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I spend around 3-31/2 hours every day trying to get my DD to fall asleep for naps and bedtime. I am losing my mind.
She has never been a good napper, and usually napped in the carrier until about 6 months when she would not fall asleep in the carrier because of excitment from noise and motion. Then she napped in the bed (for only 30 minutes), then when that didn't work, back to the carrier (but in a quiet, dark room and I walk and rock her). If I put her down after she falls asleep, she is awake within 20 minutes. She is almost 12 months now. I have to work, I'm a single mom and this can not go on any longer!!!
I've read NCSS, Sleep Lady book, Dr. Sears. None of them had anything useful. Today I was so exasperated I decided she could just cry it out. So I put her in her crib and left her there. But she didn't cry. And she didn't fall asleep. An hour later, and she still wasn't asleep.
My mom has suggested she just doesn't need to nap, which is not true. She gets tired, cranky, and clingy.
I feel like I've searched every book and website but to no avail. I'm not sure anyone here will have the miracle trick that will help, but I feel like there are a lot of wise people who have helped their children gently fall asleep. Any advice is appreciated!
My oldest was a craptastically bad sleeper, and the only way I could get her to nap was to put her in the Ergo (the mei tai woke her up when I pulled her out of it, but the Ergo unhooked easier and didn't disturb her), and vacuum or steam clean the carpets.
Once she was asleep, I'd wait a few minutes, turn off the vacuum, make soft shushing sounds, then tiptoe upstairs, unhook her and lay her in the papasan swing very gently. I'd snap her in, tuck a blanket around her, and turn on the swing.
And wait. Most of the time, she'd stay asleep. Sometimes she'd stir and I'd shush quietly and lay my hand on her tummy.
She napped in her swing until she gave up naps altogether, at 22 months. When her legs got longer, I'd just tuck them up tailor-style, and tuck the blanket around them. (ETA: She was still under the weight limit for the swing.)
She would rarely nap in the car, or while being held, but the Ergo + vacuum + swing was the tried and true way to get her to nap.
Also hung blankets over her windows and put a white noise machine in her bedroom (we coslept at night, but the swing was in her room).
Would any of that help? Bless your heart. :( At 12 months, my oldest was napping once a day, and I had to get her in the Ergo before she started getting sleepy, or she'd hit a second wind and it would take hours to get her to sleep.
How long is she awake between naps? Some people think that it is too "scheduled" to think about wake times between naps, but it totally changed my daughter's sleep life when I started paying close attention to them. My DD is 11 mo. and she can go no longer than 3 hours from the time she wakes up until her first nap. (Of course she can stay awake, but not without becoming an overtired, cranky mess...) So after she has been awake for the day for 2hrs.45min., I do her winddown routine, which consists of a book and nursing in her dark room. I put her in her crib and she will sometimes stay awake for a few minutes and babble, but usually is quiet and asleep within a couple minutes. This is the baby who up until 6mo. would ONLY sleep while being walked in the Ergo, when I finally decided that something had to change because I could get NOTHING done. It just took practice, practice, practice. I always tell her what we're doing beforehand, and now it has become so routine that when I tell her it's time to "rest with Lamby" (her lovie), she puts her head on my chest. I do the same thing after about 3.25-3.5 hours of wake time in the afternoon for her second nap. Her bedtime ritual is similar, though longer and there is something about the routine of it that she knows what to expect and doesn't fight me anymore. Bedtime is about 3.5-3.75 hours after the last nap ends. It isn't always convenient to pay so much attention to the time, but I went from nap and bedtime battles all.the.time., to generally easy transitions. The max wake time for a 11-12 mo. on two naps is 4 hours, but unless your DD sleeps really well at night, I would err on the side of slightly shorter times at this stage. GL!
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It is in a field I am related to. I use the domain as just kind of a gateway to my more specific topics. The term gets people in, as it were.
I have been offered 10K for it recently. Serious bid, I think. I know it is hard to say anything w/o knowing the 4 letter word, but I guess I am not too motivated to sell it at that price. Am I stupid?
(No, it is NOT Dave.com!)
I thought the TOS prohibited me listing it. If I am mistaken, I will post the word, but I do think that is not allowed...
I think it is quite similar to pork.com- one word, very descriptive, but also broad in scope.
What I advise you do is post somewhere on your site that the domain is for sale and an auction will take place on a given date. I would recommend you use ebay for the auction, but there are many aother alternatives. This way, you may get more than 10,000.
I thought it was a good domain... but, here are the liabilities:
1) It is NOT easy to monitize (alot like pork.com!)
2) There are only a few "big" companies that I think could use it
I do think to one of those companies, if they wanted it, it would be worth many times over the 10K offer... but I also do not think they are out hunting for new domains, either. But I am in no hurry to part with it, either. I have a 10 year registration on it right now.
Oh, I meant to add...
I am a bit suspicios of how I got the offer. I contacted a couple big-name resellers, just to see if there might be some interest in bbrokering the name- just on a whim, you understand. None responded, but this guy started offering (3k at the time, I beleive) a week later...
[edited by: carfac at 10:17 pm (utc) on Aug. 23, 2004]
The money I could have continued to earn over a 5 year period of owning that domain would have been by far more than those 5 figures I got for the domain.
It turns out that I now know more than I did back then (technically-wise) and could have added a lot more content to the site and made a lot more.
Sometimes selling a domain isn't a good thing to do.
Just my .02 cents.
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The 2012 United States Olympic team member placed first on the vault table (15.45), first on high bar (15.05) and fourth on still rings (15.35) in the pair of team victories. The event title on vault was the fifth of his career, while the high bar title marks the seventh of his U-M career.
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husquarna 455 at lowes help
I was at my local Lowes earlier and found a husqvarna 455 rancher chainsaw marked "as is" on the tag, but still listed the retail price of 399.99. I didn't have time to wait for a manager to find out what they could take off the price, but was able to take a look at the saw. It looked as though it may have been used, the bar had some scuffing, there was no blade included, and smelled like gas, although the tank was empty. Does anyone have a suggestion on what I should try and haggle this down to? I'm sure that Lowes has a standard markdown policy or at least a guide, but since it was clearly used I'm not sure whattto try and get it at. I appreciate any help.
Start at 50 percent and work your way up to 52 percent if necessary "and not a dime more".
I have owned several Husqvarna chain saws over the years. I have noticed a distinct deterioration of quality in the last five years, particularly in the "non-professional" models. I had issues like the threads in the aluminum head stripped where the spark plug was inserted. Broken bolts on the top of the saw. Leaky gas tank. These were not issues with saws I owned ten or 15 years ago, but came up with my more recently purchased saws. So I gave away my last Husqvarna, and purchased a Stihl. I am not at home, and don't remember the model, but it was about a 65 cc saw, halfway between the homeowner model and the professional model, and it has been very good to me. Last year I cut up 9 cords of wood, some of the logs were large (32 inch diameter hardwood), and the saw handled it very well. I would consider purchasing something other than a Husqvarna, unless you get the professional model, which I understand are still OK.
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I have a Husvarna Electric chainsaw model 316E made in Norway. It even has a inertia brake on it. Real nice saw! Mine that is. Half the reviewers loved it and the other half had the saw die after a couple hrs of use. A local husqvarna repair shop had a dead 316E with a bad electronic switch. Seems like their saws are hit or miss. Thank god I got a good one.
I have that saw, and depending on your needs/price range it's not bad. I heat with wood & the 455 is a back-up for me, but it's a good choice for say 1-4 cords a year.
A bit heavy for the power. Not totally bullet-proof like a pro level Husqvarna or Stihl, but generally way more reliable than cheaper saws like poulan, homelite, the 2XX series Husqvarnas...
Check out tons of these saws "refurbished" on Ebay
Will give you an idea for pricing (subtracting $50-100 for lack of a bar & chain & the As Is designation)
If you can't or don't want to tinker with a small engine I'd say walk away from anything As Is.
If you end-up buying new I'd actually recomend a Stihl 290/291 as a more reliable choice.
The low end Husky's have dropped greatly in quality IMO. Their pro saws (nothing you can buy at Lowes) are still excellent. The 455 is somewhere in the middle.
I'm not so much interested in the saw itself, but the answer to the OP's question about haggling on the price of "as-is" items in Lowes and Home Depot is useful information.
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Victorian Recollective Awareness Retreat
November 3 — 7, 2017
Led by Matthew Young
Warburton, VIC.
Recollective Awareness. It's meditation — but not as you know it.
Who is it for?
Ideal for meditators looking to fine-tune their practice, RAM can be used by:
looking for a gentle and realistic approach to meditation.
who feel stuck or 'out of the habit' and want to reignite their interest in meditation.
looking to explore and better understand their mind and how it works.
Developed by Jason Siff, Recollective Awareness Meditation is a unique and innovative approach to meditation. It's called Recollective Awareness because significant emphasis is placed on recollecting what happens when you meditate. This allows you to continually learn from your own experience, and helps to free you from reliance on a specific teacher or technique.
In this approach there are no rules to meditate by. You can meditate in any manner you choose, or you can experiment with the simple suggestions for beginners.
If you're new to Recollective Awareness or meditation in general, you may like to start in the resources section, by reading some of the articles, or listening to the various podcasts which introduce and describe various aspects of the practice.
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L Shaped Dormer Lofts
The L Shaped Dormer Loft is becoming very popular in London, this type of loft conversion can give you ample room espcialy if you want to add a Bathroom Ensuite on the back addition of the house which will give you a longer looking addition, and a very nice looking L Shaped Dormer.
- We undertake all aspects of loft conversions from plans to finish
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- we design your loft to your requirements, and deal with structural calculations
- we always complete out loft conversions on time around six weeks - 8 weeks
- A site Manager is always on the job until completion
Mansard Lofts are perhaps the most apealing loft conversions and usually favoured by the London Borough Councils because of the style.
L Shape Loft Conversions are usually more longer in shape, and always are able to contain a good size Bathroom.
HIP TO GABLE LOFTs
Hip To Gable Lofts are usual required to provide headroom for a staircase.
STORAGE / OFFICE LOFTS From £12,500
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This time around, we find a father getting his game on with the tablet as his little one comes bursting through the door asking where is the Tab. It's clearly evident that the youngster is indeed adamant of claiming ownership of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, but the dad manages to hide it from view on his desk by simply placing a pencil next to it – thus hiding its profile from view from his son.
Of course, it goes to show how remarkably thin the tablet really is at 8.6 mm thick, which is interestingly enough the same thickness of a pencil. However, the kid eventually gets the last laugh in the end mainly because of his impervious attitude in getting the Tab.
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you know JSE has a bunch of lowers on sale for around $80.
buds has the s&w lowers for $149 shipped if you just got to have a "name" on it.
the world is full of lowers these days at good prices. good hunting!
Good to hear. I have the lower assembled, but I'm waiting until after the holidays to purchase an upper.... I can't decide if I want to get a 5.45x39 and blast away with cheap ammo or 7.62x 39 (I've always liked bigger holes in what I shoot when it's a CQB situation) or a 5.56x45 with a long SS barrel and good optics for reach out and touch....... I think it was a good idea to get a receiver labeled multi-cal.
you know JSE has a bunch of lowers on sale for around $80.
buds has the s&w lowers for $149 shipped if you just got to have a "name" on it.
the world is full of lowers these days at good prices. good hunting!
ok i am a little sick of people saying that forging is better than billet etc etc
i am a manufacturing engineer graduate and this is what the differance is.
first the forging. generally a forging will be stronger that a billet if and only if it was cold worked. this means that the general shape of the receiver is made with the material at room temperature or slightly above. if the forging is made using a hot forging process the material will need to be retempered
now a billet is what it is. a peice of material that is prehardened, in the case of a lower to T6 specification. the machining process removes the material to the shape desired.
now what does this mean ... well if a forged lower is cold worked, meaning it was formed with no preheating... then yes it's tronger than the billet.. now if it was hot forged it will then need to be tempered to t6 specs then it will be the same thing as the billet
now if u guys want more info then i would have to get into phase transformation and age hardening.... and give a cource on materials ..
if there is any question let me know i will try to answer them as simply as i can
since i have been playing around with this billet lower. all i can say is i am very happy with it.
one thing i like about it is all the mags i have -5.56pmags.7.62x39 cmags, 5.45x39 cmags. steel d&h 5.56mags, labell alum 5.56 mags. i swapped uppers around and test fired the lower with all my uppers and all the mags dropped free perfectly. it really seems to have found a home with my 7.62x39 CF made upper.
the fit of this lower to the cardinal forge DSA uppers i have been getting is just about perfect. very tight and close fitting--but not so tight ya have to hammer it to get it open.
trigger pull is excellent with a stock DPMS lpk. the more i mess with it the more impressed i am the the TNW billet lower. their still a steal @ $89!
my only regret is not buying more of um.
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I love billet lowers simply because of the look, but if you research them they say that they are simply not worth the $ diff. I have a cpl from Tact Innov. and they look awesome, but can tell no difference in shooting or function. Kinda like buying a plain car, or getting the one with the spoiler and nice wheels. Wanna sexy lookin lower? go for it. but at that price looks like it doesn't matter, and heck for anything less than $100 better stock up now, this gun thing isn't over yet, just let our leader say the word "GUN" and watch out, $1200 WASR 10's and $2000 AR's. Get em while ya can guys, but def. check out CMT before you buy, (trust me)
Also j427, nothing wrong with hammerin the pins out, all my Les Baeur's came with a tool to tap the pins out, because they make each lower to each indiv. upper.
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Senior offensive lineman who is in his third season with the Gamecocks after spending two years at a junior college... a preseason third-team All-SEC selection, according to Phil Steele... returning starter at the right guard position but was moved to right tackle in the spring and is penciled in as the probable starter at that position entering the fall... looking to build off the solid campaign he put together in 2010... has started 14 games.
2010: Started all 14 games... started first two games at right guard... moved to left guard for Furman game, but was back at right guard for start at Auburn... left the Furman game with a sprained right shoulder but returned to make the start at Auburn... held down the right guard position for the remainder of the campaign.
2009: Redshirted in his first season in the Garnet & Black following a transfer from Georgia Military College.
2007-08: Played junior college ball at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville... coached by Bert Williams... helped pave the way for a Bulldogs rushing attack that managed to post over 180 yards a game on the ground in his sophomore season...considered a three-star prospect by Scout.com and a two-star prospect by Rivals.com... considered the 26th-best junior college player in the country, according to SuperPrep... also had an offer from UAB before casting his lot with the Gamecocks.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Creekside High School in Fairburn, Ga. in 2007.
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Will the Economic Crisis affect efforts to curb Global Warming?
prevention measured to slow down of global warming...
all of us should have our own responsbility to save our earth from this situation. We do not false our government only;why they are not take actions to curb of global warming?....The private party also need to be co-operation with government to solves any hard problem that occurs in our country such as economic crisis and pollution... the nations also need to changes their negatives perspective and try to gives supporting to government...In the nutshell, we must be a "Team work"....
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I feel that i share the same sentiment to the feelings that you express, but the efforts by the government seem to show that policy has abandoned individual responsibility and made an effort to do things for the aggregate itself. The founding fathers of the nation appointed an electoral college because the common man in those times seemed to have no grasp of political workings, and I think we have reverted to this stage, but in a different manner. Because of the barrage of propaganda and political bias, I don't think people can truly understand what they should do, and therefore many are much more content to have someone simply do everything for them.
In the past we had a large problem with misrepresentation of our sentiments (even though the majority is more than likely fine with having agenda simply fed to them) but the change needs to come from the people itself, just as with the revolution. It started with the people.
economic crisis affected effect to curb of global warming
Of course... indirectly, all of country cannot curb of global warming in the nearest times as well as how they want to solved their economic crisis in their own country and for their nation.. In addition, the government need to afford more cost for these two situation in the same times?
citizen burden causes by economic crisis
what we should do if our nation becomes more unbelief to our government? all of this may occur because they cannot gives their hopes hundred percent to government more.Mostly, government only showed their action by planned but the implementation is less.what your opinion?


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Did you hear that Jamie O'Brien got a wildcard into Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro or have you been hiding under a rock for the last week? This publicity stunt is about the only way we're gonna give a rats ass about grown men sliding around on their belly's at Pipeline.
In Hawaiian Pidgin two middle fingers means, "Hey mate can I borrow your sponge?" Photo: Stafford/SPL
All systems set to go at Pipeline for Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro presented by Senor Frogs
(North Shore, Oahu; Hawaii – Tuesday, 16 February 2009): The first day of the 2009 Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro is locked, loaded and ready to fire on the North Shore, with excellent conditions and the world's best ready for action.
As the first event on the International Bodyboarding Association (IBA) Men's World Tour for 2009, carrying a Grand Slam status as well as double points towards the championship, there is a lot at stake as the best in business prepare to battle it out at surfing's equivalent of the Pantheon – Pipeline.
Today the trials were contested at "Erma's" on the east coast in powerful two-metre conditions, with eight competitors earning qualification for the main event.
With 144 of the world's best riders chomping at the bit to compete at one of most prestigious event's on the IBA Tour, the action is sure to be electric
"Tomorrow is looking like a 99% chance for a start " said Terry McKenna, IBA International General Manager, after surveying conditions and predicted forecasts.
"The swell kicked up to almost 8-10 feet this afternoon and will back off a touch by the morning," McKenna added.
"The free-surfing session this afternoon was nothing short of amazing and the stage is set for a massive day tomorrow."
Tomorrow will see the history books re-written when one of the most exciting professional surfers in the world takes on the best bodyboarders in the world at his home break.
Jamie O'Brien, who is widely revered as on the best stand-up surfers in the world, has been waiting for this moment for a long time and is eager to show the world that he is up to the challenge.
O'Brien will join fellow Hawaiian Leroy Kaiwi in heat two of the fourth round and the eyes of the surfing world will be watching closely to see the outcome.
"Its one of those classic moments in sport when its impossible not to be intrigued," remarked McKenna with a smile.
"Its fuelled some interesting banter over the last few weeks since we made the announcement of Jamie's inclusion into the event," he continued.
"Tomorrow we will see the end result and I for one can't wait to watch."
The waiting period begins tomorrow and continues until February 27 2009 – with the best three days being used for competition.
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Only high-tensile materials and hardened coatings can withstand the extreme loads of the S 1000 RR. This is particularly true for the lightweight and loss- free COMPETITION components.
The aluminium rear sprockets are CNC machined and their special theeth (Ergal - Rycral 7075 - T6) guarantee a longer life. Due to an additional work process he front "Supersport" sprockets are extremely light.
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Under normal circumstances, I would agree that there is no reason to buy an Active Hybrid 5 besides one-upping reasons.
However, I was given the opportunity to buy one for a slightly better deal (but not cheaper) than that of a 535i. When I added all the options that I want on the vehicle, I will only be paying $800 more for an Active Hybrid 5 as opposed to a 535i. The Eco Credit of $4,500 really helps!
There is a big chance that I will only be keeping my car for a year and a half. When it comes time to sell my car, I would imagine that an Active Hybrid 5 with an MSRP of $8,500 higher would fetch more than the $800 to the 535i.
It seems you just answered your question. Hybrids are still pretty much a gimmick. Toyota has the Prius which is basically a $10k car with $15k in batteries/motors and so no real cost savings for 10-20 years when you do the math. So now everyone is jumping on band wagon in the name of GREEN.
One has to ask why BMW hybrids don't sell well even with steep discounts. I think BMWs are problematic enough without the additional hybrid headaches.
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Sierra World Equity Review ventures that Seagate faced with the proposition of not being able to match Dell in any buyout attempt of OCZ, has managed to secure financing to help enable the purchase. The source that informed Sierra is considered accurate and reliable, check back as Sierra follows up on this development. Remember you heard it here first.Instant updates may come at anytime as Sierra stays on top of breaking news.....Sierra World Equity Review currently hold no positions in any of the companies mentioned in this report......be the first to read our new posts follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/
Hi I'm Sierra, here I focus on my two passions in life, surfing and the stock market! I give daily buy or sell ratings and and using my magic crystal ball I make speculative predictions on potential upcoming mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures on the NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange and OTC markets! Remember these are my predictions, never trade securities based upon rumors, speculation or predictions! Now join me on my surfing odyssey as I travel the globe in search of the next big wave.


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The Best of 2011–in stationery and style. We're sharing 11 of our favorite real weddings from our MagnetStreet couples with you. We love how each stylish couple personalized their wedding stationery to complement their unique look and wedding style. We hope you're just as inspired!
Julie & Scott's California Vineyard Wedding
This Sonoma, California wedding is romantic, intimate and filled with wine country charm. Julie and Scott had the entire grounds for the whole day and the the towering oaks and ivy-covered stone buildings were the perfect back drop to a perfect day. Enjoy the picture-perfect images from husband & wife team Ashley Summer and Chris Boyd!
Katie & Craig's Country Garden Wedding
Katie and Craig's wedding is a dramatic, romantic fete–replete with gorgeous grounds, a crystal-laden arbor and a surround softness of pink! Relax and enjoy all of this eye candy–captured by Christy Pelland Photography.
Jared & LeAnn's Elegant Fall Wedding
This lovely fall wedding is full of warmth, beauty and lots of inspiring details. With a graceful Audrey Hepburn appeal, LeAnn is a stunning bride. Visit this charming wedding–so beautifully captured by Katie Woodring Photography.
Aarti & Saurabh's Hindu Wedding
A magnificent event that's bursting with rich colors, cultural significance and ceremonial rituals, Aarti and Saurabhs wedding is beautifully executed by Rose Events. House of Talent Studio did an incredible job capturing this grand event. Read how Aarti and Saurabh blended modern elements within their traditional reception~ infusing teal, fuschia and navy into their color scheme.
Melissa & Travis' Wedding in the Dominican Republic
Theirs is a tropical trip that will have you pining for the beach in no time! Melissa and Travis are a beautiful couple, in a dreamy destination, upon soft white sand, with a crystal blue water backdrop, amidst towering palms and a sun soaked beach … With images by Gabriela Pahor of Tropical Pictures, take a mini vacation and enjoy this destination dreamscape wedding.
Kristin & Andy's MN Wedding
Stylish. Fun. Thoughtful. From Kristin's glam dress with its sassy swirls, to her birdcage veil, to the sweet sentiments of Kristin's 'something old', to her bridesmaid gifts, and beautiful blooms … to Kristin and Andy's football team rivalry- enjoy this Minnesota wedding captured by Stephen Geffre Photography.
Jennifer & Albert's Red HOT Wedding
This wedding is red hot and more! Jennifer's look is exquisite … the guys are debonaire … and the flowers are flawless. The tone is chic Polynesian and all of those red accents are spicy and perfectly executed. Major props to photographers Jeff & Marianne Delumpa for capturing Jennifer and Albert's wedding so beautifully!
Kim & Eddie's MN Woodlands Wedding
This wedding is situated along the picturesque banks of the Mississippi River. Just a 35 mile jaunt from Minneapolis, wedding guests were treated to waterfalls, bluffs, trails and all-around woodland beauty. Angie from Linabell Photography did an amazing job in rendering Kim and Eddie's big day!
Doug & Emily's Vintage Modern Wedding
This wedding is adorable, beautiful, and fabulously fun! Every pink and vintage piece is absolutely gorgeous and beautifully delivered by Josh Gooden– photographer extraordinaire! From the detailing on Emily's dress to the exquisite table settings … and beyond! Check out how Emily and Doug incorporated a photo booth with props–handmade lips and mustaches to make the guest photo book fun.
Abi & Darrell's Farm Wedding
In true classic elegance, Abi and Darrell had a lovely outdoor affair with a wedding style of vintage chic. With warm radiance, Abi made such a beautiful bride and was able to accomplish so much on their $4,000 wedding budget. Come glean ideas and enjoy this North Carolina wedding by Crystal Genes Photography.
Kristen & Kyle's Vineyard Wedding
Love in the air … a beautiful-sunshine-y day … wine country. And one very gorgeous couple! Now doesn't that sound like the perfect wedding day mixture?! Exuding romance and all things "Tuscan wedding" Kristen and Kyle were married at the dreamy Viansa Winery & Marketplace in Sonoma Valley, California with images by Joey Villadolid {of Moody Stills Photography} for Loveliness Galleria.
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The Canisius College volleyball team (8-10, 5-3 MAAC) plays three home matches in four days this week, starting with Thursday's match against Niagara. The Golden Griffins and Purple Eagles (13-6, 6-2 MAAC) will meet at 6 pm in the Koessler Athletic Center on 80s night. Canisius will face Manhattan (6-13, 2-6 MAAC) on Saturday, and Saint Peter's (6-13, 3-5 MAAC) on Sunday.
All matches will have video webstreaming through the Golden Griffin Broadcast Network.
- Canisius returns to the Koessler Athletic Center to play three home matches in four days and begin a stretch where six of eight matches are at home.
- Canisius starts the week in a tie with Siena for third place in the conference with a 5-3 MAAC record.
- In the Koessler Athletic Center, Canisius has won 24 of its last 32 MAAC matches.
- Canisius is 4-0 in conference road matches for the first time in program history.
- Canisius has dropped its last three home matches — losing three straight MAAC matches in the Koessler Athletic Center for the first time since Nov. 8, 2003 to Oct. 16, 2004.
- Thursday's meeting between Canisius and Niagara is the first of two Battle of the Bridge contests between the schools.
- Freshman Samantha Good was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Monday. It's the second time this season Good has earned the award.
- In conference play, Good leads Canisius and ranks fourth in the MAAC in attack percentage (.297) and eighth in kills per set (3.61). Good leads all MAAC freshmen in both categories in league matches.
- Sophomore Janelle Davis is fifth in the league in assists per set (8.85).
- Freshman Allyson Severyn ranks first in the MAAC and 11th in the country in digs per set (5.44). Severyn has recorded double-digit digs in all 18 matches, the longest streak by a Canisius player in the past 10 years.
- Senior Michelle Godfrey ranks seventh in the MAAC in attack percentage at .280 and had a season-high attack percentage of .538 (eight kills, one error, 13 attacks) at Loyola on Saturday.
- Canisius coach Cathy Hummel is 8-5 against Niagara in her career at Canisius.
- The first set has been a predictor in 17 of the 18 Canisius matches this season as the Griffs are 8-1 when winning the first set and 0-9 when dropping the opening set.
- Niagara enters Thursday's match in second place in the MAAC with a 6-2 conference record. The Purple Eagles have won four straight and six of seven conference matches.
- Sophomore Hannah Hedrick ranks third in the MAAC in kills per set (3.91) while freshman Kari Honomichi is fifth in the MAAC in kills per set (3.72).
- Michelle James leads the conference in assists per set (10.58) while Sam Morgan is second in the MAAC in digs per set (5.41).
- Canisius leads the all-time series 45-32-2 as the Purple Eagles are the most common opponent in program history.
- Canisius has won five of the last six meetings between the team and has won five straight between the teams in the Koessler Athletic Center.
- Manhattan enters the weekend with a 6-13 overall record and 2-6 record in the MAAC. The Lady Jaspers have dropped seven of their last eight matches.
- Rita Welsh leads the team and ranks 10th in the MAAC with a .262 hitting percentage. Welsh is the only player in the MAAC averaging over a block per set as Welsh leads the league at 1.04 blocks per set.
- Diane Strutner is first on the team in kills per set (2.60) and is second on the squad in digs per set (3.36).
- Canisius defeated Manhattan in four sets in the teams' earlier meeting this season in Riverdale. Canisius has won the last four meetings between the teams in Buffalo.
- Saint Peter's heads to Western New York with a 6-13 overall record and 3-5 record in the MAAC, sitting in a tie for seventh place. The Peahens are 2-3 in their last five matches, with wins over Niagara and Rider.
- Kim Mendoza leads the team with a 2.98 kills per set average, which ranks 10th in the MAAC, and a .179 hitting percentage.
- Katie McFadden is third in the MAAC in service aces per set (0.46) as Saint Peter's leads the MAAC in service aces per set (1.87).
- Canisius has won nine straight matches against Saint Peter's and five straight over the Peahens in the Koessler Athletic Center.
- Canisius and Niagara participate in an all-sports competition called the Battle of the Bridge with the winner claiming the Canal Cup.
- The name of the series is in reference to the Grand Island Bridge, which each team crosses when traveling to the other's campus. The name of the trophy is in reference to the Erie Canal, which intersects Niagara County, where Niagara is located, and Erie County, where Canisius is located.
- Each matchup between Canisius and Niagara is worth two points.
- Canisius won the Battle of the Bridge in 2007-08 and in 2008-09. Niagara won the inaugural competition in 2006-07.
- Canisius needs 16 points this year to keep the Canal Cup while Niagara needs 17 points to win the Cup.
- Niagara earned the first two points in this year's competition, with a 4-1 win in women's soccer on Sunday.
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Ravens land at McDaniel summer roost July 28
The Baltimore Ravens kick off their 14th training camp at McDaniel College with two practices – 8:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. – on July 28. Ravens rookies, quarterbacks and select players have four practices – all open to fans and media – before all veterans arrive July 29.
An administrative day on July 30 is closed to the media and public, but the first full-squad practices on July 31 – at 8:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. – are open to the public.
The Ravens have scheduled 41 practices over their 26-day camp. Sessions are open to the media and public, except on July 30 (administrative day), Aug. 12 (pre-game walk-through), afternoon on Aug. 21 and Aug. 23 (pre-game walk-through/camp breaks). Plus, on Aug. 10, the Ravens will hold their annual Suite Holders and Sponsors Day during the morning session. This practice is closed to the public, but remains open to media.
Baltimore opens the preseason hosting two games at M&T Bank Stadium, the first against Washington on Aug. 13, and the second against former defensive coordinator Rex Ryan and the New York Jets on Aug. 24. The Ravens then travel to Carolina for a Saturday matchup against the Panthers on Aug. 29, before wrapping up the preseason at Atlanta on Sept. 3 against the Falcons.
All four of the Ravens preseason games will be telecast on WBAL-TV, including a simulcast with ESPN for the Monday Night Football game against the Jets on Aug. 24. All Ravens games can be heard on WBAL-AM and 98 Rock.


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Jellyfish "ambush" ends Australian woman's record Cuba-U.S. swim
By Michael Haskins
KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - Australian long-distance swimmer Chloe McCardel was making good headway in calm seas at dusk when she suddenly hit a stinging swarm of jellyfish, eventually forcing her to abandon her quest to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.
"It felt like explosions hitting my body," she told reporters on Thursday after returning to Key West.
McCardel, 28, was pulled from the water on Wednesday night. She said the stings were so numerous she was paralyzed from the waist down by the pain and forced to gave up the attempt 11 hours into the 103 mile marathon swim.
Despite being stung repeatedly on her arms, legs and back by venomous box jellyfish tentacles McCardel kept going for 20 to 30 minutes, said team spokesman, Matt Nelson.
When crew members saw her trying to remove a tentacle from her face and mouth, one of her team jumped into the water to help, but the damage was done.
Aboard one of the team's support vessels, McCardel's husband and crew chief, Paul McCardel, decided it was too risky to continue and ordered her out of the water.
"We were worried about breathing issues. It just got too dangerous," Nelson said.
Unlike bee stings, jellyfish tentacles keep stinging as long as they are in contact with the skin. "The tentacles wrap around you and they have to be peeled off," he said. Continued...


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By Paul Gardner
Future historians -- say some 200 years hence -- researching the regression of soccer back into the brainless, bloody melees from which it sprang, will do well to study the 2012 statements of two Premier League coaches, Tony Pulis of Stoke City, and West Ham United's Sam Allardyce.
Both men were defenders in their playing days, 19 years for Allardyce, 17 for Pulis, beginning in the mid-1970s. Both retired in 1992, having spent most of their time shuffling between smaller clubs, and never having won a major title.
The vision of the game, for both coaches, is understandably from the defender's viewpoint. It is a stern outlook. These two hardy champions of a more bruising, more manly version of soccer have recently provided us -- and those future researchers -- with neat encapsulations of their thinking about the sport.
Here we have the sort of soccer action that excites Pulis. From a recent Liverpool-Stoke game, Pulis singles out this incident as particularly memorable: "There was a challenge in the first half when [Liverpool defender] Glen Johnson and Jonathan Walters both went up for a header, it was a real full-blooded challenge and I thought Glen did absolutely fantastic to bounce back up and get on with it. I went over to him and said 'well done.'"
Allardyce talked at greater length in a recent column in the London Evening Standard about the joys of defensive soccer and "being thrilled by a top tackle."
What these guys are after hardly needs spelling out -- a vigorous, thud-and-blunder type game where players thump into one another and the referees don't blow their whistles. After all, as Allardyce says, once soccer "becomes non-contact you don't have a sport any more."
So we then ask the obvious question: what sort of sport do we get if soccer is played according to the rugged Pulis/Allardyce formula? Conveniently, we don't need to theorize here. We just had, on Monday, a game between West Ham and Stoke, between Allardyce and Pulis, a game that allowed us to judge just what these two coaches have to offer.
The verdict -- OK, my verdict -- is that both Pulis and Allardyce should be charged immediately with aggravated soccer abuse and banned from the game for a couple of decades. First of all, whatever the clock may have said, I'm quite sure this 90-minute game lasted at least twice as long. The first half was tedium defined. We got a goal -- a nicely worked corner kick by Stoke. A set play, be it noticed. The chances of either team actually constructing a goal through anything that looked like soccer were non-existent. High balls, long balls, mis-controlled balls, loose balls, ugly, scrappy tussles for possession ... and, really, what was the point of trying to possess a ball that was almost certain to be immediately given away?
West Ham was dreadful. It got better in the second half, while Stoke got worse. It finished 1-1, one point apiece -- but this was dire stuff, the sort of soccer for which points ought to be deducted. There probably were moments of skill and artistry buried in this anarchic, frenzied mess of hustle and bustle, but they were difficult to spot.
Thank you, guys, for making your message so unmistakably clear. This is what you want -- "full-blooded challenges" for Pulis, and, for Allardyce, "the art of good defending."
Allardyce has spelled things out, explaining about "defending being the key element of success in football." There are, he says, "some fundamental football values which cannot, must not, be lost." Yes, indeed there are, and I'd put dribbling -- surely the fundamental soccer value -- at the top of that list as the sport's most exciting and most endangered skill. But not for Allardyce. He doesn't even mention it -- the skills he sees as under threat are "heading, tackling and defending."
Defending, he says is "a declining footballing skill." How, then, does he account for the worldwide decrease in goalscoring? Maybe he hasn't even noticed it. But he has noticed that "good tacklers are almost an extinct species" -- where is where he gets himself involved in one of those contradictions that always beset the champions of physical soccer. His remark can only mean that the modern game is full of bad tacklers and bad tackles. Which must in turn mean plenty of foul tackles.
Allardyce does not admit that. Pulis has another way of dealing with it. He simply accuses opponents -- opponents of Stoke, that is -- of diving (if the diver should happen to be a Stoke player, Pulis declares it to be a rotten call by the referee; he did that recently when his player Charlie Adams was yellow-carded for a dive -- and as it happens he was right, it was a rotten call).
That business about the lost art of tackling, though, is interesting. Allardyce backs up his assertion by claiming that, "You don't see tackling in coaching manuals any more, it's now all about staying on your feet and intercepting." But that is not something new. In fact, Allardyce is wildly off the mark. I have here a coaching manual from 1973 -- the very year that Allardyce started his playing career as a 19-year-old -- which states "When challenging for the ball it is vital for a player to stay on his feet ..." That was from "Football Tactics and Teamwork" -- a book that bore the official imprimatur of the English Football Association.
Anyway, the idea that tackling is a skill that can be practiced and refined through reading a manual, seems unlikely. And how does one organize practice sessions for tackling? Does any club ever have such sessions? You would need some guinea-pig dribblers -- who would they be? Youth team members exposed to the possibility of serious injuries? How likely is that?
Until they invent a machine to simulate a dribbler -- with all the sudden stops and starts and swerves and moves and feints the skill entails -- tackling will be what it has always been, something that is picked up as you go along, that is absorbed from more experienced players, that is learned on the job.
And the level of that learning will be governed by the prevailing atmosphere within the sport. If that atmosphere is indulgent to hard tackling, then the learning process is likely to stop well short of perfection. Why bother to seek perfection if you can get away with something less, if the referee is not going to call the foul, or maybe will give a yellow card for diving?
But Allardyce's tangled thoughts ignore the possibility -- I would rate it the reality -- of poor tackling completely. He believes the opposite -- that "smart tackles now are constantly being punished by yellow cards ..." He offers no definition for "smart tackles" but he commends them because "they very rarely injure players."
That may well be true. But what is at stake here is injury to the game itself. The approach advocated by Pulis and Allardyce is one that is bound to reduce soccer to a game dominated by physical strength -- and hence, big players. Pulis, on his current Stoke team, has 16 players over 6-foot tall.
That ought to worry those who see soccer as a much more intelligent and sprightly game. But coaches stick together. Brendan Rogers, trying, it is said, to teach the intricacies of a possession and passing game to Liverpool, will not criticize Pulis's team: "I don't think Stoke were over physical. They're a bunch of big men who make it very difficult for you. There's no right or wrong way to play this game."
A highly questionable opinion. No right or wrong in the legal sense, or the moral sense, or even in the sense of the game's own rules. But we are talking about right or wrong in the sense of the very soul of soccer, the spirit of the game. The future that Pulis and Allardyce advocate flies in the face of that spirit.
The future soccer that they envision must result in the death of dribbling, will have no place at all for ball artistry, no time for subtlety. It promises a bleak activity dominated by "the art of good defending" with plenty of "full-blooded challenges". And not many goals.
The preview of this future -- the West Ham-Stoke game earlier this week -- wasn't as bad as that. But it was bad enough. The inevitable blighting of a lively sport by unimaginative minds.


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U.S. Companies Are Piling Up Cash. Is That A Problem?
What a windfall. On Jan. 27, General Motors disclosed that it ended 1996 with cash reserves of $17 billion--$2 billion more than analysts had expected and some $4 billion more than the company says it needs as a cushion against future economic downturns. GM attributed the late-year cash surge to a well-timed tax refund and better management of inventory and receivables. Result: what GM Chief Financial Officer J. Michael Losh calls "an absolute powerhouse cash position."
There is, however, a larger trend at work. "In company after company, we're seeing huge buildups of cash," says Jeffrey D. Fotta, CEO of Ernst Institutional Research in Boston. Tech companies Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. ended 1996 with $8 billion and $9.2 billion in cash on hand, respectively. Auto makers Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. are sitting on record reserves of $15.4 billion and $7.8 billion. Even many smaller companies ended the year flush with money. California biotech outfit Alza Corp. had nearly $1 billion burning a hole in its pocket at yearend, partly from a $500 million debt offering last April. All told, liquid assets held by U.S. nonfinancial companies hit a staggering $679 billion at the end of the third quarter, up 21.5% in a year, figures Deutsche Morgan Grenfell.
Cash-rich coffers, of course, are a natural outgrowth of a healthy economy and soaring profits in the wake of restructuring. But too much money creates a vexing problem: what to do with it. "Having that much cash is an enormous temptation to waste," cautions Steven N. Kaplan, a professor of finance at the University of Chicago's business school.
DON'T SIT STILL. Many executives agree. DuPont Co. has about $1.3 billion stockpiled, not a huge hoard for a company with $45 billion in annual revenues. "We're not a bank and we're not here to buy Treasury notes," says Kurt M. Landgraf, DuPont's CFO. He says DuPont needs reserves for acquisitions and expansion but contends "it's not a good thing to have tremendous amounts of cash on hand."
That's why the nation's more agile dealmakers rarely sit on cash for long. HFS Inc. had $471 million stockpiled as of the end of the third quarter but quickly spent the money on deals such as its buyout of Avis Rent A Car. Acquisitions provide "a much higher return on investment than T-bills," snipes HFS CEO Henry R. Silverman.
Bigger companies are pouring money into overseas expansion. Chrysler Chairman Robert J. Eaton, for instance, says his company will be able to finance its five-year, $23 billion product development through operations, saving cash for new growth, especially abroad. GM plans to put close to $3 billion into overseas capital expenditures in 1997.
The worry is that many companies are taking on cash so fast they can't spend it efficiently. Intel, for instance, has historically aimed to keep enough money on hand to build two chip factories; today, it has twice that level of cash in its coffers. Strapped for other things to do with its money, Intel made $1.3 billion in stock buybacks in 1996. Microsoft is using up some of its cash pile to buy fast-growing, mainly Internet-related companies that can potentially produce outsize returns. But do such acquisitions distract management from business fundamentals?
Wary of that risk, executives are rushing to increase payouts to shareholders. Some 2,171 companies raised dividends last year, out of 2,301 reporting to Standard & Poor's Corp.--more than in any year since 1980. But with stock prices surging, yields are still at a historic low of just 2.02%. That's why many are augmenting higher dividends with massive share buybacks. Nearly 1,500 companies announced a record $176 billion in planned stock buybacks last year, says Securities Data Co. Chrysler has spent $3.1 billion since 1995 to buy back 112 million, or 14%, of its outstanding shares--$2 billion in 1996 alone--and plans to spend $2 billion more this year on buybacks. Hewlett-Packard, Gap, General Electric, and Citicorp also announced big share-repurchase plans last year. GM plans a big one this year.
SMOOTH GROWTH. In most cases, companies still have plenty of money left over after the buybacks. IBM, for one, is "awash in cash," notes Michael A. Metz, chief investment strategist for Oppenheimer & Co. Big Blue finished 1996 with $8.1 billion in ready funds on hand, up from $7.7 billion at the end of 1995. Yet during the year, it spent $6 billion on capital expenditures, $1 billion on acquisitions, and $6 billion on share repurchases. All told, IBM has spent some $10.7 billion on stock buybacks since 1995. "That has been an important contributor toward growing our earnings-per-share in that time frame," says CFO G. Richard Thoman.
Why is this huge cash buildup happening now? After years of restructuring, corporate balance sheets are bearing fruit. "Companies are better managed, and they're returning strong earnings and lots of cash," says Abby Joseph Cohen, market strategist for Goldman, Sachs & Co. Restructuring has boosted earnings at a much faster rate than revenue growth. But fearing a coming slowdown, companies are also throttling back capacity expansion, leaving them sitting on excess cash.
Some companies, such as Boeing Co. and the Big Three auto makers, plan to keep huge cash reserves to see them through the next economic downturn. Ford, for instance, calculates its net cash by subtracting its debt from total cash; the resulting amount is less than the company's "above $7 billion" target, says CFO John Devine. That makes a big dividend boost or stock buyback unlikely from Ford this year. Companies in cyclical businesses learned the hard way last time. "Can you ever have too much capital?" asks Maurice R. Greenberg, chairman of insurance giant American International Group Inc., who continues to add to his company's coffers. Like many execs, he thinks not.