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Please can someone reassure me that I am not doing a terrible job as a mum??
I met up with the women from my NCT class yesterday, with all their babies too, and - as usual - I came away from the meet up feeling like an alien: stressed, anxious, upset and like I am some sort of freak cos I am not breezing through this experience of fist-time-motherhood like some kind of pro.
Honestly, they all act as though having their babies has had no affect on their lives whatsover. They talk about taking their babies with them to get their nails/hair done, are planning group outings to Lakeside and other shopping places, they talk about normal things like what they saw on telly last night, etc etc, whereas all I can think/talk about is my son, who seems like a complex puzzle which I a struggling (and failing) to solve every day.
DS1 is almost 6 months old and I am being treated for PND and anxiety, so in my more rational moments I know that my experience of motherhood is bound to be different from theirs, but it just seems so unfair at the moment. Almost half of my year's mat leave is already gone and I don't feel like I have enjoyed a single minute of it
Also, I think DS1 is harder work than the other babies....I know this might sound like I am making excuses for finding it so hard (DH certainly seems to think I am), but DS is just such a handful....all the other babies in the group just sit placidly on the floor, shaking a toy, or just drift off to sleep on their mums' laps....DS cannot sit unaided at all yet, and so spends his day rolling around on the floor, screaming his head off every time he rolls onto his tummy so I have to roll him back. Literally we spend who days like this. And he has never just drifted off to sleep, i have to rock him like mad when we're out and about, and he even fights it in the buggy. I could never in a million years take him to a nail salon!! he would be backbending, screaming, grumping within 5 minutes of gettign there, won't just sit in his buggy etc etc.
I just can't shake the fear this morning that I am doing something wrong to make him like this I try so hard to keep in entertained and stimulated, I try never to let him see/feel that I feel down, I also try just leaving him to work it out/roll over himself - ie I don't just rush to him everytime he screeches - but he just seems to need so much more help/engagement than the others.
Please can someone reassure me that this is not cos I am doing something wrong? Is it possible that some babies are just harder work than others??
Gah, sorry for long rant, head is all over the place this morning
Also the NCT group may be a self selected sample i.e. it may be made up of the mums with placid babies who can get out of the house easily.
While you may be the only mum who is struggling who has managed to get out to the NCT meeting.
So instead of comparing yourself to them, compare yourself to those at home, still in their PJ's, with toast in their hair who haven't managed to shower or brush their teeth yet, who will put on yesterday's leggings at about 2pm when they realise they have to walk to the shop with a little terror who fights the straps in the buggy as they are out of milk and will collapse if they can't get a cup of tea...
(not me at all a few years ago, no no no )
OP, there are parts of your post that I could have written myself!
DD was very hard work until she was 18 months, she didn't sleep in the daytime at all unless in her pram or the car, I had to rock her to sleep for hours, she cried a lot and just generally made it pretty impossible to get on with nice, 'normal' day to day activities!! NCT meet ups were a nightmare for me and I used to dread them. Of course, as others have said, they are not compulsory and you may find it less stressful in the short term not to meet up so often, but I am so glad I stayed in touch with my group as almost 6 years on, we still see each other and I have made some lovely friends.
In contrast, DS was an absolute dream! He slept properly, rarely cried and was just must easier.
This is nothing that you are doing, and yes, some babies are just harder work than others!
I know it feels so hard at the moment but trust me, it gets much much easier.
OP my best friend is a paediatrician and she says that in her extensive professional opinion women in this situation almost always lie (about sleeping, eating, how they are feeling, everything in fact). If you are not actively lying - even if you're not saying quite how you feel either - you are in the small minority. I found this very comforting.
Anyway, your post really struck a chord with me. My baby son is also nearly six months (on the 28th) and I am also being treated for PND. I haven't enjoyed any of it yet, I was without question a lot happier a couple of years ago than now. I went back to work about six weeks ago because I was just so miserable and desperate (had been off sick all pregnancy too so some unusual circumstances). I do care for him but I don't feel any overwhelming love for him at all, and I don't have any problems handing him over. I find a couple of hours with him morning/evening manageable (though still hard and demoralising) but I really dread the weekends. It is really hard to be honest about this stuff but I don't think it helps anyone to put too brave a face on it.
If by any chance you're in NW London let me know and we can meet in solidarity for a less-upbeat coffee!!
That 'What Mothers Do' book that AndIFeedEmGunpowder linked to is brilliant. It shows you how profound the change is in having a first baby, and how much you do without even thinking about it.
My first baby wasn't difficult (wasn't dead easy either!), and used to be one of the babies who fell asleep at the NCT meet-ups. But, she was a 'velcro' baby and was totally happy if I was holding her and not trying to do anything else at all. It would also overtire her being out a lot so she used to scream blue murder when we got back from the meet-ups!
My second was a very unhappy little soul, bad reflux etc etc, and then I found out what it was like to be at the meet-up, the barbecue, in the shops and have a baby who was screaming permanently.
Even though my third was laid-back, I never did get to be the mum who pushed a calm baby round a shopping centre for the day - how do they do that?!!
Long waffle, but please don't feel bad. You are not doing anything wrong at all. You sound like a lovely mum. Babies are all different. Also, circumstances are all different. You don't know how much help these mums get from family, partners etc etc. And yes, they're probably stretching the truth a
lot bit.
One thing I got from our NCT meetings was that everyone had some sort of problem somewhere. Not one of us breezed through the whole thing.
Be gentle on yourself, OP, it gets easier. And get hold of that book!
You sound like a lovely mum. My first baby was very hard work. I could barely make it out if the house some days and didn't really feel like I got anything done. Years on I realise that my first was very hard work and I was actually doing a great job. Some people have much easier babies (their second might be different!) and for some people the shock of becoming a parent is harder than others.
I agree that you don't know the full story with these other mums and also babies change all the time. They might be finding this stage easy but could end up with nightmare toddlers (or teens!). It's a long road and don't let others knock their confidence. The fact that you're finding it hard work probably means you're a devoted mum who's doing a great job.
Bugger the nail bars. I never managed to get my hair cut with my babies as they were just hyper.
Don't give up on getting out and about but do stuff that works for you and makes you feel good.
Good luck.
You description sounds exactly like how I felt! My dd is spirited too. The other thing I think now looking back, is that maybe I expected too much from the NCT group - we all still meet now 2 years later, but some of us are very different so were never going to be best friends. We just happen to have had babies at the same time. I found I got on with people a bit better on a one to one basis. You are not doing anything wrong, it is easy to compare things in such an intense situation with others in a similar situation. You just need to tell yourself that babies develop at different rates etc. My dd still doesn't sleep properly, but is advanced in other areas. None of my NCT group really understood the sleep deprivation. I had PTSD after a traumatic birth as well, which I don't think anyone else in the group could really understand either. Everyone has different experiences with this life changing event of a tiny person taking over our lives, you need to give yourself a break and just be kind to yourself. Take it a day at a time, do activities you want to with the group, seek out other mummy friendships and take it at your own pace. You are doing brilliantly, just keep doing it your way with what works for you and your family. The best piece of advice someone told me was these developmental phases are just that, phases and there could be better or worse around the corner. Not just for you. But for the mothers who seem to be handling things perfectly too ;-)
My ds was hard work as a baby as well. I think nct groups can sometimes be like this - people presenting the positives, boasting etc and not mentioning worries/problems. Don't compare yourself to them and remember the baby stage is only a stage and personally I find other stages much better - my dc are 7 and 5 and I love this stage - they are generally reasonable and interesting and can do fun things, have interesting conversations etc.
I am so glad others are recommending 'What Mothers Do'. It is brilliant and I thought of it straightaway when I read your post.
I think you sound like you're doing a great job. I've had PND so I know that it can make you feel bad about yourself and your parenting, but please know that this isn't reality.
One of the hardest things I've had to learn whilst recovering from PND is not to compare myself to others, especially in terms of mothering. It's easier said than done, but it really makes a HUGE difference when you can start to gradually put it into practise.
Oh yes I agree that it can be more rewarding to meet up with e.g. NCT mothers individually. IME people are usually more honest and relaxed in that context and it's all a bit less performative.
My children are all older now and in hindsight I would have done a lot different so I would say to you:
Do you get anything positive out of going to the group? anything at all? do you find it useful?
If the answer is no, stop going
Secondly, lots of Mums find Motherhood hard, it's not your fault. I could have never have taken any of my babies/children to a nail bar either, even now (and two of them are teens) It's just a family dynamic. What baby or child would enjoy that environment anyway? Life isn't about having your nails done it's about finding things that suit you and it will all work out in the end.
I hope your PND improves soon x
Poor you! My first was like that - never slept during the day, almost never happy - I was at my wits' end.
Had to tell my husband to buy food I could eat straight from the fridge with one hand. She got a bit better when she could sit up cos I think she was less bored then and had a bit more autonomy.
Second baby came along and it was a revelation; she ate, she slept, she ate, she slept, just like the babies in the books.
And I don't think it was because I had got so much better at it, cos I know lots of parents who have had it easy with No 1 and then problems with a later child. All babies are different - you are not doing anything wrong.
I remember going home from mother's group crying because they all talked about how their babies slept for so long it was boring. DS (it seemed) did not sleep at all and I was averaging about 45 minutes a night. Later another mother told me that she had gone home crying after she had seen me BFing with what she thought was nonchalant ease. Everybody suffers in some way.
I had PND and was heartened when someone said to me that PND is an intelligent woman's response to our non-child friendly society and the isolation of new motherhood.
Note that DS is now 14 and I can't get him out of bed in the mornings!It will get better.
I think your NCT group are, umm, being economical with the truth.
I have never met any group of new mums who haven't found it tough. But if you get just one person (especially if they have an alpha personality) doing the whole "I'm fine" thing then it knocks everyone else's confidence and everyone sits around agreeing that yes, they too are fine before they go home and sob (yes, all of them - not just you).
Try seeing them in smaller groups, mix with different people in different environments and you will start to hear different stories.
Good luck, keep plodding along and you will gradually start to feel more in control, confident and happy.
I had one of each - a screaming angry baby and a calm content one. I didn't do anything different with them.
Now one is an agitated highly-strung child and the other is a smiling happy one.
It's not you.
I had this with my nct group. It was so stressful getting to every meet up and the plans they made, made it even more complicated! Trips to the races, legoland, into London on the train. It was all too much for me and my ds who was not happy just to sit quietly in his pushchair in a coffee shop. I found my whole experience with the nct very stressful and once I had my second I realized perhaps I should have spent more of that year of maternity leave at home in my pyjamas feeding myself and ds toast.
Incidentally didn't bother with nct second time round and just went to local baby groups. SO much better, wider mix of people and there is not the competitive parenting there is with the nct.
Hi I haven't read the whole thread but I read the op and needed to tell you this.
I had 2 under 2. They are now 1 and 2. Recently a friend came and told me how much of a failure she felt compared to me, she sai I had breazed through having 1, and having 2 was no challenge at all for me. She asked why she didn't find motherhood as easy as I did. She told me my life was unchanged and wanted to lnow my secret. I was so shocked and taken aback, but I offered her my 'secret'.
I was struggling, I felt like a failure every second of every day. I was struggling with depression and anxiety amongst other mh problems. I wanted to run away and often felt like packing it all in. I was lonely and forced myself out of the house and to put a smile on my face. I hated every minute of being out of the house as the anxiety was so great.
I can bet you anything your nct friends thought you were doing just fine and breazing a long too.
Parenting is HARD there is no manual and every child is different. You are doing the best job you can. Don't doubt yourself, my therapist says it takes a lot to screw up a child beyond repair
FWIW I think I have a fairly easy baby (5 months)- I mean by that she doesn't cry much and seems quite happy.
However, she feeds at most every three hours (day and night), sleeps by BF or walking in buggy and has an aversion to being put down (she generally wakes up as soon as I even think of it) - moses basket sometimes works, cot so far has happened once, for 15 minutes..
But to me she doesn't seem to cry that much and if you go to bed at midnight and get up at 6 then she only wakes up once, technically speaking !!
I guess I am trying to say that people have their own perceptions and expectations, you are anxious and looking for the issues whereas I was expecting more noise than I am actually getting so in my little bubble its all great, although on paper my DD sounds like an unputdownable nightmare .
She can roll front to back though (but not the other way, she has to be 'reset')
I also agree with other posters about try some other groups, I have found some lovely cheap ones in church halls (not particularly religious myself) and they seem to have a much wider mix of people both in terms of age of mums, experience and amount of money (my DD is almost exclusively in hand me downs, not mini boden!)
Poor you OP. Just to reassure you that DS1 was one of the 'good' babies at NCT type meet ups and slept through at 6 weeks, did everything first. I didn't brag but I think some mums felt i had it easy-fast forward two years, he was the toddler group bully, a total nightmare, really hard work! Swings and roundabouts, swings and roundabouts! It is all so intense when they are babies but DS is now 5 and toddler nightmare phase if a memory. Keep going, you are doing fantastically well I'm sure and it will pass!
Babies are different. My DC1 was very hard work -- I'd go to postnatal group and wonder why he wasn't like the other bbabies. Then DC2 was a laid-back angel baby who was always either asleep or smiling/gurgling. DC3 was in between the two so it's not just that I was more relaxed with DC2 than DC1.
Fast forward to today and former angel baby DC2 is the stroppiest and moodiest of the bunch, so don't give up hope!
OP I am sorry that you are feeling like this. I think on the bottom is spot on. As others have explained babies are very different, some are easy to take out, and some are not. Inevitably those that are easy to take out get taken out more....
You made it to NCT. Imagine what those who didn't are struggling with.
The best piece of advice I heeded as a new Mum is not to ruin your relationship with your child over something they will grow out of. This applies to sleeplessness, tantrums, food fads, hitting and other joys of parenting. A child who won't settle and sleep is incredibly frustrating and it would be easy to focus on nothing else. But believe me they grow out of it. Give it a few years and you will be wondering just how to get your teenager out of bed.
What I am trying to say is that while you are having a tough time at the moment, it will change.
Avoid the NCT. Sending you un mumsnetty hugs.
Oh and more than once a week, the girls and I just stay in pj's. the only reason I'm dressed is because I had a dr appointment this morning. The dc are still in pj's!
My first was a horror, vomited everywhere for the first few months (but fine with it) so the house was covered in muslins, I spent my time drenched in milk, he wouldn't sleep without being manically rocked and would wake after 45 minutes and at night would be awake for hours at a time. By 4 months I was an absolute wreck and completely exhausted. Getting out of the house took at least an hour of getting ready. He couldn't be left on his playmat for more than a few minutes.
My second is now 4 months and is comparatively a piece of cake. She has just gone to sleep by herself in her Moses basket, after spending a good half hour on her playmat entertaining herself while I tidied the house. I'm now planning on having a shower.
I was seriously dreading the baby period again. I put off having a second child because it was so awful. I can't believe how easy it is when you have an easy baby.
It's not your fault. You are struggling in a horrible situation that would have the calm NCT group tearing their hair out and falling to pieces.
It does pass. DS is nearly 4 and is brilliant. But you have my utter sympathy because I know exactly what you're going through. Be kind to yourself and accept help (and sleep) wherever you can get it.
I have a copy of What Mothers Do which I will happily pass on if you PM me your address.
My first was like this and lets face it the lack of sleep and stress dealing with a more challenging baby can really affect your mental health.
On the other hand I think all kids go through difficult phases so maybe your friends will get a shock when their little angels get more mobile.
Don't go to the meet ups if you feel like this everytime, your HV may be able to give you details of PD support groups where you can meet Mum's who are having a more similar experience to you!
I think maybe it helps to think of these groups as being a bit like facebook - my experience wasn't that people were lying as such but only offering edited highlights! I guess people want others to think they are coping and don't want to be seen as moany.
I remember saying something very similar to your OP to my GP when I was diagnosed with PND and he laughed and said "that's what my wife used to say which was funny because often the same women were crying in my surgery"
And take heart, noone has it easy the whole time through parenthood - some toddlers and/or second babies can be very very difficult and nothing wipes away a smug smile quite so quickly
Ds1 was very very hard work for the first six months and then suddenly it all changed with weaning and sitting and he became delightful. Hang on in there OP. And maybe find some more honest mums to hang out with!
On a practical note, can your ds sit propped up yet? You might want to consider one of those inflatable baby nest things, you can wedge them in with cushions for extra support to start with and then put lots of toys in for them to explore. It was a godsend with 2 of mine when they were at that age, really helped to keep them entertained.
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i.e. husband dies; wife doesn't know what to do with numerous big game trophies hanging in every room in the house.
Possession and Sale of Wildlife Parts:
Lawfully harvested wildlife parts – except edible meat from game animals – may be purchased, bartered or sold when accompanied by a written statement showing said wildlife was lawfully harvested. If
black bear, mountain lion or gray wolf parts – excluding tanned or finished rugs or mounts – are sold or bartered, a signed written statement showing the taker's name, address, license
and tag numbers, date and the location of kill must be provided to the buyer. Buyers must submit completed transaction statements to Idaho Fish and Game within 10 days of sale.
Wildlife parts legally harvested outside of Idaho may be possessed and sold in Idaho if such sale is not prohibited in Idaho or the state, province or country where harvested, or by federal law.
It is unlawful to possess any wildlife or parts that were killed, taken or obtained unlawfully.


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› also self-regulatory LAW, HR used to describe an industry, profession, etc. that checks that its members act according to particular rules, rather than having this done by another organization:
a self-regulatory body/organization The HKSA is a self-regulatory body governing the professional conduct of accounting professionals in Hong Kong.
› used to describe a system, machine, etc. that is able to correct itself when things begin to go wrong, without outside help:
The proposal is to make the system self-regulating by arranging for any pollutant from the factory to foul the factory process water.
Trade deficits have a self-regulating element.
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Guess who might be joining the money team?
From allhiphop ,This particular rumor has been circulating for months now, and with the recent pics more fuel shall be added to the fire.
Nelly mentioned that Floyd Mayweather would fly one of his ex's out to Vegas for his fights, we didn't know which ex it was but we're pretty sure now its none other than the former princess of Murder Inc.
BallerAlert reported Monday that the two were spotted together after the BET Awards.
"Last night Floyd was spotted at Playhouse Nightclub in Los Angeles for Headliner Market Group's BET Awards after party hosted by YMCMB. Who was he also spotted extra cozy with? You guessed it, Ashanti! You may recall Ashanti's ex mentioned that Ashanti knew Floyd and would fly to his charity events while they were dating. You may also recall that shortly after he said that, Ashanti appeared ringside to see Floyd fight against Maidana in Vegas on Cinco de Mayo weekend. Did Ashanti join the Money Team too?"


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Kids swearing
Hearing your child swearing is usually a shocking - and utterly embarrassing - moment for any parent. Invariably the moment your child chooses to debut his new language skills will be when you're in public, and it's often when he's angry or frustrated.
Before you can stop or put limits on your child's swearing, both you and your partner need to be quite clear about what you think is acceptable language for your child to use. If you both have different ideas, you will need to develop a consensus and both be prepared to enforce it, before you can talk to your child. Generally, consistency is the key to success when tackling swearing - you will need to abide by the same rules as those you lay down for your child.
In many families, one parent is more relaxed about swearing than the other. You will send mixed messages to your child if he hears one parent swearing - which is accepted behaviour - while the other is attempting to enforce acceptable limits on swearing. Many families also have different ideas about what words do and don't constitute swearing - sexual-type words may be off-limits, while swearing relating to religion may be acceptable.
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- Stop sibling rivalry
- Lying and how to stop it
- What to do when kids swear
- Fighting in the car
- Why kids swear
- Dealing with kids swearing
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- Practical parenting advice from Betsy Brown Braun
- Parents who yell
- Yelling at the kids
- Tantrums in primary school children
- Common fears in school children
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...But has she "got the feel of it"?
After all, it's her gun.
Does she find shooting it to be comfortable?
Can she do all of the required manipulations?
Can she make her hits with it? Out past seven yards?
I have a CZ P01 and like it alot. My wife loves shooting it too so I bought her a pistol for her birthday. I got her a Glock 26 subcompact 9mm. We have put about 200 rounds through it so far without any issues. Once I got the feel of it I found it to be pretty darn accurate. I'm no expert but the Glock seems to be a well made gun.
...But has she "got the feel of it"?
After all, it's her gun.
Does she find shooting it to be comfortable?
Can she do all of the required manipulations?
Can she make her hits with it? Out past seven yards?
Your wife likes shooting your P-01 so you bought her a G26? Hammer vs Striker....compact vs sub compact.....poly vs metal frame....full grip vs little grip. 9mm vs 9mm........oh thats the similarity.
I would have bought my wife a P-01 or a maybe a PCR. The G26 is a pretty nice gun, I own one but I also own the P-01 and it is way nicer in my opinion. My wife loves shooting the P-01 she will shoot the G26.
I hope your wife enjoys her new gun. My motto is buy your wife the gun she wants not the gun you want her to have. I am not sayiong she did not want the G26 it just sounded strange that you went with the 26 because she liked the P-01.
I am not ripping on you I really don't know your situation. Just a bit strange from the short version of the story. Be safe have fun an be sure to be sure with your weapon. Your wife as well.
To be honest I went with the 26 because I thought it would fit her hands better. She shoots it very well, hit more targets than I did with it the first day. The next time out she wasn't as accurate with it but she insisted on shooting from further away from the targets. Our local gun shop tells me it's getting harder to order several different makes of guns so I went with what they had in stock. The 26 seemed like the best choice of what they had. I do get your point though. I'll get her more involved for the next one.
I like the g17 over either, but I'm a big guy. Big guys like Big guns. Congrats on the new purchase!
The G26 is probably my favorite gun ever made (i have a G27). Everyone should have a G26 / G27 imo fantastic firearms. Does she shoot well with it?
Aww man, that's a good choice! The G26 is a pretty good pistol for the size. I like the magazine finger extensions, made by Pierce, for that gun.
She says she likes it and it fits her hands well. If we had some place to see and handle several pistols she probably would have just asked me which one to get.


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Boeing's 747-400, a Faded Queen of the Skies
Back in the late '80s, global airlines scrambled to place orders for Boeing's 747-400 widebody, then the industry's most coveted aircraft for its sheer size, high-tech cockpit, and creature comforts. Now, ten-year-old passenger 747-400s are worth a record-low $36 million, about 10 percent less than similarly aged planes last year, according to London-based aviation consultancy Ascend, as carriers seek more fuel-efficient models. There's even little interest in converting the passenger jets into air freighters because of a slump in air cargo demand.
Some 48 of the humpbacked passenger 747-400s worldwide have also been placed in storage, according to Ascend. The onetime "Queen of the Skies" has been shunned in favor of Boeing's smaller 777 widebody (which has two fewer engines sucking fuel) or Airbus's mammoth A380 double-decker. "There's not a lot of demand for the 747," says Paul Sheridan, Ascend's head of consultancy Asia. "They're mostly being broken up for parts."
The decline in prices contributed to Singapore Airlines having a surprise loss in the quarter ended March after the sale of the carrier's last 747-400 brought in less than it expected. Japan Airlines has stopped using the planes, and operators including Cathay Pacific Airways, Korean Air Lines, and Malaysian Airline System are following suit to help counter jet fuel prices that have jumped about 30 percent in two years. "When oil prices are high," explains Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Officer John Slosar, "the last thing you want to do is hold on to your older planes."
The Hong Kong-based airline said last month that it's speeding up the retirement of its 21 passenger 747-400s. The carrier will shed nine through early 2014 as it adds more 777-300ERs for long-haul flights. Cathay is also retiring three 400-series freighters this year due to the arrival of new 747-8 cargo planes that are slightly larger and more fuel-efficient.
Although the original 747 was developed in the 1960s, the first 400 variant—which was more fuel-efficient and required one fewer cockpit crew member—was delivered to Northwest Airlines in 1989. The standard version can fly as far as 7,260 nautical miles (13,450 kilometers), carrying 416 passengers in three classes. Boeing delivered the last of the 400s series jets—all told, some 694 were sold—in 2009.
Newer aircraft use less fuel because of the development of more efficient engines and of lightweight materials. Boeing's new 787, for instance, has a fuselage built from reinforced plastics, compared with the 747's heavier aluminum shell. "We're seeing a lot of airlines understanding that they need more fuel-efficient planes, and that bodes very well for us," says Jim Albaugh, the head of Boeing's commercial-plane business.
But such changes also can provide rivals an opening. Thai Airways International is in the process of selling four 747-400s and it will begin phasing out the model in 2013. The carrier will begin receiving six of the A380s it has on order later this year. Flying 747-400s now "doesn't make sense," Amranand says. "It's obvious that with this sort of fuel price that it will cost you."
Simple math tells the story. Malaysian Airline System, which received its first A380 last month, will consume 1,181 barrels of fuel flying the 494-seat aircraft to London from Kuala Lumpur, according to Maybank Kim Eng Securities analyst Wong Chew Hann. The carrier's 359-seat 747-400s use about 999 barrels of fuel on the same route, he says. Fuel accounts for about a third of airlines' costs, according to the International Air Transport Association, so the Airbus jumbo's 16 percent edge in per-passenger efficiency is a big selling point.
The A380, which surpassed the 747-400 as the world's largest commercial plane when it entered service in 2007, has become the flagship for carriers including Singapore Air and Qantas Airways. That's left rivals still reliant on the 400 series at a disadvantage in terms of costs and prestige, says Maybank's Wong. "It takes an A380 to beat an A380," he wrote in a June 8 research note.
European carriers, operating in slower-growth markets, are replacing 747-400s less quickly. British Airways, the biggest 747-400 operator with its fleet of 55, according to Ascend, will retire the last of its fleet in about 10 years. "It's a great aircraft. Customers love it," says Willie Walsh, chief executive of BA's parent, International Consolidated Airlines Group. "We could replace some of them with 777-300ERs, which we are doing, but we are not looking to replace all of them." Nonetheless, BA has also ordered 12 Airbus A380s, which will start arriving in about a year.
Although Deutsche Lufthansa is already flying A380s and has ordered some 747-8s, it will still continue using its 400 series planes. "We will use it for quite a number of years," says CEO Christoph Franz. One reason for the loyalty: Lufthansa owns them outright and their costs have long been accounted for.


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Canada concerned about protectionism if NAFTA dies
By Randall Palmer
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada voiced concern on Wednesday about "protectionist outbursts" from the United States if that country were to pull out of the NAFTA trade agreement as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are threatening.
The two Democratic presidential candidates said in a debate on Tuesday that they would opt out of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, unless certain environmental and labor standards were renegotiated.
"I've been very concerned for a couple of years now. The rhetoric of protectionism has been creeping, it's been getting more strident, it's permeating Congress, protectionist groups are flexing their muscle," Canadian International Trade Minister David Emerson told a crush of reporters.
"And it's not just the heat of the election campaign that's causing concern."
Emerson said that if the United States left NAFTA, which also includes Mexico, he did not envisage it suddenly erecting large tariff barriers.
But he did see the possibility of long-standing disputes erupting again and not being easily settled.
"The biggest risk is that there will be periodic outbursts of protectionist sentiment. It may be softwood lumber one day, it may be beef another day. The real risk is that you lose the ability to resolve these disputes in a relatively neutral and objective way," he said.
Canada has run substantial trade surpluses with the United States under NAFTA -- for 2007 it was C$85.2 billion ($86.9 billion at current exchange rates) -- but Emerson dismissed this as "simply an accounting outcome." Continued...


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Covelli Centre in Youngtown, Ohio sold out Elton John concert tickets in a record breaking three minutes at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets went on sale Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. and the $39-$89 range tickets for a May 1st concert were purchased rapidly online. Over 175 people gathered in the wee hours of March 12, 2010 to wait in person at the Covelli Centre box office though some $139 tickets were reserved by the box office for those willing to pay the steep price.
Eric Ryan, the Covelli Centre's executive director, witnessed over 50 people walk away from the long line of people waiting to purchase tickets in the $39-$89 range when it was announced they had sold out. Ryan hopes that Elton John's performance will help the faciltiy out of a massive $11.9 million dollar debt. Covelli recently hosted a circus and the Harlem Globetrotters in an attempt to cover the facility's debts. Ryan anticipates that with big named performances "We'll continue to get these kinds of acts to come. Elton John coming to the Covelli Centre will bring us to a new level."


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Samantha Sweet breaks into houses for a living - all perfectly legal as a caretaker for the USDA. But her real dream is to open her own pastry shop, 'Sweet's Sweets.' Life is a little crazy for Sam right now.
At one of her break-in properties, a dying woman insists that she take a small wooden box. Sam doesn't realize that the old woman was known locally as a 'bruja,' a witch, until she begins to feel some strange effects from the box. Meanwhile, at another property, she finds an unmarked grave and the authorities come to investigate. The property owner disappeared a few months earlier and Sam wonders - who is the body in the grave? A small mural in the house leads to a connection with a famous artist; a bogus will points to possible fraud; and the handsome deputy investigating the case seems completely enchanted with Sam. While Sam scrambles to fill bakery orders and keep her properties in order, she's equally intrigued with the idea of a new romance. It all makes for a delightful romantic mystery with elements of the paranormal.
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Writer-book addict with 26 years in central Mexico. Love Kindle Love Audible books Esp by and read by C. Pinkola Estes & Luis Urrea-WOW
"Picky, I know I'm Picky."
I really enjoyed this book -- the plot, the characters, the locale, the whole thing....BUT....Ms Andrea Bates needs to learn the pronunciation of the few Spanish words in the text correctly (unless of course, Spanish in NEW Mexico is pronounced differently than it is in "OLD" Mexico)
.As a writer and editor details are extremely important to me and as a US citizen living in central Mexico, near Guadalajara for 26 years, my Spanish pronounciation is good, even though my grammar is flawed.
Ms Bates just misses on a couple of words, but each is used multiple times and they grated, and made the back of my neck stiff.
First -- Brujas (witches, curanderas) is said bru-haas NOT Bru jaws as in the tape.
The second is Quinceareas, the celebration of the 15th birthday, and that number is the more commonly used slang for the event -- a girl has her "Quincea~nos" of just Quince. Actually that is the part of the word causing the problem -- Quince (15) in Spanish is not pronounced like the fruit, the quince. Any time there is a qui in a Spanish word, it is pronounced "key" So it could phonically be written keencee or the full Quincea~nos (with the tilde over the n) is pronounced Keencee anYos
I know, it's picky....but the first couple times she said Bru-jaws I didn't know what she was talking about.
Thanks for an enjoyable listen and if I could I'd give the performance 3.5, in spite of these words and the 3 or 4 times she had lost her place or fumbled on a word.
"Sweet masterpiece"
This audio is great ,you can shut your eyes and be there. Thank you for this book.
"A sweet little book ..."
... definitely going to read more to see how the character develops! Certainly worth a read!
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"Good book"
The story really kept my interest. Samantha was a good woman that thought of others. I liked her character. The reader of the book did a great job. She could always be understood and had an extremely pleasant voice. I believe a woman between 40 and 80 would like this book best.
"cute and different!"
I really enjoyed reading about someone a little older, a little less perfect but still living life aggressively! I got a kick out of her jobs and appreciated how hard Sam had to work. thanks for the realistic fiction!
"Who Lives in New Mexico"
A different kind of detective story. Yes Someone died. But the detective is a hard working Baker, janitorial cleaner, and all around go getter. Solving crimes is not what she does. Also there is a little unexplained magic in the story too. Sounds like a jumble, but works well to make an enjoyable story!
Retired CFO, Army wife, Mom of five, Grandma of six, two sons who served in combat, love to read books that reflect my values and faith, love mysteries, historical, military stories, and books that don't waste my time . . . if it doesn't have an ending that was worth the wait, I'm not a happy camper.
"Sweet, Artsy and Fun"
I didn't expect to enjoy this one quite so much! But I connected with Samantha right away . . . down to earth, no frills, no pretense . . . and gutsy! And not as skinny as a toothpick to boot! Cleaning repossessed houses and baking, she runs onto a dead artist in one of the homes she has come to reclaim . . . and the authorities want to tie it up with a bow as "natural causes" . . . but Sam is pretty sure that something diabolical happened here . . . This is a clean, entertaining listen . . .
"Good read"
I love having a new author to read. Love her books keeps you going tell the end.
I like Fantasy & Science Fiction but not into Zombie. Due to Health issues, listen to Audiobooks/read ebooks where I can enlarge the print
"A Pinch of Romance,Mystery & Paranormal"
Connie Shelton's Samantha Sweet Series features a forgetful, part-time caretaker of foreclosed properties for the USDA and single parent with dreams of owning her own bakery shop, who currently runs her dream bakery business part time from home.
Whilst entering a property the USD thought to be vacated in order to clean it and make it ready for resale, Sam found a dying woman who insists that she take a small wooden box, that changes her life . . . in somewhat weird ways.
Sam is different from the normal fantasy heroine in that she is in her 50's, but she appears to have the energy and outlook of a much younger woman, for example most people in their 50's are not still dreaming of opening their own business where they will be working long hours at least 6 days a week on top of every thing else . . .
Sam still fits the fantasy heroine mold however, in as much as she refuses to believe in the magic of the Box and its . . . . ( well you have to read the book to find out - sorry but I try to keep spoilers to a minimum)
In the first book Sam finds two bodies in two new properties she is given to care take in one day and meets Deputy Beau Cardwell who she slowly becomes close to.
Sam appears to be unable to stop herself from being caught up in the investigations. Some parts of the mysteries uncovered in the investigations and who the possible real villains are, where not that hard to figure out, but then again the whole series seems to be overall a light, relaxing read (if one ignores the murders).
Admittedly I have only listened to two books to date and have just downloaded the third.
The characters are well rounded & developed, bad language, violence and sexual content references, are few or hinted at rather than reveled in.
The baking descriptions seem to get more than it's fair share of space as does chocolate, which the author admits to loving. But it does not take too much away from the flow of the book.
The plots however seem to rely heavily on Sam's forgetting things until prompted or suddenly remembering later . . . a plot device overused I feel in both books so far. But this is not a book or story killer for me and some may not even agree or see it as an issue.
Sam treads where angles fear to tread in her "investigations". Often confronting suspects and prominent people, and at times it becomes unreal and once even jarred me from the story. Again this is me and my impressions and i have not read any other review that makes an issue of this. I have after all purchased Book 3 so it did not kill this series for me
In one instance Sam gets upset when she is herself is threatened with eviction by someone close to one of the suspects because of her "investigations". Sam is saved by her neighbours who rally to her side. Whilst its was a nice touch with the neighbours. In real life if they went ahead with their "retaliation", they would find that contracts etc would be the least of their worries in the real world and relocation would not be cheap or easy . . . but that's why this fiction I guess.
The Narration is good and I would recommend this series (at least to date) to any who like a touch of paranormal in their reads.
Connie Shelton has created a very well developed, likable, characters in Sam Sweet, and her friends. I look forward to reading more of this series.
"Lovely book"
Something that shows kindness and love between two people. No graphic sex. A plus..
love, kindness, and compassion.
I really couldn't get into this story. There's nothing really wrong with this book, it's just dull. Really, really dull. Nothing really seems to happen. The narrator is okay, but I don't think I'll bother with the rest of the series.
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Despite the fact that the P6300 has most things a power user is likely to need in a smartphone - there's Bluetooth 2.0 and 802.11g Wi-Fi built in - there are some notable omissions. Most noticeably the P6300 doesn't have the sliding keyboard that the HTC S710 and P4350 employ to great effect. This is despite being both larger and thicker than both – it measures 129.7 x 69.8 x 18.8mm – and the lack of keyboard hampers both the writing and editing of documents and emails. No matter how hard Microsoft tries with its handwriting recognition and various other methods of touchscreen text entry, it just can't compete with a halfway decent keyboard – even a really small one.
The P6300 also lacks 3G. So the potential for browsing the Internet at speed while you're out and about is restricted too. Also disappointing is the fact that the P6300 still uses Windows Mobile 5.0 rather than the latest 6.0 version. And there are no other extras either, such as GPS.
But, with all of that taken into account, there are some positive things to say about the dowdy P6300. First, although it does lag behind in terms of the version number, HTC has included compatibility with Microsoft's Push Email here and includes Microsoft's Mobile Office Suite with Word, Excel and PowerPoint in addition to the standard specification as well.
Second, the 400MHz Samsung processor that powers the whole shebang seems to be very nippy, which is not something you can say about all Windows Mobile smartphones. Click the power switch and it starts up in just a few seconds from cold – no hanging around – while start-up from standby is instant. Launch an application and it pops up straight away, with no spinning Windows graphic to stare at in growing desperation.
And third, battery life is excellent. After two days of occasional use as a phone, during which time at least two hours were spent connected to the home and office Wi-Fi connections, and leaving it in standby the rest of the time, the battery gauge was still displaying 60 per cent remaining. That's better than I usually get out of my ageing Sony Ericsson K800i.
Ultimately, though, I suspect that the only people who will be really interested in the HTC P6300 are IT managers specifying smartphones for their mobile workforce who want to give their users a reliable way of accessing Push Email and the facility to read and edit office documents.
I say this because there's no killer feature to lure consumers to the P6300. It's not particularly sexy. It's not small or slim. And it isn't particularly innovative. But, like the accountant mentioned earlier, it does a job and it does it competently.
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From driving to marital rape, nations fail to end sex discrimination:
By Emma Batha
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From India where marital rape is legal to Russia where women are banned from 456 jobs, scores of countries have failed to honor a promise to scrap all laws that discriminate against women, campaigners said on Saturday.
Rights group Equality Now called on all governments to review their legislation as it launched a report highlighting discriminatory laws around the world, in areas such as wife obedience, polygamy, inheritance rights and 'honor killings'.
"We wanted to show how women are treated as children, as property without conscious thought, how they are stereotyped into particular roles, and how these roles are codified in law," said Jacqui Hunt, Equality Now's London director.
The review coincides with the 20th anniversary of the 1995 Beijing Platform for Women, when 189 governments pledged to "revoke any remaining laws that discriminate on the basis of sex".
"We need to hold governments accountable to that promise," Hunt said.
"A first step to providing women's equality is to ensure a strong legal framework. If a government discriminates in its laws it shows very clearly the disrespect it has for women and girls."
Countries picked out include Lebanon, where a rapist will not be prosecuted if he marries his victim, and Iran, where a woman's testimony is worth less than a man's.
In Russia women are barred from a long list of jobs including train driver, tractor operator, carpenter, firefighter and sailor. In Saudi Arabia - not one of the Beijing Platform signatories - women are not allowed to drive cars because driving is "a source of undeniable vices". Continued...


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New Mass General research shows chronic anabolic steroid use may damage heart, arteries
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A new yoga studio joined the 6th Ave. business district back in September, and though Tacoma already has a few yoga studios in business, Samdhana-Karana Yoga has a few elements that make it stand out.
The yoga studio is not only a place where individuals can go to relax, rejuvenate and pose, but it is also a non-profit center where adults can be empowered through their practice. It also serves as a space where many community events can take place.
Creator, co-director and teacher Pamela Higley has been practicing yoga for 12 years. She originally started practicing as a result of her being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at age 5.
"Yoga became a great way to manage stress, grad school. It helps you handle things that come at you when working, traveling, etc.," Higley said. "The more I practiced the more I was, like, this just makes me feel so good, physically and mentally."
After leaving corporate America, Higley started to research what it took to become a yoga instructor in 2006. She visited the nonprofit Samarya Center in Seattle. "I found this website that had people of color, all different sizes and mobilities -- in wheelchairs, on crutches -- all doing yoga," Higley said.
"Most places you find really skinny women, but that's not the norm! If I wanted to teach, I wanted to represent what I am. I'm not this tiny girl, I'm a very physically fit woman. I just loved it and embraced it and started teaching immediately and haven't stopped."
Higley acknowledged that she was inspired by the Samarya Center, but also, inherently, by the philosophy of yoga, which inspired Samdhana-Karana's mission: "to make yoga accessible and available to persons of all incomes and abilities." As a result, the non-profit offers its classes to the public on a sliding scale, something that is not offered at any other South Sound studios.
"If we want to have people practice yoga, the average price is $18 per class in Tacoma," Higley said. "After I learned to teach, I went to studios when I needed to learn something new.
Higley met Vania Kent Harber and told her that she was planning on opening her own studio and soon found out that was Harber's dream as well. In a month they sat down and plotted a way to make their mutual dream a reality.
Thus far, the community has been extremely supportive of the nonprofit.
"We have people who say 'I have nothing,' and we'll take it," Higley said. "Or, 'here's my loose change.' We have people who say here's my $18 donation to the studio. It's a range of people who come in. I have regularly seven or eight people at my class, and that's a healthy, good-sized class. To have that within two months, we're serving the community and meeting something they wanted or needed. They're very supportive of us."
Together, Higley and Harber both make a great team. They each have unique training that meets the needs of their yogis.
"I am a doula, and Vania is trained in both pre and post-natal yoga," Higley said. "We both bring different styles and students get everything they can imagine. Vania has been practicing for a few years, but brings a wonderful teaching of focused spine alignment."
Both Higley and Harber chose to open their studio in Tacoma because it is where they live and they both wanted to be near their kids' schools to foster community.
In addition to yoga, she has plans to use the space for more than yoga, including showing documentaries, kids painting workshops, and the center already has meditation that takes place on Sundays. She said "samdhana-karana" translates to "active healing," which is what the multitude of activities aim to deliver.
In terms of the styles, Samdhana Karana offers hatha style yoga, but Higley teaches a vinyasa flow base, and can switch the intensity of her classes based on the students' needs.
"We can work hard and some others don't need to," Higley said. "Vania does some flow as well, but also does iyengar style on teaching intensive alignment, pre and post-natal, restorative, meditation and yoga nidra, whch is a guided meditation. We have many different things under one roof and focus on the 8 limbs of yoga, with lots of emphasis on breath work."
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What do you want to do with it? Hunt/home defence/ or is it for conceal carry? May all the above. That's hard to do..
I have come to a point in my life where I would like to purchase and handgun so I am coming to you guys for opions. I am looking for a .45 and really like the looks of some of the SIG peices. What are your guys thoughts? All input is welcome. Thanks!
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What do you want to do with it? Hunt/home defence/ or is it for conceal carry? May all the above. That's hard to do..
Mainly home defense and target pratice.
I would say I would like to spend between 500-750
I would rather have new but for the right gun at the right price I would settle for used.
Do you have any idea what caliber you would like, as for that kind of money there is a lot of good guns out there. Have you shot any before, and what did you like if so?
Mainly looking at .45's but may step down to at .40
Well if you like .45s the S&W models are the hot ticket right now. They'll run you from about $680 upto $1500. New in the box. I have 2.one is all stainless steel 5" barrel. That's my wifes target/home protection gun. I have a 41/4" barrel scandium PD that I carry and target shoot with. Her's was $600 used and mind was $710 new. Here's a picture of mind.
Yeah thats a really nice peice....I also really like the SIM P220 Stainless....what are your thoughts on that gun?
SIM P220 I know nothing about. One of the other guys will have to help you with that one. I would go to a gun range and see if they have them, and try them out. That's the best way. Good Luck.
I think this came up recently on another thread - for your very 1st gun - you'd be better off buying new.
Is there a place U can rent a gun at? You will invariably get a list of evereyone's fav gun here as a suggestion - but U needa find one that YOU like best.
Realize that 9mm will have less recoil than 40 or 45. Also, ammo is 1/2 the cost. I generally shoot 200 rounds per session. That can get very expensive if you are shooting 45 or 40.
I think starting with a .40 or .45 is a mistake. The recoil of these rounds is sufficiently disturbing to novices that you'll probably have a hard time learning the fundamentals of good shooting. Since a .22 (the very best way to start) isn't suitable for home defense, go with Ship's recommendation for a 9mm. Get a full-sized pistol unless you plan to carry the gun (after you get training).
Since you're a novice, your first step should be to enroll in an NRA basic pistol class. You'll learn about the diffeent types of handguns and also the fundamentals of shooting. Training is important. As Jeff Cooper said, "A man is no more armed because he owns a pistol, than he is a musician because he owns a guitar."
I would say to look at a Springfield XD .45. With the gun you get 2 mags, holster, mag holster, and a case for everything. I just looked at one for $550. The XD is also available in 9mm, .40 s&w, and .357 sig.
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By Kevin Werner, News Staff

The west end of Wilson Street is quickly becoming a commercial corridor.

Members of the planning committee approved at their April 14 meeting a 23,300-square-metre commercial development that will include a Lowe's store on eight hectares of land at 1125, 1143 and 1185 Wilson St. W.

"This will be an exciting project on the west end of Ancaster," said Sergio Manchia, of the IBI group, representing Trinity Development Group Inc., which owns the property.

A commercial needs and impact assessment, prepared by urbanMetrics Inc., recommended more commercial and retail space could be accommodated within the area. The project was the subject of a controversial Ontario Municipal Board decision in 2012 that scaled back the size of the development and limited the permitted uses. As an arterial commercial development, the Trinity project couldn't include department stores, a large food store, residential buildings or retailers selling primarily apparel, housewares, electronics, sporting goods or general merchandise.

Ancaster councillor Lloyd Ferguson, who has supported the project, said it completes the west end of Ancaster. He said the plan had to be modified to accommodate the OMB decision.

An amendment to the recommendation, presented by Ferguson, also restricts permitted in the plaza. Ferguson said construction could begin this fall. It's expected the plaza will generate about $1.5 million in new non-residential tax revenue for the city.

The project was appealed by Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust in 2012. It controls a nearby commercial plaza at 1051 Garner Rd. W., which includes Canadian Tire and Walmart. The planning committee approved rezoning and official plan amendments that will change the zoning from holding shopping centre to shopping centre commercial and from agricultural to commercial. The development is expected to include a 14,870-square-metre Lowe's and a 4,725-square-metre Longo's grocery store.

Most of the property is currently vacant, except for a motel and a single family dwelling.

As part of the new commercial centre, a new roundabout is being proposed at McClure Road and Wilson St. W. A traffic study will also be done to further examine the McClure Road extension and Portia Road, which bisects the property.

Ferguson said a new gateway feature will be constructed at the roundabout to welcome people entering Ancaster.

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August 5, 2010Oprah Costs Discovery a Fortune 8/4/10 NY Post: Oprah's over budget. Discovery Communications has said that the $100 million it set aside to launch Oprah Winfrey's OWN cable network in January isn't going to cut it anymore. Judge Strikes California's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, Proposition 8 8/5/10 Washington Post: A federal judge in California ruled Wednesday that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional right to equal protection. Fighting for Safe Passage on Indian Streets 8/3/10 NY Times: On blogs, Facebook and Twitter last month, hundreds of women across India shared their experiences as "Action Heroes" –facing up to sexual harassment on this country's sometimes terrifying streets. Hugh Hefner, Playboy, and Their Fight for Women's Rights 8/3/10 Change.org: You've probably heard of Playboy, but have you heard of the Playboy Foundation? It's the arm of Hugh Hefner's Playboy enterprise that has worked on behalf of women's reproductive rights for nearly half a century. Surprised? Justice Kagan? Confirmation Expected Today for 4th-Ever Woman on Supreme Court 8/5/10 Huffington Post: Her confirmation assured, Elena Kagan is on the brink of becoming the fourth woman ever to serve as a Supreme Court justice. At Ethics Panel's Helm, an Experienced Eye 8/3/10 NY Times: Representative Zoe Lofgren's introduction to malfeasance in Washington came nearly four decades ago when she was a 26-year-old House aide assigned to help draft one of the articles of impeachment against President Richard M. Nixon. A Labor Market Punishing to Mothers 8/3/10 NY Times: The last three men nominated to the Supreme Court have all been married and, among them, have seven children. The last three women—Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Harriet Miers (who withdrew) –have all been single and without children. MDG Goals Panned for Isolating Women's Rights 8/5/10 Womens eNews: The 10-year checkup on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals is coming up in September. Ahead of that meeting, civil society groups are editing an outcome document with an eye to ending the segregated treatment of women's rights. China Police Rescue 22 Abducted Women, Children 8/5/10 Associated Press: Police rescued 22 women and children abducted by a human-trafficking ring that operated in southern China for two decades, state media reported Thursday. Too Much Weight for Mom During Pregnancy Raises Obesity Risk for Baby 8/5/10 NPR: If there was any doubt left about the hazards of too much weight gain during pregnancy, an analysis of births in New Jersey and Michigan over more than a decade may settle things. Sisterhood? Still Powerful, if a Bit Stressed 8/2/10 NY Times: "I don't believe in anything but myself" were the first words sung on the main stage of the Lilith Fair revival tour, which arrived at the Comcast Theater here on Sunday. A W.N.B.A. Pioneer Keeps On Scoring 8/3/10 NY Times: The Los Angeles Sparks' starters were being introduced at Madison Square Garden for a game against the Liberty.


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re: Too soon to help pals, Mrs. Premier (Letters, Feb. 21)

Perhaps the new premier could tell me how improving the economy will come about if she already has increased the deficit with extra cabinet members with inflated salaries, plus extra staff to service these offices, plus new office furniture and other various sundries required, plus expense accounts.

I notice also that she says the minimum wage cannot be increased right now.

Gee, I wonder why.

I suggest that we need another election. It probably wont cost the taxpayers as much as the preceding Liberal entourage and the present one is going to cost us, moneywise, as well as lost benefits. The patronage is still rampant, no matter what the new premier says.

Just the way I see it, and I believe so do many others, judging by comments I see in letters to the editor.

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Re: some Experience with webMathematica
Thanks for your detailed response!
The =809,175.00 is the number I got from Wolfram for what they call webMathematica Professional for Educational. Nothing was said that this would only be yearly.
I might try a trial, though, and as being an educational, non-commercial institution, I might qualify for the amateur version.
You suggestions using other APIs sound interesting - however, I currently have no clue and zero experience how this works. So this could only be something for the not so near future.
Thanks for the links!


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Episode Title: The Duelist and the Drifter
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The Duelist and the Drifter.Panthro and Tygra try to rig the Book of Omens to the Thunder Tank. When in a nearby town getting supplies, Lion-O has an encounter with a Drifter who warns him to stay away from the town. Lion-O learns that the town doesn't accept Thunderian currency after what happened to Thundera. Lion-O enters a sword competition for the right currencies of the money and wins by slicing the stone block in half with the Sword of Omens. Lion-O soon ends up challenged by the Duelist (a professional swordsman who collects the swords of the opponents he has defeated) in a sword match where he loses the Sword of Omens to him. The Drifter reveals that the Sword of Hittanzo is the Duelist's best sword (which he claimed from it's sword-maker) and learns that the Drifter was the Sword of Hittanzo's maker and he warns Lion-O that no one can beat the Sword of Hittanzo.
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Can spouse sell property left after other spouse dies?
Question Details: my friend would like to sell the property she id elderly and it is in a rural setting ,now for many many year she and her late husband maintains the property and trailor and by trelor I mean ther is a addtion with a foundation and 2 car garage,they replaced the windows and had a new septic system installed, now the daughters are telling her she cannot sell it because it was thier fathers possetion,but they were married when they move into it and ohio has rights for spouces yes? A local att. told her for 2500.00 she would make it all right with the world,the ladies on a fixed income any advice?
If the title to the property is in her name, yes she can sell it. If she and her husband owned it together as "joint tenants" then upon his death she would become sole owner and could dispose of the property as she wishes.
Sounds as if there was no will here. That means her husband died "intestate". In that case according to Ohio law, as the surviving spouse she in entitled to a share of the home with a portion being split with the children. I can't be more specific because I don't know whether or not she is the biological mother and other details.
What she needs to do is to speak with an attorney. Since money is an issue here, try calling Legal Aid. Additionally, call the nearest senior center in your area, many times they will know of low cost or free legal services.
Best of luck.