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OK, this is new. Mollie is almost 15mo and still nursing with no problem - every 2-3 hrs during the night, once in AM, once in afternoon, and at bedtime, which brings me to my problem. Mollie has always been a night owl and would sleep as late as you let her, but suddenly now she has no bedtime at all! I take her into our room (we cosleep) and start nursing her to sleep at around 930pm. IF she goes on to sleep, if I get up, she wakes within 30 minutes. For the last couple of weeks, she has nursed at bedtime and then "refused" to go to sleep (translated - I got tired of wrestling her and got up with her). Our average "go to sleep time" has been around 11pm-12am. This is worse than nursing a newborn - at least then I could catnap with her. Now there isn't little sleep, it's no sleep.
The whole house has been sick off and on for the last 6 weeks, so maybe that has screwed up our loose little schedule, and I suppose my giving in hasn't helped anything. Mollie naps at daycare from 11am - 1 or 2pm and again at home from 530pm-6pm (I even tried taking this late afternoon nap away and just turned her into a hag!!).
You'd think on the 3rd go around I'd have this figured out - my boys did the sleep thing really well, so I am unequipped for this.


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- "We're just trying to expose the kids to the biblical Christian worldview..."
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The self-named National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools may say it wants to introduce Bible classes in public schools to improve students' understanding of literature and history, but the real intent of the organization is to promote a religious, primarily Christian doctrine. In addition, its manual refers to the separation of church and state as a "myth."
- NCBCPS has boasted that anywhere from 45 to 300 school districts have adopted its curriculum, but no one really knows, and NCBCPS won't tell the public. NCBCPS has generally refused to make its curriculum available for evaluation by scholars and the media, selectively disclosing it only to friendly school board members and parents.
- In 1998, after a federal court in Florida prohibited the Lee County public school district, on constitutional grounds, from teaching the NCBCPS "New Testament" curriculum, NCBCPS denied that it was their curriculum at all.
- NCBCPS often says its curriculum is not controversial and that nearly every approached school board has adopted it. In fact, these school boards recently rejected NCBCPS's curriculum: North Kansas City, Missouri; Midland, Texas; and Peoria, Illinois.
Who is behind the NCBCPS?
- NCBCPS board of directors and advisory board have included Religious Right leaders like televangelist D. James Kennedy, President of Coral Ridge Ministries, who has called public schools "Godless" and actively campaigned for the impeachment of a federal judge who ordered a proselytizing state judge in Alabama to remove the Ten Commandments from his courtroom. Kennedy also has a well-documented history of raising money by promoting the false and inflammatory stereotype that gays and lesbians are child molesters.
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The secretary told Alvarez that computers were taken from her desk and from the attorney's desk.
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The homeowner said he entered the house on Thursday and noticed that someone had stolen two window air conditioning units and a box of Craftsman and Skill tools.
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Really thin pancakesFriday, July 30th, 2010
My Will Ferrell titles and the content of my posts are diverging more and more. This post has nothing to do with crêpes.
Another Haverford student and a friend of mine, Will Reilly, posted a comment a couple days ago. His question was: "What kind of equity does Grameen have to absorb losses if they were to leverage up their winnings?" First of all, thanks for the question, Will! I actually don't have any idea what he's asking but I'm going to take his question, break it down, and use it to write a post that may or may not be at all related to his inquiry.
In order to abstract far enough away from Will's question to render it useful to me I'm going to pick out individual words and reorder them.
Equity: The balance sheet definition of equity is the amount of money contributed by the owners plus retained earnings (or losses). The Grameen Foundation, as a nonprofit organization, does not have owners. A lack of owners means that there is not an initial investment in the organization and also that profits (positive yearend earnings) are not paid out to owners (or shareholders). The positive earnings are retained (ergo retained earnings) in order to be reinvested in the organization to encourage growth, weather losses, or achieve goals. Where, might you ask, do these earnings come from? The Grameen Foundation earns money through contributions/donations, investments, loans, and various fees. These fees range from loan negotiation fees to implementation fees for mifos, the client management software that Grameen created. By far the largest sources of income for the foundation are contributions and donations (from donors such as the Gates Foundation). The majority of these grants, however, have caveats. They are considered "restricted funds" and can only be put towards the specific programs or projects that the donor has chosen.
Leverage: This is a perfect launching point for me to write about guarantees. One of the Grameen Foundation's purposes is to secure cheap financing for its partner microfinance institutions (which will now be referred to as MFIs). Since many of these MFIs are not deposit taking (or at least not to the extent that they lend), they require loans from major banks in order to secure the money that they then lend out to the poor. It is vital that they are able to borrow at low rates because the interest rates that they have to pay are directly reflected in the rates at which they lend to their clients.
Example: The Radiant Entrepreneur Mission of Yemen (an MFI that we will call REMY) needs to borrow money to lend to its poor Yemenite clients. REMY borrows from Citibank at a rate of 6%. To recoup their expenses, REMY has to tack 8% onto its loans. This means that REMY has to charge a 14% interest rate to its clients in order to remain financially sustainable.
6% is a decent rate for Citibank to charge REMY. If Citibank didn't know REMY, or thought that they were disreputable or untrustworthy, they might charge a higher rate of 8% or 10%. This would cause REMY to raise their rates, making it harder for them to accomplish their social mission of helping their clients move out of poverty. In order to maintain low rates, the Grameen Foundation orchestrates loan contracts called guarantees. Here's a quick version of the process: Grameen matches a donor with a MFI. The donor agrees to put up a certain amount of money. An international bank (Citibank, Morgan Stanley…) then lends a larger amount of money to the MFI. If the MFI defaults on part of the loan from the bank, the bank recoups its losses by calling up the guarantee. The only way the bank loses money is if the total amount of the loan defaulted by the MFI exceeds the amount guaranteed by the donor.
Example: REMY needs cheap money. Grameen finds a donor that thinks that REMY is doing a great job of helping the poor. The donor agrees to put up 2 million dollars. Grameen links the donor up with Citibank. The donor writes a piece of paper and sends it to Citibank that says that if Citibank lends to REMY, the donor will guarantee 2 million dollars (note: the donor usually doesn't have to actually give Citibank any cash at this point). Citibank says, "REMY looks like they have a strong management structure. Their finances are all in order. Their clients have an incredibly low default rate. I'll lend them 5 million dollars." Tada! Leverage!!! The 2 million dollar guarantee is leveraged to a 5 million dollar loan to REMY. Now, fast forward a year. There was a drought, an earthquake, and political instability. Lots of REMY's clients defaulted. REMY can only pay 3 million dollars back to Citibank. Citibank then turns to the donor and calls up the full amount of the guarantee. Citibank, having been paid by the donor, ends up without a loss on the transaction.
NOTE: These examples are pretty huge simplifications. They assume that the loans from Citibank to REMY and from REMY to their clients all had terms of one year and that, due to some obvious blunder on Citibank's part, the loan from Citibank to REMY was interest free. Also I assumed that Yemen operates on the dollar, which they don't. Yemenites uses Yemeni rials (today's exchange rate: 1 dollar = .004244 Yemeni rials). Different currencies further complicate the matter because over the life of the loan there are inevitably currency fluctuations. Citibank has to predict the potential fluctuations between the currencies of the guarantee and their loan to REMY. This is really complicated and could be the reason why Citibank forgot to charge REMY interest. I'd have attempted to work these aspects into my examples but microfinance is way too convoluted and I don't understand a lot of it.
Losses and winnings: I'm going to lump these together because I only have a short time to finish this post. Taken entirely out of the context of the question, I'm going to consider what role the ideas of losses and winnings play in MFIs. MFIs, at least those that adhere to Muhammad Yunus' doctrine, are social businesses. These types of businesses are said to have a double bottom line. On one hand they are profit maximizing and on the other, social benefit maximizing. This means that, as opposed to charities, MFIs seek to be financially sustainable. They charge interest to clients to cover the MFI's cost of borrowing money plus the cost of making the loan (personnel expenses…). Any money that they earn over and above their costs (AKA profit) is then reinvested in the business in order to improve their services to clients. However, most MFIs try to either maintain low profits or not earn any at all. If an MFI earns high profits (earnings exceed costs) then they are probably charging too high of an interest rate to their clients (high interest rates are bad for clients because they reduce the benefit the client derives from the loan). So, in summary, winnings for MFIs are reinvested in the business, and losses result in defaults on their loans from other banks. These defaults translate to money lost on the part of the lending bank or a backing donor.
Well, I covered equity, leverage, losses, and winnings. Hopefully my examples were more explanatory than confusing. Ask me questions about Grameen's earnings, or guarantees, if you have any. I switched gears after the equity section and wrote mostly about MFIs and not the Grameen Foundation, although Grameen's partner MFIs are its connections to the people that it is working for so even though they are separate organizations they all strive for the same goal.
Also, Will, in response to your question I think the answer is: no.


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Of SBM and EBM Redux. Part IV, Continued: More Cochrane and a little Bayes
OK, I admit that I pulled a fast one. I never finished the last post as promised, so here it is.
Cochrane Continued
In the last post I alluded to the 2006 Cochrane Laetrile review, the conclusion of which was:
This systematic review has clearly identified the need for randomised or controlled clinical trials assessing the effectiveness of Laetrile or amygdalin for cancer treatment.
I'd previously asserted that this conclusion "stand[s] the rationale for RCTs on its head," because a rigorous, disconfirming case series had long ago put the matter to rest. Later I reported that Edzard Ernst, one of the Cochrane authors, had changed his mind, writing, "Would I argue for more Laetrile studies? NO." That in itself is a reason for optimism, but Dr. Ernst is such an exception among "CAM" researchers that it almost seemed not to count.
Until recently, however, I'd only seen the abstract of the Cochrane Laetrile review. Now I've read the entire review, and there's a very pleasant surprise in it (Professor Simon, take notice). In a section labeled "Feedback" is this letter from another Cochrane reviewer, which was apparently added in August of 2006, well before I voiced my own objections:


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The nursing home's residents consider Dillard a star and gave her a big birthday party to celebrate her 105 years.
"In April of this year, I came to Refugio. I came here to live with my son, my wonderful son," Dillard said.
Dillard, with a twinkle in her eye and a beautiful smile, said she was born and raised in Houston, where she saw many different things transpire through her years.
For example, when she was 10 years old in 1918, she recalls World War I.
"I remember the Armistice. We were excited,"
Armistice Day took effect at 11 o'clock in the morning – the "11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" in 1918.
Dillard said huge celebrations were going on.
"We weren't allowed to go to town. We had to stay inside our home," she said, referring to the revelry.
Dillard, one of four sisters, said she was a middle sister.
She said friends of her sisters were in World War I.
Ten years later in 1928, when Dillard was 20 years old, she had experienced the Roaring 20s.
"I lived through that time. I was a flapper –sort of. Some of it was fun, and some was tragic," she said.
The tragedy she remembered was when her mom passed away.
"Mom died. We had to give up one of ours," she said with glistening eyes.
But thinking of the fun, she returned to her smile, remembering the dancing and music of the time.
"We went to dances, and we went in crowds," she said.
The following year, when she was 21, she married. She and her husband had one child – Bob Dillard, who lives in Refugio.
When Dillard turned 30 in 1938, she had gone through one of the roughest periods in U.S. history: The Great Depression.
"If anybody has gone through the Great Depression, you have done something," she said.
"We didn't throw anything away, not even a shoestring. I would say I could use that shoestring for something," she said.
"We managed to get through. It was tough, but it was a learning thing, too," she said.
She said she worked in a nursery for 12 years in one department: labor and delivery. She worked other places, too.
At the time, one could get a hamburger for 5 cents or a cup of coffee for 5 cents.
"That was a lot of money. They worked just as hard for that nickel as they do now for a dollar." she said.
In 1948, Dillard turned 40 years old.
"I was still working at Heights Hospital in Houston," she said.
Of course, she had experienced World War II in her 30s.
"I had nephews in that war ... lost two of them," she said with tears welling up.
Her nephews had fought in the European Theater.
Dillard said When World War II was over, the celebrations were not the same.
"We didn't celebrate like we did when World War I was over. There were picnics," she said.
When Dillard was 50 years old, rock 'n' roll had emerged in the 1950s.
"We didn't have very much of that around our house. We had some acknowledgement of him (Elvis Presley)," she said.
"We like fast and loud music with fast steps and fast music," she said.
In 1968, Dillard celebrated her 60th birthday.
She recalls watching television in 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
"I remember distinctly looking at the television when it happened," she said.
"We had good TV (news), not like this mess now," she said.
"(Kennedy's assassination) certainly did make me puzzled why in the world did that happen?" she said.
Another sad turn was her husband, Robert Luter, became ill with cancer.
In 1969, she remembers the moon landing.
"We just looked at it from home. It was about the most foolish thing anybody could ever do," she said.
By her 70th birthday in 1978, her husband had died in 1972, and the United States had yet another war in Vietnam.
"We lived through it because we lost another one there," she said.
Of course, Dillard has seen more wars – Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan –and historical events/tragedies throughout her years. Some of those things just can't be forgotten unless you weren't born yet.
"I never had any reason for a long life or a short life. I had a sick cousin and bills to pay," she said.
"I just lived, staying active," she added.
Dillard said she doesn't have any secrets about her longevity.
But she has some advice for others.
"Live your own life, and live it as full as possible and decently."


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Fergusons leaders urged residents Tuesday to stay home after dark to allow peace to settle in and pledged several actions to reconnect with the predominantly black community in the St. Louis suburb where the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown has sparked nightly clashes between protesters and police.
According to a statement from the city, Fergusons mayor, City Council and other employees have been exploring how to increase the number of African-American applicants to the law enforcement academy, develop incentive programs to encourage city residency for police officers and raise funds for cameras that would be attached to patrol car dashboards and officers vests.
We plan to learn from this tragedy, as we further provide for the safety of our residents and businesses and progress our community through reconciliation and healing, the leaders said in the statement Tuesday.
Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Browns family, said the 18-year-olds funeral and memorial service would be Monday, though the time and location havent been finalized.
The National Guard arrived in Ferguson Monday but kept its distance from the streets during another night of unrest.
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Skirmishes broke out Tuesday between Iraqi security forces and militants on the outskirts of Tikrit, a local official and a resident said, a day after the Iraqi and Kurdish troops backed by U.S. airstrikes dislodged Islamic militants from a strategic dam in the countrys north.
The United Nations refugee agency, meanwhile, said it is launching one of its largest aid pushes aimed at helping close to a half million people who have been forced to flee their homes by the violence in Iraq.
The clashes in Tikrit, some 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, began on the militant-held citys southwestern outskirts when a military convoy was travelling along the main highway that links Baghdad with the northern provinces, they said. The Iraqi military shelled militant positions inside and outside the city.
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Sunni extremists from the Islamic State group have occupied Tikrit and the northern city of Mosul since early June, as well as large parts of the countrys north and west. The militant onslaught has plunged Iraq into its worst crisis since the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko prepared to host German Chancellor Angela Merkel this weekend before heading to a meeting next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The next two weeks will be crucial for finding the way to move from war to peace, said Valery Chaly, the deputy head of Poroshenkos administration.
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Don Pardo, the eras-spanning radio and TV announcer whose resonant voice-over style was celebrated for its majesty and power, died Monday in Arizona at the age of 96.
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S'mores, snakes and Santa - a good winter's night at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, where Animal Movie Night features "Arthur Christmas." Before the 7 p.m. movie, they're serving s'mores and a chance to meet some of the center's crawly friends (snakes, frogs, turtles). »Read Full Article
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MSO kicks off 'Messiah' season with Hales Corners concert
For many music lovers, Christmas is not complete without hearing or participating in a performance of Handel's "Messiah."
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra opened its annual series of "Messiah" performances Wednesday evening at the St. Mary Catholic Faith Center in Hales Corners. »Read Full Article
Review: Peter Barrickman at the Green Gallery
A stone is placed on the end of a garden hose. A pattern of water blossoms forth from under it. Another stone's surface would produce different fluid forms in the water. Peter Barrickman used this analogy to describe his move from 631 Center St, which tragically burned along with many other artists' spaces in July, to his new studio. His creativity is the water issuing from the hose, the rock his new digs. His artwork is different. The painter Peter Barrickman is changed.
Deluge is also an appropriate description of my meeting with the artist himself. We were joined by Mary Louise and artist Santiago Cucullu to talk about his recent show at the Green Gallery East, called "Guesthouse". For an hour we dug into references, ideas and reflections. Barrickman has a fierce intellect and an artist's eye. Everything is magnified. His thoughts on, well, anything are apt, deep and weird. »Read Full Blog Post
Whales, salmon and 'Deep Blue Sea': end-of-year accolades for films you never heard of
A commenter on my earlier Golden Globes blog was grateful to see that "Salmon Fishing on the Yemen," got three nominations, including best picture for comedy or musical.
"Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," about a scientist invited by a shiekh to introduce salmon fishing to a Mideast nation, did play here for four weeks. You just missed it. »Read Full Blog Post
Golden Globe nominations for TV and film
The Golden Globes for film and television were announced Thursday, confirming that awards season is upon us.
Although the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that hands them out, is regarded as a joke whose votes are easily influenced, their awards are taken somewhat seriously by studios, which use them as a marketing and promotional tool. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
On Tap Today: Cue the horns
If you're reading this that means the world didn't end yesterday. But according to the Mayan calendar, we still have another shot at it on Dec. 21, so get your holiday shopping in early.
And plan to take in one of the finest show bands in the Midwest--The Booze Brothers. They're on "a mission to bring soul" to the Mitchall Domes as tonight's headliners in the "Music Under Glass" series. Who is hotter-- the two guys in the black suits or The Horn Section? You be the judge. »Read Full Blog Post


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Scott holds 4-stroke lead at British Open
Tiger Woods 5 shots back
Australian Adam Scott took the lead at the British Open Saturday, shooting a 2-under 68 to go 11 under through three rounds and position himself to win his first major title.
Behind him and hoping to make a final-round charge are Brant Snedeker and Graeme McDowell. tied for second at 7 under and Tiger Woods in fourth at 6 under. Woods shot an even-par 70 on Saturday at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, which Friday's leader Snedeker collapsed, shooting 5 over par on the day.
Ernie Els and Zach Johnson are tied for fifth at 5 under, Thorbjorn Oleson is alone in seventh at 4 under and Thomas Aiken and Bill Haas are tied for eighth at 3 under. Johnson had the best day, going 4 under on Saturday to move up the leaderboard.
There are four golfers tied for tenth including Masters champion Bubba Watson and four for fourteenth.
Only 17 players under par through three rounds of the tournament.
Winds were light on Saturday with stronger gusts predicted for Sunday, although forecasts have been off the mark all week.
Top scores through three rounds:
1 Adam Scott -11
T2 Brant Snedeker -7
T2 Graeme McDowell -7
4 Tiger Woods -6
T5 Ernie Els -5
T5 Zach Johnson -5
7 Thorbjorn Oleson -4
T8 Thomas Aiken -3
T8 Bill Haas -3
T10 Matt Kuchar -2
T10 Mark Calcavecchia -2
T10 Louis Oosthuizen -2
T10 Bubba Watson -2
T14 Jason Dufner -1
T14 Luke Donald -1
T14 Kyle Stanley -1
T14 Dustin Johnson -1
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Glacial Lily (False Hellebore), 1927 (printed 1971)
Imogen CunninghamAmerican, 1883-1976
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9-3/8 x 8-1/2 in. (23.8 x 21.6 cm)
Norton Simon Museum, Gift of the Artist to the Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection
© 2008 Imogen Cunningham Trust
Not on view
Cunningham took her first photograph in 1901, beginning one of the longest careers in photographic history. She worked for nearly eight decades and continued to make photographs until shortly before her death in 1976. One critic noted, "Cunningham's career spanned the entire history of photography as an art. When she began, photography was doing its best to imitate painting. She was one of the leaders that insisted photography had its own aesthetic, its own value and its own meaning." Cunningham is best known for the highly original series of sharply focused botanical forms that she produced in the 1920s. These immaculately lit, bold close-ups of plants and flowers yield images that are near abstract.
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On Feb. 23 during Black History Month, North Central College will feature "Deep River: A Spiritual Journey," a live musical presentation and original narrative about African slaves who lived along the Great River before the Civil War.
The free program will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in North Central's Koten Chapel at Kiekhofer Hall, 329 E. School St., Naperville.
"Deep River: A Spiritual Journey" is also the title of a CD, recorded in 1999, and features soloist Henry Pleas, an accomplished tenor who's studied and performed worldwide, pianist Chris Garofalo and the Rev. Dr. Sylvia Pleas, narrator and creator of the original story in "Deep River." These same artists will perform Feb. 23.
Sylvia crafted the story as an encouragement for her son, tenor Henry Pleas, who, during his teenage years, was not proud of his name or musical talents. Her story of fiction centers on an adult slave, also named Henry, who had a strong baritone voice and sang spirituals at evening worship services in his church along the Great River. Henry had a hard life and was brutally beaten whenever he tried to write his name—something he longed to learn to do.
Henry heard other slaves talk about a place called freedom train landing across the water where everyone lived free and proud. He dreamed of going there someday. Unknown to Henry, whenever he sang his preacher's favorite song, "Deep River," it was a signal to certain slaves to escape for the freedom train landing. For years, Henry sang his song while other slaves made their way across the river by boat and to freedom.
As Sylvia narrates her story, piano accompaniment and Henry's soulful songs intermingle throughout the program for a moving presentation.
At home on the operatic stage and intimate recital halls, Henry has sung under conductors Helmut Rilling, Christoph Eschenbach, James Conlon, Bruno Bartoletti and Roger Norrington and performed the title role in Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffman," Turriddu in "Cavalleria Rusticana" and Don Jose in "Carmen." He has also appeared as soloist in presentations of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis," Handel's "Messiah," Mozart's "Requiem," Vaughan Williams' "Hodie" and the extended cantata, "Done Made my Vow" by American composer Adolphus Hailstork with the Grand Rapids Symphony. His recent performances with Chamber Opera Chicago in "Maria la O" were described as "riveting" by ChicagoClassicalReview.com. For more information visit henrypleas.com.
As a pianist, Garofalo has performed in the Chicago area for many years and composed works for solo piano, voice and choral ensembles. He received a master of arts degree in piano performance from the Manhattan School of Music and is director of music at the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale and maintains a private teaching studio.
Sylvia is a retired United Methodist pastor with master's and doctoral degrees from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. She's a 1978 graduate of North Central College and the mother of Dorothy Pleas, North Central's director of multicultural affairs.
This program is supported by North Central College's offices of institutional advancement and ministry and service. Nicor and Sara Lee are co-sponsors of this and other Black History Month events at North Central. CDs of "Deep River" will be available for sale the night of the performance.
USG Corporation and Navistar, Inc. are underwriting sponsors of North Central College's 2011-2012 Sesquicentennial Fine & Performing Arts Season. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. This performance is one of many ongoing programs at North Central College to enrich and broaden the cultural and academic outlook for the College and community. North Central offers a variety of venues accommodating a rich range of local and world-class events, performances and space needs for the public. For a comprehensive schedule of musical performances, theatrical and dance productions, art exhibits and lectures, visit northcentralcollege.edu/show or call the box office at 630-637-SHOW (7469).


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Freedom New Mexico
Anti-abortion activists in today's headlines are not politically savvy and don't care to change. Unless they agree to play by conventional rules of politics, they will continue to lose. In losing, they won't save the unborn.
It can be fun to indulge extremism, rejecting compromise and political alliances that may water down the purity of a cause. That's what Colorado-based sponsors of Mississippi's personhood amendment have done. As a result, the measure was soundly defeated on Tuesday in what may be the union's most anti-abortion state.
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who voted for the amendment, expressed frustration that Colorado activists placed it on the ballot without building alliances. Barbour, a staunch defender of the unborn, said the measure would likely have passed if Colorado activists — under the auspices of Personhood USA — had asked Mississippi politicians to introduce it to the heavily anti-abortion legislature. Barbour said a workable personhood proposal would have found easy support in the legislature, and politicians would have "ironed out the ambiguities" that frightened voters.
The measure, like two others that failed in Colorado, defines "person" to include "every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof." Proponents hope that defining unborn humans as persons will overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that prevents states from outlawing most types of abortion.
A human embryo lives, beyond scientific dispute, and can be no species other than homo sapiens. Debate should center not on settled science, but on which beings deserve protection and which do not. Those who advocate personhood understand that American law applies not to humans, but "persons." Our laws protect the lives of most persons, but not all. Convicted murders can be killed by states. Victims may kill violent predators in self defense. Whether legal recognition as persons would imbue the unborn with protection from death remains to be seen. The court could forbid the state-sanctioned protection of "persons who have not been born."
As personhood amendments have been written, abortion-rights activists easily frighten the masses. They warn of personhood causing a ban on all or most contraception. They explain that wives and mothers will die from ectopic pregnancies, as doctors will be unable to save a mother without causing the death of a person. The amendments are designed to fail. They are political suicide.
Unborn humans should be treated with dignity and respect, which precludes mass convenience abortions. In a perfect world, all unborn humans would be wanted, loved and birthed into functional families. In the real world, successful advocates of the unborn must win hearts and minds and settle for sequential legal victories that won't stop all abortions, but may stop tens of thousands.
If Mississippi won't accept an amendment, as written by Personhood USA, no state will. Abortions will decrease when activists work with realistic goals and stop holding out for all-or-nothing achievements of moral purity that are destined to fail. When they fail, those who could be saved — by viable and compromising legislation — pay the ultimate price.


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He was born on a Sunday, March 23, 1941, to Adan Garza Sr. and Ernestina Lopez Garza. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and from the Corpus Christi Army Depot where he was a helicopter repairman.
He was preceded in death by his parents, son Noe Garza Jr., sister Ore Marroguin and a brother, Adan Garza
Survivors include wife Sally R. Garza of Refugio; three daughters, Sally (Peter) Sams of Washington D.C., Minnie (Ralph) Sandoval of Beeville and Norma Valenzuela of San Antonio; son Elias (Patricia) Valenzuela of New Braunfels; three sisters, Maria Cruz of Presque Isle, Sylvia Mercer of Leonard Town, Md., Rosie Mall of Houston; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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text: RSS Events Feeds NYC Summer Angel and VC Event 8/7/2013 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Wednesday, August 7, 20132:00pm - 6:00pmMapSponsored by WeiserMazars, Bingham McCutchen, Nolcha, Direct Ventures, Inc. , DonQ Rum, SocialRadius, First Republic Bank, Launch.ItPreviousNextInterested in meeting early-stage Venture Capitalists in NYC?Then register for the FundingPost Summer Venture and Angel Event on Wednesday, August 7, 2013FundingPost has hosted 220+ sold-out venture events in 22 cities over the past 12 years. This is our big summer venture and angel event on the upper west side. Lots of investors, entrepreneurs, food and frozen adult beverages at this beautiful waterfront location. Its right near the subway, but we will have a bus (holds 50) from midtown to take people there!At this NYC Event, the panel of investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing:How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! We will be discussing trends in Early-Stage Investing, hot sectors, sectors that these Angels and VCs look at, things that are most important to them when they are considering an Investment, the best and worst things an entrepreneur can do to get their attention, additional advice for entrepreneurs, and, of course, the best ways to reach these and other Investors. There will be plenty of time for networking with the Investor panelists, both before the panel & after the panel at the Cocktail Party!As an additional benefit, entrepreneur 1/4 page summaries will be given to the investor speakers and attendees. All of the Investors will get your company description and contact info!Register today, as this event will sell-out and is limited!Book Signing Also during the Cocktail Party, Brian Cohen, the Chairman of New York Angels will be giving out autographed copies of his new book: "What Every Angel Investor Wants You To Know" and Mark Peter Davis will be doing the same with his new book: "The Fundraising Rules"Additionally, there will be an Optional Pitching Workshop Lunch from 11am-1pm. The cost to participate will be $355. This Lunch Workshop includes the $85 ticket to the event. During this workshop we will completely deconstruct your elevator pitch, and work with you on formulating a clean and concise elevator pitch giving the important information that investors NEED to hear to make an educated decision on your company! Then you get to give your new Elevator Pitch in person to the Panel of Investors during the event! There are only 3 spaces left in the Workshop.Location: La Marina, 348 Dyckman Street (on the Hudson) New York, NY 10034Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2013Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pmCost:- Entrepreneur Ticket: $85- Entreprenuer + Workshop: $355- Investor / Service provider: $100Speakers:R. Carter Caldwell, Principal, Cross Atlantic Capital PartnersJoseph Zawadzki, CEO, MediaMathMark Peter Davis, Venture Partner, High Peaks Venture PartnersHabib Karouz, Managing Partner, Rho Capital PartnersBrian Cohen, Chairman, New York AngelsJeffrey Finkle, Angel Investor, ARC Angel FundBill Reinisch, Venture Partner, Paladin Capital GroupModerator: Michael Barron, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLCErica Minnihan, Executive Director, STAR Angel NetworkGreg Verdino, Practice Leader, Direct Ventures, Inc.Joshua B Siegel, Chairman, Georgetown AngelsRyan Feit, Co-Founder, SeedInvestBill Davis, President, Gate ImpactVamsi Sistla, Technical Strategist, Crowd Valley Learn More: NYC Summer Angel and VC Event


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A "brief" list of some great works
I love short works: You pick them up and you put them down, usually in a single sitting. Everyone has their faves, from Carver to Cheever et al. But how nice, and how well-suited to our lives, when we're so time-crunched that we never can truly commit to a long book to have these lifelines! Short stories provide big blasts of fine prose without being huge time-thieves.
Just After Sunset
Stephen King has authored a few short story collections, but this one is particularly rich. More than a dozen diverse, meaty tales make for chills, as well as some ick-factor fun. Of course, this is Stephen King we're talking about, so…there's a lot more.
Neither Here Nor There
These are nonfiction travel stories…and they're absolutely hilarious. Bill Bryson describes his first trip to Europe, his travails with his buddy, Katz, and lampoons the continent with staggering stabs of wit. Very funny, this is an excellent gateway to Bryson's later works.
Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You
Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize last year, so I'd be remiss if I didn't mention her here. The quintessential author of the "New Yorker story," this collection is fairly representative of her multitudinous talents and immaculate prose.
Assorted Fire Events
When I read David Means's collection of stories, more than a decade ago, I was blown away by the style and gritty content (I think maybe only Kevin Canty or Ron Rash spring to mind, in terms of immediate impact). These stories really are gut-punches, in the best ways.
Bobcat and Other Stories
Not for the unibrow set, Rebecca Lee's collection is a pretty deft slew of varietals that, blended, form a rich bouquet with subtle links here and there, beyond her authorial voice and style. Pick these up, and you won't be able to put them down.


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Turning Point: world premiere music by Dave Burrell
Jan 19, 2013 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Acclaimed composer-pianist Dave Burrell returns to the Rosenbach to premiere seven original compositions commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
Dave Burrell spends hundreds of hours researching and collaborating with Rosenbach staff to make use of the Rosenbach's Civil War-related collections. In this concert, he'll explore events in 1863: the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Vicksburg, and the Battle of Gettysburg.
Steve Swell will accompany Dave Burrell.
This concert will also be performed on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 and 6 pm and Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 1 pm.
Ticket Price: $20, with special discounts for members, member guests, and students.
Advance purchase of tickets is strongly recommended, as concerts typically sell out in advance and seating is limited. Call (215)732-1600, ext. 123 or e-mail [email protected]
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A Lasting Virtue
Most of us recognize that patience is one of the cardinal Christian virtues—we're just in no hurry to obtain it. Others just define patience as a delay in getting what we want. As Margaret Thatcher once famously remarked: "I am …Read More
The Wait of Glory
My family has been blessed mightily in the last six months or so. My dear wife Denise and I have suffered through two miscarriages. (And three more in the years before that.) Our daughter Shannon, who is mentally retarded, began …Read More
The Fruit of Patience
The prophet Habakkuk was sorely distressed. His misery was provoked by the spectacle of the threat of the pagan nation of Babylon against Judah. To this prophet it was unthinkable that God would use an evil nation against His own …Read More
In God We Trust
We want patience, and we want it now. We are a society consumed with instant gratification. If something takes too long, we turn to something faster, and there's no time to waste. For whatever reason, we are under the impression …Read More
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We live in a world of tensions. We are a holy people who have been set apart from the world and yet called to live in the world as a light to the world. We are strangers in a strange …Read More
In Jesus' Name
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Transforming Love
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Repentance from First to Last
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What About Pain?
Pain is your body's way of telling you to take action. Consider the pain you feel when you burn yourself. The pain tells you to take your hand away from the flame! Similarly, when you sustain an injury, pain might influence you to apply ice or to get an X-ray.
Childbirth pain gives you a message: the time of birth is near. It encourages you to take action: to choose a safe place to give birth, gather your support people, and bring your baby into the world.
Yet childbirth pain is very different from most other types of pain.
- It is NOT is a signal that something is wrong. Childbirth pain helps you determine what is happening within your body, what part of labor you are in, and what actions you might take.
- It is not constant, but comes and goes as the contractions do, giving you a chance to rest and regroup.
- It is pain with a positive purpose. Childbirth pain leads to the birth of your baby, which is greatly different from the pain of injury, infection, or chronic illness.
Recognizing the powerful effect that language can play on our perception, some childbirth experts suggest renaming childbirth pain to provide a positive association related to the work being done by the body, rather than the negative association that accompanies the word pain. One noted midwife, Ina Mae Gaskins, uses the term "rushes," and in HypnoBirthing® classes, women are encouraged to talk about "surges" instead of contraction pain.
How do I cope with pain?
Learning to cope with pain is not a new concept for most women. Everyone has experienced pain, and most of us already have identified measures that help. Here are some ideas that may help with childbirth.
- Try techniques that you found helpful before in coping with pain, such as cold compresses and rest for a headache or deep breathing or distraction for an injury. We will also review a variety of other techniques that might be new to you.
- If you have already had a baby, think about which pain management techniques were most successful to help you in preparing for childbirth again. If you felt somewhat unsuccessful in coping with childbirth pain before, you might be scared or nervous when you think about doing it again. Take some time to acknowledge this and recognize that these are normal feelings.
- Identify how you express pain. For many of us, this may be culturally or socially based. In some cultures, women are expected to be stoic about childbirth pain and may exhibit few signs of pain as they experience contractions. In other cultures, loud expressions of pain are expected. Of course, women may fall anywhere along this spectrum. You might find that you cry, moan, talk, or swear when you experience pain. Or you may close your eyes and try to remain calm. All of these responses are normal, yet some produce a greater reaction from those around you. After all, who doesn't want to help someone who is crying or moaning? As you prepare for birth, help prepare your support people as well, by talking or role-playing with them about how you might express pain and how they might best respond to this.
- Establish realistic expectations regarding childbirth pain. Some childbirth preparation materials talk about relieving discomfort, which might lead you to believe that it will go away with proper techniques. However, most women report that childbirth is hard work and painful and holistic pain management and comfort measures can seldom eliminate pain. What they can do is give you tools to minimize the amount of pain you have, effectively cope with the pain you experience, and conserve your energy to be able to effectively do the work of childbirth.
Give yourself permission to have your own experience with, and response to, the pain associated with childbirth. The best preparation is to remain open and receptive to the experience, as it is impossible to predict exactly what your labor will be like.
What causes pain in childbirth?
There are three basic types of pain in childbirth. Understanding what is causing pain during the different parts of labor helps you identify the work that your body is doing. Different techniques may be necessary to cope with these different sensations.
- The first type of pain is associated with muscle contractions as the cervix is opening or dilating. During this part of childbirth, the rows of muscles in your uterus contract (shorten), pulling open the cervix. Most women describe this feeling as an extremely strong menstrual cramp-like feeling. It may be felt in the lower part of the uterus, the low back, or both.
- The second type of sensation is a feeling of intense pressure as the baby gets lower and pushes on the muscles in the pelvis and on the bladder and rectum.
- The third type of pain, which occurs as the baby is being born, is a feeling of burning or stretching as the vagina and skin stretch to let the baby through.
How do fear and tension relate to pain?
In the 1920s, Grantley Dick-Read described what has become known as the "Fear-Tension-Pain" cycle. He suggested that fear causes a woman to become tense, and that tension increases pain. The increased pain, in turn, increases fear, and the cycle repeats.
Dick-Read suggested interrupting this cycle in two ways:
- Reduce fear by educating women about what is happening during childbirth
- Reduce tension by promoting relaxation, thus reducing the pain.
Most modern childbirth preparation methods have evolved from this theory.
What techniques can I try to cope well with labor?
There are many things you can do to minimize the amount of pain from contractions and to cope with the pain you do feel.
- Remember that your uterus is a collection of muscles. Like all muscles, those in your uterus work best with the least amount of pain when they are well hydrated and receiving plenty of oxygen. You can promote blood and oxygen flow to the uterus by drinking plenty of liquids and staying off your back. (Lying on your back can reduce blood flow to the uterus by almost 30%!)
- Another way to reduce the amount of pain you feel with contractions is keeping your abdominal muscles relaxed. Many childbirth preparation methods focus on learning relaxation techniques to accomplish this. Progressive relaxation techniques, self-hypnosis, patterned breathing, visualization, and massage are all ways to promote muscle relaxation and minimize the amount of pain you experience.
Several weeks of practice will help these techniques become ingrained habits and easier to use during times of stress or pain. See the Mind Body Therapies topic for an explanation of several relaxation techniques. .
- The use of warm or cold compresses, to either your back or your low abdomen, might help alleviate pain. Hydrotherapy, either in a shower or tub, can also help to reduce pain and promote relaxation. You can sit on a stool in the shower if you are tired, and direct the flow of water at either your back or your abdomen, whichever feels best. If using a tub, the deeper the water, the better, as you can immerse your abdomen. If your tub is shallow, try putting a towel over your abdomen and have your partner slowly pour water over the towel during contractions. Prepare in advance: find a stool that fits in your shower or tub and doesn't slip, and also try the water pouring exercise ahead of time.
- Choosing positions of comfort is also helpful. During your labor, you might find that upright positions such as standing, walking, or sitting in a rocking chair or on a birthing ball (a physical therapy ball) might help you cope with contractions. Swaying or moving your hips could help, while also encouraging the baby to choose the best path through the bones of your pelvis. In general, you should follow your body's messages and choose positions that feel the best. There is one exception to this general guideline, and that is, as mentioned above, you should avoid lying on your back. Even if this feels better, it decreases the effectiveness of your contractions and may decrease oxygen to your baby.
If you find that your contractions are particularly painful in your back, this can be a signal that your baby is facing your front, or "sunny-side up," also called a posterior position. For some babies, this is the way they fit best through the bones of the pelvis, but most babies fit better if they are facing your back, called the anterior position.
If you experience back pain or if your midwife, doctor or labor nurse tells you that they think the baby is in a posterior position, use this pain as a message, and try some forward leaning positions that might encourage your baby to turn. You may try lying on your side, tipped far over almost onto your stomach. Or try spending time resting on your knees and forearms, or standing and bending forward at the waist. These positions also let your partner apply firm counter-pressure to your back or hips, which may greatly help alleviate the back pain. Ice packs or warm packs applied to your back may also help. You can combine therapies, by using these forward leaning positions in the shower or tub. Your midwife or doctor could also help alleviate back pain by the use of sterile water papules, which are small injections of water just beneath the skin in your low back.
The books listed below under Additional Readings describe these and many other techniques for coping well with childbirth. Another resource is easily available on the web: Penny Simkin is a physical therapist and childbirth expert who has written several books and journal articles. She has also published a downloadable pamphlet Comfort in Labor. When you reach the website, it will ask you to register, which is free.
Are there other techniques to reduce labor pain?
Acupressure is another method of pain reduction some women have used very effectively during labor. A variety of pressure points may be used, and if you are interested in these techniques, you should do some advanced planning. While you or your partner may do them during labor, you might want to visit an acupressure practitioner with your partner before labor begins to make sure you understand the technique. An excellent resource for using acupressure in labor can be found in the web publication Natural Pain Relief Techniques for Childbirth Using Acupressure, by acupuncturist Debra Betts.
Other alternatives for reducing pain include the use of a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation unit or TENS unit. This is a device with small electrodes that you place on your skin, and then use to deliver electrical impulses during your contractions. You can rent one of these units ahead of time. Ask your provider for a referral to a physical therapist or chiropractor who can help you obtain one and show you how to use it.
Other complementary therapies such as Reiki, Healing Touch, or Reflexology may also be used during labor. You may include a practitioner of one of these methods on your birth team, or, if you have planned in advance, you may learn techniques such as Reiki yourself.
Finally, consider the addition of a doula to your support team. A doula is a person who provides continuous support to a woman in labor. She may be certified through a doula training organization and has studied a variety of techniques for coping with labor. She remains with you throughout labor, and can help you and your partner use the right technique at the right time during labor. The use of a doula has been consistently shown to be associated with shorter labors, less use of pain medication, and fewer cesarean sections. The topic How Can I Arrange the Best Birth Support has additional information about how to find a doula.
What about pain during the last phases of childbirth?
As your labor progresses, and your baby moves further down in the pelvis, your feelings of pressure may increase. Eventually, this feeling of pressure will change, and you may begin to feel a need to push or bear down. For some women, this feeling is subtle, for others, it is overwhelming. Again this feeling is a signal or message, telling you that it may be time to begin pushing during your contractions, to help bring your baby down further. Some women feel this phase of labor is a relief from the pain of labor contractions, as they can start responding to the contractions by bearing down, helping with the downward movement of the baby.
Generally, you may follow your body's messages and push as you feel comfortable. You may do this in a variety of positions; view examples of effective birthing positions. Your midwife, doctor, or labor nurse may help give you guidance to push effectively.
Finally, as your baby is being born, you may feel intense burning as the baby comes out. While this is normal, and signals that your vagina and skin are stretching to make room for the baby, many women feel that they are tearing. Using warm wet compresses on your perineum (the skin between your vagina and anus) as you push may help guide you in knowing where to push and can alleviate some of the pain with crowning.
Your midwife or doctor can provide verbal guidance as you to push gently as the head is being born (called crowning) to help minimize any tears. The good news about this burning is that it is short lived, lasting only a few contractions at most.
Especially for first time mothers, doing perineal massage (massage of the skin around the back of the vagina) during pregnancy can help prevent tears, and give you some feeling of what this stretching sensation feels like. You can read about performing perineal massage and see some pictures at the University of Michigan's School of Nursing website. Either you or your partner may perform the massage.
How is pain handled in the hospital?
In United States hospitals, pain management is usually a nursing performance goal, and nurses in hospitals are expected to assess and treat pain. Hospital funding from sources such as Medicare is dependent on hospitals meeting pain management requirements.
Given this, you may be asked to "rate" your pain on a scale and offered medication if your pain is above a certain level. These measures help the hospital staff to not only treat pain, but also to meet the requirements of their review committees.
Your labor nurses might suggest medication or epidurals as measures to help cope with labor pain. Because these options are popular among laboring women, your nurses might have little experience with some holistic measures for coping with labor. On the other hand, your nurses might have a wealth of experience with alternative methods for helping women with labor.
You can help your labor nurse and other hospital staff by:
- Telling them about your plans for coping with labor soon after your arrival, and asking for their help. If you have prepared a birth plan, show it to them.
- Letting your nurses know how you express pain, especially if you find that being very vocal is helpful to you.
- Letting your nurses know what has worked for you so far in your labor and what your plans are for pain management.
- Asking for other suggestions they might have.
You can also ask your nurses for their help in maximizing your freedom of movement and your ability to choose comfortable positions. Some hospital practices, such as continuous fetal monitoring or IVs can limit your activity. You can ask for intermittent monitoring or a saline lock instead of a continuous IV. If continuous monitoring becomes necessary, it does not mean you must stay in bed. You can ask to have rocking chairs and birthing balls moved close to the monitor, or to use telemetry monitoring if you wish to get into a tub or shower or walk.
What if I can't cope using these techniques?
Not every technique will work for every woman, and each labor is unique. Adopting a holistic approach to childbirth, by the very definition of the word "whole," may also mean considering the use of pain medication, or epidural or intrathecal (spinal) anesthesia.
Even if you don't think you will use them, ask your midwife or doctor what pain relief methods they commonly use, so that you can read about their benefits and risks before labor begins. Be sure to review the topics Why Should I Consider Holistic Childbirth and What Factors Influence the Natural Progression of Childbirth, as they contain information about the potential risks and benefits of pain medications and epidural anesthesia. If you begin to think about using medication during labor, keep the following guidelines in mind.
- Try not to make a decision at the peak of a contraction, but use the time between contractions to discuss what you've tried so far and what you might like to consider. Sometimes, more support can make a difference.
- Ask your nurse, midwife, or doctor not to offer pain medication while you are having a contraction.
- Consider how far along you are in labor: perhaps ask to have your cervix checked. If you know that you may only have a little time to go, this might influence your decision.
- Recognize that the use of medication is simply a technique at the end of a continuum, and not evidence of personal failure or failure of the use of other techniques. Remember that by using a variety of pain reduction techniques prior to medication, you reduce the amount of medication you take and thus the risks involved.
Holistic Pregnancy & Childbirth
- Why Should I Consider a Holistic Approach to Pregnancy and Childbirth?
- What About Pain?
- How Has Childbirth Changed in This Century?
- How Does My Body Work During Childbirth?
- What Factors Influence the Progression of Childbirth?
- How Can I Best Prepare for Pregnancy and Childbirth?
- How Can I Arrange the Best Birth Support?
- What About Childbirth Classes and Birth Plans?
- What Does the Research Tell Us?


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Beginners guide to buying a bike
Published 12 August 2013
If you're just starting out, buying a bike can be a little confusing. With so many different bikes available from hundreds of manufacturers, and lots of price points, where do you start? Here's our beginners guide to the different types of bike on the market.
Road bikes
Generally appearing at £400 plus, road bikes are very lightweight, and usually have thin tyres and drop-handlebars. They're great for speed and long rides on tarmac. As the name suggests though, they're not ideal for use off-road, and often lack the ability to add mudguards or a rack, which limits their adaptability for commuting or more general use.
Mountain bikes
The mountain bike is the most popular type of bike on the market and with good reason. It can go anywhere thanks to its strong frame and wheels, powerful brakes, knobbly tyres, wide range gearing and confidence-inspiring riding position. While slower than a road bike on tarmac, a mountain bike can be easily adapted for road duty by swapping to slick tyres. Add mudguards and a rack and you've got an ultra-sturdy commuter or touring bike. Decent starter mountain bikes begin appearing at around £250-300.
Hybrid bikes
These, as their name suggests, are a cross between a road and mountain bike. They generally have the larger wheels of the road bike, with tyre widths midway between a road and mountain bike, which means a comfortable, fast-rolling ride. Most hybrids have flat handlebars with mountain bike-style controls, giving a more comfortable riding position with better visibility and easy access to the brakes and gears. Hybrids often have the ability to mount racks and mudguards – some come equipped with these items as standard, making them ideal commuting and everyday use bikes. Bikes labelled as hybrids can often be very different, with some much more akin to mountain bikes, while at the other extreme, some are little more than road bikes with flat handlebars. Good quality hybrid bikes begin at around the £250 mark.
Folding bikes
If you're pushed for space or would like to combine your cycling with other forms of transport, a folding bike could be perfect for you. They pack down small and will fit in car boots, on trains and under desks. Decent quality folding bikes begin at around the £350 mark. Don't be tempted by the bargain basement folding bikes though – in the main, they're poorly designed and poorly made.
Town bikes
Upright 'Dutch' bikes are perfect for popping out for flattish rides or on fairly short, sedate commutes. They're usually fitted with full mudguards and fully enclosed chains, making them perfect for anyone who wants to cycle in everyday clothes. Town bikes often come fitted with racks, dynamo lights and sometimes locks, making them complete, ready-to-roll packages for relaxed, short-hop town riding. Brakes and gears tend to be simple and enclosed, making for a low maintenance, reliable ride.
Got your bike? Now find a ride.
Also worth a read:
Bike locks and more: essential tips on bike security
Giving your bike a quick safety check
Cycling at night: our top tips


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By Helena Rodriguez: Freedom Newspapers
Know what I hate about back to school? The superficial commercials that try to make school seem so cool and hip by showing kids rapping and dancing in the latest fashions.
You have to have the right shoes, the right look, the right gadget, IPod, IPhone, laptop and designer shirts in order to be ready for school. No mention about brains.
As a child, I hated back-to-school commercials because they were a stark, in-your-face reminder of the inevitable. Now I hate back-to-school commercials because I hate back-to-school commercials.
My daughter Laura will be a high school senior this year so this is probably my last year dealing with public schools. Next, Laura will move on to the realm of higher education and my thoughts and concerns will turn to a higher level of academia. Hopefully, there will not be as much focus on the material world.
The year will fly by and so I intend to make the most of it. As I think back to years past, I have to confess that my back-to-school worries were mostly materialistic. I focused on my budget and how much money I could spend on Laura's back-to-school clothes and supplies.
As my baby begins her last year of public education though, thoughts of graduation expenses, Maypole, prom, ACT scores, college applications, college tuition, room and board and transportation are all at the back of my mind. I want my daughter to be successful in life.
After all, she's been told since the day she started preschool that the question was not on whether she was going to go to college, but where she would go to college and what career she would choose to pursue.
But as I've watched her mature over the past few years and as I've tried to steer her in the right direction, I've also come to redefine the definition of success in my own life. So, naturally, my definition of success for Laura has changed, too.
As a baby, my parents and I, like many parents and grandparents, instilled in Laura the idea that she can become anything she wants to become — a doctor, a lawyer, an astronaut, and, yes, even the president of the United States. But the biggest sign of success for me, for any parent, is to raise a loving, giving, responsible young adult with strong moral character.
It's to step back from the "my child" mentality and take on more of an "our child" mentality because it's not all about how good our children can make us look to others. It's about the good our children can and should do for others.
The real test of success will come, not when Laura walks across that stage in May and receives her high school diploma, followed by a college degree in four more years or so. The real test will be what she does with that education.
Will she make the right choices when she goes out on her own for the first time, away from the safe shores of home? Will she keep in mind the advice, values, morals and beliefs I've tried to instill in her along the way? The love? The hope? The faith?
It's not the diplomas but the choices she makes after receiving those diplomas that will be the real indicator of what Laura has learned in life. And so, parents, keep this in mind as you guide your children through school. Make the most of the time you do have left with your children at home.
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Police make second heroin arrest in 11 days in Woodridge
April 8, 2014 —
In a continuing investigation into the sale of heroin in and around the Village of Woodridge, Deputies from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office and Officers from the Woodridge Police Department raided a home located at 1176 Glen Wild Road Tuesday morning at around 7:30 AM (04/08/14).
Armed with a search warrant obtained by the District Attorney's Office, police seized 13 grams of heroin, packaging materials and a scale. "This particular heroin was already cut, but not yet packaged", said Sheriff Michael Schiff. Arrested at the scene was Laura Alam a/k/a Laura Kalina 05/10/81, who lives at the residence.
She was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell, a class B Felony, Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia, and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. "Alam was already on our radar", said Woodridge Chief of Police John Calvello, Sr. "The activity on Glen Wild Road picked up significantly after we shut down the heroin operation on Maple Avenue last month".
Police believe Alam was moving several thousand dollars of heroin each week. Also arrested at the residence was David Whipple 02/01/79 of Grahamsville. He was charged with Loitering and released on an appearance ticket. Laura Alam was arraigned before Town of Fallsburg Justice Robert Schienman and sent to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail pending a future court appearance.
Tuesday's arrest is Laura Alam's third encounter with the law in the past six months. On November 12, 2013 Deputy Sheriffs went to her house to look for a Rachel Houghtaling who was wanted on a misdemeanor drug charge. At the scene they discovered heroin and cocaine packaged for sale. Alam was subsequently charged with Felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance.
On February 25, 2014 Alam was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped on State Route 17 in Rock Hill. She was charged in that incident with misdemeanor possession of heroin.


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Team FIN member Kent Lock estimates his Avon, IL, corn crop won't yield as high as he had thought earlier in the summer.
Team FIN product tester and farmer Kent Lock from Avon, IL, sent us this report on his corn crop August 23, 2011.
For the last three weeks, I have been hearing and thinking that the 2011 corn crop may not be as high yielding as we had hoped.
Today I went looking for my very best field of corn and decided to take a close look at five adjacent ears. This field has a history of high-yielding corn.The first and only five ears that I evaluated showed four ears that would be congruent with a 200 bu./acre yield and one ear that I would expect to see in a field yielding 125 bu./acre.A little weighted average math would estimate this field to yield 185 bu./acre.The yield from this field is 15 bu./acre or 8% lower than I would have guessed based on visual appearance.
Agronomists and seedsmen have been taking kernel dimensional measurements.It sounds like the sudden onslaught of heat units in July have shortened and fattened shape of the kernels.The change in shape has decreased kernel weight by a gram or two.The change is not an indicator of light-test-weight corn — just fewer total pounds of grain produced.
My corn crop looks high yielding, but probably will not be the 200 bu.+ crop I had hoped for.The CBOT December corn contract in the $7.25/bu. area is probably justified. A common thing to hear farmers say the last couple of weeks is, "This corn crop is just not there."


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McHENRY – The new concealed-carry law will be the topic of the August Coffee with the Chief event, according to a news release.
Police Chief John Jones will meet with residents from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, in a classroom inside McHenry City Hall, 333 S. Green St.
He'll go over the new law and what it means for McHenry residents.
Jones will also review events and criminal activities that have occurred within the city over the past months. Residents will have a chance to ask questions at the end of the evening.
These events occur the second Monday of each month at the same location.
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