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Newborn baby care is by far one of the greatest challenges every mother faces…and it is not easy to face the challenge. The problem arises as the baby cannot speak and is very fragile; hence, the mothers need to be very careful while handling the little newborn delight.
Here are a few tips for the new mothers out there to make the process a whole lot simpler.
Newborn baby care tip for bathing a newborn
Bathing a newborn is very important to keep the little one clean and safe from allergies. But this is a tedious process. Babies cannot be bathed as 5 year olds. For all you know, the newborn may choke on water. It is terrifying, yes, but it is a wonderful way to bond with your baby
Sponge baths are better suited for newborns. Use a clean, soft cloth or sponge to wipe your baby and make sure you buy baby friendly soap products. Use only lukewarm water.
For those who prefer giving the baby a proper bath, follow the following procedure
- Make sure you wash your hands well before you bathe your baby.
- Fill only half of a small tub (also known as baby tub) with lukewarm water.
- Dip your baby slowly in the tub. Remember to use one hand to support the newborn's head and neck.
- Use very little soap, and make sure the soap is baby friendly.
- Take every care possible to avoid getting soap in the baby's eyes.
- Use cotton to clean the areas around the eyes
- Gently rinse your baby by pouring water below the baby's neck. DO NOT pour water on the baby's face.
- After the bath, lift him gently from the tub, supporting his head and neck with one hand, and wrap him with a clean towel. Use Turkish towels.
- Gently apply a little powder on the neck and diaper area.
- Clothe the baby in comfortable soft clothes.
Newborn baby care tip to keep the baby healthy
Most parents panic when the baby gets sick, and it is but natural. It is hard to see the little bundle of joy suffer from something. But remember…do not panic! Take your newborn to a pediatrician immediately. For the first few years, make appointments with pediatricians regularly to keep a regular check on the baby.
Vaccinations are necessary. Get your baby vaccinated as soon as the doctor says so. Do not feed your baby formula milk. For the first few months, your baby should be breastfed. Breast milk provides the baby with maximum immunity and keeps him healthy for almost a lifetime!
Newborn baby care tip to change diaper.
One of the thing many parents dread is changing the diaper. Always keep in mind that it is your baby's stool. There is nothing to be disgusted about.
Here are some tips to ensure you are doing it right
- Remove the diaper and dispose of it immediately. Never reuse diapers. It exposes the baby to several infections.
- Use a wet paper towel to clean the baby's buttocks. Use as many as required.
- Pat the baby dry gently with a clean dry towel.
- Apply talcum powder. This prevents the baby from getting rashes.
- Use a fresh clean diaper.
Newborn baby care tip to keep mosquitoes away!
Mosquitoes have become a menace these days. And their favourite target are babies. Mosquitoes also are carriers of diseases, so it is very important to protect your baby from these blood-sucking creatures!
Mosquito nets are the most effective tool. It's probably best to surround your baby's bed or cradle with a mosquito net.
DO NOT use mosquito repellent sprays, mats or coils, as the fumes tend to trigger an allergic reaction. Mosquito repellent creams are your best bet. Use a cream from a well-known brand and make sure it is gentle enough to be used on baby's skin.
Toys for your newborn
Everybody wants to pamper their babies with lots of toys. But precautions have to be taken here as well. Here are some tips that have to be followed
- Never buy toys with sharp edges. It will hurt the baby. Only buy toys that are soft and have no sharp edges.Stuffed toys are every baby's favourite.
- Keep away from toys made of fur. Poorly made fur toys can be hazardous to your baby. The fur can set off a wheezing reaction.
- Pacifier is a must. As the baby's teeth are about to grow, he will want to gnaw on something. Make sure the pacifier is sterilized.
These are some very simple tips to make newborn baby care an enjoyable experience. So here's wishing the best of luck to all the new mothers out there.

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According to NASA, there is a bit of testing where hardware, software and certain procedures are concerned
NASA announced that all is well with SpaceX's Dragon capsule, and that an April 30 flight to the International Space Station (ISS) is possible.
SpaceX, which is expected to be the first private company to send a spacecraft to the ISS, has been preparing its Dragon capsule for the flight. However,
it delayed the Dragon's first launch to the ISS
, which was set for February 7. The company wanted to conduct more tests before the cargo capsule took off for space.
"Everything looks good as we head toward the April 30 launch date," said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations. "There is a good chance to make the 30th."
The Dragon capsule will be expected to carry 1,148 pounds of cargo to the ISS, which will consist of supplies needed for the space lab, and will return 1,455 pounds of cargo back to Earth.
The private company's Dragon has become an important part of the future of American space travel. Last year,
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The U.S. knew it had to find another way to travel to space without depending on Russia. Funding was a major complication, where
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last year.
SpaceX arrived on the scene with its Dragon capsule, which is intended for both manned and unmanned missions. While Musk has been working hard on his Dragon, the spacecraft hasn't had an easy road up to this point. The February delay caused a bit of disappointment, and then American space heroes Neil Armstrong (the first astronaut to step foot upon the Moon on Apollo 11) and Gene Cernan (the last man to step foot upon the moon on Apollo 17) both
publicly criticized Musk's inexperience with space-related vehicles
. They even said that leaving the future of American space travel to SpaceX could lead to safety issues and cost the taxpayers at some point.
However, the Dragon has prevailed and even passed the first NASA Crew Trial last month. Musk defended his company and his Dragon, saying that the work accomplished until now and the road to the ISS ahead have not been easy.
"I think it is important to appreciate that this is pretty tricky," said Musk. "The public out there, they may not realize that the space station is zooming around the Earth every 90 minutes, and it is going 17,000 miles an hour. So you have got to launch up there and you've got to rendezvous and be backing into the space station within inches really, and this is something that is going 12 times faster than the bullet from an assault fire. So it's hard.
"I think we have got a pretty good shot but it is worth emphasizing that there is a lot that can go wrong on a mission like this."
But Musk said even if the Dragon doesn't succeed the first time, he will try again.
The final announcement regarding whether April 30 is the exact date of launch is expected April 23.
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I'm continually amazed at how big a whopper this character can tell with a straight face.
President Obama says he's not the one who canceled the White House tours. He made the comments in an interview with ABC News.
"[O]ne more question about the spending cuts," said the interviewer from ABC News. "You've been takin' a lotta heat for this cancellation of the White House tours. They get– the Secret Service says it's costs about $74,000 a week. Was canceling them really necessary?"
"You know, I have to say this was not– a decision that went up to the White House. But th– what the Secret Service explained to us was that they're gonna have to furlough some folks. What furloughs mean is– is that people lose a day of work and a day of pay," Obama said, in response.
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Mounting 5 Point harnesses to the floor
Is this safe? I've heard that If the mounting point isn't above your shoulders or equal to them it will compress your spine in a collision. I'd put a roll bar in but I don't want the back seat to be out of commission.
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It's true that mounting the shoulder belts to the floor can compress the spinal vertebrae in a crash. The angle of pull is all wrong. Shoulder belts should be mounted even with the shoulders to a maximum of 4" below the shoulders. Also, pay attention to the crotch strap mount. DO NOT attach it at the front of the seat. See the attached photo for proper 5-point belt installation.
If you want to use shoulder belts without a roll bar/cross bar, then rig up a mount back at the shelf panel (package tray).
That would still make the back seat unusable. At the very least inconvenient to sit it. If I get an aluminum seat from Kirkey or something could I weld blocks on to the back of the seats then drill and tap them, then bolt the belts to the seat?
I didn't mean to suggest that shoulder belts mounted at the package tray were legal to go quicker than 11.50. I thought this was just a street car that he maybe wanted some extra protection in. A simple lap belt is all you need down to 11.50, but at 11.49 and quicker you need the 5-point belts installed per the photo I posted.....with a roll bar or roll cage.
He's 17. That back seat could be the geographic focus of his existance. :mwink: But the idea of having the 5-point belts is still good, both from the safety perspective as well as the image perspective.
Is the car a 2-door? 4-door? Is it yours (are you free to modify it without getting in big trouble)?
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Its a 77 Trans Am. By law its my dads, I'm only 17, I can't have a car in my name, but yes I'm free to make modifications to it. It is already modified to a certain extent, it has a built 455 in it. Weight reductions such as the front bumper is gone, the A/C compressor, condensor, blower motor,etc.
If you plan to be in a situation where you actually need a 5 point harness, you need more framework than a 1977 unitized body has to offer.
And the sheetmetal floor, is not a good attachement point.
Now, with proper framework and a rollcage, the 5 point harness can be properly installed without rendering the back seat useless. (albeit the back seat of a '77 firebird, was pretty much useless anyway, unless yer both small people, ;) )
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(I've been making the Live USB boots with the Universal USB installer from pendrivelinux.org)
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Because sometimes you need to rock the boat.September 7, 2012 - 8:49pm
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Luv it. Thanks Susan. I am a spanking brand new member and so far this site is awesome. And I have to agree with you. I'm not sure about the lung cancer part (could do some reserach but don't need to!), but I used to smoke pot daily for a very long time. Yes everyone is different but addiction is addiction. And our brains are powerful. If your more prone to doing things addictively, such as I, than weed is anything but harmless. After 3 years I have been considering whether or not I should or could start smoking again. But all of those things you said above are true. Things in my life have been going too well. Why risk rocking the boat?December 30, 2011 - 12:53pm
Hi Anon
Thanks for your question.
Some people don't believe that pot is addictive, many others do. It also depends on how it's smoked. If it's rolled in tobacco then yes, in a way, because tobacco is highly addictive in itself.
Long term users have a hard time stopping the drug so this would indicate it's addictive.
It also causes a lot of the same damage as tobacco - damaged throat, lungs etc. And long term, heavy pot smokers sometimes use pot rather than working, taking care of their families or other activities.
Any kind of stimulant, done over the long term, can be addictive.
I hope this helps and thanks for writing!
~SusanDecember 12, 2011 - 10:32am
Susan, wow, i wonder what your credentials are. Do you really know ANYTHING about marijuana? Who rolls it with tobacco? And what do you have to back up your claims that it causes damaged throat, lungs, etc? And what data supports your claim that long term heave pot smokers sometimes use pot rather than working? If they arent working, how do they buy their pot? I think you are wholly uninformed. I know many long term pot smokers who are VERY productive members of society. I myself mainatained a 3.4 GPA in college while smoking pot daily. As for the addiction claims? I dont think so. I have sucessfully quit for over 6 years when I had a job that did regular testing. Now that I am retired, I do smoke it occassionally, maybe once a month if my sons bring it over. The only dependence is psychological... you feel better and more relaxed when you have smoked or injested it, so you want it again. Same thing as St Johns Wort. It enhances my moods so I want it everyday. But that doesnt make me addicted. any more that I am addicted to sitting in my hot tub every night.December 20, 2011 - 7:30pm
A lot of young people today smoke weed with tobacco in the form of what is called a blunt. They take a cigar, split it open and remove the tobacco and fill it with weed and roll it back up. The tobacco which is contained in the cigar tobacco leaves causes a mix of weed and tobacco which can be very addictive.January 5, 2012 - 3:47pm
Hi Anon
Thanks for your post.
I can answer some of your questions for you:
I know a bit about pot, since I smoked a little myself, a very long time ago!
Of course some pot can be used with tobacco! Not all "pot" (using the generic term), is the same. Most people I have known who smoke, have a variety of pot, not just actual marijuana. Some pot can and is rolled in tobacco, especially in Europe.It often burns much better that way. One pot smokers way is not everyone's. Fresh, semi-solid black hashish (often grown in Asia) is usually smoked with tobacco in Africa and Europe. When talking generally about this topic, marijuana, hash, cannabis etc are often spoken about in unison. I was making general statements which we often do, even when discussing a distinct topic. It's how people generally discuss things unless a specific scientific or medical subject is at hand.
Many non-working people can afford their pot because they grow it themselves and sell what they don't use for profit. A pretty nice profit according to hundreds of thousands of users and growers in Northern California, Kentucky, Washington, Hawaii and several other states!
I know long term heavy pot smokers sometimes have a hard time getting and keeping jobs because I knew plenty of them, back in the day. They smoked too much to be coherent for interviews or work and reeked of weed.
Dependance is dependence, whether physical or psychological or both. To say something isn't harmful because the dependance is merely psychological is like saying cancer only hurts and effect the physical body of the patient herself.
Physical tobacco addiction can be stopped within a week. Psychological withdrawal can go on for weeks and months. Sometimes years although the addiction dims significantly.
You can research lung damage yourself as the studies are everywhere. The UK Cannabis Internet Activist concedes this information is true as do every single smoker I know. Hearing the hacking coughs is also rather telling.But as I am sure you know, for every study that claims one thing - another pops up to show the opposite. I never said pot can kill or maim, but it certainly isn't harmless. Smoking ANYTHING is not good for the lungs. The lungs are most definitely NOT designed to inhale smoke.
Pro-pot organizations say the same thing: http://stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy/2007/nov/29/marijuana_better_your_lu...
While pot certainly doesn't do the damage that tobacco can do, there are few pro-pot smoking orgs that say it's harmless - it isn't. And again, I am (and was) talking about chronic (to use that phrase!) and long term pot use, not someone who smokes a roll now and again. If you differ in opinion or have questions about what I wrote, just pose the questions rather than jumping to conclusions and demanding credentials.
I am a long time health researcher with a background in health care. Those are my credentials. Just because you don't agree with me doesn't mean my findings have no merit.
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Ok I do not know if this is allowed but I am just going to post the pics of all of the weapons, there are Kalashnikov's, Sniper's and Mosin's and I thought everyone would like to see them all so instead of going to different boards and posting I thought I would put them all here. I hope its ok? The first set of pics is from Izhevsk Kalashnikov museum..
I will upload more this evening from the museum at Victory park, there are many many Mosins,,,,
Good stuff. Thanks for posting. If there were any PEM side mounts at the Victory Park Museum, I am especially interested. There were none in 2006, just a mount and scope. Lots of MP/stg 44s though.
Very cool Milz! Thanks for posting these and I look forward to the next round of pics. I think the wife & I will be visiting the Izhevsk museum in the next year or so. Glad you're back in the States safe and hopefully you've experienced some actual customer service since you've been back.
Thanks for posting them. Looking forward to the next set
Dang PoP's, when are you gonna get a hearing aid ?!?! My Sons
Thanks for posting...great pics!
WOW - Thank you!
This next set is from one of the many Metro sections in Moscow, these are bronze statues and after we were standing and looking we noticed many of them had polished spots from ppl touching them so we stood around watching for awhile and saw ppl stop and rub or just touch as walking by and I saw some that looked
like they would stop and say a prayer. It was actually quite moving to see and be a part of. I would say that at least 1 out of 10 ppl that walked by touched the statues in a way that seemed to me like they were saying thanks to all of those who lost there lives in the war.
Thanks for taking the time to share your photos.
Looking for PU scope # Б05115
Those are really cool pictures, thanks for sharing them!
Thanks for sharing. Whats the Enfield doing there?
"Vertroue in God en die Mauser".-Faith in God and the Mauser.
The motto of my ancestors, that gallant band of brothers, who fought an equally gallant enemy in 1899-1900
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Thank you for posting; great pics!
Hey you guys are quite welcome!! I almost forgot about these next pics. My girlfriend was showing me the family photo album and I snapped some copies. The first one is her uncle on the left and who knows on the right, second one her father said was his cousin and he died in Stalingrad, next two I am not sure who they are. These photos kinda got to me a bit because you always see stuff like this on the internet but when her father showed me the one of the cousin it reminded me that every Russian family lost someone in the war and it is still very real for them to this day.
Great pics!
The metro is clean, efficient, well designed, artistic, historical and full of beautiful women. Nice pics.
You will see a bunch of PUs in the museums and an occasional PE top mount. PEM side mount snipers are very uncommon in the museums, in fact I encountered zero. You will see arms from other countries, and that is a nice Polish display including a Polish licensed BAR. Japanese weapons are quite common, which was a surprise to me. Also a little surprising was the fact that a large number of German pistols were credited to the ownership of high ranking Soviet officiers. Apparently capture and use by high ranking officiers was not discouraged and quite common.
Thank you for sharing these pictures! I hope to go to Russia one day!
Also, best of luck to your girlfriend and her interview!
"Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be."
- General Douglas MacArthur
Awesome pics!
Very cool pictures Milz! Thank you for posting them for us to see.
"Always bring a hammer to a stick fight."-nassaulakes
"I would gladly trade you all my charlston chews for all of your .22"
- mat!_SW
Ahh.... The other side of the lake.
"Always bring a hammer to a stick fight."-nassaulakes
"I would gladly trade you all my charlston chews for all of your .22"
- mat!_SW
Great pics..... thanks
Great pics, good luck with the GF, she looks like a keeper. (don't start a collection..) ;-D
Another thank you for posting great photos.
Best of luck to both of you.
Thanks,a really great series of pics and also good luck with the process. The bronze of the soldier and the dog looked to be well loved by the people. Girl friend is a keeper too.
Thank you. Any info on the first production 1891?
They need museums like that around here!
Very Nice,There are no wrong forums to post great pictures.
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Before the '68 riots, Ft McHenry here in Baltimore had a fantastic display of period hand and shoulder weapons. Also the Smithsonian in DC had a display of military uniforms and equipment dating from the French & Indian wars to the "Korean Conflict" with weapons of the time. Sadly neither have been displayed since.


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First time cruiser and LOVED it!!!: Eurodam Cruise Review by skooter35
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First time cruiser and LOVED it!!!
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
The crew always had smiles and greeted us every time. Even if they had a broom and dust pan in hand, we were always greeted. Not one sour puss in the bunch.
Our journey started in Southern Oregon with a 4 hour drive to the Portland airport. We decided to stay at Red Lion at the airport and used Park and Fly for when we came home the following Saturday. This has always been a good hotel for the money and very close to PDX. Our flight was at 11pm on Delta, with transfers in Detroit and Memphis. We arrived at FLL the next afternoon around 1 pm. WOW were we tired but excited!
We had purchase the transfer with HAL to and from the airport. We didn't have any problems locating them More in the baggage claim area. Once we had our luggage we were on the bus within minutes and heading to the cruise port. This took all of 15 minutes.
I see ships!!! What a wonderful and exciting moment for myself and my husband. Being our first cruise, I hope we still have those same feelings 10 cruises later!
Once to the HAL terminal we were there all of about 20 minutes. We filled out the health paper and got our picture taken and handed our key cards. This went smoothly.
We had a wheelchair with our group and never had any problems getting on. Once on board, an employee wheeled my grandmother to our room. Good thing, because we would have been lost. I thought I had read and studied every thing about the Eurodam, but once on board I was easily turned around. I think it was due to my excitement!
My mom had arrived 2 hours before us and was already in the room. She had ordered room service since we were to late for the main dining room lunch. I have to say, this was one of my favorite moments of the entire cruise. Tired and hungry, eating shrimp cocktail out on the verandah with all of us together.
Time for Sail Away!!! Again, I thought I had studied every deck and knew everything...maybe I was too excited? Well, we almost missed the sail away and we had plans to be on the web cam for all to see. Minutes to spare, we all found our way to Deck 9 Aft and got our Oregon blanket hanging over the back of the boat. Another fun moment that I hope will be the same 10 cruises later!
Cabana time!!! We rented a Lido Cabana for the week, $199, BEST MONEY SPENT!!!! If you are planning to be on the Eurodam...rent a cabana NOW! If you wait until you are on the ship, they will be rented already. We met NJ and Dustin, who are absolutely amazing! They brought us any thing we wanted. Very attentive and always with a smile. These guys work hard to make sure we are happy while in our cabanas. It only got stuffy when the lido pool cover was closed. Other than that, there was a nice breeze.
Food, Food and more Food!!! The food was amazing. The shows were fun too. You really need 24 hours of daylight to do everything.
We did not try any of the for fee restaurants. We were happy with the main dining room and open seating. We ate at different times every night and never had to wait longer then 2 minutes for a table for four. Dinner lasted 2 hours. The portions were small, but we were all stuffed! A couple nights I ordered the chocolate cake from room service for my dessert option in the MDR. I found that one to be the best in flavor out of all of the choices.
Formal Dress...we wore our Sunday Best and didn't look out of place at all. We saw tuxes, formal gowns, tiny dresses, sports coats with ties and black slacks with blouses. Every one looked amazing and no one was too stuck up.
Wheelchairs and Walkers...We had both and saw both. It did not feel like a geriatric convention by any means. Yes there were senior citizens but then there were 5 yr old and all ages in between. We only had an issue with the wheelchair going into the casino. For some reason that bump was bigger than all others. Oh and another issue was after the shows...crowds all trying to get on an elevator. I didn't think they were being rude on purpose, maybe not even realizing it. We really needed an elevator to be empty in order to back in. Some just rushed to the door as soon as it dinged and not paying any attention to the wheelchairs waiting and waiting and waiting. We fixed that problem after a couple of times...we left the shows and headed for the mid ship elevators and just back tracked to the room. Easy fix.
Another note, the crew was very helpful especially in the MDR. Once we arrived for dinner one of the guys would wheel mom to our table and take the chair away until we were done.
Laundry...We used the $20 bulk bag service once. I filled that bag full by rolling everything inside. Two days later, we had our last few days of clean clothes and our plane ride home outfits all nice and clean.
Norovirus...Yes we had that on board too. We sailed March 17-24 2012. The first 48 hours we could not serve ourselves, use salt/pepper shakers or have bread left on our tables in the MDR. Nothing unusual about that. So after our 48 hrs were up, it was nice to serve our selves. Put as much pepper on my food and eat all the bread and butter that I wanted. That lasted another 48 hrs...Gone are the shakers, towels, bread and butter. Out comes self standing hand sanitizers and we all get a note and a cute little bottle of sanitizer in our staterooms. Then comes the announcement from the Captain...yikes now its serious! I didn't hear how many people were sick but it was enough to over sanitize our room, hands and use our elbows to push the elevator buttons.
I see Port Everglades...Sad day, I almost want to cry thinking about it. If only we could have stayed longer. This was more stressful than I thought. I think it was due to my anxiety of leaving my mom again. Her flight left hours before ours did. She lives in Chicago and we live on the West Coast.
Disembarkation...The easiest part of this process was the Express Baggage for free. If your flight leaves after 11:30, you can have your boarding pass and luggage all done for you. And your time to leave the ship is between 7:30-8:15. Customs was a breeze. First off and on to the waiting shuttles. We just went through security and straight to our gate. Best ever! I'm just glad we didn't have to find our suit case in the thousands lined up!
Waiting at the airport...WOW was that a mad house! Every electrical outlet was prime location. Didn't matter where it was. So many needed to charge phones, ipad etc. Be sure to fully charge before you leave the ship!
Our flight home was on American Airlines. Not impressed at all. Wont be using them again. They were not very helpful with our wheelchair. Seats were not assigned and trying to get them together for the 3 of us was like pulling teeth. Maybe they were just over whelmed by the masses leaving that day?
Arrived late a night, stayed over night and drove back to Southern Oregon on Sunday. Enjoyed our first cruise and every thing about it!
Duct Tape....yep I took it and I used it! Being on a red eye flight and wanting to sleep, the person in front of me was on his laptop. I pulled out my Neon green tape and used it to hold up the safety pamphlet to block the light coming from in between the seats. Did the same thing on the way home too. We were trying to sleep and the window shade wouldn't shut all the way. Neon Tape to the rescue. Same thing, safety pamphlet and tape.
Also put on our luggage for easier locating and our personal wheelchair. There's a story...Duct tape saved the day on this one. In Detroit, 3 people needed assistance. We had our own chair with Neon Green tape around the handles!!! One of the ladies got off the plane before we did and said "that's my chair" so the guy took her and our chair to her next gate. Thankfully the young man who was pushing grandma remembered seeing another chair and his co worker leaving with it. He makes a call over the walkie talkie and asked if the chair he was using at that moment had Neon Green Duct tape on the handles. YEP, our chair was found quickly due to the fact Duct Tape was used.
Flashlight...Came in handy looking under the beds and in the safe. Or coming in late. Less
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Cabin review: VC5003 Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
5003 Our cabin was on deck 5 Verandah, forward. I was worried about the rocking and rolling being literally the front of the ship. Surprisingly, it was a gentle rock and roll that I wish my bed at home would do. Our room was a Quad stateroom. Two twin beds, sofa sleeper and a drop down out of the ceiling bed. We did not use that bed! Once its lowered it is directly over the heads of the people in the twin beds and not a lot of head room. Anyone using the bathroom during the night would most likely bump their heads trying to get out of bed. The little sofa was just enough room for me and my husband to snuggle. So if you like your snuggle buddy than 2 will fit just fine on this little bed. The first 2 nights the verandah door whistled. By accident we solved that...the curtain got locked in the door and we never heard any noise again. This room was tiny for 4 adults. But we still enjoyed every minute! Don't stay here if you don't like your traveling buddies very well. There were 3 closets, plenty of hangers for us and 2 huge drawers under the bed. They were used to store the extra bedding. I just crammed it all in the cupboards above the sofa and used the big drawers for our clothes. Also behind these were open spaces for all of our suitcases to hide under the beds. We had a wheelchair and left it at the foot of the beds folded up. It was easy to roll out of the way when we needed to access the drawers. The verandah had 3 wicker chairs and 2 tables. I sat on the round little table and used the larger wicker one to hold our room service tray. Plenty of room for 4 adults to sit out and enjoy while in port. It was windy while out at sea, but we still sat out there but not for long. Being at the end of the hallway, we never heard voices or noise. Had to open the door to hear the speaker announcements. Only once did we hear the captain on the room speakers. Also we never smelled any smoke while sitting out on our verandah. Maybe we were all non smokers??? This room had a shower/tub bathroom. In the shower were shampoo, conditioner and shower gel dispensers. There was a hair dryer in the desk under the TV. We never used it so I can't comment on how well it dried hair.Read All Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom (VC) Reviews >>
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Meet The Florida Men Who Dressed Up As George Zimmerman And Trayvon Martin For Halloween
A pair of Florida men decided to celebrate Halloween this year by dressing up as George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, complete with blackface and blood-stained hoodie.
The image of the duo was uploaded Friday to the Facebook page of Caitlin Cimeno, a Martha's Vineyard native who captioned the photo "Happy Halloween from Zimmerman & trayvon." Cimeno, flanked in the photo by the two men, followed those words with a smiley face emoticon.
Greg Cimeno, 22, portrayed Zimmerman, complete with a "Neighborhood Watch" t-shirt. William Filene, 25, dressed up as Martin, covering his face in black paint and donning a gray sweatshirt with a single bullet hole surrounded by fake blood.
After Caitlin Cimeno posted the photo to her Facebook account (which she has since scrubbed), Greg Cimeno responded to comments about the image. "Anything for the laugh," he declared. When one of Caitlin's friends wrote that the photo was "Not too funny," Greg replied, "Not too funny. It's fu*king hilarious!!!"
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This pillow cover was from IKEA and I just added on my own arrows to the cover- I love this and how it turned out!!
So there you go- it's a great collection to represent the Hank Family- I love it and know it was a great addition to our living room!!
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Though the Middle East has many specific regional and national cuisines, one item ties them all together: aromatic spices. Middle Eastern cooking also features many ingredients in common, like pita, honey, sesame seeds, sumac, chickpeas, mint and parsley.
This silky protein-rich dip is the queen of the mezzeh, or at least the most famous of a profusion of splendid appetizers. Enjoyed as a light lunch by the shopkeeper in Damascus' ancient souk who scoops it from a cardboard platter, it also graces every fabulous hotel buffet—from Alexandria beside the Nile delta, to Sharjah on the rippling banks of the Arabian Gulf.
1-3/4 cups cooked chickpeas
1/4 cup low-fat yoghurt, water, or liquid in which the chickpeas were cooked
2 cloves garlic, crushed with salt
1/4 cup tahini
1/3 cup lemon juice
olive oil
black Middle Eastern olives
minced parsley
1. purée the ingredients in a blender or food processor, reserving a few whole chickpeas for garnish.
2. Add additional tahini and/or lemon juice if necessary until you have achieved a flavor and consistency that suits your taste. This texture should be thinner than mashed potatoes but with enough body to hold an edge.
3. Spread in an earthenware dish or an oval serving platter, running the side of a spoon around the edge to create a slight rim. Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with the reserved chickpeas, paprika, cumin, and olives to add a bit of color. Serve with Arabic bread.
The Arabian Delights
by Anne Marie Weiss-Armush
$15.00 / paperback
Lowell House, 1994
Recipe reprinted by permission.
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KAI RYSSDAL: When you flipped on the television this morning and caught the news about the kidnappings in Baghdad, you had your usual options. The four broadcast networks and CNN. Tomorrow you'll be able to add what might be one of the most controversial news outlets in the world. Al Jazeera.
You've heard of the network's Arabic channel. It's aired tapes of Osama bin Laden and graphic war video. Al Jazeera International will be the first 24-hour English-language news service from the Middle East. On the low end, analysts estimate $200 million have been invested so far. On the high end, it's closer to a billion. Ramy Inocencio explores the price of an image makeover.
AL JAZEERA: This is a real look at the fighting in the south of Afghanistan.
RAMY INOCENCIO: A voice for the Middle East. A counterweight to CNN and BBC. This is Al-Jazeera International, but it may not be what you think.
[Al Jazeera music plays . . . ]
Al Jazeera International's promotional theme. The channel is largely backed by the oil-rich Emir of Qatar. Its's also using hip music and famous faces to attract audiences and establish global credibility.
DAVID FROST:"Hello and welcome to Frost Over the World, a new program, for a new network, in a new century."
They've poached one of the world's most well-known newsmen, Sir David Frost from the BBC, as well as David Marash, a respected reporter from ABC's Nightline.
Now, it all sounds really slick but, in fact, it's been a rocky start. And insiders say Al Jazeera's bottom line will be fiery red for at least the next several years.
MOSTAPHA SAOUT:"It's very challenging. Al Jazeera is a station that is very notorious."
That's ad producer and Moroccan-American Mostapha Saout. He has sold ads to the Al Jazeera Arabic station in the U.S. since 2000.
SAOUT:"Let's not forget that Al Jazeera is government owned."
Based on his work with Al Jazeera Arabic, he says the international channel could also be fraught with political landmines.
SAOUT: "It's very sensitive to certain issues. It has to live up to its own editorial line."
And that editorial line makes U.S. ad sales hard to come by. It also trips up Al Jazeera International's efforts to get seen on American TVs. Profit depends on both. But ad sales and cable carriage problems are more than just political. They're also technological.
BRUCE LEICHTMAN:"They enter a market where the cable and satellite market is virtually saturated."
Bruce Leichtman is president of Leichtman Media Research Group.
LEICHTMAN:"The plumbing is limited. There's only so much spectrum that a cable company has."
And limited spectrum means cable operators only want to broadcast the most popular channels, since their investors simply follow the eyeballs.
Yet another issue:
SIMON APPLEBAUM:"They don't want to be known as an ethnic channel."
That's Simon Applebaum. He's an editor for Cableworld Magazine in New York. In fact, he says U.S. cable companies have offered contracts to Al Jazeera International. But Al Jazeera turned them down because they didn't want to be bundled with other ethnic channels.
APPLEBAUM:"They want to be known as a news network. They want to be in that category, not in an ethnic category because they think as an ethnic category they will not have access to as many subscribers as news channels."
So, how long can the channel stay afloat in this American sea of politics, technology and race? Plus, in those times of revenue drought, exactly how deep are the Emir's pockets?
SAOUT:"It's a state secret. I'm sure it's in the billions. They have a lot of money."
And that money will be there, when profits are not. Al Jazeera International is here to stay, at least for a while.
In Washington, D.C., I'm Ramy Inocencio for Marketplace.


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RIVERDALE, N.Y. - Manhattan seniors Jill Beauchamp and Courtney McMahon were named to the 2009 Women's Soccer All-MAAC First Team as announced at the conference championship banquet on Saturday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Lady Jaspers junior forward Caroline Morse was selected to the All-MAAC Second Team, while freshman goalkeeper Kara Davis earned All-Rookie Team honors. Nine Lady Jaspers received MAAC All-Academic Team recognition for their excellence in the classroom.
Beauchamp, a co-captain from Westerly, R.I., received All-MAAC honors for the third straight season. She started all 20 games in the back for the Lady Jaspers and anchored a defensive unit which posted six shutouts, the second most in the conference. Beauchamp's superb play led Manhattan to a 1.30 goals against average this season which ranked fourth in the MAAC.
McMahon completed her final season in Riverdale with nine points, including two goals and five assists. She was second on the team in scoring and led the team in assists for the second time in her four years at Manhattan. McMahon was also ninth in the conference with her assist total. A midfielder from Bethel, Conn., McMahon will graduate as the Lady Jaspers career assist leader with 24. She started all 20 games this year to increase her four year total to 74 starts, while she also tied a school record with 75 games played.
Leading the Lady Jaspers with 20 points Morse was selected to the Second Team for the second straight year. Morse finished the campaign ranked seventh in the MAAC in goals (8) and points (20). Her four game winning strikes was the third most in the league this season. Morse started all 18 appearances at forward this year.
Davis received the bulk of the work in net for the Lady Jaspers and took advantage of her opportunity. She started all 19 appearances and finished the year with seven wins and three ties. Davis's 1.19 goals against average tied for third in the MAAC. She also posted five shutouts which also ranked third in the conference. The Redding, Conn. native harbored a .765 save percentage and recorded 65 stops.
Manhattan's nine student-athletes on the MAAC All-Academic Team were: Jill Beauchamp (Sr.-Westerly, R.I.-Communication), Kara Bucci (Jr.-Newburgh, N.Y.-Psychology), Tracey Colantonio (Sr.-Exercise Science-Cheshire, Conn.), Amanda Fischer (Sr.-Bridgeport, W.Va.-Marketing), Alexandra Konneker (Sr.-Newtown, Conn.-Education), Megan Lavecchia (So.-Pomona, N.Y.-Exercise Science), Courtney McMahon (Sr.-Bethel, Conn.-Civil Engineering), Kristin Spiros (Jr.-Katonah, N.Y.-Psychology) and Laura Thurston (Sr.-Wallingford,Conn.-Government).
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Cleanup continues in the RM of Pipestone after an oil spill the size of two football fields was discovered last January.
Upwards of 100,000 litres of oil seeped into surrounding farmland as a result of a broken pipe located south of Highway 255 near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border.
The pipeline, owned by Winnipeg-based Tundra Oil & Gas Partnership, also lies near Jackson Creek, which feeds into the Souris River.
About 15 vertical feet of contaminated earth has been largely removed from the affected area.
The owner of the affected farmland refused to comment when contacted by the Sun and directed inquiries to Tundra.
Due to oil activity increasing in the southwestern part of Manitoba, the number of reported spills has been on a steady increase.
According to provincial numbers, there were 90 spills from oil and gas facilities in Manitoba last year, with the largest case spilling 120,000 litres of oil.
The Tundra spill is the largest in the province this year and it looks like 2013 is well on its way to matching last year's numbers with 47 spills so far.
Area landowner Carlyle Jorgensen said the oil seeping into the ground is a paramount concern, but the fluid from the Tundra line is around 30 per cent saltwater, which can also cause decades of devastation to farmland.
"There's land in the Virden area that had salt water spilled on it 1950s and that land still doesn't produce today."
Jorgensen is also the vice-president of the Manitoba Surface Rights Association (MSRA), a group of about 200 landowners in southwestern Manitoba, and the plans to lobby the government to implement more regulation to decrease the amount of pipeline spills.
"Knowing that there has been other flowline issues in the last year, my concern is what is being done to prevent this, these are new flowlines that have been breaking," he said.
Tundra insists that the spill itself is small.
And while Jorgensen agrees, he says this latest spill shows the potential for something more devastating.
"This spill was (from) a very low producing well," he said.
"And I agree this is a very, very small spill ... it's nothing compared to what could happen in this province and if changes aren't made to regulations, it will happen."
It's estimated it took about 10 days for the leak in the Tundra line to be noticed and the MSRA argues that's still too long considering operations should be checked on a daily basis.
"The production from these wells should be tracked daily as well," Jorgensen said. "We feel that the province needs some specific regulations for the oil companies to follow because leaving it up to the oil companies obviously isn't working."
Both the government and the oil companies have not released estimated costs associated with the spill.
The cleanup was initially a race against the spring thaw to ensure oil didn't reach the melted creek, but crews have started putting up a berm to redirect Jackson Creek away from the site.
Tundra president and CEO Dan MacLean said the reason for the spill hasn't been confirmed yet, however it is thought the ground collapsed after Calgary-based Enbridge, Inc. installed a 16-inch steel line underneath Tundra's existing line in November 2012.
"The long and the short of it is, they (Enbridge) opened up our line to go underneath it, and then when they backfilled on it, they used sand to support our line, and our experience is you have to use sand bags, as opposed to loose sand," MacLean said.
"It looks like it's a stress break (from) the overburden that was put on it."
Weyburn, Sask.-based Matrix Environmental is leading the cleanup efforts.
Because the Tundra line was so deep, as a means to accommodate Enbridge's initial plan to place its line above Tundra's, the oil flowed down through a layer of gravel where the oil can travel very quickly.
MacLean also confirmed there is a water table underneath the line and said "we're not seeing a lot of free oil in the water table."
"We've been working feverishly since January, when it was discovered, to get as much of this out," MacLean said.
"Basically we have to dig out all the contaminated dirt."
The "lion's share" of the spill should be dug out by next week, MacLean said.
He said the company will continue to clean up after the spring breakup and insurance companies for both Tundra and Enbridge will investigate the definitive cause, however neither company can confirm how long that will take.
Enbridge declined to speculate on the cause of the line break, but a spokesperson said they do have on-site workers overlooking the cleanup effort, which is also monitored by the province's department of innovation, energy and mines.
"It's not something we'd speculate on at this time from our standpoint," said Enbridge spokesperson Graham White.
RM of Pipestone Reeve Ross Tycoles was not available for comment.
According to a provincial spokesperson, the contaminated soil has been removed from the site and is being stockpiled at an adjacent containment cell away from the spill to be treated.
"So far our department is satisfied with the efforts of Tundra Oil & Gas," said the spokesperson via email. "They are carrying out their responsibility for the spill cleanup and are working 24 hours a day to prepare the site to minimize any potential environmental impacts associated with the spring melt."
The Oil and Gas Act requires companies to report all off-lease spills from an oil or gas facilities to the petroleum branch.
"All oil and gas spill sites are rehabilitated to conditions as near as possible to the surrounding conditions before being released from rehabilitation," the spokesperson said.
Companies can be charged under the act, but the majority of "accidental spills" are not met with government penalty and a final decision has not been made on this case.
According to the government, affected landowners are compensated by the company for any damages to their lands, including compensation for any current or future crop loss.
The Manitoba government does rely on oil and gas companies to self-regulate, but companies must report spills to the government and show what they are doing to clean up and prevent them from happening again.
Companies are then expected to apply those measures to other wells.
Innovation, Energy and Mines Minister Dave Chomiak did not speak to the Sun on the matter, but his press secretary sent a statement on his behalf.
"Although the processes we currently have in place are effective in encouraging safe and efficient development of our oil and gas industry we are always looking for ways to minimize the number of spills and ensure a quick cleanup," the statement read.
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(CNSNews.com) - What do the Republican presidential hopefuls think about women moving closer to the front lines of combat, the four men were asked at Wednesday's CNN-hosted debate in Arizona.
All indicated varying degrees of support.
"I would look to the people who are serving in the military to give the best assessment of where women can serve," former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney responded.
After noting that 100 women have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, Romney said he believes women "have the capacity to serve in our military in positions of significance and responsibility, as we do throughout our society."
"Misleading question," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said. In a world of "total warfare," he said, "anybody serving our country in uniform virtually anywhere in the world could be in danger at virtually any minute. A truck driver can get blown up by a bomb as readily as the infantrymen. So I would say that you ought to ask the combat leaders what they think is an appropriate step, as opposed to the social engineers of the Obama administration."
Former Sen. Rick Santorum said he agreed with Romney and Gingrich -- "that there are different roles of women in combat. They are on the front line right now. Their combat zone is, as Newt said, everywhere, unfortunately, in that environment."
Santorum said he has "concerns about certain roles" for women in the military -- "particularly in infantry."
"I still have those concerns, but I would defer to at least hearing the recommendations of those involved. But I think we have civilian control of the military, and these are things that should be decided not just by the generals, but we should not have social engineering, as I think we've seen from this president. We should have sober minds looking at what is in fact the best, proper -- proper roles for everybody in combat."
Rep. Ron Paul said he fears the return of the draft, when "we're going to be registering young women, and because of this, they're going to be equal" with men.
Paul said war -- particularly "offensive" war -- is a problem: "So I don't want even the men to be over there. I don't want women being killed, but I don't want the men being killed in these wars."
However, Paul drew a distinction between undeclared, "aggressive" wars and defensive wars:
"Now, if we're defending our country -- and we need to defend, believe me -- with men and women will be in combat and defending our country, and that's the way it should be. But when it's an offensive war, going where we shouldn't be, that's quite a bit different."


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What do Vinny Appice, Rex Brown, Mark Zavon, and Jason 'Dewey' Bragg have in common? Initial thinking is they all own homes in coastal North Carolina. Or, that they're really big fans of old English slang for sugarcane-based swill. But really the four heavy metallers have hard rocking as a share point. Vinny needs no introduction. Same for Rex. As for Matt, well, the six-stringer was in Ratt and W.A.S.P. and Jason helmed once-ascendant groove metallers Pissing Razors. When their respective worlds collided, they formed Kill Devil Hill. Self-described by Vinny as, ""like a cross between Black Sabbath, Alice in Chains and a little bit of Led Zeppelin thrown in. It's heavy, but with a lot of cool hooks and melodic overtones, too." In fact, that about sums up Kill Devil Hill. Throughout the self-titled record's length, there's monolithic heft but loads of nuance. Made by guys who know how to make brain-smart, gut-proud records. This, of course, can be heard on "Revenge." What we have to say doesn't matter too much, so we left it up to Vinny to yet again explain: "'Revenge' is a kick ass song built around the a drum beat and feel in the beginning of the song. Mark wrote the chorus chords, which opens up nicely. The slow heavy piece at the end was just a off the cuff jam that worked out for an ending outro. With driving bass and screaming vocals, it's revenge!"
** Kill Devil Hill's self-titled debut album is out May 22nd, 2012 on SPV/Steamhammer Records. It's available HERE for pre-order unless you'd rather order the new Dirt Drifters album. Choice is yours, naturally.