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President Bush met with his successor, Barack Obama, on Monday and began discussing the transition from one administration to the other.
The Bush administration has 10 weeks left before Inauguration Day. His presidency doesn't end until then, and he certainly has the right to continue the policies and programs he has initiated and that he considers important.
However, the president should pay attention to the clear message voters gave last week — they want something different — and at least consider Obama's ideas and proposals in whatever decisions he makes for the remainder of his term.
Bush has shown he can be pragmatic, and work for compromise with all parties involved. That is what made him such a popular governor of Texas, and helped him win the presidency eight years ago. Unfortunately for him and for the country, after the horrific attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Bush deferred much of his influence to Dick Cheney and the neocons, who began turning the administration into an oligarchy driven by paranoia and opportunism.
The lurch to the right has gone so far as to alarm many longtime Republican leaders, who are appalled at the systematic curtailment of individual rights and the blatant disregard for international law. Many question the interventionist military policy that appears to favor saber rattling to diplomacy.
And of course, among the primary concerns, especially along the southern border states, are policies that appear to foment outright hatred for Latin America that extends to people of Hispanic descent.
Last week's vote, and Bush's own disapproval ratings — public opinion of him is the lowest shown any president in modern history — should convince the president that Americans simply don't want him to continue on the current course. His own administration, particularly Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, apparently recognizes this, as evidenced by the urgency with which Chertoff wants to build the odious barrier between the United States and Mexico. His rush is akin to that of a misbehaving child who wants to finish his destruction before the adults come.
Well, the adults are on their way. Bush should recognize — and we hope — that the border fence could be one of the first things the new administration revisits. Bush should discuss this with Obama and the congressional leadership. If they agree the barrier does more harm than good, as we expect and hope they will, then the work should simply stop the project that has already cost this country billions in construction and legal costs, and much more in terms of national and international esteem from American citizens and Latin leaders.
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any possibility of an ear infection? have you tried tylenol or motrin to see if maybe teething is the issue.
any possibility of an ear infection? have you tried tylenol or motrin to see if maybe teething is the issue.
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DD 5/2008 nursed for 3 years and 3 months.
DS born 8/2011 nursing like a champ
Sorry for the short responses...always, always, always NAK or holding a baby
We cosleep and, tho DS has pretty much sttn (HE sleeps, though I still wake up at least 1-2 times when he nurses) since 10 weeks adjusted, big exceptions have accompanied major motor milestones. So for sitting up at 6ish months and crawling at 9, he would actually wake for an hour or two at night practicing. And wow were there tears if we tried to get him to lie down instead! My DH and I have a routine of taking turns sitting up with him while he plays on those nights -- & we put a pillow and blanket on the rug in a babyproofed room, so that person can doze too. Now we're looking forward to the walking-waking to start any day... Anyhow, is your LO perhaps on the cusp of some new skill? I've heard this called "sleep regression"
Happy napping!
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Proud that I grew 26 lbs of baby before solids, and still counting...
We received banked milk in the NICU. Thank you, donors!!!
Oh yeah.sounds like the 'normal' is a pretty wide range of things!
wow, its like you read my mind. I was not going to get into the whole CIO debate here, but I did write down my thoughts this morning and here is part of what I wrote: "Our society has changed. Our expectations of what mothers "should" be doing has changed. Thousands of years ago, people mostly all woke with the sun and went to bed with the sun. Virtually all mothers worked, (and how,) but they always had their babies & young children with them while they did so. Mothers slept beside their children-there was no other safe place for a baby to sleep! And mothers who were having difficulties had other women all around her to help, constantly.I wish that I could just stay home with him and then this wouldn't even matter! Wish our society was more geared towards fitting in with babies instead of making babies fit into our society!
I think CIO is another one of the many ways we try to make babies fit into the new realities of society. Yes, society has changed, the pressures and expectations on mothers has changed, and that change makes life harder in some ways (and of course, far, far easier in others, personally I have no desire to live as our cave dwelling ancestors did.) Society has changed, but babies and their needs have NOT changed, and I think that fact has to be respected."
yes you do. You are loving and caring for your baby and doing the best you can. That is all any of us know to do.I have no idea what I am doing!
target and response papers from Behavioral and Brain Sciences. An exerpt that I found particularly interesting from the Soltis target paper:
The Behavioral Biology Lab at the University of Chicago has done some very interesting research on parenting, attachment, and infant development (among other social behaviors) in both humans and non-human primates. The lab has many of their publications available online. I also like the Zeifman paper cited in the paragraph above. From Zeifman:Bowlby speculated that such a signaling system was adaptive during human evolutionary history because maintaining proximity to mothers protected infants from predators. Indeed, the infant cry as a means to maintain proximity with the mother may have a deep evolutionary history. As in human infants, physical separation from the mother evokes separation calls in a variety of mammalian infants, and the acoustic structure of the human infant cry is similar to that of the separation calls of nonhuman primate infants (Hofer 1996; Newman 1985; Newman & Symmes 1982; Panksepp 1998). Moreover, human mothers and infants exhibit a suite of adaptations that are typical of mammalian species that carry their infants, compared to species that tend to cache infants for long periods of time (Blurton-Jones 1972; Zeifman 2001). In caching species, infants are placed in nests or burrows while the mother forages, and feedings are infrequent. In these species, mother's milk is high in fat and protein, infants have independent thermoregulatory mechanisms, and infants do not vocalize when separated. In contrast, in carrying species, including humans, mothers and infants are in more continuous contact and feedings are more frequent. In these species, milk is lower in fat and protein content, independent thermoregulation is poorly developed at birth, and infants do vocalize when separated from mothers.
There have long been reports by anthropologists that non-Western infants are quieter and more alert than their Western counterparts (Ainsworth, 1977; Brazelton, 1977; Konner, 1977). An examination of infant caregiving practices in these cultures suggests that an important cause of crying in modern, Western societies like our own may be caregiving practices that discourage physical closeness and frequent feeding, and effectively encourage parents to ignore crying. Infants in industrialized countries are carried only one third of their waking hours in the first 3 months (Lozoff & Brittenham, 1979) compared to 80 to 90% of the time in some nonindustrialized societies (Konner, 1976). Even when Western infants are breast-fed, mothers tend to maintain them on a feeding schedule of every 2 to 4 hr, similar to that of bottle-fed babies (Lozoff & Brittenham, 1979). Finally, when infants are placed in playpens and cribs rather than being carried or co-sleeping, caregivers cannot detect early and subtle discomfort cues like fussing and whimpering and respond to them, and full-blown crying is likely to result. Moreover, because crying is self-perpetuating, once it has begun in earnest it may be more difficult to arrest. Furthermore, unlike their non-Western counterparts, Westernized parents often purposely ignore crying (Bell & Ainsworth, 1972; Bernal, 1972), a practice that has historically been encouraged by some pediatricians (e.g., Spock, 1968) and one that usually escalates crying.I certainly don't mean to disparage anyone else's parenting choices (everyone is free to do what they feel is best as far as I am concerned), but I found that a surprising number of family members pressured me to let my baby cry it out when he was about the same age as your baby (which I could never even consider doing) and it helped knowing that the instinct to respond to one's baby's cries is natural and deeply ingrained in the human behavioral system. At that time I was not able to cosleep because of a fairly severe injury, so I kept a crib next to the bed so that I could nurse him back to sleep as easily as possible.In sum, typical infant care in modern, industrialized societies may cause, or contribute to, infant crying.
Teething, stressors, and hitting milestones as others have mentioned all caused frequent night waking for us, but my son's sleeping did get better from about nine to twelve months when he started giving me as long as six hours of uninterrupted sleep! Of course his first set of molars started pushing through at twelve months, and I've had to let go of any expectation of long stretches of sleep. His gums are so swollen and red, and I personally feel that comfort is as important as nutrition to a baby, especially when a baby is experiencing pain like teething. He is sleeping longer stretches now that his top two molars have finally worked their way through.
I guess I don't have much useful advice. I just wanted to say that sleeping does get better with age, and I've found that it's far easier just to accept that I won't get much sleep and roll with it rather than trying to fight it. I also try to take quick naps as frequently as possible. Good luck!
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I also didn't want to get into a debate about it as I think most parents makes choices, especially people here, after thinking about it. I think you could argue that CIO is part of evolution, since we are evolving as human beings, but anyway. What I want to know is, do all these people who site these other societies who don't let their babies ever cry actually know anyone from these places? My husband and I have a lot of friends from Africa and they all told us at like 5 months to stop feeding him at night. "Give him water in a bottle and let him cry, he'll stop waking up." We didn't follow their advice even though they are from the cultures often sited in these articles as an example to follow.
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This is precisely why I was reluctant to post in this thread. I am not attacking mothers who cry it out. I state outright (please note the bolded portion):
If you want to argue cry it out as a novel adaptation in human evolution then you need to describe the selective advantage of reduced maternal response to infant crying and tests for the existence of positive selection on this behavior. Providing examples of reduced maternal response to the normal infant crying spectrum in non-human "carrying species", as Soltis terms it, and the context in which this occurs would certainly provide evidence for this hypothesis as well.
Regardless of all this, I want to make it clear that I am not trying to vilify cry it out methods. I am merely trying to provide research from an evolutionary perspective that supports those of us who choose not to use these methods.
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Interesting discussion... I actually appreciate the knowledgeable discussion and sharing of research- I find it interesting and stimulating rather than offensive or upsetting.. My midwife during my pregnancy recommended that I read _The Continuum Concept_ which was a difficult read due to how it was written, but contained many of the points brought up in this discussion about baby-wearing and feeding on-demand. It has been a goal of mine to try and do that, but I did not prepare myself for the colic that took 5 months to resolve- so I have needed to not carry him more than I expected, just so that i could get some mental breaks! But still, I have carried him a great deal of the time and he loves being in his sling now, watching me do dishes, weed the garden, etc. I find it really satisfying to know that my baby is right there, with me, watching and learning what I am doing....... I guess that deep down I knew that the sleeping thing is just something that I will deal with- because I love him and want to feed him if he wants to be fed... but I do love sleep, and that part of me that loves sleep has not given up the selfish indulgence yet!! I feel pressured, mainly by societal pressures, to be DOING something during the day. I do not feel right about lounging about and sleeping when he sleeps, but if I did that, him waking at night would nit even seem so unbearable. I do have the luxury of only working two days a week, and I CAN lounge about much of the time and sleep when he does. So I guess all this rambling is to say that I need to listen to my gut more, and listening to all of you has helped me to figure that out! Thanks! And I get that many of you didn't want to get into the CIO thing, but I am glad you did and glad that you gave me your opinions and information- I am one that definitely prefers more in the way of stimulating discussion.
I do not think that anyone who has had to follow the CIO method is a bad parent, quite the contrary, I think we are all for the most part doing the best we can with what we have, and somehow we all survived to adulthood and so will our kids!!! But I do appreciate everyone here, your honesty, your support, and your understanding. Through all of this, I am so thankful that my little boy has become such a joy, that he is happier now than sad, and that we made it through the colic and dairy allergy intact!! Sleep? Who needs it, right? Haha, but seriously, thanks.....
I didn't have time to read everything. People wrote but have you read The No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley? It's really helping us so far. We .have the same problem DD cries whether she is in my arms or not. I highly recommend this book! http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/
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Luke Bryan dominated the 2012 American Country Awards, taking home seven trophies on Monday night.
The Drunk On You hit-maker won every prize he was nominated for, including Album of the Year for Tailgates & Tanlines and the prestigious Artist of the Year title.
Accepting the latter, Bryan acknowledged his fans, management and road crew, before adding, "I want to thank my wife. I love you, baby. This is crazy. Wow."
He was also named the Male Artist of the Year and took home Single Of The Year and Music Video Of The Year for I Don't Want This Night to End.
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STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Junior Mohammed Noor took first place in the 5,000-meter run and junior Bill Squire finished second in two events to lead Eastern New Mexico University's men to a fourth-place team finish in the Lone Star Conference track meet, hosted by Tarleton State.
The three-day event ended Sunday. Abilene Christian won its 18th consecutive LSC men's title with 223 points to 166 for Angelo State, 106 for Texas A&M-Kingsville and 83 for the Greyhounds.
The fourth-place finish for ENMU was its highest at the conference meet in the history of the program.
Angelo State took its third consecutive women's crown with 197 points to 168 1/2 for ACU. ENMU finished last in the nine-team field with 26 points.
Noor posted a time of 15 minutes, 18.91 seconds in the 5,000. Sophomore Jacob Lozano and senior Richard Kogo, who finished less than a second apart, gave the Hounds a 1-5-6 showing in the event.
Squire was second in the hammer throw at 182-2 1/4 and in shot put at 51-10 3/4. He also finished eighth in discus.
Senior Daniel Draper threw 210-10 1/4 for second in javelin, while sophomore Pedro Martinez was second in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 9:35.57.
The best finish for the Zias was a third in the 3,000 steeplechase by junior Nicky Reid, with senior Theresa Chacon finishing sixth. Reid also place fifth in the 1,500 and eighth in the 5,000.


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Check out these 2 websites. One is a news story
The other one is scheduled to be on the news this Monday. So go to www.mycreditplan.org
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Check out these 2 websites. One is a news story
The other one is scheduled to be on the news this Monday. So go to www.mycreditplan.org
This is HUGE news. I signed up on mycreditplan.org and was presented with ALL THREE FICO SCORES - INCLUDING EX.
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There is a CreditKarma like interface with everything based on REAL FICO SCORES.
It cost $48 for 12 pulls.
Get ready to spend the next few hours taking it all in.....
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Check out these 2 websites. One is a news story
The other one is scheduled to be on the news this Monday. So go to www.mycreditplan.org
My Zone Alarm is flagging "mycreditplan.org" as a risky site. ZA mentions something about security certificates and that the site has only been up since August.
Perhapse others might give opinions if it is safe to use the site.
Apparently, the owners of the site had mistakenly put a live and functional test bed on the internet and have since taken it down until their testing and security issues are completed by January 1st, maybe earlier. I was one of the fortunate ones to use it while it was still up, and if all goes well, this is going to be quite a remarkable site.
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i was able to use it friday or saturday and got my scores. i tried to go to the site sunday and was not able to. i'm happy i was able to get all three scores. i can wait for it to be back up and running. its and awesome site. i saved the pdf file so i have my report.
for some reason it is back up and running today.
Are these FAKO scores?
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The owner of the site is edited, who writes books on improving your credit score. Sort of an anti-Dave Ramsey if you will. I would very very cautious about this site and adbot a wait and see approach. Didn't think anyone could sell EX FICO scores maybe they found a loophole. I'll pass for now.
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Interesting It is up today, and still says it is all 3 true FICO scores. What does our FICO Admin think?
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Hi Brent, Martin, Xua, Scott and Horst. Thanks very much for your enthusiasm last week. I really enjoyed teaching the IDL course to such an eager bunch. The source code that we developed together is listed below. Alternatively, the entire lot can be downloaded as a single zip archive.
I strongly urge that you spend a few interspersed hours over the coming weeks writing some more IDL code from scratch. A good exercise might be to look at the GUI images shown in the training manual then code them up without reference to the source code. You can then compare your solution with those developed in the manual. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at email@example.com.
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The latest jobs numbers released by Gov. Scott Walker's administration shows slowed growth over the 12-month period that ended in September.
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The data is based on a census of 96 percent of Wisconsin businesses. Walker's administration has been releasing the numbers in advance of them being published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Seagate Technology has introduced the world's first hard disk drive (HDD) with 4TB capacity. The new FreeAgent GoFlex Desk drive, which is available directly from the company, is based on a 3.5" HDD with four 1TB platters.
Seagate's latest 3.5" platters have areal density of 625Gb/s per square inch, which means that the company can fit 1TB of data onto just one platter and thus make relatively inexpensive 2TB and 3TB hard drives as well as to create HDDs with 4TB and eventually 5TB capacities, if needed for competitive reasons.
Seagate did not indicate the spindle speed or cache size of the 3.5" HDD inside GoFlex Desk external drive, but it is likely that the device sports 5400rpm speed and has 32MB of cache, which means that it is not a performance champ. With the pre-loaded back up software, the GoFlex Desk 4TB (model number STAC4000100) external drive provides automatic, continuous back with encryption for all your files. The included USB 3.0 adapter also works with USB 2.0 ports making it easy to connect to Windows or Mac computers. The adapter also features an illuminated gauge to display available space on the drive.
"Yet another industry first for Seagate, we have reached a new high-capacity in the 3.5" hard drive form factor. At Seagate, we are committed to pushing the limits for our customers and will continue to adapt and innovate our products based on customer needs. This latest GoFlex Desk drive offering, with its new industry-leading capacity point, is a statement of our continued commitment to meet consumer needs," said Patrick Connolly, vice president and general manager of retail products for Seagate.
Earlier this year Seagate promised to start shipping 3.5" internal HDDs with three platters in mid-2011, but so far the company has not managed to ship such drives in volume. It remains to be seen whether the company will be in position to supply 3.5" internal hard drives with 4TB capacity in calendar 2011.
The new 4TB GoFlex Desk drive is now available from Seagate directly and will be available from select online retailers within the month for a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $249.99.
"IDC foresees there being an increase in global demand for personal storage capacity driven by the growing creation and acquisition of digitized videos, photos and music," said Liz Conner, senior research analyst of storage systems at IDC.
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Stories by John Seeley
High-Priced Democracy
Costs cast a cloud over young Berners hoping to attend the Democratic National Convention, a concern not shared by local Republicans
Party Time!
Cal Dems pick Clinton and Sanders delegates while GOP candidates speak at state party convention in Burlingame
Criminal Compassion
Homeless advocate jailed for 60 days after helping families find shelter
Anatomy of a foreclosure
Institutional mortgage juggling leads to disabled Altadena woman's eviction
Unhappy campers
Protesters Occupy LA before heading to Pasadena
Travel dispatches
Get in your car or on a plane, but get going this summer with some terrific deals designed to broaden your horizons.
Health care showdown
Alhambra forum attempts to bridge public opinion gap on Obama's health care reform plans
Kelly McGillis' Second Act
In the Blink of an Eye
Can you believe something is real if you've seen it with your own eyes? Caltech scientists delving into optical illusions believe our brains trick us into seeing something that isn't there … yet.
Holiday from hell
Sierra Madre woman spends terror-filled Thanksgiving in Mumbai hotel
Yes we did
voters elect Obama and approve schools bond,but reject gay marriage
The Edwards eclipse
Talking about class can get contenders knocked off the media's list of favorites


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May 5, 2004
SPRINGFIELD - James L. Kaplan, Chairman of the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), said today that he opposes efforts to give community colleges authority to grant bachelor's degrees. He supported the position announced earlier by Guy Alongi, Chairman of the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), discouraging community colleges from remaking themselves as four-year, baccalaureate institutions.
"The Illinois higher education system, renowned as one of the best in the nation, is an effective blend of two-year and four-year colleges and universities that has served the state and its citizens well," Kaplan said. "There is no reason to believe we can improve on the model we have by changing the mission of community colleges."
According to the ICCB, a few Illinois community colleges have expressed interest in pursuing authority to grant baccalaureate degrees, a move that Alongi said would require additional resources that could go to other, vital functions of the colleges.
Kaplan agreed. "This is certainly not a time to be exploring new roles for community colleges when dollars are so scarce for higher education," he said. "Adding bachelor's degrees to community colleges would drain resources from and dilute the focus on existing functions that the colleges have traditionally done well."
Alongi noted that the ICCB has embraced policies that promote agreements between community colleges and four-year, baccalaureate institutions for degree-completion programs serving place-bound students. And the Board of Higher Education has approved several such arrangements between community colleges and public and private four-year institutions.


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Since posting the first photos back in July the 2012 Trek Lush has been a buzz around Bike Shop Girl. The Twitter stream gets many comments, Facebook gets many questions and my email has its own little folder of women waiting to hear more on first test rides and availability. As I mentioned a few weeks back I was fortunate enough to be loaned a 2012 Trek Lush Carbon for review and demo purposes from the East Coast Women's Trek Demo rep.
Initial Impressions of the Trek Lush
It took a full ride to get used to riding a 26″ full suspension bike again. Lucky for me the Trek Lush is very forgiving and climbs well even when wrenching out of the seat like a single speed freak.
The bike is responsive, with the DRCV rear shock and full floater design on the backend the bike rides very well uphill. The 26″ wheels allows you to whip around the turns and cut short angles as needed. Going down hill is the most fun you can have on a non-all mountain bike. The 120mm of travel (just shy of 5″) is more than enough for cross country riders, while the DRCV rear shock and sturdy fron Fox Shox is confident inspiring to push you a bit harder and faster.
Comparing the Trek Lush to EX Series
I've been riding an 2009 Trek EX-8 since it came out. It has treated me well and after riding the Lush it inspired me to pull it out of the attic where it has been sitting, hibernating, since the spring. Riding the two I need to say the suspension works pretty much the same for me. The biggest difference is my EX-8 doesn't have the DRCV rear shock, and I would love to have the 15-mm thru axle on the front fork as it really stiffens up the front end in the corners.
The other thing you will notice is the geometry and of course weight. The Lush fits women better, has a better stand over and everything I have read on test rides, the Lush reacts better to lighter weight women with the suspension setup. I'm 160lbs, so I don't need to worry about the lighter weight suspension setup!
Overall Impression
Since the Trek Lush Carbon was a loaned bike from a traveling rep I didn't have the bike as long as I normally do. I didn't make as many long 5 hour rides in the mountains as planned due to weather but I did ride the bike a good amount.
The Trek Lush, is a great riding women's designed full-suspension mountain bike. It is straddling the line of cross country machine and light all mountain. I believe having a completely redesigned bike like this will push the targeted market. Hopefully get more women to try new things and go confident as this bike does inspire confidence.
The handling of the bike tracks very well, allows you to make some errors that other bikes would make you regret. That has always been the way of the Trek "full-floater" suspension design.
The Trek Lush in the carbon model will be a stretch for some women. I am sure Trek didn't stock as many of this model, but I do believe there is opportunity to sell a sub $5k mountain bike and the person interested in it will want the spec that Trek put on the bike. A good drive train, carbon bars, light components and stout yet reasonably weight wheels.
It was a very, very, fun bike to ride. Personally I don't think I would go for the carbon mostly for the cost. If you are a woman in the mountain bike market, the Trek Lush series starts at $2,199 which is rather reasonable for the bike build. If you can find a local demo and take one for a spin.
Things I Would Change
There were two main points on the bike that I highly disliked.
The grips – some folks like those foam basic grips. I am not one of them. The whole time I was missing my Ergon's!
The crank – I wanted a compact double on this bike. It would make the shifting and chain slap a ton better, plus I don't see myself climbing on a 120mm bike in the granny gear or jamming in the big chainring/small cog very often.
Disclaimer: Trek Bikes provided this bike free for review, I wasn't paid or bribed.


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Events » Adult Education Classes » Afternoon Salon
Afternoon Salon
Pierre de Wissant, Vetu, 1884-95
Auguste Rodin
French, 1840-1917
Bronze, Edition of IV, Cast No. I Coubertin Foundry-1983
84-1/4 x 39-1/2 x 47-3/4 in. (214.0 x 100.3 x 121.3 cm)
The Norton Simon Foundation
Rodin and Chola Bronzes
Date: Sunday, May 19, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Educator: Staff Educator
Type: Afternoon Salon
Picasso was not the only modern artist interested in work from other cultures. Auguste Rodin, who is credited with single-handedly reviving sculpture in the late 19th century, was enamored of Chola bronzes from southern India, and he even wrote poems about them. Compare and contrast these sensual and sacred works, which form one of the premier collections of Chola sculpture outside of India, with works by Rodin, one of the greatest sculptors of European art.
Meets in Entrance Gallery | The program is free with admission and limited to 20 participants. | Please sign up at the Information Desk no later than 15 minutes prior to each session.


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Robert M. Bates RitesJanuary 28,2013
Robert Marshall Bates Rites
BARRE TOWN A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, January 26, 2013, in St. Monicas Catholic Church in Barre, for Robert Marshall Bates of Wildersburg Commons, who passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at his home.
The principal celebrant was the Rev. Msgr. Peter A. Routhier, rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Burlington and vicar general of the Diocese of Burlington, assisted by the Rev. Leopold J. Bilodeau, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Soosairaj A. Cruz, parochial vicar of St. Luke Parish.
Crucifer Lawrence Reilly was altar server. Father Leo offered the homily. Rev. Mr. Daniel L. Pudvah, deacon, led the Prayer of the Faithful.
Organist Rosie Badeau accompanied vocalists Romeo Bilodeau and Sarah Procopio in the hymns, Amazing Grace, The Lord Is My Shepard, Here I Am, Lord, Ave Maria and How Great Thou Art.
Words of remembrance were offered by Mark Bates, son, and Gina McDonald, daughter.
The Old Testament reading was read by Randy McDonald and Alan Joyal read scriptures from the New Testament, both sons-in-law.
Offertory gifts were presented at the altar by Roberts grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Victor Badeau, Randy Tries, Robert Rivett, family friends, and Reginald Pouliot, cousin.
Burial will be held at a later date.
Following the Mass, family and friends gathered at the Hilltop Restaurant for a time of fellowship and luncheon.
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by Anton Shilov
Lenovo Group and NEC Corp. on Friday announced a strategic relationship that creates a joint venture between the two companies and forms the largest PC group in Japan. The agreement aligns NEC, Japan's number one PC company, with Lenovo, the fastest growing top-five PC maker in the world. The new joint venture gives both Lenovo and NEC a unique opportunity to grow their commercial and consumer PC businesses in Japan.
Lenovo and NEC will form NEC Lenovo Japan Group, and under this group, Lenovo and NEC will establish a new organization known as Lenovo NEC Holdings B.V., registered in the Netherlands. Under the terms of the agreement, Lenovo will hold a 51% stake in the new joint venture, while NEC will hold a 49% stake. Hideyo Takasu, currently president of NEC Personal Products, will become president and chief executive officer of the new joint venture, while Roderick Lappin, currently representative director and president of Lenovo Japan, will become executive chairman. Lenovo Japan and NEC Personal Computer will both become 100% subsidiary companies of the new joint venture. As the result of this transaction and upon closing, NEC will receive from Lenovo $175million through an issue of Lenovo shares.
The new joint venture combines NEC's market reputation, product development capabilities, well-regarded customer service and knowledge of customer needs in Japan with Lenovo's heritage of technology expertise, strong global business momentum, and global supply chain reach.
"The agreement with NEC is a perfect fit for our strategy. It reinforces our commitment to our core PC business while, at the same time, providing important new opportunities for growth in Japan. We have a long history of innovation in Japan and a firm commitment to the Japanese market. Now, we are combining our global strength and momentum with NEC's market leadership. It is the perfect partnership for us and for our customers," said Yang Yuanqing, chief executive officer of Lenovo.
NEC has long been the leading PC company in Japan with widespread sales, marketing and distribution capabilities. Lenovo, the fourth-largest PC maker in the world currently has a major research center, known as the Yamato Lab, in Yokohama, Japan, and a main sales office in Tokyo. Combining the operations of both companies in Japan will commence immediately with cooperation and collaboration in manufacturing, development and sales. The transaction is expected to close by June 30, 2011.


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Clyde, I feel bad. The timing couldn't have been any worse. You'll recover.
but rivalry week 12 is important to me, gotta try my best to get that W over Beef.
I'll probably be 100% committed to a trade after that. Right now I'm like 20%.
Man, Beef doesn't sleep on any opportunity to upgrade his already steroided team. sonofabish
Clyde, I feel bad. The timing couldn't have been any worse. You'll recover.
Wishing I hadn't traded Joe Johnson and Manu this week.. Could've used em
The Beef Helmets finally get their man Kevin Love, albeit risking the next few tough matchups in the process.
Giving you all a chance here, you better take it
Someone made a trade offer at Clyde quick before smokes gets Love.
Dang...the league is ****ed.
Nah not even.
Kevin Love is a big risk, if it pays off yeah I will be in a pretty strong position but he's been no more than a 37.5 fp player so far this year, Al Jef is like a 35 point player so it's not a big upgrade as of right now.
Plus the next 4-6 weeks I'm vulnerable as f*ck.
Pretty much just suicided my rivalry week + matchup against Gangnam.
Man, tough loss for me.
I'm current interested in
Paul Millsap
Nicholas Batum
Ryan Anderson
Anderson Varejao
Andre Iguodala
Klay Thompson
Damian Lillard
no one is untouchable on my team
guys also please try and keep the trading block updated instead being secretive, its not fair to guys who can give better deals but dont check KO daily
The Brookyln divison all took L's this week.
Only winners from the Bronx division was the Patriots.
Manhattan dominated everyone.
Queens came up 3-1.
Manhattan is probably the best division, then follows Queens, then Bronx, then Brooklyn.
Coquis and Bruisers gotta step up their game.
Coquis are 1-4 in their last five.
I gotta face Scorgasms, Beef Helmets, then HOTMICE ....great.
Solid trade from metro there, getting himself back into contention quickly. Definitely taking an L next week that's for sure. Hopefully I can maintain my #1 seed.


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5 weird Guinness records you won't believe
Try to break these strange milestones if you dare
The Guinness Book of World Records is the ultimate bar bet settler, bathroom reader and inspirer of really stupid stunts that end up on YouTube.
People attempting to set Guinness records will endure pain, permanent injury, public ridicule and financial devastation in the quest to get their names in the book, only to have some similarly obsessed competitor come along the next year to knock them out.
While categories like "fastest mile run" and "heaviest weight bench-pressed" truly mark athletic achievements, the meat of the Guinness records is the weird categories, the stuff that most likely occurred after someone shouted "Hey, y'all, watch this!" There's no proof, but it's a safe bet that alcohol was at least tangentially involved in many of them.
Here we've picked five of the strangest Guinness records. We assume no responsibility for bodily injury that may occur from stupid ideas this list gives you.
Longest full-body ice contact
Wim Hof, of the Netherlands, set a new Guinness record for the longest full-body ice contact, standing in a tube filled with ice cubes for 1 hour, 13 minutes and 48 seconds in 2008. He's since broken his own record three times, once in 2010 and twice in 2011, with it currently standing at 1 hour, 52 minutes and 42 seconds.
He claims to use a Tantric practice that allows him to control his body thermostat, and is also known for climbing to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in shorts.
His nickname, of course, is Iceman.
Maybe we've been reading the wrong websites. We didn't think Tantra had anything to do with standing in tubes full of ice. We'd do more research, but the filters on the computers here at work won't let us get to our, erm, research library.
World's largest chicken dance
Ah, Ohio! It's in the heartland of America, and has given us some of our greatest stars, politicians and authors. It's also apparently filled with lunatics who think that gathering 72,000 people together in Cincinnati to perform the world's largest chicken dance is a fun thing to do.
In 1996, at the Canfield County Fair, they did just that, and while many other attempts have been made to topple the record, none have yet been certified by Guinness.
This is the sort of thing you'd want to find out about your uncle after he passed away. "Yep, Uncle Ernie was a bricklayer, a member of the Knights of Columbus, a Rotarian and he once set a chicken dance record." We wouldn't mind having something like that on our tombstone, ourselves.
Most bricks balanced on head
Have you ever gotten up in the morning, realized you really had nothing pressing to do, and decided to just start stacking stuff on top of your head? If that's happened to you, then you need to make friends with Great Britain's John Evans.
This Londoner balanced 101 bricks, for a total weight of 416.7 pounds, on his head for a full 10 seconds.
He's pulled similar stunts with people, beer kegs and a car.
Can't you see John at a Hyundai dealership? The salesman is touting all the features of the new Elantra, showing him the built-in GPS system, the airbags, the stereo system ... and John gets a few friends to balance the sedan on his skull. Is "spot for my skull to fit" a dealer-installed option?
We'd love to see him moving into a new home sometime.
Biggest gathering of people dressed as Smurfs
Crowd records are sort of a league of their own. Getting a massive number of humans, who are known for their capriciousness, to get together and perform a single act in unison is a difficult, if not nearly impossible, endeavor. Anyone who's tried to get a conference table full of people to agree on where to go to lunch can tell you this.
So hat's off to the good people of Swansea, Wales, where 2,510 people gathered together dressed as Smurfs, complete with blue body paint and white hats, trousers and shoes, on June 8, 2009. The gathering broke the record set less than a year earlier by 1,253 people in Castleblayney, Ireland.
But even the new record didn't last for long. On June 25, 2011, which apparently is "Global Smurfs Day," a total of 4,891 people dressed as Smurfs in 11 locations simultaneously around the world, claiming a new title for "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Smurfs within a 24-hour Period in Multiple Venues."
And, no, we're not Smurfing you. That really did happen. If that's enough to drive you to drink, you'll love our last selection.
World's largest glass of beer
Who doesn't love a properly pulled pint of beer or ale? Who is so soulless that they can't appreciate the way the beer fills the glass with a golden (or amber or brown) cascade. Most people watching this will suddenly become aware of an overpowering thirst.
Now imagine the beer glass being filled contains 396 gallons of Guinness. Imagine gallon after gallon of Ireland's finest being lovingly decanted into a glass large enough to drown a rhino. Can you see it?
Oh, dear. We've lost you, haven't we? You've gone off to happy beer land, where all the taps are full and the beer glasses are big enough to swan dive into.
While we're not sure what the folks at The Auld Dubliner Irish Pub, in Tustin, Calif., did to celebrate their massive achievement in November 2009, we're willing to bet it involved chicken dancing.
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After numerous complaints from future riders of Honolulu's $5.3 billion rail system, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation increased the number of seats in each railcar from 76 to 96. The $1.75 million change order with core systems contractor Ansaldo Honolulu JV was approved Thursday during a joint session of the project's Finance and Oversight committees.
"It fulfills a promise we made to try to offer better amenities for our customers, and as the mayor talks about, build rail better," said HART Executive Director Dan Grabauskas. "I think one way to do that is to offer people more seats."
All told, HART's fleet of railcars will feature 800 additional seats, an increase of 25 percent. The final price tag of the change order was $800,000 less than what Ansaldo had requested, and did not impact the $644 million in contingency funds the project has left.
"We had set this aside already last year prior to the final budget," said Grabauskas. "We were able to talk to them about where their proposal came from, (and) work those numbers down."
However, University of Hawaii civil engineering professor and longtime rail critic Panos Prevedouros believes additional seats are unnecessary. Prevedouros predicts Honolulu will experience the same type of ridership as Tren Urbano in Puerto Rico, which began service in December, 2004.
"They projected 80,000 people in the opening year, they got 25,000," Prevedouros told KITV4. "Pretty much, everything is a big guess, and rail forecasting has a tradition of being way off."
According to statistics from the Federal Transit Administration, Tren Urbano saw an average of 48,800 weekday trips in 2012, still well below the initial ridership forecast.
"That is a spectacular failure," said Prevedouros, "that six or seven years after it opened, it has not reached the 50-percent mark of the forecast."
The final environmental impact statement for Honolulu's rail line predicts 116,300 daily trips by 2030. Despite construction delays that resulted from a Hawaii Supreme Court decision in August of last year, the 20-mile long system from East Kapolei to the Ala Moana Shopping Center is expected to fully open in March, 2019.
Grabauskas remains confident ridership predictions will pan out, regardless of what critics like Prevedouros have to say.
"We're going to have this train running down the center of Kamehameha (Highway), Farrington Highway and coming into the city center," said Grabauskas. "It's going to be an advertisement as you're sitting dead stopped in traffic, to look up and see those trains go by every few minutes and say, 'Why am I not on that train?'"
Like Honolulu's heavy-rail system, Tren Urbano is built on an elevated track with elevated stations. In addition, some of the design work on Tren Urbano was performed by Parsons and Brinckerhoff, the same company that served as the primary contractor for Honolulu's alternatives analysis report and preliminary engineering.
"It's almost a perfect comparison," said Prevedouros. "But Tren Urbano, it's a smaller system, it's only 10 miles."
Click here to watch Andrew Pereira's report on your mobile device.


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Dragon wings
|Jan 24, 2012
|A armor that have two dragon wings.
Dragon Souls to Perk Points
|Dec 04, 2011
|Description This mod allows you to convert an amount (user-configurable) of dragon souls into a perk point. It can be configured via soulstoperks.ini. By default you can convert 10 dragon souls to 1 perk point. To convert, press the apostrophe/quotation mark ('/") key. This key is configurable in the ini file. Requirements This plugin requires Script Dragon in order to function. Installation Copy the .asi and .ini file into your <skyrim>\asi folder, NOT into your data folder. That's it!...
Dragonscale Armor Recolor - 4 Sets Complete
|Nov 17, 2011
|Update Log: Added Ice/Blue Version/ Added Dark Emerald Version/ Added White Version/ All Female versions Coming soon: None, finished Recolored the base Dragonscale Armor set because I thought it looked like crap compared to Daedric. This is more of a personal recolor, since I did it with only me in mind. But if you all want me to recolor this in a specific manner let me know and I might do it. Inlcuded in this are the 4 different, 5 piece armor textures which I recolored. Just drop these...
dragon scale armor purple gold
|Feb 04, 2012
|ok so i was kinda bored and noticed someone asked for dragon scale in purple and gold i thought it was unusual so gave it a go :-P this was the result
Dragonborn Coin
|Dec 22, 2011
|Dragonborn Coin Due to requests, I have created several versions of this coin. So far the available versions are: - Gold (Pristine, Dirty, Xtra Dirty) - Silver (Pristine, Dirty, Xtra Dirty) Base textures when installed is the Gold Dirty version Hope someone out there will enjoy this as much as I did creating it. Aside from the Dragons on the rear of the coin and the Skyrim Logo which is a simple trace then beveled in Photoshop, the coin is crafted from the ground up. No pre-made textures,...
Dovahkiin Retreat
|Feb 06, 2012
|Description: ******************* This is Dovakiin Retreat, in early beta in preparation for CK but still very usable. It is a small player owned house located near whiterun beside a waterfall/river. This house includes an exterior entrance to Dovahkiin Hideout that you can use if you have Dovahkiin Hideout installed. Download Dovahkiin Hideout: Link Features: ******************* - New Home named the Dovahkiin Retreat - Map Marker for quick access - Outdoor Storage - Outdoor Crafting Area (All...
Dovahkiin Hideout
|Mar 15, 2012
|DESCRIPTION: This adds a very large basement connecting all houses in the game. You can enter the Hideout from any house in the game by opening the hatch found on in your house. FEATURES: - Library - Armory - Bedroom - Dungeon - Mining Cave - Exterior Exit/Entrance - Map Marker - Unique NPCs, Dialogues and Quests - Door Room (Includes 5 doors to every house in the game. Mage Quaters, Jarvaskr, Ragged Flaggon.) - Two Enchanting/Alchemy Labs - Woodcutter, Smithy, Craft Bench, Smelter, Skinning...
dovahkiin blade
|Feb 18, 2012
|dovahkiin blade my first mod
DorkDiva elf eye pack
|Nov 15, 2011
|This replaces the elf eye textures with slit pupil varieties, more will be available upon release of the CK. Drop the data folder into the Skyrim directory.
Display time on loading screen
|Nov 18, 2011
|Display analog and digital clock of computer time on loading screens, you can change options (showAnalog, twelveHourClock, showLevelProgressPercentage, showHints, showLevelProgress and showTime). Installation 1. Place 'loadingmenu.swf' and 'loadingmenu_settings.txt' in [Skyrim installation folder]/Data/Interface 2. Change the settings in 'loadingmenu_settings.txt' to your liking. Uninstallation Remove 'loadingmenu.swf' and 'loadingmenu_settings.txt' from [Skyrim installation...
Detailed Lips
|Dec 29, 2011
|This mod replaces the tint masks of the lips. The originals were low resolution, blurred and suffered from compression artifacts. These new tint maps are higher resolution and much less blurry. It is recommended to use this in combination with "Detailed Faces". Although it may work with any other skin mod as well, this has not been tested. The following races, both genders, are affected: Imperial Nord Breton Redguard Dark Elf High Elf Wood Elf Orc Use the Curse client to install the mod....


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The 13th Indonesia Travel and Holiday Fair
Indonesia Travel and Holiday Fair is the signature travel fair event owned and organized by RajaMICE, as the most comprehensive consumer travel fair in Indonesia. Has been held for eleven times since 2009 in Jakarta Significant Improvement every year since its first edition in terms of Transaction and Visitors ITHF is gaining its public awareness every year with tens of thousands of crowds visiting the exhibition.
Exhibition Profile
Airlines and Airlines Alliances, Adventure, Incentive Travel Supplier, Cruise Lines, Coach, Car & Bus Rentals and Operators, Destination management companies, Hotels & Resort, Hotels Reservation System, Tourism Organization, Service Apartment, trade association, Media, Travel Agent & Tour Operators, Travel Management companies, Theme Park, Travel Related Supplier for Hotel and Airlines
Target Visitor & Transaction
Local A & B class segment, 60.000 visitors
Credit Card transaction IDR 20 Billion
Total Transaction IDR 40 Billion
Time & Place
Time : 28 February – 02 March 2014
Place : Hall B – Jakarta Convention Center 2nd Indonesia Golf Expo
Indonesia with it's archipelago bless with unique and beautiful landscape suits for golf industry to grow and come out with world class and award winning golf field and golf resort all over the country and become part of the tourism expand Indonesia already have several International golf event annually and attract world attention and more people to visit Indonesia. With more than 100 golf hotel & resort make Indonesia ready for rapid grow of golf industry
Indonesia's golf industry showcase for international & local visitors
To increase inbound travel in golf tourist market
To give an idea to golf enthusiasts about the latest update in golf industry including venue review, equipment technology update
Location: Hall B – Jakarta Convention Center
Website: http://indonesiatravelfair.com/


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UPS' Monkey Wrench, Why New Highs Matter : Cramer's Best Blogs
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Jim Cramer fills his blog on RealMoney every day with his up-to-the-minute reactions to what's happening in the market and his legendary ahead-of-the-crowd ideas. This week he blogged on:
- a lesson from UPS; and
- market psychology.
Click here for information on RealMoney, where you can see all the blogs, including Jim Cramer's -- and reader comments -- in real time.
UPS Throws a Monkey Wrench
Posted at 11:49 a.m. EDT on Friday, July 12
Will the real economy please stand up, please stand up?
I can't tell you how many people I know who were using United Parcel Service
What can I say? How wrong could investors and traders be? A preannouncement of all things. A darned preannounced shortfall. And a bad one. So $4.98 in earnings per share for the year goes to $4.65-$4.85. Or more like it, $5 and change -- the whisper -- is going to be perhaps 10% too high. You want to get really down and dirty? The reasons for the shortfall read like a disaster roll call:
- Too much capacity in the industry -- this, even though we have had FedEx take out a ton of capacity.
- Customer preference for lower-yielding shipping solutions, meaning that people are feeling less rich and opting for slower shipments. I mean, what's the hurry? It will get their eventually. Where is the urgency in the economy? Don't look at UPS.
- And worst of all, a slowing U.S. industrial economy. Huh? I thought it was accelerating.
Talk about a triple whammy. What does it say? To me it says that everything you have heard about a strengthening economy must be put on hold, because perhaps rates went up too much, the consumer confidence figures aren't representative, and there's been a big decline around the globe -- this is a global economy that has affected perhaps the most important commerce bellwether, save FedEx, in the world.
Now, before we jump to conclusions, we do know that there are some parts of the economy -- at least the U.S. economy -- that fly in the face of this preannouncement. Auto sales are very strong. You don't get a big increase in the price of gasoline if there isn't a pickup of some degree in business. We know there is job growth.


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Falls City Pitcher Reagan Ehlers pitched a perfect game allowing nobody to reach base and striking out six of the nine batters.
Leading the Beaverettes in batting were Taylor Moy with three hits, and Tiffany Dziuk, Reagan Ehlers and Addison Jaskinia each had two hits in the game.
The Beaverettes beatPettus 15-0 on Friday.
Taylor Moy led in batting with four hits and Caitlin Jendrusch and Kayla Kotara each had three hits.
"It was another great game at the plate," said Coach Travis Ehrlich, regarding the Pettus game.
The Beaverettes will face Kenedy at home on Friday, April 5.


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I promised myself just after the engagement that I would not post about the Royal Wedding... so I'm not. Instead, I'm posting about a wedding that's much more my style -- free of 18 karat sapphire rings & long, dramatic trains; free of giant, famous cathedrals & horse-drawn carriages; free of security, paparazzi & too much hype. Nope, this wedding offers sweet, simple details that seem just right for such a joyous day: bright colors, a cocktail dress, lots of cupcakes & happy tears. Perfect!
After a whirlwind week, I can't say that I'll mind putting my feet up and relaxing for a few days. And yes, I will be taping the big event and soaking up all the drama on Saturday, but I'm too old and too busy to sacrifice a night's sleep. {Thank goodness for DVR.} Will you be watching? Here's to a royally grand weekend, and no more talk of the affair next week!
{images by aubrey trinnaman & blake henderson from jerry yoon photography, via style me pretty}
Thursday, April 28, 2011
not the royal wedding.
Posted by McKenzie at 8:42 PM
Labels: Wedding Inspiration, Weekend
6 comments:
- M (at) Invoking Inspiration said...
I completely agree with you. This wedding is much more my style. It looks like a blast!
- April 29, 2011 at 4:52 AM
- Amy said...
love the pops of yellow! All very coordinated and perfect.
- April 29, 2011 at 8:50 AM
- My Beautiful Life said...
The wedding you posted looks so sweet.
I got up at 4:47.a.m., but I didn't have to go to work. Hope you enjoy watching it today, and if you are dying to comment, (since you banned any more Royal talk), feel free to come visit. :) I'm all ears.
- April 30, 2011 at 7:45 AM
- Anya adores said...
LOVE this post - and must admit loved the royal wedding as well - thanks for sharing this - so gorgeous :)
A xx
- May 1, 2011 at 5:30 AM
- Tamra of walkswithBella said...
Love the yellow accent!!
- May 2, 2011 at 5:48 PM
- Maddie said...
This is lovely and she has such a cute flower bouquet.
- May 5, 2011 at 9:31 AM
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Hello and sorry this is long but I wasn't sure what was relevant so wanted to include everything.
My daughter is three and a half weeks and we have recently (last week or so) been having problems with feeding. She fusses on and off the breast, screaming, arching her back, coughing and spluttering. She'll scream, come off the breast, then really frantically start rooting and headbutting my nipple to get back on, only to pull off screaming again.
Quite often the screaming continues on and off for about 20 mins after a feed. I took her to the doctor (just our GP, not a paed) who gave said it was refux and gave us some infant Gaviscon.
We've also been keeping her upright for about 40 mins after a feed as lying her down seems to hurt her, although we are now having problems getting her to lie down flat at all which is making night times very difficult. We wait for her to fall asleep on my chest or H's chest so she's upright, then put her down, and she wakes up crying after a few minutes.
I was having really easy night times before this started, as I was feeding her lying down side by side, which I loved, and it was really easy with her falling asleep straight away and going back in her moses basket. Now every feed takes ages and she gets really upset
I've been doing some research on here and Kellymom and various sites and think it may be oversupply. She has green, froathy stools, which I put down to the antibiotics I've been on for mastitis (but finished four days ago and stools still dark green).
Also, quite often when she pulls off my milk is spurting and gets everywhere. I have given up switching sides as this seemed to make her vomit, not just a little spit up but her entire stomach contents. I actually only ever changed breasts in one feed a handful of times as my breasts never really felt empty and she seems satisfied after one anyway.
When I start a feed I usually have to squash my nipple between my fingers to help her latch on as my breast is so full that the nipple is hard and she can't get a grip. They never really feel empty, and quite often ache. About three times a day they suddenly get a tingly pain going through them both at the same time - not sure if everyone gets this or not?
Does anyone know how I can tell if it's reflux or oversupply? I just want my baby to be happy again


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Show Time
No show times available.Remind Me
From Mark Burnett Productions, Jeff Foxworthy hosts brand new half-hour episodes of 5TH GRADER which will feature all the fun and challenges of the hit broadcast primetime version where adult's knowledge of grade-school level questions is tested. Grownups find themselves in a classroom setting, revisiting their youth, as they tackle subjects they've already been taught, ranging from art to geography and math to social studies. In ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?, however, the players are not alone and there is a way for contestants to "cheat" in this classroom. The adults have the opportunity to get some help - in the form of elementary advice from real grade - schoolers who have hit the books.


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For Immediate Release
March 3, 2011
State Superintendent celebrates success of 19 Fox Valley Honor Roll Schools
Annual list recognizes improving and high-performing schools across state
St. Charles — Illinois State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch recognized 19 Tri-City schools today for being named to the 2010 Illinois Honor Roll. The schools were honored during a school assembly at Munhall Elementary School in St. Charles.
"This is a remarkable list of 19 schools that have all sustained high performance over at least three years," said State Superintendent Koch. "This kind of academic achievement requires that everyone at school and at home is working extraordinarily hard to keep growing and learning. We commend administrators, teachers, parents and students for their commitment."
The 2010 Illinois Honor Roll recognizes 834 schools across the state for their continued academic progress. The honor roll is divided into three categories – Spotlight Schools, Academic Excellence and Academic Improvement. Each award has unique criteria that best reflect the diverse circumstances of Illinois schools.
- Spotlight Schools – Recognizes 300 high-poverty, high-performing schools that are beating the odds to overcome the achievement gap.
- Academic Excellence Awards – 459 schools have sustained high performance over at least three years.
- Academic Improvement Awards – 93 schools are showing substantial improvement.
All 19 Tri-City schools received Academic Excellence Awards. They are:
Batavia Unit School District 101:
- Alice Gustafson Elementary School
- JB Nelson Elementary School
- Louise White Elementary School
- Grace McWayne Elementary School
- Hoover Wood Elementary School
Geneva CUSD 304:
- Geneva Middle School South
- Heartland Elementary School
- Williamsburg Elementary School
- Harrison Street Elementary School
- Western Avenue Elementary School
- Mill Creek School
St Charles CUSD 303:
- Haines Middle School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Munhall Elementary School
- Wasco Elementary School
- Ferson Creek School
- Fox Ridge School
- Bell-Graham Elementary School
- Norton Creek Elementary School
A complete listing of the 2010 Illinois Honor Roll Schools can be found online at http://www.ilhonorroll.niu.edu


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Dordt College News
GPAC Golf For Defender Men Monday
April 8, 2013
Meet…Dordt will be competing at GPAC Qualifier #3 at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course in Lincoln, Nebraska, hosted by Doane College on Monday, April 8.
Participants… All 11 schools in the Great Plains Athletic Conference field men's golf teams.
Last Time Out… Dordt had a couple meets scheduled for the last couple weeks but were unable to play in those events. Ironically, the most recent action for the Defenders was GPAC Qualifier #2 in October to close the fall portion of the schedule.
Last Time On This Course… Dordt competed at an invite hosted by Doane on September 17 and 18 at Wilderness Ridge and finished in a tie for 7th place. The Defenders totaled a 666 and were 11 shots out of sixth place.
Dordt was led by Madison Moss with a 163 for 26th place overall. Derek Fox was 32nd with a 165 and Zach Kooiker totaled a 167 for 36th place.
GPAC Qualifier History… Dordt finished sixth at GPAC #2 at Green Valley Golf Course in Sioux City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 10.
The Defenders shot a 313 as a team and were part of a four team group that was separated by just two shots. Midland and Dakota Wesleyan each shot 312s and Doane had a 314. Northwestern had the low score of a 292 and Morningside had a 296.
Dordt was led by Madison Moss and Brett Rozenboom with a pair of 77s and Jon Holwerda had a 78. Sam Vos and Derek Fox each shot an 81 on a day when four players shot par of 72. Kyle Stanek and Michael Dykema, both from Northwestern, shared medalist honors with Nathan Zimmerman (Morningside) and Rory Doll (Nebraska Wesleyan) also shooting even par on the 6,998 yard set up.
Through two rounds the GPAC Qualifier Standings:
1 Northwestern College…........ 282 292 574 +2
2 Nebraska Wesleyan University… 291 300 591 +19
3 Morningside College…......... 296 296 592 +20
4 Midland University….......... 302 312 614 +42
5 Dordt College…............... 306 313 619 +47
6 Dakota Wesleyan University….. 309 312 621 +49
7 Doane College…............... 314 314 628 +56
8 Briar Cliff University…...... 310 325 635 +63
9 Hastings College…............ 325 326 651 +79
t 10 Concordia University…........ 338 335 673 +101
t 10 Mount Marty College…......... 339 334 673 +101
Jon Holwerda and Sam Vos are low for Dordt through two rounds with 155's and are tied for 14th.
The Lineup… Dordt's lineup for Monday will include Derek Fox, Zach Kooiker, Nathan Middel, Madison Moss and Sam Vos. Fox has the lowest average on the team with a scoring average of 80.0 in seven rounds this season. Sam Vos and Madison Moss are right behind with per round averages of 80.3 and 80.4. Kooiker and Middel have averages of 83.5 and 82.6 respectively.
After This…Dordt will compete in the Morningside Spring Invite on Tuesday, April 16.
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Events » Family & Youth Programs » Family Art Night
Family Art Night
Small Blue Rocker, 1967
Charles Mattox
American, 1910-1996
Plywood, fiberglass, stainless steel rods
36 x 24 x 12 in. (91.4 x 61.0 x 30.5 cm)
Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Dorothy K. Newmark
© Norton Simon Museum
Sculpting in New Ways
Date: Friday, July 12, 2013
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Teacher: Staff Educator
Type: Family Art Night
The artists in the exhibition Beyond Brancusi: The Space of Sculpture moved away from the conventions of traditional art making. Experimenting with new materials, innovators such as Barbara Hepworth, Donald Judd and Robert Irwin created sculptures that engaged the space around them. Use colored noodles and pipe cleaners to create your own original abstract masterpiece.
Meets in Entrance Gallery | Free with admission. This activity is designed for families with children ages 4-10. | No reservations needed


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"I didn't know what I was doing," Watson chuckled, remembering himself as a 19-year-old.
"I think maybe I was dreaming a little bit. Who knows what's going through your mind back then? I was playing nightclubs here and there and decided it might be good if I could record a song."
A few years later, he had his first major hit, "Love in the Hot Afternoon," in 1975.
And over his long and storied career, he's had six No. 1's, 23 Top 10 hits and 75 charted singles.
His successes continued on the 2000s with his 2009 album A Taste of the Truth, which critics hailed as "Album of the Year."
On Aug. 6, 2013, he was inducted into the inaugural class for the Houston, Texas Music Hall of Fame, which adds to his membership in the state Country Music Hall of Fame.
William Michael Smith of the Houston Press wrote, "With the recent passing of George Jones, it is actually possible to say — with no disrespect to Ray Price, Willie Nelson or Johnny Bush — that Watson, known in the industry as "The Singer's Singer," is now the greatest pure vocalist left among working, Auto-Tune-free country singers."
Watson, despite his successful career in country music, never moved to Nashville. He's remained in Humble, where he owns a local body shop.
He still tours around the U.S. – despite already being in his 70s – and released his last album of original tunes in 2011, Your Money and My Good Looks and his Best of the Best: 25 Greatest Hits record in 2012.
"Every time I step out on that stage and see that audience, it's a new beginning," Watson said.
"Even though I've sung these songs millions of times, I look at each one like it's brand new to me. Every night, I try to deliver that song the best that I can.
"Being called a 'Singer's Singer' humbles me. It's flattering, but what I do is just what I do. The good Lord just gave me the voice."
Gene Watson and the Farewell Party Band will be playing at Schroeder Hall, 12516 FM 622 in Goliad County, on Saturday, Aug. 24.
For more information on the show and pre-sale tickets, visit www.SchroederDanceHall.com.


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"I wanted to thank Catholic Answers for doing such a great job in defending the Catholic Faith. I find your tracts have helped me to more easily explain Catholicism at work and in online discussions."
"Your threats do not terrify us, for Christ is our life, and death is our gain."


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"Listening to your programs, I have learned a lot about apologetics and have enjoyed playing broadcasts for my youth group, friends, and family who are looking for answers. Your ministry is invaluable. I hope to continue as a Radio Club member forever."
"I dare not longer contradict the decrees of him who keeps the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven, lest he should refuse me admission."


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The third time isn't the charm for playwright and screenwriter Tracy Letts.
After two lean, mean film adaptations of his stage works for director William Friedkin, Bug and Killer Joe, Letts returns to film with the screen version of his Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning play, August: Osage County.
Directed by John Wells, the movie represents a big step up in exposure and star power, but the results are uneven.
A family-sized Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? set on the Oklahoma plains, Osage County centers on the ragingly dysfunctional Weston clan — led by Beverly (Sam Shepard), an alcoholic poet; and his wife, Violet (Meryl Streep).
A victim of cancer and an awful childhood, Violet possesses a sulfuric-acid tongue and an insatiable passion for pharmaceuticals.
Both traits have left marks on the couple's three daughters: bitter Barbara (Julia Roberts); dutiful Ivy (Julianne Nicholson); and distant, flighty Karen (Juliette Lewis).
When Bev goes missing, the women converge on the family home — along with an assortment of relatives and significant others played by the likes of Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch and the wonderful character actors Chris Cooper and Margo Martindale.
Locked from their first moment together in a battle of wills, Barbara and pilled-up Violet trade increasingly savage barbs, and, soon, anyone who catches Violet's gaze is ensnared.
The combative energy culminates in a riveting group exchange, during which it becomes clear that, despite Streep's presence, Roberts is the actress to watch.
Her performance suggests that she has been socking away reserves of anger throughout her career for this moment.
The actress releases her full fury with remarkable force and authenticity — showing up Streep's overcooked theatrics.
That is quite a thing to watch, but it also illustrates how the film emphasizes individual performances when an ensemble energy is what is required to build a sense of dramatic cohesion in the family saga.
Wells, a veteran film and TV producer with less experience behind the camera, also struggles throughout to find the right tone. The problem is most evident in the soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla.
Nonetheless, with Letts' bracingly sharp dialogue and a face-off between iconic screen actresses that reaches epic proportions, the film is sure to find an appreciative audience — and possibly a cult status.