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Published 10:41am Tuesday, October 21, 2008The two candidates for Minnesota House District 27A went back and forth Monday night on what is welfare.
At a forum at Riverland Community College held by the local chapter of the League of Women Voters, Republican challenger Erik Larsen said the Department of Health and Human Services makes up 30 percent of the state budget and is the fastest growing part of state government. He said that department is where he would make the most severe cuts if he could. He said additional cuts could come from prisons.
"You need to define what welfare is," said incumbent DFLer Robin Brown.
She said only 10 percent of that budget is what people think of as welfare. She also said some of the welfare goes to support nursing homes and said she didn't feel cutting funding for nursing-home care was a good idea.
The issue resurfaced through the debate.
Larsen said $10 million of Minnesota's welfare is being spent out of state. He said it is being spent more generously in Minnesota than in other states, making it a magnet for people seeking handouts. He mentioned signs in Texas telling people to go to Freeborn County to take part in Minnesota's welfare, but then added he doesn't know if the signs exist.
Brown countered she has problems with spreading "rumors" about signs that might or might not exist. She said the state Legislature has committees to find waste and to streamline expenditures. She said cuts to welfare must be watched closely so the state doesn't hurt the most vulnerable.
A question asked how to fund education.
Taxes, Larsen said. He said it is a critically important part of the state budget and the state needs to provide the best education with the best resources available.
He said most teachers do a fabulous job but some are inadequate yet protected. He said he wants better teacher pay but doesn't want more taxes because of the need for economic growth. He said there is a need for a better school funding formula.
Larsen said unfunded mandates can be a problem to rural districts and said he favors local control. He talked about how the Lyle school district has to constrict its budget around the government mandates for special education.
Brown said she serves on three education committees and called for changes in the way school districts are funded. She said the state needs a more equitable system and said she is working on a bill to make a system more fair than the present one. She said because she knows how hard teachers work that it is hard to say they are overpaid.
Brown, an Albert Lea High School teacher, said she supports the No Child Left Behind Act but added that it needs many changes. She said she teaches special education every school day and not giving special-ed students the education they deserve would be intolerable.
Minnesota ranks 45th out of the 50 states, Larsen said, when it comes to being friendly to small businesses and entrepreneurs, according to the Small Business Survival Index. He said South Dakota ranks first. He said South Dakota has 3 percent unemployment, while Minnesota has 6 percent. He said the state is responsible for allowing business to grow and prosper.
Larsen works for the National Federation of Independent Business, a nationwide association of small businesses.
Brown said she chooses to live in Minnesota, not South Dakota. Brown said she votes in favor of bills that help the economic climate in southern Minnesota. She said she voted to extend the Job Opportunity Building Zone program and voted in favor of a single-payer corporate income tax like in Iowa.
Brown said funding for roads and bridge hadn't increased for 20 years. She said she is proud the Legislature securing funding, even if it was by overriding the governor's veto. She said it took a bipartisan effort and said the bill will bring $10 million for roads in Freeborn County and $12 million for roads in Mower County.
Larsen said highways and bridges are the most legitimate thing for the state to spend money on right now. He said the question is how to get funds for highways in rural areas rather than the metro area.
Larsen said when the state faces budget constraints state lawmakers naturally will seek to shift costs onto local government. He said there will be problems funding local government aid. He said LGA is meant for infrastructure assistance, not for balancing city budgets. He said he favors removing LGA from Minneapolis and St. Paul and giving more to smaller cities.
Brown said people need to remember services are supported by taxes. She said the key when making cuts is prioritizing. She said cities should be able to fund police forces and fire departments. She said she doesn't like how the state shifts costs down but it will keep happening until "someone in higher office" changes that.
Brown said the state helps health care through programs such as Medicare and funding emergency-room visits. She said the state needs to make sure more people are covered by insurance and look for ways to make the health-care system more efficient.
Larsen said he opposes state-run health care or any socialized medical system. He said the result is rationed care and fewer choices. He said when money is take out of private sector, it hurts growth.
Both candidates said they favor cutting the state tax on Social Security income. Brown added people need to be careful of believing literature on the topic in the mail and said she favors cutting the tax only if there is a plan to make up the lost revenue so the state budget balances.
Both candidates said they favor restoring a tax on wind turbines that would benefit local counties and school districts.
In closing, Larsen said population loss in Freeborn County and rural counties concerns him. A shrinking tax base creates budget problems, he said.
"More government is not the answer," Larsen said.
He said his experience with NFIB makes him the superior candidate.
Brown, in closing, said she is proud of the connections she has made, including the relationship with Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who she said has visited Albert Lea seven times in the past two years.
She said her experience as a small business owner raising and selling horses and her experience has a teacher make her qualified for serving the voters.
Candidates in two Freeborn County commissioner districts also debated Monday night. Read about them in Wednesday's Tribune.


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Pretty loud statement, huh? Obviously this is my personal opinion but I strongly believe I have a right to say that. As a member of [tag-tec]Internet Marketing[/tag-tec] community I'm subscribed to about 30 or more different mailing lists and on daily bases one of my email boxes looks like a parade of headlines. Almost each and every one of them promising me some new guide or tool that supposed to "propel me into riches" within the shortest possible time period.
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Just because something is free – doesn't mean it is not worth anything. As I have mentioned above sometimes it simply means that person sharing the knowledge accepts that information for granted and willing to share it. Well, I have found 4 reports that I think worth a lot more then most informational products I have managed to purchase and read this year. Here they are:
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Tags: authority-site, Blog Income, business, chris-carpenter, free-stuff, freebies, Internet Marketing, jack-hamphrey, john-reese, Marketing, myleena-phan, Web 2.014 Responses to "4 Most Influential FREE Reports You MUST Read To Succeed In 2007"
Thank you for letting me know about the four great reports, the one by John Reese is my favorite one because it is jam packed with great information.
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I think you need to update your autoresponder information. It is a bit out of date. There is nothing worse then receiving information dated 12 mths ago and being sent to a blog dated May 24th 2007 when it is October 2008 – very unprofessional.
Unfortunately I am now going to unsubscribe as what was going on back in May 2007 has changed 12 mths later so your information although probably relevenat is out of date.
Correct me if I am wrong but I believe this comment was made almost 2 (TWO)
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I'm sorry, but this person has been suspended from PDC for failing to pay thousands of dollars in commissions among other things.
She cannot be reinstated unless she takes care of all outstanding debts (including yours) and she has also not responded back to my efforts to contact her.
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PayDotCom"So, it seems that the seemingly friendly Myleena Phan has disappeared with my $127 and a lot of other people's money!
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alex, posts like this are the reasons i read your blog regularly. you're one of the few internet marketers who share valuable information and are not always trying to sell something to their lists!
thank you!
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49. Chicago River, Looking East Toward Lake Michigan, 1875. Where lake schooners and canal boats (lower right) met, the city's earliest manufacturing districts began. Air-Line Elevator (left) was on the site of present Merchandise Mart. Chicago Historical Society
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August 13, 2011, 10:46amWe get it "YEP." You got it all. And you worry about losing some of your pennies if this passes. If it does not, maybe we should pass a bill that will reduce SS for everyone who collects retirement benefits somewhere else. Like you. I suspect you are the one who has a comment for all the other blogs. What is your problem?


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There is an old Scottish curse, may you live in interesting times. Our times certainly are interesting. And two interesting hand grenades have just been tossed into the political fray.
First, just this morning, most of Newt Gingrich's senior staff resigned. For the last couple of weeks Gingrich's campaign has been a dead man walking. A couple of weeks ago, Tea Party Nation predicted the demise of Gingrich's campaign in a blog called "First man out."
Among those leaving is long time Rick Perry advisor David Carney. The impact of this move is devastating for Gingrich. It is the official deathblow to his campaign. A candidate does not run for office by himself. When you are running for President, there is a huge team, even at this early stage with some remarkably talented people. There are not that many people who know how to run a national campaign and do it right.
Gingrich has been floundering and the loss of his senior staff is something he simply will not be able to over come. Now, the only question will be when does Gingrich officially pull the plug?
This also means with almost certainty that Rick Perry of Texas will be jumping in the race. While there are a number of good candidates in the race and a couple flirting with running, the Republican field is getting better. Perry brings some interesting possibilities to the race. Some conservatives feel like Perry is a RINO. One thing is certain, he has the possibility of uniting both the Tea Party and the establishment. This is something Romney, Huntsman and Johnson can't do and something Pawlenty may not be able to do.
While this is going on, the media is ganging up on the Republicans' number one non-candidate, Sarah Palin.
Tomorrow, Alaska will release 24,000 pages of emails from Palin's two and a half year tenure as governor. Both the New York Times and The Washington Post have asked their readers to help them go through the emails.
If the bias were not so obvious, it would be amusing. Palin is not now an announced candidate. She has not even formed a Presidential Exploratory committee. The smart money is on her not running. Yet the Times and the Post are spending all of these resources on someone who is not in office and probably won't be a candidate.
The responses to this have been amusing. On the New York Times website, one person wrote, "Don't you people get paid to do this work yourself?" Another wrote, "Awesome, the NYT wants non-journalists to do their work for them." Yet another said, "I don't remember the NY Times asking the public to go through then Senator Obama's emails to find newsworthy materials..."
No, they did not. In fact, the liberal media has ignored almost every Obama scandal out there. Since the New York Times is allegedly the newspaper of record, perhaps they might take a look at a story with a local angle.
Obama has a Social Security Number that is from Connecticut. That is a state he had never lived in. Why? Why does he have this number? He should have a Social Security Number that either comes from Hawaii or perhaps California.
Why does Obama have this Social Security Number? Could it be a case of identity theft? Why doesn't the newspaper of record take a look at this? Instead they want the public to do their job for them and go through 24,000 emails of someone who has not even announced they are running for president.
And the liberal media wonders why the American people no longer trust them.
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First, IMO, Newt isn't in it to win it!
Second, Have you ever read this description on how SSN were issued:
Social Security Numbers
The SSN Numbering Scheme
Number Has Three Parts
The nine-digit SSN is composed of three parts:
The first set of three digits is called the Area Number
The second set of two digits is called the Group Number
The final set of four digits is the Serial Number
Area Number
The Area Number is assigned by the geographical region. Prior to 1972, cards were issued in local Social Security offices around the country and the Area Number represented the State in which the card was issued. This did not necessarily have to be the State where the applicant lived, since a person could apply for their card in any Social Security office. Since 1972, when SSA began assigning SSNs and issuing cards centrally from Baltimore, the area number assigned has been based on the ZIP code in the mailing address provided on the application for the original Social Security card. The applicant's mailing address does not have to be the same as their place of residence. Thus, the Area Number does not necessarily represent the State of residence of the applicant, either prior to 1972 or since.
So, in 1972, BHO would have been 11yrs old right? Back then, I don't think you needed to have a SSN as soon as you were born (like you do today) so who knows when he would have applied for one--most people back then would have applied for one when they were a teen/getting their first job. I've read that BHO's first job was in 1979 (that makes him 18) working at a Baskin Robbins in Honolulu so that would mean that he would have had to had a SSN (to pay taxes--if he paid taxes) and that he/his grandparents (with whom he was living) would have applied for a SSN for him using a HI mailing address and that his SSN should reflect that--does this make sense (at least to you and me, but with this joker, nothing about his life makes any common sense and is IMO all fictionalized).
I remenber Bush Sr talking about a new world order. What I recall him doing was pondering how the world would allign itself after the fall of the Soviet Union. There was a lot of discussion about that around 1990.
For your consideration:
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SummaryAlthough canonical Notch signaling regulates multiple hematopoietic lineage decisions including T cell and marginal zone B cell fate specification, the downstream molecular mediators of Notch function are largely unknown. We showed here that conditional inactivation of Hes1, a well-characterized Notch target gene, in adult murine bone marrow (BM) cells severely impaired T cell development without affecting other Notch-dependent hematopoietic lineages such as marginal zone B cells. Competitive mixed BM chimeras, intrathymic transfer experiments, and in vitro culture of BM progenitors on Delta-like-expressing stromal cells further demonstrated that Hes1 is required for T cell lineage commitment, but dispensable for Notch-dependent thymocyte maturation through and beyond the beta selection checkpoint. Furthermore, our data strongly suggest that Hes1 is essential for the development and maintenance of Notch-induced T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Collectively, our studies identify Hes1 as a critical but context-dependent mediator of canonical Notch signaling in the hematopoietic system.
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Maintenance of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Pool by CXCL12-CXCR4 Chemokine Signaling in Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Niches
Immunity, Volume 25, Issue 6, 1 December 2006, Pages 977-988
Tatsuki Sugiyama, Hiroshi Kohara, Mamiko Noda and Takashi Nagasawa
SummaryIn the bone marrow, the special microenvironment niches nurture a pool of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Many HSCs reside near the vasculature, but the molecular regulatory mechanism of niches for HSC maintenance remains unclear. Here we showed that the induced deletion of CXCR4, a receptor for CXC chemokine ligand (CXCL) 12 in adult mice, resulted in severe reduction of HSC numbers and increased sensitivity to myelotoxic injury, although it did not impair expansion of the more mature progenitors. Most HSCs were found in contact with the cells expressing high amounts of CXCL12, which we have called CXCL12-abundant reticular (CAR) cells. CAR cells surrounded sinusoidal endothelial cells or were located near the endosteum. CXCL12-CXCR4 signaling plays an essential role in maintaining the quiescent HSC pool, and CAR cells appear to be a key component of HSC niches, including both vascular and endosteal niches in adult bone marrow.
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Add/View Comments (0)Pbx1 Regulates Self-Renewal of Long-Term Hematopoietic Stem Cells by Maintaining Their Quiescence
Francesca Ficara1, Mark J. Murphy1, Min Lin1 and Michael L. Cleary1, ,
1 Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Self-renewal is a defining characteristic of stem cells; however, the molecular pathways underlying its regulation are poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that conditional inactivation of the Pbx1 proto-oncogene in the hematopoietic compartment results in a progressive loss of long-term hematopoietic stem cells (LT-HSCs) that is associated with concomitant reduction in their quiescence, leading to a defect in the maintenance of self-renewal as assessed by serial transplantation. Transcriptional profiling revealed that multiple stem cell maintenance factors are perturbed in Pbx1-deficient LT-HSCs, which prematurely express a large subset of genes, including cell-cycle regulators, normally expressed in non-self-renewing multipotent progenitors. A significant proportion of Pbx1-dependent genes is associated with the TGF-β pathway, which serves a major role in maintaining HSC quiescence. Prospectively isolated, Pbx1-deficient LT-HSCs display altered transcriptional responses to TGF-β stimulation in vitro, suggesting a possible mechanism through which Pbx1 maintenance of stem cell quiescence may in part be achieved.


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in consequence of the missive, Since I can't say it any better, ..., penned by gianni
I have read most of the entries in your series and have found it interesting. Even though I haven't always agreed with your conclusions, I have appreciated the chance to read them. However, as a general comment, I think it is difficult to draw general conclusions about Darcy's communication/conversational abilities based on what is probably the most atypical period of his life. Also, just a couple of examples from your latest post on Darcy as a conversationalist -- "He speaks kindly to Lizzy, addresses the tradesman Gardiner and his wife with respect, offers them all his home for a bit of rest and refreshment, offers Mr. Gardiner the use of his lake, stream, and fishing gear" (which leads the Gardiners to describe him as "more than civil" and "really attentive" -- not a likely description for a man who "who can't speak easily, who are unable to understand immediately others' conversation, who are lost when the company flows around them and demands immediate participation" [emphasis in the original]); and "He is shown clearly as quite able to convince Mr. Gardiner that he must have his own way; clearly he must have talked a great deal. Businesslike, direct, adamant," again, not a description of a man who doesn't have the ability to understand and engagem with others. Where did those skills come from, if Darcy didn't have them all along but, in some cases, either did not bother to use them or was so tied up with his conflicts over his attraction to a woman he considered inferior? |
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They say to hold your babies close...they grow so very fast. It is so very true. These past six months since Abigail has been born have absolutely flown by! She went from being a cuddly little baby (although she was 8 lb 13 oz at birth, which I hardly believe counts as "little").....
Thursday, April 18, 2013
6 months (already) !
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
My Plan for Rebuilding my Immune System
I am so excited that my surgeon told me on Tuesday, that I am safe to go off antibiotics, now. I had only taken antibiotics, a couple of times, over the past ten years, prior to my eye/tear duct issue.I only took them in this case,because I felt it was truly necessary. I am so excited that I can work on rebuilding my immune system.I am not doing a full detox, since I am nursing.
Here are a few ways I plan on rebuilding/repairing my immune system:
- Drink lemon water each morning
- Supplement with Probiotics (I take this one.)
- Green Smoothies (full of antioxidants, phytonutrients, omega 3's, and chlorophyll)
-Yogurt (with live cultures. I am totally loving Greek yogurt.)
- Avoid white sugar/flour as much as possible.
-Focus on eating healthy, real foods. (Grass-fed beef, pastured eggs)
- Drinking filtered water throughout the day ( flush the toxins)
- Exercise at least 3-4 times a week (Exercise can help you heal up to eight times faster. It also helps to remove toxins.)
- Take a cod liver oil supplement, daily. (Cod liver oil helps with healing, is high in omega 3's, and helps with mood health)
- Eat salmon once a week. (high in omega 3's)
- Rebound a couple times a week. (Jumping on a trampoline is the best way to circulate a sluggish lymph system. It also helps to flush toxins. I recently got a rebounder, when they were on sale at Aldi for $25. Check out what Gutsy has to say about the health benefits of rebounding.)
- Stretch daily.
- Eat flax and chia seeds, often. (rich in omega 3's, antioxidants)
- Take milk thistle extract, once or twice daily. I was so excited to read in The Handbook of Vintage Remedies, that milk thistle is a perfectly safe supplement for nursing moms. It is actually a galactagogue, which means it can increase milk supply. It can prevent morning sickness and jaundice, when taken by pregnant moms. Milk thistle helps to repair any damage done to the liver, by any medicines we may take. It is so important that we take care of our livers or our overall health can suffer tremendously. Milk thistle can be taken even when we are on medicines, to make sure that our bodies use the medicine effectively, and to prevent our liver from being damaged.Studies have shown benefits even for those undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. I was so happy to find milk thistle extract for under $7, at Vitacost.
What are some ways you build up your immune system?
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Monday, February 11, 2013
An Overdue Update
I am sorry that this blog has been quiet for 4 months, ever since sweet Abby was born. The main reason (besides the fact that life is super busy with five children) is that I have been dealing with painful eye infections,since she was born. This was caused by a blockage where my left tear duct flows into my nose. This caused any bacteria that got into my eye to be stuck and to fester, and cause one painful infection after another. The official name of this condition is dacrocystitis. It is actually pretty rare in adults, and is much more common in infants. When my infection flared up again, in the middle of January, I needed to get on antibiotics immediately. My whole entire eyelid swelled up and I could only see out of a small portion of my eye, due to the intense infection. After going to my family practitioner, who didn't know how to help (except for give me antibiotics), I went to an ophthalmologist. I was very sad to learn that surgery to clear up the blockage was the only cure for this complication, or I would continue having flare ups and infections. I cannot even begin to tell you how reassuring it was to actually meet a doctor, who understood my condition.I met with my surgeon in the beginning of February. I had surgery to clear the blockage from my tear duct, this past Friday. I was very apprehensive, to say the least, especially due to the fact that Abby is still young, and isn't used to taking a bottle. Thankfully, I only had to be away from her for five hours, during the surgery.My mother was a trooper, watching all my little ones during my surgery. My surgeon had to probe through my nasolachrimal duct, which he did fairly easily, and had to cut out a bump under my eye that had formed from so much scar tissue caused by the many infections I have had. This whole experience has been overwhelming at times, but I am so thankful for the support and prayers of family and friends.I would greatly appreciate your continued prayers that this surgery has been successful. (We won't know for sure, until a couple of weeks.) If my eye continues to tear excessively, I will need a much more involved surgery, in which my dr. will create a new tear duct drainage area inside my nose. I would greatly appreciate your prayers that this surgery that I already had was successful. I hope that in the near future, that I can post much more regularly, as I have so much to share. Thank you for your prayers and support, friends!
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Baby has Arrived!
Thank you so much for your prayers! She and I are both doing great.I am so thankful that God sent us another precious gift!
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Thursday, October 04, 2012
Still Pregnant: Baby #5- 40 weeks and 4 days
I .am.still. pregnant. Not that I should be surprised with my history. I thought I was in labor, last Friday, because I was throwing up and had strong, regular contractions for three hours. I was glad that hubby had stayed at work, since it didn't amount to anything. I am not very trustworthy of contractions and I try to test them to make sure they are the real deal, since I have been contracting, frequently, for weeks! Today, I had a prenatal appointment, and am now 3-4 cm, 50% effaced, and baby's head is pretty low. I am excited and nervous. It was encouraging to me that I have dilated more than last week. I would greatly appreciate your prayers that all would go well for baby and I. I cannot wait to hold this little sweetie in my arms. Thank you, dear friends!
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
39 Weeks and Counting
I totally stalk my friends' blogs when they are nearly due. It just isn't fair if they don't update. ;) I know, I have been a very bad blogger. Life has been crazy busy, but that is no excuse. Thank you so much, everyone for your comments, prayers, messages, and for checking in on me.It means so much!
Today, I am 39 weeks day 4! I have been having painful Braxton Hicks contractions for quite a few weeks,but there still isn't anything regular enough to be considered labor. At my prenatal appointment on Monday, I was only 1 1/2 cm dilated. It was kind of a bummer, since I have been having so many contractions. I am trying to look on the bright side, and just keep taking a lot of walks and drinking red raspberry leaf tea. (It can only go up from here, right?) With my last pregnancy, I contracted strongly for the last 7 weeks of pregnancy, and it only took baby about 2 1/2 hours, once it was the "real deal". My belly is measuring 37 weeks, because baby is descending.Baby is an active gymnast,and in the course of an hour, moved from anterior, to transverse,to the posterior position. I am hoping I won't have to birth a posterior baby! I am trying to mentally prepare myself for the possibility that baby may bake for a while longer, as has been my normal history.
Here is my history of how long my babies have stayed in utero: (none of these were inductions)
Baby #1: 6 days past EDD (Estimated Due Date)
Baby #2: 2 days past EDD
Baby #3: 1 day before EDD (I was totally surprised with that one!)
Baby #4: 2 weeks past EDD (sigh....I thought I would be pregnant with that child forever! Labor was strong and fast, so it made the wait worth it!)
I hardly fit into my maternity clothes. You have no idea how much I had to tug on my shirt to get it to stay down for the picture. I have often wondered what you move on to, when you outgrow maternity clothes.
I am very clumsy as of late. Two weeks ago, I went running down our front hill to open hubby's car door for him, as he had full hands. I didn't realize it would be so dewy, and I slid down very hard on my tailbone. Poor hubby had to put down all his stuff to pick up his wife off the ground. :) I guess the neighbors got a good laugh on their way to work. I am glad that fall didn't cause any complications,and that I had time to heal from that back pain before labor started. A couple of days ago, I was heating up water for hubby's tea, and accidentally spilled the boiling water all over my hand. I am hoping this clumsiness is a temporary thing.
Even though I am very ready to give birth, I feel like this has been my shortest pregnancy ever. This has been my first pregnancy with only a smidge of nausea, (normally I throw up 4-5 times, daily, for the first 15 weeks) so that may be why this pregnancy seems shorter than my previous ones, to me.
I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what gender this baby is! Hubby has had a strong feeling that this baby is a boy. So far, he hasn't been wrong in gender assumptions. I, on the other hand, have only been right in guessing baby #4's gender. I had been feeling strongly that this is a boy, but now I am just in too much suspense to try to guess. I told hubby that I am so glad that we didn't find out. I totally could have gone for it, if he hadn't been so against it. (Since we were having 2 medically necessary ultrasounds, anyways. I wouldn't have had an ultrasound just to ascertain gender.) But now that I am so close, I am so very happy that I didn't find out.For me, it would definitely be like opening my Christmas gift early. (Yeah....I totally did that as a child....no self-control. It was fun at the moment, but then I was bummed because the surprise was over.) I know everyone has different opinions on this, and what works for us might not work for someone else. I think it is fun to have some kind of surprises to announce when baby is born, like gender or name.
Though this has been my easiest pregnancy, even at the ripe, old age of 31 (wink), this pregnancy has greatly aided in building my Faith in Him. After my fertility returned after Baby #4, I prayed that the Lord would preserve me from morning sickness, if He desired to bless us again with another sweetie. I was concerned that I would not be able to take care of my other four children, very well, if I was having a horrible bout with morning sickness. I was so thrilled and ecstatic when I had a positive pregnancy test, a short while later. Then, I hit six weeks, and I felt fine, and I became so scared. A friend of mine had just miscarried, and it was the first time she hadn't had morning sickness in the early weeks of pregnancy. I prayed so hard that God would send me morning sickness, as a sign that baby was healthy. Every day that I felt fine, I was so scared that I was losing my little blessing. I should have prayed more and worried less. It was a very scary time for me. I felt a small hint of nausea, at about 8 weeks, but it was really mild. I think that whole experience just confirmed what a blessing this little one is to me, and helped me to appreciate life that much more. At about 25 weeks, I went in for a routine ultrasound to make sure that baby was healthy. Baby looked healthy, but my placenta was low-lying, which is indicative that I would need a c-section if it didn't move up. I ate a ton of protein to help my belly to grow, and thanks to the prayers of many, at my 31 week ultrasound, my placenta was no longer low-lying and I was cleared for a regular birth. Those six weeks were very stressful to me.Though of course, I wouldn't have wanted a c-section, I realized how blessed we are to live in a time, when a low-lying placenta isn't a life or death matter for mama or baby. I am grateful for skilled surgeons who do these necessary procedures to protect life. Now I sit and await His perfect time to bring forth this little one. I am grateful that even if my faith is weak, God shows me to never cease trusting in Him. He is always faithful.
Just for fun, leave a guess in the comments box as to when you think Baby J. #5 will be born and what the gender will be. Thank you again, so much friends for your continued prayers and encouraging comments. Blessings!
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Pregnancy Update: Almost 36 Weeks and Preparing for Baby
On Sunday, I will be 36 weeks. This pregnancy has completely flown by for me! I am so excited to meet this little sweetie in about a month. I found out at my last ultrasound (at 31 weeks) that baby is head down, in the anterior position,which is the ideal birthing position. He/she stayed in that position for a couple of weeks. Yesterday, at my prenatal appointment, I found out that baby is posterior, (head down, sunny side up) which can be an uncomfortable position to birth in. I have been researching that the best way to encourage baby to get in the anterior position, is to walk on all fours. (which isn't exactly the easiest task for a mama who is about due!) If you could please pray that baby will move to the anterior position, before labor starts, that would be a huge blessing.
My iron levels had been a bit low, but I had them re-checked, yesterday. They are much better. I try to get my iron levels up by drinking/eating greens and red meat, but that didn't seem to do the trick. The only thing that really gets my levels up is taking an herbal iron supplement. Brands like Floradix, Herbal Iron, and Natrol Liquid Iron work really well. Many women tend to have low iron stores in their third trimester, since baby is storing up a lot of iron for after the birth, and the woman's blood volume has increased up to 50% more than before pregnancy. I think I will stay on Herbal Iron even after pregnancy, as it gives me more energy. Before using it, I would take an afternoon nap and still feel exhausted.
My Pregnancy Supplements:
Now Double Strength Cod Liver Oil (not the cream of the crop, like the Green Pasture variety, but this is one recommended on the Weston Price Foundation's cod liver oil recommendation page and fits our budget better), Alfalfa tincture (for helping to build up Vitamin K stores for helping baby's blood in clotting after birth), Rainbow Light Prenatal (which I have stayed on for about five years), Liquid Iron,and a probiotic.
I have been having a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions for the past couple of weeks. They are most intense at night. I can certainly see why the more children one has, the more challenging it is to tell when you are in "real labor". I try to put my feet up when the contractions get too intense, so my body will relax some. I have had a few strong contractions that awaken me at night, which is the same thing that happened with my fourth pregnancy. With baby #4, I had very frequent Braxton Hicks contractions from 35 weeks until 42 weeks.
My sweet daughter, Lily, has been such a blessing in helping me.We recently got a 5 cubic foot chest freezer, and we have been working hard to stock it for after the baby comes. I cannot wait to have a couple weeks of snuggle time with this little sweetie, once he/she arrives. So far, Lily and I have made at least 14 meals including:
Chicken Enchiladas
2 Baked Ziti
2 Chicken Broccoli Casseroles
Pizza Pockets
2 Lasagnas
2 Shepherd's Pies
Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers
2 Potatoes Romanoff (to go with eggs/quiche and grits for breakfast nights, )
Chicken Meatballs
Spinach Lasagna Rolls (This is a delicious, meatless meal!)
4 Honey Pizza Dough
8 meal servings of cooked beef
4 bags cooked shredded chicken
2 (12 count) Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Peanut Butter Jelly Time Bars
Pinterest has been a great way for me to glean and to organize recipes, for stocking the freezer. Having a chest freezer has been a Godsend. Now, I don't have to run to the store as often, and I can freeze several pounds of shredded cheese, a gallon or two of milk (always drinking about a cup from each gallon, so that the containers have plenty of room to expand), and other essentials. I love shopping for two weeks, rather than having to go once a week.I find that it saves me money and time to shop bi-monthly.
I hope you are all having a wonderful summer! I am so excited about hopefully holding my baby in the next few weeks!
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Research Interests: nineteenth-century and twentieth-century narrative and theatre in Italy, performance history including history of actors and audience / spectatorship, theatre as translation, representations of women, Shakespeare
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- 'Verga and Duse: Transposing Silence in Il canarino del n. 15 and In portineria', in The Italianist (in the press)
- The Female Voice: From Quando si è capito il giuoco to Il giuoco delle parti', in Pirandello Studies (in the press)
- A 'Different' Leone in Il giuoco delle parti (in the press)
- 'Pirandello's Actress: From Page to Meta-Theatrical Stage: "Leonora, addio!" to Questa sera si recita a soggetto', in L'anello che non tiene: Journal of Modern Italian Literature (in the press)
- 'The Lionesses in Liolà', in the Theatre Programme of Liolà for the National Theatre, 2013
- 'Mariangela in Verga's La caccia al lupo: From Page to Stage', in Between. Rivista dell'Associazione del Teoria e Storia Comparata della Letteratura, vol. 2, no. 4 (2012): www.Between-journal.it
- 'Generations (Duse-Abba), Gender (The Performing Female Artist), and Genre (from Leonora, addio! to Questa sera si recita a soggetto)', in Pirandello Studies, 32, 2012, 58-70
- 'Reshaping Verga's Women in Cavalleria rusticana and La Lupa', in Shaping an Identity. Adapting, Rewriting and Remaking Italian Literature. Proceedings: GSAIS Conference, 6-7 May 2011, University of Toronto, ed. by Pamela Arancibia et al. (Ottawa, Legas, 2012), pp. 141-156
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So, after a fabulous arrival day at the W Scottsdale, it was priority numero uno to hit the pool first thing Saturday morning.
And what a pool we had:
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We heard the W pool can be a little busy on Saturdays, so we had a daybed reserved. This turned out to be the best idea ever. We could all sit comfortably from our perch and watch the scene around us. I have to say, simply for pure people-watching enjoyment, this pool was perfect.
My awesome husband sent the champagne and orange juice (for Mother's Day) and we all got to enjoy! What could be better for a girls' weekend than mimosas by the pool?!
This was before all the people showed up! Every one of the cabanas behind us was filled.
We had a great day at the pool, chatting and getting caught up on the last 10 years. Wow, it flew!
After cleaning up that evening we did a quick happy hour in the Living Room at the W:
It was a great, quiet place to relax before heading out to dinner.
The setting for dinner that night was The Old Town Tortilla Factory. This place rocked. It had tons of outdoor seating in the a scenic patio. Even more importantly, it had perfect margaritas – no mix, with fresh lime juice – in generous portions! The menu had great options and one of our gals is gluten-free and they even had a special menu just for her.
We made it an early night after dinner as some of the group was sadly, flying home early the next morning. And because it was Mother's Day that next morning, I decided it was the perfect time to hit the spa:
And yes, it was just as peaceful as it appears in the photo. Especially on a Sunday morning! The atmosphere (music, lighting and all) was perfect and I got an unbelievable facial. I had never been to a Bliss Spa before and have to say that I will definitely try to visit more as soon as possible!
As for the W Scottsdale, they certainly took their Whatever/Whenever policy seriously: they arranged for umbrellas at the pool, fans for the rooms and anything else we could think of (one of our gals said she had friends request a bucket of snow and they actually got it)!
And then, it was time to return to the airport and get back to reality after a great weekend. But I was pretty excited to see my family!
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We're in our 20s, in a very serious relationship, not living together, not having sex til marriage (culture & religion thing).
I was in an abusive relationship for over a year, when I was with my ex, my ex used to send me pictures of big boobied girls saying "I wish you were like them, but I still love you tho." Glad I broke up with him, but I'm left with the lowest self-esteem ever.
My current boyfriend is very loving, caring, just amazing. We are very open with each other. I have talked to him about my self-esteem and how I hate my very small boobs (lol), but he constantly reminds me saying "I have always preferred small boobs over big ones. Big boobs scare me. I love yours." I believed him.
Last night, I borrowed his phone to watch some porn (I often do this, he knows it too lol). Went to his history for the links, and I saw Google results for 'big boobs nude girls'. Aaand... I just feel... like I've been lied to all these time. I mean I know my self-esteem can only be dealt by myself, but... I don't know. I'm not mad, I just feel... sad?
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Murry, a Cincinnati native, has been a nurse-midwife practitioner for more than 20 years and is an instructor at the College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic. She was a contributing reviewer and writer of the "Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy" book.
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If you watch reality shows about childbirth, you may come away with the idea that labor and delivery takes about 30 minutes and you can control labor pain with one or two relaxation techniques. So wrong! Sometimes labor is short and not so sweet, and other times labor is long and drawn out — and you won't know which way your own labor will turn out until it's over.
To handle labor pain, try various positions and techniques throughout labor. For example, you might rock during a few contractions, stand and sway for a few contractions, and then bounce on a labor ball for a few more. If lying down on the floor or squatting seems appealing, find a way to do it. What's best is what feels right at the moment — and it's likely to change as labor progresses. The foot massage that felt great when you were 4 centimeters dilated may make you want to kick someone at 6 centimeters. The rocking chair that seemed soothing at 6 centimeters may make you nauseated at 8 centimeters.
Also consider using noise as a distraction during labor. You might prepare a couple of playlists or burn a couple of CDs ahead of time — one featuring upbeat, energetic music and the other featuring quieter, more comforting tunes. You may end up using both types of music, only one or none at all. Again, this is something you won't know until you're in labor. I always thought I'd want music during my own labor, but silence was my preference once the contractions became more daunting.
As labor progresses, you may find it helpful to repeat a word or phrase over and over — either out loud or in your head. Ideally, your mantra will be something positive, such as your baby's name. If something more negative seems to stick in your head, though, go with whatever works.
In the end, don't be afraid to try anything and everything during labor. If something feels right, do it until it doesn't feel right anymore. If you run out of ideas, ask your nurse, midwife or doula for help. Have faith in yourself and your body as you bring your baby into the world.
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March 14, 2012 5:13 p.m.
Sue, you and I had almost identical experiences. I also got a hypo and had an easy time. I thank God for it today. I gained 14 lbs and exercised every day. my son is 36. I don't believe labor should be an endurance contest when pain meds are available.
- Sue
December 3, 2011 6:54 a.m.
i have read all the information given in your site, which is very useful. thanks for all this
- nisha
September 11, 2011 5:08 p.m.
I am a very lucky Mom. Our first born was 3 weeks early, my water broke @ 5:30am,got to the hospital at 6 and he was born at 6:32am. One push! Our daughter was 2 wks early, got to the hospital @ 12:20pm and she was born @ 1:15pm. No labor pains with either child, which can be scary since you don't know you are in labor because there is no pain. I exercised with both preganancies and truly believe that helped. Like I said, I'm a lucky girl. Good luck ladies.
- Momma
August 5, 2011 3:47 p.m.
I am due in 2 weeks! I am planning on having a medication free labor. I don't want to be like some mothers who can't recall their labors at all. It would be like waking up at the end of your wedding or some other life alternating event. I am not too posh to push. And I can't wait to see my little one come into this world!
- Alexis
February 21, 2011 2:27 p.m.
I think we live in a good time. If medical pain management is needed, it is available. If women want to expereince all of their labor without medication, that is supported also. We have some great options open for us. If I could preach one thing it would be that our bodies know how to have a baby. We have to learn how to let our bodies do their job. Letting go is never as easy as it sounds.
- Mary@Mayo
February 19, 2011 5:20 a.m.
I'm due in about a week and a half and I'm striving for an all natural labor. I keep reminding myself that women have been doing this for millions of years... before drugs! It's just the way nature intended. I have a positive attitude and a pretty good tolerance for pain. Wish me luck!!
- Joanne
February 5, 2011 2:07 p.m.
I am like Sue. When I got to the hospital (baby number 1) the nurse at an Army hospital gave me a shot. I slept through all my labor. My husband said the last 30 minutes or so, I was only awake for the contractions and would go back to sleep after each one. My first baby was born less than 4 hours after I got to the hospital. Baby number two and baby number 3 were very easy and came three hours after being admitted to the hospitals - three different hospitals. I gained 21 lbs. with each pregnancy and walked daily lots of miles. All three deliveries were wonderful. Mary
- Mary
November 3, 2010 6:01 p.m.
Labor can be an amazing and awesome experience, especially if you prepare ahead of time. I love how Mary talked about a "mantra" and saying the same positive thing over and over, as women usually need some form of ritual to help them cope with the contractions. Some people say that a positive attitude is 90% of how women do in labor. I agree with Mary that position changes and movement are always great to help baby move through the pelvis and out into the world, and help women cope and can even shorten labor time. Good support from a caregiver, doula, and loved ones are also essential, as is learning about the process and what is typical and natural for women and babies in labor. Of course, keeping upright pushing positions and especially ones that work with gravity for pushing are the best. We have also learned that keeping routine and unnecessary medical interventions to a minimum are of benefit to not only the mother and baby, but usually also to the progress of labor. Medical Interventions have their place and time, but come with some implications too. One resource you might want to check out is Lamaze International. They have some articles called "The Six Healthy Birth Practices", that give you relevant, sound information on how to achieve a natural, safe and healthy birth.
- Sharon
October 29, 2010 5:54 p.m.
Why not take advandage of the pain relief meds that are available now? I don't think labor should be unduly painful but leave the mother with a wonderful birth experience. I had a baby almost 35 years ago. When I got to the hospital, the nurse gave me a hypo. I don't even remember labor because I slept through it and my baby was born with just a couple of pushes four hours later. To this day, I thank the Lord for m awesome experience. What a kind, compassionate doctor I had!
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No, it is time we the people stood up against the tax and spend nuts in Sac.
Less money for prisons? Fine, allow concealed carry.
More money for highways? Fine, use the money you collect from gas for a change instead of for pet projects.
See, it isn't very hard. It is just that it is and election year and they don't want to irritate their supporters, not us but the supporters.
Whom do they work for?
That's your answer, release criminals to a well armed citizenry. I notice that you don't mention education, is that because you believe that California's 47th ranking in per pupil spending nation wide is a bad thing, ya wanna go for 50th.
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From David's Desk: November Roundup
I hope you and your family had a happy Thanksgiving holiday last week. I'm thankful to have been able to spend time with Wendy and our kids. Thanksgiving is a wonderful tradition, and it's an important time to stop and reflect on the many reasons to be thankful each year.
As your U.S. Senator, I'm incredibly grateful for Louisiana common sense and for the opportunity to bring more of that common sense to Washington every day. It's that common sense that helps me fight against policies like the Washington exemption from Obamacare, potentially massive increases to flood insurance premiums, and runaway government spending. I'll continue to fight against these policies, and for things like improving our state's infrastructure, flood protection, a better education for our younger generation, and more good-paying jobs.
Please continue reading below to learn more about my efforts on issues important to you, and about some of the ways I've been working to bring that Louisiana common-sense to the U.S. Senate.
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Highlights from the past month (click the hyperlinks for more information):
Forcing Washington to Live Under Obamacare, Too
I've been hearing from folks throughout Louisiana who are losing healthcare coverage they liked and seeing rates skyrocket under new policies. Unfortunately these stories don't seem to be exceptions – they're the norm.
But while families across the country are struggling under Obamacare, Washingon gets a special exemption from part of it. Since we've learned of this "fix", I've been fighting to stop it from happening by writing legislation to end the Washington exemption, including introducing legislation that would require all Members of Congress, staff, the President, Vice President, and all political appointees in the Administration to purchase their health insurance on the Obamacare Exchange without the help of taxpayer-funded subsidies. Click here to read more about my legislation.
Washington needs to hear your stories so we can finally fix the problems we've been seeing under Obamacare. If you have a story you'd like to share, please visit this link.
Click here to watch my recent interview on CNN's Crossfire.
A Water Resources Bill to Benefit Louisiana
As the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, I've made the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) a top priority because it's one of the single most significant pieces of legislation for Louisiana that we'll vote on this year. We have the opportunity to reform the Corps of Engineers, streamline flood protection projects, finally get Morganza moving, and improve our waterways and infrastructure all in one bill. This is a huge benefit to the entire nation that is estimated to create up to 500,000 new jobs. Click here to learn more about WRDA and its benefits for Louisiana, and stay tuned for updates as we work to reconcile the House and Senate bills to have a complete bill, hopefully soon.
A Breakthrough for VA Clinics in Lafayette, Lake Charles
Bureaucratic errors last year threw the construction of VA clinics in Lafayette and Lake Charles into jeopardy. Both would actually be nearing completion already, but the VA's mistakes delayed them significantly.
Much to my dismay, we learned that the VA hosted a pair of extravagant training conferences in Orlando that cost taxpayers $6.1 million – far more than building and maintaining the clinics in Lafayette and Lake Charles would have cost. If the VA has the money to throw lavish parties for bureaucrats, surely they can find funding for clinics promised to Louisiana veterans. Click here to read my letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs demanding an explanation.
It's absolutely crucial for Louisiana veterans to have both of these clinics. The House of Representatives Veterans Committee recently passed legislation to finally move forward with these two clinics – a huge breakthrough. I'll be offering it up for unanimous consent in the Senate as soon as possible. Click here to read more.
Helping Future Victims of Investment Fraud
The Stanford Ponzi scheme devastated many Louisiana families who invested their hard-earned savings in good faith that it would be there for them when they retire. People who invest their money with a protected investment firm need to have the confidence that our financial system won't allow for this type of fraud, but there are far too many loopholes leaving investors unprotected. I've introduced a bipartisan bill to fix a key problem. Click here to read more.
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I'm really happy that state officials have accepted my strong suggestion to disqualify food stamp beneficiaries who broke the law – committed theft and fraud – during an electronic benefits outage in Northwest Louisiana. I still think these folks should be criminally prosecuted in egregious cases, and that's not happening yet. I look forward to meeting with these officials in Baton Rouge and further discussing the efforts to prevent fraud and abuse within our state's welfare system.


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I'll never make guac any other way than this way, ever again. The tomatillo has to be best kept secret is all secret guacamole ingredients.
I made this for my friends wedding of approx. 50 guests. I quadrupled the recipe by using 12 small avocados, but omitted the serrano chilies because I wanted this to balance out the spiciness of the salsa. It was a huge hit. We made so much that I thought for sure we would have leftovers but every bit of it was devoured.
This is so easy and exceptional - I use more chiles and extra avocado. Really quick and easy to prepare any night.
I followed one reviewer and roasted these until golden brown. This Guac was tangy and delicious. I will be making this for years to come!
Really delicious. Had no problem with the tomatillos (didn't core them). I did use a pestle, so I think that makes it a lot easier to break them up.Added some garlic, lime and tomato (seeded), and it was great.
Best guacamole ever! My only comment would be to remove the tomatillo stems before mashing. I had a problem with the skins, had to remove and cut up.
I've made this a few times and would recommend roasting the tomatillos at 400 until they are really soft and just starting to brown. Thought there was less bitterness from the charring.
Doubled the recipe as we had 12 guest over for an afternoon BBQ. On doubling, I decided that 8 serrano peppers would be a bit too hot so I made it with 6 peppers. It was perfect, a bit of heat but didn't call for a 4 alarm fire! =) I did add the juice from one lime just to help with color staying green rather than browning given the warm out doors and 2 hours mingle time before the main bbq dinner would be ready. Also, doubling wasn't needed as it make a very big bowl full and about half was left over. There were left overs mainly because everyone was watching their waist line and we had 3 other snack foods available before the main BBQ meal. All of the guest wanted the recipe so therefore I'm assuming they liked it. =)


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They may have German ancestors, since Kynaston found the surname in low German.
That could be the answer. I couldn't find Kobber in my extended book of Danish first- and lastnames. The best book dealing with lastnames here. Well there are some which have Kobber as the first part, but they're always combined with something other. But no single handedly Kobber. *Gets nosy and heads off to the Danish statistic database for first- and lastnames, to check out the data on Kobber*
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When creating a program to make decisions, we must first create a list of possible outcomes. For example, we could be asking the computer if a number is 65. The possible answers we give the computer could be as simple as yes or no, or we could add more options such as higher, equal, lower or even different ranges as to how far off we were from 65 with our guess.
For the sake of example let's give the computer three options for response. It can respond by telling us that the number is higher than 65, that the number is lower than 65, or that the number is in fact 65.
Now how does the computer go about determining which answer to give us? This is where boolean logic comes in. We must ask the computer a series of yes or no questions. For example, if we ask the computer if the number is greater than 65, and it decides yes then we do not need to ask if it is equal or below 65. We can simply answer the question.
If the computer decides to tell us that the number is not greater than 65, we then ask our next question, is the number equal to 65? If the answer is yes, we can tell this to the user. If the answer is no, we can tell the user that the number is lower than 65, however if you prefer you can make one last check by directly asking the computer if the number is lower than 65.
The first way we are going to look at how to pose these questions to the computer is by using IF. Here is how we compare our number (in this case $x) to the number 65:
if ($x > 65)
echo "x is larger than 65";
elseif ($x == 65)
echo "x is equal to 65";
echo "x is smaller than 65";
Basically what this code is doing is first checking to see if x is greater than 65. If that is true, it executes the code within the brackets, in this case ECHOing that x is larger than 65. Then it looks at the ELSEIF. If x is equal to 65, it will execute the code within those brackets, in this case telling us that x is equal to 65. Finally, if neither of the following are true, it runs the ELSE code, and tells us that x is smaller than 65.
If there are only two possible outcomes we would removes the ELSEIF line, and keep the IF and the ELSE parts. Or you can simply have an IF line the does something when true, and have no ELSE if you want nothing to happen if the code is not true.
Next, I am going to show you how to make the same decision using a SWITCH loop. Here is an example of that:
switch ($x)
case $x > 65:
echo "x is larger than 65";
case $x == 65:
echo "x is equal to 65";
echo "x is smaller than 65";
This works much the same way that the earlier code did. There are three options, either x can be greater than 65, x can be equal to 65, or it can return the default response that x is smaller than 65. In a SWITCH loop, instead of nesting IF and ELSEIF statements, all of the possibilities are listed as CASEs. In the example above we use two CASEs, and one default response to be used if neither of the CASEs are true.
Switch loops are great when you have lots of different possible answers, so that you don't have to keep nesting ELSEIF. For example, even something as simple as the day of the week has seven possible outcomes. Placing them in a switch loop makes a lot of sense.


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