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My 14 y/o daughter is in a residential treatment center. We are trying to make changes at home that will help her when she gets back home. Would having a dog help calm her?READ MORE
are dogs beneficial for teens with bipolar?
Hi, J Day. This is really going to depend on your daughter, and you know her best. Some general rules that may or may not apply:
1. Pets are generally beneficial. Senior citizens with pets live longer.
2. Pets help kids build emotional attachments. When you consider how this illness socially isolates kids, this can be extremely beneficial. The catch is your daughter needs to emotionally bond with the dog.
3. Dogs are preternaturally sensitive to their owner's emotional needs. With little or no training they may become psychiatric service dogs. This may be extremely useful in helping your daughter establish a regular sleep pattern and getting her out of bed in the morning. You don't have to tell me about your daughter's bad sleep - this is one of the hallmark features of child and adolescent bipolar. You may want to think of a small dog that is allowed to sleep on her bed.
4. Pets help kids become responsible. Bipolar kids can use an assist from every department in this category. The downside is your daughter may shirk her responsibilities and you are stuck with the dog.
5. Your daughter has an unconditional friend. The social isolation factor again. It's very important that your daughter feels affection from at least one source besides her immediate family.
Okay, it looks like I made out a very strong case for a dog in your daughter's life.
I've talked to 100s of bipolar parents in the course of my research and writing. I know you're a hero. I know you have tried everything, and are willing to consider all possibilities. This one sounds like a low-risk, low-cost, potentially high-benefit option to me.
Woof! Woolf!
PS: We have two cats in our house. I'm a huge fan of pets.
By his mere presence, my dog brings a quiet peace when I am manic, and an unconditional love when I am depressed.READ MORE
YES!! i an 16 and have depression and anxiety. i have a psyhciatric service dog and he is amazing. last year i had a collie, but she had to be retired due to her hip displaysia. she would come to school with me and everything. and this year my rescued Jack Russel will do the same. ive had him for 4 months and he is already tuned into my panic attacks and will snap me out of it. so id definitly say its a good idea.READ MORE
I have an 18 year old son that has bipolar, but not so severe.
I am actually a situationally depressed person who does not have 1,
but 4 dogs... They are extremely keen on when I am down, and will be right
by my side, just being there or being affectionate. It is very, very helpful and
will usually bring me back up.
Dogs each have their own personalities and their own
special way of being able to read someone. My son used to make my
previous dogs quake with fear, when he was like 10 years od.... especially if he was going to go into
a rage or be angry over something.. As he has gotten older, and with
the dogs I have now, he sometimes goes to them if he just needs to be
with them.
I would suggest this to you, There are so many, many good exceptional dogs at
your local animal shelter... I would give them a call, and make a visit to see the people at the
shelter, say a week before your daughter comes home, so you can get a feel for how many dogs they usually have there.... When you get your daughter from the center, let her know that you have heard that there are some dogs at the shelter in need of homes immediately and what would she think of going there and taking a look? This might really give her something to look forward to, something you can all do as a family.... If she says no, give it a day and let her think about it... tell her you would really like to help out an animal in need.... Take her to the shelter when she wants to go. Most animal shelters will let you go there, and actually take the dog out for a walk and bond a little.... Your daughter will be able to tell if "her dog" is there when she is with it... Dogs sigh when there is an immediate bond... if you hear that dog sigh.... You have a winner.... And believe me, it doesnt' have to be a puppy... Too much work there for a teenager and a family trying to help the teenager cope...
I have saved a 6 month old sheperd mix, and neither her or I feel we missed out because we weren't together when she was a puppy, (by the way, she was already named Faith, and she is now 6 years old).
I wish you the best of luck in your search, and with your daughter coming back home.
Yes dogs are beneficial and all of my animals would agree to. Through me they could tell you that we love you , we will always be there for you and no matter what might be wrong we are there to help! I have lived with Bipolar since I was 6 years old and now 23 years later I still find that having my dogs or other types of Pets can make a world of difference in the lives of others. I even bring my pet to work to give others the same feeling of love that I am shown through my Pets.
sincerely, JREAD MORE
I'm not a teenager anymore but I am bipolar - and I was in my teens (no dog, very ill). One problem I had living alone (sleeping alone etc) was overcome by getting a dog. It has really helped me a great deal. It's someone who doesn't answer back and who loves me whatever. There are some good arguments below so I wont go on, other than to say I think it is a good idea and I wish you and your daughter well.
Poppy, I love you, my dog! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxREAD MORE
I am bipolar I found unconditional love from my dog to be extrememly helpful;however teenagers in general esp. with mental issues can be self centered or irreponsable about the pets care. So they would require assistence in that area.READ MORE
My daughter is a 17 year old with bipolar disorder. We got a cat due to our living restrictions but it has been a wonderfully theraputic for her and I cannot say enough about the benefits of a pets unconditional and consistent love.READ MORE
I was officially diagnosed with Bipolar II last year following a suicide attempt. I am 18 now. I spent 3 months in an intensive out patient treatment center in a program specifically designed for teenagers in crisis. It was very very stressful for my parents. It was hard on me too, but I had people, both professionals and peers to talk with (about everything under the sun) every day. I am also blessed with a Mom who I can talk with about anything and everything. Anyway, I know what you and your daughter are going through right now. I went through alot a hard emotional times just getting myself back on track and even after I aged out and graduated from the program, I still had to work very hard at keeping myself positive. I had a few fall backs during that first year after diagnosis and even now with medication there are times when I still felt like I'm on an emotional roller coaster.
Should you get a dog???
We have a german shephard. She will be three in August, 2008. She is a purebread and very smart, but she was a wicked puppy. My Mom worked with her and it took a year before she calmed down and moved out of that crazy puppy stage. My point is, with all the stress you are under at this time, a puppy may not be good for the house. Now, a older, more settled dog would be perfect. It will give your daughter a feeling that something is dependent on her and there is nothing like laying on the floor next to your dog and just petting her up and down when you are sad. Dogs are very intuitive. They seem to know when you are upset, and they comfort and they know when you are happy and they want to be a part of that too. Dogs are always happy to see you no matter how sad you or how mean you talk to them. They will never dessert you like friends will do and maybe that's the most important thing when a person is so vernable. Dogs don't judge people.
Good luck,
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I am a 33 year old BP patient and I cannot state strongly enough how dogs have saved my life NUMEROUS times. I've always lived with dogs, and I cannot imagine living without one. For the past twelve years, I have worked with dogs at veterinary clinics, humane societies/whelters, or doggie day care centers. I've found that dogs keep me balanced and are extremely therapeutic. I depend on them for love, support, serenity, and of course, many laughs! Dogs have a great sense of humor!
Taking care of a dog is a big responsibility, but I've found that I feel a sense of purpose and that what I put into my dogs I get back in tenfold. More than anything, dogs just want a friend to hang out with: someone to love on them, take them for walks, and play with. They are happy to be with us and eager to be a part of our "pack." When I am with my dogs, I feel calm, relaxed, and very HAPPY! If I have a bad day, I always know I can go home and have three wonderful dogs waiting to greet me and wash away my troubles with their enthusiastic doggie kisses.
As far as I'm concerned, dogs are a wonderful gift for the mentally ill. Their ability to adapt to our emotional states and loyally remain by our sides is amazing. Dogs can offer support that no human being can. Somehow, they understand us. And they always want to please us. Dogs keep me emotionally and physically in check. I feel that I owe my life to the many dogs I've parented and worked with. They give me the companionship that I sometimes feel is lacking with people due to my BP disorder.
I also strongly recommend going to a shelter and finding a dog there. The doggie population is out of control and there are so many dogs that need a good home. Spend some time with each dog you are interested in. See who "clicks." It may take more than one visit, so be patient. You are finding a lifelong friend for your daughter. This is not something to be taken lightly. Dogs are a REAL commitment. Their wellbeing depends on our love and care and this cannot be ignored. I am commited to my dogs one hundred percent. They are counting on me to be their mom for the rest of their lives. And I am very proud to be in that role!
Try looking for a more mature dog. Puppies are great, but they are a HANDFULL and can often lead to more frustration than satisfaction if you do not invest a ton of time and effort in their upbringing. Shelters are overrun with adult dogs, many who have some background with basic obedence skills. Try to get as much information about the dog's past as possible. From my experiences working in shelters, I've discovered that shelter dogs are so appreciative that we are saving them from a terrible life in a shelter, or even worse. The dogs that I've adopted or rescued immediately bonded with me and were so happy to be in a loving, supportive home. It feels wonderful to know I am saving a dog's life and giving him the life that he so deserves. Dogs are undoubtedly pure and have no alterior motives. All they want is a great friend!
So...as you have read, I am in favor of finding a dog for your daughter. I would involve her in the process as much as possible. She needs to take ownership in this, so make sure you find a dog that she can truly relate to and bond with. Also, always keep in mind that if your daughter cannot fulfill the responsibilitis of taking care of a dog, you are next in line. Dogs are not disposable. When we bring one home, we are commiting lifelong care to that dog. No dog deserves anything less.
I wish you and your daughter well. I hope that she finds dogs to be as therapeutic and invigorating as I do. As the saying goes, "Dogs are a man's (or woman's) best friend." So true!
Sincerely a proud doggie mom,
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my golden retriever calms me when I get out of control with her subtle ways.
|When PRecious lays on my~my feet, legs, lap, and arm I kn ow that I am on the verge of or getting out of control. She calms me better than my husband, better than me and than any medication.
Sometimes we walk and this calms me too! I can talk to mine which helps too.
Yes definately, get a dog. Train a service dog if possible, so it is with your daughter if need be. Mine is!
Infact just 3 days she was on me all the time, and again my doctor was glad Precious was able to precieve something I would not. Best of luck! Mine has been a life saver literally!
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Hi J Day,
As a mom of a 20-yr-old BP, my answer is yes, a dog or cat would be great! Advice: wait for a puppy if you've never had one, but a small adult dog is a good idea (as someone suggested) because they LOVE to sleep on beds! I might also suggest calling your local shelter/humane society and asking them to recommend a quiet, lovable but needy adult dog. A dog like our dachshund would be perfect--but let your daughter pick out the animal if you can (even by emailed pictures if necessary). Your vet is a good resource for breed types that might work well with your child. Good luck, and hang in there--residential treatment DID help my son. --MattsmomREAD MORE
hi, i am the mother of a daughter who was diagnosed at age 14 with bipolar I. she is now 24 and doing very well. we did get a dog when she was a teen. he was already train and no longer a puppy. she did love him and he her. however, when it would bother her occassionally, ie having to take him for a walk when she had no energy or his occassional barking when she was sleeping or otherwise occupied she had no tolerance for him. i am now the owner of the dog and have been since she no longer was interested in taking care of him. a dog does need a lot of care and if your daughter loses interest someone else needs to take on the responsibility because it is a committment to take on an animal. so i guess you have to know yourselves and know your daughter. good luck.READ MORE
If your daughter likes animals, I would say ABSOLUTELY YES. We have a labrador retriever and I cannot tell you how many times he has come to my rescue with this illness.
I would recommend you pick one of the service dog breeds, they are very calm, gentle, and nurturing animals.
Good Luck and I wish your daughter well.
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Yes dogs are beneficial and all of my animals would agree to. Through me they could tell you that we love you , we will always be there for you and no matter what might be wrong we are there to help! I have lived with Bipolar since I was 6 years old and now 23 years later I still find that having my dogs or other types of Pets can make a world of difference in the lives of others. I even bring my pet to work to give others the same feeling of love that I am shown through my Pets.
sincerely, JREAD MORE
if you are looking for a great dog think about a bernise moutain dog. i have one... i am 14... i dont have bipolar but i have some type of deprsion and have been on lots of anti deprsents. my dog loves me no matter what... she doesnt judje me just loves me no matter what. and if i am ever upset or crying she will come a nuzzle me to try to make me happy again. she also loves my whole family... but is closer to me especialy when i am upset. they also never snip or are viscious in any way and are great with new people... i have had my dog 11 years and only once has she growled at somone and that was because to mean dogs were trying to get to me. so a dog would probably be great i am not a doctor but i know my dog helpped me.
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The geeks will inherit the Sacramento Convention Center this weekend. Wizard World, the comic book convention, is back for a second year. We stopped by Friday afternoon to check out the comics and celebrities... but mostly the costumes.


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Having trouble finding inspiration with Barney blaring in the den? Sick of Kool-Aid-sticky computer keys? Junior been using your journal as a coloring book?
Hear, hear! Writers Voice can help.
The YMCA brain child that has brought fiction, poetry and memoir workshops to the Valley for almost a decade also offers a writing class designed for moms, taught by moms.
Over the years, the workshop has been held at different locations with different instructors and different curricula, but always the same goal: to provide a nurturing environment for writers who happen to be mothers and a forum for discussing and writing about issues surrounding motherhood.
And you don't have to be a published author to take part; mothers of all levels of experience are invited. A favorite feature of the weekly sessions: child care.
This year, Writers Voice director Julie Hampton is working to make Mothers Write a regular gig, and by early 2001 she expects to have the workshop available at four locations in the Valley.
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Arizona State University's campus is the most righteous place to blade, but the cops chase hard-core bladers away because they chip a little cement off benches and tables on daredevil slides and jumps. If you're tired of the hassle, the place to go for unlimited blade action is the Wedge.
With quarterpipes, lots of grinding rails, some bowls and a whole mother lode of other sweet stuff designed especially for bladers, the Wedge offers plenty of opportunity to bust out with some kick-ass blading moves. The vibe is less intense than the Valley's two other more skateboard-oriented parks in Phoenix and Chandler, and less intimidating for the preteen set just honing their plates. A few pro skaters practice at the Wedge, adding a layer of luster and inspiration. The park is open every day from dawn to 10 p.m., and it's free.
How would this go over at your household? "Mommy and Daddy are going to go out for a drink. You kids fend for yourselves." Now try this. "Let's go to Gameworks."
With all the latest and greatest in electronic gaming as well as a full bar and restaurant upstairs, Gameworks has everything you need to satisfy the "inner" and "outer" child. Look for the daily specials -- $20 for one hour of unlimited play, or $20 purchases $27.50 worth of eyeball-sucking fun. Feed the beast, unhook the leashes and the kids are off. The upper sanctum is sufficiently insulated from the mayhem a floor below to allow for a relaxing brew and, gasp, conversation! And don't worry about finding the kids. When their card runs out, they'll find you.
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Parliament Square Phone Box Cosy: The Revenge
There is one thing that Knit the City are definite about. It is our golden rule. We will NEVER do another Phone Box Cosy. No. We won't! Nope. You can't make us! Uh uh! NO! NO! NO!
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Berlin: Bobbing Bear-lin Luftballons – the Movie
In these dark and dismal times of civil unrest, crashing stockmarkets and tins of baked beans that cost an arm and a leg, the world really is in need of a bit of handmade magic. Back in March we travelled all the way to Berlin to release some of our woolly mischief overseas. Pariser Platz in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate saw a little bit of sneaky stitching. Well, maybe not quite so sneaky considering how many people slowed down their city shuffle to watch. Starring Knit the City, a very tall and very helpful passing giant, frogs, bears, snakes and sausages, KTC's stalking...Read More
Permission to Yarnstorm: Handmade Heroes! The Knit the City Book Launch
when the Knit Signal shone on the skies above Soho, the KTC Yarn Corps: Deadly Knitshade, Shorn-a the Dead, The Fastener and Lady Loop, leapt into the Knitmobile and faster than a stitched speeding bullet hotfooted it our book launch.Read More
Berlin: The lonesome tale of the Woolly Currywurst
The last installment of our Berlin Book Launch: So far our book launch had included floating fairytale Brothers Grimm and 'I heart Berlin' bears, flying frog princes, and skybound riverside squid. All of them had enjoyed a bit of the book-launch limelight. It was almost time to pack up our yarn and go home. But someone hadn't had their fifteen minutes of fame, and that someone was a spicy stitched sausage. Shorn-a the Dead had created a Woolly Currywurst to bring to Berlin and in all the excitement he'd been overshadowed and left all alone. For those not in the know...Read More
Yarnstorm the Fifteenth: Tree of Tintenfisch
What's a graffiti knitting book launch celebration without a swarm of skybound squid (or Tintenfisch as squid are called in Germany)?Read More
A Right Royal Stitch Up: Behind the Hubbub of Hearts
Royal Wedding bells are clanging so loud across the UK that most of us can barely hear ourselves knit.
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'Our new Mavericks beers really are the next wave in craft beer - brewed to be enjoyed wherever your adventure takes you,' said CEO Steve Morgan.
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The Half Moon Bay Brewing Company - known for its handcrafted beer, sustainable coastal cuisine, and scenic outdoor patio - today announces an exclusive partnership with Mavericks Brewing to distribute its award-winning brews across the United States. Led by CEO Steve Morgan and launching originally in Northern California, Mavericks Brewing is an independent craft brewery devoted to creating innovative premium American craft beer in cans and is now the official licensee of the Mavericks beer brand originated by the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company.
After product development and testing throughout 2013 with assistance from Pete Slosberg of Pete's Wicked Ale fame, Mavericks Brewing solidified its market position and focused its attention on creating exceptional canned craft beer. The Mavericks Brewing initial line of three full flavored/low alcohol craft beers debuts this month with distribution by Southern Wine & Spirits, the largest distributor in the United States.
"Southern Wine & Spirits has been expanding our representation of craft beers and is looking forward to an active partnership with Mavericks Brewing," said Gary Wood, Beer Director, California. "We believe the time is right for high flavor, low alcohol craft beer, and I have been very impressed with the quality of the beers. The added value of being available in cans makes Mavericks an ideal beer choice for active outdoor lifestyles."
The initial three beers in the Mavericks product lineup are all designed to provide the fullest of beer drinking experiences, but with a low alcohol level of just 3.75%. The Belgian Style Wit is an easy drinking and refreshing white beer in the classic Belgian style; the Rye Pale Ale is made with 20% rye malt in addition to traditional barley malts, which imparts an angular mouthfeel and spicy, sour, and pronounced hoppy notes; and the Chocolate Porter is a rich and creamy dark beer that is brewed with a special blend of barley malts and roasted cocoa nibs.
Mavericks Brewing takes its name from the legendary big wave surf spot and invitational surfing contest, Mavericks, which is located directly offshore from the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company and widely considered to be the most exclusive and daring in the world. Head Brewer Shane Aldrich leads the Mavericks Brewing team, with assistance from James Costa, Brewmaster at Half Moon Bay Brewing Company. With a combined total of more than 30 years of hands-on brewing experience at such legendary companies as Bear Republic (Racer 5 IPA), Moylan's (Hopsickle Imperial IPA, Kilt Lifter), and Lagunitas Brewing Company (Lagunitas IPA), this brewing duo brings their incredible knowledge, history of creating award-winning beers, and deep passion for innovation to Mavericks Brewing.
Mavericks Brewing CEO Steve Morgan, who has a J.D. from the University of Tennessee and an M.B.A. from UCLA, has held leadership positions at Napa Smith, Beringer, and Gallo of Sonoma. Morgan's decades of experience with distributors from all 50 states and close relationships with craft beer industry leaders makes him ideally poised to lead and grow the Mavericks Brewing line of beers into a widely distributed brand.
"Our new Mavericks beers really are the next wave in craft beer - brewed to be enjoyed wherever your adventure takes you," said Morgan. "A maverick is someone who is innovative, a risk-taker, and unwilling to compromise. At only 3.75% alcohol, these are full flavored beers that embody that spirit, come on draught and in cans, and truly taste like great American craft beers."
Mavericks Brewing is harnessing this spirit of adventure by presenting its inaugural line of retail beers only in cans. Canned beers are eminently portable, offer superior freshness protection, and are an environmentally friendly option that is easily recyclable.
Recently selected by Coastal Living magazine as one of America's Best Coastal Breweries, Men's Fitness as one of America's Top Ten Craft Breweries and Travel + Leisure magazine as one of America's Best Beach Bars, the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company is situated on picturesque Pillar Point Harbor overlooking the Marina in Half Moon Bay. The Brewing Company expertly pairs a family-friendly, come-as-you-are atmosphere with a winning combination of fresh, sustainable seafood, craft beers, live music and an expansive, dog-friendly patio area with blazing fire pits to keep patrons warm on the waterfront. The Brewing Company is a casual coastal venue that has become an institution in the area for locals and visitors alike since opening in 2000. With its warm, wood-toned interior, expansive windows to the ocean, and walls dotted with surf memorabilia, the 6,000-square-foot restaurant and bar is reminiscent of a typical California surf shack. Behind the restaurant lie the 1,200 square-foot Mavericks Beer Garden and on-site brewery, where hand-crafted, award-winning Mavericks® Beers & Ales are piped directly to the bar. The Mavericks Amber Ale won a bronze medal in the 2012 World Beer Cup (the world's largest beer competition), and the Ocho Barril Saison won Best in Show for session beers and the gold medal in the Wood/Smoke Ale category at the California State Fair in June 2013.
The Half Moon Bay Brewing Company is located at 390 Capistrano Road in Half Moon Bay, Calif. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to close; Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 a.m. to close. To book a reservation, please call 650-728-BREW (2739) or visit OpenTable.com. Additional information may be found at http://www.hmbbrewingco.com.


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Wynkoop debuts two new versions of its flagship Rail Yard Ale
The beer-happy bunch at the Wynkoop Brewing Company has a New Year's Resolution for 2012: put a few sacred cows out to pasture. "The goal," says brewery spokesman Marty Jones, "is to rock the status quo and to shake up the beer list with new offerings."
To that effect, the Wynkoop is messing around with its flagship Rail Yard Ale.
The first new version of the beer is one that has been aged with oak spirals, adding a flavor that will be immediately recognizable. The oak dries out some of the malt, Jones says; the oaked Rail Yard is then re-blended with regular Rail Yard for a tasty mixture.
The second version is tapped from a traditional non-carbonating hand pump, which brings out more biscuity, bready flavor that is less noticeable in regular Rail Yard. Jones says these are the kinds of flavors that you'd find on a tour of good beer in England.
The hand pump version just went on tap at the Wynkoop (although it isn't on the menu yet) and may turn up at a few of the brewery's accounts around town as well.
Wynkoop will also be releasing some specialty beers this spring and summer, including one done in conjunction with the Brown Palace, an hibiscus-flavored cider and a Flemish brown ale that was made in conjunction with New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins and the Infinite Monkey Theorem winery in Denver. The beer is aging with with wine grapes and wine yeasts that will give it a half wine, half beer flavor.
"We want to take advantage of our ability to make small batches," says Jones, adding that the Wynkoop is still very small compared to other Colorado beer makers; it brewed 3,870 barrels of beer in 2011, up from 3,500 in 2010.
The brewery recently expanded, adding two new twenty-barrel fermentation tanks, however, and will add another two this year.
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Tandem Breastfeeding Tips
I know tandem breastfeeding can seem challenging. I think a lot of new mums are worried about how the older child will adjust and if there will be enough breast milk for both babies. A woman's body will produce enough breast milk, as long as the milk is effectively removed from the breast, so she will continuously produce more. This ensures that both of her children receive the amount that each one needs. I have read a lot of stories from women who found that tandem breastfeeding helped the oldest adjust better to having a sibling and it created a special bond between them, as well.
With my experience, my oldest did have a bit of a difficult time adjusting at first. He began wanting to breastfeed all the time, and he did try to push his sister away a few times. After we got through the first few weeks, things changed and it was a wonderful experience. I think it was a great way for them to bond. I would sometimes breastfeed both together, and sometimes I would breastfeed each one at different times, so they each had special breastfeeding time alone.
One thing that I found that worked well was to have a special box for my oldest. The box can be filled with new toys, craft items, books, or even old toys that the child has not played with in a while. I know that sometimes mums may want to breastfeed only the baby, especially during the early days when they are working on getting a good latch. There are also times when the older one may want attention, but it is hard to completely focus on him or her when the baby is breastfeeding. So, the box can be pulled out during breastfeeding times, and the child can select a new item to play with. You can read him or her a new book or the child can select a new toy to play with. It really helps to give the older child something special that he or she is able to have, and it lets you have time to breastfeed the baby. We would sit down and read a book together or my oldest would sit with me and play with a new toy while I breastfed the youngest, and it did help us.
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Navajo will receive $554 million settlement
The Navajo Nation is poised to receive $554 million from the federal government over allegations of mismanagement of tribal resources in the largest settlement of its kind for an American Indian tribe, according to an Associated Press report. Much of the land on the sprawling reservation has been leased for uses such as farming, grazing,… Read More →
Navajo Nation plans tribal energy summit
The Navajo Nation is hugely dependent on coal for revenue. Tribal officials want to get their government talking about how to diversify the portfolio at an energy summit. The tribe's Division of Natural Resources is sponsoring the summit to be held July 23-24 at the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort east of Flagstaff. Navajo President… Read More →
Laws of the land: Navigating development in Indian Country
Anyone who has tried to develop on one of the 22 federally recognized Indian tribes' land in Arizona has probably encountered the patchwork of land ownership that can sometimes make it difficult to build.
AIGA's Spicer Was Featured Speaker in London
Valerie Spicer, Executive Director Arizona Indian Gaming Association (AIGA), was a featured panelist at ICE Totally Gaming seminar, "Opportunities in Indian Country" on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, in London, UK. The seminar is co-produced by ICE Totally Gaming and Victor Rocha of PECHANGA.net in cooperation with Clarion Gaming's Ewa Bakun. Spicer is featured on the… Read More →
Navajo officials may expand casino alcohol use
Navajo gaming officials want to make it possible for people at the tribe's Arizona casino to drink alcohol while they're gambling. Tribal law permits alcohol sales and consumption only in casino restaurants. A bill moving through the Navajo Nation Council would allow drinks to be taken onto the casino floor. Derrick Watchman is the chief… Read More →
Navajo Generating Station worth Billions to Navajo Nation
The Navajo Generating Station in northern Arizona will help contribute nearly $13 billion to the Navajo economy and help support thousands of jobs from 2020 through 2044 – if agreements can be reached to keep the plant operating beyond 2019 – according to a study prepared for the Navajo Nation and Salt River Project by… Read More →
Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort To Open Memorial Weekend
The newest casino in the state — and the first in Arizona for the Navajo Nation — is set to open Memorial Weekend. The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise announced that the grand opening of its Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, located along I-40, exit 219, just east of Flagstaff, is set for May 24.… Read More →
Navajo Nation looks to fill jobs at Flagstaff casino
The Navajo Nation is looking to fill 800 jobs at its newest casino opening this year near Flagstaff. A job fair is being held Friday through Sunday in Flagstaff to fill accounting, human resources, marketing, hotel administration, food and beverage, training and other positions. Drug screening and background checks are being done on site, and… Read More →
Hospitality And Casino Construction Increase On Tribal Lands
The Gila River Indian Community is building two new hotels that total more than 200 rooms, a new, 70,000 SF casino, and a conference center. The Navajo Nation is building its first Arizona casino near Flagstaff. "(Construction in Indian country) is actually one of the market sectors that is really thriving," says Rogers Owers, an… Read More →
The Beauty Within Antelope Canyon
The most photographed and most visited slot canyon in the American Southwest calls Page Arizona near Lake Powell home. Within the 120-foot walls of the stunning Antelope Canyon lies a sacred and spiritual place on the LeChee Chapter land of the Navajo Nation. Divided into two parts, Upper and Lower Canyon, you are greeted with… Read More →


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The Profit Squeeze Is Pinching B-Schools
Applications to MBA programs are at record levels--up 40% and more at many schools. Multimillion-dollar facilities will open on several campuses, including Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management, where a $62 million Frank Gehry building was just completed. All signs of health. But as B-schools close the books on the academic year, financially it's looking like one of the toughest ever. The reason: Corporate America is penny-pinching. As part of their attack on spending in the face of weak profits, companies are slashing training budgets. And that has reverberated across B-school campuses. How so? Even the most prestigious schools get about 30% of revenues from executive-education programs, which cater to corporate clients.
Now, B-schools are reeling from 15%-to-25% declines in exec-ed revenue. They're retrenching by cutting staff and course selections and scaling back marketing and administration. And when that's not sufficient, they're resorting to tuition hikes--as high as 12%--bumping tuition to as much as $34,000 a year. "When companies cut, training and travel are the first things to go, and we feel it almost instantaneously," says F. Brian Talbot, associate dean of University of Michigan Business School. "And we're the last thing they add back."
Executive-education powerhouses such as Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of Management and Michigan saw a slide in training and travel budgets that was, in some cases, even worse than during the 1991-92 recession. At Michigan, 10 nondegree courses were canceled, including several popular management offerings. Exec-ed revenues are projected to be down about 22.5% this fiscal year, ending June 30.
At most schools, executive education brings in millions of dollars that help fund programs that don't cover all of their costs, such as PhD slots and, to an extent, the MBA itself. Indeed, over the past decade, schools have raked in plenty from companies eager to retain workers with perks such as exec ed. But now the squeeze is on. One cost that's hard to trim: faculty salaries. A dearth of business PhD graduates has pushed up faculty pay, to $100,000 or more in many cases. Because there's growing rivalry for top talent, "you cannot cut from salaries or research and teaching," says Meyer Feldberg, dean of Columbia Business School in New York, which was hard hit after September 11, losing about $3.2 million in exec-ed revenue.
To head off the pain, last fall Feldberg got B-school budget officers to cut administrative costs. Lunch was no longer served at staff meetings, staff festivities were toned down or eliminated, and grad students usually hired as part-timers found themselves looking elsewhere. The moves cut 7% of costs, says Feldberg, leaving the school better able to cope with this year's 17.5% drop in exec ed. One expected deal for next year has already fallen through: Coca-Cola Co., which had all but signed on the dotted line of a nearly $1 million contract for a custom program, has postponed indefinitely.
The losses have also affected staffing. At the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, where open-enrollment attendance slipped about 15% and 17 companies delayed custom programs, officials cut 15 administrative positions from the exec-ed staff. At Michigan, about 25 posts were axed.
A number of schools have raised MBA tuition. At University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, tuition is up 6.6% for 2002-03. The increase--to $32,600--means an additional $4.8 million for the B-school's coffers. Dean Edward Snyder says that will more than make up for the $2.5 million in lost exec-ed revenue. But tuition hikes are usually bad news for students, especially considering the tenuous job outlook and loss of perks employers had been offering, such as partial payoffs of MBA loan debt for new hires.
There are signs that 2002-03 could be looking up a bit. Columbia and Michigan are cautiously adding back a handful of staffers, for example. But until corporate profits recover, B-schools could be facing another lean year.
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Like old Europe, we are aging, our birthrates are falling, our economy is sclerotic, our church attendance is declining, our discourse is undermined by sectarian and ethnic and racial and sexual and environmental censors. A foreign policy negotiated in Geneva, a domestic policy from the LSE, a social philosophy more Davos than Branson — we have been living with all of these since January 2009. But the crisis on the southern border, the surge in unaccompanied minors from Central America and elsewhere illegally migrating to the United States, has brought into focus another parallel with Europe. Not a good one.
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Aetna Social Worker in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Req ID: 43740BR
This exciting opportunity is a Telework position!
Ideal candidate would be Work at Home in the Great Lakes region: Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin or Missouri!
In the Social Worker role, you will be responsible for implementing and coordinating all case management, psychosocial, and quality of life activities relating to cases across the continuum of care. You will provide psychosocial interventions through resource identification, program development and other means.
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Responsible for the comprehensive management of members with acute or chronic conditions.
Case management activities will focus on quality of care, compliance, outcomes and decreasing costs.
Responsible for developing and carrying out strategies to coordinate and integrate all acute and long-term care services to members to prevent exacerbations and/or placement of the members in custodial care.
Performs initial and periodic assessments of the members enrolled in the Long-Term Care Program and/or case or disease management programs.
Applies case management concepts, principles and strategies in the development of an individualized case plan for enrolled members in case or disease management that are at risk of poor outcomes. The case plan addresses the members broad spectrum of needs.
The case planning process includes the following actions: assessment, goal setting, establishing interventions related to goals, monitoring success of the interventions, evaluating the success of the overall case plan and reporting outcomes.
Conducts regular discussion and updates with providers, primary care physicians, Medical Directors, pharmacists, and care management staff regarding the status of particular patients.
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Understands healthcare reimbursement methods that promote the provision of cost effective healthcare and the preservation of member benefits.
Utilizes community resource expertise and alternate funding arrangements available to plan members when services are not available under the benefits program.
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Develops relationships with hospital social workers and community resources to assure appropriate care management of catastrophic, acute, and chronically ill members.
Assists in the identification and reporting of potential quality improvement issues. Responsible for assuring these issues are reported to the appropriate department.
Performs other duties as required.
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Minimum of 2 years experience in medical social work or case management required
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Complies with all state requirements in the state where job duties are performed
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The highest level of education desired for candidates in this position is a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Mental Health/Licensed Social Worker (LSW) is required
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Thorough knowledge of casework and group work principles, practices, and methodology.
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Knowledge of the regulations, standards, and policies which relate to social work practice.
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Together we will empower people to live healthier lives.
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BOOKS: Anything by Michel Marshal Smith, Douglas Adams, George Orwell, Philp K Dick, Ian Rankin and other Detective type novels.
FILMS: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (anything written by Charlie Kaufman), The Science Of Sleep, Studio Ghibli Films (Hayao Miyazaki), Akira, Amélie, all of Wes Andersons Films, The Squid And The Whale, Lost In Translation. Willow, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The Big Lebowski, Dead Mans Shoes. All sorts of films especially films from the Orient and France but cant think at the moment.
MUSIC: R.E.M., Radiohead, Crash Test Dummies, Gomez, Pixies, NIN, Beck, My Bloody Valentine, Yann Tiersen, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Echo & The Bunnymen, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, New Order, Joy Division, Apex Twin, The Flaming Lips, The Moldy Peaches, Pj Harvey, The Cure, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Beth Orton, Four Tet, Primus, Elastica, The Dandy Warhols, A Perfect Circle, Kyuss, Queens Of The Stone Age, Tori Amos, Bjork, Cinematic Orchestra, Joanna Newsom, Robert Johnson, Broken Social Scene, Stereolab, Tool, Kate Bush, Talking Heads, Architecture In Helsinki + many more. Film sound tracks as well.
FOOD: All Kinds of food really and I love cooking and I am dam good at it but anything that you use chopsticks with are my favorites I suppose.


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We research customer-oriented media solutions for the financial industry
The Swiss Design Institute for Finance and Banking [SDFB] is an interuniversity competence center for design. It conducts theoretical and applied research to optimize the relationship between financial service providers and their customers. In cooperation with our partners from the Swiss banking and financial services industry, we research and develop future-proof media solutions for people.
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On 6/26/05, Jonathan De Graeve <jonathan dot de dot graeve at imelda dot be> wrote:
> it's called: reverse proxy.
I agree completely. You have to open up so much stuff for AD to work,
and open it to what are likely your most sensitive systems, your
domain controllers, it just isn't worth it. If you're giving the host
that kind of access, you might as well leave it in the LAN.
The way I'd set it up, given that you're running IIS and ASP.NET, is
with a MS ISA 2004 box in the DMZ segment doing reverse proxying for
the LAN web server. It does application layer protection for IIS
better than anything else. Probably not a popular opinion on this
list, but that's what I'd do. ;)
For an even better situation, put an ISA box in the DMZ, and the web
server off another interface. Let the web server get to what it has
to, and nothing more (including not being able to initiate connections
to the Internet, throw in a rule that you leave disabled most of the
time to access Windows update). That's better than leaving it on the
To answer the original question, you're probably having problems
because, from the sounds of it, you're trying to NAT between the DMZ
and the LAN. You don't want to do that, just put in the appropriate
firewall rules and let it route between the subnets. Then check your
firewall rules to make sure you're not dropping anything it needs.


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Cute animals take over the beach and live the island life
These Islands have been taken over by animals.
These Islands have been taken over by animals.
Sometimes the best way to save your life is to think "what would they do in the movies?"
Heroes can take many forms.
Fewer than a dozen people have touched the new soil or explored the 10 caves found on a new island in the South Pacific.
The birth of a volcanic island is a potent and beautiful reminder of our dynamic planet's ability to make new land.
Nestled in the heart of the Chesapeake Bay is a tiny island community that is the last of its kind, but it may soon fall victim to climate change.
New photos of the Martian landscape further rule out a meteorite impact as the culprit behind the "jelly doughnut" rock that mysteriously appeared in front of one of NASA's Mars rovers last month. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped pictures a...
An undersea volcanic eruption has created a new island some 620 miles south of Tokyo, the Associated Press reports, citing Japanese coast guard and the Japan Meteorological Agency. The island, which is about 660 feet in diameter, is located near the ...


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Within the isolation chamber
Lonely is my fight
Dark and scared I sit beneath
The piercing, harsh bright light.
Without the truth I speak all lies
Within my truth I stay
Isolated, perpetrated, forced to obey.
Why not just take us all away
All the gays, all the strays
Everyone who lives their way.
Outside the isolation chamber
Sleeps the birds and bees
Willow trees and perfect tales
The normal, one's who please.
Anyone who can withstand
The straight and guided wind
Those who take the fears of life
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer for a man accused of killing an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer and another man in the crash of the officer's stolen pickup near the Las Vegas Strip says there's more to the story than has been told so far.
But attorney Michael Becker said Wednesday he's not talking about the case against James Robert Montgomery until he sees the evidence against his client.
Montgomery is from Tustin, Calif.
A judge set a preliminary hearing for Sept. 4.
Montgomery is accused of stealing CHP Officer Jesus Manuel Magdaleno Jr.'s truck from the Flamingo hotel valet and killing Magdaleno and his brother-in-law, Felix Brandon Cruz III, in the Sunday crash.
Magdaleno and Cruz had been in Las Vegas for Magdaleno's bachelor party. He would've been married in September.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
A man was due Wednesday for an initial appearance in a Las Vegas court on felony charges alleging he stole and crashed a pickup, killing an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer and his brother-in-law.
But it wasn't clear if 29-year-old James Robert Montgomery of Tustin, Calif., would make his court date on murder, kidnapping and other charges.
Police said Tuesday he remained hospitalized following the Sunday morning crash.
Authorities say veteran CHP Officer Jesus Manuel Magdaleno Jr. and Felix Brandon Cruz III were fatally injured when Montgomery crashed Magdaleno's pickup truck during a wild getaway attempt from the Flamingo hotel valet on the Las Vegas Strip.
No services were immediately scheduled for the two men, according to an official at the funeral home handling arrangements.
Magdaleno and Cruz were in Las Vegas for Magdaleno's bachelor party, and police say they were loading Magdaleno's pickup with luggage at checkout time when Montgomery got into the driver's seat of the vehicle and drove away from the valet area at the Flamingo hotel-casino.
Magdaleno ran after the pickup, shouting that he was a CHP officer and jumping into the cargo bed with Cruz, according to security video and witness accounts. The video hasn't been made public.
The pickup sped away from the Strip, mowing down construction cones and speeding through red lights on an Interstate 15 overpass before colliding with an SUV and smashing into a traffic signal pole in front of the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino, about a mile west of the Flamingo.
Magdaleno was an eight-year CHP patrol and training officer assigned to Visalia. He was to be married in September.
Montgomery told police he remembered walking around the Flamingo and being in a car crash, but couldn't remember anything in between, according to his arrest report.
He was seen speaking with a taxi driver before climbing into the driver's seat of Magdaleno's pickup, police said.


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President Obama today ridiculed Mitt Romney's campaign for saying his former private-equity investment firm engaged in "outsourcing" services rather than "0ffshoring" jobs.
"You cannot make this stuff up," Obama told backers in New Hampshire.
"What Governor Romney and his advisers don't seem to understand is this: If you're a worker whose job went overseas, you don't need somebody trying to explain to you the difference between outsourcing and offshoring," Obama said.
"You need somebody who's going to wake up every single day and fight for American jobs and investment here in the United States," Obama said.
Speaking at a high school in Durham, N.H., Obama again attacked Romney over a Washington Post story that said the GOP candidate's old firm -- Bain Capital -- invested in companies that were "pioneers" in outsourcing jobs to low-wage countries.
Romney's aides disputed the Post story over the weekend, in part because of the difference between outsourcing and offshoring.
"Outsourcing is what the Obama campaign does when they hire an outside telemarketing vendor to provide telemarketing services," Romney senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom said on CBS' Face The Nation. "This is done by companies every day. They take functions and they allow vendors to do it instead of handling it in house."
He added: "Offshoring is the shipment of American jobs overseas. And in that Washington Post story, which the president is using now to attack American companies by name, there are no examples of jobs being taken from the United States and shipped overseas."
In New Hampshire, Obama said Romney's position is part of an overall philosophy that includes lower taxes on the wealthy and less government regulations -- a philosophy he said led to the 2008 financial meltdown under President George W. Bush.
"Those policies were tested and they failed," Obama said.
Romney spokesman Ryan Williams said the president is using "false and discredited attacks to divert attention from his abysmal economic record."
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
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May 8th, 2010, 8:21 AM
I'm sure some of you have heard of fusion fall. You know how its now free (you used to have to pay 6 bucks a month) then. Well, you aren't missing much. They only have one server and its LOADED with players. So much so that you can't play for 10 minutes without the game crashing. It's getting worse everyday. They shut down the forums, so you can't complain. When you try to report a bug, they send you a generalized email. I mean literally generalized. They tell you what to do in your everyday crash.


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Nau NYC Warehouse Sale
On this Thursday, 6 March 2008, Nau's setting up shop in Manhattan to sell items from their Fall/Winter collection at discounts from 40%-75%. As longtime supporters of the outdoor wear brand, we're proud to be sponsors of the event.
Anyone who's already a fan will be happy to find some deals and, for those who aren't yet converts, it's the perfect opportunity to join the cult. In addition to the discount and Nau's ongoing commitment to the environment, 5% of the profits from the event will go to support Kiva—making the entire shopping experience pretty much guilt-free. (See a flyer after the jump.)
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Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. The act of boiling. 2. Digestion.
Notes: Occasionally we enjoy exploring words that have no ostensible use in the language. (What's wrong with the words boiling and digestion?) We thought you might be interested in knowing where concoction comes from; it originally meant "boiling together with" and, later, that which has been cooked from a mixture of ingredients.
In Play: This does not mean that there are no opportunities to use this very good, if somewhat out-of-style word: "I don't think coction would clean the dirt out of these jeans." Should you tire of digestion, try something like this: "I don't think my coction is up to a spicy meal tonight."
Word History: Today's Good Word goes back to Latin coquere "to cook, boil". The original root was *pekw- "cook, ripen", visible today in Russian peku "I bake", which still vaguely resembles English bake itself. In Sanskrit the root held its ground: pakva in that language means "ripe". However, this root took a mighty twist upon entering Greek and Latin. In Greek, the [kw] turned into another [p] under the influence of the first [p] (assimilation). The result was peptein "to cook, digest", which we borrowed as peptic, as in peptic ulcer. In Latin just the opposite occurred: the [kw] converted the initial [p] into another [k], giving coquere, pronounced [kokwere]. Hard to believe, but true.
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Take a look at some of Monday's midday movers:
Some of Thursday's midday movers:
European shares closed slightly higher on Tuesday, as the U.K.'s FTSE Index rose after being closed for a public holiday.
Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.
Europe's AC Hotels are coming to the United States in hopes of luring the millennial business traveler.
The recession finally appears to be in the rear-view mirror for American travelers, many of whom will even indulge in upgrades, according to new industry reports.
European markets closed lower in trade on Friday, despite a better-than-expected U.S. jobs number.
As lending options returned last year, hotel companies have ramped up construction, including Best Western, which is aiming for a more upscale market.
U.K. companies posted their best results in two years during the fourth quarter, according to The Share Centre.
Customers at 14 hotels in eight states will get free credit monitoring for a year after a data breach.
Fourteen hotels in eight states are awaiting the results of an investigation into a nine-month security breach of customer information
The luxury level hotels have been slow to offer free Internet connections, but Loews is giving up the fees in hopes of luring more guests.
Richard Solomons, CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHS), discusses his strategy, after the company sold most of the buildings it owned.
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I did say kicked out.Ā Three of us went over to him and told him that he was being very disruptive and that he'd have to leave.Ā He said he'd be quiet and that he was leaving soon anyway.Ā He stuck his head in a book and we went back to what we were doing.Ā Within a few minutes he was back riffling through boxes and making weird gestures and comments.Ā We got back up and told him he had to go or we would call the cops.Ā After some bustling about ("I have to run to the bathroom", "Is this mine? I'm not sure if I brought this...", "Let me check on the bottom side of this chair to see if anything of mine is under there.") we finally convinced him that it was safe to leave and escorted him out the front door.Ā Thankfully it was a peaceful encounter, if prolonged and particularly awkward.

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On 9/19/10 10:29 PM, Robert Fletcher wrote:

 We kicked someone by a similar description out of Noisebridge Saturday
 afternoon.

 I assume you meant to say "kicked out".

 How did you remove him?

 ĀHe was climbing on desks, rooting through boxes, ranting at
 no one in particular and generally making a nuisance of himself. ĀHe was
 clearly beyond the level of imbalance we typically see at the space and
 seemed to be a danger to himself and others. ĀHe was wearing a hospital
 gown and a skirt around his waist, neither of which hid much. ĀI gather
 his name is Robert (Bobby) Owens. ĀOthers said they have seen him at the
 space before, though he seemed more subdued and sane on prior occasions.

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 Ā ĀAs we were leaving 2169 tonight, a man was coming into the space who
 Ā Āwas obviously unwelcome. Several members asked me to escort him out of
 Ā Āthe space, and when I tried he got very hostile, loud, and disruptive.
 Ā ĀSome members were obviously afraid of this man, and he was behaving in
 Ā Āan agressive manner while following them around the space very
 Ā Āclosely. When he failed to leave after several requests, we called the
 Ā Āpolice. The police eventually arrived, exclaiming 'NOT YOU AGAIN!',
 Ā Āand quickly escorted him away.

 Ā ĀHe is 5'9, approximately 160lbs, Caucasian, balding white hair trimmed
 Ā Āvery short, in his early to mid 50's, wearing an olive drab jacket, a
 Ā Āyellow tie-died dress, brown cut off pants, flip flops, and a pastel
 Ā Āblue baseball cap with a pink flower on it. If anybody got a picture
 Ā Āit'd be helpful.

 Ā Ā ĀHe is the person Shannon had to remove the other morning. Is he the
 Ā Āperson who showed up this morning without pants?

 Ā Ā(p.s. Rubin, I fully expect you to carry out your threat to 'punch the
 Ā Ānext person who calls the police to noisebridge.' It was me.)

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Saudi plays moderating force within OPEC in era of high prices
Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter and Washington's strongest ally in the Gulf, is playing a moderating role within OPEC to stabilise prices which have soared to their highest level in a decade.
The cartel's kingpin, which sits on the largest oil reserves on the planet, has enough spare capacity to start pumping 10.5 million barrels per day (bpd) within two months, according to industry experts in Riyadh.
They said Saudi output had already risen by some 600,000 bpd since an OPEC quota of 8.253 million bpd was fixed in June.
"The Saudi kingdom is ready to respond to the additional needs of the market to try to halt the explosion in prices and satisfy the seasonal demand on crude," an oil analyst told AFP. "But Riyadh is not going it alone. It is trying to coordinate with its partners in the cartel and non-OPEC producers."
He said their aim was to protect the interests of the market and "avoid a confrontation between producers and consumers".
Ahead of the OPEC summit in Caracas on September 27-28, Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah said in Brazil that his country was prepared to raise output "immediately" if the need arose to bring down prices.And Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Nuaimi forecast that prices would soon fall.
"But the Saudis have no intention to go it alone in raising production," another expert said, pointing to coordination with neighbouring Iran which has in the past opposed output hikes.
Iran refused to sign on for an OPEC output rise in March, complaining that it was brought about under US pressure. But Tehran finally raised its own production.
Saudi Arabia provided the lion's share of a 720,000 bpd rise in the cartel's production in August, accounting for some extra 400,000 barrels on a tight world market, the expert said.
"They were also behind the three other rises decided by OPEC in March, June and September," he said, with Saudi output now running at an estimated nine million bpd.
Nuaimi has been prominent in efforts to talk down oil prices, suggesting that prices would drop to 25 dollars a barrel from the current level of more than 30 dollars.Analysts said the market would continue to listen to any Saudi comments indicating a willingness to pump more oil, but that it was unlikely any fall in prices would last long in the absence of a firm commitment.
Leo Drollas, chief economist at the London-based Centre for Global Energy Studies, said the statements were meant primarily to serve as a psychological damper on prices.
Saudi Arabia could very rapidly increase production but it was worried that the current boom in oil could be followed by a bust. "They have a great fear that if they put out too much now, there will be a slump next year," he said.—AFP.
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Aspect Ratios: A Primer
I have a pet peeve, and it has to do with aspect ratios. I've been wanting to put together a lesson for my faithful readers. For those who don't know, aspect ratios are the shapes that TV/movie screens and the programs they show have. There are 3 standard ratios in my mind:
This is the ratio that a lot of movies are shot/rendered in. It's the wider screen you get at the theaters.
This is the ratio of standard definition TVs. Most TV programming was done in this ratio, and still is for the most part.
This is the ratio of HDTVs and some movies. This was chosen as a good medium between CinemaScope and SDTV.
My examples are going to be from Star Wars, because its awesome, and Adywan's color-corrected version, because its more awesome. I chose this particular image because it was the scene I saw in theaters where I first noticed the difference between aspect ratios.
Star Wars and other movies are filmed like this:
This is what was seen in theaters. But how do you see Star Wars at home? There are two ways: "widescreen" or "fullscreen".
When you watch a widescreen DVD, this is what it looks like on your SDTV (also called "letter boxing"). The big black bars at the top and bottom keep the aspect ratio of the movie the same as the original, meaning you can see the full image shot.
This is what fullscreen (or "Pan & Scan") DVD's look like on an SDTV. The image is bigger on your screen, but you lose all of the information from the sides. (This is how I grew up on Star Wars, so I never knew that Imperial officer was standing next to Vader the entire time. I always thought he just appeared out of nowhere in the next scene!)
Its also called "Pan & Scan" because sometimes it actually pans across the widescreen image when a character is moving across frame or to show that a character is not talking to an empty space off the side of the screen.
Here's an interesting factoid about most DVDs on HDTVs (I'll get to the "most" part in the BONUS section). The image on a widescreen DVD disc isn't actually 16:9. It's a 4:3 image that your DVD player stretches to fill your HDTV. So your DVD player takes an image like this:
and depending on what your DVD player is set on (SDTV or HDTV) it either squishes the image down to fit your SDTV by adding more black to the top and bottom like the widescreen example above or stretches it to fill your HDTV like this (images meant to be at 4:3 are tagged as such on the disc and the player keeps it right):
This is how Blu-rays are designed. They do no stretching, the above image is whats on the disc and presented on your HDTV, full quality.
So that is how movies shot in CinemaScope are presented on HDTVs, while movies and HD-filmed TV shows fill up all of black space. But what about movies or TV shows that aren't widescreen? The proper way to view such content is called "pillar boxing":
(Ignore the fact that the next few examples are from Star Wars)
Pillar boxing adds black bars down the side, but keeps the ratio the correct way. In my experience, the Indianapolis local channels in HD, Comedy Central HD, SyFy HD, and a select few others do this for the shows/movies that they don't have in 16:9. The rest stretch the image to fill the screen, which I call "Stretch-o-Vision".
You'll notice that Leia has put on a few pounds, and that Stormtrooper's head is huge. Dare I say it, most people with HDTVs watch 90% of their shows like this. If they don't have HD channels (and except for the examples above, even if they do), they stretch their images to fill the screen because "they paid for that extra space, they're going to use it" or they simply don't know that they can set it so it adds the pillars and keeps people at the proper ratio (and weight!).
So that's my peeve: Widescreen is supposed to be wide, and things that aren't are supposed to be skinny. Average TV viewers stretching their SD image to fill their giant HDTVs I can get past, its just a little education on settings. It's the HD channels that pre-strech their images to fill up the screen no matter what setting you have on your TV that gets to me. They are un-educating their viewers by doing this. Some simply stretch the image as I did above, but some just stretch out the sides so things get longer as they get closer to the edge of the screen, which is really visually distracting. Some even do this, then label every show on their interactive guide as being in HD, even though its fairly obvious that "Cheers" was not shot in HD 20 years before HD existed and the actors weren't that fat (back then). The networks need to get on the ball and realize that their viewers aren't dumb and can handle seeing things the way they were intended.
I mentioned earlier that most widescreen DVDs are formatted to fit your HDTV screen by stretching the widescreen image to its proper ratio. However, this isn't the case for all DVDs and the biggest culprits may surprise you.
After the Star Wars Special Editions were released on DVD in 2004 (even more "Special" this time!), there was an uprising by fans to have the original theatrical versions available on DVD to replace the highest quality to-that-point Laserdisc version. Although it was said it wouldn't be done, in 2006 they released the theatrical versions as a bonus disc to the new Special Editions (meaning you had to buy both to get the original versions). People who bought this new bonus disc were surprised at what was inside.
This is an approximation of the same scene straight from the DVD. You'll notice that its not enhanced to fill your TV. Its statically letter boxed. In fact, its the master they made in 1993 to make the Laserdisc and isn't any better quality!
Watching this disc in a properly set DVD player on an HDTV gives you this image:
In an improperly set DVD player that stretches the 4:3 image, you get this:
which manages to both squish and stretch the image, so even though you can see everything, they're stretched out.
The only current way to watch the theatrical versions properly on an HDTV is to use the zoom function on your TV, which gives you the right image:
but shows off the lackluster almost-20-year-old scan of an over-30-year-old movie even bigger on you screen. I, among others, don't believe this should be the case. The movies we grew up on should be preserved the way we remember them in a format we don't have to mess with to watch properly on our TVs. That's why I support OriginalTrilogy.com's petition to have the original theatrical versions of the original Star Wars trilogy rescanned using modern technology and presented in a modern format.
Oh, and the other popular DVD that is formatted like that in 4:3? All copies of Titanic before the 2005 "Special Edition" DVD.
January 30, 2010 at 12:46 pm
The TBS HD station makes shows like Seinfeld and Friends, which were not filmed in a widescreen format widescreen and it looks awful. The thing about it that pisses me off the most is that for some of the shows, the quality looks better on the HD station even though everyone looks fat, while the quality sucks on regular TBS, but everyone is at the correct height and weight. I've been impressed, however, by the HD network channels here, because they broadcast reruns of Frasier and new shows like Supernanny which are not broadcast in HD in 4:3 while broadcasting 16:9 shows in 16:9.
What really bothers me is before we got our HDTV, our local channels were not letter boxing shows like "The Office" and so you would have a scene in which two people were talking to one another, one on the far right and one in the far left, and you could barely see either of them because they were both cut in half.
I've been trying to explain aspect ratios to people and they just don't get it, so thanks Drew for making this visual presentation that I can show to others.
February 1, 2010 at 6:28 pm
I know all of this. What drives me nuts is that my TV doesn't know all of this! Actually all 3 of my TV's exhibit a deficiency in allowing me to view OAR all of the time. I have some 4×3 Letterbox movies. I either have the option of letting the TV/DVD player give me a stretched-h but not stretched-v image, or zooming so far into the picture so as to lose much of the sides. Stupid people that don't want to see black bars ever regardless of the consequences!
October 29, 2011 at 4:00 pm
I'm all for the Pillar box formatting for TV shows and other items shot in 4:3. Blu-ray and other players should have selectable templates for the content of the pillar box. It could be the familiar black bars, a red velvet curtain like at a theater or maybe an old television, so you would see the channel and volume knobs on the side.


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Justin Bieber Labeled 'Punk' by Spitting Victim's Wife
Justin Bieber's battle with his neighbors over Spitgate isn't going to fade anytime soon. The wife of the man who accused the singer of spitting in his face, when he berated the teen for driving at unsafe speeds in their Calabasas neighborhood, referred to the teen as a "punk."
But even worse, their names have been revealed, which means that a legion of Beliebers are about to mount an offense and a campaign to protect their hero.
Jeff and Suzie Schwartz are so mad they could spit – sorry, we had to!
Jeff is the neighbor that The Biebs allegedly spat on and threatened to kill. His wife is equally as infuriated, telling TMZ, "He's a punk. He thinks he's invincible. He can't continue to have a bunch of enablers around him."
She finished, "Spitting on someone is unacceptable. He can't do this to people."
Oh, Suzie, we understand your frustration, but we don't think any of this will change anything. In fact, you might have just woken up a nation of sleeping Beliebers who will start an attack via the web.
The Biebs has not apologized to Schwartz, but then again, if we're to believe his side of the story, why would he? He maintains he did not spit on or threaten Schwartz. A witness claims the contrary.
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