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EuroMillions Jackpot Cap Still in Place
Updated: Tuesday 22nd April 2014
The EuroMillions jackpot cap of €190 million will apply once again to the next game this Friday 10 August for the simple reason that no player matched all seven numbers that were drawn on Tuesday. The actual jackpot prize pool on Tuesday 7 August was worth £151 million, but because the jackpot cap of €190 million equates to around £148 million, the difference rolled down to winners at the next prize level, and that helped to give several second-tier prize winners millionaire status. Once again, our advice is to buy tickets early for the next game, as EuroMillions excitement is currently at fever pitch.
The main numbers drawn in the EuroMillions game on Tuesday 7 August were 20, 27, 34, 46 and 50, and the Lucky Star numbers were 02 and 03. There were seven winning tickets at the second-tier prize level, and the owners of those tickets won a life-changing prize of £1,736,317 each thanks to the partial rolldown mentioned in the previous paragraph.
It should be noted that an even better rolldown rule will apply in the game this Friday, and if the jackpot itself rolls over again on Friday the entire jackpot pool will be rolled down to players. The bottom line for players is that whether or not someone matches all seven numbers, the EuroMillions jackpot pool will definitely be paid out in one way or another.
21 tickets matched five main numbers only to win a third-tier prize of £40,652 each, and 92 tickets won £4,639 each by matching four main numbers and both Lucky Stars. There were more than 5.17 million prizes won overall, so plenty of people were celebrating a win of some kind last night and plenty more will be waking up this morning to discover a win they aren't yet aware of. As always, one player in the UK won £1,000,000 by matching the Millionaire Raffle number, and on Tuesday the number that made it happen was HDH137638.
Combine the facts that: 1) Friday EuroMillions draws are generally more popular than their midweek counterparts; 2) The jackpot will be at its highest permitted level and; 3) The jackpot will roll down to consolation prize winners if it isn't won outright, and it is fair to say that the next game this Friday 10 August should be immense. Of course, before we get to that game we have a Wednesday Lotto jackpot of around £2.1 million to play for, so buy tickets for both games online today and make sure you don't miss out on your own chance to win big!
Written by Tony SharpePublished: Wednesday 8th August 2012
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Sticky prices and the macroeconomy : a quantitative linear approximation analysis
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Modern open economy macroeconomics is to a large extent characterized by dynamic models with explicit micro-foundations. The models are often highly non-linear, and hard or even impossible to solve explicitly. Rather than explicit solutions, analyses are often limited to determine signs of derivatives.
In order to find out whether a model corresponds to data, or in order to estimate the quantitative effect of a shock or of different kinds of fiscal and monetary policy, one needs a much wider analysis. It is not satisfactory only to be able to state the direction in which the variables of the model move, and not even know whether changes are significant or not.
This paper has two main objectives:
1. First it attempts to discuss methods to estimate how much macroeconomic variables such as production, consumption or the real interest rate change in the short- and the long run as a result of an exogenous shock. The methods presented here are based on methods in Uhlig (1997).
2. Secondly, an example of its application is shown, to discuss the
effect of sticky prices and monopolistic competition in an open-economy framework. This is done by extending a model in Obstfeld and Rogoff (1995a and 1996) and fitting it into Uhlig's framework. It is shown what powerful results that can be found in the field of dynamic shock analysis. The main focus is on monetary shocks, and it is shown how shocks in the nominal money stock can lead to permanent real effects. Solving and simulating the model is done using MatLabTM source code.
In addition this paper provides long-run simulations and compares the
results with historical data. Finally, the paper takes up important issues such as the quality of the linear approximations, and the sensitivity of the final model for mistakes in the calibration. Also, attempts are made to provide implications for fiscal and monetary policy of the impulse responses that are drawn.
The author has already, together with Houeland in Houeland and Lien (2003), shown how the baseline model in Obstfeld and Rogoff (1995a) can be analysed quantitatively using the framework in Uhlig (1997) - and thereby contributed somewhat to the second objective mentioned above. This paper builds to some extent on their work in reaching the second objective, but corrects some mistakes in addition to extending and generalizing the model.
Chapter 2 presents the general method of linearizing a dynamic stochastic model, to write it as a system of difference equation and how to solve this system. The chapter is not complete, as potential problems and more details follow in the subsequent chapters as an example of application is shown.
Chapters 3 and 4 present an extended version of the open-economy model with sticky prices in Obstfeld and Rogoff (1995a) and show how to apply in practice the methods from chapter 2. Chapter 5 continues this by calibrating the model, and chapter 6 analyses impulse responses of shocks. Chapter 7 simulates first- and second-order moments of the model variables and compares with real data. Chapter 8 discusses possible weaknesses of the calibration, of the model setup and of the linear approximation methods. Chapter 9 concludes.
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This is fantasy. In fact it's a fantasy about a fantasy. None of these people
are real, so bugger off and find something useful to do.
Author's Note: Not sure of the exact ages of Holly and Will at the end of the
show so I've made Holly 13 and Will 16. After the 2nd season Rick Marshall
was replaced in the cast by his brother but I've kept him on to keep it
simple and made the Marshalls' cave complex a little more elaborate for story
Codes: Mf, mf, au, cons, drugs, inc, f-mast, M-mast, oral, preg, slut, voy
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Land Of The Lost: Marshal, Will And Holly
by Tricksterson
It wasn't surprising that Holly hadn't seen the berry patch before. The
Marshalls rotated their gathering areas so as not to wear any given spot out
and they hadn't really paid much attention to this one yet except to make
sure that none of the various monsters that lived in the Land of the Lost
frequented it. Second of all these berries flourished in the natural state
only for a few months every twenty years. The ancient Althusians had
cultivated them artificially as a fertility drug but they of course were
long gone, survived only by their savage descendants, the Sleestak. Holly
and her family would soon find out that their effect on humans was somewhat
When she first spotted the unfamiliar berries she followed the procedure
her father had taught her, tasting one experimentally, ready to spit it out
immediately at any sign of ill effects. She knew, thanks to his teaching,
that, contray to popular belief, poisonous berries didn't taste good and
were not usually fatal. Plants with poisonous leaves and berries didn't want
you to eat them and so the bad taste was a warning. Also the poison was
rarely strong enough to actually kill something with the mass of a human.
She found the first berry not only edible but one of the sweetest things
she'd ever tasted.
'This'll go great with the boring porridge we usually have for breakfast,'
she thought as she filled the two canvas sack she'd brought, pausing every
now and then to pop one of the sweet red berries into her mouth.
About halfway back to the caves the Marshalls now called home the young blond
began to feel odd. A warm tingling washed all over her body and certain parts
of her body in particular began to feel sensitive and itchy. Her clothes felt
heavier, hotter and clingier than they ever had before. She just had to get
them off! But she sure didn't want to be naked where someone could see her
Fortunately, looking around she spotted a small clearing she'd explored once
with Chaka the Pakuni. By the time she was behind the cover of it's trees her
shirt was already unbuttoned. She finished pulling it off and tossed it from
her, letting the warm wind blow across her tiny pubescent breasts and her
already hard nipples. She brought up her hands and rubbed them across the
pink hued nipples, shuddering at the feeling this produced. The "itch"
between her legs intesinfied into a burning sensation that somehow conveyed
a feeling of sweetness as well. She sat against a tree and frantically pulled
her pants and underwear down past her knees. She rubbed her hand against her
hairless slit which only made the burning feeling spread through her whole
body. She sooon realized that the burning was strongest *inside* her slit and
pushed a finger into herself.
"Ah!" she yelled, involuntarily arching her slender thirteen-year old body
in pleasure. Her forefinger was joined by her middle one and together they
explored deeper and faster until her clitoris emerged with an almost audible
pop. This was where the center of all the strange, wonderful feelings was
located Holly realized and her fingers immediately moved in on it. At the
first touch she felt as if electricity had shot out of the tiny nub of flesh
to over corner of her body. If this was what being electrocuted felt like
she wanted to be hit by lightning every day!
As she built towards her second orgasm she found her mind filling with images
and thoughts that had never been there before, at least not in the front of
her mind. Images of her father and brother with their shirts off, as she'd
seen them a number of times when they'd been working hard. Thoughts of what
it would feel like to run her hands over their naked chests...or lower. What
their hands would feel like on...or in her body. Or more than just their
fingers. What that "more" was she wasn't sure but as she came a second time
she knew she wanted it more than she'd ever wanted anything and that she'd
do anything to get it. Anything.
Holly was far from being a stupid girl. By the time she'd reluctantly put
her clothes on and returned to where she'd dropped the sacks, surprisingly
uneaten she'd figured out that it was the berries that had made her act the
way she had. She didn't care. Anything that made her feel that good was worth
more to her than a mountain of gold. It was also something she planned to use
to her advantage.
* * *
Since she'd planned to mix the berries in with the breakfast mush even before
she knew what they did the first part of her plan went easily. Rick, her and
Will's father skipped breakfast because the cart they used for hauling heavy
loads had thrown a wheel Which actually came as a relief to her because she
wasn't sure what would happen if both Marshall men became as...eager as she
had, at the same time. In fact she was nervous enough that she had eaten some
of the "loveberries", as she thought of them now, for courage.
Soon she saw the effect the berries were having on Will. His eyes followed
her every move, so intensely she felt like she wasn't wearing any clothes.
She decided she *liked* being looked at this way, even if he was her brother.
She decided to encourage him, finding excuses to walk by him and let her
fingers "accidentally" brush against his shoulders, back and arms or bump
her hips against him. When he was spooning up the last of the mush she leaned
over him from behind, letting her small breasts press against his upper back
and whispered into his ear, "I'm going to go wash. Want to come with me?"
"Okay," he replied after a brief pause, his voice trembling. On the surface
her request wasn't that unusual. The mesa where the Marshalls lived was
honeycombed with caves and tunnels, not all of which they fully explored.
If there was any connection to the Lost City of the Sleestak none of the
creatures had ever shown up but they still usually went to the more remote
parts of the complex in pairs or all toghether. That included the hot
springs at the bottom of the mesa that they used for bathing. But something
about the tone of her voice and how it made him feel was...different. He'd
had feelings like this before but for his sister?
Normally Will turned his back while Holly undressed but this time he couldn't
keep from peeking as she took her clothes off. Time passed diferently here
than it did back home, in fact they weren't sure to what extent it passed at
all but their best guess was that they'd been here over two years. In that
time Holly had grown from a nearly asexual eleven to the beginnings of a
coltish beauty.
"You can turn around now," he heard her say in a teasing voice, as if she
knew he'd been looking and didn't mind. He turned around to see her poking
one long slender leg out of the water, rubbing soap root on it. She slowly
dipped it in then back out of the water, making it glisten. He watched,
fascinated, unable to move or speak. It was as if his entire vision had
narrowed down to that one pale thin leg, as of he could touch it with his
sight, caressing the small delicate foot, sliding down the ankle, stroking
the roundness of her calf then moving down her thigh towards....
His trance was broken by her giggle as she noticed his stare. She flipped her
body forward, diving under the water, giving him a brief, tantalizing look at
her back and buttocks. She reemerged on his side of the naturally heated
pool, long hair dripping and a smile on her face. Even though standing
straight up the water came almost to her shoulders it was clear enough that,
looking down, he could see the soft pink of her nipples, causing a very
visible tent in his pants. Seeing this, her smile grew wider.
"You can come in if you want," she said in a husky tone that, until then,
neither of them had known she was capable of. Seemingly in seconds his shirt
and pants were off.
"Wait," she said.
"Why?" By now the berries had taken full effect and any hesitations he might
have had about what he was doing with his little sister were long gone.
"I just...want to look at you first." There was quite a bit worth looking at.
Two years of living a rough and adventurous life had toned and matured his
physique quite imprssively. Holly ran her eyes all over him but particularly
focusing on his six inch erection.
"Okay, you can come in now."
* * *
As Will jumped into the rockpool neither he nor Holly realized that they were
being watched with a mixture of anger and lust by their father. Rick Marshall
had been watching his daughter bathing for months, ever since that panicky
day that she'd had her first period. Two years without even seeing a human
woman had taken it's toll on his mind. Even Sa, the female Pakuni had started
to look good occasionally. But now....
'The little slut. The little fucking slut,' he thought. She'd get hers
tonight. And he'd get his, whether she wanted to give it up or not. But for
now he was happy to undo his pants and jerked off to his children making
* * *
As Will jumped in Holly pushed away from the wall, backstroking across the
small rockpool, not so inadvertantly giving her brother a full length view of
her body, her tiny tits, erect nipples, her nearly hairless crotch. He swam
after her, quickly catching her in the pool's confined space. She soon found
herself pressed between the wall of the pool and her brother's body and
hungrily pressed back enjoying the feel of his muscles against her, one
six-inch muscle in particular which was pushing hard against the softness of
her belly. She slowly moved up and down in the water, rubbing against it and
bringing a soft groan from Will. He took her in his arms and pulled her to
him for a long slow kiss. At first only their lips were involved but soon she
felt his tongue pushing for entry and happily opened her mouth to let it in.
"I want you in me," she said, gasping for breath as they broke off.
"You mean my cock?" She blushed but niodded then put her hand under the water
to grab hold of the item in question.
"Ow! Not so tight. That's better, now move your hand up and down. Oh yeah,
that's good. Now put it between your legs, yeah, right there." He paused, his
cock poised at his sister's pussylips.
"You know what we're doing, right?" Holly nodded.
"You know what people would think, don't you?" She nodded again.
"Do you care?" She shook her head vigorously. She knew that they'd probably
never get home and for the first time she was happy about it.
"Me either." With that he pushed into his sister. One problem that didn't
occur was her hymen. Over two years of being chased by dinosaurs and Sleestak
had torn that away some time ago. The tightness of her vagina was another
matter. It took two tries and her guiding him in by hand before he finally
slid in. They braced their arms on the rim of the pool and he planted his
feet firmly to keep from floating away as he thrust into her. Her legs
drifted up to wrap around his hips.
It was all well worth the effort. Nothing either of them had ever experienced
even came close to the level of sensation both were experiencing as he
pounded away inside her.
"Ohyeahyeahyeah!" Holly enthused. "So goodgoodgooooood!" Her voice got higher
pitched with every word finally ending in an inarticulate squeak as her mouth
dropped open and her eyes rolled up into her head. For a few seconds the
bright young girl turned literally into a drooling idiot as her mind was
overwhelmed by waves of pleasure greater than she'd ever *imagined*, much
less experienced.
As he came inside his sister Will's legs started to give way and it was all
he could do to keep them both from drowning. Pulling out of Holly he heaved
her still semiconcious body up onto the rocky cave floor, the effort almost
causing him to go under himself. Then he slowly pulled himself out and lay
exhausted next to his new lover.
After about a minute he felt soft kisses on his eyelids and a soft, supple
body laying itself on top of his. He opened his eyes to see his sister's
smiling face. She was barely able to talk but had no doubts about what she
"More! Want more!"
"Yes." But as he ran his hands up and down her back he saw her wincing. He
realized that being pressed against the rough rock wall of the pool while he
fucked her had bruised and scraped her delicate skin. Maybe he shouldn't...
"It's okay," Holly said, seeming to read his mind. "I want to. I reeeally
want to."
"We could do it with you on top."
"We can do it like that?" While physically as much of a virgin as his sister,
Will had, like most adolescent boys, indulged in sexual speculation with his
friends and even had a small stash of skin mags under his bed so he, unlike
Holly, had at least some theoretical knowledge to rely on.
"First though you need to get me hard again and here's how I want you to do
"Anything you want," replied his sister, trembling like a junkie looking for
her next fix. Following Will's instructions she kissed her way down his body
then licked at his penis, tentatively at first, then with more confidence.
"How's it taste?"
"Not bad. Kind of salty."
Will grinned. "Well, Dad's always saying we need to get more salt in our
Holly grinned back. "I guess I better eat it all up then," and proceeded to
lick and suck him to a full erection then straddled him and lowered herself
smoothly onto his member.
* * *
Rick Marshall finally came while watching his daughter go down on his son,
desire and jealousy warrin within him. A dark, angry part of him wanted to
run out, beat Will senseless, throw Holly to the ground and rape her oon the
spot but sanity, of a sort, prevailed. Tonight. Then he'd have her. If the
little whore let him fine. If she wouldn't then he'd have her anyway.
* * *
As it turned out she was more than happy to let him. At the tender age of
thirteen Holly Marshall had become an orgasm addict. She and Will had kept
up a facade of normality through the day as had, unknown to them, their
father when all any of them had really wanted to do was fuck like bunnies.
Will and Holly couldn't keep from sneaking longing looks at each other, nor
could Rick and Holly although each thought the other ignorant of their
attentions. In truth Holly felt a little like she was betraying her brother
but couldn't keep from thinking about what her father would look like naked
or how his hands and penis would feel on and in her.
Holly, her head filled with mingled fantasies of her male relatives had not
slept well. She had finally given up and had one hand playing with her
nipples and the other rubbing at her slit when she heard the curtain to her
room pushed roughly aside.
"Will?" she said hopefully. Fingers were nice enough but what she really
needed was cock.
"No, it's not Will," came her father's sneering voice. Looking closer she
saw that not only was it her father but that he was naked. She could also
see that his dick was bigger than Will's by a good two inches and thicker
as well. She wondered if he had eaten some of the berries but decided that
it didn't matter. He was here and naked and *that* was all that mattered.
"You want me Daddy?" she cooed as she spread her legs invitingly.
Rick Marshall was thrown back by this. He'd expected, and to a certain extent
looked forward to, to have to force himself on his daughter. In any case the
prospect of his years of sexual frustration being ended propelled him onto
her body, pinning her to the rough matress of grass she used as a bed. He
kissed her roughly, pushing his tongue past her lips and teeth as he also
pushed two fingers into her already wet twat. He was surprised to find her
response not only willing but welcoming. As he broke the kiss he caught her
lower lip between his teeth, pulling it through them slowly while sucking
hard on it knowing the bruise, the mark of ownership, it would leave.
"You *are* a little slut, aren't you?" he snarled while continuing to probe
her love canal with his fingers.
"Is a slut...unh...a girl who likes to fuck?"
"As often...mmmm...as she can?"
"With...ohhhh...as many men as she...yessss...cannnn?"
"Then I'm a slut. *Your slut Daddy! I want your big hard cock in my tight
little pussy! NOWWWWW!"
He quickly obliged her, shoving so hard into her vagina that she felt like
it was being turned inside out.
"Yes, Daddy, yes! Hurt me and make me like it! Yess Daddy, YESSSSS!"
"I'm going to come in you. I'm going to make you pregnant!"
"Yes daddy! Give me your baby Daddy. Fill my tummmmmeeeee!"
And indeed, in a few weeks, after Holly had, with some carefully negotiated
two-on-one blowjobs and a couple of threesomes, made peace between the two
Marshall men, it became evident that the Land of the Lost would have a new
inhabitant, although it was impossible by then to tell who the father was.
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Inside Montage Beverly Hills is pretty swank too. After lunch at Parq the bears roamed the resort. Teddy was surprised to see so much artwork everywhere and Nibs was blown away by all the lit candles that lined the hallways! It reminded him a little bit of the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland--you know, the one where there are floating candlesticks in the hallways.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Montage Madness!
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Montage Monday
This morning Teddy and Nibs checked out the mini-park built in the middle of the newish, massive hotel, Montage Beverly Hills on Canon Drive (it opened in November). In order to erect such a large structure, the city demanded the developers create a cute little park for the public to enjoy. They did a swell job! Nestled among the gorgeous Spanish Colonial Revival buildings, the park has lots of places to sit and read. It's Italianesque and peaceful. Teddy liked the fountains. Here she is testing the waters of the fountain on the East side of the park.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Teddy and Nibs See Vertigo
Last night Teddy and Nibs watched Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. It's Teddy's favorite movie because it's set in San Francisco, stars the compelling Kim Novak and involves an incredible makeover. Even though Teddy has seen the movie many times, the twist always intrigues her. Nibs likes Jimmy Stewart's Everyman Detective and often imitates his voice for fun, which makes Teddy giggle. Later this year Nibs is going to take Teddy to San Francisco and Carmel for a "Vertigo Tour" where they will check out the all the locations where the film was shot. Of course, they will photograph the whole adventure for you to see.
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Labels: Vertigo
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Nibs Visits the Library
Today Teddy wanted to sleep in very late, so Nibs headed out solo to do his own thing. He hoped to stay cool so he went to the Beverly Hills Library, which blasts air conditioning. It's a beautiful place with lots to look at like mini photo exhibits about the history of L.A. and books, of course. For some reason, Nibs wandered to the marriage advice aisle without even knowing he was doing so. The book Project Everlasting caught his eye. Even though he loves Teddy to bits, Nibs thinks it's wise to always pick up tips, whenever he can, on how to deal with such an, er, eccentric wife.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Too Hot For Teddy!
There's a scorching heatwave in L.A. Temperatures are hovering in the high 90s on the Westside. Teddy and Nibs were so hot they had to cool off in their shady back yard. Nibs reclined as Teddy checked how her lemons were coming along. Teddy still doesn't understand why lemons are dark green before they turn yellow. She hopes they ripen soon. She can't wait to make homemade lemonade for her neighbors. Stay cool!
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Teddy Chocolate Shops
You never know when a sweet tooth will strike. Teddy's friend Gabriella has been raving about a chocolate shop on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills called Madame Chocolat so Teddy headed up there after lunch. Boy oh boy was she in for a treat! The store is packed with lovely chocolates; the truffles are to die for and the smores are scintillating. The atmosphere is just as marvelous--very Francais. Teddy felt like she was on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees!
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Labels: chocolate store
Teddy and Nibs Plan Labor Day Weekend
Nibs feels bad that he was so hard on Teddy for splurging at Nordstrom so he offered to take her to Santa Barbara for Labor Day weekend, which is next weekend, Sept. 4 to Sept. 7. Do you have any plans yet? Teddy loves Santa Barbara because she can shop on State Street (where there is, you guessed it, a Nordstrom!) and dine at Andersen's, a Danish restaurant with the yummiest pastries in California! She also admires the town's Spanish architecture and likes to bask in the cool temperatures (being furry is great in the winter, but not in the summer, especially during an L.A. heatwave). Here Teddy and Nibs are perusing Santa Barbara's website.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Nibs Found Out!
Remember how Teddy bought too many Burberry items when she went purse shopping at Nordstrom yesterday? Well, Nibs found out! Nibs said it's fine to spend, but she has to stay within a budget. Teddy asked why. It just didn't make sense to her. Then Nibs explained that it's no fun to buy everything at once. There's more joy in buying these luxuries a piece at a time. That way she has something to look forward to. Teddy still didn't understand, but she said OK anyhow. She even showed Nibs that she was capable of saving when she put $10 in her piggy bank. Nibs seemed pleased and gave her a smooch.
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Teddy and the Tabloids
When Nibs goes to the gym in the morning, Teddy pulls out her tabloids and devours them. She loves reading about Jennifer Aniston. She knows Jennifer puts her career first and that's why she doesn't have a good man in her life, but still, Teddy wishes Jennifer somehow could meet a nice, solid man... someone like Nibs! Teddy is so happy she has Nibs in her life. To quote Julia Child, "He's the bread to my butter!" Without Nibs Teddy would be lost. Awwww. Anyhow, next month Teddy is going to see Jennifer's new movie Love Happens. She knows it's going to be bad, but she'll see it anyhow because Teddy is a sucker for romantic comedies. Are you going to see it?
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Teddy Finds Her Purse!
After perusing the purse section of Nordstrom for two hours, looking at the new Chloe bags (too heavy!) and some of the fall Versace totes (too flashy!), Teddy decided on a traditional-looking Burberry purse. Teddy is a big fan of Burberry and not just because her old British pal Mr. Paddington wears the label! Teddy likes the classics. Teddy also bought a matching wallet and makeup bag. Shhhh... Don't tell Nibs! He has no idea Teddy spent so much money. Nibs was kicking back in the Nordstrom Cafe when Teddy splurged. That Teddy! She's gonna get in trouble!
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Teddy and Nibs at The Grove
Teddy and Nibs love The Grove Shopping Center in L.A. because it looks like Disneyland but has lots of fun stores like Nordstrom and chic bistros like Morels. They haven't been there in a while because it's so crowded (sometimes people accidentally step on their paws--ouch!), but decided to check it out anyhow since Teddy is in search of a new fall purse and The Grove has the best! Nibs would rather be at home watching a football game, but he doesn't like to let Teddy go to malls alone because she gets lost so easily (that Teddy!). So he came along. Teddy loves the elevators at The Grove because she can see the mall as she descends. She also likes to push the button for the elevator--it's her thing! Stay tuned as Teddy wanders The Grove in search of the perfect purse. And wish Nibs luck, he will need a lot of patience today...
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Teddy Tries a Workout
August 26, 2009
Nibs keeps telling Teddy that she has to work out a little bit every day, but she never listens... until this morning! For some reason, Teddy took the bold move of getting on Nibs' fancy pants bicycle machine. It wasn't easy figuring out the controls, but after punching every button on the board, Teddy got it running. Twenty minutes later she felt like a new bear. Now, off to the bakery! tee hee
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Late Summer Swim
August 25, 2009
The summer is coming to a close, but it's still pretty darn hot in Los Angeles! Teddy and Nibs thought it might be a good idea to take a dip in their pool, but the water was really cold so they decided not to. Plus, no matter how many times Nibs tells her it's just not possible, Teddy always feels like there could be a shark in the water--she believes that some day, some way, somehow a shark could by some crazy means get in their swimming pool. Nibs wishes Teddy would stop watching Shark Week on The Discovery Channel!
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Nibs Hits the Bakery
August 25, 2009
After watching that thrilling episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Teddy got a craving for something really sweet and yummy. Nibs hopped in his car and went to their favorite sweeterie, Le Pain Quotidien (yes, they are regulars). He picked up a Chocolate Mousse Cake and a Lemon Tart. Teddy and Nibs don't eat treats all the time, just once a day, that's all. They shared their desserts. Teddy liked the Lemon Tart the best and Nibs preferred the Chocolate Mousse Cake, which was good because they didn't fight over who got more of one. The sweets made them sleepy so they took an afternoon nap.
After watching that thrilling episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Teddy got a craving for something really sweet and yummy. Nibs hopped in his car and went to their favorite sweeterie, Le Pain Quotidien (yes, they are regulars). He picked up a Chocolate Mousse Cake and a Lemon Tart. Teddy and Nibs don't eat treats all the time, just once a day, that's all. They shared their desserts. Teddy liked the Lemon Tart the best and Nibs preferred the Chocolate Mousse Cake, which was good because they didn't fight over who got more of one. The sweets made them sleepy so they took an afternoon nap.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents "The Penpal"
August 25, 2009
Teddy and Nibs love to watch reruns of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, the TV series from the 1950s and 1960s that can sometimes be a little bit scary (Nibs insists Teddy watch it only during the day so she doesn't get bad dreams). Today they saw "The Penpal" about an older woman who is penpals with a handsome young man in the clinker. Instead of revealing her real age, she says she's in her 20s. You can see on Teddy and Nibs' TV screen the older woman and the photo of the younger woman she pretends to be (she sent this photo to the incarcerated man). Well, things get weird when the guy busts out of jail and comes looking for his young penpal (eek!). The older lady explains the girl in the photo is her niece, but she's out of town. Luckily the cops come and take the guy away, saving the older woman from having to tell the embarrassing truth. Teddy learned an important lesson from this episode: never try to be someone you're not!
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Teddy and Nibs Go House Hunting
August 24, 2009
Teddy and Nibs know they want a new house. Why shouldn't they live in luxury? Nibs put in many years as a medical doctor and he invested wisely in real estate up and down the coast of California. He feels he should be able to enjoy his rewards. Teddy worked hard too. For many years she was a model in New York City. Maybe you recognize her? So Teddy and Nibs roamed the Beverly Hills "flats" area today. They both know they want a beige house with lots of flowers and plants. And a big TV room. They love to watch old movies at home. Those are pretty much their requirements. Oh, and Teddy would like a posh fountain in her back yard. Here are some of the mansions Teddy and Nibs previewed today. They are all on Maple Drive in Beverly Hills. Happy house hunting Teddy and Nibs!
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Teddy Stops N Smells the Roses
August 24, 2009
After a few good meals, Teddy felt she needed a leisurely stroll around beautiful L.A. to balance her day out so she took to the graveled, nicely manicured path along Santa Monica Blvd. in Beverly Hills. Teddy loves to stop and smell the roses. She's a real floraphile even though she doesn't garden (she hates to get her paws dirty!). After a good saunter past Maple Drive, Teddy stumbled upon the pink Gemini Hybrid Tea roses. She was taken by their color and natural simplicity. Teddy recommends that whenever you pass a rose you take a good look (and whiff) because rose admiring is one of the true lovely pleasures in life.
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Welcome to our fourth instalment of the Gradwell Business Leader Inspirational Series.
The series aims to take a slightly philosophical, yet comical and logical approach to basic business topics.
Judging a Book for his cover
I spent a few hours in the evening this week looking at my bookshelves, reflecting on the books that I have collected over the years and how my choice of books mirrors changes in perspective that I have embraced in both my personal and business adventures. It struck me that my bookshelves track a history that is deep and established, not what I have browsed over the internet, but what I was willing to invest my time, money and effort into at that particular moment in my life.
The thought also struck me that these bookshelves were not shaped in one wild splash out on bright shiny new books, but actually reflect years of study, of intense thought and reflection and that was just the Beano Annuals. It represents a lifetime of work on one item, me.
A new book always offers promise and potential, but once you have read it, then invariably it is cast aside, its often then just fodder for the charity shop.
The books that you keep, the books that you read over and over again are the classics, the ones that were slaved over to produce something enduring and worthwhile, and in turn they are the books that we invest time and effort in because they are worthwhile, because every time we open them they deliver that promise and potential over and over again.
I would suggest our business services, the calls, the connectivity and the cloud are very similar. The classics, the ones that our customers turn to time and time again, subtly tell their friends and colleagues that they are winners. Those core services are the ones that our company has lavished effort, energy, time and skills into, those services are the ones that every single time one of our customers uses them, they gain the promise and potential that was present when we first started delivering the service. In fact in some cases they may even see a new improved edition, time and time again, without even noticing that it's actually even better than before.
What do your bookshelves say about your business? Hopefully, you're winners too.


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Hong Kong Legend Bey Logan returns to The ZodWriter Show to discuss producing the epic film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny. This is a show I've been wanting to do for almost a year. You can listen to Bey Logan's podcast: Bey Logan's Late Night Kung Fu here: https://soundcloud.com/beylogan


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Taken from the opening credits of "Chicks in the Hood", this orchestral progressive masterpiece sets the stage for this teen female gangster movie. 1.8 Mb
This progressive melody is taken from the closing credits of "Chicks in the Hood". 1.1Mb
Only the "scary" sounding 30 second portion of this tune appeared in "El Proyector de Finches de Blair" but we have included the entire song in this MP3. 3.6 Mb
Taken from the Rascal Reporters CD, "Foul Tempered Clavier", this song illustrates Kretzmer's mastery of outrageously fast time signatures. 3.1Mb
Oak Park, MI March 2004
The Rascal Reporters are currently at work rehearsing for their 7th studio album, "The Mind Boggles" for release in early 2005, a year which also brings about the celebration/anniversary of 31 years of music-making together for Steve Gore and Steve Kretzmer.
Greatest Progressive Release Ever?
Uzbekistan, November 22, 2001
... their musical tales remind me of incredibly profound, full of unusual philosophic computations born somewhere in non-Euclidean spheres of mind, fiction that I have never read (heard!) before... (Click here for full review)
Brand New Rascal Reporters Release
Holly, MI, June 3, 2001
Foul-Tempered Clavier, the new Rascal Reporters release features 3 songs with Dave Newhouse (The Muffins), and four bonus tracks from 1977-1978. This is the strongest progressive release the industry has seen in many years! Available from Pleasant Green Records
Free MP3 Classic Progressive Album Download
Holly, MI, April 20, 2000
ZNR Records, in conjunction with Alonesoul Studios, are proud to offer the free MP3 download of "Happy Accidents", the Rascal Reporters critically acclaimed progressive masterpiece.
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Progressive Movie Soundtrack MP3's
Holly, MI, April 09, 2000
ALEXON Studio and Alonesoul Productions are proud to announce the availability of three new MP3's from movie soundtracks that feature progressive songs written and performed by the Rascal Reporters. The two B-movies "Chicks in the Hood" (teen female gangster movie) and "El Proyector de Finches de Blair" (Spanish parody of "The Blair Witch Project") feature songs from the Rascal Reporters "Happy Accidents" and "we're god" CD's and an unreleased track from the Rascal Reporters enhanced CD project. Although the movies suck, these progressive tunes are sure to please. Look under "New & Free Progressive MP3" for these three new additions.
Link to Progressive MP3's Added
Madison Heights, MI, March 11, 2000
ALEXON Studio added a link to other progressive MP3's (see below) from the Downbeat Jazz MP3 download site. These MP3's are from Pleasant Green Records and Alonesoul Studio CD releases.
ALEXON Releases First MP3
Madison Heights, MI, March 4, 2000
The first MP3 download, "Shoe Salad", is available from ALEXON Studio (see below). It is from the Pleasant Green Records label's upcoming release of the Rascal Reporter's "The Foul-Tempered Clavier"; Snail Mail 210 Mobley Circle, Monroe, GA 30655 USA. Although this MP3 release features the keyboard genius of Steve Kretzmer, Steve Gore finished ala what the Beatles did with "Free As a Bird". The only difference this is a progressive music masterpiece!
ALEXON Studio Grand Opening
Madison Heights, MI, February 22, 2000
"Today the music industry will be forever impacted" claims Steve Kretzmer, managing partner of ALEXON Studio. "For many, many years the progressive music scene has been diluted with crossover rock bands and jazz acts. With the advent of ALEXON Studio will come the resurgence of the progressive music we grew up with in the 1970's". In conjunction with Bill Andrews(Alonesoul Productions), ALEXON Studio will begin the promotion of progressive music. Its digital studio capabilities will be used in the production of new progressive music works as well as the audio resortation of music from the 1970's. The first scheduled CD-EP release, Kobolds, will mark Steve Kretzmer's return to the progressive music scene. "Just like Lennon I have been a good house husband and I'm itching to get back into the act". And just like Lennon, Steve Kretzmer's life long friend and musical "McCartney" partner Steve Gore is overjoyed with S.K.'s return. "It was the partnership of Lennon and McCartney which made the Beatles great, so too with Steve's return ... the Rascal Reporters will finally get the respect and praise from fans and fellow musicians alike", Gore rejoices.
"Putting progressive back into progressive music"


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More diesel power for BMW 7 Series
* New 740d most powerful diesel yet * Efficient Dynamics aids economy * Revised 730d also more economical...
BMW is fitting its new twin-turbo diesel engine in the 7 Series.
The 3.0-litre engine to be badged 740d accelerates the 7-Series from 0-62mph in 6.3 seconds and on to 155mph, yet returns 40.9mpg and emits 181g/km of carbon dioxide, thanks to BMWs Efficient Dynamics technology.
The engine has new high-pressure piezo-electric fuel injectors, improved brake energy regeneration and a lower-power air-conditioning compressor.
Prices will be revealed closer to the 740d's launch in September.
The 730d engine has been revised to give 41.5mpg and emit 178g/km (40.9mpg and 180g/km from the long-wheelbase 730Ld models).
New M Sport models
BMW is also introducing M Sport models to the 7 Series range: these will have 19-inch alloy wheels, a bodykit, sports seats, an M Sport steering wheel, M sport door sills, brushed aluminium interior trim and anthracite headlining.
Other new 7 Series options on offer include an Executive Package (£2,515) for long-wheelbase models, which adds 19-inch multi-spoke alloys, TV connection, sun-protecting glass, electric rear sunblinds, front- and rear-seat heating, and a windscreen shade band. Executive Plus (£2,865) adds the above plus soft-close doors and front-seat lumbar support.
These new and revised models go on sale in September with orders being taken now.


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You Can Call Us Durango Film
The community of Durango has presented a film festival since 2001, when the Durango Film Festival held its first event. When the Durango Film Festival became inactive in 2005, staff and volunteers from that festival wanted to continue the presence of a community film festival. Within a few months they regrouped to organize The Durango Independent Film Festival (DIFF), and registered with the State of Colorado as a new nonprofit corporation on August 24, 2005.
DIFF launched its inaugural film festival March 1-5, 2006. Our vision for our nonprofit expanded during our post-festival retreat, and the Board of Directors amended the name of the organization to "Durango Film Institute dba The Durango Independent Film Festival" to more fully reflect our updated mission statement and our commitment to educate through the art of film. We are proud of our Schools Program taking educational films to students in Durango and Ignacio.
In 2012 the organization name was shortened to "Durango Film", to encompass additional year-round activities and events. However, we continue to present the Durango Independent Film Festival every year the first full weekend of March.
Our main event will continue to be our annual Film Festival. We continue to grow and are expanding the scope of events throughout the year by presenting the global Manhattan Short Film Festival each Fall, Dinner & Movie events, as well as other events and film showings. We seek opportunities to collaborate with other non-profit organizations and business partners, such as a collaboration in 2013 with SKA Brewing Company and The Palace Restaurant for Beer Dinner & A Movie. Please keep in touch with Durango Film on this website, or better yet, sign-up for email news updates from Durango Film.


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Luigi has left Mario, and gone out to prove he himself. With the help of Dimentio, Geminiman and Void; will his dreams of recognition come to fruition, or is he doomed to being second banana? Either way, we can be sure that it will be very silly. Currently on hiatus. Epilogue should be up eventually.
Duel of Fakes- Pt. 6
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CHOOSE YOUR SWORD - PROVERBS 5.1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable , that thou canst not know them.
REV 1.16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
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Considering a VBAC?
I gave out an assignment to my Facebook friends asking what they would say to a woman considering a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean, but who was unsure of which way to go. Below are the responses, but first is mine.
- Where did you hear about VBACs? Did someone bring it up or were you discontent with your cesarean experience. What have you read so far? What do you know about CBACs (Cesarean Birth After Cesarean)? Especially scheduled CBACs.
The discussion of rupture surely has taken center stage and if you aren't worried about it, your partner most likely is. It really is vital to weigh the risks and benefits of VBAC vs. CBAC. Where do you begin?
I encourage you to start a list, even from the very beginning of research. A column for Risk of CBAC and then another for Benefit of CBAC. Then do the same for VBAC. As you learn, put your thoughts into those columns. I promise, as you read more and hear about more, your risks and benefits might flip flop several times. But, having the columns allows you to keep a somewhat logical head about the impending decision. Of course, the earlier you are in your pregnancy, the more time you have. Plenty of women change their minds from CBAC to VBAC at 36 weeks or later (I've had two change at 39 weeks!), so until you are in the operating room, you do have a choice.
This decision does have many emotional components to it and writing or talking about those is vital. I encourage finding someone who isn't strongly opinionated one way or another, but one who will read the research and books with you and be there as a sounding board as you figure all of this out. It might be your partner, your mother or a therapist. People usually do have an opinion one way or another, though, so sometimes finding someone on each end of the spectrum is what needs to be done. It can be challenging to find someone pro-VBAC and that's where ICAN comes in. The International Cesarean Awareness Network supports women from around the world as they work to have the birth of their dreams and hopes. And it can be work.
Not all doctors or hospitals support VBACs. This can be an important part of your decision. Do you "love" your OB? Or is s/he not listening to or dismissing your questions about natural birth. Are you in a location where VBACs are even an option in the hospital? Far too many hospitals around the US no longer offer VBAC as an option because insurance companies (who lose money with lawsuits regarding not doing cesareans/repeat cesareans fast enough) don't allow it. Even if your doctor is VBAC-positive, the hospital s/he works in might not be. It is up to you to learn your options ALL of them.
For some women who have no in-hospital options, they decide to birth at home. Birth centers with CNMs are not an option for VBAC women; the nurse-midwives depend on physician back-up and they and their insurance companies do not allow it. If the idea of homebirth is horrifying to you, you are not alone. Most of us thought homebirth was for the radical hippie, not the middle class soccer mom. That has changed as natural birth has become extinct in hospitals; women still have the urge/need/desire to birth their way, just like in the 70s. Perhaps someday hospitals will have enough consumer pressure to change their highly medicalised way, but we can't wait that long. Women have taken birth into their own hands.
So, if homebirth seems absurd or completely foreign, keep an open mind for a few minutes and then, with introspection and very real knowledge, you will be better equipped to make a decision. For some, it is the only VBAC option. For others, it becomes the most likely path to VBAC.
All over the Internet, you can find the pros of delivering at home. Read about them and picture yourself in the birthing woman's position. Look at homebirth videos on YouTube and the many sites around the Net on private websites. Google words and phrases such as "homebirth," "homebirth midwife (your city here)," "waterbirth," "natural birth," and "what is a midwife?" The answers to those search words will add to your knowledge base and allow you to get a feel for if this is something you might be able to wrap your head around or whether this is way far-fetched and impossible for you to do.
What if you do decide to have a homebirth, but there aren't midwives in your area? Most women do the best they can by finding the least invasive care provider possible. Ask around at La Leche League (breastfeeding support group) or find a Bradley or Birthing From Within teacher... someone should be able to point you in the right direction. (When you are considering your childbirth classes, another must-explore is Hypnobirthing. I've seen wonderful births that were too similar to be coincidental with Hypnobirthing. But, as a midwife, I highly encourage you to ignore the perineal massage information and homework.
There is the rare woman who chooses to birth completely unassisted instead of facing the known repeat cesarean awaiting them in the hospital. I have very real safety issues surrounding UC (Unassisted Childbirth), but for women with no choice, this can be an option.
I'm not going to outline all the studies that are out there either for or against VBAC because they are easy enough to find (the ICAN site and then medical journals) and I don't need to even speak about the pros and cons because those lists are out there in spades. I will talk from a homebirth midwifes opinion and experience. For those that don't know me, I also assist women as they have hospital VBACs, something I enjoy for those women who don't feel an HBAC (Home Birth After Cesarean) is for them. I try to be balanced in my opinion, but definitely have a bias towards the more natural route.
Women in labor are meant to move around. The baby and mother do a dance with each other, each having their own role in getting the baby into proper position for the birth. While most see the baby's head and the mother's pelvis as a solid, they really are more liquid. The head has soft spots (openings in the bones) that allow the head to mold, smoosh together, the bones crossing over each other, making the head smaller going through the pelvis. The mom's pelvis is not solid, either. It is two pieces joined by cartilage that softens during pregnancy. During labor, as the baby's head begins its descent into the pelvis, the bones pull apart, ever so slightly, accommodating the head readily. When women are left alone in labor, they stand, rock, sway, do shallow squats and lean over. In all these years, I have rarely seen a woman not do this dance and it tends to be women who feel that the bed will make the pain go away, similar to when we are sick and hunker down inbetween the sheets. But birth is not an illness and lying in the bed does not make the pain less; it actually amplifies it greatly.
Women who have had two types of labor one lying in bed and the other out of the bed- will tell you the mobile labor was infinitely more comfortable. Knowing how the bones (both mothers' and babies') work together to bring the baby down the pelvis to be born, you can visualize why movement would be crucial. When women are in a bed and then let's add an epidural to that for increased immobilization the pelvis stagnates into one position that doesn't change unless the mom turns from side to side. Even then, the pelvis ability to shift is quite minimal. When mom doesn't move around, the head isn't rocked into position very well, either, and Failure to Progress as a cesarean diagnosis can happen all too often.
As you probably know, having a baby in the hospital requires you to remain in bed. In fact, The Bed takes on an almost exalted status, its being in the center of the room, surrounded by a mass of technology. Trying to have a birth plan that includes staying out of bed is close to impossible to achieve.
Even if you do decide to birth in the hospital, considering staying home for as long as possible in labor might be a good option. While some are comfortable on their own, you might consider hiring a monitrice, a doula with additional skills in monitoring the baby and you as you labor out of the hospital. I have a distinct prejudice for hiring a monitrice over a doula; I feel monitoring is pretty important in labor for a VBAC. Many people are perfectly fine with having a doula that comes to the house for moral/emotional support before going to the hospital. Some doulas will only meet laboring clients once she is in the hospital, so be sure to ask this question of your support person (if having her come to your house is important to you). Because I know how to monitor the mom and baby, I know my viewpoint is different, but when I was a doula who used no clinical skills, I was still pretty comfortable supporting women in their homes. Nowadays, many pregnant women choose to rent dopplers and know how to listen to the baby themselves. A doula cannot diagnose what is happening, but if you all know the normal fetal heart rate (120-160 beats per minute), you can count and make a decision with the information you gather. This is NOT to say you need to have a doppler; it is merely something some women choose to do.
Below, a mom offers some ideas of books to read to help you come to your own best choice for where and how to birth. I cannot recommend Ricki Lake's and Abby Epstein's Your Best Birth enough. The book is the most balanced and informative book on the market. Please, please do yourself a huge favor and throw What to Expect When You're Expecting away and get yourself Your Best Birth. You won't be sorry. Read Birthing From Within helps women work through the fears of the upcoming birth. Even if you aren't pregnant yet or don't know if you are ever going to birth again, Birthing From Within can transform your emotional and spiritual healing from the last birth. Anything by Ina May Gaskin or Sheila Kitzenger are great, too. Search "natural birth books," read the reviews and see if they resonate with you. Check your library first before spending the money if that is an issue (as it is for so many of us), although some libraries are very conservative in the childbirth sections.
If you are definitely leaning towards a CBAC, please listen to this story. I recently heard a surgeon speak and she talked about repeat abdominal surgeries and how dangerous they are for the patient and how challenging they are for the surgeon. She explained that as incisions heal, whether inside or outside the body, they create scar tissue -adhesions- and subsequent surgeries are more difficult, even the second surgery, each one getting more and more complicated. She described scar tissue as "Super Glue" in consistency, the surgeon having to carefully cut through each band lest some vital artery be mistaken for an adhesion, causing quite the complication in the patient. After her talk, I asked about cesareans in particular and she said that each layer that was incised creates its own scar tissue, making the surgery more delicate than standard abdominal surgeries. Of course, there is the baby under all of that Super Glue to think about, too. OBs are loathe to do several repeat cesareans, urging women to not have more than a couple of cesareans. Plenty of doctors highly encourage women to have a tubal ligation with their third or fourth cesarean. Yes, women can (and do) have several cesareans, but it really is important to know what the consequences are if they do. Research CBACs as much as you research VBACs. The information is certainly black & white, but listening to both polar sides of the equation, I firmly believe you can find your own center.
So, here are the pieces of wisdom from my Facebook friends:
- Anna says: Visualize your birth every day."
- Christie says: "Stay open to all options as well as the way things may unfold."
- Cristina offers: "VBAC can be an option for many women. It must not be considered lightly. Who is you care provider, & do they really support VBAC? How long ago was your c-sec? WHY did you have your c-sec? How was your c-sec performed & closed? Is your support team (partner) behind your choice to VBAC? What is your emergency back up plan?
- Another friend offers: My short piece of advice is that she might like to sit quietly and connect with her baby.... what occurs to her? Birth choice is highly personal and should, imo, be directed by the whole self not policy, not statistics, not popular opinion. Blessings...."
-And another: I'm not a birth professional but my friends do know me as someone who is passionate about birth, has done a lot of reading etc so I have friends I hope will ask my advice on this topic one day.
(She continues...) My 1st advice would be to look at their medical records from the last birth. Find out why the section was done, have some proof of a double sutured low transverse incision, etc.
Also I'd have them find out what their current Health Care Providers typical protocol is and what her preferred places of delivery usual protocols are for VBAC.
Best case scenario, the section was for something not likely to show up again w/ the next pregnancy, was a double sutured low transverse incision and she's already with a provider who is open to VBAC and delivers at a location with good VBAC protocols in place.
Even then, I would recommend she do some reading from both sides of the argument. Look up some recent studies, read some of the classics... Silent Knife, etc. and some of the newer ones like Henci Goer; read a few recent books about the birth culture in general Pushed for instance.
Definitely contact ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) and read their white papers and read their forums.
If she wasn't the reading type, I'd print some summaries out for her and get some magazine articles together.
If she wanted to know what I would do, I'd tell her that for me, a VBAC would be the optimal choice based on everything I've read.
I'd go over the stats regarding uterine rupture (seems to be the big thing w/ providers who are against VBAC) and compare those stats to some other commonplace interventions like amniocentesis.
I would give her the name of the OB in town w/ the best/ lowest repeat section rate.
I would pretty much just give her all the info I have and let her make her own decision but I'd offer to doula for her and just support her anyway I could. (Regardless of her decision, I'd be supportive.)
Would I try to talk her into a VBAC over a repeat? Yeah, to a point. The evidence supports VBAC as a safe and probably safer option. I'd absolutely be sure she had evidence-based info. But if she was dead set on a repeat then that would be her decision and once she had made it, I wouldn't continue to argue with her about it.
- Jen says: The number one thing I would say to a woman seeking VBAC is:
If you have the knowledge, tools, and support, the likelihood that you will successfully VBAC is high. Hire an OB or midwife that is truly supportive, because they will set the tone of your birth. Aim for an unmedicated birth because drugs, most of the time, increase the risk of complications as well as repeat cesarean. Select a birth location that will be encouraging rather than be a source of fear, doubt, and, ultimately, failure. Find women who are planning VBACs or have VBACed and use them as your cheerleaders and sounding board.
(Me again) So, I hope this information offers at least a jumping off point for your VBAC consideration. Feel free to ask questions here or on forums, of doctors, midwives and read, read, read. Make your decision as informed as possible. And may your upcoming birth be everything you wish it to be.


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2016 has been a remarkable year in the expansion of treatment for hepatitis C with many regimens awaiting FDA approval.
The FDA is expected to announce its decision on Merck's application for its once-daily fixed dosage of combination tablet of the NS3/4A protease inhibitor grazoprevir and the NS5A replication complex elbasvir to treat genotype 1,4 and 6 of HCV by January 28.
The treatment priority review status has been approved by the FDA. It shortens the review period from 10 months to 6 months. Priority is given to investigational treatment for grave conditions that would significantly improve the safety and effectiveness of this treatment over others.
Merck's treatment and ribavarin cured 94 to 96 percent of people with genotype 1 who had failed a previous treatment in the phase II C-SALVAGE study.
In the Phase II/III C-SURFER trial,grazoprevir/elbasvir cured 99 percent with genotype 1 and advanced kidney disease.
Gilead is stated to continue its dominance in the hep C field owing to an upcoming fixed-dose, once-daily combination tablet to treat those with genotype 1-6, pending approval.
The company's main drug Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir), is approved for all genotypes except 2 and 3. So this combination drug, if approved will be a landmark in the treatment of hep C.
The four Phase III ASTRAL trial tested 12 weeks of treatment of patients with all genotypes for the Sovaldi/velpatasvir application including those who took ribavarin. The cure rates were between 94-100 percent.
Bristol-Myers is seeking approval for the combination of Daklinza in the existing treatment and also Gilead's Sovaldi to be taken with or without ribaravin to treat individuals coinfected with HIV and advanced cirrhosis.
The Sovaldi and Daklinza combination was approved in July 2015 to treat genotype 3. A decision is expected by late February now that the FDA has granted priority review for BMS's application.
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BMS also submitted results from the Phase III ALLY-2 trial in which 97 percent HIV-coinfected people with genotypes 1-4 were cured after 12 weeks of the regimen.
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Viekira Pak treating genotype 1 was approved in December 2014. Presently, genotype 1 b patients are advised 12 weeks of the regimen with ribavarin. If approved, the new variant can be prescribed without ribavarin.
This new application of AbbVie is based on the Phase IIIb TURQUOISE-III trial, which had a cure rate of 100 percent in patients with compensated liver in 12 weeks.
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He is the award-winning co-author (with journalist Bill Kovach) of "Blur: How to Know What's True in the Age of Information Overload"; "The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect"; and "Warp Speed: America in The Age of Mixed Media."
Rosenstiel is also the co-editor of "Thinking Clearly: Cases in Journalistic Decision Making" and the author of "We Interrupt This Newscast: How to Improve TV News and Win Ratings, Too" and "Strange Bedfellows: How Television and the Presidential Candidates Changed American Politics, 1992." His writing has appeared in such publications as Esquire, The New Republic, The New York Times, Columbia Journalism Review and The Washington Monthly.
He is co-author of CCJ's "Traveling Curriculum," a mid-career education program that has trained more than 6,000 journalists in print, TV and online newsrooms nationwide.
A journalist for more than 30 years, Rosenstiel worked as media critic for the Los Angeles Times and MSNBC's "The News with Brian Williams," and chief congressional correspondent for Newsweek magazine.
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Saturday, February 25
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Are you ready for a one-of-a-kind experience? Our live auction will wow you with unique experiences for the local foodie, outdoor enthusiast, art lover, sport nut, and more. Best of all… 100% of your final winning bid goes to charity!
Part Showcase
Our on-stage participants will keep you entertained throughout our themed show. These young professionals will keep the excitement going as you bid on our fully-loaded auction packages that will help you experience Columbus.
All for Charity
A Date 2 Remember is an evening of fun and excitement, and it's all for charity! This year money raised from our live auction will be donated to Make a Wish and Columbus Inspires. Get your bidding paddles ready!
About Us
It is the premier social fundraising experience of the year for Columbus young professionals, the Columbus community, and local businesses.
The event offers attendees an unforgettable evening out – from the Taste of Columbus cocktail hour, to our one-of-a-kind Live Auction featuring On-Stage Participants and Hollywood-themed performances – all to raise lots of money for charity!
The CYP Club donates event proceeds from A Date 2 Remember to two great causes every year.
Red Carpet Entrance
Walk the red carpet and step up to our photo booth areas, meet-and-greet with friends, and check out our silent auction tables.
Taste of Columbus Cocktail Hour
Unleash your inner foodie and sample bites from some of the Columbus' best dining establishments.
Old Hollywood
Young professionals take the stage for an Old Hollywood-themed show featuring performances, dancing, and comedy.
The After Party
Join us after the show and live auction for the official after party with live music.
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Local young professionals take the stage and offer fully-loaded "Experience Packages" for D2R attendees to bid on and win.
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100% of proceeds from our event will support Make-A-Wish® Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana; and Columbus Inspires.
Open Call for On-Stage Ambassadors for A Date 2 Remember 2016
Want to get involved with the city's largest social fundraiser hosted by the CYP Club? We are announcing an open call for On-stage Ambassadors to be a part of A Date 2 Remember 2016. On-stage Ambassadors are an integral part of our live auction social f...
Going Once, Going Twice – Sold! How to Prepare for the D2R Auction
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Some Quick Facts to Know about Chiropractic Treatment in Adelaide CBD
Chiropractic healing is an alternative option to modern allopathic treatment. Chiropractic care is not a contemporary thing or newly developed concept. It has a history of more than 2500 years. This means it possesses even longer historic timeline than allopathic treatment. In ancient era, science and technology used to exist in crude form. There was no modern treatment options, still people used to survive against various diseases. Have you ever wondered the reasons behind that? Well, people had alternative treatment options in those days. In those days, treatments were based on the naturally processed medicines. Chiropractic treatment is also based on naturally processed medicines and natural healing techniques. For treatment with chiro Adelaide, you need to find a registered clinic in your locality.
In the following section of this writing, we shall find some unknown or lesser known facts on chiropractic care or treatment. Here are those facts stated for you:
Patient Satisfaction Is High
With chiropractic treatment, patient satisfaction has been noted to be extremely high. It does not guarantee any healing or treatment. No alternative or mainstream treatment can guarantee anything to patients. But, in most of the cases, desired results have been attained with chiropractic treatment. Visit the official website for more details.
Overall Body Rejuvenation
Chiropractic healing aims overall physical and mental rejuvenation so that fitter or healthier frame of physical state can be attained. It aims to provide long sustaining solutions against various diseases or physical conditions. Get more info about chiro Adelaide.
No Side Effects
The major notable benefit of chiropractic care is that it does not have any side-effects in offering. With various allopathic medicines and drugs, facing side-effects is a common concern. Many serious physical conditions take place due to the malicious side-effects of drugs.
Inexpensive or Affordable
With the advent of time, mainstream allopathic treatment is getting more expensive. If you want more economically feasible treatments, you can definitely opt for chiropractic healing.
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"Then, one night, I was watching TV and happened to tape a documentary–it was ABC's Vietnam Requiem–about the war. When I watched it back, what struck me was how young the soldiers were: the documentary said their average age was 19. I was out having fun in pubs and clubs when I was 19, not being shoved into jungles and shot at. One line–'None of them received a hero's welcome'–really struck a chord. When the soldiers came home, people wondered what had happened to the smiling kids who went out there. What did they expect if they'd been through that shit?
I started messing around and adding music to the narrative. The main sound was electro–I was hugely into Afrika Bambaataa at the time–but I added a bit of jazz and a nice melody. I used an Emu Emulator, an early type of sampler that had a two–second limit when it came to doing samples. That's why the hook was 'N–n–n–nineteen'. It was the only bit of the narrative that made sense in two seconds."
(Interviews by Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 24 September 2012)
"This week the minaret of one of Syria's most beautiful mosques was destroyed in the northern city of Aleppo. The Ummayad mosque established in 715 was rebuilt in 1159 after being damaged by a fire and then built again a century later after the Mongol invasion. The oldest surviving part was the minaret and both the State forces and the rebels accuse each other of its destruction. Lying in the Old City, the mosque is a Unesco world heritage site but has become part of the wider devastation of Syria's rich cultural heritage; a Crusader castle and Roman ruins in the ancient city of Palmyra have also been damaged.
However sad this physical destruction of history and art is, it should matter less to us than the recent reports that some 70,000 lives have been lost in this terrible civil war with hundreds of thousands more displaced. This is a war which is gradually ripping the country apart but about which the rest of the world doesn't seem to know what to do. Yet there is a different poignancy to the loss of a country's artistic and cultural past. It is these visual artifacts, building and ruins which speak to us of a country's history, its collective memory, the love and passion of the people who make a piece of land into a nation state. That so many Syrians are now killing each other and destroying ruins and religious sites poses the disturbing question, what exactly is still held sacred in so many part of the Muslim world?
A couple of weeks ago I returned from a short break to Istanbul. The area surrounding the majestic Hagia Sophia and the Blue mosque is also a Unesco world heritage site, tourists wander freely, the buildings stand sublime, the contested past of the place breathing its religious spirit into a refashioned, modern and vibrant city. But I wonder whether the preservation of history is only meaningful in countries where there is the preservation of peace, where people can enjoy the ordinariness of life, where there is order and purpose and we have the luxury of self reflection.
Earlier this week the former Met commissioner sir Ian Blair said societies choose what kind of violence they will tolerate. Looking across to so many part of the Islamic world where there is civil war, state violence and individual acts of terror, I wonder how and when Muslim societies will move away from seeing violence as a resolution to human conflict. When God is great is uttered as people and buildings are blown up what kind of God have so many created in their hearts and minds? The destruction of the minaret is not just a physical destruction but a tragic metaphor for a nation's soul."
(Mona Siddiqui, 26 April 2013, BBC Radio 4: Thought for the Day)
Fig.1 At left, the damaged Umayyad mosque in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday 24 April 2013; at right, the view of the mosque with the minaret intact on 6 March 2013. (AP) [http://www.wbur.org/npr/178906558/minaret–of–iconic–syrian–mosque–destroyed–in–fighting].
"Six months on from one of the world's most devastating tsunamis, Panorama returns to Japan to hear remarkable tales of survival amid the epic destruction. Piecing together new footage of the wave, reporter Paul Kenyon tells the dramatic stories of those who managed to escape when so many did not. The film also follows those returning briefly to homes abandoned within the radioactive no–go area around the Fukushima nuclear power plant, and asks what the future holds for the thousands affected."
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First Broadcast 18 September 2011 20:30 BBC News Channel, length 29 minutes.
"Lors des bombardements allemand de la seconde guerre mondiale, Londres à été une des villes les plus détruite. On y trouvait fréquemment des espaces vide crée entre deux immeubles démolis et bourrés de gravats. Ces espaces vides, terrains vagues, en friche, "poubelles" en attente d'être reconstruit furent pendant une période des espaces de terrains de jeux consacré exclusivement aux enfants. L'idée était de donner un lieu spécifique pour que les enfants à la fois s'exprime librement, évite l'ennuie et l'inactivité qui peuvent conduire à la délinquance et participe à leurs façon à la période de reconstruction.
Ces terrains d'aventures, appelés Junk playground (terrains vague) ont été des espaces de libertés encadré ou les enfants construisirent à partir des gravats des "sculptures installation et autres inventions".
La fabrication par lui même (de l'enfant) de ses propres jeux par la maîtrise des outils (marteau, scie...) furent une expérience inédite et fondamentale dans l'approche citoyenne et pédagogique du rôle du jeu comme source d'épanouissement et d'éveil des consciences. La liberté quasi anarchique de ces terrains, laissant à l'enfant la responsabilité de ses actes, en étant acteur de sa propre aventures comme facteur de régénération pour une société pacifié, sans violence ou chacun peut s'exprimer et trouver sa place de citoyen. Cette expérience éphémère n'a pas survécu aux règles de sécurité, aux normes. Mais aussi aux formatages d'équipements modulaires produits en masse ou l'enfant n'est plus l'acteur (car exclu du processus de conception) mais simple utilisateur, spectateur, consommateur et non plus comme citoyen."
(Éric Malaterre, 03/01/2011, BTS Design d'Espace Toulon)
"Most New Zealanders watched David Lange contest and win the 1985 Oxford Union debate, arguing the proposition that 'nuclear weapons are morally indefensible' with a mixture of pride and astonishment. After decades of knowing our place, and several years of government by homunculus, suddenly we had a Prime Minister who could stride the international stage with insouciance. And briefly, we seemed to matter.
Although New Zealand's nuclear–free policy did not become law until 1987, it was integral to early years of the fourth Labour government. The 1984 snap election that made Lange Prime Minister was called by Robert Muldoon when National MP Marilyn Waring withdrew her support for her party over the issue of nuclear ship visits. Labour won the election with a nuclear ban as a flagship policy.
The policy was popular among New Zealanders, but not without cost. Our relationship with the US deteriorated in the early weeks of 1985. On the same journey that took him to Oxford, Lange, four days before the debate, met with a US State Department official who outlined the retaliatory measures that the US would be taking against New Zealand. The ANZUS alliance of which New Zealand had been part since 1951 was effectively cancelled at that meeting."
(Public Address, 14 October 2004)
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Reviewed by Jen
I can't believe that it's over. I just found this series and already I have to say goodbye to the fantastic cast of characters that make up Cady's world. It was a fantastic ride with a worthy climax. Through it all, Jenn Bennett kept the action high, the tone consistent, and the emotion both realistic and relatable. When all is said and done, everything is tied up in a nice bow, almost guaranteed to leave you satisfied.
Binding the Shadows ended on a whopper of a reveal. So if you haven't read that yet, look no further –or you will be spoiled. We've got two major plot points hanging: Cady's brutal beating and her surprise pregnancy. The repercussions from the beating are handled in short-order. The pregnancy, however, isn't dispatched so easily. Especially since Cady's mom wants to take over Cady's body. What follows is Cady's race to figure out how to stop her mother and to protect her baby in the process.
As with the previous books, Cady is thrown into one dangerous situation after another. But at the core of this story is her downright lovely relationship with Lon. I love how he loves her. And the events of this story show just how deep her feelings run for him in return. It's refreshing to see how Bennett managed to keep these two fresh and interesting with only external conflicts in their path. They are so steady and… mature. They manage to stay sexy too. Cady really shows how much she has grown emotionally as she comes into her powers. We really see the strength she finds within as her gifts get stronger as well.
Then there is Jupe. He actually takes a bigger role in this book, with part of the storyline in his point of view. He has stayed as engaging and loveable as he was the first time we met him. This, even as he is clearly making steps towards growing up. Don't get me wrong, he's still a kid and he does some stupid stuff, but Bennett really nails his voice and that horrible/ wonderful in-between phase between child and adult.
I didn't know going into this book that it would be a series finale, so the ending was kind of surprising for me. I am glad we got the closure, though it's all maybe a little too neat and tidy. Ultimately, though, it's a satisfying goodbye, filled with warm and fuzzy goodness and a look ahead to the future of our beloved crew. (*sniff*) I sure will miss them.
Rating: B+
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Want to go back to the beginning? Read Jen's review of book 1 in the series:
Kindling the Moon
Banishing the Dark
by Jenn Bennett
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Publisher: Pocket