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You know, I didn't really want to do this. I'm heading home to Aberdeenshire tomorrow, weather and the apparently rather inept Bear Scotland permitting, and though I had already indicated I would be absent over Christmas and New Year, that wasn't quite true. I was home for one day in between, but didn't anticipate having time to log on. But here I am. In very Festive mood. Regretting the fact that I had asked Jo and Simone to create new topics for me to write on over the break. Although I fully intended to do so. But partly 'cos I'm not here much, and partly 'cos they're serious things, they'll have to wait until after Hogmanay. Yes, I was reading some great ops tonight, and looking for a category to write some funny, Aspen-type, tongue in cheek, p*ss-taking, un-crown-worthy, but suiting-my-festive-mood opinion, when I came on this subject by accident. Having found it, I now have to do it justice. Firstly, it is a crying shame that the very wording of this topic should imply "sympathy", or "being sorry for". But it does. It seems to be a knee-jerk reaction in our society that being on one's own at Christmas is socially unacceptable. Now I am the first to recognise that there are many, many people, who spend Christmas alone NOT out of choice. I had a great aunt, who died many years ago (bless her), who became housebound in her last few years. But she was such a sociable character, it broke her heart to be unable to get out and walk down the street on Christmas Day, and call in to her even more infirm pensioner neighbours. So, despite the young family at the time, my ex-wife and I always found and hour or two on Christmas Day, to visit my housebound great aunt. Because she craved company. What society fails to recognise, is that some people crave solitude. Sorry, but that does not make them s
ocial misfits. It simply means they are individuals, who are capable of thinking for themselves, and are capable of making their own decisions. I had a family (I still have, obviously, but they are grown up now), who loved Santa. Who loved Christmas. Christmas is a wonderful family occasion, and when the kids were young, we all enjoyed every Christmas moment every year. And I would not go back and change a single thing. But things are different now. The boys are men. I will see them between Christmas and New Year, and we are as close as we have ever been. But Christmas for them now is spent with the families of their respective partners. My ex-wife has a new significant other. I'm not entirely sure what they do for Christmas, and it's none of my business. They boys don't go there, but even if they did, I wouldn't mind. My point is this. I have an ex-family. We spent many, many bloody good Christmases together. For me, the only drawback was the inlaw involvement, which left me with a love-hate relationship with Christmas. I loved the bits of Christmas which I spent with my immediate family. However, in the few recent years I have been on my own, my sons have invited me for Christmas. My elderly parents have invited me for Christmas. My friends have invited me for Christmas. Sh*t, even my ex-wife and her new partner have invited me for Christmas. Why is it so bloody hard to find excuses to decline? And what so many people fail to understand is this. Some people actually enjoy being alone at Christmas. Some people actually find it a great relief to be able to do their own thing, without having to fit around someone else's agenda. And it's not as though the well meaning offers aren't appreciated. Believe me, they are. They are appreciated for being well-meaning. And please, do not let this opi
nion influence you against visiting a lonely neighbour this Christmas. All I ask is this. Keep an open mind. Not everyone feels as you do. At Christmas, and at all other times of the year, treat your fellow humans with care and understanding. Those who have different needs, and different priorities, are not weird. They're just different. And for their own very personal reasons, they may just WANT to be alone at Christmas. © Mike Clark 2001.
You know, I don't actually mind spending Christmas on my own. Personally, I feel Christmas has become too much of a farce. Maybe I'm a bit of a baa humbug, but there are a number of reasons why I'm beginning to get dispondent about Christmas time. Years ago, Christmas was a time of remembering the birth of Christ. People would dress in their Sunday best, and the WHOLE family would go to Church to celebrate this. A few simple gifts, games and a lunch would be sufficient. But, nowadays - things are well and truly different, aren't they? The sheer madness of it all has gone way past my head! People are running around like headless chickens spending all their money and then some on the gifts their loved ones want or what they say they need. Shops are opening late because of this, and Asda have been open 24 hrs a day over the festive season. People tend to think of Christmas as a time for partying, food and drink. Yesterday, I phoned my brother up to wish him Merry Christmas, and he was plastered! So, that cut short that conversation! For these reasons, I'm quite happy to stay put at home on my own. Well, not entirely! I've got my dog, and she's good enough company for me! I seem to have had it up to my eyeballs with the whole Christmas palava. People drive me mad at the whole mad rush of it all. There's simply no need for all the rushing around and drunken stupors they get themselves in. Now, I'm not saying not to have a good time and enjoy yourself. Far from it! I mean, it's the Lord's birthday, and this we must celebrate, like any birthday! But, it's the way we go about it that's all wrong! If we got things into perspective, and celebrated Christmas like Jesus would want us to, then I'd be quite happy to celebrate with others. But, until then, I'll be staying home alone and celebrating it in my own little way. Thanks for reading this, an
d enjoy yourself!
I was selected to participate in the 37th UNESCO International Research for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Tokyo for one year. I arrived in October this year and was excited to go and experience all the modern electronics that Tokyo can offer this Christmas. True enough, Tokyo is really filled with all sorts of lights, lasers and other electronic gadgets this Christmas, but down deep inside seems to be people who does not understand what the essence of Christmas is for. So behind the bright flashing Christmas lights are quite meaningless celebration of Christmas. Now 14 of us were here from different countries around the world feeling the loneliness of spending Christmas here. I thought that this is no way to spend Christmas, we could either allow the easier way of just staying in our room and let Christmas pass as we expected it to be, or to kindle everybody's heart and fire some warm Christmas spirit and celebrate Christmas. I took the other option and started to write everyone a Christmas letter of what Christmas and world peace is. Soon enough, a number of positive responses came and we are now quite busy preparing for our Christmas party. Now we have a Christmas party on Dec 25 at the Tokyo Institute of Technology International House. Everyone is now busy preparing special food and presentation from his country. Although we are having some arguments on the food preparation (some people are vegetarian, some prefer spicy foods, some prefer etc...), it is much much better than the original picture of us spending Christmas alone and lonely in our rooms. This Christmas party will be unique because it will have 14 different nationalities, 14 different languages, 14 different food taste and 14 different traditions in Christmas sharing a common feeling of oneness this Christmas! We are all brothers and sisters in this world! We had the option of just staying in our rooms and sleeping this Christmas eve, or the opt
ion of getting together and form a global Christmas celebration.
You might be able to save a life this Christmas. Your own. Christmas is a dangerous time. Any policeman will tell you that. But whereas we are bombarded with drink-drive adverts at this time of year, no-one bothers to tell you that the biggest danger might not be in a bottle. It might be in your own mind. Or in a member of your own family. Many, many people are silently dreading the 25th. They probably won't voice their feelings to anyone for fear of being called a 'killjoy', for fear of being compared to people who have 'real problems', for fear of simply not being understood. Christmas is a desperate time for many people. People who are alone for some reason, even in the company of others. My best friend was widowed in terrible circumstances two Christmasses ago. She joined the masses of bereaved people who can never enjoy this festival again. People with mental health issues are dreading the requirement to be happy and be sociable when they are too ill to do so. The end of another year is too much for them to bear as it highlights what they haven't achieved and the many losses in their lives. The suicide attempt rate will rise dramatically over this time. All over the country there are broken families with their own private heartache who turn on the TV only to be bombarded with images of the ideal family Christmas. Children from violent families will ask only for peace from Father Xmas as domestic abuse rises dramatically over the next few weeks. The shops are shut, the doors are locked, and the home becomes an isolated inferno of physical, sexual, or emotional cruelty while the rest of the world carries on. I could go on. All of the above situations are highly distressing. But when they reach the point of being unbearable you need practical advice on what to do. And because, if you're in one of these situations, you'll probably n
ot feel like reading tonnes of advice, I'm making this short. DAWN'S TWO-STEP SURVIVAL GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS 1. THE 'ONLY ONE DAY' MANTRA. These days Christmas is very, very short. Think about it. After lunch on the Day itself they start advertising Boxing Day sales and New Year holidays on the TV! it's no sooner here than it's over. CONSTANTLY remind yourself of this fact. Plan to visit the shops at the earliest possible moment to prove the fact. One especially difficult year I went down to Woolies first thing Boxing Day. All the Christmas stuff was half price and they were already stocking up easter eggs! That's how quickly it goes these days. I left the shop feeling a sense of relief - 'it's over - and I survived'. If necessary stay in bed for the whole day. Sometimes we need to retreat from the world in this way when our pain is unbearable. Forget the accusations of 'killjoy' by others. they do not have to walk in your shoes. Keep reminding yourself - it's only 24 hours. You can do it. Keep breathing, go with every minute, don't try to rush the time. Whatever your personal tragedy, Christmas only has one day to highlight it. Let it run its course, do its worst. This time in 24 hours it won't BE Christmas any more. You WILL get through it. 2. GET THE RIGHT KIND OF HELP If you are in ANY kind of danger you owe it to yourself to get help. If you are in physical danger from anyone - family included, phone the police. Don't feel a misguided sense of loyalty or pride. If you are in emotional danger phone the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90. or if you prefer, email firstname.lastname@example.com If you are a child in any kind of danger phone Childline on 0800 1111 (0800 400 222 for Minicom). Don't rely on friends, however well-meaning, to help you. The wrong thing said or done can sometimes b
e fatal. There are many of us who find Christmas difficult or even intolerable. We each have our own reasons and those reasons are as valid as anyone else's. There is no 'league table' of suffering. If you feel this op is too gloomy, depressing, and pessimistic, be grateful that you haven't experienced these depths of suffering. Maybe you can try to support someone who has. There might be someone close to you who is clinging onto life, and you never even knew. Christmas might literally be a life and death crossroads for them. Can you make that difference? With the right 'emergency plan' in situ, you will get through. I wish you all peace of mind for Christmas and the coming year. Dawn
Top ten Christmas list for lonely soles. 1) Usama bin Laden…Doesn't celebrate the season of good will and wont be decorating his cave. Has no friends, as they will trade him in to America for $25 million. Has a risky upbringing of booze, girls and Jonathan King parties. Not a good Muslim youth. 2) Liz Hurley…..Had to take drastic measures after yet more film flops and successful ones for her leading man. Jealousy often drives beautiful attention seekers to not so calculating risks. Kate Winslett is not the only British actress who will sleep around to make it big (get it) and "fill"the tabloids for publicity. 3) Chris Eubank……The obnoxious plonker is stuck in the Middle East for over two months now as he's afraid of flying back to England after Sep 11.Hes been crawling back on planes trains and automobiles with him currently cowering in the Yeomen. Will the wally make it home to his family and friend in Brighton and Hove.Do they want him to. Does any of us want him to!. 4) Gordon Brown……..A man confused about his career prospects, as he is his sexuality. While Blair goes back on his pledge to share the presidency, err Prime ministers job, becoming more God like every day. He is going to be left to go down with the American led recession. 5) Michael Owen……The poor boy is stuck up front on his own now that Fowlers gone.All he has for company is the musclehead Heskey and the permanent injury that is Litumen.If Billy Whiz is injured then Liverpool's title challenge disappears down the tube. 6) George Bush…..A peanut of a brain hidden in a vast dank dark head full of booming guns and baseball scores. The man with his finger on the button with Iraq on the errr mind. 7) Prince Edward…..No one thinks the poor chap is male enough to take the royal purse. And now his wife has lost the baby, in his mind yet more of a refle
ction of how inadequate he is to the notion. He looked totally bemused holding that explosion of flowers outside of the hospital. I actually felt sorry for him for the first time ever. 8) Alex Ferguson…. The embattled Man United boss ahs band all media contact to him and his team. No one is allowed anywhere near the Theatre of Dreams to criticize the team. But fear not newshounds, the legendary manage has a book out next week for Christmas detailing his last year in charge of the worlds biggest club. The red nose one will be available and keen as Posh Spice at the MTV awards. 9) The women of Afghanistan…….Even though they Muslim faith in the embattled country don't celebrate the nativity,there is few Christmas cheer for the girls still imprisoned under the burkha and strict Islamic rule. Kabul women are still beaten for showing flesh or laughing loudly under the new far evil anarchic tribal regimes. It's not the Thalban that are out of order or the religion, but the men. The Americans will soon be retiring to the oilfields in the New Year to leave them to starve and fend for themselves. 10) Yassa Araft and Sharon……I think just about everyone on this planet would like to see them as the next suicide bombers in a desert all alone on Christmas Eve. Again this is totally tongue in cheek with fairy lights on it. A nice pristine white angel smiling down from the tree. If anyone tells me I can't spell again I will tell them, ta feck of owt of it.
Now first off I feel that I should apoliguise to barrytoplis for writing on this subject so soon after he has and a great opinion it was to and all the best to him do give it a read but I felt that I have to send a reminder to him and everyone else out there of the REAL feeling of being alone and without those you love at christmas through death's in the family be them natural or not. I as many people here know by now am a fireman who works in the south london area and this time of year is very bad for incidents and some can be truely gut wrenching and heartbreaking I am sure that you have heard about the little boy who died only the other day and the last that was seen of that poor kid was teddies being thrown at an upstairs window trying to break it the boy was three years old and his parents and siblings will be feeling alone this christmas even if they have each other. The one thing that really pulls at my heart strings and that I find hardest about my job is when you have to deal with somebody who has lost a loved one in a fire or a whole family in one case those people are the ones who will feel really alone this christmas. The fire regarding the little boy was caused by the mother lighting a candle and then leaving the house to buy some more because of a black out and when she returned the house was ablaze and I really feel for her and what she will feel like it will be the worst christmas of her life. I would like to take this chance to remind everybody how important it is at anytime of year to be careful of causing a house fire but especially now when the merriments begin and lot's of cigarettes are being lit,lights being put up,candles being burned etc that we must be so careful and just stop and think are you being safe and do you want to have to feel that loss of a loved one be it christmas or anytime. Right I have done my rightous bit and probably have you all saying who on earth does he think he is but hey if
that stops one fire this christmas or saves one life then I don't give a damn. Enjoy christmas and every other that comes to you but don't forget that there are many people out there not as well off as you even if you are alone it will not always be like that. BE SAFE *JOHN*(your in house fireman)
Now I don't know if I qualify to write about being alone at Christmas but to be trueful this is the idael place for me to tell all my friends on Dooyoo about my fears of not spending another happy christmas again after this one and why is the question well I will try to explain without seeming to self pitying. I have a three year old daughter and I have spent every christmas of her life with her at christmas and it really is so mcuh fun having a little one around it sort of put's some real feeling of spirit and joy back into the event but unfortunatly my relationship with my partner and the mother of my child is completely beyond repair and although I will be spending christmas with them this year I am really scared of being alone next year and wonder how I am going to handle it. I know that many men and women have been through it and they have pulled through but the thought of being alone seeing as my family are so far away and I will be losing what I thought was a happy family life will not be there with me and plans have already been made for next year that involve my partner and daughter but not me. I have spent many christmas' alone in the past and to be quite honest it has not bothered me that much but the thought of not having the most important and loving person on earth there with me (thats my daughter of course)really not only scares me but almost brings me to tears,seeing her little face light up when the decorations come out,or when the presents are put under the tree,sharing dinner with her and what was my family around us all this is such an important thing to me now and to know that it can never be the same again scares me. I know there are going to be people worse off than me this year and yes I do feel rather unqualified to be writing this and I apoligise to anyone who is really in a bad way but suppose what I really need is some support even if it is just advice on what to do or examples of things wor
king out it would really help me as I am feeling bad enough losing my family but to think of not being able to spend christmas with the most important person to me on earth is unbearable. Sorry if this all sounds like a bit of a moan but I could really do with any support or advice you can give. Thanks Barry
If you had read any of my before list you might know that I now live alone by myself and I will be spending my christmas by myself Some years ago my dad died in a canoeing accident and my mum is in jail and that only leaves me alone I will go and visit my mum in jail and take her some cigerettes even though she does not smoke My friend will be with his mum and dad for christmas his mum did ask me to come over for christmas dinner but his dad said that it was a bad idea after last time And my friends girlfreind will be with her big family for christmas And I just remembered that sharron will be with me I have decided that I will spend christmas watching telli what I will do is to buy a radio times magazine and then I will sit down and put a circle in pen around everything that I want to watch and then on the day of christmas I will watch all of the shows I have circled Iam hoping to watch chitty chitty bang bang digby the biggest dog in the world the great escape something with monkeys in sound of music mary poppins james bond bedknobs and broomsticks muppets xmas carol but I donot know if they will be on yet I donot think I will watch the queen because that is when I shall have my dinner what iam going to do is watch some programmes about cooking like jamie oliver and ainsley harriott and see if I can copy a really good christmas dish from them What iam hoping to have is Turkey Little sausages Roast potato Sprouts Stuffing Batter pudding from yorkshire And for afterwards Christmas pudding and brandy butter and cream It hink that this will be a nice pleasant day for me but mayby I will be a bit sad because it will not be as good as last year when I got a lot of gifts from my mum and her man friend But it turned out that they were all stolen from costco
I spotted this category this morning and thought that I might be well qualified to write in it! I really hope that I might be able to help at least one person. Christmas is a family time. If you do not fit into the so-called "normal" mould it can be a stressful time. I have had very strange Christmases for the last 16 years. I would really like to explain a little and share my strategies for coping. For those of you who have read my op on step-parenting you will know that I have had to manage without my husband a great deal in school holidays in order that he could see the children from his first marriage. We did not spend a Christmas together until our daughter was four years old. Tony figured that while she was tiny she would not really be aware that he wasn't about, or of what Christmas was. As a baby of course she wasn't. But I was, and it hurt like hell. On the alternate years had the children from my first marriage for Christmas day and that helped. The pain was always there. You see other families preparing together and see couples shopping together on Christmas eve.You wish you could be the same.I used to wish that Christmas would go away. Our daughter Caroline was born in early December and that year took some struggling through, I can tell you. I was totally alone for 10 days over Christmas with a brand new baby. Having had complications at delivery I was also unwell. I did not think that life could get any worse. This pattern has continued for years.He has been with us for only 5 Christmases since 1985. Each year I utterly dread Christmas; later I will tell you how I have learned to cope and why this year, for the first time I am looking forward to it. On one or two occasions Tony was so worked up about Caroline and I being upset that he had to go, he just disappeared.Then, the culmination in 1996 when at 3am he left and I told him if he went he would not come back. <
br>I had to explain to our 10 year old daughter when she woke up that Daddy had left us.She now also has bad feelings about Christmas. I am not going to bore you all with the minutiae of what happened as I am sure you have the gist of it. Suffice to say it has been hell on earth sometimes. How did I survive all this? How did I cope? The early years of it were especially difficult. Everybody is different and has different needs and ways of coping. Some people need to have people around them and lots of support. That did not work for me. I felt terrible seeing my family with their spouses and felt like an outsider looking in. If you know somebody who is going to be alone, do gently probe and find out what would really help them. I used to do all the present shopping on one day. When Caroline was a baby I pretended it was not Christmas. I had a snack lunch and reserved the day for some serious decorating. The television and radio never went on. It could have been any other day. That worked really well. If I ever don't have the kids now, I do the same. It has the advantage that you are pleased with a job well done. I needed to be alone and ignore the fact it was Christmas. People found it very odd, I think! I was under constant pressure over the years to conform and go to stay with family. They meant well, but for me it made things worse. If you have a friend or family member in this position think about what I have said and please don't make them feel obliged to come to you.They will let you know if that is what they need by eagerly accepting your invitation. If you detect the slightest reticence don't push too hard! I always bought myself a nice treat and lots of beauty goodies. In the evening I had a bath with candles and really pampered myself. As the years have gone on it has been easier. I expect not to be excited but I no longer feel as sad. I can watch Christmas TV without crying my
eyes out. This is a big step forward! Tony will be home this year for the first time in 5 years. It will almost seem strange. I am pleased for my daughter's sake. Gradually you learn to cope. You can manage alone. After the shock of the first few years I discovered it was quite nice to get the kids to bed and know you could watch whatever you liked and not fight over the remote control! I always bought myself a special present, something I really wanted. Something for me, not for the house! I always wrapped it up and put "to Kim from Kim" on it! It probably sounds silly but sometimes you have to treasure yourself, especially if you are alone with children. When mine were young if I felt a bit overwhelmed I would bundle us all up in warm clothes and go for a lovely walk after lunch. I also got into a lifelong habit of buying a really good family game. It is hard to feel sorry for yourself if you are concentrating and having fun. It is vital, if you have children to find hidden strength. Christmas must stay a special time for them. This is almost the hardest bit. If you are lonely and depressed you really don't want to bother. Try as hard as you can, my children got me through some years. I always tried to have a really interesting present for each of them; something that would keep us all absorbed for some time. I never did crack that electronic Lego!I am going to find it from the attack this year and get Tony to make the motorised sports car. Better late than never, eh! You can have fun, despite yourself. It is very easy sometimes to wallow in self pity. There is always someone worse off. Try visiting the hospice on Christmas morning. I did that once. It makes you see things from a new perspective. If you are alone because a loved partner has left you, remember, you are special. It is their loss. If you sit and mope then they have won! Have a great time without them. It is so hard, but you can do i
t! It is a very gratifying feeling getting through and knowing that you coped. Last year I felt brave and went Carol singing! It was most cathartic. Sometimes you have to embrace your demons in order for them to go away.Now I am looking forward to all the preparations. We will have a tree and decorations (they were always a no no before). The interesting thing is ,that I felt like this before I knew the old man was coming home for Christmas! Good luck! Happy Christmas to all of you. Don't expect too much of yourself and you will get through!
I will be all by myself on Christmas but unlike Thanksgiving it will be by choice. My so called family probaly will wonder what is wrong but why should this day be any more special than the 364 others that I am spending in misery and solitude? It is bizarre to think that some particular day can have any signifigance over any other. If my destiny is to be by myself why should I alter my mindstate for one day? Nobody gives a damn about me the rest of the year at least you can let them wonder where you are on one day. The past few months with my wife running off with my kid has been real rough of me and I want to smile while the world kicks me in the mouth. Why bother to pretend that some level of normalcy can be had when in reality it never can be? Last year all of us kids had spouses with us. Now not a single one of us will. That is funny. My family elected to go off and do their own thing and either the big city lights or the roar of the ocean was more important than keeping the family together. And another thing I don't want gifts from anybody. I want what is mine not some scraps. I will go eat at the shelter for solitary and destitute people. That will make me feel better. There is nothing like seeing poor people suffering that uplifts my spirit. To know that at least I have a nice home and a good job will go far when I see these people. I like seeing poor people trying to dress up and look nice. All they can manage is to look like poor people trying to look nice. I will go eat the ham and turkey and then I will drink a bottle of Southern Comfort and smoke some of my last few packs of Gitanes. I am mad at everyone. All that stuff of the 29 previous Christmases is over and will never be back. I refuse to pretend that the world did not stop turning for me when my wife left. Who knows, maybe next year can be different, or the year after that. But for now it would be wrong to pretend that I have picked myself up and put myself back together.
Anyways I bought some Christmas music to hear on that day. It is called the Mennonite Classical Christmas. It has some Amish kids choir singing in their own "Dietsch" dialect (and that is not Deutsch misspelled). I also got lucky and literally found a new cassette of Irish harp christmas songs. I went to the libray to get some Arabic language tapes and somebody had stuck this tape in with the ones I was supposed to get, is that wild? I am trying to learn Arabic to annoy people, having a knack for languages has been especially fun lately. Maybe something good will be on TV too. That is all I can hope for. I may have some problems that need worked out. But it won't be any time soon. I think I will get me some of those pickled mushrooms too. A a variety pack of cheese and some of those jello salads. That would be perfect. I might even get some sort of festive potpurri. All you people that can enjoy the holiday have a great time and appreciate it. Don't worry about some drunk bloke that will be trying ever so hard not to enjoy it. Maybe I can go celebrate with the workers from teh Chinese restaurant. I wouldn't be intruding on them.
Last year I spent my first Christmas alone. I had originally planned to spend it with the family, but with us being us things didn't go too smoothly, so I left the day before Christmas Eve, a bit scared, a bit excited. When I got off the train I decided that Christmas Day wasn't just going to be full of the usual Christmas baubles. It was going to be my day. I did feel a little sad, but after giving my sister a blackeye (She came home drunk and punched me in the face) all the festive spirit was somehow subdued. So I set off to Tesco and bought a trolley full of all my favourite things. I also bought scented candles and a face pack. I arrived back to my flat with various messages from various friends offering me a piece of their Christmas, but I decided I quite liked the idea of not having to be polite to my Dad while he took the piss out of my new top... and I'd always had to sit through the bloody Morcambe and Wise Show, with the volume on loud so my Taid (Grandad) could hear it. Then of course there was the Boxing Day Tea that was religiously held at my Auntie's place where I'd be given the obligatory Bailey's ( I hate it) and be consigned to sit in the corner. Don't get me wrong I love my family dearly, but it's such an effort to try and spend a whole 48 hours with them all and try to keep them all happy. So, last Christmas, (I gave you my heart :) ) No, actually, I had a chicken curry for my dinner with mango chutney and the works. With a nice chilled Chardonnay by my side, I lay on the couch and watched all the films that my Dad would usually denounce as 'shite'. I did feel a little sad , but I also felt amazingly free, relaxed and grown up. I am tempted to do it again this year, apart from the domestic violence bit, but, I have promised my favourite cousins that I will go and see them instead. They live within walking distance of my Mum's, s
o if I get too stressed I can go there. And she is the most excellent of cooks. So... if you know you are going to be alone this Christmas, don't let the idea fill you with dread but instead, 1. Buy yourself treats. Indulge. Pamper. 2. Do plan your meal in advance. It may seem like a huge effort when cooking for one, but you'll enjoy it all the more. 3. If you ARE spending Christmas alone, try to make plans with friends for New Year's and then you will give yourself a social boost too. 4. Try not to dwell on childhood Christmases if you know it will upset you... 5. Choose all the things on TV that you wouldn't usually get a chance to see if the family were around.
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This forth coming Christmas, take a while to think of how lucky you are, that is if you are lucky - if you're with your family and friends and loved ones - some people have to spend this magical time of year all on their own, and it often makes me think that I want to do something to help them, many different ages of people spend Christmas alone. So one year, when I was 17, I went with a few friends and helped out at a shelter, giving out dinners to the homeless - it was actually really rewarding doing that, I would definitely do it again. It's all voluntary, and it shows that your helping those who need it - in the real spirit of Christmas. Sure, so the food we had to serve didn't look all that fantastic, but believe me - they appreciated it so much, I even made friends with a couple of people - they've managed to get back on their feet, are now working and it makes me so pleased that I might have helped in some small way. I don't think anyone should stay on their own at Christmas - it's a time for sharing presents, company and time - if it helps those who need it by bringing them together and actually giving them a meal, then that's a good thing. I normally spend Christmas at home, if I can, with my family and my friends, but I really like to do something different occasionally, I may go to Australia surfing one Christmas - sounds good huh? Thanks for reading - you are not alone, don't be alone, make friends and have a great Christmas :)
This forth coming Christmas, take a while to think of how lucky you are, that is if you are lucky - if you're with your family and friends and loved ones - some people have to spend this magical time of year all on their own, and it often makes me think that I want to do something to help them, many different ages of people spend Christmas alone. So one year, when I was 17, I went with a few friends and helped out at a shelter, giving out dinners to the homeless - it was actually really rewarding doing that, I would definitely do it again. It's all voluntary, and it shows that your helping those who need it - in the real spirit of Christmas. Sure, so the food we had to serve didn't look all that fantastic, but believe me - they appreciated it so much, I even made friends with a couple of people - they've managed to get back on their feet, are now working and it makes me so pleased that I might have helped in some small way. I don't think anyone should stay on their own at Christmas - it's a time for sharing presents, company and time - if it helps those who need it by bringing them together and actually giving them a meal, then that's a good thing. I normally spend Christmas at home, if I can, with my family and my friends, but I really like to do something different occasionally, I may go to Australia surfing one Christmas - sounds good huh? Thanks for reading - you are not alone, don't be alone, make friends and have a great Christmas :)
For me touch wood Christmas is great, I have my husband and my daughter and the rest of the family. But, what about spending Christmas alone, mustn't it be sad and awfully lonely. I don't think I wouldn't be able to cope. All the media hype about the festive spirit and being with your family. But, what if you have no family, what do you do then? So, I ask all Dooyoo members to think long and hard and see if they can invite someone over, and make their day for them. I know some people like being a lone but there's no harm in asking. I normally make so much food that there's so much that I end up chucking it away. But, this year I am going to take some turkey over to a few people I know who would gratefully appreciate it. And I have invited my aunt who was recently widowed to come and join us for Christmas dinner, she was so happy that it made me happy and my day. Christmas should be more than presents it's about remembering people and showing a bit of kindness and this way I am doing my bit. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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On this fast paced trip we explore China's main highlights. From the Great Wall and sprawling Forbidden City in Beijing and Xian's Terracotta Army to the loveable giant pandas in Chengdu. We cruise on the infamous Yangtse River through the Three Gorges and relax in quiet Yangshuo before heading to the neon lights of Shanghai.
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Volquez is starting today against the Phillies "A" lineup. Check out his line so far:
He struckout the past two MVP's Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins in the 1st inning.
I was never one who wanted to trade Bruce (amongst others) for Erik Bedard, but just imagine if the Reds did. Would a rotation of Harang, Bedard, Arroyo, Cueto and Volquez be the best in the Majors?
Volquez: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
That is Volquez' final line against the Phillies "A" lineup today. In 13 spring innings, Volquez has struckout 19 batters and has a 3.46 ERA. That is a 13.15 K/9.
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Edinson Volquez's first start was a good one. He went five shutout innings, allowing three hits and walk. He struck out six. 69 pitches, 47 strikes.
The Reds took a 2-0 lead on Ken Griffey Jr.'s two-out, two-run single in the sixth.
Volquez lowered his spring ERA to 3.46. Most impressive: 19 Ks and 3 walks in the 13 innings.
He retired 11 of the first 12 he faced -- five by strikeout. His change-up was fooling guys big time.
He went to a 3-ball count on Jimmy Rollins before striking him out to start the game. Volquez wouldn't go to a 3-ball count until facing Ryan Howard with two outs in the fourth. Howard ended up singling. Jayson Werth followed with a single, but Volquez struck out Geoff Jenkins for his sixth strikeout to leave them runners stranded.
Volquez threw 10 pitches in the 1-2-3, 2-strikeout second, eight of which were strikes.
Volquez was at his best in the fifth. He got a routine groundball on the first pitch. But Brandon Phillips booted it. He walked the next hitter. But he got out of it. Brett Myers popped up trying to bunt. Rollins hit into a fielder's choice and Shane Victorino grounded out.
He razzled 'em, dazzled 'em, and made them look pretty foolish.
That's nice to say
More of the same but with some quotes from Valentin and Volquez.
Volquez mows em down
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Edinson Volquez wasnt content to shut out the Philadelphia Phillies for five innings on three hits on a day with humidity so thick you could bite it and chew it.
After displaying another dazzling imitating of Pedro Martinez, he did his Lance Armstrong act, riding a bicycle at full-pedal for another 30 minutes.
Volquez possesses four pitches, All of of which he uses at all time and isnt afraid to throw to anybody at any time, said catcher Javier Valentin. But his changeup is his best.
Indeed, in the first inning Volquez struck out National League Most Valuable Player Jimmy Rollins on a changeup to open the game, then struck out Ryan Howard on a changeup to end the inning.
When I signed, I was afraid to throw the changeup, said Volquez. I knew the grip, knew how to hold it, but I was scared. I wanted to throw as hard as I could. I thought if I threw soft, theyd hit. Im older and wiser now.
And much better. In four appearances this spring, he has pitched 13 innings, giving up five runs, 15 hits, three walks and struck out 19. He fanned six Phillies and swalked one in five innings Sunday, throwing 69 pitches, 47 for strikes.
Can you spell r-o-t-a-t-i-o-n?
Dusty has strong words on Volquez, Cueto
I asked Dusty Baker after the game the obvious question:
Are Edinson Volquez and Johnny Cueto separating themselves from the rest of pitchers competing for the rotation?
"You want me to say it or are you going to say," Baker said. "They're pitching like they belong along side (Aaron) Harang and (Bronson) Arroyo in the rotation. They're dealing. They came in ready to pitch. They played Winter Ball so they're ahead, not so much with velocity but with command. That's what you need. They're pounding the strike zone. If you walk people, you have no chance. If you get behind people, you have little chance.
"We need them."
There you have it: If season started today, the rotation would be Harang, Arroyo, Cueto, Volquez and probably Josh Fogg.
I don't care the order, but my 5 would be Harang, Arroyo, Belisle, Volquez and Cueto.
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Have to hope that Baker really did learn something from the Prior/Woods days. Have to hope that, in any event, there are directives from WK mandating certain parameters for Volquez and Cueto in terms of usage and pitch count.
That said, I am pretty pumped at the notion of having those two in the rotation. It's a far cry from Dave Williams/Jimmy Anderson/etc./etc./etc. anyway.
"All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it." --BABE RUTH
Having better players makes "the right time" or "the big hit" happen a lot more often. PLUS PLUS
Um, league average? I would turn cartwheels if the Reds could get league average behind Arroyo and Harang. And then dance a jig.
My expectations are certainly not a mirror of what they have turned in this spring, just an aching hope that they can provide stability, competence, and occasional stretches of excellence for the back part of the pitching staff.
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TRIBUTES have continued to pour in for a popular Wotton-under-Edge teenager who died in a car accident just outside the town over the Christmas period.
Rory Evans, 18, was killed after his car collided with a van on an accident blackspot on Wotton Road just before 1.30pm on Friday, December 27.
The former Katharine Lady Berkeley's School pupil from Tabernacle Road was driving a silver-grey Toyota Roadster MR2 when it was involved in a collision with a white Nissan van on a bend of the B4058.
A candlelight vigil was held at St Mary's Church in Wotton-under-Edge on Thursday, January 2 for those that knew Mr Evans to pay their respects.
The vicar of St Mary's, the Rev Rob Axford, said that between 200 to 250 people attended to light a candle in his memory or simply to talk with one another about his life.
"We were offering space for the community to pay their respects in their own particular ways," he said.
"There was a wide range of people who attended, from those who babysat for him when he was a child, scout leaders, people he knew from school, along with friends and family."
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School's headteacher Andrew Harris said they had been shocked and saddened by the news of the fatal accident.
"He was a lively and popular member of the school with a great sense of humour and tremendous prospects for the future," he said.
"He would be in year 13 now if he had stayed at the school and he is very much missed by all of those in his year group, and others, who knew him. Our greatest sympathies go to Rory's family and to his friends."
Mr Evans was studying accounts at Cirencester College, which has now opened a book of positive memories that is being left at reception for staff and students to contribute to.
This will be passed on to Rory's family as will a DVD of his work, compiled by the media department.
Staff who taught Rory described him as a "lovely student" who brought humour to the classroom and often created lively debate.
A spokesman for the college said it had put measures in place to support those who knew Rory.
"Our thoughts are with his family at this time of unimaginable loss," he said.
Dozens of flowers and cards have been left at the site of the fatal accident.
One card read: "Happy New year Rory. I have always thought of you as someone who loved life without any boundaries. Always having fun, always living and that is how I will remember you.
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WCU Signs Agreement with Chilean Schools
Hattiesburg, Miss., October 22, 2012 - William Carey University recently signed agreements facilitating an educational and cultural exchange relationship with two Baptist K-12schools in Antofagasta, Chile. The three institutions explored exchange opportunities and ways to develop mutually beneficial academic programs such as the English Language Center at WCU. Dr. Tommy King, president of WCU, signed a certificate of agreement with pastor and chaplain Rene Yaitul, representing Antofagasta Baptist College, and an agreement with English teacher Christian Godoy, representing Liceo Eben-Ezer School.
Three objectives are noted in the agreements. One is for the schools to cooperate in the further development of the institutions, especially with regard to academic programs. Second is for the schools to broaden the experience of faculty and students of the institutions, providing them with opportunities for increased cultural understanding. Third is for the schools to encourage the expansion of international understanding and cultural ties between citizens of both countries.
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Farmers and Workers Visit Retailers with Fair Trade USA
Fair Trade farmers trek to Costco and Whole Foods Market to see their products firsthand
Fair Trade USA works with more than 1 million farmers and workers from over 70 countries around the world. These are the people who grow our flowers, pick our coffee, harvest our tea, and plant our bananas, the people who take care of our earth at its most basic level.
We recently had the opportunity to bring some of these farmers to the United States, not only to meet their international buyers and learn more about the Fair Trade industry, but also to visit their prized products on store shelves.
For many farmers and workers, the last time they see their crop is when it's being packed on a truck headed for the shopping carts of conscious consumers like you. That's why our trip to Costco and Whole Foods Market with a group of flower workers and coffee farmers from Central and South America was an experience we're not likely to forget.
Flower Workers Visit Whole Foods Market
At Whole Foods Market in Portland, Oregon, workers from the Hoja Verde & Agrogana flower farms in Ecuador discussed the amazing impact Fair Trade has had on their lives (all the while holding bouquets of their very own flowers).
These inspiring women told us how the sale of Fair Trade Certified roses in the United States has enabled them to invest in things like education for their children, pediatric care, cancer screening clinics, adult education (i.e. computer science), micro-financing for home appliances, and so much more. The breadth of their community development programs has benefitted the entire region, not just the workers on the farm.
Fair Trade has also enabled a deeper investment in product quality and environmental best practices.
"We grow every flower with love," said Rocio Giron. "We hope you feel that love when you buy our roses."
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Fair Trade began with a handful of small, mission-driven companies here in the U.S; it has now grown to be adopted by more than 800 companies of all different sizes. Fair Trade USA works with companies, both small and large, to help them source high-quality Fair Trade Certified products that help improve lives and protect the environment. While a majority numbers our partners are small mom-and-pop shops, small-to-medium sized roasters, local cooperatives and retail stores, we also work with larger companies who are working to make a difference in the lives of farmers and workers around the world.
When a nationally-distributed retailer like Costco sources and sells Fair Trade Certified products, it amplifies the positive impact of Fair Trade for the people from whom they source-- It means more Fair Trade products on more store shelves from which consumers in more locations can choose.
Here you can see Cesar Rivas from CAC La Florida, a coffee cooperative in Peru. Cesar's parents were also coffee farmers, and were part of the cooperatives in the early 90's when the Shining Path guerrilla group burned the cooperative offices down and left the community in ruins. After the violence ended, only 50 of the original 1000 members remained.
Today La Florida is a strong, thriving business with over 1,200 members. They are growing day by day thanks to the increased commitment of U.S. businesses like Costco who source their high-quality, Fair Trade Certified coffee.
Before leaving the store we asked Cesar what he likes best about Fair Trade. He replied with a simple yet powerful message, "Fair Trade is our way of life."
Fair Trade USA looks forward to bringing many more Fair Trade farmers and workers to the United States to share in this experience, and to provide more U.S. businesses with the opportunity to thank and acknowledge the people who work hard to grow the products they love.


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Tooling U's tuXperience 2012 event will showcase top North American manufacturing companies that have successfully addressed today's training challenges by partnering with the provider of online workforce training services. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 14 through Thursday, November 15 at the Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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|February 13, 2002
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During pregnancy, supplementation with folic acid may protect babies from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Australian researchers report. They studied parents of 83 children in a pediatric cancer center and 166 healthy, age- and sex-matched controls to determine what supplements were taken during the children's life in the womb. The protective effect of folate supplementation was an unexpected finding.
- Lancet 2001 (358): 1935-40
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Question of the Week: Stroke
I have a client who is 24 yrs old and is due March 14 with her first baby. She just had a stroke. It occurred in the right temporal lobe and was caused by a heart defect (atrial septal defect). The woman has had the heart problem all her life and never knew it. She was always into sports, very active, and it was never a problem. Now with the blood increase of pregnancy it became a problem and she threw a blood clot. She is now on blood thinners (Lobinox) and going through rehab. Her left side is paralyzed at this point. Has anyone ever had a similar case? Doctors are changing their stories constantly. One says he wants her to heal and carry this baby (who is fine at this point) to term so she has time to heal. Another says she needs to be induced (38-40 weeks) and needs Pitocin and epidural because she can't push this baby out - it could cause another stroke and may damage her heart. They may want to use forceps or vacuum extraction. C-sec is out of the question because of the blood thinners. The doctors in this area have never seen this happen before so they don't really know what the limitations or side effects are. The family is going to the Philadelphia area to see about other options. The father is a chiropractor and both dad and mom wanted this to be as natural as possible. What is a realistic expectation? Will natural birth be riskier than the meds and side effects of interventions? What about not pushing the baby out and letting mom let the baby come down with minimal pushing and minimal breath holding?
- Marlene
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Q: Would readers please share their experience and information about endometriosis and pregnancy/labour? Our pregnant client has quite severe endometriosis, with nonpregnant symptoms of frequent nausea, very painful cramping premenstrually and during menstruation, heavy bleeding and bleeding from the rectum.
- Anonymous
A: My experience is not as a midwife but as a woman who has endometriosis. I am also a nurse in labor and delivery and have a sister-in-law who is a CNM and also has endometriosis. In both my pregnancies I had nausea and vomiting for all nine months. I don't know if that was related to the endometriosis or the hormonal changes. For her pregnancies, my sister-in-law was less sick and for a shorter period of time.
My labor and delivery went well with both children. My sister-in-law's labor went well; delivery was a struggle. Why the difference? The endometrial implants I had were within the uterine cavity and tubes. My sister-in-law's implants were on the bowel, bladder, and outside of the reproductive organs. She had nothing on the tubes and very few implants near the uterus. Pushing was quite problematic because she felt her bladder was being pulled down with each push. She opted for a pudendal block, which relieved the intense pressure and pain.
I think that where the implants are and how extensive the implants have invaded the sites determines not how sick one is but the comfort level during pregnancy, labor and delivery.
- Catherine Mascari
This client's nonpregnant symptoms match mine almost exactly. Before my first pregnancy 18 years ago I had severe menstrual symptoms that began with my very first period. On the first day of any period I would not only bleed heavily but also have very regular cramping. The cramps would get closer and closer together until I would begin vomiting, get very panicky, sweat heavily, have diarrhea-like symptoms and then I would pass a very large clot. Once the clot was passed, the cramps would slowly subside and I would fall into a deep sleep. When I had my first labor it was like having these "cramps" all over again.
A doctor put me on birth control pills, which helped, but after several years I became concerned that all those hormones were not good for me. I was told by four different doctors that I would "never get pregnant" because my endometriosis was so bad. I was off the pill for about four years before I conceived.
The baby came at 34 weeks. The labor was relatively short for a first timer - eight hours. I dilated to 4 cm and stayed there for several hours before progressing to 10 cm within 30 minutes. I hemorrhaged after the birth of the placenta but did not need to be transfused. After my first baby I never had endometriosis symptoms again. The second pregnancy was seven years later. Labor was basically the same, although it lasted five hours and started spontaneously at 40 weeks. Again I "hung" at 4 cm dilation for two hours, went to 10 in 30 minutes, and the rest was pushing (baby was 3 lbs. bigger). I hemorrhaged again, no transfusion. After the first baby I realized my periods were very much like labor - they progressed the same way even with a transition-like stage.
My oldest daughter showed symptoms of endometriosis when she began her periods. However, we used Traditional Chinese Medicine to help her and she has been symptom-free since. She had only one episode of severe cramping with all the other symptoms I had at her age. I wish I had known about TCM when I was her age!
- Anonymous
More about pica [Issue 4:6]:
Craving soap is often a result of a lack of trace minerals in the diet, a form of pica. I highly recommend supplementing and my favorite is red raspberry leaf tea because of its high concentration of trace minerals. Three cups of tea a day is good, and more is better. It's very easily assimilated so her pica should improve quickly depending on the amount of tea consumed.
- Connie Banack, CLA/CLD, CPD, CCE, ICAN president
A patient with severe pica may have very low iron stores but still have a normal hemoglobin and hematocrit. Also check her zinc level. The best reference I found about this subject is Ambulatory Obstetrics, 3rd edition, by Star, et al.
I had a similar case recently with a woman who craved soaps, cleaning substances and bleach. I consulted with one of the hematologists in my clinic, and informed him of her low ferritin level and low zinc levels (also associated with pica). He made some recommendations for iron supplementation as well as zinc. These remedies helped somewhat but the cravings continued until birth. The woman said the most important thing was knowing there was a reason for this compulsion.
- Anonymous
More about kidney stones [Issues 4: 2, 3, 4]:
It is also important to remember that not all kidney stones are made of calcium oxalate. Some stones are made of other kinds of material and signal a different source for the stone. This is why your doctor wants you to catch and keep any kidney stones you pass. The stone can be tested for content. Different stones require different treatments. No treatment should be used without guidance from your doctor.
- Natalie Bjorklund
More about placental tear [Issue 4:5]:
I am an herbalist in the Chinese Tradition. I studied in China in the OB/GYN department of a large traditional hospital and have practiced with a focus on women's health for 20 years. My teacher, Dr. Qiu, used a special decoction - called Bu Jue Tang or Supplement Certainty Soup for placental tears and early detachment of the placenta - with dramatic results. Below is an excerpt I translated from her book. A case study regarding the use of this formula can be found at www.whitepinehealingarts.com.
Bu Jue Tang, Supplement Certainty Soup
Herbal Constituents:
Ren Shen Radix Ginseng (or Dang Shen Radix Codonopsis), 30 g.
Method: Decoct in water
Function: Consolidates qi, absorbs blood, "weeds through the old to bring forth the new," stops bleeding and engenders flesh.
Principle Use: Treats early detachment of the placenta.
Formula Explanation: This prescription contains Huang Qi Radix Astragalus, which has a warm quality and a sweet bland flavor. It can raise yang and supplement qi as well as heal wounds and grow flesh. It also can absorb blood and stop bleeding, consolidating so that the bleeding spontaneously stops. Ren Shen Radix Ginseng, (or Dang Shen Radix Codonopsis) increases strength, supplements the middle, and boosts qi. Bai Ji Rhizoma Bletillae Striatae sticks and pastes, takes in and closes, and repairs damage. Therefore this prescription is called "Supplement Certainty Soup." It has a very good effect for early detachment of the placenta.
- Anonymous
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Bathing baby [Issue 4:6]:
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Frequent miscarriage [Issue 4:6]:
Fortunately, a person with a balanced translocation has another unchanged chromosome in the pair so having normal children is still entirely possible. Or they can have a child that is the same as themselves, normal in every way but having this balanced translocation. Such a couple has to have the right combination in each pregnancy to carry to term and have a healthy baby and so may have many miscarriages before that happens.
A trip to a geneticist may be in order to rule out this possibility. In a couple in which one partner has a balanced translocation, one unfortunate outcome can be a baby that makes it to term but has an unbalanced chromosome compliment that causes severe birth defects. Careful prenatal monitoring may be in order for such a couple. Because balanced translocations can travel in families over several generations, if one is found, geneticists will usually offer testing to other family members as well. The clinical geneticists in the department where I work routinely offer karyotyping to any couple who have had three or more miscarriages to rule out a balanced translocation. While they don't find them frequently, they do find them often enough to justify offering the testing.
- Natalie Bjorklund
I had severe heartburn in the entire last trimester of my pregnancy. A few times a week I would get it so bad I would have to make myself throw up to relieve the acid. Can making myself throw up cause the baby to lie transverse? She was transverse from four months until the night I delivered. I was told I had a lot of amniotic fluid at my scan two days before my due date, but they didn't give me measurements.
- Sherry
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- Lynette
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The new *Cultural Centre* in Cartaxo stands out for the bold in situ exposed concrete cantilever that, like a "belly of a whale", projects itself onto the sidewalk and foyer to house the main auditorium. This public building is located between two gables, taking on the modest urban scale of the main square of Cartaxo. The building introduces an iconographic and public character that balances the relationship between the site exiguity and the extensive programme. The foyer on the ground floor is strongly related to the main civic square of the city, thus emphasising the public character of this building. The cinema is located in the basement, and the main hall was raised from the ground, with the capacity for 332 spectators. Transparency and permeability allow for a visual and spatial porous relationship to be established with the square. From the outside one senses the movement of its users within the building. A flow is generated between the interior of the building and the exterior, which is performed and accentuated by the bulging curvature of the exposed concrete of the "whale's belly". Part of the façade is occupied by a mediating element of scale, a concrete and glass screen enabling one to inhabit the periphery and the exterior wall. The public spaces are constructed with exposed concrete, slate floors and timber studs walls, thus emphasizing the presence of the character of these materials. Strong colours, bright yellow and red are used in the back stage areas, revealing to the street a somewhat lively character of these part of the building programme. In the two halls, light is revealed as if it was sculptured out of the walls and ceilings surfaces.
Status: Built
Location: Cartaxo, PT
My Role: architect
Additional Credits: Design Team: Diogo Burnay, Cristina Veríssimo with Alberto Vinagre, António Cotrim, Filipa Pedro, José Ferreira, Marta Santos, Patrícia Pedrosa, Patrícia Ribeiro, Patrick Pessoa, Rui Cavaleiro e Sofia Louro.
Industrial and furniture Design consultant: Atelier Daciano Costa
Foundation and structural engineers: Quadrante, engineers and consultants, ltd, João Costa.
Structural consultant: Professor António Adão da Fonseca
Acoustic consultant: Certiprojecto, engineers and consultants, Palma Ruivo.
General Contractor: Teixeira Duarte, SA.


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On timing for a possible return, just one case and not necessarily entirely the same but Michael Morse had a similar injury five years ago. He fully recovered from it (at a younger age) but lost a lot of time. This from his wikipedia page:
"After playing only 5 games in 2008, Morse suffered a torn labrum diving for a ball against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; he had surgery to repair it and missed the rest of the season."


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Bethel alumni
Teresa Flores
Lives in: Bethel, Alaska
Hometown: Mountain Village, Alaska
Degree, year: BS, psychology, 2003
Other degrees: University of Washington, bachelor of clinical health services and physician assistant certificate, 2005
Extracurriculars: I was a very busy student. I was active in both Rural Student Services and chaired positions in Sigma Sigma Sigma. I also enjoyed working in several student positions including as a reader for Disability Services, a peer mentor in the EDGE program and a resident assistant. In my "spare" time I volunteered in the Fairbanks community as well as for the Women's Center on campus.
Employment: Family practice physician assistant, Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp.
Randomly: After graduating with my psychology degree, I didn't think I would use it as much as I actually do. During college, everyone told me that the bachelor's degree was just a stepping stone in life and that you wouldn't have much use for it. I am very happy to say that the time spent on my psychology degree was very well spent as I use it daily both in my clinic interactions with patients as well as during the time I spend as a forensic examiner for the local sexual assault response team. It also came in quite handy with my student advisees when I was a lecturer at the University of Washington Medex Northwest physician assistant training program.


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Bullish Initiation Boosts MedAssets, Jefferies Sees 15%+ Upside
Shares of MedAssets (MDAS) were rising around 2.5% after Jefferies & Co. initiated coverage of the stock with a Buy rating.
Analysts Sean Dodge and David Windley set a target price of $23, more than 16% ahead of the stock's current levels.
They write that healthcare reform should spur demand for the company's products, as MedAssets helps hospitals increase their profitability, and there is plenty of opportunity for the company to corss-sell to its existing client base.
Dodge and Windley note that it is recovering from previous missteps, with more consistent execution, and they see the stock appreciating through a combination of EBITDA growth, debt repayment and more robust valuation.
Read details of their thesis below:
Best in Class in the Best-of-Breed Market. MedAssets has set itself apart from competitors through its comprehensive and innovative suite of solutions that combine technology, services, and consulting. Its positioning is unique in that its expertise spans both the revenue cycle and the supply chain. The integration of its once-disparate systems is facilitating the development of increasingly sophisticated solutions that are now helping hospitals redesign clinical workflows as well as transition to risk-based (bundled) payment models. MDAS's emphasis on innovation will help it continue as one of the market leaders.
Attractively Priced Play on Healthcare Reform. Demand for MedAssets capabilities will grow as healthcare reform progresses and hospitals struggle with: (1) increasing reimbursement pressures; (2) the transition from fee-for-service to fee-for-value-based reimbursement models; (3) growing patient self-pay A/R mixes; (4) the migration to ICD-10; and (5) decentralized and inefficient procurement practices. Notably, the stock has one of the cheapest valuations in its peer group in terms of both adjusted P/E and FCF (yield).
Recurring Revenue Base with Ample Room for Growth. 80-85% of MDAS's revenue is recurring and generates a significant amount of free cash. Its large client base and low penetration leaves ample room for growth within its existing footprint. Revenue should grow 8%+ over the LT. EPS growth is currently being driven by lower interest expense (refinancing & debt repayment), but as operational initiatives wind down, margin expansion should resume. We are modeling adjusted EPS to grow 13-14% for the next several years.


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Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition is focused more than ever on helping dairy producers successfully navigate the journey through the transition period, the most critical time in a dairy cow's life.
Key to this commitment is a new online information hub, www.transition.ahdairy.com, which ARM & HAMMER™ has developed to assist dairy producers and their advisors in plotting a better course through transition and overcoming or preventing potential roadblocks.
Featuring links to new and existing resources, the new transition hub enables ARM & HAMMER and other transition partners to help producers better navigate the challenges of transition management. The site showcases a number of key areas, including:
• The Transition Road Map helps users delve deeper into the transition journey, navigate challenges and find out what solutions are available to help you get the job done.
• The Peak Report informs users of the latest industry news, research and management updates.
• Nutritional Solutions provides the information and answers users need to consistently boost animal health and productivity.
• Articles and Research highlights the very latest in farm trials, case studies and more.
• Tools and Resources brings together the documents users need to get the job done—including checklists, MSDS, information sheets and nutrient profiles.
"The transition hub provides key resources to help partner dairy producers and their key consultants with the right advice and solutions to pinpoint—and solve—challenges that impact transition cow performance," explains Dr. Neil Michael, ARM & HAMMER Senior Business Manager.
Dairies spend a tremendous amount of time, attention and resources managing the transition period. The physiological changes and stresses surrounding calving can disrupt immune function and leave cows susceptible to a variety of disorders. In fact, researchers estimate that 30% to 50% of dairy cows are affected by some form of metabolic or infectious disease around the time of calving.1
"Transition is not a destination, it's a journey that can take unexpected turns," notes Michael. "We and our transition partners are here to help you stay on the path to success."
The new hub will be a continuously updated source of the latest industry news, research-proven data, tips and tools to help smooth the transition trek. Use this resource of revamped online transition resources to easily access updated and archived information in areas of production, health, reproduction, ration management, cow comfort, protocols and compliance and more.
"Nutrition is very much an essential foundation of successful transition cow management, yet we also must manage the cow and her environment as she progresses through the transition period. That means addressing the many factors influencing cow performance before, during and after transition," says Michael.
"We have the products and resources to help drive herd success," he adds. "And, along with the resources available on this new transition hub and through our field and technical service teams, together, we are all working to help achieve your herd's health, productivity and profitability goals."
About ARM & HAMMER
Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition, with headquarters in Princeton, N.J., is a North American leader in offering a complete family of innovative, research-proven dairy feed ingredients to improve producer profitability. To learn more about Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition, visit www.transition.ahdairy.com or www.AHDairy.com.
1 LeBlanc S. Health in the Transition Period and Reproductive Performance. University of Guelph. Available at: http://www.wcds.ca/proc/2010/Manuscripts/p097-110LeBlanc.pdf. Accessed on February 7, 2014


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Keep kids learning
Worried your kid forgets everything they've learnt when not at school? Here's how to keep their brain sharp. more
Betsy provides practical and down to earth tips and advice for parents to help with milestones, discipline, fussy eaters, pet deaths, toilet training and more, for toddlers through to school age children.
Betsy is a renowned child development specialist, parent educator, and author of Just Tell Me What To Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents. You can find out more about Betsy and her best selling book here.
The peaceful family meal is a worthy goal, but with young children it is more dream than reality. Aside from not always being hungry at mealtimes, children eat different amounts at a different pace from adults and their siblings at different ages. To top it off, their attention span is less than half that of an adult's. All of this makes staying willingly at the table a challenge. The child has little interest in any conversation in which he is not directly participating. He would rather sprawl in your lap, eat off your plate, explore the trajectory of peas, see what tone the half-filled glass of milk makes, and hang off the side of the chair.
Having expectations that are thought out and reasonable for your child's table behaviour will go a long way in eliminating mealtimes battles.
Turn off the BlackBerry, the television, and your work brain. Put down the newspaper and have your kids put away electronic games. Make it a rule that phones are not answered during dinner. These small acts give your children a clear message about the importance of the family meal.
Mealtimes should be about food, socialising, and sharing. When it happens at a table, together with parents, it can be a pleasant activity, one that is eagerly anticipated, that creates happy memories and positive associations. Discussions and learning will abound, and table behaviour will be modelled.
Mealtime conversations need to include everyone in the family. Save your grown-up conversations for later. Talk to one another. Tell stories. Laugh!
Feeding a child who can certainly feed himself (those over eighteen months) gives the clear message that he is not in charge of his eating. The only thing it feeds is a power struggle.
Decide what behaviours are the most important to you and let your child know ahead of time that you expect them to be followed.
Generally speaking:
Needless to say, the length of the stay will depend upon variables such as how tired the child may be, what the day was like, and what is next on the agenda.