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Presenting the first in a series of probing debates on the least controversial issues of our time. For this installment of Point/Otherpoint, Jason Toon and Scott Lydon ponder the future of the men's undershirt.
Put It On by Jason Toon
A gentlemen always remains discreet on certain matters. The precise contours of his nipples. The density of his chest hair. The moisture pooling under his arms and down his back. The racist chest tattoos he received in prison. (Hey, you don't know what it's like in there. You have to get with your own kind to survive.)
For this, he relies on the humble undershirt. Like the best personal valet, it's there when he needs it and invisible when he doesn't. Hidden safely behind the cotton curtain, his nauseating intimacies cannot damage his social standing, offend his peers, or chase off the chicks. Whatever goes on under there, it'll be their little secret. No undershirt ever wrote a tell-all memoir or sold its master's secrets to the tabloid press. Its heart is true; it's a pal and a confidant.
In the spirit of discretion, I'll pass lightly over the nipple-chafing issue, saying only this: it sucks to have chafed nipples. A gentleman should not have to choose between papillar comfort and his cherished burlap guayabera.
When it comes to displays of conspicuous consumption, an undershirt is perhaps the least vulgar way to say "We both know I'm better than you." Haven't I the right to enjoy the fruits of my spectacular natural talent and my unerring instinct for excellence? Anyone who doesn't approve is invited to get his own undershirts and watch the positive effect it will have on his bearing and manner. As it happens, I know a wonderful source of undershirts that I'd be glad to share. It's called Target.
Now, this apologia should not be misconstrued as an endorsement of wearing an undershirt as an overshirt anywhere outside a basketball court. But we, as a society, also frown on those who wear their underpants on the outside without prohibiting the garment itself...for now. If the baying anti-undergarment mob has its way, who knows?
Take It Off by Scott Lydon
Sure, it comes in handy when you need to swagger around with a beer can, yelling to your neighbors about the Napoleonic code and why Meat Loaf is better than 2Pac, but on the whole, the undershirt is a relic we no longer need as a species.
First of all, the undershirt was invented around the time of the Spanish-American war. Remember the Maine? No? Well, then, why keep the undershirt around? Even the archaic Phone Excise Tax has been done away with. As newspapers are already learning the 21st Century is a very, very, very different place. With that in mind, why keep this relic of yellow journalism pressed to our chests, day in and day out, for even a second longer? Let us take the first forward steps to red and gold unitards and shiny shiny rocketpacks! Set our collective chest hair free!
Secondly, what does the undershirt mean? What does it truly say to the world? Obviously, it says to the world "Hey, I'm the kind of person who can afford to wear two shirts!" And, speaking strictly statistically, what sort of person is the most likely to be targeted by criminals? That's right, the person who has the most to lose. The person with the most shirts. Unless you're Superman or Robin, a second shirt is a good way to be marked as a target. What good will that second shirt be when you no longer have a television?
Don't keep giving in to the crypto-fascist undershirt industry. Take control of your wardrobe, and wear shirts the way they were intended. Against the skin. Freedom's just another word for nothing left to take off.
Photos taken from two scans by Flickr member cod_gabriel. Used under a Creative Commons License.
I love undershirts, also the Golden Girls.
I'm with Toon on this one. Buying undershirts was the best thing I ever did. I am at least twice as awesome now.
You can also think of it as protecting your shirt.woot investments. Are you saying woot! shirts aren't worth a little extra, Scott? Are you? Huh?
With Toon too. I always wear undershirts.
Edit: I hope this doesn't replace the "Woot Weads the Wire" series.
Gatzby wrote:I'm with Toon on this one. Buying undershirts was the best thing I ever did. I am at least twice as awesome now.
Ditto (or triplo)...I'm wearing a certain in-house brand from Target as we speak and it's sofffftttt....
They were wearing undershirts?
I'm with Scott - set your nipples free!
sgoman5674 wrote:Edit: I hope this doesn't replace the "Woot Weads the Wire" series.
That's on non-woot off Wednesdays! But we are very pleased you enjoy it enough to be worried.
gandecab wrote:I'm with Scott - set your nipples free!
That seems like something he would agree with wholeheartedly.
Slydon wrote:That's on non-woot off Wednesdays! But we are very pleased you enjoy it enough to be worried.
I am very worried!!!! I have been going through withdrawals since a week and a half ago.
This article is wrong on so many levels. I vote for "w00t weeds the Wire: Season 2".
I just had my television stolen last week
and yet, I wear just one shirt at a time.
I now fear for the world.
My question, and I'm serious, where can I get a few of these? They are sweet and I would like to strut my stuff in them. If anyone knows a site or store in which I can go get them, please inform me.
kaysten wrote:My question, and I'm serious, where can I get a few of these? They are sweet and I would like to strut my stuff in them. If anyone knows a site or store in which I can go get them, please inform me.
tonight on shirt.woot!
gandecab wrote:tonight on shirt.woot!
In for three!
Try West Germany in the 1970s.
All my life, I only wore an undershirt when I was wearing a dress shirt. But recently, I've discovered that it's important to wear one even with just a t-shirt.
It's all for looks, guys. Undershirts are there for your protection. Nipples should not be set free because nobody else wants to see their outline emerge when you only wear a tee. Not only that, but the undershirt will be your primary line of defense against sweat stains.
Buy them, wear them, and you'll learn to love them.
infallible wrote:Not only that, but the undershirt will be your primary line of defense against sweat stains.
I prefer deodorant for this problem. Old Spice, yeah!
widmer69 wrote:I prefer deodorant for this problem. Old Spice, yeah!
That doesn't do enough. Its like those commercials of the people who are too afraid to lift up their arms.
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Domestic violence and sexual assault. It is ugly and, unfortunately, happens all the time.
That's why it's important to know what's out there, what help is available NOW, before there's a need. After all, domestic violence affects 32 million Americans, a whopping ten percent of the population, says the Centers for Disease Control. One in six U.S. women have or will have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives.
Domestic violence isn't limited to any group, place, income level, race or religion
And so Oakland County has HAVEN, has had for 36 years, with a little help from friends. It wants to eliminate domestic violence and sexual assault using a wide range of treatment and prevention services. The place offers a ton of expert solutions and creative solutions. I'm just so impressed, have been for a long time.
That's why HAVEN is Hiller's latest partner in its Good Deeds in the Making Program. Helping people who help others is key to community improvement, and we at Hiller's look for organizations that are dedicated to their mission. HAVEN is an utterly perfect match.
Its offerings are spectacularly comprehensive, I've learned. HAVEN's education efforts include a variety of school programs designed to raise awareness and provide info on seeking help for date or domestic violence and sexual assault. Its crisis and support line — 1-877-922-1274 — is there 24-7. Trained staffers fielded nearly 6,000 calls last year alone. What's more, HAVEN's Residential Program offers the county's only 24-hour emergency shelter exclusive to victims and their children.
The organization's Social Action Program provides victims legal help, and its therapeutic assault response team provides victims a forensic exam and emotional support. The Personal Protection Order Program assists stalking and domestic violence victims with the PPO process. There is also counseling available for loved ones and survivors, and HAVEN's Intervention in Battering Program focuses on changing behavioral choices.
No wonder HAVEN services about 25,000 people annually.
And for free. Talk to clients such as Mrs. D (names withheld) who went from an inability to utter "divorce" to leaving her abuser, getting a job, buying a house and starting a business, all under HAVEN's aegis. Or the car-less physically and sexually assaulted client, who, after a crisis-line call, was transported to shelter by HAVEN, potentially saving her life.
But of course HAVEN has bills. Lots of them. And it is in constant need of help. In fact, 40 percent of HAVEN's support comes from the community, said Tracy Thomas, the organization's director of development.
"We always need more funding," she said. "So we're absolutely thrilled for this, the local connection to Hiller's and the opportunity to get the word out."
You know in this economy, it's not easy for HAVEN to help those in need. "It makes it harder to help people in abusive relationships to find affordable housing and jobs so that they can support themselves," Thomas said.
For more info on HAVEN, go to www.haven-oakland.org. In the interim, pick up some lovely lasagna, why don't you, and indulge some Beatles:
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Would you stand up and walk out on me.
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song,
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Over the weekend African Americans came out in strong support of the Quentin Tarantino's latest hit film, Django Unchained. 42% of Django's initial audience was African American, in spite of the N-Word being used over 100 times. According to TWC, the percentage of African Americans, supporting the movie, is holding steady at 30%. TWC president of distribution said, "Django is playing well to African-Americans and to audiences across the board. You can't have these kind of numbers otherwise. It's getting everybody,"
The movie was boycotted by filmmaker and director, Spike Lee, who refused to see the movie, as he called it 'disrespectful to his ancestors'. But Lee's ranting fell mostly on deaf ears, as African Americans have proven to be very receptive, with the first New York City tester audience being predominantly black.
Django grossed $77.8 million in North America. It fell shy of the number one spot, coming in at number 2, for the New Year's weekend. The Hobbit took the number one spot. TWC will release the film internationally. It is expected to make back it's $87 million production cost and crush Tarantino's $120 million earned for Inglorious Basterds, in the coming weeks.
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With today's victory, the Wolverines improved to 19-39 in the all-times series against Iowa. Michigan boasts five straight wins in the series.
Today was Iowa's first home loss of the season.
The Wolverines' five-game winning streak is their longest since posting six straight in the heart of the 2011 season.
Freshman Lauren Thomas owns four goals on the season and three over the Wolverines' last three games. She posted two in U-M's 4-3 win at Indiana (Oct. 19).
Senior Liesl Morris and junior/sophomore Lesley Smith both own a career-best 11 assists on the season. Morris has registered five assists over Michigan's last five games.
Senior/junior Haley Jones owns five double-digit save performances on the season. Three have come against Big Ten competition -- Penn State (14), Northwestern (12) and Iowa (10). She improved her save percentage to a career-best .780.
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Domaine Sarda-Malet, under the inspired guidance of Jérôme Sarda, is now one of the most respected properties in the Roussillon. Located south of Pérpignan, on the right bank of the River Têt, and with 41 hectares of vines planted on old clay limestone soils, the Domaine qualifies for both Rivesaltes and Côtes Du Roussillon appellations. Organic viticulture, allied to the influence of the cooling Mediterranean, engenders wines of freshness, precision and personality. The reds are mainly made from old-vine Carignan and Grenache Noir, younger vine Syrah and Mourvèdre, the whites from old vine Maccebeo, Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris and slightly younger plantings of Roussanne, Marsanne, Malvoisie and Viognier. The Vins Doux Natural are, as one may expect, superb.
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Hey, that looks "the business" to me. It appears rigid and sturdy. I like single-stage presses.
This is a discussion on Poor man's reloading set-ups: let's see 'em! within the Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Everybody loves the massive "man cave" reloading rooms but on the other end of the scale there are those of us who do reloading on ...
Everybody loves the massive "man cave" reloading rooms but on the other end of the scale there are those of us who do reloading on a very minimal scale: students on a budget such as myself, apartment dwellers or those whose significant other frowns on the idea of turing the living room in to a "bullet factory".
When I sold off my Dillon Square Deal and related Dillon equipment I was faced with still wanting to reload but I was on an extreme budget and space restrictions. I still had a LEE Reloader I never used.
A local woodworking biz fashioned a 2" thick piece of cypress into a reloading mount. The rear mounting hole is countersunk on the back side with a large washer inserted into it. This affair is then held by two "C" clamps purchased at Big! Lots for $2 each. I've cranked out several hundred 9mm rounds and use the included .5g dipper to dip Alliant Bullseye (bullet is 115gr FMJ). Perfect load!
Hey, that looks "the business" to me. It appears rigid and sturdy. I like single-stage presses.
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Great looking setup, back when I was stationed at Travis AFB and living the barracks I used to remove one drawer from my desk and use two C-clamps to secure my Rock Chucker to the desk. Loaded many a round with that setup and as long as the First Shirt never saw it there were no problems.
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I've got a Lee handpress and a Frankford Arsenal stand with a 8"x8' top for my Rockchucker press.
I wouldn't exactly call this a "poor mans" setup but it's def not as high end as a lot of the setups I've seen. My dad and I built the bench ourselves out of 2x4's and counter top we got from the salvage yard. We built a second smaller bench on the other side of the room for cleaning and working on guns/etc. I'm finally getting some use out of my spare bedroom!
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well I have two presses like the OP has & Lee cast one. I use a powder thrower (Lee) and digital scale & a Lee beam scale. I didnt'nt spend alot of $$. The Tumbler & dies(4 sets)
Go Back before It's Too Late, or you'll be casting your own boolits & Then you are HOOKED ; )PS I would post a pic, but not willing to LEARN, & my daughter moved out a few years back
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I wish I could say I had such a humble beginning, but alas, I started with the silver spoon in my mouth. The Air Force gave me a re-enlistment bonus and I bought a Dillon 650 with all the extras, however I do have a Lee single stage next to it for depriming military brass so I can run it through the super swage.
I have a lee turret bolted to a bench in the man cave, but really I have done a fair bit of reloading out of a tool box with the lee hand press. Slow? Sure, but I can deprime and resize and prime in front anywhere (I'm certainly not admitting that I've done this at work on the weekends or evenings), like in front of the tv. The only part that requires a bit more concentration is scooping in the powder.
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Compared to what's out there, I consider this a poor man's reloading bench LOL
I got probably around $4000 in reloading/casting equipment,but it made me "poor" does that count
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I love the first setup, makes me want to build one and get into reloading now, LOL.
I use the very simple (and inexpensive) Lee Ram Prime to prime cases.
I really like the Lee Carbide 4-die pistol sets (mine's 9mm). Included in the set are:
1. directions and load data for chosen caliber
2. Shellholder for chosen caliber
3. Powder dipper
4. Resizing/depriming die
5. Powder thru-expander die (flares case mouth, allows powder charge to be dropped in either with a disc dispenser or a simple Lee powder funnel which I use
6. Bullet seating and crimping die (seats bullets and crimps, too. If using the Lee Factory Crimp die as last step you don't use the crimp feature on this die)
7. Lee Factory Crimp Die (crimps case around the bullet and resizes slightly out-of-spec rounds back to spec for perfect chamber fit)
Price on this set was very reasonable. I miss my Dillon, but going from Blue to Red wasn't all that bad.
Im not equiped to post pics on the net yet. but i have a lee pro 1000 progresive setup for two calibers and getting ready to load 223. Also a lee load all shotgun loader. A frankford arsenal tumbler and other misc items all mounted to a bench on sale from menards. I want to eventually start casting my own bullets. Not sure but its probably as poor as you can get. Happy loading.
My first in 30-06 many years ago ,,,, and still one of the cheapest, best field loading setup ,,,,
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Finances Binder
Does anyone else have one of these? DH and I just turned a bunch of files into a binder format. In it we keep:~ important information and numbers for whoever needs to clean up our financial mess after we die.I'm thinking it wouldn't hurt to throw a copy of our wills in there as well.
~ copy of our wishes in regards to funeral etc.
~ insurance policies
~ latest RRSP statements
~ Retirement projections
~ latest pension statements
~ summary of expenditures over the last 12 years in graph form...and accompanying chart form printout from Quicken (to see if there's actually been any improvement!).
~ detailed printout of all expenses for latest year (to do projections and planning from).
~ dated notes from meetings with financial planner, accountant, etc.
~ latest non-registered investment statements.
Does anyone else do this? What do you put in your binder?
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We are working on getting our important papers in one place. That would include insurance policies, bank accounts....all of our financial papers. We will also add our wishes for funeral plans and we need to do a will...which is scary to think about I think...but we do have two boys to think about (our dd is considered an adult). That is our financial project for the month. We have also been advised to give a copy to our parents for safe keeping. I like your idea of a binder. I think that would make it easier to keep everything together.01-06-2009, 11:32 PM #3
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I have a binder but it doesn't have nearly as much in it as yours does. I keep our budgets and document our 2 savings accounts in there. I have our savings accounts broken out into different categories and this is how I keep track of what is in each category. Will have to consider adding some of the stuff you have in yours, I bet it makes life easier.01-21-2009, 09:07 AM #5
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for my after we pass info, i keep it in a red folder in our firesafe/filebox. i need to duplicate it and keep it at my sisters house01-21-2009, 10:19 AM #6
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I don't actually have a binder for finances. All we really have is some bank accounts with not much in them. I really need to get a new will printed because my previous will was from 1997.
I think instead of a binder, I might do a safe deposit box.01-21-2009, 01:53 PM #7
Good idea - I keep meaning to make a binder with all my updated statements, financial info and make out wills and funeral preferences to keep in the fire safe. If I died tomorrow Dh wouldn't have a clue. I should make it my February challenge!
As for budget info - I do my monthly tracking/budgeting on an excel sheet on the computer.01-21-2009, 06:05 PM #8
I have a copy of all insurance ...life,heath and car, bank info, wills, trust info and special needs trust info for my kids. As well as extra copies of social sercurty # and birth certificates.01-23-2009, 11:31 AM #9
Fire proof safes are not really expensive at Walmart or Kmart. They are well worth the price for the peace of mind. We keep all our important papers in there and that way they are all together too.01-29-2009, 09:59 AM #10
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This is someting we need to do. Great, another goal for 2009! lol01-29-2009, 03:12 PM #11
We have a binder like this also along with a fireproof safe two of them one for personal and business. We have a fireproof safe but my dh is in the guard and is required to keep a copy of our will and certain paperwork on file in his membership folder. Not sure why but he does. I or we my mother and me when she got better, did an emergency folder for my parents when she almost passed a few years ago because my father was so lost. We have the finances, medical and insurance papers in it for him or who ever will be taking care of it. Now everything is in one place. She also has a zip file with all of their medical information dr, meds and insurance info and she updates it as needed for the hospital I didnt even know you could do this but we saw it on tv one day and was recommended by a nurse. We take the folder to her doc when we need to. She has a lot of meds. Dad not so much. I would recommend it to anyone that has to help out parents or any other family member. Especially if they have had a lot of surgeries and procedures.
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Georgiamom: that's a good idea about the medical information. I have an Early intervention Plan for my mental illness, but I think it's good to add a list of meds and vitamins, etc.
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on mine I have properties that I have that I have put that information in there as well as the other important info you have mentioned- its central and convienent for me- the wills also be in there -i got that idea from one of my clients its great idea
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How difficult it is to replace a subfloor?
I currently have OSB, not very flat and squeaking in some spots. I had some issues in the master bedroom (I'm installing laminate), and tried to fix it the best I could without removing the subfloor but I am partially happy with the result
For the other 2 rooms, I was thinking I could maybe replace the subfloor myself?
I understand the current subfloor has to be cut along the wall (baseboard and door casing have to be removed) with a circular saw, recip saw or even better a toe-kick saw? Depending on the saw used, a stripe of subfloor will remain along the walls
Then use a prybar to remove all nails, and step by step tear out board by board
Then check the level and put some shims if necessary on top the joist
Then put the new subfloor (3/4 T&G OSB or 3/4 plywood with deck screws and glue)
But was about blocking?
For the walls being perpendicular to the floor joist, I assume I will have to put some piece of wood (2 x 4 stud?) in between each joist, to make sure the edge of the new board will be flush with the stripe of old subfloor and more importantly be supported underneath. By the way, how those piece of stud should be secured to the joist? Nails, screws, glues, specific metal plates?
But what about the edges that are along the walls parallel to the joists?
And do I need to have blocking under every edge?
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I've had to do this in a large bathroom to access the plumbing. With my skill saw I cut 2" away from each wall and removed the entire subfloor. The 2" remaining lip allowed me to screw and glue backing (2x4's). A constant 2" lip allowed the room to remain square which made lay the new T&G subfloor easy. Glue and screw all outer edges of the new floor to the backing.
Unless you have some serious deflection issues with your floor joist, I would not try to shim out the subfloor. Glue and screw your new subfloor to the joist. Slight leveling issues could be addressed with floor level compound over the new subfloor.
Sorry for my ignorance, but what do you mean by "backing"?
Do you mean a piece of stud glued and screwed half under the lip, the other half being for the new subfloor?
Is the OSB that bad of shape that you must replace it? Or would adding more screws help, you think? And then pouring floor level in the trouble areas.
What type of screw are best to use? I have used regular coarse screws in the previous room, but one of the contractor who came to look at the hallway said it was the worst type of screw to use, not being strong at all (i have to admit some of them broke just under the head when I was screwing them wiht my Ryobi impact driver !!!)
The upper hallway around a curved stairwell dropped 3/4" from edge to wall. I determined that there was no settling and that the framers just laid it this way. My Tile guy and I were able to level this off so it didn't feel like you were tipping over while you walked down the hall. We poured floor level compound.
I can't imagine using OSB for a sub-floor....it just not have the same deflection (same thickness) as plywood.
This is what my bathroom floor looked like...shower pan failed.
To take out the old floor joists, I just cut them down the middle and applied liberal amounts of sledge hammer.
The new joists went in easier than the old ones came out. I was also able to double up in a couple of areas.
On top of that I put 3/4" T&G plywood. Then anchored it with #10 exterior screws.
For reference....on the 2-story addition I'm working on....that sub-floor is 1 1/8" T&G....it's about like walking on concrete....I wish the rest of the house had the same.
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Knoxville, Tenn. - Dusty Johnson hurled six shutout innings and Joey Andrews picked up his first save as the Tennessee Volunteers thwarted a ninth-inning rally by the UNC Asheville Bulldogs in taking a 3-1 victory at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The Bulldogs (15-17) put the tying run on base with a lead off single by Bill Carley and a walk by Steve Sherman off Vol reliever Casey Eisemann. Andrews then came on to retire the final three hitters, two on strikeouts, to preserve the win.
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@Medusa - There are variations, I suppose, but most apply gel by raking it through, scrunching it in, or smoothing it on their hair. Raking and smoothing can both pull out some curl, so sometimes people scrunch afterward. Since you have a lot of hair, you might have good luck applying your gel in sections.
Cowashing should be a bit easier with gel instead of oil. I don't use straight oils myself, but I know some who use coconut have no issues cowashing it out, while others need to low poo to remove it. I don't know how you're cowashing with that amount of hair, but if you aren't already, try tilting your head back, and to either side when cowashing the back /sides, upside down (if you can) for the crown area. It should help the hair to fall away from your scalp so you can get to it with less difficulty.
My hair is a lot shorter than yours, but I rub the conditioner on only the fingers of each hand, then slide my fingers in underneath my hair near the roots, parallel to the scalp. That way more conditioner gets to my scalp, since I'm not cowashing through my hair from the top side. (Hope that makes some sense). I also continue to massage my scalp while rinsing to make sure all conditioner gets rinsed clean.
@Justdoingme - You can find coconut oil in the cooking section of most grocery stores, or in the pharmacy section with the other vitamins. Walmart has a few different varieties, I know.
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England 231 all out: BANG!...BANG!...BANG! BANG! BANG! That's the sound of England shooting themselves in the foot. More than that: machine-gunning themselves in both feet, before taking a machete to their shins and a flame-thrower to the rest of their torso, finally decapitating themselves by driving a motorcycle at full speed towards a length of cheese wire stretched across a road. Monty Panesar is run out first ball, going for a second run to give Flintoff the strike after nudging down to fine leg.
England 230-9 (77 overs): GONE! ANDERSON RUN OUT! England, ever charitable, hand the tourists a ninth wicket on a silver platter, served with a side-salad of red onion and goats cheese, delivered by a busty 19-year-old in a white blouse a size too small for her. Flintoff calls Anderson through for a single as he tries to keep the strike: it proves a silly decision.
England 218-8 (77 overs): Sidebottom is the new batsman. Someone recently told him how to bat, and subsequently he isn't as bad as he used to be. That said, he's still awful, all things considered. Flintoff pulls Ntini for a six over mid-wicket, before pounding a four the very next ball. Sweet Home Alabama: this bathroom is going to be flooded in pee...
England 215-8 (75 overs): SIDEBOTTOM ARRIVES, SIDEBOTTOM DEPARTS. SIDEBOTTOM ARRIVES, SIDEBOTTOM DEPARTS. He makes two, from four balls, before nicking one from Ntini, around the wicket, through to Boucher, who takes a good catch diving forward. Flintoff better start going mental now. He'd better start urinating all over this bathroom, or else England are in trouble.
England 212-7 (74 overs): Ambrose is out. Inside edge onto his own stumps off the bowling of Kallis. Eagle-eyed readers might notice that Cowers didn't bother "bolding up" the text above. That is an indictment of how underwhelming it is that Ambrose has lost his wicket. It just isn't very newsworthy. First rule of journalism: "Dog bites man" isn't worth writing about. Unless the dog actually savages the man to death. And only then, if the "dog" is actually Scooby Do. And the "man" is Tom Cruise.
England 206-6 (73 overs): What has happened to Andrew Flintoff? I remember when he used to be fun. People in the crowd used to stop throwing beer cans at each other and actually watch the cricket when he came out to bat. Not any longer. The old Flintoff used to go on 48-hour benders and take leaks in the back garden of 10 Downing St. These days, I bet he uses the toilet, like every other loser. I bet the new Flintoff even wipes the seat if he sprinkles when he tinkles. Loser. The old Flintoff wouldn't have wiped the seat. The old Flintoff would have peed all over the bathroom.
England 205-6 (71 overs): There are 19 overs of play left today. Nel beats the outside edge of Ambrose's bat with the final ball of his over. It looks as though he is going to launch into a tirade at the little keeper, until Flintoff strolls past him from the non-striker's end. Nel has second thoughts. I wonder what the chances of Andre Nel being struck by lightning are?
England 202-6 (68 overs): You guys need to lighten up down there. It's just a game. Cowers doesn't care who wins or loses, as long as he gets paid at the end of the day so that he can go back to his flat and drink his own bodyweight (11 1/2 stone) in whisky and ginger.
In other news, there has been a lot of chat down there about how often Cowers updates this page; frankly, it hurts. You don't think Cowers wants the page to update more often? You think that I don't get frustrated when a comment takes 25 minutes to appear on the website? You think I don't mutilate my arm with a plastic fork when the system takes five minutes to load the relevent pages? You think I don't want to throw this 25-year-old computer out the window? I'll tell you what; you guys need to cut a guy some slack. This isn't a sweatshop. Cowers isn't chained to a chair, stitching together sportswear of a sub-standard quality under low-wattage light bulbs, whilst a short little man in shiny shoes walks slowly behind him, menacingly tapping a cane against his leg.
England 196-6 (66 overs): Ambrose seems to take his batting very seriously. He barely cracks a smile when he is at the crease. Looks as though he has just had an appalling piece of news through the post. Parking ticket. Tax demand. News of the unfortunate passing of a favoured uncle. Something of that ilk. Nel is back into the attack. I'd like to see him confront Flintoff.
England 181-6 (62 overs): You "messageboarders" want some more interaction from Cowers? Here's a little tip for you: if you press F5 enough on this page and watch the adverts that pop up below the Cow Corner biog blurb, you will eventually get an advert for something called Smorg tee-shirts. The woman in the advert, well, she's very attractive. That's my tip. That's my "interaction".
England have scored eight runs in six overs since tea.
England 176-6 (59 overs): g_hine has the audacity to label "this" Cowers lazy. The cheek of it. Whilst "this" Cowers may make this commentary look easy, you readers don't see the furious work that is going on under the desk to keep things on an even keel, the continuous creative thought, the frantic bashing of keys, the...oh, Sweet Valley High, who am I kidding?
England 174-6 (57 overs): Old "Stiff Leg" Flintoff is at the crease, planting that huge left-boot two yards down the track as if he was about to launch into a comedy Monty Python goose-step. Ambrose has come and joined him following Bell's dismissal.
England 173-6: The evening session begins...
England 173-6 TEA: Another three-wicket session, in favour in South Africa. Cowers loves a knee-jerk reaction, so what about: MOORES AND VAUGHAN OUT!
England 173-6 (56 overs): WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? BELL LOOKS GOOD, THEN GETS OUT! Hardly a shock. Bell nicks one from Ntini through to Boucher to end a knock of 50 from 98 balls. England are doing a very passable impression of the England of the late 1980s.
England 168-5 (54 overs): Ian Bell reaches his 18th Test half-ton. The crowd applaud. In said crowd is an attractive little pocket-rocket, stood on her Jimmy Choos, clapping happily away, eyes proud and wide behind her ludicrously over-sized sunglasses. She looks like she spends a lot of time on the beach in five-star Caribbean resorts. Cowers can only presume she is Ian Bell's WAG. She looks like she might be annoying to know.
England 160-5 (52 overs): POOP! COLLINGWOOD EDGES! Collingwood's rather embarrassing stay at the crease comes to an end as he attempts some sort of pitching wedge at a full one from Kallis, and edges to Smith at slip. Collingwood has scored 96 runs in 10 first-class innings this season. Cowers wonders whether he might have scored more runs had he been given the chance. After much chin-stroking and brow-furrowing, Cowers decides that he probably would not.
England 154-4 (50 overs): After a torturous 28 minutes or so, Collingwood finally gets off the mark with a punch for four through cover. "Yeah!" the crowd cheer, happy to share in his relief. Nobody likes watching someone being tortured. Do they? Some people probably do, I guess. Some sickos. Probably find that sort of stuff on the internet, if you look hard enough. Maybe you don't even have to look that hard.
England 149-4 (47 overs): Bell, of course, is the local boy here at Edgbaston; he has played for Warwickshire his entire career. I remember Belly as a young lad, barely a whisker on his smooth round face, he was just a wee little thing, barely taller than a long-handle cricket bat...wait, hang on...
England 139-4 (44 overs): Paul Collingwood is into the side. You might say that he is under pressure. Dropped for scoring no runs, he then scores no runs for Durham, and is brought back into the side. The pervading theme is that he has scored no runs.
England 136-4 (41 overs) GONE! GUNTER STRIKES! The German mountain boy gets one to jag away from the left-hander from around the wicket...like any cook, he can't resist a little nibble, and Kallis takes a fine low catch at second slip. Gunter goes mental, screaming something at the departing batsman. Cook does well not to wrap his bat around his face, stressed and contorted as the demons tear at his flesh from within.
England 132-3 (40 overs): Spinner Paul Harris is into the attack; not much in the pitch for him at the moment. He has a very strange action; he barely uses his right-hand side at all. In fact, he looks lop-sided in general, as if someone sawed off six inches of his right leg as a baby. Why would they do that? Savages. They should be locked up.
England 118-3 (37 overs): I don't know what happened at lunch, but Nel is growing increasingly frustrated at Cook; he gives him a long, long stare after the batsman plays and misses, before feigning to throw the stumps down after a caught-and-bowled chance just drops shot of him. I wonder if Cook stole one of Andre's sausage rolls at the buffet?
England 105-3 (34 overs): Ntini has a LBW shout correctly rejected, the ball pitching outside Cook's leg-stump. The first runs of the innings down the ground, as Bell and then Cook push firmly past the bowler. The South Africans have tended to bang the ball in a little short so far, trying to get anything they can out of the track.
England 97-3 (31 overs): A good positive start to the afternoon from Bell and Cook, who passes his half-century. What England desperately, desperately need is for the opener to go on and make a big ton; something few England batsmen are doing at the moment.
England 82-3 (28 overs): Cook and Bell have a big rebuilding job to do this afternoon; England need to bat through until tea for the loss of just one wicket, really, if they are to get on top again...
England 82-3: LUNCH: For a long time, England were on top. Then Andrew Strauss stepped on his stumps, Vaughan edged behind, and KP was given out caught when he was LBW. South Africa go into have their soup and bread roll having got themselves on top.
England 74-3: OUT! PIETERSEN THIS TIME! KA-BOOM! THAT'S THE SOUND OF ENGLAND IMPLODING! Kallis ducks one in at KP, who wanders over to off to try and whip it through the leg-side...the ball strikes the pad and balloons up to gully...South Africa appeal, the umpire gives him out caught! KP isn't happy...replays show he didn't actually get an inside edge onto pad...although he looked fairly plumb LBW anyway.
England 73-2: After suffering accusations that he was batting for himself and not the team during the second innings of the last Test, seeing how KP bats here will be interesting. England aren't exactly under the cosh, but this is no time for the number four to think about buckling any swashes.
England 68-2: Vaughan was absolutely dismayed to be given out...he didn't feel as though he nicked it...the television replays certainly aren't conclusive either way. Still, and this might be terribly unpatriotic of Cowers, but there is just something satisfying about seeing Vaughan get out early again. Perhaps it has something to do with his staggeringly arrogant sense of injustice whenever a decision goes against him. Just a hunch. Pietersen is the new batsman.
England 68-2: HA! VAUGHAN GOES FIRST BALL! Nel gets one on a good length just outside off-stump...the England skipper presses forward, the ball flies through to the keeper...Nel appeals, Umpire Dar's finger goes up! Vaughan shakes his head, a common sight this summer, and England have rather screwed up their good start.
England 68-1: UNLUCKY! STRAUSS STEPS ON HIS WICKET! The left-hander flicks one off his legs from Nel...only to step back and just nudge the leg-stump with his boot! Breakthrough for South Africa.
England 63-0: Nel is absolutely disgusted when Strauss gloves another short ball down to fine-leg for four; the bowler looks at the batsman as if Strauss had just defecated in his hand. Later, Cook, who has been right on top of his back-foot game this morning, crunches one through mid-wicket.
England 51-0: Lots of room inside Edgbaston this morning, should you be in the Birmingham area and have nothing to do - which, let's face it, is highly likely if you are in the Birmingham area. Once you've visited the Black Country Museum and Dudley Castle, you've pretty much exhausted the tourists traps. Although I can recommend a trip to The British Queen pub, down there in Sedgley: beware though, they don't serve tonic in the British Queen.
England 46-0: Nel tests Cook with four short balls, perhaps encouraged by a horrible mis-cued attempt at a pull which comes off the very tip of the bat and rolls gently to gully. Nel stares at Cook for a full five seconds, gritting his teeth as though he was grinding peppercorns ready to sprinkle on a pea-and-mint risotto.
England 41-0: Cook takes advantage of two short deliveries from Ntini to help himself to a couple of boundaries, one through cover and a second ripped through mid-wicket. The players take drinks, after an hour's play that belongs to England.
England 31-0: Andre Nel is into the attack for the first time. He trots down to Strauss with his big toothy grin after jagging one away from the left-hander in his first over. He has the look of a mischievious uncle, offering his 10-year-old nephew a secret taste of his pint.
England 31-0: Morkel appeals optimistically for an lbw that was clearly going down leg-side. A few signs of concern on the face of the South African skipper, who has seen Strauss and Cook progress well after an early scare or two.
England 20-0: eirean2004, had Cowers been caught with his trousers down, you would all have been in for quite a shock; he has been rather tardy with his management of the washing basket recently, meaning he had to call on his emergency pants this morning...
England 19-0: Cook pulls for three through mid-wicket, then Strauss follows suit with a four of his own. No sign of Andre Nel yet, or his alter-ego Gunter. "Gunther is a guy who lives in the mountains and doesn't get enough oxygen to the brain and that makes him crazy," says Nel. "It's a nice German name." Cowers' alter-ego is called Strider: he is a six-foot, two-inch, broad-shouldered country boy, with dyed-blue hair. He likes to eat spare ribs and drink cider.
England 11-0: The first boundary of the morning is a streaky-bacon four through gully from Cook. This wicket looks a little "two-paced" (Cowers feels confident using such specialised cricket terminology, for he is a respected commentator...); in some places it is like batting on a large summer pudding; in others, the ball flies off the surface like a rubber ball in a car-park.
England 5-0: Slightly nervous start for England... Strauss is a little fortunate when he mis-times a pull and the ball smashes into his pads. A couple of balls later, Cook gets an edge off Morkel, the ball landing inches short of Harris in the gully.
England 0-0: OFF WE GO! Cook and Strauss are in the middle; England need a good start on what looks like a very placid batting wicket.
10.37 - Graeme Smith: "I've been struggling for a few days, but I'm okay. Andre Nel is really motivated and looking forward to performing well. A lot has been written and said but I have a lot of respect for England. They play well here...hopefully we can play well here and close out the series, although there is a long way to go before we get to that point."
10.34 - ENGLAND WIN THE TOSS, AND BAT! Vaughan: "We're happy, we've had some good preparation. The lads have a point to prove and get back in theseries. this is a chance to put a big score on the board and put South Africa under pressure."
10.31 - CRISIS AVERTED! Graeme Smith has been passed fit! The skipper's back problem isn't bad enough to keep him from leading his side. Maybe England will be keen to win the toss, bat, and keep him out in the field for a couple of days. That would be the plan...
10.28 - Steve Rouse, the groundsman - and a Warwickshire stalwart for 40 years - predicts that his pitch will favour the swing bowlers rather than the hit-the-deckers, and he also imagines that it will break up as the game goes on, to bring the spinners into play. Both factors, on the face of it, seem to favour England, although it promises to be another crucial toss.
10.19 - paperworkpaul offers some rousing words on the messageboards. Crickey! It's all getting a little serious down there. Remember boys, it's only a game.
10.08 - Still no news on whether Proteas skipper Smith has passed his fitness test...I'll be sure to bring you all the details when I have it.
09.57 - Smith has been very quick to stick the boot in to England following their selection fiasco in the second Test: "What has surprised us more is the indecisiveness around the England leadership. That has surprised a bit more than the actual selection. Just the calling in, and the discussions, and no-one taking responsibility for it. That surprised me a bit. Inside the dressing room I don't see how one guy making his debut can affect a dressing room that has been together for so long."
09.45 - England captain Michael Vaughan believes spinner Monty Panesar will have a more significant role to play at Edgbaston: "You don't want Freddie [Flintoff] to be bowling 40 overs every week because of what he has gone through with his ankle but on this wicket it looks like Monty could play a decent part."
09.36 - Good morning, fans of cricket! Welcome to the third Test from Birmingham! Bit of a humdinger, this one; both sides have made changes - with the possibility of more to come, should South Africa skipper Graeme Smith not be fully recovered from his back injury...Stay here for all the latest news ahead of the start at 11am...


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Total Truth spoken here. As people get more desperate, they will do whatever they must to maintain their quality of life. Sad, but true. I think about it all the time. Do what you must, but be prepared always to protect those that you love.
This is a discussion on Economy Woes & Family within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; How many here fearing as the economy woes worsen, thus more personal crimes.... robbery, burglary, theft, break ins, etc. Personally, I do think about it. ...
How many here fearing as the economy woes worsen, thus more personal crimes.... robbery, burglary, theft, break ins, etc.
Personally, I do think about it. Not to turn this into a political thread, but we're obviously facing some tough times ahead. I think we've only just begun, and it likely could get much worse!
Then I start thinking just how desperate some people may become in order to have things, and wonder... just how much more aware I must be to keep what is mine safe!
Total Truth spoken here. As people get more desperate, they will do whatever they must to maintain their quality of life. Sad, but true. I think about it all the time. Do what you must, but be prepared always to protect those that you love.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliott
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Albert Einstein
I just see so many ANGRY people nowadays. Seems like so many are in jeopardy of losing everything, any little thing will set them off! In addition, those that are to the point of "survival mode," I just worry what is to come!
Certainly makes me even more aware when out in public not to even make eye contact anymore. Was in Seattle traffic today, stuck on 5, just happened to notice a car pull aside me, and guy makes eye contact with me and flips me the friendly wave, then gestures like he wants me to jump out and fight.
Didn't cut in front of him, didn't do a thing. So many people seem to be at a boiling point.
If You want to be safe, stay out of the big cities and off the freeways at rush hour. When I was still working in Seattle I always took the back ways rather then the freeways at rush hour. I got home at the same time and had more options. If traffic got held up I could always reroute or stop at a restaurant. If you are stuck on the freeway you can't go anywhere.
I am heightening my sense of awareness, stepping up preparations and stockpiling, and reviewing security in the regular course, which now has a bit more urgency.
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Please forgive me for launching into this tangent... I'm in Charlotte. We don't even have gas here. Thieves are drilling into people's gas tanks to steal the fuel. Someone I know was viciously attacked and robbed on the way to the bank. I am on higher alert than normal as this heretofore slow-motion train-wreck speeds up. I recently picked up an AR-15, some spare mags and ammo. Not that I expect I'll need it, but since we're probably going to elect a gun-grabbing cultural Marxist for president, I'd like to get it while I still can. I honestly foresee a jump in crime with the hard times.
I read an article about tough times and how to survive them, written by a guy who lived in some third-world country (wish I could remember the name and writer). I thought it was one of the better such articles I've read. He talks about dealing with having only intermittent power, water, and gas, and how for such conditions, a handgun will serve you better than a long-gun. Since it's not total war, you need something that can be concealed.
Lately, with the gas shortages, I'm beginning to feel like I'm living in such a place. More and more, we're beginning to look like a third-world country. I feel like we're progressing in that direction every day. We've got a major left-wing shift in progress, and It's hard to go out in public without feeling like you're in a foreign land as it is.
The middle class is dissolving because many of the jobs that require technical skills are either being off-shored or done by people who were imported to undercut more expensive native talent (for example, Bill Gates crying to the Govt. for more H1B visas). On the other end of the spectrum, people who work with their hands have also had their manufacturing jobs off-shored, and again, low-paid workers have come in to undercut native workers. And the much touted "service economy"... high-speed communications have allowed for the off-shoring of those support-related jobs too.
We're going to end up like some corrupt, old-world-type country, where there's no socio-economic upward-mobility, a huge underclass, and a small elite, made up of people who got in before the oligarchy slammed the door shut behind them.
Yes, the world has gotten smaller, but it will always be too big to be ruled by unelected bureaucrats.
My wife and I began talking last week about making some preparations and taking some precautions that we'd not considered before. And, no, I don't think doing so is overreacting at this time.
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If you have to register and join to read this, it is worth it! Excellent explanations, great ideas, and rather sobering.
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As the economy goes south, crime goes up. That is a given, and has nothing to do with politics.
I will take whatever measures I need in order to protect my family and my belongings, and work with the mrs. to increase her awareness of her surrounds as well.
Just remember that shot placement is much more important with what you carry than how big a bang you get with each trigger pull.
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I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one, as my wife thinks I'm taking this way too seriously. I would not be surprised if things go south far more quickly than optimists expect.
I fear the same as you mention - about feeling we're becoming a 3rd world country, people lining up just for food and shelter, etc. etc.
I've been seriously thinking of stockpiling a few "survival" things, such as water, canned goods, etc. etc. Probably should have a few days suvival kit anyway. But now, my thoughts also turn to ammo, extra firearms, etc. - BEFORE any chance of not being able to get them! Am I crazy for thinking of stocking up? I'm not talking about anything rediculous, but I have been thinking of keeping a little extra stuff.
Besides my normal preparation of ammo, food, and barter goods, I'm buying depressed stock.
Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. James Dean
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I'm of the thinking that 75% of the problem is election year hype, but I do recognize the distinct possibility of a meltdown...but what do you expect when you build your house out of cards.
Yes, if the markets completely tank, crime will rise especially in the transition period. Even our poor are spoiled, and will do stupid things for their designer clothes, cell phones and video games. They do it now, just wait until they can't get their bags of chips and beer. Speaking of beer, substance abuse will rise a great deal as well, and we all know that crime and addictions go hand in hand.
I hope I don't regret posting this, but part of me hopes it does happen. No, I don't wish for people to lose jobs etc, but I do think it might be needed to wash out the dead weight of society, politics and maybe open up the eyes of the people. Maybe a few hunger pangs will get peoples faces unglued from the idiot box and pay attention to world around them. I think it would also pave the road for a third party to really hold some power.
There will be a price to pay though, as we are finally learning the lesson that nothing is free, and one way or another, the piper always get his.
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If you're putting those other JARs in the same location in your Ivy repository, then the easiest approach is to also make them publications in the ivy.xml in that location. Something like: <publications> <artifact name="hibernate" type="jar" /> <artifact name="javassist" type="jar" /> <artifact name="ejb3-persistence" type="jar" /> ... <artifact name="hibernate-src" type="source" ext="zip"/> </publications> Note that when your dependency specifies name="hibernate"--it's specifying the *module*, not the actual artifact. So that hibernate/hibernate dependency will pick up not just the hibernate JAR but also the other ones, assuming you're not doing any filtering out of certain artifacts based on configuration. On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Griffith, Michael * < firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Please forgive me if this message is posted to the mail list twice, I > did not receive any confirmation when I mailed it previously. > > Hi everyone, I've been looking over the documentation, and something > basic is eluding me. I have a dependency setup for a library say > Hibernate. The dependency is defined as: > > <dependency org="hibernate" name="hibernate" rev="3.2.6"/> > > The resolver is chained to first look in a local repository hosted by an > Apache server, then ibiblio. I have a directory in Apache Ivy > repository for hibernate and it contains the hibernate-3.2.6-jar file, > which is resolved just fine, but how do I pull in other jars that reside > in the same directory that hibernate depends on -- (such as > javassist.jar or ejb3-persistence.jar) without explicitly listing each > jar file as a dependency? > > There must be some way to do this, and I am sure it is probably > documented, but I can't find it. Can anyone help me out with a simple > answer and short example? > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Michael Griffith >
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Breastfeeding mamas of newborns soon discover that their main function in life is limited to one thing: nursing.
We eat, breathe, and sleep nursing in those early weeks. And there is nothing worse than spending 15 minutes to get baby to latch on, feeling that let-down start, and realizing that you don't have a bottle of water nearby (oh! the thirst!). Or a book. Or a snack.
So breastfeeding mamas of newborns also soon realize that they need what is fondly referred to as a "breastfeeding basket."
This is a basket of essentials and goodies that is always fully stocked and within arm's reach of the nursing pair. If nursing typically occurs in more than one location, get more than one basket if it's too difficult to cart it from room to room.
This is an excellent way for a breastfeeding mama's partner to support her during those first weeks. Help her make her basket, put special goodies in there to surprise her, and help her keep it replenished every day. She will be so grateful (even if she forgets to say so)!
A breastfeeding basket also makes a wonderful baby shower or mother blessing gift, and it's one that several friends can help compile for the expecting mama. Below are the items I like to keep in my breastfeeding basket (yes, my basket is rather large!). Feel free to leave your own suggestions and preferences in the comments.
Breastfeeding Basket Essentials
For Mama (nursing gear, entertainment, communication, food and drink, personal care items):
- Nursing pads
- Nursing aids (Lanolin, rice pack (which will need to be heated before you sit down!), etc.)
- Nursing pillow
- A few items to occupy older children (books, crayons/paper, activity bags, etc.)
- Book/Magazine
- Remote
- Phone
- Notebook/pen (for writing down all the cute things baby does)
- Water, water, and more water!
- Snacks (granola bars, lactation cookies)
- Chapstick
- Nail file/clippers
- Lotion
- Cloth wipes/tissue
- (And somewhere nearby: Camera, Laptop)
For Baby (diapers, clean-up, clothes):
- Diapers
- Wipes
- Wipe Spray (and any other diaper necessities - i.e., rash cream, etc.)
- Burp cloth
- Extra outfit
What is in your breastfeeding basket?
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Category:English terms derived from Old Northern French
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Terms in English that originate from Old Northern French.
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Ultimate Ultimate? Editor Mark Paniccia on 'Cataclysm: The Ultimates Last Stand' [SDCC 2013]
The big announcement at Friday's Ultimate Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con was a new series by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley with the modest title, Cataclysm: The Ultimates Last Stand.
The arrival of Galactus in the Ultimate Universe will initially be explored in Hunger, by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Leonard Kirk, but what Galactus's arrival means for the Ultimate version of Earth will play out in Cataclysm -- and with a name like that, it doesn't sound promising. Comics Alliance spoke to series editor Mark Paniccia to get more background on the series.