791.
At the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Mason worked with the ever-popular Patrick Henry to defeat ratification, but despite their efforts, Virginia did narrowly ratify in June 1788.
Mason properly belongs on any short list of revered founding fathers for his authorship of the Virginia Bill of Rights, for his work at the Constitutional Convention, and for being, in essence, the co-author, along with James Madison, of the national Bill of Rights.
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One of the victims was listed in critical condition.
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Vermont is considering comprehensive tax reform. Committees in the Vermont Senate and House developed proposals last legislative session and systemic changes seem high on the agenda for the 2014 session. Key components focus on increasing the portion of personal income that is taxed by capping deductions, including charitable contributions. If passed, this revision to the tax code would negatively affect the work of nonprofit organizations statewide.
Vermonts robust nonprofit sector comprises nearly 4,000 human, social service, educational, religious, and cultural organizations, ranking us No. 1 per capita in the nation. The Vermont Community Foundation reported in 2010 that these agencies generate $4.1 billion in annual revenue and represent 18.7 percent of our gross state product.
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Individuals have been extremely generous with leadership philanthropy, but of the 320,656 tax returns filed in Vermont for 2011, only 21.6 percent (69,193) claimed charitable deductions, ranking us 36th in the nation. The Vermont Community Foundation, using data from the IRS, shows Vermonters monetary contributions are 27 percent below the national average and our average financial contribution among the bottom 10 states in the nation.
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- We study the mean environment of galaxies in the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey as a function of rest-frame colour, luminosity, and [O ii] 3727 Å equivalent width. The local galaxy overdensity for >14 000 galaxies at 0.75 < z < 1.35 is estimated using the projected third-nearest-neighbour surface density. Of the galaxy properties studied, mean environment is found to depend most strongly on galaxy colour; all major features of the correlation between mean overdensity and rest-frame colour observed in the local universe were already in place at z∼ 1 . In contrast to local results, we find a substantial slope in the mean dependence of environment on luminosity for blue, star forming galaxies at z∼ 1 , with brighter blue galaxies being found on average in regions of greater overdensity. We discuss the roles of galaxy clusters and groups in establishing the observed correlations between environment and galaxy properties at high redshift, and we also explore the evidence for a 'downsizing of quenching' from z∼ 1 to ∼0. Our results add weight to existing evidence that the mechanism(s) that result in star formation quenching are efficient in group environments as well as clusters. This work is the first of its kind at high redshift and represents the first in a series of papers addressing the role of environment in galaxy formation at 0 < z < 1.
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Distinguished Lecturer Series Continues Griffin Trotter's New Book New PhD Concentrations The Bander Center for Medical Professionalism
April 8, 2008 Bander Center Inauguration Keynote Speaker: Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH Director, Institute of Ethics, American Medical Association 3:30-6:00 PM LRC Auditorium, Medical Center Campus.
Events Kieth Wailoo, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of History and Director of the Center for Race and Ethnicity at Rutgers, will be the next speaker in the Center's Distinguished Lecturer series. He has authored several books examining changes in disease patterns in America, focusing especially on the ways in which scientific and technological advances have interacted with health care politics, racial and ethnic relations, and cultural politics to inform responses to disease in the 20th century and into the 21st century. Professor Wailoo will discuss a project funded by a Robert Wood Johnson Investigator Award, The Cultural Politics of Pain: Medicine, Society and the Struggle for Relief in America. His lecture will take place at noon on November 30 in the Law School's moot courtroom. Grants and Contracts Over the past year, Center faculty have received approximately one million dollars in funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Office of Research Integrity and the Greenwall Foundation.
A recently completed project within the Center surveyed leading experts in Responsible Conduct of Research to establish a consensus on the ideal objectives and content for courses in this field. Dr. James DuBois served as project director for the The Office of Research Integrity funded study. :: read more Publications The release of Dr. Trotter's third book, The Ethics of Coercion in Mass Casualty Medicine, fills a gap in the public health ethics literature and is well-received by peers. :: read more Alumni and Student News Saint Louis University Health Care Ethics Alumni collaborate on An Introduction to Health Care Ethics. :: read more Partnerships and Service Collaboration between the Center and the Catholic Health Association expands content and distribution of Health Care Ethics USA. :: read more Program Updates PhD students in Health Care Ethics can now choose from three concentrations. :: read more Bander Center News The Dr. Steven J. Bander Center for Medical Professionalism was endowed by a $3 million donation from Dr. Bander, a nephrologist who attended Saint Louis University Medical School. The Bander Center is one of the only of its kind in the country, devoted specifically to studying professionalism and the relationships with industry that arise within medical practice and research. :: read more


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UMass Finishes A-10 Season Perfect, Beats Temple
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PHILADELPHIA - Jesse O'Donnell scored six goals and added two assists to lead the No. 9 UMass women's lacrosse team past Temple 13-7 on Sunday at Geasey Field. The win marked the second consecutive season that the Minutewomen posted a perfect Atlantic 10 regular-season with a 7-0 league record. UMass earned the No. 1 seed in next weekend's A-10 Championship Tournament and will face No. 4 seed George Washington at 3:30 PM in Richmond, Va.
UMass (16-1, 7-0 A-10) was paced by the career-day from O'Donnell whose six goals and eight points were both career-best marks. Lauren Terracciano posted four assists giving her a 12-point weekend after posting four goals and four assists on Friday. Sam Rush chipped in a pair of goals, while the Minutewomen also received tallies fromAli Houlis, Nina Sarcona, Ellie Bullitt, and Danielle Pelletier. Dayna Defliese led a strong defensive effort with three caused turnovers, four groundballs and two caused turnovers.
Katie Florence made the start in goal working the first half making two saves while allowing two goals. Rachel Vallarelli played in goal for the second half making a career-best nine saves while allowing five goals.
Temple (9-8, 3-4 A-10) was eliminated from the A-10 Tournament with the loss. Jackie Mercer led the Owls with two goals, while Stephanie Markunas had three assists. Tess Bishop took the loss in goal with four saves while allowing all 13 goals.The Minutewomen took a 9-2 lead into halftime thanks to a huge first half from O'Donnell. The senior scored four consecutive goals within a 10-minute span of the first half. Her free position shot with 13:10 left in the half gave the Minutewomen a 5-1 lead. O'Donnell then assisted on two of the next three straight UMass goals as Rush's second straight goal gave the Minutewomen an 8-1 lead with just under four minutes remaining in the half.
UMass scored the opening three goals of the second half taking a 12-2 lead when O'Donnell scored her fifth of the day thanks to Terracciano's fourth assist at the 23:53 mark.
Temple closed the game tallying four straight goals to give the final 13-7 score.
For the game, UMass outshot the Owls 25-to-24 thanks in part to a 17-to-5 edge in the first half. The Minutewomen won 15-of-22 draws in the game, however, Temple held a 22-to-15 advantage in groundballs.
UMass has now won nine consecutive games this season and 18 straight against A-10 foes. The Minutewomen will be going for their fourth straight Atlantic 10 Championship Tournament title beginning Friday at Robins Stadium in Richmond, Va. Duquesne earned the No. 2 seed and will face host No. 3 seed Richmond on Friday at 1 PM. The Championship game will be played on Sunday, April 29 starting at 1 PM and will be televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network.
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On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress passes a resolution stating that "two Battalions of Marines be raised" for service as landing forces for the recently formed Continental Navy.
The resolution, drafted by future U.S. president John Adams and adopted in Philadelphia, created the Continental Marines and is now observed as the birth date of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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The Bureau of Land Management manages 38 National Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSRs) including more than 2,050 river miles and over 1 million acres. The Bureau's National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) provides national level management and policy guidance for these rivers and represents the Bureau on the Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council.
Why are Wild and Scenic Rivers designated?
Congress created the National Wild and Scenic River System in 1968 to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free-flowing condition for the enjoyment of present and future generations.
There are three categories of rivers in the WSR System:
Congress further states that the river, with its immediate environments, must possess outstanding scenic, recreational, geological, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural, or other similar values.
What Wild and Scenic Rivers are in Utah?
Through the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-11), Congress designated approximately 165.5 miles of the Virgin River and its tributaries across Federal land, within and adjacent to Zion National Park as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Eleven river segments totaling 19 miles of the Virgin River drainage are managed by BLM and all are classified as "wild". Each of the segments flows into or out of Zion National Park and a majority are within wilderness areas that were also designated in the 2009 legislation.
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What rivers or river segments are being considered for designation as Wild and Scenic Rivers?
The evaluation of rivers on BLM lands takes place through the resource management planning process. In accordance with the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the evaluation is a sequential process: eligibility (inventory); tentative classification; and suitability for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
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On Tuesday, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is expected to lay the groundwork for the most defining initiative of his term in office: his attempt to take control of Los Angeles' schools. But the day before he does, opponents of his plan will beat him to the microphone. The L.A. teachers union has scheduled a Monday press conference, hoping, they said, to push Villaraigosa in a different direction.
Villaraigosa's first state-of-the-city speech is likely to put bone and muscle on his school takeover pitch which, up till now, nearly a year into his term, has been theoretical and short on specifics. If Villaraigosa delivers what people all over town have been waiting for, a slew of interest groups will know where they stand and will begin to respond accordingly.
"Mayor Villaraigosa has made a major commitment to take on the reform of the school district, and the civil, political and media hierarchy of the city have taken up that commitment as a serious benchmark of his performance as mayor," said David Abel, a publisher who founded New Schools, Better Neighborhoods, an organization that works to shape schools as centers of community revitalization.
Unless Villaraigosa holds off -- and further delay might be seen as retreat or indecision -- the mayor will set the city on a path toward mayoral control within about two years. That would put Villaraigosa on a timetable to win control in a first term as mayor and wield that power in a second term, if he is reelected.
"Getting this to happen," said Abel, who supports mayoral control but is not directly involved in the effort, "will be a delicate balance between the doable, the clock and the mayor's own strategic goals and political ambitions."
United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the L.A. teachers union, hasn't been content to wait for the unveiling. Over the past several weeks, union leaders have met with community groups and other key players, trying to set up a parallel juggernaut. The effort is planned to culminate the day before Villaraigosa's speech, at a news conference during which the union will unveil its own "Call to Action" on school reform.
Early this week, the union was putting its reform declaration in final form, trying to settle on wording that will attract as many allies as possible. The stated goals will have much in common with what anyone would like to see in Los Angeles' schools: It will call for quality instruction by fully trained teachers, a rigorous, diverse and engaging curriculum and adequate (meaning increased) funding.
"I think Mayor Villaraigosa will agree with almost all of it," said UTLA spokesperson Steve Weingarten. "This vision of ours does not stop and start with mayoral control. We will be proposing the most dramatic changes at the school site. If you have people at that ground level making decisions, then it's secondary who's controlling things at the top."
Of course, until now, the teachers union has been the most consistently powerful political force in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The mayor's intervention could change that.
A recent version of the union's draft declaration didn't take on mayoral control directly, but spoke generally of more representation, which for the union has meant an elected school board at one end and a switch to community-governed schools at the other. Union officials also have talked about expanding the school board and "professionalizing" it. Which means making school board service a full-time job and increasing a board member's salary and staff. That agenda is hardly compatible with putting Villaraigosa in charge.
Specific wording on who would call the shots is tricky for the union, because potential members of the union's hoped-for coalition are not themselves settled on the issue.
"Some are a little more opposed to mayoral control than others," said one teachers union stalwart, joking that "some are atheists and some are agnostics."
Groups at the table with UTLA have included ACORN, a national social justice organization with deep Los Angeles roots; CARACEN, an L.A.-based organization that focuses on the needs of Central American immigrants and Latinos; and One L.A., the local affiliate of the national Industrial Areas Foundation. The union also would like to bring on board officials from smaller cities, such as Carson, South Gate and Cudahy, that are served by the LAUSD.
"The new leadership of UTLA prefers to work in concert with community organizations as part of a real alliance for change," said Joel Jordan, the union's director of special projects.
The union desperately wants to avoid being the bogeyman of school reform. A hint of that worst-case scenario played out during a late-March panel discussion at the Latino-Jewish Roundtable, held at the West Los Angeles headquarters of the Anti-Defamation League.
"Nobody ever gets fired," said Marcus Castain, the mayor's point man for developing a reform plan, while enumerating the district's ills. "Fifty-three teachers were let got out of 37,000 in a school system where 75 percent of students are not making the grade."
At the forum, Castain was supposed to have gone head to head with school board President Marlene Canter, who, like other board members, has evinced no desire to turn over authority to the mayor. But Canter couldn't attend because a school board meeting ran late, and Canter's pinch hitter avoided a verbal confrontation with Castain.
Instead, Lucy Okumu, an aide to Superintendent Roy Romer, suggested that Romer could find some common ground with the mayor if the goals included making it easier to get rid of bad teachers.
The union failed to burnish its own image recently when it backed a school board candidate, Christopher Arellano, who works for the union as an organizer. His candidacy collapsed after The Journal and other media outlets reported that he'd exaggerated his academic credentials and failed to disclose two theft convictions. UTLA spent more than $200,000 on his behalf and Arellano limped into a runoff, but he and the union have abandoned his candidacy.
The union would prefer to be one of many groups supporting its Call to Action. But each invited participant has interests that don't perfectly coincide with the union's. One such group is the Community Coalition, a black-brown social justice organization of South Los Angeles. Its focus has been getting the school district to make a full college-prep curriculum available to every student, said Sheilagh Polk, the coalition's communications adviser. That goal appears in the Call to Action.
Nonetheless, the Community Coalition and other groups also are meeting with the mayor's office. It's clear that the mayor, too, would like to line up as many allies as possible.
The union leadership considered staging a competing event on the day of the mayor's address, but that idea was dismissed as unnecessarily confrontational, said UTLA's Jordan. Besides, on the charisma scale, "You're not going upstage Antonio."
Jordan spent most of his career in the teaching trenches, one of a legion of Jewish educators devoted to serving communities of poor black and brown students. It was another Jewish educator, Herman Katz, who helped turn around a teenage Villaraigosa when he was in danger of becoming a dropout.
Jordan remains on a first-name basis with the mayor after having worked with Villaraigosa during the future mayor's days as a UTLA organizer: "He's one of ours," said Jordan.
Or so he seemed when UTLA broke with much of organized labor and backed Villaraigosa for mayor last year instead of incumbent James Hahn. Jordan and recently elected teachers' union president A.J. Duffy met with Villaraigosa earlier this year.
"If we could show him there might be another way to have an effect on schools..." said Jordan wistfully, adding, "he left that door open."
Jordan also conceded: "He appears to be set on his course. I wouldn't bet against that."
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September 2007
Challenging High School for All
Make Sure Your Child Is Ready
High school is the training ground for college and work. You can help prepare your child for college by encouraging him or her to take challenging courses such as English, math (algebra I and II, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, for example), foreign language, science (biology, chemistry, physics, for example) and history or social studies. Taking these challenging courses will not only help your child succeed in college, but may also qualify him or her to receive scholarships available from the U.S. Department of Education, your state, private foundations and colleges.
Foster your child's independence, but continue to be aware of your child's studies and after school activities. High school activities, such as sports, band, school plays, internships or community service, will help build skills needed on the job, such as responsibility, time management, confidence and leadership. Continue to stay involved with the school as your child progresses through high school.
—Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
One Parent's Story
Anthony wanted to be a member of the band. His teacher told him that unless he made good grades, he could no longer participate in the band. Anthony loved music. His mother noticed that she no longer had to tell Anthony to do his schoolwork. Anthony had an incentive to do well. He wanted to remain in the band.*
*This anecdote is based on an interview with a parent conducted during the preparation of the Empowering Parents School Box. The story is for illustration only. The child's name has been changed to protect his privacy.
Know What Your High School Child Needs to Succeed
Look for programs designed to help students succeed in college by teaching study skills, providing tutoring and helping students apply to college. Remember, college is a critical goal for what your child does in high school and for success in life. Those with a four-year college degree may earn more than 40 percent of what high school graduates earn.7 Some high schools offer Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or early college courses that might allow your child to skip some of the beginning-level courses in college, and, perhaps, graduate early. Charter schools or magnet schools, which focus on themes, such as science and technology or the arts, may help to encourage your child's talents and interests.
7 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers: Fourth Quarter 2005," USDL 06-098, Jan. 19, 2006.
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs: (http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html) offered at some public schools, most often at the high school level; coursework is challenging, and students may receive college credit for scoring well on tests offered by the program.
Keep on Reading
Continue to make sure your child is reading. Maintaining reading levels is important, and there are many ways to ensure your child does not fall behind. Check with the school to see if your child is reading on grade level. There are also programs under No Child Left Behind to help older students maintain their reading levels. The Striving Readers program is available for high school students. The purpose of the program is to raise the reading achievement levels of students in schools with significant numbers of students reading below grade level.
Whether or not there is a Striving Readers program in your child's school, continue to encourage reading. Knowing how to read smoothly and quickly and being able to understand facts and ideas are critical skills for all subject areas, including math and science.
Partner With Teachers and Counselors
Get to know your child's teachers and counselors. Attend school "open houses." Request parent-teacher conferences when needed. To communicate with teachers:
- Find out the best time to contact them by telephone;
- Ask for teachers' e-mail addresses so you may contact them outside of school hours (teachers are usually not available during school hours);
- Find out about Web sites where teachers may list class notes and homework assignments;
- Look for school newsletters in print and online; and
- Sign-up to receive e-mail announcements.
Know that counselors:
- Handle class registration and schedules;
- Can help if there are problems at home, such as divorce or illness, which could affect your child's school work;
- Have information on how and where to get college financial aid; and
- Can tell you when college entrance exams are given, especially the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the American College Test (ACT).
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT): a college entrance test to measure the critical thinking skills needed for academic success in college.
American College Test (ACT): a college entrance achievement test that seeks to measure what students have learned during high school.
One Parent's Story
Mia was having difficulty completing her homework. For several days, her mother watched her struggle. She reached out to Mia's teacher, who suggested tutoring as an option. Mia's mother concurred and found a tutor for Mia.*
*This anecdote is based on an interview with a parent conducted during the preparation of the Empowering Parents School Box. The story is for illustration only. The child's name has been changed to protect her privacy.
Consider Safety
Under No Child Left Behind, a student may leave a school that the state says is "persistently dangerous." Or, if your child is the victim of a violent crime at school, he or she may attend another public school in the same school district. To get your child through the high school years safely:
- Pay attention to your child's behavior and friends;
- Tell your child to leave valuables at home and to keep things locked up (theft is the most common school crime8);
- Be aware if your child's grades drop or if your child is sad or angry;
- Talk to your child about any concerns you may have;
- Consult with counselors, social workers, school psychologists or others trained in solving these types of problems;
- Stay involved with the school;
- Be informed through your school's parent-teacher organization and the school newsletter or Web site; and
- Continue to be an advocate for your child and other students in the process.
8 U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2005, Washington, D.C.
Tips on Paying for College
The Federal Student Aid (FSA) program provides grants, loans and work-study assistance to students and parents with financial need, as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In addition, low-income students who have completed a rigorous high school curriculum may be eligible for Academic Competitiveness Grants of up to $750 during the first year of college and $1,300 during the second year of college, as long as the student maintains a minimum grade point average. Low-income college juniors and seniors who major in mathematics, science, technology, engineering or critical foreign languages may be eligible for National SMART Grants of up to $4,000 per year.
In addition to applying for federal financial aid, students and families are encouraged to pursue scholarships available through colleges, businesses, civic groups and churches. In addition, families may want to learn more about tax-advantaged college savings plans and other sources of college aid.
Academic Competitiveness Grants: (http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/ students/english/AcademicGrants.jsp) need-based grants available to first- and second-year college students who have completed a rigorous high school curriculum as determined by state and local agencies and recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education; recipients must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average.
National SMART Grants: (www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/ students/english/SmartGrants.jsp) need-based grants available to those who are third- and fourth-year undergraduates who are majoring in "physical, life or computer sciences; mathematics, technology or engineering; or a foreign language critical to national security."
When Your Child Turns 18
When your child turns 18 years old or enters a college or university at any age, the rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) transfer from you to your child. A student to whom the rights have transferred is known as an "eligible student." Although the parents' rights under FERPA transfer to the eligible student, FERPA provides ways in which a college or university can share education records on the student with his or her parents.
Under FERPA, colleges and universities, at their discretion, may release any and all information to parents, without the consent of the eligible student, if it has been determined that the student is a dependent for tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules. Also, schools can disclose information from education records to parents if a health or safety emergency involves their son or daughter. Another provision in FERPA permits a college or university to let parents of students under the age of 21 know when the student has violated any law or policy concerning the use or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance. Nothing in FERPA prohibits a school official from sharing with parents information that is based on that official's personal knowledge or observation.
Academic Performance at the 12th Grade
The NAEP exams are also given at the 12th grade. These tests, taken by a sample of students from across the country, give a "national report card" of what students know. Although specific curriculum and standards are set by each state, and vary from state to state, the following NAEP achievement levels can give you an idea of what to expect your child to know and be able to do in reading,9 mathematics10 and science11 when your child is in the 12th grade. These achievement levels build on those for the fourth and eighth grades, but the knowledge is more in-depth and complicated. These NAEP achievement levels are taken from the frameworks in reading, math and science at the "proficient" level.
9 http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieveall.asp (2005)
10 http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieveall.asp (2006)
11 http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/achieveall.asp (2002)
Twelfth-grade students, when reading material written at the 12th-grade level, should be able to accomplish the eighth-grade requirements plus:
- Give answers to questions about what they have read that are thorough, thoughtful and extensive;
- Judge reading material critically; and
- Analyze the author's use of literary strategies.
Twelfth-grade students should be able to select strategies to solve problems and integrate concepts and procedures. They should be able to:
- Interpret an argument, justify a mathematical process and make comparisons dealing with a wide variety of mathematical tasks;
- Perform calculations involving similar figures including right triangle trigonometry;
- Understand and apply properties of geometric figures and relationships between figures in two and three dimensions;
- Select and use appropriate units of measure as they apply formulas to solve problems;
- Use measures of central tendency and variability of distributions to make decisions and predictions, to calculate combinations and permutations to solve problems and to understand the use of the normal distribution to describe real-world situations;
- Identify, manipulate, graph, and apply linear, quadratic, exponential and inverse functions;
- Solve routine and nonroutine problems involving functions expressed in algebraic, verbal, tabular and graphical forms; and
- Solve quadratic and rational equations in one variable and solve systems of linear equations.
Twelfth-grade students should be able to:
- Know the themes of science (models, systems and patterns of change) required for understanding the earth, physical and life sciences and know how these themes illustrate essential relationships among the sciences;
- Analyze data and apply scientific principles to everyday situations;
- Have a working ability to design and conduct scientific investigations;
- Select and use simple laboratory equipment and write down simple procedures that others can follow;
- Analyze data in various forms and use information to provide explanations and to draw reasonable conclusions;
- Have a developmental understanding of both physical and abstract models and be able to compare various models;
- Recognize some inputs and outputs, causes and effects, and interactions of a system and be able to correlate structure to function as parts of a system that they can identify;
- Recognize that rate of change depends on initial conditions and other factors;
- Apply scientific concepts and principles to practical applications and solutions for problems in the real world; and
- Show developmental understanding of technology, its uses and its applications.


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Sugarbush skier who died is ID'd.
WARREN Vermont state police say the 19-year-old woman who died at Sugarbush Ski Resort in Warren was a student at the University of Vermont.
Police say Kendra Bowers, from Newport, Rhode Island, was skiing with family and friends Saturday at the popular ski area when she lost control, went off the trail and hit a trail sign.
Annie Stevens,UVM vice provost for student affairs, said Bowers was a sophomore environmental sciences major. She was also an active member of the a cappella campus signing group known as ZEST.
Police say the accident happened at the intersection of the Lower Rim Run and Lower FIS trails on Mount Ellen at Sugarbush.
Police say emergency responders provided medical treatment until she was transported to Central Vermont Meical Center in Berlin, where she died upon arrival.
We extend our deepest condolences to Kendras family, Stevens said. Our sincere thoughts of care and sympathy are also extended to Kendras friends and to the faculty and staff who were close to her.
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text: I was able to describe the first artwork for the upcoming Legend of Zelda game for Wii earlier this week, but Nintendo wouldn't let anyone in attendance take a picture. Thankfully, though, it released the artwork officially today. What do you think this tells us about the next Zelda game?


text: My god I am so sorry to hear this thats horrible, and certainly could have been prevented. I have to say I am amazed and humbled by your tenacity mama, I can't say that after an ordeal such as this I would be able to bring myself to continue to breast feed. You are an amazing mom, your little one is very lucky to have you.


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Written by Parasomnia on 27.10.2012 at 09:45
Personally, I waited until I'd listened to the whole album 9 or 10 times through to say if I liked it or not. Just like any extremely complex/layered music, it takes a long time for everything to sink in and for the melodies to start to catch.. but once they do, it's hard to stop listening. Excited for part 2, especially "The Way of the Fire."
Written by Ernis on 27.10.2012 at 01:36
Written by EW on 26.10.2012 at 06:22
You must be blind if you prefer Keira Knightly. Wayyy too skinny.
I like Keira because .... everything about her is so feminine
Written by EW on 26.10.2012 at 06:22
You must be blind if you prefer Keira Knightly. Wayyy too skinny.
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 01.12.2012 at 16:11Keira Knightly is the unattractive Natalie Portman.
Written by henrihell93 on 10.01.2013 at 22:50
I actually asked the Kai Hahto what takes so long (back in 2009) and he told me that the computers keep crashing because of the number of tracks on the songs. There's up to 1600 tracks in a song on that album. That's what took so long.
Written by Boxcar Willy on 25.10.2012 at 06:20
Listened to it one more time ( ) and almost want to drop my rating to a 4, I honestly can't believe it took him 8 years to make this. It's disappointing to me, and I wasn't even expecting much.
Written by AmyR on 09.01.2015 at 08:28Seriously... it is 2015. Time II should have been out by now.
Written by AmyR on 09.01.2015 at 08:28
Seriously... it is 2015. Time II should have been out by now.


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My daughter is 6 weeks old, and I have a cold, the worse part of which is an awful sinus headache. I don't want to take anything that will make my baby even crankier, but tylenol doesn't help the headache at all. I have tried everywhere I can think of, including motherisk, to see if there is anything I can take- my doctor is completely useless; he won't even tell me if Advil is okay- it works so much better on even my normal headaches.
Any help would be appreciated.


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Bald Eagle Watching Days returns to southern Wis.
Event is held on Jan. 18 and 19 in Sauk City and Prairie du Sac
Published On: Jan 11 2013 06:49:37 AM CST
People who love bald eagles are invited to an event in southern Wisconsin where visitors can watch the birds in their natural habitat.
The annual event is called Bald Eagle Watching Days, and it's being held on Jan. 18 and 19 in Sauk City and Prairie du Sac.
The program includes a bald eagle release on Jan. 19 by the Raptor Education Group Inc., which cares for injured or orphaned birds.
Other events will include live shows, eagle-watching tours and exhibits.
A full schedule can be found online at http://www.ferrybluffeaglecouncil.org/eagledays/index.html.
Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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my baby is 6 weeks old and i don't know if she is getting enough to eat...well, i suspect she is not. here's the story (long).....
she was jaundiced at birth and we were encouraged to supplement with formula. because of that, and maybe some other unkown reasons, i have a low supply. she is also not the most skilled breastfeeder, although she is a lot better at in in the last week or 2. so from early on we were supplementing with formula somewhere between 8-12 oz per day, depending on how hungry she seemed. we were trying to read her cues, not overfeed her with the bottle, while i worked on my supply. i'm trying everything (tea, taking fenugreek, other herbs, etc etc.) and bf'ing her every 2 hours or less.
i started feeling more confident that she was getting more milk from me so we stopped the supplement. i now realize after reading online that we should have stepped it down gradually. we went 4 days without any formula. i'm on a bit of a roller coaster about all this and started feeling more and more concerned that she wasn't getting enough. she was pretty fussy a lot of the time and wouldn't sleep, etc. normal newborn stuff maybe but i just couldn't ignore the feeling that she was hungry.
so we borrowed an infant scale from our lactation consultant and now i know how much milk i've given her in the last 24 hours. she's nursed 12 times and gotten 17 ounces of breastmilk. after the last feeding she was freaking out so bad after having nursed for over an hour that i freaked out in turn and fed her 2 oz of formula.
what i'm wondering now is should we re-implement the formula and then try to step down from there? i think i read somewhere that EBF babies take in about 25oz per day, so obviously if she's been getting around 17 per day she's going to be one unhappy little one. i feel TERRIBLE about that for her. i don't want to starve my baby! her pees and poops are good, i should have mentioned earlier.
any thoughts? the one thing i know i should be doing more of is pumping but i just can't figure out how to fit it in. i'm home alone with her during the day and with her not sleeping, not wanting to be put down, and nursing every two hours it just seems really hard to fit pumping in. i am also super stressed and i know that's not helping but what can you do.
i am feeling really lost with all this and would welcome any advice....
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Dodgers win in Colorado! Skinnyswag Dee Gordon goes deep!
I was coming out of work when I heard Dee Gordon hit a homerun. I stopped to double check that on MLB At Bat 12. Yep! is true! he hit one out! Of course I had to watch it too. He put it a few rows up. Congratulations @skinnyswag! Dee is in my baseball fantasy team. This time Dee could take his time running around the bases.
pic by Jon SooHoo
Pepe Yniguez wins the bet with Fernando Valenzuela. Pepe picked @skinnyswag Dee Gordon to hit a homerun this season. Fernando chose Mark Ellis. Dinner on Fernando.
Those two are not the only ones that had a bet going. About a month ago I was having dinner with friends Terry of http://www.baseballreliquary.org/ and Steve Seemayer of http://labluebum.com/. Terry bet Steve that Dee Gordon would hit a homerun this year. The bet: the big sum of $1.🙂
Dodgers were leading 4-0 in the first inning but as we all know, no lead is safe in Colorado. The score ended up being 7-6. Javy Guerra, yes, Javy Guerra saved the game! The snuggie curse on Javy has been lifted. Not posting another picture with the snuggie. I don't want to upset the baseball gods or Santa Rita, the Baseball saint.
I felt asleep adding this post. hit post before I was done so update below.
#20 MLB Fan ranking for April 2012. Don Sutton.
Thank you all that visit my blog! It came in at #20 for the MLB Fan blogs. #20 is Don Sutton retired number. I saw him briefly When Atlanta was at Dodger Stadium. I asked Don if I could have a picture with him. He asked for what. I said for my blog and he said no, something about a bad experience. I was OK with it so I told him "Have a great day!"
OK, so I don't know what made me check this but did you know that Don Sutton never had a homerun?
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Emma, that was a nice shot by Dee. I hope he doesn't mess up his swing and try to hit home runs all the time.
It was a very exciting game last night, though quit nerve racking. I would have been very upset if we would have lost. Gurrea came through when we needed him. Those two seam fastballs he threw to strikeout Cargo were very filthy.
I too hope he does not mess up his swing. haha. I need him to steal bases for my baseball fantasy team. But seriously, I hope he does not. Yes, nerve racking game at the end. You just can't relax at Coors. Poor Chacin, well NOT!
I have the day off from work to day , so I will be able to watch the whole game uninterrupted. Hope Kers will win and the Dodgers will take this series. Then it's off to Chi-town for 3 day games in a row. Old time baseball, I love it.
Will, I love it! All the day games! It would have been great being in Chicago. Catch the day game then hit the nice restaurants at night. go Kersh!
WR, LOL. Did Sutton have a permanent? his hair looks curly all the time, but back when he played he kept it a little long.
Emma, who would have thought that a month into the season, Dee Gordon would have one more home run that Albert Pujols?
that is a bet I would not have taken no matter how much I like @Skinnyswag Dee🙂


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About the Author: Ambassador John Herbst serves as Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization.
In January, when Secretary Clinton marked her first year at the helm of the State Department, she reiterated her commitment to conducting foreign policy through the lens of "smart power." This concept entails leveraging the full range of U.S. government tools -- diplomatic, economic, military, political, legal, and cultural -- in a tailored mix to address each unique situation America faces abroad.
Today, the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) demonstrates in our 2009 Year in Review report that we have come to embody Secretary Clinton's vision.
In 2004, the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization was established to assemble formalized, collaborative, and institutionalized foreign policy tools which could address the diverse stabilization needs of the global community by drawing upon the civilian sector's wide-range of expertise.
Over the last five years, S/CRS has developed an effective and proven combination of tools, equipment, and expertise, created the Civilian Response Corps, a pool of qualified and trained civilians from several agencies of the federal government ready to support overseas reconstruction and stabilization operations, and deployed these experts all over the world to address and prevent conflict.
Just a small sampling of examples from the report illuminates the contributions of this whole-of-government effort. In Central Asia, we support the implementation of the President's Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan by conducting integrated planning, action, and evaluation. In Africa, the Civilian Response Corps continues to play a major role in the U.S. Embassy's assessment effort to create a plan to achieve Secretary Clinton's goals of peace and prosperity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Central America, we helped create an integrated and coordinated strategy, utilizing both civilian and military capabilities, to address challenges to Panama's stability. Throughout 2009 and throughout the world, S/CRS has been able to help the U.S. government increase global stability and security.
As this Year in Review report underscores -- and the last five years have made clear -- S/CRS and the Civilian Response Corps have put smart power into action, and today we are just at the beginning.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
I'm wondering if you'll entertain a hypothetical notion in regards to the "reserve component"?
What if at the point you had the "active" and "standby" stood up and were presenting to congress request for funding the "reserve", you already had a waiting pool of volunteers that had recieved on-line orientation and training provided through public diplomacy and outreach funding?
Those of us not having experienced government employment are going to have a steeper learning curve otherwise, and you don't need funding to get volunteers if they are getting educational benefit from the training provided on top of orientation.
Let's say the equivilent of an associate's degree, just for kicks because it may take folks two years worth of training to get up to speed.
Then there's the scary thought of having some rather aged interns hanging about as "graduate students" I suppose, being looked upon as "too old and slow" by all those 20-something's with a fourty year carreer in the Foreign Service ahead of them, but oh well, I'm sure they'll be greatful for the help and advice of their elders on occasion.
So there you have it in a nutshell.
If I were to add one thing to any domestic jobs and retraining bill before Congress, I'd think this might be seen as a creative use of such funding, if "earmarked".
You might just get what you ask for.
Hope you'll take the question, if you need to seek "direction" from on high, that's ok, I'm patient.


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By Ann Hornaday
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011
When Martin Scorsese announced that he would make his first 3-D movie - and a PG-rated family film, no less - several of his fans pronounced themselves flummoxed. Scorsese, that cinematic purist, succumbing to the cheesy monetizing fad of the moment? Scorsese, climbing on the Katzenberg-Cameron more-is-more bandwagon? The man who achieved more depth of field through lighting, camera technique and clever staging than "Clash of the Titans" could pull off on its best day in the lab? Et tu, Marty?
Ah, but back then we didn't know that the movie Scorsese would make was "Hugo," his exuberant, if occasionally uneven, adaptation of Brian Selznick's movie-inspired illustrated novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret." If ever the movie gods were to smile on an adaptation, it would be Scorsese's take on Selznick's best-selling book, a valentine to the cinematic artists whose work the filmmaker has toiled so tirelessly to champion and preserve.
Strangely, Scorsese's very passion for the subject matter turns out to be both a blessing and a curse for "Hugo," which begins with one of the filmmaker's signature bravura tracking shots, this time through a cavernous train station in 1930s Paris. The camera is following the title character, a 12-year-old boy who, through a series of tragic circumstances, has ended up living secretly just below the station's ceiling, carefully tending to and fixing its clocks while he cadges the odd croissant or bottle of milk from the kiosks below. When he's not scrounging for food, he's gathering trinkets and tools to fix an eerily lifelike metal automaton that represents his last link to a once-happy life.
Hugo, played by Asa Butterfield with a milkily dolorous expression and limited emotional range, exists largely unseen by the denizens of the station, even though he regards their interactions with rapt fascination. These vignettes of the human comedy constitute some of the most delightful sequences of "Hugo," which was written for the screen by John Logan. Like the back-alley melodramas of "Rear Window," the stories Hugo sees through his clock face frames unfold like little silent romances, such as when a portly gentleman seeks to woo a lady in a cafe, only to be rebuffed by her nippy little dog; or when the station's martinet of an inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen) tries valiantly to plaster on a fake smile to flirt with a comely flower seller (a radiantly Pickford-esque Emily Mortimer).
Cohen, it turns out, owns most of the comic moments in "Hugo," in which he manages to provide a few dashes of awkward slapstick. But for the most part, it's a somber affair, its self-seriousness only deepening when Hugo runs afoul of a grumpy toy seller (Ben Kingsley) and his goddaughter, a mystery-loving bookworm named Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz).
With its gorgeous sets and superb camerawork by Robert Richardson, "Hugo" splashes across the screen with elegant, visually vibrant flair - although it's not entirely clear what 3-D brings to the enterprise, other than the truly terrifying stunt of Cohen's leering face looming into the audience. While Hugo and Isabelle seek to solve a mystery having to do with the automaton and a heart-shaped key, what should be a project inflected with mischief and spontaneity takes on all the excitement of a starchy lecture on the history of narrative cinema in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (A working knowledge of the silent films of Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd will come in handy.) The proceedings take on an even fustier air when a film professor named Tabard (Michael Stuhlbarg) arrives.
But during "Hugo's" final 20 minutes or so, when Scorsese mounts a lavish reenactment of those early days of the art form, the film truly comes to life, as the story's preoccupation with mechanics and logistical dot-connecting gives way to imagination, magic and swashes of lurid color. It's as if, having mastered the gear works and darker impulses of the medium he so intemperately adores, Scorsese can access its lightness and lyricism only if he's channeling someone else's vision. No matter: With the director so clearly in his element and so affectionately in control, "Hugo" ends as a triumph, bursting with the poetry, verve and irrepressible love befitting a match made in movie heaven.