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Hey Mama's,
I'm new to the forum so hello! I'm a brand-new, first-time Mom to a beautiful (almost) 6 week old little girl.
She and I have had MANY ups and down already with breast feeding. In the hospital we simply could not figure things out, she just didn't want to latch properly, at her 4 day old wellness check the pediatrician told me I NEEDED to go home and give her a bottle because she obviously wasn't getting what she needed. She'd dropped the appropriate amount of weight (was 9lbs 9 ozs at delivery, 9 lbs 3 ozs at discharge and was 8 lbs 14 ozs at her 4 day wellness check) but you could tell she was just hungry, the night before her wellness check as well I was up FOR THREE HOURS with her attempting to feed, after that three hours she woke up an hour later wanting to feed again. So I gave her bottles for a day and a half to get her back to being well fed. I went to a lactation consultant after that day and a half because I was unwilling to give up on breast feeding. We did lots of work, I bought myself a support pillow and we FINALLY got her feeding well! At her 2 week wellness check they weighed her and the scale said 9 lbs 6 ozs, the pediatrician was not satisfied with that weight so told us to go home and feed regularly but supplement a little extra at least 2-3 times a day out of a little syringe inserted in while she sucked on a finger. *Mind you I pumped and gave her expressed milk, she's NEVER had formula!* The pediatrician told us to return the next day to see if she gained a little weight and to see if we were going to have to supplement with formula or not (which I really did NOT want to have to do), the next day when we returned my daughter had SUPPOSEDLY gained a whole 6 ozs! The scale read 9 lbs 12 ozs...this seemed not right to me, so I call the lactation specialest (who I'd seen at least twice by now) to see if we could come weigh our daughter with her scale, she offered to let us drop by whenever, even if we just wanted to weigh her, so I took the offer because, even as the pediatric nurse said, "6 ozs in one day is pretty unheard of" - i thought that ONE of those scale readings was WAY off. She had been weighed at 9 lbs 12 ozs on a Wednesday, on Friday according to the lactation specialist's scale she was 9 lbs 15 ozs, ALMOST 10 LBS! In my heart, I KNEW that that first reading was off. She was successfully back to her birth weight and THEN some!
My daughter and I have visited the lactation specialist a number of times since her birth (probably 4 or 5) for various issues, mostly having to do with latch, and feeding positions and whether she's gaining enough...I feel like the lactation consultant is PERSONAL consultant at this point...and hoping she's not annoyed with me yet.
The last time we visited the consultant she said "don't worry about timing your feedings anymore...just feed on demand"...this i had no problem with...until recently I've started feeling like something isn't right, baby doesn't ever TRULY seem satisfied to me. She's TOTALLY a cluster-feeder, which makes me wonder if I tried to schedule feedings again would that help her be more satisfied and with an improved latch if she'd seem more satisfied? - Like maybe we're not truly ready to JUST be going to on-demand feedings? *Also, baby has a VERY strong intolerance to certain foods I eat, I've had to drastically change my diet so as not to give her gas, we've also had to give her gas drops because of it*
After extensive reading and online searching I've pretty well determined babies latch is shallow and "lazy". My husband has tried helping me help her fix it, but I feel like we're just not getting their and it almost seems like baby prefers a shallow latch, even though it's probably preventing her from getting all she needs.
I have a call out to the lactation consultant to help assist me (REALLY hoping she doesn't think I'm some over-zealous, crazy, over-worried new mom...) but I'm just hoping that we can fix babies latch, or if it's "too late". I feel like with everything we've gone through with breastfeeding, I can't be defeated by a bad latch and SOOOORE nipples...any insight from Mom's that have had similar issues?
Another side note, she does take a pacifier, which the consultant told us at this point is fine...everyone who's seen her (pediatirican and consultant) has determined she's a "non-nutritive sucker"...my only issue with having introduced this though is that I do believe its created some confusion for her...there will be times where she's showing hunger signs, I go to latch her and she starts crying/fussing either as soon as I try to position her or as soon as the milk starts flowing, then we give her the pacifier and she calms down...then sometimes I'll take the pacifier as soon as she's calm and slip the boob in and she seems fine!
Basically...I need some assurance that we can get this issue fixed and baby and I can start TRULY having a good breast feeding experience, where I know FOR SURE she's getting everything she needs.
Thanks for listening to my rant, ladies.


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There will always be teams that underperform like S&M. However, look at the breakdown of the 1/4 finalists. There are 6 European and 2 S.American Teams. Adding in another African country is a joke. Weakens the competition further. Look how poor Togo are and they qualified ahead of Nigeria, Senegal etc. Sad fact is that Africa has produced a number of very good player and their teams have advanced but European soccer has progressed faster.Originally Posted by FaaipDeOiad
As for the Europeans not getting enough places just look in recent times of good teams that were unable to qualify do to the strength of competition in Europe and a few other factors including luck.
- 1990 Italy World Cup 3rd place but could not qualify for Euro Championships in 1992 EDITED
- 1990 and 1994 Denmark did not qualify for the World Cup but won the Euro Championship in 1992
- 1990 England were Semi-Finalists but unable to qualify in 1994
- 1994 France were unable to qualify but won the tournament in 1998
- 2004 European Champions Greece were unable to qualify for the 2006 World Cup
European football is lightyears ahead of the rest of the World in terms of depth. As I said earlier, other regions have been improving but the Euros have been getter at a faster rate and they are increasing the gap.
Europe produces a massive number of quality teams. S. America should never get an extra place as their is so little competition for the final place as it is. Qualification in S. America is too easy. Who cares if Uruaguay or Peru did not make it. Looking at the football its easy to appreciate that they are not very good.
Actually I might also take a place away from N. America (CONCACAF). US, T&T and Costa Rica seems 1 place too many for the quality of football provided.
For those who think Im sqeezing out other regions, I do not care about where teams come from but I am interested getting the best soccer. I dont see how being the 3rd best team in a crappy football region allows qualification to the World Cup when you are never going to be anything but a passenger and countless teams from other regions (some capable of winning the thing) are denied the opportunuty.
AS A COMPRIMISE How about each region gets 1 place (Euro, Asia, Africa etc) and then global qualifying rather than regional. At least the best teams would make it.


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116 comments:
Indeed a 'magnus opum" my oh my!! They are a work of art, please don't feel with candy and whack, that would be so sad ;(ReplyDelete
They look really spectacular together!Replies
Thank you, Giova! I have been going nuts trying to finish them up and photograph them. The weather held me back for a week!Delete
I don't really think I'd ever hit one, but let's see if I get tired of them taking up space in our apartment. In a few months I might be ready to smash them! :)
Hi Giova, hahaha.Delete
I found the most beautiful paper flowers EVER on the internet, and who is commenting? Giova!!! :-D
Dear TIFFANIE, the flowers are gorgeous! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!!
Thank you, Sonja! Haha, you found your friend Giova here, how funny! :)Delete
Amazing. So beautiful and very generous of you to include the tutorial. Thank you.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for commenting, Chania! I was waffling about doing the tutorial because it's so darn long, but it was fun. As long as you invert the end of your paper maché balloon, that's really all you need to know!Delete
Thanks, friend! xoDelete
- AnonymousJuly 26, 2013 at 4:57 AM
Heather I think you meant to say 'flowers' not balls. These are gorgeous Tiffanie! If I wasn't married I'd make these for my own wedding!Delete
Thank you! I think Heather did mean balls. Or ballz! ;)Delete
Girl, you are amazing. And nuts. But mostly amazing! Seriously. These are SO cool. Did you know Mabel's middle name is Peony? I sense one of these in her future, when she's a little bigger and really old enough to properly appreciate it.ReplyDelete
Have no doubt that when that time comes i'll be coming to you for a commission, not trying this crazytown stunt myself! have a lovely vacation! xo bReplies
Hahahahaha. I am crazy. My poor family.Delete
I had no idea about Mabel's middle name. That is awesome! My grandmother was Violet Rose. Beautiful names! Did you name her that for your love of peonies? So cute.
I will happily make one for that little bub when the time is right. Thank you, and let's get together when I get back! xo
Just stunning, Tiffanie! You are so ridiculously talented. I can't believe how real they look!!! I think I've looked at this post once every hour today, just to make me smile.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much, Kelly, and right back at you. When I am back and settled I still need to send you a little (or maybe big?) package. :)Delete
Where did you find the floral crepe paper rolls?ReplyDeleteReplies
From the amazing Castle in the Air in Berkeley. Here's the link:Delete
Wow, those are gorgeous!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Hanna, I appreciate your comment!Delete
- AnonymousJuly 16, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Just know your blog. Incredibly great diy! thanks for sharing!ReplyDeleteReplies
You're welcome! Thank you for reading!Delete
I am IN LOVE. Peonies are my favorite! I could never break these! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
You are the sweetest, Emily! :)Delete
I love peonies and these are breathtaking!!! I would make them and hang them in a room--never break it!! Absolutely stunning!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi there! Thank you for your kind words! They are presently hanging on my walls and from my ceiling and look great as room decor. The splayed out ones remind me of African Juju hats. I'm thinking maybe I will try one that really duplicates those one day.Delete
Would be beautiful room decorations. I couldn't possibly destroy them, they are so lovely.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Jeanne. I appreciate your comment!Delete
Holy freaking shit, girl! These are amazing! Well done and no one will ever want to destroy them--they are way too beautiful.ReplyDelete
I hope you are having a blast on your vacation and let's set up a time to grab drinks when you get back!
Miss Dottie! Thank you so much. They are awesome wall hangings, for sure. If someone ever breaks them, I want photos!Delete
Vacation was incredible, it's too cold here in S.F.! Drink plans forthcoming! :)
These are gorgeous!! I definitely would try making them to add some bright, beautiful flowers to the dreary rainy days once September hits for my room! Thank you for this amazing DIY!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Milly!Delete
Thank you for the tutorial. I recently discovered your site and I cannot get over how talented you are. Thank you again.ReplyDeleteReplies
Wow, thank you so much, Nan! :)Delete
Oh gosh, these are the cutest summer project I've seen so far.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much, Mickey!Delete
WOW! Those are show-stopping gorgeous! LOVE THEM! And I would love to link to your tutorial if you didn't mind.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Rachel. Thank you, and please share the link if you'd like!Delete
I've made coffee filter peonies before, but these are mind-blowingly amazing!ReplyDelete
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Coffee filter peonies sound beautiful, I will check them out. Thank you!Delete
woh woh this is just too amazing for words! gorgeous peony pinata and awesome tutorial, too. thanks for sharing! (found you via Poppytalk!)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Lyndsay! I do like the tutorial, although it's sort of a beast! :)Delete
I saw these on Craft and I just had to come and comment - they are stunning! I'd love to make some, but I'm not sure I'd ever be able to finish one without my cats destroying it :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Haha! Thanks, Jessica!Delete
Oh thank you so much for the tutorial! I am online to buy crepe paper right this minute...can't wait to make a couple of these for our house! Quick question...how many rolls of paper did it take to make each flower (So I am sure to buy enough!)Thanks again!ReplyDeleteReplies
OMG i love these!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Lucy! I love your name! :)Delete
Holy schnikes these are awesome! My daughter loves peonies and is getting married in November. Maybe if we start now we can learn to make paper peonies for some fabulous decor. Or maybe I will wear one!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Teresa! Congratulations on your daughter's wedding, I dare you to wear one! :)Delete
Oh, my! These are SO gorgeous! I would never let anyone beat them with a stick, though. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Who am I kidding, me neither! ;)Delete
Absolutely Stunning! Thank you for sharing.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Darlene! :)Delete
Oh my gosh! STUNNING! I would totally take those off your hands :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Vicky! I am selling them in my Etsy shop if you're interested. ;)Delete
- AnonymousAugust 20, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Do you think you this would work with just tissue paper rather than the crepe paper?? (They are BEAUTIFUL by the way!)ReplyDeleteReplies
I do think you could do something lovely with tissue paper with these. Your cuts might not need to be so precise and I'm not sure if if would be less dangerous to use regular glue than hot glue, but sure. People make similar things all the time, I think!Delete
Hi there!! Your flowers are absolutely beautiful! I have attempted the open peony and it turned out great! My only question is which petal template did you use to fill in between #7. Also, would you mind sharing the closed peony tutorial?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Jamila! Thank you! I cannot wait to see your peony! Please send me a photo when you can.Delete
So, the petals I use to infill between the #7's are actually shown in the photo collage under "Step 7" above. They are thin with two "bumps" at the top and when they are stretched they look like a small version of the type 1 petals. If you are having trouble finding that, send me an email and I'll send the photo directly to you.
I would love to do the closed peony tutorial, but I don't have time right now. I am possibly making some for a bat mitzvah in Maine in a few weeks, so if I do I will create a tutorial as I work. But it will be a few weeks at least.
Can't wait to see your work!
- AnonymousAugust 26, 2013 at 2:35 AM
Hello, thanking you for sharing your talent :-D I love peonies and definitely be making these to make a statement for my mums bday decor. Love love love. Gorgeously amazing. More please!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for your enthusiasm! Let me know if you make them, I'd love to see!Delete
Speechless! Looks like hard hard work..totally worth it. So beautiful!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Lilia! Yes, hard work, but I love that kind of stuff so fun for me. :)Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2013 at 7:18 PM
This blog post/tutorial is SO detailed. It must have taken you as long to write it, as it took to make the flowers.
Thank you for being so generous with your time.
The post is wonderful and the flowers are beyond stunning.
Although I am posting to Pinterest and to my own blog & FB, I can't imagine that when I have a go at making my own, that they will look anywhere near as glorious.
Thank you for your nice comment, Pia! I am glad that I did a detailed tutorial, too, because I have to refer back to it every time I make one! :)Delete
These are simply amazing! They would be perfect for a wedding recpetion or any party! We would love to have you share this atReplyDelete
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Thank you so much for your comment and invitation. If I don't get to it today I will try another time. :)
I love these so much! Peonies are such a lovely bloom. The only thing is I couldn't bare to hit it with a stick, it's much too pretty. Perfect wedding decor though! :)ReplyDelete
I can't wait to try making these!
xo Maree - Rose Tinted IllustrationReplies
Thank you, Maree!Delete
I totally love peonies! Since I find your blog I find myself looking at it over and over! I'm trying to make the pinata tonight but I don't know if I'll have enough paper to finish tonight. Too exciting! Thanks for the tutorial! How soon do you think that you will post the tutorial for the partially closed peony?ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Edna! I would love to see your peonies when they are finished. I think I will have a tutorial for the partially closed one up in the next two weeks, I need to make a bunch of them right now for a commission, so I'll do the tutorial while I make them. :)Delete
I just found this tutorial... I'm in love with your darling peonies!! they are truly a work of art... how long did it take to make one?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hello, Sister Ormsby. The bright fuschia "closed" peony took about four hours. The others about 12! I am working on some new ones and am going to track my time to see more accurately how long they take. Thank you for your complements! :)Delete
Oh my goodness, these are astoundingly pretty. And you are so generous to share how you make them! Thank you for your tutorial! These are so gorgeous. I hope to try my hand at one, or probably just get one from your etsy shop for my next party. What a talent!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much for your kind words, Marianne! If you do give it a shot, let me see how it turns out! :)Delete
These are so so so so pretty! love them soooooo much! You are so talented! Thank you so so much for this tutorial! I will be having a go at making one of these, I have the perfect spot where I can stare at it all day! he he : ) so pretty, thank you again.ReplyDelete
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Thank you for your comment, Kate! Please, PLEASE let me know if you make one, I'd love to see it!Delete
I am so inspired by your beautiful peony piñata. I have begun making one for my daughter Lemons 2nd birthday! Thank you for posting this tutorial. It's hard work and I've burned myself a few times. But def worth it. U r a master of your art!ReplyDelete
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Hi Crystal,Delete
Thank you for your comment! (I have a girl and a boy with long hair, by the way.) I hope you haven't hurt yourself too badly! I would love to see photos of your peony when you finish. I saw your previous comment and sadly I have no idea how many petals it took. SO MANY. But I'm sure you figured that out by now! :)
I thought I was finished for my little girls birthday party....until I saw these.....wow! I can't wait to see if I will manage but I'll certainly try, they are gorgeous!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you very much, Lisette, and good luck if you do try!Delete
Thanks so much for sharing this! Are you adding any petals in with the #8? My side view looks nothing like yours. Thanks for any help you can provide! I'm also looking forward to the closed peony tutorial. Do you still plan to post it?ReplyDeleteReplies
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I'm so excited you are trying it. Do you want to send me a photo and I can take a look at what's different? My email is sfcornerblog at hotmail dot com. I really meant it in the instructions when I said glue the number 8 petals in willy-nilly, like a peony that is exploding and on it's way to bursting apart! If you pinch the bases of those petals a bit they will twist and turn more. I hope that helps!
You're a creative genius, this is the prettiest piñata I have ever seen. It's far too pretty to hit with a stick, don't you think? Hope you don't mind, I've featured this on one of my party blog posts of top 35 favourite diy piñatas. http://www.stylemyparty.co.uk/blog/35-pinata-tutorials-diy/ReplyDelete
take a look it's sitting pretty! Stacy :)Replies
Thank you for the compliments, Stacy, and for including me in that awesome list. A great resource for piñata ideas! :)Delete
- AnonymousNovember 4, 2013 at 3:22 AM
Hi Tiffanie, first of all WOW! They look amazing and I can't wait to get in there and try one myself. Wondering how long it usually takes you to make one? Just to give ne a guide as to what I'm signing myself up to :). If you have more detailed images of each layer or the alike it would be most helpful :) (not that your tutorial isn't already).ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi there! They take a LONG, LONG time, like 20 hours. Ridiculous! I can't imagine taking more detailed photos than I did, but I do think some are lacking toward steps 7 and 8, so maybe I could email you photos while I'm making one (I have six commissions at the moment, so I am making a ton right now). Email me if you want some photos at some point over the next few weeks.Delete
Hi there, I would love to try my hand at the open peony... Do you have time to post that tutorial?ReplyDeleteReplies
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I am so sorry, but I am in the middle of crazytown holiday time trying to get my wares out to galleries in town and another online sale so I think it will be the new year before I get to it. I'm assuming you mean the closed peony, as the open peony tutorial is listed in this post. Thank you for your inquiry, and again, sorry I can't get to it right now. :/
No worries! I hope you find some time for recharging amongst all the craziness and thrills! I did mean the hot pink peony, so I will check back in the new year... And promise to send photos if I make it!Delete
These are gorgeous! I love them!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Stacy! :)Delete
Wow! These are gorgeous and you are very generous to offer us a tutorial for making them.ReplyDelete
I really REALLY love them!Replies
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Nini! :)Delete
Hi!! I am planning on making these for my wedding in May (the second layer of paper mache is already on!), but I'm having a really hard time finding crepe paper that won't break the bank at $7-$14 per roll. Where do you get your crepe paper?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Lexy! I only used three rolls or less on each one, so hopefully that is affordable for you. I get my crepe paper from the wonderful people at Carte Fini, and sometimes at Castle in the Air, too. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!Delete
So...I would like to use your AMAZING idea to make a Peony out of steel. I 'm very skilled with steel but, I want to know if you think I should go with a steel bowl if it will have to be thicker than the petals (petals 24 gauge and bowl at least 20 gauge). Also is there anything else I should pay extra attention to when trying it in metal? I know it sounds crazy and metal isn't your medium but I'm hoping you might be able to help.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Mike. If this is a serious comment, then WOW! That would be awesome, and a steel bowl is a great idea. Another thing that would work is a steel dog dish, so it's got the recessed bowl part and then the walls going back down. If you welded that to the bottom of an upside down bowl you would have a metal base similar to the shape of my paper mache base. Good luck!Delete
Love these--what a fun idea! I never would have thought of giant flowers as a pinata!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! It was one of the few great ideas I've had in my lifetime! ;)Delete
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial! We just made 16 of these (and one rose) as "headpieces" for the youngest dancers in Chesapeake Ballet Company's spring production of "The Snow Queen". I would love to share the photos with you. The whole garden dancing was pretty amazing!ReplyDeleteReplies
Please! Please send me photos, I would LOVE to see them. That is incredible and something I really hoped would happen. My email address is sfcornerblog at hotmail dot com. :)Delete
Wow what an amazing job! This is one of the coolest tissue paper floral projects I have come across.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Haley! Crepe paper, actually. :)Delete
Tiffanie - when I get married will you come make these for my wedding? STUNNING.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ha! I wish I could spend all of my time doing just that! :)Delete
Hi Tiffanie, would you mind sharing what colour crepe paper you have used to make these beautiful flowers? and any other pink shades you would recommend? I would love to make these for my weddingReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Dani. Sure, no problem. The deep fuschia colored closed peony is Carte Fini color #570. The light pink one is an equal blend of very faint pink #569 with another slightly deeper light pink #548. The cream one is color #603. Those are the best peony colors they have, in my opinion. I tried a more coral one in color #601 but it didn't look as natural. I hope that helps. I am impressed with myself. I knew all of those numbers off of the top of my head! :)Delete
What a beautiful project! You are so talented and generous to share your tutorial with everyone! I do have a question though - I've been trying to make a life-size version of your tutorial and am struggling with cutting the petals out cleanly. Do you have any advice for achieving that because your petals are just beautifully cut! I'm using crepe paper from Carte Fini. Thank you!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Christina! Thank you, you are a doll. The trick is to not cut more than 2-4 layers of paper at a time. I don't own decent paper scissors by any stretch of the imagination, so I always limit it to four layers, max. Good luck! :)Delete
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I ended up getting the shapes laser cut by a friend because I was making so many! I finished my project and thought you'd might like to see:
Thanks again for the great tutorial!
Hi Christina! I am BLOWN away by your pieces! They look AMAZING! I like how you used that raspberry-ish ombre paper, love that stuff! SO GOOD!Delete
Did your friend use a Cricut machine? I've been thinking about looking into something like that.
Great work! :)
Hi Tiffanie, this project is so beautiful. I have questions, Do you close the back side of the piñata? How do you hang the piñata? You wrote "Flip it over and add fishing wire hangers embedded in thick lines of hot glue. Three evenly spaced hangers work great when tied together several inches above the opening" but I think if I do this the first person that hits the piñata will bring it down. Do you have any suggestions?ReplyDelete
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Hi Rosa. Thanks for your nice note. I am now making these as fine art pieces, if you can believe that, and have switched over to installing grommet holes around the perimeter of the back, which makes for a sturdy place to weave the picture wire I hang them with. If you look through this listing you will see a photo of the grommet holes:Delete
As far as the candy not falling out of the back, I think an extra piece of cardboard or still paper, well glued or taped around the top of the "bucket" of candy at the back of the piñata will keep the candy in while it's swinging when hit.
I hope that helps, and please send me photos when you're done! Thanks! Tiffanie


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Other topic: The weather here in NW Ohio (beautiful Swantucky) expected to be about 40-degrees with rain moving in tonight. Temps rising to near 50-degrees tomorrow, along with SW winds and that rain stuff.
Later in the week, temps go back to normal low 30-degree area. But no rain or snow.
The joys of living in a 4-season climate. You usually get two (2) seasons in any given week.
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GameZone's Mike Splechta writes, "owadays everything seems to be free*. Though, you might think "what's wrong with free?" There is absolutely no barrier for me to play any of these games right now. The problem lies with that little asterisk. You see free-to-play, or more appropriately freemium games don't require you to invest anything to try it out, but after a short while will become either impossible to play without spending money, or downright boring and awful until spending money makes it fun. So what is this new fad of making everything free? Simple, money."
I have literally never paid a dime for any progress I could unlock by simply playing a game.
So I know I ain't part of that BS.
I see the tendencies too, and I'm a bit worried also. However, right now I'm still confident this model, which is cancer to gaming, will not become too popular.
The day Pay 2 Win aka "Free to Play" will truly take over gaming, will be my last day as a gamer. And I'm a gamer for 16 years now.
Pay-to-Win kinda reminds me of the great time I had playing Dungeons and Dragons (and many other tabletop RPGs) back in the 80's and 90's. It wasn't called Pay-to-Win back then though. It was called 'let's bribe the dungeonmaster with some beer, pretzels and pizza!'.
I have to admit... when I bought Skate 3, all I wanted to do is skate. I didn't care about the story. It's just an open world skating game to me. So yeah, I bought the DLC that unlocks everything in the game. I wouldn't have unlocked it otherwise.
Although I would never use money to buy success, I can understand the people who would.
Some people aren't good at games and just need a helping hand which money bought weapons, armour, etc., can provide, and then there are some people who just want to skip the bread knife and head straight to the rocket launchers so to speak, which in normal gameplay could take hours to unlock.
If anything, I don't believe developers should be charging to unlock the content within a game which a customer has already bought. And the ability to unlock a game's full content should be available to who ever wanted it, which reminds me.. what ever happened to games having cheat codes which essentially did all of this? ^^


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Hygge, pronounced (pronounced hue-guh) is a Danish word that essentially describes the feeling, moment, or little pleasures associated with being warm, cozy and happy with your loved ones. The Danish are definitely onto something, and a recent United Nations World Happiness Report found that the Danish are some of the happiest people in the world.
So it goes to show that creating a cozy home, atmosphere and style of living during the colder months of the year truly makes a difference in your state of mind and level of happiness. In order to achieve hygge, try being present, lighting candles, listening to soft music, curling up under a blank with a good book, or having dinner and drinking wine with your friends and family.
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani fighter jets pounded militant positions overnight in the country's northwest following a Taliban bombing campaign against security forces, military officials and residents said Tuesday. The strikes are likely to hamper the government's efforts to hold peace talks with the militant group.
Also Tuesday, a roadside car bomb hit a bus of Shiite pilgrims returning from Iran, killing 20 and wounding over 30, in restive Baluchistan province, said a top security official.
There were conflicting claims about who was killed in the airstrikes which took place in North Waziristan, a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban as well as other militant groups.
A military official said the strikes targeted militants and killed 25 of them. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
But at least two residents reached by telephone in North Waziristan said civilians were among those killed in the airstrikes. They said many residents slept in the open out of fear their homes might be hit.
"How would the jet fighters know who is living where and who is a militant and who is a civilian in the dark of the night," said Habib Dawar who lives in Mir Ali, one of the main towns in North Waziristan.
The area where airstrikes occurred is remote and dangerous for journalists to access, making it impossible to independently verify the conflicting casualty claims.
The overnight strikes came after two days of attacks claimed by the Pakistani Taliban that killed 34 security personnel. On Sunday, a bomb planted in a vehicle killed 26 troops inside an army compound in the northwest just before their convoy was to head into North Waziristan. Then on Monday, a suicide bomber killed 13 people including eight security personnel in Rawalpindi, a garrison city near the capital Islamabad.
The violence has put pressure on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to show he's doing something to address the violence that has plagued Pakistan for years. Sharif has repeatedly expressed his desire to negotiate with militants instead of using military force to subdue them, but so far the Pakistani Taliban have shown little desire to negotiate with Sharif's government.
The Pakistani military in recent years has carried out several offensives against the Pakistani Taliban in the tribal regions bordering Afghanistan. But airstrikes like the ones hitting North Waziristan late Monday and Tuesday morning are considered rare for that area.
Pakistani intelligence officials say the strike killed at least five fighters in the village of Hamzoni, while four others were killed in a nearby Tappi village. They said 13 people killed in a mosque near the town of Mir Ali were believed to be Uzbek fighters.
The officials said that Adnan Rasheed, a top commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban, which is the formal name of the Pakistani Taliban, narrowly escaped one of the strikes. The intelligence officials also spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
But angry residents insisted that civilians were also among the dead. One resident, Yar Mohamad, said women and children were among those killed.
"If that continues, we will be forced to flee into Afghanistan," she said.
A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, Shahidullah Shahid, warned that they would be compelled to target the families of government and army officials if the authorities continued such strikes. He said no Taliban fighters were killed in the strikes.
Meanwhile, Baluchistan's top security official Asad Gilani said a roadside car bomb hit a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims killing 20 people, including women, children and four paramilitary troops. He said the troops were escorting the Shiites' convoy. He said 31, including women, children and members of the security forces, were wounded by the bomb and subsequent fire.
Police officer Mohammad Aslam says the bomber detonated explosives planted in a car along the road when the convoy of buses passed by in the Dren Garh area of Mastung district. Dren Garh is some 60 kilometers (36 miles) west of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province.
Blame is likely to fall on Islamist militants, some of whom consider Shiites heretics and have claimed attacks on the sect in the past. Ethnic nationalist insurgents also operate in Baluchistan.
Also Tuesday, gunmen in a pair of attacks minutes apart struck two teams of polio workers in the southern city of Karachi, killing three members of the teams and wounding a fourth before fleeing, police said.
Police official Pir Mohammad Shah said two female and a male worker were killed in the attacks in Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province.
The vaccination campaign was cancelled following the attacks, said health official Zafar Ejaz.
No group has claimed responsibility but Pakistani militants have killed several polio workers and police protecting them in Karachi and elsewhere in recent months.
Pakistan is one of only three countries where the polio virus is still endemic. Militants oppose vaccination against polio and consider such campaigns a cover for spying. They also claim the vaccine is intended to make Muslim boys sterile.
Associated Press writers Abdul Sattar in Quetta, Adil Jawad in Karachi and Munir Ahmed in Islamabad contributed to this report.


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Irving Penn
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Louis Jouvet (A), New York, January 1951, printed c. 1951
Gelatin silver print, edition of 10
33.8 x 34.4 cm (image/paper); 42.8 x 43.2 cm (mount)
Inscribed verso: "REF 9193"; inscribed verso: ".."; inscribed verso: "LOUIS JOUVET / NEW YORK, JAN. 1951 [in a box]"; stamped and inscribed verso: "PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN / Copyright © 1952 by / THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS LTD. / Not to be reproduced without / written permission of the / copyright owner."; signed and stamped verso: "Irving Penn / IRVING PENN [in a circle]"; inscribed verso: "Print made near to date of / photographic sitting / IP."; stamped and inscribed verso: "SIGNED, SILVER PRINTS OF / THIS NEGATIVE NOT EXCEEDING 10."
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Exhibition History
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, "Irving Penn, A Career in Photography," November 22, 1997–February 1, 1998; traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia, State Hermitage Museum, March 1–May 16, 1998; Hamburg, Germany, Deichtorhallen, June 18–September 6, 1998; Munich, Germany, Müchner Stadtmuseum, October 6, 1998–February 21, 1999; San Francisco, California, Friends of Photography/Ansel Adams Center for Photography, November 11, 1999–January 23, 2000; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 25–June 4, 2000; Paris, France, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, September 13–November 5, 2000. (Colin Westerbeck)
London, England, National Portrait Gallery, "Irving Penn Portraits," February 18–May 30, 2010; traveled to the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, July 1-September 19, 2010. (Magda Keaney)
Publication History
Penn, Irving. 1960. "Moments Preserved." Simon and Schuster. p. 28. (other print of this image)
Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Turin. 1975. "I platini di Irving Penn: 25 anni di fotografia." Exh. cat. Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna/Ages Arti Grafiche. p. 26. (other print of this image)
Printemps des Artes de Monte-Carlo, Monaco. 1986. "Irving Penn." Exh. cat. Printemps des Artes de Monte-Carlo. 1986. "Irving Penn." Exh. cat. Printemps des Artes de Monte-Carlo. pl. 15. (other print of this image)
Penn, Irving. 1991. "Passage: A Work Record." Knopf. p. 110. (other print of this image)
Westerbeck, Colin. 1997. "Irving Penn: A Career in Photography." Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Bulfinch Press. p. 115, cat. 74, pl. 65.
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Montana: Utility regs and clean energy up for grabs
When Democrat Dennis McDonald first decided to try to knock Denny Rehberg out of Montana's sole seat in the House of Representatives, his chances appeared good. Montana's Democrats had been on a roll since 2004, winning a Senate seat, the governor's mansion and four other statewide offices. McDonald has a background in ranching -- an important factor in Montana races -- and he'd run the state's Democratic Party for several years. Rehberg, a Republican rancher/developer seeking his sixth term in the House, didn't have a lot of major accomplishments to run on.
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But like many other candidates, McDonald has been caught up in the national political shifts. The controversial actions of Democrats in Washington, D.C., and the alarmism voiced by leading Republicans and Tea Partiers, have reduced McDonald's chances to near zero. Just follow the campaign money: By midsummer, McDonald had raised less than one-fifth of Rehberg's $1 million-plus war chest.
Now political suspense in Montana centers mostly on the state Legislature, where the question is: How much ground will Democrats lose in each chamber?
Three other state-level contests have populist overtones and are worth watching:
Ken Toole, a Democrat running for re-election to one of the five seats on the Public Service Commission, has been labeled "a radical environmentalist" by his opponent, Republican lawyer Bill Gallagher. The PSC oversees public utilities' rates and energy development strategies. Since Toole won the seat in 2006, he's blocked foreign investors' attempt to buy the biggest electricity company, pushed for development of clean energy and more efficiency, and called for more disclosure of executives' salaries. Gallagher wants lighter regulations, backs coal power and is skeptical about climate change; if he wins, he would likely serve the utility executives.
An open seat on the Montana Supreme Court -- a frequent champion for workers and other underdogs -- is the prize sought by Beth Baker and Nels Swandal. Baker, a Helena lawyer and former state prosecutor, has bipartisan support that includes environmental groups and labor unions. Swandal, a district judge from a ranching community, says he believes in limited government; he's backed by ag groups and the Montana Chamber of Commerce.
A ballot measure, I-161, seeks to weaken the power of the state's 300-some outfitters and their clients (mostly wealthy out-of-state hunters). Outfitters are guaranteed 5,500 nonresident licenses for their clients to hunt big game and deer; they leverage that allocation to make deals with landowners to reserve good hunting grounds for nonresidents. I-161 would require outfitters to enter the general lottery for hunting licenses, while raising the fees for nonresidents and using some of that money to acquire more access for residents. That's why the Montana Wildlife Federation is among its backers.
Most outdated platform Not only has Montana's Republican Party purged some moderate candidates, the party platform still has an old, ugly provision saying that gay sex should be illegal.


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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waved to troops marching through central Pyongyang on Monday to mark the nation's 65th birthday, but made no public comments before leaving the lavish event.
Flanked by generals and senior government officials, Kim stood in a high viewing area well above and away from the sea of onlookers who cheered and held up colorful placards in unison as the troops filed passed. North Korea watchers had hoped the young leader might address the crowd to shed some light on the isolated and secretive nation's politics or diplomatic goals.
The military parade in Kim Il Sung Square featured mostly reserve troops and did not include displays of the kind of heavy artillery, tanks and missiles that the North rolled out in July to commemorate the armistice that ended hostilities on the Korean Peninsula in 1953.
Kim made no remarks at the July parade, either.
The North has recently shown an increasing willingness to engage in talks with South Korea, including efforts to reopen a joint industrial complex and allow reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, but it has also taken something of a hard-line with the United States.
It canceled at the last minute the visit of a senior U.S. official who had hoped to win the release of an American missionary sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the North's prison system and has recently through its official media stepped up criticism of the U.S. military presence in South Korea.
The missionary, 45-year-old Kenneth Bae, was recently transferred to a hospital because of poor health. The North claims it withdrew the invitation to the U.S. official because Washington spoiled the atmosphere for talks by deploying nuclear-capable bombers for drills that were recently held with South Korea.
Soon after denying the official visit, however, Kim played host last week to former NBA star Dennis Rodman. Before arriving in North Korea, Rodman said he had no intention of being a diplomat and was instead going to simply hang out with Kim, whom he has said is a good friend.
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Studies Show Yervoy and Vemurafenib Improve Survival in Melanoma Patients
By Salynn Boyles
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Reviewed By Laura J. Martin, MD
June 6, 2011 -- Two new drugs that work in very different ways are being hailed as game changers in the treatment of patients with advanced forms of the deadly skin cancer melanoma.
New studies of the experimental drug vemurafenib and the newly approved drug Yervoy (ipilimumab) were published online in the New England Journal of Medicine and also presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.
The studies show that the two drugs can improve survival in patients who have had few treatment options in the past.
"In advanced melanoma we really haven't had good treatments," says Petra Rietschel, MD, PhD, who directs the Melanoma/Sarcoma Program at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care in New York City. She was not involved with the studies.
"There hasn't been anything, ever, that was proven to prolong survival, and now we have two drugs and probably more on the way," she says.
How Vemurafenib Works
Close to 70,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with melanoma each year and about 8,700 patients die of the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute.
When the cancer has not spread it can be cured surgically by removing cancerous mole-like skin lesions. Once the cancer has metastasized, however, long-term survival drops to around 15%.
Vemurafenib, which is being developed by Genentech, targets a specific tumor mutation present in around half of patients with advanced melanoma known as BRAF.
The newly reported results included 675 patients with inoperable, metastatic melanoma with the tumor mutation treated with either the experimental drug or the standard chemotherapy drug dacarbazine.
Prior to Yervoy's approval in late March, dacarbazine was the only drug specifically approved for the treatment of advanced melanoma.
After three months of treatment, the vemurafenib-treated patients had a 63% reduction in the risk of death and a 74% reduction in disease progression or death compared to the patients treated with the chemotherapy.
Close to 50% of patients on the experimental drug responded to treatment, compared to around 5% of dacarbazine-treated patients.
About one in five patients taking vemurafenib developed non-melanoma skin tumors, and other common side effects included skin rashes, photosensitivity, and joint pain.
Vemurafenib Approval Expected
Study researcher Paul B. Chapman, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, tells WebMD that the hope is that some patients will respond to the drug for many years or even indefinitely.
He adds that a few patients from an earlier trial have been taking the drug for two years and continue to do well.
Chapman and colleagues are also investigating whether vemurafenib improves quality of life in very sick patients with advanced disease. Extreme pain, fatigue, weight loss, and bowel problems are common symptoms with late-stage melanoma.
"The hope is that we will be able to get these patients out of bed, off pain medications, and back into life with this drug," he says.
Genentech has submitted an application to the FDA to market vemurafenib for the treatment of advanced melanoma, and the agency is expected to make its ruling known by late October, Genentech spokesperson Krysta Pellegrino tells WebMD.
Yervoy Plus Chemo Improves Survival
In a second study presented at the ASCO meeting, the combination of the immune-system targeting drug Yervoy and standard chemotherapy with dacarbazine was shown to improve patient survival when compared to chemotherapy alone.
Yervoy, marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., is approved for patients with inoperable or metastatic melanoma.
Although the average survival was just two months longer for patients in the combination portion of the study (11.2 months vs. 9.1), almost half of the combination-treated patients were alive after one year, compared to 36% of those who got the chemotherapy alone. Close to 21% were alive after three years, compared to 12% of patients treated only with dacarbazine.
Marc S. Ernstoff, MD, of New Hampshire's Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, says there are more drugs in the pipeline expected to target novel pathways in advanced melanoma.
"There are new agents coming in the next few years that will give us more tools in the toolbox of treatments for melanoma," he tells WebMD.
Chapman agrees, adding that Yervoy and vemurafenib mark the beginning of a new era of melanoma treatment.
"These new treatments will allow us to attack these tumors with a deeper understanding of what is driving them," he says.
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Jed Hoyer and Anthony Rizzo Speak About Yesterday's Big Trade
The Chicago Cubs accomplished a number of stated goals yesterday by acquiring 22-year-old first base prospect, Anthony Rizzo (together with pitching prospect Zach Cates, in exchange for Andrew Cashner and outfield prospect Kyung Min-Na). The team got younger, the Cubs picked up a long-term first baseman, and the Cubs preserved available cash to go after other young pieces (say, for example, Yoenis Cespedes and Jorge Soler).
Cubs' General Manager Jed Hoyer spoke about the trade, and highly of the young man he thrice acquired.
- On Rizzo's overall makeup, something Scouting Chief Jason McLeod has described as the best he's ever seen: "He has fantastic makeup. After beating cancer when he was 19 years old, he's a very strong individual. In San Diego I got to know him better than I did in Boston. He makes a big impression on his teammates and he's an incredibly hard worker …. Overcoming cancer was incredibly impressive, but I think it's a mistake if you just allude to his makeup that he overcame cancer. He's a very strong person …. He's a leader that can put our organization, our team on the right path as far as our culture. He's a very impressive individual."
- On Rizzo's success thus far and his future potential: "We believe Anthony has the potential to be a middle-of-the-order run producer for the Cubs for a very long time. We believe he still has some development left. We feel what he's done at age 20 at Double A and age 21 at Triple A was remarkable."
- On the plan at first base for 2012: "The way we see it is Bryan [LaHair] had a terrific year last year in Triple-A and has been terrific this year in Venezuela. We see him as our first baseman. It's likely Anthony will start the year in Triple-A." For my part, I'm pretty pleased with the plan. Not only could Rizzo use a little more time in AAA to work on his swing, this gives the Cubs a chance to get a long, serious look at LaHair without impeding any other moves. While I was not in favor of LaHair getting the nod at first base instead of the Cubs seeking out a more established or higher upside option, now that they've got Rizzo in the fold for the long-term, I'm pleased as punch to let LaHair get his shot, however unlikely the odds of success. Why not?
- On what happens if Rizzo tears it up in Spring Training: "I'm never going to say never [with respect to Rizzo winning the first base job in Spring Training]. But that's not the plan we are going into Spring Training with. In general, I think winning jobs in Spring Training is a very dangerous thing. That's especially true with hitters in Arizona. The ball really flies there. A lot of hitters look good. A lot of things can deceive you in Arizona. The plan is that Bryan LaHair will be our first baseman and that Anthony will be in Iowa." If the memory of Scott McClain teaches you anything, it is this very point that Jed is making.
- On Rizzo's struggles in the big leagues last year, when he was called up at just 21: "To be candid, I don't think I did Anthony any favors when I was the GM of the Padres. We called him up because we weren't getting any first base production in San Diego. It was too early, and a mistake on my part, and I don't think I did Anthony any favors there."
- On the move toward younger players: "Any time you go with young players, it's the right thing to do. It's exciting to have young talent in an organization, but there's no doubt that with young talent comes an adjustment period. The best prospects get through that adjustment period and they take off. It's nice to have a team with upside, and you know that when they do go through that adjustment period, and can get past it, they can explode. With young players, there does come growing pains. It's definitely something we're prepared to deal with, and frankly, it's the only way to rebuild a great organization … to have the patience to go through that with the right players." That is an excellent attitude, and one that I hope fans take to heart. There's a bright future ahead, but it is the future. There will be bumps.
As for Rizzo, he's excited to be a part of what the Cubs are growing.
- On reuniting with Hoyer, McLeod (and Epstein): "I got called up to the big leagues last year and struggled a little bit. I wouldn't say some people wrote me off, but some people I guess lost some faith in me. For them to still have that faith, with everything they helped me through, it just shows me how loyal they are and how honored I am to play for them …. This is such a big business. I've seen it now for the last five years how much of a business it is. Everyone I've spoken to talks about how professional Theo is, how straightforward he is with everyone. It means a lot to me to be with them again."
- On his expectation after the Padres traded for first baseman Yonder Alonso: "I figured something would happen, but I wasn't completely sure. I just went on with my offseason and trained as hard as I'm training to prepare for next year, wherever it was. Now I'm a Cub and hopefully will remain a Cub for many years to come."


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"Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. Rom. 1 KJV
A few years ago, National Geographic got the hype machine going on about "Archaeoraptor", the supposed "missing link" between dinosaurs and birds.
Storrs L. Olson, Curator of Birds at the Smithsonian (and evolutionist) protested:
"The idea of feathered dinosaurs and the theropod origin of birds is being actively promulgated by a cadre of zealous scientists acting in concert with certain editors at Nature and National Geographic who themselves have become outspoken and highly biased proselytizers of the faith.
Truth and careful scientific weighing of evidence have been among the first casualties in their program, which is now fast becoming one of the grander scientific hoaxes of our age—the paleontological equivalent of cold fusion."
Archaeoraptor turned out to be a hoax; two fossils glued together for profit from the gullible). Undaunted, National Geographic has the hype machine pumped up for "Ida", a fossil about the size of a brown lunch bag which is "hailed" as the missing link" between today's higher primates – monkeys, apes and humans – and more distant relatives.
Again, this time its evolutionists who are the first to question the hype–and even the description of the fossil as a "mising link"…..s8int.com
Fossil Ida: extraordinary find is 'missing link' in human evolutionPerfectly preserved fossil Ida, unveiled in New York today, provides unprecedented insight into our ancestry
James Randerson guardian.co.uk, Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Scientists have discovered an exquisitely preserved ancient primate fossil that they believe forms a crucial "missing link" between our own evolutionary branch of life and the rest of the animal kingdom.
The 47m-year-old primate – named Ida – has been hailed as the fossil equivalent of a "Rosetta Stone" for understanding the critical early stages of primate evolution.
The top-level international research team, who have studied her in secret for the past two years, believe she is the most complete and best preserved primate fossil ever uncovered. The skeleton is 95% complete and thanks to the unique location where she died, it is possible to see individual hairs covering her body and even the make-up of her final meal – a last vegetarian snack.
"This little creature is going to show us our connection with the rest of all the mammals; with cows and sheep, and elephants and anteaters," said Sir David Attenborough who is narrating a BBC documentary on the find. "The more you look at Ida, the more you can see, as it were, the primate in embryo."
"This will be the one pictured in the textbooks for the next hundred years," said Dr Jørn Hurum, the palaeontologist from Oslo University's Natural History Museum who assembled the scientific team to study the fossil. "It tells a part of our evolution that's been hidden so far. It's been hidden because the only [other] specimens are so incomplete and so broken there's nothing almost to study." The fossil has been formally named Darwinius masillae in honour of Darwin's 200th birthday year.
It has been shipped across the Atlantic for an unveiling ceremony hosted by the mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg today. There is even talk of Ida being the first non-living thing to feature on the front cover of People magazine.
She will then be transported back to Oslo, via a brief stop at the Natural History Museum in London on Tuesday, 26 May, when Attenborough will host a press conference.
Ida was originally discovered by an amateur fossil hunter in the summer of 1983 at Messel pit, a world renowned fossil site near Darmstadt in Germany. He kept it under wraps for over 20 years before deciding to sell it via a German fossil dealer called Thomas Perner. It was Perner who approached Hurum two years ago.
"My heart started beating extremely fast," said Hurum, "I knew that the dealer had a world sensation in his hands. I could not sleep for 2 nights. I was just thinking about how to get this to an official museum so that it could be described and published for science." Hurum would not reveal what the university museum paid for the fossil, but the original asking price was $1m. He did not see the fossil before buying it – just three photographs, representing a huge gamble.
But it appears to have paid off. "You need an icon or two in a museum to drag people in," said Hurum, "this is our Mona Lisa and it will be our Mona Lisa for the next 100 years."


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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez could be sworn in by the Supreme Court later on if he's not able to take the oath of office before lawmakers next week because of his struggle with cancer, his vice president said Friday.
The stance announced by Vice President Nicolas Maduro conflicts with the argument by some opposition leaders that the president of the National Assembly would have to take over as interim president if Chavez were unable to attend his inauguration as scheduled next Thursday.
Maduro's remarks sent the strongest signal yet that the government may seek to postpone Chavez's inauguration due to his delicate condition after surgery in Cuba. His position appeared likely to generate friction between the government and opposition over the legality of putting off the swearing-in, which the constitution says should occur on Thursday before the National Assembly.
Maduro says Chavez, as a re-elected president, remains in office beyond the inauguration date stipulated in the constitution, and could be sworn in if necessary before the Supreme Court at a later date to be determined.
"The formality of his swearing-in can be resolved before the Supreme Court of Justice, at the time (the court) deems in coordination with the head of state, Commander Hugo Chavez," Maduro said in a televised interview.
As for the opposition, Maduro said, "they should respect our constitution." The vice president held up a small blue copy of the constitution and read aloud passages relating to such procedures.
Opposition leaders have demanded that the government provide more specific information about Chavez's condition, and say that if the president doesn't return to Venezuela by inauguration day, the president of the National Assembly should take over the presidency on an interim basis. But Maduro echoed other Chavez allies in suggesting the inauguration date is not a firm deadline, and that the president should be given more time to recover from his cancer surgery if needed.
"Maduro's comments are not surprising. The government holds all the cards in the current situation, particularly given the compassion for Chavez's serious illness. It has interpreted the constitution loosely, to its own political advantage," said Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue think tank in Washington. "In this way Maduro is able to buy some time, assert his authority, and rally support within Chavismo. He puts the opposition on notice and throws it off balance."
As for Chavez, Maduro reiterated that the president is fighting a "complex" health battle but expressed hope that eventually "we'll see him and we'll hear him."
"He has a right to rest and tranquility, and to recuperate," Maduro said on state television, speaking with Information Minister Ernesto Villegas.
"The president right now is the exercising president. He has his government formed," Maduro said. He read a portion of the constitution detailing procedures for declaring an "absolute absence" of the president, which would trigger a new election within 30 days, and declared that "none of these grounds can be raised by the Venezuelan opposition."
The Venezuelan Constitution says the presidential oath should be taken Jan. 10 before the National Assembly. It also says that if the president is unable to be sworn in before the National Assembly, he may take the oath office before the Supreme Court, and some legal experts have noted that the sentence mentioning the court does not mention a date.
Others disagree. Ruben Ortiz, a lawyer and opposition supporter, argued that Maduro is wrong and that under the constitution the inauguration date can't be postponed.
If Chavez is not in Caracas to be sworn in on Thursday, Ortiz said in a phone interview, "the president of the National Assembly should take charge." He added that "there is a formal separation between one term and the other."
But Shifter said the opposition is on the defensive, with its only tactic being to insist that Jan. 10 is the established date.
"Chavez controls all the key institutions, and it's doubtful that most Venezuelans will get too upset about defying what seems a fairly minor constitutional provision," Shifter said. "Attacking the government because it has no objection to the Supreme Court swearing in Chavez after Jan. 10 is not exactly a winning political strategy for the opposition."
A delay also serves the government's purposes, Shifter said. "The government wants more time, whether to see if Chavez gets better, or to consolidate their ranks and further splinter and demoralize the opposition."
Venezuelan lawmakers will meet Saturday in a session that could shed more light on what steps Chavez's allies plan to take.
Legislators will choose a president, two vice presidents and other leaders of the National Assembly, which is controlled by a pro-Chavez majority. Whoever is elected National Assembly president could eventually end up being the interim president of Venezuela under some circumstances.
Brewing disagreements over how to handle a possible transition of power could also be aired at the session.
"If the opposition thinks it will find a space in the National Assembly to conspire against the people, it's mistaken once again. It will be defeated," National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello said in a message on Twitter, saying the legislature will stand with Chavez.
The government revealed this week that Chavez is fighting a severe lung infection and receiving treatment for "respiratory deficiency" more than three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba.
Chavez hasn't spoken publicly or been seen since his Dec. 11 operation in Cuba, and the latest announcement suggests a deepening crisis for the 58-year-old president.
But Maduro criticized rumors surrounding Chavez's condition, saying: "He has a right to his privacy, and to recover."
The government's account of Chavez's complications raised the possibility that he might be breathing with the assistance of a machine. But the government did not address that question and didn't give details of the president's treatment.
Independent medical experts consulted by The Associated Press said the government's account indicated a potentially dangerous turn in Chavez's condition, but said it's unclear whether he is attached to a ventilator.
Dr. Gustavo Medrano, a lung specialist at the Centro Medico hospital in Caracas, said he has seen similar cases in cancer patients who have undergone surgery, and "in general it's very bad, above all after a surgery like the one they performed on him."
"I don't know the magnitude of the infection he has, how much of his lungs have been compromised, how much other organs are being affected. That's not clear," Medrano said.
"What's most likely is that he's on mechanical ventilation," Medrano added. However, he said, while respiratory deficiency means there is an abnormally low concentration of oxygen in the blood, depending on the severity it can be treated in various ways.
Dr. Michael Pishvaian, an oncologist at Georgetown University's Lombardi Cancer Center in Washington, agreed that such respiratory infections can run the gamut from "a mild infection requiring antibiotics and supplemental oxygen to life-threatening respiratory complications."
"It could be a very ominous sign," Pishvaian said. He said it's possible Chavez could be on "life support," but added it's impossible to be sure without more details.
Opposition leaders have blamed vague information coming from the government for persistent rumors about Chavez's condition, and demanded a full medical report.
Chavez has undergone four cancer-related surgeries since June 2011 for an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer. He also has undergone chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
He was re-elected in October to another six-year term, and two months later announced that the cancer had returned. Chavez said before the operation that if his illness prevented him from remaining president, Maduro should be his party's candidate to replace him in a new election.
The Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional criticized what it called an "information vacuum" in an editorial on Friday, saying Venezuelans are in the dark because "no one speaks clearly from the government." The newspaper called the situation reminiscent of secrecy that surrounded the deaths of Josef Stalin in the former Soviet Union and Mao Zedong in China.
State television repeatedly played video of a song in which rappers encourage Venezuelans to pray, saying of Chavez: "You will live and triumph." A recording of a speech by Chavez appears during the song, saying: "I will be with you always!"
AP Interactive: http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2012/venezuela/
Ian James on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ianjamesap


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Agreed.Mondi wrote:
I was making a general point about how the weather here is not that bad and people endlessly whine about it, when the place is pretty darn good overall.
That's why I'm still here.
I can see leaving (due to things moving in directions I personally do not like) 10 years hence however.
None of them would be weather related generally speaking.


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March 05. 2013 10:02PM
Div. IV Boys' Basketball: Lisbon, Derryfield reach title game
By MARK LABORE
New Hampshire Union Leader
PLYMOUTH - Chad Knighton's foul line jumper with 9.4 seconds left to play completed Lisbon's stunning rally from a 19-point first half deficit and the No. 6 Panthers shocked second-seeded Newmarket, 48-47, in Division IV boys' basketball semifinal action at Plymouth State's Foley Gym Tuesday.
In the second game, fourth-ranked Derryfield of Manchester, playing with a decided height advantage, received a game-high 21 points from 6-foot, 6-inch Roger Larrivee and surprised top-seeded Littleton, 54-33.
The Lisbon and Derryfield victories set up a rematch of the 2011 championship game between the division rivals here Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.
Lisbon 48, Newmarket 47: Knighton's play throughout the second half was the spark that the Panthers were missing in the first half. Lisbon tallied just one field goal through the initial 14 minutes of the game and trailed 26-7 with 2:42 left before halftime.
But Knighton, who scored 21 of his game-high 28 points in the second half, keyed the surge which sent the Panthers to the division championship game.
"Chad is the Player of the Year in Division IV in my opinion," said Lisbon coach Sam Natti. "He's carried us all year and he hit the shots we needed tonight. There's not a lot of coaching there, he's a hell of a player."
Mike Heath first tied the game for Lisbon at 29-29 with 2:39 left in the third quarter, completing a 22-3 Panthers spurt which brought the Lisbon fans to their feet.
Later, Justin Quinn knotted the score at 36-36 with a baseline drive.
Knighton, who made six three-point field goals, tied the contest at 39-39 with a long shot. His jumper from the key, his 13th point of the fourth quarter, won the contest.
"I told the kids that if we had a chance in the fourth quarter, we had a chance to win," said Natti. "These kids have a lot of pride."
Lisbon scored the final nine points of the second quarter and the first six of the third.
The Mules' full-court pressure created havoc with Lisbon's offense throughout the first half, creating a number of turnovers and left the Panthers' perimeter game in disarray. Josh Eisfeller and Christian Hawkins handled the bulk of Newmarket's scoring.
Working the paint with precision, the 6-foot, 6-inch Eisfeller dropped in nine first-half points while Hawkins lofted a trio of three-pointers to tally 13.
Hawkins attempted to right the Newmarket ship in the second half and finished the game with 26 points. Eisfeller scored 15. He also led all rebounders in the game with 13.
Derek Roberts finished with nine points for Lisbon and Quinn scored seven.
Derryfield 54, Littleton 33: Roger Larrivee anchored a Cougars defense that prevented the Crusaders from scoring in the paint. Uncharacteristically, Littleton was limited to single-digit point production in the second, third and fourth quarters.
"We play a different kind of defense from most teams," said Derryfield coach Rob Bradley. "We're not a huge pressure defense that forces turnovers. We don't chase. We keep position, and if a player gets beat, we have someone to help."
Lisbon 48, Newmarket 47
Lisbon: Justin Quinn 2-2-7; Chad Knighton 9-4-28; Mike Heath 2-0-4; Derek Roberts 3-2-9; Cooper Bryer 0-0-0. Totals 16-8-48
Three-pointers: Quinn, Knighton 6, Roberts
Newmarket: Sam Leahy 1-0-2; Christian Hawkins 9-4-26; Josh Eisfeller 7-1-15; Jacob Valinski 1-2-4; Sam Morin 0-0-0. Totals 18-7-47
Three-pointers: Hawkins 4
Lisbon (15-5) 5-14-11-18-48
Newmarket (18-2) 16-10-8-13-47
Derryfield 54, Littleton 33
Derryfield: Max Anderson 4-0-8; Mitch Green 3-0-6; Tyler Zorn 2-0-6; Roger Larrivee 10-1-21; Bennett Doherty 2-1-7; Josh Gilmore 3-0-6. Totals 24-2-54
Three-pointers: Zorn 2, Doherty 2
Littleton: Josh Bogardus 0-2-2; Nick Whipple 5-5-16; Freddie Vasquez 1-1-3; Jeff Howard 3-0-8; Cody Stone 1-0-2; Conor Soucy 1-0-2. Totals 11-8-33
Three-pointers: Whipple, Howard 2
Derryfield (17-4) 14-18-12-10 - 54
Littleton (19-2) 12-8-6-7 - 33


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The cloudy, drizzly weather Friday provided a perfect background for Capitol School preschoolers to slither into the Year of the Snake.
The preschoolers' parade was part of the school's celebration of the Chinese new year.
TUSCALOOSA | The cloudy, drizzly weather Friday provided a perfect background for Capitol School preschoolers to slither into the Year of the Snake.
The preschoolers' parade was part of the school's celebration of the Chinese new year.
Four of the oldest preschoolers performed the lion dance, a traditional Chinese dance said to ward off evil spirits. The other preschoolers carried lanterns and sung in Mandarin, a Chinese dialect.
Margaret Freeman, a teacher at Capitol School, said that Friday marked just one of the many international events the school celebrates.
"Teaching kids the fun parts of culture will help them appreciate the culture," Freeman said. "We've celebrate Fastnacht, which is like a German Mardi Gras, and we've had an international food fair."
Capitol School is a private school on Sixth Street with an enrollment of 150 students, ages 4 through 18, representing more than 60 countries. Half of the 40 students in the preschool as well as some of the school's instructor are from outside the U.S.
Irene Shen is one of two senior interns from Hung Kuang University in Taiwan. The interns are teaching the preschoolers how to speak and write in Mandarin.
Friday's story, "Silk Peony, Parade Dragon" by Elizabeth Steckman, was read in honor of this new year being the Year of the Snake. Freeman said the children have Mandarin lessons twice a week and have daily songs and stories.
"I think it's impossible to be prejudiced when you've been around a culture all your life," Freeman said. She explained appreciating different cultures was important to learn at a young age.
The two interns will leave at the end of the school term and go back to Taiwan, but they said they hope to return to the Capitol School in the future.
"I'll miss it here," Shen said. "Everyone is very sweet and the children are so nice."


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42 U.S. Code § 1962d–5a - Reimbursement to States
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(a) Combination of reimbursement of installation costs and reduction in contributions; single project limitation
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may, when he determines it to be in the public interest, enter into agreements providing for reimbursement to States or political subdivisions thereof for work to be performed by such non-Federal public bodies at water resources development projects authorized for construction under the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers. Such agreements may provide for reimbursement of installation costs incurred by such entities or an equivalent reduction in the contributions they would otherwise be required to make, or in appropriate cases, for a combination thereof. The amount of Federal reimbursement, including reductions in contributions, for a single project shall not exceed $5,000,000 or 1 percent of the total project cost, whichever is greater; except that the amount of actual Federal reimbursement, including reductions in contributions, for such project may not exceed $7,000,000 in any fiscal year.
(b) Agreement provisions; termination of agreement for failure to commence work
Agreements entered into pursuant to this section shall
(1) fully describe the work to be accomplished by the non-Federal public body, and be accompanied by an engineering plan if necessary therefor;
(3) provide for necessary review of design and plans, and inspection of the work by the Chief of Engineers or his designee;
(5) state that such reimbursement shall be dependent upon the appropriation of funds applicable thereto or funds available therefor, and shall not take precedence over other pending projects of higher priority for improvements; and
(6) specify that reimbursement or credit for non-Federal installation expenditures shall apply only to work undertaken on Federal projects after project authorization and execution of the agreement, and does not apply retroactively to past non-Federal work. Each such agreement shall expire three years after the date on which it is executed if the work to be undertaken by the non-Federal public body has not commenced before the expiration of that period. The time allowed for completion of the work will be determined by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, and stated in the agreement.
(c) Certification of performance
No reimbursement shall be made, and no expenditure shall be credited, pursuant to this section, unless and until the Chief of Engineers or his designee, has certified that the work for which reimbursement or credit is requested has been performed in accordance with the agreement.
(d) Beach erosion control projects
Reimbursement for work commenced by non-Federal public bodies no later than one year after August 13, 1968, to carry out or assist in carrying out projects for beach erosion control, may be made in accordance with the provisions of section 426f of title 33. Reimbursement for such work may, as an alternative, be made in accordance with the provisions of this section, provided that agreement required herein shall have been executed prior to commencement of the work. Expenditures for projects for beach erosion control commenced by non-Federal public bodies subsequent to one year after August 13, 1968, may be reimbursed by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, only in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(e) Prohibition of construction for Federal assumption of responsibilities of non-Federal bodies or for Federal liability for unnecessary or inapplicable project work of such bodies
This section shall not be construed
(1) as authorizing the United States to assume any responsibilities placed upon a non-Federal body by the conditions of project authorization, or
(2) as committing the United States to reimburse non-Federal interests if the Federal project is not undertaken or is modified so as to make the work performed by the non-Federal Public body no longer applicable.
(f) Allotment limitation for any fiscal year; specific project reimbursement authorizations
The Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot from any appropriations hereafter made for civil works, not to exceed $10,000,000 for any one fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this section. This limitation does not include specific project authorizations providing for reimbursement.
Source(Pub. L. 90–483, title II, § 215,Aug. 13, 1968, 82 Stat. 747; Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 913,Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4190; Pub. L. 100–676, § 12,Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4025; Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 224(a),Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3697; Pub. L. 110–161, div. C, title I, § 116,Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 1945.)
Section was enacted as part of the Flood Control Act of 1968, and not as part of the Water Resources Planning Act which comprises this chapter.
2007—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–161, which directed the substitution of "$7,000,000" for "$5,000,000" in last sentence, was executed by making the substitution for "$5,000,000" the second place it appeared, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–303, in last sentence, substituted "$5,000,000" for "$3,000,000" before "or 1 percent" and "any fiscal year." for "any fiscal year.."
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–676inserted before period at end "or 1 percent of the total project cost, whichever is greater; except that the amount of actual Federal reimbursement, including reductions in contributions, for such project may not exceed $5,000,000 in any fiscal year."
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–662substituted "$3,000,000" for "$1,000,000".
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ChaCha.com has printed some great facts about some of our Presidents. They will come in handy for your next Trivia Pursuit game!
- The 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, had a dog that was banned from the White House after it left a "present" in the diplomatic reception room!
-John Quincy Adams, our sixth President, liked to go for a skinny dip in the Potomac River almost every single morning. Just imagine the media frenzy if Obama tried this today.
-Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States, and he died of throat cancer after smoking as many as 20 cigars each day! He also was fined $20 once for riding his horse too fast
-The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was actually a licensed bartender and was also the co-owner of a saloon called Berry and Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.
-William "Big Bill" Taft was the 27th President of the United States. He was also the fattest President at 325 pounds and often would get stuck in the White House bathtub
-Lyndon "LBJ" Johnson, the 36th President, slept with a large number of different women. He even called them his "harem" and had a buzzer installed in the Oval Office so that he could be warned when his wife was coming
-Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President, enjoyed playing pranks on the White House staff like "ding-dong ditch." His wife was a character too, considering she had a pet raccoon!
-George H. W. Bush was the 41st President and caused a hilarious diplomatic nightmare with Japan. Bush actually vomited on the Japanese Prime Minister which spawned a new word in the Japanese language. "Bushusuru" means to publicly vomit or literally "to do the Bush thing."
-Andrew Jackson, the seventh US President, was reportedly involved in over 100 duels in his life. He had two bullets lodged in his body, one in the arm and one in the chest, neither of which killed him. Jackson must have been a really good shot, or he only challenged people when they were drunk.
-The 39th President, Jimmy Carter, was the first US President to personally confess a UFO sighting. He claims to have seen a large bright object that changed colors and was about the size of the moon in the sky.
-28th President Woodrow Wilson was the first man to show a motion picture in the White House. The film was "The Birth of a Nation," which has become one of the most banned films of all time due to it's blatant racism.
-Benjamin Harrison, our 23rd President, had an extreme fear of electric lights. The White House staff had to turn the lights on and off for him constantly.


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Sotheby's New York – PhotographsMarch 27th, 2012 by admin
Sotheby's April 3rd Photographs auction in New York features an exciting range of material from the 19th to 21st centuries. American modernism is represented by an early print of Brett Weston's Hand and Ear, originally from the collection of photographer and filmmaker LeRoy Robbins. Four impressive Ansel Adams murals, including Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake and White House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, are featured, along with other Adams photographs. Ray Metzker's Tall Grove of Nudes, a unique work composed of 140 individual photographs mounted together, is a superb example from his Composites series. Diane Arbus's A Box of Ten Photographs, the photographer's only portfolio, features a myriad of her most iconic and sought-after images. Larry Clark's Billy Mann, perhaps the most famous image from his landmark Tulsa series, is offered as an early, oversized print. An arresting mural-sized print of Peter Beard's Heart Attack City presents an astonishing array of collage and photographic elements.


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