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Why Should I Consider a Holistic Approach to Pregnancy and Childbirth?
Pregnancy and childbirth are obviously physical events, but they are much more than that - they represent a major life transition. The changes that occur with pregnancy and childbirth affect your whole life: your identity, your relationships, your values, and your beliefs. So it makes sense to consider body, mind, and spirit during your pregnancy and childbirth.
You might be wondering: What will help me have the healthiest pregnancy possible? How can I achieve the best possible physical and emotional health and wellbeing? How can I increase my chances for a natural progression of labor? Reading about a holistic approach will help answer these questions.
What are the physical benefits of a holistic approach?
A holistic approach can help you maximize your physical health and minimize the common discomforts of pregnancy. A healthy diet and exercise build a firm foundation.
Additionally, research demonstrates that many complementary therapies and practices (for example, massage or acupuncture for low back pain) offer comfort with a lower risk of undesirable side effects than many medications. Many of these can be found in the topic How Can I Best Prepare for Childbirth?
What are the emotional benefits of a holistic approach?
Most families welcome the birth of a baby, and you may find that those around you expect you to be happy at this time. However, most women also have periods of ambivalence, anxiety or roller-coaster emotions during pregnancy. After all, having a baby represents a great change, and this can be stressful. It is important to acknowledge those emotions and find strategies that help you reduce your stress and cope with it in a healthy way.
When you cope well with stress, you experience better peace of mind, and you also reduce the harmful effects that stress can have on your physical health. Reducing stress decreases your heart rate and blood pressure, helps your digestion, reduces muscular tension, and enhances your immune system and your ability to deal with pain and discomfort. All of these are especially important during pregnancy. Some ways to cope with stress include:
- Using stress-reduction techniques: There are many techniques to help with stress reduction, and you can find the ones that help you the most: breath work, guided imagery, meditation, self-hypnosis, or gentle movement such as Tai Chi or Yoga. The Mind-Body Therapies topic has more information on these and other helpful therapies and practices, and even offers guided meditation and other exercises to help you relax.
- Gaining knowledge: You can also reduce your stress by learning more about how your body works during pregnancy and childbirth and about your care options. The more you know, the more you can make important decisions confidently. This information can also help you identify a healthcare provider who encourages and supports your holistic approach. (See How Can I Arrange the Best Birth Support?)
How does a holistic approach help socially?
During pregnancy, you may begin to realize that your roles and your relationships will change as you become responsible for a new child. You and your partner may realize that you will no longer have the freedom to come and go as you like, or to spend as much unplanned time together as you are used to.
If you are planning to be a single parent, you may begin to readdress relationships with your family and friends as you identify whom you can rely on for support.
If you have other children, you begin to prepare them for the presence of another child in the family and prepare yourself for expanding your time and love. You might also find your relationship with your own parents changing, as you transition from being someone's child to becoming the mother of your own child.
It's important to acknowledge and welcome these changes by talking about them with your family and others. You and your family members might approach these changes at different times and in different ways. A holistic approach recognizes this.
What about spirituality?
Just as pregnancy and birth are times of profound physical and emotional change, they can also be opportunities for tremendous spiritual growth. As you reflect on your role in bringing the baby into the world, your core spiritual beliefs and values shape your expectations and experiences. You may find that pregnancy, birth, and parenting reinforce your beliefs or cause you to make great changes.
In the busy times while preparing for your baby and after the birth of your baby, it is often difficult to set aside time to reflect. However, if you do make time, either in structured ways, such as meditation, journaling, or prayer, or in an unstructured ways, such as walks in nature, you may find great rewards and growth await you.
Carrie has never journaled before. She started a journal at the beginning of her pregnancy as a gift to her baby, but instead has come to realize that it is a gift to herself. She has begun to better understand what it means to her to be a mother and to put words to some of the values she wishes to pass on to her baby.
What are the benefits of a holistic childbirth?
A holistic approach to childbirth aims to facilitate the most natural progression of labor possible.
Prepares you to be an informed participant
You and your support team will begin by learning what enhances the process of labor and childbirth. You will know what to ask so you can confidently give informed consent to the plan of care that your midwife or doctor proposes. Throughout, you will gain confidence in your decision-making and feel empowered to do what is best for your family.
Choosing a holistic approach means learning about the benefits and risks of all childbirth options so you can make good decisions if labor unfolds in an unexpected manner. Let's consider a few examples.
- Suppose that the midwife or doctor feels that labor needs to be artificially initiated (induced). Learning about options for induction will help you discuss this plan knowledgeably. You might decide to decline the induction. Or you may be able to help determine which of several options for starting labor best minimizes your risk for other interventions and maximizes your ability to move about or cope with labor pain.
- Suppose that cesarean section is the best birth method for you and your baby. Perhaps the baby is breech, or you have a medical concern that makes pushing risky. There is evidence that some babies whose mothers go into labor before having a cesarean section have better lung functioning than babies who are born after a scheduled cesarean section. Knowing this piece of information might help you decide whether to schedule surgery or wait until labor starts. The comfort level of your provider may also play a role in this decision-making.
Helps avoid the unnecessary use of technology
Planning for a holistic childbirth may also mean choosing a healthcare provider who does not routinely use common labor interventions, such as electronic fetal monitoring, forceps, or vacuum extractors. Of course when needed, these can be beneficial. But when unnecessary, these same interventions can cause problems in labor, problems for the baby, a delay in initiating family contact, or long-term health problems for the mother.
Some evidence suggests that interventions are used far more often than needed during birth in the United States. Learning about these options can help you avoid some of the risks associated with the unnecessary use of technology.
We have much to learn from other cultures when it comes to holism and safety in childbirth. Despite its advanced healthcare system, the United States does not have the best statistics for healthy births; in fact, in 2003, it ranked 33rd in the world for infant mortality. In other developed countries, midwives attend the majority of births for healthy women. In some countries, such as the Netherlands, about one-third of all women plan to give birth at home. Interestingly, these countries have outcomes that are as good as, or better than, outcomes in the United States.
Choosing a holistic pregnancy and childbirth is a positive, affirming activity, which supports your ability to give birth because it enhances your health, improves your understanding about labor and childbirth, and helps you find or develop supportive assistants.
What about pain management?
One of the questions that often surfaces when talking about holistic childbirth is the choice of pain management. With a holistic approach to childbirth, you may choose to use techniques such as guided imagery, breathing, movement, hydrotherapy, or self-hypnosis in place of, or as a complement to, common options in labor, such as an epidural. But why, with easy access to technology that makes labor more comfortable, might you choose an alternative?
The answer is complex. Pain medication and epidurals may help you be more comfortable during labor. However, like all medical interventions, they do carry a degree of risk. For example:
- Narcotic-type pain medications, such as nubain, morphine, demerol, or fentanyl, are often used to alleviate labor pain. These medications are associated with longer labors and might also make you groggy, lightheaded, and nauseated, potentially interfering with your ability to move about freely.
- Narcotic-type pain medications might also cause a baby to be born sleepy and in need of breathing stimulation. Conversely, they might make a baby irritable. Either excessive sleepiness or irritability may interfere with the successful initiation of breastfeeding.
- There is conflicting evidence about whether the use of epidurals or other spinal anesthesia adversely affects the length of labor or increases the chances that you will have a cesarean section.
- The use of an epidural might lead to a baby who settles into an unfavorable position for birth, which might result in a cesarean section, forceps, or a vacuum extractor-assisted birth.
- Women with epidurals or other spinal anesthesia might experience a drop in blood pressure, which could affect the amount of oxygen that gets to the baby.
- After an epidural, women are generally restricted to bed and might require a urinary catheter to drain urine from the bladder. Some women also have difficulty passing urine even after the epidural wears off.
- The epidural procedure itself has a few risks and side effects, including itching, infection, the improper placement of the medication into a blood vessel instead of the appropriate epidural space, backache, a "spinal" headache after the procedure, or, rarely, permanent nerve damage.
On the other hand, using holistic measures to manage pain allows you to avoid the side effects of medication or epidurals. These measures help to promote the natural progress of labor, which brings many benefits: your recovery is likely to be quicker, you and your baby are less likely to be exposed to the side effects of medical interventions, and your baby is more likely to breastfeed readily.
Lucia did not use pain medication or have an epidural during her first two labors. She stood during most of her labor, and then sat in a rocking chair toward the end of labor when her pain was the most intense. Roberto's sister combed her hair between contractions, which helped her to relax and conserve her energy. Lucia found that having freedom to get into the most comfortable position was helpful as she coped with pain during contractions. Her babies were eager breastfeeders soon after delivery, and Lucia feels that avoiding medication helped to get her off to a good start at breastfeeding.
What about cesarean sections?
Another major issue in childbirth concerns cesarean sections. When necessary, a cesarean section benefits both the baby and the mother. But it is not without risks. These include infection to the mother, risk of injury to the mother or baby, a period of prolonged pain and healing after childbirth, the risks associated with the surgical anesthesia, and even a small risk of death.
The best rate of cesarean sections is the rate at which the health benefits for the baby and the mother are maximized, and women are not unnecessarily exposed to the risks involved in cesarean sections. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that an optimal cesarean section rate is between 10% and 15%. The United States Department of Health and Human Services agrees and set a goal in the Healthy People 2010 initiative to reduce the cesarean section rate among women having their first baby to 15%.
Despite that goal, the cesarean section rate in the United States has continued to grow and is now approaching 30%. This means that some women and their babies are unnecessarily exposed to the risks of cesarean sections without benefit to their babies or themselves. There is even a growing trend in the United States toward an "elective" cesarean section, which means that there is no current medical reason, just a theory that it might help avoid problems such as pelvic floor relaxation later in life.
Taking a holistic approach to childbirth enables you to become educated, make informed choices, and to understand how to reduce the chances of having an unnecessary cesarean section.
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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Cedar City, Utah— In observance of National Model Aviation Day, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cedar City Field Office, Iron County and the Cedar City Radio Control Club (CCRCC) invite the public to a grand opening celebration for the new Radio Control Flying Field at Three Peaks Recreation Area on August 17, 2013. National Model Aviation Day recognizes the history of model aviation with clubs and other organizations throughout the nation.
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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — When it comes to spring sports, baseball and softball are diamonds in the rough and golf played on the emerald greens is another priceless gem. But for its multi-faceted glittering movement, track and field is considered by many to be the crown jewel. While the aforementioned sports feature compelling moments and drama, they are also prone to periods of stasis. Not so with track and field, which is a non-stop cavalcade of action as runners, jumpers and throwers compete simultaneously in what amounts to an athletic cirque du soleil.
As a former marathoner who discovered running at age 30 to be a life-altering experience, I have never hid my unflinching affinity for the sport that owns my heart, and consequently I wasted no time in pouncing on the season's first track meet, a Division III clash between Liberty and James I. O'Neill. Liberty moved up from Division IV, where it competed with Sullivan West and Tri-Valley to wrangle instead with O'Neill, Monticello, Goshen and Port Jervis. Monticello's boys team, which eked out a pair of storied division championships against Cornwall the past two seasons, no longer has to worry about the daunting Dragons, who moved up to Division II. When it comes to sectionals, though, nothing has changed. Liberty remains in Class C where it will vie against Sullivan West, O'Neill, Tri-Valley, Burke, Pine Plains, Fallsburg, Millbrook and Rhinebeck.
For the purpose of the state meet, there are only two classes. Schools with 600 students or above comprise Division I. Monticello is the only Sullivan County school in that category. All the rest compete in Division II. When push comes to shove, the meets that matter most are the Section 9 meet and the state qualifier. Along the way, there are compelling invitationals, like the one to be staged at Tri-Valley on April 21. This year's invitees include powerful Bronxville and its iconic national standout Mary Cain. The Monticello games follow a week later and, of course, there will be the OCIAA league meet staged at Warwick, which functions as another barometer for the elite athletes to test their mettle against schools large and small.


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No tiersDecember 11,2012Trustees for the Vermont State Colleges are toying with the idea of charging varying tuition rates for different college majors. The idea is to align cost and value, but misconceives the notion of value. Tiered tuitions at the states colleges are a bad idea.
Rick Scott, the governor of Florida, has promoted the idea of tiered tuition at Floridas universities, according to a report in The New York Times, but his intention seems to be economic development. He has suggested that it might make sense to charge less for science and engineering majors in order to foster learning in fields that would provide value for the states economy. (It is ironic that he would push the expansion of science education at the same time his budget cuts have slashed science faculty at the states universities.)
In Vermont, apparently, the aim of tiered tuition is less to promote economic development than to cover the costs of more expensive programs. That might result in higher costs for science and engineering, which require expensive labs and other facilities.
Public education is one of the great foundations for American democracy, including higher education, which offers diverse avenues of advancement. In Vermont, in addition to numerous private colleges, there is the Community College of Vermont, Vermont Technical College and the state colleges at Castleton, Johnson and Lyndon. The University of Vermont remains the states flagship institution and under new leadership appears to be placing greater emphasis on serving Vermonters.
But who is to say that one program is worth more than another? For one person pursuit of education in chemistry may fulfill a deep intellectual ambition. For another, the study of English literature may represent the highest educational achievement. If public education is to serve democracy, it must serve an egalitarian ideal that allows each individual to find meaning in his or her way.
Political leaders, mindful of the needs of the economy, often say that the advancement of science and engineering is crucial to the nations economic competitiveness. Indeed, UVMs engineering and medical schools are linchpins in the states economic success, and they merit continued promotion and support.
But tuition is paid by individuals, and to give one individual a financial advantage over another is to undermine the egalitarian character of public education. Society benefits not from turning everyone into scientists, but by allowing each individual to fulfill his or her potential, becoming thoughtful, conscientious citizens. The pursuit of happiness can be defined only individually. Who is to say that music is less important to society than physics? A musician or a physicist whose ambitions have been thwarted by high education costs is a loss to society.
If the colleges need to raise more money, and if higher tuitions are one of the ways of doing so, having all students share that burden equally underscores the egalitarianism of public education and tells students the school values their choices equally. If biology labs need refurbishing, English majors may have to pay a little more. So will taxpayers all across the state. Those who understand their responsibilities as citizens gladly accept that obligation.
Higher education has been plagued in recent years by the same economic disparities that have wracked the larger economy. As it has become more expensive, it has moved farther out of reach of more people. The skyrocketing tuition increases of recent years have partly gone to fuel an arms race among colleges striving to build fancy facilities that will allow them to compete for top students. That race seems to be coming to an end.
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They can get viruses but it's highly unlikely, so maybe get a small unintrusive Antivirus just in case. As Charlie Miller once said, "Mac OS X is like living in a farmhouse in the country with no locks, and Windows is living in a house with bars on the windows in the bad part of town."
They have developed viruses to penetrates mac's. Its not likely but its still there.
Its not so much that they cant get viruses, they just arent made for mac os. Its really up to you, if your not gonna get anti virus dont be stupid with whats sites you go on and what you choose to dl.
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Does anyone know if there is a national law protecting nursing mothers who have to pump at work?
I have this woman (yes a woman) at work who apparently has it out for me, Because I am special and get my own special place to do my "mommy business" and she has to do her ridiculous exercises in the break room and she doesn't get a special place to do her business (she says they are medically necessary I say its BS. Crunches and wrist rotations don't do anything for thrombosis in your legs! HELLO THEY HAVE SPECIAL MEDICAL SOCKS FOR THAT! And on top of that she apparently has stomach issues, I don't know one person who would do crunches with the pain in her stomach that she claims she has! )
So now that she is being so childish she has gone to my supervisor and has said that it isn't fair that I get to do my "mommy business" and also get my 2 15 minute breaks on top of it . NO ONE else in the office cares, my boss doesn't care, event he District Regional Operations manager (based out of my office) doesn't care. But because this perticular person is nothing but a miserable old grouch who has to get her way or else I am now being told that I may have to limit my sessions to just my breaks.
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Posted 24 August 2010 - 07:13 AM
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Posted 24 August 2010 - 08:16 AM
In the last round of licensing, clubs were initially assessed and awarded points on reaching minimum standards. In this round of licensing, clubs will be assessed against A Grade criteria. These criteria are designed to reflect the advancing standards within Super League, and take account of the feedback received from clubs following the last round of licensing.
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Posted 24 August 2010 - 08:26 AM
Smacks of typical RFL to me. They go on about a fair system but in reality they look to have already picked one Championship club to replace one Super League club. The only issue is which clubs, which is most likely Widnes for one of three others.
The minimum criteria for the Championship are a nonsense too in my opinion. Mainly because there are about 3/4 Super League clubs who probably wouldn't meet them if they were in the Championship. How fair is that for a system?
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Posted 24 August 2010 - 08:41 AM
a. Extent to which each club helps meet the SLE Strategy and the strategic aims and objectives of the Licensing process;
Does anyone know what the SLE strategy is ?
Or is it a thinly veiled way of saying they'll pick whoever they like and justify it by the use of the 'strategic aims' argument, just as they did with Celtic Crusaders ?
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Posted 24 August 2010 - 10:46 AM
They won't increase the number of clubs, either.
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Posted 24 August 2010 - 12:21 PM
Smacks of typical RFL to me. They go on about a fair system but in reality they look to have already picked one Championship club to replace one Super League club. The only issue is which clubs, which is most likely Widnes for one of three others.
The minimum criteria for the Championship are a nonsense too in my opinion. Mainly because there are about 3/4 Super League clubs who probably wouldn't meet them if they were in the Championship. How fair is that for a system?
That's the bit I found most interesting:
What happens if a Championship club meets the minimum criteria, but is not the successful club announced in March 2011?
Those Championship clubs that meet the minimum criteria but do not obtain a Super League licence in March 2011 still have a chance of obtaining a Super League licence. These clubs will have their suitability for a licence assessed with the Super League clubs who submit applications in April 2011 (see process graphic attached).
Whilst I agree in part with what you're saying about them being less prepared than an already more prepared Championship club, I think the whole point is that if they are to succeed at this final stage then the RFL must feel that they are in a better position for SL than one of the current SL clubs.
This part is essentially just a backup in case more than one of the SL clubs look God damn awful in the application process. It's a good plan for a "just in case" moment that probably won't be needed. The fact that only two clubs meet this criteria means that basically after they've given Widnes a license, they'll just see if Halifax are a better proposition than the other SL clubs.
As for the Championship criteria, I agree with it. What I don't agree with is when they chose to release it. Back end of the last season? Ridiculous. It should have been known from 2008. You cannot implicate such huge changes to a system without having the final details in place BEFORE it. It's like introducing a relegation place 3 weeks before the end of the season after being told there wouldn't be any.
Interesting to note no mention of the foreign clubs invitation however. Doesn't look to be Toulouse's year yet...
Posted 24 August 2010 - 12:50 PM
You mean like when the RFL kicked the bottom 6 Clubs out of the old Division 1, when they first set the original Super League up, without giving them time to try and fight their way out of the bottom 6 ?
Widnes were told on the Good Friday they were in, then told weeks later they wern't. That was when they Season used to end in May.
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Posted 24 August 2010 - 01:39 PM
Widnes were told on the Good Friday they were in, then told weeks later they wern't. That was when they Season used to end in May.
Exactly, but that was the old administration. And they didn't have as much time to implement that decision as we have had with the licensing situation. We didn't HAVE to implement the licensing system, we could have planned for it properly and then done it when we were fully ready. When the game turned pro, we only had a certain amount of time to get the details worked or else we'd have lost out on a lot of investment.
Posted 24 August 2010 - 01:42 PM
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Posted 24 August 2010 - 01:49 PM
Similar, not the same.
But this is Rugby League so it is expected!
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Posted 24 August 2010 - 02:25 PM
They won't increase the number of clubs, either.
There's no worry, I'd be very surprised if we're not included at the next round of licensing.
However that doesn't mean that I suddenly don't care about the system any more. The RFL are still trying to present the facade of a fair system when in reality they don't have one.
It seems to me that the RFL created licensing because of a couple of impending problems that were getting worse. The gap between the two divisions had grown to the stage that relegation could prove fatal for a club. Perhaps more importantly, expansion clubs were constantly being threatened with relegation and this could have proved disastrous to those clubs and the game. It also looked farcical when these sides were exempt from relegation and sides above them were being relegated instead. This was only going to get worse as more expansion clubs came into Super League.
So the 3 year licensing system came about from a desire to be able to control which teams are in the top league, most importantly to protect the expansion sides from relegation. It also came with some added benefits such as the 3 year building period, but personally I think it was expansion that the main factor behind it.
The problem was that the RFL tried to convince the public into thinking they were going to create a fair system whereby the best 12/14 clubs at any one time were included. This hasn't happened. They've created the facade of a fair system which in reality allows them to include whoever they want regardless of the situation and without having to give too much justification. This means that Quins, Catalans and the Crusaders will always be safe.
They haven't been stupid and have realised that to stop the clubs below Super League from dying, they need to keep some level of promotion and relegation. Widnes were always going to be a good bet to replace one of the poorer heartland clubs without causing too much hassle. So they have created a list of criteria a few weeks before the end of the season that they expect only Widnes to make. But yet they still go along and release statements and update their website as if it is undecided and as if another Championship club could come up.
Nonsense, one team is coming up to replace one other team. The RFL know it and everybody else does, but they will go through a whole rigmarole as if the best 14 clubs at any one time will be picked. This isn't necessarily true either as there is more than just Widnes who could do a better job than some of the current incumbents. As I pointed out in a different thread, Leigh were heavily derided for their brief time in Super League, yet they averaged more than Salford will this year. They also have a nice new stadium and Salford don't yet.
However there is zero chance they will replace Salford because of location, which trumps all. The RFL have managed to create a system where they can ensure that a team like Leigh can't replace Salford even if technically they could do a slightly better job than them.
Posted 24 August 2010 - 02:29 PM
Widnes were told on the Good Friday they were in, then told weeks later they wern't. That was when they Season used to end in May.
I was quite young at the time (12) and remember watching on Sky as we beat Hull away I think, which virtually guaranteed that we wouldn't be relegated. There was huge relief all round.
Little did we know.
Posted 24 August 2010 - 02:38 PM
Well I think you might be wrong re:Widnes next season. If they are going to get (or have already) the nod, why would they bother wasting money they don't need to spend on a decent squad for next year. They won't be able to pay the new players they have lined up for SL on a Salary cap of 300k. So I predict Widnes will go with youth and may not even make the play offs, but by then who in the championship will care.
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Posted 24 August 2010 - 03:19 PM
Er, won't the rest of the clubs still want to be working towards getting a license for the next franchise period? So they'll need to get into a GF or win the NRC again. They'll need to get the crowds. They'll need to get the turnover. So why would they just be friendlies?
And what makes you think Widnes will be doing anything different to what they were doing this year and last? They can't spend over the cap. So what advantage will they have compared to the last two years?
Posted 24 August 2010 - 06:32 PM
They won't increase the number of clubs, either.
With the history I can understand Widnes fans being cautious. They have had the brown end of the stick a few times in the way that fans of other clubs only claim.
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Wilfrid Laurier University celebrated the opening of The Graduate Commons with an event held at the Laurier Library Wednesday, June 6. The Graduate Commons, located on the third floor of the library, is a dedicated space for graduate students made possible by the generosity of the Graduate Students Association (GSA), the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, alumni and friends of Lauriers library.
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Elpida Memory and Winbond Electronics Corp. have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for DRAM foundry services that will see Winbond manufacture DRAMs under contract to Elpida. The outsourcing agreement is the first step of a business partnership the two companies intend to pursue further.
Winbond is about to start selling GDDR3 and GDDR5 memory chips to Elpida in accordance with the agreement signed earlier this year. However, Elpida wants to substantially boost its commodity DRAM market share and is looking for partners who would adopt its process technologies and would allocate part of their output to the Japanese vendor. Last week Elpida signed technology-for-capacity agreement with ProMOS.
"The combination of Elpida's advanced technology and Winbond's rich product manufacturing experience, which includes graphics memory, will enable us to expand our product lineup across a wide range of applications," said Yukio Sakamoto, president and chief executive officer of Elpida.
Under the agreement, Elpida and Winbond will now embark on a more formal business relationship. As a first step Elpida will provide Winbond with advanced DRAM process technology and product technology and in return Winbond will allocate certain capacity at its wafer fabs in Taichung to manufacture these DRAM products. Elpida will purchase the product output and sell it to major customers under its own corporate brand name.
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Cassandra Horton, 67, and her husband Claude Horton, 84, of Elk City, Okla., died when their Ford Explorer collided into the back of a privately owned garbage truck near the Curry-Roosevelt County line, officials said.
Stephen Robertson, 49, of Clovis, was the driver of the garbage truck, owned by Valley Waste Removal, according to State Police Capt. Jimmy Glascock.
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Efforts to reach Robertson for comment Wednesday were unsuccessful.
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International Women's Day 2011 - Women in Agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development
The findings of FAO's State of Food and Agriculture report 2010-11 (SOFA): "Women in Agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development," were the focus of a high-level roundtable debate organized by the three Rome-based UN agencies - FAO, IFAD and WFP.
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receiving blanket under breast
get baby latched on upright then drop into a laying position
laid back nursing
put baby's feet resting in your belly and baby's head angled away from your body a little
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Besides Robbie Rogers is too busy being a "Golddigga"…..
No shade to Clay Aiken, but the Congressman could do far better. That's not the best pic of him, but he's a gorgeous man. His votes and record are inexcusable, but he can, and likely does, do better. Did you guys try to find the worst pic of Clay, or was that the best you could get? Legitimate question.
That Daley/Lance/Savage/Terry foursome would be some hot fucking. I want to see a sex tape of that orgy.
Perez Hilton scares me. Honestly. I didn't like him when he was overweight, but he actually scares me now. Is he mentally stable? Who the hell gave him a kid? And he looks like Ron Pearlman in the face, but somehow less sexy. I know that body was surgically enhanced to remove excess skin, and who knows what else?
Gay celebrity power Clay Aiken????
Although the Tom Daley pairing is much better than his real BF.
Dearest, 2 bottoms don't make a good marriage. Of the lot here, only Michael Sam and Ricky Martin would stand a snowball's chance in hell. Call Treasure Island Media…that's a movie I'd love to see. Snowballs anyone?
Perez Hilton in a marriage? I would not want to inflict that torture on anyone.
Ok, this was funny! However, what did poor Ricky Martin every do to anybody that he should be put together with that insecure Meth Monster Marc Jacobs?! She Bangs wasn't THAT bad a song was it!?!?!?
Was this suppose to be serious. Many could do a lot better. Some have BFs don't they? Trying to stir up some s***?
Not Marc Jacobs for Ricky. Ricky Martin still hold the record as the man that has appeared more
Times on the cover of " People in Español" as the most beautiful men.
He is a very handsome, but also very nice guy, and still a huge star in many countries.
For Ricky, Nathan Berkus would be a good match.
Ugh more Perez huh? Really?
Perez Hilton looks ridiculous.
Hopefully two of these relationships would end in a murder/suicide…any guesses?….
you should do a gay celeb pairing with a closet case…
1- Ricky Martin and Antonio Banderas
2- Tom Daley and Taylor Lautner
3- Michael Sam and Aaron Rodgers
4- Robbie Rogers and Chace Crawford
5- Jonathan Groff and Matthew Morrison
Michael Sam, my man you`ll always be my hottest man on the net. WOW how I wish you were mine.
@dougmc92: Much better. You should be writing this.
@ dougmc 92, good one buddy. Wondering who
We are going to pair with the closet cases : John
Travolta, Tyler Perry and Queen Latifah?
What a sad day. This is all you had to work with today.
@jaleoman: huummmm…Travolta and David Geffen, Perry and Boy George, Latifah and Wanda Sykes….of course- we could put Medea and Latifah together :)
@ Doug, good job, those are a good pairs, I find funny Perry and Boy George.
Not to get off track but if Sam is drafted I can imagine the closeted players that may approach him, discreetly of course. One can only hope that his presence will give others the courage they may need to be true to themselves. Ah well.
@Toby Ross: Nick can handle it lol.
Oh! SO close. This Queerty article included Tom Daley, Robbie Rogers, AND Nick Gruber. If only they put Dustin Zito in it and we would have had a perfectly desperate and douchey fanboy Queerty article. So close. I guess I'm going to have to wait for St. Patrick's Day. I'm sure they all wore green at some point, right?
Should be Perez Hilton and Michael Lucas.
I feel like I should call child social services on you Queerty. Dustin Lance Bass and now Terry Miller and you know Dan is going to join in on that bang as well. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeew!
@ppp111: closeted players won't come within a mile of Sam- they'll fear being seen with him might bring them into question….some str8 players will probably avoid him for fear of being thought of/considered gay. Lookl at Tom Daley and his diving friends. Half the pics out there of Chris Mears and Jack Laugher used to contain Daley. The 3 were at the British Nationals last week- every diving competiton in the past- there were dozens of pics of the 3 together- this events- ZERO!!!!
Wow, these couples would make strange babies…
All of these pairings are HORRIBLE.
Even if it's a "joke". I always have an issue when the pairing in question are already with other people, especially the guy who's married to Dan Savage. Besides Tom Daley could do much better.
@NG22: For some reason I misread your comment and thought you were referring to Clay Aiken as the gorgeous one, lmao. No offence to Clay Aiken though. But yeah, you're right, despite Schock being a repulsive prick, he's kinda handsome.
@dougmc92: Such a depressing thought, but you may be right. Though I hope there will be some straight players who are secure enough that they will offer Sam open friendship and support.
Not to get too off-topic, and I don't quite know how to say this, but I feel very protective of Michael Sam. It's a bitter joke to listen to homophobe idiots blather on about football being a "manly man's game." Do they really not get that it takes a REAL man to stand up like he has? I wish the best for him. He should be rewarded for his integrity and courage, not punished, and I pray the NFL, the press, and the fans don't mistreat him.
oh- there WILL be some cool players- I just meant a few str8 and all the closet cases :)
@Niall: It would be great if people would let Tom Daley grow up a little (and allow himself)than have him "coupled" with these more "worldly men."
@LadyL: I think he will be able to hold his own, but he will need someone more evolved and of substance than his current twink boyfriend – his choice of course.
I have to say…..Perez Hilton.. best Halloween costume ever!!!….truly terrifying!!!…(Oh wait, that wasn't a costume???)


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Homemade Tilapia Tacos
Time Prep: 10 min
Total: 25 min
Servings Total: 6 servings
What You Need:
1 pkg (6 0z.) FRESH TAKE Chili Lime & Panko Recipe Cheese Breadcrumb Mix
6 fresh tilapia fillets (1 ½ lb)
2 cups shredded purple cabbage
½ cups pineapple salsa
12 corn tortillas (6 inch), warmed
Make It:
Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
Spray baking sheet with cooking spray. Open FRESH TAKE bag; pull apart center seal. Mix contents together
Moisten fish with water; place in bag,1 piece at a time. Lightly press chees mizture onto both sides of fish. (Fish will not be completely coated). Place on prepared baking sheet; top with remaining cheese mixture
Bake 12 to 15 mins. Or until fish flakes easily with fork. Meanwhile, combine cabbage and salsa
Cut fish fillets in half; place on tortillas. Top with cabbage mixture
Chili Lime & Panko Recipe Cheese Bread Crumb Mix
Purple Cabbage
Pineapple Salsa
6 Corn Tortillas


text: I will be taking a course one night a week starting in sept and my lo will be about 6-7 weeks old then. I will be gone from the house about 5 hrs. THe class is 3hrs long and it takes an hour to drive each way. My first dd would never take a bottle and I don't know if I should just bring my new baby to class with me or pump and leave her with daddy. Are there certain bottles that work better than others? we have one breastbottle nurser and some medela bottles to try out. what to do??


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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Freedom to supply services, competition, unfair pricing practices and free access to ocean trade
The aim of this Regulation is to organise maritime transport in accordance with the basic principles of Community law.
Council Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86 of 22 December 1986 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport between Member States and between Member States and third countries [See amending acts]
Four Regulations, Nos 4055/86, 4056/86, 4057/86 and 4058/86, set out to apply the principles of freedom to provide services, competition, and free access to the market in sea transport. Another Regulation, No 3577/92, deals specifically with freedom to provide services in sea transport within Member States (" maritime cabotage ").
Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86: Freedom to provide services
The Regulation gives Member State nationals (and non-Community shipping companies using ships registered in a Member State and controlled by Member State nationals) the right to carry passengers or goods by sea between any port of a Member State and any port or off-shore installation of another Member State or of a non-Community country.
Any current national restrictions which reserve the carriage of goods to vessels flying the national flag are to be phased out.
Existing cargo sharing arrangements in bilateral agreements with non-Community countries are to be adjusted or phased out according to this Regulation.
Cargo sharing arrangements in future bilateral agreements with non-member countries will be limited to those Member States whose shipping companies would not otherwise have an opportunity to ply for trade to and from the particular non-member country.
The Regulation lays down a procedure for cases where Member State shippers have no effective opportunity to ply for trade to and from a particular non-Community country.
It allows the extension of the benefits of the Regulation to non-Community nationals established in the Community.
Regulation No 3573/90 inserts a clause providing for the adjustment of agreements concluded by the former German Democratic Republic.
Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86: Application of the competition rules in maritime transport
The Regulation defines the following terms:
- "tramp vessel services": the transport of goods without a regular timetable where the freight rates are freely negotiated case by case in accordance with supply and demand;
- "liner conference": a group of carriers who provide international liner services for the carriage of cargo within specified geographical limits and who agree to charge uniform or common freight rates and to apply any other agreed terms for the provision of liner services;
- "transport user": a firm that has entered into, or demonstrates an intention to enter into, a contractual or other arrangement with a conference or shipping line.
The Regulation lays down the rules for applying Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (free competition) to maritime transport. The transport must be between one or more Community ports, and tramp vessel services are excluded.
Technical agreements whose sole object is to achieve technical improvements or cooperation are exempted by the Regulation from the prohibition in Article 81(1) of the Treaty.
Restrictive practices engaged in by members of one or more liner conferences are exempted from the prohibition in Article 81(1), on certain conditions, in so far as they seek to coordinate shipping timetables, determine the frequency of sailing, allocate sailings among members of the conference, fix rates and conditions of carriage, regulate carrying capacity, or allocate cargo or revenue among members.
Regulation No 1/2003 provides for a changeover from a centralised system of prior notification to a directly applicable exception scheme: competition law is now to be enforced by any competition authority, including the Commission, and by the courts of the Member States.
Regulation (EEC) No 4057/86: Unfair pricing in maritime transport
This Regulation enables the EC to apply compensatory duties in order to protect shipowners in Member States from unfair pricing practices on the part of non-Community shipowners.
The Regulation defines the injury that can be taken into consideration, e.g. a reduction in the shipowner's market share or profits or in employment.
It lays down a procedure for complaints, consultations, and subsequent investigations.
It allows compensatory duties to be imposed on foreign shipowners. These follow an investigation which demonstrates that injury has been caused by unfair pricing and that the interests of the Community make intervention necessary.
Regulation (EEC) No 4058/86: Free access to ocean trades
This Regulation applies when action by a non-Community country or by its agents restricts free access to the transport of liner cargoes, bulk cargoes or other cargoes by shipping companies of Member States or by ships registered in a Member State, except where such action is taken in conformity with the UN Liner Code.
The Regulation defines the expressions "home trader" and "cross-trader".
It provides for coordinated action by the Community following a request made by a Member State to the Commission. Such action might include diplomatic representation to non-Community countries and countermeasures directed at the shipping companies concerned.
Similar coordinated action can be taken at the request of another country belonging to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with which a reciprocal arrangement has been concluded.
Entry into force - Date of expiry
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
Official Journal
Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86
OJ L 378 of 31.12.1986
Amending act(s)
Entry into force
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
Official Journal
Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86
OJ L 378 of 31.12.1986
Regulation (EEC) No 4057/86
OJ L 378 of 31.12.1986
Regulation (EEC) No 4058/86
OJ L 378 of 31.12.1986
Regulation (EEC) No 3573/90
OJ L 353 of 17.12.1990
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Non-required items your kids need for school
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While school-supply lists can be extensive, there are still some items that your child may need that might not be listed.
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Resource Advisory Council Brochure
The RAC meets one to four times per year for one to two days. Membership includes a cross section of Utahn's around the State representing energy, tourism and commercial recreation interests; environmental, archeological or historic interests; and elected officials, and the public at large. Council members are selected for their ability to provide informed, objective advice on a broad array of public lands issues and their commitment to collaboration in seeking solutions to those issues.
Members are appointed to three-year terms and may be reappointed for one additional term. Council members must be Utah residents. Members serve without salary, but are reimbursed travel and per diem expenses.Meetings are open to the public; however, transportation, meals and lodging are the responsibility of the participating public.
Recreation Resource Advisory Committee - Organization and LinksThe Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are working with two types of advisory committees that make recommendations on recreation fee proposals:
For more info, go to: http://www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/rrac-org-links.shtml
National RAC Site / GSENM Advisory Committee (MAC)
RAC Coordinator
Lola Bird (801) 539-4033
RAC Application


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Are you driving a used car and hoping it will be able to keep puttering along for at least one more year? You are not alone.
According to automotive information and marketing company R. L. Polk & Co., consumers, on average, are holding onto cars longer than they have in the past.
So with cars getting older and older, it is getting more and more important to recognize problems with your car early on before it is too late.
Does that pinging noise coming from your engine mean it is on its last leg, or will a simple, cheap maintenance stop put you back on the road in no time flat?
You may not know a lot of about cars, but in-depth automotive expertise isn't necessary to stay ahead of major problems. Just keep an eye out for one of the five following warning signs ...
No. 5: Your parts store sends you Christmas cards
Mark Larsen, a franchise training manager with Car-X Auto Service, said there is one sure sign that it may time to junk or sell a used car.
"If the parts store starts sending you Christmas cards, you know you've spent too much money there," said Larsen. "Also, when they know you by your first name and they know the names of your children."
Spending too much too frequently on repairs is a big reason to put your old used car out to pasture.
Knowing when you are better off getting rid of your car for another one is a fine line. Getting $2,000 worth of repairs on a car that is only worth $5,000 may or may not be worth it, depending on how good of shape overall the car is in and if you anticipate any other problems in the near future.
But if you walk into the parts store and realize you know all five of the employees by their first name, maybe it is time to take a drive down to the local new or used auto lot.
Next up, beware if your car seems to have an insatiable appetite for oil ...
No. 4: Your car is burning through oil
Nobody likes to see a pool of oil underneath the front of their car. But there are even worse problems to have than an oil leak when it comes to older cars.
If a car is starting to use up a lot of oil, but you see no signs of an oil leak on your driveway or garage floor, it could be a sign the car is on its last leg.
Larsen said burning a quart a month is not uncommon, but if the engine is taking close to a quart a week there is a problem.
"The oil is just burning it up because the engine is tired and it's not tight anymore," said Larsen. "It could be the rings or the valve seals could be so hard that they just can't hold the oil anymore. It tends to be expensive (to fix)."
But that expense can be nothing compared to our next signal ...
No. 3: Pinging noises from engine
Cars make all sorts of sounds, many of them normal. All of us have been paranoid at times about a noise coming from our car that ends up being nothing. But what if it is something more serious?
A weird noise coming from your engine could mean all sorts of things, but if it is coming from the inside of the engine block, it is probably not good. Fixing something inside the engine block requires opening it up, which is always going to be expensive.
"If you have an internal engine noise that is somewhere along the lines of a crank or piston, or an internal engine noise that is something that isn't going away and is going to get worse, or a rod knock, or a valve that's got a popping noise to it -- any of those things is an internal engine problem, and that really pushes the engine to the point that it needs to be replaced," said Larsen.


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Research: emissions higher in fracturing
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Not surprisingly, their conclusion has drawn fire from the oil and gas industry. Less predictably, another set of researchers from the same university also questions the finding.
The first group of researchers said their work found that greenhouse gases produced by the U.S. natural-gas industry will grow from 17 to 23 percent during the next 20 years as shale gas continues to replace conventional natural gas.
Responding to their critics, they recently defended and reiterated their findings using fresh data from the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Based on its large contribution of methane, shale gas development results in greater greenhouse gas emissions than either oil or coal, according to the researchers. They believe that shale gas is not suitable as a "bridge fuel" from fossil fuels to renewable energy, an assertion held by advocates of shale gas exploration.
Most dramatically, their study posits that the Earth's temperature will increase by 1.5 degrees Celsius over the next 18 years or less if methane emissions are not better controlled.
"Society needs to urgently address global warming," Robert Howarth, a professor in Cornell's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, said this year. "To do so will require other technologies, truly green energy technologies, and not relying on shale gas."
The study comes amid recent air quality studies conducted in Colorado that have shown the presence of pollutants associated with oil and gas development. One study showed that Erie contained higher levels of pollution, including methane, propane and butane, than two much larger metropolitan areas – Houston and Pasadena, Calif.
Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, involves pumping a mixture of water, chemicals and sand deep below ground to release gas in shale. Following hydraulic fracturing, some methane flows to the surface and escapes into the atmosphere, the study says.
"Natural gas, including shale gas, is mostly methane, so even small levels of gas venting and leakage contribute very heavily to the greenhouse gas footprint," Howarth said.
He estimated that as much as 8 percent of the methane in shale gas leaks into the air during the lifetime of a hydraulic shale gas well – up to twice what escapes from conventional gas production.
Hydraulic fracturing is more prone to leakage, Howarth said, because it takes more time to drill the well, requires more venting and produces more flowback waste.
The natural-gas industry already leads in methane pollution by contributing 39 percent of the total amount of emissions, according to the study. A key greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, methane traps heat more efficiently than carbon dioxide, according to the EPA.
Researchers found that methane from all sources will make up 44 percent of all so-called greenhouse gas emissions in the next two decades.
Doug Flanders, director of policy and external affairs for the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, said a number of studies have refuted the researchers' conclusions.
"All showed many of the problems with this study," Flanders said.
Researchers at Energy In Depth, an educational outreach campaign by the Independent Petroleum Association of America, have written multiple blog posts castigating the study. Their website notes that another study from Cornell University in Climatic Change also has challenged the original study.
"The real question is, with all of the evidence clearly contradicting Howarth's thesis, how does anyone still consider it credible?" Simon Lomax, research director for Energy In Depth, wrote in an email.
The opposing report, conducted by three other Cornell University researchers, calls the original study "seriously flawed."
"The assumptions used by Howarth et al. are inappropriate and … their data, which the authors themselves characterize as 'limited,' do not support their conclusions," the study states.
Responding to their Cornell colleagues, the researchers led by Howarth said in their most recent study that the criticisms had "little merit" and that "we stand by the analysis and conclusions we published."
Tony Ingraffea, another of the researchers on Howarth's team, said the researchers were especially careful in drawing their conclusions.
"We've tried to be conservative all along; we're not trying to be hyperbolic in our statements," he said in an article published by Cornell.
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Many know her not by name but simply as "Nana." She has raised her own children and is now raising a grandson, Eli Garcia, who is a junior in high school.
"My house is a revolving door for kids," she said. "I never know who is going to be there when I wake up."
As an educator for more than 30 years, she has taught many people in George West, including Eli and many of his friends.
The fact that Garcia has cancer isn't changing her. She still has a love for her job as a fifth-grade teacher and children.
Garcia normally works the gates at all sporting events and she was doing just that when the first sign of cancer presented itself.
It was after a December basketball game that she took a fall in her home that caused a knot that wouldn't go away. By Jan. 15, she was at the doctor for the persistent knot.
It was discovered she had stage three breast cancer in a breast and lymph nodes.
Her doctor, Dr. Sehgal, is taking an aggressive approach to treatment.
She said she is under going 12 weeks of chemo that will be followed by 12 weeks of another medication, surgery after that and finally radiation.
When the cancer was first discovered, it was hard cylinder with what Garcia described as roots coming off of it. It was approximately 12 centimeters in size.
She said she will have her first ultrasound in two weeks to see if it has shrunk any.
She is currently going to the doctor once a week and sometimes more to give blood, receive chemo and other reasons related to her cancer.
"Those doctors at Coastal Bend Cancer Center are just wonderful," she said.
In addition to the doctors, she has an army of friends that are just as wonderful. There is a rotation of people that drive her to the chemo appointments and wait the two and a half to three hours until she is finished and then drive her home.
She couldn't do it without Rena McWilliams, Dee Rosebrock, Jane Pugh, Eli, Janette Garcia and Stephanie Garcia driving her.
"They are giving their time totally," she said.
She said the hardest part of this process is "worrying about her three children and five grandchildren."
Even though the children are grown, she doesn't want them to be without a parent.
Her worry doesn't stop with her own family; there are also the students she teaches.
"I'm worried about telling the students because what if they had a family member who had died of cancer but I talked to the counselor and she said to lay it all out there," Garcia said. "I told them I had cancer, I would be out a lot and I needed them to be on their best behavior for the substitute."
Since she is on the first part of the treatment program, there is a chance the worst is yet to come.
She takes anti-nausea medication before her treatment but that doesn't always help.
Her treatment has messed up her taste buds and "food tastes like cardboard."
One of her favorites, chocolate, is no longer appetizing to her at all, but she now has cravings for Sunny D. She is limited to the amount of sugar and caffeine she can take in so just because she craves it doesn't mean she can have it all the time.
She will have surgery in July and radiation will be after that.
She has hopes that she will recover from surgery quickly and the radiation will not affect her too badly.
She has to go back to teaching in the fall because as a single parent she says she has to work and the doctor bills are only adding up.
Right now she said chemo is about $850 a treatment but that the specialists are allowing her to pay as she can. She estimates she is about $8,000 in debt and only expects it to get worse.
There is some relief though; people are helping out where they can. Josey Chapline is holding a rummage sale this weekend with all the proceeds going to Garcia and a barbecue plate dinner is scheduled at the fairgrounds on April 14 starting at 11:30 until all the food is gone.
Additionally an account has been set up in her name at First National Bank.
"The people in Live Oak County have just been wonderful," Garcia said. "I want to thank everyone for everything they have done. They don't know how much I appreciate it."


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The 20 Best of Street Style Looks of 2013
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Street Smarts1 of 21
By Sara Tan
With the growing number of blogs and Pinterest boards devoted to what women about town are wearing, this has been the year of street style. (Sorry, red carpet.) We sorted through hundreds of images and narrowed down the top 20 looks of 2013.
Jump Up2 of 21
Overalls make a comeback, looking all grown-up paired with a crisp button-down and pointy-toe heels.
Shine Bright3 of 21
This girl proves that shiny metallics work in a casual daytime outfit.
To The Max4 of 21
A floppy hat and structured purse add polish to a relaxed maxi dress.
Animal Instincts5 of 21
How do you make a moto jacket even tougher? Add a Rottweiler tee. It's the perfect look for those days when you could use a little extra armor.
Prints Charming6 of 21
The printed pant looks effortlessly cool dressed down with a sweatshirt and sneakers.
Model Citizen7 of 21
This off-duty model makes a traditional shirtdress look elegant worn with a belt and drapey cardigan.
Earn Your Stripes8 of 21
Stripes are always in season, no matter the shape or direction, but we applaud how this trendsetter boldly wore the classic print.
Oh, Boy9 of 21
Skinny pants and a skinny tie keep this menswear-inspired look modern and feminine.
In Full Bloom10 of 21
Floral prints add feminine allure to office-appropriate pieces, such as this tailored blazer.
Hoop Dreams11 of 21
Trendsetters championed athletic-inspired gear this year. This stylish girl dresses up her jersey with a slit skirt and chunky necklace.
Black & White12 of 21
A head-to-toe grid pattern livens up this classic color combo.
Mirror, Mirror13 of 21
In a warm-weather dress and mirrored shades, this fashionable muse nails the biggest sunglasses trend of the summer.
Think Pink14 of 21
Shades of pink popped up everywhere, including this stylish girl's bubblegum-colored short suit.
Crop to It15 of 21
Thanks to the ubiquitous crop top, abs were on display all throughout 2013. Here, a bustier paired with high-waisted trousers shows just the right amount of skin.
Peace & Love16 of 21
We spotted plenty of fashion-forward ensembles during festival season, but this concert-goer's boho-meets-rock 'n' roll look won us over.
Fur Real17 of 21
This style maven took the Technicolor fur trend and made it her own, pairing a fuzzy turquoise vest with jewel tones and different textures.
Word Up18 of 21
Making a fashion statement has taken a literal turn with the rise of cheeky slogan tees and sweaters.
White On19 of 21
Wearing all one color doesn't have to be boring. Here, an applique top and quilted skirt keep the monochromatic look interesting.
Lite Brite20 of 21
Pops of color help this stylista stand out from the Fashion Week crowd.
Mix Master21 of 21
This street style pro mixes several colors and prints for an intriguing outfit.