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|June 7, 2006
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|Midwifery Today E-News
"Prolonged Labor"
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Prolonged Labor
Following are the most common factors that occur before a diagnosis of failure to progress is made.
Possible cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD): Although this is a possible condition, I believe it is relatively rare. I have seen only three true cases of CPD in my career.
Malpresentations of the fetal head most often result from the woman having an adequate to ample pelvis and a smaller baby who can move around freely.
Ascynclitism: Diagnosed with the suture lines of the fetal skull are not felt to be aligned exactly halfway between the symphysis pubis and the sacrum. If the baby's head is tilted up toward the pubic bone, it is called anterior ascynclitism; if it is tilted toward the mother's sacrum, it is a posterior ascynclitism.
Posterior labor: It is my experience that with appropriate diagnosis and minimal intervention this condition can be corrected by assisting the baby to rotate as soon as it is diagnosed. Many times the position is not diagnosed until labor is advanced and progress arrested. At the onset of labor, it is important for the midwife to assess the position. It is relatively simple to assist the rotation of the baby when the mother is in early labor and very difficult once labor becomes advanced.
Brow presentation: These are extremely rare, occurring less than 1% of the time. Passage of a brow through the pelvis is slower, harder, and more traumatic to the mother than any other presentation. Perineal laceration is inevitable and may extend high into the vaginal fornices or into the rectum because of the large diameter offered to the outlet. The brow may be adjusted with little effort if found in early or at the beginning of active labor. At this point the adjustment is made manually and is not painful for the mother.
Face presentation: While traumatic, the face presentation may be delivered safely as long as the position is anterior. The posterior face presentation—baby's body toward mother's back—is very difficult if not impossible because the baby's head is forced back upon its shoulders, and the head cannot come into the pelvic outlet. Early diagnosis is imperative to ensure the best outcome. I encountered four face presentations in twenty years of practice.
Uterine atony: If a malpresentation is not discovered or other factors contribute to a long, nonprogressing labor, the uterus resumes with a good outcome if the mother is allowed to rest and labor is not forced to proceed. There have been cases of stalled labors that have been oxytocin augmented without remedying the cause, and they have resulted in uterine rupture. If there is neither malpresentation nor any other contributing factor (or they have been resolved) and the fetus is in no distress, the mother should be allowed to rest as long as necessary. She should be encouraged to eat and drink high carbohydrate, nourishing foods. If she is dehydrated and an IV is not available (or permissible), try giving potassium and electrolyte fluids both orally and by rectum, per enema bag. To stimulate contractions before mother is well rested will only lead to further complications such as the development of constriction rings, fetal distress and third stage difficulties.
Incoordinate uterine action: This phenomenon is rare and difficult to diagnose and is often mistaken for failure to progress or assumed to be false labor. Incoordinate uterine action presents as painful, frequent though irregular contractions that do not cause either effacement or dilation. When this condition is suspected, it is very important for malpresentation or posterior presentation to be ruled out. The diagnosis may be confirmed by the attendant touching the cervix during a contraction and noting no tension of the cervix. The only effective treatment is to stop the contractions and rest the mother for a period of time. When contractions resume spontaneously the condition will be resolved and labor will progress normally.
Maternal exhaustion: It is important that the mother be encouraged to rest and sleep as much as possible in very early labor. If exhaustion has occurred, labor will slow down and inertia and constriction rings may lead to operative intervention.
Maternal hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia is probably the most frequent cause for slow progress in labor and increasing maternal irritability and difficulty in dealing with contractions. Because of the increased stress of labor, the mother's stores of blood sugar diminish rapidly. It is important for the mother to be fed during labor. Giving fruit juices during labor is not recommended because they may cause hyperacidity, leading to heartburn and vomiting, which will heighten the problem.
Cervical dystocia: Simple failure of the cervix to efface and dilate or abnormal rigidity of the cervix and cervical conglutination are the pathological reasons for cervical dystocia. It may also be caused by scarring from a previous birth or from artificial cervical opening, or from injury to the cervix from operative intervention. It has been shown that nulliparas who have been on the pill for some time may have a rigid cervix.
Cervical adhesions: It is not unusual to find hard spots on the cervix. If the woman does not have condylomas, most often what you are feeling are small cervical scars from previous births or gynecological procedures. The use of instruments for dilating the cervix or delivering the baby often cause small tears to occur, as does pushing babies out prematurely. These adhesions most often will break down during the active phase of labor.
Psychological factors: If there are significant psychological problems that may negatively impact labor and birth, it is important that they are discovered and acted upon before the time of birth. If the mother needs counseling or psychiatric help, the time to get it is before labor begins.
Tight nuchal or short cord: A nuchal cord is present in about one third of all deliveries and usually presents no problems. The issue, therefore, is whether it is able to function in its delivery of blood and oxygen to the fetus during labor and delivery. When there is a deceleration of the fetal heartbeat at about 6 or 7 centimeters, I immediately suspect a tight or short nuchal cord. First, change the mother's position to either hands and knees or to the left-side lie. Nothing should be done to accelerate labor at this point. The cord will stretch if given enough time.
If the cord is not nuchal or shortened, it may be compressed. A good rule with bradycardia is that three separate episodes of decelerations of the fetal heartbeat are definitive of persistent, recurring bradycardia, and if this is the case, the woman should be transported to the hospital.
Compound or nuchal arm: this occurs so frequently that it is considered fairly normal. When all other causes for hang-ups of labor have been eliminated, compound or nuchal arm is likely the cause. The problem may not be discovered until the mother is approaching second stage, and is one reason for her not feeling a pushing urge. She may say she has supra-pubic pain while pushing.
Thoroughly familiarizing yourself with a variety of circumstances that could lead to prolonged labor not only helps you diagnose a condition when it presents, but may make it possible to avoid transport to the hospital. Once we get beyond the standard pronouncement that there is failure to progress, we can take deliberate steps to facilitate a safe, successful delivery without medical intervention.
— Valerie El Halta, excerpted from "Preventing Prolonged Labor," Midwifery Today Issue 46
Editor's note: This information has been severely excerpted from the original article. You are encouraged to purchase the issue and read the entire article, which includes extensive information about how to remedy each of these impediments to normal progress of labor.
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Q: My husband and I are both 35 and have two children, 9 and 11 years old. We are trying to conceive for the sixth time, as we've experienced three early pregnancy losses with no known cause. (I have two minor heart conditions which are unrelated to the losses.)
In my first pregnancy, I went into preterm labor at 32 weeks and after strict bed rest and the use of Brethine, I carried to 36 weeks and gave birth (hospital with an obstetrician) to a healthy 7 lb 10 oz boy. In my second pregnancy, I went into preterm labor at 25 weeks. It was a much more difficult pregnancy and I was on strict bed rest for 11 weeks and took Brethine again. I managed to carry to 36 weeks and gave birth (hospital again, although with a midwife) to a healthy 5 lb 12 oz boy.
In each pregnancy, I was diagnosed with extreme hyperemesis and even had home-nursing care and IV hydration at home and during occasional hospital stays. I had sickness, vomiting and extreme dehydration for almost seven months of my pregnancies.
I didn't make it past 11 weeks in my last three pregnancies. We are now seeking fertility treatments with a reproductive endocrinologist because we haven't conceived in over eighteen months. After we do become pregnant, I would like to pursue homebirth, but my husband feels we would be safer with an obstetrician in a hospital because of the complications of my past pregnancies and the difficulties we've had conceiving. I would like a midwife's opinion about whether or not I might be a candidate for homebirth and whether it is possible that a midwife would consider assisting us.
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Q: What can we do to have the art of midwifery be more in the consciousness of our culture? As we know, most of the youth in our society think, as many adults do, that "having a baby" means "going to the hospital." I have been pondering lately what changes might take place in our society if midwives made a point of visiting their local middle and high schools (private and public) to speak with the health/science teachers and volunteering to come into the classroom to give a workshop (or whatever term you wish to use) as a professional expert when the class is studying human reproduction. Wouldn't it be wonderful if natural birth was presented to the youth of our society so that it is thought of as a very normal thing when, later, they are adults preparing to have children?
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ANAHEIM -- Angels manager Mike Scioscia said left-hander C.J. Wilson's 60-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday went "really well."
Wilson, rehabbing from a right ankle sprain, threw around four innings in an up-and-down format (with breaks between "innings") and is expected to do another bullpen session on Friday or Saturday, according to Scioscia.
Scioscia hinted at a rehab start for Wilson but has yet to make a decision.
Wilson struggled in his last four starts before hitting the disabled list, throwing just 16 2/3 innings while posting a 10.26 ERA and .392 batting average against. He gave up five home runs and notched a 2.34 WHIP in that span.
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Duffus the Speed DemonSituation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.
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Watching the heated Republican debates has been entertaining, to say the least. I can't wait to see who will throw the next stone and how the other will retaliate.
Of course, even members of the same team will have varying viewpoints. Difference of opinion and the freedom to express them are as fundamental to democracy as is the capacity of individuals to participate freely and fully in the life of their society. And, of course, presenting ideas to a group and engaging in challenging dialogue can help strengthen the team because it lets in new ideas and refines existing ones by subjecting them to criticism. But where is the line to be drawn between healthy debate, heated argument and vicious personal attacks? Does a team ever recover from this kind of mudslinging (no matter which end you're on), and can a party maintain its credibility if it doesn't treat its own members with respect?
By the time this column is printed, we will have a much better idea of who President Obama's Republican opponent will be. The losing candidates will need to get behind that front-runner and put grievances aside in order to attain the long term goal.
Love him or hate him, Newt Gingrich's response to the latest Romney gaffe -- or what was perceived as one -- makes sense: "I am fed up with politicians of either party dividing Americans against each other. I am running to be the president of all the American people, and I am concerned about all the American people."
Yes indeed. We must all hang together, or surely we will all hang separately. We must all work well together and devote our complementary skills toward the goal of, at least, survival and, at best, renewed prosperity. Whether quarterbacking a government, a vending business or the New York Giants (I write this column the Thursday before the Super bowl), that famous quotation by Ben Franklin powerfully communicates the necessity of teamwork.
In working together, I would encourage every team member to hold and express his or her own opinions, but also to recognize that no one wins every battle, and there may be times to retreat to fight another day. Even battles that are critical and worth fighting usually don't need to be fought immediately, and almost never to be fought to the last man.
Generating trust is also key. Team members need to feel comfortable and confident expressing their opinions without fear of reprisals, even if that opinion differs from that of the boss. Until team members trust one another and understand each other's personalities and individual work styles, wholehearted commitment to any project is difficult if not impossible.
It's important to understand that team members must have complementary skills. Each person on a team possesses distinctive strengths. When combined, these talents and skills enhance the capability of the team. In a high-performing team, members also can perform one another's jobs.
Teams must, certainly, have a common purpose. Most teams work on a particular project, task or departmental function. The most effective teams are ones that have a written statement outlining a clear mission and a defined goal.
Team members must have a common approach, a mutually understood doctrine. You can't throw a bunch people into a room and expect them to become an effective and productive team. Not having a structured way of doing work is one major reason teams fail. Project teams should follow a standardized method for solving problems, designing a new service or improving a process. What is wanted is not a mechanical mental checklist followed by rote, but a shared understanding of the best way to organize the resources at hand to get the job done. The principal benefit of this is that it enables the boss to know what any team leader or team member will do if a problem arises, which is why it is so prized in military staff work. Frederick the Great of Prussia told his generals that he and they might lose contact with one another during an approach; if so, they should not halt and wait for orders, but "march toward the sound of the cannon."
I realize that much of this is textbook, and you've likely heard it or read it somewhere else before. Why, then, is it that so many businesses, our present government included, do a poor job of fostering teamwork? I have seen too many organizations where open conflict existed between individuals and departments. Imagine working for a company where factions do their best to sabotage each other's efforts. Does this sound familiar? How long can a business (or a government, for that matter) stay viable when people refuse to work together?
"Together we will stand, divided we'll fall;
Come on now, people, let's get on the ball
And work together..."
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48th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1982
#8 Pittsburgh 24 (Final: 11-1-0, #4)
#2 Georgia 20 (Final: 10-2-0, #6)
How Pittsburgh and Georgia Met in the 1982 Sugar Bowl
Jackie Sherrill agreed, saying, "Danny knows where the dots are going."
Seldom have two opposing coaches been so completely right on the same subject. They were almost prophetic. Marino knew exactly where the dots were going, and would torch Georgia with the same effectiveness as William Tecumseh Sherman, a filed general of an earlier era.
It came down to this: down 24-20 with 42 seconds to go, Sherrill's Pittsburgh Panthers faced a do-or-die fourth and five at the Georgia 33.
Pitt was dominant all game, but Georgia, showing the same incredible resiliency it displayed the year before against Notre Dame, spent most of the day in the lead. From the coaching booth at one point came the very loud voice of Panther assistant Joe Moore, bellowing, "I can't believe it. We're killing them, but we're losing!"
What would save the Panthers was "69-X," a play Pitt took out of mothballs on its last drive. And, of course, the right arm of Marino.
Georgia's lead was the result of two Herschel Walker touchdowns, and five turnovers against the Bulldogs' opportunistic and elastic bend-but-don't-break defense.
Seeming more aggressive after intermission when Georgia led 7-3, the Panthers took two leads, 10-7 and 17-13, but the Bulldogs found an answer each time and went ahead 20-17 on a leaping six-yard catch of a Buck Belue pass by tight end Clarence Kay with 8:13 to go.
After Pitt failed to convert on a fourth-down pass at midfield, with 5:29 remaining, all Georgia had to do was crank out two or three first downs for yet another hard-to-believe Sugar Bowl victory.
Instead, after three plays Georgia's Jim Broadway had to punt away.
Pitt took over at its 20 with 3:46 remaining. Marino and company picked up 10 yards, and then called "69-X." The Panther quarterback threw to Bryan Thomas, a tailback who Sherrill said he dreamed would outrush Walker. Thomas broke a tackle at the 35 and ran out of bounds at the Pitt 48. "It's a simple crossing pattern by our two backs," Marino explained. The backs became part of a five-receiver corps downfield, joining the tight end and two wide-outs. "The first time was ran it, they rushed only three men and Bryan was able to run away from a linebacker."
By the time the Panthers reached the 33, they had almost run out of downs and time.
Timeout was called. Sherrill felt Pitt's best shot might be an attempt at a tying field goal. "But I asked Danny what he thought," the coach said, "and he wanted to go for the win. Since he thought he could do it, I went along with him."
Marino explained, "It comes down to this: It's a 50-yard field goal and, even if we don't make it, which is a longshot, it's still going to be a 20-20 score. If we go for it and make the first down, then we have a shot to win the game. And if we don't make the first down, then we don't deserve to win the game."
While Marino and Sherrill were deciding on 69-X as the best chance of picking up the first down, Georgia defensive coordinator Bill Lewis called for an all-out blitz - just the situation Dooley warned about the day before. "I wanted to minimize Marino's chances for a big play," Dooley explained. "It would have worked against most quarterbacks."
Marino took the snap. His backs picked up the on-coming linebackers. The other receivers adjusted and went deep against Georgia's single coverage. Instinctively, Marino took a deeper step than usual and signaled out John Brown, a former wide receiver turned tight end, who was breaking down the center of the field. "He looked like he was bending to the outside on a short route," said a red-eyed safety Steve Kelly of Brown afterward, "to pick up the first down. I got my shoulders turned around and he broke back behind me." Brown said, "When I looked up, there was the ball."
There was the touchdown, and there was the Sugar Bowl. "It was a terrible thing to see," Kay said.
It turned out the Bulldog's couldn't control the ball against Pitt. Possession time (36:26-23:34) and virtually every other statistic was lopsidedly in the Panthers' favor. Even Georgia's awesome Walker was outrushed by Thomas (129 yards - 84 yards) - just as Sherrill had dreamed.
Recap excerpted from the book "Sugar Bowl Classic: A History" by Marty Mulé, who covered the game and the organization for decades for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Louisiana Superdome
Att: 77,224
Pittsburgh 0 3 7 14 - 24
Georgia 0 7 6 7 - 20
UGA: Walker 8-yard run (Butler kick)
Pitt: Everett 41-yard field goal
Pitt: Dawkins 30-yard pass from Marino (Everett kick)
UGA: Walker 10-yard run (Kick failed)
Pitt: Brown 6-yard pass from Marino (Everett kick)
UGA: Kay 6-yard pass from Belue (Butler kick)
Pitt: Brown 33-yard pass from Marino (Everett kick)
Pitt: Thomas 26-129; DiBartola 13-68
UGA: Walker 25-84, 2 TDs
Pitt: Marino 26-41-2, 261 yards, 3 TDs
UGA: Belue 8-15-2, 83 yards
Pitt: Dawkins 6-77, 1 TD; DiBartola 8-64; Brown 6-62, 2 TDs
UGA: Walker 3-53
Miller-Digby Award recipient: Dan Marino, Pittsburgh quarterback


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Montana State University police are investigating a report of sexual assault. The victim called the police at around 4:30pm Wednesday. She said that alcohol and marijuana were involved.
The victim reported that she became incapacitated and woke at approximately 2 p.m. to the perpetrator sexually assaulting her. The perpetrator was described as a white male, approximately 5'6″ to 6′ in height, weighing approximately 220 to 240 pounds with short "buzz cut" blonde hair. The perpetrator was also described as having a goatee and brown eyes.
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Norris given two extra days to rest back
PITTSBURGH -- Bud Norris, who left his most recent start, Monday in Detroit, with lower back spasms, could have taken his normal turn in the rotation on Sunday, but Astros manager Bo Porter decided to give him two extra days and push him back until Tuesday at home against the Royals.
Lucas Harrell will start Sunday's game on his regular four days of rest, with lefty Dallas Keuchel pitching Monday's series opener against the Royals in Houston.
Porter said the decision had more to do with not wanting Norris to have to bat during Sunday's Interleague game at PNC Park and risk an injury while swinging the bat. It's also fair to point out Norris has pitched much better at home in his career.
"The back is actually fine," Porter said, "But just giving it more thought with us playing in Pittsburgh in a National League ballpark and with National League rules, it became more evident the more cautious thing to do is to let him pitch an American League game rather than have him hit, and run the risk of having to get out of the way of a pitch, or swing the bat and/or be on the bases."
Norris is 4-4 with a 4.32 ERA in nine starts this year, allowing 59 hits and 24 earned runs in 50 innings. He's 3-1 with a 2.30 ERA in five starts at Minute Maid Park and 1-3 with a 7.71 ERA in four starts away from home. In his career, he's 20-15 with a 3.39 ERA in 53 starts in Houston and 12-26 with a 5.54 ERA in 54 games (53 starts) on the road.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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LUCERNE -- A couple with an extensive criminal history and transients allegedly hired to trim marijuana were caught off-guard Friday when drugs and paraphernalia were seized.
The service of a search warrant by the Lake County Sheriff's Narcotics Task Force and the Sheriff's Special Weapons and Tactics Team Friday morning resulted in one arrest and the seizure of 170 pounds of processed marijuana.
On Dec. 13 narcotics detectives secured a search warrant for the person, home and vehicle of Aleksander Robin Tomaszewski, 31, of Lucerne. Detectives received information from multiple sources that Tomaszewski and people living with him, were in possession of a large amount of marijuana. They also had information that the subjects were armed to protect themselves from law enforcement.
On Dec. 14, at approximately 7 a.m., detectives served the warrant at the home on the 7000 block of Verna Way in Lucerne. When narcotics detectives entered the home, they detained Tomaszewski, Whitney Thorpe of Lucerne, 29, Fiona Cook, 26, and Aaron Williams, 35. Cook and Williams are reportedly transients.
During a search of the home, detectives located 170 pounds of processed marijuana, which they determined was packaged for sales; a digital scale and ledger notes indicating the sales of marijuana. Narcotic detectives reportedly located the components of a highly-explosive butane-style hash lab, which included homemade glass containers, butane gas and the finished product.
Both Tomaszewski and Thorpe have an extensive criminal history regarding the illegal possession and sales of controlled substances. Tomaszewski was arrested on charges of manufacturing a controlled substance, sales of marijuana / hashish, possession of marijuana for sale and cultivation of marijuana. He was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked. Thorpe was not arrested at the scene because of issues with arranging care for her young child.
A criminal complaint has been requested through the Lake County District Attorney's Office for Thorpe. Cook and Williams, who were allegedly hired by Tomaszewski to trim and process marijuana, were not arrested.
Anyone with information that can assist the task force is encouraged to call the anonymous tip line at 263-3663


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Mrs. Tufts was born Sept. 2, 1920, in Los Angeles. She graduated from Whittier College in California in 1941. She married Bill Tufts in 1943 in South Pasadena, Calif. Before having children, she worked as an elementary school teacher.
She was preceded in death by two grandchildren. She is survived by two sons, John, Lacey, Wash., and Jim, Portland; daughter, Judy, Indianola, Wash.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at St. Jude Church in Eugene.


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John Nicholas Brown
Elder son of John Carter Brown, Esq & Sophia Augusta Brown
Born Providence, 17 Dec. 1861
d. NYC, May 1900
"Until the daybreak
and the shadows flee away"
Natalie Bayard Brown
daughter of George Warren Dresser & Elizabeth Stuyvesant LeRoy
b. Newport, 12 May 1869
d. Newport, 27 March, 1950
"Lord, I have loved the
habitation of thy house"
beloved wife of John Nicholas Brown
& daughter of Arthur Barksdale Kinsolving &
Sally Archer Bruce
b. Brooklyn, 25 Mar. 1906
d. Newport, 21 Nov. 1985
Historian, collector, musician, vivifier
only son of John Nicholas Brown & Natalie Bayard Brown
b. NYC, 21 Feb. 1900
died aboard Malaguena
Chesapeake Bay, 9 Oct. 1979
Scholar, sailor, humanist
who brought art into life
and made of life an art
the grave of Nicholas Brown
an eminent merchant
the friend of the friendless
the patron of learning
the benefactor of the insane
and the liberal promoter of every good design
b. Providence April 4, 1769
d. Sept. 27, 1841
aged 72 y, 6m, 23d
"The blessings of him that was ready to perish came upon me;
and caused the widow's heart to sing for joy"
b. Aug. 28, 1797
d. June 10, 1874
"Blessed are the merciful
for they shall obtain mercy"
Sophia Augusta Brown, wife of John Carter Brown
b. Oct. 29, 1825
d. Feb. 28, 1909
"but the path of the just is as shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day...
.. and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death ...
& Sophia Augusta Brown
b. Dec. 24, 1865, d. May 10, 1900
"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God"
wife of Harold Brown
b. July 13, 1872, d. Apr. 2, 1960
"Blessed are the merciful...
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After a two-year hiatus, artists from all over the world will once again descend on downtown San Rafael in June to show off their Italian street-painting skills.
"It's good for the city and it brings people downtown," Mayor Gary Phillips said. "The artwork is staggering."
The Youth in Arts Italian Street Painting Festival was held for 17 years in San Rafael until 2011, when the nonprofit arts organization cancelled the event due to a lack of funding. The original founders of the festival — Mill Valley residents Joe and Sue Carlomagno — are reinstituting the event this year and rebranding it as Italian Street Painting Marin.
"We had to start literally from scratch," Sue Carlomagno said. "It's a major production to put it on."
She said the event will be similar to the festivals of yore, with artists using chalk to draw incredibly detailed, smooth pictures on asphalt. One of the key changes is the formerly free event will now charge a $5 admission fee.
"If we don't generate more income for this event, it's not going to survive," Carlomagno said.
She said the June 29-30 event on Fifth Avenue and A Street costs about $240,000 to put on. The coordinators still need about $120,000 and donations of food and goods to make this year's event happen.
Phillips said the city used to be able to help fund the event with redevelopment agency funds, but that was before the agencies were dissolved by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2011. He said about $20,000 from the Target settlement escrow fund established last year, monitored by the Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District, will be donated to the event.
He said he hopes more people will step up to help get the event off the ground.
"I hope that we can have the event again (continuing after this year) and rekindle support," Phillips said.
Carlomagno said donations to the event are tax-deductible as the event is fiscally sponsored by the nonprofit Novato-based EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases.
While stage equipment and sound systems will likely have to be purchased, she said donations of goods and people's time are still needed.
"We're looking for everything from nice high-end Porta-Potties to food donors. We're still looking for pastries, cookies and wine sponsors," she said.
About 85 street painters — some from Italy and Mexico — are scheduled to show off their skills as part of the event, including chalk artists Tracy Lee Stum, Arnold Shimizu, Jay Schwartz, Genna Panzarella and Joel Yao.
Musicians providing entertainment include the Ryann Morris Band, Lara Johnston, Souljah Family Band, Good Karma Jazz, Miles Schon Band, Moonalice and Andre Thierry and his Zydeco Flames.
Carlomagno said she first became interested in street painting in the early 1990s when she learned about a similar event in Santa Barbara. After starting the event as president of the Youth in Arts group in 1994, she took American chalk artists to Italy in 1999 to see the original street painting festival.
"The artists were fascinated with it and festivals started all over the world," she said.
Contact Megan Hansen via email at email@example.com or via Twitter at http://twitter.com/hansenmegan
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" Brand: George / Type: Boots "
My daughter has always been an avid peppa pig fan so when I saw these peppa pig boots in Asda earlier on in the year I just had to buy them for her. I found them in the sale section for £6 which for any branded item of clothing is a remarkable price. As it was coming towards summer I decided to be practical and buy a size bigger than my daughter actually was because these clobbery looking shoes definitely wouldn't be practical for the summer months.
As it so happens however it turns out this summer wasn't very bright and my daughter's feet grew faster than I imagined they would. I had intended for my daughter to be wearing these shoes around the autumn time but she has actually been wearing them for several months now and is fast on her way to out growing them.
On the outset the shoes look lovely, with a denim look to the exterior with peppa pig decorated on each boot in very girly purples and pinks. The laces are designed out of what looks like ribbon giving the shoes even more of a pretty look. The boots are similar in shape and size to converse shoes, which means that they are designed to come over the ankle. Because of this design aspect I always find that these shoes look and work better with either leggings or skinny jeans although they can and do work with other trousers as well.
The shoes come in sizes 5-12 which averagely means that they should fit toddlers/children between the ages of 2 and 5. Quality wise my daughter has had quite a lot of use out of these shoes and they have lasted quite well considering that they have been used for daily wear and on occasion they have been worn to nursery.
I can't fault the design or quality of the shoes and my daughter has never had any problem with comfort, the only problem that I have found with these shoes is actually getting them on the foot! It's a combination of things that really give me a problem to actually get the shoes on my daughters feet, Firstly I think that the neck of the shoe is too narrow making it virtually impossible to slip on and secondly because the shoe laces are made out of oversized ribbon it makes it difficult to loosen to be able to widen the neck area of the shoe. With a lot of effort I can eventually get the shoes on but it takes a good ten minutes or so. My daughter could never do it alone really quashing independent dressing which she really likes to do at the minute.
Because of the nature in which my daughter wears these boots - outdoor play and nursery - I have had to wash them several times, this has took its toll on the shoes but they do look relatively new when they come out of the washing machine and do proceed to dry in the original shape of the shoe.
Overall I think that these shoes are ok. The design is nice and the quality is reasonable for a George item but I really think that the fit lets them down. If I was more able to actually get the shoe on my daughter's foot I would probably be giving them a higher recommendation. I would think they are worth buying for a big peppa pig fan just for the novelty, but in reality there are a lot better shoes available on the market that have a better fit.
My daughter was a big fan of Peppa Pig prior to discovering the Playhouse Disney Channel and though I really cannot stand anything Peppa she did have one or two things from the range which we seemed to find the quality wasn't all that great. My Grandma recently called down and said she had a surprise for my daughter, and in the bag was a pair of Peppa Pig boots! I thought it was a lovely thing to do however my daughter really didn't need any new shoes!
The boots are in the style of Converse boots so they are a modern style, and we already have a pair of those and they look great with most outfits! Though the boots are navy blue and are a denim effect, they are still made to look quite girly as they have a pink trim around the boot and a soft pink colour laces. On the side of the boot we have an embroidered picture of Peppa Pig and her name which is in soft pastel colours to co-ordinate with the boot. Peppa is not shown in her normal outfit which I think is because it would have looked too bright against the boot so the pastel colours make the boot look really trendy. The soles of the boots are a thick white rubber with a pale pink stripe through the centre and it is quite bendy, I say this as some of the boots I have looked at can be quite stiff and it makes me wonder how they expect a child to walk in them!
The sizing of the boots I would say is not that fantastic, my little girl is a size 7 yet they were extremely hard to get on her feet and she said they were hurting at the back of her foot once we had finally got them on so I had to take them back and get her a larger size. Even with the larger size they don't seem as though they are that comfortable on my little girls feet, she doesn't moan too much about them but she is very happy when they are taken off! That said, the lining of the boots is nice and soft so I would say they would be suitable to wear without socks if required but this isn't something that we have tried.
Though my daughter hasn't worn these boots an awful lot we have had to wash them once already as she got very muddy, and they did come out of the wash ok, however you can see around the rubber sole that it is slightly starting to come away so I wouldn't recommend washing them on a regular basis.
The price of the Peppa Pig boots is £6.00 which is a decent price to pay but the quality of them isn't fantastic so I personally wouldn't have been happy if they had cost any more than that. I think where my daughter doesn't find them very comfortable is due to the fact that she is used to her Converse boots which are obviously a better quality, so had we not had those she may have been happier with these.
All in all I would say these are an ok boot, but it is definately not something I would have chosen for my daughter and I wouldn't buy them again as I don't think the quality is brilliant - but then again for £6 they are as you would expect.
Thank you for reading my review :)
Peppa Pig Boots - George at Asda
My little one absolutely loves Peppa Pig (A lovable little pig and her family who can be seen on Nick Jr and Milkshake channels) and so, when it was time to buy some new shoes, we found these adorable little boots in Asda for only £6.
The boots are in a Converse style in a dark denim blue colour with a pink trim and ribbons for the laces. Although the colour makes the boots look as though they are denim, they have a much softer feel to them than that of denim. On the side is a lovely image of Peppa Pig herself in raised embroidery. This image is in soft colours and set alongside the rest of the boot, it looks really cute, and also trendy at the same time! The sole of the boots is soft yet durable with a soft inside to the boot.
We found that the sizing on these boots are rather like a lot of George children's shoes we have bought, and comes up a little small so do try them on your child as we found we needed to get a bigger size than our little ones feet measured.
We bought these boots a couple of months before Christmas if memory serves me, and a few months later they are still looking as good as new. The usual scuff marks are starting to appear on the sole though this is a general thing that happens with shoes and not a fault in the shoe. The Peppa Pig picture is still looking brand new and the sole is in tact completely.
Overall, for a little price of £6, I think that these boots are an absolute bargain, especially considering Peppa Pig items usually go for a lot of money! So if you have a little Peppa Pig fan, head over to Asda now - you and they will not be disappointed!
Although she's grown out of her pair now, when she was younger, my little girl loved this pair of Peppa Pig trainers from George at Asda. I paid £7 for these boots in a sale well over a year ago, as she's a big Peppa Pig fan and like the trainers a lot, plus I thought they were cute and a decent price. Kids grow out of shoes so quickly after all that I usually don't buy them expensive shoes as it can be a waste of money.
These trainers are shaped like high-top skate shoes, similar to many Converse pairs of trainers, and as such are a very cute and trendy pair of trainers even before you take into account the Peppa Pig design. These are made of a dark blue denim-look material, trimmed with pink edges and shoelaces, a white rubbery sole plus a design of Peppa on the side, holding a flower. The Peppa design is nice but is not too over the top which I like, and these actually look quite dainty whilst on! The shoes are soft to the touch and feel like they would be very comfortable on the feet.
Although these no longer fit my daughter, when we first bought them, I found that the range of small sizes they offered was good and a size 9 kids size fit her well with enough room in the toes for them to not be too tight and have a tiny bit of growing room.
The bottom of these trainers is white, but is easy to clean if they get dirty. These shoes survived serveral washing machine cycles without getting damaged, so they are pretty hardwearing I think. My daughter probably had these for around 8 months before they became too tight for her after a growth spurt, but by the end of that time they still looked almost as good as new. My daughter used to wear these with tights for a bit more comfort, although these are fairly comfy, I think the seams on the inside might rub a bit if worn with bare feet, so she'd wear socks or tights with them as an extra comfort and to keep her legs warmer.
When they fit her, she wore them for all kinds of occasions, as although they are trainer-style boots, they are quite smart looking and adaptable to different outfits. These were a good buy for my daughter when she had smaller feet and lasted her a decent amount of time considering she's a growing girl!
My three year old has never been the most die-hard Peppa Pig fan, but when I saw these Peppa Pig boots in the Asda sale for just £6 I had to buy them for her. The style of them is gorgeous so Peppa Pig lover or not, your toddler is guaranteed to look extremely cute in them!
They are a Converse style boot and have been designed to look trendy but feminine at the same time. Although these are a dark blue in colour, the pink trim and ribbon laces make them a definite girls' shoe to suit a wide range of ages. Hollie is currently midway between sizes 8 and 9 so she ended up with the bigger size as the 8 seemed a bit tight across her toes. This would make me say that the sizing is quite iffy with these boots, I'd usually buy her an 8 in this style and be sure they would fit with a little growing room.
The boots have a denim appearance and are bang on trend in this respect, they are not made of denim though and have a more comfortable softer texture. The raised embroidery and colourful motifs add another layer of femininity to them, but although the Peppa feature is quite big it is done in lovely pastel colours so as not to overwhelm the entire style of the shoe. Well, in my opinion most Peppa Pig shoes and clothing are made to advertise the Peppa Pig brand too garishly but these boots are definitely not over the top in their design.
The white rubber sole and toe still look nice and clean, they are attached securely to the fabric of the boot and up to now (two months of wear) none of the rubber trim has started peeling away from any part of them. Hollie isn't particularly heavy on her shoes, but these are standing the test of time well so far and still look brand new. I took a chance on machine washing them last week after a messy trip to the farm, a very low temperature and hardly any spin at all. They came out fine this time but I'm not sure I'd risk putting them in the Hotpoint too often.
The boots have a soft and comfortable inner, the bottom of the foot is cushioned well thanks to a thick spongy sole which means Hollie never complains about them pinching or rubbing. When they were brand new (and I mean the very first time Hollie tried them on) the back of the left boot rubbed her leg a bit but since then the fit has been fine. She wears socks or tights with them as the inner seams are quite rigid in places and I do worry that this aspect of the boots is what probably would cause rubbing if worn directly against the skin in the warmer weather.
The style of these Peppa Pig boots means they go just as nicely with a casual outfit as with something a bit more dressy. Actually, Hollie wore them to a party over Christmas with a flouncy Disney Princess dress and they looked fantastic. They also look good with tracksuit bottoms, although the grips aren't very good on the bottom of the boots so I wouldn't recommend them for particularly sporty occasions!
£6 from Asda.


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"Trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty."
- John Adams, 1772
John Adams, David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning book and one of the best-selling American historical biographies of all time, comes to the screen as a seven-part HBO Films miniseries.
John Adams chronicles the life of this remarkable historical figure, a man whose fiercely independent spirit, reverence for the rule of law and commitment to personal liberty profoundly influenced the values on which our country was founded. The miniseries also explores the extraordinary relationship between Adams and Abigail, his wife of 54 years, a partnership regarded as one of the most moving love stories in American history.
This Playtone Production stars Academy Award® nominees Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney as John and Abigail Adams. Directed by Emmy® Award-winner Tom Hooper (HBO's "Elizabeth I" and the recent Golden Globe-winner "Longford"); Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman executive produce; Kirk Ellis (Emmy®-nominated for "Into The West" and "Anne Frank: The Whole Story") writes and serves as co-executive producer with Frank Doelger; David Coatsworth and Steven Shareshian produce. The miniseries also stars Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson, Academy Award® nominee Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin, Danny Huston as Samuel Adams, David Morse as George Washington, Sarah Polley as Nabby Adams, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as John Quincy Adams, Rufus Sewell as Alexander Hamilton, Justin Theroux as John Hancock, Guy Henry as Jonathan Sewall and Zeljko Ivanek as Pennsylvania delegate John Dickinson.
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HBO Films presents
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Paul Giamatti Laura Linney
Stephen Dillane Danny Huston David Morse Sarah Polley and Tom Wilkinson
Casting by Kathleen Chopin, CSA; Nina Gold, CDG
Visual Effects Supervisor Erik Henry
Make-up Designed by Trefor Proud
Hair Designed by Jan Archibald
Costume Designer Donna Zakowska
Music Supervisors Evyen J Klean, Deva Anderson
Composers Rob Lane, Joseph Vitarelli
Editor Melanie Oliver
Production Designer Gemma Jackson
Directors of Photography Tak Fujimoto, ASC; Danny Cohen
Produced by David Coatsworth, Steven Shareshian
Co-Executive Producers Kirk Ellis, Frank Doelger
Executive Producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman
Written by Kirk Ellis, Parts 1,2,3,5,6 and 7
Written by Kirk Ellis and Michelle Ashford, Part 4
Based on the book written by David McCullough
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A 16-YEAR-old boy was stabbed in the penis during a fight between teenage gangs in a shopping area, a jury has been told.
The lad was allegedly attacked by a member of the North Young Guns, known as NYG, in a scrap which had been organised on Facebook.
Details of the 50-man punch up came out at the trial of a 17-year-old boy who is accused of wielding the knife during the incident in March last year.
He is said to have exchanged punches with the alleged victim before pulling a weapon with a three or four-inch blade from the waistband of his trousers.
Rob Welling, prosecuting, told Swindon Crown Court the defendant, who was 16 at the time, then plunged it into the groin of the youth, cutting his penis and thigh.
He said though there were three wounds, two to the back of the penis and one to the leg, they were most likely caused by one stab of the knife.
The defendant, from the Lawns area, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawful wounding.
Mr Welling said the stabbed teenager, and friends from New College and a local football team, wanted to put a stop to the online taunting from the other group.
They had arranged the showdown at the Orbital Shopping Centre in north Swindon, where the NYG hung out, for Wednesday March 6 last year, he said.
A few minutes before the incident he said one the defendants left a voicemail message on the mobile of one of the alleged victim's friends.
Mr Welling said the complainant in the case was aware of the reason for him and his friends meeting with the other gang.
"It was pretty obvious to anyone if there was a fight someone would get hurt. They believed threats by NYG to bring knives was just hot air," he said.
The alleged victim said when they arrived at the shopping centre they saw about 25 of the other group all with their hoods up so they couldn't be recognised.
Both groups then charged at each other, he said, and one of the NYG punched him with a right hand and he hit him back, the force knocking him backwards.
He said the youth he was fighting with, who he did not recognise, then pulled a knife and stabbed him with it in the groin.
"He said the youth then stood there frozen. He made no attempt to stab him again. He couldn't identify him but we say others identify him," Mr Welling said.
When friends of the stabbed lad saw what had happened, he said, they set upon the defendant and gave him a beating, which also required hospital treatment.
A few days later police spoke to the defendant when they saw him at the shopping area and he told them about the beating he had received.
"He told them, informally, his group of ten had been attacked by a group of 40 after the fight was arranged on Facebook," Mr Welling said.
"He had been kicked, stamped on, bottled and hit with a metal pole, he said."
The following day he was arrested over the alleged stabbing and after handing police a statement saying he had been the victim of an attack and didn't want to press charges made no comment to questions.
The trial continues.
- POLICE in North Swindon have said while the North Young Guns used to be active in the area, they have gone quiet over recent months.
Problems at the Orbital Shopping Centre peaked last summer with a series of incidents, including the assault of a store manager by a group of youths in July.
Aaron Hudnott, 19, is serving four years for the offence, and a dispersal order put into place in the area last summer saw a reduction in incidents.
Penny Sprawson, the NPT sergeant for North Swindon, said: "There isn't a problem with gangs in North Swindon any more.
"They have been effectively policed over the last 12 months, and that is part of the reason they have gone quiet.
"Certain members are on bail and have curfew or electronic restrictions, so that helps. In terms of the fear of crime for residents there is no problem. We do not have a gang culture, but that is not to say that if people are aware of similar problems coming back they should not make us aware of it."
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Ooh. She's really into this People's Princess chuvaloo-loo! Bobbi Brown for her makeup and NIVEA for her skin care! Zara, Dorothy Perkins and Topshop for her clothes! And she does her own groceries, too!
Well, I read somewhere that the Palace is allowing this "we're real people, too!" phase for a year but that the Queen expects her grandson and his new wife to get down to business soon--make babies, support charities, cut ribbons, and all that royal stuff. Well, good luck, Wills and Kate!
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New York livestock producers, take note -- the latest ruling by the state's highest court leaves farmers, ranchers and landowners in the hot seat if wandering livestock get involved in an accident outside of their fenced pastures.
According to the Associated Press, the latest ruling by the New York Court of Appeals reverses a decision made by lower courts in a case that pits landowners and livestock producers against drivers.
Karen Hastings was injured when her vehicle hit a cow on a public road in 2007. The animal had escaped from a fenced pasture on a farm owned by Laurier Sauve. Sauve did not own the cattle and instead let others keep cattle on his property. William Delarm and Albert Williams were named as the presumed owners of the animal.
Hastings later filed a personal injury lawsuit against Sauve, Delarm and Williams.
"There was evidence that the fence separating Sauve's property from the road was overgrown and in bad repair," Judge Robert Smith wrote. "In this case, while a number of important facts are disputed, the record read most favorably to the plaintiffs would support a finding that any or all of the three defendants were negligent in allowing the cow to enter the roadway."
Livestock producers and land owners across the state could be impacted the ruling.
"While my case was pending, I got calls from attorneys all over the state representing clients that had significant injuries including death as a result of farm animals being in the roadway," Hastings' attorney, Matthew McArdle, said.
Read, "Wandering cows: NY's highest court says owners can be sued for negligence."
Some legal professionals such as Marc Miner, a Manhattan personal injury attorney not involved in the case, are calling the decision the most signficant easing of the state's liability standard in at least a decade.
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Zachary Miller had just finished graduate school and started his new business on Charleston's West Side. He didn't know anyone in the business community so he decided to attend the West Side Main Street Business Expo last year.
"That really gave me the foundation of my business network -- coming to the expo last year," Miller said.
Miller's business -- Kanawha Individual Development Solutions or KIDS -- is growing like the West Side Business Expo itself.
The inaugural expo three years ago had 14 participating businesses, while last year's event hosted about 25 businesses. This year more than 40 businesses -- both for-profit and non-profit -- gathered at Royal Automotive Thursday to showcase what the West Side has to offer.
West Side Main Street director Stephanie Johnson said the expo is the most popular event for the business owners.
"It seems to grow exponentially every year and that's really exciting," Johnson said. "The West Side is comprised of such a diverse group of organizations and businesses and that's definitely being well represented here."
Attending businesses included the United Way, the Charleston Area Alliance, Cunningham Park Johnson Funeral Home, First Bank of Charleston and local artist Charly Hamilton.
"It's an opportunity for businesses to connect with residents and really take up community pride again," said Kimberly Osborne, West Virginia State University vice president for university relations and operations. "It's an opportunity for revitalization efforts to gain another step up."
West Side Main Street and the West Virginia State University Economic Development Center are a few ways the university tries to help stimulate business growth and revitalization efforts, Osborne said.
She is hopeful other Charleston businesses will see how West Side businesses are progressing. She believes there is a city mentality to economic development.
"[Parts of] the Charleston economy [are] reliant [on each other] whether you are on the East End, the West Side, in South Hills or over in North Charleston -- we are all one economy," Osborne said.
Miller said it's important to connect with the people who live in the neighborhood too. His business serves as a academic resource that tries to provide struggling students with resources they can take back to the classroom to improve overall schoolwork.
"My clients come from the neighborhood," Miller said. "It gives me a the opportunity to reach out to a client who might otherwise be hesitant to stop and talk to me."
At this year's expo, Miller is hoping more businesses and community members learn about the variety of services his business provides from the creative child care art center to the academic scholarship program sponsored by area businesses.
Miller isn't a stranger to the West Side either. He grew up there.
"With the renovations that are happening it just seemed liked the neighborhood to be in," Miller said.
Miller wanted to be where revitalization efforts were focused. He added the West Side also had enticing rental properties and affordable leasing opportunities for his business.
The $50 investment to rent a table at the expo is well worth the investment, Miller added.
"It's an invigorating event," Osborne said. "People are proud of where they live and where they work. And they should be."
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In my experience, it is the rare C-suite executive who sees lawyers as a valuable, strategic business partner. If we're honest with ourselves, we are seen as "necessary," but not necessarily desirable. We are overhead, and we tend to be expensive — even if we still cost less than the alternative of outsourcing to a law firm or haphazard risk management.
As a result, all too often there is enterprise inertia to keep lawyers in a box — in-house lawyers are utilized when something bad happens or when discreet advice is needed, but there is no need for day-to-day involvement in business management and strategic planning/execution. That's how in-house lawyers end up in very narrowly defined, compartmentalized roles that center around reviewing contracts or overseeing litigation or handling all labor and employment issues. But if that's the role that we, as in-house attorneys, really wanted to play ... we could have kept working at a law firm. Let's be honest, doing a job that isn't quite so compartmentalized or homogenous would be a lot more fun, engaging and rewarding.
If you are in a situation where you are compartmentalized from the engine of your business, or where all you do all day long is put out fires reactively, then I would suggest that you have a problem and you need to take action to fix it. A compartmentalized lawyer will rarely get an opportunity to shine, and a firefighter will never have time to focus on proactively solving problems before they happen. It's a bad cycle that will keep repeating itself. It has happened to all of us.
But it is unlikely that anyone will come to you sua sponte to identify and address this problem. As long as you are (a) busy; and (b) getting your "expected" work done, no one will worry too much about your untapped potential that, incidentally, no one is aware of except you. It is incumbent upon all of us to help our organizations structure our roles in a way that best positions us to do our jobs well. But this is not easily done, and it is especially hard for women. None of us want to be seen as over-eager or worse, self-promoting and arrogant. But I promise you this: If you don't find a way to bring about change in a way that feels comfortable for you, nothing will change. So what's worse — the anxiety and perceived risks that come with leaving the in-house "safe zone" or the status quo? For me, it was always the status quo.
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This summer, Naomi Ramsay '14 explored issues of tracking and educational stratification in New Jersey.
Her research was part of a Mentored Advanced Project with Audrey Devine-Eller. Devine-Eller is writing a book on her years of ethnographic research at a school in New Jersey, and shared her data with Ramsay.
Their work is important, says Devine-Eller, in "this college-for-all era in which students are universally encouraged to go to college, yet about half don't go, and many who do go don't complete their degrees."
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Published results of a recent study provide further evidence of a link between autoimmune diseases like lupus and mood disorders. An analysis of more than 3.5 million people in Denmark showed that the risk of developing a mood disorder was higher among people who had been hospitalized due to an autoimmune disease. Hospitalization due to a severe infection was another strong risk factor for a mood disorder. The study was reported online June 12 in the peer-reviewed journal, JAMA Psychiatry.


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