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Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
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Zwei and Ein engage Scythe's squad of faceless assassins, but the first Phantom's true target is the man she called master. With a life of freedom on the line, Ein takes aim - and Eren squeezes the trigger.
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Duke Nukem Forever ReviewBy Jason D'Aprile - Posted Jun 21, 2011
After 14 years, the icon of PC shooters returns… in the most pathetically lackluster, immature, and uninspired shooters you're likely to see for years to come.
The Pros
- Shrink Ray is still fun...
The Cons
- Offensive, banal, and boring all at the same time
- Terrible level design and pacing
- Sluggish controls
- Bad multiplayer
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There are few games in the gaming history with as long and sordid a past as Duke Nukem Forever. The follow up to Duke Nukem 3D, a truly innovative and advanced shooter from 1996, this sequel has been in development limbo ever since. In the intervening years, shooter technology has greatly advanced, but apparently no one told Duke...or his developers. The game can be summed up by the fact that Duke can grab a turd out of a nasty toilet bowl and turn on faucets, but not actually wash his hands. And you'll really want to wash your hands of this game after playing it.
It's Got History, but No Character
Duke Nukem 3D was released amidst an endless sea of terrible Doom clones, the game added a level of interactivity to shooters that has seldom been matched even today. Duke himself was a throwback to the sexist, nearly-superhuman action heroes of 80's cinema. He was funny for the time, but ultimately a cardboard-thin caricature. It didn't matter back then, simply because the level design and gameplay were terrific.
Duke Nukem Forever portrays Duke as little more than a psychopathic, violently misogynistic, witless thug. He's a personality-less, outdated savant of violence who speaks only through quotes from movies two decades old and is only capable of interacting with others by either killing or screwing them. In some cases, both.
That the character of Duke Nukem is so utterly reprehensible is only one problem with Forever. Video games should be a cathartic release, and, when done skillfully, a bit of the old ultra violence and tawdry sexism is definitely fun. When done badly however, this sort of content becomes an immature, offensive, and tasteless mess. Duke Nukem Forever is easily one of the most inanely written games out there, with appalling dialogue and shoddy paper-thin stereotypes instead of actual characters.
Destructive Behavior
Duke Nukem 3D was a wonderland of destructible walls, all kinds of interaction with the environment, and tons of hidden things to find. Duke Nukem Forever lets you urinate in toilets, pick up feces, and press buttons. The sole focus of the game is on bottom-of-the-barrel immaturity and crudeness. Sadly this also extends to the actual game design. The pacing right from the start is broken and uneven. Most of the levels are uninspired, linear, and uninteresting. Late in the game, a few sparks of hope appear, but given Forever's surprising length (about 10 hours) it's too little too late.
The map design is mostly plodding from one wave of brainless bad guys to another. Occasionally, the combat is broken up by puzzles that usually involve pressing buttons and then struggling with the strangely sluggish controls to move across annoyingly precarious platforms. Of course, there are massive boss fights as well.
In all fairness, some of the boss designs are entertaining, but the mechanisms for defeating them are tired. The most advanced strategy used in Duke Nukem Forever is circle strafing. Bosses are only susceptible to rockets and other heavy weapons, and while they look decent, the fights are almost all as uninspired and lackluster as the rest of the game.
Braindead on Arrival
It doesn't help that there's virtually no real AI in the game. Enemy pig cop, octabrains, teleporting jetpack guards, and other variations on all the same aliens from the original game make appearances here. Unfortunately, the creatures also use the same bare bones tactics from the first game. Occasionally, there are allied characters, but they're merely scripted, brainless cannon fodder to move the pointless story along.
Most of the guns from the original game are back as well. The shrink ray is still entertaining, but all of the new guns are forgettable. One concept that Duke Nukem Forever did take from modern games is the two-gun limit, so you're always switching weapons or just focusing on the same two through most of the game. Duke is constantly running out of ammo as well, forcing you to either pick up dropped weapons, or continually run back to infinitely-supplied ammo boxes.
The visuals are another major problem. Simply put, the game is ugly. Most character models are primitive and blocky, textures are blotchy, and the overall look of the level architecture makes the game seem almost ten years old. Worse, textures and scenery in general are used repetitively through each segment, which combines with the awful pacing—frequently involving bouts of nothing to do—to make the game amazingly boring.
Multiplayer was another high mark for the original Duke, but here it almost feels like an afterthought. There's the usual array of deathmatches and team variations, including Capture the Babe—an inanely misogynist CTF variant. On par with the rest of the game, the multiplayer is borderline broken. Terrible lag, unresponsive controls, and a frame rate that just drops through the floor ruin what might have otherwise been an at least serviceably nostalgic deathmatch.
If Only Forever Had Never Come
All the flaws mentioned here are only the tip of the iceberg, really. Duke Nukem Forever is a game that does virtually nothing right. It's the sort of bottom-feeding game you'd expect to come from some no-name publisher for $20. Yet, it's a major, full-priced release, with mainstream awareness, which is perhaps the game's worst crime. This is a game so offensive and poorly done that it single-handedly manages to concrete every negative stereotype that mainstream press and prejudiced non-gamers accuse our industry of suffering from. Whatever you do, don't buy this game.


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Hot Off the Press!! Inside the Evans' Mexican Hacienda
A couple weeks ago, I had the privilege of sharing a photo tour of Mark and Cindy Evan's Mexican-themed garden. This morning, their home, and garden, is featured in a full-spread in the Home section of the Los Angeles Times!! I thought you would enjoy the article:
Mission meets flea market: A Laguna home's amusing mix
By Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times
Outside the 1929 Spanish Colonial home, a bright green 1940s bike serves as a mailbox. The couple's mission-meets-flea-market mash-up has its roots in Mark Evans' youth. As a teenager growing up in Pico Rivera in the early 1970s, Mark would often hitchhike down to Laguna Beach to explore the picturesque artists colony. "I would marvel at the beauty of the geography," he says. "But I was just as impressed with the architecture and beauty of the art colony atmosphere. I couldn't get over the feel of Laguna and its people. It just seemed like they were living in a beautiful art scene that they were appreciating in real time."
Equally novel was the home's layout. False walls had been installed throughout the home to create a makeshift boarding house. Most of the rooms appeared to have been partitioned and rented out, including a dining room and balcony where a bathroom had been added. But the house never lost its great bones.
Today, rooms are loaded with concrete revival statues, Dia de los Muertos figurines and Mexican serapes and sombreros, but the house doesn't feel crowded. It is, in fact, quite comfortable and cozy. "You can put your feet up," Mark Evans says. "I like my house to feel like a den everywhere." Theodore Jackman's 1924 painting titled "Santa Barbara Fiesta" hangs over the fireplace. Evans found the painting lodged above a stack of Barbie dolls in an Arizona antique mall. "You have to look up, " he offers. "Because no one else will ever notice it."
Mark and Cindy Evans in their living room with dogs Maud and Junior.
The home's cozy, airy feel is partly due to the home's glorious sightlines — views of the ocean and the dramatic garden Mark has cultivated over the years.
The couple also aimed for a keen sense of balance, a look that is neither 100% stark and dark nor overly exuberant with color or kitsch. A concrete statue from Mexico rests next to the custom drapes that Mark's sister designed. He has placed a moratorium on any further statues. He jokingly tells his wife: "They are breaking my back, Cindy."
"It's so fun. It's like fishing," Mark says of their antiquing. "And we can always trade out. Flea market vendors are precious people that you get to know over the years. Most of them have a particular area of expertise, and they usually don't mind telling you the story behind their offerings."
An antique guitar found at a local swap meet hangs in the living room.
Inspired by an episode of Huell Howser's TV travelogue "California's Gold," the couple recently transformed their balcony into a sleeping porch. They had Blinn & Young, a Costa Mesa maker of custom boating covers and building awnings, construct canvas blinds and mosquito netting to separate the sleeping area from the rest of the balcony. The bed, with bell on the headboard, is from the Grove antique market in Irvine. The balcony also features a sitting area where the couple can see Santa Catalina Island on a clear day or watch the sun set.
The kitchen is a warm and delightful hommage to Cindy's Mexican grandmother: green ceramic tile counters, bright red refrigerator, Mexican pavers and colorful Mexican pottery. Among the surprises: beer trays from the 1940s nailed to some of the cabinet fronts.
Mugs hang from a ceiling beam. Says Mark of the couple's collections: "We are constantly moving things around."
The Evanses' latest find from the Long Beach flea market: a wooden fireplace screen depicting Mission San Juan Capistrano.
10 Responses to Hot Off the Press!! Inside the Evans' Mexican Hacienda
Desert Dweller says:
The view into the succulent garden, and the tile fountain / courtyard / pink walls are my favorites. Thanks for sharing!
Desert Dweller says:
The view into the succulent garden, and the tile fountain / courtyard / pink walls are my favorites. Thanks for sharing!
The Whimsical Gardener says:
What a charming home – glad you shared!
The Whimsical Gardener says:
What a charming home – glad you shared!
Mark and Gaz says:
Again, thanks for sharing this. Stunning garden, specimens, interior, and photography!!
Mark and Gaz says:
Again, thanks for sharing this. Stunning garden, specimens, interior, and photography!!
Ellen Burkett says:
Beautiful, just beautiful.
Ellen Burkett says:
Beautiful, just beautiful.
Toni says:
Someone once called me a "Wannabe- Mexican" when I lived in Tucson. I've been in love with anything mexican and cowboy my whole life! Thank you for "feeding my head". I wish i was computer knowledgeable enough to share MY photos w you. People say my house looked like a pinata blew up in it! Unbelievable and thank you so much for not being stingy with the amount of shots. Amazing!!!!
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These people get the hacienda life better than anyone else I've seen. Their house and furnishings are a knockout. Extraordinary collection. Wonderful pieces. Love the saltillo
floors and the finish on the kitchen cabinets.
Top notch lighting and great fireplace.
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A protester argues with police officers outside the Federation Council in Moscow on Wednesday. The poster held by the protester reads: "Children get frozen in the Cold War."
MOSCOW — Russia's upper house of parliament approved a bill on Wednesday that would prohibit Americans from adopting Russian children and impose other measures in retaliation for a U.S. law designed to punish Russians accused of human rights violations.
The bill would also outlaw some U.S.-funded non-governmental organizations and impose visa bans and asset freezes on Americans accused of violating the rights of Russians abroad.
The bill was endorsed by the lower house last week and is now expected to be sent to President Vladimir Putin to sign.
Putin hasn't committed to signing the bill, but referred to it as a legitimate response to the new U.S. law.
It is one part of a larger measure by angry lawmakers retaliating against a recently signed U.S. law that calls for sanctions against Russians deemed to be human rights violators.
The U.S. law is primarily intended to end Cold War-era trade restrictions and was hailed by U.S. businesses worried about falling behind in the race to win shares of Russia's more open market, but its human rights part has outraged Putin's government.
Dubbed the Magnitsky Act, the U.S. legislation is named for Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who was arrested by officials he accused of a $230-million tax fraud.
He was repeatedly denied medical treatment and in 2009 died after almost a year in jail after being severely beaten by guards.
Opportunity denied
Some top Russian officials, including the foreign minister, have spoken flatly against the Russian bill, arguing that the measure would be in violation with Russia's constitution and international obligations.
Earlier Wednesday, several protesters were detained outside the upper house as it prepared to make its decision.
Boy's Christmas wish: Adoption of little brother caught in US-Russia spat
"Children get frozen in the Cold War," one poster read.
Critics of the bill say it victimizes orphans by depriving them of an opportunity to escape often-dismal Russian orphanages.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims the U.S. is "poisoning ties" between the two countries with a law that bans Russians who abuse human rights and is backing a Russian draft law banning adoption by Americans. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Americans may lose right to adopt Russian kids
There are about 740,000 children without parental custody in Russia, according to UNICEF. More than 60,000 Russian children have been adopted in the United States in the past 20 years.
The Russian bill is named in honor of Dima Yakovlev, a Russian toddler who was adopted by Americans and then died in 2008 after his father left him in a car in broiling heat for hours.
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The father was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Russian lawmakers argue that by banning adoptions to the U.S. they would be protecting children and encouraging adoptions inside Russia.
Russian children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov told the Interfax news agency that 46 children who were about to be adopted by U.S. citizens would stay in Russia — despite court rulings in some of these cases authorizing the adoptions.
Astakhov also insisted that all adoptions would be halted once the bill is signed by Putin, but a senior lawmaker at the Federation Council insisted it cannot be enacted immediately.
Mikhail Margelov, chairman of the Council's foreign affairs committee, said that a bilateral Russian-U.S. agreement binds Russia to notify of a halt in adoptions 12 months in advance.
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Over the last few years of maintaining Sententias I've decided to start a very long series that may be used to assist the curious and the new believers. The material will progress from the most basic elements of theology and philosophy [as it relates to the faith]. Then it will progress towards other doctrinal issues and then on to more peripheral issues. All the while there will be intermittent points of reflection and Bible study material.
This will be designed for either a group of individuals (if someone is being discipled by a mature Christian) or by someone who happens to be alone (where this can help get them going until they can find someone to teach them one on one).
I will soon post an outline of what I intended to include. The general format will be that of the famous spider web example. In the centre of the web will be the essentials (e.g. the existence of God, deity of Jesus, atonement, repentance and faith, etc.). In the inner rings will be important but non-salvific and non-gospel issues (e.g. theories of the atonement [I will advocate substitionary], biblical inerrancy, etc.). Then on the more outer rings there will be tentatively held issues like dating, authorships, textual transmission, gifts of the Holy Spirit, etc.


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Contemporary style and urban sportswear combined for a renewed aesthetic
LAB Pal Zileri SS17 at Pitti Immagine Uomo
New creative course and style identity for the LAB Pal Zileri brand. The most important part of this process is the renewal of the logo, presented at Pitti during the launch of the Spring Summer 2017 collection.
Innovation and research on textile blended with an eye on functional details, add a strong creative impulse, interpreting a contemporary trend for which tailoring and sportswear co-exist for a dynamic and international lifestyle.
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Capelli can't rely on license
November 30, 2011 —
New York State's Racing and Wagering Board has told Louis Cappelli, developer of the site of the Concord Hotel, that he can no longer cite the letter that the board had given him saying that he would be able to get a license for harness racing. Such permission is considered crucial for Cappelli to establish his planned racino, and he has been using it to help obtain financing.
In explaining its withdrawal of support, the board wrote that Cappelli had made representations to it about "various actions, including financing, which have not been fulfilled."


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By Bethany Kandel
It's hard enough to come up with a great name for your baby-to-be that works with your last name and makes you and your partner happy. But there's something else you should take into account -- what your future son's initials spell out.
It's something that's easy to overlook since initials aren't used all that often. But not only do you want to think about how they will look monogrammed on a kindergarten backpack or even someday embroidered on the shirt under his business suit, you also
want to protect him on the playground, says Jennifer Moss, founder and CEO of BabyNames.com.
You want to avoid initials that form an undesirable or unflattering word or can be an unfortunate abbreviation or acronym. "You don't want them to spell anything that could be embarrassing for your child," says Moss. She lists the "teasing potential"
of names and initials as one of her top seven tips for choosing a baby name in her "The One-in-a-Million Baby Name Book." Consider not only
how the initials look, but sound, as well, she says.
You might also want to stay away from initials that make up common text phrases like OMG or LOL. Of course, in our Twitter and text society, every day we're shortening words and creating new acronyms, but at least try to avoid the less desirable ones
that are around today. Of course, you also don't want your son's initials to spell out words like FAT, ICK, or UGH, for example. Remember, kids can be merciless and schoolyard taunts can be cruel. Give the bullies one less reason to pick on your
child, says Moss.
Then again, there are some initials that can make great nicknames for boys -- A.J., D.J. and J.J. all work on their own. Some people, in fact, choose the initials first and then find names that fit. If you choose the initials of a special person you want
to name your son after, this gives them extra meaning.
Initials make an informal, classic nickname that can work for any age. Think P.J., T.J., K.C. and J.T., if Justin Timberlake doesn't mind you borrowing his.
There are also many three letter initial combos that make great names and nicknames. How about AXE, ACE, KIT or ZED? These all sound and look good. JAX, JOE, ELI, ARI, SAM, AXL, REX and GUS are all strong male names from initials. They're short and snappy.
Adorbs for a baby or a teen and even nice and informal for the boardroom. Hey, you've got to think ahead.
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By Lauren Hartmann, Disney Baby
Getting babies to sleep can definitely be a bit of a challenge. As I first-time mom, I spent days upon days of my life fretting over how to make sleep happen and worrying about why it wasn't happening soon enough. With my second baby, I have learned to go with the flow a bit more. I am thankful to have had some perspective this time around, so that when I had those moments of feeling like the sleepless nights were never going to end, I knew that it wasn't actually true.
But while I've realized that babies do start sleeping more eventually, but I've also realized that sometimes they need a little bit of help in getting there. Everyone has their own approach when it comes to babies and sleep, but sleep training techniques aside, we found a few things that helped our little one begin to sleep.
For a long while, I thought that room sharing was the best option for us to get extra sleep. Since our baby was waking 4-6 times each night to nurse for a good long while, it made sense. Around the time he was 6 months old though, I began realizing that this might have been more out of habit than actual hunger. We moved him to his own room and he ended up sleeping much more soundly – maybe because our noises weren't waking him anymore!
I cannot say enough good things about having a blackout shade. With the sun staying out longer each evening and rising earlier each morning, our baby had taken to waking with the sun and taking awhile to fall asleep as well. A blackout shade has helped remedy the problem, and we're getting 1.5 to 2 more hours of sleep each night now — not to mention the fact that nap times are so much easier as well!
I procrastinated using white noise for our baby for quite some time, since he seemed to be able to fall asleep just fine without it. It had become something our older daughter was dependent on until she was nearly three, so I was hoping to keep our sleep routine more minimal this time around. The problem is though, little noises would often wake him and with an older sibling around, sleep disruptions from loud noises occur pretty often. We added white noise to the mix and the sleep has been a lot better ever since.
We had never used a wearable blanket for my daughter, so I didn't really think to use one for my son, but someone gifted us one and it was brilliant! Not only does it keep our boy cozy and warm, but the mere sight of it serves as a sleep association. He's so used to it as part of our nightly routine that he starts nodding off almost as soon as I put it on him! This Dumbo one from Disney Baby is a really cute option.
Because I nurse, I had always been the one to go in to soothe our little man in the middle of the night. In the past couple of months though, we made the switch so that my husband is now the one to go in and soothe him during middle-of-the-night wake-ups. After a week or so, he was hardly waking up in the night anymore, because he knew that it wasn't time for a midnight snack. He still wakes up sad occasionally and a quick snuggle from Daddy seems to do the trick quite nicely.
Changing diapers in the middle of the night is a bit of a pain and ever since our boy started eating solids and drinking water in earnest, the diaper changes have been a lot more frequent. Switching to Huggies Overnite diapers made a world of difference. I swore by them with my daughter, and I still think they're the bee's knees. No more early morning wake ups just for a diaper change!
Helping your little one find more sleep makes a world of difference on everyone's outlook. Well-rested parents and babies are happy parents and babies! It may take a bit, but with time and a bit of trial and error you'll find that sleep together.
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By Mayo Clinic
If you haven't had a good night's sleep since your baby was born, you're not alone. Sleepless nights are a rite of passage for most new parents — but don't despair. You can help your baby sleep all night. Honestly!
Newborns sleep 16 or more hours a day, but often in stretches of just a few hours at a time. Although the pattern might be erratic at first, a more consistent sleep schedule will emerge as your baby matures and can go longer between feedings.
By age 3 to 4 months, many babies sleep at least five hours at a time. At some point during a baby's first year — every baby is different — he or she will start sleeping for about 10 hours each night.
For the first few months, middle-of-the-night feedings are sure to disrupt sleep for parents and babies alike — but it's never too soon to help your baby become a good sleeper. Consider these tips:
Getting your baby to sleep through the night is a worthy goal, but it's not a measure of your parenting skills. Take time to understand your baby's habits and ways of communicating so that you can help him or her become a better sleeper. If you have
concerns, talk to your baby's doctor.
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By Lauren Jimeson, DisneyBaby
One thing that I heard several times during my pregnancy with my first was to "sleep before the baby comes, because you won't sleep for a long time after." I always laughed at the statement. How bad could losing a little sleep be? It wasn't until the first night home with her that I laughed at myself for thinking that. Getting up every two hours and then not having a baby that wanted to go back to sleep was completely and totally exhausting.
Every day for the next few months, I felt like a walking zombie. The lack of sleep was really getting to me, and sometimes I just begged for a quick five-minute nap. You know it's bad when you just want to close your eyes for five minutes.
Six years later, I get a little bit more sleep than I did, but now I'm used to the lack of sleep that comes with motherhood. Thankfully, there were things that I've done over the years that have helped with the sleep deprivation.
This is probably the best thing you can do for yourself, especially if you are exhausted. Ask a family member to come over between feedings so you can catch some zzz's. If you don't have family nearby, ask a friend to do the same, or even think about hiring a babysitter. There is no shame is asking someone to help you with your baby. In fact, I recommend it to every new mom I know. It's a lifesaver, and you will be so surprised what just one extra hour of sleep will do for your morale and your energy.
One of the reasons I never got any sleep when my kids were newborns was because they had no interest in sleeping in their cribs. Every time I'd lay them down (even if they were already asleep), they'd wake right up the second I put them in their crib. It wasn't until I tried a swing like this Minnie Mouse Bows and Butterflies Baby-to-Big Kid Rocking Seat, or a bouncer, like this Geo Pooh Bouncer, that my kids immediately fell asleep. I remember putting my daughter in the swing for the first time and then laying on the couch next to her. As soon as I saw her eyes close, I immediately closed mine and was asleep within minutes. On those days that I couldn't get them to sleep, baby gear like a swing or bouncer really saved me and allowed both my baby and I to catch up on our much needed sleep.
We always hear the saying "sleep when baby sleeps," which sounds nearly impossible. But the truth is, you need to do it. I used to think that when my baby was sleeping was the perfect time for me to catch up on things around the house. I'd clean, do laundry, wash dishes, catch up on emails, etc. But once when baby woke up, I found myself even more exhausted. Realistically, most of the things I did when my baby was sleeping could have waited for later when she was content and playing on the floor. I needed sleep and I definitely should have taken advantage of the time she was sleeping. Let your brain take a break for a while and use that time when baby is sleeping to catch up on sleep for yourself too.
Sleep deprivation can get the best of you. It's exhausting to be a new mom. And you never really truly know the depths of lack of sleep until you live through those newborn days with your brand new blessing. Use these tips to help get your sleep back on track so you and your baby can spend many more awake and happy magical moments together.
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By Heather K. Scott, Tribune Content Solutions
The key to helping your little one fall asleep is creating a comfortable and safe environment. We polled several sleeping experts to find out what essential must-knows can help your baby boy or girl finally calm down and enter the Land of Nod.
"The best thing you can do to help your baby fall asleep at night is to create a great sleep environment," says Haleigh Almquist, Certified Lactation Counselor, Advanced Certified Newborn Care Specialist, Post-Partum Doula and Founder and
CEO of Hush Hush Little Baby Newborn Care.
Your nighttime routine can also help baby fall asleep. "Create a routine that prepares your child to unwind, settle and let go of the day," says Dr. Fran Walfish, a psychotherapist and author of "The Self-Aware Parent."
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), newborn babies from birth to 3 months require 16-18 hours of sleep each day. By 4 months, your baby should be able to go eight or more hours without eating, and should be ready to sleep through the night. And, by 5 months, baby should only need about 10 hours total of sleep (often spread throughout three sleep sessions daily: two naps and nighttime sleeping).
"Sleeping through the night means something different for each family. I consider a period of 6-8 hours of continuous sleep a success. Some babies sleep through the night at 4 months, but for others it may take up to a year," says Almquist.
"Newborns spend more time asleep than they do awake," Almquist says. "But after 4 months, they should maintain two or three scheduled naps spread throughout the day."
The AAP recommends the following:
About Our Experts:
Dr. Fran Walfish is a Beverly Hills, California-based child, parenting and relationship psychotherapist, and author of "The Self-Aware Parent." Haleigh Almquist is a Certified Lactation Counselor, Advanced Certified Newborn Care Specialist, Post-Partum Doula and founder and CEO of Hush Hush Little Baby Newborn Care (hushhushlittlebaby.com/). Melissa Gersin is a maternity RN and Massachusetts Department of Health infant crying specialist.
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This may come as a surprise to any new parents who feel like their newborns need them every minute of the day. These 16 hours, however, are broken up into periods of 3-4 hours.
Newborns normally don't (and shouldn't) sleep through the night. Their digestive system is so small that they need to eat every few hours, and they should be woken and fed if they haven't eaten for 5 hours.
In the beginning, you should try to get as much sleep as you can while they are sleeping. Grabbing an extra hour or two during the day will help combat sleep deprivation from all sleep interruptions at night.
Be sure to remove all fluffy bedding, quilts, stuffed animals, and pillows from the crib to ensure that your baby doesn't get tangled in them while they sleep.
Your child should start sleeping through the night at around three months of age. In fact, 90% of 3 month olds sleep 6-8 hours a night. If your infant is not yet sleeping through the night, don't worry. Some babies just take a little more time to develop
their own sleep cycles.
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By WhatToExpect.com
With a little bit of know-how (and a lot of luck), a full night's sleep might happen sooner rather than later. When can you expect your baby to start sleeping through the night? It depends, since sleeping through the night means different things at different ages:
You don't have to wait until your baby hits his half-birthday mark to start encouraging longer nighttime snoozes. In fact, at around three months old you should be able to (slowly) cut down those middle-of-the-night feedings with the ultimate goal of (drum roll, please!) — sleeping through the night. You can take the first (baby) steps toward that holy grail by following these dos and don'ts:
Just before you're ready to turn in for the night, try topping him off with a late-night nibble. Even if he's too sleepy to eat much, a few sips might be enough to give all of you an extra hour or two of sleep. But if this tactic prompts your baby to start waking more often — and it might — ditch it. In that case, do your best to give your baby a heaping helping during his last feeding before bed. If he nods off before he's taken in a decent amount of milk, try rousing him (burping may do the trick) and offering him another shot at the breast or bottle. He'll be more likely to fill up before he turns in and you'll have a better chance of your baby sleeping through the night.
While newborns need to eat every two to three hours or so, by the time babies are three or four months old, you can start stretching the times between feedings. At nighttime, introduce this concept gradually by adding a half hour or so between feedings every other night. With any luck, you'll stretch out the feedings to the point that your baby is sleeping through the night.
Another way to wean your baby from a nighttime feeding is to gradually put a little less in his bottle or spend a couple of minutes less on each breast during his night wakings. Keep decreasing the amount of milk (or the nursing time) over the course of a week or so until your baby's ready to give up this meal.
Nope, it's not too early to start telling tales and singing songs before bed. A bedtime routine sends your baby the signal that it's time to drift off to dreamland for a solid night's sleep. Some tried-and-true sleepy-time strategies to prime your baby to sleep through the night include a bath (warm water is soothing — and sleep-inducing), a story, and cuddles.
When your little one wakes crying, wait before offering the breast or bottle. He might even doze off again or entertain himself for a while. If he starts protesting loudly, try soothing him with a quiet song or gentle caress first. The sooner you teach him that night wakings won't result in feedings, the more likely he'll be to sleep through the night. (Eventually, you'll be able to nip those night wakings.)
Your baby will be less hungry at night (and better able to sleep through the night) if his tummy gets filled during the day. Try nursing a bit longer (or adding an ounce or two more to his bottle) during those daytime feedings.
Not only won't it help him sleep through the night, it could also be detrimental to his health. Introducing solids too early may trigger food allergies, plus there is a danger that your infant could gag or inhale the thickened mixture into his
lungs, which could cause pulmonary trouble. What's more, adding cereal to the bottle can lead to overfeeding. Babies instinctively know how much milk they need based on volume (not calories), so if you up the calories in your baby's bottle, you'll be forcing him to ingest larger amounts of calories than he normally would.
Unless your baby is an absolute mess, skip middle-of-the-night changes. Diapering him will wake him right up (the last thing you want when you're trying to get your baby to sleep through the night). If you really need to tackle a dirty diaper at night, do the deed with the lights dimmed, and with as little talking and interaction as possible. That way, your baby won't get the message that it's time to wake up and party.
If your baby is sharing your bed or your room, this might be a good time to consider an amicable parting. The very nearness of you (and the sweet, baby-enticing aroma of your body and boobs) might be why he's waking so often. Of course, if you're still committed to co-sleeping, skipping this piece of advice is totally fine.
By Andrea Howe
The first year of Baby's life revolves around very few things other than eating, playing, and (hopefully) lots of sleeping. Of course the 'sleeping through the night stage' is the end goal for all new parents, but napping during the day can be just as important in creating a calm and happy environment for Mom and Baby. If your baby does indeed nap, it can sometimes leave you feeling house-bound in order to preserve the nap time schedule. Here are a few tips to help preserve a nap routine, and also allow you to get out of the house.
Typically a consistently good napper will have at least one nap that is better than the other — for instance Baby will sleep for a longer and more sound stretch in the morning than the afternoon. If this is the case, schedule your activities around the one "good" nap, staying home so Baby can sleep in his own bed, and then venture out for the afternoon and possibly sacrifice the nap that usually isn't as good. This will ensure Baby gets at least one good solid stretch of sleep during the day.
Plan outings closer to home so that if Baby starts getting fussy, you can make it home rather quickly…and before Baby falls asleep in the car. Ask just about any veteran mom and she'll tell you that the car to crib transition doesn't always go smoothly, so keep an interesting toy or book with Baby to keep them awake on the short ride home.
If the plan is to have Baby sleep in the car during nap time because of a road trip, or timing issues, plan on playing music softly in the car as to not disturb Baby too much, and always keep a book or magazine with you in case you arrive at your destination and Baby is still sleeping. Sometimes an extra 15-20 minutes added on to a Baby's nap makes all the difference in their mood, so it can be worth it to sit back and relax a bit while you wait for Baby to wake.
If visiting a friend or family member for the day, plan ahead. Instead of rushing through your visit, bring a portable crib with you and set up a nursery away from home for Baby, complete with favorite blanket, pacifier and favorite book. Keep your nap routine consistent and try to settle Baby down for a nap on-the-go so that you don't have to cut your visit short. While this doesn't always work, it's at least worth a try. The added bonus is it gets your baby used to sleeping in other environments, which is especially great if you plan to travel with Baby.
Consistency is key in any sleep routine, but the occasional alteration will not veer you completely off course, especially during the first 3-4 months. During this time newborns usually haven't quite settled into a consistent routine anyhow, so this is the time to be a bit more flexible with your outings and straying from the routine. Once Baby is 4-6 months old though, a solid nap routine usually starts to settle in, so you'll want to stay on course more than veer off it. Skipping the routine 2-3 times a week is perfectly okay, especially if it helps mom feel better.
Remember that a sleep routine and schedule only works if it works for the entire family. If Baby's routine is preserved at all costs, at the expense of mom being able to occasionally visit with friends and get important errands done, then it's not working. But making a few minor adjustments and not being afraid to alter off course every once in a while will ensure a happy, well-rested baby, and a happy, well-rested mom.
We know you've got a lot of questions about your baby's sleep habits but not much time to read the answers. Voila! Los Angeles pediatrician Harvey Karp, M.D., creator of the popular book and DVD The Happiest Baby on the Block, shares super-quick advice—we're talking 25 words (or less).
Q. How much sleep do babies need in a day?
A. On average: Newborns, about 16 hours; 6 to 9 months, 14 hours; 9 to 12 months, 13 hours.
Q. What's the fastest way to get a newborn to calm down for sleep?
A. Wrap your baby snuggly in a blanket—it mimics the close quarters of the womb.
Q. Do babies really need to sleep on their backs?
A. Yes, to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Once baby's a year old and can roll over, he can sleep on his stomach or back.
Q. Will feeding baby more at night or putting cereal in her bottle help her sleep longer?
A. No. It can actually lead to indigestion, which makes it harder for baby to sleep.
Q. If you keep baby up late, will he fall asleep faster and sleep better?
A. Nope. Being overtired amps up baby's stress hormones and leads to more night wakings.
Q. Should I be waking my baby up for feedings at night?
A. Possibly—it depends on how a baby is gaining weight. Discuss with your pediatrician.
Q. What's the deal with crib bumpers—do or don't?
A. A don't for newborns, says the American Academy of Pediatrics. They increase the SIDS risk.
Q. Crib aquariums and white noise machines: good idea or not?
A. Good idea: They're soothing. Also, your baby will associate whooshing sounds with sleep (and sleep)!
Q. When do babies start sleeping through the night?
A. More than half of babies sleep five to eight hours at a stretch anywhere from 2 to 6 months old.
Q. If baby sleeps well in a car seat, is it OK to have him sleep in it at night?
A. No—babies can't breathe as well sitting up, another SIDS risk. Transfer him to a crib.
Q. How do I get my newborn to sleep nights instead of days?
A. Keep her awake more often during the day and do several feedings in the evening.
Q. How important is it to have a bedtime ritual for babies?
A. They're key. Routines help even newborns know what's coming, so they're more ready to snooze.
Q. How do I discourage nighttime wakings, as baby gets older?
A. Don't be fun or playful and keep the lights low. Baby will get the message.
Q. When is it time to "sleep train" my baby?
A. Wait until at least 6 months, when baby's brain has matured enough to establish patterns.
By Mary McBride
While we were in Ethiopia with Elvie, my husband and I took turns taking the night shift, but once we got home, it became clear that it would be best if I would just do the night feedings every night. Not only did Jarod have to get out of bed at a reasonable hour and have his mind functioning clearly at work, but I tend to hear Elvie before Jarod wakes. As much as I'd love to still be taking turns, it simply makes more sense for me to take the night shift every night.
For awhile, Elvie was waking every hour, sometimes even after just 45 minutes, simply because she was hungry, and her teeny, tiny stomach couldn't take in enough nutrition to hold her over for very long. Now that she has grown and gained plenty of weight, she doesn't wake as often, but still needs to eat more frequently than most babies her age due to her birth defect and history of malnutrition. Teaching her to sleep through the night just isn't an option right now, so I've figured out some ways to help make the days go more smoothly and ensure that I'm not a grump to my family 100% of the time. If you're riding in the sleep deprivation wagon, I'm so sorry, but also: welcome! Feel free to try any of these tips to help you make it through.
No one wants to get jittery, so I wouldn't say more is always better, but starting the day with a gigantic cup of hot, delicious coffee not only gives me a little caffeine kick, but also provides a regular starting point for my day. Some days I need a second large cup, and that's okay.
If at all possible, I schedule appointments and activities for the afternoon so that we can just ease into our day. We usually just hang out on the big bed until Elvie is ready for her first nap. There's plenty of space for all of us to read and/or play. I set my coffee on the nightstand, and it's perfect.
Normally, I like to make something hot for breakfast, but right now I just need mornings to be simple. Most of the time I've got muffins or granola bars and fruit handy, but sometimes I break all the rules and we eat cookies. These pictured have oats and nut butter, so I figure they're no worse than a chocolate dipped granola bar, and with much better ingredients.
The bed really doesn't need to be made if you don't have the time or energy, and sometimes the laundry can serve as a very comfortable cat bed for an extra day. While I don't want to live in a trash heap, sometimes it's worth it to conserve my energy for nurturing and teaching my children as opposed to using it up dusting.
We can't eat out every night, but there are a lot of affordable options for the days I am the most tired. I count ordering enchiladas and bringing them home as making dinner. If I didn't order it, my family wouldn't be able to eat it, right?
If you're the only one who gets up with the baby in the night, it's perfectly reasonable to expect the other half of your parenting team to wake early on his or her day off so that you can get a few uninterrupted hours of sleep. Getting a solid two or three hours of sleep on Saturdays does wonders for my energy level. When I'm getting discouraged during the week, I can always look forward to Saturday and know that I can make it until then.
As a stay at home parent, I often feel guilty that we don't get out and do more some days. But it is good for me to have a day that I don't have to pack everyone up and get them out the door, and it is good for my kids to have a day to relax and just play at home. Committing to at least one play-at-home day per week has made a significant difference in how smoothly our week goes.
Babies eventually learn how to sleep through the night, and while the length of time between now and then is uncertain, I know that it will happen. I also know that Elvie will only be little once. So as much as I don't enjoy the frequent night wakings, I do enjoy have a tiny baby in my life, and I will take the difficult with the wonderful any and every day of the week.
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Illinois Learning Standards
The Illinois Learning Standards for Science were developed using the 1985 State Goals for Science, the National Science Education Standards, various other state and national works, and local education standards contributed by team members.
Science is a creative endeavor of the human mind. It offers a special perspective of the natural world in terms of understanding and interaction. The aim of science education is to develop in learners a rich and full understanding of the inquiry process; the key concepts and principles of life sciences, physical science, and earth and space sciences; and issues of science, technology, and society in historical and contemporary contexts. The National Science Education Standards present these understandings and their interactions with the natural world as eight science content standard categories. The Illinois Learning Standards for Science integrate these categories into a powerful resource for the design and evaluation of science curricula taught in Illinois schools.
The Illinois Learning Standards for Science are organized by goals that inform one another and depend upon one another for meaning. Expectations for learners related to the inquiry process are presented in standards addressing the doing of science and elements of technological design. Unifying concepts connect scientific understanding and process and are embedded in standards spanning life science, physical science, and earth and space science. The importance of this knowledge and its application is conveyed in standards describing the conventions and nature of the scientific enterprise and the interplay among science, technology and society in past, present and future contexts.
Applications of Learning
Through Applications of Learning, students demonstrate and deepen their understanding of basic knowledge and skills. These applied learning skills cross academic disciplines and reinforce the important learning of the disciplines. The ability to use these skills will greatly influence students' success in school, in the workplace and in the community.
Solving Problems
Recognize and investigate problems; formulate and propose solutions supported by reason and evidence.
Asking questions and seeking answers are at the heart of scientific inquiry. Following the steps of scientific inquiry, students learn how to gather evidence, review and understand their findings, and compare their solutions with those of others. They learn that there can be differing solutions to the same problem, some more useful than others. In the process, they learn and apply scientific principles. They also learn to be objective in deciding whether their solutions meet specifications and perform as desired.
Express and interpret information and ideas.
Scientists must carefully describe their methods and results to a variety of audiences, including other scientists. This requires precise and complete descriptions and the presentation of conclusions supported by evidence. Young science students develop the powers of observation and description. Older students gain the ability to organize and study data, to determine its meaning, to translate their findings into clear understandable language and to compare their results with those of other investigators.
Using Technology
Use appropriate instruments, electronic equipment, computers and networks to access information, process ideas and communicate results.
Technology is invented and improved by the use of scientific principles. In turn, scientists depend on technology in performing experiments, analyzing data and communicating the results. Science students learn to use a range of technologies: instruments, computer hardware and software, on-line services and equipment, primary source data and images, and communication networks. They learn how technology, in turn, is the result of a scientific design process that includes continual refinements and improvements.
Working on Teams
Learn and contribute productively as individuals and as members of groups.
The practical application of science requires both individual and group efforts. Individuals bring unique insight and focus to the work of inquiry and problem solving. Working in groups, scientists pose questions, share hypotheses, divide their experimental efforts, and share data and results. Science students have the opportunity to work both waysas individuals and as members of teams organized to conduct complex investigations and solve problems.
Making Connections
Recognize and apply connections of important information and ideas within and among learning areas.
Science has many disciplines, all interrelated. Understanding the functioning of living things depends on knowing chemistry; understanding chemistry depends on knowing physics. In the same way, science itself is highly dependent on mathematicsand it also relates strongly to medicine, geography, physical development and health, social trends and issues, and many other topics. Science, at its best, provides knowledge and skills that improve the understanding of virtually all subjects.
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My church's first Compassion Sunday was fast approaching. It had been a long time in the making. My hope was that it would be a life-changing experience for someone, not just a soon-forgotten, non-event in the life of my church family.
After becoming an advocate for Compassion, I spoke to a few small groups and so far I had only managed to get two children sponsored. I raised a little money for mosquito nets, a little for general programs, and I raised awareness about Compassion outreaches such as the Child Survival Program.
This would be the first time, however, that I would put myself out there and ask the entire church to consider sponsoring children.
I needed prayer! There was so much at stake, so many children were depending on my success.
When I became an advocate, I ordered a little bit of everything Compassion offered in the way of resources. I even had the "How to Talk to Your Pastor" literature in my arsenal while my church was without a pastor.
Thus armed, I approached my new pastor about presenting Compassion to our church right after he arrived. This was too soon, apparently, since his response was something like,
"Thanks, I'll get back to you about that."
Uh, oh!
I waited. Time passed.
In March 2010, my father-in-law died unexpectedly, and my husband and I entered a season that we now think of as "the valley of the shadow of death." Both of our mothers had been diagnosed with terminal cancer the previous year, and by August, both of them had died.
That's three parents in five months.
My heavy heart could hardly bear the losses, then, when I received the news that my Compassion son in Rwanda had died of malaria I could think of little else but the absolutely senseless death of my dear Emmanuel.
As I prayed for his family, I tried to think of something I could do to minister to them. Of course, I wanted to find peace and comfort for myself as well, but I could not rid myself of the thought that it was time to approach my pastor again to ask for the chance to share Compassion with my church family.
I posted on OurCompassion that I was going to give this another shot and asked for prayer support, which I received in great measure.
So, as I left church the next Sunday, I asked. I expected to have to set up an appointment and try to sell the idea, but this time my pastor's response was quite different.
On the spot, he affirmed that Compassion was a great organization and that he would be glad to let me share with the church. I told him I would bring some literature for him to look over so that we could put something on the calendar. My pastor then told me that he had already mentioned the idea of Compassion Sunday to the rest of the ministerial staff.
Because my church supports Operation Christmas Child in November, our denominational missions offering campaign was in December, and the Gideons were already scheduled in January, we had to need to wait a few months to schedule Compassion Sunday.
We chose February 27. … to be continued
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Barbara McMillan and her family sponsor three children and correspond with one more. She has been an advocate for 2 1/2 years.


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Hi All
I think I just need some support....
I feel totally out on a limb as I am the only person I know who is still feeding on demand at nearly 14 months. Every other mother I know got their baby down to just morning and night feeds from about six months!!!
I am also starting to feel more self conscious about it, sometimes I feel like i have to make excuses for her if she asks to nurse a lot in public. I am annoyed at myself for doing this!!!
Sometimes I wonder if I should be saying 'no' to her more, and feel like others must think i am 'spoiling' her by letting her set the agenda. I worry that maybe they are right!
Also I would really like to get pregnant again and my understanding is that this is pretty unlikely as she is still nursing frequently day and night. I have not had my period back yet.
Any advice appreciated!!! :love


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She was born Aug. 5, 1923 in Pleasanton to Irving and Florence Gaugler Lawton.
She was raised in Victoria, where she started her nursing career. One of her first patients was Henry, who later became her husband. She continued her nursing career at Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi and retired in 1979 after many years as an OB nurse.
After marrying and raising their family, she and Henry retired to the farm in Goliad County, where they spent their last years together enjoying the cattle, gardening and canning. She and Henry always enjoyed the weekends when the kids and grandkids would come to visit.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Goliad for many years before moving to Mathis to live with Phyllis and Larry, where she continued to enjoy gardening, canning and the grandkids.
Peggy was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Henry F. Pfenninger; daughter, Linda Pfenninger; son, Irving Pfenninger; brother, Bruce Lawton; and grandson, Jason Meyers.
She is survived by her children Eldon Pfenninger of Goliad, Evelyn (Stephen) Morosko of Connecticut, Walter (Mary) Pfenninger of Goliad, Margaret (Tim) Lamberson of Boerne, Phyllis (Larry) Bailey of Mathis and Rev. Nello Barachini of Connecticut; 14 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons Clifford, David, Justin, Jeremy and Spencer Pfenninger, Jason and Dustin Bailey and Zachary Bryan.
The family would like to acknowledge the loving care provided to our mother by Dr. David Sutter of Corpus Christi.
Visitation will be held Friday, April 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Grace Funeral Home in Goliad. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, April 27, at 10:30 a.m. at Grace Funeral Home in Gelid.
Officiated by Rev. Al Hoerig, a longtime family friend.
Burial to follow immediately at Evergreen Cemetery in Victoria.
Grace Funeral Home, Goliad, 361-645-3216.


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Henley has 31 Oregon State Championships; 15 head coaches that have won titles (5 are still active, eight retired, two have passed away). Many Henley High School Athletes have won district, state,and even national and Olympic awards.
|Ralph Anthony Hill
December 26,1907 - October 17, 1994
For Ralph Anthony Hill, Olympian and My Grandfather
Sharon K. Hill
Our family, my father Richard Allen Hill, my uncle Robert Dixon Hill, and aunt Jeanie Elizabeth Hill Arant, and their families, appreciate the honor bestowed upon their father, grandfather, great and great-great grandfather Ralph Anthony Hill, the hometown Henley hero as the first inductee into the Henley High School Hall of Fame for his collegiate and Olympic track and field successes. He set the American record for the mile in 1930 (4:12.4) and the American record of (14:30) in the 5000 meters at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles securing the Olympic Silver Medal in the '32 Games most controversial finish.
College and Records
- With his brother Clarence, Grandad ran at the University of Oregon coached by legendary "Colonel Bill" Hayward.
- His collegiate career included a rivalry with University of Washington Husky Rufus Kiser. He had not beat Rufus over a two year period until the 1930 race where Ralph held off Rufus for the American mile record 4:12.4.
- Ralph placed three consecutive years in the national collegiate championships in the mile, finishing second in 1931.
- The next year, he moved up to 5,000 meters and won the AAU title.
- Three weeks later, he challenged the Finns, the recognized masters of distance running, in the Los Angeles Olympics. The Flying Finns led by Paavo Nurmi had dominated the distances in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. Nurmi was prohibited from competing in 1932 as he was deemed professional. No matter – Finland's Lauri Lehtinen had broken Paavo Nurmi's world record in June at the Finnish Olympic Trials.
The Olympic Final Race (12.5 laps)
- In the 5000 meter final Lehtinen and Virtanen opened up quickly and pushed the pace from the beginning.
- By 4,000 meters (10 laps) they led with only America's Ralph Hill in contact, having tenaciously battled the Finns for 10 laps.
- By the lap 11 Virtanen had fallen off the pace.
- Ralph went with Lehtinen. Battling, jockey through 11 laps, it was now a two man race.
- On the bell lap. Ralph ran on Lehtinen's hip, stride for stride.
- Coming off the final turn Ralph moved to the 2nd lane to pass.
- Lehtinen swung wide and moved out to block.
- Ralph recovered and moved toward the vacant inside slot.
- Lehtinen again moved to block Ralph's inside move.
- They raced to the tape in the same time 14:30. Lehtinen's chest broke the tape first. Less than a foot (30cm) difference at the tape between Gold and Silver.
- Ralph declined to protest. It was race strategy, accidental, unintentional. Hill later graciously commented that although he had been blocked, he felt Lehtinen had enough reserve to win the race in any case.
- Hill was proclaimed the Hero of the Games for his sportsmanship and respectable reaction to the circumstances.
Lessons and His Legacy
Ralph's tenacity and focus on a singular purpose were life lessons he lived.
- His local training included running around the local canals. Family lore has it that Grandad ran the canals to catch a glimpse of his future wife Lois Dixon and she vice versa
- After earning a degree in business administration, Hill returned to Henley and spent his life farming. Polio took his wife Lois. He too contracted polio. He lost use of his right arm, but he continued working. More than that, he relearned water-skiing and snow skiing. From athletic pinnacle to debilitating polio, he remained tenacious, and did not relent.
- I was fascinated as a child to see the "door knobs" on the truck and tractor steering wheels – knobs that his weakened hands could grasp so that he could turn the wheels and continue working.
- Who I am is to persevere and try other ways to press on. – a lesson from my father and from his father. I am blessed with those lessons.
Olympic sportsmanship, graciousness
- Ralph had done his best against the best, and in that he had triumphed.
- We grew up with a stop watch in hand for science projects and racing alike but Ralph's legacy is more than racing and the silver medal –His legacy is also his sportsmanship, and to do your best.And to take your lessons from sports to who you are and how you live.
"Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won."
— Bill Bowerman
— Bill Bowerman
American Track & Field Coach and Co-Founder of Nike,Inc.
Before Bowerman said it, Ralph lived it.
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John P. AhearnApril 22,2014
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BENNINGTON John P. Ahearn, 66, died April 17, 2014, in Bennington.
He was born April 10, 1948, in New Brunswick, N.J., to Maurice K. and Ruth Van Allen Ahearn. He graduated from Piscataway High School in 1966. While in high school he was a talented athlete and standout wrestler. He attended Rutgers University. He served in the U.S. Army, 101st Airborne Division, in Vietnam. He returned forever changed by this experience.
He lived in Braintree, Waterbury and Barre before moving to Bennington. Even as a child, he enjoyed gardening, often competing with his older brother to see who could grow bigger and better vegetables. He enjoyed nature and sought peace fishing the streams and rivers in central Vermont. He raised Christmas trees while he lived in Braintree and always thought about his dream of farming. John had a constant curiosity about spiritual matters. He had a lifelong interest in coins and their historical significance. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion Post 9 and Disabled American Veterans. In earlier years he spent time with his nieces and nephews and took much delight in them.
He was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by five brothers and sisters, Maurice K. Ahearn, of Sun City Center, Fla., Carol Haupt, of Randolph, Loretta Gaidys, of Barre, William Ahearn, of Barre, and Maria Ahearn-Hutchinson, of Northfield; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A calling hour will be held on Tuesday, April 22, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Day Funeral Home in Randolph. A funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, April 23, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Randolph. Burial with military honors will be at a later date at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Online condolences can be left at dayfunerals.com.
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My daughter was born at 28 weeks and is now 37 weeks gestational and finally home. She is bottle fed with half breast milk and half formula (my supply couldn't keep up with only the pump).
I want to start breastfeeding her, but transitioning her has me worried. We have to keep her feedings to 30 minutes or she'll use up more calories then she takes in, so my question is how does that go with getting her to breastfeeding? Right now I offer her the breast for no more then 10 minutes and then bottle feed her to ensure she doesn't get worn out.
If I offer her the breast for non-nutritive sucking will that wear her out or is that easier for her? How do you handle this time restriction with preemies? How does feeding on demand work if she's only allowed to eat for 30 minutes? I want to increase my supply enough that I can exclusively breast feed her but I don't want her to become worn out and be unable to take in enough calories.
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My son was born at 37 weeks. We had some latch issues and the LC was concerned about weight gain, so I've been pumping and feeding him from a bottle. She told me that once he was around his due date or I was pumping 1 oz per breast that I should work on his latch. So, he is now 2 weeks old and I am able to get an ounce from my right breast but only a 1/2 oz (if I'm lucky) from my left. My son seems interested in latching, so we are having a go at it. All day today I have been breastfeeding him and not pumping at all. He seems to latch on pretty good. It's painful at the beginning but then the pain subsides. He sucks actively for about 10 minutes and then falls asleep. I try to wake him, he'll suck a few times and then nod off again. So, I usually remove him from the breast and lay him down to sleep. I was concerned that 10 minutes wasn't enough so one time I weighed him before and after I fed him and he did gain an ounce, so I guess he's just a good efficient eater.
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- Develop reports that "multiple across the industry" say that a 2013 E3 reveal for the Xbox 720 is in the cards. Supposedly, the system will be shown off at E3 (hopefully without Circe du Solei), and the device will hit stores either during the holidays of 2013 or early into 2014. Until then, Microsoft will focus on the 360 and the Kinect.Supposedly, Lionhead is making a Fable launch title, and there's talk that Rare is working on a mature next-gen Xbox game.
- Again, according to Develop, preliminary work on PlayStation 4 games has begun at several internal Sony studios. Although no specific studios have been mentiones. The conventional wisdom in the industry says not to expect a new PlayStation console until at least 2014. Until then, Sony will focus on the PS3, the Vita and the PlayStation Move.
I ran this information through G4's Rumor-Tron 2000 computer and got an interesting result. The Rumortron says there's a 99.23 percent chance that both Microsoft and Sony are working on new systems to follow up the 360 and the PS3, but the Rumortron says there's only a 26 percent that the specifics mentioned in Develops stories are actually true... so make of that what you will.
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This is one of my favorite pictures of my uncle (upper left). He loved baseball and reportedly was quite a good baseball player, though I don't know what position he played. McPherson guys loved their baseball, from Wisconsin, to Minnesota, to California. Uncle Ralph's great smile tells the tale of a man who loved baseball.
Below is an except from a letter he wrote on 25 April 1984. My Uncle Ralph was "wordy", his letters ranged from 4 pages on day when the news was light, to his usual 8 to 12 pages. I have kept his wording and spelling for that too tells part of the story of my dear uncle that I knew not so well.
To me this is a wonderful look into the world of my Minnesota McPherson family, the family of my father, aunts, uncles and grandparents, as well as great uncles and great grandparents. Enjoy, as some of this will resonate with many of you. Uncle Ralph was really rather an Everyman. Although he tells stories of his own family, you may find similarities with stories told by your aunts, uncles, parents and grandparents. He writes these letters with unique sense of a common history of time and place.
"Getting back to family. Dad leased the old Newman place, 360 acres between Fort Ripley and Crow Wing , we were a ½ mil off of the state highway, a quarter of a mi from Crow Wing lake & a mi from Dead lake & two mi from the old Lennox district school.. That was in 1913 & we lived there till the fall of 1918 & Helen & Allen were both born there & I rode a horse over to the county clerks place 3 mi from us with all the data. at that time (Meyers was the clerks name & he was a farmer besides being county clerk. It was a pleasant place but on 3 sides of us was all pastured timber & thats were my real education with work began. Before I went to school in the morning s had to get up to help feed the stock, milk 2 or 3 cows and clean the barn & besides that when I got home after school saw wood with a bucksaw for plenty of wood till the next night. The only part I hated was putting up ice in the winter as that took 3 or 4 weeks as 4 or 5 neighbors would get together & put up anywhere from 50 cakes to a hundered & it was a lot of work. Our cakes generaly measured 12" x 20" X 4' & we put up 60 cakes sawing the cakes with an ice saw is real slow in the water so saw a long slab in the water & pull it out on top of the ice with a team of horses & compared to up & down sawing in the water, out in the air it seemed like the saw went thru the ice like a knife to hot butter.
"We always had about 20 head of horses & about 30 head of cattle with at least 4 or 8 head of milking all the time as in those days when you went to the store you took 35 or 40 lbs of homemade butter, also eggs & in season garden produce & most of the time would have a little change coming back.
"There was still timber being cut in Minnesota then & the lbr camps logged in the winter when they could ice the skid roads so Dad always sent two teams up to the logging camps at that time a team would earn as much as a man. Altho you had to put special shoes on the horses . The show were built so you could replace the caulks in the shoes & the horses wouldn't slip. Another thing for 4 or 5 years in the fall he would send two or 3 teams & wagons to North Dakota to take in the wheat harvest, about a 3 days drive & he could always get some one that was going up for the harvest to take them. Dad only went up once & he said that was enough as that time nobody every worked in the lmb camps or harvest cams without getting lousy, as in those days there would be 35 or 40 men to a bunk house.
"Ourselves with our grain there was a harvest crew that went around from farmer to farmer & generally thresh all they had in one day. The famers had to feed them but they slept around the harvest rig & I don't believe I ever seen one of them wash his hands or face altho the farmer would set out warm water, towels & soap. I never seen one of them use it.
"In 1915 Dad took a job in Brainard one winter & altho it was only 12 mi he came home by rain Sat nights. It was the only way to get back & forth & 3 mi from us was the Lennox flagstop. All it was was an old box car with end doors & a potbellied stove & was half tore up from people trying to get wood for a fire. Mother & I would take Dad to meet the train going to Brainerd about 9 PM Sunday nights & he would come back Sat nites around Midnight. That winter was exceptionally cold so we always had to take plenty of wood to keep warm & it was quite a job for me going on 12 to harness the team about 11 PM & the horses didn't like it either. In 1916 Clare brought the grandfolks out to the big house on the lake which he had leased & the following hear Walt brought his family out & leased the old Foster place so for awhile there were 7 McPhersons going to the Lennox school. Almost half of the school. Also Like I said the Main Rd from Minneapolis to Duluth followed the river nearly all the way & about that time Dad got the contract to maintain 4 mi of state highway. He didn't have to put in over 3 days a week & that was with a land leveler with 4 horses. Most of the time I would be the one to work the road as you had to walk it all.
"In 1918 Bertha & Cecil got married & Leon & Minnie Clouse took Cecil & Bertha & Dad & Mother over to the preachers house. He was also a farmer & was hauling manure but all he did was change shoes not his overalls to marry them.
"Also soon after that Clare took the contract to Maintain 4 mi of state hiway up by Barrows about 8 mi up the road so Dad leased the place by the lake & also the Foster place a mi from there & let the Newman Place go. That house had 17 rooms & a full basement, so we moved in to half of it before Clare had got ready to move the Grandfolks and Jims kids to Barrows. Besides Gladys(Jerry) was getting married. The guy she married, I've forgot his 1st name but his last name was Brankel, he was a sharp shooter with the Canadian Princess Pat regiment during the war.
"On there wedding day it was snowing, Clare & Walt were both out west but there were about 30 people there for the wedding not counting the kids. I was upstairs changing into my suit of clothes when I heard someone yet the house is on fire. I run down the stairs & outside & looked up & the whole roof was a fire. I run back up stairs & change into my work clothes again & instead of throwing everything I could out the window I left everything upstairs. With that much help we got everything out downstairs, I can still seek like carrying the stoves out with fire still in them. It was still a big loss because there was 600 bushels of potatoes, 100 gal of sorgham 700 to 800 jars of fruit in the cellar besides most of the bedding , clothes & so forth besides a tough winter to get thru, we had another house a mi from there to move to but all the stock & fee had to stay at the place on the lake so it was a chore to go over twice a day to milk & take care of the animals.
1924 McPherson brothers and a cousin taking a swim
Back row: Harold, Allen & Clive McPherson
Front row: A Foss cousin & Ralph McPherson
"So you may get tired of reading will let you rest or until next time. Of course have lots to write about yet if you can stand it I will.
"Love, Ralph & Sally"


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