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MIMB #12 Playlist
December 13th, 2007
It was like a christmas party. People were there all night. I was hanging out with Chris. It was fun. Got to play alot of new records and didn't have to hang out really late. There was a new crowd from the artwalk and probably as many people as there have ever been. Here's what I played:
Albert Hammond "It Never Rains In Southern California"
The Hives "Tick Tick Boom"
Led Zeppelin "Good Times, Bad Times"
The Wolfmen "Needle In The Camel's Eye"
Jean Knight "Mr Big Stuff"
Gnarls Barkley "Gone Daddy Gone"
Junior Boys "In The Morning"
Joy Division "Tranmission"
Lords Of The New Church "Russian Roulette"
The Normal "Warm Leatherette"
Blur "Music Is My Radar"
Roxy Music "Out Of The Blue"
Primal Scream "Gimme Some Truth"
LCD Soundsystem "North American Scum"
CSS "Let's Pretend That We're Dead"
The Dandy Warhols "Bohemian Like You"
Sweet "Fox On The Run"
Klaxons "It's Not Over Yet"
Bowie "Fashion"
Teddybears "Punkrocker"
Black Sabbath "Sweet Leaf"
Stereo Total "Wir Tanzen Im 4-Eck"
Bat For Lashes "What's A Girl To Do?"
Clinic "If You Could Read Your Mind"
Wolmother "Woman"
Maximo Park "Girls Who Play Guitars"
New Young Pony Club "The Bomb"
Blondie "Atomic"
Gary Numan "Airlane"
John Foxx "He's A Liquid"
The Knife "Marble House"
Hot Chip "Over and Over"
Ladytron "Softpower"
The Strokes "Last Nite"
The White Stripes "Icky Thunp"
Sonny and Cher "I Got You Babe"
Blonde Redhead "Spring and By Summer Fall"
The Velvet Underground "I'm Waiting For The Man"
The Coral "Who's Gonna Find Me?"
Wire "Outdoor Miner"
The Horrors "Count In Fives"
Queens of The Stone Age "3s and 7s"
The Kills "The Good Ones"
Pulp "Do You Remeber The First Time?"
Interpol "The Heinrich Maneuver"
Kasabian "Empire"
Arctic Monkeys "Brainstorm"
Babyshambles "Delivery"
BRMC "Berlin"
Bloc Party "The Prayer"
The Stooges "1970"
TV on The Radio "Wolf Like Me"
Jarvis "Fat Children"
My Bloody Valentine "Only Shallow"
Mannfred Mann "Blinded By The Light"
Burial "Ghost Hardware"
Renegade Soundwave "Transworld Siren"
Massive Attack "Inertia Creeps"
Lene Lovich "New Toy"
The Auteurs "Show Girl"
The Go! Team "Grip Like A Vice"
The Teardrop Explodes "Read It In Books"
Broadcast "American Boy"
The Raveonettes "Love In A Trashcan"
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Posted by alexander laurence at 12/14/2007 03:29:00 AM 1 comments
Best albums of 2007
Here is another BEST of 2007 list. Really any of these top ten records could have been number one. Many of these bands have been my top pick in the past. I just felt Blonde Redhead had done something very artistic, and it was the best album they have done. Bat For Lashes was the best debut album. A Place To Bury Strangers and Klaxons were close too. LCD Soundsystem and Burial and UNKLE made great records too. And all down the line. Many records I haven't heard yet, so I hesitate to include them here.
1. Blonde Redhead "23"
2. Bat For Lashes "Fur and Gold"
3. LCD Soundsystem "Sound of Silver"
4. Burial "Untrue"
5. Devendra Banhart "Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon"
6. A Place To Bury Strangers "APTBS"
7. UNKLE "War Stories"
8. Klaxons "Myths of The Near Future"
9. The White Stripes "Icky Thump"
10. Liars "Liars"
11. Jose Gonzalez "In Our Nature"
12. PJ Harvey "White Chalk"
13. The Good The Bad and The Queen "The Good The Bad and The Queen"
14. Battles "Mirrored"
15. Grinderman "Grinderman"
16. BRMC "Baby 81"
17. The Fiery Furnaces "Widow City"
18. Of Montreal "Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?"
19. !!! "Myth Takes"
20. The Long Blondes "Someone To Drive You Home"
22. Arcade Fire "Neon Bible"
23. Nine Inch Nails "Year Zero"
24. Mystery Jets "Zoo Time"
25. Deerhoof "Friend Opportunity"
Other picks:
West Indian Girl "4th and Main"
Charlotte Gainsbourg "5:55"
Patrick Wolf "The Magic Position"
No Age "Weirdo Rippers"
Maximo Park "Our Earthly Pleasures"
MIA "Kala"
Jarvis Cocker "Jarvis"
New Young Pony Club "Fantastic Playroom"
Elliott Smith "New Moon"
The Hives "The Black and White Album"
Kieran Hebdan "Tongues"
Art Brut "It's A Bit Complicated"
Justice "Cross"
The Cribs "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever"
Queens of The Stone Age "Era Vulgaris"
The Horrors "Strange House"
The Stooges "The Weirdness"
1990s "Cookies"
The Black Lips "Good Bad Not Evil"
Adult "Why Bother?"
Led Zeppelin "Mothership"
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From the 23rd to the 27th of March you will have the opportunity to participate as a tutor at the Rome Press Game 2018 edition. This unique event organised by the Giovani nel Mondo Association will come alive during the International Careers Festival, annually located in Italy's magnificent capital.
As the first simulation in the world of its kind, the Rome Press Game rotates around the world of international journalism, offering young minds from all over the globe first hand experiences in news reporting, radio broadcasting and news writing.
So, if communication and journalism are your passion don't miss a chance to participate, becoming apart of the event. As a tutor it would be your responsibility to prepare the necessary teaching material for the participants, collaborate with the Program Project Director and Executive Director in preparation for the event, and last but not least guide and supervise one of the teams of participants
Institution: The Giovani nel Mondo Association is an independent, non-profit, non-denominational, and apolitical organization. The Association pursues educational and cultural goals at the national and international level. Its primary focus is assisting and accompanying youth and young adults, between eighteen and thirty years old, on their educational path and encouraging their professional, academic, and socio-cultural growth.
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Are you curious about Amy Dunne, the protagonist of Gillian Flynn's novel "Gone Girl" and its upcoming movie adaptation?
Then, just like someone in real life, you can learn more about her through her Pinterest account.
Those behind the upcoming film adaptation have created an account for the fictional character – on Sept. 10, the movie Twitter account tweeted,
Discover who Amy Dunne was before she went missing through the pins she's left behind at http://t.co/o0VLA50ja7. pic.twitter.com/2ivLcY4Arj— Gone Girl (@GoneGirlMovie) September 10, 2014
Readers who are familiar with the book will recognize some of the boards Amy has on her Pinterest account, with one titled "Call Me Missouri" (the state to which Amy and husband Nick recently moved), another titled "City Girl" (she and Nick used to live in New York), and one titled "The Bar" (her husband recently opened one).
As noted by Entertainment Weekly, the notes added to Amy's pins often come from or are inspired by her diary entries from the book. A picture of a couple on the city streets on the Pinterest account includes a note from Amy reading, "The sweet memory of our first kiss under the NYC lights, engulfed in a sugar cloud from the local bakery."
Reactions to the marketing move seem to be mixed. On Amy's Pinterest board titled "For Nick," Pinterest user Valerie Lorczak wrote, "Is anyone else creeped out by Amy Dunne having a Pinterest?!," calling it "cool and freaky." "Totally freaked out," user Annie Tunstead replied. "Yet I can't stop looking at it." USA Today writer Kelly Lawler was more curious about its origins: "We have to admit, as much fun as we had poking around this page, we would like to find out who's job it is to 'create Pinterest pages for fictional characters,'" she wrote. "We kind of want that job."
The movie "Gone Girl" stars Ben Affleck as Nick, who comes under suspicion when his wife disappears, and Rosamund Pike of "The World's End" as Amy as well as actors Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Missi Pyle, Casey Wilson, and Carrie Coon of the TV series "The Leftovers." It will come to theaters on Oct. 3.


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Earlier this year I led some Saturday art club sessions at the Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre. At the end the children's "Common sense with attitude" billboards were displayed in the gallery alongside Bob & Roberta Smith pieces and it was fun to discover that some of the gallery visitors were unaware that any had been made by children!
Deirdre was promoting the Slow Movement in crafts and also promoting a more sustainable lifestyle by recycling an old knitted jumper.
I'd already chatted to Kate and knew that she planned to make a set of panoramic drawings. I first met Kate about 15 years ago at Lichfield College where she was one of the art tutors and over the years we have occassionally been in life drawing classes together. She is really talented and I look forward to seeing the finished work.
During Deirdre's session on the plinth there was a buzz of activity amongst friends and family who had come to support her in the community act of making. I'd intended to bring along my "never to be finished" Kaffe Fassett needlepoint tapestry (I've being doing it very sporadically over the last 21 years!) but I forgot so was very glad that my friend Jane Porter brought me this lively day-glo orange yarn and some needles so I could get clicking. On the webcam of Deirdre's session you can hear the buzz of chatting from the crowd below; there's nothing like a group of people sewing patchwork, knitting, crocheting and embroidering to draw people in and start off conversations.
-Momtaz Begum–Hossain a crafts writer and tutor was also there doing some colourful patchwork. She had already blogged about Deirdre & Craftspace on the Craft Café blog
-Kei Ito made Deirdre's wonderful costume. It was perfect to wear on the plinth as it swayed gently in the breeze and reflected the light from the spotlights. It certainly gave her an etherial presence. I have experimented with nylon bias horsehair hemming braid similar to that used by Kei Ito to make this costume but Kei Ito is an exceedingly talented designer and costume maker who has taken this material and many other unlikely materials to the heights. See her wonderful sculptural costumes and wearable art pieces here.
Here is Kei Ito dressing Deirdre in her "back-up" costume (she had come prepared with dry weather and wet weather options).
Craftspace is a Birmingham based organisation which promotes craft, curates touring exhibitions and starts debates around craft and the handmade in general. Their current project is a collaboration with Helen Carnac called, Taking Time: Craft and the Slow Revolution
Jed Baxter (another person that I chatted to at the base of the plinth) Tweeted this photo of Deirdre http://twitpic.com/aofi1
And here are Deirdre's tweets http://twitter.com/tweetcraftspace


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Veterans Emergency Transition Services Canada (VETS Canada) held an extremely successful second annual Coast to Coast Tour of Duty in seventeen cities on Saturday June 10th – including volunteer-led walks in St. John's, Sydney, Charlottetown, Halifax, Dartmouth, Fredericton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor, Barrie, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria and Vancouver.
The 2017 Tour of Duty saw hundreds of volunteers and special guests walking together to raise awareness of veteran homelessness, with 33 homeless and/or at-risk veterans identified during the day's events. Volunteers will be following up with these individuals to assess.
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Getting To The Point – Options
What Are The Different Tools That You Will Be Needing To Pick Locks? If you
What Are The Different Tools That You Will Be Needing To Pick Locks? If you want to try to lock picking, you will be needing some high quality tools in order to do it. It is the high end tools that is used by professional locksmiths although hoe made tools can also be used. These can be essential in case their services will be needed . These are the tools that help the professional locksmiths make a living although they can also be sued by people that have a bad intention. It is the tension tool that is the very first tool needed by a professional locksmith. You may be able to find different types of tension tools. These tension tools are basically used in order to create a tension on the locks for it to release. These tools do not apply tension actually, that is why they are also called as torsion tools or wrenches. In order to place the right tension on the locks, one type of tension tool that is circular in shape is used that has a pressure button with a spring on it. The L-shaped tension tools are the ones that are common. There are also wrenches that coils before turning into an L shape and they are called as feather touch. Another set of tools that are sued are the pin and the tumbler. It is these types of tools that are used in other parts of the counties. These are the tools that has a variety of different pieces and you can buy these ones in sets. The sets can vary from 9-22. These tools includes half diamond picks which are sued for pin locks. The one used for traditional locks are the hook picks. The one tool that is used in order to slide the pins until they unlock are the rake picks. In order for you to open electronic locks, then you must use Slagel picks. The locks that are opened by common shapes are picked by a tool known as skeleton picks.
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Another set of tools use are the pick guns. To the ones that practice the profession of picking locks, these are called a the time saver. The manual and the electric forms are the two types of these tools. It is the electronic that is used in order to open hardened steel and aluminum locks. It is the manual types that are commonly used by most locksmiths. A regular tension tool is what these tools are. There is an upward motion on the manual types while the electronic will vibrate. The locks will eventually open due to the constant movement in the tools. Timing is very essential when using these tools. The the moment that you have already mastered the timing, then the tool will do the rest of the job for you.
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The availability of sophisticated tools can also be used by you. They are used in more powerful locks because they are sturdier. Bit of you are only dealing with regular locks then the ordinary tools will be enough.


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read the entire Part 1 article here.
The gist is that peer review is the first step in the evaluation process, merely an attempt to ensure that papers actually reflect some valid scientific study and are documented sufficiently so that others can more fully determine its veracity and relationship to the existing relevant science. Only after a paper is published can it be reviewed by the greater scientific community in the depth necessary to fully evaluate.
But what happens when peer review doesn't weed out the woefully unscientific (you know, the kind of "science" stuff Uncle George posts on his blog, right next to the conspiracy du jour)? How do some papers that are unsupportable on their face get published? How does peer review "fail?" The reasons are varied.
First, it may not have failed at all. As noted, the 2 or 3 peer-reviewers evaluate the paper for completeness, plausibility, logic, and description of methodology, results, statistics, discussion, and conclusions. If the paper appears valid it generally is accepted for publication. Peer-reviewers simply can't assess the entire body of related science to determine if the paper is valid; that's what the post publication review by the broader experts in the field accomplishes. Only after that broad scrutiny may some errors in analysis, interpretation, or other inconsistencies be found. Sometimes some major errors, even on rare occasions fraud, are identified. But mostly papers that are found lacking simply fade away without being cited by others.
Second, the quality standards of journals may vary. Each field generally has a journal or two or three that are considered the highest echelon of excellence, and there is high demand to be published in these journals because they are the most prestigious. But that demand overwhelms space for publication so these journals can select only the highest quality and most important papers for publication. Since there are hundreds of other journals available, authors can usually find a place to publish their research. While most of these journals also have high standards, there are some that perhaps are more interested in receiving page charges than ensuring the quality of the paper. Sometimes bad papers get published, and by bad I mean papers that should not have been published because they lack scientific robustness. In most cases, these papers also simply fade into obscurity as the scientific community sees no reason to cite them. In some cases, bad papers have been retracted from the publication long after they were published.
Third, there is what some have euphemistically called "pal-review." Scientists often collaborate on research, which is why published papers commonly have many authors instead of just one or two. That opens up the potential for peer-reviewers to have collaborated on other papers with the main author (though you aren't allowed to "peer-review" a paper you co-authored or worked on directly). But this isn't what constitutes pal-review. Pal-review is when some pal (i.e., friend/conspirator) abuses their position as editor of a journal to slip an otherwise obviously faulty paper into press. Sometimes the editor simply finds amenable reviewers to rubber-stamp the paper, but in rare cases the editor may skip any semblance of peer-review. Pal-review has been documented, for example, in the publication of climate denial papers. [In Part 3 we'll take a look at specific examples of climate denier abuse of the peer-review process.]
Finally, a new problem has cropped up with the advent of "open access journals." As any scientist knows, most journals are available only to people who can afford to pay for them (just as most books have to be purchased before reading). And they can be expensive. Many journals are accessible if you join the associated scientific society (e.g., members of the Society of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology get access to two highly acclaimed journals as part of their membership). Students can usually access these journals in their University libraries. All of this requires some sort of paywall, and the general public generally can't get access to most new published scientific papers. Thus is the impetus for the open access movement.
Under open access, online-only journals allow anyone to read and download every paper it publishes. That's a great boon to public accessibility, but it presents the obvious potential for quality control problems. Like regular journals, open access journals have a wide range of quality standards. But there are also open access journals that can be called "predatory" because they will publish anything as long as the author pays the publication fee. This has led to some high profile examples of nonsense papers (including one that consisted entirely of repeated expletives) being "published." Clearly, there is a problem with this "pay-per-publish"
model, one that raises questions about the integrity of the "non-peer-reviewed"
publishing process. How deep a problem remains to be seen, with the key question being how do journals of all types ensure high quality control of published papers.
These examples give us some insight into the limits of peer-review, and the limits of open access. However, it must be emphasized that in the vast majority of cases, peer-review of scientific papers to screen for publication works. Most scientific papers are incremental, tearing off a piece of a very big canvas to examine and investigate. Individual papers rarely make a huge difference (though there are plenty of examples of where single papers are deeply influential). Normally any given paper goes into the mix with all the other relevant papers and only the sum total of all the information contained therein tells us a more or less whole story. So most of the time a not-so-robust paper getting published isn't a big deal.
That said, there are times when editors have quit after their failure to properly screen faulty papers. Sometimes papers are retracted after publication. Even occasionally there is fraud (though any scientist caught engaging in fraud is quickly retired into driving a taxi or some other non-scientist field). The cases of intentional abuse of the peer-review system are rare, but important enough that Part 3 of this series on peer-review will take a closer look at how some people have tried, and sometimes succeeded, in abusing the system. Given that it isn't only scientists, but political and lobbying interests, that are trying to discredit the science, Part 3 will be a critical read for all practicing scientists.
[Note: Peer-review graphic can be seen larger at http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/howscienceworks_16]


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Nature Kids
Discovering nature first hand is the core purpose of the Nature Kids, for 5-12 year old children. Leaders organize Explorer Days, which are family-oriented participatory programs, using the expertise of local resource people. Fossil hunts, estuary walks, and low tide outings are some of the popular field trips that Nature Kids have organized. Each child in a family receives a membership package when joining for the annual family membership fee of $25.00. Members also receive a quarterly magazine, NatureWILD, featuring nature-related articles and activities. To join Nature Kids, go to the Nature Kids website at www.naturekidsbc.ca You can pay on-line or send a cheque.
Nature Kids has two volunteer leaders, Jocie Brooks and Hayley Datoo. To contact us please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 250-218-3946.
Next Explorer Day: Saturday April 29, 2:00-3:30 Theme: Nature Plants and Invasive Plants. Place: Rotary Riverside Trail & Masters Greenway. Meet at the end of Rod & Gun Rd. in Courtenay.
|Recent Explorer Days
|Woodhus Slough with guest Luisa Richardson April, 2017
|Beach Exploration at Gartley Beach, Royston February, 2017
|Birding at Lazo Marsh, Comox January, 2017
|Christmas Bird Count & Potluck December, 2016 (canceled, snow)
|Shoreline Cleanup November, 2016 (canceled, heavy rain)
|Mushroom Walk Merville Woods, October, 2016
|Roy Morrison Nature Park–Games & Nature Walk, September, 2016
|Fossil Tour with Courtenay Museum August, 2016
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musings on the meaning of life
by Corby Hines
What is the meaning of life? It was during a Sonoma Land Trust stewardship work day that I realized the simple answer — we are here to care for the earth.
After planting trees with a wonderful group of people in the uplands of Sears Point, that answer was pretty obvious. Everyone who volunteered had satisfied smiles on their faces from a day well spent. By our own hands, oak trees were given a chance to grow, where a century earlier they had been all cut down. Soon, they will make acorns year after year to feed the deer. Their branches will shelter the nests of birds. Their canopies will make shade on a hot summer day for the coyote to rest in and to help the soil retain its life-giving water. Through their respiration, they will sequester carbon and put oxygen in the air. Their roots will form a symbiotic relationship with fungi, with mushrooms sprouting along the lateral root lines. In one day, these volunteers both encouraged and advanced life on earth.
If you think about it, each and every species has perfectly evolved to fulfill its ecological niche. Maggots are great decomposers. Wolves are experts at managing ungulate populations. Salmon do a wonderful job of redistributing ocean nutrients to redwood forests. Beavers build dams, which slow the flow of water, recharging the aquifers. What do people do? What is our ecological niche? After all, we are animals — mammals, in fact — and we evolved within a natural habitat. It seems like a fundamental question that I don't recall being discussed in school. If you have been watching our species at work for the last few millennia, you might say our goal has been to consume the earth's resources and degrade the natural diversity of life.
But what about the hundreds of millennia that came before? Did we even bother with the question of the meaning of life? I suspect it was self-evident. Perhaps we realized that we were perfectly suited to "tending the wild," as Kat Anderson put it in her book of the same name documenting Native American management of California's natural resources:
"Through coppicing, pruning, harrowing, sowing, weeding, burning, digging, thinning and selective harvesting, they encouraged desired characteristics of individual plants, increased populations of useful plants and altered the structures and compositions of plant communities. Regular burning of many types of vegetation across the state created better habitat for game, eliminated brush, minimized potential for catastrophic fires and encouraged diversity of food crops. These harvest and management practices, on the whole, allowed for sustainable harvest of plants over centuries and possibly thousands of years."
Our alterations of the environment need not be detrimental to life. We can use our gifts to positive effect. After all, what could be a better use for our incredible minds than to develop strategies that promote natural diversity and resilience? As social creatures, we can work together to amplify our positive effects. We are incredibly adaptable, able to thrive in any habitat on earth — and able to give aid to nature wherever we are needed.
How would we feel about our lives if our daily practice was to promote the health and diversity of life on earth? Come find out at our next volunteer stewardship workday and maybe you'll discover the meaning of your life along the way.
Interested? We'll update you on upcoming workdays at http://sonomalandtrust.org/join_in/volunteer_workdays.html. You can also sign up as a volunteer by emailing email@example.com.
12/5/2015 10:07:27 am
Thank you Corby. I enjoyed your musings and appreciate your hard work on behalf of SLT.
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Sonoma Land Trust is a local nonprofit based in Santa Rosa, CA, that conserves scenic, natural, agricultural and open lands in Sonoma County for the benefit of the community and future generations. This blog focuses on SLT's stewardship team, whose members do hands-on work to directly protect, restore, and safeguard the land for generations to come.
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Skin cancer is relatively common. In Switzerland, over 2,000 people are diagnosed with skin cancer every year. Most skin cancer is caused by ultraviolet rays from exposure to sunlight. Many people underestimate the harmful effects of sunlight on the skin: a suntan can come at a high personal cost. To protect your skin, you will need to limit your sunbathing and always use sunscreen. If you have sensitive skin, you should see your GP for regular checkups.
Early detection can save lives
The sun's rays have positive effects on people: They encourage metabolic processes, lift your mood and help you relax. If, though, you expose yourself to the sun too much, its ultra-violet rays can be damaging in both the short and long term. Today, more and more people are suffering from skin problems brought on by sunlight. Between 50 and 70 percent of skin cancer cases result from exposure to too much sun. Sunlight can cause harm even without sunburn occurring, and this is why we tend to underestimate the sun's potency. Sun creams with a high UVA and UVB protection factor are absolutely essential, as is clothing that protects against ultra-violet rays.
Skin cancer: What exactly is it?
There are different types of skin cancer that can manifest themselves in various forms and to varying degrees of severity. Black melanoma is a particularly dangerous variety of skin cancer. Further Information (in German).
Are you a high-risk person?
- You've got very light skin colouring with freckles, light-coloured eyes and blond or red hair.
- You regularly get sunburn and tan only slightly or not at all.
- You have already suffered serious sunburn or were exposed to a great deal of sunlight in your childhood or youth.
- There is a history of melanoma or of other types of skin cancer in your family.
- You have lots of moles, some of which are bigger than 6 mm in diameter or vary in shape or colour.
People at higher risk of skin cancer should have their skin examined by a specialist every one or two years.
How do you protect yourself against the sun?
Avoid the sun between noon and 2 p.m.
Avoid exposure to the sun when it's at its strongest.
Stay in the shade if you can
Keep children out of direct sunlight as much as possible: 80% of skin damage caused by the sun occurs before the age of 18. Sunglasses, a hat and shirt are the best protection, especially for a child's sensitive skin.
Keep re-applying sun cream
Use sun cream with a very high protection factor (50+) to protect yourself against UVB and UVA rays, remember to re-apply it every two hours, and wear sunglasses and a hat. Further Information on Sun Protection (PDF, 239KB) (in German).
Although modern sun protection products work instantly, you need to apply them before sunbathing. If you find a mole that has changed in a way that causes you concern, ask a dermatologist about it.
Use the ABCD method to keep a check on your moles
To spot melanoma, it's absolutely vital to examine yourself regularly.
The ABCD Methode (PDF, 264KB) (in German) will help you to systematically check the appearance of your moles and any changes in them:
A: Asymmetrical (deviates from circular or oval form)
B: Boundaries (irregular or indistinct)
C: Colour (varies in intensity)
D: Development (new, and appeared in a short time; needs to be examined by a dermatologist)
Tell your loved ones about the method and help them protect themselves
Get involved by simply and quickly sharing the method with your loved ones. Sign up now and become a Skinchecker (in German).
A simple check can save lives. 90% of skin cancers that are detected early can be cured!


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The Ohio State Buckeyes are 3-0 to open the College Football Picks season, and while a potential victory over the visiting Eastern Michigan Eagles will likely do little to get them more first place votes, it would still run their record to a perfect four wins. Already ranked number-two in the AP Polls, a perfect season would undoubtedly get the Buckeyes in to the national championship game ahead of Boise State and TCU, a betting challenge that continues this Saturday at Ohio Stadium.
Eastern Michigan Eagles @ Ohio State Buckeyes
Saturday September 25, 2010 – 3:30 PM ET
Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Broadcast: ABC
College Football Odds: Ohio State - 18
Total: 54 set by College Football Odds makers.
The Buckeyes welcome the Eastern Michigan Eagles, who have opened the year by dropping three straight games, including two of which they were outscored by double-digit points. Playing out of the MAC, the Eagles aren't a threat to pull off an upset here, but there are several things that they can do to keep this online sports betting match up close.
NCAA Handicapping: What Eastern Michigan Will Have To Do To Win. The Eagles cannot stop anyone, as evidenced by their points against averaged of 37.0 per game. The fact that those points were scored by two teams that also play in the MAC is even more of a concern, and makes the massive college football betting spread for this game seem a lot more realistic.
NCAA Handicapping: What Ohio State Will Have To Do To Win. The Buckeyes should only need to show up to improve to 4-0, as it is hard to picture Eastern Michigan keeping this game competitive. 18 points is a lot for a College Football spread, but not for an Ohio State team that will be looking to make a statement to those voting in the national rankings. This will be the second straight week that the Buckeyes are playing a team that is only hoping to keep the score respectable, and if last weekend's 43-7 College Football Predictions win over Ohio is any indication, quarterback Terrelle Pryor and the Ohio State offense have no intentions of slowing down. Pryor is arguably the most explosive threat in the game today. With 715 passing yards and six touchdowns, as well as an additional 165 yards and two scores on the ground, defensive coordinators will game plan against him and still get torn up.
NCAA Handicapping: Outlook & Pick. Considering that Ohio State has only four ranked opponents left on its schedule, including just one that currently ranks in the top-15, and only one before the final three weeks of the season, the Buckeyes cannot be comfortable with simply clinching victories. It will be up to Ohio State to convince the nation that they are the team most suited to play Alabama, and more results like last week's 43-7 win over Ohio can be expected. College Football Predictions Week 4 NCAA Football Betting Pick: Ohio State - 18
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The AusIMM, under agreement with the Board of Professional Engineers Queensland (BPEQ), provides an assessment scheme to assess engineers applying to become Registered Professional Engineers of Queensland (RPEQ), who wish to provide Professional Engineering Services under the Professional Engineers Act 2002 within the mining industry in the state of Queensland.
Core disciplines in which applications can be assessed for recommendation as an RPEQ are:
The AusIMM's RPEQ assessment program utilises the existing peer recognition and assessment of competence process of the AusIMM Chartered Professional (CP) Program.
The AusIMM assesses the applicant and provides a recommendation to the BPEQ. Once the assessment is complete, the applicant must apply direct to the BPEQ for RPEQ registration. Application and registration fees will be payable to the BPEQ.
Review the Chartered Professional Regulations and Guidelines to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria, as specified in Chartered Professional Regulation 11-16 (RPEQ assessment).
Please note that these fees are for an RPEQ assessment and recommendation only. Following assessment and a positive recommendation by the AusIMM, the individual must apply directly to the BPEQ for registration, which requires payment of an application and registration fee to the BPEQ.
RPEQ assessment Fees 2018
*Current Chartered Professionals may request a RPEQ assessment letter to present to the BPEQ free of charge. Please email a current CV with your request for the RPEQ assessment letter to email@example.com. Please ensure your PD logbook is complete with the necessary 150 hours in the previous three years prior to requesting the letter.
*New applicants may apply for RPEQ accreditation and Chartered Professional accreditation links to #chartered/cp concurrently, paying the Chartered Professional application fees and receiving the RPEQ recommendation free of charge.


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Bring your presents to wrap (we're kindly asking that you limit it to 5 per family), get into the holiday spirit, have some cookies and coco, and make your own special gift tags--most of all--have fun!
Perfect for the whole family and a great way to relax before the holidays! We will provide wrapping paper and supplies!
This is a drop in event anytime between 6:00 and 7:30, but we do ask that you register in advance so we know how many people to expect. Register by calling 860-489-6684 or online!


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Lifetech Labs
Lifetech Labs is arriving on the anabolic market with a universe that will throw a wrench in your habits. Launched in March 2010 in Hong Kong (Science & Technology Park), Lifetech Labs is known for its peptide and drug formulas that primarily aim to improve physical performance.
Lifetech Labs is able to develop high quality products thanks to many years of research and experimentation. Lifetech Labs enjoys the most advanced synthetic proteins and high-tech purification and freeze-drying equipment in order to offer a unique produce concept.
Lifetech Labs' innovation was combining a Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptide (GHRP) with a Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH). This action makes it possible to amplify GH release and create a synergistic effect. Based on this principle, the Research & Development team at Lifetech Labs developed the most stable and reliable peptide mixes for obtaining optimum results.
The Range of Biosynergy Peptides
An innovative new range of 7 BIOSYNERGY products was developed through a unique concept:
- Research focused on biology and synergy for optimizing effects.
- User-friendly product.
- Optimal usage for men as well as women.
- Innovation: Best Innovative Concept Award 2014 – "Modernization of medicines and health products" Category.
Why choose BIOSYNERGY over traditional peptides?
- Easy to use
- Blends are dosed to the microgram to optimize results by creating a synergy with other products
- First lab to provide authenticity checks
- Developed to prevent peptide degradation and better conserve blends
- Unrivalled results and quality so far
- First lab to receive an award for medical innovation with peptides
- Reputed and certified laboratory
- Exceptional results for an exceptional price
Growth Hormone Releasing Peptides (GHRP) and/or Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH) peptides can improve your quality of life in terms of muscle development, weight loss, injury recovery, higher bone density and better sleep and countering aging.
GHRP can be used alone to increase the natural rhythm of growth hormone (GH) released from the pituitary gland.
GHRP dosed in combination GHRH will significantly amplify the release of growth hormone for maximum benefit.
- Doses can be taken during the day, but with at least 3 hours between doses.
- One dose per day is typical for minor injury repair, anti-aging effects, deeper sleep and overall well-being. The best time to take it is immediately before going to bed. Sleep is when the pituitary gland is most active, the body recovers and cells are generated and repaired.
- 2 or 3 doses per day will further accentuate muscle growth, dry mass gains and fat loss, as much as a good diet of quality foods.
Peptides can be used daily for the rest of your life without damaging your health. Peptides are a way of life.
SLIM FIT BLEND HGH FRAG 176-191 + Modified GRF (1-29)
"Most powerful peptide blend for fat loss"
HGH Fragment 176-191 is a truncated form of human growth hormone (GH) primarily designed for fat loss; it contains only amino acids 176 to 191 from the single-chain polypeptide. HGH Frag burns fat in the body and also prevents food from turning into fat.
Modified GRF 1-29 (GHRH) is a synthetic secretagogue that simulates the release of HGH. In the human body, large quantities of growth hormone are stored in the pituitary gland. GHRH impacts the number of cells and the ability to secrete more.
Modified GRF 1-29 has a very short half-life around 30-minutes.
Modified GRF 1-29 was invented by ConjuChem, a Canadian biotechnology company.
ConjuChem initiated clinical trials for CJC-1295 in the mid-2000s. The medicine was meant to treat the visceral fat deposits in obese patients, as the higher exogenous HGH levels are there to increase lipolysis (fat loss).
ANTI-AGING BLEND IPAMORELIN + Modified GRF (1-29)
"Anti-aging peptide blend with full sleep recovery for general wellness"
Developed by Novo Nordisk, Ipamorelin is a growth hormone-releasing peptide (GHRP) similar to GHRP2 and GHRP6. It's a pentapeptide composed of five amino acids and causes the anterior pituitary gland to emit substantial growth hormone while also suppressing somatostatin, a peptide hormone that inhibits the release of growth hormone. The advantages of using Ipamorelin include fat loss, lean muscle mass, rejuvenated and strengthened joints, connective tissue and bone mass, as well as other anti-aging benefits associated with a GH treatment like improved skin tone and hair quality. It can also be used to increase low GH levels when natural HGH secretion is inhibited by long-term abuse of synthetic GH.
Ipamorelin is the first growth hormone-releasing peptide developed with the unique ability to stimulate GH release without significantly increasing cortisol or prolactin, even at more than 200 times the average dose. It has no impact on testosterone, LH or FSH and no post-cycle therapy is needed after using it. It releases GH with a strength comparable to GHRP6, but without the associated side effects. This makes Ipamorelin probably the safest peptide to use.
Mod GRF 1-29 refers to a peptide similar to 29 amino acids of GHRH and a modified variant of the shortest fully functional GRF 1-29 fragment, also known as Sermorelin.
Mod GRF 1-29 essentially increases growth hormone production and releases it by connecting to the growth hormone receptors present in the cells of the anterior pituitary gland.
"Peptide blend for tanning with beauty effect"
Melanotan is a synthetic version of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone (a-MSH). Afamelanotide treatment induces skin pigmentation through melanogenesis, that is, melanin production. Melanin prevents cell damage in the skin by absorbing, reflecting and refracting light. Melanotan reduces sun damage caused by UV rays on the exposed skin of people with sun allergies.
Developed by Novo Nordisk, Ipamorelin is a growth hormone-releasing peptide (GHRP) similar to GHRP2 and GHRP6. It's a pentapeptide composed of five amino acids and causes the anterior pituitary gland to emit substantial growth hormone while also suppressing somatostatin, a peptide hormone that inhibits the release of growth hormone. The advantages of using Ipamorelin include fat loss, lean muscle mass, rejuvenated and strengthened joints, connective tissue and bone mass, as well as other anti-aging benefits associated with a GH treatment like improved skin tone and hair quality.
" Peptide blend for ultimate sex experience"
PT-141 is the only synthetic aphrodisiac. Bremelanotide's aphrodisiac effects are in a class apart. Studies have proven Bremelanotide's effectiveness for treating sexual dysfunction in males (erectile dysfunction or impotence) and females (sexual arousal disorders). Unlike Viagra and similar medications, it doesn't act on the vascular system, but directly increases sexual desire via the nervous system.
The synthesis of a peptide hormone naturally produced in the body stimulates melanogenesis and produces Melanotan 2. This peptide hormone, called alpha-melanocyte-stimulated hormone or MSH, activates some melanocortin receptors while carrying out its effects. MSH also powerfully influences fat metabolism, appetite, and sexual libido through these melanocortin receptors. Additionally, Melanotan 2 and a similar synthesized variant known as PT-141 were studied in detail for treating sexual dysfunction, particularly male erectile dysfunction.
It increases libido in users.
"Best post-workout recovery peptide blend for muscle and cell regeneration"
Thymosin Beta 4 (Tß4) does not promote growth; instead it's a major regulatory peptide. It's been scientifically proven that Tß4 tends to play an important role in the protection, regeneration and remodeling of injured or damaged tissue. The Tß4 gene was also detected as one of the first to respond after injury.
Tß4 is a synthetic version of the naturally-occurring peptide present in practically all human cells. It's a first-class product for:
- Reducing inflammation
- Relaxing muscle spasms
- Improving muscle tone
- Increasing substance exchange between cells
- Encouraging tissue repair
- Helping maintain tendon flexibility
- Reducing tissue inflammation
- Improving nutritional components
- Preventing the formation of fibrous bands in the muscles, tendons and ligaments.
Mechano Growth Factor (MGF), also known as IGF-1EC, promotes growth/repair. MGF is special for its unique role in muscle growth.
MGF can make damaged tissue grow, activate muscle stem cells and develop regulation in place of protein synthesis. This unique ability rapidly improves recovery and accelerates muscle growth.
Ipamorelin refers to a synthetic peptide that has powerful properties for releasing growth hormone. The Ipamorelin chain is fairly short and only contains five amino acids. Its molar mass is 711.86. For this reason, it can significantly increase muscle growth and burn fat at the same time. Besides increasing the production of human growth hormones like GHRP-2 and GHRP-6, this molecule does not increase production of different negative hormones like prolactin (responsible for water retention and male breast development) and cortisol (responsible for muscle stress). Ipamorelin is actually the best human growth hormone promoter on the market.
"Most powerful weight gainer and bulk peptide blend"
Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptide (GHRP-6) is a peptide in the growth hormone secretagogue peptide family. Depending on the dosage, it specifically has strong impact on the release of human growth hormone (HGH). GHRP can be used effectively to treat growth hormone (GH) deficiency. The pituitary gland signals hexapeptide-releasing growth hormone to start secreting growth hormone.
Increasing GH and IGF-1 is desirable for those who want to improve their physique. Human growth hormone is known for enhancing immune response and stimulating the immune system.
Bodybuilding and athletes take GHRP to build more muscle and burn fat. Some users include GHRP-6 in their post-cycle therapy (PCT).
GHRP-6 is mainly used to promote food consumption and stimulate hunger and aid energy metabolism. The main side effect is significant increase in appetite due to the stimulated ghrelin release (about 20 minutes after the injection). It is a hormone naturally released in the stomach lining and increases hunger. This is why GHRP can be used to treat cachexia (wasting syndrome) related to malnutrition or other dietary issues.
The advantages of increasing HGH levels through GHRP-6 stimulation include: increased strength, muscle mass and fat loss in the body; and rejuvenated and strengthened joints, connective tissue and bone mass. Improved HGH secretion also leads to the liver secreting more IGF-1, which is known for being the primary anabolic mechanism of growth hormone action.
GHRP- 6 is the most powerful product for gaining weight.
CJC-1295 is a synthetic modification of natural growth hormone. It's a long-acting growth hormone (GHRH). CJC-1295 has a long and stable half-life.
Study results show great potential for weight loss, anti-aging and muscle mass. Another potential advantage of CJC-1295 is its ability to increase deep sleep. Deep sleep is when the most important muscle growth occurs.
"Best formula for lean muscle in peptide blend"
HGH FRAG 176-191 is a stabilized analog for growth hormone-releasing factor (GRF) which specifically and physiologically induces growth hormone (GH). To date, studies suggest that (HGH fragment 176-191) present several advantageous characteristics: it reduces abdominal fat (particularly visceral fat) without compromising glycemic control, increases muscle mass and improves the lipid profile. These characteristics make it an ideal candidate for treating excessive abdominal fat.
CJC -1295 stimulates GH and IGF-1 secretion, and will keep a constant increase of HGH and IGF-1 without increasing prolactin.
It increases protein synthesis and stimulates the growth of new muscle tissues. It increases muscle mass and physical strength if combined with moderate exercise. It reduces wrinkles and other aging effects on the skin. It causes hyperplasia, the increase of muscle cells. CJC-1295 favors lipolysis, which reduces adipose tissue (body fat).
More information on the manufacturer's official site.


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Since protein is a much-needed nutrient to restore health to your damaged hair, you must try to give your hair its regular dose of protein. While the salons have keratin treatment and chemical-based protein treatments available, it is advised that you stay away from treating your hair with unwanted chemicals. Try homemade protein packs that are effective as well as pocket-friendly.
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Top 3 Easy Homemade Protein Hair Packs
Check out the easiest homemade protein packs that you can whip up in a jiffy to nourish your hair:
1.Egg-Yogurt Hair Pack: Whisk an egg with 3-4 tablespoon yoghurt. Add a few drops of your favourite essential oil (I prefer tea-tree since I have oily scalp prone to zits) to help reduce the smell of eggs. Egg is a potent source of protein, about 13 g per egg. Apply the hair pack and wait for about 30 minutes. Shampoo your hair. This hair packs adds natural glow to your hair and conditions your hair thoroughly. Use this pack at least once every week to get healthy hair.
2.Avocado-Coconut Milk Hair Pack: If you are not a huge fan of eggs for beauty treatment, turn to avocado for that dose of protein for your crowning glory. Mix 2 tablespoons coconut milk and 2 tablespoons almond oil into one ripe avocado (mashed). Apply on hair and leave it on for half an hour. This pack is best used on dry damaged hair. The concoction gives you around 5 to 6 g of protein to treat your hair with.
3.Curd-Banana Hair Pack: 100 G of curd contains about 11 g protein. Mix it with mashed banana and a tablespoon honey to prepare a nourishing hair pack rich in protein. Add a few drops of coconut oil or olive oil if you have extremely dry hair. Use it on your hair to get soft and smooth hair that shines with health.
All these hair packs are extremely easy to make and super effective when used on hair. So why spend thousands at beauty salons when you can treat your hair with nourishing protein treatment at home on a budget? Try out these hair packs and get healthy hair at home!


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Sicily is the melting pot of various cultures dating back thousands of years. It is the island of strange customs and traditions, breathtaking scenery, passionate locals, exotic flavors and scents. Sicily is not Italy. Of course, it is governed by the mainland, in fact, it is the most extensive region of the country, yet it doesn't take much time for anyone visiting the island to realize that this place is something completely different, it is indeed a small country in and of itself that is apart from Italy. It is Sicily! The residents of this island are incredibly affectionate of their homeland. When speaking with the locals, we learned that even those living in the deepest poverty are unable to abandon their home; the island. They cannot leave even in hopes of a better life.
Discover Sicily with us and delve into its wonders! We were immediately captivated by the island and, being local residents by now, we can take you to the most unique places where you will be awaited by experiences and programs that you would never encounter during a regular sightseeing trip or vacation. Document one of your most amazing experiences and put together the most ideal photo album – follow us! Hello Sicily!
Pictures, pictures and even more picturesBe prepared to take thousands of pictures in just a couple of days during this trip.
Learning and developmentYou don't need to be a pro to participate in this workshop and enrich your life with amazing experiences. Instead, our tour guides will teach you all the ins and outs of photography.
Amazing locationsIn addition to learning about photography, you will also have a once in a lifetime travel experience exploring the island.
New friendshipsMake lasting friendships with people who share your interests. We will sure not run out of discussion topics.
Discover Sicily's most hidden, magical locations using the expertise of two Hungarian photographers with unusual worldviews, who have been living on the island for nearly 2 decades. Take a time-travel to this unique corner of Europe merely known to the public previously, and see it with your own two eyes that Sicily is not just a part of Italy, but rather a magical world in and of itself where time has truly stopped; an enchanted and exotic place with a dash of Arabian and a dash of African flavor.
Since our two photographers, who are held in the highest esteem by the locals, have been long-term residents of the island, they have excellent knowledge of the area and its people and as such they will be great help to you in taking amazing pictures to bring home from your trip. All small groups (with a maximum of 10 participants) are led by Zoltán Fazekas and Péter Tóth photographers, who are not only familiar with the local culture and history, but are also experts of the everyday life in Sicily, as together they have spent over 20 years on the island.
During our weeklong workshop you will be able to gain an insight into the locals' life, take pictures of craftsmen who are still cultivating many of the old traditional professions (fishermen, shoemakers, upholsterers, confectioners) and still work in their grandfathers' shops today, while you will also have a chance to take pictures of the sunset at the most amazing nature locations. As part of our trip, we will visit several world famous film shooting locations and explore an unbelievable "ghost town" too.


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When Should I Have My Next Baby?
When Should I Have My Next Baby?
When to Have a Second Child
Imagine: you are at a party, celebrating the first birthday of your firstborn, loving the fact that he or she is so grown up already yet still so small and precious. A well-meaning friend or relative approaches and asks, "When are you going to have your second child?"
Do you know how to answer? Have you even thought about it yet? Is the thought of your next pregnancy making you nervous?
Deciding to have another child is a big decision for couples. Oftentimes, it is a decision based on preference of spacing, financial stability, and sometimes even room in the house. Other times, it depends on the mother's health or the ability for the couple to conceive. While many couples choose to let the next pregnancy happen in its own timing, others like the idea of planning before the next child is conceived.
Are you thinking about having the next baby? Do you think you're ready to be pregnant once again? Here are some things to consider about spacing pregnancies and spacing children.
Having Two Kids
Spacing of Children
How many years would you like to be between your children?
Spacing Pregnancies
Note: While the information presented here is true for many, many women, there are some women who have successfully had healthy pregnancies one after another with very little time in between. It may be acceptable to some, but for many, spacing the pregnancies appropriately is preferred.
The Time Between Pregnancies
After you have your first baby, your doctor or midwife will advise you not to have intercourse for at least six weeks, and after that time they may recommend birth control. Why is that? They know that if you have intercourse too soon after birth, you can become pregnant once more when your body has not yet healed from the first baby. This is true for women who have both vaginal and c-section births, but especially for those who had c-section births since both the inner and outer scars need to heal properly.
Your body goes through major changes during pregnancy, both inside and out. Once a baby is born, the body takes its time getting back to its pre-pregnancy state and condition. The uterus needs to shrink once more to its original (or close to its original) size. The hormones flowing through your body to maintain the pregnancy need to regulate themselves. The muscles and joints that have loosened themselves need to return to normal. If a woman had a vaginal birth, the birth canal needs to heal from the trauma it experienced. If a woman had a c-section, the uterine scar needs to heal properly and the surrounding organs need to function in properly in the space once more.
If a pregnancy happens too soon after birth, none of the above can get back to normal, causing trouble for the pregnant woman. She may have even more discomfort than the first pregnancy, feel exhausted due to taking care of the first baby, have a weakened immune system, and be at risk for a preterm birth. Plus, if a baby is conceived less than six months after a birth, chances are he/she will arrive at a smaller size than average and have a low birth weight.
Another important consideration when spacing pregnancies is maternity leave for working moms. According to FMLA, the federal law concerning family and medical leave, a parent may take 12 weeks out of a 12 month calendar to care for a newborn baby. If there is not enough time between babies, a mother may be out of a job or find herself returning to work immediately after birth if she does not have enough vacation or sick leave accrued. Both scenarios can take a toll on the mother since she may need to forfeit financial means or experience exhaustion from working and having to care for two young children.
The recommended amount of time between pregnancies is at least one year. One year is long enough for everything to get back to normal and allow the mother's health to be restored.
Having a Second Baby
How Many Years Are Between Your Kids?
Child Spacing
Spacing of children is a common topic among parents. There is often an article in the parenting magazines addressing the issue and giving parents advice about how many years there should be between their children.
Children born less than two years apart may be a challenge. Kids aren't fully out of the 'baby' stage until around age two or older when better sleeping patterns exist, potty training is accomplished, and speech is more developed. Having another baby before your firstborn is out of the baby stage is going to be like having two babies at once!
On the bright side, parents with two children under two will get through the baby stage much quicker and be able to keep and use the existing baby equipment. Also, since the siblings are so close in age, they'll always have someone to play with and keep them company.
On the other hand, having two kids four or more years apart can be difficult as well. Just when the parents have a preschooler who is well out of the baby stage, the next baby brings them right back into the sleepless nights, endless diaper changing, and crying fits. Along with that, baby equipment may need to be updated or replaced. A firstborn who is used to being the one and only might feel some resentment towards the new baby as well, especially when you're supposed to be watching their sporting event or musical performance but instead you need to focus your attention on a fussy baby.
This is not to say that it can't work. An older sibling can be a great help with the baby, giving you a hand when other adults are not around. An older sibling may also be protective of the new baby and pass along wisdom, feeling like such a pro when the baby tries to be like him or her.
Studies have shown that 2.5 years between children is ideal. One reason is because it gives the parents enough time to take care of and give attention to the first baby, and find a routine that works for all of them while not being so far from the baby stage. A recent study even found that children 2.5 years apart may do better in school. Think about it: as you're teaching your firstborn preschool concepts, your second born is right there, taking it all in.
For instance, my children are 2.5 years apart. When I teach my son about letters and numbers, his little sister is right next to us, repeating what we say. She's getting an early start to learning these concepts, and he has someone with which to practice. It's great to watch them interact this way and grow together!
Basically, it's up to you and your personal beliefs about spacing your children. If you think you and your body can handle two under two, go for it. If you'd rather wait a while longer, that's fine too. Just be prepared no matter what you decide!
Ideal Age Difference Between Children
Pros and Cons of Spacing Children 4+ Years
More time with firstborn
May have to buy new baby items (or store yours for long time)
Mom's body can get back in shape
Kids may not be close
Parents can get into a routine
Have to go through baby phases all over again
Firstborn can be in school when next baby is born
Juggle school/sports activities and baby
Longer time to practice raising a child
Older sibling may be jealous
Before the Next Baby
Spacing between your children is your personal decision, but there are a few things to consider before you have your next baby:
- Your health. Are you healthy enough for another baby? Has your body had enough time to repair itself from the last birth? Are you taking your prenatal vitamins, especially those with folic acid? Are you up to date on your vaccinations? Preparing your body now for a new pregnancy will help you have a healthy pregnancy. If you have any concerns about health conditions or previous pregnancies, it's important to speak with your doctor before you try to conceive. Also, it's time to reconsider your birth control. Wait for at least two regular cycles to occur after stopping birth control before trying to conceive.
- Agreement with your spouse and partner. Having another baby is something both you and your significant other should discuss so that you're both on the same page about it. Plus, it gives them the chance to get as healthy as possible to help take care of the new baby.
- Your financial status. There's no need to be rich, but will you be able to provide for the baby? Can you put aside some money now in savings to use during maternity leave if necessary? It's a terrible thing to think about, I know, but babies cost money, especially if you no longer have the baby equipment from your first child, plus all of the diapers, wipes, and possibly formula that you might need.
When to Have the Next Baby
Deciding when to have the next baby is a big decision, isn't it? You'll know when the time is right for you. Best of luck!
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and does not substitute for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, prescription, and/or dietary advice from a licensed health professional. Drugs, supplements, and natural remedies may have dangerous side effects. If pregnant or nursing, consult with a qualified provider on an individual basis. Seek immediate help if you are experiencing a medical emergency.
Questions & Answers
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I think it's awesome to try for the gap you want, but not fret if it isn't what you expected. People get remarried, or have trouble conceiving a second, and ultimately families look different but are still family. :) These are great tips when you're thinking about what you want to plan for.
Great hub! My #1 and #2 are 2 years, 2 months apart. My #2 and #3 are 4 years apart. There really are pros and cons to both. I am not sure what I would do if I had to do it over again. I like that my oldest two are close in age and can do more of the same activities but I love that I have had so much time with my youngest because his brothers are old enough to go to school.
My husband and I just had our first (a boy!) two months ago. Wanting to have at least 3 children, my husband has already begun to talk about having another. As for me, I'd really prefer to wait a little -- at least until my son is 1 year old. Because pregnancy can be such a taxing experience, I'd really just like a year "off" to enjoy our son.
I had three children (and a miscarriage) in 5 1/2 years and I look back and am amazed I pulled it off. I had many friends having their second when I was having my third. It looked like a good plan to me if you were only going to have two. The first being in Kindergarten gave Mom more time alone with the newborn - kind of like you have with your first and never have again. The first was also old enough to follow directions, get themselves in their carseat and be some help to Mom (bringing a clean diaper, finding a pacifier, checking to see if the baby was still asleep or needed something.) Because we wanted three, I didn't think I had that kind of time. I did wait three years between the last two because they were boys and needed more time for potty training. It worked out well only having 2 in college at the same time for a period of two years. The weddings were spaced out well and looks like the grandchildren will be too.
The voice of experience over the long haul. Everybody has to do what they think is best - if they have a choice. My adult children are very close and I'm grateful for that. It took a while for the oldest and youngest.
Good advice on having the next child. Your suggestions in spacing and preparation are ones that parents should pay particular attention to in considering the next birth.
Well I had three kids in three and a half years. I'm not going to lie. It was INSANE! (especially because the third one was sick for her newborn period). But now? They are 8,6, and 5. I would not have it any other way. They are a posse and it's great! Nice hub!
An informative and well-advised hub! I totally agree with many sensible points listed by you concerning pregnancy spacing and child spacing. Your kids is an ideal example with regard to this engaging hub of yours! An extremely helpful hub for those with firstborns and future parents like me! Well-done!
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Great hub! you have considered all the important facts. For me personally, I had to keep delay my second baby due to the fact that my working hours were lengthening as my position moved up the cadre, I had little or no family support and daycare centers were terrible in our area... I quit just to have my precious second one .. and then became a stay at home Mom. Never regretted that decision though. Well written hub.
I have four kids, three with my ex...we chose three years between the first two. This gave us time to make sure we wanted more kids and enjoyed being a parent, and that our marriage could handle the change, then our next two were two years apart. If we would have had another it would have been three years, but there are 6 years between my fourth and third. All of my kids spoil her rotten! My son who is the 7 year old, just adores her...so it depends on the parents and their attention availability to care for all the children the same and make them all feel loved. Since I'm a stay at home mom, I spend all day caring for them and giving each their own time with mommy.
I spaced my two nearly ten years apart. It worked out fine, and they have always gotten along great. :)
We tried to space ours about 2 years apart and mother nature was not cooperative. They are 2 yrs. and 8 months apart (boy and girl) and things have worked out very well. I am the oldest of 4 in my family either 2 yrs. or more than 10 yrs. is ideal spacing, anything in between usually causes problems.


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So we all know that the medical system is broken. It is absolutely a scam. Completely broken. Hospitals are businesses used to make money off of you. The faster the turn around rate with admissions and discharges, the more money the 1% make. They work doctors like dogs, control then and persuade them that their way is correct and erode them to a keyboard-punching, brainless pawn. It is now the hippocritic oath, not the hippocratic oath. The system is doing harm to patients. It is always March for cure, but never a march for the cause. The real cause. A pill doesn't fix gluttony, sloth, self loathing, or misguided behaviors. You must change your life. You must be accountable for your health. The elite have watched what humans love and given us more and more of it until we are driving ourselves by ego alone. More candy! More pills! More clothes, computers, phones! This is detrimental to us and our health. What we think is good for us, tastes good or appears safe or fun is absolutely what they have taken advantage of and exploited….to our blind demise. They have told us that most all diseases are genetic and… Viola!!! They can be fixed with regular hospital or doctor visits and pills. Can you see the dollar signs yet? Sure some great docs see the truth and encourage lifestyle changes, but the true nirvana only comes when the human consciousness reaches a threshold. The information will spread like wildfire. Do you see it?! The answer is not a pill. It is not a cleanse or detox or a materialistic….anything! What is needed is a complete upheaval of thinking. Quite literally, we need a revolution in consciousness.
Why do I say this? The medical industry continues to plow forward, irrespective of its patients' lives, coming up with unsafe therapies that tie in closely to biotech companies. In fact, 80% of all published scientific studies are funded by big pharma and biotechnology companies. They attempt to replicate nature and to make profits while doing so. The true "cures" are suppressed in lieu of profit. Every now and then, a bright new independent study comes through to shine a glimmer of light on the truth that the industry tries desperately to hide.
But yet, the masses are alerted that something is amiss. We have all the technology, increasing knowledge, civilized techniques and "science" at our fingertips but people are sicker. Autoimmune diseases, ADHD, depression, anxiety, obesity, thyroid disorders, gut issues and autism are skyrocketing. If we have more knowledge and supposed wisdom, then why are no cures being offered? EVER. Why is the "cure" a pill or injection that has a whole host of unwanted and serious side effects? Don't worry there's a pill for most of them too. See how this is working? Until the masses decide to read, educate themselves, and to not take others' word at face value until they investigate, then they will continue to be chronically ill. They will barely miss the mark. They will know in the air that something isn't right, yet their soul will be too afraid to take responsibility. We have been told since day one that we are ugly, imperfect sinners. It simply is not true. You have been fooled. You are so innocent you trust our superiors blindly. It is like an innocent, trusting child. You are a remarkable being with great powers and attributes. Your EMF spectrum exudes ten feet from your heart! That is magic, folks.
What do I want you to know about the medical industry? Well let's finally get into it. Lately the American Cancer Society and friends have boasted in mainstream media that cancer diagnoses are decreasing due to better screening processes. What does this boil down to? Why, money of course. Anytime you go to see a doctor, get a test or procedure done, it is billed and money is made off of this. Can you imagine the profit to be plundered if the industry could convince younger people that they needed screened for cancer? And if they did get screened and an abnormality found, why that is even more bank for the industry, big pharma, insurance companies and biotech companies. It all sounds ethical, until I tell you that many of these diagnoses caused great upheaval and loss of quality of life for patients. Many of these diagnoses would never have led to mortality. In fact, many of these diagnoses lead to procedures and further testing which harms the patient more than helping.
Until the masses decide to read, educate themselves, and to not take others' word at face value until they investigate, then they will continue to be chronically ill.Dr. J
Here is where CBS, ABC, word science news are getting their info on cancer: "The report, published in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, is based on the most recent data from the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and mortality figures from the National Center for Health Statistics."
It states that cancer has fallen 22% and saved millions of lives, mostly attributed to early screenings. However, the report is misleading as most cancers are likely falling due to increasing awareness of real cures and alternative treatments as well as the decrease in smoking. Per the report, "The number of cancer survivors continues to increase due to the aging and growth of the population and improvements in early detection and treatment."
I want you to know that they consider a patient a "cancer survivor" after only five years. This is usually when aggressive cancers return if drastic lifestyle changes are not made. Chemotherapy-the use of toxic chemicals to kill rogue cells- has an overall abysmal success rate-2-5%. Each cancer is different and some do NOT respond to chemo, although the industry will still be quite aggressive about pushing the therapy. Does this sound like "do no harm?" If they truly wanted to heal, wouldn't they break ties with unethical too-big-to-fail biotech and pharmaceutical companies? Wouldn't they tell women to not use deodorant filled with parabens and aluminum? Wouldn't they eliminate boost, ensure, GMO and Coca-Cola from the hospital cafeterias? Wouldn't they tell KFC, who causes cancer, to get the hell out when they asked to pink wash their extra crispy bucket? Wouldn't they want to find safe medicines for people that don't put them at risk for other terrible conditions? Disheartening to say the least.
The cancer industry has made mandatory health screenings for patients and doctors now commonplace. I'm not saying this is always bad, however their motive is profit based, which is just wrong. Not every patient is the same and sometimes routine screenings can cause more fear, worry and poor quality of life, rather than improve it.
For example, prostate screenings with a PSA (prostate specific antigen blood test) and digital rectal exam are standard for every man 50 years old and recommended even early if there is a family history of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, behind skin cancers. What's even worse, PSA is a terrible screening test. It has many many false positives due to benign prostatic hypertrophy (benign), urinary tract infections, prostatitis, recent sexual activity or even bike riding! This early screening has left many men with impotence, erectile dysfunction, urinalysis incontinence, pain, and infection after multiple puncture wounds are put in their prostate. This is because many patients are referred for biopsy after one high PSA test or an abnormal rectal exam. With the PSA being so insensitive, many other tests or procedures should be employed before sending a patient under the knife or laser. This is a cancer that is extremely slow growing and would not usually cause a problem for most older men. Prostate cancer kills approx 2.8% of the male population.. So as you can see, pushing early diagnoses and screenings are not always wise.
Another example is breast cancer. Statistics now show that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with it in their lifetime. The industry pushes surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Yes they want to cut your boobs off. All huge money making schemes in the business and most do not survive because chemo works poorly on breast cancer. Why are cures not being pushed? Moreover, mammogram screening also can cause undue anxiety for an undeserved diagnosis. Many benign cysts and lumps are picked up this way. Then comes a biopsy complete with anesthesia, pills, profit and money for the industry. All could be avoided if true cures and healing methods were released to the public so that cancer wasn't so rampant and therefore, required a screening process. You see, they have created the problem and magically provided a solution that benefits only them. Mammograms also expose younger and younger women to high levels of radiation. A study in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) in April 2014 revealed a startling fact about mammogram use.
The study found that mammograms did decrease a woman's risk of dying from breast cancer by an average of 19 percent, however, the same amount—19 percent—of the cancers found and treated are actually not life-threatening and do not need to be treated. Of note, mammograms also miss 20-40% of cancers. From greenmedinfo.com, "One of the most dramatic revelations of our time occurred last year when a National Cancer Institute commissioned expert panel concluded that so-called 'early stage cancers' such as DCIS are not cancer at all, but benign or indolent growths. This implies that millions of women were wrongly diagnosed with 'breast cancer' over the past 30 years, who would have been better off left undiagnosed and untreated."
DCIS is ducal carcinoma in situ. It is a term coined recently by the medical industry to describe possible early breast changes that could lead to cancer. DCIS means there are abnormal rogue cells that are contained only in the milk duct and do not have the capacity to metastasize unless there is a genetic change or loss of regulation. Approximately 20% of DCIS can become cancerous. However most do not and remain benign. They rarely if ever kill.
All of this comes on the heels of a Canadian study that concluded yearly mammograms do not reduce your risk of dying from breast cancer if you're between the ages of 40 and 59. That study was published in the February 2014 issue of the British Journal of Medicine.
As you can see, lowering the age for screening likely increases the chances of undue anxiety, complications and hefty bills all for a diagnosis that likely would have never caused mortality or affected the patient's life. Better confirmatory tests for prostate and breast cancers are surely needed. What is needed even more desperately, however, is the cause of the cancer. This is the holy grail that is being suppressed. Subjective testing to fit each patient's needs and special circumstances would be a great innovation for the comatose medical industry.
P.S. Do not use deodorant with aluminum or parabens. Do not use makeup with parabens, sulfates, dyes and acetate. Look for all natural and organic! Eliminate white refined sugar crack from your diet. Eliminate genetically modified and processed food brought to you from those same biotech companies that give CANCER "cures." They're sprayed with pesticides and injected with E Coli DNA that can eventually genetically rearrange YOUR DNA. Eat whole foods and even make room for a raw diet sometimes. Exercise. Learn to be positive. These are the keys to real health. Where are the ethical DoctorsjQuery111302561708110390407_1450591491967?! Wake up!
P.S. This info is not intended to replace a serious and thoughtful conversation that the patient and his or her healthcare provider have about that decision. I'm not advocating that no one get screened. I'm saying each patient and their circumstance is different. I'm giving you tools to have all the right questions beforehand. Make sure you have more than one and penal PSA prior to running to a biopsy.


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Well-positioned conjunctions of bright planets are fairly rare. The recent meeting of Jupiter and Saturn in the evening sky provided a wonderous sight that we won't see again for many years. Even though these two planets technically have a conjunction once a year, according to Dr. Patrick Hartigan of Rice University the next Jupiter-Venus conjunction that will be this good will be on November 2, 2039
But other celestial conjunctions will occur. For example, our next close conjunction of note will be on August 7 when Mercury will be about a half of a degree north of Jupiter. But Mercury can be difficult to find and it's not as bright and noticeable as Venus.
Then there are conjunctions that aren't celestial, when elements in your life come together. If these elements have a common theme and the theme is sufficiently important or bright, the apparent coincidental meeting can get our attention.
A couple days ago a conjunction happened in my life. I saw a meaningful TED talk by Kathryn Schulz and finished a small book loaned to me by Dr. Brad Barlow.
In her YouTube video of her TED talk "On Being Wrong" Schulz argues that our human capacity to make mistakes is not a defect. Since we become obsessed with figuring out our mistakes, we learn and become more successful. The theme of our stories, the part that keeps us engaged seems to be "I thought this one thing was going to happen, and then something else happened instead." Or as Saint Augustine said, "Fallor ergo sum."
Michael Hoskin's small book The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction, describes the stuggles we've had to understand the universe around us. In chapter 2 Hoskin reminds us that Ptolemey added equants to Aristotle's geocentric model to make it more accurate only to find that the addition of equants "seemed to violate the (yet more basic) truth that heavenly motion was uniform."
Equants were to be a major concern to Copernicus. He began developing equant-free models for the solar system. Eventually Copernicus found it most elegant to abandon the geocentric model, with or without the equants, and describe his sun-centered solar system.
Ptolemey thought that this one thing was going to happen, then Copernicus questioned the whole heliocentric model because of his concern with the equants.
Thomas Wright of Durham imagined a cosmological model described in chapter 6. He described a spherical shell of stars orbiting the center of the universe. This spherical shell was so large that from the perspective of the Earth in that thin shell, the light from the more distant milky way stars would merge and form a circle of light. Wright thought that this one thing was going to happen, that his model would be confirmed, but then he realized that such a cosmological model did not match observation.
But it was too late. An edited version of Wright's book was read by Immanuel Kant, who interpreted the edited description of a disc-shaped collection of stars.
Wright thought that this one thing was going to happen, then Kant took Wright's mistake and mis-interpreted it so as to describe the shape of the Milky Way as we know it today.
From Tycho to Kant, Hoskin gives us other stories that seem to fit Shulz's model of "I thought this one thing was going to happen, and then something else happened instead." Maybe that's why astronomy is such an excellent medium for the work of science, what some would call the "Scientific Method." where making mistakes is the way to learn, and being right just creates an illusion of understanding. Maybe that's why so many of us are attracted to the wonders of astronomy; grand mistakes can lead to grand understandings.
Check out this video to see how being right might actually inhibit learning.